Brad Mehldau performs the C# Major Prelude from Book I of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier and his own Three Pieces After Bach: I. Rondo live in the Grande Salle Pierre Boulez of the Philharmonie de Paris on April 2, 2018.
Brad Mehldau’s album ‘After Bach’ is available at smarturl.it
It’s 2Pm local time and I just woke up. the Virus is fucking with my sleep patterns, but I’m feeling a little better. Life is OK.
re: #1 I Would Prefer Not To
My sleep patterns get fucked up when I get sick too. I usually don’t fight it. If my body wants me to sleep, I sleep.
Every time you see a story like this you should get angry, not reassured.
This story is utterly dystopian and we should stop celebrating these moments of humanity desperately trying to compensate for and overcome systemic failures created by the Republican Party’s policies of abject scientific denial and myopic greed https://t.co/ZN25Ik0dkA
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) April 4, 2020
Reports that Iranian diplomats were involved in an assassination of a dissident in Turkey are disturbing but fully consistent with their assignments - Iran’s “diplomats” are agents of terror and have conducted multiple assassinations and bomb plots in Europe over the past decade.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) April 1, 2020
I don’t remember this kind of statement from Pompeasshole when his Saudi Royal terrorist buddies murdered a US news reporter in Turkey.
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I think *everybody’s* sleep patterns will be out of whack. Def people with infection as their bodies fight it off. But generally, most everyone else dealing with stress may sleep a little or a lot more. Even you introverts.
Good afternoon. Today is a good day to be an introvert.
I have been cooped up way too long because I laughed too hard at this https://t.co/htV0M9nYaD
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 4, 2020
No. Surprise. https://t.co/gBPYx6oKxa
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) April 4, 2020
Corrupt weaklings, keeping mum.
re: #4 goddamnedfrank
Like every goddamn coffee can or jar on counters at restaurants and convenience stores with the picture of a kid or wife or brother or father who got sick and needs to ask for the kindness of strangers to help because our system is broken.
After what my family went through WITH insurance, if my kid died I’d probably be in prison.
Joe Rogan going from Bernie to Trump…it’s almost like it’s not about policy after all https://t.co/wWlCx7hGKx
— Mia Brett (@QueenMab87) April 4, 2020
Apparently the new dirtbag left talking point on Biden is that he’s a rapist. I looked into the evidence this morning, and it’s REALLY thin. And it was first promoted by The Intercept, which is a big red flag for me.
re: #11 Charles Johnson
Apparently the new dirtbag left talking point on Biden is that he’s a rapist. I looked into the evidence this morning, and it’s REALLY thin. And it was first promoted by The Intercept, which is a big red flag for me.
To call it “thin” is to be charitable.
Talcum X seems to have a lot of imaginary friends. https://t.co/dk01lh2U85
— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) April 4, 2020
I know I shouldn’t, but “Talcum X” made me LOL. That dirtbag blocked me years ago for pointing out one of the many times he spread deliberate misinformation to hype Bernie.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 4, 2020
re: #10 Dave In Austin
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Berners won’t admit they fucked up, they’ll double down and say he’s right to say that it’s better to vote for Trump than Biden.
re: #13 Charles Johnson
That’s funny. Also, he sounds like Donald Trump with all those imaginary friends.
re: #10 Dave In Austin
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Wait. Wait. I’m going to need Shaun King to weigh in on this to know how I feel about it all.
— Just another Craigular Joe (@willcraig4food) April 4, 2020
Trump appears to have fraudulently manipulated financial markets yet again by @JoshuaHolhttps://t.co/SWHMrnPSOM
— Raw Story (@RawStory) April 4, 2020
Today’s Science Lesson: New Tone’s Three Laws of Misdirection, driftglass
— I thought it might be helpful to review three of the immutable laws of physics under which the media operates.
New Tone’s First Law states that while Donald Trump is clearly a lying sociopathic threat to the nation, the media will collectively agree to ignore it as best it can and hope for the best.
New Tone’s Second Law states that, when overwhelmed by events he cannot immediately lie his way out of, Donald Trump will grudgingly become slightly less vulgar and will sniffle and stumble slowly through remarks prepared by other people. The media will then hailed this development as Trump finally “becoming the president”.
New Tone’s Third Law states that every time events force Donald Trump to become momentarily less of a lying assbag, he will almost immediately explode with an over-the-top-loathsome opposite reaction. To which the media will react with surprise, as if no one could possibly have seen that coming.
So we were talking about dirtbags, and lo and behold…………..
Dr. Drew is a snake oil salesman. Really terrible stuff here. What a disgrace. pic.twitter.com/Eh35Ky8yVO
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) April 4, 2020
re: #17 Dread Pirate
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According to analysts at JPMorgan, who created and coined the “Volfefe Index” — a combination of the word “volatility” and the infamous Trump “covfefe” tweet (more on that in a bit) — Trump’s missives related to trade and monetary policy, specifically, have been pushing markets around.
re: #6 BigPapa
I think *everybody’s* sleep patterns will be out of whack. Def people with infection as their bodies fight it off. But generally, most everyone else dealing with stress may sleep a little or a lot more. Even you introverts.
I’m actually drinking, something I almost never do, as I’m feeling we especially anxious today.
2 shots of Malibu, 1/2 cup hot water, and a solid squeeze of lime juice (coz that’s what I’ve got). Bottoms up, y’all.
re: #17 Dread Pirate
Trump Announces Fake Deal to Raise Oil Prices JM Ashby on bobcesca.com
re: #21 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I’m actually drinking, something I almost never do, as I’m feeling we especially anxious today.
2 shots of Malibu, 1/2 cup hot water, and a solid squeeze of lime juice (coz that’s what I’ve got). Bottoms up, y’all.
cheers, I finally opened one of the bottles of white wine sitting in my cupboard to go along with my salmon, and am on my way to finishing it, which I almost never do (most of them get used up as cooking wine after they have gone off after sitting unfinished for a week)
re: #21 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I’m actually drinking, something I almost never do, as I’m feeling we especially anxious today.
2 shots of Malibu, 1/2 cup hot water, and a solid squeeze of lime juice (coz that’s what I’ve got). Bottoms up, y’all.
I picked a bad time to quit drinking… LOL. But it’s time for me. So I cook more and drink lots of water. I smoke a little but haven’t increased to compensate.
Somebody must be reading us……………….
Here’s Joe Rogan, whose endorsement Bernie happily accepted, calling Black People “The Planet of the Apes.”
A bunch of white journalists are FINE WITH THIS.
Roseanne should sue them. pic.twitter.com/zTbIizxXOY— Khive Queen B (@KHiveQueenB) January 24, 2020
re: #21 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I’m actually drinking, something I almost never do, as I’m feeling we especially anxious today.
2 shots of Malibu, 1/2 cup hot water, and a solid squeeze of lime juice (coz that’s what I’ve got). Bottoms up, y’all.
re: #23 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
cheers, I finally opened one of the bottles of white wine sitting in my cupboard to go along with my salmon, and am on my way to finishing it, which I almost never do (most of them get used up as cooking wine after they have gone off after sitting unfinished for a week)
Teatotaller here. Might smoke like a chimney tho.
Hmmm pic.twitter.com/AQGDAYYNLD
— Real Talk, Real News (@Real_Talk_News) April 4, 2020
If you’re expecting Bernie to take personal responsibility for his campaign’s misjudgment, you better pack a lunch. It’s gonna be awhile. https://t.co/WdNb7y3Qo4
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) April 4, 2020
A vote for Bernie is a vote for Trump. Rogan is just eliminating the middle man.
re: #11 Charles Johnson
Apparently the new dirtbag left talking point on Biden is that he’s a rapist. I looked into the evidence this morning, and it’s REALLY thin. And it was first promoted by The Intercept, which is a big red flag for me.
re: #12 Targetpractice
To call it “thin” is to be charitable.
Yeah, but it doesn’t matter how much ‘there’ is there. It’s all about the ratfuck and ensuring that the Dem party is treated as Public Enemy #1 instead of Trump and the GOP. And it’ll work enough to throw the game at least in the short term, because the media always has to find ways to equivocate and pretend the GOP and Dem party are on even keel.
Well TBH it’s very on brand for Bernie and trump, who really are flip sides of the same coin.
— Yeah Sure WTF Ever (@YeahSureWhatev2) April 4, 2020
Looks like Joe “Dick” Rogan woke up a lot of people today.
Like a “Best Of Joe Shitting Himself” album just dropped.
Sweet.
I’d tell this asshole to fuck off, but I already blocked him. pic.twitter.com/NJn9rwbZsm
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 4, 2020
I’ll take Biden’s experienced cabinet over Bernie’s clown squad or dumbass trump ANY GIVEN DAY OF THE WEEK https://t.co/puVrjDHZyZ
— épineFran (@sterlace_fran) April 4, 2020
We’re number one!!!1!
Alabama projected to have highest death rate, fourth most coronavirus deaths in nation
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If you can beat the SEC, you’ve got it in the body bag.
Is Susan Collins concerned yet over Trump firing IG Atkinson?
The Berners I’m seeing on Twitter are doubling down, declaring that Rogan’s statement totally proves their point that Bernie’s message had such crossover appeal that Trump voters would be willing to vote for him but not Biden. That “the establishment” totally botched this whole election by going with Biden when they could have had a winning hand in electing the guy that Trump supporters would support.
So, for those taking notes at home, Berners believe that the guy who is “no different” from Trump (Biden) was a mistake to nominate because he doesn’t appeal to Trump voters, while the guy who Trump voters portray as the second-coming of Stalin (Bernie) would have been amazing as the nominee because he’d bring those Trump voters into his camp.
So I just got through half of Bill Maher’s Friday night program while doing the treadmill — managed to make it through the Bernie interview. One infuriating part was Bill telling Bernie how physically unfit the average American and what he thinks should be done. The infuriating part was that neither of them mentioned that was Michelle’s mission while the Obamas were in the WH, and the Republicans mocked this platform every second. Bernie is great at that — taking credit for other’s hard work.
DHS Decides Obama-era Immigration Rules Are Okay Now by JM Ashby, bobcesca.com
This may be too optimistic a take, but given the ongoing pandemic and the limited amount of time between now and the November election, it’s possible Trump’s mass deportation days are done. Not because he lost the desire to deport more people; because it’s just not practical to continue that politically-motivated side-campaign right now.
Wow, you sure do get a lot of dirtbags and bots coming at you in attack mode when @Alyssa_Milano retweets you.
I don’t mind, though. It’s always good when they show who they are so I can remove them from my Twitter feed.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 4, 2020
re: #33 Charles Johnson
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My response was Bernie never gave me a reason to vote for him, but these shitheads thought “He’s the nominee, vote blue no matter who!” was all they needed to get my vote.
Mad Magazine may be gone, but satire lives here.
I Love My Little Teapot, So I Don’t Make Unwanted Comments About Her Body: https://t.co/dqOdkWGYG9 pic.twitter.com/PY5OtpQEHw
— Reductress (@Reductress) April 4, 2020
The Antidote to Trump’s Orwellian Lies
Adam Schiff wants a 9/11-style commission to study this administration’s failures during the coronavirus crisis. by Nancy LeTourneau (smartypants60 on Twitter), Washington Monthly
The antidote to the constant stream of Orwellian propaganda coming from Trump and his enablers is a grounding in the truth provided by people who have demonstrated that they recognize the depths to which this president has already gone. I can think of no one who would perform that task better than Representative Adam Schiff.
Wow. pic.twitter.com/kLpQzIQwJH
— Justin Hendrix | wash your hands & stay at home (@justinhendrix) April 4, 2020
re: #38 Hecuba’s daughter
So I just got through half of Bill Maher’s Friday night program while doing the treadmill — managed to make it through the Bernie interview. One infuriating part was Bill telling Bernie how physically unfit the average American and what he thinks should be done. The infuriating part was that neither of them mentioned that was Michelle’s mission while the Obamas were in the WH, and the Republicans mocked this platform every second. Bernie is great at that — taking credit for other’s hard work.
But Max Brooks was really good, right? Made it worth all the rest of the show. (and Bill Maher’s landscape designer and/or gardener is really really good, definite recommend after seeing where he taped from)
Germany is now up to almost 1.5% mortality rate — and over 2/3 of their total cases are still active. I fear that my projected 1.5% mortality rate was way too optimistic. We are in the midst of a nightmare that will continue until there is a vaccine or a real cure. And the stay-at-home orders will have to strengthen to approach closer to the European model.
About the only thing funnier than Berners trying to convince themselves that Rogan ever supported Bernie’s policies…is Berners thinking he’s representative of “swing voters” who Bernie could totally win the election by appealing to.
re: #45 sagehen
But Max Brooks was really good, right? Made it worth all the rest of the show. (and Bill Maher’s landscape designer and/or gardener is really really good, definite recommend after seeing where he taped from)
The last half of show is reserved for tomorrow’s treadmill exercise!
re: #43 retired cynic
The Antidote to Trump’s Orwellian Lies
Adam Schiff wants a 9/11-style commission to study this administration’s failures during the coronavirus crisis. by Nancy LeTourneau (smartypants60 on Twitter), Washington Monthly
considering the death toll is already 2000 Benghazis and rising (or 2.5 9/11’s)… sounds reasonable,.
re: #46 Hecuba’s daughter
Germany is now up to almost 1.5% mortality rate — and over 2/3 of their total cases are still active. I fear that my projected 1.5% mortality rate was way too optimistic. We are in the midst of a nightmare that will continue until there is a vaccine or a real cure. And the stay-at-home orders will have to strengthen to approach closer to the European model.
(Diamond Princess)
re: #35 Decatur Deb
That’s based on the IHME projection, made on 1 April. IHME promised an update based on more information, an update promised today:
As the pandemic progresses, we are working to incorporate new data about the virus in the US. Please check back on Saturday, April 4 for our next update.
But I’ve not seen anything new yet on their site.
a shout out to McDonald’s and BK!
America owes our very hard working food supply workers so much as they produce and deliver high quality food for us during this horrible COVID-19. Join me in thanking our Farmers, Ranchers, Processors, Distributors and Stores! @JohnBoozman
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 4, 2020
As numbers and bodies continue to climb in the US, I expect the nation to follow the lead of other similar dictatorships and failed states, such as Iran, Russia, and China, in simply lying about the numbers, while erasing records and discrediting any who say otherwise.
re: #55 Renaissance_Man
As numbers and bodies continue to climb in the US, I expect the nation to follow the lead of other similar dictatorships and failed states, such as Iran, Russia, and China, in simply lying about the numbers, while erasing records and discrediting any who say otherwise.
If it were possible, I’m sure they would, but too much of the recordkeeping is out of their hands.
re: #54 Backwoods_Sleuth
a shout out to McDonald’s and BK!
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So…who wants to tell him that farmers are plowing their fields under because his hatred of brown people has left them with nobody to pick their produce?
re: #53 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
I got tired of stagecoach robber chic with my scarf collection and made myself a face mask.
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I’ve got the best part of a Scott air-pak around here. That would freak them at the drive-thru.
re: #56 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
If it were possible, I’m sure they would, but too much of the recordkeeping is out of their hands.
They’ve found a simpler solution: Keep the supply of tests artificially low so that any deaths of those not tested can be written off as “unknown causes.”
re: #59 Targetpractice
They’ve found a simpler solution: Keep the supply of tests artificially low so that any deaths of those not tested can be written off as “unknown causes.”
And that’s not going to work either. States are stepping up and producing/using them.
The folly and stupidity of this is breathtaking. https://t.co/rbX4H5fo9d
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 4, 2020
Republicans are going to keep killing people as long as they have power.
re: #55 Renaissance_Man
As numbers and bodies continue to climb in the US, I expect the nation to follow the lead of other similar dictatorships and failed states, such as Iran, Russia, and China, in simply lying about the numbers, while erasing records and discrediting any who say otherwise.
Lying about the numbers is going to be really difficult with our system. At the federal level the SSA would probably just have to stop publishing the Death Master File and I have no idea how they keep local officials from filing death certificates. People’s relatives are going to need those documents.
re: #63 goddamnedfrank
The people I’m worried about are the immigrants in DHS custody. Some number of them can actually just be disappeared.
re: #61 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
And that’s not going to work either. States are stepping up and producing/using them.
It’s working well enough that a lot of the initial deaths are probably never going to be properly classified and even now, the true extent of the outbreak is unknown because the criteria for testing remains stringent due to the limited availability of testing supplies.
Congressional Republicans wrote Trump a long letter today, explaining why there shouldn’t be any more relief for these very same people.
Yeah, thanks. https://t.co/RTi0yTaL6X— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) April 4, 2020
As I suspected, the Joe Rogan post on my FB is stirring up some friends and there is a huge undercurrent of Bernie support driving it.
re: #50 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
(Diamond Princess)
Good point. Their rate is now 1.54%. Most cases have resolved, but there remain 82 active cases of which 10 are serious/critical. So we will have to continue to wait on the final outcome.
re: #68 Eclectic Cyborg
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PM here has outright said that people should be prepared for restrictions be in place until 12/31, and maybe even tightened.
In other news, Public TV has done and interactive graphic on how social distancing works: svt.se
re: #65 Targetpractice
It’s working well enough that a lot of the initial deaths are probably never going to be properly classified and even now, the true extent of the outbreak is unknown because the criteria for testing remains stringent due to the limited availability of testing supplies.
Okay, we’re all doomed and nothing is going to help us. Enjoy your unmitigated despair.
Baby goose follows his rescuer everywhere 💙 pic.twitter.com/wQySUWzmrH
— The Dodo (@dodo) April 4, 2020
I have no idea how many people think the COVID-19 death figures are a fraud, but among my followers, about 85% do.
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) April 4, 2020
lol
re: #62 jaunte
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Republicans are going to keep killing people as long as they have power.
And Georgia democrats will listen to the CDC and stay home, while republicans will party hearty and spread it to one another.
And I’m running out of fucks to give.
re: #71 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
Okay, we’re all doomed and nothing is going to help us. Enjoy your unmitigated despair.
It’s not a binary situation, one can believe that this admin is deliberately working to hold down numbers and having some measure of success with such while also believing that efforts by the states and local governments are preventing a total whitewash of the tally.
hi.
Nebraska seems to be doing well in its efforts to flatten the curve, thanks to Governor Ricketts taking action early in the crisis. We’ll have to see in a few weeks if the governor’s so-called targeted health measures are effective.
Per the state “dashboard” 12PM CT update we have six deaths (+0 for two days), and no new cases for two days. There are 321 confirmed cases. Eleven cases border my county (six in Scott’s Bluff, five in Kimball).
No one around here is clamouring to remove restrictions.
Panhandle Public Health District has completed its contact tracing in Kimball County and quarantined everyone with exposure there.
re: #73 Dread Pirate
They got your DNA the moment you were born, lady.
— Oh. My. Glob. (@efuseakay) April 4, 2020
re: #69 Hecuba’s daughter
Good point. Their rate is now 1.54%. Most cases have resolved, but there remain 82 active cases of which 10 are serious/critical. So we will have to continue to wait on the final outcome.
Right. And I forgot to mention South Korea, which might represent what the statistics look like with comprehensive testing.
I know we always say that people who don’t vote lose the right to complain.
But you know what? They still do complain.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 4, 2020
An internal March GOP poll showed that far more Republicans than Democrats were influenced by Trump’s dismissive depictions of the virus. “Denial is not likely to be a successful strategy for survival,” the pollster concluded. https://t.co/CkZY6LTCME
— Yasmeen Abutaleb (@yabutaleb7) April 4, 2020
In early February, deputy NSC adviser Matt Pottinger wanted to ban travel to Europe as more cases popped up. He was backed by health officials like Fauci. But Mnuchin and others pushed back over concerns about the economy and prevailed https://t.co/CkZY6LTCME
— Yasmeen Abutaleb (@yabutaleb7) April 4, 2020
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re: #80 Charles Johnson
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Not only do they complain, but they argue that they’ve “moral superiority” because they chose not to take part in a “rigged” system.
moron
….We will get through this together, and bats will be swinging before you know it. In the meantime, take care of mom and dad, and know that this will not be forever! @littleleagueceo
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 4, 2020
re: #68 Eclectic Cyborg
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I’ll take “Shit that may not happen” for $2000, Alex.
Someone just asked Governor Newsom about that. He did not encourage people to think it would happen. (DT was also talking about doing it with audiences. Seriously.)
re: #81 Dread Pirate
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The overarching theme is that Donny didn’t give a shit, and the people who did worried that taking action would imperil the one thing he had going for him, which was a “strong” economy that was supposedly on track to finally meet the goals set forth in his first year.
re: #63 goddamnedfrank
Lying about the numbers is going to be really difficult with our system. At the federal level the SSA would probably just have to stop publishing the Death Master File and I have no idea how they keep local officials from filing death certificates. People’s relatives are going to need those documents.
Maybe. While records may continue to exist, I think too much of the public record is in the hands of the national news media. It takes one article, produced in a right wing incubator for that purpose, that says that, for example, 60% of the official death toll is actually falsely attributed and those people died of other causes. That article then explodes, virally and exponentially, if you will, by being copied across the entire far right mediasphere. The president starts saying it in his daily Nuremberg rallies. He says that any report of the actual death toll is fake news. The news media faithfully presents multiple talking heads that argue back and forth, and we see headlines like ‘Trump says death toll only 10,000, Deep State records claim otherwise’. Through repetition every day in the two hour hate he broadcasts, the idea becomes ingrained in the national consciousness. People start cropping up all over social media and being interviewed on cable news, saying ‘my grandfather supposedly died of coronavirus, but I never saw him, I think there are a lot of unanswered questions’. Fringe conspiracy theorists claim the deep state murdered those people, and Very Serious people on the news scoff at that while conceding that there are a lot of unanswered questions and we may never know what the true death toll is. Trump continues to insist that the fake news and deep state has made up tens of thousands of deaths to make him look bad. Millions of Americans agree, insisting that their relatives and friends died of something else.
China and Russia refuse to let anyone broadcast truthful information to keep that information under tight control. That’s one model of authoritarian information control. What we have seen in the American model is that you don’t have to clamp down on the truth, you just have to drown it out with lies, and have a big enough bullhorn. And, given repetition, people will willingly believe the lies and deny the truth.
re: #46 Hecuba’s daughter
Germany is now up to almost 1.5% mortality rate — and over 2/3 of their total cases are still active. I fear that my projected 1.5% mortality rate was way too optimistic. We are in the midst of a nightmare that will continue until there is a vaccine or a real cure. And the stay-at-home orders will have to strengthen to approach closer to the European model.
I think that is from people who were lingering finally passing. And they can report at least 26K cases already recovered.
Still, Germany currently has around 95K confirmed cases with 1300 fatalities. For a country of 83 million: Still less than New York State (113K cases and 3500 fatalities) - with only 20 million inhabitants.
Their health care system is still not overvburdened, a few clinics have reached capacity but there is room to take the overflow elsewhere.
re: #59 Targetpractice
They’ve found a simpler solution: Keep the supply of tests artificially low so that any deaths of those not tested can be written off as “unknown causes.”
Doctors and nurses aren’t going to stand for that.
re: #73 Dread Pirate
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This tweet embodies exactly what I just said. This month, I expect this idea to become national policy.
re: #39 retired cynic
DHS Decides Obama-era Immigration Rules Are Okay Now by JM Ashby, bobcesca.com
This may be too optimistic a take, but given the ongoing pandemic and the limited amount of time between now and the November election, it’s possible Trump’s mass deportation days are done. Not because he lost the desire to deport more people; because it’s just not practical to continue that politically-motivated side-campaign right now.
That and the farmers who rely on those workers to plant/cultivate/harvest their crops were raising the alarm about not having enough workers. Now lets see if this also carries over to these workers banding together and start demanding decent wages and benefits or they are going to find someone who will now that the threat of being deported has been (temporarily) lifted.
re: #91 sagehen
Doctors and nurses aren’t going to stand for that.
That’s hard to put faith in when hospital admins are clamping down on their employees talking to the press and threatening disciplinary action if caught doing so.
re: #55 Renaissance_Man
As numbers and bodies continue to climb in the US, I expect the nation to follow the lead of other similar dictatorships and failed states, such as Iran, Russia, and China, in simply lying about the numbers, while erasing records and discrediting any who say otherwise.
Donald Trump has already indicates that he has no problem with manipulating the statistics, remember “I like the numbers where they are, no point in doubling them for something that not our fault”?
re: #87 Teukka
I love this. Props to the folks who are willing to have fun.
re: #95 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Donald Trump has already indicates that he has no problem with manipulating the statistics, remember “I like the numbers where they are, no point in doubling them for something that not our fault”?
It’s already being taken as a “fact” that “the experts” were predicting 2 million deaths so that 100K seems “good” by comparison.
re: #88 PhillyPretzel
As long as it works.
The meme is funny, but in fact anyone can do a baptism — no priest required.
re: #68 Eclectic Cyborg
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I suspect it’s cheaper to stay shut down than to run games with empty stadiums.
Important article on how the Administration bungled the pandemic response early.
washingtonpost.com
re: #100 Belafon
I suspect it’s cheaper to stay shut down than to run games with empty stadiums.
Depends on where we’re at with the quarantine, too. There’s a lot of logistics involved in running games, with a lot of people.
re: #100 Belafon
I suspect it’s cheaper to stay shut down than to run games with empty stadiums.
Even when things calm down, people are going to be staying away in large numbers from crowded sports or concert venues, cineplexes, amusement parks, cruises, airports and airliners.
There will be no “resetting” this economy and getting it back up to pre-corona levels any time soon, even if we remove restrictions.
According to
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the only areas with a slower growth rate than Nebraska are Wyoming, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
I presume Wyoming because of its very low population spread out over a vast area, and the others because of the crushing of the travel industry.
re: #102 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Depends on where we’re at with the quarantine, too. There’s a lot of logistics involved in running games, with a lot of people.
I just remember what the men’s rooms were like at Wrigley Field during the seventh-inning stretch…
re: #103 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Even when this calm down, people are going to be staying away in large numbers from crowded sports or concert venues, amusement parks, cruises, airports and aircraft.
There will be no “resetting” this economy and getting it back up to pre-corona levels any time soon, even if we remove restrictions.
Not until there is a vaccine.
re: #89 Renaissance_Man
Meanwhile in China, residents of Hubei Province are looking around and counting the people collecting urns, among other things, and the news is spreading (as many as 40,000 may have died there).
Russia hasn’t really gotten started, unfortunately, but something similar may be expected.
re: #106 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Not until there is a vaccine.
A vaccine, a cure (or at least an effective treatment) and/or some sort of near-instant test.
re: #73 Dread Pirate
Bill, that’s because your followers are fucking idiots.
— Clue Heywood (@ClueHeywood) April 4, 2020
The thread ends here.
— Kim (@OuiserB_NC) April 4, 2020
re: #107 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
Meanwhile in China, residents of Hubei Province are looking around and counting the people collecting urns, among other things, and the news is spreading (as many as 40,000 may have died there).
Russia hasn’t really gotten started, unfortunately, but something similar may be expected.
40,000? And they reacted swiftly and harshly once they reacted…
re: #107 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
Meanwhile in China, residents of Hubei Province are looking around and counting the people collecting urns, among other things, and the news is spreading (as many as 40,000 may have died there).
Russia hasn’t really gotten started, unfortunately, but something similar may be expected.
Right, but it’s important that these places do not have any real history of transparency or a free press. It’s going to be fuck-ton more difficult to suppress the true numbers here. The best they’ll probably be able to do is misclassify some number of COVID-19 deaths as “unidentified pneumonia.” Fortunately statistical regression analysis will burn right through that bullshit.
re: #97 Targetpractice
It’s already being taken as a “fact” that “the experts” were predicting 2 million deaths so that 100K seems “good” by comparison.
I’m not talking it as a fact. California’s governor isn’t taking it as a fact. The news outlets I read aren’t taking it as fact. The House isn’t taking it as a fact.
Twitter trends are in no way representative. Of anything except Twitter.
re: #109 Anymouse 🌹🏡
I have no idea how many people think the COVID-19 death figures are a fraud, but among my followers, about 85% do.
They could well be manipulated, but the question is, upward or downward?
re: #112 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
I’m not talking it as a fact. California’s governor isn’t taking it as a fact. The news outlets I read aren’t taking it as fact. The House isn’t taking it as a fact.
