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[TamerVirus]

Lots of protests. Not much social distancing, but plenty of mask wearing. I wonder how bad that’s gonna affect the numbers. We’ll see.

George Floyd tested positive for COVID 19, an autopsy revealed.

The study that indicated that hydroxychloroquine led to an increased risk was formally retracted today after the data the study used was called into question

[Max™]

We're going to see the first wave of protest-spread infections any day now. Wonder if we can charge the fucker who sat with his knee on a dudes neck for four and a half minutes--then remained there for another four minutes or so after the meat stopped being George Floyd anymore--for deaths incurred as a result of protest-spread infections, possibly link in situations where tear gas and trauma led to fatal complications for those involved therein?

[scriver]

I must admit I am highly jealous of the South European protests that managed to -- or at least made a basic attempt to -- mind social distancing. Sweden's protests didn't.

I'm not sure how it will up the stats. Stockholm has the highest rate of infection but Scania/Malmö has lower rates than the capital region of Denmark. Stockholm will undoubtedly get a rise but I really hope Scania stays down (maybe hope in vain, but hope is hope). The thing about it not affecting stats very much was that while Sweden has been sloping downwards for the some weeks in the very last one we began to see a rise again. It's basically being written to Stockholm and Gothenburg  people stopping to care about social distancing (again). So we were likely going to have about two weeks of rise or not-fall of the numbers anyway before we will even add the results of the protests. We'll see how it does.

Remember to ma ma ma mask up if you go out to do the crowdy things please

[Max™]

Straight up I fully expected that link to be Poker Face due to the ma-ma-ma-ma and it was a trip to be reminded of M.A.S.K.! Do they know... command doesn't start with a K? M.A.S.K.! The things that they turn into, are worse than they were before!

[Bumber]

M.A.S.K.! Do they know... command doesn't start with a K? M.A.S.K.! The things that they turn into, are worse than they were before!

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[Starver]

I know far too much about that series (from the time when it was just a comic), for my age.

All of the Vicious Evil Network Of Mayhem's vehicles were originally intended for the 'Kommand' before Miles stole them all. And the M.A.S.K. Masks tended towards ethereal effects (antigravity, sound, light, holograms, etc) while the V.E.N.O.M. Masks tended to be physical projectors (acid, knives, ball-bearings, etc), although there were exceptions (the token Native American who enrolled to the good guys at a later point, after using up most other cultural reference points, had... a Totem-Pole throwing Mask!).

Thank you for reminding me of somebody else's youth.

[Frumple]

I must admit I am highly jealous of the South European protests that managed to -- or at least made a basic attempt to -- mind social distancing. Sweden's protests didn't.

Hell, for what it's worth, from what I've noticed many of the protests here in the states tried to, as well. Usually right up until the chemical weapons and assault started coming at them, then things broke down a bit.

[scriver]

Yeah the amerikan one's are excused because of that and also the closeness to the bone

[ChairmanPoo]

I don't know which parts of S.E. you mean, but here if there was social distancing in place was mostly because there weren't many people protesting in the first place...

Btw I heard there's a slight rebound ongoing in at least some places in the US?

[scriver]

I don't know which parts of S.E. you mean, but here if there was social distancing in place was mostly because there weren't many people protesting in the first place...

I saw the dutchmen post about Amsterdam

[TamerVirus]

The American south and parts of the midwest are seeing an increase in cases because they have been gung-ho about reopening even before the end of the first wave. Right now the cases coming in seem to be the folk infected during Memorial Day activities.

[ChairmanPoo]

I don't know which parts of S.E. you mean, but here if there was social distancing in place was mostly because there weren't many people protesting in the first place...

I saw the dutchmen post about Amsterdam

You know you can't define southern Europe by "anything that's  south of Sweden" right 😜

[scriver]

I don't know which parts of S.E. you mean, but here if there was social distancing in place was mostly because there weren't many people protesting in the first place...

I saw the dutchmen post about Amsterdam

You know you can't define southern Europe by "anything that's  south of Sweden" right 😜

I do can and there's nothing you can do to stop me!

The only thing I can't do is figure out how to put a smiley in the post like that

Also this is literally how you define "northern Europe" yourself! 😜😜😜

[Imic]

I mean, Scriver’s not wrong, Denmark notwithstanding.

[Starver]

Depending on where I am in the UK, Denmark (the bits I care about, i.e. Billund and... just Billund) is often more southerly than me.