What makes it odd is The Lancet is a very old and well respected Medical Journal that doesn’t normally take partisan positions. Reviving the US CDC The Lancet May 16, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen in the USA with 1ยท3 million cases and an estimated death toll of 80,684 as of May 12. …
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May 14 2020
Prince Prospero’s Party
And now was acknowledged the presence of the Red Death. He had come like a thief in the night. And one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in the despairing posture of his fall. And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of …
May 14 2020
Why would they?
So there are no plans if, as seems likely, our 2 top Constitutional Officers die or become incapacitated because of Coronavirus. Well, it doesn’t matter if there are plans or not. It’s what the Constitution says and Mark Meadows is no Al Haig (and I mean that in a negative way, Haig was an asshole, …
May 14 2020
Cartnoon
In the Summer I like to travel, starting around 3 weeks ago, and among my greatest frustrations is that the current situation may prevent even the briefest of journeys. North Lake and By The Sea might not be possible, even though they’re Gilmore. My Brother tested negative (he went to Griffin which is near where …
May 13 2020
Mall Rats
I suppose it’s all in how you define “normalcy”. This is a piece that’s about the coming collapse in Commercial Real Estate of all types but especially in Retail Spaces and Shopping Malls. Ok, that mostly hurts faceless companies you’ve never heard of unless you hate Mr. Bucksbaum as much as I do, however the …
May 13 2020
Who was that Masked Man?
Wrong Brother. Oh ain’t it lonely When you’re livin’ with a gun Well you can’t slow down and you can’t turn ’round And you can’t trust anyone You just sit there like a butterfly And you’re all encased in glass You’re so fragile you just may break And you don’t know who to ask Oh …
May 13 2020
Cartnoon
I’d pretty much rank your priority survival needs in this order- Knife You just need one. They are hard to make out of nothing and if you have one you can perhaps (not as easy as it looks on TV) improvise everything else. Fire Are you stupid? You’re going to drink Raw Water?! You selfish …
May 12 2020
Not The Only Stupid Argument In The Supreme Court Today
There was also this one- Religious Freedom Demands That Women Be Denied Birth Control, Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court by Jordan Smith, The Intercept May 12 2020 During oral arguments on May 6, before a U.S. Supreme Court working remotely amid the coronavirus crisis, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had one question on her mind: What …
May 12 2020
How Deep Is The Rot?
Arguments today in Supreme Court about whether Congress gets Executive Branch information or not. Bad if decided the wrong way but it would undo 200+ years of Black Letter Law. These particular cases have uniformly resulted in practically unanimous findings in favor of Congress at both the District and Appeals level. I would hope Roberts …
May 12 2020
Cartnoon
Evidently, he’s a real Doctor, Lab Coat, Stethescope, and everything. How does it feel to live in a World of Morons? Some times it’s about politics. Eh, pretty ok I guess. What did you expect? I don’t know, maybe Cracked is starting up again. Cody Johnston got his start there.
May 12 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC Dir. Dr. Robert Redfield Testify before the Senate HELP Committee
A stream. CBS is not the source I would have chosen given that they maligned MSF by eliding their deployment during Sandy, but they do start earlier than most- 9:30 am.
May 11 2020
Shorthand And Ignorance
Matt Phillips at The Times makes a very important point. Repeat After Me: The Markets Are Not the Economy By Matt Phillips, The New York Times May 10, 2020 The stock market looks increasingly divorced from economic reality. The United States is on the brink of the worst economic collapse since the Hoover administration. Corporate …