Posts by Ronald Chavez2

nimbleranger17 said:Well, the New York Times covered this bit, and honestly, most people on the forums were calling them out for just pushing pure propaganda🙏

Among the newly infected, we're seeing a significant spike in the 10 to 19 age bracket. Their share of the new infections is actually the highest, sitting at about 22%.

Since the school year kicked off, the number of COVID-positive students aged 7 to 14 stands at 1,065, while those between 15 and 18 account for 866.

So, if you look at the numbers since school started—which is only about ten days ago—that brings us to 1,931 positive student cases.

As far as I can tell, we're looking at roughly seven and a half thousand active cases nationwide at the moment.

Since when did a positive test result become synonymous with being sick, or justify labeling everyone as "newly infected"? Does that mean anyone carrying the virus without symptoms is also officially considered a new case?

It would certainly be quite the dramatic shift if we finally started treating Covid like any other common bug kids pick up constantly, especially now that the adults—who are actually at risk as they get older—have had their chance to get vaccinated, effectively shielding themselves from those little bio-terrorists who spend their time hunting down grandparents.

And just like that, as the school year kicks off, we’re seeing the usual finger-pointing directed at students and teenagers once again, this time coming straight from the head of the high school teachers' union:

She’s claiming that in high schools, the students are the issue rather than the faculty, suggesting that the kids should be the ones getting vaccinated. "Don't let your graduation night get ruined because you caught COVID-19," Lovrić remarked.

So, we continue on, watching this all play out like a predictable rerun..

Jesse Bailey91 said:Question: what happens if a specific teacher or professor gets sick? Does that mean they drag both the left and right substitutes from the faculty lounge along with them? 😛

If that actually happens, we’re already short a few professors who need replacing. It's a mess.

How did things play out during the last period?

In theory, there shouldn't be any gathering in the faculty lounge at all; teachers should ideally show up right before class starts, teach their lesson, and head straight home without lingering. I wonder how realistic that actually is, unless they genuinely enjoy coming home only to spend their evenings drowning in paperwork, grading, and lesson planning.

It’s a sensible move. Everything of substance has already been covered, though I suppose I could add that if one of those massive coronavirus trolls—the kind who operates within a protected sub-thread on Reddit specifically for the pandemic just so they can provoke people and derail any decent discussion without consequence—were to post just twice in the Politics section regarding the virus, wouldn't they be slapped with a ban and sent right back to the dedicated pandemic thread? I won't name names, but I think we all know exactly who I'm talking about.

restlesshound26 said:I honestly thought that bit about the "500 euros" was just some heavy sarcasm... so, against my better judgment, I actually clicked on that garbage website they linked just to see if there was any truth to it, and now... well, I don't even know what to say. This goes beyond every possible limit of what is remotely understandable...

Just imagine what their actual motivation is here, how much interest Pfizer—or rather, the people who have Pfizer working for them—has in this, and how much they've decided they want to stigmatize you... It's truly incredible... and deeply disturbing...

On the flip side, Pfizer realized this is a massive goldmine, which is why this madness is being dragged out, thanks in large part to the people on their payroll. First, they wiped out the cheap competition from AstraZeneca, and now they're looking to push shots and collect checks from everyone, even though 80% of people don't even feel the symptoms of COVID-19.

Megan Green72 said:Look, side effects pop up with all drugs and vaccines. Period. Clinical trials aren't perfect—you can't test a few thousand people and expect to cover 7 billion people 100%, no matter how long you run the study. That's just reality. And don't give me that "experimental" nonsense; that lie doesn't fly here.☕

No. I was quoting a specific post that was making a general point about vaccines.

I suppose I agree; mistakes and unforeseen circumstances are an inevitable part of life, though we tend to view them quite differently when they occur after we've meticulously checked every detail versus when they happen because someone was rushing to stack cash.

Megan Green72 said:So what's the problem with current vaccines? The CMA only approved the ones that proved they were safe and effective by following those exact principles.

And I'm definitely not agreeing with you that those principles are somehow "greater" than the discovery of vaccines themselves.

The fact remains that since side effects only surface after the fact, anyone choosing to get vaccinated is essentially acting as an unpaid test subject, which is one thing, but what's truly problematic is the government using coercion and pressure to force everyone to take experimental shots—even people under 30 who aren't even at significant risk from COVID-19.

