#july 19 2020
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genkais-arcade · 2 years ago
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I have Covid for the first time and I'm stuck in bed and sad :( No fever or body aches but big nausea, body chills, and headaches.
Edit: and also twitching. SO MUCH MUSCLE TWITCHING AND QUIVERING. Has anyone else experienced this? It's been wild.
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syedahmedsabrina · 9 months ago
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4 years ago / memories for me
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meowmeowmessi · 2 years ago
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Honestly, as much as well talk about it, I kinda don't seen City as an option just becauss they've built their team over the last 2 years, including ofc Grealish who also plays as a 10 and is a starter, and it doesn't feel like they'd want to make any big transfers now. But still I guess we will see in the transfer window for sure, both for City's squad and Messi's decision.
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appreciate the reality check, anons 🥲 it's all on leo and whether he believes in whatever "sports project" nonsense pissg is feeding him atp. i seriously doubt he's going to stay in the tinpot club for much longer (dear god let this not be a jinx), but considering barça's financial situation rn, not to mention tebas,,, i really don't think it's a feasible option. and i don't want it to be, either :// not at this moment, anyway. so yes, we can only wait and see what happens in the next transfer window. i'm not too worried about his options tbh— it's fucking messi, not just any random player: all it takes is the news "he is wants to leave" to break out just like the burofax in 2020 and he'll have clubs lining up at his doorstep
#also i've heard grealish has been flopping lately?#saw some ppl on city twt saying they wouldn't mind messi in their squad in place of grealish that got me going HMMM fjdkfj#jokes aside tho. if he leaves pissg and barça can't sign him then i don't see him going anywhere other than city#bc messi enjoys familiarity. he has juli and pep over there. not to mention city was an actual option he was considering back in 2020#i'd love to see him in napoli too but they're broke so 🥲#but i really really don't want barça for him rn. administrative and political issues with la liga aside#the way true coolers are moving rn#coupled with PLAYERS saying they hope messi comes back and helps them win the ucl#it's not looking good bruv. hate to burst the bubble but the current squad is only good enough to win the league#there's still a long way to go if they want to conquer europe. and this isn't 2018/19 messi anymore#who can singlehandedly drag them to the ucl semis#if messi comes back and they flop he'll be made the scapegoat. and it'll be so much worse#i understand there's the romantic inside all of us that thinks messi can definitely help the club of his life win the ucl#bc he's the main character of football and a real life mary sue#but listen. even cinderella's magic runs out when the clock strikes midnight#some things are just impossible#and im tired of seeing messi taking the blame for everything. i can take french media throwing stones at him bc they're pests anyway#but i don't want him to get hurt by the club of his life. that'd be too much for me to bear#at the end of the day it's his decision but yeah. city or napoli for me. barça can be his pit stop right before he r words#i have a lot of feelings regarding this sorry ://#asks
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eggmeralda · 1 month ago
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I thought the october curse was gonna be skipped this year based on the fact I got a job on the first day but like. it turns out that was the bad luck disguising itself at good news and it's just another normal october
#i think a lot about how july 2020 was mediocre and july 2021 was one of the worst months of my life#and i made it known that i didn't trust july anymore. and it must've taken that as constructive criticism and my god it listened to me#bc then july 2022 was one of the best months of my life#and the two julys since have been pretty good as well#like that is so nice from july what a good friend#CANNOT say the same for october. like since 2014 every single one has been significantly terrible (except 2015 and maybe 2018)#2014 depressed. 2016 no friends depressed. 2017 giving nothing. 2019 dropped from what was a really good year#2020 like every mental illness known to man. 2021 All the horrors happening at once. 2022 the aromantic's worst nightmare#2023 was just awful#and then 2024's theme is having an absolutely miserable job after like 15 months of unemployment#i only get 3 days off and i can't even enjoy them bc i know what they're leading to#my shifts are too short to be allowed breaks but way too long for that to be comfortable#there've been times the day before a shift when i think about going and end up feeling nauseous and that's never even happened before lol#i get paid in like week apparently so i might try and wait until then but like#also the worst part is it's basically what i did when i was 17 (kitchen porter/assistant/whatever) so i keep comparing them#except there were parts of that job i enjoyed like the dishwasher and the cool shower looking tap and doing the plates and cutlery etc#and also the people i worked with. and the shifts weren't too bad. and i had a glorious hyperfixation#anyway this job is none of those things it's actually all the things i specifically disliked about the other one lol#i miss the dishwasher she was so cool. i miss the hyperfixation i had in 2017 (but when do i not)#but yeah i guess the only advantages of this job is I'll have money again and it's more motivation to look for another job#once again wishing i was 17 bc she wasn't happy and had no friends or aim in life but she listened to a lot of music so#idk why i always get addicted to 2017 nostalgia maybe bc it was such a mediocre year#like if i start wishing I was 13 or 15 or 19 or 22 I'm just gonna get depressed bc they were so good#but there's no reason for me to want to be 23 or 20 or 16 or 14 bc like. what is there to want about those#but 17 is so average it's like a low enough standard or something idk. anyway#ramble
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7yearsago · 1 year ago
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batboyblog · 4 months ago
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Things the Biden-Harris Administration Did This Week #28
July 19-26 2024
The EPA announced the award of $4.3 billion in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants. The grants support community-driven solutions to fight climate change, and accelerate America’s clean energy transition. The grants will go to 25 projects across 30 states, and one tribal community. When combined the projects will reduce greenhouse gas pollution by as much as 971 million metric tons of CO2, roughly the output of 5 million American homes over 25 years. Major projects include $396 million for Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection as it tries to curb greenhouse gas emissions from industrial production, and $500 million for transportation and freight decarbonization at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The Biden-Harris Administration announced a plan to phase out the federal government's use of single use plastics. The plan calls for the federal government to stop using single use plastics in food service operations, events, and packaging by 2027, and from all federal operations by 2035. The US government is the single largest employer in the country and the world’s largest purchaser of goods and services. Its move away from plastics will redefine the global market.
