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A preprint published yesterday warns that the continued spread of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cattle gives the virus more opportunities to evolve and adapt, thereby increasing its zoonotic potential.
"When America sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with them. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. And some, I assume, are good people."
--Greenland
Together? Shared values? @SenatorFischer, your husband refused to look at VP Harris. He refused to shake her hand. Did you approve of his behavior? Do you agree with that type of indecency & lack of civility? If not, call it out or take your version of "shared values" & shove it up your ass.
Steven Moffat's run on Doctor Who has some of the most poetic dialogue and also the stupidest plot resolutions committed to television
Happy Birthday to Kathryn 'Kathy' Valentine, songwriter and bassist for the pop punk band the Go-Go's, born on this day in 1959, Austin, Texas
Photo by Pam Martinez at the Roxy Theater in 1981
What’s a great song about a fictional character?
Mine: Eleanor Rigby
I remember how excited I was when Kamala raised a billion dollars, thinking "Maybe we can compete with messaging and ads!"
Then, the 1% went Shock and Awe and spent SEVENTEEN billion dollars on ads and messaging.
Can someone give me a practical example of how to counter this?
BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces resignation, as Canada officially admits defeat in the Drake vs. Kendrick beef.
Pearl Jam hits #1 today in 1995 with “Better Man” — a song so intensely emotional for Vedder, he had to be convinced to record it.
At rehearsal, “I said ‘Man, that song’s a HIT,’” said producer Brendan O’Brien. “I immediately knew I’d just said the wrong thing.”
[Rock Hall induction, 2017]
"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims . . .
but accomplices."
(George Orwell)(Photo Credit: Malik Çelik/Pexels)
We are facing a moment when much will change for the worse, not just in policy, but in the structure of politics itself. We need to be imagining a better America.
A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
If you’re watching us from outside the United States, it’s pretty much as bad as it looks.
Everyone's favorite weird little world Pluto has an outsized moon called Charon. It's huge, half the size of Pluto itself! But…how did it get there?
Here's a new idea: Pluto wasn't just whacked by another object, it underwent a kiss-and-capture.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/pluto-s-hu...
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I don’t know if this is controversial, but a horror movie being a good movie is more important to me than if it’s scary.
people in the south are on balance better at driving in winter conditions than people in the midwest/northeast because salt trucks are far more scarce. when they do face inclement weather they have experience driving through it on a far higher difficulty setting. in addition the food is better there
Q: Are you open at all to cuts to entitlement programs?
MIKE JOHNSON: The president has made very clear -- Social Security and Medicare have to be preserved
Grassi Lakes Alberta Canada. I was greatly amazed at the awesome Grassi Lakes. It was a short hike, lots of rock climbers up there. A great place to just hang out.
Why did the Star Wars movies come out as 4,5,6,1,2,3?
In charge of scheduling, Yoda was…