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A California man in his early 30s who derided vaccines on Twitter and Instagram died of COVID-19
A man who joked about not getting vaccinated died of the coronavirus a little more than a month later. Stephen Harmon's death was announced by the Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston on Twitter on Thursday.
Before his death, Harmon made jokes about the virus on Twitter, including references to his decision not to get vaccinated. On June 3, Harmon tweeted: "If you're having email problems, I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a vax ain't one!" The tweet was a reference to the Jay-Z song "99 Problems."
Three days later, Harmon made another reference to being unvaccinated. "Since everything is a social construct these days & folks out here identifying as different races than they're born as (Rachel Dolezal now Nkechi Amare Diallo) I've decided that I, now, identify as a 6'3 D1 collegiate athlete. And, if you prefer, I'll identify as vaccinated, too," Harmon wrote.
Harmon also made a joke about the widespread trust in Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious-disease expert. "When you can't trust the Bible cause it was written by man, but you trust the CDC/Fauci guidelines cause they were written by man. Makes total sense," Harmon tweeted on May 26.
Harmon posted on Instragram on June 30 from the hospital saying he had contracted the virus. He then gave regular updates on his condition. On July 8, he posted another anti-vaccine joke and criticized what he termed undue pressure to encourage people to take the shot. He wrote alongside the post: "i'm not against it, i'm just not in a rush to get it… ironically, as I continue to lay here, in South Corona, in my covid ward isolation room fighting off the virus and pneumonia. And no, i will not be getting vaccinated once i am discharged and released."
In the days that followed, Harmon wrote that his condition had improved, then worsened again. His last tweet was posted Wednesday, when Harmon said he was choosing to be intubated.
https://www.businessinsider.com/man-dies-of-covid-after-joking-about-vaccine-19-2021-7
We're Back Over 50,000 Daily Cases Today Per Worldometers
Sometime in August, we're going to be hitting 100,000 cases per day.
At this point, there is literally NOTHING to prevent that outcome.
We're essentially working on 200,000/day right now.
Could Nancy Ask A Senator To Be On Commission?
Would someone like Romney or Murkowski agree to be on it, if asked?
The Point In A Cartoon Where The Lightbulb Goes On Above The Character's Head
Have the Idiots leading the cult on the other side reached that moment?
Gee.....Hospitals are filling up, and the # of deaths is no longer declining. But where are the Vaccinated patients? Where are all the obits saying, "Despite being fully vaccinated in May, Jim Bob passed away yesterday at the age of 57 from Covid"?
Covid is 6 steps ahead of them. Nothing has changed in that regard. This, at least, is the same as before. The steps we take today, will not make an impact on the spread, for at least 4-6 weeks. And we're really not doing much, if anything.
We're just seeing the effects of July 4th. Now that's starting to multiply exponentially, because That's How Covid Works! Building up steam, and is not going to be pushed back right away.
Then there's the vaccinations. Someone who gets their 1st Pfizer shot today, a 2nd in 3 weeks, won't be considered fully safe until 5 weeks from now. For Moderna it's 6 weeks, or just before Labor Day Weekend.
And despite a few of the MORON repubs appearing to sing a different tune, that ship ain't turning around quickly, if at all. So I don't expect a bunch to rush out and get vaccinated, so they're safe by the beginning of September.
Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene for Posting Coronavirus Misinformation
Source: New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter said on Monday that it was suspending Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from its service for 12 hours after she posted messages that violated its policy against sharing misleading information about the coronavirus.
Ms. Greene, a Republican of Georgia, has been an outspoken opponent of vaccines and masks as tools to curb the pandemic. In tweets on Sunday and Monday, she argued that Covid-19 was not dangerous for people under the age of 65 who are not obese, and said vaccines should not be required.
But cases of the coronavirus are on the rise, and the highly contagious Delta variant accounts for more than half of new infections in the United States, federal health officials said this month. In Ms. Greene’s home state, Georgia, new cases have increased 193 percent in the past two weeks.
Twitter said Ms. Greene’s tweets were misinformation, and it barred her from the service until Tuesday. “We took enforcement action on the account @mtgreenee for violations of the Twitter Rules, specifically the Covid-19 misleading information policy,” a Twitter spokesman said. The company also added labels to Ms. Greene’s posts about the vaccines, calling them “misleading” and pointing to information about the safety of the inoculations.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/technology/marjorie-taylor-greene-twitter.html
Gaetz & MTG Rally Just Ended
It lasted less than 15 minutes, and the speakers are being whisked away.
The right wing network guy estimated the crowd at around 100.
Canada's 2nd Dose Vaccinations Surpass U.S. As Americans Grapple With COVID-19 Surge
Source: MSN.Com
The percentage of Canadians who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has for the first time surpassed the United States.
As of the afternoon of July 17, Canada had vaccinated 48.64 per cent of the population with two doses, according to COVID Tracker Canada. By comparison, 48.4 per cent of the American population were fully vaccinated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported. This comes less than two months after Canada eclipsed its southern neighbour in terms of single-dose coverage.
The vaccination gap between the two countries started slowly narrowing as Canada began ramping up its distribution in May. The supply of doses is now on the verge of outstripping demand, according to government officials.
On Thursday, Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie, the military general overseeing Canada's distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, said the country was moving to a “more nuanced” approach, with more than two million doses of vaccine already being held back because provinces have said they can’t use them yet.
Meanwhile, the U.S. too has an abundance of vaccines as its vaccination rate has slowed down. Experts believe it may be because vaccine hesitancy is higher south of the border than in Canada.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/canadas-2nd-dose-vaccinations-surpass-us-as-americans-grapple-with-covid-19-surge/ar-AAMgR4H?ocid=ACERDHP17&li=AAggNb9
Boston Red Sox Vs. New York Yankees Game Postponed After Multiple Yankees Test Positive For COVID-19
Source: ESPN
The Yankees' post-All-Star break opener against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night was postponed because of positive COVID-19 tests among New York pitchers Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes Jr. and Wandy Peralta. Aaron Judge, Kyle Higashioka and Gio Urshela are also in COVID-19 protocols, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said earlier Thursday that tests for three players were still pending, but he did not name them. He said he assumes the tests will come back positive.
All the Red Sox All-Stars who were in Denver have been asked to undergo additional testing on Thursday because they were told a Yankees All-Star had tested positive, sources told ESPN's Marly Rivera. Judge, Gerrit Cole and Aroldis Chapman all participated in the All-Star festivities this week.
"It's a fluid situation that could spread. It has spread to some degree," Cashman said. "We have three positives and we have three pending that we've had rapid tests on. ... We'll wait now for the lab tests to come back, which I'm assuming is going to be positive, as well. So that would increase our number to six, but we're not at six yet. We're at three confirmed.''
Read more: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31823940/boston-red-sox-new-york-yankees-eighth-game-postponed-season-due-covid-19
Foo Fighters Call Off Forum Reopening Show After Someone in Camp Contracts COVID-19
My first Live concert since REO Speedwagon on February 5, 2020 was going to be Foo Fighters this Saturday. Looks like I'll be waiting a little longer. Thanks Covid!
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/foo-fighters-call-off-forum-005626202.html
I Try To Avoid The Daily Mail Site & The Comments There, But This One Is Precious
From an article about the current spread of Covid.
Bíll Bláck, Cow Town, United States, 3 minutes ago
There are only two steps to herd immunity. 1. Vaccinate. 2. Let the unvaccinated CATCH the Rona. Let them get sick, and some will die. The sooner the better. We can't recover as a society, and economically, unless both conditions are met. CATCH the Rona. Spread it to your unvaccinated family and friends. And HURRY up!
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