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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

An EO doesn't have the force of law.

Trump said in a meeting with the governors that he is the law. This is where we are at.

You can insulate yourself from reality, but you can never insulate yourself from the consequences that reality imposes.

"Progressive government by its very terms must be a living and growing thing, that the battle for it is never-ending and that if we let up for one single moment or one single year, not merely do we stand still but we fall back in the march of civilization." -FDR

Then someone will have to go in after Musk to make sure the gold is still there.

re: the question of Medicaid being a block grant program. As a beneficiary of the Medicaid program, I think a hybrid approach might be in our best interest. It should cover those things that are absolutely essential while allowing other things, like dental, to be up to the consumer.

Governor J.B. Pritzker's State of the State Address. "...democracy requires your courage."

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If you’re not confirmed by the Senate then you have no business meddling in the lives of MILLIONS of Americans We are suing DOGE for violating the constitution & illegally seizing power I’ll discuss tonight @ 8PM ET on @insidewithpsaki.msnbc.com 👇 statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/new-law...

The US now spends nearly $33,000 per person, which gives us an expenditure per capita ranking of 192 out of 196 countries. Now, the Republicans want to add on top of that a $4.5 trillion tax cut that goes mostly to the rich, which means each person will have to cough up another $13,000.

Every Democrat should be saying this every day. Several times each day.

The White Rose leaflets. (March 1942 - July 1942; written by Hans Scholl and Alexander Schmorell.)

Trump's Treasury Secretary says the Trump administration is limiting inflation to a one-time hike only. Whew! That's a relief. Just the one time and then inflation has to go back. I wonder why Biden didn't think of doing that.