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AtheistCrusader

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24. This needs to be rubbed in Trump's face every time he howls about China.

Tue May 5, 2020, 11:23 AM

May 2020

'closing the border' is the only thing he has to lean on as 'proactive' effort.

He didn't close the border to china. He closed the border to Chinese nationals coming from china. The virus doesn't care the nationality of the person carrying it. It's happy to ride along with whomever.

And the prevalent strain causing most of our deaths isn't from China. It's from Europe.

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A mutant coronavirus has emerged, even more contagious than the original, study says [View all] LiberalArkie May 2020 OP

Open up everything! ☠☠☠ sinkingfeeling May 2020 #1

This is not unexpected and will make people in crowds very vulnerable - and the rest of us thanks to BSdetect May 2020 #2

tRump never expected white people could infect US, so he wasted 5 wks before closing Europe Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #5

He is determined to place the blame Scarsdale May 2020 #35

k and R riversedge May 2020 #3

K&R! SheltieLover May 2020 #4

We need to keep this thread / news visible - may be a real uptake in deaths if this proves accurate BSdetect May 2020 #6

The news just keeps getting better every day. smirkymonkey May 2020 #7

A plague of murder wasps? DBoon May 2020 #11

When Gustav (2008) blew through our area, I saw one of these with a white head Hestia May 2020 #36

I know. Still waiting for test results. Boomerproud May 2020 #12

Literally I can't think of any day since Roc2020 May 2020 #30

If you hear thundering hooves coming down your street, run like hell. Blue_true May 2020 #56

FYI...this study is getting criticzed heavily be Medical experts on Twitter DrToast May 2020 #8

Yup, it's a raw preprint obamanut2012 May 2020 #19

Pre-print is a pre-print. I get that. But... BadgerMom May 2020 #34

tRUMPS PLAN? bluestarone May 2020 #9

This seems to confirm what was previously suspected genxlib May 2020 #10

The west coast hit with Wuhan strain and NYC hit with Lombardi strain maybe? LiberalArkie May 2020 #14

and we could also speculate that massive amounts of alcohol ... (nt) stopdiggin May 2020 #48

That would have been Mardi Gras. That was the first recorded in Pine Bluff Arkansas LiberalArkie May 2020 #51

Map the mutations on the Nextstrain site: Alex4Martinez May 2020 #13

Fascinating - that link to "nextstrain" packman May 2020 #18

Like the common cold, mutates all the time davekriss May 2020 #15

its not unreasonable BGBD May 2020 #39

If we are lucky, we will get your wish. Blue_true May 2020 #57

GENXLIB, now a new "syndrome" has emerged in the NY area affecting children Texin May 2020 #16

non-peer reviewed preprint obamanut2012 May 2020 #17

You do realize that peer reviewed papers describing Covid-19 are not out yet. Should we take that LiberalArkie May 2020 #20

Or, at the other end of the spectrum of possibilities, this: Alex4Martinez May 2020 #21

Totally fair. AtheistCrusader May 2020 #26

This could be relatively over with testing, tracing and isolation uponit7771 May 2020 #22

L.A.Times has just been called out for printing a similar article with the alarmist heading about a Native May 2020 #23

All critical thinkers should reject alarmist pseudo-science nt Fiendish Thingy May 2020 #46

This needs to be rubbed in Trump's face every time he howls about China. AtheistCrusader May 2020 #24

Any way you read this it seems that it is now a matter of WHEN you will be infected rather than if.. Ford_Prefect May 2020 #25

At least I don't think I got infected while having Carotid artery surgery last week. That I know of. LiberalArkie May 2020 #27

Glad you made it through. We are gonna need every vote we have left. Ford_Prefect May 2020 #31

Science, Schmience! Makes urgent re-opening even safer! bucolic_frolic May 2020 #28

I was worried about the virus evolving Politicub May 2020 #29

Went to the grocery store, mask required. gab13by13 May 2020 #32

I like throwing in "yea I am a scaredy cat, I even have gun at home to protect me" LiberalArkie May 2020 #33

I used the fear thing too, gab13by13 May 2020 #38

"No, that's WHY you have loaded guns." Iggo May 2020 #44

Quick solution: Wednesdays May 2020 #58

Anyone want to take bets that Trump isn't going to tell his followers to beat up Europeans? Aristus May 2020 #37

What if the variant emerged in Norway? denem May 2020 #40

Nah. Trump wants Norwegians to emigrate here because...I don't know... Aristus May 2020 #41

I think it can be traced to the white supremacist denem May 2020 #42

Forget horror movies. liberalmuse May 2020 #43

WARNING: THIS STUDY HAS NOT BEEN PEER REVIEWED AND MUST BE CONSIDERED INCONCLUSIVE nt Fiendish Thingy May 2020 #45

and who debunked the second infection bit yesterday. mopinko May 2020 #54

Governor Cuomo noted this report a couple of days ago. So he's on it. Studying research like crazy. ancianita May 2020 #47

An old story. With a new sexy-alarmist headline. Yay! stopdiggin May 2020 #49

K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 #50

Scientific rebuttal from virologist on LA times irresponsible reporting : Fiendish Thingy May 2020 #52

But mine wasn't from the LA Times, it was from the Los Alamos, close LiberalArkie May 2020 #53

I read earlier tonight that a mysterious illness believed to be related to covid19 Blue_true May 2020 #55