“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” -Aldous Huxley
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” -Aldous Huxley
Exactly. The US COVID response was a bipartisan failure which continues to this day.
Exactly. And one that anyone really paying attention saw coming.
That tracks with my work experience. I've had seven full-time employers in CA, and just one was unionized.
I believe many fled Bautista when he came into power as well. I suppose it has to do with who will be oppressed, or at least disadvantaged, by a new regime.
I wonder how pricing will be, by adding Amazon as a partner who will no doubt want a part of the deal?
I'm guessing he was a CBT practitioner and not a Freudian 🙂.
Exactly. They need to research the definition of 'confirmation bias' first.
*shoo-in 🤦♂️
Then he should be a shoe-in for an alternative Nobel Peace Prize he's said to covet.
Thanks for covering this!
I just signed up! I keep hoping we're currently living in alternative history and that it will autocorrect soon.
I'm hoping researchers in other parts of the world will continue pursuing MRNA breakthroughs until the US returns to the table.
Is the extension on tariffs on Chinese goods the elephant in the room, though?
Xitter must have deactivated or suspended mine, too. I hadn't checked it for quite awhile after the mass exodus, and now it won't accept my username or password. I'm sure I'll get over it.
Hey listen, covid is really heating up again. I know it sucks. You'll get no judgement from me if you haven't been masking, but now's the time to pull some back out. You don't want long covid. It sucks way worse than masking.
Do you think it be nationwide, or focused on "blue" cities?
For now, yes. But I predict the latter will quickly try to distance themselves from the former once he's gone and the momentum is lost. But then I've been wrong before, so time will tell.
Reminds me of when I once inadvertently referred to a fast turnaround on a gig as a quickie 🤣.
I'm not even whistling in it. Hey, at least it gives you another cred for your IMDb!
It's as though it never happened...
And the 'kicker' with Uvalde is the PD there had recently completed active shooter training! Unreal.
Have any studies you've seen address how recently the vaccines were administered to have a benefit? I've been vaxxed 4x, but not since '23 as I've had increasingly bad reactions to each one. Thanks.
Exactly. As their course and current positions are kept secret, the general public has no way of knowing where they are, anyway. Except when I saw one surface at sea off Hawaii once. Very cool to watch.
I don't anticipate any meaningful change until Netanyahu is out of office.
Definitely felt it in Palm Springs.
Just wondering if they actually call it French bread in France? We have American cheese in the US, but then I doubt any other country would want it 🤣.
I'd thought his referring to fallen soldiers as "suckers and losers" might be the final straw, but I was wrong.
😳 I heard nothing about it on the local news tonight here in Southern California. Perhaps the tsunami is expected to be minimal by the time it reaches here?
I'm guessing this is to encourage shopping at off-peak hours so stores can get by with less staff 🤔?
I'm hoping they can at least survive with a skeleton crew until a future administration can restore funding.
And I'm sure they're on both sides of the aisle, at least in the US. That's the real reason we haven't seen it yet.
Delta Airlines was perhaps the biggest example, by reducing worker quarantine from 10 days to five, as I recall, when it was originally said 14 days was optimal.
Yup. The COVID response was a bipartisan failure in the US that I'll never forgive or forget.
You'd think businesses would do it anyway to reduce absenteeism, COVID or not. But I've given up expecting people to do what's right or logical.
🎯 All of this! I'll never understand how manufacturers didn't take the opportunity in early 2020 to better promote room/office sized HEPA filters. By now they should be as prevalent in homes and offices as a fridge or microwave.
🎯🎯🎯 Unfortunately, sanity in politics doesn't grab big ratings these days. If we can get the MSM to reframe centrism as a radical and bold choice for the next election cycle, perhaps we still have a chance.
I'm guessing if they do they'll be virtual.
Yes. I once lived between two Target stores, one in a more affluent area than the other, and prices between them could vary from a few cents to many dollars depending on the item.
So they're giving consumers one less reason to shop there when their sales are already down YOY?
Mine gets a full bowl of food and fresh water at bedtime, but seems to want me up at 5 even if he hasn't finished it. I read somewhere that is prime hunting time in the wild for cats, so perhaps he wants me awake to help fend off any predators, LOL.
5AM seems to be cat breakfast time wherever you are in the world.
I buy N95s by the case. 3M 9205 Auras seem to fit me best.
I've never stopped masking in crowded areas. It's not just for COVID; I understand measles is on the rise where I live, too.
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Has he been placed on paid administrative leave yet?
