Herman Cain's twitter is trying to reassure the right that the virus that killed him isn't so bad.
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Thread
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Today's COVID-Specific What the Fuck Just Happened Today?
[h=1]Day 1320: "Recklessly encouraging violence."[/h]
! Trump’s newest coronavirus task force member is urging the White House to embrace “herd immunity” as U.S. coronavirus case count topped 6 million. The controversial strategy would require lifting social distancing restrictions and allowing the coronavirus to spread through the population. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, urged countries to continue implementing safety measures to control the spread of the coronavirus, such as limiting public gatherings and protecting vulnerable groups as they try to reopen businesses and services, saying “No country can just pretend the pandemic is over.” Scott Atlas, who does not have a background in infectious diseases or epidemiology, joined the White House earlier this month as a pandemic adviser. He has advocated that the U.S. adopt Sweden’s model, which public health officials and infectious disease experts have called reckless. The U.S. has recorded more than 183,000 deaths from the virus. (Washington Post / Politico / NBC News / CNBC)
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said he’d be willing to fast-track emergency use authorization for a coronavirus vaccine before phase 3 trials are over, but insisted he wouldn’t rush approval to please the Trump administration. “We have a convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic with the political season,” Hahn said, “and we’re just going to have to get through that and stick to our core principles.” Hahn’s comments come a week after he granted emergency authorization of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients. Hahn was immediately criticized for overstating its benefits and apologized a day later. That announcement came a day after Trump accused the FDA, without any evidence, of moving too slowly to hurt him politically. (Financial Times / CNBC / Axios / Bloomberg)
! * The White House privately alerted seven states in June that their coronavirus cases had put them in the “red zone” of highest virus spread, according to eight weeks of previously confidential reports released by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. The risk assessments came at the same time Trump was insisting that his pandemic response was working and Pence had written an op-ed dismissing fears of a “second wave” of the virus as “overblown.” By late June, 10 states were in the red zone, by mid-July, 19 states were in the red zone, and by early August, the task force document listed 23 states in the red zone. Trump, meanwhile, Trump falsely claimed that large portions of the U.S. are “corona-free.” (Politico)
! How Trump Sowed COVID Supply Chaos: “Try Getting It Yourselves.” In a March 16 conference call, President Trump told governors that the federal government would try to help, but that for “respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment—try getting it yourselves.” (Wall Street Journal) -
Herman Cain's twitter is trying to reassure the right that the virus that killed him isn't so bad.
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I don’t see a problem with the post? Considering Cains age it’s very likely that he had multiple underlying conditions.
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I don’t see a problem with the post? Considering Cains age it’s very likely that he had multiple underlying conditions.
Someone is literally using a dead guy's twitter to post propaganda about something that killed said twitter user.
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Also it seems highly misleading to say that the virus isn't as deadly just because most victims had other medical issues. First, it's been said for months that people with underlying conditions are more at risk than healthy people. Second, it's still the virus and its complications that kills them, not the diseases they already had
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Also it seems highly misleading to say that the virus isn't as deadly just because most victims had other medical issues. First, it's been said for months that people with underlying conditions are more at risk than healthy people. Second, it's still the virus and its complications that kills them, not the diseases they already had
To borrow a phrase I got elsewhere "Its like saying a soldier died of gangrene and not the war by ignoring he got the gangrene from being wounded in battle."
Today's COVID News:
[h=1]Day 1321: "Sounds like conspiracy theory."[/h]
! * [h=3] Dept. of “We Have It Totally Under Control.”[/h]
- Global: Total confirmed cases: ~25,584,000; deaths: ~853,000
- U.S.: Total confirmed cases: ~6,065,000; deaths: ~185,000
- Source: Johns Hopkins University
- COVID-19 Live Blogs: New York Times / Washington Post / CNN / CNBC / USA Today
! 1. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis investigation found that over $1 billion in emergency coronavirus aid relief went to companies who “double dipped” and received multiple Paycheck Protection Program loans. The Subcommittee found over 10,000 loans where the borrower obtained more than one loan, and over 600 loans for nearly $100 million went to companies that had been suspended from doing business with the federal government. (NBC News)
- The National Institutes of Health said “there are insufficient data to recommend” the use of convalescent plasma for hospitalized coronavirus patients. The FDA granted emergency authorization for convalescent plasma one day before the Republican National Convention, where Trump referred to the therapy as having the potential to “save thousands of lives.” (Bloomberg / NIH)
- The Trump administration will not join the global effort to develop, manufacture, and distribute a coronavirus vaccine because the World Health Organization is involved. More than 170 countries are participating in the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility to speed vaccine development, secure doses for all countries, and distribute them to high-risk populations. The White House not wanting to work with the WHO effectively eliminates the chance to secure doses from a pool of vaccine candidates. WHO officials, meanwhile, have said countries can pursue multiple strategies and sign bilateral deals directly with drugmakers while also joining COVAX. (Washington Post)
- The Department of Health and Human Services is bidding out a $250 million contract to a consulting firm to “defeat despair and inspire hope” about the coronavirus pandemic. An internal HHS document outlines that the winning firm will need to “share best practices for businesses to operate in the new normal and instill confidence to return to work and restart the economy.” (Politico)
- Twitter deleted a post spreading false information that attempted to minimize COVID-19 deaths. Trump had retweeted the post, made by a supporter of the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, which suggested that the CDC had “quietly updated the Covid number to admit that only 6%” of reported deaths — or about 9,000 — actually died from COVID.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, meanwhile, debunked the theory promoted by Trump, saying that the “180,000-plus deaths are real deaths from COVID-19. Let (there) not be any confusion about that.” (Washington Post / CNN / CNBC)
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On a close race, India beat Mexico and is now the third in deaths.
