#Since the pandemic began

[rogers-stevens-5555]

#It's not as a treatment... #When Trump asked if we could use high temperature and high lights to kill the virus #Deborah #who was also in the room #responded: #Deborah's face as Trump talked about his treatment advice #Recalling the day #Deborah said she wanted to disappear. #Birx froze #hands clenched on her lap. “I looked down at my feet and wished for two things: something to kick and for the floor to open up and swallow #Since the pandemic began #the number of people infected with COVID-19 in the United States has repeatedly exceeded worst-case predictions. #On May 21 #Popular Science reported that the death toll of COVID-19 in the United States in a single day is now around 300 #which is three times the daily death toll from car accidents in the United States.

[amzarashi]

i was tagged by @dansmiths to list my favorite albums of all time here! thank u sariiii (also i'm sorry this took so long;;; this last few weeks have been weird;;;)

tagging (no pressure!!!) : @junghoesucc @macbcth @yuujies @karura @wherepoetsdie @sukerokus @gryewaren @irishforjane @sugaaz

#i really had to hold myself back from inserting the entirety of certain artists discography #i haven't been listening to albums in a bit;/// i DO listen to kinoko that way but that's because they're my fave band ever #and though i haven't listened to bastille since the pandemic began they're special to me i love their music #dxbgfbgf #idek if i was a running theme except mental illness #tag games

[throwaway-yandere]

You ever wonder how short human lives are? They have the average life span of maybe a pet to most elves, won't they? Or even less. Looking back, isn't it hard to imagine how hard it must be to move on from someone who only lives for a sliver of your own lifespan?

😋 anon

😋 if this is your attempt to making Elf!Haitham the theme of the blog I ain't doing it HAHAHAHAHAHA

#if you want MY serious answer- then of course. #I've always known how short people's lives are- and for a long time- I was unaffected when loved ones die. There was an “eeasy #step by step process for me before. I was and kind of still am welcoming of death. #and when that one person I cared for was ill- I was also quick to acknowledge that it's probably their time #throughout their last remaining days I just waited that maybe when it happens- they can stopped being tubed- #stop suffering. #When my grandfather passed away- I was more grimly reminded that life is truly short #but instead of that quiet “I told you so. I knew he would pass soon.”— what I felt was pure anguish #To pat your grandfather's head one last time- devoid of life as he laid still #That midnight remains clear as day to me. Life is short. I knew that since the beginning. #I didn't shed as much tears as I had when a friend my age had passed on— because I was comforted with the thought that #they had passed months before the pandemic began��� and Covid was seemingly a more painful fate #So yes. #I know how hard it is like to move on from someone who does not share your life span. Who had lived longer than you have and will leave #faster than you— despite your neverending comments about ending it all once you've finished your tertiary education #that you spout since childhood. #So. Well. Yeah!!! I know what it's like HAHAHAH. it's S H I T.

[detectivenyx]

never learn to sew as a cosplayer

why repair the cheap garbage you bought off aliexpress for $10 when you can completely replace it for $50? 🤑🤑🤑 you save -$40, AND get to help create more crap to pour into landfill!!! unnecessary environmental damage slay <3

personalising your cosplay to fit your needs, body, or aesthetics in a way that won’t fall apart in 40 seconds once you start dancing for a tiktok? who needs that? instead buy something mass produced that looks like it was made from a plastic bin lining and is about half as sturdy and a fraction as flattering!

why would you want to dress yourself in clothing that you can definitely confirm won’t have lead dye used in it? c’mon, take a little risk with your cosplay literally poisoning you every time you sweat (which will be almost every time you put it on since the fabric is literal plastic!)

you might develop a 😱LIFE SKILL😱 you can use outside of cosplay to personalize your own wardrobe and extend the lifespan of your clothing!!! cheugy! everyone knows you replace your whole wardrobe every month the second a single stitch pulls or the trend changes!

you’ll soon learn just how terribly made not only cheap aliexpress cosplays, but almost all of fast fashion today, is! education is the DEVIL outside of Extremely Specific LGBTQ+ Identity Of The Week (this week it’s Glutemaxibarrensexual in honour of the new genshin character who flicked his wrist in one optional scene which means he’s totally ✨fruity ✨ ) which we will beat you within an inch of your life for not knowing. wait, what’s the ‘bear’ flag? people think being a fat hairy man is lgbtq+ now? 🤡

you might learn what exactly goes into the borderline slave labour used to make clothing! and as we just covered, education is evil!

you might be able to cosplay whatever characters you want! rather than being limited to what characters a seller could be bothered to make!!! who would want to cosplay a unique character??? nah, just cosplay from the same 5-9 serieses that are currently trending.

and remember! we’re all completely valid! <3 <3 <3 now if you’ll excuse me, i’m going to go into my DMs to gossip with my friends about this fat cosplayer making her own bayonetta cosplay and how cringe she is! oh but uh. it’s because she uh. three years ago said taylor swift was a cunt, and that was before everything about her pollution came out, so it was motivated by misogyny. yeag <3 the autism is winning today <3

#just. please. learn to stitch a seam. #cosplay has become so much more environmentally damaging since the pandemic began. #'uhhh i don't know how' there's youtube tutorials that are very clear with instructions that i learned from. #it's a skill to learn like styling your wigs. #and i would argue one more vital than that. #you do not have to learn to sew on a couture level. i can't sew on that level. #but it's like. you don't have to learn to cook a 5 star michelean restaurant meal. #BUT LEARN TO COOK/SEW. THOSE ARE BASIC PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS. #post this on instagram and watch my autism. queerness. disability. and working class status. vanish away #and suddenly i'm a neurotypical rich cishet #because only neurotypical rich cishets *checks notes* ... are critical of capitalism and consumerism #- nyx (they/she)

[reasoningdaily]

Tens of billions of pounds have been lost to fraud since the start of the COVID pandemic, according to the National Audit Office (NAO), with little chance of the majority being reclaimed.

Of the £21bn identified by the NAO to have been lost by the government, more than £7bn is linked to schemes introduced during the pandemic

And it says it is "very unlikely" that the bulk of the taxpayers' money will be recovered.

Levels of fraud rose almost fourfold from £5.5bn two years before the pandemic to £21bn in the following two years.

The NAO said many public bodies are unaware of the amount of fraud they face, with a host of COVID employment scheme fraudulent claims being chased up by the HMRC.

The NAO said that HMRC expects to have recovered £1.1bn out of an estimated £4.5bn by the time its taxpayer protection taskforce - a body of more than 1,200 tax specialists that responds to error and fraud - is scaled down.

The report says: "The Department for Work & Pensions generated fraud and error savings of £500 million through its retrospective review of Universal Credit claims made over the height of the pandemic, but at least £1.5bn of fraudulent claims that started during that period were still being paid in 2021-22.

#£21bn of public money lost in fraud since COVID pandemic began and most will never be recovered #britain ppe fraud #british politics 2023 #covid fraud in uk #uk tories #rishi sunak

[pansyfemme]

it is kinda funny to me that extremly lengthy media has existed for a long time but was always considered like an indie thing and only for a certain popilation who were rlly into art but now watching a 10 hour stream vod or a 8 hour analysis is just. a not so uncommon way to spend a day

#its like not so mysterious why. yknow ppl r gonna be more incined to watch something long if they can do it in bed or while making dinner #but it is funny. #i wonder if theres a signifigant change in the popularity of long media since the pandemic began #considering working or schooling from home (easier to watch shows while doing it) has something to do with it?

