COVID-19 Megathread 4: Grandma Got Run Over by the Dow Jones

[T'Chenka]

It’s reactions like this as to why there are downplayers of climate change. Prediction after prediction wrong. It’s hard to make sensible policy decisions when models continue to be wrong.

you don't need a model or a scientist to know that something is seriously off about out current Climate. Being from Louisiana I have actually seen the impact of climate change first hand

We have been losing more and more of our coastlines at a rapid rate thanks to sea level rise and people are being forced to either relocate or voluntary move further away from the coastline

Every hour we shed another football field's worth of land and things are only getting worse.
for Many of you living in the upper northern states clime change may only be this scary thing that a model or scientist says will not really effect you for another 30 or 40 years

but for us climate change is not just some scary future that scientist our making projections about
its our present and its very much having a Negative impact on our state Right at this very moment..

Don't waste your time. He's a cult member it seems, so logic probably only appeals to him when it helps his side of the debate. Then again, I waste my time with him, so who am I to tell you what to do?

[T'Chenka]

Halting congressional approved funds in order to play the blame game is of course a great idea and underscores that the president did nothing wrong, ever,

This is nothing new. Last time I checked, he's 3 years late on giving Puerto Rico it's comgressionally approved hurricane relief funds.

[T'Chenka]

No idea why I don’t have my Stimulus Check seeing as I get SSDI via Direct Deposit (which I did receive today, per normal).

And the IRS tool doesn’t work and has locked me out for the next 24 hours. This is all ridiculous.

Thanks Obama!

[T'Chenka]

Confederate Flags <-- ? --> Michigan

On vacation, I used to see confederate battle flags in Maine of all places. It's probably from people who used to live in the south, or had family from there. I also think that flag has in some quarters shifted from a southern symbol to a conservative symbol.

My neighbour has one nailed onto the outside of his back door, visible from my apartment building's parking lot. IN CANADA.

Probably a white supremacist.

[T'Chenka]

How stupid are Michigan Republicans?

https://twitter.com/MI_Republicans/status/1250463355468423170

Incredibly. And you didn't have to qualify it with Michigan

These traitors blocked hospital workers and at least one ambulance from getting to the hospital to save lives.

[T'Chenka]

This country is a set of continued disappointments stitched together by brief blinks of dissipating hope. Sigh...

Sounds like my love life.

[T'Chenka]

Damn those Chinamen for getting sick and then shipping all those products and business people to our country! Damn them all to hell!!!

Trump should have drawn a line in the sand with China flights / immigrations / products earlier on.. A firm line with no exceptions Across this line, Chinese DO NOT CROSS.

Also, dude, "chinaman" is not the preferred nomenclature. "Asian-American", please.

[T'Chenka]

Ilhan Omar unveils bill to cancel rent and mortgage payments amid pandemic

The Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar has unveiled a bill that would cancel rent and mortgage payments for millions of Americans struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Under the legislation announced on Friday, landlords and mortgage holders would be able to have losses covered by the federal government. The program would extend for a month beyond the end of the national emergency, which was declared on 13 March, and would be made retroactive to cover April payment.

The proposal comes amid an unprecedented housing crisis: 31% of Americans in rental accommodation could not pay rent at the beginning of this month. Millions have lost their jobs since.

Even thinking about the poor landlords too? Love you girl 💕

She's a queen and I stan her... when she doesn't open her mouth about Israel.

[T'Chenka]

Ilhan Omar unveils bill to cancel rent and mortgage payments amid pandemic

The Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar has unveiled a bill that would cancel rent and mortgage payments for millions of Americans struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Under the legislation announced on Friday, landlords and mortgage holders would be able to have losses covered by the federal government. The program would extend for a month beyond the end of the national emergency, which was declared on 13 March, and would be made retroactive to cover April payment.

The proposal comes amid an unprecedented housing crisis: 31% of Americans in rental accommodation could not pay rent at the beginning of this month. Millions have lost their jobs since.

Even thinking about the poor landlords too? Love you girl 💕

She's a queen and I stan her... when she doesn't open her mouth about Israel.

You shouldn’t be like that to her when she tells the truth about Israel, Saudi Arabia, or anything for that matter.

She's quite right about Israel 80% of the time, but 20% of the time she takes it too far, and when she tells the truth about Israel she always says it in the wrong way. She might be a bigot - I don't want to get into that - but even if she isn't, she always talks in a way that makes it sound like she might be one. It makes non-bigots agreeing with her look like bigots by association.

Seriously though. Government paying rent / mortgage right now is a great idea during this crisis.

[T'Chenka]

How do blue avatars propose to deal with millions of landlords going broke from no rent payments coming in, and millions of morgages defaulting? Where will we house the homeless and/or how will landlords and banks make up their losses?

Doing nothing is not a real solution, so what is it that we should do instead of the government paying rents amd mortgages? This isn't forever, just during the pandemic.

[T'Chenka]

Florida beaches set to re-open in a few hours, will only be open for 5 morning hours and 4 evening hours every day.

The Ron DeSantis Clown Show continues.

[T'Chenka]

I strongly dislike Ron DeSantis, but I don’t see what the big deal is about opening beaches, as long as social distancing guidelines are enforced.  How are they really any different than parks?  There is very little evidence of significant spread of the virus through the air outdoors.

The people that choose to go to the beach during a pandemic are the likely to be the same people who are FAR less lilely to take social distancing seriously.

[T'Chenka]

What is the point of re-opening the beaches now if the state is under a stay at home order until the end of the month?

Muh Freedom

[T'Chenka]

Can you please change "Toupe" to "Fluffer" in your username?

[T'Chenka]

And especially given that antibodies aren't actually providing any immunity.

That's not conclusive yet, at the minimum we need more info and data on that.

[T'Chenka]

Mulitiple older white people - not there together - walking up and down the lakefront park promenade at Lake Ontario this morning. All parks are closed in Ontario. Safe COVID-wise? Probably. Illegal? Yes.

[T'Chenka]

WTF ?



How selfish can you be ?

Apparently, the Trump scum thinks a virus only affects themselves and nobody else.

That's actually very clever. It would be awesome if the political concept wasn't stupid.