Politics

[expresshunt]

Yes, some assistance towards employee wages, where proven business/hours lost.. so as business picks up, it stops.
Due to finish soon.

 

[Red Leg]

There is only one perfect CV cure atm PREVENTION. Australian Govt acted fast and hard. Here in the state of Western Australia we've had no community spread cases for 9 months, so life has been normal. But alas we just finishing a 5 day Lock down as one hotel quarantine security guy got CV and wandered a bit on his days off, until he felt sick..
So our State Premier, Police and Health ministers did a firm lock down of Perth city and south west for 1 case. The contact tracers did 40,000 tests in 5 days. Luckily there appears no community spread so far.. so off the hard lockdown last night, but still compulsory masks (fines), distancing, sanitising... casino (we have 1), pubs, nightclubs closed for another 14 days. Shops and resturants open again, with tracing registers remaining in place long term to all shops.
4 of our lower populated states have done very well, life normal for 8or9 months, 3 states with huge populations in main cities have had a few such lock downs. Prevention (and if needed Isolation and tracing) has been the form of attack on CV19 for Aus and NZ, with closed state borders as required, and closed International borders.
99% of our CV cases have been some amongst the 300,000 Australians returning home from EU, Asia, USA, Africa etc and all going into quarantine, mostly quarantine has been managed very well. This last 1 case could have been a massive community outbreak, if 1 gave it to 20, who gave it to 400, to 8000 within days. Luckily handshakes, hugs and sharing potato chips have been out for a while.

Yes, 5 days of not normal has been annoying, and effective... and we will very happily put up with the next 14 days of lesser requirements... to ensure zero community transmission in our state.

I have no doubt that an island country can indeed lock itself down to avoid a plague - probably indefinitely. But how do you ever reopen? The rest of the world will move on from this over the next year or so. Population immunity will be broadly in place just about everywhere - except NZ and Australia.

 

[sgt_zim]

I have no doubt that an island country can indeed lock itself down to avoid a plague - probably indefinitely. But how do you ever reopen? The rest of the world will move on from this over the next year or so. Population immunity will be broadly in place just about everywhere - except NZ and Australia.

Don't overlook the very low mortality rate. For those with comorbidities, flu or pneumonia have outcomes on par or even worse than the 'rona.

And particularly pneumonia - most pathogens (there are bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens) which cause it are opportunistic. Someone who is otherwise healthy is very unlikely to get it, and in the unlikely event they get it, they are highly likely to survive it.

 

[Hogpatrol]

 

[Brent in Az]

 

[Tanner Lee]

 

[cpr0312]

 

[Brent in Az]

 

[Tanner Lee]

 

[Brent in Az]

 

[Brent in Az]

So....the military is in a 60 day stand down, to address extremism.?
Let me guess.....they want to root out all the right wingers, and have a nice complacent and controllable military.
Reminiscent of what Obama did with military leaders.

I can see where this is going.

 

[cpr0312]

 

[WAB]

I wonder if being a Christian is considered extremism?

 

[cpr0312]

 

[WAB]

Can they extend their lunacy to the national guard or does the state set the standard there?

 

[cpr0312]

I wonder if being a Christian is considered extremism?

Under the current administration it wont be long. Unofficially absolutely the democratic platform is against Christianity and its principles

 

[Brent in Az]

I've been saying that someone needs to do this...

Exclusive — Adviser: Trump Considers Launching His Own Social Media Platform

Jason Miller, a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, revealed Trump is considering launching his own social media platform.

www.breitbart.com

 

[cpr0312]

JOBAMA 2.0 Only this time it's much worse for America

 

[BSO Dave]

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

We've all heard about the San Francisco school board plans to change the names of several schools because people like Abe Lincoln, et al are not perfect.

This is a link to the school board's spreadsheet.

School Names Research- For School Names Advisory Committee

Sheet1 Rename? ,Current School Name,Why Change?,Links and Sources,Name Suggestions ,Notes Comprehensive HIGH schools Elieen Hansen, Harriet Tubman yes,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balboa_High_School_(San_Francisco)">Balboa High School</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ma...

docs.google.com

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Why rich people leaving California isn't what you think

Taxes, onerous regulations, the high cost of salaries, rent — all this has given Bay area denizens permission to pack up their wine cellars and their $10,000 hand painted Italian bicycles and go. But is this urge to leave the Golden State really new, or is it just another chapter of a much older...

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