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[Sterling Cooley @SterlingCooley]

The standard advice on mast cells assumes it’s a 100% immune issue, but your collagen architecture is what actually sets your reaction threshold.

Mast cells do not float freely in isolation. They live anchored inside your connective tissue, surrounded and supported by a matrix of collagen fibers.

Think of a mast cell like a sensitive motion detector mounted to the drywall of a room. If the walls are solid and stable, the detector only trips when an actual intruder walks through the door.

When collagen architecture is abnormal or overly compliant, that structural frame loses its stability. The tissue matrix shifts under everyday mechanical tension, continuously rattling the sensor at baseline.

Because the local micro-environment is physically unstable, the mast cell's activation threshold drops significantly. It begins releasing inflammatory mediators in response to minor everyday exposures, from common foods and fragrances to temperature shifts.

This is why reactivity often persists even after eliminating every possible trigger. The immune cells are responding directly to an unsettled physical foundation that keeps them on permanent high alert.

Calming chronic reactivity requires accounting for that structural environment, rather than treating the response as a purely chemical glitch.

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[Annika Elmhorn Öst @annika_ost]

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[S Blitshteyn MD, FAAN, FANA, Dysautonomia Clinic @dysclinic]

👩‍🏫 Last week I was a course facilitator for medical and healthcare students at @Jacobs_Med_UB. It was great seeing patient-oriented case vignettes being discussed and played out by the actors and students. It's very important that patients are treated with dignity, respect and understanding by their healthcare team. Too often we see patients being disbelieved and their concerns and complaints being disregarded and unaddressed.
🩺 Medical students must develop sound clinical judgement to make important clinical decisions using their own brain, not AI. You can use AI to double-check yourself, but you cannot rely on it as a substitution for your own intelligence and training-driven skills. Yes, I know ChatGPT passed USMLE exams, but it's not going to be standing by the bedside and interacting with your patient. 😉

[The View @TheView]

"He's going to feel cornered. I think he's going to feel angry," @HillaryClinton tells us. "At least we will have some leverage to try to hold him to account through Congress, which is what their job should be." WATCH: https://t.co/6uwxcuZlnS

[Adam Schwarz @AdamJSchwarz]

Wow, Ukraine was able to retaliate to Russia hacking its alert system by hacking Russia’s own alert system almost immediately.

Ukraine is stunning Russia with its capability to fight fire with fire.

Ukraine has more than Putin knows.

https://t.co/FX9qW5Z1Sy

[Annika Elmhorn Öst @annika_ost]

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[Joni Askola @joni_askola]

The Finnish Ice Hockey Federation just announced that the Finnish national team won't play against Russia as long as Russia continues its unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine

[Annika Elmhorn Öst @annika_ost]

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[Back Channel @BackChannelQ]

💥Wow! Rep. Tim Burchett just said the unreleased Epstein material is so evil it will haunt you for life.

“Satanic. From the pits of hell.” Torture, cannibalism, removed kids teeth.

They removed the children’s teeth to prevent them from biting during sexual assault and torture. Epstein even enrolled his girlfriend and heir in dental school.

However, let’s “move on” and ignore this. There’s nothing to see here. Did you know the Dow Jones is up?

And in the same breath? He admits the Biden/Obama machine never really changed hands.

If that doesn’t wake you up, you’re not paying attention

Whatever you think about politics, Tim Burchett isn’t afraid to say what others won’t. He speaks plainly. He doesn’t sugarcoat. And he’s willing to touch the subjects most politicians avoid.

That kind of courage is rare in Washington.

[Annika Elmhorn Öst @annika_ost]

Unpalatable but likely true

[Ben Thompson @TheStoicEnglish]

In 1820 an Asante king offered a British envoy gold to argue for restarting the slave trade. Britain said no.

#history

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

A 24-hour timelapse showing leaf movement in a Prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura), driven by its internal circadian rhythm and light cues.

📽: Rula

[Annika Elmhorn Öst @annika_ost]

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[𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @Old_But_Gold50s]

“Work smarter, not harder” as a saying has never had a more literal showcase.

[𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @Old_But_Gold50s]

In 1976, Irish comedian Dave Allen told a satirical joke about newspaper readers. Interestingly, 11 years later, a similar idea became even more famous in the classic British political sitcom "Yes, Prime Minister" (1987).

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

California is dead serious about the security of tomorrow's midterm elections.

If Trump tries to meddle with California's ballots, you can be sure as hell that we'll prosecute those who help him.

Californians deserve a free and fair election, and that is exactly what we'll deliver.

[Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety]

Marine creatures including fish, octopuses and eels decorate this elegant Roman glass beaker from the 4th century AD (Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany)
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[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

Leaf sheep (Costasiella kuroshimae), a species of sea slug, retains the chloroplasts from algae they graze on to perform photosynthesis, a process known as kleptoplasty.

📽: undersea_gameqmi

[Annika Elmhorn Öst @annika_ost]

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[Alex Taylor @AlexTaylorNews]

France rejects Viktor Orbán as next UN General Secretary

The ex Hungarian PM's candidacy was reportedly favoured by Russia, China and the US
Of course it was

[Annika Elmhorn Öst @annika_ost]

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[Rep. Mike Levin @RepMikeLevin]

Trump eases sanctions on Russia and begins buying Russian diesel. Days later, Musk restricts Starlink service in Ukraine, disrupting its military operations and its ability to defend itself.

And now we’re learning directly from Putin that Russia has been in contact with Musk.

How on earth did we get to this point? How is it possible that Musk can disrupt an American ally’s military operations whenever he chooses, maintain a clear line to the Kremlin, and face zero accountability to the American people or the U.S. government?

I want to know what Musk has been discussing with Russian officials, whether those conversations had anything to do with the Starlink disruptions, and what the Trump Administration knew.

[Annika Elmhorn Öst @annika_ost]

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[The Knowledge Bank @xKnowledgeBANK]

Theodore Roosevelt, The Wining of the West (1889).

“The natives (of Australia) were so few in number and of such a low type, that they practically offered no resistance at all, being but little more hindrance than an equal number of ferocious beasts."

Aboriginal men in chain at Wyndham prison in Australia.

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[Annika Elmhorn Öst @annika_ost]

Not bad ! Agree!

[Ken Follett @KMFollett]

As today is National Author’s Day, I thought I’d share – in no particular order – a list of some of my favourite writers. Why not let me know some of your favourites in the comments.

[Athena is her 💫 @Athena_is_her]

France is showing the world what real accountability looks like. Paris prosecutors have launched a major criminal investigation into Elon Musk’s X, raided its Paris offices and summoned Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino for questioning.

The allegations are staggering, political manipulation through algorithms, child sexual abuse material, sexually explicit deepfakes generated by Grok without consent, Holocaust denial, unlawful data extraction and election interference.

While Musk parades around pretending to be a defender of free speech, his platform faces allegations involving the exploitation of children, the sexual abuse of women through AI-generated imagery, the manipulation of political discourse and threats to democratic elections.

Bravo, France! This is what standing up to billionaire arrogance looks like. Democracy is not a billionaire's personal playground, social media platforms are not above the law, and Elon Musk does not get to buy himself immunity from accountability. France is making it clear that the rule of law still matters, and the rest of the democratic world should be paying attention.