spacetoaster posted:

Looking at the state of things in the US last year, September/October were "low" immediately followed by massive spikes for the holidays.

Currently, the US has numbers high as hell, are they going to spike like they did last year for the holiday? Because if so, holy hell that's going to be a lot of covid.

Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1433972198218338313?s=19

Pennywise the Frown posted:

This is legitimately true. It was a court case with Tucker Carlson. They said no reasonable person would believe what he says.

The judge apparently didn't realize that 40%, maybe 50% now, are not reasonable.

loving infuriating.

Wendigee posted:

can't it be re-litigated with new evidence? they continue to commit the action they claim no one believes and there's protests every day across the country and facebook to prove they believe it. surely there's not double jeopardy anything for this

Zugzwang posted:

Didn’t Alex Jones’s lawyers say the same thing?

spacetoaster posted:

Rachel Maddow's just did like last month.

QuarkJets posted:

Imagine losing to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein is just the loving worst lol

Wendigee posted:

Jill Stein is the Sinema and the Machin of her election. They are all bought and paid for.

Citizens united is the end of our country. Eventually.

Platystemon posted:

That’s what’s so interesting.

We’re entering the cool zone of uncharted epidemiology where all models break down.

Platystemon posted:

It’s like that stock‐boosting scam.

You start with ten thousand marks. On the first day, you tell half of them that a particular stock will go up. To the other half, you say that it will go down. You’ve given a bad prediction to half of them, and they dismiss you. No matter. Take the remaining five thousand and tell half of them that a different stock will go up, and half that it will go down.

After five rounds of this, what remains is three hundred people who’ve witnessed you correctly predict five stock movements in a row. Now when you tell them to buy your penny stock, they’re inclined to think you know what you’re talking about.

Likewise, Floridians who survive Ron Desantis’ cull will be inclined to think “Ron DeSantis won the pandemic”.

smoobles posted:

I heard the virus is actually gonna stop spreading, so there's nothing to worry about

Barudak posted:

Laminating government documents makes them no longer valid, a thing I had to repeat roughly 900 million hojillion loving times over the single summer I spent working at a print shop.

Vampire Panties posted:

The girl starts to crack up at the 1 minute mark and

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

quote:

15 Miami-Dade educators die from COVID-19 in 10 days

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. / NBC6 — Fifteen staffers of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools District have died from COVID-19 in the past 10 days, officials said.

Sonia Diaz, a spokesperson for several unions in the school district, confirmed the number of deaths to affiliate NBC6.

One of the educators that lost their life to COVID-19 was Abe Coleman, a teacher for more than 30 years.

“It’s a tremendous loss. The number of lives that he impacted are countless. So many young men had the benefit of him intervening in their lives and pointing them in the right direction,” said Marcus Bright, with 5000 Role Models of Excellence.

Coleman was also a mentor and Site Director for the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Program, overseeing the Holmes Elementary location. He helped shape the lives of hundreds of young men over the years in the organization that mentors minority men in Miami-Dade County.

“In particular, he was a bridge builder for the students there. He connected them with opportunity, with resources, with infrastructures of opportunity that fed into and contributed to their development,” Bright said.

On Tuesday, Coleman lost his life to COVID-19 at the age of 55.

Congresswoman Fredricka Wilson, the founder of 5000 Role Models, released a statement saying, in part:

“Mr. Abe Coleman was a highly motivated, dedicated, and inspirational Site Director for the Holmes Elementary Role Models Chapter and never missed a day. The pandemic did not deter him.“

Abe Coleman leaves behind a wife, son and countless men he inspired.

Officials haven’t released the identities of the other teachers or staff members, and a Miami-Dade County Public Schools spokesperson said the district doesn’t release the cause of death for employees or students.

Zugzwang posted:

I'm surprised he hasn't pivoted to telling his followers that the delta variant is very serious and that Sleepy Joe is bad because he's doing nothing about it.

EL BROMANCE posted:

Killing educators is just a pleasant side effect for the GOP mindset. I’m wondering if any of those 15 were vax’d, because the idea of being in a school right now without the jab is a suicide mission, ain’t enough horse paste in the world.

Zugzwang posted:

I'm surprised he hasn't pivoted to telling his followers that the delta variant is very serious and that Sleepy Joe is bad because he's doing nothing about it.

EL BROMANCE posted:

I’m wondering if any of those 15 were vax’d, because the idea of being in a school right now without the jab is a suicide mission, ain’t enough horse paste in the world.

quote:

So is it time for schools to consider vaccine mandates for teachers and other employees — something private sector businesses have begun doing?

“When we haven’t had the support of wearing something as simple as a mask, we doubt there will ever be a mandate for vaccinations,” said Karla Hernadez-Mats, president of the United Teachers of Dade union.

“I’m not in favor of that,” Broward Teachers Union President Anna Fusco said when asked the same question. “At least not right now.”

Hernadez-Mats said this past week at least three teachers in Miami-Dade have died, and seven school bus employees also fell victims to the pandemic in a span of a week.

Those who have been lost tend to be African Americans and not vaccinated.

Barudak posted:

You know, if I was gonna murder my partner for life insurance I feel like now is the time to do it by overdosing them with Ivermectin.

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

He dipped his toe into trying to recommend the vaccines to his followers and they did NOT go for it.

Zil posted:

Wife had a mandatory board meeting yesterday, while some opted to attend virtually, there were a few board members that insisted it be in person. Since she does the AV for these meetings, she had to attend as well. This morning she gets a text from her boss that two of the in person board members have tested positive this morning. She took a rapid test and it came back negative, but it is quarantining time again.

ikanreed posted:

If the libs think delta is serious

Zugzwang posted:

then test every day if you can afford to.

Akuma posted:

Wait wait wait, tests aren't free?!

Akuma posted:

Wait wait wait, tests aren't free?!

butt dickus posted:

they are if you have insurance, lol

Dang It Bhabhi! posted:

lmao


edit: to be clear, when doofus says "Lord, please love-up on this girl!" she loses it. Because that is loving funny as hell and she still retains a shred of her humanity, apparently.

butt dickus posted:

they are if you have insurance, lol

i'm vaccinated, but had to take a work trip that put me through a few planes and airports, getting back last friday. started feeling like garbage (coughing, sneezing, fever, fatigue, aches) wednesday morning, feeling better today. i took a PCR test on thursday and got it back early this morning with a "not detected" result. i guess i have something more boring, but what are the odds that this is both a breakthrough case and a false positive negative? can i hang out with my vaccinated friends?

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

You're probably fine, the PCR tests are a fair bit more accurate than the rapid tests but they're also not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. You should still practice caution (masks, distancing where possible) and warn your friends beforehand that you were symptomatic but passed a PCR test in case they don't want to take the chance.

Pennywise the Frown posted:

Lol. I just saw this on my FB and NPR is sounding very




severe hepatitis lol

Pennywise the Frown posted:

Lol. I just saw this on my FB and NPR is sounding very




severe hepatitis lol

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

I come bearing terrible news

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1433890541465448450