If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:

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Screenshot of a tweet from Pop Crave on X.com. The tweet says that the Trump administration has excluded nursing, physical therapy, and public health from being classified as “professional” degrees under new student-loan rules. These programs will now be considered “graduate,” with loan limits capped at $20,500 instead of $50,000. Below the text are two images: a portrait of Donald Trump and the seal of the U.S. Department of Education.

He is keeping poorer families out of these professions. It’s modern day red-lining.

This is dangerous

The Holodomor was a series of artificial famines by the soviet regime in 1921–1923, 1932–1933, and 1946–1947. The most devastating (1932–1933) was a genocide of Ukrainians, taking millions of lives.

Remember those who died of hunger on their own land.
Remember those responsible for it.

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www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Terrific

Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.

Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners bought Walgreens.

Now Walgreens has stopped giving most workers paid vacation on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays.

Private equity takeovers are a disaster for workers, and customers.

Gosh, why and how could that be? Such an enigma!

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

Did you know: Congressmen and women have been paid twice (they’re paid monthly) since the govt shut down. $30,000 gross each. Meanwhile Trump trying to stop food stamp payments while he has parties. And @SpeakerJohnson still has everyone on vacay

Wow I can't believe George
Soros bought up all those seats and paid all those people to dress up as Commanders fans

Unfuckingbelievable

PRO TIP: This is not a winning message.

Source: Last night's election results, FAFO.

Breaking:

Trump now says he will NOT abide by a federal judge's order to disburse SNAP benefits — despite the admin saying just yesterday it would partially fund November benefits.

He says SNAP benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government."

Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending' A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...

Yup! 75% of us are considering leaving (/made plans to leave/already left) 😢 🧪

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.

What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision

"Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research."

#PhD #academia 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"We're seeing a shift, and GPs and medical professionals are accepting that long COVID is real.

"But we still struggle with the belief there's nothing you can do about it. There is a lot you can do." 💯

#LongCovid #MEcfs ⚕️🧪

China bought 27 million metric tons of soybeans from US farmers in 2024. But somehow this “deal” to buy significantly less is a huge victory.

This is the test he’s describing.

And he lists the animals as “Tiger, Elephant, Giraffe.”

Now look at the pictures. 😳😳😳

A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...

Yeah, also, shingles sucks, and apparently the shingles vaccine does more than just prevent shingles, it also reduces the incidence of dementia: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

That’s not the radar for Jamaica. You have to connect to their radar to see the storm. bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/meli...

Yep, it’s the food stamps.

A preliminary study of the physiological and perceptual effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists during alcohol consumption in people with obesity - Scientific Reports Any increase in alcohol use is associated with an increase in risk of illness and mortality and consequences of chronic alcohol use include cancer, hypertension, heart and liver disease, and Alcohol Use Disorder. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are effective anti-glycemic and weight-loss medications with a strong safety record. There is substantial preclinical evidence and mounting retrospective and prospective randomized controlled trial evidence that GLP-1RAs could be effective for reducing alcohol consumption. However, the mechanism by which GLP-1RAs reduce alcohol intake remains unclear. While medications that reduce alcohol intake such as naltrexone and acamprosate have central nervous system action, disulfiram reduces alcohol intake through peripheral mechanisms. Here, we test whether GLP-1RAs alter alcohol’s peripheral pharmacokinetics as a potential mechanism of action for their alcohol intake suppressive effects. In this pilot study, 20 (1:1) participants with obesity in the GLP-1RA or control group consumed a challenge dose of alcohol, and we measured breath alcohol (BrAC) and the subjective effects of alcohol. We observed a delayed rise in BrAC and subjective effects in the GLP-1RA group as compared to controls, that was not explained by nausea. These data provide preliminary evidence that GLP-1RAs could act through peripheral mechanisms to suppress alcohol intake.

A pilot study in Scientific Reports provides preliminary evidence that GLP-1RAs could act through peripheral mechanisms to suppress alcohol intake. #medsky 🧪

Holy shit, this cartoon.

A multiple line chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Views of Donald Trump by age in his second term." The chart has the sub-headline: "Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people? [Donald Trump] (% with a very or somewhat favorable opinion minus the % with a very or somewhat unfavorable opinion)." The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "don't know" are not shown."

NEW Economist/YouGov
Net favorability of Donald Trump [at the start of his second term | now] among U.S. adult citizens by age
18-29: +5 | -39
30-44: -6 | -14
45-64: +12 | -10
65+: -4 | -10
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