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Kirk D. Clennan
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We ARE greater than me.
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June 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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June 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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turns out most americans care about our relationships on the world stage.
May 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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us consumer confidence index, april 2024-2025
May 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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April 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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An analysis of 20 autism mouse models point to two subtypes: One displaying out-of-sync brain activity and impaired synaptic pathways, the other with too much synchrony and dysregulated immune pathways.

By @callimcflurry.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/too...
Too much or too little brain synchrony may underlie autism subtypes
Functional connectivity differences in autism mouse models point to two subtypes that correspond to patterns seen in some people with the condition.
www.thetransmitter.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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A new ink engineering method enables large-area, efficient quantum dot solar cells at significantly reduced cost, advancing the scalability and commercial potential of CQD-based photovoltaics. doi.org/g9fzrw
Ink engineering approach boosts efficiency and cuts cost of quantum dot-based photovoltaics
Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are tiny semiconductor particles that are just a few nanometers in size, which are synthesized in a liquid solution (i.e., colloid).
techxplore.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Nearly 40 million privately insured Americans use no-cost preventive health services under the ACA, which could be at risk depending on the outcome of a current Supreme Court case. doi.org/g9fxd8
Millions could lose no-cost preventive services if SCOTUS upholds ruling
A study by the Stanford Prevention Policy Modeling Lab (PPML) finds that almost 30% of privately insured individuals in the United States, or nearly 40 million people, use at least one of the free preventive health services guaranteed under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
medicalxpress.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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April 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Surely one of the most SHOCKING graph ever! 😱

Arctic amplification at work... 📈🔥

Aug. 2024 mean temp. in Longyearbyen (78°N) was 11°C!
vs
During the 20th century it was... ~5°C!
...

If you know a climate denier, ask him to explain this graph!

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
April 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Stupid much?! 👇
April 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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when he sends citizens to foreign concentration camps, it’s no longer a slide to authoritarianism—it’s full blown fascism! 😔 this is not an administration, it’s a criminal regime in a hostile takeover of 🇺🇸 democracy. #FightFascism #TraitorTrump #DefendLiberty 🔔
April 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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New candidate genes potentially linked to congenital deafness have been identified, offering insights into the genetic mutations that may influence ear development and hearing loss. doi.org/g9d7vx
Candidate deafness genes revealed in new study
New candidate genes which could be responsible for deafness have been identified. Congenital deafness (hearing loss from birth) is common, impacting around one in 1,000 babies born in the UK.
medicalxpress.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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This is embarrassing.

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From the Louisiana community on Reddit: Humiliating spelling error caught at Louisiana Supreme Court on day DoE scrapped
Explore this post and more from the Louisiana community
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March 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Check out Pat Bagley’s latest cartoon: The Essence of Evil https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2025/03/18/check-out-pat-bagleys-latest/
March 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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U.S. policymakers have been singularly focused on achieving a soft landing. Now, a new team of pilots is considering a course correction that might tip the economy toward a hard landing.
Wall Street Fears Trump Will Wreck the Soft Landing
The economy’s pilot has a new message: Fasten your seat belts. “He is telling us, in everything he is doing, that he is not kidding around.”
www.wsj.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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President Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education raises concerns over student loans as experts warn of a potential wave of defaults.
Dismantling of Education Department puts future of trillions of dollars in student loans in question | CNN Politics
As President Donald Trump prepares to order the dismantling of the Department of Education, the financial arm of the agency – which makes loans directly to borrowers and manages trillions of dollars i...
cnn.it
March 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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"Today our trade relationship forever changed."

Business groups and union leaders across Canada blasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war Tuesday, calling it “self-defeating,” “shocking” and an “economic call to arms.”
‘Today our trade relationship forever changed’: Business groups, union leaders react to Trump tariffs
Business groups and union leaders across Canada blasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war Tuesday, calling it “self-defeating” and “shocking”.
www.thestar.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
@usafacts.org presents, "#StateofTheUnion: In Numbers, A #NONpartisan, #DataDriven Snapshot of the State of the Union in 2025." Please share usafacts.org/reports/stat... if the #charts, #graphs, and brief #explanations are helpful to you. Be well, do well, and Peace be with you.
State of the Union: In Numbers | USAFacts
A non-partisan, data-driven snapshot of the state of the union in 2025
usafacts.org
March 4, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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The outbreak continues to mainly be in unvaccinated children.
Texas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growing
Twenty people have been hospitalized. Most cases are in children.
arstechnica.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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”It only makes sense to treat the water supply needs just like we treat state highways, and that continuity, connectivity, that oversight to make sure dollars that are spent on supply development benefit as many people as possible.”
Will Texas Secure Its Water Future?
Senator Charles Perry outlines an expansive vision of where Texans will get their H₂O in the coming decades.
www.texasobserver.org
February 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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A West Texas city reported that a person who was hospitalized amid the recent outbreak with measles had died, multiple outlets reported.
Texas city reports first death in measles outbreak
At least 124 cases have been confirmed in the state so far.
www.axios.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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“Journalists have a job to do and should never be attacked by high-ranking government officials for doing it,” said PEN America's Tim Richardson. “Musk’s call for this journalist’s firing contradicts his self-proclaimed free speech advocacy and reveals his hypocrisy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/b...
Trump and Musk Attack Journalists by Name in Social Media Posts (Gift Article)
Since his inauguration, the president has been quick to demonize what he calls “the fake news media.” On Friday, both men demanded that individuals be fired.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
February 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day
February 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM