rattlesnake

Thanks for the compliment, although I can't stand Alex Jones. Here you go: Dr. Anthony Fauci admits keeping schools closed during COVID pandemic ‘not a good idea’ https://torontosun.com/news/world/dr-anthony-fauci-admits-keeping-school-closed-during-covid-pandemic-not-a-good-idea

That's the interview where Fauci finally admits that closing schools for a year during Covid was a mistake. It only took Mister I Am The Science 4 years to admit that 'conspiracy theorists' (and Trump) were right.

There are brilliant transliterations in this thread… Cow Car Moo, Pad Gapow Guy, My Pet… Nice one.

Your inability to explain your rationale is duly noted.

A friendly reminder from 2021, about what our 'democracies' implemented: Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/countries-making-covid-19-vaccines-mandatory-2021-08-16/

"At the speed of science", a.k.a. "making stuff up as we go along".

Please explain this.

Wise words. I have been on the receiving end of innumerable insults on this forum for being a Trump supporter and an antivaxxer. My number one principle is never to reciprocate. You got the answer to your question, at least as far as I am concerned: I can only laugh at what I see as an incredibly absurd situation (on a general scale and, again, not a personal attack) and I suspect that is the case for several others. It is true, though, that lots of unvaccinated people feel resentful and can only snigger cynically when they encounter what they see as evidence that they were right, or when they hear calls to "forget about it and move on" when they were literally treated as a threat to society (with the very harmful personal consequences it entails) just three years ago…

Many are assuming the OP is talking about himself. Nothing indicates that.

Yes, that is what I meant by "as are the rationalisations on the purported effectiveness of this vaccine".

I doubt anyone was laughing at you being sick. You stated that you have been vaccinated five times against an illness, and then that you caught said illness and suffered from it severely nonetheless. Then you added a further message stating your intention to have a sixth shot for good measure. Nothing personal, but this approach is so utterly absurd – as are the rationalisations on the purported effectiveness of this vaccine – that it is likely to elicit laughter.

Based on the information provided in this thread, what is the notable difference between you and those 20 people?

Early 30s to early 70s. Common denominator: overall reasonably healthy.

US intelligence believes Putin probably didn't order Navalny to be killed, Wall Street Journal reports https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-intelligence-believes-putin-probably-didnt-order-navalny-be-killed-wsj-2024-04-27/

The final throes of a dying empire. Happy times.

Myself and the approx. 20 unvaccinated people I know haven't caught Covid since 2020. Some, including myself, never caught it at all. The rational conclusion to this empirical reality is forbidden by forum rules.

So that notion does exist, the French government has been telling me for 40 years that even thinking about it is racist.

Yes you are, but at this point you will probably never get it.

How many shots have you had, John?

Some people do. They need medical care, but not for Covid.

Of course it is.

I agree. Also notable is Saudi Arabia moving away from the petrodollar: U.S.-Saudi Petrodollar Pact Ends after 50 Years https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-saudi-petrodollar-pact-ends-after-50-years

Hang in there, just 7 more months…

The pickup should not have made this maneuver, but the kid's driving was suicidal (as many kids' is here).

+1 Back when I was living in Phuket, there was a roundabout in Chalong which was (and probably still is) notoriously one of the most dangerous intersections on the island.