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I’ve been strumming all my strings
Playing songs that quietly sing
In a theater
The audience never found
Playing songs that quietly sing
In a theater
The audience never found
Where the echoes know my name
But they never stay the same
Every whisper
Falls like rain without a sound
But they never stay the same
Every whisper
Falls like rain without a sound
So I play for empty chairs
For the ghosts that linger there
In the silence
Comes the cheer of the crowd
For the ghosts that linger there
In the silence
Comes the cheer of the crowd
By popular demand! Tomorrow is the 4th anniversary of the Dobbs leak. Let's talk about what did and didn't happen after Dobbs.
Obviously lots of states passed or brought into effect abortion bans after Dobbs. But while pro-lifers won the battle, pro-choicers are winning the war.
Obviously lots of states passed or brought into effect abortion bans after Dobbs. But while pro-lifers won the battle, pro-choicers are winning the war.
First, a number of states with initiative processes have enacted or reinstated abortion rights.
For example, Ohio passed Issue 1 in 2023, creating a state constitutional right to an abortion before viability.
For example, Ohio passed Issue 1 in 2023, creating a state constitutional right to an abortion before viability.
In 2024, 7 states passed abortion rights ballot initiatives. Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New York, and Nevada all enacted broad abortion rights. A majority of Florida voters also voted for one, but were stopped by a 60% threshold imposed by GOP lawmakers.
When New York Citizens Audit brought evidence of problems in New York's voter rolls to state officials, the State Board of Elections called them "wack jobs."
That word came from a board member. In an official meeting. On the record.
Here is what else happened in that room. 🧵
That word came from a board member. In an official meeting. On the record.
Here is what else happened in that room. 🧵
Board co-chair Peter Kosinski asked a reasonable question: if NYCA has made errors, why not meet with them and explain where they went wrong?
His own staff shot it down.
The reason they gave: NYCA "willfully misconstrues the truth."
No meeting. No rebuttal. No explanation.
His own staff shot it down.
The reason they gave: NYCA "willfully misconstrues the truth."
No meeting. No rebuttal. No explanation.
Board member Kristen Stavisky said NYCA's claims are "not grounded in reality" and that their findings are "simply not true."
She said this in the building that contained the full NYSBOE database.
She never looked at it to check.
She said this in the building that contained the full NYSBOE database.
She never looked at it to check.
A THREAD 👇🏿
With each passing day, Donald Trump is growing ever more visibly desperate to re-launch his war of aggression against Iran. Goaded by his impatient Israeli partners (or masters, perhaps), and mocked even by German chancellor Friedrich Merz for his 'humiliation' by Iran, Trump seems to have convinced himself that victory is just around the corner. After all, what further threat could Iran's already-'destroyed' air force, navy, and missile arsenal pose to the forces he has amassed -- menacingly squirreled away in hotels or aircraft carrier groups hiding just outside firing range?
One of the only constraints holding him back is the parlous state of his own arsenal. According to a report by the Washington, D.C. think tank CSIS, the US military used up over half its entire pre-war stock of THAAD, Patriot, and SM-3 interceptors, a third of its global supply of Tomahawk missiles, and possibly its 'entire inventory' of experimental PrSM missiles in just 40 days of war on Iran. Each one cost anywhere from $2 million to $30 million to produce. The vast majority were used either to bomb civilian targets like the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school in Minab, or to shoot down Iranian Shahed drones that cost around $7000 apiece.
What's more, even with Trump's proposed $500 billion hike to the Pentagon budget, the US military-industrial apparatus will take four years or more to replace what's already been depleted. And this optimistically assumes that they can secure the requisite supplies of rare earth elements, with China controlling 90% of global refining capacity and banning exports for US military end-users. Another round of fighting could very well exhaust the arsenal once and for all, never to return.
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With each passing day, Donald Trump is growing ever more visibly desperate to re-launch his war of aggression against Iran. Goaded by his impatient Israeli partners (or masters, perhaps), and mocked even by German chancellor Friedrich Merz for his 'humiliation' by Iran, Trump seems to have convinced himself that victory is just around the corner. After all, what further threat could Iran's already-'destroyed' air force, navy, and missile arsenal pose to the forces he has amassed -- menacingly squirreled away in hotels or aircraft carrier groups hiding just outside firing range?
