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Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
Universal masking and social distancing at the start of the pandemic were so effective that they eliminated a strain of flu, and now annual flu vaccines have been redesigned because that strain no longer needs to be included in the shot. Amazing.
ALT This year’s flu shot will be missing a strain of influenza it’s protected against for more than a decade. That’s because there have been no confirmed flu cases caused by the Influenza B/Yamagata lineage since spring 2020. And the Food and Drug Administration decided this year that the strain now poses little to no threat to human health. Scientists have concluded that widespread physical distancing and masking practiced during the early days of COVID-19 appear to have pushed B/Yamagata into oblivion. This surprised many who study influenza, as it would be the first documented instance of a virus going extinct due to changes in human behavior, said Dr. Rebecca Wurtz, an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
Netanyahu is committing human rights abuses over and over again—bombing hospitals, burning Palestinians alive, blocking food aid, and killing aid workers.
This evil genocide must end and President Biden has to stop enabling it. That starts with cutting off military aid.
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
Then Jesus said unto the sick, “you better have insurance.”
Then Jesus said unto the stranger, “are you here legally?”
Then Jesus said unto the hungry, “my taxes better not be paying for these loaves and fishes.”
Then Jesus said unto the poor, “this is your own fault.”
"I've never been in a room where building codes got so much applause" - @ayanaeliza at @FreshEnergy #BenefitBreakfast. I'm so grateful to be in Minnesota where we're raising the bar on efficiency for all new buildings through bold energy codes. #Energy #Efficiency #Climate
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
Greta understands that genocide, COVID, and climate change are interlinked crises. As we all should if we want to achieve transformative change.
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
Today is Oct 7th.
Gaza can't grieve genocide, because the bombs keep falling.
Tampa Bay can't grieve Helene, because Milton is on the way.
Our government chooses to arm Israel and subsidize Big Oil. We must choose differently.
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
Let's get this straight. FEMA has a $9 billion budget shortfall.
A massive mega-hurricane just caused historic levels of destruction.
Our government chooses to send Israel a $8.7 billion weapons shipment.
Absolutely ridiculous.
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
Not to be *that* Minnesotan, but the rebate is 11% 😏
Tim Walz hasn’t been this excited since he got a 10% rebate on a leaf blower from a Menards
#SNLPremiere
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
Since brain damage in kids seems to be nbd maybe we should keep reminding folks it also causes brain damage in dogs
COVID infection can damage the brains of dogs, study suggests
cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covi…
"Dogs experimentally infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant but not showing neurologic or respiratory signs of COVID-19 had evidence of degenerative brain disease on necropsy."
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
You see things like this, like Hurricane Helene, and then you think about the climate activists sitting in jail on domestic terrorism charges for daring to fight to save the Weelaunee Forest.
A fire at a BioLab chemical facility in Georgia prompted orders for nearby residents to evacuate and others to shelter in place wjhg.com/2024/09/29/fire-geo…
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
The Israeli government is employing the same genocidal tactics in Lebanon that it unleashed in Gaza, relentlessly bombing both while engaging in mass killings, forced displacement, and the destruction of cities and villages. 🧵
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
Asheville is over 2,000 feet above sea level, and ~300 miles away from the nearest coastline. No place is safe from climate change.
We all suffer the consequences. We must all take action. We are all in this together.
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
Entire towns are being washed away in North Carolina, countless homes destroyed in Florida, crumbling infrastructure everywhere is unable to handle the climate crisis and the U.S. is sending billions to Israel so that they can start a regional war and murder more civilians.
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
COVID surges throughout the year. That means the government should provide free vaccines, tests, and high-quality masks throughout the year. Anything less is not sufficient.
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
GOOD NEWS: The US government has announced that it will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting in late September.
You will be able to get 4 more free test kits sent through the mail.
ALT U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting in late September
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
WATCH: Palestinian American and Democratic Georgia state Representative @Ruwa4Georgia reads the unity speech rejected by the DNC and the Harris campaign.
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
If we want the war in Gaza to end, we can’t put our heads in the sand or ignore the voices of the Palestinian Americans in the Democratic Party. If we want peace, if we want real democracy, and if we want to win this election, the Democratic Party must allow a Palestinian American speaker to be heard from the DNC stage tonight.
Eric Fowler (Halvorson) 🌈🐿️ retweeted
Ilhan Omar: "If you really wanted a ceasefire, you'd just stop sending the weapons. It is that simple"
Spot on.