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Pingui posted:
quote:Toilet designs differ globally. Public and private toilets in the United States each create turbulent water flow that may propel and aerosolize any viruses present in the bowl water. so what are the implications in countries that have bidets on every toilet (e: cutting out the middleman of "bowl water"?) maxwellhill has issued a correction as of 09:57 on Mar 27, 2024 |
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NeonPunk posted:Try pooping and don't flush
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Mar 27, 2024 08:44
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when i went to the states I couldn’t get over how much water you guys have in your toilets. you miss out of the joy of turds falling from height into water. literally feel sorry for you all
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Mar 27, 2024 09:30
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gently caress COREY PERRY posted:anyone got a good kn95 or equivalent earloop mask recommendation for Canada these days? I like em for quick gas station pop ins and whatnot but my last order sucked, weak bands and a thin material Breatheteq.
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Mar 27, 2024 11:53
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Notes from Plague World, End Of Winter 2023/24 edition Wife and smaller kid had some kind of insane GI virus; they basically quarantined in a different part of the house. My wife COVID tested constantly and I think tested smaller kid a couple times, no positives. A day later I got a fever and assumed I was descending into GI hell. I didn't, "just felt like a cold" (negative COVID every day, <48hrs fever), and then a couples day after that my wife developed a similar symptom set. I think we have fucky immune stuff going on and are passing lots of things back and forth. I saw a rheumatologist about my improving, but ongoing hand pain. I liked him. Bearded and with a mask over it like he knew how to do that. Most people at the hospital are masked now (majority of staff, maybe 50/50 patients in open areas). I was going to cancel the apppointment because I was still tired from prior illness but the next new patient appointment is in January. Yes, that January, the one in 2025. So, I went I was evaluated, I need to continue with carpal tunnel evaluation but the doctor I saw thinks my joint issues may be something different and he said it "could be" extremely-early-caught rheumatoid arthrhitis, but also the fact I was 100% sure I'd been real sick with COVID in the weeks leading up to this is "very suspicious" and he flat out said quote:"we're seeing a ton of people with joint pain and inflammatory pain secondary to COVID. I can't tell you why, I am writing this up as "post viral arthralgia', we'll do x-rays and blood work to rule out any mechanical or ongoing inflammatory process we're able to witness. If your pain gets worse follow up sooner, if it stays managable with ibuprofin then follow up with me in 2 months and we'll see how things are going" So, this gets back to "doctors generally sympathetic, but not that useful". This is now the 4th doc (2 generalist, 2 specialist) in the past 2 months who has said something along the lines of "we are seeing a significant uptick in these issues following COVID and do not at this time have the data to assess why that is". I find that refreshingly honest. Especially when the person saying it is masked to gently caress. I skiied 30 days, 200k vertical, workout HR in normal ranges, peak HR still twee too high but gently caress sickness and if the thing that gets me is my heart popping when I'm alone on sticks in the woods, okay, my heart was clearly gonna pop anyway, let's have some fun with it and then also have the luxury of dying alone instead of surrounded by unhelpful idiots fawning over The Dying Guy. I am so much more loving fatalistic than I was in 2019. Sure I am still dumping money into our retirement accounts but I've also gotten a lot more capricious about buying impractical things to enjoy now vs buying practical things that in theory make life easier over a longer period of time. e: I also basically quit drinking and ceased my extremely minimal tobacco intake after COVID, am moving towards tincture-only use of THC instead of vaping anything, am slowly tapering my other meds and taking probiotics incl Blis and Bifo and trying to work on my nuitrtion because lol quitting booze dropped me into unhealthy BMI. So, I am definitely not in a hurry to die, I am even taking steps to avoid it! Some of them are steps society considers DRASTIC AND WEIRD like wearing masks in hospitals and stores that have more than 2 other people in them!! Cabbages and Kings has issued a correction as of 13:29 on Mar 27, 2024 |
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Mar 27, 2024 13:24
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Cabbages and Kings posted:I was going to cancel the apppointment because I was still tired from prior illness but the next new patient appointment is in January. Yes, that January, the one in 2025. just quoting myself to highlight how hosed up this is, this is the only option for people in Burlington unless they want to drive 2hrs each way to Berlin, which, last I knew, "only" has a 2 month wait. And then you're doing that drive every time you need to see your provider. Good luck with that if you work a 9-5.
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Mar 27, 2024 13:31
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Animal-Mother posted:from wikipedia: As long as they get that last burst of endorphins from being served by the untermensch class they won't care
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Mar 27, 2024 14:52
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That NYT pandemic fatigue article even has a bit about a couple that went out to eat for their 65th anniversary during 2021, both got covid and died. Americans have no higher purpose than eating out.
