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Colorado Poultry Workers Battle Bird Flu in Heat Wave as US Struggles to Contain Outbreak - KFF Health Newskffhealthnews.org So far, all nine cases reported nationally this year at dairy and poultry farms have been mild, consisting of respiratory symptoms and eye irritation. Scientists have warned that the virus could mutat...

Ye gods: “The CDC has controversially decided not to offer at-risk groups bird flu vaccines… the agency is not recommending a vaccine campaign at this point for several reasons, even though millions of doses are available.”

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High-capacity gun magazine ban stays in place for now: WA Supreme Courtwww.seattletimes.com Monday's decision by the Washington Supreme Court means the ban on the sale of ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds will remain in effect.

High-capacity gun magazine ban stays in place for now: WA Supreme Court

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This is really difficult. I live in NYC and there's so much to do and see. I'll narrow down to two things: I love the NY Botanical Garden on a weekday in the Spring. And Sunday at Grand Bazaar [though it's become sooooo crowded and popular now]

Let's have some fun on Bluesky tonight! Tell me where you live and one thing everyone should do in your city! #flythefriendlysky

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“Every $1,300 New York invested in building bike-lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to 1 additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment.” Bike-lanes are a sound public health investment. www.reuters.com/article/busi...

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My friend @mehr.nz and colleagues have a fun new online game that is also part of a public science research study. I suspect more than half of you all can beat my 50th percentile on music. Can more than a sixth of you beat my 86th percentile on color?

check out our newest citizen-science experiment, Tone Guesser! 🎶🧪🧠 this game, led by @courtneybhilton.bsky.social, taps your visual and auditory perception to test your intuitions for how color tones and music tones fit together. can you beat my score? try it at themusiclab.org/quizzes/toneguesser

Just had to look up who that is. Ug. What a bummer cause I really enjoyed the fifth risk. Also I liked learned about “raccoon” in different languages this morning much better than what I am learning now!🤣

Thanks for the info. Now I see your point

Oh no...I'll have to go look that up! I never read the Blind Side, is that the same as the movie? (which to be fair, I also didn't watch!) If I find another good source of info I'll pass it along. I imagine the nuts and bolts can't be much different than he describes.

I'd say yes. It wasn't perfect, but it did a good job of getting into the weeds about a few government agencies I realized while reading it I didn't actually know a lot about (if I remember correctly Agriculture, Commerce and Energy, maybe another...). It was also a really accessible, easy read

I came away with a much larger appreciation for all the people that have worked/work on the myriad of details that keep our country functioning that I think we all take for granted. Also shows how much expertise and ethics matter....I'll leave it at that.

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you know what, everyone should just take a minute and go watch Casablanca. Have you seen it? It's pretty good. You'll finally get all the references.

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FACT FOCUS: Trump falsely claims babies can be seen to change ‘radically’ after vaccinationwww.seattletimes.com In an excerpt of a recent conversation between former President Donald Trump and independent presidential candidate Robert F.

FACT FOCUS: Trump falsely claims babies can be seen to change ‘radically’ after vaccination

There are people in Iowa that would make better choices given better information and support too

Did you read "the fifth risk"? I remember learning about the guy from accuweather wanting to privatize it and also how much amazing work is done that you don't think about that is saving lives (storm prediction!!!) Is this that same guy?!

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The MAGA Plan to End Free Weather Reportswww.theatlantic.com Project 2025 would all but dissolve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

It's because they want to privatize weather. They tried doing it under his last administration but many people didn't really notice beyond the weird hurricane drawing he did. It's also why they cut (or at least tried to it's been a minute since I read that stuff) a bunch of NASA Earth's funding too

They have such winning ideas like “why don’t we charge people who want to know if that tornado is gonna hit their house.”

Trump’s Pick to Lead Weather Agency Spent 30 Years Fighting Itwww.bloomberg.com Who owns the weather?

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Next time you see someone quote Audre Lorde's 'master's tools' at you, ask them 2 questions: 1. Can you please define what YOU think the master's tools are currently? 2. What else does she say in that essay?

Not just farmers attend state fairs. In most states they are widely attended by all (in my experience)

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Humans and other primates live longer and reproduce less often than other mammals of similar body mass. What is the cause of these long lives? Maternal care leads to the evolution of long, slow lives 🏺🧪 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Today: 2-year anniversary of open heart surgery to repair my almost completely non-functional mitral valve. I am so grateful to medical staff here at UW who cared for me, and feel fortunate that I had access to that care. Heart surgery is as near to a technological miracle as anything I know of.

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Secretarybird vs lappet-faced vulture!!! I just got back from a reporting trip to the Masai Mara. These were two of the birds I most wanted to see and never did I imagine I’d see one kicking the other in its lappety face. (Also, hello. Get ready for a month of Kenyan wildlife pics.)

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Tools for Communicating Offline and in Difficult Circumstances | www.complete.orgwww.complete.org When things are difficult – maybe there’s been a disaster, or an invasion (this page is being written in 2022 just after Russia invaded Ukraine), or maybe you’re just backpacking off the grid – there ...

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What happens to a largely US-controlled internet after fascism? I'm hoping we don't find out, but do these now, not later: - Make sure that you have ways to contact your core groups outside of social media. - Back up everything you don't want to lose online.

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This is the longest driveable road in the world! The Pan-American Hwy passes through 14 countries and is a length of 48,000 kilometres or 29,825.817 miles.

Right!? So unbelievable

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At an Iowa county fair, a tradition carries on despite bird flu anxiety in the dairy barnwww.statnews.com Fair season is a yearly sacrament for farm families. They were mindful of the risks of bird flu, but had faith in their neighbors, their vet, and the official process for maintaining biosecurity.

The US is into state & county fair season — locales where #H5N1 #birdflu could spread, if infected cows are brought to show. @statnews.bsky.social's Eric Boodman went to Iowa's Winneshiek County Fair to see if farm folk are fussed. In the main, they are not. www.statnews.com/2024/07/16/b...

Why would they be when we are currently ignoring high levels of Covid as though it were nothing and there has been only “no risk at all” messaging!?

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Interesting! In article I just read (in Spanish so translation could be less clear) it said Procyon comes from a greek word meaning “before the dog” Thank you for this fun/fascinating start to the day!

Yes! Adopted from a náhuatl word meaning essentially “one with hands” But I did also learn today you can say “lavador” meaning “ washer or washing” and be technically correct BUT I have never read or heard that used in practice.

1- Same! 2-I was like why is Spanish so different!? (mapache) Spanish word came from náhuatl word meaning “one with hands” 4- “washing bear” is b/c Carlos Linnaeus “father of taxonomy” thought they were in the evolutionary chain with bears and named them “Ursus lotor” (washing bear)