COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread

[230RN]

I agree with Ben about that article sounding like a put-up spin story.

My first "ding" on it was,

The story [about it escaping from a lab] has all the earmarks of a conspiracy theory.And it has drawn support from the highest levels of the U.S. government. [Italics theirs.]

I'm getting pretty good at picking up on spam lingo and I'm sure learning about political spin lingo.

Terry, 230RN

[makattak]

And now we learn that COVID-19 is ... SEXIST!

https://news.trust.org/item/20200510222331-y953v

So, NOW this disease which tends to kill off the elderly (who cost China $$$ but don't produce much for them) ALSO tends to kill off men more than women... and China has a massive surplus of men. But it CLEARLY wasn't engineered. Not at all.


I'll just adjust my tinfoil hat and whistle along....


(Yes, it is in all likelihood a coincidence. Most diseases affect men and the elderly more, anyway. AND if they were really trying to kill off their surplus population, they'd have had a much higher fatality rate.  I'm still gonna push the "China developed a Logan's Run disease!", anyway, because China is asshoe.)

[WLJ]

But they're been saying for awhile that women are suffering more and are the real victims just like they were during WW-I

[Hawkmoon]

I'm not Steven Crowder's biggest fan, but here is a compilation of him calling attention to the fish-tank-cleaner-killer lady from 3rd April onward. It wasn't until late April that the local police revealed they were investigating it as a possible murder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ptTFmzJWfg

https://news.trust.org/item/20200510222331-y953v

https://nypost.com/2020/04/29/homicide-cops-investigate-death-of-man-who-drank-chloroquine/

https://nationalfile.com/death-man-fish-tank-cleaner-murder/

[ConstitutionCowboy]

I wonder if the effects of this corona virus varies by sex, race, blood type, health conditions, and any of the many variables between us all. I think it would make an interesting study that might lead to some tools to fight this virus or at least aid in identifying risk factors.

Woody

[MillCreek]

https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/news/covid-19-and-firearms-united-states

More guns equals more suicides by guns.

[makattak]

https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/news/covid-19-and-firearms-united-states

More guns equals more suicides by guns.

Of course it does. What it doesn't equal is "more suicides," as guns are simply one means. Other means are substituted when guns are not readily available.

It's one of the lies the left likes to use. GUNS CAUSE SUICIDES!!!! No, they are simply a quick means to perpetrate it. Lots of other ones that are less efficient, but just as deadly are around.

[Ben]

https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/news/covid-19-and-firearms-united-states

More guns equals more suicides by guns.

Only 16 states have effective firearm storage legislation. Federal buyback programs could provide an appropriate means for people to dispose of guns and offer necessary economic incentives to do so. The report recomends “smart guns,” which restrict use through biometrics, should be made available for sale in the U.S.

Sounds like they just want gun control. If someone buys a firearm, and later shoots themselves with it, what do storage or biometrics have to do with it? They have the combo to their safe and the fingerprint that activates the smart gun. Those are more "for the children" gun control methods.

If I instituted all the nanny stuff the medical community has been pushing since the virus, I could never leave my home again, and my home would be padded so I couldn't accidentally hurt myself.

[WLJ]

I have almost no doubt that televisions = more suicides

[Perd Hapley]

Only 16 states have effective firearm storage legislation. Federal buyback programs could provide an appropriate means for people to dispose of guns and offer necessary economic incentives to do so. The report recomends “smart guns,” which restrict use through biometrics, should be made available for sale in the U.S.

  There's so much stupid there, I'll just pick on that first part. "I wanted to kill myself, but I had just locked up my gun, and didn't feel like unlocking it. Thanks, Governor Nanny, for forcing me to lock it up!"

I suppose they're talking about situations like teenagers using their parents' guns to top themselves, but it's still very funny that they believe gun storage laws are "effective."

[Hawkmoon]

Of course it does. What it doesn't equal is "more suicides," as guns are simply one means. Other means are substituted when guns are not readily available.

It's one of the lies the left likes to use. GUNS CAUSE SUICIDES!!!! No, they are simply a quick means to perpetrate it. Lots of other ones that are less efficient, but just as deadly are around.

Just ... WOW!

In March 2020, gun sales rose up 85% compared to sales in March 2019. These are the highest firearm sales ever recorded in the U.S., the report says. Those who purchase handguns have a 22-fold higher rate of firearm-related suicide within the first year than those who did not purchase a handgun, the report says.

I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I think even I can figure out that people who own a gun probably have a statistically higher probability of using a gun to commit suicide than people who don't own a gun.

Remember, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

[Jamisjockey]

Something is up, Iowa is supposed to be fully open next week, but I'm spending most of this week doing a bunch of social distancing experiments related to my job.

Your employer might not want to be "fully open." 

[MechAg94]

I have almost no doubt that televisions = more suicides

Include social media.

[MechAg94]

Just for the memory. 
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1259654554985127936

Here is Andrew Cuomo’s March 25th executive order requiring nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients

[charby]

Your employer might not want to be "fully open." 

I work for the government (state and fed)

[Ben]

It's now the "European virus". Because it's fine naming names when it's just a bunch of frogs, krauts, and wops. Stupid European white people.

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2020/05/11/ccp-approved-messaging-gov-andrew-cuomo-has-a-new-name-for-covid-19-a-fresh-dem-media-talking-point-is-born/

[WLJ]

What the &%$#@! is wrong with these people??

[Ron]

What the &%$#@! is wrong with these people??

They are treasonous vermin.

[Jamisjockey]

I work for the government (state and fed)

Ah.  Fed as well. We're on a severe distancing schedule for the foreseeable future. Probably until mid June with skeleton crews.

[Fly320s]

Ah.  Fed as well. We're on a severe distancing schedule for the foreseeable future. Probably until mid June with skeleton crews.

Not much traffic out there for you to handle.

[MillCreek]

[Perd Hapley]

Word. A good friend of mine was attacked by a murder wasp, and he tried fending it off with an ordinary hunting rifle. The bullets just bounced off. Luckily, he was able to grab his AR-14. ARs have that .223 ammo, that's huge and super-powerful, and explodes inside the body. He went fully semi-automatic on that wasp, and killed it. He later died from the 5G covid.

[MechAg94]

[Hawkmoon]

Well, in the midst of all the doom and gloom ... here's a really pessimistic appraisal by an expert on infectious diseases:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/05/11/coronavirus-expert-michael-osterholm-warns-virus-spread-far-from-over/3108333001/

[makattak]

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/05/did-we-lockdown-some-parts-of-america-too-early.html

Always nice when people I know are smart agree with me.

I've been decrying the stupidity of locking down areas without an outbreak for 2 months.

Glad to see some of the smart people coming around to that.