Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)
@lettersfromthewasteland.org
Democratic Socialist, LFC diehard, Michigan Man, deconstructing Christian, occasional web developer, and front-end/SQL support engineer. I parent two furbabies with my wife.
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Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
RFK Jr is a threat to humanity.
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Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
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I know I said this in my other thread, but it bears repeating: the censorship of Colbert's interview of Talarico is about the regime trying to dictate a state religion, and then controlling critiques of it.
February 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I know I said this in my other thread, but it bears repeating: the censorship of Colbert's interview of Talarico is about the regime trying to dictate a state religion, and then controlling critiques of it.
That is a brutal opening line that is way too accurate.
Wow. Just read the opening grafs of this opinion on Trump's ordered removal of an exhibition on the treatment of slaves in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
That is a brutal opening line that is way too accurate.
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The study found that children enrolled in Parton’s Imagination Library “were 5 times more likely to be interested in reading, 11 times more likely to be interested in books, and 15 times more likely to join in during shared reading, compared to children who aren't enrolled.”
February 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The study found that children enrolled in Parton’s Imagination Library “were 5 times more likely to be interested in reading, 11 times more likely to be interested in books, and 15 times more likely to join in during shared reading, compared to children who aren't enrolled.”
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Another Haverford College Alumni Hall of Famer, up there with Howard Lutnick
Dude is quickly climbing the ranks of Most Dangerous Man Alive
February 16, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Another Haverford College Alumni Hall of Famer, up there with Howard Lutnick
How in the hell was it never searched??
UPDATE: “Don Huffines, a former Republican Texas senator who is now campaigning to become the state’s comptroller, bought disgraced Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico after the child sex trafficker and molester died.”
(his son works at the White House)
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/d...
(his son works at the White House)
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/d...
February 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
How in the hell was it never searched??
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Dana Eden, a co-creator and producer of the Apple TV show “Tehran” was found dead on Sunday in Athens, where the show’s fourth season was being filmed, according to the Greek police.
Dana Eden, Co-Creator of ‘Tehran,’ Dies During Filming of Fourth Season
Ms. Eden, 52, who was also an executive producer of the Emmy-winning show, was found in a hotel room in Athens. Greek police said they did not suspect foul play.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Dana Eden, a co-creator and producer of the Apple TV show “Tehran” was found dead on Sunday in Athens, where the show’s fourth season was being filmed, according to the Greek police.
If you can't hit the fastball hung over the middle of the plate, get the fuck out of politics, @govwesmoore.bsky.social.
It's undeniable to all except weak-kneed politicians.
It's undeniable to all except weak-kneed politicians.
February 16, 2026 at 2:41 PM
If you can't hit the fastball hung over the middle of the plate, get the fuck out of politics, @govwesmoore.bsky.social.
It's undeniable to all except weak-kneed politicians.
It's undeniable to all except weak-kneed politicians.
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ICE is using a Navy war-fighting contract (WEXMAC TITUS) to turn warehouses into detention sites in the US.
They're using mil procurement to skip transparency & local safety laws.
Call your Reps and demand:
1. Why is ICE using WEXMAC TITUS?
2. Where is the oversight?
3. What are you going to do?
They're using mil procurement to skip transparency & local safety laws.
Call your Reps and demand:
1. Why is ICE using WEXMAC TITUS?
2. Where is the oversight?
3. What are you going to do?
February 16, 2026 at 2:48 AM
ICE is using a Navy war-fighting contract (WEXMAC TITUS) to turn warehouses into detention sites in the US.
They're using mil procurement to skip transparency & local safety laws.
Call your Reps and demand:
1. Why is ICE using WEXMAC TITUS?
2. Where is the oversight?
3. What are you going to do?
They're using mil procurement to skip transparency & local safety laws.
Call your Reps and demand:
1. Why is ICE using WEXMAC TITUS?
2. Where is the oversight?
3. What are you going to do?
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"By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week" is an insane sentence.
This AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:19 AM
"By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week" is an insane sentence.
Social media is almost surely going to be the domino invention that brought everything down in society.
BlueAnon (the putatively liberal version of QAnon) is 100% a thing and it’s important for us to acknowledge that and try to root it out.
February 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Social media is almost surely going to be the domino invention that brought everything down in society.
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The more Trump hosts overtly partisan campaign-style events with active-duty troops on military bases, the more it might start to seem normal.
But nothing about this dangerous trend should be seen as routine.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
But nothing about this dangerous trend should be seen as routine.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Trump’s efforts to politicize the U.S. military become even more brazen and radical
The more the president delivers highly partisan messages to active-duty troops, the more he targets a bedrock principle of the United States.
www.ms.now
February 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The more Trump hosts overtly partisan campaign-style events with active-duty troops on military bases, the more it might start to seem normal.
