IN MASSACHUSETTS, THEIR ARE MIGRATING BIRDS DEAD OR DYING FROM
BIRD FLU! HUMANS CAN BECOME INFECTED....THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO SILENCE
REPORTING OR PUT SOMEONE WITH NO SCIENCE EDUCATION IN CHARGE!
EXCERPT From POLITICO:
— “D.W. Field Park in Brockton closed due to potential bird flu outbreak,” by Kathy Bossa, The Brockton Enterprise: “D.W. Field Park — located in Brockton and Avon — has been closed out of an abundance of caution due to reports of a potential bird flu outbreak, and officials are asking the public not to touch any birds that are dead or hurt. … ‘Due to recent events with birds, there may be a potential outbreak of Avian Flu,’ according to a post on the D.W. Field Facebook page. Park officials said in a post they discovered dead swans and Canada Geese on Upper Porter Pond earlier this week.”
excerpt:
What is bird flu?
There are two kinds of bird flu — low pathogenic avian influenza and highly pathogenic avian influenza, the latter being the more dangerous strain. The current H5N1 strain is a dangerous one, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But cases of H5N1 in humans have been rare.
"While avian flu strains can sometimes infect people, only a small number of H5N1 cases have been reported in humans since 2022 (one in the United States); there have been none in Massachusetts," DPH spokesperson Kathleen Conti said in an email back in May.
What are the symptoms of bird flu?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that bird flu viruses "have caused mild to severe illness in infected humans," and is most often contracted by contact with sick birds. Symptoms typically begin within two to eight days and often appear as the common flu. They include:
- Cough
- Fever
- Sore throat
- Muscle aches
- Headaches
- Shortness of breath
The disease can carry a high mortality in humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some antiviral drugs, if taken within two days of symptoms, may help.
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Sen. Schatz Tears Trump to Shreds in New Meidas Interview
From freezing FEMA hiring to appointing extremists, Trump is delivering chaos—not lower prices, better healthcare, or any of the promises he made, Sen. Brian Schatz tells Ben Meiselas.
Senator Brian Schatz didn’t mince words when assessing Trump’s first week back in office: “It was exactly as expected,” meaning cruel, chaotic, and filled with executive orders that do nothing to help working Americans. In a new exclusive interview with MeidasTouch co-founder Ben Meiselas, Schatz called out Trump’s moves, from freezing FEMA hiring and cancer research to launching mass deportation raids and pushing legally dubious policies like ending birthright citizenship. “There’s nothing in these executive orders that lowers prices for anyone,” he said, making it clear that Trump’s focus is on power, not prosperity.
One of the biggest dangers Schatz highlighted is RFK Jr.'s nomination to lead Health and Human Services, calling him a threat to public health given his history of promoting vaccine conspiracies. “This guy has raw power to tank vaccines,” Schatz warned, citing new reports on RFK Jr.'s role in a measles outbreak that killed dozens in Samoa. Meanwhile, Trump is floating distractions like annexing Canada and getting rid of FEMA—ideas that are legally impossible but serve to keep the public from focusing on his failures. “He’s not king,” Schatz said. “But where he has raw authority, like on tariffs and immigration, we should be very worried.”
Schatz emphasized that while the fight will be tough, Democrats and the public aren’t powerless. “We have to pick our battles and make Trump’s losses political losses,” he said. “This is going to be rough, but we’re not rolling over.”
Watch the full interview with Senator Schatz ad-free exclusively here on the Meidas+ Substack! To support content like this and more, consider joining as a paid subscriber today.
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