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Mar 27, 2024 14:54
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The Oldest Man posted:
poo poo, this reminds me: did they ever release the 2022 numbers? or are they still MIA
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Mar 27, 2024 16:14
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https://x.com/tristanveness/status/1772964316821529044?s=46 2 years and HIV drugs after their first and only Covid infection, they’ve gotten their T cells up 50% which is enough to not constantly get sick from colds
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Mar 27, 2024 16:43
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toggle posted:when i went to the states I couldn’t get over how much water you guys have in your toilets. you miss out of the joy of turds falling from height into water. literally feel sorry for you all some of the toilets in places like state and national parks in the mountains are just a seat over a really really really deep hole and its a whole other experience to pinch one off and hear nothing
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Mar 27, 2024 17:04
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is the person behind ClearAirKits.com a goon? i put in an order for two of their kits. a little pricey but worth the splurge in the long run for me.
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Mar 27, 2024 19:47
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Steve Yun posted:2 years and HIV drugs after their first and only Covid infection, they’ve gotten their T cells up 50% which is enough to not constantly get sick from colds the core question is 'did the hiv drugs/supplements/everything else actually do anything, or was it just time'.
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Mar 27, 2024 19:56
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deadwing posted:the core question is 'did the hiv drugs/supplements/everything else actually do anything, or was it just time'. All of my gay friends are on PREP and very much back to normal. Cruises, parties, movies, travel, etc. Being a boring, married monogamous gay I am not. It would be a serious LOL moment for me if the drug that has reset gay life to the hedonism of the pre-AIDS era is also how they're tanking COVID infections. (I say this as someone who is very much in favor of PREP.)
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Mar 27, 2024 20:13
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:All of my gay friends are on PREP and very much back to normal. Cruises, parties, movies, travel, etc. Being a boring, married monogamous gay I am not. It would be a serious LOL moment for me if the drug that has reset gay life to the hedonism of the pre-AIDS era is also how they're tanking COVID infections. one of the most brutal wake-up calls for me was when my wife and i spent a bunch of time in 2020 getting groceries for a gay friend of ours who had just had a bone marrow transplant while he hid in his apartment and literally didn't go outside for 10 months, then when his doc certified his new immune system as Ready to gently caress he completely ghosted us (since, you know, my wife's medical vulnerabilities are permanent and this was A Big Downer) and started going on cruises. i cant be that mad at him because he almost died of horrific blood cancer that has some Real poo poo 10 year survival numbers regardless of what he does, but my wife particularly really invested a lot of time supporting this guy when his poo poo was totally hosed by treatment, even before covid, and getting dumpstered by a friend of many years when it was her turn to have needs really loving sucks
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Mar 27, 2024 20:32
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Jigsaw posted:poo poo, this reminds me: did they ever release the 2022 numbers? or are they still MIA We got to a little over a million dead like two years ago and just stopped counting.
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Mar 27, 2024 20:33
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Yup, Covid is over. My dumb country stopped counting the dead in July of last year, somehow changed the hospitalization statistics from patients to admissions, obviously stopped all tests, but still does wastewater which only got comprehensive some time last year. Can't compare numbers with the time before it was over. Though there was more covid in Austrian poo poo during last winter than at any other time on record.
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Mar 27, 2024 20:42
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Had some training today with one coworker who called out sick Monday earlier this week. He looked like poo poo today, constantly blowing his nose and weeping eyes and mentioned that he has a stomach thing too "Oh it just must be the allergies acting up"
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Mar 27, 2024 20:51
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Jyrraeth posted:I like these guys. https://www.ppe-supply.com/ My wife ordered some and may finally go back to wearing a mask again because they come in colours! She doesn’t like my tight headband hospital-looking rear end masks I wear.
