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Doctor in hantavirus biocontainment unit talks about his symptoms with Erin Burnett
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/health/video/ebof-kornfeld-hantavirus-biocontainment-unit-sweats-and-chills?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Health and Wellness @health-and-wellness-CNN

Doctor in hantavirus biocontainment unit talks about his symptoms with Erin Burnett | CNN

In a CNN exclusive, Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, the one cruise ship passenger in the biocontainment unit who tested positive for hantavirus, tells Erin Burnett how he experienced night sweats and chills before he began treating sick passengers on the ship.

CNN

Mary P G Keating May 13

Mike Elgan May 13

And just like that Tim Apple is back!

Mary P G Keating May 13

@[email protected] has moved May 13

Keir Starmer vs. Wes Streeting is about as politically interesting as two bald men fighting over a comb.... its a classic bit of change but no change, and suggests the Labour Party is clueless about why people are abandoning them.

Then the (more interesting) Q. is how would Andy Burnham vs. Wes Streeting play out, if Streeting gets past an increasingly truculent Starmer?

Or perhaps Burnham wouldn't have the appetite for a second leadership challenge in this Parliament?

#politics #LabourParty

Mary P G Keating Apr 30

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Apr 29

Usually, when I get interviewed for a piece on something like "AI consciousness" I am relegated to the skeptics box --- some short paragraph near the end. So it is a nice change to see this piece by Holly Baxter

https://www.the-independent.com/tech/ai-news-humanize-chatbot-conscious-b2963788.html

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The people building AI think it might be conscious. That’s not the most alarming part

Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amadei says he can’t rule out that its chatbot, Claude, is conscious. A Google engineer is sure he once built a sentient being. Holly Baxter speaks to the experts about whether or not ‘AI welfare’ is a serious pursuit — and what that means for humans

The Independent

Mary P G Keating Jan 25

Mondoweiss 🇵🇸Jan 25

Israel’s strategic posture favors a constant state of war over political deals that might constrain future aggression. Its recognition of Somaliland is part of this strategy, and an attempt to plant the first flag of its would-be empire in Africa.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-israels-move-in-somaliland-fits-in-its-broader-strategy-for-regional-dominance/

How Israel’s move in Somaliland fits in its broader strategy for regional dominance

Mondoweiss

Mary P G Keating Jan 25

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stux⚡️Jan 24

Many of them ended up behind the masks

Using their weapons on their fellow citizens

The Nazis would be proud of #ICE, maybe even jealous

Shame does not even describe it

Mary P G Keating Jan 25

RE: https://mstdn.social/@stux/115952163435253977

Those subservient clowns didn't even act act against genocide!

Mary P G Keating Jan 25

stux⚡️Jan 24

Why Subscriptions Make Everything More Expensive

#Subscription services exist for nearly everything consumers buy. Many, like #Netflix or #Spotify, start out affordable, but the cost adds up over time. And while signing up is effortless, cancelling can be difficult.

Companies such as #Adobe and #Amazon have even been accused by the Federal Trade Commission of using dark patterns to trap consumers in subscriptions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AKn-zJMIwY