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March 31, 2020

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FullMoon said...: Chris Cuomo tests positive.; 3/31/20, 2:40 PM
stevew said...: Clouds in the foreground indicate the passing of a light storm. Brightness in the background indicates daylight is here. Both say 'hope'.; 3/31/20, 2:44 PM
FullMoon said...: So, press conference Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) "blah, blah, blah...40% of residents are foreign born"

I had to rewind and listen again. Wonder if that is accurate.; 3/31/20, 2:44 PM
FullMoon said...: Santa Clara County D.A. has hotline to rat out any mom and pops staying open during crackdown.

Pulling business license a possibility. Seems harsh. Maybe some kind of public embarrassment might make sense. Maybe wear an armband for specified period of time. Different colors denoting severity of violation.; 3/31/20, 2:54 PM
Guildofcannonballs said...: https://babylonbee.com/news/bruce-wayne-suspected-as-patient-zero-in-gotham-coronavirus-outbreak; 3/31/20, 3:40 PM
Big Mike said...: ... 40% of residents are foreign born"

I had to rewind and listen again. Wonder if that is accurate.

Very plausible.; 3/31/20, 3:57 PM
Achilles said...: FullMoon said...
Santa Clara County D.A. has hotline to rat out any mom and pops staying open during crackdown.

Pulling business license a possibility. Seems harsh. Maybe some kind of public embarrassment might make sense. Maybe wear an armband for specified period of time. Different colors denoting severity of violation.

Maybe a yellow C on our foreheads depicting "Covidiot."; 3/31/20, 4:07 PM
narciso said...: remember the thuggee temple, in temple of doom, when they cut out the beating heart, that's the American middle class, which is being sacrificed in this induced coma,; 3/31/20, 4:26 PM
Calypso Facto said...: The 15 minutes of fame for FISA abuses got cut short due to COVID concerns, but the ugly reports just keep on coming:

"Horowitz’s office said in a report released Tuesday that of the 29 [FISA] applications — all of which involved U.S. citizens – that were pulled from “8 FBI field offices of varying sizes,” the FBI could not find Woods files for four of the applications, while the other 25 all had “apparent errors or inadequately supported facts.”

“While our review of these issues and follow-up with case agents is still ongoing—and we have not made materiality judgments for these or other errors or concerns we identified—at this time we have identified an average of about 20 issues per application reviewed, with a high of approximately 65 issues in one application and less than 5 issues in another application,” the report reveals."

Will there be meaningful change in the process? Trump is supposedly strongly considering a veto of the re-authorization, with the FISA process currently in a 77-day temporary extension.; 3/31/20, 4:54 PM
Iman said...: A spectacular pic!; 3/31/20, 5:06 PM
Mark said...: AH reporters refuse to accept expressions of hope from Fauci and Binx.; 3/31/20, 5:10 PM
Freeman Hunt said...: Achilles, did you see in the other thread that "Triangle Man" was another commenter and not an insult?; 3/31/20, 5:10 PM
FullMoon said...: "Horowitz’s office said in a report released Tuesday that of the 29 [FISA] applications — all of which involved U.S. citizens – that were pulled from “8 FBI field offices of varying sizes,” the FBI could not find Woods files for four of the applications, while the other 25 all had “apparent errors or inadequately supported facts.”

“While our review of these issues and follow-up with case agents is still ongoing—and we have not made materiality judgments for these or other errors or concerns we identified—at this time we have identified an average of about 20 issues per application reviewed, with a high of approximately 65 issues in one application and less than 5 issues in another application,” the report reveals.

Transfers with a raise, book deals, cable news slots.; 3/31/20, 5:17 PM
Jon Ericson said...: Somebody asked, so here's the answer:
2019 -2020 figures:

https://suburbanstats.org/population/california/how-many-people-live-in-santa-clara-county

Population Demographics by Race
Race Population % of Total
Total Population 1,781,642 100
White 836,616 46
Asian 570,524 32
Hispanic or Latino 479,210 26
Some Other Race 220,806 12
Two or More Races 87,248 4
Black or African American 46,428 2
American Indian 12,960 Below 1%
Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander 7,060 Below 1%
Three or more races 6,625 Below 1%
Native Hawaiian 964 Below 1%
Alaska Native tribes 103 Below 1%; 3/31/20, 5:27 PM
Mark said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3/31/20, 5:28 PM
Mark said...: AH reporters, outraged that President Trump had hoped that the number of deaths might be less than 2-3 million, now expressing alarm at Fauci and Birx saying that they are preparing for 100,000 to 200,000 deaths (while also hoping, with reason to do so, that they will be far less than that).; 3/31/20, 5:28 PM
Inga said...: Trump at news conference just said “This is not the flu’. Trump has finally signed on to what the scientists have been saying all along. Trump says that the mitigation (social distancing) is the correct way to go, or else we could see up to 2.2 million dead. Trump says use a scarf over your face. I’d say he should encourage Americans to do their patriotic duty and start sewing masks.; 3/31/20, 5:35 PM
narciso said...: and when those numbers don't bear out, and the economy lies smashed like at the base of the canyon, what will they say then,; 3/31/20, 5:48 PM
narciso said...: 'the operation was a success, the patient died though'; 3/31/20, 5:49 PM
FullMoon said...: Home of APPLE Computer..Cupertino Ca Demographics

According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Cupertino Ca was:

Asian: 67.76%
White: 27.12%
Two or more races: 2.98%
Other race: 1.09%
Black or African American: 0.77%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.16%
Native American: 0.11%; 3/31/20, 5:51 PM
Inga said...: “and when those numbers don't bear out, and the economy lies smashed like at the base of the canyon, what will they say then”

Well, then you conservatives can blame Trump for believing the scientists, eh? It’s interesting seeing how you some of you folks are struggling with being supportive of the President’s policies on Covid19.; 3/31/20, 5:53 PM
Inga said...: Trump trying and doing a good job of answering reporters questions without getting angry.; 3/31/20, 5:58 PM
Mark said...: AH reporter asks an "if" question about imposing these social restrictions back in January.

The FIRST case in the U.S. was in mid-January, before WHO and CDC became really concerned.; 3/31/20, 5:58 PM
Mark said...: WHY DIDN'T YOU PLAN AND PREPARE FOR THE UNPRECEDENTED AND UNFORESEEABLE????; 3/31/20, 6:02 PM
bagoh20 said...: Sounds like Inga's a new vote for Trump. It's not like she has a real choice though.; 3/31/20, 6:02 PM
narciso said...: yes I wouldn't have the patience with these jackalopes,; 3/31/20, 6:03 PM
narciso said...: rigelian fever outbreak, is always predictable, mark,; 3/31/20, 6:04 PM
Maillard Reactionary said...: That is a lovely landscape photograph, AA. The colors and proportions are exactly right.

There is an artist in you, struggling to get out.; 3/31/20, 6:05 PM
narciso said...: todays is the giant space protozoa on heroes and icons, I assume that's where you are watching it,; 3/31/20, 6:05 PM
Original Mike said...: "I’d say he should encourage Americans to do their patriotic duty and start sewing masks."

Trump did that. Progressives trashed the guy who stepped up.; 3/31/20, 6:06 PM
bagoh20 said...: I get new stuff everyday from my insurance brokers, Human resources consultants, and accountants telling me how the government is going to give away a bunch of new money. I bet most people have no idea how much of this is happening right now and how fast. Just one example: a small business can now borrow up to $10 million to cover payroll, and as long as you don't reduce your workforce, you don't have to pay it back. Even if you do cut some jobs, you still get to keep the money equal to those you did not cut. For me, that's awesome, but for the next generation who will have to pay for this and much much more, well, frankly, you are screwed... forever.; 3/31/20, 6:09 PM
Inga said...: Good job Trump talking about humanity and allowing the two cruise ships to off load the passengers in Florida.; 3/31/20, 6:11 PM
stevew said...: "Trump trying and doing a good job of answering reporters questions without getting angry."

Umm, that's what he always does. Did you notice Acosta was downright respectful and engaging, asking a good question about the 10,000 ventilator stock pile and why they weren't being distributed yet? He had to get the little dig in, "do you think lives will be lost by not distributing now?", Trump had a good and responsible reply. It was a good question.; 3/31/20, 6:11 PM
Freeman Hunt said...: I don't watch television, but several friends have complained about the hostility of the reporters at the press conferences.; 3/31/20, 6:13 PM
Inga said...: “Umm, that's what he always does.’

