An unidentified virus has been reported in multiple regions of Russia, with patients exhibiting persistent high fever and severe coughing that includes the expectoration of blood. Russian media outlets, including the state agency RIA Novosti and independent channel SHOT, reported on the emergence of the illness this week. Despite rising concern, health authorities have not disclosed the number of cases or hospital admissions.
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People can and do travel in and out of Russia so be careful what you wish for; anything spreading widely and easily isn’t going to stay in one place for long in our global society.
I do not, in fact, unironically love that for us, I just keep forgetting to mark my sarcasm.
The sarcasm was evident don’t worry
I heard the sarcasm cristal clear when I read it the first time
I thought you meant
“I love that for US”
Don’t you dare start marking your sarcasm. It ruins it.
You keep doing you.
Nah, as someone who suspects strongly she’s on the spectrum I try to remember that there are people who simply can’t recognise sarcasm unless there’s clear signage. Tone indicators are important.
Poe’s law is an adage of Internet culture which says that, without a clear indicator of the author’s intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views.
They’re called Trump Administration staffers.
This just gets better and better!