• Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    well, I hope we don’t end up having a global lockdown again, but if we do, I’ll be sure to call it the America Pox or Trump Flu or something polemic

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        3 months ago

        States and cities still can. Buisnesses can decide to as well. Groups and individuals can also lock themselves down. Basically: communities.

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          3 months ago

          In theory they can, but when a trump backed federal government and law enforcement is breathing down their neck with implicit threats of court cases and funding cuts I wonder if a lot of places will want to do anything.

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    3 months ago

    So are any CDC staff working on ways to get word out on threats outside of the officially-gagged channels?

    I would rather they don’t lose their jobs by doing so, but civil disobedience is absolutely called for here.

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      3 months ago

      They want to outsource and privatize everything, lining their friends pockets and getting kickbacks. “Small government”, huge industrial complex contractor.

    • DahGangalang@infosec.pub
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      3 months ago

      Lolwut?

      I deleted my Facebook some years ago, and so don’t have the means to double check this. Is this for real?

  • dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Can someone explain the benefits that GOP are trying to achieve with this rule? Does the censoring somehow provide an advantage to their popularity?

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      3 months ago

      At one point Trump literally suggested reducing reported Covid cases by just not testing. They genuinely think the important thing is not to talk about it.