Is self distancing a safe bet or not?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Actually, several studies have showed that smokers have a much better chance of not getting or surviving this virus! Google it!

Karen Pence makes up new excuse for her husband's refusal to wear face mask

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Nasty, nasty, my gawd protects holier-than you" ME!

This entitled asshole should STFU! [thedailybeast.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 30, 2020:

1984/Orwell doublespeak

Federal Judge Halts Sale of Industrial Bleach as COVID-19 Cure From South Florida Church

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 30, 2020:

The dumber the herd, the more it needs thinning!

"Phantom Plague," Brilliance! [rawstory.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Gee, never saw that coming......

There is very little coverage of rape gangs in Britain, because the perpetrators are a protected ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Or, maybe, there are simply a lot less than your racist self would prefer.....

I live on a moderately busy road in my town, and since quarentine started - there have been obvious ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Gas is much cheaper... before they couldn't afford to drive it.

What is your opinion on this video?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 29, 2020:

So, endorsed by Steve Bannon....way to go, fool!

Study: No One Could Have Seen Pandemic Coming Except People Capable of Reading | The New Yorker

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Well, no wonder drumpy got blindsided......

Best headline ever.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Prove how much you believe him by injecting something....syringes are readily available from diabetics, maybe an Aunt or Uncle will give you one.

This broke me up.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Yup, sounds just like good ol' flu to me......

Why are we condoning our members wishing infection and death upon people for flaunting gathering ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Ummm, because by their reckless uncaring behavior they are infecting/killing everyone They come into contact with? Therefore IMO removing them from my regard for their lives. Too bad so sad, sayonara!

What is the US take on this?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Strong Unions! It is All they have!

[agnostic.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Had to have been forethought here....is he trying to show his gawd will protect him? Nasty!

If it were possible, whose mind would you most like to read?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Ummm, no thanks......and you all please use the Golden Rule on me.

Why do liberals think Trump supporters are stupid? [mc4bbs.livejournal.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Sums it up beautifully, and BTW I am going with the "less charitable" stuff.....

Proof there is a Dog.... [facebook.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Both of them with big laughs & big smiles! Now I have one too!

Trump uses Defense Production Act to protect meat packing industry.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

They need to UNIONIZE NOW!

Need help reconciling my sons suicide and my ex wife's beliefs.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

He lives forever in your Memories! Do not try to tell others how to grieve......it is difficult at best and there is NO "right way"

Kentucky Derby 2020 [agnostic.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Just no.......

Anything left out? Are either Biden OR Trump up to the task? [rwer.wordpress.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

I would bet my last dime that Biden would never advocate injecting disinfectants!

Christian ‘historian’: People who don’t believe in God are scared of coronavirus because they ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Gee, I dunno... hardly any time was more sincerely religious than the Dark & Middle Ages, and people were scared shitless of the Red Death, the Black Plague, and so on....

US legislators abruptly cancel plans to return to Washington, DC

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

They ever hear of Zoom?

Microsoft Word will now mark two spaces after a period as an error.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

I am So happy I run Android! There is not enough money in the world to get me to go back!!!!!!!!

[theweek.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

When has drump Ever taken responsibility for Anything? Always, always it is someone else's fault

Any relation? :) [forbes.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Doing their best, uphill all the way

This could become a very popular treatment, depending on how it is dispensed. [forbes.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

I got some goat urine for sale! Very popular in the Black Death years......

Hilarious comments after the main body of the article .

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Because we have nothing else to worry about?

Goodnight Ever watch a movie - get to the end of it and go 'What the heck did I just waste 2 hrs...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Oh yes, "There's 2 1/2 hours I'll never get back" What's worse is if you paid to go to the theater.

Herd immunity (a medical term) requires around 60% of the population be immune to a disease before ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Big ASSumption! Huge! No evidence of this whatsoever

Do these arguments also apply to the political left?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Apples & oranges, IMO

[theguardian.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Weird format, only 6 or so letters per line.......?

What one concert blew your mind?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Earth Wind & Fire in Providence RI, Frank Zappa in Boston on my honeymoon with 2nd ex.

Christian Nationalists Call For Secession, Formation Of White Ethnostate | Michael Stone

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Maybe that's why drump wants to buy Greenland

The garlic mustard is just coming into flower in the rough hedge bottom adjoining my neighbors ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Cooking tips please? Blanch & saute, or steam, or chop finely & use raw...? And put on or in what?

The age of confidence.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

A Woke older guy is the best, learned that in my 20's!

Did God know that sin would still exist and continue on Earth after he drowned everyone on Earth ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Ohferpetessake.....

[youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Why in the actual Fuck would you post CRAP like this???!!!

Why am I agnostic?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Take a breath & get your meds adjusted, Today. Please!

Roger decided to miss the pub tonight...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

A gal's gotta do what she can.....

When you make your bed, do you put the pillows over or under the comforter?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

The little elderly dog enjoys laying on the pillow, so I put the bedcovering on top of it.

[youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Now this was HOT! And the guy was unbelievable!!!!

Just watched the Monday briefing.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Aaaannnddd it is a flat LIE, because even if they could perform the (non-existent) tests, processing them quickly in those numbers is far beyond our capabilities. And if you cannot process them VERY quickly, and get the results to the testers, it is all for nothing since you could get infected on the way home from getting the test...it is Not like AIDS testing, where you knew you had unprotected sex.

Less fear of hell?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

No heaven, no hell, no Santa (sorry!) It's called Being Free to me Me!

Skeletal damage hints some hunter-gatherer women fought in battles.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Well, let's think about this...the men are out, maybe days away, trapping mastodons or whatever. The females and their kids are keeping the camp going, gathering necessities, etc. And other tribes know this pattern. The women had Better be ferocious at defense!

Why taking online quizzes is a really bad idea. – United Humanists

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Ohferpetesake, if you cannot hit the "cancel" button if the thing makes you feel uncomfortable......

A serious criticism of Biden becoming POTUS. What do you think of Larry Summers?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

So, has Biden actually partnered with this guy?

A different perspective; Is the fight against COVID19 worse than the disease?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Cite one study that shows having it once gives you immunity! In fact, several prelims have suggested you can get it over & over and/or it changes like the common cold virus, so you get another version.

An apt word for these times is lalochezia - which is the emotional relief you get from cursing.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

I must need oxycontin......

Did anyone else catch Humpty Trumpty's press briefing today (Monday)?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Playing to those "fine people" again.....

[axios.com] Trump blasts Fox News this past weekend with negative tweets.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

1. He actually thinks Faux addicts will unglaze their eyes long enough to change the channel. Hilarious! 2. If Faux decides they do not like his attitude, they will quickly udermine him from here to next Tuesday...remember, they do not have to adhere to any "actual news", they are classed as entertainment. And they have been the Only reason his base thinks he is wonderful, up until now. His stupidity is finally, finally, going to earn him what he so richly deserves!

Every girl needs some dog in her life, introducing Ace my new love interest. 💋

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Too cute!!!

Coronavirus detected on particles of air pollution | Environment | The Guardian

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

It appears to cling, with "life", to things, like metal & plastic, that other viruses quickly die on. Not good news.

I understand the concern about Joe Biden.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Ummm, no, that would be the clown we have now. Joe would let experts speak, not try to be one. And please stop confusing pauses, to control stuttering, for "dementia".

Hi, I am new here and writing this post to say hello to the community.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Just....why? Wasting your precious ONE life on silly conjecture?

Supreme Court rejects Republican effort to sabotage Obamacare - Vox

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

8-1!!!!!!!!!

I am hoping for the Nickelback Album!!!!

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

All of the above.......all at once

[youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Give it a few seconds after what you think is the end......

'A phantom plague': America's Bible Belt played down the pandemic and even cashed in.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Too bad soooooo sad.......

Do any CT members agree with my sentiment that the long term and most profound effects of this ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

It is not like we are living in caves, interaction is all around us, as much as we want, 24/7/365.....

Wow... 6,000 new cases today in Russia.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Don't worry, USA is still #1, by far!

American vandal: Trump reveals our staggering incompetence before the whole world | Salon.com

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Morally & practically bankrupt, just like our "leader"

British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read [pasdemerde.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Perfect, sadly

My youngest bro just shared this with me. Seems to sum it up nicely. [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

What good voices, both literally & metaphorically!

NASA | Fiery Looping Rain on the Sun: without a doubt, one of the most amazing things i've ever seen...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

AMAZING!! And the teeny "earth to scale" graphic made it even more fantastic!

cop's gonna pull 'er over..... jus' sayin'.....

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Love the color-coordinated leg wraps & saddle blanket & harness! Is it a cow or a giant bee? Cowbee?

Let's just do the math one trillion dollars is a thousand billion there is 1% of u.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Sentences? Punctuation? Oh, and actual Thinking? Although I guess imitating drump turns you on......

