All Purpose Politics and News Thread

[heartgirl99]

The Tiger King series fans might enjoy that second post of yours about voting a certain someone away. Interesting parody, @walkonby !

However, I just found two things related to Covid-19 that I did not know about (as I no longer watch evening news regularly nor watch the daily PM or Premier of Ontario updates):

Bloodclotting appears in severe cases of Covid-19-it was seen in autopsies as well in the lungs of deceased (lending more weight to how hard breathing can be with the novel-coronavirus):
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/healt...rus/index.html

It's possible to still have traces of Covid-19 in eye fluids or pinkeye (hence keep that handwashing up and don't touch eyes/face)
after the virus leaves one's nose:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/healt...source=twitter

there are also reports of strokes occurring in younger victims.....
somehow the virus causes hypercoagulability......
there is so much we don't know about this virus

[heartgirl99]

@heartgirl99 JUST for you Enjoy.....lol

bwahahahahahaha!
thanks, wob!

[Ciel]

Watching llamas and alpacas and camels online in Germany might help reduce your stress:
https://ca.yahoo.com/news/online-alp...152220539.html

[walkonby]

@heartgirl99
Randy Rainbow to the rescue!!!

[Ciel]

The Foodara closure in Canada involves creditors owed money:

The largest claim of nearly $1.1 million is for office employees and $243,608 for Riders Employees.
Allied Properties REIT is owed nearly $568,000, Canada Revenue Agency $333,333, Revenue Quebec $177,000, Google $179,000, and workplace insurance agencies in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. a total of $419,000.

https://www.hamiltonnews.com/whatson...tm_content=a01

Postmedia announced layoffs of 80 employees and shuttering of 15 community newspapers:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...sing-1.5547793

The Canadian newspapers had been lobbying for federal government support as of two years ago and the wait is still on:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/can...help-1.5544554
Bit late for this idea though, as the 15% tax credit applies to 2020 digital newspaper subscriptions:

Another proposal is to raise the tax credit on digital news subscriptions from 15 per cent to 50 per cent to encourage more people to support Canadian media outlets.

[Ciel]

Possible US workers strike tomorrow targeting certain employers over health and PPE concerns at work while doing order fulfillment: https://ca.yahoo.com/news/workers-pr...215023727.html

[walkonby]

[heartgirl99]

[Ciel]

Greyhound Canada to temporarily shut down bus service as of 11:59 pm on May 12, 2020.
https://www.cp24.com/news/greyhound-...ship-1.4928755

If you know someone who relies on Greyhound bus to get to out of town medical appointments, do update him or her on the news. Could be a hard time to find a ride into the big city right now.

Neiman Marcus store chain in the United States has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection.
https://www.cp24.com/world/neiman-ma...tion-1.4928979

The filing arrived after the department store had failed to make a payment to a key bondholder as its stores went dark to help contain the spread of the virus. It was a big blow to Ares Management and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which bought Neiman Marcus in 2013 for $6 billion.More than 60% of U.S. retailers have temporarily shuttered since March, but department stores were already in a weakened state long before then. Americans are no longer interested in doing all their shopping under one roof, instead picking and choosing items like shoes or tops. When they do buy clothes, they head to T.J. Maxx and online retailers.
“Department stores have been struggling for a long time,” said Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners, a retail consultancy. “Now, it's a blood bath. How many will survive is unclear.”
J.C. Penney, which had been trying to claw its way back after a disastrous reinvention plan in 2013, recently elected not to make a $12 million debt payment. That is setting it on the path of a potential bankruptcy.

[walkonby]

Jimmy Kimmel was so good last night.

The original video ( the one he used to make this Deep Fake ) was of an adorable wee baby girl denying in her baby babble way that she most certainly did not touch the dog food...( even though her Mom caught her red handed doing it )

[heartgirl99]

[heartgirl99]

[walkonby]

[GoodBoy]

Just when you thought the federal conservatives could get no lower in public opinion

[GoodBoy]