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AverageOldGuy

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8. As I recall . . .

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 08:02 PM

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. . . the COVID pandemic started with 12 sick passengers from a cruise ship in California and then-President Trump assured us it would end in 14 days.

By the time he left office in 2021, at least 450,000 were dead.

And now . . . 17 from a cruise ship . . . Trump is President . . . and Dr. Fauci is retired.

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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 Yesterday #24

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

if i had to guess, barbtries Yesterday #30

Trump doesn't "take care" of a fucking thing Skittles 21 hrs ago #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

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 Yesterday #17

It's a shame that I don't believe a word of this... Hugin Yesterday #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 23 hrs ago #33

They are US citizens. I got the sense the Canary Islands underpants 22 hrs ago #35

While the world slept . . . Aussie105 Friday #12

The most serious thing popsdenver 16 hrs ago #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 Yesterday #18

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

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

The incident happened in 2014 BumRushDaShow Yesterday #32

So? Trump commented on it as did the right wing media, which is what my post said Prairie Gates 21 hrs ago #38

What am I missing? Blumancru Yesterday #19

Please rate your cruise experience. twodogsbarking Yesterday #20

Well. barbtries Yesterday #21

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

Thank you murielm99! barbtries Yesterday #29

Frankly popsdenver 23 hrs ago #34

not what I have read Skittles 21 hrs ago #37

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

I find it very interesting barbtries Yesterday #31