Coronavirus?? We gone?

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:

Rocinante wrote:

I’m not politicizing it. The president is. I’m advocating exactly what your saying. The president is clearly rapidly moving toward throwing his hands up and saying get back to work. Some of you will die but I’m willing to make that sacrifice for the cheddah.

Just because he says it, doesn't mean people will do it. You think the airports are going to magically fill up just because Cheeto-face says back to business as usual? The cruise ships? Professional sports? Bars & restaurants?

I do. People are dumb. Maybe not fill up but enough people will.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:

Rocinante wrote:

I’m not politicizing it. The president is. I’m advocating exactly what your saying. The president is clearly rapidly moving toward throwing his hands up and saying get back to work. Some of you will die but I’m willing to make that sacrifice for the cheddah.

Just because he says it, doesn't mean people will do it. You think the airports are going to magically fill up just because Cheeto-face says back to business as usual? The cruise ships? Professional sports? Bars & restaurants?

I do. People are dumb. Maybe not fill up but enough people will.

Nordic wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Rocinante wrote:

I’m not politicizing it.  The president is. I’m advocating exactly what your saying.  The president is clearly rapidly moving toward throwing his hands up and saying get back to work.  Some of you will die but I’m willing to make that sacrifice for the cheddah.

the only people who accuse folks of "politicizing" some is when they don't want anyone to be held accountable.

this isn't about politics. It's about leadership. And when the leadership is willfully ignorant, gloriously incompetent, proudly immoral and has no value for human life, this is what we get.

Nah man, I'm just not going to freak out about everything he says. He didn't say were are opening up tomorrow, or next week, or even give a time. If he did, I would calling him out like Roc and the States would tell him to EABODs. But he didn't and he is right, at some point we will have to open back up. And when we do, some people are still going to die from this.

Heat Miser wrote:

Nordic wrote:

Nah man, I'm just not going to freak out about everything he says. He didn't say were are opening up tomorrow, or next week, or even give a time. If he did, I would calling him out like Roc and the States would tell him to EABODs. But he didn't and he is right, at some point we will have to open back up. And when we do, some people are still going to die from this.

Pretty sure he said Easter. That's 4/12. 2.5 weeks.

Nordic wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
the only people who accuse folks of "politicizing" some is when they don't want anyone to be held accountable.

this isn't about politics. It's about leadership. And when the leadership is willfully ignorant, gloriously incompetent, proudly immoral and has no value for human life, this is what we get.

Nah man, I'm just not going to freak out about everything he says. He didn't say were are opening up tomorrow, or next week, or even give a time. If he did, I would calling him out like Roc and the States would tell him to EABODs. But he didn't and he is right, at some point we will have to open back up. And when we do, some people are still going to die from this.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:bag of dicks, pylon. bag of dicks.

Turtleneck wrote:https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/03/what-really-doomed-americas-coronavirus-response/608596/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

I found this to be very insightful. Must read about how we got here, and no, it is not just a rundown of all of Trump’s mistakes. More commentary on our inability to understand complexity.

Nordic wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:

Nordic wrote:

Nah man, I'm just not going to freak out about everything he says. He didn't say were are opening up tomorrow, or next week, or even give a time. If he did, I would calling him out like Roc and the States would tell him to EABODs. But he didn't and he is right, at some point we will have to open back up. And when we do, some people are still going to die from this.

Pretty sure he said Easter. That's 4/12. 2.5 weeks.

Seems like a logical date to take a litmus test

Nordic wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:

Pretty sure he said Easter. That's 4/12. 2.5 weeks.

Seems like a logical date to take a litmus test

Heat Miser wrote:Awesome charts here:

An interactive visualization of the exponential spread of COVID-19

Heat Miser wrote:Awesome charts here:

An interactive visualization of the exponential spread of COVID-19

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:Awesome charts here:

An interactive visualization of the exponential spread of COVID-19

That doesn't look good

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:bag of dicks, pylon. bag of dicks.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:bag of dicks, pylon. bag of dicks.

Heat Miser wrote:

Nordic wrote:


Seems like a logical date to take a litmus test

Pretty sure "litmus tests" are being taken daily everywhere. So far, the results aren't too good.

Rocinante wrote:

Nordic wrote:


Seems like a logical date to take a litmus test

I just don’t understand how anyone could not see his comments as profoundly dangerous. He didn’t say take a litmus test on Easter. He said he’d love to have the country open by Easter. He then went on to minimize the death toll by again comparing it to the seasonal flu. People are and will continue to openly defy distancing because of this. That’s not paranoia. It’s happening. This is literally a call to sacrifice people to get the economy open again. Any previous president would be crucified for this and justifiably.

Nordic wrote:

Rocinante wrote:



I just don’t understand how anyone could not see his comments as profoundly dangerous. He didn’t say take a litmus test on Easter. He said he’d love to have the country open by Easter. He then went on to minimize the death toll by again comparing it to the seasonal flu. People are and will continue to openly defy distancing because of this. That’s not paranoia. It’s happening. This is literally a call to sacrifice people to get the economy open again. Any previous president would be crucified for this and justifiably.

