Dr. CSP
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Retired scientist. Clinician. Artist. Mom. I hope something good happens to you today.
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Scott’s median gift is 40 times the size of the median gift by foundations overall.
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MacKenzie Scott Announces $7 Billion of Charitable Giving This Year
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December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Scott’s median gift is 40 times the size of the median gift by foundations overall.
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"Whatever you did for the least of these...you did for me" Matthew 25:40-45
"Whatever you did for the least of these...you did for me" Matthew 25:40-45
Massachusetts Church Keeps Anti-ICE Nativity Scene, Defying Diocese Leaders
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December 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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"Whatever you did for the least of these...you did for me" Matthew 25:40-45
"Whatever you did for the least of these...you did for me" Matthew 25:40-45
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The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback.
But that just makes the midterms more important.
But that just makes the midterms more important.
FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study
The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a promised review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepristone at Commissioner Marty Makary’s request to put it off until after the midterm elections,...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback.
But that just makes the midterms more important.
But that just makes the midterms more important.
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A one-bedroom rental in California averages around $2,100 per month, requiring someone making minimum wage to work 98 hours a week to afford it. Landlords are taking advantage and offering illegal and inhumane units that cost much less but lack running water or electricity.
In L.A., $750 a Month to Live in a Backyard Storage Unit
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December 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
A one-bedroom rental in California averages around $2,100 per month, requiring someone making minimum wage to work 98 hours a week to afford it. Landlords are taking advantage and offering illegal and inhumane units that cost much less but lack running water or electricity.
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“.. If you want to live in the best country on the earth, that is also the safest, and the one that will actually respect your work and offer you the right environment to flourish, well, come to Canada,” she said. 🇨🇦
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December 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“.. If you want to live in the best country on the earth, that is also the safest, and the one that will actually respect your work and offer you the right environment to flourish, well, come to Canada,” she said. 🇨🇦
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Remember when our medical establishment faked a concern about routine vaccines to dunk on the covid vaccine?
Bad faith disingenuous performance, all the way down.
Bad faith disingenuous performance, all the way down.
December 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Remember when our medical establishment faked a concern about routine vaccines to dunk on the covid vaccine?
Bad faith disingenuous performance, all the way down.
Bad faith disingenuous performance, all the way down.
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What will you do when these goons come to kidnap your neighbors?
Think about your plan. Connect with the people in your community.
Think about your plan. Connect with the people in your community.
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What will you do when these goons come to kidnap your neighbors?
Think about your plan. Connect with the people in your community.
Think about your plan. Connect with the people in your community.
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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The estimated median net worth of who’s running the country:
House: $1.0M – $1.5M
Senate: $1.7M – $2.5M
Supreme Court: $4M – $6M
White House Cabinet: $15M – $50M
President: $5.1B – $7.1B
House: $1.0M – $1.5M
Senate: $1.7M – $2.5M
Supreme Court: $4M – $6M
White House Cabinet: $15M – $50M
President: $5.1B – $7.1B
"Do the rich have too much political power?"
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
YouGov / Dec 8, 2025
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
YouGov / Dec 8, 2025
December 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The estimated median net worth of who’s running the country:
House: $1.0M – $1.5M
Senate: $1.7M – $2.5M
Supreme Court: $4M – $6M
White House Cabinet: $15M – $50M
President: $5.1B – $7.1B
House: $1.0M – $1.5M
Senate: $1.7M – $2.5M
Supreme Court: $4M – $6M
White House Cabinet: $15M – $50M
President: $5.1B – $7.1B
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I saw an ICE raid today in Cedar-Riverside. The man they took said repeatedly he was a U.S. Citizen and had ID. They put him in a car they sped off at an unsafe speed. Not that I expected much, but I called 911 and reported their behavior. The dispatcher asked "what I wanted them to do about it."
