In this episode we, well I, start thinking about the impact of a certain global pandemic, including some references to the past. It’s not all doom and gloom. Kinda.
You’ll hear about social distancing, quarantine, drones, epidemiology, conspiracies, Americans, sex, tapirs, quokkas, and capitalism.
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Despite canceling all non-essential gatherings of more than 500 people due to the #coronavirus, thousands flocked to Australia's Bondi Beach Friday.
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Scottish police will enforce the coronavirus-related ban on pubs, clubs and restaurants opening if necessary, the chief constable has said.
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In today's episode of #BlackMirror, the Belgian Police @zpz_polbru flying a #drone in Parc du Cinquantenaire in #Brussels. The drone emits warnings through speakers, asking citizens to respect social distancing measures.
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Residents in the US are lining up to buy guns, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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After 21 passengers and crew aboard the Grand Princess tested positive for coronavirus, the rest of the passengers were quarantined off the coast of San Francisco for five days, then went into quarantine at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield for 14-day; it ends next week. But, the Grand Princess passengers are ready to go home and that's one big reason why two-thirds of them are refusing to be tested for coronavirus.
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Please stay safe and stay home. #travel #estonia #staythefuckhome
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Netanyahu lost the elections. So under pretext of fighting corona, he has closed the Israeli parliament, ordered people to stay in their homes, and is issuing whatever emergency decrees he wishes. This is called a dictatorship.
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I just asked a DC cop what he’s noticed since the coronavirus sent people home. “More domestic violence,” he said, without missing a beat.
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“My husband won’t let me leave the house,” a victim of domestic violence, tells a representative for the National Domestic Violence Hotline over the phone. “He’s had flu-like symptoms and blames keeping me here on not wanting to infect others or bringing something like COVID-19 home. But I feel like it’s just an attempt to isolate me.”
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An elderly Londoner lady, speaks out about corona. Warning: Her lingua franca is arguably, a tad exotic.
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Dunning-Kruger Effect (DKE) is a phenomenon where people lack the ability to understand their lack of ability. While strains of DKE typically circulate seasonally, a new and more virulent strain called DKE-19 is now reaching pandemic proportions.
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The Prime Minister has announced a second-stage $66 billion economic stimulus package and urged people to cancel all non-essential travel in a bid to protect Australia in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Supermarkets, petrol stations, pharmacies, convenience stores, freight and logistics, and home delivery will be among the many services that will remain open.
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The WA Government has announced it will close its borders from 1:30pm (AWST) on Tuesday, although exemptions will apply for essential services and workers.
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Shortly after joining a Facebook group for residents of a suburb in Melbourne, Australia, an account called "Gloria Leung" offered to pay group members to buy toilet paper — an item being stockpiled in the coronavirus outbreak — for her.
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The reports are everywhere – many with racial overtones – but the evidence is scant
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The newest measures are designed to give medical authorities valuable breathing room to prepare for a further climb in numbers.
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Last night, BleepingComputer reached out to the operators of the Maze, DoppelPaymer, Ryuk, Sodinokibi/REvil, PwndLocker, and Ako Ransomware infections to ask if they would continue targeting health and medical organizations during the outbreak.
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"There is nothing wrong with retailers increasing prices. It ensures products can be bought by those who value them the most and helps prevent shortages."
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The bottom-up nature of the price system can take into account millions of consumers and the vast array of constraints on producers, without needing any top-down supervision.
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Letter from Alan Stanton, Esher, Surrey.
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"Contact was made with a 53 year old Marshfield woman who stated she licked the door handle in protest of the Caronavirus [sic]," the report continues. "The female states she has not used this method of protest at any other locations and was told her behavior was uncalled for."
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Americans need to know date certain when this will end. The uncertainty for businesses, parents and kids is just not sustainable.
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Bunjaree Cottages: Four eco-friendly, pet-friendly holiday cottages set in secluded Blue Mountains bushland, offering a delightful getaway for couples, families and small groups. Minutes from bushwalks and cafes, seconds from bushland and more than 50 species of birds!
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The Spanish flu, also known as the 1918 flu pandemic, was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic. Lasting from January 1918 through December 1920, it infected 500 million people—about a quarter of the world's population at the time. The death toll is estimated to have been anywhere from 17 million to 50 million, and possibly as high as 100 million, making it one of the deadliest epidemics in human history.
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As World War One ends the dying takes on new proportions when the Spanish Flu ravages the world. A whole generation of young people that should be starting their adult life is instead decimated at a devastating rate. The suffering at the end of 1918 will have consequences that last until this day.
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Cartoonist David Low was taking treatment advice ("In the multitude of counsellors", The Bulletin, 13 Feb 1919)
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Quaran, a winged fairy with goggles and a Q on its head, is the quarantine mascot for airports in Japan.
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Friends, if you're out and about, please keep a tapir's length from others.
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The City of New York has issued guidance on how to fuck during the Pandemic.
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Dame Vera says key to getting through any crisis is 'to come together to help one another and be kind'
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The Government: All international arrivals must self-isolate for 14 days to stop the spread of coronavirus.
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[Photo: The front page of Sydney’s Daily Telegraph on 15 March 2020, with the face of the newly-diagnosed COVID-19 patient Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton.]