The White House hosted a summit on super pollutants with the goals of better measuring them and dramatically reducing them. Roughly half of today's climate change is caused by so called super pollutants, methane, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and nitrous oxide (N2O). Public-private partnerships between NOAA and United Airlines, The State Department and NASA, and the non-profit Carbon Mapper Coalition will all help collect important data on these pollutants. While private firms announced with the White House plans that by early next year will reduce overall U.S. industrial emissions of nitrous oxide by over 50% from 2020 numbers. The summit also highlighted the EPA's new rule to reduce methane from oil and gas by 80%.
The EPA announced $325 million in grants for climate justice. The Community Change Grants Program, powered by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will ultimately bring $2 billion dollars to disadvantaged communities and help them combat climate change. Some of the projects funded in this first round of grant were: $20 million for Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association, which will help weatherize and energy efficiency upgrade homes for 35 tribes in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, $14 million to install onsite wastewater treatment systems throughout 17 Black Belt counties in Alabama, and $14 million to urban forestry, expanding tree canopy in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
The Department of Interior approved 3 new solar projects on public land. The 3 projects, two in Nevada and one in Arizona, once finished could generate enough to power 2 million homes. This comes on top of DoI already having beaten its goal of 25 gigawatts of clean energy projects by the end of 2025, in April 2024. This is all part of President Biden’s goal of creating a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035. 
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pledged $667 million to global Pandemic Fund. The fund set up in 2022 seeks to support Pandemic prevention, and readiness in low income nations who can't do it on their own. At the G20 meeting Yellen pushed other nations of the 20 largest economies to double their pledges to the $2 billion dollar fund. Yellen highlighted the importance of the fund by saying "President Biden and I believe that a fully-resourced Pandemic Fund will enable us to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to pandemics – protecting Americans and people around the world from the devastating human and economic costs of infectious disease threats,"
The Departments of the Interior and Commerce today announced a $240 million investment in tribal fisheries in the Pacific Northwest. This is in line with an Executive Order President Biden signed in 2023 during the White House Tribal Nations Summit to mpower Tribal sovereignty and self-determination. An initial $54 million for hatchery maintenance and modernization will be made available for 27 tribes in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The rest will be invested in longer term fishery projects in the coming years.
The IRS announced that thanks to funding from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, it'll be able to digitize much of its operations. This means tax payers will be able to retrieve all their tax related information from one source, including Wage & Income, Account, Record of Account, and Return transcripts, using on-line Individual Online Account.
The IRS also announced that New Jersey will be joining the direct file program in 2025. The direct file program ran as a pilot in 12 states in 2024, allowing tax-payers in those states to file simple tax returns using a free online filing tool directly with the IRS. In 2024 140,000 Americans were able to file this way, they collectively saved $5.6 million in tax preparation fees, claiming $90 million in returns. The average American spends $270 and 13 hours filing their taxes. More than a million people in New Jersey alone will qualify for direct file next year. Oregon opted to join last month. Republicans in Congress lead by Congressmen Adrian Smith of Nebraska and Chuck Edwards of North Carolina have put forward legislation to do away with direct file.
Bonus: American law enforcement arrested co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. El Mayo co-founded the cartel in the 1980s along side Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Since El Chapo's incarceration in the United States in 2019, El Mayo has been sole head of the Sinaloa Cartel. Authorities also arrested El Chapo's son, Joaquin Guzman Lopez. The Sinaloa Cartel has been a major player in the cross border drug trade, and has often used extreme violence to further their aims.
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pandysmiggles · 1 month ago
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Mass shootings in order
Columbine - April 20th 1999 / Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold  age: 17 & 18
Santana H. School - March 5th 2001 / Andy Williams ( Charles Andrew) Aged 15
Sandy Hook Elementary School - December 14th 2012 / Adam Lanza aged 20
Weis Markets Supermarket, Eaton Township, Pennslyvania - June 8th 2017/ Randy Robert Stair aged 24
Parkland Highschool - February 14th 2018 / Nikolas Jacob Cruz aged 19
STEM School Highlands Ranch - May 7th 2019 / Alec McKinney (16) & Devon Erickson (18)
Nakhon Ratchasima ( Korat) Terminal 21 Mall , Thailand - 8 and 9th February 2020 / Jakrapanth Thomma aged 31
Oxford H. School - November 30th 2021 / Ethan Robert Crumbley  Aged 15
Buffalo New York. Tops Friendly Markets supermarket - May 14th 2022 / Payton S. Gendron Aged 18
Robb Elementary school - May 24th 2022 /
Salvador Ramos Aged 18
Nong Bua Lamphu ( Nursery school) - October 6th 2022 / Panya Khamrab Aged 34
Siam Paragon - October 3rd 2023 / Phasid (Indy) Trutassanawin Aged 14
Butler, Pennslyvania - July 13th 2024 / Thomas Matthew Crooks Aged 20
Apalachee High School, Georgia - September 4, 2024 / Colt Gray Aged 14
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dontmean2bepoliticalbut · 6 months ago
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On 7/31/2019 Trump has a private meeting with Putin. On 8/3/2019, just 3 days after his private meeting with Putin Trump issues a request for a list of top US spies. By 2021 the CIA reports an unusually high number of their agents are being captured and/or being murdered. During the search executed at Mar A Lago the FBI find nore documents with lists of U.S. informants on them.
