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New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’ (fortune.com)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The problem is that the CDC isn't getting to say anything right now, so we can assume that the moment they get to talk about it, the stupidest people you know are going to go "woah this was really sudden! They clearly made it in a lab!"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's actually a really good counter point that I hadn't thought of.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you, I've spent a lot of time giving myself brain damage so I can understand the perspective of conservatives.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Huff a lot of glue or paint, maybe ram a crayon or two in your brain. Then you might get close to understanding.