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2naSalit

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111. They had federal agents confiscating PPE...

Reply to Botany (Reply #109)

Mon Sep 13, 2021, 12:03 PM

Sep 2021

At airports! And not reimbursing the states and other entities for their purchases.

Never forget that part.

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The largest loss of life event ever in US history [View all] Travel Hat Sep 2021 OP

According to some articles the real # of dead could already be @ 1,000,000 Americans. Botany Sep 2021 #1

+1,000,000 WA-03 Democrat Sep 2021 #2

As someone who has watched the numbers meticulously since the beginning Otto_Harper Sep 2021 #3

Agreed 100% PCIntern Sep 2021 #6

Agree ... especially if states have a governor like DeSantis in Florida. RKP5637 Sep 2021 #7

sound's like he's not to well received ? he might have to move to a third world country ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #14

Wish he would. He's the one the GOP would like to have run in 2024 if they RKP5637 Sep 2021 #18

very much so ! negligent homicide should be considered on all republicans ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #24

Republicans are certainly a special throw-back breed. RKP5637 Sep 2021 #28

Negligent homicide is not severe enough rambler_american Sep 2021 #63

First I've heard of that pandr32 Sep 2021 #112

Not negligent. Deliberate, premeditated genocide. lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #101

that's better yet ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #114

I never understood why "conservatives" were so opposed to universal health care. plimsoll Sep 2021 #9

Profits. Kaiser gave Nixon the idea for profit based HMO. This right after Johnson started Medicare Tommymac Sep 2021 #36

You are correct. It was Nixon and Kaiser that steered America toward healthcare for profit... Raster Sep 2021 #102

In fact, there is a quote, not sure who said it, I think it was Nixon... Raster Sep 2021 #103

One reason. Because WE are for it. They will die to own liberals. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2021 #48

That's mainly US conservatives IronLionZion Sep 2021 #52

That's US conservatives' fear: that liberal policies would be proven to work. n/t Beartracks Sep 2021 #59

See Social Security and Medicare, and even Obamacare IronLionZion Sep 2021 #61

absolutely correct they are an under count. Travel Hat Sep 2021 #23

God only knows the #s of dead early on that died of Botany Sep 2021 #46

I know for a fact that it killed my mom... 2naSalit Sep 2021 #86

I feel fairly certian I had C-19 in late Dec. 2019 & all of Jan. 2020 Botany Sep 2021 #98

I'm pretty sure you're right. 2naSalit Sep 2021 #104

Trump was told of the coming Pandemic in the fall of 2019 and what did he do? Botany Sep 2021 #105

Yup. 2naSalit Sep 2021 #106

And in the winter of 2020 Kushner & Pompeo shipped 18 tons of PPE to China* which helped .... Botany Sep 2021 #109

They had federal agents confiscating PPE... 2naSalit Sep 2021 #111

Yup! And He had states competing with each other over PPE too. Botany Sep 2021 #113

That's why they qualify... 2naSalit Sep 2021 #115

Welcome to DU, Otto_Harper. calimary Sep 2021 #91

You have done a great job malaise Sep 2021 #107

Thanks, malaise! calimary Sep 2021 #110

That seems to be a very plausible scenario set out by a professional. BobTheSubgenius Sep 2021 #93

I would put everything I have on Florida's numbers dewsgirl Sep 2021 #4

Spell check, don't hate me but littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #5

K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2021 #19

I think everyone understood it. Nt USALiberal Sep 2021 #42

Nice to know that you live on a sofa inside my head littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #72

Thanx! Botany Sep 2021 #116

Thank you. ❤ littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #117

Yep. Obama and others got us ready for.... paleotn Sep 2021 #11

yepper , TFG & republican's put all in the dumpster ! all of this is on the republican's ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #16

The Hot Zone was a real eye opener for .me. CottonBear Sep 2021 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author Jetheels Sep 2021 #70

Well don't die mad, it was not just "they" that did it to Hillary. Jetheels Sep 2021 #71

Tim Kaine. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #94

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2021 #84

Yeah, but you'd want to use comparative percentages Sympthsical Sep 2021 #8

In real terms, it's like nuking Portland, OR or Nashville, TN.... paleotn Sep 2021 #15

Absolute numbers are good too. plimsoll Sep 2021 #17

The reason I did it that way is I have a Maga nephew. Travel Hat Sep 2021 #25

I only converted because I was interested Sympthsical Sep 2021 #29

Don't your percentages rely on calculations wnylib Sep 2021 #56

Percentages are more meaningful in this situation, I think. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #50

Percentages are the right way to compare historical events, given a rising population Klaralven Sep 2021 #77

Percent is interesting & telling, but I'm not sure it's the most valid when used alone. NullTuples Sep 2021 #85

So unnecessary too. Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #10

Well, thanks for brightening my day. SergeStorms Sep 2021 #12

Thanks Slobfather malaise Sep 2021 #13

yet the slobfather is still walking free on the street's ? don't make sense ? monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #21

No sense at all malaise Sep 2021 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Sep 2021 #27

Trump's most famous words/lie..."It's a hoax"...He won't ever live that down...just as important... Stuart G Sep 2021 #31

There needs to be consequences malaise Sep 2021 #33

There needs to be consequences malaise Sep 2021 #34

Totally Agree."Lock him up" 1min,52secs, Trump says "Virus is a hoax..We have lost nobody to virus" Stuart G Sep 2021 #38

I doubt "reporters" would ever ask the HOAX question. They are too chickenshit. HUAJIAO Sep 2021 #49

Not all reporters are "chickenshit." Some will ask that question, and at debates he will be reminded Stuart G Sep 2021 #53

I hope you are right and I am wrong. HUAJIAO Sep 2021 #54

He will be remembered saying "It's a hoax," by us on DU and too few others. Doodley Sep 2021 #60

Trump deaths mountain grammy Sep 2021 #20

100 % ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #22

Does he own the million plus deaths in Europe? WarGamer Sep 2021 #32

What do you think? mountain grammy Sep 2021 #35

The facts say that... WarGamer Sep 2021 #43

Oddly, most of us expected better of the US. I laid off my cleaning ladies & gave them money... Hekate Sep 2021 #64

The anyi-vaxxers like Jenny McCarthy pre-date the C19 debacle. WarGamer Sep 2021 #67

The Trump Death Clock OhioTim Sep 2021 #83

It wasn't just that trump did a piss poor job.. mountain grammy Sep 2021 #88

He doesn't own deaths in Europe...Those were a VERY STRONG warning to us... Stuart G Sep 2021 #40

A constant spewage: "Fake News, Magically disappear, Kung Flu, China Virus" worked like a charm to Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #108

600,000 per year die of Cancer. WarGamer Sep 2021 #30

Really? Moebym Sep 2021 #37

With 200-300 million per year in funding... WarGamer Sep 2021 #39

You are off the wall, C19 is preventable..Ain't it?..No crowds, masks, social distancing...Ain't it? Stuart G Sep 2021 #41

Actually it's NOT completely preventable. WarGamer Sep 2021 #44

Well that sure is depressing. You know I remember I think it was when Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #58

Lovely attempt at moving your own goalposts. LanternWaste Sep 2021 #66

Just the facts, LW... WarGamer Sep 2021 #68

diff tx for diff cancers samnsara Sep 2021 #57

Cancer is not 1 disease. Every type ocancer is completely different and treated completely different Quixote1818 Sep 2021 #95

I think we've already hit a million. One of these days a statistician will count... Hekate Sep 2021 #45

DUers have no reason to lie about this ... FakeNoose Sep 2021 #47

The CDC has data that compares the increase in deaths to what is typical. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #51

That gives the total excess deaths from the start of March 2020 to mid July 2021 as about 715,000 muriel_volestrangler Sep 2021 #76

That's probably an undercount as it may have included May & June. n/t NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #82

I doubt there's a way to prove it either way IronLionZion Sep 2021 #55

Did your source include information on what those numbers are as a percentage of the US population? NurseJackie Sep 2021 #62

Sympthsical did the numbers Travel Hat Sep 2021 #65

Thanks. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #74

Surprised WWI was that high bucolic_frolic Sep 2021 #69

In WW I if you got out your trench and ran across no man's land towards the "other guy's trench" ... Botany Sep 2021 #75

Yes, but percents are more valid. former9thward Sep 2021 #73

By end of next year is my prediction. roamer65 Sep 2021 #79

At the rate things are going with GQP... IrishAfricanAmerican Sep 2021 #80

55 million Native Americans wiped out by disease and war meadowlander Sep 2021 #81

Thank you. roody Sep 2021 #92

Wow, truly sobering Patton French Sep 2021 #87

The right wing death cult at work - nt Ohio Joe Sep 2021 #89

Welcome to DU, Travel Hat. calimary Sep 2021 #90

I would say that it's over a million now.... OhioChick Sep 2021 #96

omg Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #97

will... myohmy2 Sep 2021 #99

Several studies Snackshack Sep 2021 #100