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The chances are, you haven’t heard of British politician David Kurten just yet. The leader of the Heritage Party, who’s an avid Twitter user, has previously said that "face masks have little to no effect" and that he "will not be taking an experimental Covid vaccine and I am not recommending it." This time, he’s in with another questionable "eureka" tweet with a picture of a lion and a caption "Lions don’t wear masks."

But as we already know very well, the internet can sometimes be a magic place and people are smart enough not to believe everything they see on there. But this time, though, Mr. Kurten has seriously struck a chord with many, and people just couldn’t help but roast his proud statement in a series of hilarious tweets.

After all, when you really think of it, armadillos don’t exactly use microwaves and this is totally fine. But does it change anything about Covid-19? The question begs to be questioned.

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David Kurten, who is a British politician for the Heritage Party and a London Assembly member, has made headlines previously for sharing anti-Covid and anti-mask statements.

In July, he wrote on his Facebook page that “face masks have little to no effect” and encouraged people to “say no to the 'new normal.'” Kurten also shared the hashtag #keepbritainfree which indicates support of the controversial Keep Britain Free movement that describes itself as “representing the millions of people who want to think for themselves and take responsibility for their own lives.”

In his latest tweet on Monday, Kurten made headlines again by claiming that he won’t be taking the “experimental Covid vaccine” and he doesn’t recommend it to others either. According to Evening Standard, it’s likely that David was referring to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, “which has been approved for use in countries including the UK and the US after regulators found it was 95 percent effective.”

Fellow London politicians have openly criticized Kurten for his "reckless" and "irresponsible" statements.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually saw a lion wearing a mask. It was a long time ago though and happened so quickly I'm beginning to doubt my memory. It was in the West and he was robbing a stage coach....come to think of it, it wasn't a Lion. It was a Puma. Does that count? (I think they are cousins)

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Silly armadillo, how is he going to heat water for his tea then...

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Paul K. Johnson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the politician in question should be the one to put masks on lions since he was the one to notice the problem.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why waste a day on a guy who clearly is too stupid to understand his own stupidity?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please tell me that I am not the only person who thinks that that would be so cute.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are not waterproof and they hold up well when they dive under water

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please, don't tempt him with any more dumb ideas. He is not qualified to make decisions of that sort.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a frequently heared misconception though. Alligators are avid smartphone users. How else do they keep up with the weather and location of prey these days?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ssssssays who? Just give them the keyboard and they'll slither you some code!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, no he doesn't. It goes all too well with the other crap he spouts.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now wait a minute. I seem to remember a autobiography called "The Cat in the Hat".

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