Every day it becomes more & more obvious that we are living in a #SurveillanceState! Protect yourselves & practice good tech hygiene. Consider getting a cheap clean new phone when traveling abroad. You surely have nothing to hide, but you never know. #ICE thugs could steal financial information.

The fired 60 Minutes team is planning to launch a $50M rival show, according to a bombshell new report • Correspondents like Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi, and Cecilia Vega could front it

Peace Arch Park has long been known as a unique international park where visitors from both Canada and the United States could meet within the park without immediately passing through a traditional border checkpoint.

Happening now at Highlands Park, N.J. The 12-year-old daughter of Edwin Jovanny López Cornejo, a Salvadoran immigrant who died at Delaney Hall Saturday, spoke out about his death at a press conference Tuesday. She concluded by saying, "ICE Out!"

Stand tall, SF. 👏

Yesterday in Humboldt Park, ICE goons pulled weapons on teenage activists Ben and Sam Luhmann. Just a month prior one had shoved 16-year-old Sam to the ground for legally filming their activities in Joliet, IL. The courage of these brothers is unmatched.

A civilian medevac plane crashed into a New Mexico mountain after losing GPS during a U.S. military jamming exercise, killing all four onboard. WIRED reveals that during May's NAVFEST exercise at White Sands, the Air Force tested GPS disruption. The FAA warned signals could fail up to 400 miles away

The white shoes symbolize the medical professionals who lost their lives while providing care. The installation was organized as a peaceful memorial and a call for greater protection of healthcare workers in conflict zones.

Congratulations to Rashida Tlaib on winning her congressional primary! As the first Palestinian-American woman elected to congress, Rashida continues to fight for Detroit and international solidarity. @detroitdsa.bsky.social

US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say www.reuters.com/world/us-has... You don't need any intelligence to see that this is not smart and a waste of tax dollars.

EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

The degree to which the military is running out of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles has not been previously reported.

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Safer air is not just about air filtration. Today I am going to service and clean the air conditioner. I haven’t used it in ages, so I’m getting it ready for summer. I don’t fancy starting it up and getting some fantastic fungus from it, or allergies if it’s dusty.

A very worrisome study showing just how prevalent multi-drug resistant E. coli bacteria are around the world! E. coli is one of the most common bacteria to cause human infections especially urinary tract, abdominal and blood stream infections (sepsis). Limited treatment options. Not good!

Molecular Epidemiology and Drug Resistance of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Bloodstream Isolates From Adults Worldwide (2011–2023)

AbstractBackground. Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) can colonize and infect body sites outside the intestines, which can lead to invasi

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Figure 1. Geographical distributions of ExPEC isolates (A-B) across 26 countries in 4 regions, and (C) by sex and age. In (A), the countries are color-coded by the number of isolates from each country

I don't know why people aren't more freaked out about the water systems cyberattacks either. Maybe it's because they're not seeing any evidence of it, and/or they don't understand what a cyberattack can do. But apparently it's at least a dozen states now. abcnews.com/US/12-states...

At least 12 states face cyberattacks on their water systems, sources say

Possible cyber intrusions targeting water and wastewater utilities have now been reported in at least a dozen states, multiple sources told ABC News.

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Taiwan: COVID-19 hospital visits surge 74.8% 🔸Hospitals reported 18,990 visits for COVID-19 last week, a 74.8% increase from the previous week 🔸PQ.16.1.1 variant accounted for 85.7% of local samples analysed over the past 4 weeks and may possess extra immune-escape properties.

COVID-19 hospital visits surge 74.8% - Taipei Times

Hospitals reported 18,990 visits for COVID-19 last week, a 74.8 percent increase from the previous week, while 62 severe cases were reported, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, urgi...

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I’m intrigued by the recent resurgence of the ‘Long Covid is not real’ nonsense we saw back in 20/21. The refusal to learn is one thing, but the dismissal of reality is another. Long Covid is too painful, too common & too present in many people’s lives to be denied. The story is hard to rewrite.

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Researchers Uncover Unexpected Twist in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance | Newswise

A group of Cornell College students and their professor have discovered surprising results in their research on antimicrobial peptides, which are being studied as a method of combating antibiotic resi...