Ummm... no comment.

“Did you notice Acosta was downright respectful and engaging, asking a good question about the 10,000 ventilator stock pile and why they weren't being distributed yet?”

Yes, I did notice that the reporters are trying very hard to be respectful. This is too important not to be.; 3/31/20, 6:17 PM
tim in vermont said...: "but several friends have complained about the hostility of the reporters at the press conferences.”

It’s a joke how hostile they are, but they are playing for yucks and amens from the true believers,

"This is too important not to be.”

Since when? Today?; 3/31/20, 6:22 PM
Paco Wové said...: What's an "AH reporter"?; 3/31/20, 6:22 PM
tim in vermont said...: They must have gotten some unwelcome focus group data from their masters at the DNC if they have changed their tone today.; 3/31/20, 6:23 PM
tim in vermont said...: Ass Hat, let’s say.; 3/31/20, 6:23 PM
narciso said...: cranially inverted; 3/31/20, 6:24 PM
Inga said...: I’d like to know what group/s of people was/were trying to get Trump to “Just ride it out”, as he said. Trump firmly shot that down. Thank goodness.; 3/31/20, 6:28 PM
CStanley said...: Just learned that my 84 year old mom tested positive. She lives in an assisted living facility in New Orleans. She has no symptoms but they tested all residents because of a nurse who has come down with Covid 19, and one other resident (who lives in the memory care section and had no contact with my mom) is hospitalized with it.

Praying she’s one of the asymptomatic cases or a false positive.; 3/31/20, 6:31 PM
tim in vermont said...: Me too CStanley; 3/31/20, 6:35 PM
Inga said...: “Just learned that my 84 year old mom tested positive. She lives in an assisted living facility in New Orleans. She has no symptoms but they tested all residents because of a nurse who has come down with Covid 19, and one other resident (who lives in the memory care section and had no contact with my mom) is hospitalized with it.

Praying she’s one of the asymptomatic cases or a false positive.”

Praying that your mom remains symptom free or gets a very mild case, or that’s it’s a false positive. I know you must be worried.; 3/31/20, 6:37 PM
Meade said...: Praying for your mother’s good health, CStanley.; 3/31/20, 6:42 PM
Freeman Hunt said...: Sorry to read that CStanley. We will also be praying for her.; 3/31/20, 6:46 PM
Original Mike said...: Best wishes, CStanley.; 3/31/20, 6:48 PM
stevew said...: Wishing for the best for your mother CStanley.; 3/31/20, 6:50 PM
Mark said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3/31/20, 6:52 PM
Mark said...: May God and the angels be at your mom's side every day, CStanley.; 3/31/20, 6:53 PM
CStanley said...: Thank you all for the prayers. It means a lot.

Her swab was actually taken a week ago, so I’m hopeful that 7 days without symptoms is a good sign.; 3/31/20, 7:00 PM
Wince said...: Doesn't it look like businesses whose employees can and would work from home anyway will have the most access to loan forgiveness provisions, while lower hourly wage labor-intensive businesses most affected by the shut-down by order will be hard-pressed to get anything?; 3/31/20, 7:00 PM
Michael K said...: CStanley, get her on hydroxychloroquine asap. It is probably most effective before symptoms. 400mg bid x 1 day then 200 bid x 7 days.

We have it at home.

Chuck's favorite governor just reversed herself.

The Whitmer administration has since removed the language threatening doctors from the letter and is now asking the federal government to send shipments of the drugs, Bridge magazine reports. The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for the antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate on Saturday.; 3/31/20, 7:01 PM
CStanley said...: Michael K, I doubt that I have the ability to do that. I’m a vet but getting a script for my pet would certainly raise eyebrows,

She is consulting with her MD tomorrow so will see.; 3/31/20, 7:03 PM
Sebastian said...: OK, so in the places of serious lockdown, presumably we will know in about two weeks who in the major risk groups has been self-isolating and who has not, correct?

If various "models" show spikes beyond two weeks, aren't they assuming that a portion of the population, particularly among the groups for whose benefit the rest of us sacrifice and that will require the most care, will not abide by the "quarantines"?

Of course, some people in institutions and on the front lines can't avoid it, etc. etc.; 3/31/20, 7:06 PM
chickelit said...: Chuck's favorite governor just reversed herself.

