Sam Cooke
@samcoooke.bsky.social
MD/PhD candidate! I love science! I study cancer evolution and sex differences in immune responses to cancer.
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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Axonal pathfinding of zebrafish retinal ganglion cells forms the optic nerve. Credit to Dr. Matthew Bostock @houartlab.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Axonal pathfinding of zebrafish retinal ganglion cells forms the optic nerve. Credit to Dr. Matthew Bostock @houartlab.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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Seen a few of the epstein emails now, all with different people and it's not the main issue here but is everyone illiterate
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Seen a few of the epstein emails now, all with different people and it's not the main issue here but is everyone illiterate
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Some of the best data detective work I’ve seen, and embarrassing for @bmj.com
This is one of the most remarkable academic debacles I've ever seen.
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
PubPeer - Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart fail...
There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (P...
pubpeer.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Some of the best data detective work I’ve seen, and embarrassing for @bmj.com
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🚨 SHARE: UPDATED LIST OF DEMOCRATS VOTING "YES" WITH REPUBLICANS & NOW COMPLICIT IN THE ONCOMING SUFFERING OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE:
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
King
Rosen
Shaheen
(Schumer made sure he had the above voting yes, so he could safely vote no. He's done!)
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
King
Rosen
Shaheen
(Schumer made sure he had the above voting yes, so he could safely vote no. He's done!)
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
🚨 SHARE: UPDATED LIST OF DEMOCRATS VOTING "YES" WITH REPUBLICANS & NOW COMPLICIT IN THE ONCOMING SUFFERING OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE:
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
King
Rosen
Shaheen
(Schumer made sure he had the above voting yes, so he could safely vote no. He's done!)
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
King
Rosen
Shaheen
(Schumer made sure he had the above voting yes, so he could safely vote no. He's done!)
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open.substack.com/pub/drbobmor...
We must put out the fire.
We will need to rebuild the house.
But first, we need to get rid of the arsonist.
If we want to protect public health. RFK Jr. has got to go.
We must put out the fire.
We will need to rebuild the house.
But first, we need to get rid of the arsonist.
If we want to protect public health. RFK Jr. has got to go.
The House of Public Health Is On Fire
We Must Stop Junior from Burning it Down
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
open.substack.com/pub/drbobmor...
We must put out the fire.
We will need to rebuild the house.
But first, we need to get rid of the arsonist.
If we want to protect public health. RFK Jr. has got to go.
We must put out the fire.
We will need to rebuild the house.
But first, we need to get rid of the arsonist.
If we want to protect public health. RFK Jr. has got to go.
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And they're fucking dope. No reason for them to go this hard.
October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
And they're fucking dope. No reason for them to go this hard.
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In case facts still matter
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In case facts still matter
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I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
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Nine months ago I put most of my hope in major institutions continuing to hold fascism in check, but had little expectation that regular people with little to no power would step up and put themselves at risk.
I had it exactly backward.
I had it exactly backward.
signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Nine months ago I put most of my hope in major institutions continuing to hold fascism in check, but had little expectation that regular people with little to no power would step up and put themselves at risk.
I had it exactly backward.
I had it exactly backward.
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Not vengeance. JUSTICE.
Dems everywhere need to run on this. Accountability, rule of law, packing the courts. Not vengeance but justice.
October 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Not vengeance. JUSTICE.
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Victory over Trumpism will not be enough.
We must demand ACCOUNTABILITY.
Every last person who broke their oath and violated the law must be held accountable.
We must demand ACCOUNTABILITY.
Every last person who broke their oath and violated the law must be held accountable.
DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni says Emil Bove told him, 'those planes need to take off no matter what, and if some court should issue an order preventing that, we may have to consider telling that court 'fuck you.'
Reuveni: It is the highest, most egregious violation of the lawyer's code of ethics.
Reuveni: It is the highest, most egregious violation of the lawyer's code of ethics.
October 20, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Victory over Trumpism will not be enough.
We must demand ACCOUNTABILITY.
Every last person who broke their oath and violated the law must be held accountable.
We must demand ACCOUNTABILITY.
Every last person who broke their oath and violated the law must be held accountable.
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you’re telling me that another thirtysomething republican has nazi beliefs. wow
EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia told Republicans that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and that he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a group chat viewed by POLITICO.
Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts
Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
www.politico.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
you’re telling me that another thirtysomething republican has nazi beliefs. wow
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October 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Portugal has your back America!
October 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Portugal has your back America!
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A national cohort study in France shows no association between mRNA COVID-19 vaccine received in the first trimester & congenital defects in babies. This adds to previous national studies that reported similar outcomes.
Kennedy is wrong, as usual.
🧪 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Kennedy is wrong, as usual.
🧪 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
First-Trimester mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination and Risk of Major Congenital Anomalies
This cohort study examines the association between first-trimester exposure to messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines and the risk of major congenital malformations among infants in France.
jamanetwork.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A national cohort study in France shows no association between mRNA COVID-19 vaccine received in the first trimester & congenital defects in babies. This adds to previous national studies that reported similar outcomes.
Kennedy is wrong, as usual.
🧪 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Kennedy is wrong, as usual.
🧪 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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a real water is wet scenario here
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
a real water is wet scenario here
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A couple of days ago I was in a museum dedicated to the Dutch resistance during WW2. Attendees were given the opportunity to leave a note on the wall.
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A couple of days ago I was in a museum dedicated to the Dutch resistance during WW2. Attendees were given the opportunity to leave a note on the wall.
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ICE Agents in #Chicago
‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building
It’s the most egregious abuse of our basic rights as Americans I've seen in a long time, maybe in my lifetime,” says Chris Hayes.
‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building
It’s the most egregious abuse of our basic rights as Americans I've seen in a long time, maybe in my lifetime,” says Chris Hayes.
October 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
ICE Agents in #Chicago
‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building
It’s the most egregious abuse of our basic rights as Americans I've seen in a long time, maybe in my lifetime,” says Chris Hayes.
‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building
It’s the most egregious abuse of our basic rights as Americans I've seen in a long time, maybe in my lifetime,” says Chris Hayes.
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
I will say it until I am blue in the face. This. Is. Fascism. There is no “descent”or “decline”. There is no “is the US on the brink of…” we’re here guys. We’ve met literally all of the criteria.
September 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I will say it until I am blue in the face. This. Is. Fascism. There is no “descent”or “decline”. There is no “is the US on the brink of…” we’re here guys. We’ve met literally all of the criteria.
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More and more international researchers I talk to are choosing not to visit the US in the current political climate. Over time, I think this will complicate information exchange between US and international researchers, slowing the process of scientific discovery.
September 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
More and more international researchers I talk to are choosing not to visit the US in the current political climate. Over time, I think this will complicate information exchange between US and international researchers, slowing the process of scientific discovery.
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the sycophancy for trump aside, very hard to overstate the arrogance of this majority in dispensing with a precedent that has served this country and both of its political parties well for nearly a century.
#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.
September 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
the sycophancy for trump aside, very hard to overstate the arrogance of this majority in dispensing with a precedent that has served this country and both of its political parties well for nearly a century.