Why the broad disparity in death rates from COVID-19?

Marionville comments on Apr 11, 2020:

This is pointless data, and therefore meaningless. Unless every citizen in every country was tested we have no idea how many people anywhere actually have been infected. Some countries are fairly comprehensive in their testing, others have tested virtually nobody. Then there is the question of ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@Matias how about if we just count the body bags?

Why the broad disparity in death rates from COVID-19?

Spinliesel comments on Apr 11, 2020:

I love these tables! They contain the real data but not explanations. I could have hours of fun creating reasons why the numbers come out as they do: countries where people hug each other upon meeting. Countries where people live very close together; Counties with large mountain ranges, ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 11, 2020:

Both WHO (international maps) and the CDC (USA ) have maps such as you describe, updated daily.

Why the broad disparity in death rates from COVID-19?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 11, 2020:

SHOUT OUT to all you "death rate deniers", maybe this chart will wake you the hell up! Minimizing this thing is Not helping! Just today 2 people on here were babbling away about ".04% death rates, why worry?"

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@Silvertongue so you think # of hospital patients & recorded deaths mean nothing........

Glass Wax, have you ever used it?

Lorajay comments on Apr 11, 2020:

I almost remember using it. I think it put a pink film on the glass that you had to wipe that off.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 11, 2020:

It dried white, that's why it made great snowflakes.

Glass Wax, have you ever used it?

HankSherman comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Best I remember, alot of elbow grease. And alot of smears...seemed to work better on appliances

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 11, 2020:

You were supposed to let it dry, then buff.....

Just looking at the death count for the United States and the World.

bbyrd009 comments on Apr 10, 2020:

our immunity is attacked from every direction though, chlorine, fluoride, thimerosal, aluminum, on and on

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 11, 2020:

Our simple well-being is attacked my the pathetic constant lies & misdirection of our OrangeIdiot.

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jlynn37 comments on Apr 10, 2020:

We could handle this virus the same way as the Spanish Flu was handled in the 1918 pandemic. Go about your business, wear a face mask and hope you will not be one of the 50 to 100 million people who die.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 11, 2020:

I think with 100 years of science behind us, we should be able to do a bit better than that

Understanding requires open mindedness.

Omnedon comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I realize this is not necessarily intended to be taken entirely literally... But even so, I question the second sentence: "There is never a right or wrong answer."

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@Lightupmylife hahahahaaa, I have been afraid of Nothing since my first ex, the batterer, died. ASSumptions are almost always wrong ......as are mealy-mouthed equivocations.

Bill O’Reilly: Dead Coronavirus Victims ‘Were On Their Last Legs Anyway’ | HuffPost

Novelty comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Bill O'Reilly is a misogynistic alpha male, it's why he's invested in Catholicism, it's sort of their club. Seriously exactly what's the difference between Bill and pedophile priest? His innocent victims are just a bit older. We should sell the Vatican to pay for Covid-19, their Swiss Guard ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@Jacar oooohhh, "China-19" parroting your hero drump, again........

Understanding requires open mindedness.

Omnedon comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I realize this is not necessarily intended to be taken entirely literally... But even so, I question the second sentence: "There is never a right or wrong answer."

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

Oh pleeease...... Do you want to die a painful lingering death? Do you want to see your children in pain/starving/terrified? Do you want your house to burn to the ground? Was Hitler a good human being? "No right answer" my ass! This is Exactly what is wrong with Philosophy!

Even after the US government has recommended use of masks or any face shields, I don't see a lot of ...

Paracosm comments on Apr 10, 2020:

A lot of people can't find and don't know how to make masks.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

There are a ton of free plans, including lots of no-sew masks, all over the internet. A no-sew one should take about 5 minutes.

