Brendanluc
@brendanluc.bsky.social
Cell and gene therapy with a hint of politics.
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Trump literally could not care less if you live or die.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Trump literally could not care less if you live or die.
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Every day of legislative paralysis proves that Trump’s will can replace law. He is running the government by executive discretion, choosing which contracts survive, which agencies operate, and which workers get paid — while the branch meant to constrain him slides into self-inflicted irrelevance.
Trump Doesn't Ever Want the Government to Re-Open
Congress is abandoning its central function: to check the executive.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Every day of legislative paralysis proves that Trump’s will can replace law. He is running the government by executive discretion, choosing which contracts survive, which agencies operate, and which workers get paid — while the branch meant to constrain him slides into self-inflicted irrelevance.
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Republicans are Confused.
October 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Republicans are Confused.
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This seems not great.
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This seems not great.
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This is the way
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is the way
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Predator Summer
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Predator Summer
A sickness plaguing American society
open.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Predator Summer
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How does Epstein- Barr virus induce multiple sclerosis?
The infection leads to B cells that get into the brain, attracting pro-inflammatory T cells (mouse model)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The infection leads to B cells that get into the brain, attracting pro-inflammatory T cells (mouse model)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
EBV induces CNS homing of B cells attracting inflammatory T cells - Nature
Epstein–Barr virus infection generates a neuroinvasive B cell subset, which recruits activated T cells to the central nervous system, promoting multiple sclerosis.
www.nature.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How does Epstein- Barr virus induce multiple sclerosis?
The infection leads to B cells that get into the brain, attracting pro-inflammatory T cells (mouse model)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The infection leads to B cells that get into the brain, attracting pro-inflammatory T cells (mouse model)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Okay, *now you can start to worry about data being manipulated.
August 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Okay, *now you can start to worry about data being manipulated.
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Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Cancer patients are being kicked out of clinical trials that could save their lives because Donald Trump thinks scientific research is too woke.
July 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Cancer patients are being kicked out of clinical trials that could save their lives because Donald Trump thinks scientific research is too woke.
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We’ve seen what happens when you embolden anti-vaccine conspiracists: long-forgotten diseases return and people get hurt.
We need leaders who understand the importance of public health and make decisions based on science, not conspiracies.
Read my full op-ed in @newsweek.com here:
We need leaders who understand the importance of public health and make decisions based on science, not conspiracies.
Read my full op-ed in @newsweek.com here:
Senator: We're Seeing Consequences of RFK Jr's Vaccine Skepticism | Opinion
If Secretary Kennedy truly wants to restore confidence in our public health system, then he should let the science speak for itself.
www.newsweek.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We’ve seen what happens when you embolden anti-vaccine conspiracists: long-forgotten diseases return and people get hurt.
We need leaders who understand the importance of public health and make decisions based on science, not conspiracies.
Read my full op-ed in @newsweek.com here:
We need leaders who understand the importance of public health and make decisions based on science, not conspiracies.
Read my full op-ed in @newsweek.com here:
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No one in our country should be forced to go hungry, but that's what Republicans' big bad budget means for thousands of Delawareans.
In Delaware, we're a state of neighbors. This morning, we came together as a reminder that when neighbors stick together, we can get through this.
In Delaware, we're a state of neighbors. This morning, we came together as a reminder that when neighbors stick together, we can get through this.
July 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
No one in our country should be forced to go hungry, but that's what Republicans' big bad budget means for thousands of Delawareans.
In Delaware, we're a state of neighbors. This morning, we came together as a reminder that when neighbors stick together, we can get through this.
In Delaware, we're a state of neighbors. This morning, we came together as a reminder that when neighbors stick together, we can get through this.
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The full ruling explaining why NIH grant cuts are illegal came out today.
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
After ruling the NIH grant cuts were illegal yesterday, Judge Young, a Reagan appointee on the bench since 1985, ended the hearing with a blistering 15-minute speech.
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory
The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The full ruling explaining why NIH grant cuts are illegal came out today.
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
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RFK Jr. is going to kill thousands of people. That’s not hyperbole.
June 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
RFK Jr. is going to kill thousands of people. That’s not hyperbole.
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Democrats should introduce articles of impeachment for RFK jr
Even if it doesn’t work, which it probably won’t, democrats need to make clear that he’s not gonna get away with it
Even if it doesn’t work, which it probably won’t, democrats need to make clear that he’s not gonna get away with it
RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
apnews.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Democrats should introduce articles of impeachment for RFK jr
Even if it doesn’t work, which it probably won’t, democrats need to make clear that he’s not gonna get away with it
Even if it doesn’t work, which it probably won’t, democrats need to make clear that he’s not gonna get away with it
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How many times am I allowed to repost this?
Why isn't Trump's clear and open call for federal law enforcement to arrest a Democratic governor based on zero lawbreaking of any kind leading every single news site right now?
June 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
How many times am I allowed to repost this?
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Put down the popcorn and focus on what's important. This Trump-Musk fight portends bad news for the rest of us. open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
Trump is Consolidating Power
Like any dictator, Donald Trump is moving to erase any independent source of power in the MAGA-adjacent firmament.
open.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Put down the popcorn and focus on what's important. This Trump-Musk fight portends bad news for the rest of us. open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
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This is a death sentence for the brave Afghanis who supported our war against the Taliban. It will also pose grave risk to our servicemen and women in future conflicts b/c locals will never trust or work with us again. thehill.com/policy/natio...
Trump administration ends protections from deportation for Afghans
The Trump administration on Monday formally lifted a shield on deportation of Afghans in the U.S., arguing improving conditions in the Taliban-run country mean its U.S.-based citizens no longer mer…
thehill.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is a death sentence for the brave Afghanis who supported our war against the Taliban. It will also pose grave risk to our servicemen and women in future conflicts b/c locals will never trust or work with us again. thehill.com/policy/natio...
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The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
April 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
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The 10% tariff alone is a $2500 per household annual tax hike!
April 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The 10% tariff alone is a $2500 per household annual tax hike!
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BREAKING: I’m demanding answers from the White House and Office of Government Ethics about whether anyone in the Trump family or administration profited off of this tariff chaos through insider trading.
April 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
BREAKING: I’m demanding answers from the White House and Office of Government Ethics about whether anyone in the Trump family or administration profited off of this tariff chaos through insider trading.
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[to the tune of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"] Every accusation, a confession
“Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii”
Just a little election fraud by Trump’s Director of National Intelligence. She even took her homestead tax deduction in Texas.🙄
Just a little election fraud by Trump’s Director of National Intelligence. She even took her homestead tax deduction in Texas.🙄
Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii | CNN Politics
Election law experts said Gabbard’s vote, coupled with her claiming a homestead tax break on her Texas home, raises questions about whether she properly cast her ballot and illustrates the complexity ...
www.cnn.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
[to the tune of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"] Every accusation, a confession
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1/ A bill written by Elon Musk’s law firm just passed in Delaware.
It helps billionaires dodge accountability and weakens shareholder rights.
It’s a corporate power grab—and a clear result of Citizens United.
Here’s why it matters:
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
It helps billionaires dodge accountability and weakens shareholder rights.
It’s a corporate power grab—and a clear result of Citizens United.
Here’s why it matters:
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
1/ A bill written by Elon Musk’s law firm just passed in Delaware.
It helps billionaires dodge accountability and weakens shareholder rights.
It’s a corporate power grab—and a clear result of Citizens United.
Here’s why it matters:
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
It helps billionaires dodge accountability and weakens shareholder rights.
It’s a corporate power grab—and a clear result of Citizens United.
Here’s why it matters:
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue