Organized Curiosity

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Recovering Twitter addict. CA #Democrat, and proud of it. Former genetics researcher/forensic scientist. Centering the truth and calling out the propaganda. Please call me OC. #Resist #TeamBlue #Antifa #SupportScience #DoNotObeyInAdvance

Former U.S. President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues, his son Hunter said in an interview.

Hunter Biden says his father's prostate cancer is causing him pain even as he continues to speak out

Former U.S. President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues.

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Eerily similar to the verbiage on the Access Hollywood tape, except instead of bragging about assaulting women he’s talking about pilfering historical artifacts, most of which we will likely never see again.

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A California court dealt Republicans a major defeat, rejecting their bid to soften the official description of an anti-voting measure and preserving ballot language warning that it would bar citizens from voting unless they present government-issued ID. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

California court shuts down GOP bid to sanitize anti-voting measure

The decision is a significant win for California voters seeking clear information about how the measure could prevent eligible ballots from being counted.

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While Mike Collins has spent his entire time in Congress shitposting and creating memes on X, Ossoff has been working hard every day for his constituents - whether they are Democrats or Republicans.

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BREAKING: A federal appeals court has ruled that Trump’s proposed White House ballroom cannot be built without congressional approval, affirming an injunction blocking construction. The ruling is stayed for 14 days to allow an appeal to the Supreme Court.

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For a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? A series of random note pads sent in solicitation mailers that you can't bear to part with because you might use them at some point and you don't want to be wasteful.

Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 2d ago

For a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? A cocktail swizzle stick from a place you don't remember.

Scientists at Stanford/UCSF have shown that abnormal tau protein reverses the electron transport chain in affected neuronal mitochondria, resulting in the accumulation of reactive oxygen species and starving affected neurons of the energy required for normal function. share.google/jGM2iPBK6nRT...

Tau-induced mitochondrial reverse electron transport drives neurodegeneration

Mitochondrial dysfunction features prominently in tauopathies. The mechanistic link between tau and mitochondria remains uncertain. Li et al. show that tau enters mitochondria and interacts with compl...

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Scientists at Stanford/UCSF have shown that abnormal tau protein reverses the electron transport chain in affected neuronal mitochondria, resulting in the accumulation of reactive oxygen species and starving affected neurons of the energy required for normal function. share.google/jGM2iPBK6nRT...

Tau-induced mitochondrial reverse electron transport drives neurodegeneration

Mitochondrial dysfunction features prominently in tauopathies. The mechanistic link between tau and mitochondria remains uncertain. Li et al. show that tau enters mitochondria and interacts with compl...

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standards covering math and literacy instruction, class sizes, health screenings, home visits, and other core services. It would even eliminate the requirement that children brush their teeth after meals. The Trump administration’s overall goal with these changes is to completely gut the program.

Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start, Antipoverty Program Created Under R.F.K. Jr.’s Uncle

While administration officials say the changes will save money by lifting onerous requirements, advocates fear the anti-poverty program will be gutted.

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The Trump administration announced that it is moving forward with plans to eliminate hundreds of federal regulations governing Head Start, a 61-year-old program that provides early education and support to some of the nation’s lowest-income children. The proposal would strip away many long-standing

NEW: President Trump is taking aim at birthright citizenship again, this time with a narrower order aiming to deny citizenship to four groups of children. This new order is far less sweeping than the original, but may also violate the Constitution. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they...

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Ohio Republican Sen. John Husted has now called for Max Miller to resign from the House after weeks of silence. "Anyone who commits domestic violence is not fit to serve in Congress."

Make sure you read about the nice Trump-appointed 3rd Circuit judge who kept working at her govt affairs company while serving as a judge. Who knew someone could make Emil Bove look less shitty on the Third? www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

‘Is she even allowed to be doing this?’: Inside a federal judge’s side gig running a PR firm

Jennifer Mascott’s tenure at public affairs firm Adfero sparked questions around conflicts of interest and partisanship.

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THREAD: Fox News is reporting that Trump has declassified a SUPER SECRET COUNTERINTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATION into whether Trump was a Russian asset. LULZ. Super Secret? Allow me to retort. 1/

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It's strange. No photos of Mitch McConnell leaving the rehab center. None of him arriving at the departure airport. None of him at the arrival airport. None of him arriving at his Kentucky home. None whatsoever. Just a statement and reporters giving a quick salute.