#global pandemic

[disneydatass]

I’ve played these games before!😷

[jabronibaloney]

I gotta say, the Titan submersible DID have several trips to the Titanic without imploding.

Now, using American pandemic logic, that means that the majority of trips were FINE and you have NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

So go ahead. Take a dive. Statistically you'll be safe. 🤷‍♀️ It's science.

[playingplayer2]

You know that audio that's all like "and remember kids, the next time somebody tells you, 'the government wouldn't do that.' oh yes they would."

Apply that to the idea of covid being "over."

Because it isn't. It never ended and it isn't mild. It's not a cold, it's not the flu. It fucks your immune system over permanently and that's just the tip of the fucking iceberg. Get your fucking heads out of the gods damned sand if you haven't already. Wear a fucking mask, don't go out if you're sick, and don't "work through it" that'll just fuck you up more.

[purlturtle]

More and more I get the feeling with the people around me IRL that I'm the only froggo going "dude, water's getting a bit warm, right?" and everyone else is, AT BEST, going "yeah maybe but we can't do anything about so maybe don't point it out so much?"

And now *I'm* the one diagnosed with adjustment disorder. What in the actual.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

At-Large Marge. http://Newsday.com/matt :: Matt Davies

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The lesson of Covid

June 4, 2024

ROBERT B. HUBBELL

The United States suffered more deaths from Covid than any other nation in the world (1.13 million) and the highest death rate (341 per 100,000) of any large, high-income country. Those shocking facts suggest that a congressional inquiry is urgently needed to understand why the US fared so poorly compared to other industrialized nations.

On Monday, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing ostensibly designed to understand why the US response to Covid paled in comparison to the responses and outcomes by countries like the UK, Spain, Italy, France, Sweden, Australia, Canada, and Netherlands.

You will not be surprised to learn that the hearing did not devote time to understanding what the US could do better in response to the next pandemic. Instead, Republicans converted the hearing into an evidence-free attack on Dr. Fauci’s selfless, expert guidance through a pandemic that killed approximately 1 out of every 300 Americans. See, e.g., Newsweek, Dr. Fauci Testifies: Unvaccinated Americans Caused Additional "200-300k Deaths".

Led by Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jim Jordan, Republicans peddled baseless conspiracy theories that will kill tens or hundreds of thousands of Americans in the next pandemic—just as vaccine hesitancy and disinformation killed hundreds of thousands of Americans in the last epidemic.

Convicted Felon Donald Trump broke the Republican Party when he elevated loyalty to him above belief in the truth. The disgraceful conduct by Republicans in today’s Select Committee hearing is the direct product of Trump's assault on the truth.

A nation cannot govern itself if it creates policy and passes legislation based on fever dreams and mass delusion. Truth matters. Lies matter. That may be the most important lesson of the coronavirus pandemic. It came at a dear cost: The deaths of 1.1 million Americans. We should never forget that lesson or the losses suffered by tens of millions of family members—or we may be condemned to repeat the tragedy in the next pandemic.

[Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter]

[theaskew]

Los Angeles during the early days of the COVID lockdown.

Jonathan Ducrest (Swiss, b. 1976), Lockdown LA, 2020.

[mosscaller]

Existing feels like a chore. I feel this.

[insightfultake]

Loneliness: The Silent Global Pandemic

Loneliness, an age-old human emotion, has intensified in the modern era, becoming a pressing global issue. The COVID-19 pandemic magnified its prevalence, but its roots go deeper, intertwined with social, cultural, and technological shifts. Research underscores its impact on mental and physical health, economic productivity, and societal well-being. Addressing loneliness demands urgent attention, as it increasingly threatens to overshadow traditional health crises. Expand

[flango87]

Please pay attention to h5n1 now. This is serious. CDC has proven they are not trustworthy. Prepare NOW to take care of yourself and your community.

[collapseofindustrialcivilization]

Last Rites for a Dying Civilization

When the Black Death struck Europe in the Middle Ages, the fundamental values that held society together broke down. Husbands and wives abandoned each other and mother’s abandoned their children. This void of ethics that overtook the population is described in Boccaccio’s Decameron, considered a masterpiece of Italian prose and a documentary of life during that time. The book describes the…

[orangechickenpillow]

Sitting in the dentist office and hearing people talk about this new fungus thing the same way they talked about Covid

[jabronibaloney]

And I have to add something that will piss a lot of people of, but many queer folks died after contracting HIV / AIDS. That much is commonly known.

I guess people just don't know what those are anymore. It is also called: human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Meaning that it wrecks their immune system. Leaving them immunocompromised.

And I see so many of the younger queer generations no longer masking, helping spread Covid everywhere, which will be another virus that most of the population doesn't care about, (just like they did with AIDS), but that survivors of AIDS will have to cautiously maneuver. This country can not take public health seriously. But you'd think the queers would. And you'd be wrong.

That is ANOTHER reason why you'll see less older queer people.

[playingplayer2]

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[futurefatum]

Brandon Biggs Multiple Prophecies for 2025 (Tone: 221)

"Prophetic warnings of terror threats, a new pandemic, and a crypto boom! Will Trump’s next term spark global revival? #Trump #Prophecy"

Posted on January 18th by Infowars @BrandonBiggs247 https://twitter.com/BrandonBiggs247/status/1880388649608716617 ABOUT THIS VIDEO: This video features a conversation with Pastor Brandon Biggs, who is known for making prophetic predictions that have allegedly come true. He discusses warnings of future orchestrated attacks on Trump’s inauguration, iconic U.S. locations, and broader national…

[jabronibaloney]

In the age of mass murderers, this has become the collective thought process. (At least the mass murderers only affect people in their vicinity. Bullets don't replicate.)

This is from 2020, but it definitely still applies.