Covfefe-19 The 10th Part: Might As Well Reject No Shirt, No Shoes While You're At It

[MissThundercat]

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Except for those of us who have to be out there.

I have to be out there. State of Michigan has declared ABA therapy essential. Door Dash and Instacart are essential.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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Who didn’t see this coming

“ Like ripples in a pond, coronavirus is radiating out from its epicenters in large cities. A new analysis shows nearly three-quarters of Americans live in counties where the virus is now spreading widely. Another 200 counties have seen significant growth in infection trends in the last week, making them high-prevalence counties. As President Trump encourages states to reopen their economies, areas where his supporters are more likely to live are now experiencing their first brush with coronavirus cases.”

 

[French Rage]

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Who didn’t see this coming

“ Like ripples in a pond, coronavirus is radiating out from its epicenters in large cities. A new analysis shows nearly three-quarters of Americans live in counties where the virus is now spreading widely. Another 200 counties have seen significant growth in infection trends in the last week, making them high-prevalence counties. As President Trump encourages states to reopen their economies, areas where his supporters are more likely to live are now experiencing their first brush with coronavirus cases.”

Can you post the link to the article?

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Can you post the link to the article?

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/497975-covid-19-now-spreading-fastest-in-small-rural-counties

 

[WeAreNDHockey]

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At this point, I think we've reached the best "pause" point, so slowly open up (and get ready to dial back if it spikes)...

There isn't going to be any widespread dialing it back in a lot of states no matter what happens. You think the MAGAts are gonna let that happen in places like WI, IN or MI? If cases spike in Michigan, that's when trump will blow his dog whistle and Whitmer will need to shelter in place, and not because of coronavirus. Evers has had his pee-pee slapped plenty hard and the gerrymandered legislation will make sure he can take no statewide action. Indiana's governor has been doing his best to hide his republican cred but he's sure to have used up all his ability to think by now, and his inner Mike Pence will come to the surface if deaths and hospitalizations spike in Indiana. We might see local measures in places where there are functional politicians but in red areas of any state and in red states overall people could (and will) drop like flies and either the numbers will be fudged and hidden, or it will just be chalked up to the price we pay to make sure we enrich our betters.

America proved to be even less resilient than I thought we'd be. Data shows we could barely keep up with good social distancing measures for a month in a lot of places. Recent images from places where restrictions are lifting shows people only took this seriously because they were told to, proving to me we HAD to tell them to because there was zero chance it was going to happen on its own.

 

[The Rube]

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There isn't going to be any widespread dialing it back in a lot of states no matter what happens. You think the MAGAts are gonna let that happen in places like WI, IN or MI? If cases spike in Michigan, that's when trump will blow his dog whistle and Whitmer will need to shelter in place, and not because of coronavirus. Evers has had his pee-pee slapped plenty hard and the gerrymandered legislation will make sure he can take no statewide action. Indiana's governor has been doing his best to hide his republican cred but he's sure to have used up all his ability to think by now, and his inner Mike Pence will come to the surface if deaths and hospitalizations spike in Indiana. We might see local measures in places where there are functional politicians but in red areas of any state and in red states overall people could (and will) drop like flies and either the numbers will be fudged and hidden, or it will just be chalked up to the price we pay to make sure we enrich our betters.

America proved to be even less resilient than I thought we'd be. Data shows we could barely keep up with good social distancing measures for a month in a lot of places. Recent images from places where restrictions are lifting shows people only took this seriously because they were told to, proving to me we HAD to tell them to because there was zero chance it was going to happen on its own.

It took the WI Supreme Court to let loose in WI. Although, they are a backwards state (honest, no bias in that statement, I promise). I can't see MN getting to that level. I think many states (I honestly can't/won't say "majority") fit that same category. The governors will dial it back if need be, and then it becomes a court fight.

 

[French Rage]

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/497975-covid-19-now-spreading-fastest-in-small-rural-counties

Thanks!

Also this gem:

By the end of March, 83 percent of counties where the coronavirus was highly prevalent were in the Northeast. But for the last five consecutive weeks, the majority of counties newly falling into the highly prevalent category have been in Southern and Western states. This week, Alabama, Texas and North Carolina have all experienced their highest numbers of confirmed cases.

