Oh yay a day of ignorant national rage-tweeting about what's happening in my state yay

PSA: Educate yourself before rage-tweeting abt NC:

-The data (cases, deaths, hospitalizations, resource capacity, testing (& positivity rates), etc): https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article241168731.html

-Current "Phase 2" restrictions: https://www.nc.gov/covid-19/staying-ahead-curve/phase-2-faqs

-NC's R value: https://rt.live/share/us/NC?r=1590337015000

tl;dr:

1) The data for NC are mixed but generally OK (not great, not bad - sorta just muddling along): cases are up BUT testing is WAY up & the positivity rate is low & steady; no resource stress, BUT things aren't really improving; nursing homes/prisons remain a problem

2) Cooper's Phase 2 regs are a mess - restaurants & brewpubs, not bars; pools, not playgrounds; no county distinctions; etc. BUT mass gathering restrictions are IMO defensible right now, & the GOP convention isn't being singled out (esp since Mecklenburg is a hotspot) /x

p.s. Bill Gates is not trying to chip you.

p.p.s. Pulled pork barbecue is King, but especially w eastern vinegar-based sauce