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HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
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If there is one thing you hear today, let it be Beth’s story.
May 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
If there is one thing you hear today, let it be Beth’s story.
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President Trump and Elon Musk are delaying life-saving cancer treatments by laying off scientists doing cutting edge research.
We should be doing all we can to spur more innovation, not turning our backs on progress.
We should be doing all we can to spur more innovation, not turning our backs on progress.
April 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
President Trump and Elon Musk are delaying life-saving cancer treatments by laying off scientists doing cutting edge research.
We should be doing all we can to spur more innovation, not turning our backs on progress.
We should be doing all we can to spur more innovation, not turning our backs on progress.
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Monday was a tough day for local entrepreneur and Minnesota’s Small Business Person of the Year Beth (Fynbo) Benike. The new U.S. tariffs on China doubled the costs of her Busy Baby products and effectively killed a new contract with Walmart.
Oronoco business owner says tariffs are 'devastating' for her Busy Baby company
Monday was a tough day for local entrepreneur and Minnesota’s Small Business Person of the Year Beth (Fynbo) Benike. The new U.S. tariffs on China doubled the costs of her Busy Baby products and effectively killed a new contract with Walmart.
www.postbulletin.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Monday was a tough day for local entrepreneur and Minnesota’s Small Business Person of the Year Beth (Fynbo) Benike. The new U.S. tariffs on China doubled the costs of her Busy Baby products and effectively killed a new contract with Walmart.
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History speaks. Europe’s lessons from a century ago can wake up and inspire our democracy…in 2025 America.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
March 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
History speaks. Europe’s lessons from a century ago can wake up and inspire our democracy…in 2025 America.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
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End a clinical trial early, and researchers might not be able to tell if it worked, leaving participants worse off than when they started. But that is what the Trump administration is asking scientists to do, @katherinejwu.com reports.
The NIH’s Most Reckless Cuts Yet
Ending clinical trials with no warning can put patients at risk.
bit.ly
April 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
End a clinical trial early, and researchers might not be able to tell if it worked, leaving participants worse off than when they started. But that is what the Trump administration is asking scientists to do, @katherinejwu.com reports.
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Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
Blazing your own path for the W
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April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
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Was just reading John Quincy Adams' oral arguments before SCOTUS in the Amistad case and this part seems, uh, pretty relevant
March 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Was just reading John Quincy Adams' oral arguments before SCOTUS in the Amistad case and this part seems, uh, pretty relevant
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90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.
A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
www.sciencefriday.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.
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proud of my mom. she's a neuroscientist whose university funding was just cut by the assholes in charge. this affects not only her lab and research, but her salary — and her pension when she retires. she + my dad are the featured image and first interview in this video: www.kbtx.com/2025/03/07/p...
Protestors speak out against Trump administration’s actions during ‘Stand Up for Science’
Across the country on Friday, thousands came out for ‘Stand Up for Science" protests to speak out against some of the Trump administration’s actions that they say are a threat to science.
www.kbtx.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
proud of my mom. she's a neuroscientist whose university funding was just cut by the assholes in charge. this affects not only her lab and research, but her salary — and her pension when she retires. she + my dad are the featured image and first interview in this video: www.kbtx.com/2025/03/07/p...
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Sen. Klobuchar is a NO
March 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Sen. Klobuchar is a NO
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an old co-author emailed me looking for a confirmation a non-existent paper supposedly authored by me that one of her students has cited in an essay... so i got curious and prompted gpt-4o “papers by abeba birhane”. it listed 9 papers none of which I authored
February 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
an old co-author emailed me looking for a confirmation a non-existent paper supposedly authored by me that one of her students has cited in an essay... so i got curious and prompted gpt-4o “papers by abeba birhane”. it listed 9 papers none of which I authored
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Some DOGE staffers are getting paid six-figure salaries from the very agencies they're slashing and burning
killer scoop from @knibbs.bsky.social !!!!
www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
killer scoop from @knibbs.bsky.social !!!!
www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Some DOGE staffers are getting paid six-figure salaries from the very agencies they're slashing and burning
killer scoop from @knibbs.bsky.social !!!!
www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
killer scoop from @knibbs.bsky.social !!!!
www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
This is what all Democrats should be doing. Show up where Republicans are afraid to be. Listen. Engage.
March 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is what all Democrats should be doing. Show up where Republicans are afraid to be. Listen. Engage.
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
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My recent podcast with Francis. What he has done to advance biomedicine in the US and globally is immeasurable.
erictopol.substack.com/p/francis-co...
erictopol.substack.com/p/francis-co...
Francis Collins: On Truth, Science, Faith and Trust
Listen now (40 mins) | A very personal story—his inspiring new book THE ROAD TO WISDOM—and other closely related matters
erictopol.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My recent podcast with Francis. What he has done to advance biomedicine in the US and globally is immeasurable.
erictopol.substack.com/p/francis-co...
erictopol.substack.com/p/francis-co...
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This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
March 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
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Some PhD programs have frozen or reduced admissions, and offer letters have been yanked back. A 15% cap on NIH (National Institutes of Health) grants covering lab overhead/indirect costs could take $100 million to $130 million out of University of Minnesota science/medical research annually.
From a biomedical measuring tool at the College of St. Benedict to research grants at the University of Minnesota, a host of potential federal funding cuts are on the horizon. Teacher training grants at University of St. Thomas have already been canceled. www.twincities.com/2025/02/28/t...
Twin Cities universities face uncertain environmental with federal cuts to scholarships, research
Two teaching grants at the University of St. Thomas have been canceled, and up to $130 million in NIH funding for lab overhead at the University of Minnesota is in question.
www.twincities.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Some PhD programs have frozen or reduced admissions, and offer letters have been yanked back. A 15% cap on NIH (National Institutes of Health) grants covering lab overhead/indirect costs could take $100 million to $130 million out of University of Minnesota science/medical research annually.
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The event was in conjunction with the Data Rescue Project, an effort that has identified data at high risk of loss, and tapped volunteers to find, curate and save it.
Dozens worked WashU event to save federal data at risk of disappearing
The event was in conjunction with the Data Rescue Project, an effort that has identified data at high risk of loss, and tapped volunteers to find, curate and save it.
www.stltoday.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The event was in conjunction with the Data Rescue Project, an effort that has identified data at high risk of loss, and tapped volunteers to find, curate and save it.
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U.S. Terminates Fundind Around the World www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h... "People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
U.S. Terminates Fundind Around the World www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h... "People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
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Unbelievable news.
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Unbelievable news.
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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100000000% THIS
Remember Mitch McConnell's strategy was to use unchallenged seats on school boards, city councils, etc to build a foundation of extreme right-wing power. Progressives need to do the same.
This is why I donate to @runforsomething.net monthly. If you're willing, they'll help you run.
Remember Mitch McConnell's strategy was to use unchallenged seats on school boards, city councils, etc to build a foundation of extreme right-wing power. Progressives need to do the same.
This is why I donate to @runforsomething.net monthly. If you're willing, they'll help you run.
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
100000000% THIS
Remember Mitch McConnell's strategy was to use unchallenged seats on school boards, city councils, etc to build a foundation of extreme right-wing power. Progressives need to do the same.
This is why I donate to @runforsomething.net monthly. If you're willing, they'll help you run.
Remember Mitch McConnell's strategy was to use unchallenged seats on school boards, city councils, etc to build a foundation of extreme right-wing power. Progressives need to do the same.
This is why I donate to @runforsomething.net monthly. If you're willing, they'll help you run.