Sorry to hear it.

This is the kind of thing that gets out of hand with no clear leadership and no clearly defined message from the top. trump refuses to stand behind social distancing, so every RW nutbar has free reign to get away with this nonsense. It's a national security issue at this point. It's going to get worse until governors have no choice but to ask the National Guard to help corral the nonsense. Then all the RW nutbars will really start to squeal.

Lather, rinse, repeat. Ugh.

Listening to Merkel and Ardern is so comforting.

They are talking in calm, modulated tones. They both are using plain language to clearly explain what the plan is and why it needs to be that way. There is no puffery and grandstanding, there are no histrionics, no blame games, no whiney "it's not my fault!" They don't talk about themselves at all, just the facts and the plan to deal with the situation. It's disappointing when they finish speaking, because realization sets in that all of that is directed elsewhere. We're stuck listening to a spoiled brat with more issues than a library periodicals section, a moron who couldn't plan his way out of a paper bag.

*sigh*

Every one of these ghouls who keeps talking about acceptable losses

really needs to be volunteered at the nearest hospital for about a week. Then see what they have to say.

Sociopaths.

Two weeks. Two weeks could have made a big difference.

Thank you for mentioning this.

I saw Devos' name a few times in various posts with no explanation, and because things can move so fast here the significance went right by me. Your post made me go look it up.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/15/michigan-protest-whitmer-coronavirus-188579

Good point.

We are spending time talking about it instead of the death rate, the lack of testing, the stolen (excuse me, confiscated) PPEs, the post office, Jared Kushner, and on and on.

One wonders if calls to Mitch have already taken place. However...

Even Mitch should know that shutting down any further attempts at federal assistance would start a national riot. If rank and file citizens on the rampage does not strike fear in Republican hearts, revolt from the corporate sector will.

Surely this is another ill-considered bluster from the "I have total authority" jackass.

Thanks for the info - had no idea.

Good one, Mendocino. Disgusting but extremely effective demonstration.

I disagree with Grant about being forced to shake people's hands, although it wasn't as easy to turn a handshake down back then. Mythbusters had a segment on sneezing too. Elbow is best, but still gross.

Leaving the links, but note article re US being in arrears above. *sigh*