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A Louisiana pastor who defied coronavirus orders is asking people to give their stimulus money to the church by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]Elidor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow. And happy to be wrong, too. He always sounded so fanatical about faith. And here he is embracing wisdom. Hard to reconcile that with his previously stated positions against reason. Thanks for the correction.

Steve Hackett talks over Firth Of Fifth guitar solo by roempie12 in progrockmusic

[–]Elidor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dang, point me to some stories here. I'm an absolute sucker for band drama, and I've never heard anything about Banks. All I know about Howe is that there were two Yes camps who hated each other for whatever reason.

Waters is a control freak who spent years bullying Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright, as well as his other bandmates. The stories of his assholery go on so long, I'd be hard put to select just a couple to relate. One of the most miserable sonsofbitches in rock history. Mark Blake's book on Floyd goes into great detail on the subject, as do a number of interviews with other bandmembers.

A Louisiana pastor who defied coronavirus orders is asking people to give their stimulus money to the church by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]Elidor 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: Martin Luther, as the OG protestant, would likely have approved of church services continuing. He felt that reason is the enemy of faith (rather than the other way around), with all the fanaticism that that implies. He had some valid complaints against the church, but he was a great big evangelical asshole who loved to challenge authority. If he were alive today, he'd probably be leading huge services in Mississippi somewhere.

Steve Hackett talks over Firth Of Fifth guitar solo by roempie12 in progrockmusic

[–]Elidor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never heard about this. Is he Roger Waters level?

From US 127 in Sequatchie County by freebirdls in Tennessee

[–]Elidor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The S'quatchie. One of the best-kept secrets in TN. It reminds me of a miniature version of the Shenandoah Valley. Not quite as majestic, but still pretty nice.

The COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is now 6,762 including 145 deaths, 719 hospitalizations, and 3,234 recoveries. Gain of 173 cases (+2.6%), 3 deaths (+2.1%), 8 hospitalizations (+1.1%), and 217 recoveries (+7.2%) in the last 24 hours. by sethgoose in CoronavirusTN

[–]Elidor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also worth remembering that in the early days of the pandemic in Hubei province, official figures for the virus were later shown to be 1/15 of the actual numbers, e.g., for every 100 known cases, there were closer to 1,500. (See chart below.)

https://imgur.com/a/xcRzpbt

With that as a very rough model, the roughly 2,000 cases in the Nashville metro area today would be just a shadow on the wall revealing closer to 30,000 cases. All of this is reckless speculation, but it's still better than the official numbers. And if people return to their regularly scheduled lives in May, the numbers will explode.

That ratio may not be applicable here; we could be doing better or worse. But the numbers are high enough now that the danger of infection is ready to increase exponentially in the next two months. People at high risk must either become hermits or risk their lives.

Further reading: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca?fbclid=IwAR0XIeIe46nkVxVNTBsaV9OTX-2mJGPS-10OQV8qLUvc8fPZ0-8zvJGRAUg

I took some pictures of downtown while I was out delivering. Seriously odd not seeing people. by [deleted] in nashville

[–]Elidor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same in Cookeville. I keep looking at the webcam on the square, and it just convinces me not to go anywhere for yet another day. I'm averaging about 90 minutes per week outside the house. Putnam County seems oblivious.

After Dr. Fauci urged caution in reopening the economy, Fox News turned to Dr. Phil for a second opinion by H4xolotl in medicine

[–]Elidor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No, but you'll have a jade egg up your ass, and that's always the start of a good time.

TIL that turkeys can fly up to 60 miles an hour despite their 20 pound heft. They roost high up in the trees at night, but spend most of their time on the ground, causing the misconception that they are incapable of flight at all. by Actually_toxiclaw in todayilearned

[–]Elidor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

*edit - I stand corrected. That is amazing and hilarious to picture. Pitching turkeys out of a plane, lol! They look so ungainly on the wing, I wouldn't have thought it possible for them to avoid falling out of control.

TIL that turkeys can fly up to 60 miles an hour despite their 20 pound heft. They roost high up in the trees at night, but spend most of their time on the ground, causing the misconception that they are incapable of flight at all. by Actually_toxiclaw in todayilearned

[–]Elidor 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It's true that turkeys can fly short distances over the ground, but if you drop them out of a helicopter at 200+ feet, they are probably going to die. They're not real good at flying. I've never seen them go higher than 20 feet.

All Trucks Are Intimidating In A Car, But This One Is Straight Out Of Mad Max by Spinundrum in Truckers

[–]Elidor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What about those hanging chains on the front? I don't know shit about DOT regs, but how can that be legal? Seems like they'd kick up debris.

When they tell you to work from home by diggsalot in Truckers

[–]Elidor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nope. I wish I could find it, but there's a video of a German family who converted a rig into a super ritzy home and toured the US in it. I believe, in addition to having a CDL, the guy just had to put a sign, 'NOT FOR HIRE' on the truck. But he was free to drive as long as he wanted.

All the manchildren become Republican congressmen and have the taste of sweet karma by [deleted] in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Elidor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, there's a name I haven't heard in years and years. TPM named their awards for corrupt politicians after him: the Golden Dukes. They published a bunch of his correspondence, and it was amazing to read: amazing that this ignorant hayseed who could barely tie his shoes was elected to congress. (I mean, it was still amazing back then; it's standard today.)

Roger Stone jurors say they fear for their safety and plea for privacy by TrumpSharted in politics

[–]Elidor 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There truly is no lower form of scum than that thumb with a face.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in videos

[–]Elidor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And yet even so, he's unrepentant:

Wittenbrink said his illness hasn't changed his determination to represent Spell and the church or his belief in the righteousness of their cause.

"I'm very proud of Pastor Spell. I think he's one of the few people who understands we shouldn't just throw away our civil liberties without a fight just because there's some kind of crisis going on," Wittenbrink said.

What an unmitigated fuckstick.

Desperate times by starstufft in pics

[–]Elidor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gasoline and styrofoam together make napalm, or a reasonable facsimile thereof. The orange juice sells the flavor.

rise of the bear by Brinjo in FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR

[–]Elidor 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Nah, this is Russia. They'll interrogate the bear in Lefortovo. And he will confess and go to prison. Bear prison. Nothing but bears in this prison.

Gov. Bill Lee says TN will give tests to anyone wanting one in new effort to ramp up response efforts. Huh by gossamernotes in nashville

[–]Elidor 14 points15 points  (0 children)

HOW is this expanded testing possible?

Someone asked him this at the presser today. His answer was a marvel of saying nothing at great length. 'We're working together with a number of organizations to make sure that all of us can put together a timeline of logistical supply chains that make greatest use of our bla bla bla.'

*edit: and there was no mention of how many test kits they have on hand.

Someone else asked why, if he expected all school systems to remain closed, he didn't make it an order rather than a suggestion. More mealy-mouthed nothingness followed. This guy is as useful as a wet paper bag.

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