by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
While I’m no fucking Oracle, I do believe I’ve gotten within the spectrum of predicting the real-life pandemic scenario that’s now rapidly unfolding around us. I said it would probably be today that the story started, and it is. But we still haven’t gotten to the “inciting incident” when the plot really begins.
It seems to me this scenario’s inciting incident will be one of several things that may happen within hours or days.
50 For 50 Test Results This Weekend
Now that we’re actively testing people across the country, what happens when every fucking State has at least one case? If it happens this weekend, then Trump and his toadies are going to look just as bad as W. with his “Mission Accomplished” sign behind his back on the aircraft carrier. And the conditions are there for it happen rather rapidly.
The WuFlop Comes To America
This is the wildcard. But the moment it recorded happening in the United States — especially somewhere like NYC or LA — then we’re going to the show. The entire nation will freak the fuck out. My fear it will happen at some recorded live event, say, Saturday Night Live. That’s kind of the nightmare scenario. To date, it’s just been CCTV recordings.
Bonus: The Gray Plague
There are a lot of old, powerful and well-known people in the world right now. If, say, The Pope dies in the next 24-48 hours, well, that, in itself, would be a news event and lurch us into the a major crisis that would likely take about a year — at least — to sort itself out.
Anyway, I feel as though my work here is done. I’ve proved my point — I’m pretty good at building real-world scenario and I don’t know jack shit about anything. I’ll keep at it for no other reason than that’s my nature. But, lulz, I’m just a crank, right Maggie Haberman?
