Pops wrote:I think it's going to get bad economically for sure. Shutting down many areas of the economy is going to affect lots of working class and small business.
60 million people contracted H1N1 and 100k-500k died in the first year. CDC etc appear to think this is worse.
Neither is a slate-wiper but it's easy to freak to, I'll give it a 5, Buck Up!
Pops wrote:This site has always been fundamentally about Doom.
From resource scarcity to overpopulation to warming we've shredded it all to the nth.
Currently we are officially in a global pandemic, record stock market rout, almost inevitable global recession simply from the halt to consumption.
So give it a shot, is this IT?
“Due to the confirmed case of #COVID19 from community spread, Salt Lake City Police Department is asking all criminal activities/nefarious behavior to cease until further notice,” the Utah capital’s law enforcement wrote in a tweet. “We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in halting crime & thank criminals in advance.”
“We will certainly let you know when you can resume your normal criminal behavior,” quipped the Blaine Police Department in Washington State.
Around 4 p.m. ET Monday, stocks for publicly-traded gun sellers American Outdoor Brands were up 5.46%, Sturm, Ruger & Co. had increased by 3.6% and Vista Outdoor had jumped by 7.86%, all while stocks on the broad market were dismal.
Background checks for gun purchases through the FBI system totaled 2.8 million nationally in February, a 36% jump compared to the same month in 2019— it’s the largest year-over-year percentage spike since 2016.
One Mesa, Arizona, gun store owner said he hasn’t seen sales this high since President Barack Obama was in office, and Kevin Lim, the owner of a tactical gear retailer told BuzzFeed News his sales have increased between 50% and 100% since the coronavirus outbreak started.
According to reports, recent gun sale increases in Washington State and California included larger-than-usual numbers of Asian-American customers, some saying they were concerned about racist backlash over the pandemic, which is believed to have originated in China.
Survival gear like military field rations, medical kits, ballistic body armor and tactical gear like flashlights, bulletproof vests and knives are also selling well.
Lines at a Los Angeles-area gun shop appeared to rival even those at grocery stores over the weekend.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s paramount leader, issued a written order last Thursday asking Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the commander-in-chief of the Joint Armed Forces — an umbrella for the army, the Revolutionary Guards and security forces — to take charge.
While he told the military to work with the civilian government, Mr. Khamenei effectively authorized it to sideline Mr. Rouhani’s government if needed.
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“This rumor that in Tehran or other cities businesses and shops will be quarantined is not happening,” Mr. Rouhani said
“This rumor that in Tehran or other cities businesses and shops will be quarantined is not happening,” Mr. Rouhani saidCredit...Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
Almost instantly the infighting and conflicting public messaging began.
In a closed meeting on Friday, the two sides clashed on strategy, according to four people with knowledge of the meeting.
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Mr. Rouhani demanded that the armed forces adhere to his command. The generals refused and said Mr. Khamenei had authorized them to act independently
Families could face food rationing if shoppers don’t stop panic buying
Newfie wrote:Not doom, just a shot across the bow. Far worse is to come. Not necessarily for those here but for our kids.
Folks we know will die sooner. But it won’t wipe out 20% of the population or anything like that. Standard of living may go down, but that has its advantages. Taken over a long enough time frame this has a potential to be a net positive.
(He said sittin at a beach bar sucking coffee.)
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
For those aged 15 to 44, the fatality rate was 0.5%, though it might have been as low as 0.1% or as high as 1.3%. For people 45 to 64, the fatality rate was also 0.5%, with a possible low of 0.2% and a possible high of 1.1%. For those over 64, it was 2.7%, with a low and high estimate of 1.5% and 4.7%.
Newfie wrote:Not to say it’s wrong, just that you can find almost any number you want if you dig enough. Rather un-nerving.
Tanada wrote:Historically speaking when the elderly die off suddenly from a wide spread academic the younger inheritors come out way ahead on the deal.
Cog wrote:I suppose the Dems are waiting for federal workers to come by a wipe their noses for them and feed their kids. LOL.
No we aren't doomed. Far from it.
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