Maria Lorraine

@marialorraine

Thinking about the American version of the WWII French Resistance: clever, organized, relentless. Journalist: Medicine. Wine drinker, cook, gardener, singer.

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Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· 17d

How much more gamesmanship + dillydallying will Blanche attempt to keep alive the $1.8 billion slush fund & IRS tax immunity for Trump? Blanche verbally said the deal is no more, but this must be in writing. @thomtillis.bsky.social @judiciarydems.senate.gov @meidastouch.com @whitehouse.senate.gov

Photo: Acting Atty General Todd Blanche, during a confirmation hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Republicans expressed reluctance to confirm Blanche because of a $1.8 billion slush fund to pay off January 6 rioters who stormed the Capitol and
because of a Trump IRS tax immunity deal.

Blanche has been deceptive: verbally saying the settlement & deal were no more, but any rescission must be in *writing* so the deal remains intact.

This deal would create a financial
gain of hundreds of millions for the Trump family.

The text accompany the photo of Blanche reads:

“CBS News: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order Sunday evening formally rescinding plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of President Trump.

“The order came after Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn threatened to block Blanche's confirmation for the permanent position to lead the Justice Department.”

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· 20d

. Trump won by a few lines of “if, then” code applied to tabulator vote totals when uploaded via cellular modem to satellites. 7 esteemed computer scientists said so. You don’t hire the guy who won a world hacking contest for his vote-changing software for nothing. @thebulwark.com @meidastouch.com

List of names:

Duncan Buell Ph.D.
Chair Emeritus — NCR Chair in Computer Science and Engineering
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
University of South Carolina*

David Jefferson Ph.D.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory* (retired)
Election Integrity Foundation*

Susan Greenhalgh
Senior Advisor for Election Security
Free Speech For People

Chris Klaus
Founder
Internet Security System*

William John Malik
Malik Consulting, LLC*

Peter G. Neumann Ph.D.
Chief Scientist,
SRI International Computer Science Lab*

John E. Savage
An Wang Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Brown University*
*Affiliations are listed for identification purposes only and do not imply institutional endorsement

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· 28d

“The oppressor would not be so strong if he didn’t have accomplices among the oppressed.” In your own way, as much as you can, speak out and make your voice heard about what you value. Be careful to make sure you’re not misled or manipulated by propaganda or misleading reporting by major media.

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jul 12

You are being deceived. Communities are being deceived, about “shadow grid” AI power plants, each one using a staggering amount of electricity and water, the same as an entire citify. Driving up costs for consumers. @meidastouch.com @apnews.com @thebulwark.com trib.al/stKsGvQ

Image is a photo of a power plant emitting huge clouds of pollution.

The link to the article about the environmental impact of AI power plants is the focus of the article.

The link is in the post.

Here is a Preview:

“The rate of growth of this “shadow grid” of custom power plants, some of which are big enough to fuel entire cities, is so enormous that the only global entity installing more gigawatts of gas plants than Texas is China, according to environmental group Global Energy Monitor.

On a national scale, scientists are still racing to wrap their heads around the environmental footprint of our new AI obsession. Cornell researchers found that at the current rate of AI growth, the burgeoning industry could represent 24 to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, the equivalent of adding five to ten million cars to US roadways.”

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jul 5

. Enough. Stop this man. Stop his stealing. Stop him from inflicting suffering from high gas and food prices, lack of healthcare and housing programs. All actions of a selfish narcissist. @apnews.com @reuters.com @wyden.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov

Image shows text plus a black-and-white image of Donald Trump. Text reads, “But when a long train of abuse and userpations… It is the People’s right, it is their duty, to throw off such Governance.”

Declaration of Independence

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Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jul 1

As if income equaled effort expended. Nehls implies those who earn less are unmotivated or not trying hard enough, when monetary success so often is the result of being given opportunities. @raskin.house.gov @aoc.bsky.social @whipkclark.bsky.social @repdean.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 29

JFK pointed out “socialist” is the low-hanging-fruit insult frequently used by Republicans to criticize any public program. Trump doing the same, conflating “communist” w/ Democratic “Socialist,” after NY election wins. @atrupar.com @thebulwark.com @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @whitehouse.senate.gov

This is a photo of John F. Kennedy and a quote from his speech on July 10, 1960. Kennedy spoke about the public good and programs like Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, and he criticized Republicans labeling any government program that brings benefit to Americans as “socialist,” an insult to that in Trump’s tweet.

Following that distorted logic, any program for health care, good schools, or even building roads or FEMA could be falsely criticized as socialist.

