For those who thought school vaccine reqts would be safe because they are set by the states — the zealot leading HHS has made clear that he’s coming to weaken your state laws as well. Parents: organize locally to counter MAHA antivax crackpots. It’s on you. [www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/08/27/west-virginia-vaccine-mandate-rfk-jr/ ) [RFK Jr. endorses push for reli...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/08/27/west-virginia-vaccine-mandate-rfk-jr/ )
This is going to be such a profoundly destructive bit of quack theatre. It will give struggling people false hope. It will undermine confidence in research. Shameless propaganda from an utter bullshit artist that a lot of people are going to have to work very, very hard to contextualize or refute. RE:
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
RFK Jr: "We're finding certain interventions now that are almost certainly causing autism. We are gonna be able to address those in September."
It is important to understand this as what it is: a political project to help far right parties in Europe. “Censorship” is the frame they chose because it worked well here. This doesn’t mean the DSA is great. But that’s not the point. RE:
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Renee DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social)
The DSA doesn’t “censor Americans”. The people who’ve been pushing this BS the longest have been Michael Shellenberger, CBR Chair of Censor...
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America First Legal has long seemed to be writing reports for Freedom Caucus nutjobs in Congress. Are they now designing websites too? lol RE:
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Renee DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social)
Why is the alt text for the America by Design image “America First Legal logo”?
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Why is the alt text for the America by Design image “America First Legal logo”? https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreidud7zq7hkynz6kyyjk2gyooaueagzslvnjazr2chw6hyiqyhiwxy https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreib5repmruc2i7wsr5qm7wuphttrmawby6ph6hs6htn3inbbzdy3o4
The DSA doesn’t “censor Americans”. The people who’ve been pushing this BS the longest have been Michael Shellenberger, CBR Chair of Censorship Hoaxes at UATX, and Mike Benz aka Frame Game, who thought Hitler had some good points & wants to help his far right friends [www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-weighs-sanctions-officials-implementing-eu-tech-law-sources-2025-08-25/ ) [Exclusive: Trump administratio...](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-weighs-sanctions-officials-implementing-eu-tech-law-sources-2025-08-25/ )
1. The strategy is called nutpicking and it's what made LibsOfTikTok a million+ follower account. 2. GenAI lets the online crowd create fresh propaganda to keep the moment in play, but it also seems to dilute it a bit? Seems to work better for some moments (absurdist etc) than others. 1/2 RE:
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Dave Weigel (@daveweigel.bsky.social)
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Interesting analysis responding to the “Don’t Use These Words” memo (“birthing person” etc) by Third Way. It looked at language used by Dem politicians in their newsletters, found they aren’t using activist-speak. The terms got associated w/mainstream left mostly bc of Twitter…for a few reasons. RE:
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Lindsey Cormack (@dcinbox.bsky.social)
The full write up is here: Was It Something The Democrats Said? A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo https://open.substack.com/p...
Home? looking for something to watch? In an hour (10:30 ET/7:30PT) the Red Bull Dance Your Style US Nationals dance comp is happening! Livestream: [www.redbull.com/us-en/live/r...](https://www.redbull.com/us-en/live/red-bull-dance-your-style-usa-2025 ) It’s a very fun street dance event. 16 dancers across styles. They don’t know what the DJ will play. Audience judges. [Red Bull Dance Your Style USA ...](https://www.redbull.com/us-en/live/red-bull-dance-your-style-usa-2025 )
Sick with some cold/cough/sore throat situation that youngest kid going to school for the first time brought home. I had forgotten about this ritual…