March 2020 Current Events Thread: The revolution lives on

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Bulky Bartokomous: Nov 3, 2006; In Mypos, only the strong survive.

So from my non-medical background it seems to me that we are starting to have the discussions we should have had last month and the roller coaster is just about at the top of the big drop.

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Proud Christian Mom: Dec 20, 2006; READING COMPREHENSION IS HARD

Bulky Bartokomous posted:

So from my non-medical background it seems to me that we are starting to have the discussions we should have had last month and the roller coaster is just about at the top of the big drop.

yes but thatd of spooked the market.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 00:31

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

On the over hand tons of goons kept saying that Americans would never shut down gatherings and start isolating themselves and that seems to be happening all over

We�ll see how long it lasts

# ? Mar 14, 2020 00:33

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

Donnie got his stonks sugar fix, so now he's going back on a deal that his people cut with Pelosi.

https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1238609502192238592?s=19

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1238608540429934592?s=19

https://twitter.com/jparkABC/status/1238609546429464581?s=19

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Mar 14, 2020

# ? Mar 14, 2020 00:33

CRUSTY MINGE: Mar 30, 2011; Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

Bulky Bartokomous posted:

So from my non-medical background it seems to me that we are starting to have the discussions we should have had last month and the roller coaster is just about at the top of the big drop.

Dude. My conservative mother has been out here, and I've been telling her for the past two weeks that we should've shut poo poo down months ago. She's starting to see the forest, but there's still trees in the way.

I'd put money on McConnells'wife (transportation secretary Elaine Chau, I think that's right) keeping poo poo open from China (her daddys' a Chinese billionaire) because money was on the line for her family overseas to Scrooge McDuck dive into until poo poo got to hot to ignore.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 00:37

Riot Carol Danvers: Jul 30, 2004; It's super dumb, but I can't stop myself. This is just kind of how I do things.

https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/...ingawful.com%2F

What in the absolute gently caress

Also I got this from facialimpediment but I didn't feel like quoting and editing the post just for this stupid poo poo

# ? Mar 14, 2020 00:46

Old Boot: May 9, 2012; Buglord

Fallom posted:

On the over hand tons of goons kept saying that Americans would never shut down gatherings and start isolating themselves and that seems to be happening all over

We�ll see how long it lasts

I am just spitballing but at a guess:

Isolation draws out for 2-ish weeks; hospitals briefly hammered, barely controlled chaos.
We catch up on testing. Number of added cases doesn't seem too severe once the proverbial dust settles.
Overconfidence: businesses start calling for WFH staff to come back in. People getting antsy about how much things have changed and think it's fine now.
Another spike in cases because businesses are run but exceedingly lovely people. Hospitals briefly get overwhelmed, except in states that stick to their guns.
Second round of shut-downs, for real this time.
Way of life continues to be somewhat unrecognizable in comparison to what we're used to.
Herd immunity.
Damage control.

There's probably some steps I missed in there, but I'm assuming that's what it'll look like in the coming months.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 00:51

shame on an IGA: Apr 8, 2005

quote:

Overconfidence: businesses start calling for WFH staff to come back in. People getting antsy about how much things have changed and think it's fine now.

Five or six cycles of this plus everyone who got it first and survived going on infinite overtime as soon as they can stumble around with a broom

# ? Mar 14, 2020 00:59

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

Old Boot posted:

I am just spitballing but at a guess:

Isolation draws out for 2-ish weeks; hospitals briefly hammered, barely controlled chaos.

We catch up on testing. Number of added cases doesn't seem too severe once the proverbial dust settles.

Overconfidence: businesses start calling for WFH staff to come back in. People getting antsy about how much things have changed and think it's fine now.

Another spike in cases because businesses are run but exceedingly lovely people. Hospitals briefly get overwhelmed, except in states that stick to their guns.

Second round of shut-downs, for real this time.

Way of life continues to be somewhat unrecognizable in comparison to what we're used to.

Herd immunity.

Damage control.

There's probably some steps I missed in there, but I'm assuming that's what it'll look like in the coming months.

This is probably the most sensible take on the next 6-9 months I�ve seen yet.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 01:04

Old Boot: May 9, 2012; Buglord

shame on an IGA posted:

Five or six cycles of this plus everyone who got it first and survived going on infinite overtime as soon as they can stumble around with a broom

This will be me.

