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NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
www.propublica.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
How we got here. One of the most important lessons we all need to know
Chief Justice Roberts Gets RUDE AWAKENING as SCHEME Gets EXPOSED
YouTube video by Legal AF
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October 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
How we got here. One of the most important lessons we all need to know
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Taxpayers and charities helped develop the gene therapy Zolgensma.
Then it debuted at a record price of $2M+ per dose, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation.
(Published Feb.)
Then it debuted at a record price of $2M+ per dose, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation.
(Published Feb.)
What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing
Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices ref...
www.propublica.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Taxpayers and charities helped develop the gene therapy Zolgensma.
Then it debuted at a record price of $2M+ per dose, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation.
(Published Feb.)
Then it debuted at a record price of $2M+ per dose, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation.
(Published Feb.)
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Donald Trump gave a speech at #nokings #Amsterdam! And je sang Happy Birthday to himself! The audience❤️❤️❤️Donald!!
June 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Donald Trump gave a speech at #nokings #Amsterdam! And je sang Happy Birthday to himself! The audience❤️❤️❤️Donald!!
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Trump-allied company wins $309M contract to build border wall across San Rafael Valley - Kristi Noem waived environmental laws for project
Fisher Sand & Gravel worked on Steve Bannon's 2019 'We Build the Wall' project that resulted in criminal convictions
www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
Fisher Sand & Gravel worked on Steve Bannon's 2019 'We Build the Wall' project that resulted in criminal convictions
www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
Trump-allied company wins $309 million contract to build border wall across San Rafael Valley
Fisher Sand & Gravel was awarded a $309 million contract to build nearly 27 miles of border wall across the San Rafael Valley.
www.tucsonsentinel.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Trump-allied company wins $309M contract to build border wall across San Rafael Valley - Kristi Noem waived environmental laws for project
Fisher Sand & Gravel worked on Steve Bannon's 2019 'We Build the Wall' project that resulted in criminal convictions
www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
Fisher Sand & Gravel worked on Steve Bannon's 2019 'We Build the Wall' project that resulted in criminal convictions
www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
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Why doesn’t Trump hire Americans?
June 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Why doesn’t Trump hire Americans?
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ICYMI — Some harsh self-criticism here: “Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective.”
(He was talking about Obama 😬)
(He was talking about Obama 😬)
June 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
ICYMI — Some harsh self-criticism here: “Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective.”
(He was talking about Obama 😬)
(He was talking about Obama 😬)
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Hello from Berlin where a few hundred Americans are outside the embassy, currently reading aloud from the Declaration of Independence. #nokings
June 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Hello from Berlin where a few hundred Americans are outside the embassy, currently reading aloud from the Declaration of Independence. #nokings
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Fox 9 Minneapolis reports that two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer.
Their conditions are not known.
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
Their conditions are not known.
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman shot in 'targeted' shootings: Sources
Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer, sources confirmed to FOX 9.
www.fox9.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Fox 9 Minneapolis reports that two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer.
Their conditions are not known.
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
Their conditions are not known.
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
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BREAKING
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
CBO finds 500 BILLION in MEDICARE CUTS within Trump’s big beautiful bill.
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
CBO finds 500 BILLION in MEDICARE CUTS within Trump’s big beautiful bill.
May 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
BREAKING
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
CBO finds 500 BILLION in MEDICARE CUTS within Trump’s big beautiful bill.
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
CBO finds 500 BILLION in MEDICARE CUTS within Trump’s big beautiful bill.
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🚨BREAKING: A CEO says he offered Trump IRS pick Billy Long an inauguration ticket & was promised an IRS "private letter ruling" by Long, according to recordings reviewed by The Lever.
The Lever recently exposed donors enriching Long after his nomination. www.levernews.com/ceo-says-tru...
The Lever recently exposed donors enriching Long after his nomination. www.levernews.com/ceo-says-tru...
CEO Says Trump’s IRS Pick Promised Big Benefits
Recordings reveal a finance executive claiming he offered Trump’s IRS nominee Billy Long an inauguration ticket — and was promised tax benefits if confirmed.
www.levernews.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis
While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across the state after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind ana...
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
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NEW: There’s the quid pro quo www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show
Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in preparation for trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, b...
www.washingtonpost.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
NEW: There’s the quid pro quo www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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President Donald Trump has been dubbed the "dumbest" president in the US' history after claiming the country can save "a trillion dollars".
