Category: EH
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The U.S. is the bar none the most ignorant wealthy country in the world
Everyone should try going to from North Carolina to North Germany in a day. Spoiler alert Germany puts us to shame. In an hour bus ride I have seen more pragmatic design, science, and disciplined sustainability than anywhere in the U.S. anywhere. Folks, we are the biggest 💩 hole country of all, and we don’t…
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Transcaspian urials
Also known as Ovis vignei arkal or Urals for short https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urial?wprov=sfti1 Photographed by Joel Sartore for National Geographic This species is identified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation’s Red List Related to modern domestic sheep which is interesting because they look like modern goats with sheep horns. There vulnerability is because of humans,…
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Another review misses the point of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/opinion/odysseus-christopher-nolan.html Perhaps the review of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is the metaphor for the problem with American liberalism. Granted he correctly describes the opposition, MAGA men are the Suitors. His criticism of Odysseus does have a few valid reasons. Certainly it does not make sense that Odysseus clears the land of parasites and then departs…
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I have never disagreed with a movie review more
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/opinion/odyssey-nolan-greek-mythology.html I think Maurine Dowd must get paid by the insult. Anyone can make a Greek saga sexy or fantasy, to make it mournful and truth telling, that’s talent.
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More than 4 million children lost food benefits so Trump can get personally wealthier
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Be Nolan’s The Odyssey, Not Musk’s
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/opinion/elon-musk-odyssey-ai.html At first glance to give Elon Musk credit I could see him inventing The Trojan Horse, he’s smart like that. A clever bondsman of engineering, no doubt. However his dislike of the cast’s beauty, buck that, she was perfect. Personally though I think the real reason Musk hated Christopher Nolan’ The Odyssey was because…
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Sending protected Haitians back to Haiti now against their will is equivalent to sending Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution back to Germany under Hitler — only in this case anyone who survives will then join be forced into the gangs
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/opinion/trump-haiti-tps-immigration.html
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Multi-prefecture poultry outbreak of HPAI H5N1 (clade 2.3.4.4b) with zoonotic spillover risk in Maritime Region, Togo – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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New suspected diphtheria cluster in Niger State, Nigeria, as national outbreak surpasses 65 000 cases since 2022 – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Dengue on the rise in Mexico, with 3174 cases and seven deaths across five states as the rainy season peak approaches – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Diphtheria cases in Australia increase to 413, predominantly in remote Aboriginal communities in Northern Territory and Western Australia – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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COVID-19 healthcare consultations in Taiwan increase by 34% as weekly visits approach the 5000-case epidemic threshold – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Suspected GI anthrax outbreak, Sheema Municipality, Uganda: 5 deaths, 9 critical, linked to consumption of cattle carcass – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Measles outbreak in Bangladesh reaches 114 164 suspected cases and 771 deaths; all eight divisions affected – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Nearly 100K measles cases nationwide in DRC in 2026, amid multiple humanitarian emergencies, including the current Bundibugyo virus outbreak – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Yellow fever, Colombia – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Confirmed measles cases in the USA increase to 2260 across 44 jurisdictions; 93% are outbreak-associated – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Cholera, Central African Republic – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Summer endemic wave of COVID-19 in China, with rising positivity in southern provinces – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Leptospirosis cases in the Dominican Republic increased to 207 year-to-date in 2026, triple the number from the same period in 2025 – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Dengue, Peru – BEACON
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Repost; Dengue cases in Malaysia reach over 44 000 by mid July, inching towards the entire annual total reported in 2025 – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Repost: Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Repost: U.S. Rep. Huffman: ‘Trump is … pushing species to the brink of extinction’
A coalition of conservation groups have filed suit to block federal changes they say will likely lead to endangered species’ extinctions. U.S. Rep. Huffman: ‘Trump is … pushing species to the brink of extinction’
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Repost: Trump shrinks two Utah national monuments — and opened them to mining
Repeating a move from his first presidency, President Donald Trump cut two national monuments by roughly 90% this week. Trump shrinks two Utah national monuments — and opened them to mining
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Repost: Alberta entering prolonged mosquito season not seen in decades: ‘Eaten alive’
‘There’s water in places I haven’t seen in literally decades. The mosquitoes are being produced from those habitats,’ said Edmonton biological … Alberta entering prolonged mosquito season not seen in decades: ‘Eaten alive’
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Repost: Air Force Reserve Veteran/ GA State Sen. Anderson and health expert speak out to protect people from toxic chemicals
Sen. Anderson says protections need to stay strong with TSCA law especially since BioLab explosion spread a toxic chemicals across GA July 14, 2026 … Air Force Reserve Veteran/ GA State Sen. Anderson and health expert speak out to protect people from toxic chemicals
