anti vax
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Quickies
Much Belated Quickies…
I am all kinds of behind on all the things. That time of the semester, right? Here’s a quick list of what’s come across my feed these few weeks that I’d like to share: Here’s a place where you can support folks in Brooklyn Center, Michigan, as they fight for justice for Duane WrightWe know there will be a cost…
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Quickies: Anti-vaxxer arrested for spreading deadly misinformation…
Greetings from finals week in academia! Well, for me anyway… Ryan Reynold’s Aviation Gin presents a new chapter to last week’s Peloton ad… and it’s glorious. via Mary! Anti-vaccine campaigner is arrested in Samoa amid a deadly outbreak that has claimed 63 lives. via catherwood Saving the whales isn’t just about a headline-grabbing characteristic megafauna. They contribute greatly to capturing…
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Quickies
Quickies: Protests in Puerto Rico, Deadly Anti-vaxxer, Border Patrol agent opens up…
It’s Friday and I’m jetting off to yet another conference today (gotta hustle for that tenure) but I’m stopping in quickly to share a few stories that have been of interest this past week. Thanks to the folks joining us over at Discord for helping, especially on weeks like this when I’m not paying the best attention to the world!…
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Quickies: Measles at the Movies, Indigenous Astrophysics, Hip-Hop Science…
Hey, hey, all! It’s your friendly neighborhood astronomer. I am thrilled to bring back a Skepchick tradition, Cute Animal Friday! Amanda has brought us hundreds and HUNDREDS of adorable fauna from around the world, and I hope to do this fine tradition justice. I’m also going to be a little selfish and share my favorite cute animal, the one that…
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Parenting
Cross-Post: Muppet With Autism Makes Anti-vaxxers Lose Their Shit
Editor’s Note: This cross-post was written by Deek and originally featured on Grounded Parents. If you thought anti-vaxxers couldn’t get worse before now, you are wrong. ****** I guess it was bound to happen. Sesame Street introduces a new character who has autism as part of a larger campaign, and anti-vaccine advocates are up in arms. But, unsurprisingly, when you look at…
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Featured
Anti-Vax Hacks Abuse Fed Facts
Two weeks ago over at Mary’s Skepchick Quickies post, one particular comment caught my eye. Pcisek wrote the following: This has nothing to do with today’s news stories, but I know of no other forum where I can ask this question. My girlfriend has been hearing the claim that “44 women have died from the HPV vaccine”, and is looking for…
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Activism
ACTION ALERT! Deuce Bigalow Anti-Vax Gigolo on the Radio
It’s been a while since we were charmed by Rob Schneider as Cedric the Belhop in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. But he’s been working… Gigolo-ing… getting awful nipple piercings… making horrible racist TV shows. And being the new face of the anti-vax movement. Tomorrow, he’s going to be on the KXRK 96.3 in Salt Lake City to…
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Ask Surly Amy: Anti-Vax Propaganda
Dear Surly Amy, I saw an anti-vaccine sticker on a utility pole in my new location, a very small (and very funky/hippie) town. I surprised myself at how my blood boiled upon seeing it. “You can only say that because you didn’t get smallpox and die when you were a child,” I thought. So, I’m not a die-hard skeptic –…
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