When the king says no kings

Yikes.

Why do militaries mandate vaccines? Because for most of history, infectious diseases not combat, killed more soldiers. That only changed in WWII with vaccines and antibiotics. I write about this in my latest: bktitanji.substack.com/p/why-milita...

The first epidemic of the 1918 flu in the United States occurred at the military’s Camp Funston, Kansas (later Fort Riley). Infected soldiers headed to WWI battlefields carried the flu to Europe. Millions died It’s not *vaccination* that weakens force readiness.

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"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

It’s hard to express how important Iris was to ACT UP’s scientific development. She was the catalyst who started it all. Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...

I think Kyla Scanlon and Asad Ramzanali have it right. Why the Stock Market Makes No Sense Right Now www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/o...

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"Other countries are our property, and we dictate their behavior. You know, like women in marriage."

Spring’s here.

BOOKSTORE CRAWLS

Just made my calls. Feels futile in Tennessee, but doing nothing feels worse.

HAPPENING NOW: Ongoing status hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's civil case. The government is seeking to deport him to Liberia. Abrego has said he would be willing to go to Costa Rica (which previously agreed to accept him).

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Here are the stories of some of the human beings who died horrific deaths from preventable disease because Trump and Musk and their flunkies decided to murder them by gleefully destroying USAID and the entire global aid system:

I’ve worked in a couple of organizations that operated like this (a self-defeating bullying culture is more common than it should be) but with, you know, fewer war crimes. newrepublic.com/article/2086... via @newrepublic.com

After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations. She accepted three. One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history. www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...

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The first woman excluded by chromosome testing later turned out to have mosaicism (1/2 of cells had XY 1/2 XX) and had to be apologised to decades on. The last had androgen insensitivity and couldn't develop male sex characteristics even if you injected her with enough T to kill an elephant.

NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been transforming a government that long championed vaccines into one that questions their safety. This is what could happen over the next 25 years if shots are unavailable even to the people who want them.

This. Is. Murder. Even. If. No. One. Calls. It. That.

Good night everyone. May tomorrow bring us more justice and some peace.

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It’s big ball chunky time

Your regular reminder: It’s not vaccines vs masks It’s vaccines AND masks AND clean air AND tests AND more

For people who are concerned about having their devices seized at US airports starting Monday when ICE "assists" the TSA, EFF has this guide: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Go get him, Andy. Andy Beshear Delivers a Scathing Attack on JD Vance in Ohio, Stoking 2028 Tensions www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/u...

US Treasury Sec Scott Bessent’s decision to lift sanctions on Iranian oil at sea shows just how badly Trump’s war has failed. Iran will get $14 billion from the deal, the first time the US is buying Iranian oil since 1996. Trump’s Omnishambles: lives lost, billions wasted, now he’s paying Iran.

They’re on it, y’all.

He wasn't just an asylum seeker. Paktyawal was an Afghan special forces soldier who worked with the U.S. Army's 3rd Special Forces Group. He was evacuated on August 30, 2021, entered the U.S. legally and had a pending case with a work permit and social security number. Killed by ICE maggots.

This is, to put it mildly, a double standard. This guy was part of a government that encouraged online social media figures to engage in routine harassment of government employees to the point that many were fired or went into hiding. Some of it was done by Elon Musk, this guy's boss.

COME ON, MY SCOTS! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏉 #IrevSco #SixNations

One could argue that it will make finding an unbiased jury more difficult. As white men of wealthy-ish families, their reputational damage and death threat risks are valued more highly than Shay Moss and Ruby Freeman's were. Or any woman run through nudify apps, or nonconsensual porn.

Let me just say that having been there, the idea of being a Black woman in labor in America and having to go before a judge is terrorism.

Fact.

They're taking letters until midnight today about NCAR

Great story about Paralympics curling and the skill it demands, particularly without sweepers to help your shot. (Go, 🇬🇧🥌!) Gift link: The art of the perfect shot in wheelchair curling, where there’s no ‘cheating’ (sweeping) www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

Americans are not prepared for the reaping of what our government is sowing.

This is indeed the best Six Nations day ever. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

AZZURRI! 💪🏆#SixNations Cannot help but be thrilled for them.

For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Answers are for information only, NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc March 2026 edition.

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“Never again” is meaningless if it doesn’t include this. There’s no reason to mince words other than cowardice: these are concentration camps and never again is now.

Seems like wearing white was a misstep for France, we appear to think they're England

HALF-TIME | Scotland in front at the interval after a pulsating 40 minutes

"Fire hurts," complains arsonist www.texastribune.org/2026/03/06/d...

@gimjee94.bsky.social Good luck to us, Jimmy. Wishing us both a great game.