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11 Sep, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Dorothy appears to have realized that the reason we went upstairs is because it's bath time. Baby girl I'm sorry but you stink. 😭 dorothy hides her head under the bed one eye peeking out
Dorothy does not like baths in case you couldn't tell. #pibbles dorothy's entire head is under the bed
And after all that drama, as soon as she heard me turn the water on to warm it up, she voluntarily came out of hiding and walked into the shower of her own accord... albeit as if marching to her doom (note that broken-hearted backwards glance).

Dorothy is the guilt trip queen.
I am happy to report that Dorothy has been given a treat for her troubles and for being such a good/passive-aggressive girl. ❤️ #pibbles dorothy stares up at a treat, ears perked

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16 Sep
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Medical researches have found that the virus "can target and impair the body’s insulin-producing cells."

From @nickjudin: mississippifreepress.org/15930/pediatri…
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NEW: Mississippi is now No. 1 in the nation for COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 since the pandemic began.

After surpassing New York last month, Mississippi has also dethroned New Jersey (which had held the top spot since June 2020). Latest at @MSFreePress: mississippifreepress.org/15908/mississi…
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The analysis is based on 2020 Census data (others, like @nytimes, use 2019 estimates).
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NEW: A majority of the Mississippi State University Senate Faculty voted to call on the administration to implement a campus-wide COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

But the MSU administration says it has "no authority to mandate the vaccine." That's unclear.
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THREAD: COVID-19 disinformation agents have killed countless people.

Most victims weren't dedicated soldiers of the anti-vaccine cause; they passively absorbed it from those who were.

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NEW: In just five weeks, Mississippi schools have reported more COVID-19 cases among K-12 students than during all 10 months of the 2020-2021 school year.

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