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Pakistan reports over 20 000 measles cases and 96 child deaths; highest mortality burden in Sindh – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Sustained yellow fever outbreak in Colombia with 200 cases and 89 deaths; highest morbidity and mortality burden in Tolima Department – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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First confirmed sexual transmission of Marburg virus in Rwanda; post-recovery persistence of virus in semen drives policy revision – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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HPAI (H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b kills more than 13 000 southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Foot and mouth disease, Greece – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Pertussis, Honduras – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Influenza cases among trainees at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, USA, increase to 275, with four hospitalizations – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/ Upside: mandatory vaccination policy restored on 25Jun2026
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172 leptospirosis cases and 21 deaths reported in Pati Regency, Central Java after early 2026 flooding – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Africa CDC confirms a Marburg virus disease case in Kyegegwa District, Western Region, Uganda – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Cholera, Republic of the Sudan – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Measles, Guatemala – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Unknown illness cluster in Kwilu Province, DRC: Preliminary results negative for Ebola and Marburg; severe malaria in some patients – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Request for information (RFI): Unidentified outbreak at orphanage in Kinshasa, with 16 deaths. RFI on diagnostic and clinical data – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Leptospirosis cases in Piura Region, Peru, up 242% compared with 2025; national cases exceed 6000 amid El Niño–related State of Emergency – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Fatal human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Chongqing Municipality, China, associated with poultry exposure – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Udmurtia, Russia, with 259 cases, a threefold surge in the first half of 2026 – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Sustained measles transmission in Yemen: 14 470 suspected cases and 87 child deaths in government-controlled areas in 2026 – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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First detection of avian influenza H5 in native resident seabirds marks new phase of incursion risk in South Australia and Western Australia – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Infant botulism, USA – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Measles outbreak in the Maldives: 121 confirmed cases threaten hard-won elimination status – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Sri Lanka reports a sustained increase in dengue fever cases, with more than 47 000 cases amid strained healthcare capacity – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Fifth human case of HPAI (H5N1) reported in a nine-month-old in Phnom Penh, Cambodia – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Sharp increase in dengue cases in Bangladesh raises concerns ahead of peak transmission period; measles outbreak continues – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Southeastern Mexico reports 400 leishmaniasis cases year-to-date, nearly four times the 2025 total during same period – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Bangladesh reports third human case (pediatric, age unknown) of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (H5) – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Recent WHO Surveillance Briefing (Overview) Avian Influenza from BEACON
www.woah.org/en/disease/avian-influenza/
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Trump Moves to Shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante, Bears Ears; Tribes Condemn Decision as Attack on Consultation and Cultural Heritage
Repost President Donald Trump announced on Monday that his administration will dramatically reduce the boundaries of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante and … Trump Moves to Shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante, Bears Ears; Tribes Condemn Decision as Attack on Consultation and Cultural Heritage
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Another major heat wave fueling European wildfires: Europe is grappling with its third heat wave since May, and the hot weather is feeding wildfires …
Repost Another major heat wave fueling European wildfires: Europe is grappling with its third heat wave since May, and the hot weather is feeding wildfires …
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Why Can’t There be an International Court That Makes it Illegal for a Politician to Call for Extermination of Another Country ‘s People? Oh Wait there is.
https://open.substack.com/pub/olgalautman/p/another-russian-politician-calls?r=1e0o4u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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The Tragedy of Cyclospora Outbreaks in the U.S. Under Trump
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/well/eat/cyclospora-stomach-bug-prevention.html As Public Health threats go from a novel infectious disease scenario I would rate it a 1 out of 10 with 1 being least concern. We are not talking about a bacteria and certainly it isn’t a retrovirus. The threat is an endemic protozoan spread from water contaminated with feces, and now under Trump…
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The World Is Watching Renewing Genocide Campaigns in Sudan 🇸🇩 and Trump is Holding FBI Hearings in White House About His Plane
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/opinion/sudan-atrocity-africa-rsf.html
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Entering Nightmare Phase of Trump’s War on Endangered Species
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/climate/endangered-species-act-harm.html
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Drought, Mad Storms, Endless Oil Wars, and Water Restrictions
There are no silver bullets except where there are. If everyone sold their gas guzzlers and bought some solar panels we would be immune to chaos of the current climate crisis and begin reducing the greenhouse emissions that are dooming our kids. Enjoy your five min shower.
