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Proud but undistinguished graduate of Forest Hills High School (NYC). One time scientist; now defrocked professor. My reading pings and pongs among neuroscience, Tudor/Stuart/interregnum/Restoration history, and Carl Hiaasen.

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08.03.2026 23:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 51 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump wants to be buried in Arlington Cemetery. I for one wholeheartedly support this. How does Friday work for everyone?

Poster with blue sky and white clouds background with the text: Trump wants to be buried in Arlington Cemetery. I for one wholeheartedly support this. How does Friday work for everyone?

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08.03.2026 21:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Brilliant ๐Ÿ†

Isata Kanneh-Mason absolutely tears through Rachmaninoffโ€™s fiendish Piano Concerto No. 3 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

08.03.2026 12:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 4040 ๐Ÿ” 869 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 168 ๐Ÿ“Œ 74

Because of the BILLIONS we send to Israel, they have
FREE HEALTHCARE
FREE COLLEGE
FREE DAYCARE

Americans are dying and going bankrupt but Israel has a superior quality of life

08.03.2026 19:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The article mentions a sexual abuser from Ohio. He was described as having grey hair and very BIG EARS. Guess what very rich associate of Jeffrey Epstein is from Ohio and has very BIG EARS.

08.03.2026 19:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fuzzy memories and hard facts: An SC accuser's claims against Epstein, Trump examined An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein gave FBI agents true accounts of her time growing up in SC. Claims she made about Donald Trump remain unsubstantiated.

Breaking: SC newspaper verifies portions of Trump accuser's story. Textbook journalism. Local journalism. Support your local news outlets. www.postandcourier.com/news/epstein...

08.03.2026 17:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 7191 ๐Ÿ” 3051 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 85 ๐Ÿ“Œ 144

Fox News: โ€œWe regret showing outdated footage of Trump at the dignified transfer not wearing a baseball hat, thus failing to honor the fallen by informing our viewers that the hat, normally $55, is on sale at the MAGA merch store for $29.99 for a limited time only.โ€

08.03.2026 18:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 891 ๐Ÿ” 131 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Slob pedo (young Arabic boys are its preferred victim.

Expect it to make a trip over to the region soon.
Disgusting and vile mouth breather. ๐Ÿคฎ

08.03.2026 17:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wisdom from Senator Tom Tillis: โ€œGrima Wormtongue (the Stephen Miller of Lord of the Rings) is an advisor to King Theoden. He uses whispers and false flattery to control the King's decisions, all while secretly serving Saruman. He is a classic example of a sycophantโ€ฆโ€

08.03.2026 17:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So thatโ€™s what the internet is. Who knew? Gotta start watching the Today show.

08.03.2026 17:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Watch the Prime Minister of Japan react to Prime Minister Carney. #cdnpoli
Shock and delight as Carney surprises her speaking Japanese.

07.03.2026 09:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 478 ๐Ÿ” 98 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Ukraine is sending thousands of these drone interceptors to protect US air bases in the Gulf.

The country once told to โ€œsay thank youโ€ is now exporting the future of air defense.

Turns out Ukraine had the cards all along.

08.03.2026 12:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 406 ๐Ÿ” 162 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Trump said his Florida resort where he wants to host the next G7 has 'no bed bugs.' The resort settled a lawsuit over bed bugs there in 2017 Trump said his Florida resort doesn't have bed bugs. In 2017, the Doral resort reached a settlement with a guest who was allegedly bitten by the bugs.

www.businessinsider.com/trump-bed-bu... How soon people forget. Btw, there is almost no way to get bedbugs out of your mattress or upholstered furniture once they set up shop. They aren't something you want to bring home in your luggage or on your person.

08.03.2026 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

North Korea is more subtle with their propaganda than the GOP is

08.03.2026 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 998 ๐Ÿ” 179 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘‡

07.03.2026 20:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’ฅ 92nd OSHBR is tearing apart enemy equipment along with those riding it in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

07.03.2026 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 198 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Had to doublecheck the date on this

07.03.2026 16:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 11640 ๐Ÿ” 3291 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 359 ๐Ÿ“Œ 230

Russia gives targeting intelligence to Iran. American service members die.

