Quarantine Diaries: Day 201

over 3 years ago

It’s weird how different parts of America have such varied rates of new COVID-19 cases. I could understand if two nearby states were having simultaneous surges or improvements, but it’s just not that predictable. For example right now here in Minnesota, we’re having a slight uptick while next door in Wisconsin they’re having a significant surge. And Massachusetts has shown significant improvement (the best nationwide) over the last two weeks, while four of the five states it borders have seen infections increase over the same period. And the state with the fastest percentage growth during the same period was Wyoming (our least populous state so perhaps a bit misleading).

Coronavirus News, Analysis, Opinion. And Other Stuff:

Redfield voices alarm over influence of Trump's new coronavirus task force adviser

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has grown increasingly concerned that President Donald Trump, pushed by a new member of his coronavirus task force, is sharing incorrect information about the pandemic with the public.
Dr. Robert Redfield, who leads the CDC, suggested in a conversation with a colleague Friday that Dr. Scott Atlas is arming Trump with misleading data about a range of issues, including questioning the efficacy of masks, whether young people are susceptible to the virus and the potential benefits of herd immunity.
"Everything he says is false," Redfield said during a phone call made in public on a commercial airline and overheard by NBC News.

I suppose it’s just a matter of time until Redfield gets thrown under the bus.

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Trump has a lot of former campaign managers. Are any of them not convicted felons or mentally unbalanced?

”It would be a relief simply to have a President who doesn’t abuse the office as a colossal grift.”

Fauci Says Florida Governor Making a Big Mistake

Trump’s Taxes Show He’s a National Security Threat: What trade-offs would a president with this level of indebtedness be willing to make to save face?

‘Was That a Display of Lying, Ignorance or Insanity?’