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Everything was going great until this whole breast cancer thing.

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I did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Your sons and daughters are
10000x safer with drag queens than frat boys btw
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Amazing news! MLB has dropped its proposal for a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park! Thank you to everyone who pushed back and stood up for our parks!
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
russians cannot take this from me. Kyiv, near the Dnipro River. Today.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Go For It Ladies.......
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I stand with Jack👏👍
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can we underscore that diversity is America’s strength, indeed it makes America stronger?
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Coming from a family of sisters, I very much enjoyed telling the story of these 2 #badass sisters, both diagnosed w/a #BRCA2 mutation that drove their early-stage #breastcancer. #Hereditarycancer happens, but u can manage yr risk! More info in my @fredhutch.org story. #CanSky #HCAW #knowyourrisk
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When both cancer and courage run in the family
Genetic testing for a cancer risk gene can literally be a lifesaver, helping more and more men, women and children sidestep diagnosis and disease by turning to preventive measures like surgeries, medi...
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Somebody's going down as a dirtbag, but it isn't Jack Smith!
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Litsa Dremousis @litsadremousis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
THANK YOU. This is what some men still don't get: Every woman you know has dealt w/ this shit MULTIPLE times. We're justifiably angry and if you're not w/ us, you are very much against us.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our response to the State Department using Smokey last night.
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Coming from a family of sisters, I very much enjoyed telling the story of these 2 #badass sisters, both diagnosed w/a #BRCA2 mutation that drove their early-stage #breastcancer. #Hereditarycancer happens, but u can manage yr risk! More info in my @fredhutch.org story. #CanSky #HCAW #knowyourrisk
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When both cancer and courage run in the family
Genetic testing for a cancer risk gene can literally be a lifesaver, helping more and more men, women and children sidestep diagnosis and disease by turning to preventive measures like surgeries, medi...
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This seems like good news! "A blood test correctly identified 87% of stage 1 & 2 #pancreatic #cancers, per a new Nature study. Researchers from City of Hope tested the #PANXEON liquid biopsy in nearly 1,800 pts across the U.S., Europe & Asia. False-pos rate was 3% among low-risk pts ... 1/2 #CanSky
beckersoncology.com
Blood test detects 87% of early pancreatic cancers: What to know  - Becker's Oncology
A blood test correctly identified 87% of stage 1 and 2 pancreatic cancers, according to a study published Sept. 16 in Nature Medicine. For the study, researchers from Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope...
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"'There’s no proof that this is going 2 reduce your risk of dying from #cancer. If u have a negative test, u shd not feel reassured & shld continue w/screenings that have been proven,' per @fredhutch.org's Dr. Scott Ramsey. Physician scientist Dr. Eric Topol agreed that the ..." 1/2 #CanSky #MedSky
washingtonpost.com
One blood test could screen you for 50 cancers. Here’s why it’s controversial.
A Food and Drug Administration committee backed a cancer blood test called Galleri but was split on how well it works. The test is awaiting a final decision by the FDA.
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This doesn't help things at all. "A healthcare CEO in charge of payment contracts 4 a pool of clinics in the PNW was sentenced to 4 yrs in fed'l prison 4 embezzling ~$30M 👀 over 6 yrs. The FBI agent said 'he repeatedly lied 2 colleagues & stole funds ..." 1/2 #CanSky #MedSky
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CEO embezzled $30M from WA healthcare company for 'bearish' trading schemes
The former CEO of a Wenatchee company that managed healthcare payment contracts siphoned money to fuel a series of trading schemes. It didn't go the way he intended.
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Patient advocates are research partners. We can provide the scientific expertise; they provide the lived experience. Patients are really the ones responsible for making #ILC visible to the research community." - Dr. Mo Rimawi Hear hear!!! #ILCSymposium #lobmob @lobularbca.bsky.social
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dr. Karen van Baelen looked at modifiable risk factors in #ILC recurrence. Physical activity once again shown to be beneficial for #breastcancer patients! #ILCSymposium #lobmob #bcsm #exerciseismedicine
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dr. Rachel Jankowitz talks about #lobular #breastcancer in premenopausal patients. Stays say 80-85% of ILC pts are postmenopausal; 10-15% are premenopausal. BUT at UCSF, 28% of #ILC pts were premenopausal; at Penn, 35% of ILC pts were premenopausal. #ILCSymposium @lobularbca.bsky.social #lobmob
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Guilford breaks down clinical management of hereditary diffuse #gastriccancer which is intense. Patients often have their stomachs removed, which comes w/ many adverse effects (& a few bennies, he noted, tongue firmly in cheek). #ILCSymposium #HDGC #lobmob #bcsm
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Guilford proposes using the term hereditary diffuse gastric & #lobular #breastcancer syndrome for those w/ #CDH1 mutation since many people who survive #gastric #cancer will develop #lobularBC. #ILCSymposium @lobularbca.bsky.social @elbcc-2018.bsky.social #bcsm #lobmob
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Keynote speaker Dr. Parry Guilford breaks down the similarities between #lobular #breastcancer and diffuse #gastriccancer via a hereditary #CDH1 mutation. #ILCSymposium. Good to know as we enter Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week! #bcsm @lobularbca.bsky.social
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can artificial intelligence improve subtyping of #lobular #breastcancer? A look at subtypes & the possibility of reclassifying #ILC morphology. #ILCSymposium @lobularbca.bsky.social @lobularbcuk.bsky.social
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
👏😂👇
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
50 percent tariffs for our beloved neighbor and historic ally, Canada. A red carpet and a military flyover for Communist China’s leader. Donald Trump is a sick man and a danger to America.
