US PoliEra 2020 |OT4| Disaster Voltron

adam387 · Mar 14, 2020

After Tuesday, Biden will be ahead by like 300 delegates. Enough is enough. The DNC should basically cancel all debates, events, whatever in order to force Bernie out of the race. It's enough.

Alpheus said:
I came down with a stomach bug yesterday. Haven't been eating well. No fever though, had to work thru the stomach bug though today and yesterday.

Ugh. I know that feel. I did have a fever though. I'm like 2 days removed and I still can't eat solid foods without turning green. I managed like 10 crackers today though! I hope you feel better.

AnotherNils · Mar 14, 2020

Most of us suspected this, of course

ValiantChaos · Mar 14, 2020

Wilsongt · Mar 14, 2020

AnotherNils said:
Most of us suspected this, of course

It pays to have money. Even during pandemics.

Slader166 · Mar 14, 2020

Just wanted to update, I got back from my surgery a few hours ago. I'm in a lot of pain, but I survived it lol. And you were right adam387, the IV was nothing to worry about

Wilsongt · Mar 14, 2020

KtotheRoc said:
Nice to see where the Republican Party's priorities are.

Is it really vetting when they are voting for 99% of the nominees anyway?

Chaos Legion · Mar 14, 2020

Slader166 said:
Just wanted to update, I got back from my surgery a few hours ago. I'm in a lot of pain, but I survived it lol. And you were right adam387, the IV was nothing to worry about

Speedy recovery!!

Loudninja · Mar 14, 2020

Slader166 said:
Just wanted to update, I got back from my surgery a few hours ago. I'm in a lot of pain, but I survived it lol. And you were right adam387, the IV was nothing to worry about

Glad you doing well.

plagiarize · Mar 14, 2020

adam387 said:
Jesus H. Christ.

Who knew the Smurfs would hurt so many people :/

snipe_25 · Mar 14, 2020

Wilsongt said:
Is it really vetting when they are voting for 99% of the nominees anyway?

"Vetting"

adam387 · Mar 14, 2020

Slader166 said:
Just wanted to update, I got back from my surgery a few hours ago. I'm in a lot of pain, but I survived it lol. And you were right adam387, the IV was nothing to worry about

The worst part of the whole gallbladder surgery is getting in and out of bed for the first day or so. Other than that, smooth sailing.

ascii42 · Mar 14, 2020

Autodidact said:
Georgia primary delayed to May 19.

That's the same day as the house and senate primaries, so that makes sense.

Blader · Mar 14, 2020

adam387 said:
Jesus H. Christ.

Why is the spread among ages affected so much wider here than anywhere else?

Amibguous Cad · Mar 14, 2020

Blader said:
Why is the spread among ages affected so much wider here than anywhere else?

I don't think they are different. Young people get infected and wind up with pneumonia symptoms just fine. They just usually don't die of it.

Blader · Mar 14, 2020

Amibguous Cad said:
I don't think they are different. Young people get infected and wind up with pneumonia symptoms just fine. They just usually don't die of it.

hmm. Troubling! And here I thought my young healthy body was invincible...

AnotherNils · Mar 14, 2020

I realize I'm treading on dangerous ground here, but my faith in science will be shaken if some of these idiots don't succumb to the virus

Chikor · Mar 14, 2020

AnotherNils said:
Most of us suspected this, of course

Nursing home workers in Washington State still can't get tested.
But you see, young elite athletes are the most vulnerable group to this virus, because they're rich and famous.

Jupiter IV · Mar 14, 2020

Amibguous Cad said:
The virus has an incubation time of 2 weeks, right? That means the cases we're seeing right now are the ones that started on the *1st*. We're at least one doubling and probably two behind the actual reality.

The vast majority of people will get symptoms within 14 days, but the median seems to be around 5 days from exposure to symptoms.

Quarantine is 14 days because only a very tiny percentage of people will be asymptomatic and get symptoms after 14 days.

Autodidact · Mar 14, 2020

They say Trump's test came back negative.

Sheepinator · Mar 14, 2020

Jupiter IV said:
The vast majority of people will get symptoms within 14 days, but the median seems to be around 5 days from exposure to symptoms.

Quarantine is 14 days because only a very tiny percentage of people will be asymptomatic and get symptoms after 14 days.

Is it known how long after getting it that people can spread it to others? I know it's before they show symptoms, wondering if it's immediate or day 1, day 3, etc.

loquaciousJenny · Mar 14, 2020

Slader166 said:
Just wanted to update, I got back from my surgery a few hours ago. I'm in a lot of pain, but I survived it lol. And you were right adam387, the IV was nothing to worry about

Grats friendo

Wilsongt · Mar 14, 2020

Autodidact said:
They say Trump's test came back negative.

MrHedin · Mar 14, 2020

konka said:
I'm not planning on stopping eating out unless things start to close down.

That's kind of what we're doing as well. Most of where we go to eat are local restaurants so we kind of want to support them now before things get too bad. Like we know there is probably community transmission happening and our hope/bet is that it's not yet in a significant portion of the local population that we can still do this.