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JeffMesser comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I'm not sure what it takes to get through to some people that this "death rate" number is an absolutely pointless calculation at the present level. It's not the morphology of the disease that's so bad - and it can be very bad. What's so dangerous is the contagion level combined with the limits on ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@JeffMesser twice now I have directly asked you, and you have deflected........you got nothin'

Friday 10th April and Immunity - YouTube

JeffMesser comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I'm not sure what it takes to get through to some people that this "death rate" number is an absolutely pointless calculation at the present level. It's not the morphology of the disease that's so bad - and it can be very bad. What's so dangerous is the contagion level combined with the limits on ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@JeffMesser when you state "new courses of treatment" you are telling a blatant LIE to buttress your indefensible position. I call BULLSHIT!

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JeffMesser comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I'm not sure what it takes to get through to some people that this "death rate" number is an absolutely pointless calculation at the present level. It's not the morphology of the disease that's so bad - and it can be very bad. What's so dangerous is the contagion level combined with the limits on ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@JeffMesser ummmm, name one...?

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AnneWimsey comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Geebus, more confused woooooooo. Thanks for posting....and BTW as of April 10, almost half a million sick, almost 30,000 deaths...that would be about a 4%+ death rate.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@EdEarl as of yesterday the 10th...almost 500,000 confirmed cases, almost 30,000 deaths. Simple math =4%+

Friday 10th April and Immunity - YouTube

JeffMesser comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I'm not sure what it takes to get through to some people that this "death rate" number is an absolutely pointless calculation at the present level. It's not the morphology of the disease that's so bad - and it can be very bad. What's so dangerous is the contagion level combined with the limits on ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

Since there is no medication for it, "treatment" is strictly palliative, like a ventilator when the lungs have given up.

Takeaway from drump's latest: "Happy Good Friday" everyone, where we party hearty as Jesus is ...

Charlene comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Religion & Spirituality??😳😬

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

Too easy........need Dumb!!!!!!!

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AnneWimsey comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Geebus, more confused woooooooo. Thanks for posting....and BTW as of April 10, almost half a million sick, almost 30,000 deaths...that would be about a 4%+ death rate.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@EdEarl the "infected" figures are ONLY hospitalizations, (and this probably very low), the death figures are obvious. Facing the truth may be hard, but a damn sight better than burying your head in the sand.

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Petter comments on Apr 10, 2020:

No mention of actual death rate, just a lot of talk about testing figures per I,000 population. My own elementary calculations show that currently *of the people actually Infected* (as opposed to the total population) roughly one in every twenty die, and a further one in every twenty suffer very ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@Freedompath teeny tiny samples do not science make! Try WHO and/or CDC websites for actual Facts.

I cannot prove, but strongly suspect that the death figures from covid 19 are being grossly ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 10, 2020:

You are a FOOL! STFU!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@dumasarok too old to tolerate Dumb.

Bill O’Reilly: Dead Coronavirus Victims ‘Were On Their Last Legs Anyway’ | HuffPost

Silver1wun comments on Apr 9, 2020:

His remark was strictly applying to statistics and partially to the futility of shutting down an entire economy and society indefinitely because of it. We don't do it for the flu. I'm in that age group and absolutely am more disturbed by the possibility of infecting others in my 'group' or family...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@Silver1wun ummm, what?!

More selfish idiocy from the godbotherers Council's ban on grieving relatives attending funerals ...

altschmerz comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Do these people not understand there's a pandemic out there?

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

Talk about selfish!!!!! AS IF they couldn't mourn in private or thru social media......

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AnneWimsey comments on Apr 10, 2020:

So full of Crap.....I can't even.....as of April 10, about 4% just in the USA. Can't wait for India's figures next week. Ignorance is Not bliss!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@EdEarl ummm, almost half a million cases (hospitalized, not total cases!!!) as of yesterday, the 10th, with almost 30,000 deaths...that IS 4+%.

Friday 10th April and Immunity - YouTube

Petter comments on Apr 10, 2020:

No mention of actual death rate, just a lot of talk about testing figures per I,000 population. My own elementary calculations show that currently *of the people actually Infected* (as opposed to the total population) roughly one in every twenty die, and a further one in every twenty suffer very ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@EdEarl not true, my data comes from WHO & the CDC...his comes outta his ass

Friday 10th April and Immunity - YouTube

Petter comments on Apr 10, 2020:

No mention of actual death rate, just a lot of talk about testing figures per I,000 population. My own elementary calculations show that currently *of the people actually Infected* (as opposed to the total population) roughly one in every twenty die, and a further one in every twenty suffer very ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

Ummm, nope, as of April 10, about a 4%+ death rate just in the USA

Bill O’Reilly: Dead Coronavirus Victims ‘Were On Their Last Legs Anyway’ | HuffPost

Silver1wun comments on Apr 9, 2020:

His remark was strictly applying to statistics and partially to the futility of shutting down an entire economy and society indefinitely because of it. We don't do it for the flu. I'm in that age group and absolutely am more disturbed by the possibility of infecting others in my 'group' or family...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@Silver.1wun oh, and even drump has given up on getting testing available, of course he says "it isn't necessary" to cover the fact there aren't any kits to be had......

Bill O’Reilly: Dead Coronavirus Victims ‘Were On Their Last Legs Anyway’ | HuffPost

Silver1wun comments on Apr 9, 2020:

His remark was strictly applying to statistics and partially to the futility of shutting down an entire economy and society indefinitely because of it. We don't do it for the flu. I'm in that age group and absolutely am more disturbed by the possibility of infecting others in my 'group' or family...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

Well, today the USA should top 30,000 deaths....that's quite a collection ya got there, Bill....and you

Making a Mask instructions are all over the internet, sewn or not.

jlynn37 comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Meh .. while I do wear a mask when out shopping, what little time I spend at the grocers or around others, I am not concerned about that little wire piece around the nose.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

Makes it a lot easier to see! This is no time to have to go to an ER!

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ZantiMisfit comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Now I want to see a history of the jalapeno popper! :)

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

I only like the kind with cheddar inside, so I can make it healthier by slathering it with sour cream!

Making a Mask instructions are all over the internet, sewn or not.

Julie808 comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I bought 2 masks ready made, and I added a wire nose piece, made of a bag tie and some iron on mending tape to one. It worked okay. Some have suggested a #2 paper clip unbent and fitted to your nose. That seems a bit too rigid for me, but might be just right for some folks. I also have some...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@Julie808 and gawdferbid you broke a leg & had to go to a hospital! Be slow & safe!

Making a Mask instructions are all over the internet, sewn or not.

Julie808 comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I bought 2 masks ready made, and I added a wire nose piece, made of a bag tie and some iron on mending tape to one. It worked okay. Some have suggested a #2 paper clip unbent and fitted to your nose. That seems a bit too rigid for me, but might be just right for some folks. I also have some...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2020:

I made one from AC filter foam, it was fairly rigid so I did not put in a bendy nosepiece. Huge mistake, it keeps obscuring vision, and I want to keep my hands AWAY from my face, plus read labels efficiently so I can get the Hell out of the store!

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Buddha comments on Apr 9, 2020:

unless dementia joe changes a lot of his policy positions and picks a progressive VP, I'll go green ..

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@Buddha then you choose drump...alrighty then!

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Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Good stories. I have to say this..... Look at Seth's eyes. He looks lit up on some sort of stimulant.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

No, makeup, no professional lighting, just him & a screen & mic

I just read this statement and it made me think, Agnostic.

Robecology comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Hopefully the administrators are reading this and coming up with an answer.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@MissKathleen asked & answered for all to see in their Mission Statement.

This an interesting video about viruses. What does anyone think? [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 8, 2020:

This is such BS...parasites? He has tapeworms? WTF?! I Googled him, he's a very controversial nutritionist who advocates 100% raw food. No training or knowledge in viruses, At All. Another monomaniac who sees everything through their weird filters.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@BDair you could have some knowledge too, if you only knew how to use Google.

Bill O’Reilly: Dead Coronavirus Victims ‘Were On Their Last Legs Anyway’ | HuffPost

Silver1wun comments on Apr 9, 2020:

His remark was strictly applying to statistics and partially to the futility of shutting down an entire economy and society indefinitely because of it. We don't do it for the flu. I'm in that age group and absolutely am more disturbed by the possibility of infecting others in my 'group' or family...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@Silver1wun "duration shortening treatment"...pray tell, what are they? Yyou Have to stop listening to drump. And the death rate is at least TWICE what you state!!!!!! Try WHO or CDC websites for some actual Facts. Or, be part if the problem........for example, the virus removes the elasticity from lung (& sometimes heart) tissue, so they cannot function.

Bill O’Reilly: Dead Coronavirus Victims ‘Were On Their Last Legs Anyway’ | HuffPost

SCal comments on Apr 9, 2020:

It's true. But in poor taste.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@BryanLV and so you have concluded the numbers are Less........

This an interesting video about viruses. What does anyone think? [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 8, 2020:

This is such BS...parasites? He has tapeworms? WTF?! I Googled him, he's a very controversial nutritionist who advocates 100% raw food. No training or knowledge in viruses, At All. Another monomaniac who sees everything through their weird filters.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@BDair riiiggghhhtttt. But wait! I have a bridge for sale, just for you!

I've been on the phone with customer service lately for various reasons .

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 9, 2020:

I feel such ANGER towards the OrangeIdiot!!!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@Philip21 hard to do when his lies are killing people.

Bill O’Reilly: Dead Coronavirus Victims ‘Were On Their Last Legs Anyway’ | HuffPost

SCal comments on Apr 9, 2020:

It's true. But in poor taste.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@BryanLV WHO & CDC stats are not enough for you?

This an interesting video about viruses. What does anyone think? [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 8, 2020:

This is such BS...parasites? He has tapeworms? WTF?! I Googled him, he's a very controversial nutritionist who advocates 100% raw food. No training or knowledge in viruses, At All. Another monomaniac who sees everything through their weird filters.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@BDair do you Google Anything before you post it? This "doctor" claims he invented Email......

I just read this statement and it made me think, Agnostic.

MissKathleen comments on Apr 9, 2020:

As I have nothing to hide, they can have at my data. I don’t look at ads or commercials and don’t buy much...not influenced by much of anyone or anything.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@Jetty ohferpetessake. Paranoia will destroy ya.

I just read this statement and it made me think, Agnostic.

NoMagicCookie comments on Apr 9, 2020:

This is pure speculation but, although this site is a few years old, It has as of today yet to achieve a critical mass. As it continues to grow this (excellent) site "may?" be a top player in the on-line social network industry. Adds-free service and and rewards (pens and t-shirts) may be an ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

They have a mission statement, go read it!

I just read this statement and it made me think, Agnostic.

Robecology comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Hopefully the administrators are reading this and coming up with an answer.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

They have a mission statement addressing all of the above! Go read it...?!

I just read this statement and it made me think, Agnostic.

Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 9, 2020:

A fellow atheist / agnostic doing some good... Funds are donated...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@Sgt_Spanky not necessarily...there are extensive Federal laws governing Asking for donations!

I just read this statement and it made me think, Agnostic.

LenHazell53 comments on Apr 9, 2020:

"Agnostic is a non-profit organization that doesn’t charge anything for the use of the site nor do we take donations. Our funding comes from private individuals who want to promote a positive image of atheists, agnostics, humanists and other secular views. Read more on our FAQ page." see here ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

Now, that wasn't hard to find....was it easier than spreading slander & nasty conjectures?

I just read this statement and it made me think, Agnostic.

Robecology comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Hopefully the administrators are reading this and coming up with an answer.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

Or, you could try reading their "mission statement" and Numerous replies over the 3-ish years I have been on here. Or, you could indulge in nasty conjectures & ignorance/laziness......

This an interesting video about viruses. What does anyone think? [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 8, 2020:

This is such BS...parasites? He has tapeworms? WTF?! I Googled him, he's a very controversial nutritionist who advocates 100% raw food. No training or knowledge in viruses, At All. Another monomaniac who sees everything through their weird filters.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@BDair if indeed something, anything, could make people "immune to the coronavirus" do you not think it would be on every news source? I repeat, you are delusional

Bill O’Reilly: Dead Coronavirus Victims ‘Were On Their Last Legs Anyway’ | HuffPost

Silver1wun comments on Apr 9, 2020:

His remark was strictly applying to statistics and partially to the futility of shutting down an entire economy and society indefinitely because of it. We don't do it for the flu. I'm in that age group and absolutely am more disturbed by the possibility of infecting others in my 'group' or family...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

Um, the fastest-growing sick group is 45-55. A false sense of complacency, and passing on a "comforting " myth, helps no one!

Bill O’Reilly: Dead Coronavirus Victims ‘Were On Their Last Legs Anyway’ | HuffPost

SCal comments on Apr 9, 2020:

It's true. But in poor taste.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

It is NOT true, and believing crap like it, and worse yet posting it, should be a crime! STFU!

This an interesting video about viruses. What does anyone think? [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 8, 2020:

This is such BS...parasites? He has tapeworms? WTF?! I Googled him, he's a very controversial nutritionist who advocates 100% raw food. No training or knowledge in viruses, At All. Another monomaniac who sees everything through their weird filters.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@BDair you are delusional, and part if the problem. Obviously

I have a quack cure for Covid-19, a large Gin and Tonic at around 5.

Mofo1953 comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Do you believe the orange turd? Neither the quinine in tonic water nor the hydroxycrap he's peddling does jack shit against the virus. But at least the gin and tonic will give you a nice buzz!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

I think he means the hydocrap is Not effective.

This an interesting video about viruses. What does anyone think? [youtu.be]

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Apr 9, 2020:

"All viruses are good viruses"? Obviously fucking not!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

Just ask a smallpox or polio victim!

This an interesting video about viruses. What does anyone think? [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 8, 2020:

This is such BS...parasites? He has tapeworms? WTF?! I Googled him, he's a very controversial nutritionist who advocates 100% raw food. No training or knowledge in viruses, At All. Another monomaniac who sees everything through their weird filters.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@BDair ummm, but to suggest it will make you immune to coronavirus????????

51 recovered coronavirus patients test positive again in South Korea

EdEarl comments on Apr 9, 2020:

They should have some immunity and hopefully will recover quickly. Could be false positive. Could be corono19 evolved into corono 20. Reinfection by a virus is, I think, either uncommon or impossible, unless ones immune system is compromised. My knowledge of biology is limited. Hope someone can ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

The common cold is a virus, ever had more than one?

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AnneWimsey comments on Apr 9, 2020:

"Tried to apply"???? Where? Nothing has been set up yet that I heard of......

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@wolf041 I just Googled the SBA .gov site...no hotlines, no mention of how to apply yet just advice on "hunkering down"...your friend may have avoided a scam of some kind!

I am becoming very adept at using my elbows for things I used to use my hands for.

Fernapple comments on Apr 7, 2020:

I think that I used to be moderately entertaining on Agnostic.com, but I am gradually mastering the art of become a proper bore.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

Just NO!

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Novelty comments on Apr 6, 2020:

Hilbert space modeling shows that at higher and higher relativistic velocities time acts more and like a spatial dimension. Sort of a 90 degree curve but through a rounded corner. Because of the way mass increases and the way the length in the direction traveled contracts and by the way time ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@FearlessFly or maybe Novelty is not a braggart.......

I guess I'll vote for the old white guy???

Theresa_N comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Bernie is neither a democrat nor a do nothing. I'm voting for him by write in if necessary.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@Killtheskyfairy yet another reason Warren lost, no idea how to act in public. The Shrill Shill knowingly lied about her Indian geness, once a liar always a liar.

I had run across this article if you decide to treat with zinc research the effect of zinc on people...

Jolanta comments on Apr 8, 2020:

I red the article but did I miss something, did not find any mention of zinc versus heart problems.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@azzow2 which could also mean it would kill them........

April 6, 2020: Vaccination Ruminations.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Ummmmm, did you forget the part about how 4 or 5 out of 6 children died of smallpox, cholera, typhoid, and etc. Before vaccines?

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@Flyingsaucesir ummm, no children's mortality rate mentioned, maybe because your entire post presupposes somehow they will get immunity instead of massively succumbing to diseases like they always did, before vaccinations?

Where have all the Conservatives gone on this site?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 8, 2020:

St-Sinner is still here, and Jacar, and etc....... I actually prefer them to the "holier than thou: crowd we have had lately, that tell us how we should feel....... Do you know you are a bad person if you express fear/rage?

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@David1955 well put! I myself stay awake at night worrying that we might again have a vibrant middle class like we did 50 years ago............l

This an interesting video about viruses. What does anyone think? [youtu.be]

AmmaRE007 comments on Apr 8, 2020:

They have shown that cities that burn coal have a larger amount of deaths than other areas.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

Not from viruses! From cancers like lung cancer, aggravation of congestive heart failure & the like......

Exemplars of great vision oft lose their sight when money and power are at stake.

ToolGuy comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Was there a link to something? Or just trolling?

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@ToolGuy well said!

Don't trust pseudoscience - unless you have a deathwish. [sciencebasedmedicine.org]

Petter comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Stick to advice from properly certified homeopaths, crystalographers, Reiki practicioners, etc.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

Yeah, that's the ticket!

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BudFrank comments on Apr 8, 2020:

All kinds of interesting strange things on that package

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

Care to be more specific? What is it?

I guess they missed the "be fruitful and multiply" part.

zeuser comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Looks like they got right to the no sex part instead of waiting the usual 7 years or so.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

That's when you break out the costumes & role-playing, unless you were married to my ex .......

Exemplars of great vision oft lose their sight when money and power are at stake.

ToolGuy comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Was there a link to something? Or just trolling?

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@RoboGraham trolling encompasses many things, including smearing a fine person (john lewis) for no reason.

Who avoids discussing religion and spirituality?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 8, 2020:

I try, in person, as it leads nowhere & stupidity makes me Very cranky. But, for example, I am sitting in the waiting area of DMV (such a fun activity!!!) and the gal next to me, out of a clear blue, wants me to agree that abortion is a sin.....1st sentence outta her mouth. Shortly, she moved to a...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@ToolGuy I just kept repeating it was none of my business, or hers, what women did with parasites infesting their bodies.

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Triphid comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Well about all I can say is that " Nature will find ways to relieve the 'pressures,' LOL.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@sassygirl3869 jumping up & down & wildly waving her arms!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess I'll vote for the old white guy???

Theresa_N comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Bernie is neither a democrat nor a do nothing. I'm voting for him by write in if necessary.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@Killtheskyfairy ummm, name one other MOC who has steadfastly advocated or 4 decades + for things We The People can use, despite scorn like Bernie gets. And your statement about Warren is completely untrue on both counts.....go to YouTube, see the statement about "not electable" in context, please!

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AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@Triphid not porn at all, adult toys, with tutorials & classes.

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AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@Triphid that site has extensive stuff for guys too......

[gq.com] Horniness and social distancing. Comments?

Cast1es comments on Apr 8, 2020:

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AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2020:

Oh, girl...go to "TooTimid.com" and spice things up!

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A2Jennifer comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Because it is a tiny portion of a mutual fund - not enough to actually make $.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

So far as I anyone knows right now! Let's be real, the name of the drug has FAR too many syllables for him, why did he learn it?!?

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Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2020:

If this is a link it's broken...I'd like to read this story.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

thislife, above, posted link that works.

A Landlord of a Church Locks Doors to Save Lives LockWNvbnRpbnVlLXRvLWhvbGQtc2VydmljZXMiLCJwbHVn

thislife comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Here is a link. https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/landlord-changes-locks-on-california-church-after-pastor-said-hed-continue-to-hold-services

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

Thanks for the link!

