"No, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Didn't Spawn 250,000 Coronavirus Cases": https://reason.com/2020/09/09/no-the-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-didnt-spawn-250000-coronavirus-cases/
So what? You know damn well it spread the virus, regardless of how many cases can be proven. No excuse for this kind of carrying on when we are in a pandemic. Bunch of selfish as*holes with a piece of steel between their legs that makes a lot of noise. If only they had a brain and a heart.
The number seems way too high to me, as well, but the author of the column you posted is a bit disingenuous. The majority of the bikers there came from out of state. Based on that, not one really knows how many caught it there and gave it to other people who gave it to other people. That's the whole point of contact tracing, which trump has never seemed to be interested in, his theory apparently being, at least publicly, that "if we ignore it, maybe it will go away." Something trump knew not to be true while he was lying to the American people about Covid-19 back in March and April. We simply don't know how much Sturgis helped spread the virus. I suspect that it spread it a great deal, but not the number being bandied about.
The fellow clearly had a grand old time positing his theories, but I didn't find it all that amusing. This was funny, though:
I can't tell if that's a satire site like the Onion. I thought it was at first but then it seemed to take itself seriously. Looking at deaths count for a couple of weeks after an event to determine whether an event was a spreading event is misguided. It takes so long from infection to deaths being published that you need to look at trends 6 or more weeks out. Median incubation time to symptoms is 4-5 days. 10-12 days from onset of symptoms to ICU admission. source Average hospital stay for non-survivor is 13.7 days source Furthermore, it also takes time for the death certificate to be processed to show up on public data. For example, look at the newly reported deaths in Houston. In late September, newly reported deaths are mostly from June, July, and August. Looking for death bump 2 weeks after the event is pointless.
Kristi Noem trying to out Trump Trump by killin' as many people as possible 68%! I mean 5% is considered bad!
Where’s this “but ima LiBeRtAreeean” fool. His passive aggressive posts and articles are sorely missed.
First of all, bikers do not look like this. Add 30 years, 30% less muscle, 30% more fat, 30% less hair. Double that for their 'old ladies' Second, I lean towards a lot of true Libertarian principals and these pseudo-Libertarian Republicans have ruined the name.
I just noticed he hasn't posted in a while. Is he okay? Hey @Os Trigonum , you moved on with life? Or are you still fascinated with Jonathan Turley?
Good lord. I cannot believe that number. At some point, so many people will have had it (and at least have temporary immunity), and so many will be dead, that you won't be able to get a number over 30% or so, I would think. 68%! 3 South Dakotans walk into a bar, ... and 2 have COVID-19.
Remember back when people cluck-clucked about "density" "mass transit" and New York City and said "that's why it won't happen here!"
it does make you wonder what South Dakotans are doing exactly. Sweat lodges? Bikram yoga? Free pie night at local diner?
Well, 2 of them are senators, 1 is a governor, the other is a House representative - that maybe accounts for 50% of the state's year round population I think?
