Once the English stopped us getting it, we knew it must be good!
If you are a gerbil, it is definitely a trap! 
I am a huge fan of kitty therapy!
If thatās a trap, then my cat Gremlin is an IED, reaching out to snag you as you pass by.
Cross posted in GOP a-holes & events.
ā As the university began its fall semester this week, it lifted building capacity restrictions and distancing and masking requirements. It also does not require vaccination.
The university changed its protocol late Thursday to enact the campus-wide quarantine, move classes online and suspend large, indoor gatherings.
Iām listening to the rebroadcast of todayās Maine calling, and wish everyone a state CDC director as compassionate and well-spoken and just fucking chill as Dr. Shah.
https://www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-calling
I feel so lucky to have him in our state through all of this.
Not so much anti-vax, as just never got around to it.
More collateral damage. But he appears to be on the mend.
āāLeave It to Beaverā star Tony Dow hospitalized with pneumonia, waited 24 hours for a bed due to COVIDā āLeave It to Beaverā star Tony Dow hospitalized with pneumonia, waited 24 hours for a bed due to COVID
State officials withheld monthly salaries from board members in Alachua and Broward counties who supported the mask requirements, marking a major turning point in the weekslong fight over face coverings in schools.
Fucking hell. Iām not familiar with Broward, but good luck to anyone in Alachua, unless they have the time and resources to bring it up to (minimum) the state Supreme Court level. Nepotism, through and through, in the LEO and judicial ranks there. 
I could easily see the federal government providing some assistance there.
Iām not sure the federal government could help directly, but the Dept of Education is moving on the mask bans issue Education Dept. Investigating Mask Mandate Bans In 5 States : Back To School: Live Updates : NPR
For these brave and sensible board members, I hope they can sustain the loss. A lot of school board members donāt recieve a salary but it looks like 42k a year in Broward. I hope the ACLU or somw similar organization steps up to help with the legal challenges. This also leaves me questioning why the state has specific control over those salaries. I wonder if they are a line item in the state school funding.
School board salaries in America's largest school districts - Ballotpedia
School districts in Florida can pay their leadersā salaries with federal funding if Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) follows through on his threat to yank some state aid from districts that mandate masks, the U.S. Department of Education said Friday, as public school systems in states like Florida plan to require mask-wearing despite bans from Republican state officials.
Oh! That is direct and encouraging!
Having lived in Gainesville for a decade beginning with the student murders, I can attest to the sheer audacity and stupidity of Alachua legal folks.
Just got an exposure notification. Fuck.
Now I get to be paranoid about feeling kinda crappy for the past couple of days.
Wishing you good health and good luck
Thanks. Any time Iām indoors or around people Iām wearing a mask, and if I know Iām going to be in a risky environment (like a large crowd) Iām wearing a KN95 mask. Between that and being vaccinated I am hoping Iāve taken enough precautions, but with how things are going these days with the variants, who the fuck knows.
wait. what? board members get salary? is that standard? i literally had no idea that it wasnāt a volunteer, community service role.
