While it’s true that Lio could have put some unknown name on the ticket, I can think of no better-known celebrity holding multiple large gatherings where masks and social distancing are discouraged (or at least not encouraged).
As much as I wish cartoonists would leave politics off their strips, I think this one is appropriate…. And before the pandemic I was a Trump supporter…..
You people are unbelievable. If you don’t like what the messenger says you need to hide it away from your sensitive eyes. Of course if you do like what the messenger says then it should be shown to everyone in the world.
I think this is both sad and freakin’ hilarious. I mean it IS what is literally happening, right? Hosting a mass gathering without requiring masks or social distancing is basically handing Death a ticket to attend, right?
Nearly a month later, Covid-19 diagnoses are climbing, hitting an all-time high on Thursday, with the US arguably in the midst of a second wave of coronavirus cases.
But multiple analyses suggest the protests are not to blame, according to what we know so far.
Initial data, reported in the Wall Street Journal and BuzzFeed, found no uptick in Covid-19 cases in cities with major protests.
And a recent working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) found that there was “no significant divergence in the [Covid-19] trends after the protests” in counties with protests and those without.
“There really hasn’t been an overwhelming amount of data to say we saw spikes as a result” of protests, Saskia Popescu, an infectious disease epidemiologist, told me. “That’s a good thing.”
So what is causing the recent uptick in Covid-19 cases, which led to the US hitting its highest number of daily new cases ever this week?
Experts pointed to states reopening, particularly allowing indoor gatherings — at bars, restaurants, barbershops, workplaces, and so on — in which the coronavirus is more likely to spread.
Studies show that previous measures to close down such gatherings likely helped lower Covid-19 cases.
The protests themselves, however, do not seem to be a major source, at least so far.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is now the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. — killing more people on average per day than cancer or heart disease.
The virus is the cause of 1,970 deaths in the U.S. per day, according to a graph published Tuesday by Dr. Maria Danilychev, based in San Diego, Calif. In comparison, the graph shows 1,774 deaths per day are attributed to heart disease and 1,641 to cancer, according to Newsweek.
The Trump admin has killed 137,000 Americans with a deadly but preventable disease and put 40,000,000 out of work. Republicans did everything possible to spread the disease and nothing to stop it. Republican rejection of testing and tracing is keeping the USA shut down. Vote out every Republican.
this virus is like going out in the rain. We can stay in and when we go out wear a raincoat and carry an umbrella and it will help some. But eventually we will all get wet, some a little, some a lot. We can blame everyone else but it won’t do any good. It is a sucky situation no one likes and no one has the perfect solution for.
Trump wore a mask in public for the first time Saturday (according to insiders he’s worn one in private many times). Now Trumpistas MIGHT change their tune, to follow Dear Leaderless. It’s probably too much to hope for, though. But as often as HE changes his mind, maybe they can, too. Melania, of course, has been seen in public wearing a mask on several occasions, but that might be to hid her latest plastic surgery………
By the way, as a sheer matter of objective reality, it was neither the peaceful protests (the VAST majority were peaceful) nor Trump rallies (which, of course, should NOT be held during a pandemic, nor any political rallies by any candidate of any party—talk about “non-essential!”), but by the too-soon and unsafe re-opening of bars, beaches, bowling alleys, casinos, churches, and so forth, and just a huge number of parties for holidays (Memorial Day, Father’s Day, the 4th of July). These are all far more important causes. For instance, this item from The Kansas City Star: A Kansas City teen who helped promote a July 3 party in Cass County identified as the source of five coronavirus cases says far more of the 400 people who attended are likely sick.
The Cass County Health Department announced Friday that a cluster of positive COVID-19 cases is linked to the party that took place between between Harrisonville and Garden City near Missouri 7 highway.
Cole Wood, one of the partygoers who helped promote the event on social media, said at least 10 people, including himself, have experienced symptoms but haven’t been tested yet. He promoted the party through a flyer on social media, which the other organizers then posted on their accounts, but he never expected crowds to get that large.
When partygoers Wood didn’t know poured in about 30 minutes before the start time, he knew it would be big.
A few days later, Wood felt too cold to fall asleep without covers. Then he developed a fever and cough. He has an appointment scheduled Wednesday to get tested for COVID-19, he said. His friends who tested positive developed similar symptoms.
And this, at the tail end of the story: Because the party didn’t have a guest list, officials said it has been difficult to track every potential exposure. Local health officials are asking anyone who attended the party to quarantine for 14 days and monitor their symptoms. If they develop symptoms, officials said attendees should contact their primary health care providers or the health department directly at 816-673-4618.
Wood hopes that by speaking out about his involvement in the party, more young people will take responsibility and choose to quarantine and get tested.
“The party can wait,” he said. “It’s not worth people getting sick and spreading it.”
“It’s not just some virus we hear about on the news,” Wood said. “It’s affecting our homes. It’s affecting our town."
Did anyone else see a different Lio toon in THEIR TODAY’S NEWS PAPER dated 7-14-2014, about a small alien ship landing with a sign "surrender humans’ and Lio sprays them? It is not the toon we see above and when I searched for the 7-14-14 toon it is on a Sunday and not the alien ship toon.Why wasn’t the above toon in the newspaper and where is the alien toon?
Also, the first two panels look just like 6-10-2009 3rd and 4th panels with slight difference instead of the net they have the sign: “surrender humans”
Templo S.U.D. almost 4 years ago
well, la-dee-da
danketaz Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Think we can leave the politics out of this one?
cdward almost 4 years ago
While it’s true that Lio could have put some unknown name on the ticket, I can think of no better-known celebrity holding multiple large gatherings where masks and social distancing are discouraged (or at least not encouraged).
Bilan almost 4 years ago
Even the Grim Reaper likes going after low-hanging fruit.
PleaseStay6PixelsAway almost 4 years ago
Q: Why won’t any zombies be at the Trump-Pence event? A: No brains to feed on.
Artrina almost 4 years ago
As much as I wish cartoonists would leave politics off their strips, I think this one is appropriate…. And before the pandemic I was a Trump supporter…..
cruiserd almost 4 years ago
Maybe it’s time to move this strip to the Editorial section. No need to flame as I’ll be gone.
sheep almost 4 years ago
This is dark.
The Pro from Dover almost 4 years ago
You people are unbelievable. If you don’t like what the messenger says you need to hide it away from your sensitive eyes. Of course if you do like what the messenger says then it should be shown to everyone in the world.
The Pro from Dover almost 4 years ago
The people that hate this should go read Bottomliners you’ll like that one.
Sir Ruddy Blighter almost 4 years ago
I think this is both sad and freakin’ hilarious. I mean it IS what is literally happening, right? Hosting a mass gathering without requiring masks or social distancing is basically handing Death a ticket to attend, right?
Silly Season almost 4 years ago
Nearly a month later, Covid-19 diagnoses are climbing, hitting an all-time high on Thursday, with the US arguably in the midst of a second wave of coronavirus cases.
But multiple analyses suggest the protests are not to blame, according to what we know so far.
Initial data, reported in the Wall Street Journal and BuzzFeed, found no uptick in Covid-19 cases in cities with major protests.
And a recent working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) found that there was “no significant divergence in the [Covid-19] trends after the protests” in counties with protests and those without.
“There really hasn’t been an overwhelming amount of data to say we saw spikes as a result” of protests, Saskia Popescu, an infectious disease epidemiologist, told me. “That’s a good thing.”
So what is causing the recent uptick in Covid-19 cases, which led to the US hitting its highest number of daily new cases ever this week?
Experts pointed to states reopening, particularly allowing indoor gatherings — at bars, restaurants, barbershops, workplaces, and so on — in which the coronavirus is more likely to spread.
Studies show that previous measures to close down such gatherings likely helped lower Covid-19 cases.
The protests themselves, however, do not seem to be a major source, at least so far.
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/26/21300636/coronavirus-pandemic-black-lives-matter-protests
Amra Leo almost 4 years ago
Ooh! That’ll tickle Death a mite…
Silly Season almost 4 years ago
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is now the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. — killing more people on average per day than cancer or heart disease.
The virus is the cause of 1,970 deaths in the U.S. per day, according to a graph published Tuesday by Dr. Maria Danilychev, based in San Diego, Calif. In comparison, the graph shows 1,774 deaths per day are attributed to heart disease and 1,641 to cancer, according to Newsweek.
https://www.foxnews.com/health/coronavirus-now-killing-more-americans-than-cancer-heart-disease-report
Markov Da Robot almost 4 years ago
The scythe looks OLDDD.
dragonbite almost 4 years ago
This could be any type of social gathering ticket.
Boots at the Boar Premium Member almost 4 years ago
America’s great now? Nobody sends me the memos.
WCraft Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I’ll bet the hate addicts are loving this one!
