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A Boring Dystopia

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In short we've learned nothing, done nothing, and will be caught flat again. If you're not ready, get ready, because no one is coming to save you.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Oh fuck. Let’s hoard diapers, toilet papers, hand sanitizers, motor oil, and bleach flavored kool aid.

Also, we need to call it a plandemic, lie through our teeth, declare trillions of dollars worth of handouts for handful of ultra wealthy and oppose any relief for people who are vulnerable. Oh and oppose any research on cure - scratch that - investigate anyone talking sense and trying to find cure and call them traitors and foreign agents. In fact we need to ban the face diapers (except those majestic pointy hoods, of course). And one fine day in a week or so declare pandemic is all over.

Did we miss anything to get ready for H5N1?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Don't forget your Lysol syringes and your tremendously bright light.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah don't forget the pox parties where people try and build natural immunity by making their sick kids cough at each other

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Let’s hoard diapers

But then what will Trump wear?

[–] [email protected] 42 points 10 months ago (2 children)

USA unprepared for a pandemic, period. It's why I've stayed stocked up on PPE.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

One can only look at the kind of monumental carelessness and stupidity shown by Americans once and conclude that it's best to stay prepared.

And I live in Missouri, the epicenter of the Delta variant, so I know people here are extra careless.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

By PPE, I assume you mean TP? Shit tickets, if I may?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What a time for me to be prescribed an immunosuppressant.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Seriously. I'm sitting here twitching from my first course of Prednisone and then this article pops up. Thanks for the shitty genes, Mom.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Good luck and Godspeed. Please take care of yourself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Thank you. I also own a flock of ducks, so I'm in a predicament. If a single bird of mine displays symptoms, I am prepared to take out the entire flock. It would be absolutely devastating to me, but I can't risk it. I do everything I can to keep my flock healthy and protected. Hopefully H5N1 doesn't spread to woodland critters, because I can't keep those out of my property at night. Deer, possums, and a gang of 3 raccoons come into my yard every night to hang out

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

Good. Let's go, round two baby, ride this wave all the way to the bottom

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The USA is high on its own supply of "superiority" guns cant kill bacteria or viruses.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

There was a not insignificant number of people that thought you could shoot at a hurricane to make it go away.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

The Republicans are going to do their very best to kill as many people as possible again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I'm just waiting for Captain Trips.