Oh don't worry. Its happening here too.
WHO: domestic violence surges in locked down Europe
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Fucking americans.
CoVID-19
Oh I know.
Just noting assholes everywhere and progress being made.
Let me know if you need me to intervene. I'm here for you. Don't forget that.
If I had kids there'd probably be explosions and holes in the wall at this point. And given the current state of my joints and past injuries I'm pretty sure there'd be a 12 year old blowing a conch shell in front of my driveway claiming victory and waving a spear around at the neighbors screaming "piggy is dead!"
(Apologies in advance for the thread-drift...)
I know the Russian bots who originally post the memes you re-shit-post don't care about the inaccuracies as long as their memes stoke distrust of our democracy but Barbara Lee says hi!
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was the lone 'no' vote in Congress against the war in Afghanistan in 2001, voting against an authorization for use of military force (AUMF) shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
At the time, she came under attack for being unpatriotic, even receiving death threats. Today, she feels vindicated.
Lone opponent of Afghanistan war feels vindicated
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) believes her skepticism has been proven correct.
thehill.com
And this:
The directionless Iraq War has killed over 4,100 U.S. soldiers, wounded or maimed more than 200,000 more, and delivered a devastating blow to our country's reputation and moral authority. It's time we honor the members of Congress who voted in 2002 to prevent the Bush administration's hasty rush into an unprovoked attack and occupation of Iraq.
Voter Breakdown
The dramatic, much-debated vote on Joint Resolution 114 was taken on Oct. 11, 2002. It passed the Senate by a vote of 77 to 23, and the House of Representatives by a vote of 296 to 133. In the end, 156 members of Congress from 36 states had enough information and personal insight and wisdom to make the correct decision for our nation and the world community.
Six House Republicans and one Independent joined 126 Democratic members of the House of Representatives in voting NAY. In the Senate, 21 Democrats, one Republic, and one Independent courageously voted their consciences in 2002 against the War in Iraq. These discerning, courageous leaders are exactly what our country needs to lead us out of the present abyss in Iraq under the Bush Administration. We can trust their judgment!
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Congress Members Who Voted Against the 2002 Iraq War
A comprehensive list of the 156 congress members who voted no on the much-debated Iraq War vote in 2002.
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my kids are driving us bananas, but generally its not something an hour long bike ride around the neighborhood doesn't fix (weather permitting). but they are 5 and almost 3, that's pretty much their MO.
actually no.....
MA is also declining.
We’re basically same timeline and took comparable measures albeit a little earlier.
NY is what, 40% of national fatalities and 50% of cases.
It and the eastern seaboard are absolutely different than other parts of the country.
The population density, transportation hubs and living conditions simply don’t exist elsewhere.
I was up in NH today picking up a frame and it was a different world than MA, even in their covid ‘hotspot’.
Metered entry into store and no kissing hello but pretty normal after that. Stayed apart, paid cash, fondled parts then washed hands and on my way.
We’re balls deep in covid here, 10mi north of Boston
My across street neighbor died 3 days ago and his wife was hauled off today.
He was 2nd covid death in my small town, but was 90 and was occasionally hospitalized over past year.
Job we just finished was shut down for a bit because 2 interior carpenters tested positive.
Time will tell with other states and that’s their row to hoe. I’m more concerned with air travel still being allowed
point of reference, my county has twice as many cases as ***ALL of NH***. you're probably in a similar boat.
that's brutal. this evening i was talking to one of my elderly neighbors, her husband passed a month ago of stomach cancer. he went peacefully at home at least. sadly she had to have a small funeral.
Your maths are off according to:
United States COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer
United States Coronavirus update with statistics and graphs: total and new cases, deaths per day, mortality and recovery rates, current active cases, recoveries, trends and timeline.
That's some sad and scary shit about your neighbors. Stay safe mang.
Last I checked my town was 50+\-
County was 10,600 and it doesn’t include any of ‘Boston’.
3 miles to south a small city has 69 deaths and 2100 cases. (That is in my county and case leader, last city before it gets really bad closer to city).
I don’t go there anymore despite there being great tacos.
NH is only bad where the Boston work commuters live.
NY is the center but yeah, I guess I should say the NY area of influence.
I used to live in the southern end of the 'bowash' when I was a kid, with a father who worked commuter trains with one of the bigger railroad line owners up there. It's definitely unique. But that doesn't change what's outside that circle nationally. That "area" as massive as it is, is ahead of the rest of the country, you guys included. Cases are rising or proving 'sustained transmission' when you take 'the northeast urban' out of the math.
