I thought the worst smear campaign in my lifetime was John Kerry and Swiftboating. I was wrong. They smeared Kerry but they’re trying to destroy Fauci.
I called my 94 yo uncle for Thanksgiving. Somehow politics came up. He went on and on about Trump and I thought you lost your brother and almost your grandson to COVID. Your sons are scientists. Good thing the internet broke and I could only see his lips moving.
It’s important that Americans know this fact… we make up 4% of the world’s population, but we made up over 17% of the COVID deaths. That should be a massive scandal as a regular country, but as the world’s richest country it’s insane!!!
Trump did that
Because the media is powered by the same rich machine that benefits from him being in office. See TWP and NYP. They’ve been radio silent. They only report the insane things he says but never what it means
I really hope someday Americans will look on this recent madness with a 'What were they thinking?" reflection. Viruses never stop looking for a way to attack and kill humans. Never forget that.
They hate the uncertainty of science. Only blind faith in religion is ever fail proof. It needs to deliver zero results to remain unquestionably correct. Challenge it and you are the heretic. Challenge science and you are a lunatic.
We have millions of Canadians that hate Trudeau and can’t give you two credible reasons. They’ve completely forgotten the Federal Gov’t’s life-saving COVID response.
The ppl that Hate Dr Fauci
just might be Alive or know someone that’s Alive
bc of his Work
he has been working in his job for more years than a lot ppl have been Alive research can be a Thankless Not profitable Job
Just like Hillary when you ask why don’t you like her and EVERYONE of them will say…I just don’t. They are just programmed to say that they don’t have a clue as to why they don’t
I think this hatred stems from the ongoing attack on science, intellectualism, public education and higher education that produce or promote factual information that doesn't fit the authoritarian agenda. Education (which includes critical thinking), is a THREAT to authoritarians everywhere.
Other countries also did 6 ft apart. It's not an unsensible rule when you have a virus spread through spittle. A lot of stuff in medicine is a bit finger-in-the-air in situations like this. And frankly MAGA's science denial means they have no leg to stand on calling other people unscientific.
Why would it being "made up" be a problem? What's your reasoning here? It has been subject to scientific study since. And again, Fauci did not invent the concept.
This is going to come as a bit of a shock to you, so you might want to sit down, but there is no scientific process behind a whole bunch of things in medicine. And, as I said before, if you really want to complain about people disregarding science, look no further than dear leader and his cronies.
Real cool fact here,The Spanish Flu really happened and those who lived to tell the tale wore a fucking mask. Imagine those who didn't now bring that up front and center where we find ourselves with the flow of misinformation and those who stood to gain financially from it
And this tells us exactly why iDJT won. The rr media has been controlling the narrative for too long. They've managed to convince people that the left is the side doing all the bad shit that they are in fact doing.
It seemed like he did his job well at the time but after seeing the hearings I felt as though the Wuhan research was, in fact, "gain of function" and he was being untruthful/splitting hairs. I'm a leftist but I call it like I see it.
The moment I most remember Fauci for was when he went on Chris Hayes’ show in late Dec. 2021—as cases and deaths were mounting—to spout transparent bullshit to defend the pandemicidal policy of cutting isolation to 5 days. Fauci is a mass murderer. https://x.com/midnucas/status/1476049616281882627?s=46&t=6nZxi1H9ywEmvZXljgfalQ
No. 2008, President George W. Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, for his work on the AIDS relief program PEPFAR.
I was no contact with my MAGA brother for 3 years. I reached out recently, we spoke and texted for a few days and I blocked him when he insisted Fauci created HIV in a lab to kill black people. They have reasons but they aren’t sane, rational or fact based.
I was shocked when my well-educated sister-in-law told me (during covid) that she didn't trust Fauci. When I asked why, she thought that he had lied about covid, but couldn't specify. The real answer to my "why?" is that her only news source was Fox.
Imagine being a doctor/scientist and just going along for decades doing your job. A pandemic hits….it’s your time to shine. And you do. Then a grown-ass adult playing president vilifies you for absolutely no reason. (My friend gave me a Fauci bobble-head during the pandemic!)
They are dumb, easy to manipulate and brainwash with conspiracy theories. Cable news in America are right wing tools and spreading misinformation instead of educating their viewers.
Senator-elect. Swearing-in takes place Jan 3, 2025.
eta - and here was that closing speech. He was absolutely goddam right then. And every time since, in declaring drumpf to be the unfit criminal that he is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvVx0J4YsRs
I suspect the majority of the would say "I don't want anyone telling me what to do" and this is their position even if it literally KILLS them. Some of them have already died as a direct consequence of this position.
Make that international treasure. He very much lead the fight against Covid globally. the #TangerineTurd & his cult followers didn't like that Fauci went with science instead of kowtowing to tRumps ego.
Absolutely. Had one person on Bsky tell me today that Trump’s mistake during the pandemic was following Fauci’s advice. Hardly. I can see how Trump got elected now.
I know someone who blames the death of her 25-year old son from Covid on Fauci. And she also believed that natural immunity from getting Covid was better than a vaccine. She follows a lot of right-wing media. I am so saddened by the death of her son, but her mistrust of basic science terrifies me.
They've been spending 4 years listening to conspiracy theorists tell them he literally invented Covid 19 and AIDS. I know because I have had to listen to that bullshit from them. All because he politely suggested they mask up and vaccinate.
Hmmm... well, they would tell you they ruined the economy, ruined their lives because of lost jobs and inflation, and ruined their kids' lives by keeping them in lockdown... it doesn't need to be the truth, they are at the stage where everything's made up and the truth doesn't matter...