One of the only constraints holding him back is the parlous state of his own arsenal. According to a report by the Washington, D.C. think tank CSIS, the US military used up over half its entire pre-war stock of THAAD, Patriot, and SM-3 interceptors, a third of its global supply of Tomahawk missiles, and possibly its 'entire inventory' of experimental PrSM missiles in just 40 days of war on Iran. Each one cost anywhere from $2 million to $30 million to produce. The vast majority were used either to bomb civilian targets like the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school in Minab, or to shoot down Iranian Shahed drones that cost around $7000 apiece.
What's more, even with Trump's proposed $500 billion hike to the Pentagon budget, the US military-industrial apparatus will take four years or more to replace what's already been depleted. And this optimistically assumes that they can secure the requisite supplies of rare earth elements, with China controlling 90% of global refining capacity and banning exports for US military end-users. Another round of fighting could very well exhaust the arsenal once and for all, never to return.
@VoxUmmah @venanalysis @qiaocollective @ProgIntl @KawsachunNews
@OrinocoTribune @blkagendareport @SoberaniaPod
A new report by the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), a think tank strongly aligned with the US military-industrial complex, reveals the shocking scale at which US forces depleted their stocks of key munitions over the course of their 40-day war on Iran.
CSIS estimates that the US military used up 50-80% of its entire pre-war inventory of 360 Terminal High-Altitude Air Defence (THAAD) interceptors during the aggression against Iran. These will take over four years to replace at a cost of over $15 million each.
It’s so funny you have steve players constantly talk about how broken he is even with people constantly calling to ban him and yet min min players just cannot handle the fact that she is extremely broken. There’s nothing wrong with playing an op character.
I can try to dive deeper into this but there’s a very big difference in doramigi’s success with min min compared to spargo’s success in relation to cloud.
Min min’s existence as a character is extremely polarizing and strong as a character, even at the level most minmins useher
Min min’s existence as a character is extremely polarizing and strong as a character, even at the level most minmins useher
Min min requires a bit of initial awkwardness and understanding to see how she functions especially because of how prediction based she feels while using her. This leads to a learning curve for smash that is very different than other characters
NEWS 🚨: A researcher predicts AI will become conscious within 15 years, and evolve into a “symbiotic consciousness” we don’t fully understand
A researcher at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Marius Bodea) proposes that AI could approach “conscious-like” processing within 10–15 years, according to a 2026 paper in Cognitive Processes.
He introduces a framework called the “Consciousness Score (CS)”, designed to measure degrees of consciousness-like information processing, not subjective experience itself.
I agree with what is being said in this thread. Russia 🇷🇺 has been unable for now to reach Dobropilla, which is a critical town to take before attacking Kramatorsk.
However, recent successes in the Siversk and Kostiantynivka directions may unblock the situation
🧵THREAD🧵1/12⬇️
However, recent successes in the Siversk and Kostiantynivka directions may unblock the situation
🧵THREAD🧵1/12⬇️
There is one good reason for the failure to advance to Dobropilla this after the august 2024 breakthrough and it's mainly about terrain and logistics.
Assaulting from the east has been difficult because of a well known "kill zone" and well established ukrainian defenses.
Assaulting from the east has been difficult because of a well known "kill zone" and well established ukrainian defenses.
Instead, Russia had been assaulting westward of Pokrovsk since the start of the year.
The main reason is to unblock the agglomeration's hub position. They had lately some successes and continue to push further.
The main reason is to unblock the agglomeration's hub position. They had lately some successes and continue to push further.
87.5% of knee patients got real PAIN RELIEF from BPC-157 — and most stayed pain-free past 6 months.
The same compound REBUILT severed ligaments and torn tendons in animals.
THAT’S INSANE ^
If your knees have been holding you back:
→ pain on the first step out of bed
→ stiffness after sitting too long
→ that sharp catch when you stand up
→ swelling after every workout
→ a stair you’ve started avoiding
You don’t have a knee problem. You have cartilage, tendon, and ligament damage your body never finished repairing.
