First measles hospitalization reported in Oregon as cases jump Nearly all measles cases involve patients who are unvaccinated or have unknown immunization status, state data shows.

Nearly all measles cases involve patients who are unvaccinated or have unknown immunization status, state data shows.

Over 1,000 American nurses and physicians have been lured to British Columbia, Canada, to live and work over the past half year.

Hundreds more physicians and nurses continue to apply, not just in BC but throughout Canada.

The American gestapo abducted an 85 year-old widow.

Was she one of the worst of the worst? No, her step-son, a retired Alabama state trooper, got ICE to put her in a detention center to deport her because he wanted all of his father's inheritance.

Sounds like the son is the worst of the worst.

It will be extremely funny if Vance manages to get himself excommunicated before his book on becoming a Catholic releases.

[burning sounds]

Interesting thread. Though we’re Midwest, not far west, we had some sig variance in March 2026, too.

Three panel image from the IPCC showing examples of how climate distributions can shift due to changes in mean, in variance, or both.

In more concrete terms, sometimes global warming brings with it not just a change in the local mean, but also a change in the variance.

When weather patterns shift in ways that alter the variance, the frequency of extremes can change in ways that are hard to predict.

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Image from the New York Times showing USDA data on the snow pack depth in areas feeding the Colorado River. March 2026 is the lowest on record.

The US heatwave melted much of the already thin mountain snow cover, leading to a snowpack that is the lowest on record across much of the Western USA.

This will undoubtedly lead to reduced water availability for agriculture and other uses in coming months.

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Map of US weather stations from GHCN-D that during March 2026 set new records (or tied) for the warmest day ever observed in March.

In March 2026, at least 1008 weather stations in the USA set (or tied) their local record for the warmest day ever observed in March.

Of these, 229 recorded a new March record so extreme that it would also beat any previously observed day in April.

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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back...

The success of the U.S. vaccination system depends on two fundamental pillars: parents trusting in vaccines and children having access to them.

Under RFK Jr., both are in peril.

These two things just happened almost simultaneously.

We are the dumbest country.

Televangelical grifters like Joel Osteen had to bust their ass off jumping on and around the stage. Another job taken over by AI.

SCIENCE!

How did we know it was going to play out like this?

BREAKING: House Republicans blocked a resolution to end Trump's war on Iran.

The Republican presiding gaveled out the session without even calling the measure to a vote.

Under our constitution, Congress has the sole power to declare war. Refusing to even hold a vote on it is shameful & cowardly.

#NotTheOnion
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One photo is from Orion, taken in 2026.

The other is from ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ made in 1968.

Pretty remarkable really. #artemis

I am aging in fucking dog years because of this lunatic.

I think it's bad for the President to threaten to annihilate an entire culture and i do not think you are being alarmist if you take his threats seriously and literally.

Can’t we see the atmosphere?
That’s crazy

They are handling this as masterfully as they handled COVID.

The esteemed whale doctor, Dr. Humphrey Bach, JUST SO HAPPENED to be walking by at a most opportune time with quick and decisive diagnostic skill, deftly and accurately proclaiming the whale’s health at baseline.
He also thought that the windsurfer guy looked OK.

The "like no one's ever seen before" edit

The planet Jupiter with its cloud bands seen in shades of pink, rusty red, blue, and purple. The Great Red Spot is a deep navy blue, surrounded by bands and swirls of pink, and light blue.

Hubble's ultraviolet view of Jupiter shows the planet in hues of pink and blue.

jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

I mean, I think they’ll probably prefer to pay Iranian tolls that fund its regime rather than commit to a long-term deployment where their ships are in a shooting gallery? This war is so fucking stupid!

How is this not the Onion headline

Sandra Wong, the great granddaughter of Wong Kim Ark, is preparing to march at the #NoKings Rally in San Francisco. Today is the 128th Anniversary of the SCOTUS decision affirming birthright citizenship.

This should be an impeachable offense. I understand that we’re way past any of that, but that shouldn’t stop us from naming it.