Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Valmy]

I just want to remind you all the Gohmert is the stupidest man in Texas. That is an award that one must work hard to achieve.

Here is hoping he recovers, otherwise his constituents would probably find somebody even worse.

[Oexmelin]

I just want to remind you all the Gohmert is the stupidest man in Texas. That is an award that one must work hard to achieve.

Here is hoping he recovers, otherwise his constituents would probably find somebody even worse.

Why do Americans keep electing their stupidest people, then?

[The Minsky Moment]

Why do Americans keep electing their stupidest people, then?

Keeps the private sector safe. 

[PDH]

Why do Americans keep electing their stupidest people, then?

They have to arise from some primordial sludge pit, "The People" do a good enough job.

[Valmy]

Why do Americans keep electing their stupidest people, then?

I cannot speak for the rest of the country but Texas seems to think government is a good place to send their most worthless people.

[Oexmelin]

I cannot speak for the rest of the country but Texas seems to think government is a good place to send their most worthless people.

It's the best way for Texans to underestimate the harm they can do, and overestimate their own worth.

[Josquius]

Not to wish ill on this guy but nice to see karma at work rather than an innocent getting infected due to him.

[FunkMonk]

I just want to remind you all the Gohmert is the stupidest man in Texas. That is an award that one must work hard to achieve.

Here is hoping he recovers, otherwise his constituents would probably find somebody even worse.

Why do Americans keep electing their stupidest people, then?

They're not sending their best. Some, I assume, are good people.

[jimmy olsen]

313 dead in Texas today.
216 in Florida.
195 in California.

1485 today for the country according to worldmeter.

[Maladict]

I just want to remind you all the Gohmert is the stupidest man in Texas. That is an award that one must work hard to achieve.

Here is hoping he recovers, otherwise his constituents would probably find somebody even worse.

Why do Americans keep electing their stupidest people, then?

They're not sending their best. Some, I assume, are good people.

'Because politics is the science of the possible, it only appeals to second-rate minds' — Arthur C. Clarke

[Sheilbh]

ONS report on excess mortality - which confirms UK had the highest:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/comparisonsofallcausemortalitybetweeneuropeancountriesandregions/januarytojune2020

Lots of interesting data and tools/visualisations. Basic point is the UK didn't peak as severely as Spain but the disease was far more widely spread out than other countries (France, Spain and Italy were more localised outbreaks) and the peak lasted a little longer than other European countries.

[garbon]

What's up with all the past tense?

[Sheilbh]

What's up with all the past tense?

We're well past the peak now - down to below average excess mortality. I think we can look back on that as a wave that can be analysed and learned from.

[Josephus]

I just want to remind you all the Gohmert is the stupidest man in Texas. That is an award that one must work hard to achieve.

Here is hoping he recovers, otherwise his constituents would probably find somebody even worse.

Why do Americans keep electing their stupidest people, then?

Stupid is, as stupid does. Or something.

[Tonitrus]

I just want to remind you all the Gohmert is the stupidest man in Texas. That is an award that one must work hard to achieve.

Here is hoping he recovers, otherwise his constituents would probably find somebody even worse.

Why do Americans keep electing their stupidest people, then?

Stupid is, as stupid does. Or something.

If we're going to condemn voters making stupid electoral decisions, we could always bring back that literacy requirement idea for voting.