faraway saint Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Surprisingly the amount of people out clapping/saucepans & wooden spoons/air horns/bagpipes seems to be on the increase up here. It was freezing, even clapping like a sea lion. Wonder how many will be out at the weekends flaunting the instructions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I just read this article, I think it's one of the best pieces of journalism I've read in a long while. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-04-08/240-000-covid-19-deaths-putting-trumps-death-projections-in-perspective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Cookie Monster said: I just read this article, I think it's one of the best pieces of journalism I've read in a long while. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-04-08/240-000-covid-19-deaths-putting-trumps-death-projections-in-perspective I'll save it till tomorrow, heading off to bed, got a splitting headache. Could do with a good read. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I just read this article, I think it's one of the best pieces of journalism I've read in a long while. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-04-08/240-000-covid-19-deaths-putting-trumps-death-projections-in-perspectiveInteresting the author brings, amongst other stats, annual automobile fatality numbers into it. Trump and some other knobs were trying that in the recent past. He's stopped now, funnily enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiram Abiff Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Coronavirus could turn back the clock 30 years on global povertyhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/apr/09/coronavirus-could-turn-back-the-clock-30-years-on-global-poverty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiram Abiff Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I'll save it till tomorrow, heading off to bed, got a splitting headache. Could do with a good read. [emoji106]If it’s the best piece of journalism he’s read then maybe he should stop reading the Beano. Those projections were last week. Same scientists have now revised it down to 60,000 just one week later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 The doctors of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with Nutrition - Thomas Edison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cookie Monster Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2020/04/07/opinion-today-our-researchers-are-helping-to-beat-covid-19-so-that-tomorrow-we-can-get-back-to-beating-cancer/#commentsWhen you lose family (in my case my Grandad and Dad) like I no doubt many other buds have to cancer, you know how serious this killer is when a charity like Cancer Research UK is diverting so many resources in the battle to stop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 If it’s the best piece of journalism he’s read then maybe he should stop reading the Beano. Those projections were last week. Same scientists have now revised it down to 60,000 just one week later.When the first two words of a story are "Last week," that's a clue that the figures they are going to be talked about are a week out of date.The author even explains this, but some haven't the capability to read the conjectural passages like this one.As you take in the numbers, consider some caveats. For one thing, the number of people who ultimately die of COVID-19 may be far lower or higher than projected; numerous experts have questioned the reliability of the White House estimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 BBC News - Coronavirus: Ofcom formally probes David Icke TV interviewhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52228046Hope action is taken against anyone sharing such like material or malicious false claims about this virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eric Arthur Blair Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 7 hours ago, chalky1 said: Revels 😄 Or is that just standard if you get the coffee flavoured one? The coffee flavoured one is the best. Anyone who says otherwise is a weirdo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Cookie Monster said: BBC News - Coronavirus: Ofcom formally probes David Icke TV interview https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52228046 Hope action is taken against anyone sharing such like material or malicious false claims about this virus. If only the government had something like, oh say, a ministry of truth wherei t could quash free speech in the present and retrospectively rewrite anything it found disagreeable. That's the way we're heading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 If only the government had something like, oh say, a ministry of truth wherei t could quash free speech in the present and retrospectively rewrite anything it found disagreeable. That's the way we're heading.Shut it lizard lover [emoji14] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiram Abiff Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Domestic abuse complaints in Renfrewshire have risen amid the Covid-19 lockdown.Renfrewshire Women’s Aid has reported an increase in calls from victims reporting incidents of violence or abuse in their homes.The vital support group said social distancing and stay-at-home precautions during the coronavirus pandemic have been triggering a rise in the number of victims coming forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiram Abiff Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 If only the government had something like, oh say, a ministry of truth wherei t could quash free speech in the present and retrospectively rewrite anything it found disagreeable. That's the way we're heading.Already happened in Denmark. New legislation prevents any criticism of the governments Covid 19 fascist police state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 8 hours ago, faraway saint said: I'll save it till tomorrow, heading off to bed, got a splitting headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: If only the government had something like, oh say, a ministry of truth wherei t could quash free speech in the present and retrospectively rewrite anything it found disagreeable. That's the way we're heading. 4 hours ago, Hiram Abiff said: Already happened in Denmark. New legislation prevents any criticism of the governments Covid 19 fascist police state If living in an Orwellian police state saves the life of even one person, then it's a price worth paying in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 8 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: The coffee flavoured one is the best. Anyone who says otherwise is a weirdo. I hate coffee..............................I'm a weirdo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Hiram Abiff said: Domestic abuse complaints in Renfrewshire have risen amid the Covid-19 lockdown. Renfrewshire Women’s Aid has reported an increase in calls from victims reporting incidents of violence or abuse in their homes. The vital support group said social distancing and stay-at-home precautions during the coronavirus pandemic have been triggering a rise in the number of victims coming forward You keep posting stuff like this. What’s your suggestion? Stop the lockdown, open the world back up, just let people die & overwhelm health services? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/getwellboris Great cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 minute ago, bazil85 said: You keep posting stuff like this. What’s your suggestion? Stop the lockdown, open the world back up, just let people die & overwhelm health services? What a disgusting suggestion, what are you on? My take on it is these things are that it's an unfortunate direct result of people being told to stay at home. On the flip side, are you suggesting it's ok for people to beat their partners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) @stlucifer, this is how to write something meaningful................... Edited April 10, 2020 by faraway saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 20 minutes ago, faraway saint said: What a disgusting suggestion, what are you on? My take on it is these things are that it's an unfortunate direct result of people being told to stay at home. On the flip side, are you suggesting it's ok for people to beat their partners? Not my suggestion it was a question to try and understand the point in his posts. nice spin attempt that further highlights your bitterness towards me. (question wasn’t even to you) No I’m not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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