Sunday, March 15, 2020

Sunday, March 15, 2020

And another day of thinking “Man, R.E.M. sure miscalculated how I’d feel at the end of the world” comes to a close:

“For a while, life is not going to be the way it used to be in the United States. We have to just accept that." — Dr. Fauci

***Important Read*** This so-called exponential curve has experts worried. If the number of cases were to continue to double every three days, there would be about a hundred million cases in the United States by May. That is math, not prophecy.

The Coronavirus Called America’s Bluff. I am not writing this in order to praise Chinese communism—far from it. I am writing this so that Americans understand that our government is producing some of the same outcomes as Chinese communism. This means that our political system is in far, far worse shape than we have hitherto understood. — Very good read. Well worth your time.

New CDC guidelines: for the next 8 weeks, events in the US with 50 or more people should be canceled or postponed


Daily life came to a grinding halt around much of the world Sunday amid new travel restrictions, border shutdowns and sweeping closures of restaurants and bars aimed to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero to support economy during coronavirus pandemic.

Italy reports record 368 new coronavirus deaths in one day — The government’s extensive measures were taken too late.

Inslee orders all restaurants, bars shut down in Washington state in wake of coronavirus

It appears that a Massachusetts coronavirus cluster with at least 82 cases was started by people who were not yet showing symptoms, and more than half a dozen studies have shown that people without symptoms are causing substantial amounts of infection. — Stay home!

From an Italian to the rest of the world: you have no idea about what's coming. If it plays out similarity to Italy, the US is woefully unprepared.

Top infectious disease expert doesn't rule out supporting temporary national lockdown to combat coronavirus. — It’s coming. 


Austria bans all gatherings of more than five people.

New York City Schools Will Finally Close—and May Not Open the Rest of the School Year.

At drive-through COVID-19 testing centers in South Korea, the test takes 10 minutes at most. Results are texted to you, usually the next day. And it's free — paid for by the government.

Trump offers 'large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine. According to an anonymous source quoted in the newspaper, Trump was doing everything to secure a vaccine against the coronavirus for the US, “but for the US only”.

Germany tries to stop US from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine. Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States, prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine. — How is this even a fucking thing right now. Trump is an asshole.


Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized.

California governor directs all bars and nightclubs to close as coronavirus spreads.

When asked by KOMO News if she was told what warranted a test or what the testing protocol entailed, Helen Teixeira says a doctor told her, “You have to be hospitalized, like on a ventilator.” — Unbelievable, and unacceptable.

A transatlantic cruise ship carrying more than 600 passengers with at least five confirmed coronavirus cases on board is frantically searching for somewhere to dock after it was refused entry at multiple Caribbean ports.

Coronavirus closed this school. The kids have special needs. 'You can't Netflix them all day.'

How Do You Quarantine for Coronavirus on a College Campus?

“Social distancing and mitigation, they’re not to protect the 30-year-old or 20-year-old from getting coronavirus. They’re to protect your nana. They’re to protect your granddaddy. They’re to protect the people you love in your life and we need your help.”


No-Touch Greetings Take Off: People Are Getting Creative About Saying 'Hi'.

Coronavirus School Closings Expose Digital Divide.

Trump considering full pardon for ex-adviser Michael Flynn. Of course he is. He thinks he’s king.

Thousands of foster children were sent out of state to mental health facilities where some faced abuse and neglect. “I felt so worthless,” said the girl, who has bounced between living arrangements since returning to the Chicago area. “I felt like I was never going to make it out. I thought I would never get to freedom, that I would be locked up forever like an animal.”

Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

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