Katherine Kelly Leon
@katherinekleon.bsky.social
Survivor of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) heart attack; advocate for women’s healthcare and #SCADheart research; founder/exec dir SCAD Alliance @scadalliance.bsky.social
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Current Knowledge, Research Gaps, and Innovative Research Initiatives: JACC Advances Expert Panel
Despite marked advancements in the recognition and diagnosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) over the past decade, knowledge of the b…
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I had a #SCAD heart attack and double bypass in 2003. We know so much more today, but have lots of work to do. Help spread awareness and understanding by sharing this #JACC Advances article, authored by #iSCADregistry.
#CardioSky #MedSky #SCADheart
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“The Trump administration sided with officials from Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran in a successful effort to block part of a United Nations report about the dire state of the planet…”
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U.S. Helped to Weaken Report at U.N. Environment Talks, Participants Say
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“The Trump administration sided with officials from Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran in a successful effort to block part of a United Nations report about the dire state of the planet…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/c...
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Apparently we’ve established that if the US can seize the largest tanker off Venezuela, it can just as easily seize a small, alleged drug boat without murdering the occupants.
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Apparently we’ve established that if the US can seize the largest tanker off Venezuela, it can just as easily seize a small, alleged drug boat without murdering the occupants.
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Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest with full military honors at W.Va. National Cemetery
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest with full military honors Tuesday in Grafton.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
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ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
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Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra said DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra said DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
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"When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. "to reach a fishing boat bound for Curaçao and a private jet headed to Norway"
Exclusive | Disguised and in Danger: How a Nobel Peace Prize Winner Escaped Venezuela
Opposition leader María Corina Machado slipped through 10 military checkpoints to reach a fishing boat bound for Curaçao and a private jet headed to Norway.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. "to reach a fishing boat bound for Curaçao and a private jet headed to Norway"
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Missing the point: "Across the state, the rate of students with vaccines required by schools dropped from nearly 96 percent in 2020 to 93.5 percent in the 2025 school year, DPH data shows."
The bigger problem: this area has a large # of religious exemptions in a small set of private schools. 1/2
The bigger problem: this area has a large # of religious exemptions in a small set of private schools. 1/2
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
wapo.st
December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Missing the point: "Across the state, the rate of students with vaccines required by schools dropped from nearly 96 percent in 2020 to 93.5 percent in the 2025 school year, DPH data shows."
The bigger problem: this area has a large # of religious exemptions in a small set of private schools. 1/2
The bigger problem: this area has a large # of religious exemptions in a small set of private schools. 1/2
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Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
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All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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It’s clear the feds are intent on stoking fear and provoking Minnesotans.
Trump wants a show. Don’t give it to him.
Stay safe and remain peaceful if you’re interacting with ICE.
Trump wants a show. Don’t give it to him.
Stay safe and remain peaceful if you’re interacting with ICE.
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It’s clear the feds are intent on stoking fear and provoking Minnesotans.
Trump wants a show. Don’t give it to him.
Stay safe and remain peaceful if you’re interacting with ICE.
Trump wants a show. Don’t give it to him.
Stay safe and remain peaceful if you’re interacting with ICE.
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⚠️ Danish military intelligence report raises concerns about U.S. for the first time:
“The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
“The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
Danish Intelligence Report Raises Concerns About U.S.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
⚠️ Danish military intelligence report raises concerns about U.S. for the first time:
“The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
“The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
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Proof this Venezuela debacle is all about the oil...
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U.S. seizes ‘very large’ oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, Trump says
The seizure was a significant escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his country’s oil-dependent economy.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Proof this Venezuela debacle is all about the oil...
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Explore this gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b...
Jared Kushner, the President’s Son-in-Law, Is Part of Paramount’s Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
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December 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Explore this gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b...
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NEW: Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint for Attending Trump Rally
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Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint for Attending Trump Rally
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
NEW: Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint for Attending Trump Rally
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Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
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In a dramatic turnabout, the Justice Dept asked to dismiss its case against two defendants convicted in the FIFA corruption case (Hernan Lopez & Full Play Group)
DOJ gave no explanation other than it was in the "interests of justice."
