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Interests include philosophy of media, mind and science. Also science fiction.
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mRNA is at the forefront of cancer research, as well as vaccines

National Institutes of Health officials have now told scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications.

This means that all research in the field will be stopped and abandoned.
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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He nails it.
February 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I've seen this over and over again for decades but it's extraordinary that conservatives have these personal experiences that would create enormous empathy in any non-damaged human being and instead decide fuck you all I got mine
Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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this is worth reading if only as further evidence for the thesis that these self-proclaimed philosopher capitalists are total morons who huff paint and call it insight
All I can say about this Peter Thiel op-ed in the Financial Times is that it reads like something he actually wrote. No comms team or AI chatbot is capable of producing this strange paranoid string of sentences www.ft.com/content/a46c...
A time for truth and reconciliation
Trump’s return to the White House augurs the ‘apokálypsis’ of the ancien regime’s secrets
www.ft.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Remember, when Barcelona eliminated 3 lanes of vehicle traffic & converted this street into a 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid, businesses sued. They actually won. But by decision-time, the businesses had decided they actually like it.
citylabbcn.org/the-legal-at...
December 26, 2024 at 5:34 AM
Can anyone recommend a good philosophy of science journal to submit a rather non-standard argument regarding Hume and the parapsychology literature?
December 7, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Maybe Elon isn’t a genius cost cutter.
“Tesla has been named the ‘deadliest’ car brand after an analysis of vehicle fatality rates determined the brand had the highest number of fatal crashes per mile.” In “bombshell car safety study.” #Tesla www.latintimes.com/tesla-named-...
Tesla Named 'Deadliest Car Brand in America' in Bombshell Car Safety Study
Tesla has been named the "deadliest" car brand after an analysis of vehicle fatality rates determined the brand to have the most fatal crashes per mile.
www.latintimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:38 PM
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One person spent this much money in a very close election. Our system can’t withstand this kind of assault. Citizens United must be overturned.
December 6, 2024 at 6:43 PM
If Garland had moved more quickly, wouldn’t Trump’s appointed judges (Cannon and on SCOUS) have stopped J Smith anyway (like they did)?
December 6, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE
December 5, 2024 at 9:59 PM
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Sometimes the combination of arrogance and ignorance is breathtaking. Yes, US health care has high admin costs; that's because it relies so much on private insurers. Govt-run health insurance has much lower overhead
December 6, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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Winguts talk constantly about the crisis of American manhood. But imagine having your mom send in a note about your SecDef nomination?
December 5, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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BREAKING:

House Speaker Mike Johnson announces that male Republicans neutered by Donald Trump may continue to use the men's bathrooms.
November 20, 2024 at 8:09 PM