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The desperation to blame Trump is comical.

Would you really want Joe Biden handling this?

NuttBoxer says

@NuttBoxer That image didn't display at first because it didn't have a .gif ending. I added it so it works now.

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I liked the European Union complaining that the USA “didn’t ask permission” to suspend visitors from Europe.

We don’t need your permission you dopes.

OccasionalCortex says

Dumme Schlampe

Alte Muschi

WookieMan says

I think the distribution of fatties and smokers is probably most relevant. US is probably fatter, but my guess is that Italy has a higher percentage of smokers, which makes a respiratory illness more dangerous to Italy.

Yes, you seem to be right about smoking in Italy:

Italy smoking rate for 2016 was 23.70%

https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/ITA/italy/smoking-rate-statistics

According to the CDC, as of 2015, a total of 15.1% of U.S. adults (16.7% of men and 13.6% of women) smoke

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevalence_of_tobacco_use

In China, 59.5% of men smoke!

"The system right now as it exists of doing a much broader capability of determining what the penetrance is in society is, right now, isn't operational at all for us," Fauci (CDC) said.

"The truth is we've under-invested in the public health labs," Redfield (CDC) said. "There's not enough equipment, there's not enough people, there's not enough internal capacity, there's no search capacity."

Why does it depend so much on the CDC when so much of the healthcare infrastructure is private in the US?

clambo says

I liked the European Union complaining that the USA “didn’t ask permission” to suspend visitors from Europe.

We don’t need your permission you dopes.

Yeah, remember "Monroe Doctrine?"

Disneyland, casinos, card rooms, theaters and other large parks are nevertheless allowed to remain open, said California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Yes, everything but Trump rallies.

Don't touch Carnival stock at this point. I probably wouldn't touch cruise stocks at this point at all.... like I did last week 😥. I'm gonna hold what I got as I'm long term, but I'd just do index funds. Not sexy, but this is why the average investor gets burned fishing for individual stocks. You're usually wrong or the last one to the party.

All connections have to lay over by Trump resorts with 24 hour delays! MAGA!

I think it is time for you to move the Great Socialist Paradise of North Korea. The welcoming committee is waiting. Why postpone bliss on earth?

That's just the CDC - the real number is around 1000 per day as state labs started testing. And rising.

Schengen area was banned strictly because they do allow unrestricted visa free travel. Actually makes sense, but there will always be a way to cherry pick facts to put bad optics on Trump. Maybe that is why Trump is allowing that cruise ship to disembark in California, since Trump owns a golf course in that state.

They cancelled Houston rodeo yesterday. A YUUGE hit to local economy as this is non-stop, 2 week-spending bonanza, probably largest in Houston area. Rodeo contestants/vendors are royally pissed off.

HeadSet says

Maybe that is why Trump is allowing that cruise ship to disembark in California, since Trump owns a golf course in that state.

Corona cruises should be quarantined in trump golf resorts, and every patient has to play golf for 8 hrs a day. That would be WINNING!

Ceffer says

I think it is time for you to move the Great Socialist Paradise of North Korea. The welcoming committee is waiting. Why postpone bliss on earth?

He knows he won't get props for playing the victim in NK.

rd6B says

HeadSet says

Maybe that is why Trump is allowing that cruise ship to disembark in California, since Trump owns a golf course in that state.

Corona cruises should be quarantined in trump golf resorts, and every patient has to play golf for 8 hrs a day. That would be WINNING!

You only leave if you get a hole in one.

rd6B says

They cancelled Houston rodeo yesterday. A YUUGE hit to local economy as this is non-stop, 2 week-spending bonanza, probably largest in Houston area. Rodeo contestants/vendors are royally pissed off.

My wife is past president of a big organization and they're looking at cancelling their big conference in April here in IL. It's one of their biggest fund raising events for the org. Toyota just cancelled an event out in Hawaii. I'm at the point that you should just assume everything is cancelled for the next 2 weeks. Like everything.

This is great wine country rooms with pools are on discount as tourists shun CA and it's getting finally pool weather warm. Even better if paired with working from home.

BREAKING: Disneyland on hiatus until April:
"While there have been no reported cases of COVID-19 at Disneyland Resort, after carefully reviewing the guidelines of the Governor of California’s executive order and in the best interest of our guests and employees, we are proceeding with the closure of Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure, beginning the morning of March 14 through the end of the month," the company said in a statement.

Commuting to work is so pleasant now! That's surely a sign of a lot of people "working" from home. I expect that, especially until people adjust, a bunch of software development deadlines are going to be missed.

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

COVID-19 is a hoax. Everyone knows that!

When it's finally over, chicks won't breath through your dick any more, and you'll be back to taking out the garbage.

Newsom also declared "Covid-19 is NOT spread by pedophilia! Hollywood is open for business!"

Having LibbyFucks at the helm inspires only confidence and cheer.

Patrick says

Wow, she had to empty out her vibrators to make that one.

Doesn't your dick get sore from all the hand sanitizer?

OccasionalCortex says

This just in:

Ohio health official estimates 100,000 people in state have coronavirus
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/487329-ohio-health-official-estimates-100000-people-in-state-have-coronavirus?

This is so stupid: Nobody knows shit, these estimates are pulled out of their asses. Sure, it's possible, anyone can be right, but by saying that they're basically saying it's not more than a common cold or flu. How many people have died in Ohio? 0? cool - so basically that's the same as saying we estimate 100k currently have the cold/flu. Don't pass it on, somebody may die. End of transmission.

You can't test everybody who has cold or flu symptoms, the healthcare practices would be overrun with people who don't need medical help and those who need it could die or at least get their care much delayed. To bitch about not having 100k tests is stupid. Those showing serious symptoms should be tested and those who came in contact with confirmed cases and showing some symptoms. As with every other infectious illness.

I think criticism is fair and there was a delayed response wrt testing, but not wrt containment. However tests have been ramping up and you can and should only test those showing symptoms, and I'm pretty sure they're catching up as you can see by the rising numbers. I also doubt the administration had anything to do with the delayed testing, the CDC wasn't prepared, as simple as that. How could they when they prepared for the yearly influenza and then got Covid-19. I heard there was a drill with a fictitious CV scenario just before it happened, but shit happens and it doesn't mean they have 100s of 1000s of tests ready for any illness that could spread.

I flew back from Europa last Saturday and there was absolutely no screening going on. No infrared thermometers. No one looking for symptomatic arrivals. Nothing. Infected Italians could have entered en masse, no problema. That seems to be very poor management.

Breaking: Covid-19 has been renamed to AF-314.

mell says

AF-314

AF-SukMiDik

Tim Aurora says

I am not sure why did that piss you off. Are you suggesting that all critiques of US, should move out . Brilliant.

No. I lost one of my 'ignore's. My feelings are hurt for not being as egregious as the title holders, and even losing an 'ignore'.

Things are getting bad. Catholic priests are demanding that you scream your sins from 30 feet away across the church floor during confession.

"Thousands catch Cornavirus from lines while waiting for Coronavirus testing!"

Ceffer says

"Thousands catch Cornavirus from lines while waiting for Coronavirus testing!"

That's exactly the problem if you would make widespread free testing available for every dick and jane.

Mortgage rates ticked up when they should be going down today.