Amoxicillin is a fairly cheap antibiotic here in the US, but some others are quite pricey. With a GoodRx free app (not insurance) 21 pills of 500 mg are $8.10 at Walgreens. Of course the topical Rx would be extra.
Have we finally reach the tipping point? The denial runs so deep I wasn't sure we ever would.
From what I've heard, they're staying away anyway.
I would have preferred seeing them on the Jumbotron, anyway!
Once the MSM realized he is ratings gold, they've been all about keeping that momentum going.
I love sometimes having breakfast for dinner, and cold pizza for breakfast!
It will be interesting. As you may be aware, there is no love lost between Governor Newsom and DT.
I'm guessing property damage coverage is one of the biggest issues. Last I knew, CA requires just $15K which would cover only minor damage on many cars these days.
I'm guessing gov't agencies will say federal policy supercedes state law, and nothing will change.
But why the about face, after pushing for their release? Newly discovered files?
That's what I was thinking, from EMFs or whatever else they may radiate.
Which tells me they're on both sides of the aisle and/or their donors.
I'm guessing there will always be a few copies of the unredacted material securely tucked away by those who can leverage them. The question is will the public ever see it?
Are drone shows a thing there yet?
Thanks for helping keep COVID awareness going. It's been normalized as routine respiratory aliment by the MSM, when it's a systemic vascular disease at the very least.
I'm afraid so. Canadians are selling their winter homes here in Southern California en masse, saying they no longer feel welcome.
Mine, too!
Now that elected officials are being denied promised access to the facilities, something's got to give fairly soon.
I miss the days where I would have no idea what the president of the United States was doing that day and feel perfectly okay about that.
Not to mention an air-raid type siren system had apparently been proposed and shot down more than once due to budget concerns.
My guess is prices will jump just before the holiday season gets underway, as consumers may be perceived to be less price sensitive then.
Works for me!
At least grandpa didn't try to drink it out of studio cans...
Some churches have been doing it for years, but it shouldn't be officially sanctioned.
Most importantly, did they manage to confiscate a single fake ID? 🙄 I was under the impression that remaining military leaders are GOP loyalists at this point, so would any pushback come from farther down the chain of command?
I've long thought once those two had their inevitable falling out, it would be epic. It will be interesting to see who defects from the other parties to join Musk's.
Cultural Catholic here. We were taught that it's actually no *flesh meat* on Fridays during Lent. So that's apparently why seafood and eggs are okay. But your point was point well taken.
A household name for many decades. Once private equity gets involved, it's often just a matter of time, unfortunately 😢.
Determine the actual movie start time, then show up after the commercials with reserved seats. But I actually don't do walk-ins these days, anyway.
I'm wondering if the racketeering charge can be withdrawn at this point so he doesn't walk?
I'm wondering about the future availability of parts and service for existing systems if it passes 🤔.
Do you think a meaningful percentage of his working class base might eventually flip as well?
This made me smile on an otherwise joyless day...
I'm keeping my AC at 78° until AI decides to shut it off to help cool a server farm...
We've had several impeached, but none removed. It seems to be just a partisan exercise at this point, unfortunately.
Let's hope it remains widely available!
Now that I'm of a certain age, I'm interested in knowing how this budget will "feed the old". I see nothing in it for seniors except a possible $4K tax deduction, which lower income seniors won't benefit from anyway as they don't earn enough to pay taxes to begin with.
I was hoping they'd look back to the '78 version for inspiration 😕.
I'm guessing he's not signing today, either? 🐾🤣
Yeah, I'm afraid we've entered the FO stage now...
My guess is the true goal is taxpayer-subsidized space tourism for the wealthy, from which he'll profit immensely.
We've impeached a number of presidents, but they never seem to get removed.
Yup. It's like when a new landlord pays top dollar for an apartment building and jumps all the rents.
Ha! Touch-Tone pushbutton dialing did make it easier later on 🤣.
If only humans cared for one another as well...
Thanks for this, as it's been increasingly difficult to find solid COVID updates lately.
I wondered about the uniforms, too. Could it be b/c rain was expected? It looked like a half-hearted effort, in any case.
I'm wondering if certain countries may allow a quarantine in lieu of vaccination? Perhaps you'd stay at a designated hotel or other facility for a certain amount of time before being tested then released into their country?
Xitter won't even take my password anymore, and will only send a "change password" link to an old email address I no longer have access to. So I gave up.
Perhaps that explains why my WF delivery yesterday was short a few items? I'd just figured it was due to being late on a Sunday.
@adamkinzinger.bsky.social recently posted a good explainer on this. Apparently the WH can do it, but with limitations.
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