It seems obvious that she only ever outlawed those drugs to spite Trump. That was not good public policy; that was mean, petty and potentially life threatening behavior on her part. And I sincerely hope she pays a political price for it.; 3/31/20, 7:08 PM
Sebastian said...: "lower hourly wage labor-intensive businesses most affected by the shut-down by order will be hard-pressed to get anything?"

Tell it to the nice young ladies at the hair salon down the street, devastated of course.

They should be allowed to get back to work -- to start, cutting hair of kids under 20. Young people serving young people: they can reopen safely right now, provided, as always, that old and sick people stay far away.; 3/31/20, 7:10 PM
Original Mike said...: "And I sincerely hope she pays a political price for it."

I bet she's still got Chuck's vote.; 3/31/20, 7:16 PM
chickelit said...: Wince said...Doesn't it look like businesses whose employees can and would work from home anyway will have the most access to loan forgiveness provisions, while lower hourly wage labor-intensive businesses most affected by the shut-down by order will be hard-pressed to get anything?

I see a rift developing in retail deemed essential A working body of employees and their managers are facing the public but are being directed by faceless senior employees who are largely self-isolating and are out-of-touch with radical changes in business models: peak hours, staffing needs, coping with illnesses, etc. So far, the overlords appear to be keyboard commandos, authoring endless memos on "what to do" in order to justify their stay-at-home positions. Many of these business are not equipped with even the most rudimentary in-store modern communication equipment. What the upper management could do and should do is teleconference with all workers at the store level, since they seem too cowardly to appear in person. I'll give it another couple weeks before some sort of revolt sets in.; 3/31/20, 7:19 PM
mandrewa said...: Inga said, "Trump at news conference just said “This is not the flu’. Trump has finally signed on to what the scientists have been saying all along."

Actually, coronavirus is the flu. Some weeks ago I said that the flu is only what's caused by the influenza viruses. That was wrong. It's just not true.

What doctors actually mean when they say "flu" is something whose symptoms match that general syndrome that we call the flu. Often only a small percentage of those cases are caused by an influenza virus.

I saw a video the other day by a German doctor where his group looked at the patients in a region in Germany in all of those hospitals, who had severe acute respiratory situation, and this was years ago, and it was a long list of different viruses that caused it. In fact in most of the cases they couldn't even identify the virus responsible!

But from memory, influenza was responsible for only 9% of these patients with serious respiratory problems and the coronavirus group, in particular, was responsible for another 15%.

It's actually uncommon for the medical community to do a specific test to see what specific virus is causing the "flu" problem for a given person.

All of these viruses that can cause respiratory problems have traditionally just been lumped together and called the flu.

Now that doesn't necessarily mean that the Wuhan Coronavirus is the flu even though it is a coronavirus. There is a decent chance that this a bioweapon specifically made to do bad things to people. That would be a different situation of course.

Or it could be a natural agent that has jumped species, that is the standard story of course, and it is much more dangerous than the other coronaviruses (that we have previously called the flu).

Or it could be that this is literally the flu, and is almost exactly the same as what we have called the flu in prior years.; 3/31/20, 7:21 PM
Kyzer SoSay said...: Lots of new gun owners cropping up all over. If any of y'all are planning on keeping some defensive 9mm around, look for Barnes TAC-XPD +P. It's a solid-copper hollow point, 115 grain (bullet mass), seated in a nickel-plated brass case. LuckyGunner.com has been running tests on defensive loads and this one has remarkably consistent performance and reliably penetrates gel blocks to 12-14", which is the low end of FBI standards. Perfect for any defensive use. Not sure if they make other calibers - if they did, I'd opt for them whenever possible. They're not cheap but neither is my life, so after 400 rounds of testing out of clean guns and dirty ones, subcompacts to full size, I can happily report not a single malfunction. All the SoSay readies are hot with this stuff, and I trust it over all others.

(If you own a Taurus G2C, do NOT load Hornady Critical Defense 9mm without extensive testing on your part. Out of 50 rounds fired, there were 4 failures to properly feed and one failure to extract. I think the polymer tip is fouling on the feedramp but I can't prove it or recreate on racking - only happens on second or third round through a mag, AKA about the worst possible time. Just passing this along, it could save a life.); 3/31/20, 7:24 PM
Michael K said...: She is consulting with her MD tomorrow so will see.

