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07:01 <@Dolemite_> mr0ning, be0tches and h0ez!
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07:12 <@Dolemite> _NSAKEY: Nashville is not quite the epicenter of the pandemic.   East TN now holds that honor.   If you like TRUMP and you want COVID, come to Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg.
07:13 <@Dolemite> Also Cotton Eyed Joe's here in Knox County held two concerts this weekend - both indoors, no masks required, way beyond the health department mandated limits of people indoors...   but our Sheriff feels that because the Dept of Health wasn't elected that they have no right to issue mandates, so they refuse to cite the management/owners of the bar.
07:14 <@opticron> wow
07:19 <@Dolemite> I keep hearing that straw man argument from conservatives up here...
07:20 <@Dolemite> It's completely constitutional - because the Governor was elected and has the authority to issue such orders, and in an executive order (which they love when Trump does it) granted local health departments in large cities the authority to act on his behalf
07:20 <@Dolemite> But because this has become so fucking political, they want the people making calls about health to become worried about re-election
07:23 <@opticron> I went to pick up breakfast sunday from a place down here and just about every seat was full
07:23 <@opticron> I think everyone is just done
07:29 <@Dolemite> Well my octagenarian parents have their first dosage appointment for the vaccine on Wednesday, so I'll breathe a little easier once they get it
07:30 <@Dolemite> I'll breathe much easier once my comorbity having ass gets an appointment for my vaccine
07:31 <@Dolemite> But you know, because TN decided to fuck the CDC recommendation, it'll be longer before I can get mine
07:32 <@opticron> yeah, I'm not high priority or high risk, so I'll probably see a vaccine in 6 months or so
07:32 <@Dolemite> At the current rollout rate, maybe 6 years
07:33 <@Dolemite> But maybe with somebody actually showing up to work in the White House after 1/20, that could possibly change
07:33 <@opticron> yeah....someone did the math for AL and our rollout rate for herd immunity was 18 years
07:33 <@opticron> but that was assuming the current rate held
07:34 <@opticron> thankfully, more vaccines are getting approved and production is ramping up
07:35 <@Dolemite> I have to say, I think Romney's suggestion is a very good one
07:36 <@opticron> I don't think I've heard it
07:37 <@Dolemite> Call up any related medically trained person - including retirees, veterinarians, National Guard, and nursing students.   Train them on the specifics for this vaccine administration and then setup mass vaccination clinics at schools and auditoriums - basically anywhere that's setup for high volume traffic - and get that shit done.
07:37 <@Dolemite> But don't rely on the medical personnel that are ALREADY TREATING INFECTED PATIENTS
07:38 <@Dolemite> Because that's what a lot of areas are doing - expecting people who are working the Covid wards at the hospital to also be the ones to poke the arms
07:39 <@opticron> sounds reasonable
07:39 <@Dolemite> And when he made this pitch a few days ago, he was humble enough to state up front that he's not a medical expert and he's sure that there are some holes in that plan, but let's get some experts to start working on something like that
07:39 <@Dolemite> Unlike Herr CarrotTop, who is now an expert on Covid because he caught it and was able to survive
07:39 <@opticron> oh wow, an acknowledgement that he isn't the all knowing god emperor?
07:40 <@Dolemite> Romney is one of the few actual Republicans left in Congress
07:40 <@Dolemite> For that, I have to give him props
07:41 <@Dolemite> He approached it from a logistics standpoint - something he does have expertise in
08:27  * aestetix hugs Dolemite 
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08:58 <@Mirage> Dolemite: remember Flulapalooza at VU?   Isn't this the exact scenario that they did that in preparation/PoC for?
09:00 <@Evilpig> Mirage: that shit still goes on.  this year it was Flula-2U-za since so many people are WFH
09:37 <@Dolemite> Mirage: Yeah, I remember Flulapalooza.   I also remember going to training up in Philly for that disaster recovery scenario planning software that I could never get any of the Directors to contribute to.
09:38 <@Dolemite> They all had this idea in their head that the software would write their plan for them, when in reality it was more like a wizard for developing your own response.
09:41 <@_NSAKEY> Dolemite: With 3 republicans dropping dead in the last week, it seems like their strategy is starting to pay off, but not in the way they want.
09:41 <@Dolemite> Those have mostly been State reps, though, right?
09:42 <@Dolemite> I know of the Congressman-elect from LA that died.   Any other national level reps?
09:43 <@_NSAKEY> I think you're right
09:43 <@_NSAKEY> One had an aneurysm, but he had also tested positive for coronavirus recently
09:44 <@_NSAKEY> Still, it's kind of ironic that a bunch of people who are probably young earth creationists are embracing natural selection so hard.
09:44 <@Dolemite> yep
09:45 <@_NSAKEY> One thing I've been wondering, unrelated to coronavirus, is how the security clearances of all the republicans trying to contest the election might be affected.
09:45 <@_NSAKEY> They might be forced to say "Yes" to "Have you ever tried to overthrow a democratically elected government?"
09:47 <@_NSAKEY> TN might have two senators who are unable to serve on any sub-committees that deal with classified information LOL
09:48 <@Dolemite> That works, but I'd prefer to get those two shitbirds out of office.  Unfortunately one of them just got elected this term.
09:48 <@_NSAKEY> Yeah, I'd prefer to see them all in prison for treason, but I don't think Biden has the stomach for it
10:03 < aestetix> _NSAKEY: would like to see basically everyone in the US government in prison :p
10:03 < aestetix> pelosi, mcconnel, etc
10:03 < aestetix> all of them
10:03 <@_NSAKEY> Speaking of Pelosi, did you see that her house got vandalized too?
