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Just hearing that the RNC is being moved out of JAX and locations in TX and LA being considered.

It’s just the flu, bro. Following up on yesterday’s discussion about Biden’s and Trump’s mask policies - For a political issue to have a big impact you need to politicians with the exact opposite viewpoint. Think of abortion, for example, where opposite views are held by each party and this has a tremendous impact on how people vote. Why not make Corona one of these issues? Going beyond the mask issue, Trump should go full Flubro and let Biden go full Fearbro. There have been times when the Fearbro side perhaps would have more votes. But in November Flubro policies...

It’s just the flu, bro. Biden says he would use his power as president to mandate masks be worn in public. Trump has more of a relaxed attitude about masks. This is an opportunity to clearly articulate a key difference between the two. Team Trump needs to emphasize this distinction in policy. As bad and as awful as a nationwide mask mandate is right now I guarantee that that policy statement will not age well. In November people will despise masks even more than they do now. DJT - call Biden out now! And hammer on this issue! Lockdown part...

It’s just the flu, bro. The goal of extreme Corona fear mongers, BLM supporters and Antifa is the same - breakdown the economy, American society and the Constitution so that Marxism can take over. There may be a few useful idiots who don’t know that this is the goal. But this is always what losers do - they try to flip over the apple cart because they are at the bottom of society. In this case they can’t produce anything of value so therefore they despise any society based on meritocracy. I hope that Corona fear mongers, particularly the useful...

It’s just the flu, bro. CV immunity is happening. But it sounds like there is more than antibodies that provide resistance/immunity. The science is new to me and someone else can feel free to expand on it, but I guess there are T cells and other cells in the body that can fight off a viral infection and no antibodies are developed. This sounds like it complicates herd immunity because a population can become immune by more than just antibodies. In other words you don’t need a vaccine and you don’t need a previous infection to not catch this -...

Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arizona and Texas have hit record numbers as cases continue to surge in states in the South and the West, overwhelming medical professionals. Arizona reported a record high of 3,591 new cases Tuesday, with nearly 60,000 known cases in the state overall. The swell in cases came as President Donald Trump held a rally at a Phoenix megachurch Tuesday. There was a surge in the number of inpatient beds occupied by positive or suspected COVID-19 patients, with 2,136 beds occupied, compared to 1,992 Sunday, according to data from the state's Department of Health Services. Meanwhile, 84 percent...

It’s just the flu, bro. The day before yesterday we had the lowest death toll since March. Then yesterday we had the lowest death count for a weekday since March (weekends tend to have fewer deaths than weekdays). Active CV cases are at an all time high. But who cares? People are asymptomatic or have a mild case. We are over this, just not in the eyes of the media. - A Flubro/bra mentioned yesterday a theory that social distancing now can actually prevent immunity from building. Essentially micro doses of the virus get into your body when you act...

It’s just the flu, bro. We have seen that Sunday has the lowest Corona deaths for any week, for whatever reason. Nonetheless, 267 deaths yesterday is still the lowest death count we have seen since March. Cases are at an all time high even though deaths are at a 3 month low. This is because many healthy people are getting tested and they have asymptomatic Corona. Yet people and politicians in Southern Republican states are starting to freak out a bit. They need to calm down and stop trying to protect people from this. People will protect themselves. No hospitals...

It’s just the flu, bro. Cases of CV are increasing in Texas and people, not me, are overreacting. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.texastribune.org/2020/06/20/face-mask-order-dallas-harris-travis-bexar/amp/ Businesses are now required in many counties, including Harris County (Houston), to mandate facemasks be worn or they will face fines. The hysteria is nonsense. This isn’t a second wave. It is Texas’ first wave because we were so locked down for no reason for the past 3 months. Deaths and hospitalizations are not skyrocketing. This CV is feared by so many people, especially women with children. I know our Flubras here are not panicking. But there is something about mothers...

CNN)The Trump campaign confirmed six staffers working on the Tulsa rally tested positive for coronavirus. "Per safety protocols, campaign staff are tested for COVID-19 before events. Six members of the advance team tested positive out of hundreds of tests performed, and quarantine procedures were immediately implemented. No COVID-positive staffers or anyone in immediate contact will be at today's rally or near attendees and elected officials. As previously announced, all rally attendees are given temperature checks before going through security, at which point they are given wristbands, facemasks and hand sanitizer," Tim Murtaugh, Campaign Communications Director, said in a statement.