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Today's COVID-Specific News: https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/09/02/day-1322/
[h=1]Day 1322: "Why would he do this?"[/h]
! * [h=3] Dept. of “We Have It Totally Under Control.”[/h]
- Global: Total confirmed cases: ~25,861,000; deaths: ~860,000
- U.S.: Total confirmed cases: ~6,108,000; deaths: ~186,000
- Source: Johns Hopkins University
- COVID-19 Live Blogs: New York Times / Washington Post / CNN
! The CDC directed states to prepare to distribute a coronavirus vaccine to health care workers and high-risk groups as soon as late October or early November, heightening concerns that the Trump administration is seeking to rush a vaccine before Election Day. Public health officials in all states and territories, as well as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, and San Antonio, were sent CDC guidance outlining scenarios for distributing two vaccine candidates — each requiring two doses a few weeks apart — at hospitals, mobile clinics, and other facilities. And, in a letter to state governors and health departments last week, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield asked state governors to waive permits for building vaccine distribution sites “that would prevent these facilities from becoming fully operational by November 1, 2020.” Dr. Anthony Fauci and FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn have both recently said that a vaccine could be available before clinical trials have been completed. “I believe that by the time we get to the end of this calendar year,” Fauci said, “we will feel comfortable that we do have a safe and effective vaccine.” Hahn added that an emergency authorization for a vaccine could be appropriate even before the vaccine has completed Phase 3 clinical trials. (New York Times / CNN / The Hill / NBC News / Washington Post / Bloomberg / Wall Street Journal / Politico)
The Trump administration backed out of a $646.7 million deal to buy ventilators after a congressional investigation found “evidence of fraud, waste and abuse” in the acquisition, which negotiated by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy has since opened a probe of all federal contracts negotiated by Navarro. (ProPublica / Washington Post / CNBC)
! * Congressional investigators uncovered more than $1 billion dollars in potential waste and fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program. The money went to companies that “double dipped” and received multiple in violation of the program’s rules, according to a preliminary analysis by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. The report says there is a “high risk that PPP loans may have been diverted from small businesses truly in need to ineligible businesses or even to criminals.” The subcommittee found more than 10,000 loans in which the borrowers obtained more than one loan. Because the Trump administration decided to only audit loans for more than $2 million, only 65 of the loans would otherwise have been subject to additional review. More than 600 loans totaling nearly $100 million went to companies that are barred or suspended from doing business with the federal government. More than 350 loans worth roughly $200 million went to government contractors that had been flagged by the federal government for performance or integrity issues. More than 11,000 additional borrowers had other red flags of various types. (NBC News / Chicago Tribune)
! FEMA will no longer reimburse states for the cost of face masks and personal protective equipment in nonemergency settings. Under the new guidance, which goes into effect on Sept. 15., cloth face coverings and PPE for teachers, schools, public housing, and courthouses will no longer be eligible for the public assistance fund because they don’t meet FEMA’s definition of a “direct emergency protective measures.” The Department of Health and Human Services, however, said “schools in need will still receive cloth face masks” from HHS instead of FEMA. (NPR) -
In celebrity news, apparently Dwayne Johnson and his entire family tested positive for this. They seem to be recovering, but I never want to hear "a man and his entire family tested positive for a disease." Scary stuff.
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In celebrity news, apparently Dwayne Johnson and his entire family tested positive for this. They seem to be recovering, but I never want to hear "a man and his entire family tested positive for a disease." Scary stuff.
His nuclear family, I'm assuming, as the Anoa'i Family is god-damn massive.
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@Johnny:
His nuclear family, I'm assuming, as the Anoa'i Family is god-damn massive.
Oh! Um…yes. Just the nuclear family.
I guess that's one way this could have been worse.
