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bigtree

(86,008 posts) Sat Nov 6, 2021, 08:49 PM Nov 2021

They're mad at big bird again, lol [View all]

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein 1h
They’re mad at big bird, lol

Lindy Li @lindyli 20m
What happened today

Republicans: Rages at Big Bird & Sesame Street for telling people to get vaccinated

Democrats: Passes a historic, once in a lifetime infrastructure bill that will transform our nation’s roads and bridges

But tell me more about how the 2 parties are the same

Link to tweet

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias 20m
Here’s Big Bird encouraging measles vaccination in the 1970s.

https://www.rawstory.com/ted-cruz-2655514657/

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They're mad at big bird again, lol [View all] bigtree Nov 2021 OP

3 out of 4 could be Russian Disinfo accounts. The other one is a US Senator. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #1

Click-bait Cruz of course... ymetca Nov 2021 #10

One of these things is not like the other... Probatim Nov 2021 #11

Lol 😀 good for big.bird Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #2

I like Big Bird. He came from a good egg Hekate Nov 2021 #3

Now that made me chuckle! Heartstrings Nov 2021 #7

We've got Big Bird dweller Nov 2021 #4

Are there 5 year olds on Twitter? In It to Win It Nov 2021 #5

There might be MustLoveBeagles Nov 2021 #9

This bird is feeling vaxxed flamingdem Nov 2021 #6

+1 MustLoveBeagles Nov 2021 #8

There should be an add Traildogbob Nov 2021 #12

Measles was declared eradicated from North and South America a few years back IronLionZion Nov 2021 #13

Well, both parties have a favorite color. That's one thing we have in common. mjvpi Nov 2021 #14

Same people who teach their kids that jesus and santa claus are real. Iggo Nov 2021 #15

This is all the right wing has Javaman Nov 2021 #16

I thought vaccines were biologics and not drugs. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #17

This is a battle these idiots will lose LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #18

Who would you rather babysit your kids? LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #19

They're really grasping at straws now. llmart Nov 2021 #20

Big Bird seems a gentle giant... hunter Nov 2021 #21

They've been mad at Big Bird for decades. And by "they," I mean *some* white women, and by WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #22

From President Biden LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #23