Open Thread | The Virus Overtaking the World

Posted on March 9, 2020 by rikyrah

I haven’t written about the COVID-19 virus because I have been watching what’s happening, and trying to understand the progress of this disease.

I also haven’t written because I was hoping that I could write something positive and reassuring..
But, I can’t.

In these times, it’s of the utmost importance who leads this government. Who leads this country. We have in charge an idiot. A man with absolutely no understanding of complex issues, leading a party that is against science. He cut all the programs from the Administration of 44 that would have been in place to lead the government’s response just because they were from 44.

Scumbag John Bolton cut the position at the NSC, who would have tackled the disease from a National Security perspective.

We don’t have a scientist heading the response. We have an incompetent Vice-President, who, while Governor, oversaw an explosion of HIV cases in rural Indiana. When you have religious fanatics, who don’t believe in science, in charge, it’s a recipe for disaster. We have one party whose mantra is anti-government. They live by ‘government can’t do anything good’ credo. These are the ones to lead the response?

We knew that our luck would run out with these people. That somehow, someway, their incompetence would hurt us. I am afraid that’s what is happening now.😒😢

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2/ The first surprise was the speculation by many that the case fatality rate will be much lower once we find all of these “mild” and “asymptomatic” cases, which you don’t as easily pick up early on in an outbreak.

Apparently the data @WHO has doesn’t support this theory.

— Abraar Karan MD, MPH, DTM&H (@AbraarKaran) March 8, 2020

Top infectious disease experts are advising people aged 60 and up to strongly consider avoiding activities that involve large crowds — traveling by airplane, going to movie theaters, attending family events, shopping at crowded malls and religious services https://t.co/8qgHwUQGu3

— Hamza Shaban (@hshaban) March 6, 2020

BREAKING: The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans avoid flying on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official tells The Associated Press. https://t.co/bX0PayidMb

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 8, 2020

so Brazil reported their first covid-19 case right in the middle of Carnaval like two weeks ago and that was the last we've heard of any cases there, just putting tha tout there https://t.co/nzy2frYU4v

— local jack please ban the nazis person (@pleizar) March 8, 2020

“Public health officials are warning that no one knows how deeply the virus will spread, in part because the federal government’s flawed rollout of tests three weeks ago has snowballed into an embarrassing fiasco of national proportions.” https://t.co/SCpkRQtSzN

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) March 7, 2020

We are entering the disruption phase of #coronavirus response plans. In the absence of presidential leadership, we will need to find other voices — mayors, doctors — who can help guide public. Trump is incapable of managing this; he will not change. We move on. @cnntonight @cnn pic.twitter.com/7Kfrvf8SR7

— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) March 7, 2020

In terms of someone having to be the first to do it, it's probably for the best that it was a country which is politically difficult for the president to flip the fuck out on. https://t.co/n7zjkbLa4M

— Starfish Who Should Be Told To Get Back To Work (@IRHotTakes) March 8, 2020

Will other countries try China's #Covid19 containment measures? Could they? Would populations comply? Pandemic response science will be a brisk & burgeoning field when this is all over. https://t.co/C7SkpqRBSC

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) March 7, 2020

Coronavirus has already struck over 80 countries and counting. Professor Leung’s prediction for the eventual extent of the pandemic is chilling. #60Mins pic.twitter.com/A2yKzY1yDz

— 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) March 8, 2020

So clear indication of seroconversion. We will be immune to infecion once we recover.
As is the case for other virus infections. https://t.co/N0S4sQgSLl

— ɪᴀɴ ᴍ ᴍᴀᴄᴋᴀʏ, ᴘʜᴅ 🦠🤧🧬🥼🦟 (@MackayIM) March 8, 2020

Hong Kong had every reason to have an exponential epidemic (lots of travel from Wuhan/China) and yet has dramatically slowed the spread. Two deaths total. Probably: with memory of SARS, they responded quickly with closures, universal mask wearing, social distancing and hygiene. https://t.co/0Zv5DJQ2R2

— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) March 4, 2020

PENCE was set to evacuate infected Americans from a cruise ship. Then TRUMP stepped in — worried how “the numbers” would look if more cases were documented on the mainland.

How Trump’s approach made the coronavirus crisis worse. NEW tonight, from me. https://t.co/U7a503lOWW

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 8, 2020

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92 Responses to Open Thread | The Virus Overtaking the World

SouthernGirl2 says:

March 11, 2020 at 10:15 am

Breaking News: Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison.

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 11, 2020 at 12:12 am

Breaking: Joe Biden wins Idaho

BREAKING: Joe Biden wins Idaho Democratic Primary, NBC News projects. https://t.co/OTzghJQfSa pic.twitter.com/mxjXnT06cn

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 11, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 10, 2020 at 11:43 pm

Bernie knows it’s over!

For the first time in the 2020 primary, Bernie Sanders did not speak on election night. pic.twitter.com/8YMVd1c1bE

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 11, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 10, 2020 at 10:05 pm

Trump backs Tuberville over Sessions in Senate race https://t.co/RLEEVEsMSU pic.twitter.com/TFn11rFRn7

— Kent Faulk (@krfaulk) March 11, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 10, 2020 at 9:46 pm

South Carolina coming for Iowa’s FITN status after this cycle pic.twitter.com/vR4z67riw4

— Ryan Brooks (@ryanbrooks) March 11, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 10, 2020 at 8:54 pm

BREAKING: Jay Inslee reportedly is going to announce a ban on events and social gatherings attended by more than 250 people. Initially the prohibition would be imposed only in Snohomish, King and Pierce counties. https://t.co/Hqor93L69X

— Everett Herald (@EverettHerald) March 11, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 10, 2020 at 7:20 pm

Breaking News: Joe Biden wins Missouri Primary

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 7:17 pm

BREAKING: Harvard classes will move online starting March 23 due to a growing global coronavirus outbreak, University President Lawrence S. Bacow announced in an email Tuesday morning. The University has asked students not to return from spring break. https://t.co/rKkapq50nt

— The Harvard Crimson (@thecrimson) March 10, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 10, 2020 at 7:12 pm

Black voters really really don’t like Bernie Sanders. It’s a choice to consistently ignore that data.

Biden has won Mississippi by a huge margin (as expected).

— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) March 11, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 10, 2020 at 7:02 pm

Breaking News: Joe Biden wins the Mississippi Primary

Breaking news: Biden is projected to win Mississippi and Missouri, continuing to triumph in primaries against Sanders a week after Super Tuesday https://t.co/KTQLGXmqyQ pic.twitter.com/F3JRIvEKHI

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 11, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 10, 2020 at 6:26 pm

Today I signed into law legislation banning domestic abusers from carrying concealed firearms. Thanks to Councilwomen @lisadclancy, @DunawayKelli, @ritadays1 & Rochelle Walton Gray for their leadership. #Bill29 pic.twitter.com/CadJSEAZBS

— County Executive Sam Page (@DrSamPage) March 10, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 10, 2020 at 4:51 pm

BREAKING: The House has won the Appeals Court case seeking access to Mueller's grand jury information. A 2-1 decision, with RAO dissenting. pic.twitter.com/MMzMRWkOt8

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 10, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 10, 2020 at 4:49 pm

Dear @realDonaldTrump: FYI, as of yesterday the largest group of people in LA County who tested positive for #COVID2019 were travelers who visited Italy.

Your border strategy failed. The virus is already here, and it is spreading. What we need are test kits.#TuesdayThoughts https://t.co/wLnDy0YTMA

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 10, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 10, 2020 at 9:46 am

Donald Trump is preventing the release of a new report that warns the U.S. isn't ready for a global pandemic.

To be fair, Trump probably thought "pandemic" was one of Colonel Sanders' 11 herbs and spices: https://t.co/pCiJnMKMBY pic.twitter.com/OJCH8g367y

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 10, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 8:19 am

Ezra isn’t wrong, but another factor here is that a lot of white voters saw a black man do the job for eight years, convinced themselves he was a literate vegetable capable of little more than reading a teleprompter, and concluded the dumbest white man could do it better https://t.co/jhvwEFLSsQ

— Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 7:08 am

“If the queen had once said, in her way, ‘Hey, guys, this is my grandson and his wife. They just got married. Back off and let them build a life for themselves,’ the hounds would have backed off. But she never did. And she still hasn’t"https://t.co/xPMSRYSa3I

— jaj&tyson (@JajTyson) March 10, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 7:07 am

