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mucifer

(23,539 posts)
Wed May 13, 2020, 05:25 PM May 2020

'Trump death clock' NYC Times Square counts coronavirus fatalities blamed on president's Inaction

A billboard in New York City’s Times Square has begun showing a "Trump Death Clock" tallying coronavirus deaths that its creator says can be attributed to the president's inaction.

The digital counter was installed last week by filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, who said he wanted to make clear to the Americans the consequences of Donald Trump’s policies.

The Trump Death Clock, which is also running on an accompanying website, uses an estimation that 60 per cent that American coronavirus deaths could have been avoided due to White House inaction in February.

Dr Anthony Fauci, the leading US infectious diseases expert, has admitted lives could have been saved if the government had intervened sooner to stem the outbreak. Some epidemiologists have estimated that 60 per cent of American deaths could have been avoided if the White House had acted just one week earlier.


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-clock-new-york-times-square-coronavirus-death-toll-a9512041.html?utm_source=reddit.com
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'Trump death clock' NYC Times Square counts coronavirus fatalities blamed on president's Inaction (Original Post) mucifer May 2020 OP
For all the coverage of the anti-lockdown nitwit brigades gratuitous May 2020 #1
Naw, the nitwit brigades, and Tara Reade, are just TOO compelling ... mr_lebowski May 2020 #2
Solid Excellent Point.. you'd Think! Cha May 2020 #4
They would cover i like a countdown clock if a Democratic President occupied the WH malaise May 2020 #8
That is my thought as well! SheltieLover May 2020 #9
Here's a visual: blogslut May 2020 #3
Thanks mucifer May 2020 #5
Thank you, blogslut.. Cha May 2020 #6
Now at 50,495 G_j May 2020 #11
Thanks for posting the photo. Brother Mythos May 2020 #12
They should make this into an embedable interactive graphic widget DBoon May 2020 #7
It would be great if it was across from tRump Tower... Drive him nutz!!! nt mitch96 May 2020 #10

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
1. For all the coverage of the anti-lockdown nitwit brigades
Wed May 13, 2020, 05:28 PM
May 2020

You'd think the major media outlets could spare some time for the Trump Death Clock.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
2. Naw, the nitwit brigades, and Tara Reade, are just TOO compelling ...
Wed May 13, 2020, 05:29 PM
May 2020

Only so many hours in the day, ya know?

malaise

(268,968 posts)
8. They would cover i like a countdown clock if a Democratic President occupied the WH
Wed May 13, 2020, 05:36 PM
May 2020

They should begin every program with an accurate update.

DBoon

(22,363 posts)
7. They should make this into an embedable interactive graphic widget
Wed May 13, 2020, 05:36 PM
May 2020

For posting to social media, political websites, emails, etc.

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