Rolling COVID-19 Notably Infected and/or Fallen Thread

lol if they just replaced him with Joe Estevez that would be amazing

I'm sure Charlie Sheen would prove a reasonable replacement.

he'll get fired after an episode and call them the "Mighty Cucks" on twitter

Good.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/06/business/aaron-rodgers-prevea-health-covid-vaccine/index.html

I'm impressed by how quickly the nicknames have come. Rona Parks. Q-Aaron. There was a third one I saw ...

Lol @ Prevea thinking they even had to make a statement

Wonder if he loses the rest of his sponsorships

I don't see how an insurance company could think an anti-vaxxer would be an appropriate pitchman.

Jake don’t judge

he'll get fired after an episode and call them the "Mighty Cucks" on twitter

I'm impressed by how quickly the nicknames have come. Rona Parks. Q-Aaron. There was a third one I saw ...

Karen Rogers was the other one I saw.

Yeah, that's the one! That was great. I haven't seen a run so strong since folks quickly minted Y'All Qaeda, Vanilla ISIS, Yeehawdists, Gravy Seals, etc.

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I've seen that last one as Kaaron Rogers.

Marcus Lamb, some nutball Xtian anti-vaxxer media mogul. What a hill to die on.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/01/marcus-lamb-covid-19-daystar-christian-tv-network-dies

NP - Bathory - A Fine Day to Die

Mmmmkkaayyyy

Last month Lamb’s son Jonathan said that his father’s illness was due to sinister outside forces.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that this is a spiritual attack from the enemy,” he said, adding that Lamb has pushed alternative therapies and that “there’s no doubt that the enemy is not happy about that. And he’s doing everything he can to take down my Dad.”

More like sinister inside forces. Probably should have cracked a few windows.

It's uncanny how often the enemy comes out on top when your enemy is a baseline survival instinct.

(gouges femoral artery with a corkscrew) THE ENEMY IS PAINTING THE WALL WITH MY BLOOD! DAAAAAMN YOOOU!

https://www.punktuationmag.com/angelic-upstarts-singer-mensi-seriously-ill-in-icu-with-covid/

Mensi passed away today

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/jethro-beloved-south-west-comedian-6352091

:(

Brian May! Seems to be not too serious though.
https://brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssbdec21a.html#13

https://brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/pix/21/Covid_test_and_Bri_576x769.jpg

John Morgan of the Wurzels
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/18/wurzels-drummer-john-morgan-dies-of-covid-aged-80

That might be stretching the definition of notable a little too far

Not where I'm to!

Oh man if we're playing that game then i move to have 95% of entries ever struck

Tonight's Saturday Night Live is going to be a scaled-back product with a limited cast & crew and no in-studio audience. Supposedly some cast members have tested positive and others don't feel safe working tonight. Musical guest Charli XCX has also backed out; unless the get a replacement, this'll be first in-studio episode without a musical guest since the '70s.

It’s Lorne, Jost, Sarah Squirm and the other alliterative newbie infected. Christine 👑 and Caroline Polacheck were both performing with Charli; all three are out.

Tina Fey filling in on Weekend Update.

now we're definitely stretching the definition of notable. i mean at least john morgan died

Conservative Washington State Senator Doug Ericksen Dead at 52 After Battling COVID-19

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/state-senator-dies-a-month-after-telling-a-local-radio-station-he-was-sick-with-covid-19-while-in-el-salvador/ar-AARXcrg

dude was apparently a real scumbag. scroll down to the section on lobbying: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Ericksen

i can't believe a conservative state senator was a complete scumbag

I regularly test for COVID & while I tested negative earlier this week, today I tested positive with a breakthrough case. Thankfully, I am only experiencing mild symptoms & am grateful for the protection provided against serious illness that comes from being vaccinated & boosted.

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 19, 2021

Did not know snakes could catch Covid
Jk

maryland governor/sentient ham larry hogan

"'I am feeling fine at the moment,' said Hogan, who is vaccinated and has received a booster shot."

The decision to treat as major news every elected official's announcement of COVID is just that: a subjective, and dubious, reporting choice. It'd be news if they were very ill: https://t.co/4cDD50RKyT

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 20, 2021

ok

"The decision to treat as major news every elected official's announcement of COVID is just that: a subjective, and dubious, reporting choice."

this is bad writing, and i hate people who write like this.

"It'd be news if they were very ill."

yeah, and then everybody would be like why the fuck wasn't it reported that he was sick in the first place? oh yeah, because glenn greenwald sucks

Greenwald's just envious of Covid's efficiency as a malevolent force

plus we don’t know how the new variant affects sentient hams (even vaxxed ones), so this should be a good test study

I agree that reporting of covid numbers and individuals getting it is pointless at this stage tbh

depends. i find it hilarious/concerning every time another NBA player and/or team gets sidelined

lol

maryland's covid reporting has been down since 12/3 (all we have is hospitalization numbers) with no end in sight so it's good to know the number of active cases is at least 1

well, ACTUALLY, i believe larry has known the numbers the whole time and today i believe it says 10% positivity rate and also he went on fox yesterday to do his reasonable moderate thing

.@GovLarryHogan on Fox Sunday says he will not impose new restrictions in Md even though the state is expecting "the worst surge we've seen in our hospitals throughout the entire crisis" in the next 3 to 5 weeks.

— Ovetta Wiggins (@OvettaWashPost) December 19, 2021

lol scratch that second "i believe"

Maryland is open for business!

And Covid! Also open for Covid!

jumaane williams, nyc gubernatorial candidate and a pol i like (reserving the right to retract liking when/if milkshake ducked)

As I continue to isolate following my COVID-19 diagnosis, I am encouraged by many of the new steps just announced to protect New Yorkers amid an Omicron wave this holiday season. But I am also deeply frustrated that they were not already in place.

Expanding testing and distributing at-home rapid tests remains essential, but the long lines across the city waiting for those tests reflect an abundant lack of preparation by the city. Barriers to testing also disproportionately harm lower income communities of more color, showing that we are still failing to learn from the mistakes of 2020.

Given his own acknowledgements of the severity of risk, it is unclear to me why the Mayor has not yet shifted city workers to remote work wherever possible ahead of the holidays, with government offices leading by example. That shift should occur immediately.

It also seems clear that despite calls since September, the Mayor and administration have not prepared the necessary infrastructure to make it possible to do the same for schools ahead of the holidays. They should begin preparations now in case a remote option should be necessary after the holidays, and follow the recommendation of incoming Comptroller Brad Lander to test students and educators ahead of a post-holiday return to classrooms.

It’s not enough, as cases increase, to tout our vaccination rates in some areas. Vaccination and booster shots are the best and most essential tool we have to protect New Yorkers, but in this moment, they are not the only tool. We need to adapt – to mask up, get vaccinated and test regularly, and also to avoid large holiday gatherings and unsafe environments – to limit this wave, reduce the burden on our healthcare system, and prevent greater restrictions.

New Yorkers know what works and what they can do to protect themselves and each other, and government needs to provide the infrastructure to make those precautions possible.

Peace and love,
Jumaane

I like him/voted for him too
Hope he gets a mild one

Stephen A. Smith. Causing Katie Nolan to swoop in with a real "had to do it to 'em" moment:

GEt well soon, SAS: IMG_4346.jpeg

— Katie Nolan (@katienolan) December 21, 2021