Posts by Matthew Young35

Laura Chavez93 said:The issue here is the total suppression of debate; one isn't even permitted to consider the economic fallout, let alone dare to question what this will do to the summer tourism season...
even someone like Dragan Primorac can't provide a straight answer as to whether people are dying from Corona itself, or from pre-existing conditions that the virus merely pushed over the edge.
And now Dybala has tested positive again—how is that even possible after two weeks?
Yet we are expected to place blind faith in those who seem to lie incessantly just to secure their next election cycle...😵

Michelle Palmer6 said:An away goal, you say?
The Swedes are definitely feeling the pressure now!

rapidstag2 said:

ESPN reports:
Corona Virus

It sounds like something straight out of a Scorsese film.

The brothers Virus and Luigi Corona allegedly assaulted a local pharmacy owner because he refused to pay protection money to their gang. The pharmacy remains closed indefinitely.

wiredrider9 said:Exactly—everyone else is just "insane" if they happen to think differently, right? Bravo. Why don't you just go live in North Korea then. I wasn't even aiming at them, but I'm positive Sladoljev, that unhinged internist, or that Vrček guy definitely know way more than you and me. And newsflash: it’s the same story in Germany, America, and pretty much everywhere else—plenty of these "nutjobs" around.

wiredrider9 said:Epidemiologists are a joke—they just crunch numbers and look at what happened in the past, doing their own little math problems, kind of like how seismologists act after an earthquake. Everything is always "we think," "we assume," or "we believe." That's not science, that's just being a psychic. Like, they're saying again that the next 2-3 weeks are "critical"—yeah, they said the exact same thing 2-3 weeks ago. 🤣 It blows my mind that there aren't any public debates happening about this situation, and there aren't any other types of scientists on that task force besides those epidemiologists. I'm not talking about conspiracies here; I'm saying there are just way too many weird things, too many gaps, and way too much controversy going on.

But one thing is for sure: they can take their "cure" for Corona and shove it. Of course, just like always, the only solution is some vaccine from the pharmaceutical companies. ☕

wiredrider9 said:Look, hundreds of thousands of people kick the bucket from the standard flu every single year, so what’s even the big deal with this Corona stuff? What, are we supposed to lock everyone indoors when it's just regular old flu season? This whole argument is full of holes—you don't even get the basic math right, and you clearly have no clue how much this virus actually spread through the population. Plus, when I see the garbage coming out of the WHO—who we all know are just a bunch of corrupt hacks tied to Big Pharma—the whole thing just reeks. The only real story here is about preventing the healthcare system from collapsing under the weight; everything else is just massive overreaction. Take Italy—they were already in deep shit before this virus even showed up because they barely had enough hospital beds to begin with. During a normal flu season, their hospitals are basically at 100% capacity anyway. This virus was just the final nudge pushing them off the cliff they were already teetering on (and yeah, let's not forget they're one of the oldest populations in the West, have tons of smokers, weren't prepared, etc.).

Amanda Evans2 said:In the US, it seems like roughly 80 percent of the fatalities involve people aged 80 and up with chronic health issues. My point is that these individuals are vulnerable to even a common cold; they could succumb to just about any infection...
The main goal here is to spread panic by claiming some new virus has arrived to decimate the population, driving everyone to hide away in their suburban homes.

The Coronavirus is just one of many viruses within the Influenza group, characterized by spontaneous mutations and seasonal surges during the winter months. The syndrome caused by this group of viruses manifests as upper and lower respiratory tract issues—ranging from rhinitis, pharyngitis, and laryngitis to bronchitis and pneumonia.

Essentially, this squad of viruses has been visiting the human race for about 150 years, showing up every single year. We know the proportional share of specific virus types; for instance, the contribution of Corona to overall flu syndromes typically sits between 7% and 15%. It isn't fundamentally different from other influenza viruses; it simply targets the throat, pharynx, and bronchi because it doesn't thrive in nasal mucus. Complications from the flu aren't due to some inherent "malice" in the virus itself, but rather the poor immunological status of the infected individual—things like chronic debilitating diseases, cancer, chemotherapy treatments, various medications, or diabetes. That is precisely why the mortality rate is so high among the elderly.
There are no inherently "evil" viruses; there are only compromised immune systems that cannot mount a proper response to kill the pathogen. This is why we see a spike in deaths among the elderly and the chronically ill during the transition from winter to spring.

However, this year, we rebranded Corona as SARS COVID-19 specifically to turn something familiar into something unknown. People fear the unknown, and that’s how you sow panic. If this had simply been called the flu, people wouldn't be terrified, and everything would proceed just as it has in previous years.
If you factor in this intense COVID strain, the mortality rate from the flu this year is right in line with all previous years. The mortality linked to COVID stays at about 1 percent of those hospitalized. When the dust settles this year, the total mortality will likely hover around one per thousand.
But when you sit through two press conferences every single day, hearing them repeat that "1,100 people died today, and now it's 14 more," you are manufacturing fear and injecting it directly into the public consciousness.

Paul Martinez73, I know you're absolutely terrified of a little flu; go ahead and call me narrow-minded now just because you happen to think differently...

Paul Sanders5 said:Look, Garages are a huge public interest, especially in Washington, D.C., where parking is a total nightmare. It's actually more important than some damn Mall. I'm not saying everyone has to agree with me—some people are gonna jump on the bandwagon about banning cars from the downtown core entirely. I won't say I disagree with them, but that just opens up a whole different can of worms.

This is great. Honestly, everything is always the same, no matter how many years go by. 😁

Paul Sanders5 said:That building over on Flower Street is easily the best thing built in downtown Washington, D.C. in the last 15 years. Okay, fine, I’m lying—it’s the *only* thing worth mentioning in the urban core. I guess D.C. just isn't ready for glass skyscrapers in the center; there’s this very specific architectural vibe they cling to, you know? They have all these strict criteria they insist on following. If you think that's an issue, you should see Vienna. Those buildings right across from St. Stephen's will blow your mind, not to mention how close that underground Garage is—the entrance is practically ten meters from the church. 🤣

Seriously, though, it feels like they're just racing to build yet another Mall. There's this insane obsession with putting more retail hubs in downtown D.C. while the Gallery is already running at full capacity, and even that Casci place is absolutely drowning in shoppers.

Paul Sanders5 said:Yeah, exactly. It's just a matter of time before they open some massive Mall right in downtown Washington, D.C. Investors just love throwing money into a literal void.

A friend of mine lives in one of those units, just a few blocks from the mosque. That building probably needed a total overhaul fifty years ago, but it was useless—most of the residents don't have two cents to rub together, even though on paper, they own prime real estate in a killer location. Once you actually step inside and try to climb those stairs, it feels like you're filming a low-budget Eurotrip documentary.

Anthony Jackson2 said:I’m hearing rumors today that the government might temporarily suspend the Building Code and Public Procurement Act just to speed up rebuilding apartment complexes hit by the earthquake.

Why bother following the rules—or even adjusting them—when you can just work under the table? 👋 🤦

Typical government move. 🙏

restlesssurfer97 said:Forget beer then, whiskey is king.

restlesssurfer97 said:Look, I’m not even saying I’m enjoying this, I’m just laying down some groundwork here by suggesting what you actually needed to throw into that meme if you wanted to sweep up all the upvotes on Reddit 🤣

restlesssurfer97 said:Did you manage to grab any beers? The liquor store just shut its doors on me 🙂

restlesssurfer97 said:https://www.buzzfeed.com/news/article/...s/2169430.aspx

So, basically in Slough there are only two officially confirmed cases, and then out of nowhere this woman with advanced cancer shows up and passes away an hour later, only for it to turn out she actually tested positive. God rest her soul.

I guess they'll just keep testing the dead and anyone coughing up blood.
In our neck of the woods, things won't really "blow up" until they actually start ramping up the testing, and once that happens, the government will probably just slap us with a curfew because they'll blame everything on some irresponsible public.
We’re definitely going to be the last ones to crawl out of this whole crisis, it's just classic us.

Anthony Jackson2 said:That was mentioned once, then they backed off after a while—can't quite recall the exact reason why.