COVID-19 - Part 2

[e.cat]

All tongue in cheek but think about it for the chuckle.....
Present day life in the USA is a conservative’s worse nightmare. Hijabs being worn everywhere, not just by females. Big brother spying with cams everywhere? Nope, can’t see facial features anymore. Rob an open bank or business? Sure, that mask won’t raise any suspicion and you can even leave it on and walk down the street.
Crazy times.

I think you're losing your mind, whats left of it, wayouthere

 

[Wayuphere]

I think you're losing your mind, whats left of it, wayouthere

Thanks. That’s kind of what I’ve been saying.

 

[Timothy A]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

I think this whole thing being politicized is lame, lots of wasted energy and un-needed friction. Focus on what YOU can do for you, your friends, family and community.

 

[NCAA watcher]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

So, FEMA is giving its ventilators to the scalpers, who are then reselling them for a profit to the states, rather than giving them to the states directly? Between forcing states to bid up the masks, and now bid up ventilators, he's going to bankrupt states and help the profiteers.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What. The. ****. FEMA isn’t direct distributing ventilators. It’s giving them to PRIVATE COMMERCIAL FOR-PROFIT distributors for the sake of “not disrupting the supply chain.” <br><br>& “there’s been some abnormal behavior.”<a href="https://t.co/XLOmqPl93O">pic.twitter.com/XLOmqPl93O</a></p>— rzrwiresunrise (@rzrwiresunrise) <a href="https://twitter.com/rzrwiresunrise/status/1246104488252829697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I remember when Ticketmaster ran this scam.

A longtime Republican fundraiser sent an email to his clients on Thursday abruptly announcing that he would no longer be working for them.

The reason: He saw an opportunity to capitalize on the coronavirus response.

“Over the last 14 days I have built another business outside politics and will be focusing my full attention there,” he wrote in the email, which was obtained by POLITICO.

The fundraiser, Mike Gula, didn’t specify his new line of work in the email. But in an interview, he said he’d started a new company selling medical equipment that’s been in short supply during the coronavirus pandemic.

The company, Blue Flame Medical LLC, was formed Monday in Delaware, according to state records. Its website says it sells coronavirus testing kits, N95 respirator masks, “a wide selection” of personal protective equipment and other “hard to find medical supplies to beat the outbreak.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/27/republican-fundraiser-company-coronavirus-152184

Asked how he’d managed to procure such equipment when there are shortages in hospitals across the country, Gula said, “I have relationships with a lot of people.”

 

[LynahFan]

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We live in the United States of America, not the People's Republic of America.

Your emphasis is on the wrong word. When the constitution was ratified, the 13 formerly sovereign states became merely "constituent units" (to quote Merriam-Webster) of the new nation (i.e. state) that had been created. E Pluribus Unum. The former condition was loosely aligned states; the current condition is a single, combined State.

What exactly is Mike Pompeo's title again?

Sorry to burst your "South will Rise Again" fantasies, but we live in a Federal Republic and the use of the term "state" to describe the next hierarchical governmental layer is really just an anachronism.

 

[Chuck Murray]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

So I come on here at lunchtime, with one set of plans for non-adversarial posting ... and due to the disingenuous behavior (at worst), or sheer stupidity and failure to comprehend (at best) of just one (1) poster - and it's a repeat offender, I'm afraid - it's time for some clean-up duty. To wit - please see my originating post, with an emphasis in bold, and keep that in mind for the following posts from the president of the Maine Chapter of Mensa ...

We live in the United STATES of America, not the People's Republic of America. States generally run themselves, and we have the Federal Government to basically oversee the operation, and provide shared services (like the military) to provide for ALL of the states. Cases rarely (if ever?) reach the US Supreme Court unless they've first been adjudicated in the state courts, or the Federal Courts in those states. It's why there is an Electoral College, and a whole raft of other things … too many just don't get it.[/SIZE]

But wait, not MY problem he now says. Its the states problem. So, New Hampshire, next time those (people who don't look like us) need a spanking, send that famous N.H. State Army overseas to solve it. How come Hawaii couldn't stop the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, or actually their island hopping invasions that followed? You want to become a state so act like it. Its the states problem, correct? NY, shame on you. You should have been better prepared for 9/11. Maine, you are geographically the closest to Europe and the Nazi invasions in WW2. No need for the Feds to get involved in any of the above as the states are responsible.

As it should be. Its the states responsibility to deal with that Russian threat, not the White(orange) House. That New Hampshire Navy will protect us.

I mean … it takes a special degree of <s>dumb</s> <s>infantile</s> stupid to miss that by accident, and repeat it several times. Or you see it and you're disingenuous, because you've been stricken by an especially virulent strain of TDS.

Weren't you the one who was <s>preaching</s> telling us non-Britons about how Neville Chamberlain wasn't the Prime Minister who appeased the Germans in the late '30's, and how the US wasn't trying to avoid WW2 through the Battle of Britain (1940) up through the <s>Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor</s> time when some people did something in the Pacific in late 1941?

