to know the origin, so we can learn to prevent future outbreaks. I do think a lab leak is plausible considering how many lab accidents have occurred in the US alone over the past two decades. Was a lab leak after gain of function testing? That's plausible too but I think less likely. Another scenario suggested was that researchers collecting viral samples from bats caught SARS-CoV-2 and spread it is also plausible. But just because any of these scenarios are plausible doesn't mean that's how it happened.

Yup, there will be people who lie about being vaccinated.

Iran, Russia, China, North Korea, cybercriminals, or some 400 lb fat guy who lives in his mom's basement. But don't worry. Your local gas stations will jack up the price of fuel even if they aren't affected.

Mining bitcoin will be the straw that breaks the camel's back and push us into irreversible climate change.

Yes, the the larger the container the more volume for the surface area. It's not exact but four 20oz bottles uses more plastic than one 2.3 liter bottle, 3 more lids to start.

I'm sure more commercials are wanted as much as women want to see more dick pics (hint-they don't want to see them).

can't afford to socially distance themselves adequately.

There are lots of dead and dying malls, and I'm sure the owners would love unload them. There are YouTube channels devoted to dead and dying malls.

The Martian's have clearly failed in their attempt to kill Elon Musk (aka Space Karen) to prevent him from colonizing Mars. One thing I've noticed is that assholes who get COVID-19 and recover from it, they become even bigger assholes.

Wouldn't it be better if the scooter self-destructed when it detects a collision with a pedestrian is immanent?

I think this meme says it best, "Data is the new land.". Vote no on Prop 22. It's as bad as Prop 13 was to California which apparently there is a Prop 15 to do a partial repeal., so vote yes on Prop 15.

> Tell us grandpa, will we all get ponies too?

Yes, my little one. You will indeed get a pony. But don't fuck it. Ride it.

this was called a tipping point. As long as we have to fight with those preventing us from addressing climate change the worse it will get. I think it is technically possible within a decade stop the increase in CO2 and within a decade more to start pulling it out of the air (not with ocean iron seeding, but with things like improving the soil to absorb and retain more carbon), shifting away from cars, living in more compact walkable cities with mass transit (though kind of difficult right now with a pandemic). The choice is between survivable destruction and not survivable destruction.

Abbott deserves what he gets. Even as a former PM, he should have been security aware.

It would be awesome if this were an effective vaccine, but its development is not following standard protocols. SchiShow has a great explainer what is questionable and peculiar about this vaccine.

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