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I'm not 100% sure he's taking it. Lying about something to push a result (further research in this case) while not increasing his risk profile is well within his historical pattern. And if he is taking it, it's hard to quantify that it's working as a preventative measure. He's not exactly in a clinical trial, despite how well monitored his health is by the White House Medical Unit.

Don't get me wrong, I get why this makes sense on the concept...but it's also a matter of trust in government to do the right thing with that information, and that's where things take a dive for me.

I meant in the performance of their jobs. Same as when people say cops have rights...they don't. They have authority society has codified on them for the performance of their duties, but those aren't rights, and we should never conflate the two. Since it's pandemic time, we seem to be venturing into this debate for paramedics. Same principles in my mind.

Paramedics don't have any rights beyond what you or I have. That term is used far too loosely, and often enough to describe an encroachment on actual rights of the individual for the benefit of someone else. It's also a very singular thing to say paramedics when you could easily lump in police officers, grocery store cashiers, and ER nurses. Just how many people will claim a right to know, just because their job involves interaction with the public? I get that it would make their jobs safer and easier in some respects, but to what degree? They already wear gloves, and for the current time being, should be wearing surgical or N95 masks as part of their jobs. Past that, what does knowing if someone has tested positive for COVID-19 do for them? It doesn't relieve them of caring for that person, or any other aspect of how they would do the job, so "good to know" really isn't relevant to the performance of their duties, and it surely isn't a right.

One of the biggest fallacies of the gun owning community is forgetting that we've (well, some of us, many here on TGO) taken the time to learn these laws. We should think on this one as if the person asking the question didn't know squat about handgun carry laws, because most people don't.

This is the kind of story that ends up on the evening news six months later. Good luck, Capt.

If it isn't COVID-19 it's the weather. This year is just using our nads as a speed bag. Hoping everybody isn't without power for too long.

None of what the Mayor Cooper proposed should come as a particular shock. In a state where income tax doesn't exist, and a local economy depending on tourism revenue to the point where they can't scare it away by throwing every cost burden onto the liquor and hotel tax, it's easy enough to see where government will turn for revenue. Since government can only pare down so much until we're in discussions about how long can people go between trash collection, or how many cops to not have on a given shift, it's bout to reach a breaking point somewhere, and the locals are always left footing the bill in that case. @MacGyver is spot on, it's liberals and conservatives coming into this area. That will probably continue apace since state and local governments across the map are facing shortfalls in revenue, and middle Tennessee is still a very attractive landing spot.

I went ahead and locked in the offer of an increase free rent extension knowing a hefty property tax hike was coming and could be passed onto me.

Nashville Farmers Market (currently doing drive thru services) has some great vendors that sell some high quality meat. Bit higher in price as you mention, and I can see them having a limited supply, but they're great to do business with.

Maybe some exaggeration or worst case scenarios being discussed, but is it truly panic when we run a tight supply chain like we do? These companies have their operations tweaked for efficiency and profitability...and I don't think it'll take much to throw a wrench into the gears. No company is ready for anything other than a small fraction of their workforce to be out of action, and only then for a few days at a time, not weeks.

You can check their site buy I think the Trijicon RMR is made in the USA. It's pricey, but great quality and you're most likely gonna buy once and cry once.

Some things are best left to professionals. Though it does explain how they can be so damned delish with nothing more than a piece of slice cheese melted on top.

That's a fair price for some of those items. The Hashbrowns are particularly appealing.

This would work, we've used a bunch in my office. D-Link makes good ones too. This model is running internet to the computer I'm posting from right now. https://us.dlink.com/en/products/dgs-1005g-5-port-gigabit-desktop-switch Also, I'd be remiss if I didn't make the pitch to ditch Comcast equipment. I bought this model/router a few months back and love it. After using it for about a year, maybe a year and a half, I'll be saving whatever I'd be getting charged in equipment rental. Just needed to give the modem details to Comcast and let them open it to getting my signal. It also has four ports if you want to keep it simple. https://motorolanetwork.com/mg7540.html

Stress tests are supposed to be academic exercises...we're seeing a real world application.

Patriots' Day is still a celebrated holiday in the Boston area. The Boston Marathon is traditionally run on the Monday closest to it, and that day, the Red Sox have a home game if the weather is nice. It used to end (if it didn't go extra innings) at a time to let the fans out in time to cheer the marathon runners at that point in the route. Not sure why that stopped. Obviously those things won't be happening this year, and that's a shame.

Nice to see DOJ looking out for the little people as per usual... DOJ lets companies skip paying penalties during pandemic https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/493216-doj-lets-companies-skip-paying-penalties-during-pandemic

I still use quad rails; never got into KeyMod or M-Lok. Have a Knight's Armament M4 RAS on my SBR and a 13” Troy Bravo rail on my 16" AR.

I try not to begrudge the conspiracy theorists; they need something to occupy their time same as me, I suppose. But would it be too much of an ask for them to come up with something entertaining instead of pushing garbage that can be debunked in 5 seconds as krunchnik did above?

I want him to resist the urge to turn everything into the "Donald Trump is Awesome" show. However, I understand that's wishful thinking, and he's genetically incapable of servant leadership rooted in humility. But things like this infuriate me: With all the chaos, it's a time for leadership to step forward, admitting the path out of this will be imperfect and bumpy while we try to do our best...not spend time insulting reporters when all he has to do is reject the premise of a question and move on. The irony in all his hot air is, I was *this close* to voting for him come November since the sky had indeed not fallen yet. The Democrats deserve zero reward for their indecision married to a lack of vision, and the Libertarian Party has yet to get any candidates into consideration who have a baseline of experience for me to respect enough. But seeing his "leadership" in a time of crisis snap back to his incessant need for praise instead of a serious and apolitical response has me returning my vote back into the category of writing someone in just to have it recorded.

Has that ownership really been contested, though? I don't think anybody is actually in love with China or anything, they've just been filling a void we left because that's how nature works. This isn't a decision I'm too firm about one way or the other, but a "taking my ball and going home" move isn't going to fix the WHO one bit, and it's certainly not going to teach China any kind of lesson. It's just more of the knee jerk reaction that's passing for decision making these days.

If he goes through with this, the consiquences will be China having an increased role in shaping WHO policy because we won't be in their way. If he was serious about this, he'd be increasing our stake in the organization so we can shape the agenda like an activist investor plusing up their position before a shareholder's vote.

*Side note, I was at WrestleMania 14 when he took on The Undertaker. Great match.

Say it louder three times for the people in the back!