Interesting Links for 29-04-2020

[andrewducker]

How the UK's care homes were abandoned to coronavirus

(tags:UK pandemic death age OhForFucksSake )

Michael Moore's green energy takedown—worse than Netflix's Goop series?

(tags:environment electricity green renewables documentary fraud OhForFucksSake )

Chills, Muscle Pain, Sore Throat: CDC Adds New Coronavirus Symptoms

(tags:pandemic USA disease virus )

The 5 techniques of science denial

(tags:globalwarming science fraud argument )

Comments

[aldabra]

They systematically moved infected patients out of hospitals into care homes. Radio 4 had an interview with a manager who was told her home would be closed down if she refused. I'm not sure "manslaughter" is a strong enough term for that.

Still, too bad if some pensioners die, right?

[andrewducker]

It's not like most people have old people they're personally attached to.

[alithea]

Quite.

Kev's home hasn't had anyone with actual symptoms yet but they are still having to accept new patients from the NHS and those patients aren't being tested first.

How the UK's care homes were abandoned to coronavirus

[jack]

Jesus jesus jesus :( The very first thing I thought of when it was clear it wouldn't stay out of this country was, how to protect care homes. Now it seems the government's plan was to just... not try :(

Re: How the UK's care homes were abandoned to coronavirus

[andrewducker]

Yup, it's a shocking dereliction of duty.

[danieldwilliam]

That documentary by Michael Moore and his mate sounds awful.

I am so dispirited by the arguement that renewable energy sources aren't green because you still use fossil fuels to power their manufacture.

[andrewducker]

It's very much "The perfect is the enemy of the good". I wonder if they are deliberately putting forward terrible arguments or if they're just not very smart.

[danieldwilliam]

What would they be trying to achieve by deliberately putting forward terrible arguments? Genuine question. I don't think Michale Moore is likely to be in the pay of the coal industry or a global warming sceptic.

It's puzzling enough either way.