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Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows.
Europe & North America are getting some of the biggest spring snowpack losses. For water supply, as warming accelerates, the snowpack change is going to accelerate at an even much faster rate.
apnews.com/article/snow...
Europe & North America are getting some of the biggest spring snowpack losses. For water supply, as warming accelerates, the snowpack change is going to accelerate at an even much faster rate.
apnews.com/article/snow...
January 11, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows.
Europe & North America are getting some of the biggest spring snowpack losses. For water supply, as warming accelerates, the snowpack change is going to accelerate at an even much faster rate.
apnews.com/article/snow...
Europe & North America are getting some of the biggest spring snowpack losses. For water supply, as warming accelerates, the snowpack change is going to accelerate at an even much faster rate.
apnews.com/article/snow...
U.S. cut climate pollution in 2023, but not fast enough to limit global warming.
U.S. emissions declined 1.9% in 2023, but emissions had plunged more than 11% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Science is clear, more policies are needed to curtail expansion of fossil fuels.
www.npr.org/2024/01/10/1...
U.S. emissions declined 1.9% in 2023, but emissions had plunged more than 11% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Science is clear, more policies are needed to curtail expansion of fossil fuels.
www.npr.org/2024/01/10/1...
January 11, 2024 at 1:31 AM
U.S. cut climate pollution in 2023, but not fast enough to limit global warming.
U.S. emissions declined 1.9% in 2023, but emissions had plunged more than 11% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Science is clear, more policies are needed to curtail expansion of fossil fuels.
www.npr.org/2024/01/10/1...
U.S. emissions declined 1.9% in 2023, but emissions had plunged more than 11% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Science is clear, more policies are needed to curtail expansion of fossil fuels.
www.npr.org/2024/01/10/1...
Why are 1,500 Americans still dying from COVID every week?
While high, these COVID death figures are still lower than the high of 25,974 deaths recorded the week ending Jan. 9, 2021.
But in 2024, 1,500 patients dying every week is unacceptable.
abcnews.go.com/Health/1500-...
While high, these COVID death figures are still lower than the high of 25,974 deaths recorded the week ending Jan. 9, 2021.
But in 2024, 1,500 patients dying every week is unacceptable.
abcnews.go.com/Health/1500-...
January 11, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Why are 1,500 Americans still dying from COVID every week?
While high, these COVID death figures are still lower than the high of 25,974 deaths recorded the week ending Jan. 9, 2021.
But in 2024, 1,500 patients dying every week is unacceptable.
abcnews.go.com/Health/1500-...
While high, these COVID death figures are still lower than the high of 25,974 deaths recorded the week ending Jan. 9, 2021.
But in 2024, 1,500 patients dying every week is unacceptable.
abcnews.go.com/Health/1500-...
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Here is why immunizations are important.
Chicken pox comes back as shingles.
CMV comes back as severe colitis.
HPV comes back as cancer.
EBV increasingly looks like it comes back as MS.
What is SARS CoV-2 coming back as? We know it sequesters in all sorts of tissues.
Chicken pox comes back as shingles.
CMV comes back as severe colitis.
HPV comes back as cancer.
EBV increasingly looks like it comes back as MS.
What is SARS CoV-2 coming back as? We know it sequesters in all sorts of tissues.
More smoking gun evidence for the role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in multiple sclerosis. Elevated EBV-specific lymphocytes in cerebrospinal fluid
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
January 9, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Here is why immunizations are important.
Chicken pox comes back as shingles.
CMV comes back as severe colitis.
HPV comes back as cancer.
EBV increasingly looks like it comes back as MS.
What is SARS CoV-2 coming back as? We know it sequesters in all sorts of tissues.
Chicken pox comes back as shingles.
CMV comes back as severe colitis.
HPV comes back as cancer.
EBV increasingly looks like it comes back as MS.
What is SARS CoV-2 coming back as? We know it sequesters in all sorts of tissues.
