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Anchorman at the End of the World; New York Quarantine Rumors
from #191 - Corona Cast | The Tim Dillon Show · #191
5 min
He declares himself "the anchorman at the end of the world," discusses rumors of a New York City quarantine, Drudge Report headlines about a possible nationwide shutdown, and worries about America's healthcare system compared to Italy's.
- Tim describes himself as the anchorman at the end of the world — not shocked by oligarchic bungling of the pandemic response.
- Trump thrives in boom times like an eighties political cartoon, but looks worse when things get bleak and he might catch coronavirus.
- Everyone claims a highly placed government source told them New York City would be quarantined by now, yet nobody's highly placed friend can help with anything else.
- BuzzFeed quoted the NYPD denying quarantine plans, but "at this time" is a meaningless phrase designed to cover all possibilities.
- The Drudge Report headline about a nationwide shutdown raises the question of how you quarantine 350 million people with a lot of guns.
- Italy's healthcare infrastructure isn't much better than America's, and many U.S. systems are equally or more unprepared despite being a first-world country.
- Conspiracy people who don't believe in the virus aren't helpful, but their distrust makes sense given government incompetence — they've had their minds melted.
- When the government says don't get tested if you have symptoms because there are no tests, people reasonably start questioning whether the crisis is real.