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Elizabeth Warren Bows Out Gracefully, While Trump Spreads Dangerous Coronavirus Misinformation

While Sen. Elizabeth Warren was demonstrating grace and eloquence in comments to reporters after dropping out of the Democratic primary race, the man she hoped to replace in the White House was demonstrating his inability to tell the truth in an interview with Fox News about the Coronavirus.
 
The head of the WHO says, "Now is a time to pull out all the stops", this is very serious business, despite what Trump says.
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COVID-19: Here's what's happening around the world Friday
Iran reports 124 deaths and 4,747 cases, says COVID-19 now in all 31 provinces


The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus charged toward 100,000 Friday, with the global scare upending routines, threatening livelihoods and prompting quarantines.

Asian shares were down following a rough day on Wall Street and the consequences of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, were becoming clear to people around the world. Halted travel and a broader economic downturn linked to the outbreak threatened to hit already-struggling communities for months to come.

"Who is going to feed their families?" asked Elias al-Arja, the head of a hotel owners' union in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where tourists have been banned and the storied Church of the Nativity shuttered.

The head of the UN's food agency, the World Food Program, warned of the potential of "absolute devastation" as the outbreak's effects ripple through Africa and the Middle East.

Across the West, there was a sense of déja vu as the virus's spread prompted scenes that already played out in Asia, with workers foregoing offices, vigorous sanitizing in public places and runs on household basics. Even the spectacle of a cruise ship ordered to stay at sea off the California coast over virus fears replicated ones weeks ago on the other side of the globe.

Signs of the virus's shift away from its origins in China were becoming clearer each day.

China reported 143 new cases Friday, the same as a day earlier and about one-third what the country was seeing a week ago. Just a month ago, China was reporting several thousand new cases a day, outnumbering infections elsewhere in the world about 120 to 1. The problem has now flipped, with the outbreak moving to Europe — where Italy, Germany and France had the most cases — and beyond.

Here's what's happening in Canada
Health officials in B.C. are investigating after a woman who had no travel history to areas dealing with a coronavirus outbreak and hadn't been in contact with COVID-19 patients tested positive for the illness. The woman in her 50s visited her doctor with flu-like symptoms, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday.

Henry told reporters Thursday that the woman with no travel history to an affected area is one of eight new cases in the province.

Alberta announced its first presumptive case on Thursday, the same day that health officials in Ontario reported three new cases.

Quebec, which had two confirmed cases as of Thursday, reported a third presumptive case on Friday in a person who had travelled to France.

Meanwhile, in eastern Ontario a group of Canadians who spent weeks under quarantine — first on a cruise ship in Japan and then at a conference centre in Cornwall, Ont. — are expected to be allowed out of isolation today.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended his decision not to close Canada's borders to foreign nationals coming from countries where the outbreak is spreading.

Several countries have banned travellers from those countries, but Trudeau said Thursday Canada is taking its lead from the WHO, which has advised against the application of travel or trade restrictions to countries dealing with COVID-19 cases.
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Donald is in trouble, even the Trumpers know it, they've been out in numbers since super tuesday, but have been bussy running cover for Donald's coronavirus fuckup and minimising the impact, not so bad, etc. Whenever donald is in shit like the impeachment, they show up after long periods of silence. Now that the democratic party is closing ranks behind Biden, the plan to divide the democrats is falling apart and Donald is worried, so are his fans. Look for them to spread and support more of his dangerous and counterproductive bullshit as the epidemic ravages the nation, hate and stupid before common sense. When this shit hits the red states many will be fucked, they will still probably hold Trump rallies in them, in spite of public health warnings, the only thing stopping it is that Donald is too chicken shit about catching it himself. At the rate this thing is going we might be praying for a break from it during the summer, we might not get it, this thing seems to have no problem spreading in tropical countries too. By the time we get to june America is gonna be a very different place than it is now, look for an early end to the school year in many places among other things.
 
Talk of canceling March Madness. So will they go ahead and have sporting events without audiences so they can still televise them?
 
Nothing strange about this.


There are antiviral medications that work, it's been reported, but they might be used for the most serious cases and much reserved for Donald and his friends at Mar Logo. Dunno how effective it will be for a general outbreak or how quickly they could ramp up production etc. In the states it will most likely be available for the rich who are buying up available supplies, just incase, this would be just fine with trump of course.
 
Jackie Ho is doing her part to fight the pandemic.
The real reason for the work is the same as always, getting rid of anything Obama touched. Obama added removable basketball hoops and added lines to the existing tennis courts when he was in office, you can see the lines in one of the pics.


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Talk of canceling March Madness. So will they go ahead and have sporting events without audiences so they can still televise them?
Maybe they will add them electronically for the TV audience, It will be a different and far less stressful experience for the players with out fans screaming, might lead to better play overall.
 
