I am now COVID free as of Thursday. Which is good because I ran out of cannabis gummies on Wednesday and I probably killed all those stoners. I didn’t really find out about it until last night, so hopefully nobody at the gym, Total Wine, my son’s BJJ place, Trader Joe’s, Sprouts, Home Depot, QuickTrip, et al, minds…
Enough about that here’s some links!
Did Dave win an ambassadorship? I think not.
AMLO gets COVID. I’m sure he’ll be fine.
I am going to leave this here without comment, as I expect a bit of snickering. Then I am going to leave this here, also without comment.
About fucking time he gets some recognition. The irony being most highways in Mexico have 90 kmh speed limit (56mph)
US-backed opposition candidate wins in Venezuelan. Yeah, sure he did.
That’s the screwiest headline I’ve seen in a while.
Okay, here’s some Sammy Hagar!
Getting it a second time in one year seems suspicious.
FWIW, I had it in June 2020 and again in March 2021.
Just a positive test, or did you have symptoms?
Never tested. Just the symptoms. First time my symptoms were identical to my brother’s symptoms (who tested postive), so I assumed I had it.
The second time I had identical symptoms (less severe), and the person who exposed me to it tested positive.
Well, the common cold is usually a coronavirus too as I recall – and we’ve never had a preventative for that.
Isn’t the common cold most commonly a rhinovirus?
You are correct, that is the most common and coronavirus second.
Irish COVID?
Twice in a year doesn’t seem too unusual, I have heard of that a lot. Supposedly you have 3 months before you can catch it again.
Peter McCullough made the claim on Rogan that you can’t get it more than once…
And then with Robert Malone, Rogan said McCullough clarified after that you can get Alpha or Delta, and Omicron.
Collect them all!
Cervine insurrection!
The buck stops here.
Oh doe you didn’t.
The deer clobbered the soldier in the head with a fire extinguisher.
PA Approves!
OH DEER! Live deer found in vehicle during a traffic stop in York County
“The attorney general’s office did not respond to written questions seeking additional information on the new arrest warrants, including whether or not the Mexican government will seek to extradite Guzman, currently serving a life sentence in U.S. federal prison.”
So the arrest warrant is so he can escape, again.
“We have been informed that U.S. authorities have been charged with investigating and holding responsible public officials in that country,” the statement added, but without going into further detail.”
LOL
This McCabe character is a real piece of work.
I’m trying to figure out his motivation.
But I’d be satisfied with his being picked up in an unmarked van.
Give him an important position to fill at Gitmo…
strapped over a bench in a latrine.
For the morale of the detainees.
Sorry ladies, he’s taken.
A towering slab of rock broke from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall on a Brazilian lake and officials said at least six people died.
Well, that’s one way to make a big splash.
Just a drop in the bucket.
I’ll bet no one warned them that part was on the slate.
I’m sure they all took it for granite that it would be a safe trip.
Ain’t that the schist.
I know Swiss will be showing up soon to express his disapproval, but we know he’s all talc.
Having gotten a double narrowed gaze in the dead thread I’m going to skip a pun across this one.
*MASS NARROWED GAZE*
It certainly rocked the boat.
“Did Dave win an ambassadorship? I think not.”
Still the best VH front-man though.
Van Halen is one of the best debut rock albums from anybody.
VH has a highly varied style–so many unique but consistent sounds.
I agree Roth is the best front man, I think Hagar is pretty good, never paid attention to VH after Hagar left.
My favorite VH albums are Women and Children First and Fair Warning. Diver Down is quirky in a way no non VH fan would know, had they heard only the stuff that gets airplay now on classic rock stations.
Still the best VH front-man though.
I can’t argue against your personal preferences, but you are wrong.
Oooh, a Gary Cherone fan!
“Edgard Estevo, commander of the Minas Gerais State Fire Department, said at a news conference that in addition to the dead as many as 20 people might be missing and officials were seeking to identify them after the accident Saturday.
Officials said at least 32 people were injured, though most had been released from hospitals by Saturday evening.”
Yikes!
The video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqAGFEtCsOw
My Portuguese is rusty, but I think it’s mostly “GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE”
Gustozo!
Snowmageddon.
12z op EURO comes WAAAAY north & a bit inland ;; snow to mix to rain back to snow for RIC DC PHL NYC BOS .. WHY?
THIS IS WHY all the midday Tuesday ( 12z) operational models EURO GFS CMC all came N and inland
The 12z Euro ensemble (EPS) =major snowstorm western NC all of VA except SE 25% most of MD eastern PA NJ NYC new england SEE IMAGEs
I didn’t see an extradition request for Holder.
