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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
Exploring an abandoned knitting company complex turned up a fascinating link to a lifesaving medical technology, and an unexpected treasure. More on Abandoned America: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/golaski-labs

When people are having a complex conversation and someone uses a big fancy word.
And then someone else asks: "What does that mean?"
And then the person just tells them simply and with no strings and the conversation keeps rolling.

For some reason that's the warmest most wonderful safe feeling. When that happens I know I'm in a good place.

Folks, recommend some people for me to follow. I see my masto usage going down and I'd like to revive it. No specific theme, anyone you like or think is cool to follow.

Please repost for reach. 

I keep thinking the list of businesses with measles exposures in Oklahoma is some kind of harbinger of how bad this measles outbreak is going to be in the US, given antivax sentiment. It's like the who's who of mainstream US suburban retail shops.

Walmart, Kohl's, Sam's Club, Lowe's, Sprouts, Aldi

https://oklahoma.gov/health/news---events/newsroom/2025/osdh-reports-additional-measles-cases.html

#oklahoma #measles #outbreak #health

OSDH Reports Additional Measles Cases

Health Department
CALIFORNIA — ex NFL punter Chris Kluwe arrested for civil disobedience protesting at the city council in Huntington Beach, where the council planned a “MAGA” display on a plaque at the library. Context: www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Ex-NFL punter Chris Kluwe arrested over protest at Huntington Beach City Council meeting

Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe was arrested over a protest at a city council meeting in Huntington Beach, California on Tuesday.

NBC Sports
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If you know of or are involved with an organization that helps people in a way that the #TrumpAdministration doesn't approve of, and the org is worried about continuing to do their work while protecting their employees, volunteers, and clients, I am happy to meet for free with the org to work through with them what their threat model is and how they can improve their security posture. They can reach out to me on Signal at jik.87. Please  for reach.
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TOMORROW, on Presidents' Day, "Not My President" protests in every US state. Look online to find yours. I'll be there!

(Not enough people know about these protests, so please boost/repost freely. Thx.)