Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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Re: Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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You've never heard of Greta Thunderberg?
..What mirror universe?
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Re: Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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Darth Wedgius wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 4:42 pm
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:49 am Aaaaand there it is! Swing and a hit.

As for #2, I'm afraid that's a natural consequence of our passionate kismesissitude.
Sexual harassment... KIDDING! :lol: I'll let Mrs. Wedgius know she has competition; it'll keep her on her toes.
nah, she's your Matesprit. Kismesis is a totally seperate quadrant.

https://mspaintadventures.fandom.com/wiki/Quadrants
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Re: Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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Darth Wedgius wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:24 pm
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:18 am So yeah, Our Glorious Leader is denying medical supplies to states if their governor's aren't nice enough. And the alt right calls the left a buncha Snowflakes. 9_9

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I am sooooooooo excited and looking forward to how Darth will bend over backwards and shove his head up his no-doubt shapely and reasonably firm ass in order to defend this and say it's not what it is.
#1, where did he say to deny medical supplies? It looks like he said not to call. Logic and evidence, Fuzzy. Some day you might realize those matter more than the narrative in your head.

#2, Um, could you please stop fantasizing about my ass?
So, I don't know why I'm bothering to even try, but...
Pence is the man he's put in charge of managing the pandemic. That management includes medical supply distribution. If he's telling the guy not to even call the governers, it follows that he is not going to contact them to ask how much they need and then not give them what they need.
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Re: Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:26 am
Darth Wedgius wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:24 pm
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:18 am So yeah, Our Glorious Leader is denying medical supplies to states if their governor's aren't nice enough. And the alt right calls the left a buncha Snowflakes. 9_9

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I am sooooooooo excited and looking forward to how Darth will bend over backwards and shove his head up his no-doubt shapely and reasonably firm ass in order to defend this and say it's not what it is.
#1, where did he say to deny medical supplies? It looks like he said not to call. Logic and evidence, Fuzzy. Some day you might realize those matter more than the narrative in your head.

#2, Um, could you please stop fantasizing about my ass?
So, I don't know why I'm bothering to even try, but...
Pence is the man he's put in charge of managing the pandemic. That management includes medical supply distribution. If he's telling the guy not to even call the governers, it follows that he is not going to contact them to ask how much they need and then not give them what they need.
You think Pence is calling up the governors, asking "Hey, whadya need?" and taking notes?
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Re: Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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Jennifer Wright
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When this is over, are you still going to tell the people who risked their lives so you could eat that they don't deserve $15 an hour?
Of course you frelling will. Anyone who said that before will choose to learn nothing from this life-changing experience. But it's nice to dream. >_>
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Re: Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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Darth Wedgius wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:10 am
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:26 am
Darth Wedgius wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:24 pm
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:18 am So yeah, Our Glorious Leader is denying medical supplies to states if their governor's aren't nice enough. And the alt right calls the left a buncha Snowflakes. 9_9

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I am sooooooooo excited and looking forward to how Darth will bend over backwards and shove his head up his no-doubt shapely and reasonably firm ass in order to defend this and say it's not what it is.
#1, where did he say to deny medical supplies? It looks like he said not to call. Logic and evidence, Fuzzy. Some day you might realize those matter more than the narrative in your head.

#2, Um, could you please stop fantasizing about my ass?
So, I don't know why I'm bothering to even try, but...
Pence is the man he's put in charge of managing the pandemic. That management includes medical supply distribution. If he's telling the guy not to even call the governers, it follows that he is not going to contact them to ask how much they need and then not give them what they need.
You think Pence is calling up the governors, asking "Hey, whadya need?" and taking notes?
It's amazingly easy to win an argument when you will deem any amount of information or evidence insufficient.
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Re: Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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Darth Wedgius wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:10 am
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:26 am
Darth Wedgius wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:24 pm
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:18 am So yeah, Our Glorious Leader is denying medical supplies to states if their governor's aren't nice enough. And the alt right calls the left a buncha Snowflakes. 9_9

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I am sooooooooo excited and looking forward to how Darth will bend over backwards and shove his head up his no-doubt shapely and reasonably firm ass in order to defend this and say it's not what it is.
#1, where did he say to deny medical supplies? It looks like he said not to call. Logic and evidence, Fuzzy. Some day you might realize those matter more than the narrative in your head.

