youngs3.bsky.social
@youngs3.bsky.social
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We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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What many doctors are thinking I bet.
May 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Imagine losing a battle to a bathroom sign and thinking you won.
May 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Does Neil deGrasse Tyson Believe in God?
April 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not. See, in all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
April 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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New York will require schools statewide to ban smartphone use during school hours, joining a national movement aimed at preventing compulsive social media use and distractions that interfere with school work, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.
NYC Joins National Effort to Ban Cellphone Use in Schools
Gov. Kathy Hochul argued that the “bell-to-bell” ban — which restricts the devices during class, lunch and other parts of school — would help prevent disruption and cyberbullying.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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It’s been 3 months since my household has spent one dime at Target and the two big takeaways are how easy it’s been and how much money we’ve saved by buying much of the same stuff elsewhere, primarily Costco—on top of everything else Target’s prices had gotten out of hand over the past few years 1/
Strike 1: putting everything unnecessarily under lock and key

Strike 2: banning <18 year old shoppers in my local Target and other Bronx/Harlem stores but not suburban locations

Strike 3: this
Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat cnb.cx/3POyGEd
April 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Starbucks just introduced a conservative dress code, one that limits choice of colors, accessories, makeup, & more - all in an effort to “return to coffeehouse vibes.”

How is limiting what we wear benefitting anyone?

Starbucks should focus on fixing understaffing, wait times, & other real issues!
I Went to Starbucks, Baristas Aren't Happy
A visit to Starbucks locations shows unhappy workers. Baristas don’t like the new policies instituted by CEO Brian Niccol.
247wallst.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Looks like we've got a cure for sickle cell. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say.
www.cbsnews.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Or, you know, anyone who ovulates
The ovulation tracking app, "Ovia", now mandates you identify what state you live in. Delete immediately and warn other women.
March 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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We are well overdue for a cat lover in the highest office. Let’s make this happen. I’m not saying it has to be Tim but so far he’s the most viable option.
Tim Walz, cat guy.
March 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Yesterday I revisited Mel Gibson's drunken phone calls from when he became a convicted abuser and they sounded a lot like this. "I am focusing on terrorizing you while you should be focused on thanking me."
'Just say thank you': Lutnick says Canada is acting like Ukraine

nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
March 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parents www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parents
The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.
www.nbcnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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I agree checkout these dates.
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March 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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**Major** update to this story, and something I'll continue reporting on through the weekend:

🚨 The new acting IRS commissioner has indicated she plans to comply with DHS's request for the addresses of 700,000 suspected undocumented immigrants. 🚨

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
March 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.
February 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM