Marissa Hewitt

Relentlessly pursuing the boundaries of human potential. What you think, you become.

[Aaron Parnas @AaronParnas]

This image is from today. A Black woman sits on the DC metro as masked white nationalists prepare to march on our nation's capital.

This is America's 250th anniversary. REUTERS/Cheney Orr

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?

Because we gave them that L in 1776.

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Trump’s profiteering in office was once unimaginable in a democracy, particularly by a sitting American president. The Trump family’s earnings move him into an echelon of enrichment more associated with strongmen in Russia and Turkey. @jasondhorowitz https://t.co/GXUa2Bx797

[scary lawyerguy @scarylawyerguy]

It turns out the great egg price increase that helped topple Joe Biden's presidency was <checks notes> due to an alleged conspiracy among egg producers to artificially increase prices and the coverage of that fact is a blink-and-you-miss-it story on the NYT website 🙃

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨HOLY SHIT: Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb calls Trump earning over $1 billion from crypto ventures “the greatest onslaught of corruption in the history of mankind.”

[Steve Schmidt @SteveSchmidtSES]

This is grotesque and un-American. 11 stars represents the Confederate States of America, not the United States of America.

[Harshi Peiris, Ph.D. @Neuroscope_mp]

Two identical twins. Same DNA. Same childhood.
One developed MS. One didn't.

Scientists went looking for the difference — and found it in an unlikely place: the bacteria living in their small intestines, not their genes.

Thread on the 2025 study that's changing how we understand MS. 🧵

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A new treatment reactivates the brains natural cleaning system and clears 42 percent of toxic Alzheimers plaque while restoring memory.

In Alzheimers disease toxic amyloid-beta proteins accumulate into sticky plaques that impair brain function. New research indicates that this buildup stems not only from excess production but also from a breakdown in the brains waste removal system.

Under normal conditions specialized transport pumps known as P-glycoprotein or P-gp at the blood-brain barrier actively remove these toxins from the brain. In Alzheimers patients these pumps lose effectiveness and allow waste to build up.

A recent study in ACS Chemical Neuroscience found that a copper-based compound called Cu(ATSM) increased the activity of these clearance pumps by 24.1 percent in animal models. This enhancement enabled the brain to remove trapped toxins and reduced amyloid-beta plaques by 42 percent.

The improved waste disposal also produced a 44 percent gain in spatial learning and memory over 56 days. Although the results come from laboratory and animal research and have not yet been tested in humans with Alzheimers, Cu(ATSM) is already under evaluation for other neurological conditions such as Parkinsons and ALS. This existing research may help accelerate future clinical trials.

By repairing the brains own waste-disposal system instead of only targeting plaques this approach represents a promising new direction in dementia treatment.

[Pyun J et al. Cu(ATSM) Restores Blood–Brain Barrier Abundance of P-Glycoprotein and Improves Cognitive Function in the APP/PS1 Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 2026. DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6c00252]

[David French @DavidAFrench]

And to add to the injustice and absurdity, Trump is likely to pardon everyone involved, including himself. And we've barely even begun to talk about the national security implications of Trump's international graft.

[LeoDaVinciWave @LeoDaVinciWave]

This piece is called "Break Free," created by artist Disha Dua.

[Amy Siskind @Amy_Siskind]

Trump‘s and Lutnick‘s sons have been involved in 14 rare mineral deals that were collectively financed or will be financed by $8.9 billion US taxpayer money, as Trump seeks to find partnerships to get at these minerals. It’s one of the most disgusting displays of kleptocracy so far!
I gifted this article so you can read it.

https://t.co/uo4WXepQzj

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake just announced he is supporting James Talarico in Texas. This is how you build a winning coalition.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Maybe Vance doesn't know this history because it's in one of the books his administration banned.

The difference between Watergate and now is that back then, Republicans actually did something about a law-breaking president. Today, they only roll over for their cult leader.

[Gary Koepnick @garykoepnick]

FBI informant who lied about Biden 'bribes' pleads guilty https://t.co/CgXuotrElw

[海外の万国反応記 @all_nations2]

定期的に見たくなる日本代表vs小学生100人

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie:

“I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING:

1. There are cameras monitoring the Reflecting Pool.

2. No one entered and made a 350 foot gash.

3. No one dumped massive amounts of fertilizer into a 6.5 million gallon pool.

Because if anyone did, trump would be shoving that video in our faces.

[Vipin M. Vashishtha @vipintukur]

A NEW study may help explain one of the biggest mysteries of #LongCOVID: why symptoms can persist long after the acute infection.

➡️ Using a sophisticated humanized mouse model, researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 RNA persisted in multiple organs for at least 8 weeks, despite the development of virus-specific human T-cell responses.

➡️ The surprise?

Human T cells appeared to mount a response that was antigen-specific yet dysfunctional—while simultaneously suppressing the body’s innate interferon defenses.

➡️ The result was persistent immune activation, ongoing tissue inflammation, fibrosis, and prolonged viral persistence. 1/

[Barry R McCaffrey @mccaffreyr3]

Sec Hegseth fires four star US Army General CD Donahue commanding US Army Europe. Donahue clearly the most extraordinary combat leader in a generation. Brilliant. Fearless. Bold. Integrity. Incredible leader.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

Turns out following science is … good for national security