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Weak muscles linked to higher dementia risk in middle-aged and older adults
Weak muscles linked to higher dementia risk in middle-aged and older adults
A new study finds that weak muscles in both the upper and lower body are strongly linked to dementia. Researchers suggest that physical frailty is a key warning sign for cognitive decline in later life.
www.psypost.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Weak muscles linked to higher dementia risk in middle-aged and older adults
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Trump’s approval rating is always dropping and is always around 40%
Emerson poll - Trump approval
Approve 41% (-4)
Disapprove 49% (+1)
(shift since last poll
emersoncollegepolling.com/november-202...
Approve 41% (-4)
Disapprove 49% (+1)
(shift since last poll
emersoncollegepolling.com/november-202...
November 2025 National Poll: Trump's Approval Drops While Democrats are ‘More Motivated to Vote’ Than Usual in Midterm Elections - Emerson Polling
A new Emerson College Polling national survey finds 41% of voters approve of the job…Full Release & Results
emersoncollegepolling.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Trump’s approval rating is always dropping and is always around 40%
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This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
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If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
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Russia was kicked out of the G8 in March 2014 exactly BECAUSE it launched its war in Ukraine by invading and forcibly annexing Crimea.
Trump with Mark Carney: "The G7 used to be the G8. Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn't want to have Russia in, and I would say that was a mistake, because I think you wouldn't have a war right now if you had Russia in."
June 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Russia was kicked out of the G8 in March 2014 exactly BECAUSE it launched its war in Ukraine by invading and forcibly annexing Crimea.
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Popular ChatGPT keywords suggest AI use for writing political science academic articles
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
June 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Popular ChatGPT keywords suggest AI use for writing political science academic articles
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Hell of a point here.
““The context for me is where he’s completely anonymous but willing to have that symbol out there,” Tynes said.”
““The context for me is where he’s completely anonymous but willing to have that symbol out there,” Tynes said.”
An ICE agent sporting a valknut tattoo (commonly associated with white supremacist "Odinist" groups in the US) was spotted during an immigration raid in Massachusetts last week.
Federal agent’s tattoo stokes fear - The Martha's Vineyard Times
A federal immigration enforcer’s tattoo that matches the description of a symbol used by white supremacists has caused some Vineyarders to sound alarm bells. Islanders reviewing a video posted on soc...
www.mvtimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Hell of a point here.
““The context for me is where he’s completely anonymous but willing to have that symbol out there,” Tynes said.”
““The context for me is where he’s completely anonymous but willing to have that symbol out there,” Tynes said.”
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Part of Trump’s weekly “five things” email
lmao Hannity's Trump accomplishments ticker got even more pathetic
April 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Part of Trump’s weekly “five things” email
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Nation Can’t Believe It On Harvard’s Side
April 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Nation Can’t Believe It On Harvard’s Side
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Adding to the list.
So. Much. Destruction.
So. Much. Destruction.
NEW: AmeriCorps, the US federal agency that oversees volunteerism and service work, abruptly pulled teams of young people out of a variety of community service projects across the country on Tuesday, @wired.com has learned. @mollytaft.com w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs
The youth volunteers who were working on projects ranging from rebuilding homes destroyed in storms to distributing supplies for hurricane recovery were suddenly pulled from service. Why? DOGE cuts.
www.wired.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Adding to the list.
So. Much. Destruction.
So. Much. Destruction.
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A new Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce report shows that a Geneseo education delivers exceptional long-term value.
According to the study, Geneseo offers a 40-year return on investment (ROI) of approximately $2.09 million.
Read more on our news center 👇
According to the study, Geneseo offers a 40-year return on investment (ROI) of approximately $2.09 million.
Read more on our news center 👇
Geneseo’s ROI Among the Nation’s Best
A new Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce report shows that a SUNY Geneseo education delivers exceptional long-term value.
www.geneseo.edu
April 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A new Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce report shows that a Geneseo education delivers exceptional long-term value.
According to the study, Geneseo offers a 40-year return on investment (ROI) of approximately $2.09 million.
Read more on our news center 👇
According to the study, Geneseo offers a 40-year return on investment (ROI) of approximately $2.09 million.
Read more on our news center 👇
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“I actually think that we have to destroy the universities in this country. They get too much money. They have too much power. I don’t think they do anything good,”
J. D. Vance, graduate of Ohio State University and Yale Law School
J. D. Vance, graduate of Ohio State University and Yale Law School
April 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
“I actually think that we have to destroy the universities in this country. They get too much money. They have too much power. I don’t think they do anything good,”
J. D. Vance, graduate of Ohio State University and Yale Law School
J. D. Vance, graduate of Ohio State University and Yale Law School
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In attacking universities, Trump is actively harming American national interests.
