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Link to source (Bacon’s Rebellion).
The article makes the sensible point, at length, that face masks can stem the transmission of a virus. Significantly, wearing a mask in public may not protect you from being infected by others, but can protect others from being infected by you. I expect we’ll be hearing more about this as time goes on.
The notion holds for both complex manufactured face masks and simple, homemade ones. One also needs to know how to put on and take off a medical mask.
Shifting to 401K for workers has not lived up to expectations.
Continue reading “Retirement perils in US get more so.”
Nunes thinks it would be just fine to go back to normal in 2-4 weeks. Didn’t he listen to his mentor and boss about extending federal guidelines to at least the end of April?
Continue reading “Should California now become like Virginia?”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.”
“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.”
Captain seeks immediate removal of 90% of the crew.
Remember the unapproved anthrax vaccine the military foist on the servicemen? Sure, you remember. Retired RADM Crowe was a owner in the lab that developed it.
Well, when a vaccine, any vaccine, for COVID becomes available, I know who the lab rats will be.
Of note is the fact that Francesa was a Trump advocate/supporter in 2016.
Continue reading “This is what happens when there are no sports to discuss”I’ve been thinking the same thing as the writer of this commentary, but I’m not as much inclined to see Trump’s leadership in response to coronavirus as something new and different. Watching the daily task force news briefings, I’m more reminded of how we used to do things in this country, primarily by enlisting the private sector and private citizens to respond to big needs. It is the way Trump is attempting to do them now and it is almost instinctually familiar.
Continue reading “AT: “In this time of crisis, it’s the private sector coming through””Fauci, Private Sector is the answer
At least he gives credit where credit is due.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/490358-mcconnell-hits-brakes-on-next-economic-stimulus-package
The last bill passed almost unanimously. It was put together in about 96 hours and no one was 100% happy.
Continue reading “Can’t walk and chew gum at the same time?”
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