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Simon Miles's avatar

Growing up I used to read Charlie Brown comics. Stick with me. There was this recurring joke, where Lucy would hold the football for Charlie Brown to kick. Every time, she would pull the ball away. Then, next time, she would convince Charlie Brown that she wouldn't do it again. Eventually she convinces him, she holds the ball, he runs in, she pulls it away again. Every single time. The joke is that Charlie Brown falls for it every time. He cannot resist trusting Lucy. He wants to trust Lucy. The world would be better if he could trust Lucy. But every single time, she fools him again. And I grew up with a sense that there was something very profound being presented here by Charles Shultz, the author, about the way America functions.

Every single time. I too had moments when I thought, this time, they aren't going to pull the ball away. Surely. Its RFK Jr. The books. The speeches. He's not going to pull the ball away. Then there were the Senate confirmation hearings and out of his mouth came several insane utterances about vaccines and safety or whatever, complete madness, but he said it. And we all went, yes, but, he's not going to pull the ball away.

And now. He pulled the ball away.

When are we ever going to learn, Charlie Brown.

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Mojo Cuba's avatar

Today a hospital was running info ads on its screens

What stood out was :

World health DAY

Followed by

World vaccine Week

Tell you all you need to know about these butchers

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