The Politics Thread

[marceline]

I'm not paying any attention to the reports about Trump's health. Nothing these people tell us is real. It's all just another reality show to them. I'm working with the assumption he's going to end up saying hello to Herman Cain sometime in the next few weeks.

[Vee]

I cannot live in that hope, but oh, it's there.

[DramatistDreamer]

 

 

Something else that I want to mention is that, despite his efforts to delay being questioned in the family fraud case, Eric Trump was deposed yesterday. Parts of the public may have forgotten about the case but the attorney general for the state of New York certainly hasn't. Neither has the SDNY. And it is doubtful that the election results will impact that investigation, as it has become clear that it isn't just about Donald now. The scope of I investigation has obviously widened to encompass other individuals.

[janea4old]

 

 

Re:  oxygen saturation level of 95-97%. 

That's not low. That's normal.

[Khan]

President Trump is like Mama Khan.  He's too ornery to die.

[Vee]

Normal or low normal?

 

 

[DRW50]

I think an address is inevitable, as are the "Trump's back!" hot takes. His cultists and many in the press will eat it up. I can't begin to guess about the overall public. The biggest problem is he's repulsive - he's always looked like something that got caught in a toilet, but now he looks like something that was yanked out of the toilet and left to bake outside. He can barely speak. He gives off skeevy vibes. And the "trolling" persona that the Jonestown residents love falls flatter when you see how visibly exhausted he is and has been for some time now. 

 

Whatever he says or does, I do expect things to tighten, especially if, as I am seeing some speculation about on Twitter, the recent poll results are mostly just his supporters not responding rather than a larger shift toward Biden. They will come back. But Biden does still have a steady lead, and hopefully that can be maintained if voter suppression does not carry the day. There are so many voter suppression stories we aren't even hearing about.

Edited October 6, 2020 by DRW50

[victoria foxton]

 

  

[Vee]

 

 

[janea4old]

Mayo Clinic:
Normal pulse oximeter readings usually range from 95 to 100 percent. Values under 90 percent are considered low.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/hypoxemia/basics/definition/sym-20050930

 

AACN (American Association of Critical-care Nurses):

Normal oxygen saturation levels fall between 95 and 99 percent.

https://web.archive.org/web/20120131222646/http://www.aacn.org/WD/Practice/Docs/ch_14_PO.pdf

 

American Lung Association

Normal is around 95-97%.

This note is regarding people texting their oxygen level at home:
"However, it is also possible for the device to show healthy oxygen saturation levels even when experiencing trouble breathing which may lead some individuals to delay seeking urgently needed care"

https://www.lung.org/media/press-releases/pulse-oximeter-covid-19

[Vee]

 

[janea4old]

 

 

 

Full story:

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pentagons-top-military-leaders-quarantining-coast-guard-admiral/story?id=73454458

Edited October 6, 2020 by janea4old

[Faulkner]

 

[marceline]

Doug Jones is such a good man and good senator. I hate the fact that he's likely to lose.

[DRW50]

I don't understand why all of the joint chiefs of staff being quarantined would be publicized - that's kind of dangerous.