While mask mandates are ending. I will still wear a mask on the train etc. while Covid still exists. 

25 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Agreed. China's absolutely to blame for that, whether it was for the purposes of obscuring investigations related to the WIV labs or the wildlife trade feeding the Huanan market, the result is the same: they could've done far more to help curtail this in the early stages and intentionally withheld critical information when it mattered most. If your takeaway from the article was that the author was trying to defend China, I'm not sure you actually read through it in its entirety.

My takeaway was that the authors started with the premise that the lab-leak theory was a conspiracy theory, then worked backward to try to make that case.

2 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

 

I never really watched it until about 5 or 6 years ago, and I primarily started just to watch Djokovic. He was just such a wizard on the court that it really made the sport entertaining to me in a way that no one else did. His matches always just moved at a different speed. Even as a kid, I was always kind of drawn to Wimbledon, probably just for the pomp and uniqueness of a grass court. So, I'd pretty much make a point to watch and root for Djokovic every year in that tournament. I think he's still the most talented tennis player in the world, but his attitude has really kinda soured me on him personally. If he's honestly willing to throw away the back half of his career over a vaccine, that's pretty ridiculous. I said a few weeks ago that I might just become a Nadal fan (I'd kinda taken some interest in him in recent years anyway). Then Nadal went an won the Australian open and called out Djokovic for creating a "circus" out of the situation. I might have to really follow through on that statement.

I'm not really a huge fan, I mostly click on and watch a little of the finals of a major tournament, but very rarely watch anything leading up to it. I play a bit recreationally, so I've developed a healthy respect for what these dudes do. I'm always stunned about the endurance of the greats when matches go into the fifth set and tiebreak and end up lasting like 5 hours. I'm actually the polar opposite of you, I've always rooted against Djokovic because I've always liked Nadal and, of course, Roger Federer who is probably the classiest dude in all of pro sports, but now I'll be all in on Djokovic. 

9 minutes ago, Kz! said:

I'm actually the polar opposite of you, I've always rooted against Djokovic because I've always liked Nadal and, of course, Roger Federer who is probably the classiest dude in all of pro sports, but now I'll be all in on Djokovic. 

 

Fair enough. We'll have to wait and see if you even get the chance to root for him in the upcoming tournaments. It's hard to imagine Djokovic basically just walking away from the game over this when he's still likely got several good years left competing for the top spot in the world, but who knows. I'm not sure how these governing bodies operate, but something tells me that they're not going to relax the vaccination rules anytime soon.   

1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Also a good article on the hunt for the virus' origins:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-lab-leak-hypothesis-made-it-harder-for-scientists-to-seek-the-truth/

Good article, thanks

1 hour ago, The_Omega said:

My takeaway was that the authors started with the premise that the lab-leak theory was a conspiracy theory, then worked backward to try to make that case.

Technically speaking, both are by definition conspiracy theories (again if you read the whole article, you'll see why.) The conspiracy aspect in both cases involves deliberate attempts by the Chinese government to limit access to information and cover up evidence of what happened. There is no disputing the fact that various authorities there literally conspired with each other to obscure and divert all international efforts away from determining the cause of the outbreak. It's just that the causes differ depending on which theory you subscribe to (man-made vs natural origin.) 

Watching a scumbag tyrant like Trudeau squirm while he gets heckled is wildly entertaining.

 

4 hours ago, jsdarkstar said:

While mask mandates are ending. I will still wear a mask on the train etc. while Covid still exists. 

So then for the rest of your life

@greenskeeper, you're wrong for this...

4 hours ago, jsdarkstar said:

While mask mandates are ending. I will still wear a mask on the train etc. while Covid still exists. 

   

1 hour ago, DrPhilly said:

So then for the rest of your life

Yep. Thanks to the unvaccinated.

Just now, jsdarkstar said:

Yep. Thanks to the unvaccinated.

 

Post more.

Just now, jsdarkstar said:

Yep. Thanks to the unvaccinated.

Uhhhhh, no, that's not correct.  I don't think you understand how this thing works.

Or maybe you just mean you'll continue to wear a mask during periods of outbreaks.  Was that what you meant?

The U.S. Has Had a Million 'Extra' Deaths Since the Pandemic Began

https://gizmodo.com/the-u-s-has-had-a-million-extra-deaths-since-the-pande-1848547641

But how can this be? The fake virus doesn't kill anyone and any death numbers are GREATLY exaggerated by doctors who make more money off COVID deaths.

Everyone knows this.

