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Freak Andi
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US COVID update: Mar 10, 2025

🔸1 in 110 people currently infected
🔸436,000 new daily infections
🔸3,052,000 new weekly infections
🔸153,000 to 610,000 Weekly Long COVID cases

"There is more transmission today than during 43.7% of the pandemic"

Source: pmc19.com/data/PMC_COV...
March 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Israeli authorities will discuss the approval of the construction of 1,170 illegal Israeli settlement units in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p8araf
February 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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An excellent new climate change video from channel “Just Have a Think” has just been released discussing the latest La Niña phase, AMOC tipping points, sea surface temperatures around Antarctica and feedback loops.

The video also mentions @rahmstorf.bsky.social and @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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H5N1 U.S. Tracker

Lots of H5N1 about.

Source: www.ginkgobiosecurity.com/h5n1-us-trac...
February 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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You know who knows climate change e is real?

Insurance companies.
January 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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20 U.S. states (plus D.C.) had "very high" levels of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—present in wastewater for the week between December 29, 2024 and January 04, 2025.

This is a jump up from the week before, when 16 states had "very high" levels of the virus.

Source: archive.md/zyyKf
January 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Norovirus, which causes explosive diarrhea and vomiting, may be on the rise because of an antibody-dodging variant and post–COVID-19 socializing. scim.ag/40vyQqk
Why the ‘Ferrari of viruses’ is surging through the Northern Hemisphere
Norovirus, which causes explosive diarrhea and vomiting, may be on the rise because of an antibody-dodging variant and post–COVID-19 socializing
scim.ag
January 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Israeli attacks have killed 46,645 Palestinians, including 18,000 children, since the war on Gaza began in October.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://aje.io/bwalgr
January 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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After Trump proposed a TikTok ban in 2020, billionaire TikTok investor Jeff Yass gave millions to anti-Biden campaigns. Trump later announced his support for a deal in which U.S. firms would buy stakes in ByteDance, with Yass’ partner among the proposed members of a new board.

(Published 2022)
Meet the Billionaire and Rising GOP Mega-Donor Who’s Gaming the Tax System
Susquehanna founder and TikTok investor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He’s now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election…
propub.li
January 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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US: 4 in 10 Minnesota COVID survivors report having at least 1 lingering symptom.

"This suggests that an estimated 365,000 adults in Minnesota could have experienced symptoms of long COVID"

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/4-1...
4 in 10 Minnesota COVID survivors report having at least 1 lingering symptom
Participants who received at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine booster dose had a 30% lower risk of long-COVID symptoms than their unvaccinated peers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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📺Emotive, beautifully shot doc by The Guardian of a year with Long Covid with @greendarrenshipley.bsky.social

It powerfully depicts the devastating impact #LongCovid is still having on individuals, families and society.

youtu.be/3mzG8j16FlQ?...
My year of long covid: 'the pandemic isn't over'
YouTube video by The Guardian
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January 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM