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Welp, it finally happened. I snapped in public today. I went into work for a bit this morning because I’m trying to figure out the safest way to host physicians we are recruiting given our CV-19 sit

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I don't really know what to say anymore tbh. What happened last night is hard to put into words for anyone who hasn't worked in a hospital healthcare setting. Just unreal. Everyone is getting fucked.

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Tulsa, Oklahoma reporting in.

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Officials identified the patient who tested positive as a male in his 50s who had recently traveled to Italy. He returned to Tulsa on Feb. 23 and went to his health care provider with symptoms on Feb. 29, when state health officials were notified.

The man and his family are currently under isolation in their home, officials said.

The case was confirmed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, but the state now has the ability to conduct tests itself, officials said.

 

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54 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

SXSW cancelled by the city.  Hopefully the conference can recoup their insurance amount; otherwise, they're bankrupt and that's that.

It’s just as bad for bars and restaurants that depend on that yearly boom. 

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Good lord. Do you think he would intentionally fuck federal help to Washington bc of the Democratic governor? That's on a whole other level. 

Wait.....that's a rhetorical question, right?  I mean, every fucking one of us knows what the answer is.

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SXSW cancellation, Vegas conference cancellations, travel crashing, supply chain disruptions ongoing, Kudlow telling people to go to work even if they're sick, Trump attacking the governor of a state with a serious outbreak instead of coordinating an actual response.....here we are:

 

Mark it down.  It's starting to fall apart, and we're going to see our Federal leadership do the only thing it knows how to do: lash out angrily, blame anyone and everyone, and flail about uselessly when it comes to actual competent performance.

Much higher than necessary serious infection rate, much higher than necessary death rate, and a recession....all inbound.  And all we're going to get from our Federal government will be [checks notes] attacks on Democratic governors.

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We have spent BILLIONS in the past three years in a frantic panic about MS-13 and ISIS and shit like that.....which in that period, MS-13 in the US killed [checks stats published by the strongly anti-immigrant group the Center for Immigration Studies] around 100 people, and ISIS/islamic terrorists in the US killed [checks stats, which are hard to find, can't find much] 8 people.

So, we've dedicated all of these efforts to stop something that kills around 40 people a year.....and we slash funding and efforts to deal with a problem that could kill hundreds of thousands in a year.  Trumpist, fear-based politics is absolutely the belief system for people who are really, really, REALLY shitty at math.

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Mark it down.  It's starting to fall apart, and we're going to see our Federal leadership do the only thing it knows how to do: lash out angrily, blame anyone and everyone, and flail about uselessly when it comes to actual competent performance.

 

Don’t forget that they’re gonna do all they can to protect their own self-interests shamelessly. They’re already starting by floating proposed tax breaks for all of Trump’s hotels. There will be more tax breaks that benefit Trump.  

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We have spent BILLIONS in the past three years in a frantic panic about MS-13 and ISIS and shit like that.....which in that period, MS-13 in the US killed [checks stats published by the strongly anti-immigrant group the Center for Immigration Studies] around 100 people, and ISIS/islamic terrorists in the US killed [checks stats, which are hard to find, can't find much] 8 people.

So, we've dedicated all of these efforts to stop something that kills around 40 people a year.....and we slash funding and efforts to deal with a problem that could kill hundreds of thousands in a year.  Trumpist, fear-based politics is absolutely the belief system for people who are really, really, REALLY shitty at math.

Well, this is where that belief system collides head on with a harsh and cruel reality that doesn't give a shit about their beliefs or feelings.  There are a lot of people whose cognitive dissonance is going to get real fucking uncomfortable in the next few months.

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Don’t forget that they’re gonna do all they can to protect their own self-interests shamelessly. They’re already starting by floating proposed tax breaks for all of Trump’s hotels. There will be more tax breaks that benefit Trump.  

That's pretty much the Right's 2-step.

1. Create/increase likelihood of/exacerbate crisis

2. Profit

Sure hope if we get a Dem president he'll reach across the aisle, find some common ground and learn to work with the other side.

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list of cancelled or postponed events:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/05/coronavirus-update-list-canceled-events/4950641002/

South by Southwest becomes latest coronavirus cancellation. Here's the full list.

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The South by Southwest music, film and technology conference is the latest event to be canceled amid growing global concern over the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.

More than 100,000 people have been infected with coronavirus worldwide, with at least 3,400 deaths as of Thursday. In the United States, there are more than 200 confirmed cases, according to a coronavirus dashboard run by Johns Hopkins University.

The fast-spreading virus has threatened this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games, killing six in Japan and shutting down most schools, sports competitions and Olympic-related events in the country.

Many other major gatherings have been postponed, canceled, or turned into online-only events.

Latest cancellations, as of Friday, March 6:

The 10-day South by Southwest music, film and technology conference, also known as SXSW, has been canceled. Nearly 300,000 people attended in 2019. It was set to begin March 13.

Baltimore's Women of the World Festival, which was set to take place Saturday and draw more than 1,000 attendees, has been canceled.

The 58th Annual U.S. Senate Youth Program was canceled Thursday, two days before students were due to arrive in Washington, D.C. It is the second time the program has been canceled in itsalmost 60-year history.

On Wednesday, Northwestern University canceled its annual Dance Marathon and all university-sponsored spring break trips to international destinations , "due to a number of factors associated with the spread of COVID-19 here and abroad."

Organizers canceled electronic music festival Tomorrowland Winter 2020, which was scheduled to take place March 14 -21 in Alpe d’Huez, a ski resort in southeastern France.

The TED conference scheduled to be held in Vancouver on April 20-24 will be postponed or held virtually, according to the BBC.

HIMSS canceled its health technology conference, 2020 Global Health Conference & Exhibition, where President Trump was scheduled to speak. It's the first cancellation in the conference's 58-year history, officials said Thursday. The conference was set for March 9-13 in Orlando. 

The American Bar Association on Wednesday canceled its National Institute on White Collar Crime. The event was scheduled for March 11-13 in San Diego.

The Ultra Music Festival in Miami, scheduled for March 20-22, has been postponed until March 26-28, 2021, organizers announced on their website.

Adobe has canceled the physical portion of its annual summit that was set to take place in Las Vegas March 29 to April 2. The event will instead be "an online experience."

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Big events that have already been canceled:

Feb. 24-27: Mobile World Congress

The world’s biggest mobile phone show, Mobile World Congress, canceled its gathering in Barcelona, Spain, after exhibitors and companies pulled out of the event.

March: Green Day's 'Hella Mega Tour'

The rock band announced on social media that it's nixing tour dates in Asia "due to the health + travel concerns with coronavirus." Green Day was scheduled to perform in Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan starting in March as part of its "Hella Mega Tour." 

March 2-6: American Physical Society annual meeting

Organizers canceled the annual meeting of the American Physical Society, scheduled to draw thousands to Denver this week, “due to rapidly escalating health concerns relating to the spread of the coronavirus disease,” according to its website.

March 3-7: Natural Products Expo West

The major industry gathering in Anaheim, California will be postponed until the summer organizers said in a statement. "We are evaluating options and feasibility for this event, while also recognizing that we must keep a close eye on the COVID-19 situation.

March 4: Arnold (Schwarzenegger) Sports Festival 

The 32nd annual Arnold (Schwarzenegger) Sports Festival will open Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, with 22,000 athletes, but no spectators will be allowed – except for the finals at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Body builders, martial artists, medieval fighters and others from more than 80 nations compete through Sunday at the convention center, the Ohio Expo Center and other venues across central Ohio. 

March 5 and 7: Chicago State University basketball games

The Chicago State University men's basketball team will not travel for two regularly scheduled Western Athletic Conference games this week, and its women's team will not host two games, the school said, citing the spread of the coronavirus.

The school said in a statement that it was making the move with the “health and well-being of the campus community in mind.” The cancellations are believed to be the first by a major sport in the United States due to the virus.

March 5-15: The Geneva International Motor Show

The Geneva auto show was canceled after the Swiss government put an immediate ban on all large events in order to halt the spread of the new coronavirus. The event draws tens of thousands of visitors each year and was expected to generate 200 million to 250 million Swiss francs (dollars) worth of spending in the Geneva area. Organizers will stream the press conferences and presentations of the world premieres organized by the manufacturers in different locations, some of which will be live, according to the event's website.

March 7: Magnuson 2020 Awards dinner

The Washington State Democrats on March 3 announced it is rescheduling the Magnuson 2020 Awards Dinner just days before the state's primary.

March 9-13: CERAWeek 

CERAWeek, one of the premier energy industry conferences, canceled its annual gathering in Houston, scheduled for next week.

March 9 -12: Facebook Global Marketing Summit

The social media giant canceled its annual marketing conference expected to draw 5,000 international attendees at the Moscone Center on March 9-12, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. 

March 10: Mariah Carey concert

The pop star announced on Twitter that she was rescheduling a March 10 concert in Hawaii because of the "evolving international travel restrictions" stemming from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Carey moved her Honolulu concert stop to Nov. 28.

March 10-12: The London Book Fair

The fair, which usually draws more than 25,000 writers, agents and publishers to one of the international publishing industry’s biggest gatherings, was due to take place at London’s Olympia conference venue. 

Organizer Reed Exhibitions said Wednesday that it had decided “with reluctance” to cancel the event. The decision came after several major publishers, including HarperCollins and Penguin Random House, pulled out of the fair because of the disease, citing the risk to staff.

March 11-13: 34th National Institute on White Collar Crime

Due to the restrictions on “travel placed on a significant number of speakers and attendees by their employers," the American Bar Association and its Criminal Justice Section canceled its National Institute on White Collar Crime set to be held in San Diego, California. The event will not be rescheduled but the content created for the event will be turned into "a series of webinars and other online content."

March 13-15: World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing 

The World Athletics Indoor Championships has been postponed until 2021, according to a press release. Although other cities offered to host the event, governing body World Athletics said it decided to postpone rather than relocate because "concerns still exist regarding the spread of the virus outside China."

March 14: ASEAN summit

President Donald Trump's administration has postponed a special summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, in Las Vegas. 

March 14-17: The Inspired Home Show 

The International Housewares Association’s Board of Directors decided not to hold The Inspired Home Show 2020, which was expected to attract about 60,000 people to Chicago’s McCormick Place convention center.

March 16-20: Microsoft’s MVP Summit

The networking event for Microsoft's “Most Valuable Professional” program will transition to an online-only event and will take place the same week.

March 20-22: Ultra Music Festival in Miami

The three-day electronic music festival in Miami has reportedly been postponed and effectively canceled, the Miami Herald reported. The Ultra festival in Abu Dhabi was also canceled.

March 20-23: Livre Paris book fair 

The event in Paris was canceled following the French government’s decision banning all indoor gatherings of more than 5,000 people.

March 22-26: Nvidia GPU Technology Conference

Nvidia announced its GPU Technology Conference will now be an online event "as the coronavirus situation is not improving." 

March 30-April 2: Bologna Children’s Book Fair

The book fair in Bologna, Italy, which draws more than 1,400 exhibitors and around 30,000 professional visitors to experience the world of children’s books, illustration and multimedia content, has been rescheduled for May 4-7.

April 2: 'No Time to Die' film postponed

The release date for Daniel Craig's final James Bond film "No Time to Die" has been postponed until November. "After careful consideration and thorough evaluation of the global theatrical marketplace," the film's producers said the release would be postponed from its original April release date to Nov. 12 in the U.K. and Nov. 25 in the U.S.

April 6-8: Google's Cloud Next '20

Google has canceled the physical portion of its largest event, the cloud-focused annual Cloud Next conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The company has decided to "reimagine" the conference as "a free, global, digital-first, multi-day event, which will still take place from April 6-8, 2020."

April 11-12 and April 18-19: BTS Map of the Soul Tour

The Korean pop group was scheduled to kick off its BTS Map of the Soul Tour on April 11 at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. The band’s agency Big Hit Entertainment said the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea made it impossible to predict the scale of the outbreak by April.

April 17-19: International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings

The 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending organization, the World Bank, announced they will replace their regular spring meetings in Washington, D.C., scheduled for mid-April, with a “virtual format.”

April 17-19: Chinese Grand Prix

The 2020 Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed until later in the year. Formula 1, together with governing body the FIA, jointly accepted a request to postpone the race "in order to ensure the health and safety of the travelling staff, championship participants and fans."

April 21-30: Auto China 2020

Organizers of the Beijing International Automobile Exhibition have postponed the event, which was going to be held at China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. A new date will be announced, according to the event's website.

April 23-May 29: Avril Lavigne's Head Above Water World Tour

Lavigne was scheduled to begin the Asian leg of her Head Above Water World Tour in Shenzhen, China, on April 23.She was scheduled to perform in Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, among other Chinese cities like Hong Kong and Shanghai.

May 5-6: Facebook developer conference

Facebook canceled the in-person portion of its F8 developer conference “to prioritize the health and safety of our developer partners, employees and everyone who helps put F8 on,” the company said. The company will use a combination of locally-hosted events, videos and live-streamed content to bring developers together.

May 5-7: IBM Think 2020

IBM has canceled the physical portion of its biggest developer conference, IBM Think. The conference will instead be "recreated as a global, digital-first event" featuring a combination of "live streamed content, interactive sessions and certifications and locally hosted events."

IBM has also curtailed international travel, suspended all domestic travel for internal meetings and barred employees from participating in "all external events with more than 1,000 attendees." 

May 12-14: Google's I/O developer conference

Google canceled the physical event at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View  "due to concerns around the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in accordance with health guidance from the CDC, WHO, and other health authorities," it said on the event's website.

May 19-21: Global Gaming Expo Asia

Organizers announced the Global Gaming Expo Asia, Asia’s biggest casino industry trade show, has been postponed. The expo will be held at the end of July in Macao. More than 13,000 people attended last year’s expo, jointly organized by the American Gaming Association and Reed Exhibitions.

Contributing: Adrianna Rodriguez, Rick Jervis, Cydney Henderson, and Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY; Associated Press

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That's pretty much the Right's 2-step.

1. Create/increase likelihood of/exacerbate crisis

2. Profit

Sure hope if we get a Dem president he'll reach across the aisle, find some common ground and learn to work with the other side.

The other side isn't interested. 

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4 minutes ago, Goredho said:

Well, this is where that belief system collides head on with a harsh and cruel reality that doesn't give a shit about their beliefs or feelings.  There are a lot of people whose cognitive dissonance is going to get real fucking uncomfortable in the next few months.

 

4 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

The first 3 years are going to look like a picnic compared to 2020 with this clown. 

These.

This -- THIS -- is what we've been ringing the fucking alarm bell about from the beginning.  A nuclear crisis, a pandemic -- something that requires clear, decisive, and selfless leadership.  Donald Trump is 100% incapable of delivering on any of those.  I don't mean falling short -- I mean fucking ZERO. 

We're going to look back wistfully at the resolute, wise, and skilled leadership of GWB after 9/11 (and I say that with only a little sarcasm -- in the immedate aftermath, he did what a president is supposed to do -- manage the crisis, and manage the population).

We're on our own, fuckers. It's up to local authorities, businesses, and we the people.  And in many cases, we may find ourselves fighting AGAINST the Feds instead of alongside them.  This is why you don't elect a motherfucking insane narcissist dimwit semi-illiterate gameshow host as the president of the world's largest economy.   For fucking fuck's sake, we are so fucking stupid.

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46 minutes ago, Pasken said:

Good lord. Do you think he would intentionally fuck federal help to Washington bc of the Democratic governor? That's on a whole other level. 

He ain't winning Washington next November so let them all die. 

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Generally COVID-19 is not something that we should be panicking about it seems based on most scientific evidence (obvious exceptions for more vulnerable demographics).  That got me thinking about why has the reaction been so strong.  Yes it’s the age of social media and yes the media has sensationalized it but a lot of it really boils down to this incompetent administration.  I know this is not breaking news but after watching those press conference clips with Trump at CDC it just hammers the point home.  This response should be exhibit A in the general election fight against Trump.  I’m curious to see what Bloomberg’s folks will do with it.

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I saw a CNN article that Larry Kudrow is considering ways to help Americans who may miss paychecks due to quarantine.  

Who wants to bet this is in the form of tax cuts for the companies that employ them? 

Heard him on cbnc this morning and when asked about that said something to the effect of I don't think we will need direct stimulus. There will not be a cash for clunker program, it will go directly to the auto manufacturer. Corp profit stays whole but we don't get the new car.

 

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um, holy fucking shit.

when i read the tests are perfect, and saw reference of the transcript, i thought it was a fucking joke.  like rupar was comparing use of the word "perfect" because trump likes it so much.  i honestly had no idea that he actually said it.  out loud.  in front of cameras.  because of course he did.

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These.

This -- THIS -- is what we've been ringing the fucking alarm bell about from the beginning.  A nuclear crisis, a pandemic -- something that requires clear, decisive, and selfless leadership.  Donald Trump is 100% incapable of delivering on any of those.  I don't mean falling short -- I mean fucking ZERO. 

We're going to look back wistfully at the resolute, wise, and skilled leadership of GWB after 9/11 (and I say that with only a little sarcasm -- in the immedate aftermath, he did what a president is supposed to do -- manage the crisis, and manage the population).

We're on our own, fuckers. It's up to local authorities, businesses, and we the people.  And in many cases, we may find ourselves fighting AGAINST the Feds instead of alongside them.  This is why you don't elect a motherfucking insane narcissist dimwit semi-illiterate gameshow host as the president of the world's largest economy.   For fucking fuck's sake, we are so fucking stupid.

Yep, and there are a lot of people in this country that will look at this colossal failure of the federal government to protect its citizens and use it to reinforce their "government is the root of all evil" belief system while completely ignoring that the government failed its citizens because they elected a huge dipshit who purged the government of competence and expertise.

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Generally COVID-19 is not something that we should be panicking about it seems based on most scientific evidence (obvious exceptions for more vulnerable demographics).  That got me thinking about why has the reaction been so strong.  Yes it’s the age of social media and yes the media has sensationalized it but a lot of it really boils down to this incompetent administration.  I know this is not breaking news but after watching those press conference clips with Trump at CDC it just hammers the point home.  This response should be exhibit A in the general election fight against Trump.  I’m curious to see what Bloomberg’s folks will do with it.

There is definitely something to this.  I'm on the fucking offensive everywhere I can be and not just where I'm an anonymous username on a message board.  Normally, the willful ignorance and elective reality associated with Trump and his supporters is aggravating.  I can see that they have a direct negative effect on certain groups, such as immigrants, but its a distal concern that I don't feel the direct effect of.

With the coronavirus handling, the abstractly negative effects of Trump being President have been directly injected into all our lives.  I have an 85 year old mother who lives in a dormitory setting not unlike that Washington elder care facility.  I bet 80% of the people on this BBS are in the same boat with a parent or grandparent.  Those family members may live or die depending on the effectiveness of our public health response to this emergency.

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not after some of their friends or relatives get it.

it's shitty, but it's true.

And there's a segment of that population that still would not believe it.  

Dear old dad could be diagnosed, and they would claim the hospital was a part of the Deep State.

 

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can we also acknowledge the fact that we're so used to this garbage that exactly zero people have pointed out that trump is wearing a "keep america great" hat while he's touring the fucking cdc?

He wore the same hat today while touring Nashville surveying damage.  In other words, he has used two of our countries major news stories this week as campaign props.

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