@amyv Yes, thanks for bringing this up, I so agree about the upheaval. So interesting about it being a Wellesley professor. We were talking about the waves of energy last night after the meditation. I've seen these waves coming to the shore now for thirty years and especially seeing it over the last seven years. 2020 has always been in my visions the year of the cresting wave hitting the shore. We are are on the verge of a great shift.
Ok, guys. I hate to say it, but maybe this coronavirus is an opportunity for this collective to finally wake up.
As we have mentioned before, we don't trust the official numbers. While I am sure that some governments are deliberately hiding some statistics, the main reason that we can't trust the inflected/casualty lists is because we simply don't know how many have been infected because by the time one victim is identified, he or she has probably had contact with hundreds of people, who then go on to infect other people, and so on.
Also, from what I have been able to learn about this disease, it's symptoms are so much like the flu that many affected by the coronavirus may mistaken the disease for the flu.
So, what can happen? Well, we are already seeing the billionaires at Wall Street freak out. Personally, I don't care if they lose money, as I don't think it will affect many of us directly. After all, the Republicans gave them tax breaks in hopes that we will see the affects of "trickle down" economics, yet it has been shown that more than 80% of the money these billionaires got from their tax breaks went towards buying more stock or into their own personal accounts. Not much of the money went into the way of new factories or jobs. So, I must admit I am watching Wall Street with much glee right now.
Of course, Wall Street is good at lying its way out of trouble even when the signs are all around that a recession will come (bankruptcy of so many farms due to Trump's tariffs, the hardship by many businesses over those same tariffs, the fact that Trump ignored the auto industry, etc.) Unless something severe happens, I see Wall Street going back up in a few weeks, and the Big Orange Nightmare will declare success for "saving" us all.
Now, if the worse should happen, and the virus does spread, then many more unpleasant things will occur.
First, and most tragically, many innocent people will die because (1) they are children in cages in immigration centers and Trump is too heartless and cheap to give them flu shots, much less medical care if the virus goes there, (2) poor Americans who, due to the Republicans continued attack of health care, are unable to get proper medical care and will likely resort to "self-help," with devastating consequences for everyone, and (3) stupid, insipid Trumpers (yes, we actually do care about them), who will come up with conspiracy theories about how the coronavirus came to being (probably from a hot night between Hillary and Obama, because those two are the ones the Trumpers always blame). These people will ignore the potential of a pandemic, thus leading to hundreds and possibly thousands more being infected.
The fact that health care has been ravaged further by Trump because he took money from them to build his "big, beautiful wall," will further aggravate the problem.
But the economy will be affected. Not so much by the woes of Wall Street, but by both the reduction of making and shipping goods and by the public's possible reluctance from buying products made overseas for fears that the product might be contaminated by the coronavirus. Also, because Trump took so much oversight away from Wall Street, the billionaires have probably misappropriated so much money right now (and could have cleared out many people's 401Ks in the process). I predict we may see more examples of companies going bankrupted or even being given the "too big to fail" treatment while the ordinary person struggles on without government assistance because Trump and his Republican cronies are busy gutting programs like social security, health care for children, assisted senior living, etc.
I don't mind the Wall Street billionaires or Trump suffering a little financial hardship. As far as I am concerned, it is a long time coming. What is truly tragic is that some people who are innocent in all of this may lose everything due to their cruelty and neglect.
Just wait until people get too scared of covid19 to attend mass gatherings and his rallies consist of 27 people too stupid to realize Rush is wrong and it's not just a cold.
There are a lot of things that will contribute to Mango's downfall. One will be his handling of Covid-19. There's a great deal of difference between saying that it's too soon to go into panic mode here, and saying that those in government who are telling the public that more needs to be done, or that it's not a matter of if, but when- are just trying to make him look bad. He's done a fine job of that himself. I recall @jeanne-mayell predicting that people would stop relying on the federal government and local governments stepping up. I think that is what is coming with the virus. It will expose those who have had blinders on to how he's all about looking good, taking credit when there's none due, and being about the money, instead of looking out for our people. He's already shown hints of this with his comments about the stock market. He's also going to try to make light of how he's dismantled offices that were in place to handle such a situation if one ever arose. Obama put them in place, and because of his hatred, Mango dismantled them. I don't see the virus being as bad here as elsewhere, but that won't be because of this administration. Or maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part since I have a cruise coming up next month. I really need a vacation.