A Timeline
• FBI wiretapped Russian gambling ring headquartered at Trump Tower for two years - March 21, 2017
• Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador - May 15, 2017
• Trump, Putin Meet For 2 Hours In Helsinki - July 16, 2018
• Rand Paul Goes To Russia And Delivers Letter For Trump, Marking Our Era Of Irony - August 9, 2018
• Following the Money: Trump and Russia-Linked Transactions From the Campaign to the Presidential Inauguration - December 17, 2018
• The US extracted a top spy from Russia after Trump revealed classified information to the Russians in an Oval Office meeting - September 10, 2019
• Trump’s Loose Lips Force US to Extract Spy From Kremlin - September 10, 2019
• Was Mar-a-Lago Trespasser a Tourist or a Spy? A Judge Said Her Story Didn’t Hold Up. - November 25, 2019
• Trump downplays massive cyber hack on government after Pompeo links attack to Russia - December 19, 2020
• Russia has been cultivating Trump as an asset for 40 years, former KGB spy says - January 29, 2021
• There was Trump-Russia collusion — and Trump pardoned the colluder - April 17, 2021
• Longtime GOP operatives charged with funneling Russian national’s money to Trump, RNC - September 20, 2021
• Captured, Killed or Compromised: C.I.A. Admits to Losing Dozens of Informants - October 5, 2021
• Files Seized From Trump Are Part of Espionage Act Inquiry - August 12, 2022
• Ex-Clinton aide implies 'President of France' file found at Trump's home during Mar-a-Lago raid could be valuable to Putin as 'kompromat' - August 13, 2022
• Inventing Anna: The tale of a fake heiress, Mar-a-Lago, and an FBI investigation - August 22, 2022
• Russians used a US firm to funnel funds to GOP in 2018. Dems say the FEC let them get away with it - October 30, 2022
• Trump makes shocking comments about trusting Putin over US 'intelligence lowlifes' - January 31, 2023
• Russia's Prigozhin admits links to what US says was election meddling troll farm - February 14, 2023
• GOP operative sentenced to 18 months for funneling Russian money to Trump- February 17, 2023
• Trump allegedly discussed US nuclear subs with foreign national after leaving White House: Sources - October 5, 2023
• 'So appalled': What witnesses told special counsel about Trump's handling of classified info while still president - April 24, 2024
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multifandomgirl08 · 1 year ago
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Mini Verstappen Series Masterlist
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Paring: Single Dad!Max Verstappen x Fem!Reader
At the end of 2020, Max Verstappen gets the surprise of his life when he finds out that his ex-girlfriend had given birth to a son, his son. A year and a half later Max's longtime girlfriend of 8 months finds out about his son Nico.
This is an ongoing series. I'm always adding to it. The masterlist changes often.
I do take requests for this. If there is anything that you want to see happen in this series just message me in my ask box. All of my normal request rules apply.
Reader Face Claim: Hande Erçel
Total Published Word Count: 62,997 Words
Disclaimer: This work below is fictionalized ideas and stories involving real people but does not directly reflect their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. Please keep in mind that this is a work of fiction, so enjoy it as such.
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𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑂𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟
0.0. Prologue - [December 10, 2020]
Max finds out that he has a son. And it changes his world.
0.1. Be Something You'll Love and Understand [December 11, 2020] Outtakes
He knew that he should have called his mom yesterday but he was still wrapping his head around the idea of being a father.
0.5. The Moment You Smiled At Me - [December 27, 2021]
The evening that started it all for Max and Reader.
1. Mini Verstappen - [August 15, 2022]
You get a small surprise the first time you visit Max’s apartment.
1.5. Girlfriend? - [November 1, 2022] Request
You meet Nico.
1.8. Caught - [June 4, 2023] 18+ Outtakes
Lando swears he knocked before walking into Max's hotel room, maybe he should have yelled before opening the door.
2. Change - [November 26, 2023 + January 2, 2024]
It’s the end of the F1 season. Some things are changing for the Verstappen's.
SMAU #1. The Secrets Out - [December 31, 2023 - January 1, 2024]
It’s the start of a new year. You and Max decide to tell the world about Nico.
3. A Lioness Protects Her Cub - [May 5 - 9, 16, 23, 2024] Request
Reporters are vultures and Max picks out a ring.
4. Day At The Karting Track - [June 14, 2024]
Nico starts karting. It opens a small can of worms.
4.5 The Engagement - [August 15 - 16, 2024]
He moved his hand over yours, moving the engagement ring that he placed on your finger, side to side.
SMAU #2. Through Max's Eyes - [March 8, July 30 - August 15, 2024]
Max’s Instagram posts about Y/N, and a small life update from the couple.
5. Something Bad, Something Good - [August 17 - 19, 2024] Request
Reader deals with the haters on Twitter, Nico calls Reader Mama. Max claps back at the haters on Instagram like the malewife that he strives to be.
5.5 Time to Move? - [August 25, September 15, 2024]
When Max had brought up moving, it was because the lease on his apartment was going to be up at the end of the year. Maybe it was time to find a new place for all of you.
6. Race Day - [October 20, 2024] Request
Nico tags along with Max during a race day in Monza, well as much as he can.
6.1 Wedding Headcanon - [February 2, 2025]
Headcanons from Max and the Reader's wedding. Social Media posts from their honeymoon.
6.5. Give and Take (Kind of Love We Make) - [February 28, 2025] 18+ Request (The Morning After)
Max had a plan in his head for the evening. He had mapped out the track before, and intended to keep to his strategy until they got home.
