NHC seems to think that it’s possible but not guaranteed. Hoping beyond hope that it doesn’t form up. We’re going through enough here in the south

There is a Unity variant that’s still maintained

I have friends in Boone and a lot of the town itself did lose power and water but it’s mostly restored today by the sound of things. But the water isn’t safe to drink. Truly a miracle that they have as much as they do because road closures due to the washouts and landslides have most everybody stuck hunkering down. I saw some videos of lees mcrae students being evacuated via helicopters so hopefully the worst affected communities can get that same treatment…

I’ve got a lot of friends in Asheville, luckily heard from most and they’re alright. I’ve been lucky enough that my region wasn’t hit as badly but the majority of my town was under a foot of water on Friday.

Don’t want to dox myself too bad but I need to vent some. I saw whole apartment complexes flooded, houses washed away, all sorts of horrible scenes that I’d rather not have seen. A house directly next to where I lived 1 year ago collapsed into the creek and killed the family inside. My partner is volunteering at a local hospital and the stories and sights she’s told me about make my skin crawl. There are small towns nearby that just don’t exist anymore. Awful awful images, and the resources are just not here.

Still no clean water here and all major roads have been washed away, highways are closed to people coming in and all but one are closed off to those fleeing. I tried to volunteer but Red Cross had enough people. I saw the national guard roll into town and lots of evacuation helicopters which have been relieving. I just feel horrible seeing my community suffering and I’m just here doomscrolling to keep my mind off it.

No I’m in this age range and all my friends read at least to some degree. Some of us are very avid and occasionally do little book clubs

Super et effrayant-pilled 💀🎃👻

I’d argue that the holocaust was also settler colonial in nature. Germany was stealing the land of its neighbors in order to destroy their culture and people, and replace them with German settlers. The holocaust was the engine of this cultural and demographic erasure and was key to their colonization plans. It operated internally too of course but I thought I’d point that out

The dprk jab was lame but I like the message overall

Because this is the most propagandized country on the planet

Death to America, there is nothing to be done to redeem this country but a total destruction of it

This game fucks, I’ve never been a moba guy but this one got me

Will Gaza even be habitable in 50 years after a Harris presidency? She has not vaguely aligned herself with current policy, she has pledged to maintain current rates of weapons shipments and support Israel to the hilt in their genocide. Any talk of ceasefire from Biden or Harris is meaningless because 1) they redefined ceasefire in their messaging to mean a hostage exchange 2) they are actively maintaining the military capabilities of Israel and therefore materially opposing ceasefire. Biden and Harris both CHOOSE not to make a call and end this genocide. They are as complicit as Netanyahu and exactly as dangerous as Trump

Almost everybody I know vapes, could be geographic or age related but it doesn’t indicate a political leaning to me at all.

Clearly systemic approaches are the appropriate response to a pandemic. But our capitalist system has utterly failed to address this problem or put forth the most basic of solutions. So we must collectively work to protect one another in spite of their actions. Nobody is immune to Covid. Even as somebody who has gotten every vaccine the moment I could, I am susceptible to an infection, just much less so than somebody without the vaccines. Even if I got lucky and it was asymptomatic for me, I can act as a vector to spread it to somebody who is more at risk or just less lucky and who has major health outcomes for it. I’d much rather stick out in a crowd for masking than be the person responsible for passing the virus

It’s not about ‘viewing the world as a threat’ or ‘living in fear’ or whatever. It’s about community protection and mitigating the fallout of the ruling class’ selfish policies. The response of any revolutionary to systemic failures which are harming us should be collective action and education, and masks are a large part of that in the current climate of an ongoing pandemic. I wouldn’t look at the fact that millions of Americans vote for dems and repubs and conclude “the people want capitalism, I may as well give up on socialism.” Same principle should apply here

My worst reaction was to the booster last year, it had me feeling fatigued and lethargic for a whole weekend. This year I got my covid and flu together, and I had some cold sweats and chills that kept me up the night I got it but by the morning I felt fine

Yeah just came here from that thread to regain some sanity. Some disheartening shit in those comments…

I mask every day; I will stop masking and taking precautions the moment the pandemic is over. I will not risk disability or death for myself or anybody in my life for the acceptance of those who deny science or for the mild convenience of not putting on a mask

If you see taking basic precautions towards preventing an infectious disease as a ‘style choice’ then I suppose you can’t expect much patience and decorum from people who are especially at risk of its worst effects

My apartment has its own HVAC unit and all appliances including laundry are in unit. I also have a breezeway rather than a hallway which makes my apartment effectively isolated from any other interior spaces. But I still run a HEPA filter all day, and frequently keep the windows open for fresh air. When Ive lived in more traditional apartments the fresh air from the windows + HEPA filter + masks when in common spaces were my main precautions. Having one of those under door seals that sticks to the bottom of the front door is a good move too

Lmao