Donald Trump branded 'dumb' over claims US can save a 'trillion dollars'
www.irishstar.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
President Donald Trump has been dubbed the "dumbest" president in the US' history after claiming the country can save "a trillion dollars".
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One of the largest providers of education tech paid off hackers so that they wouldn’t publish tens of millions of children’s personal information. But school districts are facing extortion attempts anyway.
School districts hit with extortion attempts months after education tech data breach
The attempted extortion has so far targeted schools in Canada and North Carolina.
nbcnews.to
May 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
One of the largest providers of education tech paid off hackers so that they wouldn’t publish tens of millions of children’s personal information. But school districts are facing extortion attempts anyway.
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Britain and the EU are set to sign a formal declaration committing to “free and open trade” in defiance of Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.
UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration
The draft U.K.-EU agreement is one of several being drawn up ahead of a May 19 summit.
ow.ly
April 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Britain and the EU are set to sign a formal declaration committing to “free and open trade” in defiance of Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.
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"Too many people have become discouraged because they have been repeatedly ignored by those they elected."
Opinion | Our legislators are not doing their jobs
Too many people have become discouraged because they have been repeatedly ignored by those they elected.
www.alreporter.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Too many people have become discouraged because they have been repeatedly ignored by those they elected."
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NEW: The move to funnel $15 million for sexual assault survivors through a GOP-controlled commission is part of a pattern by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature and judiciary to deprive elected Democrats of resources and powers.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
A Political Power Grab Redirected Funds for North Carolina’s Sexual Abuse Survivors. Women in Crisis Paid the Price.
The move, which led to disruptions in services for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors, provides a glimpse of the consequences when a branch of government assumes unprecedented control.
propub.li
March 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
NEW: The move to funnel $15 million for sexual assault survivors through a GOP-controlled commission is part of a pattern by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature and judiciary to deprive elected Democrats of resources and powers.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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Republicans are helping banks rip people off and no one should be surprised. But if you don’t want this to pass in the House, call your member and tell them to put the interest of people over banks.
March 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Republicans are helping banks rip people off and no one should be surprised. But if you don’t want this to pass in the House, call your member and tell them to put the interest of people over banks.
We've been singing this since 1978 and it's more important right now than ever. Plus it's a good vibe
youtu.be/R686uRAzwIk?...
youtu.be/R686uRAzwIk?...
Robert Palmer - Every Kinda People
YouTube video by RobertPalmerVEVO
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March 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
We've been singing this since 1978 and it's more important right now than ever. Plus it's a good vibe
youtu.be/R686uRAzwIk?...
youtu.be/R686uRAzwIk?...
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Militants hold 450 train passengers hostage in Pakistan
Militants hold 450 train passengers hostage in Pakistan
Balochistan Liberation Army, which is fighting for independence, claims siege in mountainous region
Armed militants are holding hundreds of train passengers hostage in a siege claimed by a separatist group behind rising violence in south-western…
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Militants hold 450 train passengers hostage in Pakistan
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RFK Jr. said he'd "clean up corruption" as HHS Secretary.
So why'd he have dinner with Big Pharma executives at Mar-a-Lago with Trump?
The American people deserve to know what kind of deals might have been made at those "million-dollar" dinners.
So why'd he have dinner with Big Pharma executives at Mar-a-Lago with Trump?
The American people deserve to know what kind of deals might have been made at those "million-dollar" dinners.
Senators Say Kennedy Must Disclose Details on Drugmaker Meetings
Three senators are calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to disclose what he and President Donald Trump discussed with drugmakers during closed-door conversations.
www.bloomberg.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
RFK Jr. said he'd "clean up corruption" as HHS Secretary.
So why'd he have dinner with Big Pharma executives at Mar-a-Lago with Trump?
The American people deserve to know what kind of deals might have been made at those "million-dollar" dinners.
So why'd he have dinner with Big Pharma executives at Mar-a-Lago with Trump?
The American people deserve to know what kind of deals might have been made at those "million-dollar" dinners.
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"Vote for the bill so that the president can refuse to spend the money you just voted for" is whole other level of saying the quiet part out loud.
March 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"Vote for the bill so that the president can refuse to spend the money you just voted for" is whole other level of saying the quiet part out loud.