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Responds to thoughtful comments. Dog lover . Iconoclast. Won’t take the bait. Beatles, yeah,yeah, yeah. ♀ not quoting the party line, not afraid to criticize as well as support. Resist. Mask up. And vaccinate

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You know the college culture has changed when they no longer have to offer…https://publicsafety.cornell.edu/public-safety-ambassadors/ Many universities have these services because they know women are targets. The world is not safe.

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The reason it is bullshit is that while both parties are in bed with AIPAC and not willing to check Israel, Biden/Harris were trying to ensure food shipments to Gaza, a policy Trump reversed on day one. It may have been a choice between bad and worse, choosing worse is not smarter for Gaza.

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Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others. But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and staff, interviews show. (Published April with @kentucky.com)

propublica.orgThey Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud.Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others. But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and st...

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The gene therapy Zolgensma helped children born with a fatal disease grow up to run and play. But the cost was stunning: $2M per dose. While taxpayers and charities funded the drug’s early development, execs, venture-capital backers and a pharma giant have reaped the profits. (Pub. Feb. 2025)

propublica.orgWhat a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug PricingTaxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices ref...

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NEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

propublica.orgFCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From ParamountCiting a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...

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The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

projects.propublica.orgWhere Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublicaThe FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.