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7 minutes ago, #1Stunner said:

It's odd how social distancing and the politics of "wearing a mask" no long exists.

I guess COVID-19 is no longer a thing?

What’s COVID-19?

thelawlorfaithful, on 31 Dec 2012 - 04:01 AM, said:One of the rules I live by: never underestimate a man in a dandy looking sweater

 

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3 hours ago, UNLV2001 said:

 

 

By way of Politico:

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'Domestic terrorist actors’ could exploit Floyd protests, DHS memo warns

It also reveals, citing the FBI, that on May 27, two days after Floyd’s death, “a white supremacist extremist Telegram channel incited followers to engage in violence and start the ‘boogaloo ’— a term used by some violent extremists to refer to the start of a second Civil War — by shooting in a crowd.” One Telegram message encouraged potential shooters to “frame the crowd around you” for the violence, the document said.

 

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4 minutes ago, #1Stunner said:

 

 

About that clip:

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The edited clip was the work of Elijah Schaffer, a freelance producer for Glenn Beck’s Blaze TV and a pro-Trump political activist who hosts a YouTube talk show dedicated to mocking left-wing protesters......

In a subsequent appearance on Blaze TV, Schaffer told the conservative commentator Steven Crowder that the victim of the attack was “a man who was defending his store,” and passed on a false rumor that he had died.....

But Schaffer’s account of what prompted the fight and the man’s condition were both false, according to statements from the Dallas Police Department and a protester who also witnessed the incident and posted his own more complete but less viral video on Instagram.

Tamika Dameron, a Dallas police spokesperson, told The Intercept that the man who was beaten took to the streets of the Victory Park neighborhood on Saturday, “carrying a machete to allegedly protect his neighborhood from protesters. The victim confronted protesters while holding the machete and was subsequently assaulted by the protesters.”

https://theintercept.com/2020/05/31/trump-falls-video-dallas-clash-edited-cast-machete-wielding-vigilante-victim/

 

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8 minutes ago, #1Stunner said:

 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, FresnoFacts said:

About that clip:

 

 

which clip, the first or the second?

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10 hours ago, #1Stunner said:

It's odd how social distancing and the politics of "wearing a mask" no long exists.

I guess COVID-19 is no longer a thing?

Idk what you're talking about. Local news showed almost all the protesters and a good number of cops all wearing masks on local news coverage. I did see more people w/o masks as things turned f*cky later in the night, but a good amount of people were still wearing them downtown.

And don't confuse the fact we're Adderall Nation with the fact we're still very much in the early stages of a pandemic. A friend of mine works for a company that has shipped 2 million antibody tests to date, and by their estimates at most the prevalence rate in the country is maybe 5%, a "generous" figure in his words. 

All this just ensures we'll have more clusters and outbreaks downstream.

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1 minute ago, TheSanDiegan said:

Idk what you're talking about. Local news showed almost all the protesters and a good number of cops all wearing masks on local news coverage. I did see more people w/o masks as things turned f*cky later in the night, but a good amount of people were still wearing them downtown.

And don't confuse the fact we're Adderall Nation with the fact we're still very much in the early stages of a pandemic. A fiend of mine works for a company that has shipped 2 million antibody tests to date, and by their estimates at most the prevalence rate in the country is maybe 5%, a "generous" figure in his words. 

All this just ensures we'll have more clusters and outbreaks downstream.

I'm talking about this:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/health/protests-coronavirus.html

Will Protests Set Off a Second Viral Wave?

Across the country, mayors, public health experts and other officials worry that even though many protesters are wearing masks, the risk of new coronavirus cases will increase as thousands gather.

But others were more concerned about the risk posed by the marches. Dr. Howard Markel, a medical historian who studies pandemics, likened the protest crowds to the bond parades held in American cities like Philadelphia and Detroit in the midst of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which were often followed by spikes in influenza cases.

“Yes, the protests are outside, but they are all really close to each other, and in those cases, being outside doesn’t protect you nearly as much,” Dr. Markel said. “Public gatherings are public gatherings — it doesn’t matter what you’re protesting or cheering. That’s one reason we’re not having large baseball games and may not have college football this fall.”

