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if there was a dangerous foodborne illness outbreak that had dozens of illnesses linked to it across the country, you would still want to know who did it even if those products were expired and no longer being sold, right?

well the US FDA disagrees with you.

there was an e. coli O157:H7 outbreak (investigation #1280) tied to a romaine and iceberg lettuce blend. the FDA knows who did it and where people got sick. 12 states so far.

but for some reason. they are being cagey as fuck about it. they have not named the supplier or even WHERE people got sick. this contaminated lettuce blend was sent to events, restaurants, a school. this lettuce is long expired and no longer being sold.

the FDA is working with the unnamed supplier to see if any of their other products are affected, but the FDA is not even giving the people the option of avoiding this brand. because they refuse to fucking name them!

fuck off with this shit!

this is a shiga toxin-producing strain of e. coli that can cause kidney failure and other long-lasting medical conditions! this is not funny! people deserve to know who did it! especially in a country where patients are so often forced to sue to get their medical bills covered, and especially considering how this is a strain of e. coli that frequently KILLS people!

if this mystery entity is named, I will let you know. it is hard to even guess if the FDA is protecting someone or if this is just another fuckup in a long long long long long string of recent fuckups by the FDA.

this is bullshit. keep an eye on investigation #1280.

People who own dogs need to be taxed more

They're wanting to change the definition of water to see which water would qualify under the Clean Water Act...I wish I was making this up.

What this means, in layman's terms, is that not all water or wetlands would be under environmental protections, so some could legally be dumped in, scraped out of, or otherwise harmed.

The comment period for this is pretty short (just a few days left!) so please submit comments asking for ALL water to be protected.

DOGE just froze funding to vital Federal and Indigenous conservation programs devoted to supporting the very delicate and tenuous existence of the black-footed ferret.

I fell in love with these animals as a kid traveling to our National Parks. Their rarity and ferocity made me sharply aware, even as a child, of just how much of a responsibility we have toward our environment. I can't bear the thought of them being a fucking casualty of Trump and Musk.

Look at them! They do war dances.

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fyi, if anyone has ever been interested in donating to doctors without borders, they are tripling the value of any donation received until may 15 (up to $500k)

really fucking severe weather is underway for much of the united states. here is a snippet of how the national weather service describes what is happening right now. the contents of this link may change in the future. this was posted april 3rd, 2025.

...Life-threatening, catastrophic, and potentially historic flash flood event continues across the Lower Ohio Valley and Mid-South to Lower Mississippi Valley...

some places are expected to get a foot or more of rain. this is not being described as catastrophic lightly.

these are storms that are expected to continue producing damaging thunderstorms and tornadoes. the combination of needing to seek shelter from these storms as low as you can go in combination with the risk of flash flooding makes this situation especially deadly.

look at this map. this is weather.gov, and that map shows you where flooding and severe weather is expected or happening. but this map takes a while to update, and these storms may change by the second. in addition to precautions that you should be taking, there is one channel I think everyone needs to know about right now.

ryan hall is a streamer that covers severe weather without commercials or interruptions. his team is often able to spot tornadoes and worsening weather before warnings get issued and before you may receive official word to take shelter.

he does not have a major livestream for every severe weather event though and do note though that he displays livestreams of storms, so the stream often contains flashing due to lightning.

I have really been impressed with his coverage, and just by watching his streams I have been able to tell people I know to take cover many minutes before sirens go off. these storms over the next few days are going to continue to be really bad. those few extra minutes can be life or death.

if you like what ryan hall and his team do, do what I am doing and share his channel with others. television weather coverage has gone to shit recently and a lot of people do not watch the news anymore and have no idea severe weather is coming until it might be too late to fully prepare. ryan hall does amazing work.

Red-headed weaverbird
By: Unknown photographer
From: The Grolier Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals
1994

btw while people continue to fight the system don't forget about Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt), a charity that buys and forgives medical debt. on average a donation of $10 will forgive $1,000 of medical debt.