Tag Archives: Global Pandemic

Open Thread | Some Thoughts On COVID-19

I am back to posting on COVID-19, because, it is the biggest story in the world. I will be going back to my physical workplace on June 1st. I admit that I am terrified. All my energy will be spent … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Andy Slavitt Trying To Warn Us

Yet again, Mr. Slavitt is dropping truth. Keep your eyes open.   Mitch McConnell will not pass any more Congressional aid for Americans losing income, nutritional aid, states or testing & contact tracing unless he gets 1 thing: waivers for … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Some Words About COVID-19 From A Healthcare Expert

Just thought that I would drop this Twitter thread from one of the most knowledgeable Healthcare Bloggers: Andy Slavitt-     COVID Update May 6: Like many countries we picked a strategy to beat COVID-19. We just decided not to … Continue reading

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Open Thread | What These State ‘Openings’ Are About

This Twitter thread is on the money   "Re-opening" isn't about saving ordinary workers and earners. You can't save someone by infecting them with a deadly disease. In a world without contact-tracing, therapeutics, tests, PPE, santizing products, etc, more contact … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Before You Go To The Beach….Take A Read

With the pictures of so many disregarding shelter in place and out and about with no facemask on and not doing social distancing…. Take a glance at this thread.     My dad is an ICU doctor treating COVID-19 patients. … Continue reading

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Open Thread | I Felt This Righteous Anger

I feel this. FeltπŸ‘thisπŸ‘inπŸ‘myπŸ‘bonesπŸ‘     This may be my angriest rant ever. And I may be ranting at you. Lets start here: Meet Lincoln. Right now, he's struggling to breathe in an ICU in Denver -unless he died in … Continue reading

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Open Thread | More Heartbreak from COVID-19

I am posting stories like this because the numbers are so huge. So haunting. So much pain. I want to show the humanity. So, while we have sociopaths ‘protesting’ in the middle of a PANDEMIC 😠 And, we have an … Continue reading

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Open Thread | About the Governmental Infrastructure That SHOULD Have Been In Place To Fight COVID-19

I have written and posted before about the GOVERNMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE that 44 put in place to fight a PANDEMIC. Here is a Twitter thread about positions going back to 43, that Dolt45 couldn’t be bothered to fill.   Come along … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Out In The Real World, A COVID-19 Nightmare

This story is far too common in this country.😠😠   Prayers for the familyπŸ™πŸ™πŸ™ …said, based on his symptoms, he had COVID. But he did not yet have the *specific* symptoms required for testing, because there are not enough tests. … Continue reading

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Open Thread | More COVID-19 Information

Sooooo…..they knew about this IN NOVEMBER?!?!😠😠😠 Intelligence report warned of coronavirus crisis as early as November: Sources – ABC News. I questioned Defense Secretary Esper about this Sunday on This Week. His response: β€œI can’t recall” https://t.co/SaWuaLMiN9 — George Stephanopoulos … Continue reading

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