For the first time this publicly, I shared this weekend a snapshot of the bullying I’ve experienced in my life & how my dad kicked me out as a teen for being gay. Hoping to inspire folks to watch their words, especially to their children. It’s long but sharing here (thread):

Ted Cruz was Peter Thiel's first political project. He picked Ted out, brought him to events, funded his first political run (for TX AG), kept funding him til he got him in as Senator. Fun fact: Cambridge Analytica was developed to help Ted Cruz in his presidential run.

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Ring, Amazon's doorbell camera company, says its tech just makes neighborhoods safer. Critics contend that it’s the largest privately owned surveillance dragnet in US history, with significant potential for abuse.

BREAKING: US officials have now confirmed in a briefing that Iran will get full access to a total of $100 billion in frozen funds and the $300 billion reconstruction fund, both included in the deal with implementation now underway, per WSJ. More than $150 billion of the fund has already been committed, directly contradicting Trump's claims that the US would not contribute to the $300 billion fund, per Reuters.

NEW per MS NOW: FBI Director Kash Patel may have authorized taxpayer-funded special payments to his inner circle of FBI executives and agents on his protective detail, according to the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. ms.now/news/kash-patel-may-h…

Israel has asked the U.S. to see its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran, but the request was denied, according to an Israeli source and a U.S. official familiar with the matter. abcnews.link/WfzvQoJ

Nightmare for a friend of mine. Please share.

BREAKING: Potential Tropical Cyclone One has been designated. Heavy rain and dangerous flooding are expected from the Texas coast into parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama through Thursday. Some areas could receive up to 12 inches of rain.

BREAKING: The Trump administration is moving Education Department oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies. apnews.com/article/trump-civ…

Doug Burgum is taking money out of our national parks to build monuments to Donald Trump, simple as that. Every dollar spent on the Arc de Trump or his UFC birthday party is a dollar stolen from our national parks and the Americans who cherish them. bit.ly/4xvM9FQ

“The Department of Justice has no authority to sweep up the voter rolls...from every state in the nation," voting expert Eileen O'Connor told @guardian. This is "only one part of a broader campaign by the Trump administration to interfere with elections." theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

Nearly half of Americans say they don't consider themselves a part of either major political party, the highest level of partisan independence measured by CNN polling in more than a decade. cnn.it/4xwI2cu

Electricity costs expected to hit record high this summer, new analysis finds cbsn.ws/4xvJrjw

Former VP @KamalaHarris tells @Elex_Michaelson in Vienna that she’s “not surprised” that Trump may be using the DOJ to “go after” @GavinNewsom. She calls the Trump admin “the most callous, corrupt, and incompetent presidential administration America has ever experienced.”

The Grammys are growing! The Grammy Awards are adding five new categories including Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance and Best Latin Song. The 2027 Grammy Awards will be streaming on ABC, Disney , and Hulu for the first time ever on Feb. 7, 2027.

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NEWS: Today, investigative staff from @OversightDems & @HouseJudiciary are on the ground at FPC Bryan in Texas, also known as Ghislaine Maxwell's prison. They're meeting with officials following reports that the convicted sex trafficker received special treatment behind bars.

The popular joint supplement glucosamine is linked to a 25% faster progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease. A groundbreaking study published in Nature Metabolism has uncovered a troubling connection between glucosamine—a widely used over-the-counter supplement for joint pain—and accelerated cognitive decline. Researchers at the University of Florida analyzed 12 years of electronic health records and discovered that patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who regularly took glucosamine were 25% more likely to progress to full-blown Alzheimer's disease than non-users. Even more concerning, for individuals already diagnosed with dementia, the supplement was associated with a 25% increase in mortality risk. Because glucosamine easily crosses the blood-brain barrier, scientists believe it feeds into an already overactive protein 'sugar-tagging' pathway in vulnerable brains, worsening metabolic dysfunction. Crucially, researchers emphasize that this risk appears highly specific to individuals whose brains are already undergoing neurodegeneration. In cognitively healthy adults, previous research has actually suggested that glucosamine may have a protective effect. However, with an estimated 40 million glucosamine users in the United States alone—including many seniors who deal with both joint stiffness and cognitive changes—these preliminary findings underscore the urgent need for clinical trials. Until those trials provide definitive answers, experts suggest that individuals with cognitive concerns consult their healthcare providers before continuing their daily joint supplement routine. source: Hawkinson, T. R., Gentry, M. S., & Sun, R. (2026). Hyperglycosylation is a metabolic driver of Alzheimer's disease. Nature Metabolism.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency learned of a "potential threat" to the UFC event and multiple people were in custody. usatoday.com/story/news/crim…

Disgusting scenes as Security guards working to destroy Salzan island nature reserve in Albania for Ivanka Trump to build a luxury apartment complex drag off a lone protestor trying to save one of the last untouched placed in the Mediterranean pbs.org/newshour/show/a-look…