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Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission
Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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Want to honor Alice Wong and her work? Wear a damn mask!
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Want to honor Alice Wong and her work? Wear a damn mask!
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Defunding scientists for the nationality of who they co-author with or who they train.
One of the most radical attack on freedom of speech in US history. A far right nationalist destruction of US science. Such a shameful time to be an American that this racist stupidity has become mainstream.
One of the most radical attack on freedom of speech in US history. A far right nationalist destruction of US science. Such a shameful time to be an American that this racist stupidity has become mainstream.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Defunding scientists for the nationality of who they co-author with or who they train.
One of the most radical attack on freedom of speech in US history. A far right nationalist destruction of US science. Such a shameful time to be an American that this racist stupidity has become mainstream.
One of the most radical attack on freedom of speech in US history. A far right nationalist destruction of US science. Such a shameful time to be an American that this racist stupidity has become mainstream.
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I cannot stop the mass firings overnight. But I can wear a mask to protect myself and those around me
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
October 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I cannot stop the mass firings overnight. But I can wear a mask to protect myself and those around me
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IT'S HAPPENING: House Democrats are introducing articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr for slashing research funding and spreading medical misinformation.
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr.
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
September 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
IT'S HAPPENING: House Democrats are introducing articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr for slashing research funding and spreading medical misinformation.
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IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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No, you're not ineligible for the vaccine. Let me introduce you to the concept of lying.
August 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
No, you're not ineligible for the vaccine. Let me introduce you to the concept of lying.
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Bill Cassidy, you could stopped this months ago if you had a shred of integrity.
August 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Bill Cassidy, you could stopped this months ago if you had a shred of integrity.
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rfkjr: we just want people to be able to make choices about their own health
america: cool can we choose to take the covid booster
rfkjr: lol no
america: cool can we choose to take the covid booster
rfkjr: lol no
August 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
rfkjr: we just want people to be able to make choices about their own health
america: cool can we choose to take the covid booster
rfkjr: lol no
america: cool can we choose to take the covid booster
rfkjr: lol no
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Public health disinformation is killing our country.
August 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Public health disinformation is killing our country.
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: RFK Jr. is a danger to this nation. Don’t give in to Trump & his cronies: we are NOT trading innovation for ideology. We demand the immediate IMPEACHMENT and REMOVAL of RFK. Stop the quack. Protect Science. Protect Democracy
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS: RFK Jr. is a danger to this nation. Don’t give in to Trump & his cronies: we are NOT trading innovation for ideology. We demand the immediate IMPEACHMENT and REMOVAL of RFK. Stop the quack. Protect Science. Protect Democracy
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience
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The US Steel plant where two workers were killed and ten injured in an explosion had a history of chemical accidents — but the Trump EPA, scrubbed a tracking tool listing dangerous facilities from its website are lobbying from the chemical industry.
jacobin.com/2025/08/us-s...
jacobin.com/2025/08/us-s...
Trump’s EPA Hid Risks at the Steel Plant That Just Exploded
The US Steel plant where two workers were killed and ten injured in an explosion on Monday had a history of chemical accidents. It was one of hundreds of chemical facilities whose risks were hidden fr...
jacobin.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The US Steel plant where two workers were killed and ten injured in an explosion had a history of chemical accidents — but the Trump EPA, scrubbed a tracking tool listing dangerous facilities from its website are lobbying from the chemical industry.
jacobin.com/2025/08/us-s...
jacobin.com/2025/08/us-s...
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Hey folks! In response to the cokeworks explosion, Mask Up Pgh is at the Jefferson Hills library handing out masks tonight! Come see us if you need some!
August 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Hey folks! In response to the cokeworks explosion, Mask Up Pgh is at the Jefferson Hills library handing out masks tonight! Come see us if you need some!
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At his confirmation hearing, RFK Jr claimed he wouldn’t take away vaccines. So far he has:
Removed COVID vaccine recommendations
Fired the CDC’s vaccine committee
Replaced scientists with antivaxxers
Cancelled vaccine hesitancy research
Pulled $500m in mRNA vaccine research
Removed COVID vaccine recommendations
Fired the CDC’s vaccine committee
Replaced scientists with antivaxxers
Cancelled vaccine hesitancy research
Pulled $500m in mRNA vaccine research
August 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
At his confirmation hearing, RFK Jr claimed he wouldn’t take away vaccines. So far he has:
Removed COVID vaccine recommendations
Fired the CDC’s vaccine committee
Replaced scientists with antivaxxers
Cancelled vaccine hesitancy research
Pulled $500m in mRNA vaccine research
Removed COVID vaccine recommendations
Fired the CDC’s vaccine committee
Replaced scientists with antivaxxers
Cancelled vaccine hesitancy research
Pulled $500m in mRNA vaccine research
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Sentiments like these are eugenics and should have no place at government health agencies, whose mission is to protect the health of all people regardless of anyone’s circumstances.
July 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Sentiments like these are eugenics and should have no place at government health agencies, whose mission is to protect the health of all people regardless of anyone’s circumstances.
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Yes, I know, it's frustrating that some people will only care about the loss of DEIA programs that hit white people.
But also it is important to highlight how diversity programs *are, in fact, already* aiming to help the people anti-DEIA grifters claim at the expense of and thus cuts will benefit.
But also it is important to highlight how diversity programs *are, in fact, already* aiming to help the people anti-DEIA grifters claim at the expense of and thus cuts will benefit.
Powerful story from Kate Zernike from the NYT
Covers the diversity of young scientists targeted by the anti-DEI BS. Definitely worth a read and a share.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
Covers the diversity of young scientists targeted by the anti-DEI BS. Definitely worth a read and a share.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
The Surprising Scientists Hit by Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts
www.nytimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Yes, I know, it's frustrating that some people will only care about the loss of DEIA programs that hit white people.
But also it is important to highlight how diversity programs *are, in fact, already* aiming to help the people anti-DEIA grifters claim at the expense of and thus cuts will benefit.
But also it is important to highlight how diversity programs *are, in fact, already* aiming to help the people anti-DEIA grifters claim at the expense of and thus cuts will benefit.
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Endless sympathies to Medicaid recipients whose chronic illnesses act up under stress.
June 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Endless sympathies to Medicaid recipients whose chronic illnesses act up under stress.
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“ICE gets a bigger budget than the Marine Corps” is a simple fact that should be communicated very widely because it clearly expresses how crazy and radical this is
With this budget, ICE alone would have nearly as large a detention operation as all 50 states' prison systems combined. Bigger budget than the Marine Corps. Police-state levels of spending
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“ICE gets a bigger budget than the Marine Corps” is a simple fact that should be communicated very widely because it clearly expresses how crazy and radical this is
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Better save a copy of this now
June 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Better save a copy of this now