The phrase “Thoughts and prayers” has received ridicule, but in the absence of more information, it is all we can give for now.

This is a developing story; perhaps thanks in part to the RV's broadcasting of an evacuation message, the loss of life from this incident was thankfully nonexistent, apart from the fact that it is believed the RV itself contained a suicide bomber. Damage to the surrounding buildings in the bustling commercial district was extensive. Hundreds will be displaced or out of work as a result.

That means this event, although shocking, did not at all compare with the thousands of Americans who lost their lives on Christmas Day thanks to Covid, which in the history of the pandemic will be marked as any other day.

So

Perhaps this totally inexplicable bombing that by all accounts could have taken place in any city at any time should not stop us from telling each other

Merry Christmas

I guess

Fake news. If you remove the people that had deadly unrelated comorbidities very few lost their lives on Christmas. Just like every other day.

There is no good reason to exclude those who died with Covid and other conditions other than perhaps to pump up Trump’s fragile ego or justify your own feelings about taking trivial precautions like strapping on a face mask or reducing your unnecessary trips.

The general public has health conditions, and they’re manageable, treatable, and not necessarily a death sentence without Covid.

Covid didn’t hit a population of 100% healthy alpha-humans, nor would it ever, because that’s not the world we live in.

Actually one state found 40% of covid-19 deaths were not primarily from covid. Do some research.