California Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency over bird flu, calling it a "proactive action"
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency over bird flu, calling it a "proactive action"
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on Wednesday in response to growing concerns over bird flu cases in the state and across the country.
It's so great to have a good administration coming in that will have a good handle on the upcoming 2025 plague! /s
In before Trump pulls a Mao Zedong and declares war on birds.
And to think he was trying so hard to save them from the wind turbines, and this is how they repay him...
They should publish a copy of the "playbook" this time on a government website so they can't dick around saying it doesn't exist again
Maybe Newsom can see if he can blame this on PG&E then bail them out afterward.
Yeah at least we had 4 years of a president who didnt pretend covid was over /s
He can start by banning raw milk.
Why do I get the suspicious feeling that there's a significant overlap between people who want raw milk and are against vaccines.
The Venn diagram:
There is - and this is where the "wings" of each party tend to overlap as well. The MAGA and the hippies start to agree on anti-science BS.
That Venn diagram is a circle
Lol who is downvoting this is one of the steps that must be taken.
Great and all. But can we get something below a state of emergency. Everything seems to trigger one of those these days. It kinda loses it's meaning when overused.
State of emergency just sounds scary but it's more about unlocking additional funds for issues. My state was under a "state of emergency" for drought. All it ment was some industries and communities could receive extra subsidies for water costs.
State of Concern
State of mild annoyance?
We need a defcon system for emergencies.
An Emergicon system, if you will
I don't think the impacts of this are being fully realized yet...like the stores here (Sacramento) are low on eggs, the zoos have taken the birds off exhibit, and I live next to a large wildlife preserve that's a huge bird migration path and they just like haven't been there this year. Those giant starling clouds were an annual thing for a week or so and they just didn't happen this year. It really feels like there's a LOT less small birds; the big herons and stuff are still visible, but like walking the preserve is noticeably quieter.
Just made me realize I haven't seen any geese this year. Normally they absolutely litter the pond near my place
Is it a multi species pandemic yet? I missed 2020-2021 so bad. I loved not being around people.
Over one case?
Seems a bit overkill for the moment, no?
There are currently 61 active infections in humans and 34 of those are in California. Our poultry farms have been devastated with millions of birds killed.
They're as (corpo)left as Texas is right.
To the same extremes, just the opposite direction.
Truth hurts. Fuck Pelosi and Trump.
Fuck China and and the neo-communists on Lemmy too.
Threw a wrench in that reply, huh?