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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jun-2020 16:56:35 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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   NYC is an example of how it could have been nationwide, so I agree that US isn't doing as horribly as the news seems to suggest.
   
   Other than New York, the medical system has not collapsed, which has helped keep deaths lower (still 1/8 of a million, but the US has an estimated 330 million people in it, so 30-60 million was possible).
   • Douglas A. Whitfield (musicman)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jun-2020 17:54:49 EDT Douglas A. Whitfield

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     as with pretty much everything saying "X is happening in the USA" is just a false statement on the face. The country is too big. Houston has obviously not done a good job. Florida has obviously not done a good job. Even if you extrapolate Houston to Texas (which is dumb), you still have 48 states. But the ICU bed thing is another one of those statements that is false on its fac…