I'm sticking with my full beard, probably going to end up being somewhat of a Garibaldi apparently.. 
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Fort Knox
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Crap.....in hindsight, I guess this just wasn't the right time to start growing a beard. Oh well.
So what you’re saying it “looks like I picked the wrong week to quit shaving”
I'm here in weddington and both my parents tested positive and my 87 year old grandmother that lives with them . All three have retested and are negative now and are back to normal thank god. Still dont know what to think of this.
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I've been thinking of you guys and the restaurant hoping that y'all will come out of this ok. That's great news to hear that your family has recovered!
NCFJ
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Glad to hear that all three have come through it. My mother came through it as well. She is 92
SC restaurants reopen on Monday:
www.wltx.com
All South Carolina restaurants can reopen for in-store dining Monday
All restaurants in the state can reopen for in-store dining on Monday with some restrictions.
www.wltx.com
S4Cruiser
SILVER Star
Triple ugh...
www.wral.com
This is the same metric model that just a few weeks ago estimated NC at around 450 deaths...which we now unfortunately know to not be accurate. Over the past few days the model increases have been very concerning.
Another perspective is from my wife’s employer (duke) and the weekly updates she receives. They have been calling late May / June as the peak for the past couple months. This also jives with what my PCP (duke Dr) shared during my telemedicine annual checkup a few weeks ago (telemedicine experience was A+ btw).
What does this all mean?!? Models are just that and can change frequently. Also...Duke appears to know their s***.
Amid calls to reopen NC, top COVID forecaster says state 'definitely opening too soon'
One of the lead University of Washington researchers whose team is now predicting more than 4,400 deaths in North Carolina from COVID-19 through early August says state leaders are moving too quickly to reopen.
www.wral.com
This is the same metric model that just a few weeks ago estimated NC at around 450 deaths...which we now unfortunately know to not be accurate. Over the past few days the model increases have been very concerning.
Another perspective is from my wife’s employer (duke) and the weekly updates she receives. They have been calling late May / June as the peak for the past couple months. This also jives with what my PCP (duke Dr) shared during my telemedicine annual checkup a few weeks ago (telemedicine experience was A+ btw).
What does this all mean?!? Models are just that and can change frequently. Also...Duke appears to know their s***.
I'd never wear a hat like that, though
^ Well see that'd be fixed if our two parties could figure out a way to work together and agree to pay more to people impacted by shutdowns. Dead parents can't feed kids either. Can't have people figuring out that UBI can work though, can we *smh*
Agreed. Problem is they work slowly and can't agree on anything Pelosi's $3T bill that's currently being discussed so that folks can get another $1200 is full of all sorts of other crap. So it won't.
Some details of the bill:
“70 appropriations in excess of a billion dollars each.”
$755 million for the government for Washington, DC. The bill would also allow the D.C. government to participate in the Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity (MLF) to support additional lending to the city.$1 million for the National Science Foundation to study the spread of coronavirus-related “disinformation.”$10 million for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as well as $10 million fo the National Endowment for the Humanities.Eliminates limitations on the federal deduction for the state and local taxes (SALT). Republicans limited this deduction through the Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The SALT deduction primarily benefitswealthy, largely Democrat states.Grants additional aid for State and local government bailouts. The bill contains $500 billion in funding for state government relief and $375 billion in aid to local governments. Senate Republicans such as Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) have contended this will particularly aid fiscally irresponsible blue states such as California, New York, and Illinois to the detriment of more fiscally responsible states such as Texas and Florida.$25 million for migrant and seasonal farmworkers, including emergency support services through the Department of Labor.$1.7 billion for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions, $20 million for Howard University, $11 million for Gallaudet University, $11 million for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.$15 million to maintain operations, rental assistance supportive services, and other actions to mitigate the impact on low-income people with HIV/AIDS through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).Create a two month special enrollment period for Obamacare. The bill also extends full premium subsidies to allow workers to maintain their health insurance coverage through COBRA.Allows Attorney General William Barr to make grants to states to create state-run hate crime reporting hotlines.Relief for up to $10,000 of up-front debt relief for all Department of Education loan borrowers.Authorizes up to $50 million in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “environmental justice” grants to investigate or address the disproportionate impact of coronavirus in environmental communities.$75 billion for housing assistance.Mandatory early voting for every state and mandatory mail-in ballots for every state. Nate Madden, a press secretary for the House Oversight Committee Republicans, said it would be a “nightmare scenario for voter fraud.”Allows wealthy people who make money from dividends and royalties to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is designed for lower-income Americans.Extends assistance designed for nonprofits to political action groups and chamber of commerce-style associations. Open Markets Institute fellow Matt Stoller called it a “corporate lobbyist bailout.”
