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California may close beaches and parks after mass crowds clogged popular places, santa monica pier, pt reyes light house -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 22, 15:22
For Reagen. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 22, 15:17 [Image]
90 cops in nyc tested positive. Ugh. Those poor people -- nm - JackDawson Mar 22, 15:07 5
- Not surprised, but terrible -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 15:10
- Is there any update on whether you can leave? -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 15:09
- I saw a post that posited that his inaction is tactical and he's going to try to paint the blue state govs as incompetent. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 15:09 2
  - However we get there, a repeat of 'it's Puerto Rico's fault' is inevitable. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 15:49
  - I've wondered about that -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 15:10
*puts on Dow 17,000 cap* -- nm - budice Mar 22, 15:04 2
- Good thing we saved all of those caps -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 15:31
- Dow Futures at Limit Down (-5%, -1000 points) -- (link) - budice Mar 22, 15:23
OMG...dr Fauci is not up there -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 14:57 6
- Wait... is Dr. Fauci's music?! -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 15:11
- The man is everywhere. Let him have a moment to rest! -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 22, 15:04
- There were other times he wasn't up there. We all know he can't stand Orangina. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 14:58 3
  - Oh..k..I just assumed donny got offended by being corrected -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 15:00 2
    - "I don't want to embarrass him" -- (link) - mud Mar 22, 15:02
    - It's rumored someone on the task force tested positive. I thought that's what you meant. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 15:01
Louisiana is now a stay at home state. Tenfold increase in cases over past 13 days - ty97 Mar 22, 14:57 1
- They had fucking st Patrick’s day this week full blown -- nm - JackDawson Mar 22, 15:04
Hershey Kisses cereal is Cocoa Puffs shaped like Hershey Kisses. -- nm - Todd Manning Mar 22, 14:52 1
- Is that good or bad? Because it sounds ... not great, but not terrible. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 15:31
Let’s get Rand Paul’s full title in here since he’s probably the type to demand it elsewhere. Senator Dr. Rand Paul, MD (Duke School of Medicine - Will Hunting Mar 22, 14:50
Romney self-quarantining -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 14:20 1
- How convenient that his name will not be attached to a debacle. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 14:29
I wonder if young people who vape will have a greater susceptibility ... seems likely. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 14:16 4
- those who had lung damage, that's what c19 does, fill air sacks with scar tissue...I wonder if current or even former smokers are higher risk -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 15:29 1
  - That's anecdotally true in China. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 15:30
- I heard it is better than blow dryer for killing the chinavirus! -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 14:17 1
  - big, if true -- nm - mud Mar 22, 14:30
I will vote for Cuomo for President if he threatens flamethrowers in his next press conference -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 14:08 2
- Are we living in The Division? -- nm - Todd Manning Mar 22, 14:16
- If he were the man he was five years ago? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 14:14
Did you know that the US had a CDC official who's job was to detect outbreaks in China, until Trump fired them? -- (link) - Reagen Mar 22, 13:59 1
- "Nah, fire him. I need the 80k to build the wall! Amazing wall. Terrible cientist. Never more terrible." (NM) - Drumpf Mar 22, 14:00
Harvey Weinstein put in isolation after contracting virus -- nm - Jovian Mar 22, 13:59 19
- Condolences to the virus. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 14:10 14
  - And another priviliged person getting tested -- nm - eag Mar 22, 14:33 13
    - Note: He's getting tested because he's in prison and that's a powederkeg. He's not privileged any more. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 14:36 5
      - Do we know if every prisoner in every prison is being tested ? - eag Mar 22, 14:42 1
        
        I would guess only if they had symptoms. I know some corrections officers have been tested. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 14:59
      - yeah I'm going to go ahead and say it's possible that eag was being funny. -- nm - mud Mar 22, 14:41 2
        
        I saw a lot of folks on twitter saying the same thing. Weinstein isn't the most beloved guy, it turns out. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 14:59
        
        I wasnt -- nm - eag Mar 22, 14:42
    - And, he's positive for Corona virus. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 14:35 6
      - Here's how deep the shit we're in is - I feel sorry for him a little. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 14:55 5
        
        Yeah because other people who he was around who arnt scumbags may have been expose to it -- nm* - eag Mar 22, 14:58 2
        
