Sorry to hear you contracted Covid again, Mark. We're certainly not through with that virus, and we were never through with the Long Covid form of it that people suffer with. When we recall the foolishness of Trump last time around, and the lives that were lost in the most capable nation in the world, adding someone like RFK to the mix is setting things up for a covid return or other pandemics of horrifying proportions.
Ellen and I have never had Covid, rare to be sure, as most of our friends and family did, some more than once. The trouble with that escape is we're not getting younger and it becomes more dangerous to contract.
Certainly there are groups who catch it easier, perhaps related to the disease or to cultural habits that spread it easier. Trump has always displayed a dislike of.... what?--- all but white males, and he'll use any predisposition to something like a racial group to his advantage. I'm always shocked to see people at his rallies (paid?) with signs like "Blacks for Trump". Are they blind? He doesn't like you, and it's pretty obvious with the firings since he took over. Anticipate that unless a group is rich white males, there will be no special attention in the next pandemic.
I don't know where I get it, but I'm starting to share an optimism you once showed back in the campaign. I have a bit more faith in the American people than they seem to display lately. I think this whole thing will blow up about year two, though it will be a terrible time, and Americans will be faced with the task of somehow putting things back together, an improved version, and going forward. A hard road to get there, though.
Hey Francis. Thank you for your comments. Yes, we are not getting any younger and perhaps that’s one reason the COVID round hit us harder – although I believe it was a new strain. We are finally getting over the after effects to almost 100% after a month, though we tested negative about two weeks ago.
I believe that the Blacks for tRump were almost all paid to go to the rallies, and I think that was confirmed. Unfortunately there was a percentage of Black men who were sucked in and voted for the orange convicted criminal.
I also believe that we have a good chance of turning back this tide of authoritarian BS. The size of the protests was encouraging, If we all keep it up... But a lot of damage will be done to our standing and to the world order as it once was.
Unfortunately for all of us non-millionaires, we may all know someone who doesn’t get a cure because of these cuts to medical research. You will probably know someone, or a relative, who will die because care or a pharmaceuticals are not available.
Sorry to hear you contracted Covid again, Mark. We're certainly not through with that virus, and we were never through with the Long Covid form of it that people suffer with. When we recall the foolishness of Trump last time around, and the lives that were lost in the most capable nation in the world, adding someone like RFK to the mix is setting things up for a covid return or other pandemics of horrifying proportions.
Ellen and I have never had Covid, rare to be sure, as most of our friends and family did, some more than once. The trouble with that escape is we're not getting younger and it becomes more dangerous to contract.
Certainly there are groups who catch it easier, perhaps related to the disease or to cultural habits that spread it easier. Trump has always displayed a dislike of.... what?--- all but white males, and he'll use any predisposition to something like a racial group to his advantage. I'm always shocked to see people at his rallies (paid?) with signs like "Blacks for Trump". Are they blind? He doesn't like you, and it's pretty obvious with the firings since he took over. Anticipate that unless a group is rich white males, there will be no special attention in the next pandemic.
I don't know where I get it, but I'm starting to share an optimism you once showed back in the campaign. I have a bit more faith in the American people than they seem to display lately. I think this whole thing will blow up about year two, though it will be a terrible time, and Americans will be faced with the task of somehow putting things back together, an improved version, and going forward. A hard road to get there, though.
Hey Francis. Thank you for your comments. Yes, we are not getting any younger and perhaps that’s one reason the COVID round hit us harder – although I believe it was a new strain. We are finally getting over the after effects to almost 100% after a month, though we tested negative about two weeks ago.
I believe that the Blacks for tRump were almost all paid to go to the rallies, and I think that was confirmed. Unfortunately there was a percentage of Black men who were sucked in and voted for the orange convicted criminal.
I also believe that we have a good chance of turning back this tide of authoritarian BS. The size of the protests was encouraging, If we all keep it up... But a lot of damage will be done to our standing and to the world order as it once was.
Unfortunately for all of us non-millionaires, we may all know someone who doesn’t get a cure because of these cuts to medical research. You will probably know someone, or a relative, who will die because care or a pharmaceuticals are not available.