Formerly DT: COVID-19 - Featuring Lots of Politics, now CR because political talk not going away

[Sawbonz 27546]

2 hours ago, BrazilHorn said:

I know. Just fucking ridiculous that this was published and then that it is being picked up by national media (even being given a caveat) is nutso.

There is enough to be worried about re: CV19 without this type a work happening.

It hasn’t been published yet. It is still under peer review per the authors twitter thread. He posted it online but it hasn’t been released by the journal it was submitted to 

[BrazilHorn 6586]

1 minute ago, Sawbonz said:

It hasn’t been published yet. It is still under peer review per the authors twitter thread. He posted it online but it hasn’t been released by the journal it was submitted to 

got ya. Hopefully that journal pushes back as his suppositions don't seem to hold up. The authors releasing this in manner they did smacks of a "Geoff Ketchum" clickbait grab.

[Sawbonz 27546]

2 hours ago, B00M said:

DOES SIAP NOT MEAN ANYTHING AROUND HERE ANYMORE?! 

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

29 minutes ago, Liquor and Poker said:

They take all your candy

FROM MY COLD, DIABETIC HANDS!!!

[washparkhorn 9939]

4 hours ago, Message Board User said:

To finally put to rest this ridiculous Sturgis study.

https://mobile.twitter.com/anish_koka/status/1303537939952078849

Does Anish Koka (cardiologist) understand econometrics as a discipline is not controversial in the Western world?

Never-mind - Anish Koka is a wing nut doctor playing politico playing doctor. 

https://mobile.twitter.com/anish_koka/status/1301857315835072519

Stay in your own lane cardiologist statesman.

 

Edited September 9, 2020 by washparkhorn

[Message Board User 12395]

1 hour ago, B00M said:

When did Fauci fear monger in a sensational or irresponsible way? Just wondering why you'd lump him in with click driven media.

Not so much fear mongering with Fauci - just how he’s been inconsistent at best and wrong at multiple key points at worst and yet still lionized by the media.  “The virus is nothing to worry about” in January, “Don’t wear masks” in March, and finally the laughable “NY did it right” comment.

[Captainant 27653]

Just now, Message Board User said:

Not so much fear mongering with Fauci - just how he’s been inconsistent at best and wrong at multiple key points at worst and yet still lionized by the media.  “The virus is nothing to worry about” in January, “Don’t wear masks” in March, and finally the laughable “NY did it right” comment.

Yeah, Fauci is definitely the problem with our response to COVID. Not the big cheese lying to the public about the threat and dangers of the virus and encouraging people to ignore public health measures like mask ordinances and social distancing

[BradInATX 9208]

3 minutes ago, Captainant said:

Yeah, Fauci is definitely the problem with our response to COVID. Not the big cheese lying to the public about the threat and dangers of the virus and encouraging people to ignore public health measures like mask ordinances and social distancing

I actually don't disagree with some of MBU's issues with the media but it's odd and almost certainly politically motivated that he chooses to focus 100% of his outrage on the media and Fauci, given how many other people and organizations have failed our country.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

17 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

Does Anish Koka (cardiologist) understand econometrics as a discipline is not controversial in the Western world?

Never-mind - Anish Koka is a wing nut doctor playing politico playing doctor. 

https://mobile.twitter.com/anish_koka/status/1301857315835072519

Stay in your own lane cardiologist statesman.

 

Yeah. Attack the source, not the science. 

[washparkhorn 9939]

5 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Yeah. Attack the source, not the science. 

Anish Koka - cardiologist - has an agenda. So may the authors of the Sturgis study, but the cardiologist is out of his lane and extremely political (something forbidden on the DT Covid threads). Koka is not a reliable source for a non-political thread. Ergo - his so-called science is shit. 

 

Quote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11-mXYVZWh8

 

If he has any opinion on the plumbing in hearts, I am all ears. 

 

Edited September 9, 2020 by washparkhorn

[Message Board User 12395]

10 minutes ago, Captainant said:

Yeah, Fauci is definitely the problem with our response to COVID. Not the big cheese lying to the public about the threat and dangers of the virus and encouraging people to ignore public health measures like mask ordinances and social distancing

You might be surprised I’m actually very pro mask and have worn a KN95 (not those sissy cloth masks) at work every day since March and that I’ve written up and disciplined my staff for not wearing theirs.