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Today's COVID-Specific WTFJHT
[h=2]Day 1323: "Playing with fire."[/h]
! * [h=3] Dept. of “We Have It Totally Under Control.”[/h]
- Global: Total confirmed cases: ~26,129,000; deaths: ~866,000
- U.S.: Total confirmed cases: ~6,142,000; deaths: ~187,000
- Source: Johns Hopkins University
- COVID-19 Live Blogs: New York Times / Washington Post / CNN / The Guardian
! Another 881,000 people applied for state unemployment benefits last week. In total, the number of continuing claims is about 13.3 million with roughly 29 million people receiving some form of unemployment assistance as of mid-August. (Wall Street Journal / NPR / CNBC / Politico / Washington Post / New York Times / The Guardian)
! * Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the Senate Republicans’ new coronavirus relief proposal “emaciated,” saying it lacked relief money for housing assistance, food stamps, and enhanced unemployment aid. Schumer also accused Mitch McConnell of “planning another round of partisan games” and said Republicans are “moving even further in the wrong direction.” (Washington Post / Politico / CNN)- [Last Month] Trump’s executive actions aimed at bypassing stalled negotiations with Congress only has one state paying new jobless benefits, with few evictions paused. (Washington Post)
- [Last Month] Two states are paying out the $300 supplemental $300 jobless benefit. “Part of the reason for the slow start is that implementing the new program falls on overwhelmed state unemployment offices that have already struggled to process applications and deliver benefits during the pandemic. Another complication is that the program’s funding is coming from disaster money at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” (Bloomberg)
- [Last Month] Grocery shoppers cut back on spending after the $600 in weekly additional unemployment checks expired in July. (Wall Street Journal)
! Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar rejected concerns that the Trump administration is rushing the approval of a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day. Three vaccine candidates have entered Phase 3 clinical trials, which take months to complete, and results are not expected until late October at the earliest. The CDC, however, recently directed states to prepare to begin vaccine distribution by Nov. 1 – two days before the election. When pressed about how the CDC selected its target date, Azar denied that the decision was politically motivated, saying “It has nothing to do with elections. This has to do with delivering safe, effective vaccines to the American people as quickly as possible and saving lives.” FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn recently apologized for overstating the benefits of treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma, which his agency approved an emergency use authorization for after coming under attack from Trump. (Politico / CBS News)
! * [Rumor mill] FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn and HHS Secretary Alex Azar are locked in a “tit for tat” dispute over COVID-19 messaging. “Azar was furious when Hahn openly backtracked on claims about plasma’s effectiveness, at a time when President Donald Trump was preparing to tout the treatment at the Republican National Convention.” (Politico) -
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/09/04/day-1324/
- Dept. of “We Have It Totally Under Control.”
- Global: Total confirmed cases: ~26,411,000; deaths: ~871,000
- U.S.: Total confirmed cases: ~6,174,000; deaths: ~187,200
- Source: Johns Hopkins University
- COVID-19 Live Blogs: New York Times / Washington Post / CNN
- How To Vote In The 2020 Election In Every State. Everything you need to know about mail-in and early in-person voting in every state in the age of COVID-19, including the first day you can cast your ballot in the 2020 election. (FiveThirtyEight / NBC News / Wall Street Journal)
The World Health Organization does not expect widespread COVID-19 vaccinations until mid-2021. Trump’s vaccine chief added that it is “extremely unlikely” that a vaccine could be available before the election. Trump, meanwhile, suggested that a vaccine “will be delivered before the end of the year, in my opinion, before the end of the year, but it really might even be delivered before the end of October.” (Reuters / New York Times / NPR / CNN)
Trump mocked Biden for wearing a face mask and observing social distancing measures. The U.S., meanwhile, continues to lead the world in coronavirus cases under Trump’s direction, with more than 6 million infections and 187,000 deaths. (CNN / Politico)
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To be fair, I'm with WHO. Didn't expect vaccines so soon and I think they are jump steps on the proper medical procedure to rush a return to normality and make people forget to fight the systemic absurd conditions that their current societies put on.
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Whatever happened to that doctor who believed in dream witches and alien DNA?
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Talk shit get hit. Love this trope.
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What a Larry David moment
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It's the "God sends hurricanes to punish the gays" business all over again.
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The dress, the peacocky headscarf and the fancy jewelery should've given him away
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Oh the cruelest and most wonderful irony.
In other news, a supercomputer crunched a lot of COVID-19 data, and has come up with some interesting theories (and possible treatments):
https://elemental.medium.com/a-supercomputer-analyzed-covid-19-and-an-interesting-new-theory-has-emerged-31cb8eba9d63All interesting and hopefully helpful. But "water ballon lungs" is not something I wanted to picture. Ow.
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The dress, the peacocky headscarf and the fancy jewelery should've given him away
Hey, I know for a fact that not all gay guys are fabulous. Some are pretty average.
