[h8kurdt]

Johnson really is nothing without his bully boys behind him to laugh and jeer. Keir Starmer annihilated him today at the PMQs. Shame that we've another 4 years of Johnson's nonsense to put up with.

[The Soup Nazi]

From The Washington Post:
As some countries ease up, others are reimposing lockdowns amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections

My country isn't mentioned, but that's exactly what's going on here: too much "ease up" too soon, shit spiked, and now, starting Friday evening, FULL quarantine in the whole Metropolitan region. That's gonna be fun...

Anyway, some important quotes from the Post's article:

The reemergence of coronavirus cases in many parts of Asia is also prompting a return to closures in places that had claimed success in battling the disease or appeared to have eradicated it altogether, including South Korea, regarded as one of the continent’s top success stories.

South Korea last week rescinded a go-ahead for bars and clubs to reopen after a spike in cases, hours after officials announced the lifting of previous social distancing restrictions and the start of a “new everyday life with the coronavirus.”

South Korean President Moon Jae-in warned his country Sunday to “brace for the pandemic’s second wave,” calling the battle against covid-19 a “prolonged” fight.

In the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the pandemic first emerged, authorities on Tuesday ordered the testing of all 11 million inhabitants after a cluster of six new infections emerged, five weeks after the city had apparently rid itself of the disease.

Germany, which is widely regarded as the model in Europe of a balanced coronavirus response, is warning that some areas may have to reinstate restrictions after localized outbreaks caused a rise in cases.

“We always have to be aware that we are still at the beginning of the pandemic,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel cautioned last week as a cluster of new cases in a meatpacking plant raised fears of an intensified outbreak. “And there’s still a long way in dealing with this virus in front of us.”

[...]

The latest cluster in Wuhan demonstrates how hard it will be to measure whether any location is truly free of coronavirus. The new cases there suggest the virus can flare up in patients up to 50 days after they have apparently recovered, said Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in an interview with state broadcaster CCTV.

“The course of disease could last 30 to 50 days for some patients,” Wu said. “The virus could take longer to manifest itself in patients with weak immunity, who are also prone to ‘ons’ and ‘offs’ of symptoms.”

[...]

Crowds of Parisians gathered on the banks of the Seine to toast their release Monday from six weeks of one of the world’s toughest confinements, prompting police on Tuesday to ban the consumption of alcohol in the vicinity of the river.

[The Soup Nazi]

World Health Organization doctor says coronavirus 'may never go away'
WHO emergencies expert Dr. Mike Ryan said that without the "massive moonshot" of an effective vaccine, coronavirus could become a permanent threat.

From pandemic to endemic. Cases appear, quarantines go in place, cases go down, lockdowns ease up, cases spike like a motherfucker, lather, rinse, repeat.

More: https://news.google.com/stories/CAAq...S&ceid=US%3Aen

[Antagon]

The Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz has recently received a lot of criticism for his appearance at a rally in the state of Vorarlberg which saw him mingling with the crowd, disregarding social distancing measures. The very same person is responsible for a fraught social climate brought on by his highly televised and publicized rhetoric, once stating "Soon everyone of us will know someone who has passed away from Covid-19.".


His admin also oversaw the conception of untransparently and misleading worded laws for the shelter in place period, leading to much confusion - illegitimate fines issued by overly eager police officers; people believing they cannot even visit their family or friends in their private homes (it never was illegal, the laws were worded in a way that could've easily been interpreted that way); coining the phrase of keeping a distance about the size of one baby elephant (wherever the fuck he got that from).


Whilst people have been shunning social contacts, trying to figure out how many baby elephants would fit into the gap between them and the next person, have been laid-off and deemed "inessential to the system" and have generally lived in an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, no doubt exacerbated by the baffling statements of this guy, he apparently seems to live in a parallel universe.

 

[Antagon]

 

Oh, and he didn't even wear a facemask after previously salivating over the thought of the population wearing them pretty much everywhere, claiming that the new laws concerning the mandatory facemask in public means of transport and supermarkets should be seen as tutorial phase, so one could get accustomed to it. Then he expressed his wish that people put them on pretty much everywhere in the public. I want this song to follow him around whenever he confidently waltzes into another gaffe from now on.

[_slavo_]

this dude looks like hes 23 and has a permanent tan

[Antagon]

Originally Posted by _slavo_

this dude looks like hes 23 and has a permanent tan

He does. And elderly conservatives are absolutely enamoured with his "youthfulness", would you believe. He got elected for a second time after losing a vote of no confidence. Welcome to Asstria.