SEEN IN KIGALI: To prevent the risk of #Coronavirus outbreak, passengers at the Kigali Bus Park have to wash their hands before getting onto buses.#Rwanda has recorded NO case of the epidemic but the country has stepped up vigilance. pic.twitter.com/tb7cfUNj7K

— The New Times (Rwanda) (@NewTimesRwanda) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 7:07 am

This is a complete smear. Obama came to Flint, met with residents and was far better received than Rick Snyder. He also made sure federal aid packages passed. Also, why isn't Michael Moore back in Flint and Michigan campaigning for Bernie? https://t.co/xBP920GJIH

— Susan J. Demas 🏔 (@sjdemas) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 6:36 am

2. That's key because many recovered #Covid19 patients test positive by PCR for days, even weeks. Knowing whether they pose an infection risk is critical.
German group also could not isolate virus from stool, blood or urine samples.
Also found fast antibody rise — days 6-12.

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 6:34 am

Italy has been put under a dramatic total lockdown, as the coronavirus spreads in the country. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that he is extending restrictions already in place in the north. https://t.co/bEc4SrfSWj

— CNN International (@cnni) March 10, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 6:33 am

well we're getting to the point where businesses are showing more responsibility to the public than the federal government https://t.co/2uTbpdu3NR

— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) March 10, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 6:32 am

People need to plan for how they & their families will cope with #Covid19, @CDCgov's @DrNancyM_CDC urged today. The virus will likely be around into next year & a lot of Americans will be exposed, she warned. https://t.co/PQamYvWIOc

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 6:31 am

The State Department is urging Americans not to board cruise ships as coronavirus cases rise across the US. The warning is particularly for people with underlying health conditions, the department said in an advisory. https://t.co/9h9vIYYCxp

— CNN International (@cnni) March 10, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 6:29 am

Fascinating (and slightly terrifying)>>RT @thejessegreyson: Timelapse of Coronavirus Cases by Country (ordered by date of first registered case)

#COVID19 #coronavirus #CoronavirusOutbreak pic.twitter.com/Tk3CbHuiKz

— Debby Cotton (@ProfDcotton) March 10, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 10, 2020 at 6:28 am

Italy has banned weddings and funerals for 16 million people. Japan has closed schools for a month. France and Iraq have banned public gatherings. The U.N. has canceled all physical meetings to address climate change. Americans are uncertain what to do about Coachella. https://t.co/xFR45Z8dZk

— James Hamblin (@jameshamblin) March 8, 2020

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- rikyrah says:
  
  March 10, 2020 at 6:30 am
  
  There are now 728 cases of #coronavirus in the United States pic.twitter.com/Vuw4DCyzgq
  
  — CNN Early Start (@EarlyStart) March 10, 2020
  
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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 11:03 pm

Ahem.

"According to two people with knowledge of the matter, Parscale Strategy has also been used to make payments out of public view to Lara Trump, the wife of the president’s son Eric, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr."https://t.co/hn4bjaFEgx

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 9, 2020

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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 11:08 pm
  
  This sounds like a job for ……………….The FBI
  
  — Stephen Elpop (@ElpopGolf) March 9, 2020
  
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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:50 pm

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Commonwealth Day Service – her final engagement before stepping back as a senior Royal.

📸 https://t.co/zUyLMwOCig via https://t.co/gUCcI4JkJj pic.twitter.com/PAul939dCR

— Samir Hussein (@samhussein) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:48 pm

TFW it suddenly dawns on your in-laws that you've been trolling them for the whole visit. pic.twitter.com/k6ThXObdjH

— Melissa Murray (@ProfMMurray) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:46 pm

My sis is leaving public duties as a working royal with a bang!!! Do you hear me?!!!! pic.twitter.com/wBMOQyFfqJ

— Truth hurts (@Jasamgurlie) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:45 pm

South Korea was able to cut the mortality rate by 80% (compared to China) through aggressive testing which led to early treatment and selective quarantining of infected and of vulnerable people.

We have to do this in the U.S. starting NOW.https://t.co/RFznHjJij1

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:44 pm

S Korea has done *50 TIMES* the number of tests the US has, despite having only 1/6th our population.

In the last four days the number of new cases has been DROPPING for the first time (instead of exponential growth).

Aggressive testing seems to work.https://t.co/U55382d2JR

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:43 pm

"Experts say rapid testing early on likely resulted in more diagnosing of the infected and gave the country a chance to contain and prepare for the virus"
We haven't done any of this so our results will be vastly different.
We are much more aligned with Italy

— Moi (@mkayg3) March 10, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:42 pm

😲😲😲

PEOPLE LISTEN:

On February 27th, Italy had 600 people infected with coronavirus.

Today, it has 10,000 cases and the entire country is on lockdown.

That was *11 DAYS AGO.*

Guess how many the US has right now: 600.

THAT is exponential growth. Do the math.

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:40 pm

😢😢🙏🙏

Please, please guys. Here in northern #Italy we made one big mistake. Everybody kept saying "It's just flu" and now our intensive care units are collapsing. Everybody kept going outside like nothing happened and now our grandparents and parents are dying.#coronavirus is not #flu

— Zìbora💮🇮🇹 (@labisbeticah) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:39 pm

I don’t know who needs to hear this but Joe Biden was a single parent for years. I’m seeing lots of tweets about folks saying that he can’t empathize with single mothers but here’s the reality…only one candidate for the Democratic nomination has actually lived that life.

— Miss Aja (@brat2381) March 10, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:35 pm

No one who calls themselves “progressive” should ever again quote Greenwald on anything. Whichever side he’s working for, it ain’t ours.

— Kindler (@progressive_va) March 10, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 9:24 pm

This has to one of the worst examples of trying hard to keep a straight face gaslighting – the bad soap opera edition..

You gotta watch this, I mean……..you just gotta watch pic.twitter.com/x2ZsayVrmv

— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) March 10, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 9:04 pm

This suppression of potentially vital public health information is a grievous abuse of executive powerhttps://t.co/uDupPu8CxT

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 10, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 8:57 pm

And add Mark Meadows to the mix.. 😂🤣

NEWS: Trump's new chief of staff, MARK MEADOWS, is in self-quarantine for 14 days after coming in contact with the individual at CPAC who tested + for coronavirus.

"Out of an abundance of caution, Meadows received testing which came back negative."

— Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) March 10, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 9, 2020 at 8:52 pm

BREAKING: Italy extends coronavirus lockdown to entire countryhttps://t.co/pAiVMDyWUO

— Axios (@axios) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 7:35 pm

In addition to The Obamas as the “enemy/neoliberal criminal warmongers”, Fox “news” is now credible as far as Berners are concerned..

Thank you to co-hosts @MarthaMacCallum and @BretBaier for being "fair and balanced" in their questioning of #Bernie at his #FoxTownHall just now. The corrupt crew of anti-Bernie "journalists" at @CNN and @MSNBC could learn from these people. P.S. Bernie crushed it! ✊#NotMeUs✌️

— KnightWriter🌹#Bernie2020 (@KnightRheidyr) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 7:23 pm

pic.twitter.com/Qf7YeTfA9y

— Sideline_Observer (@Chris79699884) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 7:02 pm

This is coffee boy & felon, George Papadopoulos‘ ‘wife’..

Wonder what they’re up to.. what scam are they looking to pull now..

Has she been recalled from this ‘assignment’.. or is this some fresh stab at a new dash hustle..

Playing his wife?

— Purple Haze (@factsmatter1980) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 6:26 pm

new Quinnipiac national poll on prospective Trump vs Biden matchup:

white men
Trump 58%, Biden 34%

everyone else
Biden 60%, Trump 32%

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 9, 2020

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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 7:13 pm
  
  Weaning them off that heady sense of reaffirmed ‘supremacy’, is going to be something..
  
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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 5:57 pm

High school student near Seattle builds website to serve as a leading place for coronavirus information – GeekWire https://t.co/g4RNTPHhMk

— Nada Bakos (@nadabakos) March 9, 2020

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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 7:07 pm
  
  When even high school kids are more useful/proactive than the taxpayer-funded professional preeners running around like headless chickens, prioritizing ingratiating themselves to a treasonous buffoon, just to keep their power-gigs..
  
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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 5:39 pm

Hopefully some of this wild crazy slightly tapers off with the end of mercury in retrograde..

Trump called #COVID19 a Hoax. He wouldn’t allow ppl off the cruise ship because he “didn’t want the numbers to go up” which would’ve affected the stock market.

