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Prof Neurology U MN /biomarkers/pharmacodynam/Parkinson’s/PSP/LBD/therapeutics/MR

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NPR @npr.org · 1h
Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration. trib.al/teEenpZ
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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities
Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1h
⁨Arizona was hit hardest by SNAP cuts. A 52% reduction in recipients - that's 400,000 people, including hungry children, who have been kicked off assistance. Juan Ciscomani voted for this in the BBB and expects Arizonans to forgive him?⁩
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Hyperglycosylation is a metabolic driver of Alzheimer’s disease - Nature Metabolism
Through spatial multiomics, spatial stable isotope tracing and retrospective cohort analyses, this study identifies hyperglycosylation as a driver of Alzheimer’s disease and a promising therapeutic ta...
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Jesus Christ
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c... #Project2025 #DOT #EPA #environment #pollution #climate #Blues
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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What Hegseth Is Hiding www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/o...
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Opinion | What Hegseth Is Hiding (Gift Article)
Soldiers want to tell their stories, and we need to hear them.
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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I feel bad for Cam. Seems like a decent fellow, but MNUFC need to fire him tomorrow and give Danny Cruz a run out to the end of the season to see if he's a real option
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u... Coming to your area
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It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb (Gift Article)
In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.startribune.com/youth-sports...
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Yuen: He helped build the youth sports machine. Now he’s trying to fix it.
Ted Kroeten once embraced domes, drills and cutthroat tryouts. Now he lets children lead, and his soccer club produces champions.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Four Midterm Races That Matter Most www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
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Opinion | The Four Midterm Races That Matter Most (Gift Article)
Four swing states will soon elect the official who will run the 2028 presidential election. The candidates are alarming.
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Ali Christy, MD, PhD @oligoclonalband.medsky.social · 26/09/2026
Are you making games for education? This is a great talk! Actually @empiricgame.bsky.social has several great talks on the MedEd GAMER channel. Also, you should consider joining us in GANGLIA, a year long program in game and curriculum development (neurdgames.com/ganglia).
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GANGLIA | Neurd Games
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)
In a report Thursday, the Government Accountability Office said the Trump administration squandered millions of dollars to expand detention.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Abortion Pills, Vaccines and Food Safety: F.D.A. Nominee Heidi Overton Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing (Gift Article)
Dr. Heidi Overton was pressed on the president’s false statements about the measles vaccine and his intervention in tobacco policy.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A Reclusive G.O.P. Billionaire Pulls Back His Money From Senate Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u... Or rather classist oppression by billionaire failed to pass
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Timothy Mellon, a G.O.P. Billionaire, Pulls Back His Money From Senate Republicans (Gift Article)
Timothy Mellon, one of the party’s biggest donors in 2024, has so far withheld his midterm donations for Republican senators because he is unhappy about the failure to pass a key Trump priority.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Idea for a White House commission to control NIH grant approvals seems dead for now. Weekend stories created an uproar on the Hill. Bhattacharya and Vought are trying to sing kumbaya. w/ @by-cjewett.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Trump Backtracks on Plan for New Controls on N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Democrats and Republicans in Congress opposed the creation of a commission with the power to veto federal research awards.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How Scientists Contained a Threat That Could Have Destroyed Humanity www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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How Scientists Contained a Threat That Could Have Destroyed Humanity (Gift Article)
A half-century ago, scientists and lawyers agreed to strict self-regulation in DNA research to avoid catastrophe. But it took enforcement to really stop them.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
thehill.com/policy/defen... He has no idea if this is a valid way to determine anything - if he truly wants to see if his approach is better he would take a scientific and comparative design of assessing people rather than his style which is as biased as others.
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Hegseth announces new Pentagon battlefield test for promotions to general
The Pentagon is altering the promotion process to get to the rank of general in an effort to “cut bureaucracy and demand true meritocracy” across the senior ranks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth an…
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/o...
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Opinion | Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot (Gift Article)
It is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/o...
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Opinion | Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American (Gift Article)
I am a “heritage American,” too. How should that guide my life?
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Billionaire-Free Packers Stay True to the Game www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/o...
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Opinion | The Billionaire-Free Packers Stay True to the Game (Gift Article)
The community-owned Green Bay Packers are growing more globally popular in an N.F.L. dominated by billionaire owners.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
An M.I.T. Report Warns A.I. Is Causing ‘Cognitive Surrender.’ Universities Are in a Bind. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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An M.I.T. Report Warns A.I. Is Causing ‘Cognitive Surrender.’ Universities Are in a Bind. (Gift Article)
As A.I. upends education, university leaders have been all over the map about how to respond. It can be very confusing for students.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 20/09/2026
Several reports this wknd of Trump and Vought trying to impose control over NIH grants—that is, politicizing US cancer and dementia cure research. Big picture: that is just the same unitary executive logic they tried to impose on NIH months ago via regulation. We need to strike back at the root…
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants" [everybody up in arms, as they should be, but for those who have been paying close attention, this has pretty much already happened - the realization just hasn't sunk in yet] www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
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At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
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Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is fantastic reporting. Study was about to provide data that could have contributed to understanding why Black Americans face twice the risk of Alzheimer’s dementia as white Americans. So, of course, the Trump team terminated it.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Russell Vought is an extreme ideologue trying to shape the NIH (& the entire govt) to align with his narrow views. He is an author of Project 2025, the deeply unpopular Heritage Foundation blueprint. He has repeatedly broken the law to achieve his goals. www.propublica.org/article/russ...
