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Reg posted...

Oh shit. Selfishly speaking, I can only hope my company has enough sense to let us go back to working from home if we want, instead of rushing us back in. It's seriously so much more comfortable.

Really though, I'm actually shocked Abbott relented. I never expected that.

No job should be making anyone who can work from home come into an office. It's just dumb even without a pandemic.

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xp1337 posted...

You mean reopening too soon was a bad idea? *shocked face*

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1276517788182630401

Texas reverses on some of its reopening measures and shuts down bars again, lowers restaurant capacity to 50% (from 75%), and requires approval for outdoor gatherings of 100+.

Also Florida reported just shy of 9000 new cases in a day.

so, you know, things are going "great"

They never had their first wave. If anything, they shutdown too soon.

What we are seeing is that the virus doesn't seem to exponentially grow as we thought. Instead, New York, Italy, and so on that showed those exponential growths were actually likely just an infected populace catching up to infected, as we are seeing much slower rises.

They will have to shutdown if they start to reach ICU bed limits in their surge limits.

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Waluigi1 posted...

I'm in Texas and I haven't heard anything about our bars closing.

Use Google and you will hear about it real quick! Lol

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Texas has closed bars. Florida reports over 8k new cases in 24 hours.

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/politics/anthony-fauci-testing-coronavirus-task-force/index.html

Pool testing sounds very dumb to me, but I dunno.

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turbopuns3 posted...

Alright guys so here is my pipe dream, who is with me?

step 1 - we, and by we I mean Californians, which I am not, collectively decide to just abandon L.A. altogether. everyone leaves. it is a ghost town but nobody cares because nobody lives there.

step 2 - all those people redistribute themselves to various red states with numbers such that they turn blue

step 3 - massive sweeping progressive changes in every subsequent election

I mean, ezpz, right? Does anyone really like L.A. that much anyway? (note: not serious...unless you're interested)

I'm convinced that all we need is the proper hashtag.

Not sure if serious.

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KamikazePotato posted...

Well guys, they were right. The South is rising again.

https://i.imgur.com/6FXn6Tj.png

What a hilariously skewed graph.

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https://youtu.be/YZe5qm8dN-w

Almost election season.

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Not really politics, but yeah. He has a history of making frivolous claims against companies.

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https://mobile.twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1275912010555932672

People are really getting fed up with this mask business! Lol.

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LordoftheMorons posted...

Not positive, but I'd guess as a fraction of max capacity as defined by the fire marshal.

This is correct.

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LordoftheMorons posted...

Cases do appear to be going up in CA (which is very concerning), but this is a dumb comparison to make given the very strong day-of-week effects in reporting (i.e. weekend/monday numbers are always way lower because they process fewer tests).

If it makes you feel better, they are this dumb with headlines everywhere. Pittsburgh every weekend reports declining deaths for 2 consecutive days lol.

At least Pittsburgh does it opposite of most publications fearmongering clickbait at times.

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Nanis23 posted...

This is what reopening without a plan looks like. This is what not enforcing mask-wearing looks like
Hope your countries won't make the same mistakes

This was always what was expected to happen when re-opening up.

Did literally no one look at the graphs past the first ascent and descent on these graphs during the flattening the curve talks?


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red13n posted...

No just Disneyland.

They failed to get approval from the state to reopen.

Florida is still scheduled to open.

Thanks for the correction.

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Deaths by Coronavirus projected to hit 175k by October in USA.

Disneyland and world opening dates of July 17th are postponed indefinitely it seems.

Buddy Hield and Jabari Parker test positive for the kings. As well as Djokovic in Tennis.

Ezekiel Elliot reports overcoming the virus and being back to normal now.

Also the daily new cases in America broke the single day increase set in April earlier this year.

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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2020/06/24/fired-wilmington-cop-we-are-just (SPACE) -going-to-go-out-and-start-slaughtering-them-f-ni-i-cant-wait-god-i-cant-wait-free-read/

Were all 3 fired or just 2 of the 3? The internal affairs case says it was substantiated for the 2 but unfounded for the 3rd.

Also, welcome to why I don't mind surveillance states.

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Jakyl25 posted...

Do you think he will be?

