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That’s nothing. I found 13 contracts awarded to SpaceX since December totaling $77M. 1/

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BREAKING: JD Vance Lays the Groundwork to Eliminate the Separation of Powers in America. I break it all down in a special, midday Substack and provide my legal perspective on this dangerous comment. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

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Sources tell me there’s a frantic meeting happening at NCMEC right now to discuss the fact that this news was outed and how to move forward.

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Sen. Schatz at 1:45am in Congress... Senator Patty Murray ‪@murray.senate.gov‬ I just came off the floor after speaking for an hour. I refuse to let Republicans confirm Russ Vought the easy way, so we're holding the floor through the night for 30 straight hours.

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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

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Musk staff have access to student aid data now.

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Following up on this, the attempt was unsuccessful due to LE blocking members of Congress’ way inside the building itself.

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Attn: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system!

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Wowser.

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We urge the Senate not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of HHS. Kennedy’s long record of spreading misinformation about autism in particular and public health in general makes him a disastrous choice for this role. Here is a thread of some examples. #StopRFK

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Being Autistic is NOT a reason OR an excuse for doing a Nazï salute, especially to do one MULTIPLE TIMES, proudly, confidently, happily, and FROM THE CHEST on national TV at an official government event.

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I have no words

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Immediate impact of elections: Migrants who waited months to cross the U.S. border with Mexico learned their CBP One appointments had been canceled moments after Donald Trump was sworn in as president. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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BEING AUTISTIC IS NOT A CRIME. #neurodiversity #autism #autistic

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Today is a sad scary day

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The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) warned this Saturday, that following the report of the death of a person in the United States due H5N1 bird flu, the country must be alert.

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A common tale: Despite growing up with many autistic traits, William Butchart learned to "blend into the background," effectively masking his autism as an adult. Then his two children were diagnosed as autistic. Then he was diagnosed himself—at age 41. www.bbc.com/news/article... #neurodiversity

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AI to better train robots and cars, as well as new gaming chips dominated Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's keynote speech at the #CES2025 conference as the world's second most valuable firm expounded upon its potential to expand its business reut.rs/4fLX5VB

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President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, chef Jose Andres, actor Michael J. Fox, conservationist Jane Goodall and investor and philanthropist George Soros reut.rs/4gFzOWv

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On those “OMG COVID causes autism” headlines: While COVID can harm pregnant people and their babies, framing autism as a harm/burden is ableist BS, plus there is no conclusive association between the virus and developmental differences. autisticltd.co.uk/2024/12/30/d... #neurodiversity

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Being officially diagnosed autistic in my 40s is complicated. On the one had, I feel validated that all the times I was researching for my neurospicy children and wished I could be a part of the community has come to pass. On the other hand, I still worry I faked my way into it somehow.

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BREAKING: Jimmy Carter has died at 100. The 39th president of the United States, who served from 1977 to 1981, was perhaps more famous for the life he led after leaving office — as an advocate for peace and human rights. Read about his lasting legacy.

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It’s quite funny that a single report from China about overwhelmed hospitals caused by seasonal flu gets more attention than the acute H5N1 bird flu situation in the US has in the last year. We have all different sorts of mammals infected and 66 confirmed human cases.

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Gabriella Miller was an extraordinary pediatric cancer advocate who died at age 10. I was lucky enough to know her. The Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program was established in her honor in 2014. Tonight, Republicans cut it from their spending bill. www.newsweek.com/pediatric-ca...

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A growing coalition of health and consumer advocates is campaigning against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to the top US health job over concerns about his activism against vaccines and other health issues reut.rs/41y1XKz

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#DYK #DidYouKnow Autistics were found to have increased auditory perceptual capacity, with auditory superiorities such as heightened pitch detection and the ability to pick up more subtle sounds. #AcuteHearing #Autism #Autistic #AutismFacts #SensoryStrengths

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South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for his attempt to impose martial law, the first time such a measure had been imposed on the nation in more than four decades.

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Glenn Miller was the swing era's biggest star. Then, he vanished without a trace.

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The South Korean National Assembly voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, forcing him to immediately hand over power to the prime minister following his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this month.

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⚡️ Update: Explosions reported across multiple regions amid Russian aerial attack. Air defense is active in Kyiv Oblast, the regional administration said amid a Russian aerial attack on Dec. 13. Explosions were also reported in the Odesa, Vinnytsia, and Cherkasy oblasts.

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Accessibility worsens for blind and low-vision readers of academic PDFs alive.ws/y6w9y #Disabled #Disabilities #Accessibility #SpecialAbliities #AliveAndAble

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That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus.

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A number of colleges, including Harvard, USC and Cornell, are advising their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20. nyti.ms/41qkzft

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"We really need to help each person discover the way their body feels when it needs food, when it needs hydration, et cetera, instead of teaching 'hunger is when your stomach is growling,' because that’s not the case for every single person." By Kelly Mahler: www.kelly-mahler.com/resources/bl...

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