Like yours truly. Until I grow that sweet moustache.Religious leaders do tend to lean hard into frills and gold-laced everything.
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I've been feeling fatigued these past few days and I seem to have a somewhat persistent dry cough. According to the WHO website, these both are among the most common symptoms of Covid.
I'll see if I can change tomorrow's psych visit to a Skype meeting instead. If that doesn't work, I cancel it. I might also ask my brother or mother to get some groceries for me, just to be sure. I won't be that person that disregards safety guidelines, especially not when I can easily manage.
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Oh the cruelest and most wonderful irony.
In other news, a supercomputer crunched a lot of COVID-19 data, and has come up with some interesting theories (and possible treatments):
https://elemental.medium.com/a-supercomputer-analyzed-covid-19-and-an-interesting-new-theory-has-emerged-31cb8eba9d63All interesting and hopefully helpful. But "water ballon lungs" is not something I wanted to picture. Ow.
This is awesomely interesting, thanks for sharing.
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Since they didn't update Monday and Tuesday, here's the newest (COVID-Specific) What the Fuck Just Happened Today:
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/09/09/day-1329/
Day 1329: "This is deadly stuff."
! * Dept. of “We Have It Totally Under Control.”
- Global: Total confirmed cases: ~27,629,000; deaths: ~899,000
- U.S.: Total confirmed cases: ~6,335,000; deaths: ~190,000
- Source: Johns Hopkins University
- COVID-19 Live Blogs: New York Times / Washington Post
! Trump privately admitted weeks before the first confirmed U.S. COVID-19 death that he knew the coronavirus “is deadly stuff […] more deadly” than the flu, but he “wanted to always play it down” because “I don’t want to create a panic.” In a series of recorded interviews with journalist Bob Woodward in early February and March, Trump acknowledged the “deadly” nature of the coronavirus, saying it’s “pretty amazing” that “you just breathe the air and that’s how it’s passed,” while publicly insisting that the virus was “going to disappear” and that “everything is working out.” More than 189,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. In total, Woodward conducted 18 on-the-record interviews with Trump between last December and July for his new book, “Rage.” Biden, meanwhile, slammed Trump, saying “he knew how deadly it was,” “purposely played it down,” and “knowingly and willingly lied about the threat it posed to the country for months.” (Washington Post / CNN / NPR / NBC News / Politico / Politico / New York Times / Axios)
Dr. Anthony Fauci said it’s “unlikely” a coronavirus vaccine will be ready before the November election but that a vaccine by “the end of the year” is more likely. Trump, however, claimed that a vaccine could be ready by Election Day, telling reporters “maybe even before November 1st. We think we can probably have it some time during the month of October.” Despite Trump’s pressure on health officials to speed up the vaccine timeline, nine drug companies pledged not to seek regulatory approval before the safety and efficacy of their experimental coronavirus vaccines have been established in Phase 3 clinical trials. The FDA also previously said it would authorize a coronavirus vaccine so long as it is safe and at least 50% effective, but commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn recently said the agency is prepared to bypass the full federal approval process in order to make a vaccine available as soon as possible. Trump, however, claimed that the “results that are shockingly good,” despite results from the trials, which typically take years to complete, not expected until October. Results will also be reviewed by the Data and Safety Monitoring Board, an independent group of medical experts who observe patient safety and treatment data. Meanwhile, clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has been put on hold due to “potentially unexplained illness.” (CNBC / Washington Post / Bloomberg / Washington Post / STAT / NBC News / USA Today)
! * The U.S. Agency for International Development will shut down its coronavirus task force. (Politico)- The White House ordered airports to end COVID-19 screening of passengers on inbound international flights. (Yahoo News)
- More police officers have died from COVID-19 this year than have been killed on patrol. At least 101 officers have died from Covid-19, while at least 82 have died by other means. (CNN)
! A top aide at the Department of Health and Human Services is trying to prevent Dr. Anthony Fauci from speaking about the risks that coronavirus poses to children. Emails show Paul Alexander — a senior adviser to Michael Caputo, HHS’s assistant secretary for public affairs — attempting to dictate what the government’s top infectious disease expert should say during media interviews as recently as this week. Alexander specifically told Fauci’s press team that he should not promote mask-wearing by children. Fauci, however, said he had not seen the emails and that his staff had not instructed him to minimize the risk coronavirus poses to children or the need for kids to wear masks, saying “No one tells me what I can say and cannot say. I speak on scientific evidence.” (Politico)
! Trump claimed that he’s “taking the high road” by not meeting with top Democrats to discuss the next coronavirus relief package. House Democrats and the White House have made no progress on a potential deal as tens of millions of Americans remain on unemployment and the U.S. death toll approaches 190,000. “I don’t need to meet with them to be turned down,” Trump told reporters. “They don’t want to make a deal because they think if the country does as badly as possible […] that’s good for the Democrats.” He added: “I am taking the high road. I’m taking the high road by not seeing them.” The Senate, meanwhile, returned from its August recess with no indication of progress on a relief package, making a bipartisan compromise before the election unlikely. (Axios / Politico) -
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/09/10/day-1330/
! * Dept. of “We Have It Totally Under Control.”