Or, actually, I dont know when that video was filmed, we might already have the answer to that

I mean, I don't know all the surrounding circumstances, but yeah I think he should have been. When he grabbed him by the arms, I think he could have mentioned about having a warrant for arrest. Asking if he was the person. And at the point the other cop could have been like, this isn't the same guy.

I could understand grabbing him by the arms if you reasonably thought he was someone you had a warrant for. If you have a warrant for someone, you can expect they reasonably are evading the law (though you can get warrants for simple shit like just unpaid fines or something or missing a court date you didn't know about).

I can't understand really not stating what he was doing it for and then bodyslamming him.

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CoolCly posted...

So has anybody been paying attention to the GIGANTIC wave of MeToo callouts in the streamer/videogame world since the weekend?

Almost seems like it deserves its own topic. Somebody made a topic about ChrisG whoever that is but I think they have no idea how big this whole thing is.

Like the third or 4th time they have had blow ups. Was a big one after Evo. Gilty and a few others got called out.

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Peace___Frog posted...

There's so many things about this that are gross, but it's so fucked up that they asked him to put his hands behind him... while he was being held and it was impossible for him to put his arms behind him without touching the cop behind him.

Making a mistake is understandable. Everyone does it. It'd be forgivable, even, if the institution didn't have such broad power to abuse whoever they wanted to.

That cop should be charged with assault.

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https://www.rt.com/usa/492620-chicago-shooting-record-fathers-week-end/

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-19/malcolm-harsch-committed-suicide-family

"Robert Fullers death came 10 days after another Black man, 38-year-old Malcolm Harsch, was found hanged from a tree about 50 miles away, in Victorville, California, May 31st. After calling for further investigation, Malcolm Harschs family said over the weekend that his death was in fact a suicide and that they had reviewed video footage the police provided. Community activists are still asking why it took so long for a thorough investigation into his death."

https://abc7.com/amp/hispanic-man-dead-an-in-shady-acres-suicide/6250118/


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The point is assuming the cause of death because it supports your narrative is an issue. It also is frankly kind of dehumanizing to the person who lost their life too.

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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Where and when is this notable history of suicide by trees? Im seriously asking, because Ive literally never heard of this.

That one young girl a few years back Facebook lived her suicide from a tree. It was a very disgusting video to say the least.

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Death-of-man-filmed-hanging-from-tree-officially-13444505.php

Suicide by hanging is the most popular form of suicide in the world and the second most popular in the US after firearms.

I also posted this a topic or two ago.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264460951_Why_Do_People_Hang_Themselves_on_Trees_An_Evaluation_of_Suicidal_Hangings_on_Trees_in_Konya_Turkey_between_2001_and_2008


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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

How often do people commit suicide by hanging from a tree?

Its unreasonable to not even consider lynching when something like this, with the history it has, happens so infrequently.

You should consider all possibilities. Of course. Problem that I am pointing out here is that some here automatically assumed it was a lynching.

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StealThisSheen posted...

The difference is that there is a notable history of lynching. There isn't notable history of suicide via tree. Thus, one seems much more likely than the other.

There is a notable history of suicides from trees... There is not a notable history of lynching African-Americans from trees in over 30 years.

You are comparing a different time to today to support the narrative. Though more recent, it would be just as silly as me comparing to 500 BC or some shit on something today.

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Tom Bombadil posted...

I mean I ain't black but I'm pretty sure that's about the last method I'd use if I was

It does seem super complicated and hard to do. Would take a lot of planning. It also seems super dumb to do for a murder and just as much planning. So... . Either way. Assuming it was a lynching seems a bit short-sighted and super convenient to your message

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MoogleKupo141 posted...

oh yeah of course its unreasonable
black people end up hanging from trees for innocent reasons all the time

I mean, can you list to more reasons than suicide? For some reason I doubt in the past ten years African Americans hanging from trees is more from being lynched than suicide???

Not that it particularly matters. The point is. You automatically assume the message you want to harp. Smollett exposed this. The details don't matter worth shit to many of you. Just the message you want to push.

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MoogleKupo141 posted...

its wild that this is in your list of things you find unreasonable

Of course it is unreasonable. I was also listing recent things here.

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HashtagSEP posted...

What is your argument for why polls ending at 6pm is a good thing? Because there are plenty of reasons it's not, but if you're defending it so hard, then you must have reasons?

It's there set time. Why is 7pm a good thing?

Half the state of Kentucky is 6pm and half 7pm (EST) due to time zones. 85% of Indiana is 6pm and 15% 7pm (EST) due to time zones. So you could argue some get an extra hour from work to vote and some may lose an hour but make the gap before work even wider.

I never said 6pm is a particularly good thing. But you have failed to argue 6pm is a particularly bad thing. If 6pm is bad because 7pm areas exist then. 7pm is bad because 8pm exists. Then 8pm is bad cuz 9pm exists.

Hawaii, Indiana, and Kentucky are 6pm. Yet to hear voter suppression arguments on blue Hawaii due to their time.

People rushed the last day at the end. Simple as that. They tried something different due to the Coronavirus. If you have a qualm with it, you likely have a qualm with the Coronavirus related ideas.

The nefarious voter suppression hardly seems to have been cause here. This is where how I point out when you try to lump everything under a rallying crime (racism, suppression, police brutality, etc) when it doesn't fit that you lessen your message.

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HashtagSEP posted...

You're not going to convince anybody that closing polls at 6pm is a good idea, so you might as well stop now.

There is no convincing people in these topics of anything. Every person hanging from a tree was automatically lynched. Every noose in a park or a garage is automatically a hate crime. Anyone failing to vote is voter suppression. Anyone who doesn't agree on something regarding identity politics is a racist or a bigot. We get that.

Who is trying to convince you?

I pointed out 3 ways to vote for a 9 to 5 worker. You chose exactly 1 to acknowledge when trying to combat it.

So 5 to 6 is to short a range to vote reliably. Okay. Why not go at 6 am? 6am to 9am is a bigger range yes?

Why not go a day you are off, and if not off, a day earlier in the ten days which is less likely to be crowded?

Why not ask work to leave to go vote if you cannot somehow manage to vote?

I am not entirely sure what percentage of jobs are actually 9-5 anymore anyways, but the fact remains that the people in this scenario had opportunity to vote.

That said, what happened the previous 9 days? Was there no turning away people at 6pm? Was there no line to turn away people? Etc.

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HashtagSEP posted...

The average 9-5 job does not have weekdays off.

So we gave 3 ways to vote easily. And you picked one out because why again?

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Inviso posted...

Honestly, the only instance of suppression I think should be corrected in the case of Kentucky is...why the fuck are you closing your polling stations at 6 PM? There are people with 9 to 5 jobs, so that's cutting things EXTREMELY close. Polling places in Connecticut are open until 8 PM, which is far more reasonable to give plenty of time to people who have work and can't necessarily take it off, even though they're legally allowed to.

So go before work. Go during the 4 hours they let you leave work to go vote. Go during one of the ten days it is open that you are off on. Like... Lol.

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MZero posted...

This is getting out of hand lol

Cancel culture. Scary.

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StealThisSheen posted...

It's not even about voter suppression at this point. It's about the common decency of letting people vote when the only reason they can't get in the building in time is because of something you caused.

Do you, personally, think it's fair to just tell the voters "You were late" when they were literally in line in the parking lot trying to get in for 30 minutes to an hour, which wouldn't have happened had polling stations been kept open?

The rules are the rules. If the rules stated it that way, then yes. If you have 10 days to vote and tried to rush at the end of the deadline, I would assume you have to figure there could be traffic.

I mean, I am all for making midterms and election day holidays to give everyone all day to vote or at least the ability to leave work to vote. I am not gonna say they should bend rules though in scenarios.

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Puns, just stop. Voter suppression is a democrat/left wing talking point and many here are going to harp it no matter the details endlessly because that's a talking point on their side. They are already calling you a troll and shit for not agreeing with them. This is how it starts, buddy!

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JeffreyRaze posted...

Oh right, I'm sorry for not getting back to you with the data Corrik, but I couldn't find consistent numbers (or any numbers in some cases) and got frustrated and stopped. My bad on that one.

All good, bud.

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I read in a very quick browse right now before leaving for work the 600k polling station in Louisville has 10 days to vote at it instead of the single day.

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StealThisSheen posted...

So you can understand why people would see that and be like "Wait, hold up."

It is a jarring number without any context to why, yes.

So then the thought should be to why was this decision made. (Assuming accurate information).

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StealThisSheen posted...

Would you like to know why?

