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DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

People are weird.

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Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

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if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

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Fight them, without becoming them!

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Many life forms that would benefit from greater intelligence, sadly, do not have it.

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

Dear Washington Post, you are the darkness now.

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

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On The Road – ema – Pandemic Pics Part Deux: The Reopening

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Five years ago on May 7, 2020, ema sent in Pandemic pics from New York City.  One month later, on June 8, ema sent in the pics you’ll see today.  It’s now 5 weeks after that, maybe we need another set of pics?  If ema sends them in, I’ll make sure they get posted very soon.  Welcome back to New York City, Pandemic style.  ~WaterGirl

After two months of wearing masks, social distancing, and [alleged] vigorous and frequent contact between cleaning products and MTA buses and subway cars, let’s go back to the streets and see if we can notice a difference. First, the Avenues (N/S, looking S):

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Park Ave.

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Madison Ave.

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5th Ave.

Next, the cross streets: Central Park South and E 79th St. (E/W, looking E).

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CPS

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79th St.

Before we proceed, as a result of the official complaint lodged against me by TURTLE (Turtles United and Resolute Toward Lie Elimination), I must inform you that my April picture was “taken out of context.”

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Park turtles are responsible, socially distancing city residents, and don’t you forget it!

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Central Park’s Sheep Meadow (looking S vs. N in the April picture)
Last, but not least, hope springs eternal in the (NSFW) breast of ducks.
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(Taken around noon on Monday, 6/8/20 – the first day of Phase I reopening in the city, the very last region of NY state to reopen – with a cell phone. Turtle and duck pictures taken in April with a Sony a5100.)

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  4. 4.

    J R in WV

    Yeah. I spent a week in NYC not that long ago, but now eels like decades. Been years since I went out to eat!!!

    May try for some high end carry out from our excellent Thai Chow place on my way out of town. Got pre-cooked BBQ ribs last trip at Kroger’s, then rinsed off the BBQ sauce and put them in sauerkraut to bake, was delicious! Bubbies Sauerkraut, best commercial product I’ve found.

    Empty metropolis is strange and sad! But at least not spreading diseases!!

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    donatellonerd

    Paris looked (and sounded) that empty til mid May. still relatively empty — touristless — but enough cars to be noisy again. at least outside my windows. we have new kittens now (and a 9 month old, about). so entertainment.

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    raven

    @NotMax:In the year 2525
    If man is still alive
    If woman can survive
    They may find-

    Ain’t gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies
    Everything you think, do, and say
    Is in the pill you took today

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    Amir Khalid

    At least the New York city fauna are not suffering the consequences of humans’ mismanagement of the pandemic. And I agree with JR in WV: it’s strange to see NYC with so few people about.

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    arrieve

    NYC is definitely coming back to a sort of life. If the weather’s nice, there are lots of people out on the sidewalk, running errands or just taking a walk. Almost everyone is masked, despite the heat and humidity, though you do see masks pulled down for smoking or eating a slice of pizza. Masks are required in stores and there’s 100% compliance; I think we all remember April and don’t want to go back there.

    I go out maybe twice a week, and I still put my clothes in the laundry and take a shower the minute I get back. It will be a long time before I feel comfortable doing otherwise.

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    ema

    I will try to take some more pictures tomorrow and maybe on Monday. You can definitely notice the difference, with more people and cars out and about, but still nothing like the before times.

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    Elizabelle

    Excellent photos.

    And I caught the “five years ago” and its meaning immediately.  All of life feels like that now.

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