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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 4h

Much depends what we don't know. Pneumatic wild type plague isn't a prolific spreader, according to this. But we don't yet know whether this strain may have been made more transmissible. This post has interesting context and some optimism: "I'm not buying toilet paper yet."

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The Irkutsk Plague

What to make of the Irkutsk pneumonic plague incident so far

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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 4h

This was precisely the Annie Jacobsen scenario. Pray it's not a weaponized version of the plague. Seriously. They said it was from a BSL-3 lab (BSL-4 it the most secure), so a good chance it isn't but god help us if it is.

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Even without AI, the risk of a biological attack, or accidental release, is terrifying

Annie Jacobsen's latest book speaks to the monstrosities we've locked away—for now.

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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 4h

This is all hands on deck! Pneumatic plague is airborne and nearly always fatal if untreated. Wiped out 150 million, half of Europe, way back when. Treatable with antibiotics, but we don't have enough antibiotics. Also from a lab in Russia, where they still have weaponized plague. Total nightmare.

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Reports of a plague outbreak in Russia follow the death of a researcher

Several hospitals in the Irkutsk region have been shut down and up to 200 workers have been quarantined.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 8h

It accepts letters, packages, and one very specific kind of complaint.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 8h

Plague outbreak in Russia from a lab. We MUST ban all commercial flights to and from Russia NOW

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 3h

I follow global news on pathogens. Oof yeah, covid…I saw one foreign report on a single case of a novel respiratory pathogen in China before WHO started reporting on it, and immediately started tracking it. Told everyone to buy some SARS masks at the time.

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah, well, the Cold War was pretty insane. Russia had tons (actual tons) of stockpiled weaponized lethal pathogens back in the 90s. I don’t know if they kept up that program or not. I’m hoping this wasn’t from that. Those are usually in a level 4 lab, and this was said to be a level 3 lab.

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robjersey123.bsky.social @robjersey123.bsky.social · 3h

Russia played the long game. They studied our culture and system of government and found where we were most vulnerable. Then they lulled us to sleep and slowly broke us down from within. It wasn’t like they didn’t warn us.

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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 6h

I don't generally repost my own stuff. But, the combo that today is World Animal Day and that many of you ask if the animals are ever close to the house... and voila - trail camera montage from a few months ago that maybe you haven't seen. #nature #PNW #Seattle #love #nokings

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 4h

Right, that’s part of the questions I have. There’s no way anyone part of a research group knowingly handling that pathogen is doing so without access to the treatment. Just would not happen. Either timeline is wrong or there’s more to the story we don’t know.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

1. She's president's human binky & controls his social media 2. Foreign govts use her a conduit for Trump 3. She's lied about much of her background 4. She wouldn't or couldn't get security clearance (see 3) 5. She has an obsession w/ Trump giving their relationship a vaguely inappropriate dynamic

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Oz Wiltshire. @ozwiltshire.bsky.social · 4h

Why would he say, I'll release more and then suicide?

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 5h

Way too suspicious and convenient: “He said the retaliation had already wrecked his life, and that he was about to publish more,” wrote German author and former financial journalist Oliver Janich in a social media post on X. “Then he was dead at 57. They called it suicide. I don’t buy it.”

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Horror as final post of banker who outed Howard Lutnick’s ties to Epstein resurfaces

The final online post of a British banker who reportedly died by suicide shortly after outing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s business ties to Jeffrey Epstein left several critics speechless on Su...

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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 11h

Also World Animal Day 😢

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

“Google Earth shows the physical destruction with extraordinary clarity… what happens next matters.” Angelina Jolie shares new Google Earth images of the genocide in Gaza, calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed in (by Israel): www.instagram.com/p/DeDDwwRknH...

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 6h

Well done

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 5h

Well, it’s tight but it can fit. If she was exposed 2 days ago, it can be fatal that quickly. Symptoms are within 24-72hrs of exposure, and death 24-72hrs after symptom onset. Without treatment it is 100% fatal, but with treatment in the first 24hrs it has a 83%-100% survival rate.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h

Katie Phang on Blanche: What are you trying to hide? Who are you protecting? This is the permissive culture that is created, that is then buttressed by conduct by people like the AG to protect perpetrators, co-conspirators, enablers of crimes. Crimes against children, crimes against women.

