Amy
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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BREAKING—Second measles death reported in Texas. As of Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said 481+ cases of measles had been confirmed, a 14% jump over last week. 56 hospitalized with measles in the area since late January.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
A second child has died in the Texas measles outbreak
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to attend the child's funeral, which is scheduled for Sunday.
www.nbcnews.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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If you aren’t going to give me goddamn health insurance in this country, you can’t take away my mask.
Fuck you.
Fuck you.
March 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If you aren’t going to give me goddamn health insurance in this country, you can’t take away my mask.
Fuck you.
Fuck you.
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Catholic nonprofit forced to dissolve refugee program due to federal grant freeze.
Catholic Nonprofit Forced to Dissolve Refugee Program Due to Federal Grant Freeze
Lawsuit against Trump administration could restore funding
www.austinchronicle.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Catholic nonprofit forced to dissolve refugee program due to federal grant freeze.
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Fascist weirdos want to project power & competence. They want to be seen as the pinnacle of what a human can be. They want to be the awe of their friends & the terror of their enemies
They cannot be that if everyone is making fun of them for being creepy malicious maladjusted little weirdos.
They cannot be that if everyone is making fun of them for being creepy malicious maladjusted little weirdos.
Hey, remember how the Harris campaign briefly surged when they let Tim Walz accurately call the fascists weirdos, for a little while?
I think strategic name-calling absolutely can get votes for progressives.
Let’s keep calling these oily techbro Nazis what they are.
I think strategic name-calling absolutely can get votes for progressives.
Let’s keep calling these oily techbro Nazis what they are.
February 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Fascist weirdos want to project power & competence. They want to be seen as the pinnacle of what a human can be. They want to be the awe of their friends & the terror of their enemies
They cannot be that if everyone is making fun of them for being creepy malicious maladjusted little weirdos.
They cannot be that if everyone is making fun of them for being creepy malicious maladjusted little weirdos.
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I think it would make a big difference in our health if we banned Pharma ads from America like the rest of the world does.
February 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I think it would make a big difference in our health if we banned Pharma ads from America like the rest of the world does.
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(1/2) Last year, a high school senior in Farmington, NM decorated her graduation cap with beads and an eagle plum. When she showed up to her graduation, she was told to take it off. Now, the New Mexico state legislature is considering a bill that would enshrine the rights of...
Students could legally wear Native American regalia at graduation with proposed bill
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It drew outrage in May when a Farmington High School grad was told to remove a graduation cap adorned with Native American beads. Now, some state senators are push…
www.krqe.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
(1/2) Last year, a high school senior in Farmington, NM decorated her graduation cap with beads and an eagle plum. When she showed up to her graduation, she was told to take it off. Now, the New Mexico state legislature is considering a bill that would enshrine the rights of...
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Fuck them.
February 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Fuck them.
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In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.
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I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
February 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
Cheapest source of oseltamivir was $19 a box in the port of Costa Maya, Mexico. Stocking up for my uninsured relatives back home. Where my senior relatives live the generic is over $50 and the brand name is close to $80 a box + a cash pay clinic visit of $175 for an Rx.
February 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Cheapest source of oseltamivir was $19 a box in the port of Costa Maya, Mexico. Stocking up for my uninsured relatives back home. Where my senior relatives live the generic is over $50 and the brand name is close to $80 a box + a cash pay clinic visit of $175 for an Rx.
Totally normal to see two pelican carcasses on the beach within 1/4 mile of each other, right?! 😧
#hpai #birdflu #galveston #texas
#hpai #birdflu #galveston #texas
February 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Totally normal to see two pelican carcasses on the beach within 1/4 mile of each other, right?! 😧
#hpai #birdflu #galveston #texas
#hpai #birdflu #galveston #texas
The 3 cartons of eggs here all had damaged eggs. The stockist said they get eggs at 7am and don't have enough to get to the afternoon or evening shoppers. "Usually we restock throughout the day but we don't have any egg backstock, all of HEB is experiencing this because of bird flu."
January 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The 3 cartons of eggs here all had damaged eggs. The stockist said they get eggs at 7am and don't have enough to get to the afternoon or evening shoppers. "Usually we restock throughout the day but we don't have any egg backstock, all of HEB is experiencing this because of bird flu."
I put a #corsirosenthalbox in the aviary as soon as I heard this podcast. 🐦💩💨😷
This is a brand new type of H5N1 virus activity. My description of over 40 million migratory waterfowl and their poop blowing in the wind with H5N1 virus attached isn't appealing but it is exactly what is happening and we're going to see more human cases related to that.
New Osterholm Update podcast episode! @mtosterholm & @cvdall discuss recent Trump admin actions, esp opting out of the WHO. Dr. O also shares his thoughts on the developing H5N1 crisis and gives an update on respiratory virus spread in the US & globally
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
January 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I put a #corsirosenthalbox in the aviary as soon as I heard this podcast. 🐦💩💨😷
It's 442ppm here in central Texas. earth.nullschool.net#current/chem...
January 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It's 442ppm here in central Texas. earth.nullschool.net#current/chem...
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ICYMI — Sharpton led a buy-in to support Costco after they didn’t back down on DEI
January 27, 2025 at 3:43 AM
ICYMI — Sharpton led a buy-in to support Costco after they didn’t back down on DEI
My next *everything* shower is going to leave me with the softest knees and elbows. 😁
if you are in need of an aggressive physical outlet for your frustration which is both harmless and accessible for most bodies, may I suggest SEMI-VIOLENTLY EXFOLIATING??
I expelled a lot of rage with my scrubbing mitt this week and the world is still a trash fire but my knees are sooooo soft now
I expelled a lot of rage with my scrubbing mitt this week and the world is still a trash fire but my knees are sooooo soft now
January 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My next *everything* shower is going to leave me with the softest knees and elbows. 😁
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January 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
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Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
January 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
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If you’re troubled or confused by the Democrats’ smiling faces today as they hand off our government to overt autocrats—after warning us for months about impending fascism—remember that they lied about the pandemic being over & also didn’t follow the science after pledging to do so.
January 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If you’re troubled or confused by the Democrats’ smiling faces today as they hand off our government to overt autocrats—after warning us for months about impending fascism—remember that they lied about the pandemic being over & also didn’t follow the science after pledging to do so.
Two more hens joined Estelle in an evening egg laying party. 🥚🥚🥚
January 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Two more hens joined Estelle in an evening egg laying party. 🥚🥚🥚
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is bragging about distributing N95 masks. Yet, just 6 months ago Bass proposed a ban on masks in LA.
January 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is bragging about distributing N95 masks. Yet, just 6 months ago Bass proposed a ban on masks in LA.