Continuing coronavirus happenings (Part 1)

But where will I get the Dubonnet to make a Dizzy Lizzy?

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I’m glad they used quotes in that title. In the future we might see “self-proclaimed” added to it.

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Best of luck with that. I’m not going.

Great: more teenagers making minimum wage are now expected to confront spiral-eyed gun-stroking batfuckers about a mask policy. That’ll go great.

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Trujillo said he does not like the idea of putting every student in a “cookie cutter” standardized learning program, but in these extraordinary times it is the best option.

This is such an important position to stake out.

I’m going to guess it was a lot harder on kids to be separated from their parents than not attend in-person classes, but no-one in 1940 went around saying “Oh, but the irreparable harm to children!” and “We just have to live with the Blitz!”

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Those phony covidiot mask cards are spreading rapidly.

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I know the feelings. From a far more privileged position. But I feel you.

You are not. You are contributing to your direct community on a way I cannot in mine. Above all, you give people hope and guidance, even when you admit to them that there is no “good” advice.
Not giving easy “good” advice is the best thing anyone can do right now, and possibly always.

It is no great comfort, but we hear you.

And I assure you, and your colleagues: everywhere are people who value your work, your ethos.

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Meanwhile, a punk band writes a song to praise their favourite virologist:

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Bolsonaro told on social network that he tested positive again for COVID in a new test… It’s ‘hard to hold’ Bolsonaro at the Alvorada Palace, says Eduardo about his father with Covid-19

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/no-thanks-covid-infected-oklahoma-guv-still-refuses-to-require-people-to-wear-masks

“I’m not thinking about a mask mandate at all,” Stitt said during a press call on Wednesday, arguing that “you can’t pick and choose what freedoms you’re going to give people.”

Maybe you can guess what I hope happens to him.

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Bullshit, Governor. You and your people constantly pick and choose women’s reproductive rights.

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Asshole say WHAT?
You don’t “give” freedoms to ANYone! State executive enforces regulations, written by legislature, to ensure the innate “freedoms” are kept for all citizens.
The governor does not “give” freedoms, no matter how self important said asshole thinks themself.

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Note that they are treating this as serious.

Note the number of cases.

Compare and contrast with US states.

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/a6f23959a8b14bfa989e3cda29297ded

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I will probably have to fine tune this a bit, but I think I have my “good advice.”

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You sound like an awesome pediatrician. We’ve been hopping about trying to find s good fit locally and I wish we could pick you.
You are helping your patients and their parents. Even when you don’t have an answer, admitting it is going to help them understand how complicated the issue is. They won’t feel so alone.
Here is a funny picture for you.

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Almost as if the governor’s heartfelt appeal to “personal responsibility” a few months back was never a winning tactic.

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That’s good advice for this situation, but it’s the same logic antivaxxers apply when told vaccines are safe and anti-maskers are using.

I mean, they already decided that long ago, it’s just interesting that we are now in an era where conspiracy-level thinking is indistinguishable from good advice.

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Open Letter from Councilman Steve K To Gov. Ducey: Get Out of Our Way If You’re Gonna Be Part of the COVID Problem

POSTED BY STEVE KOZACHIK ON WED, JUL 15, 2020 AT 4:27 PM

Honorable Governor Ducey:

The July 4th holiday saw examples of what you have correctly called ‘bad actors’ ignoring both mask wearing and social distancing protocols. We will very soon see the impacts of that behavior in increased COVID-19 infection rates. I feel confident in predicting that surge in sickness because we saw a similar trend in the weeks following the Memorial Day celebrations. During that holiday, scenes such as this were commonplace in the news:

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Sir, that photo was taken of you at a party that took place shortly after Memorial Day. If bar operators are “bad actors” needing to be controlled by the State, I suggest your own behavior falls well within that same category.

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The residents of Tucson have elected me, along with my City Council colleagues, with the expectation that we will do all we can to ensure the safety of the public. If we cannot count on the Governor of the State to set a ‘good actor’ example, then we will. I once again call on you to rescind the portion of your standing Executive Order in which local jurisdictions are prohibited from taking local action related to COVID-19.

Local conditions call for local solutions. Our hospitals are beyond capacity. Out-of-state health care workers are being flown in to help support our local workers. Through the surge line, our friends and loved ones are being flown out-of-State in order to receive health care. I do not believe the actions your administration has taken go far enough in protecting my constituents. I also do not believe even your own health care advisors feel the measures in place are having the desired effect.

We as elected officials will stand before the voters and be held accountable for decisions we make on the local level. All we need is for the State to step out of the way and return to us that authority.

Sincerely,

Steve Kozachik
Ward 6 Council member


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