Well, well, well: In a dramatic turn of events, the Blue and White Party that served as the alternative to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the March 2 election, broke up on Thursday after party head Benny Gantz decided to … Continue reading →
I think the public is scared enough. But apparently the press doesn’t think so. They play with the statistics, picking and choosing the most alarming measure among them in order to further panic the people and the better to criticize … Continue reading →
By voice vote, as expected.
Continue reading →It stands to reason that people who have a great deal of contact with the public and staff, as well as dignitaries from other countries, would be at greater risk for contracting the virus. Still, it’s shocking to hear that … Continue reading →
The explanation for why New York City is being hit so hard is that it has such a dense population as well as a great deal of reliance on public transportation, as well as a lot of international travel. The … Continue reading →
Not today. The Senate passed the two trillion dollar stimulus bill late last night on a rare unanimous vote. You may or may not like the idea, but the Senate certainly does. The bill also contains a grab bag of … Continue reading →
Ace points out a WaPo WaPo “journalist” named Marc Fisher who decided, in this time of crisis, to give some effort to attacking a guy on Twitter who dared to utter a heresy: Scott McMillan, a 56-year-old lawyer, tweeted that … Continue reading →
As a non-scientist non-doctor non-epidemiologist blogger, my present thoughts on COVID-19 are as follows: it will most likely end up taking a worldwide toll something like the 1957 flu, adjusted for increased population of course. Perhaps even more like the … Continue reading →
Everybody’s saying it, but I’ll add my voice. These are some of the heroes of this coronavirus crisis (not meant to be a complete list): doctors, nurses, EMTs, grocery store workers, truckers, delivery people, mail carriers. And although we might … Continue reading →
All you math people out there, correct me if I’m wrong – as I’m sure you will. Arithmetic or linear growth means that a number increases by addition. Here’s an example in which the number 2 is added to a … Continue reading →
I can’t read Nancy Pelosi’s mind in the best of times, and this is not the best of times. But her actions lately have been inscrutable, in addition to the usual adjectives we could apply to them. Why is Nancy … Continue reading →
Sad. And scary: Joe Biden: "We have to take care of the cure. That will make the problem worse no matter what — no matter what." WHAT??????????????????? pic.twitter.com/ao2IGDr6x9 — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) March 24, 2020 Much more here.
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