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[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 209 points 2 years ago (4 children)

They are still going on about the vaccine??

[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 117 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

The CDC just recommended a new round of boosters for everyone the other day. And as expected, conservative media is melting down about it again. But even beyond that, they’ve been getting back into “COVID temper tantrum” mode for about a week or so now that we're moving into the fall.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I came for the discussion, I stayed for the username.

Trash the planet.

[skates away]

[–] crashoverride@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Then you might like mine, lol

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yes! Just need Acid Burn and the whole gang will be here. Crash&Burn

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[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 8 points 2 years ago

Well at least I can commend Faux News for their consistency.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Oh, thanks for the heads up that the Omicron vaccine is available now! Will schedule it and a flu shot this weekend.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 76 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I miss the days when antivaxxers were just a source of amusement, like flat earthers. Now they seem to be everywhere and it's just sad.

[–] polle@feddit.de 28 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Do want another level of insanity? Here in Germany, we got the news today that WEATHER TV persons get harrased by people that think there is no climate change and its just propaganda.

[–] ObiGynKenobi@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago (10 children)

There was a meteorologist in the US, in Nebraska iirc, that resigned a couple of months ago after receiving death threats for daring to mention climate change during his weather report. They're fucking unhinged.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In France, on one of the main channels (the public TV, something like 5 or 6 channels, one of which is 24h news), the weather is now called "climate news" and addresses frontally climate stuff, with a link where you can send questions that they answer on air (whether what they answer are real questions or not is left as an exercise to the reader).

Of course that ruffled some feathers with the lunatic fringe, but they stuck with it, which is nice.

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Some weather people have shown a spherical Earth instead of a disc! Heathens!

[–] jasondj@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago

Oh that’s been going on everywhere for a while.

For most people, the TV weatherman is legit the only scientist they know. Of course they’re gonna take it out on them.

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[–] Maslo@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

checks Russel Brands YouTube

Yeah....yeah they are

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Russel Brand turning into a conservative hack was not on my apocalypse bingo card.

[–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used to really like Russell Brand. Not to say I don't like him. I've never met him but from all accounts he seems to be a decent and caring person. But his recent weird ramblings are just... odd.

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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 134 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They have to be vaccinated to keep working, despite the bullshit they peddle.

[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 97 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Yep and the only people unaware of that mandatory vaccination requirement seem to be Fox News’ viewers. So I find this very amusing.

[–] flipht@kbin.social 26 points 2 years ago

That's the thing about everyone posting about publication of private fact...there's no private fact here.

It's been well publicized that Fox required all their employees to get vaccinated in order to continue there.

If she was there during that time, and she's still working, it's public knowledge that she's vaccinated.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

"but, but, they have to be! Otherwise the man won't let them get the truth out to us. They're sacrificing themselves and conforming so we can get THE TRUTH"

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 86 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You are anti-vax because youre a paranoid conspiracy theorist.

I am anti-vax because I crave death.

straightens tie

We are not the same.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm antivax because I sell tiny coffins and business was slow

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

slaps roof of tiny coffin

"This bad boy can fit exactly one antivaxxer's kid..."

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (4 children)

There are nicer ways to go than covid. Like overzealous erotic asphyxiation. Get you a nice hunk to choke you to death.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

You offering? 👉👈

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[–] style99@kbin.social 56 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Venat0r@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago
[–] willsenior@lemm.ee 30 points 2 years ago

Well, "fine" is debatable when describing Jeanine Pirro

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

She had to get vaccinated to work there. Her job was more important than the "evil" vaccine I guess.

[–] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

DURRRRR ONLY LIBTURDS EAT THEIR OWN WHY CONSERVATIVE EAT SELF NO STEP ON SNEK OR EAT OR SNEK TAIL

DURRRR

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