So, about this coronavirus...

LinearLineman

Babies and alcoholics don’t get it!.... oops, that was the Andromeda Strain not this little beauty.
The Spanish Flu had three waves, the second and third much more virulent. Guess it mutated.
Out to buy several pounds of Starbuck’s and huge jar of Coffeemate. Cancelled 40k worth of renovations on my ex wife’s house (yes, we are in love again... only to face the Apocalypse together...
Yowza, the irony!)

I’m almost 72. I am Spartacus!

ExAsperis99

@LinearLineman said:
Babies and alcoholics don’t get it!.... oops, that was the Andromeda Strain not this little beauty.
The Spanish Flu had three waves, the second and third much more virulent. Guess it mutated.
Out to buy several pounds of Starbuck’s and huge jar of Coffeemate. Cancelled 40k worth of renovations on my ex wife’s house (yes, we are in love again... only to face the Apocalypse together...
Yowza, the irony!)

I’m almost 72. I am Spartacus!

Best elevator pitch for a memoir ever.

And yes, the real fear is that Covid-19 goes into remission over the summer and explodes this fall....

cyberheater

@ExAsperis99 said:
"One of the labs testing the virus to finding a cure is 90% certain it came from a gathering and eating bats."

This is patently untrue. It's a bullshit xenophobic trope passed along by garbage media like The Daily Mail and Russia Today. This article in Foreign Policy debunks this.

Let's try to rely on sources we can trust: The New York Times, the BBC, the WHO*, NPR, Johns Hopkins University, Stamford University.

*(At least before Keith Moon died.)

Why is that racist?

espiegel123

@c>; @cyberheater said:

@ExAsperis99 said:
"One of the labs testing the virus to finding a cure is 90% certain it came from a gathering and eating bats."

This is patently untrue. It's a bullshit xenophobic trope passed along by garbage media like The Daily Mail and Russia Today. This article in Foreign Policy debunks this.

Let's try to rely on sources we can trust: The New York Times, the BBC, the WHO*, NPR, Johns Hopkins University, Stamford University.

*(At least before Keith Moon died.)

Why is that racist?

@cyberheater did you read the article that he linked to?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/27/dont-blame-bat-soup-for-the-wuhan-virus

studs1966

@ExAsperis99 said:

@LinearLineman said:
Babies and alcoholics don’t get it!.... oops, that was the Andromeda Strain not this little beauty.
The Spanish Flu had three waves, the second and third much more virulent. Guess it mutated.
Out to buy several pounds of Starbuck’s and huge jar of Coffeemate. Cancelled 40k worth of renovations on my ex wife’s house (yes, we are in love again... only to face the Apocalypse together...
Yowza, the irony!)

I’m almost 72. I am Spartacus!

Best elevator pitch for a memoir ever.

And yes, the real fear is that Covid-19 goes into remission over the summer and explodes this fall....

Or this is more like Stephen Kings “The Stand”.. 🤔

cyberheater

@espiegel123 said:
@c>; @cyberheater said:

@ExAsperis99 said:
"One of the labs testing the virus to finding a cure is 90% certain it came from a gathering and eating bats."

This is patently untrue. It's a bullshit xenophobic trope passed along by garbage media like The Daily Mail and Russia Today. This article in Foreign Policy debunks this.

Let's try to rely on sources we can trust: The New York Times, the BBC, the WHO*, NPR, Johns Hopkins University, Stamford University.

*(At least before Keith Moon died.)

Why is that racist?

@cyberheater did you read the article that he linked to?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/27/dont-blame-bat-soup-for-the-wuhan-virus

So right now. We have no way of knowing how a virus that started in bats infected humans.

Best guess would be that poverty plays a large part in this.

audiblevideo

@espiegel123 said:
@c>; @cyberheater said:

@ExAsperis99 said:
"One of the labs testing the virus to finding a cure is 90% certain it came from a gathering and eating bats."

This is patently untrue. It's a bullshit xenophobic trope passed along by garbage media like The Daily Mail and Russia Today. This article in Foreign Policy debunks this.

Let's try to rely on sources we can trust: The New York Times, the BBC, the WHO*, NPR, Johns Hopkins University, Stamford University.

*(At least before Keith Moon died.)

Why is that racist?

