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March 21, 2020

Trump sets up the pandemic and now tries to take credit for mitigating it.

There have been long-standing warnings of the likelihood - almost to a certainty - of a pandemic, as well as movies about them. In 2014, in response to the Ebola epidemic, Obama created a new office and committed funds to develop federal and international responses. Along came Trump and the Republicans, the office was closed and the funds taken back.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/opinion/market-crash-virus-blame-delusional-economics-200317140514760.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/trump-cuts-programs-responsible-for-fighting-coronavirus-2020-2%3famp

March 19, 2020

Hotel owners ask for help, what is the organisation representing USA home owners?

Who do we get to make the same request for home owners?

Hotels Seek $150 Billion in Aid as Travel Plummets - WSJwww.wsj.com › articles › hotels-seek-150-billion-in-aid-as-travel-plum...
1 day ago - The U.S. hotel industry asked the Trump administration for a $150 billion bailout ... Hotels Seek $150 Billion in Aid as Travel Plummets ... President Trump listening to tourism

March 18, 2020

Wag the dog? I have been searching and I can't seem to find

support for all of Trump’s no information tv sound clips. Evolving information seems to support that the death rate for Covid-19 is in line with other such viruses. Why are all the important people readily available for Trump’s propaganda appearances and not chomping at the bit to get back to work to find a solution. Why are they all standing so close together around the President exposing him to people who are probably in contact with a larger number of people. Trump’s economy was already tanking and now he is blaming Covid-19.

Why is the President not in a protective sterile environment???

Everything he does is more inline with creating a panic than stemming Covid-19.

Following from STAT News:

"The chance of someone with symptomatic Covid-19 dying varied by age, confirming other studies. For those aged 15 to 44, the fatality rate was 0.5%, though it might have been as low as 0.1% or as high as 1.3%. For people 45 to 64, the fatality rate was also 0.5%, with a possible low of 0.2% and a possible high of 1.1%. For those over 64, it was 2.7%, with a low and high estimate of 1.5% and 4.7%"


https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/16/lower-coronavirus-death-rate-estimates/



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March 17, 2020

Regarding losing income not able to pay bills.

I had a package that was sent UPS next day. That was during the ice storms a few years ago. It wasn’t delivered next day. I went to UPS to get a refund for the difference between overnight and standard delivery. I was informed by UPS that the ice storms that caused the delay were an act of god and as such UPS had no liability. I would assume that Covid-19 is an act of god and therefore no liability for bills, rent, mortgage ........ etc???

March 16, 2020

Everything being done to hold off spread of Covid-19 will

also curtail access to food and basic supplies including hygienic cleaning supplies for utensils and personnel. Becoming aware of disruptions of all normal activities people are beginning to hoard supplies. Placing a higher than normal demand on dwindling supply lines may cause an unmanageable interruption of the necessities of life. I think at this point in time more emphasis should be placed on keeping the population healthy and clean. Stop interruption and/or curtailing of normal services. Ensure supplies of healthy food, cleaning supplies and purchasing power.

March 16, 2020

Once infected how long does it take to get over Covid-19?

I can’t find any information about how long it takes to get over Covid-19.

March 14, 2020

Trump should have said Free Testing and Free Treatment for Covid-19.

Seems like he has no interest or concern about stopping the Virus.

March 13, 2020

Keep advancing women but do we realize how far back women have started from?

Fred Astaire is synonymous with great dancers but something said a long time ago just dawned on me on who the greatest dancer is. Ginger Rogers. She did everything Fred did but backwards and in heels. So the greatest dancer was overshadowed because of being a woman. Maybe an app or algorithm replacing any occurrence of Fred Astaire with “Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire”.


“DescriptionBackwards and in Heels women in film and their struggle against bias "After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels" - Ann Richards Women have been instrumental in the success of American cinema since its very beginning. ... Google Books”

March 13, 2020

London Heathrow Airport

Wonder if Trump has stock in Heathrow or another reason to reward Heathrow.

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