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pure lies

The Republican Party has descended into a pure lie narrative.  Bullies and scoundrels.

 

 

get vaccinated or...

A growing number of employers are requiring employees to show they've been vaccinated or present negative results from regular tests.  The question is who pays.

Given most employees have to pay for commuting, clothing and meals it seems reasonable to put this on the employee as a cost of working.  Either free with the vaccine or guarantee you're not a hazard to others if you're unvaccinated. 

 

looking for a vet

Some rural areas are having problems attracting veterinarians  - here's a dramatic offer.

 

saving a life

A remarkable description of an event that took place in NYC.

 

a useful way to present infection rates

 

vaccination status cards

 

 

a tip of the hat to Bjarne

 

a misinformation super spreader

A "doctor" who chooses to do harm and get rich.

snip

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ts assertions were easily disprovable. No matter. Over the next few hours, the article was translated from English into Spanish and Polish. It appeared on dozens of blogs and was picked up by anti-vaccination activists, who repeated the false claims online. The article also made its way to Facebook, where it reached 400,000 people, according to data from CrowdTangle, a Facebook-owned tool.

The entire effort traced back to one person: Joseph Mercola.

Dr. Mercola, 67, an osteopathic physician in Cape Coral, Fla., has long been a subject of criticism and government regulatory actions for his promotion of unproven or unapproved treatments. But most recently, he has become the chief spreader of coronavirus misinformation online, according to researchers.

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a general comment

I'm not one to take up arms in defense of some corporation but if Israel goes to war with Ben & Jerry's ... it's on.

 

 

on the cowboy myth

A fiction to create a image in the service of those with power.

Consistent with my reading of that period.

 

homonyms