As for discussion about the big cheese, CR is thataway...

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 minute ago, washparkhorn said:

has an agenda

AKA Twitter.

The science of the Sturgis article is shit and you should be embarrassed. But you aren't.

[washparkhorn 9939]

2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

The science of the Sturgis article is shit

What "science" are you going on about?  Science as explained by a medical pump plumber?

[Neonmoon 38129]

2 hours ago, DaysOff said:

Flu? There is no flu. Down over 90 percent down under. Keep washing your hands after touching your buttholes.

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/australia-mild-flu-season-what-means-for-the-united-states

Important to note why its down

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“It was a combination of luck during an adverse event and… Australians are now increasing their uptake of flu vaccine, which has helped considerably,” said Mary-Louise McLaws, PhD, a member of the WHO Health Emergencies Program Experts Advisory Panel for Infection Prevention and Control Preparedness, Readiness and Response to COVID-19.

In response to the unprecedented demand from the Australian public, a record 18 million flu vaccinations were available in Australia in 2020, up from 13 million in 2019.

Experts said the same measures that were implemented to guard against the spread of COVID-19 likely also contributed to the drop in flu cases this year.

“All the measures which have been taken for COVID-19 — the social distancing, the low circulation of people, hand hygiene, now mask wearing and one of the big ones I think is school closures,” Barr said.

So as long as American continue their willingness to take vaccines, wear masks, and social distance, the Flu season should be no problem...

[Anastasis 23469]

6 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

Anish Koka - cardiologist - has an agenda. So may the authors of the Sturgis study, but the cardiologist is out of his lane and extremely political (something forbidden on the DT Covid threads). Koka is not a reliable source for a non-political thread. Ergo - his so-called science is shit. 

In all fairness, if we are checking credentials on this one, teh authors of that piece are economists, not epidemiologists. 

 

[Captainant 27653]

22 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

You might be surprised I’m actually very pro mask and have worn a KN95 (not those sissy cloth masks) at work every day since March and that I’ve written up and disciplined my staff for not wearing theirs.

As for discussion about the big cheese, CR is thataway...

Well, it's not so much the person that's the point of my post, but the words that came out of his mouth and has been repeated ad-nauseum on this board. Had mask usage been encouraged and we as a country treated covid seriously, rather than targeting an Easter reopening and flaunting the aforementioned public health guidelines, there would be fewer dead Americans and shit would be much closer to normal than it is today. 

Sorry that even a mention of a person makes you lose your rationality. 

Edited September 9, 2020 by Captainant

[washparkhorn 9939]

4 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

In all fairness, if we are checking credentials on this one, teh authors of that piece are economists, not epidemiologists. 

 

Granted. And say what you will about economists (in this case - econometric statisticians) as scientists, but at least the disciplines are in the same ballpark.  

Political cardiologists are not in the same universe as epidemiologists and economists. Add in the political bullshit from Anish - cardiologist - and we have unmitigated bullshit and a poor source.

[Anastasis 23469]

2 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

Granted. And say what you will about economists (in this case - econometric statisticians) as scientists, but at least the disciplines are in the same ballpark.  

Political cardiologists are not in the same universe as epidemiologists and economists. Add in the political bullshit from Anish - cardiologist - and we have unmitigated bullshit and a poor source.

I don't know that person you are referring to or what their political background is.  I do know that there has been a running twitter feud between the #epitwitter folks and economists during this whole pandemic. It's been funny to watch. 

[Neonmoon 38129]

53 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

Not so much fear mongering with Fauci - just how he’s been inconsistent at best and wrong at multiple key points at worst and yet still lionized by the media.  “The virus is nothing to worry about” in January, “Don’t wear masks” in March, and finally the laughable “NY did it right” comment.

Why do you believe this?

First off, you're misquoting him, and secondly you're taking it out of context to support your narrative. 

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Newsmax interview

On Jan. 21 - the day the first COVID-19 case in the U.S. was confirmed - Fauci appeared on conservative Newsmax TV. “Bottom line, we don’t have to worry about this one, right?” asked Greg Kelly, the host.

Fauci said, “Obviously, you need to take it seriously and do the kind of things the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the Department of Homeland Security is doing. But this is not a major threat to the people of the United States and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.”

So Fauci, in a qualified response said, don’t worry “right now;” “you need to take it seriously;” and although “this is not a major threat,” keep an ear open to the CDC and Homeland Security

https://www.statesman.com/news/20200429/fact-check-did-fauci-say-coronavirus-was-lsquonothing-to-worry-aboutrsquo

He said this when there was ONE CONFIRMED CASE. He said there is nothing to worry about RIGHT NOW. 

Now, since I am a reasonable person, I will give credit to you about the "Don't wear masks" statements. That is correct. The Surgeon General, Faucci, Trump, Pence, all said you do not need to wear a mask early on. You realize science relies on data, and new data is always collected and studied.  Maybe they got new data that said the virus was airborne and new studies said wearing masks reduces transmission?

Like this study on July 14, 2020   https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768532?resultClick=1

Changing your medical opinion based on new data doesn't make him wrong. He's doing his job, looking at the science. 

As for the NY Did It Right comment. You will see the death total and think that comment is asinine, right? Why won't you look at the US death total and think the same thing about the US doing it right?

Edited September 9, 2020 by Neonmoon

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

21 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

What "science" are you going on about?

No, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Didn't Spawn 250,000 Coronavirus Cases

https://reason.com/2020/09/09/no-the-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-didnt-spawn-250000-coronavirus-cases/

[bolverk 29660]

2 hours ago, Message Board User said:

You’re right of course.
 

And to be honest much of my disdain for the media and their panic porn stems from self-recrimination as a few months ago I did believe much of what Fauci and the media said about Covid.  In a way I’m mad at myself for ever believing these partisan hacks and fear-mongers.   There was even a time not too long ago I thought about making my kids do all virtual schooling.
 

But those days are done.  If Lester Holt tells me this afternoon that the sun sets in the west I wouldn’t believe him.

 

32 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

You might be surprised I’m actually very pro mask and have worn a KN95 (not those sissy cloth masks) at work every day since March and that I’ve written up and disciplined my staff for not wearing theirs.

As for discussion about the big cheese, CR is thataway...

You might wanna step back and do some self-reflection on what "no politics" means, especially if you're pointing someone in the direction of CR after you started it.

[washparkhorn 9939]

6 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

No, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Didn't Spawn 250,000 Coronavirus Cases

https://reason.com/2020/09/09/no-the-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-didnt-spawn-250000-coronavirus-cases/

Take it to the Cloak Room. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Just now, washparkhorn said:

Take it to the Cloak Room. 

Whatever, doomer. Just admit you don't like science and move along.

[Trey3216 15346]

1 hour ago, Captainant said:

Man, it sure would be a kick in the nuts to learn that those in charge knew and admitted how dangerous COVID is, only to turn around a couple weeks later to tell the public if was nothing to worry about. 

There may have been fewer dumbasses saying it was a hoax if it weren't for that. Oh well, what's a couple hundred thousand dead Americans anyways? The economy is great if you ignore the record high unemployment and evictions

 

15 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

Why do you believe this?

First off, you're misquoting him, and secondly you're taking it out of context to support your narrative. 

https://www.statesman.com/news/20200429/fact-check-did-fauci-say-coronavirus-was-lsquonothing-to-worry-aboutrsquo

He said this when there was ONE CONFIRMED CASE. He said there is nothing to worry about RIGHT NOW. 

Now, since I am a reasonable person, I will give credit to you about the "Don't wear masks" statements. That is correct. The Surgeon General, Faucci, Trump, Pence, all said you do not need to wear a mask early on. You realize science relies on data, and new data is always collected and studied.  Maybe they got new data that said the virus was airborne and new studies said wearing masks reduces transmission?

Like this study on July 14, 2020   https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768532?resultClick=1

Changing your medical opinion based on new data doesn't make him wrong. He's doing his job, looking at the science. 

As for the NY Did It Right comment. You will see the death total and think that comment is asinine, right? Why won't you look at the total US death total and think the same thing about the US doing it right?

I think it's more about how NY & NJ represent 1/11 of the US population and about 1/3 of total deaths from the virus, yet places like TX (which is larger in pop than both combined has about 1/4 the amount of deaths as those two places "Who did it right") is vilified to hell.  

[washparkhorn 9939]

4 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Whatever, doomer. 

OK sunshine pumper. 

Seriously though - it is a political discussion and not appropriate for the DT. 

I don't make the rules. 

Edited September 9, 2020 by washparkhorn

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

2 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

it is a political discussion and not appropriate for the DT. 

You are one obtuse human being. Please explain how responding to an article about made up Corona Spread with science is "ZOMG! POLITICS! REEEEE!!!"

[washparkhorn 9939]

2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Please explain how responding to an article about made up Corona Spread with science is "ZOMG! POLITICS! REEEEE!!!"

An article from Reason in a No Politics thread?

How can it be clearer?

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

8 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

An article from Reason in a No Politics thread?

How can it be clearer?

 

Again, attack the source, not the science. 

[Neonmoon 38129]

44 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

 

I think it's more about how NY & NJ represent 1/11 of the US population and about 1/3 of total deaths from the virus, yet places like TX (which is larger in pop than both combined has about 1/4 the amount of deaths as those two places "Who did it right") is vilified to hell.  

I understood what he meant, I was only pointing out the hypocrisy of espousing Faucci's comment was incorrect because of death count when some people whom discredit Faucci also think the US handled it fine with 194K deaths. 

But I'm more than happy to explain the "NY did it right" comment. Let's take a look at his actual comments in context

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"Again, we have a problem. We need to admit it and own it. But we have got to do the things that are very clear that we need to do to turn this around, remembering we can do it," Fauci said. "We know that, when you do it properly, you bring down those cases. We have done it. We have done it in New York. New York got hit worse than any place in the world. And they did it correctly by doing the things that you're talking about."

He stated "we have got to do the things" to "bring down those cases", "we have done it in New York", "they did it correctly"

You see, when don't just take his words out of context for a drive by "faucci said NY did it right, what a clown, NY had 33K death, he's stupid" kind of remark. You will see that he stated NY did things to bring down their cases correctly. 

Through shut downs, social distancing, mask use, hand washing, etc., New York brought down their cases from a high of 11K a day to around 600ish per day. That is what he meant by doing it right. Texas still sees around 3K cases a day. 

Now, as to why NY had more deaths than Texas (as of now...)

NY was the first city to has this thing spread before the lockdown, and like Italy/Spain, they tried to handle it the best they could, but guess what, in doing so, doctors learned how to treat it more effectively. 

They learned that putting a patient on a ventilator was not a good idea, only last resort hail-mary. They learned this the hard way. Lots of people died. They also learned that Remdesivir administered early on helped patients battle the virus and get better. I'm sure there are more things I don't know about. We also learned that it was really bad for seniors or people with underlying health conditions. So while NY didn't get the opportunity to do this, the rest of the country's seniors and people with conditions lock their shit down. These are all things that lessened the death count in Texas as compared to NY

But as I mentioned earlier, for now...Texas is at 13,908 deaths right now. We will for sure catch New Jersey by the end of the month. Will we overtake NY before this is over? I hope not

 

 

Edited September 9, 2020 by Neonmoon

[rpspeed 1363]

5 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Game over.

game back on ..well, a different game

https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/rodeo/national-finals-rodeo/nfr-announces-move-from-las-vegas-to-texas-for-2020-2113963/

 

"This year’s National Finals Rodeo will move from Las Vegas to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association and Texas Rangers officials have called a news conference Wednesday morning at which they will announce the temporary relocation."

 

[Sawbonz 27546]

2 hours ago, washparkhorn said:

Anish Koka - cardiologist - has an agenda. So may the authors of the Sturgis study, but the cardiologist is out of his lane and extremely political (something forbidden on the DT Covid threads). Koka is not a reliable source for a non-political thread. Ergo - his so-called science is shit. 

 

 

If he has any opinion on the plumbing in hearts, I am all ears. 

 

this study has NOT been accepted even in preliminary form for publication in a peer reviewed journal. The author just posted it online
 

has a definite smell of “lies, damn lies, and statistics”

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Just now, Sawbonz said:

this study has NOT been accepted even in preliminary form for publication in a peer reviewed journal. The author just posted it online
has a definite smell of “lies, damn lies, and statistics”

Yes, but it supports washparkhorn's point of view, so it must be true.

[Sawbonz 27546]

1 hour ago, rpspeed said:

game back on ..well, a different game

https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/rodeo/national-finals-rodeo/nfr-announces-move-from-las-vegas-to-texas-for-2020-2113963/

 

"This year’s National Finals Rodeo will move from Las Vegas to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association and Texas Rangers officials have called a news conference Wednesday morning at which they will announce the temporary relocation."

