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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

We have received our third consecutive exceptional rating from the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest distinction awarded. St. Jude remains the only center of its kind devoted solely to children. Learn more: ow.ly/GPA350X3P3X

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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 16/05/2025

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first.

One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish.

Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points.

We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are.

Anelise Feldman
Freshman, Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Life-saving research at St. Jude is made possible by these grants, which allow scientists to find new treatments and preventative measures. Learn more from Dr. Roberts on the effects of cuts in NIH research grants: ow.ly/yEr950UXhBe

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Trump NIH Cuts Will Devastate US Research and Communities

Science, medicine and Americans’ access to high-quality care will be impacted by $4 billion budget cut.

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

“This will likely mean fewer new treatments will get to children and therefore that fewer children will be saved,” said Charles Roberts, MD, PhD, director of the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Cuts in NIH research grants will have a lasting negative impact on science and medicine in the U.S. Grants will continue to fund specific research costs, but essential infrastructure like labs, advanced equipment and support staff are crucial for groundbreaking work.

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