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Well boy was I wrong back in late June. June 23 we hit 600,000 dead. I thought we would not see another 10,000 dead the rest of the year.
We hit 660,000 dead yesterday. 83 days. I guess we will hit almost 3/4 of a million dead by the end of the year. I thought we had it beat and then the "Freedom" people decided they wanted to die instead.
The point is a lot of people aren't going to get themselves tested because they aren't willing to go into the full quarantine but if they knew they had it they'd be more careful about their conduct. I mean you're right that if they aren't going to violate their quarantine then they don't have to worry about it. The corollary is that if anyone is hesitant about getting themselves and maybe their families and even some of their friends and coworkers quarantined then their best bet is just not to get tested. And they won't. So how does that help?
I read all of the King, Asimov, Herbert, and Heinlein works when I was young. I tried revisiting some of the Asimov stuff and I was surprised how clunky the writing was and how flat the characters were. Rereading some of the Herbert and Heinlein were OK. OSC's writing that I've reread have held up reasonably well.
I haven't actually read much sci-fi or fantasy over the past years, but going off of TV during the pandemic and cutting way back on Quora and Ornery and other internet stuff, along with fewer social obligation, has freed up a lot of time these past months.
For most of the past 10 years I've mostly been reading non-fiction - histories, science, sociology, philosophy, communication, business management, leadership, health and fitness, nutrition and a handful of biographies of historic Americans and Europeans.
I suspect even the Trump supporters that lose parents to covid wouldn't hold it against Trump
I think you need to be careful about assigning blame to Trump for this whole situation. Would another President have handled it better? Maybe. Some conservatives here have argued that Biden was saying even worse stuff originally re: travel ban, but let's leave off comparisons and talk about the situation in America. It's no secret that Americans basically hold in contempt 'passive' and 'obedient' populations, nanny states, and authoritarian Asian-style governments. All the ingredients that are needed for people to do what they're told and not deviate are anathema to the American mentality. The entire world knows that Americans are rebellious, willful, and even paranoid about being told what to do. I think "don't tell me what to do!!!" (with all three exclamation points) might be the most accurate slogan for the States. In some respects this is admirable and attracts praise, especially in regard to the American drive for success and freedom. But in other respects it's a giant spectacle of shame as the world listens to news report after news report of Americans failing to be able to do things of basic civic responsibility that would be a no-brainer in Sweden or South Korea. So there are pluses and minuses, and situations where the American mentality has benefits, and others where there are drawbacks. Any situation where you really need people to agree and help each other out in a general cause is going to be a big failure in America, especially right now. The exception is a major war, as all the paranoia makes everyone too scared to go against it.
It is our greatest strength, but also our greatest weakness. But also, a handful of certain other nations also has to be taking note of this and realizing that if our citizenry is more than willing to risk covid19 infection. That it is also reasonable to assume that America retains the ability to become every bit as scary as it has been in the past when it come to numerous other wars in the past. Covid19 still terrifies the CCP and much of the rest of the world, and in the mean time America is just responding to it with a shrug at this point.
¡Viva la revolución!Brazil's official language is Portuguese
I think you'll find that a President who presided over widespread rioting and a plague and did precious little to stop either is going to fare poorly in an election.
I'm not so sure. If the death rate doesn't rise with the increase in cases of covid-19 he might wiggle his way out of his poor leadership (it wasn't leadership that many who voted for him and continue to support him care about)
I might have added hospital being overwhelmed as being a determining factor but I don't thing Trumps core followers will care about that... unless at a individual level they are personally impacted
Even hospitals being overwhelmed may not be too much of an issue as long the Federal Government has resources in place before people die to resource/bed shortages. "ICU's are full" hasn't been that bar since New York.
There also is the aspect where for a lot of Republicans and Libertarians even absent Trump support or lack thereof, will generally view Covid19 handling as primarily a state issue and in that respect, mishandling claims regarding reopening go against the various state governments, not Trump. Trump only factors in once the state is no longer to handle the situation and does or does not get federal medical help at that point.
I think the non-fatal effects of COVID will be pretty evident by November. It's not just fatalities but the other permanent consequences of being sick. I have faith the electorate will see the magnitude of Trump's failures and reject him.
He's a 1%er, he'll get good medical care, unless the doctors decide to let him die and others don't stop them. Their policies could shift regardless if he ends up spending time on a ventilator. He won't be calling the shots at that point.
