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Oh God. Ohio prosecutors just told me they're probably going to suspend grand juries for 30 days. Good luck Ohio! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 08:04 2
- Crime-Time! -- nm - Joker Mar 12, 08:10
- The Purge. Crime is now legal! -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 08:10
Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has tested positive -- (link) - ty97 Mar 12, 08:03 4
- ...in bed -- nm* - budice Mar 12, 08:11
- Gobert is the worst. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 08:06
- If only he had used Jazz hands instead of, you know, touching stuff -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 08:04 1
  - David, assign this man some hours. -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 08:05
Thread about American in Europe reacting to Trump's speech last night -- (link) - ty97 Mar 12, 07:58 1
- (Disturbed to say.....I knew it was a Delta flight the minute I saw the picture and before I read the thread) -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 07:58
Some stand-alone screening centres being opened in Ontario. -- (link) - Andie Mar 12, 07:52 3
- In Montreal they're using an old hospital that is not in use anymore in order to avoid contact between potential infected people and other sick people -- nm - Guigue Mar 12, 08:07
- Any update on your moms cruise? -- nm - eag Mar 12, 07:53 1
  - Seemingly back on schedule today! Thank you for asking. 😃 -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 07:55
So far this season on Alan Alda’s podcast: Tom Hanks, Paul McCartney, Bill Nye, and Dr. Fauci from the CDC. -- (link) - Mop Mar 12, 07:49 3
- So you're saying he might be infected? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 07:51 2
  - But he played a Dr on TV so he's good -- nm - eag Mar 12, 07:57
  - He's Patient Negative One. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 07:52
"irresponsible rhetoric" -- (link) - mud Mar 12, 07:47 12
- Setting up his own exit nicely. -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:51 1
  - Wouldn't that be a fucking thing. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 07:53
- Did he just slam Trump?! -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 07:49 8
  - I read it as "the media is twisting our words and actions." -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 07:57
  - They've already memoryholed that. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 07:53
  - If he did, he doesn't know he did. He's talking about everyone else BUT TRUMP -- nm - Pippy -Ruby Red Shoes Mar 12, 07:53 4
    - Why can't everyone do like Master Trump? - Pence Mar 12, 08:04
    - I don't know for that. He said what he said; he knows he was right to say that. - Will Hunting Mar 12, 07:57
    - Yup. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 07:54
    - *ding* -- nm - mud Mar 12, 07:54
  - I'm laying odds now that he resigns -- nm - eag Mar 12, 07:50
- WOW -- nm - Socially awkward introverts Mar 12, 07:48
CDC: Practice social distancing. Me: Way ahead of you. -- nm - rollo Mar 12, 07:46 4
- Oh, we’ve had that policy sheet at work for a week. The IT guys just laugh and laugh. -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 07:49 1
  - "Their personalities." -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 07:52
- I've been practicing for this day my entire life. -- nm - Socially awkward introverts Mar 12, 07:48 1
  - Now it’s my time to shine! -- nm - mafic Mar 12, 08:01
The Toronto Raptors will go into self-isolation for 14 days as they wait for test results. Thanks to Rudy Gobert being a fucker -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 07:45 6
- That video of him touching the mics is infuriating. What a douche -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 07:55 5
  - Jazz G Donovan Mitchell is positive. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 12, 07:58 2
    - Wojo just posted that the players are pissed at him. He was careless in the locker room. He was touching players and their belongings. - Krusty Mar 12, 08:00 1
      - lawsuits already being written against him I imagine -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 08:04
  - Whatever you did today, you haven't shutdown a multi billion dollar business. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 07:56 1
    - Day’s not over yet. -- nm - mafic Mar 12, 08:00
"All morning skates have been cancelled today in the NHL." -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 07:44 1
- I wouldn't be shocked if they're just trying to get people home before they postpone the season. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 07:45
LYC: Looks like we'll be renewing the mortgage on a 2-year fixed closed term at 2.42%. Our rate would've been 2.79% a week ago. - Shaun Mar 12, 07:44
Starbucks CEO says customers may only be able to order via drive-thru or mobile due to coronavirus -- (link) - budice Mar 12, 07:44
Should SCOTUS cancel oral arguments of Trump financial records/tax return subpoena cases? To be argued 3/31 -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:40 9
- Are they cancelling all case hearings? - Will Hunting Mar 12, 07:44
- Why? It’s not like he’ll be arguing the case. - spamlet Mar 12, 07:42 7
  - I wasn't asking because of a concern for Trump, but thanks! It's a gathering of about 400 people in a small courtroom for two hours, with many elderl - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:43 6
    - Tele-trial! -- nm - decline Mar 12, 08:00
    - If they’re not cancelling other ones I don’t know why they would this one. Are most hearings not full? - spamlet Mar 12, 07:46
    - Do 400 people have to be there? If not, they should just do it with "essential" persons. -- nm - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 12, 07:46 3
      - I bet that's what's going to happen. Close the courtroom to visitors and just have the lawyers, parties, justices, and maybe members of the press? -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:48 2
        
