Covid is still killing and disabling people. Mask mandates are gone and many medical staff opt not or refuse to wear them. Politicians are creating policies designed for their personal political gain, rather than public health. N95 masks are still one of the important tools for stopping the spread of covid, but they've been largely removed from CDC covid public health policy. Wear a mask. Defend yourself and your comrades. Resist the propaganda.
Thanks for wearing a mask, and thanks for wearing an N95. Even preventing one case is worth it. Thanks for doing what you can to mask, make masks available, and keep residents safe. Maybe I should have seen it coming, but I never expected the systems of power to give up this much. They sent people back to in person work, removed any lockdowns and lockdown payments, but for some reason I didn't think they'd backpedal on the masks. But here we are. If we had mass communication systems built around the needs and well-being of the people, I think nearly everyone would be masking. But instead we have mass media that can manipulate vast swathes of people into doing what's convenient for the capitalists, no matter the cost in blood.
I think it's useful to keep wearing masks, both because of the protection it provides us and others, and as a visual reminder to people that the pandemic is ongoing. Maybe over time we can help contribute to a culture of masking, which we need, since this shit is still killing and disabling people, and it's not going away. I appreciate you keeping up the masking habit and making them available to others. Thanks for caring and staying true to your values. [/gen]