Derek Webb

Husband and dad. Archivist in (but not of) the Midwest. Opinions my own. He/him/his.

[Derek Webb @DerekSWebb]

@Audrey_Burges Tuptakes! (Screamed at the top of your lungs at your birthday party)
Dinkers (fingers)

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@prescottbalch @DHSWI There's just no downside here. If you're right, the vaccine doesn't work and you're out $0 and potentially 24-48 hours of discomfort. If you're wrong, well, just ask those families I mentioned earlier.

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@prescottbalch @DHSWI How few people do you have to risk not inadvertently killing before you change your mind about a free shot?

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@prescottbalch @DHSWI I would urge you to take a moment at some point and reflect on why you're so resistant to a free FDA approved shot that may very well save you from 1-2 weeks of significant discomfort and causing same to your loved ones, and quite possibly killing someone. Maybe even you.

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@prescottbalch @DHSWI Have you considered that you're less likey to spread a virus that you don't have? Because you received a free vaccine that makes you substantially less likely to contract it in the first place?

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@prescottbalch @DHSWI Note in OP that vaxxed people spread the virus for a shorter time

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@prescottbalch @DHSWI Because there are other people besides yourself? One of the comorbidities is obesity which afflicts 1/3 of all Wisconsinites! Do you really not know anyone obese? How would you like to kill them because you were unwilling to get a free shot?

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@prescottbalch @DHSWI And let's be clear: you can divide the annual fatalities of anything by the total pop and get a low number. You're unlikely to die of anything in a given year! You should probably still quit smoking though, and lay off the red meat, and get your shots.

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@prescottbalch @DHSWI Number 3 cause of death. Last winter it was number 1. Do you get a flu shot? Do you get any vaccines for anything? Because COVID is more likely to kill you than anything else we have a vaccine for.

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@prescottbalch @DHSWI Right now COVID is the third highest cause of death in the US. Do you wear a seat belt? Because you're more likely to die of COVID than a car accident right now. Also more likely than stroke or COPD or diabetes. https://t.co/p50TrfDYjD

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@prescottbalch @DHSWI The families of 8,703 dead Wisconsinites may disagree

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@prescottbalch @DHSWI Case load for unvaxxed people is 1,414/100k. I know which group I'd rather be in!

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@DeeDeeBaldwinMS @AnthonyMKreis I said banana why am I broken

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@damfales "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.”

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@Patrick_Wyman "Water is best." - Pindar

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@Patrick_Wyman There is literally no difference between serving my child a food she loved 2 months ago and emptying the litterbox on her plate

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Y'all doggin' Texas but 40% of us live in states where the lege is just salty they got beaten to the punch

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Kind of harsh

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Tropical Depression #Kate Advisory 15: Kate Still a Poorly Organized Depression. https://t.co/VqHn0u1vgc

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Why yes I am fun at parties. Why do you ask?

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My state records board doesn't let us use a retention of 0 but also doesn't like us using "creation" as a trigger event. Seems like this artificially lengthens retention for no obvious reason