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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Fri Mar 6, 2020, 03:12 PM Mar 2020

Richard Engel: we're only now starting to understand the economic and social strain of this epidemic

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Richard Engel ✔@RichardEngel

As flights around the world are being canceled, Lufthansa announcing it’s cutting capacity up to 50% and the WHO saying containment is it’s “highest priority,” we’re only now starting to understand the economic and social strain of this epidemic, which could be just beginning.

1:52 PM - Mar 6, 2020
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Richard Engel: we're only now starting to understand the economic and social strain of this epidemic (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 OP
Looks like Trump's only plan is hoping for a "miracle." SunSeeker Mar 2020 #1
Trump's plan is to lie about it Johnny2X2X Mar 2020 #2
Yep. Saying it will be solved by a miracle is a lie in itself. nt SunSeeker Mar 2020 #4
It's like watching a line of dominoes fall. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #3
And the dominoes increase exponentially Wednesdays Mar 2020 #5

Johnny2X2X

(19,064 posts)
2. Trump's plan is to lie about it
Fri Mar 6, 2020, 03:24 PM
Mar 2020

I guarantee there will be leaks from the CDC of Trump's effort to distort the numbers and hide the facts fro the public.

Wednesdays

(17,367 posts)
5. And the dominoes increase exponentially
Fri Mar 6, 2020, 04:52 PM
Mar 2020

One domino knocks two down, which knocks four down, and so on. In three weeks, we'll be calling March 6th "the good old days."

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