Trump Tests Positive For Covid-19

[Jarhyn]

I'm gonna spell that one out for anyone breezing through and not bothering to click the link:

White supremacists remain deadliest US terror threat, Homeland Security report says

The shame of it is that this isn't like ISIS, where people are driven with their entire being to attack the values and physical manifestation of their enemies by all means including suicide. These right wing extremist terrorists are in fact weenies. They can only represent a threat insofar as the US Government is complicit. They're not interested in taking a bullet for the cause, and they don't think they're getting 72 virgins if they are killed. At the first sign that they might be in danger, they'll happily forget all about playing terrorist and go back to drinking beer and watching faux news on their couch, while complaining about the niggas taking the jobs they are too stupid or lazy to perform.

Very true, they are cowards at heart. Right wing authoritarian mentality is based in fear. The only reason so many of them are so bold right now is because they believe they are a majority. Once they see the sheer number of people of humane principles who are willing to stand up to their infantile bullying, they will do exactly that, run away and try to pretend nothing ever happened and go back to expressing their bigotry from the safety of their trailers and their moms' basements.

They are not as harmless as you imagine. They, like every other terrorist asshole in their position, will instead focus on the radicalization of "useful" persons. They will not directly attack but will groom others to act as their cats' paws.

They themselves will pretend that they were never nazis. Like Jason Harvestdancer, they will insist that they never in fact took the positions that their rapport suggests they take, as their rapport doesn't contain any concrete statements, only a nebulous cloud of oblique references and weasel words.

"I never said Trump wasn't a criminal," will be the assertion of the day. But given a thousand plaintive cries, they never agreed that he was one, either. That's what we must remember: not that they ever said something explicitly wrong but rather that they also explicitly never even once were right, either.

Two things one must always understand: it doesn't matter how many times you were wrong as long as you eventually become right; and it doesn't matter how many times you were not strictly wrong if you were never once actually right.

 

[lpetrich]

Trump Calls His Illness ‘a Blessing From God’ - The New York Times

President Trump claimed on Wednesday that catching the coronavirus was “a blessing from God” and portrayed as a miracle cure the unproven therapeutic drug he was given after testing positive last week for the virus.

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In remarks he made while he was at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he was taken by helicopter on Friday night, and then when he returned to the White House on Monday, Mr. Trump did his best to play down the virus’s effects, telling Americans, “Don’t be afraid of it,” and saying that he felt “better than 20 years ago.”

But in the video released Wednesday night, Mr. Trump, whose skin appeared darkened by makeup and who appeared to struggle to get air at times, seemed to be saying that he had discovered, without evidence, a new drug that suddenly made him feel better and could do the same for everyone else with Covid-19.

Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT! https://t.co/uhLIcknAjT" / Twitter

*gag*

 

[lpetrich]

Trump Insists He Is ‘Feeling Great’ as Most of Joint Chiefs Quarantine - The New York Times

WASHINGTON — President Trump continued to downplay the seriousness of his own coronavirus infection on Tuesday, seeking to project an image of vigor and normalcy even as the virus extended its rampage through official Washington, infecting another top White House aide, Stephen Miller, and reaching the highest levels of the Pentagon.

“FEELING GREAT,” Mr. Trump wrote in a morning Twitter post, before declaring that he was “looking forward” to his scheduled second debate on Oct. 15 with his Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Yes, and Yuri Andropov only had a "bad cold".

Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "FEELING GREAT!" / Twitter

Trump's Return from Walter Reed Leaves White House in Disarray - The New York Times - "The West Wing was mostly empty, cleared of aides who were sick or told to work from home, and staff in the White House residence were in full personal protective equipment."

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Trump Calls His Illness ‘a Blessing From God’ - The New York Times

President Trump claimed on Wednesday that catching the coronavirus was “a blessing from God” and portrayed as a miracle cure the unproven therapeutic drug he was given after testing positive last week for the virus.

...
In remarks he made while he was at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he was taken by helicopter on Friday night, and then when he returned to the White House on Monday, Mr. Trump did his best to play down the virus’s effects, telling Americans, “Don’t be afraid of it,” and saying that he felt “better than 20 years ago.”

But in the video released Wednesday night, Mr. Trump, whose skin appeared darkened by makeup and who appeared to struggle to get air at times, seemed to be saying that he had discovered, without evidence, a new drug that suddenly made him feel better and could do the same for everyone else with Covid-19.

Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT! https://t.co/uhLIcknAjT" / Twitter

*gag*

Yes, just like the Egyptians did.

 

[ideologyhunter]

"...a new drug that suddenly made him feel better"? I suspect the doctors didn't want him to stay up fuming and tweeting so they gave him a double whammy of Viagra so he'd have something to do with his hands.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

"...a new drug that suddenly made him feel better"? I suspect the doctors didn't want him to stay up fuming and tweeting so they gave him a double whammy of Viagra so he'd have something to do with his hands.