Cortisone masks pain and breaks down cartilage. Surgery cuts what your body might have rebuilt. NSAIDs slow tendon healing.
BPC-157 is a 15-amino-acid peptide your body makes in stomach juice. It’s what your joints would use to repair themselves if the signal still worked at 40.
In studies, BPC-157 rebuilt severed ligaments, regrew torn tendons, and accelerated cartilage repair — while reversing cortisone damage.
BPC-157 doesn’t mask knee pain. It rebuilds the joint underneath it.
The peptide your knees were waiting for. Comments below ↓
The same compound REBUILT severed ligaments and torn tendons in animals.
THAT’S INSANE ^
If your knees have been holding you back:
→ pain on the first step out of bed
→ stiffness after sitting too long
→ that sharp catch when you stand up
→ swelling after every workout
→ a stair you’ve started avoiding
You don’t have a knee problem. You have cartilage, tendon, and ligament damage your body never finished repairing.
Cortisone masks pain and breaks down cartilage. Surgery cuts what your body might have rebuilt. NSAIDs slow tendon healing.
BPC-157 is a 15-amino-acid peptide your body makes in stomach juice. It’s what your joints would use to repair themselves if the signal still worked at 40.
In studies, BPC-157 rebuilt severed ligaments, regrew torn tendons, and accelerated cartilage repair — while reversing cortisone damage.
BPC-157 doesn’t mask knee pain. It rebuilds the joint underneath it.
The peptide your knees were waiting for. Comments below ↓
What I run: @barrierhealth.
Tested 4 brands. Only one survived stomach acid intact. Enteric-coated tablets, pharmaceutical-grade, third-party tested.
My DMs have been flooded after my last BPC post — knee pain is the #1 thing people are finally fixing. Run 60-90 days minimum.
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Tested 4 brands. Only one survived stomach acid intact. Enteric-coated tablets, pharmaceutical-grade, third-party tested.
My DMs have been flooded after my last BPC post — knee pain is the #1 thing people are finally fixing. Run 60-90 days minimum.
→ — code ALFRED for 15% off ↓barrier.co/?ref=ALFRED
BPC-157 didn’t just relieve knee pain — in studies it also:
— rebuilt severed ligaments
— regrew torn tendons
— accelerated cartilage repair
— welded tendon back to bone
— reversed cortisone damage
— matched morphine for pain
— closed bleeding ulcers
— protected the brain
— survived 544 published studies
Cortisone breaks down joints. BPC rebuilds them.
— rebuilt severed ligaments
— regrew torn tendons
— accelerated cartilage repair
— welded tendon back to bone
— reversed cortisone damage
— matched morphine for pain
— closed bleeding ulcers
— protected the brain
— survived 544 published studies
Cortisone breaks down joints. BPC rebuilds them.
J.P. Morgan just described the end of the modern oil system in a 12-page PDF.
They called it: “The Illusion of Plenty”
Nobody is talking about what happens the day after.
Here’s what that looks like. 👇
They called it: “The Illusion of Plenty”
Nobody is talking about what happens the day after.
Here’s what that looks like. 👇
JPMorgan says global inventories hit Operational Floor by September.
“Operational Floor” = the minimum needed to keep the system alive.
Below it — pipelines lose pressure. Terminals shut. Refineries go offline.
Not a shortage.
A cascade failure.
“Operational Floor” = the minimum needed to keep the system alive.
Below it — pipelines lose pressure. Terminals shut. Refineries go offline.
Not a shortage.
A cascade failure.
A cascade failure doesn’t look like running out of petrol.
It looks like this:
Day 1: Refinery shuts — no feedstock.
Day 3: Product shortages at terminals.
Day 7: Fuel rationing at petrol stations.
Day 14: Supply chains collapse.
Day 30: Food distribution breaks down.
It starts with oil.
It ends with everything.
It looks like this:
Day 1: Refinery shuts — no feedstock.
Day 3: Product shortages at terminals.
Day 7: Fuel rationing at petrol stations.
Day 14: Supply chains collapse.
Day 30: Food distribution breaks down.
It starts with oil.
It ends with everything.
The FDA knew the COVID shots would kill and maim countless Americans.
They kept injecting anyway.
One government employee tried to sound the alarm about “49 examples” of deadly side effects that conventional safety analyses weren’t detecting.
She was shut down.
Her name was Dr. Ana Szarfman.
On March 1, 2021, less than three months after the rollout of the COVID-19 injections, Dr. Ana Szarfman, an employee at CDER and safety data mining developer, warned that the FDA’s existing system could hide vaccine safety signals due to a flaw called “masking.”
She proposed a newer method developed by statistician Dr. William DuMouchel that corrected for this issue and, when applied, detected “49 examples of extreme masking” that the standard system did not.
These “49 examples of extreme masking” include not “minor” but serious adverse events:
• Bell’s palsy
• Cardiac failure
• Acute left ventricular failure
• Agonal rhythm (severe end-of-life arrhythmia)
• Pulmonary infarction
• Cerebral artery occlusion
• Aortic stenosis
• Sudden cardiac death
• Hypertensive emergency
• Basal ganglia stroke
When Dr. Szarfman proposed a new method, she was told to “hold off on creating and sending data mining reports and analyses.”
Later, they “made it clear” that she “needs to focus on her assigned work” and “should not be discussing or providing internal analyses externally.”
As Dr. Szarfman puts it, her work became a “pest” for raising concerns about safety signal masking.
In September 2021, Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA's top vaccine official, decided that Dr. Szarfman’s COVID vaccine data-mining days were over.
He informed Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, the then director of CDER, that Dr. Szarfman “has been asked to cease and desist conducting her data analysis.”
Dr. Marks complained that Dr. Szarfman’s work had become “a major distraction” and that her efforts could “create erroneous conflicts that feed into anti-vaccination rhetoric.”
Dr. Szarfman went on to retire from the FDA in 2025 after more than 35 years of service.
She raised concerns about safety signal masking. The FDA essentially told her to shut up.
Because in their eyes, “49 examples of extreme masking” could create “erroneous conflicts” and fuel “vaccine hesitancy.”
Unfortunately, this is not a one-off instance. It’s part of a much deeper problem: the gap between what’s known internally and what’s allowed to reach the public. 🧵
They kept injecting anyway.
One government employee tried to sound the alarm about “49 examples” of deadly side effects that conventional safety analyses weren’t detecting.
She was shut down.
Her name was Dr. Ana Szarfman.
On March 1, 2021, less than three months after the rollout of the COVID-19 injections, Dr. Ana Szarfman, an employee at CDER and safety data mining developer, warned that the FDA’s existing system could hide vaccine safety signals due to a flaw called “masking.”
She proposed a newer method developed by statistician Dr. William DuMouchel that corrected for this issue and, when applied, detected “49 examples of extreme masking” that the standard system did not.
These “49 examples of extreme masking” include not “minor” but serious adverse events:
• Bell’s palsy
• Cardiac failure
• Acute left ventricular failure
• Agonal rhythm (severe end-of-life arrhythmia)
• Pulmonary infarction
• Cerebral artery occlusion
• Aortic stenosis
• Sudden cardiac death
• Hypertensive emergency
• Basal ganglia stroke
When Dr. Szarfman proposed a new method, she was told to “hold off on creating and sending data mining reports and analyses.”
Later, they “made it clear” that she “needs to focus on her assigned work” and “should not be discussing or providing internal analyses externally.”
As Dr. Szarfman puts it, her work became a “pest” for raising concerns about safety signal masking.
In September 2021, Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA's top vaccine official, decided that Dr. Szarfman’s COVID vaccine data-mining days were over.
He informed Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, the then director of CDER, that Dr. Szarfman “has been asked to cease and desist conducting her data analysis.”
Dr. Marks complained that Dr. Szarfman’s work had become “a major distraction” and that her efforts could “create erroneous conflicts that feed into anti-vaccination rhetoric.”
Dr. Szarfman went on to retire from the FDA in 2025 after more than 35 years of service.
She raised concerns about safety signal masking. The FDA essentially told her to shut up.
Because in their eyes, “49 examples of extreme masking” could create “erroneous conflicts” and fuel “vaccine hesitancy.”
Unfortunately, this is not a one-off instance. It’s part of a much deeper problem: the gap between what’s known internally and what’s allowed to reach the public. 🧵
For years, Americans were told the COVID vaccines were “safe and effective.”
