Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[bladeXcrasher]

Citizens United president has a wonderful opinion piece about Biden destroying America. If you want a good laugh.

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2...ying-to-destr/

[DarkTZeratul]

Citizens United president has a wonderful opinion piece about Biden destroying America. If you want a good laugh.

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2...ying-to-destr/

Wow. Just no awareness at all, huh?

[Belize]

Wow. Just no awareness at all, huh?

Oh no, they do. It's just that their readers have the average intelligence of a goldfish that's hit its head a few too many times.

[Zan15]

WAIT
ONE
SECOND


If trump was reinstated on August 13, then i guess Afghanistan is his fault?
Or in March as is the new conspiracy since the August date came and went.....then its all his fault.


right?

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Citizens United president has a wonderful opinion piece about Biden destroying America. If you want a good laugh.

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2...ying-to-destr/

wait didn't trump only win by.....so then....why....oh never mind just another MAGAt spouting off crap

[PhaelixWW]

Tuesday's report:

137,307 new cases; about 6k more than last Tuesday.

873 deaths is nearly 100 more than last Tuesday and brings the total to 640,093.

Yeah, see, this is what's frustrating. A number of states only post data on Mon/Wed/Fri, for example. So when you made this report, the case count was 37,896,582, but if you look back at yesterday now that today's numbers have posted, that total has become 37,914,529, which means they snuck in 17,947 new cases behind our backs. Deaths went from 640,093 to 640,291, a stealth increase of 198.

Most of those obviously came as additions to yesterday's totals, which become 144.3k cases (so a 13k increase, not a 6k increase), and 945 deaths (so 170 increase, not a 100 increase).

And today's totals are even worse.

[Breccia]

Hey, does anyone want to read Ted Cruz's new book?

Ted Cruz does. His campaign bought $153,000 of his book, sounds kinda familiar.

[Edge-]

https://kdvr.com/news/politics/laure...r-energy-firm/

Huh, so it seems like Rep. Boebert's husband has been raking in nearly half a million in an energy consulting gig. Money that the couple failed to mention or include when filing paperwork to run, which they were required to do.

They've filed that paperwork now, you know because she has to as a House Rep., but it sure seems like they're no longer "regular people" but are in fact pretty fabulously wealthy. It also puts a lot of context into her strong support/defense of the energy industry, because her family has a financial stake in that.

[Benggaul]

Yeah, see, this is what's frustrating. A number of states only post data on Mon/Wed/Fri, for example. So when you made this report, the case count was 37,896,582, but if you look back at yesterday now that today's numbers have posted, that total has become 37,914,529, which means they snuck in 17,947 new cases behind our backs. Deaths went from 640,093 to 640,291, a stealth increase of 198.

Most of those obviously came as additions to yesterday's totals, which become 144.3k cases (so a 13k increase, not a 6k increase), and 945 deaths (so 170 increase, not a 100 increase).

And today's totals are even worse.

Yep, and that's how it's been from the start. I can't be held responsible for the ridiculous reporting systems of some states (some only report 3 days a week, some report every other day, some don't report on weekends, etc. etc. etc.) and I'm not going to give myself extra work trying to compensate even more for it. The general trends are apparent in my week-to-week comparisons and we'll never be able to nail down exact figures--particularly when some states aren't even reporting some numbers at all. Looking at YOU, Missouri. I don't really do my reports to give a comprehensive, detailed look at how everyone's doing, just to give a general idea of how fucked we are.

I saw Texas passed Florida's reported numbers for the day. I'm doubting Florida's numbers, though, given that their positivity hasn't gone down any and their hospitals still seem to be teeming. Fuck Florida. Off to bed.

[beanman12345]

https://kdvr.com/news/politics/laure...r-energy-firm/

Huh, so it seems like Rep. Boebert's husband has been raking in nearly half a million in an energy consulting gig. Money that the couple failed to mention or include when filing paperwork to run, which they were required to do.

They've filed that paperwork now, you know because she has to as a House Rep., but it sure seems like they're no longer "regular people" but are in fact pretty fabulously wealthy. It also puts a lot of context into her strong support/defense of the energy industry, because her family has a financial stake in that.

Holy shit, how the hell do you fail to include 1/2 million bucks! Then you have the 6 thousand she stole from her campaign announced today. Her bullshit smells an awful lot like swamp gas...

[s_bushido]

I just found out that the “vicious attack by Antifa” on Mike Pillow at his hotel was a fan poking him during a selfie. Kinda hilarious that Mike is calling it the worst attack he’s ever suffered. The Pilsbury Doughboy and him should start a support group.

He apparently used a tangerine. The most deadly of fruits.

[Dontrike]

I just found out that the “vicious attack by Antifa” on Mike Pillow at his hotel was a fan poking him during a selfie. Kinda hilarious that Mike is calling it the worst attack he’s ever suffered. The Pilsbury Doughboy and him should start a support group.

I mean we all knew it was fake, because if it was real there would have been a police report, likely security footage, and everything.

[Poopymonster]

I just found out that the “vicious attack by Antifa” on Mike Pillow at his hotel was a fan poking him during a selfie. Kinda hilarious that Mike is calling it the worst attack he’s ever suffered. The Pilsbury Doughboy and him should start a support group.

With the number of people around, this story should have gotten a ton more press. Here is security camera footage from the incident. Complete with voice over.

[Benggaul]

Wednesday's report:

158,127 new cases; about 10k more than last Wednesday.

