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The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
billsfan1959 replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
billsfan1959 replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
FIFY -
But...but...Trump....
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Global warming err Climate change HOAX
billsfan1959 replied to Very wide right's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
I see Tiberius posted a research article in another thread concluding people who contract COVID-19 have a greater chance of dying in areas of higher air pollution. So, not only is Trump responsible for the deaths from this virus, the entire fossil fuel industry is as well.... -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
billsfan1959 replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
1) Maybe you should take a break from this before you stress yourself into a heart attack, because, apparently there will be no healthcare professionals to help you. 2) Can anyone try to engage in a discussion about COVID-19 without you accusing them of trying to compare it with the flu? -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
billsfan1959 replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
If I am mistaken, then somebody let me know; however, I believe Dr. Birx stated that any death where the patient tested positive for COVID-19 is classified in the COVID-19 death statistics. Not saying it wasn't a contributing factor at all, the primary reason, or something in between. Just saying there is a difference in dying "from" something and dying "with" something. Not to minimize COVID-19 in any way, but, when this is all said and done, I would like to see the numbers of deaths from other causes during this time frame compared to what we typically see. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
billsfan1959 replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
L.E.T.....I.T.....GO.... -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
billsfan1959 replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
1) The chart dealt with nothing but a comparison of the number of weekly deaths associated with COVID-19 vs the flu. 2) For the last time. I am not, and, as far as I can tell, nobody else here is claiming that COVID-19 and the flu are the same things or posting flu numbers to minimize the impact of COVID-19. 3) When you fixate on death in so many posts, and so many other posters fixate on how many people are dying and will die (particularly those blaming Trump for people dying), then it is entirely appropriate tp provide a little perspective on death in this country from other causes - without the automatic response from people like you that we are minimizing the threat of COVID-19 or saying it is the same as the flu. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
billsfan1959 replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Yet, your entire post that I responded to was about using the number of deaths to say, "See, it's not like the flu." There was nothing else in your post other than the number of deaths. And in this post, you use the chart of the number of deaths to say, "This ends the discussion." And then you conclude by saying that the number of deaths is not what we should rely on. BTW, posting the number of deaths from the flu is not an argument for the two are the same. It is simply to say that the flu is not an insignificant thing. And, in the end, the number of people that actually die is an important thing. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
billsfan1959 replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
I don't really see many people claiming this is the same as the flu. People have talked about the total number of people that die during each flu season because it is substantial. And there are some seasons that are really bad - just look at the 2017-2018 season depicted on this graph. People like to accuse others of comparing this to the flu and dismiss the flu like it is nothing at all. According to an estimate by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were approximately 45 million cases of the flu in the United States during the 2017-2018 influenza season, resulting in an estimated 21 million flu-associated medical visits, 810,000 flu-associated hospitalizations and an estimated 61,000 flu-associated deaths During 2014-2015, There were an estimated 30 million cases, 14 million flu-associated medical visits, 591,000 flu-related hospitalizations, and 51,000 flu-associated deaths https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2017-2018.htm -
That's the kind of atmosphere de Blasio has fostered
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The Babylon Bee, America's Newspaper
billsfan1959 replied to 3rdnlng's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
The fact-checker has tried to control the spread of jokes and satire with simple notices that articles are false but is now saying that isn't enough. Snopes published a recent study that showed that shutting the internet down would stop the spread of jokes, humor, and satire. It is not known how long the internet would need to be shut down, but the study suggested a minimum of several months would be required. "Everyone must quarantine away from the internet so that 'humor' and 'jokes' and 'satire' don't continue to spread around the country," said a spokesperson. "Should the internet stay up, we'll continue to run the risk that someone might laugh at a joke or read a satirical article and not know that it isn't true. We can't sleep at night until we know that all humor is dead." "It's the only way to be sure." Some people warned that this might have negative side effects. Snopes has sent out the thought police to take these people into one of its state-of-the-art reeducation camps. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
billsfan1959 replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Hey, while you are cuttting and pasting and posting the same nonsense over and over, could you make the font a little bigger? We can almost make it out from here with the naked eye, but not quite. Sincerely, The International Space Station -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
billsfan1959 replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Or, say, looking to criticize or place blame in every single post...ad nauseam And somehow never actually coming up with an original thought of your own -
Biden will be tasked with showing TSA agents how to violate people's personal space and privacy in their daily groping of American citizens. He already has "dozens" of charts and infographics he began to hand out to TSA workers all across the country, creeping up on them and gingerly setting the files in their hands as he whispered his instructions in their ears. "Based on Biden's skill getting inappropriately close to people and making unwanted physical advances, he is the perfect man for the job," Trump said. "We've had our differences in the past, but I'm glad Creepy Joe and I can work together on this one." "He's a very good toucher, one of the best."