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Advance Financial’s Flex Loan charges 279.5% interest, trapping thousands of borrowers in debts that end up in court, where the company has won over $200 million in judgments since 2015.
With @tennesseelookout.com
With @tennesseelookout.com
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending…
www.propublica.org
July 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Advance Financial’s Flex Loan charges 279.5% interest, trapping thousands of borrowers in debts that end up in court, where the company has won over $200 million in judgments since 2015.
With @tennesseelookout.com
With @tennesseelookout.com
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NYT: Doctors fixed a baby born with a life-threatening genetic disorder using a customized, gene-editing therapy.
"Researchers emphasized the role govt funding played in the development.
The work...began decades ago with federal funding for basic research on bacterial immune systems." Gift link!
"Researchers emphasized the role govt funding played in the development.
The work...began decades ago with federal funding for basic research on bacterial immune systems." Gift link!
Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
NYT: Doctors fixed a baby born with a life-threatening genetic disorder using a customized, gene-editing therapy.
"Researchers emphasized the role govt funding played in the development.
The work...began decades ago with federal funding for basic research on bacterial immune systems." Gift link!
"Researchers emphasized the role govt funding played in the development.
The work...began decades ago with federal funding for basic research on bacterial immune systems." Gift link!
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NEW: The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram: Inside a Global Online Hate Network
How a cadre of white supremacists used the loosely moderated social media platform Telegram to inspire lethal violence — until authorities took them down.
www.propublica.org
March 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
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We don't spend a penny on marketing. It's all word of mouth for @costplusdrugs.com
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
March 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
We don't spend a penny on marketing. It's all word of mouth for @costplusdrugs.com
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
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'Highly unusual': White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources.
That is very unusual. I’m worried.. a lot
That is very unusual. I’m worried.. a lot
March 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
'Highly unusual': White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources.
That is very unusual. I’m worried.. a lot
That is very unusual. I’m worried.. a lot
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There has been more successes in cancer treatments over the last few decades that owe EVERYTHING to NIH funding.
Cancers like this are/were an absolute death sentence and now? Holy wow! 18 years post stage 4 neuroblastoma.
Cancers like this are/were an absolute death sentence and now? Holy wow! 18 years post stage 4 neuroblastoma.
Researchers reported that a woman treated 4 neuroblastoma as a child w/ an investigational CAR-T cell therapy in clinical trial 18 yrs ago is still cancer-free. It's the longest known survival length 4 a cancer patient treated w/ CAR-T cell therapy www.theguardian.com/science/2025... #medsky #biosky
March 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There has been more successes in cancer treatments over the last few decades that owe EVERYTHING to NIH funding.
Cancers like this are/were an absolute death sentence and now? Holy wow! 18 years post stage 4 neuroblastoma.
Cancers like this are/were an absolute death sentence and now? Holy wow! 18 years post stage 4 neuroblastoma.
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Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization
Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region.
We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant
survival over the past 50...
www.thelancet.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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🇩🇪 Germany: one nation, two societies.
February 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🇩🇪 Germany: one nation, two societies.
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🚨 NIH indirect cost cuts—what’s at stake?
A new executive order caps reimbursements at 15%—down from an average 52%.
Indirect costs fund lab upkeep, IT, and utilities—essential for research.
Fewer resources = fewer labs, jobs, and slower innovation.
#ResearchFunding #NIH #SciencePolicy
A new executive order caps reimbursements at 15%—down from an average 52%.
Indirect costs fund lab upkeep, IT, and utilities—essential for research.
Fewer resources = fewer labs, jobs, and slower innovation.
#ResearchFunding #NIH #SciencePolicy
February 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
🚨 NIH indirect cost cuts—what’s at stake?
A new executive order caps reimbursements at 15%—down from an average 52%.
Indirect costs fund lab upkeep, IT, and utilities—essential for research.
Fewer resources = fewer labs, jobs, and slower innovation.
#ResearchFunding #NIH #SciencePolicy
A new executive order caps reimbursements at 15%—down from an average 52%.
Indirect costs fund lab upkeep, IT, and utilities—essential for research.
Fewer resources = fewer labs, jobs, and slower innovation.
#ResearchFunding #NIH #SciencePolicy
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I think the biggest lie being told right now is that one of the wealthiest countries in the world cannot afford to invest in science, education, and the environment.
February 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I think the biggest lie being told right now is that one of the wealthiest countries in the world cannot afford to invest in science, education, and the environment.
