Olivia Banks
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Software Developer, Utah, Honors Computer Science and Molecular Biology 🇵🇸🇺🇦 #KeepMasksInHealthcare
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Olivia Banks
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#SaltLakeCity #MissingPerson I'm part of the missing person's search effort for August Beckwith, a 29-year-old non-verbal autistic man. We believe August is on campus at the University of Utah, and we need people to help us scour the campus for him.
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USDA says H5 detection in Wisconsin dairy herd is new spillover event
Whole genome sequencing confirmed the virus detected in a Wisconsin dairy herd on December 14 is H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b genotype D.1.1.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Whole genome sequencing confirmed the virus detected in a Wisconsin dairy herd on December 14 is H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b genotype D.1.1.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
USDA says H5 detection in Wisconsin dairy herd is new spillover event
Whole genome sequencing confirmed the virus detected in a Wisconsin dairy herd on December 14 is H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b genotype D.1.1.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Whole genome sequencing confirmed the virus detected in a Wisconsin dairy herd on December 14 is H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b genotype D.1.1.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
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In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
December 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
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A thing I believe is that governments should¹ pass laws banning the development or deployment of machinery that reads thoughts. The fact this technology does not exist makes it even more important it be illegal
¹ If someone wants narrow cutouts for accessibility devices I do not see a problem
¹ If someone wants narrow cutouts for accessibility devices I do not see a problem
December 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A thing I believe is that governments should¹ pass laws banning the development or deployment of machinery that reads thoughts. The fact this technology does not exist makes it even more important it be illegal
¹ If someone wants narrow cutouts for accessibility devices I do not see a problem
¹ If someone wants narrow cutouts for accessibility devices I do not see a problem
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A raccoon entered a liquor store in Virginia and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then it passed out on the floor of the bathroom.
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A raccoon entered a liquor store in Virginia and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then it passed out on the floor of the bathroom.
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
Sea of Tranquility is a damn good book.
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Sea of Tranquility is a damn good book.
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
December 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
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God, what an incredibly distracting news cycle. I for one have completely forgotten about the Epstein files
September 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
God, what an incredibly distracting news cycle. I for one have completely forgotten about the Epstein files
#SaltLakeCity #MissingPerson I'm part of the missing person's search effort for August Beckwith, a 29-year-old non-verbal autistic man. We believe August is on campus at the University of Utah, and we need people to help us scour the campus for him.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#SaltLakeCity #MissingPerson I'm part of the missing person's search effort for August Beckwith, a 29-year-old non-verbal autistic man. We believe August is on campus at the University of Utah, and we need people to help us scour the campus for him.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1Evf...
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I doubt we’ll see much of anything. Trump started looking into only the democrats as they relate to the Epstein files, which is an “active investigation” they can use the censor the hell out of everything.
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I doubt we’ll see much of anything. Trump started looking into only the democrats as they relate to the Epstein files, which is an “active investigation” they can use the censor the hell out of everything.
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The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
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Zoox isn’t yet charging for rides in its electric vehicles, which don’t have steering wheels, mirrors or pedals. But cofounder Jesse Levinson thinks regulatory approval is close.
Amazon’s Robotaxi Unit Launches In San Francisco Without Steering Wheels—Or Fees
Zoox isn’t yet charging for rides in its electric vehicles, which don’t have steering wheels, mirrors or pedals. But cofounder Jesse Levinson thinks regulatory approval is close.
www.forbes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Zoox isn’t yet charging for rides in its electric vehicles, which don’t have steering wheels, mirrors or pedals. But cofounder Jesse Levinson thinks regulatory approval is close.
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Yep that's how it happened
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Yep that's how it happened
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Also finding out people mentioned in the Epstein files have been suing victims into homelessness makes me sick
Rich people can keep a lawsuit going forever. It’s a tactic Scientology uses against people who try to leave their cult. You have to fight back to avoid summary judgment
Rich people can keep a lawsuit going forever. It’s a tactic Scientology uses against people who try to leave their cult. You have to fight back to avoid summary judgment
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Also finding out people mentioned in the Epstein files have been suing victims into homelessness makes me sick
Rich people can keep a lawsuit going forever. It’s a tactic Scientology uses against people who try to leave their cult. You have to fight back to avoid summary judgment
Rich people can keep a lawsuit going forever. It’s a tactic Scientology uses against people who try to leave their cult. You have to fight back to avoid summary judgment
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ngl that one felt good
November 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
ngl that one felt good
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BREAKING: PROP 50 HAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
BREAKING: PROP 50 HAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
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Right. Nothing feels good about this at all.
November 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Right. Nothing feels good about this at all.
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I saw this a couple days ago? yesterday? and all I could think about was the kids going hungry. The adults need to fend for themselves, but the children? A 6-month old baby?
My heart breaks for them.
My heart breaks for them.
November 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I saw this a couple days ago? yesterday? and all I could think about was the kids going hungry. The adults need to fend for themselves, but the children? A 6-month old baby?
My heart breaks for them.
My heart breaks for them.
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I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Riding a bike through deserted suburban streets in a thunderstorm in the middle of the night is a phenomenal experience.
October 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Riding a bike through deserted suburban streets in a thunderstorm in the middle of the night is a phenomenal experience.
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As you get to a certain age, especially if you're a cis man, you've either got to own up to being an idiot (or worse) in your youth or double down on it.
Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
October 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
As you get to a certain age, especially if you're a cis man, you've either got to own up to being an idiot (or worse) in your youth or double down on it.
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The government shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Dept. The Trump administration has laid off hundreds of the employees, leaving few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws — two of the agency's core functions. Here's what has been cut and what might be restored.
No Education Department? No Problem, Trump’s Education Secretary Says.
The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws.
nyti.ms
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The government shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Dept. The Trump administration has laid off hundreds of the employees, leaving few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws — two of the agency's core functions. Here's what has been cut and what might be restored.
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If you can’t win, why not cheat, that seems to be the MAGA playbook. The Republican-controlled North Carolina Senate has passed a new congressional map in a 26-20 vote, setting up an expected final vote in the state House.
October 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If you can’t win, why not cheat, that seems to be the MAGA playbook. The Republican-controlled North Carolina Senate has passed a new congressional map in a 26-20 vote, setting up an expected final vote in the state House.
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“Prompt parties,” gatherings of women over cheese and wine to chat about how ChatGPT can help them, are emerging as the next-generation of Tupperware party in San Francisco.
Wine, Cheese and ChatGPT: Ladies’ Night in San Francisco
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“Prompt parties,” gatherings of women over cheese and wine to chat about how ChatGPT can help them, are emerging as the next-generation of Tupperware party in San Francisco.