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Female over 50. Integrative physician; author; stock/options trader; hobby knife maker; spiritual not religious; sci-fi fan, gun owner. LGBTQ+. Trans Ally. Pro-Choice. BLM. Save Palestine/Ukraine. Han shot (first). Follow-back not expected
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The right has had a decades-long strategy of trying to undermine Social Security while pretending to support it. In this conversation, Alex Lawson of Social Security Works exposes their propaganda and lies. www.currentaffairs.org/news/2023/02...

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• Nanoplastics (NPs) exposure affects circadian rhythms in mice dose-dependently. • NPs infiltrate the SCN, altering circadian gene expression. • NPs worsen rhythm disturbances under light pollution, causing tissue dysfunctions. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

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If you didn't know... • Exxon • Moulton/Coors • Walmart Have funded Heritage Foundation (#Project2025) for YEARS #Boycott

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'The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.' — James Baldwin I've been thinking a lot about this lately.

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This study uncovers a novel mechanism where allicin enhances PKC-δ expression and PLS3 phosphorylation, facilitating CL translocation to the OMM and activating mitophagy, thereby reducing TBI-induced neuroinflammation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Man it's almost physically painful to read the stories of the fired park rangers www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/s...

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Parents don't start medication for their kids lightly. They often try many things prior to medication for ADHD, anxiety, and depression, but these treatments are under attack. This is a well written piece about what's going on: www.additudemag.com/make-america...

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#Melatonin Regulates Glymphatic Function to Affect #Cognitive Deficits, Behavioral Issues, and Blood– #Brain Barrier Damage in Mice After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Potential Links to #Circadian Rhythms onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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⚠️ Health ALERT ⚠️ If we still had a CDC & an open line of communication w/the WHO, we wouldn't have to rely on social media & 1 another to get the word out abt ... this is other health & virus related news. Is this what his ppl voted for???

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Todays hero

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#Melatonin Regulates Glymphatic Function to Affect Cognitive Deficits, Behavioral Issues, and Blood–Brain Barrier Damage in Mice After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Potential Links to #Circadian Rhythms onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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If you have a: - Credit card - Checking account - Savings account - Mortgage - Car loan - Student loan - Venmo account The fight to protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is your fight.

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#Melatonin ameliorates Pb-induced #mitochondrial homeostasis and ovarian damage through regulating the p38 signaling pathway www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Infuriating! 😡 Don’t Cut My Medicaid! The majority of my son’s medical team are in Austin (1.5 hr drive), some in Houston (3 hrs), one in Dallas (5 hrs). Telehealth appts are needed & necessary! My son has extreme car anxiety, not to mention wear and tear on our car, gas! 🤬 And we’re not alone!

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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

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Why UBI? 👇

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Amour up

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“It fascinates me that giving to charities is considered noble and praiseworthy, but creating a society that doesn't require charity is considered socialist and bad. 🤔”

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Seems like a good a time as any to remind folks of this: Measles erases immune ‘memory’ for other diseases This Nature News article in 2019 covered two studies nicely: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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A former Soviet intelligence officer alleges Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename “Krasnov.” Alnur Mussayev served in the 6th Directorate, responsible for counter-intelligence support in the economy. One key objective was “recruiting businessmen from capitalist countries.”

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