I'll give you this much, though … at least you realized Hawaii wasn't a state yet in 1941. So while my initial take is that you were completely hopeless, you've now been upgraded to clueless. Congrats.

https://t.co/4AOgVG3ekh?amp=1

I find this interesting.

I found it interesting 'til I saw the China data included. Honestly, why are we enabling these bad actors?

((( Timothy A - this isn't mean to denigrate you - it's aimed at the source )))



Now, it's quiz time, boys and girls. Dutchman comes to the table with some deaths-related data:

As of a few hours ago, 60.8% of all deaths in 5 locations:
NYC
New Jersey
Michigan
Louisiana
Washington

NYC = 40.68%

QUIZ QUESTION: What do all of these states (including both NY City/NY State) have in common?

Answers on a postcard by Friday April 31st, 30330.com to the following address:

Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
Chuck Murray - Editor-for-Life
One Maga-Kag Drive
P.O. Drawer WIS
Effingwoods NH 03999 USA

I'll bring the prediction guy I promised yesterday, sometime over the weekend, maybe Monday.

 

[Chuck Murray]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

Your emphasis is on the wrong word. When the constitution was ratified, the 13 formerly sovereign states became merely "constituent units" (to quote Merriam-Webster) of the new nation (i.e. state) that had been created. E Pluribus Unum. The former condition was loosely aligned states; the current condition is a single, combined State.

We are the United States - plural, States - of America.

We are NOT the United State (singular) of America, or the Federal State (singular) of America.

I know this cuts against the Left's statist fantasies, but the spelling does count. Sorry.

 

[Darius]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

We are the United States - plural, States - of America.

We are NOT the United State (singular) of America, or the Federal State (singular) of America.

I know this cuts against the Left's statist fantasies, but the spelling does count. Sorry.

The spectrum, as I see it, has the Federal government on one end and the guy in his house with a gun on the other. In between the Feds and the guy are state, county, municipal governments. All have a purpose and it is a beautiful thing when all are working together. Not so great when they are not.

 

[Darius]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

So I come on here at lunchtime, with one set of plans for non-adversarial posting ...

Your default posting mode correct?

Are we actually all in agreement here? The Federal government should be treating this as the war that the President pronounced he is in charge of and provide shared services (like the military) for ALL of the states.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dr-anthony-fauci-stay-at-home-order-50-states/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...home-order-fauci-understand/story?id=69957947

https://www.foxnews.com/media/dr-fauci-china-wet-markets-open-coronavirus

'watchers' Ticketbastard scam = guy in his house with a gun. Happy until his well is polluted or he can't figure out how to self-intubate the one ventilator he kept for personal use.

 

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

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Chuck, I don’t get what you’re advocating for in this State(s) discussion. Are you saying each state should be on its own to deal with the virus the way each seems appropriate. I hope not, ‘cause that’s a pretty f’ed up and inefficient way to deal with a problem that doesn’t respect political borders.

Help me out here. Thanks.

 

[LynahFan]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

We are the United States - plural, States - of America.

We are NOT the United State (singular) of America, or the Federal State (singular) of America.

I know this cuts against the Left's statist fantasies, but the spelling does count. Sorry.

Spelling is a great start - good for you! (pat, pat) When you've got that nailed, you can work on reading comprehension. When multiple entities (plural) unite, they become one thing. It's there in plain English (AND even plainer in Latin).

When you can understand those 3 and 4-word phrases, try reading the full US Constitution instead of just waving it like a bloody shirt.

 

[Darius]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

So, FEMA is giving its ventilators to the scalpers, who are then reselling them for a profit to the states, rather than giving them to the states directly? Between forcing states to bid up the masks, and now bid up ventilators, he's going to bankrupt states and help the profiteers.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What. The. ****. FEMA isn’t direct distributing ventilators. It’s giving them to PRIVATE COMMERCIAL FOR-PROFIT distributors for the sake of “not disrupting the supply chain.” <br><br>& “there’s been some abnormal behavior.”<a href="https://t.co/XLOmqPl93O">pic.twitter.com/XLOmqPl93O</a></p>— rzrwiresunrise (@rzrwiresunrise) <a href="https://twitter.com/rzrwiresunrise/status/1246104488252829697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I remember when Ticketmaster ran this scam.

This explains something I've been pondering. How can I order, for instance a new PC monitor, opt for FREE shipping and have it arrive from CA in less than a week while valuable Covid-19 supplies are mysteriously swirling around in the ether? Wouldn't a prime use of the Defense Production Act be to identify needed supply storage locations, ask Governors to have Attorneys General dispatch Sherrifs to secure the location until the National Guard or DPA'd FedEx, UPS tucks show up for transport? Each truck with two drivers could be pretty much any place in the country in < 2 days.

