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Holman wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:51 pm He did walk to the helicopter without help and without visible distress.

So he’s not incapacitated or chair-bound, at least.

He's getting the Cadillac treatment. The plasma and rendesovir and whatever else is actually indicated (as opposed hydroxochloroquine). Whatever it looks like, it's not quite as bad as it looks. They're just pulling out all the stops...

could you imagine finding out that it was your plasma donation being administered to the Trump

Enough wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:33 am

gbasden wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:29 am

Skinypupy wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:25 am Because the guy lies about literally everything, I have to admit that part of me is skeptical about this. It would be a great way for him to a) take the heat off his racism/debate performance, b) be a built-in excuse for literally any issue that arises in the last month before the election (including skipping the remaining debates), and c) a perfect opportunity for him to say “I had it and it was just a mild cold” and watch the MAGAs lap it up.

I’ll go adjust my tin foil hat now...

I'll have to admit, that was my first thoughts as well.

Aye, me as well. We have all been gas-lighted into cynical oblivion.

[bone spurs]


Also my thoughts and prayers are a source of shame at the moment.

he was ~6 feet from Trump yelling for ~90 minutes

This. So much this.

LawBeefaroni wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:54 pm He's getting the Cadillac treatment. The plasma and rendesovir and whatever else is actually indicated (as opposed hydroxochloroquine). Whatever it looks like, it's not quite as bad as it looks. They're just pulling out all the stops...

You know it. He's literally getting presidential treatment so when it's over he can say it was no big deal for the nation that has the best medical care in the world that he gave us in spire of Obamacare.

NC GOP senator Thom Tillis just announced that he has tested positive for COVID.

This is getting serious - Trump is having trouble breathing:

https://twitter.com/acosta/status/13121 ... 69792?s=21

hitbyambulance wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:57 pm could you imagine finding out that it was your plasma donation being administered to the Trump

Doctor to Trump - "No sir, it was an African American that donated it"

Holman wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:29 pm NC GOP senator Thom Tillis just announced that he has tested positive for COVID.

Every person who has gotten sick has been linked to the Rose Garden super spreader event last Saturday - Tillis, Lee, Trump, the Notre Dame President, Hicks, several reporters. The admin is totally to blame here. Another Senator or so and they won’t be able to confirm Barrett before the election.

Grifman wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:36 pm

Holman wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:29 pm NC GOP senator Thom Tillis just announced that he has tested positive for COVID.

Every person who has gotten sick has been linked to the Rose Garden super spreader event last Saturday - Tillis, Lee, Trump, the Notre Dame President, Hicks, several reporters. The admin is totally to blame here. Another Senator or so and they won’t be able to confirm Barrett before the election.

In fact Mike Lee and Thom Tillis are both on Senate Judiciary, which I don’t think has yet moved Barrett forward. If they’re actually out for a time, the committee is tied.

Grifman wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:31 pm This is getting serious - Trump is having trouble breathing:

https://twitter.com/acosta/status/13121 ... 69792?s=21

oh, the irony.

Grifman wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:31 pm This is getting serious - Trump is having trouble breathing:

https://twitter.com/acosta/status/13121 ... 69792?s=21

I’m remaining skeptical of these breathless (HA!) media reports of Trump cratering as well.

If he does have it and if he does survive maybe this is how he'll be the rest of his life...

Grifman wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:36 pm Another Senator or so and they won’t be able to confirm Barrett before the election.

I saw a meme or tweet or something this morning saying that trump's infection is evidence that RBG won her first case before God.

If he's getting remdesivir this early, it might work. It's a strong antiviral that ordinary mortals don't get it until they're critical, because it's in short supply. (I know a bit about remdesivir because GS441, the drug that's saving my cat's life, is an earlier formulation of the same drug. Unfortunately, it's not as miraculous against SARS-CoV-2 as it is against FeCoV.)

You know it would be nice if Trump came out of this experience as a kinder, gentler, more thoughtful man. But who am I fooling . . .

Kraken wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:16 pm If he's getting remdesivir this early, it might work.

He's getting Regeneron, not remdesivir. A totally different type of drug.

Oh, and apparently Kellyanne Conway might also be positive and symptomatic for COVID-19, according to her daughter on TikTok.

There are claims that 3 WH journalists tested positive.

Grifman wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:21 pm https://twitter.com/okhiya3/status/1312 ... 04547?s=21

Apparently she's just confirmed it per Twitter.

gilraen wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:03 pm

Kraken wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:16 pm If he's getting remdesivir this early, it might work.

He's getting Regeneron, not remdesivir. A totally different type of drug.

Oh, and apparently Kellyanne Conway might also be positive and symptomatic for COVID-19, according to her daughter on TikTok.

My bad. I was going on Lawbeef's "rendesovir or whatever" post above. He's probably getting remdesivir, too, though; I imagine they're throwing everything they've got into him.

lucky they're getting infected now rather than six months ago, when there was practically nothing for treatments available

Conway's daughter has to ask herself....is her mom evil, stupid, or both to support, work for, brag on, and lie for Trump.

Also maybe COVID will interact with all of Trump's past STDs and mutate to wipe him out.

Daehawk wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:31 pm Conway's daughter has to ask herself....is her mom evil, stupid, or both to support, work for, brag on, and lie for Trump.

