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HealthBIRD FLUNOV 10 · 11:44 AM/2 MIN RANT

BIRD FLU IS KILLING PEOPLE AND COWS ARE THE VECTORS

A Washington dairy worker has died from H5N1, proving that our agricultural system is basically a giant petri dish for the next pandemic.

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🚨🚨🚨 WAKE UP SHEEPLE 🐑 🐑 🐑 THE SKY IS FALLING AND IT HAS FEATHERS 🪶 🪶 🪶 A WASHINGTON DAIRY WORKER IS DEAD 💀 ⚰️ AND THE FEDS ARE TELLING US TO KEEP DRINKING OUR RAW MILK LATTES 🥛 ☕️ 🤡 ARE YOU KIDDING ME ⁉️ ⁉️ ⁉️ WE HAVE H5N1 TEARING THROUGH COWS 🐄 🐄 🐄 LIKE A HOT KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER 🧈 🔪 AND THE USDA IS JUST SHRUGGING 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️ WHILE THE CDC PRETENDS EVERYTHING IS FINE 📉 📉 📉 IT IS NOT FINE ‼️ ‼️ ‼️ WE ARE LITERALLY BREWING A GLOBAL PLAGUE IN THE BARN 🏚️ 🦠 🧪 AND NOBODY IS WEARING A MASK 😷 😷 😷 BECAUSE APPARENTLY BIOLOGY IS OPTIONAL NOW 🧬 🧬 🧬 IF YOU THINK YOUR ORGANIC YOGURT IS SAFE 🥣 🥣 🥣 YOU ARE DELUSIONAL 🧠 🧠 🧠 WE ARE ONE MUTATION AWAY FROM TOTAL CHAOS 🌪️ 🌪️ 🌪️ AND THE BIG AGRI-LORDS 🚜 🚜 🚜 ARE JUST COUNTING THEIR BLOOD MONEY 💰 🩸 💸 STAY VIGILANT 👁️ 👁️ 👁️ OR STAY SICK 🤒 🤒 🤒

What's actually happening

A Washington state dairy worker has died following an infection with H5N1 avian influenza, marking the first dairy-linked fatality in the U.S. for 2026. While health officials maintain that the risk to the general public remains low and commercial milk supplies are safe due to pasteurization, the virus continues to spread among dairy herds across multiple states. Authorities are monitoring farm workers for symptoms as the virus persists in both poultry and cattle populations.

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