[tw2113]

Originally Posted by Robert Schunk

I've spent so much time playing solitaire on my computer that I think I'm now qualified for membership in the Royal Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things.

Membership is in the mail

[h8kurdt]

Trump now saying he's been taking hydroxychloroquine for the past couple of weeks saying

“You’d be surprised at how many people are taking it … The frontline workers many many are taking it,” Trump said.

“I happen to be taking it. I happen to be taking it. I’m taking it, hydroxychloroquine. Right now, yeah. A couple weeks ago I started taking it. Because I think it’s good, I heard a lot of good stories … I take a pill every day.”

This is even though

A string of studies around the world have suggested that hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine do little to prevent or treat Covid-19, and the FDA has cautioned against the use of either drug for Covid-19 outside of the hospital setting or a clinical trial “due to risk of heart rhythm problems”.

The drugs “can cause abnormal heart rhythms such as QT interval prolongation and a dangerously rapid heart rate called ventricular tachycardia”, the FDA said.

Let's add it to the long list of evidence that he's absolutely cuckoo

[tw2113]

hydroxychloroquine has entered the GOP election race?

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by GeneticKiss

C'mon man, these people are in no way a majority. In fact, a lot of us agree with how dumb they are.

That is obviously true. However, no-one glorifies gun violence quite like America; there are gun shops in every town selling guns with names like the bone collector. 2nd amendment worshipers etc. It's just not worth my time anymore.

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by tw2113

hydroxychloroquine has entered the GOP election race?

If Dotard told the truth about taking it (which is a big if), yes, it has literally entered the election.

 

Reminds me of South Park's 'member berries...

[The Soup Nazi]

And the horseshit goes planetary. From AP:

Spain’s far-right holds car protest against virus lockdown
Several thousand followers of Spain’s far-right Vox party gathered Saturday in their cars and on motorbikes in the center of Madrid and other Spanish cities to protest the Spanish government’s handling of the nation’s coronavirus crisis.

The party accuses the government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of lying about the impact of the health crisis and for violating Spaniards’ rights by confining people to their homes and closing business during the lockdown.

 

 

 

[h8kurdt]

Who'd I rather punch in the stomach-Dominic Cummings or Boris Johnson?


Honestly, the behaviour of this fucking conservative government during this pandemic is a fucking joke. String the lot of the up. Tbh, I'm just annoyed that it's recess for the government atm meaning Starmer can't read Johnson and new one at PMQ's on Wednesday.

[g.]

Originally Posted by h8kurdt

Who'd I rather punch in the stomach-Dominic Cummings or Boris Johnson?


Honestly, the behaviour of this fucking conservative government during this pandemic is a fucking joke. String the lot of the up. Tbh, I'm just annoyed that it's recess for the government atm meaning Starmer can't read Johnson and new one at PMQ's on Wednesday.

So true. Both are a disgrace and still in their privileged positions. Insult to all that abide by their rules.

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by h8kurdt

Who'd I rather punch in the stomach-Dominic Cummings or Boris Johnson?

Let's punch Stephen Miller first and then all these other fucks. And Bobby Gillespie.

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by h8kurdt

Who'd I rather punch in the stomach-Dominic Cummings or Boris Johnson?

Honestly, the behaviour of this fucking conservative government during this pandemic is a fucking joke. String the lot of the up. Tbh, I'm just annoyed that it's recess for the government atm meaning Starmer can't read Johnson and new one at PMQ's on Wednesday.

Civil Service Tweet Goes Viral

 

[The Soup Nazi]

From CNN:

With restaurants closed, rat sightings are increasing across the United States

 

Brown rats scamper on Pearl Street, in New York's Lower Manhattan neighborhood.

(CNN) With restaurants closed or open with limited capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic, a certain subset of those establishments' "patrons" is struggling.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that certain areas across the country are reporting "an increase in rodent activity," as rats search for sources of food other than restaurant dumpsters. [...]

Shit, you guys got a lotta rats over there in NYC...

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

From CNN:


Shit, you guys got a lotta rats over there in NYC...

the news is they’ve moved to the suburbs

i still hate the suburbs

[Debaser]

Originally Posted by g.

So true. Both are a disgrace and still in their privileged positions. Insult to all that abide by their rules.

If Cummings does end up to be 'sacked' there's no doubt that he'll still be around lurching somewhere in the background. Absolute shitshow. I think this is all deliberate though imo, it would get some people to think 'screw this, if he can do this, so can I.' Herd immunity is still their goal.



No doubt that Steve Bannon had a few chats with Cummings during his 'tour' in Europe few years ago.