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NEW COVID wastewater update from Biobot: Looks like we are near the peak.
The historical data shows we are in the second-largest wave since the start of the pandemic.
Currently in the US, ~1 in 23 are infectious with COVID, and there are ~2 million new infections a day.
The historical data shows we are in the second-largest wave since the start of the pandemic.
Currently in the US, ~1 in 23 are infectious with COVID, and there are ~2 million new infections a day.
January 9, 2024 at 5:42 PM
NEW COVID wastewater update from Biobot: Looks like we are near the peak.
The historical data shows we are in the second-largest wave since the start of the pandemic.
Currently in the US, ~1 in 23 are infectious with COVID, and there are ~2 million new infections a day.
The historical data shows we are in the second-largest wave since the start of the pandemic.
Currently in the US, ~1 in 23 are infectious with COVID, and there are ~2 million new infections a day.
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BREAKING: An Indiana Republican has filed a bill that would allow kids as young as 14 to drop out and work on corporate farms during school hours.
Kids would only need to complete 8th grade in order to work 40 hours a week as a farm laborer.
Kids would only need to complete 8th grade in order to work 40 hours a week as a farm laborer.
January 9, 2024 at 10:18 PM
BREAKING: An Indiana Republican has filed a bill that would allow kids as young as 14 to drop out and work on corporate farms during school hours.
Kids would only need to complete 8th grade in order to work 40 hours a week as a farm laborer.
Kids would only need to complete 8th grade in order to work 40 hours a week as a farm laborer.
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These Western pond turtles want you to shellebrate yourself this week, because you’re turtlely awesome! 💚🐢💚
📷 Thank you to staff member Kayla for melting our hearts with this photo!
📷 Thank you to staff member Kayla for melting our hearts with this photo!
January 8, 2024 at 8:09 PM
These Western pond turtles want you to shellebrate yourself this week, because you’re turtlely awesome! 💚🐢💚
📷 Thank you to staff member Kayla for melting our hearts with this photo!
📷 Thank you to staff member Kayla for melting our hearts with this photo!
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Newly released body camera footage shows the moment when a Mississippi officer shot and injured an unarmed 11-year-old after the child called 911 to his mother’s home
The officer was not criminally charged and remains on the police force
The officer was not criminally charged and remains on the police force
Video Shows Shocking Moment Police Shoot An 11-Year-Old Black Child In The Chest
The officer, Greg Capers, was not criminally charged and remains on the Indianola, Mississippi, police force.
www.huffpost.com
January 8, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Newly released body camera footage shows the moment when a Mississippi officer shot and injured an unarmed 11-year-old after the child called 911 to his mother’s home
The officer was not criminally charged and remains on the police force
The officer was not criminally charged and remains on the police force
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Socks, food, and the ocean—they all have one thing in common: microplastics.
To tackle the microplastic pollution problem, researchers and policy experts from the Aquarium and @mbarinews.bsky.social created an open-source library to help researchers trace microplastics back to their source.
To tackle the microplastic pollution problem, researchers and policy experts from the Aquarium and @mbarinews.bsky.social created an open-source library to help researchers trace microplastics back to their source.
January 5, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Socks, food, and the ocean—they all have one thing in common: microplastics.
To tackle the microplastic pollution problem, researchers and policy experts from the Aquarium and @mbarinews.bsky.social created an open-source library to help researchers trace microplastics back to their source.
To tackle the microplastic pollution problem, researchers and policy experts from the Aquarium and @mbarinews.bsky.social created an open-source library to help researchers trace microplastics back to their source.
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More smoking gun evidence for the role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in multiple sclerosis. Elevated EBV-specific lymphocytes in cerebrospinal fluid
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
January 8, 2024 at 11:20 PM
More smoking gun evidence for the role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in multiple sclerosis. Elevated EBV-specific lymphocytes in cerebrospinal fluid
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Thank you TODAY for covering the current COVID surge. I really appreciate so many sharing the COVID wastewater charts! It shows that, contrary to the cynical narrative of "pandemic fatigue," many still care & want to know the data so they can protect their communities.
www.today.com/health/news/...
www.today.com/health/news/...