Then he went on a long golf trip followed by a fundraiser 😡 pic.twitter.com/VuOP3DQAXX

— 🌊Erin☘️Go☘️Bragh🍀 (@ErinGoKelly) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 4:53 pm

An oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia is like Trump's mommy and daddy having a fight

— Will Bunch 🆘 (@Will_Bunch) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 4:51 pm

Oil markets crash more than 30%—the most since the 1991 Gulf War—as disintegration of OPEC+ alliance triggers price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia

More: https://t.co/si4nBBOPhu pic.twitter.com/CyfKfxqv05

— Bloomberg (@business) March 9, 2020

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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 4:53 pm
  
  Global stocks are falling and bond yields are sinking after Saudi Arabia shocked oil markets by launching a price war against onetime ally Russia. https://t.co/4sMDf0JUuW
  
  — CNN International (@cnni) March 9, 2020
  
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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 4:26 pm

The Dow Jones lost 2013.76 points today, by far the largest single-day point loss in its history.

Five of the seven largest single-day point losses have been since February 25.

The percentage drop of 7.79% is the largest since October 2008.#marketcrash

— Pé (@4everNeverTrump) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 4:11 pm

Matt Gaetz who was exposed to coronavirus at CPAC and is supposedly in self-quarantine was spotted boarding Air Force One today.

If @realDonaldTrump gets the virus, it won’t be from journalists. It’ll be from his right wing bedfellows. https://t.co/SB42hCnm43

— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 4:08 pm

Paranoia and self-fulfilling ‘prophecies’…

“Last week Trump told aides he’s afraid journalists will try to purposefully contract #coronavirus to give it to him on Air Force One.” https://t.co/sS1MZR6D7w

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) March 9, 2020

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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 4:10 pm
  
  “He’s definitely melting down over this”: Trump told aides he’s afraid journalists will try to purposefully contract coronavirus to give it to him on Air Force One and has ordered the Secret Service to bar anyone with a cough from the White House grounds.https://t.co/IxJnaSkxFK
  
  — Polly Sigh (@dcpoll) March 9, 2020
  
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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 3:06 pm

First, Ted Cruz, now Doug Collins to self-quarantine..

There are no upsides to pandemics..

But for what it’s worth, this coronavirus might just have offered a few..

– Taught folks how to actually properly wash their hands..

– Imperative of integrity & honor in leadership & how non-negotiable/prioritized they ought to be..

– Ted, Doug & any number of repug gaslighters all forced to confront their callous, shameless complicity all by their lonesome..

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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 3:50 pm
  
  Add Matt Gaetz to the list..
  
  And treasonous buffoon sure must be freaking out right about now..
  
  Rep. Gaetz was on Air Force One with President Trump today. Now being self quarantined for coronavirus exposure. https://t.co/OceVhhv5LM
  
  — Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) March 9, 2020
  
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  - rikyrah says:
    
    March 9, 2020 at 6:17 pm
    
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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 2:38 pm

The man who is unprincipled in private life will never make a good public servant;
Nor will one who is of no account at home prove a man of light and leading with the embassy in Macedonia;
For he has only changed his abode, not his nature.

-Aeschines

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 9, 2020 at 2:05 pm

Business Editor to Photog: Get to the floor and get me a picture of a worried or harried looking stock trader and get it this instant! pic.twitter.com/mknmGFV0eI

— David B. Larter (@DavidLarter) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 2:05 pm

Coming straight from the top of Sanders campaign. Just check their accounts.

— Tzippy Shmilovitz 🤦‍♀️ (@Tzipshmil) March 8, 2020

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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 2:08 pm
  
  And Jill Stein and Glen Greenwald. Gang’s all here. https://t.co/3leFyxGPfD
  
  — Jeanette Read the Report 🆘 (@Deja_Great) March 8, 2020
  
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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 1:50 pm

There’s clearly a lucrative hustle market for nieces of deceased civil rights folks.. move over Alveda King, there’s a new niece in the hustle mix..

Rosa Parks niece Lori Parks chooses Bernie Sanders ❤️ https://t.co/ThpNTMx15H

— Stacey Trusts Bernie Sanders 🌹✌🏼❤️ (@StaceyQ1022) March 8, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 1:35 pm

Meanwhile..

Pro-Trump group illegally switching Democratic and independent voters' registrations to Republican Party in Florida:https://t.co/7hvVGqf2X3

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 1:32 pm

Your ever so enabling, dollar-store media at work..

