New From Seth Meyers: Trump’s Weird, Disconnected Pandemic Speech
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Seth takes a closer look at President Trump’s address to the nation and the administration’s failed response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 is spreading fast.#CancelEverything #FlattenTheCurve https://t.co/FZoY1e4Y52
— Richard Hine (@richardhine) March 13, 2020
Mayo has developed a COVID-19 test. The initial testing availability will be small but expanding soon. While the Trump administration was limiting the test to its own CDC, we are grateful that other clinics & researchers around the country did not give up. https://t.co/LNBxI26f5H
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) March 12, 2020
Really changes it when there’s no audience. Disquieting.
Two new presumptive positive #COVID19 tests are confirmed in Fayette, Jefferson County. https://t.co/j4cxSumriw pic.twitter.com/gzq3mjPOOX
— Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear) March 12, 2020
The Fed just put 1.5 trillion dollars into the stock market.
Notice how no one asked how we would pay for it?— Joshua 4 Congress (@Joshua4Congress) March 12, 2020
Legit wonder what would happen if every person with a student loan just stopped paying it tomorrow b/c apparently the Federal Reserve has $1.5 trillion laying around it can just slip into the monetary system with the click of a mouse. pic.twitter.com/KRNUxNEGv6
— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) March 13, 2020
re: #2 Backwoods_Sleuth
I read the Cleveland Clinic has a fast (couple hour) test out today, too.
Must have been some kind of oversight as I was not tested. I was told by the customs people that 95 percent of the people coming through had booked their flight at the last minute (surely because of the Administrations miscommunication of policy). One paid as much as $4000
— Nick (@nbilka) March 12, 2020
re: #4 Backwoods_Sleuth
And the news from Kentucky prompted me to repost from the last thread:
e: #575 I Would Prefer Not To
re: #576 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
re: #578 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I dunno: not to be a downer or anything, but I can’t imagine that Mitch McConnell hasn’t spent a considerable amount of his career making absofuckinglutely damn sure that his home-state electoral base is safe. And Kentucky is a pretty “red” state: they seem only to have elected (D) Gov. Andy Beshear last year because his (R) opponent - Matt Bevin - was a unpopular Colossal Douchebag even by Republican Colossal Douchebag standards: IIRC, the GOP took virtually every other statewide office. Sen. McTurtle losing his seat would certainly be an occasion of sublime rejoicing, but it doesn’t, sadly, seem particularly likely. [DISCLAIMER: I know quite little about KY politics: correction of erroneous conclusions will be appreciated.]
This is important:
The @USCensusBureau is starting to deliver info to households on responding to the #2020Census.
It’ll help determine federal funding for things like schools, hospitals, transportation
and congressional representation for 10 years!
It’s vital to get counted! pic.twitter.com/bnzTwMKAq8— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 12, 2020
Lindsay Graham is self-quarantining after possible exposure to the virus at Mar-a-Lago. I have to wonder if it was from kissing Trump’s ass.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 12, 2020
re: #9 Jay C
And the news from Kentucky prompted me to repost from the last thread:
e: #575 I Would Prefer Not To
re: #576 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
re: #578 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I dunno: not to be a downer or anything, but I can’t imagine that Mitch McConnell hasn’t spent a considerable amount of his career making absofuckinglutely damn sure that his home-state electoral base is safe. And Kentucky is a pretty “red” state: they seem only to have elected (D) Gov. Andy Beshear last year because his (R) opponent - Matt Bevin - was a unpopular Colossal Douchebag even by Republican Colossal Douchebag standards: IIRC, the GOP took virtually every other statewide office. Sen. McTurtle losing his seat would certainly be an occasion of sublime rejoicing, but it doesn’t, sadly, seem particularly likely. [DISCLAIMER: I know quite little about KY politics: correction of erroneous conclusions will be appreciated.]
Mitch’s seat has actually been somewhat competitive in presidential election years. Don’t forget that Harry Reid was vulnerable in 2010 and probably would have lost if not for Sharron Angle being nucking futs.
Please join me in listening to the experts. Follow the @SCDHEC and @CDCGov for updates, and information about how to protect yourself and your family!
— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) March 12, 2020
Thanks, Ned. Yes indeed, I have been saying for many years that the threat of a highly infectious global pandemic is one of my worst nightmares. I hadn’t also factored in an Administration utterly incompetent to deal with it. https://t.co/Ptk8oZa4hf
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) March 12, 2020
Just gotta say, I’ve been pretty critical of Joe Biden and made no secret that he wasn’t my first choice. Elizabeth Warren was. But his speech today made me feel a lot better about a President Biden. A LOT.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 13, 2020
Charles Barkley took a coronavirus test late this afternoon after not feeling well the last few days and has been self quarantined the last few days after being in NYC
Best wishes Charles
pic.twitter.com/8mvAVpDyVN— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) March 13, 2020
re: #16 Mescalero09
I too hope Mr Barkley is okay.
And I’m not talking about tone or the way he looked, or whether he stumbled over a word. The speech was substantive and detailed, clear-sighted and accurate. Such a contrast with the current occupant.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 13, 2020
This was a good move by Pelosi so of course it has certain people outraged: Spanish is the second commonly spoken language in our country. There are a lot of Spanish first speakers who speak English just fine but still think in Spanish and having something like this communicated to them in their native language is helpful.
La gente esta preocupada por su salud y por la salud de sus hijos.
Vamos a dar prioridad primero a las necesidades de las familias. #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/L6smb2XXkO— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) March 12, 2020
re: #18 Charles Johnson
He sounded like an American president. I think we’ve missed that sound so much the past four years. He wasn’t my first choice either though I concede I warmed on him earlier than most but I trust him do the right thing here and assemble the best possible team together.
re: #18 Charles Johnson
And if you read what trump supporters say, Biden was incoherent and trumps speech was some kind of coup de grace… HE NAILED IT!
re: #17 PhillyPretzel
I hope everyone is OK, but that’s not going to play out.
And I’m glad he was tested, but I doubt I could get that test. Or you.
Some things never change, they just get worse and as long as the GOP has a FINGER on the power to say who lives and who dies we are all next.
As soon as speech was over, Trump knew he’d messed part of it on trade up. Kushner said they’d fix it. How 10 minutes at the teleprompter, designed to soothe the country, went wrong on several fronts, w/@PhilipRucker @AshleyRParker https://t.co/S6RENoBOFd
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 13, 2020
Biden wasn’t my first choice either, but he was my second (foreign policy). Infinitely glag I don’t (apparently) have to work up enthusiasm for Bernie.
re: #23 Backwoods_Sleuth
You know maybe next time don’t hire your son in law to be a key presidential adviser, okay.
re: #21 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
And if you read what trump supporters say, Biden was incoherent and trumps speech was some kind of coup de grace… HE NAILED IT!
I don’t. Why do you waste your time?
I guess the next industry that gets a bailout will be sports booking.
Man will they be slammed.
re: #24 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
Biden wasn’t my first choice either, but he was my second (foreign policy). Infinitely glag I don’t (apparently) have to work up enthusiasm for Bernie.
