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The US CDC has updated its vaccine safety page to promote long-discredited claims about vaccines—namely that they cause autism (www.cdc.gov)
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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Ugh I had to go look up the population of Russia so that 10mm figure wouldn't get stuck in there

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Russia

Russia has an estimated population of 146.0 million as of 1 January 2025,

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

See how easy it is? Now imagine the shit someone'd say if there's a $500 billion missile contract on the line.