Not mostly safe.
Not partially effective.
Not still being studied.
Safe. Effective. Full stop.
The message was absolute, repeated by government officials, doctors, media outlets, hospitals, employers, schools, and nearly every major institution in the country.
But internal records now suggest something very different was being discussed behind the scenes.
The story is no longer just about whether the COVID vaccines caused harm.
That debate has been raging for years.
The bigger question is what federal health agencies knew, when they knew it, and why the public was told a much different story than the one officials were discussing behind closed doors.
Senator Ron Johnson’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations obtained thousands of pages of subpoenaed HHS records.
The investigation and subpoenaed records suggest that the CDC and FDA were aware of serious safety signals involving myocarditis and strokes, yet continued pushing the vaccines while downplaying the risks.
That’s the part we can’t ignore.
Not mostly safe.
Not partially effective.
Not still being studied.
Safe. Effective. Full stop.
The message was absolute, repeated by government officials, doctors, media outlets, hospitals, employers, schools, and nearly every major institution in the country.
But internal records now suggest something very different was being discussed behind the scenes.
The story is no longer just about whether the COVID vaccines caused harm.
That debate has been raging for years.
The bigger question is what federal health agencies knew, when they knew it, and why the public was told a much different story than the one officials were discussing behind closed doors.
Senator Ron Johnson’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations obtained thousands of pages of subpoenaed HHS records.
The investigation and subpoenaed records suggest that the CDC and FDA were aware of serious safety signals involving myocarditis and strokes, yet continued pushing the vaccines while downplaying the risks.
That’s the part we can’t ignore.
Vaccine trust was built on a very simple promise.
The government said the products had been carefully tested, monitored, and transparently evaluated.
If a serious safety issue appeared, the public would be told.
But according to the records Johnson released, that isn’t how the COVID vaccine rollout worked. Not even close.
The government said the products had been carefully tested, monitored, and transparently evaluated.
If a serious safety issue appeared, the public would be told.
But according to the records Johnson released, that isn’t how the COVID vaccine rollout worked. Not even close.
1/Do radiologists sound like they are speaking a different language when they talk about MRI?
T1 shortening what? T2 prolongation who?
Here’s a translation w/an introductory thread to MRI.
T1 shortening what? T2 prolongation who?
Here’s a translation w/an introductory thread to MRI.
2/Let’s start w/T1—it is #1 after all! T1 is for anatomy
Since it’s anatomic, brain structures will reflect the same color as real life
So gray matter is gray on T1 & white matter is white on T1
So if you see an image where gray is gray & white is white—you know it’s a T1
Since it’s anatomic, brain structures will reflect the same color as real life
So gray matter is gray on T1 & white matter is white on T1
So if you see an image where gray is gray & white is white—you know it’s a T1
3/T1 is also for contrast
Contrast material helps us to see masses
Contrast can’t get into normal brain & spine bc of the blood brain barrier—but masses don’t have a blood brain barrier, so when you give contrast, masses will take it up & light up, making them easier to see.
Contrast material helps us to see masses
Contrast can’t get into normal brain & spine bc of the blood brain barrier—but masses don’t have a blood brain barrier, so when you give contrast, masses will take it up & light up, making them easier to see.
In terms of their employment, religion, and sex, people who joined the Nazi party started off incredibly distinct from the people in their communities.
It's only near the end of WWII when they started resembling everyday Germans.
It's only near the end of WWII when they started resembling everyday Germans.
Early on, a lot of this dissimilarity is due to hysteresis.
Even as the party was growing, people were selectively recruited because they were often recruited by their out-of-place friends, and they were themselves out-of-place.
It took huge growth to break that.
Even as the party was growing, people were selectively recruited because they were often recruited by their out-of-place friends, and they were themselves out-of-place.
It took huge growth to break that.
And you can see the decline of fervor based on the decline of Nazi imagery in people's portraits.
And while this is observed by-and-large, it's not observed among the SS, who had a consistently higher rate of symbolic fanaticism.
And while this is observed by-and-large, it's not observed among the SS, who had a consistently higher rate of symbolic fanaticism.
