I live in a Seattle suburb, surrounded by the panic stricken, the Karens, virtue signalers jogging in masks. I wish the west coast governors would all disappear. They have driven the panic bus, and terrified people... My 80 yr old step mom lives in Port Angeles. We haven't seen her in 2 years because she watches tv, hears that her county is having a HUGE OUTBREAK, and is petrified of seeing family. Her county has had 1 death, and 4 hospitalizations and 106 cases in July... media is killing people faster than covid in Democrat run states. It's pure evil.
Whatever flimsy faith critical thinkers had in public health has been obliterated and will never be regained in my lifetime. We have descended into madness pure and simple. Once again, this endemic virus is not about the science, but definitely about the political science
Well said as usual. But we need to fight and destroy all these restrictions on travel. It needs to be unacceptable to be forced to wear masks on planes or for kids in school. These effect everyone. And if these remain, they have control of nationwide fear, no matter what is happening in local Utah.
And I got yelled at yesterday by an employee in the Bx/Px on our local AFB for not masking up. We have been shopping there sans mask the last 2 months and now this again? I told the guy I had no idea, and he said "don't worry about it". I told him I never worried about it.....and won't in the future. Funny how they are 50 ft away from you and come up to you and have to get really close to me because I have a hrg. loss and can't hear them with a mask. I am going to start telling people what a huge risk they just took...can't take it anymore. But the food court...well, I pointed to it, and said "everyone is safe out there, right?" Crowded as all get out!
I had to pick up a Rx and ran in to get some light bulbs....in the store for 5 min. These stores have so much competition anyway and are struggling. And they are going to lose me until I can go in without covering my face!
I have saved all (most) of his writings and plan to print them up and put them in a file sometime soon. Too good to just delete. And I plan to use it for "remember when" conversations...
My life changed as little as possible other than having to explain to my young children why some imbeciles are wearing masks while walking their dog outside alone
I'm in Southern California. Yesterday, I saw people walking in the hot sunshine, with no one else around for MILES, all masked up. At this point, I'm just ashamed of my fellow Californians. I'm starting to believe they will swallow anything. That's good news for Gov. Newsom. He can Covid variant himself into a nice, long political career of ineptitude.
Too close to call right now. People are fed up with Newsom, and if there were another Democrat to vote for, any Democrat, he would get the boot. Are Californians willing to give someone with a "R" after their name a chance? I don't know.
The better question is whether voting in CA even matters. The evidence that even CA had to steal and redirect massive numbers of votes in 2020 makes you wonder if it's reeeeeally as blue as they've brainwashed us all to think. In that light, Newsom's task is just to manufacture enough of a narrative that it's a close recall but he's surging at the end and then he can steal or manufacture as many votes needed to out him over the top. That's how democracy in America has worked for quite a long time.
Spot on. Been saying this even here in my BLUE New England state. As long as you don't watch the news, things are normal. Have been for a while. Most folks no longer care. A few whack jobs are re-donning masks based on Wollensky's shreaking. They are losing, and they are getting more desperate. And by doing so they are digging their own graves. It only takes a vocal 10% to win. We are way more than 10%, but we need to be vocal in public, not just on SM. And by attempting to reinstate masks, threaten lockdowns, it will quickly become obvious amongst the public how few folks still give a rat's ass about the CDC/Fauci/WHO/insertfavoriteclownhere BS anymore. Then they are done. It will crumble quickly.
The ardent maskers have lost the comfort of the people who were just going along to get along. Now the maskers are the ones standing out and getting strange looks. They don't like it.
You're in Utah!? Let me buy you a drink (or bowl of milk?). Utahns are an eclectic bunch. They are a mix of followers (large LDS contingent) who like to be obedient, and freedom lovers (also large LDS contingent who have always thought of themselves as very patriotic). Salt Lake City is similar to other metro areas. Park City is just filled with CA immigrants or CA wannabees. Utah political leaders have that inferiority complex of many in flyover country. Our current Gov Cox is so proud of his appearances on CNN and MSNBC (he thinks people still watch those stations), thinking it gives him national prominence. Having said all that, most of us really just want to be left to ourselves. We love our families. We do love our country (lots of conservative Mormons fervently pray for The Lord's blessings on President Biden, b/c he's the President of the United States) AND (not but) we're skeptical of DC-based authorities and other "experts" (LDS leaders have long warned against sophistry and intellectualism). Everywhere I've gone all summer (except some hardcore liberal subdomains in SLC like Sugar House) people are living full-on pre-COVID freedom, fun, and happiness. I think the Garth Brooks concert at the U of U had like 50,000 people there with not a mask to be seen.
Here on Long Island, there's some resistance, but mainly limited to masks in schools. The majority of people at the grocery were masked despite the sun and humidity. Meanwhile hospitals are hovering around 50-65% utilization, and I have not yet seen any concern over low utilization and budget crunches since this goes against the narrative. Along that line, this will likely cause more health care avoidance, skipping routine checkups and screenings, all to preserve the hysteria. However, it's good to hear the rest of the country moved on, so we might have to move on from NY, especially if the schools stay nutty and my work remains remote.
I'm in Utah county and this is spot on. Just don't watch the news, top 2 stories on FB from local stations today was the surge in the delta variant, case counts rising and hospitals filling up. They just can't let it go.
Writing here from lockdown-loving San Francisco, where most of the bars, on their own, just started the vaxxport last night. I've been to FL, AL, MS, LA, KY, and Ohio (where I just attended a 500-person mask-less funeral) over the last few months, and pretty much all of those places were in a normal life mode (outside of some restaurants requiring their servers to wear masks.). People, in general, just didn't talk much about the madness. It was so refreshing. And then I have to come back here. But, even here, our legions are growing, so we'll see what happens next.
I've just coughed three times in the last 15 minutes. Sure, you'd probably say it's just the Carolina Reaper sauce I had on my lunch -- but it's a cough, I tell you! It's Covid! I'M GONNA DIE!!!
I live in a Seattle suburb, surrounded by the panic stricken, the Karens, virtue signalers jogging in masks. I wish the west coast governors would all disappear. They have driven the panic bus, and terrified people... My 80 yr old step mom lives in Port Angeles. We haven't seen her in 2 years because she watches tv, hears that her county is having a HUGE OUTBREAK, and is petrified of seeing family. Her county has had 1 death, and 4 hospitalizations and 106 cases in July... media is killing people faster than covid in Democrat run states. It's pure evil.
Whatever flimsy faith critical thinkers had in public health has been obliterated and will never be regained in my lifetime. We have descended into madness pure and simple. Once again, this endemic virus is not about the science, but definitely about the political science
md's in general are on par with used car salespeople and auto repair service managers bilking female customers
'do no harm' is just a slogan if the doc is a religious covidian afraid of fauci.
If I’m denied healthcare because I’m unvaccinated, does that relieve me of my obligation to buy health insurance? Asking for a friend…
Being denied healthcare might be the safest option...
Agree
yes!
health care is not denied to drug addicts, obese, vapers, smokers, aids etc.....
#DoNotComply
Well said as usual. But we need to fight and destroy all these restrictions on travel. It needs to be unacceptable to be forced to wear masks on planes or for kids in school. These effect everyone. And if these remain, they have control of nationwide fear, no matter what is happening in local Utah.
And I got yelled at yesterday by an employee in the Bx/Px on our local AFB for not masking up. We have been shopping there sans mask the last 2 months and now this again? I told the guy I had no idea, and he said "don't worry about it". I told him I never worried about it.....and won't in the future. Funny how they are 50 ft away from you and come up to you and have to get really close to me because I have a hrg. loss and can't hear them with a mask. I am going to start telling people what a huge risk they just took...can't take it anymore. But the food court...well, I pointed to it, and said "everyone is safe out there, right?" Crowded as all get out!
won't be going to the px sny time soon, they do have mail order... i am 35 miles form the nearest px.
I had to pick up a Rx and ran in to get some light bulbs....in the store for 5 min. These stores have so much competition anyway and are struggling. And they are going to lose me until I can go in without covering my face!
Cat, you've been such a comfort to me in dark times. I don't see a paid sub/donation option for your substack - is there one?
i appreciate the gesture, but bad cattitude is always going to be free.
Well, maybe some day you can have a reader appreciation day at an undisclosed location in PR:)
I should add that, having lived with cats, I recognize that bad cattitude is an infinitely abundant font…
I have saved all (most) of his writings and plan to print them up and put them in a file sometime soon. Too good to just delete. And I plan to use it for "remember when" conversations...
I was an antivaxxer before COVID
My life changed as little as possible other than having to explain to my young children why some imbeciles are wearing masks while walking their dog outside alone
I'm in Southern California. Yesterday, I saw people walking in the hot sunshine, with no one else around for MILES, all masked up. At this point, I'm just ashamed of my fellow Californians. I'm starting to believe they will swallow anything. That's good news for Gov. Newsom. He can Covid variant himself into a nice, long political career of ineptitude.
How do you see Newsom's prospects of surviving the recall election?