@cyberheater did you read the article that he linked to?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/27/dont-blame-bat-soup-for-the-wuhan-virus

Yeah, I get that's a xenophobic trope. The source I saw interviewed was a virologist in a lab working on the virus.
Novel viruses come from animals not people.

"When you look at the genetic sequence of the virus, and you match it up with every known coronavirus, the closest relatives are from bats," said Dr. Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, an environmental health non-profit.

https://www.ecohealthalliance.org/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/health/bats-viruses-coronavirus-scn/index.html

Imma go back to waiting for D_mb_

Peace. And wash your hands.

ExAsperis99

@audiblevideo
We're singing the same song in different keys. All these novel viruses jump from other species. Didn't mean to imply you were spreading misinformation!

espiegel123

@audiblevideo said:

@espiegel123 said:
@c>; @cyberheater said:

@ExAsperis99 said:
"One of the labs testing the virus to finding a cure is 90% certain it came from a gathering and eating bats."

This is patently untrue. It's a bullshit xenophobic trope passed along by garbage media like The Daily Mail and Russia Today. This article in Foreign Policy debunks this.

Let's try to rely on sources we can trust: The New York Times, the BBC, the WHO*, NPR, Johns Hopkins University, Stamford University.

*(At least before Keith Moon died.)

Why is that racist?

@cyberheater did you read the article that he linked to?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/27/dont-blame-bat-soup-for-the-wuhan-virus

Yeah, I get that's a xenophobic trope. But the source interviewed was a virologist in a lab working on the virus.
Novel viruses come from animals not people (or the detritus of our manmade environment).

"When you look at the genetic sequence of the virus, and you match it up with every known coronavirus, the closest relatives are from bats," said Dr. Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, an environmental health non-profit.

https://www.ecohealthalliance.org/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/health/bats-viruses-coronavirus-scn/index.html

Not sure what your point is. The racist aspect is the belief that the source of the virus was people eating bats -- for which (as the article points out) there is absolutely no evidence.

The virus originating in bats (which the article notes) does not excuse the false narrative that has been spread about HOW the virus got from bats to people.

cyberheater

@espiegel123 said:

@audiblevideo said:

@espiegel123 said:
@c>; @cyberheater said:

@ExAsperis99 said:
"One of the labs testing the virus to finding a cure is 90% certain it came from a gathering and eating bats."

This is patently untrue. It's a bullshit xenophobic trope passed along by garbage media like The Daily Mail and Russia Today. This article in Foreign Policy debunks this.

Let's try to rely on sources we can trust: The New York Times, the BBC, the WHO*, NPR, Johns Hopkins University, Stamford University.

*(At least before Keith Moon died.)

Why is that racist?

@cyberheater did you read the article that he linked to?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/27/dont-blame-bat-soup-for-the-wuhan-virus

Yeah, I get that's a xenophobic trope. But the source interviewed was a virologist in a lab working on the virus.
Novel viruses come from animals not people (or the detritus of our manmade environment).

"When you look at the genetic sequence of the virus, and you match it up with every known coronavirus, the closest relatives are from bats," said Dr. Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, an environmental health non-profit.

https://www.ecohealthalliance.org/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/health/bats-viruses-coronavirus-scn/index.html

Not sure what your point is. The racist aspect is the belief that the source of the virus was people eating bats -- for which (as the article points out) there is absolutely no evidence.

The virus originating in bats (which the article notes) does not excuse the false narrative that has been spread about HOW the virus got from bats to people.

A. Chinese (and other nations) do eat bats. I don’t see what that would be considered racist as it’s a fact.
B. There is no evidence that folks caught it that way and as they haven’t managed to identify patient zero I doubt we’ll ever know for sure.

cyberheater

Anyway. Good luck humans on planet Earth. I think we are going to need it. Hopefully the planet might pull together For once to resolve this for a change.

RockySmalls

@LinearLineman said:
Babies and alcoholics don’t get it!.... oops, that was the Andromeda Strain not this little beauty.
The Spanish Flu had three waves, the second and third much more virulent. Guess it mutated.
Out to buy several pounds of Starbuck’s and huge jar of Coffeemate. Cancelled 40k worth of renovations on my ex wife’s house (yes, we are in love again... only to face the Apocalypse together...
Yowza, the irony!)

