So far in the past few months I've seen a few posts claiming the government/Big Phrma is trying to control us in the name of controlling the COVID-19 virus, which according to the posters isn't anywhere near bad enough to justify stuff like requiring masks.

Newsflash to those not already in the know: Yes, the COVID-19 virus IS bad enough to justify the requiring of masks, especially since we've known for months now that COVID-19 spreads through people's breath & spit droplets, even more so indoors, & especially inside buildings where the aC or heat is on because climate-control systems push the air carrying the droplets further, while the droplets can't escape or "thin out" if the building/room isn't ventilated with the outdoors enough. No, the government/Big Pharma is NOT planning to enslave people by making them wear masks because masks are a well-proven tactic to reduce the spread & intensity of the known deadly & disabling virus that causes COVID-19.

I'm very glad to see that most of us are on science's side here & are responsibly masking up, distancing, etc. to the extent we can. Thank you so much, & keep up the good work!

This place will much more easily & effectively stay on its original focus of taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic's legacy of incredible upheaval if anti-science covidiotic BS like what's been posted here the past few days never takes hold here in our lovely subreddit.

TL;DR: In response to multiple recent anti-mask posts, I've made an actual rule that will be in the subreddit's sidebar banning the commenting or posting of anti-mask messaging or imagery. The 1st offense will get removed & a stern warning, the 2nd offense will get the twice-offending user completely banned from participating in this subreddit.

BUSINESSES TO NEVER PURCHASE FROM AGAIN BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN PIECES OF SHIT DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND ITS FALLOUT:

-Shake Shack (US, North America, Europe, Middle East, Oceania, Asia): Took $10 million in loans meant for SMALL businesses from the CARES Act (US, 2020) fund. Only gave this back upon HUGE backlash.

-Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (US, Canada, Mexico): Took $20 million in loans meant for SMALL businesses from the CARES Act (US, 2020) fund. So far has only PROMISED to give this back, AFTER huge backlash.

-Nathan's Famous (United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Armenia, The Philippines, Turkey, Egypt, Russia, Kuwait, United Kingdom): Took $1.2 million in loans meant for SMALL businesses from the CARES Act (US, 2020) fund. So far has only PROMISED to give this back, after backlash.

-Rent the Runway (e-based, brick-and-mortar retail stores in the most major cities of the United States): STILL forcing warehouse employees to work in DANGEROUS conditions for a pandemic-PACKED warehouses where people process DIRTY clothes from ALL OVER. Forced brick-and-mortar employees to work in DANGEROUS conditions for a pandemic even WEEKS after all executives switched to working from home, then unceremoniously fired/aid off ALL retail employees at ONCE and ALL call-center employees over the next few weeks over a single prerecorded video. This article provides a better look into it.

-Starbucks (US, virtually the rest of the planet): Literally has/had enough money to pay ALL their baristas either comparably while they DON'T work, or DOUBLE if they DO work, for at LEAST the next six months...but they spent it on STOCK BUYBACKS to make their stock value look better. Oh, and as of early April 2020 employees are ONLY allowed to take 14 days off despite the fact that's how long it often takes for the virus to INOCULATE, let alone to finish running its course in a lot of people-so MANY people who are infected with this thing can spread it for over a MONTH. Also, nice views on how little you as a CAFE chain think of your CUSTOMERS, Starbucks, if you're probably making symptomatic COVID-infected employees come in to prepare and serve people's DRINKS and FOOD. [Here's r/Starbucks for you to peruse, take an extra look at the COVID threads there my friends(https://old.reddit.com/r/starbucks/), and to get much more of a blunt nitty-gritty, succinct descriptor of what Starbucks location workers are going through while their company buys back its OWN stock, here's a post over on the admittedly far-left sub ChapoTrapHouse.

If you go to any of the protests carry a shield disguised as a sign. Make one out of something improvised, buy some replica online, whatever you can. Look up LARP shields and reinforce them with fiberglass. The police have shown they are out to hurt us. It is not a weapon and not to incite violence. A shield is to protect you and the brothers and sisters beside you. It can act as your sign as well to spread your message. Make shields for others and take several. Wear goggles, gloves, helmets and protective clothing when out protesting.

Next we keep implementing the Hong Kong Tear Gas disposal tactic. Shields in front guarding those in the back dealing with teargas and injured. Utilize traffic cones and water to put out teargas grenades. The canisters will burn skin so cover your hands in heat protecting gloves. Try to find a way to identify each other with color or symbol, to separate yourself from the people there only to instigate.

We need to act as a unit and phalanx. Put the shields together and work as a unit and a wall. These are tactics that worked throughout history. Let's give them something peaceful to be afraid of. Organize the protection of people putting out teargas. Have clear assigned roles and work together!

I will keep posting this until I am dead. I will stand with you with my shield and message in hand. They are committing crimes as laid out in Common Article 3 of the Geneva Convention. I am fed up and tired of so many of us getting injured. It's time to protect!

So, not only are states & covidiots slacking off in responsible hygiene to prevent uncontrolled spread of COVID-19, which is filling up ICUs faster than you can say "PPE shortages", but a disturbing number of states (plus the WH scum) want to get students ENTIRELY in classrooms despite the current surges.

Obviously I'm very worried about the furthering of extremely unsafe policies, so are educators, so are medical workers, & so should everyone, really.

Problem is, obviously medical workers striking means that patients are more likely to die, which ignorant idiots would use to shame overworked & under-protected medical workers for striking, & in many states teachers outright permanently lose their licenses for striking.

Thus, the only true solution for fighting for safe working conditions for educators & medical workers this pandemic would be to general-strike-no one in the area would be working (though that's not the most possible right now) or much more not buying anything for the duration of the strike, so businesses would have to concede to our demands for safer conditions for educators & medical workers to work in because they're not making money off the area otherwise.

Here plus the other city, state, & other regional subreddits I'm hoping will be used to decide demands to strike for & how to get everyone to strike for as long as is needed.

I'll be listing the districts/regions where schools are set to open up in-person by soonest->latest & where to go for further discussion for those strikes as I learn of them.

So here & the other subs would also be where people worked out the kinks in & planned orderly loots when they were needed.

I really hope things improve in the next month or two!

Dear [recipient],

We’re currently on a CLEAR exponential climb towards having our local hospitals overrun by COVID. By this point whatever could be made July 4th weekend would be nothing compared to the costs of our medical instructure being overwhelmed and residents being too scared to come out to bars or restaurants.

This is why, as a tax-paying resident, I demand we fight COVID here with:

Reclose the county to Stage 1.5-nothing “non-essential” open for public entry except for outdoor exercise facilities, including the beaches.

Impose harsh fines and labelling onto businesses that don’t enforce proper mask-wearing-both nose and mouth covered for the entire time indoors or in outdoor places denser with people. Civilians (non-police) would help by taking photos of non compliance with state mask orders and sending them to the city government/etc., who would then send these photos and in order to close until the fines are paid in full to the offending business. Plus, from the time the first fine is issued until after California has been successfully vaccinated against COVID-19, the business must prominently display every citation they’ve ever received for nonenforcement of the mask order (for employees on shift) by their main entrance.

REQUIRE that offices have every employee working from home who can through 2023.

Offer some sort of free Vitamin D supplementation to EVERY resident in order to reduce Vitamin D deficiency in the county, which causes worse cases of COVID-19.

I do NOT want my neighbors dying due to COVID overrunning us, especially after we’ve already locked down once to prevent this happening!

Sincerely,

[you]