Though many protesters were wearing masks, others were not. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the Covid-19 disease, is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets spread when people talk, cough or sneeze; screaming and shouting slogans during a protest can accelerate the spread, Dr. Markel said.

Tear gas and pepper spray, which police have used to disperse crowds, cause people to tear up and cough, and increase respiratory secretions from the eyes, nose and mouth, further enhancing the possibility of transmission. Police efforts to move crowds through tight urban areas can result in corralling people closer together, or end up penning people into tight spaces.

And emotions have been running high, Dr. Markel said. “People get lost in the moment, and they lose awareness of who is close to them, who’s not, who’s wearing a mask, who’s not,” he said.

The biggest concern is the one that has bedeviled infectious disease experts since the pandemic began, and it’s the coronavirus’s secret weapon: that it can be transmitted by people who don’t display any symptoms and feel healthy enough to participate in protests.

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I guess we'll find out in 2 weeks if there is a massive COVID-19 breakout...

This could be lethal for the Black / White Nationalist / Antifa / Respectful Protesters / Corrupt Police / Proud Law Enforcement communities. 

(if yes, it will probably be Trump's fault)

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12 minutes ago, #1Stunner said:

which clip, the first or the second?

First, both clips are incorrect. It is not a business owner but just someone who lived in the neighborhood. There are also versions flying around claiming it shows Antifa. Lots of fake news about it.

Then the edited version is the first one. That is the 24 second version shown on Beck's show. They also originally claimed the person died and that sent Trump repeating the same fake news.

Supposedly this post has the person in the video's version of what happened.

 

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Just now, FresnoFacts said:

First, both clips are incorrect. It is not a business owner but just someone who lived in the neighborhood. There are also versions flying around claiming it shows Antifa. Lots of fake news about it.

Then the edited version is the first one. That is the 24 second version shown on Beck's show. They also originally claimed the person died and that sent Trump repeating the same fake news.

Supposedly this post has his version of what happened.

 

 

His death atoned for what the corrupt Minnesota Police did. 

the Mob exacted justice by beating him and leaving him a mangled mess....

Death for Death.  2 wrongs made it right. 

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She's right.

Future Vice President Harris is absolutely right. 

Why haven't the three charged officers been hanged already?

Where is the accountability?  It's been a week already!!!   In the old days, that was plenty of time for a trial and a death sentence!!

 

 

 

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14 minutes ago, #1Stunner said:

I'm talking about this:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/health/protests-coronavirus.html

Will Protests Set Off a Second Viral Wave?

Across the country, mayors, public health experts and other officials worry that even though many protesters are wearing masks, the risk of new coronavirus cases will increase as thousands gather.

But others were more concerned about the risk posed by the marches. Dr. Howard Markel, a medical historian who studies pandemics, likened the protest crowds to the bond parades held in American cities like Philadelphia and Detroit in the midst of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which were often followed by spikes in influenza cases.

“Yes, the protests are outside, but they are all really close to each other, and in those cases, being outside doesn’t protect you nearly as much,” Dr. Markel said. “Public gatherings are public gatherings — it doesn’t matter what you’re protesting or cheering. That’s one reason we’re not having large baseball games and may not have college football this fall.”

Though many protesters were wearing masks, others were not. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the Covid-19 disease, is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets spread when people talk, cough or sneeze; screaming and shouting slogans during a protest can accelerate the spread, Dr. Markel said.

Tear gas and pepper spray, which police have used to disperse crowds, cause people to tear up and cough, and increase respiratory secretions from the eyes, nose and mouth, further enhancing the possibility of transmission. Police efforts to move crowds through tight urban areas can result in corralling people closer together, or end up penning people into tight spaces.

And emotions have been running high, Dr. Markel said. “People get lost in the moment, and they lose awareness of who is close to them, who’s not, who’s wearing a mask, who’s not,” he said.

The biggest concern is the one that has bedeviled infectious disease experts since the pandemic began, and it’s the coronavirus’s secret weapon: that it can be transmitted by people who don’t display any symptoms and feel healthy enough to participate in protests.

I have no doubt this will happen. However, where masks are widely worn it should slow the spread to some degree.

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Just now, TheSanDiegan said:

I have no doubt this will happen. However, where masks are widely worn it should slow the spread to some degree.

#Slow the Spread

2 Weeks Until Game Time. 

 

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