The Koch brothers, and why we have Trump, in the first place: [dailykos.com]

zeuser comments on Apr 7, 2020:

This is one reason why we need to make sure there are no more billionaires. Their power is too great to leave unconstrained, and temptation to pervert institutions to do their bidding is just too strong. I'm telling you, a revolution, I mean a literal revolution, is coming.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@Charlene I can do that!!!!!!

I'm sure others have noticed but I've tried avoiding looking at him until these daily briefings.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Sometimes while perusing my "recorded" list, he is on......I noticed my hand flies up to block the screen, just like when I had the "duck reflex" when married to the first ex, the batterer.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@NHjulie long time ago...the physical scars are almost faded.......

Why are we condoning our members wishing infection and death upon people for flaunting gathering ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 6, 2020:

So, reading this thread is quite enlightening. There are many who are venting their anger against the ANIMALS who are thoughtlessly spreading infection to those of us who try to do the right thing. And there are several holier-than-thou types trying to make us feel bad for being enraged because we...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@FrayedBear 10% of 300, 000, 000 million people will certainly involve bulldozers digging trenches. "Only"??????!!!!!!!

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ZantiMisfit comments on Apr 6, 2020:

The Westboro Baptist Church is the lowest of the low. But I'm going to have to agree with you MiddleWay. Its not easy being better than these hateful fools, but to hope and cheer their deaths would set me on a road I don't want to go down.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay no ,hoping they reap what they have sown. Nobody is dragging them to church, or Mardi Gras, or the mall. Actions have CONSEQUENCES, always have, it's not my job to save your dumb ass!

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Heidi68 comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I am going to put this out there. I work in retail - in an essential business. Guess what - those people are NOT shopping for essential items. They are on holiday. It is the biggest social gathering every afternoon & every weekend. Not one of them is listening to the stay at home rules & you want to...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay "you reap what you sow", period.

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JackPedigo comments on Apr 6, 2020:

It's called letting off steam. Besides, I think it's a natural reaction to someone who has caused so much pain and is actively involved in destroying the country.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay that would be TheOrangeIdiot

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Fernapple comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Yes some of the comments and posts have been horrible, including two or three I saw wishing death on individuals such as our prime minster B. Johnson, which I think are both evil and silly. However I suspect that they are only a tiny minority of members, and that a lot of them are being tongue ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

"The Abrahamic faitgs" have Nothing to offer me, nothing.

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racocn8 comments on Apr 7, 2020:

This is a conflict between the ideal of the Golden Rule and the innate instinct for fairness. Ideally, no one would wish harm to come to others. It is a wonderful sentiment, but quickly runs into trouble when one person's freedom infringes on the freedom of someone else, or in this case, infringes ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

Well said!

Why are we condoning our members wishing infection and death upon people for flaunting gathering ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 6, 2020:

So, reading this thread is quite enlightening. There are many who are venting their anger against the ANIMALS who are thoughtlessly spreading infection to those of us who try to do the right thing. And there are several holier-than-thou types trying to make us feel bad for being enraged because we...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@FrayedBear that's weird........got your message, anyway

Happy Tuesday to my wonderfully supportive group! I hope it finds you doing well.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Master procrastinator! I can ignore/put off stuff for Eons!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@ToolGuy the weird thing I sometimes utilize, I get a Ton of other stuff done while practicing avoidance of something I dread

My wife and I are in the middle of a nasty divorce, It's at the stage now that we are arguing about ...

Cast1es comments on Apr 7, 2020:

In reality , who takes care of the house plants - waters them , talks to them , repots them , fertilizes them ?

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@Austin-Cambridge put them on the road with a sign that says "Free", take pix as they dwindle for proof

I guess I'll vote for the old white guy???

Theresa_N comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Bernie is neither a democrat nor a do nothing. I'm voting for him by write in if necessary.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@NHjulie gee, I dunno, have you heard about the nationwide movement towards Medicare for All? How about the $15/hour idea, being implemented everywhere? Both Bernie ideas!

[nymag.com] Why Trump is promoting a combination of hydroxychloroquine and eurythromycin?

