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Yes.
Add this manslaughter to the deaths that will accrue from cancelling U.S. Aid, from appointing Batshit Bobby, from the deaths that will result from the Big Butthole Bill.
I could go on.
Lock him up.

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 4h

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 4h

TIME MAGAZINE COVER
Will Trump try out new pronouns?

Time Magazine cover.
Photo of Trump looking upward, showing redundant neck skin folds above his tie.

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 4h

Umm..."We're saving God"?

Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 4h

"In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them".

So, God, what are Donnie's pronouns now?

Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 5h

I celebrate no one's death.
But I mourn how he lived his life.

Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 5h

Great store title!

Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 8h

Since there are so many mayors, governors, lawmakers, house cats, and potted plants who are "radical left", why are there so many unpunched nazis?

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 8h

Yup.
And don't forget Andy Wakefield whose 1998 "paper" and highly remunerative psychopathy plunged so many into medieval ideas about health.

At least, IMO, Junior is probably high on his own supply
Wakefield knew it was BS but cynically sought fame and fortune over kids' dead bodies.

Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 11h

Very smart move.
When the virus is circulating nearby, an infant as young as 6 months can receive the vaccine.
They will need 2 more doses after 12 months for best immunity.

www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con....

You've been vaccinated, but can you still get measles?

Is it possible to get measles from someone else if you've been vaccinated?

www.mayoclinic.org

Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 11h

Yes.
It's incredibly contagious and requires only casual contact to spread.

Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 11h

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And the greatest conquest was that of smallpox which, for many centuries, killed 30% of those infected, leaving many of the rest severely scarred.
It took a long time, but human effort ended this ancient plague.

Here's an exquisite documentary on that victory.

youtu.be/ybVZ7vluYhQ?...

How the World Came Together to Beat Smallpox – The Plea

YouTube video by Neil Halloran

youtu.be

Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 11h

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Yeah.
That's one of their go-to arguments.
Clearly sanitation does have an impact on the control of some infectious diseases, especially cholera, typhoid fever, and some forms of dysentery.
But polio, measles, mumps, rubella, H.flu, pertussis, and tetanus were vanquished with vaccines.

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 12h

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 12h

Not measles itself.
But the disinformation that leads to its spread is.
Sometimes by those who've been misinformed by certifiably insane voices like RFK, Jr.
Sometimes deliberately, by entities that want no regulations - especially fossil fuel purveyors.

yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/its-...

‘It’s a killing force’: How disinformation hurts Americans » Yale Climate Connections

In their new book, ‘Science Under Siege,’ scientists Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez describe the coordinated effort to discredit climate and public health research – and how to fight back.

yaleclimateconnections.org

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 12h

Of course!

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you!