- people initially speculated someone could only get COVID once
- Trump, et al, downplayed COVID and talked people out of getting vaxed
- so, now, dopes fully believe they can just get it, get over it, and have conquered Mt. COVID.
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In reality, we now know:
They will keep getting it again and again over time.
Each case has the potential to be deadly. Each has the potential to do permanent damage to lungs and other organs.
That damage can accumulate over time. (eg lung damage from smoking)
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So, the staunch anti-vaxers have now backed themselves into a place where they are nearly certain of getting COVID; are highly likely to get it chronically; and are increasingly likely to be seriously debilitated or killed by it over time.
And they think they beat it.
Crazy.
They think they dodged a bullet when they just shoved a timebomb down their pants.
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I think we are getting closer to a collective realization that Trump merely declared in advance he would be the winner and any result to the contrary would be false.
Then a wide network hatched elaborate schemes based on that premise.
Basically, when Trump declared that any negative result would be fraudulent, he activated his entire network of flying monkeys to try to corrupt their parts of the process.
Whether that was state electors, attorneys general, his staff and cronies, conservative media, etc…
Trump signaled that any loss should be wiped out by everything from undermining credibility to wholly cheating.
And then his flying monkeys went off and made myriad attempts ranging from large-scale conspiracies (multistate conspiracies) to local interference.
Your monthly reminder that the media enjoys lying about inflation.
Prices rose .6% in December.
Prices rose 7% over a year.
Nothing “surged 7% in December.”
Since I’m not in the mood to have this same tedious discussion, one more time:
My son was 4’ 10” a year ago. He is 5’ 5” now. His height didn’t soar 7 inches in December. It didn’t even soar 7 inches in December “from a year prior”.
He grew less than an inch in December.
That isn’t a very exciting headline though.
“Local teen grows under one inch in December” isn’t all that attention-getting.
“Teen skyrockets 7 inches in December over prior year” sounds a lot more dramatic.
Hot on the heels of me sharing something from Emily Scott Robinson about country music’s refusal to do better, here is another musician you should know.
Per my post about Robinson, I vet my musical recommendations for character.
I saw @joyoladokun open for Jason Isbell this fall. My entire crew were instant fans. She was fantastic.
Find her on streaming platforms. See her live.
And hats off to @JasonIsbell. He showcases diverse, amazing talent on his tours.
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Country/Americana are at a crossroads. The culture will either evolve toward new relevance or devolve into the backwards, hickish stereotype that has held it back for decades.
The industry must choose: does it want to be no bigger than a soundtrack for small-minded bigotry?
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