Lenin’s point in What Is To Be Done? was that there is no middle ground between revolutionary socialism and liberalism! Any de-emphasis of Marxist theory strengthens bourgeois ideology by default. What makes this dangerous is that the party, functionally, absorbs the energy of dedicated, loyal people who want to be revolutionaries and channels it into work that never actually threatens power, abandoning the necessary and patient work of developing leadership prepared to support the working class in times of crisis.

Resignation letter of a [now-former] member of the PSL

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Cake day: October 11th, 2024

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  • “This system builds a signal bridge between the brain and the peripheral nerves,” said Zhang Xin, head of the department of neurological rehabilitation at Zhongnan Hospital. “It turns patients from passive recipients of rehabilitation into initiators. They can sense in real time how the brain and muscles work together and see their strength gradually return,” the Changjiang Daily reported.

    Compared with traditional rehabilitation, Zhang said, recovery time has been cut by more than half.

    The company said that the system was initially introduced clinically at Zhongnan Hospital in May. Since then, nearly 10 patients have undergone treatment there, mainly those with hemiplegia, spinal cord injuries and postoperative neurological dysfunction.

    That’s pretty cool. I think of two living people I know who could walk again, if they had access. And two who have passed.




  • Unlike traditional approaches, this new technology does not require delivery of exogenous editing enzymes. Using only a segment of engineered RNA molecules, it can mobilize key enzymes that naturally exist in human cells to achieve precise editing of target RNA. The system is simple with high safety, imposing minimal delivery burden.

    The team has collaborated with Kunming University of Science and Technology in Southwest China, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in East China and other institutions to develop candidate drugs. Three pediatric patients who had received treatment all demonstrated significant and sustained improvements in motor function during the one-year follow-up period.






  • Designed for external mounting, the device can measure carbon dioxide and methane concentrations at key emission sources across the globe’s mid-to-low latitudes. This will provide reliable, accurate, and high-frequency data to support greenhouse gas monitoring, reporting and verification. “This equipment will provide robust data support for China’s ‘dual carbon’ initiatives and contribute Chinese wisdom to the global response against climate change,” the National Space Science Center under the Chinese Academy of Sciences said in a statement. China has set the dual carbon goals of peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060.

    This is great news. I hope they publish global measurements.