Beehaw
  • Communities
  • Create Post
  • search
    Search
  • Login
  • Sign Up
 Quokka   ( @Quokka@quokk.au )  to People Mastodon@quokk.auEnglish · 8 days ago

How could this happen?

quokk.au

message-square
21
link
fedilink
331

How could this happen?

quokk.au

 Quokka   ( @Quokka@quokk.au )  to People Mastodon@quokk.auEnglish · 8 days ago
message-square
21
link
fedilink
alert-triangle
You must log in or # to comment.
  •  tae glas [siad/iad]   ( @tae_glas@slrpnk.net ) 
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    63
    ·
    8 days ago

    between measles and covid, there are a lot of people walking around who are immuno-compromised now & don’t even know it yet, beyond a vague idea that they don’t remember being sick so often before a few years ago.

    i really hope that the us swings away from fascism & eugenics and moves towards things like free healthcare asap, because it really doesn’t have to be like this.

    the huge cheers from all sides for the death of a healthcare ceo really shows that there are basic needs like healthcare & housing & UBI that have broad support, far beyond what culture war BS would have people believe, imo.

    •  0x0   ( @0x0@lemmy.zip ) 
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      7 days ago

      free healthcare asap,

      Treason!

    •  Echolynx   ( @Echolynx@lemmy.zip ) 
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      7 days ago

      Sick for the second time in less than a month, and I got my flu and covid vaccines a couple months ago… these guys are ruining flu season for everyone, not just themselves. Admittedly, I could be better about wearing my mask regularly, but I try to whenever I’m in a really congested train or spot.

      •  tae glas [siad/iad]   ( @tae_glas@slrpnk.net ) 
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        7
        ·
        7 days ago

        even occasionally masking is better than nothing, it’s breaking those chains of transmission! 💪

        unfortunately, the covid vaccine only really prevents the worst outcomes (hospitalisation & death) for about 4-6 months, it doesn’t prevent transmission or long covid.

        i’ve got my fingers crossed for a vaccine that does prevent transmission or long covid, but in the meantime, wearing a well-fitted mask really does work!

        •  Echolynx   ( @Echolynx@lemmy.zip ) 
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          6 days ago

          Yeah I think it’s my second time with covid, or at least symptomatically. Part of me feels like I may already have long covid, but the other part hopes I’m just imagining things…

          •  tae glas [siad/iad]   ( @tae_glas@slrpnk.net ) 
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            5 days ago

            i’m sorry to hear that ❤️‍🩹

            i hope you can get your hands on some paxlovid, and that you can rest as much as possible. if you think you’re resting enough, rest some more for good measure!

            •  Echolynx   ( @Echolynx@lemmy.zip ) 
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              4 days ago

              I’ve been sleeping through pretty much most of my free time, so perhaps not ideal.

  •  myfunnyaccountname   ( @myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip ) 
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    34
    ·
    8 days ago

    I can’t believe Biden personally injected these people with measles.

    •  krooklochurm   ( @krooklochurm@lemmy.ca ) 
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      11
      ·
      7 days ago

      I’m Canadian even, and I’ve often spotted Joe Biden lurking around my home, hiding behind the bushes. He often carries a syringe full of what I can only assume is some deadly disease or another, and a large burlap sack with a question mark on it.

      I’ve noticed Joe Biden stealing jobs from my neighbours, which he places into the burlap sack, as well as money, babies, and other various items.

      I try to avoid him, and have thus far been successful, but I fear that one day he’ll either steal my job or infect me with some deadly disease.

    •  jaybone   ( @jaybone@lemmy.zip ) 
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      8 days ago

      He took them behind the barn. The rest he infected by using FEMA to poison the water supply.

    •  Trainguyrom   ( @Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ) 
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      7 days ago

      My sister in law has a neighbor who flooded his home and immediately blamed the Democrats…I wish I was joking…

      •  apotheotic (she/her)   ( @apotheotic@beehaw.org ) 
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        7 days ago

        I have to know more

        •  Trainguyrom   ( @Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ) 
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          7 days ago

          So that’s all I know about that specific instance, but this individual is a retired guy living in low income housing, and his wife left him specifically because of his political views (and he loves to complain about it) so he’s clearly winning at life

          •  apotheotic (she/her)   ( @apotheotic@beehaw.org ) 
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            7 days ago

            Dang, sounds like a stand up guy

  •  protist   ( @protist@mander.xyz ) 
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    21
    ·
    8 days ago

    While this is awful, it’s also cherry-picked data. There were 1,274 cases in 2019, and 667 cases in 2014, for example. Last year in 2024 there were only 285.

    I suspect 2020, which had the lowest measles infection rate in the US in all of recorded history, was so low only due to covid and people isolating much of the year.

  •  konomi   ( @konomi@piefed.blahaj.zone ) 
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    18
    ·
    8 days ago

    So sick of living on clown planet.

  •  That Weird Vegan   ( @aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    14
    ·
    edit-2
    3 days ago

    deleted by creator

  •  Blackmist   ( @Blackmist@feddit.uk ) 
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    ·
    7 days ago

    I have no doubt that since this is on Fox News that Dems are somehow to blame.

    •  BarneyPiccolo   ( @BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ) 
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      7 days ago

      ANTIFA

  •  0x0   ( @0x0@lemmy.zip ) 
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    7 days ago

    I wish other countries would ban muricans at the airport due to them posing a health hazard…

  •  Kepion   ( @Kepion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    8 days ago

    🎵Not very long ago, just before your time…🎵

  •  BarneyPiccolo   ( @BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ) 
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    7 days ago

    MAGA

People Mastodon@quokk.au

peoplemastodon@quokk.au

Subscribe from Remote Instance

Create a post
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !peoplemastodon@quokk.au

People tooting stuff. We allow toots from anyone and are platform agnostic (Mastodon, BlueSky, Twitter, Tumblr, FaceBook, Whatever)

Visibility: Public
globe

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

  • 18 users / day
  • 461 users / week
  • 806 users / month
  • 1.46K users / 6 months
  • 4 local subscribers
  • 171 subscribers
  • 67 Posts
  • 176 Comments
  • Modlog
  • mods:
  •  Deceptichum   ( @Deceptichum@quokk.au ) 
  • BE: 0.19.13
  • Modlog
  • Legal
  • Instances
  • Docs
  • Code