Ongoing coronavirus happenings

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In a press release, the Nogales government states that the cleansing solution is biodegradable and protects from “any virus or bacteria, including Covid-19” for up to 24 hours.

They got sold a scam. Viruses carried by humans don’t work that way. You cleaned their skin and clothes, but meanwhile it’s reproducing internally.

Stuff like that is great for inanimate objects like mail. Not so much the biological factories the virus actually needs in order to grow and spread.

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Well, if there’s one thing Nogales has in spades, it’s definitely tunnels…

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Nice rant! NSFW

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short answer: yes.

that’s the whole deal with georgia. if they reopen, then they don’t have to pay unemployment if you decide not to show up to work.

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So why is she showing a house?

My sitch is different in that I’m working from home, and its been demonstrated that there is no need to risk going into the office in order to get the job done.

We get numerous emails from corporate, raving about “how well we’re doing in these tough times,” despite the difficult circumstances, how the company is hitting its’ goals, and how “proud they are of everyone for buckling down…” and I carefully save each one, just in case I should ever need them as evidence.

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Why not? It can be done safely.

Many realtors are scraping by, as worried about not being able to pay their bills or about losing their house or apartment as many others are.

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My 7x year old mom got a call from the real estate agent in the area 2 months ago, explaining to her how they were going to do showings “safely” by having potential customers wear masks. I explained to my mom she had no cotrol over the customers, and it was not safe to do. That while the real estate agent needs to make a living, and that is what is motivating her, she is not a medical professional, nor scientist.

Because she’s putting her life above the impact on others, and then blaming the clients she dragged in.

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This isn’t the fucking time to sell a house. (She (My mom) also wants to have rental properties at the next place she moves to. Ha. Yeah. Maybe something to be rethought.)

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I’m not even sure what I’d be doing right now without the expanded clause for the self-employed in the CARES act. Dog bless the Congress critters who went to bat for us.
Just don’t make us have to be beholden to the corporate class in order to get some relief. That’s all I ask.

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I do want to get thoughts on this though. How is the safety being enforced? Who’s liable when it isn’t? Is liability all we should be concerned about, or are there
deeper moral issues?

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I spent an hour or so in phone conference with my church about this, and one of my concerns was liability should something go wrong. Legal consultation called for.

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We’re living in a time where “civilians” are suddenly being asked to police their fellow citizens without training or compensation, and assume all of the risk if they fail.

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The factory is worried that Trump presents a health risk to the workers.

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bothsidesism-stalks-the-new-york-times

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Interesting, didn’t know that Warren Buffet’s son was a racist piece of shit using his money to fuck up our state.

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