D&D and the rising pandemic

[Zardnaar]

That is heartbreaking. On several levels, in fact, that is heartbreaking.

IDK how true it is but that's what she claimed on national tv.

 

[Horwath]

Lady here left her husband of 45 years because he got vaxed. He's in his 80's and survived polio.

Don't know what to say to this, it both for crying and laughing at the same time.

I feel sorry for the guy that lost his wife after 45 years for something as dumb as vaccination disagreement,
if it were about vaccination of their kids it would be another matter, but I don't think that people in their 70s or 80s are planning to have any new ones.

but on the upper note, at least he found out that she is crazy, even if it's 44,5 years too late.

 

[Cadence]

Here's hoping the trends continue. Here's the new hospital admissions for the US per 100,000

And here's the excess deaths chart. Far left is the big flu outbreak of 2017-2018, far right bars won't be updated for a few weeks.

 

[Mezuka]

Justin Trudeau will announce this afternoon the use of the Emergency Act Law* to widen the powers of police and the governement.

*Earlier, I mentionned the War Measures Act. That act was replaced in 1988 by the Emergency Act. It is less powerful and is monitored by parliement.

 

[Mezuka]

A group of 11 arrested near Coutts border in Manitoba. They had a cache of weapons and were ready to use it against police officers.

Alberta RCMP arrest 13 people at Coutts border blockade, seize weapons

Alberta RCMP officers have arrested 13 people and seized a number of weapons including guns and body armour near the Coutts border crossing blockade.

calgary.ctvnews.ca

 

[CleverNickName]

A group of 11 arrested near Coutts border in Manitoba. They had a cache of weapons and were ready to use it against police officers.

Alberta RCMP arrest 13 people at Coutts border blockade, seize weapons

Alberta RCMP officers have arrested 13 people and seized a number of weapons including guns and body armour near the Coutts border crossing blockade.

calgary.ctvnews.ca

And all this nonsense started because Canada wanted to limit the risk of exposing her citizens to a deadly global pandemic. I mean, America is leading the world in Covid-19 cases and deaths, but WhAt AbOuT tHe EcOnOmY?

I'm in a particularly foul mood today. My immune-compromised, cancer-survivor mom was diagnosed with Covid-19. This was in spite of her being double-vaccinated, and boosted, and having already gotten it back in December and surviving it after a 5-day hospital stay. I find myself getting really short with people who say things like "it's no big deal" or "everyone is going to get it anyway."

Because it is a very big deal. And not everyone who gets it will survive it.

 

[Mezuka]

And all this nonsense started because Canada wanted to limit the risk of exposing her citizens to a deadly global pandemic. I mean, America is leading the world in Covid-19 cases and deaths, but WhAt AbOuT tHe EcOnOmY?

I'm in a particularly foul mood today. My immune-compromised, cancer-survivor mom was diagnosed with Covid-19. This was in spite of her being double-vaccinated, and boosted, and having already gotten it back in December and surviving it after a 5-day hospital stay. I find myself getting really short with people who say things like "it's no big deal" or "everyone is going to get it anyway."

Because it is a very big deal. And not everyone who gets it will survive it.

It's become obvious to me that these people are Libertarians (mixed in with extreme religious right and neo-nazi groups) who hate the central government. Covid-19 is just an excuse for them to enact their "erotic dream" of overthrowing the Liberal Canadian government, which is centre-leftist.

They do not represent the truckers. They played their hand. Now the government will use all its power to round them up and prosecute them.

 

[CleverNickName]

It's become obvious to me that these people are Libertarians (mixed in with extreme religious right and neo-nazi groups) who hate the central government. Covid-19 is just an excuse for them to enact their "erotic dream" of overthrowing the Liberal Canadian government, which is centre-leftist.

They do not represent the truckers. They played their hand. Now the government will use all its power to round them up and prosecute them.

Yeah, I know and it's horrible. I was just trying to pull the thread away from politics, and back on topic.

 

[Mezuka]

Yeah, I know and it's horrible. I was just trying to pull the thread away from politics, and back on topic.

The ironic things, to get back on topic, is that all the Canadian provinces have been easing Covid restrictions in the last two weeks because the number of hospitalisations is decreasing. Some provinces have announced the end of vaccination passports (for now). The protesters didn't have to do what they did. It was going to happen anyway.

 

[Mannahnin]

The ironic things, to get back on topic, is that all the Canadian provinces have been easing Covid restrictions in the last two weeks because the number of hospitalisations is decreasing. Some provinces have announced the end of vaccination passports (for now). The protesters didn't have to do what they did. It was going to happen anyway.

Well, but to see that they'd have to be paying attention to the numbers, rather than to their echo chamber ideologically-driven media.