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Given the news about erasing the history of slavery, this story is a must-read about why learning and studying history matters. @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S.
Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified. The find yields a new understanding ...
www.propublica.org
January 23, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Given the news about erasing the history of slavery, this story is a must-read about why learning and studying history matters. @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
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On the subject of World Cup boycotts, this is a story which ought to be much better known: why African countries decided not to compete for a place at the 1966 tournament. One of Fifa's most shameful moments, which hardly ever gets a mention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
How Africa boycotted the 1966 World Cup
The BBC's Piers Edwards explains the little-known story behind the African boycott to the 1966 World Cup, the only World Cup in history to have been snubbed by an entire continent.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
On the subject of World Cup boycotts, this is a story which ought to be much better known: why African countries decided not to compete for a place at the 1966 tournament. One of Fifa's most shameful moments, which hardly ever gets a mention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
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What in the Michel Foucault
This is the fucking limit. I had no idea that Amazon drivers AREN'T ALLOWED TO SING
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CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
January 18, 2026 at 10:12 PM
What in the Michel Foucault
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#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #neuroskyence #neurosci #PainResearch #addictionsci 🧪🛟 💊
The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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"Higher intake of high-fat cheese and high-fat cream was associated with a lower risk of all-cause dementia."
Results of a 25-year prospective study of ~27,000 participants.
The purported benefit was not linked to APOE4 carriers or low-fat cheese intake
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
Results of a 25-year prospective study of ~27,000 participants.
The purported benefit was not linked to APOE4 carriers or low-fat cheese intake
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
December 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"Higher intake of high-fat cheese and high-fat cream was associated with a lower risk of all-cause dementia."
Results of a 25-year prospective study of ~27,000 participants.
The purported benefit was not linked to APOE4 carriers or low-fat cheese intake
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
Results of a 25-year prospective study of ~27,000 participants.
The purported benefit was not linked to APOE4 carriers or low-fat cheese intake
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
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@illumina's @ramimehio, not here, on @ukbiobank.bsky.social results aimed at closing the heritability gap with WGS compared to arrays plus imputation
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 AM
@illumina's @ramimehio, not here, on @ukbiobank.bsky.social results aimed at closing the heritability gap with WGS compared to arrays plus imputation
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Also makes me think of this Will Oldham line
April 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Also makes me think of this Will Oldham line
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Bottom line: A Mediterranean type diet high in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grains, low fat dairy products, plant-based foods, and reduced sodium, trans fats, animal-based foods, sugary beverages, ultra- processed foods was the optimal pattern. Link nature.com/articles/s41...
Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging - Nature Medicine
In two longitudinal cohorts followed for 30 years, the associations of eight different dietary patterns with healthy aging—encompassing cognitive, physical and mental health—were studied, identifying ...
nature.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Bottom line: A Mediterranean type diet high in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grains, low fat dairy products, plant-based foods, and reduced sodium, trans fats, animal-based foods, sugary beverages, ultra- processed foods was the optimal pattern. Link nature.com/articles/s41...
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Adherence to these diets (most to least in quintiles) linked to healthy aging
March 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Adherence to these diets (most to least in quintiles) linked to healthy aging
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On this day In 1933, the Enabling Act became law, giving Hitler the power to rule without the involvement of the Reichstag or the President, turning Germany into a totalitarian dictatorship.
March 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
On this day In 1933, the Enabling Act became law, giving Hitler the power to rule without the involvement of the Reichstag or the President, turning Germany into a totalitarian dictatorship.
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Your body is full of carbon that was made inside stars via one very important process 🔭🧪 three-alpha.space/p/2-the-trip...
Three Alpha #2: The Triple Alpha Process
Where this newsletter's name comes from, plus a multitude of moons, droves of white dwarfs, and merging black holes.
three-alpha.space
March 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Your body is full of carbon that was made inside stars via one very important process 🔭🧪 three-alpha.space/p/2-the-trip...
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March 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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One more--this is just so cool:
Firefly Aerospace has released the full image sequence of a solar eclipse from the surface of the Moon. The dark object moving in front of the Sun is Earth. The lunar landscape is lit red by all the sunrises & sunsets in the world. 🧪
fireflyspace.com/news/blue-gh...
Firefly Aerospace has released the full image sequence of a solar eclipse from the surface of the Moon. The dark object moving in front of the Sun is Earth. The lunar landscape is lit red by all the sunrises & sunsets in the world. 🧪
fireflyspace.com/news/blue-gh...
March 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
One more--this is just so cool:
Firefly Aerospace has released the full image sequence of a solar eclipse from the surface of the Moon. The dark object moving in front of the Sun is Earth. The lunar landscape is lit red by all the sunrises & sunsets in the world. 🧪
fireflyspace.com/news/blue-gh...
Firefly Aerospace has released the full image sequence of a solar eclipse from the surface of the Moon. The dark object moving in front of the Sun is Earth. The lunar landscape is lit red by all the sunrises & sunsets in the world. 🧪
fireflyspace.com/news/blue-gh...
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UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:
March 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:
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Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
March 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
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"Funding from the NIH was contributed to 354 of 356 drugs (99.4%) approved from 2010 to 2019 totaling $187 billion" #BioMed
99% of new medicines developed by the pharmaceutical industry depend on NIH research jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Comparison of Research Spending on New Drug Approvals by the NIH vs the Pharmaceutical Industry
This cross-sectional study examines National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical industry investments in recent drug approvals.
jamanetwork.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Funding from the NIH was contributed to 354 of 356 drugs (99.4%) approved from 2010 to 2019 totaling $187 billion" #BioMed
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Constantly linking everything back to Ukraine and Ukrainians reminds me of a political platform that once rose to prominence in a powerful European state. Fueled by conspiracy theories, it found an easy scapegoat for the country’s setbacks. It did not end well
March 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Constantly linking everything back to Ukraine and Ukrainians reminds me of a political platform that once rose to prominence in a powerful European state. Fueled by conspiracy theories, it found an easy scapegoat for the country’s setbacks. It did not end well
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There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Elon Musk says he wants to “eliminate” programs like Social Security and Medicare: “Entitlements... That’s the big one to eliminate”
March 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
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Every part of what Musk says is wrong. The reality is that undocumented workers pour about $26 billion in payments into Social Security with no expectation of a return. Non-citizens subsidize citizens, and that does not magically allow them to vote.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/b...
March 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Every part of what Musk says is wrong. The reality is that undocumented workers pour about $26 billion in payments into Social Security with no expectation of a return. Non-citizens subsidize citizens, and that does not magically allow them to vote.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/b...
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There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.
March 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.
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Area Dogs observe Sunday night chores
March 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Area Dogs observe Sunday night chores
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