Search the Community

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

You can see there are cars on that bridge too; apparently construction workers as well

x

A mystery flesh-eating disease that kills around 30% of people who become infected is spreading rapidly around Japan. In the first two months of 2024, some 378 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) were detected in the country. Last year it is believed there were 941 cases, which has caused concern that this year is set to surpass that number by some distance. Infections this year have been detected in all but two of Japan's 47 prefectures, raising eyebrows about how widespread the bacteria has become. The Japan Times reports that there are usually fewer than 200 cases per year of this most severe group A streptococcal disease. What is so concerning about this particular spate, however, is that experts have admitted that they are currently none the wiser about what it is that's causing it. A National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) spokesperson said: "There are still many unknown factors regarding forms of streptococcus with a severe and sudden onset. We are not at the stage where we can explain them". While it's not clear why STSS numbers are soaring in Japan, Prof Sriskandan said, told the Metro, "There's no doubt that something has happened in Japan. It's made people sit up and notice.” https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/anus-eating-virus-kills-30-32407215

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/25/world/americas/jair-bolsonaro-hungary-video.html Mess

Prosecutors in Queens have added more alleged sex crimes to an already lengthy list of charges faced by gastroenterologist, Dr. Zhi Alan Cheng. The latest accusations, contained in a third indictment against Cheng, involve a 48-year-old woman who says, in November of 2021, she was sedated for a colonoscopy inside New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens only to wake up and find Cheng sexually abusing her. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/queens-doctor-rape-zhi-alan-cheng-new-york-presbyterian/5225504/?amp=1 You can't trust anyone out there I hope his victims find peace and can learn to trust medical professionals again.

US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones The Verge / Lauren Feiner / Mar 21, 2024 Surprised this wasn't posted yet

The way the Republicans dog walked him and always get what they want. Spineless pos

Germany's upper house, the Bundesrat, cleared the way to partially legalize cannabis on Friday. The law is supported by the government and had already passed in the Bundestag, but it could have been derailed by Bundesrat, which is made up of delegates from Germany's 16 state governments. Some representatives in the chamber argued about negative consequences of the law, and a motion on Friday to send the law to a mediation committee threatened to delay the enforcement of the law. However, the motion did not receive enough votes, clearing the way for cannabis to become legal on April 1. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-approves-partial-legalization-of-cannabis-from-april/a-68641043

The Federal Aviation is ordering the grounding of the model of Boeing plane involved in the Alaska Airlines blowout incident. The FAA said the planes must be parked until emergency inspections are performed, which will “take around four to eight hours per aircraft.” The order impacts 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets, the agency approximates. https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/alaska-airlines-boeing-01-06-24/index.html

https://amp.tmz.com/2024/03/21/planet-fitness-stock-plummet-market-share-loss-transgender-woman-locker-room/

The Democratic National Committee is building its first team to counter third-party and independent presidential candidates, people involved told NBC News, as the party and its allies prepare for a potential all-out war on candidates they view as spoilers. The DNC has hired veteran Democratic operative Lis Smith, best known for her work guiding the 2020 presidential campaign of Pete Buttigieg, to help oversee an aggressive communications component of its strategy, which also includes opposition research and legal challenges. Underscoring how important Democrats view the effort, it is being overseen by Mary Beth Cahill and Ramsey Reid, two veteran DNC insiders, who have already started issuing rare public statements rebuking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Matt Corridoni, Smith’s former deputy on the Buttigieg campaign and most recently a top aide to Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., is also joining the team as a spokesperson. “We’re facing an unprecedented election and we know the GOP is already working to prop up third-party candidates like Robert Kennedy Jr. to make them stalking horses for Donald Trump,” Corridoni told NBC News. “With so much on the line, we’re not taking anything for granted. We’re going to make sure voters are educated and we’re going to make sure all candidates are playing by the rules.” The move comes as a coalition of outside groups — which includes Democratic and anti-Trump Republican organizations — stockpile money and work to stymie third parties. “There is some Jill Stein hangover,” Pat Dennis, president of American Bridge, a Democratic opposition research group, said referring to the 2016 Green Party nominee who was seen as a spoiler in places like Michigan. “A lot of people, including me, regret that we didn’t go after her further.” Democrats have long blamed Green Party candidates such as Stein and Ralph Nader for contributing to their losses in 2016 and 2000. But they say third parties will be especially impactful in 2024 because of the nature of Trump’s support base. Full article: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/dnc-war-third-party-candidates-rcna143290

https://www.instagram.com/lowkeyonline/p/C4tfSSNNAXy/

From eonline.com So, ATRL, do you think this event was just a poorly planned disaster, or is there possibly a deeper, darker side to it all? P.S. While I'm here, can you guys change the colour for the prefix selection while making a post? It's nearly impossible to see on dark mode

The affected livestock shared a pasture and pond with backyard poultry that had previously been infected. The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in domestic livestock in the United States during the 2022-24 HPAI outbreak has been confirmed. The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported that neonatal goat kids on a farm in Stevens County, Minnesota, had been showing unusual neurological signs. That same farm was the site of a backyard poultry flock infection, which was confirmed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on February 27. x