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MN trans community worried about comments from conservatives after church shooting

MN trans community worried about comments from conservatives after church shooting

Fox News host Jesse Watters. (Jemal Countess/Tribune News Service) The conservative rhetoric doesn’t square with the statistics. According to Gun Violence Archive, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that collects data from more than 7,500 law enforcement sources daily, only 1.1% of mass-shooting suspects over the past decade were transgender, roughly proportional with the overall population of transgender people. Data gathered by …

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Bluesky now platform of choice for science community

Bluesky now platform of choice for science community

Shiffman, the author of Why Sharks Matter, described early Twitter recently on the blog Southern Fried Science as “the world’s most interesting cocktail party.” “Then it stopped being useful,” Shiffman told Ars. “I was worried for a while that this incredibly powerful way of changing the world using expertise was gone. It’s not gone. It just moved. It’s a little …

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Skylight’s TikTok alternative adds community curators to the mix

Skylight’s TikTok alternative adds community curators to the mix

A startup called Skylight is taking a different approach to short-form video. Instead of restricting users to an algorithmic main feed, as is common on social apps, Skylight is building a community around human curators who post and repost videos to build out their own custom feeds others can subscribe to. The option, which launched on Monday in the version …

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Trump wants more deals like Intel's, worrying business community – Reuters

Trump wants more deals like Intel’s, worrying business community  Reuters After U.S. Takes Stake in Intel, Trump Pledges ‘Many More’ Deals  The New York Times Government will take stakes in more companies, top Trump adviser says  Axios White House’s Hassett says US could take stakes in other chip companies  Reuters The U.S. Has Created a Stealth Sovereign Wealth Fund. What Comes Next After Intel.  Barron’s …

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HaysMed announces new format for 2025 free Community Flu Shot Event

HaysMed announces new format for 2025 free Community Flu Shot Event

Photo by Pixabay HaysMed After 25 impactful years, HaysMed is retiring its traditional drive-thru flu shot clinic and launching a more flexible, integrated approach to community health. Starting this fall, flu shots will be offered during its monthly blood screening events- providing a convenient, one-stop opportunity for preventive care. Why the Change? The decision to discontinue the drive-thru format comes …

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Jubilation, chaos, and a lot of screaming: inside a Hollow Knight community Discord as the Silksong release date finally hit

Jubilation, chaos, and a lot of screaming: inside a Hollow Knight community Discord as the Silksong release date finally hit

30-minutes until the live reveal of the latest Hollow Knight: Silksong trailer, the Hollow Knight: Silksong Daily News Discord server is packed. Almost a hundred people are sitting in a single voice channel, chatting away, cracking jokes. In less than an hour, they’ll blow out my earphones. Prior to the release date trailer, the regular gags are thrown out perhaps …

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Third measles case confirmed in Idaho as health officials warn of community spread – KTVB

Third measles case confirmed in Idaho as health officials warn of community spread – KTVB

Third measles case confirmed in Idaho as health officials warn of community spread  KTVB Health officials confirm measles exposure risk in Spokane County  KREM Measles case confirmed in unvaccinated child in Kootenai County  Boise State Public Radio Coeur d’Alene monitors for measles after positive wastewater tests  NonStop Local KHQ Second North Idaho measles case announced, may have spread virus in Spokane at Sacred Heart  The …

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