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riversedge

(81,549 posts) Sat Sep 6, 2025, 01:30 PM Sep 2025

Make Polio Great Again: And make Florida truly the state where people go to die.

Florida and DeSantis have done some cruel things but this really tops the cruelty pile of shit!!

Make Polio Great Again

And make Florida truly the state where people go to die.

— BeSeriousUSA ðŸ (@beserioususa.bsky.social) 2025-09-06T15:41:20.478Z

This will all end in tears...‬
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The nineteenth century welcomes back the state of Florida...

The nineteenth century welcomes back the state of Florida...
— This will all end in tears... (@rvallenduuk.bsky.social) 2025-09-03T21:14:50.774Z

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Make Polio Great Again: And make Florida truly the state where people go to die. (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2025 OP

We Were Just Having This Discussion Deep State Witch Sep 2025 #1

I cried when my kid got his polio shot lostnfound Sep 2025 #2

Deep State Witch

(12,756 posts)

1. We Were Just Having This Discussion

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 03:40 PM

Sep 2025

With the pharmacist at Walgreens who gave us our flu and COVID shots. She was appalled by all of this. Especially Florida. Between the elderly, medically vulnerable people, the people taking their kids to the Orlando theme parks, and the people doing cruises out of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Port Canaveral, and Tampa, this is going to be a fucking nightmare. I mean, cruise ships are petri dishes anyway. So is Disney.

lostnfound

(17,632 posts)

2. I cried when my kid got his polio shot

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Sep 7, 2025, 06:57 AM

Sep 2025

because my dear, loving, always-kind mother had suffered with polio as a child and had a slight limp for her whole life. She told stories of learning to walk again, taking separate swim classes in cold detroit winters.

When my infant son was able to be inoculated against that. Horrible disease, I found myself bawling with gratitude to the previous generations and their gift to humanity.

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