Kathryn Kinzel

The official picture of Representative Troy Headrick, Independent from Chittenden-15, with an impressive Dali style mustache.

On a totally and completely different note LOOK AT THIS MAN’S BEAUTIFUL MUSTACHE.

This is Vermont state politics right here.

This little sentence got my attention. A progressive state legislator from Vermont, you say?

(I did a little sleuthing and I have a pretty good guess)

Disney Spent More On ‘Andor’ Than Any Of Its ‘Star Wars’ Movies Disney has revealed it spent $60.5 million on Star Wars streaming series Andor in 2024, giving the show a total cost of $705.5 million - far higher than the spending on any of the movies in the saga.

Worth it, it's far better than every cinematic Star War made since 1980

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Giving bisexuals a bad name

Ok yep mmhmm I have no issues with the actual acts between consenting adults but I would rather not think of RFK Jr at all in that way having any sort of functional anatomy and doing those things kthxbye

This plus some other reactions without context on this site when I wake up is…very alarming.

I’m gonna come back to this once I figure out the topic of discussion.

It fucking what

“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page "The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."

New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:

“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”

“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”

I hate how much time I’m spending at work trying to maintain order when the feds are ACTIVELY BURNING DOWN THE BUILDING

Headline from New York Times about RFK Jr personally telling the CDC to lie about vaccines and understating what critics say about him.

Come the Eff on @nytimes.com his critics say far more than this. He’s flat out wrong on all of it, he’s grifting, and he fundamentally misleads on everything and has for decades. And yes Vaccines save lives!! And DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM

Victory Winning GIF Alt: Victory Winning GIF: Dwight from The Office, eyes closed, raising his arms above his head in victory

And then, totally spontaneously, she says that COVID isn’t scary now because there are vaccines and even if the vaccine doesn’t keep you from getting sick, it will still help keep COVID from being really bad.

THAT’S RIGHT, THAT’S MY KID

So I whipped one out of my pocket and put it on and she actually seemed confused about this.

On the walk, we determined that she has zero memories of the pandemic (I’m not that surprised). It was news to her that COVID was super scary at first.

On the way to school, Kiddo remarked that I looked like a criminal because I was layered up in a scarf. (Keffiyeh, actually, but scarf style)

Naturally, I asked her if wearing a face mask would do the same thing and she said, inexplicably, “What’s a face mask?”

Under RFK Jr., CDC promotes false vaccines-autism link it once discredited The CDC’s website now says health authorities ignored evidence of a potential connection between vaccines and autism, despite dozens of studies showing no link.

The revisions show that the “CDC cannot currently be trusted as a scientific voice,” said Demetre Daskalakis, who formerly led the agency’s center responsible for respiratory viruses and immunizations. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Staring at a blank Menti for senior staff meeting today trying to come up with something lighthearted, which is REALLY HARD because CDC says that maybe vaccines cause autism because the inverse wasn’t proven.

1) ISN’T IT TYLENOL, RFK JR???

2) “Prove a negative” makes my poor epi brain hurt

state/ level is where most public health policy will happen from here out

How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy

Maybe an eye doctor did his MRI, I find they always tend to be pretty happy.

Remarkable impact: there were no reported cases of #cervicalcancer among women in Scotland who received the #HPV vaccine at the age of 12–13 in the 12 years following vaccination. Here’s a look at studies from around the world that show that #VaccinesWork to #StopCervicalCancer: bit.ly/489S33A

I miss my standard transmission car. I used the last one, a really beat up Subaru Outback, to teach my husband the basics of driving stick.

Get ready for #4 tomorrow

I don’t listen to a lot of Dylan but All Along The Watchtower is my personal favorite.

I asked my dad, the biggest Dylan fan I know, and he’s struggling to pick just one! He would like to offer Tangled Up In Blue and Slow Train.

There’s an old adage among those who work with influenza data in public health, that it’s impossible to predict future flu seasons based on the seasons you’ve seen.

I told a colleague on Friday that this season was going to be bad.

Remember this statement by Buttigieg.

1) There is NO EVIDENCE that "Identity" had anything to do with 2024 loss.

2) Any Dem who can't explicitly and forcefully stand up for the rights of every person in this country should just go home.

3) particularly odd from a gay man.

WE. NEED. FIGHTERS.

they want to stamp out the entire profession of public health for a generation. same day they announce they’re closing the CDC museum

Town Meeting went amazing, a few more people know who I am, going to not be able to sleep WOO

(Like anyone pays attention to what someone random says at Town Meeting lol)

I drank a Coke Zero to get ready for the four-hour municipal legislative fun house that is Town Meeting but all that did was kick up my anxiety.

Probably because I registered to speak on keeping some open space open, and I don't want to sound dumb before I run for office.