"The state of Tennessee announced Friday that it will resume nearly all forms of coronavirus vaccine outreach for children and teenagers after advocacy was halted this month because of pressure from Republican lawmakers upset at the health department’s efforts to vaccinate minors."

Republican lawmakers, upset about the health department's efforts to vaccinate minors. WTF?

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/tennessee-resumes-most-vaccine-outreach-to-children-paused-after-gop-backlash/

Why do i keep falling for clickbait headlines of the form "you've got to watch :: streaming service's:: blankiest blank sci fi movie before it leaves next month"?

The Washington Post: Have Trump voters come down with a serious case of Snowflake Syndrome?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/23/have-trump-voters-come-down-with-serious-case-snowflake-syndrome/

So that apt-get upgrade thing covers a lot of stuff, huh?

Good read:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/vaccinated-america-breaking-point-anti-vaxxers/619539/

Who remembers this song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5ep8jp2zkQ

Excellent thread:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1409918720319893505.html

Love this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFwoG3sson0

#CoSoMusic

LOL--quality headlining right here.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/07/trump-supporters-barred-from-investigating-trump-supporters.html

"She's ripe" -my wife

TODO: read this
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/07/19/merrick-garland-justice-department-catharsis/

The Washington Post: What the ‘Freedom Phone’ and the right’s anti-vax campaign have in common
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/16/what-freedom-phone-rights-anti-vax-campaign-have-common/

From Macy’s to Ace Hardware, facial recognition is already everywhere - Vox
https://www.vox.com/2021/7/15/22577876/macys-ace-hardware-fight-for-the-future-facial-recognition-artificial-intelligence-stores

Opinion | Merrick Garland's Choice on Mo Brooks and the Capitol Attack - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/18/opinion/merrick-garland-mo-brooks-capitol-attack.html

Really good thread:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1416787526770065411.html

Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/18/revealed-leak-uncovers-global-abuse-of-cyber-surveillance-weapon-nso-group-pegasus

he makes some good points. I hope law students, legal scholars, etc. are convinced.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/07/federalist-society-insurrection-cowards.html

also: covered in sweaty.

gave the garage a good going-over. Took down a swing we had up there for the eldest, for like 15 years that was not getting used. Feeling accomplished. 🙂

Ooh--can it be they've freed some time away from their busy schedule of approving mega-mergers?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/16/technology-202-pandemic-profiteers-are-using-deceptive-tactics-peddle-products-subscriptions-according-memo-submitted-ftc