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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 13h

Covid vaccines may come with a tantalizing benefit that has nothing to do with the virus they’re designed to protect against: boosting the immune system to better fight tumors during cancer treatment.

www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...

The next cancer-fighting mRNA vaccine may already be here

Early-phase research shows Covid mRNA vaccines could give immunotherapies a cancer-fighting boost.

www.nbcnews.com

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Wilma Marlene Fine ✈️ @wmf5.bsky.social · 4h

The image of the destruction of The White House is nauseating. The People's House, a National Treasure, a Historic Landmark.
Really, WTF!

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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 28m

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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 3h

the tip of the royal
Titanic iceberg 👇

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wiskunkle @wiskunkle.bsky.social · 2h

Watching our White House be demolished hit me in the gut in a Sept 11th kind of way.

Another terrorist destroying a symbol of America.

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Mary Lou Fraser Gargas @loulou712203.bsky.social · 3h

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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 2h

www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...
Early-phase research shows Covid mRNA vaccines could give immunotherapies a cancer-fighting boost.

Researchers found that among cancer patients getting immunotherapy, those who got an mRNA Covid vaccine within 100 days before starting their treatment lived longer.

The next cancer-fighting mRNA vaccine may already be here

Early-phase research shows Covid mRNA vaccines could give immunotherapies a cancer-fighting boost.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

NEW: Holy shit. Trump is tearing down part of the White House. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.

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Kate Riga @kateriga.bsky.social · 5h

New: 9th Circuit Judge Thomas requests a vote for a full court rehearing of the Portland Nat'l Guard case.

Graber wrote in her dissent today: "I urge my colleagues on this court to act swiftly to vacate the majority’s order before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur"

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 6h

He’s spending millions for a ballroom while American soldiers go without pay…

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 18h

Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money!

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 6h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

NEW: Comey has filed his motion to dismiss based on the unlawful appointment of Lindsay Halligan. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 10h

He's making America sick again… 👀 👀

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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 11h

The first look at the scale of Disney backlash after it suspended Kimmel. Wow>>

“Antenna estimated a total of 3 million cancellations for Disney+ and 4.1 million for Hulu in September. Both of those figures far exceeded the trailing three-month averages for the services”
www.wsj.com/business/med...

Customers Ditched Disney+, Hulu After Kimmel Suspension

Cancellation rates for both Disney’s streaming services doubled in September from a month earlier.

www.wsj.com

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 8h

This is how I felt at No Kings, tbh.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h

Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.

But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 9h

It’s long past time for Speaker Johnson to do his job and swear in Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva. She won on September 23rd that’s 26 days ago.

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Mayr @mayrbear.bsky.social · 3h

What a deeply mentally disturbed 🍊 💩 pedo criminal that monster is

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Harry Sisson Responds After Trump's Offensive AI Meme Attack | Jim Acosta

YouTube video by Jim Acosta

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.

And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”