Twitter trends are in no way representative. Of anything except Twitter.
No one knows exactly how the WH came up with its 100k-240k range.
re: #106 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Not until there is a vaccine.
And/or a good serological test to tell us who’s immune. Or (worst case scenario) herd immunity.
Thread, eighteen tweets, in which Jim Wright (Stonekettle) smacks around a conservafool and argues why universal health care would be a good thing, especially in a pandemic.
The weekend begins in the usual fashion:
How would having a fire department prevent fires from burning down people’s homes? What’s a fire gonna say to its buddies, don’t mess with that guy because there’s a fire department? How dumb!
Yeah, how dumb.
1/ pic.twitter.com/GCe30tsn96— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) April 4, 2020
re: #115 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
And/or a good serological test to tell us who’s immune. Or (worst case scenario) herd immunity.
The Karolinska Institute here in Sweden is weeks away from a serological test according to an interview with one of its researchers.
re: #117 Teukka
The Karolinska Institute here in Sweden is weeks away from a serological test according to an interview with one of its researchers.
From what I understand, Mayo Clinic here in Rochester, MN is looking to test something this week. Let me find the article.
re: #112 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
I’m not talking it as a fact. California’s governor isn’t taking it as a fact. The news outlets I read aren’t taking it as fact. The House isn’t taking it as a fact.
Twitter trends are in no way representative. Of anything except Twitter.
Did you know that the experts once predicted “global cooling,” only to flip their tunes to “global warming” when their predictions didn’t pan out?
Now before you say it, yeah, it’s total garbage that’s an absolute misrepresentation of the facts. But it’s been repeated enough times since the 70s by climate change deniers that a lot people believe it’s actually true.
Times like these, that evergreen quote springs up: “A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky animals and you know that.”
re: #110 Teukka
40,000? And they reacted swiftly and harshly once they reacted…
That’s what I hear. And drat it, I’m seeing too much to bookmark it all, but it was a “reliable source” or I wouldn’t have posted that.
re: #111 goddamnedfrank
Right, but it’s important that these places do not have any real history of transparency or a free press. It’s going to be fuck-ton more difficult to suppress the true numbers here. The best they’ll probably be able to do is misclassify some number of COVID-19 deaths as “unidentified pneumonia.” Fortunately statistical regression analysis will burn right through that bullshit.
What I was trying to suggest is that they can’t keep the numbers secret even in China. No way it can be done here.
There are already serological tests out there. The problem is they aren’t widespread yet. That’s the part we need.
re: #100 Belafon
I suspect it’s cheaper to stay shut down than to run games with empty stadiums.
I see your point, but I would really need to know the particulars of the TV contracts.
re: #114 NO SMOCKING GUN!
No one knows exactly how the WH came up with its 100k-240k range.
“Pulled out of DT’s ass” is a hot contender.
re: #125 lizardofid
I see your point, but I would really need to know the particulars of the TV contracts.
Social Distancing NFL Rules: expand the field to 600 yards by 300 yards so everyone can maintain 6 feet distance, a “tackle” would involve using a lasso.
re: #127 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Social Distancing NFL Rules: expand the field to 600 yards by 300 yards so everyone can maintain 6 feet distance, a “tackle” would involve using a lasso.
I mean, it would be better from the point of view of a concussion protocol…
re: #117 Teukka
The Karolinska Institute here in Sweden is weeks away from a serological test according to an interview with one of its researchers.
I hope so, but I’ve seen some gloomy reports also, because of other coronaviruses (causing minor or no illness) that make it very hard to avoid false positives.
Now I’m getting pessimistic. Time to boost the old blood pressure — good thing I live two buildings up from a pizza place!)
Wow, there a lot of morans in Bill Mitchell’s latest lukewarm take.
They must be cooking the books! Someone has comorbidities and they list the death as Covid-19 on the death certificate!!!one!1uno!!wingnut£!!!
They don’t understand how anything works. I’m surprised they can use the Internet at all.
If you have terminal cancer or type 2 diabetes and you die in a shooting, the cause of death is “homicide.”
Why is this so hard for conservatives? I’ve seen that argument in a lot of places, not just Bill Mitchell’s Twitter feed.
re: #128 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I mean, it would be better from the point of view of a concussion protocol…
yeah, but then more whiplash from getting jerked by the lasso…
re: #127 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Social Distancing NFL Rules: expand the field to 600 yards by 300 yards so everyone can maintain 6 feet distance, a “tackle” would involve using a lasso.
That’s the Irish national sport, “Hurling”.
en.wikipedia.org
re: #132 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
yeah, but then more whiplash from getting jerked by the lasso…
You optimistically assume that any of the defensive players would be able to land it.
re: #119 Targetpractice
Did you know that the experts once predicted “global cooling,” only to flip their tunes to “global warming” when their predictions didn’t pan out?
Now before you say it, yeah, it’s total garbage that’s an absolute misrepresentation of the facts. But it’s been repeated enough times since the 70s by climate change deniers that a lot people believe it’s actually true.
Times like these, that evergreen quote springs up: “A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky animals and you know that.”
In the ’70s or ’80s, yes. From misunderstandings of some of their data. Corrected quickly.
The people whose interest it is to deny keep denying it, of course.
(I’m kinda wishing that the dumb, panicky animals on this site would go panic somewhere else. We really aren’t going to lose in the 2018 midterms, you know. I’m sure of it.)
Pizza calls!
re: #122 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
That’s what I hear. And drat it, I’m seeing too much to bookmark it all, but it was a “reliable source” or I wouldn’t have posted that.
Well, on the other hand, when you apply the average Chinese death rate (713 per 100,000 inhabitants) to the population of Hubei (69 millions), you get an expected 81,000 “normal” deaths during the quarantine period. As I think no funerals where allowed during the quarantine, that makes about 81,000 urns for families to collect at the end of the period (to be fair, one should probably deduce the average number of traffic accidents, since the roads were empty). So the mere fact that a lot of urns are being collected now is not necessarily a useful indication per se.
Article explaining why covid-19 case counts are meaningless. fivethirtyeight.com
re: #137 peguyjaures
Well, on the other hand, when you apply the average Chinese death rate (713 per 100,000 inhabitants) to the population of Hubei (69 millions), you get an expected 81,000 “normal” deaths during the quarantine period. As I think no funerals where allowed during the quarantine, that makes about 81,000 urns for families to collect at the end of the period (to be fair, one should probably deduce the average number of traffic accidents, since the roads were empty). So the mere fact that a lot of urns are being collected now is not necessarily a useful indication per se.
Seems it is to the residents of Hubei, who know what normal looks like.
re: #13 Charles Johnson
Shaun F’King. Talcum X.
Yeah, the fucker blocked me when I contested and pointed out his lies and scams dating back to Ferguson. He never got any better than that. He’s a grifter.
re: #124 klys (maker of Silmarils)
There are already serological tests out there. The problem is they aren’t widespread yet. That’s the part we need.
Best of all would be a dried blood test that could be self collected and mailed in.
(just dreaming)
re: #136 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
In the ’70s or ’80s, yes. From misunderstandings of some of their data. Corrected quickly.
The people whose interest it is to deny keep denying it, of course.
(I’m kinda wishing that the dumb, panicky animals on this site would go panic somewhere else. We really aren’t going to lose in the 2018 midterms, you know. I’m sure of it.)
Pizza calls!
I’m gonna ask out of genuine curiosity: Is it the fact that this is a textual medium that’s making it impossible for you to distinguish “panic” from arguing for argument’s sake? Because if so, I’ll spell it out for you: I am NOT panicked, I am engaged in a “Devil’s Advocate” argument, something I have a long habit of doing on this site.
re: #142 lizardofid
Best of all would be a dried blood test that could be self collected and mailed in.
(just dreaming)
That’s the home test I would be most excited about, not gonna lie.
re: #138 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Article explaining why covid-19 case counts are meaningless. fivethirtyeight.com
Death counts aren’t meaningless though. You can point at a person and say “he’s dead” and compare that to an area’s population.
Oh this is my favorite part of every briefing…when he runs down a list of the names of rich assholes! #TrumpPressConf
— Clay C. (@ClayC1969) April 4, 2020
Aaalllrighty then. pic.twitter.com/4Ep85Tz9IV
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 4, 2020
re: #142 lizardofid
Best of all would be a dried blood test that could be self collected and mailed in.
(just dreaming)
re: #142 lizardofid
Best of all would be a dried blood test that could be self collected and mailed in.
(just dreaming)
Hey, I just did one of those except not blood, and not to detect viruses (and ugh, you play in poo).
I got my results back from the VA in the mail yesterday. They determined a) it’s in fact poo, and b) there was no blood in it.
That would be good for this virus (if you can keep it from infecting postal workers), but I’m no test developer so I don’t see how to do it.
re: #109 Anymouse 🌹🏡
I went with the dumber than a bag of hammers.. but yeah, they’re spewing conspiracies about death toll from covid19 being cooked up.
The deaths from covid19 are in addition to all the other kinds of death we normally see. Auto accidents are down because people aren’t driving or walking and getting hit by cars, but other types remain consistent. We know what seasonal flu looks like. We know cancers and heart attacks and other causes of death.
And all of that means you can determine excess morbidity - what covid19 has done to the death rate and overall death toll (per capita and total). 8000 doesn’t sound like a lot, but in NYC it’s pushed the per capita death rate in NYC up measurably. It continues to rise.
At first I thought this was sarcasm.
But then I took a look through its timeline.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 4, 2020
re: #11 Charles Johnson
Apparently the new dirtbag left talking point on Biden is that he’s a rapist. I looked into the evidence this morning, and it’s REALLY thin. And it was first promoted by The Intercept, which is a big red flag for me.
You mean, you didn’t find it compelling that he supposedly said, “Come on, man! I was told you wanted it” while finger diddling the lady?
re: #140 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
re: #140 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
Seems it is to the residents of Hubei, who know what normal looks like.
Well, not necessarily, the death rate and overmortality are not intuitive, and having two months worth of funeral urns collected over the course of a few days will never look “normal” to anyone. I’m not saying I trust the official numbers, by the way - I don’t. But anything is a wild guess at this stage. Finding out the actual overmortality for the city and province would require some serious number-crunching - statisticians may come round to it a later stage.
re: #153 Charles Johnson
I wonder what Harry Turtledove about this “person.”
re: #23 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
cheers, I finally opened one of the bottles of white wine sitting in my cupboard to go along with my salmon, and am on my way to finishing it, which I almost never do (most of them get used up as cooking wine after they have gone off after sitting unfinished for a week)
I’m a bit nervous about this. I find myself having a beer with lunch and then twoish glasses of wine with dinner. I’m not worried about blowing through my liver, but I really prefer to have something to go to that keeps me from drinking in the afternoon.
re: #148 Eclectic Cyborg
Thanks, that’s actually what I’m more interested in, with an idea of locating a pool of donors for potential convalescent plasma therapies. Also, to establish a baseline for decisions on social distancing rules and such.
re: #152 lawhawk
Part of that may come from health departments’ reports on people who die from Covid-19.
It’s important to know there are certain risk factors which could increase your chances of contracting the disease and dying from it. That said, when you keep getting reports which say something like
The latest reported death was in [county], a woman in her eighties who had comorbidities
with each health department noting “comorbidities” over and over again in reports, folks want to latch onto those rather than the actual cause of death (the disease).
Trumpists think that covid19 displaces and substitutes for other kinds of death (cancers, heart attacks, etc.)
Covid19 is in addition to all those other kinds of death. Hospitals and logistics around health care are designed to handle normal expected death rates and care. Once it spikes above that level, the hospitals can’t deal with the patient load and you see excess deaths due to diminished care.
Covid19 is dangerous because so many can be asymptomatic spreaders without getting seriously ill. But a significant percentage get seriously ill requiring hospitalization. Of those, a significant percentage require ICU ventilators and extreme measures. Even still, they die at a high rate, especially as compared to the seasonal flu.
Trumpists don’t care about any of that - and the dead are piling up like cordwood.
re: #138 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Nate’s not an epidemiologist, so I still expect the IHME people are doing a better job than Nate.
Also, Silver writes:
In fact, in some cases, places with lower nominal case counts may actually be worse off. In general, a high number of tests is associated with a more robust medical infrastructure and a more adept government response to the coronavirus. The countries that are doing a lot of testing also tend to have low fatality rates — not just low case fatality rates (how many people die as a fraction of known cases) but also lower rates of death as a share of the overall population. Germany, for example, which is conducting about 50,000 tests per day — seven times more than the U.K. — has more than twice as many reported cases as the U.K., but they’ve also had only about one-third as many deaths.
It’s true that Germany has a third the number of deaths than the UK, but many more tested positive cases.
However, the word Nate leaves off is “yet”. Germany’s testing capability helps them identify cases early in their infection. But as I have emphasized for several days now, Germany’s CFR has been climbing.
If you look at the number of “critical” cases in Germany, that number was originally very low, but has been climbing. It has already been established that the longer the patient is on a ventilator the more likely they are to die.
Nate is not properly accounting for the progression of the disease in a person over a few weeks.
Germany’s death count will increase substantially, like every other nation. Because they started off with a larger testing capability, and a larger latent ICU capability, they have gotten people top quality health care shortly after people become infected.
This is why I keep harping on the rising CFR, globally and locally. Of course there are many infections which are never diagnosed. But the data we do have indicates that if you develop symptoms enough to seek medical intervention, there is then a probability of dying that is uncomfortably large.
And this is why nations are going through the panic and traumatic shutdowns: because of the number of deaths.
Back when polio was a thing, people could get infected but have no serious damage. The world was not scared of polio because of those people, but because of the people for whom polio was crippling or fatal.
re: #160 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Part of that may come from health departments’ reports on people who die from Covid-19.
It’s important to know there are certain risk factors which could increase your chances of contracting the disease and dying from it. That said, when you keep getting reports which say something like
with each health department noting “comorbidities” over and over again in reports, folks want to latch onto those rather than the actual cause of death (the disease).
They’re working hard as fuck to portray the “real” death toll as being far lower than the “official” one, with the goal of convincing people that the media bashing him with the latter are ignoring how his “great leadership” kept the “real” number so low. It’s why I keep saying that the “real” death toll will be a subject of debate for years to come, because everybody will insist that their criteria leads to “real” number and that others are over/under-inflated.
re: #124 klys (maker of Silmarils)
There are already serological tests out there. The problem is they aren’t widespread yet. That’s the part we need.
Important read about antibody testing, for the analytical chemistry oriented folks.
re: #77 Anymouse 🌹🏡
IL c19 stats:
Saturday 4/4 53,581 tested (5533 new), 10,357 positive (1453 new), 243 deaths (33 new)
re: #145 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Death counts aren’t meaningless though. You can point at a person and say “he’s dead” and compare that to an area’s population.
I have noticed that Kentucky has nearly as many deaths as Tennessee despite a much lower case count. Is it because Kentucky is testing less, or because of our high levels of smoking, diabetes and black lung?
re: #162 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
The summers where the pools and watering holes were shut down to try and stop the spread of polio. That was until they created the vaccines and started widespread vaccinations.
(side note: when I see CFR, I think of code of federal regulations, not case fatality ratio).
It would appear Juanita Jean’s found yet another allegedly-corrupt Republican candidate (this one running against Sheila Lee Jackson).
His FEC filings are interesting to say the least. Plus, the guy put his bank account number in the filings, which would make anonymous donations simple if you read the FEC report.
On the other hand, it would make draining his bank account by a criminal easy as well.
“It’s something that nobody could have ever projected.”
EVERYBODY FUCKING PROJECTED IT.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 4, 2020
While laboriously reading his crummy script, Trump just did one of those things he does…
“We’re also spending economic… uh, dollars like you wouldn’t believe, and … _speeding_ uh, economic relief!”— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 4, 2020
Geez. AFSCME Head (HQ I am assuming) just called me and put me into a conference call. I disconnected the call. If they sent a warning via e-mail or even a warning phone call. No. You are automatically in the conference call.
After looking up the number on Find Who Calls You I found out that this is a number that has only had 2 look-ups and no comments.
re: #167 lawhawk
The summers where the pools and watering holes were shut down to try and stop the spread of polio. That was until they created the vaccines and started widespread vaccinations.
(side note: when I see CFR, I think of code of federal regulations, not case fatality ratio).
A couple days ago I posted a link to a long article in the Sidney, Nebr. Sun-Telegraph where they talked about polio hitting the area, including an interview with a woman who survived it.
The point of the article was to note the very severe measures people took here then for social distancing and the fact epidemics don’t just stay in large cities.
Trump is now insisting that “we have to open the country” and “we’ll be back to good health SOON.”
He’s going to fuck things up even worse if he gets his way. This isn’t just craziness. It’s malevolence.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 4, 2020
re: #172 Anymouse 🌹🏡
I stand corrected. The paper is the Western Nebraska Observer (Kimball), citing old articles from the Sidney paper about the polio outbreak.
The article came out as the first Covid-19 cases were diagnosed in Kimball.
They noted the positive effects of measures taken then, but also the negative social effects (such as stigma against polio survivors).
Odd thing though I disconnected the call by taking the phone off-line and they have not called back. I just did a google search and Ocsea Headquarters came up. This is odd and I think I am going to block this number.
Enjoyed a pleasant spring afternoon on the deck, and now it’s time for Andy Beshear.
re: #173 Charles Johnson
He’s desperate to get people back in his hotels, and have an upward trend in stocks.
He’ll kill for it.
re: #173 Charles Johnson
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This is his “very fine people” moment again, that total reversal after a “presidential” moment that always comes because the latter was forced upon him and his ego demands he have the last word.
re: #173 Charles Johnson
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He only cares about getting reelected and so will take reckless chances gambling our lives.
Trump: This isn’t pleasant, but some “say they’ve gotten to know their family better and they love their family more than ever. That’s a beautiful thing. They’ve actually gotten to know ‘em…I guess it could also work the other way, perhaps…don’t want to talk about that.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 4, 2020
Of fucking course he doesn’t want to talk about “that.”
Several cities are already reporting jumps in domestic violence cases or calls to local hotlines. Some shelters around the country say they’re full — some after reducing their capacity to maintain social distancing — and struggling to help survivors. And with gun sales setting records, advocates worry that the next few weeks could be especially dangerous…
Of the 20 large metropolitan police departments that provided data to CNN, nine saw double-digit percentage jumps in domestic violence cases or 911 calls in March, either compared to the previous year or to earlier months in 2020.
That’s why my second donation, after the food bank, was to the women’s shelter.
re: #180 BeachDem
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Of fucking course he doesn’t want to talk about “that.”
Several cities are already reporting jumps in domestic violence cases or calls to local hotlines. Some shelters around the country say they’re full — some after reducing their capacity to maintain social distancing — and struggling to help survivors. And with gun sales setting records, advocates worry that the next few weeks could be especially dangerous…
Of the 20 large metropolitan police departments that provided data to CNN, nine saw double-digit percentage jumps in domestic violence cases or 911 calls in March, either compared to the previous year or to earlier months in 2020.
That’s why my second donation, after the food bank, was to the women’s shelter.
If Trump were in a double-wide 24/7 with a spouse I have little doubt that he’s be abusing her within the first day.
Goshen County, Wyoming has announced its second case of Covid-19, a man in his twenties.
Additionally, they have suspended passport services for the duration of the outbreak.
re: #176 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Enjoyed a pleasant spring afternoon on the deck, and now it’s time for Andy Beshear.
Say it with me: we will get through this, and we will get through this together.
Just saw Joe Rogan’s endorsement of Trump over Biden.
Joe may be a bigger fan of dictatorship than he’s letting on. Implying that Biden would be a bad president and that he would rely on a cabinet to help make decisions is a huge fucking tell. Trump’s cabinet for the most part has been filled with hacks and unqualified morons and Trump is clearly unfit for the job.
Yet Rogan is fine with four more years of this kind of chaos.
Rogan is supposed to be one of the leading geniuses of the Intellectual Dark Web. But somehow Sanders and Trump, as ideologically and qualification-wise opposites as you can get, are his only two choices.
It’s fucking insane. Maybe not the best analogy, but I’m seeing it as “Well, since Captain America isn’t going to be running for President, I have no choice but to support the Red Skull.”
What really scares me to death right now is how downright destructive and dangerous Trump is behaving, and people out there are in full-on cartoon dog in a house fire “This is fine”.
The other reason Trump is back on his “we need to reopen” kick is obvious: Faux is pushing it again and repeating the BS “cure worse than the disease” line that is meant to appeal to their brain-dead viewers.
re: #184 Mattand
Just saw Joe Rogan’s endorsement of Trump over Biden.
Joe may be a bigger fan of dictatorship than he’s letting on. Implying that Biden would be a bad president and that he would rely on a cabinet to help make decisions is a huge fucking tell. Trump’s cabinet for the most part has been filled with hacks and unqualified morons and Trump is clearly unfit for the job.
Yet Rogan is fine with four more years of this kind of chaos.
Rogan is supposed to be one of the leading geniuses of the Intellectual Dark Web. But somehow Sanders and Trump, as ideologically and qualification-wise opposites you can get, are his only two choices.
It’s fucking insane. Maybe not the best analogy, but I’m seeing it as “Well, since Captain America isn’t going to be running for President, I have no choice but to support the Red Skull.”
What really scares me to death right now is how downright destructive and dangerous Trump is behaving, and people out there are in full-on cartoon dog in a house fire “This is fine”.
Scratch a “libertarian” reveal an autocracy aspirant.
re: #183 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Say it with me: we will get through this, and we will get through this together.
Not connected to this post, but in your musings about Kentucky health I remember one Saturday volunteering through our local coop in Lexington for roadside cleanup. Thousands of cigarette butts, but the funny thing is that two different drivers took the trouble to flick butts AT ME while I was cleaning. Also, I rode my bike or walked past UK hospital most days going to work and was always struck by how many people (patients and nurses alike) where out front smoking at any given time—many of the patients on oxygen!
re: #186 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Scratch a “libertarian” reveal an autocracy aspirant.
God, that is the fucking truth.
One thing I’ve noticed more about libertarians is straight-up lack of empathy, particularly when they’re not being affected by a crisis.
I’ve cracked this joke before, but if you’ve ever played the game Bioshock, think of it less as a first person shooter, and more of a documentary of what life would be like in a libertarian society.
re: #184 Mattand
Rogan’s association with Dana White back in the day is damning enough, but Rogan has so many things in his closet that I’m pretty sure anyone with an inkling of self-respect would ignore Rogan’s endorsement.
Rogan is a great illustration of how backwards so many Americans remain, because they are afraid to change. Rogan may hawk fewer conspiracies than Alex Jones, but they are cut from the same cloth. It’s part of a heritage in this country, of the he-man rugged individual who doesn’t anyone to tell them what to do.
Because talkers like Rogan can, well, talk - that is, form sentences they string together in some fashion, which is a challenge on the air - then they gather crowds of people who fall for oration (sound familiar?)
re: #188 Mattand
God, that is the fucking truth.
One thing I’ve noticed more about libertarians is straight-up lack of empathy, particularly when they’re not being affected by a crisis.
I’ve cracked this joke before, but if you’ve ever played the game Bioshock, think of it less as a first person shooter, and more of a documentary of what life would be like in a libertarian society.
Maybe that’s why my wife gave up being a member of the Libertarian Party and switched to the Democratic Party after she married me. She didn’t have it in her to be a soulless (well, atheist, but still) ghoul.
Tonight’s dinner, a fusion of flavors and cultures: Masala basmati rice on the stove, teriyaki chicken and carrots in the crock pot. Sooooo good.
Asked about his comment yesterday that states that haven’t implemented stay-home orders aren’t in jeopardy, he says some states have “big land, few people, and they’re in very good shape.” (Fauci and Birx emphasize every state is at risk; every state has 150+ known cases.)
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 4, 2020
re: #188 Mattand
God, that is the fucking truth.
One thing I’ve noticed more about libertarians is straight-up lack of empathy, particularly when they’re not being affected by a crisis.
I’ve cracked this joke before, but if you’ve ever played the game Bioshock, think of it less as a first person shooter, and more of a documentary of what life would be like in a libertarian society.
Yeah that’s exactly it. No empathy at all. But yeah if you look at Ron and Rand Paul, they were the favorites of David Duke and like minded individuals before Trump.
re: #193 Anymouse 🌹🏡
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re: #193 Anymouse 🌹🏡
“… he says some states have “big land, few people, and they’re in very good shape.”
Ahem, Alabama. That”s just babbling nonsense.
re: #189 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Rogan’s association with Dana White back in the day is damning enough, but Rogan has so many things in his closet that I’m pretty sure anyone with an inkling of self-respect would ignore Rogan’s endorsement.
Rogan is a great illustration of how backwards so many Americans remain, because they are afraid to change. Rogan may hawk fewer conspiracies than Alex Jones, but they are cut from the same cloth. It’s part of a heritage in this country, of the he-man rugged individual who doesn’t anyone to tell them what to do.
Because talkers like Rogan can, well, talk - that is, form sentences they string together in some fashion, which is a challenge on the air - then they gather crowds of people who fall for oration (sound familiar?)
I remember Fear Factor. It’s honestly depressing how many people think Rogan has these political insights. So many people like him without a political education trying to act like they know shit.
Beshear showing how social distancing is reducing flu cases, which shows it works.
re: #196 Decatur Deb
Ahem, Alabama. That”s just babbling nonsense.
Well, if you kill everyone in California, New York, and Florida, those will be states with “big land, few people.”
re: #193 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Big land, few people, but mainly we’re all used to staying indoors because when the temperature doesn’t crack above 0 for two weeks of the year, nobody wants to go out. Even the extroverts.
re: #200 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Well, if you kill everyone in California, New York, and Florida, those will be states with “big land, few people.”
We ran the U Wash projection for Alabama against Colorado. We’re really glad Dau2 and the kid moved to Denver from Birmingham.
Making it abundantly clear that Crozier was fired for actually putting his concerns in writing rather than meekly calling Trump’s Administration and begging for help like some lowly State Governor https://t.co/YfeRss5bB6
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) April 4, 2020
(Keep thinking: I’ve a Masters in Public Health; wrote my doctoral dissertation on global efforts to tackle AIDS pandemic; co-authored a book on global health governance; teach MPH courses on health systems & global health & I’m not qualified to lead a national #covid19 effort.)
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) April 4, 2020
re: #202 Decatur Deb
We ran the U Wash projection for Alabama against Colorado. We’re really glad Dau2 and the kid moved to Denver from Birmingham.
Sweet Former Home Alabama….
Beshear asking for donations of ppe, and for any manufacturers who could make some to call.
re: #203 goddamnedfrank
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Damn
Louis CK releasing a special when no one can leave the room feels pretty on brand TBH
— Tiffany Stevenson (@tiffstevenson) April 4, 2020
re: #203 goddamnedfrank
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Maybe if Captain Crozier tortured people, Trump would give him a medal.
re: #202 Decatur Deb
We ran the U Wash projection for Alabama against Colorado. We’re really glad Dau2 and the kid moved to Denver from Birmingham.
They have our state reaching less than half of our capacity at peak on April 19. The high-end projection is still well-below capacity here.
JFC now he’s saying AGAIN that he wants to give churches special permission to violate quarantine on Easter Sunday.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 4, 2020
re: #211 Anymouse 🌹🏡
They have our state reaching less than half of our capacity at peak on April 19. The high-end projection is still well-below capacity here.
The 2017 flu put our two hospitals far above max capacity for weeks. Gonna get through this on Tullamore Dew and 30yr-old grappa.
re: #212 Charles Johnson
I guarantee you a lot of them will have services tomorrow regardless.
re: #214 Eclectic Cyborg
I guarantee you a lot of them will have services tomorrow regardless.
And tomorrow’s not even Easter.
My mayor is unhappy with trump.
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re: #214 Eclectic Cyborg
I guarantee you a lot of them will have services tomorrow regardless.
Sweet chariot gonna carry them home.
OT:If the virus starts hitting relatives of the USSS how soon before Trump runs out of SS agents protecting him.
re: #212 Charles Johnson
His fake piety is actually dangerous.
re: #212 Charles Johnson
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Perhaps he can demonstrate not only his leadership, but also his conviction by showing up to one of these packed churches to attend Easter services? And really show he feels it’s safe by doing so without a mask.
