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    • GilesG
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      Nor do we 🙂

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • BloodnThunderB
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        If everyone listened to the New York Times Daily Podcast instead of watching the news things would be much different.

        IG: Shadesofindig0

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        • neph93N
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          @gaseousclay:

          @neph93:

          I wonder how much media coverage is responsible?

          As I mentioned earlier, I think social media is partly responsible because it reaches far more people than it did back in the early 2000's, before Facebook, Twitter and Youtube were formed. Instagram came about in 2010 so that has added to the chorus of millions of voices out there.

          The problem is bigger than social media. It is a symptom as much as a cause. We have social media in Belgium, the UK and Norway but we also have access to quality news coverage free of charge. In the US amongst other places all that is behind a pay wall. This means people resort to social media or news reliant on adverts and therefore with compromised quality, are the only sources.

          “Some of those that work forces
          Are the same that burn crosses”

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          • neph93N
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            @BloodnThunder:

            If everyone listened to the New York Times Daily Podcast instead of watching the news things would be much different.

            Word.

            “Some of those that work forces
            Are the same that burn crosses”

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            • steelworkerS
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              @Seul:

              23 cases here. No hysteria, no prepping, and we don't even have a working government.

              You think you don't have a working govt  ::)

              Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
              Well, I have others.

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              • mclaincauseyM
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                Out here in LA, probably the worst place one could be in the US in terms of exposure risk, I can't even tell anything is amiss (it isn't) unless I go to a Costco.

                There seems to be no way to get hand sanitizer.

                The confluence of media/new media, a lack of basic critical thinking skills and education, and social media fan the flames of overreaction. More crucially, it is fueling broader political decay globally, but I will leave that there.

                Think it, be it.

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                • ChapC
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                  29 in Austria… business as usuall, still toilet paper available... but had to cancel my trip to Japan. My health insurance informed that they would not cover any costs if I travel to Japan and get an infection with SARS-CoV-2 there. Deeply disappointed.

                  God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                  • GilesG
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                    Us too…..... 😢

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • neph93N
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                      @Giles:

                      Us too…..... 😢

                      @Chap:

                      had to cancel my trip to Japan.

                      I’m truly sorry to hear that, gents. I just thinking today that it was a week away and how I was looking forward to the pictures.

                      “Some of those that work forces
                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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                      • ChrisC
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                        Oh, that does suck.

                        My wife is trying to scheme a way for us to go to Japan this year, since airfare had dropped to near comical levels.  Unfortunately, I don't have enough vacation time to make it viable, though I'm gaming out ways to make it work.

                        As you can tell, we're terrified of Covid-19 in this house.

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                        • louisboscoL
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                          @Chris:

                          Oh, that does suck.

                          My wife is trying to scheme a way for us to go to Japan this year, since airfare had dropped to near comical levels.  Unfortunately, I don't have enough vacation time to make it viable, though I'm gaming out ways to make it work.

                          As you can tell, we're terrified of Covid-19 in this house.

                          i've actually had a look too! cheap hotels and cheap airfares. how good is it! the only worry i'd have is that tourist attractions and places you wanna go to might not be open..

                          "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                          • Stuart.TS
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                            Russia's channel one is stating that the US are behind the development of this as biochemical warfare. Seriously, Russia's top news channel.

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                            • GilesG
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                              Annual staff outing was going to be tonight.  Staff and other halves…..

                              We were all off to see Michael Kiwanuka at the O2 Academy Brixton.

                              The show has been friggin' postponed....

                              "Following medical advice, Michael Kiwanuka has today been diagnosed with acute viral Laryngitis, forcing the unfortunate postponement of the remaining dates on his MARCH UK tour, including this evening’s show at O2 Academy Brixton."

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • neph93N
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                                The universe is trying to tell you that you shouldn’t even think about leaving Gosport…

                                Sorry for you all.

                                “Some of those that work forces
                                Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                • GilesG
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                                  Normally it is the other way around…...

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • ChrisC
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                                    @louisbosco:

                                    i've actually had a look too! cheap hotels and cheap airfares. how good is it! the only worry i'd have is that tourist attractions and places you wanna go to might not be open..

                                    Yep, that's one of the concerns. We'd hate to go and then find everything locked up like Wally world.

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                                    • louisboscoL
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                                      @Giles:

                                      Annual staff outing was going to be tonight.  Staff and other halves…..

                                      We were all off to see Michael Kiwanuka at the O2 Academy Brixton.

                                      The show has been friggin' postponed....

                                      "Following medical advice, Michael Kiwanuka has today been diagnosed with acute viral Laryngitis, forcing the unfortunate postponement of the remaining dates on his MARCH UK tour, including this evening’s show at O2 Academy Brixton."

                                      alternative: go down to your local pub for an open mic night.  😉

                                      "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                      • DougNgD
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                                        That's really odd that your insurance can tell you that if you travel abroad they won't cover your medical costs.
                                        Is it the same if you drink and get liver disease they won't cover you?
                                        If you don't run will they not cover you if you get heart disease???

                                        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                        • mclaincauseyM
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                                          Extremely odd. Was that in some kind of contract? It doesn't seem fair when you can only enroll once a year for a health plan to move the goal posts.

                                          Think it, be it.

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                                          • Matty123M
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                                            Odd but I bet when he does get sick it is 100% covered for zero out of pocket. As opposed to here where premiums and copays are bankrupting people.

                                            Maybe so. Maybe not

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