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December 2024

2024: Year in Review
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Julia Doubleday
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Biden's USDA Let H5N1 Spread. Now Bird Flu is a Loaded Gun in Trump's Hands
The Biden Administration never had any plan to control the H5N1 outbreak on dairy farms; now, it's spreading widely in a country ill equipped to…
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Julia Doubleday
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
It's been a year since I contracted COVID-19 and developed Long COVID. I've had to face my worst fears, but I'm still here.
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Julia Doubleday
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CDC infection control body rejects the science on airborne transmission
HICPAC continues to stonewall efforts to evolve infection control guidance to match updated information about COVID and other common viruses.
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Julia Doubleday
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November 2024

Post election rundown w/ Walker Bragman
A couple weeks back, Walker and I worked together on an election post-mortem that focused on Biden’s decision to dismantle COVID protections and social…
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Julia Doubleday
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Walker Bragman
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1:14:32
Brunch, Interrupted
Americans elected Biden in the midst of crisis. Instead of understanding that, Democrats went back to brunch.
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Julia Doubleday
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How COVID Helped Trump Win
Biden never ended the pandemic, but he did end government efforts to mitigate its worst impacts
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Julia Doubleday
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Walker Bragman
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Pretending to be Well
Although I knew more than most people about Long COVID, I still experienced denial after my first COVID infection left me with long-term symptoms
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Julia Doubleday
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October 2024

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