Epstein-Barr Virus #EBV was linked to #MultipleSclerosis - now a plausible cause has been found, misidentification by longterm memory T-cells that pick on the wrong protein, ANO2, instead of the EBV-antigen. Massive inflection towards the elimination of MS!!! 🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

$2030 until we reach $15,000 for the Black Zine Fair: gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f...

It’s pretty hard for an indie publisher like me to get pitches but I pay the same rate as Business Insider, Eater, and a bunch of other publishers but I mostly receive spam or low quality pitches. Pitch me please! (Via the page i am linking which has very clear instructions)

Hey y’all! REMINDER: I am LEGALLY OBLIGATED to award at least one scholarship to a Louisiana woman. And no Louisiana women have applied. This happens every year where we have to beg women in my own state to apply and Idk why. We’re in our 6th cycle! Come get this money! ThurmanPerryFoundation.org

McKenzie Scott donates $45 million to the Trevor Project. The LGBTQ-supporting organization that works to prevent teen suicides lost $25 million in federal last year due to Trump. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.

"I was terrified. I had done so much harm in my life ... But my hand barely grazed the dog's full black coat before he leaned into me and licked my hand. I was overcome and started tearing up. The dog reminded me what it meant to be gentle and to embrace another living being."

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

"The number of donors grew more than 30% compared to last year, and we surpassed our goal to add at least 100 new donors, which unlocked a $2,000 bonus from the Institute for Nonprofit News’ NewsMatch fundraising program."

"Together, this community raised $62,800 from 393 supporters as of Dec. 31, including a matching gift, and we are grateful to see a few more gifts trickling in."

"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed

10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good at the site of her murder

This stood out to me hours ago. The paternal grandfather, I thought, in an earlier report, gave an age range but maybe I'm misremembering. And, following the death of the child's mother, it sounds like he's going to attempt to remove him, presumably, from the woman that has been co-parenting.

Don't let the bots drag you into an online debate. No one in or not in a mask should be randomly grabbing at your door.

Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.

Pope Leo on Feast of Epiphany, and Closing of Jubilee Year: “A distorted economy tries to profit from everything. We see how the marketplace can turn human yearnings of seeking, traveling and beginning again into a mere business.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

i think american life would improve significantly and quickly if society was more encouraging of people to have Hobbies. the most perfect and serene state of mind that exists is when one is Doing one's Little Things

A story I revisit once a year. The Great Chinese Art Heist.

Surviving Paris is not Emily in Paris. It’s not a story of moving to the City of Light, or meeting a dashing FrenchmanIt is not a romantic fantasy. It is a true story about a young, Black single woman and what happens when your Paris dream turns into a Paris nightmare. shorturl.at/POLbb

Very strong "no way to prevent this, says only nation where this regularly occurs" vibes

I very badly want this, and I think it's further proof that a lot of the good stuff we abandoned in the last decade or two because shiny is making a clear comeback. Print is back, obviously, but also physical buttons, going to concerts without recording, and maybe even having a real-life girlfriend.

One of my paid subscribers generously shared my email from Sunday on LinkedIn and drove two new paid subscribers and probably at least 20 free subscribers And that's the power of someone sharing your work. It's wild how helpful it is.

Newspapers and media are using AI. Are we really imagining some Reddit posters aren't using AI? And, is something a scam if they edit with AI? I don't think so. Regardless of my feelings surrounding Chatgpt and the likes, I imagine there are many non-writers cleaning up text with these apps.

In 2026, I’d like for people to speak more honestly and openly about dental health. It’s grim, expensive, and also shameful? I’m looking at at least $5K out of pocket this year (with insurance) to deal with various needs, conditions, and disasters

(How are so many of y’all experts on literally every news topic tho?)

As news breaks please be mindful of how you post. Remember: - the government would never lie to you - double check all sources with your chiropractor/astrologist - every tiktok is real

The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.

😭😂

More than 4,500 New York residents were hospitalized with the flu last week — marking the highest number ever recorded in a single week, health officials said: gothamist.visitlink.me/BU4t_3

I’m cool with that network getting it wrong about why people distrust the media. I have never in my life heard someone say they distrust the media because of advocates. What? I have heard people say they distrust legacy media because it feels insular, navel-gazing, biased, and driven by cronyism.

UPDATE: “The hybrid, or Canis latrans var., is about 55 pounds heavier than pure coyotes, with longer legs, a larger jaw, smaller ears and a bushier tail. It is part eastern wolf, part wester wolf, western coyote and with some dog.” And it was all triggered by deforestation. WHEWWWWW!!!!!

After T*sla doors, please dedicate time to stairwells in hotels. In big cities, quite often, staff does not know where they are located and will not allow access. And, now so many windows that don't open. I think that is wildly unsafe but that's me.

I wish folks stopped sharing Elmo Tusk's latests posts. I'm not on his site and/or following his page for a reason. I'll say it over and over again, PLEASE LEARN FROM PAST MISTAKES.

I tried to read a substack post that appeared in Google search. I clicked on the link and it asked for my email to unlock ONE free post. Cool. I give my email address. Then, it asked me to scan a QRC code and/or send a verification link. I'm sorry, y'all, I'm not doing all that to read a post.

I'm just asking people not to trust the people who got everyone into this mess to get us out. Stop listening to these people.

NEW: Bad Evidence Got Him Indicted for Murder. He Waited 7 Years to Walk Free. Justine Paul was accused of killing his girlfriend, Eunice Whitman. In Alaska’s slow-motion criminal justice system, he was kept behind bars even as the evidence against him fell apart.

uh holy SHIT?

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:

using AI cuts corners on involving people who know better. negativity for christmas is an awful ad concept even if it was made by people - so a creative team would push back on the request. business people like AI doesn't argue, not understanding experts were protecting them from their own bad ideas

Chants of “tax the rich” break out among thousands of New Yorkers huddled up outside the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani as Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks.

"While the team within The Guardian working on the Snowden material was small, the impact of leadership standing firm amid relentless pressure set a tone throughout a newsroom that spanned multiple continents."

Also, MIT is highly incentivized to be at the forefront of tech. (Monetarily, people-wise, reputationally.) So if they're pointing out that there's a real problem with a fancy gee-whiz technology everyone's adopting, it's important to listen.

Still hopeful 🙏🏾

Oh no, rest in peace Carmen.

The Kennedy center had a lot of free and culturally relevant things, though. From hip hop to Chinese new year outside to Black author events, it was one of my go to spots.

What do you mean endometriosis behaves like a cancer (starves your organs and spreads) and is extremely painful and eventually leads to other complications that kills you and its also severely unstudied belittled underdiagnosed theres no cure forever not even for pain management

I have beef with Medstar and an endometriosis org for sending me fundraising emails. Like, most endo doctors in the states do NOT take insurance. Ask me how I know. Endo is a crazy expensive chronic illness. IDGI unless you're giving endo sufferers discounts or $ towards procedures.

I can rock with that. Although I'm waiting for a Gen Zer to build something new.

My life goal is to travel to Philly to have a cheesesteak from Angelo's.

IRS about to make bank, I see.