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Day 213

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đź‘‹ Away Message: Hi there! Matt is currently out on parental leave. He'll return August 30th-ish. More details can be found here. In the meantime, Joe (the voice of the newscast/podcast) will be publishing an abridged version of WTF Just Happened Today? every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. You can expect 5-7 news items covering a slightly wider range of political news in about two sentences each. We'll return to our regularly scheduled WTFJHT programming when Matt returns in late August.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2021/08/20/day-213/
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Trump booed at Alabama rally after telling supporters to get vaccinated

“But I recommend take the vaccines,” Trump said. “I did it. It’s good. Take the vaccines.”

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Health officials warn people not to treat Covid with a drug meant for livestock.

As covid-19 surges in Mississippi, some people are ingesting an unproven livestock dewormer

State’s poison control calls climb after horse drug falsely touted as Covid treatment

US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy reacts to climbing Mississippi Poison Control calls related to ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug used to treat farm animals and found at livestock supply centers. The uptick in calls comes after the drug has falsely been touted as a Covid-19 treatment.

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson continues to push this nonsense:

A recent article by Pierre Kory:

Kory’s Wikipedia entry:

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