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They'll never admit it either way unless we read an obit with cause of death.
https://www.politicususa.com/2022/03/21/the-truckers-in-the-dc-convoy-are-dropping-like-flies-with-what-sounds-like-covid.html
Posted on Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Jason Easley
The Truckers In The DC Convoy Are Dropping Like Flies With What Sounds Like COVID
Truckers in the DC convoy that is protesting masks and vaccines are now getting very sick with something that sounds like COVID.
Zachary Petrizzo of The Daily Beast tweeted:
Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) March 22, 2022
I am not saying that these truckers have COVID, but do you know what happens when a lot of unvaccinated people get together in close quarters?
The odds that they get and spread COVID go up dramatically.
The leader of the trucker convoy looks really smart by making the decision to go home and take a break.
I am not a doctor. I dont play one on TV, but we are still in the midst of a pandemic, and the people who are getting sick are bragging about not being vaccinated.
One does not have to have a medical degree to guess that some of these folks might have COVID.
The truckers have been defeated by rain and traffic jams, so it is not shocking that some mystery illness that cant be called COVID for certain would be wiping them out.
The truckers drove laps around DC, and all they got for their trouble was possible cases of COVID.
Walleye
(30,718 posts)patphil
(6,029 posts)A violation of their personal freedumb and all that.
Walleye
(30,718 posts)patphil
(6,029 posts)SergeStorms
(18,891 posts)they have a "simple" case of pneumonia. COVID, as a disease, does not exist.
ShazzieB
(15,953 posts)Loudly proclaim that covid is a hoax while bragging loudly about refusing to get vaxxed or wear a mask. Continue when you get sick until you really can't breathe.
THEN: Rush to the nearest health care facility, throw yourself on the mercy of modern medical science, and throw a fit when they refuse to give you ivermectin, hyroxychloroquin, or whatever your personal crackpot remedy of choice is.
Rinse and repeat as many times as you want, but when the 'rona finally kills you, don't say we didnt warn you.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,170 posts)lol
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)Jerry2144
(2,045 posts)Since they said it is like getting hot by a truck, maybe theyre splatting like flies on the truck windshield?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)revmclaren
(2,488 posts)What's the last thing that goes through a bug's mind when it hits a windshield?
Answer...Its ass.
Ziggysmom
(3,374 posts)calimary
(80,693 posts)About an even better comment!
Beacool
(30,244 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)that this didn't happen sooner.
NCDem47
(2,238 posts)They thought they were going to get all kinds of glory and coverage that the Canadian truckers received when they pulled their stunt.
NO...ONE...CARES about this American version (well except some DC-area drivers and residents).
Everyone now recognizes what a political charade this is. Other DU, I hear NADA about this.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)They should just get help from their trucker buddies, who are far more qualified to give advice than some doctor or nurse at urgent care.
Samrob
(4,298 posts)These people are a danger to themselves and society!
Warpy
(110,907 posts)and if they can't, there are now enough N-95 masks to give them protection if they need to go out.
Unvaccinated, antisocial hosers are now on their own to get horrible coughs and feel like they got hit by a bus. They want to be rugged individuals and outlaws, they can fucking pay the price. I had the original disease, not the mild omicron variant, and it was horrible. Trust me, it's adequate punishment for being an immature, raving asshole.
"Ah, but they're taking up hospital space!" you cry. No, this is omicron and they're more likely to be shown the door and told to rest and drink fluids, sucks to be you, Cowboy. Burned out health care workers are not going to be sweet to the idiots. They will survive, but they won't like it for a while.
Some people need a brick wall to fall on them before they realize they've been living in a dream world and even mild Covid will suffice for the smarter ones. The true dunces will just keep on getting Covid every few months.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,788 posts)Meantime, the libs are well and truly owned.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)Samrob
(4,298 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)IronLionZion
(45,256 posts)What will really own the libs is if they poop their pants while stuck in a traffic jam they caused.
DENVERPOPS
(8,679 posts)and shove it up your you know what, Like your Idol suggested, and chase it down with some lysol, or even better inject lysol into your lungs with a turkey marinater.