I suspect that, even if ill, I and my coworkers will either be forced to still come in, or be taking calls from bed while completely delirious. We are severely understaffed, there's no chance in hell they're hiring on anyone else to fill the gaps, and if we aren't there, literally nothing gets done outside of business hours.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 01:15

Nostalgia4Butts: Jun 1, 2006; WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

i just emailed my boss offering to help with overnight coverage, gently caress it i'll make some OT

# ? Mar 14, 2020 01:24

BigDave: Jul 14, 2009; Taste the High Country

Riot Carol Danvers posted:

https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/...ingawful.com%2F

Is this a souvenir or a threat?

# ? Mar 14, 2020 01:36

bird food bathtub: Aug 9, 2003; College Slice

BigDave posted:

Is this a souvenir or a threat?

It's Donnie Goodbrains celebrating because he brought a bunch of billionaire CEOs up for a nationalized ad campaign for their businesses in the Rose Garden twenty minutes before the markets closed for the weekend and the market calmed down thinking things had gone back to normal, namely the government dedicating itself to giving hand beezys to the rich and corporations. Now he can soothe his ego because BIGLY STRONK LEADER MAKE NUMBER GO UP PROBLEM SOLVED. He will, of course, be completely blind sided when poo poo keeps going sideways because lol an entire loving country is shutting down.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 02:05

shame on an IGA: Apr 8, 2005

JESUS CHRIST
:stonk:

Biden scheduled a teleconference town hall for 4:00 today, that was rescheduled to 6:00, then to 6:30, and, well, just watch the official livestream.

All four minutes of it.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=202356457661426&id=7860876103

# ? Mar 14, 2020 02:13

Handsome Ralph: Sep 3, 2004; Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

I was planning on going to the Society for Military History annual conference in DC next month.

Was.

Et tu, Vincent Van Goatse?

work was gonna let me go since it's local and they like having us at these things to rep but they turned around and said no travel or conferences till May

# ? Mar 14, 2020 02:42

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

boner penis posted:

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

GoGoGadget posted:

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I'm autistic, and I am loving tired of being made fun of. Stop it, and also gently caress off.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 02:54

BurningChrome: Jan 18, 2020; They said she cooked her own cancers for people who crossed her, rococo custom variations that took years to kill you. They said a lot of things about Chrome, none of them at all reassuring.

Kesper North posted:

I'm autistic, and I am loving tired of being made fun of. Stop it, and also gently caress off.

Same. Not in the mood either. Please miss me with that dumb poo poo.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 02:57

Cugel the Clever: Apr 5, 2009; I LOVE AMERICA AND CAPITALISM DESPITE BEING POOR AS FUCK. I WILL NEVER RETIRE BUT HERE'S ANOTHER 200$ FOR UKRAINE, SLAVA

shame on an IGA posted:

JESUS CHRIST

Biden scheduled a teleconference town hall for 4:00 today, that was rescheduled to 6:00, then to 6:30, and, well, just watch the official livestream.

All four minutes of it.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=202356457661426&id=7860876103

"Technical difficulties" = "Grandpa forgot he was supposed to speak facing the camera", apparently.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 03:02

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1238279273338855424?s=20

# ? Mar 14, 2020 03:02

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

Man I totally forget about my renters. Just talked to them and one got layed off. The second makes enough to make the rent but he works in sheet metal. Told them not to worry we will work through this.

gently caress this is gonna hurt having to support another couple of kids.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 03:03

CRUSTY MINGE: Mar 30, 2011; Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

Tell them they're to man the crab fields. Then you'll be able to open a roadside crab stand. Soon you'll be rolling in crab bucks.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 03:17

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Milo and POTUS posted:

https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1238279273338855424?s=20

The supervolcano would be a mercy on us all

# ? Mar 14, 2020 03:26

Radical 90s Wizard: Aug 5, 2008; ~SS-18 burning bright,
Bathe me in your cleansing light~

Tell them they can mow your lawns or possibly paint your house

# ? Mar 14, 2020 03:26

Det_no: Oct 24, 2003

EBB posted:

