Mumps.
(In case you were habituating to reports of measles; gotta change it up.)
Mumps.
(In case you were habituating to reports of measles; gotta change it up.)
LA City Council’s City President Marqueece Harris-Dawson says he has been pulled over four times while a member of the council; the most recent was this week. He missed a committee meeting because of the stop, according to him.
Among the questions: “how do you have this vehicle,” according to him.
Screenshot of a 3hr old post from the GW Hatchet: “BREAKING: GW sold its Virginia campus to Amazon Data Services, an Amazon subsidiary that manages the company's data centers, for $427 million on Friday. The deed, obtained by The Hatchet, authorizes ADS to develop the campus into a data or information technology center. STORY TK”
GW‘s student newspaper appears to have broken the story that the institution has sold a satellite campus to Amazon to be turned into a data center, which is just about chef’s kiss for the state of American higher education rn
03.03.2026 01:03 — 👍 1665 🔁 577 💬 19 📌 35world-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.
01.03.2026 14:15 — 👍 11787 🔁 3834 💬 146 📌 177
I want to do my part in raising awareness. Texas's Big Bend is set to receive new border security infrastructure, including >100 mi of border wall cutting through Big Bend National Park. Kristi Noem just waived 28 environmental protection laws and regulations to expedite this construction. 🧵 1/4
28.02.2026 01:46 — 👍 373 🔁 300 💬 22 📌 40People are always like what’s something you miss from the past and one of mine is antitrust laws
26.02.2026 23:06 — 👍 13114 🔁 3034 💬 52 📌 49
Don't be fooled by this bill's name-- this is a book banning bill that will exclude LGBTQ books from all public schools NATIONWIDE.
Call your congresspeople and tell them to VOTE NO on this nakedly bigoted book banning bullshit.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
I've written up a brief script for anyone who wants to call or write your representatives regarding this bill (yes, even the ones you think won't care). PLEASE DO THIS IF YOU ARE ABLE. This bill *cannot* pass.
You can find your representatives here: www.congress.gov/members/find...
Reminder: Have you called your Senators yet to tell them to vote no on wellness grifter Casey Means' confirmation as Surgeon General? It's important.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...
Casey Means is a crank-charlatan and should be wholly rejected by the Senate as Trump's nominee for Surgeon General.
Tell your Senators to reject Casey Means: actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
hey this is legitimately terrifying and if you're not paying attention to this you need to be right now
26.02.2026 06:01 — 👍 592 🔁 196 💬 4 📌 1My long COVID was so bad at one point I couldnt even remember a five digit authentication pin within a few minutes of seeing it. Its better now, but its taken years, two relapses, and done so much damage.
25.02.2026 17:18 — 👍 74 🔁 24 💬 3 📌 1Reminder: the entire NSF budget is 9B and NIH like 47B. And they have 500B that they don’t know how to spend.
21.02.2026 16:37 — 👍 93 🔁 56 💬 2 📌 1
U.S. COVID-19 heat map titled “COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.)” dated Feb 23, 2026, by the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative. States are color-coded by transmission level: very high (dark maroon), high (red), moderate (orange), low (yellow), very low (light yellow), and limited data (hatched). Very high levels dominate much of the Midwest (e.g., ND, SD, NE, MN, IL, IN, MI) and parts of the South (e.g., AL, MS, WV). High levels appear in states like WI, IA, OH, KY, and parts of the Northeast. Moderate levels are widespread across the South and central regions (e.g., TX, MO, KS, OK) and parts of the Northeast (e.g., NY, PA). The West (e.g., CA, NV, OR, WA) and parts of the Southeast (e.g., FL) show low to very low levels. Some states (e.g., OK, AR, MS) have limited data indicated by diagonal hatching. Accompanying text states transmission had been subsiding but increased by approximately 16% in the most recent week, driven by the South. Levels remain very high in the Midwest, moderate in the Northeast, and low in much of the West.
