Actually if there really is a God, they all suffer terribly from COVID-19

So there were two bullshit papers that recently came out arguing that the coronavirus affects hemoglobin in some way. Hot garbage science. Immediately on a bunch of the physician COVID-19 related groups, a lot of people started speculating that maybe African Americans were getting sick more frequently and more…

So there were two bullshit papers that recently came out arguing that the coronavirus affects hemoglobin in some way. Hot garbage science. Immediately on a bunch of the physician COVID-19 related groups, a lot of people started speculating that maybe African Americans were getting sick more frequently and more…

Yes, absolutely this! They go to great length to avoid following U.S. regulations and paying their share of taxes, so it’s only fair that the financial bailout prioritizes those companies that are actually based in the U.S., employ U.S. workers, and follow the same regulations.

That’s some bullshit. The hydroxychloroquine use with “battling lyme disease” is basically a red flag for both her and her physician. But setting that aside, the symptom improvement that she reported with the hydroxychloroquine just physiologically can’t happen. There are no antivirals that work that quickly, and none…

I’m a white guy and certainly not in any way PC police, but it’s crazy how many people are commenting on here about people not being able to take a joke. The white people equivalent of this would be someone who lives in Sandy Hook posting an equivalent picture with someone polishing a gun joking about annoying kids…

There are plenty of people who need to get to work to do essential jobs who don’t have cars if they live in big cities or nearby burbs. Healthcare workers, grocery workers, the people who keep your electricity and water running, the people working at the gas station that allows you to have fuel for your car, etc. If…

I’ve been following the discussions about how we’re going to ration ventilators when the time comes. I worry that a lot of systemic issues and implicit bias are going to result in minorities getting really screwed in the ventilator distribution scheme. Even if you’re just going by comorbid conditions that affect your…

Just wait until he hires Elizabeth Holmes to help coordinate testing!

Fucking Eagles are going to ride that number 15 for the next decade. 

We used IVF so I feel for these families, but it’s not reasonable to demand or expect these procedures at this time. This is not something that you do at home on your own. It requires keeping a clinic open 6-7 days a week for monitoring staffed with people to collect and run labs, nurses/techs, ultrasonographers,…

Hah, definitely, although he’s probably at the higher end of the competence scale and we’d expect him to underestimate his abilities. But maybe the asshole metric is on a different scale 

This. I’m sure he’s quite brilliant and can apply his knowledge and skills to a problem and make a meaningful difference. The problem is that a lot of people like him don’t have good self awareness of where the knowledge and skills end, and assume that with some self-directed research they can master any problem,…

The problem is that even if some states that started early effective lockdowns manage to stop new infections, there are always going to be states that were behind the ball on that. It’s not really feasible to close state borders

I was debating whether to get the box set - I own IV-VI on DVD, and that nice new 4K UHD one looks so pretty once I’m fully employed enough to afford that kind of splurge. I think I’d watch the newer movies again at some point, but honestly have little desire to go back to the prequel. I assume most people here have…

I was debating whether to get the box set - I own IV-VI on DVD, and that nice new 4K UHD one looks so pretty once…

I don’t necessarily object to him sending the stuff over there - after all, if China were able to stamp it out quickly, the likelihood of it spreading over here would be lower. The issue seems to be that there was no strategic vision - nobody with any decision making power seemed to have any idea of what we had in…

I’m legitimately worried that the COVID19 situation is going to be used for some serious census fuckery by the the Republicans (even more than the usual), but at the same time very impressed by how many people are working hard to make sure that doesn’t happen. Got a message from my barber a few days ago- his business…

If only there was a government agency focused on disease control and prevention to provide reputable information, perhaps at regular briefings given by this “presidential” leader you’ve dreamed up

I hear all the Republican politicians who think the old people should sacrifice themselves for the greater good are signing “do not intubate” orders for themselves, refusing PPE, and are volunteering to hand-ventilate the sick patients to save money on ventilators. Anything for the greater good!