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We don't allow people wearing masks into our businesses. We assume they are trying to steal things.

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Nov 2, 2022Liked by Chris Bray

Crazy Town: We have open carry in MN. You can literally walk into a bank with a gun on your hip while wearing a mask. Three years ago, everyone's antenna would have gone up, and someone might have even pressed the panic button. Today, everyone will smile at you for being so considerate.

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I've seen a move toward that dynamic, with regards to masking outside anyway, in recent months. There aren't many non-sketchy people masking on the sidewalk now.

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PS: I took a look at Emily Oster's ratio (comments to likes) was running at a 15:1 clip. She's getting the shellacking she deserves.

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Not yet, not even close. There must be pain and blood, and loss and hopelessness, and self -doubt. And there must be sincere tears and sobbing of abject apologies publicly. Any offers of restitution and compensation must be made personally and with detailed documentation. And, this stupid university cunt must publicly tell us who she worked with, or for, in the planning of the plandemic plot, her precise part in it, and the names,ranks & serial numbers of all those at Brown and at the Commie rag who worked with her.

And that’s just the prelude. More to come.

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I like how you are thinking here. It’s real. As Paul Pelosi says, “It’s hammer time!”

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Nov 3, 2022·edited Nov 3, 2022

Best laugh of the day after that Tik-Tok video. Well done, you!

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and how much $$$ she was paid

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Jennifer Van Laar of RedState gave her a good "what-fer" already. Other articles on Substack, too. Oster is getting the shellacking she deserves.

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I've had at least 4 stacks 😂

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STILL? Lmfao

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we can all help that ratio along

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How many total tweets did she get?

Sorry. I'm not on Twitter.

Just curious

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2000 likes and 30,000 comments (the latter of which were resoundingly negative--ergo, my 1:15 "ratio'd" beating conclusion).

Read her piece. Even with a favorable confirmation bias towards her, her amnesty request falls flat.

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Nice. I read her piece. She can go fuck herself.

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...with a mask on...

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If she could fuck herself with a mask on, she'd never leave the house.....

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Who would? lol

But in this sense "fuck" is not about SEX... even self-sex. ;)

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That's nice to hear. Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn.

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Never forget.

Never forgive.

Hold the line.

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Some hospitals doing it here - our local demands it, but only in A&E (that's the ER to my American brethren). Apparently the Coof only circulates in that part of the hospital.....and the staff in my local pharmacy (it's a large chain, Boots) only have bulging evil eyes as far as I know as I haven't seen the rest of their faces for so long I've forgotten what they look like. A few weeks ago there was a young guy working there, locum, mask free and I nearly kissed him such was my joy at seeing someone finally break free from the herd 😂

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Your vet's "Please wear a mask. Stay safe. Stay healthy." sign needs an annotation: "Stay stupid."

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And the picture of the masked cat ~ 🤦‍♀️

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I was watching a video of some young BLM protesters at Penn State last night and noticing lots of paper mask wearers. Here in France I only see obviously vulnerable people masked up now. What a funny country you have there.

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And by "funny" we know you mean "totally effed up." 🙁

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But not “ha ha” funny. More like “dystopian nightmare” funny in many places, particularly Washington DC.

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BLM protests in PA??!!

Oh, yeah. That’s right. There’s an election next week.

They’re trying to play the race card.

I’m seeing Vote Against Racism signs on the street lamps. I want take a Sharpie to them and write, “Yeah, Vote Against Democrats!”

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They're starting to freak out, yeah. Bout time!

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Funnier all the time 🤔😅

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Nov 1, 2022Liked by Chris Bray

I hope at least you wear this, assuming you comply for the sake of your pet

https://fakemaskworldwide.com/the-offensively-fake-fake-mask/

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I have one just like it, and used to wear it, but I've transitioned to the word "no." It's YEAR THREE, for crying out loud.

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Good for you Chris! Shit has to end. My entire family is CA. It's been 3 years since I've seen them. Half of them are still under the spell.

I was disinvited from Thanksgiving in 21'.

I did get an apology from my BIL. But it was meek. I told him; hey just learn.

He said; I don't think those masks work so well.

I said; yeah they're a dunce cap at this point.

So....I got a little dig in.

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A dunce cap. Totally.

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I (vaccine free) was disinvited from my husband's daughter's re-graduation ceremony because "she is angry at people who didn't get the vaccine and prevented her from having an in-person graduation in 2020." Before the vaccine became available...

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They seriously can't think clearly.

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This is what we use for doctor offices/dentist. FAKE MASKS ROCK...talk about getting over!

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Love it. But it seems like compliance, looking at it. I refused to do it. I had a shield for if I HAD to take my mom to the doctor or something, but... I just didn't go to places that mandated it... And I got told in several places my shield wasn't good enough! I didn't go there, either. Fuckers!

Maybe we should have all the complicit get a tattoo between their eyebrows, so we know 'em when we see 'em.

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These were for EMERGENCY…two surgeries. Believe me, I’m not compliant. I got kicked out of a few stores, got berated, humiliated, etc. and lost my 23 year career…for not complying. I’m not fucking with cancer. I’m trying to enjoy my FORCED retirement.

