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Ian Kremer

@wolverinebear.bsky.social
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Loving husband, dad, brother. Ally to the most vulnerable among us. Tikkun Olam. My career is dedicated to overcoming all causes of dementia, but the views expressed here do not represent my work. Michigan Law and Wash U alum. #Blues

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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 5h
The Voters Who Won Trump the Presidency Are Abandoning Him: Trump has a huge, growing problem with Latinos. newrepublic.com/post/216191/... #ICE #DHS #immigration #inflation #affordability #economy #elections #democracy #Blues
newrepublic.com
The Voters Who Won Trump the Presidency Are Abandoning Him
Trump has a huge, growing problem with Latinos.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 7h
ICE Protesters Just Sued One of Trump’s Biggest Cheerleaders newrepublic.com/post/216178/... #ICE #DHS #ChristianNationalism #WhiteNationalism #Blues
newrepublic.com
ICE Protesters Just Sued One of Trump’s Biggest Cheerleaders
Benny Johnson, a right-wing influencer, is being sued for referring to protesters as “left-wing terrorists.”
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 9h
Felon child rapist and longest serving Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives dies... finally. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o... #RepublicanFamilyValues #pedophile #Blues
nytimes.com
Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 11h
RFK Jr.'s AI claims spark physician backlash as debate over medical AI intensifies www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machi... #RFKjr #AI #NotAnMD #Blues
fiercehealthcare.com
RFK Jr.'s AI claims spark physician backlash as debate over medical AI intensifies
Robert F. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said on Tuesday that artificial intelligence can provide patients a second opinion that is "much better...
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 12h
Policy Research At The National Institutes Of Health: An Imperative In Peril www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... #Project2025 #NIH #science #socialscience
healthaffairs.org
Health Affairs Journal
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 14h
Estrogen Treatment Reduces Alzheimer's Disease Neuropathology in Women neurologytoday.aan.com/doi/10.1097/... #Alzheimers #dementia #WomensHealth #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
neurologytoday.aan.com
Estrogen Treatment Reduces Alzheimer's Disease Neuropathology in Women | Neurology Today
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 15h
MRI Scans Might Reveal Signs of Alzheimer's Disease Seven Years Before a Telltale Marker Appears in the Brain www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/m... #Alzheimers #dementia #biomarkers #neurology #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
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MRI Scans Might Reveal Signs of Alzheimer's Disease Seven Years Before a Telltale Marker Appears in the Brain
Not all researchers are convinced that the brain changes detected via MRI are robust enough to become a diagnostic tool. But the findings could help researchers better understand the mechanisms that d...
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 17h
Genetic analysis reveals potential benefit of aspirin for reducing dementia risk www.monash.edu/news/article... #Alzheimers #dementia #genetics #health #wellness
monash.edu
Genetic analysis reveals potential benefit of aspirin for reducing dementia risk
Genetic analysis reveals potential benefit of aspirin for reducing dementia risk in 1 in 5 people
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 18h
Russian PLAGUE alert: Hundreds of people and three hospitals put into quarantine amid fatal outbreak as Putin accused of 'cover-up' www.dailymail.com/news/article... #Putin #plague #bioweapons #ICC #WarCrimes #Blues
dailymail.com
Russian hospitals and residents quarantined amid plague outbreak
Darya Shipilova, pictured, was working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Siberia when she was exposed to the pathogen. She was admitted to hospital on September 29 but died two days later.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump backtracks and begs Republicans to vote by mail as Democrats’ odds of taking Congress improve www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... #LiarLiarPantsOnFire #elections #democracy #Blues
democracydocket.com
Trump backtracks and begs Republicans to vote by mail as Democrats’ odds of taking Congress improve
Trump’s latest demand that Republicans vote – even by mail – comes as polls show Democrats’ odds of taking both the House and Senate are improving.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Democrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls Show: Democratic advantages in the races in Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska reflect deep unhappiness with President Trump and the economy. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u... #democracy #elections #Blues
nytimes.com
Democrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls Show (Gift Article)
Democratic advantages in the races for governor in Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska reflect deep unhappiness with President Trump and the economy. A Republican leads in Kansas.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Does Jared Kushner Know What a Conflict of Interest Is? www.motherjones.com/politics/202... #GriftIsNotDiplomacy #corruption #bribery #Blues
motherjones.com
Does Jared Kushner know what a conflict of interest is?
