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Were there equivalents to lockdown during the Spanish flu?  How long did it take for things to go back to normal back then?

Here's an interesting article on that in the US. Useful graphs showing what happened when restrictions were lifted early/late relative to other states.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/how-cities-flattened-curve-1918-spanish-flu-pandemic-coronavirus/

They looked good yesterday. They were very poor against Everton and Newcastle.  May have a cup win in them, but can't see them with a real shot in the league.

[He was elected by a majority of the electorate or even those who voted]

Trump is the president - like him or loathe him.
He was voted in by the American people.

His policies on business and doing everything to keep the economy going/creating jobs are admirable (from the limited knowledge I have so bear in mind it is all IMHO).

His policies on nearly everything else including climate change/BLM etc etc are f**king disgraceful and should be roundly condemned.

I hope that isn't an attempt to come back to be as to whether a good president GIVEN his position on race? You will be back to me later (in the interests of debate and exercising your freedom of speech) on that no doubt?

I would have the gravest doubts about his mastery of economics and whether he deserves any credit in that regard. Hard to prove either way though

Trump is President. Nobody doubts that. He was elected via the current rules. Nobody doubts that. He was elected by a majority of the electorate or even those who voted. Nobody can doubt that. He is the President, properly in position under the rules but does not and did not have majority popular support. Not a complaint. Just a statement of fact

I take it you're missing a 'not' in the bolded part LC?

A good read; well worth your time:

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/

I can.  Their name rhymes with Benjamin Disraeli.

Big studios have lost their cinema income. They're probably looking to shore up their available revenue streams.

Was it gmac who just discovered a couple of weeks ago that cop unions aren't pro Democrat? Or was it some other poster who thinks you can't know what's going on here unless you live here?

Take him at his word!  First time for everything I suppose.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/

Some light bedtime reading.

Gerrymandering usually backfires though.

Giving the vote to people who live in the US (or in a US territory in the case of PR) is gerrymandering?

I was thinking if the Dems won the Presidency and senate, they could both stack the court and by adding 4 fairly safe future senate seats, protect against  the Republicans returning the favor later down the line.

It's what Mitch would do!

Which is why the Dems need to move on statehood for DC and PR.

This is a fun read.  The article entirely consists of quotes from Republicans about why Justices should not be appointed to the Supreme Court in an election year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/opinion/ruth-bader-ginsburg-senate-democrats.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Although that one is interesting too.

Can you imagine Trump and Fox News if the Dems do pull out some of those suggestions such as objecting to the UCs or making all the GOP senators in those tight races be present in person in D.C. to form a quorum instead of being out fundraising and shaking hands at home?

Fixed above. Thanks J70.


I might actually watch Fox if that happened!  I can't see the Democrats doing anything so ballsy though.

This is a fun read.  The article entirely consists of quotes from Republicans about why Justices should not be appointed to the Supreme Court in an election year.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/21/opinion/supreme-court-nomination-ginsburg.html

I haven't lived in the north, so I'd no idea whether its used up there. Definitely never heard it while living in Dublin for quite a number of years.

I grew up in Dublin.  Very common expression on much of the north side.