Always something new. Blood tests couldn't detect free mitochondrial DNA in circulating immune cells (lymphocytes), but in the brain, mitochondrial DNA can get incorporated into the somatic DNA of neural cells, especially in the prefrontal cortex. Why and how does this happen? These events have been linked to "aging, functional decline, and lifespan", at least in lower animals, and seems to be related to stress. Original study here.
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"It'll take weeks before we know the results". This should have disqualified ranked-choice voting from consideration in the first place. The results of Portland's elections will be delayed as a result of ranked-choice voting. Democrats want us to get used to not having immediate election results. Because that's how you fudge the data, once you know what the correct answer was going to be.
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Hacienda CDC is taking taxpayer money and using it to give illegal immigrants free housing. Why do we have to read about this in ZeroHedge and PostMillennial? Not a single local rag is covering this. Why should we pay taxes when money gets wasted like this? They never even did this to help veterans.
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"No one's ready for this". The new Google Pixel 9 phone will let you edit your photos immediately right on the phone. So no one will be able to trust images anymore. Anything could be fake.
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The state Supreme Courts are changing. At last, we may have rule of law, instead of rule by feelings. At last, sensible judges will overturn rulings by Soros-appointed nutcases. Where people don't have to be afraid because things that would have been laughed at back when common sense was present, now get taking seriously because of DEI ideology.
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Trump is launching a cryptocurrency platform. I suspect Trump knows very little of what crypto is all about, and that he is being pushed by some of his many loyalists who have a stake in it and see an opportunity. Trump opposed CBDC, but crypto is just a step away. Many still think Bitcoin is anonymous, for example. I think this is mission creep, and Trump should stick to core issues.
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Had enough of diversity? OHSU doctors are pushing back against the Board chair and the President. Kotek won't do anything because she'll just find herself as a defendant in a racial discrimination lawsuit. Sorry doctors, you live and work in a Blue state, so DEI overrides all. Don't look to Kotek for a solution. She's got DEI issues of her own.
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It's not funny anymore, guys. Cheech and Chong cannabis store is coming to Oregon. Yeah, they were kinda funny in the '70s, but this is 2024 and Oregon doesn't need another way to f*ck up mental health. At least people knew it was just a joke back then. In today's Oregon, stupid ideas get serious consideration.
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Don't use ChatGPT 4o for coding assistance – it's getting dumber. For me, it's Claude 3.5 Sonnet FTW.
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