5351

I personally believe he is doing it to deflect blame and responsibility. But lets assume you are correct for a second. What does “provoking China” accomplish. Here we are in the middle of a global emergency, and Trump wants to create another enemy? Wouldn’t a better approach be to create an ally, one that can aid in production of needed materials? China just sent Italy a supply of respirators and masks, do you think they will send that to the USA now?

5352

It’s funny; in the old days of Qt3 people came out of nowhere all the time to dick wave, flame, and demand that the forum change to suit them. In the smaller, quieter, older Qt3 of today even a very mild case like this one stands out. (I assume the ones who left to join that cult thing still lynch newcomers, though.)

5353

It would be nice if something actually comes out of this. I have a lot of admiration for his SpaceX work, it’s not like he doesn’t have some good engineers working for him.

5354

Silver linings (if there’s any at all): less deaths than yesterday and the death numbers lately are not growing as fast? I dunno…

Graph until yesterday:

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Today’s 427…

Let’s see tomorrow’s numbers. I’m anxious, since Italy had an earlier lockdown and people seem to be following it, so we should see some improvement in the numbers at some point if this type of lockdown is going to help.

Death’s do trail reported cases 4-8 days, though.

5355

I can’t believe that Italy is about to eclipse China in terms of overall deaths. Unbelievable.

5356

It already has.

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5358

Oh you’re right. With half the number of confirmed cases. What the hell? Did it mutate into a more virulent strain?

5359

I thought it was due to the older population in Italy.

5360

Let us hope that that was the reason.

5361

Keep in mind it’s also Communist China, so trusting their numbers is always going to be iffy at the end of the day.

5362

Military truck convoy hauling coffins out of Bergamo, Italy.

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Source:

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5364

That is not dead which can eternal lie …

5365

Jesus, Florida!

5366

What’s going on with Kentucky?

5367

Now overlay a map of population density.

I’m not sure that map is telling us anything interesting.

5368

Mitch McConnell squats on it like a leprous toad.

5369

I saw that last night. I just assumed it was the STDs from all the Spring Breakers.

5370

“that cult thing”?