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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Jul 2020

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Keith Boykin

      1. I try not to be a downer but it's difficult to view what is happening in the United States as anything other than a massive and unnecessary disaster. The pandemic is spinning out of control as in no other nation on earth & Trump opposes any serious solution.https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1281059916124487681 …

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      Keith BoykinVerified account @keithboykin
      The United States reported more than 60,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the biggest increase ever reported by any country in a single day. We are hurtling toward an iceberg with no captain at the helm. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-records/us-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-over-59000-setting-single-day-record-idUSKBN24A011 …
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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Jul 2020

      2. First and foremost there will be a massive human cost of the dead and also (never forget) those scarred for life with chronic conditions. Beyond that, there is no path to real economic recovery unless pandemic brought under control.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Jul 2020

      3. There's a global impact as well. Even assuming most other nations get this under control, the fact is the American consumer is the engine that pulls the global economy. There will be no full recovery without USA, meaning a poorer world for years to come.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Jul 2020

      4. Even if Biden wins in November, he doesn't assume presidency until January 21, 2021. Will it even be possible to bring things under control by then? And he'll preside over country with 30-40% population Trumpized, wary of masks, conspiratorial.

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        1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Jul 2020

          5. Maybe someone can talk me out of this but I really don't see anything but a very rocky road for USA for the foreseeable future.

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        1. lysis strata‏ @pultuskpa 8 Jul 2020
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          yeah seriously we're really fucked

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        1. Jes‏ @jesticulated 8 Jul 2020
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          At this point it's willful destruction to leave for Biden

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        1. buzz 🐝.eth‏ @buzzLA 8 Jul 2020
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          All of this is why I'm grounded in my pessimism.

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        1. Noam Chomsky ASMR‏ @itdbitd 8 Jul 2020
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          I’m sure Trump will try to ease tensions if he loses tho.. for the sake of the country

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        1. Matt "Dynamic Zero" Hardwick‏ @MattLabor 8 Jul 2020
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          And ungrateful. And as deserving to live as the rest of us all. And ungrateful. 😷

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        1. Walter Sobchak‏ @bfballantyne 8 Jul 2020
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          Can you imagine the complete and blatant corruption he’ll exhibit during that time. The pardons themselves will be nuts.

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        1. Mark “Westy” Donohue‏ @bigwestern 8 Jul 2020
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          A significant number of Americans will not take any action to protect themselves and others until someone they care about dies. And that’s where we’ll be until a vaccine. Even after that there are way too many Americans who simply do not care about anyone besides themselves.

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        1. CandidateForPM_ismymiddlename‏ @josephkrengel 8 Jul 2020
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          To me a more likely scenario is approximately 5-7% of Americans die, but ALMOST EVERYONE ends up infected and a significant number of them end up with long term virus-related injuries, some of which manifest now and some of which manifest later.

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        1. North Easton‏ @north_easton 8 Jul 2020
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          Six months between now and then, we could have another quarter of a million dead Americans.

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