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Mark Cuban

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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

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How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca

In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.

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February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸

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Sen Cassidy: “Black lives matter only if you count them”

Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · Feb 8

They are who we think they are

February 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM

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Chris Hayes

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I said what I said.

www.thewrap.com/chris-hayes-...

Chris Hayes Says Conservatives Need to 'Stay the F--- Out' of Parents of Trans Kids' Decisions | Video

"That's their decision to make," he says on 'Real Time with Bill Maher,' "And you don't have to make that for your family"

www.thewrap.com

February 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM

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Trixie Jones

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Has anyone started a class-action suit on behalf of all Americans against “the richest man in the world” for ass-raping our data using known cyber-criminals as accomplices? This is some next-level cyber-Nazi bullshit. 😡

February 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM

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Meera Collier

@meeracollier.bsky.social

So my last day at Disney is on Friday, and I have had no luck finding a new job. Please, if you hear of any kind of writing jobs --- tech writing, marketing writing, or anything in between --- send them my way. I'm getting desperate.

January 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM