April Current Events: "I just dont trust anything the white house says"

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

SquirrelyPSU posted:

Moreover......not the worst pick in the world? I don't know anything about the man, but the credentials sound reasonable.

Who are you taking about?

# ? Apr 7, 2020 23:07

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Chichevache: Feb 17, 2010; One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

FrozenVent posted:

We're not gonna mention aerial soldier and coast guarding soldiers here?

K, carry on seagoing soldiers.

He didnt say anything about writing a story. I think he's asking sailors to slide into his DMs for personal reasons.

# ? Apr 7, 2020 23:08

SquirrelyPSU: May 27, 2003

Mr. Nice! posted:

Care to share some cliff notes? I don�t want to watch.

I was gonna ask if their was some sort of transcription service that he can't claim RATINGS

joat mon posted:

Who are you taking about?

The dude he appointed Acting SECNAV.

# ? Apr 7, 2020 23:09

My Spirit Otter: Jun 15, 2006; CANADA DOESN'T GET PENS LIKE THIS

SKILCRAFT KREW Reppin' Quality Blind Made American Products. Bitch.

shame on an IGA posted:

he sounds... conciliatory and cooperative

almost like he knows he's killed off his entire voter base by downplaying the virus. because only people dumb enough to vote for trump are dumb enough to not take this seriously.

# ? Apr 7, 2020 23:18

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?

My Spirit Otter posted:

almost like he knows he's killed off his entire voter base by downplaying the virus. because only people dumb enough to vote for trump are dumb enough to not take this seriously.

Is he though? Cause it sure looks like it's going to affect states that weren't going to go for him in november

# ? Apr 7, 2020 23:20

My Spirit Otter: Jun 15, 2006; CANADA DOESN'T GET PENS LIKE THIS

SKILCRAFT KREW Reppin' Quality Blind Made American Products. Bitch.

Milo and POTUS posted:

Is he though? Cause it sure looks like it's going to affect states that weren't going to go for him in november

oh, i didnt watch that trash monster talk, so im just going off of what iga said

# ? Apr 7, 2020 23:23

wins32767: Mar 16, 2007

Milo and POTUS posted:

Is he though? Cause it sure looks like it's going to affect states that weren't going to go for him in november

Absent massive contact tracing, it's going to impact everyone. MA is starting to spin up 1000 new contact tracers but it's the only state that's doing so as far as I'm aware.

# ? Apr 7, 2020 23:24

Doc Hawkins: Jun 15, 2010; Dashing? But I'm not even moving!

maybe bojo being in intensive care put a chill in him?

# ? Apr 7, 2020 23:39

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?

wins32767 posted:

Absent massive contact tracing, it's going to impact everyone. MA is starting to spin up 1000 new contact tracers but it's the only state that's doing so as far as I'm aware.

MA getting hosed is intentional

# ? Apr 7, 2020 23:43

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

He's magic beaning and human centipeding again. It's not a new tone or whatever the gently caress.

Example: french doctor says HEY, THIS BEAN MIGHT BE MAGIC, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK. Trump sees it, is a moron, and yells HEY LOOK A MAGIC BEAN. That triggers Fox News to report that GOD-EMPEROR HAS FOUND MAGIC BEAN. That triggers more moronic SEE I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE MAGIC BEAN. And there's your human centipede, it just needs a prospective magic bean.

He's mentally riding high because over the past few days, he's had Fox News Doctors (and Laura Ingraham) visit him / tell him about the magic bean. Give him a few more days and the effect will wear off, until another magic bean gets introduced.

# ? Apr 7, 2020 23:45

piL: Sep 20, 2007; (__|\\\\); Taco Defender

Mr. Nice! posted:

https://twitter.com/Phil_Mattingly/status/1247601182312366081

Here we at least see someone acting consistent with their own statements. As frustrated as I have been with this response, in the spirit refusing the sword of the vanquished, I would like to offer two notes about in regards to Former-Acting Secretary Modly.