But not anybody else, huh? https://t.co/kxJ35fTiW9

— Stephen White (@sgw94) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 1:28 pm

BREAKING: Sen. Susan Collins is concerned about the coronavirus. Is contemplating writing an email.

— Margarita (@moinqueens) March 9, 2020

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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 1:29 pm
  
  No – she raised her quivering voice and with a gimlet eye clutched her fake pearls with one nail painted hand and pointed her index finger at the virus with the other, and wagged it up and down in front of the cameras – literally has COVID-19 shaking in its little virus booties
  
  — LaMiradora (@MiradoraLa) March 9, 2020
  
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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 12:53 pm

Kim Jong-un (and book deal-‘patriot’ Bolton, too): I will not be ignored..

Trump was golfing all weekend, we know where his priorities are!😂

— Jim Clarke (@losclarke) March 9, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 9, 2020 at 12:17 pm

‘He’s completely lost it’: Trump’s Twitter rampage sparks alarm as coronavirus tanks the economy https://t.co/eW8ql906zj

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 9, 2020

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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 1:25 pm
  
  I feel like people aren’t getting the joke: https://t.co/ADc5N6TZFa
  
  — pasquali (@namechoice) March 9, 2020
  
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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 1:26 pm
  
  Who spoke on the condition of anonymity so they could express themselves freely
  
  — New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) March 8, 2020
  
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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 12:13 pm

We already had this conversation aeons ago, fam..

For heaven’s sake, stop elevating these idiotic hustlers/paid pedestrian self-styled ‘influencers’ …stop letting them think they have any sway or that they can pick our nominee..

Presidential candidates sucking up to/cozying up to ‘Charlemagne tha god’ this season, has to be one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever witnessed.. c-r-a-z-y..

And in the end, he couldn’t even corral his very own slight, ‘niche’ audience behind the winner of his silly sham kiss up to me or else, preening contest … or any of his ‘candidates of choice’..

Good for the former VP for not falling for this hustling con …knowing better and very importantly, understanding that the broader black demographic is so much more than, and certainly does not take their cues from a sadistic former basic sidekick to Wendy Williams..

That even so-called black candidates fell for this farce and ended up giving this hustler of a fella any oxygen, is precisely why there are far too many wheeling and dealing, low-info, paid self-styled ‘influencers’ out there holding our democracy hostage for dollars and relevance, in their own way.. and worse, actively spreading disinformation to sate their little egos..

I just said the same to my friend's while watching the segment. They only want promotion for their show. I don't want Joe on there either.

— Dis Boomer Got Nothing Free (@blewis823) March 9, 2020

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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 1:55 pm
  
  Someone needs to counter his foolish opinions
  
  — bee (@bluealltheway3) March 9, 2020
  
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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 9, 2020 at 12:06 pm

Cory Booker and Kamala Harris to appear at Biden rally after endorsements – live https://t.co/r74eFzoe4C

— The Guardian (@guardian) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 11:26 am

…you left out an important detail.

He's doing that from FLORIDA.

His ONLY scheduled activity today is fundraisers FOR HIMSELF.

Let that sink in.

— Leslie McCarthy (@LeslieM3355) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 11:21 am

EVEN BEFORE CORONAVIRUS, A TRUMP RECESSION WAS COMING. HERE WERE THE ECONOMIC FACTS *BEFORE* COVID-19:
Manufacturing=10yr low
Trade deficit=worse
Economic growth=weak 2.1%
Wages stuck to inflation
Monthly job creation ⬇️
Farm bankruptcies⬆️
Homelessness⬆️
Deficit ⬆️

— Nigel St. Hubbins 🇺🇸 (@Nigel_StHubbins) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 11:16 am

Stephanie Ruhle – Wall Street gaslighter

Already whitewashing & glossing over this shipwreck.. getting ahead the fallout by forcing a full-on gaslighting narrative that Americans aren’t going to blame the market downturn on the treasonous buffoon & her Wall Street pals..

That Americans will understand because they’ll see this more as a ‘natural disaster’ that was beyond anyone’s control..

Same Stephanie Ruhle who never stops pushing the gaslighting narrative that a treasonous buffoon is a ‘genius’.. an ‘amazing salesman’ as she keeps touting him..

Even in the face of his brazen criminality, gaping ignorance, endless malfeasance..

