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| Baby Langur (Taken 5.12.24) |
I've been watching the Emily D Baker livestreams of the Karen Read Trial because as we inch closer to November, the news is just hard to watch. My little family has a ritual where every night we watch the monologues or features from the late night shows - Seth Meyers, Colbert, Kimmel, and Fallon - and even those are hard to watch sometimes. The coverage of TFG is just too much and the comedians' impressions of him are just as bad as seeing his stupid face and hearing his actual voice. So I've been watching this trial, or listening to the stream while I work, or while I'm walking around the zoo, and I kind of regret it because the prosecution is so bad so the case has ceased to be interesting. All of this to say, I don't really have much to post this week. With Darren on the job hunt and having more time together, I feel stretched a little thin. We did have a great time at the Waxahatchee show on Tuesday, but after I came home to get my listings going and write a work newsletter, so today I felt pretty sluggish, though I still went to visit the apes and then D and I went to a River Days event to see the future site of The River Center at Grant Park. I still feel like I have a million things to do tonight but first things first, I'm posting this, then finishing listings. They'll be up in the morning.
Stay safe out there.
- SAN DIEGO LOCALS:
- 33rd San Diego Music Awards honor Sara Petite, Jonny Tarr, Thee Sacred Souls - kpbs (5.1.24)
- Todd Gloria releases revised budget, featuring fewer cuts to services - kpbs (5.14.24)
- ZOO GOSS: I've been so busy doing my actual work when I've been at the zoo the past few weeks that I haven't really noticed anything of note besides trying to make sure I see all my favorites on the regular. There seems to be constant work being done on the panda habitat upgrades, and some of the smaller aviaries are getting some work done.
- SEA WORLD GOSS: I've got nothing here. I emailed customer service at the beginning of the month and haven't heard back, so I decided to cancel my membership. I don't know that it will be forever, but my membership ends in July and that will be the end of it.
- POLITICS:
- MUST READ!! Why Did TFG Do the Time Interview? Maybe he wanted the cover for his wall. - Dan Rather/Steady.Substack (5.2.24)
- GUN CONTROL:
- Nearly 100,000 children in the US lost a parent to a drug overdose or gun violence in 2020, study finds - CNN (5.4.24)
- CLIMATE:
- La Niña is coming, raising the chances of a dangerous Atlantic hurricane season – an atmospheric scientist explains this climate phenomenon - The Conversation (5.9.24)
- Aerial images show devastation of deadly Brazil floods - AP News (5.7.24)
- Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1 - AP News (5.14.24)
- US GOVERNMENT:
- State Dept
- The Minerals Security Partnership Welcomes New Deal in Minerals Offtake and Processing Between STL in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Umicore in Belgium - (5.8.24)
- U.S. Government Cybersecurity Alert: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Using New Tactic in Social Engineering Operations - 5.2.24
- Outcomes of the Fourth Negotiating Session on a Global Agreement to End Plastic Pollution - 5.2.24
- COVID-19/AVIAN FLU/HEALTH/WELLNESS:
- Dr. Wilma J. Wooten Honored with Prestigious California Public Health Award - County News Center (5.8.24)
- AVIAN FLU:
- US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms - AP News (5.10.24)
- With H5N1 detected in dairy cows, is it safe to drink milk? - UC Riverside (5.10.24)
- COVID:
- There's a new COVID-19 variant called FLiRT: Here's what you need to know about it - USA Today (5.7.24)
- SYMPTOMS:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- New loss of taste or smell
- "Brain fog" (feeling less wakeful and aware)
- Gastrointestinal symptoms (upset stomach, mild diarrhea, vomiting)
- US COVID-19 Stats CDC Data Tracker
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