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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 17h

Believe me, the food industry gets the risk. Here's a very smart article from Food Safety News, an industry magazine. (RTE is the acronym for ready-to-eat).

Safe Until Served: The Hidden Risks of RTE Foods in Retail

This article explores the critical yet underappreciated vulnerabilities of ready-to-eat (RTE) foods in retail and foodservice settings, including blind spots in handling practices, supplier-level fail...

www.food-safety.com

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 49m

A lot of people have been making claims about H5N1 being on the verge of “going pandemic.”

We don’t that, or how or if a pandemic with H5N1 would occur.

But we do know what the virus would need to do & there are ways we can stop it.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/what-would...

What Would it Take for Bird Flu to Go Pandemic?

How H5N1 could make the jump and what we can do to stop that

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Emily Moin @emilymoin.com · 2h

Mr President Sir without NHANES the US will lose the trade war and become a net importer of observational studies

Beth S Linas, PhD, MHS @bethlinas.bsky.social · 3h

I can’t begin to tell you how much research, policy, and programming revolve around the use of NHANES data. Again, you think these lay offs don’t affect you? Think again- money gets allocated based, in part, on what these data show. This is stunning

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12m

Emmer: "Clearly, the Democrat Party of today is not your grandfather's Democrat Party. They care about one thing and one thing only -- appeasing the radical pro-terrorist wing of their party."

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 17m

My childhood dream growing up in South London was different to other kids. They laughed at me, but I didn’t care

I now own the ancient woodland that could only be afforded by me because of my parents legacy

It is my immortal memory of them

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · May 5

In these strange and uncertain times, this is our guiding account philosophy ✨🪼✨

🧵 Click on this thread for regularly updating ocean posts 🧵

Small orange bird with text "Adult me having a bad day" with big white bird cuddling it and text "seeing a weird sea creature"

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NPR @npr.org · 1h

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether those species should be allowed in nature. n.pr/4hhtAxo

Scientists are modifying wildlife DNA. Should these species be released into nature?

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether those species should be allowed in nature.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1h

We just got out of the most deranged & wonderful Bubblegrunge show in Shimo-Kitazawa.

As we were walking down the road, we saw a freaky door with a ceramic face down an alley.

We were like “looks spooky? fuck it let’s go.”

The mosaic covered bar with the concrete looking door face. It’s called mother. It’s giving Barcelona mother of Grendel.

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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 1h

“Quiero tener la tranquilidad que me da la ley de muerte digna. Por favor: más sufrimiento, no”. Uruguay vota la primera ley de eutanasia de América Latina

Uruguay vota la primera ley de eutanasia de América Latina: “Lucho por el derecho de todos a elegir”

Una mayoría progresista se dispone a aprobar este miércoles la norma en el Senado

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 8h

Autumnal collection, including little owl feather, seedheads & various lovely things that fell off trees.
Zoom in to the details if you’re feeling stressed-the patterns in nature have been shown to help our brains relax🪶:

A collection of seedheads, acorns, sycamore keys, dried flowers, lichen, a little owl feather & a piece of Baltic amber on a white watercolour paper background

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 1h

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 17h

Currently on a flight to Japan watching a Pentagon Assistant Press Secretary (Riley Podleski) work on a document in the open on her laptop. She spent the last hour copy and pasting headlines from articles critical of the Administration’s hostility toward the 1st amendment.

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 1h

Like the little engine that could!
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1h

Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens has lost her bid to enter Australia after the country’s highest court backed the government’s decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could “incite discord” in the community.

Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia

The country’s highest court backed the government’s decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could “incite discord” in the community.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

Correcting this: it is $28 billon in funds cancelled in blue states, not $18 billion. So 1.5 Milei bailouts. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

Trump has cancelled $18B of spending in blue states. He fired more than 4,000 federal employees the same day he sent $20B to Argentina. He is propping up the government of the guy on the left, while firing government officials working for the guy on the right. But those employees also work for us!

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 1h

TSA isn't being paid, nor are a few hundred thousand fed workers, groceries are sky high, people are just not spending as much, I guess. I know I am not!

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Politico @politico.com · 1h

Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could gut the Voting Rights Act by barring states from considering race when drawing district lines — an outcome that stands to upend next year's midterms.

The Supreme Court has chipped away at the Voting Rights Act for years. Will this case be the final blow?

The case centers on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the key provision of the law that broadly prohibits discrimination in voting practices on the basis of race or creed.

www.politico.com

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 1h

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GovExec @govexec.bsky.social · 17h

Democrats are challenging the Trump administration in court over its promised federal layoffs. Sen. Van Hollen called the White House’s justification for the layoffs "a big lie" and illegal. Senior Correspondent Eric Katz has the story here: buff.ly/lmabAHo

As White House promises more federal layoffs, Democrats say ‘we’ll see them in court’

Trump suggests more cuts coming Friday as lawmakers vow to prevent "terrorism" against federal workers.

www.govexec.com

PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 1h

$20 billion.
While decimating fed workers and services.
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Trump says U.S. won’t benefit from $20 billion bailout for Argentina

By his own account, Trump is offering $20 billion to Argentina to help its president, who faces a possible financial crisis and a legislative election Oct. 26.

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 1h

The sideburns are the heart of the matter, for me.

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 1h

Good read, gift article.
Enrollment begins in Nov.
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Analysis | The truths beneath Republicans’ shutdown strategy

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. Republicans say they won’t negotiate with Democrats on health care right now. Here’s why.

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 2h

gift article
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Column | 4 phone calls furloughed workers can’t afford to skip during the shutdown

We don’t know how or when this shutdown ends. But there are resources to help if you’re not getting a paycheck.

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Malber1 @malber1.bsky.social · 3h

When my boss asks me why our revenue is down for the last nine months…

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 4h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 3h

🔴 Bruselas respalda a España tras la amenaza de aranceles de Trump y asegura que responderá “adecuadamente”

La UE responderá “adecuadamente” a la amenaza de aranceles de Trump a España

Bruselas recuerda que el comercio es competencia exclusiva del Ejecutivo comunitario y que hay un acuerdo bilateral comercial

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Gerry Flynn @geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 9h

Depressing that the IUCN's confirmation that an endangered species is in fact endangered is the closest thing I can provide to "good news."

Latest for @mongabay.com shows how a concerted effort by the biomedical research lobby to downgrade the IUCN listing of long-tailed macaques has failed.

IUCN upholds long-tailed macaques’ endangered status after complaint

BANGKOK — The long-tailed macaque will remain on the Red List of the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, despite objections from the biomedical industry arguing the designation hampers r...

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 3h

The enrollment period for 2026 Medicare coverage starts Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know.

Big Changes Are Coming for 2026 Medicare Plans. What You Need to Know.

Skinnier benefits, higher premiums and fewer options mean more than a million seniors should shop for new coverage during open enrollment.

on.wsj.com

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