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A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
www.thetransmitter.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
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#Russia Demands Congress Deliver #USAID lists. Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has demanded that the U.S. Congress disclose the names of individuals & groups that have received USAID funding in Russia—so that these lists can be handed over to the FSB.
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
Russia's Demands USAID List and Peddles Another Conspiracy
Russia’s Conspiracy Theory
open.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
#Russia Demands Congress Deliver #USAID lists. Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has demanded that the U.S. Congress disclose the names of individuals & groups that have received USAID funding in Russia—so that these lists can be handed over to the FSB.
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
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See also Just Security’s Litigation Tracker. www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
February 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
See also Just Security’s Litigation Tracker. www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Join the grassroots effort to protect kids from online exploitation and manipulation. With standards, funding & training, we can incorporate media literacy into every subject.
👋 Hi! We're busy driving the conversation for #MediaLiteracy education in K-12 schools so we won't be here all that often. Be sure to visit our website medialiteracynow.org to learn how you can join us in making sure our kids & teens can navigate our complex media landscape safely & confidently.
Media Literacy Now | Media Literacy Now
Media literacy education empowers young people with the skills to recognize the shaping effects of media. Media literacy is literacy in today's digital world.
medialiteracynow.org
January 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Join the grassroots effort to protect kids from online exploitation and manipulation. With standards, funding & training, we can incorporate media literacy into every subject.
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👋 Hi! We're busy driving the conversation for #MediaLiteracy education in K-12 schools so we won't be here all that often. Be sure to visit our website medialiteracynow.org to learn how you can join us in making sure our kids & teens can navigate our complex media landscape safely & confidently.
Media Literacy Now | Media Literacy Now
Media literacy education empowers young people with the skills to recognize the shaping effects of media. Media literacy is literacy in today's digital world.
medialiteracynow.org
November 21, 2024 at 5:05 PM
👋 Hi! We're busy driving the conversation for #MediaLiteracy education in K-12 schools so we won't be here all that often. Be sure to visit our website medialiteracynow.org to learn how you can join us in making sure our kids & teens can navigate our complex media landscape safely & confidently.
Imagine what this means. It means foreign enemies and exploitative criminals with this tool will be able to influence like never before, at speeds & levels of effectiveness never seen before via all types of media messaging. #medialiteracynow
Remember when we were arguing about the term "foundation models"? It feels like ages ago! With those base models culminating in DeepSeek v3 in Dec 2024, 2025 will likely be the year of LLM specialization!
Anyway, I will be writing about it more soon :).
Anyway, I will be writing about it more soon :).
January 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Imagine what this means. It means foreign enemies and exploitative criminals with this tool will be able to influence like never before, at speeds & levels of effectiveness never seen before via all types of media messaging. #medialiteracynow
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Today, the russians attacked us again with drones; two elderly people were killed in the Kyiv region. This happens every night.
We don’t know how many people died at the front today, but they are also victims of the russians.
We don’t know how many people died at the front today, but they are also victims of the russians.
January 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Today, the russians attacked us again with drones; two elderly people were killed in the Kyiv region. This happens every night.
We don’t know how many people died at the front today, but they are also victims of the russians.
We don’t know how many people died at the front today, but they are also victims of the russians.
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FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history
FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history
Over 35 years after the first study linking Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the US is beginning to wean it out of foods and drugs.
theconversation.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history
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Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol
Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol
Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol, he shared in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday. In anticipation of the coming U.S. TikTok ban, which will go through on Sunday unless paused by the…
tcrn.ch
January 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol
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Notre Dame in Paris re-opens this wkd.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
December 2, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Notre Dame in Paris re-opens this wkd.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
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Taiwan said its military was on high alert Monday as it launched combat readiness drills after detecting Chinese warships and coast guard vessels in waters around the island.
Taiwan on high alert after China's military restricts airspace
There has been speculation about the possibility of China launching military drills in response to Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's Pacific tour last week.
buff.ly
December 9, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Taiwan said its military was on high alert Monday as it launched combat readiness drills after detecting Chinese warships and coast guard vessels in waters around the island.
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Early this morning, three russian missiles struck Kharkiv. Now, hours later, russian troops are attacking the city with aerial bombs. Several explosions reported in my hometown💔
November 28, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Early this morning, three russian missiles struck Kharkiv. Now, hours later, russian troops are attacking the city with aerial bombs. Several explosions reported in my hometown💔
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We live in amazing times.
November 24, 2024 at 3:06 AM
We live in amazing times.