The most cynical interpretation of all this, one I can't quite bring myself to accept, is they rolled out the model showing 100k deaths after they knew it would be less than that so they could anchor everyone to that # and take a vicotry lap when "only" tens of thousands died. twitter.com/atrupar/status
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When will everyone learn - he has no bottom. He has no plan.
He only cares about appearances and numbers and the illusion of success that he can try to spin into further wins. It's how he ran his real estate/product scams.
It's a facade.
They've normalized low expectations
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yes the reason I can't quite accept it is because of that and the IMHE model is a real and publicly accessible thing.
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Wish they had done that weeks earlier when it might have helped convince governors to shut down faster.
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New Zealand has had less than a handful of COVID-deaths. South Korea—1st case same day as ours—is in recovery, so is Germany.
Only Trump-cultists will believe that tens of thousands of dead Americans constitutes "a very good job."
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NZ has had 1 death so far. Comprehensive lockdown, clear competent leadership and universal healthcare are major factors.
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There is no reason to be anything other than bleakly cynical when it comes to this man.
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Also, the central model was from IHME. A University of Washington research center.
Imperial college model originally predicted up to 2.2 million deaths.
That’s a lot of people in on the conspiracy.
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