Megan Green72 said:Your logic is honestly fascinating. Every vaccine works by training the body to fight an enemy so that when it actually shows up, the system knows how to crush it immediately. And that—right there—is why we say it protects against infection.
So yeah, vaccines protect you. Maybe what you were trying to get at is that they aren't 100% foolproof, or that some people won't build immunity or will only get partial protection and end up getting sick regardless.
Also, you clearly don't grasp how percentages work—0.1% of a billion is way more than 90% of a hundred, even if 90% sounds scarier to people who don't do math.

No, I am simply sticking to my original point. Even a perfectly effective vaccine won't stop the virus from physically entering your body; it just ensures your immune system handles the encounter much faster and more efficiently. Or were you under the impression that a vaccine creates some kind of mystical protective aura around you that prevents a virus from ever touching you?

slyfox43 said:What am I supposed to make of a figure like 600,000 deaths within a population of 328 million, especially when the vast majority never even contracted the virus? It seems some folks on this forum enjoy theorizing from perspectives that are quite biologically impossible.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...es/burden.html

So, are we really supposed to believe unvaccinated children are responsible for those 600,000 deaths?

slyfox43 said:If we accept the idea that "perfidious extortion" refers to the notion that social fragmentation is tied to a declining infection rate—and that this decline reduces the overall risk for everyone, including children—then calling it "perfidious extortion" feels, well, rather perfidious itself. It still strikes me as a classic case of selfishness and the free-rider problem.

What does an infection rate even mean when 99% of the population passes through it without a second thought? It means absolutely nothing. Besides, vaccines don't stop you from catching it; they just supposedly help your body handle the hit, though for certain age groups, that help seems entirely redundant, doesn't it? Isn't the only real reason they're pushing this on everyone, everywhere, just to line the pockets of Big Pharma with billions, which eventually trickles down as bribes to politicians and whatever passes for "experts" these days?

hollowmason64 said:I mean, damn. It’s pretty gross when someone spends their entire life riding someone else's coattails. You end up raising your kids that way, too, teaching them they can just grab whatever they want, regardless of whether they actually deserve it or not.
Where do these incompetent idiots go? There isn't much choice but for them to just cling on with everything they've got as long as the ride keeps going...

The only reason he might actually lose his next term is because he had the nerve to leave the Republican Party. If he had just stayed loyal to the party, he wouldn't even be campaigning; that third term would be a sure thing, even with all the mess that surfaced after the earthquake. He can keep whining about how the region is dying and how the youth are fleeing to cities like Chicago or New York if he wants to. Democracy is a beautiful thing, really—everyone eventually gets exactly what they deserve, don't they?

Keith Barrett2 said:So I just stumbled onto this article on some local news site out in rural California,
and honestly? It’s not even like the principals are making the calls anymore—it's the central task force deciding that the little kids won't be heading back to class until April 17th.
The kicker is that schools which *can* actually pull off remote learning—or let's be real, they *want* to because if they managed it last year, I don't see how they can't do it now—are basically being told they can set up online classes for the younger grades too.

So, we've reached the point where these task forces get to dictate when school starts, haven't we? Is there any point to elections or democracy at this stage, or is it all just for show?

Capak: There’s also a measure on the table to shut down bars

Quincy:

Regarding clinical outcomes, he noted: "We are reviewing the situation daily. Seeing younger people being hospitalized is a troubling sign. We are hoping that, since schools will be closed for a few days and the start of the term will likely be delayed or moved online, we can maintain strict measures in the counties facing the worst conditions while monitoring things closely every day… If the surge in new infections forces our hand at a national level, then we will act accordingly, though for now, a localized approach seems more prudent."

Well, it looks like they finally decided to use their heads; how many poor souls were those student bioterrorists supposed to kill before anyone actually noticed?👎

urbantinker8 said:So, you’re really basing all those grand conclusions just on walking past a single High School?🤦

Bravo, ladies. Truly.
I suppose we could just close the thread now, since you've clearly conquered the pandemic or whatever.🙏

At least they’re drawing conclusions based on things they actually witnessed—though whether those observations hold any water is another question entirely—rather than spinning some wild conspiracy theory about cooked books and hidden data while pretending they have some divine insight into what's happening across the whole country.

urbantinker8 said:well, yeah, they were.
and honestly, they still are.
i suppose i could write that five hundred more times if the situation doesn't change.
your attempt to dismiss this just because you don't really grasp what's happening in the classrooms doesn't actually change the reality of it.

everyone is going to die anyway

i never actually said that, so i'll just say it in your own style: you're lying.☕

how online classes need to happen immediately.

when things are falling apart—then yes, we need them.
when things aren't falling apart—then maybe not.

and the topic has nothing to do with peer violence; that's not the only thing out there. it's such a shame students don't get more chances to engage with the kind of content we provide through our project; their time in school would be much more interesting and professional...

i mean, what would schools and students even do without "you guys"?🙂

There she goes again. Honestly, I don't recall us ever getting a straight answer, so I'll ask one more time: whose conspiracy was it running from October through December—who specifically was involved in cooking the books—and how did you even find out? Did you happen to eavesdrop on a secret meeting of the dark forces at the school? 😁

If you’re so gifted, why aren't you part of some government task force, since someone capable of telepathically knowing the "true state of affairs" across the country would surely be a massive asset in fighting this pandemic, wouldn't they?

It’s a relief that actual epidemiologists were there to shield us from the horrors of Covid, relying strictly on hard data rather than getting bogged down in baseless chatter or blind faith in mandates, isn't it?

It’s fine if you want to find joy in something that most sane people would find absolutely pathetic and deranged, though I suppose I shouldn't count the folks clinging to the #newnormal crowd.

Robert Hernandez11 said:Kids aren't some kind of bio-terrorists—it’s just basic science that viruses spread like wildfire when people crowd together without keeping their distance or wearing masks properly.
But expecting high schoolers to actually wear masks and social distance? In a crowded hallway?
Please.
Are you kidding me?? 🙄

Some people genuinely seem to believe this outbreak isn't fueled, at least in part, by the fact that schools are wide open right now.

I’m still sitting here waiting for actual, concrete data from all these supposedly eminent experts and scientists, yet all we’ve been served so far are nothing but endless opinions, baseless assumptions, and the hollow rhetoric of blaming grandparents for being murderers of their own grandchildren. Is that really what we're calling science these days, or have we just drifted into some sort of cultish religion?

Sean Stewart said:And let’s be real—what sane person is going to babysit a student who tested positive? A teacher isn't there to act as a diagnostic judge to determine if a result is a fluke or the real deal. Graduation exams are a once-in-a-lifetime event, and it’s a massive problem if you're unlucky enough to get hit with a positive test on that specific day. It’s like if someone had crashed their car in a crosswalk back in 2013—they’d miss their window through no fault of their own. Or if a dog bit them on the way to school. Those are rare scenarios now, I suppose, though I suspect it’s equally rare for someone who actually took precautions to end up in isolation—and even rarer for it to be a false positive. But this isolation issue isn't just about students or schools; it affects everyone. Positive tests mean people are sidelined from everything—traveling, attending funerals for loved ones, you name it.

If a student plays it smart before finals and avoids large crowds, theoretically, they shouldn't even end up in quarantine—after all, who’s going to report them as a contact? These exams take place long enough after regular classes end that being stuck in isolation because of a classmate or a teacher isn't really an issue.

As for other situations, plenty of adults take precautions a few days before major events just to stay healthy—say, so they can head back to work in Germany or somewhere similar. I know people in my circle who work in Austria, Germany, and places like that; they come home maybe once a month, and during those few days, they skip the birthdays and the restaurants just to avoid catching anything. If they test positive, they can't fly back to their jobs, and many of them are looking at pay cuts or even losing their positions entirely, especially since most are on fixed-term contracts.

You simply cannot force a teacher, or anyone else for that matter, to gamble with their own health by hosting a student who has a confirmed positive test.

I wasn't suggesting testing every single graduate—just those currently in isolation who are requesting to sit for the exam. I'm certain there aren't hundreds of thousands of those cases.

I wouldn't have an issue with it myself. I'm young, I've already had COVID, so the risk is basically zero, and honestly, the worst part of the whole ordeal would just be sitting there for three hours doing absolutely nothing. And that goes for the healthy students too—those who test positive but show no symptoms, or what people are calling "asymptomatic" in this so-called "new normal" era.

And no, I'm not suggesting this makes me some kind of modern-day hero, but given the circumstances and my own immunity, why shouldn't I step up and help someone avoid losing an entire school year over something so trivial?