Trump says something stoopid

Back to you in the studio OTPT

Nordic wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/03/what-really-doomed-americas-coronavirus-response/608596/

I found this to be very insightful. Must read about how we got here, and no, it is not just a rundown of all of Trump’s mistakes. More commentary on our inability to understand complexity.

Good read

Thus from the end of January through most of February, a soothing message got widespread traction, not just with Donald Trump and his audience, but among traditional media in the United States, which exhorted us to worry about the flu instead, and warned us against overreaction. It seemed sensible, grown-up, and responsible. “Get a Grippe, America,” read the headline of one piece that made fun of those worried about this pandemic with a play on grippe (French for “flu,” how clever.) The title said that the flu was a much bigger threat “for now.” There was a New York Times op-ed with a nice alliteration, telling us to “Beware of the Pandemic Panic,” again comparing the coronavirus to the flu, and warning us that overreaction would be worse than the pandemic. (The author wrote a follow-up admitting he was wrong, but claiming that this was a “black swan” event, something unpredictable, rather than what it was: predictable and predicted, a gray rhino). Another New York Times op-ed, on February 5, provocatively titled “Who Says It’s Not Safe to Travel to China?” and written by a tourism-industry reporter, claimed travel bans were unjust and ineffective, and were racist especially because they weren’t issued for flu—and, astonishingly, went on to reassure readers that most coronavirus victims recovered.

Other media followed suit, in framing the initial response as an overreaction. BuzzFeed News ran a piece telling people to worry about the flu instead of the coronavirus. (It has since wisely changed its headline, though that doesn’t erase the damage.) Recode published an article titled “The Tech Industry Is Terrified of the Virus,” emphasizing that “public officials in the area say the virus is contained”—and even mentioning the eccentric doomsday scenarios of tech billionaires.

Heat Miser wrote:

Nordic wrote:

Nah man, I'm just not going to freak out about everything he says. He didn't say were are opening up tomorrow, or next week, or even give a time. If he did, I would calling him out like Roc and the States would tell him to EABODs. But he didn't and he is right, at some point we will have to open back up. And when we do, some people are still going to die from this.

Pretty sure he said Easter. That's 4/12. 2.5 weeks.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Nordic wrote:

Nah man, I'm just not going to freak out about everything he says. He didn't say were are opening up tomorrow, or next week, or even give a time. If he did, I would calling him out like Roc and the States would tell him to EABODs. But he didn't and he is right, at some point we will have to open back up. And when we do, some people are still going to die from this.

I have no idea what he said - I don't watch his garbage. I'm simply saying his grotesque lack of leadership and blinding incompetence has finally caught up to him and the morally vapid people who support him.

MiamiSpartan wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:

Pretty sure he said Easter. That's 4/12. 2.5 weeks.

He did not say we are opening up on (or by) Easter (or if he did in the Town Hall, he clarified it in the press conference). In the press conference, he said that he would like to. He said that it is a goal. He also said that he would be listening to what Fauci, Birx, etc. say, and hinted that the date is flexible (then deferred to Fauci who directly said that it is flexible). Look, he's a real estate developer. Real estate developers always set ambitious goals and they almost never get met. They don't move people in if it isn't safe/ready. In other words, dont read too much into his goal dates. He's also said that it may be some parts of the country that open up sooner than others, which was backed up by the experts (not that it WOULD, but that it COULD, and that some areas may be evaluated differently).

I don't want to defend him, but being aware of what was said helps to have a better discussion. I get it, he's the president, and people want to take what he says at face value as opposed to being a typical, overly-ambitious developer. But knowing his background, it just sounds like what I've heard hundreds of times over my career when clients have had building or grand opening dates that never hit the goal.

It is interesting that, for as often as many of you say that you don't trust a word he says (and I agree on that), some of you are sure quick to believe him on this date.

MiamiSpartan wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:

Nordic wrote:

Nah man, I'm just not going to freak out about everything he says. He didn't say were are opening up tomorrow, or next week, or even give a time. If he did, I would calling him out like Roc and the States would tell him to EABODs. But he didn't and he is right, at some point we will have to open back up. And when we do, some people are still going to die from this.

Pretty sure he said Easter. That's 4/12. 2.5 weeks.

He did not say we are opening up on (or by) Easter (or if he did in the Town Hall, he clarified it in the press conference). In the press conference, he said that he would like to. He said that it is a goal. He also said that he would be listening to what Fauci, Birx, etc. say, and hinted that the date is flexible (then deferred to Fauci who directly said that it is flexible). Look, he's a real estate developer. Real estate developers always set ambitious goals and they almost never get met. They don't move people in if it isn't safe/ready. In other words, dont read too much into his goal dates. He's also said that it may be some parts of the country that open up sooner than others, which was backed up by the experts (not that it WOULD, but that it COULD, and that some areas may be evaluated differently).

I don't want to defend him, but being aware of what was said helps to have a better discussion. I get it, he's the president, and people want to take what he says at face value as opposed to being a typical, overly-ambitious developer. But knowing his background, it just sounds like what I've heard hundreds of times over my career when clients have had building or grand opening dates that never hit the goal.

