Tidbits – Apr 11 – Reader Comments: Arizona Abortion Ruling-Make America ‘Great’ Again; Gaza Killings; Lavender AI Machine; Dental Health; Bob Dylan: With God 0n Our Side; Teach Palestine; Deborah Meier; Legacies of War on Terror; Wagner Act, NLRB

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Reader Comments: Arizona Abortion Ruling-Make America 'Great' Again; Gaza Killings; Lavender AI Machine; Dental Health; Rural America; Bob Dylan: With God 0n Our Side; Teach Palestine; Deborah Meier; Legacies of the War on Terror; Wagner Act and NLRB

Florida Is Swamped by Disease

Richard Luscombe Guardian
In Florida, quackery is replacing science. The state is in the grip of a measles outbreak, yet Joseph Ladapo, the surgeon general, continues to ignore medical science to stop it.

Friday Nite Videos | December 29, 2023

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2023's Biggest Computing Breakthroughs. Carlos: The Santana Journey. The Human Toll of Philips’ Massive CPAP Recall. The Palestinian Knesset Member Suspended for Criticizing War on Gaza. Trump on the Michigan Ballot?

This Week in People’s History, August 8 – 14

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Advertising poster for the documentary "People's War" about the Vietnam War Documenting the Vietnam War in 1969. War crime in Yemen in 2018. Face-masks protect from pandemic in 1918. Hip-hop is born in 1973. White House report doesn't see race in 1938. Blowin' In the Wind dropped in 1963. Springfield Massacre in 1908.

Friday Nite Videos | July 28, 2023

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Teamsters Launch Massive Effort To Unionize Amazon. 'Hotel Magadonia' | Parody of Hotel California. Learning From Covid-19, Preparing for Future Pandemics. A Fact-Checked Debate About Euthanasia. Attack Dogs Used To Maul and Terrorize Prisoners.

More Indications RFK Jr’s Anti Vaccine Claims Have Little Basis

Russ Baker Going Deep with Russ Baker
At a time when disinformation and narrow-mindedness are at an all-time high, the last thing we need is a purported “reform” candidate who contributes to the mess. The danger of Donald Trump or the GOP's hold on Congress is just too great.

The Science (and Business) Behind COVID-19 Disinformation

Katelyn Jetelina Your Local Epdemiologist
Covid-19 disinformation is coordinated, effective, lucrative, and costs lives. This is true during the pandemic and it will be true for other public health problems. It’s a public health and biosecurity threat. And we need to treat it like one.

COVID in China, the U.S., and Everything In-Between

Katelyn Jetelina Your Local Epdemiologist
We should be very concerned for the people of China. They have gone from a “zero COVID” policy to a “let it rip” policy. It is possible that a variant of concern will arise from their disaster. But the U.S. already has a problem of its own.
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