Latest Coronavirus - Yikes

[Rickyvol77]

My man was dropping 500lb anvils of truth at the end.

They should pay rent

 

[Franklin Pierce]

The New York Times Embarrasses Itself

'Paper of record' forced to correct same factual error twice in one week

The New York Times touts itself as a tireless purveyor of facts. One installment in its latest ad campaign reads: "Truth. It's hard to find." But the Times‘s recent coverage of the coronavirus pandemic suggests the so-called paper of record is itself struggling to find the truth.

The Times printed a correction on Tuesday to rectify its reporters' mischaracterization of a coronavirus study by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). It was the second time in four days the Times had published (and subsequently corrected) the same error.

The SCCM study estimated that as many as 1 million coronavirus patients could require ventilators over the course of the entire pandemic. The New York Times, among others, reported that the United States would need 1 million ventilators to adequately care for coronavirus patients. As it turns out, that's a pretty significant difference.

New York Times campaign reporter Trip Gabriel promoted (407 retweets) his colleagues' inaccurate reporting as evidence that President Donald Trump's approach to the crisis "will doom people to die." At the time, the article stated incorrectly that the SCCM study indicated the United States "could need up to a million machines over the course of the outbreak."

Several days later, Gabriel posted an addendum (11 retweets) to "clarify."

Here's the correction printed in the Times that same day.​

The New York Times Embarrasses Itself​

 

[Carl Pickens]

I see McConnell's attempt to blame Trump's coronavirus response on impeachment didn't go well.

GOP goes down in flames for ‘astonishingly stupid’ attempt to blame outbreak on impeachment | Raw Story

You’ve got mental problems

 

[Vol737]

Just put it in the freezer like I did. the frozen peas sit nicely on top.

Petrol infused peas. I like it.

 

[1972 Grad]

Death toll getting on up there.

 

[volbeast33]

I pity ever who wins

Yep.... it will be a real hard climb out of this

 

[Vol737]

You're just so desensitized to Trump that it doesn't register anymore how idiotic he sounds.

Biden needs to try Xanax and lay off the ADHD meds.

Pffft....Ole Joe needs a Prevagen and Ginko Biloba cocktail every night before bed.

 

[Smokey'sHandler]

Death toll getting on up there.

No wonder there was such a push to make abortion essential.

 

[Stew Cook]

Pffft....Ole Joe needs a Prevagen and Ginko Biloba cocktail every night before bed.

I agree. I could use some too, but i'd probably forget to take them.

 

[Vol737]

I agree. I could use some too, but i'd probably forget to take them.

A lot of us in that boat.

 

[allvol123]

Death toll getting on up there.

Can you tell me the source? Great slide if it is true. People need some perspective.

 

[1972 Grad]

Can you tell me the source? Great slide if it is true. People need some perspective.

The website is at the bottom of the picture below the totals.

 

[Weezy]

Can you tell me the source? Great slide if it is true. People need some perspective.

I thought the flu kills 20,000 to 60,000 in the US alone. If anything this chart might be underselling the difference

 

[Rifleman]

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Otherwise bright, and some not-too-bright people, are using this financial times graph to make political points about the U.S. corona response in a time of crisis.

Of course if you look at per capita data for cases and deaths, which is the only thing that matters, the USA is not going to be anywhere close to the top of any graph. Europe will be the hardest hit because of an older population that is very densely gathered.

Also, the growth rate for the U.S. is simply inflated by our unique testing lag. I'm no Trump supporter, and he deserves some of the blame for the testing lag (as do Democrats). Ironically, that testing lag caused us to have a more severe reaction to the virus than if we had perfect surveillance because it seemed as though we were fighting an unseen enemy, and that will probably save lives in the long run.

No matter where you are on the political spectrum, now is a good time to build your BS detector when it comes to statistical comparisons presented to underpin predetermined conclusions.

Nate Silver bothered by this stupidity too.

 

[1972 Grad]

I thought the flu kills 20,000 to 60,000 in the US alone. If anything this chart might be underselling the difference

The figures are just through March 25, so less than 1/4 of a year.

 

[allvol123]

The website is at the bottom of the picture below the totals.

Wow, those numbers are amazing.

I think middle class America has freaked over coronavirus because it doesnt discriminate. Lol, actually it kind of does. Anyway, you could show those numbers as a comparison and there would be a bunch of well, but......

 

[golfballs]

When they say you should wear a mask but they’re all sold out

 

[Stew Cook]

"Well, in 2018, Trump took a test designed to screen for dementia — the Montreal Cognitive Assessment — and the White House physician reported he received a perfect score. Will Biden submit to the same test?"[/QUOTE]

I'm sure when Biden is president, his WH physician will claim he had a "perfect score" too.

 

[allvol123]

"Well, in 2018, Trump took a test designed to screen for dementia — the Montreal Cognitive Assessment — and the White House physician reported he received a perfect score. Will Biden submit to the same test?"

I'm sure when Biden is president, his WH physician will claim he had a "perfect score" too.[/QUOTE]

So we are not to trust government doctors? Hmmm....

 

[Stew Cook]

So we are not to trust government doctors? Hmmm....

Trump's WH medical doc? I wouldn't

 

[allvol123]

Trump's WH medical doc? I wouldn't

Got it.

 

[Orangeburst]

When they say you should wear a mask but they’re all sold out

At least the scrubby side is on the outside.

 

[vol4eva]

Currently 23,559 new cases, 719 new deaths

 

[vols40]

You lead off with the “they called me racist because I support Donald Trump” but I’m sure you realize that saying “they’re evil because they support [insert democrat here]” is the opposite side of the exact same coin. Right?

You asked why I thought people on the left were stupid and evil and I stated why. No disrespect to you but I'm not a person who deals with "the other side of the coin" analogies. I don't care what people's political beliefs are. Since the Bill Clinton era people on my side of the political spectrum have had to listen to people who say stupid and evil things. I am at a point where if that's what you think I'm ok with that. Just don't expect me not to call it stupid and evil. Simple as that.

 

[GreyWolf1129]

The last guy said there were 57 states. Speaking off the cuff is a tough business.

I've seen new PD's fresh out of law school that did better at their first adversarial bond hearing than 99% of our elected and wanna-be-elected politicians do with hours of prep time.

Good Lord, I just said something nice about attorneys. The apocalypse is upon us...