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Shawn Connery

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Drug development in real life. PhD, Immunology.

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So that's what Republicans are after: constitutional amendments to prohibit abortion.
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NEWS --> Mark Robinson, the MAGA extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence against unnamed foes in a recent speech. "Some folks need killing!" he shouted. "It's a matter of necessity!" Video and story here: newrepublic.com/article/1834...
MAGA Gov Candidate’s Ugly, Hateful Rant: “Some Folks Need Killing!”newrepublic.com Mark Robinson, the GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, has a long history of incendiary comments. But he may have topped himself this time.
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Wow, real banana republic stuff. I'm glad our presidents can launder money and associate criminally without worrying about this kind of thing.
Reports: Brazil police have indicted Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association
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So that's what Republicans are after: constitutional amendments to prohibit abortion.
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well said
The news from the U.K. elections is the balm my black, bitter soul needed after the fuckery of US politics over the last week. It's not the cure to the ailments of the last 14yrs, but it's a good first step. Seeing so many villains of the last decade exit stage left brings me peace. Much love U.K.!
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Breaking: Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is projected to win the UK general election with a huge majority. The official election exit poll predicted Labour is set to take 410 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, the most since Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide. Read more ⤵️
Starmer’s Labour Heads for Huge Win in UK Vote, Exit Poll Sayswww.bloomberg.com Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is projected to win the UK general election with a huge majority, a result that — if it plays out when the votes have been counted — will go down as a momentous occasion in...
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A Putin-friendly president would pose a grave danger to Europe. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Political union with Russia, to own the globalists.™️
A Putin-friendly president would pose a grave danger to Europe. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A Putin-friendly president would pose a grave danger to Europe. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Live from NYT: 9 (!) parallel stories about the politics of Biden's debate performance. If that's not a political campaign I don't know what is. It certainly is not journalism.
The Harvard playbook
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The Harvard playbook
The Supreme Court just fundamentally changed the nature of the Executive, yet the NYT:
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The Supreme Court just fundamentally changed the nature of the Executive, yet the NYT:
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Good.
NEW: DOJ officials plan to pursue the criminal cases against Trump past Election Day even if he wins, under the belief that department rules against charging or prosecuting a sitting president would not kick in until Inauguration Day. (gift link)
Justice Dept. plans to pursue Trump cases past Election Day, even if he winswapo.st If Donald Trump is elected president, the finish line for federal prosecutors is Inauguration Day, not Election Day, people familiar with the discussions said.
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Idiocy for a Democratic lawmaker to sport that attitude. If Trump is a dire threat to democracy you can't say you expect him to win and "be OK with that".
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As Elon Musk's public persona has become increasingly right wing, Tesla appears to be paying a price in sales. His polarizing statements have alienated some potential customers and may be partly responsible for a recent slump in sales.
Elon Musk’s Politics May Be Pushing Some Buyers Away From Teslawww.nytimes.com The Tesla chief executive’s polarizing statements have alienated some potential customers and may be partly responsible for a recent slump in sales.
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/8 At any rate, congratulations to the Federalist Society for an achievement beyond the reach of the British, outside the grasp of bloody civil war, impossible to Nazis and Soviets and terrorists: defeating the American idea.
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There are two elements to the immunity decision that are particularly extreme in a way that many will miss: (1) motive is irrelevant and (2) immune acts are not just excluded from prosecution, they’re excluded from evidence. /1
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all of this for donald fucking trump of all people
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