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Chinese has a very strong "shoot the messenger" culture in their bureaucracy. No one wants to be the official who reports a problem so they wait until it's too big to ignore (and far harder to fix) while they try to find a scapegoat. And the USA blinded itself! www.reuters.com/article/worl...
I went to school with children who would be diagnosed as autistic today. Absence of a diagnosis doesn't mean the condition didn't exist.
Kim: I'm very concerned that if a hurricane hits, are we going to have to be begging Kristi Noem to be able to get off Instagram, to be able to actually go and do her job
Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator David Richardson has not been spotted anywhere near the devastated flood path, nor has he held a news conference or given interviews to reassure people that he is alive. At least 172 other people are also missing.
WTF! Getting it from snake dens? Are these like opium dens? A new level of stranger things.
The phrase you need: Je ne parle pas français. Parlez-vous anglais ?
I am DEEPLY concerned about the effect of the 50% tariff on Brazilian products. My morning coffee and sugar will be more expensive than the eggs.
So is rattlesnake venom, polonium and cyanide
Niacin ... the initial skin flushing and dizziness can be fierce with a modest dose.
So they have discovered the fudge factor required to make the equations work?
If that's a "wet market", so is Guadalajara Mexico's Mercado Libertad and the DF's Central de Abastos and many others. And maybe Quincy Market in Boston and Pike Place in Seattle.
Here's a genuine lab leak ... smallpox leaks on one floor, kills someone in the same building. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_sm...
When a lab has an accidental pathogen release, the typical pattern is that LAB employees, visitors and their family members are the first to be infected. They were at "ground zero". With COVID, 1st cluster is miles away, centered on a market ... so lab leak is improbable.
My SO's physicians wanted to know EVERY prescription drug, OTC drug and supplement he took. They should be regulated but it's a circus out there.
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells John Salzi ... Starter Villain and The Kaiju Preservation Society Ann Leckie ... anything!
Further confirmation from ICE HSI officers that they have been told to stop investigating pedophiles, human traffickers, and drug smugglers. Officers have been told NOT to take new criminal cases so they can instead go round up more random migrants. Morale is plummeting, especially at HSI.
Elephants. Either the nearby ones or traded from India or sub-Saharan Africa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_A...
I’m well and truly tired of Jay Bhattacharya talking about the lack of trust in public health. He and his cronies seeded, watered, and fertilized distrust during the pandemic, so they shouldn’t be surprised that it flowered. The man has no training, education, or experience in public health.
Poor signal coverage in that area - they need more towers, but the NIMBY effect takes over. And the county commissioners voted against sirens. And the girls' camp counselors were not allowed to keep their phones turned on.
Breaking: per FEMA sources Kristi Noem was responsible for THREE DAY DELAY in deploying search-and-rescue in Texas Fire her. Blood on her hands.
Texas can't adequately warn people about deadly floods, but it can immediately let me know that a cop got hurt 250 miles away from me.
What makes a food "ultra-processed"?
She slipped and fell in the bathroom, lost the baby, the last chance at an heir to the title and fortune.
Can we stop using pregnancy-ending falls as plot points? Slipping on a bar of soap isn't enough to cause a miscarriage. Yes, Downton Abbey script writers, you went for the stale trope when you could have given her German Measles and a stillbirth. @allgoodthingsmd.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
The forecast was accurate enough. TEXAS politicians didn't have any flood warning system in place. They could have had stream gauges that sent alarms to local law enforcement who would execute an evacuation plan ... but that means spending money and planning ahead. Not their strong point.
And, how about promoting "range fed" livestock, grazing non-arable areas with minimal if any feedlot finishing?
What if they cut non-ag use of fertilizers? How much nitrate pollution comes from lawn and runoff? And how much nitrogen fertilizer would those alternatives need?
The forecast was accurate enough. TEXAS politicians didn't have any flood warning system in place. They could have had stream gauges that sent alarms to local law enforcement who would execute an evacuation plan ... but that means spending money and planning ahead. Not their strong point.
They could have something like this ... it occasionally floods but dries out quickly. www.scottsdaleaz.gov/parks/greenb...
Harris hawk, known for hunting in packs and flying through brush and trees to get their prey. They have great flying skills. And the women didn't even flinch.
And they don't want to fund emergency alert systems either. Flood gages connected to electronics to notify someone - maybe even the local sheriff. And a PLAN for what to do when the alarms go off. Planning and spending money are never popular.
So it's no longer as satisfying? Easier to eat less.
Into the pockets of stockholders and insurance company executives.
Seriously GOOD news! You are the bestest pine marten on the interwebs. Have they figured out why this drug combo on this schedule works so well?
My aunt, living in Florida, was unaware that there were literacy tests until they were banned. She was the right color and was never asked to take a test.
Thanks. That makes sense.
So instead of killing it dead at Harvard, they will strangle it slowly at the consulate level by slow-walking and no-walking the visa interviews.
That it gets smaller? That's an effect I was not aware of.
They are trying to get their fellow fascists into control so they can cave to Putin easier?
Foot size?
Testosterone has a distinctive scent, which is why teen boys REEK.
I loved the Seoul subway system ... confusing as heck and I got lost frequently, but it was clean, cheap. and fast and went many interesting places.
In other words ... social services are UNDERFUNDED and understaffed so the rich can get tax breaks. If there are homeless sleeping on the trains, how about funding more shelter spaces? If there are crazy people on the trains, how about funding better mental health care?
So their report was done by ChatGTP? It's known for making up studies, legal citations and entire branches of science.
🍪 have a cookie
Stop scratching them!
Something that might be screwed up by pain meds but certainly needs them: Nerve conduction studies
Keep going ...
Also, removing shoes and boots from tib-fib fractures.