I know it's different there. But I'm talking more about what's about to happen in the rest of the country that thinks 'we done y'all! Party time!'
Just based on the behaviors of the public I've seen over the last month an a half, once transmission starts rising again, we fucked.
It is REALLY hard to tell to be fair.
Come on man, stroke that hipster beard and get to work with the creativity. I give free lessons in microsoft paint (The program which is true proof of god's love of humanity)
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They now say Boston got it in early-mid January. Anyone riding MBTA must have been infected then, the trains and stations are shit. Way worse than an average 3rd world country. I was many times crammed with obviously sick people in overcrowded train cars. We're getting over this because we got it early, not because of the government response, IMHO.
I was listening to Gov today, he was announcing new contact tracing program...we’re basically going S Korea here.Your maths are off according to:
United States COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer
United States Coronavirus update with statistics and graphs: total and new cases, deaths per day, mortality and recovery rates, current active cases, recoveries, trends and timeline.www.worldometers.info
That's some sad and scary shit about your neighbors. Stay safe mang.
He mentioned that cases were ‘up’ due to rampant testing getting underway.
He referenced hospitalizations and deaths (or similar, I was driving) as the basis for his claims.
We’re starting loosening some restrictions now. Mostly retail with curbside pick up, some recreation etc.
MA is part of the northeast collective working on regional planning given proximity.
yea it's all about perspective on things when it comes to population density. my township is around 300 cases and in the last few days we had our first 3 deaths. my county is adjacent to Philadelphia (highest case count over 15k i think) and we are second at like 4900. there's only 4 other counties in PA over 3000 cases. our state, despite having 52k or so cases, still has five counties with 5 or fewer cases.
I agree.
Those rural areas are fucked given the sparse medical facilities if/when it lights up.
Boston just squeaked by and we have shitloads of hospitals.
What's so gnarly is that the pseudo rural area I live in served by one hospital had a badass covid facility built set up.
They are now taking it down. In a tourist area, with rising temperatures in the urban feeder communities, with a state about to 'open up'.
Knowing this is happening in hundreds of other areas too..........here we go. Hold on to your hat. I've seen the public. They are not doing this right.
They are now taking it down. In a tourist area, with rising temperatures in the urban feeder communities, with a state about to 'open up'.
Knowing this is happening in hundreds of other areas too..........here we go. Hold on to your hat. I've seen the public. They are not doing this right.
Not an RCT but observational with propensity score adjustment. Another datum suggesting little if any effect for HCT.
"reimagine"
The lastest buzzword I hate. I think I' ve hated it since I saw it used by Singer, the company "reimagining" old 911s and charging 1 million dollar for a car with barroque dials and argyle seats.
It's fine. We can circle back and revisit that space later.
I have seen this far, far too many times. Just because we can doesn't mean we should. It gets really ugly when you have family members disagree and override someone's wishes with court orders.
Fuckin' people, man.
Women that won't give me the time of day. Obviously have the Virus.
Hey you're the one that walked right on by auto mechanics school and thought "what if I worked on ones that can talk back?"
Most places I've worked, we start looking at the trach option after roughly two weeks on a vent, if it doesn't appear we're going to be able to wean you off anytime soon.
That was me
I'm not surprised. Have taken care of many bad upper spinal injuries over the years, and it's the rare one that doesn't end up with a trach, even if only short term. Better for many reasons.
I didn't hang out here much back then, but do recall reading about your wreck/injury. Glad things turned out as they did. I'm sure you know all too well how things could have gone.
Yeah. I get a reminder every time I see a new doc and they look at my history
Thanks
My region has had no new reported cases in the last two weeks, a six lane testing station has just been set up in the last couple of days so it will be interesting to see if the stats change.
found it the same place i found this....
no longer have the beard.....it is the only place the grey hair shows...
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well it is a pre existing condition now....Yeah. I get a reminder every time I see a new doc and they look at my history
Thanks
i find it hard to belive with as much traffic i have seen in the county i live in.....only three deaths so far.....but state parks open tomorrow....so those are going to be a shit show....
but i do see more sleestaks wearing masks while driving....
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Scrutiny of Social-Distance Policing as 35 of 40 Arrested Are Black (Published 2020)
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the police had enforced rules properly, but other officials expressed concern about tactics similar to unfair “stop and frisk” practices.