In Israel and elsewhere, the line between his diplomacy and quest for wealth is fuzzy at best.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity. Arrests have reached a record high—nearly 51,000 in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #ICE #DHS #CivilRights #HumanRIghts #immigration #Blues
newyorker.com
ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity
ICE arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the Kansas Court of Appeals Friday denied Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) latest request to revive a GOP-backed law that would throw out mail-in ballots received after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP bid to scrap Kansas mail ballot grace period fails again
The ruling means Kansas election officials must continue counting ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within the following three days, including in the upcoming November elections.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Florida’s proposed science standards sideline evolution and climate change www.cfpublic.org/education/20... #science #biology #environment #pollution #climate #Blues
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Florida’s proposed science standards sideline evolution and climate change
The Florida Department of Education released its first comprehensive rewrite of science learning standards in nearly two decades, with the last one adopted in 2008.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Rightwing UK politician accuses Tucker Carlson of ‘verging on defending Hitler’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #fascism #ChristianNationalism #WhiteNationalism #Blues
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Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Tucker Carlson of ‘verging on defending Hitler’
Former Tory minister defends UK decision to enter war in podcast with US rightwinger and Putin sympathiser
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Democratic surge predicted to hit Republican states hardest, scrambling Senate strategy www.reuters.com/world/us/dem... #democracy #elections #Blues
reuters.com
Democratic surge predicted to hit Republican states hardest, scrambling Senate strategy
Kentucky Democrats say they have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to flip a US Senate seat in a Republican stronghold. But a couple of things are missing: their governor and money.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court theconversation.com/question-of-... #SCOTUS #pollution #climate #environment #Blues
theconversation.com
Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court
If fossil fuel companies misled the public about the dangers of their products, should they be required to pay for damages from climate-related disasters?
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
These Texas doctors want to make sure people know their abortion rights during medical emergencies www.kut.org/health/2026-... #ReproductiveRights #WomensHealth #Blues
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These Texas doctors want to make sure people know their abortion rights during medical emergencies
Texas passed the Life of the Mother Act in 2025, aiming to clarify the narrow medical exception to the state's abortion ban. Advocates are still working to spread the word.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How the Supreme Court Caused a Botched Execution in Tennessee newrepublic.com/article/2161... #SCOTUS #Constitution #law #ChristaPile #Blues
newrepublic.com
How the Supreme Court Caused a Botched Execution in Tennessee
There is a straight line between the high court’s grisly machinations and the horrors that befell Christa Pike in the execution chamber.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database www.wired.com/story/ice-ha... #ICE #DHS #CivilRights #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #Blues
wired.com
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We live in a rape-prone society. The horrific Cornell case reveals what that looks like. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We live in a rape-prone society. The horrific Cornell case reveals what that looks like | Rebecca Solnit
Public outcry to punish the alleged perpetrators in the Cornell case misses the point – the only solution is political, legal and cultural equality of women
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
GOP’s cash blitz in Texas won’t save Ken Paxton www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... #democracy #elections #CitizensUnited #Blues
dailykos.com
GOP’s cash blitz in Texas won’t save Ken Paxton
Three weeks ago, Republican super PACs began dumping tens of millions into Texas’ Senate contest, unleashing an ad blitz they hoped would hurt Democratic nominee James Talarico and boost Republican…
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They want us divided. But in this community we embrace people of diverse lived experiences, beliefs, and priorities. In this community, we find common cause through kindness, truth, inclusion, and social justice for all. We lift each other up. go.bsky.app/4G4hieF
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump Campaign Paid More Than $4.3 Million to Jan. 6 Event Organizers www.newsweek.com/trump-campai... #J6 #treason #insurrection #democracy #elections #Blues
newsweek.com
Trump Campaign Paid More Than $4.3 Million to Jan. 6 Event Organizers
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol requested info from 15 social media companies, the FBI and more.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids www.commondreams.org/news/ice-rai... #ICE #DHS #immigration #CivilRights #HumanRights #Blues
commondreams.org
'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common Dreams
Republicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylvania and Austin. Children left abandoned as parents are detained. Is this the Am...
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
46,230 Russian troop losses in September, bringing the 2026 total to 326,900. Moscow prepares 120,000 new conscripts. www.kyivpost.com/post/85841 #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #NAFO #Fellas #MeatGrinder #Blues
kyivpost.com
Russia Lost Record 46,230 Troops in September as Moscow Prepares 120,000 Conscripts for Fall
Ukraine says Russian losses surged 45.8% from January to September as Moscow prepares to send 120,000 conscripts to duty stations this fall.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How Senate Democrats can stop Trump from stealing the midterms www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #democracy #elections #Blues
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How Senate Democrats can stop Trump from stealing the midterms | David Walbert
Republicans could lean on congressional procedure to defy the will of voters. But if they try that, the Senate has a clear way to fight back
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Live Updates: Job Growth Cools and Unemployment Ticks Higher www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10... #TrumpEconomy #unemployment #inflation #affordability #Blues
nytimes.com
Job Growth Cools and Unemployment Ticks Higher
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault newrepublic.com/article/2160... #ICE #DHS #immigration #inflation #affordability #economy #elections #democracy
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Let's build the community of advocates! Please check out my new "Fabulous Follow Friday Starter Pack #13,” find new friends, and rediscover old friends. go.bsky.app/PWtDTmP
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In solidarity with all who give -- or have given -- care.
