The second wave…
…in Hokkaido. It stands to reason that there would be a second wave. This is especially true if the first one was clamped down so quickly – as in Hokkaido – that few people gained immunity. I trust the figures … Continue reading →
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Old codgers with pre-existing conditions
We keep reading that COVID-19 kills mostly the old and infirm. Except, from where I sit, a person doesn’t have to be so very old or infirm to be in those categories. Yes, the disease kills a lot of very … Continue reading →
They’re all here for me
I get several emails every day that chorus, “We’re here for you!” The pharmacy, the grocery store, Walmart, my doctors, the hairdresser I went to briefly ten years ago, ditto a trainer and physical therapist. The universities I attended in … Continue reading →
What did the FBI know and when did they know it? Plenty, and early.
No surprise here: Additional information released on Wednesday shows exactly when in 2017 the FBI received evidence that Russian intelligence operatives fed Steele with disinformation. The FBI obtained information on Jan. 12, 2017, two days after BuzzFeed News published the … Continue reading →
Using “history” to push the continuation of social distancing
Some people clearly want draconian forms of social distancing to go on and on and on. Some of them probably say this from fear. Some of them probably say it because of a desire to control people. Some of them … Continue reading →
The disease of “late-stage capitalism”
AOC isn’t cute, despite her youth and looks. And although she’s widely considered by the right to be stupid, I beg to differ. She’s an dedicated ideologue with an attractive demeanor, and to many people on the left (and not … Continue reading →
Suddenly, the Chinese lab origin theory of COVID-19 becomes more than a baseless right-wing conspiracy myth
You may have noticed that I haven’t written much if at all about COVID-19’s origins, despite having written a ton about the disease. Was it from a wet market? Was it from a lab? My opinion was that it was … Continue reading →
“Presumed” COVID-19 deaths in NYC
There’s been a sudden hike in the NYC death toll from COVID-19: The Big Apple’s new death toll is 10,367. That figures combines the 6,589 victims who tested positive for the virus plus another 3,778 who were never tested, but … Continue reading →
I wonder who Nancy Pelosi thought this would appeal to
I guess ice cream lovers everywhere. But the “let them eat cake” comparisons are irresistible and inevitable (although you probably won’t see them emanating from the left): We all have found our ways to keep our spirits up during these … Continue reading →
Dean Baquet of the NY Times turns himself into a pretzel trying to explain the paper’s “coverage” of the sexual allegations against Biden
See Ace on this. It’s hard to say whether this is a new low on the part of the Times in recent years (there were even lower lows in the more distant past, such as Duranty), because there’s so much … Continue reading →
Obama endorses Biden
Big yawn. Of course he does. The part that made me chuckle in a rather bitter way was this: “I believe Joe has all the qualities we need in a president right now.” “All the qualities we need.” Those qualities? … Continue reading →
It seems weird, doesn’t it?
Here it is April 14, and I haven’t done my taxes. I could have done them and probably should have done them, but as a procrastinator I’ve put them off because of the delayed deadline. How about you?
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