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| Hamadryas Baboon Lisa Marie and her day-old baby (Taken 4.4.25) |
For me, I went to a mass in honor of my dad and my sister in law, who passed nine days apart two years ago. It was also my parents' wedding anniversary, so just surrounding my mom with love has been the priority. We have a baby shower this weekend for my God-sister and her partner who are expecting twins in May, and I'll be working at the Casbah on Sunday. This weekend is the Open Ranch at Hazpaca, but I don't know that I'll make it with my other obligations. This week is also Tax Day, my other sister's birthday, I've got some momming to do and such, so it will be a busy week going into Easter. Everything is a little crazy around here as we get ready for some big transitions, but we're doing our best to keep our heads on straight and not let TFG steal any more joy from our lives. I hope you're doing the same.
Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
- SAN DIEGO LOCALS:
- San Diego, with loads of hiking, healthy eating options, ranked 5th healthiest city in U.S. - Times of San Diego (4.2.25)
- San Diego Is 2025’s 5th Healthiest City in America – WalletHub Study (3.31.25)
- Port, city of Chula Vista open Sweetwater Park along south bayfront - City News Service/kpbs (4.2.25)
- Spring Break-Out for Shelter Pets - County News Center (4.9.25)
- All month long, you can name your own price when adopting adult dogs and cats. Get 25% off adoption fees for puppies and kittens. Valid at County shelters only (not San Diego Humane Society)
- Thousands march in downtown San Diego for 'Hands Off' protest - City News Service/kpbs (4.5.25)
- SAN DIEGO REGIONAL POLITICS:
- Polinsky Children’s Center San Diego (ALLEGED) Abuse - Herman Law (April 2025)
- New Annual Progress Report on Housing Released (394 Pages) - County of San Diego (4.3.25)
- San Diego County Faces Hosts of Lawsuits Alleging Child Sexual Abuse & Negligence at Polinsky Children’s Center - Herman Law (4.4.25)
- State Declares Citrus Quarantine Expansion in Valley Center - County News Center (4.4.25)
- Live election results: San Diego County District 1 Supervisor - kpbs (4.8.25)
- Republican Mayor of Chula Vista John McCann will be in a runoff against Democratic Mayor of Imperial Beach, Paloma Aguirre. In case it isn't ABUNDANTLY clear, I'm 100% endorsing Aguirre for this role and the ads against her, where they call her by her first name are super gross and offensive, and super distorted in their messaging. The County Supervisors going back to a Republican majority would be terrible. If you vote in this district, don't let that happen.
- ZOO GOSS:
- Someone started a Change.org petition to pay the Zoo union workers a living wage. The San Diego Zoo should not be joining the ranks of Walmart in paying salaries so low that their employees qualify for government assistance, especially as the threat of TFG eliminating those programs is very real. Please sign the petition here: Pay the workers of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance a livable wage
- As for zoo news, a baby Hamadryas Baboon was born to mom Lisa Marie and dad Zito on Thursday, April 3rd. The baby is super cute, but wear a shade hat or bring an umbrella, because the sun will roast you over there at the top of Africa Rocks.
- The information that Labu, the orangutan from Fresno, is here has been shared with volunteers, and it is known that he's meeting the ladies behind the scenes. What isn't known is when he'll make his public debut, but rumors abound that it will be next week. T
- SEA WORLD GOSS:
- 91X is sponsoring SoCal Taco Fest again, but this year it is at Seaworld, so they have created a sponsorship to encourage people to go to Seaworld. Taco Fest is included if you visit the park with a current membership or a single day ticket for May 3 or 4th, but 91X is offering Fun Cards for $99.99, which isn't that unique of a deal, but it is pretty unique to be offered this early in the year. Instead of a regular pass which goes for one year from the date of purchase, a fun card is valid through the end of the year, does not include parking, and has some blockout dates.
- TRANS RIGHTS & GUN FIGHTS:
- Trans service members notch another win against Trump ban. The ruling marks the second injunction against the (TFG) administration's efforts to remove transgender people from the military. - Courthouse News Service (3.27.25)
- POLITICS:
- These States Have Investigated Miscarriages and Stillbirths as Crimes. A recent arrest in Georgia highlights the criminal suspicion that surrounds pregnancy loss in several states, experts say. - The Marshall Project (4.2.25)
- CALIFORNIA NEWS:
- Unemployment Claims in California Are 3.40% Lower Than Last Year – WalletHub Study (4.3.25)
- US GOVERNMENT DESTRUCTION:
- TFG:
- The Trump Tariffs Are How Everything Works Now. The US is barreling toward a recession for no good reason, and dragging the world—and a few thousand penguins on remote Antarctic islands—down with it. - Wired (4.3.25)
- States sue (TFG) over ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ election executive order. The president signed an executive order last week that overhauls U.S. elections by giving unprecedented power to the federal government to regulate voting. - Courthouse News Service (4.3.25)
- The Lawlessness Is the Point. The (TFG) administration just admitted that a Salvadoran man was deported in error. Shockingly, (TFG) and (Creep Veep) don’t seem to want to fix their mistake—and the implications of that are dark. - The New Republic (4.1.25)
- Choosing lawlessness - Popular.info (4.2.25).
- DOJ:
- Feds drop Georgia lawsuit over Black voter suppression. The move comes after (TFG) ordered the Justice Department to halt all pending civil rights litigation. - Courthouse News Service (3.31.25)
- CBP/DHS:
- Boasberg signals he may hold (Fed) officials in contempt over deportation flights. The federal judge grilled a DOJ lawyer about whether the administration had tried to evade a court order. - Politico (4.3.25)
- MORE CRAZY SHIT FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION (HHS | FDA | CDC | NIH | ETC):
- The (TFG) administration
restructures(annihilates) federal health agencies, cuts 20,000 jobs - npr (3.27.25) - ‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass lay-offs. In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts. - nature (4.1.25)
- What’s Lost: (TFG) Whacks Tiny Agency That Works To Make the Nation’s Health Care Safer - kff (4.3.25)
- FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say - FDA (4.2.25)
- After promising transparency, (Mr. Worm) guts public records teams at HHS - npr (4.3.25)
- “They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS into a mass-deportation machine, analysts say- ProPublica (4.8.25)
- ICE Seeking $45 Billion in Additional Funds to Detain Undocumented Immigrants - News 8 Now/News8000 (4.8.25)
- SUPREME COURT:
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
- Myanmar: Public Health Situation Analysis (Sagaing earthquake in Myanmar, April 2025) - WHO (4.3.25)
- World must act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza, top UN top officials say: Statement by heads of OCHA, UNICEF, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP and WHO (4.8.25)
- COVID-19/AVIAN FLU/HEALTH/WELLNESS:
- COVID-19:
- AVIAN FLU:
- US’s biggest egg producer’s profits triple as prices soar. The DoJ is investigating, with Cal-Maine’s profits nearly eight times as high as at the start of the bird flu outbreak - The Guardian (4.9.25)
- ALL THE THINGS:
- Johns Hopkins Health Security Decoded Newsletter (4.3.25)
- County is Warning the Public Not to Eat Locally Harvested Shellfish - County News Center (4.4.25)
- Invasive strep infections have more than doubled in the U.S., CDC study finds. The invasive form of strep can lead to flesh-eating disease or organ failure. Almost 2,000 people died from 2013 to 2022.- NBC News (4.7.25)
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