Because that is ridiculous by any stretch

That sounds a bit ridiculous of an idea on paper at least.

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GentlemanGamer posted...

It does not matter whether voters are ignorant, irresponsible, stupid, or what have you - it is purposeful voter suppression by the government put in place any rules that hinder people from voting. If they wanted everyone to vote, it would be easier for everyone to vote. They don't want everyone to vote.

I can't believe someone I saw in this topic series making up fifty excuses for how it is understandable that someone might have to drunk drive is now arguing "should have prepared ahead of time and known all possible information and prepared for all possibilities" but here we are

Who didn't see misdirection with made up arguments coming to in their mind claim moral high ground in a discussion.

Literally all yinz can ever do.

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StealThisSheen posted...

The after work vote is not a new thing. At all. The average voter should be able to assume that if the state is closing down so many polling places, then they are well equipped/have plans in place to deal with the after work rush properly, instead of finding out... No, no measures were put in place, if you couldn't get a parking space and get in the doors in time, you're just fucked.

EDIT: A voter should not be punished for arriving in time but missing the vote because it took 30 minutes for them to park and get inside the building due to improper planning by the station.

So it sounds like you have an issue with how they tackled voting due to the Coronavirus, not nefarious voter suppression to help a candidate right?

The weird part is prior to the election, people were already crying voter suppression.

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This reminds me of the story a few weeks ago of nooses being put up in California on trees at a park in signs of lynching to African-Americans. Then it coming out a man like a year ago put them up to make an American Ninja like work out exercise station and that people of all races and ages have been using it for the year in the park with no problems. Lol

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LordoftheMorons posted...

If you've been going to the polls right after work for years, getting there at, say, 5:40, with no problems, and then this year that doesn't work because they've shut down 90% of the polling sites, that is not an instance of you being "irresponsible." A voter should not have to keep up with that, and assume that they won't be allowed to vote just because they weren't in the building in time.

Isn't that literally a perfect example of ignorance and irresponsibility?


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StealThisSheen posted...

More locations = less people = easier to actually enforce social distancing during the entire process.

Not when they all rush at the deadline to vote in cramped spaces.

I mean, if you have an issue with the voting here, you should be blaming the Coronavirus. Not nefarious voter suppression to help whoever.

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StealThisSheen posted...

Kentucky law is that it's unpaid voting leave, and your employer gets to decide when you take it, not you.

Well, obviously they will do it around their workforce staggered to not cause work issues. I would be kind of suspect if I tried to choose my own time to go do it.

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turbopuns3 posted...

Like gosh dang you guys are being like college professors who hear "my dog ate my homework" and your reaction is to apologize to the student for your transgressions

Be careful. You are close to being canceled by the usual suspects in these topics.

That said, it is on the voters. It was irresponsibly trying to rush at the deadline. You can't keep the slippery slope of extending deadlines or they literally will never end.

Especially when the "they worked all day" argument - doubt many of them worked 6am-4pm shifts - dies when you realize Kentucky is a state that lets you go to vote if you work that day.

These articles are always misleading because they don't provide context. That's why voter suppression arguments are rarely as stated and typically are framed.

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changmas posted...

It literally is if they were waiting in line at the time that voting closed.

It's not voter suppression if people rushed a polling station as it closed. Simple as that.

https://www.businessinsider.com/can-i-leave-work-early-to-vote-2016-11

Even states that don't have that as a law have many companies that let you also. For example, both my last jobs in PA despite being jobs requiring you to work 24/7/365 and you being critical to the job would have foreman work your job for a reasonable amount of time for you to go vote while being paid in midterms, elections, and union votes.

That said, election day (presidential every 4 years) should be a holiday and guaranteed in every state.

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changmas posted...

Are you aware that some people have jobs and cannot make it to the polling station until the end of the day?

Not voter suppression that people rushed a polling station as it was closing.

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https://www.cbssports.com/nascar/news/fbi-determines-no-federal-crime-was-committed-against-bubba-wallace-while-investigating-noose-in-his/

This is like the 2nd or 3rd supposed noose story in the recent weeks which ended up being a non-story.


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Also, I always love when they show pictures of people who try to rush the polls at the end at stations that were dead all day and try to show how that was voter suppression. Show the polling station all day to provide context if the argument is voter suppression.

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