zn wrote:

Albert Breer@AlbertBreer
Objectively now, we have data from nearly 3 weeks of padded practices in the NFL, a month of camp at some colleges, and games starting in HS and college … is there any evidence the sport is the super-spreader of COVID-19 some are positioning it to be?

Doesn’t seem that way.

And again, I’m not arguing that the virus is non-existent in football. And I was skeptical at first, too. All I’m saying is the idea that the sport of football would be totally impossible amid all of this hasn’t held up so far.

That could change. But that’s where we are.

Well…I wouldn’t think it likely people would get it DURING a game. It’s what they do elsewhere, and in the locker rooms and meeting rooms where the risk is greatest. I would think.

wv wrote:

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Sexual assault is a terrible thing, obviously, but the underlying crime really has nothing to do with it. Its not supposed to, anyway. I know it will in the public-mind.

All that matters is the question of ‘Was deadly force necessary?’ At the time.

Did he, or didnt he, have a knife in his hand. Was he swinging it at the cop?
A knife on the floor of the car is not an immediate threat to the cops.

So far the media does not seem to have any of the critical facts.

But so far, it ‘looks like’ the cops over-reacted. Imho.

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The cop shot him SEVEN times. In the back.

How is this even up for debate?

Billy_T wrote:

I fear it may work. He directly and indirectly broke the law, using the backdrop of the White House for his campaign/convention, but since nothing he does seems to matter, and he almost never pays any price for it, it will likely give him a bounce in the polls.

And all of those people squished together, mostly without masks? Reports are that only the people in the first few rows were tested for Covid. But I’m skeptical of that. Sounds like White House propaganda to me.

My guess is everyone was tested. They wanted to present an image of America no longer beset by this plague, and the Glorious Leader who made that happen. Unless everyone around Trump is as psychotic as he is, I don’t think they’d risk another Tulsa-like super-spreader event. But, who knows? This isn’t our grandparents’ Twilight Zone. It’s from another dimension altogether.

And, yeah, Trump is the all-time King of Lies. And it’s not close.

Trump may win, but this photo op isn’t going to be a difference-maker. I have never seen any studies on it, but I have a hunch that the majority of people who watch conventions are politically active people who already have their minds made up. Casual observers may have reactions to the photos and video highlights of these things, but their reactions to this will be buried by several more visceral layers before November. And…frankly…it’s hard to imagine that there really are very many Likely Voters who haven’t already made up their minds. It’s about voter turnout…and whose votes get counted.

If he wins, it will be because of voter suppression.

zn wrote:

2,000-year-old redwoods survive wildfire at California’s oldest state park
Though feared destroyed, most of the ancient trees at Big Basin Redwoods State Park withstood the blaze.

Just came here to share that news. Some good news, finally. Or…at least it’s not Bad News, so that stands out in 2020.

This stands a chance of becoming the longest thread ever.

I don’t know where to put this, so…here:

Billy_T wrote:

Thanks, Zooey for the link.

Ya got some mail. Old, infrequently accessed address?

Junk folder. Never, ever would have seen that email if I hadn’t seen this post.

Enh. Missed opportunities there, imo. Looks very techno-industrial. Stainless steel, glass, and concrete. Yuck.

I would like to see what Disney would do with this. Themed regions around the stadium with different “feels” to them. Artwork of great Rams, great moments. Los Angeles stuff…cars, beaches, I dunno. Interactive Rams crap. Your chance to virtually saw a Jeep in half with a hacksaw. A statue of The Tackle. Shit, you know. Give the place a vibe.

This is like a fucking airport.