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GOOD NEWS! A new cancer treatment has demonstrated unprecedented results in a large trial for cancer patients whose disease has become resistant to chemotherapy AND immunotherapy. Tumors shrank in OVER a third of participants, with 15 patients experiencing COMPLETE eradication of their tumors.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics.

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.

I feel like it says a lot that on a reread of “A Gentleman’s Gentleman”, I find myself crying just as much as the first go around. I love a good Regency romance, but I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so SEEN as a transmasc reader. share.libbyapp.com/title/10908688

A Gentleman's Gentleman

WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR LGBTQ+ ROMANCE A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A USA TODAY BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of Chef’s Kiss, a groundbreaking trans Regency romance that...

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If I had a nickel for every driver that’s either shouted abuse at me or tried to run me down with their car because I’m a pedestrian in the crosswalk when they want to turn, I’d be pushing a full dollar at this point.

I love being able to help Japanese speakers at the library in NYC because they don’t expect to encounter anyone who speaks their language. The joy, relief, and surprise on their faces is part of what keeps me motivated in my studies.

Yo. This is the union calling for a boycott. Here in America people like to say "Well I was already boycotting Starbucks!" No you were not. You were just choosing not to buy their stuff. That is not a boycott. A boycott is an organized, collective activity. "I" don't boycott: we do.

Starbucks Workers United@sbworkersunited.org · 4w ago

We have power in numbers, and we'll continue to fight for a better Starbucks. Support us by BOYCOTTING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts with workers! boycottstarbucks.net