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JAMA @jama.com · 21/09/2026
📝 #JAMAReview: #Cancer #vaccines are being evaluated for treatment and prevention across multiple malignant neoplasms as advances in tumor immunology, antigen discovery, and vaccine delivery reshape the field. 🔗 ja.ma/4hBPEEu
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JAMA @jama.com · 21/09/2026
💬 Perspective by Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD: In clinical and public health research, political discretion over individual federal awards may interrupt trials, weaken community partnerships, and reduce confidence that funding decisions are based on scientific merit. ja.ma/4hjtV2K
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JAMA @jama.com · 25/09/2026
Med News: Updated ovarian cancer prevention guidance from @acog.org strengthens the recommendation to remove the fallopian tubes if the opportunity presents itself. Learn more.
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ACOG Strengthens Recommendation for Fallopian Tube Removal to Prevent Ovarian Cancer
This Medical News article discusses the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ clinical practice update on opportunistic salpingectomy procedures to prevent ovarian cancer in patients wi...
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Lilia Cervantes @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Out today in @jama.com: "On Becoming a Gold Standard Scientist: The Importance of Pilot Clinical Trials. I was honored to co-author this with Drs. Fesintein, @dramyhuebschmann.bsky.social & @russgl.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social @jeremymberg.bsky.social
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On Becoming a Gold Standard Scientist
This Viewpoint discusses the recent National Institutes of Health announcement that its Career Development (K) awards cannot be used to conduct clinical trials, feasibility studies, or ancillary studi...
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
JD Vance has asked for another chance. We literally can't afford it.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Let's ban gerrymandering.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It matters to have leaders who care about the right things - as I was reminded during my last flight out of Pittsburgh International Airport. Here's why.
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Colombo @colombo51.bsky.social · 1h
#USMilitaryFamilies #USVoters🇺🇸🗳️#AmericaHasNoKing👑
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We have to prepare for the day when Donald Trump will permanently leave the White House. And, even more importantly, the day after that.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
U.S. manufacturing jobs are down under Trump, including in the auto industry. His strategy failed, and so will this. Lowering standards will accelerate what he has already been doing: handing the clean tech future to China and forcing Americans to pay more at the pump.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 15h
Persuasion isn't about saying "I told you so" - it's about bringing people together to make things better.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 8h
I'd love to see you in Rochester at our rally in support of Rep. Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington. Together, we can elect strong leaders and build a better future for New Hampshire. I hope you'll join us!
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New Hampshire Rally with Pete Buttigieg, Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington · Win the Era
Join Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire for a rally with Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington to lay out the stakes for this election and get out the vote for Democrats up and down the bal...
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Watch the trailer for our new investigative documentary, 'Night Flower: Inside AIPAC's Fight For Influence.' It's one of the most important and revelatory films Zeteo has ever made, featuring exclusive interviews with AIPAC whistleblowers. Subscribe & watch next month: insideaipac.com
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 26/09/2026
Every single American voter is one tiny light. Together, we are bigger than the darkness, and more powerful than any voter suppression.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 29/09/2026
“Make stuff cost less” is the slogan for the campaign of Roy Cooper – the Democratic nominee for Senate in North Carolina. He joins Ali Velshi to discuss how ending the war in Iran and getting rid of Trump’s “chaotic” tariffs will do just that. “We know how critical this is," Cooper says.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 23h
The State Dept. contradicts a U.S. ambassador's claim that Trump offered to sell China weapons, and the FBI deputy director resigns amid several bureau controversies. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says "our adversaries are cheering" watching this dysfunction from the Trump administration.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 22h
Ali Velshi does the math calculating how much more Donald Trump’s policies are costing the average American household.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Roger Marshall has sent a 'cease-and-desist' letter to Adam Hamilton saying Hamilton's ad featuring a former patient of Marshall's talking about his debt collectin practices is 'defamatory': kansasreflector.com/2026/09/28/r...
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Roger Marshall alleges defamation in new ad about former Kansas patient arrested while in debt • Kansas Reflector
Lawyers for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican running for reelection, sent his opponent a cease-and-desist letter demanding the Democrat stop airing an ad featuring one of the senator’s former pa...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7h
Other states besides Texas with voter registration deadlines over the next 7 days: Arkansas, Arizona, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Indiana , Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, South Carolina.
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The Redistrict Network (mirror 🤖) @redistrictnet.bluesky.bot · 7h
Missouri voters will decide in November on Amendment 6, a citizen initiative to strengthen direct democracy. It would make the initiative and referendum process a fundamental right in the state constitution and bar lawmakers from changing any voter-approved initiative without 80 percent
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Amendment 6 would enshrine initiative petition, referendum process in the Missouri Constitution
Missouri voters will see Amendment 6 on the ballot this November, after the group Respect Missouri Voters fought legal battles to place it there. If approved, it reserves citizens' right to initiat...
