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Why are we catching more diseases from animals?
The world is grappling with the new coronavirus, which has spread from China to at least 15 other countries.
Outbreaks of new infectious diseases are typically seen as a "one off".
But the new virus - thought to have stemmed from wildlife - highlights our risk from animal-borne disease. This is likely to be more of a problem in future as climate change and globalisation alter the way animals and humans interact.
How can animals make people ill?
In the past 50 years, a host of infectious diseases have spread rapidly after making the evolutionary jump from animals to humans.
The HIV/Aids crisis of the 1980s originated from great apes, the 2004-07 avian flu pandemic came from birds, and pigs gave us the swine flu pandemic in 2009. More recently, it was discovered severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) came from bats, via civets, while bats also gave us Ebola.
Humans have always caught diseases from animals. In fact, most new infectious diseases come from wildlife.
Why are we catching more diseases from animals
Some pet owners are advocating against rabies vaccines
Hundreds of baby emperor penguins stranded on breakaway iceberg miraculously survive
Everyone Really Hates Anti-Vaxxers and Keto
Okay, everybody, the Worst Wellness Trend of the 2010s Tournament has officially drawn to a close, with anti-vaxxing claiming the number one slot once and for all. To be honest, we're not totally surprised. Parents who choose not to vaccinate their kids are, after all, notorious for lifting rhetoric from the reproductive rights movement and pretty much completely responsible for the revival of once-dead diseases like measles. Wellness rocks!
Everyone Really Hates Anti-Vaxxers and Keto
The Crime of Gay Sex
My sister uses hippy-dippy ‘gentle parenting’
“During the first two days of their stay, her daughter drew on my walls with crayon,” said the disgruntled woman. “And her son pulled up flowers I had recently planted in my garden bed and threw a rock at my car parked in the driveway.”
“To top it all off,” she continued, “they both kept constantly pulling my golden retriever’s hair and hitting my dog in the face.”
My sister uses hippy-dippy ‘gentle parenting’
Toddler Calls Their House...
Parent proudly calls herself a ‘Venmo mom’
To stop climate disaster, make ecocide an international crime. It's the only way
The science is clear: without drastic action to limit temperature rise below 1.5C, the Earth, and all life on it, including all human beings, will suffer devastating consequences.
To stop climate disaster, make ecocide an international crime. It's the only way
Scientists fear Earth may have gone past the point of no return with climate change
Three Americans create enough carbon emissions to kill one person, study finds
Reforestation hopes threaten global food security, Oxfam warns
Patient in Guinea is killed by disease that causes 88% of sufferers to bleed to death
...it is considered a breach for a mother to throw her daughter a shower...
Why climate change activists have failed to score public support
US abortion numbers have risen
Filicide
More Patients Are Losing Their Doctors — And Trust
Fred used to go to a community health center in Rhode Island, but then accessing care there began to frustrate her.
She described making repeated phone calls for a same-day appointment, only to be told that none were available and that she should try again tomorrow. After one visit, she said, one of her prescriptions never made it to the pharmacy.
And there was another time when she waited 40 minutes in the exam room to consult with a physician assistant — who then said she couldn’t give her a cortisone shot for her knee, as her doctor used to do.
Fred said that she won’t be going back.
More Patients...
2 red flag phrases that could signal that your doctor is dismissing your concerns
Men infected during mpox outbreak faced stigma, shame
Life-saving HIV clinic unexpectedly closes its doors with little explanation
“We’re into MEN not sissies!”
The person (@TennesseeTwunk) who posted it said, “Made this flag in support of the masculine gays like me who are ostracized by the community… We’re into MEN not sissies! #thinrainbowline”
“We’re into MEN not sissies!”
Trans double rapist Isla Bryson claims to be 'hate crime victim'
How a woke school handled a trans student's 'hit list' threat
Activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement
Bud Light falls to No. 3 beer in US following Dylan Mulvaney boycott
John Deere abandons LGBTQ+ inclusion initiatives after right-wing backlash
Black frat Alpha Phi Alpha moves to ban trans members
So long, salad bar: Grocers get creative, consider robots to revive prepared food
Grocery stores have shut down self-serve salad bars during the pandemic. They’ve taken away displays of fresh olives and dips. And they’ve replaced giant kettles of ready-to-ladle hot soup with sealed to-go containers.
The deli and prepared food areas that used to draw traffic to stores and differentiate grocers have fallen from favor as customers worry about the spread of the coronavirus, cook more from scratch and try to limit their time in stores.
Grocers are trying to revive those parts of the store with new approaches. At Publix, salad bars and hot bars have reopened, but employees dish out each item. Wegmans moved hummus, olives and more behind a counter where cheese shop employees fill orders. And at Texas-based H-E-B, some coolers carry prepared meals from local restaurants and a former food bar became an ice chest of beers.
So long, salad bar
Robotic waiter makes some restaurant customers recoil
Palm Springs Stores on the Chopping Block in Kroger-Albertsons Merger
California’s $20 fast food minimum wage could be hiked again
Americans Just Want Immigrants for the Food
In 2016, Donald Trump posed in front of a taco bowl, fresh from Trump Tower Grill, and declared “I love Hispanics!” It fooled only the very gullible. Taco bowls, while delicious, are to Mexico what unlimited salad and breadsticks are to Tuscany, and his love for one didn’t stop him from trapping hundreds of Latin migrants at border camps. Trump can eat as many taco bowls as he wants, but he’s still racist.
Unfortunately, a new survey confirms that Americans, and people all over the world, tend to have Trump’s mindset when it comes to immigrants (or just non-white people), their contributions to culture, and their food. A YouGov survey of seven European countries and the U.S. found that the “most commonly agreed benefit of immigration has been better food.” The only country that responded differently was France, where everyone was more focused on how immigrants could make their soccer team better. And while the food may be a boon, Americans at least are still worried about providing welfare to migrants, and the (unfounded) crime risk of letting immigrants into the country. Though Americans were the most accepting of any of the countries surveyed, just “one in four Americans (30%) believe [immigration] only brings benefits.” We want your food...we just don’t want you.
Americans Just Want Immigrants for the Food
Big Apple is 'near a breaking point'
500 migrants sneak across Texas border in just two hours
Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches
Beloved Mexican restaurant becomes the latest to shut its doors in California
‘Do you speak English or Spanish?’
Popular haircut sparks outrage across Texas
Hawaii Kids Could Lose Access To Free Meals At School...
The opportunity for all Hawaii public school students to get free meals at school during the pandemic could end at the close of the school year, potentially cutting off thousands of kids from access to nutritious meals.
Hawaii Kids Could Lose Access To Free Meals At School...
Public school inspecting children's lunches and confiscating 'excessive' chips, soda, candy
Walmart and Kroger Are Banning Baby Formulas
Free school lunches for all set to end
CA To Give Free School Lunches To Students
Millions of Americans Might Lose Internet Access Today
What the pic is saying:
Front boy with green shirt talking to a teacher. Kid: you mean there's no food? Teacher: Yes, but you can still say gay. Girl With Kitten Shirt: They are dissecting a frog. Blonde Girl Next To Her: Oooooh, can I eat it? Polka Dot Girl: It looks yummy. Boy in Black Shirt & Combat Shorts: Will it jump in my stomach? Boy In Green Behind Shocked Blonde Girl: I'm going to cook it first. I brought a lighter. Teacher In The Blue: I said no more whining! Blonde Girl: I only asked if you had a mint. Teacher With Blue Necklace: I told you already. We can't go shopping at Walmart! 23-Mar-2022
Outrage erupts as Chicago announces it will provide free CONDOMS to all public school children ages 10 and up
Elementary schools will receive 250 condoms initially from the Chicago Department of Public Health, while high schools will receive 1,000.
When they run out, principals will be tasked with asking for more from CPS and the CDPH.
'Young people have the right to accurate and clear information to make healthy decisions,' CPS’ top doctor, Kenneth Fox, said in a recent interview, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
'And they need access to resources to protect their health and the health of others as they act on those decisions,' Fox continued.
'What is happening to this country?'
Teacher taught 6-year-olds that it 'feels good' to touch penis, vulva
Reality TV star encourages her 12-year-old daughter to take pregnancy tests
NY Times blasted for defending 'pornography literacy'
Pole dancing class for children causes outrage
Teachers Are Quitting in Droves
Not ONE incoming 8th grader at LeBron James' school has passed state's basic math test in over three years
Son runs away from home due to parents' polyamorous lifestyle
RATS HAVE ALREADY WON
What we do know is that recorded rat sightings in New York are at an all-time high. In December, Mayor Eric Adams posted, with great fanfare, a job announcement: The city was looking for a “highly motivated and somewhat bloodthirsty” candidate to take on the newly restored position of rat czar. (A brilliant idea, I thought; I had, after all, suggested that he take such action in an open letter.) Yet, three months later, the position still hasn’t been filled. A few weeks ago, the mayor himself had to pay a $300 fine for failing to control rats at a rowhouse he rents out to tenants.
RATS HAVE ALREADY WON
Rodent droppings found at restaurant
They Lost Their Jobs Because They Put Their Dog Down
Growing number of Mass. communities being overrun by pesky rodents
Rats found infected with virus that causes COVID
Rat soup shuts down popular restaurant
Is Birth Control the Solution?
Rat problem?
Infectious disease spread by rat urine seeps into NYC
Rat urine is causing uptick in rare disease
Red Chains vs. Blue Chains: Restaurant Political Contributions
When it comes to overall contributions, most companies donate almost exclusively to Republicans, with a couple exceptions. Neither Chipotle Mexican Grill nor Starbucks, the sole Democrat-leaning organizations on our list, have company PACs. Meanwhile, Dunkin' Brands (the company behind Dunkin' Donuts) is the most balanced company, only favoring Republicans slightly more than Democrats.
Red Chains vs. Blue Chains
Chick-fil-A eyes Palm Springs location
Farmer's son accuses school of 'preaching veganism'
A school has been accused of 'preaching' veganism and criticising the agriculture industry's role in climate change after a 12-year-old who lives on a farm complained.
Farmer's son accuses school of 'preaching veganism'
Vegan diet influencer Zhanna D’Art dies of starvation
Which Country Is The Rapiest?
Whether you consider yourself a total top, “just a hole sir,” or have more fun in a vers-athon, we guarantee that there’s something for you out there. Though being a side is a newer concept for some, there are also plenty of people who identify in that category – no overexplaining required!
Countries With the Most Tops, Bottoms, Vers & Sides
UK was once ranked the most LGBTQ-friendly nation
Do You Live in One of the Country's Horniest Cities?
Men can get pregnant
A third of British schoolkids have been taught that a woman can have a penis, it was claimed today.
A survey of more than 1,000 kids aged 16-18 also revealed one in five were told men can get pregnant — even though it is biologically impossible.
Two-thirds were taught that biological sex was 'assigned' by medical professionals at birth. This meant, by their logic, that it could be changed later in life.
Men can get pregnant
Gay man piled-on after sharing pics of his newborn
...‘rise’ in transgenderism shows it’s a fad