Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans don’t trust women.

There is one struggling party in US right now, and it’s not the Democrats.

A consequence of cucumbers

Nothing says ‘pro-life’ like letting children go hungry.

We still have time to mess this up!

Insiders who complain to politico: please report to the white house office of shut the fuck up.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

Bogus polls are all they’ve got left. Let’s bury these fuckers at the polls a year from now.

“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”

Israel is using food as a weapon of war. Unforgivable.

It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

After dobbs, women are no longer free.

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

Chutkan laughs. Lauro sits back down.

People are weird.

Every day Vance writes another chapter in the book called “Worst VP Pick Ever”.

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

“Let’s not pretend [Trump] wants to engage in high-minded discourse.”

It looks like winning debates is a black job!

Be a traveling stable for those who can’t find room at the inn.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Wednesday/Thursday, Feb. 24-25

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  1. 1.

    NeenerNeener

    Monroe County, NY yesterday:

    New cases = 144. Reported deaths at 1124. Positivity at 2%
    225 cases in the hospital, 68 in the ICU
    41% hospital beds available, 37% ICU beds available.

  2. 2.

    Mustang Bobby

    Gene Weingarten in the Washington Post tells us that those of us who are chortling over the fact that we got a shot when others didn’t are experiencing “shotenfreude.”

  3. 3.

    YY_Sima Qian

    On 2/24 China reported 0 new domestic confirmed & 0 new domestic asymptomatic cases.

    Hebei Province

    Hebei Provincial Health Commission reported that 71 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There are currently 63 domestic confirmed cases (56 moderate and 7 mild) & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases in the province:

    • At Xingtai, 7 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There are currently 3 domestic confirmed cases in the city.
    • At Shijiazhuang, 64 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There are 60 confirmed cases & 4 asymptomatic cases.

     

    Heilongjiang Province

    Heilongjiang Provincial Health Commission reported that 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There are currently 3 domestic confirmed (all moderate) & 13 domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.:

    • At Suihua, 3 confirmed cases recovered & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There are currently 3 domestic confirmed & 8 domestic asymptomatic cases there.
    • At Harbin, there are currently 5 asymptomatic cases there.

     

    Jilin Province 

    Jilin Provincial Heath Commission reported that 5 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 1 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There are currently 20 domestic confirmed (1 critical, 12 moderate and 7 mild) & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases:

    • At Tonghua, 4 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There are currently 20 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
    • At Changchun, 1 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There is currently 1 domestic asymptomatic case in the city.

     

    Imported Cases

    On 2/24 China reported 7 new imported confirmed cases, 9 imported asymptomatic cases, 1 imported suspect cases:

    • Shanghai Municipality – 3 confirmed cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from the US, the UAE & Sri Lanka; 1 suspect case, no information released
    • Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 1 confirmed case (previously asymptomatic), a Chinese national returning from Myanmar
    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from the UAE; 1 asymptomatic case, a foreign national returning from Nepal
    • Tianjin Municipality – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from Equitorial Guinea (via Paris CdG); 1 asymptomatic case, no information released, yet
    • Qingdao in Shandong Province – 1 confirmed case, a Tanzanian crew member off a cargo ship (last ports of call at Hong Kong and the Philippines); 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from the Philippines
    • Yantai in Shandong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Tajikistan; the case arrived at Guangzhou in Guangdong Province on 2/2, went through 14 days of centralized quarantine and tested negative on RT-PCR multiple times, upon release from quarantine on 2/17 the case flew to Yantai and reinterred centralized quarantine, the tested positive on 2/24
    • Xi’an in Shaanxi Province – 3 asymptomatic cases, 2 Chinese and 1 foreign nationals returning from Pakistan
    • Hangzhou in Zhenjiang Province – 2 asymptomatic cases, 1 each returning from Turkey & Iran

     

    Overall in China, 96 confirmed cases recovered, 20 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & 1 were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 292 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 281 active confirmed cases in the country (174 imported), 1 is in critical/serious condition (none imported), 279 asymptomatic cases (256 imported), 4 suspect cases (all imported). 8,098 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    On 2/25 Hong Kong reported 13 new cases, 1 imported (from Indonesia) & 12 domestic (3 of whom do not yet have source of infection identified).

  5. 5.