“Alzheimer’s caregivers are not superheroes. No one can be selfless, patient, and compassionate every minute of every day. Caregivers need care too.” ~ Ian Kremer
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Listening beyond words: Understanding communication in aging and dementia www.mcknights.com/blogs/guest-... #Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
mcknights.com
Listening beyond words: Understanding communication in aging and dementia
Communication is often approached as a clinical skill: ask the question, get the answer, move on. But in settings like nursing homes, this approach falls short.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them. www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n... #Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
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Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them
Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage them. A clash over whether to drug a Michigan woman illum...
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
US Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/imm... #Project2025 #HHS #Medicaid #RFKjr #CrueltyIsThePoint #Blues
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US Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims - KFF Health News
The Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect ...
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Under the second Trump administration, the White House has often ignored Congress to carry out its agenda. Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted. ICE has grown explosively. Behind it all is one man you may not have heard of: Russell Vought. #Project2025 #OMB #democracy #Blues
propublica.org
Who’s the Shadow President?
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel: Here’s the latest on the FBI director’s raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality). www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
The disgrace and danger of Kash Patel
Here's the latest on the FBI director's raft of scandals—including, of course, the bestiality.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The family of Renee Good files lawsuits over her death during Minneapolis ICE raids www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n... #ICE #DHS #CivilRights #HumanRights #Blues
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The family of Renee Good files lawsuits over her death during Minneapolis ICE raids
The fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent last January in Minneapolis set off a firestorm of protests around the U.S. Her family is speaking out for the first time.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Useful idiots. #inflation #affordability #economy #Blues
Molina political cartoon with MAGA voters stepping on spikes labeled as "war," "healthcare costs," "mortgage rates," "food prices" and "gas prices"
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
How a 50-year-old treatise by an Italian economic historian makes sense of our utterly senseless moment
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Insomnia linked to higher risk of dementia, suicide, stroke and other major health issues abcnews.com/Health/insom... #Alzheimers #dementia #stroke #mentalhealth #sleep #insomnia #health
abcnews.com
Insomnia linked to higher risk of dementia, suicide, stroke and other major health issues: Study
Insomnia may be linked to an increased risk of stroke, dementia and several mental health conditions, a new study finds.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Can HRT prevent dementia? What the latest research tells us theconversation.com/can-hrt-prev... #Alzheimers #dementia #WomensHealth #science
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Can HRT prevent dementia? What the latest research tells us
The type of menopause and differences between women taking HRT complicate claims about its potential to prevent dementia.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How quickly people age during midlife predicted memory lapses 10 years later www.psu.edu/news/researc... #Alzheimers #dementia #gerontology #geriatrics #geroscience
psu.edu
How quickly people age during midlife predicted memory lapses 10 years later | Penn State University
People who aged more rapidly during midlife were more likely to experience memory lapses that interfered with their lives a decade later, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How The MIND Diet Protects Aging Brains www.healthday.com/health-news/... #Alzheimers #dementia #food #diet #nutrition #health
healthday.com
How The MIND Diet Protects Aging Brains
FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A well-known brain-healthy diet appears to ward off decline and dementia by protecting a person’s arteries, a new stud
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How outdoor music is helping people living with dementia reconnect with the world around them ehospice.com/internationa... #Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #music #nature
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How outdoor music is helping people living with dementia reconnect with the world around them
World Alzheimer's Day:  As the number of people living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia continues to rise, senior living communities are in
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #ICE #DHS #CivilRights #HumanRights #Blues
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The quandary faced by government lawyers who think that the Trump Administration is subverting justice. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #DOJ #RuleOfLaw #Constitution #democracy
newyorker.com
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Government lawyers who think that the Trump Administration is subverting justice are facing a quandary: Should they stay or should they go?
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In a culture obsessed with staying young, we ignore the many benefits of ageing theconversation.com/in-a-culture... #gerontology #geriatrics #sociology
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In a culture obsessed with staying young, we ignore the many benefits of ageing
Ageing isn’t all downhill – science shows we gain more than wrinkles.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Federal watchdog says Trump’s $810M funding cancellation is unconstitutional www.politico.com/live-updates... #Project2025 #OMB #GAO #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #Blues
politico.com
Federal watchdog says Trump’s $810M funding cancellation is unconstitutional
A top Government Accountability Office lawyer told Congress the president doesn’t have the power to execute his latest 'pocket rescission.'
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Employment Instability and Early Retirement Linked to Cognitive Deficits and Risk of Dementia www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/employm... #Alzheimers #dementia #SDoH #employment #health #wellness
publichealth.columbia.edu
Employment Instability and Early Retirement Linked to Cognitive Deficits and Risk of Dementia
Associations between employment trajectories and later-life cognition differed by gender.
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