It makes you wonder why we didn’t follow those tenets of public health and, instead, decided mandates, porous masks, lockdowns, and sowing panic was the solution this time.
Last night, my youngest went Trick-or-Treating. She came home puffy-eyed & quiet.
She told me she had an ok night but at one of the last houses, an old man was handing out full-size candy bars & when it was her turn, he sneered at her & told her she looked like a ‘punk’…
She was dressed as one of The Outsiders - a homemade ensemble, b/c store-bought costumes - like everything else - were in short supply and she didn’t decide to go until the last minute.
She was worried she was too old…
Lu’s last normal trick-or-treating experience was when she was 8. In 2019 when she was 9, she was super sick and couldn’t even say “trick-or-treat”. We had to stop after two houses and go home so she could rest.
Question: Did anyone *not* have Fauci as the fall guy?…
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People in those high level positions get there by their willingness to do unsavory things that others won’t do in exchange for power and ego gratification.
A quick read of his emails makes it’s clear that Fauci was vulnerable in that way…
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And the things that get them those power positions, also make them vulnerable to exploitation by other powerful people…
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Given all the claims that masking is cost-free in terms of broader culture, I thought it would be interesting to see what some of our iconic images would look like with the lower half of the subjects' faces covered.
My friend (no, not me) recently had the opportunity to respond to a @tacobell "Tell us about your visit" survey - specifically the "Heath & Safety" portion.
I sure hope that tweeting this doesn't ruin her chances in the $500 sweepstakes.
It made me laugh & had to share ...😂
"I don’t care about your COVID health and safety measures.
I am not operating under the delusion that a fast-food vendor can protect me from a respiratory virus.
You claim to be 'committed to my health' but if that were the case, you’d stop selling me your 'food'...
"The truth is that you don’t give a shit about my health, as evidenced by the nutritional content of your product.
And I'm good with that! In fact, that's been our explicit arrangement all along.
It seems you suddenly misunderstand the role Taco Bell plays in my life...
What's the word for an economic system in which the government can artificially restrict a company's (or even an entire sector's) customer base at will?
Because it's not capitalism...
And, yes, we have regulatory oversight: FLSA, FCC, CPSC, EPA, etc... the list of regulatory agencies is extensive.
But what we're facing mass disruption of the most basic market forces using a flimsy justification that crumbles under the most superficial scrutiny...
Does removing people from the economy reduce the transmission of a primarily non-lethal virus? No.
So you can tell me this has been going on for years and there's truth in that...but this is a matter of scope, scale & lack of any reasonable explanation.