I bet nobody saw this coming: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
It will be interesting to see how this plays out, given his bold statements about how he could shake it off. He's in a medium risk category, getting older but seemingly otherwise healthy. Its likely his case could end up similar to Boris Johnson's, wonder if that will finally change the official policy of his government.
Did I say they didn't have the right? I did not. I'm saying you don't need to threaten to kill somebody, no matter how justifiable, just because they decided to walk down your driveway. I'd personally let someone steal every single thing from my house before I'd end a life over it. I'd let someone spraypaint my garage, tip my car over, and piss in my cheerios and I still wouldn't kill someone over it.
Would you even let them take the crystal ball in your house - the one enabling you to know they'd be friendly while taking these things and wouldn't rape your wife and kill you?
It is a nice change from the hyper-partisan atmosphere that CBS and the rest of the MSM wants to push.
Also on the Boogaloo front:
Compare(1 minute run):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ3P7Jmv-y4
The CBS station goes to great lengths to make it look right wing by framing and editing their shots to not show the (peaceful) BLM presence among their number. And where couldn't do so, try to claim the BLM presence was there to counter protest(they weren't).
Meanwhile The Daily Mail in the UK reports(they also provide 3 minutes of video to support it):
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8490489/Armed-Black-Lives-Matter-activists-right-wing-groups-unite-gun-rights-rally.htmlQuoteArmed Black Lives Matter activists and right-wing groups came together in Richmond, Virginia on Saturday in a united show of support for the 2nd Amendment at an Open Carry rally.
At least 200 people, the majority proudly toting rifles, semi-automatic weapons and other firearms, gathered outside Capitol Square to protest against gun control and the violation of constitutional rights.
The rally, organized by activist group Virginia Knights, also served as a memorial for Duncan Lemp, a 21-year-old man who was fatally shot in his Maryland home in March during a no-knock police raid. ...
There is a more complete 10 minute video of coverage that was posted to Youtube by Ford Fischer, but they've evidently taken it down for "violating community standards"
https://t.co/W0sPcClrnS?amp=1
Looking for the "root tweet" with a compilation to the various video clips he posted.
Here's one that works, how about some Boogaloo boys joining BLM is a "White Supremacy sucks!" chant: (109 seconds in, in case the time stamped link breaks)
https://youtu.be/IQd-iQC7Uzo?t=109
Thing is, that was a private road the protesters were marching through.
Can you say "Private property" and "trespassing?" Those protesters were not on a public right-of-way. This isn't comparable to someone on your front sidewalk. It is more comparable to someone walking through your backyard, in a neighborhood without alleys.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-arrests-man-alleged-vandalism-andrew-jackson-statue/story?id=71578899QuoteJason Charter, who self identifies in social media profiles as a supporter of the anti-fascist movement antifa, was charged Friday with two counts of destruction of federal property based on videos that appear to show him participating in the vandalism of both the statue of Confederate general Albert Pike as well as the Jackson statue.
Antifascism is an idea not group. It means to be against fascism. No one can be a leader of a group that does not exist.
Inciting a riot. Hurling a Molotov cocktail. Plotting to sow destruction. Those are some of the most serious charges brought by federal prosecutors against demonstrators at protests across the country in recent weeks.
But despite cries from President Trump and others in his administration, none of those charged with serious federal crimes amid the unrest have been linked so far to the loose collective of anti-fascist activists known as antifa.
A review of the arrests of dozens of people on federal charges reveals no known effort by antifa to perpetrate a coordinated campaign of violence. Some criminal complaints described vague, anti-government political leanings among suspects, but a majority of the violent acts that have taken place at protests have been attributed by federal prosecutors to individuals with no affiliation to any particular group.
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/06/06/3-members-of-anti-government-group-antifa-arrested-after-looting-a-target-in-austin-fbi-says/QuoteAUSTIN – Three people have been arrested for looting, burglarizing and damaging property at an Austin Target store, according to the FBI.
The three individuals are known members of the anti-government group ANTIFA, FBI officials said.
And with regards to the Portland "protests" that have been trying to burn down the Federal Building there... Saying those guys aren't likely to be connected to AntiFa is probably quite the stretch goal, given how large their presence is in the area.
