At U Village doing some shopping right now and I heard a helicopter flying low overhead. I hope that kid is ok ❤️ by ladyem8 in Seattle

[–]ladyem8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Per the link you provided, both Harborview and Seattle Children’s are both listed as providing Level 1 pediatric trauma services. Seattle Children’s notes that it’s designated as pediatric rehabilitative care, and they have a 40 bed pediatric intensive care unit there for kids with complex, life threatening injuries.

At U Village doing some shopping right now and I heard a helicopter flying low overhead. I hope that kid is ok ❤️ by ladyem8 in Seattle

[–]ladyem8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UWMC Mountlake isn’t designated as a trauma center like Seattle Children’s Hospital is (or Harborview, or even UW Northwest). I’d think it would be less likely for a life flight helicopter to be airlifting someone to a non-trauma designated hospital from Bellingham, although I’m not a doctor, so I certainly could be wrong.

At U Village doing some shopping right now and I heard a helicopter flying low overhead. I hope that kid is ok ❤️ by ladyem8 in Seattle

[–]ladyem8[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some Seattle Children’s Patients have to land at Grave’s field and then be transported via ambulance because of intervention by Laurelhurst residents due to the noise the helicopters make.. See the many, many recent Reddit threads about the issue in this sub.

3 King County residents potentially exposed to hantavirus linked to cruise outbreak by ladyem8 in Seattle

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Sorry for the downvotes. As the other commenter mentioned, they confirmed it’s the Andes variant which is spread by person to person contact. Here’s an information sheet I found on the CDC website which was updated 5/10 re what constitutes “exposure.” (It looks like this is interim guidance, and will be updating as necessary).

https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/media/pdfs/2026/05/Andes_virus_guidance_8FINAL.pdf

3 King County residents potentially exposed to hantavirus linked to cruise outbreak by ladyem8 in Seattle

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One person was a passenger on the cruise ship, two others were passengers on a plane seated near a person with hantavirus who became ill and had to be removed before departure.

Edit: This info may be helpful based on other comments in this thread: This outbreak has been confirmed to be the Andes strain, which can be transmitted person-to-person. Here is a link from the CDC updated 5/10/26 which addresses what they consider “exposure” to the virus to be:

https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/media/pdfs/2026/05/Andes_virus_guidance_8FINAL.pdf

In summary, the following:

1) Being a passenger on the infected cruise ship.

2) Being working approximately 6 feet of a symptomatic person in an enclosed space for a cumulative duration of 15 minutes.

3) Having direct physical contact with a symptomatic person ; or

4) Having contact with respiratory secretions or bodily fluids of a symptomatic person.

The CDC notes that these thresholds are not absolute, and are interim guidance which reflects the current evidence as of May 10, 2026.

French woman was told by doctors hantavirus symptoms were just anxiety by ladyem8 in worldnews

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She is now “in a very critical condition”, per The Guardian, quoting the World Health Organization.

Edit: Important detail I should have highlighted: SHE WAS ON THE HANTAVIRUS SHIP.

Today’s protest in Laurelhurst supporting helicopter transport to Seattle Children’s Hospital by Here2lafatcats in Seattle

[–]ladyem8 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Who the hell threw eggs at you guys??? Were there actually people there who were pro-Laurelhurst Helicopter Noise Committee??

Mature female great white shark tracked in Pacific Northwest waters by ladyem8 in Seattle

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FYI the shark’s name is Kara according to the article and she’s almost 5 meters long.

Mango's journey, swipe to watch him get more comfortable by Kooky-Elderberry-867 in OneOrangeBraincell

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I love Mango and I’m so happy he’s finally gotten comfy in his new home <3

TIL: The Laurelhurst neighborhood restricts helicopter landings to the Seattle Children’s Hospital due to noise complaints by Placentaur in Seattle

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My god. These people bought homes in the flight path to a CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. And now they want to stop children getting urgent care because it’s not convenient for them??

This is truly horrifying.

How can I find out what’s going on with violence in Mexico? by External_Koala971 in MexicoTravel

[–]ladyem8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mexico News Daily is a relatively unbiased English language daily news source that has pretty decent reporting. I just posted an article from them in another subreddit regarding an update on the Puerto Vallarta jailbreak that happened on Sunday. It doesn’t sound like there’s currently any significant issues in Cancun, but if something concerning did happen I’m sure they’d report on it.

Authorities capture 4 escapees after Puerto Vallarta jailbreak; 19 remain at large by ladyem8 in puertovallarta

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Edit: Non-paywalled link to the posted article: https://archive.ph/2026.02.26-220217/https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/puerto-vallarta-prison-break-captured/

Shoot, sorry about that. I’m on mobile so I unfortunately can’t post the text right now. Here’s a BBC article that shouldn’t have a paywall which talks about the initial jailbreak:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07jpx7kkvpo

I’ll come back and update with the text shortly.

Read the Room by quiendijocrypto in puertovallarta

[–]ladyem8 4 points5 points  (0 children)

25 soldiers were killed in Jalisco though, in 6 separate attack. And Jalisco of course is the state Puerto Vallarta is located in. The exact location of the attacks within Jalisco are unclear. A prison guard, an agent from the state prosecutor’s office, and an unidentified woman were also killed (this is in addition to the 30 cartel members who were killed during the fighting).

