The worst responses to the coronavirus

[chveik]

I don't know if they can trace everyone who attended, fine them and tell them to isolate for 10 days.

monitor them with ankle bracelets and shoot on sight if they ever leave their homes

[BlodwynPig]

Seems to be a problem with some in the Orthodox community who see these big events as crucial to their religious practice.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/when-covid-19-rules-are-flouted-ultra-orthodox-jews-it-ncna1243590

On the one hand they are plums, on the other there are plenty of other religious groups whining on about places of worship not being exempt from lockdowns.

God doesn't exist. The virus does.

[bgmnts]

Religious people are by their nature thick as fuck right? So this is supposed to be expected.

[BlodwynPig]

Religious people are by their nature thick as fuck right? So this is supposed to be expected.

Reductionist. I don't intelligence has anything to do with this mentality.

[bgmnts]

Atrending a wedding during a pandemic seems pretty unintelligent to me tbh.

I suppose maybe mix thick and stubborn.

[JamesTC]

God will protect them so I don't see what all the fuss is about.

[idunnosomename]

Seems to be a problem with some in the Orthodox community who see these big events as crucial to their religious practice.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/when-covid-19-rules-are-flouted-ultra-orthodox-jews-it-ncna1243590

On the one hand they are plums, on the other there are plenty of other religious groups whining on about places of worship not being exempt from lockdowns.

it's the dour scots who are up in arms. In England the CofE mostly is voluntarily shutting its churches because the exemption here is clearly ridiculous

[Gurke and Hare]

https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/kenneth-branagh-to-play-boris-johnson-in-five-part_53226.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=23January2021

Gee, I can't wait to settle down in front of the telly to be reminded of this joyous period in my life.

[Fambo Number Mive]

Winterbottom said today: "The first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic will be remembered forever. A time when the country came together to battle an invisible enemy. A time when people were more aware than ever of the importance of community. Our series weaves together countless true stories - from Boris Johnson in Number 10 to front line workers around the country - chronicling the efforts of scientists, doctors, care home workers and policy makers to protect us from the virus".

*vomits*

I don't think the country ever came together during the first wave. I think it left us more divided that ever. There were plenty of people not obeying the rules/denying COVID throughout 2020.

[bgmnts]

What the fuck is he taking the piss or...?

[buttgammon]

Apart from The Trip, pretty much any other Winterbottom stuff I've seen has been pretty dreadful, so at least I'm not tempted to watch that.

[Bazooka]

It's the coming together that causes all the deaths in the first place.

[Poirots BigGarlickyCorpse]

https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/kenneth-branagh-to-play-boris-johnson-in-five-part_53226.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=23January2021

Gee, I can't wait to settle down in front of the telly to be reminded of this joyous period in my life.

oh I bet it will be a true and accurate picture of BoJo's "handling" of the crisis and not a 45 minute slorp of his hole

[Cuellar]

My fucking brother moaning that his cleaner isn't coming in today, so he'll have to clean his flat himself cos they've got a viewing tomorrow. Apparently she hasn't been for 2 weeks. She's got 'diabetes and loads of other things'.

Don't worry though, when she's in they go out and leave the windows open.

I DESPAIR of this prick sometimes.

[BlodwynPig]

My fucking brother moaning that his cleaner isn't coming in today, so he'll have to clean his flat himself cos they've got a viewing tomorrow. Apparently she hasn't been for 2 weeks. She's got 'diabetes and loads of other things'.

Don't worry though, when she's in they go out and leave the windows open.

I DESPAIR of this prick sometimes.

I'll come and clean his flat

[BlodwynPig]

oh I bet it will be a true and accurate picture of BoJo's "handling" of the crisis and not a 45 minute slorp of his hole

probably neither. More a chin-stroking exercise for the middle-class to have a wry chuckle at "the buffoon" but also to say "Branagh's portrayal was warm and nuanced, shone a new light on the Prime Minister's struggles during some of the hardest times of our lives...Imogen".

[Zetetic]

[phantom_power]

Ian Brown being a fucking prong again:

https://twitter.com/ianbrown/status/1354102871239905281

[bgmnts]

Ian Brown being a fucking prong again:

https://twitter.com/ianbrown/status/1354102871239905281

Some of the replies are lovely though.

[Absorb the anus burn]

probably neither. More a chin-stroking exercise for the middle-class to have a wry chuckle at "the buffoon" but also to say "Branagh's portrayal was warm and nuanced, shone a new light on the Prime Minister's struggles during some of the hardest times of our lives...Imogen".

Another artist who is nothing more than an establishment gatekeeper, rewriting reality for the plebs.... Thanks for that Mr. Winterbottom. Thanks.

[Lordofthefiles]

Some of the replies are lovely though.

"Stone Roses terrible second album goes close"

Brilliant!!

[batwings]

Fucking hell.

https://twitter.com/kemz_1/status/1354076978538815489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1354076978538815489%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=

Man Removed From Hospital After Trying To Discharge Sick Covid-19 Patient

https://www.ladbible.com/news/news-man-removed-from-hospital-after-trying-to-discharge-covid-19-patient-20210126

[evilcommiedictator]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is "deeply sorry" after the UK became the first country in Europe to pass 100,000 coronavirus-related deaths.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-27/uk-covid-deaths-top-100000-highest-in-europe-johnson-sorry/13093770

Mr Johnson, speaking during a press conference at Downing Street, offered his "deepest condolences" to those who had lost a loved one to the virus. "It's hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic," he said. "The years of life lost, the family gatherings not attended and for so many relatives the missed chance even to say goodbye."

"I am deeply sorry for every life that has been lost and of course, as Prime Minister, I take full responsibility for everything the Government has done," he said. "We truly did everything we could and continue to do everything we can to minimise loss of life and to minimise suffering during a very, very difficult stage in a very, very difficult crisis for our country."

[bgmnts]

Hope the cunt dies. Slow.

[scarecrow]

I forgive you, Boris, but this is your very last chance.

[idunnosomename]

let's get him a present

[Fambo Number Mive]

Tory councillor for Brown Edge and Ednon in Staffordshire:

Sorry, but @BorisJohnson cannot be personally blamed for the UK's over 100,000 Covid-related deaths. The Prime Minister and Government have done everything possible to lead our country through this difficult period. Please could people move away from a vicious blame game culture.

https://twitter.com/JoePorterUK/status/1354119855281238021

He claims he received death threats as a result of this tweet:

Thank you for all the death threats, personal abuse and horrible comments after a busy day of work and helping elderly and vulnerable people in the community, much appreciated. Goodnight all.

https://twitter.com/JoePorterUK/status/1354190924490932230

I condemn any death threats or personal abuse this man received as a result of his previous tweet.

[confettiinmyhair]

Who is to blame for all this?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/rolls-royce-skoda-pandemic-has-exposed-britains-failed-regulatory/

[BlodwynPig]

Who is to blame for all this?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/rolls-royce-skoda-pandemic-has-exposed-britains-failed-regulatory/

Nice piece. Damning, some would say. In my group, consultants outnumber civil servants by ~30:1 (and as I am on sick leave...).

[Norton Canes]

Took me a while to realise why that article was blaming car manufacturers