Lauren Persoff
@laurenpersoff.bsky.social
NYC, Gen X, frittering away my time reading about politics and watching clever videos made by zoomers
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Over 120 mRNA cancer trials are now at risk as the Trump admin cuts funding & tells researchers to scrub “mRNA” from grant proposals.
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines
Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall
zurl.co
July 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Over 120 mRNA cancer trials are now at risk as the Trump admin cuts funding & tells researchers to scrub “mRNA” from grant proposals.
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
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Crockett: "If we are gonna talk about efficiency, let's talk about the fact that as of March 30, Trump's golfing has cost us approximately $26 million. And the last time I checked, we're not getting anything in return for that ... he decided he was going to golf instead of receiving four heroes."
April 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Crockett: "If we are gonna talk about efficiency, let's talk about the fact that as of March 30, Trump's golfing has cost us approximately $26 million. And the last time I checked, we're not getting anything in return for that ... he decided he was going to golf instead of receiving four heroes."
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Anyone remember the good ol’ days?
April 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Anyone remember the good ol’ days?
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In WI yesterday, Schimel got 232k more votes than Dan Kelly, the 2023 GOP-backed nominee for the court. That was in line with what Rs wanted. In 2023, it would have been a win.
It wasn’t bc Dems added 265k votes.
It wasn’t bc Dems added 265k votes.
April 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
In WI yesterday, Schimel got 232k more votes than Dan Kelly, the 2023 GOP-backed nominee for the court. That was in line with what Rs wanted. In 2023, it would have been a win.
It wasn’t bc Dems added 265k votes.
It wasn’t bc Dems added 265k votes.
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Hey, Senator Cassidy, what do you think of your vote for Kennedy now?
RFK Jr on the measles vaccine: "There are adverse events from the vaccine. It does cause deaths every year. It causes all the illnesses that measles itself cause."
March 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Hey, Senator Cassidy, what do you think of your vote for Kennedy now?
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A recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
As Cervical Cancer Deaths Plummet, Experts Credit HPV Vaccine
HPV can cause a variety of cancers, including cervical. New mortality data for women under 25 point to the success of the HPV vaccine.
buff.ly
March 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
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one of the stories Kevin Drum championed over his career was the causative link between environmental lead poisoning and other societal ills. I think it's one of the most important stories of the last 20 years and Drum was one of the main reasons people knew about it. RIP
March 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
one of the stories Kevin Drum championed over his career was the causative link between environmental lead poisoning and other societal ills. I think it's one of the most important stories of the last 20 years and Drum was one of the main reasons people knew about it. RIP
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🚨 BREAKING: After torpedoing yesterday’s meeting with Zelensky, JD Vance fled to Vermont for vacation—only to be met by hundreds of furious protesters.
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
March 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🚨 BREAKING: After torpedoing yesterday’s meeting with Zelensky, JD Vance fled to Vermont for vacation—only to be met by hundreds of furious protesters.
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
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We have reached North Korean levels of sycophantry.
From NY-24’s Claudia Tenney 👇
tenney.house.gov/media/press-...
From NY-24’s Claudia Tenney 👇
tenney.house.gov/media/press-...
Congresswoman Tenney Moves to Make President Trump’s Birthday a Federal Holiday
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today introduced the Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act to officially designate June 14 as a federal holiday to commemorate P...
tenney.house.gov
February 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We have reached North Korean levels of sycophantry.
From NY-24’s Claudia Tenney 👇
tenney.house.gov/media/press-...
From NY-24’s Claudia Tenney 👇
tenney.house.gov/media/press-...
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Hey Google Maps, it’s the Gulf of Mexico, not the delusional brain splatter of a decompensated wannabe authoritarian. Stop assisting in the dumbing down of our country!
February 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Hey Google Maps, it’s the Gulf of Mexico, not the delusional brain splatter of a decompensated wannabe authoritarian. Stop assisting in the dumbing down of our country!
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A very simple script. Feel free to adjust for your needs.
"I JUST READ THAT MUSK AND TRUMP ARE CUTTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CANCER AND ALZHEIMER RESEARCH MONEY. I DIDN'T VOTE FOR CANCER. ARE YOU SUPPORTING THIS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO STOP THEM?"
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"I JUST READ THAT MUSK AND TRUMP ARE CUTTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CANCER AND ALZHEIMER RESEARCH MONEY. I DIDN'T VOTE FOR CANCER. ARE YOU SUPPORTING THIS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO STOP THEM?"
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February 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A very simple script. Feel free to adjust for your needs.
"I JUST READ THAT MUSK AND TRUMP ARE CUTTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CANCER AND ALZHEIMER RESEARCH MONEY. I DIDN'T VOTE FOR CANCER. ARE YOU SUPPORTING THIS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO STOP THEM?"
reps.fyi
"I JUST READ THAT MUSK AND TRUMP ARE CUTTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CANCER AND ALZHEIMER RESEARCH MONEY. I DIDN'T VOTE FOR CANCER. ARE YOU SUPPORTING THIS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO STOP THEM?"
reps.fyi
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Hey @schumer.senate.gov. Get out of the grocery store & pretend you are Mitch McConnell. Max out debate time / deny quorum / revoke unanimous consent. No more nominees rubber stamped. No Russell Vought at OMB. No Project 2025.
Home | U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Chuck Schumer of New York
schumer.senate.gov
February 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Hey @schumer.senate.gov. Get out of the grocery store & pretend you are Mitch McConnell. Max out debate time / deny quorum / revoke unanimous consent. No more nominees rubber stamped. No Russell Vought at OMB. No Project 2025.
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if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
February 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Canada joins the US but not as a single state; instead, as 60 states each with the same population as North Dakota and therefore a total of 120 senators.
January 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Canada joins the US but not as a single state; instead, as 60 states each with the same population as North Dakota and therefore a total of 120 senators.
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When we constantly tell people the economy is bad, they start to agree regardless of evidence. Look at this guy featured in an article about the economy: his income doubled and his mom is about to buy a new house but he’s convinced the economy is terrible.
December 28, 2024 at 3:52 PM
When we constantly tell people the economy is bad, they start to agree regardless of evidence. Look at this guy featured in an article about the economy: his income doubled and his mom is about to buy a new house but he’s convinced the economy is terrible.
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