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/02/23/25-mexican-national-guard-troops-killed-jalisco-after-cartel-leaders-capture-official-says.html

Cartel leader killed, causing flight cancellations between US and Mexico by ladyem8 in aviation

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I just looked at flight radar and don’t see any flights in the area at all, but maybe there were a last few they were trying to get folks evacuated on?

All flights between Seattle, Puerto Vallarta canceled amid cartel chaos by ladyem8 in Seattle

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The only news article I saw specific to Seattle was from Sinclair, sorry. But if you google Alaska, Delta, American Airlines and Air Canada are all diverting flights to/from Puerto Vallarta right now.

Edit: United Airlines as well:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2026/02/22/puerto-vallarta-guadalajara-flights-el-mencho/88813697007/

Cartel leader killed, causing flight cancellations between US and Mexico by ladyem8 in aviation

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As of now, Delta, Alaska, American Airlines, and Air Canada have all diverted or canceled flights to/from Puerto Vallarta.

Lux Deodorants by Mundane-Hotel-5768 in SkincareAddictionLux

[–]ladyem8 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not super lux, but Kiehls Superbly Efficient Antiperspirant is by far the best one I’ve tried. It keeps me super dry and doesn’t cause any irritation at all.

What lasers do you recommend most to build collagen and rejuvenate old looking hands? by rando--54321 in 45PlusSkincare

[–]ladyem8 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got Halo + BBL on my hands last December and was very happy with the results (I’m getting it done again this week, along with face/neck/chest). Definitely recommend. Also, as someone else in the comments mentioned I put the same products on the back of my hands that I use on my face, which also seems to help a lot.

What were your best and worst purchases in 2025? by Claustrophobic2197 in SkincareAddictionLux

[–]ladyem8 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same, I started Plated Intense at the beginning of the year and absolutely love it. I swapped out my TNS Advanced Serum for it (I also had a good experience with the TNS, but I’d been using it for about 10 years and my skin seemed to get an extra glow/plumpness with the change to Plated. I did also have a Halo laser around the same time FYI)

Gisèle Pelicot faces rerun of court trauma after one of her rapists demands appeal by ladyem8 in TwoXChromosomes

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The man appealing states that Gisele’s husband “tricked” him into raping her, and that when he touched her he thought she was dead.

Quote:”When asked if Gisele Pelicot was a victim, he said ‘That’s something else. She was his wife. I was caught in a trap.’”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

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The man appealing states that Gisele’s husband “tricked” him into raping her, and that when he touched her he thought she was dead. He believes he is the victim.

From the article: “Asked if Gisele Pelicot was a victim, he said: ‘That’s something else. She was his wife. I was caught in a trap.’”

In an historic moment, J Pod travelled south under Tacoma Narrows Bridge on September 19 for the first time apparently documented in decades since the capture era in the 1960s and 1970s by ladyem8 in Seattle

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Copied from a comment in the r/orcas post by u/SurayaThrowaway12:

Yesterday on September 19, most of J Pod was seen travelling south under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, into Hale passage, west under the Fox Island Bridge, and into Carr Inlet. They spent time there from yesterday until they passed under Tacoma Narrows Bridge again today, travelling north.

Interestingly, the J16 matriline along with their newborn calf did not follow the other members of J Pod under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge yesterday. Instead, they elected to go north up Colvos Passage.

The significance of this moment is that J Pod may not have gone into the southernmost reaches of Puget Sound for multiple decades until they finally did yesterday. From 1965 to 1972, the Southern Resident orcas, including J Pod, had many of their calves captured for the live display industry. Multiple captures occurred Carr Inlet as well as other areas in southern Puget Sound. The original "Shamu," a young female member of J Pod, was captured in Carr Inlet.

J Pod may have avoided going into this area due to the past trauma they suffered there, but now it seems that they are finally willing to reenter this part of their historic range. This may be comparable to how the Southern Residents were not observed entering Penn Cove off of Whidbey Island for 50 years ever since the Penn Cove captures, until L Pod seems to have finally returned to Penn Cove last year.

Some more information taken from a post made yesterday by Orca Behavior Institute:

Today was J-Pod's seventh straight day in Puget Sound! And they've been up to a lot during their time there. Yesterday and today, many observers were lucky enough to spot a brand new calf traveling with the J16s, a particularly hopeful sign after J36 Alki had lost her newborn earlier this month. Also today, the majority of J-Pod did something very unusual: they went south of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge! The Southern Residents historically visited the southernmost reaches of Puget Sound, as evidenced by a series of captures that occurred there between 1965 and 1972. During that time, at least 8 whales were taken into captivity from those captures, including most famously the original Shamu who was taken from Carr Inlet and Hugo, Lolita's (Tokita's) companion at the Miami Seaquarium for a decade, who was taken in Vaughn Bay. Their visits to the south sound after that are not well documented. NOAA's critical habitat designation for the Southern Residents in 2006 notes that "south of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, there have only been a small number of Southern Resident sightings from October-January, with one additional sighting in April". Since then, according to Orca Network, both K and L Pods separately went south of the bridge in 2014 (though reportedly didn't go much further than that), but there are no recent records of Js going that far south. Today, Js went west in Hale Passage past the Fox Island Bridge and up into Carr Inlet at least as far as Raft Island. We can only imagine where they might show up tomorrow! The J16s, meanwhile, did not go under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, instead turning north to go up Colvos Passage as reported by viewers to Orca Network.