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  1. Phil1111

    covid-19

    Jerry Falwell Jr. Suggests Coronavirus is a North Korean Bioweapon Attack on U.S. Here is a lengthy article on Jerry Falwell Jr and the batshit crazy Christian right. How he has turned a Christian university into a personally piggy bank that will enrich him more that the biggest televangelist. How he uses fear, bullying, lying to enrich those around him. "In interviews over the past eight months, they depicted how Falwell and his wife, Becki, consolidated power at Liberty University and how Falwell presides over a culture of self-dealing, directing university resources into projects and real estate deals in which his friends and family have stood to make personal financial gains. Among the previously unreported revelations are Falwell’s decision to hire his son Trey’s company to manage a shopping center owned by the university, Falwell’s advocacy for loans given by the university to his friends, and Falwell’s awarding university contracts to businesses owned by his friends." During 'Fox & Friends' interview, Jerry Falwell Jr. suggests the coronavirus is a plot to hurt Trump and says Liberty University will continue to hold in-person classes
  2. The UK is scrambling to correct its coronavirus strategy A new report issued by a group of experts advising the UK government offers a blistering assessment of the country’s previous “herd immunity” approach to coronavirus, suggesting that as many as 250,000 people could die as a result—and that it would do little to stop health-care facilities from being overwhelmed. ... The UK government seems to have realized its errors and is now scrambling to to do better. On Monday, Johnson asked people to avoid “non-essential contact” and refrain from going to crowded spaces and venues. A ban on mass gatherings starts Tuesday. Families were urged to stay home for 14 days should any members exhibit symptoms, not going out “even to buy food or essentials.” I wonder if trump and johnson both get their info from the same source? They both seemed to see a new light yesterday.
  3. The author of this video has said this: Crockford is a signatory of the International Conference on Climate Change's 2008 Manhattan Declaration,[12] which states that "Carbon dioxide and other 'greenhouse gas' emissions from human activity...appear to have only a very small impact on global climate," and "Global cooling has presented serious problems for human society and the environment throughout history while global warming has generally been highly beneficial."[13] Between at least 2011 and 2013, she received payment from The Heartland Institute, in the form of $750 per month, which Crockford states was to provide summaries of published papers that might not have been covered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report.[4] This payment has been construed as an undisclosed conflict of interest, by blogs such as Desmog Blog.[3] Her response to such claims was a disclosure of the job description, how much she was paid, and the duration of the contract.[4] Although some polar bear scientists disagree with Crockford's claims, her blog has been widely cited by websites that either deny or are skeptical of climate change, with over 80% citing it as their primary source of information on polar bears.[14] Critics point out that none of Crockford's claims regarding the effects of climate change on polar bears has undergone peer review, nor has she ever published any peer-reviewed articles whose main focus is polar bears.[3][14] After 15 years as an adjunct professor, University of Victoria did not renew her contract in May 2019, possibly for her climate change views.[15]
  4. Phil1111

    covid-19

    Yes, what preppers have waited and prayed for. America’s ‘survivalists’ feel vindication as they lock down for coronavirus epidemic — with ‘beans, bullets and Band-Aids’
  5. Phil1111

    covid-19

    President Trump Calls Chinese President Xi A 'Brilliant Man' And 'Great Leader' China reports just ONE new domestic case of coronavirus in a day - but finds 20 more cases that arrived from abroad South Korea reports 74 new cases Down from 750/day at Peak Perhaps trump should bring over President. Moon and President Xi to lead America out of this crisis.
  6. Its amazing what pressure can do some time to bring focus to the mind. Welcome back.
  7. Phil1111

    covid-19

    Because after 8 hours on a A/C going through two airports, standing shoulder to shoulder with 000's of potentially infected passengers.Its probably the cleanest area absent any virus. Because now they have to worry through the next 14 days and their knees were weak from the implications of possible infection. Because, yeah rah! rah! its good to be home.
  8. Fixed it for you Dow futures drop 1,100 points as Trump speech fails to calm investors rattled by coronavirus fears Global stocks plunge after Trump announces coronavirus response package The Dow Plunged 623 Points Because Trump Spooked the Market Right After Powell Soothed It Dow Plunges 3,000 Points As Trump Says U.S. ‘May Be’ Headed For Recession
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    covid-19

