Speaking of undergraduate admissions, I'm starting to wonder if I should reconsider applying to graduate school this fall because of the shortage of international applicants. I'll probably sit for the GRE again sometime this fall just to see if I can get that 169 quant to a 170 like on my first practice test.
Wuhan Coronavirus: Megathread - Got too big
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Michigan, USA
The UAW wants a General Motors factory closed after five employees have tested positive for Corona. The company wants to keep it open.
(archive)
The flooding in the Midland area after a dam failed has caused a spike in coronavirus. Nineteen new cases were reported, mostly from out-of-state workers who were brought in by a company that was helping with the clean-up.
Some highlights:
"“We’re working pretty diligently to get in touch with these people, as we indicated before, there’s language barriers," [Bay County Health Department Director Joel Strasz] said."
...
Strasz said that it is unlikely that the affected workers were working within flood-impacted homes since they were specifically contracted to help with Mid-Michigan Medical Center and not private residences.
(archive)
MICHIGAN RECAP
Most stuff reopened or about to be. Death toll and new cases way down. It's looking like it's all over except the lawsuits.
OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL
The state has begun tracking probable cases and deaths. Those are not included here. I don't know how they factor into the "recovered" total.
Detroit Metro (pop. 3,860,000 total; 1,796/sq. mi.; 694/sq km):*
36,426 confirmed / 4,429 dead
36,248 confirmed / 4,360 dead last week
(i.e. 69 new deaths, down 8 from the previous week)
Normal Detroit Metro Death Rate: 104 per day.**
Other Michigan (6,120,000; 65/sq. mi.; 25/sq km):
23,375 confirmed / 1,338 dead
22,501 confirmed / 1,292 dead last week
(i.e. 46 new deaths, down 7 from the previous week)
Normal not-Detroit Death Rate: 167 per day**
All Michigan (9,990,000; 103/sq. mi.; 40/sq km):
59,801 confirmed / 5,767 dead / 44,964 recovered = 9,070 active cases^
58,749 confirmed / 5,652 dead / 42,041 recovered = 11,056 active cases last week^
(115 dead (down 15) and 2,923 declared recovered (down 1,019) since last week)
Net change: -1,986 active cases since last Saturday.^
Normal Michigan Death Rate: 271 per day.**
Death toll doubled since: April 22.
State Government site, daily - today's archive;
State Gov site, total, includes breakdowns by sex, age, race and ethnicity - archive is useless after redesign.
*Here defined as the City of Detroit, and Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties, minus state and federal prisoners, who are not counted towards any county's cases, but are kept in categories of their own.
** As of 2018.
^Here calculated based on confirmed cases and deaths only.
One Ann Arbor man allegedly killed by his roommate in a Corona-related dispute (archive). The suspect has been released from custody while the investigation continues (archive).
One Flint security guard allegedly murdered for telling a woman that her daughter needed to wear a mask in a dollar store. Multiple suspects are in custody (archive, A&N thread).
The UAW wants a General Motors factory closed after five employees have tested positive for Corona. The company wants to keep it open.
GM declines request to shut down plant as cases of coronavirus grow, union says
Union leaders at GM's Wentzville plant wanted the automaker to shut down as coronavirus cases grow
www.freep.com
The flooding in the Midland area after a dam failed has caused a spike in coronavirus. Nineteen new cases were reported, mostly from out-of-state workers who were brought in by a company that was helping with the clean-up.
Some highlights:
"“We’re working pretty diligently to get in touch with these people, as we indicated before, there’s language barriers," [Bay County Health Department Director Joel Strasz] said."
...
Strasz said that it is unlikely that the affected workers were working within flood-impacted homes since they were specifically contracted to help with Mid-Michigan Medical Center and not private residences.
(archive)
MICHIGAN RECAP
Most stuff reopened or about to be. Death toll and new cases way down. It's looking like it's all over except the lawsuits.
OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL
The state has begun tracking probable cases and deaths. Those are not included here. I don't know how they factor into the "recovered" total.
