There's really no way to describe what we're seeing.
Our new reality is unreal.
The people and places we've known so long & so well have been transformed.
Our ERs are ICUs.
Everything looks, sounds and feels different.
Just one week and it's a whole different world.
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— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) April 3, 2020
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No One Hates Truth More Than the Police
Every cop, prosecutor, “expert witness,” judge and juror involved in the false conviction of Darlie Routier for the murder of her children should be buried in the deepest solitary confinement hole. They are guilty and deserve nothing less for their crimes.
Mikhail Gorbachev: If War is the Consequence of a Policy, Then Get Rid of the Policy!
Reading this great article by the last leader of the USSR is a stark reminder of just how unnecessary and dangerous the new Cold War with Russia is.
Are you really ready to risk extinguishing your entire civilization in the name of some lousy Lockheed profits and think-tanker salaries? Me neither.
Rats: Americans Snitch on Businesses, Neighbors Amid Shutdowns
“Umm, umm, ummm! I’m telling on you! I’m gonna get you in trouble!” – Nickie and Melissa, Mrs. Tuttle’s kindergarten class, 1981.
Now look here, I think everyone who can possibly stay at home to try to “flatten the curve” and short-circuit this novel coronavirus, the better. But do you people really have to turn America into North Korea in the process?
Year Zero 107: Pandemic Parenting with Sherry Voluntary
Tommy invited Sherry Voluntary to come back to the show. They discuss how she is discussing the current hysteria with her kids, and how she’s seeing their future as the economy nose-dives.
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Summary of Diagnostic Test Kits, Treatments and Vaccines Currently In Development
The Visual Capitalist has a graphic summary of novel innovations in the development pipeline as of March 30, 2020.
Every Vaccine and Treatment in Development for COVID-19, So Far
Flunk the State!
Knowledgeable people (Bill Gates among them) had warned for years that governments were ill-prepared for serious pandemics. The US government was not just ill-prepared; it also maintained regulatory obstacles — in the name of public health — to others who were willing and able to act.
I’d say the case for statelessness looks better all the time.
RIP Jeff Grosso
So who’s to know? when’s our time to go
So kiss your kids and tuck em in good night
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