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Mar 27, 2024 21:21
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NeonPunk posted:Had some training today with one coworker who called out sick Monday earlier this week. He looked like poo poo today, constantly blowing his nose and weeping eyes and mentioned that he has a stomach thing too the classic hay fever symptoms. sneezing, and uncontrollable diarrhea
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Mar 27, 2024 21:51
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This Death Panel is really good https://soundcloud.com/deathpanel/refusing-to-forget-w-vicky-osterweil-032124
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Mar 27, 2024 23:37
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Washington State's Respiratory Illness Dashboard. Positive clinical cases (tests administered at CLIA certified or CLIA waived labs) as reported by healthcare facility.  pre:Cases Changes in state counts reported: week of: 3wk ago 2wk ago 1wk ago This week Wkly Trend Total Mar 17 - - - + 1,100 ↓ 21.3% 1,100 Mar 10 - - 1,344 + 54 ↓ 14.0% 1,398 Mar 03 - 1,543 76 + 7 ↓ 23.8% 1,626 Feb 25 1,976 132 24 + 1 ↓ 18.5% 2,133 Feb 18 160 59 3 + 23 ↓ 3.1% 2,616 Thru 2023 83 20 5 - 1 170,891  pre:ED Visits Changes in Recent Counts: week of: 3wk ago 2wk ago 1wk ago This week Wkly Trend Total Mar 17 - - - + 402 ↓ 27.7% 402 Mar 10 - - 497 + 59 ↓ 13.7% 556 Mar 03 - 602 -8 + 50 ↓ 19.3% 644 Feb 25 701 46 51 - ↓ 12.2% 798 Feb 18 55 50 - - ↓ 3.7% 909 Thru 2023 52 - - - 58,275 New hospital admissions in Washington state facilities with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 as reported by the state and HHS. Numbers are a reflection of 'healthcare encounters' and not representative of individuals nor of residence. Most recent week of data is incomplete.  pre:Hosp. Admissions Changes in Recent Counts: week of: 3wk ago 2wk ago 1wk ago This week Wkly Trend Total Mar 17 - - - + 191 ↓ 1.0% 191 Mar 10 - 250 - - 57 ↓ 15.4% 193 Mar 03 263 -35 - - ↓ 15.6% 228 Feb 25 -4 - - - ↑ 6.3% 270 Feb 18 - - - - ↓ 10.2% 254 Thru 2023 - - - - 17,029  pre:Beds in Use Changes in Recent Counts: week of: 3wk ago 2wk ago 1wk ago This week Wkly Trend Total Mar 17 - - - + 1,029 ↓ 7.5% 1,029 Mar 10 - - 1,113 - ↓ 17.6% 1,113 Mar 03 - 1,351 - - ↓ 15.7% 1,351 Feb 25 1,603 - - - ↓ 5.4% 1,603 Feb 18 - - - - ↓ 13.3% 1,694 Thru 2023 - - - - 111,433  pre:ICU in Use Changes in Recent Counts: week of: 3wk ago 2wk ago 1wk ago This week Wkly Trend Total Mar 17 - - - + 91 - 91 Mar 10 - - 91 - ↓ 35.0% 91 Mar 03 - 140 - - ↓ 16.7% 140 Feb 25 168 - - - ↓ 4.0% 168 Feb 18 - - - - ↓ 21.9% 175 Thru 2023 - - - - 12,558  pre:Deaths Changes in Recent Counts: week of: 3wk ago 2wk ago 1wk ago This week Wkly Trend Total Mar 17 - - - - - - Mar 10 - - - + 19 ↑ 5.6% 19 Mar 03 - - 15 + 3 ↓ 14.3% 18 Feb 25 - 16 5 - ↓ 41.7% 21 Feb 18 30 4 1 + 1 ↓ 5.3% 36 Thru 2023 6 4 4 + 2 1,858
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Mar 28, 2024 01:06
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Bold lines in the tables are new since the previous update. Olympic Peninsula & Northwest Wash.  pre:Olympic Peninsula & Northwest Wash. County Shed ID Ref. Date Trend 7-Day Change Jefferson PT (1) Mar-20 DOWN - 30% Mason Biobot (4) Mar-23 DOWN - 25% Skagit ANA (1) Mar-19 UP + 35% Skagit MV (1) Mar-21 UP + 25% Whatcom LYN (1) Mar-21 DOWN - 15%  pre:North Puget Sound [1 of 2] County Shed ID Ref. Date Trend 7-Day Change Island COUP (1) Mar-22 DOWN - 45% Island OH (1) Mar-18 STEADY ± 1% Snohomish APP (1) Mar-21 DOWN - 15% Snohomish ARL (1) Mar-21 STEADY ± 3% Snohomish EVR (1) Mar-20 DOWN - 30% Snohomish STAN (1) Mar-20 DOWN - 40% Snohomish 256 (3) Mar-22 UP + 60%  pre:North Puget Sound [2 of 2] County Shed ID Ref. Date Trend 7-Day Change King BWT (1) Mar-20 UP + 90% King KCS (1) Mar-20 UP +200% King WSPT (1) Mar-19 DOWN - 20%  pre:South Puget Sound & Southwest County Shed ID Ref. Date Trend 7-Day Change Clark MRPK (1) Mar-20 DOWN - 10% Clark SNCK (1) Mar-21 STEADY ± 3% Clark VWS (1) Mar-20 STEADY ± 4% Lewis Biobot (4) Mar-23 DOWN - 25% Pierce CC (1) Mar-22 STEADY ± 8% Pierce PUY (1) Mar-21 UP + 15% Thurston LOTT (1) Mar-20 DOWN - 20%  pre:North & South Central Wash. County Shed ID Ref. Date Trend 7-Day Change Benton WRCH (1) Mar-21 DOWN - 20% Chelan WEN (1) Mar-18 DOWN - 70% Grant EPH (1) Mar-20 DOWN - 40% Kittitas ELL (1) Mar-21 DOWN - 25% Okanogan BRW (1) Mar-14 DOWN - 40% Yakima YAK (1) Mar-21 DOWN - 15%  pre:Northeast & Southeast Wash. County Shed ID Ref. Date Trend 7-Day Change Franklin PAS (1) Mar-22 UP + 35% Spokane RP (1) Mar-22 UP + 10% Spokane SPK (1) Mar-22 UP + 55% Walla Walla WALLA (1) Mar-21 DOWN - 40% Whitman PLM (1) Mar-22 STEADY ± 8% White diamond dots are from most recent CDC/NWSS (Ref. (2) ) data scaled to supplement missing or out-dated data when available. Because each of these four groups use different normalization methods, different smoothing methods, and different averaging/location identifiers, the concentration of virus is not comparable between locations. See reference links at the bottom of this post for more details. There are 33 sewersheds distributed across 6 charts grouped by region then alphabetized by county and sewershed. The tables below contain WADoH or NWSS/WSS IDs (to match their respective dashboards), Date last sampled, Trend (based on the change between the averages of the two most recent weeks), and 7-Day Change (approx. amount the trend has increased or decreased). All data presented are smoothed in some degree to even out inconsistent sampling dates and extreme highs and lows. Most sewersheds are sampled 1-3 times a week and are published within a week. Some locations are late reporting by 10 days or more so be sure to note your sewershed's Date in the table or graph. Locations that are more than two weeks old will have n/a listed under Trend to indicate there it is out of date. References with links to details on y-axis units, normalization protocols, data limitations, and sampling methods:
