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We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

Tonight's next level @thebulwark.bsky.social is devastating. Don't turn away.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 youtu.be/qSl4KuiZraM?...

From Daytona: "His voice [...] could be heard [...]telling drivers: “This is your favorite president. I’m a big fan. I am a really big fan of you people.” " The use of the phrase "you people" is troubling to me. In this context, what do you think he means by it? www.thedailybeast.com/trump-pulls-...

I just... I can't... I mean...what in the actual fuck is happening www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...

You'll have to fight your gag reflex to get through this article. I'll just tell you how it ends: "Rubio told reporters that Beattie...would be focusing on fighting censorship." That's one hell of a punchline. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Reporting from Texas on measles outbreak. www.dewittcountytoday.com/news/texas-r...

Fyi, this is how it's playing on right-wing social media in Texas. We have a lot of work to do.

Is someone tracking all of these? A2 Houston Chronicle Feb 7.

So, we can break his brain with a PowerPoint about the Nile? I know there's a teacher out there who has this in the can. lfg

I'm in the mood to like this plan www.reuters.com/science/scie...

Red alert

Headline

The two people placed on leave were doing their jobs. apnews.com/article/doge...

@marisakabas.bsky.social changing the world from her kitchen table. apnews.com/article/inde...

😂 Tres Equis open.substack.com/pub/thefucki...

Oh ffs apnews.com/article/trum...

all you people who told us to calm down can go fuck yourselves

I'm trying to follow the Colombia story, but this WH is going to lie about everything. Is anyone following Petro on xitter? Where are you going for information? apnews.com/live/trump-p...

LOVE this

Say it out loud so you can feel it, "He wanted to see how many kids would die"

Houston Chronicle Jan 25

Disability advocacy opportunity in Texas evasheroes.org/lobbyday/

This is glorious

You can watch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole with employee policies and public websites on GitHub, which is automatically cataloguing all of the changes the 18F agency is frantically making to its internal and external webpages: www.404media.co/github-is-sh...

If you're a federal worker and you want to blow the whistle and share emails or memos from the new administration, my DMs are open and I'll keep you anonymous.

Print red cards to distribute. Carry them with you. www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...

@weratedogs.com Special request: 12 hour marathon Monday. Start time noonish? No particular reason 🩷🐶

The Vindman brothers were with the NSC. Poof goes a guardrail. apnews.com/article/trum...

This is the ballgame, folks. Time to focus up.

Roberts.

This is the beginning of a script that does not end well. apnews.com/article/anta...

I laughed so hard I spit out my coffee. @offjawaggon.bsky.social youtu.be/5sH-2xrRNZo?...

Medicare is more than half privatized, and it's costing taxpayers a lot of money open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

You don't have to watch that press conference. Just watch this youtu.be/V8KPgkUVmgU?...

"The goal of targeting trans women’s participation in sports is to create a federal law that declares trans women are men." Columnist flags 'federal law' Republicans have made their 'first priority' www.rawstory.com/anti-trans-l...

Yes, bitch. Yes. youtu.be/fSxDou12Hwk?...