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July.

This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated.

And doesn't the air just smell so much sweeter without our masks?

Doesn't it feel brighter without the shadow of the virus?

Darkening our every thought.

Freedom to hug a grandchild.

To see a baseball game in person.

To come back together again.

America.

Leading the world out of a global pandemic with honesty and compassion. America's journey continues through fire roofs and parades. I'm Welcome to the Death Panel.

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So here we are rounding out the tail end of the second year of the SARS COV2 pandemic,

which has been a year that has felt like it's lasted a decade, just personally.

And for some quick perspective, on the day of this recording, which is December 13th, ABC News,

announced that the United States has passed 800,000 official deaths

coded for COVID-19. So for over 50% of the Biden administration, we have had over

1,000 COVID deaths a day in the United States. Today is the 183rd day of 347 days this year,

where over 1,000 people a day have died of COVID, which is like 53%

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