Liam McCarthy
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I only recently learned other animals make their own vitamin C, and chalked up our not bothering to the abundance of tropical fruits etc in the tropics, but turns out there may be another reason: to prevent nasty parasitic worms!
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
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Loss of vitamin C synthesis protects animals from deadly schistosome infection
Scientists at Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered a benefit of vitamin C deficiency: protection from a major parasitic disease. Their research suggest...
medicalxpress.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I only recently learned other animals make their own vitamin C, and chalked up our not bothering to the abundance of tropical fruits etc in the tropics, but turns out there may be another reason: to prevent nasty parasitic worms!
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
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Average Salary vs. Home Price
This chart is wild.
This chart is wild.
December 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Average Salary vs. Home Price
This chart is wild.
This chart is wild.
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Story: tinyurl.com/muwbfkh3
A family with Turkmenistan roots made Key West their home years ago.
They own a condo, run a business and have a daughter at the high school.
On Sunday, they were pulled over on U.S. 1 and put into detention centers.
A family with Turkmenistan roots made Key West their home years ago.
They own a condo, run a business and have a daughter at the high school.
On Sunday, they were pulled over on U.S. 1 and put into detention centers.
December 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Story: tinyurl.com/muwbfkh3
A family with Turkmenistan roots made Key West their home years ago.
They own a condo, run a business and have a daughter at the high school.
On Sunday, they were pulled over on U.S. 1 and put into detention centers.
A family with Turkmenistan roots made Key West their home years ago.
They own a condo, run a business and have a daughter at the high school.
On Sunday, they were pulled over on U.S. 1 and put into detention centers.
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Every headline nowadays is either "judge rules that Trump Administration must follow the law" or "Supreme Court rules 6-3 that laws are for suckers"
Judge Rules That Trump Administration Must Continue to Fund CFPB www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
Judge Rules That Consumer Bureau’s Funding Cannot Lapse
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Every headline nowadays is either "judge rules that Trump Administration must follow the law" or "Supreme Court rules 6-3 that laws are for suckers"
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Patients' finances get wrecked as the cost of treating their cancer soars. That could get worse if key federal subsidies expire next year.
Read our investigation and more from our Cancer Capitalism series
Read our investigation and more from our Cancer Capitalism series
Cancer’s Soaring Cost Wrecks Patients’ Finances in a Broken System
The impact on those suffering from cancer is likely to increase if federal health subsidies expire next year.
bloom.bg
December 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Patients' finances get wrecked as the cost of treating their cancer soars. That could get worse if key federal subsidies expire next year.
Read our investigation and more from our Cancer Capitalism series
Read our investigation and more from our Cancer Capitalism series
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Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
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In 2025, global temperatures ranked among the three highest on record, with the three-year average surpassing the 1.5°C warming threshold set by the Paris Agreement.
2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say
Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said.
phys.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
In 2025, global temperatures ranked among the three highest on record, with the three-year average surpassing the 1.5°C warming threshold set by the Paris Agreement.
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David Sacks in 2025 vs David Sacks in 2023
In less than three years, the Biden administration bailing out Silicon Valley venture capitalists has been completely forgotten.
In less than three years, the Biden administration bailing out Silicon Valley venture capitalists has been completely forgotten.
December 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
David Sacks in 2025 vs David Sacks in 2023
In less than three years, the Biden administration bailing out Silicon Valley venture capitalists has been completely forgotten.
In less than three years, the Biden administration bailing out Silicon Valley venture capitalists has been completely forgotten.
In America, Culture Cancels You!
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
In America, Culture Cancels You!
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Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
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BREAKING: Corporate Bankruptcies are surging past 15-year highs.
717 large companies have filed for bankruptcy between January and November 2025.
This is 14% higher than this time last year and the highest since 2010 during the Great Recession.
717 large companies have filed for bankruptcy between January and November 2025.
This is 14% higher than this time last year and the highest since 2010 during the Great Recession.
December 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
BREAKING: Corporate Bankruptcies are surging past 15-year highs.
717 large companies have filed for bankruptcy between January and November 2025.
This is 14% higher than this time last year and the highest since 2010 during the Great Recession.
717 large companies have filed for bankruptcy between January and November 2025.
This is 14% higher than this time last year and the highest since 2010 during the Great Recession.
