U.S. says will not take part in WHO global drugs, vaccine initiative launch

[RandomGuy]

So much bungling by Trump.. it can't be contained in a single thread...

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States will not take part in the launching of a global initiative on Friday to speed the development, production and distribution of drugs and vaccines against COVID-19, a spokesman for the U.S. mission in Geneva told Reuters.

“There will be no U.S. official participation”, he said in an email reply to a query. “We look forward to learning more about this initiative in support of international cooperation to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 as soon as possible.”

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a suspension of funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), where it is the largest donor. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will help launch the global initiative on Friday, the U.N. agency said ahead of the 1300 GMT event.

[koriwhat]

Good! the WHO, the WTO, the UN, and especially CHINA!

[RandomGuy]

So much bungling... hard to contain to one thread.

US leadership is very very obviously gone in so many cases. I do not think the damage Trump has done is ever going to be repaired by the next Democratic presidents, if ever.

[boutons_deux]

So much bungling... hard to contain to one thread.

US leadership is very very obviously gone in so many cases. I do not think the damage Trump has done is ever going to be repaired by the next Democratic presidents, if ever.

yep, the Repugs have been damaging Govt since 2010. and damaging non-oligarchy, damaging Labor, to enrich the oligarchy and Capital

The damage, esp the Federal judiciary damage, will last for decades.

Putin's Mitch is not addressing the pandemic, his priority Monday was to ram through a bunch young, incompetent, extreme right wing ideologues onto Federal benches

America is ed and un able, and of course the oligarchy is exploiting the pandemic to increase its power and wealth.

[Chucho]

So much bungling... hard to contain to one thread.

US leadership is very very obviously gone in so many cases. I do not think the damage Trump has done is ever going to be repaired by the next Democratic presidents, if ever.

And the real truth is, that can still be another 5 years away.

[ChumpDumper]

And the real truth is, that can still be another 5 years away.

Yup. The death cult is eager to reward Jim Jones.

[Chucho]

Yup. The death cult is eager to reward Jim Jones.

Or, you know, get the out there and vote.

[ChumpDumper]

Or, you know, get the out there and vote.

In person during a pandemic, just like the death cult wants.

[DMC]

Good! the WHO, the WTO, the UN, and especially CHINA!

We won't get fooled again.

[TheGreatYacht]

Good! the WHO, the WTO, the UN, and especially CHINA!

Yeah and Zionism and Israel too!

[hater]

Yeah and Zionism and Israel too!

and the Iranian Zionist International Poodle zu Mix Communists!!!

them bas s!!!!!

and labra doodles!

[hater]

goblins!!

[boutons_deux]

Trash executing Pootin's "degrade America as the world observes" geopolitics

[Chucho]

We won't get fooled again.

LOL, if this is a Baba O'Reily joke, this makes the responses even more funny.

[Chucho]

In person during a pandemic, just like the death cult wants.

Just look at it as a derp post that you have absolutely zero self-control to responding to and you'd be doing something constructive with your time. You do that 100x a day minimum.

[Thread]

Good! the WHO, the WTO, the UN, and especially CHINA!

Tell it. Testify!!!

[ChumpDumper]

Just look at it as a derp post that you have absolutely zero self-control to responding to and you'd be doing something constructive with your time. You do that 100x a day minimum.

I guess you need to deflect just like he does.

[FrostKing]

Ok.

[phxspurfan]

and the Iranian Zionist International Poodle zu Mix Communists!!!

them bas s!!!!!

and labra doodles!

[Chucho]

I guess you need to deflect just like he does.

There's no deflection. If you don't want to take the effort to change things, that's on you.

[ChumpDumper]

There's no deflection. If you don't want to take the effort to change things, that's on you.

Of course it's a deflection. I vote. It makes no practical difference for president in Texas but there you go. The death cult won't stop me from voting but that doesn't make them less of a death cult.

[Chucho]

Of course it's a deflection. I vote. It makes no practical difference for president in Texas but there you go. The death cult won't stop me from voting but that doesn't make them less of a death cult.

That's all you had to say. LOL.

[ChumpDumper]

That's all you had to say. LOL.

Somehow you made the assumption I don't vote. LOL.

[Chucho]

Somehow you made the assumption I don't vote. LOL.

Somehow you made the assumption that I'm down with the death cult. LOL.

[Chucho]

But hey, there's 80k or so dead that you can go scorecard and rub the noses of really stupid people in so you can feel good about yourself and political affiliation.