I will add that tube insertion to get to the gall bladder ... if the stupid docs had bothered to do some local anesthesia on my gag reflex it might have been more successful.
I love a well-written smackdown.
"The State does not provide evidence of" ... a long list of things.
From the decision: “All Montanans regardless of gender [...] will not be subject to the prying eyes of others or to governmental snooping or regulation.” I like that judge.
#medsky Josh Johnson skewers superfoods, "do your own research", and RFK Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B1u...
So he expects that we are STUPID ENOUGH to knowingly accept the risk of getting a placebo instead of an already-tested vaccine? Will he hold up approvals until enough people have "volunteered" to risk being unprotected from disease? Or will he expect researchers to lie on the consent forms?
There is a very effective vaccine ...
Stat News paywall : 🙁
Imagine how many more medical staff we could have, and well-paid ones, if we cut out the useless paperpushers.
Bugs using tools. I feel so un-evolved!
My latest MAGA phone text spam was: "Friend, you declined a $5K DOGE check." Leading to a web page where I could pay them money to confirm my $5,000 DOGE Check status. Were they lying to me?
So much for the advantage: "Stark-Chessa's 800 meter time was 2:43, 44 seconds behind the high school girls' record of 1:59. Her 1,600 meter time of 5:57 was over a minute-and-a-half slower than the girls' high school record."
And imagine it without FEMA to help pick up the pieces. We don't need to imagine that - we're going to see it.
It's like being right or left-handed. It just is. Maybe there are thoughts on the details, like body shape and facial features, but my brain and my body get along fine.
The few US cases were mostly because people brought OTC meds with it back from Europe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherri_...
"With respect for the family members’ wishes, a decision to proceed with the somatic support was made by the ICU team leader, in consensus with all ICU team members."
besides being 16 weeks and not 9m which would be very important, this is the important part: "A discussion with family members began after admission to the ICU. The agency in the decision-making process was given to the father of the child, but other family members’ opinions were also considered."
ethics-splain all you want. We're all horrified, but you have the vocabulary we need.
Just keeping their blood pressure reasonably stable is difficult. I don't want to think about all the pregnancy hormones that are out of balance because of other systems not functioning.
In the ultrasound scanners there is a circuit that translates this electrical pulsing into a totally bogus heartbeat sound. It could just as easily be bells, chirping birds, or buzzers ... because it's just electrical signals.
Has it ever been successful in anything but extremely short term cases?
you are right
So it's more "corpse support"? Doing it short term for organ donation is one thing but this is ghoulish.
The state seized her body as an incubator, the STATE should be paying the bills.
Oh ... they want to go to 32 weeks and the fetus already has fluid buildup in its brain!
Until 24 weeks gestation? The chances of healthy fetal development are slim and this is cruel, barbaric and totally STUPID.
On the facial ratios ... I've been told I have "masculine ratios" because I inherited granny's high cheekbones and my other granny's strong jawline. Fools!
My 5'11" sister with the size 10 shoes and XL gloves would like to talk to this person. My family has VALKYRIE genetics. Although this person does make a good case for puberty blockers.
OH no! You NEVER want the guy to have to come out from behind the counter! The change in the young man's body language from aggressive leaning to submissive quiet standing is great.
So wobbly but so DETERMINED to get those legs where they belong.
"the Court must find that SB 99 is a content-based regulation and invidiously discriminates on the basis of viewpoint", The law was on hold since it passed, so this might kill it. The state might appeal to state Supreme court. montanafreepress.org/2025/05/13/m... #transgender
There's a reason most old-timer milk recipes start with scalding the milk.
You can have a randomized trial with 70/30 or 80/20 or even a 33/33/33 split. It's that the participants are assigned to groups randomly not by their choice.
But would these parents sign up for a trial where there is a strong chance their child WILL get a vaccine? Neither pro nor anti-vaccine parents would want this.
Under those circumstances, it's understandable. But to deliberately use placebo for a measles vaccine, or any established vaccine, is unethical and dangerous.
To get "informed consent", the study would have to inform the parents that their child had a chance of receiving saline and being unprotected for the duration of the study. How many parents would agree to place their kids in this kind of study?
They are sensitive to cold - need a certain number of "chill" days to properly bloom. It varies with the variety and species. So your winter temps might be marginal for lilacs.
Because firing the maintenance techs is such a great money-saver.
In the 1960s I was told that to be a "real anti-war activist" I had to have sex with the leaders of the movement. In the 1970s I was told that to be a "real feminist" I had to have sex with the leaders of the movement. Same shit, different genders.
Because men are too demanding?
Rural USA needs these!
Glucose ... eliminate it from your body and your life will be BETTER. Also very, very short.
"real women"™ use jar openers or strap wrenches.
Impossible to communicate to people that once you decide that a group more vulnerable than you can be sacrificed in the name of your own safety or interests that you have already entered into an tacit agreement that you can also be sacrificed in the interests of a group less vulnerable than you.
It's ALREADY Law: 49 CFR Sec 391.11 requires drivers to "read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries and to make entries on reports and records."
Mexico did a cost analysis of 100% vaccine coverage versus measles - including lost parental labor as well as medical expenses. Vaccines were cheaper.
"Lifetime immunity" if and only if you survive. And with the bonus of life-long disabilities such as the lung damage from pertussis, deafness from mumps or measles and blindness because your mom survived rubeola while she was pregnant with you.
My dad had a Borzoi when he was a child in Montana ... surprised the heck out of coyotes when the dog kicked into high gear and passed them. It was crap as a hunting dog, but yes, snoot and legs and hair supermodel. General Custer had borzois.
#womeninstem This is cool. While a 1-2 % improvement seems small, when you consider the number of wind turbines we install, it adds up to huge increases in power generated. techoreon.com/penn-state-s...
They can be Admirals. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_...