Fastleen
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Working for the community. Living with ME/CFS. Proud mother.
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Great piece from a Dr. running a public health org and maternity hospital in India
janhavinilekani.substack.com/p/inclusivit...
'History will look back on gender-identity theory’s takeover of medicine as a shameful scandal. '
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'History will look back on gender-identity theory’s takeover of medicine as a shameful scandal. '
Inclusivity In Healthcare Should Not Be Valued Above Our Paramount Mandate: First, Do No Harm
In the spring of 2022, a 50-year-old grandfather in North Carolina decided that he wanted his daughter’s newborn to suckle at his nipple.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Great piece from a Dr. running a public health org and maternity hospital in India
janhavinilekani.substack.com/p/inclusivit...
'History will look back on gender-identity theory’s takeover of medicine as a shameful scandal. '
janhavinilekani.substack.com/p/inclusivit...
'History will look back on gender-identity theory’s takeover of medicine as a shameful scandal. '
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Trump's actual approach was to stiff his contractors, and then declare bankruptcy.
July 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trump's actual approach was to stiff his contractors, and then declare bankruptcy.
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This is where 60-year-old Edouard Lallemand, a lifelong angler who'd been fishing these waters for decades and knows that he was miles north of the border, was fishing when he was intercepted by a much larger US vessel, rammed, taken to the US side, and jailed.
July 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This is where 60-year-old Edouard Lallemand, a lifelong angler who'd been fishing these waters for decades and knows that he was miles north of the border, was fishing when he was intercepted by a much larger US vessel, rammed, taken to the US side, and jailed.
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About half of people w/Long Covid develop the neuro disease ME/CFS, and the state of care is so bad Julia is (heaviest possible air quotes) one of the “lucky” ones—that her city even has an ME specialist, or that she’s well enuf to spend hours in transit to see them.
Often not the case. It’s dire.
Often not the case. It’s dire.
I had to travel over 2 hours on public transit each way to see my ME/CFS specialist.
Man, the state of MECFS and long COVID patient care is dismal
July 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
About half of people w/Long Covid develop the neuro disease ME/CFS, and the state of care is so bad Julia is (heaviest possible air quotes) one of the “lucky” ones—that her city even has an ME specialist, or that she’s well enuf to spend hours in transit to see them.
Often not the case. It’s dire.
Often not the case. It’s dire.
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UPDATE: Three days on, disabled veteran and US citizen George Retes is still missing after being kidnapped by ICE.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
July 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
UPDATE: Three days on, disabled veteran and US citizen George Retes is still missing after being kidnapped by ICE.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
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Skeletal muscle properties in #LongCOVID and #ME #MECFS differ from those induced by bed rest
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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July 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Skeletal muscle properties in #LongCOVID and #ME #MECFS differ from those induced by bed rest
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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This billionaire’s fortune is built atop research funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and yet he seeks to destroy that agency and its investments in the scientific engine that has fueled our tech industry since the 1950s. And why? Because it tried to include more diverse scholars?
"The investor described a 'counterattack' against universities in his messages and called for the National Science Foundation, a federal research funding agency, to receive 'the bureaucratic death penalty.'" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Tech billionaire Trump adviser Marc Andreesen says universities will ‘pay the price’ for DEI
Tech investor and Trump adviser Marc Andreessen in a private group chat attacked colleges for promoting diversity, saying they had discriminated against “native born kids.”
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July 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This billionaire’s fortune is built atop research funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and yet he seeks to destroy that agency and its investments in the scientific engine that has fueled our tech industry since the 1950s. And why? Because it tried to include more diverse scholars?
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The Yoorrook Final Report is a must-read esp. for the testimonies. So many stories.
The “decimation of the First Peoples population in Victoria was the result of a coordinated plan of different actions aimed at the destruction of the essential foundations of the life of national groups”.
#NativeSky
The “decimation of the First Peoples population in Victoria was the result of a coordinated plan of different actions aimed at the destruction of the essential foundations of the life of national groups”.
