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Nikhil

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Independent thinker, always learning. Thoughts are my own. #ATX

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WIRED @wired.com · 27/09/2026
By deactivating a gene, researchers were able to cause cells in the pancreatic ducts to produce insulin to regulate blood sugar. www.wired.com/story/pancre...
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Some Pancreatic Cells Are Just One Genetic Tweak Away From Treating Diabetes
By deactivating a gene, researchers were able to cause cells in the pancreatic ducts to produce insulin to regulate blood sugar.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 07/09/2026
Gasoline prices, over $4 per gallon, hit record high for Labor Day
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Gasoline prices, over $4 per gallon, hit record high for Labor Day
With elevated prices for crude oil, a major component of gasoline, the price at the pump is higher than it's ever been for the holiday weekend.
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coastalgardener @coastalgardener.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Where’s the money for the American people? No doubt in his bank account.
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All Kinds Of Nope @woozleweasels.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is what happens when you elect a leader with a brain. America should try that.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
MapQuest gets it. 👌
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/08/2026
Today's Kinzinger Report is out and we cover: - Trump's own officials back away from prosecuting Anthony Fauci - Trump renames Lake Ontario "Lake America" - The Iran war hits six months with no end in sight - Fired Stars and Stripes journalists sue the Pentagon
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/08/2026
Today's Kinzinger Report is out and we cover: - The White House admits prices are high after calling affordability a scam - ICE arrests of people with no criminal record hit record highs - Why the CIA Director flew to Moscow - $10 million in Medicaid money traced to DeSantis political causes
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Nikhil @sky4nik.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
She is unhinged from the beginning.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 23/08/2026
“Bookstores are like trees. They grow by themselves.” Amid raids and arrests, Hong Kong’s independent bookshops are still making room for ideas and expression.
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Hong Kong’s Bookshops Are Refusing to Go Quietly
A wave of raids and arrests is raising the pressure on independent bookstores that have become important spaces for connection and exchange.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 23/08/2026
Keyllanne Conway stammers on bleak midterm outlook for GOP — then shifts to blame voters
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Keyllanne Conway stammers on bleak midterm outlook for GOP — then shifts to blame voters
Republican strategist Kellyanne Conway stammered through her answer Sunday when confronted on Fox News about the unpopularity of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, only to later blame voters for what she called their “give-me-benefits-now mentality.”Trump’s former campaign manager and counse...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Siding with the enemy over one of our longtime allies. AGAIN. He is unquestionably an existential threat to our Democracy. #Impeach-Convict-REMOVE
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19/08/2026
The Ebola outbreak in Congo reached 5,000 cases, government data showed, as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions.
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18/08/2026
Quick reminder, there's still millions of files that haven't been released from Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein ETC...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
On the left: Oliver North, convicted for his role in illegally selling missiles to Iran during the Reagan administration. On the right: Fox News “military analyst” Oliver North, who thinks Iran shouldn’t have missiles. Same guy. Same Oliver North.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 12/08/2026
So i guess the GOP is cool with ICE using electric shock gloves? That feels a bit…. Hmmm…. Communist?
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10/08/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 04/08/2026
You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 04/08/2026
A 60 Minutes probe into Epstein's banking, with Wyden already interviewed, vanished right after Sharyn Alfonsi got pushed out under Bari Weiss. Same editor who stalled the CECOT migrant story until Stephen Miller got a say. CBS keeps calling it timing. Sure looks like a pattern.