- Global: Total confirmed cases: ~27,988,000; deaths: ~907,000
- U.S.: Total confirmed cases: ~6,391,000; deaths: ~192,000
- Source: Johns Hopkins University
- COVID-19 Live Blogs: New York Times / Washington Post / CNBC / CNN
- Senate Republicans failed to advance their coronavirus stimulus bill – four months after House Democrats passed their $3 trillion plan. The $300 billion package would have reinstated enhanced federal unemployment insurance at $300 per week through Dec. 27 – half of the $600 weekly payment that expired at the end of July – established legal protections for businesses and health providers, added funding for testing and vaccines, and provided money for schools and child care. Democrats called the package inadequate and refused to accept any proposal less than $2.2 trillion, arguing that it did little to address the economic devastation of the pandemic. The package fell short of the 60 votes needed to move toward passage with all Democrats and one Republican opposed, leaving no clear path forward for economic relief before the November elections. (CNN / Washington Post / ABC News / CNBC / New York Times / Wall Street Journal / The Guardian)
! * COVID-19 has claimed over 900,000 live globally, with the United States accounting for more than a fifth of the fatalities. (NBC News)
- The algorithm used by the Department of Health and Human Services to allocate pandemic relief money to hospitals discriminates against predominantly Black communities. (Bloomberg)
- People who tested positive for COVID-19 were more than twice as likely to report eating or drinking at a bar or restaurant in the past two weeks. (NBC News)
! Unemployment claims remained unchanged at 884,000 people last week. Continuing claims, meanwhile, increased to 13.385 million. Overall about 29.6 million people are receiving some form of assistance from state and federal programs. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, has fallen to 8.4%. [[I]Editor’s note: The Labor Department changed how it seasonally adjusts and reports the numbers, so the past two weeks’ totals are not directly comparable to reports from earlier in the pandemic.] (Bloomberg / CNBC / Wall Street Journal / New York Times)
The Justice Department charged 57 people with stealing more than $175 million from the Paycheck Protection Program meant to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Federal law enforcement authorities have reportedly identified nearly 500 individuals suspected of committing coronavirus-related loan fraud and have opened “several hundred” investigations. (CNBC / Politico / New York Times)
! * Congressional Democrats accused a top Trump administration health official of “extensive abuse” of millions in taxpayer dollars to boost her “personal brand.” The leaders from four congressional committees are calling on Seema Verma to “personally reimburse the taxpayers for these inappropriate expenditures.” (Politico / CNBC)
! poll/ 46% of American households report facing serious financial pain during the coronavirus pandemic. 54% of those with household incomes under $100,000 reported serious financial problems, compared to 20% of households with incomes greater than $100,000. 35% say they have used up all or most of their savings, and 28% report serious problems paying off debt. (NPR) -
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/09/11/day-1331/
[h=1]Day 1331: "Corrupt and politically motivated favor."[/h]
! * [h=3] Dept. of “We Have It Totally Under Control.”[/h]
- Global: Total confirmed cases: ~28,293,000; deaths: ~911,000
- U.S.: Total confirmed cases: ~6,431,000; deaths: ~193,000
- Source: Johns Hopkins University
- COVID-19 Live Blogs: New York Times / Washington Post / CNN / CNBC
! 1/ Trump claimed that the U.S. is “rounding the corner” on the coronavirus pandemic, predicting that “Next year will be the greatest economic year in the history our country, I project.” The U.S., however, continues to see about 36,000 new cases a day, about 850 new deaths, on average, every day, a 8.4% unemployment rate, and about half of the jobs lost during the pandemic have been recovered. Dr. Anthony Fauci, meanwhile, called the current COVID-19 data “disturbing,” and that the U.S. might not return to pre-coronavirus life until the end of 2021. Fauci added that the U.S. will be in a “more precarious situation” in the fall and winter if current case rate continues. (NBC News / CNN / CNBC / NBC News / CNN / The Guardian)
2/ Trump insisted that “everyone knew” the coronavirus was airborne in February, saying “When I say it was airborne, everybody knew it was airborne. This was no big thing. Read the reports. China came out with a statement that it was an airborne disease. I heard it was an airborne disease. I assumed it early on.” It wasn’t until March, however, that the World Health Organization acknowledged that the virus could be spread through airborne particles. (CNN / CNBC)
! * Trump held six indoor rallies after admitted to Bob Woodward on Feb. 7 that he knew the coronavirus “goes through air” and is more deadly than “even your strenuous flus.” In the interview, Trump told Woodward, “It goes through air, Bob,” adding, “you just breathe the air and that’s how it’s passed.” Yet Trump participated in rallies in New Hampshire on February 10, Arizona on February 19, Colorado on February 20, Nevada on February 21, South Carolina on February 28, and North Carolina on March 2. No social distancing measures were implemented for those rallies. (CBS News)- poll/ 62% of Americans fear that political pressure from Trump will cause the FDA to approve a coronavirus vaccine without making sure it’s safe and effective. (Washington Post)
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"I don’t want to create a panic" Riiight, kinda hard to do when news outlets were covering pretty throughly and it spreading like wildfire
And yet folks want him back in office.