 

[MissThundercat]

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Here in Michigan, we have a bunch of lawsuits winding their way through the courts and I have a hunch we'll end up like Wisconsin.

 

[The Rube]

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Here in Michigan, we have a bunch of lawsuits winding their way through the courts and I have a hunch we'll end up like Wisconsin.

I have that feeling, too. MI is a bit more...agressive than the average state.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Funny, 90k dead and their families disagree</p>— Denise Wu (@denisewu) <a href="https://twitter.com/denisewu/status/1262096197142999041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MissThundercat]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Idiots: "Businesses don't have to bake cakes for the gays CUZ FREEDOM! This is 'murica and they don't have to serve people if they don't wanna!" <br><br>Businesses: "You must wear a mask to enter our establishment." <br><br>Idiots: "No, not like that."</p>— James Fell (@BodyForWife) <a href="https://twitter.com/BodyForWife/status/1259695839800250375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[French Rage]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Idiots: "Businesses don't have to bake cakes for the gays CUZ FREEDOM! This is 'murica and they don't have to serve people if they don't wanna!" <br><br>Businesses: "You must wear a mask to enter our establishment." <br><br>Idiots: "No, not like that."</p>— James Fell (@BodyForWife) <a href="https://twitter.com/BodyForWife/status/1259695839800250375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I wish the face-eating leopard would stop eating my face. I mean, come on.

 

[Handyman]

And that’s why I’m not mad that he’s letting it expire.

Me either. I will self quarantine.

Do you think he will cancel the Fair? I kinda don't think he will now.

 

[The Rube]

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Me either. I will self quarantine.

Do you think he will cancel the Fair? I kinda don't think he will now.

I think the organizers will.

Either way, and I say this with sadness, I won't go.

 

[dxmnkd316]

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Me either. I will self quarantine.

Do you think he will cancel the Fair? I kinda don't think he will now.

Oktoberfest was already cancelled. Just cancel the fair and be done with it. Like grownups.

Being serious,I get it. Cancel something that big for many voters that close to the election and you get two waves of **** from the children: one now and one basically a month and a half from the elections.

Let the morons get sick if it means taking the state senate back.

 

[dxmnkd316]

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I think the organizers will.

Either way, and I say this with sadness, I won't go.

There is literally zero chance they cancel it. Zero.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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I don’t know how many vendors will be able to secure a full staff.

Can you imagine piling on a bus to get there? Although perhaps all the grease will kill the virus as the fatties exhale

 

[The Rube]

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There is literally zero chance they cancel it. Zero.

You said it correctly. It'll tie into the election, and that sucks. They SHOULD cancel it. But they'll blame (x) politician, and etc etc etc. (sigh)

 

[WeAreNDHockey]

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The best time to reopen, slowly, would have been when the curve was bending down again. That's about 8-12 more weeks. But the greedy couldn't wait, and the dummies don't understand.

But it's fine, because nobody with a brain is going back out there, so this way optimizes the deaths going forward.

Except so many people will have no choice. When the places of business that are staffed by low wage workers open back up and your choice is working for a paycheck and no money at all, what are you going to choose? If we learned a few lessons in this, all the death at least would not have been in vain, but I'll believe that when I see it. Barring a true awakening of the electorate and an overwhelming blue wave election bigger than we saw in 2018, change will be small at best. More than 30 years ago a pandemic like the the world suffered in 1918-1919 would probably have brought us together and real change may have resulted. Now, I wonder if a million people dying from coronavirus would just bring us closer to civil war than to coming together.

 

[The Rube]

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Except so many people will have no choice. When the places of business that are staffed by low wage workers open back up and your choice is working for a paycheck and no money at all, what are you going to choose? If we learned a few lessons in this, all the death at least would not have been in vain, but I'll believe that when I see it. Barring a true awakening of the electorate and an overwhelming blue wave election bigger than we saw in 2018, change will be small at best. More than 30 years ago a pandemic like the the world suffered in 1918-1919 would probably have brought us together and real change may have resulted. Now, I wonder if a million people dying from coronavirus would just bring us closer to civil war than to coming together.

I'm not sure how the furlough/unemployment works, but many are making more on the furlough bit...I'm not fond of that. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going R on this...I've had some co-workers state that they are staying on furlough because of the rules and such.....