Some details of the bill:
“70 appropriations in excess of a billion dollars each.”
$755 million for the government for Washington, DC. The bill would also allow the D.C. government to participate in the Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity (MLF) to support additional lending to the city.$1 million for the National Science Foundation to study the spread of coronavirus-related “disinformation.”$10 million for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as well as $10 million fo the National Endowment for the Humanities.Eliminates limitations on the federal deduction for the state and local taxes (SALT). Republicans limited this deduction through the Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The SALT deduction primarily benefitswealthy, largely Democrat states.Grants additional aid for State and local government bailouts. The bill contains $500 billion in funding for state government relief and $375 billion in aid to local governments. Senate Republicans such as Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) have contended this will particularly aid fiscally irresponsible blue states such as California, New York, and Illinois to the detriment of more fiscally responsible states such as Texas and Florida.$25 million for migrant and seasonal farmworkers, including emergency support services through the Department of Labor.$1.7 billion for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions, $20 million for Howard University, $11 million for Gallaudet University, $11 million for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.$15 million to maintain operations, rental assistance supportive services, and other actions to mitigate the impact on low-income people with HIV/AIDS through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).Create a two month special enrollment period for Obamacare. The bill also extends full premium subsidies to allow workers to maintain their health insurance coverage through COBRA.Allows Attorney General William Barr to make grants to states to create state-run hate crime reporting hotlines.Relief for up to $10,000 of up-front debt relief for all Department of Education loan borrowers.Authorizes up to $50 million in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “environmental justice” grants to investigate or address the disproportionate impact of coronavirus in environmental communities.$75 billion for housing assistance.Mandatory early voting for every state and mandatory mail-in ballots for every state. Nate Madden, a press secretary for the House Oversight Committee Republicans, said it would be a “nightmare scenario for voter fraud.”Allows wealthy people who make money from dividends and royalties to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is designed for lower-income Americans.Extends assistance designed for nonprofits to political action groups and chamber of commerce-style associations. Open Markets Institute fellow Matt Stoller called it a “corporate lobbyist bailout.”
If your argument is that Pelosi is the reason why the bill isn't yet passed, because of these tag-along line items, then isn't that the pot calling the kettle black? Both parties put tag-along items in bills they push, so let's not pretend this is a unique thing.
If instead of "American Priority", you read about that bill on say NYT, there's a very different spin:
www.nytimes.com
Politics is dirty. No ifs ands or buts about it.
If instead of "American Priority", you read about that bill on say NYT, there's a very different spin:
House Democrats Unveil $3 Trillion Pandemic Relief Proposal (Published 2020)
The proposal was immediately rejected by Senate Republicans, who called it too large and far-reaching.
Politics is dirty. No ifs ands or buts about it.
Nope - I mention her name because she's the one championing the bill. Like you said it's about spin. That and a ravenous 24 hour newscycle that picks and chooses slants and stories based on the maximum ad revenue, it's like watching the movie "Wag the Dog" what's next? My guess is that the actual global news will become important shortly. Things like our ongoing war of words with China won't keep our attention, we'll likely have to ramp things up with Iran to get the public thinking about something else. See me in 3 months - I hope I'm wrong.... Iran hopes I'm wrong.
We have been closed since March 18th. We will be fine buy alot of other wont be. We hope we can all get back to normal soon. Retirement at 30 is not going to work for me. I would rather he working.
S4Cruiser
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sigh
www.cnn.com
Washington state now has another bug to worry about after 'murder hornets.' Gypsy moths
Add another giant bug to the list of things Washington state is working to handle right now.
jesus. Found a pic, these things are scary:
