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I've fielded this question from two mom friends today:

"How much academic stuff are you getting done?"

Answer: None! I am meeting their basic needs and entertaining them, while trying to keep up with work.
Take it easy, parents!

It's Day 2.

It's OK if you miss a Mo Willems doodle session!
We are now expected to to our full-time jobs, homeschool our kids and keep up with the endless housework.

Do what you can. Give yourself a pat on the back.

One day at a time ...
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Kate Brannen
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Big difference between working from home with the kids and on my own in my office:

Amount of Frozen playing in the background.

Oh, and: productivity.
At this rate, the next piece I'll be writing for Just Security:

Should the ICC Open a Preliminary Examination Into War Crimes Allegations in Northuldra?
(Hopefully the worst joke I make all week, but it's early ... )
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Kate Brannen
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From a reporter friend in #NOLA:

Louisiana climbing the rankings of worst outbreaks in U.S., even with REALLY low testing rates.
nola.com/news/coronavir…
33 presumptive coronavirus cases as of Friday morning, according to the governor's office.

Some concern that Mardi Gras (Feb. 25) could have been a vector.

In need of test kits/federal resources.
Outbreak in a New Orleans retirement home too: nola.com/news/coronavir…
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Kate Brannen
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This gets to the government's central messaging problem, and it starts with Trump.

85 percent of people infected have "mild to moderate symptoms."

But if enough people are infected, that can still mean catastrophe. 15 percent of X denominator will be critically sick or die.
We are all staying at home and canceling events to protect them and to avoid overwhelming our hospitals.
And for some, "mild" won't feel so mild:
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Dean Burnett
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Today I went to the post office and had the dubious honour of meeting perhaps the most entitled loathsome prick I have encountered in person for many a month

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