But nothing about this dangerous trend should be seen as routine.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
But nothing about this dangerous trend should be seen as routine.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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ted bundy ass tactics by the gestapo
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 16, 2026 at 12:46 AM
ted bundy ass tactics by the gestapo
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This AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:44 AM
This AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
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Scotts? Fucking moron. And he left out the Welsh from his white nationalist pure-blooded volk fantasy. He's even a fuck up in his racism.
February 16, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Scotts? Fucking moron. And he left out the Welsh from his white nationalist pure-blooded volk fantasy. He's even a fuck up in his racism.
The Stars putting a beating on the old man Stripes here.
JB Bickerstaff, Cade and JD being a big part of that is such a huge boost for what they're doing here in Detroit.
What a phenomenal night. #NBAAllStar
JB Bickerstaff, Cade and JD being a big part of that is such a huge boost for what they're doing here in Detroit.
What a phenomenal night. #NBAAllStar
February 16, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The Stars putting a beating on the old man Stripes here.
JB Bickerstaff, Cade and JD being a big part of that is such a huge boost for what they're doing here in Detroit.
What a phenomenal night. #NBAAllStar
JB Bickerstaff, Cade and JD being a big part of that is such a huge boost for what they're doing here in Detroit.
What a phenomenal night. #NBAAllStar
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What Peter Thiel did to Gawker proved that you can’t have billionaires and a free press at the same time.
i think you can judge how free - or not - our political media is by the fact that elon musk literally did a sieg heil (twice) at a rally and it’s still seen as uncouth and overly partisan (in legacy media) to describe his politics as straightforwardly white supremacist.
February 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
What Peter Thiel did to Gawker proved that you can’t have billionaires and a free press at the same time.
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just going to "reiterate" that "carpetbagger" was literally a white supremacist slur developed after the civil war to justify violence against people who came south to help develop multi racial democracy. 1
February 16, 2026 at 12:08 AM
just going to "reiterate" that "carpetbagger" was literally a white supremacist slur developed after the civil war to justify violence against people who came south to help develop multi racial democracy. 1
I can name a bunch of guys named Cole. I couldn't find another Brantley if I tried
In retrospect, what do you guys think is the least plausible name of the bro country era. I think my answer is “Cole Swindell” but I am willing to hear arguments for “Brantley Gilbert” and “Jerrod Niemann”
February 16, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I can name a bunch of guys named Cole. I couldn't find another Brantley if I tried
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Chase Rice is not eligible for this category (industry plant, simply cannot be a real person)
Chase Rice - and it’s not just his name. His entire bio is so implausible that if you gave it to a country musician character in a movie, critics would call it pandering and derivative
February 16, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Chase Rice is not eligible for this category (industry plant, simply cannot be a real person)
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A strange find from the Epstein files:
A hacker named Vincenzo Iozzo shares with Epstein a rumor that Peter Thiel was "bankrolling" the neo-Nazi white supremacist hacker troll known as "weev."
Conversation is about financial strategies and "currencies."
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
A hacker named Vincenzo Iozzo shares with Epstein a rumor that Peter Thiel was "bankrolling" the neo-Nazi white supremacist hacker troll known as "weev."
Conversation is about financial strategies and "currencies."
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 15, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A strange find from the Epstein files:
A hacker named Vincenzo Iozzo shares with Epstein a rumor that Peter Thiel was "bankrolling" the neo-Nazi white supremacist hacker troll known as "weev."
Conversation is about financial strategies and "currencies."
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
A hacker named Vincenzo Iozzo shares with Epstein a rumor that Peter Thiel was "bankrolling" the neo-Nazi white supremacist hacker troll known as "weev."
Conversation is about financial strategies and "currencies."
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
I meant it's Kawhi vs the World right now. No joke. #NBAAllStar
wtf, kawhi
February 16, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I meant it's Kawhi vs the World right now. No joke. #NBAAllStar
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PBS News Hour: U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated.
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
February 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
PBS News Hour: U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated.
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
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Note: Allegations of racial profiling aren’t just coming from congressional Democrats.
Over the past month, Cardinal Cupich, who oversees the Archdiocese of Chicago, has repeatedly claimed that his own priests have been racially profiled by DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
Over the past month, Cardinal Cupich, who oversees the Archdiocese of Chicago, has repeatedly claimed that his own priests have been racially profiled by DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
February 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Note: Allegations of racial profiling aren’t just coming from congressional Democrats.
Over the past month, Cardinal Cupich, who oversees the Archdiocese of Chicago, has repeatedly claimed that his own priests have been racially profiled by DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
Over the past month, Cardinal Cupich, who oversees the Archdiocese of Chicago, has repeatedly claimed that his own priests have been racially profiled by DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...