    UK coronavirus crisis 'to last until spring 2021 and could see 7.9m hospitalised' If the US had the same standards of health care, which it doesn't. The US would have over 40 million hospitalizations by next spring. From a Public Health England document.
  10. Phil1111

    covid-19

    WVU chief health officer on COVID-19: It's here. We just can't detect it yet "Dr. Clay Marsh, vice president and executive dean for health sciences at West Virginia University, said it is likely people in West Virginia already have the virus. .. In West Virginia, the state Department of Health and Human Resources has said West Virginia became capable of testing in a state lab only about a week ago, and reported on its website Friday that private labs are now capable of testing. Just 31 tests had been performed in West Virginia as of Saturday. Because of that lack of testing, Marsh noted that people are having to choose to self-quarantine just because they've internationally traveled, for instance. South Korea, meanwhile, arranged for drive-through testing. "During the time we're not looking, the virus is still expanding and it's connecting to other people," Marsh said. "We just don't know it because we can't detect it yet." January 17, 2020 The CDC dispatches more than 100 staffers to three US airports to screen passengers arriving from Wuhan, a highly unusual step only taken during major health crises. So 51 days after screening in the US began the State of W. Virginia received its first test kit. "A week ago, the Trump administration said that 1 million kits would be available. But as of Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that just 75,000 test kits were available at 73 state and local health departments across 50 states....
  11. Wendy is right, but the President gets the credit and suffers the criticisms from the markets. The $1.5 trillion of tax cuts and QE of the first three years has been pissed away to be paid by the children of todays America. IMO the market decline is being driven in part by the lack of leadership from the top. It seemed as if today the message is finally getting through. But I'm sure tweets and foolishness will walk that back by tomorrow. The public emergency declaration gives the president unlimited powers. Yet the talking points of active suppression of the virus comes from governors. What the markets and the public need is leadership. How about leadership like: We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in the factories, we shall fight in the clinics and hospitals, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the schools, we shall defend our people, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight in the laboratories, we shall fight in the pharmacies, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, trump should be signing executive orders as if the virus was little brown illegal immigrants invading from overseas. Ordering 24 hour a day production of what hospitals need with contract pricing to be determined by a independent arbitrator. Masks, ventilators, cleaning solutions,test kits, mobile clinics in every city and on and on. Oh well wishful thinking.
  12. The Dow closed at 19,827.25 on trump's Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2017. Its 20,188.52 today so up 361.27. That would be a second or two of trading tomorrow to wipe out his "achievements". There is no point in speculating on how much more he can drive the economy down til Jan 20, 2021.
  13. Well clearly this is a marketing opportunity for you. In you next client mailout of your newsletter, pens, notepads,crap etc. You include a offer of free delivery of necessities for self-quarantining clients. Because the health and safety of your clients is all that matters in times like this. That explains the headache. Some client probably asked you to cut a $1,000,000 listing commission from 7% to 6%. Assholes!
  14. People make the largest investment in their lives when they are confident in their personal and regional economic safety. Numerous optimistic guesses have a vaccine available in 18 months. So 24 months for confidence that this pandemic is history. A relative phoned me today about how to get out of a listing agreement.
  15. Technically the Fed chairman can only be fired "for cause". Many people believe that the FED actions a week ago and yesterday are all QE. Thats not true, QE is only about 20% of everything thats been announced. His actions did stabilize 10 and 30 year US bonds last week. Another factor was the release of China's 2020 numbers Saturday: "China suffered an even deeper slump than analysts feared at the start of the year as the coronavirus shuttered factories, shops and restaurants across the nation, underscoring the economic fallout now facing the global economy as the virus spreads around the world. Industrial output plunged 13.5 per cent in January and February from a year earlier, versus a median estimate for a three per cent contraction. Retail sales fell 20.5 per cent in the period, compared to a projected four per cent fall. Fixed-asset investment dropped 24.5 per cent, versus a forecast two per cent decline. The unemployment rate jumped to 6.2 per cent, the highest on record." Those are very serious numbers for China which previously had been powering ahead at +6% GDP growth. Slightly over twice US growth. China had a very robust financial stimulus plan in effect.
  16. Phil1111

    covid-19

    Well I hope everything is OK. On a separate note. Here is the reason why you don't go to big social gatherings.
  17. I disagree. Obviously trump gets off on Fed bashing. He threatened to remove the FED chairman last week. If he did that there would be a couple percent drop in US markets immediately. The actions by the FED are necessary because there are liquidity issues in US markets. Every asset is being dumped from bonds, stocks, to gold. All to raise cash either for margin, debt, or fear. Investors, institutions and corporations are having cash flow issues because of reduced share prices. Its important for the FED to look ahead in crisis even though they traditionally have a look behind reaction to economic numbers. I doubt the Chairman is in the least bit intimidated by the orange idiot. As soon as he's out of a job his salary will triple with any of the big banks or Wall Street investment firms.
  18. Phil1111