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 11:06 am

Just 3+ short years ago, the entire world still looked to us to lead the way.. but between Vlad, Murdoch, the alliance of white supremacists/sympathizers, their gaslighting, insecure, vacuous, foreign-asset/incurious/callous/con cohort of faux-‘strongmen’, stock market as economy, science as hoax, artifice as ‘competence’, it’s all quickly unraveled..

Rest of the developed world is testing 10,000's per day, and we are *still* barely testing people, leading to increased exposure & spread in our communities. https://t.co/S4qsfDoJVX Our response has been pathetic and dangerous.

— David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) March 9, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:40 am

When even Joe Walsh has some semblance of clarity..

A pandemic is a terrible time to have a President who is incapable of telling the truth.

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) March 8, 2020

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eliihass says:

March 9, 2020 at 10:09 am

My friend is a respiratory nurse in a US urban hospital. A woman, recently returned from Italy, came in with all the symptoms of #COVID19. In order to test her, the doctors needed approval from the government. The Feds turned down their request. She was sent home.

— Allison Burnett (@Allison_Burnett) March 8, 2020

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SouthernGirl2 says:

March 9, 2020 at 9:38 am

Just look at the disaster…………………..

WATCH: U.S. stocks plunge at the open https://t.co/R6dkm7F780 pic.twitter.com/BxaB0fJ8is

— QuickTake by Bloomberg (@QuickTake) March 9, 2020

Market down 1800. Yowza.

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 9, 2020

BREAKING: U.S. STOCKS HALTED FOR 15 MINUTES AS S&P 500 PLUNGES 7% https://t.co/uliNPXMKoI pic.twitter.com/7rZi4apQdW

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) March 9, 2020

New York Stock Exchange trading halted for 15 minutes after S&P 500 falls 7%; stocks plummeting on coronavirus fears
https://t.co/NVsstZ4Sf6 pic.twitter.com/xa9ovjHOdr

— Orlando Sentinel (@orlandosentinel) March 9, 2020

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- eliihass says:
  
  March 9, 2020 at 10:07 am
  
  The stock market has been shut down, turned off or, technically, “halted.” Well folks, Trump has made good on his promise to run our country the way he ran his businesses.
  
  — Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) March 9, 2020
  
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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 7:03 am

This is basically a confirmation of what we have seen in a small number of studies. People mount good antibody responses to infection. This makes reinfection, at least for many months, unlikely. https://t.co/IhJtTRqvWi

— Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer) March 8, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 7:02 am

Social distancing: Phone companies @ATT @verizon @sprint @TMobile should quickly increase data caps and activate phone-hotspot tethering where there’s #covid19 spreading. (As network capacity allows) So many can work/learn at home

— 𝙀𝙡𝙞 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙝 🤚 🧼 (@eliowa) March 8, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 7:01 am

All N. American students/alumni/staff/faculty who would like to encourage colleges and universities to take stronger, pro-active action to #flattenthecurve of #covid19, even *before* there are cases in your community, please consider signing this petition. https://t.co/4PpNesHLXG

— Maren L Friesen (@symbiomics) March 8, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 7:01 am

Can everyone calling for "perspective" on coronavirus, saying fewer people die on the roads, etc, please read this. Issue is critically ill %age. Increasingly clear reason for death rate disparity is whether ICUs are overwhelmed. Issue not whether it is "worse than ordinary flu". https://t.co/C3iLAni5Sg

— Richard Spencer (@RichardJSpencer) March 8, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 7:00 am

Here's why Singapore's response to the #coronavirus has led to 0 deaths pic.twitter.com/2vsYsuQOF8

— QuickTake by Bloomberg (@QuickTake) March 9, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 6:45 am

I started off fairly sceptical in HK's social distancing. I wore masks, worked from home but wasn't sure how well it worked. It looks like I was wrong. More than half of HK's 109 reported coronavirus cases discharged and the regular flu season flattened https://t.co/WN0kwVVsOY

— Mike Bird (@Birdyword) March 8, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 6:44 am

If you only learn one thing about #COVID19 today make it this: everyone's job is to help FLATTEN THE CURVE. With thanks to @XTOTL & @TheSpinoffTV for the awesome GIF. Please share far & wide. pic.twitter.com/O7xlBGAiZY

— Dr Siouxsie Wiles (@SiouxsieW) March 8, 2020

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rikyrah says:

March 9, 2020 at 4:21 am

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