Michael Taffe

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LOL these ads against Prop50. Tell it to Texas, dummies. If they weren’t doubling down on their gerrymandering we wouldn’t be here.

Important observations about University cowardice in the face of assaults from the regime on academic science.

Exposure of male mice to nicotine leads to metabolic dysfunction in their male and female offspring https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.04.680466v1

Yes. This El Cajon.

Good! Make them follow the law.

The only PD in the state which is violating the law. Presumably to help with deportation. Because it’s fucking El Cajon. Of course.

Started in Jan 2020 and haven’t caught a break since. But you can bet P&T committees don’t care - taking any world circumstances into account is “lowering the bar.” I’ve been told all standards for grants and publication remain the same. And I have too much service.

This doesn’t actually say she will ignore the regime’s threats though.

Or Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign

We certainly do now.

Federal judge orders Trump to restore $500 million in frozen UCLA medical research grants A San Francisco-based federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to restore all National Institutes of Health grants to UCLA, roughly $500 million, that the government suspended in July.

From LA Times

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Delving into the analogue strategy in the e-cigarette market tl;dr: We’ve posted a new pre-print which describes some initial studies on the effects of 6-methyl nicotine (6-MN), an analogue of nicotine. This has been showing up in retail products such …

Delving into the analogue strategy in the e-cigarette market tlneuro.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/d...

Effects of 6-methyl nicotine in middle aged female rats with a history of nicotine vapor self-administration Rationale: The nicotine analog 6-methyl nicotine (6-MN) has recently appeared in non-tobacco nicotine delivery products, including oral pouches and e-cigarette liquids, in an apparent ploy to evade re...

The analog strategy has arrived in the e-cigarette market. As with prior similar strategies in illicit markets, the idea is to stay ahead of government regulation. We’re taking steps to investigate 6-methyl nicotine. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Effects of 6-methyl nicotine in middle aged female rats with a history of nicotine vapor self-administration https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.15.676338v1

Any implicit or explicit claims to reduced harm are very unlikely to be correct based on these very initial studies.

tl;dr: So far, 6-MN is looking a lot like nicotine.

Effects of 6-methyl nicotine in middle aged female rats with a history of nicotine vapor self-administration Rationale: The nicotine analog 6-methyl nicotine (6-MN) has recently appeared in non-tobacco nicotine delivery products, including oral pouches and e-cigarette liquids, in an apparent ploy to evade re...

The analog strategy has arrived in the e-cigarette market. As with prior similar strategies in illicit markets, the idea is to stay ahead of government regulation. We’re taking steps to investigate 6-methyl nicotine. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

YouTube video by neueroadmovies CATHEDRALS OF CULTURE - Clip ROBERT REDFORD: Salk Institute -- La Jolla, California, USA - HD

Robert Redford (RIP) survived a childhood bout of polio though bedridden for 2 weeks

In 2014, he directed a short film on the architecture and mission of La Jolla's Salk Institute—honoring founder Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine that has saved countless lives, and architect Louis Kahn

Methamphetamine and α-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (α-PVP) Intravenous Self-Administration in Female and Male Rats https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.12.675933v1

One Bad Thing About Fighting Fascists Is What You Have to Do to Stop Them: Thoughts on a Possible Shutdown

I hope I'm wrong, but I think this is correct (boldface mine): Much of what I’m about to explain comes from general reporting and observation over recent weeks but also a report this morning…

A reporter just asked the U.S. president a perfectly legitimate question about his attorney general's vow to prosecute people for constitutionally protected speech.

He responded by threatening to prosecute the reporter.

The threat itself is an abuse of power. It ought to be an impeachable offense.

As an aside, the contrast between "Deep Throat" (who turned out to be FBI Deputy Director Mark Felt) who stood up for the rule of law through the press and Dan Bongino is striking.

Perhaps Bongino should be "Shallow Brain"...

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Sigh

I saw my first Cybertruck in the wild today.

I was not prepared for just how much it looked like a dumpster.

If you’ve not seen one in person, however much you think it looks like one based on pictures? Double that. At least.

Methamphetamine and α-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (α-PVP) Intravenous Self-Administration in Female and Male Rats https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.12.675933v1

Hosting a WebSite on a Disposable Vape Someone's trash is another person's web server.

Hosting a website on a disposable vape bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/project...

The biggest lie that we teach kids in school is that white Americans were more racist 200 years ago compared to today.

Why the US is seeing a decline in international travelers International tourism to U.S. is on the decline and experts say it may continue for this reason.

In San Diego, we’re lucky to live in a place people pay to visit. Tourism powers our economy, supporting 1 in 8 San Diego County jobs. But our tourism and hospitality industry is threatened by President Trump’s tariffs and cruel immigration policies.
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