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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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Former surgeon general Jerome Adams pulls no punches in his assessment of health secretary Kennedy and the risk he poses to vaccine policy. www.statnews.com/2025/09/15/j...
Why Trump’s former surgeon general wants Kennedy removed: ‘An absolute failure of leadership’
Jerome Adams on RFK Jr.: "An absolute failure of leadership."
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September 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Former surgeon general Jerome Adams pulls no punches in his assessment of health secretary Kennedy and the risk he poses to vaccine policy. www.statnews.com/2025/09/15/j...
An unfortunate letter is missing in this bathroom
August 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
An unfortunate letter is missing in this bathroom
Where are the Care Bears when you need them?
August 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Where are the Care Bears when you need them?
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AERA is sharing this statement issued by former NCES commissioner Dr. Peggy Carr on the “devastating shutdown and decimation of a critical national institution.” Read it here: www.aera.net/Portals/38/P...
July 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
AERA is sharing this statement issued by former NCES commissioner Dr. Peggy Carr on the “devastating shutdown and decimation of a critical national institution.” Read it here: www.aera.net/Portals/38/P...
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Vaccine refusal, encouraged by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has now led to the worst U.S. measles outbreak since the disease was classified as eliminated in 2000.
This was preventable. Vaccines save lives and prevent hospitalizations that are physically, mentally, and financially draining.
This was preventable. Vaccines save lives and prevent hospitalizations that are physically, mentally, and financially draining.
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US | CNN
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
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July 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Vaccine refusal, encouraged by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has now led to the worst U.S. measles outbreak since the disease was classified as eliminated in 2000.
This was preventable. Vaccines save lives and prevent hospitalizations that are physically, mentally, and financially draining.
This was preventable. Vaccines save lives and prevent hospitalizations that are physically, mentally, and financially draining.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations
“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.
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June 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
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If we want better political representation, let’s stop voting straight ticket in Indiana indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/02/i...
If we want better political representation, let’s stop voting straight ticket in Indiana • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Straight ticket voting is a practice that rewards partisan ignorance – you don’t even have to look at candidate names.
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June 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If we want better political representation, let’s stop voting straight ticket in Indiana indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/02/i...
The President (and others) need to take the mandatory “introduction to research security” module I had to take at my university (substituting government for research)
May 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The President (and others) need to take the mandatory “introduction to research security” module I had to take at my university (substituting government for research)
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Pete Buttigieg is LIVE holding a town hall in IOWA.
WATCH NOW:
WATCH NOW:
Pete Buttigieg Holds SURPRISE Town Hall in IOWA!
YouTube video by Keith Edwards
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May 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Pete Buttigieg is LIVE holding a town hall in IOWA.
WATCH NOW:
WATCH NOW:
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The updated count of measles cases in Texas now stands at 90, increased from 58 three days ago. Of these cases, 77 (86%) are children, 85 (94%) overall are unvaccinated, and 0 (0.0%) have been mentioned by RFK Jr. the Secretary of HHS. He’s far too busy casting aspersions on vaccines.
February 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The updated count of measles cases in Texas now stands at 90, increased from 58 three days ago. Of these cases, 77 (86%) are children, 85 (94%) overall are unvaccinated, and 0 (0.0%) have been mentioned by RFK Jr. the Secretary of HHS. He’s far too busy casting aspersions on vaccines.
Lego might need to hire my son for quality control. He found another error in another set of directions. Can you find it?
January 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Lego might need to hire my son for quality control. He found another error in another set of directions. Can you find it?
My son noticed an error in the Lego manual.
January 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
My son noticed an error in the Lego manual.