NSR: Coronavirus: A global Pandemic.

It wouldn't stop planned pregnancies.

 

This isnt kooky sounding at all. It's a lab accident they are talking about.

Nothing nefarious.

 

Do you mean the spirit copiers/ditto machines (US)/banda machines (UK)?

 

Well, no one wants to stop planned pregnancies, do they?

 

Meanwhile - the Stitt Spike is going well

Oklahoma's daily #COVID19 numbers via the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

The state hits a grim milestone, surpassing 100 reported deaths.

- 108 reported deaths (+9)
- 488 total cumulative hospitalizations (+31)
- 2,184 confirmed cases (+115)

— Kassie McClung (@KassieMcClung) April 14, 2020

Bear in mind, the Governor encouraged everyone to go out to eat on 3/14





And the Governor Loses yet again...

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals court has upheld a ruling allowing abortion in Oklahoma to continue amid the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/uzV237T9ig

— Kassie McClung (@KassieMcClung) April 14, 2020

 

That was a Cold War thing - plenty of bizarre research happened then that wouldn't be likely today (although given the current nature of Russia's regime, who knows).

There's no scenario, though, where any part of the Chinese state devotes a research effort to "let's do another SARS outbreak on purpose." Possible accidental infection of a lab worker is a completely different story.

 

Wait, so we're saying that the scientists who say this came from nature got it wrong?

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19-not-human-made-lab-genetic-analysis-nature

 

A virus that comes from nature can still infect humans in a laboratory.

If the Chinese government had any early indication of some sort of serious lab accident, they would presumably have shut the virus down through immediate contact tracing and isolation. But given the amount of asymptomatic transition, there may be no way of knowing where and how the initial infection occurred, nor any way to have noticed at the time.

 

See, that's working out for them. They were on their last legs anyhow.

- Bill O

 

Personal Responsibility
Kevin Stitt

 

Did he remove the photo that he posted online with he and his family AT the restaurant yucking it up?

 

Yeah, it's been 30 years since I lived there, so I don't know how current this is, but the Vlaams (Dutch speakers) in the north have always been at odds with the Walloons (French speakers) in the south. 100 years ago the Walloons were better off economically, but not any more. Even back in the day, I knew French speakers who would say that if you're going to hire a tradesman of any kind, get a Vlaams guy because the Wallonais are lazy.

Politically, it's like a lot of parliamentary democracies with 3-4 strong-ish parties and a few fringes,but then double that, since there is a French and Vlaams version of most of those parties. Can you imagine what it's like running a country with 10 or so political parties where none of them have more than 20% of popular support?

Even the Diables Rouges/Rode Duivels have had issues with not everyone speaking the same language, although many of them are bilingual, and even speak English too.

 

Of course he did when Twitter shamed him into submission, but the internet never forgets https://lmgtfy.com/?q=stitt+twitter+picture

Not really, but it is putting mortality rate at about 5%, which is a bit harder hitting than the flu, and our "curve" hasn't even begun to flatten.

We're primed for a Boomer Bloodbath here because the state has been courting military / government retirees for about two decades with no taxes on any type of military / federal pensions + we've lost about two dozen rural hospitals and regional clinics due to tax starvation and a deep red strain of MAGA / DTOM types that are continuing on like nothing is happening (with their tobacco stained masks on)

 

That 5% of reported cases, right? Most cases aren't reported as sufferers are being told to self-isolate.

 

I will point out that the quality of care that a rich white person has access to is significantly higher than what a poor POC will have access to.

 

Correct. The state's response so far has been terrible. They are monitoring an unknown number for long term care facilities where infections have been reported or suspected, but they won't disclose the locations.

 

Northeast states teaming up with plans on how to reopen, California/Oregon/Washington joining a pact too. Minnesota looks around at it's neighbors and see's South Dakota's governor doing jack shit other than pimp Trumps miracle cure.

 

MN could join with Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio.

 

Interesting fact about Mark Meadows:

He doesn't believe in science.

He doesn't believe in climate change and thinks the earth is 6,000 years old.

That's right. The man who will "open up the country also believes dinosaurs went extinct because Noah didn't put any on the ark.

— Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) April 14, 2020

At some point we will have to put together a ranking of the best and worst governors during the crisis. We will have the usual suspects on top (Inslee, Newson, Baker, Murphy, Cuomo, Hogan etc..).
For ther bottom though, we will have a nice collection of dunces to pick from though: Kemp, DeSantis, Reeves (Miss.), Ivey (Ok). The lady from S-Dakota, Noemi Klein, though may take the cake. What a piece of work.

 

With a little luck, an upcoming SCOTUS decision could turn half of Oklahoma back over to the tribes - which might be a plus, because the FCT chiefs are doing more for the Native & Non-Native residents of OK than Governor Bushybrows is doing

 

I assumed the Land of Pence was f**ked.