Moderna vaccine (www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... ) 2/2
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Moderna vaccine (www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... ) 2/2
Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
Twice.
Store: Size 6 or 10 or 14. Me: HOW LONG!!!!!!!!!
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Read this. Really.
This. Claire's was for tweens when tweens got dropped off at the mall for a few hours.
Compare to: • Giuliani was DUI • Giuliani was the DV perp • Giuliani was soliciting prostitution • A prostitute was in his vehicle • The crash was retaliation • The other driver was · Husband · Father · Pimp I'm probably forgetting some.
I think it's hilarious that the Official Statement from Giuliani's guy is sparking way more negative speculation about Giuliani than the police statement. Giuliani wasn't even driving, but there may have been an illegal u-turn immediately prior to the crash. The other driver was a teen.
Happy Labor Day, comrades 🫡
Everyone was trying to keep the sunscreen out of Matt's eyeball, which is definitely not going to happen. What Matt really needs is an emergency eye wash.
Sometimes, you don't actually have to say the thing.
The domestic violence call was on SB I-93 and Giuliani's crash was NB. If his driver did stop on the SB side then the cause of the crash is Giuliani's driver making an illegal U-turn in the median and entered NB lanes without yielding to oncoming traffic.
the statement is weirdly vague but only sense I can make it is Giuliani's car was with the woman on the southbound side, pulled out and did an (illegal?) u-turn across the median to go north, pulling out in front of a car causing a crash (which is why it's illegal?).
The Biden administration did try to make some improvements/expansion. Unfortunately, the current administration would privatize all roads and sidewalks if it could. railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.do...
Yeah. The best argument I've seen is that there are a LOT of preexisting rail lines. It doesn't change the original point. Passenger rail in the US isn't currently an option for most travel. www.frrandp.com/p/the-map.ht...
Even weirder, Giuliani wasn't the driver! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
But, in a 2-vehicle household, none of this is a problem. Whoever is doing the most driving takes the EV, and whoever is doing less driving (or more than 240ish miles depending on the season) takes the hybrid.
I also don't take long breaks on road trips. I would rather eat in the car and get to the next destination faster. I certainly don't want to go from sitting in the car to sitting in a restaurant then back to sitting in a car. Gas, pee, walk around, and get right back on the road.
We have a Bolt EV and a hybrid Ioniq. I love the EV around town and even trips of up to 2 hours round trip, but my kid lives 101 miles away with no way to charge at her apartment complex. In the winter, I have to take the hybrid.
Obviously Scalzi is correct that you cannot just take a train basically anywhere in the US outside the DC-Boston corridor (and even then it is slower than driving and costs as much as flying), but it doesn't have to be that way.
LIOL
My library has both Kanopy and Hoopla for movies. There's not enough time for all the media I'm interested in.
Louisa County. Nevada.
The police version of the crash, as relayed by a local Manchester reporter, is unsurprisingly quite different from what Giuliani's spokesman says. The whole thing is even more murky now, however. manchester.inklink.news/rudy-giulian...
Midwest oat growers want a renaissance, but it will be hard without Big Ag
Iowa has a town called Madrid, but it's pronounced Mad'-rid. Teen just asked me about attending the University of Duh-blin'. In Ireland.
ngl I don't actually care whats going on, I'm just enjoying the chaos
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
the #1 reason I think Trump is still alive isn’t because of the golf photo or his Truth Social posting but because I don’t think this White House is capable of keeping a dead president a secret for four days
My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books. p.s. I have a new book of cartoons out soon: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
The Iowa House approved an age-verification bill this year, but it didn't reach the Iowa Senate floor. www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/... Democrat Adam Zabner was the only Iowa House member to vote against it.
BTW, 69% - 85% of voters in Iowa's ruralest counties voted for Trump.
Trump Those Farmers.
They're actively targeting creators who call in & banning them, making it even more important to call if you're a customer & not a creator Tell them they shouldn't be dictating how you get to spend the money you put your blood, sweat, and tears into earning
Objectively correct.
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Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.” Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment. No questions asked. No proof required. Pass it on.
1. So you admit you're not going to win the midterms.
Seems to be.
They do load in Chrome on Android.
Firefox. Android phone.
I tried turning off my ad blocker, reloading, loading in Desktop mode, and loading in an Incognito window (no screenshot of that). I read almost the whole article, so it had plenty of time to load fully.
"The findings, however, only applied to women with a left ventricular ejection fraction above 50%, which is considered normal function, the study said. Ejection fraction is a way of measuring how well the left side of the heart is pumping oxygenated blood throughout the body."
"...according to a study published in the European Heart Journal and also scheduled to be presented Saturday at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Madrid. "'This was especially true for women receiving high doses of beta-blockers,' said lead study author Dr. Borja Ibáñez..."
"Women with little heart damage after their heart attacks who were treated with BETA-BLOCKERS were significantly more likely to have another heart attack or be hospitalized for heart failure — and nearly three times more likely to die — compared with women not given the drug, according to a study...
Looks like the media is missing again like the poison ivy post.
I hope doctors realize they need to TELL people why this is happening. Not just, "We don't know," but "We don't know because RFK ended the program that would tell us." The vast majority of people are unaware of what is happening.
The average American simply has no idea how quickly the infrastructure that keeps us safe and healthy is collapsing. These systems run in the background thanks to government employees who quietly do critical work. Those employees are being purged and systems are being destroyed.
