Bullworth had it right:
May 30, 2020
I Think I See The Problem
It's white people. Without white people, we'd still have people killing people, but at least there'd be a much better level of equity to it.
Bullworth had it right:
Bullworth had it right:
COVID-19 Update
The number of people reported to have died of the novel coronavirus in the United States surpassed 100,000 this week, a grim marker of lives lost directly to the disease, but an analysis of overall deaths during the pandemic shows that the nation probably reached a similar terrible milestone three weeks ago.
Between March 1 and May 9, the nation recorded an estimated 101,600 excess deaths, or deaths beyond the number that would normally be expected for that time of year, according to an analysis conducted for The Washington Post by a research team led by the Yale School of Public Health. That figure reflects about 26,000 more fatalities than were attributed to covid-19 on death certificates during that period, according to federal data.
Those 26,000 fatalities were not necessarily caused directly by the virus. They could also include people who died as a result of the epidemic but not from the disease itself, such as those who were afraid to seek medical help for unrelated illnesses. Increases or decreases in other categories of deaths, such as motor vehicle accidents, also affect the count.
Such “excess death” analyses are a standard tool used by epidemiologists to gauge the true toll of infectious-disease outbreaks and other widespread disasters.
Governments are full of people, and people do some pretty weird shit sometimes.
We need to know things, but some of those things need to be soft-peddled to us so we don't go completely nuts.
Because once people are pretty sure they've been bamboozled, they get really antsy, and if there's any kind of instigating incident that confirms it - even if it's something that seems unrelated - things can go all squirrelly in a big fuckin' way, in a big fuckin' hurry - like now.
May 29, 2020
A Dream
But we have to do more than wishful thinking.
(try saving the pic and opening it in your JPG viewer, so you can blow it up)
COVID-19 Update
We've kinda settled into a slow-n-steady growth rate of 1.01.
WaPo:
Slowing rates of infection in some of the hardest-hits part of the United States have offered a glimmer of hope, as New York City, once the country’s main coronavirus hot spot, announced plans Thursday to ease restrictions after 10 weeks under lockdown.
Yet as officials say a possible phased reopening there is likely to start next month, other parts of the nation and the world are bracing for the worst. Globally, the pandemic has shifted to Latin America and the Middle East, as the death toll — now more than 354,000 around the world — continues to rise. In the United States, where more than 100,000 of those fatalities have occurred, rural areas are reporting surges, too.
“Restarting won’t mean back to normal — we CAN’T rush back,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) wrote on Twitter. “We need to keep this virus in check.”
Here are some significant developments:
Slowing rates of infection in some of the hardest-hits part of the United States have offered a glimmer of hope, as New York City, once the country’s main coronavirus hot spot, announced plans Thursday to ease restrictions after 10 weeks under lockdown.
Yet as officials say a possible phased reopening there is likely to start next month, other parts of the nation and the world are bracing for the worst. Globally, the pandemic has shifted to Latin America and the Middle East, as the death toll — now more than 354,000 around the world — continues to rise. In the United States, where more than 100,000 of those fatalities have occurred, rural areas are reporting surges, too.
“Restarting won’t mean back to normal — we CAN’T rush back,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) wrote on Twitter. “We need to keep this virus in check.”
Here are some significant developments:
- President Trump is set to outline measures against China on Friday, as the political fallout over the virus spurs a broader power struggle between Beijing and Washington on trade, finance and the fate of Hong Kong.
- Jobless claims were filed by 2.1 million Americans last week, raising the total over the past 10 weeks to more than 40 million. The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday to make it easier for small businesses to use federal loans, but Senate leaders have not yet signaled support.
- The Trump administration mishandled the initial distribution of the only approved coronavirus medication, remdesivir, delaying treatment to some critically ill patients with covid-19, current and former senior officials said.
- South Korea is to reinstate some social distancing measures, including school closures, after a recent uptick in new infections.
- The Department of Veterans Affairs has drastically scaled back the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat veterans with covid-19 after a major study raised questions about its efficacy and linked it to serious side effects, including higher risks of death.
May 28, 2020
COVID-19 In High Places
Richmond Time-Dispatch:
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and his wife, Anne Holton, interim president of George Mason University, have tested positive for antibodies to the coronavirus, a blood test that indicated previous exposure to COVID-19.
Kaine said he and Holton decided to be tested for potential coronavirus exposure after both fell ill earlier this year. He said they tested positive for coronavirus antibodies this month.
"While those antibodies could make us less likely to be re-infected or infect others, there is still too much uncertainty over what protection antibodies may actually provide," he said. "So we will keep following CDC guidelines—hand-washing, mask wearing, social distancing. We encourage others to do so as well. It shows those around you that you care about them.”
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and his wife, Anne Holton, interim president of George Mason University, have tested positive for antibodies to the coronavirus, a blood test that indicated previous exposure to COVID-19.
Kaine said he and Holton decided to be tested for potential coronavirus exposure after both fell ill earlier this year. He said they tested positive for coronavirus antibodies this month.
"While those antibodies could make us less likely to be re-infected or infect others, there is still too much uncertainty over what protection antibodies may actually provide," he said. "So we will keep following CDC guidelines—hand-washing, mask wearing, social distancing. We encourage others to do so as well. It shows those around you that you care about them.”
And lowdown asshole Republicans continue to reveal themselves as lowdown Republican assholes.
Today's Tweet
The GOP is a death cult.
100,000 dead. Trump views this as a badge of honor. #TrumpMeltdown pic.twitter.com/FMlRe4hiqZ— LiA (@LibsInAmerica) May 27, 2020
COVID-19 Update
The growth rate remains north of 1.
We have to understand that the economies of scale - the tyranny of large numbers - has really started to kick in, so until we get some workable therapeutics &/or a vaccine, this is our reality.
We have a "president", and a few million rabid Cult45 devotees, who are desperate to hold onto some glorious mythical past, so we'll continue this ridiculously unnecessary suffering until reasonable people are back in charge of things.
We have to understand that the economies of scale - the tyranny of large numbers - has really started to kick in, so until we get some workable therapeutics &/or a vaccine, this is our reality.
We have a "president", and a few million rabid Cult45 devotees, who are desperate to hold onto some glorious mythical past, so we'll continue this ridiculously unnecessary suffering until reasonable people are back in charge of things.
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