Here is the quote in the photo:
“There is only on legitimate issue of creed in this campaign - and that is our devotion to the public good ahead of private interests - a creed the Republicans call creeping socialism - but FDR called it
‘A New Deal.’ ‘

The full text of the speech had this link:

https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/los-angeles-ca-dnc-dinner-19600710

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 28

Confused by study design. Rehab value of course low w/ old, inaccurate belief that, “No disease-modifying therapy has been identified.” Study says pts advised on “disease management, symptom-based recs + written report to their PCP.” No tx listed or stats on tx duration? No biomarkers or HUA data?

Evaluation of an Integrated Multidisciplinary Care Model for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Prospective, Open-label, Non-randomized Controlled Intervention Study
27 Pages
Posted: 26 Jun 2026
Claudia Kedor
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6989698

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 28

Seems impt bc of the high percentage of ME/CFS patients whose mold exposure is an aggravating factor. Most impt part of this research might be extracellular vesicles + their critical role in intercellular communications. Klimas studied mycotoxins in GWI + ME so this is a deeper dive. Link in ALT

Link to article

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/27/5/2314

Headline:

Extracellular Vesicle Protein and MiRNA Signatures as Biomarkers for Post-Infectious ME/CFS Patients

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 25

“They'll Get Over It” That’s Mitch McConnell, Republican Senate Leader downplaying public backlash over proposed Medicaid cuts despite warnings billions will be lost and millions of Americans will suffer needlessly from lack of medical care. @kffhealthnews.org @apnews-world-rss.bsky.social

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 25

The ego, the ego.

Image is an illustration of Trump, the narcissist, envisioned as the mythical character, Narcissist, looking at his own reflection in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that is filled with green algae, the result of a series of monumental miscalculations and ego- driven decisions.

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 25

Ten-ton cars in that motorcade, Driving triumphantly directly over the pool surface seams and metal plates.

Photo of the presidential motorcade, driving across the reflecting pool surface, probably damaging it because of the weight of the 7-ton to 10-ton weight of the vehicles.

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 25

. Only ONE detective can solve this mystery. Was it vandals with box cutters? The motorcade’s 10-ton cars that cracked the pool surface? Lead pipes? Always a crime with those. Not replacing an old filtration system? Is the villain the paint that’s for truck beds but not for concrete-poly surfaces?

Image Is of a mock up of a Nancy Drew mystery book with Nancy, the detective, leaning over the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool with a flashlight, illuminating the green algae. It’s at night, the Washington monument is at one end of the photo all lit up I’m looking beautiful. Nancy is clearly on the scene of the crime, trying to solve the mystery of the green algae.

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 23

Oh, hell. Lead pipes? They didn’t change those or update the poor filtration system? They didn’t consult w/ algae experts abt algae control? They used paint for truck beds instead of paint for concrete with polyurea coating? Then, hydrogen peroxide? A big metaphor on how your govt is being run.

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 20

. Note to @theatlantic.com @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social Poorly researched article, contains medical errors. GLP-1 + GIF drugs *correct* errors in the release of peptides to metabolize glucose in diabetes, inflammatory disorders, Alzhemer’s, + obesity. Many patients who benefit are not overweight

As an example of other uses of these drugs, that correct the utilization of peptides in metabolizing glucose.

As drugs that correct and restore, normative glucose metabolism, they are not performance-enhancing.

Exploring the neuroprotective role of GLP-1 agonists against Alzheimer's disease: Real-world evidence from a propensity-matched cohort
Majd A AbuAlrob 1,✉, Adham Itbaisha 2, Yahya Kayed Abujwaid 2, Ayah Abulehia 2, Abdallah Hussein 3, Boulenouar Mesraoua 1,4
Author information
Article notes
Copyright and License information
PMCID: PMC12536097 PMID: 41122341

Abstract

Background
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a leading cause of dementia with societal and economic burdens. While recent therapies offer disease-modifying potential, concerns remain about efficacy and safety. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), used in type 2 diabetes, show neuroprotective effects via reduced neuroinflammation and amyloid burden.
Objective
To evaluate whether GLP-1RA use is associated with a reduced risk of incident dementia in adults aged ≥50 years using real-world data.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12536097/

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 18

And to think Trump tore up the Obama-Kerry-Iran agreement out of spite and made this colossal error. @democrats.senate.gov

Imaginary photosl shows two Obama and Trump as if they’re two young students taking a test in class. Obama is on the left writing his answers and trying to cheat and copy his answers. The metaphor is Iran.

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 17

Leonard Cohen: “I wish women really would hurry up and take over.” Women know about the costs of running a household, about birth and reproduction, and (un)fair wages, and putting food on the table, and kids and the need for good schools, and all of that, and they have been kept down historically.

This is a attractive, black-and-white photograph of the singer photograph of Leonard Cohen. There’s a quote by him that says, “I wish women really would hurry up and take over. Then we can finally. recognize that women really are the minds and the force that holds everything together.”

