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Vaccine chaos, supernatural dreadlocks, and Trump's latest digital grift

Mark Frauenfelder
Apr 28, 2025
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Khon performers (1850s-1890s). Public Domain

Happy Monday! While RFK Jr fumbles America's measles crisis (with cases soaring past 900), we visit Thailand where a woman's 4-foot dreadlock has an entire town convinced of its magical powers — even stopping bullets! Meanwhile, Trump launches his most audacious scheme yet: a cryptocurrency that promises dinne…

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