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May 19, 2020

More coverage needs to be given to hydroxychloroquine shortages.

It is so selfish and irresponsible for trump to push this drug. He is pushing it for financial reasons, he is unqualified to make any drug recommendations at all, he is endangering lives by flogging a drug now found to be virtually useless in treating COVID-19, and he is causing shortages for those who take the drug for legitimate reasons. Yes, Nancy's shade was hilarious (seriously, she is the best) but media should pivot past that to cover the genuine harm trump's BS is causing.

May 19, 2020

NO - it's his latest distraction.

Every time anyone bothers to talk about it is less time talking about the real shit going on - Pompeo and secret arms sales to Saudi Arabia, FEMA stealing and Kushner grifting medical supplies, the Senate ignoring calls for more aid while they plan to push through judicial appointments instead, what the heck Bill Barr is up to, Lindsey Graham's latest kangaroo court antics, and on and on.

trump is waving a big shiny "LOOK HERE!" sign and every single thread (of dozens in less than 24 hours) about his latest lie plays right into WHAT HE WANTS, which is to talk about the lie and not the important stuff.

Why are you doing what he wants? Stop it. Please.

May 19, 2020

5G is potentially problematic for weather forecasting

There are issues with 5G, but not the conspiracy theory "gonna kill you!" kind, and those in the know are working on ways to keep weather forecast accuracy from being compromised.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/11/22/global-g-deal-poses-significant-threat-weather-forecast-accuracy-experts-warn/

Studies completed before the negotiations by U.S. government agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA and the Navy had warned that 5G equipment operating in the 24-gigahertz frequency band could interfere with transmissions from polar-orbiting satellites used to gather weather data. This could make forecasts much less reliable, the reports found.

[Weather forecast accuracy is at risk from 5G wireless technology, key lawmaker warns FCC, seeking documents]

Specifically, these highly technical analyses concluded that if deployed widely and without adequate constraints, telecommunications equipment operating in the 24 GHz frequency band would bleed into the frequencies that NOAA and NASA satellite sensors also use to sense the presence and properties of water vapor in the atmosphere, significantly interfering with the collection and transmission of critical weather data.


https://spacenews.com/passive-microwave-5g-ams-2020/

In the last 20 years, passive microwave sensors on weather satellites have detected faint signals emitted by water vapor in the atmosphere from 23.6 to 24 GHz. Data drawn from those sensors “is the most significant contributor to reduced forecast error,” according to Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Approach to Deliver 5G Services, a paper released Jan. 13 by the Aerospace Corp.’s Civil Spectrum Management Group.

Those signals are “absolutely key to knowing what is going on in the atmosphere,” said David Lavers, a European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts scientist.

World Radiocommunication Conference delegates agreed to allow 5G technologies to operate from 24.25-27.5 GHz as long as equipment limits the strength of signals spilling over into the adjacent band.

Meteorologists, who say the limits do not go far enough to protect weather observations, are calling for further dialogue between the weather and telecommunications communities.


May 19, 2020

My issue with this is that even if it works, by asking dogs to sniff for the virus,

you're asking them to expose themselves to it. Call me a softie, but I have problems with the ethics of doing that.

May 19, 2020

So many doctors need to stand up and scream at this fool, quickly and loudly,

before he gets someone killed. His medical license needs to be yanked yesterday. There is no excuse for such wild and irresponsible behavior. Yes, I know trump has been doing the same thing but trump isn't a doctor and he shouldn't be getting away with it either. Marshall should be toast for this, medical career and political career GONE for being so irresponsible with the welfare of the general public.

May 19, 2020

Susan Rice is unruffled, and calls their bluff.

A spokesperson for Rice said supports the effort to release her email. “Ambassador Rice would welcome the release of the entirety of her January 20, 2017 email, as well as all of the intelligence reports related to Michael Flynn," the spokesperson said.


Boom. Emphasis mine.
May 18, 2020

I think it's a great idea.

So what if the election is in a few months? Those are key months that could be used to turn the tide on COVID if DonnyDumDum got out of the way. So what if prevailing opinion is that he won't actually resign? That doesn't mean we should muzzle ourselves. More and more news columns are expressing a desire for him to resign.

https://www.startpage.com/do/dsearch?query=trump+should+resign

There is no reason citizens shouldn't do the same, in fact, more people should. The ways thing are going now, there should be a loud, resounding "RESIGN!" chorus all over social media. It's strange that there is not.

Let 'er rip.

Besides, it will bug the heck out of the little twerp. I'm all for that.

May 18, 2020

If you can draw a direct line from the faked graph to the reopening of the state

to the inevitable deaths, somebody should have lot of lawsuits coming his way. I know it sounds quaint in this day and age, but given the stakes maybe an ethics charge, or I dunno, a criminal charge might be in order too. Kemp straight up lied to people, and some of them will die. It's not right for him to be able to shrug and walk away free of responsibility for that.

May 18, 2020

True. One of the responses would make him very upset as well...

https://twitter.com/stormspottersue/status/1261698127003824128
StormSpotterSue
@stormspottersue
Replying to @Alyssa_Milano
Trump would also hate to see this (from June 2016) about the national stockpile!

npr article w/image of rows of packed shelves
May 17, 2020

Great tweet!

Ann Johnson
@VoteAnnJohnson

Senator John Cornyn can vote by mail - why can't you?

We must protect Texans' constitutional right to vote - and preserve the integrity of our elections. Individuals must be allowed the opportunity to #VoteByMail2020.

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