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Steven Martin has addressed an issue that some people may not have realized:
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God damn it Modi you want to steal Brazil second place that bad?
At least if we end at third I can do the Olympics joke again: Bronzil. -
God damn it Modi you want to steal Brazil second place that bad?
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https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/09/14/day-1334/
Day 1334: "Reckless and selfish."
! * Dept. of “We Have It Totally Under Control.”
- Global: Total confirmed cases: ~29,137,000; deaths: ~926,000
- U.S.: Total confirmed cases: ~6,546,000; deaths: ~195,000
- Source: Johns Hopkins University
- COVID-19 Live Blogs: New York Times / Washington Post / CNBC / CNN
! Political appointees at the Department of Health and Human Services repeatedly demanded that the CDC revise or delay weekly scientific reports on the coronavirus pandemic that they believed were unflattering to Trump. Officials characterized the effort by Michael Caputo and Paul Alexander as an attempt to intimidate the authors and water down the reports, which are written to update scientists and public health experts on trends in infectious diseases, including the coronavirus. In one email to CDC Director Robert Redfield and other senior officials, Alexander accused CDC scientists of trying to “hurt the president” with the reports, which he referred to as “hit pieces on the administration” because they didn’t align with Trump’s optimistic message about the outbreak. (Politico / New York Times)
! * Day 1329: A top aide at the Department of Health and Human Services is trying to prevent Dr. Anthony Fauci from speaking about the risks that coronavirus poses to children. Emails show Paul Alexander — a senior adviser to Michael Caputo, HHS’s assistant secretary for public affairs — attempting to dictate what the government’s top infectious disease expert should say during media interviews as recently as this week. Alexander specifically told Fauci’s press team that he should not promote mask-wearing by children. Fauci, however, said he had not seen the emails and that his staff had not instructed him to minimize the risk coronavirus poses to children or the need for kids to wear masks, saying “No one tells me what I can say and cannot say. I speak on scientific evidence.” (Politico)- House Democrats launched an investigation into how Trump appointees have pressured the CDC to change or delay scientific reports on coronavirus. (Politico)
- [August] Trump demanded that the National Institutes of Health authorize the emergency use of plasma from recovered coronavirus patients to treat new ones. At the time, NIH had lingering concerns over its effectiveness. Four days later, however, the FDA approved plasma therapy. (New York Times)
! The top communications official at the Department of Health and Human Services baselessly accused career government scientists of forming a “resistance unit” for “sedition” against Trump. In a Facebook livestream, Michael Caputo claimed that “There are scientists who work for this government who do not want America to get well, not until after Joe Biden is president.” Caputo also encouraged his followers to buy ammunition, predicting that Trump would win the 2020 election and that Biden would refuse to concede. “And when Donald Trump refuses to stand down at the inauguration, the shooting will begin,” he said. “The drills that you’ve seen are nothing. If you carry guns, buy ammunition, ladies and gentlemen, because it’s going to be hard to get.” The assistant secretary of public affairs at HHS also complained during the livestream that his “mental health has definitely failed.” Caputo later deleted his Twitter account after he suggested tear-gassing reporters. (New York Times / Axios / Bloomberg / The Hill / Talking Points Memo)
In August, Trump told Bob Woodward “nothing more could have been done” about the coronavirus as the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 was surging. Woodward said Trump “possessed the specific knowledge that could have saved lives” in January, and that he was present “before the virus was on anyone’s radar” when National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien told Trump on Jan. 28, that “This virus will be the biggest national security threat you face in your presidency.” Trump, however, declined to share that information during his State of the Union address on Feb. 4, which 40 million people watched. Trump also privately told Woodward in February that he knew how deadly the virus was and in March he admitted that he was intentionally playing it down. (CBS News / CNN / NBC News / Axios)
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! Trump held an indoor campaign rally in Nevada, in defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak accused Trump of “reckless and selfish actions” and called the rally “an insult to every Nevadan who has followed the directives, made sacrifices, and put their neighbors before themselves.” During the event, Trump told the crowd that the U.S. was “making the last turn” when it comes to defeating the coronavirus. While masks were encouraged at the event, few people wore them. Later, Trump said he was not afraid of catching the coronavirus at his rallies, because “I’m on stage and it’s very far away.” (Associated Press / New York Times / NBC News / Wall Street Journal / CNN)
! * Coronavirus cases are increasing in 11 states by 5% or more, based on weekly averages. Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Wyoming are all seeing rising case counts. While cases in those 11 states are increasing, the overall daily average of new cases in the U.S. is declining. Over the past seven days, the country has reported an average of about 34,300 new cases per day, down more than 15% compared to a week ago. (CNBC)- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo relaunched his extravagant, taxpayer-funded “Madison Dinners” during the coronavirus pandemic. The dinners had been on pause since March because of the coronavirus, but they’re back, with a dinner scheduled for Monday and at least three others on the calendar in September and October. (NBC News / Kansas City Star)
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A brilliant new way to combat the mask problem:
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My first thought was "forced labor? um…."
