COVID-19 The 7th Part: We're Gonna Be Number One Soon!

[aparch]

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Now I may be mistaken, but I believe smaller places like Ace could stay open if they wanted to, right? They just have to limit to 25% capacity?

I just find it funny the huge rallying cry about killing small local business when most of the product limitations only apply to giant corporations. (Not that Ace isn’t also a giant corporation, but they seem to have co-branded with the neighborhood shop in many places).

That's what I read in the actual Executive Order. I even pointed that out (the benefits of smaller stores/companies) to a couple of friends who were spouting off about the big box closures on Facebook, and they promptly shut up.

[aparch]

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Real tweet. An hour ago. He actually hit send on this. I mean, I know he's dumber than a bag of dog****, but man alive...

I had to Google it, but according to Wikipedia, the documented cases were only 3,433 deaths in the United States (and territories). The CDC claims an estimate of 12,469 deaths (range: 8,868–18,306) which would calculate those suspected but never tested. (Gee, that sounds familiar.)


But yes, Your statement is accurate.

[alfablue]

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Now I may be mistaken, but I believe smaller places like Ace could stay open if they wanted to, right? They just have to limit to 25% capacity?

I just find it funny the huge rallying cry about killing small local business when most of the product limitations only apply to giant corporations. (Not that Ace isn’t also a giant corporation, but they seem to have co-branded with the neighborhood shop in many places).

One Ace is open, the other is just curbside delivery. Have not driven by the local hardware store in a month, so not sure if they are open or not, but I think they are allowed to be. They support a lot of small subcontractors fixing homes.

While the Ace stores are owned by the same local group, I think they are the ones deciding on the operations of each store.

[alfablue]

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Yeah. Hydroponic project.

It is legal in this state.

[Slap Shot]

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The frequency of "Open Minnesota" tweets has been off the charts the past few hours. ffs

[leswp1]

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It's at this point I am seriously beginning to wonder how much collateral damage there will be to just "open everything up" and let Darwin have his fun.

Basically just let the dumb people run wild for 3 months, while smart people limit contact as much as possible. I know we will lose some on our side, but it's a small price to pay.

More or less this is the toddler still wanting to touch the hot stove after repeated attempts at saying "NO!"... A small part of me would smile at the resulting death and medical bankruptcy among Dumpies

Grand if you don't count the collateral damage of all the healthcare workers who are dying and getting sick or the people who work in grocery stores (my son) with no available PPE and people telling him its all a hoax and getting in his face.

If we could have a store for stupids, staffed by the stupids who say they want to go back to work, patronized by the stupids and find a way to tatoo No vents, no treatment.... THen I would be OK with that.

Article about testing at a homeless shelter in Boston where they were shocked, just shocked at the rate of asymptomatic positive tests. If the CDC is surprised and me, a lowly NP, is totally not experiencing a flicker of surprise, we are in deep doodoodoodoo

https://www.boston25news.com/news/cd...Dk647AmYXMqoi4

[aparch]

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The frequency of "Open Minnesota" tweets has been off the charts the past few hours. ffs

"This parachute has slowed our descent, let's take it off."

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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MN rep Jason Lewis apparently shaking hands at the protest. God I hope he gets a cough next week.

Like les said, I want these stupids to shop at different stores

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota...ernors-mansion

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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More pro-Trump protesters demanding we end social distancing, while not wearing masks and standing side-by-side in a group of several hundred. Will ve fascinating to follow up and see how many get sick. https://t.co/ZuNfc4hXD9

— John Aravosis 🇺🇸 (@aravosis) April 17, 2020

[French Rage]

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The frequency of "Open Minnesota" tweets has been off the charts the past few hours. ffs

Russians like getting their money's worth.

[rufus]

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Article about testing at a homeless shelter in Boston where they were shocked, just shocked at the rate of asymptomatic positive tests. If the CDC is surprised and me, a lowly NP, is totally not experiencing a flicker of surprise, we are in deep doodoodoodoo

https://www.boston25news.com/news/cd...Dk647AmYXMqoi4

But if those were just regular working folk instead of homeless, CDC guidelines say they are ok to be at work.

[Handyman]

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Yeah, this is bad reporting. I'm not sure where the WSJ is getting their data. It's a fishwrap at best since they were sold.

At least Worldometers puts that important caveat in their numbers.

I think you both are reading it wrong. It didnt say "4100 died yesterday" it said "4100 died in a 24 hour period" which is quite possible depending on when they started the clock.

edit: It also says the number might have been affected by the change in how NY is reporting.

[Kepler]

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I think you both are reading it wrong. It didnt say "4100 died yesterday" it said "4100 died in a 24 hour period" which is quite possible depending on when they started the clock.

edit: It also says the number might have been affected by the change in how NY is reporting.

Ah. Thanks.

[jflory81]

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I think you both are reading it wrong. It didnt say "4100 died yesterday" it said "4100 died in a 24 hour period" which is quite possible depending on when they started the clock.

edit: It also says the number might have been affected by the change in how NY is reporting.

The change in NY reporting is the only way you could get to a number like that. They dumped 3778 "probable" deaths into their total en masse.

[rufus]

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The change in NY reporting is the only way you could get to a number like that. They dumped 3778 "probable" deaths into their total en masse.

They did that a couple days ago though. I think this count was after that. If that number was included, the total deaths would be far higher than 4500.