idiot alert!!! wrote:...no more than 2600 cases indeed; creeping up on 1000x that prediction. 1000 times!!!...
The breathtaking stupidity of that prediction didn't really hit me until I read this again after posting it. That will go down in LRC history as the worst - by FAR - prediction ever made, and there are a lot of bad predictions made on here.
I think we can safely assume Biden, for all his faults, will remain much better respected than the former criminal-in-chief.
And I wrote too fast. 10,000 x, not 1000 x. Even worse!!!
Indeed Trollminator, indeed. The sell out GOP (at best less a few) and the lockdown crazed psychotic Dems have given rise to a new awakening which will bring freedom, prosperity and safety to The People.
pupil3142 wrote:
agip wrote:
NOICE!
This is how government should work.
By leading the nation in big things we need to do. That are hard.
President Joe Biden announced the ambitious plan of replacing the entire fleet of autos owned by the federal government with electric vehicles as his administration takes steps to embrace clean energy.
so, what exactly are cars owned by the federal govt?
FBI cars? Military cars? Because anything that is expected to tootle around all day and then do a high speed chase is screwed. anything that needs to go from one state to another is screwed. presumably this mean all federal employees will have electric company cars? are the car parks / homes equipped?
seriously - what does it mean?
Electric cars cross state lines without a problem!
Electric cars are faster and they handle better and they are safer. Awesome for high speed chases. Lots of police officers are already using them. Plus they are quiet, which makes it easy to sneak up on the bad guys!
There is plenty of battery to last for a shift or two before recharging. Range continues to increase and charging speed continues to get faster.
In the long run it will save the government a ton of money because these cars last longer and they are cheaper to operate.
Fat hurts wrote:
pupil3142 wrote:
so, what exactly are cars owned by the federal govt?
FBI cars? Military cars? Because anything that is expected to tootle around all day and then do a high speed chase is screwed. anything that needs to go from one state to another is screwed. presumably this mean all federal employees will have electric company cars? are the car parks / homes equipped?
seriously - what does it mean?
Electric cars cross state lines without a problem!
Electric cars are faster and they handle better and they are safer. Awesome for high speed chases. Lots of police officers are already using them. Plus they are quiet, which makes it easy to sneak up on the bad guys!
There is plenty of battery to last for a shift or two before recharging. Range continues to increase and charging speed continues to get faster.
In the long run it will save the government a ton of money because these cars last longer and they are cheaper to operate.
Brings back big car manufacturing opportunities in the US as well if Lordstown and others like Rivian can successfully launch.
Dr. Racket wrote:
Fat hurts wrote:
Electric cars cross state lines without a problem!
Electric cars are faster and they handle better and they are safer. Awesome for high speed chases. Lots of police officers are already using them. Plus they are quiet, which makes it easy to sneak up on the bad guys!
There is plenty of battery to last for a shift or two before recharging. Range continues to increase and charging speed continues to get faster.
In the long run it will save the government a ton of money because these cars last longer and they are cheaper to operate.
Brings back big car manufacturing opportunities in the US as well if Lordstown and others like Rivian can successfully launch.
Definitely. There is a worldwide mad rush to build electric vehicles of all kinds. The main constraint right now is battery production. It turns out that it's really hard to produce batteries and only a handful of companies know how to do it at scale. Sourcing raw materials is an issue as well.
But the vehicles themselves are now a well-proven technology.
Part of Biden's plan is that they will buy EV's made in America. As far as I know, these companies have assembly plants in the US that are or will soon produce EV's:
Tesla
GM
Nissan
Volkswagen
Lordstown
Rivian
Lucid
I believe all Ford's EV's are set to be made in Mexico. So maybe Ford will think twice about that now.
Some of the quick improvement in COVID stats has slowed. But still going in the right direction.
- 7 day averages -
US cases down around 33% from Jan 11 peak.
Deaths near all time highs unfortunately.
Israel cases down 18% from peak, but also all time highs for deaths.
UK cases are the best story - down 47% from Jan 11 peak. That's rather astonishing...I wonder if they are testing less. Deaths are at all time highs.
I also wonder why multiple nations peaked around January 11. What causes that kind of tight correlations among nations?
US lost some momentum in vaccinations...down to 1.1 mn per day, after regularly improving up to 1.4m per day. Probably running out of vaccine in many places. We really need JnJ to get online quickly.
US is now 1.05% fully vaxxed
Israel is 15.92% fully vaxxed.
agip wrote:
Some of the quick improvement in COVID stats has slowed. But still going in the right direction.
I think some of the peak in cases and hence the decline in the first two weeks of the year was "catch up" reporting after the holidays, so a bit of a mirage, but the hospitization/ICU numbers have been declining for a week. It looks like we're improving for now.
agip wrote:
Some of the quick improvement in COVID stats has slowed. But still going in the right direction.