January 6, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Thank you TODAY for covering the current COVID surge. I really appreciate so many sharing the COVID wastewater charts! It shows that, contrary to the cynical narrative of "pandemic fatigue," many still care & want to know the data so they can protect their communities.
www.today.com/health/news/...
www.today.com/health/news/...
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I feel a lot of people keep waiting for the "first" woman to die because of Dobbs. But multiple women have already died because of it. It's just not reported.
jessica.substack.com/p/how-to-rep...
jessica.substack.com/p/how-to-rep...
How to Report Post-Dobbs Deaths
The New Yorker reports that a woman has died—so why not call it what it is?
jessica.substack.com
January 8, 2024 at 9:07 PM
I feel a lot of people keep waiting for the "first" woman to die because of Dobbs. But multiple women have already died because of it. It's just not reported.
jessica.substack.com/p/how-to-rep...
jessica.substack.com/p/how-to-rep...
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January 9, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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Be a part of the #NOH8 movement by joining us at one of our upcoming events More info at: NOH8Campaign.com/EVENTS
January 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Be a part of the #NOH8 movement by joining us at one of our upcoming events More info at: NOH8Campaign.com/EVENTS
University of Maryland School of Medicine is conducting a Flu Transmission Study. The study examines person-to-person transmission of community-acquired influenza in healthy adults aged 18 to 59.
You could get paid up to $1,900. To volunteer call 410-706-8800.
www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ne...
You could get paid up to $1,900. To volunteer call 410-706-8800.
www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ne...
January 6, 2024 at 6:35 PM
University of Maryland School of Medicine is conducting a Flu Transmission Study. The study examines person-to-person transmission of community-acquired influenza in healthy adults aged 18 to 59.
You could get paid up to $1,900. To volunteer call 410-706-8800.
www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ne...
You could get paid up to $1,900. To volunteer call 410-706-8800.
www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ne...
COVID still rages, and the Biden administration isn’t helping.
Wastewater data indicate that the JN.1 variant of COVID-19 is infecting about 2 million Americans every day, making this surge second in prevalence only to Omicron variant.
www.latimes.com/opinion/news...
Wastewater data indicate that the JN.1 variant of COVID-19 is infecting about 2 million Americans every day, making this surge second in prevalence only to Omicron variant.
www.latimes.com/opinion/news...
January 6, 2024 at 6:20 PM
COVID still rages, and the Biden administration isn’t helping.
Wastewater data indicate that the JN.1 variant of COVID-19 is infecting about 2 million Americans every day, making this surge second in prevalence only to Omicron variant.
www.latimes.com/opinion/news...
Wastewater data indicate that the JN.1 variant of COVID-19 is infecting about 2 million Americans every day, making this surge second in prevalence only to Omicron variant.
www.latimes.com/opinion/news...
U.S. FDA gave the go-ahead to allow a state to import drugs from Canada for the first time.
Will Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada lower medication costs?
Big pharma says the plan will put the safety of the drug supply at risk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrsE...
Will Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada lower medication costs?
Big pharma says the plan will put the safety of the drug supply at risk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrsE...
January 6, 2024 at 6:09 PM
U.S. FDA gave the go-ahead to allow a state to import drugs from Canada for the first time.
Will Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada lower medication costs?
Big pharma says the plan will put the safety of the drug supply at risk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrsE...
Will Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada lower medication costs?
Big pharma says the plan will put the safety of the drug supply at risk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrsE...
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Good to see another media outlet covering this. But nothing so far from outlets like the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, NPR etc. This is irresponsible, as the President is speaking about the pandemic in past tense without a fact-check.