I’m almost 72. I am Spartacus!

Coffeemate! a man after my own heart... Chav Milk keeps yr coffee hot and the glucose in there means you can pretend you’ve given up sugar.

Mark B

knewspeak

@LinearLineman said:
Babies and alcoholics don’t get it!.... oops, that was the Andromeda Strain not this little beauty.
The Spanish Flu had three waves, the second and third much more virulent. Guess it mutated.
Out to buy several pounds of Starbuck’s and huge jar of Coffeemate. Cancelled 40k worth of renovations on my ex wife’s house (yes, we are in love again... only to face the Apocalypse together...
Yowza, the irony!)

I’m almost 72. I am Spartacus!

Quite true about ‘Spanish Flu’ first case probably USA, but World War I and all the troops carried via ships didn’t help, but most virus want to replicate, killing your host is usually a side effect of hopping from one species to another.

[Deleted User]

You can trust the UK government when they say they’re totally prepared for the virus outbreak, they’ll look after us....well...15 of us anyway:

“ Coronavirus: England only has 15 beds for worst respiratory cases”

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/27/coronavirus-england-only-has-15-beds-for-worst-respiratory-cases?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

knewspeak

@MonzoPro said:
You can trust the UK government when they say they’re totally prepared for the virus outbreak, they’ll look after us....well...15 of us anyway:

“ Coronavirus: England only has 15 beds for worst respiratory cases”

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/27/coronavirus-england-only-has-15-beds-for-worst-respiratory-cases?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Indeed, but even in the best health system of all nations there would be a shortage of respirators.

Also it’s being reported that of those seriously affected by the virus, it’s more deadly than SARS and MERS.

Gaia.Tree

Y’all heard the Saudis just stopped pilgrims coming into the country for Mecca?

knewspeak

@Gaia.Tree said:
Y’all heard the Saudis just stopped pilgrims coming into the country for Mecca?

Yep, the CiC he’s still building a wall.

[Deleted User]

@knewspeak said:

@LinearLineman said:
Babies and alcoholics don’t get it!.... oops, that was the Andromeda Strain not this little beauty.
The Spanish Flu had three waves, the second and third much more virulent. Guess it mutated.
Out to buy several pounds of Starbuck’s and huge jar of Coffeemate. Cancelled 40k worth of renovations on my ex wife’s house (yes, we are in love again... only to face the Apocalypse together...
Yowza, the irony!)

I’m almost 72. I am Spartacus!

Quite true about ‘Spanish Flu’ first case probably USA, but World War I and all the troops carried via ships didn’t help, but most virus want to replicate, killing your host is usually a side effect of hopping from one species to another.

@knewspeak said:

@MonzoPro said:
You can trust the UK government when they say they’re totally prepared for the virus outbreak, they’ll look after us....well...15 of us anyway:

“ Coronavirus: England only has 15 beds for worst respiratory cases”

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/27/coronavirus-england-only-has-15-beds-for-worst-respiratory-cases?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Indeed, but even in the best health system of all nations there would be a shortage of respirators.

The hospitals here can’t cope now, and it hasn’t even hit yet:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51645001

Respirators? We haven’t got enough staff or beds to cope with a normal level of cases.

topaz

Crap init :-(

@MonzoPro said:

@topaz said:
Don’t worry little englanders. Boris will save us ;/)

We Could not possibly have a worse government, at a worse time for this virus to hit.

Johnson acting like an idiotic thug and saying today the UK will walk away from EU talks and therefore trade deals if it doesn't get its own way. Well....derrrrr....who's that going to hurt most then? Self-harm Brexit headbanging at its very worst.

Two weeks of flooding affecting large parts of the UK (including our now, homeless cousin) with no sign of the PM. 'Flood defences are working well' he says, as 400 tonnes per second pummels across the temporary plastic barriers at Bridgenorth, next stop, Worcester - with our friends near the racecourse watching the levels rise nervously. The next storm due tomorrow.

And a cabinet in charge of everything who are basically, morons.

RUST( i )K

Politics and health care are always a questionable mix.

Media hype makes things even more ignore worthy.

Wow.....wow.......Media Industrial Complex manipulation in full swing......

Gaia.Tree

@RUST( i )K said:
Politics and health care are always a questionable mix.

