Too Stupid for Words category archive
Puerile Pandemic Protesters 0
Sam dissects what’s behind the protests against the coronavirus shutdowns and against following doctors’ orders. I don’t agree with everything he and his colleagues have to say, but I think his main point as to motives for coronavirus intransigence is worth a listen.
Aside:
One quibble: There are no statewide elections in Virginia this year, as Virginia state-wide elections take place in odd-numbered years. Accordingly, no Virginia State Senate seats are in play.
Off-year state-wide elections were a gift from the Byrd Machine intended to reduce voter turnout. Gutting out the vote is not a new tactic by any means.
This is not a criticism of Sam. I would not expect him to be familiar with the minutae of Virginia election law.
Stupid Goes Viral 0
Tom Moran marvels at the spread of “the stupid virus.” A snippet:
A Pandemic Paradox 0
AZCentral’s E. J. Montini comments on the planned “spread the virus” his words not mine “reopen Arizona” rally. A snippet:
There you go.
If attendees are planning to “practice physical distancing to the extent feasible” then they realize the need for such distancing in order to inhibit the spread of the virus and therefore the number of COVID-19 cases.
In other words, the rally is a bad idea.
Supply and Command 0
Badtux explores the shortage of medical personal protective equipment (PPE), explaining that it’s a result of an unprecedented and unplanned for spike in demand resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. He argues convincingly that the responsibility lies in only one place: the office of the man who was repeatedly warned that the pandemic was coming and did nothing. A snippet (emphasis added):
G-Farce 0
El Reg is less than amused that a major British media personality was legitimizing the loony theory that 5G cell phone towers are somehow responsible for a respiratory virus. Here’s a snippet; follow the link for the rest.
So Much Winning . . . . 0
When I go to a store wearing a cloth mask where an employee wearing a medical mask and gloves opens the door for me and asks if she can spray my hands with sanitizer before I enter (as happened to me yesterday), for some fool reason, I don’t feel as if winning is taking place.
An Off the Rails Reality Check 0
I am not sanguine.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Language.
It’s been nearly a month since the local supermarket we use most often has had either TP or paper towels on the shelves. To paraphrase my internet friend Brad, “I don’t get the toilet paper thing. It’s not diarrhea. It’s a respiratory disease.”
We are a society of stupid.
Antisocial Distancing 0
Florida Man (and paramedic) coughs on cashier because he’s fed up with “social distancing,” then defends himself by calling it a joke.
Antisocial Distancing 0
Florida Man tries to jump the line at the dollar store.