“Doctors and scientists agree that, at least for the foreseeable future, indoor masking is here to stay. Vaccines may not offer complete protection and contagious variants continue to pose a risk.” abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/dit…
“ So when can you consider going mask-less outside?
When you are alone outside or with your household, you may not need to mask up, although you’ll want to keep your mask handy, experts suggest.”
“...that level of community protection, where we can all go back to what looks like an old normal, that's going to be very, very difficult unless we get very, very much increased participation.”
The experts have apparently never set foot in Florida.
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A slightly nuanced take on the implosion of the Russia bounties story, which is indicative only of how discourse on this website is not only unhelpful but an obstacle to the fullest understanding of events. Apologies in advance, but it’s a thread…
When the story broke, my take on it was A) we shouldn’t know about it, because leaking this claim all but forecloses on the possibility of substantiating it sufficient to prove the charge. But also B) it’s *plausible.* commentarymagazine.com/noah-rothman/w… Here’s why…
If you recall, when the story dropped it was accompanied with the allegation that Iran was also putting a price on American heads. cnn.com/2020/08/17/pol… That allegation is supported by evidence and testimony going back to 2005 fdd.org/analysis/2010/…
What was Donald Trump doing between 2:26 p.m and 5:40 p.m. on January 6. Until we get the answer to that question, affirmed under oath by a witness to his conduct, this chapter in American history cannot be definitively closed.
2:26 p.m.: Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund: "I am making an urgent, urgent immediate request for National Guard assistance."
Interim: ????
5:40 p.m.: National Guard arrives at the capitol.
Democrats do not want witnesses to answer this question because to compel that testimony would take a while & precludes legislating. And Democrats think they need to prove economic bona fides to voters. So, this is all just about politics, and it's absolutely enraging.
"Less than a third of doses delivered to Pennsylvania and New Jersey had been administered, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention..." inquirer.com/health/coronav…
"Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday that the state could administer more doses if the federal government would send more." nj.com/coronavirus/20…
Probably true. But in crass political terms, the point of diminishing returns in associating with Trump's movement may have been reached. And there's a duty to posterity here. Threatening the legislative branch with a mob must be rendered an unthinkable prospect again.
You cannot do that by fencing in the Capitol or surrounding it with national guardsmen. Force will be met with more force. The only means by which that can be achieved in a lasting way are legal, legitimate acts. The primacy of the legislative branch must be reestablished.
And in more practical terms, this president has violated his oath of office and, judging from some of the statements we've seen out of regional commanders, may not even have the confidence of his own military. His capacity to act as CIC is compromised. That's unacceptable.