#NativeSky
July 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The Yoorrook Final Report is a must-read esp. for the testimonies. So many stories.
The “decimation of the First Peoples population in Victoria was the result of a coordinated plan of different actions aimed at the destruction of the essential foundations of the life of national groups”.
#NativeSky
The “decimation of the First Peoples population in Victoria was the result of a coordinated plan of different actions aimed at the destruction of the essential foundations of the life of national groups”.
#NativeSky
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Six million children are living with #LongCOVID. Their symptoms disrupt memory, energy, mood, and development, keeping them out of school, sidelined from friendships, and left without answers.
Join us for #PediatricLongCOVIDAwareness Week.
longcovidfamilies.org/advocacy/ped...
Join us for #PediatricLongCOVIDAwareness Week.
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Pediatric Long Covid Awareness Week 2025 - Long Covid Families
Kids Deserve Care Recognizing and Responding to Long COVID in Children Stay Informed Get Your T-shirt A Generation at Risk Six million children are living with Long COVID. Their symptoms disrupt memor...
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July 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Six million children are living with #LongCOVID. Their symptoms disrupt memory, energy, mood, and development, keeping them out of school, sidelined from friendships, and left without answers.
Join us for #PediatricLongCOVIDAwareness Week.
longcovidfamilies.org/advocacy/ped...
Join us for #PediatricLongCOVIDAwareness Week.
longcovidfamilies.org/advocacy/ped...
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July 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on July 11 cautioned the United States, South Korea, and Japan against forming a security partnership specifically targeting North Korea.
Russia's Lavrov cautions West on North Korea security pact
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the U.S., South Korea, and Japan of military buildups around North Korea. "We warn against exploiting these ties to build alliances directed against anyo...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on July 11 cautioned the United States, South Korea, and Japan against forming a security partnership specifically targeting North Korea.
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During last night's Russian attack on Chernivtsi,as personnel was taking children from House of Butterflies hospice to a shelter,little Zlata, a patient of the hospice,suddenly stopped breathing
The doctors,risking lives,brought her to intensive therapy,resuscitated Zlata under the Russian strikes
The doctors,risking lives,brought her to intensive therapy,resuscitated Zlata under the Russian strikes
July 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
During last night's Russian attack on Chernivtsi,as personnel was taking children from House of Butterflies hospice to a shelter,little Zlata, a patient of the hospice,suddenly stopped breathing
The doctors,risking lives,brought her to intensive therapy,resuscitated Zlata under the Russian strikes
The doctors,risking lives,brought her to intensive therapy,resuscitated Zlata under the Russian strikes
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In the 6th year of an ongoing pandemic, a Canadian science journalist says "Wow. So in other words, COVID is doing more than just infecting the lungs; it's going to other parts of the body".
Quite.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
In the 6th year of an ongoing pandemic, a Canadian science journalist says "Wow. So in other words, COVID is doing more than just infecting the lungs; it's going to other parts of the body".
Quite.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage | CBC Radio
Scientific evidence is painting an unsettling picture: COVID infections, even if mild or asymptomatic, may be causing long-term cellular and organ damage, as well as increasing your risk of developing...
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July 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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In the 6th year of an ongoing pandemic, a Canadian science journalist says "Wow. So in other words, COVID is doing more than just infecting the lungs; it's going to other parts of the body".
Quite.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
In the 6th year of an ongoing pandemic, a Canadian science journalist says "Wow. So in other words, COVID is doing more than just infecting the lungs; it's going to other parts of the body".
Quite.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
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"Who benefits from discriminatory college admissions policies? White men.
There are more qualified college applications from women, who generally get higher grades and account for more than 70% of the valedictorians nationwide.
Seeking to create some level of gender balance, many colleges accept
There are more qualified college applications from women, who generally get higher grades and account for more than 70% of the valedictorians nationwide.