One. Modly was between hosed and a hard place as soon as the memo went out, much like CAPT Crozier was in a similar situation. Just like CAPT Crozier was going to be investigated whether it was because his Sailors died, or because he did what he thought he had to in order to keep them from dying, the outcome was set when that article got ran. That Modly didn't handle it to our expectations is, in some regards, a public manifestation of events we do not have access to. I imagine he wishes he did things differently.

Two. Modly, as acting Secretary of the Navy, appeared to take his role as a communicator with the Navy seriously. I know nobody gives a poo poo about things like the SECNAV vectors or will know how much he helped or hindered a refocus on training and especially secondary education within the Navy was actually his contribution, but hopefully some of the initiatives he put in place to improve Navy education opportunities do not wither on the vine without his input. The Navy is an organization that's happy to let the chain of command be the primary method information sharing, and non-operational information in the Navy moves at the rate of one tier per meeting. One week from SECNAV to CNO, one week from CNO to TYCOM, one week from TYCOM to Squadron, one week from Squadron to CO and so on. That can't persist in an effective 21st century department that espouses democratic values. I believe he understood this fact and that he acted on it. I hope the next appointee does as well.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 00:01

Immanentized: Mar 17, 2009

facialimpediment posted:

He's magic beaning and human centipeding again. It's not a new tone or whatever the gently caress.

Example: french doctor says HEY, THIS BEAN MIGHT BE MAGIC, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK. Trump sees it, is a moron, and yells HEY LOOK A MAGIC BEAN. That triggers Fox News to report that GOD-EMPEROR HAS FOUND MAGIC BEAN. That triggers more moronic SEE I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE MAGIC BEAN. And there's your human centipede, it just needs a prospective magic bean.

He's mentally riding high because over the past few days, he's had Fox News Doctors (and Laura Ingraham) visit him / tell him about the magic bean. Give him a few more days and the effect will wear off, until another magic bean gets introduced.

French doctor is also a hellacious chud famous for both evolution and climate denialism. The other people touting the HCQ cure are similarly and publicly ideologically aligned. The whole thing, as you say is being drawn up along a right vs left world view.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 00:06

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

God this loving thread title

# ? Apr 8, 2020 00:14

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?

facialimpediment posted:

He's magic beaning and human centipeding again. It's not a new tone or whatever the gently caress.

Example: french doctor says HEY, THIS BEAN MIGHT BE MAGIC, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK. Trump sees it, is a moron, and yells HEY LOOK A MAGIC BEAN. That triggers Fox News to report that GOD-EMPEROR HAS FOUND MAGIC BEAN. That triggers more moronic SEE I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE MAGIC BEAN. And there's your human centipede, it just needs a prospective magic bean.

He's mentally riding high because over the past few days, he's had Fox News Doctors (and Laura Ingraham) visit him / tell him about the magic bean. Give him a few more days and the effect will wear off, until another magic bean gets introduced.

But Karen Whitsett!

# ? Apr 8, 2020 00:20

SquirrelyPSU: May 27, 2003

piL posted:

Here we at least see someone acting consistent with their own statements. As frustrated as I have been with this response, in the spirit refusing the sword of the vanquished, I would like to offer two notes about in regards to Former-Acting Secretary Modly.

One. Modly was between hosed and a hard place as soon as the memo went out, much like CAPT Crozier was in a similar situation. Just like CAPT Crozier was going to be investigated whether it was because his Sailors died, or because he did what he thought he had to in order to keep them from dying, the outcome was set when that article got ran. That Modly didn't handle it to our expectations is, in some regards, a public manifestation of events we do not have access to. I imagine he wishes he did things differently.

