[HN Gopher] Possible Cluster of Human Bird-Flu Infections Expand...
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Possible Cluster of Human Bird-Flu Infections Expands in Missouri
Author : ctoth
Score : 35 points
Date : 2024-09-28 20:41 UTC (2 hours ago)
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(TXT) w3m dump (www.nytimes.com)
| klyrs wrote:
| Gotta wonder what regional epithets our politicians are gonna use
| for this one.
| sweeter wrote:
| What does that mean?
| klyrs wrote:
| Politicians like to make things personal! The last major
| pandemic originated in China, which illicited a lot of
| political hay about China, named the disease after old things
| that people used to call Chinese people, and generally did
| their level best to make people of Asian descent feel welcome
| and celebrated. I'm just wondering if the same politicians
| have that kinda love for Missouri. Ya know what I mean?
| Supermancho wrote:
| Meaning: Someone will politicize the outbreak. This will
| involve coming up with some pernicious label to promote their
| agenda.
|
| For some reason, klyrs thinks this is an interesting basis
| for a conversation. I am self-aware enough to understand that
| my own comment breaks HN guidelines.
| zansara wrote:
| https://archive.is/ZhiiO
| fsflover wrote:
| See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41683217
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