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The Redistrict Network (mirror 🤖) @redistrictnet.bluesky.bot · 7h
This November, voters in South Dakota and North Dakota will decide whether to raise the threshold for passing any constitutional amendment from a simple majority to 60 percent. Utah voters will decide whether to impose that same 60 percent bar on citizen initiatives that raise taxes.
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“Disrespectful for Voters”: The Dakotas Weigh Raising the Bar for Direct Democracy
Frustrated that voters are bypassing the legislatures they control, the GOP is pushing two ballot measures this fall in North Dakota and South Dakota to require a supermajority to amend the state...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6h
as election season sets in, a reminder: if you've come to rely on our reporting (& our election guides and breakdowns of local elections) we love your support! we have no paywall, but you can set-up a subscription (or a one-time gift) at whatever amount. boltsmag.org/donate
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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 13h
The proposed rule is from OMB, the office run by Russell Vought -- who has a history of opposing government efforts to expand access to voting.
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Colombo @colombo51.bsky.social · 1h
#USMilitaryVeterans need their #SocialWorkers #PatientsAdvocate #MilitaryFamilies
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2h
The DOJ indicted “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver in one of the largest-ever crypto tax fraud cases. Those familiar with the case said the evidence was “rock solid” and that prosecutors were confident of a conviction. Then Donald Trump won a second term. (Published January)
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How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”
Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi...
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 13h
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Colombo @colombo51.bsky.social · 1h
#USVoters #Elections2026
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 9h
An 11th Cir panel has refused to reverse the district judge & stay the sanctions she imposed on the plaintiffs in the slush fund case, Trump v IRS, strongly suggesting it was a collusive lawsuit designed to deliver relief to the parties.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 6h
Morocco appoints its first woman prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
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Morocco appoints its first woman prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
Nearly a week after her party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), won the parliamentary elections, the mayor of Marrakech was named Morocco's prime minister on September 29.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2h
"Russia has committed an aggression and is conducting an unlawful war... against Ukraine... I want Putin to get in front of the ICC." UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, responds to critics who say she's pro-Russia. My full Zeteo interview with her: zeteo.com/p/albanese-t...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8h
John Steinbeck famously called Route 66 “The Mother Road.” It nurtured not only the dreams of the visitors along the road, but also our nation's growth as a whole. It certainly lives up to that name, and we want to make sure you get to see it and the stops along the way here.
WAND Headline: Illinois awards $4.6 million to boost tourism efforts statewide
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14h
The prosecution is struggling in oral argument over whether Judge Boasberg can conduct contempt proceedings; the judges are pointing out its position is contrary to its own internal rules. You can listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A1B...
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 7h
On January 7th, Renée Good dropped her son off at school, but never made it back to pick him up. She was wrongfully shot and killed by an ICE agent. Her brother Brent Ganger sat down with us to talk about Renée and his fight for justice. Oversight Dems will hold ICE accountable.
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Colombo @colombo51.bsky.social · 3h
#4MinutesEachChild She killed all her children
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 12h
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 11h
If only it had been this way. Justice denied! 👇 👇 👇 👇
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Colombo @colombo51.bsky.social · 3h
#Racism
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h
In Illinois, we strive to give everyone what they need to thrive. We take care of our neighbors — and together, we will fight to end poverty and food insecurity in our state. On Hunger Action Day, the need for action couldn’t be greater.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 5h
TPS holders are our friends, co-workers, union family and vital members of our communities. Ending TPS protections is a gut-punch that will upend families and hurt our economy. As @seiupres.bsky.social said, workers won't be divided by this admin's anti-worker, anti-immigrant actions.
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NPR @npr.org · 8h
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. n.pr/4hTdlIv
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A young sailor died by suicide. Her family blames health care gaps and long deployment
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June.
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Colombo @colombo51.bsky.social · 3h
#USMilitary #MilitaryFamilies #MentalHealth #Crisis & #Emergency #Helplines • 988 #Suicide & Crisis #Lifeline: Call or text #988 (available 24/7, #bilingual, and free; press 1 for #veterans)
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 6h
Seriously 💥 😡🙄
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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 11h
Once again, political cartoonists tell the truth by keeping things simple.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 9h
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Colombo @colombo51.bsky.social · 3h
#Glasses #Dangers of #MetaGlasses in our #Society2026 #Students beware
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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