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SunSeeker

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34. Trump just got us banned from Europe.

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 07:54 PM

Jun 2020

American travelers spent $67 billion in the European Union in 2019, according to U.S. government figures. That was up 46% from 2014.
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2020-06-30/eu-set-to-publish-border-list-us-likely-to-miss-out-for-now

But Europe is willing to walk away from all that moolah to protect its citizens. Meanwhile, our President won't even wear a mask.

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I didn't believe it at the time, but it's looking more and more likely... [View all] Wounded Bear Jun 2020 OP

My niece got married last Sunday leftieNanner Jun 2020 #1

That is just plain stupid but people everywhere are leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #13

I hope your family remains healthy, but seriously jayschool2013 Jun 2020 #25

Well, back then FDR was President and he set the tone. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #29

So true. NT jayschool2013 Jun 2020 #30

setting the tone bdamomma Jun 2020 #52

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2020 #46

In the eight decades since then misanthrope Jun 2020 #49

I think we're experiencing a perfect storm here in the US... Hekate Jul 2020 #68

I think the civil unrest only seems more widespread misanthrope Jul 2020 #69

Good point Hekate Jul 2020 #70

All that advertising about what you deserve treestar Jul 2020 #73

Oh, completely misanthrope Jul 2020 #76

I'm sorry Danmel Jun 2020 #61

I have another friend whose daughter was married this summer leftieNanner Jul 2020 #75

I know exactly how you feel, Nanner Hekate Jul 2020 #67

It will easily be a total deaths well above 200k by November. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #2

And barreling down on us without slowing it's pace, is climate change. CrispyQ Jun 2020 #7

Appears the sheets are going to chafe a bit misanthrope Jun 2020 #50

My drummer got married 2 weeks ago. ON ZOOM. No reported infections! BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #3

With so many... Newest Reality Jun 2020 #4

Well it took 4 months for us to get to 126,000... MontanaMama Jun 2020 #5

And that's when the numbers were lower than they are today ... aggiesal Jun 2020 #35

Father's day Tink41 Jun 2020 #6

Best wishes to your father... Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #8

Some of us have been shouting this at the top of our lungs. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #11

I was out shopping today and ran into one my siblings at the market. Blue_true Jun 2020 #51

There's a particular irony in the sibling with the comorbities PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #63

I told him to go get his damned mask. I honestly don't think that people think about Blue_true Jul 2020 #77

I will admit Tink41 Jun 2020 #53

Lots of someones. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #56

I'm still sticking with... Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #9

Yup. We're 126 days from Nov. 3. We're at 130k dead and losing 1,000 a day. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #31

Deaths have been declining, still Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #10

On That Point... ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #12

There are things a lot worse than death..struggling with the aftermath of Covid is one of them Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #16

Absolutely. I bring that up everytime someone suggests the 40 & unders Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #21

We don't yet know the long term effects sarge43 Jun 2020 #43

Well and people who survive are often left with leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #14

I am wondering if just being infected by Covid, even if you survive it, will make people more smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #22

That's a really good point. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #23

I read that too. "Ground glass" opacities showed up on asymptomatics' lung scans. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #36

Covid-19 really, really likes lung tissue.... paleotn Jun 2020 #45

What was seen with SARS was that people that required hospitalization Blue_true Jun 2020 #55

That is what is so frightening about this virus. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #58

We might just as well be Sweden without the healthcare system they have Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #15

Yup, worst of both worlds! SunSeeker Jun 2020 #37

With the way the GOP and Trump have been messing with the numbers Jarqui Jun 2020 #17

THIS SunSeeker Jun 2020 #38

And it won't even be Halloween Cartaphelius Jun 2020 #40

Link to evidence of that. former9thward Jun 2020 #59

I do not have time to cite all the articles Jarqui Jun 2020 #64

Thank you for taking the time to post all that! Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2020 #71

You are cut/pasting headlines of stories that have no meat in them, former9thward Jul 2020 #72

Gov Newsom is saying, "Do not have any family gatherings!!!" BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #18

Family gatherings is the simple source, but ... aggiesal Jun 2020 #41

Newsom is going to enforce new restrictions announced tomorrow. BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #44

I just hope Newsom closes the beaches MR. ELECTABLE Jun 2020 #57

Big jump? ... aggiesal Jul 2020 #66

I've thought 250,000k by election day since we hit 100,000k lettucebe Jun 2020 #19

That was me I predicted between 230 and 250 k Garion_55 Jun 2020 #20

250k by November if we are lucky AlexSFCA Jun 2020 #24

I predicted 350K in March. plimsoll Jun 2020 #26

The top asshole does not take responsibility. warmfeet Jun 2020 #27

Back of the envelope numbers say at least 205,000 by then Maeve Jun 2020 #28

I believe we will see 200k by August Woodwizard Jun 2020 #32

More like 200,000 by Labot Day. niyad Jun 2020 #33

Trump just got us banned from Europe. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #34

we are outcasts in the world. bdamomma Jun 2020 #54

Just take 1918 and multiply it for population growth and raise bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #39

Is there a betting line in Vegas on number of deaths? BarbD Jun 2020 #42

there will be a lot of nervous people Roc2020 Jun 2020 #47

I must b the most pessimistic person here. marie999 Jun 2020 #48

some of the big states have someone at the wheel (NY, CA for example) Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #60

Jesus, take the wheel! Sogo Jun 2020 #62

175,168 COVID-19 deaths based on Current projection scenario by October 1, 2020 progressoid Jul 2020 #65

Mitch and the GOP own this catastrophe. We can't let trump's enablers get away with this ecstatic Jul 2020 #74