I think foreign policy is going to be where he proves the greatest. Russia and China have used this opportunity to try to exploit the alienation Trump has caused. I think Biden and whatever ambassadors and secretary of state he has will be welcomed in the capital cities of the world. No idea who Biden would make SoS but there are a lot of fine statesmen/women that would restore a lot of morale not just to the State Department HQ in DC but also abroad.
The disinformation disseminated by Fox News is especially alarming given that its audience skews older, and is thus most vulnerable to the virus. The median age of a Fox News viewer for the month of February was 67. https://t.co/wBPV3TY5XN
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 12, 2020
re: #27 Mescalero09
I guess the next industry that gets a bailout will be sports booking.
Man will they be slammed.
And scalpers, won’t someone please think of the scalpers!
NEW: Paula White, a top official in the White House Office of Public Liaison, is scheduled to be the featured speaker at a fraudulent April conference promising “supernatural protection from the #coronavirus now” #Covid_19 https://t.co/1GXHGQ1ze9 pic.twitter.com/WouAYKXmJw
— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) March 13, 2020
David Herzog, the minister who is planning the event, has claimed all sorts of magical powers, including that he has helped people increase their height, cure baldness, and even made their tattoos disappear https://t.co/XezS9eDIV7 pic.twitter.com/O79XZ3lWzN
— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) March 13, 2020
He also claimed to have “sang my sermon” for 2 hours while being “completely wasted” as audience members’ gold teeth somehow magically was attracted to his body
— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) March 13, 2020
O_o
Here’s a Twitter persona in an attempt to pinpoint hypocrisy of calls to close down Catholic churches by asking if anyone also called for closing down mosques…which the Polish Muslim League decided to close to help contain #coronavirus. https://t.co/aAMJb9L9g4
— Wojciech Kość (@WojciechKosc) March 11, 2020
re: #22 Mescalero09
I hope everyone is OK, but that’s not going to play out.
And I’m glad he was tested, but I doubt I could get that test. Or you.
Some things never change, they just get worse and as long as the GOP has a FINGER on the power to say who lives and who dies we are all next.
I see no advantage to individuals in being tested, since there’s no treatment but supportive care. We need the tests to track the epidemic. For individuals, if you’re sick, assume you have it and isolate yourself. If you’re seriously ill, get ye to urgent care or an emergency room.
re: #21 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
And if you read what trump supporters say, Biden was incoherent and trumps speech was some kind of coup de grace… HE NAILED IT!
Trump could have put his finger to his lips and gone boinga-boinga-boinga-boinga for ten minutes, and closed with a fart - and those “supporters” would probably have hailed it as the greatest piece of oratory since the Gettysburg Address.
No cure for stupid, unfortunately…..
re: #30 b.d. (Voting is not a Plot)
No events to scalp. Sports betting just went literally nationwide last year.
You can sit at a game and bet real time. As you follow the ponies. And scratch your lottery card. As your algorithm app checks out the MegaPower Ball odds. And fill that inside straight.
re: #35 Mescalero09
Only suckers draw to inside straights.
re: #34 Jay C
Trump could have put his finger to his lips and gone boinga-boinga-boinga-boinga for ten minutes, and closed with a fart - and those “supporters” would probably hailed it as the greatest piece of oratory since the Gettysburg Address.
No cure for stupid, unfortunately…..
It will give you time to write your will, plan your death.
SCOOP: AT&T is suspending all broadband data caps during coronavirus crisis, showing that these are bullshit nonsense caps anyway https://t.co/k39ANimGzM
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) March 12, 2020
re: #38 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Maybe Verizon might do the same?
Matt Gaetz voted against paid sick leave, and then went on paid sick leave. https://t.co/1oh2WOZoWu
— Dylan (@dyllyp) March 12, 2020
Ron Klain retweeting LGF. Never thought I’d see this day.
re: #31 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Paula White offered the prayer at Trump’s inauguration and has attended numerous public events with President Trump where he has slathered her with praise. She’s said she visits with Trump several times a week https://t.co/gg7wNiYsDT https://t.co/GQGiVo65WZ
— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) March 13, 2020
re: #38 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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Good, I’m paying $30 a month extra because we use about 4-5 terabytes a month. I wonder if they’ll still charge that if I don’t cancel it. Heh, who am I kidding, they are The Phone Company.
re: #36 Ace Rothstein
Ever fill one? What a rush. As long as the ante didn’t drive you out.
Everyone is trying to fill an inside straight in some form or another.
I find it fascinating that bookies and sharps and sharks are now mainstream.
The numbers game has changed all along. Now they give you the numbers with built in odds.
I saw men crumpled for not paying up, or pocketing the bet figuring that would never hit.
Now, it’s right in your pocket. drop a deposit, collect your bonus and off you go.
Jennifer Rubin’s piece: Joe Biden already sounds as if he’s the president is a good one.
Seeing what presidential behavior looks like is enough to bring tears to one’s eyes, especially knowing a new president won’t arrive until January at the earliest. The basics of leadership — mastering the facts that give one authority, displaying empathy, being honest about the extent of the crisis without fomenting panic and giving people a sense that they will not go without care — are entirely beyond Trump’s reach. To see them on display was like finding a precious family heirloom you had misplaced.
Biden closed with a series of promises that should not have been noteworthy. However, they now stand out, a bright light at the end of our very dark Trumpian tunnel. “No President can promise to prevent future outbreaks. But I can promise you that when I’m president, we will prepare better, respond better, and recover better… . We will listen to experts and heed their advice. We will rebuild American leadership and rally the world to meet global threats.” He added, “And I will always, always tell you the truth. That is the responsibility of a president. That is what is owed to the American people.” What a delight it would be to have a president who did not compulsively lie.
And Biden sent out his full text to his email list.
Kentucky’s only Democratic congressperson in DC:
We need to pass this life-saving bill now. Mitch, just pretend it’s an unqualified white man seeking a lifetime judicial appointment. https://t.co/RhQhm5oqzy
— Rep. John Yarmuth (@RepJohnYarmuth) March 12, 2020
Just needed to say that because Joe impressed the hell out of me today, and that isn’t easy. Especially after all my “old white men” criticisms. Which I don’t regret, by the way, but if we’re gonna have another old white man we could do a lot worse than Joe Biden.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 13, 2020
re: #45 retired cynic
And gag, the comments are full of trolls who say they are Bernie 2020 or yellow vest.
re: #11 Backwoods_Sleuth
Trump may be a double-threat virus dispenser — some nasty norovirus from his ass, covid19 from everywhere else.
I have to admit, that this ongoing crisis is wearing me out emotionally. It reeks of Sandy and 9/11 in terms of scope/scale around NYC metro area, and everyone hunkering down in uncertainty and weariness and not an insignificant amount of fear.
With those other events, there was a rally point, there was something you could “attack” whether it’s rallying around the flag to go after an enemy, or helping folks out with cleanup.
Here? It’s invisible and is stealthily spreading across the globe so there’s nothing to see until you’re sick.
We’ll get through this, but Trumpworld isn’t going to make it any easier. The bulkshit will be coming faster and faster, and the media will still be treating this as normal. That’s the most infuriating part of all of this. The gaslighting is off the charts (thing Desert Storm oil field fires x1000). /rant off.
