>Dude, this is the current G7 meeting in Cornwall. That's Slo-Jo Biden and "Dr" Jill talking to the queen (original pic). It's all a BS charade. But thank goodness our voting put the right people in charge of us "not-important" people.
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Thanks. OK, you know that I am not a fan of Biden and can't stand hypocrisy from the ruling class - but that story would probably have had a little more bang if it had been months ago.

At least here in Southeast PA (and I live just 10 miles west of Philly), if you walk around a shopping mall, a grocery store, a restaurant, a bowling alley, a baseball game - the general feeling is that things are getting very close to what they were before COVID started. Yes, some are still wearing masks, but then again, I remember being in NYC a year before COVID and saw an increasing # of people wearing masks (presumably for general health concerns, horrible allergies, etc.). Yes, some restaurants are seating at maybe 2/3rds or 3/4ths capacity. (And yes, we have the labor shortage issue, that's a different story). So when I see Biden and others (whom I'm sure are fully vaccinated) hobnobbing with others today, I don't get all that worked up, since that's the general feel for much of the country right now. Now, I didn't want all the videos, so maybe you'll tell me that I'm full of it and I missed something, but if they are simultaneously messaging to people that they should wear masks and do elbow bumps EVEN AFTER BEING VACCINATED, then I would agree with you.

And believe me, I get the hypocrisy of certain Democratic governors in the U.S. who preach restrictions and masks and then go off and do the opposite.

I am tired of Biden and it's only been six months, but truthfully, I'd rather see him shaking hands without a mask with other fully vaxxed people (as a show of confidence for vaccines), versus him showing up on a Zoom call wearing a mask.

Again, maybe I'm reading this differently.

Right now, I'm increasingly optimistic that the U.S. is winning the battle on this. It's been over 3 weeks since Memorial day activities in this country, and the numbers continue to drop.