Radish the wordsmith almost 4 years ago
The Trump admin has killed 137,000 Americans with a deadly but preventable disease and put 40,000,000 out of work. Republicans did everything possible to spread the disease and nothing to stop it. Republican rejection of testing and tracing is keeping the USA shut down. Vote out every Republican.
car2ner almost 4 years ago
this virus is like going out in the rain. We can stay in and when we go out wear a raincoat and carry an umbrella and it will help some. But eventually we will all get wet, some a little, some a lot. We can blame everyone else but it won’t do any good. It is a sucky situation no one likes and no one has the perfect solution for.
RabbitDad almost 4 years ago
If you are a welder, do you forego a welder’s mask and gloves because they make you look weak and because FREEDOM? This is no different.
kathybear almost 4 years ago
I’m keeping this one. Just because.
Miss Buttinsky Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Keep your heads together, everyone. Someday trump and the pandemic will be gone and we will need to be very strong for the apocalypse.
Godfreydaniel almost 4 years ago
Trump wore a mask in public for the first time Saturday (according to insiders he’s worn one in private many times). Now Trumpistas MIGHT change their tune, to follow Dear Leaderless. It’s probably too much to hope for, though. But as often as HE changes his mind, maybe they can, too. Melania, of course, has been seen in public wearing a mask on several occasions, but that might be to hid her latest plastic surgery………
Godfreydaniel almost 4 years ago
By the way, as a sheer matter of objective reality, it was neither the peaceful protests (the VAST majority were peaceful) nor Trump rallies (which, of course, should NOT be held during a pandemic, nor any political rallies by any candidate of any party—talk about “non-essential!”), but by the too-soon and unsafe re-opening of bars, beaches, bowling alleys, casinos, churches, and so forth, and just a huge number of parties for holidays (Memorial Day, Father’s Day, the 4th of July). These are all far more important causes. For instance, this item from The Kansas City Star: A Kansas City teen who helped promote a July 3 party in Cass County identified as the source of five coronavirus cases says far more of the 400 people who attended are likely sick.
The Cass County Health Department announced Friday that a cluster of positive COVID-19 cases is linked to the party that took place between between Harrisonville and Garden City near Missouri 7 highway.
Cole Wood, one of the partygoers who helped promote the event on social media, said at least 10 people, including himself, have experienced symptoms but haven’t been tested yet. He promoted the party through a flyer on social media, which the other organizers then posted on their accounts, but he never expected crowds to get that large.
When partygoers Wood didn’t know poured in about 30 minutes before the start time, he knew it would be big.
A few days later, Wood felt too cold to fall asleep without covers. Then he developed a fever and cough. He has an appointment scheduled Wednesday to get tested for COVID-19, he said. His friends who tested positive developed similar symptoms.
Godfreydaniel almost 4 years ago
And this, at the tail end of the story: Because the party didn’t have a guest list, officials said it has been difficult to track every potential exposure. Local health officials are asking anyone who attended the party to quarantine for 14 days and monitor their symptoms. If they develop symptoms, officials said attendees should contact their primary health care providers or the health department directly at 816-673-4618.
Wood hopes that by speaking out about his involvement in the party, more young people will take responsibility and choose to quarantine and get tested.
“The party can wait,” he said. “It’s not worth people getting sick and spreading it.”
“It’s not just some virus we hear about on the news,” Wood said. “It’s affecting our homes. It’s affecting our town."
InquireWithin almost 4 years ago
Really lit the fuse with that one…
j.l.farmer almost 4 years ago
love it!!!!!!!!
danketaz Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Well I’m just glad they kept the politics out of this one!
Sisyphos almost 4 years ago
So, Lio has become a Death-dealing partisan? How sad….
Toodles, Tatulli.
asrialfeeple almost 4 years ago
He’ll make a killing!
wwward1948 almost 4 years ago
I’m out of here!
jr1234 almost 4 years ago
Did anyone else see a different Lio toon in THEIR TODAY’S NEWS PAPER dated 7-14-2014, about a small alien ship landing with a sign "surrender humans’ and Lio sprays them? It is not the toon we see above and when I searched for the 7-14-14 toon it is on a Sunday and not the alien ship toon.Why wasn’t the above toon in the newspaper and where is the alien toon?
Also, the first two panels look just like 6-10-2009 3rd and 4th panels with slight difference instead of the net they have the sign: “surrender humans”
Supercat Premium Member over 3 years ago
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