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Map of the United States titled “COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.)” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC), dated March 9, 2026. States are color-coded by transmission level using CDC wastewater data: very high (dark red), high (red), moderate (orange), low (yellow), very low (light yellow), and limited data (striped). Several Midwest and Southern states—such as Minnesota, Illinois, Alabama, and Mississippi—are shown at high levels, while much of the West and parts of the Southeast show low or very low levels. A note at the bottom states that transmission is subsiding at the end of the 12th wave and no state is currently in the “Very High” category.

Graphic titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative model, dated March 9, 2026 (pmc19.com/data). Estimated infections: 1 in 87 people actively infectious (1.2%), about 565,000 new daily infections, 4.1 million infections in the past week, and 54 million infections so far in 2026, with cumulative infections per person estimated at 5.10. Estimated Long COVID outcomes: 28,000–113,000 new daily cases and 205,000–820,000 new weekly cases. Estimated excess deaths linked to infections: 160–270 per day and 1,200–1,900 per week. A note states the U.S. is experiencing roughly 565,000 daily infections amid moderate transmission levels.

Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model, dated March 9, 2026. The table lists U.S. states with CDC transmission level, estimated percent actively infectious, and probability that someone in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people is infectious. Several states—including Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, and Mississippi—are marked “High,” with infection estimates around 1 in 33 to 1 in 38 people. Many other states are listed as moderate or low, while some—such as California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, and the District of Columbia—are categorized as very low. A note indicates some states have limited data reporting.

Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model dated March 9, 2026 (pmc19.com/data). It lists U.S. states with CDC transmission levels, estimated percent actively infectious, and the probability that someone in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people is infectious. Nebraska is highlighted as “High” with an estimated 1 in 42 people infectious (2.4%). Most other states on this page—including Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Vermont—are listed as moderate, while several states such as Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia are categorized as very low. A note indicates some states have limited reporting and that North Dakota estimates are averaged from nearby states.

US Weekly COVID update: Mar 9, 2026

🔸1 in 87 Actively Infectious
🔸565,000 Daily Infections
🔸4,100,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸54,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸205,000 to 820,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,200 to 1,900 Weekly Excess Deaths

Source: pmc19.com/data/

Disrupted iron levels after SARS-CoV-2 infection may trigger long COVID Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body's ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger for long COVID, new research has discovered...

"Disrupted iron levels after SARS-CoV-2 infection may trigger long COVID."

"Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body's ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger for long COVID, new research has discovered."

Yesterday's strike on Tehran fuel depots caused a spill that sent burning fuel flowing through the capital's street drains, triggering additional fires across the city. #Iran

🇮🇷🛢️ CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen says black, oil-contaminated rain is falling over Tehran after strikes on oil facilities by U.S. / Israeli airstrikes.

"Raul" is pruning grape vines in Madera. "The work's physically exhausting. I earn 31 cents per plant and must keep a steady pace throughout the day to make enough. The repetitive cutting and bending causes my arms & hands to cramp as I do this work for hours on end." #WeFeedYou

ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools - purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration - to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies.

The Trump administration's mass deportation dragnet has unleashed a new wave of government surveillance across the country.

In Minnesota, federal agents continue to surveil, track, and intimidate people for exercising our First Amendment rights.

fri day night

NO KINGS DAY MARCH 28.

This is the big one. All hands on deck. Find your local group and get ready

No Kings is designed to do three things:

1. Model defiance on a national scale.
2. Create social proof that opposition is widespread.
3. Recruit folks who were not previously active.

Clear your calendars for March 28th.
Join @indivisible.org and get ready.

#ICEOUT #NOKINGS

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE Science activists and allies mobilizing to save science, health and democracy itself from the Trump administration's dismantlement and privatization.

Stand up for science national day of action this Saturday March 7th.. Network with the best people focused on saving health and democracy. Find your city!

If you're not involved in 2026 you may lose the privilege. Stand up for science

Take this as your sign that YOU too can fight back against ICE. Everyone has a part to play when it comes to resistance!

The Rage at OpenAI Has Grown So Immense That There Are Entire Protests Against It Protestors gathered outside OpenAI's headquarters on Tuesday, calling on the public to stop using its AI chatbot.

"What OpenAI is doing in terms of building legal mass surveillance technology for the government... is frankly, insane."

A REGIONAL CONFLICT NOW‼️
#TrumpEpsteinPedoCoverUp #EpsteinTrumpPedoFiles

Capitalism creates unhealthy hierarchies in our society that prevents too many of us from understanding the actual work required to feed ourselves. It's backbreaking. Farm laborers are the glue that holds this country together

Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

SCOOP: Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, according to a court record reviewed by 404 Media.

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.

At the last minute, the U.S. withdrew from the exercise and torpedoed the Iranian vessel, then reportedly refused to rescue the survivors, leaving the Sri Lankan Navy to recover bodies from the water.

~ Suppressed News ~

The people in the files don’t deserve to be able to hide, this is a great way to make people more aware of who they are

'Rising reactionary sentiment and right-wing extremism under Trump has accelerated the push for online age verification...Online protest, documenting war crimes, even news articles could be suppressed.' - @evangreer.bsky.social , Director at @fightforthefuture.org

Whether it's ChatGPT or some other company, no one should be building tech that enables killer robots & mass surveillance.

Congress should ban both of these things. Until they do people should be boycotting to hit companies like ChatGPT where it hurts! Pledge to boycott now: quitgpt.org

NO KINGS, NYC
3.28.26
2 pm
7th Ave & Central Park South

As Trump attempts to control us, it is on us, the people, to show that we will fight to protect one another and our country. We are coming together again on March 28 because we know we can overcome this repression when we unite.
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AOC: This is about actual crimes happening in front of us. This is about shredding the Constitution and plunging us into war. This is about taking crypto money and money laundering… So if you’re asking me if I’d support impeachment, I do

They are torturing and killing people in our concentration camps, and I wish more people were actively bothered by that

Amazon's Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says Amazon said the Bahrain facility was damaged due to a nearby drone strike, and two data centers in the UAE were directly hit by drones.

Amazon's Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says

NEW: There seems to be an extraordinary suppression of videos documenting the damage in Israel. I wonder why.

This is Tel Aviv–Jaffa, in the Kirya area, opposite the Ministry of Defense tonight.

(🎥 Misa Roumi)

U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflict—and 9000
miles from North America—makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

White graphic with black and pink text. Top left: “whn.global”. Top right: “Long COVID Awareness Month”. Main text: “Every COVID infection adds risk, not protection.” The word “risk” is in bright pink; the rest is in black. Below in bright pink: “Each infection increases the risk of Long COVID.” Bottom text: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”

Every COVID infection adds risk, not protection. The more times someone is infected, the higher their risk of developing Long COVID.

Reducing infections is one of the most important ways to protect long-term health. The Five Pillars of Protection help lower risk by layering prevention strategies:

The US Has Enough Missiles for This War But Not the Next One The decline of missile stockpiles, which spurred the Department of Defense’s arm-twisting in January for Lockheed Martin Corp. and RTX Corp. to boost production, is worsening by the day.

Trump is burning through missile stockpiles as if the inventories were endless. And they aren’t. And China and Russia are watching.
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