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"Are my methods unsound?" "I don't see any method at all, sir." http://www.metafilter.com/168422/Are-my-methods-unsound-I-dont-see-any-method-at-all-sir Pence Breaks Tie as Senate Votes to Begin Debating Obamacare Repeal Here's a summary (single Pod Save America FB link) of what comes next (basically, 20 hours of debate, during which amendments can be proposed. First vote is repeal and delay for Rand Paul. Won't pass. Second vote will be on BCRA, with $100bn extra for Portman. Likely won't pass. Anything beyond that is anyone's guess, though the Senate Parliamentarian isn't making things easy for them).
Helpful summary on all the GOP healthcare bills.
( twitter thread explainer on "motion to proceed")
John McCain Is the Perfect American Lie
In other news:
Trump is ripping Jeff Sessions a new one, but won't say if he'll fire him.
Jeff " i'm just here for the racism" Sessions not only refuses to quit but decides to double down on hurting people with civil asset forfeiture and a crackdown on sanctuary cities.
Trump gave a batshit speech to the Boy Scouts last night where he bragged about his electoral victory and attacked Hillary and Obama.
Over to Russia:
Kushner: "All of my actions were proper." "Nothing to hide." lol
Despite this, Ivanka lawyering up.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is dropping Manafort's subpoena after he met with the Senate Intel Committee behind closed doors.
A little good news though: The house has overwhelmingly passed a Russia sanctions bill which gives Congress the power to block any effort by the White House to weaken sanctions on Russia. It now goes back to the Senate, where it will probably pass, before going to Trump to either sign or veto.
Oh yeah, Spicey has resigned because he hates the new Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, who has said he's going to deal with leaks by " firing everybody".
Special thanks to WTF Just Happened Today for many of the links, and also to kirkaracha for supplying the Apocalypse Now quote I used for the title in the last thread. |
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A looming male fertility crisis http://www.metafilter.com/168424/A-looming-male-fertility-crisis A newly published meta-analysis of 185 studies of 42,935 male-bodied people from 1972-2011 [pdf] found that sperm concentration has fallen by 52.4% in North America, Europe Australia and New Zealandwith no sign of stopping. No significant trends were seen in South America, Asia and Africa, but the authors noted that limitations in the underlying studies made it impossible to rule out a significant trend in those continents as well. While the current study is not designed to provide direct information on the causes of the observed declines, sperm count has been plausibly associated with multiple environmental and lifestyle influences, both prenatally and in adult life. In particular, endocrine disruption from chemical exposures or maternal smoking during critical windows of male reproductive development may play a role in prenatal life, while lifestyle changes and exposure to pesticides may play a role in adult life. Further, Declines in sperm count have implications beyond fertility and reproduction. The decline we report here is consistent with reported trends in other male reproductive health indicators, such as testicular germ cell tumors, cryptorchidism, onset of male puberty and total testosterone levels. The public health implications are even wider. Recent studies have shown that poor sperm count is associated with overall morbidity and mortality...Thus, a decline in sperm count might be considered as a 'canary in the coal mine' for male health across the lifespan. Our report of a continuing and robust decline should, therefore, trigger research into its causes, aiming for prevention. |
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