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Can Antibody Tests Tell if You're Immune to COVID-19? - DanS - 5/1/2020 1:44:48 PM

"I don’t want to cast any dispersions..." - RL - 5/1/2020 3:12:47 AM
- The PRC, the WHO, the MSM, Obama, Hillary, Cuomo, Schumer..... - hank - 5/1/2020 3:21:15 AM

Evolution in Action, episode 10,912 - Robert - 4/28/2020 10:51:50 PM
- That hole goes all the way to China - Robert - 4/29/2020 12:24:35 AM
- Re: Evolution in Action, episode 10,912 - hank - 4/28/2020 11:58:15 PM
  - Re: Evolution in Action, episode 10,912 - Robert - 4/29/2020 12:24:57 AM

Nearly 9 in 10 COVID-19 Patients Who are Put on a Ventilator Die . . . - DanS - 4/28/2020 2:27:23 PM
- Coronavirus Pandemic Overwhelms 'Death Care' Industry . . . - DanS - 4/28/2020 2:30:02 PM
- Why are More Men Dying from COVID-19 . . . ? - DanS - 4/28/2020 2:28:18 PM

Nearly half of Republicans think Trump should be able to close news outlets - RL - 4/28/2020 2:52:49 AM
- "One half of Republicans, one third of Americans" - hank - 4/28/2020 3:16:54 AM

Internal application of UV light. Covid 19 treatment. - RobVG - 4/26/2020 3:31:19 AM
- Oh for F**KS SAKE - RL - 4/26/2020 6:56:00 AM
- Ex post facto argument - Robert - 4/26/2020 4:03:50 AM
  - Maybe we should be a bit more charitable to Mr Trump - hank - 4/26/2020 4:46:35 AM
    - Evil - podrock - 4/26/2020 5:49:14 AM
      - What it boils down to is - hank - 4/26/2020 2:04:21 PM
        
        Bullies admire bullies - podrock - 4/26/2020 5:50:44 PM
        
        Yeah - Robert - 4/26/2020 6:59:27 PM
        
        Both Conservatives and Liberals understand that Trump has a pathological personality.... - RL - 4/26/2020 8:02:52 PM
        
        The Dark Triad - Robert - 4/26/2020 8:41:25 PM
  - Yeah, if he knew about he wouldn't have to label it sarcasm - RobVG - 4/26/2020 4:38:00 AM
    - Yep (n/t) - Robert - 4/26/2020 8:46:09 PM

So... if someone came on here advocating for injecting bleach and shoving UV lights down your throat and up your anus to cure COVID, how would you react? - RL - 4/24/2020 12:51:09 AM
- LYSOL: "Please don't drink our cleaning products" - RL - 4/25/2020 1:55:53 AM
- White House Reportedly Changed Transcript From Last Night’s Briefing To Make It Look Like Dr. Birx Agreed With Trump On COVID Treatment - RL - 4/24/2020 9:07:00 PM
  - Memory hole is getting clogged. - podrock - 4/24/2020 9:16:04 PM
    - Did you try injecting some Drano? - RL - 4/25/2020 2:51:37 AM
      - yeah, and - podrock - 4/25/2020 3:13:43 AM
- Companies already rushing products to market.... - RL - 4/24/2020 8:02:47 PM
- With that and his remark that it was sarcasm, I'm throwing in the towel. n/t - RobVG - 4/24/2020 6:31:23 PM
  - It gets far worse before this is over - RL - 4/25/2020 2:50:44 AM
  - I watched the video. - hank - 4/25/2020 1:47:49 AM
  - That was CLEARLY not sarcasm... he really is just that stupid... - RL - 4/24/2020 6:37:27 PM
    - Clearly not sarcasm. n/t - RobVG - 4/24/2020 7:01:25 PM
      - Darling, I was just joking, - podrock - 4/24/2020 9:04:55 PM
- Again, watch those around him - podrock - 4/24/2020 2:46:45 PM
  - It must be very difficult for them, particularly if they are competent and conscientious officials. - hank - 4/24/2020 3:52:00 PM
    - Standing behind the President* - podrock - 4/26/2020 5:45:50 PM
- I'm nominate them for a Darwin Award. - Robert - 4/24/2020 4:22:18 AM
  - Surprised Trump managed to live this long. - DanS - 4/24/2020 2:53:04 PM
    - Republican antipathy to science will kill enough of us before this is over... - RL - 4/24/2020 6:36:36 PM

San Francisco mayor says city's PPE orders have been diverted, confiscated - RL - 4/25/2020 9:50:43 PM
- Somebody's making $ - podrock - 4/25/2020 9:58:25 PM
  - I don't think this is being done primarily for profit. - hank - 4/25/2020 10:05:00 PM
    - It fell off a truck. - podrock - 4/25/2020 10:49:29 PM

New COVID-19 Vaccine Showing Promise . . . - DanS - 4/25/2020 7:30:40 PM
- If it is a success, Trump will take the credit. - hank - 4/25/2020 7:38:46 PM

I am so glad we finally drained that swamp... - RL - 4/25/2020 4:17:56 AM
- And the Trump administration is TOTALLY not racist.... - RL - 4/25/2020 2:37:48 PM

New anthem for the Republican Party - RL - 4/24/2020 9:09:35 PM
- comet - podrock - 4/24/2020 9:20:17 PM

The 'Silent Hypoxia' . . . - DanS - 4/24/2020 2:01:34 PM
- Mysterious Blood Clots . . . - DanS - 4/24/2020 2:02:21 PM

Pause your Windows 10 Updates - podrock - 4/23/2020 11:32:04 PM
- Murky - Robert - 4/24/2020 4:20:21 AM
  - Always be wary - podrock - 4/24/2020 4:43:22 AM
- I have put off upgrading to windows 10 - RL - 4/24/2020 12:28:20 AM
- Although, by reading more, who knows? - podrock - 4/24/2020 12:00:12 AM

The Trump administration put someone with Lab experience in charge of the pandemic response... - RL - 4/24/2020 1:31:23 AM
- Its not technical experience that matters, its management. - hank - 4/24/2020 2:49:51 AM

So are you MAGA morons waiting on your "totally not socialist" stimulus check? Well, there has been a delay.... - RL - 4/15/2020 2:58:00 AM
- Do you remember the stimulus after '08 - RobVG - 4/15/2020 4:43:48 PM
  - Why yes, Rob, Yes I do... do you? - RL - 4/15/2020 10:20:01 PM
    - I'll concede that point if he fires Fauci. n/t - RobVG - 4/19/2020 5:00:45 PM
      - Scientist heading vaccine development demoted when he refused to push ineffective and dangerous Malaria drug... - RL - 4/24/2020 12:41:09 AM
      - You lost that point YEARS ago... - RL - 4/21/2020 12:34:24 AM
        
        The war on expertise - RL - 4/21/2020 3:01:35 AM
        
        The 'adults in the room' are all gone... - RL - 4/21/2020 3:18:32 AM
    - The Trump administration told states they had to buy their own PPE, and when they do this administration confiscates it before it gets to the states... - RL - 4/15/2020 10:33:17 PM
    - Hedge funds claim they are 'small businesses' to grab stimulus funds... - RL - 4/15/2020 10:28:37 PM
  - No, what - hank - 4/15/2020 5:52:56 PM
- I thought attempting to bribe voters was a crime. - hank - 4/15/2020 1:50:31 PM
- Thinking I might have to add a memo of my own before I cash it - podrock - 4/15/2020 4:18:20 AM
  - Nope - Robert - 4/16/2020 1:51:35 AM
    - I've heard that if you get a check with his name on it, - podrock - 4/16/2020 3:28:29 AM

Track Your Payment . . . - DanS - 4/21/2020 3:21:24 PM
- The latest irs.gov news - hank - 4/24/2020 12:12:00 AM
- You obviously haven't tried it for yourself. Neither has Commissioner Rettig. - hank - 4/21/2020 4:35:25 PM
  - Yes, I did, quick and simple . . . - DanS - 4/22/2020 9:59:45 PM
    - Yeah, I eventually got that far too. But I still haven't got my money, and the bank doesn't know where it is. - hank - 4/23/2020 1:13:55 AM

The new normal - hank - 4/21/2020 11:36:38 PM
- It's not. It needs a new name. - podrock - 4/22/2020 12:18:27 AM
  - "fascism-19"? - Robert - 4/22/2020 7:07:26 PM
    - I'm old fashioned, a traditionalist. - hank - 4/23/2020 1:33:38 AM
      - a bundle of sticks - podrock - 4/23/2020 3:02:42 AM
        
        "I want a label that shames the current cabal for all time." - RL - 4/23/2020 6:39:04 AM
        
        You can shame them all you want, - hank - 4/23/2020 2:11:06 PM
  - I respectfully disagree. - hank - 4/22/2020 12:41:07 AM
    - And that's why I like chatting with you. - podrock - 4/22/2020 1:52:21 AM
      - The fascists' followers may like to think of themselves as philosopher-warriors. - hank - 4/22/2020 3:52:27 AM

New Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Starts This Week in UK . . . - DanS - 4/22/2020 9:32:47 PM
- Will COVID-19 Die down in Summer . . . ? - DanS - 4/22/2020 9:33:51 PM

Russian Space Official Tests Positive for Coronavirus After Attending Soyuz Crew Launch to Space Station . . . - DanS - 4/22/2020 9:25:34 PM

Remember the malaria drug Trump and SDAI tried to sell us...? Guess what! - RL - 4/22/2020 12:19:03 AM

Trump hires the best people... - RL - 4/21/2020 3:22:14 PM
- ER...which one? - hank - 4/21/2020 4:46:13 PM
  - The one with his pants around his ankles, of course - RL - 4/21/2020 6:23:51 PM
    - The Emperor's new clothes. - hank - 4/21/2020 11:15:06 PM

Oil now worth LESS than nothing... - RL - 4/21/2020 12:41:02 AM
- I've heard of negative interest rates but this is ridiculous... - hank - 4/21/2020 3:20:06 AM

What is your video backdrop? - podrock - 4/2/2020 3:18:30 AM
- Room Rater - podrock - 4/19/2020 1:32:45 AM
- Breakfast nook . . . - DanS - 4/2/2020 10:49:43 PM
- This past monday... - RL - 4/2/2020 5:17:05 AM

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Burning . . . - DanS - 4/12/2020 5:51:47 PM
- getting closer - podrock - 4/14/2020 12:12:01 AM
  - still burning - podrock - 4/17/2020 4:21:28 PM
    - update - podrock - 4/19/2020 1:20:30 AM

Pregnant Women at NYC Hospitals Testing Positive . . . - DanS - 4/16/2020 4:51:45 PM
- First COVID-19 Fatality Among Remote Brazilian Tribes . . . - DanS - 4/16/2020 5:54:30 PM
  - As COVID-19 rages, evangelical pastor may contact remote Amazon tribes - RL - 4/16/2020 6:06:14 PM
    - I can see the urgency behind this. But I still don't understand it. - hank - 4/16/2020 11:32:19 PM
      - Ever hear the story of the Aztec? - podrock - 4/17/2020 12:06:02 AM
- Do you smell good . . . ? - DanS - 4/16/2020 4:52:53 PM

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