I’d wager that Trump knows less than nothing about Palm Sunday.
— Clay C. (@ClayC1969) April 4, 2020
Meanwhile the Megachurch 3 blocks away is going to continue with 7 services tomorrow.
re: #221 bratwurst
He just knows what the zealots who have his ear tell him.
re: #222 Joe Bacon 🌹
Meanwhile the Megachurch 3 blocks away is going to continue with 7 services tomorrow.
Unreal. The people who flout these safety measures should quarantine from the rest of us, and it should be their personal responsibility. I know, LOL.
Taking a brave and godly stand against the experts.
re: #222 Joe Bacon 🌹
Meanwhile the Megachurch 3 blocks away is going to continue with 7 services tomorrow.
Get out there and sell them consecrated silver solution.
Beshear says KY has 92 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths. Rather than bragging like Trump, Beshear says these deaths just as hard to report as other days. Two of them in their fifties. Reports on a 49 y. o., who died out of state to protect his family.
re: #227 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Beshear says KY has 92 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths. Rather than bragging like Trump, Beshear says these deaths just as hard to report as other days. Two of them in their fifties. Reports on a 49 y. o., who died out of state to protect his family.
There isn’t anything to brag about right now. That Trump has been using this tragedy to brag shows what a fucked up piece of shit he is.
re: #221 bratwurst
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The general who orders his men to charge the guns, while he watches from atop a hill miles away. It’ll be a magnificent charge, a huge charge, a charge nobody could have anticipated!
re: #228 makeitstop
That is a great idea. Biden might actually go for it.
re: #228 makeitstop
Biden should enlist her help.
I wouldn’t be shocked if he’s talking to her. The thing I really like about Biden is he seems very open minded. In that profile on Clyburn, Clyburn said he gave Joe some tips and Biden took the advice eagerly. Biden knows that it’s gonna be a group effort to first defeat Trump and then recover from this.
LOLWUT?
TRUMP: “I hope they use the hydroxychloroquine … I hope they use it because I’ll tell you what, what do you have to lose?” pic.twitter.com/hYeQETmoSE
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 4, 2020
re: #233 goddamnedfrank
LOLWUT?
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“What do you have to lose?” How’s about one’s life when their heart suddenly stops?
BTW, you gotta love how he’s suddenly going after 3M after not only refusing for weeks to invoke the DPA, but his own admin knew that 3M and other companies were selling to the highest bidding countries and did nothing to put the kibosh on such.
This is some serious Jonestown shit!
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) April 4, 2020
re: #233 goddamnedfrank
LOLWUT?
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The phrase he used to try to get votes from the African-American community: “what do you have to lose.” And of course, with infection rates disproportionately hitting minorities in urban areas because of Trump, the answer is “life itself.”
re: #237 Targetpractice
BTW, you gotta love how he’s suddenly going after 3M after not only refusing for weeks to invoke the DPA, but his own admin knew that 3M and other companies were selling to the highest bidding countries and did nothing to put the kibosh on such.
And the thing is, 3M’s stance is that they are ramping up capacity so they can meet domestic demand AND still sell overseas. They’re trying to save the damn WORLD (and, yes, make a tidy profit from it, let’s be fair), and Trump is saying, “No, fuck the world, this is about ME.”
We are truly blessed as a nation to have an expert pharmacologist as President! #TrumpPressBriefing
— Clay C. (@ClayC1969) April 4, 2020
Beshear calling out Maryville Baptist Church for planning to have services Sunday.
re: #192 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Tonight’s dinner, a fusion of flavors and cultures: Masala basmati rice on the stove, teriyaki chicken and carrots in the crock pot. Sooooo good.
Here, baked porkchops dredged in seasoned flour and parmesan/romano cheese, with southern style green beans, diced red taters and slivered almonds.
re: #242 bratwurst
rofl. The only thing that DT is an expert in is getting money from his marks.
For those who think folded welding patterns in steel are pretty…
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re: #230 Targetpractice
The general who orders his men to charge the guns, while he watches from atop a hill miles away. It’ll be a magnificent charge, a huge charge, a charge nobody could have anticipated!
re: #244 Backwoods_Sleuth
Here, baked porkchops dredged in seasoned flour and parmesan/romano cheese, with southern style green beans, diced red taters and slivered almonds.
It’s CHEAT DAY here at casa klys so we have started by splitting a feta veggie quesadilla and getting swirl margaritas from our favorite Cali-Mex place that is doing their best to treat their employees right through all of this.*
There’s some possibility that we might go in to get takeout from the local steakhouse too. This might be influenced by the 6 serving cocktails-in-a-wine-bottle they’re offering.
* Markings on the floor for customers to stand on while they wait to pick up their orders, masks and gloves for all the employees working, sanitized versus used pens, etc. Plus they’re managing to stay open and do a pretty brisk business and that gives the employees they are able to bring in a job. I tipped super well.
re: #214 Eclectic Cyborg
I guarantee you a lot of them will have services tomorrow regardless.
Our church is closed.
I spoke with the minister here about the suggestion someone gave to me about having radio services (since Internet is a problem around here).
She told me that several ministers and priests in the area have already gotten together and made arrangements with a local country radio station in Scottsbluff to broadcast church services a few times a day.
re: #250 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Yesterday was “drive-thru date night” for myself and Mrs. Fish, a tradition I started two weeks ago where we go get food somewhere, park somewhere nearby, and get to eat and talk with no kids (they’re old enough to stay home for a couple of hours unsupervised). Tomorrow is my son’s birthday, which undoubtedly means McDonald’s.
Of course, the reality is that Trump can’t do a damned thing to get people back in the churchs if the state and local governments don’t cooperate. But that’s part of the point of such a declaration, making himself look “benevolent” because he’s “easing” the restrictions versus blue state governments who are threatening to arrest church officials who hold services in defiance of state/local ordinances.
re: #222 Joe Bacon 🌹
Meanwhile the Megachurch 3 blocks away is going to continue with 7 services tomorrow.
Maybe Governor Newsom should send in the National Guard to enforce his orders.
re: #251 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Our church is closed.
I spoke with the minister here about the suggestion someone gave to me about having radio services (since Internet is a problem around here).
She told me that several ministers and priests in the area have already gotten together and made arrangements with a local country radio station in Scottsbluff to broadcast church services a few times a day.
Very responsible. How many reckless churches will be open this Sunday and next?
re: #252 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Yesterday was “drive-thru date night” for myself and Mrs. Fish, a tradition I started two weeks ago where we go get food somewhere, park somewhere nearby, and get to eat and talk with no kids (they’re old enough to stay home for a couple of hours unsupervised). Tomorrow is my son’s birthday, which undoubtedly means McDonald’s.
…fuck, I feel old now. WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN.
re: #243 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Beshear calling out Maryville Baptist Church for planning to have services Sunday.
That pastor should be arrested.
re: #255 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Very responsible. How many reckless churches will be open this Sunday and next?
Not ours. We’ve advertised online services, and a “drive-through Easter experience” that I’m a bit worried about, but I’ll hopefully find out more soon. I’m helping broadcast tomorrow.
re: #256 klys (maker of Silmarils)
…fuck, I feel old now. WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN.
Last year. My oldest turns 9 tomorrow and knows how to cook some basics and get ahold of us in an emergency.
re: #243 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Beshear calling out Maryville Baptist Church for planning to have services Sunday.
They should be allowed to enter their church, but they shouldn’t be allowed to leave for two weeks.
re: #259 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
No no no no no, he started kindergarten like yesterday. I swear.
re: #261 klys (maker of Silmarils)
No no no no no, he started kindergarten like yesterday. I swear.
I agree with you, but apparently this is my life now.
re: #262 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
My baby just turned 26 about 10 days ago. It goes entirely too damned fast and you can’t do damned thing about it. Sigh….
re: #263 A Mom Anon
My baby just turned 26 about 10 days ago. It goes entirely too damned fast and you can’t do damned thing about it. Sigh….
My mother reliably informs me, though, that the urge to strangle them does not in fact diminish with time.
Someone mentioned surplus toilet paper. If the Great TP Blockage has actually been cleared, we could research how excess could be turned into a short-term mask. Several plies and some masking tape should yield something as good as bed sheet cotton.
“Hello, NIOSH? I need a quick certification number.”
Last night was my wife’s work-late days with an elderly client, so I gathered from the cupboard and fridge what I could and made a lentil-mixed meat soup. It was pretty good last night. But, my god, it was so much better for lunch today. I took an internet recipe and just substituted what I had that was close (for example, ground pork and a little bit of kielbasa and andouille that we used for other recipes a few weeks ago instead of italian sausage; red pepper instead of green, brown lentils instead of green, etc.).
re: #266 Barefoot Grin
Last night was my wife’s work-late days with an elderly client, so I gathered from the cupboard and fridge what I could and made a lentil-mixed meat soup. It was pretty good last night. But, my god, it was so much better for lunch today. I took an internet recipe and just substituted what I had that was close (for example, ground pork and a little bit of kielbasa and andouille that we used for other recipes a few weeks ago instead of italian sausage; red pepper instead of green, brown lentils instead of green, etc.).
Soups get better with age. The flavors all leach out and blend together into a simmering bowl of yum.
re: #145 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Death counts aren’t meaningless though. You can point at a person and say “he’s dead” and compare that to an area’s population.
I am not sure that a rotting corpse would count as dead for some of the conspiracy nutters.
re: #263 A Mom Anon
My baby just turned 26 about 10 days ago. It goes entirely too damned fast and you can’t do damned thing about it. Sigh….
And my son turned thirty-two in February. I feel old, and I’m not, dammit.
re: #266 Barefoot Grin
Last night was my wife’s work-late days with an elderly client, so I gathered from the cupboard and fridge what I could and made a lentil-mixed meat soup. It was pretty good last night. But, my god, it was so much better for lunch today. I took an internet recipe and just substituted what I had that was close (for example, ground pork and a little bit of kielbasa and andouille that we used for other recipes a few weeks ago instead of italian sausage; red pepper instead of green, brown lentils instead of green, etc.).
It is always amazing to me how much soups improve in the fridge. Always.
I’m sitting here doing meal planning for the next week, so I’m ready to grocery shop on Monday after the masks my mom made get here. (I have an okay short term solution in the meantime that I used when picking up lunch.) And Monday night’s dinner is going to be a soup mix that we grabbed on the way home from vacation, right as the shit was starting to hit the fan here. (Actually, we already ate that one but I was thrilled to find more at the supermarket and bought all of the remaining ones.)
Sierra Soups is apparently a local thing but their Tuscan peasant soup was AMAZING with some added carrot and celery and ham, and I subbed in some Better Than Bullion with the water because that shit is magic. And it requires super little effort on my part - I did the first one the night of my IUD replacement where I was not feeling super active. So good. So easy.
Current forecast track for Tropical Cyclone Harold:
Island nations and territories which aren’t having to deal with Covid-19 still have to deal with this.
re: #222 Joe Bacon 🌹
Meanwhile the Megachurch 3 blocks away is going to continue with 7 services tomorrow.
SEVEN??
Motherfucker.
re: #222 Joe Bacon 🌹
Meanwhile the Megachurch 3 blocks away is going to continue with 7 services tomorrow.
Once again, I have to give the religious people here in Rockwall serious props for not being that idiotic.
re: #264 klys (maker of Silmarils)
No it does not, lol.
re: #274 Belafon
Once again, I have to give the religious people here in Rockwall serious props for not being that idiotic.
I have no sympathy for these deluded fools who will ignore Dr. Fauchi and the experts and believe the bullshit coming out of The Heinous Anus!
It took the better part of four terrible years, but #SCROTUS is finally proclaiming something that can I support wholeheartedly… https://t.co/dV1XhifDUV
— Disloyal Arch (@Arch_LGF) April 4, 2020
re: #276 Joe Bacon 🌹
I have no sympathy for these deluded fools who will ignore Dr. Fauchi and the experts and believe the bullshit coming out of The Heinous Anus!
The problem is the same deluded fools will carry their viruses to those of us who aren’t deluded fools.
If they wanted to be welded into their church for three weeks, I’d be all for it (provided child services took their children away from them first—someone in their family would need to be alive to arrange their burials).
Only 54 new cases today! And one new death. We are definitely off the exponential growth curve at this point, you can tell that by eyeballing the total case graph. Women are finally catching up on the dying bit, ratio is down to 69 (nice) versus 31. Cases now at 52 versus 47. Cannot tease out what amount is under other versus unknown but that’s why the numbers don’t add up to 100.
In unrelated news, margaritas are tasty.
re: #265 Decatur Deb
Someone mentioned surplus toilet paper. If the Great TP Blockage has actually been cleared, we could research how excess could be turned into a short-term mask. Several plies and some masking tape should yield something as good as bed sheet cotton.
“Hello, NIOSH? I need a quick certification number.”
my sister recommends coffee filters.
Sen. Susan Collins just issued a statement saying the IG’s dismissal was not warranted. She sounds disappointed. Gravely disappointed.
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) April 4, 2020
re: #279 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Ugh, I can’t tequila. Sorry. We’re still on a straight line of new case growth - today was our highest day yet, but it was only 6 more new cases compared to the previous high a week ago, an increase of only 10% and well within variance. It makes 13 straight days of being within a range of 50-75 new cases per day, which gives me hope that we are doing the thing.
Natch.
I should have known @propublica
would be all over this case 🙏.
Here is the $ behind the big push by grifters like Trump & Giuliani to push #Hydroxychloroquine related treatments for #COVID19
Ht @nancylevine
https://t.co/3cwLk05YoU— DrDinD 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 (@DrDinD) March 30, 2020
re: #282 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Ugh, I can’t tequila. Sorry. We’re still on a straight line of new case growth - today was our highest day yet, but it was only 6 more new cases compared to the previous high a week ago, an increase of only 10% and well within variance. It makes 13 straight days of being within a range of 50-75 new cases per day, which gives me hope that we are doing the thing.
How about a martini chilled with a frozen margarita. Too much?
Not too much.
God there was a point in my life where I could drink two of these and not be as tipsy as I am now without having finished the first. Thankfully we are well past that point. Weight loss plus a lower tolerance is a thing!
re: #283 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
That’s great, but does she sound concerned? That’s the important key word.
Or disappointed. If she’s concerned and disappointed, well nothing really.
I’d roll my eyes but staring at the inside of my brain is as pointless as Collins herself.
re: #286 klys (maker of Silmarils)
…did I mention it comes in pints?
It comes in pints.
Spoken like a hobbit.
I’m still in the “destroying my liver” phase, but I think Mrs. Fish and I are both growing out of it.
If you were to look up the word “crowded” in a dictionary, a standard photo of the average Saturday in Tel Aviv, Israel would work as it’s ultimate embodiment - all the more so with HaShalom St., perhaps it’s most central street.
Not today with the #COVID19 regulations in play.
This, ladies and gents, is what safe, temporary quarantine should look like.
re: #284 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Damn it. I have mixed feelings about Marcus because he founded and funds The Marcus Center for Autism at Emory. That’s where my son was diagnosed and it didn’t cost us a dime when our insurance at the time wouldn’t cover shit. But he’s a wingnut to the 100th power and always has been.
re: #288 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
I mentioned cheat day, right? It’s cheat day.
(occasionally mr. klys and I split one of these but not on cheat day. this is probably my 4-5-6th drink this week. because it is definitely worth more than one.)
re: #114 NO SMOCKING GUN!
No one knows exactly how the WH came up with its 100k-240k range.
I don’t know for certain either, but I posted on 31 March when the range was 100k-200k:
[snip]
I also noticed (and was more than a little surprised) that
1% of 3% of 1,000,000,000/3 = 100,000 and
2% of 3% of 1,000,000,000/3 = 200,000 —exactly—
where
1% is a reasonable estimate for the CFR —Case Fatality Rate,
2% is a slightly more pessimistic estimate for the CFR, and the
3% is the assumed fraction of the US population that will have been infected at the end of the “first wave”, implicitly assuming “success” for combinations of human behavioral changes, etc, for stopping (or greatly slowing) new infections in the US, so the percentage infected is somehow prevented from exceeding about 3% in the very near future.
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If the 2% in that post (95) were replaced by 2.4%, the result would be 240,000. My guess is that 2.4% is merely a slightly more pessimistic estimate of the CFR than the 2% in that post. An explanation/basis for the 3% term remains unchanged:
Length of the epidemic
Hi I will get back on topic. Vaguely.
COVID Upate April 4: Spent the day talking to hospitals at ground 0. Learned about new problems that will emerge everywhere.
And on a program for vulnerable populations rolling out in NY that can be done everywhere.
Amazing stuff. In about an hour. Follow if interested. 1/— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) April 4, 2020
For comparison, Canada’s ratio is about 300 cases/million. Cases started appearing same week as in USA. Yes, we’re big and spread out, but we have a highly urbanized population, an open economy, and significant number of international travellers. Policy matters.
— Chris W J Roberts (@cwjroberts) April 3, 2020
re: #293 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Hi I will get back on topic. Vaguely.
It’s an open thread. Topic? What topic?
Flame Without a Pearl Earring https://t.co/cdBZ1YYVE7 pic.twitter.com/L4b0JHjv3o
— Blair Braverman (@BlairBraverman) April 4, 2020
“California is a country, New York is a country. If you look at them from the standpoint of what we’re talking about [number of cases],” @realDonaldTrump says, adds that some places will be hotspots, “and there’s nothing we’re going to do about it.”
— AndrewFeinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) April 4, 2020
John Boyega is a treasure.
Africa isn’t a testing lab you pieces of shit.
— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) April 4, 2020
re: #284 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Natch.
Well, this sounds like a bunch of concerned public health groups.
Among the coalition’s members are a range of conservative medical and business groups, such as Americans for Fair Taxation, the American Hotel and Lodging Association, Young Americans Against Socialism and the Colorado Business Roundtable.
re: #290 A Mom Anon
Damn it. I have mixed feelings about Marcus because he founded and funds The Marcus Center for Autism at Emory. That’s where my son was diagnosed and it didn’t cost us a dime when our insurance at the time wouldn’t cover shit. But he’s a wingnut to the 100th power and always has been.
Marcus is first and foremost a libertarian who wants as many business regulations as possible removed, so he can sell you dangerous products (or in this case quackery).
Funding philanthropy is what makes parasitic billionaire libertarians seem like they are human.
Look up on line of the hundreds of thousands of prescription papers rained down on the Metropolitan Museum of Art because the Sackler family gave them a large donation.
A friend of the husband’s works as the lead maintenance dude at a big nursing home near Clearwater FL. Yesterday they told him they want him to convert one of the big walk in fridge units that they use for food into a morgue. He just has to figure out how to do it to code so it passes inspection and is safe. I do wonder if this might change this guy’s mind a bit about his politics. Stay tuned….
Before You Put On That Mask
I get it. You want to do *anything* you can to prevent the spread of this virus to you and your loved ones.
But before you put it on, PLEASE keep the following in mind:
(10 points)— Dr. Christine Eady Mann (@DrChristineMann) April 4, 2020
re: #302 A Mom Anon
A friend of the husband’s works as the lead maintenance dude at a big nursing home near Clearwater FL. Yesterday they told him they want him to convert one of the big walk in fridge units that they use for food into a morgue. He just has to figure out how to do it to code so it passes inspection and is safe. I do wonder if this might change this guy’s mind a bit about his politics. Stay tuned….
Code? Florida officials will be bothered with building codes for this?
More likely there are block grants available/////////////
re: #297 Dread Pirate
If they are countries, why are they paying taxes to the US government?
— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) April 4, 2020
re: #303 klys (maker of Silmarils)
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this one:
9. Consider the social consequences and harm to communities of color when they wear masks. Do not socially shame them if they make a different decision than you.
— Dr. Christine Eady Mann (@DrChristineMann) April 4, 2020
re: #303 klys (maker of Silmarils)
LOL
You’ve ruined it. I made a mask of 2 layers tack cloth inside 2 layers of my son’s old cotton towel- Web recommended. Wanted it to look like a bear. It’s looks like a loaded diaper. I’m proud because its the first time I’ve picked up a needle & thread in 25 yrs. Wine was involved pic.twitter.com/r6XJpuFwO5
— Joan M Wallis (@JoanMWallis1) April 4, 2020
re: #304 Backwoods_Sleuth
They told him at minimum the morgue had to have negative pressure (I think that’s right, I am only going by their conversation about an hour ago) I guess to help prevent anything from escaping when the door is opened maybe? I’m not a construction expert so maybe I got it wrong. This is in anticipation of what’s to come, which is pretty ominous no matter how you look at it.
Social distancing report from the Denver suburbs:
It’s only been semi-successful at Toad Hall this week, and still seems to be a fair number of cars on the road when I’ve been out. Lots of people walking in the neighborhood, with and without dogs. Grocery stores aren’t too crowded, but not empty by any means.
Son started working at Safeway on Monday, into the breach and onto the front lines of the ‘essentials’ at $14.50 an hour. Hoping he can carry over his training from his chemistry lab work-study job — anything in the room could be dangerous, so treat it all as if it were. Fingers crossed, all day and every day now, which makes it hard to type.
Rambling detail below, if interested.
Kid’s job is about a mile away, walking distance but we’re driving him anyway so he can get home from work at 1 pm and get showered and changed before his college classes at 2. He’s training on ‘drive up and go’ orders, as an increasingly large part of their business. On his 6th day in a row, mostly 7-1 but 9-5:30 on Sat & Sun with overtime involved; doesn’t have a day off till next Wednesday. Gonna be tired! Today is the first day that our gov is recommending face coverings for everyone, so I sent him in with a disposable mask. Need to make cloth ones to rotate, over the next few days; experimenting with bandannas and hair ties.
So I have been to Target and Kohls to buy black pants and polo shirts for his uniform — order online for both; pick up at the service desk for Target and at the curb for Kohl’s. Two grocery stores for produce & supplies, feeling virtuous but slightly silly with an old scarf tied over my nose. Most people observing at least some distance, if not always 6 feet. Paper & cleaning supply shelves still gaping, hubby scored a 12-pack of TP, no Clorox to be had. Plexiglas shields for the cashiers, manager enforcing distance at the checkstand, limit of 2 cartons of eggs, 3 bread items at King Soopers/Krogers. Trip to the dispensary so foster kid could stock up his depleted supplies. (Must confess I wish he’d switch to edibles since the smoke stinks to high heaven and sets off my asthma, but he’s 21 and it’s legal. And it’s a lot less exposure for the household to drive him than for him to take light rail to get the stuff).
Doctor appointment Friday replaced with a phone call, though will have to go in sometime next week for a blood draw. Online church services. Lot of business phone calls to make, but should be able to stay in and off the roads most of next week, barring the kid drop-off and pick-up. Maybe I can catch up on the two weeks’ worth of Maddow and late night shows I have recorded.
Another three or four weeks of this and it might start feeling more real. Maybe. Still a part of the brain that stares at the news and can’t believe all this crap is happening. How the hell did we get here and why can’t somebody pry the ship’s wheel out of McConnell’s grasping little mitts…?
So I went over to Mom in laws place to do some chores, mow the lawn. Just my luck I hit something and bent the mower blade. Had to go to a Lowes, buy a blade and do a quick easy fix. what I hated was going to a store. For the next few weeks, I don’t want to go out around people at all. Too many idiots that went to Spring break or still party. Or go to church.
re: #309 CleverToad
a) The bandana and hairties method, which I used for my errands today, is okay short term but definitely won’t work long term. My mom made some that should arrive Monday for us; if you have the materials and a sewing machine I say that’s an excellent weekend project.
b) Smoking when there are others in the household is … I have strong opinions on that because most marijuana smells like skunk to me and nobody wants to sit next to a spraying skunk all the time but I highly second edibles in a shared household.
re: #308 A Mom Anon
They told him at minimum the morgue had to have negative pressure (I think that’s right, I am only going by their conversation about an hour ago) I guess to help prevent anything from escaping when the door is opened maybe? I’m not a construction expert so maybe I got it wrong. This is in anticipation of what’s to come, which is pretty ominous no matter how you look at it.
The negative pressure is for any time. It’s not going to be perfectly sealed, and the negative pressure just means the outside pressure will keep particulate in the freezer.
Does that have pockets on it??
— And the Wind Cries “There Will Be Lots of Death!!” (@DaveoutofAustin) April 4, 2020
re: #310 Rightwingconspirator
I understand. Usually when I get paid I will go to DiBruno Bros and get some prepared food so I do not have to cook. The only store I have been to in the past few weeks has been my local Acme. And even when I go there I do not like being with crowds. Fortunately I go in the morning when it is relatively quiet.
Wow I screwed that up.
That’s bullshyte (as referenced above in the article from the Western Nebraska Observer when there was no Internet regarding the polio epidemic).
As for the flu pandemic, we closed our whole town to outsiders with the marshal and an armed posse (when there was no Internet, documented in our local newspaper available in the public library but not on the Internet in 2020).
re: #315 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Wow I fouled that paste up. Recycle to fix that.
re: #315 Anymouse 🌹🏡
I remember seeing that someone in 1918 Philly said that citizens should be allowed to attend a parade. They did. Practically everyone who did came down with the flu and many died.
— ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) April 4, 2020
Trump is now threatening to ingest a dangerous untested coronavirus drug. GO FOR IT MAN.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) April 4, 2020
Oh my. We got a winner in Portage Park. #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/MdaCeHOAb3
— City of Chicago (@chicago) April 3, 2020
he is just disgusting
Palm Sunday is the beginning of a Holy week for many people of Faith and a great day to lift our voices in Prayer. I will be tuning into Pastor @greglaurie at @harvestorg Church in Riverside, California tomorrow at 11:00 A.M. Eastern. https://t.co/2eTaKsZVT4
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 4, 2020
re: #318 Ace-o-aces
Kinda looks like Trump’s signature a bit….
— ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) April 4, 2020
Pretty decent sous vide pork tenderloin with a honey mustard sauce. Sides are roasted cauliflower with garlic and Parmesan and my old standby of a boxed wild and long grain rice mix. Forgive the lack of any food styling. It really needed something green but my parsley got all yellow on me and the chives were not quite right.
re: #317 PhillyPretzel
I remember seeing that someone in 1918 Philly said that citizens should be allowed to attend a parade. They did. Practically everyone who did came down with the flu and many died.
Here’s a story the WaPo had about it a few weeks ago.
What happens if parades aren’t canceled during pandemics? Philadelphia found out in 1918, with disastrous results.
So on Facebook, Trumpers are posting laments about China, such as “why would anyone trust China?”
They seem oblivious that the same question is asked about Trump.
Pres Trump, asked by @JDiamond1 why he hasn’t asked states without stay at home orders to do so, says: If I saw a “massive breakout,” I would come down “very hard” on those states.
Jeremy: Isn’t the key to get out in front of outbreaks?
Trump said, “No. Not in that case.”— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 4, 2020
re: #328 BeachDem
Thank you for reposting it. Now all we have to do is convince DT and his followers this did happen and it would happen again if we lift these social distancing limitations.
Always remember that the autocrat’s number one target is the truth. Trump lies so often, even when he doesn’t have to, because it discredits reality and presents him as the arbiter of what is real. https://t.co/vDuXKdfUDz
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) April 4, 2020
Killed by a “hoax”
Shot / Chaser - the result of being told the Coronavirus was a hoax and the media was exaggerating the dangers.
Karen Sehlke tested positive for Covid-19 and died on April 2, 2020. pic.twitter.com/A0y4c97yRF— LiA (@LibsInAmerica) April 4, 2020
re: #328 BeachDem
Here’s a story the WaPo had about it a few weeks ago.
What happens if parades aren’t canceled during pandemics? Philadelphia found out in 1918, with disastrous results.
Every day at 5pm, Gov. Beshear shows a graph of the huge spike in flu in Phld, and the flattened curve in St Louis which instituted strict social distancing measures.
Kenneth Copeland is at it again. This time he’s trying to BLOW away the virus! pic.twitter.com/HuEQvSvSES
— Paul (@HeathenOnEarth_) April 4, 2020
re: #334 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Every day at 5pm, Gov. Beshear shows a graph of the huge spike in flu in Phld, and the flattened curve in St Louis which instituted strict social distancing measures.
