Tara C. Smith

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Request for information (RFI): Suspected Ebola virus disease case under investigation in Beni, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...

GOP Congressman Says ‘Muslims Don’t Belong In American Society’ Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee also called it “a lie” that diverse groups of people can respectfully engage with each other.

This is the next door neighbor to "non-Christians don't belong in American society."

www.huffpost.com/entry/andy-o...

NO NO NO YOU DON’T

GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA

federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL

tell everyone you know

www.freetaxusa.com

ICE Detention of Teen Musicians Roils Texas Mariachi Community Two brothers who were recognized by their congresswoman last year, along with their parents and younger brother, are facing deportation.

Two brothers from South Texas and their high school mariachi bandmates were recognized by their congresswoman last June for winning a state mariachi competition. Nine months later, the brothers, along with their parents and younger brother, are in ICE detention and facing deportation.

There indeed is so much to fight for, and in some countries (looking at you, US), some old fights have become new fights.

One thing (academic) men can do is not participate in manels! It can be uncomfortable at times but it is also still necessary. Here’s my experience: 🧵

Guessing someone who had an online training from a scammer.

Right? They could have specified RD or something that is credentialed but not a physician, but instead brought in "functional".

The Means siblings also push wearables.

That wearable shit is also the Means bread and butter.

RFK Jr is trying to push "functional medicine" quackery into medical school, using nutrition as a trojan horse.

He's the anti-Flexner.

Trent Rez in the head like a hole vid

Pain at the pump 🎶
Feel like a chump 🎶
Just checked the news 🎶
Outbreak of Mumps 🎶

If you want to stop Newsom, build up his negatives with Black voters *now.* Emphasize how he keeps hanging out with racists and inviting them to talk on his show. Ask how Black people have fared in his California and how he’s responded to racism against us. What was he doing in 2014? 2016? 2020?

Yep. I hate hate Nov- March. Cold, dark, miserable. Might still get shit weather but at least it will be with extra evening daylight.

I keep returning to this thought. Who the FUCK is going to trust the US, *ever again*?

Oh god yes. Sorry morning people.

Sen. Husted can’t testify in person in corruption trial due to 'Iran War,' but did come to Ohio for fundraiser U.S. Sen. Husted can't leave D.C., to testify in the largest public corruption trial in Ohio history due to the "Iran war," the defense attorneys said, but did find time to return for a fundraiser.

Senator Husted can’t testify in person in corruption trial due to '"Iran War," but did come to Ohio for fundraiser

January 2021 was the deadliest month of the pandemic. 3000 Americans died daily, 95,000 in total.

And Prasad was *mocking* people for avoiding COVID.

Shame on anyone who treated him as a good faith actor or serious thinker.

Let’s be honest about his record.

@ethicselizabeth.bsky.social !

In the Cincinnati area
Saturday March 7th 2026
Tesla and Stand up For Science

It was very moist and windy
Fair amount of folks given conditions ⛈️
Thank you for the effort

#cincy #resist #freedom #nohate #democracy #protest #cincinnati #freespeech #cvg #indivisible #teslatakedown #nokings #sufs

38% of airline passengers vote to open plane door midflight because that bitch stewardess said not to

Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.

"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

I'm sure they'll be here soon.

It's fine when it's dry. Do you have a space where the cats can't go to put treated materials while drying? (We do everything on porch just to avoid getting it on shit inside but no cats here).

Found my partner. I confirmed it.

Well if that shit succeeds we'd lose most vaccines, but the human Lyme one is still in trials.

NE Ohio.

Yep. No cats here.

Yeah I've been disappointing people all winter by noting it won't stop those fuckers.

Yep

Yeah it was a nymph just crawling around.