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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

[kiidcarter8]

And so...it starts

Feds vs states


https://www.foxnews.com/us/doj-expect-action-government-regulation-religious-covid-19

Starts?

Where the fuck have you been?

I think they have been working nicely together

There is an insane amount of pressure on mayors and governors - thus the occasional spout off is certainly understandable.

[LarryBnDC]

The reason Putin bought Trump’s paper...

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1248935997359955970.html

[josh]

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/492306-trump-family-members-had-secret-service-protection-on-over-4000-trips?fbclid=IwAR3ASengOd6u6iKhpmssqoSkoz1tmNuxT_EE29KUBe9XGamlsjSXU07BMDE

"Trump was a vocal critic of former President Obama’s travel, saying Obama was spending too many days away from the White House.

However, the data compiled by CREW showed that the Trump family far surpassed the number of trips the Obama family took, with 1,625 trips annually compared with the Obama family's 133.3."

[facilitatorn]

And so...it starts

Feds vs states


https://www.foxnews.com/us/doj-expect-action-government-regulation-religious-covid-19

You shall do God’s work by staying the fuck at home.
The shepherd protects the flock and tells them to stay the fuck at home.
This Passover you didn’t need lamb’s blood on the doorpost, just stay the fuck at home,
You don’t celebrate the resurrection by exposing yourself to the fucking plague no, you stay the fuck at home.
Unless you’re one of those snake handling motherfuckers...

Shepards are only broadcasting. Wolves are opening the doors and ushering congregants in.

Speaking of mangy dogs,

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/apr/10/fox-news-donald-trump-coronavirus

Even in the midst of Corona Virus, Bill Barr as a cancer on this country is still far more dangerous.

[facilitatorn]

http://www.dcreport.org/2020/04/11/trumps-pandemic-is-our-cuban-missle-crisis/

Happy Easter, All.

Blessed are the meek...

[facilitatorn]

http://www.emptywheel.net/2020/04/11/us-job-creators-negate-the-humanity-of-workers/

Blessed are the meek.

[facilitatorn]

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-evangelicals-apocalypse-coronavirus-981995/

[bodiddley]

In South Korea and Iran, religious gatherings helped spread the disease.

Not sure about in the US, but probably as well.

[bodiddley]

CNN still reporting deaths in Wuhan as just 2500, with no investigation at all.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/11/asia/coronavirus-wuhan-burials-intl-hnk/index.html

My take-aways from that article.
Wuhan has zero new cases and people are free to go anywhere in the country.
Also, when one returns from Wuhan they are tested for the virus.

Be great to see NYC free of the virus, NYers free to travel, and those who were in NY get tested upon leaving. 

[bodiddley]

So I'd give Trump an 11 out of 10 for his handling of the Covid Crisis.
And those press conference ratings!
One of the truly Great Presidents!

Trump is a disorganized showman, and nothing has made that clearer than this crisis.

[barton]

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/11/832529963/everything-broke-loose-a-doctor-and-covid-19-survivor-recalls-the-ordeal

[bodiddley]

I've been meaning to mention that the 6 foot rule is fairly arbitrary.  I said it once earlier, but didn't follow up on it.  It's not like the viral droplets have a maximum range of 6 feet.  A Chinese study in a Wuhan hospital found aerosol droplets with the virus as far as 13 feet away (downstream, and 8 feet upstream).  There's debate about how infectious or dangerous such tiny droplets are.  But no one wants to get them in their respiratory system to find out.

Also in a food store or other place where people move around, someone could cough, walk away, and then you walk right into their viral spray, while always being more than 6' from that or any other person. 

Which are two good reasons masks are an essential supplement to social distancing.  Viral spray can exceed 6 feet, it's hard to maintain 6 feet of space in many places, and while people move around, a viral spray form a cough or whatever can hover in place or drift more than 6' on air currents.

When in public, masks + distance = the best strategy.  Plus not touching your face and washing hands when you get home/a chance to do so.

I don't know why none of our health care pros or public spokespeople can't simply say this.   I still see articles in major media that leave off masks as a recommended precaution.

[LarryBnDC]

Dr. Fauci “admits” the Earth is round, gravity exists, 2+2=4 and he works for greedy, venal and amoral assholes who don’t give a fuck about any of us.

"I mean, obviously, you could logically say that if you had a process that was ongoing and you started mitigation earlier, you could have saved lives," Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" when asked if social distancing and stay-at-home measures could have prevented deaths had they been put in place in February, instead of mid-March.
"Obviously, no one is going to deny that. But what goes into those decisions is complicated," added Fauci, who is a key member of the Trump administration's coronavirus task force. "But you're right, I mean, obviously, if we had right from the very beginning shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different. But there was a lot of pushback about shutting things down back then."



https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/12/politics/anthony-fauci-pushback-coronavirus-measures-cnntv/index.html

[kiidcarter8]

A lot of push back about stopping flights from China as well.

This includes from certain CNN and MSNBC anchors.

How sad that all the good has to get lost in folks harping on what they see as bad.

Stay positive, America.

[kiidcarter8]

Smell the flowers today.  Enjoy your loved ones.