Cant say I didnt see this coming.
https://2ndsmartestguyintheworld.substack.com/p/just-in-and-so-it-starts-rich-elderly?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjozMTYyNjE4MCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NDY5NzAwMTcsIl8iOiJqRFkzTCIsImlhdCI6MTY0MTkzNDQ3MCwiZXhwIjoxNjQxOTM4MDcwLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNDAwNTM1Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.1KGLuMTzTDlbeSSKhrulBCWk7zr2yhQhatFTxv8n5PQ
Whoops
This got me curious enough to research when it came out last week. OneAmerica writes group insurance. It’s short tailed and reprices frequently.
Part of the pickup includes things like suicides and the like for younger people. I’m not suggesting COVID mortality itself didn’t play into this, but you can’t decompose it into just vaccine related.
I realize that it’s France, not here, but if American judges see it the same way…
A substack linking to a French WordPress blog that only gives a Facebook page as evidence.
Posted this in the tail end of the dead thread:
Tom Woods has a good email today.
Intro:
Udi Qimron, head of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Tel Aviv University and a leading Israeli immunologist, has taken the opportunity posed by the collapsing narrative to release this open letter to the authorities (this is a mechanical translation from the original Hebrew):
Ministry of Health, it’s time to admit failure
In the end, the truth will always be revealed, and the truth about the coronavirus policy is beginning to be revealed. When the destructive concepts collapse one by one, there is nothing left but to tell the experts who led the management of the pandemic – we told you so.
This is the best thing Ive read all day.
“Ninety people accused of murder are free on electronic monitoring ankles in Chicago thanks to woke bail reforms that have put scores of violent criminals back on the streets.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart revealed the numbers to CBS on Monday, along with his fears that it is making communities significantly less safe.
Dart said that in his county alone, 90 people accused of murder are free along with 40 people charged with attempted murder and 852 people charged with aggravated gun possession.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10391037/Nearly-100-people-charged-murder-free-walk-streets-Chicago-thanks-woke-bail-reform.html
WTF?
That sounds like just the way to combat Chicago’s murder epidemic. Maybe if all those suspected murderers are free from the extreme anxiety they have about being convicted of murder, they’ll be able to think clearly and not murder people.
“‘I can’t answer that’: FBI executive assistant director REFUSES to tell Ted Cruz if any agents or confidential informants ‘actively participated’ in Jan 6: Cruz demands more information on ‘plant’ Ray Epps”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10391647/FBI-executive-assistant-director-stays-mum-Cruz-asks-agents-participated-January-6-riot.html
This is my shocked face.
‘I can’t answer that’
More like you won’t answer it.
The non-answer is the answer.
Yeah “can’t answer” is bullshit. Refusing to turn over all relevant material to the defense in a trial isn’t just a bad idea – it gets people sanctioned by the court (and Bar).
Saw on twitter, a lot of comments were upset Cruz asked a question he knew she couldn’t answer, and he was just trying to look good for the republicans.
Now that is transparency! Don’t ask open questions from a supposed civil servant…it’s secret!
Dems would never use a hearing to grandstand like that…
The Jan 6 Congressional Committee issued a press release saying they had interviewed Ray Epps and he denied being associated in any way with the FBI.
Of course that doesn’t explain why he was removed from the riot’s most wanted list
AYFKM
Was he under oath?
Well he would say that, wouldn’t he.
We don’t even know what he said. We know what they are telling us he said.
Was the spokesman Adam Schiff by chance?
“Convicted murderers and sex traffickers are among the 1.5 million prisoners – including Boston marathon bomber and Larry Nassar – who got federal stimulus checks while behind bars, court documents show”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10391569/Convicted-murderers-sex-traffickers-1-5-million-prisoners-received-stimulus-checks.html
Your tax dollars at work.
State legislator here wants to reinstate voting rights, not for rehabilitated ex-cons, but for those currently incarcerated. As a way for those incarcerated to hold elected leaders accountable for their actions.
Stop breaking to law asshole. There your voting rights are reinstated.
I posted about this months ago. I work at a state level maximum security prison. They all got every stimulus check.
Let’s go, Brandon.
NASCAR’s ban on driver Brandon Brown’s car design of a sponsorship with “Let’s Go Brandon”-inspired cryptocurrency meme coin LGBcoin is not stopping the partnership.
Brown is still signing with LGBcoin in a reported “eight figure,” two-year deal, according to Fox Business, though the driver has been barred from displaying the sponsor on his car.
