https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/covid-military-shortage-pandemic/

A copy of the actual unclassified report can be read from cover to cover at this site.
Continue reading “Pentagon report on 1/6/17 specifically warned about Coronavirus and our lack of supplies.” →

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/04/coronavirus-canada-trudeau-china-164969?cid=apn

It looks like China and Canada are helping each other. Perhaps Trump could lighten the cross border trade on PPE’s with our closest trading partners. Evidently Canadians are helping us already. No visas for viruses.

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-04-05/viagra-discovery-could-treat-coronavirus-patients

Nitric oxide long a treatment for “blue babies” is studied for treatment in mild to moderate Coronavirus infections. Maybe keeping patients off ventilators.
Continue reading ““Hard” news regarding a COVID-19 treatment…Viagra” →

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-eases-emissions-rules-make-cars-safer-but-ignores-facts-2020-4

Even the car companies had no problem since the engineering had been in place.

Continue reading “A word about rolling back auto mileage standards: Why?” →

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jared-kushner-slammed-for-saying-the-federal-medical-supply-stockpile-isnt-meant-for-states-2020-04-03

“The notion of the federal stockpile was it’s supposed to be our stockpile. It’s not supposed to be states’ stockpiles that they then use.”
Continue reading “Pssst, someone needs to chat with Trump’s closest advisor.” →

https://www.pilotonline.com/food-drink/vp-nw-coronavirus-helpers-norfolk-restaurants-0329-20200326-4u5x2pwt2jb4znrllkgzwh77v4-story.html

I am sure this is elsewhere too. The Norfolk restaurant scene is helping unemployed food workers so long as the money and supplies hold out.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-hit-hard-by-coronavirus-look-to-cut-401-k-contributions-11585746000

Shifting to 401K for workers has not lived up to expectations.
Continue reading “Retirement perils in US get more so.” →

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/next-covid-19-testing-crisis/609193/

A detailed article about why we still can’t test effectively. Hint: it’s not all Trump’s fault.
Continue reading “Why testing is still a problem for the US.” →

https://www.pilotonline.com/news/health/vp-nw-coronavirus-gun-ranges-20200331-e6nik4jzfjfb5gz4qokvl254lm-story.html

“The suspension of constitutionally enumerated rights constitutes an ‘infringement,’ both of the right to ‘keep and bear arms’ and the right to be ‘trained to arms.’”
Continue reading “The 2nd Amendment revised? VCDL is trying shamelessly to do just that.” →

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/28/opinions/stimulus-bill-tax-break-for-1-mccaffery/index.html

And the best part, it is a retroactive tax break through 2018. Did we have an acne epidemic back then or something? Oh, and this is individuals, not businesses.
Continue reading “Cutoff for the stimulus checks is $75K. Not quite. Fine print gives much more to 1% real estate holdings.” →