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secondwind

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2. This is infuriating... knowing how Obama left us so prepared for this,

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 05:50 AM

Oct 2020

and Trump ignored it all, the binders that were carefully prepared were tossed in the trash, never even opened.

The scientists who were working alongside those in Wuhan were recalled immediately and dismissed.

He ruined everything, including the lives of countless people who are unable to enjoy their last years, unable to visit with friends or loved ones, unable to travel and enjoy life.

I am one of those people, 73 yrs old in perfect health, and trying to keep it together here in the Caribbean. I cannot even go to the beach.

My sister lives half an hour away and we manage a visit once a month or so, but I haven’t hugged her in six months, or her little granddaughter.

I hate this man with every fiber of my being.

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This is infuriating... knowing how Obama left us so prepared for this, secondwind Oct 2020 #2

We had a good chance of defeating the #coronavirus last spring. Now it controls us!! riversedge Oct 2020 #3