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85-90% of CJD cases in the US are idiopathic. Less than 1% of US cases are caused by consumption of contaminated beef. The US did change its blood donation regulations in 2020, though, that previously excluded people who may have been exposed to the disease during the late 90s European outbreak.
Hi all, Two lives lost to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in Oregon a rare, fatal brain disorder. A third case has now been reported. Experts are investigating a possible cluster in Hood River County. This is a serious public health concern. 1/
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Universities, tony law firms, and Chuck Schumer and his nine toadies fold like lawn chairs but the beleaguered, underfunded New York Department of Ed is defiant.
New York Dept of Education says it will not comply with the US Dept of Ed's order to certify their schools are getting rid of DEI programs. "We understand that the current administration seeks to censor anything it deems ‘diversity, equity & inclusion...
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All hands on deck 🗣️🗣️🗣️ Virtual phone bank Monday night, April 7, 6:00 -8:00PM EST. We need to contact 60K NC voters within the next two weeks to ensure their votes are not stolen from them. mobilize.us/s/NFw5AJ/o
🗣️🗣️🗣️ #NorthCarolinaVoters
🚨🚨Calling all North Carolina voters!! Here is a list of every voter that Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise, please if you are a NC voter check to see if your name is on here, you have 15 days to cure your ballot to make sure your vote counts. thegriffinlist.com/assets/griff...
This Saturday. April 5. Find your local Hands Off march, and get to it! handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=t...
🚨🚨🚨🗣️🗣️🗣️ 9 ALARM FIRE, UNITED STATES UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES🚨🚨🚨🗣️🗣️🗣️
"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
“Do you want more fascism? Have I got a solution for you!” ⬇️ “We do not find any evidence that accommodative strategies reduce radical right support. If anything, our results suggest that they lead to more voters defecting to the radical right.” www.cambridge.org
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a new podcast that has him fawning over right-wing guests. It's been slammed by Democrats, but Times columnist Anita Chabria asks if it is a smart way to run for president.
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@indivisible.org is throwing a protest! The main event is in D.C. but protests are nationwide. Join your local or sign up to organize one in your town. On your block. Wherever! In every corner of the country. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...
Indivisible beat me to Step 1. I will also add that you need to email Nancy Pelosi. If she had to power to oust the most powerful man in the world, she has the power to oust Schumer. act.indivisible.org/sign/dem-sen...
I am working on organizing it over the weekend, outlining what we need to do. The #TreasonousTen have got to go, the ringleader first.
Or call the hosts and ask that they cancel his appearances. Whatever works. #GetHisAss •BALTIMORE: Central Library (410) 396-5430 •NYC: Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center (212) 507-9580 •DC: Sixth & I (202) 408-3100 •PHILLY: The Weitzman (215) 923-3811 •SF: Book Passage (415) 927-0960
PROTEST SCHUMER'S BOOK TOUR NEXT WEEK: 🚨 BALTIMORE: Mon 3/17, 7 PM: Central Library 🚨 NYC: Tue 3/18, 6:30 PM: Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center 🚨 WASHINGTON DC: Wed 3/19, 7 PM: Sixth & I 🚨 PHILLY: Thu 3/20, 1 PM: The Weitzman 🚨 SF: Sat 3/22, 1 PM: Corte Madera Store
Find your local indie bookseller and grab a copy. www.indiebound.org
WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People": "In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
JUST ANNOUNCED: THE FOLLOWING STATES’ SENATE SEATS ARE UP FOR GRABS: NY AND NH: 2 SEATS EACH; IL, NV, ME, HI, MI, AND PA: 1 SEAT EACH
These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Write these fuckers. You can personalize the letter. I called for Schumer’s ouster; and that we will not vote for them, give them money, nor campaign for them if they vote yes on cloture and the CR.
🚨 NEW: We just launched a one-click email tool to contact all Democratic Senators who are still undecided on the CR. Contact them and tell them to vote NO here ⬇️ win.newmode.net/votersoftomo...
Tesla is a junk bond cos playing as a blue chip stock, apparently.
Reality check for Tesla in this Lex note from @johnsfoley.bsky.social. "Tesla isn’t valued like a car company...instead, the company’s massive gain since the election and subsequent fall reflects investors’ shifting views on the plausibility of his various moonshots". www.ft.com/content/f287...
George Michael and Wham! fans: a brilliant author is writing a brilliant book about a brilliant man. In the meantime, if you haven’t read Sathnam Sanghera’s double volume, Empireland and Empire World about the impact of British imperialism on the UK and the world, respectively, you should!
Holy shit. This is the first step in expelling any student who has any counter view to the regime. And then they will come for the rest of us. The weaponization of AI. Fucking hell.
Using AI to scan the social media posts of students at U.S. universities and then punish them for their views is discriminatory and a direct attack on our freedom of speech.