Comprade Dremel on the "end" of the pandemic emergency:

https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/4-19-23-plague-rat-in-chief/

As the state now lays down its arms and attempts to hail the bloodthirsty conqueror as “the new normal,” the duty now falls to us to defend ourselves. It is incumbent on all who stand opposed to injustice and pointless death to regiment our defiance. Like the resistance movements in Nazi-occupied territories, we cannot allow ourselves to submit to despondence in the face of a vicious juggernaut aided by a collaborationist government. If we cannot drive the virus into extinction ourselves, we can at least keep it out of our communities and organizations. Our weapons in this fight are as follows:

Virtual meetings at every available opportunity (an obvious measure for inclusivity, regardless of the ongoing pandemic)
Tightly-sealed respirators (cloth and surgical masks provide less protection, but are preferable to nothing) at all times in public spaces
Ventilated and HEPA-filtered indoor air
Frequent PCR testing, even when asymptomatic
Immediate reporting of suspected or confirmed cases
Isolation and rest when infected until you are fully recovered (this may take much longer than the CDC’s pathetic recommendation of 5 days)
Abstention from gatherings which require attendees to be unmasked (restaurants, bars, events lasting long enough to require food and water breaks).

Organizations might find it useful to integrate the language in this document
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SbLmYOmyc1ab8o7PFewP-tlzOebwQS3vGtbWuhbIvgo/edit#heading=h.uic2migpzxj6

into their bylaws. COVID protection guidelines should be the explicit, enforced policy of our organizations. Do not succumb to the lure of “convenience”; it is far more inconvenient to contract a disease that can — vaccinated or not — leave you bedridden for weeks, give you a chronic, debilitating condition, leave you vulnerable to future infections, or kill you. We know that this won’t be easy. Jobs won’t give us the time off. The constant stream of fear being pumped into the atmosphere about masks means that you may very well be accosted by angry, confused people in the street. The government does not have our backs. The government has left us to die. That’s why we need, more than ever, to look out for each other, to organize and demand that our places of employment take proper precautions, that we are given time off when we need to isolate, and that guidelines be followed.

#CovidIsNotOver
#LetThemEatPlague
#WeKeepUsSafe

Comrade Dremel on the "end" of the pandemic emergency (April 2023)

https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/4-19-23-plague-rat-in-chief/

Covid Protection Guidelines for Groups (template)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SbLmYOmyc1ab8o7PFewP-tlzOebwQS3vGtbWuhbIvgo/edit#heading=h.uic2migpzxj6

#CovidIsNotOver
#LetThemEatPlague
#WeKeepUsSafe

From the (still) best essay I've seen on SARS2-3:

"Actually solving the pandemic was never in the cards for the U.S. and the rest of the capitalist world. It would have necessitated deep international cooperation, massive investment in clean air infrastructure, a persistent information campaign (and censoring of hazardous misinformation), efforts to build public trust in government, guaranteed paid leave, nationalization of key industries, and more. Basically, it would involve massively undercutting the philosophy of free market capitalism.

"Instead, the explicit goal of the ruling class has been to make the pandemic simply disappear from public perception. Any reminder of the existence of a highly-transmissible, highly-dangerous, mass-disabling disease could trigger panic, or worse: organized, militant labor action. Averting this crisis required a careful campaign of culture-crafting; the people themselves needed to become convinced that there was no reason to fight. Consent for protracted mass infection needed to be manufactured."

#CovidIsNotOver
#LetThemEatPlague
#CapitalismIsTheVirus

--Let them Eat Plague
https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/let-them-eat-plague/?referrer-analytics=1