6.7. To Constantly Be Away - [March 9 & 10, 2025]
Second race of the season and Max is already having a tough time with the car. Missing his family only makes it worse.
7. From Three to Four - [April 4, 2025]
Reader tells Max that your expecting, he doesn't have the best reaction at first.
8. Stones To Throw At My Creator - [July 19, 2025]
He wasn't his father. He would never raise Nico like that.
SMAU #3. The Verstappens - [January 8, February 2, May 26, December 3, 2025]
Big things happen to Max and the reader in 2025. Moving, getting married, and a little surprise that neither of them were expecting.
8.7 Give Me Eyes To See - [December 8, 2025]
Nikita's first few days at home. Flashbacks to moments from the reader's pregnancy.
8.8 Nikita's First Christmas - [December 24-25, 2025]
Nico's first Christmas with his baby brother.
8.9 Ghost of Bittersweet Memories - [January 25, 2026]
A few of the drivers visit you and Max for the day, and you end up talking with Charles about a woman that he meets at an FIA event. (This is the conversation I referenced in Part 2 of Bittersweet.)
9. Glass Houses - [February 17, 22, 23, 2026]
When Raymond had called you about going and getting lunch, you should have known that something was going on.
9.5. All That I Can Give - [May 10, 2026]
Another Mother's Day and one of Nikita's firsts.
9.7. On Sleepless Roads, The Sleepless Go - [December 2-3, 2026]
It's the early hours of Nikita's first birthday, and you can't help but look back at the day you brought your son into the world.
SMAU #4. A Year in Moments - [February 10, May 28, August 2 & 27, October 22 & 31, 2026]
10. Redline - [May 25, 2027]
"I'm sorry, mijn leeuwin. I know you were excited to announce it to everyone."
10.5. Mommy and Me - [May 31 - June 6, 2027] Request
Late one evening after dinner Y/N brought up the idea to Max for her to take Nico out for the day.
11. X3 - [July 8-9, 2027]
“Hallo, kleine welp,” Max said.
11.5. She's Not Acid Nor Alkaline - [December 8, 2027]
Max and Reader have a night away from the kids in Santorini for the 2027 FIA Prize Giving Gala.
SMAU #5. Welcoming Another Verstappen - [2027]
12. Hey, Little Sister - [March 27 - November 20, 2028]
SMAU #6. - [2028]
13. The End of An Era - [November 2030]
The days leading up to Max retiring from Formula 1. The Article announcing his retirement. And the last race of his F1 career.
14. Right On Track - [2036]
Checking in with the Verstsppens in 2036.
15. Letters From The Past - [November 17, 2038]
Max and Reader sit down to read the letters that Amelia (Nico's birth mom) wrote.
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yuurei20 · 2 months ago
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Perhaps I am misremembering this, but was Cheka established to be 5 years of age? Perhaps I am not understanding this correctly, but Leona’s incentive for enrolling at NRC one year later, after not initially wanting to, was Cheka’s birth. Leona was 17 when he became a student and he is 20 now. Shouldn’t Cheka be three?
Hello hello! Thank you for this question! 🧶
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You are very correct! There is a memo from Yana in the original Magical Archives Game Guide (2020) that Cheka is five years old! (That is also where we learn that the charm he wears is a GPS device!)
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As you say, Leona says he waited a year before enrolling at NRC--he originally didn't want to come at all (as he had learned all the school's curriculum "years ago")-- but "when Cheka was born, things...changed. The idea of staying at home was like gnawing on a bone long after the meat'd been stripped clean."
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As a result he came to NRC starting with the subsequent school year, possibly when Cheka was 1 year old and Leona himself was 17?
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Leona was then held back a year for poor attendance!
Maybe visually it would look like this?
Year of Invitation Ignored: Cheka -> 1, Leona -> 16 NRC Year 1: Cheka -> 2, Leona -> 17 NRC Year 2: Cheka -> 3, Leona -> 18 NRC Year 2 Repeated: Cheka -> 4, Leona -> 19 NRC Year 3: Cheka -> 5, Leona -> 20? 🧐
(In the novel it was confirmed that Leona repeated his second year but I do not think this has been mentioned in-game!)
It might depend on when exactly letters are sent out, when Cheka was born, how long it took Leona to realize that his home situation untenable, how long he had to wait until the new school year began and how that all balanced out with Leona's July birthday! 📝
If Cheka was born when Leona was 15 then maybe he had already ignored the invitation for the subsequent school year, and needed to wait a full year for his next chance to enroll?
This also gets into the question of character ages! Do they turn they turn the age in their profile over the course of the year, or is that the age they were at the beginning of the year? Did Ace turn 16 during Book 1, or 17? 🧐 Many more questions than answers, and my apologies! m(_ _)m
"How old actually are the characters?" is discussed more here! ^^
And here!
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goldsainz · 1 year ago
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OVER THE YEARS — one shot.
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pairing: oscar piastri x reader
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request: “omg hi i have a request for oscar piastri a social media au something showing their friendship over the years maybe through b'day posts/something else (you decide) basically like childhood friend to lovers social media au pls !”
NOTE: first oscar piece ever!! the format of this is a bit diff but that’s just bc it’s kind of only insta… thank you sm for requesting, i hope that this is what you wanted and enjoy! (this has no faceclaim btw)
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APRIL 06, 2019
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yourusername HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BEST FRIEND WHO JUST TURNED 18!!!! cannot believe i’ve known you for 12 of those years…
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oscarpiastri Was the last picture really necessary…
⤷ yourusername yes, yes it was 😁
oscarpiastri I was a pretty cute kid actually
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APRIL 06, 2020
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yourusername 19 years old and he’s still acting like he’s 10!! oh also, happy birthday 🥳
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oscarpiastri Was the happy birthday an afterthought or…?
