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7 Jul, 4 tweets, 2 min read
I'm sure this is a graphic I would enjoy. 136 people so far clicked "like." If you can explain it to me, I'd be grateful. The context is a tweet about the #SandyHook lawsuit against Remington.

(And please check for replies before replying or I will be swamped. Thanks.)
OK after an hour it still bugged me so I did an image search and found this:

knowyourmeme.com/memes/my-sides…

Folk were laughing about the "Filet Minion" meme.

Am I the only person here that is over the age of 10?😉 Image
Pre pandemic I was more likely to take a light hearted approach on Twitter. I still do that, sometimes. And offline, I remain my usual bubbly self.

Existential fear is a great leveler. My reasons to fear are personal & political. Most of them will stay private.
I think we each have our own ways of getting through this time. Some are healthy, some are not. But it's the people who act as if nothing is wrong who puzzle me.

In a way, that's a coping mechanism in itself.

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9 Jul
Main reason I want healthcare workers with access to me to have to show their vaccine status? Tells me whether or not they understand science enough to be qualified for the job.

I will #GetVaccinated soon (NZ is slow.) Folk like me don't have a "99% chance" of survival. Image
BTW, I highlighted diabetes as a COVID complications risk factor but there are many other medical reasons I am in this category.

This is why I've taken Covid seriously since Jan 2020 when I first heard about it. I was also predisposed to trusting scientists over politicians.
People with health or disability issues (esp when long term) have to learn about medical science in order to stay alive. We have to educate everyone around us who could help increase or decrease our survival chances, often including healthcare workers who should know better.
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9 Jul
(1) There was a M6.0 #earthquake today in Antelope Valley, California. It was 4.6 miles deep and in a low population area close to the CA-NV border.

I've been through many >M6.0 quakes here in NZ. It's damn scary, for starters.

Best US info source: earthquake.usgs.gov
(2) I tend to ignore #earthquaketwitter whenever there's been a shake below M4.0 in CA. I seldom even notice one that small, tbh.

But when there's a decent-strength EQ there, it's another chance to promote safety and #prepping.

Visit ready.gov for the best info.
(3) As a health and safety / disasters geek I have bored many a person over the years.

Others listen and learn, which is why we all keep doing what we do. I prefer hurricanes to earthquakes, because you get some advance warning of them.

nhc.noaa.gov
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8 Jul
(1) I'm just glad to finally answer the question #WhereIsMelania?

She avoided being near DT on his 75th birthday. (And if she was there, she didn't make it known publicly.)

My hunch: In 2017 she used threat of not moving into the WH to get a GOOD deal. NB I don't support her.
(2) Whenever I talk about the Trumps I have to point out at the start I don't support them - bc of the inane replies I sometimes get.

If any of them can be tried in the criminal jurisdiction for anything they've done, then I want them to be.

Meantime, I watch the spectacle.
(3) If Melania agreed with DT's version of the past 8 months then she'd make that known in public.

Anything could happen, & your predictions aren't necessarily more accurate than mine.

eg divorce or not, indictments or not, the Trump legacy is in tatters. Worse than tatters.
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7 Jul
(1) Thread 3: Storm #Elsa

Forecast has swung back & forth between Tropical Storm (TS) & Cat 1 Hurricane this week.

Currently 65mph max sustained winds, with a chance of re-intensification. So, the H warnings remain.

#TurnAroundDontDrown
nhc.noaa.gov

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(2) By the way, the next names on the Atlantic storms list are #Fred and #Grace. This season is forecast to be above-average in number and intensity of storms.

For now, #Elsa is the only hurricane-ish storm near the USA.

It has not yet made landfall but that's expected today.
(3) As always, excellent coverage on the Weather Channel:

weather.com/storms/hurrica…
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7 Jul
(1) A small request if you can help me collate and translate these Latin phrases increasingly used by the far right in the US. First one:

"Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" or, if you want peace, prepare for war.

Sounds innocuous, doesn't it? Nothing could be further from the truth.
(2) One place to find these phrases is on the social media profile pages of far right activists. That's where I am seeing them.

They're not preparing to lawfully defend their home.

They are preparing for escalating civil unrest and violence, started by the far right.
(3) The evidence for this is abundant, and the process has been ongoing for several years, not just since Trump ran for office, or even the Tea Party movement.

Some say the far right never stopped trying to make this happen, and I think there is some strength to that claim.
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6 Jul
(1) I'm terrible. I can't resist commenting on this viral Lake Lanier video in historical and political context. It's also not particularly hard on the eyes.😉

(2) People enjoy videos like this because of the schadenfreude, especially when college-age kids are involved. A further subset of the schadenfreuders are those who enjoy the misfortune of white people, esp. in GA. Now, hear me out...
(3) I'm just a commentator. I have no axe to grind on behalf of white or black people, or for / against GA. I'm not on the Democrat or Republican side in these things. My focus is always on saving lives. And I don't mean any drownings were likely. It's broader than that.
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