Elyse
@elyse42.bsky.social
TV fan, and love, science (UFOs, too), science fiction, books & animals. Possess a slightly warped sense of humor, so you're warned! ;) And cats. Cats RULE!
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Bigger SUVs cause more damage (& death) to other cars/people they hit. Ruin roads more with weight, and pollute more. Most people driving huge SUVs to ferry oeople could use minivan instead.
'Carspreading' is on the rise - and not everyone is happy about it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Carspreading' is on the rise - and not everyone is happy about it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Bigger SUVs cause more damage (& death) to other cars/people they hit. Ruin roads more with weight, and pollute more. Most people driving huge SUVs to ferry oeople could use minivan instead.
'Carspreading' is on the rise - and not everyone is happy about it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Carspreading' is on the rise - and not everyone is happy about it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A targeted antibody blocking SFRP2 suppressed tumor growth, reduced lung metastases, and reactivated immune cells in preclinical models of triple-negative breast cancer. doi.org/hbdkxf
Antibody halts triple-negative breast cancer in preclinical models
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant forms of breast cancer. It grows quickly, spreads early and lacks the hormone receptors that make other breast cancers treatable with targeted therapies.
medicalxpress.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A targeted antibody blocking SFRP2 suppressed tumor growth, reduced lung metastases, and reactivated immune cells in preclinical models of triple-negative breast cancer. doi.org/hbdkxf
"Under the new X settings, an account with a checkmark may not signal a real user and could instead be a bot"
European Commission hits Elon Musk’s social network X with €120 million fine
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
European Commission hits Elon Musk’s social network X with €120 million fine
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
European Commission hits Elon Musk’s X with €120 million fine
The European Commission targeted the tech billionaire’s social network with its first-ever fine under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The account tick marks and advertising policy do not respect EU la...
www.euronews.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"Under the new X settings, an account with a checkmark may not signal a real user and could instead be a bot"
European Commission hits Elon Musk’s social network X with €120 million fine
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
European Commission hits Elon Musk’s social network X with €120 million fine
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Racoon gets drunk, wrecks ABC store; now he’s on a T-shirt
Note: proceeds from limited edition sale to benefit the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
www.wric.com/news/local-n...
Note: proceeds from limited edition sale to benefit the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
www.wric.com/news/local-n...
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Racoon gets drunk, wrecks ABC store; now he’s on a T-shirt
Note: proceeds from limited edition sale to benefit the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
www.wric.com/news/local-n...
Note: proceeds from limited edition sale to benefit the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
www.wric.com/news/local-n...
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There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
apnews.com/article/dona...
HOW can he not know what part of body was scanned???
Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned
HOW can he not know what part of body was scanned???
Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned
Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned
President Donald Trump says he'll release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. During an exchange with reporters as he traveled back to Washington from Florida on Sunday, he said: ...
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
apnews.com/article/dona...
HOW can he not know what part of body was scanned???
Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned
HOW can he not know what part of body was scanned???
Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned
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The president of the United States is insane. Full stop.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The president of the United States is insane. Full stop.
Total insanity.
Outrage as 'dangerous' vaccine skeptic Ralph Abraham gets top CDC role www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday
Outrage as 'dangerous' vaccine skeptic Ralph Abraham gets top CDC role www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday
Outrage as 'dangerous' vaccine skeptic Ralph Abraham gets top CDC role
Abraham ordered the Louisiana health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations during an uptick in influenza cases last winter.
www.usatoday.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Total insanity.
Outrage as 'dangerous' vaccine skeptic Ralph Abraham gets top CDC role www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday
Outrage as 'dangerous' vaccine skeptic Ralph Abraham gets top CDC role www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday
Oh, he accomplished killing a lot of people with slashing USAID.
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing www.thedailybeast.com/musks-doge-q... via @thedailybeast
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing www.thedailybeast.com/musks-doge-q... via @thedailybeast
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Oh, he accomplished killing a lot of people with slashing USAID.
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing www.thedailybeast.com/musks-doge-q... via @thedailybeast
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing www.thedailybeast.com/musks-doge-q... via @thedailybeast
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Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
How does Trump and GOP dignify/explain not extending ACA subsidies, cuz they have no plan at all. None.