        Have the press in a different room, gave them a closed circuit pool camera feed to that room. -- nm - Socially awkward introverts Mar 12, 07:49 1
        
        That room, in fact, exists, and is called the overflow room. about 50 people can huddle up in there -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:51
An unforeseen coronavirus impact -- (link) - Roger More Mar 12, 07:40 3
- That can replace the NBA. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 08:01
- that makes me sad -- nm - Pippy -Ruby Red Shoes Mar 12, 07:47
- This is how Planet of the Apes started -- nm - eag Mar 12, 07:44
British stocks pummeled by most since the 1987 crash -- (link) - Bacon Mar 12, 07:38
And it sounds like we’re going 100% wfh next week now. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 12, 07:28
Guess maybe I'll buy another (normal) sized package of TP, some Ramen, and some soup. Just in case this doesn't blow over while I go down to the pub - sycor Mar 12, 07:25 21
- We just couldn't have picked a worse time for kitchen reno. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 07:28 11
  - Try worse time for living in Times Square AND trying to schedule an apt closing AND an apt reno -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:33 8
    - don't forget BF off the legs for 2 weeks. UGH! Stock up on supplies! -- nm - Bacon Mar 12, 07:36 7
      - I'm pushing him around in a wheel chair next week and escaping to Mexico, bye bitches! -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:38 6
        
        If Mexico doesn't build a wall first to keep us out -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 07:40 4
        
        Govt there just said it's not imposing any restrictions right now but of course one week is a long time -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:41 3
        
        Mexico has one of the lowest rates of infection right now (if their numbers are right) - Reagen Mar 12, 07:50 2
        
        HUGE, HUGE IF. I'm suspicious given all the non-stops from Korea and Italy specially, but I guess maybe warmer climate is less hospitable? -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:52 1
        
        I'm reading that it's not so much warm weather but what we do in warmer weather which is no school and less people crowding indoors. - Krusty Mar 12, 08:15
        
        :) sounds like a good plan -- nm - Bacon Mar 12, 07:39
  - Better than a bathroom reno though. -- nm - sycor Mar 12, 07:31 1
    - They might steal all your toilet paper -- nm - Bacon Mar 12, 07:32
- Beans and Peanut butter for protein in case the meat supply is disrupted -- nm - Bacon Mar 12, 07:27 3
  - he probably has neighbours. -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 07:27 2
    - Sycor Green is people!! -- nm - Bacon Mar 12, 07:28 1
      - L4 I do have a couple neighbors that might be good with a nice chianti. -- nm - sycor Mar 12, 07:29
- I only have 2 - 24ers of beer... -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 07:25 4
  - Oh yeah need to hit up the liquor store. Out of normal every day booze. Don't want to have to drink the expensive stuff all at once. -- nm - sycor Mar 12, 07:28
  - both Coronas? -- nm - budice Mar 12, 07:27 2
    - waiting for their price to drop. We did buy a couple Corona pint glasses from the Dollarama yesterday though -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 07:27 1
      - Corona is overpriced. -- nm - Shaun Mar 12, 07:32
Bolsonaro is being monitored for symptoms after aide has suspected case -- (link) - Reagen Mar 12, 07:24 1
- Which he is suspect of getting during his trip to FL where he had dinner with Drumpf, incidentally. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 12, 07:41
DOOM Eternal - Launch trailer -- (link) - Shaun Mar 12, 07:23 [youtube] 1
- I thought this might be a video of Trump's speech. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 07:43
New Brunswick Premier won't attend meeting with other Premiers and Prime Minister. Wonders if they ever heard of a telephone -- (link*) - Beaker Mar 12, 07:23 4
- You cannot replace face to face discussions at this level. You just cannot. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 12, 07:57 3
  - bullshit. use video conference. what will they do face-to-face that can't be done that way? hold hands? -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 08:05 1
    - NB has already cancelled all Govt travel. -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 08:06
  - Agreed -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 08:01
I wonder if my jury duty on Apr 13 will get canceled. Here's hoping! -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 07:20 10
- In the courts here the answer is NO although some jurors are refusing to show up. If you close the courts or government you are fucked. The emails we - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:22 9
  - Way to burst my bubble, Jack. :P - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 07:29 5
    - 1000+ people? Really? WTF. Even in NYC jury service isn't 1000+ people sitting around -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:30 4
      - It is a sight to behold. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 07:41 2
        
        oh. I get it. You live in a "we don't really want to afford due process, just stiff sentences" jurisdiction -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:42 1
        