It’s just the flu, bro. Reports on Twitter (with video) show 5 politicians doing a surprise inspection of a hospital that has seen 200 people die due to Coronavirus and treated 5000 cases. It turns out that the “hospital” was empty and was just milking government funds with fake Corona patients. I don’t know what is fake news and what is not fake news in Brazil, but I do know that reported Coronavirus cases and deaths go up the more a government pays special funds for treating the disease.

It’s just the flu, bro. There are a few threads about contact tracing programs being automatically downloaded onto cell phones. Apparently this is why 25 million cell phones disappeared in China almost overnight a few months ago. A few had the theory that 25 million died, but this sounds more reasonable. I didn’t realize Chinese people appreciate freedom so much as to get rid of their phone. But the prospect of forced quarantines are not appealing to anybody. We certainly don’t want want forced quarantines of those who come in contact with the virus in the USA. Contact tracing is...

It’s just the flu, bro. There are more headlines again today meant to induce panic. Colorado woman contracts CV for second time - rare exception to the normal virus infection I am sure. - This virus as a political issue is largely one taken up by the Democrat party. They are the party that is pro lockdown and pro regulation. In November many people will vote with the virus, BLM, and to a lesser extent, climate policy in mind. On these three issues the Democrat party is completely wrong. And the momentum will be in Republican favor on these issues...

It’s just the flu, bro. Things I am not panicking about: 1. The new strain of Wuhan flu hitting China 2. People who go to parties in defiance of limits to gathering size 3. Someone nearby me sneezing or coughing 4. The Wuhan flu “outbreaks” occurring all across America 5. 16 people testing positive after going to a Florida bar 6. Celebrities who contract Coronavirus 7. Just about any media headline about CV, like the 6 above, that is meant to make me panic

It’s just the flu, bro. About 400 dead in each of the past two days, which is down from a peak of 2600 about two months ago. Why is opening things up still an issue? Austin Texas is apparently extending its lockdown until 15 August because of some sort of outbreak. They say that 14 new cases in a city over a million is a big deal. The virtue signaling by politicians by extending the lockdown is ridiculous. The media, including Drudge, hyped up any new case/outbreak of it. And I am sick of fake kids sports - now they...

It’s just the flu, bro. It’s good too see from our poll yesterday, and also from reading other threads, that a large percentage of Freepers have come around to the Flubro mindset. Some things of interest to Flubros: 1. Is Kozak going to post less than 1000 supposedly died of CV yesterday (a new low). Numbers are low on Sunday relative to Monday but this is still a good thing that deaths attributed to CV are falling. 2. What will be the first the state to say no restrictions whatsoever? Is there any state now (don’t think so but not...

It’s just the flu, bro. Excess deaths is the total number of dead over a time period minus the normal expected number of dead for that time of year based on historical data. There are some Fearpers who post data showing that there are excess deaths in NYC and in Italy. There have been excess deaths due to CV - but these excess deaths still don’t make it rise beyond a flu season. Note that the CV deaths stats from CDC are not relevant to this - what is relevant is how many people are dying of all causes compared...

It’s just the flu, bro. Some people are still saying that the Wuhan Flu isn’t just the flu. It is just the flu, bro. Normally the flu causes 10s of thousands of deaths each winter. Now some Fear-mongers are saying that historically the flu deaths have been exaggerated by the CDC, which therefore makes the 60k (exaggerated, but nonetheless) of Wuhan deaths much worse than the flu. The reality is that there has always been a seasonality to deaths with over a 100k of people in the USA dying in the winter versus the summer (about 10%-15% more deaths in...

It’s just the flu, bro. Mistake 1 - Lockdown We all know that the lockdown was a stupid idea. The curve could always have been flattened by voluntary means and by putting a special emphasis on the dangers to very old/sick. Mistake 2 - keeping the lockdown After it became clear that the curve didn’t need to be flattened and that hospitals were laying people off, then the lockdown should have been ended. But the government tyrants doubled down. Mistake 3 - paying people and businesses 39k to use a ventilator on someone...giving people 20 dollars an hour not to...

It’s just the flu, bro. A few things: 1. Texas has achieved partial freedom - some people who are young and healthy are voluntarily choosing to continue to quarantine. This mentality will lead to a much slower economic recovery. 2. The WHO has flip flopped on Sweden - The organization is still corrupt. But didn’t expect them to stop saying Sweden’s lack of government enforcement of social distancing was dangerous. Anyone have a theory as to why they are saying this? 3. Vitamin D - so one theory about the flu (including this Wuhan flu) being spread more easily in...