Whooping cough cases have surged in the US since the beginning of the year, infecting Americans at a faster pace than any time since the mid-1950s as national vaccination rates decline and protection wanes. The bacterial infection also known as pertussis has sickened 8,077 people in the US through April 16, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s more than double the same period a year ago, when the agency confirmed 3,847 cases, and rivals the 2012 outbreak that was the biggest in half a century. At least four people have died from whooping cough this year, including two infants in Louisiana, an adult in Idaho and a child in South Dakota who was infected with both influenza and pertussis. April 23, 2025
💧 The Clean Water Act faced a tougher path to passage. President Nixon vetoed it—but public support was so strong, Congress overrode the veto the very next day!
🤔 Why did these landmark laws have such strong bipartisan support back then?
🔥In the late ’60s and early ’70s, the environment was in crisis—rivers burned, oil spills made headlines, and smog filled the air. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962) had helped spark a national movement, and public pressure pushed lawmakers from both parties to act, protecting our air, water, and wildlife.
🌎 Today, we’re facing a new kind of crisis—these and other essential environmental laws that for decades have protected our health, communities, and wildlife are under attack.
📢 But if this history teaches us anything, it’s this: our voices are our power—and when we speak up together, we can have an impact!
Mom says stfu or we’re not going to Dairy Queen
I hear a melody
And just as suddenly
I know who I'm supposed to be!
More geometric Dom, there’s only so many poses I can put this girl in hehe
In 1973, a reportedly inebriated truck driver mowed down the acacia. The remains of the tree were relocated to the Niger National Museum in Niamey, and a lonely metal sculpture was put in the tree’s place.
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ETERNAL WIP JAIL!!! YAAAAAY…..</3
Shared the first part, but I at least wanted to show the other parts before I forgot about them lol
horror sub-genres: musical
You know those weird horizontal pupils that goats have?…. they get a lot weirder. Other places to see my posts: INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / ETSY / KICKSTARTER
LEGO NU UDRA INSTRUCTIONS HERE for my supporters!
The build is a bit repetitive, but otherwise very cool to sit on a shelf! As always, I also have guides on how to get the pieces to build your own!