And Another One Gone

   Another pair of antivaxxers have died from Covid-19. Here's the article. And here's one of their last videos.

  When are these people going to wise up? Many diseases have been virtually eradicated because vaccines were developed to combat them. This anti-science stance is idiotic. These people won't take a vaccine that works but will take drugs not meant to treat Covid-19 because some dipshit on the internet says so. In one case, a lawyer is threatening a hospital because they refused to give an infected anti-vaxxer ivermectin. She subsequently died from pneumonia due to Covid-19 with hypothyroidism as a contributing factor. If the hospital had given her ivermectin she still would've died. Ivermectin is an anti-parasite drug. It's not meant to treat virus based diseases. Here's the video.

  More and more anti-vaxxers are dying from Covid-19 and there are still people that won't get vaccinated because they believe some conspiracy theory or other nonsensical bullshit. Adding to the problem are the people that enable these morons like the propaganda monkeys over at Fox News, OAN and Newsmax along with idiot lawyers and others. You know that the propaganda monkeys don't practice what they preach. I'd bet that all of them are vaccinated and wouldn't touch either ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine were they to catch some Covid variant. Yet they continue to spread disinformation regarding the disease. How many additional people have died because of these assholes?

  This shit is getting serious. Anti-vaxxers are gaslighting medics and ruining doctor-patient relationships. Anti-vax protests are going worldwide. A couple with an immunocompromised baby was kicked out of a restaurant because they were wearing masks. The motherfucking owner thinks the response to Covid-19 is overblown and would rather contribute to its spread than take measures to stop the disease. And this restaurant is in Texas which has one of the highest rates of Covid-19 infection in the country. I wonder why?

Another One Bites the Dust

   Another bloviating contard fuckwad, Bob Enyart, has died from Covid-19. This anti-vax homophobe was the pastor of the Denver Bible Church. He's the sixth bloviating contard fuckwad to die as a result of their own ignorance and stupidity. If Covid-19 and its variants could limit killing people to assholes like these, I'd want the pandemic to continue. Sadly that's not the case.

  Here are some YouTube videos detailing the deaths of more stupid fucking people that won themselves a Darwin Award.

  These entitled idiots' need to prove to the world that they aren't sheeple is proving to be lethal. They claim it's about 'freedom' but the fact is all they care about is maintaining their lifestyles. Covid-19 is inconveniencing them and that makes them mad. They don't give a lick about others and refuse to take the measures necessary to end the pandemic and bring things back to normal. In the meantime, more variants are coming into being that could complicate matters even more.

  Bob Enyart liked to celebrate gays dying of AIDS by playing the Queen song, Another One Bites the Dust. In celebration of these people writing themselves into the Dead Book and improving the quality of life in America for the rest of us, I'd like to end this post with a video of Queen playing Another One Bites the Dust. I hope they all suffered as they died and, if there's a Hell, they're being eternally raped by every demon and devil there.

Twenty Years Ago

   On the morning of September 11th, 2001, I was getting ready for work. It was about 7:30 am CDT, and the first plane had hit the World Trade Center. At the time, everyone thought this was some sort of tragic accident. We weren't aware, at the time, of the events that were taking place. When I got to work, it was all anyone was talking about. A small TV was set up in one of the rooms and as I ate lunch, I watched events unfold. Eventually, both towers collapsed. The Pentagon was also attacked and the White House was targeted by United Airlines Flight 93 but it crashed in Pennsylvania when some of the passengers overpowered the terrorists.

  Now 20 years later, I sit here watching 102 Minutes that Changed America on the History Channel. I caught the six part 9/11 series shown the National Geographic Channel over the course of 4 days. I still have a copy of the Racine Journal Times newspaper that reported on the attack as well as a copy of the Sept. 24th, 2001 issue of People Weekly. The cover shows United 175 mere moments before it hit the South Tower. One of the other things I have is a steel bracelet that commemorates the heroes of Flight 93.

  

Covid-19 and its Variants

   As the contards, anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers double their efforts to continue the pandemic indefinitely, new variants of the disease are coming to light. Here's a video that discusses the new Mu variant of Covid-19.

  The video indicates that there are currently 5 variants of Covid-19 that have been identified. Of those, only the original strain and the Delta variant have caused major problems. That doesn't mean the other variants aren't a threat. They just haven't spread far enough to warrant active concern. The main question regarding these new variants is whether or not the vaccine is effective against them. As I recall, the Delta variant has infected people that got vaccinated. On the plus side, those that did get infected were protected to some degree and thus didn't suffer any major complications.

  Mask mandates have been reinstated in many places. Masks are once again required where I work. This is because the Delta variant is still raging around the planet. And why is it still raging? Well, according to one study, it's largely due to Trump supporters. This mob of virulently anti-vax and anti-mask sycophantic morons is the reason we still have to wear masks and regulate our activity. These people are so far gone that not even their orange haired, narcissistic leader, Trump can convince them to get vaccinated. Here are some more videos.

  There you have it. Trump fucks are keeping Covid-19 alive and mutating. They're the ones taking up valuable space in ICUs across the country. As a result, people are dying from treatable conditions. A Kansas man died from cardiac arrest and a brain seizure because he couldn't get into an ICU.

  If these contard fucks don't want the vaccine, here's my solution. Have them sign a legal document stating that they don't want the vaccine but if they should get infected with any Covid-19 variant, hospitals have the right to refuse to let them in and waste valuable resources treating their brain dead asses. The form would be similar to the Against Medical Advice form used in hospitals today. This form would keep hospitals from getting sued when they turn the dipshits away. If they complain, simply tell them that that's the price they agreed to pay when they signed the form. Then they can go home and suffer and die away from those that had the intelligence to get vaccinated when they had the chance. Is it a perfect solution? No. Having these assholes running around possibly spreading Covid will only make things worse. Of course they're doing that now. The contards will whine about how their rights are being violated even though they signed the form that forfeited those rights. Others will state that such treatment is cruel and vindictive. I agree. That's the point. They need to have their stupidity shoved straight down their collective throats. If that means some of them suffer and die as a result, so be it.

Natural Selection, Covid-19 and the Darwin Awards

   It seems that natural selection is weeding out some of the more virulent anti-vax and anti-mask idiots polluting our airwaves. These smug, self centered, narcissistic and entitled fuckwads arrogantly think of themselves as "freedom fighters". They don't care that their asinine behavior is putting people at risk and leading to more variations of Covid-19. And as we get more variations, those of us that had the foresight to get vaccinated as soon as possible can find ourselves vulnerable to one or more of these variants. It's possible that I caught the Delta variant a while back when I thought I'd caught a cold.

  These self righteous pricks are extending the pandemic and putting people in danger. And to make matters worse, the contard propaganda monkeys at Fox are downplaying getting the vaccine while pushing drugs like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. The first one is used to treat parasitic infestations while the other is primarily used to treat malaria. Neither of these drugs have been proven effective against Covid-19. The study that some have sighted as evidence of ivermectin's effectiveness against Covid-19 may have been founded on fabricated data, plagiarism and ethical breaches. These morons won't follow the advice of people with actual medical credentials but they'll accept the verbal diarrhea spewing from the orifices of ignorant shitheads on TV and the internet.

  But enough of that. Let's look at some videos of some of the latest recipients of the Darwin Award. These individuals have pushed vaccine and Covid-19 misinformation and paid a karmically appropriate price for it. They all got Covid-19 and died.

  I feel absolutely no sympathy of these cocksuckers. I truly hope they suffered as they lay dying in their hospital beds. These people took up valuable hospital beds and resources. They've spread the disease to who knows how many people while they were strutting around thinking that they were superior to those of us that wear masks and got vaccinated. While some of them saw the light as they lay in the hospital, it was a case of too little, too late. The damage has been done. It's times like these that this old atheist wishes there was a Hell just so these stupid bastards' suffering could continue for eternity.

Not So Random Musings

   The battery in my Galaxy S8 started expanding causing my phone to split open at the seams. I didn't notice right away because the smartphone case made things look normal. I took it out of the case because I was having problems with the volume controls. I'd try to adjust the volume and the Bixby app would open. It's currently at the Smartphone Repair Center awaiting a new battery. The fingerprint sensor was unresponsive when I turned the phone in. I hope that this is temporary and it will be functional once the phone is fixed.

  This pic was taken with my Galaxy Tab a6 using the 15X macro lens. The mini is a Mega City 1 juve ganger I painted at the Gen Con Paint and Take a few years back.

  My Galaxy Tab a6 suffered from a similar problem a while back. The battery expanded and separated the screen from the tablet housing. It's back in working condition. I've configured this tablet mainly for email, music playing and web browsing. It only has 8Gb of internal memory so I can't put a lot of apps on it. A 64Gb SD card has been installed and the tablet is set to store music, photos and videos there. I also plan on using the tablet as a digital camera. I have an Aukey Ora 2-in-1 lens set I can use with it. It has a 120 degree 0.45X wide angle lens and a 15X macro lens. I originally bought the lens set to use with my Galaxy S8 but the case the phone is in prevents me from mounting the lens on the phone properly. The Tab a6 isn't in a case so the lenses can be used with it.

  I'm getting hit with unexpected bills lately. Aurora just sent a statement about me owing over $1,000. I have no idea what the bill is for since I haven't had any hospital visits since my hip surgery last February. Insurance might cover some of this. My smartphone battery crapping out is also unfortunate. I'm getting tired of these inopportune setbacks.

  My life is too damn boring. It's been nothing but home, work, home, work. Every once in a while I eat out with my parents. I'm going to have to look deeper into Netflix and HBO Max and see what they have to offer. I still need to catch up on Lucifer. I watched the first 2 seasons of Harley Quinn on HBO Max and there are many more DC animated movies there. I'd like to see the first season of Salem but it's on Prime video. Money's been tight and I haven't been getting a lot of hours at work. My availability is wide open. I can be scheduled at pretty much any time although I prefer early shifts. There have been some changes in personnel recently so I'm hoping this will lead to more hours.

Personal Shit

   The Hexacubes are in America. The ship docked in Los Angeles a few days ago. At present, US Customs has to clear the shipment so it can be sent to the warehouse to be checked for damage. After that, it will be sent to James for distribution to the backers. It's taken nearly 2 years, but the end in finally in sight.

  The GoDice Kickstarter has been delayed due to a lack of semi-conductors. Hopefully, this will be resolved soon. I've backed the Dice of Death and Dismemberment Kickstarter. The project is already fully funded and two additional stretch goal dice (Which Finger Did You Lose? and Arrow critical dice) have been unlocked. At $11,800, the Vorpal die gets unlocked. They're planning on having dice bags as add-ons. The dUltimate Kickstarter hasn't started yet. The Kickstarter pre-launch page is here.

  I've seen Black Widow in the theater and The Suicide Squad and Snyder cut of Justice League on HBOMax. Other than that, not much has been going on. Looks like it will be another nothing summer. Gen Con's not until September but I can't go this year. The Ren Faire won't be possible either. I'm hoping to get back to gaming soon. Life's been way too boring lately.