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60 Minutes Epstein Banking Story Vanished After CBS Ousted Sharyn Alfonsi, Dem Senator Reveals
Wyden revealed he was interviewed for the show in a Senate report alleging the country's largest banks turned “a blind eye” to Epstein's financial activity
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/08/2026
NEW: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he's willing to "micromanage" Corpus Christi's water crisis. But he's gone quiet on the financial troubles of an agency that could help expand the region's water supply — despite Abbott having appointed its entire board. With KRIS 6 News and @texastribune.org
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Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply. But the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despit...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/08/2026
Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/08/2026
Senate leaders on Wednesday sent a strongly worded letter to the nation’s regulator of buses that oversees transportation safety. The move comes after a @wbur.org and ProPublica report found dozens of fatal crashes missing from the federal safety record:
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Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate
The request from two Democratic lawmakers comes after WBUR and ProPublica found that the federal safety record was missing dozens of fatal crashes involving one of the nation’s largest public transit ...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 03/08/2026
“No way. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world but lose his soul? No political gain is worth insulting our Christian faith.” one Trump supporter wrote in a reply on Truth Social. Another commenter asked, “What has happened to you?” trib.al/0tQqqYh
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Surprise! Trump Endorsement Derailed by MAGA Racism
Donald Trump’s fans are not happy he backed Amir Hassan.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This New York Times article, which ran a week before Christmas last year, didn’t get the attention it deserved. It detailed Trump and Epstein's predatory behavior toward women – “a game of ego and dominance” in which “female bodies were currency.” Here’s a gift link and a thread. 1/6🧵
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‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women (Gift Article)
The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were cur...
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Trump says Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Iran convinced him to call off a planned attack on Iran, adding: “I think there’s a deal.” Reminder: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar all have business ties to the Trump family. Nothing about this is normal.
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God @thegodshow.com · 20/07/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/07/2026
remember this?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
NEW: Friday night’s ruling marked the department’s 12th straight loss in lower courts in its legal crusade to force all 50 states and the District of Columbia to forfeit their voter rolls to the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump DOJ hit with 12th straight loss in voter roll crusade after court dismisses its New York demand
The ruling deals another blow to Trump’s effort to seize sensitive voter registration data.
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Nikhil @sky4nik.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
While Texans celebrated July 4, Senate candidate Ken Paxton was seen walking the streets of London with his alleged mistress. Just like Graham Platner, he should never become a U.S. senator.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/07/2026
NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/07/2026
Baby got back
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
CANCELED: America’s Independence Day parade has been called off due to extreme heat. Temperatures are expected to reach between 110°F and 115°F. www.wusa9.com/article/news...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This is from last night, it’s not AI. We paid $80 million for Trump’s Frye Fair.
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Nikhil @sky4nik.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Clutching her pearls instead
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The Commanders have had about 16 starting quarterbacks over the last 30 years that cannot throw as good as this
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Fake Superman is so dumb that it actually hurts. Look at the crowd. 🙄
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov on Kushner & Ivanka: “Now Albania's anti-corruption police are getting involved… do you think Jared Kushner would get special island-buying privileges if he weren't the President's son-in-law? And isn't he supposed to be doing diplomacy, not shady land deals?”
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Jared Kushner wants Albania's protected wetlands. The government obliged. Protesters said no. 29 days later, they're still saying no — with flamingo cutouts and flags, in the streets, every single night. Europe is watching. Is anyone else?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
“When did Fox become a tabloid? Are you even a real news organization?” Amazing
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Nikhil @sky4nik.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Such chemistry
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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
They removed CD/DVD drives from PCs. -Made physical media harder to buy and use. -Removed expandable storage from phones. -Pushed us into streaming subscriptions. -Made always-online normal. -Made unlimited internet necessary. -Slowly raised the price of everything. Ownership quietly became renting.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/06/2026
Sunday fact: Russia has sustained at least 1.4 million casualties in the war with Ukraine. In fact, that’s 50 percent more than the US in all of WW2 on two fronts liberating and occupying the world. Russia now controls less land than they had one month into the invasion. Slava Ukrainii!
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Ken Paxton’s own party impeached him. His own staff reported him to the FBI. Now his own defense attorney is endorsing our campaign. Those closest to Ken Paxton know he's unfit for office.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Iran state media.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I hope that they’re at MSG to arrest the pedo in the luxury box.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Democrats are so diabolical and ingenious at rigging elections that Republicans control the presidency, house and senate.
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