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BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732. Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.

#Emails2DOGE cc: [email protected] 1. Mocked Trump & his boss Elon on TV and online 2. Got my kid’s Corgi fixed so she won’t have babies (Elon you should get fixed 2) 3. Looked up why ketamine abusers need 😎 indoors 4. Read court decisions saying Trump & his boss Elon violated laws 5. Made this list

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President Vladimir Putin famously avoided speaking Navalny’s name over the years, instead calling him “that character,” “this gentleman,” “a poor excuse for a politician” and “a certain political force.”

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya told the Group of Seven ministers in Munich that Japan remains firm on supporting Ukraine and sanctioning Russia.

Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into "zombies."

Elon Musk and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a very political-looking meeting that they swear was just business—and that Donald Trump barely knew anything about. https://newrepublic.com/post/191558/trump-no-idea-elon-musk-meeting-india-modi

Reddit's CEO had previously shown an interest in potentially introducing a new type of subreddit with "exclusive content or private areas" that Reddit users would pay to access.

Army Corps pulls out of Charleston school STEM Day after DEI ban #chsnews

A boy with his dog, 1918.

"Under no circumstances should any sane person take his health advice. Nor should any senator consent to give him authority over government agencies that regulate our food and medicines."

A new study shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians.

Some more of yesterday’s snowdrop captures. It’s so difficult to get a noce composition in what is quite a messy scene. But it’s also good to push outside of your comfort zone sometimes. #nature #landscapes

The only confirmed photograph of Vincent van Gogh, taken in 1873 when he was 19 years old.

Donald Trump seemed oblivious to Mitch McConnell’s history with polio as he ranted about the leader voting against RFK Jr.

What can you do? Don’t give up hope. Dictators feed off your hopelessness. Don’t quit. Dictators want you to give up. Punch back. Dictators are bullies, and bullies are cowards. Stay tethered to the truth. Dictators need you to believe their lies. Resist. Stand with others.

Want Medicare for All? Climate action? Wealth tax? Then we need progressives winning these Senate races.

Musk is a putz .. 🙄

India is losing faith in Narendra Modi. In January, Robert F. Worth reported on why the strongman’s populist facade is cracking:

Appreciating how perfect the snowdrops have been in this dry weather before they get battered by the wind and rain that's coming 🌱

I don’t know about you, but I’ve waited all my life to read the words “Kennedy Center presents ‘Death of a Salesman’ starring Scott Baio.”

Trudeau: "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state"

That only makes it more of a challenge.

A young Freddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara, pictured with his mother in 1947.

"The Woman with the Handbag": Danuta Danielsson strikes a marching Neo-Nazi with her handbag during a protest in Växjö, Sweden. Photographed by Hans Runesson on April 13, 1985.

Children embrace one another in a newly desegregated primary school, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1995.

In 1973, Marlon Brando declined his Oscar for 'The Godfather,' giving Sacheen Littlefeather the platform to speak out against Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans.

Inuit girl and her Malamute puppy, 1949.

Sergeant Stubby, a stray dog found during military training in 1917, served with the 102nd Infantry Regiment during World War I. Celebrated for his loyalty and bravery, he repeatedly saved soldiers by detecting mustard gas attacks from a distance. (Photo taken c. 1918).

In 1959, 9 year old Ronald McNair was denied books at a segregated library, prompting police involvement when he defiantly refused to leave. He later earned a PhD in Physics from MIT, became an astronaut, and tragically died in the Challenger disaster. That same library is now named after him.

A young Barack Obama spending time on the beach with his grandfather, c. 1965.

Family portrait taken during the Spanish flu, c. 1920.

Ukrainian girl in traditional dress, c. 1930.

David Bowie calls out MTV for not playing videos by Black artists, 1983.

U.S. Army destroys the swastika atop the Zeppelintribüne at the Nazi rally grounds in Nuremberg, April 22, 1945.

Jesse Owens, American track and field athlete and four-time gold medalist, salutes during the presentation of his long jump gold medal after defeating Nazi Germany’s Luz Long at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Dutch resistance celebrates news of Adolf Hitler's death, May 1945.

Special effects techniques from the past.

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Donald Trump's second term instantly kicked off with an onslaught of cruel and sometimes unconstitutional orders. These orders take aim at a long list of perceived enemies: trans families, immigrants, Democrats, and so forth. Here's who is on the target list—and how they plan on fighting back.

Yes he is.

Dump Susan Collins in 2026.