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The Problem with Entitlements
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/us/politics/trump-pardon-clean-air-act.html First, I must disclose I have personally designed apparatuses that can violate the Clean Air Act. It was during the recent Trumpian winters with the environmental chaos machine leveled to 10. I have my herds and birds and they too being Metazoan kin believe it or not get cold and can in fact die…
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Duke Energy’s War on Solar Power
Take the who killed the electric car argument and multiply it. I have solar panels from a company I suspect Duke Energy did no kindness to. However my panels are still working even though they run with fans buzzing constantly now. There are legal complaints against manufacturers of solar. I wonder when there will be…
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This Midterm Elections—Be A Copperhead
I was so impressed with this scaled little brother. All these things we fear, none are as bad as further losing our democracy to Trumpism. Never give up where you are, we do not have to keep suffering under the weight of this wannabe despot. We don’t have to agree on anything but this, if…
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An Ev-o-lu-tion Story: Charge of the Black Jacket Brigades
Folks, love it or hate it, it’s real. This is weak evidence I admit, but I still like it. On the farm I was battling yellow jackets for territory, biting flies and mammoth hornets in legions. Then subtly and silently like a French horn at dawn with a tapestry scrolling—the black jackets arrive on the…
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Berlin Sermon
open.substack.com/pub/ourmoralmoment/p/sermon-from-berlin You don’t have to listen long to Rev Barber to understand Dr. King is with him, Gandhi is with him, Thoreau is with him, Christ is with them. Answer tyrants with truth, amen.
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Am I Cheering for End of Colonialism Through Soccer?
Yes, guilty as charged. Every game where a formerly exploited Nation results in an upset does lift my heart. I know it’s weird given my ancestry but Haiti taught me long ago, the world is diverse and all of it deserves glory.
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If The Truce Only Lasts for The Birthday Weekend—Do we Still Call It A Truce?
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/27/world/us-iran-strikes-hormuz
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Does Moral Bankruptcy Start With Racism?
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-haiti-race.html I think so. First to clarify all of the conservative judges, including the female one with enough sadism to adopt Haitian children (see their equality) and them use her “law” to wound their ancestors– an entire group of people because a Racist King told them to. Racism is not erasable with plaudits or sleazy…
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How We Serve Venezuela as Christians — Read Example from My New Favorite Pope
www.instagram.com/p/DaBVIsnDwq9/
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Why Must Just Law Be Subject to Crooked Judges
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/americas/haitians-syrians-deportations-us.html Everyone knows the conservative judges on the U.S. Supreme Court are profoundly underdeveloped when it comes to Emotional Intelligence and empathy. With this bit of theater however I would say they are morally bankrupt as well. I use bankruptcy, from Dr. King, because it means their ideas and positions are so indebted to lobbyists…
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“We 🇺🇸 will be there for our new important friends 🇻🇪 ”
No we 🇺🇸won’t. Part of improving as a species is recognizing the tired tropes of sad kings and preparing for the vacuum.
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The Press Has Duty Too Improve in Earthquake Coverage
www.bbc.com/news/live/c621z18wznet Please, please, please NYT, BBC, et al don’t just tell the same story over and over again. Be revolutionary with your privileged perspective. The airport scene is awful, that’s good to know. However structurally terminals are uniquely under populated and single leveled in design. They are also buildings more likely to be constructed with…
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People between Volcanoes and Across Oceans: How to Understand Earthquake in Venezuela
www.bbc.com/news/live/c621z18wznet You are searching for your mother or child after an earthquake. What do you do? You are trying to help this person, what do you do? In both instance the only way to answer these questions is real world examples of action. This is why it’s imperative that a neutral presence is on the…
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Earthquakes in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/24/world/venezuela-earthquake The press will now converge on Venezuela. It’s only human after all in a disaster. What will matter most though, is when they are there, the world will pay attention to the Venezuelan people in their dire hour of need? In the past hour the NYT has reported 3 deaths and the California Post…
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Why I Must Vote
Walking through the wilderness of American manifest destiny it’s easy to sway towards Democratic Socialists when you’re poor and Republican Fascism when you’re wealthy. Alternatively, there is the volatile and unpredictable center but isn’t freedom worth more than that? Therefore instead of deciding of who I want to lead I will instead choose why I…
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Trumpism Expands to Lay Waste to Wastewater Surveillance of Rare Viral Strains Known to Cause Epidemics
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/health/drug-testing-wastwater-sewage.html Right, the weak minded logic goes. If we can sequence squalor for the sparks of infection we can use it to track drug addicts. Here how its works. Trump’s army goes to poor places without country club watchmen, in the jagged periphery of municipalities, where a person on drugs used the toilet. Then they…
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Some bylines cannot be improved, spot on NYT: Flu Outbreak at Largest USAF Base after Sec Hegseth Abandons A Century of Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/flu-outbreak-air-force-base.html “A trainee in his sixth week of basic training died after falling ill on Friday and being taken to Brooke Army Medical Center, the Air Force said in a news release.”