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Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 17/09/2026
In my new Expert Voices column @science.org, I argue that the Trump admin's science strategy (as written in Kratsios' Science: A Golden Age)--which gives more authority & funding to the private sector to direct the research enterprise--will harm science, and further erode its public accountability.
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Escaping a downward spiral for science and public accountability
In late July, Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), released Science—A Golden Age, setting forth a strategy to revitalize US research and innova...
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump Administration Updates: Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From the White House www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Trump Administration Updates: Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From the White House
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/09/2026
The gene is found predominantly in Southern Appalachia and may be one of the most powerful cancer-risk mutations ever found.
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This Rare Gene Drastically Raises Lung Cancer Risk in People Who Never Smoked
The gene is found predominantly in Southern Appalachia and may be one of the most powerful cancer-risk mutations ever found.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US surgeon general nominee made $270,000 from supplement company
Tobacco investments raise new concerns about Dr Nicole Saphier ahead of confirmation hearing
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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Use of untested 'Wolverine' peptide backed by US Health Secretary Kennedy on the rise, study finds
An experimental peptide backed by U.S. ​Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and marketed online for pain, healing and performance enhancement is being used for a wide range of ailments ‌despite lit...
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Kennedy Overhauls Powerful Health Panel Whose Work He Has Blocked www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/w...
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RFK Jr. Overhauls Powerful Health Panel Whose Work He Has Blocked (Gift Article)
The selections suggest the Trump administration may be trying to move the United States Preventive Services Task Force in a direction that serves its political ideology.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/h...
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RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’ (Gift Article)
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How about immigration as a solution?
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
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OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior (Gift Article)
The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Americans Love Supplements, but Experts Doubt Their Benefits www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
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Americans Love Supplements, but Experts Doubt Their Benefits (Gift Article)
A new survey found that 8 in 10 Americans were taking vitamins, protein powders or other supplements. But experts said there is little evidence for many of these products.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
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New Trial Aims to Halt Parkinson’s Disease Before Its Onset
The PRISMS study will investigate an anti-inflammatory drug in individuals with REM sleep behavior disorder.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Two Conservative Justices Would Have Allowed Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Alito Would Have Allowed Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Rules (Gift Article)
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, called the challenge to the restrictions a “Hail Mary pass” that was unlikely to prevail because of the Postal Service’s broad authority...
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
U.S. Health Officials Move Quickly to Deploy Medical A.I. Despite Concerns www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/h...
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Trump Administration Moves to Integrate A.I. Into Medical Care Despite Concerns (Gift Article)
Federal projects are rolling out A.I. agents that offer therapy and prescribe medicine, raising concerns about safety and the influence of venture capital investors.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Top Lawmakers Agree A.I.’s Risks Are Rising but Say They Have No Quick Fix www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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Top Lawmakers Agree A.I.’s Risks Are Rising but Say They Have No Quick Fix (Gift Article)
House Speaker Mike Johnson warned on Sunday of competitive risks from China, and Hakeem Jeffries, the minority leader, said Congress should start regulatory talks this week.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It doesn’t matter if you eat organic foods. It doesn’t matter if you exercise regularly. It doesn’t matter if you inject peptides. It doesn’t matter if you have “good genes”. None of these things will prevent you from contracting vaccine-preventable diseases. There is only one thing that will.
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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MAHA Doctors Promised Kennedy Would be the Savior of Vaccines. What Happened Next?
It was a mistake to treat bad faith political actors as wise medical sages. Children are paying the price today.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/s...
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Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too. (Gift Article)
We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet may stretch deep into our primate past.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13/09/2026
Edward Steichen, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, originally trained as a painter, Susan Tallman writes. She looks closer at “Le Tournesol (The Sunflower),” a piece he created in his attempt to refocus his art on nature:
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Look Closer: Edward Steichen’s Sunflower
Before the photographer left painting behind forever, he attempted to refocus it on nature.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Obama calls for Dems to focus on AI www.politico.com/news/2026/09... #DataCenters #AI #privacy #pollution #environment #climate #Blues
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Obama calls for Dems to focus on AI
Creating a robust AI agenda should be a top focus for Congress and presidential candidates, he said at a private fundraiser.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Is Florida Ready for Angie Nixon? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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Angie Nixon, Candidate for Senate, Takes Florida by Storm (Gift Article)
The Democratic nominee for Senate faces strong headwinds in a decidedly Republican-leaning state. She has been a fighter, and an underdog, for years.
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Paul Tuite @tuite002.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda (Gift Article)
During a private fund-raiser, the former president warned that the technology could be “dangerous” if not managed urgently and with a clear plan.
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