SSF1991 · Mar 14, 2020

Autodidact said:
They say Trump's test came back negative.

They say a lot of things. Usually lies.

I don't believe them.

AnotherNils · Mar 14, 2020

Autodidact said:
They say Trump's test came back negative.

...and that settles that once and for all.

Crocodile · Mar 14, 2020

Assuming we get the Senate too, this is probably true of the Biden presidency:

Teiresias · Mar 14, 2020

Crocodile said:
Assuming we get the Senate too, this is probably true of the Biden presidency:

I don't quite understand #2, how is Bernie's "aesthetic" any different from Biden's? They're both old poli-class white men.

GiJose · Mar 14, 2020

Sheepinator said:
Is it known how long after getting it that people can spread it to others? I know it's before they show symptoms, wondering if it's immediate or day 1, day 3, etc.

Nobody knows the answer to that.

The flu has been around for how long and we don't even know the answer to that question regarding influenza

BWoog · Mar 14, 2020

Autodidact said:
They say Trump's test came back negative.

Uh huh. Let's check back in a week or so.

No Depth · Mar 14, 2020

Casa said:
I would've figured Collins was getting crushed by more than 4 points.

Yea I expected higher margin given her retrograde approval.

Chaos Legion · Mar 14, 2020

BWoog said:
Uh huh. Let's check back in a week or so.

If he has it, we won't know until he's recovered so he can boast about how great he is and it was nothing and blah blah blah.

MizerMan · Mar 14, 2020

Autodidact said:
They say Trump's test came back negative.

Jupiter IV · Mar 14, 2020

Sheepinator said:
Is it known how long after getting it that people can spread it to others? I know it's before they show symptoms, wondering if it's immediate or day 1, day 3, etc.

I don't think there's an estimate on how soon that can occur, but it's relatively quick. Sort of related, there's evidence for higher viral load at the onset of disease. The first several days of showing mild symptoms patients have the highest viral load and are more contagious.

BWoog · Mar 14, 2020

Chaos Legion said:
If he has it, we won't know until he's recovered so he can boast about how great he is and it was nothing and blah blah blah.

We can always see how the folks on stage with him yesterday end up doing.

RastaMentality · Mar 14, 2020

2 leader's wives now?

Deleted member 17092 · Mar 14, 2020

We will know soon enough if Trump isn't seen with other people for 2 weeks I guess.

GardenPepper · Mar 14, 2020

Gingrich's op-ed about COVID-19 is disconcerting.

Sheepinator · Mar 14, 2020

Trump - "Day of Prayer" tomorrow. I wonder if he can finally name his favorite part of the Bible...

Deleted member 17092 · Mar 14, 2020

Sheepinator said:
Trump - "Day of Prayer" tomorrow. I wonder if he can finally name his favorite part of the Bible...

Tuning in eh. Maybe he actually is quarantined.

Pretty silly if he doesn't make any public appearances for a week + how obvious it is he has it.

But it wouldn't surprise me at all with this admin if that's what they try to do.

I could even see another oval address because they could do that without him exposing anyone else.

I would think it would leak but who knows.

TheDestructiveSquirrel · Mar 14, 2020

Even religious people know prayer won't save them and to avoid places of worship right now.....

Loudninja · Mar 14, 2020

Yes assholes too late for that isnt it?

AnotherNils · Mar 14, 2020

RastaMentality said:
2 leader's wives now?

You see, the extra X chromosome makes you more susceptible.

Could be coincidence, could be a way to get citizens ready for the inevitable diagnosis for their husbands, who knows.

Sheepinator · Mar 14, 2020

Loudninja said:
Yes assholes too late for that isnt it?

Man who helped to destroy the American Govt says the Govt should act big. Thanks.

AnotherNils · Mar 14, 2020

Newt relegated to fucking Newsweek? NYT or Wapo wouldn't have him?

Autodidact · Mar 14, 2020

AnotherNils said:
Newt relegated to fucking Newsweek? NYT or Wapo wouldn't have him?

He'd be right at home with some of the NYT opinion authors.

RastaMentality · Mar 14, 2020

AnotherNils said:
Newt relegated to fucking Newsweek? NYT or Wapo wouldn't have him?

um lol one of these isn't like the others

aspiegamer · Mar 14, 2020

If Trump was showing serious symptoms or had actually tested positive it'd get leaked. That's too important a thing for someone to not leak.

What will actually tell the tale is if Trump stays away from a camera/microphone for more than a day. That's the only real way to get a hold on his condition.

Deleted member 17092 · Mar 14, 2020

I actually think given the new numbers out of NYC flights, trains, and busses need to be stopped from coming out of there.

SpitztheGreat · Mar 14, 2020

We're going to have to seriously consider grounding flights and trains.

All non-essential state workers should be told to stay home.

III-V · Mar 14, 2020

Loudninja said:
Yes assholes too late for that isnt it?

Newt is one of the republicans that is responsible for the state of the party today. Hilarious that his warnings will fall o the deaf ears of the ignorant monster he helped create.

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