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Child dying from measles just glad he isn't autistic - The Beaverton (www.thebeaverton.com)
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Bartlet, who says he used to enjoy Pokemon, soda, and being alive, tells everyone how great it is to be left totally defenseless against common childhood diseases from the 1940s.

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[โ€“] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Took me a second to even get the joke (from the headline).

[โ€“] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In a rational world the headline would have been a stupid non sequitur.

In this world it's a superb non sequitur.