WHO leader says COVID-19 is "still a pandemic"
A World Health Organization leader says she is worried people are still too eager to move on from COVID
www.salon.com
January 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Good to see another media outlet covering this. But nothing so far from outlets like the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, NPR etc. This is irresponsible, as the President is speaking about the pandemic in past tense without a fact-check.
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This is a key part of the piece on COVID. Take note, shamefully some people in the media, politics, and even public health are saying people don't need to pay attention to the rise in COVID transmission happening now, even as we are in the second-biggest surge of the pandemic.
January 4, 2024 at 7:18 AM
This is a key part of the piece on COVID. Take note, shamefully some people in the media, politics, and even public health are saying people don't need to pay attention to the rise in COVID transmission happening now, even as we are in the second-biggest surge of the pandemic.
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There are more workers than ever with a disability due to Long COVID (and increasing remote work).
Economists estimate Long COVID has kept 4 million+ out of work in the US, and costs the economy at least $3.7 trillion.
You can't fight for worker justice if you ignore COVID.
Economists estimate Long COVID has kept 4 million+ out of work in the US, and costs the economy at least $3.7 trillion.
You can't fight for worker justice if you ignore COVID.
January 3, 2024 at 11:21 PM
There are more workers than ever with a disability due to Long COVID (and increasing remote work).
Economists estimate Long COVID has kept 4 million+ out of work in the US, and costs the economy at least $3.7 trillion.
You can't fight for worker justice if you ignore COVID.
Economists estimate Long COVID has kept 4 million+ out of work in the US, and costs the economy at least $3.7 trillion.
You can't fight for worker justice if you ignore COVID.
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Social media can be a cruel place. Amidst all the muck, there are glimmers of hope. I wrote about disabled outrage and a recent hashtag I created on Twitter #PodSaveJon
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2024/01/02/d...
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2024/01/02/d...
January 3, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Social media can be a cruel place. Amidst all the muck, there are glimmers of hope. I wrote about disabled outrage and a recent hashtag I created on Twitter #PodSaveJon
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2024/01/02/d...
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2024/01/02/d...
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🐲Year of the Dragon is coming up!! My friend Sandy came over last night and we had a chill evening watching Star Trek Deep Space Nine and she built this Lego money tree set for me!!
🍊Ready to make it rain money in 2024 bitches!!!
#LunarNewYear
🍊Ready to make it rain money in 2024 bitches!!!
#LunarNewYear
January 2, 2024 at 6:07 AM
🐲Year of the Dragon is coming up!! My friend Sandy came over last night and we had a chill evening watching Star Trek Deep Space Nine and she built this Lego money tree set for me!!
🍊Ready to make it rain money in 2024 bitches!!!
#LunarNewYear
🍊Ready to make it rain money in 2024 bitches!!!
#LunarNewYear
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It's stunning that the technical leader of the World Health Organization's COVID-19 response, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, publically reaffirmed that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and still a pandemic, yet hardly any media outlet has covered this except for this one.
COVID Is 'Still a Pandemic,' WHO Leader Says
The COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, according to one of the World Health Organization’s leading infectious disease experts
themessenger.com
January 3, 2024 at 2:41 AM
It's stunning that the technical leader of the World Health Organization's COVID-19 response, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, publically reaffirmed that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and still a pandemic, yet hardly any media outlet has covered this except for this one.
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The next week will see the second-highest COVID levels of the pandemic so far. If you are sick, please stay home if you can. If you have to go into work, please wear an N95 mask to protect others. If you are an employer or political leader, please increase paid sick days.
January 2, 2024 at 7:04 PM
The next week will see the second-highest COVID levels of the pandemic so far. If you are sick, please stay home if you can. If you have to go into work, please wear an N95 mask to protect others. If you are an employer or political leader, please increase paid sick days.
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According to the latest CDC wastewater data, 35 states have very high or high levels of COVID-19.
January 2, 2024 at 11:23 PM
According to the latest CDC wastewater data, 35 states have very high or high levels of COVID-19.