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Image is of Elon Musk giving the Nazi salute a week or so ago.


I didn't really want to keep spotlighting American domestic events as I had assumed that shit would calm down pretty quickly, but it appears that the Trump administration, including Musk, are determined to bring down the empire from the inside.

One of the most important lessons of ruling a country - and especially an empire - is to never, ever believe your own propaganda; and yet now we have neo-Nazi failsons disrupting parts of the imperial apparatus and causing general government mayhem because they actually seem to believe in libertarianism; that the state and the capitalists are somehow in opposition, rather than working in lockstep to maximise profit and boost American hegemony around the world.

I'm not so optimistic as to believe that a national collapse is FOUR DAYS AWAY, like those weird anti-China cranks often speculate - the US has at least a decade or two left even under these conditions. But consider the damage being inflicted in these past couple weeks, and extrapolate that over the next four years. Does any living American political figure possess the competency to halt - or even meaningfully slow - the already ongoing decline? And could they achieve power (or even be allowed to do so) after Trump's term is done?


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[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 83 points 21 hours ago (6 children)

second-plane Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu (NYT)

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu that is distinct from the version that has been spreading through herds over the last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday.

The finding indicates that the virus, known as H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at least twice — leading to these two sets of infections — and that it could continue to do so. It also suggests that the virus may pose a persistent risk to cows and to the people who work closely with them.

Before last year, scientists did not know that cows were susceptible to this type of influenza.

“This is not what anyone wanted to see,” said Louise Moncla, an evolutionary biologist who studies avian influenza at the University of Pennsylvania. “We need to now consider the possibility that cows are more broadly susceptible to these viruses than we initially thought.”

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 16 points 8 hours ago

Before last year, scientists did not know that cows were susceptible to this type of influenza.

Who says America doesn't do scientific research anymore? amerikkka-clap

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 20 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

thicc-trump Folks, we can't stop WINNING! They told me there's a new organism with the birds, AND - the cows. Our bIG beAUtiful AMERICAN heffers. This one is all American. What a patriot. Best orGASMs cum from AMERICAN heffers. So - they named it after ME. I get in. Not even a month later they're naming things that go in the history books after ME.

They call it the D1.1 - DONALD ONE dot WON because we won over the woke mind virus. Winning folks. Get used to it. You're going to see a lot more of it. And it is becauss of you all beautiful people and our wonderful farmers and freedom. Gotta thank them. I got a special treat for all you WINNERS. Talked to the BIG MAC myself.

feast-1feast-2 the first Donald ONE dot WON McDonald's special. Dig in my patriots. We've earned it.

[–] TheModerateTankie@hexbear.net 28 points 12 hours ago

Apparently this is the same strain that put a 16yo in canada into intensive care for three weeks.

https://bsky.app/profile/canadahealthwatch.bsky.social/post/3lhie3dfr6c2m

Don't worry. The lesson the government learned from covid is to let the virus run its course and not do anything crazy like talk about it or ask anyone to do anything at all to protect themselves or their community.

[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 30 points 17 hours ago

Vegans keep winning dubois-dance

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 54 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

”This is not what anyone wanted to see”

Lmfao “this is the one thing we didn’t want to happen”

[–] OperationOgre@hexbear.net 33 points 18 hours ago

We specifically asked for this not to happen

[–] AtmosphericRiversCuomo@hexbear.net 42 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

"Cause for concern is still low somehow"

[–] Lemister@hexbear.net 5 points 5 hours ago

No it will go away when we stand still, you see influenza is like a t-rex.

[–] Sebrof@hexbear.net 10 points 7 hours ago

We tried nothin and we're all out of ideas