2026-08-23T20:45:49Z https://nostr.now CBarberMD https://nostr.now/npub1qj2r00ny75fsmmcpy3vxps8ketzugsy07qey8kq7na4suafyfukskqez7q https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/115/800/035/747/827/318/original/8cd54f430c4a4b34.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/115/800/035/747/827/318/original/8cd54f430c4a4b34.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswwgdh873c9y7q45wah8ltne2ncmmkyq8qn74s3p6prl0n7aczaaczyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j6tt20ce <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/173/829/464/302/060/original/d3b5017df2450182.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-28T15:25:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs83c3n9prgguhxpyr9z4e5tvnehqp4hm52z52f7860k8sf88zptmczyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j63zxytt BOOM 💥 A UNIVERSAL COVID VACCINE JUST ENTERED HUMAN TRIALS.<br/><br/>GBP511 is designed to protect against COVID-19 AND related coronaviruses — even potential future threats.<br/><br/>🛡️ In animal studies, it protected against viruses NOT included in the vaccine.<br/><br/>One shot. Multiple coronaviruses. Future pandemic protection. How HUGE would this be?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.skbioscience.com/en/news/news_01_01?mode=2&amp;id=336&amp;page=1">https://www.skbioscience.com/en/news/news_01_01?mode=2&amp;id=336&amp;page=1</a> #press 2026-08-18T23:12:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstd7aklmzkdatwvmqgy0r9spmp5dzlcsmgvwg9dha3s205l3lmdcczyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j6t9cutj BREAKING: Johnson &amp; Johnson to pay $5.5 billion to settle 69,000 talc lawsuits, resolving 99.75% of remaining claims. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/johnson-johnson-announces-55-billion-settlement-talc-lawsuits-2026-07-27/">https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/johnson-johnson-announces-55-billion-settlement-talc-lawsuits-2026-07-27/</a> #press 2026-07-28T00:48:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdf48rp6nhpecwnwt6t42d5ng5rurq45lnw25z8u24gssx4s583jqzyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j6gr3fyq A tenured professor doesn&#39;t leave a prestigious chair lightly.<br/><br/>Texas A&amp;M (<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10c2gf0cekk284gmfxlj7mwvz2xn23fafad6jlyae9tdkqd852jxqlfstwx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>tamu</span> (<span class="italic">npub10c2…stwx</span>)</a></span> ) just lost a prominent scholar who says university bureaucrats—not faculty—are dictating what can be taught.<br/><br/>&#34;Because faculty no longer control the curriculum, Texas A&amp;M is quickly becoming an institution of dead dogmas.&#34;<br/><br/>That&#39;s a devastating indictment of a university.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/785/195/176/311/141/original/b42fad2d39a8e7bf.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-06-21T00:11:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0gfq5hm3ch75c34x8d002mwrspsmv0uzjah87la7srjdl574r2xszyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j63pyl8y An 18-year-old high school student just built a water filter that removes 96% of microplastics from drinking water.<br/><br/>Not in a billion-dollar lab.<br/><br/>In her garage.<br/><br/>Meet Mia Heller from Virginia.<br/><br/>Her secret? A magnetic liquid called ferrofluid that grabs microplastics from water… then magnets pull them out.<br/><br/>No expensive membranes.<br/>No endless replacements.<br/>Low waste.<br/>Self-recycling system.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, most treatment plants remove ~70–90%.<br/><br/>She built it 2026-05-18T21:53:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqfaa3t3mxjm65plgp9k2u6hhd990dwhxqr9pwy5k9rczcjh2gwrgzyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j686t5r2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0gfq5hm3ch75c34x8d002mwrspsmv0uzjah87la7srjdl574r2xsd3mfuk'>nevent1q…mfuk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>after learning her town’s water was contaminated and nobody was coming to fix it.<br/><br/>The future of clean water might be built in a teenager’s garage. 💧<br/><br/><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-high-school-student-invented-a-filter-that-eliminates-96-percent-of-microplastics-from-drinking-water-180988363/">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-high-school-student-invented-a-filter-that-eliminates-96-percent-of-microplastics-from-drinking-water-180988363/</a> 2026-05-18T21:53:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz26uran026fh0d7euce76ujfpvyl08857mghjkscxx6ya7q6n68gzyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j6gu3znv Scientists just created a skin patch that destroys melanoma tumors.<br/><br/>Melanoma causes 80%+ of skin cancer deaths — but in mice, this stretchable graphene patch shrank tumors by 97% in just 10 days.<br/><br/>Activated by mild heat (~108°F), it releases cancer-killing copper ions directly into tumors while sparing healthy skin.<br/><br/>No surgery. Reusable. Breathable. Still early-stage, but this is wild. 🧬 <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.5c21102?utm_source=chatgpt.com">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.5c21102?