The supervolcano would be a mercy on us all

Oh thank god. The virus can't survive if we all freeze to death.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 03:35

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

Ok I�m turning off the Coronavirus threads. Watching goons in a panic orgy is not helpful, just anxiety-inducing

# ? Mar 14, 2020 03:41

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

One of our guys got yanked from TDY, I wondered when this was going to be officially ordered.

https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1238657947363876864

https://twitter.com/LauraLitvan/status/1238658857108463616

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 03:52 on Mar 14, 2020

# ? Mar 14, 2020 03:50

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

CRUSTY MINGE posted:

Tell them they're to man the crab fields. Then you'll be able to open a roadside crab stand. Soon you'll be ~~rolling~~scuttling in crab bucks.

ftfy

# ? Mar 14, 2020 03:51

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

UP THE BUM NO BABY posted:

ftfy

# ? Mar 14, 2020 03:59

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

CRUSTY MINGE posted:

Tell them they're to man the crab fields. Then you'll be able to open a roadside crab stand. Soon you'll be rolling in crab bucks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxrMlLw_Tyg

# ? Mar 14, 2020 04:04

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

CRUSTY MINGE posted:

Tell them they're to man the crab fields. Then you'll be able to open a roadside crab stand. Soon you'll be rolling in crab bucks.

That's Crabitalism!

# ? Mar 14, 2020 04:07

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

Milo and POTUS posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxrMlLw_Tyg

"We live and die by the crab, Dee"

# ? Mar 14, 2020 04:14

wins32767: Mar 16, 2007

Old Boot posted:

I am just spitballing but at a guess:

Isolation draws out for 2-ish weeks; hospitals briefly hammered, barely controlled chaos.

We catch up on testing. Number of added cases doesn't seem too severe once the proverbial dust settles.

Overconfidence: businesses start calling for WFH staff to come back in. People getting antsy about how much things have changed and think it's fine now.

Another spike in cases because businesses are run but exceedingly lovely people. Hospitals briefly get overwhelmed, except in states that stick to their guns.

Second round of shut-downs, for real this time.

Way of life continues to be somewhat unrecognizable in comparison to what we're used to.

Herd immunity.

Damage control.

There's probably some steps I missed in there, but I'm assuming that's what it'll look like in the coming months.

To get to herd immunity we need about 55% of the population to get infected/vaccinated. Absent a vaccine that'll result in ~34 million hospitalizations (327,000,000*.55*.19) in a country with less than a million total beds. It's a solvable problem, but not absent a World War level mobilization (probably the first one though!)

wins32767 fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Mar 14, 2020

# ? Mar 14, 2020 04:14

BurningChrome: Jan 18, 2020; They said she cooked her own cancers for people who crossed her, rococo custom variations that took years to kill you. They said a lot of things about Chrome, none of them at all reassuring.

Fallom posted:

Ok I�m turning off the Coronavirus threads. Watching goons in a panic orgy is not helpful, just anxiety-inducing

Yeah. Being on this forum has been an interesting experience. This seems to be one of the more sane threads for information, and I definitely appreciate the veteran audience.

I tried D&D and that shithole of a primary thread had me go from "it's in the bag, gently caress the machine, Bernie is gonna win" to existential despair and dread. I'd probably be quadruple hosed if I checked out the coronavirus thread.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 04:22

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

BurningChrome posted:

D&D

Found the problem

# ? Mar 14, 2020 04:23

BurningChrome: Jan 18, 2020; They said she cooked her own cancers for people who crossed her, rococo custom variations that took years to kill you. They said a lot of things about Chrome, none of them at all reassuring.

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

Found the problem

I mean a dude I played HOTS w introduced me to this place. I'm still figuring it out. Definitely gonna minimize my time there. It's getting to be a bit daft loving with those particular posters

# ? Mar 14, 2020 04:24

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Just be aware this is the ghoulish, conspiracy mongering subforum

# ? Mar 14, 2020 04:38

Suicide Watch: Sep 8, 2009

I'm starting a new job across the country in 2 weeks and I have no idea how I'll get there or whether there will be people to onboard me in person when I arrive. This COVID19 stuff is so frustrating and causing so much uncertainty.

# ? Mar 14, 2020 04:40