COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US) (7 Viewers)

[James Spader]

Interesting. I don't recall him being quite as flippant about 9/11, which "only" killed 3,000.

I remember him railing on Ron Paul for a reasonable question about why terrorists do what they do.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Trump team failed to follow NSC’s pandemic playbook

The 69-page document, finished in 2016, provided a step by step list of priorities – which were then ignored by the administration.

www.yahoo.com

I know this is a huge risk of turning this too political, so avoid going that far with it.

However, Looks like the NSC had a playbook and recommendations about Pandemics that, shocker, weren't followed. That being said, they are officially saying that there are two other federal guidance documents they have been following (to what degree??). Either way, I think we can all agree that we've taken a slow response to this, on the Federal level.

Ward, i realize you’re trying to do a job here, as moderator.. But c’mon, we’re waaaayy beyond the point of ‘political’ vs ‘non-political’... That ship sailed with this administration ignoring the threat, then trying to downplay the threat, then reacting too late- and even still, worrying more about himself, er, themselves aNd the upcoming election, instead of how to get ahead of this virus (to the extent that’s even possible.)

The moderators here do a great job, but enough with trying to police politics in a time when there is only facts vs lies, and not much else matters.

 

[bclemms]

Michigan, Illinois, La, New York, NJ and Ma all really taking off. Los Angeles popped 25% today but total test numbers were up in line with increase. San Fransisco, Portland and Seattle, the three places with the earliest and most aggressive responses all seem to be doing really well.

 

[DaveXA]

Ward, i realize you’re trying to do a job here, as moderator.. But c’mon, we’re waaaayy beyond the point of ‘political’ vs ‘non-political’... That ship sailed with this administration ignoring the threat, then trying to downplay the threat, then reacting too late- and even still, worrying more about himself, er, themselves aNd the upcoming election, instead of how to get ahead of this virus (to the extent that’s even possible.)

The moderators here do a great job, but enough with trying to police politics in a time when there is only facts vs lies, and not much else matters.

Understood, but there is a political site to address that. There's no doubt a political component that's unavoidable to a point, but this thread is meant more as an exchange of information and understanding of the virus and associated epidemic. I'd like to keep the PSA thrust of the thread.

There's room for debating policy. But that should be more of a function of good practices based on observed science and leave the political stuff for the other site.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Understood, but there is a political site to address that. There's no doubt a political component that's unavoidable to a point, but this thread is meant more as an exchange of information and understanding of the virus and associated epidemic. I'd like to keep the PSA thrust of the thread.

‘There is a political site to address that’? Dude, we shouldn’t have to go to the MAP just to get accurate information.. that’s what were talking about here, accurate information. Vs misinformation and bold-faced lies... Full Stop.

 

[DaveXA]

‘There is a political site to address that’? Dude, we shouldn’t have to go to the MAP just to get accurate information.. that’s what were talking about here, accurate information. Vs misinformation and bold-faced lies... Full Stop.

Then post accurate info without political commentary. That's all I can say.

 

[BobE]

 

[bclemms]

27,000 troops are lined up on the Southern border to make sure nobody gets through. They are Mexican troops.

 

[BobE]

 

[SoggyBottomBoy]

I think most in this thread are that frame of mind. Basically just use the stats as a general indication knowing that testing is lagging/inconsistent and the numbers are much higher. By how much? Another inexact formula.

 

[B4YOU]

And we’re now #winning

USA #1 worldwide

Not if viewed as cases per 1M population.

Dont like the narrative, justchange the metrics. ?

 

[RazorOye]

27,000 troops are lined up on the Southern border to make sure nobody gets through. They are Mexican troops.

I can also tell you that many people north of the US border do not want Americans coming across, either

 

[PurpleBlack&Gold]

27,000 troops are lined up on the Southern border to make sure nobody gets through. They are Mexican troops.

Will they pay for the wall now?

 

[PurpleBlack&Gold]

I can also tell you that many people north of the US border do not want Americans coming across, either

What a bizarro world this suddenly is

 

[Sun Wukong]

Will they pay for the wall now?

We're just going to line people up along the border and have them cough and sneeze now. That's the new wall.