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People have real trouble realizing that they've been deceived. They'll spend huge amounts of effort trying to believe that they are smart enough not to get conned. The don't want to feel like fools. Watch the press conferences. Don't be afraid. Accept the fact that you've been fooled and try to fix your error. For the sake of people besides yourself.

More defeatism. You can't rationalize this one away. You should just stay home on election day. And you should stop thinking of the position and think of the man. Trump is a con man. He has you under his spell. Get a real "POTUS" in the position, not this fake.

This is where the biggest error is for most people. Today's "red" is not the same as yesterday's red. Forget about day one.

Are you still in Canada? Or did you move to the USA in 2016?

Just because.

Things are trending toward states closing their borders using the National Guard. That would be incredible. New York keeping the Florida vectors out.

What is Obamaphone?

Elderly asked to sacrifice for the American way of life.

No Trump bump.

They can't be depended upon, is my point. Remember back to election night. Everybody was shocked. I have heard that only a single poll, of the hundreds out there, predicted that Trump would win.

I wonder what Barr was thinking when he volunteered for the AG spot.

Polls have never been right. The media needs them to talk about. Polls did not predict that Trump would come close to winning. Don't believe any polls.

You need to watch just for the expressions of the people behind him. And even watching his BS can make you laugh just because he's trying to sound like a real person. It's just amazing that he is the President.

Press conference about to start. Sad-sack Barr is moping around already. It's on... He finally stopped with "Chinese" virus. Just said the virus. 73 "pallets" of supplies to NY. Trump is recommending his own cures for "the virus". He really thinks that he knows medicine. Telling story of one guy who didn't die. He took the drug, didn't die, woke up and felt good. Chloroquine for everyone! Gift from god! Big game changer! He's thanking Bolsonaro. See previous post about Brazil. Trump tries to pronounce the word scourge. Skorj. Barr speaks. Hoarding and price-gouging. Boring... Deborah Birx has drank the Koolaid. Downplaying the severity of the virus. Young people will be okay! Only old people die. Over 50. She actually said "I think that this is reassuring to all of us". I think that she's about 65. DIY testing is coming! Yay. She's implying that NY is a special case. Downplay.... Pence. New FEMA guy. Still sounds not like a guy who knows what he's doing. Explaining too-little-too-late principle, indirectly. Questions... Trump says words to soothe the stock market. The country will be "open" again soon. It's not working. Talking about states as countries. The country of Iowa. Birx sounded reasonable but she's still being bent to Trump's will. Sad. She is basically saying that each hot spot will last eight weeks. And we might have to isolate old people. Trump compares the virus to the flu. We've circled back around to "it's just the flu".. Who knows. Idiot reporter still focused on why Rand Paul got a test. He's a Senator. Trump talks about himself... Trump goes in to simpleton mode. Trying to explain complex issues with a tiny tool box. Seriously, he can't really form a complete thought and explain it. The talking heads have taken over. Summary - Trump will be "reopening" things in a week or two. Not clear what, exactly, he would reopen.

Kind of pointless. Look inward (or southward for you). The US passes itself off as the world's super-power and savior. Look at us now.

WH press conference ni 10 minutes supposedly. Probably talk about executive order to stop gouging. Which probably won't be enforced. AG Barr will be at the briefing. What would the Justice Department's role be? Proclaiming the Constitution invalid and crowning a King?

Here is the "herd immunity" experiment in action. Brazil. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/brazils-jair-bolsonaro-says-coronavirus-crisis-is-a-media-trick

This whole thing is playing out about like Katrina (New Orleans) and Maria (Puerto Rico). Except the players are much more powerful. New York and California, to start. Unexpected consequences expected for the future.

Anti-rattle (mouse trap) springs?

Here's something on the role of big government, and price "gouging". With no oversight, the "free" market automatically diverts resources to the "rich". The people with the most money. It's how the machine works, like an engine with no governor. On Monday, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said the scramble to supply health workers with more equipment has lead to a state-against-state bidding war, and reiterating his call for the Trump administration to nationalize the production of medical equipment.Before the pandemic hit, Cuomo said New York state paid $0.85 per respirator mask, but the cost was now $7. And that is why he wants the federal government involved.“Order the production of masks and gowns and ventilators,” from private industry, Cuomo said. “Give them a deadline, don’t get into this mad bidding war… The president can do this.”

Kind of humorous. Calling an ophthalmologist a medical doctor. No offense to the eye doctors. "How could a medical doctor be so ignorant?", they say. The conversations are about Senator Rand Paul, an ophthalmologist when he's not causing havoc in DC. Spreading the virus around the Senate gym while he thought he might have it.

The curve is not flattening. Hope for the best, plan for the worst. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

The fatal flaw in your argument. Overall, I don't think that anyone is surprised at how things are turning out, with COVID-19. None of this is really unexpected. It's just shocking that it's real. Things could be better though, that's undeniable.

Sorry. Can't accept defeatist comments.

You can lower it to the ground from under the hood then reach under the car and slide it out. No need to raise the car. On the other hand, it might be easier to reach the bolts with the car raised. Make sure that you disconnect your negative cable at the battery first. Don't want the positive cable hanging loose if the negative is still connected.