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cayugafalls

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16. Texas has been under reporting the numbers from the get go.

Reply to Horse with no Name (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 10:56 AM

May 2020

At least that is my opinion. We will never know the true impact as we can't trust our government to test and report accurately.

It sucks because you can't even discuss numbers with rethugs. You just have to accept the divide.

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Feds are pulling testing in Dallas. Yesterday we had 253 new cases in Dallas County which tied [View all] Horse with no Name May 2020 OP

Like other countries under dictatorships or fascist rule, critical evidence is being hidden and NoRoadUntravelled May 2020 #1

This Borders on Criminality Indykatie May 2020 #2

Borders? The whole fucking GOP is a criminal organization. rickyhall May 2020 #17

Abbott is a complete trump toadie Horse with no Name May 2020 #18

are the hospitals getting slammed? The press needs to keep on top of it mucifer May 2020 #3

my deplorable's head has been exploding over the stats. mopinko May 2020 #5

Right now Horse with no Name May 2020 #28

Way less than Chicago hope people can be safe mucifer May 2020 #29

They are closing our counties testing sites too! Dustlawyer May 2020 #4

It's A Numbers Game To Trump.... global1 May 2020 #6

That's exactly what it is SledDriver May 2020 #7

+1 ffr May 2020 #14

Excess Deaths are not responsive to tweets or prohibition of testing. They can't be covered up. . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #11

No testing, no Covid19 to count. marble falls May 2020 #8

If they can get away with obscuring the numbers here they can do the same in November. Ford_Prefect May 2020 #9

"they want us dead and not counted" Roc2020 May 2020 #10

Stay safe blue Texans. ffr May 2020 #12

Yet everyone in the WH is tested DAILY? ffr May 2020 #13

K&R, I just found out through the leaked WH document that my city is flaring also. These bastards uponit7771 May 2020 #15

Texas has been under reporting the numbers from the get go. cayugafalls May 2020 #16

I think so too Horse with no Name May 2020 #19

+1, per covidactnow.org uponit7771 May 2020 #21

Recommended. H2O Man May 2020 #20

Trump feels that high numbers make America (him) look bad. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #22

Can't test positive if you don't get tested IronLionZion May 2020 #23

I'm sw houston. personally know over 30 people who were very sick Nov.2019-March 2020 Sunlei May 2020 #24

The Texas Panhandle has close to 2442 cases of Covid-19, as of yesterday. blogslut May 2020 #25

The rollout of this reopening is going to be botched six ways from Sunday. n/t MrModerate May 2020 #26

My sympathies to the Blue 43.24%. The rest get exactly what they voted for. TheFourthMind May 2020 #27

They are not even trying to mask their intentions... BadGimp May 2020 #30

The only mask rethugs wear is one that hides the truth. diva77 May 2020 #31