OT Coronavirus: America in chaos, News and Updates. One million Americans dead and counting

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Police shut down Hobby Lobby stores in the Midwest that reopened in defiance of coronavirus restrictions despite being declared nonessential
    • Police closed at least five Hobby Lobby locations in Wisconsin and at least one in Indiana this week for violating stay-at-home orders
    • Arts-and-crafts stores claimed they were essential businesses because they carry supplies needed to make face masks, school and office supplies
    • All Hobby Lobby locations in Ohio remained open, despite despite a stay-at-home order that was issued by Gov Mike DeWine on March 23
    • Company reportedly sent store managers talking points for 'how to respond and communicate if visited by a local authority that asks why we are open'
    • Two weeks ago, CEO David Green sent a letter saying his wife Barbara had had a heavenly vision from God telling the chain to stay open during the coronavirus
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...y-Lobby-stores-reopened-amid-coronavirus.html
     
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  3. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    You mean they're doing their best to take charge. Meanwhile they've got to walk on eggshells or get fired.
     
  4. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    I think he said it all in about as terse as he could get.
     
  5. SlyPokerDog

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    Barra contacts White House to make Ventilators: https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-g...ing-0af6de9e-42ff-4b5f-aa95-f53ed638b161.html

    GM announces partnership with Ventec: https://investor.gm.com/news-releas...-collaboration-increase-ventilator-production

    GM and Ventec move forward with plan without confirmation from White House and make amazing progress in an incredibly short span of time: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/202...ers-health-coronavirus-autos-ventilators.html

    Trump virtue signals Americans about pressuring businesses to help in the crisis, despite the fact that GM was already doing it before he even asked them to: https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-...rus-fd3b1e71-7839-4c2c-bec4-e769e41a297e.html

    Trump disrupts the GM deal: https://www.axios.com/trump-coronav...tec-4535ea18-aaf9-4ab0-8753-7fd4aa368ca2.html

    Trump invokes the DPA to force GM to do what it was already doing at cost, either to further virtue signal or to try and screw GM on pricing: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/27/business/bc-us-trump-breathing-machines.html

    GM and Ventec joint statement basically saying they're going forward with or without the White House: https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm...020/mar/0327-coronavirus-update-6-kokomo.html

    Trump and Navarro speech to shit on Barra and GM: http://www.msnbc.com/transcripts/msnbc-live-with-ari-melber/2020-03-27
     
  6. Chris Craig

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    Trump is just trying to divert attention elsewhere. Epic fail. No one will forget how irresponsible and reckless he has been.
     
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    So sorry for your loss. :(
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    This guy has been a walking mega disaster since the day he moved into the White House.
     
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    Sorry to hear about your cousin. My condolences man. That's tough.
     
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    Thanks Chris...all so sudden too. Had to make those tough phone calls to her mom, brother and daughter.
    Stay well!
     
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    So sorry. I can't even imagine. May your cousin RIP and yout family heal. As for staying well, I will do my best.
     
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    It's nice to see a company actually saying the emperors clothes are missing. Bravo to GM and Ventec to standing up and doing whats right in spite of the temper tantrum coming out of the White House.
     
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    His base most certainly will. Or rather, won't give a shit about the past recklessness, because it's sure to lead to future steadiness and level headed decisions.
     
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    Actually, temper tantrum isn't the right word. I should've said they were doing whats right in spite of money grubbing at all costs mindset of the white house.


    How anyone doesn't see through his schemes is beyond me.
     
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    Well, he has gotten more stable and level headed as his presidency has gone on.
     
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    BREAKING Florida governor Ron DeSantis finally issues a statewide lockdown after revealing coronavirus first started circulating in Miami in early February during the Super Bowl and state cases surge to 6,741
    • Cases of coronavirus in Florida have surged to nearly 7,000, with 857 people hospitalized and 85 dead
    • DeSantis had so far refused to initiate a statewide lockdown despite cases of coronavirus there spiking
    • The order will go into effect Thursday at midnight and will last 30 days, the Republican said Wednesday
    • Testing in the state at the time of Superbowl was only for those who had been to certain parts of China
    • The first confirmed case of coronavirus in Florida was a month later on March 1
    • The Super Bowl took place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens with 62,000 people in attendance
    • Florida is on track to become the next coronavirus epicenter in the US as the number of cases spike there
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ronavirus-started-circulating-Super-Bowl.html
     
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    You know, Florida has a reputation for a reason. And this guy pretty much confirmed it.
     
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    I have a theory that Holywood probably auditioned Florida's governor for the Good Place but decided he made the Jason character seem too stupid.
     
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