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Hmm very interesting & I stand corrected. Thank you. Never knew mushrooms could grow in that configuration on trees.

Actually aren’t those lichens?

They investigated Zika, anthrax, Ebola—now they’re out.

CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service officers were among thousands let go as the administration downsizes federal health agencies. Dr. Schuchat calls it a serious blow to public safety. What’s the plan to protect us from emerging threats now?

Where is the President’s Day protest in NYC on 2/17?

Mind-boggling wreckage. Among the lifesaving programs now disrupted by Elon’s attack on @USAID: phase 1 trials for a possible HIV vaccine.

DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.

A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...

The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

If you voted Republican, and you care about your country, please act rather than rationalize. Unless you cast your ballot so that South African oligarchs could steal your data, money, country, and future, tell your elected officials that you wanted something else.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

Congressman Jamie Raskin live now. This is the strong stuff we wanted.