People are scapegoating bats.
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And thereās no telling how many deaths havenāt been attributed to the virus due to lack of testing in various areas.
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At current rates of around 2000 per day, weāre less than 2 weeks from having as many deaths from this as the U.S. did from 20 years of Vietnam War, and already have more than twice as many confirmed cases as our total wounded from that 20 years of war. Thatās in only about a monthās time, and with the shutdowns in place. Itās just a bit under the equivalent of one 9/11 attack per day.
But for a couple weeks now weāve been fairly steady at around 30,000 new cases per day, which shows that the shutdown is clearly working. Itās preventing exponential growth. Itās saving lives.
So of course now people have to get out and protest against it. 
This is America.
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Not stupid, evil.
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President Bolsonaro had publicly criticised Mr Mandetta for urging people to observe social distancing and stay indoors. The Brazilian leader disagreed with these measures, instead downplaying the virus as āa little fluā.
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Die in agony because youāve been listening to Fox News downplay the pandemic.
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Take that, Betteridge!
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From the comments there:
Bong Joon-Ho furiously scribbling notes for a sequel
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Ever since my grocery store decided to devote its shelfspace to keurig cups, finding āwhole beanā coffee has been a real treasure hunt. If one adds a mask and foggy glasses, the simple act of buying beans becomes insanely difficult.
damn you, āsubtleā branding clues!
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Anyone else found some odd items missing or in overabundance at the grocery store?
I ended up buying the last Garlic Powder from my local shop this week. Not even the last container of my preferred brand, but the last jar of any garlic powder.
All-beef franks are not to be found, but I understand that due to their simplicity.
Cilantro. Not even the pricey Organic stuff.
Eggs though. I guess lack of Easter purchasing left a glut on the market. Tons of eggs.
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I went shopping the other day at Meijer and saw more folks wearing masks, but among those who didnāt a horrid lact of social distancing. And idiots are throwing their masks and gloves on the ground. SIGH!!!
Bread was back to buy as many as one wants, instead of being limited to one. Cleaning supplies and TP - ha! Margarine was completely gone the trip before that, this time Iād found some. So yeah, itās getting weirder. My MI bridge card got reloaded today, so I have to go out again. Decompressing after shopping is not fun.
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Had a conversation yesterday with a contractor here in rural Indiana who told me not to go to Meijer but instead a different grocery store owned by locals, because Meijer customers are the sort of lazy pigs who throw their gloves on the ground in the parking lot when they get back to their cars. Knowing both stores, and the clientele in each, I knew exactly what he was really saying: prejudiced rural whites are much classier people than poor blacks. And for the record: lots more abandoned gloves in the parking lots of stores frequented by white Hoosiers. Meijerās customers might be more diverse, but they arenāt more slovenly. Amazing what some people can āseeā, despite evidence to the contrary.
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Interesting history thread:
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But got little recognition
Not surprised
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