Apparently Gaia is repaying us for neglect and abuse. As waters warm up, Vibrio vulnificus bacteria increases. Swimming where ocean and fresh water mixes is now *at your own risk.*
5 dead from rare flesh-eating bacteria in LouisianaVibrio vulnificus bacteria, a flesh-eating bacteria, has hospitalized nine and killed five in Louisiana in 2026, health officials say.www.usatoday.comOh FFS! I have to call my Congressmen AGAIN!? Is this to allow Paramount to just do whatever TF they want? #FCC #StationOwnership
Mitch Jackson ⚖️Minutes ago the FCC scrapped the rule that stops one company from owning your local news station and 264 others. Check the networks. Almost nothing. Full breakdown in this morning's post, "You Are Not Confused. You Are Being Managed" mitchthelawyer.substack.com/p/you-are-no...
Glad I got a new A/C system two weeks ago. Temp is in the high 80ºsF, but the index has pushed the real-feel over 100º. Ick. I need to run errands, but have zero desire to venture out. Stay hydrated, stay safe.
Cat's Hilarious Faucet DrinkAlt: Gray tabby cat with pale chin and muzzle, laying in a stainless steel sink under a running faucet, lapping up waterstatic.klipy.comLook to your state Departments of Health. The CDC and FDA are so stripped of skilled personnel that we are on our own with outbreaks. #Cyclosporiasis
Cyclosporiasis outbreak has expanded to six more statesThe CDC’s planned update marks a significant expansion in the outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms.www.nbcnews.comAnd now this. Anything they can do to make life harder for everyday folks, they are doing. It's like they are actively trying to make life harder for all of us. www.newsweek.com/trump-medica...
Trump scraps Medicare Part D subsidy: What It means for seniorsThe Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration will expire after 2026, the CMS announced Tuesday.www.newsweek.comCyclosporiasis is now in 45 states and 18K confirmed or probable infections. #MAHA my ar$e.
Cyclospora Outbreak 2026 Foods to Avoid and Map as 45 States Hit With Parasite CasesA massive outbreak of the “explosive diarrhea parasite” cyclospora has been linked to shredded lettuce. Where are cases rising, and what are the other possible sources?www.today.comThis makes me feel so hopeful about the midterms. People don't want #DataCenters, #DetentionCamps, #Landfills and #SewageWaste surrounding them. Issues are uniting people across politics.
How the threat of an ICE detention center galvanized a Trump-country coal town“We do deserve better than a plethora of data centers, detention centers, warehouses, biosolids processing plants, massive landfills.”www.motherjones.comGifted. #Project2025's next phase continues by chopping grants aimed at preventing teen pregnancies. White Christian Nationalism with women pushed back into being barefoot, pregnant, and subservient is the goal. And where are those dollars going instead? 🤨🧐 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families (Gift Article)The administration canceled federal grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex. New criteria say programs should stress abstinence.www.nytimes.comThe rest of the world will be living in a clean and fossil-fuel-free world, while the U.S. will look like the opening scenes of "WALL-E." 😡
Oliver"New Zealand already generates 85% of its electricity from renewables — and is now adding solar at record speed to reach the 100% clean target that will make it one of the world's first fully renewable electricity systems. New Zealand's electricity grid is alrea..." www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
HHS is randomly shutting down medical research and training programs at elite hospitals, even though they appear to align with Government priorities. Where are PA Senators #Fetterman and #McCormick on this? Absent, as always. Gifted. share.inquirer.com/6XzhT4
Penn and CHOP researchers lost millions in federal funding for healthcare research last week, forcing programs to closeThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality last week cut dozens of grants, affecting multiple programs at Penn and CHOP. “These are not controversial topics,” CHOP doctor Christopher Forrest said.share.inquirer.comUnnecessary deaths in an illegal war while Congress just looks the other way. 🤬
MeidasTouchNYT reports the Pentagon did not disclose multiple Iranian strikes on U.S. bases in Jordan last week that reportedly injured dozens of American service members and damaged helicopters. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...