BlogHide Resteemszafrada (78)in palisades • 16 days agoThe California government is failing the citizens on nearly every level.For those that think the Palisades fire is just climate change and nothing could have been done to avoid it, the first 15 minutes of Tucker's interview with Michael Shellenberger below shows some…zafrada (78)in democrat • 17 days agoFailures continue.It’s incredible after Democrats failed in Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco that their particular brand of idiocy is allowed to keep ruining cities. Being a mayor should be…zafrada (78)in republican • 18 days agoEarly look at cuts that House Republicans are planning in their budget reconciliation bill this year.This is from the Republican House Budget Committee. Massive cuts to SNAP and Medicaid here among other critical programs. Whether voters wanted this or not, they're going to feel the pain in a big…zafrada (78)in la • 19 days agoThe LA Times has a good explainer on the matter.The winds were so strong that air support was unable to do fire suppression, so it really put pressure on the ground fire operations in the hills. The demand was so high from firefighters that the…zafrada (78)in disease • 20 days agoInteresting paper by Peacock et al.The H5N1 spillover into cattle from birds in the US was most likely a single introduction according to the phylogeny. As the paper notes, the cattle virus has developed some mammalian generalist…zafrada (78)in book • 21 days agoWind and Truth : my review.Soooooooooo.... I finished Wind and Truth last night, and I'll be honest. I didn't love it. I saw a tweet saying that every other scene felt like a BetterHelp commercial, and "What a disaster…zafrada (78)in h5n1 • 21 days agoThe USDA expanded its milk H5N1 testing program.The USDA expanded its milk H5N1 testing program to 28 states now (65% of the country's milk). So far only California and Texas have active detections in the testing. The USDA is also working on…zafrada (78)in british • 22 days agoThere is a reason for this injustice, and it is the intersectional, collectivist ideology of the radical left.Who told us to believe all women? The left. Who is telling us to believe all women, unless they're Jews? The left. Who has been telling us to believe all women, but not underage British white…zafrada (78)in public • 22 days agoH5N1 doesn't efficiently spread in humans.Fortunately we'll be in the safe hands of Kamal... Donald Trump and checks notes RFK Jr. But yes, one quite significant difference with the coronavirus is we have vaccines, antivirals, and…zafrada (78)in cdc • 23 days agoSecond dose vaccine.Since a few people were confused about me saying 65+ should get a second coronavirus vaccine dose. I suppose this got lost in the news cycle at the time. ACIP voted back in October for a second…zafrada (78)in health • 24 days agoCoronavirus wastewater levels are rising again as expected.Particularly in the Midwest. Make sure you have received this year's coronavirus booster. And if you are an older adult, make sure you get a second dose. Lots of respiratory viruses circulating…zafrada (78)in surgeon • 25 days agoThe Surgeon General has a lot of great infographics on the risk of cancer with alcohol consumption.As it notes, we have causal evidence that alcohol causes at least 7 types of cancer. It is the third largest preventable cause of cancer behind tobacco and obesity. Alcohol contributes to 1 in 6…zafrada (78)in sanders • 26 days agoI never was a fan of Bernie Sanders and it was to a large extent stuff like this.H-1B isn't free of problems-if they get laid off or quit without a new employer they risk deportation- but H-1B employees are statutorily paid at or above what comparable non-H1B employees are…zafrada (78)in trump • 27 days agoTariffs a negotiation tactic?"Trump's just using tariffs as a negotiating tactic" Okay but he keeps arguing he will pay off our debt with tariffs. Note the $2.7 trillion estimate (over 10 years) is not accounting for…zafrada (78)in palestine • 28 days agoA lecture about black holes was shouted down by pro-Hamas protesters because the lecturer is Jewish.Tell me again how this anti-Israel movement isn't contaminated by, and festering with genuine racist hatred toward Jews. Yes, by all means, be critical of Israeli policy without being…zafrada (78)in us • 29 days agoAmerican culture and economy can be upgraded by habitually insisting on reciprocity.I thought that Trump’s claim during the campaign that each drug dealer ends up killing over 400 people during his “career” was an important and impactful signal in a country far too soft on deadly…zafrada (78)in carter • last monthCarter vs Biden legacy.Carter's legacy is that he was one of the great humanitarians of the 20th century, a fundamentally decent and kind human. Biden's legacy will be that he defied the will of the american people and…zafrada (78)in panick • last monthIt isn't polite to click at humans..I very nearly missed my flight because the airport parking lot is full and I couldn't find the overflow parking. That problem was solved. Then some lady in the TSA line was walking really slowly…zafrada (78)in health • last monthThere is a lot of flu activity out there now.Especially in the southern US. Some jurisdictions like Louisiana and Oregon are at very high flu activity levels. We are on track for peak flu season in the coming weeks. Gonna be a lot of people…zafrada (78)in health • last monthThe CDC released more analysis of the severe bird flu case in Louisiana.The patient's specimens had some rare mutations that are thought to increase binding in the upper respiratory tract, which could increase the risk of human to human transmission. These mutations…