This is stuff I think up as a work distraction. Imagine if I had access to any and every expert in the country. #darius2020

 

[Darius]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

266,671 infected, 6,921 dead = 2.6% Johns Hopkins data as of: 4/3/20 3:21:42 PM.

Hopefully an uptick blip, but a significant jump in the past 19 hours.

In an hour we either get full frontal Fauci/Birx or learn that we have invaded Venezuela.

 

[e.cat]

266,671 infected, 6,921 dead = 2.6% Johns Hopkins data as of: 4/3/20 3:21:42 PM.

Hopefully an uptick blip, but a significant jump in the past 19 hours.

In an hour we either get full frontal Fauci/Birx or learn that we have invaded Venezuela.

I think we need to start cookin the books like China and Russia!

 

[giwan]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

266,671 infected, 6,921 dead = 2.6% Johns Hopkins data as of: 4/3/20 3:21:42 PM.

Hopefully an uptick blip, but a significant jump in the past 19 hours.

In an hour we either get full frontal Fauci/Birx or learn that we have invaded Venezuela.

FYI the true infected number is higher

 

[Darius]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

I think we need to start cookin the books like China and Russia!

I've been leaving this part out:

US population = 330,000,000, projected infections 70,000,000 - 150,000,000 = 1,820,000 - 3,900,000 deaths.

CDC estimates that, from October 1, 2019, through March 14, 2020, there have been 23,000 – 59,000 US flu deaths.

The mortality rate HAS(?) to come down as testing continues. The 80,000 - 100,000 mortality number assumes full social distancing through May which is not happening.

Ruh roh.

 

[HockeyRef]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I love the real Navy! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CaptainBrettCrozier?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CaptainBrettCrozier</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> <a href="https://t.co/NniPyHq1hV">https://t.co/NniPyHq1hV</a></p>— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) <a href="https://twitter.com/MalcolmNance/status/1246096612360937479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A TRUE Patriot!!!!

 

[Darius]

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FYI the true infected number is higher

Yeah, I know. I'm reminded every few pages. As Dr. Birx says, "The data we have is the data we have". What I am really looking at is:

3/25/20 - 1.4%
3/26/20 - 1.51% (7:29:49 AM)
3/26/20 - 1.42% (4:29:16 PM)
3/27/20 - 1.51%
3/28/20 - 1.62%
3/29/20 - 1.76%
3/30/20 - 1.84%
3/31/20 - 1.94%
4/1/20 - 2.2%
4/2/20 - 2.42%
4/3/20 - 2.6%

which to this point is the curve not flattening.

 

[Wayuphere]

Re: COVID-19 - Part 2

So I come on here at lunchtime, with one set of plans for non-adversarial posting ... and due to the disingenuous behavior (at worst), or sheer stupidity and failure to comprehend (at best) of just one (1) poster - and it's a repeat offender, I'm afraid - it's time for some clean-up duty. To wit - please see my originating post, with an emphasis in bold, and keep that in mind for the following posts from the president of the Maine Chapter of Mensa ...







I mean … it takes a special degree of <s>dumb</s> <s>infantile</s> stupid to miss that by accident, and repeat it several times. Or you see it and you're disingenuous, because you've been stricken by an especially virulent strain of TDS.

Weren't you the one who was <s>preaching</s> telling us non-Britons about how Neville Chamberlain wasn't the Prime Minister who appeased the Germans in the late '30's, and how the US wasn't trying to avoid WW2 through the Battle of Britain (1940) up through the <s>Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor</s> time when some people did something in the Pacific in late 1941?

I'll give you this much, though … at least you realized Hawaii wasn't a state yet in 1941. So while my initial take is that you were completely hopeless, you've now been upgraded to clueless. Congrats.



I found it interesting 'til I saw the China data included. Honestly, why are we enabling these bad actors?

((( Timothy A - this isn't mean to denigrate you - it's aimed at the source )))



Now, it's quiz time, boys and girls. Dutchman comes to the table with some deaths-related data:



QUIZ QUESTION: What do all of these states (including both NY City/NY State) have in common?

Answers on a postcard by Friday April 31st, 30330.com to the following address:

Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
Chuck Murray - Editor-for-Life
One Maga-Kag Drive
P.O. Drawer WIS
Effingwoods NH 03999 USA

I'll bring the prediction guy I promised yesterday, sometime over the weekend, maybe Monday.

Your defense of everything Trump is starting to show cracks.

 

[e.cat]

I've been leaving this part out:

US population = 330,000,000, projected infections 70,000,000 - 150,000,000 = 1,820,000 - 3,900,000 deaths.

CDC estimates that, from October 1, 2019, through March 14, 2020, there have been 23,000 – 59,000 US flu deaths.

The mortality rate HAS(?) to come down as testing continues. The 80,000 - 100,000 mortality number assumes full social distancing through May which is not happening.

Ruh roh.

I like your post without these numbers Darius. What it is, what it is though