COVID-19 Pandemic (Coronavirus)

[MikelArteta]

Yo man this story really hit me hard. I'm tired, mentally and spiritually tired of what we have to go through worldwide, real fukking tired

this is some sad ish
Whoever did it should be charged with murder

is there a go fund me?

 

[Musty]

This has got to be the goofiest talking point to come out of this situation when people use it as their only argument against this virus. It has some merit when used in context in the bigger picture of this event, but it in no way paints the entire picture. This exchange is a perfect example of it. OK 1.6 million people recovered, but the youtube video is pointing out the long term effects of it, where's the counterpoint to this when saying look at the recovery numbers? Of course, many will make a full recovery, but you still gotta take into account those that don't and the fact that this is still a very dangerous virus we're dealing with right now.

Ironically, the people I know irl that try and pull this shyt are heavy (weed) smokers that don't seem to realize that their addiction puts them high on the list of people with a pre-existing conditions. I can't tell them nothing though, so I just keep it moving and pray that luck is on their side and they don't end up fukking up other people with their negligent attitudes.

Smoking weed is a "pre existing condition"? You'll die from COVID if you're a weed head??

 

[JLova]

Not bad considering France's economy was not doing well. And then you know, the US is the greatest economy in the world...and collapsing just like that.

 

[Greenhornet]

not reading shyt anymore but I had to find a place to vent



I've been hearing people talk about the second wave and this and that
It's fukking hilarious because realistically their wasnt even a first wave
we locked down late and didnt go out much... we havent even seen a true first wave

 

[JLova]

Yep this my fear. We don't get this shyt under control its going to be a tough winter. The rona is a plus one virus. Meaning you add it to all the other viruses out there.

With Trump at the helm, there is no way the US will escape this shyt this fall. Way too disjointed, too much idiocy in the white house.

 

[Spade]

I think Texas has had like a week straight with over 1000 cases and today they had 1600. They were behind Louisiana, Georgia, and Florida in cases at the end of April and now above them 13 days later.

 

[Youseenmywork]

 

[Musty]

not reading shyt anymore but I had to find a place to vent



I've been hearing people talk about the second wave and this and that
It's fukking hilarious because realistically their wasnt even a first wave
we locked down late and didnt go out much... we havent even seen a true first wave

If we didn't shut down we coulda just had one big wave and be wrapping this $hit up by now.

 

[Stir Fry]

Smoking weed is a "pre existing condition"? You'll die from COVID if you're a weed head??

I would personally consider having your lungs covered in tar from unfiltered weed and blunts due years of smoking to be a pre-existing condition, yes. Vaping also fukks your shyt up as well.

nvm

If we didn't shut down we coulda just had one big wave and be wrapping this $hit up by now.

I see that I responded to an idiot.


Don't quote me again.

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

my kids ain't going back to school

 

[Dr. Acula]

Wonder what's up with the sawtooth pattern of deaths these days for the daily deaths graph on worldometer. Bizarre.

New cases however seem to still be slowly decreasing.

 

[gldnone913]

If we didn't shut down we coulda just had one big wave and be wrapping this $hit up by now.

Word - everyone that was gonna catch and die could be dead by now, right?

Smh

 

[Womb Raider]

 

[gldnone913]

Wonder what's up with the sawtooth pattern of deaths these days for the daily deaths graph on worldometer. Bizarre.

New cases however seem to still be slowly decreasing.

I hate to be negative.... I want this shyt to be over with as few deaths as possible.....but there are a few states not disclosing infections or deaths. I don't think we'll really know how many people pass away from this

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

FBI serves warrant on senator in investigation of stock sales linked to coronavirus
Federal agents seized a cellphone belonging to a prominent Republican senator on Wednesday night as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into controversial stock trades he made as the novel coronavirus first struck the U.S., a law enforcement official said.

Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, turned over his phone to agents after they served a search warrant on the lawmaker at his residence in the Washington area, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a law enforcement action.

The seizure represents a significant escalation in the investigation into whether Burr violated a law preventing members of Congress from trading on insider information they have gleaned from their official work.

To obtain a search warrant, federal agents and prosecutors must persuade a judge they have probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. The law enforcement official said the Justice Department is examining Burr’s communications with his broker.

Such a warrant being served on a sitting U.S. senator would require approval from the highest ranks of the Justice Department and is a step that would not be taken lightly. Kerri Kupec, a Justice Department spokeswoman, declined to comment.

Burr sold a significant percentage of his stock portfolio in 33 different transactions on Feb. 13, just as his committee was receiving daily coronavirus briefings and a week before the stock market declined sharply. Much of the stock was invested in businesses that in subsequent weeks were hit hard by the plunging market.

Burr and other senators received briefings from U.S. public health officials before the stock sales.

Spokespeople for the FBI and the Justice Department did not return phone messages seeking comment. A spokeswoman for Burr declined to comment. Burr has said he does not plan to run for reelection in 2022.

Burr’s selloff—which was publicly disclosed in ranges – amounted to between $628,000 and $1.72 million. The stock trades were first reported by ProPublica.

After the sales became public, Burr said that he would ask the Senate Ethics Committee to review them.

Burr is not the only senator who has come under fire for dumping stock as the virus neared the United States.

In late February and early March, Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) sold stocks valued at between $1.25 million and $3.1 million in companies that later dropped significantly, including ExxonMobil. She also bought shares in Citrix, which makes telework software.

Loeffler, who was appointed to her seat to fill a vacancy and faces an election later this year, said after the sales became public that she and her husband would divest all individual stocks.

Burr, a long-time supporter of federal programs responsible for dealing with a pandemic, sits on two Senate committees that got early briefings on the coronavirus -- the Intelligence Committee and the Senate committee that handles health issues.

The health committee received a briefing on the virus on Feb. 12, one day before his stock trades.

The same day Burr sold his stocks, Burr’s brother-in-law, Gerald Fauth, sold between $97,000 and $280,000 worth of six stocks, according to documents filed with the Office of Government Ethics. Fauth serves on the National Mediation Board, which provides mediation for labor disputes in the aviation and rail industries.

Burr has denied coordinating trading with his brother-in-law.

In 2012, Congress prohibited lawmakers from acting on intelligence they learn because of their privileged position, such as briefings with high-level federal officials.

Under the STOCK act, lawmakers are required to disclose their stock market activity but are still allowed to own stock, even in industries they might oversee.

The law passed the Senate in 2012 in a 96-3 vote. Among the three senators to oppose the bill was Burr.

Times staff writer Sarah D. Wire contributed to this report.