I was in Richmond this fall for a couple weeks, and loved it - just featured in the NYTimes: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/r...
My photos of exploring most of the neighborhoods they mention: liammccarthyphotos.com/richmond
My photos of exploring most of the neighborhoods they mention: liammccarthyphotos.com/richmond
Richmond, Va.: A City Transforming
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I was in Richmond this fall for a couple weeks, and loved it - just featured in the NYTimes: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/r...
My photos of exploring most of the neighborhoods they mention: liammccarthyphotos.com/richmond
My photos of exploring most of the neighborhoods they mention: liammccarthyphotos.com/richmond
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Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
December 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
Sums up a tranquil day and night in Brooklyn
December 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Sums up a tranquil day and night in Brooklyn
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Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and...
www.france24.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
Since it's finally snowing a bit in NYC, some of my favorite photos from #prospectpark back in the 2010's when it snowed a lot; full set on liammccarthyphotos.com/prospect-par...
#snow #brooklyn
#snow #brooklyn
December 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Since it's finally snowing a bit in NYC, some of my favorite photos from #prospectpark back in the 2010's when it snowed a lot; full set on liammccarthyphotos.com/prospect-par...
#snow #brooklyn
#snow #brooklyn
@atranscendedman.bsky.social I would bet my hat this will help with long covid and fibromyalgia due to BBB restoration and microglia de-inflammation fwiw
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
Alzheimer's disease can be reversed in animal models to achieve full neurological recovery
For over a century, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on disease prevention or slowing, rather than recovery. Despite billions of dollars sp...
medicalxpress.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
@atranscendedman.bsky.social I would bet my hat this will help with long covid and fibromyalgia due to BBB restoration and microglia de-inflammation fwiw
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
So this is pretty exciting news: medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
Alzheimer's disease can be reversed in animal models to achieve full neurological recovery
For over a century, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on disease prevention or slowing, rather than recovery. Despite billions of dollars sp...
medicalxpress.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
So this is pretty exciting news: medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
This is particularly rich, considering how agressive ultraprocessed food manufacturers were with price increases to boost profits. They literally raised prices until their customers couldn't afford them www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is particularly rich, considering how agressive ultraprocessed food manufacturers were with price increases to boost profits. They literally raised prices until their customers couldn't afford them www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
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The U.S.'s major airlines stopped selling flight records (name, flight from, flight to, credit card number) to the government after our months of reporting on the issue www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The U.S.'s major airlines stopped selling flight records (name, flight from, flight to, credit card number) to the government after our months of reporting on the issue www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
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Where prices have increased the most this year, per CPI data. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Where prices have increased the most this year, per CPI data. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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“Producers in the Permian Basin…produce copious amounts of toxic, salty water, which they pump back into the ground…It is creating a huge mess.”
Undeterred…
“The basin is trying to lure data centers with cheap land and energy and has plans to become a hub for burying carbon dioxide…”
Undeterred…
“The basin is trying to lure data centers with cheap land and energy and has plans to become a hub for burying carbon dioxide…”
"Swaths of the Permian Basin appear to be on the verge of geological malfunction."
An unfolding disaster, shielded by centrist pundits who tell us to "support America's oil & gas industry."
Here's an idea: The oil & gas industry should support America, not wreck our land, air, & water.
An unfolding disaster, shielded by centrist pundits who tell us to "support America's oil & gas industry."
Here's an idea: The oil & gas industry should support America, not wreck our land, air, & water.
America’s Biggest Oil Field Is Turning Into a Pressure Cooker
Drillers’ injection of wastewater is creating mayhem across the Permian Basin, raising concern about the future of fossil-fuel production there.
www.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“Producers in the Permian Basin…produce copious amounts of toxic, salty water, which they pump back into the ground…It is creating a huge mess.”
Undeterred…
“The basin is trying to lure data centers with cheap land and energy and has plans to become a hub for burying carbon dioxide…”
Undeterred…
“The basin is trying to lure data centers with cheap land and energy and has plans to become a hub for burying carbon dioxide…”
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There are only two offenses the Constitution goes out of its way to specifically say merit impeachment, and this is one of them.
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
There are only two offenses the Constitution goes out of its way to specifically say merit impeachment, and this is one of them.