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Melisende Artois

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There are things we understand only after they are gone—not because absence makes them precious, but because silence finally tells us the truth that presence kept us from hearing

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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 12h
A six-alarm fire tore through Boston's historic Edison Building in Roxbury. Officials warned of possible structural collapse, but no injuries were reported
cbsnews.com
Fire at landmark Edison building in Boston sends smoke into Roxbury streets
A fire at the landmark Edison building in Boston Monday morning made for a smoky scene in Roxbury.
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Missouri's congressional map remains tied up in competing state and federal rulings, creating an unusually complicated legal problem with ballots already moving
apnews.com
Missouri is poised to revert to former congressional districts after court rejects Trump-backed map
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a new congressional map backed by President Donald Trump for Missouri's November election.
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Rare-disease treatment is moving faster into pediatrics. Recent FDA approvals include therapies for children with APDS, spinal muscular atrophy–related muscle loss, and expanded HIV treatment options for newborns
fda.gov
Notable Approvals
News about human drug-related approvals
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
FDA has approved tavapadon, a dopamine-receptor-targeting treatment. The real-world question now is how neurologists will use it alongside existing Parkinson’s therapies
healthandme.com
FDA Approves New Parkinson’s Drug That Targets Dopamine Receptors: All About Tavapadon
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new drug for Parkinson's disease that works by stimulating dopamine receptors. , Health News News, Health and Me
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A powerful September nor’easter is hitting the Northeast, with 30–50 mph gusts, stronger coastal winds, flooding and possible power outages
abc7ny.com
Global Citizen Festival in Central Park has been canceled
Due to the extreme weather forecast for New York City this weekend, Global Citizen Festival has been canceled.
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Texas regulators are warning oil, gas and pipeline operators to strengthen cybersecurity defenses around connected operational systems.
texastoday.com
Texas Energy Industry Gets New Cybersecurity Warning
The Railroad Commission of Texas has urged oil and gas producers, pipeline operators and other energy companies to strengthen cybersecurity
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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Posted 18 hrs ago by "peoplesforumnyc: Right now in #NYC a massive crowd of #protesters take to the streets demanding war criminal #Netanyahu be brought to justice! #FreePalestine!" IG: peoplesforumnyc The People's Forum
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Poor, sad, stupid orange white man. He would sell his soul—and country—for a few hollow words of praise."
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Who else is way past impeachment and wants REAL accountability? 🙋‍♀️ I do. Who’s with me? #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I dunno what they think that’s going to solve, but he’s probably dumb enough to try it. Still gonna lose. 🤷‍♂️
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Quantum computing is moving into U.S. grid planning. DOE-backed teams are testing quantum and hybrid approaches for energy-storage and microgrid decisions.
energy.gov
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How does someone sleep standing up?
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teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social @teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Meischa was Roger Marshall's patient. This is her story.
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Microsoft is cutting another roughly 500 jobs, mainly in Xbox. The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring of its gaming operation
businessinsider.com
Microsoft starts a new round of job cuts and the next phase of its Xbox 'reset.' Read the memo.
Microsoft started a new round of layoffs on Tuesday, primarily in its Xbox gaming division but also including roles in other units such as Cloud + AI.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
EXACTLY 👇 THIS.......
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: New emails shared with Democracy Docket reveal that one of the agency’s then-commissioners last year communicated with a top anti-voting group to try to boost President Donald Trump’s plan to require proof of citizenship for voter registration. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Exclusive: EAC commissioner communicated with Cleta Mitchell's group on proof of citizenship, emails show
Former vice chair Christy McCormick coordinated with Mitchell's Election Integrity Network to try to boost President Donald Trump’s plan to require proof of citizenship for voter registration.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reminder: Tennessee Republicans put Franklin-based Laurie Cardoza-Moore, a registered agent of Israel (apparently took millions to push 🇮🇱 propaganda through her PJTN org)… on our state textbook commission👇🏽 Backed by Sexton & Lee Receipts: afnpt.org
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
One word increasingly connects Washington's biggest stories today: war. The Iran conflict is affecting Congress, energy prices, NATO policy, fiscal pressure and the political environment heading into the 2026 midterms
reuters.com
US Democrats tee up pre-election war powers vote as some Republicans break with Trump on Iran
The US Senate could vote as soon as ‌Thursday to tell President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran or get Congress' authorization to continue it, as Democrats tee up a vote on the unpopular conflict ...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The fastest new drug may already be sitting on a pharmacy shelf. FDA is looking at ways to systematically repurpose approved medicines for unmet needs www.ajmc.com/view/fda-cal...
ajmc.com
FDA Calls for Input on Repurposing Approved Drugs for Unmet Medical Needs | AJMC
The FDA announcement seeks nominees from the public for drug repurposing, leveraging AI signals to expand treatment options for rare diseases and other unmet needs.
