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    1. Alec MacGillis‏Verified account @AlecMacGillis 30 Mar 2020

      What is the theory behind metro Detroit's surge in cases? There's the Mardi Gras theory for New Orleans, and NY is NY. But Detroit area had no big festival, and is decidedly not densely populated. So...?

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 30 Mar 2020
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      I'm not sure you need a theory to explain this. American society has a lot of geographical mobility, especially between big cities. All you need is a few asymptomatic travellers from NY or Miami coming to Detroit & you have the seeds of community transmission.

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        2. Alec MacGillis‏Verified account @AlecMacGillis 30 Mar 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Alec MacGillis Retweeted emptywheel

          Yup. Or just a singularly poorly timed police pancake party.https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1244805833587855361 …

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          emptywheel @emptywheel
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          There were returning spring breakers. And a pancake party that affected a lot of the cops. But part of it is that people in SE MI are so unhealthy to begin with--urban+pre-existing (tho that's a problem in NOLA and Chicago too).
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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 30 Mar 2020
          Replying to @AlecMacGillis

          This is the pattern everywhere that a few social gatherings are like sparks setting off a forest fire. In Canada it was a Dentist conference in BC and a curling meet in Alberta etc.

          2 replies 3 retweets 26 likes
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        1. Wiggum '24  🌐  🇹🇼 🇰🇷 🇧🇩 🇸🇪‏ @RalphWi49968217 30 Mar 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @AlecMacGillis

          Detroit's a hub for flights to the Far East.

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        1. EODCZ‏ @eodcz 30 Mar 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @AlecMacGillis

          Additionally, I think that ascribing discrete "causes" to community-transmission catalysts trend toward the facile and convenient (beaches vs. New Yorkers). Everyday human interaction in a densely populated area such as Detroit is sufficient to explain most of the infections.

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        1. Rain‏ @rainerickson 31 Mar 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @AlecMacGillis

          Just need a university and a mega bus or two. Community spread. this is very contagious.

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