Can’t have a pandemic if you aren’t counting anyone https://t.co/y0JuIJCDGb
— friendly neighborhood cider man (@jesseltaylor) March 13, 2020
Also by the way, I’m an old white man so I’m allowed to drag old white men.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 13, 2020
The White House confirms to me that there is no Coronavirus Task Force briefing today.
So much for daily updates.— David Lim (@davidalim) March 12, 2020
Trudeau in self-isolation after wife gets tested for coronavirus https://t.co/8z9x85ihYh @GlobePolitics pic.twitter.com/jUcNfTrqZ1
— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) March 13, 2020
yeah where are the fuckin tests https://t.co/sqlETTJy9P
— darth™ (@darth) March 13, 2020
re: #50 lawhawk
E.g., that estimate from Ohio that 1% of the state already has it. That estimate may be too high, but the disturbing thing is that if 1% of the US/Ohio doesn’t have it now, just wait a few days and it will be 1% or more.
That’s what lack of testing and containment has ensured.
re: #2 Backwoods_Sleuth
Amy Klobuchar
✔
@amyklobuchar
Mayo has developed a COVID-19 test. The initial testing availability will be small but expanding soon. While the Trump administration was limiting the test to its own CDC, we are grateful that other clinics & researchers around the country did not give up.
Mayo is going to have a good chance to test the test locally. Someone in the Rochester MN area went to work knowingly sick and was then tested positive. He was in contact with a lot of people.
Love this line 🤣- “After describing the virus which has sickened people in almost every state as a “foreign virus” (as if it was taking the job of a hard-working, law-abiding American pathogen)”
— Olivia Alabaster (@OliviaAlabaster) March 12, 2020
The gaslighting never ends.
“The haters will never admit it, but @realDonaldTrump’s ability to meet the moment now is a reminder about why he was elected and how he has managed to guide the great American jobs machine to unprecedented heights.”https://t.co/x6GKooK8O2
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 13, 2020
Sorry, you and me were not supposed to see Ronna’s Tweet. It was intended for one person only.
Well shitfire
BREAKING NEWS: Michigan now has 12 confirmed cases of coronavirus https://t.co/Q0EH8FKksG
— Local 4 WDIV Detroit (@Local4News) March 13, 2020
BTW @RichardTrumka’s anger at Republicans’ rejection of basics like paid leave and free testing earlier this evening on @MSNBC was palpable. Working people, particularly hourly workers in many industries, are really going to suffer while @senatemajldr sends the Senate home.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) March 13, 2020
Oh shit, are we finally measuring death tolls in terms of how many 9/11s they equal? https://t.co/m3UoPlN2qH
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) March 13, 2020
At a moment when there is so much fear around the world, we need honest, steady, trusted American leadership.
If I’m elected president, I promise you I’ll strive to give the nation that very leadership every day. pic.twitter.com/WjOHDVMb6X— Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) March 13, 2020
re: #31 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I’ve had it with these motherfathers!
TAX THE CHURCHES!
AND
TAX THE BUSINESSES OWNED BY CHURCHES!
re: #63 Backwoods_Sleuth
Yes. There is a wild rumor going around my place of work that we might close because of this virus. I texted my ward leader with that information. He still has not texted me back.
re: #56 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Especially when tests aren’t available to the US public (except to GOP politicians, GOP staffers, CPAC members, AIPAC members, PhRMA lobbyists, NBA players, Hollywood stars, and billionaires).
— Richard H. Ebright (@R_H_Ebright) March 13, 2020
re: #46 Backwoods_Sleuth
Philmonger
@phillipmbailey
NEW:
@senatemajldr Mitch McConnell shut down a @HouseDemocrats coronavirus plan that includes paid sick leave, free testing and unemployment benefits on Thursday, describing it as liberal ‘wish list.’
“But why aren’t the Democrats doing anything?”
/
STRESS break.
Big boys just wanna play… pic.twitter.com/LhBeXeXCKD
— Woof Woof® (@WoofWoof_TV) March 12, 2020
I had forgotten my own reporting that @SenatorCollins stripped $870M for pandemic preparations out of the 2009 stimulus. pic.twitter.com/JSyvvHnfeghttps://t.co/P6ON94IIqI
— Tin Tin (@TinTinResists) March 12, 2020
re: #71 stpaulbear
McConnell doesn’t care about public health. He wants to make sure the oil companies get their due. He wants millionaires to get their bailouts.
I get the Fed doing rate cuts and injecting money into the markets to keep things flowing, but none of that ultimately stops the bleeding.
I know this is all hard for you, @realdonaldtrump, so let me spell it out:
- Free testing
- Fee waivers
- Emergency sick leave
- Quarantines
- Cancellations
- Giving a damn— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 12, 2020
I have seen a lot of random coronavirus-related stories but I did not see “monkey gang war” coming.
MONKEY GANGS https://t.co/lHUixykdSC— Pete Evans (@p_evans) March 12, 2020
Shocked to hear about that Cracker Jack staff getting it all wrong!
Some aides did not think the mistakes that the president made were particularly egregious in his speech and believed they could clean them up quickly. The markets sharply disagreed. https://t.co/pNNR6KbNxb
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 13, 2020
re: #27 Mescalero09
I guess the next industry that gets a bailout will be sports booking.
Man will they be slammed.
I mentioned that to my wife while we were out earlier. They’re still dropping a ton of money on sports radio, and I imagine they’re under contract for X amount of ads. If they’re not, they’ll probably cancel the ads and leave the stations eating the loss.
The live reads are still selling the hell out of the idea, though. Gotta give them that.
Let’s face it - a whole lot more people in this country would test positive if we had anywhere near the testing coverage that say South Korea has done.
At this point my goal is simply to minimize my public exposure.
Unfortunately I am supposed to be on jury duty in a couple of weeks, and it has already been postponed the maximum amount. I’m hoping that the superior court will issue some sort of ruling that if one is old enough that we can use that as an excuse to avoid the public.
Note the jury waiting room typically is packed with a few hundred people. Too many for my liking, and possibly even more than the 250 the governor is now asking as the upper limit of gatherings.
I’m not sure Slightly Better than Bush 2020 is going to work in November. https://t.co/aAH3i0O03p
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) March 13, 2020
Remember this Saturday is Pi Day! #PiDay2020 #eatmorepie pic.twitter.com/gMVzLhXQoR
— Lemon Harangue Pie (@Pie_Overlord) March 12, 2020
Is it any surprise that Stephen Miller gets married and immediately a plague sweeps across the world?
— Nunca Trump (@NeverTrumpTexan) March 13, 2020
TODAY! Trump asked for a 15% cut to the CDC. TO-FUCKING-DAY!!! pic.twitter.com/K38bmh812G
— Hal Sparks (@HalSparks) March 13, 2020
re: #80 Backwoods_Sleuth
With the current meltdown, just holding it to the current level of losses would be an achievement.
I’m fully expecting the markets to have another bloodbath tomorrow. They aren’t going to do any bargain hunting tomorrow, not when there’s no progress on containing covid19, and businesses and entire industries are shutting down to protect themselves, their employees, and customers.
Everything is pointing to another down day tomorrow. Down 1.5 to 2% across DJIA, S&P, and NASDAQ.
Holy fuck.