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 13

Just a peek at a letter being removed. The elaborate scaffolding was for a TARP to save ‘Rump’s sensitive ego from narcissistic injury.

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 13

Pro-tip: Louvre Robbery. 4 minutes for motorized lift.. Fast, vertical access a with truck-mounted, motorized freight elevator. 9:30 AM truck with motorized lift arrives at museum. 9:34 AM. Lift in place, burglars enter Louvre. No scaffolding needed. Time-waster. @normeisen.bsky.social

Photo shows image of motorized lift that was used to access the upper stories of the Louvre museum quickly, within 4 minutes.

Getty images photo.

Link to article:

https://abcnews.com/amp/International/thieves-robbed-louvre-minutes-minute-minute-breakdown-daring/story

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 4

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Jun 2

. How incredibly stupid RFK Jr. and his entire medically misinformed team are. He’s caused harm, real harm, sometimes permanent harm. (Fully acknowledge those with immune illnesses that can can cause bad vaccine reactions. @nytimes.com @kffhealthnews.org www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/w...

Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline
Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as well as more adults r

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· May 28

Started the Iran war on a whim, manipulated by Bibi to fight Israel’s war with blackmail from Mossad who has Epstein six videos and photos of Trump. He’s a pawn in Bibi’s and Vlad’s hands — and he calls them “friends.” @raskin.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @cnnbrktweets.mirrors.bot @usatoday.com

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· May 20

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson, in @newyorker.com There are heroes, big and small: Marc Elias, some judges, Maddow, Meidas, Bulwark, SPLC, some governors, you doing whatever you can.

New Yorker Cartoon shows a work order, removing letters from the Separtment of Justice sign

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· May 18

. “[Trump] presents a clear & present danger to our country & the world, it is our expert opinion [he]is mentally unfit to be President & that steps to remove him from office must be undertaken w/ the greatest urgency, w/ vital responsibilities on the shoulders of those in positions of leadership."

Link:

https://www.congress.gov/119/crec/2026/04/30/172/76/CREC-2026-04-30-pt1-PgS2162.pdf

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· May 18

Ebola is a shape-shifting “Houdini” of a virus, exceptionally difficult to eradicate. Keep America Safe? Not now. The US is defenseless against new epidemics w/o Trump-fired pandemic experts, a smart CDC, & gutted NIH sophisticated detection and prevention systems. Link in ALT @kffhealthnews.org

Link:

https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/white-house-empties-office-us-pandemic-policy-gaps-left-behind

Headline:

White House Empties Office for U.S. Pandemic Policy: The Gaps Left Behind

The White House office mandated by Congress to coordinate pandemic preparedness has been gutted, leaving urgent global health security gaps.

Six months into the second Trump administration, a critical piece of America's pandemic defense infrastructure sits dormant. The Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR), created in 2022 by congressional mandate through the PREVENT Pandemics Act, has been effectively abandoned—operating without a director since Trump's second inauguration. This institutional void emerges just as the United States faces escalating pandemic risks, from avian influenza jumping between species to climate-driven disease emergence.

The consequences extend far beyond domestic preparedness. As the world's largest economy and a historic leader in global health security, the United States has internal weaknesses that reverberate internationally, undermining collective pandemic preparedness at a time when coordination has never been more essential.

The PREVENT Pandemics Act wasn't a suggestion—Congress passed this statutory mandate with bipartisan support to ensure that the country would be better prepared, better coordinated, and more resilient when the next biological crisis occurs. The act required the White House to establish OPPR to serve as the central nervous system for pandemic readiness—integrating efforts across departments, bridging gaps in biosurveillance, and maintaining readiness through continued preparedness.

Under the Biden administration, OPPR grew into a functioning institution with a team of more than 20 experts. Retired Major General Paul Friedrichs and I led the office through its first chapter, strengthening the nation's pandemic preparedness infrastructure. The office coordinated preparedness and outbreak resp…

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· May 17

Expert comic trolling by Chinese President Xi Jinping presenting seeds to plant roses as a gift to the current president.

The former White House Rose Garden paved over with concrete.

The former White House Rose Garden abloom with flowers, originally designed by Jacqueline Kennedy and Bunny Mellon using historical plants.

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· May 2

Wondering now about “staged,” but no doubt there was opportunistic manipulation of the event (“build the Ballroom”) w: immediate & organized influencer propaganda, other odd stories: Trump fell, not told to get down; security lapses; whose gun fired; Cole fell, wasn’t shot; assassin recruitment.

Photo of recent White House Correspondents Dinner.

Maria Lorraine@marialorraine· Apr 27

Big fan. Troubled by study’s insufficient data, inferior detection. No SARS2 in 7 (!) placenta does not support claim of “no viral persistence” or infection when virus could easily be replicating nearby in ovary, kidney, GI tract viral reservoirs & detected using more sensitive ORF1ab RNA testing.