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scientists are trying to make the immune system attack heart-disease plaques from three directions at once. The approach is still experimental, but the early results are striking
uclahealth.acquiaedge.net
UCLA team engineers ‘triple-threat’ immune cells to fight plaque buildup behind heart attacks, strokes
A UCLA research team has engineered a new type of immune cell that attacks atherosclerotic plaques — the fatty buildup inside artery walls that drives most heart attacks and strokes.
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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think AOC is more likely to go for senate than president solely because i think she has no interest in being a target drone for the entire western corporate media and she has a much more clear understanding of reality than most politicians
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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 23/09/2026
📕 📚 We analyzed thousands of pages of financial disclosures to build the definitive list of members of Congress who make bank by … writing books. Some earn more than the value of their congressional salary. In the @washingtonsun.bsky.social: www.washingtonsun.com/money/congre...
washingtonsun.com
Federal Lawmakers Score Major Paydays From Books
Some lawmakers’ book sales have exceeded their paychecks from Congress.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Federal Judge Pauses Deportation of Man Shot by ICE in Texas www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
wsj.com
Federal Judge Pauses Deportation of Man Shot by ICE in Texas
The Venezuelan immigrant was taken into federal custody with a bullet still lodged in his back, his lawyer says.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Missouri referendum proponents asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday night to review a federal appeals court ruling requiring the state to use its 2025 GOP congressional gerrymander in the November midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Missouri redistricting fight returns to U.S. Supreme Court after 8th Circuit orders GOP gerrymander for midterms
People Not Politicians argue that the 8th Circuit’s order requiring Missouri to use the 2025 map violates a prior Supreme Court order.
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davidej2025.bsky.social @davidej2025.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The most hateful shit on planet Earth 🌎 and beyond.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Why do we need to build a massive triumphal arch for sniper ammo and drones? We don’t have any place else that those can be stored?
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The researchers also observed traveling waves of activity in the brain and spinal cord that appear to originate from ependymal cells. The finding raises the possibility that these cells contribute to sleep-related physiology, although the mechanism is not yet established.
eurekalert.org
A ‘WHOLISTIC’ view of cellular communication across an entire animal
A new method developed by Virginie Ruetten, a postdoctoral scientist in the lab of Janelia Senior Group Leader Misha Ahrens, enables scientists to image the activity of nearly every cell in a living l...
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Researchers have identified two new calves in Hawaii’s endangered insular false killer whale population. Fewer than 150 of these whales are believed to remain in the population.
fisheries.noaa.gov
News and Announcements | NOAA Fisheries
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Alpheus Williams @alphwilliams.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'm a SF Niners supporter...but I'm really impressed with the Buffalo Bills...kudos Bills...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Guess what? Liars are against inconvenient facts! Who would have guessed?
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
An F-16 crashed during training in Michigan, but the pilot safely ejected. A temporary evacuation was ordered after hazardous material spilled from the wreckage; investigators are still determining the cause
apnews.com
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Proteomic aging clocks are entering Phase 2a trials to measure whether treatments can alter biological aging, giving geroscience a measurable endpoint beyond disease-specific outcomes
nature.com
Integration of proteomic aging clocks in a phase 2a clinical trial supports simultaneous geroprotective assessment - Nature Biotechnology
Six proteomic clocks are applied in a clinical trial to assess anti-aging effects.
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Melisende Artois @melisendeartois.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
SpaceX has signed its first customer for Starfall, a new orbital-reentry service designed to bring research materials back to Earth. The first mission is planned for 2028 and could support pharmaceutical, biotechnology and advanced-materials research that benefits from microgravity
spacex.com
SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You are the biggest international joke of all time. We’re all waiting for the midterms, when you can waddle off into history as the lamest lame duck of all time.
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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The face of Trumpian authoritarianism, intimidation and violence.
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Give oil companies an inch and they will take the entire planet. No new drilling in the North Sea - we have better green technology and it is cheaper and more reliable. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
UK could 'unlock' 100 more oil and gas projects, say North Sea bosses
The UK could supply half of its oil and gas needs without imports if the government showed more support for the sector, an OEUK report claims.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have some thoughts on AI and national security. I started writing this prior to the panic over the weekend, but it seemed important to finish part 1 quickly in light of the chaos. Unlocked for everyone: www.patreon.com/AWHSBlog/pos...
patreon.com
AI and National Security: Part 1 | Angry Staffer
I started writing this prior to the AI panic explosion over the last couple of days, but in light of recent information, it seemed more impo
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“I VOTE NO ON OBAMACARE!” Senator McConnell, that was 16 years ago.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This take is conservative, Danish, and very much correct.
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Susan @naurielsjh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Notice how often we say this and not a single person has been sued? Hmm..
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
When the edibles kick in…
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Trueharmony @trueharmony.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is how he answers a reporter.
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JohnnyMangu @johnnybarbu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I'm reading this about the USA and know it's #fascism.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 15/09/2026
Bad day for anyone whose election strategy begins with “What if fewer people voted?”
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