[placeinthisworld]

I wish I could get drunk without drinking

#personal #ever since the pandemic began I have absolutely no tolerance or taste for alcohol but I miss being drunk #tw: alcohol

[pinayelf]

why is Nintendo so expensive I feel left out of so many things 😭

#ive wanted 2 play animal crossing since the pandemic began #but i also cant choose between just savinf up for an old ds cause i miss the older mario games i used to play

[everydayesterday]

I. am. going. over. to. a. girl’s. place. oh. my. god. this. counts. as. a. date. right?  am. I. dating?  

#me #dating #dating apps #hinge #oh my fucking god #we're not gonna fuck #it's just because she has a broken leg and can't really go anywhere #I mean I presume we're not gonna fuck #I'm not bringing condoms with me #but if I have physical chemistry with someone we usually get very handsy quickly #but yeah I'm gonna guess that fucking with a broken leg is off the table #so that lessens the anxiety about that #I've not slept with someone since before the pandemic began

[owiekawa]

do you ever spend so much time alone with your own mind that you start thinking abt how you hardly know yourself and you LIVE in there, how is it ever possible to know another person. all those feelings of intimacy and friendship are all fake and you’ll never truly be understood or loved bc even if someone ever does “love” you it’s not real anyways bc they only love who they think you are

#i have been intensely isolated since the pandemic began and i’m worried for my adult development #haven’t been regularly social since i was 18 and that’s scary #what if all my diception has been lost and i can’t fake geniality anymore…. #i miss the simple joy of having a conversation with someone #i feel like i just talk at people #made ramen for dinner. don’t wanna eat my lame ceasar salad but i need to eat the fucking lettuce i bought #i hate adult life sm #judging if my solitary lifestyle is worse than the annoyance of my parents #kiiiiiil m

[caella-v]

I'm making music again.

#holy shit I'm making music again #I haven't touched any of my instruments ever since the pandemic began #and now I'm sobbing congrats me

[septembersghost]

What do u do in ur spare time

all my time is kind of spare time, my definition of time is extremely broken and abnormal, though i've been spending less of it online for the past couple of weeks since i've been so exhausted (which is why i keep catching up to messages at night - it's 12:30 am here right now - since, counterintuitively, i'm more awake at night than i am during daylight. annoying chronic illness insomnia problems). i rest, a lot. even if i'm not asleep, i have to rest a lot. i do the exercise i safely can inside without harming myself or setting myself back with a flare. i watch things or read or listen to music. i flit around on here and set up my queue and try to play catch up answering things. (this feels like i'm about to say: i sleep. i dream. i make up things that i would never say. i say them very quietly.)

#i take extremely poor care of myself adnkjgfknjg #i used to be better at it when my dog was with me but without her #and in the required isolation ever since the pandemic began #i have completely fallen off any semblance of normalcy lmao #in regards to like basic structure (which i don't have) or remembering to eat etc #except at dinner since my mom and i always have that #anonymous #letterbox

[adventures-written]

;; Sorry I'm MIA again after just coming back. Family stuff happened and now I have Covid cause people suck.....So I'm in and out of consciousness.

Hope yall are well. I'll be back as soon as I can be coherent for more than 20 minutes...

#ooc;; time for tea #mobile;; attempting world domination #mun;; the angsty potato #i haven't caught covid since the pandemic began #and I've always beeb super careful #but the one gd time i go around partners family and they arent as careful as we are and bam...covid #people suck

[androidboy]

have you seen Nope yet?

nope :(

#i want to tho #i’m honestly not sure ive seen any new movie since the pandemic began #no motivation #ask #anon

[pikonv5]

Just found out my sister has covid :(

#i worry for her and her kids #and like since the pandemic began ive only been able to see them maybe twice a year in person #and we were planning to meet soon and it also really makes me so sad to miss out on #being there for almost 3 years of my niece and nephew's life after being so close with my niece and not even being able to be #close to my nephew

[agentark]

It makes me so scared and angry when I see medical professionals say that the pandemic ended

You know "public health emergency" and "pandemic" are not synonymous, right? It's important to me that you know this!!!

#in the us we're in the SECOND LARGEST surge since the pandemic began #and ~2000 people have died each week this year #i feel insane