8 thoughts on “Tuesday Open Thread”

1. Nobel Prize to mRNA Researcher, Katalin Karikó. H/T TPM

   The Glamour Magazine bio is well-worth reading.

   I just want to make sure that you saw that the Nobel Prize in physiology was shared by Katalin Karikó. It was Karikó who was ignored, belittled, denied tenure, and ultimately left Penn’s medical school despite the groundbreaking mRNA research that ultimately led years later to the COVID vaccines. From the Glamour profile of her in 2021:

   "That morning at the lab, Karikó’s old boss had come to see her off. She did not tell him what a terrible mistake he was making in letting her leave. She didn’t gloat about her future at BioNTech, a pharmaceuticals firm that millions now associate with lifesaving vaccines but was then a relative upstart in the field. Instead the woman who had bounced from department to department, with no tenure prospects and never earning over $60,000 a year, said with total confidence: “In the future, this lab will be a museum. Don’t touch it.”

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2. Is that Kenny Loggins next to PAB, or did lolyer Alina Habba have an exceptionally long day?

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3. Judge Engoron just issued a gag order because Orange Genius couldn't keep his mouth shut. Keep digging that hole Donny…

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   1. Trump Posts Then DELETES His Dangerous Personal Attack on Judge’s Law Clerk

      https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/trump-takes-intimidation-to-dangerous-new-level-with-jaw-dropping-personal-attack-on-judges-law-clerk/

      “Trump posted the attack on social media, including a X[itter] post from an account called “Judicial Protest” that named Judge Engoron’s principal law clerk, Allison R. Greenfield, and featured an image of her standing with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).  The post asks, “Why is Judge Engoron’s Principal Law Clerk, Allison R. Greenfield, palling around with Chuck Schumer?”

      Trump commented, “Schumer’s girlfriend, Alison R. Greenfield, is running this case against me. How disgraceful! This case should be dismissed immediately!!” He then included a link to her personal Instagram account…”

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      1. I just got through listening to his remarks following the proceeding. He is daring them to punish him.

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         1. As a civil case, the punishment probably would involve hefty fines — commensurate with his self-proclaimed net worth 😉

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4. Pols, this is spam ( advertising) ^^^^^

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   1. Thanks, we disposed of it.

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