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I saw an ICE raid today in Cedar-Riverside. The man they took said repeatedly he was a U.S. Citizen and had ID. They put him in a car they sped off at an unsafe speed. Not that I expected much, but I called 911 and reported their behavior. The dispatcher asked "what I wanted them to do about it."
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With continued reports of active federal operations in our city, it’s very important to know your rights, be prepared, and contact an immigration attorney if needed.
Resources are available:
➡️ https://mylegalaid.org/in-the-community/community-clinics
➡️ https://www.vlnmn.org/help/clinics
Resources are available:
➡️ https://mylegalaid.org/in-the-community/community-clinics
➡️ https://www.vlnmn.org/help/clinics
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
With continued reports of active federal operations in our city, it’s very important to know your rights, be prepared, and contact an immigration attorney if needed.
Resources are available:
➡️ https://mylegalaid.org/in-the-community/community-clinics
➡️ https://www.vlnmn.org/help/clinics
Resources are available:
➡️ https://mylegalaid.org/in-the-community/community-clinics
➡️ https://www.vlnmn.org/help/clinics
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"I just feel dumbfounded." 18-year-old US citizen watches ICE take his mom and leave him to raise his 9-year-old little sister.
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"I just feel dumbfounded." 18-year-old US citizen watches ICE take his mom and leave him to raise his 9-year-old little sister.
I am shocked that this study of fatigue in Long Covid patients utilizing deception in the research design was IRB approved. Deception is profoundly disrespectful & unethical in this context and shows a lack of judgment, lack of creativity in addressing research issues, and shallow understanding.
Well done & thanks to these healthcare professionals (PTs)/similar ( @sunsopeningband.bsky.social @profmarkfaghy.bsky.social et al) for this new e-letter 👏
"In the Long Run, Misleading Participants Will Harm More Than Help in Long COVID Research"
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#LongCOVID #PEM
"In the Long Run, Misleading Participants Will Harm More Than Help in Long COVID Research"
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#LongCOVID #PEM
![Published on: 9 December 2025
In the Long Run, Misleading Participants Will Harm More Than Help in Long COVID Research
Todd E. Davenport, Professor & Chair University of the Pacific, Workwell Foundation
Other Contributors:
Staci R. Stevens, Exercise Physiologist
Mark A. Faghy, Professor
Jessica DeMars, Respiratory Physiotherapist
J. Mark Van Ness, Professor & Chair
Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice are bedrock ethical principles in science. They are especially important when studying vulnerable populations. Billias et al. argue that deception is necessary to assure the internal validity of their exercise study involving people living with long COVID.[1] Here, we assert the use of deception is ethically indefensible and scientifically unnecessary in this population. It undermines informed consent, increases risks for harms, exploits the vulnerability of participants, and erodes trust in science and health care, all while exploring a question that already has been asked and answered satisfactorily enough to inform clinical recommendations.
Physical activity is a common trigger for post-exertional malaise (PEM),[2 3] which is common in people living with long COVID.[4] PEM involves an impaired recovery response from exertion that is distinct from deconditioning.[5 6] The hallmark of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is PEM. Exercise is no longer recommended in contemporary clinical guidance for ME/CFS, because an accumulation of evidence from research and lived experience suggests it is likely to cause avoidable harms.[7] Exercise prescription without adequate safeguards for PEM even may be considered negligent practice. The protocol acknowledges people living with PEM often worsen with exercise dosages that may be appropriate for other conditions.[1] Several of the authors of this protocol also previously published a systematic review acknowledging risks of exercise in people with long COVID related to PEM.[8] However, the author…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:43rudsv62fuwsmnk7oppgtdy/bafkreidl77x7uweergov5gcuvlzqo7ehnvalbag3u44hniwvoh5uuc2ccy@jpeg)
December 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I am shocked that this study of fatigue in Long Covid patients utilizing deception in the research design was IRB approved. Deception is profoundly disrespectful & unethical in this context and shows a lack of judgment, lack of creativity in addressing research issues, and shallow understanding.
