DU represents a wide variety of skills and capabilities. A recent poll showed we skew a bit more to “aged like a fine wine” side of the age spectrum. Curious how everyone is able to handle these weeks on-end of downtime, working from home...or not working at all

How did we ever get to the point that an ENTIRE administration would be filled with sociopaths? And by sociopaths I mean in this way, as described in Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/sociopathy



This thread is what inspired me to write this post

'Surreal': NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213224075

Twitler has shown many times that he has no sympathy for the weak, for actual victims, for those he deems losers and not winners. McCain (for being shot down and captured; immigrants seeking asylum; physically-impaired (like the mocked reporter in 2016)

And he’s managed to eliminate anyone who was near him who had even the slightest modicum of decency or empathy and has surrounded himself with a cadre of yes-men and women. People who act like leeches just so they can have a sense of the power inherent with the job in the WH or as a Cabinet member.

The entire lot could be enough fodder for 20 years of Criminal Minds episodes, with a couple of offshoot shows thrown in for good measure.

And the supporting staff in congress allow it to continue as all they care about is somehow clinging to control in a world that’s ever-increasing in numbers against them. A fact even admitted to by the president very recently that no republican would ever be elected again if EVERY ELIGIBLE voter was able to actually vote!


Yes, we have a contagion running amok. But it’s not Covid-19. It’s even worse than that.

I’m a Software Engineer (for simplicity’s sake) and *I* knew how dangerous this virus was going to be back over two months ago. I wasn’t privy to top secret briefings and briefings with the CDC and with Congress but *I* knew. A 2-3 week-long Great Pause with strict Stay At Home orders from mid-Feb to early March and we’d have been back to business, with behavior and procedural changes in place and travel restrictions.

Now we’re going to be in what will be 6-7 weeks, maybe another 2-3 more after that?? And what will be the economic and human cost for a two-month shutdown vs a 2-3 week one?

And you don’t think this admin knew all that?!?! Of course it did. But they chose to DO NOTHING. NOTHING. And still aren’t doing anywhere near enough.


It’s almost like it’s been on purpose.

And sue for lost wages and punitive damages?

I just may be furloughed starting April 19. I’ll be able to burn PTO which will get me thru mid-May but I’m still luckier than most. SO many people are going to be struggling VERY soon

The credit agencies need to be put on hiatus, for one thing, too

And those with medical bills, too?

Ugh. We couldn’t have had a WORSE person as president during all this

https://twitter.com/h8Wankmaggot45/status/1245798821965099008

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/podcasts/the-daily/coronavirus-fauci.html


https://twitter.com/mikiebarb/status/1245688711658057734


Full Audio

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/engineer-tried-crash-train-usns-mercy-los-angeles-233500380--abc-news-topstories.html

Dow and S&P 500 at risk of worst start to a quarter in history as investors brace for ‘very, very painful’ weeks of coronavirus
Published: April 1, 2020 at 3:40 p.m. ET
By Mark DeCambre
The Dow needs to exceed a decline of 4.32% and the S&P 500 requires a loss great than 3.69% to register is worst start to a quarter ever
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dow-and-sp-500-at-risk-of-worst-start-to-a-quarter-in-history-as-investors-brace-for-very-very-painful-weeks-of-coronavirus-2020-04-01


At the close:

Dow 20,943.37 -973.79 -4.44%
S&P 500 2,470.72 -113.87 -4.41%
Nasdaq 7,360.58 -339.52 -4.41%

Traffic at Walmart, Costco and Target falls for the first time in weeks as coronavirus stockpiling behavior shifts
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/traffic-at-walmart-costco-and-target-falls-for-the-first-time-in-weeks-as-coronavirus-stockpiling-behavior-shifts-2020-03-31


I was at Target recently, about noon, parking lot looked like it looks like on a usual day...at opening. Not noon. Got some fruit and left.

https://twitter.com/AmandaDukesWESH/status/1245401742528872450


Many counties have already been but hopefully this keeps people home even more even in those counties.


EDIT: FULL EXECUTIVE ORDER

https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-91.pdf