That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons bring us some web forums whereupon we can gather
http://garbi.online/forum/
CBS's Paula Reid presses Trump on his propaganda video: "Your video has a complete gap. What did your administration do in February with the time that your travel ban bought you?" Trump only responds: "A lot. A lot."
Reid: "The video has a gap."
Trump: "You know you're a fake."
That look when he said "Don't even imply that" was like "I hope they get kompromat on you too, bitch".malchior wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:04 pm I turned off the press conference like usual and apparently I missed Fauci dragged out to give an apology to Dear Leader. A reporter straight up asked Fauci if this was a forced apology. He got mad and sad it was voluntary. It is insane that someone had to ask that question.
Here is the exchange - this is *insane*.
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1249820158413209605
President Donald J Trump calms a nation on edge
(from a NYT fake news update)“The president of the United States calls the shots,” Mr. Trump said in a briefing at the White House. He added that he would work with the states, adding that he believed they were anxious to reopen when they can. “When someone is president of the United States, the authority is total.”
God I love her. She just refuses to back down.Smoove_B wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:50 pm Looks like he's handling things great this evening.
https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/stat ... 9812939777President Donald J Trump calms a nation on edge
And yet, she manages to refrain from calling him a fake president. Because man, I would totally blurt that out.hepcat wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:47 pmGod I love her. She just refuses to back down.Smoove_B wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:50 pm Looks like he's handling things great this evening.
https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/stat ... 9812939777President Donald J Trump calms a nation on edge
You know, for some reason, the "shades of evil" comment made me immediately think:malchior wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 4:27 pmNope she is one of the worst of them. Anyone raised by this monster is beyond tainted goods. I'd have to reluctantly go with Mnuchin but this is just shades of evil at this point. Not a normal functioning non-sociopath amongst them.Unagi wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:53 pm Oh man.
If you HAD to pick one of them being the least horrible - who would it be. I may have to go with Ivanka ??
There's a western states group, a NE states group...if only there was some pre-existing organization that was meant to represent all the states. Some sort of, I don't know, a Federation of states, or something like that. I know emotions are running high, but I almost feel like, "you know what, F it if Texas and the Southern Confederated States of Jesus want to secede. let em. I want to live somewhere where facts and science rule the decision-making process"
Time will tell if the red states also decide to band together or if each will go it alone. My money is on "going it alone" because "Fuck you, I got mine" seems to be the GOP mantra.Formix wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:27 amThere's a western states group, a NE states group...if only there was some pre-existing organization that was meant to represent all the states. Some sort of, I don't know, a Federation of states, or something like that. I know emotions are running high, but I almost feel like, "you know what, F it if Texas and the Southern Confederated States of Jesus want to secede. let em. I want to live somewhere where facts and science rule the decision-making process"
Probably going to be more of a East Coast / West Coast organizations working together and Red states screaming "I HATE YOU, HELP ME!" while stabbing themselves in the arm with fake promises and swallowing snake oil.raydude wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:28 amTime will tell if the red states also decide to band together or if each will go it alone. My money is on "going it alone" because "Fuck you, I got mine" seems to be the GOP mantra.Formix wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:27 amThere's a western states group, a NE states group...if only there was some pre-existing organization that was meant to represent all the states. Some sort of, I don't know, a Federation of states, or something like that. I know emotions are running high, but I almost feel like, "you know what, F it if Texas and the Southern Confederated States of Jesus want to secede. let em. I want to live somewhere where facts and science rule the decision-making process"
https://twitter.com/adastra1930/status/ ... 88706?s=20El Guapo wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:50 pm No worries! We're all good.
https://twitter.com/HelenKennedy/status ... 3802923016
And:Absent any certainty, one group of health experts, led by Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist and former adviser to the Obama administration, argues that stay-at-home orders must continue until at least May 20. Another team, led by Scott Gottlieb, a former FDA commissioner, suggests that states should relax their restrictions only after new case counts have fallen for 14 consecutive days. Currently, the U.S. is still averaging about 30,000 new confirmed cases every day. “My sense is that we haven’t turned the corner,” said Rivers, who is a co-author on Gottlieb’s road map.
It's a lengthy but well-researched and realistic article. Would recommend.Stay-at-home orders might lift first, allowing friends and family to reunite. Small businesses could reopen with limitations: Offices might run on shifts and still rely heavily on teleworking, while restaurants and bars could create more space between tables. Schools could restart once researchers determine if children actually spread the virus.
This process might take several weeks to unfold, and even at the end of it, none of the experts I spoke with was comfortable with the return of crowded public spaces. Gottlieb’s road map, for example, recommends that until a vaccine or an effective treatment is produced, social gatherings should be limited to 50 people or fewer. That will be especially challenging in large cities: An average Manhattan street or subway car is the equivalent of a mass gathering. Elsewhere, concerts, conferences, summer camps, political rallies, large weddings, and major sporting events may all have to be suspended for at least this year. “It’s hard for me to imagine anyone going to Fenway Park and sitting with 30,000 fans—that will almost surely be a bad idea,” said Ashish Jha, an internist and public-health expert at Harvard. “This isn’t going to look like a normal summer in America.”
