Wot no coronavirus thread? Part 2

[pchang]

Happy wife, happy life...

[Broken_Erika]

Police raid home of Florida Covid-19 tracker creator


Florida police have raided the home of data scientist Rebekah Jones, who built the state's official Covid-19 database.

Ms Jones has accused the US Department of Health of manipulating virus data in order to relax pandemic restrictions.

She posted a series of videos of the raid on Twitter, in which armed officers seized her phone and laptop.

The force said it was responding to a hack of the state's emergency health alert system, which Ms Jones denies.

Ms Jones was fired from her job at the Department of Health in May after making her accusations, and has since maintained her own database, independently tracking the spread of the virus.

At the time, a spokesperson for the department described her as "disruptive".

In the hack, which is said to have taken place in early November, an unauthorised message was sent to members of the emergency response team urging them to "speak up" before thousands more people died from Covid-19. The message was obtained by the Tampa Bay Times.

In a statement, Florida Department of Law enforcement commissioner Rick Swearingen said an investigation found the hack had been carried out at Ms Jones's address, and a search warrant had been obtained.

He denied her allegation that guns had been pointed at her children during the raid.

"Agents entered the home in accordance with normal protocols and seized several devices that will be forensically analysed," he said.

"At no time were weapons pointed at anyone in the home."

'New computer and a good lawyer'

Ms Jones has raised more than $65,500 (£49,000) in seven hours after setting up a fundraiser to help her with legal costs.

"Looks like I need a new computer and a hell of a good lawyer," she wrote on the page.

In an interview with US news outlet Cuomo Prime Time, Ms Jones denied that she was sufficiently "tech savvy" to be a hacker and said she had not had access to any systems belonging to the Department of Health for more than six months.

She also said the phone which had been seized contained details about former colleagues who had shared information with her. Her husband's and sons' devices were not taken, she added.

Covid-19 in Florida

On 1 December, Florida became the third US state to record one million confirmed coronavirus infections, following Texas and California.

The following day there were 10,635 new cases, according to state data, but daily numbers had fallen to 7,575 by 6 December.

Despite the state's high infection rate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has so far ruled out any further restrictions to try to contain the virus spread.

"No lockdowns. No fines. No school closures … that is totally off the table," he said in a press briefing held at a school on 30 November.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55230764

[-Jrabbit]

I love how you've now embraced Trump's long-term, proven method of accusing your enemies of exactly what you yourself do.

[-Jrabbit]

As Donny loves to say when it favors him, "Just remember, it happened on my watch!"

[Kidlicious]

I have some news for you. People aren't going to wear masks more, or social distance more because lame brain is President.

[BeBMan]

Covid-wise wartime pres Trump opted for a daily Pearl Harbour these days it seems. Not that he'd care tho ....

[Ming]

It sure did... his cult followers didn't see a need to wear masks, social distance, or any other COMMON SENSE action to help slow this American Killer down.
Unfortunately, he kept hosting super spreader events as the disease ran rampant throughout the country.

[Kidlicious]

You seriously think that saying that it's going to go away made a difference?

[Ming]

Gee... how MANY TIMES did Trump say it was just going to GO AWAY, which was NOT Fauci's opinion.
But keep believing what the alt right is spoon feeding you.
And keep giving more money to Trump... HE LOVES PEOPLE LIKE YOU

[Kidlicious]

You just believe whatever fake news you are told.

[Ming]

He never ignored Fauci.

Talk about a flat out lie...


Please give to Trump's Con Job Fund. He KNOWS he can count on people like you to make money.

[Kidlicious]

Trump was the shot caller and made all the decisions, ignoring Fauci at almost every turn.
So yes, I'm going to keep putting blame where it belongs, on Trump.
It would actually be nice for a change to see our President at least to do SOMETHING instead of making constant claims it's just going to go away.

He never ignored Fauci. That's a flat out lie. You are inconsistent in your accusations, not that anyone really took them seriously.

[Ming]

Trump was the shot caller and made all the decisions, ignoring Fauci at almost every turn.
So yes, I'm going to keep putting blame where it belongs, on Trump.
It would actually be nice for a change to see our President at least to do SOMETHING instead of making constant claims it's just going to go away.

[Kidlicious]

But Fauci is going to still be in the Biden Administration. So Biden is keeping a failure on, and people are going to keep dying. But you are just going to keep blaming Trump, right?

[Ming]

It's amazing how you believe that Trump failed but Fauci is a huge success because your psycho garbage journos told you so.

Again, just pulling stuff out of your ass... I believe he failed by simply looking at the numbers.
Americans are dying, and that's a fact.
But keep believing everything Trump tells you and don't forget to keep giving to Trump's Con Job Fund. He loves people like you.