Broken record territory rapidly approaching, but once again: Homelessness is not a societal inevitability. It's a policy failure. This is a solvable issue with a known solution, even under capitalism, because that solution is less expensive than the current responses. We just don't want to do it.
I got mine at Fareway. I thought it tasted like vanilla soda. I was expecting something more float flavored. It's fine, but I won't buy more. I definitely prefer root beer.
Love watching pilot program after pilot program determine over and over and over that UBI is an unambiguous positive that does not ruin economies or neighborhoods or lives and everyone nods and goes "wow, cool, interesting" and then does fucking nothing until the next pilot program 15 years later
WHEN were they getting in? Worst case, they could have slowed the process, which means that the damage that has already been done would have been slowed. Being willing to grind the process to a halt would have given them leverage to say, "Pick someone better, and we'll let them through."
Today marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall. One last thing I wanted to share is this video we did as part of Crash Course Black American History that examines the storm and its aftermath. Thinking about all my New Orleans people today. And always. youtu.be/VmqZvlj07-w
And the GOP used Unanimous Consent to obstruct Obama and Biden appointees. Schumer chose not to use the same tactic and allowed Trump free rein to QUICKLY put anyone in any position, no matter how unqualified. When they go low, he gives in. (Scroll down to: How can one senator do this alone?)
Senator, before we continue, I'm going to need you to write a 1000 word essay on the difference between compromise and concession, cite examples of both, and explain how compromise benefits both parties while concession only benefits one. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unanimo...
senate dems made a deal to advance RFK Jr.'s confirmation vote within the first three weeks of the new administration & hold the vote on a thursday because a score of senators wanted to leave town on friday to attend a swanky european junket
I honestly think Schumer: 1. Doesn't want to inconvenience his Republican colleagues too much by getting people mad at them. He actually LIKES his R colleagues more than us. 2. Thinks that if he does NOTHING and just lets things get really bad, people will vote for Democrats in the midterms.
April 2020. 🙄
No. Someone who fills an unexpired presidential term lasting more than two years is prohibited from being elected president more than once. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-...
Many men don't own a tux. If they do own a dark colored suit, that would be suitable (ha) for most weddings and funerals. (I don't think I've ever attended a wedding where tuxes were worn by anyone but the groom, and usually even he is in a suit.)
Hmm. Weird. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unanimo...
Probably cap* Fucking autocorrect.
Bluesky could cap following at 1500 and improve this site immediately. (They could probably calm following at 500, TBH.)
Alcohol is a toxin. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This bot follows over 35k accounts & doesn't know that @zachwahls.bsky.social and @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social are two different candidates running for the same office. Accts that post memes you like are Trojan Horses, getting you to let down your guard and trust them blindly when they start lying.
Someone needs to figure out a way to explain the shadow docket and why it's bad to normies and step one is not calling it the shadow docket.
College kid was so judgy about the professor who didn't put their syllabus on Canvas until the first day of class.
Mandating genital exams for athletes won't make anyone safer. It will just give more adults opportunities to perpetrate child sex abuse.
Gym owner says she reported grooming concerns about coach years before arrest in Iowa in sex abuse case
Are they included!? 🤞
Ernst cut funding. "We all are going to die," and she wants to help.
Democratic candidates running for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat responded on Friday to reports indicating U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will not seek reelection in 2026. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/08/29/n...
She's been drowning for a while. www.publicpolicypolling.com/polls/joni-e...
Two days later ….
Welp guess who figured out a new way to explain bad tariff policy to his kids.
It bothers me when people misquote Joni Ernst. She said, "We ALL are going to die," not "We're all going to die." Anyway, here's hoping Iowa farmers get their heads out of their asses and vote for a decent replacement. #TrumpThoseFarmers #Vote2026
Unless they're extremely unpopular. Steve King (IA-04) beat Democratic nominee J. D. Scholten by 8 points in 2018. He got primaried by Randy Feenstra in 2020, and Feenstra went on to beat Scholten by by 24 points! Ernst is unpopular, making her more beatable.
Hey, just saw a giveaway for the audio edition of Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire on The Storygraph. Thought you might be interested. ;-) app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/d0...
The best part of boycotting Target is not having to interact with Target's app & website.
We must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.
The administration's decision to no longer recognize AFGE's union contracts is a dangerous decision at a time when VA resources are already stretched thin and facing cuts in Iowa. We must do everything in our power to protect the workers and healthcare providers who support our Veterans every day.
little known fact: In 2020, Republicans lost the White House and the Senate.
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(Dish soap being good at cutting grease/oils.)
I didn't learn to ID it until I was 30 or so, because no one in my immediate family reacts to it. I've pulled it with my bare hand while weeding (not on purpose. I meant to come back with a bag and got distracted), and it doesn't seem to bother me, but I washed my hands with dish soap just in case.
I thought it was just my phone browser. 😅
Seeing the response to James Dobson's death, he has to be responsible for more people leaving The Church than any other single individual, right? "Therefore by their fruits you will know them," indeed.
Kiddo wondered why her tongue was tingling. Pear juice in the Ocean Spray 100% Juice* Cranberry. We checked the ingredients on the Capri Sun 100% juice Fruit Punch (no pears). *blend
Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,
It'll probably be like last year. Make the appointment at your local pharmacy. If there's a checkbox for eligibility, check whatever applies. It's not illegal to get it. The CDC just doesn't admit that everyone SHOULD do so.
Most of us don't get it from a doctor, and even when the vaccine was in short supply, they were taking people's word for their eligibility to get it.
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Don't exercise during the appointment, so you can say you are physically inactive.
Will.
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