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The coronavirus has mutated. Here's what that means The dominant strain in much of the world is now a more contagious variant of the original virus MAY 5, 2020 11:05PM (UTC) Anew strain of the novel coronavirus appears to be more contagious than the version that gained footing at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The new strain, dubbed D614G, surfaced in Europe in February before appearing in the east coast of the United States. It has been the dominant strain across the world since mid-March, according to the report. That fact is raising concerns, not just over the new strain's infectivity but also because some believe the existence of a secondary strain may make some patients vulnerable to a second infection after surviving a different strain.

There is reason to believe that it may have already mutated into a more virulent form.

That makes me feel very low....

Good point. If you listen to Trump in a press conference or during a speech, it is obvious that he cannot think linearly.

Manitoba is doing very well overall, but the concerning thing is that the patient who died was not in intensive care.

Are you addressing the Pod People?

The really frightening things about all this is how completely subverted all the usual checks and balances of government have been, how few have responded to their consciences and how absent the media have been in their duties to observe and report. The only media who have been invested in reporting the goings-on in the White House have been Faux News with their stream of propaganda.

Whistleblower Alleges Trump Administration Ignored Dire COVID-19 Warnings FALSE STARTS The complaint filed on Tuesday by Dr. Rick Bright described an administration that sputtered when the virus emerged. Sam Stein, Erin Banco, Asawin Suebsaeng, Jackie Kucinich Updated May. 05, 2020 3:39PM ET / Published May. 05, 2020 2:30PM ET The Trump administration was warned in late January that it had a critical shortage of surgical masks needed to combat coronavirus and that it needed to prioritize the development of a vaccine. But it failed to take action, a top administration health official alleges in a whistleblower complaint formally filed on Tuesday. The complaint from Dr. Rick Bright, who led the government’s efforts to find a vaccine for the coronavirus before being reassigned to a position at the National Institutes of Health, details what he describes as a staggering degree of inaction from administration officials bracing for a historic pandemic. Bright, who served as a program leader within the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), says he raised alarms about supply chain shortages early on during the coronavirus’ spread. While certain officials inside the administration shared his fears—most notably, President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro—others did not. https://www.thedailybeast.com/whistleblower-alleges-trump-adm-ignored-dire-covid-warnings?ref=home

Well, its not true in the sense that Trump didn't say it per se, but it is true in essence.

A damning whistleblower complaint details the ‘tragic’ blunders of Jared Kushner’s coronavirus task force: report Written by Alex Henderson May 5, 2020 The phrase “coronavirus task force” is usually used in connection with the group that is headed by Vice President Mike Pence and includes medical experts such as Dr. Deborah Birx and immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci. But a separate task force, headed by White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, has used private-sector companies for coronavirus-related efforts — and according to a whistleblower complaint, things are not going well. https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/a-damning-whistleblower-complaint-details-the-tragic-blunders-of-jared-kushners-coronavirus-task-force-report/

If you think that it was a deliberate revelation by Trump, you would be wrong. He is like a rabid ferret on meth and trying to credit him with logic is pointless.

Trump’s crazypants new plan to win the 2020 election is cruel and stupid — and won’t work: Written by Bob Cesca / Salon May 5, 2020 19 Every ridiculous action taken by Donald Trump makes a little more sense when viewed through the prism of re-election. Every terrible decision, every whiny outburst, every childish tweet is issued with the goal of helping Trump get re-elected, and of course re-election explains his horrifyingly incompetent response to the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/trumps-crazypants-new-plan-to-win-the-2020-election-is-cruel-and-stupid-and-wont-work/

The Empire has struck back.

CNN Accuses Trump Campaign of ‘False, Misleading, and Deceptive’ Edit of Its Footage Tom Sykes Published May. 05, 2020 5:11AM ET Kevin C. Cox CNN has accused the Trump re-election campaign of misusing CNN news coverage in a way that’s “false, misleading, and deceptive.” The network issued a cease-and-desist letter in response to a new Trump ad, titled “American Comeback,” which edits a segment from CNN’s The Situation Room to suggest that Wolf Blitzer and a guest, Sanjay Gupta, were crediting the president’s travel ban policy issued in January for saving millions of American lives, “when in fact Mr. Blitzer and Dr. Gupta were discussing recently implemented social-distancing guidelines and stay-at-home orders issued by state and local governments.” The Trump campaign has said “the ad is accurate,” said CNN was “the only outlet” to reject the ad and called the news network “effectively a Joe Biden super PAC.”

But she made an asp of herself and is in DeNile about it.

Trump admits he was briefed on coronavirus before declaring a “hoax” and jetting off on golf trips The intelligence briefings “reflected a level of attention comparable to . . . tracking active terrorism threats" MAY 4, 2020 3:29PM (UTC) President Donald Trump admitted that he was briefed about the new coronavirus in January before calling decrying the Democrats' "hoax" and jetting off to golf trips the following weeks. Trump made the comment ahead of a Bloomberg News report that the intelligence community briefed the president about the virus twice in January. The Washington Post previously reported that intelligence agencies issued warnings in more than a dozen classified briefings to Trump in January and February.

Trump’s Pick for Intelligence Chief Follows a Slew of QAnon Accounts LIBERTY CROSSING John Ratcliffe’s campaign Twitter account follows Pizzagaters, JFK Jr. conspiracists, and a 9/11 Truther account with just one follower besides himself. Spencer Ackerman For a nominee to helm the U.S. government’s intelligence apparatus, Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) draws on some unusual sources of information. Ratcliffe’s official, verified campaign Twitter account follows several accounts on the political fringe, including a 9/11 truther account with just one follower besides himself and four promoting the outlandish QAnon conspiracy theory, which posits that the world is run by a cabal of Democratic pedophile-cannibals—and has been ruled a potential source of domestic terrorism by the FBI.

The signs show Trump is growing increasingly disconnected from reality Almost three and a half years into Trump’s presidency, it has become almost blasé to talk about his ubiquitous lies. According to the fact-checkers at the Washington Post, as of April 3rd, he has told 18,000 in 1,170 days, for an average of more than 15 per day. What is even more disturbing: He’s getting worse. https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/the-signs-show-trump-is-growing-increasingly-disconnected-from-reality/

Wimp.

Who says Trump doesn't have a sense of humour? New York: 18,909 deaths. México (entire country): 2154 deaths. Really PENDEJO? Really?...

Try Canadian Tire on St. James Street- bought some there yesterday and there were lots.

And why not?