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a> #press 2026-05-17T18:10:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz86m6864wmm3t9awuwrzd4wx6zy2zarszrfyk8656rx46g3hj7lqzyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j68g99yp Internal ICE records reveal widespread use of force in detention centers.<br/><br/>In the first year of Trump’s 2nd term, force rose 37%, with people subjected up 54% (1,330) compared to the Biden era.<br/><br/>Reports describe punches, kicks, Tasers, pepper spray, and restraint chairs &amp; detainees exposed to chemical agents—one said, “I thought I was going to die.” A sharp escalation in both scale and severity. <a href="https://wapo.st/4tdgBRA">https://wapo.st/4tdgBRA</a> #press 2026-05-04T12:53:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyw9gha5ywcqrk75q8cknxw5nk8p2emypzja5glet3g7y3d6httzgzyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j6kcsczs Study of 4.8M patients: COVID-19 infection linked to higher HPV-related cancer risk.<br/><br/>▪️ Cervical ↑67%<br/>▪️ Vaginal ↑131%<br/>▪️ Anal ↑92%<br/>▪️ Oropharyngeal ↑78%<br/><br/>Consistent across age + race.<br/><br/>One virus may be amplifying another’s cancer risk. We’re just starting to see the long-term effects of COVID-19. <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12354360/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12354360/</a> #press 2026-04-03T16:28:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr0lrjfm5nrwmng5mwnvktx9v25ch6rvansj8l2whjql48jaalplczyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j6uplfln Trump has already spent over $101 million of taxpayer money on golf trips since 2025.<br/><br/>That’s 110 days on the course.<br/>56 trips to his own properties.<br/>More than 1 out of every 4 days.<br/><br/>And this is happening while gas prices are up, people are struggling to get by, and U.S. troops are being deployed as tensions with Iran escalate. He’s on track to hit $300 million.<br/>And yeah — we’re the ones paying for it.<br/><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-golf-100-million_n_69c6e1dde4b041837420f5ad">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-golf-100-million_n_69c6e1dde4b041837420f5ad</a> #press 2026-03-29T16:24:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdgqz8k3xw9dsu6vrgyl0jhm0exppm2eu49vyhu8hxwdvp0a3v85czyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j6xg2qmy Kaboom!!💥 @RepRaskin just accused AG Pam Bondi of turning the Department of Justice into “Trump’s instrument of revenge,” saying “Trump orders prosecutions like pizza and you deliver every time. He nails it. <br/><br/>#press<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/054/193/024/617/789/original/9f2a0cb542c565ed.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-02-11T21:48:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfr9exww60ag59lwndf3k00vjk9p9fxlfkazrtz0y9sdc2tt3tj2gzyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j6f6n4u6 The “Acting President of the United States”🇺🇸 just declared himself the “Acting President of Venezuela.”🇻🇪 <br/>#press<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/887/627/355/136/550/original/fe85e9618927d070.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-13T11:47:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswpyau4fuxktszegt3xxqzg8m85jvg3yjn8wjal9lk0ghpycy73xqzyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j68c2jrc This is Juan Carlos, a U.S. citizen, who was violently restrained by five ICE agents, repeatedly beaten by one of them, kneed in the face, and later ditched in a Walmart parking lot — treated like a piece of trash. We cannot let the administration normalize this kind of behavior.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/884/420/681/164/376/original/116f0be0b14ced15.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-12T22:12:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq9dez29p060043wdjrf9zmhdzeejsgnxqf69yveg8hvalwu3tvpqzyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j6uyusx5 JUST IN: Skye — U.S. Marine veteran in MN — says she was assaulted by ICE agents while documenting their actions.💥<br/><br/>ICE stopped in the road, tried to ram our car, smashed my window, yanked me out by my neck, threw me to the ground, stomped on me, pushed my face into pavement, called me slurs, tried to twist &amp; break my ankle.<br/><br/>She says one agent told her: “Have you not learned? This is why we killed that lesbian bitch.”<br/><br/>“This isn’t Germany — they’re Nazis, they’re Gestapo — they don’t care.”<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/880/602/520/006/434/original/c07a432e3ddcefcb.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-01-12T06:02:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdnvrrc474vc9r3vas3cfnzr9jcplv9q64upmjemfrvznuy0xzw3qzyqzfgda7vn63xr00qyj9scxq7m9vt3zq3lcrys7cr60kkrn4y38j624m54q ICE agents tackled and kidnapped two Target employees — both said to be U.S. citizens — at a Richfield, MN store. #press<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/874/642/358/557/658/original/8373f203e4186926.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-01-11T04:45:47Z