u/Lews_There_In

"qui olet hic quiescat" on the banner. It can also mean "let the one who stinks rest here". Neat considering it's called SKUNK POND.

"A drug-resistant "superbug" fungus continues to spread across the U.S., now present in 23 states. And despite efforts to contain its spread, the fungus Candida auris continues to spread across the nation, with nearly half of U.S. states reporting cases in 2026."

"Candida auris is a fungus that can spread quickly in hospitals and nursing homes and is often resistant to multiple antifungal drugs. Because of its resistance to drugs, it's incredibly difficult to treat with some health experts calling it a "superbug."

"Cases have been reported in 23 states so far this year, according to CDC data. As of July 18, 3,130 total cases have been reported across the nation, including in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin."

https://www.wcvb.com/article/candida-auris-superbug-fungus-spreading-united-states/73355906

I've personally been following this one. The CDC said earlier this year that there is no effective treatment and once you're colonized by the fungus, you're colonized for life. Here's some more info about the fungus itself.

Candida auris is an antifungal resistant yeast infection. Common yeast infections stay on the skin or mucosal tissue. Candida auris enters the bloodstream causing life threatening systemic illness. It is resistant to multiple major antifungal medications. It ends up being a comorbidities kind of thing. People with compromised immune systems, people with pumps, shunts, drains, people who are infected then have surgery or wounds, elderly, are all at risk. Once you're colonized you have it for life, and you're then at risk if you get hurt, have surgery, get old etc.

Here's the scariest part. It can spread from person to person. It usually transfers through direct contact with an infected or colonized individual, or indirectly through contact with contaminated room surfaces, medical equipment, and everyday high use objects.

"Patients who are infected and patients who are colonized with C. auris often spread it onto surfaces and objects in healthcare settings like bedrails, doorknobs, and blood pressure cuffs. C. auris can survive on surfaces and objects for a long time and spread to other patients who can then become sick.

C. auris usually remains on a patient's skin or body sites for a long time, whether or not they ever have symptoms, and they continue to be capable of spreading C. Auris during this entire time.".

https://www.cdc.gov/candida-auris/about/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/candida-auris/tracking-c-auris/index.html.

https://www.cdc.gov/candida-auris/index.html

"RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Two Virginia senators are urging Gov. Abigail Spanberger to call a special legislative session after a “deeply alarming” groundwater report warned of declining groundwater levels in parts of the region."

"Under current conditions, DEQ projects that the region’s groundwater supply will decline over the next five to 10 years."

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/special-session-sought-groundwater-report-deq/

“Groundwater supply east of I-95 is constrained, and current projections indicate declining availability in the near future,” the report states.

It’s unlikely that the aquifers could handle any new major industrial water withdrawals without risking water availability, the probe found, risks of saltwater intrusions and other challenges that could impact clean water are growing.".

https://virginiamercury.com/briefs/virginia-senators-request-special-session-to-act-on-deeply-alarming-groundwater-report/

Neat.

Thanks to u/AdrawereR for this awesome build!

Thanks to u/DeathHopper for this "Indeed" build.

Thanks to u/BlueMaryLove for this cosmic horror ahip!

Context:
In Olmstead v. L.C. (1999), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that unjustified institutional segregation of people with disabilities is a form of illegal discrimination under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Court established that individuals with mental disabilities have the right to receive state-funded care in community-based settings instead of institutions.

Article:
"The U.S. Department of Justice issued a notice Monday clarifying that its long-standing guidance and enforcement of the ADA’s integration mandate and Olmstead v. L.C. is “not enforceable.”

The guidance details what qualifies as the most integrated setting under the ADA and Olmstead, who should be able to access services in the community and much more. Subsequent Justice Department guidance on employment for people with disabilities and other related issues relied on the Olmstead guidance and the agency said this week that “similar guidance documents are not enforceable.

The move to dissociate from the guidance comes roughly a month after the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel issued a memo indicating that neither the ADA nor Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act “require states to treat mentally disabled patients in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs."

Article link:

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/07/20/justice-department-deems-major-ada-guidance-not-enforceable/32093/

Link to the official announcement:

"Clarification on Department of Justice Guidance Titled, “Statement of the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C.”

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/20/2026-14566/clarification-on-department-of-justice-guidance-titled-statement-of-the-department-of-justice-on

I've lived in the same place in Montgomery county for years. I take my cats and dogs outside everyday to let them go to the bathroom. This week a male cat that's been through the Trap Neuter Release program (TNR) has shown up. When it's just me outside, he follows me around, wants to be pet, meows, wants inside, purrs like a motor boat. But when I bring my pets outside I have to stop fights from happening. I haven't fed him, pet him or encouraged him because he's making it unsafe for my pets to be outside at all. He's also got a pretty bad upper respiratory infection. An eye he has trouble opening, and he can barely meow.

This week I've called the local rescue, TNR program, humane society, and finally the county animal shelter. None of them are able to help. I want to get him to someone that can help but I'm not sure where else to look. To add, I'm disabled and having surgery to have a mass removed on Monday. So I won't be able to pick up a trap or transport him for at least a few weeks. Can anyone direct me to a resource, charity, rescue, program etc where I can try to get him some help?

I'm posting here in addition to the Blacksburg sub. Because this one is more active.

I've lived in the same place in Montgomery county for years. I take my cats and dogs outside everyday to let them go to the bathroom. This week a male cat that's been through the Trap Neuter Release program (TNR) has shown up. When it's just me outside, he follows me around, wants to be pet, meows, wants inside, purrs like a motor boat. But when I bring my pets outside I have to stop fights from happening. I haven't fed him, pet him or encouraged him because he's making it unsafe for my pets to be outside at all. He's also got a pretty bad upper respiratory infection. An eye he has trouble opening, and he can barely meow.

This week I've called the local rescue, TNR program, humane society, and finally the county animal shelter. None of them are able to help. I want to get him to someone that can help but I'm not sure where else to look. To add, I'm disabled and having surgery to have a mass removed on Monday. So I won't be able to pick up a trap or transport him for at least a few weeks. Can anyone direct me to a resource, charity, rescue, program etc where I can try to get him some help?