Mary Buggie-Hunt
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The flu is hitting people hard this year. Please follow the science. Take precautions to lower your chance of infection and reduce the spread of the virus. If you are sick, I wish you a speedy recovery. www.today.com/health/cold-...
A New, Potentially Severe Flu Variant Is Spreading in the US. Watch for These Symptoms
A mutated strain of influenza A, H3N2 subclade K, is surging worldwide, sparking concern about a severe flu season in the U.S. Here's what to symptoms to look out for.
www.today.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The flu is hitting people hard this year. Please follow the science. Take precautions to lower your chance of infection and reduce the spread of the virus. If you are sick, I wish you a speedy recovery. www.today.com/health/cold-...
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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Mere months after its long-awaited debut, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is beginning to deliver on its promise to rewrite cosmic history
go.nature.com/3JJK6tp
go.nature.com/3JJK6tp
Surprise ‘tail’ found on an iconic galaxy may rewrite its history
First image from Vera C. Rubin telescope reveals a previously unnoticed feature of galaxy M61 that may explain its mysterious properties.
go.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Mere months after its long-awaited debut, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is beginning to deliver on its promise to rewrite cosmic history
go.nature.com/3JJK6tp
go.nature.com/3JJK6tp
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We may not know who needs these resources, so let's share as widely as possible.
October 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
We may not know who needs these resources, so let's share as widely as possible.
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SWFO-L1 🚀LAUNCH UPDATE per NASA Kennedy:
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 7:30 a.m. EDT, Wed Sept. 24 for the launch of IMAP, SWFO-L1, and Carruthers to allow more time for recovery assets to arrive at the landing zone. All 3 spacecraft and rocket remain healthy.
science.nasa.gov/blogs/imap/2...
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 7:30 a.m. EDT, Wed Sept. 24 for the launch of IMAP, SWFO-L1, and Carruthers to allow more time for recovery assets to arrive at the landing zone. All 3 spacecraft and rocket remain healthy.
science.nasa.gov/blogs/imap/2...
NASA, SpaceX Now Targeting Sept. 24 for Space Weather Launch - NASA Science
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 7:30 a.m. EDT, Wednesday Sept. 24 for the launch of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
science.nasa.gov
September 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
SWFO-L1 🚀LAUNCH UPDATE per NASA Kennedy:
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 7:30 a.m. EDT, Wed Sept. 24 for the launch of IMAP, SWFO-L1, and Carruthers to allow more time for recovery assets to arrive at the landing zone. All 3 spacecraft and rocket remain healthy.
science.nasa.gov/blogs/imap/2...
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 7:30 a.m. EDT, Wed Sept. 24 for the launch of IMAP, SWFO-L1, and Carruthers to allow more time for recovery assets to arrive at the landing zone. All 3 spacecraft and rocket remain healthy.
science.nasa.gov/blogs/imap/2...
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"How low can you go?"
"How can you do this to children?"
Education Dept. Halts Funds to Programs for Deafblind Students Over DEI Concerns, by @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
"How can you do this to children?"
Education Dept. Halts Funds to Programs for Deafblind Students Over DEI Concerns, by @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push
Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...
www.propublica.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"How low can you go?"
"How can you do this to children?"
Education Dept. Halts Funds to Programs for Deafblind Students Over DEI Concerns, by @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
"How can you do this to children?"
Education Dept. Halts Funds to Programs for Deafblind Students Over DEI Concerns, by @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
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Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
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The graph shows what happened when the polio vaccine became available. Deaths and illness stopped. People begged to get it when it became available.
Reversing this is what Florida just announced it intends to do.
Reversing this is what Florida just announced it intends to do.
September 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The graph shows what happened when the polio vaccine became available. Deaths and illness stopped. People begged to get it when it became available.
Reversing this is what Florida just announced it intends to do.
Reversing this is what Florida just announced it intends to do.
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The magnetic constant determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to audio speakers—oh, and without it we’d live in eternal darkness.
