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Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to overcome people’s doubts
https://go.nature.com/3HDfmJr
https://go.nature.com/3HDfmJr
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Nature - Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to overcome people’s doubts.
go.nature.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to overcome people’s doubts
https://go.nature.com/3HDfmJr
https://go.nature.com/3HDfmJr
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Americans take to the streets*
Patriots were everywhere Saturday — *except at Trump’s dumb birthday party
Patriots were everywhere Saturday — *except at Trump’s dumb birthday party
Americans take to the streets*
Patriots were everywhere Saturday — *except at Trump’s dumb birthday party
www.thealtmedia.com
June 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Americans take to the streets*
Patriots were everywhere Saturday — *except at Trump’s dumb birthday party
Patriots were everywhere Saturday — *except at Trump’s dumb birthday party
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It's always interesting to compare the numbers to the Tea Party protests and the respective coverage of them.
![April 15, 2009 is said to have been the day that had the largest number of tea party demonstrations reportedly in more than 750 cities.[73] Estimates of protesters and locations varied. The Christian Science Monitor reported on the difficulties of calculating a cumulative turnout and said some estimates state that over half a million Americans participated in the protests, noting, "experts say the counting itself often becomes politicized as authorities, organizers, and attendees often come up with dramatically different counts."[74][75] Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, estimated that at least 268,000 attended in over 200 cities.[76] Statistician Nate Silver, manager of FiveThirtyEight.com, has said that a cumulative crowd size estimate from credible sources was of 311,460 attendees in 346 cities, which accounted for all capitols and major cities little noticeable or no reliable media coverage in other protests could have contributed to a lower number of attendees and locations.[77] The largest event, in Atlanta, drew between an estimated 7,000 to 15,000 protesters.[77][78][79] Some of the gatherings drew only dozens.[74]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kdphmaoqeaouax2kis27556e/bafkreidj3he7ki234znjbgtjkbnlcxiwr4arlgkaa7z2jqfj367qteg6hq@jpeg)
June 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It's always interesting to compare the numbers to the Tea Party protests and the respective coverage of them.
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You can always count on The New York Times to minimize the scale and impact of protest.
Yesterday's 2000+ No Kings actions smashed records for the most demonstrations in a single day.
So the Times decided to publish a horseshit map of just a handful of "confirmed locations."
We're not fooled.
Yesterday's 2000+ No Kings actions smashed records for the most demonstrations in a single day.
So the Times decided to publish a horseshit map of just a handful of "confirmed locations."
We're not fooled.
June 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
You can always count on The New York Times to minimize the scale and impact of protest.
Yesterday's 2000+ No Kings actions smashed records for the most demonstrations in a single day.
So the Times decided to publish a horseshit map of just a handful of "confirmed locations."
We're not fooled.
Yesterday's 2000+ No Kings actions smashed records for the most demonstrations in a single day.
So the Times decided to publish a horseshit map of just a handful of "confirmed locations."
We're not fooled.
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Just an appreciation post for Jacob being on the scene. In the absence of this reporting it would have been he-said/she-said. The sheriffs attacked peaceful protestors including kids with flashbangs, tear gas, and rubber bullets. We need more peaceful protest and more documentation on the ground.
here’s the moment LASD advanced on protestors with horses and used flash-bangs as we reported live yesterday. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp-vi...
NBC's Jacob Soboroff reports from the Los Angeles protests as law enforcement fires flash bangs
NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff was reporting on the ground in Los Angeles when law enforcement started using crowd control tactics against protesters, including firing flash bangs. Soboroff spe...
www.msnbc.com
June 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Just an appreciation post for Jacob being on the scene. In the absence of this reporting it would have been he-said/she-said. The sheriffs attacked peaceful protestors including kids with flashbangs, tear gas, and rubber bullets. We need more peaceful protest and more documentation on the ground.
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"If what you're doing is legitimate and lawful, why do you need to cover your face?”
June 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"If what you're doing is legitimate and lawful, why do you need to cover your face?”
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reading @leahlitman.bsky.social’s great new book and really struck (as i sometimes am) by the fact that antonin scalia was just a run of the mill gutter bigot
June 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
reading @leahlitman.bsky.social’s great new book and really struck (as i sometimes am) by the fact that antonin scalia was just a run of the mill gutter bigot
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To Republicans in Congress: are there any limits to what you will allow him to do? Are you going to let him take the library too?
THREE EQUAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
THREE EQUAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
June 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
To Republicans in Congress: are there any limits to what you will allow him to do? Are you going to let him take the library too?
THREE EQUAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
THREE EQUAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
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He illegally closed investigations into his businesses, illegally fired regulators, illegally had the state dept pressure countries into allowing starlink, and illegally got huge new no-bid govt contracts.
Why are we talking about this like he took some time off to renovate his kitchen?