He is experiencing euphoria from the steroid, and he thinks that is from the Regeneron. The guy is an idiot.

I wonder if we could track his steroid schedule based on his Twitter account feed posts.

 

[ZiprHead]

You can't spell dexamethasone without meth.

 

[Artemus]

If the picture with this article was taken from this morning's interview on Fox News, he is definitely bloated from the steroids. I guess he thinks he looks great because you can't see any wrinkles.

 

[starwater]

If the picture with this article was taken from this morning's interview on Fox News, he is definitely bloated from the steroids. I guess he thinks he looks great because you can't see any wrinkles.

And his makeup hides his pasty whiteness,.

 

[Elixir]

If the picture with this article was taken from this morning's interview on Fox News, he is definitely bloated from the steroids. I guess he thinks he looks great because you can't see any wrinkles.

And his makeup hides his pasty whiteness,.

Still has the V-neck.

I am awaiting the day when the steroids run out and his current mania gives way to depression.
Is that when we nuke Canada?
Or will they leave him on steroids for the rest of his term, lest he nuke Canada?
Is anyone here familiar with the usual regimen for IV dexamethasone?

 

[Jarhyn]

If the picture with this article was taken from this morning's interview on Fox News, he is definitely bloated from the steroids. I guess he thinks he looks great because you can't see any wrinkles.

And his makeup hides his pasty whiteness,.

Still has the V-neck.

I am awaiting the day when the steroids run out and his current mania gives way to depression.
Is that when we nuke Canada?
Or will they leave him on steroids for the rest of his term, lest he nuke Canada?
Is anyone here familiar with the usual regimen for IV dexamethasone?

Someone his age on as many uppers as he is taking, with his health issues, I expect that cutting any of them would probably kill him, including the dexamethasone.

 

[Jayjay]

We'll see Trump's real condition when he resumes his campaign rallies. Probably in a week. Personally I think it's too optimistic to think he'll get any lasting side effects.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

We'll see Trump's real condition when he resumes his campaign rallies. Probably in a week. Personally I think it's too optimistic to think he'll get any lasting side effects.

He is still on the steroid, indicating there is still inflammation issues. The fact his doc wouldn't discuss how awesome his lung scans were, he isn't having the easiest case of Covid-19.

 

[jab]

In Trumpian terms, is this reported infection fall under the category of Fake news or the category of alternate facts?

 

[southernhybrid]

If the picture with this article was taken from this morning's interview on Fox News, he is definitely bloated from the steroids. I guess he thinks he looks great because you can't see any wrinkles.

And his makeup hides his pasty whiteness,.

Still has the V-neck.

I am awaiting the day when the steroids run out and his current mania gives way to depression.
Is that when we nuke Canada?
Or will they leave him on steroids for the rest of his term, lest he nuke Canada?
Is anyone here familiar with the usual regimen for IV dexamethasone?

I know that steroids can make a person psychotic, among other things, but I've found a link that might help us have a better understanding of what's going on.

https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/immune-based-therapy/immunomodulators/corticosteroids/

The RECOVERY study is an ongoing, multicenter, open-label, adaptive trial sponsored by the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. Eligible participants were randomized to receive one of several potential treatments for COVID-19 plus the standard of care or standard of care alone. In one of the study arms, dexamethasone 6 mg daily was administered either orally or intravenously for up to 10 days or until hospital discharge, whichever came first. The primary study endpoint was all-cause mortality at 28 days after randomization. Secondary endpoints included time to hospital discharge, cause-specific mortality, need for renal replacement, major cardiac arrhythmia, and receipt and duration of ventilation.1

So, according to that, he should have had his last dose when he was discharged from the hospital.

Half-life, duration of action, and frequency of administration vary among corticosteroids.
Long-acting corticosteroid: dexamethasone; half-life: 36 to 72 hours, administer once daily.
Intermediate-acting corticosteroids: prednisone and methylprednisolone; half-life: 12 to 36 hours, administer once daily or in two divided doses daily.
Short-acting corticosteroid: hydrocortisone; half-life: 8 to 12 hours, administer in two to four divided doses daily.

If he had his last dose on Monday, it's impact should be diminishing soon. Of course, we really don't know for sure when he had last dose.

Clinicians should closely monitor patients with COVID-19 who are receiving dexamethasone for adverse effects (e.g., hyperglycemia, secondary infections, psychiatric effects, avascular necrosis).

