Kansas Crimson

zsn wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 10:44 pm

DCHawk1 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 7:49 pm What a fucking hack.

Nick Bilton is part of the problem. "This time around, the president is proclaiming at his rallies that coronavirus is a “hoax” constructed by the Democrats."

That's just a bald-faced lie.

NOW you're upset? So, for the last nearly 5 years Trump has been twisting people's words and claiming they said things when they didn't and just making stuff up........NOW you're upset? His SecState won't even disavow that the virus epidemic is not a hoax (regardless of what Mulvaney said......Pompeo could have said "I don't know what Mulvaney said, but I don't believe that the virus is a hoax")

Why are you still defending the indefensible?

TDub wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:34 am So the local case was a housekeeping employee at the local casino/hotel. Pure community spread case. That traveller moved on to infect others. Not too mention other rooms he cleaned. Also, he attended 2 local basketball games in packed school gyms, he collapsed at the second game. Thats when he went to the hospital. If the R naught is 4+ as has been theorized then this thing is already everywhere. Excellent.

Feral wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:32 pm

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:28 am can’t wait to hear more about what’s been going on at the CDC

whose decision was it to wait so long to start preparing tests once we all knew there was asymptomatic transmission?

whose decision was it to isolate ourselves from the rest of the world when we knew the first test kits were bogus?

why can nearly every other country test people by the thousands, while the CDC’s numbers have been in the hundreds?

heads should roll

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:11 am Fed cutting rates by a half-point...which is really not a sensible response here at all.

Really looking forward to Democrats being accused of using the crisis as a political cudgel, while at the same time as Republicans use it to advance immigration, economic and soon perhaps 1st amendment policy, not to mention the spectre of challenging the viability or validity of an election.

PhDhawk wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:22 am

TDub wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:34 am So the local case was a housekeeping employee at the local casino/hotel. Pure community spread case. That traveller moved on to infect others. Not too mention other rooms he cleaned. Also, he attended 2 local basketball games in packed school gyms, he collapsed at the second game. Thats when he went to the hospital. If the R naught is 4+ as has been theorized then this thing is already everywhere. Excellent.

Honestly, with 6 people dying in your area (you're in the pac-NW right?) you ought to hope it's everywhere.

6 people dying out of 18 confirmed cases is a lot scarier (to me) than 6 out of many, many infected people most of whom aren't confirmed because their symptoms aren't severe, or don't exist at all.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:51 am

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:28 am can’t wait to hear more about what’s been going on at the CDC

whose decision was it to wait so long to start preparing tests once we all knew there was asymptomatic transmission?

whose decision was it to isolate ourselves from the rest of the world when we knew the first test kits were bogus?

why can nearly every other country test people by the thousands, while the CDC’s numbers have been in the hundreds?

heads should roll

I think there's a through line to all of this. And the only head to roll that would matter has been given explicit permission to use the authority of his office in furtherance of his self-interest.

PhDhawk wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:22 am

TDub wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:34 am So the local case was a housekeeping employee at the local casino/hotel. Pure community spread case. That traveller moved on to infect others. Not too mention other rooms he cleaned. Also, he attended 2 local basketball games in packed school gyms, he collapsed at the second game. Thats when he went to the hospital. If the R naught is 4+ as has been theorized then this thing is already everywhere. Excellent.

Honestly, with 6 people dying in your area (you're in the pac-NW right?) you ought to hope it's everywhere.

6 people dying out of 18 confirmed cases is a lot scarier (to me) than 6 out of many, many infected people most of whom aren't confirmed because their symptoms aren't severe, or don't exist at all.

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:01 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:51 am

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:28 am can’t wait to hear more about what’s been going on at the CDC

whose decision was it to wait so long to start preparing tests once we all knew there was asymptomatic transmission?

whose decision was it to isolate ourselves from the rest of the world when we knew the first test kits were bogus?

why can nearly every other country test people by the thousands, while the CDC’s numbers have been in the hundreds?

heads should roll

I think there's a through line to all of this. And the only head to roll that would matter has been given explicit permission to use the authority of his office in furtherance of his self-interest.

he’s an easy scapegoat, and it’s obvious he could’ve pushed for those at the CDC to be more proactive, but surely there were decisions made within the CDC that were short-sighted and dangerous.

though, i admit to not knowing how the CDC is “supposed” to function in these scenarios. is there any autonomy, or is everyone sitting on their hands waiting for marching orders?

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:12 amBy not testing!

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:11 am Fed cutting rates by a half-point...which is really not a sensible response here at all.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:05 am

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:01 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:51 am

I think there's a through line to all of this. And the only head to roll that would matter has been given explicit permission to use the authority of his office in furtherance of his self-interest.

he’s an easy scapegoat, and it’s obvious he could’ve pushed for those at the CDC to be more proactive, but surely there were decisions made within the CDC that were short-sighted and dangerous.

though, i admit to not knowing how the CDC is “supposed” to function in these scenarios. is there any autonomy, or is everyone sitting on their hands waiting for marching orders?

"Draining the swamp" and eliminating the "deep state" meant gutting personnel and funding years ago.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:15 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:12 amBy not testing!

You can get tested. You just need the coded map, passcode and no, your insurance will not reimburse for anything.

DCHawk1 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:23 am

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:15 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:12 amBy not testing!

You can get tested. You just need the coded map, passcode and no, your insurance will not reimburse for anything.

Don't test; don't tell

DCHawk1 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:23 am

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:15 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:12 amBy not testing!

You can get tested. You just need the coded map, passcode and no, your insurance will not reimburse for anything.

Don't test; don't tell