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bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
22. To quote Masha Gessen's New Yorker article this week
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 02:59 PM
Aug 2020

An old Soviet joke: “What doesn’t buzz and doesn’t fit in your ass? A Soviet machine for buzzing inside your ass.”

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/why-america-feels-like-a-post-soviet-state?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=the-new-yorker&utm_social-type=earned

Replace Soviet and put Russian and that pretty much is my skepticism about this.

Maybe all the ruskies die and we take over the country? soothsayer Aug 2020 #1
Until day 2 where he falls out a window soothsayer Aug 2020 #2
hahaha mountain grammy Aug 2020 #28
Is Trump getting vaccinated? He is a high ranking employee. rurallib Aug 2020 #3
Ha ha ha ha!! C Moon Aug 2020 #23
Nicely played!!! Talitha Aug 2020 #27
! JudyM Aug 2020 #38
Swell, another pissing contest with russkies, elleng Aug 2020 #4
It is safe to assume that Putie's mushroom is not smaller than trDumpie's. magicarpet Aug 2020 #5
You are correct..plus.. AZ8theist Aug 2020 #36
Be afraid of any Trump claim of a vaccination this October ashredux Aug 2020 #6
Oh yeah, you know that will be his "October Surprise". Initech Aug 2020 #8
Seems too quick. I'll stick with Dr. Fauci who doesn't... brush Aug 2020 #7
"fully tested" is the difference. Marie Marie Aug 2020 #19
Yes. I wouldn't trust a rushed Russian vaccine designed to help trump... brush Aug 2020 #21
This is a two-fer for the turd and putin. not_the_one Aug 2020 #48
Good analysis. Agreed that some gullible ones will fall for it. brush Aug 2020 #53
That was roughly my take on it as well ... and as aside, guessing nobody will actually BE vaccinated mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #54
In his testimony before Congress LTG Aug 2020 #33
I honestly hope they create a successful vaccine, but I have my doubts. tinrobot Aug 2020 #9
Seriously? This is total BS....propaganda... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #37
You're probably right. That's why I said I have doubts. tinrobot Aug 2020 #40
You can't trust NOBODY.... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #45
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko looks like a Hitchcock movie madman... Sancho Aug 2020 #10
I hope that they aren't rushing an untested vaccine into the mainstream that might cause totodeinhere Aug 2020 #11
This really prompts one question from me. roamer65 Aug 2020 #12
Every expert I have heard from agrees that this virus jumped from another species to humans. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #15
The only thin that makes me suspicious of it is how random the effects are. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #20
Yes, I agree that at this point it is pretty baffling. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #31
Local doctors are saying that the cases they're seeing now are not as severe as 4 months ago oldsoftie Aug 2020 #43
I don't know what local doctors are saying that. LisaL Aug 2020 #50
Local in the area that I live. I know who they are & they're real doctors. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #57
Well it sure as hell is not happening in my area. LisaL Aug 2020 #60
Yes, that's an encouraging trend. But as far as number of people getting infected goes we are totodeinhere Aug 2020 #51
I think if we'd see MASSIVE mask use, things would improve. Look at Taiwan. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #59
Taiwan doesn't have anti-maskers like we do. LisaL Aug 2020 #64
Thats my point! oldsoftie Aug 2020 #66
In fact, the use of masks in public was common in some parts of Asia even before totodeinhere Aug 2020 #67
Trend? Have you looked at the numbers country wide? LisaL Aug 2020 #61
The trend I was referring to was this comment upthread from another poster. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #68
I never will trust the Russians. roamer65 Aug 2020 #26
No, of course not. But that does not mean that somehow the Russians are involved totodeinhere Aug 2020 #32
Neither will I...NEVER. AZ8theist Aug 2020 #39
Why would anyone vote for trump based on the Russians MAYBE having a vaccine? oldsoftie Aug 2020 #44
Why? Because of IMBECILES like this..... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #46
Well, what the hell can I say to THAT. Jeebus....... oldsoftie Aug 2020 #58
Many countries had vaccines in development for SARS or MERS. LisaL Aug 2020 #41
USA preparing mass vaccination for November Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2020 #13
I've been to Russia. NCDem47 Aug 2020 #14
I would not go that far but I know what you mean. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #16
THIS IS the October Surprise, just wait. groundloop Aug 2020 #17
A lot of his followers don't even believe in vaccines. LisaL Aug 2020 #42
Something they can call 'Trump Vaccine'? It will be the most Holy Grail Lottery Winningest mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #55
Another event in which the cabinet members will have to give him bigly praise NCjack Aug 2020 #18
To quote Masha Gessen's New Yorker article this week bronxiteforever Aug 2020 #22
They'll give out a placebo vaccine, and then have Trump buy billions of dollars worth for the U.S. C Moon Aug 2020 #24
Yes this is fake news for Trump's October Surprise bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #25
How could it have possibly be adequately tested for safety and efficiency? SunSeeker Aug 2020 #29
I hope it works. Iggo Aug 2020 #30
This is just a Phase 3 trial Lithos Aug 2020 #34
We Need International Scientific Cooperation not War McKim Aug 2020 #35
Not following... Lithos Aug 2020 #47
I think Russians plan to skip phase 3 trials and go right to giving it to the population. LisaL Aug 2020 #62
+1 great points Lithos! bronxiteforever Aug 2020 #65
The Russians are rushin' Sapient Donkey Aug 2020 #49
But aren't they worried about Jenny McCarthy? Wolf Frankula Aug 2020 #52
Doesn't surprise me... Xolodno Aug 2020 #56
Yes, it could work. Or not. LisaL Aug 2020 #63
To quote Jason Bateman from Dodgeball: Initech Aug 2020 #69
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