If only.
On Monday, Senator Ron Johnson was quoted in the Washington Postâs continuing pandemic coverage as saying he would go into the senate chambers âwearing a moon suitâ in order to vote on Judge Barrett (he wonât wear a mask of course, because heâs an asshole, but never mind). In the same interview he said:
âIâll still say it â Iâll probably get beat up in the press for this â we should have followed the Sweden model [âŠ] Isolate the sick, quarantine them, protect the vulnerable, and allow the rest of society to carry on with life as carefully as possible. You know, be the germaphobes weâve all become. That makes sense to me. I think long term, weâll take a look back at Sweden â I donât think their economy was harmed anywhere near, certainly, as [much] percentage-wise as the American economy or the rest of Europe, and I think theyâll recover a whole lot faster.
So, no- because Republicans are the stupidest people on the planet, we have to keep pointing out that Swedenâs approach was a disaster.
Not sure what they were expecting. This season will not end well.
Just WOWâŠ!
Science is so cool! I said back in March that given 2 years we would know this thing inside and out, as it turns out I may have been a bit pessimistic on that. I like being wrong in that direction.
Science is indeed so cool! I love this quote from the article:
âI thought, I was the first guy in the world to see the virus in such good resolution,â Dr. Li recalled.
Thatâs how I felt when I interned at the ABCL in Brisbane. Sometimes Iâd be walking out to our test screen houses and think, âIâm the first person that will know the answer to this question!â
In more COVID related news:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-czech-cake/prague-cafe-hits-sweet-spot-with-coronavirus-shaped-dessert-idUSKBN26S22Q
Some are calling it tasteless, but I donât think theyâre referring to the flavor.
If they find it tasteless, then they should get tested.
Never shouldâve started. I heard them talking on the radio yesterday about how Eagles fans might get tickets to see the team play in person. That, on top of all the people in the news angry their kids are being deprived of playing in high school, makes me wonder if there needs to be some intervention for sports addiction.
These folks are acting like itâs the end of their world if they donât get to watch or play sports until next year. I can understand why team owners want this, because theyâre losing money. The parents and kids need help understanding what they are really risking here.
If you think thatâs bad, imagine if sometime took away their ârealityâ TV.
Nero was competent compared to Trump, as were Caligula, Commodus and Caracalla.
Trump is more like Maximinus Thrax (no political experience, started the Crisis of the Third Century), but he believes he is Diocletian.
They should keep those, and add plots involving the pandemic. That would allow the cast and crew to wear masks and model responsible behavior for the audience.
â Horrible for each individual, of course, but also what is it doing to the entire country long term⊠Going to be a lot of regrets.
Itâs becoming known as Covid brain fog: troubling cognitive symptoms that can include memory loss, confusion, difficulty focusing, dizziness and grasping for everyday words. Increasingly, Covid survivors say brain fog is impairing their ability to work and function normally.â
Lowering the âIQâ of a large portion of your people- and your children? Well - letâs just say to our corporate masters that itâs not a competitive advantage.
A new Generation Lead.
And no, our corporate masters have never needed us to be intelligent or particularly productive, all theyâve ever (wisely) cared about is ensuring insurmountable inequality in power.
Robot chauffers and whores will just be the icing on the cake.
Someone needs to do the science & engineering to bring products to market. They wonât be here.
Someone needs to come up with new grifting and tax avoidance strategies.
