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One of grants frozen at Cornell: $6.7M (4 yrs) to develop heart pumps for babies born w/ heart defects. It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this. The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.

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Trump is literally scamming hundreds of thousands of Americans out of a billion dollars with a crypto scam right now. And @democrats.senate.gov are enthusiastically on his team.

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BREAKING: Democrats reached a deal on a stablecoin bill that will give them a fake amendment on Trump crypto corruption that is designed to fail, so collaborators can say they did the best they could. "Schumer 101," said one source. prospect.org/politics/202...

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World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...

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NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

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During an interview w/ @science.org, NIH director Jay Bhattacharya denied plans to suspend subawards for foreign collaborations: "No, that's false." Later that day, NIH announced that it "will prohibit foreign subawards from being nested under" parent grants. www.science.org/content/arti...

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NEWS: Palestinian journalist Nour Abdu was killed in an Israeli strike on Al-Karama School, Gaza City. At least 15 died. His death is part of a pattern. One Drop Site source says civilians avoid living near reporters. More than 200 journalists killed-deadliest press assault ever in modern history.

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Wow crazy you guys must be giving her a big raise, right?

submitted 2 days ago • 183 comments

it’s important in life to learn absolutely nothing and to keep doing the same thing while expecting different results

submitted 2 days ago • 70 comments

its so funny how economists will be like noooo its not fair china keeps reinvesting its wealth back into its economies instead of giving it all to like 20 guys, thats cheating 😭

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I cannot stress how important learning this was for me.

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NEWS: A Michigan judge dismissed charges against pro-Palestine student protesters, filed by AG Dana Nessel. But when Rashida Tlaib called out the charges months ago, she was accused of antisemitism— a lie spread by officials + journalists. Read more: zeteo.com/p/anatomy-of...

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As someone who was fortunately able to retire at 33, there are many, many, MANY things you can do with your life. You can even uphold democracy!

submitted 2 days ago • 41 comments

REBUILD, AND REOPEN RURA PENTHE! For too long, Alpha Quadrant has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, who'll never contribute anything other than Misery & Suffering. The reopening of RURA PENTHE will serve as a symbol of JUSTICE! #StarTrek #Sisko197

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Jar-Jar Binks Lollipop (1999-1999): A promotional item for "Star Wars: Episode I", this candy featured the plastic likeness of character Jar-Jar Binks, whose mouth opened to reveal a retractable strawberry-flavored sucker, shaped and textured like his tongue. Delightful.

submitted 296 days ago • 80 comments

Wanna see something cool? At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is. The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥

submitted 4 days ago • 606 comments

NPR Morning Edition had Steve Bannon on yesterday, and PBS News Hour has Chris Rufo on right now. What the fuck is wrong with you??? What possible reason is there to platform these lying assholes???

submitted 6 days ago • 167 comments

I am late to this but @lastweektonight.com is doing better journalism on the Trump-induced crisis in American public health than most other "real" mainstream media outlets. Watch it, all of it. #RFKMustGo. youtu.be/8H34jcpEsFs?...

submitted 7 days ago • 12 comments

Happy May Day

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Today's May Day protests are global. A friend sent me this scene today from Paris. www.allrisenews.com/p/rising-thi...

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Jeffries is reportedly discouraging Dem members from going to El Salvador to protest the continued detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happe...

submitted 7 days ago • 164 comments

Friendly reminder that double negatives are a big no-no.

submitted 7 days ago • 139 comments

Dear god let this man cook.

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that's what's up

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I do believe this calls for another very strongly worded letter.

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My personal "5 years since the start of Covid" moment is remembering that in 2020, the US discovered it had allowed almost all its mask and PPE manufacturing to transfer to China for cost savings. In 2025, PPE is still almost all made offshore, and we just encouraged China to end shipments to us.

submitted 10 days ago • 70 comments

A political masterclass by the Democrats: They chose as the face of their opposition to Trump a dying septuagenarian instead of the member drawing 20K+ anti-Trump protest crowds across the country, who is now off the committee and unlikely to make a comeback. www.politico.com/live-updates...

submitted 9 days ago • 46 comments

ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…

submitted 10 days ago • 663 comments

To be discussed Tuesday at SBM.

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Pritzker calls for mass protests and disruption - “Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,” he says, swaying their portraits will one day be put in museums “reserved for tyrants and traitors”

submitted 10 days ago • 224 comments

ICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2003 I'VE BEEN SMOKING WEED LONGER THAN ICE HAS BEEN AROUND WE DO NOT NEED IT IN ANY CAPACITY ABOLISH ICE IMMEDIATELY

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For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other items has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel. Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare. Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.

submitted 10 days ago • 89 comments

Ditto

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BREAKING: @aclu.org says Trump deported a child (U.S. citizen) with metastatic cancer without medication or consultation with physicians. This is the second child with cancer he's deported. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... @rollingstone.com

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Jordy's Farm Fresh Flakes (2016-2017): Green Bay Packer's fan-favorite WR Jordy Nelson received his own cereal-frosted corn flakes-with a name and box aesthetic that honored both his background as a farmer, and the film "Field of Dreams." Corn!

submitted 309 days ago • 8 comments

Sazeracs for the start of JazzFest!

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“She was scheduled to work 104 hours as part of a regular schedule that runs eight hours a day, Monday through Saturday. On top of that, she added 64 hours of overtime, including eight hours on Sunday, the paystub shows.” This article is infuriating

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

This can only mean one thing: egg prices are now down 182%. Incredible!

submitted 13 days ago • 351 comments

BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.

submitted 12 days ago • 1640 comments

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

submitted 12 days ago • 610 comments

Flav out here on a goddamn heater tonight

submitted 14 days ago • 148 comments

Today on Yom HaShoah and Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, it’s important to remember that genocide isn’t an abstract concept. It’s something that happens before our eyes. To honor those murdered in past genocides, we can’t just remember. We must also take action and protect our most vulnerable.

submitted 13 days ago • 31 comments

We All Scream audio is officially streaming worldwide! Listen NOW and enjoy the album on your streamer of choice. Stream audio album here: hypeddit.com/pattonoswalt...

submitted 13 days ago • 39 comments

All of the kidnapped and trafficked hostages need to be returned. Every one of them.

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