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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta are reeling from a deadly shooting that unfolded Friday evening. The shooting left one local police officer dead, at least four agency buildings riddled with bullet holes, and terrified staffers feeling like "sitting ducks." Fortunately, no CDC staff or civilians were injured. But, it quickly drew a spotlight to US health secretary and zealous anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who critics accused of fueling the violence with his menacing and reckless anti-vaccine rhetoric.

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... Kennedy publicly responded to the shooting on social media at about 11 am Eastern Time on Saturday, roughly 18 hours after the event. Former US Surgeon General Jerome Adams subsequently slammed Kennedy's delayed response as "tepid" in a critical essay published in Stat.

The news outlet separately pointed out that Kennedy had posted on his personal social media account about 30 minutes prior to his response to the shooting, in which he shared pictures of a fishing trip. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-13 12:17 AM | Reply

Gigolo Aunts - Everyone Can Fly (1999)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
Turn off your mind
And go back with me to a better time
Do you see the same moon I do
When I'm thinking of you

Well that's ok
We can try again another day
Do you feel the same breeze I feel
Lifting you up
Lifting me up
Lifting us up

'Cause everyone can fly
Everyone can fly
Everyone can fly
You just have to try

Turn off the lights
And don't be afraid of another night
Do the promises you couldn't keep
Make it hard for you to sleep

Well that's ok
Everybody makes the same mistakes
As the stars shine the night away
Let them lift you up
Let them lift you up
Let them lift you up

Cause everyone can fly
Everyone can fly
Everyone can fly
You just have to try

Did you ever stop and think when you were twenty '
You'd be where you are today
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#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-13 12:48 AM | Reply

@#2 ... Did you ever stop and think when you were twenty '
You'd be where you are today ...

Whoa.

Take a step back, and ponder that ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-13 12:49 AM | Reply

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