Trump is talking about ELIMINATING the payroll tax (FICA taxes) immediately and permanently.
This would completely, totally, and forevermore eliminate funding for Social Security and Medicare.https://t.co/h38ZrR3KHI— DCPetterson (@dcpetterson) March 11, 2020
re: #82 jaunte
Nunca Trump
@NeverTrumpTexan
Is it any surprise that Stephen Miller gets married and immediately a plague sweeps across the world?
There’s a story in the WaPo about a pregnant woman who fell to her death while trying to cross ‘the wall’.
Steven Miller’s smile has convinced his new wife that he’s already cheating on her.
re: #84 lawhawk
With the current meltdown, just holding it to the current level of losses would be an achievement.
I’m fully expecting the markets to have another bloodbath tomorrow. They aren’t going to do any bargain hunting tomorrow, not when there’s no progress on containing covid19, and businesses and entire industries are shutting down to protect themselves, their employees, and customers.
Everything is pointing to another down day tomorrow. Down 1.5 to 2% across DJIA, S&P, and NASDAQ.
^VIX jumped 40 points just today to 75 and the projection shows that it could get over 95 tomorrow…
I’m just spitballing here, but wouldn’t it be better for the economy if we address the underlying problem (pandemic) than to just try to shore up the markets?
This is like having a 2 story house with a fire on the first floor and trying to protect stuff on the second floor from smoke damage without addressing the fact that the house is on fire.
Pelosi note to Dem colleagues just sent out. pic.twitter.com/yw2DDH69lZ
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) March 13, 2020
re: #78 makeitstop
They have to maintain the relationship. After all, if that card game isn’t at your house…..
People have little idea how much is legally bet on sports in this nation. Throw the illegal trade in and it’s billions.
But artists and acts and musicians will get killed. Tours are booked and money is already spent. You know how intricate it is to tour and get your ducks in a row a year out. I have tickets to see Bet Hart in Glenside Pa in May. I hope that’s up, if not, I have to wait at least another year to see her.
Good time for the nation to take 4 to 6 weeks off and love and care for one another.
I’m waiting to hear back from the Census. I’m not sure if I want to be walking up to houses in the sticks. We see.
Tonight @RepKatiePorter joins @TheLastWord at 10pm @MSNBC about this!! https://t.co/ZAgAPQHva9
— Lawrence O’Donnell (@Lawrence) March 13, 2020
re: #88 calochortus
I’m just spitballing here, but wouldn’t it be better for the economy if we address the underlying problem (pandemic) than to just try to shore up the markets?
This is like having a 2 story house with a fire on the first floor and trying to protect stuff on the second floor from smoke damage without addressing the fact that the house is on fire.
The Administration is treating the issue as a political problem. And chosen to take a course that “fixing” the market is the solution since Trump’s apparently lone accomplishment in his term was benefiting from a bull market that carried in from the previous administration. Plus, at this point, trying to address it as a country-wide health issue will be admitting to a number of grievous errors in the previous few years on that front as well as admitting a complete case of flailing ineptitude* in the past few months as this crisis formed.
* - Ineptitude piled on top of continued brazen lying about what might come to pass.
Carlos Cordeiro, the president of the U.S. Soccer Federation, resigned amid the fallout over an equal pay lawsuit filed by dozens of players on the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team https://t.co/dOCdJRAcva
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) March 13, 2020
thoughts and prayers…
BREAKING: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife has tested positive for COVID-19 #cdnpoli
— Marieke Walsh (@MariekeWalsh) March 13, 2020
The World Health Organization has announced that dogs cannot contract Covid-19. Dogs previously held in quarantine can now be released. To be clear, WHO let the dogs out.
— Liam Hackett (@DiageoLiam) March 12, 2020
That’s Congresswoman Cueball to you. The full 6 min. clip is about much more than restaurants. Many of my AAPI/Chinese constituents have experienced racist attacks & biz boycotts. We are all at risk & in this together. Race targeted scapegoating is hurtful & irresponsible. https://t.co/aojH4JZyOg
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) March 13, 2020
re: #92 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
The Administration is treating the issue as a political problem. And chosen to take a course that “fixing” the market is the solution since Trump’s apparently lone accomplishment in his term was benefiting from a bull market that carried in from the previous administration. Plus, at this point, trying to address it as a country-wide health issue will be admitting to a number of grievous errors in the previous few years on that front as well as admitting a complete case of flailing ineptitude* in the past few months as this crisis formed.
* - Ineptitude piled on top of continued brazen lying about what might come to pass.
All of which is true, but none of what they’re doing now is going to fix the market either.
It is my personal opinion (which is that of someone with no expertise whatsoever) the market has been overvalued so some of the correction doesn’t need to be fixed, but things seem to be in free-fall at the moment which is never good.
re: #97 Backwoods_Sleuth
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— Alex Goldstein (@alexjgoldstein) March 13, 2020
Car salesman patter breaking through.
“Lots of options!”
The daily afternoon update from the University of Nebraska Medical Center on the nationwide epidemic.
March 12
One person from remaining seven Americans evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship was moved from the National Quarantine Unit to the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit for monitoring after a ground-level fall.
A 36-year-old Omahan being treated in the biocontainment unit remains in critical condition. A 16-year-old from Crofton, Neb., still is in serious condition.
The quarantine unit welcomed seven new arrivals Wednesday night.
In order to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on the Omaha community and the region, it is important to avoid large crowds and take other preventive measures now. Information and resources are available here.
Cases in the U.S. have reached about 1,325, with 38 deaths. Worldwide, cases stand at nearly 128,000 in 116 countries, with nearly 4,720 deaths.
re: #99 calochortus
All of which is true, but none of what they’re doing now is going to fix the market either.
It is my personal opinion (which is that of someone with no expertise whatsoever) the market has been overvalued so some of the correction doesn’t need to be fixed, but things seem to be in free-fall at the moment which is never good.
In part due to the fact that what the Administration is doing is not going to fix or stabilize the market. The market wants to see concrete steps taken indicating that there will be things done to indicate when and how things will start to return to normal. And it’s clear simply by looking beyond what Trump and sycophants are crowing that the spread in the US and elsewhere has not peaked, is probably under reported, and that conditions will get worse.
And their employees will shortly start worrying about what happens to them and their family if *they* get sick more than what they are supposed to be doing at a job. To date, there are no indications that they can get tested, *pay* for testing if they need it, have any coverage or income if they can’t work, etc.
re: #26 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
I don’t. Why do you waste your time?
The basis of gathering intelligence is listening to what your adversary says.
You cannot counter your adversary’s moves if you don’t know what they’re talking about.
It is mind-numbing sometimes to listen to conservaderp, but not listening to it for decades is why we’re in this position now.
People listening to folks like Jim Bakker or Alex Jones who are not their followers are why they are being slapped down for quackery now.
re: #105 Anymouse 🌹🎃
Worldwide, cases stand at nearly 128,000 in 116 countries, with nearly 4,720 deaths.
Though that release is dated 12 Mar, note that the global case count is near 135k and deaths are approaching 5k.