Why are we talking about this like he took some time off to renovate his kitchen?
Elon Musk used to be a political force on X. Now he’s back to business.
The shift mirrors Musk’s effort to revive his companies, which suffered reputational damage and, in Tesla’s case, steep declines in stock price.
wapo.st/3FnIq6P
The shift mirrors Musk’s effort to revive his companies, which suffered reputational damage and, in Tesla’s case, steep declines in stock price.
wapo.st/3FnIq6P
May 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
He illegally closed investigations into his businesses, illegally fired regulators, illegally had the state dept pressure countries into allowing starlink, and illegally got huge new no-bid govt contracts.
Why are we talking about this like he took some time off to renovate his kitchen?
Why are we talking about this like he took some time off to renovate his kitchen?
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The entire point.
May 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The entire point.
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In any other world with any other Attorney General, this pardon would be under investigation right now www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In any other world with any other Attorney General, this pardon would be under investigation right now www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
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New from me: Most people have not heard of the Administration for Community Living. But it's a vitally important Institution to keep people with disabilities and elderly people in their homes. And RFK Jr. and DOGE are targeting it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Warnings over DOGE cuts to organization that keeps elderly people in their homes
Former employees of the Administration for Community Living say they fear it is being ‘broken up for spare parts,’ Eric Garcia reports
www.independent.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
New from me: Most people have not heard of the Administration for Community Living. But it's a vitally important Institution to keep people with disabilities and elderly people in their homes. And RFK Jr. and DOGE are targeting it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
May 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
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Great work as always, JD.
May 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Great work as always, JD.
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Anyone else find it strange that a man with a 14-year heroin addiction is railing against Narcan—the lifesaving drug that helped drive a sharp drop in overdose deaths after a federal distribution program?
No one said Narcan cures addiction. It prevents funerals. That’s the point. The facts 👇🏾
No one said Narcan cures addiction. It prevents funerals. That’s the point. The facts 👇🏾
April 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Anyone else find it strange that a man with a 14-year heroin addiction is railing against Narcan—the lifesaving drug that helped drive a sharp drop in overdose deaths after a federal distribution program?
No one said Narcan cures addiction. It prevents funerals. That’s the point. The facts 👇🏾
No one said Narcan cures addiction. It prevents funerals. That’s the point. The facts 👇🏾
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Leaving this here without comment
April 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Leaving this here without comment
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No one wants him
WSJ - Tesla's board has opened a search for a CEO to succeed Elon Musk. www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Exclusive | Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk
With profits and the stock price sinking, board members told Musk he needed to spend more time at the company.
www.wsj.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
No one wants him
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Looks like ICE is using the New England Patriot’s plane - which is available for charter in the off-season - to carry out their assholery.
Did the New England Patriots team plane just fly to Guantanamo? 👀
April 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Looks like ICE is using the New England Patriot’s plane - which is available for charter in the off-season - to carry out their assholery.
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Global News, CTV, and CBC are all calling it for the liberals. GO CANADA!!
two bald eagles and a goose are standing on a snowy surface .
ALT: two bald eagles and a goose are standing on a snowy surface .
media.tenor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Global News, CTV, and CBC are all calling it for the liberals. GO CANADA!!
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Receiving a COVID-19 booster vaccine in the same arm as the first vaccine dose leads to a faster, more effective immune response than having it in the opposite arm.
https://go.nature.com/42WwKzT
https://go.nature.com/42WwKzT
COVID vaccine works faster with both doses in the same arm
Quick immune responses could be key to establishing herd immunity in future pandemics.
go.nature.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Receiving a COVID-19 booster vaccine in the same arm as the first vaccine dose leads to a faster, more effective immune response than having it in the opposite arm.
https://go.nature.com/42WwKzT
https://go.nature.com/42WwKzT
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As others have noted, if you’re not seeing this “pro-natalism” creepiness through the lens of the white nationalist Fourteen Words, you’re missing the point.
RFK JR: Our fertility is dropping dramatically. Teenagers in this country have the same testosterone levels as 68 year old men
April 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
As others have noted, if you’re not seeing this “pro-natalism” creepiness through the lens of the white nationalist Fourteen Words, you’re missing the point.
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The Ice Bucket Challenge, which took over social media a decade ago, has found new life thanks to a group of college students who copied the concept, in its entirety, to spread mental health awareness. Here’s what you need to know.
The Ice Bucket Challenge Worked. Why Not Try It Again?
The trend that dominated social media a decade ago — and raised millions for A.L.S. research — has been reborn as a vehicle to raise mental health awareness.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The Ice Bucket Challenge, which took over social media a decade ago, has found new life thanks to a group of college students who copied the concept, in its entirety, to spread mental health awareness. Here’s what you need to know.
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Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.