Covid-19

Retailers, Please Don’t Let People Return the Stuff They Hoarded

So make the greedy bastards who sought to price gouge by buying up all the supplies in their area, eat the cost of their unsold inventory. Make the idiots who bought more toilet paper than they could use in their lifetime absorb the cost of their folly. Make the people who cleaned out the rice, tuna pouches, and canned food learn a lesson by keeping it on their shelves.

I’m not talking just the “big fish” either. Everyone who bought more than they needed, deprived someone else in need. So, follow the lead of retailers like Amazon and Target—and the entire state of New Jersey—who are doing something about it."


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Interesting story, another case of Law Enforcement being idiots. I also hope this bank teller gets sued into oblivion: A Kentucky Family of 7 Didn't Practice Social Distancing. Now Child Services Is Investigating the Parents for Abuse.

ETA: As my girlfriend explains to me (she is a family law attorney for the state), once a tip is called in, the train leaves the station and has to go through its statutory process. But, after reading the article she also states (based on the limited details) that the case would get closed pretty rapidly.
 
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Interesting story, another case of Law Enforcement being idiots. I also hope this bank teller gets sued into oblivion: A Kentucky Family of 7 Didn't Practice Social Distancing. Now Child Services Is Investigating the Parents for Abuse.

ETA: As my girlfriend explains to me (she is a family law attorney for the state), once a tip is called in, the train leaves the station and has to go through its statutory process. But, after reading the article she also states (based on the limited details) that the case would get closed pretty rapidly.
I'd switch banks as quickly as I could.
 
The Five SOF Truths of Coronavirus (according to Black Rifle Coffee Company's "Coffee or Die" journal)

"On their official website, the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) lists five fundamental truths that underpin the ethos of all Special Operations Forces (SOF). The list includes truisms such as “humans are more important than hardware,” “quality is more important than quantity, and “most SOF operations require non-SOF assistance.” These guidelines have shaped the recruitment, training, and employment of our country’s most elite fighting forces.

As our nation and the world reacts to a global pandemic, it might be useful to apply the five SOF Truths to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and see what lessons we might draw from the SOF community."
 
HOW THE CORONAVIRUS IS IMPACTING NATIONAL SECURITY

The COVID-19 pandemic is an international event that will define 2020 and likely an entire generation around the world. At the time of publication, the “novel coronavirus” has infected over 2.8 million people, and killed over 200,000. The implications of this virus are far reaching, extending well beyond the medical sphere and into the economy, diplomacy, and national security of the United States.

If you’ve been watching the news, you’ve likely heard many politicians and pundits talking about the need for a “whole of government” or “full power of the government” approach to resolving the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic. But what does that mean for us as individuals?

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NM's governor just locked down an entire city (though population-wise it is smaller than Bagram during the 2011 surge).

All roads into Gallup, New Mexico, are closing over "uninhibited" COVID-19 spread

And then there's this bit of awesome.

We’re for Sydney | Daily Telegraph

China deliberately suppressed or destroyed evidence of the coronavirus outbreak in an “assault on international transparency’’ that cost tens of thousands of lives, according to a dossier prepared by concerned Western governments on the COVID-19 contagion.
The 15-page research document, obtained by The Saturday Telegraph, lays the foundation for the case of negligence being mounted against China.

It states that to the “endangerment of other countries” the Chinese government covered-up news of the virus by silencing or “disappearing” doctors who spoke out, destroying evidence of it in laboratories and refusing to provide live samples to international scientists who were working on a vaccine.

It can also be revealed the Australian government trained and funded a team of Chinese scientists who belong to a laboratory which went on to genetically modify deadly coronaviruses that could be transmitted from bats to humans and had no cure, and is not the subject of a probe into the origins of COVID-19.
 
NM's governor just locked down an entire city (though population-wise it is smaller than Bagram during the 2011 surge).

All roads into Gallup, New Mexico, are closing over "uninhibited" COVID-19 spread

And then there's this bit of awesome.

We’re for Sydney | Daily Telegraph
Thanks for posting, there’s a lot to cover in both articles. As Oz & our kiwi cousins have it under control with strict measures, the mayors of Gallup are doing the right thing.
The Daily Telegraph article is IMO generally correct though splodges facts together. I read the Tele for light relief usually as there’s better more accurate sources. The writer contradicts a couple of times regarding the source; lab/not lab.
I do sincerely hope that the pace picks up for a transparent review internationally, but without the PRC I can’t see it a being accurate.
 
People are getting restless. Anyone extending stay at home orders without a clear path forward is going to have problem (Newsom).

Mobile Phone Data Show More Americans Are Leaving Their Homes, Despite Orders

One month of no work is bad, we're closing in on two months. As a percentage of the work force there are more people unemployed now than during the height of the Great Depression. I have a hard time with anyone who thinks this is a lesser problem than the virus. I get that the virus can be deadly to some, but so is starvation and I know many businesses that are done and people will struggle to feed their families in the Summer.

Also,beef prices are surging. LIVESTOCK-U.S. cattle, hog futures climb as wholesale meat prices rise
 
Fort Hood COVID Cases Exceed STD Infections for the First Time Ever, Concerning Health Officials

Article 107 News... comin' straight atcha with the hard news stories you crave ;)

Be careful out there, folks...

"This is the first time since 1776 that an infection has taken more Soldiers out of formation than The Clap."

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So I may be a bit biased because I live here, but I've been pretty happy with how Gov Polis has handled the lockdown/re-opening of Colorado. Some other states (IE Michigan) would do well to mirror these actions.

Loosen state restrictions, continue to monitor, and allow municipalities the freedom the maintain lockdowns if needed.
 
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