Shit like this is exactly why I never wanted a smartphone in the first place.
If it wasn't for needing both texting and mobile internet, I'd prefer a dumb phone. I'd love to get a new one when I switch carriers if I can find a phone that's reasonably priced and not laden with Google junk and other apps that I'll never use and can't uninstall. Stuff like
forced tracking of users in the name of identifying/preventing COVID-19 infections only strengthens that desire.
The scarier part, however, is how many apps in general insist they need access to your location data -- especially ones that shouldn't need to know that information as part of its everyday use. Worse, they won't let you download critical/security updates unless you click the "Oh yes, I want you to spy on me for no apparent/legitimate reason" button -- nor can you uninstall them because they're part of the carrier's proprietary bundle.
How do people manage to not have an attack watching the news every morning?
Apart from the news that plays on the radio when I wake up, I've given up on watching the evening news for now because the bulk of it is doomer updates on COVID-19 with an added dose of TDS. Too much of that isn't good for anyone's well-being.
We NEED to open May 1st. Its getting to the point where Ive stopped caring all together. When I need something, I go out and get it without a second thought
Most people probably do at this point, but I imagine some are mindful enough to wear gloves/masks or otherwise take precautions to stay as safe as reasonable possible when taking care of whatever needs to be done.
That's why the 3 phase plan that's in the US right now is a pretty good middle ground, enough to see certain states start up again, but just enough time to cut off any out breaks.
My state legislature has proposed something similar with different tiers based on infection rates/numbers/etc. with the idea that various areas of the state could move between tiers as appropriate with restrictions easing or tightening based on whatever is happening in those areas. It's a good idea in theory, but politicians have a way to strangle good ideas into nothing.
I still see plenty of less-than-full shelves everywhere I go
It depends on the stores and how popular they are with shoppers, I'd suspect. My most recent trip to the drug store saw the paper product section picked cleaner than a field defoliated by locusts. Bottled water was still available, surprisingly, but the majority of it had already been bought up at that point in the day.
Still no Trumpbux. No idea why.
Trumpbux is being sent in waves. People with direct deposit information on file are being paid first from what I've gathered. Whether they are further grouping it by location, SSN, or some other criteria remains to be seen. Those without direct deposit data on file are getting checks mailed -- possibly after the direct deposit people get paid. I'm not surprised the tracking site seems to still have kinks because of how new it is and the fact most government sites aren't exactly known for their efficiency or helpfulness.
Absolutely. Could even see some recall attempts against certain governors, such as Michigan and North Carolina.
Michigan's Governor Whitmer being successfully recalled is
at best. Sure, Michigan had a two-term Republican governor before her, narrowly voted for Trump in 2016, and narrowly kept Republicans in control of both the state house and senate in last year's gubernatorial race. However, the auto workers and teachers unions are a strong voting bloc that keeps the state voting mostly Democratic in statewide and national elections. Those unions would mobilize and come out in droves to stave off a recall drive if it ever were to come to a vote.
Is that hydroxychloroquine/azithromycin/zinc?
The Democrat governors are gonna have a lot of 'splainin to do when they used their powers to STOP people from getting cured by a cheap drug stack.
I'm not sure if I saw it online or in print, but there was a sensationalist headline about the dangers of taking hydroxychloroquine in large doses.
Pro Tip:
Any drug in large doses can be harmful. This is why we have doctors and health care professionals who know what doses to administer to patients that should generally be safe for them.
As much as I hate using such language, I wish the news hacks would stay in their lane and lose the doomer rhetoric while the doctors and medical folks do their best to treat their COVID-19 patients.
