Lucie
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South Central PA is my home, shared with Prettypenny, a 4 yr old mixed breed dog. Now get my news through social media for better or worse, and hoping BlueSky is better than most.
Former MD Governor Martin O’Malley delivered a blistering criticism of Trumps and D.O.G.E.’s meddling with social Security Administration to cause it to fail. Look for his interview with the BBC tonight 3/6 evening news. Disastrous for people who depend on SSA.
March 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Former MD Governor Martin O’Malley delivered a blistering criticism of Trumps and D.O.G.E.’s meddling with social Security Administration to cause it to fail. Look for his interview with the BBC tonight 3/6 evening news. Disastrous for people who depend on SSA.
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Trump regime's cuts at FDA are putting drug development at risk.
Pharmaceutical company documents filed w/ the federal gov't reveal Trump's & Musk's cost-cutting could slow drug research & delay FDA approvals. They don't care about patients www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Pharmaceutical company documents filed w/ the federal gov't reveal Trump's & Musk's cost-cutting could slow drug research & delay FDA approvals. They don't care about patients www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump’s FDA Cuts Are Putting Drug Development at Risk
New SEC filings from pharmaceutical companies reveal Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cost-cutting measures could slow drug research and delay FDA approvals.
www.wired.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Trump regime's cuts at FDA are putting drug development at risk.
Pharmaceutical company documents filed w/ the federal gov't reveal Trump's & Musk's cost-cutting could slow drug research & delay FDA approvals. They don't care about patients www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Pharmaceutical company documents filed w/ the federal gov't reveal Trump's & Musk's cost-cutting could slow drug research & delay FDA approvals. They don't care about patients www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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He can sign whatever he wants but until it’s a law passed by both housed of Congress that makes this move, he’s not eliminating anything here.
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
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March 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
He can sign whatever he wants but until it’s a law passed by both housed of Congress that makes this move, he’s not eliminating anything here.
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Let’s put this in perspective, if you had a friend whose husband was as fragile and psycho as Trump is, you’d tell her to roll on out and find safe haven:
March 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Let’s put this in perspective, if you had a friend whose husband was as fragile and psycho as Trump is, you’d tell her to roll on out and find safe haven:
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ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE IN THE CONTEXT OF #CysticFibrosis Fibrosis AIRWAYS
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #IDSky #MicroSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #IDSky #MicroSky
February 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE IN THE CONTEXT OF #CysticFibrosis Fibrosis AIRWAYS
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #IDSky #MicroSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #IDSky #MicroSky
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Measles outbreak: In West Texas, the handwriting is on the wall, children are facing a risky future. Anti-vaxxerism has been rising for years in the U.S. A rural Texas county is confronting the consequences w/ one of the biggest measles outbreaks in decades www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/h...
In Texas Measles Outbreak, Signs of a Riskier Future for Children
Vaccine hesitancy has been rising for years in the United States. Doctors and parents in one rural county are confronting the consequences.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Measles outbreak: In West Texas, the handwriting is on the wall, children are facing a risky future. Anti-vaxxerism has been rising for years in the U.S. A rural Texas county is confronting the consequences w/ one of the biggest measles outbreaks in decades www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/h...
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Jae'Lyn Withers has been outstanding since being re-inserted into the starting lineup, and his teammates (and head coach) spoke highly of him following the victory over Virginia on Saturday afternoon.
Jae'Lyn Withers earning high praise from members of the UNC basketball program
Members of the UNC basketball program are well aware of just how good Jae'Lyn Withers has been since being re-inserted into the starting lineup.
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February 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Jae'Lyn Withers has been outstanding since being re-inserted into the starting lineup, and his teammates (and head coach) spoke highly of him following the victory over Virginia on Saturday afternoon.
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The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds
The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
www.npr.org
February 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
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Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
February 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Worth reposting!
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A randomized, controlled trial of telemedicine management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in rural regions showed a marked reduction of the composite of cardiovascular death, stroke, heart failure, hospitalization and AF related ER visits
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A randomized, controlled trial of telemedicine management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in rural regions showed a marked reduction of the composite of cardiovascular death, stroke, heart failure, hospitalization and AF related ER visits
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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If you need a pick-me-up this morning, go listen to what IL Gov. Pritzker said yesterday. Glad he’s not bending the knee.
youtu.be/hS66O1C7Gp4
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Gov. Pritzker SLAMS Trump and Musk in closing remarks of State of the State address
YouTube video by NBC Chicago
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February 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
If you need a pick-me-up this morning, go listen to what IL Gov. Pritzker said yesterday. Glad he’s not bending the knee.