Media hype makes things even more ignore worthy.

Wow.....wow.......Media Industrial Complex manipulation in full swing......

That’s the thing, those of us following this thing closely on independent media and wondering why now the mainstream media starts warning folks... maybe because it’s reached a tipping point? Think it’s Bs all u want but wash your hands please!

robertreynolds

@espiegel123 said:
@c>; @cyberheater said:

@ExAsperis99 said:
"One of the labs testing the virus to finding a cure is 90% certain it came from a gathering and eating bats."

This is patently untrue. It's a bullshit xenophobic trope passed along by garbage media like The Daily Mail and Russia Today. This article in Foreign Policy debunks this.

Let's try to rely on sources we can trust: The New York Times, the BBC, the WHO*, NPR, Johns Hopkins University, Stamford University.

*(At least before Keith Moon died.)

Why is that racist?

@cyberheater did you read the article that he linked to?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/27/dont-blame-bat-soup-for-the-wuhan-virus

I read the article. It was incomprehensible nonsense. Why don’t you explain it to us.

RUST( i )K

@Gaia.Tree said:

@RUST( i )K said:
Politics and health care are always a questionable mix.

Media hype makes things even more ignore worthy.

Wow.....wow.......Media Industrial Complex manipulation in full swing......

That’s the thing, those of us following this thing closely on independent media and wondering why now the mainstream media starts warning folks... maybe because it’s reached a tipping point? Think it’s Bs all u want but wash your hands please!

My ...well I have someone in a high level multi hospital role in my family....I am confident not time to panic on this...

espiegel123

@robertreynolds said:

@espiegel123 said:
@c>; @cyberheater said:

@ExAsperis99 said:
"One of the labs testing the virus to finding a cure is 90% certain it came from a gathering and eating bats."

This is patently untrue. It's a bullshit xenophobic trope passed along by garbage media like The Daily Mail and Russia Today. This article in Foreign Policy debunks this.

Let's try to rely on sources we can trust: The New York Times, the BBC, the WHO*, NPR, Johns Hopkins University, Stamford University.

*(At least before Keith Moon died.)

Why is that racist?

@cyberheater did you read the article that he linked to?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/27/dont-blame-bat-soup-for-the-wuhan-virus

I read the article. It was incomprehensible nonsense. Why don’t you explain it to us.

Incomprehensible? What did you consider nonsense?

robertreynolds

@espiegel123 said:

@robertreynolds said:

@espiegel123 said:
@c>; @cyberheater said:

@ExAsperis99 said:
"One of the labs testing the virus to finding a cure is 90% certain it came from a gathering and eating bats."

This is patently untrue. It's a bullshit xenophobic trope passed along by garbage media like The Daily Mail and Russia Today. This article in Foreign Policy debunks this.

Let's try to rely on sources we can trust: The New York Times, the BBC, the WHO*, NPR, Johns Hopkins University, Stamford University.

*(At least before Keith Moon died.)

Why is that racist?

@cyberheater did you read the article that he linked to?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/27/dont-blame-bat-soup-for-the-wuhan-virus

I read the article. It was incomprehensible nonsense. Why don’t you explain it to us.

Incomprehensible? What did you consider nonsense?

What did you consider proof that calling out bat soup is racist?

qryss

Don’t feed the troll, people.

ExAsperis99

The article you're having trouble understanding is from Foreign Policy, a serious-minded conservative-leaning journal. But there are definitely some big words in there. Maybe I can help.

In essence, there is no bat soup in Wuhan. There was a video clip from an "adventure-eating" show from 2016 featuring the eating of a bat as an exotic dish. Bat soup is a rare traditional meal in Palau, an archipelago in Micronesia in the South Pacific, 3300 kilometers from Wuhan.

This is a passage that I found helpful: At a time of heightened fear over a viral pandemic, the Palau video has been deployed in the United States and Europe to renew an old narrative about the supposedly disgusting eating habits of foreigners, especially Asians.

But maybe you're not actually interested in the facts if they contradict your bad-faith argument?

robertreynolds

I understand the accuracy of whether bat soup caused this is in question. I’m wondering why you think calling it out is racist.

ExAsperis99

@qryss said:
Don’t feed the troll, people.

My bad.