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With the Snip of a Gene, Scientists Hope To Erase High Cholesterol For Life
CNN reports that "A one-time snip of a key gene lowered heart-clogging cholesterol by about 50% over an entire year with no adverse effects, scientists have reported." The…
The Tragedy and Ecstasy of AI Companions (with Bridget Todd)
In her new audiobook, Love at First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy, Bridget Jones and Michael Amato unpack how real people are using chatbots to seek connection, in an era…
Trump Admin Said She Was Lying About Stillbirth in ICE Custody. New Evidence Points to Lack of Prenatal Care.
The Trump administration claimed Iris Dayana Monterroso Lemus received “FULL medical, prenatal care” in ICE custody. The post Trump Admin Said She Was Lying About Stillbirth in…
RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas over two measles deaths—one was a newborn
Kennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths.
New Yorkers Are Pushing Their State to Stop Investing Millions in Israel Bonds
New York’s comptroller invested over $100 million in Israel Bonds since 2023. A movement is building to stop this.
‘I Am an American Citizen Under Siege by Israeli Settler Extremists’
Palestinian-American Loui Ridi speaks to Prem from his home in the occupied West Bank, which has been surrounded by settlers for weeks while Israeli soldiers and the U.S.…
Oracle Helped Kneecap Section 230, Then Bought 15% Of A Company That Needs It.
Six years ago, when Trump first tried to force ByteDance to sell TikTok’s US operations to his billionaire buddy Larry Ellison at Oracle, we wondered if this would finally get…
The Supreme Court’s latest mail-in ballot ruling.
Plus, a new video about Flock cameras.
KiiChain, TAC, and other Cosmos-based blockchains exploited after "negligent" vulnerability disclosure
Dolly Parton and Kermit the Frog Sing Everyday People (1987)
On the fifth episode of her late 80s variety show Dolly, Dolly Parton was joined by Kermit the Frog for a lovely rendition of Sly and the Family Stone’s 1968 hit Everyday People.…
Flock’s CEO Is Lying to Cops About 404 Media's Reporting on Abortion Case
Garrett Langley, Flock’s CEO, told cops that a 404 Media story about cops using Flock to track someone who self-administered an abortion was "entirely false." He's lying.
Trump Declares National Emergency to Ban Some Foreign Grid Equipment
Longtime Slashdot reader dhartshorn writes: Foreign-produced "bulk power" equipment is now effectively banned, and the list of what constitutes such equipment is essentially…
Atlanta’s “Sanctuary Zones” Are Building a Model for Community Safety
A coalition in Atlanta is building the infrastructure needed to protect their neighborhoods from ICE.
First Draft: 💻🤪 How Stephen Miller Uses Natalie Harp to Help Trump Ratchet Up the Crazy
Trumpworld sources tell Zeteo just how influential the president’s ‘human printer’ has become - and it’s truly worrying. We’re also marking six months of the president’s…