Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern U.S.
“The disease is definitely underdiagnosed,” said Hernandez, the Kaiser cardiologist.
“If we screened for it and caught it early, most patients could be cured.
The problem is we don’t, and people end up dying or requiring terrifically expensive care,” including organ transplants and surgery.
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Chagas disease: The deadly disease you've never heard of is here
Chagas disease is deadly, pervasive and more prevalent in the U.S. than you'd think. It's not just brought here by people from nations where the disease is endemic, but by bloodsucking kissing bugs native to the U.S.Susanne Rust (Los Angeles Times)
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Why is an Oklahoma representative who resigned over domestic abuse still in office?
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Why is an Oklahoma representative who resigned over domestic abuse still in office?
State Rep. Ty Burns has resigned following his guilty plea to domestic abuse and assault misdemeanors, but his resignation will not be effective until Oct. 1 due to state law.Jason Burger (KOCO)
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Climate scientists find errors in a new DOE climate report : NPR
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science. — Read on www.npr.org/2025/09/02/nx-s1-5521384/energy-report-scientists-climate-change
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The federal judge let Google off the hook in the antitrust case that the company supposedly lost. He said no to any serious remedy. And he indirectly killed Mozilla (Firefox and Thunderbird).
A good day for Google, and a terrible day for what's left of the open web.
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Google won’t have to sell Chrome, judge rules
Google’s penalty for being a search monopoly does not include selling Chrome.Ryan Whitwam (Ars Technica)
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This total bullshit where monopolies are permitted is a big part of why everything is terrible.
Exploiting people, whether consumers or workers, is unethical and wrong.
There are too many mediocre men on judicial benches and seats of power.
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Israel says that, as imperial Britain did not specify political rights for Palestinians, only Jews have a right to sovereignty over Palestine from the river to the sea.
That's the century-long argument stemming from the Balfour declaration of 1917.
And the EU's Josep Borrell agreed.
#USPol #DisplacementReplacement #UKPol #Europol #Palestine #Balfour #Zionism #Imperialism #Racism #BDS @palestine .
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Idk that that's the point. I thought the poster might be alluding to Jewish powerbrokers. I was trying to point out that power and money is not confined to one group.
The letter was addressed to Rothschild, and the British started bringing Eastern European Jews to Palestine after ww1 finished. They had long planned it.
British & American Christian Zionists were very influential.
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The British public was outraged at the time it was issued, though, and whatever the UK did in that regard was on the QT. Britain was operating under the League of Nations' -issued Palestine Mandate but that was the extent of it at the time.
Executive Order: Concerning Local Immigration Protocol
An Executive Order signed by City Manager Eric D. Batista on May 16, 2025.opendata.worcesterma.gov
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I forwarded those documents (Worcester MA ICE noncooperation) to the Hillsboro OR city council.
Now the rest of you do the same in your city!
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"The proposed 211-mile industrial road over pristine land would allow a mining company to reach a copper deposit. Critics say it would destroy a fragile environment."
House Votes to Advance Ambler Access Road in Alaska - The New York Times
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The weather is dreary.
I feel the relationships of people I care about starting to fray from the constant assault on their well being. Frustrations are not always hidden well.
The thing is we should remember we are stronger and more able to weather the weather together.
Being the elder I find myself in a good place to deliver the reminder.
I am not shy about bringing up the fact the Wailaki part of our family has been surviving against all odds for a really long time. Not a small achievement.
I love my family dearly.
Flowers from my daughter's front yard taken before we left to go protest together.
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I think it was clear at our family lunch the other day that the young people in our family struggle to feel optimistic about their future. I am trying to keep the conversation going so they don't feel like their feelings are unwarranted or unheard.
“Your wind-up racist Grandfather”
A favourite quote from an aboriginal twitter mate. 👣🪃 I 🤣 when ever I see the former PM in the news, then 😢realise the damage done by his type in power. #Straya
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A picture really IS worth 1000 words.
#AllHailDearLeader #cartoon #PoliticalCartoon. #SteveGreenberg
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All Hail Glorious Dear Leader!
Where no civil disorder is allowed and Glorious Leader's face is everywhere.Steve Greenberg (Crooks and Liars)
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Bay Area woman used AI to successfully appeal health insurance claim denial - EUROPE SAYS
Two years after a Bay Area woman gave birth, she said she received a nearly $2,000 bill saying her health insurance wouldn't cover part of her maternity stay.EUROPE SAYS
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You Don't Bring Me Showers Anymore
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@EugestShirley
For now, go to nhc.noaa.gov/ pick your ocean and then you can click on your hurricane of interest.
The page made possible because of our tax dollars funding the national weather service. So Trump & Project 2025 have already tried to destroy it.
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"Koch Network & Heritage Foundation are strategizing a rapid response malign influence campaign for hurricane denial & wildfire denial.
It goes with the covid denial, climate denial, election denial, Epstein abuse denial, religious abuse denial, & vaccine denial.
It's not easy convincing folks to deny the evidence of their own eyes."
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Secret funding helped build vast network of climate denial thinktanks
Anonymous billionaires donated $120m to more than 100 anti-climate groups working to discredit climate change scienceSuzanne Goldenberg (The Guardian)
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🏴 Wales: Home schooling almost triples since Covid.