        He got it from someone. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 15:00 1
        
        Of course - eag Mar 22, 15:06
        
        a little -- nm - mud Mar 22, 14:57 1
        
        there's nothing like a pandemic to highlight all the flaws in your society. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 14:57
- Which virus? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 14:01 3
  - With luck, a fatal one. -- nm - TWuG Mar 22, 14:06 1
    - Nah, that's an easy out. Just an unpleasant one would be nice. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 14:10
  - all the virus ! ! ! -- nm - mud Mar 22, 14:05
And now for something more upbeat, D-Nice is hosting a dance party on IG and the people that are watching is insane. - Krusty Mar 22, 13:49 5
- I'm so old I spent an hour last night figuring out how to watch it and...never figured it out -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 14:05 3
  - He's live right now! -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 15:06
  - but it was reportedly a lot of fun! -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 14:05 1
    - Haha! Follow him and when he goes live it will pop up at the top of the app and flash saying he's live. - Krusty Mar 22, 14:09
- You can listen to last night's show in his stories and the next party starts at 6pm ET tonight -- nm* - Krusty Mar 22, 13:55
Italian Mayors getting pissed at everyone out and about is fantastic.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 22, 13:48 12
- "with flamethrowers" -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 13:57 8
  - "Lanciafiamme." how do Italians make flamethrowers sound poetic? -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 13:59 7
    - Everything sounds poetic in Italian. -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 14:33 1
      - nuts -- (link) - mud Mar 22, 14:35
    - Fact: the Lancia Fiamme is actually a pretty sweet-looking car. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 22, 14:10 4
      - Haha! -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 14:13
      - The first thing I though was, wait, they never mentioned that one on Top Gear. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 14:13 2
        
        I swear that was my thought too. Jeremy loved Lancia and they did a big piece about how great they were. That name would have stuck out, I think. -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 14:15 1
        
