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Tucker Pope
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Doctor, avid sports fan, casual trivia guy.
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.

That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.

Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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“i believe in representing everyone, not just whoever a poll says is politically convenient”

see how easy that shit is to bat away
No matter who challenges U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff next year, we can be sure any GOP contender will hammer him over his stance on transgender rights.

A poll released Wednesday from Cygnal — a favorite pollster of state Republicans — shows why. #gapol

ajc.com/politics/pol...
Vote to block transgender bill could hurt Jon Ossoff, new poll finds
The Georgia Democratic U.S. Senator voted to block a GOP measure aimed at banning transgender athletes from competing against women.
ajc.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Reminder about Bhattacharya's "scientific dissent," this is when he wrote, "Those who are not vulnerable should immediately be allowed to resume life as normal."
March 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Also I have a very important NBA update: I still cannot believe Luka Doncic is on the Lakers. Like, literally. I feel like I'm hallucinating every time I watch them play.
February 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Cancer incidence rises when people live longer and have access to preventive care to diagnose it in time to treat it, and effective treatment increases cancer prevalence because we count the people who are still alive – this is a good thing, and I'm so fucking tired.
February 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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oh okay, I’ve figured out why this trade happened:

the Mavs GM is simply dumber than a pile of rocks
im baffled.
February 2, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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“The Aggies left for the SEC and Texas didn’t like that.”

Where is my goose meme
ABC just ran an infographic explaining why Texas and A&M stopped playing and never once mentioned LHN.
December 1, 2024 at 1:08 AM
I'm impressed with how quickly A&M has made me regret driving to this game
Joy is not meant for me
November 24, 2024 at 1:22 AM