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Sunny Ella @sunnywillow.bsky.social · 10h

Zionism is racism. The United Nations voted to declare it as such in 1975, half a century ago. This isn’t new, and this isn’t controversial.

A group marching down a street holding a banner that reads zionism is racism

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

If your vote didn’t matter they wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop you (H/T Gen Z for @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social ) www.instagram.com/reel/DeC2_Zb...

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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 12h

Through increased awareness and education World Animal Day seeks to create a world where animals are always recognized as sentient beings and full regard is always paid to their welfare. #worldanimalday #cat #dog #horse #wolf Photos: Jim McCrary, Mary Nichols, @elissa_kline, Carole King Archives

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 7h

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15h

“Is this a controlled "incident" intended to signal to the West the danger of pushing too hard on Russia? Or is this a genuine accidental contact involving Russian specialists in the production of biological weapons?”

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 7h

Times Radio has a report on the Russian government’s secrecy about the issue: “There are fears this could be another Wuhan situation.”

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 6h

Makes zero sense this is the response unless this is some new form of plague. All the known forms are treatable with IV antibiotics within 24hrs of symptoms, which begin within 72hrs of exposure.

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Bakudreamer @bakudreamer.bsky.social · 10h

Update : Ой, нет ( uh oh ) BREAKING: Plague outbreak expands, Russia BSL-3 lab accident - FIVE hospitals now quarantined🚨☣️

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Bakudreamer @bakudreamer.bsky.social · 13h

None of this is solid, other than the girl died of something and they put about 200 people under observation. They've changed the story and deleted reports now, and have started covering up. ( This is Russia of course ) 😑

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Bakudreamer @bakudreamer.bsky.social · 20h

' She reportedly told medical staff that she had accidentally broken a test tube containing live bacteria while collecting samples for testing. She first fell ill while on an expedition with other workers near Russia’s eastern border with Mongolia. '

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Bakudreamer @bakudreamer.bsky.social · 20h

She wasn't in the lab when the accident happened. ( This is much more likely )

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Bakudreamer @bakudreamer.bsky.social · 10h

The plague outbreak in Siberia, Russia has expanded w/5 hospitals now under QUARANTINE: Irkutsk Hospitals No. 1, No.3, No.10, Ivano-Matreninskaya Children's Hospital, and an unnamed maternity hospital (Lyudi Baikala news, Moscow Times).

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11h

Several hospitals were closed in Irkutsk for quarantine and a mask regime was introduced at an aluminum plant due to the plague ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/04/v...

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 7h

⚡️Plague death triggers quarantine, mask mandates in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia. The measures come after Darya Shipilova, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died after reportedly contracting plague on Oct. 2.

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Plague death triggers quarantine, mask mandates in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia

The measures come after Darya Shipilova, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died after reportedly contracting plague on Oct. 2.

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Laura A. Van Vleet @lauravanvleet.bsky.social · 5h

Contracting plague 2 days ago and dead a day or 2 later? 🚨🚨🚨

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

TN-9 candidate Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “Gas is too high. Groceries are too high. Wages are too low… and blaming immigrants is part of the problem. The reality is people are struggling because the billionaire class is greedy.”

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 11h

History repeats itself. Wake up America 🇺🇸

Side by side picture comparison:

Right Hegseth arms opened in front of the seal of the Department of War

Black and white picture of Hitler with the same pose during the Nuremberg rally

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 7h

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 11h

Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 11h

Arthi is trying his best to impress, but a rhino and a zebra are a tough crowd! 🐘🦏🦓 When he spotted Tytan and Notty strolling by, he couldn't resist a little bellow and bluster. His audience remained completely unimpressed, so Arthi soon took the drama back to his friends!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h

A 17-month-old girl was hospitalized with E. coli after consuming raw milk. Soon, another child — a 6-year-old girl who’d drunk milk from the same farm — would wind up in the same San Diego hospital, with the same potentially fatal illness.