Donald I, emperor of the world.

[briantrumpet]

Trump claiming the shooter has been found.

It says something about my current faith in US institutions that I'll reserve judgement about whether the 'suspect' in custody is a stooge in the way that certain regimes quickly find convenient culprits who get paraded in front of the TV cameras.

 

[Psamathe]

Re: US Government Vaccination Attitude
Maybe surprising aspect to the current US Government attitude to vaccination is that their recommendations for Covid Booster vaccinations this autumn are more generous and cover a significantly broader sector of population than the UK are providing.

 

[briantrumpet]

Re: US Government Vaccination Attitude
Maybe surprising aspect to the current US Government attitude to vaccination is that their recommendations for Covid Booster vaccinations this autumn are more generous and cover a significantly broader sector of population than the UK are providing.

I have to admit that I'm not overly worried about not having been offered a covid booster, but will happily accept my flu jab. My general perception is that covid is currently not at all pleasant, but it's nothing like as serious as it was initially, and the NHS is not going to be overwhelmed. (Obviously long covid is still a concern though.)

I think that the bigger issue, in public health terms for the US, is the withdrawal of vaccine mandates for children, given the already declining vaccination rates. Those terrible diseases that are still just as terrible now as they ever were - e.g. polio and measles - are going to have a field day.

 

[Psamathe]

I have to admit that I'm not overly worried about not having been offered a covid booster, but will happily accept my flu jab. My general perception is that covid is currently not at all pleasant, but it's nothing like as serious as it was initially, and the NHS is not going to be overwhelmed. (Obviously long covid is still a concern though.)

The worry with Covid is not so much the accute phase but for those who go on to suffer long Covid - which can really devastate their lived for an extended period.

NHS is weird with it's vaccination regime eg Shingles (which I've had and is really horrible) but people younger than me are getting it on the NHS, people older than me are getting it on the NHS but NHS doesn't like my age group so I'm currently not eligible (and it's one I would definately get and for broader reasons than avoiding shingles).

 

[Beebo]

"...my friend Charlie Kirk..." by Nigel Farage tells you all you need to know about Nigel.

A bit like, My friend Geoffrey Epstein by Peter Mandelson.

 

[PurplePenguin]

I'm going to get the flu jab this year. Flu with vaccinated kids last year was really unpleasant.

 

[briantrumpet]

I'm going to get the flu jab this year. Flu with vaccinated kids last year was really unpleasant.

Flu is truly horrible. Had it once, in 1990. Unforgettably gruesome.

 

[Bazzer]

It says something about my current faith in US institutions that I'll reserve judgement about whether the 'suspect' in custody is a stooge in the way that certain regimes quickly find convenient culprits who get paraded in front of the TV cameras.

Hence my using the word "claiming". MAGA has its martyr, it just needs to find the executioner.
I must admit if they do have the correct person, I was rather hoping he would be on the run for a little longer, if only to watch the discomfort of Kash Patel in front of the cameras.

Interesting how the Utah governor describes social media as a "cancer" linking it to an inability to process violent imagery, but was happy to sign into law, the open carry of firearms without a permit.

 

[Pblakeney]

Interesting how the Utah governor describes social media as a "cancer" linking it to an inability to process violent imagery, but was happy to sign into law, the open carry of firearms without a permit.

Also interesting how yet another high school shooting on the same day goes entirely without report. Normalised.

 

[Pinno718]

Flu is truly horrible. Had it once, in 1990. Unforgettably gruesome.

March 1990 me. Gruesome indeed.

 

[CXRAndy]

Maybe the democrats need to be disbanded?
This fella is calling for it


View: https://x.com/iAnonPatriot/status/1966282608859590876?t=5hQLXQG-L7wqUVclTx8Uxw&s=19

 

[AndyRM]

Dude's weird little tinfoil bunker needs some work.

Also, bless that Patriot for editing "terrorist". I'd have been triggered all the way to my latest alphabet rally if they hadn't done that.