    covid-19

    Are you sure its not a depressive headache from a bad round of golf?
  19. Completely agree.The bleach is what the CDC recommended in the cleaning for C-19 post that Biggun had in SC. Don't forget it takes food going in to require TP for the going out. In addition I find 10% bleach doesn't really aggravate my bare skin. N. American supply chains are very efficient. In two weeks or so anyone who wants to go broke stocking up on TP or cleaning supplies will be able to do so.
  20. Cramer sees Tesla worth twice the combined market cap of GM and Ford — it was just shy Tuesday Trump says GM should repay U.S. taxpayers for bailout "The U.S. government lost $11.2 billion on its bailout of General Motors, according to a 2014 government report. The government invested about $50 billion to bail out GM as a result of the company's 2009 bankruptcy, and at one time held a 61 percent equity stake in the Detroit-based automaker." Many trump supporters love bailing out US companies and industries. Taxpayers cash for Corvettes. Perfect sense. In the real world of republican voters!
  21. US stock futures hit 'limit down' after Fed cuts interest rate to zero Investors were unassuaged by news that the Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates to zero. US stock futures dropped 5% Sunday evening, hitting the "limit down," meaning they can't fall any further. Dow (INDU) futures plummeted and were last down 1,041 points, or about 4.5%. S&P 500 (SPX) futures were down about 4.8% , while Nasdaq (COMP) futures were down 4.5%... "I don't think [the Fed] would have done this unless they felt the financial markets were at significant risk of freezing up tomorrow. They're very concerned the financial markets won't work. So I don't know how the markets take solace in this." Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics, told CNN Business." It appears as if trump is doing his best to get investors the best buys on low stock prices as possible. Sale prices in effect all next week. Investors have been advised not to walk on the sidewalks in the Wall street area. Not because of Coronavirus. But instead brokers working for under-capitalized firms and failures to meet margin calls. Could result in jumping broker syndrome.
  22. Phil1111

    covid-19

    trump supporters can ignore this story, all fake news anyway. Doctors and nurses fighting coronavirus in China die of both infection and fatigue 'Chinese health authorities and a team from the World Health Organization reported Monday evening that 3,387 health workers in China had been infected with COVID-19, more than 90% of whom were in Hubei province ... The most recent were three doctors who died in one day, all infected with COVID-19. One of them, Xia Sisi, a gastroenterologist in Wuhan, was 29. Another physician, Peng Yinhua, also 29, died in Wuhan of infection on Feb. 20. He had delayed his Feb. 1 wedding, promising his pregnant fiancee they’d have the ceremony after the outbreak had passed. .. The death of Wuhan front-line nurse Liu Fan, 49, is a diary of how cruel and ravenous the virus is. .. Wang Tucheng, 37, a doctor in Henan’s Xinwangzhuang village who was found dead on Feb. 10 in his clinic ..
  23. Killing off senior citizens seems to be a trump mantra. Lobby cash from the Washington swamp has paid off for the industry. Nursing home fines lowered under Trump administration The Trump administration has changed the way it penalizes nursing homes that violate health and safety rules—which has resulted in lower fines. According to a March 15, 2019 NPR article, the average nursing home fine dropped from $41,260 in 2016 (President Obama’s final year in office) to $28,405... the Trump administration—encouraged by the nursing home industry—is using a single fine for two-thirds of infractions, according to the article. The end result is a lower penalty, which means that nursing homes have less incentive to improve their practices, according to experts. Trump Administration May Loosen Federal Nursing-Home Oversight Amid Pandemic 'the Trump administration would apparently like to eliminate the Oba-era requirement that nursing homes — which house roughly 2.5 million people nationwide, according to the Times — keep at least one infection-prevention specialist on hand. Under the new plan, those specialists would just have to spend “sufficient time” at facilities, a vague requirement that Anthony Chicotel, a staff lawyer for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, described to the Times as “alarming,” because “it adds up to less time, less infection control.”
  24. Phil1111

    covid-19

    It seems as if God wanted trump to lead for a bit longer. Well ...what passes for republican leadership. It seems as if republicans don't fear the danger left wing media want to peddle. So the older white men will drink, party and be merry for a bit longer. Slap each other on the backs for the pyrrhic victory trumpism hath brought. Consequences be damned