An excellent example of learning from history so as not to repeat mistakes of the past (i.e., Philadelphia’s parade).
re: #335 Dave In Austin
Behind every instance of Trump’s willful stupidity is the willful stupidity of tens of millions of Republicans.
As always, there is no pathology in Trump that is not dominant in the Republican party.
Trump’s mixture of incompetence and exploitation for political purposes of our national health emergency is costing lives. The most pressing question at this moment is: at what point do our elected politicians stop letting Trump kill Americans?
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) April 4, 2020
re: #331 PhillyPretzel
Thank you for reposting it. Now all we have to do is convince DT and his followers this did happen and it would happen again if we lift these social distancing limitations.
Probably need to change the name from Philadelphia—he’d probably see it as an acceptable loss.
re: #338 Dread Pirate
Dammit. People really should be much more diligent about blaming Republicans. Kirschner’s question should be this: “At what point do elected Republicans stop letting Trump kill Americans?”
I just got back from my rounds of paying my bills (drop off the water bill, mail the other bills, pick up my mail).
Yay, not everything is shyte. Arrived from the VA today are my new trifocal glasses I was tested for on February 25 in Cheyenne, and my monthly supply of epilepsy meds (they will let me live another month).
Trying out my new spectacles now. The computer’s easier to read.
Did a few minutes breathing through fairly soft toilet paper (2 layers of “fuzzy” 1-ply). Two is the max I’d try, because breathing resistance is the limiting factor on safe use of resp. PPE. Now I’ll screw around with a velco/elastic retainer that will hold 2x3 replaceable segments across the face. Moist exhalation will be the limiter, but I’m looking for something that allows excursions of about 5 min total. A permeable barrier layer might help. Back in the day I’d have reamed a supervisor who came up with something like this.
re: #335 Dave In Austin
Maybe it’s because I’m reading the Harry Dresden books but that fool looks more like a demon vampire than a minister of the light.
re: #320 Kilroy was here
A simpler time….
A Mad Men could have done no better…
Wow, that has a real BDSM vibe there.
re: #348 A Mom Anon
And in 2014 they’ll be Quaranteens.
I’ll see myself out now…
Very clever, but fix the year.
Calling the pandemic “a portal, a gateway between one world and the next,” novelist Arundhati Roy notes that we can go through it “dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred” — or we can be “ready to imagine another world. And to fight for it.” https://t.co/Ju7APf3sN0
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) April 5, 2020
re: #345 William Lewis
Maybe it’s because I’m reading the Harry Dresden books but that fool looks more like a demon vampire than a minister of the light.
If you have a Kindle, check our Steve Higgs. All his stuff is on Kindle Unlimited for free. He’s a very good writer and his latest series is Urban Fantasy. His other stuff is all outstanding, too. LOL funny sometimes.
I can’t rec him highly enough.
re: #348 A Mom Anon
2014? Don’t you mean 2024? We all make mistakes we are human. :)
re: #352 PhillyPretzel
2014? Don’t you mean 2024? We all make mistakes we are human. :)
Speak for yourself, human. 😉
re: #352 PhillyPretzel
2014? Don’t you mean 2024? We all make mistakes we are human. :)
(Snicker) In 2024 they’ll only be quarantoddlers.
re: #356 jaunte
PEDANTS OF THE QUARN!
We’ve got nothing better to do. At the end of this quarantine, we’re all going to be grammar Nazis.
re: #354 Decatur Deb
true. But I did also say we all make mistakes. Besides I stink at math.
re: #358 PhillyPretzel
true. But I did also say we all make mistakes. Besides I stink at math.
We’ve all been self-medicating.
This seems like a great idea:
Join up. It will feel great. Postcards To Voters https://t.co/V9XzxH8ukB
— Steve Brodner (@stevebrodner) April 5, 2020
This is a state sponsored threat. Pure and simple. https://t.co/jfUvp0Lons
— John Sipher (@john_sipher) April 4, 2020
Old Ron Paul fans never die. They just bern out.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 5, 2020
re: #357 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
We’ve got nothing better to do. At the end of this quarantine, we’re all going to be grammar Nazis.
Just remember, Hitler’s speechwriters were also grammar Nazis.
re: #360 Decatur Deb
We’ve all been self-medicating.
at least tonight we are playing nice.
let’s keep doing that.
Bank executives sought guidance on small business loan program from Ivanka Trump: report https://t.co/ZG9vVjsSzK pic.twitter.com/9ZC2UxD6I9
— The Hill (@thehill) April 4, 2020
re: #367 Backwoods_Sleuth
at least tonight we are playing nice.
let’s keep doing that.
I’m sorry for any part I may have played in yesterday’s charlie foxtrot.
re: #365 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Just remember, Hitler’s speechwriters were also grammar Nazis.
I did nazi that coming.
re: #369 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
I’m sorry for any part I may have played in yesterday’s charlie foxtrot.
Same here for the day before for me. My apologies to Teleskiguy for being snappy at him.
re: #372 Charles Johnson
I woke up salty today.
You’re not quite to the level of Lot’s wife yet, at least.
re: #369 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
I’m sorry for any part I may have played in yesterday’s charlie foxtrot.
well, a certain person just refused to stop doubling down and I was getting so annoyed that I had to walk away.
but not before issuing a flurry of downdings.
Two fucking days in a row…there was a possibility I could have run out of wine
Do Americans fully understand that Trump, Kushner, Mnuchin, Ross et al are in this to steal the nation’s wealth and keep it for themselves? The deaths of Americans has no meaning for them. #envytherussianoligarchs
— glennwsmith (@glennwsmith) April 5, 2020
Why “visibly angry” and not “obviously demented”? https://t.co/xFsMeDhvIY
— Express Written Dissent (@ExpressWrittenD) April 4, 2020
co-sign
So far my collection of favorite TV shows and movies are keeping on balance. :)
re: #373 Charles Johnson
Everybody’s salty now.
I know. I’m lying on my bed trying to hold the laptop while my dog licks my face like the creature from that Star Trek episode.
re: #348 A Mom Anon
Ok I fixed it. This is what I get for trying to be witty and clever. Sigh.
Afternoon update from DHHS: number of deaths in Nebraska are now eight.
Both deaths today are in Omaha, a man in his eighties in hospice care, and a woman in her seventies.
President Trump has declared Nebraska a disaster area today.
New infections are down again, for the third straight day.
The first death was a real estate agent in Omaha aged fifty-nine on March 24.
re: #328 BeachDem
Here’s a story the WaPo had about it a few weeks ago.
What happens if parades aren’t canceled during pandemics? Philadelphia found out in 1918, with disastrous results.
re: #386 A Mom Anon
Ok I fixed it. This is what I get for trying to be witty and clever. Sigh.
nobody said there was supposed to be math tonight
re: #341 Dave In Austin
My fave live band. Hope to see them again someday soon.
Biden has told Sanders that he’s going ahead with picking his VP and cabinet: politico.com
re: #391 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Alcohol, yes. Math, no.
with alcohol, most things are possible…or at least we think so…
hold mah beer…
re: #375 Backwoods_Sleuth
well, a certain person just refused to stop doubling down and I was getting so annoyed that I had to walk away.
but not before issuing a flurry of downdings.
Two fucking days in a row…there was a possibility I could have run out of wine
I collected my irritations elsewhere today and vented them on Twitter.
Probably also part of the problem is I am attempting to sober up so one of us could drive to get dinner if that’s the decision.
re: #392 Belafon
Biden has told Sanders that he’s going ahead with picking he VP and cabinet: politico.com
That’s going to leave a mark with the troops……
re: #394 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I collected my irritations elsewhere today and vented them on Twitter.
Probably also part of the problem is I am attempting to sober up so one of us could drive to get dinner if that’s the decision.
I got a call from work at 9:00 this morning while I was out getting Mrs. Fish’s coffee. RUDE. Thankfully, it was a simple problem, I was able to charge overtime for it, and the irritation is over.
re: #396 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
I got a call from work at 9:00 this morning while I was out getting Mrs. Fish’s coffee. RUDE. Thankfully, it was a simple problem, I was able to charge overtime for it, and the irritation is over.
Mine is probably a combination of “making friends is hard as you get older” and also “I think someone took offense at the fact that I find a certain type of teenage male obnoxious and said so and has decided to be passive-aggressive about this fact” but since I’m not 100% sure about the latter I’m doing lots of second-guessing myself.
I’ve been doing portraits of people I know in self-isolation. Spray paint on old monitors. Drawing is done by scraping away the paint. I’ve put the first several in this thread… pic.twitter.com/xSGfWYJtYd
— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) April 5, 2020
re: #388 Eclectic Cyborg
The CDC uses the Philadelphia Liberty Loan Parade as the quintessential example of what not to do in an epidemic.
100 Years Since the Great Influenza Pandemic: CDC Updates Regulations for a Modern Era
At what point do we have to deal with the fact that the president of the US evidently couldn’t care less about the lives of American citizens?
His incompetence and corruption is going to result in hundreds of thousands of corpses.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 5, 2020
And that’s giving him the benefit of the doubt, because I don’t think we can rule out that this is the outcome he wants.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 5, 2020
Went to the grocery store late in the afternoon, later than I have been this week.
Things are starting to look a bit more frayed.
Including the workers. They seem tired, harassed.
Paper isle is still as barren as the surface of the Moon.
Frozen food isles are very low. Still have ice cream, but the frozen fruit, which went very quickly at the start of the lockdown, is still absent, no new deliveries.
Did people all of a sudden get an urge to bake pies? Do pies and toilet paper make some sort of duo of which I have been previously unaware?
re: #400 Charles Johnson
He’s got enablers that allowed this to happen. I hold every single Republican and their voters responsible for this madness. They have had many occasions to step in and stop it and they have done nothing but encourage him. If the GOP cared one damned bit they would have voted for impeachment and removal. But their money and political careers mean more than their constituents(except the rich ones). Rid ourselves of Trump and these fuckers will find someone even worse to foist upon us. They want the country to fail. No matter who dies in the process.
re: #401 Joe Bacon 🌹
Even if you could see it, millions of brainwashed MAGATS would still go outside…
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They look like water mines.
Perhaps if you told them the virus was explosive, they would pay attention. /s
Trump isn’t GIVING you $1200.
He’s screwing you out of $1200 in 2021.
When we can assume a Democrat is in office.
While corporations get bailouts.
So… @SpeakerPelosi, @SenSchumer can you get ahead of this? https://t.co/OjeVEWCLC8— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) April 5, 2020
re: #405 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
So does that mean us poor people won’t get any sort of “stimulus cheque?” Figures.
Dammit, why do so many poor people vote for Republicans? (I already know the answer to that: racism. When someone asks why they don’t vote for their self-interest, I point out that is their self-interest.)
re: #405 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
So wtf happens to people who owe less than that 1200 dollars? Do they then owe the IRS money?
re: #401 Joe Bacon 🌹
Even if you could see it, millions of brainwashed MAGATS would still go outside…
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If I had to go vote, yes.
re: #408 A Mom Anon
So wtf happens to people who owe less than that 1200 dollars? Do they then owe the IRS money?
No clue. But based on that, I’d think so.
re: #406 Anymouse 🌹🏡
So does that mean us poor people won’t get any sort of “stimulus cheque?” Figures.
Dammit, why do so many poor people vote for Republicans? (I already know the answer to that: racism. When someone asks why they don’t vote for their self-interest, I point out that is their self-interest.)
were you expecting a refund in 2020 (for which you won’t be filing a return nor paying any taxes?)
re: #405 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Welp, I was planning on spending that check, but now it’s going straight into savings, and I imagine a lot of people will do the same once this becomes widespread knowledge.
I read the coronavirus book. It had pages. It was a virus that did things. People did things. It was bad. This is my book report. https://t.co/2IbNvEompj
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) April 4, 2020
re: #405 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Yep that’s the plan. MAGA idiots will blame it on Joe Biden come 2021 tax season
— The Seer (@Apostate1123) April 4, 2020
re: #410 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I bet it’s all smoke and we never see it.
re: #408 A Mom Anon
I believe the issue is simply how to account for non-taxable income.
It is easier for the IRS just to account for the $1200 as a refund, rather than publish new documents and forms.
re: #408 A Mom Anon
So wtf happens to people who owe less than that 1200 dollars? Do they then owe the IRS money?
If we elect a Democratic President, we might be able to get something passed before tax day making it a true Stimulus and not a bullshit advance.
Is there a way I can refuse the payment? I have enough money to see myself through, and I’d rather get the check next year.
Note that the $1200 is supposed to be NON-TAXABLE income.
Why am I totally not surprised that Trump trashed Capt. Crozier?
re: #411 Backwoods_Sleuth
were you expecting a refund in 2020 (for which you won’t be filing a return nor paying any taxes?)
No. I have not filed tax forms since the Nineties. I do not have taxable income.
I did file a tax form this year, due to initial guidance that people who do not have a current address or a direct deposit account on file with the IRS would be overlooked.
re: #421 Anymouse 🌹🏡
The IRS does have my bank account info, but since I arrange my taxes so I owe and the end instead of getting a refund, IRS has not yet done an automatic deposit.
re: #420 Eclectic Cyborg
Why am I totally not surprised that Trump trashed Capt. Crozier?
Because Trump loves trashing people who have integrity
re: #416 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
I believe the issue is simply how to account for non-taxable income.
It is easier for the IRS just to account for the $1200 as a refund, rather than publish new documents and forms.
And yet they set up a bullshyte means testing (which costs money they don’t have to spend on social programmes). Why bother if you’re just going to refund people’s tax payments?
re: #423 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Because Trump loves trashing people who have integrity
So does nearly every other conservative politician. Nothing new there.
re: #424 Anymouse 🌹🏡
I thought the means testing thing was from Congress, with the idea that the richer Americans don’t need the stimulus check.
re: #408 A Mom Anon
So wtf happens to people who owe less than that 1200 dollars? Do they then owe the IRS money?
According to the article it’s not taxable. There’s also no claw back mechanism. So I’m thinking no Liability.
But I’m not an accountant.
re: #336 EPR-radar
An excellent example of learning from history so as not to repeat mistakes of the past (i.e., Philadelphia’s parade).
See also, 1918 American Samoa v. British Samoa.
The one that did blockade/quarantine had zero flu deaths. The one that didn’t, lost 20% of their population.
re: #426 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
I thought the means testing thing was from Congress, with the idea that the richer Americans don’t need the stimulus check.
