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keep_left

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2. That's great. Just in time for the bird flu!
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 07:59 PM
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https://democraticunderground.com/100219842074#post9

Here's one scenario to chew on, however. It's hypothetical right now, but I think it's plausible. What happens if the bird flu makes the full jump to humans and becomes easily transmissible? Things are already looking scary in farm country with cases which appear to be increasing. And you know that if we get a bird flu pandemic, Trump and his cronies will be at least as incompetent as they were during Covid. I just can't wait for Trump's whiny press conferences, where he complains about his ratings and the "fake news" while half the country is dying. Can you?

https://democraticunderground.com/100219843728 (How the U.S. Lost Control of Bird Flu)
https://democraticunderground.com/100219843728#post9

Trump did absolutely everything wrong about Covid, including concealing information (which he had obtained through intelligence briefings) about its lethality. Then when he contracted Covid through his own stupidity--probably at one of his idiotic rallies---he got absolutely heroic measures which saved his life...

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Can't have world health, after all!!!! elleng Monday #1
That's great. Just in time for the bird flu! keep_left Monday #2
Of course they are. yellow dahlia Monday #3
What could possibly go wrong? Initech Monday #4
As the bird flu ramps up and starts to infect dairy cattle. How long before it jumps species to humans? Hekate Monday #5
Well, it has, in a way. EndlessWire Monday #8
rfk is an advocate of raw milk rampartd Tuesday #17
The raw milk industry is growing, unfortunately NickB79 Tuesday #21
It already has. sheshe2 Monday #9
I continue to be mystified EndlessWire Monday #6
Even after something has touched them, they still live in denial. Mariana Tuesday #22
And there are those who said only the elderly died from COVID Norbert Tuesday #23
Possible bird flu epidemic coming Meowmee Monday #7
In this highly interconnected world, reducing pandemics everywhere is good for Americans' health struggle4progress Monday #10
This is about Trump not wanting to help other countries Johnny2X2X Monday #11
He will definitely want the WHO checklist though if he needs surgery Beringia Monday #12
Don't look at me, Americans wanted the clown and his circus back Blue_Tires Monday #13
Good, now we can finally join the WMHO La Coliniere Tuesday #14
He's making the same mistakes he made last time ecstatic Tuesday #15
I'm hoping the country will have had enough of him in 2 years Horse with no Name Tuesday #16
Message auto-removed Name removed Tuesday #18
But I'm sure samplegirl Tuesday #19
Morons that votes for him rather live with head Johonny Tuesday #20
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