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“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
“[attorney] Decker said they’re now seeing cases where ICE agents violate constitutional protections on a daily basis”
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, said agents told her in the truck that if she didn’t watch herself “they were going to pull me over to the side of the road and give me this OC,” law enforcement shorthand for pepper spray.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“[attorney] Decker said they’re now seeing cases where ICE agents violate constitutional protections on a daily basis”
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"Adults with #disabilities experience considerable financial strain from their disability-related expenses & sustain high rates of unmet needs w/disproportionate impacts identified for those from underserved communities." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#MedSky #HealthPolicy #PatientExperience
#MedSky #HealthPolicy #PatientExperience
The disability squeeze: Out-of-pocket expenses and unmet needs for disability-related goods and services in the U.S.
Few studies have quantified the higher cost of living with a disability and the extent of unmet needs for disability-related goods and services as exp…
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December 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"Adults with #disabilities experience considerable financial strain from their disability-related expenses & sustain high rates of unmet needs w/disproportionate impacts identified for those from underserved communities." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#MedSky #HealthPolicy #PatientExperience
#MedSky #HealthPolicy #PatientExperience
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Great list.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Great list.
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A big advance, folks, for off-the-shelf, universal, engineered (base-edited) T cells achieving complete response vs incurable leukemia in several patients
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December 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A big advance, folks, for off-the-shelf, universal, engineered (base-edited) T cells achieving complete response vs incurable leukemia in several patients
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
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My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
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Toad wrote on the ground with a stick: Go to Sleep.
Then he crossed out: Go to Sleep.
“There,” said Toad. “Now my day is all crossed out!”
“I am glad,” said Frog. Then Frog and Toad went right to sleep.
Then he crossed out: Go to Sleep.
“There,” said Toad. “Now my day is all crossed out!”
“I am glad,” said Frog. Then Frog and Toad went right to sleep.
December 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Toad wrote on the ground with a stick: Go to Sleep.
Then he crossed out: Go to Sleep.
“There,” said Toad. “Now my day is all crossed out!”
“I am glad,” said Frog. Then Frog and Toad went right to sleep.
Then he crossed out: Go to Sleep.
“There,” said Toad. “Now my day is all crossed out!”
“I am glad,” said Frog. Then Frog and Toad went right to sleep.
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This ACIP meeting set a historic precedent for the erosion and destruction of science-based vaccine programs in our country.
Special Osterholm Update podcast edition! @mtosterholm & @cvdall discuss the recent decision by ACIP (CDC's vaccine advisers) to end universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendations and the impact it will have on public health
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December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This ACIP meeting set a historic precedent for the erosion and destruction of science-based vaccine programs in our country.
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Down at the stream during my lunch break.
December 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Down at the stream during my lunch break.
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Listen: I am hopeless when it comes to the fiber arts, so this kind of fine stitching blows me away. That tiny poem! 😍
Day 8 #ArtAdventCalendar • Everyone seems to love this #SciArt #anatomy #embroidery, she breathed (2018). It appears on the cover of the anthology Sharp Notions arsenalpulp.com/Books/S/Shar...
December 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Listen: I am hopeless when it comes to the fiber arts, so this kind of fine stitching blows me away. That tiny poem! 😍
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about to sign up for a marketplace insurance plan
pray for me I don't pick something that's going to end up costing me tens of thousands more dollars just because health insurance sign-up is deliberately hostile and they withhold important plan information from you until you're actually on it
pray for me I don't pick something that's going to end up costing me tens of thousands more dollars just because health insurance sign-up is deliberately hostile and they withhold important plan information from you until you're actually on it
December 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
about to sign up for a marketplace insurance plan
pray for me I don't pick something that's going to end up costing me tens of thousands more dollars just because health insurance sign-up is deliberately hostile and they withhold important plan information from you until you're actually on it
pray for me I don't pick something that's going to end up costing me tens of thousands more dollars just because health insurance sign-up is deliberately hostile and they withhold important plan information from you until you're actually on it