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Mar 28, 2024 01:52
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what is the deal with those random spikes at the end of February? valentines day? spring break?
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Mar 28, 2024 02:19
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Oracle posted:what is the deal with those random spikes at the end of February? valentines day? spring break? Probably v-day plus Superbowl.
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Mar 28, 2024 02:21
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bobtheconqueror posted:Probably v-day plus Superbowl. Super Bowl is end of Jan
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Mar 28, 2024 03:33
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Valentine's Day has historically created a baby boom in November. This year, we can expect a vessel burst in April.
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Mar 28, 2024 04:25
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Oracle posted:Super Bowl is end of Jan This year's was February 11th, but yeah that's still earlier than I thought lol.
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Mar 28, 2024 04:27
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oh boy, there’s a ‘stomach bug’ going around among the younger kid having set. seems to be lasting 2-7 days, diarrhea and vomiting, with a pause after the first 24-48 hours where everyone feels better then they go down again. wonder what it could be. If we only had the tools… (it’s probably (norovirus) Oracle has issued a correction as of 04:49 on Mar 28, 2024 |
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Mar 28, 2024 04:35
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Shiroc posted:This Death Panel is really good https://soundcloud.com/deathpanel/refusing-to-forget-w-vicky-osterweil-032124  I gave it a second listen. Really good one.
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Mar 28, 2024 04:39
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Oracle posted:oh boy, there’s a ‘stomach bug’ going around among the younger kid having set. https://data.wastewaterscan.org/ Yeah, scrolling down it has norovirus as 'High' nationwide. Oh hey, in fact it seems to be the 2nd highest it's been since they started recording. Highest was about this time last year.  Marvelous.
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Mar 28, 2024 05:04
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Norovirus recently caught a case of Laura Loomer:https://twitter.com/LauraLoomer/status/1771470478160368035 posted:Spent the night in the hospital after my symptoms continued to get worse. I have elevated white blood cells and doctors said I have Norovirus, which explains why I suddenly became very sick, fatigued and dizzy to the point of not being able to stand up last night quite randomly and aggressively.
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Mar 28, 2024 05:37
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Comparing the Austrian boards with the US ones posted above. weekly hospitalizations:    Now, correlation isn't causation, but someone should look into the idea that covid waves cause RSV and flu waves.  It's kind of interesting that Austria went all in on getting everyone sick over the winter while the US is doing the slower burn this time.
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Mar 28, 2024 09:58
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Wake me (it’s already been three weeks) when they look for rhinovirus. The textbooks say that rhinoviruses cause more infections in humans than any other family. I think that they’re wrong.
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Mar 28, 2024 12:12
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it's that guy again!!! suspiciously anti-cancerphobia
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Mar 28, 2024 15:12
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Once everyone has caught cancer, we can be immune and move past this
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Mar 28, 2024 15:17
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looking forward to 20 years from now” no need to fear ALS”
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Mar 28, 2024 15:21
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Once everyone has caught cancer, we can be immune and move past this
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Mar 28, 2024 15:21
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"don't worry poors, it's not that bad getting cancer. we have MAID now. what, you wanna get old and not retire, just keep working while living in a van? better hope your AC doesn't break" this is essentially the message i get from the news these days, when i bother to read it
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“Don’t be a pussy” worked spectacularly for covid and it will be applied to every single problem facing us in the near future.
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