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# This New Crop of Mutants are Such a Letdown
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/this-new-crop-of-mutants-are-such-a-letdown/
- Published: 2021-06-15T01:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-15T02:13:38.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[Opinion | Magneto: These new ‘magnetic’ vaccine mutants are extremely disappointing - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/11/magnetic-covid-vaccine-mutants-magneto-x-men/?ref=birchtree.me)

> I put on my newest, most purple helmet and my best cape, and I manipulated the Earth’s magnetic field to fly myself to Ohio as fast as I could. I was so excited to recruit new members for the Brotherhood of Mutants and to stand together against the scourge of petty, small-minded humanity using our combined powers.

> And let me tell you, I was pretty let down.

I know we don’t always love it when celebrities write opinion columns, but Magneto’s story had to be told.