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Disturbing!
npr.org NPR @npr.org · May 8
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
www.npr.org
May 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Wow! Lots of life happened between then (1992) and now. Looking forward to retiring and spending more time as a Gigi! Missing my mom!
May 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Sick!
Trump and DOGE are making devastating cuts to agencies and programs that serve the public — all in the name of rooting out "fraud and waste."

Meanwhile, the regime is reportedly planning a military parade for Trump's birthday that could cost an estimated $92 million. 

Hello?
May 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Meet Link and Nova!

Orphaned in the wild in November and brought to the zoo by WDFW, these cougar cubs are exploring their outdoor habitat and getting plenty of play time.
April 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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#Caturday
Woody and Pingree
April 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
1992….my first year as a teacher. My first class of bilingual 1st graders! It’s hard to believe I have just 20 more days until I officially retire! It’s been a ride!
April 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992.

Was there a breast cancer epidemic?!

NO.

Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976.

PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something.

This is also about autism.
April 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Republicans are actually lowering the age limit to buy guns to 18, even though 18 to 20-year-olds are FOUR TIMES more likely to commit gun homicides. This is craven.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law lowering Iowa age to own a handgun to 18
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law, which goes into effect July 1, to allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to own and carry handguns.
www.desmoinesregister.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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I am advocating for due process for Abrego Garcia.
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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This seems relevant
MAJOR SCOOP: The local detective who first accused Mr. Abrego Garcia of being a member of MS-31 was suspended from the police force and indicted merely WEEKS LATER for providing confidential information to a sex worker who he was paying in exchange for sexual acts.
April 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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April 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Hands Off OUR Democracy!!!
April 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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The 2 planes Judge Boasberg ordered back, plus a third plane that took off AFTER Boasberg’s order, never returned to the U.S. in apparent defiance of the court order.
UPDATE: The same Airbus 320 GlobalX charter aircraft—that left TX after Judge Boasberg issued his restraining order—continued on to El Salvador late Saturday.
March 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.

The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.

Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
March 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Why read past headlines: There's been a lot of coverage of how Musk built his wealth on government loans and contracts.

I go beyond that and demonstrate how he made his fortune on other people's research — and it all originates with federal funding.

www.salon.com/2025/02/11/e...
Elon Musk built his wealth from taxpayer-funded research — now he's trying to destroy future science
The billionaire should be writing a thank you note to Al Gore, not wrecking burgeoning developments
www.salon.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.

Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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January 30, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky
#StateMediaCensorship
January 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Out of the 52 presidential directives (excluding pardons and appointments) that Trump signed between Monday and Friday, "28 contained language resembling text published as part of Project 2025." (Washington Post)

—From CNN’s Reliable Sources
January 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
On days like this, I’d like to escape into a dream!
January 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM