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My statin thread hit over 400k + views yesterday. Thousands of you asked the same question. “What about Repatha?” Here is the answer. It is a bomb shell. You better sit down.
I remember sitting on my bathroom floor with a needle in my hand.
My cardiologist told me Lipitor was the answer. 80mg. Within months I started losing my memory. Words disappeared mid-sentence. I could not remember my daughter's phone number.
He switched me to Crestor. Same thing.
Then he told me the future had arrived. A new drug called Repatha. A PCSK9 inhibitor. $14,000 a year. An injection I had to give myself every two weeks.
I sat on the cold tile of my bathroom floor, pushed a needle into my own stomach, and injected a foreign substance into my body because a doctor told me a number on a lab report was going to kill me.
That was the lowest point of my life.
What I did not know yet is what the data actually said about the drug I was injecting.
🧵
I remember sitting on my bathroom floor with a needle in my hand.
My cardiologist told me Lipitor was the answer. 80mg. Within months I started losing my memory. Words disappeared mid-sentence. I could not remember my daughter's phone number.
He switched me to Crestor. Same thing.
Then he told me the future had arrived. A new drug called Repatha. A PCSK9 inhibitor. $14,000 a year. An injection I had to give myself every two weeks.
I sat on the cold tile of my bathroom floor, pushed a needle into my own stomach, and injected a foreign substance into my body because a doctor told me a number on a lab report was going to kill me.
That was the lowest point of my life.
What I did not know yet is what the data actually said about the drug I was injecting.
🧵
The FOURIER trial was the largest study ever conducted on Repatha. 27,564 patients. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The drug crushed LDL cholesterol by 59%. The press release said it reduced cardiovascular events by 15%. Doctors celebrated. Amgen's stock price soared.
Then in 2022 independent researchers obtained the original clinical study report from European and US regulators. What they found should have made front page news. It did not.
There were significant inconsistencies between the raw trial data and what was published.
After readjudication:
113 cardiac deaths on Repatha.
88 cardiac deaths on placebo.
28% more people died of cardiac causes on the drug than on nothing.
The drug I was injecting into my body on my bathroom floor had more cardiac deaths than a sugar pill.
Nobody told me. Nobody told any of us.
The drug crushed LDL cholesterol by 59%. The press release said it reduced cardiovascular events by 15%. Doctors celebrated. Amgen's stock price soared.
Then in 2022 independent researchers obtained the original clinical study report from European and US regulators. What they found should have made front page news. It did not.
There were significant inconsistencies between the raw trial data and what was published.
After readjudication:
113 cardiac deaths on Repatha.
88 cardiac deaths on placebo.
28% more people died of cardiac causes on the drug than on nothing.
The drug I was injecting into my body on my bathroom floor had more cardiac deaths than a sugar pill.
Nobody told me. Nobody told any of us.
This is not the first time a cholesterol drug killed more people than it saved.
In 2006 Pfizer ran the ILLUMINATE trial on torcetrapib. 15,067 patients. The drug raised HDL by 72% and lowered LDL by 25%. On paper it was perfect.
82 deaths in the drug group. 51 on placebo. A 58% increase in mortality.
Pfizer's CEO called it "one of the most important compounds of our generation." Two days later they pulled it and told every patient to stop immediately.
In 2006 Pfizer ran the ILLUMINATE trial on torcetrapib. 15,067 patients. The drug raised HDL by 72% and lowered LDL by 25%. On paper it was perfect.
82 deaths in the drug group. 51 on placebo. A 58% increase in mortality.
Pfizer's CEO called it "one of the most important compounds of our generation." Two days later they pulled it and told every patient to stop immediately.
Q-Line Biotech SME IPO opens today.
I recently visited their Lucknow manufacturing facility and spent time understanding the business, management and industry dynamics first-hand.
Some notes & observations from the ground 👇(1/10)
I recently visited their Lucknow manufacturing facility and spent time understanding the business, management and industry dynamics first-hand.
Some notes & observations from the ground 👇(1/10)
1/ Q-Line operates in the IVD (In Vitro Diagnostics) space — basically machines & reagents used in pathology labs.
Strong presence in Clinical Chemistry & Hematology with meaningful market share in India’s reagent market.
(2/10)
Strong presence in Clinical Chemistry & Hematology with meaningful market share in India’s reagent market.
(2/10)
2/ A large part of the business currently comes from UP government hospital labs via promoter-linked POCT Group.
POCT handles end-to-end diagnostics operations while Q-Line supplies machines/reagents.
Overall group scale:
• POCT ~₹650 Cr
• Q-Line ~₹320 Cr
• Heidelco ~₹100 Cr
So, a big UP based healthcare group. (3/10)
POCT handles end-to-end diagnostics operations while Q-Line supplies machines/reagents.
Overall group scale:
• POCT ~₹650 Cr
• Q-Line ~₹320 Cr
• Heidelco ~₹100 Cr
So, a big UP based healthcare group. (3/10)
So, Abhijit Dipke of Cockroach 🪳Jannta Party is no different than this PARA SF Major, who settled with his Wife in US and tweets regularly against, whatever he wishes.