⤷ yourusername was i really that obvious?
⤷ oscarpiastri I see how it is then🙄
arthur_leclerc I’m gonna need more of these pictures
⤷ yourusername your wish is my command
⤷ oscarpiastri Y/N NO
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APRIL 06, 2021
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yourusername selfie time for the birthday boy! 20 has looked better on others, but you’ll get there ❤️
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oscarpiastri Wow!
oscarpiastri I send you these pics in confidence and they end up on Instagram… Can’t trust anybody😔
⤷ yourusername not really private if they’re in a group chat🤷‍♀️
⤷ oscarpiastri Watch your back for your next birthday post… You never the content I might get
arthur_leclerc You two look really cozy in that second picture!!
⤷ yourusername shut up, frenchie
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APRIL 06, 2022
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yourusername happy birthday to this guy 🫶
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oscarpiastri 🫶🫶🫶
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oscarpiastri Will I ever get some decent photos in these posts?
⤷ yourusername hm… no!
oscarfan1 who is she??
⤷ oscarfan2 she’s oscar’s childhood best friend i think
⤷ oscarfan3 i thought she was his gf, cause she’s always in the paddock with him
⤷ oscarfan2 nope, just friends from what i know
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APRIL 06, 2023
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yourusername happy birthday to my boy friend (my best friend who’s a boy but also my actual boyfriend)!!! you’ve done so much in all these years, you’re even in F1 now, and i’m happy to have been through it all 🤍 i included some good pics but just because the fans need them 😁
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oscarpiastri Aww… Is the beautiful girl single?
⤷ yourusername no… but you’re pretty cute so call me :)
⤷ oscarpiastri 🙃🙃🙃
oscarpiastri21 how i love them
oscarfan22 THE MCLAREN GLOW UP OMG
landonorris There are children on this app…
⤷ yourusername WE’RE YOUNGER THAN YOU???
⤷ landonorris And yet I have more decorum🙄
oscarpiastri23 they’re so cuteee
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JULY 09, 2023
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yourusername P4! there is so much i could say, but all that matters is that i am incredibly proud of all that you achieved and will achieve
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landonorris If I speak…
⤷ yourusername don’t❤️
oscarfan31 the most unproblematic and cutest couple on the grid
oscarpiastri I love you 🫶
⤷ yourusername I love you 🫶🫶
⤷ oscarpiastri I love you 🫶🫶🫶
oscarfan32 I LOVE THEM SM
oscarfan33 y/n pls know that we love you
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gyeomsweetgyeom · 6 months ago
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Johnny 
lovesick fool {college!au} posted November 21, 2020
Johnny is your work husband and feels fine with being just that until something someone makes him realize he wants more
☆ [5:58 pm] posted September 12, 2021
FaceTime with Johnny and a your mom joke, but really- you’re at his mom’s
[2:57 pm] posted February 26, 2022
Going out shopping with Johnny when someone calls his last name which also happens to be yours
[2:21 pm]  posted June 12, 2022
Johnny wants to get your attention after an argument by making you ask for help, but you find your own solution
[4:50 pm] posted November 13, 2022
CEO!Johnny has a few minutes to send something important but he doesn’t want to move so he uses you as a desk
☆ [12:07] posted May 6, 2023
Dad!Johnny and you take your daughter to the beach for the first time +BONUS fake instagram post
☆ [4:51 pm] posted October 22, 2023
CEO!Johnny’s employees have a bet going on for when the two of you will get together, but you already are??
[8:12 pm] posted December 22, 2023
You’re spending your first Christmas in Chicago with the Suh’s and Johnny’s mom is making sure to document it all 
[10:14 pm] posted May 4, 2024
you’re really hoping Best friend!Johnny comes over to tell you his date was horrible…
Taeyong
[1:16 pm] posted January 7, 2021
Taeyong does your nails
[7:05 pm] posted January 3, 2022
Taeyong still gets shy when you tell him you love him
[10:38 am] posted September 18, 2022
Parent!Taeyong just can’t say no even when you already have said no
[10:57 pm] posted August 5, 2023
idol!reader breaks up with Taeyong after the hate becomes too much when your relationship is revealed
Yuta
[7:34 pm] posted January 11, 2021
After a date with a little wine, Yuta doesn’t want to hold your hand
☆ [12:06 am] posted September 19, 2021
Yuta comes home drunk with something interesting to show
[3:19 pm] posted March 19, 2022
Yuta ruins his wedding band… again
☆[3:19 pm] posted March 19, 2022
Frat!Yuta can’t wait to get out of this stupid gala especially when you’re dressed this well
☆[1:12 am] posted January 8, 2023
Yuta’s coming home from tour! But do you know that?
[1:24 am] posted June 24, 2023
Frat!Yuta and you always find someway to sneak off and makeout when you drink, how has it become a problem for your friends?
[1:29 pm] posted February 3, 2024
Dad!Yuta and you have a leash kid
Doyoung
[8:32 pm] posted April 25, 2021
Doyoung brings home something surprising and quite frankly, unbelievable
☆[4:41 pm] posted November 14, 2021
You may be mad but you still love Doyoung
[2:19 pm] posted Auguest 14, 2021
Doyoung is an extremely nervous boyfriend- wait, boyfriend?