The progress of spreading is indeed exponential in the absence of mitigation, until a sufficiently high share of the population is immune to flatten the response.
re: #107 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
In part due to the fact that what the Administration is doing is not going to fix or stabilize the market. The market wants to see concrete steps taken indicating that there will be things done to indicate when and how things will start to return to normal. And it’s clear simply by looking beyond what Trump and sycophants are crowing that the spread in the US and elsewhere has not peaked, is probably under reported, and that conditions will get worse.
And their employees will shortly start worrying about what happens to them and their family if *they* get sick more than what they are supposed to be doing at a job. To date, there are no indications that they can get tested, *pay* for testing if they need it, have any coverage or income if they can’t work, etc.
So, maybe we can work on fixing the underlying problem rather than spray painting over it with gold paint? Please?
This will definitely calm the markets
— Stop acting like this is normal (@goddamnedfrank) March 13, 2020
Princess Cruises, the operator of two ocean liners that suffered #coronavirus outbreaks, said it is suspending all voyages for two months https://t.co/1zvUPMMqpk pic.twitter.com/a6dn6gqJnn
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 13, 2020
re: #111 calochortus
So, maybe we can work on fixing the underlying problem rather than spray painting over it with gold paint? Please?
You won’t see that from “The Emperor” anytime soon. He is fixated on it solely as a political problem combined with his belief that admitting error is a sign of weakness. And the followers have been winnowed of those with independent thought at this point. The Senate seems thoroughly cowed and I don’t expect any spines to grow there for at least a month - and that’s assuming there is a body count by that can’t be ignored.
And if Fox News continues to play it as a trivial political ploy a chunk of the nation will continue to mumble about “but her emails” as they pass the graveyard.
Took him a while but here he goes, doing what he does. https://t.co/VpF6oX3tQW
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 13, 2020
re: #114 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
You won’t see that from “The Emperor” anytime soon. He is fixated on it solely as a political problem combined with his belief that admitting error is a sign of weakness. And the followers have been winnowed of those with independent thought at this point. The Senate seems thoroughly cowed and I don’t expect any spines to grow there for at least a month - and that’s assuming there is a body count by that can’t be ignored.
And if Fox News continues to play it as a trivial political ploy a chunk of the nation will continue to mumble about “but her emails” as they pass the graveyard.
I know. But I do find it slightly encouraging that more and more Freepers seem to realize there’s a problem. Not Trump’s fault of course, but maybe covid isn’t quite as much of a hoax as previously thought.
re: #117 calochortus
I know. But I do find it slightly encouraging that more and more Freepers seem to realize there’s a problem. Not Trump’s fault of course, but maybe covid isn’t quite as much of a hoax as previously thought.
Expect lots of CTs espoused to paper over the huge failure by Trump&Co. Already lots of “foreign” virus stuff tossed out; standard blaming of “other”. Obama, immigrants, and Democrats (in general) will be blamed next.
I expect some people will also now break free of the mind rot, but I doubt this will be the “dam breaking” moment.
re: #112 goddamnedfrank
Where did the 78% approval rating come from? The same place as his other “record numbers” which is his ass?
re: #119 The Pie Overlord!
Where did the 78% approval rating come from? The same place as his other “record numbers” which is his ass?
78rpm is his new spin rate.
re: #119 The Pie Overlord!
Where did the 78% approval rating come from? The same place as his other “record numbers” which is his ass?
Among Republicans. You know, the only people who actually matter.
re: #118 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Expect lots of CTs espoused to paper over the huge failure by Trump&Co. Already lots of “foreign” virus stuff tossed out; standard blaming of “other”. Obama, immigrants, and Democrats (in general) will be blamed next.
I think they have found their talking point BUT WHATABOUT OBAMA SWINE FLU!!!!
re: #121 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Among Republicans. You know, the only people who actually matter.
But he has claimed his approval among GOP is 95% and this 78% is “the highest on record!” but we know that he can’t do number good.
re: #123 The Pie Overlord!
But he has claimed his approval among GOP is 95% and this 78% is “the highest on record!” but we know that he can’t do number good.
I wonder if it’s one of those soft polls that have the “strongly disapprove”, “disapprove”, “neutral”, “approve”, “strongly approve” type of option, and he’s only counting in the 22% the “strongly disapprove”. I dunno. It’s far more likely that he’s literally just making shit up.
Folks did you receive your letter from the Census and try to go on line?
I’m trying and getting locked out…
re: #125 Joe Bacon 🌹
Folks did you receive your letter from the Census and try to go on line?
I’m trying and getting locked out…
Got it today. Have not tried the website yet.
Fun times in my neck of the woods. Actually, this is the right call. Meanwhile, Mr. cat-tikvah works in an emergency department…
Payroll tax holiday and tax deadline extension mostly help the rich https://t.co/rSdaN9kslK pic.twitter.com/IAfHHgRSoV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 13, 2020
Former Texas Congressman and former U.S. House Majority Leader @DickArmey on FB: #coronavirus is the “biggest hoax since global warming” #txlege pic.twitter.com/s5WbAcRph2
— Evan Smith (@evanasmith) March 13, 2020
But no, please, I really do need to hear one more dumb motherfucker say that America, a nation awash in failed shopping malls, can’t possibly find the space to build out emergency hospital space on fly because “China just works differently”
— Stop acting like this is normal (@goddamnedfrank) March 13, 2020
Florida Dept. of Health just announced 15 new coronavirus cases in Florida. Standby for more info.
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) March 13, 2020
This is what happens when a functionally illiterate egomaniac is elected president. https://t.co/TTyvsxz3P6
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 13, 2020
The president’s brain is so broken that he thinks whataboutism about a particularly deadly flu season during the Obama years is a defense of his incompetent handling of the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/GyRAnKJZKO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 13, 2020
re: #127 cat-tikvah
Fun times in my neck of the woods. Actually, this is the right call. Meanwhile, Mr. cat-tikvah works in an emergency department…
“Essential services in Montgomery County - police, fire, and emergency medical services, public transportation, essential services for vulnerable populations such as our facilities for people with intellectual disabilities and autism - will still be operational,” Gov. Wolf said. “Supermarkets, pharmacies, and gas stations will remain open, but we do recommend that non-essential retail facilities close.”
Will be interesting to see how the recommendation for non-essential retail facilities to close pans out. That is direct economic impact for a lot of people. This is the county just to the south of me and I expect this to go state-wide before too long.
re: #87 Joe Bacon 🌹
^VIX jumped 40 points just today to 75 and the projection shows that it could get over 95 tomorrow…
What is VIX (Elevator pitch please)?
re: #134 The Pie Overlord!
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re: #136 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
What is VIX (Elevator pitch please)?
Stock market volatility index. I completely fail to understand how they calculate it, but over 30 is not a good thing.
re: #137 Dread Pirate
…not to mention the fact that Obama actually declared the emergency 6 months before what trump said.
What? Trump lied? Unpossible!
Geraldo Rivera: Stephen Miller wrote the oval office speech, he wrote the Muslim ban —
screaming, completely rabid Dan Bongino: that’s chinese propaganda, you’re a bullshit artist, that’s chinese propaganda, pic.twitter.com/Aio12meTEW— Brendan Karet 🚮 (@bad_takes) March 13, 2020
This is the Right’s talking point when defending Trump’s poor response to the Coronavirus Crisis: “China! China! China! China! China!”
