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In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Sorry, I'm with the adults in the room. I doubt it's that simple. But it's worth looking into.
March 20, 2020 at 01:04
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
I like this better anyway.
March 20, 2020 at 01:00
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Good call, I'm done on this anyway.
March 20, 2020 at 00:57
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
:yawn: He didn't literally do the same as the CCP. In terms of what matters in the substance of your criticism, he did though.
March 20, 2020 at 00:57
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
You realize Trump did the same right? He consistently downplayed the threat until the recent stockmarket crash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTjTaR...
March 20, 2020 at 00:48
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
We agree on something. :scream:
March 20, 2020 at 00:32
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
You've got 4,500 new cases of covid in the US just today. Maybe put your energies into thinking about how to deal with that. Now's not really the time...
March 20, 2020 at 00:32
In: Scary thoughts, should I be committed?  — view comment
You're among friends here even if we are sometimes tough on you.
March 19, 2020 at 20:39
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Without taking sides in the debate, if anyone wants to go after the Chinese government, feel free. One of their officials trying to pin the whole thin...
March 19, 2020 at 19:58
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Yes, just surpassed Chinese total.
March 19, 2020 at 19:38
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
1,000 dead in two days in Italy. Jesus H. To any Italians reading, sii Forte, stay strong. :pray:
March 19, 2020 at 19:17
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Right, move on.
March 19, 2020 at 18:51
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Because a bad guy says A doesn't make A wrong. Genetic fallacy.
March 19, 2020 at 18:47
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
I'm not a fan of the CCP either. But it's not our job to get involved in a propaganda war between them and the US. Besides which, people of Chinese et...
March 19, 2020 at 18:43
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Take your racism and shove it. Racists get banned. Final warning.
March 19, 2020 at 17:50
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
"Mild" cases include having holes punched in your lungs and permanently reduced capacity. You go out and go viral if you want. I like my organs just t...
March 19, 2020 at 17:47
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
People are overrated. Buy some puppets or something. Yes, right-winger are frantically rushing to suck at socialism's tit now for a simple reason. It ...
March 19, 2020 at 01:58
In: The Road to 2020 - American Elections  — view comment
Definition of a nano-second: The time it takes for Republicans to convert to socialism when there's a crisis. ("Warp speed" a la muddled Mitch).
March 18, 2020 at 23:09
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
An authoritarian socialist: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/watch-live-trump-invokes-defense-production-act-to-increase-masks-supplies-to-fight-co...
March 18, 2020 at 20:06
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYFefppqEtE
March 18, 2020 at 19:49
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Glad you're enjoying it. Who knows? Maybe we'll get another outbreak of the black death next. That would be wild :cheer:
March 18, 2020 at 19:24
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Speaking in bold will not make your comments any more intelligent. Please stop it.
March 18, 2020 at 19:04
In: Corona and Stockmarkets...  — view comment
Lol @ Dow Jones. Trump Feb 24: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. … Stock market starting to look very good to me” Trump now: "St...
March 18, 2020 at 17:01
In: The Road to 2020 - American Elections  — view comment
Tbh, I don't think kindergarten Don is going to survive his toddle through the economic and social wasteland that Trump 'Murica is about to become. Th...
March 18, 2020 at 13:33
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Yes, I've got conflicting info on that. Reserving judgement for now.
March 18, 2020 at 08:27
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Think I would have thrown him the pack and ran away. What you did was good too though.
March 18, 2020 at 02:08
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
I know, I'm just making the simplest inference. Gives me a result not too far off.
March 18, 2020 at 01:44
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
@"frank" Can't find the article. There's this too: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/14/anti-inflammatory-drugs-may-aggravate-coronavirus-inf...
March 18, 2020 at 01:39
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
I'll check it when I dig up the article.
March 18, 2020 at 01:32
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
In the absence of further info on how their calculation was done, I make it 244. Remember, it's every 5 days, not every day. Day 1: 1 case + rate of s...
March 18, 2020 at 01:30
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
I don't have the article to hand right now, but I think Ibuprofen was one. I don't recall prednisone being mentioned.
March 18, 2020 at 01:23
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Yes, one thing I learned today was that the latest two severe cases (requiring intensive care) in a local hospital were two young people in their twen...
March 18, 2020 at 01:14
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
There were multiple issues with testing, including bureaucratic and others. Doctors want to test, but they need stuff that works, that's reliable, and...
March 18, 2020 at 00:49
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
And yes, test like a mf, test, test, test. Probably the main failing in the US so far.
March 18, 2020 at 00:36
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
On social distancing, I've spoken personally to several South Koreans in their homes during the crisis. They've been voluntarily isolating even withou...
March 18, 2020 at 00:32
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
It's all about the curve. Voluntary and enforced social distancing worked in China and now, looking at today's figures, seems to be working in Italy. ...
March 17, 2020 at 23:29
In: Bannings  — view comment
The latter.
March 17, 2020 at 23:04
In: Bannings  — view comment
Banned @"xyzmix" for low quality/conspiracy theorizing.
March 17, 2020 at 22:51
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Visual learning: /uploads/resized/files/k5/9zw4rytjc8zksh45.jpg
March 17, 2020 at 22:26
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsTndy9CZo
March 17, 2020 at 19:02
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Maybe @"NOS4A2" is only 99% in line with the Trump admin. See how reasonable I am...
March 17, 2020 at 18:43
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Your prerogative. At least we agree on this:
March 17, 2020 at 18:41
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
You always get butthurt instead of engaging. *Shrug*.
March 17, 2020 at 18:37
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
It starts with that. Then when things get worse moves on to just downplaying the threat until that stops being plausible too, and eventually these peo...
March 17, 2020 at 18:30
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
:lol:
March 17, 2020 at 18:26
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
The names of government spokespeople are very often not given. They're just called "spokesman/woman". And they either exist, in which case they are au...
March 17, 2020 at 18:25
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
In China, they used sticks.
March 17, 2020 at 18:19
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
https://youtu.be/o_cImRzKXOs
March 17, 2020 at 18:07
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Take Michael's quote up with Michael. My point stands. You function here as a government spokesman/Trump spin provider. Nothing more. You're not in a ...
March 17, 2020 at 13:23
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
What's ironic about this is that while calling for others not to trust "one side" of the story, you immediately describe it as "fake news". As far as ...
March 17, 2020 at 13:11
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