4 tests per household just after one year of Joe Biden being president during an ongoing pandemic. And leftists say that liberals are incompetent! Ha!

  • mr_world [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    Truly Lord Biden is most gracious. Not only does mi'lord let us till his lands for the smallest of taxes, he also lets us ensure that labor is not interrupted or delayed by our disgraceful, slothful pox. To live just a few weeks longer, before my lungs betray their sacred honor, in his Lord's grace is enough pittance for me. I am sustained eternally.

  • TankieDukakis [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Which, speaking of, when we getting these? Because I ordered them right away and haven't gotten them yet and my car has stopped working so having an at home test would be pretty neat ngl

    • Des [she/her, they/them]
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      3 years ago

      supposedly not until maybe mid Feb. just in time for covid to be off peak, can't have the workers all calling out at once

  • BigLadKarlLiebknecht [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    In my team’s weekly retrospective meeting someone called out free covid tests as something to be happy for in the last week. Thank god we didn’t get to discussing it, I don’t think I could have prevented myself from describing Americans as snivelling cowards for being grateful for this.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      3 years ago

      From what I understand China and Vietnam and maybe other places have been testing huge swaths of their entire countries at weekly since the pandemic started, but now on year 3 the US can get four tests, PER ADDRESS, once.

      • BigLadKarlLiebknecht [he/him, comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        Fucking Boris Johnson can see fit that any U.K. citizen can order 7 covid tests a day, it’s utterly utterly pathetic.

        I mean ultimately it’s just a means of plausible deniability for the Biden admin so they can say “we gave you vaccines, tests and masks for free, it’s not our fault if you catch it” after the next couple of waves come through and really wipe away what’s left of folks’ immune systems.

      • penguin_von_doom [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        Over here in northern Europe both quick and pcr tests are free and the nearest test center is usually within a walking distance.

    • Dingdangdog [he/him,comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      Or, like, share a property with other people. It's per mailing address, if leaves a fuck load of people out

      • Sushi_Desires
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        3 years ago

        I wonder if you could cheese it by putting "Suite A" "Suite B" and so forth

  • UlyssesT
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    2 months ago

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    • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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      3 years ago

      The infrastructure bill passed, Build Back Better didn't.

      You might remember that the infrastructure bill was super pared back and BBB had the shit people actually cared about, and progressives threatened to withold their votes on infrastructure unless BBB passed at the same time, before they capitulated under promises that BBB would pass.

      • invo_rt [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        capitulated under promises that BBB would pass

        :seen-this-one:

      • vccx [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        How much was originally promised? Is the US actually putting $1 trillion to infrastructure?

        • riley
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          1 year ago

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  • Wildgrapes [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Trump: $2k check and another$1400 Biden: couple hundred and some tests. Months late.

    I didn't think the Dems would make the trump admins pittance seem generous. But I underestimated they're skill at losing

  • Metalorg [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    You still have to return to work regardless of the test outcome

  • Sushi_Desires
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    3 years ago

    What the fuck? You could already just order them on the USPS website lol. I did it on the very first day! Why would they make another site!!