I think there is also more that will come out that is hidden-besides his taxes. There are still outstanding criminal cases against individuals in regard to the 2016 campaign and it's financing. One such individual is Andy Khawaja from CA. Just two days ago Andy told a reporter in the UK that it wasn't just Russia that meddled in the election, it was Saudi Arabia and Dubai were in the thick of things as well. He says he got the money into Trump's coffers. (warning-foul language in the interview). Is he telling the truth? Some of it doesn't ring true with me, but some of it does resonate. It's like going back to the Mueller report-so many avenues of investigation were shut to hide more of what transpired. I do believe that there is more to what went on than the public knows at this point, and there are more whistle blowers out there somewhere (Stone and Ghouliani aren't exempt here either). I love that IQ45 brought the lawsuit against The NYT for an opinion piece. It reeks of desperation, shows he doesn't believe in the free press or the right to hold a differing opinion, and exhibits how he thinks he can bully others into backing down (like his request to have Ginsberg and Sotomayor recuse themselves). The bullying isn't why I love it, but the fact that in law suits, there is discovery. I think we all believe there's more to be discovered.
I got a new deck of tarot cards in my Amazon order yesterday (Spellcaster's). This morning I did a reading asking what was in store for 45 between now and the end of April. I got for the basis the seven of cups-confusion, scattered energies. The past-9 of cups-wish fulfillment. The present-6 of swords-trying to move away from trouble. The near future-Ace of Cups-the feeling that he's overwhelmed, there's too much which comes spilling out-not sure if it's what's inside him spills to expose him-like losing it in public, or things he's done in the past finally spill, or both. The best he can hope for- 5 of swords, packing up and making a hasty retreat. The outcome- The Tower-it all comes crashing down.
This spell bad news for his awesome so smart administration:
NEW: A federal whistleblower alleges that staffers from the Trump administration were “improperly deployed” and were not trained in wearing personal protective equipment before they assisted Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China.
Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services sent more than a dozen workers to receive the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, without proper training for infection control or appropriate protective gear, according to a whistleblower complaint.
The workers did not show symptoms of infection and were not tested for the virus,according to lawyers for the whistleblower, who is a senior HHS official based in Washington who oversees workers at the Administration for Children and Families, a unit within HHS.
I believe there are predictions of a US that is more locally centered, less nationally in the future I believe we are entering that time. Baby steps likely, but perhaps some leaps as well.
Watch for it.
This virus paired with this administration is going to make states, counties and cities be more self reliant and creative. San Francisco showed that by declaring a preventative emergency. yesterday. Watch for more local governments taking the lead or even bucking what the national government says. The National Government will not have credibility in the US so the states, counties and cities will be creating their own responses. The Mayors will have conference calls with each other. The governors with each other. Hospitals with each other. They will discuss what "they" know. What works and what doesn't work. They will think out of the box at some point.
I live where the CDC is headquartered... it will be interesting to see how it gets handled here in my state.
@lovendures Speaking of Fed versus local government, I called my local Board of Health today and they said they get all of their information about the virus from the state. So I spoke to an epidemiologist at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health today and ask her. She said some vague nothing. So I asked her who are they testing and where are they getting their information about the incidence of the disease.
She said they are only testing people who are really sick. So if someone has the flu but is not critically ill then no test. So if that person has COVID19, they continue spreading it around. She said they are relying on the CDC for protocols about who to test. She did not know what to say when I told her that Trump has censored the CDC.
When I went to Boston's Mass General Hospital for a routine post surgical appointment yesterday, they asked me at the reception desk if I had flue symptoms and had been in China. I said, how is this question going to stop the spread of this disease when people are now getting it who did not go to China? She just shrugged and said that's what she is supposed to ask.
So at least for now, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is not showing that it is acting independently...yet. San Francisco gives one hope. I wonder about NYC.
I just read something that was quite interesting. According to the Constitution, because Trump was impeached, he cannot pardon anyone connected to what he was impeached for. Since the house brought the Mueller investigation into the hearing, Trump cannot pardon Manafort or Stone or any of his cronies.That explains why Manafort hasn’t been pardoned. Stone won’t be either.
www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/02/27/trump-pardon-roger-stone-constitition-117757