So, I'm going to guess that if he had his last dose on Monday, most of those side effects should be almost gone. It's hard to tell if Trump is acting nuttier because of the steroids or if he's just so desperate, making him more unhinged than usual. It could be that he has great fears of what will happen to him after he loses the election, now that we know, he's probably guilty of tax and/or business fraud. Has anyone mentioned that it's illegal to take hair cuts and styling as a tax deduction? I read about that the other day, but never bothered to see if it was mentioned in anyone's posts here. So, that 70K deduction was most likely one little example of his tax fraud.

Perhaps he will try to get off on an insanity plea.

 

[jab]

Cause of outbreak still undetermined.

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Pic of Amy Barrett's debut as the nominee.

The dumbest fucking President ever!

Speaking of Handmaiden Amy Coney Island, her and Trump and other muckety-mucks in the upper echelon have been meeting very recently. If she needs to be quarantined, or worse yet, gets the virus, what will this do to her SC nomination?

The good news for Barrett is apparently she already had it. So she shouldn't (?) be at risk. But if Trump managed to get enough of the GOP sick on the Judiciary Committee, he could be fucked. Mike Lee is on that committee and spent a good amount of time with said committee this week. Mike Lee likely got it from this event.

This loving, pro-life mom dragged her kids, maskless to the event, , including indoors, where they endured assorted maskless adults making cute with them for teh cameras. Way to put your kids in the front lines in your career aspirations--have they all had the infection already?

 

[Deepak]

So, according to that, he should have had his last dose when he was discharged from the hospital.

Therein lies the rub. He wasn't discharged, he was transferred to a different hospital - mainly for propaganda purposes.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

I know that steroids can make a person psychotic, among other things, but I've found a link that might help us have a better understanding of what's going on.

https://www.covid19treatmentguideli...sed-therapy/immunomodulators/corticosteroids/

The RECOVERY study is an ongoing, multicenter, open-label, adaptive trial sponsored by the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. Eligible participants were randomized to receive one of several potential treatments for COVID-19 plus the standard of care or standard of care alone. In one of the study arms, dexamethasone 6 mg daily was administered either orally or intravenously for up to 10 days or until hospital discharge, whichever came first. The primary study endpoint was all-cause mortality at 28 days after randomization. Secondary endpoints included time to hospital discharge, cause-specific mortality, need for renal replacement, major cardiac arrhythmia, and receipt and duration of ventilation.1

So, according to that, he should have had his last dose when he was discharged from the hospital.

According to this, Mango Unchained indicated he was still on a steroid.

He said he’d “stopped” taking Regeneron and has finished with just about everything, with the exception of a steroid.

 

[Ruth Harris]

At times, I have had to take high dose steroids to treat my chronic illness; I have no choice as this is the only treatment we have found that works. I dread those treatments for several reasons.

When I take them, I suffer from intense paranoia. I know that I am being paranoid for no reason, but I can't control it. I have learned to never make any important decisions by myself when I am taking them as it invariably will be a wrong decision.

They also cause me to have severe insomnia, and horrendous nightmares when I can sleep. So I have to take another medication to enable me to sleep at all, but it doesn't seem to prevent the nightmares. I am not talking your typical nightmare here; I mean these are terrifying. I wake up either paralyzed or screaming with my heart pounding so hard I can hardly breathe.

Physically, I do feel stronger - but I have also caused myself other injuries because I try to do things that I should not be doing. For example, one time I decided to rearrange furniture by myself and wound up seriously injuring my back and tearing a ligament in my knee.

Given my experience with steroidal treatment, I don't think that President Trump should be trusted at all to make decisions of any importance at this time. I have never had a very high opinion of his decision making capabilities but given the treatment he is undergoing now I don't think he can be trusted at all.

Ruth

 

[starwater]

At times, I have had to take high dose steroids to treat my chronic illness; I have no choice as this is the only treatment we have found that works. I dread those treatments for several reasons.

When I take them, I suffer from intense paranoia. I know that I am being paranoid for no reason, but I can't control it. I have learned to never make any important decisions by myself when I am taking them as it invariably will be a wrong decision.

They also cause me to have severe insomnia, and horrendous nightmares when I can sleep. So I have to take another medication to enable me to sleep at all, but it doesn't seem to prevent the nightmares. I am not talking your typical nightmare here; I mean these are terrifying. I wake up either paralyzed or screaming with my heart pounding so hard I can hardly breathe.

Physically, I do feel stronger - but I have also caused myself other injuries because I try to do things that I should not be doing. For example, one time I decided to rearrange furniture by myself and wound up seriously injuring my back and tearing a ligament in my knee.

Given my experience with steroidal treatment, I don't think that President Trump should be trusted at all to make decisions of any importance at this time. I have never had a very high opinion of his decision making capabilities but given the treatment he is undergoing now I don't think he can be trusted at all.

Ruth

^this

But of course we have a balless and ovaryless cabinet who will do nothing. the person that has the black suitcase with the nuclear war trigger needs to hide.