NIH Director: "this is just not a planet that has much promise for the future"

[kpete]

Worth rewatching:

Last Thursday, NIH Director Francis Collins expressed his astonishment about Trump's superspreader events

Normally mild-mannered, Collins said an alien arriving on Earth would conclude that "this is just not a planet that has much promise for the future"

Link to tweet

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[Blue_true]

1. Let them keep doing their maskless rallies.

Everyone that plans to vote for Joe likely are making mask-wearing part of their routine when in public. There is around 50 days to Election Day, plenty of time for Magats to sicken eachother, our job is to not get caught in their crossfire.

[cilla4progress]

2. Yep

writing is on the wall.

I'm afraid - is this the beginning of the end? Seems to be happening quickly, but I know it really isn't.

By the way - something I've read: it may not be or isn't the planet that doesn't have much of a future; it's our species. Hopefully some will survive us.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. The same aliens would probably figure they can come back

in fifty or a hundred years and just take possession. And they'd probably be right.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Or much concern for the present.

[brush]

5. We have an idiot president encourging the maskless morons.

He won't wear on either.

IT'S THE GODDAMN STUPIDEST THING EVER DONE BY A US PRESIDENT, EXCEPT MAYBE THE OTHER RACIST ONES.

[tavernier]

6. And now according to NEJM, mask wearing actually

provides a vaccine effect as mask wearers do inhale minuscule amounts of the virus that builds up an immunity after time.

[ms liberty]

7. Yea, that was really remarkable to hear. n/t