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Donald Trump told Axios on Sunday that he's "low keying it" when it comes to negotiations with Iran, and that he's certain it will all "work out" in his favor.

The post Trump Tells Axios He’s Now ‘Low Keying it’ on Iran After Weeks of Threats: ‘It Will Work Out. It Always Works Out.’ first appeared on Mediaite.

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[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear

DJT on Coronavirus

[–] artyom@piefed.social 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I man it kinda did. After a million people died.

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No, people are still dying and being disabled by it. In fact, maybe if the world feels shitty it is but also you might have brain damage from multiple infections.. Also from the last link, in case you needed convincing:

It's not known exactly how many people develop long COVID after an acute COVID-19 infection because estimates vary, but it ranges between 2 percent and 10 percent of the infected population.

At least 65 million people worldwide have long COVID, including 10–20 percent of children with a history of COVID-19.

The debilitating illness affects multiple organ systems and is associated with more than 200 symptoms, including fatigue, memory issues, sleep disorders, concentration impairment, dizziness, orthostatic intolerance, sensory overload, post-exertional malaise, headaches, anxiety, depression, and gastrointestinal issues.

It often leads to potentially lifelong conditions such as dysautonomia, cardiovascular disease, myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), diabetes, and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS).

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

Yes I'm aware. I said "kinda" in the sense that it's no longer a pandemic and isn't in the news every day.