@paulwaldman1@gtconway3d I voted for Biden mainly because he wasn't Trump, and as far as I can see, that continues to be the case - things would be much better for the Republicans if someone else with a fighting chance ran against Biden
@rktktmike @MonsterAnon1@TommyKC2@CREWcrew@2cannan1 Yes, and the rally and the crowds were a cover for whatever Stone and Trump had planned with the Proud Boys, who all came with backpacks and were the first ones in the building, and Oathkeepers. They needed the numbers and chaos. Stone planned the Brooks Brother's "riot"
@janoxenberg@markfollman @mhoptman @MotherJones They didn't all have guns. Many were aware of the strict laws in DC and came with other weapons that were legal and didn't bring guns. The Proud Boys didn't have guns, but they had weapons.
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@danak6jq@BrentTerhune And George Soros put chips in them so Bill Gates can listen in on us, something Hillary's emails, and don't forget Hunter Biden's laptop
@AkinAdejola@KyleWMoyer@BrentTerhune No, it beeps when the battery is low. I thought I was the only lazy one who put up with the beep rather than go through the pain of getting a $5 battery and trying to find a chair tall enough to reach it to replace the battery
@web_rant@peterbakernyt@maggieNYT@sam_baker They are ignoring what happened last year. This is the summer Delta peak coming down. It does not mean there won't be a winter Delta wave going back up.
@emu_steve@peterbakernyt@JohnJHarwood@sam_baker Exactly. Same pattern in other countries. They did a study on this and infections surge with people easily infected and then slow down when the virus has fewer places to go. Same curve. Same pattern.
@BillPalcher @peterbakernyt@gtconway3d@sam_baker We were already starting to peak before these mandates. Other countries with no vaccines have also peaked. Surges have a typical two-month or so cycle. We will likely still get a winter wave as well before things taper down for good
@rdcastagna @peterbakernyt@sam_baker No, this has nothing to do with mandates. We had already started to peak before the mandates. That's just how infections happen. They actually did a study about it. India hit a peak and went down with no widespread vaccines. The surge comes from people easily infected.
@FreeGirlNowNYC @peterbakernyt@sam_baker No, it's because the of the natural curve of infections. Delta came from India and their curve hit a peak and came down before they had widespread vaccinations. The surge is from low-hanging fruit. People easily infected. Every area has had a similar curve, even before vaccines
@SunseekerCabo@peterbakernyt@sam_baker The variants are competing against each other. Peru never got much of Delta because they had Lambda. Brazil never got much of Lambda because they got Delta. "Delta Plus" never took off in India and their curve is back down. But we could still have a winter Delta/variant wave.
@JackieParshall @summerbrennan The unvaccinated do care when they are the ones in the hospital and suddenly realize they were duped and dead wrong. Their families and loved ones realize it, too. Facing death from COVID is now the big reality check, often too late to make a difference for that person.
@ScienceGuy500 @summerbrennan Yes, but they do have vaccinated. Between 1 and 6 out of 100 of hospitalizations are vaccinated. So, yeah those couple of people are taking up those last few beds. It's all their fault, right?
@diptansu@summerbrennan Yes, exactly - when your individual "freedom" starts to cost other people their lives, this in not what the framers of our constitution had in mind