Roses are red We’re dirty species

The Science Lab Where Technicians Are Drowning in Feces

Samples—and a certain stink—are accumulating at Quest Diagnostics thanks to the cyclosporiasis outbreak. “You get used to it.”

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“planning to”🙄

HuffPost@huffpost.com · 6h ago

The CDC is planning to create a formal response team this week to deal with the outbreak, The New York Times reported.

Someone needs to explain to RFK Jr. how the cyclospora outbreak spreads.😱

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 19h ago

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

This reads like RFK Jr. is exporting the explosive diarrhea to more states — which is about right.😂

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 22h ago

Breaking news: The CDC is expanding the cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states, adding six states where illnesses have been traced to shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico, according to individuals familiar with the investigation.

“But when USAID was gutted, the CDC suddenly found itself with a $30 to $40 million hole in its budget that needed to be plugged.“ Guess what happened next?

Alt USAID/ USAID Forever@altusaid.altgov.info · 3d ago

Running an effective government is in fact a task that requires complex systems thinking skills. Beyond the level of anyone in the current WH thehill.com/policy/healt...

This new RFK Jr weight loss diet really sucks. “It's the biggest outbreak of this parasite the U.S. has ever seen. In a July 28 update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 45 states reporting cases of cyclosporiasis”

What Cyclospora does inside the gut and how it gets there

Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive tract to reproduce.

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Roses are red The runs got your neighbor

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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Japanese poster for TENTACLES (1977) Directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis Starring John Huston - BOTD in 1906

Dengue in Virginia: State reports 1st locally acquired case of mosquito-borne virus

Dengue in Virginia: State reports 1st locally acquired case of mosquito-borne virus

It’s the first time someone was diagnosed with dengue that they caught in Virginia, the state health department said.

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ made $1 billion in just six days. It’s the second-fastest movie to ever reach that total.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Has Already Made $1 Billion

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ made $1 billion in just six days. It’s the second-fastest movie to ever reach that total.

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Three-byline alert: 🚨 “.. Iran’s leadership has made a high-stakes calculation .. betting that its ability to inflict pain on the American economy is its best leverage to avoid future military action from the U.S. and Israel.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/middle...

MELIUS, on Elon’s statement that $SPCX “has decided to exclusively use Nvidia compute and suggested the company could deploy closer to 8GW of AI compute during 2027”:

“.. Again, shorting is not for everyone,” Burry wrote. “I must short. Most should not.” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/m...

(AFP) - A four-ton piece of a SpaceX rocket was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the Moon on Wednesday .. @afp.com $SPCX www.yahoo.com/news/science...

SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into Moon

A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that posed no danger to Earth but is expected to leave behind a lunar crater....

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Adding McDonalds, Disney and Uber.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d ago

Some notable misses in the past week, either on EPS or revenue: Altria P&G Vertiv Yum! Brands Adidas SK Hynix Verizon AmEx T-Mobile @cnbc.com

Page One in Austin:

"The move appears to be an effective pause on most new data center projects .." #Texas

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h ago

Page One in Austin:

North Carolina Republican Drops Re-election Bid After Ethics Rebuke www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...

Rep. Chuck Edwards Drops Re-election Bid in North Carolina After Ethics Rebuke

Chuck Edwards made the announcement after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staff members.

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New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Mamdani Is Shunning New York Business Leaders Who Are Used to Calling the Shots

The mayor fired corporate leaders from a city fund’s advisory board in the latest sign that he is changing the way such power brokers access City Hall.

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DISNEY: ".. we continued to face headwinds from international attendance at our domestic parks, but as expected, those headwinds moderated relative to the year-over-year impact observed in fiscal Q2." $DIS

* EXCLUSIVE -- THERE ARE 'NO DISCUSSIONS' HAPPENING BETWEEN ASTRAZENECA AND BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB OVER POTENTIAL DEAL, SENIOR SOURCE CLOSE TO MATTER SAYS * EXCLUSIVE -- 'NEVER WAS A DEAL TO BE DONE' BETWEEN ASTRAZENECA AND BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB, SENIOR SOURCE CLOSE TO MATTER SAYS @reuters.com $AZN

“.. The Magnificent 7 have seen their total annual returns shrink each year since 2023." @dailychartbook.bsky.social $MAGS

(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible ​use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with the matter said .. @reuters.com $SKHY www.reuters.com/world/china/...

EXCLUSIVE: Samsung, SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against US risks

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible ​use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with t...

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/mili...

AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.

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Endorse.

Kaz@dogma2015k8s.bsky.social · 3h ago

squawk on the street still has high degree of value for investors

MORGAN STANLEY: ".. On Aug 6th, investors will see an unlock of around $100bn worth of incremental $SPCX, which we see as an opportunity to gain exposure to a potential generational compounder that converts energy into a networked/swarming intelligence at scale." [Jonas]

* Chipotle Mexican Grill: Minn. Dept of Health Clears Company in Latest Minn. Salmonella Outbreak >CMG * Chipotle Mexican Grill: Proactively Removed Jalapenos From Its Restaurants, Replacede With Product Frmo Different Growers > $CMG (via DJ)

GOV. ABBOTT: ".. Our top priority is to protect Texans’ safety and quality of life. .. Any project that fails to comply .. must be denied connection to the Texas grid. Simply put, Texans must come first.” #Texas www.texastribune.org/2026/08/03/t...

New Texas data center projects frozen until state audits them

On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid.

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GOLDMAN: ".. We do not place much weight on the ADP miss because of ADP’s limited real-time correlation with BLS private payrolls over the last few years. We left our forecast for July nonfarm payroll growth unchanged at +75k (vs. +80k consensus) ahead of Friday’s release."

Abdul El-Sayed won the Dem primary for Michigan’s open Senate seat, a critical race in the Dems’ bid to retake Congress

Abdul El-Sayed Triumphs In Michigan In Major Victory For Progressives

After defeating moderate Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens, he’ll face former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers in a must-win race in November.

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