Seeking to create some level of gender balance, many colleges accept
Editorial: Who benefits from discriminatory college admissions policies? White males
If the Trump administration really intends to examine discriminatory college-admission policies, as a New York Times report suggests, it had best be prepared for what it will find: A lot of white peop...
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February 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"Who benefits from discriminatory college admissions policies? White men.
There are more qualified college applications from women, who generally get higher grades and account for more than 70% of the valedictorians nationwide.
Seeking to create some level of gender balance, many colleges accept
There are more qualified college applications from women, who generally get higher grades and account for more than 70% of the valedictorians nationwide.
Seeking to create some level of gender balance, many colleges accept
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"Nearly half of white students admitted to Harvard between 2009 and 2014 were legacy students or Dean’s Interest List—a list of applicants whose relatives have donated to Harvard, the existence of which only became public knowledge in 2018"
75% of them would not have been admitted otherwise
75% of them would not have been admitted otherwise
July 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"Nearly half of white students admitted to Harvard between 2009 and 2014 were legacy students or Dean’s Interest List—a list of applicants whose relatives have donated to Harvard, the existence of which only became public knowledge in 2018"
75% of them would not have been admitted otherwise
75% of them would not have been admitted otherwise
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Amazon workers are collapsing from heat, skipping bathroom breaks, and getting hospitalized. Some are dying.
While Jeff Bezos throws $50 million weddings, they live in poverty and fear.
They’re demanding a contract, safety, and respect.
And if they don’t get it? Shut. It. Down.
While Jeff Bezos throws $50 million weddings, they live in poverty and fear.
They’re demanding a contract, safety, and respect.
And if they don’t get it? Shut. It. Down.
July 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Amazon workers are collapsing from heat, skipping bathroom breaks, and getting hospitalized. Some are dying.
While Jeff Bezos throws $50 million weddings, they live in poverty and fear.
They’re demanding a contract, safety, and respect.
And if they don’t get it? Shut. It. Down.
While Jeff Bezos throws $50 million weddings, they live in poverty and fear.
They’re demanding a contract, safety, and respect.
And if they don’t get it? Shut. It. Down.
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Op zijn snijtafel in @trouw.nl fileert @hansgoslinga.bsky.social scherp de levenloze restanten van goed bestuur.
“Het politieke einde van NSC laat, net als het verdoolde gedrag van VVD, zien hoe ver politiek vervreemd is geraakt van haar bestaansreden als ‘ernstig middel voor een ernstig doel’.”
“Het politieke einde van NSC laat, net als het verdoolde gedrag van VVD, zien hoe ver politiek vervreemd is geraakt van haar bestaansreden als ‘ernstig middel voor een ernstig doel’.”
Echte drama ontbreekt na val van non-kabinet
Echte drama ontbreekt na val van non-kabinet
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July 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Op zijn snijtafel in @trouw.nl fileert @hansgoslinga.bsky.social scherp de levenloze restanten van goed bestuur.
“Het politieke einde van NSC laat, net als het verdoolde gedrag van VVD, zien hoe ver politiek vervreemd is geraakt van haar bestaansreden als ‘ernstig middel voor een ernstig doel’.”
“Het politieke einde van NSC laat, net als het verdoolde gedrag van VVD, zien hoe ver politiek vervreemd is geraakt van haar bestaansreden als ‘ernstig middel voor een ernstig doel’.”
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This is interesting — “The Hidden Wealth of Cities” by the World Bank, on how the PUBLIC SPACES in cities are a great economic investment and asset rather than a cost or liability. But too many cities aren’t taking smart advantage of the economic benefits. openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/c...
July 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is interesting — “The Hidden Wealth of Cities” by the World Bank, on how the PUBLIC SPACES in cities are a great economic investment and asset rather than a cost or liability. But too many cities aren’t taking smart advantage of the economic benefits. openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/c...
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"
July 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"
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This seems like a bad idea. Why would Spain do this?
If there are any government officials in Spain who haven't been recruited by the Chinese, they'd identify the traitors responsible for this and throw them in prison for life. Get rid of the Chinese spies pretending to be diplomats in the Chinese embassy.
