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TWU Nursing ‘22

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

They cut healthcare for tens of millions of Americans because it was deemed “wasteful spending.”

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

Umbrellas were invented thousands of years ago

We still have rain..

Just saying..

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

The research behind this is wild. Your sperm carries a set of instructions that tell your genes when to turn on and off. A Duke University study found that THC rewrites those instructions. The more weed in your system, the bigger the changes. It goes straight for the genes your future embryo needs in its first week of life.

I had to read the "day 3 crash" part twice. For the first three days after fertilization, an embryo runs entirely on the mother's DNA. Day 3, the father's genes switch on. If those genes carry cannabis damage, the embryo just stops growing. Fertility doctors see this happen in their labs: embryos that fertilized fine and looked healthy on day 2 go completely still by day 5.

Boston University tracked 1,535 couples trying to have a baby. Men who smoked weed once a week or more doubled their partner's miscarriage risk. That number held up even when the woman herself never touched cannabis. And the miscarriages clustered in the first 8 weeks, right when the father's damaged DNA would be doing the most harm.

Duke also found that the specific genes THC alters in sperm overlap with genes linked to autism. One of those genes, called DLGAP2, helps brain cells communicate with each other. It was changed in cannabis users' sperm. When researchers bred THC-exposed male rats and checked their offspring, the same altered gene pattern showed up in the pups' brains. The damage crossed a generation.

Weed has gotten way stronger over the last 30 years. THC content was about 4% in the 1990s but nearly quadrupled to 15% by 2018, and modern dispensary strains regularly sit at 20-30%. Concentrates go up to 95%.

Quitting for about 11 weeks (one full cycle of sperm production) reverses some of the DNA changes. Not all of them. Duke's lead researcher says men should stop at least 6 months before trying for a baby. Half of your kid's genetic blueprint comes from you, and right now, THC is editing that blueprint before conception even happens.

[Rain Drops Media @Raindropsmedia1]

3rd grader was denied by her teacher, who claimed groundbreaking pilot Bessie Coleman wasn’t a hero. after the assignment was rejected, the girl presented on her in front of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) instead after being invited.

[𝙉𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖. 𖤐 @luvblessingz]

My parents were in fact right ..."if it ain't one thing, it's another"

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

The degrees removed as professional are mostly female led fields‼️ This is Project 2025‼️

[Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX]

To add clarity to this:

Influencers in China that discuss topics such as medicine, law, education, or finance must prove they are qualified or certified to do so, in an aim to clamp down on misinformation.

Right now it impacts large influencer accounts (1m+ followers) and also focuses on advertisements such as those for fake medical cures / supplements.

[dena khalafallah @DenaKhalafallah]

“All the kids is very smart. They just need someone to believe in them.” ♥️🥹

[💕 Doll Face✨ @smoke_nd_pearlz]

Crazy right?

[sheryl lee ralph @thesherylralph]

The courage it took to be her! Learn Black History

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Egg are more expensive and there’s still a war in Ukraine, but at least he reversed decades old protections against workplace discrimination, freed the Jan. 6th terrorists, made medication more expensive, got into a fight with a pastor and shut down our public health agencies.

[Sank, MD @pagingdrsank]

Pregnancy isn’t safe because of racism and lack of abortion rights.
No universal paid parental leave.
Childcare costs more than rent.
No free school lunch.
Economy sucks, everyone is stressed&broke.
The world is literally crumbling before our eyes.

What do they expect???

[Clarine @BIGPIKLIZ]

Actually I will not stop posting this series

[Bastien Fachan @BastienFachan]

Coco Gauff, what an athlete 🔥

[Sam @SamanthaTeta]

global headlines back to back.

what an absolutely sick, terrifying world women must navigate.

[Melisa Oporto @drummermoe]

If y'all didn't know, Flava Flav is sponsoring the USA Women's Water Polo team after he learned that team members were working multiple jobs just to continue training and competing despite the women's water polo team winning 3 straight (going for four) Olympic gold medals.