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Measles If you were born between 1957-1968, your MMR vax was less effective than what came later & you may need boosting. If you were born before ~1984, there's a small chance it may no longer be protecting you & you may need boosting. I just messaged my doc to ask re: a "titer test" to find out.

Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency. via Brett Murphy: The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:

Think this is a great time to lift up the legacy and work of W.E.B DuBois and Ida B. Wells in using journalism, ethnography, and data to highlight the propaganda of white supremacy. They were able to pierce through official lies with meticulous work and compelling methods of communication.

I was just talking with Mom about this. I don’t think it’s broken through to the offline normies just how much the entire GOP has been taken over by the terminally online conspiracy theorists.

It's the anniversary of Stalin's death, so celebrate accordingly.

that "only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" quote works another way, too the only thing necessary to defeat evil is for good people to do nothing that evil asks of them psychological force, not physical force, is their primary weapon, and you can resist it

HE IS A TRAITOR AND DANCES TO PUTIN’S TUNE.

A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that

This is a real point. We call it the Daily Fail, but that headline is dead serious. I’m totally sick about it. Zelenskyy is a damn hero and doesn’t deserve this.

DON’T BE A SUCKER!

if nothing else I hope this era finally makes clear that government is a SERVICE, not a business. everything isn't designed to make money.

This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn’t even the boss, he’s just a dick.

This is a really useful construct.

From the people who brought you things that explode...

There’s this idea that a bunch of white women who work for the government voted for Trump, but there’s pretty clear data that *college-educated* professional white women - which is what federal workers are - reliably vote Democrat. cawp.rutgers.edu/news-media/p...

some of you bitches are very dumb but also I don’t think you should be persecuted by America’s pastiest squad of Nazi bigots

Sure hope no one goes to mailbait.info and plugs this in

Seen today in Lower Manhattan...

This micro aggression IS psychological warfare and force people to resign. Trump and Musk need to explain to the American public how much time and money they have wasted on EO/DOGE non-core work related items just indulged the whims of self indulged, wannabe dictator!

Oh yes, Homer’s famous “Tes Thdpssssps.” 👍🏻

Russiagate was real. Real as all hell www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/02/by-a...

From the other place…

When ordered by Nazis to give lists of disabled people by disability severity, some doctors sent back exaggerated data to protect patients from forced work They didn't know that the "most disabled" were to be killed first The moral here isn't to tell the truth It's to never co-operate with Nazis

The context is that Trump is Putin’s bitch.

This is enraging. Not that I’m surprised. But still.

I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner

when Germany calls our government out for promoting Nazism, take them literally and seriously

Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.

go full shadow cabinet

Sassoon is no leftie. She clerked for *Scalia*.

I got here years ago but I have the advantage of 1) an obsession with 20th century history, 2) neurodiverse pattern recognition skills, and 3) strong critical thinking and big picture-seeing skills. I’m not a fan of the negative effects of all this chaos but I do retain hope b/c of this.

Nazi trash Nazi-ing it up. 🚮

What's happening in America is that, in the most literal sense, internet trolls have taken over the government.

Hell to the yes, using WWII posters!

IN THIS HOUSE we believe that ALL CATS are BEAUTIFUL, FASCISM is a plague on HUMANITY, the ONLY RESPONSE to illegal orders is FUCK YOU - MAKE ME, and EVERY DAY is SHUT THE FUCK UP FRIDAY

OOOOH I always forget her name but it’s the older lady with purple hair! I love her!!!

The New Republic has kindly published what the LA Times and its RFK Jr-supporting billionaire owner Pat Soon-Shiong tried to suppress: newrepublic.com/article/1910...

Folks continuing to live in denial. The Parable of the Foolish Virgins comes to mind.

An encouraging thread of people saying NO to Trump and Elon. People are speaking up and fighting back. Join if you can, any way you can. ❤️👊

For what it’s worth, when I spent years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the most powerful thing I ever saw was USAID digging wells & repairing schools. The most effective power we will ever have.

What in the ACTUAL FUCK.

SO: some people have reached out and i've learned some wild shit...but I need to talk to a few more ppl who know govt security and IT systems to like...understand/confirm what i've heard...if this is you signal me! @cwarzel.92!

BREAKING: Federal judge in Maryland grants nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Judge Deborah Boardman, a Biden appointee, says order is likely 'unconstitutional.' More to come....

New from 404 Media: Employees working at DOGE have been ordered to stop using Slack while government lawyers attempt to transition the agency to one that is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Means DOGE will be even more secretive and unaccountable www.404media.co/doge-employe...

now ANYONE WITH A REPUBLICAN SENATOR blow their phones the fuck up for those 30 hours, tell them if they vote to confirm you will make unseating them your personal mission in life, it only takes four defections + all Dems to stop the architect of Project 2025 from torturing our public servants