"A total of 7,176 children in Wales were home schooled last year, the highest number on record, compared with 2,517 in 2018-19, although this is less than 2% of children in Wales."
Source: archive.md/o8yTr
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that sucks. i have like A MILKWEED in my backyard that attracts them. i kind of want to encourage some to grow somewhere that wouldn't end up causing a problem. i am not a yard person and my landscaper is great she's used to me asking questions like "where should we put some weeds"
it looks like a wasp got her to me. the spots are probably exit wounds.
The chrysalis doesn't get bigger. Over the next 10-15 days it will become more and more transparent, you will be able go see the squished up Monarch inside.
Source: My mom and sister search milkweed plants for eggs and caterpillars, keep them safe until the become butterflies.
How China spectacle shows dangers of Trump's trade policy - EUROPE SAYS
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondentEUROPE SAYS
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Elon Musk's Daughter Vivian Wilson Reveals Finances - EUROPE SAYS
Exa Dark Sideræl Musk & Techno Mechanicus Musk (Kids)EUROPE SAYS
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#oklahoma
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Oklahoma State Board of Education meets without State Superintendent Ryan Walters
The Oklahoma State Board of Education conducted a special meeting on Wednesday without State Superintendent Ryan Walters.Jonathan Greco (KOCO)
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As Trump appealed to his SCOTUS pals, an #Epstein survivor tried to appeal to Trump for help in an interview with Lawrence O’Donnell. She voted for Trump.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to endorse his power to impose broad tariffs
A federal appeals court ruled that the president does not have the authority to set sweeping tariffs under the emergency-powers law he invoked.Lawrence Hurley (NBC News)
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Pipeline Safety: Know What’s Below - EUROPE SAYS
Planning on digging in your yard? Calling 811 first has proven to be the best preventive measure for excavating safely.EUROPE SAYS
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CSU professor charged with assaulting U.S. agents with their own tear gas
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Professor charged with assaulting federal agents during Camarillo raid
A Cal State Channel Islands professor was charged with felony assault. He is accused of throwing a tear gas canister at federal agents during an immigration raid.Clara Harter (Los Angeles Times)
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Ambulance carrying a crash victim crashes in L.A., drawing a crash investigator — who also crashes
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Ambulance carrying a crash victim crashes in L.A., drawing a crash investigator — who also crashes
A Fire Department ambulance transporting a crash victim was struck by a vehicle. When another LAFD vehicle arrived to investigate, it too was involved in a crash.Christopher Buchanan (Los Angeles Times)
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Fankoos 🫶🏻 yeah my friends, especially him, loved Arwen so much! 💜 It will be weird to open "the bag" to get some of her ashes out to put in the heart. But it also feels like a small part of her would love to be with them. So it also feels like the right thing. Even if it sounds a bit weird... 😔
#HashtagGames
#WeatherStormASongOrPoem
Hail! Hail! because the gang's all here.
What the heck to we care...
#NoEffort
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I guess Sept 2nd is as close to an anniversary we have for Monkey Island. I made the gold master on the 2nd but it probably didn't appear in stores until Oct. There was no "release date" back them. It annoys we when people say Monkey Island "released" today.
Happy Birthday Monkey Island
Ron Gilbert's often incoherent and bitter ramblings about the Game IndustryGrumpy Gamer
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Important poll!
Which of our famous foods should Chicagoans throw at the Texas National Guard that is, allegedly, being sent here to restore law and order?
- Beef sandwich (7%, 19 votes)
- Deep dish pizza slice (28%, 69 votes)
- Chicago style hot dog (35%, 84 votes)
- Maxwell Street Polish, extra onions (18%, 44 votes)
- Jibarito (2%, 5 votes)
- Other (suggest in comments) (7%, 18 votes)
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Hey chat.
Looks like I didn't post my usual good morning greeting. Apologies for that. The last 2 days I've been doing errands and helping out my Father.
How are you?
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LGBTQ+ history in schools: Don Romesburg built the curriculum. Now it’s being rapidly dismantled.
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Trump says U.S. "should have been mentioned" at "impressive" Chinese parade
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Ugh: "Trump’s DOJ seeks voting equipment in Missouri ahead of 2026 election" - Election Law Blog
WaPo: A top official in President Donald Trump’s Justice Department recently sought access to voting equipment used by two Republican clerks in Missouri during the 2020 election, an unusual request from federal officials amid continued efforts by the…Rick Hasen (Election Law Blog)
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Call for Papers - SIROCCO 2026
SIROCCO 2026 Call for Papers 33rd International Colloquium On Structural Information and Communication Complexity Durham, UK, June 9–11, 2026 https://sirocco2026.webspace.durham.ac.SIROCCO 2026
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in reply to Chuck Darwin • •The Kissing Bug isn't the only Assassin Bug type to beware of because their bites are as painful as bee stings. They have a similar body build, so learn to identify them when you see them. Kissing Bug, Assassin Bug, Wheel Bug etc.
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in reply to Chuck Darwin • • •Thank you for reminding/informing us about Chagas disease, Chuck!
To learn more, there's a good article by the World Health Organization:
who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/…
It's a nice summary, and available without the LA Times firewall.
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p.s. It's interesting that a possible explanation of your namesake's persistent health problems after his explorations in Argentina was a Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas disease). I bet you knew that, but maybe it's interesting news for some.
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