But thinking about it another way, this is actually a very specific "community service" sentence,
which makes a lot more sense now. Yeah, I can get behind this. Hopefully it gets the message into their heads. -
For context, the headline of the story is"Anti-Maskers Forced to Dig Graves for Covid-19 Victims in Indonesia"
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/09/15/day-1335/
[h=1]Day 1335: "Forthcoming."[/h]
! * [h=3] Dept. of “We Have It Totally Under Control.”[/h]
- Global: Total confirmed cases: ~29,402,000; deaths: ~932,000
- U.S.: Total confirmed cases: ~6,596,000; deaths: ~196,000
- Source: Johns Hopkins University
- COVID-19 Live Blogs: New York Times / Washington Post / CNBC / CNN
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The White House trade adviser refused to testify to Congress about a canceled ventilator contract that would have wasted $504 million. Peter Navarro was called to testify before the House Oversight subcommittee on economic and consumer policy on Wednesday, but the hearing has been canceled after the White House declined to make Navarro available for testimony. (NBC News)
! * Day 1322: The Trump administration backed out of a $646.7 million deal to buy ventilators after a congressional investigation found “evidence of fraud, waste and abuse” in the acquisition, which negotiated by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy has since opened a probe of all federal contracts negotiated by Navarro. (ProPublica / Washington Post / CNBC)! The Trump administration’s top health spokesperson apologized to staffers for accusing career federal scientists of “sedition” and working to undermine Trump. Michael Caputo, the assistant secretary of health for public affairs, and top adviser Paul Alexander also repeatedly tried to revise, delay, or scuttle key CDC scientific bulletins to paint the administration’s pandemic response in a more positive light. Caputo, who is reportedly considering a leave of absence to address physical health problems, said he regretted having embarrassed HHS Secretary Alex Azar and the Health and Human Services department. Chuck Schumer, meanwhile, called on Azar to resign following reports that Caputo and Alexander interfered in the weekly scientific reports from the CDC. Schumer said that the department has “become subservient to the president’s daily whims” and that Azar has been “almost entirely silent about the chaos and mismanagement in his own agency.” (Politico / Washington Post / New York Times / CNBC / CNN)
! * Day 1334: Political appointees at the Department of Health and Human Services repeatedly demanded that the CDC revise or delay weekly scientific reports on the coronavirus pandemic that they believed were unflattering to Trump. Officials characterized the effort by Michael Caputo and Paul Alexander as an attempt to intimidate the authors and water down the reports, which are written to update scientists and public health experts on trends in infectious diseases, including the coronavirus. In one email to CDC Director Robert Redfield and other senior officials, Alexander accused CDC scientists of trying to “hurt the president” with the reports, which he referred to as “hit pieces on the administration” because they didn’t align with Trump’s optimistic message about the outbreak. (Politico / New York Times)
! Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will stay in session until lawmakers and the White House agree on another coronavirus stimulus package. The House is scheduled to adjourn on Oct. 2 until after the election. “We are committed to staying here until we have an agreement,” Pelosi said. “We are optimistic that the White House at least will understand that we have to do something.” (Bloomberg / Washington Post / New York Times / Wall Street Journal / CNBC)
Jared Kushner claimed that the tapes of Trump privately admitting to downplaying the threat of the coronavirus in March are an example of him being “very forthcoming with the American people” about the dangers of COVID-19. Journalist Bob Woodward, however, said Monday that Trump “possessed the specific knowledge that could have saved lives” in January, but didn’t share the information in his State of the Union address, which 40 million people watched. [[I]Editor’s note: Jared Kushner is a dipshit.](TODAY / NBC News)
! * Day 1329: Trump privately admitted weeks before the first confirmed U.S. COVID-19 death that he knew the coronavirus “is deadly stuff […] more deadly” than the flu, but he “wanted to always play it down” because “I don’t want to create a panic.” In a series of recorded interviews with journalist Bob Woodward in early February and March, Trump acknowledged the “deadly” nature of the coronavirus, saying it’s “pretty amazing” that “you just breathe the air and that’s how it’s passed,” while publicly insisting that the virus was “going to disappear” and that “everything is working out.” More than 189,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. In total, Woodward conducted 18 on-the-record interviews with Trump between last December and July for his new book, “Rage.” Biden, meanwhile, slammed Trump, saying “he knew how deadly it was,” “purposely played it down,” and “knowingly and willingly lied about the threat it posed to the country for months.” (Washington Post / CNN / NPR / NBC News / Politico / Politico / New York Times / New York Times / Axios)
