How COVID-19 is affecting society

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Insert any major city:


Investors overleverage and lose shirts. Find out they're not too big to fail.

 

[Pamela]

While we don’t have much in the way of govt services in Texas, we do have H-E-B. They are always there first during a disaster like Harvey. We knew H-E-B would take care of us and they have.

Inside the Story of How H-E-B Planned for the Pandemic

The grocer started communicating with its Chinese counterparts in January and was running tabletop simulations a few weeks later. (But nothing prepared it for the rush on toilet paper.)

www.texasmonthly.com

They started planning in January!

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Coronavirus: Pandemic psychologist explains lavatory roll panic | News | The Times

Coronavirus: Pandemic psychologist explains lavatory roll panic Andrew Ellson Friday March 27 2020, 12.01am, The Times People feel a heightened sense of disgust during a pandemic, which may indicate w...

www.evernote.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Lengthy article in The London Review of Books, exploring the ideological and economic biases behind various governments' approaches to lockdowns and their effects on the economy.

The US is, not surprisingly, a complete outiler.

David Runciman · Too early or too late? · LRB 21 March 2020

Vol. 42 No. 7 · 2 April 2020 Too early or too late? David Runciman on political timing and the pandemic 3536 words In Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government, publi...

www.evernote.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

FBI agents kill man allegedly plotting bomb attack on hospital amid coronavirus pandemic

FBI says Timothy Wilson, 36, had planned for several months to carry out a bombing and decided to target a Kansas City-area hospital

www.theguardian.com

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

FBI agents kill man allegedly plotting bomb attack on hospital amid coronavirus pandemic

FBI says Timothy Wilson, 36, had planned for several months to carry out a bombing and decided to target a Kansas City-area hospital

www.theguardian.com

I don't normally think 'good' when cops kill a suspect, but right now, and with the nature of the situation, all I can say is 'good' Up there with finally attaching a terrorism label to white people doing terroristic things.

 

[Brenda Archer]

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Ranty spiderweb of threads worth exploring:

 

[Free]

Texas Roadhouse CEO giving up base salary, bonus to pay 'frontline' employees

Kent Taylor, the chief executive officer of Texas Roadhouse, is giving up his base salary and incentive bonus to pay hourly restaurant employees.

www.kbtx.com

There's 2 Texas Roadhouse's about 30 minutes from where I am. Once this is all over, I'll be paying them some visits...

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Texas Roadhouse CEO giving up base salary, bonus to pay 'frontline' employees

Kent Taylor, the chief executive officer of Texas Roadhouse, is giving up his base salary and incentive bonus to pay hourly restaurant employees.

www.kbtx.com

There's 2 Texas Roadhouse's about 30 minutes from where I am. Once this is all over, I'll be paying them some visits...

That’s a perfect libertarian grift. Instead of codifying actual benefits into the company that will be hard or impossible to claw back later, CEO builds a hero myth and the company doesn’t lose relative profitability to other companies who merely let employees twist in the wind going forward. 5 stars, very down with socialism, full control via direct charity.

 

[Free]

That’s a perfect libertarian grift. Instead of codifying actual benefits into the company that will be hard or impossible to claw back later, CEO builds a hero myth and the company doesn’t lose relative profitability to other companies who merely let employees twist in the wind going forward. 5 stars, very down with socialism, full control via direct charity.

I like a good story.

 

[Jolene Benoir]

It's official.

US surpasses China for highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the world

 

[Brenda Archer]

Ranty spiderweb of threads worth exploring:

Yes. This is it.

People need to understand they are not “middle class” if they can’t afford healthcare. They need to see how the safety net has been destroyed by racism.

And now many people will need it and can’t have it.

She’s also right that malnutrition will make the pandemic much worse.

 

[Cristiano]

The board game industry is coming together to help indie stores during the pandemic

What happens over the next few weeks will impact the tabletop industry for decades to come

www.polygon.com

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Inside a NYC hospital:

 

[Free]

Mark Blum, actor in 'Desperately Seeking Susan,' dies at 69 from COVID-19 complications

Mark Blum, who was in several recent episodes of 'You' and was known for his role in 'Crocodile Dundee,' died from coronavirus-related complications.

www.latimes.com

 

[Free]

This New York Bake Shop is Honoring Dr. Anthony Fauci by Selling Donuts with His Face on Them

The donut shop told ABC News they're selling "over 100 an hour"

people.com

Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s leading disease experts, continues to work on the front lines to inform the nation about the coronavirus pandemic. Now, Fauci’s face can be seen on the front lines of a local donut shop.

As a way to honor the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Donuts Delite in Rochester, New York introduced a new collection of doughnuts featuring Fauci’s face.

Hmm.

 

[Free]

Sports

Sports news, analysis, rumors, statistics, predictions and roster moves around the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and more.

heavy.com

 

[Isabeau]

Small thread, just a few posts really, but it’s important to keep this in mind.

 

[Free]

Oopsie.

British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he's tested positive for the coronavirus disease, but has so far experienced only mild symptoms.

Johnson is the first head of government to announce testing positive for COVID-19.

"Over the last 24 hours, I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus," he tweeted Friday. "I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as we fight this virus."