John Brooks

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Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in gene therapy trial UCL trialled hours-long surgical procedure to treat disease which causes dementia and paralysis Huntington’s disease, a devastating degenerative illness that runs in families, has been treated successfully for the first time in a breakthrough gene therapy trial. The disease, caused by a single gene defect, steadily kills brain cells leading to dementia, paralysis and ultimately death. Those with a parent with Huntington’s have a 50% chance of developing the disease, which until now has been incurable. Continue reading...

Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in gene therapy trial

Meet the boss: Ilkka Paananen of Supercell Why the “world’s least powerful CEO” prefers to delegate

“I’ve never been a big fan of these hero stories when it comes to CEOs.”

The head of one of the biggest mobile-games companies runs things differently. Listen to Ilkka Paananen’s interview on “Boss Class” https://econ.trib.al/3KWUc7r

Trump Orders All Children Born Under Biden To Be Renamed After Confederate Generals WASHINGTON—In an effort to restore what he said were traditional American values that the previous administration had attempted to destroy, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday decreeing that all children born while President Joe Biden was in office would be renamed after Confederate generals. “Parents across the country were shamed by angry liberals […]

Trump Orders All Children Born Under Biden To Be Renamed After Confederate Generals
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Hims Announces Erections Will Soon Feature Ads SAN FRANCISCO—Touting the move as a minimally intrusive and private way to keep its sexual health medications available to a wide customer base, Hims announced Tuesday that erections provided by the c...

Hims Announces Erections Will Soon Feature Ads

Arab States Wake Up to Fact That Trump Means What He Says on Gaza Egypt is leading the race for an alternative to a Trump plan for the Gaza Strip that is unpopular across the Arab world.

Egypt has launched a diplomatic blitz to corral support for an Arab-led initiative to rebuild Gaza, in hopes of boxing out a Trump plan that is unpopular across the Arab world.

@benkentish.bsky.social
This government will go after absolutely anyone before they will tax the rich or close some of the loopholes being exploited by the huge multinationals

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Trump Inauguration Official’s “Phony Charity” Allegedly Pocketed East Palestine Train Disaster Funds Under a settlement with Ohio’s attorney general, Trump inauguration committee official Pat Lee can never fundraise for charity in Ohio again.

Under a settlement with Ohio’s attorney general, GOP operative Pat Lee can never fundraise for charity in the state again.

Justice Clarence Thomas Did Not Disclose Additional Trips From Billionaire Patron, Democrats Say (Gift Article) The revelation was included in a report by Democratic staff members on the Senate Judiciary Committee who had conducted a 20-month investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court.

"Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose two additional trips from a billionaire patron than have previously come to light" www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/u...

@benkentish.bsky.social I was from a poor family and so my family bought my clothes from the army and navy store. It was awful going to school dressed as a Japanese admiral

“Celebrating the death of that CEO is sick.”

I probably wouldn’t be so sick if I had better coverage.

Why break with tradition

Y'all notice this?

didn’t see quite the same level of outrage about these pardons

didn’t see quite the same level of outrage about these pardons

They actually replaced him with Liz Truss. But I get that it was such a short term that he could have been drunk at the time and missed it.

Just announced:
“NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW” *

* except Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Charles & Jared Kushner, Joe Arpaio, Dinesh D’Souza, Michael Milken, George Papadopoulos, Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, Elliott Broidy, Rod Blagojevich, Elon Musk,, the #TrumpCrimeFamily, Donald Tяump & these 2 assholes

The Moscow puppet government in Georgia decided to attack pro-democracy protestors with water cannons, pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets, the protestors responded with the equivalent of a fireworks mini gun. #georgiaprotests

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

He is the swamp. 😡

What's up! 👇

Report: Most Americans Have Enough Saved For Absolutely Incredible Single Day Of Retirement -The Onion

Report: Most Americans Have Enough Saved For Absolutely Incredible Single Day Of Retirement
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Goldman Sees ‘Significant’ Hit to US From Trump’s Canada Tariffs US consumers face “significant consequences” from President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canada, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., with the bank casting doubt over its implementation.

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Facts.