With all the dire news, I could use a good laugh!
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There are reports that the UK has discovered that the swine flu virus can survive outside the body for at least up to 72 hours on dry surfaces. This is not unusual for influenza viruses, and is one of the reasons why seasonal flu spreads so insidiously. I posted a little about this last year on my even less frequently updated other blog. According to New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden, many hundreds of New York school children may […] No information yet, but it is clear that Mexico City is having a bloody awful month. If it was a serious quake, it is going to make dealing with the swine flu outbreak (The death toll from swine flu in Mexico is now up to 149) much more difficult. This is all the info we have this minute, fresh off the Associated Press newswire: A powerful earthquake has rocked tall buildings in Mexico capital, sending office workers down stairways into […] The outbreak in the Americas is starting to look rather serious. At issue is the idea that the virus has managed to sneakily combine not only swine flu and human flu genes, but it has also managed to get some avian flu genes also. Clearly a virus strain with a very interesting history. Avian flu was considered the most likely candidate for the next flu pandemic, so this “threefer” is ringing a whole lot of alarm bells. The World […] The Ohio Militia is calling for a show of strength against those evil liberals. A peaceful demonstration of at least a million — hey, if we can get 10 million, even better — but at least one million armed militia men marching on Washington. A peaceful demonstration. No shooting, no one gets hurt. Just a demonstration. The only difference from any typical demonstration is we will all be armed. A million armed right-wing nut-jobs gathered in the one place […] |
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