Jay Mann

@jman42.bsky.social

Totally jaded and ashamed American. If the billionaires don't want to allow change, maybe it's time we take it for ourselves. (search my profile image with google lens)

"University of Iowa students could soon be required to take classes at the Center for Intellectual Freedom — or they won’t be able to graduate" Oh look - the party of personal freedom is REQUIRING students to take some right-wing bs "freedom" class. The irony is... actually typical for them.

Iowa lawmakers move to mandate students take Center for Intellectual Freedom classes amid low enrollment

A last minute Republican legislative push could force University of Iowa college students to take classes at the newly-created Center for Intellectual Freedom. It's exactly what a report highlighted w...

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"Apheresis machines are routinely used in hospitals to help patients with hard-to-treat high cholesterol levels" Turns out LDL apheresis is a thing - for $2,000 per individual treatment session. I used to donate platelets all the time. They should offer this as part of donation. For free.

Scientists stumped to find clearing cholesterol from blood removes forever chemicals

Scientists were looking to find out if a machine built to filter fat at scale could take out forever chemicals and microplastics as well

independent.co.uk

Anyone able to explain how long it takes to make new ones? I would think if you had competent people in charge, there would have been an increase in production BEFORE attacking. These idiots probably waited until now to even consider building more.

Nearly 80% of interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted, sources say | CNN Politics

The US military has exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system as senior US military commanders are warning that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is “dangerously low,”...

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LOL - sounds like my (now a quantuum physicist) son when he was 5. He was upset one night - the sun was going to explode in a few billion years & he was worried about the people then. I chuckled and explained how far we've come with space travel in 50 years - we'll be living in other solar systems.

Earth Has a Billion Years Left. This Plan Could Stretch It to 9 Quadrillion

A set of engineered safeguards could protect Earth's habitability for 9.1 quadrillion years, according to new research.

gizmodo.com

And this is why I'm now an Independent that tends to vote (D). Why aren't any of the Democratic leadership making it quite clear that when they gain enough power, there will be investigations and any military member that acted illegally will be prosecuted. Might deter future executions

Kaine says US boat strikes likely killed people 'not involved in narcotrafficking': 'Murder victims'

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said that the military has “exceeded” the parameters of President Donald Trump’s orders in striking alleged drug-smuggling vessels.

abcnews.com