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every party to this war now regularly targets children and schools. it's horrific. our country is committing atrocities and threatening new ones every day. we know where this goes if we don't stand united against it today. international humanitarian law must be followed

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60 schools

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HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS TOWN 12TH MARCH 1777 

Sir                                                                           

You are hereby required immediately to send me an exact return of your regiment, and to send all your recruits, who have had the small pox to join the Army. Those, who have not, are to be sent to Philadelphia, and put under the direction of the commanding officer there, who will have them inoculated.   You are to leave a sufficient  number of proper officers to carry on the recruiting service, who are to bring up their men as soon as they are ready.  No pleas, of delay, on account of the dispersion of the officers can be admitted, as every commanding officer ought to know where his inferior officers are, and they what recruits they have, and where they are to be found.

You are to remain at Philadelphia, to procure arms clothing &c., and send on, your Major to Camp, to  receive your detachments.  Your Lieut. Colonel is also to come on, as soon as circumstances will permit.

I am Sir

Your most humble servant

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George Washington wrote this letter to Lt. Colonel David Grier on March 12, 1777. In it, Washington instructs Grier to send new soldiers to Philadelphia so they could be inoculated for smallpox. Washington wanted to make sure that his troops were not affected by disease, and he believed that inoculation would help with that. So, just before this letter was written, Washington created a mandated system of inoculating his soldiers.

HEAD QUARTERS MORRIS TOWN 12TH MARCH 1777 Sir You are hereby required immediately to send me an exact return of your regiment, and to send all your recruits, who have had the small pox to join the Army. Those, who have not, are to be sent to Philadelphia, and put under the direction of the commanding officer there, who will have them inoculated. You are to leave a sufficient number of proper officers to carry on the recruiting service, who are to bring up their men as soon as they are ready. No pleas, of delay, on account of the dispersion of the officers can be admitted, as every commanding officer ought to know where his inferior officers are, and they what recruits they have, and where they are to be found. You are to remain at Philadelphia, to procure arms clothing &c., and send on, your Major to Camp, to receive your detachments. Your Lieut. Colonel is also to come on, as soon as circumstances will permit. I am Sir Your most humble servant Go: Washington George Washington wrote this letter to Lt. Colonel David Grier on March 12, 1777. In it, Washington instructs Grier to send new soldiers to Philadelphia so they could be inoculated for smallpox. Washington wanted to make sure that his troops were not affected by disease, and he believed that inoculation would help with that. So, just before this letter was written, Washington created a mandated system of inoculating his soldiers.

George Washington wrote this letter to Lt. Col. David Grier on March 12, 1777. In it, Washington instructs Grier to send new soldiers to Philadelphia so they could be inoculated for smallpox... just before this letter was written, Washington created a mandated system of inoculating his soldiers."

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Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

“Her last food was cotton candy and an Oreo doughnut, which she always loved. She was transferred to the intensive care unit and given a breathing tube.

Parents must realize that refusing vaccinations doesn’t just put your own child at risk. It puts other children at risk.“

🎁 link - please share 💔

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my daughter is a big dino fan so I was curious - it’s a huge nighttime light experience ✨

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Excited to share some good news for Illinois families — we’ve reached over 100,000 children in our state receiving books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

Let’s keep reading.

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Really tired of guys in their 20s and 30s completely rewriting history because they can’t imagine their heroes committing crimes.

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oof…a whole sermon right there

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As Measles Takes Toll on Kids, Anti-Vaxxers Have Change of Heart Enough parents are quietly embracing the MMR that it’s helping to slow the outbreaks.

“Doctors who patiently walked her through concerns - instead of throwing data at her - helped affirm her decision to start catching up on immunizations for her daughter.”

Please share! Truly important piece for clinicians and parents. Gift link 🎁 #pedsky #medsky #measles #vaccineswork

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Lori Chavez-Deremer is resigning and since I am one of a handful of people directly responsible for setting into motion a series of events that led to her becoming Labor Secretary, I am feeling good about her total collapse and sad flight home to Clackamas County.

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whoa all politics is local but I didn’t know they meant local-local

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WATCH: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

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yep

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I mean same

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My interview in the @thebaltimorebanner.com

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Have a glorious time 💖

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my daughter’s consultation fees are quite reasonable 👧🏼🦕

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“I’m not saying the people who lost their jobs were bad actors. They weren’t. Many of them were doing jobs they were hired to do. We needed to do something drastic to change the institutional culture of this agency and realign it with a new trajectory,” RFK Jr. said.

HE is unqualified. A charlatan.

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RFK Jr came to Sacramento twice to debate me and oppose my school vaccination legislation. He even incited his extremist followers to physically assault me, but I did not back down. Beat RFK Jr both times.
Running for Congress to beat him again in Washington. #DrPanForCongress #CA06 #publichealth

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Child: I know your name. Mamdani.

Obama: What’s his first name?

Child: Mayor.

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Can you imagine…. ✨

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Mayor Mamdani and President Obama read a picture book to a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama read a picture book to a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh with a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh with a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh.

Children hug Mayor Mamdani.

Children hug Mayor Mamdani.

Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx. 

In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.

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he’s clearly an impasta

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super loud in western burbs but wind better than feared so far

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and this

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This is on RFK jr and anti-vaxxers

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Oregon measles outbreak grows, with more community transmission The situation in Oregon is not yet on par with major outbreaks in states like Utah and South Carolina. But state health officials say they are worried about cases that are going unreported, and about the spread of the virus to schools and urgent care clinics this week.

Health officials in Oregon are concerned they may not be able to contain a small but growing measles outbreak, and on Friday they asked for the public’s help in turning the tide.

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The emergence of Elise, who has legs for ballet but hands for jazz:

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loved this one and the past few 💕

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#Measles: Confirmed cases in the US have hit 1748 so far this year. All but 10 are infections contracted in the US.
For some context: In the first 3.5 months, 2026 has racked up 76% of the cases accrued in all of 2025 — the biggest year for measles since 1991. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...

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