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1. dakinikat says:

   March 1, 2023 at 12:52 pm

   This is from the University of Minnesota, and it’s rather frightening.

   https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/81-toilet-samples-us-bound-planes-had-omicron-rna

   81% of toilet samples from US-bound planes had Omicron RNA

   Two new studies from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlight new findings about air travel amid COVID-19, with one showing that 81% of wastewater samples from airplane restrooms had SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant genetic material in fall 2022, and the other suggesting that predeparture testing of international travelers was tied to a 52% lower positivity rate at arrival in the United States.

   • NW Luna says:

     March 1, 2023 at 2:39 pm

     Just another reason I’m continuing to wear a mask inside nearly any place but home.

2. dakinikat says:

   March 1, 2023 at 1:15 pm

   Bill would ban the teaching of scientific theories in Montana schools.

   https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-02-07/bill-would-ban-the-teaching-of-scientific-theories-in-montana-schools

   • NW Luna says:

     March 1, 2023 at 2:41 pm

     What a numbskull idea.

3. NW Luna says:

   March 1, 2023 at 2:48 pm

   Speaking of stupid ideas: Asking Trump if it’s OK to search his property?

   Showdown before the raid: FBI agents and prosecutors argued over Trump

   Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents over how best to try to recover classified documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and residence led to a tense showdown near the end of July last year, according to four people familiar with the discussions.

   Prosecutors argued that new evidence suggested Trump was knowingly concealing secret documents at his Palm Beach, Fla., home and urged the FBI to conduct a surprise raid at the property. But two senior FBI officials who would be in charge of leading the search resisted the plan as too combative and proposed instead to seek Trump’s permission to search his property, according to the four people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a sensitive investigation.

   • NW Luna says:

     March 1, 2023 at 3:42 pm

     BB, I posted this before I saw your tweet.

4. NW Luna says:

   March 1, 2023 at 3:54 pm

   Eli Lilly would never have lowered their price for insulin under a Republican president.

   We capped the cost of insulin for seniors on Medicare at $35.

   But in my State of the Union, I said we needed to finish the job.

   Well, today, Eli Lilly announced that they’re lowering prices for everyone else to $35.

   Let’s keep it going. pic.twitter.com/XXBXe4HnR4

   — President Biden (@POTUS) March 1, 2023