It's just a mask

[donquixote99]

I see what they did. They dropped the 'consecutive' part. 1 minute 15 times now counts, if all 15 are within 24 hours of each other.

[Chicks]

Hormel is giving away bacon-scented face masks so you can smell bacon everywhere you go

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/10/22/u...rnd/index.html

A mask even an idiot Trumpkin would wear.

[Chicks]

A powerful argument for wearing a mask, in visual form
Real-time pandemic data paints a vivid picture of the relationship between mask-wearing and the prevalence of covid-19 symptoms

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...a-chart-masks/



Translating for you idiot Trumpkins: Bottom right good, top left bad.

[Chicks]

How Many Americans Will Ayn Rand Kill?
Liberty doesn’t mean freedom to infect other people.
By Paul Krugman

A long time ago, in an America far, far away — actually just last spring — many conservatives dismissed Covid-19 as a New York problem. It’s true that in the first few months of the pandemic, the New York area, the port of entry for many infected visitors from Europe, was hit very hard. But the focus on New York also played into right-wing “American carnage” narratives about the evils of densely populated, diverse cities. Rural white states imagined themselves immune.

But New York eventually controlled its viral surge, in large part via widespread mask-wearing, and at this point the “anarchist jurisdiction” is one of the safest places in the country. Despite a worrying uptick in some neighborhoods, especially in religious communities that have been flouting rules on social distancing, New York City’s positivity rate — the fraction of tests showing presence of the coronavirus — is only a bit over 1 percent.

Last weekend North Dakota, which is averaging more than 700 new coronavirus cases every day, was down to only 17 available I.C.U. beds. South Dakota now has a terrifying 35 percent positivity rate. Deaths tend to lag behind infections and hospitalizations, but more people are already dying daily in the Dakotas than in New York State, which has 10 times their combined population. And there’s every reason to fear that things will get worse as cold weather forces people indoors and Covid-19 interacts with the flu season.

But why does this keep happening? Why does America keep making the same mistakes?

Donald Trump’s disastrous leadership is, of course, an important factor. But I also blame Ayn Rand — or, more generally, libertarianism gone bad, a misunderstanding of what freedom is all about.

If you look at what Republican politicians are saying as the pandemic rips through their states, you see a lot of science denial. Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, has gone full Trump — questioning the usefulness of masks and encouraging potential super-spreader events. (The Sturgis motorcycle rally, which drew almost a half-million bikers to her state, may have played a key role in setting off the viral surge.)

But you also see a lot of libertarian rhetoric — a lot of talk about “freedom” and “personal responsibility.” Even politicians willing to say that people should cover their faces and avoid indoor gatherings refuse to use their power to impose rules to that effect, insisting that it should be a matter of individual choice.

Which is nonsense.

Nonsense is all this Insane clown knows.

[RickeyM]

Sadly the reality of increased hospitalizations and deaths will hit these heartland folk after they cast their votes for tRump, still believing were " 'rounding the curve" and "a vaccination is only weeks away". Even with a Biden election win inauguration day is over two months away and that's a long time in the...

(read the sig)

[Chicks]

The New York Times @nytimes

There are only 10 states where cases are not rising and have stayed low. http://nyti.ms/34qqinI

11:27 AM · Oct 23, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Red states in the Midwest, where, apparently, they're too damn stupid to mask up, are in horrific shape, and will get MUCH worse as the cold sets in. Sensible Blue states like CA, of course, are doing far better, some even trending down.

[Chicks]

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

"Short has been seen on the campaign trail actively eschewing the use of masks for months, including earlier this week traveling aboard Air Force Two. Neither Pence nor Short wore a mask on Pence's trip on Thursday and Friday."

Several Pence aides, including chief of staff Marc Short, test positive for coronavirus
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/24/polit...est/index.html

5:42 AM · Oct 25, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Serves this Short moron right. As dumb as this Insane clown.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by Chicks

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

"Short has been seen on the campaign trail actively eschewing the use of masks for months, including earlier this week traveling aboard Air Force Two. Neither Pence nor Short wore a mask on Pence's trip on Thursday and Friday."

Several Pence aides, including chief of staff Marc Short, test positive for coronavirus
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/24/polit...est/index.html

5:42 AM · Oct 25, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Serves this Short moron right. As dumb as this Insane clown.

Mark Meadows has already tried to keep this latest WH outbreak from the public. Will he or they tell us if Mikey gets dosed?

[Chicks]

Mask mandates help control the rise in coronavirus hospitalizations

https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-ho...fc88aca93.html

Coronavirus hospitalizations are rising much more dramatically in places that don’t require people to wear a face mask, according to a new Vanderbilt University analysis.

The big picture: The findings reinforce what experts have been saying for months: Masks — and mask mandates — work.

Just the facts, ma'am. Trumpkins, of course, despise facts - to their demise.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by Chicks

Mask mandates help control the rise in coronavirus hospitalizations

https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-ho...fc88aca93.html



Just the facts, ma'am. Trumpkins, of course, despise facts - to their demise.

I say we erect blockades and quarantine the lot of 'em (tRump's red state Republicans). Requiring a negative C-19 test result to get out. Then have mask wearing a requirement and any tRumpkins that violate the order get sent right back. If they're willing to back tRump they should be OK with his herd immunity experiment.