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Spain awards Huawei contracts to manage intelligence agency wiretaps
Huawei will manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps in Spain, under a contract that bucks the trend of Western governments restricting use of the Chinese tech company's products and services.
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July 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This seems like a bad idea. Why would Spain do this?
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It's not hyperbole to say that corpses have more rights than pregnant women in many US states.
Liz Bruenig really said "brain dead people are incubators too"
Liz Bruenig really said "brain dead people are incubators too"
June 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It's not hyperbole to say that corpses have more rights than pregnant women in many US states.
Liz Bruenig really said "brain dead people are incubators too"
Liz Bruenig really said "brain dead people are incubators too"
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As reported by Medscape:
"Lyme infection-associated chronic illness (IACI) is real, often debilitating and long-lasting, and in urgent need of research that prioritizes treatments to improve symptoms affecting patients’ function and quality of life."
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"Lyme infection-associated chronic illness (IACI) is real, often debilitating and long-lasting, and in urgent need of research that prioritizes treatments to improve symptoms affecting patients’ function and quality of life."
READ MORE www.lymedisease.org/nasem-lyme-r...
www.lymedisease.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
As reported by Medscape:
"Lyme infection-associated chronic illness (IACI) is real, often debilitating and long-lasting, and in urgent need of research that prioritizes treatments to improve symptoms affecting patients’ function and quality of life."
READ MORE www.lymedisease.org/nasem-lyme-r...
"Lyme infection-associated chronic illness (IACI) is real, often debilitating and long-lasting, and in urgent need of research that prioritizes treatments to improve symptoms affecting patients’ function and quality of life."
READ MORE www.lymedisease.org/nasem-lyme-r...
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Zeer kritisch stuk in de VK over de VVD:
De VVD normaliseert anti-democratisch gedachtegoed, veroorzaakt toxische polarisatie en verspreidt desinformatie over andere middenpartijen.
De VVD normaliseert anti-democratisch gedachtegoed, veroorzaakt toxische polarisatie en verspreidt desinformatie over andere middenpartijen.
June 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Zeer kritisch stuk in de VK over de VVD:
De VVD normaliseert anti-democratisch gedachtegoed, veroorzaakt toxische polarisatie en verspreidt desinformatie over andere middenpartijen.
De VVD normaliseert anti-democratisch gedachtegoed, veroorzaakt toxische polarisatie en verspreidt desinformatie over andere middenpartijen.
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- Trump geeft ICE opdracht om deportaties uit te breiden specifiek in door Democraten bestuurde steden zoals Los Angeles, Chicago en New York. Hij wil dat ICE zich richt op steden die volgens hem 'ooit idyllische steden hebben veranderd in dystopische scènes uit de Derde Wereld.'
Trump dag 146-147: Trump roept ICE, Pentagon en FBI op om migratiehandhaving in Democratisch geleide staten op te voeren, politica vermoord bij politieke aanslag Minnesota, inreisverbod mogelijk uitgebreid met 36 landen en grootste demonstratie ooit in VS: reportersonline.nl/trump-dag-14...
Trump dag 146-147: Trump roept ICE, Pentagon, DEA, ATF en FBI op om migratiehandhaving in Democratisch geleide staten op te voeren, politica vermoord bij politieke aanslagen Minnesota, inreisverbod mo...
Nieuwe besluiten van Trump en consorten, en nieuwe fallout. Een overzicht van dag 146 en 147.
reportersonline.nl
June 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
- Trump geeft ICE opdracht om deportaties uit te breiden specifiek in door Democraten bestuurde steden zoals Los Angeles, Chicago en New York. Hij wil dat ICE zich richt op steden die volgens hem 'ooit idyllische steden hebben veranderd in dystopische scènes uit de Derde Wereld.'
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Dit is het bericht van Trump, waarin hij oproept om Democratische steden te targeten:
June 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Dit is het bericht van Trump, waarin hij oproept om Democratische steden te targeten: