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[JazzNU]

[ponchi101]

I guess it is a sign of the times that you can read a paragraph which you agree so wholeheartedly with, and still feel a bit of revulsion because of who wrote it.
But bravo for Kavanaugh. I guess he can go and have a beer now, at the ratskeller.

[JazzNU]

Insanity.

[ponchi101]

Although the statistics are solid, they also cut both ways. Most young people can handle the virus well, but that does not mean all of them. At least one player will come down with considerable symptoms from the virus, for a tournament that was really not needed.
Yep, insanity.

[JazzNU]

Although the statistics are solid, they also cut both ways. Most young people can handle the virus well, but that does not mean all of them. At least one player will come down with considerable symptoms from the virus, for a tournament that was really not needed.
Yep, insanity.

Hard for me to tell what carries over from country to country in South America, since not sure about current border restrictions, but that covid article you posted about Colombia mentioned that over half the patients in the ICU were under 65 and it mentioned young people specifically as being the ones getting sick. Not sure if it's the same particular variant that is dominant in Brazil right now as it is in Colombia and if that is more transmissible or harmful to young people, but it definitely feels completely unnecessary given the current climate there. And it feels reckless because their approach has hardly been in line with public health standards to curb transmissions once a positive test crops up on a team.

[ponchi101]

The surge in "young people" cases is directly tied to the protests. I am not sure if the new variant affects young people more easily, but it was simply that thousands of people were marching shoulder to shoulder.
Dry's weekly Covid report said it. With 10% of the world's population, we have 25% of the cases. If it is not because the vaccine used was the wrong one (Chinese in Chile), it was Brasil's denial, Argentina and Colombia's impossibility to shut down due to economic crises, Venezuela's inability to secure vaccines or Peru/Ecuador inadequate health care system.
But we also said it. Holding this cup was insane.

[the Moz]

Kudos to the American footballer that came out this week

[ponchi101]

We were talking about it in the NFL topic.
One thing, that I find is good. A one day news. Nothing more. No 7 weeks of analysis, no elaborate show in ESPN to talk about the issue. Kind of humdrum, which, to me, is good. By now, it feels normal.
That's progress, I think.

[the Moz]

We were talking about it in the NFL topic.
One thing, that I find is good. A one day news. Nothing more. No 7 weeks of analysis, no elaborate show in ESPN to talk about the issue. Kind of humdrum, which, to me, is good. By now, it feels normal.
That's progress, I think.

Absolutely!

[JTContinental]

Top ranked LPGA player Nelly Korda won her first major today

[ponchi101]

I was reading that now, all the Korda family has won at least one Slam title in Australia.
(Seb won the Aussie open juniors, the article says).
And. What a strong phenotype. They all look alike.

[JazzNU]

In case you missed this yesterday at the Tour de France

[ponchi101]

Apparently French police will prosecute him. If they find him.
Good.

[MJ2004]

Apparently French police will prosecute him. If they find him.
Good.

It was a her, and she has been arrested.

Tour de France spectator arrested over sign crash

French police say they have arrested a woman suspected of causing a huge crash during the Tour de France by waving a sign in the riders' path on Saturday.

The peloton was 45km (28 miles) from the end of the first stage, when her sign clipped German rider Tony Martin.

He fell to the ground and caused dozens of other riders to follow suit, in what was one of the Tour de France's worst ever crashes.

French authorities say the woman, who is French, is in custody in Landerneau.

Video footage of the incident has been shared widely online.

The woman can be seen holding a sign with "granny and granddad" written in German. She is looking away from the peloton coming towards her and does not see them approach, while holding her sign too far into the road.

As a result of the crash, one rider had to pull out of the Tour completely and another eight riders were treated for injuries.

The crash held up the race, which was between between Brest and Landerneau in north-west France, for five minutes, while bikes and riders were untangled and cleared from the road.

Following the incident, Tour de France Deputy Director Pierre-Yves Thouault said the tour would take legal action against the woman.

"We are suing this woman who behaved so badly. We are doing this so that the tiny minority of people who do this do not spoil the show for everyone," he told AFP news agency.

France has relaxed its coronavirus restrictions and many people have flocked to see the riders.

Those hoping to watch the race have been told to keep off the route and maintain their distance.

[JazzNU]