Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:159k COVID deaths in the US as of today. We don't even talk about the numbers anymore.

It's probably more like 190,000.

We passed 5 million infected with zero mention.

We’re going to treat COVID the same way we treat school shootings. An unfortunate but unavoidable cost to doing business.

NY Gov. Cuomo announced Friday all school districts in the state can choose to reopen for in-person learning because...of low enough virus transmission rates. Once the global epicenter of the pandemic, NY has — at least for now — successfully curbed the spread. (Axios)

Anonymous wrote:159k COVID deaths in the US as of today. We don't even talk about the numbers anymore.

It's probably more like 190,000.

159k COVID deaths in the US as of today. We don't even talk about the numbers anymore.

For those who continue to claim "it's like the flu"

No, it's not

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2768916

MRI study of 100 patients recently recovered from COVID-19 ”revealed cardiac involvement in 78 patients (78%) and ongoing myocardial inflammation in 60 patients (60%), which was independent of preexisting conditions, severity, and overall course of the acute illness.”

Anonymous wrote:

But but but the US has a higher population...

MAGA

Truly pathetic. I simply do not understand how there are 35-40% of the American public who think this is remotely acceptable.

This is why the world is laughing at us and why our US Passports will be useless for some time. Our public health situation is terrible but so many people and officials refuse to do what is needed.
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson told CNN the state will not shut down bars and restaurants despite the recent spike in cases.

When asked Sunday if the state's high number of new cases and deaths could have been prevented had there been restrictions imposed earlier, Hutchinson said the "economy and people cannot be shut down for that long."

The governor said bars and restaurants would remain open at "limited capacity" because "so far we have not seen any correlation between an increase in cases and lifting of restrictions."

"We're going to be dealing with this for some time and so you can't shut down the economy," Hutchinson said, adding that he's issued a mask mandate and "of course the most important about that is that people comply with it."

More context: The state of Arkansas reported a 10% positivity rate for new coronavirus cases Friday and currently has 43,173 total cases and 458 deaths.

Anonymous wrote:Scandalous House Oversight report

https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-subcommittee-investigation-reveals-how-trump-administration-deprived

Trump admin's China expert Peter Navarro delayed the delivery of 10,000 ventilators which would have arrived in time for the pandemic and overpaid approx $5,000 per ventilator.

The Obama Admin ordered 10,000 ventilators to be ready by 2019. Trump delayed their delivery and sent what had been produced, to China, right after he was impeached.

But wait, there is more. In 2014, the Obama Administration ordered a massive stockpile of ventilators for the Federal Goverment to have by June 2019. Trump failed to exercise an option to accelerate the production and worse, delayed delivery to 2022.

So add it up, we paid more for ventilators that won't come for another 2 years while Americans are dying in record numbers.

Yes, Cletus from The Simpsons would have done better.

This is not getting enough press.

Outrage fatigue.

Scandalous House Oversight report

https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-subcommittee-investigation-reveals-how-trump-administration-deprived

Trump admin's China expert Peter Navarro delayed the delivery of 10,000 ventilators which would have arrived in time for the pandemic and overpaid approx $5,000 per ventilator.

The Obama Admin ordered 10,000 ventilators to be ready by 2019. Trump delayed their delivery and sent what had been produced, to China, right after he was impeached.

But wait, there is more. In 2014, the Obama Administration ordered a massive stockpile of ventilators for the Federal Goverment to have by June 2019. Trump failed to exercise an option to accelerate the production and worse, delayed delivery to 2022.

So add it up, we paid more for ventilators that won't come for another 2 years while Americans are dying in record numbers.

Yes, Cletus from The Simpsons would have done better.

Instead, Whitmer, Cuomo, Hogan and others are seen as effective while the likes of Abbott and DiSantis are seen as failures.

#ETTD

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control. So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic 50-state response?

I need to make dinner. Can you post a summary?

Here’s the kicker:

Anonymous wrote:This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control. So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic 50-state response?

I need to make dinner. Can you post a summary?