youtu.be/hS66O1C7Gp4
youtu.be/hS66O1C7Gp4
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The alternate splicing small molecule risdiplam, administered to a fetus with spinal muscular atrophy, had an apparent ameliorating effect on the disorder through 30 months. Learn more: nej.md/3XbEg7J
#MedSky #Neurology #PedSky
#MedSky #Neurology #PedSky
Risdiplam for Prenatal Therapy of Spinal Muscular Atrophy | NEJM
The alternate splicing small molecule risdiplam, administered to a fetus with spinal
muscular atrophy, had an apparent ameliorating effect on the disorder through 30 months.
nej.md
February 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The alternate splicing small molecule risdiplam, administered to a fetus with spinal muscular atrophy, had an apparent ameliorating effect on the disorder through 30 months. Learn more: nej.md/3XbEg7J
#MedSky #Neurology #PedSky
#MedSky #Neurology #PedSky
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Many strokes are "cryptogenic," the fancy medical term for we don't know why. A new study using A.I. of brain MRI images points to the ability to accurately determine if atrial fibrillation was causal. www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
February 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Many strokes are "cryptogenic," the fancy medical term for we don't know why. A new study using A.I. of brain MRI images points to the ability to accurately determine if atrial fibrillation was causal. www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
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Please use this easy resource to speak out; every little bit helps.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
February 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Please use this easy resource to speak out; every little bit helps.
If you know someone who has suffered from pancreatic cancer, the post below by Eric Topol, MD gives hope at least, of reduced suffering for them.
February 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
If you know someone who has suffered from pancreatic cancer, the post below by Eric Topol, MD gives hope at least, of reduced suffering for them.
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Today @nature.com on how pancreatic cancer can hijack our nervous system and how denervation may be therapeutic
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Characterization of single neurons reprogrammed by pancreatic cancer - Nature
Nature - Characterization of single neurons reprogrammed by pancreatic cancer
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February 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Today @nature.com on how pancreatic cancer can hijack our nervous system and how denervation may be therapeutic
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Scott County, Tennessee, has revolutionized its approach to reducing domestic violence, in part by requiring people who are ordered to give up their guns to disclose who is receiving the firearms.
Now, following ProPublica and @wpln.bsky.social reporting, the entire state could follow its lead.
Now, following ProPublica and @wpln.bsky.social reporting, the entire state could follow its lead.
Tennessee Lawmakers Push to Change How the State Disarms Dangerous People to Better Protect Domestic Violence Victims
The GOP-sponsored bill would provide more transparency when a court orders someone to give up their firearms. The move follows WPLN and ProPublica reporting that found the state’s lax gun laws allow…
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February 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Scott County, Tennessee, has revolutionized its approach to reducing domestic violence, in part by requiring people who are ordered to give up their guns to disclose who is receiving the firearms.
Now, following ProPublica and @wpln.bsky.social reporting, the entire state could follow its lead.
Now, following ProPublica and @wpln.bsky.social reporting, the entire state could follow its lead.
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
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February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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NEW: Zelenskyy shares video of the Chernobyl nuclear shelter being attacked by a Russian drone last night.
The shelter protects all nations from radiation. The attack came mins after Trump told reporters he trusts Putin’s commitment to peace.
Zelenskyy: “Putin is preparing to deceive the world.”
The shelter protects all nations from radiation. The attack came mins after Trump told reporters he trusts Putin’s commitment to peace.
Zelenskyy: “Putin is preparing to deceive the world.”
February 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
NEW: Zelenskyy shares video of the Chernobyl nuclear shelter being attacked by a Russian drone last night.
The shelter protects all nations from radiation. The attack came mins after Trump told reporters he trusts Putin’s commitment to peace.
Zelenskyy: “Putin is preparing to deceive the world.”
The shelter protects all nations from radiation. The attack came mins after Trump told reporters he trusts Putin’s commitment to peace.
Zelenskyy: “Putin is preparing to deceive the world.”
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For all their fulminating about deficits, Republican lawmakers have shied away from taking action to slash spending that could prove unpopular with voters.
“Now they’re content to let someone else gut the government for them,” Russell Berman writes:
“Now they’re content to let someone else gut the government for them,” Russell Berman writes:
Why Isn’t Congress Doing Anything?
Republicans are just fine with Elon Musk gutting the government
theatln.tc
February 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For all their fulminating about deficits, Republican lawmakers have shied away from taking action to slash spending that could prove unpopular with voters.
“Now they’re content to let someone else gut the government for them,” Russell Berman writes:
“Now they’re content to let someone else gut the government for them,” Russell Berman writes:
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The AGs allege in the lawsuit that President Donald Trump has given "virtually unchecked authority" to Elon Musk in violation of the US Constitution.
State AGs sue Musk, taking aim at his access to the Defense Department which has billions 'in contracts' with SpaceX
The AGs allege in the lawsuit that President Donald Trump has given "virtually unchecked authority" to Elon Musk in violation of the US Constitution.
www.businessinsider.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The AGs allege in the lawsuit that President Donald Trump has given "virtually unchecked authority" to Elon Musk in violation of the US Constitution.