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mia

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32. My NextDoor neighbors get into political discussions - often they're informative.
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 03:07 PM
Jun 2020

The latest discussion about masks....

M. E. "Wear A Mask! It’s not a political statement, it’s a health issue. If you are outside and breathing, please wear a mask. Thank you." 21 hr ago 69 Comments

A. B. "You’re right, although people in the Gables do not care. I do wear a mask every time I go out of house, the way it should be." 18 hr ago

R. W. "If you think people in Coral Gables don't care, try going a little farther North. We visited a friend in Vero Beach a couple weeks ago after she had surgery. No one, and I mean absolutely no one wore a mask. They looked at us like we were freaks. Very sad and that's exactly why the number of cases of the Carona Virus are increasing throughout the state of Florida." 18 hr ago

N. C. "Deaths by day have been plunging since April."
https://reason.com/2020/06/22/daily-covid-19-deaths-have-fallen-dramatically-since-april/

L. S. It’s not all about death. Covid can cause long-term (or even lifetime) coronary, pulmonary, kidney and even neurological damage. And there’s no way to predict how your body will react. Suffering from these afflictions is also medically expensive. And the cases in Florida haven’t plateaued or dropped. Edited 7 hr ago

N. C. to L.S. "that’s based on complete speculation and media sensationalism. Media also pretends we are having a Covid surge based on new cases despite deaths and hospitalizations dropping. There’s a reason there are new cases and reputable doctors have explained its due to more testing yet the media and city officials refuse to acknowledge science and reasoning. They want this hysteria to continue."
5 hr ago

S.W. "Pretends??? Because of more testing? Do you think people wake up and say, "oh let me go have a foot long swab shoved up my nose today, I've nothing else to do!" People get tested because they are either sick, or are concerned they have been exposed. Do you really think less testing means less covid?? If I don;'t take my blood pressure it won't be high? If I don't weight, I won't have gained 10 pounds? I'm going to 'pretend' you are not so misinformed. "1 hr ago

N.C. to Y.A. "out of science and logic. I’m the only one sharing data and peer reviewed studies"
54 min ago

Y.A. to N. C. "You have linked only two articles (which are not considered peer reviewed studies), a chart with no source and a 2015 NIH study about cloth masks during the Ebola epidemic that has not yet been revised. Attached a link to a more recent study since you seem to be a bit behind on current data " https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7191274/
Edited 29 min ago

G. H. to N.C. "Your liberty stops when it infringes on mine. I’ll fight for your right to waive your arms until you hit me in the face. Then you’ve trounced on my rights."
3 min ago

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Sounds like a fun neighborhood. All I see on NextDoor is "Did anyone hear that boom?" lol CincyDem Jun 2020 #1
I think because we have a dug-in red element - some families for a LONG time - NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #4
Yup. Got one of those the other day, The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #22
is your internet or cable out yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #39
Yeah, mostly contractors and fearmongering to install Ring cameras. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #40
CincyDem, my Nextdoor is usually bamagal62 Jun 2020 #41
Around here it's pretty boring. No politics at all so far-- more stuff about plumbers. TreasonousBastard Jun 2020 #2
Same Here ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #30
our moderators are really strict about political or divisive posting yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #38
I quit after a week a couple years ago. maxsolomon Jun 2020 #3
yep. lots of people that want to tell one exactly what to do and how to live, for sure NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #6
I am on my local Neighbors website Ohiogal Jun 2020 #5
Do we know that they did???? NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #7
And then there are the whiners. Ohiogal Jun 2020 #14
Depends upon your neighborhood zipplewrath Jun 2020 #8
Yikes. cwydro Jun 2020 #9
Angry Boomer Central. Codeine Jun 2020 #10
Politics posts are discouraged on my ND neighborhood SharonClark Jun 2020 #11
Everything political is deleted KT2000 Jun 2020 #12
Mine is filled with "Did you see that black man riding a bike?" I think he's casing the neighborhood sweetloukillbot Jun 2020 #13
Dayum, where do you live? No black neighbors? cwydro Jun 2020 #15
Suburban Phoenix sweetloukillbot Jun 2020 #17
Ive never looked into that app. cwydro Jun 2020 #36
Best of Nextdoor on Twitter is great for a laugh sweetloukillbot Jun 2020 #42
My nextdoor has those posts and we do have black people LeftInTX Jun 2020 #20
In a surprising move... sweetloukillbot Jun 2020 #25
I recently deleted the AP after discovering my neighbors are fascists. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #16
We do in our neighborhood. It's a good way to let leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #18
Ours is pretty quiet happybird Jun 2020 #19
Everyone on Nextdoor is a Karen LeftInTX Jun 2020 #21
Are you a Karen? SharonClark Jun 2020 #26
LOL - I mostly browse it LeftInTX Jun 2020 #28
People don't actually talk to their neighbirs anymore SoCalNative Jun 2020 #35
We have two NextDoor neighborhoods, and they're both Hortensis Jun 2020 #23
Mine hasn't been too bad, even after the George Floyd killing, The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #24
Those apps/platforms are a quick example misanthrope Jun 2020 #27
Ours is pretty mild spinbaby Jun 2020 #29
I started our Nextdoor site in 2012 and grew it to 7,000 members. It's very useful to all of us. SharonAnn Jun 2020 #31
My NextDoor neighbors get into political discussions - often they're informative. mia Jun 2020 #32
Mine is totally fine and has lots of useful information on it. LisaL Jun 2020 #33
My boss lives in the city and told me all the gossip and funny stuff on it underpants Jun 2020 #34
"it went from a good idea to a typically ad filled place for people to fight. " NurseJackie Jun 2020 #37
We use Nextdoor to find owners of stray dogs & cats. lark Jun 2020 #43
I am on it found all my guys who fix things marlakay Jun 2020 #44
The focus changed from dog poop bags to Phentex Jun 2020 #45
On mine they are just begging pleading to get whoever is shooting off fireworks to stop. nt Raine Jun 2020 #46
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