Alejandra X.

CDC says H5N1 bird flu sample shows mutations that may help the virus bind to cells in the upper airways of people The CDC said Thursday that the mutations, detected in a sample taken from a Louisiana patient, may help bind the virus to the upper airways in people.

The #H5N1 #birdflu virus from a severe case in Louisiana shows it was developing mutations that could help it attach to cells in human respiratory tracts, including a mutation seen in a recent severe case in British Columbia, Canada, the #CDC reported today. www.statnews.com/2024/12/26/c...

...dragons. They are dragons. Not your fun, cherries jubilee eating dragons. Smaug. They're Smaug. That's it.

my armchair psychological diagnosis is that the drive to accumulate as much wealth as possible eats away at the drive for self-improvement or the internal desire to cultivate any skills or tastes. these people build huge mounds of treasure and then essentially just sit around looking at it, empty.

I’d recommend everyone regardless of medical risk bring a mask on your airplane journey, a disinfectant wipe to clean the seat you’re in and hand sanitizer.

It’s going to be on you alone to protect your health.

Warning signs are everywhere.

i reimagined the cover for one of your books just for fun. definitely would love to design one for real. ;)

Grinch was into squats this year!

colin jost: luigi mangione
audience: *goes absolutely fuckin nuts*

Yup, the article, which (again) was a front page story on press freedom has been wiped from the web. You can read the full piece here, but these women in Pakistan, Liberia, and around the world risked their safety to speak for this piece, and now it's been wiped.

How & why? archive.ph/5bs3U

$600million wedding you say

Amazon warehouse workers have to strike on Xmas you say

Amazon tech workers are demanding #NoTechForApartheid you say

These women journalists were doing their jobs. That made them targets. A Forbidden Stories consortium: Female reporters are often pushed out of their jobs as global news organizations struggle to respond to disinformation campaigns

Seeking help! No matter how many keywords/names u search related to this story the article doesn't appear on Google

This was a front page A1 story I wrote for WaPo on how smear campaigns and abuse women journalists endure are a press freedom issue. Can someone explain why it won't appear on Google?

Death and injuries in Germany as car ploughs into crowd at Christmas market Driver of car reportedly arrested after ‘terror attack’ in eastern German town of Magdeburg At least one person was killed and several others injured on Friday after a car ploughed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German town…

Death and injuries in Germany as car ploughs into crowd at Christmas market

“So there it is, los molletes: the sun reborn on the plate, warm and heavy in the palm”

🖤🖤🖤🇲🇽

Notable Sandwiches #119: Mollete Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, where I, alongside my heroic editor David Swanson, pick our way across the bracken-strewn fields that comprise...

on mythology, midwinter and the mollete sandwich:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...

a hand holding a toothbrush in front of a green dinosaur plush toy's teeth.

today, at the dentist.

Have people not been paying attention? Musk has been boosting the AfD for a couple years now.

The directness is somewhat new, but his affinity for them is not.

Min Yoongi:

quilts and blankets are superior.

The conservative-tech alliance is coming to Canada Shopify executives want to emulate the right-wing project of their Silicon Valley peers

Shopify executives are vocally opposing the Canadian government — and now they’re being openly praised by the Conservative Party leader.

They’re trying to extend Silicon Valley’s right-wing project to Canada — and need to be stopped.

Become a Penpal Writing Letters to People in Jails and Prisons, a quickstart guide from Liberation Library

If you’d like to expand your compassion beyond Luigi and become a lifeline to someone inside MDC or anywhere, here’s a little resource kit about becoming a penpal:
www.liberationlib.org/become-a-pen...

Name: LUIGI NICHOLAS MANGIONE Register Number: 52503-511 Age: 26 Race: White Sex: Male Release Date: UNKNOWN Located At: MDC Brooklyn Use the address below to send correspondence and parcels to inmates. INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER MDC BROOKLYN METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER P.O. BOX 329002 BROOKLYN, NY 11232

In case people were curious,
www.bop.gov/locations/in...

Apropos of nothing, Amazon has a sweetheart deal with NYC whereby they can block traffic lanes to offload their packages and pay minimal fines.

Rogue 'Occupy Wall Street' Account Sparks Confusion With Praise for Elon Musk Activists say an Occupy Wall Street X account that praised Elon Musk is operated by a disaffected former member of the movement.

Found out why an "Occupy Wall Street" account tweeted praise of Elon Musk and his ambition of colonizing Mars: turns out it's one person who was integral to the original movement but has since been alienated from it. @occupywallstnyc.bsky.social has disavowed.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Inquiry launched in Peru after alleged prostitution ring uncovered in Congress Prosecutors look into sex-for-votes scandal after killing of Congress lawyer leads to investigation of her former boss Prosecutors in Peru are investigating a sex-for-votes scandal in the country’s Congress after uncovering an alleged prostitution ring…

Inquiry launched in Peru after alleged prostitution ring uncovered in Congress

Screenshot of The Wirecutter. The page recommends $295 APC jeans as the "best men's straight leg."

Screenshot of The Wirecutter. The page recommends $50 Madwell jeans as the "best men's jeans for a modern take on a slim straight leg pair."

The New York Times, a publication I've worked for and love, recently published a guide on the best men's jeans. Included are $300 APCs and $50 stretch jeans from two different brands. I have a different view on how to find the perfect pair of jeans. So here's a thread. 🧵

Opinion | Why It’s a Mistake to Charge Luigi Mangione With Terrorism It could complicate a simple case and turn it into a political circus.

“By complicating a simple case, Mr. Bragg has increased the risk of acquittal on the most serious charge and a hung jury on any charge.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/o...

Essay: What does a rapist look like? www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-what...

A nerd in a teal sweater holding a stack of books about railroads in front of a wall of framed maps.

Hi. I'm Andrew. I own New England's oldest map store because last year I moved across the country after an old guy retired and gave it to me Willy Wonka-style. Visit my store in Rhode Island. www.mapcenter.com