Ongoing coronavirus happenings

Fucking Pile. The Senate was out of town for the entire weekend and now Gomer here is holding up final passage just to fuck around with everyone because he’s mad only 39 of his fellow death cultists joined him.

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Could someone please read them to him? Otherwise - it’ll take all year.

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I saw cory making the comparison to the TSA lifting the ban on liquids as proof that both were founded on lies but then we always knew it was security theatre bullshit.

https://pluralistic.net/2020/03/14/masque-of-the-red-death/#security-theater

As a bonus, one of his new novellas from radicalized is getting a free audio release. If you got the stomach for it right now.

https://pluralistic.net/2020/03/14/masque-of-the-red-death/#masque

Vague doesn’t even begin to cover that press conference. I still can’t quite fathom the decision to leave schools open.

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Because closing them will expose how deeply damaged and fragile our society has become in order to line the pockets of the already wealthy.

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I just watched a bit of Channel 4 News - when pushed a minister pretty much just said “well, we can’t leave the kids with the grandparents while the parents work!”
I’m fairly sure the reporter’s “we might as well just keep the pubs open…” was sarcastic.

Tl;dr - no, me either.

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The lack of a firm confirmation was the reason why I deleted a post about this yesterday

Also, a vaccine trial has started in Seattle

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Important to understand that the vaccine trial beginning is a phase I trial, which is a safety trial, essentially making sure it doesn’t kill people. Phase II and III trials are still in the future. The roughly 18 month timeframe still stands.
And I am watching the ibuprofen findings. If this bears out it will be a bummer, just basically telling patients to muscle through the misery sucks.

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The future toilet paper is already here—It’s just not very evenly distributed.

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There’s 3.8 million children on free school meals. The government doesn’t have a plan to feed these kids if it closes schools. The government claims that keeping schools open is necessary to prevent ‘essential workers’ e.g. NHS staff from having to stay home looking after their kids. But: The government could tell the kids of everyone else to stay home, and have schools kept open on a skeleton staff to provide day-care for the kids of nurses and doctors.

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My impression was that acetaminophen is still ok.

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They are recommending acetaminophen (aka paracetamol), just not NSAIDs like ibuprofen.

edit: @anon62122146 got there first.

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But for some of us, acetaminophen provides no medical relief and can be dangerous if taken in only slightly higher than prescribed doses. So, not worth bothering with. And yes, I’ve told that to medical staff after waking from surgery. I’ll suffer through the pain if that’s all I’m allowed, because acetaminophen isn’t going to help anyway.

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After surgery? Screw that noise - prescribe some Percocet or face my righteous wrath!

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Well, wouldn’t it have been nice if they’d included any of that info and not just a cursory mention of schools, at the moment it doesn’t feel like they have a plan for anything apart from wiping out those they will no longer have any obligation to support.

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It’ll solve that large spend on pensions…

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I would think going for a walk (or bike) in a park or conservation area would be both mentally and physically beneficial as long as you don’t take transit and don’t touch stuff. No need for a mask or anything like that. Even a drive out to the country in your own car can help if you are feeling cagey.

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Yeah, it’s pretty shameful to announce that people should avoid pubs, clubs, and restaurants, non-essential travel, but stop short of ordering the formal closure of, or financial support for, those establishments. We’re still going to want pubs, clubs, and restaurants in three months time. The government should actually step up and support the country.

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The state of pensions even without coronavirus were bad enough but now it reminds me of that seasick steve album - i started out with nothin and i still got most of it left.

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