This thread shows in stark terms what the cost of #H5N1 #birdflu can be for a dairy farm, & why the programs announced Friday to try to incentivize farmers to report outbreaks, restrict spread & allow public health to study conditions on the ground may not succeed.

This is very good advice ⬇️⬇️

PMC COVID-19 Forecast, May 13, 2024 (U.S.)

Expect transmission to hover around 350,000-500,000 infections/day through mid-July.

Transmission has increased the past 2 weeks. Now we have some clarity on the forecast (red line). It looks like we should fall short of the 500K mark…

I don't know why Biden has not internalized the fact that Bibi will do everything he can to ensure Trump wins the election.

Exactly. Scott is putting Vermonters and Zoie in an untenable situation.

If you kill 40,000 civilians and only lose a couple hundred soldiers you’re not trying to minimize civilian casualties at all.

People can debate the morality of that choice in Gaza, but it’s laughable to say they’re trying to avoid killing innocents.

Spare us the bullshit.

It’s wildfire season.

This DIY air cleaner is still the best for the price. On speed 1, it is quieter and moves more air than the more expensive HEPA devices.

“Mothers’ Day was not designed to encourage people to be nice to their mothers. It was part of women’s effort to gain power to change society.” That’s with the apostrophe in the plural position. Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) explains it well here:

open.substack.com/pub/heathercox…

Pay attention! ⬇️⬇️

Masks were made into a political tool during the #covid19 pandemic, particularly by those who made them seem like attempts to reduce people’s freedoms. By creating an “anti-American” stigma associated with masking, we may find ourselves once again scrambling if/when human-human…

Folks, he is not going to leave office, ever. Know this before you decide not to vote for Biden. It will be worse than you can imagine and a national security disaster. The aim is to destroy America, to the benefit of autocrats around the world.

“Gov. Scott’s installation of Zoie Saunders as interim secretary of education is inherently unconstitutional.” $vtpoli #vt #vermont #VTed vtdigger.org/2024/05/10/bri…

#Vermont this is spot on.

We need all our senators to act quickly and legislate against Scott’s hideous appropriation of state power.

#Vermont — pay attention. Charter schools are a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It is a transfer to the rich. Don’t take my word for it. ⬇️⬇️

I did it last year for Mother’s Day and I’m doing it again this year! I just gave to National Bail Out to #FreeBlackMamas for Mother’s Day.

Please consider making a donation at the link below, if you are so resourced!

Donate 👉🏿: bit.ly/freeblackmamas…

I know of no human
Who is a monolith
But I tell you man
This truth forthwith
We don’t have any chance
Without unconditional love
Just take one glance
As we push and shove
One another into
Our separated corners
Making me and you
Become lifelong mourners

#tHartigan
#vss365 #lith

Why widescale H5N1 surveillance testing?

This article is key -> enhanced PPE for all is *not* reasonable

In those conditions, it should be required only when threat is immediate

If no H5N1 on farm–>no enhanced PPE
Surveillance tests must inform this!

statnews.com/2024/05/10/bir…

Ever visited the Vietnam War Memorial?

Imagine visiting it in real-time, as people are dying, not for a war an ocean away, but for a war defending your home and democracy itself.

Strong stuff here from Ken Harbaugh.

#RoeYourVote

It is beyond appalling healthcare facilities seem to have largely given up on infection prevention & control.

No one should have to risk their life & health to access needed medical care.

What the hell is the point if getting care makes you worse?

#KeepMasksInHealthcare