Post 9tCS7JLcBs5knxNrt2 by Crabby@spinster.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #9t7HDKYaH1rqlCGrom by PedanticBohemian@spinster.xyz
       2020-03-17T23:47:33Z
       
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       #CoronavirusUSA My caregiver says Safeway is like a ghost town with empty shelves. As someone who cannot panic buy, this hits home hard.
       
 (DIR) Post #9t8xwfRaZ8NRXIWe8m by Crabby@spinster.xyz
       2020-03-18T02:49:16Z
       
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       @PedanticBohemian It's ridiculous in Australia, too. Our supermarkets have started opening up the very first hour for peaople who have Seniors' Cards, disabled folk and other welfare recipients who have a Health Care Card to prove it. The first day, supermarket staff weren't checking for that, and there were stories of healthy young people shunting aside frail people using walking frames and sticks.My flatmate and I actually did need toilet paper today, so we turned up early (my flatmate is a Senior Card holder, and yes, the supermarket staff did check her card! hooray!), and we bought exactly the quantity we normally do.While the shelves were a little sparse in places, if it wasn't for panic buying, there would be enough of everything for everyone.
       
 (DIR) Post #9t8xwfgpeSZQIZeots by PedanticBohemian@spinster.xyz
       2020-03-18T07:05:36Z
       
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       @Crabby  Exactly right. Though they aren't doing the senior/disabled thing in America yet. I mean of course not, it's America and we're in the clutches of a sociopathic narcissist. At least the local (Whidbey Island, WA) churches and similar organizations have the right idea. They've canceled all programs including services and the churches are closed for deep cleaning. Thankfully, I only have 2 more doctors' appointments this month. Worried about catching from folks seeking care in the clinic. :blobbandage:
       
 (DIR) Post #9t8xwgTOjtQ0jCNbbE by Crabby@spinster.xyz
       2020-03-18T20:23:19Z
       
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       @PedanticBohemian Churches that provide food for the needy and other charities here have been an unexpected casualty of the panic buying because the supermarkets have much less close-to-use-by-date stock to give them. The poor are getting thoroughly screwed every which way. Sigh. It was ever thus.As for the sociopath, at least Joe has a heart. Let's hope he gets enough to roll the stupid Electoral College - what a sham that thing is! It exists only to make sure citizens' votes are decidedly NOT equal! It's a wonder the Supremes haven't killed it. (In case you're unaware why it's a rort, the least populous states' citizens get more electors than the most populous. California is the most disadvantaged of all as its citizens get one EC seat per just under half a million registered voters, iirc. Least populous states like Wyoming, Alaska, etc, get one EC seat per just over quarter of a million voters. If the EC seats were distributed proportionally instead of 1 per Senate seat plus 1 per HoR seat, then Hillary would've romped home in 2016. Sucks to be her, but at least Biden's promised he'll pick a female VP. My bet's Amy Klobuchar for her great legislative track record. Warren's too far left, so I doubt she'd get the job, plus she's all about the trans now.)
       
 (DIR) Post #9t8xwhPtEQCrebkJlo by AnneBevan@spinster.xyz
       2020-03-18T20:42:28Z
       
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       @Crabby @PedanticBohemianSo is Joe. Can see him choosing Samantha Power.
       
 (DIR) Post #9t8xwiqVuv665TD5uK by LostInCalifornia@spinster.xyz
       2020-03-18T21:07:24Z
       
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       @AnneBevan @Crabby @PedanticBohemian Joe is always late to the game, but at least he joins the game. Right now as the hints stands, he's said former opponent, woman, and African American. He's in negotiations with Kamala if you follow the hints. Whether she'll be the one is still unknown.
       
 (DIR) Post #9tCS7JLcBs5knxNrt2 by Crabby@spinster.xyz
       2020-03-20T13:29:36Z
       
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       @LostInCalifornia @AnneBevan @PedanticBohemian Ah-hah! I've missed a coupla hints apparently!
       
 (DIR) Post #9tCSU2GLsU5KTel3nk by LostInCalifornia@spinster.xyz
       2020-03-20T13:33:45Z
       
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       @Crabby @AnneBevan @PedanticBohemian Still up in air. Kamala is from California, so the theory is she won't bring in extra votes.Except, she's the one the UFW endorsed, and the UFW is the reason Hillary was more popular with Latinos in 2016 than Bernie (and than Obama in 2008). The Dems have always wanted to win Texas back, and Latinos are the path. So, we don't know, but he did drop hints.