COVID-19 2.0: No Politics edition

[felser]

Also kills 99.9% of those drinking it.

[Rooster_Ties]

But what happens if it suddenly becomes partisan to suggest that you shouldn’t drink bleach?

[clifford_thornton]

lol

As far as the VV, I can't imagine concerts being held in NYC until 2021. I'd planned an event this fall but am supremely doubtful that it will be something I can pull off. Gatherings will have to be <50 and with adequate room for social distancing at the bare minimum, and that just isn't feasible.

[felser]

2 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said:

But what happens if it suddenly becomes partisan to suggest that you shouldn’t drink bleach?

Well. that would certainly sway the voting numbers.

[Rooster_Ties]

False alarm, it was just sarcasm.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/trump-says-he-was-being-sarcastic-about-disinfectant-and-the-virus

 

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[Brad]

23 minutes ago, Rooster_Ties said:

False alarm, it was just sarcasm.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/trump-says-he-was-being-sarcastic-about-disinfectant-and-the-virus

 

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If you want a good laugh, check this out:

 

[mjazzg]

I'm so reassured that it's "medical doctors" that are going to be used. You all should be nice and safe.

2 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said:

False alarm, it was just sarcasm.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/trump-says-he-was-being-sarcastic-about-disinfectant-and-the-virus

 

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"The highest form of intelligence" after all 

Edited April 24, 2020 by mjazzg

[Soulstation1]

Movie theaters are selling bags of popcorn curbside....

[David Ayers]

More here on the quest to disinfect and a self-styled ‘church’ that promotes it.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/revealed-leader-group-peddling-bleach-cure-lobbied-trump-coronavirus

 

Something to consider before you spray the Lysol on your cornflakes. 

[JSngry]

12 hours ago, Soulstation1 said:

Movie theaters are selling bags of popcorn curbside....

How bout them big sour pickles too?

[David Ayers]

And how about those $18 hotdogs outside the baseball?

[Dan Gould]

https://local.theonion.com/man-just-buying-one-of-every-cleaning-product-in-case-t-1842493766?utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=Twitter&utm_content=Main&utm_campaign=SF

[ejp626]

3 hours ago, Dan Gould said:

https://local.theonion.com/man-just-buying-one-of-every-cleaning-product-in-case-t-1842493766?utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=Twitter&utm_content=Main&utm_campaign=SF

This one's good too: https://www.theonion.com/a-dash-of-soap-bubbles-2-pinches-of-sunshine-and-jus-1843051293

 

[felser]

So much for the "no-politics edition", but how can we possibly help ourselves, LOL !!!

[Matthew]

The above posts remind me of this:

 

[Guy Berger]

Looks like we’re headed for some US meat shortages due to the meat packing plants experiencing COVID outbreaks.

I wish we protected our essential workers.

[T.D.]

29 minutes ago, Guy Berger said:

Looks like we’re headed for some US meat shortages due to the meat packing plants experiencing COVID outbreaks.

I wish we protected our essential workers.

I made that obvious call early in March. Working conditions at meat/poultry plants have been frequently chronicled over the years in all forms of media. Politics precludes any further comment.

Edited April 25, 2020 by T.D.

[JSngry]

We can live just fine without eating processed meat. It's at best a convenience and an economic behemoth, not a necessity for survival. Not even slightly.

Many people already do, although some of us (blush....) are REALLY out of practice.

 

[Dan Gould]

Mindblowing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/24/strokes-coronavirus-young-patients/

[ghost of miles]

1 hour ago, Dan Gould said:

Mindblowing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/24/strokes-coronavirus-young-patients/

Brutal. This sure as hell isn’t “just like the flu.”  Also suggests—as do other factors—that the reported # of deaths linked to Covid-19 is an undercount. 

[sidewinder]

39 minutes ago, ghost of miles said:

Brutal. This sure as hell isn’t “just like the flu.”  Also suggests—as do other factors—that the reported # of deaths linked to Covid-19 is an undercount. 

Sadly, there is no getting through to some people the seriousness of all this, especially some of the younger element. That ‘just like a bad bout of flu’ thing seems to be a common misconception.

Edited April 26, 2020 by sidewinder

[felser]

36 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Sadly, there is no getting through to some people the seriousness of all this, especially some of the younger element. That ‘just like a bad bout of flu’ thing seems to be a common misconception.

The lack of social distancing shown in many of the NFL draft player's houses was frightening.

[David Ayers]

5 hours ago, Dan Gould said:

Mindblowing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/24/strokes-coronavirus-young-patients/

Le Monde today featured an account of the many effects of this virus. Behind a firewall unfortunately. 
 

https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2020/04/25/le-covid-19-maladie-virale-multicible_6037777_1650684.html

[clifford_thornton]

Was out for a run yesterday, sticking to side streets, and as I ran past a park it was plainly obvious that social distancing, masks, etc. were viewed as quite optional. 

The stroke shit is terrifying.

[Brad]

45 minutes ago, David Ayers said:

Le Monde today featured an account of the many effects of this virus. Behind a firewall unfortunately. 
 

https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2020/04/25/le-covid-19-maladie-virale-multicible_6037777_1650684.html

It also helps if you read French. 

37 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said:

Was out for a run yesterday, sticking to side streets, and as I ran past a park it was plainly obvious that social distancing, masks, etc. were viewed as quite optional. 

The stroke shit is terrifying.

As the weather gets warmer, people will drop their guard...at their peril.