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Avian flu hits another Weld County egg farm, Colorado declares disaster State officials are confirming a suspected outbreak of avian flu among chickens at a large commercial egg farm in Weld County, with the governor’s office declaring a disaster after a year of relative ...

Egg layers hit by HPAI in Weld CO, 1.3M birds.

Two Weld County farms above 1M layers have been hit at least twice since 2.3.4.4b arrived in 2022.

Weld 04 (2022-11) / Weld 12 (2024-08)
Weld 02 (2022-07) / Weld 06 (2022-12) / Weld 11 (2024-08)

A quiet streak in egg layers seems to be over.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

1/ BREAKING: Government documents reviewed by ProPublica identify Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

USDA dashboard of new Lancaster County HPAI case in an egg layer facility.

Table of HPAI cases phylogenetically linked to Lancaster 01 in 2022

An egg layer flock in Lancaster County, PA hit with HPAI this week.

One to keep an eye on: In 2022, when an egg-laying flock in Lancaster around that size had an outbreak, the infection spread to other flocks in Lancaster and Berks, taking out over 4 million birds, mostly layers.

i don't wanna be overdramatic but we need to unplug the internet

Really appreciate this work from @malar0ne.bsky.social et al, making the case that assortativity of vaccine coverage is vital to understanding (and modeling) measles outbreaks / breakthrough infections

GitHub - propublica/rx-inspector-data: Public release of Rx Inspector data linking generic drugs to the factories that made them Public release of Rx Inspector data linking generic drugs to the factories that made them - propublica/rx-inspector-data

People have been asking, so we published it: The data linking generic drugs to the facilities that make them! You can download the data on GitHub.
👇👇
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saw someone in line with two gallon sized tubs of hummus. like, what?

A man's suit lapel with two pins on it. One is the DOJ seal, the other is in the shape of a thumbs-up and says "Trump" on it.

A billionaire known as “Bitcoin Jesus” was under indictment for massive criminal tax fraud and very likely going to prison.

Then, he hired a “Friend of Trump” and the criminal charges disappeared.

How did they do it? Avi Asher-Schapiro and I spent months getting the inside story.

DHS version

White House version

The White House posted an edited photo of the activist involved in the Minneapolis church protest, made to look like she was crying.

The blue one looks like... Mercator clipped to a circle? With graticules and equator around 25°N?

The other one is somewhat orthographic, ALSO clipped to a smaller circle. Maybe. You can't really get the features with a general perspective projection I don't think.

Also, yes, I know. I am aware.

Logo of Board of Peace tweeted by White House https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2014339243221434783/photo/1

Blue background board of peace logo from Davos stage announcement

Not the first to note the questionable carto in two different Board of Peace logos, one on stage at Davos (blue background) and one tweeted by White House (white background).

Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.

The right move. And an excellent, forceful statement: "We have asked the court to order the immediate return of all seized materials and prevent their use. Anything less would license future newsroom raids and normalize censorship by search warrant.”

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Really excited our paper about how H5N1 rapidly adapted to cattle (and how these adaptations also increased its ability to infect cells from the human respiratory tract) is now published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory

Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...

NEW from @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social: The Trump administration is directing employees at the USDA to investigate foreign scientists who collaborate with the agency on research papers for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...

We know how to prevent bird flu. So why aren’t we? Lower egg prices have subdued public discussion about bird flu. But the virus is expected to devastate farms this winter.

"We know how to prevent bird flu. So why aren’t we?" www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/a...

2025: Our Year in Visual Journalism A year-in-review of the visual journalism that brought our stories to life and helped hold power to account.

This is so impressive: See the photography, illustration, graphics and filmmaking that brought ProPublica’s journalism to life and helped hold power to account in 2025.

(major platform generating/distributing AI revenge porn, govt trying to convince ppl not to believe their eyes on footage they can clearly view for themselves, terminally online govt officials marshaling the resources of military in service of propaganda to perform for an imagined audience online)

Fresh conflicts erupt around giant database for flu and COVID-19 sequences Critics say “autocratic” behavior by GISAID could hamper response to a future pandemic

More problems with #GISAID, the international database that is the key repository of #flu and #Covid viral sequences, @kakape.bsky.social reports. www.science.org/content/arti...

The detection of HPAI on a WI dairy is the third detected spillover of D1.1 into cattle.

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ProPublica on Instagram: "After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 millions hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigat... Investigative reporting by ProPublica sheds light on the spread of bird flu in the US, raising questions about the USDA's response to the crisis. Experts say the virus may be airborne, contrary to the...

More amazing reporting from my colleagues @propublica.org @natlash.bsky.social
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Extract from Rob Reiner's Wikipedia Filmography 1986 - Stand By zme 1987 - The Princess Bride 1989 - When Harry Met Sally 1990 - Misery 1992 - A Few Good Men

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.

Us: Across your entire career?

Reiner: In a 6 year period.

Us: That sounds-

Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

YouTube video by ProPublica Status: Venezuelan | A Family Tries to Stay Together in the U.S. Under Trump’s Deportation Campaign

The visuals team at @propublica.org has put together an incredibly breathtaking piece of documentary journalism on a Venezuelan family newly arrived to the US and navigating their uncertain lives under the Trump admin.

Watch and share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKSz...

How Online Crypto Casinos Use Celebrities and Livestreamers to Recruit Gamblers (Gift Article) Using exploitative marketing strategies, the illicit gambling websites have profited and lured in a young generation of gamblers.

Thrilled to talk with @neilbedi.bsky.social for this excellent deep dive into an emerging and alarming form of gambling

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

King tides at Petaluma river four and a half feet under the D St drawbridge.

@kingtides.bsky.social King tides at Petaluma river four and a half feet under the D St drawbridge.

A rancher moves a herd of cattle between pastures in Colorado.

Cattle owned by the ranching company BTAZ Nevada graze in sagebrush habitat on the Forest Service’s Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in central Nevada.

An aerial photo shows a massive open pit mine with haze rising from the center.

A new investigation from @propublica.org & @highcountrynews.org finds that government programs for grazing on public lands help the wealthiest of ranchers while harming the environment. www.propublica.org/article/graz...

Unlike in poultry, USDA has only been counting newly infected dairy herds as new cases (many herds have gone out and back into infected status). Will be interesting to hear from officials where in the state this herd is.

unfortunately i too will not be getting heals

One Health expert Dr. John Korslund (@hogvet51.bsky.social) shares his thoughts on our recent investigation on his blog. Worth a read if you're interested in #h5n1 #birdflu (and #h5n5)

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