I love how Biden implemented the Trump plan of "if we do less testing and reporting, the numbers will look better". Trump was too cowardly to do it, he only bitched about it on Twitter.

  • Flinch [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    We've hit 1m deaths 3 times now, we're getting close to perfecting the stolen Juche Necromancy techniques :kim:

    • Lovely_sombrero [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      The Dem Socs gave up and went home, or think they won and went home.

      They didn't "go to lunch" or "go home", they are getting exactly the policies that they want. They are still more engaged in day to day politics than almost any other group in the country. And they love what's happening. Especially the "nothing will fundamentally change" part of Biden's promise. Even the good things that Biden passed are all one-time programs that expire - either by a set date or by funding.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      :biden-troll: is going to be labeled and marketed as Super Ultra Turbo Communism and chuds will line up around the block to vote in some wholesome fascists to save their country next year. :this-is-fine:

    • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Excess deaths were like 1.5M when we """officially""" hit 1M, it's probably pushing 2.5M by now.

      • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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        2 years ago

        To be fair, some of the excess deaths were likely a result of climate change, inflation, suicide or mass killings, increasing bigoted violence, and supply chain collapse. Not to mention overloaded medical system. There's so much going on it's hard to say it's all just covid.

        • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          some of the excess deaths were likely a result of climate change, inflation, suicide or mass killings, increasing bigoted violence, and supply chain collapse

          in only 1 year's time?

          Other than maybe the supply chain stuff, everything else on that list is just gradual upticks, while the excess deaths were drastically higher. It's definitely almost entirely COVID-related

          • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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            2 years ago

            Climate change has caused a lot of fires, flooding, and freezing. Especially in conjunction with the other things, this causes way more deaths. Covid leads the pack, but I don't think it's the only reason we have so many excess deaths.

  • CyborgMarx [any, any]
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    2 years ago

    lmao these denialists really did just subtract a million, give me a break

  • bigboopballs [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Death toll hits 1.1 million

    I'm sure the true number is at least 2 million at this point, right?

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Closer to 5 at this point, more if you count co-morbidity and long covid, they just stopped counting