I know a fair amount about health policy and I do not understand how in the Obama Administration, they could have 1 million tests on H1N1 within weeks and now we still have only some thousands. https://t.co/Y0wdtD93r7
— Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) March 13, 2020
re: #137 Dread Pirate
…not to mention the fact that Obama actually declared the emergency 6 months before what trump said.
He is repeating a bullshit botswarm fakenews.
Obama declared a public health emergency in April 2009, not October as the botswarms are fakenewsing. #resist #COVID19 #coronavirus #TrumpFail pic.twitter.com/y0LgQKxccs
— Lemon Harangue Pie (@Pie_Overlord) March 10, 2020
re: #89 jaunte
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Though it’s nice to see (what I guess should be called) the Pelosi-Mnuchin Plan get finalized - sort of - I noticed that one of the Administration’s proposals that got nixed was to try to means-test the nominally “free” Coronavirus tests the G was otherwise subsidizing. SRSLY: the worst disease outbreak in years, and their concern is… what? Making sure that somebody somewhere making”enough money” doesn’t “mooch” off the Feds for the cost of a test?
Anyway, I wonder how the Senate (no doubt grumpy at having to work instead of being in recess) will deal with this bill? Too much to hope that they’ll just whiz it through….
Ooooh, yet another event has been cancelled. So far, we have one musical, a weaving guild meeting, a sewing group meeting, one weaving conference and several activities I wasn’t going to be involved in anyway. That’s just in the coming 3 weeks.
We did have book club last night, though. Just a small group.
Still, no real hardship for us and it’s little enough to try to keep the rate of spreading down to a manageable level.
re: #52 Charles Johnson
You’re not old, you’re just older.
re: #141 DodgerFan1988
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This is the Right’s talking point when defending Trump’s poor response to the Coronavirus Crisis: “China! China! China! China! China!”
But doesn’t Trump like China?
It’s not a volleyball, his name is Wilson
— josuepalma (@josuepalma) March 12, 2020
re: #149 Patricia Kayden
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Wasn’t there something earlier today that the “Wilson” thing is actually false?
His whining is so fucking tired.
Premarket trading has the Dow at 20,691. Last time it was this low was February of 2017. The market has erased almost all gains since Trump took office.#TrumpSlump.
— ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) March 13, 2020
@bigsexy_tote @SahilCDesaiTGDN @dontsteponsnake @gul_garak
I was #Blocked by Dan Bongino back in December, and it’s moments like these with goofy Geraldo that make me think I must be on the right track:
pic.twitter.com/wyYEFWUaaB— Tom Caestecker (@tomcaestecker) March 13, 2020
Hannity’s audience will surely be calmed by this exchange.
re: #147 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
But doesn’t Trump like China?
All of this is China’s fault. All of it.
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) March 13, 2020
Communist China unleashed a viral plague on the world, covered it up, and is now trying to blame the U.S. for the whole thing. And if that weren’t bad enough, U.S. corporate political media, some of which are literally paid to run Chinese propaganda, are actively helping.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) March 12, 2020
These people are trying to instigate a pogrom against Chinese-Americans.
re: #115 Charles Johnson
Your eventual tomb will see more urine than a stadium bathroom.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) March 13, 2020
A+
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 13, 2020
re: #154 DodgerFan1988
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These people are trying to instigate a pogrom against Chinese-Americans.
Yep move over Muslims and Latinos, Trump has a new scapegoat. It’s so infuriating yet predictable.
re: #156 Belafon
For an 80 year old, Armey hasn’t learned much.
re: #158 jaunte
Isn’t Armey the wrinkled penis that called Barney Frank “Barney Fag”?
re: #159 Ace Rothstein
Isn’t he the wrinkled penis that called Barney Frank “Barney Fag”?
Why yes, the Army Of Dicks said just that!
re: #158 jaunte
For an 80 year old, Armey hasn’t learned much.
This is a man whose name is literally Dick Armey and he made a homophobic crack about Barney Frank’s name. He’s also the astroturf founding father of the Tea Party.
re: #159 Ace Rothstein
Isn’t Armey the wrinkled penis that called Barney Frank “Barney Fag”?
Yep. Maybe we’ll hear Tom Delay’s thoughts next.//
re: #162 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
This is a man whose name is literally Dick Armey and he made a homophobic crack about Barney Frank’s name. He’s also the astroturf founding father of the Tea Party.
Which is why when someone mentioned the “Tea Party” to me I referred to those Teabaggers as The Army Of Dicks!
re: #125 Joe Bacon 🌹
Folks did you receive your letter from the Census and try to go on line?
I’m trying and getting locked out…
We have not received the notification yet.
We will fill out the manual form and mail it, though we have Internet service (set in our ways I guess).
Everyone else in town will use the mail-in form since they don’t have Internet service. I asked the village board to promote to the town meeting the importance of participating in the Census.
re: #164 Joe Bacon 🌹
Which is why when someone mentioned the “Tea Party” to me I referred to those Teabaggers as The Army Of Dicks!
The infuriating thing is this isn’t a stupid man. A cynical, self serving one but not outright stupid.
re: #124 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
I wonder if it’s one of those soft polls that have the “strongly disapprove”, “disapprove”, “neutral”, “approve”, “strongly approve” type of option, and he’s only counting in the 22% the “strongly disapprove”. I dunno. It’s far more likely that he’s literally just making shit up.
Polls asking specifically about Trump’s handling of the outbreak have given him ratings much lower than 78%. For example, Quinnipiac March 5-8 found 43% approved, 49% disapproved. (Conversely, 53% said they had confidence in the federal govt’s handling.) https://t.co/AZnOkFD54t
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 13, 2020
Dear @Twitter,
I promise if you ban Donald Trump tonight everyone will buy your stock tomorrow— Stop acting like this is normal (@goddamnedfrank) March 13, 2020
Another RINO admits this is not a hoax. Too bad the people of Wyoming won’t do the right thing and get rid of her.
I have instructed staff in my office and in House GOP Conference office to begin working from home. I will continue to work at the Capitol as we have votes, but we need to do everything we can to slow transmission of this virus & reduce numbers of people who could be exposed.
— Rep. Liz Cheney (@RepLizCheney) March 12, 2020
I was into social distancing long before it was hip.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 13, 2020
re: #165 Anymouse 🌹🎃
Got the letter, haven’t tried yet. I’ve heard the site melted down.
re: #150 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Wasn’t there something earlier today that the “Wilson” thing is actually false?
re: #172 Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson
✔
@Green_Footballs
I was into social distancing long before it was hip.
All of my friends were too. It was weird.
Dallas County officials say community spread of coronavirus has occurred in North Texas
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins late Thursday announced that five more people there have tested positive for the new coronavirus — and that one of them had no recent travel history.
“This indicates we have community spread of COVID-19 in Dallas County,” Jenkins said.
So the question is how bad things will get here in the US.
Currently the case mortality is very high here in the US. But that is because we have failed to test adequately.
