D&D and the rising pandemic

[Dannyalcatraz]

Courtesy of our houseguest, the word of the day: “plandemic”, a portmanteau of “planned” and “pandemic”. You’ll find that in the context of anti-Fauci, anti-Gates, anti-vax, anti-chip and similar rhetoric.

 

[Zardnaar]

Courtesy of our houseguest, the word of the day: “plandemic”. You’ll find that in the context of anti-Fauci, anti-Gates, anti-vax, anti-chip and similar rhetoric.

Earth is flat, tinfoil hat etc?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Not in her case, but...

Generally the government does nothing good for anyone crowd.

 

[Azzy]

Sooo...like...it’s been nice knowin’ y’all.

Gov. DeWine: My face mask order went ‘too far’

Reopening states will cause 233,000 more people to die from coronavirus, according to Wharton model

Reopening states amid coronavirus could cause as many as 350,000 people to die by the end of June, according to a new Wharton model.

finance.yahoo.com

Remember the good things about the USA when you talk about us.

I am so sick of this cult of ignorance that has infected the US. I'm not sure if the country, as we know it, will continue to exist another 25 years.

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

Reopening states will cause 233,000 more people to die from coronavirus, according to Wharton model

Reopening states amid coronavirus could cause as many as 350,000 people to die by the end of June, according to a new Wharton model.

finance.yahoo.com

Remember the good things about the USA when you talk about us.

Yikes! That article is kinda... word saladalicious. Here's one from closer to the source at Penn State that I think is a bit clearer:

Penn Wharton Budget Model projects reopening states early could cause up to 233,000 extra deaths | Penn Today

The Penn Wharton Budget Model analyzed the health and economic effects of states both partially and fully reopening schools, businesses and restaurants.

penntoday.upenn.edu

edit: Aand a link to the study itself:

Coronavirus Policy Response Simulator: Health and Economic Effects of State Reopenings — Penn Wharton Budget Model

Using an integrated, interdisciplinary modeling approach, this simulator forecasts the state-level health and economic effects of reopening businesses and relaxing stay-at-home orders. This simulator will be updated regularly as new data arrive.

budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu

 

[Zardnaar]

I am so sick of this cult of ignorance that has infected the US. I'm not sure if the country, as we know it, will continue to exist another 25 years.

Nothing new. Look up luddites.

Every now and then say 40-50 years you generally get a transitional event. Depression, war, pandemic, political philosophy etc.

Regardless of who wins things change in the next event.

Empires come empires go.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

 

[Zardnaar]

I remember them late 90s? Sort of a crap joke band and yet they have their juggalos.

 

[Istbor]

Yay, ‘Murica.

City's proclamation requiring face masks in stores and restaurants is amended after threats of violence | CNN

An emergency proclamation issued Thursday in Stillwater, Oklahoma, requiring the use of face masks in stores and restaurants was amended Friday after threats of violence.

www.cnn.com

Geez. Imagine people threatening to harm or kill others because the gas station doesn't let you in bare-foot.

I mean, is it annoying to wear a mask? Sure. It isn't an infringement on my personal freedoms though. At least in my opinion. I also don't see it as some sort of conspiracy to 'train' me to obey orders in the future.

 

[Umbran]

I also do see it as some sort of conspiracy to 'train' me to obey orders in the future.

So, some years ago, two murderous wretches set off a pair of bombs at the Boston Marathon.

In the manhunt that ensued, authorities asked Bostonians to stay indoors. And we did, in droves. The Greater Boston Area became a ghost town. Streets were more empty then than they are now.

And folks around the nation... shoveled derision and criticism on us for it. Said we were cowering in fear. Called us sheep for following orders.

Nobody outside the Boston area really got this - we were not afraid of these chuckleheads. Nobody was staying in afraid that the Tsarnaev brothers would get us. We wanted the rat bastards caught, and we realized that the best way to do that was to stay out of the way of the professionals.

Sometimes, following orders is the smart way to get what you want done.