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Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?
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mat200
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Can start with this one:
Gun Stores Ruled Essential Businesses During Coronavirus Shutdowns
Trump administration adds guns to list of industries like food and energy after lobbying by firearms industry
Gun Stores Ruled Essential Businesses During Coronavirus Shutdowns
The federal government is now advising states that gun stores, gun makers and shooting ranges are critical businesses that shouldn’t be closed during shutdowns meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
www.wsj.com
additional references:
The NRA is suing Gov. Cuomo after New York closed gun shops as non-essential businesses
The NRA is suing Gov. Cuomo after New York closed gun shops as non-essential businesses
Under Cuomo's "PAUSE" order, which is in effect until at least April 15, gun stores were deemed non-essential and ordered to close.
www.businessinsider.com
Coronavirus: Judge upholds decision to keep gun stores closed in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has upheld the City of Los Angeles decision to force gun stores to close.
abc7.com
California sheriff reverses order closing gun stores
The shaky case for ordering gun stores closed during the coronavirus outbreak
Oh, and here looks to be a good First Amendment related one:
Teen Ordered to Delete Instagram Post About Virus Or Face Arrest
Teen Ordered to Delete Instagram Post About Virus Or Face Arrest
"According to the lawsuit, Amyiah’s local school superintendent somehow stumbled across her Instagram post and alerted the county sheriff, demanding that he send a deputy over to her home to tell her to delete what she had written. Amazingly, rather than tell the superintendent to go pound sand, the sheriff did dispatch a deputy, and once there, he made it clear that the sheriff meant business. ...
Klump stated that the sheriff wanted the post removed because there were no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Marquette County at the time. "
her post:
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Oceanslider
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At this point, humans of capable of anything. They can control the destiny of the human race as well as the face of this planet. Yet, mother nature is paving her way as well. Just a thought...
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Wuhan lab boss says 'no way coronavirus came from us'
The head of a research laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, ground zero of the coronavirus, has broken his silence to reject claims the facility could be the source of the pandemic.
High dosage Vitamin C administered as part of treatment regimen against COVID-19
www.nydailynews.com
www.nytimes.com
Seattle ER doctor, nearly killed by coronavirus, ‘saved’ with experimental treatment: report
An emergency room doctor who nearly died from COVID-19 in Seattle says he was saved by an experimental treatment involving a drug designed for rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Ryan Padgett, 45, was placed…
www.nydailynews.com
He Was a Doctor Who Never Got Sick. Then the Coronavirus Nearly Killed Him. (Published 2020)
Dr. Ryan Padgett, 45, once played in the Rose Bowl for Northwestern. He had rarely missed a day of work to illness. Then the coronavirus took him to the brink of death.
Facts are Facts, but the question remains, how reliable are the sources and folks transmitting the information. Sure, its not a hoax, its not a conspiracy theory, but people deserve factual information and a neutral tone. You shouldn't allow the media to exaggerate nor attempt to fear monger at this time. Save that for Hollywood.
Sybertiger
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What to expect if you are being tested for the coronavirus
Thousands of Americans have been tested for COVID-19, and the testing is accelerating. What you can expect if you're tested.
www.usatoday.com
Frankenscript
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Here is a nice visualization about treatments and vaccines in progress:
www.visualcapitalist.com
Although a bit dated now by a few weeks, it shows the diversity of approaches. Hopefully it will be updated soon.
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Every Vaccine and Treatment in Development for COVID-19, So Far
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to skyrocket, healthcare researchers around the world are working to defeat the virus.
www.visualcapitalist.com
Although a bit dated now by a few weeks, it shows the diversity of approaches. Hopefully it will be updated soon.
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Oceanslider
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At this point, humans of capable of anything. They can control the destiny of the human race as well as the face of this planet. Yet, mother nature is paving her way as well. Just a thought...
Wuhan lab boss says 'no way coronavirus came from us'
The head of a research laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, ground zero of the coronavirus, has broken his silence to reject claims the facility could be the source of the pandemic.
Straight from the mouth of CCP's CGTN and its affiliates.
Frankenscript
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Oil just crashed below $0 per barrel. No place to store it.
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Oceanslider
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Big Money does not think about the future of mankind. Its only interest is short term personal pocket book gain for the here and now.
Oceanslider
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Not sure how old you are but do you remember in the 70s (only 4.046 billion people on earth in 1975) when Science was telling us the world was going to run out of oil in the not to distant future and now we have 7.8 billion people and oil consumption that is probably 10 times as much? They were also pushing the Antarctic hole in the Ozone theory about the same time. Thing is that freon usage probably increased 20 fold also since then, as the developing world, including China and India, does not follow American laws.
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Ok, unexpected but ok. Your oil data is directionally right if the numbers are a bit off:
www.worldometers.info
In 2016 we used about 1.5 x the 1983 amount of oil as a world. Not like 10x. But more, for sure, steadily increasing since a minimum in 1983. Oil is finite and we run out eventually (<50 years). We are accelerating our usage faster than our rate of discovery supports.
I'm on my 50's; I remember some really crappy cars In late 70s early 80s. Ugh!
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World Oil Statistics - Worldometer
Amount of Oil left in the world based on proven gas reserves and current global consumption levels. World Oil reserves, production, and consumption by year and by country, imports, exports, charts and list.
In 2016 we used about 1.5 x the 1983 amount of oil as a world. Not like 10x. But more, for sure, steadily increasing since a minimum in 1983. Oil is finite and we run out eventually (<50 years). We are accelerating our usage faster than our rate of discovery supports.
I'm on my 50's; I remember some really crappy cars In late 70s early 80s. Ugh!
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Part of my message got cut off. My intent here was just a wow moment in that oil is currently so plentiful that it apparently costs more to store it then to own it, driving Sub-Zero prices per barrel.
And for the record in case anybody cares, I drive a gas-guzzling SUV instead of an electric car.
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And for the record in case anybody cares, I drive a gas-guzzling SUV instead of an electric car.
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mat200
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Indoors more dangerous for infection: ( results as expected, outdoors should be fairly safe.. so @Oceanslider should be able to go surfing without too many issues of catching the virus )
"We divided the venues in which the outbreaks occurred into six categories: homes, transport, food, entertainment, shopping, and miscellaneous. Among the identified outbreaks, 53.8% involved three cases, 26.4% involved four cases, and only 1.6% involved ten or more cases. Home outbreaks were the dominant category (254 of 318 outbreaks; 79.9%), followed by transport (108; 34.0%; note that many outbreaks involved more than one venue category). Most home outbreaks involved three to five cases. We identified only a single outbreak in an outdoor environment, which involved two cases. Conclusions: All identified outbreaks of three or more cases occurred in an indoor environment, which confirms that sharing indoor space is a major SARS-CoV-2 infection risk."
www.medrxiv.org
"We divided the venues in which the outbreaks occurred into six categories: homes, transport, food, entertainment, shopping, and miscellaneous. Among the identified outbreaks, 53.8% involved three cases, 26.4% involved four cases, and only 1.6% involved ten or more cases. Home outbreaks were the dominant category (254 of 318 outbreaks; 79.9%), followed by transport (108; 34.0%; note that many outbreaks involved more than one venue category). Most home outbreaks involved three to five cases. We identified only a single outbreak in an outdoor environment, which involved two cases. Conclusions: All identified outbreaks of three or more cases occurred in an indoor environment, which confirms that sharing indoor space is a major SARS-CoV-2 infection risk."
Indoor transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Background: By early April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had infected nearly one million people and had spread to nearly all countries worldwide. It is essential to understand where and how SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted. Methods: Case reports were extracted from the local Municipal Health Commissions...
www.medrxiv.org
sebastiantombs
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We were supposed to run out of oil around 2050, then 2100. There's more oil, available, to be pumped today then there was back when those "predictions" (which are based on models which we all know are nothing but accurate) were made.
mat200
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A lot of this has to do with improvements in extraction methods which originally were considered too expensive and thus financially impractical. ( Tar Sands, Fracking, Too deep in the Ocean, ... )