Yeah. This is peak 2026.

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

We have an apparent cure for most people with pancreatic cancer—a profoundly swift, deadly cancer—and the position of the U.S. government is that it should be banned. This is real fall-of-empire stuff.

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

The Means-Testing Industrial Complex As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.

"Siloed federal and state agencies will often pay Equifax half a dozen times for the same piece of income data about the same individual."

If we're going after fraud, waste, & abuse, it sure feels like we should start with vendors, rather than with individual people.
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Pinot noir or cava
Enjoy!

Arguing we need more babies because more population = more ideas means you'd rather sacrifice women's autonomy than figure out how to help everyone participate fully in society.

Because there are definitely people living now who are prohibited from contributing to your precious "ideas."

How do scientists best meet the current moment?

Laying out the options, none are perfect. Our options seem to be: 1) remain "apolitical," 2) engage in politics in a bipartisan fashion, 3) engage in politics in a partisan fashion.

I see what you're doing.
It will never catch on.
Big pharma and government will do everything in their power to convince people that these ancient substances are toxic.

Government use of personal data is changing. How to ensure responsibility? | Federal News Network Privacy is about your ability to control what information you are making available to whom for what reason," Bethanne Barnes said.

Government use of personal data is changing. How to ensure responsibility?

Listen to the latest episode of Federal Drive and hear all about APDU's latest work:
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This will win me no friends, but...

Q: How many economists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. They'll claim they need RCTs to prove causality before they can be sure bulb should be changed. In the meantime, a sociologist noticed and changed the bulb.

a woman in a purple dress is dancing in front of a yellow sign that says trendizss ALT: a woman in a purple dress is dancing in front of a yellow sign that says trendizss

I loathe auto-translate on Insta.

And tonight I found how to turn it off!!!

I will never have less than 20 things on my To Do list... will I?

🔊 Listen Now: Fertility Cliff Radiolab from WNYC on NPR One | 26:28

It's good
When I saw "fertility cliff" as the headline I was 🤢 but it was a pleasant surprise
Delightful, even
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More people need to listen to the Radiolab podcast on this...

*SWALWELL RESIGNS FROM CONGRESS

My sincere hope is that someone thought to bring a pile of tacos to the Artemis crew.
That or 4 carne asada burritos with fries rolled in.
IYKYK.

A black and white photo of Katherine Johnson, the "Hidden Figure" that sent man into space

A photo of Vanessa Wyche, director of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's highest ranking civil service member

Let it be known that Katherine Johnson was the reason for the first astronauts in space.

And now Vanessa Wyche, head of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's highest ranking civil servant, is the responsible for the longest manned space flight in history

And also... what an amazing accomplishment by the astronauts and everyone on the team back on earth!!!

I just got weepy over the successful splashdown.

Apparently 1986 trauma runs deeper than I realized.

Patient Perspectives on Clinician Support When Pursuing Permanent Contraception in the United States - PubMed Most patients felt supported by their clinicians throughout permanent contraception decision-making and provision. Patients who did not feel supported reported a spectrum of experiences ranging from…

Some pregnant patients seeking permanent contraception were told to think about it more. Others learned about a required 30-day waiting period only during delivery, too late to have the procedure as planned. A new study finds 1 in 5 did not feel supported by their clinical team.📖

I got a sneak peek at the presentation and it is FASCINATING.

Inflation was looking like a problem even before the war. On a three-month annualized basis, PCE (both headline and core) topped 4% in February. Year-over-year core PCE is up 3%. And now the war will push prices higher. #NumbersDay
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That looks like a design flaw that someone (the contractor) tried to pass off as a "feature."

“Why am I acting contrary to my best moral values?” a sociologically self-reflective person might ask. “Where did these beliefs inside me come from? Who benefits if I embrace them?”

This essay is powerful

A+ summary of the new EO

I got a sneak-peek at this report and am so glad it's now publicly available.

Key point: At a time when partisan divisions seem insurmountable, concern about data privacy and a desire for better guardrails is OVERWHELMINGLY BIPARTISAN.

Read AND shared with a friend who was deep in the "what's the point" yesterday.
Thank you for writing!