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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

[josh]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/18/dont-bet-on-vaccine-to-protect-us-from-covid-19-says-world-health-expert



https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/opinions/when-can-a-covid-19-vaccine-really-be-ready-sepkowitz/index.html

But when will a Covid-19 vaccine be available?

I have no idea. And I promise, neither does anyone else. This is a heated moment with too much hope, too much fear, and too much on the line for anyone to have clear-eyed perspective. That said, for me, fall 2020 seems overly ambitious; even January 2021 is quite early for a safe and effective vaccine to be available for millions of people.

Vaccines usually take years to develop; CanSinoBIO, a leading company in Beijing, recently received praise for moving an Ebola vaccine from concept to approval in just a little more than three years.

Why it is so difficult? After all, the basic approach to vaccine development has remained more or less the same for the past 200 years: trick the immune system into developing protection against a specific infection, be it smallpox or rotavirus.

There are viruses we still do not have vaccines against, years after the virus hit. So... we have dozens being chased and a few in human trials, but betting that one of them will work within a year to 18 months seems unwise.

[kiidcarter8]

Maybe kiid can run through how it could be a Trump landslide ...

I will just follow the polling - then add about 4.5 points for each state that is close.

[josh]

Maybe kiid can run through how it could be a Trump landslide ...

I will just follow the polling - then add about 4.5 points for each state that is close.

Making it up.

[NeedsAdjustments]

Well said

It is well documented that China's labs are insecure

So well documented.  Documents all over the place.

Which is why the Trump Administration slashed CDC staff in China and cut out the job of the chief monitor whose job it was to track those labs one year before the outbreak.

Because, you know, EVERYONE knows how dangerous those labs are.

[NeedsAdjustments]

Americans will be watching Baseball in South Korea, as our "president" plans on 1,000 deaths per day because implementing the tracking measures and testing to prevent that is just too hard.

MAGA.

[kiidcarter8]

Actually still ample CDC staff in China, Needs. 

Led by the nose.

[NeedsAdjustments]

Actually still ample CDC staff in China, Needs. 

Yeah.  Clearly. 

[NeedsAdjustments]

Then kudos to blacks for shunning Hillary.

The lack of leadership provided by our “president” is laid bare by the wholly inadequate (really nonexistent) federal response to a global pandemic that now puts us on the precipice of an economic meltdown that will be on par with the Great Depression (who was it here that said poor leadership will cost the US economy?)

Enter REDSTATEWARD:  I want to talk about Hillary Clinton!!! 

[josh]

Americans will be watching Baseball in South Korea, as our "president" plans on 1,000 deaths per day because implementing the tracking measures and testing to prevent that is just too hard.

MAGA.

And the rest of his administration plans on 3.000 deaths per day.

[josh]

[NeedsAdjustments]

Then kudos to blacks for shunning Hillary.

The lack of leadership provided by our “president” is laid bare by the wholly inadequate (really nonexistent) federal response to a global pandemic that now puts us on the precipice of an economic meltdown that will be on par with the Great Depression (who was it here that said poor leadership will cost the US economy?)

Enter REDSTATEWARD:  I want to talk about Hillary Clinton!!!

I am very sure Conservatives would have had many problems with a Hillary Clinton Presidency, personal and ideological.

But anyone who does not think (or claims to not think) we as a country would be in a better place right now during this pandemic if Hillary Clinton was at the helm is too inextricably embedded within the anus of Donald Trump to be worth hearing.

[josh]

Led by the nose.

"Led by the nose" says the guy who keeps posting Fox News claims about the virus and quoting Trump about everything from The Wall to the trade war to the virus as if either Fox or Trump told the truth reliably.

[kiidcarter8]

But anyone who does not think (or claims to not think) we as a country would be in a better place right now during this pandemic if Hillary Clinton was at the helm is too inextricably embedded within the anus of Donald Trump to be worth hearing.


Please expund.

Is it her positive history of assembling and managing people that has you gushing so?

Maybe its her decision making under pressure.

Que', exactly?

[NeedsAdjustments]

But anyone who does not think (or claims to not think) we as a country would be in a better place right now during this pandemic if Hillary Clinton was at the helm is too inextricably embedded within the anus of Donald Trump to be worth hearing.


Please expund.

Is it her positive history of assembling and managing people that has you gushing so?

Maybe its her decision making under pressure.

Que', exactly?

I'd be happy to expund for you kiidcarter8, but as your response proves the premise...

[NeedsAdjustments]

Americans will be watching Baseball in South Korea, as our "president" plans on 1,000 deaths per day because implementing the tracking measures and testing to prevent that is just too hard.

MAGA.

And the rest of his administration plans on 3.000 deaths per day.

Right.

Well I guess we can at least be happy that the "president" isn't using twitter to encourage armed insurrection and white nationalism during a critical period of unrest while proposing bleach injections as a possible COVID19 cure.