It is interesting that, for as often as many of you say that you don't trust a word he says (and I agree on that), some of you are sure quick to believe him on this date.

Heat Miser wrote:

MiamiSpartan wrote:



He did not say we are opening up on (or by) Easter (or if he did in the Town Hall, he clarified it in the press conference). In the press conference, he said that he would like to. He said that it is a goal. He also said that he would be listening to what Fauci, Birx, etc. say, and hinted that the date is flexible (then deferred to Fauci who directly said that it is flexible). Look, he's a real estate developer. Real estate developers always set ambitious goals and they almost never get met. They don't move people in if it isn't safe/ready. In other words, dont read too much into his goal dates. He's also said that it may be some parts of the country that open up sooner than others, which was backed up by the experts (not that it WOULD, but that it COULD, and that some areas may be evaluated differently).

I don't want to defend him, but being aware of what was said helps to have a better discussion. I get it, he's the president, and people want to take what he says at face value as opposed to being a typical, overly-ambitious developer. But knowing his background, it just sounds like what I've heard hundreds of times over my career when clients have had building or grand opening dates that never hit the goal.

It is interesting that, for as often as many of you say that you don't trust a word he says (and I agree on that), some of you are sure quick to believe him on this date.

He's the president. He's not a real estate developer anymore. There's no free pass because of your previous occupation. Everything he says carries weight, especially with tWingnuts. He mentions Easter & the right wing propaganda machine immediately goes to work promoting it. It's dangerous & irresponsible.

Rocinante wrote:Pretty sure I quoted him. The whole transcript is here

https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-town-hall-transcript-march-24-trump-wants-to-restart-the-economy-by-easter

Again the point is not that I believe him. The point is that his words have an effect and people, encouraged by his cavalier attitude are not following the steps needed to stop the virus.

Heat Miser wrote:

MiamiSpartan wrote:



He did not say we are opening up on (or by) Easter (or if he did in the Town Hall, he clarified it in the press conference). In the press conference, he said that he would like to. He said that it is a goal. He also said that he would be listening to what Fauci, Birx, etc. say, and hinted that the date is flexible (then deferred to Fauci who directly said that it is flexible). Look, he's a real estate developer. Real estate developers always set ambitious goals and they almost never get met. They don't move people in if it isn't safe/ready. In other words, dont read too much into his goal dates. He's also said that it may be some parts of the country that open up sooner than others, which was backed up by the experts (not that it WOULD, but that it COULD, and that some areas may be evaluated differently).

I don't want to defend him, but being aware of what was said helps to have a better discussion. I get it, he's the president, and people want to take what he says at face value as opposed to being a typical, overly-ambitious developer. But knowing his background, it just sounds like what I've heard hundreds of times over my career when clients have had building or grand opening dates that never hit the goal.

It is interesting that, for as often as many of you say that you don't trust a word he says (and I agree on that), some of you are sure quick to believe him on this date.

He's the president. He's not a real estate developer anymore. There's no free pass because of your previous occupation. Everything he says carries weight, especially with tWingnuts. He mentions Easter & the right wing propaganda machine immediately goes to work promoting it. It's dangerous & irresponsible.

MiamiSpartan wrote:

Rocinante wrote:Pretty sure I quoted him. The whole transcript is here

https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-town-hall-transcript-march-24-trump-wants-to-restart-the-economy-by-easter

Again the point is not that I believe him. The point is that his words have an effect and people, encouraged by his cavalier attitude are not following the steps needed to stop the virus.

Yes, and he specifically said earlier in that interview that we will give it more time if we need to. Thats the kind of thing I'm talking about, people jump on a soundbite ignoring the context given.

His words are also, literally, over and over again saying to stay in, maintain social distance, etc. If he's being overly optimistic for the situation 2 weeks from now, fair enough, but in terms of the immediate day to day situation, I dont see how he has been cavalier about the steps people can take to avoid this and limit the impact (the debate over state vs federal help, etc) is a different matter.

Nordic wrote:We have officially entered the Nigel-zone

In several hours on Tuesday, Dr. Ashley Bray performed chest compressions at Elmhurst Hospital Center on a woman in her 80s, a man in his 60s and a 38-year-old who reminded the doctor of her fiancé. All had tested positive for the coronavirus and had gone into cardiac arrest. All eventually died.

Elmhurst, a 545-bed public hospital in Queens, has begun transferring patients not suffering from coronavirus to other hospitals as it moves toward becoming dedicated entirely to the outbreak. Doctors and nurses have struggled to make do with a few dozen ventilators. Calls over a loudspeaker of “Team 700,” the code for when a patient is on the verge of death, come several times a shift. Some have died inside the emergency room while waiting for a bed.

A refrigerated truck has been stationed outside to hold the bodies of the dead. Over the past 24 hours, New York City’s public hospital system said in a statement, 13 people at Elmhurst had died.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:US passes 1,000 hoax-related deaths.

And we're nowhere near peak. Not even approaching it. Especially with the mind-numbing absence of federal leadership.

Nurses in the United States wearing trash bags to protect themselves.