☆[4:41 pm] posted November 14, 2021
Sneaking around the office with SecretBF!Doyoung would be a lot easier if you didn’t wear lispstick and your secretaries weren’t so observant
[5:44 pm] posted June 3, 2023
Seeing your horrible ex boyfriend at the grocery store has you picking a random stranger, Doyoung, to be your fake boyfriend
[7:27 pm] posted December 21, 2023
CEO!Doyoung finally confesses his feelings for you at the company holiday party
[1:08 pm] posted April 6, 2024
surprisingly, the messiness of fatherhood isn’t something that bothers Doyoung
The Return of Superman- Doyoung posted August 9, 2024
Doyoung and his two kids go on The Return of Superman
[2:09 pm] posted October 4, 2024
dad!Doyoung is starting to notice your son is a miniature version of you
Jaehyun
⋆⭒˚。⋆fratboy!Jaehyun masterlist⋆⭒˚。⋆
Pick me posted October 12, 2020
After getting engaged, Johnny and Taeyong keep fighting over who gets to be the best man
[5:42 pm] posted July 25, 2021
Jaehyun is uncharacteristically clingy  
☆ [9:33 am] posted December 18, 2021
(suggestive) Jaehyun can’t control himself this early in the morning after a simple kiss
[6:31 pm]
BestFriend!Jaehyun finally gives you your first bouquet of flowers ever
☆ [6:19 pm] posted December 17, 2022
Dad!Jaehyun talks to pregnant!reader’s belly 
☆ [7:41 am] posted January 29, 2023
Saturdays are supposed to be sleeping in but Dad!Jaehyun has other plans
☆[8:34pm] posted July 2, 2023
Brother’s Best Friend!Jaehyun comes to pick you up after a bad date and can’t help flirting and flustering you
[9:13 pm] posted September 2, 2023
Jaehyun can get a little jealous when a bartender is talking to you for too long
[10:13 pm] posted October 28, 2023
supposed situationship!Jaehyun hates that you’re watching tiktok edits of Pookie
[8:57 pm] posted November 5, 2023
You told Jaehyun you were going out for Halloween, but you didn’t tell him how sexy your costume was
[9:12 am] posted January 6, 2024 
Jaehyun makes the mistake of hanging out with a girl he knew from school, the only mistake being he didn’t tell you who… and he never came home
[8:59 pm] posted January 20, 2024
Jaehyun is just a little shocked to see what his contact name is in your phone
[11:04 pm] posted February 17, 2024
idol!reader and idol!Jaehyun get their relationship exposed at a Bruno Mars concert
[8:46 pm] posted February 24, 2024
you’ve never really dated anyone before so it really only makes sense that since he gets you flowers, you get him some in return right?
your biggest fan posted February 25, 2024
{western popstar!reader x idol!reader} in which the world discovers your relationship with Jaehyun and surprisingly… they love it
[3:21 pm] posted March 3, 2024
in relationships you have to make sacrifices, and for Jaehyun that means eating food he doesn’t really like since you love it
☆[12:11 pm] posted April 21, 2024
dad!Jaehyun isn’t going to say he’s jealous of his daughter and Uncle Johnny- but you can say it
[9:22 pm] posted May 25, 2024
AcademicRival!Jaehyun is the last person you’d expect to help you out after you get in a fight {enemies2lovers, college!au}
[10:14 am] posted May 26, 2024
if you weren’t 2 weeks overdue, Jaehyun being doting would be really sweet- but you are 2 weeks overdue and it’s not sweet
[12:07 pm] posted June 8, 2024
dad!Jaehyun doesn't have your talent of getting his baby girl to eat, or your common sense of keeping the food out of her grasp
[4:59 pm] posted June 22, 2024
Jaehyun watched the Bridgerton carriage scene with you and gets hooked on the show
☆[3:22 pm] posted July 6, 2024
Jaehyun is completely enamored by your pregnancy glow
[4:51 pm] posted July 13, 2024
you and dad!Jaehyun take your kids to the water park and the lazy river works some magic
showering Jaehyun's dimples with love posted August 15, 2024
[12:41 pm] posted August 16, 2024
pregnancy is hard enough as is, but now you're on bed rest? Thank God for Jaehyun (cw: pregnancy complications)
[3:11 pm] posted August 17, 2024
you and Jaehyun were supposed to be baby shopping but Smiskis and Sonny Angels caught your eye instead
just makes sense posted August 22, 2024
your and Jaehyun’s fans just really can’t believe that they two of you are just best friends
self-on kode with Jaehyun posted September 27, 2024
You and Jaehyun usually have a pretty private relationship, thanks to Self-On Kode your fans can learn more (f!reader, idol!reader)
[1:17 pm] posted September 29, 2024
dad!Jaehyun helps you when you're overwhelmed with a colicky baby
Jaehyun doing acts of service! posted October 3, 2024
dad!Jaehyun and shopping with the kids! posted October 11, 2024
[3:17 pm] posted October 12, 2024
dad!Jaehyun gets ambushed by you and his daughters for a makeover
Jungwoo
☆ [8:04 pm] posted August 21, 2021
Jungwoo compares bellies with pregnant!reader
[3:54 am] posted January 29, 2022
You’re trying to fall asleep and feel weird… yeah because Jungwoo is staring at you
[3:48 pm] posted October 16, 2022
If there was any person to get mad over having food made for them it would be Jungwoo
☆ [6:33 am] posted September 9, 2023
Dad!Jungwoo loves his daughter don’t get him wrong, but he questions it the slightest bit when he gets woken up for food
[5:57 pm] posted April 20, 2024
Jungwoo is taking his childhood celebrity crush on a date only to find out you’re really sweet and down to earth
[1:18 pm] posted July 21, 2024
dad!Jungwoo gets sick but luckily he has you and your daughter to nurse him back to health
[8:25 pm] posted August 10, 2024
dad!Jungwoo is getting over being sick and wants your attention, too bad your daughter has gotten used to having it all to herself
Mark
☆ [10:58 am] posted April 11, 2021
Waking up the morning after and Mark is just a suggestive dork
[1:16 pm] posted June 11, 2021
Skater!Mark wants to teach you to skate but first he has to loosen your shoelaces
