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usedtobedemgurl

(1,100 posts)
84. Just wait until the winter....
Sat Jul 9, 2022, 12:43 PM
Jul 2022

Dr. Feigl-Ding announced, on Twitter, we may have a monkey pox pandemic on top of this one! That should be fun! Glad my significant other is retiring in September.

Unless how you choose to handle it kills somebody else. Maru Kitteh Jul 2022 #1
I know-- I get that. One of my oldest friends is a nurse that deals with it. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #2
I really dislike "shoulds" - others telling people how to behave womanofthehills Jul 2022 #83
Aw, MK. I don't even know what to say aside from thank you. Hugin Jul 2022 #22
I'm with you. sybylla Jul 2022 #49
Thank you. zuul Jul 2022 #3
oh, it's not just about that thread Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #4
I am there with you SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #28
Yes it was. This just ain't over. I think our hubris got us, & we're in the Age of New Viruses... Hekate Jul 2022 #35
I recently had to visit the ER, followed by a trip to my doctor. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #5
I hope you are OK- Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #6
I didn't have Covid. Amazingly, I contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #47
omg, I had it in 2008. For a long time, if you read about it in NC Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #53
Oh wow! Now I can say I know someone who had it! NC here too. Wow, how funny. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #65
I knew I had it within 20 minutes of developing a fever. But, I also Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #66
Ditto I had a bite with a rash, then a few days after developed a high fever, horrid chills, and BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #70
Fear makes people "stupid", so to speak. Covid-19's new variants are bad. Very bad. ashredux Jul 2022 #7
But...you know what? People are NOT going to. There you go. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #8
Sadly you are correct....😢 ashredux Jul 2022 #9
My problem isn't that people are fine getting it. Iggo Jul 2022 #81
This country is not known for being the Breeding Ground of Empathy. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #82
I'm not living in fear. Iggo Jul 2022 #87
That's pretty much how I feel about all Trump voters right now. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #90
I'm not talking about Trumpers. (n/t) Iggo Jul 2022 #93
I know you are not. I was using that analogy to empathize with you. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #94
I don't think "fear" is the key to conservative rejection of science. I think it is a twisted sort Martin68 Jul 2022 #33
oh, for sure there is some of that. You see it in the people who think Trump Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #38
+1 Mad_Machine76 Jul 2022 #100
DU has always had an antivax contingent with a pathological distrust of modern medicine Orrex Jul 2022 #10
Yep. And you know what? Whatever. I wish them good health Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #13
We now have two decades of data thanks to non vaxxers - their fears have been proven wrong elias7 Jul 2022 #31
They are Flat Earthers. Martin68 Jul 2022 #37
Excellent post Orrex Jul 2022 #80
Wow I've never seen anti vaxxers here. I guess there are some everywhere. oldsoftie Jul 2022 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2022 #91
Had to block ... Duppers Jul 2022 #11
They sound a lot like MAGATs iemanja Jul 2022 #74
There are numerous ones like that here. keep_left Jul 2022 #86
Thank you!! "Living in fear", my ass. Mister Ed Jul 2022 #12
You are welcome- but I am not going to put them down either Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #14
I haven't gotten covid, had all the shots and boosters captain queeg Jul 2022 #15
Is it up to the individual? MindHowYouGo Jul 2022 #16
My county in NC just today recommended masking again Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #19
Im in NC too, and I've been pleasantly surprised by how many I see wearing a mask. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #48
My household, relatives and friends are well aware of the mutants .... Lovie777 Jul 2022 #17
Same Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #20
OMG. People are calling COVID caution "fear mongering"?? How very republiQan of them. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #18
But- the reality is that they DO have a "choice" right now Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #21
MY opinion only Dorian Gray Jul 2022 #34
oh goddess....he wrote a song just for you! Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #57
Aw! You're a real fan!!! Dorian Gray Jul 2022 #103
If my 4 favorite bands were playing an outdoor show I might go sit outside the venue... electric_blue68 Jul 2022 #105
My husband and I MOMFUDSKI Jul 2022 #23
Yesterday I made a decision to change aspects of my lifestyle because of the variants. rzemanfl Jul 2022 #24
+1. Is it safe for people like us to hang out together? n/t ariadne0614 Jul 2022 #29
+1... myohmy2 Jul 2022 #25
When I start hearing stupid mask and vaccine arguments... SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #26
I just clicked on that one- the one at the top with long haul Covid- Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #30
The only people they site on there are misinformation spreaders SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #32
oh, I know...but still. It's hard to look at once healthy people Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #36
early on in the pandemic I gave everyone a pass SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #39
"murder" treestar Jul 2022 #46
OMG treestar Jul 2022 #45
Exactly Sunsky Jul 2022 #27
Still masking and isolating Marthe48 Jul 2022 #40
You're arguing treestar Jul 2022 #41
Darn! I could have sworn after over 2 decades that DU was a political website Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #55
LOL your post says why are DUers arguing treestar Jul 2022 #96
Well, I think it's a moot point. And I explained myself upthread Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #97
CDC provides guidance based on local community levels IronLionZion Jul 2022 #43
My wife and I still mask and I don't think I will ever stop masking. Solomon Jul 2022 #44
Like many others here ChazII Jul 2022 #50
politically speaking "the pandemic is not over" is dead in the water jcgoldie Jul 2022 #51
People vote on the economy Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #54
People vote on practical issues jcgoldie Jul 2022 #56
and that...my friend...is why we are taking steps right now to leave the good old USA Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #58
I hope it works for you jcgoldie Jul 2022 #60
Oh, I am not trying to get somewhere more "liberal" Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #63
who is asking for a mask mandate? You would think that common sense wouldn't require one. Solomon Jul 2022 #62
Who is saying you shouldnt have a right to wear a mask? jcgoldie Jul 2022 #64
You are the one who said "there will be no more Solomon Jul 2022 #73
If COVID is a political third rail, republicans made it that way. Hugin Jul 2022 #59
Hell yes it needs to be framed in terms of cost Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author jcgoldie Jul 2022 #52
When every new variant is "The one that will kill us all!" Sympthsical Jul 2022 #67
I dont think we've agreed on much jcgoldie Jul 2022 #68
Life would be so dull Sympthsical Jul 2022 #72
My original question stands: WHY are DUers even arguing about it Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #69
It's the weekend? Sympthsical Jul 2022 #71
People are going to vote like they want to but we still discuss it here, get it??? USALiberal Jul 2022 #75
I think most of the people here are voting Dem. So, your analogy Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #76
The point it is a discussion board, get it?? Nt USALiberal Jul 2022 #77
Oh. I see. You are kind of a newbie. Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #78
Lol, ok!! USALiberal Jul 2022 #79
Agreed dwayneb Jul 2022 #89
Yeah, absolutely keep an eye out Sympthsical Jul 2022 #98
great post Celerity Jul 2022 #92
Just wait until the winter.... usedtobedemgurl Jul 2022 #84
I think people should wear masks and avoid crowded settings. BannonsLiver Jul 2022 #95
Was Ding ever selling merch? I follow him on Twitter and don't recall him selling anything, but I'm liberal_mama Jul 2022 #102
There are stupid people everywhere Mysterian Jul 2022 #85
There's fear then there's taking care of yourself and the greater good nini Jul 2022 #88
I agree with some of what you say Mad_Machine76 Jul 2022 #99
*THIS* Abso-fucking-lutely Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #101
Exactly. It's up to us to determine how much risk beaglelover Jul 2022 #104
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