It’s disgraceful. A highly qualified medical professional who spent his life as a servant of public health became the MAGA scapegoat for Trump’s failed pandemic response. MTG’s public shaming of him was sickening. Americans have lost their minds.
Here’s what they’d tell you if they were honest and had an ounce of emotional intelligence - “Because Trump told us not to and we’re riding with him til the wheels fall off. He says all the racist, misogynist, xenophobic shit we think and gives us permission to do the same.” Or… something like that.
My guess based on what I’ve read and seen in other media outlets, they believe the covid vaccine was a lethal bioweapon responsible for illness and death of “many lives”… also included in their hit list big pharma and bill gates…
The Cult. 85+ million #USA citizens DID NOT VOTE. More than voted for either #Trump or Harris. That nihilistic, chronic, low turn-out. Plus 18C relic, antiquated, anti #democracy #electoralcollege. No direct, popular vote of POTUS, no one-person-one-vote. #propaganda #covid19 https://rss.com/podcasts/transitzone/1594956/
He recommended closures of businesses, schools, public places, quarantine, mask mandates and required vaccinations. Therefore “infringing on their rights.” Maybe these things would’ve been over sooner if someone just, I dunno… encourage people to take the vaccine? But bleach and UV light works good.
The US is broken unfortunately. I just hope it doesn’t go too far that it can’t be fixed as then the rest of the world will be in the firing line also. 🤦♀️
That is true for partisan reasons, but they may also be correct because (social) life is very complex. I suggest you interview Emily Kopp (or at least dig into her investigative work) and probe how unreasonably or not hating Fauci might be.
Just like they won't have a reason why they love trump. We know it is because they hate the same people he does, but they won't dare admit it. They are hatefilled little cowards.
I find this to be really sad. He has done so much to save lives during his career. Dr. Birx has also become hated too, for different reasons and by a different set of haters. Neither of them deserve this.
Birx sold herself out. She sat there expressionless and staring down as Trump told Americans to ingest bleach, instead of shaking her head or saying "no", which would have required courage and a spine.
She was a doctor, not a politician. Not everyone is good at reacting in the moment. Saying she sold out implies that somehow her actions that brought so much condemnation were malicious. Should her lifetime of good work be dismissed because she failed like so many others to handle Trump?
I don't consider her actions to be malicious but there was self-interest and willful negligence. Her failure to speak truth to power was inexcusable as a public health official in a global pandemic crisis. People were looking to medical professionals for answers and she failed us all in that role.
Anthony Fauci saved us from Covid, and I am thankful he was there for us. Trump told us to drink bleach, and I will never forget that when I heard him say that on TV. I could not believe it and had to listen to it again and again to realize that is what he said!!
Hold people accountable for what they say they believe... ALL of them. It's way past time to letting people be irresponsible & to promote junk thinking. Make them sweat! They're putting all of us at risk. Dr. Fauci has saved 10s 100s millions of lives. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🌎🌍🌏
The US is an uneducated and easily led astray society because it seems the pursuit of extreme capitalism makes people more stupid. This is my weird hypothesis.
We need to be finding people that can go into the Broverse and fight back with a message that resonates with all men under 40 and inform them they are the actual target. Athletes, celebrities, women, politicians whoever armed with an effective message.
He did. & we’ve seen that approach in spades from #Trump #GOP cult #propaganda machine. Nominating a clutch of #MAGA, unqualified cultists for high office is part of that. Intimidating, overwhelming GOP controlled senate & the bandwidth of public interest #media #journalism. #democracy #fascism
Apparently “the zone” that Bannon and other Trump allies considered opposition and “flooded with shit” was expanded beyond the media years ago. Trump had a core group spend yrs. delaying justice in DOJ, in Congress, in courts. We see their loyalty rewarded in many of Trump’s recent nominations.
To me, it seemed suspicious that this extremely outspoken Trump advocate was in prison during most of the campaign, while Trump was pretending to know nothing about Project 2025.
I think if he had been out of prison, Trump would have needed to distance himself in order to cover his lies that he was not connected to Project 2025.
The most crucial thing going forward is to find an effective way to deal with the "flooding the zone with shit" strategy. Journalists and media outlets need to reflect on their role in making the said strategy work when they thought they were being impartial and adhering to journalistic principles.
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Trump did that
Can we sue FOX? Class action??
just might be Alive or know someone that’s Alive
bc of his Work
he has been working in his job for more years than a lot ppl have been Alive research can be a Thankless Not profitable Job
After Obama banned funding for gain of function research he went behind his back and funded it in wahan through the NIH
He also admitted that he made 6 feet apart out of thin air
I am glad that you are confirming that 6 feet apart was made up.
Facci also funded research i ln Wuhan
6 feet was a Guess.
If he admitted it up front that would have made it better
thim admitting he made up the 6 feet apart rule on record.
I dont want to accuse Faucci of spreading misinformation with the blatant lie that Rogan took horse medicine.
That might not have been him?
Instead half of America hates him
So nuts
He’s missing an arm but still a stud
Bad decisions were made. We have to acknowledge that fact.
Trump was bigger villain by the way.
eta - and here was that closing speech. He was absolutely goddam right then. And every time since, in declaring drumpf to be the unfit criminal that he is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvVx0J4YsRs
I voted blue, but I don’t like Fauci.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9368251/
But only after singing his praises.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/dr-anthony-fauci-on-pandemics-and-partisan-attacks/
That's a real thing a Trump weirdo said.
They also say he is the reason China released Covid
And That he and Bill Gates started it so they could put microchips in everyone
And that Fauci is really a Chinese or Russian spy
I have heard it all
Someone who they think matters told them to hate and they obliged.
- Bannon
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/16/media/steve-bannon-reliable-sources/index.html