Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans: “Abortion is murder but you can take a bus to get one.” Easy peasy.

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

Meanwhile over at truth Social, the former president is busy confessing to crimes.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

This fight is for everything.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

Battle won, war still ongoing.

Can we lighten up on the doomsday scenarios?

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

So many bastards, so little time.

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

It could be worse. Vance could have said “post-menopausal sows.” Waiting for that audiotape to surface.

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

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

I also would like a pony to improve my balloon juice experience.

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

Republicans don’t lie to be believed, they lie to be repeated.

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Friday / Saturday, April 30 – May 1

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  1. 1.

    YY_Sima Qian

    On 4/30 China reported 0 new domestic confirmed & 0 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation, all at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province. There are currently 38 domestic confirmed & 9 domestic asymptomatic cases in Yunnan Province. 2 communities remain at Medium Risk.

    Imported Cases

    On 4/30 China reported 16 new imported confirmed cases, 16 imported asymptomatic cases, 3 imported suspect case:

    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 6 confirmed cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Laos, Malaysia, Japan, Bangladesh, Rwanda & the UAE; 6 asymptomatic cases, 2 Chinese nationals returning from Malaysia & 1 each returning from Qatar (via Colombo), Iraq, Tanzania & Cambodia
    • Foshan in Guangdong Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from Nigeria; 2 asymptomatic cases, both Chinese nationals returning from Iraq; all off flights that landed at Guangzhou
    • Shenzhen in Guangdong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Cambodia
    • Shanghai Municipality – 3 confirmed cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Mali (via Paris CdG), Côte d’Ivoire (via Paris CdG) & Israel; 3 suspect cases, no information released
    • Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 2 confirmed cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from the Ukraine & Uganda (both via Amsterdam Schiphol); 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Algeria
    • Kunming in Yunnan Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from Myanmar
    • Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province – 1 confirmed case, coming from India; 1 asymptomatic case, coming from Hungary 
    • Xiamen in Fujian Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from Ghana (IV Amsterdam Schiphol)
    • Putian in Fujian Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Brazil, the case arrive at Shanghai on 4/5, passed through the 14 days of centralized quarantine and tested negative multiple times, upon release from quarantine on 4/20 the case traveled back to Putian on high speed rail and re-entered centralized quarantine, the case tested positive on 4/30
    • Guangxi Province (location not specified) – 1 confirmed case, no information released
    • Nanjing in Jiangsu Province –  1 asymptomatic case, no information released 
    • Shenyang in Liaoning Province – 1 asymptomatic case, no information released
    • Tianjin Municipality – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Nigeria (via Paris CdG)
    • Changsha in Hunan Province – 1 asymptomatic case, no information released

     

    Overall in China, 19 confirmed cases recovered, 17 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & 4 were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 528 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 325 active confirmed cases in the country (287 imported), 3 in critical/serious condition (all imported), 319 asymptomatic cases (310 imported), 11 suspect cases (all imported). 6,479 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    As of 4/30, 265.064 vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 11.601M doses in the past 24 hrs.

    On 5/1, Hong Kong reported 8 new cases, all imported (from India, Indonesia, the Philippines & Cambodia).

  2. 2.

    NeenerNeener

    Monroe County, NY stats:

    231 new cases
    4545 active cases
    1244 deaths
    2.9% test positivity
    215 people hospitalized, 45 people in the ICU

    50% with at least 1 vaccination

    38.2% totally vaccinated

  3. 3.

    NotMax

    FYI.

    The Hawai‘i Department of Health is urging anyone who attended a recent youth football tournament on the mainland to get tested for COVID-19 and to quarantine. Teams involved in the Pylon Mecca 7v7 tournament played games in Utah and Nevada.

    To date seven people who have returned to Maui and six people who have returned to O‘ahu have tested positive. This includes players, parents and spectators. Investigation into this cluster continues and additional cases are likely. Source

  4. 4.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    LA County hit a good milestone today, a 0.7% positivity rate on testing.  We were at 21% a few months ago.  We will probably move to the Yellow tier on Tuesday.

  6. 6.

    Dan B

    @satby: The other effect of India may be highly contagious variants spreading worldwide.  Hopefully there won’t be vaccine resistant strains.

    We’re wearing masks here for the foreseeable future.

  7. 7.

    NorthLeft12

    Mr. Doyle’s observation regarding the ease of getting vaccinated versus forging a fake vaccination certificate [not to mention the legal risk] shows the mindset of these thugs and criminals.
    They have no respect for the law because they were raised that way. The justice system has molly coddled them from a young age to expect that they would not suffer any consequences for their actions.

    I am taking the liberty of paraphrasing David Brooks here.

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    Spanky

    @Dan B: Yeah, India and Brazil are giant Petri dishes right now, and we’ll be lucky if the current vaxes can all stop the mutations.

  16. 16.

    JPL

    Ten years later, the voice of Obama discussing the Bin Laden compound raid still gives me chills.   link

  17. 17.

    Robert Sneddon

    @WereBear: The big superspreader events anywhere are not preventable because people are people. Try banning Thanksgiving or July 4th in America because there’s a medical emergency like COVID-19 and see how much compliance you get.

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    Spanky

    Hey, right now around Boston it’s sunny and in the high 40s. She’s probably out in the garden in tee shirt and shorts, as New Englanders will do on May Day

    Eta, aaaand right on time she posts the am thread.

  21. 21.

    Amir Khalid

    Malaysia’s Director-General of Heath Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 2,881 new Covid-19 cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 411,594 cases. He also reports 15 new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 1,521 deaths — 0.37% of the cumulative reported total, 0.40% of resolved cases.

    There are currently 29,631 active and contagious cases; 337 are in ICU, 176 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 2,462 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 380,462 patients recovered – 92.43% of the cumulative reported total.

    14 new clusters were reported today: Sungai Nirai, Durin, and Long Jegan in Sarawak; Umas and Jalan Kilang Dua in Sabah; Seri Jati, Sebatu, and Air Budi in Melaka; Jalan Sepat in Perak; Jalan Garuda and Persiaran Sinaran Ilmu in Johor; Jalan Sungai Sembilang and Lestari Perdana Tujuh in Selangor; and Saujana in Terenggnu.

    Sungai Nirai, Umas, Seri Jati, and Jalan Sepat are community clusters. Jalan Garuda, Jalan Sungai Sembilang, Jalan Kilang Dua, and Durin are workplace clusters. Sebatu and Air Budi are religious clusters. Long Jegan is an education cluster at a Ministry of Education school. Lestari Perdana Tujuh and Saujana are education clusters at other schools. Persiaran Sinaran Ilmu is a higher-educatiion cluster.

    2,865 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 755 local cases: 50 in older clusters, 60 in Jalan Sungai Sembilang and Lestari Perdana Tujuh clusters, 412 close-contact screenings, and 233 other screenings. Sarawak reports 445 cases: 42 in older clusters; 73 in Long Jegan, Durin, and Sungai Nirai clusters; 235 close-contact screenings; and 95 other screenings. Kelantan reports 442 cases: 97 in existing clusters, 272 close-contact screenings, and 73 other screenings.

    Johor reports 310 cases: 173 in older clusters, 11 in Jalan Garuda and Persiaran Sinaran Ilmu clusters, 81 close-contact screenings, and 45 other screenings. Kuala Lumpur reports 303 local cases: four in existing clusters, 196 close-contact screenings, and 103 other screenings.

    Penang reports 133 cases: 15 in existing clusters, 42 close-contact screenings, and 103 other screenings. Kedah reports 111 cases: 57 in existing clusters, 37 close-contact screenings, and 17 other screenings.

    Negeri Sembilan reports 89 cases: 17 in existing clusters, 43 close-contact screenings, and 29 other screenings. Perak reports 64 cases: 15 in older clusters, one in Jalan Sepat cluster, 23 close-contact screenings, and 25 other screenings. Sabah also reports 64 cases: 17 in older clusters, three in Umas and Jalan Kilang Dua clusters, 31 close-contact screenings, and 13 other screenings. Melaka reports 54 cases: eight in older clusters; 19 in Seri Jati, Air Budi, and Sebatu clusters; 317 close-contact screenings; and 10 other screenings. Pahang reports 47 cases: five in existing clusters, 32 close-contact screenings, and 10 other screenings. Terengganu reports 42 cases: eight in older clusters, 13 in Saujana cluster, 19 close-contact screenings, and two other screenings.

    Putrajaya reports three cases: two close-contact screenings, and one other screening. And Labuan also reports three cases, all close-contact screenings.

    Perlis reports no new cases today.

    16 new cases today are imported: 12 in Kuala Lumpur and four in Selangor.

    The deaths reported today are a 35-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, obesity, nd chronic kidney disease; a 74-year-old man in Kuala Lumpur with diabetes, hypertension, and stroke; a 68-year-old man in Sabah with hypertension and chronic kidney disease; a 66-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes and hypertension; a 72-year-old woman in Sarawak with diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia; a 66-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease; a 56-year-old man in Kuala Lumpur with no co-morbidities listed; a 76-year-old man in Sarawak with hypertension and lung disease; a 66-year-old man in Penang with diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease; a 67-year-old man in Terengganu with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and chronic kidney disease; a 50-year-old man in Penang with diabetes; a 72-year-old woman in Kelantan with diabetes and hypertension; a 76-year-old woman in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and chronic kidney disease; another 76-year-old woman in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, heart disease, and chronic kidney disease; and an 87-year-old woman in Negeri Sembilan with diabetes and hypertension.

  23. 23.

    Sloane Ranger

    Friday in the UK we had 2381 new cases. This is a reduction in the 7-day moving average of 10.7%. New cases by home nation,

    England – 2046 (down 57)

    Northern Ireland – 108 (up 13)

    Scotland – 191 (up 13)

    Wales – 36 (down 33).

    Deaths – There were 15 deaths within 28 days of a positive test yesterday. This is a decline in the rolling 7-day average of 18.5%. New deaths by home nation, England – 14, Northern Ireland – 1 and none in either Scotland or Wales.

    Testing – On Thursday, 29 April a total of 1,072,576 tests were conducted. This is a reduction of 2.8% in the rolling 7-day average. The PCR testing capacity estimated by labs on Thursday 29th was 655,782.

    Hospitalisations – On Wednesday, 28 April there were 1497 people in hospital. There were 196 people on ventilators on Thursday, 29th. The rolling 7-day average for hospital admissions was down by 17% as of 26 April.

    Vaccinations – As of 29 Aptil, a total of 34,216,087 people had received the 1st dose of a vaccine and 14,532,875 had recieved both shots. In percentage terms this means that 65% of all adults in the UK had had 1 shot as of this date and 27.6% were fully vaccinated.

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    Robert Sneddon

    Scotland — 175 new cases of COVID-19 reported reported today at 2:00 p.m. local time. One death, the test positivity rate is 1.1%.

    I just got back from shopping at a large supermarket in a retail park. The supermarket was busy but not very crowded but clothing and sports goods stores in the retail park had substantial queues outside their door, having re-opened for shoppers in the past week. Going past these crowds made my skin crawl a little. I seem to have become (more) peoplephobic since this whole thing kicked off.

  25. 25.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    @NorthLeft12: It’s the same Entitled White mentality that was going on during the insurrection. These twats really have to be over the Wingnut Event Horizon to fear something as routine as a vaccination.

  26. 26.

    Robert Sneddon

    @WereBear: ​
      Enough of us are fools and knaves. Even those folks who take this epidemic seriously will convince themselves that driving fifteen hundred miles round trip to visit family at Thanksgiving is acceptable because they’ll take precautions en route. Dad has said that crazy Uncle Fred will have to wear a mask at the dinner table and not cough all over the marshmallow Jello that antivaxxer Cousin Jeb is bringing along with his five offspring fresh from their megachurch service.

    Multiply that sort of thinking by fifty million and you’ve got a superspreader event and there’s no law, no government on the planet that can prevent it, excepting the Chinese maybe.

    Here in Scotland we were facing a lockdown over Christmas last year for five days since the epidemiologists were forecasting a big uptick in COVID-19 cases if we didn’t. When it became clear to the government High Heid Yins that this just wasn’t going to work, any attempt to impose a lockdown was going to be roundly ignored by a large swathe of the public because it was Christmas they retreated back to a very much shorter and largely ineffective lockdown. Sure enough we got a big uptick in case numbers and deaths starting in early January that is only now dying down thanks to another lockdown and a big vaccination rollout.

  27. 27.

    Bill Hicks

    The cartoon opening this post is really offensive to me. Firefighting foams are really dangerous to human health. The fire depicted in the cartoon would not require these types of pollutants by any means and there are alternatives even for where they are required: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/coffee_break/021120.html

    Please do not make light of a serious problem.

  28. 28.

    Alabama Blue Dot

    Re. the cartoon: Years ago we had a big warehouse fire here in Birmingham, Alabama and we learned about the long-term effects of fire extinguisher foam. It washed into the storm drains and a major creek, and killed a lot of fish. We used the experience to improve firefighting methods and materials. We did not stop putting out fires.

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    Bill Arnold

    @Enhanced Voting Techniques:

    These twats really have to be over the Wingnut Event Horizon to fear something as routine as a vaccination.

    If TFG had won the 2020 election, most of the exact same group of people would be militant pro-vaxxers, and grudgingly, pro-indoor-masking.
    There might be a small uptick in left-nutcase anti-vaxxers but it would be very small.

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