Two. Modly, as acting Secretary of the Navy, appeared to take his role as a communicator with the Navy seriously. I know nobody gives a poo poo about things like the SECNAV vectors or will know how much he helped or hindered a refocus on training and especially secondary education within the Navy was actually his contribution, but hopefully some of the initiatives he put in place to improve Navy education opportunities do not wither on the vine without his input. The Navy is an organization that's happy to let the chain of command be the primary method information sharing, and non-operational information in the Navy moves at the rate of one tier per meeting. One week from SECNAV to CNO, one week from CNO to TYCOM, one week from TYCOM to Squadron, one week from Squadron to CO and so on. That can't persist in an effective 21st century department that espouses democratic values. I believe he understood this fact and that he acted on it. I hope the next appointee does as well.

I'm not an Admiral, but this all feels like it was addressed at the CoC level, he (Crozier) was unsatisfied, and he told them to go gently caress themselves at the cost of his career.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 00:34

Hot Karl Marx: Mar 16, 2009; Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!

https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1247658663617138691

# ? Apr 8, 2020 00:46

Hekk: Oct 12, 2012; 'smeper fi

piL posted:

Here we at least see someone acting consistent with their own statements. As frustrated as I have been with this response, in the spirit refusing the sword of the vanquished, I would like to offer two notes about in regards to Former-Acting Secretary Modly.

One. Modly was between hosed and a hard place as soon as the memo went out, much like CAPT Crozier was in a similar situation. Just like CAPT Crozier was going to be investigated whether it was because his Sailors died, or because he did what he thought he had to in order to keep them from dying, the outcome was set when that article got ran. That Modly didn't handle it to our expectations is, in some regards, a public manifestation of events we do not have access to. I imagine he wishes he did things differently.

Two. Modly, as acting Secretary of the Navy, appeared to take his role as a communicator with the Navy seriously. I know nobody gives a poo poo about things like the SECNAV vectors or will know how much he helped or hindered a refocus on training and especially secondary education within the Navy was actually his contribution, but hopefully some of the initiatives he put in place to improve Navy education opportunities do not wither on the vine without his input. The Navy is an organization that's happy to let the chain of command be the primary method information sharing, and non-operational information in the Navy moves at the rate of one tier per meeting. One week from SECNAV to CNO, one week from CNO to TYCOM, one week from TYCOM to Squadron, one week from Squadron to CO and so on. That can't persist in an effective 21st century department that espouses democratic values. I believe he understood this fact and that he acted on it. I hope the next appointee does as well.

My boss and I had a very similar conversation today at work. I don't know a ton about former Acting SECNAV Modly but we both got his SECNAV vectors all the time and having read each one of them, a lot of what he was advocating for made sense. At least in the, Big Navy wants to put big blue arrows on vague concepts to communicate the general direction they are trying to take things kind of way, he seemed to check all the right boxes. Which makes it strange that he was so wrong about how everyone would respond to him telling 4,000 Sailors and Marines that the dude who just ended his career in an effort to save their lives was kind of a piece of poo poo.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 00:49

Loden Taylor: Aug 11, 2003

Hot Karl Marx posted:

https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1247658663617138691

grabbing thousands of mail-in ballots, tying them up, gagging them with blue tape, it's horrible

# ? Apr 8, 2020 00:49

MRC48B: Apr 2, 2012

May the rona strike me down if Donald trump actually fills out his own ballot, instead of having someone do it for him.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 00:55

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?

Hot Karl Marx posted:

https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1247658663617138691

Scum

# ? Apr 8, 2020 00:58

A Bad Poster: Sep 25, 2006; Seriously, shut the fuck up.

Hot Karl Marx posted:

https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1247658663617138691

Oh my god, he says he won't go to Florida today vote, but he will go multiple times per month to hit the links, on the taxpayer's dime.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 01:25

Syrian Lannister: Aug 25, 2007; Oh, did I kill him too?
I've been a very busy little man.; Sugartime Jones

2020 is continuing to hate us

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/europe/chernobyl-fire-radiation-scli-intl-scn/index.html

# ? Apr 8, 2020 02:42

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

SquirrelyPSU posted:

I was gonna ask if their was some sort of transcription service that he can't claim RATINGS

The dude he appointed Acting SECNAV.

That he did the combined bachelor's/master's degree at USNA 40 years ago is the only positive-ish thing I've read about him. 30 years as a parasite in the MIC kinda fades whatever luster his academic accomplishments gave him.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 02:45

hobbesmaster: Jan 28, 2008

Syrian Lannister posted:

2020 is continuing to hate us

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/europe/chernobyl-fire-radiation-scli-intl-scn/index.html

2.3 uSv/h. Not great but not terrible either.

Seriously, its "only" 20mSv if you stayed there an entire year.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 02:54

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?

Fox news going hard on the back to work push.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 04:51

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.

Milo and POTUS posted:

Fox news going hard on the back to work push.

Oh really? Great. Fox News needs to be sued into the ground after getting people killed.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 04:56

ded: Oct 27, 2005; Kooler than Jesus

Please, think of the job creators!

# ? Apr 8, 2020 05:08

egyptian rat race: Jul 13, 2007; Lowtax Spine Fund 2019; Ultra Carp

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9346434/john-prine-dead-coronavirus

:smith:

I wish people would quit loving around and isolate. This is going to continue to be ugly for weeks. I'm sorry for all the folks having to work through this or see family go through treatment.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 05:18

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

i would like to get off the ride now please

# ? Apr 8, 2020 05:48

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

ded posted:

Please, think of the job creators!

I am, I pray for them to catch it daily

# ? Apr 8, 2020 05:50

Old Boot: May 9, 2012; Buglord

EBB posted:

i would like to get off the ride now please

22 people coming in and out of a poorly ventilated building plus random nurses showing up at all hours is, I'm told, something I should be happy about because it could be worse.

So yeah I guess what I'm saying is :same:

# ? Apr 8, 2020 08:37

Eugene V. Dubstep: Oct 4, 2013; Can't post for 8 years!

SquirrelyPSU posted:

For those not in the know, Centralia is in Eastern-ish Pennsylvania, was the home of a coal mine that caught on fire and has been on fire ever since.

The Baffler put out a good article on the Centralia fire a couple weeks ago.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 10:31

Xakura: Jan 10, 2019; A safety-conscious little mouse!

Eugene V. Dubstep posted:

The Baffler put out a good article on the Centralia fire a couple weeks ago.

Centralia sounds like a fictional country in an exercise.

# ? Apr 8, 2020 11:36

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

SquirrelyPSU posted:

I was gonna ask if their was some sort of transcription service that he can't claim RATINGS

The dude he appointed Acting SECNAV.

He appointed Cernovich as the acting SECNAV?

# ? Apr 8, 2020 12:33

dubzee: Oct 23, 2008

Why does imgur app suck so fuckin' bad?

https://imgur.com/a/XrYcyIB

dubzee fucked around with this message at 12:50 on Apr 8, 2020

# ? Apr 8, 2020 12:47

Hekk: Oct 12, 2012; 'smeper fi

John Prine died last night. I normally don�t care about celebrity news but he was a great songwriter and musician.

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/07/750894794/john-prine-obituary

# ? Apr 8, 2020 14:00

shame on an IGA: Apr 8, 2005

Corporate america normalizing rent strikes continues to be the funniest and best part of this whole situation. Cheesecake Factory welcomes you to the revolution, comrade.

https://twitter.com/axios/status/12...ingawful.com%2F

# ? Apr 8, 2020 15:44

Vasudus: May 30, 2003

shame on an IGA posted:

Corporate america normalizing rent strikes continues to be the funniest and best part of this whole situation. Cheesecake Factory welcomes you to the revolution, comrade.

https://twitter.com/axios/status/12...ingawful.com%2F

Contingency operations funds? Psh, stock buybacks baby!

# ? Apr 8, 2020 15:52

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

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

# ? Apr 8, 2020 16:00

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Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008

https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1247900614668849152?s=20

DJT since deleted the tweet but this is even more unintelligible than normal

# ? Apr 8, 2020 16:00

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