Donald is in trouble, even the Trumpers know it, they've been out in numbers since super tuesday, but have been bussy running cover for Donald's coronavirus fuckup and minimising the impact, not so bad, etc. Whenever donald is in shit like the impeachment, they show up after long periods of silence. Now that the democratic party is closing ranks behind Biden, the plan to divide the democrats is falling apart and Donald is worried, so are his fans. Look for them to spread and support more of his dangerous and counterproductive bullshit as the epidemic ravages the nation, hate and stupid before common sense. When this shit hits the red states many will be fucked, they will still probably hold Trump rallies in them, in spite of public health warnings, the only thing stopping it is that Donald is too chicken shit about catching it himself. At the rate this thing is going we might be praying for a break from it during the summer, we might not get it, this thing seems to have no problem spreading in tropical countries too. By the time we get to june America is gonna be a very different place than it is now, look for an early end to the school year in many places among other things.

his publicized visit to the CDC has been..cancelled.
 
The only visitors left in Vegas will be degenerate gamblers.


Gee I imagine trump's properties will be hit hard, particularly the cockroach palaces in Florida, his main revenue stream at Doral for instance is gonna take a bigger hit than it is now. His spigot of Russian money to fix fuckups is choked off now, or maybe not, he might be desperate and nuts, but the people with the money not so much.

As the election approaches and the gap between him an Biden widens to a gulf, people are gonna start hedging their bets and might not want to be caught in bed with Donald when his day of reckoning arrives, officials will become reluctant to lie and do sleazy things for Donald. Everybody knows that Donald will become dead duck Donald after the election, not the usual lame variety, this one is going down hard and he knows it. If he loses in November, the period until the inauguration will be something to behold, the media will be full of all the crimes that he can be charged with. Donald will go bananas watching the speculation unfold on TV, there will be much talk of prison on TV for Donald before the inauguration of the new POTUS.
 
Gee I imagine trump's properties will be hit hard, particularly the cockroach palaces in Florida, his main revenue stream at Doral for instance is gonna take a bigger hit than it is now. His spigot of Russian money to fix fuckups is choked off now, or maybe not, he might be desperate and nuts, but the people with the money not so much.

As the election approaches and the gap between him an Biden widens to a gulf, people are gonna start hedging their bets and might not want to be caught in bed with Donald when his day of reckoning arrives, officials will become reluctant to lie and do sleazy things for Donald. Everybody knows that Donald will become dead duck Donald after the election, not the usual lame variety, this one is going down hard and he knows it. If he loses in November, the period until the inauguration will be something to behold, the media will be full of all the crimes that he can be charged with. Donald will go bananas watching the speculation unfold on TV, there will be much talk of prison on TV for Donald before the inauguration of the new POTUS.

You're forgetting his last option:

President for Life
 
You're forgetting his last option:

President for Life
Well now yer gonna vote for Joe and make sure that doesn't happen, if the epidemic doesn't kill you before election day. Competent leadership before ideology, you are about to pay a horrible price for the leadership you have now. Country first, do it for America, your neighbors and family, some of whom will probably die from this, think of others first, be a patriot and vote.
 
Trump Nightmare? Obama Joins Democratic Effort In 2020 | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

As the Democratic primary narrows to a two-person race, there are new clues that President Obama is getting more involved behind the scenes -- while avoiding any formal endorsement. MSNBC's Ari Melber reports on how Obama is engaging, from talking to Pete Buttigieg before he endorsed Biden to huddling with longtime advisers, leading some Democrats to ponder how much Obama could become a factor in the 2020 race against President Trump. Steve Phillips, host of “Democracy in Color” podcast, discusses Obama’s influence on the 2020 race, arguing “Biden doesn’t really need Obama’s endorsement any more than he already has it” as he “was the vice president to the first black president of this country.”
 
Well now yer gonna vote for Joe and make sure that doesn't happen, if the epidemic doesn't kill you before election day. Competent leadership before ideology, you are about to pay a horrible price for the leadership you have now. Country first, do it for America, your neighbors and family, some of whom will probably die from this, think of others first, be a patriot and vote.

you didn't address my comment..what happens if he decides to change 'things' make it permanent like xi jinping?
 
you didn't address my comment..what happens if he decides to change 'things' make it permanent like xi jinping?
Death will happen, his most likely, and it might even be a possibility in a close election, which is why you should vote.
Now, answer my question, will you vote for the democratic nominee if it is Joe Biden a moderate who used to be the left side of the party in the Clinton era when it wasn't too popular. Bernie will endorse him.
 
Death will happen, his most likely, and it might even be a possibility in a close election, which is why you should vote.
Now, answer my question, will you vote for the democratic nominee if it is Joe Biden a moderate who used to be the left side of the party in the Clinton era when it wasn't too popular. Bernie will endorse him.

please expand on the highlighted above..
 
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