The death rates in Iran and Italy are high now because the health care systems cannot handle the case loads. In South Korea and Japan, which are still able to adequately care for those infected, the case deaths are much lower.
re: #155 Anymouse 🌹🎃
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I will drive across the country to piss on his grave, and get registered as a sex offender for pissing in public. Ah, I needed something for a new bucketlist, that’ll do.
re: #141 DodgerFan1988
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This is the Right’s talking point when defending Trump’s poor response to the Coronavirus Crisis: “China! China! China! China! China!”
Actually (heh!), it’s Jina, Jina, Jina.
re: #178 Dread Pirate
I will drive across the country to piss on his grave, and get registered as a sex offender for pissing in public. Ah, I needed something for a new bucketlist, that’ll do.
Pee in a bottle and take it there. I’m sure you won’t be the first.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 13, 2020
This is a picture of an asteroid crater in Arizona…
Look how close it came to hitting the visitors centre… pic.twitter.com/hJgOxNxyLd— Shaun 🅙 (@da_judge) March 12, 2020
A $20T a year economy, and we can’t get anyone tested for a virus. But with the click of a mouse, we can inject $1.5T into the economy to help “calm the markets.” Hell of a thing.
re: #178 Dread Pirate
I will drive across the country to piss on his grave, and get registered as a sex offender for pissing in public. Ah, I needed something for a new bucketlist, that’ll do.
They’ll probably have armed guards around his grave, or it’ll be placed in a location the riff-raff can’t view it.
re: #181 Charles Johnson
I’ve seen 480K deaths. I’d like to seen an updated charge about the number of deaths.
The 78% number comes from RNC polling of small dollar donors on its list and it used to be a 90%+ number. What’s really interesting here is that Trump’s approval among GOP small dollars on an RNC list fell a minimum of 12%. Think about THAT. https://t.co/jC9sKYDXIw
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) March 13, 2020
re: #184 Ace Rothstein
Money is way more important than our puny little lives.
re: #177 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Dallas County officials say community spread of coronavirus has occurred in North Texas
So the question is how bad things will get here in the US.
Currently the case mortality is very high here in the US. But that is because we have failed to test adequately.
The death rates in Iran and Italy are high now because the health care systems cannot handle the case loads. In South Korea and Japan, which are still able to adequately care for those infected, the case deaths are much lower.
At the WaPo. Probably behind a pay wall:
re: #187 Interesting Times
H1N1 was first diagnosed in US April 15, 2009.
CDC activated emergency operations April 22.
1 million tests released by May 15.
Prototype vaccine completed by end August 2009.
477 people in US died from H1N1
via @CDCgov— Nancy Russell (@russelln10) March 13, 2020
re: #180 Belafon
Pee in a bottle and take it there. I’m sure you won’t be the first.
That just doesn’t provide the same level of satisfaction.
They wouldn’t tell the truth.
But were he to get infected he’d be freaking out at such a scale that it would be obvious from orbit…— Disloyal Arch (@Arch_LGF) March 13, 2020
re: #193 Disloyal Archangel
And imagine what would happen if Melania caught it first.
If he really wants the markets to go up, he should just resign.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) March 12, 2020
I …
A previous tweet of this quote did not make it adequately clear that it is Trump who did not push for adequate testing, not Secretary of Health and Human Services Azar. Here is the whole quote for context. @ddiamond pic.twitter.com/ZZ2aPF53m6
— Fresh Air (@nprfreshair) March 12, 2020
If you are feeling helpless re COVID-19 you know what you can do to help the medical system? GIVE BLOOD https://t.co/mLZoiN1Oag
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) March 12, 2020
44 percent of voters approve of the president’s handling, while 42 percent disapprove
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It’s a friggin’ cult. That number should be close to zero.
re: #196 goddamnedfrank
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re: #198 Anymouse 🌹🎃
The survey was 3-5 March.
The Australian equity market crashed big time when it opened. It is struggling to recover, but is still about 4% down.
re: #199 Belafon
Why didn’t someone say “Mr. President, this is going to kill your voters”?
And risk their jobs by contradicting Dear Leader? I think not!
ASX trying to make a liar out of me. A mini rally just happened and now it’s down on the day only 2%.
If - and it’s a big if - we get this right, the measures will feel like an overreaction afterward. Not very bright people will say ‘I don’t know why we made all that fuss, when only a few thousand people died in the end.’
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) March 12, 2020
Just like the 2009 stimulus.
Things we learned today:
Drmpf is clueless about how a pandemic works;
Drumpf is lying through his teeth when he says that testing is being done at US ports of international entry;
The distribution of the virus is absolutely uncontrolled right now. It’s loose and quickly spreading;
We don’t have any clue about how fast it will spread, because we aren’t doing sufficient testing;
We have no idea how many people, when exposed to the virus will become infected and continue to spread the virus;
We have no idea what percentage of people infected by the virus will become seriously ill;
We have no idea if the medical system in the US is prepared for the consequences;
The markets are in meltdown and we have no idea how long this will last;
We have no idea how long global supply chains, everything from food to auto parts, will be affected;
We are in the midst of a global catastrophe and noone at the helm in DC seems to know what to do.
Outside of that, everything is just peachy.
re: #191 Belafon
H1N1 was first diagnosed in US April 15, 2009.
CDC activated emergency operations April 22.
1 million tests released by May 15.
Prototype vaccine completed by end August 2009.
477 people in US died from H1N1
via @CDCgov— Nancy Russell (@russelln10) March 13, 2020
According to Wikipedia, between the first case in April 2009 and mid January 2010 there were about 12,000 deaths out of 57 million cases for a CFR of about .02%; if coronavirus settles on a 1% CFR (instead of the much higher rates now reported), that would mean that coronavirus is about 50 x more lethal than swine flu.
Everything depends, of course, on how widespread the disease becomes. If instead of 57 million cases, there are only 57,000 cases, the number of deaths at 1% would be 570, far less than the earlier epidemic. But if there are 57 million cases — you do the math.
Maybe this set him off
#EuropeanTravelBan might slow spread of #CoronaVirus short term but smacks of senior presidential aide #StephenMiller creepy Xenophobe who’s architect of our regressive immigration policies. Due respect to @realDonaldTrump but @JoeBiden seems to have better overview of crisis
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) March 12, 2020
I just got this in my email from Studio Move Grill:
Dear Valued Guest,
Given international concerns regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), I want to personally reach out and communicate directly the precautions Studio Movie Grill is taking to keep our guests and team safe while allowing us to keep enjoying movies with confidence.
We are continuously monitoring the recommendations of governmental health agencies, such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and local health organizations. We have further elevated our stringent cleaning and sanitation protocol.
Here are some examples of what we are doing:
• Instructing employees to wash their hands a minimum of hourly, which has been proven by the CDC to be the most effective preventative measure.• Disinfecting bathrooms, door handles, high-touch hard surfaces throughout the theater hourly.
• Deep cleaning every night in all auditoriums, including armrests, cup holders and buttons, in addition to cleaning auditoriums after each show time.
• Educating our team on COVID-19 symptoms as well as preventative measures.
• Requiring that those who are not feeling well stay home to prevent the spread of germs.
COVID-19 has negatively impacted our communities. Studio Movie Grill, along with our amazing community, will come together to overcome this disease. We will remain in close contact with governmental health agencies and take the proper precautions as this situation evolves.
