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Mike 03

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2. Yes. All of it.

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 12:41 PM

Sep 2020

In fact, we were discussing the possibility this virus was airborne long before it was established in the US media, because studies out of China (and then Italy) indicated as much. In Wuhan, as others have pointed out, they sprayed disinfectant into the air.

Four months before our media routinely explained to us that COVID-19 was airborne, there was this study (March 9) that a few outlets covered, stating that the novel coronavirus could survive in air for (at least) three hours.

Aerosol and surface stability of HCoV-19 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to SARS-CoV-1

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v1.full.pdf

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Didn't we all know that Trump knew about the virus [View all] leftyladyfrommo Sep 2020 OP

Correct. And spent 6 months arguing with family and friends, Trumps lies. LizBeth Sep 2020 #1

Yes. I started wearing a mask right away bamagal62 Sep 2020 #17

Yes. All of it. Mike 03 Sep 2020 #2

+1 LizBeth Sep 2020 #3

I thought it was a combination of knowing and stupidity. Nevilledog Sep 2020 #4

I've been calling him a mass murderer for months. dchill Sep 2020 #5

We did, but i don't think his supporters did. Kota Sep 2020 #6

And now that they do, do you expect them to change? LisaL Sep 2020 #8

Maybe some, keep piling it on. I think the military things coming to light are more believable Kota Sep 2020 #11

Of course. By now most of us just assume he's full of shit and just ignore him. But, not... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #7

Woodward didn't need 6 months to investigate. He knew that Turd was saying opposite things. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #18

Knowing and proving are two completely different things, so... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #23

I actually believe this has maximum impact now, versus earlier. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #25

Even his supporters do that! fescuerescue Sep 2020 #24

Then why did so many people die GusBob Sep 2020 #9

The fact that we have it on tape makes all the difference. n/t Laelth Sep 2020 #10

+1 It's now a TV-friendly story. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #19

Most definitely. hamsterjill Sep 2020 #12

Yes we knew. Dream Girl Sep 2020 #13

Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2020 #14

You are correct. liberalmuse Sep 2020 #15

We suspected it. We didn't know it. RussBLib Sep 2020 #16

It's just fake news. The tape was edited. Ya da ya da leftyladyfrommo Sep 2020 #20

Maddow or somebody else needs to do a timeline poli-junkie Sep 2020 #21

Well I knew about it. Why wouldn't Trump? fescuerescue Sep 2020 #22