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 @b5cdaf1a 
It would be useful to add a line for birds killed by pollution caused directly by fossil fuel emissions, and for bonus points by climate change caused by fossil fuels.

As with many of these sorts of chart, omitting the "status quo" can be seriously misleading. Yes, turbines may kill birds, but we have to also consider how many are being culled now by the alternative. 
 I just got spam titled “New Order” and I’m keeping it in my inbox on the faint hope that t... 
 @c4691757 
Or maybe a notification about the latest trendy geegaw — “Fad gadget”? 
 Ruin a sentence by inserting a rhyming turd in it. 
 @5e7f4176 
To pee or not to pee, that is the question

#TwoFer 
 @9cef8c9f 
IMHumbleO rapid tests almost do more harm than good now.

Typically they don’t show a positive until after about 4 days of infection, during which time someone can easily be contagious (we’ve known this for a long time — e.g. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-long-could-i-be-contagious-before-a-positive-virus-test)

Unless you get a PCR test (Lucira etc.) the best strategy is probably, “If you think you might have it, you probably have”. And continue to do what everyone ought to be doing anyway: #WearAMask