        You got it. Grumpy jurors are great at discouraging the defense. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 07:51
      - We have a lot of crime. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 07:32
  - Thank god Weinstein got sentenced just in time. -- nm - budice Mar 12, 07:23
  - The first paragraph in your IM is basically us too. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 12, 07:23 1
    - Yeah, I mean, it's not as simple as "isolate everyone now!" what about the health workers? who operates the cabs or the subways to get us there? who b - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:26
Bitcoin Plunges Through $6,000 in Worsening Crypto Rout The largest digital currency at one point tumbled as low as $5,705.31. -- nm - Bacon Mar 12, 07:18
Meanwhile Bob Iger... -- (link) - budice Mar 12, 07:18
Princess Cruises suspends operations for 60 days; Viking Cruises cancels all cruises due to coronavirus -- nm - Bacon Mar 12, 07:09 5
- No cruise for pmb's maid! -- nm - Pippy -Ruby Red Shoes Mar 12, 07:11
- yup, co-worker with the wife just had her Viking cruise down the danube cancelled. -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 07:10 3
  - Cruise ship season was supposed to start here first week of April. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 07:11 2
    - yeah, this will be a kick to Saint John as well as they get a lot of cruise ships (for some reason) -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 07:20 1
      - Puerto Rico can't catch a break. This will kick them while they are down. -- nm - Bacon Mar 12, 07:21
TSX down 1496, NASDAQ down 636, DOW down 2000 -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 07:07 2
- Are all U.S. markets officially now Bear Markets? -- nm - Bacon Mar 12, 07:08 1
  - Assuming there isn’t a massive recovery before market close, yes. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 07:09
Message from the Tom Hanks son no one talks about. I wonder why that is. -- (link) - Mop Mar 12, 07:07 4
- Remind me, have you come out yet? I've been away for almost 2 years so I've lost track, sorry -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:14 3
  - You can hit up Tom Hank's son in the DM's to ask him, but I don't think he is your type. He sure is mine - DAYMN - Pippy -Ruby Red Shoes Mar 12, 07:17 2
    - *fans Pippy off with a nearby towel* -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 07:23
    - LOLOL -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:20
Gold down $54 an ounce. That's the kind of stuff that makes me do a puppy dog head tilt. - Bacon Mar 12, 07:04 5
- Looks like the mortgage rates have bounced - Will Hunting Mar 12, 07:27 2
  - Here is a link to an article about why that's happening -- (link*) - Bacon Mar 12, 07:43
  - Goddamnit. - znufrii Mar 12, 07:42
- Similarly the bond/treasury stuff, normally inverse to the market have been getting hammered -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 07:23
- Even with that it’s still up $100 in the last month. It’s a bit volatile at the moment, which scares folk. -- nm - mafic Mar 12, 07:15
Is there a site that shows the status of the market, whether it is halted or trading as usual? -- nm - GregW Mar 12, 07:02 2
- Bloomberg had a banner on their front page. Yahoo! Finance usually does as well, I think. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 07:03
- Marketwatch.com -- nm - Bacon Mar 12, 07:02
Oh, and apparently the workbook contains tables so it can’t be shared. *smh* -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 07:00 2
- Oh. Well then you’re stuck. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 07:00 1
  - I was finally able to get in, but, sheesh. - znufrii Mar 12, 07:02
I did my regular grocery shopping yesterday but didn’t get toilet paper because I didn’t want to be “that guy”. Today... I have an overwhelming urge - Mop Mar 12, 06:59 1
- Walmart cancelled my pickup grocery order yesterday. We'll see if they fulfill it today otherwise I'm needed to go to the store for stuff. -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 07:03
And there it is... my company instructs us to work from home unless going to the office is absolutely necessary. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 12, 06:58 7
- We're about to go on break; we're also expecting that it's gonna last more than a week. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 07:13 5
  - has NS setup any rules about travel and leaving the country/quarantine? -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 07:20 4
    - Nothing yet although we were all asked today about our plans for break - Reagen Mar 12, 07:21 3
      - New Brunswick seems to be a step ahead of the rest of the country, which is great (we have a super old population) -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 07:24 2
        
        Same here on the age of the population, but not so much on the proactive - Reagen Mar 12, 07:28 1
        
        our benefit was this blew up at the end of our Spring Break so people got their trips in. Cancelling tens of thousands of trips beforehand would be - Beaker Mar 12, 07:29
- They're having Building 1 work from home here, but not the rest of the buildings. Someone in B1 was travelling and now has cold-like symptoms... - Ender Mar 12, 07:07
I’m canceling my trip. This has just gotten out of hand. I assume... the airline will refund my tickets? -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 06:56 3
- they changed your itinerary within 14 days of departure, I think they have to. -- nm - mafic Mar 12, 07:19
- Refundable ticket: Yes. Non-refundable: You should get travel credit with the airline. I just cancelled our tickets for next week with United and - oblique Mar 12, 06:56 1
  - And no one buys refundable tickets. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 07:01
You can't spell DOWN without DON -- nm - Bacon Mar 12, 06:54 5
- My wife musn't be near her phone. I don't have a text yet. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 06:57
- I feel like we’ve found the one thing that would turn that 35% base against Trump... a world ending catastrophe. -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 06:57 3
  - I'm not 100% sure that that is the case -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 06:59 2
    - Yeah, because even though we are all going to be poor, without health care, and no social programs to help us survive, he's still Prolife. -- nm - The Brainwashed Mar 12, 07:00
    - Well, they’ll be dead soon anyway. -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 07:00

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