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There's been "tremendous progress" in the creation of scientific models of #ILC for research -- always good for patients to hear! And more coming, per Dr. Adrien Lee. #ILCSymposium #BCSM @lobularbca.bsky.social @elbcc-2018.bsky.social @lobularbcuk.bsky.social
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ILC #breastcancer lacks models. Dr. Adrien Lee talked about the development of #ILC patient derived organoids and cell lines, a project launched w/help from @fredhutch.org #lobular #BC advocate Leigh Pate, founder of @lobularbca.bsky.social, who died in 2022. #ILCSymposium. RIP and well done, Leigh!
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dr. Sherry Shen argues that #chemo is effective in patients w/#mILC in the right time, right setting. "Chemo is not something we should use up front 4 most of our patients ..." Use chemo after endocrine therapy resistance & when fast response is critical in pts 2 prevent complicatns. #ILCSymposium
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gr8 debate at the #ILCSymposium as 2 whethr #chemo is helpful or not in #metastatic CLASSICAL #lobular #breastcancer. Dr. Rebecca Shatsky argues chemo failed 3 tests in #mILC: it's not superior, not durable, not biologically matched. Chemo shld be exception, not default. @lobularbca.bsky.social
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John Higgins @jhigginswriter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thanks for being there!
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Cancer researchers' favorite font, Comic Sans, rears its head at the #ILCSymposium. 😉 #CanSky #BCSM #funwithfonts
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
First up this morning, @fredhutch.org's translational researcher Dr. Kevin Cheung talking about the #metastatic "interactome" in #lobular #breastcancer #CanSky #ILCSymposium #bcsm @lobularbca.bsky.social @elbcc-2018.bsky.social @lobularbcuk.bsky.social
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Great advocacy session this morning at the #ILCSymposium in San Francisco w/advocates from around the world. Here @clairehudson.bsky.social from @lobularbcuk.bsky.social talks about how to make it easier 4 #lobularBC patients to join #clinicaltrials. #CanSky #bcsm #lobmob
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Great news regarding #LARC, Lobular America Research Consortium, a new research collaboration between 18 institutions across America, all digging into #nolump #lobular #breastxancer. Thank you @mjsikora.bsky.social and #racheljankowitz for leading this initiative! #CanSky #bcsm #ILCSymposium
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The #ILCSymposium kicks off in San Francisco w/an advocate session led by @lobularbca.bsky.social advocates and Dr. Rita Mukhtar. #CanSky #bcsm #lobmob
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just a handy grammar tip: The 1960s are not the 1960's or the 60's. They are the 1960s and the '60s.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I miss corner groceries and variety stores.
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Litsa Dremousis @litsadremousis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh, yeah! Right there w/ you on all counts🩷🩷🩷 But I’m getting constant texts and emails from the Talarico campaign and it’s, like, dude, I don’t have more to give right now. And I don’t want to block him b/c I really hope he wins🤞🤞
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"It stood there patiently, as if waiting for help. A quck inspection revealed the pelican was injured. Fishng line was wrapped arnd the pelican’s right wing & a double-barbed treble hook was stuck in the wing, restrictng the bird’s ability to fly. A dozen cactus spines were lodged in its left foot."
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Scientists heard a knock at the door. It was a pelican in need of help.
“This is kind of just a once-in a-lifetime experience,” said marine researcher Annsli Hilton.
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Doc Sportello ❌👑 @digyoursoul.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Iceland is moving to end commercial whaling permanently. That would leave just Japan & Norway as the 2 nations which legally allow whaling uk.whales.org/2026/09/11/i...
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Icelandic government to introduce bill to end whaling - Whale and Dolphin Conservation
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The tragedy has been so knowable. This from seven years ago — and we’re still paying for so many Americans letting it happen.
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Heme Doc @labsandmabs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I love these moments. I just cried happy tears with my patient because she’s cured and I’m discharging her from clinic 10 years after her lymphoma diagnosis. She had chemo and 2 stem cell transplants. But now she’s leaving and not looking back. 💜
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sunday in Kyiv was accompanied by drone attacks. All day long, with short breaks “for coffee”. I spent the day writing. Words dry me out like the sun dries the earth after rain. But what a feeling! What a feeling!
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A reminder that the Kennedy Center isn’t just a performing arts center, it’s a memorial to President John F. Kennedy and only an evil vindictive vile weak depraved narcissistic pathetic subhuman would spend every waking day trying to deface it and completely destroy it out of spite and jealousy.
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Save the date! No Kings is October 17th. And don’t forget to vote early! 🗳️
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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This. 👇
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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The speed with which this spontaneous demonstration went from dozens to hundreds to thousands of participants says a lot about heart and soul of Americans -- and the advantage of the public becoming familiar and comfortable with the mobilization arts. Grateful to all. #TheArts #ThePeople #NoKings
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Thousands protest Kennedy Center closure amid fears Trump set to demolish institution
Demonstrators gather after president spotted holding placard that read: ‘Kennedy Center DEMOLIS ...’
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