 

But what about the Houston Rodeo?

[Trey3216 15346]

Just now, Sawbonz said:

But what about the Houston Rodeo?

Moving it to Vidor temporarily  

[Doc Reeves 6434]

Ouch...

 

 

On August 16, dozens upon dozens of students wrap around the barrier in front of Gallettes, a local haunt in Tuscaloosa. It’s the end of formal sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama. One student smirks; his eyes are covered by sunglasses, but no mask conceals his mouth. There are four, maybe five masks in the crowd of roughly 100 people packed tightly together. Someone snaps a photograph. The image is circulated widely.

The university released data on its first batch of COVID-19 test results eight days later. Between August 19, when classes started, and August 24, 562 students tested positive for the virus. A few days passed, and another batch of results was posted—this time 481 students tested positive over a three-day period. “There was definitely frustration, because we knew the possibility of that happening,” Mikayla Wyatt, an opinion editor at the student newspaper The Crimson White, told me. “The university should have suspended Greek activities in the first place.”

For months, local news outlets, including student newspapers, had been pointing out flaws in the university’s plan to reopen campus for in-person classes during the pandemic. Institutions like the University of Alabama are built for close contact—the undergraduate population is composed of 38,000 students who study together, eat lunch together, play beer pong together—which makes them highly susceptible to mass infections. But even on the simple measures, such as suspending Greek activities, several institutions fell short.

A day after the Alabama students gathered at Gallettes, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced that it would suspend in-person instruction this fall. Campus officials had found four coronavirus clusters over three days. Shortly after, administrators learned that one of their housing complexes had more than 100 positive cases. The university soon reported a 31 percent positivity rate. Meanwhile, the University of Notre Dame abruptly moved to online instruction after its own outbreak.

[Read: The nightmare that colleges face this fall]

Ever since college leaders first closed dormitories and dining halls in March, at the onset of the pandemic in the United States, they have been trying to figure out how to bring students back to campus. Administrators examined how many tests they would need, how to scale back class sizes, and whether plexiglass in key locations would be enough to prevent the spread of the virus. But just as some people raced back to restaurants and skirted social-distancing guidelines when states began reopening businesses in May, college campuses have been a national debacle—one that educational leaders should have seen coming.

On August 21, Myron Pope, the vice president for student life at the University of Alabama, sent an email to students. “Although we are proud and appreciative of all of you who are wearing masks, practicing social distancing, and showing respect to your fellow students, the actions of a few are jeopardizing the health and safety of our entire campus communities,” he wrote. “These behaviors are hindering our ability to continue the in-person experience this fall and the Capstone traditions we cherish.” Three days later, the mayor of Tuscaloosa issued an executive order closing all bars for 14 days in response to the outbreak on campus.

“It would have been smarter to never begin face-to-face classes,” Wyatt, a senior majoring in political science, told me. “Especially with the plan that they released, which was far from concrete.”

In mid-May, Michael J. Sorrell, the president of Paul Quinn College, in Dallas, argued in The Atlantic that college leaders were delusional if they believed they could reopen campuses safely this fall. The coronavirus crisis was mismanaged by national leaders from the beginning, and, due in part to forces out of their control, he said, administrators would have to make sacrifices, including ditching in-person learning. It would not be a popular decision, but it would be the right one.

The higher-education lobbyists estimated that colleges would need at least $74 billion from the federal government to renovate campuses to ensure student safety. But Congress never passed another coronavirus relief bill, so the institutions were left with no safety net. Some colleges are projecting multimillion-dollar losses for the upcoming school year because of how much they’ve spent retrofitting campuses for social distancing and other costs related to the virus.

Still, as summer wore on, several college leaders stuck to their cobbled-together plans. On top of reducing dorm capacity and promising to increase the work of custodial staff, administrators made students sign safety pledges and commit to avoiding parties and other activities that might endanger the semester. This was an attempt to shift the responsibility to the young people in the event of an outbreak. And when flare-ups occurred, several officials, including Pope at Alabama, jumped at the opportunity to blame students.

After hundreds of students gathered on campus at Syracuse University, J. Michael Haynie, the vice chancellor of strategic initiatives and innovation, issued a stern rebuke that went viral for its finger-wagging. “A large group of first-year students selfishly jeopardized the very thing so many of you claim to want from Syracuse University—that is, a chance at a residential college experience.”

