Coronavirus COVID-19

@Tim_J   ((::

"Shipping Out: On the (nearly lethal) comforts of a luxury cruise".pdf, by David Foster Wallace

  On 4/2/2020 at 8:33 AM, prdctvsm said:

@Tim_J   ((::

"Shipping Out: On the (nearly lethal) comforts of a luxury cruise".pdf, by David Foster Wallace

the unabridged version is worth a read as well. "Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again" 

^ Was coming in here to say that. The unabridged version of the toilet discussion had me in stitches.

  On 4/2/2020 at 6:00 AM, Rubin Farr said:

One characteristic is an inability to admit he's wrong, or apologize, for anything, ever.

and he has zero shame. he's trying to get other nations to call it the Wuhan Virus and blame china. 

https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/03/31/trumps-chernobyl-moment-the-us-may-lose-its-status-as-world-superpower-and-not-recover/

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The fall in US influence was visible this week at virtual meetings of world leaders where the main US diplomatic effort was devoted to an abortive attempt to persuade the others to sign a statement referring to the “Wuhan virus”, as part of a campaign to blame China for the coronavirusepidemic. Demonising others as a diversion from one’s own shortcomings is a central feature of President Trump’s political tactics. Arkansas Republican senator Tom Cotton took up the same theme, saying that “China unleashed this plague on the world, and China has to be held accountable”.

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The US can't function without a cartoon villain. If they don't have one, they'll make one, which is typically the case.

Jfc America has its share of idiots.

CNN news today says there is reason to believe C19 particles can survive in the air for up to 10 minutes... from TALKING or BREATHING.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/health/aerosol-coronavirus-spread-white-house-letter/index.html

Freedom is Never Negotiable

but

Eating at a Shitty Restaurant is

  On 4/2/2020 at 7:09 AM, Tim_J said:

 

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=guided+imagery+body+scan

  On 4/2/2020 at 3:53 PM, J3FF3R00 said:

CNN news today says there is reason to believe C19 particles can survive in the air for up to 10 minutes... from TALKING or BREATHING.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/health/aerosol-coronavirus-spread-white-house-letter/index.html

 

that's fake news, unless it is confirmed by the world's leading virologist - Dr. Trump.

wrong thread soz

pls delete

  On 4/2/2020 at 11:13 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

i mean yeah, china fucked up real bad and we need to hold their shitty government and the local authorities accountable for endangering lives and killing thousands, maybe millions.

but i don't see anything good coming from calling it the wuhan / chinese virus. like, how is this a constructive solution? everyone knows where it's from. it seems so childish and obviously designed to boost trump's support rather than actually help people get better.

Not a chance. China is the new crowned superpower - both hard, soft and everything in-between.

Criticize all you like: Wuhan official secrecy and chasing down whistle blowers, their delay was minimal...MINIMAL, compared to the sheer arrogance and complacency of the U.S and U.K etc. To locate the blame with these officials is to ignore the inevitability of this pandemic and the total lack of institutional compassion and preparedness built into market run societies. We have been literally running towards global catastrophe for decades - and as we all know, climate change will make covid19 look like a broken nail. 

We start talking about China as the center of responsibility and we are just buying the distractions of those responsible for such a devastatingly inadequate state of preparation and response. It's a racist trope. That is all.

  On 4/2/2020 at 10:50 AM, Roo said:

The US can't function without a cartoon villain. If they don't have one, they'll make one, which is typically the case.

Cartoon villain? Check!

https://abc7.com/officials-engineer-tried-to-smash-train-into-usns-mercy/6069395/?fbclid=IwAR0ZxWMkn63f7p1Cq7cS3-rPEG3gv-qGZbxL9YfPwB6eKXeCsAHBzTApnkg

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SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An engineer deliberately ran a train off the tracks at high speed near the Port of Los Angeles in an attempt to crash into the USNS Mercy hospital ship, prosecutors say.

The Pacific Harbor Line train derailed Tuesday, running through the end of the track and crashing through barriers, finally coming to rest about 250 yards from the docked naval ship.

Federal prosecutors allege train engineer Eduardo Moreno, 44, of San Pedro intended to hit the ship, saying he thought it was "suspicious" and did not believe "the ship is what they say it's for.'"

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Gee, wonder where he got that idea?

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Moreno has been charged with one count of train wrecking, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.

DJ's, you have been warned

 shout-out to everyone having to cancel/rearrange their birthdays because of social distancing. it sucks . godspeed.

fox news needs to start vetting these doctors better 

  On 4/2/2020 at 8:31 PM, Nebraska said:

fox news needs to start vetting these doctors better 

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Check the last page... 

https://forum.watmm.com/topic/98388-coronavirus-covid-19/?do=findComment&comment=2783152

This thread moves almost as fast as the virus.

  On 4/2/2020 at 8:58 PM, J3FF3R00 said:

Check the last page... 

 

https://forum.watmm.com/topic/98388-coronavirus-covid-19/?do=findComment&comment=2783152

 

 

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thanks. sorry for the double post everyone 

  On 4/2/2020 at 10:52 PM, IDEM said:

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"Don't you want your boat back, georgie? Take it."

"No... but if you got some extra toilet paper down there...."