Words are never violence. Only violence is violence. Accurate definitions & robust debate matter.
In a fight between the first & second amendments, the first has to win.
It's Anton Chekhov’s birthday. Long for the life you don’t have. Engage in unrequited or doomed love. Yearn for Moscow. Praise art. Drink vodka. If you introduce something in the first act, be sure to use it before you finish. Write sad comedies. Inspire other artists.
Does it also include "we will no longer detain fully vaccinated, pre-tested, Covid-negative, #strandedaussies for twice as long as a local Covid positive case within Qld? Dunno if you've seen your stats but only 7 cases out of over 100,000 yesterday were int'l 🙄 @ReconnectAust
For 2yrs the media and state premiers and CHO’s have instilled panic and fear into the population. Now they want everyone to calm down and not clog up hospitals. I hope there’s a royal commission into those people
I manage outbreaks for a living and I wouldn’t change much with Omicron, except ramp up surveillance and make sure were doing the basics of outbreaks control well, and faster. There are others who manage outbreaks for a living who would shut the borders. What that means is….
Remember — variants are found by countries, not caused by them. This is a global pandemic. Solved as a planet. Pointing the finger of shame at a single nation or individual destroys trust. Sets us back. Endangers us all.
COVID policy in Australia basically now follows the same pattern of NSW announcing easing restrictions, a bunch of people criticising it, then Victorian announcing the same thing a few weeks later and those same people staying silent. #covid19aus
EPIC—“I wanna talk about this whole not getting vaccinated and then running to the hospital when you get the virus-thing. ➡️ If you don't trust doctors enough to take their advice and get the vaccine, then why do you trust doctors once you catch #COVID?"❗️