Bare minimum "Skin in game" which you can have is to have your boots on the ground for which you are fighting.
Bare minimum "Skin in game" which you can have is to have your boots on the ground for which you are fighting.
(2) We don't know when and why Mr.Abhijit Dipke, "Founding President" of Cockroach Janta Party relocated to US.
Suddenly, he would have found a lost motherly love for Madar-E-Vatan , but despite exodus of Surat Workers, NEET Paper Leak, Rapes, Bulldozers etc etc; he was waiting
Suddenly, he would have found a lost motherly love for Madar-E-Vatan , but despite exodus of Surat Workers, NEET Paper Leak, Rapes, Bulldozers etc etc; he was waiting
(3) It's not the BJP of 2012.
If you really wanted to have some minuscule credibility, of your intention of "Poorey Ghar Ko Badal Deingey", should have come back to India at least.
I mean, what does it take to register a domain and build a sorry website, 5 mins.
SM Expert.
If you really wanted to have some minuscule credibility, of your intention of "Poorey Ghar Ko Badal Deingey", should have come back to India at least.
I mean, what does it take to register a domain and build a sorry website, 5 mins.
SM Expert.
Your Android phone probably isn’t slow because it’s old.
It’s slow because of a default setting most people never change.
And almost nobody finds this before buying a new phone.
The fix takes 90 seconds.
Here’s exactly how to speed it up ⤵️
It’s slow because of a default setting most people never change.
And almost nobody finds this before buying a new phone.
The fix takes 90 seconds.
Here’s exactly how to speed it up ⤵️
I’ve been using this trick since 2012 — back on my first Android phone.
It made a cheap single-core device feel dramatically faster.
And the crazy part?
It still works on almost every Android phone in 2026.
Most people don’t even know this setting exists.
It made a cheap single-core device feel dramatically faster.
And the crazy part?
It still works on almost every Android phone in 2026.
Most people don’t even know this setting exists.
Here’s what’s actually slowing your phone down.
Every time you open an app, switch pages, or tap a button, Android plays a small animation.
By default, those animations run at 1x speed usually around 300ms for every transition.
That tiny delay happens hundreds of times a day.
And over time, your phone starts to feel slow even when the hardware is still fine.
Every time you open an app, switch pages, or tap a button, Android plays a small animation.
By default, those animations run at 1x speed usually around 300ms for every transition.
That tiny delay happens hundreds of times a day.
And over time, your phone starts to feel slow even when the hardware is still fine.
1/ Russian warbloggers are increasingly admitting that Russia is suffering steady attrition from endless swarms of Ukrainian drones. '13 Tactical' posts a lament about Russia's strategic dilemma as it faces escalating costs in its war in Ukraine. ⬇️
2/ The Russian military volunteer Dmitry Tinkov, writing on the '13 Tactical' Telegram channel, reviews the current situation and is very unhappy at what he sees, but takes refuge in half-hearted bravado as the only solution that he sees:
3/ "I think there are three underlying factors at the root of all our problems:
1. Those at the top genuinely believed they could reach an agreement on our terms.
2. They don't know what to do next with Ukraine (= what the outcome should be).
1. Those at the top genuinely believed they could reach an agreement on our terms.
2. They don't know what to do next with Ukraine (= what the outcome should be).
SitRep - 20/05/26 - 20 major oil sites hit in May only
An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Unmanned Systems Forces commander Magyar said 10 major Russian oil sites were hit in the first 20 days of May.
REPOST=appreciated
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An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Unmanned Systems Forces commander Magyar said 10 major Russian oil sites were hit in the first 20 days of May.
REPOST=appreciated
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As usual we start with Russian losses
Soutik Biswas is a LEGEND!
He writes negative articles against 🇮🇳 India for 23 years!
We analyzed what he REALLY writes for the British government mouthpiece: the BBC
📰180 ARTICLES about INDIA for the last 3 years (5 per month!)
🔴 89% Negative 🟡 6% Neutral 🟢 5% Positive
He writes negative articles against 🇮🇳 India for 23 years!
We analyzed what he REALLY writes for the British government mouthpiece: the BBC
📰180 ARTICLES about INDIA for the last 3 years (5 per month!)