The frustrating part (one of the many frustrating parts?) is that this got comparatively minor coverage vs Trump's campaign rally, yet this and the similar east-coast pact are by far more impactful.Paingod wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 3:25 pm Loving watching the California checklist of events and measures they need to assess and hit before they can ease up on restrictions - which flies in direct contradiction to Trump's "I CONTROL THE STATES" tantrum earlier. Like a beautiful slap in the face. A great big middle finger to him. I love it.
This sort of actual rational, reasonable, adult briefing is what Americans need. Not hissy fits and finger-pointing. Not suggesting "Some of you may have to die for our economy" ...
One day, I think we’re going to find out that the medical drama behind the scenes in the White House is beyond what any screenwriter could’ve dreamed up.
Nahmalchior wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:19 pm Pro Wrestling declared essential business in Florida. Could this be political? Nah....
The former head of the small business administration, Linda stepped down in 2019 in order to join President Donald Trump's re-election campaign. The former wrestling executive that helped build WWE into a massive company had been a member of Trump's cabinet since 2017 but was going to help raise funds for campaign ads. However, there were several users on social media that felt there was a connection. They believed that McMahon's Super PAC's $18.5 million donation to the State of Florida played a role in wrestling becoming an "essential service."
I know the WHO is this weeks whipping boy of choice, but I’m a little fuzzy as to why, exactly. I assume it’s because they didn’t sufficiently kiss the ring, but maybe there’s more to it.malchior wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:52 pm More fun today. In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, the President just announced the defunding of the WHO at a press conference where everyone was commenting that he appeared to be severely drugged and could barely read. Fucking awesome.
You might want to sit down, but he said they failed at their duties and need to be held accountable. MAXIMUM PROJECTIONSkinypupy wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:34 pmI know the WHO is this weeks whipping boy of choice, but I’m a little fuzzy as to why, exactly. I assume it’s because they didn’t sufficiently kiss the ring, but maybe there’s more to it.
Hasn’t their tally been above 10k for a couple of days already?malchior wrote:NY just said they are adding another 3700 who weren't tested but are presumed dead due to the coronavirus to bring there tally up to over 10K. Unbelievable.
That's kind of unorthodox and my data peeps don't like when you do that. Instead, when this is all over we list known deaths and presumptive deaths. Some might even detail it out more by listing COVID-19 as a contributing factor. But to just lump people in without confirmatory testing is a no-no.malchior wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:17 pm NY just said they are adding another 3700 who weren't tested but are presumed dead due to the coronavirus to bring there tally up to over 10K. Unbelievable.
Not sure but this is the current headline on the NY Times:RunningMn9 wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:22 pmHasn’t their tally been above 10k for a couple of days already?malchior wrote:NY just said they are adding another 3700 who weren't tested but are presumed dead due to the coronavirus to bring there tally up to over 10K. Unbelievable.
Deaths in New York City Pass 10,000 as Virus Count is Revised
I agree. The story even says it is higher level of death compared to baseline. So it is deaths from all causes being lumped in potentially. It is messy at best but I think its a fair indicator if you are communicating the toll on the city overall. They should be clearer about that.Smoove_B wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:23 pmThat's kind of unorthodox and my data peeps don't like when you do that. Instead, when this is all over we list known deaths and presumptive deaths. Some might even detail it out more by listing COVID-19 as a contributing factor. But to just lump people in without confirmatory testing is a no-no.malchior wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:17 pm NY just said they are adding another 3700 who weren't tested but are presumed dead due to the coronavirus to bring there tally up to over 10K. Unbelievable.
Ahhhh, so that's where the buck stops.Smoove_B wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:50 pmYou might want to sit down, but he said they failed at their duties and need to be held accountable. MAXIMUM PROJECTIONSkinypupy wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:34 pmI know the WHO is this weeks whipping boy of choice, but I’m a little fuzzy as to why, exactly. I assume it’s because they didn’t sufficiently kiss the ring, but maybe there’s more to it.
As always, you first Representative Hollingsworth. You first. I'm still trying to get my mind around the pivot to this, but then I remember the President is on TV every night showing zero remorse or empathy for those that have already died.An Indiana congressman said Tuesday that letting more Americans die from the novel coronavirus is the "lesser of two evils" compared with the economy cratering due to social distancing measures.
Speaking with radio station WIBC in Indiana, Republican Rep. Trey Hollingsworth asserted that, while he appreciated the science behind the virus' spread, "it is always the American government's position to say, in the choice between the loss of our way of life as Americans and the loss of life, of American lives, we have to always choose the latter."