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Katie Wiatt
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Documentary Filmmaker
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What’s the opposite of a Nobel Peace Prize?

I think we have a winner.
February 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“Is measles dangerous? Yes. Here in the U.S., about 1 in 5 unvaccinated people will require hospitalization from measles. In 2024, that rate was even higher—about 40% of people with measles were hospitalized.”
What to Know About Measles and Vaccines | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Experts worry that misinformation and falling vaccination rates could cause measles outbreaks to become more common in the U.S.
publichealth.jhu.edu
February 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Consider reaching out to your representatives to support timely vaccine access for those who want it.
FDA cancels vaccine advisory committee meeting to select next year’s flu strain for no reason
The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee of the FDA was supposed to meet next month to choose what strains of flu would be included in next season’s flu vaccine but the meeting ...
open.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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A judge ordered the naming rights of the extremist group the Proud Boys be given to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
Historic Black church given 'Proud Boys' trademark calls for stand against hate
A judge ordered the naming rights of the extremist group the Proud Boys be given to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Beyoncé won the Grammy for best country album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. “I think sometimes ‘genre’ is a code word to keep us in our place as artists,” she said, “and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about.” nyti.ms/3PZvgOW
February 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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December 27, 2024 at 4:18 PM