Pandemic 2020

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hanimmal

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Not only did Trump do nothing about Putin spreading propaganda about the virus (even though Trump spread more lies about it), but now this.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/02/trumps-strange-pre-spin-his-coronavirus-diagnosis-it-came-military-police-who-want-hug-kiss-you/
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A couple of weeks ago, President Trump was fending off a brutal, anonymously sourced story in the Atlantic about comments he had allegedly made disparaging military veterans and the nation’s war dead. The comments sounded like things Trump had said publicly before, particularly about the late senator John McCain, yet he denied he would ever be so insensitive.

But in the hours after we learned that counselor to the president Hope Hicks had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and before we learned Trump himself had it, he offered some strange comments that seemed to lay the groundwork for how he could explain his impending diagnosis: It might have come from the military or law enforcement.

“You know, it’s very hard, when you’re with soldiers, when you’re with airmen, when you’re with Marines, and I’m with — and the police officers,” Trump said. “I’m with them so much. And when they come over here, it’s very hard to say, stay back, stay back. It’s a tough kind of a situation.”

Trump then turned to his own test and to Hicks. “So, I just went for a test, and we’ll see what happens. I mean, who knows? But you know her very well. She’s fantastic. And she’s done a great job.”

And then he again returned to the alleged potential spreaders.

“But it’s very, very hard when you are with people from the military or … law enforcement, and they come over to you, and they want to hug you, and they want to kiss you, because we really have done a good job for them,” Trump said. “And you get close, and things happen.”

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The confluence of circumstances Thursday night led to plenty of speculation. The White House has access to rapid-response tests, so how could Trump not know at that point whether he had tested positive? Hicks reportedly fell ill Wednesday and was quarantined on Air Force One. But by Thursday night, Trump still didn’t have a final word? (Trump’s White House has rarely been forthcoming with his health information.)

It was also an odd way to explain Hicks’s positive test. However much military members and law enforcement appreciate what the Trump White House has done for them, are they really going up to Trump’s low-profile senior counselor, who rarely speaks publicly, to hug her and try to kiss her?

It’s clear Trump was setting the stage for how he would explain either Hicks’s positive test or his own. His and the White House’s cavalier posture toward mask-wearing and continuing to hold large public rallies and events was suddenly looking more foolhardy than ever, and Trump sought to pre-blame it on something else — something that, conveniently, reflected a deep affection for Donald Trump.

His explanation also tracks with his often questionable stories about just how much affection supporters show him in private. Just this week, he cited a construction worker who he said was crying in gratitude when they met. He has told very similar stories about a coal miner, a steelworker, a farmer and a man who looked like a football player, as CNN’s Daniel Dale notedWednesday, often with plenty of “sirs” interspersed. There is no doubt supporters will be in awe and perhaps become emotional when meeting a president, but Trump’s history of fabulismlooms over his descriptions.

Whether there’s some truth to it, here was the president effectively blaming military members and law enforcement for not being more careful when meeting their country’s leaders; there’s no other way to read it. It also didn’t allow for the idea that there should have been precautions to prevent these alleged scenes, which the Secret Service is more than capable of providing.

But Trump has never been interested in all of that, and he clearly set the tone for the coronavirus being allowed to spread — whether it’s in how the White House or his campaign has handled precautions such as masks and social distancing, or in how he has downplayed the severity of the virus, which has led his supporters to eschew such basic precautions, much like Trump has.

This is unquestionably a sad moment in U.S. history; any president coming down with a serious illness can be destabilizing, not just for the country but for the world. But Trump’s effort to pre-spin this one is a thoroughly odd one, and it’s one that glosses over so much of what probably contributed to an outcome that health officials and his critics have long warned about — and has now happened.
 

Dr.Amber Trichome

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The hospital I work at is at surge capacity with a shortage or beds and staff due to Covid cases. At the same time The parents of the town are suing the city because they are demanding in school classes for their kids, complaining of depression affecting the children due to isolation .
I am so disgusted I don’t want to return to work at the hospital to provide care to this community anymore. I feel so humiliated and disrespected as a healthcare worker here. I am trying to evaluate how I can get out of being a healthcare worker and change careers. It’s an absolutely thankless career . I see no salary increases anywhere in this country, if anything there is a decrease in pay . There is still no hero bonus pay that we were promised to receive for working during the entire lockdown period from the very beginning and I see no indication of a bonus to all front line healthcare workers in the new stimulus package . This is the unfortunate Culture towards healthcare workers in our country . They are willing to dish out money to save the airlines and transit system but not give to the ones saving lives. I’m done in healthcare. By this time next year My goal is to be completely finished with my 15 plus years in healthcare .
 

Dr.Amber Trichome

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Look at how they care for our military veterans, the powers that be don't give a shit about anyone that isn't rich, it's that simple.
True. I have a couple other degrees that I could pursue teaching with. Yes, another thankless job. I did it before I got into healthcare but I am ready to go back and give it another try plus I would get 3 months off a year. In healthcare the most they ever gave me was 3 weeks and it was an exception.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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A nice little look at Donald's covid party and we can watch as the leaders of the cult get infected and put children and the vulnerable at risk of being infected too. Donald's attempt to create an alternative reality for his base is having serious consequences. This kind of critical look is being repeated on TV across America today by almost all the networks.
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Members Of Trump's Inner Circle Test Positive For Covid-19 | Morning Joe | MSNBC

Several members of the president's inner circle have tested positive for Covid-19 since Trump's diagnosis on Friday, including RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and fmr. NJ Gov. Chris Christie. The panel discusses.
 
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hanimmal

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lmao, well we all know Trump has always had problems paying bills, and I doubt he has ever cooked in his life.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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Trump is showing the signs IMHO, the huffing and puffing maskless salute was weird even for him, strange look on his face too. I think it's the general leading from the front of the herd, as in herd immunity, image he wants to covey, strong man shit.

Like all strong men, Donald is riding the tiger, he dare not fall off lest the beast devour him.
 

captainmorgan

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One fucking thing after another, this shit is bad. My sister had scarlet fever as a child with a fever of 107, years later when her adult teeth came in they were discolored from the fever.


 

captainmorgan

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One day it will just disappear, that day isn't any fucking time soon, Covid Donald's handiwork. Fauci is sounding the alarm, deaths are soon to skyrocket.


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