It’s lessened the more you make.
The maximum payment is $1,200 for single filers with an AGI below $75,000 or single parents (heads of household) with an AGI below $112,500. Married couples who file jointly and have an AGI below $150,000 will get a total of $2,400.
Payments will begin to phase out at a rate of $5 for each $100 over the AGI threshold before ceasing at an AGI of $99,000 for single filers, $136,500 for heads of household, and $198,000 for married filers. There’s also an additional $500 allotted to parents who have an AGI within the phaseout range for each child younger than 16.
re: #426 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
I thought the means testing thing was from Congress, with the idea that the richer Americans don’t need the stimulus check.
Which doesn’t mean anything if the IRS is advancing your own tax payments.
Yeah. That’ll happen.
Some top Sanders advisers urge him to consider withdrawing
From @WaPoSeanhttps://t.co/AHnL3xgDfw— Annie Linskey (@AnnieLinskey) April 5, 2020
re: #427 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
re: #430 Anymouse 🌹🏡
From what I can access on the IRS website, the $1200 is simply a credit, put on the 2020 tax bill, that then if you receive the $1200 through some means, balances out the credit.
So it is non-taxable. I think people are being confused by an accounting trick.
re: #430 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Which doesn’t mean anything if the IRS is advancing your own tax payments.
Which they’re not.
The tweet being quoted above isn’t accurate, at least not according to my Democratic congressman. He was on the radio here yesterday and fielded that question. The correct answer is that this is a non-taxable deposit from the government. It’s not an advance on your refund, now or in 2021.
The only clawback, and it’s a rare one, is this: if you haven’t filed your 2019 return, the amount of the check will be based on your 2018 return. If you then file a 2019 return showing income greater than $75,000, you’ll have to repay however much more you received than what you were entitled to. So if you made $74,999 in 2018, got a $1200 check, then filed a 2019 return showing $100,001 in income, you’d owe back the full $1200. That would be the most extreme case, in theory.
IHME promised us an update to their model, out today. But as of a couple of minutes ago, this update is not online.
I suspect the updated model will increase the expected number of deaths by 4 August.
Republican Governors Explain, Poorly, Why They Are Being Coronavirus Idiots (Wonkette)
Eight governors have not issued stay-at-home orders, all Republican (including my state with its targeted health measures because viruses respect county lines).
Robyn Pennacchia figures they think if they get out of this without too many dead, they can run on that, and if a lot of people die, they can blame it on Democrats.
re: #433 i(m)p(each)sos
Thanks for the good information.
re: #433 i(m)p(each)sos
Thanks for the explanation. Well, the IRS will get my $0 tax form in a couple days.
February 26:
If I were president today, I would not be taking China’s word when it comes to the coronavirus. American scientists and health experts should be allowed in the country to determine how the virus started and to help contain its spread. pic.twitter.com/uSgkV7WUG8
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) February 27, 2020
Of the roughly 10 million people who filed unemployment claims in just a two-week span, an estimated 3.5 million also lost their health insurance.
— Ibrahim (@ialhusseini) April 4, 2020
re: #432 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
From what I can access on the IRS website, the $1200 is simply a credit, put on the 2020 tax bill, that then if you receive the $1200 through some means, balances out the credit.
So it is non-taxable. I think people are being confused by an accounting trick.
It figures that the one solution the GOP would have is a tax cut.
Trump on why he fired Atkinson. https://t.co/dplYve4uH6
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) April 4, 2020
re: #440 jaunte
It figures that the one solution the GOP would have is a tax cut.
I expect it would have just been an increase in the “standard deduction” if the Republicans had their way.
Anyway, Trump now has a $500B by which to line his own pockets. We all would have been better off if that money was distributed directly to the American people, giving us a $3k credit instead of a $1.2k credit.
re: #432 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
From what I can access on the IRS website, the $1200 is simply a credit, put on the 2020 tax bill, that then if you receive the $1200 through some means, balances out the credit.
So it is non-taxable. I think people are being confused by an accounting trick.
They could also make it non-taxable by simple calling it gift. This trick is unnecessary and is designed to simply claw the money back, minus lost interest.
re: #435 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Republican Governors Explain, Poorly, Why They Are Being Coronavirus Idiots (Wonkette)
Eight governors have not issued stay-at-home orders, all Republican (including my state with its targeted health measures because viruses respect county lines).
Robyn Pennacchia figures they think if they get out of this without too many dead, they can run on that, and if a lot of people die, they can blame it on Democrats.
The Governor of Connecticut was on CNN the other day, pointing out the idiocy of thinking state lines matter and suggesting instead we look at it as a regional thing. Because a lot of southern CT and northern NJ is people who commute to Manhattan for work and should be considered functionally New Yorkers. (southern NJ is full of people whose jobs are in Philly.)
“If we don’t get [hospitals] funded immediately, we’ll have a health-care crisis looming,” the president of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals said. “It could cripple the core of the health-care system here.” https://t.co/dcthWSp4Py
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) April 5, 2020
re: #441 Backwoods_Sleuth
All sorts of morans weighing in on that thread. Biden! Ukraine’s corrupt! Andrea Chalupa! AAAAAaaaaa!
re: #443 goddamnedfrank
They could also make it non-taxable by simple calling it gift. This trick is unnecessary and is designed to simply claw the money back, minus lost interest.
But that would mean the government can actually give gifts… and that is an unforgivable sin in the Republican religion.
re: #444 sagehen
The same issue exists here in the Nebraska Panhandle. Traffic back and forth between Scottsbluff and Torrington, Wyoming; between Chadron and Hot Springs, South Dakota, between Sidney and Sterling, Colorado, and between Kimball and Weld County, Colorado and Pine Bluffs, Wyoming.
It’s times like this that the old idea, floated in the Nixon era, of a reverse tax a.k.a. a basic income distributed to all Americans, make sense.
We would not be so frantically worrying about unemployment rates, bank failures from non-repayment of loans, etc.
But of course such ideas, back when progressive ideas were still considered serious things, couldn’t get past the socialism=satanism in the minds of too many Americans.
The $1200 is such a reverse-tax, just at about 1/30th of what is needed for a minimum annual income in most of the US (and about 1/50th the amount needed in expensive urban areas.)
re: #449 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
1200 bucks is barely a mortgage or monthly rent payment, it’s a bandaid on a damned amputated hand. To me it’s a lot of money, but it’s not going to go nearly far enough for anyone with the cost of everything now.
Hands down, Gigi the cat 🐈 is the best stay-at-home Goalkeeper in #Italy at moment.
Blocked 9/10 shots: pic.twitter.com/vePkjGgDL2— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) April 4, 2020
re: #428 sagehen
See also, 1918 American Samoa v. British Samoa.
The one that did blockade/quarantine had zero flu deaths. The one that didn’t, lost 20% of their population.
Commander John Martin Poyer was the naval governor of American Samoa who instituted the successful quarantine. Lieutenant Colonel Robert Logan, a politician and army officer from New Zealand, was administrator of Western Samoa, which had just been seized from the Germans at the beginning of World War I. Logan made a series of misjudgments during his tenure, including confiscating German owned plantations (throwing thousands of locals out of work) and severely curtailing the civil rights of Chinese laborers, most of whom were deported. His big one, though, was the admission of the plague ship SS Talune.
By not implementing quarantine procedures for the arrival of the SS Talune from Auckland on 7 November 1918, which was allowed to berth by Logan without quarantine precautions; he significantly mishandled the arrival of the influenza pandemic in November 1918. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Epidemic concluded that there had been no epidemic of pneumonic influenza in Western Samoa before her arrival. The epidemic resulted in over 7,500 deaths, or over 20% of Samoa’s population at the time. In the meantime, neighbouring American Samoa was quarantined by its Governor, John Martin Poyer, and consequently had no influenza deaths.
He was so incensed at Poyer’s quarantine that he cut off all communication with the American islands. Both men are still household names in their respective territories, Poyer as hero and savior, and Logan as a kind of bogey-man.
re: #450 A Mom Anon
1200 bucks is barely a mortgage or monthly rent payment, it’s a bandaid on a damned amputated hand. To me it’s a lot of money, but it’s not going to go nearly far enough for anyone with the cost of everything now.
It’s less than my monthly mortgage, though I live in an area with a high cost of living. Obviously designed to screw people living in blue states.
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re: #450 A Mom Anon
Which is why the amount should be $3k, as I wrote, and $5k for families or those living in high priced areas.
re: #450 A Mom Anon
1200 bucks is barely a mortgage or monthly rent payment, it’s a bandaid on a damned amputated hand. To me it’s a lot of money, but it’s not going to go nearly far enough for anyone with the cost of everything now.
It’s about three weeks of all our expenditures (because we live really cheaply).
Trump on #CaptainCrozier :
“I thought it was terrible what he did, to write a letter…he shouldn’t be talking that way in a letter. He could call and ask and suggests [sic].” https://t.co/fvk3xbFyNR
Telling the truth & taking high road has never been strong in this president.— Hans Kristensen (@nukestrat) April 5, 2020
The village park was ordered closed yesterday, after too many children were seen gathering there in violation of the governor’s ban on more than ten people gathering here.
So far, no one seems to be breaking the order.
re: #457 Anymouse 🌹🏡
The village park was ordered closed yesterday, after too many children were seen gathering there in violation of the governor’s ban on more than ten people gathering here.
So far, no one seems to be breaking the order.
I’m an avid Pokemon Go player. Out here in the suburbs, we’ve been taking an amusing take on social distancing. We still gather for raids, but instead of a clump of nerds staring at their phones, now it’s more like a loose cloud. Niantic doubled the interaction distance around these raid points, so even urban players have more than enough space to stand apart and still participate.
re: #14 Targetpractice
If you read the comments on that thread, you’ll see that a few bitter Bernie Bros state that they’re not voting at all because Biden is the worst. One even said that she’s leaving the Democratic Party altogether. My eyes can’t roll hard enough.
I made 4 cloth masks today, since we are being encouraged to wear them now. One each for me, Mr. C., our son and his fiancee. Up tomorrow will be masks for daughter, son-in-law, my brother and his wife. I could make more, but I totally fail at the “stash of fabrics” part of sewing so my fabric options are limited. Fortunately the masks take fairly small amounts so I can use the remnants from things that had fabric left over that was too cute to use as rags.
As a reward to myself, perhaps I should make myself a margarita this evening (since Klys brought the subject up.)
Bread lines” are back in the United States.
One Florida diner that’s 4 minutes from Mar-O-Lago served 15,000 people free meals. The diner started giving free meals to laid off waiters. Then thousands came
Great piece from @sdonnan + @readep https://t.co/3vnqN9jwEP pic.twitter.com/GTK2JKmlL2— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) April 4, 2020
Hundreds attend horse auction despite calls to cancel (KCCI Des Moines)
Governor Kim Reynolds (R) declared livestock auctions to be essential services, because of the food chain.
This auction was for a bunch of trotter horses. I’m pretty sure no one in Iowa is planning on turning them into food.
SEYMOUR, Iowa —
Several hundred people from Iowa and out-of-state gathered in Wayne County for a horse auction Thursday, despite social distancing guidelines in Iowa.
The Midwest Trotting Horse Sale near Seymour was originally scheduled for March 18 but was postponed due to state guidelines that prohibited gatherings of 10 or more people.
The Wayne County Health Department set up checkpoints to pre-screen people before they went on to the property. Department officials said they took the names of 488 people who showed up from the auction.
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Sue me Trump. I’m the one who worked on the Apprentice and told everyone you snort Adderall all day. You won’t sue me though because you know it’s true. Remember what your buddy Chuck Z brought to the after parties? I do.@realDonaldTrump https://t.co/T8lLlLDBSC
— NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) April 4, 2020
Casler has been baiting Trump for a while, and Trump has never said a word.
Today I saw a picnic in my usual dog walking park. I went to a different park, and kids were playing basketball with their dad. There were other kids running around and playing, and people playing tennis.
Then I went to a different park and watched a dad let his infant son pretty much touch everything in the park. The picnic tables, the playground equipment, the trash cans.
I finally found a small area of one of my regular parks to walk my dog.
Social distancing? What is that?? Also, this was a nice day, the first of many many to come. I think people are just gonna start gathering in droves.
re: #464 plansbandc
Today I saw a picnic in my usual dog walking park. I went to a different park, and kids were playing basketball with their dad. There were other kids running around and playing, and people playing tennis.
Then I went to a different park and watched a dad let his infant son pretty much touch everything in the park. The picnic tables, the playground equipment, the trash cans.
I finally found a small area of one of my regular parks to walk my dog.
Social distancing? What is that?? Also, this was a nice day, the first of many many to come. I think people are just gonna start gathering in droves.
We’ve had a lot of parks, hiking trails and open spaces closed here because people just couldn’t manage to not congregate in unhealthy numbers.
I am a disc golf advocate and live on my own private course, 19nacres. It’s one of the few things people can fairly safely play, but because it has been one of the few things open and public parks the public spaces have been overwhelmed by people who don’t understand the sport and who congregate in unsafe ways. It’s quite a challenge for us.
re: #464 plansbandc
Today I saw a picnic in my usual dog walking park. I went to a different park, and kids were playing basketball with their dad. There were other kids running around and playing, and people playing tennis.
Then I went to a different park and watched a dad let his infant son pretty much touch everything in the park. The picnic tables, the playground equipment, the trash cans.
I finally found a small area of one of my regular parks to walk my dog.
Social distancing? What is that?? Also, this was a nice day, the first of many many to come. I think people are just gonna start gathering in droves.
I think family units that live together don’t have to do social distancing. All else should… Friends and family, anyone your don’t live with.
Gravely disappointed. No action, but gravely disappointed. That’s @SenatorCollins. https://t.co/bGDJiFok7P
— Steven Pifer (@steven_pifer) April 5, 2020
Who are these people?
Not a weird cult of personality. Just a bunch of people seeking the truth. #QAnon pic.twitter.com/FWROGqDUfK
— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) April 4, 2020
re: #158 steve_davis
I’m a bit nervous about this. I find myself having a beer with lunch and then twoish glasses of wine with dinner. I’m not worried about blowing through my liver, but I really prefer to have something to go to that keeps me from drinking in the afternoon.
Cocaine?
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