- 7 day averages -
US cases down around 33% from Jan 11 peak.
Deaths near all time highs unfortunately.
Israel cases down 18% from peak, but also all time highs for deaths.
UK cases are the best story - down 47% from Jan 11 peak. That's rather astonishing...I wonder if they are testing less. Deaths are at all time highs.
I also wonder why multiple nations peaked around January 11. What causes that kind of tight correlations among nations?
US lost some momentum in vaccinations...down to 1.1 mn per day, after regularly improving up to 1.4m per day. Probably running out of vaccine in many places. We really need JnJ to get online quickly.
US is now 1.05% fully vaxxed
Israel is 15.92% fully vaxxed.
Georgia continues to improve it's vaccination numbers, but really need to ramp up more for this to be successful.
We are now up to 750K shots administered. Averaging about 40K/day. Above the national per capita average, but still not fast enough.
Both Georgia and US really need to monitor when to move to the next phase of vaccinations. It's a race between the arithmatic growth of vaccinations and the exponential growth of these new more contagious variants. We could see another spike in a month or so if these variants indeed are far more contagious. Even more concerning given the slow rollout of vaccinations and the fact that we are not vaccinating the groups most likely to get and spread the virus (but far less likely to die). In Georgia, the age group receiving vaccinations now (65+) account for just 11% of cases, but 75% of deaths. That balancing act is tricky and I hope they are using solid models to determine the correct vaccination schedule to limit deaths.
I couldn't find anything on the Google. Does anyone know of a model that forecasts the cases/death rates based on rolling out the vaccine to different groups based on age (or other factors)? Is it better to vaccinate a certain percentage of 75+ initially before opening it up to 65+. Or, is opening up to 65+ or 70+ better. I assume the CDC developed some models, but, again, the schedule was developed during the Trump administraton and states have developed their own schedules. Obviously, a significant limiting factor is the ability to administer a large number of vaccinations/day. 1.1 million isn't going to get it done.
Also, what is going on with California. They are near the bottom in terms of percent of residents receiving at least one shot (40th) and percent of doses used (48th).
One word: Newsom.
Marietta Tar Heel wrote:
Also, what is going on with California. They are near the bottom in terms of percent of residents receiving at least one shot (40th) and percent of doses used (48th).
Now we got a National Terror Alert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dhs-issues-national-terrorism-alert-for-domestic-extremists-11611770893
Changing the stereotype of what we view as a terrorist.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRmoRPqNopfsYnx1W28bCpibAS-FZq6lDvkqQ&usqp=CAU
Biden issues an executive order BANNING the use of the term "China virus" to refer to a virus from China. Yep, definitely not a Chinese asset.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dhs-federal-alert-system-1st-time-year-warn/story?id=75517886Dr. Racket wrote:
Now we got a National Terror Alert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dhs-issues-national-terrorism-alert-for-domestic-extremists-11611770893
"Using a federal system designed to warn all Americans about terrorist threats to the U.S. homeland, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning that anger "fueled by false narratives," especially unfounded claims about the 2020 presidential election, could lead some inside the country to launch attacks in the coming weeks."
Wow, they really don't want us talking about election fraud. Kinda makes you think it could be true.
Paradoxical wrote:
https://www.stardem.com/news/national/biden-bans-calling-covid-china-virus-wuhan-virus/article_ed0028fe-81c4-50f3-8dc6-09771b99b15c.htmlBiden issues an executive order BANNING the use of the term "China virus" to refer to a virus from China. Yep, definitely not a Chinese asset.
Don't care. Wake me up when actual trade and $$$ are at stake.
It's all going to be okay. Help is on the way. Biden just signed an order securing 100 Billion doses of vaccine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQxE-R6U-p8
Which he claims will be enough to dose 300 Americans. Here I thought we only each needed 2 shots, not 333,333 million. His numbers are all over the place in this announcement. Mumbling and Stumbling along.
Can't say we weren't warned:
Paradoxical wrote:
Biden issues an executive order BANNING the use of the term "China virus" to refer to a virus from China. Yep, definitely not a Chinese asset.
You'd think the term is so obviously and pointlessly provocative that it wouldn't require an executive order, but this is the world we live in.
It just applies to federal documents and agencies obviously...
Monkeys typing wrote:
Paradoxical wrote:
Biden issues an executive order BANNING the use of the term "China virus" to refer to a virus from China. Yep, definitely not a Chinese asset.
You'd think the term is so obviously and pointlessly provocative that it wouldn't require an executive order, but this is the world we live in.
BLM!! wrote:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9174755/amp/Joe-Jill-Biden-left-awkwardly-standing-cold-outside-White-House-Inauguration-Day.htmlLOL Biden was left outside the White House after firing the Trump doorman. Nice summary of his presidency so far.
-yes but you'll have to read in a British rag because US papers are trash,