outbreak! (ebola, sars, coronavirus, etc)

It’s not possible to learn things from Malcom Gladwell.

so the adult establishments in Cocoa are not only still open but advertising like nothing is happening.

think that's one place where you definitely can't minimize "social contact" and that would be a 'bad' thing....esp considering the average age of the people that go to them.

i have a friend whose bar just closed down because Charles Barkley drank there a few days ago.

oof.

You can bet that some idiots, having internalized years of apocalyptic movie behaviour, will make sure to live out apocalyptic movie behaviour.

http://www.blogto.com/city/2020/03/gun-reportedly-drawn-fight-toronto-grocery-store-amid-coronavirus-panic-shopping/

(Not blaming the movies, to be clear.)

One of the funny aspects of there being a global authoritarian movement but in fact no international leftwing solidarity is that right-wing politicians are all giving each other #coronavirus but leftwing politicians remain isolated, ineffective, and healthy.

— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) March 13, 2020

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US government’s coronavirus testing apparatus, which has lagged badly behind other developed nations, would soon get an assist from Google. The search and advertising giant will create a website, Trump said, that would help Americans figure out if they need a test for the virus, and if so where they can find one.

The only problem: There is no nationwide site like the one Trump described. And Google had no idea the president was going to mention one.

https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-donald-trump-google-website/

The only problem

Well they better get cracking, then!

shit if yr gonna distort that much, why not say "google's making an anti-coronavirus wand that makes you infection free but in order for it to work you have to use it then stay in your house for two months"

by Sunday we’ll, uh, have a timeframe for when that wand will be available

i am tired of every corporation that has my email address emailing me to tell me about their plans for coronavirus

"pandemic" (2020) on netflix. lovely stuff, lads

― ||||||||, Friday, March 13, 2020 3:12 PM (two hours ago)

also Outbreak which is absolutely terrible.

no Contagion... yet.

xpost needs a thread. I realized how many shitty lists I got on just through this alone

i'd rather watch Testament. not adjacent enough to make me queasy.

i have an account at pentagon federal credit union (lol) because they owned the realtor that was my buying agent when i bought my house 7 years ago and there was some fee they would waive if you join, and they would even give you $10 to put in the account to open it. they sent me a letter long ago that my account would be closed soon due to inactivity. guess not. lol. so i get to hear A message to PenFed members regarding COVID-19. thanks!

The people will survive
In their environment
The dirt, scarcity, and the emptiness of our south
The injustice of our greed
The practice we inherit

The dirt, scarcity and the emptiness of our south
There on the beach
I could see it in her eyes
I only had a Corona
Five cent deposit

― Josh in Chicago, Friday, March 13, 2020 1:24 PM (seven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

this song has spent at least an hour every day of the last 3 weeks in my head

Exploited vocalist Wattie Buchan isn’t backing down so easily, however, giving a quote to Australian tour promoters DRW Entertainment. "Fuck coronavirus!” the punk singer begins. “I have had 5 heart attacks a quad heart bypass and a heart pacemaker fitted. Cancel gigs for a virus? We ain’t fucking Green Day piss - We are the real deal. No danger will we be cancelling our upcoming gigs. Punks Not Dead!"

not yet

so when they're not allowed inside the building, are they just gonna do outdoor concerts on the front porch?

Punk is about ENDANGERING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY !

This Is The End would be worth watching now as timely but not horrifying.

I know this was posted up above, but this photo is just so perfect.

#coronavirus chart pic.twitter.com/d9yR7lAl7C

— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) March 13, 2020

at this point I hope there's not an afterlife because I'm pretty sure wherever I go there will be Republicans and they will start running the afterlife as a business

Worse, they'll run it like management consultants.

is there an after-afterlife?

It’s a startup

as a consumer of coronavirus, i'm loving my options!!

oh no... pic.twitter.com/ExGqPySmyk

— weston (@west_on) March 13, 2020

This Is The End would be worth watching now as timely but not horrifying.

It's going to take more than a worldwide pandemic to make me watch a fucking James Franco movie

These people are evil liars.

Q: Will there be enough ventilators and ICUs?

A: That’s why the president put in those travel bans. https://t.co/Kle9BtkpUN

— Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood) March 13, 2020

Dutch scientists claim to have found antibody against COVID19.

Here full story in English. Remarkable!

"Believe it or not, it was already there on 10th floor of Erasmus MC: the antibody able to block infection of SARS1 &SARS2. In other words, 1st-ever antibody to coronavirus." https://t.co/5a6RnkZwP9

— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) March 14, 2020

It's going to take more than a worldwide pandemic to make me watch a fucking James Franco movie

spranng breeaaaaak

Ridiculous scenes in Tesco Colney Hatch this morning. Shelves cleared like there's been a riot. The selfishness of some people filling their trolleys with multiple packs and leaving none for others is staggering. (Plus so much for getting here early to avoid crowded spaces.) pic.twitter.com/CIhJexaYul

— Michelle Davies (@M_Davieswrites) March 14, 2020

I still haven't read an answer as to why people are stocking up on loo roll. Never knew a big part of the world was anal fixated like this.

If you and your family have to isolate for weeks you'll need lots of TP. Not a million rolls but certainly more than you usually stock.

I don't get why people don't get that

(and no I haven't been panic buying TP)

Sure, but you'll need much more than just that. Yet it's loo roll that's being hoarded mostly, way more than other stuff.

As noted upthread also, it’s an item that takes up a lot of space that isn’t usually bought at high volume (and they need that space on the lorry for stuff ppl buy more frequently) so it only takes a slight increase in stocking up to give the impression of panic buying; of course that impression then becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as ppl panic at the notion of a shortage due to others panicking

Obv there are arseholes buying a stupid amount, it’s baffling to me that there are shops left not enforcing limits on bulk buying

That makes more sense, ty. The optics are against it too, in big bulk, I suppose.

Went to my local Morrisons - which is where scum like me usually shop - took one look inside and left. So went to the Waitrose just along the road and found that the better classes are panic buying toilet paper, pasta, rice, tinned food etc too.

Did manage to score the last tin of red kidney beans from Waitrose though - RESULT!

my brother did a couple of Facebook posts about Waitrose customers fighting over avocados and nduja paste yesterday

my corner shop has plenty of bog roll. this morning i bought a 4-pack calmly as i normally do. just did a delivery order from our bourgie grocery service though and they don’t have any more!

You buy a 4-pack of toilet roll every morning?

I've been buying them in batches of 108 for years now. I'm quite an authority on bulk toilet roll markets.

I never buy anything in bulk so I'm probably going to die.

xpost lol yes I’m flattening my stockpiling curve *taps forehead*

My local Sainsbury's had a completely bare flour shelf yesterday, along with soup, soap, bog roll, tissues, cheese crackers and pasta. Luckily there's plenty of chocolate digestives still, don't know how long that state of affairs will continue though.

London Farmer’s Markets all staying open and doing a roaring trade so if you have one by you, stop by (but be prepared to queue for eggs).