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  1. Most students of university age are vaccinated with both doses of the MMR inoculation. The state collects data for kindergarten and seventh grade students and most of the older children have the requisite 95% coverage for herd immunity. Likely because it wasn't until COVID and other political issues (no CR) broke people's brains and exemption rates shot up. There are multiple areas where coverage is <95% of the younger population. So it's going to be a bit of luck that could go either way whether the virus gains a foothold or not. @Wiler77 if you had two doses of the live vaccine then you're probably good. A certain percentage of people that got the vaccine in the 1960s were advised to get boosters due to a killed virus vaccine that was commonly administered then, or if their immune system is weakened--you can ask your pcp for a titer test if you wish to know for certain your immunity. That's per the CDC and it's a common recommendation that has been around every time there is an outbreak.
  2. So, incoming human rights violations? Sure. Sure. Nothing to see here!
  3. Korean Fried Chicken, beer, and soju are a legit tasty treat for us. Not the healthiest so we don't get to indulge as much as we'd like, but so satisfying to scratch that flavor combo.
  4. Since we had watched a couple of movies & series made in Korea, the algo offered up the suggestion of some K Food shows and so we've been slowly working our way through them. The K Food Show: A Nation of Kimchi was quite fascinating. The hosts are enthusiastic (understated comment) but learning about the variety and regional differences was also fascinating. Another series with the same 3 hosts (also 2 episodes) was banchan (side dishes) and in the second episode there is a bit where they've taken a 6 meter long piece of bamboo and cooked a meal in it--it's pretty cool. We've still got a few left to go--soju, fried chicken, etc some of which feature a different host, but overall we've enjoyed the visual feast and learned quite a bit. As a side note, we've also watched a few movies/series from India but didn't get 'pushed' by the algo the same way so I may do a quick search after we've run through the above shows and see what's out there. Talk about a variety of cuisine and regional differences!
  5. While there are 3 threads with Project 2025 in the title, this thread seems to have the most discussion so I thought I'd drop this here...it's a link to a tracker of P2025 and the goals and objectives that are complete, ongoing, and so on. Broken down by agency, it's a bit of a gut punch to see it laid out... dig around a bit and explore (some of it is a bit clunky to navigate but don't let that scare you as its still worth the eyeballs) https://www.project2025.observer/
  6. Related--in many states the reps/senators are not actually required to live in their district/state or only spend a nominal amount of time there or have used means and influence to circumvent the requirement. IIRC, the senator from Alabama lives in Florida, although that didn't stop him from being re-elected. As of 2017*, around 5% of reps didn't live in the district they represent and while the ones that do often have even worse gerrymandering in order to remain in office, having both scenarios exist simultaneously is, IMO, not a positive trend. The do-your-own-research crowd never really takes into account the downside of carpetbaggers. SEE: State of Texas>Politicians>Dan Patrick *From a WaPo study. Would love to know if this has increased or if candidates are simply buying property and then nominally residing there. If representation is not one's goal as a candidate but latching on to the tether of power is then citizen's apathy, ignorance, and disregard for the nuance of policy plays quite nicely into this.
  7. Dear Elon Musk, Many people are saying I did GREAT work this week EXCELLENT woke werk work. A man came up to me with tears in his eyes saying, YOU saved so much money this week by doing such great work. I ca'nt be'lieve how much work you did. Signed Epstein's mother The other Epstein's mother
  8. Person, woman, man, camera, transgender!
  9. Ya know, if it wouldn't absolutely overwhelm the already stressed or end up on some trailer to a camp, one can come up with a lot of interesting responses to that email. Think of a USPS employee who works at the service counter and deals with the citizenry. @RDCanecutter could write a creative week's worth of gold here.
  10. Fragile White Males are a protected class. The surgically deformed penis with a chainsaw out front should've told you.
  11. Elevators...
  12. Last line of article where Phelps (D rep) mentions 'political pressure'? Yeah sorry you've wasted your time there but the reason no GOP lawmakers showed up is because they no longer have to be present in order to fulfill the duties of the monarchy. Chippewa County elected someone who will happily cater to the Crown and pay fealty to staying in power forevermore.
  13. Roasted a very nice pork shoulder for supper and for some reason kimchi and soju go quite nicely with that so it's Friday and I've got quite the buzz here.
  14. If I was going straight from Ian Fleming, it would be male. He was the author of the novels. However, once entertainment branches away from the source material into other vehicles, the investors can choose whomever they want and I'll either watch/listen/read or I won't depending upon if they offer up a good product.
  15. Oh, the medicine isn't mixed with anything--child has to take that straight. That was never an option on the table for our children. The mixing, per se, is what is done afterwards with the spices and condiments that the adult then partakes with a tiny taste. Maybe not for your grandson, but something about that evoked hilarity in our children. Maybe because it was the handing over of power (imaginary to an extent) to the child (pick the spice...) so that now they could save a little face. I know that doesn't sound like a concept a small child could grasp, but they're brighter than we think sometimes. Perhaps because their very survival depends upon large people who make them do things that they don't want to? As I said, it was only for a brief few years of when they were small and it wasn't all the time (although they enjoyed the reactions so much that they'd occasionally ask to play 'concoctions' with us when they were bored). It was a little bit of theater you know? Setting the pieces on the table along with a little bowl on a placemat for messes, building anticipation; oooo is this one going to be sweet do you think or wow, isn't that really red--do you suppose that tastes hot...water! Water! I need water!. It made them forget what they were so upset about in the first place. But it sounds like he's gone for the quickest way and sometimes that's just as well.
  16. Might as well embrace the taliban-ness of it all and begin writing the mission statement for the Super Patriot Alpha Male academy; no females of course.
  17. So, FWIW, I don't know your grandchild's temperament beyond not wanting the medicine, but something that worked for us around that age required a bit of a deal (I understand the warning about negotiating with terrorists, but this was presented as an either/or and curiousity always won out.) The child could either take the medicine as is, administered by the adult and be done OR the child could take the medicine as is, administered by the adult and then assist in the creation of a concoction which would then by taken by teaspoonful by the adult. Now, this concoction thing involved pulling various spices and condiments from the pantry and fridge, setting them on the table and then the child would point to one. After naming it or some other small talk about it, we would put a tiny amount of those selected in a cereal bowl and kiddo would stir it and then the anticipation would set in: what kind of face is mama going to make when she tries the Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, italian dressing combo? It was rather hilarious and the kids outgrew the age at which medicine was a struggle, but they have fond memories of it. As a mom, it took only a little patience and desperation, but they took their medicine and got a little of their own back with the shared misery of cayenne pepper laced concoctions...
  18. If the story of the 11 year old girl who committed suicide after being bullied by classmates regarding her family didn't move people, they ain't budging on that even if it costs them. Maybe some on the fringes of MAGA, but too much of the silo effect of the media caving/Musk disinfo combined with idiocracy will take the pretzel logic to unseen heights before there is a shift away from the GOP/'Trump is God-like' standard ruler.
  19. This is the cherry shaped dingleberry on top of the shit sundae with diarrhea sauce: Note: he doesn't only mention going after media....
  20. If it is Judge Ana Reyes, perhaps she did her homework prior? She seems pretty level-headed but I've got no legal background.
  21. Some of the data available on certain federal websites has been removed so tracking reproductive health outcomes for women vessels is no longer important.
  22. No argument with the formula you describe and I'd add that the actor swap wherein you take a somewhat unknown but solid actor and make him/her Bond is my preference over a well known person such as Chalamet or Cavill etc. There are plenty of A list types that I think would do well and are pretty to look at but developing someone into Bond somewhat stays true to the character itself.
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