I haven't seen it often remarked upon, but it seems a good time to remind folks that it'd be really great to *not* have Trump as president during another potential pandemic, this one being bird flu.

HBhelenbranswell.bsky.socialOct 17, 2024 12:18pm

#USDA confirmed another 15 California dairy herds infected with #H5N1 #birdflu. They have not yet confirmed the herd Michigan reported yesterday. With MI, the cumulative national total is 321 herds in 14 states. California's official total is 120 herds, but there are more in the testing pipeline.

I totally agree, and I'm disheartened thinking about all the crap people will believe anyway

And H5N1 will be at least an order of magnitude more deadly. It will be bad.

Yeaaahhh. News from the Central Valley is...not good

Not gonna lie, I'm starting to actively worry about my cheese supply. Probably too early to start hoarding cheese, right? Right? *Glances nervously at suspicious-smelling, tarp-covered pallet in the corner*