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In Greenland, 4 polar bears test positive for H5N1 avian flu antibodies The detections, along with the animals’ nutritional and cultural significance to Indigenous people, highlight the need for ongoing surveillance. https://bit.ly/4s5InAB 📷: Christopher Michel / Flickr cc

JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care. Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops. Their cruelty is endless.

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When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-deports-children

They took away Medicaid from my 82 year old mom. They don't answer the phone and when she showed up in person, they refused to talk to her and told her to go home and call them. She got her low income senior housing because she qualified for Medicaid.

These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.

This 👇 Here, Chumpster.......

Public health advocates express concern about nominee to lead the FDA Some public health advocates sound the alarm about Heidi Overton, President Trump’s nominee for FDA commissioner, after her confirmation hearing. Read more: https://bit.ly/3VQkLni 📷: The White House

It's starting.

This x 100000. This is the pitch Dems never make. They can only do so much. Dems should come out grounded/calm voice and say, 'what are they talking about. Reps are gonna claim fraud then still be in the majority- SC & Whitehouse. We can only bring some oversight and attempt to stop the craziness'

Ebola outbreak in DRC approaches 7,800 cases Only 85% of identified case contacts are under follow-up. Read more: https://bit.ly/4AoMMCh 📷: UNMEER / Flickr cc

Study: More than 1️⃣ in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms Older age, female sex, multiple underlying health conditions, and multiple COVID infections were also associated with persistent symptoms. Read more: https://bit.ly/4xGJkjW

Important: Trump is selling early access to his Truth Social postings. His comments can move the stock market and people who pay $100,000 can learn what he’s going to say in advance of everyone else and make money off it. It’s insider trading and it’s corrupt. www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-fede...

Conspiracy theories will happen wherever a Republican exists, no matter how quickly ballot counting occurs.

Extreme weather during summer 2026 is estimated to have cost the EU 180 billion Euros But still governments refuse to acknowledge the scale of the threat and turn away from any serious, effective, action Hard to comprehend really www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Exxon is now expecting a 2.5 - 3C rise by 2050 But says f*ck you - we are just going to keep right on sucking up as much gas and oil as we can Because even though we know what's coming, we really don't give a sh*t www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.

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CDC’s new tracking method for measles deaths puzzles experts Three measles-related deaths have been reported in Pennsylvania, but not the CDC. Read more: https://bit.ly/4gQzg2I

Is SCOTUS cutting its losses knowing that 1 seat in Missouri isn't a game changer this election? Like, get some good press with no real downside?

CIDRAP Op-Ed: ‘Died with, not from’ was a COVID problem. It’s the wrong framework for measles. A Lancaster County family lost a newborn and then heard the HHS secretary suggest their child's death might have been invented. They deserve better. @jakescottmd.bsky.social Op-Ed: https://bit.ly/4xB0dx3

Science correspondent Miles O’Brien just wrapped up his series on how climate change is reshaping Antarctica. Watch his reports and share your thoughts on the series in a brief, 4-question survey here: https://to.pbs.org/45vzaal

NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried

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#Florida

🚨 ICYMI: This is one of the most offensive and egregious things I’ve ever covered (and that’s saying a lot seeing how it’s Florida):

Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?

Mitch McConnell can get 75 days off as a US Senator, but women can’t get maternity leave. Welcome to America.

👇 it was all part of their plan 👇

Mike Johnson really has them working hard for you, America.

If this enrages you, it should. And you’re not alone. The 19-year-old sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln is facing disciplinary charges instead of receiving the mental health services he needs. 👀

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

Almost 30,000 pounds of raw, frozen beef imported from Argentina has been recalled after being sold in Florida and Texas. Good luck, everyone.

Three presidents since the 1990s have reduced the deficit: Biden, Obama, Clinton. Let's stop allowing the Republican lie that they are fiscal conservatives who are good for the economy.

Study ties COVID infection at delivery to increased risk for mom and baby Obstetric risk evolved across variant periods, underscoring the need for ongoing maternal health surveillance and adaptive healthcare policies. Read more: https://bit.ly/4gv0E4T

mRNA COVID vaccine linked to lower risk of myocarditis in teens, young adults Being unvaccinated and getting COVID-19 were associated with a higher risk of heart disease and death than receiving a vaccine. Read more: https://bit.ly/3UhXOJ8

Real allies

So our friends now are North Korea and Russia and our enemies are Canada and Denmark. Makes sense.

Salt river horses removal is canceled and protected until 2028. VOTE BLUE

Perhaps Darth Vader can send a thank you card to Andreessen Horowitz — a VC that is one of the major investors in Flock. Andreessen Horowitz is also now one of the biggest political spenders in the 2026 midterms — pumping millions into super PACs for crypto, AI, and Trump. Always follow the money.

Just posting this because, as of yesterday, the US national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time. The GOP: the party of fiscal responsibility. 🥴

And here we are again …

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