May 3, 2020

The Rest of the World Is Laughing at Trump

From the Atlantic:

The Rest of the World Is Laughing at Trump
The president created a leadership vacuum. China intends to fill it.

It looks, at first, like one of a zillion unfunny video clips that now circulate on the internet: “Once Upon a Virus” features cheap animation, cheesy music, and sarcastic dialogue between China—represented by a Lego terra-cotta warrior with a low, masculine voice—and the United States, represented by a Lego Statue of Liberty with a high, squeaky voice. They “speak” in short sentences:

“We discovered a new virus,” says the warrior. “So what?” says the Statue of Liberty.

“It’s dangerous,” says the warrior. “It’s only a flu,” says the Statue of Liberty.

“Wear a mask,” says the warrior. “Don’t wear a mask,” says the Statue of Liberty.

“Stay at home,” says the warrior. “It’s violating human rights,” says the Statue of Liberty

The dialogue goes on like that—“It will go away in April,” the Statue of Liberty says at one point—until it ends, finally, with the statue on an intravenous drip making wild and contradictory statements while the warrior jeers at her. ........(more)

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/time-americans-are-doing-nothing/611056/

May 1, 2020

Florida Man calls 911 for assistance with quarantine stress eating

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - A Punta Gorda man called 911 multiple times and asked deputies to deliver him ice cream and liquor, according to Charlotte County deputies.

Last Saturday, deputies responded to a Punta Gorda apartment after Michael James Gables, 65, called 911 to report an 'emergency.' ........(more)

https://www.nbc-2.com/story/42063781/florida-man-arrested-after-asking-deputies-to-return-with-booze-and-ice-cream