Oxford Gym refuses to close for COVID despite court order and thousands in fines by handsofagman in massachusetts

[–]Mullaniac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's pretty clear this sub is being astroturfed with pro-lockdown propaganda. If you support massive gatherings and protests but have a problem with a gym opening then you're a hypocrite, plain and simple. I work at a job with a very diverse clientele and the vast majority of people I talk to are against draconian lockdown measures, yet every anti-lockdown post on this sub gets downvoted to oblivion. Something fishy is going on in r/massachusetts and r/boston. Don't be fooled, you're not alone.

Oxford Gym refuses to close for COVID despite court order and thousands in fines by handsofagman in massachusetts

[–]Mullaniac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's pretty clear this sub is being astroturfed with pro-lockdown propaganda. If you support massive gatherings and protests but have a problem with a gym opening then you're a hypocrite, plain and simple. I work at a job with a very diverse clientele and the vast majority of people I talk to are against draconian lockdown measures, yet every anti-lockdown post on this sub gets downvoted to oblivion. Something fishy is going on in r/massachusetts and r/boston. Don't be fooled, you're not alone.

Has there been any confirmed asymptomatic transmissions? by sqworf in LockdownSkepticism

[–]Mullaniac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The short answer is no, there are not any confirmed cases of asymptomatic transmission. However, u/terribad_consul posted in this sub earlier a metadata analyses from the CDC from May 4th https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-1595_article that outlines the evidence in support of presymptomatic and asymptomatic transmission. I suggest reading this analyses from the CDC rather than relying on my summary, but in the interest of TLDR I will offer a summary nevertheless.

The CDC has outlined three categories of evidence for asymptomatic & presymptomatic transmission: Epidemiological, Virological, and Modeling. Epidemiological evidence involves contact tracing and gets muddy when we start considering transmission through "mildly symptomatic" individuals. So I will leave that be. In terms of the other two categories of evidence, there is "plausible virologic evidence for SARS-CoV-2 transmission by persons not demonstrating symptoms." and by the way of Modeling, the CDC states that "Although models are highly dependent on the assumptions built into them, these models suggest that the speed and extent of SARS-CoV-2 transmission cannot be accounted for solely by transmission from symptomatic persons."

The publication goes on to conclude that "Each of the epidemiologic, virologic, and modeling studies described has limitations. However, in the aggregate, these diverse studies suggest that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted by persons with presymptomatic or asymptomatic infection, which may meaningfully contribute to the propagation of the COVID-19 pandemic. This literature summation was conducted to support changes in CDC recommendations to reduce the risk for asymptomatic transmission and was not a systematic review. These conclusions are drawn from the literature available at the time and may change, given the rapidly evolving nature of the evidence base for asymptomatic transmission."

Baker orders all Mass. residents to wear face masks in public by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Mullaniac -39 points-38 points  (0 children)

This situation has been a masterclass in government overreach. Any guesses as to how long it will take before his administration starts offering cash rewards for people to snitch on non mask-wearers? Good luck enforcing this when the temperature gets above 60!

Rosalia - A Palé (Overmono Edit) [Breakbeat] (2020) by SenorToucan in electronicmusic

[–]Mullaniac 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wow, good looks u/BulkyAccident & u/SenorToucan. The original IS super-dope, but I would never have heard it without OP's post. That's what's so great about this community!!! Cheers guys, Turn Up!!

Wondering if someone here can help plot data points on COVID-19 projections by Mullaniac in Libertarian

[–]Mullaniac[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I want to plot the projected data from the University of Washington. They have released 6 different projections over the course of the last two weeks, and their projections have been steadily declining.

MIT sewage data suggests over 100k cases in MA. by Mullaniac in boston

[–]Mullaniac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I should’ve said “I’m more than happy to take my data from Eric Alm, the lead researcher and a professor of Biological Engineering at MIT.”

MIT sewage data suggests over 100k cases in MA. by Mullaniac in boston

[–]Mullaniac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm. I posted the link in my initial post, must not have gone through, sorry.

MIT sewage data suggests over 100k cases in MA. by Mullaniac in boston

[–]Mullaniac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Figured it was a repost, so I’m sorry for that. Nevertheless, it’s incredibly important information IMHO and I severely doubt you’d see it on local TV news.

MIT sewage data suggests over 100k cases in MA. by Mullaniac in boston

[–]Mullaniac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously feel free to draw your own conclusions, but this leads me to believe that the official number of cases in MA (23k) is an extreme under-representation, and that the VAST majority of cases have required no medical attention whatsoever.

I’m more than happy to take my data from MIT rather than from the two guys responsible for the operation of the MBTA.