I’ve spoken with an awful lot of angry people this morning. Most are also terrified. It’s hard not to be when you wake up and look around, and all you see is ashes.
Take heart, my friends! Be of good cheer! For I tell you truly, today is a day of vast possibility, containing with it a hope for a glorious future.
No, I haven’t snapped, and I’m not drunk (more…)
I’m warning you up front: This is not news. It’s a biased opinion piece. The only news is that Bernie Sanders has ended his presidential campaign.
Read anyway. It’ll be good for you, and you might even learn something. (more…)
It’s been in the news by now, so you may fancy you already know all about it — and, given the quality of my readership, you may even be right.
However, I’m not writing this entirely for the present day, but rather as a running account of what will doubtless be known as the “COVID Primary” for future readers. Then too, there may be something in here of which you may as yet be unaware. In light of these factors, then, I beg your indulgence for the forthcoming account. (more…)
Yes, you. You’re reading this, so I’m talking to you. And you appear to be missing some crucial information essential to interpreting the present situation.
There exist quite a few out there who are conversant with such terms as “flattening the curve”; I’m fairly sure you can explain (more…)
There’s a ton of anger toward Donald Trump for his mishandling of the present outbreak. I understand it; at present, I myself am quite disappointed. There’s a few things that ought to have been done much sooner, and we should examine them.
We have too few doctors, nurses, nurse’s aides, people trained in hazmat disposal, (more…)
Yes, there’s a plague. And for some of us, today really sucks. Doctors and nurses are getting burned out — and worse, sick — and things are still just ramping up. The numbers look bad and tomorrow they’ll look worse and a week from now we’re going to look back on today and wish it was still only as bad as this.
It’s tempting to focus on this (more…)
We’re getting used to world leaders making decisions that appear Quixotic, even a bit insane. In the face of a world that’s shutting down due to a virus, North Korea is running missile tests every couple of days, rogue Iraqi militias keep firing missiles at American bases, Russia’s doing a curious diplomatic maneuver with Venezuela… and Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has decided that his countrymen are tough enough to survive COVID-19 without any protection.
Over the past few weeks, Bolsonaro has downplayed fears of a global pandemic, (more…)
After opening fifteen hundred points down, the stock market dropped another two thousand. Consumer goods are up 20% — hoarding toilet paper does some good after all — but the rest of the market is through the floor.
Coronavirus fears, a massive price war for oil, and a certainty among financial wonks that a downturn is due: All these come together to create a truly nasty couple of days, (more…)
I am NOT a medical expert. I’m not a doctor, an immunologist; I’m not even a licensed ambulance attendant any more. So when I tell you things about a viral outbreak, you should take them with a grain of salt. (So to speak. I’m also not a pharmacist.)
But when I talk about panic, you should listen to me. When I tell you about history, you should listen. And when anyone else who is not an immunologist (more…)
Note: I’m a commentator, not a doctor. There’s a reason I don’t work in a hospital, and it’s not just because I’m squeamish. When in doubt, consult a doctor; this article is just general information.
Yesterday, the CDC released a guidance document on the COVID-19 outbreak. It tells us… well, honestly it tells us that they really don’t know much. It’s deadlier than the normal flu outbreak by at least a factor of 10; up to one case in five may require hospitalization. If you’re old and chronically ill, you’re much more likely to die. Oh, and those masks? Probably won’t keep you from catching it, but if used properly might keep you from spreading it.
And that’s about it.
So… yeah. Not exactly the most informative press release (more…)
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