An old FOOL

Cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

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Yes! And it can't come soon enough!

Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good A new study shows that targeting key epigenetic proteins may permanently switch off cancer genes. Scientists at Monash University, working with Harvard University, report they have found a way to perm...

Oh, my goodness, this is a huge breakthrough in cancer research. This is another example of why it is crucially important to fund basic scientific research.
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What about the 2 million unreleased Epstein files tho

“‘I am begging my fellow politicians, my fellow Americans to realize that right now in this country we are not fighting over policy or political party,’ Pritzker said. ‘We are fighting over whether we are going to be a civilization rooted in empathy and kindness—or one rooted in cruelty and rage.’”

This really is a great picture:

Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports

If you are somehow finding the occasion to get barred from the premises of your wife’s work on the other side of the country for sexual misconduct, what must be going on in your own anesthesiology offices?

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Progressives campaigned against voting for the Democratic nominee for POTUS. They got what they wanted they're still unhappy. There's no pleasing them because they don't want solutions, they want reasons to complain.

Another great sad cartoon from @deadder.bsky.social

I dont want to hear about a single male hockey player during this game and I also want to hear an on air congratulations to Hilary Knight for getting engaged.

Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.

Alysa Liu became the first American woman to win an individual Olympic figure skating gold medal in nearly a quarter of a century when she held off Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai on Thursday night. https://wapo.st/3OhVBuj

Hoax my ass🤔

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

#TrumpEpsteinFiles

A Kenyan school like no other may be an African education blueprint Rare Gem Talent School in Kenya uses hands-on lessons for students with dyslexia. Despite increased access to public education, students with learning disabilities often struggle.

A Kenyan school like no other may be an African education blueprint

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Prince Andrew's Arrest Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
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CCLA Condemns Ontario’s Growing Takeover of Local School Boards - CCLA Those affected by Bill 9 will have to choose between their faith and their profession or their studies – a dilemma that has no place in a democracy.

“By removing democratically elected trustees and replacing them with provincially appointed supervisors, the government has eliminated a critical layer of public accountability in public education.”
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🔥 Ukrainian drones struck the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai overnight, triggering a large fire at the facility. Fuel storage tanks and technica

RIP to all the American soldiers who are about to die to protect a paedophile from accountability 😭😭😭

People who drive a motor vehicle: agree or disagree?

When you are driving a car, you are driving a deadly weapon.
That's why you have to avoid pedestrians and bicycles, *even if the cyclist or pedestrian is breaking laws.*
The law gives them right of way.
You're driving a weapon and they aren't.

Epstein files allegations may amount to ‘crimes against humanity’: UN experts
The Hill

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How Political Chaos Is Affecting Americans’ Mental Health - Dame Magazine As political instability rises, so do anxiety, depression, and disengagement. New research shows how national turmoil is reshaping Americans’ mental health.

If you’ve felt exhausted, anxious, or numb in the face of nonstop political turmoil, you’re not imagining it and you're definitely not alone.

@sarahsloat.bsky.social looks at the research on the psychological and physical toll of polycrisis.

What we know about Detroit police calls to CPB at traffic stops Detroit police officers coordinated with Border Patrol more often than the department acknowledged.

Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison suspended two officers for coordinating with Border Patrol in violation of department policy. He said he “intends to terminate them."

Our public records request showed two more instances of officers calling immigration agents, with @kobylevin.bsky.social:

Kudos to Stephen Colbert for standing up for himself and against tyranny.

I've always been a fan of his — going way back to the Colbert Report years.

I enjoyed chatting with him in August. Here's a brief clip from our discussion.

JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.

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