Combine the year 1918 (flu) with the year 1929 (market crash).

[shockey80]

That's what we may be facing. That's the worst case scenario. Let's hope it doesn't get that bad. I do not feel safe or confident when we are dealing with this without a president. When I watch Gov. Cuomo on TV begging for national leadership, that I take very seriously and it scares me.

[Newest Reality]

1. I feel that...

It may lead to a Great Recession/Depression. The divide is so large now that we will hear the grumblings of the profit devotees with large amounts of acquisitions, holdings and wealth and that will be the news about it because I think a "Depression" is no longer in the vocabulary of newspeak.

For the rest of us, it will be far more like a major depression, but how does that matter now? It's our problem.

At some point the facade may not hold up anymore, but there is so much wealth here now that maintaining it is going to be very important and similar to Don Corona's handling of the viral crisis we are entering, which is hardly comforting.

We, The People, need the bailout this time. They know that. That has to be played down.

[lark]

2. We all knew we would be seriously fucked if there was a crisis while Traitor Tot was in residence.

He only cares for himself and actively hates a good portion of the American people, plus he is abjectly stupid and greedy as fuck. That's why this is so bad, he refused to let us use existing tests, had to have new tests developed by a co. in which he's part owner. Then, quelle surprise, the test kits they produced weren't right. They still have in place rules to prevent most of us from being tested, so there's a huge (who knows how many?) population walking around, infecting others. He is actively trying to hurt us to hide his own total incompetence, and doing that is making the whole thing so much worse than it has to be.

[leftieNanner]

7. And now the reports that

Corona Don tried to steal a German company that is working on the medical side (vaccine/cure?) so he could get exclusive rights to it. Yet another disgusting way to profit off the misery of the world! Fortunately, the German authorities and press found out about it and it has been made public.

I second that emotion:

[BComplex]

9. Did he really do that? Is there a link somewhere?

That is truly awful, and CNN and MSNBC need to do specials on this, and Bloomberg needs to step up and do an ad.

[leftieNanner]

10. This is from Raw Story, but I've seen it in several places

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/trump-offered-german-firm-large-sum-for-exclusive-coronavirus-vaccine-to-make-sure-it-would-be-available-for-profit-report/

[empedocles]

3. Saw Gov Cuomo for a few minutes on cable news. Great leadership. Specific counsel on protecting

first responders and their children [leave some schools open, with precautions, open for meals and childcare, for the needy].

[BigmanPigman]

5. Can't he be our substitute POTUS

since our current POTUS is not competent?

[empedocles]

6. John Oliver's show this week, what I saw of it, was hilarious. Wanted to just

'put the President aside'.

Oliver found the hamster ad, in 12 seconds, had better information ['hand washing', 'social distancing', etc. illustrated by a hamster], more useful than all the trump Addresses to the Nation.

John Oliver Last Week Tonight, 3-15-2020

[BigmanPigman]

8. I'm going to watch it late (bookmarked).

We need his laughter during these times. I will miss him.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. I'm going to have a Harold Lloyd film fest for one!

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