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Paul Sandham. Retired hospital pharmacist.
Where am I? Please take me to the nearest hospital.

Big Journalism is still largely unwilling to call things what they are. Today's example is the Washington Post's use of "vaccine hesitancy" to describe a movement that is based on rejecting science and evidence in favor of dangerous and, increasingly, politically motivated lies.

The people who reject vaccines are attacking their communities. They spread disease and death. We should recognize this, and say it out loud.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/12/26/vaccine-hesitancy-measles-chickenpox-polio-flu/

Growing vaccine hesitancy fuels measles, chickenpox resurgence in U.S.

An Ohio measles outbreak among unvaccinated children comes at a time of heightened concern about the public health consequences of anti-vaccine sentiment.

The Washington Post

So @.joinmastodon got unbanned from Twitter.

This is the first tweet that they sent after the unbanning:

"As a company from eastern Germany, we know that building a wall to try and keep people from leaving isn't a good idea."

What a response!

RT @[email protected]

🔺Royal Mail was publicly owned for 500 years until Tories privatized it in 2016.

Would that same public be happy to know that just 6 years later...

... billionaire Czech speculator Daniel Kretinsky was about to raise his stake in the firm to over 25%?

#RoyalMail

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Britain_People/status/1601633593465241600

Britain People 🕊️ on Twitter

“🔺Royal Mail was publicly owned for 500 years until Tories privatized it in 2016. Would that same public be happy to know that just 6 years later... ... billionaire Czech speculator Daniel Kretinsky was about to raise his stake in the firm to over 25%? #RoyalMail”

Twitter
Private schools Tax

Every Tweeter arriving at Mastodon:

#twittermigration #twitterexodus #newhere

So, other than searching for known Twitter contacts is there an easy way to follow people on here?