! The company that hosted Trump’s indoor rally in Nevada was fined $3,000 for violating the state’s restrictions on large gatherings. Sunday’s rally was held at a facility owned by Xtreme Manufacturing in Henderson, Nevada, where thousands of Trump supporters — most of whom were not wearing masks — gathered to hear Trump speak. A senior public information officer for the city of Henderson said a compliance officer “observed six violations of the directives and the City’s Business Operations Division has issued a Business License Notice of Violation to Xtreme Manufacturing and assessed a penalty of $3,000.” The company has a month to respond to the notice and either dispute or pay the penalty. (CNN)
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! Pro-Trump teenagers are being paid by a conservative nonprofit to cast doubt about the integrity of the election and play down the threat from COVID-19 on on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The messages were posted at the direction of Turning Point Action, an affiliate of Turning Point USA, and meant to evade rules put in place following the 2016 presidential campaign by social media companies to limit disinformation. In response to questions, Twitter suspended at least 20 accounts involved in the activity for “platform manipulation and spam.” Facebook, meanwhile, removed a number of accounts as part of an ongoing investigation. (Washington Post)
poll/ Favorability toward the U.S. in the UK, Canada, France, Japan, and Australia is the lowest it has been in at least two decades. Of the 13 nations surveyed, 15% say the U.S. has done a good job of dealing with the outbreak. (Pew Research Center / CNN) -
A brilliant new way to combat the mask problem:
UcWViVHLZOS3lLACgvPQUOmYZCyOuIq8w15DAWhere can I buy one?
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I do so love "let the punishment fit the crime".
I'm not sure we could sentence people to grave-digging here, but doing layman-work for hospitals or morgues might fit.
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More karmic punishment would be them contracting it and dying it of it.
Yes that's dark but sometimes people need to learn the hard way of what happens when you decide to be massively stupid, especially when you're impacting other people.
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More karmic punishment would be them contracting it and dying it of it.
Yes that's dark but sometimes people need to learn the hard way of what happens when you decide to be massively stupid, especially when you're impacting other people.
That would be karmic punishment, we still no evolved enough to have those.
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Who the hell in any of those countries would think we've done a good job? I mean, some states have done better than others, but as a whole? Yeah, we failed.
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Who the hell in any of those countries would think we've done a good job? I mean, some states have done better than others, but as a whole? Yeah, we failed.
People who either don’t follow world news or don’t like the more proactive policies those countries have taken….which is weird since Australia is up there but not New Zealand.
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It's unfortunate, but right now it really is the safest way.
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@chung:
My mother and father has been locked up in Spain since the beginning of the quarantine. I am really worried for them but I maybe it is safer for them to stay inside home instead of travelling internationally. They say Spanish government is being very careful with the measures they are taking. I knew that it was a mistake to go to our property in Spain for a holiday when the news about the coronavirus revealed but they didn't care much anyway.
Are you human or a spambot? You type like a human and you have a Bellamy avatar which is relevant to a One Piece forum, but there's an advertisement link in your post about property in Spain for sale, and I know sometimes spambots type well enough and stick to the subject matter of the topics they post in that it can be hard to know they're a spambot at first.
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@Medical:
Are you human or a spambot? You type like a human and you have a Bellamy avatar which is relevant to a One Piece forum, but there's an advertisement link in your post about property in Spain for sale, and I know sometimes spambots type well enough and stick to the subject matter of the topics they post in that it can be hard to know they're a spambot at first.
That was definitely a spambot.
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That was definitely a spambot.
I removed the link from your reply to be safe.Spambots have feelings too and they are obviously concerned about their family. Let's stay open minded people.
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Spambots have feelings too and they are obviously concerned about their family. Let's stay open minded people.
I know you're joking but it was kind of disturbing seeing the spambot's other posts.
It made one in the confession thread talking about how it wanted to kill itself. -
I totally missed that link. Whoops.
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EiI-wgYU8AEgzJq?format=jpg&name=small
I wonder what Americans think of how we've handled it. I personally think terrible job.
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For us it seems to be an even split betwenn Amerikanski who think our way was great look at the economy, and the others who recoil in fear at our not mask wearing ways. It's another love or hate bomb going our way everytime you open the paper