Detroit Metro (pop. 3,860,000 total; 1,796/sq. mi.; 694/sq km):*
36,426 confirmed / 4,429 dead
36,248 confirmed / 4,360 dead last week
(i.e. 69 new deaths, down 8 from the previous week)
Normal Detroit Metro Death Rate: 104 per day.**
Other Michigan (6,120,000; 65/sq. mi.; 25/sq km):
23,375 confirmed / 1,338 dead
22,501 confirmed / 1,292 dead last week
(i.e. 46 new deaths, down 7 from the previous week)
Normal not-Detroit Death Rate: 167 per day**
All Michigan (9,990,000; 103/sq. mi.; 40/sq km):
59,801 confirmed / 5,767 dead / 44,964 recovered = 9,070 active cases^
58,749 confirmed / 5,652 dead / 42,041 recovered = 11,056 active cases last week^
(115 dead (down 15) and 2,923 declared recovered (down 1,019) since last week)
Net change: -1,986 active cases since last Saturday.^
Normal Michigan Death Rate: 271 per day.**
Death toll doubled since: April 22.
State Government site, daily - today's archive;
State Gov site, total, includes breakdowns by sex, age, race and ethnicity - archive is useless after redesign.
*Here defined as the City of Detroit, and Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties, minus state and federal prisoners, who are not counted towards any county's cases, but are kept in categories of their own.
** As of 2018.
^Here calculated based on confirmed cases and deaths only.
One Ann Arbor man allegedly killed by his roommate in a Corona-related dispute (archive). The suspect has been released from custody while the investigation continues (archive).
One Flint security guard allegedly murdered for telling a woman that her daughter needed to wear a mask in a dollar store. Multiple suspects are in custody (archive, A&N thread).
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Believe they would so so at their peril. People no longer believe these little Hitlers, especially after protesters were given free reign to ignore masks and "social distancing".
Walked up to Walmart this morning, had to get something. Hadn't been there in weeks. Everyone I saw outside the store and in the parking lot was wearing a mask, except me. Put on my mask just before entering and take it off the second am out the door.
Plenty of water, milk, eggs. Plenty of toilet paper and paper towels, limited supplies of tissues and napkins. Fresh meat and chicken supply looked good, albeit at higher prices.
Walmart still had the directional arrows on the floor telling people which way to walk down the aisles, universally ignored. This is the only store I know of that has such arrows. One supermarket downtown doesn't have them, neither does the commissary. Would be ignored anyway.
Got my stuff, got out the door, took off the mask, walked home.
Went to the commissary yesterday. Pretty much back to normal, except you still need a mask, do the "social distancing" in the checkout line and can only have one cart. Normally use two carts. Meat prices higher. A few shortages, such as baby wet-wipes, but not many. Saw cases of MREs and Tailored Operational Training Meals (TOTMs, about 75% of an MRE but only half the price) for sale. Already have a case of TOTMs, didn't see any reason to spend over $100 for a case of MREs. Hopefully will be able to have two carts soon. Cramps my shopping style.
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My local supermarket has gone back to its normal hours. Thank god. Now I can go back to shopping late at night. I hate shopping during normie hours. Still have the stupid arrows. Completely ignored them as did the others I saw. And for some reason one entrance is still closed.
Last night was the first time I saw flour or toilet paper on the shelves since March. Stock on everything except bacon was good.
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Coronavirus: Racism 'could play a part in BAME Covid deaths'
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Virus just doesn't like niggers, epidemiologists say.
Coronavirus: Racism 'could play a part in BAME Covid deaths' - BBC Ne…
archived 13 Jun 2020 23:12:31 UTC
Virus just doesn't like niggers, epidemiologists say.
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There was some speculation about people fleeing cities after this shit, and I just caught up with my city folk friends and family (mostly NYC) and the flight is legit, the majority of them are leaving and moving to rural or suburban areas within the next few months.
I agreed with those saying a lot of people would leave, but I thought my loved ones Stockholm syndrome for the city might be too strong, but I guess not. Nothing like 3 months locked away in an overpriced shoebox to make you realize there might be a better option.
With the coronavirus lockdowns + the George Floyd protests I see big cities changing in a big way in the next few years. I imagine the NYC of the 70s and 80s will be making a comeback. I wonder when/if there will be another Giuliani.
