Alyssa Olsen-Frazier
@alyssaolsen.bsky.social
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Yes, the HPV vaccine is safe, despite R.F.K. Jr.'s claims. It's remarkably effective at preventing cancer — roughly 97% effective in preventing cervical cancer, and nearly 100% effective in preventing external genital warts.
Is the HPV Vaccine Safe? Yes, Despite What R.F.K. Jr. Has Said.
During his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to disavow comments he had made disparaging the vaccine as unsafe.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Yes, the HPV vaccine is safe, despite R.F.K. Jr.'s claims. It's remarkably effective at preventing cancer — roughly 97% effective in preventing cervical cancer, and nearly 100% effective in preventing external genital warts.
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PLINY THE ELDER: it says here that roasted millipedes are a cure for asthma
RFK Jr: correct
PLINY: and boiled frogs fix whooping cough?
RFK Jr: also true
CATO THE ELDER: and a flock of flying birds…
RFK Jr: yes, yes, can predict the shape and size of an infant’s cranium
RFK Jr: correct
PLINY: and boiled frogs fix whooping cough?
RFK Jr: also true
CATO THE ELDER: and a flock of flying birds…
RFK Jr: yes, yes, can predict the shape and size of an infant’s cranium
January 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
PLINY THE ELDER: it says here that roasted millipedes are a cure for asthma
RFK Jr: correct
PLINY: and boiled frogs fix whooping cough?
RFK Jr: also true
CATO THE ELDER: and a flock of flying birds…
RFK Jr: yes, yes, can predict the shape and size of an infant’s cranium
RFK Jr: correct
PLINY: and boiled frogs fix whooping cough?
RFK Jr: also true
CATO THE ELDER: and a flock of flying birds…
RFK Jr: yes, yes, can predict the shape and size of an infant’s cranium
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Scientific breakthroughs we might not have had without NSF funding:
The Internet
Smartphones
DNA analysis
MRIs
Doppler radar
Bar codes
And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.
The Internet
Smartphones
DNA analysis
MRIs
Doppler radar
Bar codes
And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.
January 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Scientific breakthroughs we might not have had without NSF funding:
The Internet
Smartphones
DNA analysis
MRIs
Doppler radar
Bar codes
And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.
The Internet
Smartphones
DNA analysis
MRIs
Doppler radar
Bar codes
And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.
Reposted by Alyssa Olsen-Frazier
all you people who told us to calm down can go fuck yourselves
January 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
all you people who told us to calm down can go fuck yourselves
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Start with Jan 6 pardons
Bird Flu no research CDC offline
Tuberculosis outbreak who’s in charge
Fruit unpicked no workers food prices
Veterans being detained as illegal immigrate
Tuskegee Airmen being taken out of Air Force history
Price of eggs
Veteran Benefits
Prescription increased
Bird Flu no research CDC offline
Tuberculosis outbreak who’s in charge
Fruit unpicked no workers food prices
Veterans being detained as illegal immigrate
Tuskegee Airmen being taken out of Air Force history
Price of eggs
Veteran Benefits
Prescription increased
January 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Start with Jan 6 pardons
Bird Flu no research CDC offline
Tuberculosis outbreak who’s in charge
Fruit unpicked no workers food prices
Veterans being detained as illegal immigrate
Tuskegee Airmen being taken out of Air Force history
Price of eggs
Veteran Benefits
Prescription increased
Bird Flu no research CDC offline
Tuberculosis outbreak who’s in charge
Fruit unpicked no workers food prices
Veterans being detained as illegal immigrate
Tuskegee Airmen being taken out of Air Force history
Price of eggs
Veteran Benefits
Prescription increased
Reposted by Alyssa Olsen-Frazier
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Matt Reuter. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Matt Reuter. #NewYorkerCartoons