6 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

If he's honestly willing to throw away the back half of his career over a vaccine, 

IT IS NOT A VACCINE, IT IS GENE THERAPY, THEY TURN YOU INTO A GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGNISMS AT WHCIH POINT THEY CAN PATENT AND OWN YOU!!

 

1 hour ago, jsdarkstar said:

Yep. Thanks to the unvaccinated.

So you don’t believe in the vaccines ? Is it a lie that for even people not boosted COVID is as deadly as the flu?

5 minutes ago, EagleVA said:

IT IS NOT A VACCINE, IT IS GENE THERAPY, THEY TURN YOU INTO A GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGNISMS AT WHCIH POINT THEY CAN PATENT AND OWN YOU!!

 

🤫

 

 Adults are talking!

3 minutes ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

So you don’t believe in the vaccines ? Is it a lie that for even people not boosted COVID is as deadly as the flu?

The Covid Vaccines work.

Those who have been boosted are more protected from the Vaccine.

Covid is far more deadly than the flu and that's a scientific fact. 

The unvaccinated are the ones getting sick, going to the hospital, spreading the disease, responsible for the variants and dying because of Covid far more than the Vaccinated.

8 minutes ago, EagleVA said:

IT IS NOT A VACCINE, IT IS GENE THERAPY, THEY TURN YOU INTO A GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGNISMS AT WHCIH POINT THEY CAN PATENT AND OWN YOU!!

 

How many screws loose are required to post something like this?

Asking because you're a loon.

3 minutes ago, jsdarkstar said:

 

The unvaccinated are the ones getting sick, going to the hospital, spreading the disease, responsible for the variants and dying because of Covid far more than the Vaccinated.

With Omicron the spread isn’t partial to the unvaccinated but the rest is true, yeah. 

6 minutes ago, jsdarkstar said:

The Covid Vaccines work.

Those who have been boosted are more protected from the Vaccine.

Covid is far more deadly than the flu and that's a scientific fact. 

The unvaccinated are the ones getting sick, going to the hospital, spreading the disease, responsible for the variants and dying because of Covid far more than the Vaccinated.

 COVID is not far more deadlier for the vaccinated and like you said the unvaxxed are the ones getting sick so your i will mask forever because of the unvaxxed I  is nonsensical 

In warning to U.S., COVID rates soar after Denmark lifts all restrictions

"This marks the transition to a new era for all of us, because Denmark will once again be an open society, completely open,” said Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. "We dare to believe that we are now through the critical phase."

Since then, however, Denmark has continued to record more COVID-19 cases per capita than nearly anywhere else in the world, and both COVID hospitalizations and deaths have shot up by about a third.

"Not looking good in Denmark,” Dr. Eric Topol, founder and director of the Scripps Translational Institute, tweeted Sunday, sharing several charts that terminated in near-vertical upward lines. "Deaths are now 67% of peak, with a steep ascent.”

1 minute ago, jsdarkstar said:

In warning to U.S., COVID rates soar after Denmark lifts all restrictions

"This marks the transition to a new era for all of us, because Denmark will once again be an open society, completely open,” said Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. "We dare to believe that we are now through the critical phase."

Since then, however, Denmark has continued to record more COVID-19 cases per capita than nearly anywhere else in the world, and both COVID hospitalizations and deaths have shot up by about a third.

"Not looking good in Denmark,” Dr. Eric Topol, founder and director of the Scripps Translational Institute, tweeted Sunday, sharing several charts that terminated in near-vertical upward lines. "Deaths are now 67% of peak, with a steep ascent.”

But dude, they're like 90% triple vaxxed over there. How is this possssssiibbbbbbbllllllleeee!????

2 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

With Omicron the spread isn’t partial to the unvaccinated but the rest is true, yeah. 

True, the vaccinated get sick, but don't end up in the hospital or die like the unvaccinated do. However those who are vaccinated, who get Omicron are not in equal numbers to the unvaccinated who get it. It's not even close.

Fantastic thread on the unscientific claims that get tossed around here:

 

30 minutes ago, Toastrel said:

The U.S. Has Had a Million 'Extra' Deaths Since the Pandemic Began

https://gizmodo.com/the-u-s-has-had-a-million-extra-deaths-since-the-pande-1848547641

But how can this be? The fake virus doesn't kill anyone and any death numbers are GREATLY exaggerated by doctors who make more money off COVID deaths.

Everyone knows this.

I think a better question is how we had a million "extra" deaths when we haven't even hit a million deaths from\with COVID?