Thank you for your long-term support of Studio Movie Grill and all of our stakeholders. Our dedicated team and guests have been the heart and soul of our business since we opened our first theater in 1993. We remain committed to offering you an incredible experience that opens our hearts and minds, one story at a time.
Thank you for being a part of our community,
Brian Schultz,
Studio Movie Grill Founder/CEO
re: #208 Dave In Austin
Maybe this set him off
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re: #208 Dave In Austin
“Due respect to @realDonaldTrump” < 0
re: #208 Dave In Austin
Maybe this set him off
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Occasionally Geraldo does seem to have some level of ethics and doesn’t exhibit the antipathy toward immigration or other ethnicities expected of Fox personalities.
re: #209 Belafon
I just got this in my email from Studio Move Grill:…
The movie scene in Outbreak could give one pause in attending a film at a theater.
Trump completes a hat trick of failure.
Quite the lede: “In the most scripted of presidential settings, a prime-time TV address, Trump decided to ad-lib — and his errors triggered a market meltdown, panicked travelers and crystallized for critics how dangerously he has fumbled coronavirus’ https://t.co/eMvFhlmOk1
— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) March 13, 2020
A man just stopped me outside the grocery store to ask if I smoke. For some odd reason (re: exhaustion), I thought he was about to offer me weed like some random Mary Jane Samaritan.
Nope, asking if I had it.
I do not, Sir, and I could use some. :(— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) March 13, 2020
re: #205 austin_blue
American exceptionalism.
re: #217 Dread Pirate
Star Trek: Picard … 7of9!
Mumble grumble — am I going to have to bite the bullet and sign up for CBS All Access?
Bruenig can’t blame Russian bots for being an asshole.
Bots and trolls only mimic what has already been modelled.
Imagine these folks having actual power over others … pic.twitter.com/pZurmuw1Vr
— Regina 🍦🥁 (@regwag2003) March 13, 2020
So when I got in to work tonight, I was given a heads-up about a few changes going on. Effectively immediately and until further notice (two phrases that always bode well in conjunction), all employees are having their schedules cut by a day due to the ongoing pandemic. If you’ve got PTO, you can draw on that to cover for the missing 8 hours (I’m guessing if you don’t, you’re SOL). Also, we’re to start recording for the GM all cancellations due to the aforementioned pandemic, of which we had two by the time I got in tonight.
No word yet on whether or not we should begin cracking each other’s skulls open and feasting upon the goo inside, but I’ll keep you posted if conditions change.//
re: #219 Hecuba’s daughter
Picard is worth it.
“The middle of a world wide pandemic is an excellent time to start a ground war.” -Said nobody who ever spent 5 minutes reading about WWI. https://t.co/TiAJ87Suam
— ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) March 13, 2020
ASX rallying at the end of their trading day, into positive territory.
re: #224 Ace-o-aces
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Still trying to pretend that he’s relevant. He lost his chance when he refused to testify before the House — and now he’ll be remembered as the one who disbanded the pandemic preparedness unit.
Markets have fallen 23% since this tweet https://t.co/QOuV1MzTH8
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 13, 2020
re: #225 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
ASX rallying at the end of their trading day, into positive territory.
How many dead cat bounces are we likely to see? At this point, the global supply chain will be FUBAR’d for months. And that is a long, snarled chain to unwind.
It is, quite clearly, an unprecedented logistics issue.
re: #228 austin_blue
Equity markets, for several years now, have been dominated by gambling, aka “speculation”, instead of fundamentals (P/E ratios, etc.)
So who knows what the masses driven by craziness will do.
Way back in the 19th century, the era of booms and busts, speculation was rampant. But in those days here in ‘Murica, if one went bust, one could just move west and take some more land from those nasty redskins, and start over.
Not so easy today.
Who knew that your raisins had bargaining power? Not me.
Raisin Bargaining Association’s annual meeting canceled amid COVID-19 concerns
This is how we know you’re an Xer and not a Millennial. They MIGHT have gone with Voltron but could just as conceivably have called it a disaster Megazord.
— (((Chrysi Cat))) [no, Karen is STILL my sister!] (@chrysicat) March 13, 2020
re: #229 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Equity markets, for several years now, have been dominated by gambling, aka “speculation”, instead of fundamentals (P/E ratios, etc.)
So who knows what the masses driven by craziness will do.
Way back in the 19th century, the era of booms and busts, speculation was rampant. But in those days here in ‘Murica, if one went bust, one could just move west and take some more land from those nasty redskins, and start over.
Not so easy today.
I think you are right. They really learned nothing from the last crash. And they truly believed that there were no such things as Black Swans, that would, out of nowhere, stick a baseball bat right up their asses.
Welcome to the first quarter of 2020, where reality intersects with your preconceptions!
They didn’t do their due diligence on risk and now they are stuck with the consequences.
Public shaming has again worked against Joel Olsteen (the last time was from the Houston floods).
Lakewood Church closed its services this weekend to the public, instead opting to broadcast the events online in the wake of the public health emergency declaration in Houston, according to a Facebook post from the church.
Services at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church moved online only amid coronavirus concerns (Houston Chronicle)
We are all learning the importance of honesty, integrity, voting, and hygiene.
In the darkest way possible.
Like a Jordan Peele-produced reboot of Schoolhouse Rock.— Swarthy Brown (@ANSFreeman) March 13, 2020
Coronavirus : NHS to ramp up testing capacity
It means 10,000 tests a day can be done - 8,000 more than the 1,500 being carried out currently.
Confirmation of any positive test results will be accelerated, helping people take the right action to recover or quickly get treatment.
Most of the people tested should get a result back within 24 hours.
Public Health England has already carried out more than 25,000 tests across the UK.
Too bad the UK has socialist health care. If only they were like the US they’d be better off. Oh… wait…
re: #236 Targetpractice
Perhaps if I get stuck at home for 2 weeks quarantine, I can try building one of these:
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Floppotron sounds like a robot on Futurama built to be an awful comedian or actor.
“Some candidates know when to get out of the race — some candidates are Tulsi Gabbard.” @PeteButtigieg
I am deceased. #PeteOnKimmel— Santiago Mayer (@santiagomayer_) March 13, 2020
Australian equities vacillated rapidly at the end of the day, but the ASX finished up 1.49%.
It’s midnight in aus-tex. I’m for the rack.
Hopefully I will will wake up healthy tomorrow, which may be a pipe-dream, because we are testing for the virus as if we were a fucking third-world country and we have no idea where the epicenters are.
The Federal Government has completely failed us in its response. This is the Mango Mussolini’s cross to bear until the election.
It takes some real dedication to still be writing normalizing headlines today. https://t.co/fK8JCy7Cqz
— Schooley (@Rschooley) March 13, 2020
re: #241 jaunte
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It’s Wall Street Journal, whose op-ed board is just Faux Business in print form.
re: #238 Chrysicat
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And some candidates are arrogant enough to think that dragging this all the way to the convention will change the outcome (Hi, Bernie!).
Trump’s Unusual Governing Style Tests America’s Assumption Of Competence
re: #230 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Who knew that your raisins had bargaining power? Not me.
Raisin Bargaining Association’s annual meeting canceled amid COVID-19 concerns
Who knew raisins could get Covid-19?
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