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[Alex @Science_Party]

Finally a summary that makes sense

[Helena Bottemiller Evich @hbottemiller]

Just to clarify, because everyone now seems VERY confused:

Taylor Farms de Mexico has still been implicated in this cyclospora outbreak. The recall of shredded iceberg lettuce from last week still stands.

The false positive test was on lettuce coming over the border from Mexico that was NOT part of the recall. If that positive had been accurate, it would have meant *more* lettuce needed to be recalled.

In foodborne illness outbreaks *we often do not ever get positive tests to tie product to illness* especially for highly perishable products like lettuce. It's common to rely on other epidemiological evidence, as FDA and CDC are doing here.

Prediction: This is a public health communications nightmare that will be studied for a long time.

[Alex @Science_Party]

It really surprises me that Coke of all things is getting more expensive faster than most other foods.

[Tamar Haspel @TamarHaspel]

The cost of a July 4th picnic is up almost 50% since 2019.

Biggest increases: beef and Coke.
https://t.co/dwISalD5CI

[Alex @Science_Party]

This decision did not age well

[CIDRAP @CIDRAP]

CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program

The CDC's FoodNet program has reduced required surveillance from eight foodborne pathogens to two, a move some experts warn could leave the country more vulnerable to outbreaks.

https://t.co/EYwLZ9YkM2

[donald boat @laserboat999]

When I was 12 I wanted to move like Queequeg, I wanted to be built like Queequeg, I wanted to smoke like Queequeg, I wanted to be Queequeg

[Alex @Science_Party]

@sam_d_1995 Now that basically everyone works from home what are skyscrapers even used for?

[Alex @Science_Party]

@FeralPHunter Soap on butthole is the bare minimum

[Alex @Science_Party]

@ChandlerBing_12 Counterpoint: there hasn't been a single good sitcom made ever

[༺ 𐂂 ༻ @touchmoonflower]

i wish i knew how to convey how loving another person is a spiritual discipline

that to love another person is awakening

in the interpenetrating satisfaction of your own desire through satisfying their desire

in the deeply selfish joy in experiencing their joy

in

yours

[Alex @Science_Party]

@RealEmirHan I agree with the message of Don't Look Up but still thought it was a terribly cringe and unfunny movie

[Alex @Science_Party]

@a_musingcat What if indeed

[Alex @Science_Party]

@deepfates How about a song in which you record the high pitched alarm, flip the phase, and play it back EXACTLY in sync with the alarm?

[Alex @Science_Party]

@Rainmaker1973 @stclairashley Actually the change in test method (LCMS instead of immunoassay) is a much bigger factor in this trend than all the variables you've listed combined

[Alex @Science_Party]

@Joshua50054538 They are desperate bc no one is interested in them. If no one is interested in them, they (probably) lack status/worth/value.

[Alex @Science_Party]

@nabeelqu Combination of number two and they just generally feel better because they were on vacation

[Alex @Science_Party]

@pli_cachete It's a philosophical hypothetical, an AI (or therapist) who sticks to one answer unflinchingly would be a bad thing, no? I don't see how this would relate to therapy, therapy is about holding a mirror to the patient so they can see themselves, not arguing with them

[Alex @Science_Party]

@b01dface @eigenrobot I've never seen evidence that natamycin is bad for gut health, has anyone studied this? Couldn't find anything with google scholar

[Armand Domalewski @ArmandDoma]

Because Trump consistently and vocally renounced his most unpopular positions, directly on camera. He spent 2 years “opposing” abortion bans, threw Project 2025 under the bus, etc. The most Kamala would do is have an aide anonymously tell the press she no longer held a position

[+ big buddhi + @embryosophy]

your body knows first. you can learn to articulate what you embody, that is, what you already know

you'll get better at it by practicing, using the tools that work for you, including but not limited to getting high

i vow to get better at meta-articulating how to grow this skill

[Alex @Science_Party]

@bengrossbg If we really are the best generation shouldn't we be able to raise a better generation than ourselves?

[Alex @Science_Party]

@embryosophy Yes!