Thank you for including me, Debbie! ✊🏻💙
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What a weird timeline. I still think the weasel that got into the large hadron collider in 2016 thrust us into an alternate universe.

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.

My father survived a year with pancreatic cancer but it was a year of terrible suffering. This is very encouraging news.

www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...

Wow. “There has been a cultural shift, with some young men becoming more conservative and seeking compliant partners. A study by Ipsos, a think-tank, surveying 30 countries, found half of Gen Z men believe women’s rights have gone far enough; 1/3 think wives should always obey their husbands.”

‘Science needs defending’: record number of researchers run for office in US mid-terms Many Democrats making the switch to politics are motivated by the Trump administration’s cuts to science — whereas energy and AI are a pull for some Republicans.

Great! Scientists fighting back, big time, entering the front lines for the first time! Welcome to the researcher-politician! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Top Fed official warns Iran war could spark ‘lasting’ price shock Christopher Waller says higher oil prices coupled with Donald Trump’s tariffs raise prospect of prolonged inflation

Fed governor Christopher Waller, who was one of the most dovish members of the FOMC, warned the impact of higher oil prices on top of Trump’s tariffs raised the prospect of a prolonged, pandemic-style inflation shock.
www.ft.com/content/5a93...

Study reveals 10,000-year gender gap in meat consumption New analysis of isotope data from more than 12,000 skeletons across Europe show inequalities in men and women’s access to animal protein have persisted from preagricultural to modern times.The finding...

🧪 connectsci.au/news/news-pa...

Wow. “There has been a cultural shift, with some young men becoming more conservative and seeking compliant partners. A study by Ipsos, a think-tank, surveying 30 countries, found half of Gen Z men believe women’s rights have gone far enough; 1/3 think wives should always obey their husbands.”

The Iran war has shattered oil's price compass The Iran war has torn open a dangerous rift in global oil markets: physical crude is trading at record highs while futures benchmarks signal calm. That disconnect is forcing consumers, companies and policymakers to navigate without a reliable compass - and it could leave a lasting scar on the global economy.

The Iran war has shattered oil's price compass reut.rs/4cM9kmC

Today, Russel Vought appeared in front of the House Budget Committee to defend the proposed cuts to the #NIH & others. He justifies cuts to cancer, Alzheimer’s research etc. & spreads lies about the origins of Covid.

FYI: The NIH budget is less than 1% of federal budget.

🧪via @pbsnews.org

OMG this is relentless. He is ending scientific research in the US.

This method to reverse cellular ageing is about to be tested in humans A burgeoning field is launching its first clinical trial to find out whether dialling back cell development can safely refresh aged tissues and organs.

This method to reverse cellular ageing is about to be tested in humans www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This method to reverse cellular ageing is about to be tested in humans A burgeoning field is launching its first clinical trial to find out whether dialling back cell development can safely refresh aged tissues and organs.

This method to reverse cellular ageing is about to be tested in humans www.nature.com/articles/d41...

To cap off his first 100 days in office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani walked the full 6 miles home from New York City Hall last night — greeting New Yorkers along the way. 🍎

Under RFK Jr.’s leadership, ‘MAHA’ obliterates public health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made massive cuts to public health and spread dangerous disinformation—all under the guise of “making America healthy again”

RFK Jr
1. Fired ACIP panel members, installed anti-vaccine non-experts

2. Canceled $500M in funding for next gen mRNA research

3. Funded ethically questionable Hep B vaccine trial in Guinea Bissau

4. Measles cases increase due to low vaccine uptake.
🧪 prismreports.org/2026/04/06/r...

OMG this is relentless. He is ending scientific research in the US.

Trump Arrives at Supreme Court for Oral Arguments in a Presidential First

For the 1st time in history--because it represents a profoundly illegal act of undue influence--a US president is sitting in the audience of a Supreme Court debate; in this case, a debate over his attempt to overturn constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/u...

'No Kings' protests live updates: More than 8 million turned out across all 50 states, organizers say More than 8 million people turned out at over 3,300 No Kings protests across all 50 states on Saturday, organizers said, calling it the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history. Bruce Springst...

The whopping 8+ million protesters on Saturday represented more than 3% of the adult population of the US, tantalizingly close to the “Harvard 3.5%”—the # associated with the overthrow of autocracies and fascist states.

www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

This is figure 1 from “Genomic history of early dogs in Europe.” It shows genomic screening identifies early dogs in Europe.

Domesticated dogs were already widely distributed in western Eurasia at least 14,200 years ago, according to two studies published in Nature. The papers report the oldest known dog genomes to date.
go.nature.com/4lWrxBe
go.nature.com/3NPY9zE
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Yes, the rich must start paying their fair share of taxes | Bernie Sanders We need a 5% wealth tax on America’s 938 billionaires. Over a 10-year period, this bill would raise much-needed $4.4tn for public coffers

"We need a 5% wealth tax on America’s 938 billionaires. Over a ten-year period, this bill would raise much-needed $4.4tn for public coffers," writes @sanders.senate.gov. "Let’s choose democracy over oligarchy."

A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans:

1940: 81%
1950: 84%
1960: 91%
1970: 72%
1980: 70%
1990: 28%
2000: 40%
2010: 35%

For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.

Breaking: The president has signed an executive order on mail voting. He has no lawful authority to write the rules that govern our elections. He tried a year ago; we sued him; we won. A year later, he has tried again. He can expect the same result. 1/2

Assuming the US survives as a country, the new leadership is going to have a lot of stuff to fix

Meanwhile in Canada

Scott, the vast, vast majority of retirees are poor and living off of social security.

More people requesting ‘unvaccinated’ blood for themselves or their children

A growing number of patients who need transfusions are asking for blood from unvaccinated donors.

Apparently vaccinated blood is “tainted”.

“American Idiot” by Greenday will be running through my mind.

🧪 www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mor...

The No Kings protests had over 8 million protestors. Zero deaths. 6 people shot with a BB gun by a Trump supporter.

The last time MAGAts had a protest, 2000 people showed up, 138 police injured, 15 were hospitalized, some with severe injuries and 5 people died as a result.

We are not the same.