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NickB79

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8. Remember those early models predicting 240,000 dead over the next year?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 03:47 PM

Apr 2020

But they revised them down to 60,000 because they expected the Trump administration to listen to the experts and do the right things?

I knew that was bullshit then. Sucks to be proven right though.

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Trump says the federal government will not extend its social distancing guidelines [View all] brooklynite Apr 2020 OP

... so they can blame the failures on the states ... Jarqui Apr 2020 #1

Get ready for a second wave of outbreaks sakabatou Apr 2020 #2

We aren't even over the first wave yet. LisaL Apr 2020 #15

In my mind I keep hearing Rodney King's first attorney Mike 03 Apr 2020 #3

He's craving getting back in there to do his Nuremberg rallies. poli-junkie Apr 2020 #4

Not enough appropriate words left for these jerkoffs. Baked Potato Apr 2020 #5

Attention will now be placed on tracking two weeks from May first the states that "open" Freethinker65 Apr 2020 #6

If as I suspect ending the whole stay at home thing ends up causing a worse outbreak then every cstanleytech Apr 2020 #7

Remember those early models predicting 240,000 dead over the next year? NickB79 Apr 2020 #8

"Mission Accomplished." nt EarthFirst Apr 2020 #9

It doesn't really matter titaniumsalute Apr 2020 #10

so, the red states can continue to infect the blue states, so I guess that is being back to normal yaesu Apr 2020 #11

Called it!!! Initech Apr 2020 #12

Ugh. BAd idea. They_Live Apr 2020 #13

The Trump Admin continues to be an embarrassment for all the world to see.. riversedge Apr 2020 #14

Not only is he going to kill a lot more people Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #16

I've been ignoring trump's directives for his entire miserable reign. Paladin Apr 2020 #17