🔴 89% Negative 🟡 6% Neutral 🟢 5% Positive
First, let's look at all his publications ⏬
🇮🇳 India is portrayed as:
- Harassing 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Not a democracy
- Main activity is to persecute Muslims, it's the most unsafe place for them
And overall, a poverty-struck country
🇮🇳 India is portrayed as:
- Harassing 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Not a democracy
- Main activity is to persecute Muslims, it's the most unsafe place for them
And overall, a poverty-struck country
Analysis #1 - 🪧 Calls for Gen-Z Revolution in 🇮🇳
- Laments that the youth is not protesting, not rioting nor toppling the government
- Frames Gen-Z as restless, fearful of being called “anti-national,” and divided by caste, language & region
- Paints India as a tinderbox waiting to explode, a reading that feels less like insight, more like agenda
- Draws Comparisons with Nepal, Bangladesh questioning when India’s youth will rebel
- Laments that the youth is not protesting, not rioting nor toppling the government
- Frames Gen-Z as restless, fearful of being called “anti-national,” and divided by caste, language & region
- Paints India as a tinderbox waiting to explode, a reading that feels less like insight, more like agenda
- Draws Comparisons with Nepal, Bangladesh questioning when India’s youth will rebel
🧵 THREAD: How one Tesla owner cracked European FSD bureaucracy (and caught Tesla off guard) 🇱🇹🔥
Part 1/5
Yesterday, @TeslaEurope officially announced that FSD (Supervised) is rolling out in Lithuania — making it the 2nd country in Europe after the Netherlands. But the real story behind this is wild. This wasn’t a top-down strategic move by Tesla HQ; it was the work of a single Reddit user: andriuslink. 👇
Part 1/5
Yesterday, @TeslaEurope officially announced that FSD (Supervised) is rolling out in Lithuania — making it the 2nd country in Europe after the Netherlands. But the real story behind this is wild. This wasn’t a top-down strategic move by Tesla HQ; it was the work of a single Reddit user: andriuslink. 👇
Part 2/5
When the Dutch RDW approved FSD on April 10, this Lithuanian owner thought: why wait for Brussels? He launched a one-man offensive. He filled out official forms on the government portal and bombarded the Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration (LTSA) with the Dutch RDW type-approval documentation. (2/5)
When the Dutch RDW approved FSD on April 10, this Lithuanian owner thought: why wait for Brussels? He launched a one-man offensive. He filled out official forms on the government portal and bombarded the Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration (LTSA) with the Dutch RDW type-approval documentation. (2/5)
Part 3/5
To turn up the heat, he got local journalists involved to pressure the ministry. And it worked! Earlier this week, he suddenly received an official email from the government: "Thank you for your request. We have reviewed it and approved it as an exception based on the Dutch RDW approval." The EU fast-track via mutual recognition actually worked! (3/5)
To turn up the heat, he got local journalists involved to pressure the ministry. And it worked! Earlier this week, he suddenly received an official email from the government: "Thank you for your request. We have reviewed it and approved it as an exception based on the Dutch RDW approval." The EU fast-track via mutual recognition actually worked! (3/5)
While Indian media obsessed over the "Melodi" selfie in Rome,
Modi quietly executed India's most strategic European pivot in 3 years.
- A €20 billion trade play.
- A China-bypass corridor.
- A defence roadmap.
15 outcomes. Here's what nobody is telling you 🧵
Modi quietly executed India's most strategic European pivot in 3 years.
- A €20 billion trade play.
- A China-bypass corridor.
- A defence roadmap.
15 outcomes. Here's what nobody is telling you 🧵
Question: What's the BIGGEST win for India in Rome?
1/ On May 20, 2026 - India and Italy upgraded ties to "SPECIAL Strategic Partnership."
This is the highest tier of bilateral engagement India offers.
For context: India elevated France to a similar tier just 3 months ago (Feb 17, 2026).
Europe is realigning. Fast.
This is the highest tier of bilateral engagement India offers.
For context: India elevated France to a similar tier just 3 months ago (Feb 17, 2026).
Europe is realigning. Fast.
Talking too much at work is silently killing your career.
Things you should never share with colleagues.
Things you should never share with colleagues.
Politics & religion.
If your views don't match theirs and they often won't and it creates discomfort that never fully goes away. Stay neutral. Stay professional.
If your views don't match theirs and they often won't and it creates discomfort that never fully goes away. Stay neutral. Stay professional.
Company disagreements.
If you don't like a policy, take it to your manager not the pantry table. Complaints travel fast. Promotions don't.
If you don't like a policy, take it to your manager not the pantry table. Complaints travel fast. Promotions don't.
🛎️ WASHOE COUNTY DISTRICT 2
This week, during the final budget discussions at the .@washoecounty Board of County Commissioners meeting, District 2 Commissioner Mike Clark mysteriously disappeared right before the vote.
He missed voting on the county budget entirely.
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This week, during the final budget discussions at the .@washoecounty Board of County Commissioners meeting, District 2 Commissioner Mike Clark mysteriously disappeared right before the vote.
He missed voting on the county budget entirely.
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An incumbent who skips the most important vote of the year?
Clark is asking voters to give him another 4-year term.
But this isn’t an isolated lapse in judgment. It’s part of a pattern of “fast and loose” behavior that shows a lack of seriousness and respect for the office.
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Clark is asking voters to give him another 4-year term.
But this isn’t an isolated lapse in judgment. It’s part of a pattern of “fast and loose” behavior that shows a lack of seriousness and respect for the office.
2/
Today’s example: Clark did not RSVP to the Washoe Republican Women’s Club luncheon. He simply showed up expecting to be let in anyway, along with a cameraman.
Private event. No walk-ins. Clear policy.
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Private event. No walk-ins. Clear policy.
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