zafrada (78)in #fbi • 19 hours agoPatel nomination the reason for Hunter pardon?Kash Patel explicitly said he'd target Trump's enemies. He is a worse pick than Matt Gaetz. And if we are talking…zafrada (78)in #republican • yesterdayIt wasn't that Trump was all bluster.I don't recommend the party actually do this, but the Dems can quite literally do nothing and will benefit in 2026…zafrada (78)in #wastewater • 2 days agoSure is a lot of H5 at this wastewater site in Turlock, California.The wastewater surveillance doesn't differentiate animal/human. This is almost certainly from infected dairy.…zafrada (78)in #ca • 4 days agoCalifornia is actively screening raw milk for bird flu.California Department of Public Health is issuing a second recall of another batch of raw milk from the same company…zafrada (78)in #consumers • 5 days agoIn a healthy market, you get many indirect benefits.In an unhealthy one, you get all these stealthy taxes that go along with the product. Short obsoletion cycles…zafrada (78)in #bhattacharya • 5 days agoRe: Jay Bhattacharya, author of the Great Barrington Declaration, being selected for NIH.Yes this. I hate how some libertarians tried to pretend this was a rational and coherent document. It was…zafrada (78)in #health • 6 days agoA lot of H5 detections in wastewater surveillance in California.Makes sense with the widespread H5N1 outbreak in dairy farms in the state (wastewater surveillance doesn't distinguish…zafrada (78)in #election • 6 days agoWe have about a million votes still left to count.Trump's popular vote margin is now down to 1.58%. The tipping point state was Pennsylvania at 1.7%. We are going…zafrada (78)in #trump • 7 days agoTrump tariffs.Exactly this. He's a true believer on these things. Listen to how he talks. Tariffs aren't just a negotiating tactic…zafrada (78)in #flies • 7 days agoFlies.This is a disturbing scheme. It means that 0 flies is no flies but also a few flies, some flies, and many flies.…zafrada (78)in #ukraine • 9 days agoNew Gallup polling of Ukrainians.Zelensky's approval among Ukrainians is now at 60% in new Gallup polling. Honestly considering Ukrainian society…zafrada (78)in #election • 9 days agoElectoral college.I absolutely think getting rid of the Electoral College is something both political parties should be for, but before…zafrada (78)in #ukraine • 11 days agoCoverage of the Gallup poll on Ukrainians has been pretty lousy.According to Gallup's own poll, only 27% of Ukrainians are open to territorial concessions to end the war. This…zafrada (78)in #trump • 12 days agoVote turnout.One big downside of states taking awhile to count votes is we get narratives about depressed turnout that just aren't…zafrada (78)in #trump • 13 days agoI think this is the dumbest strategy I have ever heard.And no it is not because I am trying to protect patriarchy but it simply is backwards to what you want to do with a…zafrada (78)in #kash • 14 days agoKash Patel as the head of the FBI couldn't be any more perfect.He's done so much, but was most influential as he investigated the Russia Gate fraud, and authored "Government…zafrada (78)in #avian • 14 days agoAvian flu remains low risk despite H5N1 case.Fortunately it doesn't appear the teen infected anyone else. But we don't know the source of their infection. The…zafrada (78)in #house • 16 days agoAdam Carlson with charts showing how the competitive Senate and House races went this cycle relative to the presidential race.For the most part down ballot Democrats did better than the top of the ticket. So people probably shouldn't…zafrada (78)in #health • 17 days agoNow up to 52 avian flu cases in the US.Half of them have been among California dairy workers. No human to human transmission has been documented and we…zafrada (78)in #disease • 17 days agoWho knows how many months remain of good coronavirus data from the CDC?KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant variant in the US, representing 52% of new cases. The new variant XEC is increasing…
