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CO2 helps viruses stay alive longer in the air.
https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/04/co2-ventilation-research-virus-airborne-life-haddrell-celebs/
saved 2026-07-06

A new discovery about carbon dioxide is challenging decades-old ventilation doctrine
CO2 is a good proxy for how much exhaled — and potentially infectious — air is in a room. New research suggests the more CO2 there is, the more virus-friendly the air becomes.

Washington’s battleground 3rd District is a high priority for both parties.
The district went for President Trump in 2024 while reelecting moderate Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Gluesenkamp Perez, a centrist who was first elected narrowly in 2022 and has made a name for herself by sometimes breaking with her party,
successfully fended off primary challengers on Tuesday to advance to the November ballot.
Republican Braun, a retired Navy captain, won the other sp…

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#Wildfire in Metro #Vancouver regional park being held, evacuation alert rescinded
Was wondering where the smoke was coming from
Fire quite close to town

Wildfire in Metro Vancouver park ‘nearly contained,’ regional district says
The wildfire that sparked in a Metro Vancouver park Wednesday was “nearly contained” as of Thursday morning, according to the regional district.

Bread and Circuses to distract from crimes and failures.
#DC

Vous utilisez #Windows et hésitez Š passer sur #Linux ? Pourquoi ne pas essayer le nouveau #AzureLinux de #Microsoft

'a group of people who refused to acknowledge that other people have perfectly valid reasons for wanting to pursue their own goals rather than yours. We call most of those people "toddlers" and devote sizable social effort to helping them outgrow this belief.
But there's another group of people who carry this belief into adulthood. If they're of regular means, we call those people "bullies". However, if they're sufficiently wealthy, we call them &quo…

Cory Doctorow: Hell is other people – so billionaires are using AI to replace them
The tech elite are pouring billions into dispensing with inconvenient humans. Now governments want the same trick to wish away the migrants their economies desperately need, writes the author and Nerve columnist

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Thomas Smith withdrew from the Republican primary contest for Michigan’s eighth district last month.
On Tuesday, he won the nomination.
Unofficial results show Smith with more than 50% of the vote, according to the Associated Press,
defeating the man he endorsed,
anti-abortion activist Al Lemmo,
and the man Donald Trump endorsed,
former federal law enforcement officer Amir Hassan.
In a statement on Wednesday, Smith said he was “humbled and honored th…

Republican who withdrew last month beats Trump-backed rival in Michigan
Thomas Smith, whose name remained on ballot, beats Republican rivals in primary contest for eighth district

Scott Wiener,
a gay Jewish state senator and trans rights advocate who is currently the frontrunner in the race to replace the longtime representative Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th district,
said he felt forced to leave last week’s annual trans pride march in San Francisco
after a group of people ran up to him at a local park where the event was taking place, surrounded him and screamed at him over his positions on Israel’s war on Gaza.
“They were so physically and…

Gaza protests against two Democrats spark outcry and debate on tactics
Incidents involving California state senator Scott Wiener and New York congressman Dan Goldman underscore Israel-Palestine conflict’s role in US elections