SARS II: Respiratory Boogaloo

So, I tried to watch the President's presser. By the way, #whereisFauci is trending on Twitter.

But, I digress. I just couldn't do it. I'm not a smart man, but I know what the CDC and WHO have been saying. I know what I'm reading about how this is spreading across the globe. I had to stop, for my own sanity, when even I knew this President was lying. Not little white lies. Bold, bald-faced lies.

This is going to get people killed. My owner's are die-hard always Trumpers. So, to them, everything he said tonight is gospel meaning that we will continue to be open unless/until the Governor shuts the State down, which she has no intention of doing.

Don't worry. We can count on Tuttle to explain why what you saw and what you think you heard are just fake news.

As noted above the Feds haven't issued any stay at home orders, only governors/county execs/mayors. Will Trump try and force states to go back to business as usual (and spark a Constitutional Crisis)?

You know the score, pal. If you’re not Trump, you’re little people.

The Fedgov arguably doesn't have the power to either legislate or enforce one, and an attempt to make the states issue them would be commandeering.

As the dearly departed @Muad Dib might excitedly ask:

"Is halftime over yet?"

Trumpism is literally a death cult.

Unless I'm mistaken, he's already on record as saying the WHO is a part of the propaganda arm of the Chinese .gov.

...and anyone who disagrees with him is stupid.

He's not wrong though.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/03/19/paying-to-stop-the-pandemic

It would take months or years of sustained or repeated lockdowns, all over the world, to follow through on this policy of containment. Neither people's spirits, nor the world economy, nor governments, are going to bear it, just to protect the small percent of people fatally vulnerable to the virus. The cure is indeed worse than than the disease.

Eventually people, especially in freedom-loving US, are going to say "fuck it," go back to their business, and let the chips fall where they may.

Thanks, Shoes.

Please prove me wrong, naysayers.

800 cases in GA (up from 150 yesterday). Probably due to better reporting.

My office downtown Atlanta closed Thursday due to a positive case onsite. They tell us it's closed until further notice. Atlanta almost got shut down completely by the mayor today, but she held off at the governor's request.

Wife is a nurse at a suburban metro hospital. They are converting entire wings to negative pressure covid19 wards. She glanced at the first one, it has 2 empty beds out of 60. Patient population is down by about 30% in the rest of the hospital. They will move patients around and convert more wings as things progress.

So it goes.

and what happened to @oldfella1962? did he report to his maker?

ETA his last post had him going to Phoenix? Nuts.

Words fail me.

I wouldn't go THAT far, but China's government definitely has an outsized influence on it.

He's probably still stuck in whatever airport he had to change planes in, and he can't figure out how to do that Internet thing on his phone...

This is the generation that largely won't vote for any measures to stop climate change if there's any risk at all to their pocketbooks, at the cost of trillions to their kids and grandkids. Why on earth should anyone believe that they'd sacrifice their lives for their children's economy?

because of all the money they, themselves, have tied up in it: "I won't die anyway, I've got muh shotguns to plaster that dang durn chinee germ."

Warning for revealing @oldfella1962's private information. Comments to MA.

CCP's "influence" over WHO (given it's track record with the past recent outbreaks originating in China) is almost as ironic as the composition of the UN Human Rights council.

That's Muricans you're talking about. In the wake of Fukushima, the majority of volunteers for the cleanup were elderly because, as they said, they'd lived their lives, and if they succumbed to radiation sickness, at least the younger generations would live longer.

When you can produce evidence of anyone over age 23 licking a toilet seat in hopes of getting her own reality show, let me know.

Come to think of it, when Donnie-boy's out of office, she could be his headliner. She's be just the rightpe age,

Gah - double post!

Same here.

But that's why we have experts and know to listen to them. Extreme situations like these are hard to imagine. We need clear insight in order to understand them.

Because their cult leader is telling them to.

Tonight Gov Inslee announced a two week stay at home order (effective tomorrow), but we’ll be okay.

List of essential businesses:

Ohio's stay in order goes live in about 40 minutes. Hopefully people will listen.

I have no idea what WHO is saying. How does it stack up with what Fauci is saying?