674: Measle Memory Edition

In this week’s episode, measles put the skibidi in Ohio, TP-USA tries to get more young Republicans by airing Kid Rock against Bad Bunny, and Ross Douthat will enter the “don’t answer yet” phase of his Christianity sales pitch.
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Headlines:
RFK Jr. has succeeded in bringing back measles: nytimes.com/2026/02/09/well/dr-mehmet-oz-measl…, pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5727570, cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html and npr.org/2026/02/08/nx-s1-5705972/measles-march…
Donald Trumps speech at the national prayer breakfast
rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-…
One Million Moms is mad about a margarine ad with Gordon Ramsey: lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/conservative-christian…
The "He Gets Us" campaign has a PR problem no Super Bowl ad can solve: friendlyatheist.com/p/the-he-gets-us-campaign-…
Malaysian Minister says work stress can make you gay: bangkokpost.com/world/3186750/malaysian-minist…
TPUSA tries to compete with Bad Bunny and airs preachy 'All-American Halftime Show':
christianpost.com/news/3-highlights-from-tpusa…
And yes, Kid Rock was there with some gospel: christianpost.com/news/kid-rock-shares-gospel-…