How COVID-19 is affecting society

[Innula Zenovka]

Desperate UK Covid home workers renting solace from nimble-footed firms

Offers of desk space, good wifi and refreshment are helping hotels and others to balance their books

www.theguardian.com

I wonder if US bars, clubs and hotels are similarly repurposing themselves. I must say that I would be quite tempted by the idea of a socially-distanced coffee shop to work from now and again (though I have to say I prefer my coffee most of the time).

 

[Essence Lumin]

Desperate UK Covid home workers renting solace from nimble-footed firms

Offers of desk space, good wifi and refreshment are helping hotels and others to balance their books

www.theguardian.com

I wonder if US bars, clubs and hotels are similarly repurposing themselves. I must say that I would be quite tempted by the idea of a socially-distanced coffee shop to work from now and again (though I have to say I prefer my coffee most of the time).

There was an article about AMC renting out whole movie theaters starting at $99.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Desperate UK Covid home workers renting solace from nimble-footed firms

Offers of desk space, good wifi and refreshment are helping hotels and others to balance their books

www.theguardian.com

I wonder if US bars, clubs and hotels are similarly repurposing themselves. I must say that I would be quite tempted by the idea of a socially-distanced coffee shop to work from now and again (though I have to say I prefer my coffee most of the time).

These started popping up in Columbus a couple of years ago as space for start-ups to have a physical address and a place to hold meetings or use office equipment. I would not be surprised if the work from home crowd was using them.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Desperate UK Covid home workers renting solace from nimble-footed firms

Offers of desk space, good wifi and refreshment are helping hotels and others to balance their books

www.theguardian.com

I wonder if US bars, clubs and hotels are similarly repurposing themselves. I must say that I would be quite tempted by the idea of a socially-distanced coffee shop to work from now and again (though I have to say I prefer my coffee most of the time).

I think if a local coffee shop offered to rent themselves out to me as an office, I'd never leave!

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Free]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

I think if a local coffee shop offered to rent themselves out to me as an office, I'd never leave!

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Whole interview here

BBC World Service - Trending - Downloads

Podcast downloads for Trending

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Beebo Brink]

Palpable Anxiety For Health Care Workers As COVID-19 Cases Rise In Massachusetts

“I didn’t realize the impact that it had on me during the spring because it was busy, and it was new,” says one nurse who cared for COVID-19 patients. Now “emotionally, I have to brace myself.”

www.wbur.org

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Just got confirmation that I will be teaching entirely online Spring semester as well. I will not set foot on campus at any time this academic year.

 

[Sovereignty]

Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say

Apparently people with preconceived ideas looked at this headline, and maybe the article, and got bent prompting this Twitter thread from the author.


Has that ever happened before? People misconstruing information because of their own rigid beliefs?

 

[Free]

Fox News COVID Infection Sends Election Plans Into ‘Chaos’

The potential exposure and quarantining of several top Fox News stars has raised alarm among network staffers who feel some of their colleagues don’t take the crisis seriously.

www.thedailybeast.com

Fox News has been planning its election night coverage for weeks, prepping staff and on-air talent for the biggest news night of the year. But now Fox faces uncertainty after the network’s president and many of its key on-air stars may have been exposed to COVID-19.

“Everyone is in a panic about election night,” said one current Fox News staffer.

On Sunday, The New York Times reported that top Fox News executives and talent will quarantine and get tested after flying on a network-chartered flight from Nashville to New York—following Thursday night’s presidential debate—with a staffer who later tested positive for the coronavirus. Passengers included network president Jay Wallace and on-air political hosts and analysts like Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Dana Perino, and Juan Williams. (A Fox News spokesperson would not confirm the Times story or the exposure, citing employee confidentiality.)

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Fox News COVID Infection Sends Election Plans Into ‘Chaos’

The potential exposure and quarantining of several top Fox News stars has raised alarm among network staffers who feel some of their colleagues don’t take the crisis seriously.

www.thedailybeast.com

Well... oops!

 

[Free]

Here's How Pence's Top Aide Kept Minimizing And Downplaying COVID Before He Got Infected

Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. Though he was among several...

talkingpointsmemo.com

Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. Though he was among several of Pence’s aides who contracted the virus, Short’s diagnosis was particularly startling given all the ways he had openly dismissed the severity of COVID-19.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Here's How Pence's Top Aide Kept Minimizing And Downplaying COVID Before He Got Infected

Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. Though he was among several...

talkingpointsmemo.com

"Startling"? Given his attitude about the virus, how could it have been any more predictable?

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Thread


Evernote link because paywall

 

[Free]

I hope this isn't a surprise to anyone.

 

[Sovereignty]

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

I hope this isn't a surprise to anyone.

And one of his superspreader events was just down the street.... [with a billboard pointing right to it]

 

[Rose Karuna]

I hope this isn't a surprise to anyone.

It's like he's actually trying to kill off his base supporters. Not that I really mind ...