Disunited states of America: responses to coronavirus shaped by hyper-partisan politics.
”The divergence in state responses to coronavirus does not cleanly split along the red-blue line … It’s more like the rational states versus the Trump Republican states.”
Manuel Pastor. USC
US awol from world stage as China tries on global leadership for size.
”… planes full of medical supplies from China arriving in Italy, at a time when the US was quietly flying in half a million Italian-made diagnostic swabs for use in its own under-equipped health system.”
Jared Kushner is as good at handling pandemics as he is at bringing peace to the Middle East.
Unless you really want to, don’t bother clicking through. It’s the headline that tickled me.
So True!
Interesting juxtaposition of two stories in my feeds today.
Russia calls U.S. sanctions on Venezuela a ‘tool of genocide’ amid epidemic.
Well. Yes.
It takes Russia to point this out?
The sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden, explained.
Well, we knew it would happen.
The silver lining?
The dems won’t be exposed to the virus that is ripping through the Republican caucus.
Deborah Birx’s praise of Trump raises questions about her credibility.
Another uniquely US problem.
Did a New York Times article inspire Trump’s ‘back to work’ plan?
Even more annoying PBS did an interview with Katz not only giving him air time - but treating him as if he was an expert.
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He is not
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His org is a foo-foo org
Much more sense from this guy.
Sobering
New York Requests 85 Refrigerated Trucks To House The Coming Dead
Each one can hold 44 bodies.
It’s a telling shift that this news item comes via Dave Pell … one of the funniest commentators on daily news out there.
A lot of his current observations are not funny.
🎶 Austin City Limits has opened its archives for your listening pleasure.
What Should The Government Spend To Save A Life?
… via Dave Pell who added
”It’s more than the price of a ventilator.
Humour aside … interesting analysis.
Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock in self-isolation with Coronavirus.
Maybe now he’ll get the message.