Coronavirus Thread - Topic

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Aug 23 2020 03:44pm

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/California-s-application-for-300-a-week-in-15507408.php

Apparently Arizona has also been approved for the federal money, so I'm just waiting to see if Nevada joins them in receiving it. I was surprised with the executive order outright and I'm kind of surprised it is actually happening, I figured it would have been challenged and defeated without ever having funds distributed.

I imagine I find myself in a situation that a lot of other Americans are in where they are at the mercy of the government right now. Recently accepted a job at a coffee place, which will likely disqualify me for unemployment benefits, which is cool, but I'm ready to be back in a position where I earn my money and don't have to count on the government.

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Aug 23 2020 03:45pm

Watching Trump's current Covid address.

He's super desparate to get credit for the plasma treatments that are being developed.

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Aug 23 2020 06:49pm

https://www.yahoo.com/news/york-restaurant-owner-considers-action-105451714.html

Warren Wilhelm Jr (D), (aka Bill De Blasio) says he has 'no plan' to reopen indoor dining in NYC

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Aug 23 2020 08:05pm

Quote (fender @ 23 Aug 2020 23:41)

massive corruption, abusing the pandemic in an attempt to consolidate political power, the rejection of science and expertise, and the desire to appear 'strong' by not taking any precautions by authoritarian shitlords... that's what countries like brazil, us, and russia for example have in common.

Hungary, the Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, and even Turkey (as hard as it is to believe) are all countries with a right-wing government, high levels of corruption and "strongmen" being in fashion - yet they all did a good job at keeping the virus under control. I could probably find more examples if I wanted to.

At the same time, the not particularly corrupt and populist left-wing/centrist governments in France, Spain and Italy have done a quite poor job.

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Aug 23 2020 08:11pm

Quote (excellence @ Aug 23 2020 07:49pm)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/york-restaurant-owner-considers-action-105451714.html

Warren Wilhelm Jr (D), (aka Bill De Blasio) says he has 'no plan' to reopen indoor dining in NYC

He's also making wide-ranging layoffs (including EMTs) for budget reasons while his wife has a $2MM/year staff of assistants/PR/cameraman/etc.

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Aug 23 2020 09:22pm

Quote (TritonV8 @ 23 Aug 2020 22:11)

He's also making wide-ranging layoffs (including EMTs) for budget reasons while his wife has a $2MM/year staff of assistants/PR/cameraman/etc.

he's a total degenerate. it took 10+ years but Rudy and then (to a lesser extent, but he still did fairly well overall when he wasn't worried about the size of your drink) Bloomberg really managed to clean up rally the city after 9/11. then we have Warren Wilhelm Jr (aka Bill de Blasio) who managed to mess it up even before covid and now he just put it into overdrive by attempting to run for President while he was mayor (lmfao) and then botching everything he touches

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Aug 24 2020 01:26am