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The FDA withdrew a proposed rule aimed at beefing up asbestos-screening standards for talc-based cosmetics. (New York Times)

Trump, MAGA, MAHA--forces of evil, bigotry, hatred, and if all that is not enough, dedicated to poisoning us and our children and our grandchildren. Will they ever face justice?

For the first time since 1988, the U.S. government will not commemorate World AIDS Day. (New York Times)

Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.

Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...

Read the whole piece. And then read this--2 or 3 times. Then think about Trump, Miller, Hegseth, Vought. And then think about yourself, us, them, and our actions, behavior, acquiescence as we spiral into vicious fascism.

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This is authoritarian moron that over half the country voted for. And this is only the first year.

Opinion | We Can’t Diet and Exercise Our Way Out of the Next Pandemic

whatever the pathogen, however quickly it might spread and however deadly it might be.
In other words your VO2max will save you. Your biceps will protect you.
And these idiots are doctors/scientists. OMG we are screwed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...

And then there's this: " best way to fight off a novel infectious disease, Bhattacharya and Memoli write, is to get the country into better physical shape and bet that our fitter bodies will be capable of simply fending it off,

F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos

RFK chief killer secretary and crusader for MAHA, at it again. We are so much healthier thanks to him. Asbestosis is a slow and miserable way to die, but what the hell, why should the FDA care.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...

Trump, RFK, and MAHA--our blessed nightmare trio--brings you better health thru chemistry:

www.msn.com/en-us/health...

Two samples from today:

"Coast Guard Says Swastika and Noose Displays Are No Longer Hate Incidents"

"Trump Accuses Democrats of Sedition, ‘Punishable by Death,’ Over Message to the Military"

But you should view the whole issue. We are circling the drain.

For those of you who do not read the NYTimes, today's front page is quite amazing. It seems the NYT is finally waking up to the grim reality of this Regime. Every day there are more headlines, finally, describing the fascism, corruption, and destruction.

Our president. Each day he becomes more despicable, more dangerous, more destructive to our democracy, our values, our morality, our hope.
Beyond sickening.
"Hosting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Trump brushed off the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, saying, “Things happen.”

Yup. Think Seimens, BMW, I.G. Farben, steel and coal company Krupp, BMW, and Daimler-Benz (Mercedes-Benz). In 2025 it's the tech bros and their trillions, choosing fascism over morality and democracy.
Will we have our Nuremberg? Will these thugs and corporate billionaires be held accountable?

The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones) This is BRILLIANT. Watch the whole thing. 🔥

This really sums it all up beautifully and painfully. Watch it.

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Boston University Student Faces Backlash After He Called ICE on Workers

History tells us that every authoritarian thug--Hitler, Xi, Putin, Un--encourages and depends on neighbor reporting on neighbor, 'friends' ratting out friends.
Welcome to the new America and our own very special Thug.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...

Brave people. Nazi Germany should have taught us all one big thing: "just following orders" is bullshit.

My Reflections on the 2025 IACFSME Conference From October 22 through October 25, I attended the 2025 IACFSME 17th Research and Clinical Conference (International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)…

“My Reflections on the 2025 IACFSME Conference”

by Lucinda Bateman, MD

Komaroff: “This conference has demonstrated that continuing progress…. Although we have not yet reached our goal of preventing and curing this disease…”

batemanhornecenter.org/reflections-...

From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."

(alongside photos of Trump pointing) (checkmark emoji) Defunding public radio and television stations (checkmark emoji) Removing data and information from government websites (checkmark emoji) Firing prosecutors who won't target his opponents (checkmark emoji) Blocking press access to the White House (checkmark emoji) Launching assaults on colleges and universities (checkmark emoji) Suing news outlets (checkmark emoji) Firing agencies' inspectors general (checkmark emoji) Censoring media platforms (checkmark emoji) Erasing topics from museums (checkmark emoji) Altering public data and information (checkmark emoji) Firing staff for reporting the truth (checkmark emoji) Banning books (checkmark emoji) Banning DEl This is the authoritarian playbook.

Nazis love Nazis. Gee what a surprise. Once a fascist always a fascist. Pray for our Nuremberg.

Rapamycin would generally NOT be used in peds because it can decrease anabolic metabolism/growth. But there are trials and reports using GLP1 drugs in kids for illness, not wt loss.

So disgusting. Heritage and Trump are racist fucking nazis. So sick of this. Leaves me speechless and seething.

Pardon the Corruption Trump’s blanket pardons for stop-the-steal illegality aren’t only about settling scores from past elections. They’re about laying the groundwork to subvert future ones.

Read this piece and think about it. Dems may have done well on Tues but that will only reinforce Trump's goal of control. He will NOT let elections pinch his power. He will NOT sit by idly. Preparing for '26 and '28 the pardons are a one of his greatest weapons.
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...

Great post. Just like the Nazis...

So infuriating and cruel. These thugs should be arrested, tried, and convicted. If not now, then in the future....IF we have a future.

Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation

Why do authoritarians like Putin, Xi, Hitler, and Trump "purge" generals and admirals from their armed forces leadership? Take a guess. It's called cementing total control. Can't have a coup without the armed forces on your side. Beware and be scared.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

as the funds are being raised and managed by the Trust for the National Mall, registered under a section of the tax code for charities including the ability to claim tax deductions and to keep their identities anonymous.
So, the illegal destruction of the WH is a tax deductible for these "donors".

The corruption and theft of tax dollars continues. From the NYT:

Trump’s fund-raisers are circulating a pledge form, seeking contributions for the ballroom, which gives donors the option of withholding their identities from public disclosure. Donations could remain anonymous in perpetuity,

Such a disgusting pig. Plus his endless trips for golf are costing us something like 75million bucks to date.
His crude gold decor, his destruction of the WH, his insulting social media posts say it all:
Let them eat cake.

2025 and the former CEO of Intel (yes Intel!!!) is planning for the return of Christ. OMG . We are so screwed.

“My life mission has been [to] work on a piece of technology that would improve the quality of life of every human on the planet and hasten the coming of Christ’s return,” he said.