Ice Bear

The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimor

i challenge you to find cooler news today than “despite all odds against American scientific research rn, a CO researcher developed a temperature-stable, single dose rabies vaccine that works bc of particles coated in CANDY & SAPPHIRE, & it could help reduce rabies deaths in places w/o electricity”

In April NPR profiled people who couldn't get their HIV drugs. How are they faring now? In Zambia, we met people who are HIV positive, couldn't get drugs to suppress the virus after U.S. aid cuts and were seeing symptoms. We checked in on them — and the man who's been their champion.

In Zambia, we met people who are HIV positive, couldn't get drugs to suppress the virus after U.S. aid cuts and were seeing symptoms. We checked in on them — and the man who's been their champion.

‘Devasting.’ NIH cancels future funding plans for HIV vaccine consortia Researchers decry agency’s decision just as new leads reinvigorate search for long-sought vaccine

NIH stops development of HIV vaccine, terminates grants to consortia, including at Duke University.

www.science.org/content/arti...

Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.

This should be etched on the DOGE letterhead

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a NEW peptide antibiotic that targets a broad range of disease-causing bacteria INCLUDING those RESISTANT to existing antibiotics. This discovery marks the first potential new class of antibiotics in NEARLY 30 YEARS. 🧪🧵⬇️

Canada saving humanity while the U.S. guts medical research at every level.

It’s been less than a decade since the USA Gymnastics Team Doctor Larry Nassar was convicted for systematically sexually abusing young female athletes for over two decades, and the biggest shifts in the governance of international athletics since have been to make crimes like that easier to commit.

NBC POLITICS EXCLUSIVE WHITE HOUSE Trump stands by national security adviser despite leaked military plans, saying mishap had 'no impact' on Yemen strikes "Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he's a good man," President Donald Trump said of his national security adviser in a Tuesday phone interview with NBC News.

Would a headline ever, EVER have called this a “mishap” if it had been done under Biden or Obama? No, absolutely not.

And, for bonus, a Susan Collins-esque “learned a lesson” quote from the president, treating his national security advisor like a chastened 7-year-old.

This is also why I keep saying people don't understand what is happening. It's not stitched together in a way to create a compelling narrative in the media. And Dems are dropping the ball by not creating their own talking points and hammering them over and over again.

also really have to wonder about the whole pairing of "warm relationships" and "implicit threat of ruin" in the subhead

that said, what they are describing is the mafia

The expected standard of behavior Americans have for Democratic versus Republican politicians has always been clearly unfair, but the way Republicans swallow Trump's short-comings is kind of staggering.

The guy who was president 2017-2021 called veterans suckers and losers and we reelected him

Goldman on Musk: "Notable, somehow none of his $13 billion of government contracts he has determined to be waste, fraud, and abuse."

Might save a life.

CALIFORNIA WATER UPDATE: The Army Corps knew the water wouldn’t reach LA—but they followed Trump’s orders and dumped it anyway.

He wasted billions of gallons for a photo op. Hope farmers don’t ask where their precious water went when they need it this summer—the clown they voted for sabotaged them.

Very heartening to see foreign officials mocking him for being a fucking clown. Feels like the garlic to his vampire

Donald Trump is a lunatic. But what’s worse than that is every single Republican elected who has the power to push him out of office right now is sitting on their hands. Impeach. Convict. Now.

I agree with almost all of this, but I think despite Musk’s best efforts with money and social media gaslighting, millions stayed home out of boredom and apathy. They were not sufficiently entertained.

This image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows Medal of Honor recipient Harold Gonsalves during WWII.

The Pentagon is erasing history, scrubbing tens of thousands of images deemed DEI.

One marked for deletion is Harold Gonsalves, a WWII Medal of Honor recipient who threw himself on a grenade during the Battle of Okinawa to save his fellow Marines.

Efficiency, obvs

1990s culture wars: We’re cancelling the Enola Gay exhibit bc veterans and historians can’t agree whether we should celebrate its role in ending WWII or critically assess the decision to use nuclear weapons

2020s culture wars: We’re cancelling the Enola Gay bc “gay” is a no-no word

Brad Heath (@bradheath.bsky.social) The military is plans to scrub photos of the Enola Gay, one of the bombers that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, from its website as part of its purge of diversity content. It's among more than 26,0...

honest question: did they just ctrl+f for "gay" bsky.app/profile/brad...

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Will Democrats fight for trans rights? Their first big test just played out in the Senate. After Trump’s win, some Democrats wavered on trans rights. Now, they seem ready to defend them.

Senate Democrats were unified in blocking a trans sports ban this week. This was a first test on whether they will fight anti-trans laws in a GOP-controlled Congress that has prioritized rolling back trans rights.

That test could not come at a more crucial time for transgender Americans.

There’s always a tweet

'It drives sales': Amidst DEI dismantling, Hyundai maintains multicultural marketing, spend commitments In light of changes to corporate and federal diversity, equity and inclusion policies, Hyundai says its multicultural marketing efforts and budget commitments will remain in place.

✅ DEI Employer of the Day™

Hyundai

"Hyundai joins the likes of Costco, Apple, Delta Airlines and other corporations, who have either maintained or publicly defended their DEI policies"

"It drives sales." - Director of experiential and multicultural marketing, Hyundai

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It's empathy that makes us great. It's empathy that makes us beautiful. Empathy is one of humanity's greatest traits. Without it, we are nothing.