Politics 'Restarting the Economy' right now is just a super, wildly bad idea. 23 Mar 2020 Reuters: Trump suggests he may scale back closures soon despite worsening coronavirus outbreak From the article: "President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering how to reopen the U.S.…
Misc. Yikes. 21 Mar 2020 So, things have been a bit hectic and overwhelming the last week and a half. My workplace got shut down; we're all working from home now. Fortunately I work in…
Pop Culture GNU Terry Pratchett 12 Mar 2020 “Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying…
Misc. Link Dump: Covid19, the economy, & good reads 6 Mar 2020 This has been a rough week. My politics crush, Elizabeth Warren, dropped out, leaving us with Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, neither of whom I'm exactly thrilled with as candidates.…
Misc.… News Roundup: the primaries, COVID-19 & Obamacare 2 Mar 20202 Mar 2020 We hit the local grocery store this Saturday to stock up, and I spent much of the rest of the day seriously irritated with myself for not doing it Wednesday…
Misc. COVID-19 & the Service Industry 27 Feb 202027 Feb 2020 I found the above tweet this morning. Pretty sure it's been deleted since then, because the original tweeter was getting dragged literally to death by the service industry workers of…
Misc. COVID-19: You need to get ready. 25 Feb 202025 Feb 2020 I've been banging this drum for like three days now, but I'm serious, folks. You need to get ready. Shit might get real, here. First: Don't panic. Panic doesn't help.…
Politics Mike Bloomberg: Oh, HELL no, y’all. 21 Feb 202021 Mar 2020 If you people make me hold my nose and vote for Mike frickin' Bloomberg in the 2020 elections, I will lose my entire damn mind. Mike Bloomberg is just Donald…
Politics Bernie Sanders’ Medical Records 19 Feb 202021 Mar 2020 Bernie Sanders says he won't release more medical records. This is not a good look, for a few reasons. Firstly, the dude's 78 years old, and secondly, he just had…