All summer, college leaders regularly cited students’ desire to return to campus. In several polls, students said they would abide by campus rules and wear masks. In one poll, 79 percent of students said they would not attend parties. But for many students, the residential college experience is more than takeout meals at the cafeteria and survey courses; for some, there is simply no such thing as college life without parties. “In an effort to enjoy the college experience they were promised when deciding to attend one of the nation’s top party schools, the freshmen jeopardized what little of that experience is left for the rest of the student body,” the editors of The Daily Orange wrote in response to Haynie’s scolding. “But the gathering has revealed deep ineptitudes in both SU’s ability to prevent large gatherings and in our classmates’ maturity to care for themselves and others.”

Even before the coronavirus hit, colleges and universities routinely struggled to police student behavior, whether that meant keeping underage students from drinking or keeping Greek organizations from hazing and hosting raucous parties. Administrators can’t always have eyes on students. And despite defined enforcement mechanisms such as suspension and expulsion, university leaders cannot always prevent behavior that might violate their code of conduct.

[Read: The pandemic is no excuse to surveil students]

Though the students agreed to practice social distancing, wear masks, and not party—and many are complying—administrators, not students, bear the most responsibility for what happens on campus. And many administrators have failed to satisfy that responsibility. Despite months of planning, the University of Mississippi, for example, does not have a plan for comprehensive testing, Eliza Noe, the editor in chief of The Daily Mississippian, told me. A university spokesperson told me that the school is following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s reopening guidelines—which did not recommend entry testing—and are focusing on identifying symptomatic cases. “I do appreciate how they publicize their own plans,” she told me. “But for me, personally, I don’t know if it’s the right plan.”

After the spate of cases at the University of Alabama, Stuart Bell, the university’s president, offered a threat. “Those who fail to abide by the Health and Safety protocols face serious consequences,” he said in a statement. “Those who blatantly disregard the rules will not be given the option of jeopardizing the semester for everyone else.” The university issued more than 400 conduct referrals, beginning a disciplinary process, to students who flouted the rules.

The semester was in jeopardy before it began. Colleges are not like the NBA bubble. People come and go from campus. Students can not be monitored around the clock. And without regular testing, schools cannot know whether asymptomatic students are spreading the virus. No one wants to see colleges fail in their attempts at an in-person semester. No one is cheering as case numbers rise. But the signs that this would happen were there, and if more campuses close, administrators will be to blame.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Not a single student  hospitalization in Tuscaloosa.

Dr. Friend said so far, none of the more than 1000 students at the University of Alabama who have tested positive for coronavirus are being cared for at the hospital. Less than half of the available rooms on campus for COVID-19 positive students are being used at this time.

https://www.wbrc.com/2020/09/02/university-alabama-updates-covid-testing-efforts/

 

[utee94 15811]

Coronavirus testing at Boston lab suspended after nearly 400 false positives

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coronavirus-testing-at-boston-lab-suspended-after-nearly-400-false-positives/ar-BB18RTlv?ocid=sf

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

20 hours ago, Message Board User said:

You’re right of course.
 

And to be honest much of my disdain for the media and their panic porn stems from self-recrimination as a few months ago I did believe much of what Fauci and the media said about Covid.  In a way I’m mad at myself for ever believing these partisan hacks and fear-mongers.   There was even a time not too long ago I thought about making my kids do all virtual schooling.
 

But those days are done.  If Lester Holt tells me this afternoon that the sun sets in the west I wouldn’t believe him.

Wait...huh? You’re mad at yourself for believing this thing was (is) a very serious threat to our country? It was all a partisan hack?

Nearly 200,000 have died, but you’re done...? Done with what exactly? Done buying into the crazy notion that it’s a highly infectious airborne viral disease that kills certain segments of our population at high rates?

Are you QAnon? 

[South Austin 52463]

15 hours ago, Doc Reeves said:

In mid-May, Michael J. Sorrell, the president of Paul Quinn College, in Dallas, argued in The Atlantic that college leaders were delusional if they believed they could reopen campuses safely this fall. The coronavirus crisis was mismanaged by national leaders from the beginning, and, due in part to forces out of their control, he said, administrators would have to make sacrifices, including ditching in-person learning. It would not be a popular decision, but it would be the right one.