My story with Santul Nerkar
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
DOJ gave no explanation other than it was in the "interests of justice."
My story with Santul Nerkar
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In a dramatic turnabout, the Justice Dept asked to dismiss its case against two defendants convicted in the FIFA corruption case (Hernan Lopez & Full Play Group)
DOJ gave no explanation other than it was in the "interests of justice."
My story with Santul Nerkar
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
DOJ gave no explanation other than it was in the "interests of justice."
My story with Santul Nerkar
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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An outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart’s baby formula is much wider than initially thought, potentially dating back two years
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ByHeart Botulism Outbreak Expands to Cases From 2023, CDC Says
An outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart’s baby formula is much wider than initially thought, potentially dating back two years, US health agencies said Wednesday.
www.bloomberg.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
An outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart’s baby formula is much wider than initially thought, potentially dating back two years
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The FIFA Peace Prize winner brings peace to the...wait, I have breaking news...
"US forces have intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela..."
🎁🔗
"US forces have intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela..."
🎁🔗
US Seizes Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Venezuela
US forces have intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that marks a serious escalation of tensions between the t...
www.bloomberg.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize winner brings peace to the...wait, I have breaking news...
"US forces have intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela..."
🎁🔗
"US forces have intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela..."
🎁🔗
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Often, these gamblers told us, video games with gambling features drew them in.
The three I heard most often: NBA 2K (with its gacha-esque packs), Fortnite (through wagering) and CS:GO (with its skins market).
Many gambling streamers got famous with these games, especially 2K.
The three I heard most often: NBA 2K (with its gacha-esque packs), Fortnite (through wagering) and CS:GO (with its skins market).
Many gambling streamers got famous with these games, especially 2K.
December 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Often, these gamblers told us, video games with gambling features drew them in.
The three I heard most often: NBA 2K (with its gacha-esque packs), Fortnite (through wagering) and CS:GO (with its skins market).
Many gambling streamers got famous with these games, especially 2K.
The three I heard most often: NBA 2K (with its gacha-esque packs), Fortnite (through wagering) and CS:GO (with its skins market).
Many gambling streamers got famous with these games, especially 2K.
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A young man we spoke to who graduated from high school in May told us that he started gambling in crypto casinos when he was 14. He lost over $10,000 gambling, and even took out personal loans to chase his losses.
We found many stories much like his.
We found many stories much like his.
December 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A young man we spoke to who graduated from high school in May told us that he started gambling in crypto casinos when he was 14. He lost over $10,000 gambling, and even took out personal loans to chase his losses.
We found many stories much like his.
We found many stories much like his.
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Gift link to piece:
How Online Crypto Casinos Use Celebrities and Livestreamers to Recruit Gamblers (Gift Article)
Using exploitative marketing strategies, the illicit gambling websites have profited and lured in a young generation of gamblers.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Lies. China bought $1.4 billion in soybeans from Illinois alone last year.
This year, due to Trump's policies, the U.S. is projected its lowest soybean exports to China since 2018—when Trump was also President.
Don't let Trump gaslight you. He's always been bad for our farmers.
This year, due to Trump's policies, the U.S. is projected its lowest soybean exports to China since 2018—when Trump was also President.
Don't let Trump gaslight you. He's always been bad for our farmers.
Leavitt: "President Trump convinced President Xi to continue purchasing again American soybeans, which is something China wasn't doing under the last administration because they had no respect for President Biden or the country at the time."
December 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Lies. China bought $1.4 billion in soybeans from Illinois alone last year.
This year, due to Trump's policies, the U.S. is projected its lowest soybean exports to China since 2018—when Trump was also President.
Don't let Trump gaslight you. He's always been bad for our farmers.
This year, due to Trump's policies, the U.S. is projected its lowest soybean exports to China since 2018—when Trump was also President.
Don't let Trump gaslight you. He's always been bad for our farmers.
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THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SKIPPED A GANG OF EIGHT MEETING????!!!!
Mike Johnson on video of the second September 2 strike: "My admission here is I was not in the Gang of 8 briefing yesterday because we were working on the healthcare stuff"
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SKIPPED A GANG OF EIGHT MEETING????!!!!