Baitball Blogger
(46,574 posts)MiniMe
(21,676 posts)I live off of 270, and Hagerstown is North of me, and DC is south. Last night, I started coming down with something. Something like a cold. Haven't had one in a long time. I took a Covid test and it was negative, so that's a relief. Not sure how long after you get the symptoms you are supposed to wait to get an accurate test. Not sure where I picked it up from because I'm very careful.
jmbar2
(4,832 posts)I had a business trip to DC years ago and got there right around cherry blossom season. I got the worst allergies I've ever experienced! The pollen was on my first plane home. Then, when I switched planes, it cleared up.
I remember feeling REALLY bad.
MiniMe
(21,676 posts)Had to cancel a dentist appointment and will probable cancel a hair appointment tomorrow. even if it is allergy, they don't want me in there. I am fully vaccinated and boosted so I am not too worried about severe disease. My cough is nasty and if I worked in any of those places, I wouldn't want me in there either. Just trying to be considerate.
jmbar2
(4,832 posts)Hope you get to feeling better soon.
forgotmylogin
(7,496 posts)That's why they usually include two tests and often specify you should take them about three days apart.
If you still have symptoms after 3-5 days, repeat the test. I've also heard swabbing the back of the throat first, then the nostrils, might pick up virus if it happens to be in your throat but not sinuses. If you're still negative but are still symptomatic, get tested by your MD or urgent care using PCR test which is more accurate than a rapid test, or to see if you have something else, like common flu or strep.
You must not be too far from me. Saw them on 270 last week at about 12:30 PM so I guess they got a late start that day. Mostly pickups, SUV's and passenger cars; all with multiple flags and odd slogans. Went down to see the cherry blossoms yesterday at about 1:30 PM and there were a few of them already heading back to Hagerstown. No follow though yet on boasts of reclaiming BLM Plaza, too scared to get out of their trucks I assume since their feelings have been hurt by all the locals flipping them the bird.
Ford_Prefect
(7,821 posts)Like the truck stop men's room and shower.
yardwork
(61,417 posts)I'm not saying it is - humans have a large capacity for self-destruction - but it sure is a good case study.
These people are, essentially, little children who don't want to go to bed, don't want to get up, don't want to eat their vegetables, don't want to do their homework, etc. They want the world to be different and SOMEBODY better fix it now - or else they'll hold their breath until they turn blue and pound their feet and make a lot of noise.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)All the Republican and Russian bullshitters who have lied and twisted medical facts and thereby brought this about will roast for eternity in Hell.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Lucky Luciano
(11,242 posts)Scrivener7
(50,773 posts)Orrex
(63,084 posts)EarthFirst
(2,877 posts)raccoon
(31,089 posts)ForgedCrank
(1,723 posts)see is a bunch of articles written that all share the same common source of a blue checkmark on twitter.
Sounds like more gossip to me.
I'll believe it when I see personal accounts of this going on. I consider twitter posts to be among the most unreliable sources of information out there, it's a cesspool of lies.
bucolic_frolic
(42,670 posts)That's not a scientific method. That's a recipe for being gullible.
ForgedCrank
(1,723 posts)that I am the gullible one because I don't take the word of a single blue checkmark on twitter?
Well, call me gullible then. I intend to remain this way. I've fallen for the "Trump will be indicted tomorrow" trick too many times, it won't happen anymore.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Covid does that.
On a more serious note, it's looking like those remaining are becoming/already overall more extreme and prone to violent rhetoric. Perhaps illness will team up with alarm to send more on their ways home.
This is a not-unexpected evolution, according to experts on extremism, from the virtuous patriotism prevailing among many before frustration set in outside DC to moving toward more drastic action:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/20/dc-police-peoples-convoy-roadblocks/
Not that that clip I grabbed should encourage silly notions that this is all about race. Their list of grievances includes a number that should resonate with similarly grievance-motivated types on the left, including seeing themselves as in a battle of working class against elites. Paranoid notions are common as well, such as suspecting that (aggrieved!) commuters are "antifa."
ForgedCrank
(1,723 posts)the entire "protest" is stupid to begin with in my personal opinion. Let's drive around and cause havoc and chaos for an imagined injustice, and burn 6.00/gal diesel at the same time.
I'm 100% on board with their right organize and do this as a labor movement, but that doesn't change the fact that I think it's stupid. Let's face it, it's really just another Trump rally on wheels, nothing more. Ignoring them (and Trump) is the worst punishment anyone could deliver to them.
SleeplessinSoCal
(8,994 posts)They want the freedom to spread disease. And they find comfort in irritating others. I imagine there are many conservatives who are frustrated by their intransigence. Too big a word for them, but it describes them to a T.
