So, obviously I'm not suggesting that the garbage bags of deceased chickens OP commenter saw on a jog are a primary driver of the spread of avian flu across the world/NA.

Wildlife X captive non-human animal interactions are critical links in the transmission of avian flu. Hotbeds of mass-contained immunologically naive non-human animals (e.g., factory farms) play an important role in mutation and spread as well.

The big picture is that with the increasing threat of pandemic-scale zoonotic disease we need, at minimum, stricter biosecurity in industrial non-human animal agriculture. It is an industry that contributes the greatest zoonotic risk. However, it is also industry that litigiously shields itself from oversight (i.e., ag-gag laws) and has a ton of $$$ lobby power. Also, the incoming US administration couldn't look more incompetent

Less non-human animal agriculture would be even better

Per the article, half of Eastern Conference teams would need to sign onto this, which experts don't think will happen any time soon. Given that additions of Las Vegas +1 other team are obviously on the league's horizon, I could see this 1-16 seeding and possibly re-allocating a couple teams to different conferences happening with the expansion to 32 teams

There's downplaying by individual organizations (e.g., farms), federal agencies, and the media (who fail to connect the dots between avian flu in chickens and cow 'livestock' and the prices of eggs, milk, and meat).

What's happening in zoos interests me, as it's kind of the gold standard of biosafety as far as non-human animal enterprises go. There are experts and protocols there, and there aren't anti-transparency laws, as there are for non-human animal agriculture (the ag-gag laws).

In other words, if non-human animals are getting sick at zoos, then risks are almost certainly inadequately controlled in other areas,

If you're suspicions about the trashbags full of dead chickens you saw are correct, the humans who kept those chickens are helping spread avian flu to the local coyote population

2 30-year old franchises playing each other ☺️. I love the Vancouver Grizzlies logos from Memphis. Raptors are in purple but not dino jerseys unfortunately.

Yes the antecedents have been a long time in the making, but things are currently changing at a wild and unprecedented pace in terms of the growing wealth and power of individual billionaires compared to governments. Not to mention the ability to control (mis/dis)information these days. I don't know how anyone interested in future generations' freedom could be unalarmed by recent events indicating a shift towards neofeudalism and most likely authoritarianism. This article is timely

Will Maxey have the 3rd 40-piece today?
So far:

• Wemby (42 points)
• Mikal Bridges (41)
• Kyrie (39)

Underdogs are feeling frisky on Christmas!

It's weird that 0 and 00 are two different jersey #s.

Nice close game so far!

I know he's slender, a star, and the current NBA is obsessed with 3-point volume, but it's wild how far from the bucket Wembenyama takes his shots from (given his height)

Spurs @ Knicks

Timberwolves @ Mavericks

76ers @ Celtics

Lakers @ Warriors