On this day, 8 August 1927, the radical Industrial Workers of the World union attempted a national general strike against the proposed executions of wrongly convicted Italian anarchist workers Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. It was particularly well observed in Colorado coalmines, where the stoppage was almost complete and lasted for two days. Realising their strength in the area, the IWW then stepped up its organising efforts and called more strikes in the coming months. In our podcast episode 9, we talk about the history of the IWW over this time period: https://workingclasshistory.com/2018/07/23/the-industrial-workers-of-the-world-1918-1950s/
Pictured: a protest in New York City later that week https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1779895035528972/?type=3
The novel coronavirus appears to have somehow jumped from humans to wild deer in some parts of the United States.
In the northeast of the nation, a recent federal survey found neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 in 40 percent of all white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) that were sampled.
In the state of Michigan alone, 67 percent of free-ranging deer showed immune markers for the coronavirus in their bloodwork.
It’s the first evidence of widespread exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in wild animals, and while the preprint study still needs to be verified and peer-reviewed, the findings are cause for concern.
While none of the deer showed adverse health effects, the presence of specific antibodies in their blood suggests they recently fought off the virus.
By silently harboring and spreading this pathogen, scientists worry deer populations are allowing SARS-CoV-2 to adapt and evolve into new strains – ones that could possibly re-infect humans years down the road with even greater transmissibility and severity than before.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.29.454326v1.full.pdf
Adding the link to the preprint the article is talking about.
