Lettuce at Taco Bell in five states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite — via @apnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/07/17/c...

Nice article in @sandiegouniontribune.com on the ongoing wastewater / environmental surveillance work in the lab, led by Josh Levy. Also thanks to the Gates Foundation for funding this work. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/07/13/g...

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

Gov. Sherrill directs NJ Transit to distribute free KN95 masks

👋 Scientist here. Here are some science-backed tips that will help protect your health against wildfire smoke:

Windsor's Salvation Army hands out free masks amid thick wildfire smoke #FreeMasks #WildfireSmoke #Ontario www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

You can pick up KN95 masks for free from your local NYC library

Free KN95 masks will continue to be available at hundreds of locations citywide: on.nyc.gov/freemask. For air quality guidance, visit on.nyc.gov/firesmoke.

Update from Mitch Smith "Mayor Mary Sheffield of Detroit approved the purchase of more than 100,000 N-95 filtration masks, which were expected to begin arriving on Friday and be distributed at recreation centers and along bus routes." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...

From NYC Emergency Management: Due to the reduced air quality, free KN95 masks are available at select locations. To find your nearest distribution location, visit: on.nyc.gov/freemask For a full list of air quality tips and how to stay safe, head to on.nyc.gov/4yvPvZV

109 million people face another day of poor air quality as smoke from blazes in Ontario drifts over the US

Wildfire smoke drapes across North America and the North Atlantic. Wow.

In a less deranged version of our country, skies full of smoke would inspire us to bold climate action. There’s an American majority that loves blue skies & air we can breathe more than fossil fuel profits.

Home ground of the Mets is enveloped in wildfire smoke tonight. The World Cup final is happening near by on Sunday…

Wildfire smoke is enveloping NYC, and AQI is over 200, meaning hazardous air quality. Please protect your health and mask up!

For the one millionth time this is why we need a free N95 mask program everywhere. Masks are important tools we all need to stay healthy throughout our lifetimes.

Once again pitying all the kids who signed up to serve their states’ National Guards, only to find themselves roaming Washington's streets doing nothing. Hoping their commanding officers had enough brains rattling around their heads to have issued them N95 masks today.

"So far, 15 rural communities have been evacuated. A handful are First Nations reserves — including Cat Lake, Eabameetoong and McDowell Lake — that are fly-in communities, triggering air evacuation efforts." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/w...

Here in Detroit we are choking on the smoke. I weep for what they are experiencing across our narrow border. Stay strong Canada.

"Lynch’s presence at the Capitol that fateful day has not been publicly reported until now, more than five years later ... Lynch remained at DOJ and, under the second Trump administration, received a big promotion: He’s now running a national task force to prosecute left-wing political violence."

“More than 1,500 people were arrested in the course of the probe; several law enforcement officials and military personnel were identified and prosecuted over their involvement. The FBI said in 2023 that it revoked the security clearances of three agents in relation to the attack.“

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🔊 MiningWatch joins 100+ others in calling for Anti-SLAPP legislation in #Alberta, calling attention to the growing number of legal threats and lawsuits targeting journalists and free expression on issues of public interest. Read more ➡️ antislappalberta.ca

The Weather Network has a helpful map that lets Ontario residents track the plumes of death clouds fanning across the province this week

These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...

A huge plume of wildfire smoke covers parts of the Midwest and Northeast this afternoon. Unfortunately, more smoke is on the way.

The wildfires in Ontario burn brightly at night, captured earlier today by polar-orbiting satellites.

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“Anytime a company collects highly sensitive personal data, there are risks the data will be shared, breached, or later seized by the government,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @sfchronicle.com. “Companies should ask themselves, is violating everyone’s privacy worth it?”

today, ny becomes the first state with a statewide data center moratorium even though the hochul data center pause is less aggressive than ny's data center moratorium bill passed in may, it's still "a gigantic step forward," one advocate told me

Hi! WIRED health reporter here. Looking to speak with people who got sick with cyclosporiasis and are willing to share the gruesome details. [email protected]

#EurekAlertInTheSpotlight: A new study is redefining how we visualize and track marine heatwaves in estuarine systems like the Chesapeake Bay. #Heat 🔬 News via Virginia Institute of Marine Science Learn more: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1132393

Join us all month long as we break down the latest research uncovering how #Heat impacts people, places, and the planet. 🔥 🌍🔬 ➡️ engage.aaas.org/49R6Ql5

The CLARITY Act is the bill supported by the crypto industry to increase their reach into our banking system and broader economy. There are many problems with the bill, but most egregious is that is essentially legalizes Donald Trump's crypto corruption scheme. Let me explain.

Judges are expected to write opinions not only for the sake of precedent, but b/c written opinions act as judicial guardrails. They help keep judges from making arbitrary or insufficiently considered opinions because they have to provide some coherent explanation for their conclusion.

Johnson government wasted £10bn on PPE, Covid inquiry finds www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

This smoke comes from a sudden flare-up of intense wildfire activity in far northern Minnesota and neighboring Ontario, Canada, where hot, dry and windy conditions sparked explosive fire growth. Thanks to a the jet stream pattern, that smoke is moving straight into New England's backyard.

Today in federal court, Mahmoud Khalil sued the Heritage Foundation, Canary Mission, Betar, & senior Trump admin officials under the KKK Act of 1871, alleging they conspired to deprive him of his constitutional rights while carrying out a coordinated plan called "Project Esther."

this may be more of a narrative move than a policy move—it’s not about vehicle stops, it’s about violence with impunity www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/u... (link to live update source)

American scientists are under attack! What do we do? Act up! Fight back! actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...

Congratulations, Carlos. Thank you for exposing all the Epstein clients.

Well deserved

Vatican repudiates US State Department's latest smears of Pope Leo over the Iran war. www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...

NEW: Trump is expected to amplify false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election in a prime-time address Thursday. His claims may rely on soon-to-be-declassified intel that will purportedly show irregularities in the five-and-a-half-year-old contest, which he lost by over 7 million votes.

American political journalists knew damn well that Trump’s toll “plan” was never going to happen. They reported it straight anyway. presswatchers.org/2026/07/the-...

Seems that rinsing produce can help to prevent cyclosporiasis, but not reliably. The literature is thin, papers citing in circles with no real evidence base. Most direct answer I found: "For C. cay, which seems to be stickier, removal by rinsing under tap water was lower, ranging from 11.4–68.6%.