#2, Um, could you please stop fantasizing about my ass?
So, I don't know why I'm bothering to even try, but...
Pence is the man he's put in charge of managing the pandemic. That management includes medical supply distribution. If he's telling the guy not to even call the governers, it follows that he is not going to contact them to ask how much they need and then not give them what they need.
You think Pence is calling up the governors, asking "Hey, whadya need?" and taking notes?
Isn't that what most of us would do? It'd feel like taking lunch orders, but who said politics were fun?
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Re: Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 7:16 am
Darth Wedgius wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:10 am
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:26 am
Darth Wedgius wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:24 pm
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:18 am So yeah, Our Glorious Leader is denying medical supplies to states if their governor's aren't nice enough. And the alt right calls the left a buncha Snowflakes. 9_9

Image
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I am sooooooooo excited and looking forward to how Darth will bend over backwards and shove his head up his no-doubt shapely and reasonably firm ass in order to defend this and say it's not what it is.
#1, where did he say to deny medical supplies? It looks like he said not to call. Logic and evidence, Fuzzy. Some day you might realize those matter more than the narrative in your head.

#2, Um, could you please stop fantasizing about my ass?
So, I don't know why I'm bothering to even try, but...
Pence is the man he's put in charge of managing the pandemic. That management includes medical supply distribution. If he's telling the guy not to even call the governers, it follows that he is not going to contact them to ask how much they need and then not give them what they need.
You think Pence is calling up the governors, asking "Hey, whadya need?" and taking notes?
It's amazingly easy to win an argument when you will deem any amount of information or evidence insufficient.
Nowhere does it say the administration is withholding aid. Nowhere does it say that Pence is giving specific instructions as to what state gets what/

It's not that no amount of evidence is insufficient, it's just that you haven't supplied sufficient evidence. On the other hand, I have evidence that Michigan just got a lot of supplies from the federal government.

https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/coronavirus/federal-government-sends-michigan-190-000-respirators-among-other-covid-19-medical-supplies/article_fbfe6808-6ddb-11ea-9222-37b6e71e2eef.html

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/489701-hundreds-of-thousands-of-masks-missing-from-federal-shipments-to-michigan
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Re: Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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ProfessorDetective wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 7:26 am
Darth Wedgius wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:10 am
You think Pence is calling up the governors, asking "Hey, whadya need?" and taking notes?
Isn't that what most of us would do? It'd feel like taking lunch orders, but who said politics were fun?
It's not what I would do. I'd delegate.

There probably aren't enough supplies ready to go around for an outbreak of this scale (the stockpile is enough for multiple emergencies, but not something like this), and distribution should be made by people knowledgeable with how the outbreaks are progressing. California has the biggest population but actually seems to be managing its outbreak decently well (to my surprise, I admit). New York is a mess and a half and can use all the supplies it can get. Florida is pretty famous for having a lot of elderly people.

Somewhere, people are probably making models of how bad it will get in each of these states (https://www.sacbee.com/news/databases/article241694046.html for an example) and trying to get supplies to states accordingly.

I imagine that the governors would delegate as well. How many ventilators are needed? How far can the masks be stretched? What hospitals are nearing capacity? If I were a governor I'd have people tracking that, and they would know what kind of supplies were needed. Governors are good at shaking hands and kissing babies (figuratively speaking), not epidemiology or logistics.
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Re: Coronavirus - the new pandemic

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BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:18 pm You've never heard of Greta Thunderberg?
You are committing heresy by mentioning our Lord and Saviour in such a way.
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