These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA
Millions of Americans face sharply rising costs for health care plans they bought through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, unless Congress acts soon. Here's what's at stake for them.
www.npr.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
How does Trump and GOP dignify/explain not extending ACA subsidies, cuz they have no plan at all. None.
These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
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I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked, that Trump saving Tiktok had negative consequences for the people most dependent on the platform.
TikTok is throttling pro-democracy creators. Some are leaving. I'm staying. For now.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked, that Trump saving Tiktok had negative consequences for the people most dependent on the platform.
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Unbelievable.
Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what’s in Trump’s draft plan www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what’s in Trump’s draft plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Unbelievable.
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It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika
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Really important article about how the White House's anti-DEI crusade is cutting off data for new potential breakthroughs for African-Americans who disproportionately suffer from end-stage kidney disease. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
The Trump Admin’s War on Data Is Compromising Major Health Advancements for Black Americans
Thanks to a 2009 medical breakthrough, researchers could be on the precipice...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Really important article about how the White House's anti-DEI crusade is cutting off data for new potential breakthroughs for African-Americans who disproportionately suffer from end-stage kidney disease. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
Huge uptick of doorbell cameras showing weird stuff is key evidence of AI. Come elections, we're going to see another of sketchy manipulations of photos & videos.
AI chatbots often fail to identify images they have generated, highlighting limitations in their ability to verify AI-created content and raising concerns about online misinformation.
AI's blind spot: Tools fail to detect their own fakes
When outraged Filipinos turned to an AI-powered chatbot to verify a viral photograph of a lawmaker embroiled in a corruption scandal, the tool failed to detect it was fabricated—even though it had generated the image itself.
techxplore.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Huge uptick of doorbell cameras showing weird stuff is key evidence of AI. Come elections, we're going to see another of sketchy manipulations of photos & videos.
Melting gas tanks??
Hyundai, Kia recall over 330K vehicles, warn fuel tanks could melt
kfor.com/news/nationa...
Hyundai, Kia recall over 330K vehicles, warn fuel tanks could melt
kfor.com/news/nationa...
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Melting gas tanks??
Hyundai, Kia recall over 330K vehicles, warn fuel tanks could melt
kfor.com/news/nationa...
Hyundai, Kia recall over 330K vehicles, warn fuel tanks could melt
kfor.com/news/nationa...
This is nuts!
Department of Education says nursing is no longer a professional degree. See how it affects student loans www.statesman.com/news/article... via @statesman
Department of Education says nursing is no longer a professional degree. See how it affects student loans www.statesman.com/news/article... via @statesman
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This is nuts!
Department of Education says nursing is no longer a professional degree. See how it affects student loans www.statesman.com/news/article... via @statesman
Department of Education says nursing is no longer a professional degree. See how it affects student loans www.statesman.com/news/article... via @statesman
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
The Fox is in charge of the henhouse.
How Trump's transportation department is loosening safety rules meant to protect the public
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
How Trump's transportation department is loosening safety rules meant to protect the public
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Fox is in charge of the henhouse.
How Trump's transportation department is loosening safety rules meant to protect the public
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
How Trump's transportation department is loosening safety rules meant to protect the public
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Yikes! At least it's documented by police when it comes time to put in insurance claim.
November 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Yikes! At least it's documented by police when it comes time to put in insurance claim.
We're going to ultimately be forced onto Medicare Advantage by insurance companies & Trump.
Medicare Part D Premiums Are Decreasing for Many Stand-Alone Drug Plans in a Number of States in 2026
www.kff.org/medicare/med...
Medicare Part D Premiums Are Decreasing for Many Stand-Alone Drug Plans in a Number of States in 2026
www.kff.org/medicare/med...
Medicare Part D Premiums Are Decreasing for Many Stand-Alone Drug Plans in a Number of States in 2026 | KFF
This brief looks at premium changes for Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans between 2025 and 2026. For plans that were offered nationwide in 2025 and will continue to be offered in 202...
www.kff.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We're going to ultimately be forced onto Medicare Advantage by insurance companies & Trump.
Medicare Part D Premiums Are Decreasing for Many Stand-Alone Drug Plans in a Number of States in 2026
www.kff.org/medicare/med...
Medicare Part D Premiums Are Decreasing for Many Stand-Alone Drug Plans in a Number of States in 2026
www.kff.org/medicare/med...