    Geminid

    Yesterday I caught some of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s Covid briefing and news conference. He reviewed progress on vaccination, emphasizing that we are at a critical phase in combatting the disease and that it was no time to let our guard down. Northam also pointed out that 500,000 Virginians have been diagnosed with Covid-19 (he is one of them), and an estimated 500,000 have had the disease and did not know it. This is out of a population of about 8.5 million. On the relative merits of different vaccines, Northam said “the best vaccine is the one you get.”

    I’ve noticed that masking and other social distancing measures have increased in my rural county. Masking at the Ruckersville Walmart is nearly 100%, up from 85-90% in the fall. Covid-19 has pretty much gotten everywhere now, and seeing is believing.

  7. 7.

    Lavocat

    Language is a dynamic, living being which, paradoxically, comes most alive during periods of massive upheaval and death. But, it makes sense, really: novel events occur and language has to have the facility to adapt so as to better explain new concepts. It would be very interesting to see a comparative analysis of “pandemic-genic” words in English (and other languages), even more interesting, over time, to see which words become lodged in the language (cool!) and which are evanescent (groovy, anyone?).

    Also, fuck Covid.

  8. 8.

    Amir Khalid

    Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 numbers. Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 1,924 new cases today in his media statement, below 2,000 for the first time since 3rd January, for a cumulative reported total of 293,698 cases. He also reports 12 new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 1,100 deaths — 0.37% of the cumulative reported total, 0.42% of resolved cases.
    There are currently 29,837 active and contagious cases; 205 are in ICU, 91 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 3,752 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 263,761 patients recovered – 89.8% of the cumulative reported total.
    Eight new clusters were reported today: Industri 19, SS Lapan, and Industri Jalan Empat in Selangor; Jalan Putra Silang in Kuala Lumpur; Indera Mahkota building site in Pahang; Kampung Mak Teh in Perak; Jalan Ho Pin in Sarawak; and Lorong Murni in Penang.
    Kampung Mak Teh and Jalan Ho Pin are community clusters. Lorong Murni is a high-risk group cluster. The rest are all workplace clusters.
    1,918 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 664 local cases: 144 in older clusters; 43 in Industri 19, SS Lapan, and Industri Jalan Empat clusters; 340 close-contact screenings; and 137 other screenings. Johor reports 257 cases: 107 in existing clusters, 90 close-contact screenings, and 60 other screenings. Sarawak reports 218 local cases: 52 in older clusters, two in Jalan Ho Pin cluster, 59 close-contact screenings, and 105 other screenings. Kuala Lumpur reports 215 local cases: 52 in older clusters, one in Jalan Putra Silang cluster, 98 close-contact screenings, and 64 other screenings.
    Penang reports 162 cases: 40 in older clusters, 19 in Lorong Murni cluster, 38 close-contact screenings, and 65 other screenings. Perak reports 120 cases: 96 in older clusters, two in Kampung Mak Teh cluster, eight close-contact screenings, and 14 other screenings.
    Sabah reports 96 cases: 34 in existing clusters, 42 close-contact screenings, and 17 other screenings. Negeri Sembilan reports 62 cases: 14 in existing clusters, 38 close-contact screenings, and 10 other screenings. Kelantan reports 44 cases: 15 in existing clusters, 18 close-contact screenings, and 11 other screenings. Kedah reports 29 cases: nine in existing clusters, six close-contact screenings, and 14 other screenings. Melaka reports 22 cases: five in existing clusters, and 17 close-contact screenings.
    Pahang reports 19 cases: three in older clusters, seven in Indera Mahkota building site cluster, one close-contact screening, and eight other screenings. Terengganu reports six cases: five in existing clusters, and one other screening. Labuan reports four cases: one close-contact screening, and three other screenings. Putrajaya reports two cases: one close-contact screening, and one other screening. And Perlis reports one case, found in other screening.
    Six new cases today are imported: three in Kuala Lumpur, two in Selangor, and one in Sarawak.
    The deaths reported today are a 52-year-old man in Selangor with hypertension, dyslipidaemia, gout, and chronic kidney disease; a 78-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, dementia, and chronic kidney disease; a 74-year-old woman in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, and obesity; a 59-year-old woman in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, obesity, and chronic kidney disease; a 72-year-old woman in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and heart disease; a 72-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease; a 91-year-old man in Sarawak with hyperten, stroke, and gout; a 74-year-old woman in Sarawak with diabetes and hypertension; an 82-year-old woman in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and chronic kidney disease; a 58-year-old man in Selangor with tubercuosis and adrenal insufficiency; a 63-year-old man in Selangor, DOA with hypertension; and a 77-year-old man in Penang, DOA with diabetes and hypertension.​

  10. 10.

    Baud

    @Lavocat:

    Language is a dynamic, living being which, paradoxically, comes most alive during periods of massive upheaval and death.

    …

    Also, fuck Covid.

    The new words are fun, but the classics are still the best.

  11. 11.

    Geminid

    @Baud: Governor Northam’s messaging has been good throughout this health crisis. Northam is a doctor, but he has managed to put things in terms understandable to laymen. He was a pediatric neurosurgeon, and his experience dealing with the parents of his patients may account for his calming but serious tone. And his soft Eastern Shore accent is kind of soothing.

  13. 13.

    topclimber

    @Lavocat: German has an advantage in that you can write whole sentences as one compound word.

    At the moment, the American English terms I come up with are Covidiots, long haulers and Fauci ouchi.

  14. 14.

    RSA

    It surprised me to discover German has such a short verb for “to vaccinate” (a relatively long word in English): impfen.

  15. 15.

    Zzyzx

    There’s a tech tool that scrapes Covid availability places in WA and I’ve been using that to help people get appointments. A week ago it was exceedingly rare to ever see an opening and it always was across the mountains or something. Now with the pharmacies being in the act, every time I open it (I just like checking for this thing out of fascination), there are openings all around the Seattle area. It’s amazing how much progress we’re making. I think we’re probably going to change our rules soon as a result.

  17. 17.

    Amir Khalid

    @topclimber:
    Not whole sentences. Those super-duper-long words are compound nouns, which consist of a noun at the end of one adjective/descriptor or more (sometimes many more). Apparently, there’s a kids’ game where you try to make up the longest compound noun.

  18. 18.

    debbie

    @topclimber:

    That is why I love watching German films (though it’s been a while). You have time to read, ponder, and reread the English subtitles as well as view the scene. Those German words and phrases go on almost forever!

  19. 19.

    Geminid

    Your observation about the Biden effect is no doubt true. But I noticed increasing masking since the new year. A local country store stood out because hardly anyone masked. Then in January all the staff started masking, and customer masking went from 5% to 90%, although it has dropped back to 75%. I think a worker or family member got Covid, but I did not ask. Another factor may be that the U.Va Medical Center is a big employer of Greene County residents, and a lot of women work in nursing homes. So some people are used to strict masking requirements on the job.

  20. 20.

    The Fat White Duchess

    @Mustang Bobby: Now we need a word for the opposite emotion: guilt for being able to get vaccinated when people who should be more eligible have been unable to get access.

  21. 21.

    Sloane Ranger

    Yesterday in the UK we had 9938 new cases. This is an increase of  about 1500 from the 23rd February but a decrease of 14.7% in the rolling 7-day average. New cases by nation,

    England – 8644 (up @1400)

    Northern Ireland – 260 (up 35)

    Scotland – 798 (up @140)

    Wales – 236 (down @75).

    Deaths – There were 442 deaths within 28 days of a positive test yesterday, This is a decrease of 31% in the rolling 7-day average. Deaths by nation, England – 380, Northern Ireland – 2, Scotland – 47 and Wales – 13.

    Testing – 594,629 tests were conducted on Tuesday, 23 February out of a capacity of 782,320. This is an increase in the rolling 7-day average of 1.4%.

    Hospitalisations – 16,803 people were in hospital on Monday, 22 February and 2273 were on ventilators on the same date. The rolling 7-day average for hospital admissions is down by 20.6%.

    Vaccinations – As of 23 February, a total of 18,242,873 people had received the 1st shot of a vaccine and 669,105 had received both shots.

    Nothing else of note.

  23. 23.

    Just One More Canuck

    What company sold the fake tests to Guatemala (per Delthia Ricks’ tweet – the company wasnt named in the article she linked to) – they need to be exposed.  If I were a more cynical person, I might think that Jared was wetting his beak, but it would be irresponsible to speculate

  25. 25.

    The Moar You Know

    Gene Weingarten in the Washington Post tells us that those of us who are chortling over the fact that we got a shot when others didn’t are experiencing “shotenfreude.”

    @Mustang Bobby: cute, but anyone who actually feels that way is, put kindly, morally bankrupt.

    My parents got it before I did (of course, they’re in their mid 70s) and they would have happily foregone it to give it to their kids.  They feel guilty as hell.  I tell ’em not to, but that’s not helping.  They want their kids vaccinated yesterday.  And even when that happens, they won’t be “chortling”.  They’ll be feeling lucky to be vaccinated and still alive.

    Looks like my wife is getting her first shot Monday and I probably, no guarantees, will be getting it with her.  Not going to be any shotenfruede here.  My wife’s a teacher and needs that to get back into the classroom.  I need it mainly so that she won’t be eaten alive by guilt and worry that she might bring home the plague from the kids to me.  And given that I can work from home and have a reliable supply of real N95 masks, well, I’ll be feeling guilty if I get my shot Monday.  The people I have to deal with – my vet, my grocery workers, my dog day care people – they all need it a hell of a lot more than I do.

  26. 26.

    Bill Arnold

    @Just One More Canuck:

    What company sold the fake tests to Guatemala (per Delthia Ricks’ tweet – the company wasnt named in the article she linked to) – they need to be exposed.

    Clearly there was fraud, but a cold reading without additional digging would also consider the possibility that the fraud was within Guatemala. (A country that tolerated/suffered death squads for a while.) What a mess; I hope it is investigated hard.

  27. 27.

    Bill Arnold

    @The Fat White Duchess:

    Now we need a word for the opposite emotion: guilt for being able to get vaccinated when people who should be more eligible have been unable to get access.

    Also need a word for when one has not knowingly been previously infected and has a very strong reaction to the first dose, suggesting prior infection/immunity and up to a year’s worth of unnecessary excess worry.
    But that will be an edge case.

  28. 28.

    laura

    @The Fat White Duchess: I need a word for the shame I feel in wanting a vaccine NOW though I dont meet the qualifications for age, comorbidities or essential worker status and the envy I feel for those who’ve gotten the shot/s.

  29. 29.

    Oklahomo

    @Amir Khalid: ​
      I believe in “Danse Macabre” Stephen King compared the euphonious quality of German to a building full of large machines running at full speed.

  30. 30.

    Uncle Cosmo

    @topclimber: ​@Lavocat: German has an advantage in that you can write whole sentences as one compound word.

    Um, that would actually be Turkish. E.g, “I don’t understand” in Turkish is Anmiliyorum (where the first “i” has no top dot). I’ve seen some really one-long-word Turkish sentences, upwards of 40 characters, but I can’t recall them at the moment…

    Hungarian is kinda like that also with nouns, all kinds of pre- & post-modifiers stuck onto a deceptively simple root, e.g., népköztársaság (NAPE-kerz-tar-shu-shag) = people’s republic, where köz is the root. Magyar is agglutinative – start with a root like a train engine & keep coupling up endings like boxcars & finish it off with a caboose.

    ​​There’s a wonderful little bit about compound nouns in Cassels’ Colloquial German (formerly Beyond the Dictionary in German) which I’ll post a summary of in a second…​

    It goes like this: fernsehen (“far-to-see”) becomes Fernsehgerat (far-seeing-apparatus = television set) becomes Farbfernsehgerat (color television set). A display of these items might be called a Farbfernsehgerateschau​, and it would not be outre for the director of such an exhibition to be referred to as der Farbfernsehgerateschauleiter (or die Farbfernsehgerateschauleiterin if a woman)​

    (NB in Gerat and its variants, there’s an umlaut over the “a” but I can’t get into Visual window to add it, es tut mir leid.)​​

    And Jeebus Frackin’ Cripes do I hate having to edit this stuff over&over&over because the Text window fracks up the line spacing!!!

  33. 33.

    rjnerd

    Yea! Finally nailed down an appointment. Took a full week after they opened up for my status (63, w/2 qual chronic conditions) to get to make one. Required me to keep 10 tabs open to the different provider reservation pages, and check multiple times a day. Tripped over a number of bugs, with one provider allowing me to book, but when I didn’t get a confirm email, called, and it had offered me an appointment on a day the place was closed, and had failed without telling me.

    Next found one of the local drugstore chains had open slots, asking for one and it says “can’t schedule your second shot”, and fail.,,,

    the statewide web system that listed all the possible sources was often out of synch with the (also state run) booking system for the sports arena mass vaccine sites, understandable, since that site was out of synch with itself. (day says “480 appointments available” click on schedule, and it then comes up with a “none available” for every time slot.)

    Anyhow, I now am scheduled for this Sunday afternoon, mere miles from my house. There is even parking. (I was trying sites as much as 50 miles way).

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