Kathy Lu (she/her)🫰

Travelling from Ontario? These 32 countries have polio travel warnings The CDC has issued travel advisories for 32 countries due to poliovirus. Canada has flagged 30 countries. See the full list and vaccination requirements.

It's already making a comeback. It was in only a couple of countries before, I think. USAID and the CDC stopped support of the global polio eradication initiative, and now polio is in 30 countries. www.insidehalton.com/news/polio-t...

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber stepping back, former WordPress parent chief Toni Schneider named interim boss Bluesky was born out of Twitter by Jack Dorsey in 2019 and rose to popularity as an alternative to X after Elon Musk's acquisition.

ICYMI - which I'm sure you did not - Bluesky has a new interim CEO. Details here from Lola Murti @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/b...

Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader Move could lead to escalation of war as Donald Trump has already called Mojtaba Khamenei an unacceptable choice

“The move could lead to a further escalation of the war, given Donald Trump had already acknowledged that Mojtaba Khamenei was the most likely successor and made clear he considered such an outcome unacceptable.”

awesome.

Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades Since 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36°C per decade, according to an analysis of five temperature datasets, raising fears that climate tipping points could be crossed earlier than expec...

Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades | New Scientist
www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

🧵 Since we seem to love maps here, a small geography question:

Why do we call it the “Middle East”?

The answer actually says quite a lot about who originally drew the maps.

The Border Between Gaza and Egypt Had Just Reopened. Then War With Iran Started. Israel’s closure of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has thrown surgeries and school plans into limbo.

Israel’s closure of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has thrown surgeries and school plans into limbo.
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Today's jobs report was much weaker than expected. Payroll jobs fell 92k in Feb, and revisions to Dec data show a loss of 17k jobs. Average job growth over the last 3 months now under 6k.

Household survey population controls indicate a significant drop in the labor force.

#NumbersDay #EconSky

Trader Joe’s products included in huge nationwide recall of 36 million pounds of food Four products from the popular grocery store have been recalled

Trader Joe’s products included in huge nationwide recall impacting more than 36 million pounds of food

ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

A Nashville reporter who has reported on ICE was detained at a stop in South Nashville yesterday. Estefany Rodríguez fled Colombia after getting death threats and is awaitng an asylum hearing.

nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/05/j...

"NOAA Fisheries has determined that one death a year is too much for this species to be able to recover," she said. "So they really are in dire straits."

NATO intercepts Iranian missile heading toward Turkey in first such incident "We reserve the right to respond to any hostile attitude towards our country," Turkey's Defense Ministry said.

⚡️ NATO intercepts Iranian missile heading toward Turkey in first such incident.

"We reserve the right to respond to any hostile attitude towards our country," Turkey's Defense Ministry said.

Here's my first edit on the March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period.

Voter confusion plagues Texas primary in key county Republicans’ decision to shake up polling locations led to mass confusion in the Texas primary election.

Hundreds of voters showed up at the wrong polling place after the Dallas County GOP forced both parties to abandon countywide vote centers in the March primary.

www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...

tomorrow is with one of the biggest election days of the year. there's so much to go over it's hard to know where to start.

so, let me help:

here are the *10* elections i'm watching the most closely, *at the state and local level* (=no federal elections included!)

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That sound you hear is irony dying.

JFC. European gas prices just surged 50%.

CNN confirming the F-15 went down in Kuwait — CENTCOM says it was actually 3 of them, calling it “a friendly fire incident”

At ~$350,000,000 worth of planes that’s some expensive “friendly fire”

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

A children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem “9 to 5,” or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park.

“Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure ‘every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.’”

GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON

While we sit around to find out how bad exactly it all is, a bit of cheer: the best baguette of Paris competition was won by a Sri Lankan who appears to have started as a dish washer in restaurants and eventually trained as a Boulanger.

www.paris.fr/pages/la-mei...

ICYMI, the state of Kansas just invalidated the drivers licenses of 1,000+ ppl whose gender markers did not match their assigned sex at birth. These markers had been legally changed.

There was no grace period. It's now illegal for them to drive to the DMV to get a new license (w/ incorrect gender).

The most tone deaf detail is the Core Civic statement that it says some of the kids’ artworks are “‘proudly displayed’ throughout the facility.”

So they’re proudly displaying pictures of sad faces and families behind a wire fence, and words that say “I want to go home.”

Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.

By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social

How Jeffrey Epstein sought to infiltrate the justice system New Epstein files emails show how Epstein tried to cultivate relationships with prosecutors and others involved in his case

NEW: (gift) A Miami Herald Investigation: How Jeffrey Epstein Beat the Justice System by @jkbjournalist.bsky.social and @clurhealy.bsky.social
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

“When Shah Alam did not follow police commands to drop his curtain rod, they Tasered and beat him, then arrested him, Macaluso said.”

He didn’t speak any English. And he used the curtain rod as a walking stick.

Even just a tiny bit of empathy could’ve saved his life 😞

Trans Kansan's being stripped of their licenses due to having previously - legally - changed their gender marker is absolutely shocking.

A person who misses the letter - let's they moved and forgot to have their mail forwarded - could drive to work and be arrested for driving without a license.

“Elections are approaching in which millions of people plan to cast their ballots by mail. Thomas’s opinion puts that mail — and those voters — at risk.”

Experts at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have rediscovered a recording and determined it’s probably the oldest whale recording still in existence. The likely vocalist? A humpback whale. 🐋 spklr.io/6007Dxy1Z

📷: BlackBox
🎙️: Luis Lamar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Remember how Ex-Machina ended?

Central Park on Monday was fabulous. 💕

(via Noel Calingasan) #NYC