Here's a taste of what now-frozen Dept of Defense grants to Cornell supported. Note how much of this research is in line w/GOP's priorities, historically.
Also frozen: grants from Depts of Ag, HHS (NIH), Ed, etc.
Here's a taste of what now-frozen Dept of Defense grants to Cornell supported. Note how much of this research is in line w/GOP's priorities, historically.
Also frozen: grants from Depts of Ag, HHS (NIH), Ed, etc.
April 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In attacking universities, Trump is actively harming American national interests.
Here's a taste of what now-frozen Dept of Defense grants to Cornell supported. Note how much of this research is in line w/GOP's priorities, historically.
Also frozen: grants from Depts of Ag, HHS (NIH), Ed, etc.
Here's a taste of what now-frozen Dept of Defense grants to Cornell supported. Note how much of this research is in line w/GOP's priorities, historically.
Also frozen: grants from Depts of Ag, HHS (NIH), Ed, etc.
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An incredible leader who is meeting the moment. Send this to everyone you know in higher education administration.
Superb interview w/ Princeton president Chris Eisgruber - a model of resistance that is thoughtful, clear-eyed, but adamant of ultimate lines to draw -- applies for all univ and law and media too. Really worth a listen.
The University President Willing to Fight Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/p...
The University President Willing to Fight Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/p...
The University President Willing to Fight Trump
Christopher L. Eisgruber of Princeton University talks about the administration’s move to freeze billions of dollars in funding to higher education institutions.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
An incredible leader who is meeting the moment. Send this to everyone you know in higher education administration.
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Sounds like a guy sticking up a liquor store
Bessent: "One of the messages that I'd like to get out tonight is everybody sit back, take a deep breath, don't immediately retaliate, let's see where this goes. Because if you retaliate, that's how we get escalation."
April 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Sounds like a guy sticking up a liquor store
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Some good news (I needed a break from all the scary news). "(N)ow that researchers know the formula behind polar bear grease, they hope to design PFAS-free coatings made with similar ingredients." #science #polarbears #PFAS 🧪
Polar bear fur could hold the secret to replacing ‘forever chemicals’
In a new study, scientists solve a mystery hiding in polar bear fur. The answer might help us all.
wapo.st
March 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Some good news (I needed a break from all the scary news). "(N)ow that researchers know the formula behind polar bear grease, they hope to design PFAS-free coatings made with similar ingredients." #science #polarbears #PFAS 🧪
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If you've personally been impacted by the shutdown on federal grants and loans — as a worker, patient, parent, veteran, or otherwise — and want to talk to us (anonymously or not), reach out to us at [email protected].
January 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If you've personally been impacted by the shutdown on federal grants and loans — as a worker, patient, parent, veteran, or otherwise — and want to talk to us (anonymously or not), reach out to us at [email protected].
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Sure, Trump is going to nominate someone worse, but can you imagine how bad it would be if Trump won the Gaetz battle? At least we have found some sort of bottom (at least temporarily)
November 21, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Sure, Trump is going to nominate someone worse, but can you imagine how bad it would be if Trump won the Gaetz battle? At least we have found some sort of bottom (at least temporarily)
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I wrote about the things I think are missing from the Dem discourse:
1) scope of the losses (you'd think this was 1984)
2) how media struggles to explain a second Trump win; easier to yell at Dems
3) there might not be a grand theory. it might be uninformed voters' vibes.
njour.nl/s/726851?unl...
1) scope of the losses (you'd think this was 1984)
2) how media struggles to explain a second Trump win; easier to yell at Dems
3) there might not be a grand theory. it might be uninformed voters' vibes.
njour.nl/s/726851?unl...
Decisive margin probably came from whims of low-information voters
Many swing voters only pay attention to politics long enough to cast their ballots.
njour.nl
November 19, 2024 at 10:18 PM
I wrote about the things I think are missing from the Dem discourse:
1) scope of the losses (you'd think this was 1984)
2) how media struggles to explain a second Trump win; easier to yell at Dems
3) there might not be a grand theory. it might be uninformed voters' vibes.
njour.nl/s/726851?unl...
1) scope of the losses (you'd think this was 1984)
2) how media struggles to explain a second Trump win; easier to yell at Dems
3) there might not be a grand theory. it might be uninformed voters' vibes.
njour.nl/s/726851?unl...