Questions: 

1.  Is Paul Quinn College a real college?  I've never heard of it.

2.  In an article referencing institutions such as University of Alabama, University of North Carolina, Syracuse University, and University of Mississippi, why stick Paul Quinn College in there?  What am I missing?  Is this the Harvard of the DFW Metroplex?

[mdmost 43001]

32 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Questions: 

1.  Is Paul Quinn College a real college?  I've never heard of it.

2.  In an article referencing institutions such as University of Alabama, University of North Carolina, Syracuse University, and University of Mississippi, why stick Paul Quinn College in there?  What am I missing?  Is this the Harvard of the DFW Metroplex?

1. Yes, it's a HBC founded by the African Methodist Episcopal Church. It's in South Dallas.

https://pqc-edu.squarespace.com/

2. HBC, I'd imagine.

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1 hour ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

Wait...huh? You’re mad at yourself for believing this thing was (is) a very serious threat to our country? It was all a partisan hack?

Nearly 200,000 have died, but you’re done...? Done with what exactly? Done buying into the crazy notion that it’s a highly infectious airborne viral disease that kills certain segments of our population at high rates?

Are you QAnon? 

Can’t let facts get in the way of a good media shaming that’s totally not political 

[Anastasis 23469]

Why include the Texas seal in that story.  I didn't see Texas mentioned at all. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 hour ago, South Austin said:

1.  Is Paul Quinn College a real college? 

I look forward to seeing FitLump in her Paul Quinn College T-shirt.

[TwiceHorn 31449]

I think they probably included Paul Quinn because its President, Michael Sorrell, is a very sharp dude, who has practiced law for real and done public affairs work.  He's not just some ivory tower academic.

He abandoned what was probably a lucrative and powerful career to resurrect Paul Quinn College and seems to have done a really nice job.  Although it is an HBCU, Sorrell has really focused on the underserved population of South Dallas and done some innovative things to get and keep first gen college students, of any color/race, in school and moving forward.

Of course, now that I have praised him, he'll be implicated/indicted in some epic grift./souf dallas.

Edited September 10, 2020 by TwiceHorn

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

TwiceHorn: Buy Paul Quinn futures!!!

[Pato del Muerto 52489]

17 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Not a single student  hospitalization in Tuscaloosa.

Dr. Friend said so far, none of the more than 1000 students at the University of Alabama who have tested positive for coronavirus are being cared for at the hospital. Less than half of the available rooms on campus for COVID-19 positive students are being used at this time.

https://www.wbrc.com/2020/09/02/university-alabama-updates-covid-testing-efforts/

 

That’s great, but expected from the demographic. As long as they are only spreading it amongst themselves, shouldn’t be that many issues. 
but can they be stopped from spreading it to faculty, or off campus at grocery stores or clothing stores or other places that people go?

[GopherRock 1765]

Looks like a total goat rodeo down in Madison. UW-Madison goes fully online for the next two weeks, and quarantines two dorms.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/uw-madison-shifts-all-classes-to-online-for-at-least-2-weeks/89-90c104d9-77bd-46fc-9f37-a5a42648e97e

From that article:

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Earlier Wednesday, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi demanded the university send all undergraduate students living on campus home, stating that since Sept. 1 nearly 75% of the county’s cases stem from UW-Madison.

https://wkow.com/2020/09/10/uw-madison-students-in-several-residence-halls-begin-2-week-quarantine/

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Thursday morning, a 27 News crew saw a student walk out of Sellery Hall with a suitcase, appearing to be leaving campus.

Students were told if they leave the buildings, they are not allowed back in.

The people living in the quarantined dorms have put up signs in their windows, reading, "send help," "help us," and "free us."

 

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1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I look forward to seeing FitLump in her Paul Quinn College T-shirt.

It’s an HBC so don’t hold your breath 

[Hpara759 1778]

I got my Pfizer vaccine (or placebo) yesterday afternoon, so far today all I have to report is a sore injection site. Scheduled for the second one in 3 weeks.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

4 minutes ago, Hpara759 said:

I got my Pfizer vaccine (or placebo) yesterday afternoon, so far today all I have to report is a sore injection site. Scheduled for the second one in 3 weeks.

Nice. Thank you for sacrificing your life for the rest of us. We will remember you fondly.