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BigmanPigman

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1. It is sad that many Americans will not give

Reply to queentonic (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:29 AM

Mar 2020

a shit until it personally affects them physically and/or financially. The younger citizens who are asymptomatic now will spread it to their parents and grandparents then they will have to care for them. The shit is about to hit the fan with the Fux Ruse crowd who is making this out to be some one else's problem and are pointing fingers at other countries. I have zero sympathy for them...they are part of the problem.

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Over 1 Million Deaths Expected in US [View all] queentonic Mar 2020 OP

It is sad that many Americans will not give BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #1

Even today with widespread school closures and sports cancellations... Orrex Mar 2020 #2

They get their information from Trump, from Fox News, from right-wing radio. They are Doodley Mar 2020 #3

You just described my brother. SergeStorms Mar 2020 #13

The blood is on Trump's hands dalton99a Mar 2020 #4

Yes, absolutely tragically true (nt) Tumbulu Mar 2020 #5

Rawstory click bait PSPS Mar 2020 #6

He has a good thread on twitter that continues with info . Yes let's flatten the curve Action needed lunasun Mar 2020 #7

Andy Slavitt is a go to guy about ACA flamingdem Mar 2020 #8

That seems a little exaggerated to me unless this lasts a number of years Poiuyt Mar 2020 #9

I think a better source is Trevor Bedford jmbar2 Mar 2020 #10

Great info! Maybe use it for an OP? Canoe52 Mar 2020 #14

I don't know what an OP is, but it is good info to share with others. jmbar2 Mar 2020 #15

OP - original post, like queentonic did here and then we responded to. Canoe52 Mar 2020 #16

As a benchmark, there were 1,836 fatalities during Hurricane Katrina. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #11

In Puerto Rico, the official death toll was 2,975 people due to Hurricane Maria. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #12