US measles total surpasses 1,700 cases The US measles case count grew by 43 cases this past week, reaching 1,714 infections.

Folks, on this map, blue is BAD.

Screenshot of final score between Mets and Cubs. Cubs won 4 to 2! Winning pitcher Taillon, losing Peralta, save to Thielbar.

#Cubs Win!

Screenshot from clearsky.app of the account for attie, Bluesky's AI feed creator.

After the initial rush, blocks of Bluesky's new AI (attie. ai) have really fallen off.

Wouldn't it be nice to take away Vance's position as #1 most blocked? Then he can be #2 in every way.

In OR, medical marijuana is 18. Under that, a legal guardian has to file a bunch of paperwork, but it is legal..

🚩Tornado and Flood watch for NW IL and Upper Midwest Quad state area this evening.🚩 Check your local radar and be safe. Prepare for storm by securing objects \ plan for shelter. If on commute, look up safe harbors off highway.💖

City of falls Church Arts day Cherry Hill farmhouse Saturday, April 18th 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

I'm doing this tomorrow in Falls Church #sciart

Sox and Cubbies fans gotta stick together. No one else understands hope like we do.

Now we just gotta build steam, like you folks did.

Besides Horton and Hodge, they all do seem training related - tendinitis, muscle strains.

Horton has had problems right from the draft on, might just be bad luck. Hodge seems got misdiagnosed at first, so that's on the docs. The result would've been the same (surgery), but that's just not ok.

Cabrera is a real find.

#Cubs Win! #CubsWin! They beat the Mets 12-4! Edward Cabrera had a quality start on a tough day to pitch, Nico Hoerner had 3 hits including another home run, Moises Ballesteros was 2-2 with a three run homer! The Cubs are over .500 for the first time this season!

Perhaps Imanaga and Cabrera can just alternate games.

Garret Anderson, Angels star and hometown World Series hero, is dead at 53 Garret Anderson, a member of the Angels' Hall of Fame, was a Southern California native who spent most of his career playing in LA.

This is shocking and devastating news. Sending my love to his family, friends, teammates, and fans.

The Angels have had way too much loss. I’m so sorry and I hate it:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/720...

Screenshot of final score between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs. Cubs won 12 to 4.

The #Cubs are winning big or losing big.

Another good day!

#baseball

Supreme court sides with oil and gas firms in Louisiana coastal damage fight 8-0 ruling gives companies new day in federal court after firms including Chevron ordered to pay millions for cleanup

Wow. Alito recused, but otherwise unanimous.

Children ‘low-hanging fruit’ in fight to end trans care, official at pro-Trump thinktank says America First Policy Institute, which boasts close ties to president, discussed transgender policy ‘reform’ at DC event

Bauwens: "I think sometimes in policy, we pick the low-hanging fruit and we get the win where we can so that we can keep forging ahead so that ultimately we can protect all people because that is the goal.”

An honest answer...how refreshing...🙄🤬

Wondering because I have a 500, but haven't tried the panels. They're kinda expensive and I'm in the PNW... But with summer coming, might be worth a try!

Is that the 1000 with 4 panels?

One‑time grocery, essentials top‑up coming for Canadians in June Eligible Canadians will receive a one‑time top‑up equal to 50 per cent of their GST/HST credit for the 2025–26 benefit year.

For those who are eligible, the payment date is June 5th.

I don't know why they changed the name to the Canadian Groceries and Essentials Benefit. There's no snappy acronym, it's too long, and it's still the GST/HST credit based on tax calculations.

toronto.citynews.ca/2026/04/17/c...
#cdnpoli

Karen Anijar's Teaching Toward the 24th Century?

Which is especially frustrating bc LLMs are probably the most problematic form of AI in terms of accuracy and scalability.

LLMs have hard limits we will hit, and AI will still exist, but the knowledge of LLMs won't transfer well to these other approaches.

OpenAI publishes new study on how people are using ChatGPT Seventy percent of messages are about topics unrelated to work .

It's a good point, but then also about 1/2 the messages sent to chatGPT are from 18 to 25 year olds. And the majority of those are not work related.

Could be a small % using it a lot, problems with self-reporting... IDK why, but they could kill LLMs, yet are giving it a lot of fuel.

George, yes. But Barbara worked to reduce the stigma, and is credited with pressuring her husband into increasing fed funding towards fighting HIV/AIDS and covering HIV positive ppl under the ADA. Seems unfair to just lump her in with her husband.

Sometimes a DOJ actually works for justice. The Oregon DOJ provides a pretty good guide to Oregon's sanctuary laws, including the prohibiting public employees from assisting ICE, children's rights to attend public schools, etc.

I have the clearest memory of a photo Barbara Bush snuggling an infant w/AIDS...I think she really helped change ppl's opinions about children infected with HIV.

Ow! But I'm glad you got it out of there.

I've got chronic jaw pain, self medicate w/ Bomb Pops ever since I got my wisdom teeth out. Helps a lot if I do 2 in a row. Keep it away from the extraction site and let it melt without sucking on it.

Ok, you don't HAVE to use Bomb Pops, but who wouldn't?

Yay, but holy shit!

Blue and black ink paintings of 3D grid figures

I made a beach ball to go with my pool float (or an orb for my torus, if you want to be fancy)

Utah reports more than 600 measles cases as outbreak spreads across US Data shows 85% of those infected in the state have been not vaccinated against measles as dozens are hospitalized

PSA: Some people vaccinated between 1963 and 1967 received a less effective vaccine, as it contained proteins from the virus instead of a live version.

If you are concerned, ask your doctor to do a measles vaccine titre to measure your antibody levels!

Ack, Fibro is schlecht. Ich habe trigeminal neuralgia. Nichts anderes hilft schnell, nur nach jedem Tag für Wochen.

Would they then be able to pursue it in '27 if liberals can get the upper hand?