He won’t be able to vote from home.
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If those running the country don’t have provisions for doing it remotely, I’d say that’s more of a bug than a feature.
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Best estimate presented at a webinar for the American Hospital Association estimates a total 480,000 COVID-19 deaths in the US.
Let’s try to do our best to slow the spread down.
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This matches the numbers I have seen. Which is not good.
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I couldn’t disagree more.
It is already a crime to keep them from reaching the job.
democracy requires that you show up.
If you have to show up and infect other people, it is definitely a flaw. (Also wondering if we really could have got through all of the cold war threat modeling without accounting for things like this.)
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I have to believe there is a “continuity of government” plan for something like this.
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its official - trump’s been exposed:
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Virus vs bacteria?
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Aren’t most AirBnBs whole houses (apartments, whatever)? I feel like it’s been years since I’ve heard of people using it by the room (but maybe that’s just my demographics or something).
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Holy crap.
I’ve been imagining the effect of seeing headlines saying 10,000 or 20,000 dead would have on people – which, while shocking, would actually simply be the difference between a mild flu season and a less-mild one, and yet imagine the response.
480,000 is, well, and order of magnitude higher.
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There are anything from single rooms on up to whole houses, condos and apartments. It ranges from sketchy AF to posh. Caveat emptor.
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Since Mr. Cruz is fixin’ to self-quarantine in the great State of Texas, surely he’s just as concerned about the health of our fellow Texans as I am.
Here’s sum’n:
Might could git one for Mr. Cornyn!
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Buckle up!
The stock market circuit breakers were tripped in early trading to stop it from crashing too far.
Circuit breakers triggered limits on a harrowing plunge in U.S. stock futures, but they’re also leaving traders in the dark as to how big losses may eventually get.
In the midst of financial-market spasms as the day began in Asia Monday, trading in some of the world’s most popular equity contracts went quiet when declines reached 5%, setting off Chicago Mercantile Exchange limits that keep prices from falling further.
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Thanks, that looks like really useful information to keep handy!
I’m curious what the asterisks are for, in the “cough” section. Could you give a link to the source of the graphic? (or am I not seeing something?)
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Google images says it’s a screenshot. Thanks, Google images!
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Holy fuck that looks bad.
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