OT: Coronavirus

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@"BarrNone55" said:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1239140710558969857

We are doing very precise Medical Screenings at
our airports. Pardon the interruptions and delays, we are moving as
quickly as possible, but it is very important that we be vigilant and
careful. We must get it right. Safety first!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 15, 2020

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@MaroonBells Norway basically just called us a shithole country lol.

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https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1239...77538?s=19

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Well, Hell really has froze over..

https://twitter.com/LeoVaradkar/status/1...8692592642

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https://twitter.com/BreakingNews/status/...72416?s=19

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https://twitter.com/GovMikeDeWine/status...48705?s=19

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@MaroonBells said:

@Vanguard83 said:
one of my colleagues in the history department (a fairly new teacher) asked why I thought people were freaking out and hoarding....I told him he didnt want to know my answer....

long story short I relented...

”Beacause weve become a nation of pussies”.

personally, id rather die, than live my life in fear 

yeah, Ok....lemme hear what an Ass I am.

Not an ass. FDR was almost right when he said "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." I say "almost right" because it's not the only thing we have to fear. But it will do the most damage. A little bit of fear is healthy. It keeps us from making foolish decisions. It keeps us safe. 

Not that the world needs more reminders of dystopia right now, but I keep thinking of Stephen King's novel The Stand, where 99% of the world's population is killed by a virus and the rest are divided by calls to either the dark side or the good side. 

We're already seeing examples on both sides...evil people hoarding, price gouging, pulling knives on one other, increased violence and xenophobia...And others donating supplies to the elderly, Jack Ma donating masks and test kits, restaurants feeding kids affected by school closures, etc. 

Now, this virus is nothing even remotely close to King's fictional one. Still, virus or no, we're all called to make a "stand" in how we treat each other. We just need to decide which side we're going to be on. 

Guess Im headed to Boulder, Colorado then....

M O O N, that spells Colorado.

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What happens when you don't control the arc??

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Italy announces 368 more coronavirus deaths in last 24 hrsFrom CNN’s Nicola Ruotolo and Duarte Mendonca

Hospital workers work in a triage tent set up outside of the Brescia hospital in Lombardy, Italy, on March 13. Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images

Italy on Sunday announced 368 new deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total death toll in the country to 1,809, according to Civil Protection Department Chief Angelo Borrelli.
Speaking at a press conference in Rome, Borrelli went on to reveal that the total number of positive cases registered in Italy reached 24,747 on Sunday, with an increase of 3,590 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.

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