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29. Thank you murielm99!

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:19 PM

Saturday

I'm here daily but haven't been posting much. Events of the past week or so have just left me slightly devastated. How are you?

I don't think the way I'm feeling is very different from most people of good faith in the former USA, now, as I refer to it, the disunited states of dystopia.

that's why. I'm trying hard to be better and have some energy to engage.

I did make it to the MayDay protest, strike and march in Raleigh last Saturday; I think that was the last time I felt good and alive and hopeful.

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17 American passengers aboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship will quarantine in Nebraska [View all] BumRushDaShow Friday OP

Trump is actually taking care of this one, unlike COVID, which he ignored until it became a pandemic. Norrrm Friday #1

I wonder RussBLib Friday #3

1.... Treatment Norrrm Friday #5

Over a million Americans IronLionZion Friday #15

One out of seven is not one third... tavernier Saturday #24

I thought it was 3 million, but you're right it's 7 million IronLionZion Saturday #26

if i had to guess, barbtries Saturday #30

Trump doesn't "take care" of a fucking thing Skittles Saturday #36

If you read something too fast it gets weird: I wondered how a ship could be quarantined in *Nebraska* Ocelot II Friday #2

The contacts alone will cause transmission.................. Lovie777 Friday #4

I think there were 150 passengers BumRushDaShow Friday #7

Only 17 Americans. maxsolomon 3 hrs ago #41

Seems extreme for a virus that while transmissable human to human it is highly unlikely. Hope in all that movement... dutch777 Friday #6

I think WHO confirmed that this variant was person to person BumRushDaShow Friday #9

Yes, the strain that was on the ship is the blue-wave Friday #13

As I recall . . . AverageOldGuy Friday #8

And didn't he initially try to keep that ship from docking in a US port? the nelm Friday #11

And RFKjr is in charge of our healthcare. LisaL Saturday #17

It's a shame that I don't believe a word of this... Hugin Saturday #23

I saw a report on MS NOW. The logistics of this are incredible. underpants Friday #10

Amazed that they are being sent to Nebraska?????????? popsdenver Saturday #33

They are US citizens. I got the sense the Canary Islands underpants Saturday #35

While the world slept . . . Aussie105 Friday #12

The most serious thing popsdenver Saturday #39

I say we take off... Renew Deal Friday #14

I have plenty of masks left over from COVID, just in case IronLionZion Friday #16

Old enough to remember Trump and right wing media going bonkers about that Ebola nurse Prairie Gates Saturday #18

But that "old enough to remember" thing might mean something else BumRushDaShow Saturday #22

I'm not sure what you mean: Trump and the right wing media heavily criticized Obama for the Ebola response Prairie Gates Saturday #28

The incident happened in 2014 BumRushDaShow Saturday #32

So? Trump commented on it as did the right wing media, which is what my post said Prairie Gates Saturday #38

What am I missing? Blumancru Saturday #19

Please rate your cruise experience. twodogsbarking Saturday #20

Well. barbtries Saturday #21

I haven't seen you in a while. murielm99 Saturday #25

Thank you murielm99! barbtries Saturday #29

Frankly popsdenver Saturday #34

not what I have read Skittles Saturday #37

If I was a passenger I'd rather quarantine at Tenerife rather than Nebraska ! kimbutgar Saturday #27

I find it very interesting barbtries Saturday #31

This where they sent Ebola patients LeftInTX 1 hr ago #43

Not good. ck4829 3 hrs ago #40

Ebola patients were sent there...Nebraska has a biocontainment unit LeftInTX 2 hrs ago #42