2026-03-20T03:27:35Z https://yabu.me Augie Ray https://yabu.me/npub153cdelhxf5rngld82a0z7kldvehgrcykjdms4hls3lqnxuvegt8q6y2tew https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/013/327/original/c5706fd166e5c8b2.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/013/327/original/c5706fd166e5c8b2.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxyz564dp36g8pfe5uhvg8n3kdnhwspjgupac5vx0n58shtqzl2pczyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvun2e2f3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8fpt6plctsh6y6xwg39vqdmwaxclnsd0q3582q480g4mr2sud5tqfaaugw'>nevent1q…augw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For years, our surges have gotten lower. Could COVID be on its way to finally become a more predicable and endemic virus? I&#39;ll stay cautious, given Long COVID risks, but it would be nice to see infection risks continue to drop, wouldn&#39;t it?<br/><br/>Signs point to continued lower levels of surges--until and unless our low vaccination rate OR a significant COVID mutation causes a greater surge. 2026 will be an interesting bellwether year for #COVID19, I think. 2026-03-10T14:33:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxx636gu8eanzztmhe8aj4f32a58mcy0xq9pvc3e3u0sk7kp2zykszyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvurxujf8 Wow, the northern lights over Greenland are incredible. 😆<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/923/955/542/577/468/original/0f2090ad7e581827.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-19T21:47:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspk9cx7luq87cft37l656kvknka3enz6rmrm4ln8r4707ejuds62szyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvu4m4mdv The President of the United States posted an AI video of himself dumping feces on Americans. <br/><br/>Christians are attacking the Pope for saying we should care for the poor and not blame them. <br/><br/>The GOP leader of the House has the House adjourned for 77 out of the last 89 days to avoid swearing in a Democrat and prevent a vote to release the Epstein files. <br/><br/>The federal government has lied to judges three dozen times this year to prevent justice. <br/><br/>(1/2) 2025-10-20T15:39:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrqwxwfeglvcrjarjpyudzmju4ddurkvypf3z3puc50d9s5lstxjczyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvuvrnk2w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6r9an4ec38pt9fa32xlxqwz4zn6fsunp6ud9fdmg6kzjjgpy39s3p2pjr'>nevent1q…2pjr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When COVID is surging (as it is now):<br/><br/>- No dining or drinking in restaurants and bars. (When COVID is low, I may go into emptier places at off-hours to avoid crowds.)<br/><br/>- Private socializing in homes or outside. Rather than meet people in crowded spots, we&#39;ll have a few friends over or go to their house. We also avoid socializing with people we know aren&#39;t being very careful.<br/><br/>Other things don&#39;t change, like masking, which I do regularly regardless of level. 2025-09-15T18:04:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsws4s4gat97qjgp50raqcmnpjacs27mz2a2amq7k3usv05wagqypgzyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvupx700g Letting billionaires who will never need Social Security and Medicare cut these programs to fund tax cuts for billionaires just seems like a stupid idea, doesn&#39;t it? 2025-05-10T23:07:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs80fym5tupm8hvggrp9h3crwwp890l0g9c38frrvdshep60dnnhqczyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvu9g88rz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2728xs6pwcvp0fzmzl4n9ycgjhqy29fdrmn5nh02gzhyzj6ylleccnz3ky'>nevent1q…z3ky</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, there was a well-recognized design flaw in several years&#39; models. I, too, owned a Pinto. (If I recall, it was a 1980, the year they changed the design), and I liked the car. 2025-02-09T15:24:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspwk0jvh0pz7s8kvst6j48tt8zpaeaas3dlxzg9tv9aqx23jg0xvczyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvurl6fw7 The #Tesla CyberTruck is 17 times more likely to have a fire fatality than a Ford Pinto, which was famously flawed with a gas tank behind the rear bumper that would explode in rear-end collisions. <br/><br/><a href="https://fuelarc.com/evs/its-official-the-cybertruck-is-more-explosive-than-the-ford-pinto/">https://fuelarc.com/evs/its-official-the-cybertruck-is-more-explosive-than-the-ford-pinto/</a> 2025-02-09T14:40:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstqkzh0t0g4l5653f88ks0sgmpesz83zyc2grfy09k0x0zalvdzuczyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvugn6ucu People voted for Trump to raise prices. In his first hours, Trump rescinded Biden&#39;s rules that delivered lower prices for medications to those on #medicare and #medicaid. On day one, Trump is delivering higher prices. Yet, I don&#39;t see much outcry from Conservatives. It&#39;s almost as if this wasn&#39;t ever about inflation or prices. 