birthrate decline, Population Bomb, the-kids-are-degenerates, the-kids-aren't-fucking-enough, crack epidemic meth epidemic opioid epidemic, inevitable pandemic dooming, WALL-E style we're-all-blobs futurism, a bunch of different Big Feelings about declining America
also it’s been done. millennial cults are a recurring human feature. this is not new. it’s so not new that at 45 I’ve lived through…. probably half a dozen major millennial movements? nuclear war, internet apocalypse, actual millennium, Rapture, climate change in carbon and ozone flavors, AI
November 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
birthrate decline, Population Bomb, the-kids-are-degenerates, the-kids-aren't-fucking-enough, crack epidemic meth epidemic opioid epidemic, inevitable pandemic dooming, WALL-E style we're-all-blobs futurism, a bunch of different Big Feelings about declining America
In America's measles epidemic, RFK Jr. is now on trial
A UN body will consider this week whether America can continue to say it's eliminated measles. Its decision will be a legacy-defining moment for the health secretary.
A UN body will consider this week whether America can continue to say it's eliminated measles. Its decision will be a legacy-defining moment for the health secretary.
In America’s measles epidemic, RFK Jr. is now on trial
A UN body will consider this week whether America can continue to say it’s eliminated measles. Its decision will be a legacy-defining moment for the health secretary.
www.politico.com
November 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
In America's measles epidemic, RFK Jr. is now on trial
A UN body will consider this week whether America can continue to say it's eliminated measles. Its decision will be a legacy-defining moment for the health secretary.
A UN body will consider this week whether America can continue to say it's eliminated measles. Its decision will be a legacy-defining moment for the health secretary.
Turns out that a Trump presidency did not cure the male loneliness epidemic
November 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Turns out that a Trump presidency did not cure the male loneliness epidemic
The cure for the male loneliness epidemic is whimsically doing good deeds for strangers.
November 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The cure for the male loneliness epidemic is whimsically doing good deeds for strangers.
Have you wishlisted MEATBALL THE MITE today? It's an EPIDEMIC.
November 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Have you wishlisted MEATBALL THE MITE today? It's an EPIDEMIC.
theyre gonna biologically engineer a new strain of the male loneliness epidemic
November 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
theyre gonna biologically engineer a new strain of the male loneliness epidemic
The male loneliness epidemic is an epidemic in the same way that me voluntarily slamming a giant mallet into my balls every day is an epidemic
really this should be paired with the next part
November 8, 2026 at 3:52 AM
The male loneliness epidemic is an epidemic in the same way that me voluntarily slamming a giant mallet into my balls every day is an epidemic
The male homeliness epidemic
November 8, 2026 at 6:16 AM
The male homeliness epidemic
Ending chronic disease epidemic by triggering a mass measles epidemic is not the public health response flex they think it is.
November 7, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Ending chronic disease epidemic by triggering a mass measles epidemic is not the public health response flex they think it is.
America has an epidemic of gun violence that claims over 120 people every day.
The country has debated what to do about this for years, but little has changed. https://to.pbs.org/4ihMMNx
The country has debated what to do about this for years, but little has changed. https://to.pbs.org/4ihMMNx
Two doctors offer new ideas to prevent gun violence in America - Horizons
America has an epidemic of gun violence that claims over 120 people every day. The country has debated what to do about this for years, but little has changed. Horizons moderator William Brangham expl...
to.pbs.org
November 8, 2026 at 9:07 AM
America has an epidemic of gun violence that claims over 120 people every day.
The country has debated what to do about this for years, but little has changed. https://to.pbs.org/4ihMMNx
The country has debated what to do about this for years, but little has changed. https://to.pbs.org/4ihMMNx
we need to do something about the greedy bottom epidemic omg
November 8, 2026 at 12:40 AM
we need to do something about the greedy bottom epidemic omg
That male loneliness epidemic has a new poster child I see.
November 5, 2026 at 5:51 AM
That male loneliness epidemic has a new poster child I see.
it’s a goddamn epidemic
November 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
it’s a goddamn epidemic
Albertsons must pay $900 million for fueling opioid epidemic in Washington state, judge rules reut.rs/4ztDPGZ
Albertsons must pay $900 million for fueling opioid epidemic in Washington state, judge rules
Albertsons must pay the state of Washington $900 million for helping fuel an opioid epidemic in the state by failing through its pharmacies to prevent the misuse of addictive painkillers, a state court judge ruled on Thursday.
reut.rs
November 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Albertsons must pay $900 million for fueling opioid epidemic in Washington state, judge rules reut.rs/4ztDPGZ
Same for the first SARS-CoV epidemic in 2003.
November 8, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Same for the first SARS-CoV epidemic in 2003.
Policy nerd consulting the bluesky discourse oracle:
So what *is* the cause of the male loneliness epidemic?
So what *is* the cause of the male loneliness epidemic?
November 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Policy nerd consulting the bluesky discourse oracle:
So what *is* the cause of the male loneliness epidemic?
So what *is* the cause of the male loneliness epidemic?
November 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
SEATTLE — Grocery giant Albertsons must pay Washington state $900 million for its pharmacies’ role in fueling the opioid epidemic, a judge ruled Thursday.
Albertsons must pay $900M for role in WA opioid crisis, judge rules
SEATTLE — Grocery giant Albertsons must pay Washington state $900 million for its pharmacies’ role in fueling the opioid epidemic, a judge ruled Thursday.
bit.ly
November 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
SEATTLE — Grocery giant Albertsons must pay Washington state $900 million for its pharmacies’ role in fueling the opioid epidemic, a judge ruled Thursday.
only we can solve the mare loneliness epidemic
November 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
only we can solve the mare loneliness epidemic
We can solve the male loneliness epidemic by having guys meet in parking lots to flip coins on small to medium bets.
November 7, 2026 at 4:24 AM
We can solve the male loneliness epidemic by having guys meet in parking lots to flip coins on small to medium bets.
Can the bean cure our National Loneliness Epidemic?
November 8, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Can the bean cure our National Loneliness Epidemic?
Sitting in the family cemetery in Kentucky contemplating the graves of five children and infants in one family who died in the Spanish Flu Epidemic.
Anyway go get your flu shot if you didn't already in memory of this child who didn't even get a name.
Anyway go get your flu shot if you didn't already in memory of this child who didn't even get a name.
November 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Sitting in the family cemetery in Kentucky contemplating the graves of five children and infants in one family who died in the Spanish Flu Epidemic.
Anyway go get your flu shot if you didn't already in memory of this child who didn't even get a name.
Anyway go get your flu shot if you didn't already in memory of this child who didn't even get a name.
Someone replied to this with what I'm guessing was a joke that was like "but this is a great way to manage the obesity epidemic" and boy is that a great way to get insta-blocked.
November 5, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Someone replied to this with what I'm guessing was a joke that was like "but this is a great way to manage the obesity epidemic" and boy is that a great way to get insta-blocked.