Too close to call right now. People are fed up with Newsom, and if there were another Democrat to vote for, any Democrat, he would get the boot. Are Californians willing to give someone with a "R" after their name a chance? I don't know.
The better question is whether voting in CA even matters. The evidence that even CA had to steal and redirect massive numbers of votes in 2020 makes you wonder if it's reeeeeally as blue as they've brainwashed us all to think. In that light, Newsom's task is just to manufacture enough of a narrative that it's a close recall but he's surging at the end and then he can steal or manufacture as many votes needed to out him over the top. That's how democracy in America has worked for quite a long time.
https://www.henrymakow.com/2021/07/california-controlled-by-four-crime.html
Spot on. Been saying this even here in my BLUE New England state. As long as you don't watch the news, things are normal. Have been for a while. Most folks no longer care. A few whack jobs are re-donning masks based on Wollensky's shreaking. They are losing, and they are getting more desperate. And by doing so they are digging their own graves. It only takes a vocal 10% to win. We are way more than 10%, but we need to be vocal in public, not just on SM. And by attempting to reinstate masks, threaten lockdowns, it will quickly become obvious amongst the public how few folks still give a rat's ass about the CDC/Fauci/WHO/insertfavoriteclownhere BS anymore. Then they are done. It will crumble quickly.
The ardent maskers have lost the comfort of the people who were just going along to get along. Now the maskers are the ones standing out and getting strange looks. They don't like it.
You're in Utah!? Let me buy you a drink (or bowl of milk?). Utahns are an eclectic bunch. They are a mix of followers (large LDS contingent) who like to be obedient, and freedom lovers (also large LDS contingent who have always thought of themselves as very patriotic). Salt Lake City is similar to other metro areas. Park City is just filled with CA immigrants or CA wannabees. Utah political leaders have that inferiority complex of many in flyover country. Our current Gov Cox is so proud of his appearances on CNN and MSNBC (he thinks people still watch those stations), thinking it gives him national prominence. Having said all that, most of us really just want to be left to ourselves. We love our families. We do love our country (lots of conservative Mormons fervently pray for The Lord's blessings on President Biden, b/c he's the President of the United States) AND (not but) we're skeptical of DC-based authorities and other "experts" (LDS leaders have long warned against sophistry and intellectualism). Everywhere I've gone all summer (except some hardcore liberal subdomains in SLC like Sugar House) people are living full-on pre-COVID freedom, fun, and happiness. I think the Garth Brooks concert at the U of U had like 50,000 people there with not a mask to be seen.
Schrödinger’s cat solving the paradox by simply keeping out of the box.
Here on Long Island, there's some resistance, but mainly limited to masks in schools. The majority of people at the grocery were masked despite the sun and humidity. Meanwhile hospitals are hovering around 50-65% utilization, and I have not yet seen any concern over low utilization and budget crunches since this goes against the narrative. Along that line, this will likely cause more health care avoidance, skipping routine checkups and screenings, all to preserve the hysteria. However, it's good to hear the rest of the country moved on, so we might have to move on from NY, especially if the schools stay nutty and my work remains remote.
I'm in Utah county and this is spot on. Just don't watch the news, top 2 stories on FB from local stations today was the surge in the delta variant, case counts rising and hospitals filling up. They just can't let it go.
Writing here from lockdown-loving San Francisco, where most of the bars, on their own, just started the vaxxport last night. I've been to FL, AL, MS, LA, KY, and Ohio (where I just attended a 500-person mask-less funeral) over the last few months, and pretty much all of those places were in a normal life mode (outside of some restaurants requiring their servers to wear masks.). People, in general, just didn't talk much about the madness. It was so refreshing. And then I have to come back here. But, even here, our legions are growing, so we'll see what happens next.
Evidently, Breed and Co. gave the bars some cash and then they decided it was a good idea.
You're just a Puerto Rican Pollyanna!
I've just coughed three times in the last 15 minutes. Sure, you'd probably say it's just the Carolina Reaper sauce I had on my lunch -- but it's a cough, I tell you! It's Covid! I'M GONNA DIE!!!
And it's all your fault.
did you try intensive hydration therapy with beer?
always seems to work for me
Here is SF it's scary. They keep wanting to put more restrictions to get people to vax.
I have had it with this town. Evil politicians. I want to move but CA is awful everywhere and I don't trust Newsom.
Any other suggestions about places where you can avoid this stuff just to get away. Sounds like Utah may get mask mandates soon.
Fellow San Franciscan here. And with a 85% vax rate too!
Breed gets on my last nerve.