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Found a Real Life Meme at the Gas Station (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] 1 point 3 months ago* (1 child)

Do you have a source on Feb '22 being some kind of turning point regarding covid restrictions? Having lived through COVID as a healthcare worker, I recall the timeline pretty acutely, and my memory is lockdowns were almost universally over by summer '20, the first vaccines were administered on a large scale in December '20, and activity increased progressively throughout 2021.

Meanwhile, the gas price spike occurred immediately after Russia invaded Ukraine, and concerns about oil supplies were plastered all over the financial news of the day

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/19/us/covid-mandates-vaccine-indoor-dining/

    I remember, because all the conspiracy nuts were using it as an example that restrictions were bogus ("see? Covid was fake, as soon as we started they lifted all restrictions")

    I think many people also forgot truckers in Canada blocking border transit demanding lifting restrictions. It was fun because when it started Canada already announced the date their restrictions will be lifted.

    Frankly that whole thing smelled like Russian psyop (not only it started right before invasion, about restrictive that already were planned to be lifted, but also it's goal was to disrupt important supply chain and even tried to cause unrest (when someone tried to start a fire that could burn alive some residents as the person also locked exits)

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