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Category Archives: Covid-19
Long Covid
I ran across this video while looking for something else. It really hit home. Many of us seem to believe or want to believe that soon Covid will simply go away and be a bad memory. But as noted below, … Continue reading
Covid’s Back! Does Anyone Care?
‘What Happens This Season Is Largely Up To Us’ Says WH Coronavirus Response Coordinator (7:20) I was getting blood drawn for my annual check up a couple of weeks ago. In the room I was in were stacks and stacks … Continue reading
Posted in Biden-Harris, Covid-19, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Carl Sagan, Elon Musk, twitter
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Thoughts On The Midterm Election
The following YouTube is 45 minutes long, but is extremely informative about the Iowa press. They also have a great segment on Medicare Advantage (which is not Medicare!!!), which is followed with a segment on how advertising was used by … Continue reading
Sunday Funday: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Edition
Indigenous Peoples’ Day (2:32) Yet another major irony in the American calendar. America finally realizes that Columbus was not the hero he was purported to be by previous generations. So for many the day honoring Columbus has been supplanted by … Continue reading
Republican Governors
Meidas Touch commenting on James Carville interview (6:50) In the video above James Carville deservedly rails against the lousy job of governing done by Republican governors across the country. Republican governors are much more about culture wars and owning the … Continue reading
And Don’t Forget Downstream
The overwhelming vote in Kansas leaving abortion as a fundamental right in their constitution gives us hope that voters across America are awakening to how badly they are being screwed and who is screwing them. At every level, the screwing … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Covid-19, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Deidre DeJear, Iowa governor's race 2022
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“Soul Crushing Milestone”
US officially passes one million deaths from Covid. From Scientific American of March 29th: “The U.S. will record one million confirmed deaths from COVID in the next several weeks. This toll is likely an undercount because there are more … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Covid-19
Tagged long covid, milestone, one million dead
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Sunday Funday: International Labor Day Edition
How Much Money Does Jeff Bezos Need? (2 minutes) Today is May Day, also known as International Workers Day or Labor Day in almost every country in the world except the US and Canada. May 1st was chosen for its … Continue reading
Sunday Funday: Shooting For The Stars Edition
Sam Bee reminds us of other problems (8.5 minutes): Looks like those folks at NASA are screwing up the “government can’t do anything right” right wing meme with some spectacular findings this week. When will they quit being so competent … Continue reading
Sunday Funday: Vernal Equinox Edition
Back once again – Randy Rainbow! I love to call it Vernal Equinox – conjures up a picture in my mind of a white haired, white bearded old guy who is getting out of his cabin as the world warms … Continue reading