How COVID-19 is affecting society

[Sredni Eel]

Also, I'm totally not okay with this.
Marianne Faithfull hospitalized in London with coronavirus

 

[Rose Karuna]

Every Sunday my friend and I used to get up early and go to the farmers market together. At the market, the first thing we did was to visit a little mom and pop coffee stand and sit for a while just talking about our week. One day, another lady who also showed up every Sunday joined in our conversation and we all started meeting at the same time to have coffee and chat about life.

The three of us became good friends and we became good friends with the family that owned the coffee shop as well. This has gone on for about 3 years. Today I texted them and told them I was having coffee and thinking about them and sent them some pictures of my garden. They are both gardners. It wasn't the same though. We always loved wandering around the market picking up all those wonderful fresh and exotic fruit and vegetables and things like home made soap. We shared recipes and "how to" on all kinds of things, but more than that, I think we enjoyed just having each other to talk with about the crap that daily life threw at us that no one else wanted to hear about. We were each others sounding boards. I miss them terribly.

I'm also worried about how my friends who own the coffee stand at the market and recently opened a coffee shop in Hollywood Florida are doing. They are the quintessential family business. Both parents work at the coffee shop and their sons either work at the coffee shop or the stand at the market. It's 100% of their lively hood and right now, it's shut down. I SO hope they make it, they had a wonderful unique (non-Starbuck type) coffee shop that I loved.

Just reminiscing or as my Mom used to say "gathering wool".

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

Also, I'm totally not okay with this.
Marianne Faithfull hospitalized in London with coronavirus

Jesus, the poor woman has been through enough shit in her life without this too....

 

[Beebo Brink]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Some conspiracy theorists in the UK have been linking 5G sending towers with the spread of the coronavirus. So some towers have been burned by idiots believing those theories.

British 5G towers are being set on fire because of coronavirus conspiracy theories

A growing disinformation campaign is targeting 5G in the UK

www.theverge.com

The British government is taking it very seriously, apparently:

Even on Friday, complaints to Facebook moderators about a group that appeared to encourage arson attacks on 5G masts received replies saying the page did "not violate our community standards" - although after the BBC contacted Facebook's press office it was taken down.

In normal times, social media platforms are very reluctant to curb what they regard as an essential part of their mission: giving people the right to free expression, however outlandish or unscientific their views.

But these are not normal times.

The government is effectively waging a war against a deadly virus, and keyworkers looking after vital infrastructure are facing abuse, possibly inspired by these social media campaigners.

That means there is now intense pressure on the likes of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter to combat what one minister has called "dangerous nonsense" - and they will want to be seen to be acting responsibly, even if some of their users cry censorship.

Coronavirus: Tech firms summoned over 'crackpot' 5G conspiracies

Government will tell social media firms to take down posts more quickly after attacks on masts.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Innula Zenovka]

It is sad to learn that Covid-19 has claimed the life of Lord Bath, one of the more colourful (i.e. more or less harmlessly bonkers) members of the British aristocracy.

Coronavirus: Lord Bath dies after contracting Covid-19

Lord Bath - the 7th Marquess of Bath - died on Saturday, it was announced by Longleat on Twitter.

www.bbc.co.uk

Obituary: The Marquess of Bath

Eccentric owner of Longleat famous for his collection of erotic murals and his numerous affairs.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Isabeau]

The tweet I posted isn’t in English and highlights Quebec/Canada + Provinces/States (it was just posted after our premier mentioned results live during his daily briefing) but I found where he got the info from in the other link included if you are interested...

COVID-19 Community Mobility Report

See how your community is moving around differently due to COVID-19

www.google.com

Not sure if I should be proud or embarrassed at our discipline (following gvt orders). Yessss master... whatever helps I guess.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Govi]

The tweet I posted isn’t in English and highlights Quebec/Canada + Provinces/States (it was just posted after our premier mentioned results live during his daily briefing) but I found where he got the info from in the other link included if you are interested...

COVID-19 Community Mobility Report

See how your community is moving around differently due to COVID-19

www.google.com

Not sure if I should be proud or embarrassed at our discipline (following gvt orders). Yessss master... whatever helps I guess.

Most of the states that have low percentages of mobility reduction were Trump states in 2016.

 

[Sredni Eel]

Yanno, as a figurehead, Queen Elizabeth is a million times the leader Donald Trump is.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Yikes!

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson admitted to hospital over virus symptoms

The prime minister is undergoing "routine tests", 10 days after he was diagnosed with coronavirus.

www.bbc.co.uk

A precautionary step on the advice of his doctor because the symptoms are persisting, apparently.

 

[Erich Templar]

Yikes!

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson admitted to hospital over virus symptoms

The prime minister is undergoing "routine tests", 10 days after he was diagnosed with coronavirus.

www.bbc.co.uk

A precautionary step on the advice of his doctor because the symptoms are persisting, apparently.

Not only that, his pregnant partner Carrie Symonds also has the symptoms, though apparently she hasn't been tested for it.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Some things never change

Rees-Mogg firm accused of cashing in on coronavirus crisis

Investors in Somerset Capital Management told they could make ‘super normal returns’

www.theguardian.com

 

[Caete]

 

[detrius]

There was a news report on the TV about the spread of the virus, and I noticed they were using a certain video game soundtrack as background music...

 

[Isabeau]

 

[Stora]

If that is the case and we need to build up antibodies then I'll take a hit for the team

 

[Sredni Eel]

I suspect Pat Robertson doesn't get any sex, oral or otherwise.

 

[Sredni Eel]

Justin Trudeau is amazing. When all this is over, I want to be a canadian because of him.

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

I suspect Pat Robertson doesn't get any sex, oral or otherwise.

He has admitted he was a selfish lover when he was young, or he is same-sex oriented, or just doesn't have a clue - because notice oral sex with men is just fine.