Lee Ann Thill, PhD

Going out on a limb and guessing Baron inherited his dad's bone spurs

Donald Trump’s only policy is destruction - at home and abroad, everywhere, all the time.

Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why

Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.

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New study shows immigration has a positive impact on government budgets, countering right-wing media claims that immigrants drain the economy An updated study from the Cato Institute conclusively demonstrated that immigrants to the United States, no matter their legal status or skill level, have had a positive effect on government budgets a...

My latest: New study shows immigration has a positive impact on government budgets, countering right-wing media claims that immigrants drain the economy

The Cato Institute found that over the course of 30 years, immigrants have added a net benefit of nearly $11 trillion to government budgets

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

Springsteen. Art against fascism.
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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...

VIRTUAL. Tonight 1/26/26

To be fair once you use a bidet going without is like using pinecones. Water is used around the world. The US has a nonsensical rugged individual preference for toilet paper. Like congrats on that dirty butt tough guy. Meanwhile we have bidet attachments at home & a rechargeable handheld for travel.

Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol

Trump threatens 25% tariff on European allies until Denmark sells Greenland to US Heads of state across Europe respond in solidarity with Denmark and Greenland, and boycott of World Cup suggested

Why won't TFG just stroke out on his golden throne already?? I know we'd have a somewhat different variety of white nationalism with Jadolf Ditler, but this is unbearably despotic and deranged.

Love @nhl-flyers.bsky.social Pride Night!

‘Heated Rivalry’ is introducing hockey to a new, gayer audience — and it was the talk of Flyers’ Pride Night "Heated Rivalry," a series about two professional hockey players falling in love, has become one of HBO Max’s most-watched shows since it premiered. But has it helped the NHL reach new fans?

Yes! I was at Pride Night, so fun, as always! The Flyers could've not lost, but what're ya gonna do? And I'm obsessed with Heated Rivalry. Delighted to hear there will be a 2nd season.
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BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.

Even Bill Kristol is abolish ice now… how far we’ve come…

State, city leaders clash with feds after deadly ICE Shooting in Minneapolis State and local officials in Minneapolis are outraged after an immigration and customs enforcement agent fatally shot a woman there. Federal officials accused that woman of trying to run over officers...

State and local officials in Minneapolis are outraged after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a woman there. https://to.pbs.org/49sX4oi

FDA commissioner says non-medical-grade wearable data exempt from regulation The FDA announced wearable devices providing non-medical information won't face regulation, offering clarity on digital health technology and AI policies.

Does anyone understand what this means for cgms? Do we need to be worried that cgm data accuracy is going to be compromised?
#type1diabetes #t1d #t1diabetes

Donald Trump poses a threat to civilization | Robert Reich The moral purpose of civilized society is to prevent the stronger from attacking the weaker. The US was founded on that principle

"Every time people or corporations or countries that are richer and more powerful attack and exploit those that are not, the fabric of civilization frays. If such aggression is not contained, the fabric unravels. If not stopped, the world can descend into chaos and war. It has happened before."

Texas Keeps Greenlighting Pollution. Guess Who Lives Nearby Race remains the strongest predictor of where petrochemical plants get built.

“90% of new petrochemical facilities proposed for Texas are in counties with higher demographic vulnerability in the form of higher percentages of people of color, or higher percentages of people in poverty (or both) than other areas of the state or the nation.”

Political Cartoon. Image of Teddy Roosevelt wielding a big stick emblazoned with the words "the new diplomacy" on it, dressed as a policeman, with major and especially European powers on one side and colonized peoples on the other, captioned "The World Constable"

History rhymes: 1902-3 Venezuela crisis, 1904 Roosevelt Corollary, 1905 US unilateral interventions (e.g., warships, marines in the DR). US as unwanted, unelected "World Constable"🗃️

Philly DJ killed in hit-and-run remembered for creating ‘sanctuary on the dance floor’ The sudden death of the longtime DJ, a decades-long presence at Bob & Barbara’s, has left a hole in Philly’s queer community and the house music scene.

"...the driver of a red SUV swerved into him and drove away, according to Philadelphia police...
Though straight, Rodriguez was a longtime member of the drag show DJ team at Bob & Barbara's and well-known among Philly's LGBTQ+ community, playing at Pride events."
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Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.

I NEVER want to hear anyone complain about participation medals ever again. 🤮

Oh, FFS.

Oh, geez, that's painful. I'm a '73 genXer, and I don't remember that at all, but maybe I repressed it. Hubs is a '72 baby and it "sounds familiar" to him. Someone should redo it with historical accuracy.

"Another early-stage 'proof-of-concept' study for gene therapy uses kittens bred with a neurological disorder. The kittens have an experimental treatment injected into their spinal fluid and when the disease becomes so severe that they can’t lay down properly, are killed."
Utterly depraved. 5/5

"Extended studies include one measuring limb coordination after injury. Thirty cats have their spinal cord cut and are forced to walk on treadmills to measure coordination mechanisms." 4/

"Three-month old ‘mutant’ kittens bred with glaucoma, are injected in the eye with viruses, restrained for examination and killed. Their eyes are then removed for dissection." 3/

"In the study sixty kittens will have portions of their skulls removed, have viruses injected into their brains, are paralysed and have strokes induced. They undergo brain imaging before being killed." 2/

NIH funds new cat experiments despite pledge to phase them out, watchdog reports White Coat Waste finds $1.7m in NIH grants for cat research months after officials said they were working to end studies

JFC.
"White Coat Waste finds $1.7m in NIH grants for cat research months after officials said they were working to end studies" 1/

‘It would take 11 seconds to hit the ground’: the roughneck daredevils who built the Empire State Building They wrestled steel beams, hung off giant hooks and tossed red hot rivets – all while ‘strolling on the thin edge of nothingness’. Now the 3,000 unsung heroes who raised the famous skyscraper are fina...

I'm anxious just looking at the photos, but this is super interesting.

"potentially divisive"
From WP. I no longer subscribe, otherwise, I'd share a link.