What Is the Magnetic Constant, and Why Does It Matter?
This persnickety number determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to audio speakers. Oh, and without it we’d live in eternal darkness.
wrd.cm
August 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The magnetic constant determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to audio speakers—oh, and without it we’d live in eternal darkness.
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Finland has inaugurated the world’s largest sand battery this week, a 1 MW/100 MWh thermal storage system, 15 meters wide, delivers 1 MW thermal power, 100 MWh storage, contains 2,000 tons crushed soapstone.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
Finland inaugurates world’s largest 1 MW/100 MWh sand battery
Finland has inaugurated the world’s largest sand battery, a 1 MW/100 MWh thermal storage system developed by Polar Night Energy. The unit is already exceeding efficiency targets.
www.pv-magazine.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Finland has inaugurated the world’s largest sand battery this week, a 1 MW/100 MWh thermal storage system, 15 meters wide, delivers 1 MW thermal power, 100 MWh storage, contains 2,000 tons crushed soapstone.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
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Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
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"We often come to these and say, 'these unspeakable tragedies,' or, 'there's no words for this.' There shouldn't be words for these types of incidents because they should not happen."
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks after the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks after the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
August 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"We often come to these and say, 'these unspeakable tragedies,' or, 'there's no words for this.' There shouldn't be words for these types of incidents because they should not happen."
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks after the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks after the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
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Let’s be clear: the National Guard troops, federal law enforcement, and D.C. police cannot violate the Constitution or the D.C. Home Rule Act.
Understanding your rights can help you make the best decision for yourself if approached by law enforcement.
Understanding your rights can help you make the best decision for yourself if approached by law enforcement.
August 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Let’s be clear: the National Guard troops, federal law enforcement, and D.C. police cannot violate the Constitution or the D.C. Home Rule Act.
Understanding your rights can help you make the best decision for yourself if approached by law enforcement.
Understanding your rights can help you make the best decision for yourself if approached by law enforcement.
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Category 4 hurricane Erin continues to intensify, NHC says reut.rs/470xwQ2
Category 4 hurricane Erin continues to intensify, NHC says
Erin's maximum sustained winds are 145 miles per hour.
reut.rs
August 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Category 4 hurricane Erin continues to intensify, NHC says reut.rs/470xwQ2
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Jim Lovell wasn't just an astronaut or a commander; he was a hero.
His courage and quick thinking inspired Americans to dream and explore all the way from our planet to the bright stars.
Thinking of his loved ones today. May his memory be a blessing.
His courage and quick thinking inspired Americans to dream and explore all the way from our planet to the bright stars.
Thinking of his loved ones today. May his memory be a blessing.
Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97
CHICAGO — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Il.....
www.dailyherald.com
August 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Jim Lovell wasn't just an astronaut or a commander; he was a hero.
His courage and quick thinking inspired Americans to dream and explore all the way from our planet to the bright stars.
Thinking of his loved ones today. May his memory be a blessing.
His courage and quick thinking inspired Americans to dream and explore all the way from our planet to the bright stars.
Thinking of his loved ones today. May his memory be a blessing.
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Article I Sections 9 & 10 of the U.S. Constitution—which limit presidential power over tariffs and protect habeas corpus—have disappeared from Congress’s website. They claim a coding error is to blame.
Sections of the U.S. Constitution Missing from Government Website
Articles I, Sections 9 and 10 are inaccessible on Congress-run portal, raising concerns over transparency and public access.
meidasnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Article I Sections 9 & 10 of the U.S. Constitution—which limit presidential power over tariffs and protect habeas corpus—have disappeared from Congress’s website. They claim a coding error is to blame.
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I'm having a rough go of it lately, and have been thinking: everyone is going through something, and you have no idea what it is, or how it's affecting them.
Quote post this is if you're going through something, and maybe we'll all realize that we aren't as alone as we feel right now.
Quote post this is if you're going through something, and maybe we'll all realize that we aren't as alone as we feel right now.