Graphic titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)” dated Feb 23, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative). Infections: 1 in 58 people (1.7%) actively infectious; 851,000 new daily infections; 6,120,000 infections in the past week; 47,000,000 infections in 2026; cumulative infections per person 5.08. Long COVID: 43,000 to 170,000 cases from new daily infections; 306,000 to 1,220,000 from new weekly infections. Excess deaths: 240 to 400 from new daily infections; 1,700 to 2,900 from new weekly infections. Summary text notes ~850,000 daily infections with moderate transmission levels and weekly excess deaths near 2,000.
Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” (U.S.), dated Feb 23, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative). Lists states with CDC level, estimated active infections (e.g., Alabama 1 in 27, Illinois 1 in 25, Maine 1 in 24), and chances someone is infectious in groups of 10, 25, 50, and 100 people. Many Midwest and some Southern states (e.g., IL, IN, MI, MN, MS, AL) are marked “Very High,” with infection rates around 1 in 24–29 and up to ~98–99% chance in a group of 100. Some Northeastern states (e.g., CT, DE, MA) are “High.” Western states (e.g., CA, AZ, HI) are “Low” or “Very Low,” with much lower prevalence (e.g., ~1 in 99 to 1 in 222). Note indicates limited data for some states and that Minnesota declined from earlier higher levels but remains in the “Very High” range.
Alt text: Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” (U.S.), dated Feb 23, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative). Lists states from Missouri to Wyoming with CDC level, estimated active infections, and probability someone is infectious in groups of 10, 25, 50, and 100. Very high levels include Nebraska (1 in 18), North Dakota (1 in 27), South Dakota (1 in 20), and West Virginia (1 in 15), with probabilities up to >99% in a group of 100. High levels include Ohio (1 in 35) and Wisconsin (1 in 41). Most other states are moderate (e.g., Missouri 1 in 64, Texas 1 in 53, New York 1 in 44) or low/very low (e.g., Oregon 1 in 215, Virginia 1 in 222, Washington 1 in 114). Note indicates limited data for some states and highlights volatility in West Virginia, where wastewater suggests higher infection levels (possibly ~1 in 7) but estimates are capped at 1 in 15.
US Weekly COVID update: Feb 23, 2026
🔸1 in 58 Actively Infectious
🔸851,000 Daily Infections
🔸6,120,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸47,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸306,000 to 1,220,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,700 to 2,900 Weekly Excess Deaths
Source: pmc19.com/data/
A reminder that Covid is a part of the weaponry the right is using toward immigrants, and continuing to ignore it helps them.
21.02.2026 19:46 — 👍 159 🔁 54 💬 2 📌 2
The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
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"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote this week on whether to overturn a 20-year ban on mining next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
22.02.2026 17:00 — 👍 83 🔁 37 💬 5 📌 20they’re radicalizing guys name colt shelby who work in the oil and gas industry
21.02.2026 00:41 — 👍 3057 🔁 663 💬 43 📌 11
I always thought the whole "they want you dead" thing was just hyperbole. But I guess this makes the entire raw milk, no vax, more asbestos stuff make a lot more sense.
20.02.2026 18:42 — 👍 3601 🔁 1137 💬 84 📌 158
Michelle Cowley, a London-based communications specialist, and her husband spent nearly two years planning a $16,000 vacation to Walt Disney World in Florida. Then their children, ages 7 and 11, heard about Renee Good and Alex Pretti being killed by ICE agents and didn’t want to go.
The lede on this story
11 Million Visitors Short: Inside America’s Continuing Tourism Slump
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/t...
OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
A U.S. map titled “COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.)” dated February 16, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative model). States are color-coded by COVID-19 transmission: Very High (dark maroon), High (red), Moderate (orange), Low (yellow), Very Low (pale yellow), and Limited Data (hatched). Very high levels are concentrated in parts of the Midwest and Plains, including Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia. High to moderate levels appear across much of the Central and Eastern U.S., including Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, New York, and Pennsylvania. Most of the West Coast, Southwest, Florida, and Texas show low to very low levels. Limited data is indicated for Mississippi and Louisiana (hatched areas). A caption notes the 12th U.S. COVID wave peaked January 3, with ongoing high transmission, especially in the Midwest, and a recent surge in Minnesota. Data last updated February 7.
A table titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)” dated February 16, 2026 (pmc19.com/data). Infections: Proportion actively infectious: 1 in 71 (1.4%) New daily infections: 692,000 Infections in the past week: 5,020,000 Infections in 2026: 40,000,000 Cumulative infections per person: 5.07 Long COVID: Long COVID cases from new daily infections: 35,000 to 138,000 Long COVID cases from new weekly infections: 251,000 to 1,000,000 Excess deaths: Excess deaths from new daily infections: 200 to 330 Excess deaths from new weekly infections: 1,400 to 2,400 A note states the U.S. is seeing about 700,000 new daily infections, with slow declines in transmission, and weekly excess deaths near 2,000.
A table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” dated February 16, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative, pmc19.com/data). It lists U.S. states with CDC level, PMC estimate of percent actively infectious, and the chance at least one person is infectious in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people. States with very high prevalence are highlighted in red, including Minnesota (1 in 12; 8.6%), Maine (1 in 22; 4.5%), Illinois (1 in 27; 3.7%), and Iowa (1 in 27; 3.7%), where the risk exceeds 90–99% in rooms of 50–100 people. High prevalence states include Alabama, Indiana, and Michigan, with room-of-100 risks around 93–97%. Most West Coast and Southwest states (California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska) are shown as low or very low, with lower room-based risks. Moderate levels appear across parts of the Northeast and Midwest, including Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Kansas, and Kentucky. A note indicates limited data reporting for some states. Data were last updated February 7.
A table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” dated February 16, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative, pmc19.com/data). It lists U.S. states with CDC level, PMC estimate of percent actively infectious, and the chance at least one person is infectious in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people. States with very high prevalence (highlighted) include North Dakota (1 in 20; 5.0%), South Dakota (1 in 21; 4.8%), West Virginia (1 in 13; 7.5%), Wyoming (1 in 19; 5.4%), and Ohio (1 in 27; 3.7%), where risks exceed 90–99% in rooms of 50–100 people. High prevalence states include Nebraska and Oklahoma, both showing ~75% risk in rooms of 50 and ~94% in rooms of 100. Many states across the West Coast, Southwest, and Northeast (including Oregon, Washington, Virginia, Utah, Nevada, Texas, and New Mexico) are shown as low or very low, with substantially lower room-based risks. Moderate levels appear across states such as Missouri, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, and Wisconsin. A footnote notes limited reporting for some states, with North Dakota estimates derived from regional averages. Data were last updated February 7.
US Weekly COVID update: Feb 16, 2026
🔸1 in 71 Actively Infectious
🔸692,000 Daily Infections
🔸5,020,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸40,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸251,000 to 1,000,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,400 to 2,400 Weekly Excess Deaths
pmc19.com/data/
The SAVE Act failed to pass last year because of nationwide public opposition. Now it’s back, and Congress should reject it again. Add your voice: bit.ly/4tmVIor
14.02.2026 21:30 — 👍 126 🔁 73 💬 0 📌 3
North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
There's a short video clip of Pinker and Epstein on the plane and a girls voice says "where are you taking me" and this is the still from it. So I don't know what he's talking about.
14.02.2026 18:54 — 👍 1641 🔁 430 💬 34 📌 27The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
14.02.2026 16:12 — 👍 10851 🔁 3516 💬 307 📌 150
Dirty fascist loser alert in Arizona. Call your state legislators, friends in AZ.
reps.fyi
You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)
13.02.2026 23:23 — 👍 4993 🔁 2367 💬 313 📌 147
Dude on Reddit doing God's work
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