DrunkEngineer

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Parents of daughter who died of measles meets with RFK Jr. to blame everyone but themselves. in c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
[–] DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world 68 points 1 week ago (5 children)

As Daisy was laid to rest alongside Kayley in a modest Mennonite churchyard, her father hopes her story sparks reflection — if not on vaccines, then on care, compassion, and the urgent need to protect the vulnerable.

'She was my little girl,' he says softly. 'And they let her down.'

No, you let her down.

Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died in c/technology@lemmy.world
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RFK Jr. Suggests Letting Bird Flu Spread (www.usnews.com)
 

A controversial proposal from U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to let bird flu naturally spread through poultry farms is raising alarms among scientists -- who say the move could be inhumane and dangerous.

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Finnish town wants to capture cremation heat to warm homes (yle.fi)
 

The Federation of Tampere Evangelical Lutheran Parishes wants to pump excess heat from its Valtiala furnace into the local central heating system to heat homes in the town as well as in nearby Kangasala.

If the parish union and Kangasalan Lämpö reach an agreement, the crematorium's excess heat could be warming homes in the area by next winter.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Promotes “Measles Parties” for Kids Amid Deadly Outbreaks (meidasnews.com)
 

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a prominent Republican congresswoman and a staunch ally of Trump, suggested a return to "measles parties" for children. She criticized contemporary attitudes towards vaccination, stating, "Now, they demonize parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids."