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Reading Rainbow 0
Covidiots meet the Constitution, and discover that maybe they should have read it first.
That Other Epidemic 0
At NJ.com, Kevin Manahan traces the latest outbreak of the Dumbbell Disease, caused by the stupid virus, which is again (it’s happened before–think of the Know Nothings, for example) going viral in the United States. A nugget:
The Liar of the Land, Reprise 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Christian Hart runs the numbers.
I’m not going to try to excerpt or summarize his piece. It needs to be read in its entirety.
Misdirection Play, Covidiot Dept. 0
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Robert Field explains that the persons protesting for states to “reopen” are misdirected to the wrong culprit. An excerpt (emphasis added):
Individual states are not and were never equipped to defend the nation from a global threat. That’s why the framers of the Constitution created the federal government. Asking the states to lead the fight against COVID-19 is like asking them to defend the country from a military threat. Imagine FDR announcing after Pearl Harbor that each state was on its own to fend off the armies of Germany and Japan.
A Picture Is Worth . . . 0
. . . all the words that fail me.
Aside:
You’ve heard of “malice aforethought.”
Welcome to the governance of “malice without thought.”
Furrfu.
Image via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.
Covert Covidiocy, Reprise 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Pierre cuts the astroturf. A snippet:
Follow the link for the rest.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
Gene Lyons tells of watching truth collide with fiction in a world where facts are what people think.
Turning Trickles on Wall Street 0
Thom discusses the path from trickle on economics to our botched response to COVID-19.
The Maskless Marauder 0
Mike Littwin is in a Pence-sive mood. A snippet:
And yet he purposefully and willfully and very publicly ignored them.
Follow the link for his theory as to why Pence violated policy, probity, and prudence. Methinks you may find it interesting.
Co-opting Covidiocy 0
Snopes has an article exploring why far-right groups, like the Proud Boys, are embracing the “reopen the economy” protests. An excerpt:
Once they’re standing side by side at a protest, members of far-right hate groups begin to share their ideas. That lures some people deeper into online groups and forums where they can be radicalized against immigrants, Jews or other stereotypical scapegoats.