If she is still symptom free, probably not worth it. Maybe an antibody test in a week or two would be good.

My wife takes HC for rheumatoid arthritis and has an immunosuppressed comorbidity so she is still taking her 300/day. If she was exposed or had any symptoms, I would get her up to 400 bid but so far we are fine.; 3/31/20, 7:24 PM
Kyzer SoSay said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3/31/20, 7:26 PM
Michael K said...: Or it could be that this is literally the flu, and is almost exactly the same as what we have called the flu in prior years.

Inga is just over come with TDS.; 3/31/20, 7:26 PM
Mark said...: On Star Trek --

The guy who tells Mr. Phelps about his team's assigned mission -- with the Secretary disavowing any knowledge of them if they are captured or killed -- sends a subspace radio message to the Enterprise to go investigate an anomaly.; 3/31/20, 7:29 PM
Mark said...: Meanwhile, there is also a movie or two that's on, such as --

"Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!"; 3/31/20, 7:30 PM
Kyzer SoSay said...: PS - got sidetracked mid comment, but I meant to mention that I've done my own gel block and water jug testing with the Barnes TAC-XPD 9mm, and it's ALWAYS expanded perfectly and stops very consistently, for the 4 rounds I've actually tested myself. LG's website tested 5 and came up with similar results.

Also, about the "+P" - technically this round is an "overpressure round", but in practical terms 95% of modern handguns are perfectly fine firing this as long as it's not all the time. Check your manual. Most allow +P but advise against plinking with it because it affects barrel life, but your barrel is good to 20K rounds anyway, so it's all good. Run 3 mags through to ensure it feeds and fires, then just load one up and stow it. Fire and replace every 2 years at minimum. Stay safe.; 3/31/20, 7:31 PM
Yancey Ward said...: Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a true classic.; 3/31/20, 7:44 PM
Yancey Ward said...: Mark,

Robert Johnson did voice work on more than one episode of Star Trek, so I have no idea which one you could be describing. I need more clues.; 3/31/20, 7:49 PM
Inga said...: “Or it could be that this is literally the flu, and is almost exactly the same as what we have called the flu in prior years.”

“Inga is just over come with TDS.”

What are you talking about? How does this quote from Mandrewa display any TDS by me? You really are a senile loon.; 3/31/20, 7:49 PM
Mark said...: narsico already gave it away, but --

"Tell Dr. McCoy, he should have wished me luck."

(An awful lot of these episodes can be related in some way to the present situation.); 3/31/20, 8:03 PM
Michael K said...: How does this quote from Mandrewa display any TDS by me? You really are a senile loon.

Thank you for this example of your craziness.; 3/31/20, 8:06 PM
Inga said...: “How does this quote from Mandrewa display any TDS by me? You really are a senile loon.”

“Thank you for this example of your craziness.”

You quoted Mandrewa, not me. What is your problem? Tell me how this quote from Mandrewa makes you accuse me of TDS? Or are you just an asshole?

Mandrewa said...
“Or it could be that this is literally the flu, and is almost exactly the same as what we have called the flu in prior years.”; 3/31/20, 8:28 PM
Inga said...: Blogger Michael K said...
Or it could be that this is literally the flu, and is almost exactly the same as what we have called the flu in prior years.

Inga is just over come with TDS.

3/31/20, 7:26 PM

This is what you said. Where did I say anything that could be TDS? Did you forget what you said or do you not understand that when you quote someone and attribute it to someone else and accuse them of TDS based on someone else’s quote, it makes you sound like a senile ass?; 3/31/20, 8:35 PM
MayBee said...: CStanley said...
Thank you all for the prayers. It means a lot.

Her swab was actually taken a week ago, so I’m hopeful that 7 days without symptoms is a good sign.

I'm praying for your mom, CStanley.; 3/31/20, 9:22 PM
FullMoon said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3/31/20, 9:29 PM
Susan in Seattle said...: It makes me think of Monet. The photo, that is.; 3/31/20, 9:38 PM
MayBee said...: Inga- I agree with you about the cruise ship. I was very happy hearing that. We have to keep our humanity!; 3/31/20, 9:40 PM
Yancey Ward said...: Ok, the one where Spock in the shuttle becomes the antibody to a giant space amoeba.; 3/31/20, 11:34 PM