        Yes, I remember that one! -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 15:01
- OMG!!!! I'm totally sending this to my brother in Rome. -- nm* - loosilu Mar 22, 13:51
- Great! -- nm - Marlowe Mar 22, 13:50
- updated -- (link) - Remlik Mar 22, 13:49
Whinnying. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 22, 13:41
114 deaths in New York state so far -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 13:39
Congress (both houses) needs to get a friggin Zoom+ account and get a bill passed. -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 13:36 3
- Aren't they banned by law from voting outside chambers? Those Founding Fathers didn't think this through. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 14:01 1
  - Only by Senate rules, which they can change any time Mitch allows it. He has said he'd rather just have them vote in shifts, if I'm understanding. -- (link) - mara Mar 22, 14:05
- Zoom *PLUS*?!?! What, you think the government is made of money? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 22, 13:39
Brian Hoyer to the Pats ($1.05M) -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 13:27 4
- Least shocking move ever. -- nm - Todd Manning Mar 22, 14:22
- I read an article this morning predicting Cam goes there. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 13:44 1
  - Not the worst idea -- nm - budice Mar 22, 13:45
- god... -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 13:34
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is immediately self-quarantining -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 13:24
Local friend posted they tried to place an Amazon order for regular shopping stuff, was told it would be a *month* -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 13:23 3
- I ordered some USB-C items, like I said I would. They said Thursday. I'm good with Thursday. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 13:30 1
  - I ordered ponytail holders for chubs. I have prime but shipping est is six days. I'm not going yo be a dick and demand a credit. - amanda Mar 22, 14:50
- Likely a third party seller, which are currently not able to send anything to Amazon warehouses for Amazon fulfillment. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 22, 13:25
Why was the effin Senate gym open? -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 13:08 17
- Keeping it simple: these are the people in charge of the rule of law. - David Mar 22, 15:30
- DHS closed all its fitness centers .... today. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 13:57
- This is the stuff they do in horror movies and you roll your eyes and say, "That would never happen in real life" what a stupid plot point!! -- nm - Bacon Mar 22, 13:32 3
  - smdh -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 13:37
  - Yup -- nm - JackDawson Mar 22, 13:36
  - *ding* -- nm - mud Mar 22, 13:34
- Absolute insanity -- nm - JackDawson Mar 22, 13:31
- exactly -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 13:22
- Have you seen the guns on Mitch McConnell? THAT'S why. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 22, 13:21 1
  - Hottie josh Hawley needs to flex -- nm - JackDawson Mar 22, 13:37
- The germs can't get passed security. -- nm - Bacon Mar 22, 13:19
- People with big egos think they are immortal. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 13:18 3
  - Their average age is 62! -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 13:20 2
    - THAT IS NEARLY 70 JEAN -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 14:19 1
      - haha! -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 14:20
- Seriously. The idiocy of these people is just astounding. -- nm - pmb Mar 22, 13:13
- They should seize one of trump's golf courses under eminent domain and use it for socially distanced activities. Like golf. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 13:10
Jeff Goldblum narrates a dinosaur video. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:53
according to doordash, every chinese place on the app is closed. That's not a good sign. -- nm - Tim Mar 22, 12:52 9
- a lot of them are closed on SUndays -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 13:09
- this can only mean *one thing*! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 12:58 4
  - We're all going to Olive Garden! -- nm - Max Mar 22, 12:59 3
    - You shut your whore mouth! -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 22, 14:18
    - for Chinese food? -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 13:25 1
      - Desperate times, dude -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 13:27
- How about thai places? I could Gondor some tai -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:54 2
  - The horses of Rohan are currently out on delivery... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 13:25
  - "Go for" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:54
Hmm, for months I've been complaining about trouble loading certain interactive graphics intensive websites. I suspected it had to do with being - Meg Mar 22, 12:38
That iRacing league NASCAR thing was pretty entertaining. I'd watch it every week. -- (edited) - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 22, 12:36
I'll repost this. Just because IMHO it is that good. An honest government ad about coronavirus. Again, definitely NSFW. -- (link) - VMan Mar 22, 12:33 [youtube] 2
- Her accentuated mouthing is freaking me out. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 22:05
- So, it's simply to do the opposite of America.. Fin.. Oh, effck, we have a dumber and poorer Drumpf here.. - Marlowe Mar 22, 12:45
Tim, feel better - ty97 Mar 22, 12:31 16
- Best wishes Tim -- nm - JackDawson Mar 22, 12:48
- Good news: a former coworker works for the provider. My boss said text her and she got me into their drive up testing site tomorrow morning. -- nm - Tim Mar 22, 12:45 13
  - That is great. -- nm - Andie Mar 22, 14:31
  - OH man. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 14:00
  - awesome! -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 13:00
  - good health & luck -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 22, 12:57
  - And as I was telling her how we had an awful week because of all the unnecessary stuff (needing acne cream, weight loss drugs, viagra, etc.)... - Tim Mar 22, 12:48 4
    - Just awful -- nm - JackDawson Mar 22, 13:02
    - Is this former co worker single and cute? Asking for a friend - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 22, 12:53
    - Wouldn't it be funny if viagra actually worked on the symptoms ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:50 1
      - Might make those bugs hornier, there's got to be some reason men get hit more than women -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 13:27
  - Yes! -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Mar 22, 12:47
  - nice! -- nm - mud Mar 22, 12:47
  - Great! -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 22, 12:47
  - Yay! -- nm - mara Mar 22, 12:46
- Yeah, Tim and Andie, get healthy soon! (NM) - Marlowe Mar 22, 12:41
I've added a "Possible Cases" section to the collaborative document linked in the news box. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 12:30
Somebody roll the damn board! -- nm - VMan Mar 22, 12:28 1
- Thank you. -- nm - VMan Mar 22, 12:29
Senators are discussing whether they need to leave immediately and self-quarantine after Sen Rand Paul tested positive for coronavirus -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 12:28 8
- I guess his neighbor should get tested -- nm - Dano Mar 22, 12:39 2
  - Only after giving him another smack down for being a Dumbass -- nm - decline Mar 22, 13:39
  - heh -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 12:41
- Well, sure, there is not anything important they have to address, is there? -- nm - VMan Mar 22, 12:29
- Rand was at the [Senate] gym this morning, per two sources briefed on the lunch, and that he was swimming in the pool. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 12:29 3
  - Was he hoping to hit the pool right before the SCOTUS aquafitness class? -- nm - VMan Mar 22, 12:44
  - (so, uh, the Senate gym and pool are apparently still open.....) -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:29 1
    - It is just a flu, why would they take preventive measures? (NM) - Marlowe Mar 22, 13:12

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