[9:29 pm] October 9, 2021
BasketballPlayer!Mark doesn’t know when to stop practicing
[11:54 am] posted June 25, 2022
Everything that could go wrong on your first date with Mark goes wrong
[2:25 am] posted December 10, 2022
Mark thinks you’re losing on purpose, but you’re just really not that good at Smash
☆ [2:13 pm] posted March 19, 2023
PART 1- Breakup!au, Mark is stressed with the pressure of college, lucky for him (and unluckily for you) he has some new frat brothers to tell him what to do
[5:48 pm] posted April 9, 2023
PART 2- Mark comes to apologize and tells you he wants you back but he’s made some changes which gives you hope
[12:23 pm] posted April 30, 2023
Mark hates when you kiss him with lipgloss, funny that he wants more after you stop
☆ [4:26 pm] posted July 28, 2023
Most couples use pet names for each other, some people would expect you and Mark to do the same, especially since you’re getting married
[6:14 pm] posted December 24, 2023
BestFriend!Mark comes to the holiday party only to get stuck with you outside and under mistletoe 
[2:17 pm] posted March 16, 2024
a quick trip to Ikea becomes an opportunity to play house
[2:57 pm] posted May 11, 2024
BestFriend!Mark accidentally comes across a picture of you in some sexy lingerie
[5:21 pm] posted June 2, 2024
your son starts calling you what Mark calls you and it would be cute if Mark had real term of endearment for you
The Return of Superman- Mark posted August 25, 2024
Mark and his son go on The Return of Superman
[9:22 pm] posted October 17, 2024
you should be happy that situationship!Mark is showing you affection in public, right?
Haechan
my mom loves you posted December 23, 2020
Haechan’s family loves you almost (maybe more) than he does and he loves it (maybe first I love yous too? can be read as that I guess)
a family with the hyungs posted February 4, 2021
dating Hyuck apparently also kinda means dating Mark
[5:58 am] posted August 28, 2021
a soft, cozy morning with Haechan
[11:48 am] posted April 2, 2022
The group finds out College!Haechan tags you in some weird stuff on instagram
☆ [10:39 pm] posted October 29, 2022
Bestfriend!Frat!Haechan thinks you look so hot, when did that happen?
[6:07 pm] posted November 22, 2022
Haechan always says that his grandma is the best cook, so she must have been the one to cook this meal right? No, you did.
[6:17 pm] posted April 22, 2023
Meeting Haechan’s family for the first time should be stressful, so why aren’t you stressful? (kind of prequel to my mom loves you)
☆ [7:33 pm] posted July 15, 2023
being pregnant can be bad, it can get worse when Haechan makes it the slightest bit more uncomfortable for you
☆ [7:21 am] posted December 3, 2023
Haechan and your son are very alike, too alike especially when it comes to their love for you +BONUS fake instagram post
[4:28 pm] posted December 23, 2023
Haechan has to keep up the usual Christmas traditions despite being away from his family, too bad he can’t bake
[9:02 pm] posted March 10, 2024
Romeo!Haechan falls in love with Juliet!Reader at first sight {Romeo and Juliet au}
[2:14 pm] posted June 15, 2024
Haechan is so distracted by his videogames that he'll just agree to anything, and he does
[3:32 pm] posted October 19, 2024
Haechan has not shut up once all day!
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henrykathman · 4 months ago
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The Miraculous Horror of Stop Motion
From the same artform that brought you Coraline and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, comes three stories that evoke the existential fear of art.
Original Music by Molly Noise
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Brubaker, Charles. “The Japanese Studios of Rankin/Bass.” Cartoon Research, Jerry Beck, 14 Apr. 2014, cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-japanese-studios-of-rankinbass/.
Bute, Paris. “Introduction to “a Rankin/Bass Retrospective from a New Perspective.”” Citizen Jane, Stephens College, 19 Nov. 2021, www.citizenjane.org/home/cwwicd2ucb2fvs64kgfaocfykjhaum. Accessed 19 June 2024.
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reasonsforhope · 4 months ago
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I'm sorry I'm sending so many asks. I've been struggling like this for a year now, and it's barely gotten easier, but you've often been a good help with my anxiety. I really appreciate everything you do. It's hard to have hope.
I've had a really bad moment again recently. I have to be honest, the worst thing, that makes me the most anxious out of everything else, is COVID. Because it feels like nobody is paying attention, and that there is no good news. There is never any good news. COVID is always the catalyst for the worst of my anxious slumps. It's really bad. COVID is very, very scary. If you somehow have anything for that, I'd be thankful. Often I've only been able to set my heart on nasal vaccines, or next gen vaccines in general, but they're not going fast enough whatsoever.
I'm sorry, again. I don't want to try and treat you like a therapist. I just trust you. If this is too overwhelming, you can just delete it, but if you do, I'd like to know. Just so I'm not waiting for it to be answered.
I just ravaged through someone's doomy collapse blog, again, after stumbling on it in my rising anxiousness, and it was not good. I think I'm clearly too open-minded of a person to some degree, and I feel so pulled around by information that I see. I don't want to be placated, out of the loop, or lied to, but I don't want to feel hopelessly depressed. Everything is too complex. I feel like I've been through this maze, top to bottom, over and over again, and again. I just wish I knew how much truth their words held, or anyone else's words held.
