Grapefruit
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I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.
My most authoritarian opinion is that the MMR vaccine should be mandatory, with only medical (not religious or floofy) exemptions allowed. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.
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This is a breathtaking article about the complete clown show at DHS being overseen by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski (gift link)
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This is a breathtaking article about the complete clown show at DHS being overseen by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski (gift link)
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In a major rebuke of Ron DeSantis, the Florida House’s budget for 2026-27 slashes the fund DeSantis used for immigration enforcement, including the building of Alligator Alcatraz, the Everglades immigration detention facility.
Florida House nixes DeSantis priorities in budget plan
The House budget comes in at about $4 billion less than the governor’s final, proposed spending plan.
www.orlandosentinel.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
In a major rebuke of Ron DeSantis, the Florida House’s budget for 2026-27 slashes the fund DeSantis used for immigration enforcement, including the building of Alligator Alcatraz, the Everglades immigration detention facility.
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How utterly embarrassing.
It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.
It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.
February 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
How utterly embarrassing.
It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.
It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.
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Same, Lady Gaga.
Same.
Same.
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Same, Lady Gaga.
Same.
Same.
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
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Farmers and trade unions argue the trade deal will damage their livelihoods, as they will be unable to compete with cheap produce from the United States.
Indian Farmers And Trade Unions Hold Nationwide Strike To Protest U.S. Trade Deal (Photos)
Farmers and trade unions argue the trade deal will damage their livelihoods, as they will be unable to compete with cheap produce from the United States.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Farmers and trade unions argue the trade deal will damage their livelihoods, as they will be unable to compete with cheap produce from the United States.
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Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?