Her dad's on the opposing team, so that young lady must be in constant conflict. One hopes she takes after dad.

Kraken wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:06 pm

gilraen wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:03 pm

Kraken wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:16 pm If he's getting remdesivir this early, it might work.

He's getting Regeneron, not remdesivir. A totally different type of drug.

Oh, and apparently Kellyanne Conway might also be positive and symptomatic for COVID-19, according to her daughter on TikTok.

My bad. I was going on Lawbeef's "rendesovir or whatever" post above. He's probably getting remdesivir, too, though; I imagine they're throwing everything they've got into him.

Yeah, you are right, though, the White House just sent out an update that they will be putting him on remdesivir as well.

Which, again, completely negates the whole "mild-to-moderate-no-big-deal-just-a-precaution" narrative.

Daehawk wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:31 pm Conway's daughter has to ask herself....is her mom evil, stupid, or both to support, work for, brag on, and lie for Trump.

Also maybe COVID will interact with all of Trump's past STDs and mutate to wipe him out.

https://www.insider.com/anti-trump-clau ... her-2020-8

Claudia Conway, the 15-year-old daughter of Kellyanne and George Conway, has said on Twitter that she is "officially pushing for emancipation" from her family.

Daehawk wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:32 pm

hitbyambulance wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:57 pm could you imagine finding out that it was your plasma donation being administered to the Trump

Doctor to Trump - "No sir, it was an African American that donated it"

and on top of that... what are the chances Trump donates plasma if he recovers? i'm going to say 0%.

Bill Stepien announced as positive. COVID-19 is acting like a 'soft' decapitation strike on the campaign and the administration.

Maybe the virus saw the Red Queen.

Well, the last 24 hours have put new meaning to the phrase "Well, that escalated quickly"

Carpet_pissr wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:12 am Am I a bad person for making an Arya Stark-like COVID wishlist for some truly reprehensible characters near Trump that likely were exposed? I promise I don’t go around naming them in my head, and saying it aloud before I go to sleep at night.

My NYT news alert keeps notifying me of yet another person in the Trump circle testing positive. Maybe there really is a Arya COVID list?

Really hope this sinks their chances of installing a 3rd justice to the court.

Daehawk wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:05 am Really hope this sinks their chances of installing a 3rd justice to the court.

That's a lost cause. It's happening. Energy is better spent on what to do next.

White House Covid-19 contact tracker (updated in real time)

https://public.tableau.com/profile/pete ... erviewDash

Well this is just getting ridiculous. It's almost like this is a highly contagious disease that people should take prevention on. What a freaking week.... I need him out of office so I can stop reading f'n insane news stories daily.

Blackhawk wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:33 am

Daehawk wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:05 am Really hope this sinks their chances of installing a 3rd justice to the court.

That's a lost cause. It's happening. Energy is better spent on what to do next.

Before, I think there was a 99% chance of the nominee getting confirmed (some scandal could come out that derails the nomination, for example). This almost undoubtedly delays the vote until after the election, at which point there's other things that could hurt the nomination (eg, the Democrats gain a seat right away, Republicans lose in a landslide causing some Republicans (especially the ones that lost or could be up in a purple state in the future to rethink things, etc.), so maybe 98%. But yes, energy is better spent elsewhere.

And, of course, we're assuming that the Democrats don't gain control of the Senate before the election.

The White House “bubble” around the president was never really that much of a “bubble”. No masks, no social distancing, they seem to have relied totally upon testing to protect the president. This was only inevitable, I’m surprised it took this long;

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ar ... fe/616585/

gilraen wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:43 pm

Kraken wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:06 pm

gilraen wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:03 pm

Kraken wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:16 pm If he's getting remdesivir this early, it might work.

He's getting Regeneron, not remdesivir. A totally different type of drug.

Oh, and apparently Kellyanne Conway might also be positive and symptomatic for COVID-19, according to her daughter on TikTok.

My bad. I was going on Lawbeef's "rendesovir or whatever" post above. He's probably getting remdesivir, too, though; I imagine they're throwing everything they've got into him.

Yeah, you are right, though, the White House just sent out an update that they will be putting him on remdesivir as well.

Which, again, completely negates the whole "mild-to-moderate-no-big-deal-just-a-precaution" narrative.

He's undoubtedly getting the kitchen sink approach. Presumably minus any dangerous interactions. But he'll be pumped full of whatever they have otherwise. That's why he went to Walter Reed.

Blackhawk wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:33 am

Daehawk wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:05 am Really hope this sinks their chances of installing a 3rd justice to the court.

That's a lost cause. It's happening. Energy is better spent on what to do next.

They are 1 R vote away from not having enough Senators on the judiciary. It could get delayed...and then they'll just do it lame duck. Yeah people have a lot of probably false hope around this.

Grifman wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:28 am The White House “bubble” around the president was never really that much of a “bubble”. No masks, no social distancing, they seem to have relied totally upon testing to protect the president. This was only inevitable, I’m surprised it took this long;

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ar ... fe/616585/

It's almost as though they don't realize that testing only helps contain the damage once the infection has hit. It's not a protection against getting hit in the first place...

Senator Ron Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus.

The candidate, the candidate's campaign manager, and the RNC chairwoman are all in isolation a month before the election.

Rolled for Divine Intervention, got a 20!