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Oh, my dear! Please forgive that thoughtless comment. That was just typed blather and I am so sorry you have gone through all that! Truly, this has been a time of heavy-duty Hellishness, and it ain't over... I apologize sincerely for my stupid remark. And I commend you on being so lovely, too... And I hope you DO enjoy your forced retirement... I'm heading in that direction myself...

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My precious sweetheart, no worries!

Love always, Renee

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Nov 1, 2022·edited Nov 1, 2022Liked by Chris Bray

Hey Chris, me again and I looked up the CDC's 10-28-22 guidance on masks. It says this:

"Updated masking guidance

CDC recommends that vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings when the COVID risk to your community is high."

Guess what? The CDC's map of each county in the US says the covid risk in Los Angeles County is LOW.

Print out those two pages, take them to your vet's office and tell them to shove it where the sun don't shine. 🤬

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Please don't do that ~ the CDC doesn't deserve that much respect!

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I'll forgive the person who pays all the fines my business has for outlawing masks at my offices.

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Nov 2, 2022Liked by Chris Bray

I’ll start to consider it when the psychological stress of almost losing my business, the financial loss causes and the danger to my health of breathing paper all day long for two years have been acknowledged and apologized and compensated for.

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I hear you. It has been living hell being a business owner these last 3 years.

Sorry. But the average Joe will never understand...and not many care.

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Nov 2, 2022Liked by Chris Bray

No, I was at a dinner party where a good friend presented his new date, a public health officer. I kept my mouth shut (out of respect for the friend/host) until she started saying that the temporary loss of restaurants was minor because there were “so many new choices now” , meaning the t new businesses had replaced those that went under. The selfishness, to think solely about her access to restaurant choices and not at all about people investing their life savings into a business only to lose it because of the insane policies was astounding.  Let’s just say that we disagreed on that point…

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Nov 3, 2022·edited Nov 3, 2022

The tone deafness scale is completely off the charts in many people.

I blame these stupid screens to a large degree. Too much interaction on these and not enough face to face has led many to think their words exist in a weird vacuum of some sort.

That said I’m eternally grateful to all the substacks like Chris’ and the names I see in the comments section here and elsewhere. It would have been an even harder slog these past few years without the laughter and honesty shared on these places. Even if toes are accidentally stepped on occasionally, I’ve for the most part witnessed grownups handling such with grace and humour. Apart from a few epic trolls I’ve seen.

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It feels like a community of sane people when the community you belonged to has unraveled into insanity. It would be so wonderful to have a community like this IRL!

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I can't believe you semi held it together!

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Totally depleted my self- control for weeks!

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Hang in there. I wish there would've been more biz owners that were fighter's.

Most just layed down and tucked their tail.

I'll never understand

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Los Angeles County—parts of it anyway—seems stuck on stupid. San Bernardino County is stupid in a great many ways, but largely kept its collective wits over the past couple of years. (A few Robespierre-wannabes notwithstanding.) Even the places I've seen that maintain the signs don't enforce the rule, with maybe two exceptions I can think of—one being a medical practice.

I wonder how Professor Oster is enjoying her newfound infamy.

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Portland is stuck on stupid too. She deserves every square inch of pushback she’s getting.

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Absolutely. I am glad to see more people jumping on this issue. Asking for amnesty is just grotesque after the past three years.

https://dochammer.substack.com/p/amnesty-for-what-exactly

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Doc, we need here on substack to somehow catalog the long list of crimes and egregious crap that has been done to us....Could we do an open substack...because I doubt even one person could make a list that encompasses everything. I'd really like to see this done by a LOT of people here on substack. Because they are the sane ones.

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That is a really fascinating idea! Sort of an open blog for people to share stories and just lists of all the egregious crap done.

I wonder if one could make an open 'Stack, or maybe just an open thread essay on someone's stack.

Something to think about. I'd be happy to host it either way.

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Nov 1, 2022Liked by Chris Bray

John Rambo. A wise man.

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Nov 2, 2022Liked by Chris Bray

Thank you. When I read your articles I feel less alone(less crazy). I feel uneasy in the world now because everyone around me seems to be living in an alternate reality.

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I live in West Los Angeles, and at this point, those who wear masks seem to do so for reasons other than hygiene. I suspect it is the same with the suburban business you mentioned.

I am close to a 12-year-old boy who has become sadly dependent on his mask. Anytime he leaves his home, he chin-straps a mask "just in case" and continually flips it up over his face. When his parents ask him to remove it, he pulls it below his chin again, but his hand literally shakes as if it had a mind of its own.

Meanwhile, most of those walking around outdoors in a mask are in visibly poor health: obese, sickly or geriatric. These are the people that can least afford oxygen deprivation and its subtle cognitive and physiological impairments.

If Oster wants to plead for amnesty, let her start by addressing the epidemic of mental illness she helped to create.

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So over this bullshit. Last time I went to my vet’s office (east San Diego County) I was actually pleasantly surprised they weren’t requiring masking and I actually got to be in the exam room with my cat (1 of 5, and yes I actually do have human children too), first time in almost 3 years. Still have to wear a mask to the doctor’s office, eye doctor, etc. Wondering if we will ever be done with this hypocrisy.

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Do they call the police on you? Until you have taken it that far, you haven't tried hard enough imo.

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She really walked into it.

Like only a clueless academic can.

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