2025-01-21T19:41:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrmlvl0g7t6lkymdfpkyhyl0848tgcmmae4nahs82zc9kg5k5snkszyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvufvhnm6 A sad sign of things to come...<br/><br/>“Are you even a U.S. citizen? This is Trump’s America now! I’m a Marine, and I took an oath to protect this country from people like you!”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/man-accused-attacking-tv-news-reporter-trumps-america-2007099">https://www.newsweek.com/man-accused-attacking-tv-news-reporter-trumps-america-2007099</a> 2024-12-29T14:54:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgwsdvyrlj8sc4uxdvgc5trp5vcfzm22lk5mpz6u3rulplg2694agzyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvugzwst0 The US SCOTUS just overruled a lower court and is allowing Virginia to purge voters immediately before an election, despite the 90-day quiet rule. All three liberal justices dissented. This is another right-wing attack on democracy, this time coming from the biased Supreme Court. <br/><br/>If we don&#39;t elect Democrats in Congress and the White House, we&#39;ll never restore integrity to the Supreme Court. <br/><br/>#VoteBlue! 2024-10-30T15:10:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2pc5x9a7p76r9ft53jd7z7t2hpfndet9mya6tdx7vt3n4kmrpx4gzyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvuvttt8p DeSantis has spent years telling Floridians the biggest issues were drag queens, library books, Disney, CRT and woke culture. Turns out it was guns, climate change, and anti-science ignorance. <br/><br/>Every election. Every race. Every Democrat. #VoteBlue 2024-09-28T21:20:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswkhtgnhs7pj7fgr0270d0kfdh3r3j9pccjn4hpj7rgc2ezm7z3hczyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvuzhqnxw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8g800qvvuwv5ljffxk79ww6qnh7lgysfm39r4fju52ctdqfkjesgzfzs8q'>nevent1q…zs8q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not that surprised by the mask data. First of all, N95s aren&#39;t perfect--that 5% risk over the course of 40 hours a week of working accumulates. Second, many don&#39;t wear masks with a tight fit. And third, as you point out, even the &#34;always&#34; people take them off from time to time. Just like vaccines aren&#39;t a magic bullet, neither are masks. It&#39;s why we need new rules for safe air in workplaces and commercial spaces! 2024-09-08T17:15:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyeu3zgkvphymv6tjrqn06sxy26txaj57e3keux3vvzqdvv35fa5szyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvuf5cljm STUDY of #COVID19 infections in people who work outside the home:<br/><br/>Working outside the home was associated with 1.46x higher risks of infection. &#34;American Indian/Alaskan Native, Black, and Hispanic/Latino participants were more likely than others to work in occupational categories with the highest odds of infection. Cases were less likely than controls to report always wearing a mask (31.9% vs. 41.5%) and wearing a KN95/N95/KF94 mask (16.8% vs. 27.2%) at work.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.23639">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.23639</a> 2024-09-08T15:40:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgyc53sx6npjxv4jk4sf537efe6lqyhef8fezqwa3uhsyrn4wccfqzyzj8ph87uexswdra5at4ut6ma4nxaq0qj6fhwzkl7z8uzvm3n9pvu7kdaz6 You&#39;re not voting for Joe Biden. You&#39;re voting for women, the LGBTQ community, children, the Middle Class, workers, immigrants, the poor, and Democracy. You&#39;re voting for you! <br/><br/>Every election. Every race. Every Democrat. #VoteBlue<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/706/922/092/723/310/original/8ef6d76bafe8ae7c.png"> <br/> 2024-06-30T18:15:38Z