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An Invasive Mosquito (Anopheles stephensi) Is Spreading With Alarming Speed, Threatening Africa’s Cities @stephanienolen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

An Invasive Mosquito Is Spreading With Alarming Speed, Threatening Africa’s Cities (Gift Article)

The malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.

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Sometimes it is good to see the big picture and better understand why the world is the mess it is I find Dr Marya's framework very helpful medium.com/@radiorupa/h...

US State Department to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia, sources say www.reuters.com/world/us/us-... And, the Dotard rants about why no country wants to help out the U.S. when asked. Where do Americans go for help when visiting those countries without consulates? 😨

US State Department to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia, sources say

The U.S. ​State Department has notified Congress that it plans to close five foreign missions in a rare downsizing of ‌America's global diplomatic footprint, according to people familiar with the noti...

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Why am I trying to talk myself out of writing about it? Whatever I say isn't going to change minds (certainly not Wilson's mind) and I'm really overstretched with stuff to write about closer to my own focus on vaccines, science policy, and my most recent book (A Pox on Fools, thanks for asking).

A Pox on Fools by Thomas Levenson: 9798217155002 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

An urgent and profound history of vaccine skepticism, seeking to understand how our three most common fears about vaccines hardened into a lethal ideology—from a leading science writer “Brimming...

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Two top Republicans, both originally pro-Trump, confirm the US attacked Spain using Morocco as a proxy. US paid Morocco at least $40M two weeks before the Ceuta breach.

YAC News@yacnews.bsky.social · 4d ago

US House committee declares Ceuta and Melilla as 'Moroccan territory' www.yacnews.com/us-house-com...

US House committee declares Ceuta and Melilla as 'Moroccan territory' www.yacnews.com/us-house-com...

US House committee declares Ceuta and Melilla as 'Moroccan territory'

A US House report declares Spain's Ceuta and Melilla as Moroccan territory, a first for the US Congress, drafted by a top Rubio-Trump ally and sitting inside the bill that funds Israel.

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US has sent out an email requesting ideas on "new creative and unconventional ways" to defeat Iran. “Hey chat, CENTCOM here 🫡🇺🇸 We’re low-key out of ideas 💀 Drop your most unhinged ways to defeat Iran or get them to negotiate.👇Best one gets a 3 month Rip Its and Zyns drop."

We’ve been saying this for a while now many of the people being targeted are just fishermen. Evidence now supports that the United States has killed individuals who were not involved in drug trafficking during its “counternarcotics interdiction operations” in the Caribbean and Pacific.

Congress has a legal duty under the Constitution to promote the general welfare. Defunding access to healthcare directly contravenes that legal responsibility. Theft of public funds for other purposes is undermining health, safety, rights & freedoms. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/b...

After Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients (Gift Article)

More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.

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Relief efforts for Northwest fires: ‘The whole rez is on fire’ As wildfires burn through Native nations in OR and WA, communities have banded together to set up sites to donate and support families impacted by the fires. How to help details are in article. ictnews.org/news/northwe...

Relief efforts for Northwest fires: ‘The whole rez is on fire’ - ICT

As wildfires burn through Native nations in Oregon and Washington, communities across both states have banded together to set up sites to donate and support families impacted by the fires.

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The First Amendment says Congress cannot abridge the people’s right to redress. It is unlawful for anyone to give Trump special immunity for his alleged tax crimes. Anyone doing so adds themselves to the list of accomplices. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...

Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity (Gift Article)

The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.

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USA: Medicare is dropping two COVID-19 tracking rules for long-term care and 11 specialty cancer hospitals. The agency will stop collecting data on how many staff members are vaccinated, as well as tracking if patients and residents are up to date on their shots.

Cancer and Long-Term Care Hospitals Will Stop Reporting Staff COVID Vaccination Rates Under a Finalized Medicare Rule

CMS finalized removal of staff COVID vaccination reporting for 11 cancer hospitals and long-term care hospitals, beginning with the FY 2028 program year.

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There are long-form, science-driven and forward-looking policy-relevant analyses that explain what made Covid so difficult to confront, assess institutional failures (& successes), and dive in to intentional efforts to undermine pandemic response for short-term political gain. Airtime is a choice.

Joshua Weitz@joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 2y ago

It's publication day for "Asymptomatic" via Johns Hopkins U Press. The book explores the paradox of asymptomatic transmission and rationale for proactive steps to confront future pandemics: bit.ly/asymptomatic...