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I dont think he has personal interests in the companies that make these medicines, other than being a friend to Big Pharma. Instead, I think he is paranoid that the virus is going to sink his chances for re-election. He grasping at straws, hoping something will be a miracle cure so he can get the ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

Actually, his family have stock in the 'brand name' version.

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AnneWimsey comments on Apr 6, 2020:

Ooooooh, reminds me of somebody...can't quite remember, he's Orange and blabbers a lot.......help me out, people!?!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@itsmedammit DING!DING!DING!

Regarding stimulus payments: - If the President and his Congressional allies really cared about ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 5, 2020:

Testing for this virus, just like testing for STD's, is only good until your next contact. Period.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@kmaz for the reasons I stated, you could be infected on the way out the door & be under the Illusion you are fine while infecting everyone you contact (even by touching surfaces they touch) how hard is that to understand? Testing helped a lot with AIDS because you no kidding know when you had unprotected sex...this is SO not the same!

Unemployment projections. [agnostic.com]

Fletch comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I'm disgusted by the consumerism on display right now. All the corporations trying to get on the bandwagon of "helping". "Buy a Ford and make no payments for 3 months!" and those revolting Lexus ads

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@BitFlipper just no words........

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ToakReon comments on Apr 6, 2020:

To wish ill on them is wrong. However, by their own choices, they are increasing the risks that they face - and if they DO suffer those ill consequenses, the fact that their own stupidity and selfishness has directly led to their own harm will cause me to feel less sorrow for their fate. That I ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@ToakReon th hat is Exactly what I am saying, and maybe some could be Shamed into complying, and i/we have every right to heap scorn on those who endanger everyone around them with their stupid, nasty B uncaring behavior! This "kumbaya" crap makes me naseous!

Why are we condoning our members wishing infection and death upon people for flaunting gathering ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 6, 2020:

So, reading this thread is quite enlightening. There are many who are venting their anger against the ANIMALS who are thoughtlessly spreading infection to those of us who try to do the right thing. And there are several holier-than-thou types trying to make us feel bad for being enraged because we...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@FrayedBear hey frayed bear! Where ya been?

Experiment finds that gravity still works down to 50 micrometers Sensitive gravity test fails to ...

Novelty comments on Apr 6, 2020:

Hilbert space modeling shows that at higher and higher relativistic velocities time acts more and like a spatial dimension. Sort of a 90 degree curve but through a rounded corner. Because of the way mass increases and the way the length in the direction traveled contracts and by the way time ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@Novelty it's middleway being all superior, again....go have a nice hot beverage and ignore him

Why are we condoning our members wishing infection and death upon people for flaunting gathering ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 6, 2020:

So, reading this thread is quite enlightening. There are many who are venting their anger against the ANIMALS who are thoughtlessly spreading infection to those of us who try to do the right thing. And there are several holier-than-thou types trying to make us feel bad for being enraged because we...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay I have not seen one single post to that effect, only wishing them their chosen consequences. Cite one! What a vile thing to say about people on here!

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Krish55 comments on Apr 6, 2020:

A horrible pox upon all ye who make such vile wishes of plague onto the faithful.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2020:

If you keep apologizing for willful stupidity, and its' rightful condemnation, you will be increasing your own chances of getting "pox", duhhhhhhhh

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ZantiMisfit comments on Apr 6, 2020:

The Westboro Baptist Church is the lowest of the low. But I'm going to have to agree with you MiddleWay. Its not easy being better than these hateful fools, but to hope and cheer their deaths would set me on a road I don't want to go down.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2020:

You do not get the difference between hoping people reap the consequences of their own actions & wishing them dead? Really? And their actions could kill you/your family? REALLY?

Why are we condoning our members wishing infection and death upon people for flaunting gathering ...

of-the-mountain comments on Apr 6, 2020:

If the moronic idiots want to infect themselves out of complete disregard for others, then let them!!! If they kill themselves by suicidal stupidity, why do or should I care! Let their god(s) sort them out!!!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay but you are busy busy busy accusing all of Us of "murder" by intent, so pot, meet kettle