The coronavirus spread updated in real time

[_Icarus]

Florida Teen Dies After Mother Took Her to Church Coronavirus Party, Then Treated Her With Hydroxychloroquine

This mother should be charged with murder

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-teen-d ... er-1515781

[_Jersey Girl]

Florida Teen Dies After Mother Took Her to Church Coronavirus Party, Then Treated Her With Hydroxychloroquine

This mother should be charged with murder

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-teen-d ... er-1515781

Bare minimum, she should lose her license.

[_Gunnar]

Want to see something truly hilarious? Ernst: Obama ‘Failed’ On Ebola But Trump Is ‘Stepping Forward’ On COVID-19

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Sunday bashed former President Barack Obama’s handling of Ebola, a viral disease that two Americans died from, but praised President Trump’s response to the coronavirus as cases surge in several cities.

When pressed by CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday morning about whether she’d criticize Trump now that almost 130,000 Americans died from the coronavirus — given how she criticized Obama during her Senate run in 2014 by accusing him of “failed leadership” on Ebola — Ernst replied that “we all have responsibility in stopping the spread” before emphasizing the importance of mask-wearing and social distancing.

“We all should do our part to make sure that we are protecting others as well. So this is a virus that’s not going to go away soon,” Ernst said. “We want to make sure that we are watching this and doing everything that we can as a federal government, including the research and development of therapeutics and vaccinations to make sure that we are doing the right thing as a nation.”

Asked whether the President is exhibiting failed leadership himself on coronavirus, Ernst denied the notion by arguing that he is “stepping forward” and pointing out that Vice President Mike Pence that is “spearheading the task force efforts on the coronavirus.”

Ernst went on to respond to pushback from Democrats when the President tried to shut down travel from “some of those hot spots.”

“It was an extremely difficult environment to operate,” Ernst said. “You know, we know different today than we did at the beginning of the spread of the virus, and we should continually learn from those efforts and make sure we are doing the right thing by moving our nation forward.”

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During the 2014 midterm elections, Ernst joined a chorus of Republicans who exploited the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa for political gain. Despite Obama deploying 3,000 service members to Africa to contain the virus, and only 11 confirmed cases and two deaths recorded in the United States, Ernst at the time accused the president of “failed leadership” on the disease.

[_Jersey Girl]

We went over 3 million cases today.

3,0048,06

[_Gunnar]

We went over 3 million cases today.

3,0048,06

That's only about 1.5 million times the number of Ebola deaths resulting from Obama's "failed leadership" in handling the Ebola crisis in 2014. What's the big deal?

[_Jersey Girl]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo begs Trump: Just wear the mask
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo rips apart President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, criticizing the President for refusing to wear a mask.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg-ewEjA8kc

[_Some Schmo]

Want to see something truly hilarious? Ernst: Obama ‘Failed’ On Ebola But Trump Is ‘Stepping Forward’ On COVID-19

There's an attack ad right now talking about how Democrats think the Trump base is all stupid. I'm sorry, but nobody thinks the Trump base is as stupid as GOP politicians think they are. Certainly nobody treats them as total idiots like Fox News.

Essentially, their strategy is to tell the base something idiotic and blame Democrats for promoting it. Given that it seems to work, the GOP is correct in their assessment of the average intelligence of the Republican base. If the audience believes their BS, they are all morons. It's a symbiotic relationship for the ages.

The real riddle here is how much of this cynical treatment is intentional and how much of it is GOP pols being fu-cking morons themselves.

[_Some Schmo]

I wouldn't blame you for a single second for leaving the U.S. if Trump wins re-election. If all my people weren't here, I'd happily go get lost in the UK. Of course, they aren't letting us in right now because our s-hithole country made their s-hit list.

I thought about the UK, but I'd be trading Trump for Boris Johnson. Not really an upgrade there.

I feel sorry for all Americans not in the GOP base. I'd like to stick around and help, but the morons have taken over the asylum.

It's funny/sad that this once great nation attracted immigrants from all over the world wanting to take part in the American experiment, but now are being turned away by ignorant xenophobes. The racists couldn't handle sharing a once great nation, so they decided to turn it into sh-it so nobody wants to come here or stay.

Like I said; the idiots win. Fu-ck 'em. They can have this sh-it. I don't care anymore. It's not what it once was.

Mexico doesn't want Americans coming to Mexico. They're like, Your country's leadership on COVID-19 is non-existent. Keep your diseased-ridden citizens out of our country. It's safer in Mexico. That's where we are today.

[_Icarus]

Brazilian President tests positive for COVID-19

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/americas ... 9mcM3WEzk0

[_EAllusion]

I know he's probably gonna be Ok, but I cannot think of a more karmic outcome than him dying from COVID.