Trump lifts oil sanctions on Russia. Russia is better able to finance its war against the USA. More Americans die.

Trump is a Russian asset and traitor to the USA.

07.03.2026 19:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 116 ๐Ÿ” 62 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Two idiots who are out of their depth

07.03.2026 18:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 58 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

President Obama nailed it today: Everyday you wake up to something you thought was impossible.

07.03.2026 04:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

06.03.2026 20:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 24528 ๐Ÿ” 7037 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 525 ๐Ÿ“Œ 423
Graph of award probability of R35 and R01 from NIH factbook as a function of review rank percentile. As is apparent, 2025 is a significant departure, with lower award probabilities at all scores <40 and significant departures from norm, where even being in the top 10% is no longer a nearly certain indicator of success.

Data source: https://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/report/302

Graph of award probability of R35 and R01 from NIH factbook as a function of review rank percentile. As is apparent, 2025 is a significant departure, with lower award probabilities at all scores <40 and significant departures from norm, where even being in the top 10% is no longer a nearly certain indicator of success. Data source: https://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/report/302

The data is in: the NIH goalposts have shifted.

What were once almost certain fundable scores have become coin flips and what used to be likely grants have become aspirational, leading to fewer awards.

Another manifestation of how HHS policies have led to fewer awards and less science.

07.03.2026 01:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 666 ๐Ÿ” 407 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 59
Screenshot of an X post by Dan Scavino reading, โ€œHappening Now in the Oval Office at the @WhiteHouse. God Bless the USA!โ€ with prayer, heart, U.S. flag, and eagle emojis. Below is a photo inside the Oval Office showing Donald Trump seated at the Resolute Desk while a large group of men in suits stand around him in a circle with heads bowed and hands extended in prayer. American flags, gold drapes, and framed portraits are visible in the room.

Screenshot of an X post by Dan Scavino reading, โ€œHappening Now in the Oval Office at the @WhiteHouse. God Bless the USA!โ€ with prayer, heart, U.S. flag, and eagle emojis. Below is a photo inside the Oval Office showing Donald Trump seated at the Resolute Desk while a large group of men in suits stand around him in a circle with heads bowed and hands extended in prayer. American flags, gold drapes, and framed portraits are visible in the room.

โ€œIran is run by religious fanatics.โ€

06.03.2026 17:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2977 ๐Ÿ” 727 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 246 ๐Ÿ“Œ 47

Soon, CBS, CNN, and Fox will fill their programs with reports of record grain harvests from the midwest --reenacting Soviet state television news during the 1960s.

06.03.2026 17:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Letโ€™s go full Putin fanboy and call the war a special military operation.

06.03.2026 17:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Attention Donald Trump and his Republican Party of Pedophiles and their Protectors...

THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY.

06.03.2026 10:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 227 ๐Ÿ” 113 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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โœ๏ธ A Holy War Against Iran? Mehdi on the Republican religious nutjobs pining for Armageddon in the Middle East. Plus: the latest on the Iran school bombing and, for once, a disgraced Republican is shamed into quitting politics.

"The Real Religious Fanatics Behind the Iran War"

They're not in Tehran, they're in Washington DC. I bring receipts in my lede piece for today's First Draft morning newsletter from Zeteo.

Check it out/share/subscribe:

06.03.2026 13:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1386 ๐Ÿ” 417 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74 ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
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MASSIE: โ€œIran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leaderโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ & ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.โ€

06.03.2026 04:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 19767 ๐Ÿ” 6062 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 558 ๐Ÿ“Œ 235

โ€œDemocraticโ€ Reps. Greg Landsman of Ohio, Jared Golden of Maine, Henry Cuellar of Texas and Juan Vargas of California voted most Republicans to defeat the War Powers Act vote in the house.

06.03.2026 03:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hereโ€™s a use for AI. Take Kristi Noemโ€™s $220M ads, and swap in Markwayne Mullinsโ€™ face for Kristiโ€™s.

06.03.2026 03:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0