Fauci just testified that the number of reported dead is likely higher.

[onecaliberal]

and that the virus will not just disappear.

cue dump meltdown...

[Iliyah]

1. Truth . . .

[CountAllVotes]

2. kick!

[Baclava]

3. Fauci: "Reopening consequences could be really serious"... he won't be invited back

[uponit7771]

5. +1, his stock is going up with these statements. I'm on delay

[Baclava]

6. Fauci: "Bridge too far" to think treatment or vaccine ready in time for colleges to reopen in fall

[Botany]

17. Fauci: "Bridge too far" to think treatment or vaccine ready in time for colleges to reopen in fall

Fauci: "Bridge too far" to think treatment or vaccine ready in time for colleges to reopen in fall
Fauci: "Bridge too far" to think treatment or vaccine ready in time for colleges to reopen in fall
Fauci: "Bridge too far" to think treatment or vaccine ready in time for colleges to reopen in fall
Fauci: "Bridge too far" to think treatment or vaccine ready in time for colleges to reopen in fall
Fauci: "Bridge too far" to think treatment or vaccine ready in time for colleges to reopen in fall

[uponit7771]

4. Fauci has been moderate level speaking out so far, this is a start

[malaise]

7. Yesterday the Con said 90,000 then 100,000 before

he went back to 80,000

[captain queeg]

8. Whatever it is that trump uses to scare rethug politicians into line

Must not be working on Fauci. I guess he doesn’t have any sketchy Russian financial deals or some sexual deviation to threaten him with exposure.

[onecaliberal]

9. Fauci is above all of these people.

[KS Toronado]

15. It's fear of dumpie's revenge and how he'll ruin them...

[sellitman]

10. Hope he stays off small airplanes

The orange child is going to have a hissy fit.

[onecaliberal]

12. It's already happening. Tweet storm in progress.

[CountAllVotes]

11. Kawasaki-like syndrome

Yeah that is serious alright ... very serious!

Children are dying, it isn't just a bunch of useless old people and those with disabilities.

Note re: Being old. It used to be age 50 was old, then 55, then 60, then 62, now 65.

Yippee! I am not "old" yet!

Who else has noticed this *change* other than me?

[onecaliberal]

13. Shit is going to hit the fan when school starts again... Kids, educators and parents are going

to get hit. It is very frightening.

[CountAllVotes]

14. My good friend in the EU has a grandchild dx'd w/this

I cannot tell you the worry I sense from his letter to me abt. this.

Good god!

She's been sick for awhile now (a few years) and was dx'd with this "syndrome".

It is so damn sad!

I don't give a damn abt. myself so much. I care more abt. others that still have a life to live as my days have been done for years now, its just a waiting game for me so I have no great fear for my personal self.

But children and others that have plenty to live for, plain unfair!

May the force be with everyone!

[onecaliberal]

18. My grandchildren are too young for school.

I think this is a disaster waiting to happen. Think about the cases they're seeing now when the entire school system is closed down in this country. What will happen when millions of students are back at school. trust me when I tell you there is NO way any school in this country has adequate space to socially distance students. I am very worried about this.

[marlakay]

19. My daughter in San Antonio is thinking about

Keeping her kids at home, they will be in 7th and 9th grade next year. But she starts new accounting fulltime job in August and if she can’t work at home she is concerned.

[onecaliberal]

21. One of my kids did her entire high school online. It is the same curriculum as the public school

system here. In fact it is the only approved charter in the district. It worked out perfectly for her. It's not for everyone. But if the kiddo is organized and self starting it's great. They can listen to tutorials and lectures as many times as they need. There is also a lot more time for them to complete assignments. I wish your daughter luck. I am worried about being ordered back to work as well, even though I can perform 99% of my duties from my home.

[marlakay]

24. Her older son while very very smart

Has Aspergers and has aides work with him to help socially. Like he is in Algebra 2 but she can’t trust him to take school bus alone at 14 yrs old.

[onecaliberal]

28. My son is brilliant as well, but even in Jr. High I would have to check his backpack to make sure

There weren't things he was forgetting to let me know. He is a great student, it's just that he would leave his arms and legs behind if they weren't attached.

[flibbitygiblets]

31. So true that the definition of "old" keeps shifting.

"40 is the new 30, 50 is the new 40", etc until it morphs into utter ridiculousness.

A lot of it may just be wishful thinking and/or denial. Some of it is celebrity-inspired with a lot of help from the makers of botox and other products. (These things were not available--or affordable by the masses-- until more recently.) There's also a rather recent realization that we can take matters into our own hands to combat age-related effects and illness. Everything from use of sunscreen to diet and exercise come into play. This last category may have been available for a long time but it's now much more widely known to make a big difference. I think all of these things combined help explain the ever-shifting definition of "aged".

[CountAllVotes]

33. Very convenient for "senior" discounts

Luckily, my husband was born in 1937. Is he not old enough *yet*?

I haul him around w/me on senior discount days. Are they going to tell an 83 year old Vet that he does not qualify? Will they?

Its all about money.

If you are under 65, no senior discount for YOU!

Die already those born after 1956! Hurry!

[flibbitygiblets]

35. My experience with "honored citizen" discounts is that it's up to the individual business

I can get 10% off at the pot store and the local movie theater since I turned 55 last November, so I'm pretty stoked about that. Well, I was, before the world came screeching to a halt thanks to Dolt-45.

[CountAllVotes]

36. Just wait

The dispensaries here went from 55 = discount.
Now many won't give a discount until 65.

They also do not honor holders of 215 cards anymore and the discount they used to give to holders that have a valid card (which they inspected and copied and looked at and reviewed and asked for more info. re: you and you finances btw) gave a discount.

Why bother to spend another $100 to renew something that is deemed useless?

They used the likes of me to get the weed legal for themselves while acting as if they gave a shit about those with a medical need. The only ones that were getting a discount had to have one of three conditions to qualify: 1. AIDS 2. CANCER 3. MS.

Once it was mission accomplished ON MY BACK mind you, they stop the whole thing now and zero for medical folks, including those with the three above named fatal conditions.

However, IF you buy a t-shirt advertising their dispensary you get 10% off!

[yaesu]

16. It was reported yesterday that NY alone may have under reported by over 5,000. nt

[onecaliberal]

22. I think we would all be shocked by the number of uncounted...

[SergeStorms]

25. The red states especially...

are under counting. FloriDUH is a mystery. I don't think anyone knows how many have died in FloriDUH from the virus.

[DanieRains]

20. Like I Said

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213416343

[onecaliberal]

23. Holy shit. Words fail...

[CountAllVotes]

27. +1

n/t !!

[hadEnuf]

26. The Fascist party and their Dear Leader are trying to lowball the counts for political purposes.

Then they accuse China of doing what they have just done.

[CountAllVotes]

29. dumps mo

Blame someone else, esp. Obama! That's right Obama! Its his fault!

Don the con must go and must go NOW!

[hadEnuf]

32. Trump is such a bottom of the barrel "leader" that after 3-1/2 years he still has to blame the

previous administration. Problem is, the previous administration makes his administration look sick.

Then again, that doesn't take much.

[CountAllVotes]

34. Must be rough

Being a bottom of the barrel mushroom and all! Wowza!

[onecaliberal]

30. EVERTHING trump says is self serving. His words must be carefully

parsed to discern what is actually happening.