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"The bans show a clear pattern of targeting authors of color, women and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Books that educate about racism, gender and history are most often the recipient of relentless censorship attempts." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Multi-level barrage of US book bans is ‘unprecedented’, says PEN America
Censorship at local to federal level recalls past authoritarian regimes ‘but this has never all happened at once’
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"The bans show a clear pattern of targeting authors of color, women and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Books that educate about racism, gender and history are most often the recipient of relentless censorship attempts." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Surgeons in Boston successfully transplanted the kidney of a genetically modified pig into a 66-year-old man with kidney failure last month, Massachusetts General Hospital announced. It's the fourth transplant of its kind in the U.S., and is part of a new clinical trial sanctioned by the FDA.
Surgeons Transplant Engineered Pig Kidney Into Fourth Patient
A 66-year-old man from New Hampshire became the fourth person to receive a pig’s kidney.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Surgeons in Boston successfully transplanted the kidney of a genetically modified pig into a 66-year-old man with kidney failure last month, Massachusetts General Hospital announced. It's the fourth transplant of its kind in the U.S., and is part of a new clinical trial sanctioned by the FDA.
Remember the civil rights architect was a Queer Black Man, don’t ignore or diminish our significance in this fight for liberation. Happy Black History Month 🫶🏾✨🫶🏾
February 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Remember the civil rights architect was a Queer Black Man, don’t ignore or diminish our significance in this fight for liberation. Happy Black History Month 🫶🏾✨🫶🏾
This is so affirming! 🩵💙🩵
As governor of Illinois, I’ve made it my mission to make our state the best to call home including for our LGBTQ+ community.
No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves dignity and equality.
Hate has no home here.
No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves dignity and equality.
Hate has no home here.
February 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This is so affirming! 🩵💙🩵
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Happy Black History Month! Here is my favorite story about a Black American you may not know about: Robert Smalls. He commandeered a confederate ship and sailed himself, his family, and the other enslaved crew and their families to freedom. THROUGH waters controlled by the Confederacy.
February 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Black History Month! Here is my favorite story about a Black American you may not know about: Robert Smalls. He commandeered a confederate ship and sailed himself, his family, and the other enslaved crew and their families to freedom. THROUGH waters controlled by the Confederacy.
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Going into Black History Month with this type of energy 😂
February 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Going into Black History Month with this type of energy 😂