Yeah, maybe 50% of prosecutors might be linked to Soros money.
I see you're very comfortable in that rabbit hole you're in. Suspected AntiFa members have been getting apprehended, but as they're very good at 5th Generation Warfare, it's very difficult to pin them down as being part of one specific group or another, especially when working off of arrest reports alone. They'll have to be charged and go to trial before many of their affiliations are understood, but as the courts are largely shut down due to Covid19 (convenient that), it's hard to produce any documentation to support it.
You're not American, so you've probably never "properly experienced" a 4th of July celebration. An attack on the 4th of July is an attack on the Declaration of Independence itself, not an attack on Whites, or an attack on the United States itself, or an attack on the people who wrote the document. (And in several cases, their own comments on the subject of Slavery at or near the time -- they weren't happy about Slavery either, even then. Which was way ahead of their time, yes they fell short of where we, and they, would have liked, but they did the best they could.)
Any "Black Community" that feels the 4th "doesn't mean the same thing to them" are quite frankly idiots and don't know enough about history, or the Declaration of Independence and its drafting. The United States may have the dubious distinction of being one of the last western nations to end the practice of Slavery within its borders, but the United States is also only second to the United Kingdom in its role in helping end the commercial international slave trade, and the resulting consequence of making the practice too expensive for many nations to sustain.
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1279399857527181312
https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1279460027644944386
The party had roughly 55 guests, which included troops, politicians, friends, and family — along with 16 more people who were working that night, including musicians, servers, and hosts. The details of the night are hazy but the receipt for the night was saved in the First Troop Cavalry archives.
By the end of the night, Washington's party drank: 54 bottle of Madeira wine, 60 bottle of Bordeaux wine, 8 bottles of old stock whiskey, 22 bottles of porter ale, 8 bottles of hard cider, 12 jugs of beer, and 7 large bowls of punch. The staff and musicians also drank 16 bottles of Bordeaux wine, 5 bottles of Madeira wine, and seven bowls of punch.
The bill also includes a tab for many broken glasses, which, adjusted for inflation, equals about $300 worth of reimbursements. The final bill came out to £89 and 4 schillings — or roughly $17,253 in 2018 dollars.
QuoteResearchers not involved in the Henry Ford study pointed out it wasn't of the same quality of the studies showing hydroxychloroquine did not help patients, and said other treatments, such as the use of the steroid dexamethasone, might have accounted for the better survival of some patients.
Sounds like something to ignore.
Michigan hospital study shows reduced mortality in hydroxychloroquine study
It's definitely an interesting result - I'm sure there will be much interest raised...
"But as we've said, we make policy changes based on principles, not revenue pressures."
"I’ve always believed in the Republican ideals and greatness of America:as an anti-Communist from “Solidarność”, Polish Prime Minister and as EU President. Reagan was my hero. And I got to know
@realDonaldTrump really well. These are the reasons why I pray for @JoeBiden’s success."
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During a speech to the U.N. General Assembly in September last year, Tusk said, without mentioning Trump by name: "To protect the truth, it is not enough to accuse others of promoting fake news. Frankly speaking, it would be enough to simply stop lying."
Oh in a recap of the past week:
5 people have been shot, 2 of whom have died to my knowledge(both black) in the Seattle CHAZ/CHOP area(which has now evidently been shut down)
The "finale event" for the CHOP consisted of the people working "security" for them shooting up a SUV being driven by a black teen(one of the two dead) and his younger brother.
Provo, Utah has arrested a BLM protester for shooting a motorist.
In Louisville, KY a radical (and black) BLM protester having having been asked to leave the protest, returns later that night and opens fire on the gathered protesters, killing a photojournalist and injuring a few others before other people in the protest returned fire and disabled him (good guys with a gun surface)
And Trump being "an international threat" is a non-factor for most Americans, when their bigger concern is the domestic threat the Democrats seem to want to turn the Federal Government into. They'll take international corruption over more domestic nanny state.
It was a joke...
I think we should eliminate all traces of chimpanzees from our society. Humans evolved from them, and as we know chimps are prone to territorial conflict, murder, and toxic masculinity. I don't think we should tolerate living in the shadow of this ugly past either. We can mention them in history books, but there should be no sign in our culture that we are ok with chimps or that zoos support their immoral practices through colorful pictures and positively-framed descriptions.