From WaPo article:
Last week, convoy organizer Brian Brase told the crowd that every time D.C. police pulls their bulls--t theyre literally helping us. They think that theyre going to deter us. They think that theyre going to break us down and they think that were going to go away. But all they do is make us dig our heels in deeper.
Pivoting to address D.C. police directly, Brase continued, We still here, and we aint going anywhere. We will see you today, we will see you tomorrow, we will see you the day after that and the day after that and the day after that.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)horribly frustrating and furthering irrational beliefs of conspiracies, government and otherwise, against "the people." Also empowering the members of violent extremist groups among them, as well as Qnuts and tRump's "my people."
According to another WaPo article, the "co-organizer" as he calls himself, Brian Brase, is actually fairly feet-on-the-ground, comparatively balanced in his viewpoint, and worried that the angry, violent elements could be capable of anything. The group's gathered together various sorts into what he discovered they were considering a "movement," and a lot of the authoritarian types apparently are trying to turn him into their strongman leader, a role he's uncomfortable with.
But Ted Cruz or Josh Hawley might be up for the role. "The Anointed One," Cruz, would know what to do with the Christian nationalists who're comparing their convoy into DC with the Battle of Jericho that took down that city.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/18/dc-convoy-leader-brian-brase/
pandr32
(11,447 posts)...as the unrecognized (by them) default. They can't be free and we can't be free so the freedom prize goes to the continuation of the pandemic and misery for all.
diehardblue
(10,997 posts)as soon as possible. They need their remedy!
bucolic_frolic
(42,670 posts)viva la
(3,227 posts)is practically a synonym for "I got Covid."
nycbos
(6,033 posts)Glaisne
(513 posts)To die by your own arrogant stupidity. Carry on brave freedom riders!
lindysalsagal
(20,440 posts)can absolutely be both.
Deep State Witch
(10,350 posts)I mean, it's a rural area with lots of farms. They should be able to get ivermectin there.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Martin68
(22,671 posts)LymphocyteLover
(5,601 posts)Snackshack
(2,540 posts)Incoming conspiracy theory #4739627. Since COVID-19 is a hoax obviously the Biden administration through some sort of nefarious underhanded means is infecting these true American patriots
Or
COVID-19 is a real virus that is deadly and easily transmissible (especially this latest strain) and unless you have been vaccinated if you do become infected you are likely to become very ill, hospitalized even unless you are one of the lucky ones that COVID-19 really does not seem to affect.
FakeNoose
(32,346 posts)I'm guessing most of these guys are not vaccinated, and none are wearing masks. Once the virus is introduced into the group, pretty much all (or most) of them caught it quickly. I hope it's not fatal, but they really need to rethink this whole thing. Just take your trucks home fellas, and ride this out at home.
IbogaProject
(2,693 posts)These smartypants are going to only use rapid tests as they don't want any record of being sick, so they are going to spread it around during their stay and likely on their way home.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)progressoid
(49,825 posts)Just this one tweet it seems.
BradAllison
(1,879 posts)Fuck them.
Blue Owl
(49,913 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,440 posts)yardwork
(61,417 posts)idahoblue
(377 posts)I would gladly attend an antivax gathering and have a nice little cough-around.
Samrob
(4,298 posts)COVID appears to be spreading rather quickly among them.
Bluejeans
(68 posts)Decisions have consequences...
Decide to drive around the Capital Beltway which has no restrooms and then wet your pants?
That was a decision that had consequences.
Go with a mob of un-vaccinated people and now it looks like you have Covid?
That was a decision that had consequences.
Act like an adult and accept that decisions have consequences.
SWBTATTReg
(21,859 posts)are pushing the Trucks agenda.
keithbvadu2
(36,362 posts)Emile
(21,895 posts)for the sake of a little bit of freedumb!
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)Beacool
(30,244 posts)I hope that they recover, but it's their own fault for being ignorant and dumb.
Demovictory9
(32,323 posts)Iggo
(47,487 posts)Fuck em.
rpannier
(24,304 posts)that they aren't really dropping like flies
A few less idiots in this world
hadEnuf
(2,150 posts)They have successfully fulfilled their mission of getting Covid and spreading it to others. I hope they are enjoying their "freedoms".
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Rabrrrrrr
(58,347 posts)Please!
It will really own all of us fragile libtard sheeple snowflakes if you all die!