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NNadir

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20. Well, you see? By not forcing him to prepare - not that he's ever been "prepared" in his...

Reply to crickets (Reply #15)

Fri Apr 24, 2020, 07:38 AM

Apr 2020

...useless life, the media is actually serving quite well.

We've now gotten to the level of injecting Lysol. As disturbing as it is to have such a moron in the White House, at least he's giving the country hope in the sense that he's defining so well why he must be gone.

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'A disaster': Roche CEO's verdict on some COVID-19 antibody tests [View all] NNadir Apr 2020 OP

Greatest Page for this vital post. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #1

the pressure to make the pace of science match the news cycle paces. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #2

I used to work at the NJ Roche campus NJCher Apr 2020 #3

Although I live in New Jersey, I worked with the team that was then in Colorado and Palo Alto. NNadir Apr 2020 #10

Sounds like you were in PR (and I don't use the term disparagingly). lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #17

I have no doubt that there are tons of sketchy operators out there, trying to throw bullwinkle428 Apr 2020 #4

People have a very skewed idea of how quickly people can develop tests, vaccines, etc. greenjar_01 Apr 2020 #5

This is true. It is also true that we have scientific tools now that would have boggled... NNadir Apr 2020 #9

I agree with you about trump and hydroxychloroquine, but I blame media crickets Apr 2020 #13

Well, he is hanging himself all the same. NNadir Apr 2020 #14

Absolutely right, and I love the pinata image. nt crickets Apr 2020 #15

Well, you see? By not forcing him to prepare - not that he's ever been "prepared" in his... NNadir Apr 2020 #20

But wait a minute... Pacifist Patriot Apr 2020 #11

You mean it's not like Dr. McCoy on Star Trek? lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #18

America's desire for cheap and fast fixes can really screw things up captain queeg Apr 2020 #6

" said it was not referring to tests from established testing companies... " That's reassuring. eppur_se_muova Apr 2020 #7

One thing you rarly see discussed in the popular press when a test is being mentioned is the test's PoliticAverse Apr 2020 #8

Golly - is that important? lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #19

K&R SheltieLover Apr 2020 #12

K & R musette_sf Apr 2020 #16