Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Apple releases iOS 27.2, here’s what’s new https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/26/apple-releases-ios-27-2-heres-whats-new/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

"...That perfect petri dish exists right now, a ProPublica investigation found. For over two months, an outbreak of bird flu has raged uncontrolled on a Utah farm that raises thousands of mink for fur. Mink have lungs and airways that on a cellular level are remarkably similar to those of people; they have caught and spread other flus and infected some humans with COVID-19.

Instead of trying to stop the outbreak and prevent it from spilling into humans, state and federal officials have done little except try to keep its existence quiet, our investigation shows. ..."

#pandemic #birdflu #mink #Utah #publichealth

watchOS 27.2 available now for Apple Watch, here’s what’s new https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/26/watchos-27-2-available-now-for-apple-watch-heres-whats-new/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

macOS 27.2 Golden Gate now available, here’s everything new https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/26/macos-27-2-golden-gate-now-available-heres-everything-new/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

"Whatever dark power Trump has that has enabled him to become president twice while being quite literally one of the most morally despicable human beings on Earth, it’s not easily duplicated by your average Republican candidate for Senate, House, or governor. When candidates like Vivek Ramaswamy ask 'What would Trump do?' then do that thing, they often find that the voters respond with, 'What an atrocious jerk. I’m definitely not voting for that guy.'"

https://shorturl.at/2ppSh

Former South Carolina Governors Endorse Annie Andrews Over Darline Graham in Senate Race (Gift Article)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/us/south-carolina-senate-andrews-graham.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LlE.rwNg.Irs7iYZ3z3LX&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Israelis head to the polls tomorrow. @CFR_org breaks down what's at stake, the leading challengers to Benjamin Netanyahu, and what could determine the election's outcome. "Neither side has a clear path to a majority in the Knesset. Netanyahu is constricted by being significantly less popular than in previous runs and will have to build a coalition with far-right parties. The change bloc is restricted by some of its members’ unwillingness to build a government with any Arab party," write Ezra Hess and Ittai Ronen.

https://flip.it/uduQMY

#Israel #BenjaminNetanyahu #News

@AlliFlowers as if Mitch could ever tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys…

Barack Obama: He’s clearly not focused on lowering prices for you. There is one thing he does seem to focus on, in addition to home renovation, and that is how to enrich himself and his family and his cronies.

James Talarico: We are running against the embodiment of this corrupt system. Ken Paxton doesn’t serve us, he serves himself. He now owns 15 homes, while most Texans are struggling to afford one. It’s hard to get 15 homes in a game of Monopoly. I don’t know how Ken Paxton got 15 homes.

Walter Koenig ist gestern gestorben 😔

GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell is threatening to block Trump’s legislative agenda unless he stops bending the knee to Putin.

“Passing this agenda will require working with Republicans who know the difference between the good guys and the bad guys.

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Republicans against Trump (@Rp...

"[voters] look at a president, and he's building ballrooms, and he's launching crypto companies, and he's taking care of his cabinet members and his Mar-a-Lago crowd, and he's saying, 'I don't care if gas is more expensive.' Listen, the president's message speaks for itself.

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Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) o...

Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-maurene-comey-trump-be7de14f705def3bb6eeadafa7e60805?utm_source=app&utm_medium=android_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

UAV operators of Ukraine's 15th Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade "Black Forest" struck Russian logistics targets in Belgorod region. The brigade specializes in operating against targets in the enemy's rear. #Ukraine

Me: "[Real wages] are down five months running.

Former Trump adviser Steve Cortes: "Because of the war."

Me: "You've said 'because of the war' maybe seven times..."

Cortes: "Because it spiked prices..."

Me: "But you're treating the war like it's a natural disaster, like it's COVID, like it fell from the sky..."

Cortes: "No I'm not..."

Me: "...the war was started by your guy, deliberately, a war of choice."

My full @AJHeadtoHead interview with Trump ally and former adviser Steve Cortes at Georgetown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLJVURhDcAQ

https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-fines-trump-taj-mahal-casino-resort-10-million-significant-and-long