Do we need to split the MMR vaccine into 3 shots?

No.

-No medical reason. Current vax has no safety issues and works very well
-Kids don’t like needles. Why give them 3x the shots?
-Peds office already have limited bandwidth. Who staffs 3x the visits?

Another nonsensical, unserious “policy”

Words & Phrases We Could Do Without ‘Armed Conflict’? Trump declares war on all of us

We face an open open question as to whether the president, anywhere, anytime he pleases, can execute or round up people he says are terrorists—without due process. That we are even entertaining such a discussion tells you how far Trump has damaged democracy open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

This sea otter just needed a bit of playtime. It happened to be on a kayak.

As the Gaza war moves into its third year, peace talks offer some hope On the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel of Oct. 7, 2023, the leaders of Israel and Hamas are pushed by Arab countries and the U.S. toward a potential end to the war.

On the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel of Oct. 7, 2023, the leaders of Israel and Hamas are pushed by Arab countries and the U.S. toward a potential end to the war.

LIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi appears at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing YouTube video by Reuters

LIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi appears at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing youtube.com/live/7hU7sw6...

Florida's Mote Marine Laboratory relocates hundreds of marine animals to new $130M facility River otters, manatees, sea turtles, penguins and sharks are among the marine animals getting a new home in Florida.

River otters, manatees, sea turtles, penguins and sharks are among the marine animals getting a new home in Florida.

Image of a salt spray. Rose also called a vineyard rose with a bumble bee in it upside down green leaves surrounding it blurred background

Good morning. Happy Tuesday!
We are nurtured from those who freely give it, we reciprocate, share strength, in symbiosis.
Have a great day, my friends!
#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers #bees #nature #EastCoastKin #roses

Good morning, happy Tuesday! I hope your week got off to a smooth start, thankfully mine did. I hope you have a great day today, enjoy!

Second Whistleblower: Receipts Attached. The NSA Audited the 2024 Election. Kamala Won. Exposing the real reason behind Trump's war on mail-in voting.

THIS WILL HOLD: According to messages exchanged between team members, deliverables were handed over to multiple agencies—and on December 21, 2024, the NSA and CISA agreed that a “recount” was necessary.
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

Second Whistleblower: Receipts Attached. The NSA Audited the 2024 Election. Kamala Won. Exposing the real reason behind Trump's war on mail-in voting.

I still haven't heard from @kamalaharris.com. Nor has anyone at NSA? Or the public? She's busy selling her book. So...
Did hear from
a new "shut the F-up or else" dude.
Meh. Been round for a while bro, folks who kill for a living don't call in advance.
thiswillhold.substack.com/p/second-whi...

Moscow is lovely this time of year too.

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The National Failure at the Heart of the Jeffrey Epstein Story It is a great challenge to pay sustained attention to any one of the onslaught of moral or legal indignities unfolding in this moment.

New (& important) from @dahlialithwick.bsky.social @mimirocah1.bsky.social Rachel Foster & me slate.com/news-and-pol...

Early Edition: October 7, 2025 A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.

Today's news roundup:
-Secret DOJ opinion authorizes strikes on some cartels: CNN
-Treasury Sec Bessent: SSA's Frank Bisignano will be "CEO" of IRS
-Trump "sort of made a decision" on sending Tomahawks to Kyiv
-ICC convicts Sudan militia leader of war crimes
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www.justsecurity.org/122055/early...

Trump Explodes with Rage after Gavin Newsom Wins Nobel Peace Prize The committee recognized Trump with a "certificate of participation."

Though the committee did not bestow its prize on Trump, it did recognize him with a laser printed “certificate of participation.”

Cc: @cherijacobus.bsky.social
Note the analyst they are quoting. 🤔

Another tragic accident.

Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives sa...

Although border czar Tom Homan has repeatedly said he recused himself from any “involvement, discussion, input, or decision of any future government contracts,” ProPublica obtained records showing he has had at least some involvement in contracting conversations.

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.

apnews.com/article/clim...

How does your immune system stay balanced? A Nobel Prize-winning answer Regulatory T cells help your immune system distinguish between ‘self’ and ‘nonself’ – and can open doors to better treatments for cancer, autoimmune disease and transplant rejection.

This year’s Nobel Prize in medicine honors scientists who revealed how the immune system maintains balance between defending against pathogens and sparing healthy cells, opening new doors for treating autoimmune diseases and cancer.
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Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

THE GUARDIAN: On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Let your imagination run wild
and let your heart be your guide.

#monochrome #b&w #photography #classicmono

‘Almost unheard of’: experts find more music by English composer Henry Purcell Printed score and keyboard manuscript by Purcell, who died in 1695, unearthed in Worcestershire and Norfolk He was the leading English composer of the 17th century, writing masterpieces such as Dido and Aeneas and The Fairy Queen before his life was cut short in 1695, aged just 36. Now two significant discoveries of music by Henry Purcell have been made, to the excitement of musicians. Continue reading...

‘Almost unheard of’: experts find more music by English composer Henry Purcell

We Found the ‘Enemy from Within’ He’s in the White House

In Chicago, children were paraded outside in the thick of the night, zip-tied and alone, while ICE rampaged through their homes — all at Trump’s request. He talks about an “enemy from within” but the biggest enemy is him and his lackeys.

The impact of the government shutdown hit travelers across the United States, as air traffic controllers called out sick, closing a control tower and leading to delays at major airports. https://cnn.it/46HYb3y

Cold shoulder from Canada is costly for American distillers struggling with global trade tensions American distillers have gotten a costly cold shoulder from Canada. A spirits industry group says spirits exports to Canada plunged 85% earlier this year.

American distillers have gotten a costly cold shoulder from Canada, where their exports plunged 85% earlier this year — topping broad declines in key international markets amid global trade tensions, a spirits industry group said Monday.

Manosphere Influencers Who Boosted Trump Are Now Cooling on Him Prominent influencers including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz are starting to distance themselves from Donald Trump and his policies.

Creators like Theo Von and Adin Ross are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
By NIKKI MCCANN RAMIREZ www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

A Season of Rage at the Philharmonic and the Met Gustavo Dudamel conducts John Corigliano’s blistering First Symphony, and Chuck Schumer faces a hostile crowd at the opening night of “Kavalier & Clay,” Alex Ross writes.

Gustavo Dudamel conducts John Corigliano’s blistering First Symphony; Chuck Schumer faces a hostile crowd at the opening night of “Kavalier & Clay.”
By Alex Ross
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Stephen Miller Is Going for Broke The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.

Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Illiberal America, MAGA Edition Republicans had real grievances with progressive orthodoxy—and are using them to justify drastic reprisals.

MAGA is embracing the kind of tactics it once deplored, @imkahloon argues. "A culture of self-censorship is destructive. But prescribing state ideology as a cure is like treating a migraine with a lobotomy."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...