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John Biemer

@john_biemer

Chicago-area pathologist, former reporter (@chicagotribune & @AP), dad of 3. Tweeting a motley mix of science, medicine, music, hoops (go Hoyas!) and dad jokes

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Biden's prostate cancer is Gleason Grade 9. The grade refers to the characteristics of the cancer cells seen on the biopsy. It's not "stage 9." There's no such thing as "stage 9." But staging, in general, refers to how far the cancer has spread. It's an important distinction.

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Kristi Noem says that habeas corpus is the president's right to remove people from this country. Really great that someone this ignorant of people's constitutional rights is in charge of removing people from this country.

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Super Sky Point to the great George Wendt. As I’ve said many times, there’s nobody worth knowing who wouldn’t be up for beers with him on five seconds notice. So St. Peter, pour this man the coldest one ever and get ready to hear all about the greatness of Mike Ditka. #RIP

Super Sky Point to the great George Wendt. As I’ve said many times, there’s nobody worth knowing who wouldn’t be up for beers with him on five seconds notice. So St. Peter, pour this man the coldest one ever and get ready to hear all about the greatness of Mike Ditka. #RIP
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Charged, investigated or threatened with investigation by Trump or his team just in recent days: Letitia James Andrew Cuomo LaMonica McIver Kamala Harris Bruce Springsteen Beyonce Bono Oprah Winfrey James Comey Unnamed "treasonous" Biden aides City of Chicago Kennedy Center

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The Constitution says that Congress must approve gifts to the president and his family from foreign potentates, but apparently the Constitution is mostly decorative these days.

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Alert to the people unilaterally knocking the NBA: the Knicks and Pacers just gave us a wildly exciting back-and-forth two quarters any legit basketball fans should relish.

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The U.S. has been able to attract some of the best young people from abroad. How would American science, tech, or medicine fare without foreign students who become American residents or citizens? Nativism will lead to a dumber and poorer America. nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/…

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Let’s say you’re a kid from Great Britain, Germany, India, Canada. You get into Harvard, work hard, and protest *nothing.* And you just got kicked out of school because…? Harvard Barred From Enrolling Foreign Students. time.com/7288058/harvar…

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Here's the president of the U.S. telling a private company how it must make its products, on pain of seeing a massive, government-imposed increase in its input costs. I very rarely use the word "fascist," but this is unconstitutional, fascist nonsense.

Here's the president of the U.S. telling a private company how it must make its products, on pain of seeing a massive, government-imposed increase in its input costs. I very rarely use the word "fascist," but this is unconstitutional, fascist nonsense.
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This is one of the earliest rock songs I can remember being aware of. I was three-years-old or so and distinctly recall my teenaged older brothers singing "Hop on the bus, Gus..."