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A few friends in the #DevRel / #Community space have reached out lately (it's tough out there right now :\), and there have been some common themes. A blog post turned into an ebook-length chunk of thing 😂 so here's Part 0: The Setup:
webchick.tech/no-one-gives-a…
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MIT engineers have developed “mini livers” that could be injected into the body and take over the functions of the failing liver. This would help patients who are on a waitlist for a liver transplant or those who aren’t healthy enough to tolerate surgery.
news.mit.edu/2026/injectable…
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Apr 19
Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial. Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.
nbcnews.com/health/cancer/pa…
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Apr 12
BREAKING: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat to Peter Magyar after "painful" election result, ending 16 years in power. apnews.com/article/hungary-e…
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#hope2026 (hey, it’s bleak out there rn, doing my best.)
Mar 2
When we turn the clocks ahead on March 8, it will be the last time change ever for BC. We're changing to a permanent daylight saving time, simply called Pacific Time (PT).
Learn more: News.gov.bc.ca/33415
ALT New in BC Permanent Daylight Saving Time Starts Sunday, March 8
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Oh ok, so this actually happened today (well, “weird unexplained health crap” and the “identifying ‘the vitamin’” part, we shall see on the rest)
Hey kids, get your iron and b12 levels tested! 😅
ALT Tumblr post by Cordeliaflyte — My deepest darkest fantasy is that I collapse on the street and I am rushed to the hospital. They perform a bunch of tests and find out I am severely deficient in some kind of vitamin and I become the happiest cleverest person alive because all my problems were caused by this one deficiency Reply by caracallope — Moreover, everyone gathers around to be tremulously compassionate and discreetly admiring: all this time, you lacked the Vitamin? And yet you persevered?
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Jan 29
I won’t shut up about this, pancreatic cancer kills a person in 4 months btw, it’s resistant to radiotherapy, and fucks two essential parts of the metabolism. this could change the world
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Jan 28
We've identified a novel class of biomarkers for Alzheimer's detection - using interpretability - with @PrimaMente.
How we did it, and how interpretability can power scientific discovery in the age of digital biology: (1/6)
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Jan 26
BREAKING: ICE officials are reportedly worried that, if Congress requires ICE agents to unmask and wear identification, 75% of the agents will quit rather than be ostracised for the rest of their lives by family, friends, employers, and society.
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Jan 26
Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell Nick Miroff. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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🚨🇫🇷France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio.
The data is hosted on @outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers.
The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
See more here x.com/lellouchenico/status/2… by @LelloucheNico
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#hope2026 (even if from an unlikely source 😉)
Jan 26
Today, I call on the heads of ICE, CBP, and USCIS to testify before the Homeland Security Committee.
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Jan 23
I don’t think MAGA really understands how much people hate them.
It’s -20 degrees in Minneapolis right now.
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The crowd gathering in Minneapolis for today’s protest.
THOUSANDS of Minnesotans standing together in -20 weather to say ICE OUT
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Jan 20
A rapidly growing coalition is launching a general strike this Friday in Minnesota, aimed at pushing out ICE.
The coalition includes:
- The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
- SEIU Local 26
- UNITE HERE Local 17
- CWA Local 7250
- The Saint Paul Federation of Educators
- The Minneapolis Federation of Educators
- The Minnesota AFL-CIO
- The Sunrise Movement
- Faith leaders
And more. Thread.
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Jan 16
Canada agrees to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower duties on Canadian farm products, in a break with the U.S. apnews.com/article/china-can…
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Jan 14
X announces that Grok will no longer allow edits that sexualize real people’s images, including adding bikinis, amid threats from the UK to ban the platform.
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