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Forget The Cage Fight Party —- Trump Delivers Largest Ebola Outbreak🩸
apple.news/ArDumUhYjQnK-abkFrgC6bg Anyone who has ever seen a person die from Ebola knows there is no better shock value. A smashed face has nothing on hemorrhagic fevers. I think all the fans of Ultimate Fighting just need to prepare themselves, their blood sport is child’s play compared to Epidemics of Ebola. Which is why the headline…
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Increase in Wildfires Increase Greenhouse Gases and Temperatures..
apple.news/APv1psHvRSzGJzFMHeaAkcA Feedback loops dominate scientific mechanics, especially in thermodynamics. If you don’t believe me take a hot plate and glass beaker and fill it with 30 ml of water and record how long it takes for the water to evaporate. Choose different scenarios. Raise the temperature then lower it. To simulate our current climate emergency…
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Climate Myth Truth or Dare
apple.news/AdlhCHZmJTBqFvuvCZJWWeQ In this excellent article the author notes that in a recent poll of Americans, Climate Change was ranked 24th out 25 concerns. I think this is because of the size of the problem and human nature. Especially in a time with the U.S. President is locking us in to permanent climate change catastrophe with…
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Drought in Triad, NC
www.wfdd.org/weather/2026-06-12/drought-conditions-worsen-in-parts-of-the-triad
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The Folly of Trump’s Proposed OMB Changes for U.S. Discretionary Scientific Funding
I was reading Ann Druyan and Stalin’s perspective towards scientific research and was reminded about Trump’s proposed changes and suddenly it occurred to me. What do people think of Stalin today? They think he was a despicable. This brings me peace. Yes it is highly likely that Trump is hell bound. However, we can’t know…
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It’s True. Trump is an Autocrat and he Will Dismantle U.S. Science if We Let Him…
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/science/trump-science-autocrats.html I however along with being an enlightened scientist am a MF deist George Washington style. Let Trump destroy science and hasten the extinction of millions of innocent people and billions of organisms on Earth. We will nonviolently resist and soon enough the same distain he showed the world will be repaid in kind on…
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Without Question The Most Dangerous Threat American Science Has Ever Encountered
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/opinion/science-federal-government-funding.html
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I would vote for Jaba The Hut to take down Susan Collins The Great Wall to Human Rights
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/graham-platner-maine-rally-senate.html I avoided the bluster on this man. Honestly I don’t even care what his name is. Democratic Party is what you vote because of the soul sucking imbalance of power in America 🇺🇸 right now. Seriously this guy could have an affair with donkey and I’d still vote for him. It’s a tragedy for…
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Screwworm arrives in U.S. TX
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/texas-screwworm-first-us-case-emergency-response-abbott.html
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ASBMB Statement on OMB Proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance
June 3, 2026 On Thursday, May 28, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a proposed revision to the regulations governing Federal Financial Assistance. This proposal seeks to fundamentally reshape how federal grants across many areas, including the sciences, are regulated and funded by granting the executive branch, specifically the budget office, sweeping authority…
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This is the right message
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010911616/us-aid-suspension-impact-ebola-outbreak.html
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Dr. Tedros is right, not about Ebola’s risk outside of Africa, but all the inequalities the African health systems must address along with Ebola containment
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/africa/ebola-congo-tedros-rubio.html Here is why any health official that tells you Ebola will not spread beyond Africa is wrong. Does Ebola transmit across species? Yes. Does Ebola transmit within species? Yes. Does Ebola surpass epidemic SIR models repeatedly in novel environments. Is Ebola one of the youngest, largest and most evolutionarily adaptable viruses in the history…
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