10:03 <@_NSAKEY> She also got a pig's head
10:03 < aestetix> yeah, that was not cool
10:04 < aestetix> I hate her, that doesn't mean I want her vandalized
11:16 <@Dolemite> https://omar.website/tabfs/
11:16 < PigBot> TabFS (at omar.website)
11:16 <@Dolemite> Now THAT is some neve level cool right there
11:17 <@Dolemite> s/neve/next/
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12:58 < aestetix> you know
12:58 < aestetix> I wouldn't hate this trans crap so much if when you pointed out a logical inconsistency, they engaged in a constructive discussion instead of calling you a fucking nazi
12:59 < aestetix> as is, the moment pronoun nonsense enters and I am not allowed to opt out, I leave
12:59 <@Dolemite> HOW DARE YOU CALL ME A 'THEY'!@$!@#%#???   MY PREFERRED PRONOUN IS ZHU/ZHA!!!!
13:00 < aestetix> I just got yelled at by someone
13:00 < aestetix> This individual apparently is mad at Assange because he only calls Manning "Manning" and refuses to use pronouns
13:01 < aestetix> Which is either 1. denying manning's humanity or 2. trying to play "both sides" stuff
13:01 <@opticron> is that not a valid way to approach the subject if you don't care to remember another random tidbit about everyone?
13:01 < aestetix> opticron: YES
13:01 < aestetix> that's what I said
13:01 <@Dolemite> Well that rates right up there with the dumbass that ended a prayer with "Amen and Awomen"
13:01 <@opticron> lol
13:01 < aestetix> and I got called names for it
13:02 <@_NSAKEY> Dolemite: They should have ended prayer with Ramen
13:02 <@opticron> may you be touched by his noodly appendage
13:02 <@Dolemite> or simply, "So mote it be"
13:02 < aestetix> I thought the bad thing was to intentionally misgender someone
13:02 < aestetix> But apparently sidestepping the issue is denying their humanity
13:03 <@Dolemite> Sidestepping the issue fails to acknowledge their role as an attention whore
13:03 < aestetix> hahaha
13:03 <@Dolemite> Intentionally misgendering is to willfully deny them of their identity
13:03 < aestetix> Although you only use pronouns if they are not around
13:04 < aestetix> or referring to them in the third person
13:04 <@Dolemite> Fortunately, "Hey shitbird!" is gender neutral
13:04 < aestetix> haha
13:04 <@opticron> nah, just refer to everyone in the 3rd person 100% of the time
13:04 < aestetix> opticron: you mean saying their name instead of a pronoun?
13:05 <@opticron> shhhhh
13:05 < aestetix> but apparently that is denying their humanity
13:05 < aestetix> somehow
13:05 <@opticron> or make up your own non-gendered pronoun and when they try to call you out, call them out back for not recognizing your preferred pronoun
13:05 < aestetix> ideally a pronoun that nobody can pronounce
13:07 <@opticron> alternatively, singular they/them is acceptable for literally everyone
13:07 < aestetix> actually that's not true anymore
13:07 <@opticron> how
13:07 < aestetix> if someone insists on a gender and you try to sidestep it by going they/them, you're misgendering them
13:07 <@opticron> nope
13:07 < aestetix> that's what I have been told
13:07 <@opticron> unhear that
13:08 < aestetix> ok opticron I dare you ask ask if that's ok to do... on twitter
13:08 <@Dolemite> Again, "shitbird" is gender neutral.
13:10 < aestetix> btw Dolemite how many votes did you get for POTUS
13:10 <@Dolemite> None :(
13:10 < aestetix> yeah but how many votes did you lose to voter fraud
13:11 <@Dolemite> Or at least, not enough to make the threshold of them notifying me of votes cast
13:11 <@Dolemite> If such a thing exists
13:11 <@Dolemite> aestetix: I'd say about 74M were lost to voter fraud
13:11 <@Dolemite> The machines were programmed to change all of the Dolemite/Dcode votes to Trump/Pence.
13:11 <@_NSAKEY> Dolemite: The challenge that you have is the data you have is wrong
13:12 <@Dolemite> _NSAKEY: Prove it
13:12 <@Dolemite> _NSAKEY: Look, it's ok for you to tell everybody that you recalculated...
13:12 <@_NSAKEY> That sounds a lot like being asked to "find" 74 million votes
13:14 <@Dolemite> I swear, Canada has some weird TV.   Of course, I like weird.   Currently watching Letterkenny.
13:14 <@Dolemite> The episode where they created a website called Fartbook was golden.
13:15 <@opticron> letterkenny is great
13:15 <@Dolemite> I just started Season 3
13:16 <@brimstone> i like the bit about ᵗʰᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵏʷᵉᵇ
13:16 <@brimstone> and how they say ᵗʰᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵏʷᵉᵇ when they talk about ᵗʰᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵏʷᵉᵇ
13:17 <@Dolemite> I'd say that's still ahead of me
13:22 <@brimstone> yeah, season 5 it seems
13:34 <@Mirage> whew...decided to grab some wasabi peas from the bulk section at WinCo last time I was buying groceries.  Normally we used to get them from Kroger and they were good to munch on by the handful.  These are no joke..and day/night different than the Kroger ones.  Good for clearing out the sinuses, that's for sure.
15:17 <@Evilpig> Dolemite: letterkenny is fuckin' gold!  pure 100% win
15:19 <@Evilpig> aestetix: if you want to make the transgender folks angry ask them why it's considered a mental illness if I declare my name is martha washington, but i'm a woman if I just declare my name martha.  
15:19 <@Evilpig> it makes a great spin that a surname is the logical difference between gender identity and mental illness
15:20 <@Evilpig> brimstone: every mention of bonnie mcmurry is just smile inducing 
15:52 <@Dagmar> UKG does it again
15:54 <@Dagmar> Their horrible Angular-driven website for clocking in has now been down over an hour and a half
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