War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
If you’re a ‘celebrity’ even a deadly virus is nothing at all: Yesterday, the US set a record for single-day deaths from COVID-19 at 3,054, and then today broke it. And also today, CDC Director Robert Redfield said the dying will continue apparently unabated: ‘“We are in the timeframe now that probably for the next…
As a former resident of Florida — I spent the first big chunk of my life there, attended/graduated from the University of Florida — this news from the Sunshine State isn’t a surprise, considering the state of the state the last few years, but yet it’s still scary-shitty: Background/details via the Tallahassee Democrat this evening:…
COVID surge continues as Californbia starts a nearly statewide ‘stay-at-home’ mandate as ICU beds become sparse while the numbers tick upward: Here in the Central Valley (the San Joaquin Valley portion of the state), we are scheduled to begin our ‘lockdown’ this evening, and will reportedly last for three weeks, if the numbers can be…
Insanity blemished by sanity: Yesterday, the CDC called for wearing masks everywhere outside, death stalks if not — via the Guardian: The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new coronavirus guidelines, including requesting “universal face mask use,” after the US again set a record for the highest daily number of coronavirus deaths.…
Although it didn’t really need a scientific study to reveal this, but it does help — certain media consumption habits predict some Americans’ level of knowledge about COVID-19 and how to handle the pandemic. Not anything new, though — via PsyPost yesterday: Relying on web news sources, in contrast, was associated with a reduced tendency…
Sadly, a pure reflection of the absurdity right now (h/t Tom Sullivan at Hullabaloo): And as a complementary, adsurd side-dish, Rudy farting (h/t tengrain). Add to the horror reality (h/t BJ): And here we be… (Illustration: Pablo Picasso’s ‘Seated Pierrot,’ found here).
Virus as plague: Here in California, as in way-too many other places, COVID-19 is overwhelming medical systems. We reported 18,591 new cases in just the last 24 hours, a daily average of 15,121. One month ago, the state reported just 14 Covid-related deaths, yesterday 113. Since this shit started, California has reported more than 1.2-million…
Instead of a message of hope in the midst of a runaway pandemic — a self-centered petulant blather (h/t Susie): Beyond the shitty attitude, incompetence and lack of any empathy for any fellow human, the T-Rump is screaming he won the election for a job he can’t handle and is allowing thousand of Americans to…
Surge really isn’t the absolute-right description right now for the spread of COVID-19, it’s more like a tsunami without precedent, a whiplash of horror. Last month was the shits (CBS News yesterday afternoon): The United States reported more than 4 million coronavirus cases in November, which is higher than the total number of cases seen all year…
Ending of the Thanksgiving four-day spread this early-evening Sunday here in California’s Central Valley, first of two precarious holiday functions to finish out one shitty year, Christmas/New Year now approaching in sight. Outside just now doing a BM (Black&Mild, Wine), the small backyard of my daughter’s apartment was quiet and near-serene, though, Merced city traffic…