I agreed with those saying a lot of people would leave, but I thought my loved ones Stockholm syndrome for the city might be too strong, but I guess not. Nothing like 3 months locked away in an overpriced shoebox to make you realize there might be a better option.
With the coronavirus lockdowns + the George Floyd protests I see big cities changing in a big way in the next few years. I imagine the NYC of the 70s and 80s will be making a comeback. I wonder when/if there will be another Giuliani.
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I'm just in disbelief that people are still going on about it and we're nearly halfway through fucking June. I only just today got to see some family for the first time in 6 months (originally would've seen them again in March) because of this political virus bullshit.
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I wondered the same question. I wish there'll be another Giuliani not only for NYC but also Chicago, Detroit, Seattle, LA, San Francisco, Philly,... in fact, we need an army of Giuliani.
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I literally just ate Chinese food today for the 1st time since February. Holy fuckballs it's great that things are finally reopening.
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Coastal GA Update: Mask wearership is going down dramatically. Only a handful of grocery store employees were wearing them and maybe 2 families and 1 lone boomer had masks on. Most stores are coming back open, and those that aren't its likely they wont ever be coming back open, unfortunately.
People on social media are starting to creep back to COVID fear-posting in place of BLM shit for the first time in at least 2 weeks, so I wonder if ShareBlue put out new marching orders (alternatively the recent Dindu Nuffin in Atlanta might change that).
Between the rain and life returning to normal the parks are starting to see less traffic so in theory good for my purposes (in theory).
People on social media are starting to creep back to COVID fear-posting in place of BLM shit for the first time in at least 2 weeks, so I wonder if ShareBlue put out new marching orders (alternatively the recent Dindu Nuffin in Atlanta might change that).
Between the rain and life returning to normal the parks are starting to see less traffic so in theory good for my purposes (in theory).
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My oh my... it's almost as if both of these extremely contradictory events upon the masses are both legitimate and we should not come out to vote en-masse for the Orange Man in November because we'd be too apathetic or clutching our pearls. Almost as if mail-in voting would be our only option, hmmmmmmm...?
Holy hell I'm ready to just vote straight-ticket red in my state and pray we somehow go purple at minimum.
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Coronavirus: Racism 'could play a part in BAME Covid deaths'
Coronavirus: Racism 'could play a part in BAME Covid deaths' - BBC Ne…
archived 13 Jun 2020 23:12:31 UTC
Virus just doesn't like niggers, epidemiologists say.
It's literally because of differences in endothelial function.
A Possible Explanation for the COVID-19 Racial Disparity
And a possible solution
It's right on their lips, but they refuse to say it. COVID-19 kills black people more readily because of inherent physical differences. I keep seeing all these articles all over the place with politically-correct bullshit, trumpeting "structural inequality" as the cause of more severe illness with COVID-19. Anything to avoid that dreadful, taboo conclusion that we're not all physically fucking identical. That's "biological determinism" and awful wrongthink.
Guess who suffers the most with this kind of thinking? The patients.
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My local Fred Meyer finally has actual yeast (not the nutritional/seasoning stuff) back in stock.
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So, not only was the Surgisphere hydroxychloroquine data complete bunk, but now, information is emerging that the Oxford study used insane, near-lethal doses of HCQ, and that they may have even gotten hydroxychloroquine mixed up with hydroxyquinoline, a completely different molecule.
Oxford scientists were giving people 2.4 grams of HCQ in a 24-hour period. This is lunacy. Nobody should ingest that much hydroxychloroquine in a day, for any reason.
These studies are a complete fucking joke.
Oxford scientists were giving people 2.4 grams of HCQ in a 24-hour period. This is lunacy. Nobody should ingest that much hydroxychloroquine in a day, for any reason.
These studies are a complete fucking joke.
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I imagine it would if those city governments are suicidal enough to get rid of their police forces.
I mean Jesus Christ, have they seen what happens to places like the Brazilian favelas when the police are nonexistent?
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Styx vlogged about the Twin Cities and said one thing: laid it root!
These youtubers had left some priceless comments.
These youtubers had left some priceless comments.
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I betting on another lockdown come September and it will be permanent. In joy you're freedom for a few more months.
I hate society so fucking much.
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