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[–] [email protected] 46 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Don't mess with Texas, also don't visit Texas or eat anything Texas produces.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Good thing there's nothing astronomical happening in Texas next week that only happens once every decade or so in the US, which people might flock to Texas to stand in crowds to see before dispersing back home across the Southern US. 😅

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The eclipse is happening in more places than Texas.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Right, but I think a lot of people in the Southwest are heading to Texas. Because driving another dozen hours makes a difference in the total trip time. I know I personally can't afford the time from AZ to go further north.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Don't mess with animals. This is not a Texas problem, outbreaks have been all over the world and the animal agriculture is the perfect breeding ground. The only question is where will it develop the human to human infection feature. When it happens you can only blame others if your state or country has no animal agriculture as it could happen anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I didn’t realise bird flu wasn’t transmitted between humans already tbh. I caught Swine flu (H1N1) from another human a decade or so ago.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It was already, but not from another mamal. Birds infecting individuals is not the problem, we kill a few millions (58 since 2022 in the states alone) birds to prevent the spread, a few hundred humans get sick, all is well. From mamal to another mamal is the problem, once it goes from human to human its over.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Don't mess with Texas. Don't mess with anything Texas produces. Don't mess with things that have messed with Texas. Avoid Texas at all costs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Texas has been seized by the SCP foundation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Texas has broken out of containment.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Not soon enough.