strawbale
Stories by strawbale
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Infectious Information 6/17/2026
On the 10th, the Ebola outbreak was about 600 cases. Now it’s around 800 and climbing. It has spread into a displacement camp where refugees from the armed conflicts in the area are crowded together in unsanitary conditions. Nine confirmed deaths in the Listeria outbreak linked to soft cheese. Sixty-two cases of Salmonella are from…
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Pop Goes The Weasel
Weasels are always fun (if you’re not, say, a mouse) They are mustelids, related to badgers, otters, polecats, martens, and wolverines. Their subfamily includes weasels, ferrets, and minks. Some family members include the least weasel, long-tailed weasel, Malayan weasel, Japanese weasel, Amazon weasel, mountain weasel, Colombian weasel, Siberian weasel, and more. Japanese weasel
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PWB Peeps Caturday Open Thread: Kitchen Klutzes Day
kittehs like being in kitchens, often when they aren’t supposed to be. Even disasters can be interesting to them.
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Poetry of Tao
A Long Time Ago Tao Yuanming (365-427) A long time ago I went on a journey, Right to the corner Of the Eastern Ocean. The road there Was long and winding, And stormy waves Barred my path. What made me Go this way? Hunger drove me Into the World. I tried hard To fill my…
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Corn On The Cob
One of the joys of summer is corn. And so many critters enjoy it. fresh or dry even if it makes a mess.
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Infectious Information 6/10/2026
Ebola is spreading rapidly in DRC, now reaching an area under Islamic State control where workers dare not go. The total cases are now over 550 with 90 deaths. US measles cases have topped 2000 in just 5 months of this year. And very few of those hospitalized last year had any underlying conditions. Contrary…
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: World Oceans Day
Some awesome creatures live in the oceans and they need our protection!
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: We All Scream for Ice Cream
Everybody loves ice cream. Well, almost. Buy it Steal it share a bite of someone else’s or maybe they’ll give you your own dish. sharing is caring Summer is for ice cream!
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PWB Peeps Caturday Open Thread: Beach Days
Summer’s here, and the time is right, for dancing on the beach.
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Poetry of Maeng
Summer by Maeng Sa-Song (1360-1438) As summer enters this land of rivers and lakes, I find myself idle in my thatched hut. Friendly waves that wash the shores are sent only by the gentle breeze. This body’s coolness is also a debt we owe to our great king.
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: You Otter Be In Pictures
You could be in comedy Or in adventure films Romance Family drama
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Infectious Information 6/4/2026
Ebola still tops the news, with over 300 confirmed cases. But many of the suspected cases have proven negative, so that number is going down as labs work through the backlog of testing. Vaccine candidates are being fast-tracked. Marco Rubio is facing a lot of questions about the US response, as the WHO chief visits…
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PWB Peeps Caturday Open Thread: Cats And Flowers
Kitties love flowers, and artists and photographers love to picture them together.
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Poetry of Masefield
On Growing Old John Masefield (1878-1967) Be with me, Beauty, for the fire is dying; My dog and I are old, too old for roving. Man, whose young passion sets the spindrift flying, Is soon too lame to march, too cold for loving. I take the book and gather to the fire, Turning old yellow…
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Good Bois and Grrls
some critters are extra floofy some are a little too clever some are eager to please. some are very predictable some are drama queens some just do their best
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Infectious Information 5/28/2026
The health authorities are “playing catch-up” on the burgeoning Ebola outbreak, made worse by violent conflict in the region. US and global dengue cases are surging. A new case in Spain brings the hantavirus outbreak total to 13. Malaria could be reintroduced to the US. Avian flu strikes four more poultry farms, and a polar…
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Looks Like…
Freddie Purrcury? ninja turtles with their sensei. if it’s green, it’s edible, right?
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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Brothers Day
It’s good to have a brother who loves you. Sometimes you can have a brother from another mother. Those are good too.