August 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I'm having a rough go of it lately, and have been thinking: everyone is going through something, and you have no idea what it is, or how it's affecting them.
Quote post this is if you're going through something, and maybe we'll all realize that we aren't as alone as we feel right now.
Quote post this is if you're going through something, and maybe we'll all realize that we aren't as alone as we feel right now.
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By proving how individual molecules create the complex motion of fluids, three mathematicians have illuminated why time can’t flow in reverse. www.wired.com/story/effort...
Efforts to Ground Physics in Math Are Opening the Secrets of Time
By proving how individual molecules create the complex motion of fluids, three mathematicians have illuminated why time can’t flow in reverse.
www.wired.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
By proving how individual molecules create the complex motion of fluids, three mathematicians have illuminated why time can’t flow in reverse. www.wired.com/story/effort...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a climate report that aims to cast doubt on the severity of climate change.
Prominent climate scientists who are cited in it say their work was distorted or misused.
“This isn’t science—it’s propaganda,” says climate expert Ben Santer.
zurl.co/UELHj
Prominent climate scientists who are cited in it say their work was distorted or misused.
“This isn’t science—it’s propaganda,” says climate expert Ben Santer.
zurl.co/UELHj
Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
zurl.co
August 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a climate report that aims to cast doubt on the severity of climate change.
Prominent climate scientists who are cited in it say their work was distorted or misused.
“This isn’t science—it’s propaganda,” says climate expert Ben Santer.
zurl.co/UELHj
Prominent climate scientists who are cited in it say their work was distorted or misused.
“This isn’t science—it’s propaganda,” says climate expert Ben Santer.
zurl.co/UELHj
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BREAKING
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down.
August 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
BREAKING
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down.
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The #tsunami advisory remains in effect for western Washington. Eastern Washington will be hot today and tomorrow. You know what to do. Stay safe and stay cool! 🕶️
July 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The #tsunami advisory remains in effect for western Washington. Eastern Washington will be hot today and tomorrow. You know what to do. Stay safe and stay cool! 🕶️
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Young LGBTQ people can always reach out to Trevor Project 24/7 for help: www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/, call 1-866-488-7386, or text START to 678-678 to connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S.
Get Help
Get immediate help 24/7/365. The Trevor Project's crisis counselors are just a text, chat, or phone call away. Completely confidential and free LGBTQ hotline.
www.thetrevorproject.org
July 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Young LGBTQ people can always reach out to Trevor Project 24/7 for help: www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/, call 1-866-488-7386, or text START to 678-678 to connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S.
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Trump’s closure of 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ service is unconscionable and shameful.
If you or someone you know needs support, you can still access resources through the Trevor Project, Trans Lifeline, & LGBT National Hotline ⬇️
If you or someone you know needs support, you can still access resources through the Trevor Project, Trans Lifeline, & LGBT National Hotline ⬇️
July 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Trump’s closure of 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ service is unconscionable and shameful.
If you or someone you know needs support, you can still access resources through the Trevor Project, Trans Lifeline, & LGBT National Hotline ⬇️
If you or someone you know needs support, you can still access resources through the Trevor Project, Trans Lifeline, & LGBT National Hotline ⬇️
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And if you or someone you know needs help, here’s how to reach The Trevor Project directly:
📞 1-866-488-7386
📱 Text ‘START’ to 678-678
#TrevorProject #LGBTQYouth
📞 1-866-488-7386
📱 Text ‘START’ to 678-678
#TrevorProject #LGBTQYouth
July 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
And if you or someone you know needs help, here’s how to reach The Trevor Project directly:
📞 1-866-488-7386
📱 Text ‘START’ to 678-678
#TrevorProject #LGBTQYouth
📞 1-866-488-7386
📱 Text ‘START’ to 678-678
#TrevorProject #LGBTQYouth
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This is a meaningless trick. A court cannot violate rule 6(e), which prohibits public disclosure.
July 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is a meaningless trick. A court cannot violate rule 6(e), which prohibits public disclosure.