{"id":83160,"date":"2020-10-06T22:08:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T19:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/people-of-america-hes-got-it\/"},"modified":"2020-10-06T22:08:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T19:08:50","slug":"people-of-america-hes-got-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/people-of-america-hes-got-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#People of America, he\u2019s got it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d8772f347a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d8772f347a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/people-of-america-hes-got-it\/#By_the_numbers\" >By the numbers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/people-of-america-hes-got-it\/#Tweet_of_the_week\" >Tweet of the week<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/people-of-america-hes-got-it\/#What_to_read\" >What to read<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/people-of-america-hes-got-it\/#%C2%AF_%E3%83%84_%C2%AF\" >\u00af_(\u30c4)_\/\u00af<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/people-of-america-hes-got-it\/#Well_bye\" >Well, bye<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#People of America, he\u2019s got it<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            Welcome to the apocalypse, friends. It\u2019s Rachel filling in for Tristan this week as he takes a much-needed break from . . . well, everything.<\/p>\n<p>For the record, I agreed to take over this week well over a month ago, and I didn\u2019t exactly think too much about it until the Friday before Tristan left. That\u2019s when I realized, \u201cAw crap, I\u2019ve got the \u2018Trump has COVID-19\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter, don\u2019t I?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLOTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FLOTUS<\/a> and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely. We will get through this TOGETHER!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1311892190680014849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, the President of the United States revealed last Friday that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for coronavirus, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently half the White House.<\/p>\n<p>This is after his debate on Tuesday with former Vice President Joe Biden, in which he mocked the latter for his mask-wearing and his social distancing. The Trump party didn\u2019t wear masks at the venue, and Trump wasn\u2019t tested before the event as he arrived late.<\/p>\n<p>Trump spent a few days at Walter Reed Medical Center \u2014 everything else aside, he\u2019s a 74-year-old man and firmly in the high-risk category \u2014 and has since returned to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>That said, he still doesn\u2019t look so good.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"533\" data-file-id=\"57954\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/22ec88eb9b9d8bc3bcf660787\/images\/11cc7ea8-efdb-44b8-b33b-abcc86520e4c.jpg\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/22ec88eb9b9d8bc3bcf660787\/images\/11cc7ea8-efdb-44b8-b33b-abcc86520e4c.jpg\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><br \/>Naturally, the President of the United States coming down with the C-virus he failed to help contain was met with something of a mixed response. I\u2019m going to leave it at that, as I can\u2019t contain the entirety of Twitter in this newsletter. Just take my word for it.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I don\u2019t think I need to say anything else about the virus this week, do I? COVID unlocked a pretty big achievement this week, and it\u2019s probably still not going to make a darned bit of difference in how we react to it.<\/p>\n<p>Color me insensitive, but . . . did they sneak him some hydroxychloroquine? You know, just to check?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"By_the_numbers\"><\/span>By the numbers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Given the above, I think it\u2019s best if I just leave this number here again. I agree with Tristan that it\u2019s the only number that really matters right now:<br \/>Number of people lost to COVID-19:\u00a0<strong>over 1,000,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tweet_of_the_week\"><\/span>Tweet of the week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">my seasonal depression is just my regular depression wearing a santa hat<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob&#8217;s Actually Spooky ? ? (@RobbyActually) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobbyActually\/status\/1311694640882434048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_read\"><\/span>What to read<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400; height: 296px;\" width=\"1512\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Trump\u2019s COVID-19 diagnosis, airborne transmission,<br \/>and the perils of not knowing how to use Excel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">?\u200d?<\/td>\n<td>There are, of course, conspiracy theories about Trump\u2019s<br \/>coronavirus diagnosis. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/nidhiprakash\/trump-coronavirus-case-conspiracy-theories\">Buzzfeed News<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">?<\/td>\n<td>Sports teams are now using drones to disinfect stadiums between <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/30015239\/atlanta-falcons-use-drones-clean-stadium-fans\">ESPN<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">?<\/td>\n<td>Over one million people have died of COVID-19. Here\u2019s how it happened. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/09\/28\/a-timeline-of-the-insidious-path-the-coronavirus-took-around-the-world-to-kill-more-than-1-million.html\">CNBC<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">?<\/td>\n<td>Almost 20,000 Amazon employees have tested positive or are<br \/>\u201cpresumed positive,\u201d (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aboutamazon.com\/operations\/update-on-covid-19-testing\">says Amazon<\/a>); at least 10 have died. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/lack-oversight-transparency-leave-amazon-employees-dark-covid-19-n1241549\">NBC News<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">?<\/td>\n<td>CDC says the coronavirus can be spread via airborne transmission (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2020\/10\/05\/920446534\/cdc-acknowledges-coronavirus-can-spread-via-airborne-transmission\">NPR<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">?<\/td>\n<td>Over a dozen White House employees have tested<br \/>positive for COVID-19 this year, in addition to the President and First Lady. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/white-house-staff-members-who-had-covid-19-2020-10\">Insider<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">?<\/td>\n<td>PSA: Your brain<span>\u00a0<\/span>cannot be skewered<span>\u00a0<\/span>by the coronavirus swab, don\u2019t worry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">?<\/td>\n<td>Almost 16,000 coronavirus cases in the UK are \u201cmissing\u201d<br \/>thanks to an Excel spreadsheet screw-up,<br \/>leaving thousands unknowingly exposed. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2020\/oct\/05\/how-excel-may-have-caused-loss-of-16000-covid-tests-in-england\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">?<\/td>\n<td>Trump\u2019s suite at Walter Reed has a kitchen, a living room,<br \/>and a dining room with a crystal chandelier. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-8800181\/Inside-Walter-Reed-Trump-treated-coronavirus-secure-Presidential-Suite.html\">Daily Mail<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%AF_%E3%83%84_%C2%AF\"><\/span><span>\u00af_(\u30c4)_\/\u00af<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this little section, we\u2019d like to discuss the tech that\u2019s getting us through the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d <em>like to<\/em>. But there are much more pressing issues at hand. Despite the fact that people in the US only comprise a small portion of the global population, the lion\u2019s share of COVID-19 cases are in the States.<\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s current leadership has downplayed the virus, disputed scientific facts, and showed its willingness to sacrifice lives for political power.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a US citizen and believe this needs to change: go\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/register-to-vote\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/register-to-vote\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And If you\u2019re a citizen of any other country, you can pressure your American friends to vote by yelling at them on the internet <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\">here<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\">here<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tiktok.com\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/tiktok.com\">here<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Well_bye\"><\/span>Well, bye<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re all in this together. Even if it feels like everything is completely partisan right now\u2026 because it kind of is\u2026 we\u2019re still members of the same human race.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe 2021 will be different. But the only way that\u2019s going to happen is if we all collectively decide to look out for one another no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that doing so is easy peasy lemon squeezy:<\/p>\n<p>1. Wear a mask.<br \/>2. Stay 2-3 meters away from others in public spaces.<br \/>3. Support government officials who take the pandemic seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Adios amigos,<br \/>Tristan\u00a0(and Rachel)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/corona\/2020\/10\/06\/people-of-america-hes-got-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#People of America, he\u2019s got it&#8221; Welcome to the apocalypse, friends. It\u2019s Rachel filling in for Tristan this week as he takes a much-needed break from . . . well, everything. 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