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In response to "Kamala goes off on the secret Putin COVID test kits harder than I’ve ever heard her -- (link)" by mr mooch

I don't want to dig into this controversy, but I do want to know one fact to help me decide if it is a molehill.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Oct 8 '24, 22:01

When the test kits were sent to Putin/Russia, was there a shortage in the USA? In Russia? Or both?

If there was not a shortage in the USA, then I'm leaning molehill. I presume from the controversy, that this is not the case.

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Zeitgeist's post a little up is important. These were not the little box tests. They were machines. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 9, 06:47
Don't know timing for Trump/Putin but through March 2020 there were many headlines about scarcity - Max Oct 8, 22:49 [Backboard] 2
- Here's a story about Trump sending ventilators to Russia in April 2020 -- (link) - Max Oct 8, 22:58 [Backboard] 1
  - There had been a story somewhere along the line from a member of Congress who had been one of those who had reviewed that contents of the reserve of - . Oct 9, 00:59
Absolutely not a molehill. A reminder of the early days of COVID is necessary because it was so traumatic our brains naturally have forgotten. - Qale Oct 8, 22:27
There was a governor (maybe a Senator) who funneled some to his family, at the time, and got into some big trouble…so special favs for Enemy of the St - Trending Oct 8, 22:11 4
- Additionally, Putin freaked out and completely hid himself during that time…hypochondriac phobia of getting Covid—also manipulated videos of himself - Trending Oct 8, 22:17 3
  - his staff had to live in the bubble, anyone entering had to quarantine for a month, anyone meeting him had to walk through a tunnel of disinfec spray - zeitgeist Oct 8, 22:33 2
    - Whoa—didn’t know all that—part of this too is post 2020 election, AFTER Biden was sworn in, Trump has had 7 calls with Putin, post presidency - Trending Oct 8, 22:40 1
      - Manafort was putin's election consultant, he's the one that got putin's puppet elected in Ukraine that caused the revolution and his ouster - zeitgeist Oct 8, 23:00
I'm guessing it was early and yeah, tests were in very short supply, rationed to hospitals, nursing homes. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 8, 22:06

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I don't want to dig into this controversy, but I do want to know one fact to help me decide if it is a molehill.

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