COVID-19 (f/k/a "the Coronavirus")

[Johnny B]

Many "pro life" conservatives want churches open and want to pack them. How the hell is that pro life

[Uncle Rico]

Opening churches is fine by me.  So is taxing them.  Tax 'em, baby

[The Sultan]

Churches have been open this entire time.  Just their buildings have been closed.

But in reality we all lknow this was just a political statement meant to rally his base. 

[MU82]

Funny how the left discovered the 10th Amendment today, after trump threatened to override the states regarding church openings.

Funny how Trump and his sycophants discovered the 10th Amendment last month when it had to be pointed out to them that he did not have "absolute power" to demand that states re-open.

Funny how, despite that, he's again trying to urinate on the Constitution as his sycophants cheer him on.

[Pakuni]

The jig is up, fellow libs. The Bexar County GOP has figured it out

@bubbaprog: Absolutely bizarre. The Bexar County GOP chair concludes this rally by stating that the coronavirus is a hoax perpetuated by Democrats, tells people to take off their masks, and then everyone hugs each other. https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1263937751872868353/video/1

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

You had me at Zeppelin on the speakers.

Sirius XM is running Led Zeppelin Radio right now on Channel 27.

[Jockey]

The jig is up, fellow libs. The Bexar County GOP has figured it out

@bubbaprog: Absolutely bizarre. The Bexar County GOP chair concludes this rally by stating that the coronavirus is a hoax perpetuated by Democrats, tells people to take off their masks, and then everyone hugs each other. https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1263937751872868353/video/1

Good to see. More republicans should do this.

Then, they need to wear a Scarlet Letter 'R' on a chain around their necks, so rational people can avoid them.

[pbiflyer]

One reason why Florida is doing so "well" with the pandemic.

Nearly 35,000 coronavirus tests in Florida cannot be processed
The latest mishap came when more than 1,700 completed tests were damaged in transit

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/05/21/more-than-1700-completed-covid-19-tests-damaged-in-transit/

[GooooMarquette]

The jig is up, fellow libs. The Bexar County GOP has figured it out

@bubbaprog: Absolutely bizarre. The Bexar County GOP chair concludes this rally by stating that the coronavirus is a hoax perpetuated by Democrats, tells people to take off their masks, and then everyone hugs each other. https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1263937751872868353/video/1

Darwinism.

[forgetful]

The jig is up, fellow libs. The Bexar County GOP has figured it out

@bubbaprog: Absolutely bizarre. The Bexar County GOP chair concludes this rally by stating that the coronavirus is a hoax perpetuated by Democrats, tells people to take off their masks, and then everyone hugs each other. https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1263937751872868353/video/1

After watching that video, I assumed this was some backwater county in the middle of nowhere. Nope, this is the county centered by San Antonio. It has a population of close to 2M. Absolutely frightening.

[GooooMarquette]

After watching that video, I assumed this was some backwater county in the middle of nowhere. Nope, this is the county centered by San Antonio. It has a population of close to 2M. Absolutely frightening.

Agreed. That could turn into a new hotspot pretty quickly if they keep doing things like that.

Too few people seem to understand the concept of exponential growth.

[pbiflyer]

After watching that video, I assumed this was some backwater county in the middle of nowhere. Nope, this is the county centered by San Antonio. It has a population of close to 2M. Absolutely frightening.

A side note, while spelled Bexar it is pronounced "bear".

[Pakuni]

After watching that video, I assumed this was some backwater county in the middle of nowhere. Nope, this is the county centered by San Antonio. It has a population of close to 2M. Absolutely frightening.

16th largest county on the nation, and growing.

At the same rally:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1263935118697062401

[mu03eng]

One reason why Florida is doing so "well" with the pandemic.

Nearly 35,000 coronavirus tests in Florida cannot be processed
The latest mishap came when more than 1,700 completed tests were damaged in transit

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/05/21/more-than-1700-completed-covid-19-tests-damaged-in-transit/

Re-read the article, the 1,700 lost in transit were across the "lifetime of testing" meaning out of 192,000 about 1700 were lost to various "spoilage".....that's not unreasonable to me.

Also the 33K that are in dispute are between a healthcare provider and the lab....hardly a nefarious shell game that's implied.

Note, those 33K may represent a lot of positive tests that would screw up Florida's numbers but even if you assume a 15% positive rate on 33K, Florida would still be below the 10% mark given by the WHO as representative of slow/reduced spread.

[GooooMarquette]

16th largest county on the nation, and growing.

At the same rally:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1263935118697062401

It really is amazing how many people buy into this kind of nonsense.

I think the tweet below it from a Canadian says it all: I love America. But sometimes as a Canadian it feels like we live in the apartment above a meth lab.

[shoothoops]

Front page of the Sunday New York Times:

They were not simply names on a list. They were us."

[reinko]

Front page of the Sunday New York Times:

They were not simply names onna list. They were us."

Didn't see Olive Garden on that list.   

[Uncle Rico]

Hope President Pandemic had a better day on the golf course than me

[GooooMarquette]

Didn't see Olive Garden on that list.

There was a human being named Olive Garden?

We can always rebuild an economy (recall the Dotcom Bubble, the Great Recession and even the Great Depression), but as forgetful said in another thread "we cannot bring people back from the dead."

[MU82]

Hope President Pandemic had a better day on the golf course than me

Superb use of his nickname, Rico! He has plenty of time to play now that he has declared victory and moved on to lying about his perceived persecution.

[reinko]

There was a human being named Olive Garden?

We can always rebuild an economy (recall the Dotcom Bubble, the Great Recession and even the Great Depression), but as forgetful said in another thread "we cannot bring people back from the dead."

Was a joke, as all the Karens of the world couldn't get their never ending pasta bowls because their local Italian eatery died.

[Uncle Rico]

Was a joke, as all the Karens of the world couldn't get their never ending pasta bowls because their local Italian eatery died.

You can't replicate the magic of an Olive Garden at home.  It's more than lunch or dinner, it's an experience like being in Tuscany.  Scoff all you want, Olive Garden is the pinnacle for many when it comes to dining. 

[GooooMarquette]

Was a joke, as all the Karens of the world couldn't get their never ending pasta bowls because their local Italian eatery died.

My bad. It sometimes gets difficult here separating the serious comments from the jokes.

[GooooMarquette]

Two Hairstylists with COVID-19 Served 140 Clients, Missouri Health Department Says

https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article242962271.html

A second hairdresser working at Great Clips in Springfield, Missouri, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has potentially exposed the virus to clients, Missouri health officials said.

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department said on Saturday that a second stylist tested positive for the coronavirus and worked from May 16 to May 20 while having "very mild symptoms" but was "potentially infectious," according to a press release.

...

A Great Clips hairdresser at the same location tested positive, served 84 clients, and exposed seven co-workers, the department announced Friday, according to McClatchy News. The first stylist also went to a Walmart, Dairy Queen, and a fitness center, according to officials.


So much for being able to trust people to do the right thing as the economy is reopened.

[Mutaman]

Front page of the Sunday New York Times:

They were not simply names on a list. They were us."

"Elections have consequences".