And I wish we were all masking, at the very least. I'm holding myself back from swearing. I don't know if you'd have a good way to counteract general "collapse" thoughts, either. But that's also a thing.
<3 I'm touched by your trust.
I just found some good news about COVID - the first genuinely good covid-related news article I've seen in a while, instead of all of the "ah but young abled people are fine!" bs - and remembered this ask.
"As new varieties of the coronavirus took center stage during the COVID-19 pandemic, the odds of developing long COVID dropped. Those who were vaccinated against the virus saw the biggest plunge over time.
For every 1,000 unvaccinated people, 104 developed long COVID up to one year after an infection during the pre-delta phase of the pandemic. That fell to 95 per 1,000 during the delta variant’s era and 78 during omicron’s reign. Among vaccinated people, just 53 out of 1,000 developed long COVID up to a year after infection during delta and only 35 during omicron, researchers report July 17 [2024] in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The study of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System data looked at people who had a COVID infection from March of 2020 — the month the pandemic began — to the end of January in 2022. The researchers, from the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System, compared the rates of long COVID during three phases of the pandemic among those who had and had not gotten vaccinated...
A comparison of omicron infections with infections from prior eras found that 72 percent of the drop in the long COVID rate during omicron was attributable to vaccines. The remainder was due to changes in the virus and improvements in medical care and the use of antiviral treatments during the omicron phase.
Even with the steep decline in the occurrence of long COVID for vaccinated people, there is still a risk, the researchers write. With “the large numbers of ongoing new infections and reinfections, and the poor uptake of vaccination,” they continue, this “may translate into a high number of persons” with long COVID."
-via ScienceNews, July 17, 2024
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Masking continues to be important. The virus continues to be a problem. But especially given the decline in masking, I'm really encouraged to see this news. Because long covid IS scary. And I'll take any good news on this front that I can get.
It's especially encouraging because it shows how much staying on top of your vaccinations really does matter and really can prevent long covid.
I'm also really hopeful (though I don't have a related background and have no idea how realistic my hopes are) that this trend has been continuing past the end of the study (2022).
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covid-safer-hotties · 4 months ago
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Alarm bells ring in Japan as experts warn of fast-spreading new Covid variant KP. 3 - Published July 19, 2024
Paywalled at the South China Morning Post: Unpaywalled by Covidsafehotties.
The country reported a 39 per cent week-on-week surge in infections from July 1 to 7, with Okinawa the hardest hit
Japan is grappling with a new and highly contagious coronavirus variant that is fuelling the country’s 11th wave of Covid-19 infections, health experts warn. The KP. 3 variant is spreading rapidly, even among those who are vaccinated or have recovered from previous infections, according to Kazuhiro Tateda, president of the Japan Association of Infectious Diseases.
“It is, unfortunately, the nature of the virus to become more resilient and resistant each time it changes into a different form,” Tateda told This Week in Asia. “People lose their immunity quite quickly after being vaccinated, so they have little or no resistance.”
Tateda, who sits on Japan’s advisory panel formed at the start of the pandemic, said the coming weeks will be critical as authorities monitor the variant’s spread and impact.
While hospitals have reported a sharp uptick in Covid-19 admissions, Tateda said he is “relieved that not many of these cases are severe”. Typical symptoms of the KP. 3 variant include high fever, sore throat, loss of smell and taste, headaches, and fatigue.
According to the health ministry, medical facilities across Japan logged a 1.39-fold – or 39 per cent – increase in infections from July 1 to 7, compared to the previous week.
Okinawa prefecture has been the hardest hit by the new strain of the virus, with hospitals reporting an average of nearly 30 infections per days. The KP. 3 variant has accounted for more than 90 per cent of Covid-19 cases nationwide, the Fuji News Network reported, leading to renewed concerns about bed shortages at medical facilities.
Since Japan’s first detected Covid-19 case in early 2020 involving a man who returned from the Chinese city of Wuhan, East Asian nation has recorded a total of 34 million infections and around 75,000 related deaths. The country’s Covid-19 caseload peaked on August 5, 2022, when more than 253,000 people were receiving treatment.
Japan’s uptick in cases coincides with similar increases being observed globally. In the US, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 23.5 per cent week-over-week rise in the number of people visiting hospitals with Covid-19 symptoms during the week ending July 6.
High-profile US.figures such as President Joe Biden and Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice-President Kamala Harris, have recently tested positive and gone into isolation. Meanwhile, several riders in the ongoing Tour de France cycling race have also returned positive test results.
Experts say it is too early to determine the full impact of the new variant on Japanese businesses or cross-border activities like travel. Precautionary measures are already in place at the country’s air and seaports to monitor the health of incoming arrivals. However, the global spike in cases may deter some Japanese from venturing abroad this summer.
A recent survey by Nippon Life insurance found that just 3.2 per cent of Japanese plan to travel abroad in the coming months, which is likely to depress annual travel figures once again. In 2023, Japan saw 9.62 million outbound travellers, a recovery after three years of extremely low pandemic-era numbers, but still far below the 20.01 million outbound travellers recorded in 2019.
Despite the latest surge, infectious disease expert Tateda insists there is no need for panic in Japan. However, he emphasised the importance of following precautions implemented during the pandemic’s peak, such as mask-wearing in public, handwashing, and social distancing.
Tateda also stressed that anyone testing positive should immediately isolate themselves.
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michaelnordeman · 4 months ago
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Eurasian siskin/grönsiska, Marsh tit/entita and Great spotted woodpecker/större hackspett. Värmland, Sweden (July 19, 2020).
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