Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Republicans: slavery is when you own me. freedom is when I own you.

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

Don’t expect peaches from an apple tree.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

Trump’s legal defense is going to be a dumpster fire inside a clown car on a derailing train.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

The worst democrat is better than the best republican.

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

Republicans don’t trust women.

We’ll be taking my thoughts and prayers to the ballot box.

The willow is too close to the house.

The GOP couldn’t organize an orgy in a whorehouse with a fist full of 50s.

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

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Hot air and ill-informed banter

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Second rate reporter says what?

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Wednesday / Thursday, July 21-22

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Wednesday / Thursday, July 21-22

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Sure, eleven kids isn’t much, exactly, but… if I knew a teen / tweener whose parents were ‘vaxx-hesitant’, I’d be trying to smuggle the kid into a vaxx clinic showing them this story:

Arkansas Children’s Hospital reported 11 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations Monday along with several more suspected.

“About half of those are critically ill. They’re in our ICU requiring ventilator support or really have COVID-pneumonia,” said Dr. Rick Barr, Chief Clinical Officer at Arkansas Children’s…

“Previously most of the children that were admitted were incidentally found to be COVID positive,” Barr said. “They weren’t admitted because they had COVID. They were admitted for some other reason. Now we’re seeing more and more children that are admitted because of their COVID infection. That’s the primary reason for their hospital admission.”

The most serious cases are those who are adolescents or “tweens.”…

The hospital has not admitted a child that has been vaccinated…

Dr. Barr says they are seeing a few hospitalizations but not serious reactions in the younger age groups of babies and toddlers between the ages of one to three, but those instances are usually COVID paired with another virus like RSV.

“Young kids don’t seem to be as seriously ill when they do get infected,” he said.

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  2. 2.

    p.a.

    How long before the scum at fox news, who have been sabotaging covid response from day 1 until this week, attack Biden for donating covid vac to the developing world instead of saving it for their imbecilic, refusenik viewers?

  4. 4.

    Amir Khalid

    Slowhand is a silly old git who doesn’t understand why his audiences need to be vaccinated against Covid. It is always a sad day when a personal hero, like he is to so many, disappoints his admirers.

  5. 5.

    mrmoshpotato

    @p.a.:

    How long before the scum at fox news, who have been sabotaging covid response from day 1 until this week, attack Biden for donating covid vac to the developing world instead of saving it for their imbecilic, refusenik viewers?

    What time does their morning show, A Blonde With Two Skidmarks, start?

  6. 6.

    dmsilev

    From the linked story about ivermectin,

    That conclusion started to fall apart when Lawrence took on a medical school assignment that had him look deeper into the paper. First, he found evidence of plagiarism, with entire paragraphs lifted from press releases and websites, according to The Guardian.

    Lawrence also found that the raw data, which are available online for purchase, contradicted the study on several occasions. Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, an epidemiologist from the University of Wollongong in Australia, also highlighted some of those discrepancies in a Medium post.

    “For example, the study reports getting ethical approval and beginning on the 8th of June, 2020, but in the data file uploaded by the authors onto the website of the preprint fully 1/3 of the people who died from COVID-19 were already dead when the researchers started to recruit their patients,” Meyerowitz-Katz wrote.

    I didn’t know IRBs accepted Ouija boards as a method of obtaining patient consent.

  7. 7.

    MattF

    I think the Frum quote nails it. Polling suburban women will likely show jump-off-the-cliff numbers. And the men will follow.

  8. 8.

    p.a.

    Went for my yearly checkup bloodwork yesterday & when the phlebotomist asked for my card I gave her my proof-of-vaccine card.  She laughed and said no, I need your insurance card but thank you.

  9. 9.

    mrmoshpotato

    @Amir Khalid:

    It is always a sad day when a personal hero, like he is to so many, disappoints his admirers.

    And it’s for such a stupid, stupid reason.

  13. 13.

    Suzanne

    @MattF: The GOP is smart enough to realize that low-class Trump trash are not enough to win elections, especially if they get COVID and their numbers decline. And they aren’t aspirational, which means they won’t attract new people to the coalition.

  14. 14.

    mrmoshpotato

    @Ryan:

    So, were the dead people recruited to be the control group? 

    “If you consent to this study, don’t say anything.”

  16. 16.

    Amir Khalid

    Malaysia’s Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 13,034 new Covid-19 cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 964,918 cases. He also reports 134 new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 7,574 deaths — 0.79% of the cumulative reported total, 0.92% of resolved cases.

    Malaysia’s nationwide R0 as of yesterday was 1.09. The state with the highest R0 was Terengganu with 1.31. 11 other states and federal territories had an R0 over 1.

    There are currently 142,051 active and contagious cases; 938 are in ICU, 459 of them on ventilators. Meanwhile, 8,436 more patients have recovered, for a cumulative total of 815,293 patients recovered – 84.49% of the cumulative reported total.

    32 new clusters were reported today, for a cumulative total of 3,361 clusters. 946 clusters are currently active; 2,415 clusters are now inactive.

    13,009 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 6,042 local cases: 199 in clusters, 3,859 close-contact screenings, and 1,984 other screenings. Kuala Lumpur reports 1,603 local cases: 309in clusters, 666 close-contact screenings, and 628 other screenings.

    Johor reports 787 local cases: 319 in clusters, 320 close-contact screenings, and 148 other screenings. Negeri Sembilan reports 706 local cases: 89 in clusters, 441 close-contact screenings, and 176 other screenings. Kedah reports 701 cases: 96 in clusters, 446 close-contact screenings, and 159 other screenings.

    Sarawak reports 643 local cases: 288 in clusters, 305 close-contact screenings, and 50 other screenings.

    Sabah reports 497 cases: 118 in clusters, 240 close-contact screenings, and 139 other screenings.

    Terengganu reports 391 cases: 151 in clusters, 136 close-contact screenings, and 104 other screenings. Penang reports 371 cases: 81 in clusters, 155 close-contact screenings, and 135 other screenings. Melaka reports 353 cases:112 in clusters, 167 close-contact screenings, and 74 other screenings.

    Perak reports 284 cases: 64 in clusters, 130 close-contact screenings, and 90 other screenings. Pahang reports 261 cases: 93 in clusters, 115 close-contact screenings, and 53 other screenings. Kelantan reports 240 cases: 154 in clusters, 51 close-contact screenings, and 35 other screenings.

    Putrajaya reports 100 cases: 16 in clusters, 68 close-contact screenings, and 16 other screenings.

    Labuan reports 24 cases: two in clusters, 16 close-contact screenings, and six other screenings. Perlis reports six cases: five close-contact screenings and one other screening.

    25 new cases today are imported: eight in Kuala Lumpur, seven in Selangor, five in Negeri Sembilan, four in Johor, and one in Sarawak.

    The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 446,052 doses of vaccine on 21st July: 282,980 first doses and 163,072 second doses. As of yesterday, the cumulative total is 15,517,866 doses administered: 10,584,885 first doses and 4,932,981 second doses. 15.1% of the population have received their second dose.

  17. 17.

    YY_Sima Qian

    On 7/21 China reported 12 new domestic confirmed & 7 new domestic asymptomatic cases.

    Yunnan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed case (mild, a Chinese national, at Ruili, Dehong Prefecture). 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 82 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 community at Ruili remains at High Risk. 1 village at Ruili & 1 village at Longchuan County remain Medium Risk.

    Nanjing in Jiangsu Province has reported 11 new domestic confirmed & 7 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all group staff or custodians at the airport there. 2 residential compounds & 4 villages in Jiangning District, where the airport is located, have been elevated to Medium Risk. There are currently 2 residential compounds, 2 communities & 6 villages at Medium Risk. ~ 1.5M residents (~ 77% of all residents) in the Jiangning District have been swabbed. The entire city will be tested in the coming days.

    Imported Cases

    On 7/21, China reported 38 new imported confirmed cases, 11 imported asymptomatic cases, 1 imported suspect case:

    • Yunnan Province (locations not specified) – 20 confirmed cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Myanmar via land border crossing; 3 asymptomatic cases, 2 Chinese nationals returning from Laos & 1 from Thailand, all via land border crossing w/ Laos
    • Kunming in Yunnan Province – 1 confirmed case (previously asymptomatic), a Chinese national returning from Indonesia; 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Sri Lanka
    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 5 confirmed cases (1 previously asymptomatic), 1 Chinese national each returning from the UK (via Amsterdam Schiphol), Malaysia, Myanmar, Kuwait & Panama (via Paris CdG); 2 asymptomatic cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Cambodia & Panama (via Paris CdG)
    • Shenzhen in Guangdong Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national coming from Mozambique
    • Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from Niger; 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from the Philippines, off a flight that landed at Guangzhou
    • Foshan in Guangdong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Malaysia, off a flight that landed at Guangzhou
    • Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 5 confirmed cases (4 previously asymptomatic), 3 Chinese nationals returning from Myanmar & 1 each from Germany & the Ukraine (via Frankfurt); 2 asymptomatic cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Cambodia & Germany
    • Shanghai Municipality – 2 confirmed cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Djibouti (via Addis Ababa) & Canada; 1 suspect case, no information released
    • Xi’an in Shaanxi Province – 2 confirmed cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Tajikistan (via Tashkent, off a flight diverted from Beijing) & Japan
    • Changsha in Hunan Province – 1 confirmed case, no information released
    • Fuzhou in Fujian Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from the US
    • Beijing Municipality – 1 asymptomatic case, no information released 

    Overall in China, 14 confirmed cases recovered, 7 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & 8 were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 317 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 638 active confirmed cases in the country (545 imported), 16 in serious condition (13 imported), 456 asymptomatic cases (441 imported), 1 suspect case (imported). 8,577 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    As of 7/21, 1,491.605M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 13.121M doses in the past 24 hrs.

    On 7/22, Hong Kong reported 1 new positive case, imported (from the US).

  20. 20.

    Tony Jay

    Following the UK Government’s decision to delay restrictions on travel to and from India back in April, mainly because Johnson was desperate for a shitty trade deal with Modi’s regime and didn’t want to spoil his own plans for a week-long jolly around the former Raj, the so-called Delta variant was allowed unfettered access to the UK and has since become the market-leader for off the shelf Covid infections, outstripping its competitors and establishing a commanding presence in the organs of consumers of all ages and income brackets.

    As a result of the UK Government’s decision to end all restrictions on the spread and transmission of the Delta variant on the 19th of July the number of cases in Great Britain, which were already sky-rocketing, have had a Bezos-shaped booster shoved up their collective bung-hole and are currently sling-shotting thrice around the Sun in pursuit of a measurable percentage of light-speed, all of which is putting unbearable pressure on the already hollowed-out National Heath Service and dooming tens of thousands of people to a lonely, terrifying death in the name of corporate profit and political cowardice.

    So it should come as no surprise whatsoever to even casual observers of modern Britain’s collapse into a third-rate parody of late 18th century Überwald with Steampunk affectations that the Infotainment industry which we’re expected to pretend are actually a functional Press and National News broadcaster (they’re not, we don’t) have chosen to cover this Valles Marineris-sized abdication of basic Governmental responsibility by concentrating on the ‘problem’ of huge numbers of people with the Covid App (which informs you if you’ve been in contact with another App user who has tested positive) being ‘pinged’ and therefore having to self-isolate for ten days. But not the good kind of concentration that would inform people that there is a massive pandemic out there that we could use some common-sense restrictions to begin getting under control. Oh no, that’s not their business model. Instead, we’re getting breathless wanking about the ‘Pingademic‘ (yes, that’s the level of adult supervision that characterises our ‘News’) being the cause of empty shelves and staff shortages. You’d almost be given to think that the Infotainers have been given an editorial narrative to follow in which the Covid App has gone Scooby-Do Skynet and declared an inconvenience war on Britain’s struggling economy, one that can only be solved by everyone deleting the App before it gets into our Photos and starts sending random dick-pics to everyone in our Contacts (oh, that’s a good excuse, excuse me a moment…) instead of framing it around the true story that COVID INFECTIONS ARE EXPLODING IN NUMBER AND THE APP IS DOING WHAT IT’S FUCKING WELL SUPPOSED TO DO, YOU MORONIC KNOBJOUSTERS!!!

    Meanwhile, Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition have responded to this gilt-edged opportunity to claw back some credibility in the polling by… glugging on the bleach bottle in search of a massive purging of centre-left members and handing a veto on future membership and candidate selection to Britain’s less-discreet version of A.I.P.A.C. Because they have no intention of competing at the next Election, preferring to strip the Party down to its name and some basic infrastructure so it can be sold off to half a dozen wealthy donors and staffed by zero-hour drones in time to give the disillusioned Tory voters of Lesser Brexitannia-under-the-Wold a comfortably non-radical place to rest their weary white bums in 2030 or thereabouts. Good luck with that, fuckers. Eventually the message will get through that this is soooooo not 1994, but by then the nation’s second Party will probably be some kind of expanded Green/Red Alliance and the ‘Labour Party’ will be nipping at the heels of the Lib-Dems for the odd seat around the M25 commuter belt.

    This country is fucked. Please lay a single red rose on our corpse as we sink beneath the waves.

  22. 22.

    Soprano2

    @rikyrah: I agree with this take. Just like they mostly ceased caring about Covid once they thought it was going to mostly kill non-white people in liberal places, now that they see that it’s mostly killing white people in conservative areas suddenly they care about Covid. I also think it’s true that their numbers with suburban women are tanking even more than they were before.

    I heard my mostly-useless rep Billy Long (R-Mostly Useless) on NPR this morning talking about about the Covid vaccine, how he had been vaccinated, and how he encourages everyone to get vaccinated. He said the vaccine shouldn’t be a partisan issue, then ruined it by stating (incorrectly) that Democrats didn’t trust it when Trump was president. Of course that wasn’t our concern – it was that Trump would pressure the FDA into approval before the vaccines were proven safe and effective. Anyhow, this is literally the first time I’ve seen or heard ANYTHING from him about vaccination. He has not been out in his district encouraging all of his constituents to get vaccinated. Some enterprising reporter needs to suss out what has happened to turn all the Republicans in the opposite direction from where they were going just a few days ago.

  24. 24.

    dr. bloor

    @Amir Khalid: At this late date, no one should be surprised that a guy with such a long-standing track record of being a racist loon is antivax.

  25. 25.

    Betsy

    So. My brother just flew up to see a dear relative one last time who is in hospice care at home.  His vaxed kid was at camp last week, an adult who was there has tested positive, he was with kid for days after kid came back, now he can’t visit relative.  Fucking covidiots.

  28. 28.

    charon

    @Soprano2:

     

    Some enterprising reporter needs to suss out what has happened to turn all the Republicans in the opposite direction from where they were going just a few days ago

    Sudden realization they have been on the bad side of vaccine controversy, because of recent stories all over national media of overwhelmed hospitals in MO, AR, FL, AL – places with low vaccination rates and almost all patients not vaccinated..

  30. 30.

    Formerly disgruntled in Oregon

    “Dog bites man, Clapton still an ignorant asshole, all this tonight with sports and weather, I’m Jill Newslady…”

  31. 31.

    Tony Jay

    @Betty:

    This is what Britain is now. A failed state with a corrupt political class and a misinformed populace more interested in who is fucking who on Love Island than who is fucking them and their children out of a future worth living in.

    I’m grumpy because I’m back in the bloody office today and I am catastrophically not happy about it.

  32. 32.

    Robert Sneddon

    Scotland — 1,825 new cases of COVID-19 reported, 22 deaths (the highest number of deaths from COVID-19 reported in one day for several months). Test positivity rate is 6.0%. 58 people are in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19, up about ten or so from yesterday. If hospitalisations continue to rise we may see a change of plans by the Scottish government who had intended to reduce social restrictions to virtually zero on the 8th of August.

    There were about 20,5000 vaccinations carried out in Scotland yesterday, mostly second doses. That makes 68.0% of the adult population fully vaccinated with 89.3% having received at least one dose (21.3% difference). It looks more and more that Scotland will not achieve 90% first-dose by the end of this month.

  34. 34.

    Miss Bianca

    @Amir Khalid: He’s never been a hero to me. Except for his work with Cream, which I found truly ground-breaking and original (and how much of that was due to the influences of Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker?), I have always found Clapton’s guitar-playing so derivative of the blues players he worshipped as to be stale and uninteresting. And then the racist/anti-vax BS on top of it all.

    In other news, Malaysia’s COVID death numbers look appalling. Have you been able to get your first/second shot yet? I forget exactly what point you are at in the vaccination scrum.

  35. 35.

    Shana

    Looking at Secretary Blinken’s tweet with the picture of the crate of vaccines plastered with US flag stickers and USAID stickers and imagining if TFG had done that it would have had his name plastered all over instead. Not that he’d do it anyway.

  36. 36.

    Lacuna Synecdoche

    The Daily Beast via Anne Laurie @ Top:

    Eric Clapton announced Wednesday that he would not play concerts at venues where proof of vaccination against the coronavirus would be required.

    Keeping in mind that Clapton’s two most famous songs are, chronologically, about a) wanting to sleep with his best friend’s wife, and b) being a coke addict, I have to ask: Does this guy ever stop being an asshole?

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