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  1. 3 hours ago, Pig Bellmont said:

    Trump tweets for states to be “liberated”. Dumb asses like Kemp tell everyone to get back to work, and now Trump claims he “strongly disagrees?”  What the fuck is that bullshit? 
     

    Umm, he's an insane person?

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  2. 35 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

    people are seeing the NY/NJ are half the numbers and the other places aren't blowing way up like expected.  The NorthEast + Mich is still hot but not boiling.  the rest of the country is willing to take a chance with a slow open and a more educated populace about social distancing.  I think that is why they kept the schools closed.  everything they do is in packs/groups/large groups and they don't have the faculties "en masse" to understand certain situations.

    Slow open with social distancing?

    Open movie theaters, restaurants, and bowling alleys!

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  3. 41 minutes ago, UT_OB1 said:

    None of this makes sense to me. How is it negative?  Are we talking physical real life inventory?  As in if I had 5000 gallon tank truck someone would pay me to roll in and fill my tank up ? 

    Step 2: profit

    Screen Junkies - Let Me Sell You Something

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  4. 6 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

    CNN dig deeper hole. All the article quotes are how grateful they hospitals and doctors are for receiving the medical equipment and all CNN is sticking with is Musk is full of crap and we were right.

    Uh, no. Musk went after them when they CORRECTLY reported that the CA governor had no idea what Musk was talking about. Good reason too, as he never sent them any ventilators. 

    Musk said the following:

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    Perhaps you are unaware that Twitter has a search function? The hospitals *themselves* acknowledged receipt of ventilators.

    So, Musk was full of crap.

    I get that you hate CNN, but Musk was wrong. If I promise to send a bunch of PPE to hospitals, then send a bunch of paper towels instead, is it unfair to accuse me of not sending PPE?

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  5. 4 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

    Point them out please.

    There are 2 pretty strong theories about where this came from. China being the epicenter is not being disputed. Did it come from wet markets or an accidental release from a lab.  Those are the 2 front runners right now.

    Point out the lack of evidence?

    Look, I'm not saying it didn't come from a lab

     Only that at this point there has been no evidence that is has. The entities pushing the lab theory, as far as I'm concerned, have an agenda to do so. Just as China would have an agenda to hide that fact.

    Theories are great. Theories without proof should not guide the discussion and should be dismissed until evidence can be provided.

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  6. 1 minute ago, Jimbaround said:

    Is it a conspiracy theory that the Chinese were researching how the virus acts in bats and they had shitty safety procedures?  How is that a conspiracy?  Seems more like negligence to me.

    If the evidence of a fact is limited to investigations by the Epoch times and random YouTube videos, then it's safe to call it a conspiracy theory until additional evidence comes out. 

    I haven't been following this that closely, but what you're saying sounds like established fact. Is that the case?

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  7. On 4/9/2020 at 10:57 AM, Newy25 said:

    Doesn't the data overwhelmingly support his position?  Since when does using the data that we have collected mean someone is clueless? 

    Yes, the data does overwhelmingly support his position that for a lot of people, CFB should be about young, unpaid men taking on a tremendous risk so others can make a shit load of money.

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  8. 2 minutes ago, Treefidy said:

    I guess I don't really understand herd immunity.   If the average person of some new virus infects 4 others but once 50% of the population gets it then they can only infect 2 because the other 2 already had it?  (Oversimplification for sure, but the basis?)   So rate of infection drops significantly the more peop,e get it.  But then what?  It slows down until everyone has had it or it simply disappears never to be heard from again?  

    I'm not old enough to have have the polio arm scar, but it was my understanding everyone got that vaccine and polio disappears forever, except it came back recently on a limited run?  

    Honestly, my understanding is rudimentary. This wiki article explains it better than I could

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity?wprov=sfla1

     

    Also, note this from the above:

    "Once a certain threshold has been reached, herd immunity gradually eliminates a disease from a population. This elimination, if achieved worldwide, may result in the permanent reduction in the number of infections to zero, called eradication. Herd immunity created via vaccination contributed to the eventual eradication of smallpox in 1977 and has contributed to the reduction of the frequencies of other diseases."

     

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  9. 7 minutes ago, Treefidy said:

    Or go get the vaccine yourself and don't worry about the anti-vaxxers?   As long as you and yours are protected why really give a fuck what other people do.

    i will get this vaccine though I have never had a flu one.  I've been lucky and maybe had the flu 4-5 times in my life, I know people who get the vaccine every year and damned if they don't get one of the other strains every season.

    That's not how it works. Many people are unable to get vaccinated for whatever reasons. Those people rely on enough of the community to get vaccinated in order to reach the minimum threshold for herd immunity.

    So, that's why people give a fuck about anti-vaxxers. 

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  10. 12 hours ago, NIUHuskies said:

    Coming from a Facebook post:

     

    I'm convinced this Chinese virus was designed to destroy the American economy, and perhaps to take us over when we are weak. At the very least it was designed to destroy freedom. It affects the older people with underlying health conditions more than younger people. Why? Because the younger generations have been brain washed, the older people who didn't partake in the hippy shit aren't fucked up mentally enough to just bow down to the Communist agenda. Kill off enough of the older people who still have any sense, and the Communist Democratic party wins. This disease was created by Democrat Elitists with intent to destroy America, and I'm very scared it may work. Communism is so close to winning, and true Freedom is about to die. When you fuckers who think Socialism is the answer are at my doorsteps begging for food, just know I'll just as soon piss on your head as help you.

    I guarantee at least 10% of this board believes in that or something similar.

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  11. 1 hour ago, Post Oak said:

    @Foosters

    @Wulaw Horn

    Kiddos better today?

    Yea man, thanks for asking. She's still under the weather, but much better. Nothing as frightening as Wulaw's kid, but I had never seen her shiver like that before. Loud teeth chattering and couldn't even get her PJs on until we wrapped her up and she stopped shaking. Fever hit 103.4.

    I don't think its Covid-19, only because it would mean an asymptomatic carrier (who almost certainly would have had to have been me) passed it to her. Of course that's possible, but I think it's more likely she picked up something random in the garden or dirt or something. 

    Kinda hoping it actually is the virus IF the worst has already passed.

  12. 1 hour ago, Assman said:

    These stay at home orders aren't going to amount for shit until retail/home improvement/other shopping entities start making changes.  People are getting bored at home and just walking around stores for hours and that isn't going to stop the spread.  I realize shit happens and you might need a pipe fitting in a pinch, but you shouldn't be allow to browse the fabric aisle at Hobby Lobby just because you're tired of home schooling your kids. 

    They should completely shut down all "non-essential" retail now, and "essential" stores need to limit the amount of people in the store at one time.  This would not only limit close contact, but would discourage people from leaving the house just to browse.  Grocery stores would be the only exemption from this.

    Agreed. I've been impressed with what I'm seeing in my area. I haven't been to the grocery store in weeks, but driving by, its apparent they're not fucking around. Only allowing small groups in at a time. The rest wait in line outside 6 feet apart. In the store, they have regular breaks to sanitize equipment and change masks and gloves.

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