Coronavirus - the new pandemic

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

So I've heard that covid 19 is about as resilient as Deinococcus radiodurans

For those who AREN'T virologist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinococcus_radiodurans

Of course I could have misheard.

[Darth Wedgius]

I suspect Trump is frequently tested. I doubt he's spreading the virus by going without a mask.

I'd like to play Devil's Advocate here, since I literally don't hate anyone here.

Do you have proof? Please provide proof, my lord!

This isn't 100% proof (as in it says what he says he'll do), but:

but https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/07/coronavirus-trump-says-tests-are-overrated-but-will-get-tested-daily.html

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-white-house-staff-to-have-daily-covid-19-tests/1833213

[Captain Crimson]

I suspect Trump is frequently tested. I doubt he's spreading the virus by going without a mask.

I'd like to play Devil's Advocate here, since I literally don't hate anyone here.

Do you have proof? Please provide proof, my lord!

This isn't 100% proof (as in it says what he says he'll do), but:

but https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/07/coronavirus-trump-says-tests-are-overrated-but-will-get-tested-daily.html

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-white-house-staff-to-have-daily-covid-19-tests/1833213

A theoretically compelling case, but there is one fundamental core flaw here, and please don't take this the wrong way.

Mr. 45 is the one saying this. And his penchant for distorting the truth at record levels is well-known.

That being said, however, I can't see such a case of flagrant manipulation of the facts not being reported on by the MSM. Have they?

[Darth Wedgius]

I suspect Trump is frequently tested. I doubt he's spreading the virus by going without a mask.

I'd like to play Devil's Advocate here, since I literally don't hate anyone here.

Do you have proof? Please provide proof, my lord!

This isn't 100% proof (as in it says what he says he'll do), but:

but https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/07/coronavirus-trump-says-tests-are-overrated-but-will-get-tested-daily.html

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-white-house-staff-to-have-daily-covid-19-tests/1833213

A theoretically compelling case, but there is one fundamental core flaw here, and please don't take this the wrong way.

Mr. 45 is the one saying this. And his penchant for distorting the truth at record levels is well-known.

That being said, however, I can't see such a case of flagrant manipulation of the facts not being reported on by the MSM. Have they?

I agree that Trump suffers from frequent terminological inexactitude. And he fibs, too.

I haven't seen it contradicted elsewhere, but I don't see how the MSM would be verifying it except to ask someone Trump is in charge of.

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

I suspect Trump is frequently tested. I doubt he's spreading the virus by going without a mask.

I'd like to play Devil's Advocate here, since I literally don't hate anyone here.

Do you have proof? Please provide proof, my lord!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Devil has plenty of advocates already. Speak for yourself or keep that forked tongue behind your crooked teeth.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

I suspect Trump is frequently tested. I doubt he's spreading the virus by going without a mask.

I'd like to play Devil's Advocate here, since I literally don't hate anyone here.

Do you have proof? Please provide proof, my lord!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Devil has plenty of advocates already.

It's actually just an expression. Also the devil isn't real. Funny, I'm surprised you didn't know that.

[Riedquat]

A theoretically compelling case, but there is one fundamental core flaw here, and please don't take this the wrong way.

Mr. 45 is the one saying this. And his penchant for distorting the truth at record levels is well-known.

That being said, however, I can't see such a case of flagrant manipulation of the facts not being reported on by the MSM. Have they?

Fair point, but I'd expect leaders of major countries to be getting tested regularly. Of course that doesn't rule out him saying "no need to test me!" and not getting tested.

I do wonder how much he distorts the truth deliberately and how much he genuinely believes. Not helped by everything being reported by journalists who love to distort the truth and people repeating what they've heard with their own distortions (which they generally believe, e.g. the whole drinking bleach thing - an idiotic distortion of something that was idiotic enough in the first place).

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

To be a fly on the wall in the White House.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

This is big guys. This is really big.

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-monkeys-escape-with-covid-19-samples-after-attacking-lab-assistant-11996752

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

Already made a thread about it.