Top 10:

Fuck Florida (over 23k new cases--for now).
Texas: 18,434 new cases; 188 deaths
California: 13,023 new cases; 99 deaths
Georgia: 8,014 new cases; 43 deaths
Louisiana: 6,606 new cases; 87 deaths
Tennessee: 5,478 new cases; 27 deaths
North Carolina: 5,256 new cases; 57 deaths
New York: 4,841 new cases; 19 deaths
Mississippi: 4,085 new cases; 36 deaths
Illinois: 3,833 new cases; 38 deaths

When I checked briefly last night Texas had over 21k new cases so obviously there was an adjustment between then and now and as @PhaelixWW points out, adjustments/backfills are happening pretty much all the time. These numbers will probably change again before next week. In any case, numbers nationally are still going up week to week and the top 10 isn't changing all that much. California hasn't shot up as far as I expected (yet) which is good and their positivity, while increasing, still isn't as terrible as states like Texas or Florida (or pretty much all of the South for that matter), currently at 6.7%. South Dakota, meanwhile, went from about 125 cases last Wednesday to about 375 this week (which is still a bit of a fudge because they basically take the numbers every two days and average them out). It's probably too early to be the fallout of the Sturgis Rally, but we'll see what happens in the next few days.

1,055 deaths is over 300 more than last week and brings the total to 641,346. As per usual I'll put Florida in the first spot because of their dishonest shifting of numbers, but Texas had close to 200 people master the pandemic yesterday. California had nearly 100. This is the first time worldometers has had the US at over 1k deaths since the end of March. It won't be the last.

Related news:

'Need to be on a higher alert': Babies and toddlers more likely than teens to transmit coronavirus, study says--Not sure this needed a study. Little kids are germ factories.

Donald Trump Pushes COVID-19 Vaccine, Says He is 'Very Proud' of It--*rolls eyes* You know what? Fine. If this is what it takes for his shithead base to get vaccinated, so be it. Let him pretend he had anything to do with it before his next bout of dementia takes him to some new delusion.

Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff--Good call. Anyone who works in healthcare in any capacity should be required to get it.

Stay safe, folks.

[Shadowferal]

He apparently used a tangerine. The most deadly of fruits.

I kinda thought coconuts were at the top... I stand corrected.

[Aloie]

Oh no, they do. It's just that their readers have the average intelligence of a goldfish that's hit its head a few too many times.

Hey now, that’s offensive to goldfish everywhere. Don’t lump them in with *those* people!

[gondrin]

Hey, does anyone want to read Ted Cruz's new book?

Ted Cruz does. His campaign bought $153,000 of his book, sounds kinda familiar.

Which he will then give away at the eventual event where he runs phones for Trump, regardless if Trump runs again or not. Or maybe he will use them as a thing he will pass out when he flees, I mean takes a vacation, to Mexico next year during winter when there is a power outage.

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With the number of people around, this story should have gotten a ton more press. Here is security camera footage from the incident. Complete with voice over.

Honestly, this is more real and has less acting then what most of the Trump supporters do.

[Zan15]

With the number of people around, this story should have gotten a ton more press. Here is security camera footage from the incident. Complete with voice over.

The look on that Fat dudes face in the background.....like.... "i paid 250 dollars for what the fuck......"

hahahah, almost as sweet as the looks on the faces of trump supporters a day after the election

[Breccia]

Mississippi

I'm going to try something. Let's see if it works.

According to the Mississippi Health Department, guess how many Mississippi students were already in quarantine after the first week of school. No really, pick a number.

(Here comes the experiment part) No, higher.

(And now I'm really not sure) No, higher.

It's twenty thousand, which is about five percent of all students.

Yes, things are not looking good for Mississippi, the state that we've seen on Benggual's reports about as often as chocolate on a dessert tray. No data from the state in the last two weeks is encouraging.

[Benggaul]

Governor Kemp of Georgia just joined the ranks of Grade A Shitheads with Abbott and DeathSantis after signing an executive order barring mask/vaccine mandates.

In an ideal world their willingness to kill off their constituents would lead to them not being reelected. One thing I will never take for granted, however, is just how much people will vote against their self-interest.

[Breccia]

Things aren't exactly looking better in Texas, either.

"Is this about Gov. Abbott undergoing antibody treatment? Because most vaccinated--"

No no, Abbott's case is a breakthrough. It's just a fluke that he, someone who routinely tries to avoid masks and other safety measures, got re-infected. Christ, did I just write that?

The entire state is in peril.
1) Hospitals are full.
2) The NYTimes tracker -- I normally use the CDC but with Florida blatantly lying I'm looking at branching out -- says that Texas is escalating on what's already the second highest cases peak they've ever had. Yes, Jan is still higher. The two-week span after Jan 1 they were routinely over 20k, and yesterday their average broke 15k.
3) Hospitalizations follow. Jan's peak wasn't as higher over the current upwards slope though.
2a) and 3a) Of course, those Jan numbers are known endpoints. We don't know where Texas' opening schools are gonna do.

"Yes we do."

(sighs)...yes, we do.

4) Deaths aren't there yet. But they are over 100, and up 150% or so from 14 days ago. Thankfully the USA in general has learned how to deal with this and even a crowded hospital now will do better per-case than, say, this time last year.

5) The Mayor of Austin said

We are concerned about escalating numbers. Our cases yesterday were higher than our seven-day moving average, our hospitalizations higher than our seven-day moving average, ICUs higher than our seven-day moving average, so we are still real concerned about the numbers we are seeing.

We do know that the best way, and really the only way, out of this long-term is for people to get vaccinated, so we are doing everything we can to get more and more people vaccinated.

6) Texas is second to Florida in __________________ (fill in the blank here, you're probably right)

"Ooo! I pick 'children in hospitals'."

...no...they're first in that.
7) Texas has 94% of its counties in "high" transmission rates, according to the CDC. To be fair, the country as a whole is pretty high, but some northern states have patches that are "only moderate" (sigh)

Texas seems intent on killing itself faster than Florida. I can't think of a race I want to skip more. But...we can't.