Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

It’s time for the GOP to dust off that post-2012 autopsy, completely ignore it, and light the party on fire again.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

This really is a full service blog.

After roe, women are no longer free.

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

When do the post office & the dmv weigh in on the wuhan virus?

Not all heroes wear capes.

I didn’t have alien invasion on my 2023 BINGO card.

The willow is too close to the house.

The GOP is a fucking disgrace.

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

I wonder if trump will be tried as an adult.

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Thursday / Friday, March 25-26

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  1. 1.

    NeenerNeener

    Monroe County, NY stats:

    New cases = 174
    Now at 1200 deaths, up from 1194
    They don’t report hospitalizations anymore, but people are still dying from this. How the hell did TFG survive it?

    1.9% positivity

    31.4% vaccinated with at least 1 dose
    115,028 people fully vaccinated, 233,012 people with at least 1 dose

  2. 2.

    Auntie Anne

    After a week of utter frustration trying to get an appointment from a pharmacy, Delaware opened up its state waiting list on Tuesday.  Last night, my sister and I got appointments for our first Moderna shots on Sunday!  I am so relieved and happy.

  3. 3.

    Cermet

    So after all the whining by the media for a news confernence by the President, there where zero questions asked about Covid – zero! Over half a million deaths (at least two hundred of thousands were needless thanks to the orange fart cloud indifference) and the press ignore’s this to ask if President Biden would run again in almost four years (not even 100 days into his first term!) Then these losers decide it was critical to say that the orange monster was already preparing to run – just sick!

    On a bright note, my last family member is getting vaccinated today (she is a healthcare worker)!

  4. 4.

    Amir Khalid

    Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 numbers. Director-General of Heath Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 1,275 new cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 339,443 cases. He also reports one new death today, for a cumulative total of 1,249 deaths — 0.37% of the cumulative reported total, 0.38% of resolved cases.

    There are currently 14,269 active and contagious cases; 161 are in ICU, 70 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 1,509 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 323,925 patients recovered – 95.43% of the cumulative reported total.

    13 new clusters were reported today: Taman Brick, Jalan Gemilang Sukan, and Jalan Sungai Chat in Johor; Sungai Emas building site and Jalan Atmosphere building site in Selangor; Persiaran Cassia Selatan and Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa in Penang; Sawit Sebrang and Kolam Lintas in Sabah; Paya Bemban and Pengkalan Nangka Tumpat in Kelantan; and Lorong Desa Senadin and Batu Gong in Sarawak.

    Pengkalan Nangka Tumpat and Batu Gong are community clusters. The rest are workplace clusters.

    1,243 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 464 local cases: 101 in older clusters, 27 in Sungai Emas building site and Jalan Atmosphere building site clusters, 261 close-contact screenings, and 75 other screenings. Sarawak reports 208 local cases: 20 in older clusters, 21 in Lorong Desa Senadin and Batu Gong clusters, 127 close-contact screenings, and 40 other screenings.

    Penang reports 137 cases: six in older clusters, 45 in Persiaran Cassia Selatan and Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa clusters, 49 close-contact screenings, and 37 other screenings. Johor reports 120 cases: 33 in older clusters; 27 in Taman Brick, Jalan Gemilang Sukan, and Jalan Sungai Chat clusters; 41 close-contact screenings; and 19 other screenings.

    Kelantan reports 86 cases: 30 in older clusters, six in Paya Bemban and Pengkalan Nangka Tumpat clusters, 40 close-contact screenings, and 10 other screenings. Kuala Lumpur reports 73 local cases: 18 in existing clusters, 34 close-contact screenings, and 21 other screenings. Sabah reports 51 cases: one in an older cluster, 14 in Kolam Lintas and Sawit Sebrang clusters, 28 close-contact screenings, and eight other screenings. Perak reports 28 cases: 11 in older clusters, three in Persiaran Cassia Selatan cluster, four close-contact screenings, and 10 other screenings. Kedah reports 27 cases: 10 in existing clusters, 12 close-contact screenings, and five other screenings.

    Melaka reports 19 cases: 16 in existing clusters, one close-contact screening, and two other screenings. Negeri Sembilan reports 12 cases: four in existing clusters, six close-contact screenings, and two other screenings.

    Pahang reports six cases: three in existing clusters, one close-contact screening, and two other screenings. Labuan reports five cases: one in an existing cluster, three close-contact screenings, and one other screening. Terengganu reports three cases: one in an existing cluster, one close-contact screening, and one other screening. Putrajaya reports two cases, both in existing clusters. And Perlis also reports two cases, both found in other screening.

    32 new cases today are imported: 14 in Selangor, 13 in Kuala Lumpur, and five in Sarawak.

    The death reported today is a 74-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, stroke, dyslipidaemia, and chronic kidney disease.

  5. 5.

    Martin

    Orange County fell below 100 new cases today. We peaked out at around 3500 a day about 3 weeks after xmas. 455K are fully vaccinated, 380K have one dose awaiting a second. That was as of last Thurs. Probably adding 75K between those numbers in the last week.

  6. 6.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @Cermet: You know how vampires can’t be seen in a mirror? The press is kind of like that in that they can’t reflect non-controversies.

  7. 7.

    YY_Sima Qian

    On 3/25 China reported 0 new domestic confirmed & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases.

    Nanchang in Jiangxi Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, a close contact of an imported confirmed case. The imported case had arrived at Nanjing in Jiangsu Province (from Zimbabwe) on 3/1, passed through the 2 weeks of quarantine and had tested negative. The case then took a train home to Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province on 3/15, tested positive and was diagnosed as asymptomatic on 3/16, and diagnosed as confirmed on 3/20. The new domestic asymptomatic case was traced as a close contact, having shared the same train compartment as the imported case, and has been under medical quarantine since 3/17.

    Imported Cases

    On 3/25 China reported 11 new imported confirmed cases, 30 imported asymptomatic cases, 1 imported suspect case:

    • Shanghai Municipality – 7 confirmed cases, 2 Chinese nationals each returning from Ethiopia & Zambia (via Addis Ababa), & 1 each from Japan, Senegal (via France) & Costa Rica (via Germany); 1 suspect case, no information released
    • Foshan in Guangdong Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from Cameroon; 2 asymptomatic cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Cameroon & Djibouti; all off flights that landed at Guangzhou
    • Shenzhen in Guangdong Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from Zambia; 3 asymptomatic cases, a Chinese national each returning from the South Sudan, a South African national forming from South Africa, and a Malawian national coming from Malawi
    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 6 asymptomatic cases, 3 Chinese nationals returning from the DRC (via Nairobi), & 1 each from the US, Guyana (via the US) and the Philippines
    • Zhanjiang Port in Guangdong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, an Indian crew member off a cargo ship
    • Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Djibouti (via Istanbul); off a flight that landed at Guangzhou
    • Xiamen in Fujian Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from the US
    • Fuzhou in Fujian Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Japan
    • Xi’an in Shaanxi Province – 1 confirmed cases, a Chinese national returning from Uzbekistan (off a flight diverted from Beijing); 2 asymptomatic cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from the Sudan (via Frankfurt) & Psakistan (off a flight diverted from Beijing)
    • Yunnan Province (location not specified) – 6 asymptomatic cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Myanmar, via land border crossing
    • Changsha in Hunan Province – 3 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    • Nanjing in Jiangsu Province – 2 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    • Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Cambodia
    • Zhengzhou in Henan Province – 1 asymptomatic case, no information released
    • Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province – 1 asymptomatic case, coming from Iran

     

    Overall in China, 13 confirmed cases recovered, 12 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & none were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 357 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 163 active confirmed cases in the country (161 imported), none in critical/serious condition, 251 asymptomatic cases (250 imported), 4 suspect cases (all imported). 3,682 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    On 3/26 Hong Kong reported 11 new cases, 8 imported & 3 domestic (1 of whom does not have source of infection identified).

  8. 8.

    MagdaInBlack

    I did not think I could be more disgusted and angry, but TFG admitting he did the opposite of what Fauci recommended, has really set me off this morning.

  9. 9.

    Amir Khalid

    @MagdaInBlack:
    The Former Guy was sick with jealousy over the attention that Dr Fauci’s media appearances got, when that was just Fauci doing his job. He hated that Dr Fauci had become a celebrity. He resented the hell out of Fauci’s credibility with the public, while he was being mocked for spouting nonsense. So of course he took it out on Fauci. And of course he didn’t care that he was doing the country great harm to spite a public servant for doing their job.

    Me, I think that when America is finally past this pandemic, Biden should give Dr Fauci a second Medal of Freedom.

  10. 10.

    Scout211

    Newsom announced yesterday that California is getting a big increase in doses per week in April. So on April 1, anyone 50 and over will be eligible to get an appointment for the vaccine and then on April 15, anyone 16 and over will be eligible.

  11. 11.

    Cheryl from Maryland

    Maryland is finally getting it right.  I’m still appalled that more vaccine is going to pharmacies, etc. which don’t have a waiting list and require multiple daily checks, but the state run mass sites now have a waiting list and will have more sites starting April 5th.  I get my first shot at a mass site this Monday – preregistered Friday, had ranked choice for sites, was eligible Tuesday, got a text with an appointment Wednesday.  That’s how you do it!  Now we are scheming to see how to help my godson get a vaccine this summer when he visits us – he’s an American Citizen, his family lives in Germany, but he will be going to college this fall in Korea and thus needs to be vaccinated. As we know from A.L.’s impressive posts, Germany is slow off the mark.

  12. 12.

    Sloane Ranger

    On Thursday, the UK had 6397 new cases. This is an increase of about 800 from Wednesday but the rolling 7-day average remains down by 2%. New cases by nation,

    England – 5286 (up @700)

    Northern Ireland – 183 (up @40)

    Scotland – 701 (up 9)

    Wales – 227 (up @60).

    Deaths – Yesterday, there were 63 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. This is a decrease of 31.4% in the rolling 7-day average. New deaths by nation, England – 49, Northern Ireland – 0, Scotland – 10 and Wales – 4.

    Testing – On Wednesday, 1,813,842 tests were conducted. This is a decrease of 4.1% in the rolling 7-day average.

    Hospitalisations – There were 5122 people in hospital on Tuesday, 23 March and 683 on ventilators on Wednesday, 24th. The rolling 7-day average for hospital admissions is down by 19.8%.

    Vaccinations – As of 24 March, a total of 28,991,188 people had received the 1st shot of a vaccine and 2,775,481 had received both shots. On this date, 55% of adults in the UK had received 1 shot and 5.3% had received both.

  13. 13.

    mrmoshpotato

    Trump on Fauci: “If you really look, I didn’t really listen to him too much because I was doing the opposite of what he was saying.”

    Inches from flatly admitting “I just let a half million people die.” Wow.

  14. 14.

    laura

    @mrmoshpotato: and another half inch away from saying that he wanted those who didnt support him to die.

    For whoever posted the WXQR link to music of comfort – it is sublime and soothing. Just so fine a way to start the day.

  15. 15.

    mrmoshpotato

    @Cermet: So after all the whining by the media for a news confernence by the President, there where zero questions asked about Covid – zero! Over half a million deaths (at least two hundred of thousands were needless thanks to the orange fart cloud indifference) and the press ignore’s this to ask if President Biden would run again in almost four years (not even 100 days into his first term!) Then these losers decide it was critical to say that the orange monster was already preparing to run – just sick!

    All of this!

    On a bright note, my last family member is getting vaccinated today (she is a healthcare worker)!

    Woo hoo!

  16. 16.

    J R in WV

    @mrmoshpotato: ​
     

    I saw an article where an economist computed that Trump caused 400,000 extra deaths that were unnecessary by not implementing the pandemic rule book created during Obama’s administration.

    So we probably can’t blame Trump for all 550,000 deaths so far, just 75%+ of them… sounds like mass murder to me, but IANAL!

    I can’t believe anyone still pays any attention to Trump at all, though.

  17. 17.

    StringOnAStick

    It hit me that Joe’s “I don’t know if there will be a Republican party in 4 years” comment has the nicest, least controversial way to say “seditious, anti-American, Putin-owned, greedy pricks who care nothing for our citizens”, but maybe that’s just me.

  18. 18.

    Oklahomo

    In our local paper on Wednesday was an article about the Cherokee Nation opening up vaccinations to anyone who wanted one.  I called yesterday 3/25 and was at the clinic at 8:00 this morning, got the Pfizer 1st dose about 15 minutes later, was observed for 15 minutes, and went on the the office.  Didn’t feel the shot, no side-effects so far, but I don’t care about that.  Go back in 3 weeks for shot #2.

  20. 20.

    misterpuff

    The COO at that Chicago hospital resigned but the CEO, who has been feted by the black community, also distrbuted vaccine to members of his suburban church, not the targeted neighborhoods in the city around his hospital.

    Has he resigned yet?

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