I'm A Doctor In A COVID-19 Unit. Here's One Vital Step I Wish Everyone Would Take. | HuffPost

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

And also, if you have dependents, like kids, pets, elderly relatives...if you suddenly collapse, do you have a plan for their care?

Red Bull Magic.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Fergawdssake don't let drump see this!!!!!!!!!!!

Survival of the fittest is a bitch, Instant Karma baby! [nydailynews.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 27, 2020:

And only 60.......

Have we normalized hypersexuality in the USA?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

Needs a lot more choices IMO

Norfolk Botanical Gardens (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) Taken Sunday, April 26th 2020 Enough space so...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

Last trip my Mom & I took, about this time of year. Truly lovely!

Hi Everyone! I've been Zooming with local friends all day and got an idea.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

I would have to get dressed & put on some makeup.......

Coronavirus and safe sex Have you noticed how similar these two things are?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

Going to visit anybody right now is reckless & foolish! Taking someone's word about sexual history is reckless & foolish! There is one major difference here, a critical one: you know if you have had unprotected sex. You could test "okay" for this virus & get infected on the way out of the testing facility........and just pass it all over for 2 weeks!

Uhm, yeah.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

UNIONS are the only way average people have to improve their lives!

Pence Says He Doesn’t Believe Trump “Has Ever Belittled” The Coronavirus Threat

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

TOADY!

Accordion to the expert.... [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

OMG!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!!

Trump Suddenly Loses Interest In Briefings After Disastrous Disinfectant Comments | HuffPost

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

Precious peace & quiet, and more Judge Judy! No downside!

At today's Corona virus press briefing The UK's idiot Home Secretary strikes again and Priti ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

Yeah, probably shops being closed would cut down on shoplifting! But hey, at least she isn't recommending injecting bleach...........

Another Lincoln Project ad. [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

I set up a monthly donation to them! Just Google "Lincoln Project" & you can too!

Great way to watch Trump's Covid19 updates. [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

This guy is hilarious & spot on!

Ray Dalio, chapter 2 on The Changing World Order.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

Ummm, this article ASSumes that before the Roaring 20's, there was no gap in wealth???!!! Stopped reading right there......

Would you like to understand reality?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

Nope, if it involves all your woo, I pass.....

What if no one thought to worship the imposable and no one invented religion.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

John Lennon, "Imagine"...........

confession [agnostic.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

No, wait, I AM either mad, arguing, or maybe a PIA...........especially lately!

How about Older Women & Young Men---Hey Hey Hey Mrs. Robinson

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 26, 2020:

And by this you mean......?

Thank you to all the First Responders, Nurse, Doctors, Scientists, and everyone else who is on the ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

And don't forget all the +/-minimum wage workers keeping stores open so we can get groceries & our meds!

Mark Blyth is on of the best political economists in the world.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

"Rapacious oligarchs" pretty much says it all......

Should the US have agreed to participate in this endeavour?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

Not with drump in charge.......

Have you ever had information or clues in front of you but never put them together and then-wham-it...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

Hindsight tells me I knew damn well the ex was a whore-hopper for Years.......

Today's rude message on here was, "Are they real?" My reply, "Beavis or Butthead".

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

Just another day in the head of an entitled man........

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un rumored to be dead

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

Too bad so sad........

the lowly African violet has much beauty if we look closely

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

My Mother was a marvel at getting the maximum from these!

You go there sista... mic drop on that one.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

Freakin' A!

Wash your hands, drink warm water, don't smoke and don't get too close. No kissing.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

Warm water? Because...?

My husband once asked me if I knew why most people do not warm up to me.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

What a passive-aggressive, no, Hostile question! Does he do this nasty put-down stuff often? Because Once should be too much IMO.....he, i assume, is "perfect"???????

Just to clarify: The medical term for injecting disinfectants into the body is called embalming

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

I knew that.......

Scientists Explore Underwater Quantum Links for Submarines New tests show that such links can be ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

This seems to be a woeful waste of research $$ and a woeful ignorance of how subs have communicated with their command stations & sometimes each other (although not lightly!) for Decades. Do you think any sub is not in constant contact with upper command now? So that they can launch their nuclear missles immediately upon command? I could tell you how they do it, but I signed an oath against disclosing classified info. However, I am sure the info is readily available on Google......

Trump Tells West Point He's Speaking To Graduates; Now Cadets Must Return To Campus

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

No, no, the meteor should take him! Priorities baby!

The Satanic Temple Is Now Officially an IRS-Approved Tax-Exempt Church | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 25, 2020:

If I have services here in my home do I get tax exemptions?