“The exact dollar amount of the deal was not announced, but LGBcoin said Brown is now a ‘holder’ of the currency and his spokesperson confirmed to Fox Business that he is being paid in ‘both cash and coin,’” Fox Business detailed, adding, “Brown will participate in events, videos, conferences and other activities promoting the product through 2023.”
“I’m working to achieve my own American dream,” the driver said in a press release. “I’m humbled and thankful for LGBcoin.io’s reaffirmed support for my professional journey and their commitment to maintain a patriotic message.”
Patriotism is white-supremacy.
Good for him.
I wonder how many Let’s Go Brandon shirts, hats, signs, etc., are showing up at NASCAR races.
I went to Martinsville on Halloween and they were MANY t-shirts.
Quite a few RV’s had the flag also.
How long will it take for LGBcoin to morph into LGBTQcoin?
LGBQanon coin
“Some of the nation’s most prestigious universities – including six of the eight Ivy League schools – were accused of participating in a ‘price-fixing cartel’ that denied financial aid to nearly 200,000 students in a blockbuster lawsuit.
The suit filed by five plaintiffs named 16 colleges that included Yale, Columbia Brown, Duke, Notre Dame and Georgetown, claiming the elite schools colluded to limit price competition and overcharged hundreds of millions of dollars over two decades, according to the lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court late Sunday.
‘These same defendants, by their own admission, have participated in a price-fixing cartel that is designed to reduce or eliminate financial aid as a locus of competition, and that in fact has artificially inflated the net price of attendance for students receiving financial aid,’ the complaint said.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10390677/Five-college-grads-sue-Yale-Brown-Columbia-16-U-S-universities-financial-aid.html
Did they add the Government to that list of participants? Because they were the biggest cause.
Wasn’t there a similar case involving the Ivies about 30 years ago?
Titty Tuesday has significant investments in crypto.
https://archive.is/0wtPC
This here is MY kind of skiing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukxuq6hU4XY
Wow, that’s a beautiful cruiser with great scenery!
That rockfall in Brazil reminds me of these guys glacier surfing in Alaska: https://youtu.be/qFKgQwou7ls
Virginia to join vax mandate lawsuit
It’s D-4.
Tolerant leftists ‘tolerate’!
People slammed them as misogynistic on social media, and others left voicemails for the owners saying they “hope their business loses all their employees” and they go bankrupt, the owner said.
“The backlash we received at first was a little overwhelming while dealing with a busy restaurant. Lots of voicemails and private messages,” he said.
The owner added that most of the negative reviews are coming from people who had never dined at Preslee’s “but feel the need to jump on the bandwagon.” The restaurant’s Instagram page was even banned on Wednesday with no reason given, according to the owner. Fox Digital reached out to Instagram on the matter.
But “in the last few days, we’ve received overwhelming support from local and also other cities.”
“We have never been busier!” he said in comment addressing people who “slandered” the establishment.
There’s a restaurant here in Suffolk VA, that has a Let’s Go Brandon flag in their window.
A lady at the VCDL meeting said it was good, but I haven’t made it there yet.
On Yelp, the first review you see is a 1 star with a lady complaining about the flag and how the employees looked at her funny for wearing a mask.
Gender bender madness.
This is a preschool teacher ?. The next generation is gonna be so messed up
Who hires these narcissistic nitwits?
That’s what makes me think some of these are fake. If I’m a parent, and I see that the teacher looks like that, I’m sending my kid elsewhere. Yes, I am guilty of judging a book by its cover sometimes.
When they go out of their way to look like that, they’re explicitly telling you to judge the book by it’s cover.
NPR white knights Foochy
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases director, blamed rhetoric from Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky for sparking death threats against him and his family.
Paul has falsely accused Fauci of being responsible for millions of deaths, and at a Senate hearing on COVID-19 on Tuesday, Fauci said the charge “kindles the crazies out there.”
“I have threats upon my life, harassment of my family, and my children with obscene phone calls because people are lying about me,” Fauci said.
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The two have sparred at hearings throughout the pandemic, and Fauci said Paul was fundraising off of his attacks, accusing him of “making a catastrophic epidemic for your political gain.” Paul’s reelection website has a section called “Fire Fauci.”
Paul’s attacks, Fauci said, distract “from what we are all trying to do here today, [which] is get our arms around the epidemic and pandemic that we are dealing with.”
Fauci was responding to Paul’s criticism of emails in which Fauci, who also President Biden’s chief medical adviser on coronavirus, seemed to be criticizing the work of other scientists.
Poor li’l fella.
He’s complaining to Paul about threats on his life? Paul has been shot at, attacked by his neighbor and mobbed by protestors on the street in DC.
Fauci was responding to Paul’s criticism of emails
Weird, he didn’t answer the question.
Fauci has a patented technique of not answering anything and constantly telling senators they’re mistaken in response to a question.
King of the bureaucracy for a reason.
This is the closest they came to admitting anything Fauci could have done nything wrong:
Not one mention of gain of function, or flat out lying.
Coordinating a devastating takedown of other scientists is technically criticizing, I guess.
Not criticizing their work, though. That’s the lie. He wanted them taken down as a PR and political matter. He did not want a scientific debate on the merits.
OT – From our conversation the other day.
90% of omicron cases in Okinawa show mild to no symptoms
I had what I would amount to a typical cold. 5 days headache, sinus and back to 100% didn’t test though so could have been a normal cold
That poor guy, he’s just a selfless public servant who hardly gets any pay or credit for all the work he does.
As soon as he’s gone, it will start to emerge of all the ways his tenure corrupted the org he runs, just like J Edgar.
But which of the two has the highest body count?
Ice T?
Lower your expectations: Jen Psaki Says Americans Should Expect “Elevated Inflation”
Nothing a $2T spending bill can’t fix!
But she’ll need a pay raise just the same.
But if I’m expecting inflation, shouldn’t I raise my expectations?
The headlines should say Biden Wildly Exceeds Everyone’s Expectations!
I see the agenda has changed.
CNN’s Jake Tapper rips into “misleading” COVID hospitalization numbers.
“We’re 2 years into this … if somebody’s in the hospital with a broken leg and they also have asymptomatic COVID, that should not be counted as hospitalized with covid, clearly.”
Has anything in the WH changed that could be part of the reason?
The theory I’ve seen is that the SOTU is on March 1, and they’re preparing for Biden to proclaim victory over COVID.
Why not, they believe they have the superpower of gaslighting!
Well, isn’t this a coincidence:
Ohio may break down hospitalizations of patients ‘for COVID-19′ versus ‘with COVID-19,’ Gov. Mike DeWine says
“may.” Gee, why ever would you think to do that? Are you sure it’s a good idea to properly sort data into intuitive and useful buckets?
I’ll take it as a good sign that they’re looking to let up, but I intend to make certain it is never forgotten what these fuckers did,.
Thanks for the lynx, Señor!
No, I doubt Dave could ever be an ambassador. Just like Sammy could never properly front VH.
I hope you don’t mind if I drag this over from the morning lynx:
I got a text from MikeS last night letting me know that he lost his mom yesterday morning. As many of you know, she was in the hospital and fighting hard. There was some optimism as she was removed from the ventilator, but ultimately it was too much.
Those of you who were around the other night got to read about what a cool chick she was from Mike himself. I mean, any woman who ends up raising not one, but TWO libertarian sons should be recognized and celebrated!
I hope MikeS and NoDakMatt will be around soon, but in the meantime, prayers and nice thoughts for the boys and their family would be much appreciated. RIP, Marlys.
In case they see this: I’m very sorry for their loss.
So sorry to hear that.
My deepest sympathies to MikeS and NoDakMatt.
Shit, sorry MikeS.
Very sorry for their loss 🙁
So sorry, MikeS & Matt. My most sincere condolences to you both & your whole family
Thank you, all, for the kind words here and over in the morning links, too.
My condolences.
My condolences to you.
That sucks. I’m truly sorry for the loss to them
Sorry MikeS, and NoDakMatt.
Shit. I am sorry to hear that. It just sucks.
One of the toughest things about losing a parent comes down the road. You’re thinking about a subject, and then you think about asking them how they see it. Then you remember.
Of course, the upside to that is the good memory of what they meant to you.
Still, I’m sorry for you. That’s a huge loss.
Condolences to them both.
Thank you Tundra, and thanks to all you wonderful Glibs for the kind thoughts. You’re a great bunch.
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My Condolences.
Thanks, Deg
National Defense
The Justice Department says it is setting up a new domestic terrorism unit to help tackle what officials say is an escalating threat posed by violent extremists.
The announcement was made Tuesday by Matthew Olsen, the head of the department’s National Security Division, and comes as the nation faces a constellation of extremist threats on the home front.
“The threat posed by domestic terrorism is on the rise,” Olsen said in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “The number of FBI investigations of suspected violent extremists has more than doubled since the spring of 2020.”
To help counter the growing threat, Olsen said he’s establishing the new domestic terrorism unit within the National Security Division.
“This group of dedicated attorneys will focus on the domestic terrorism threat, helping to ensure that these cases are properly handled and effectively coordinated across DOJ and around the country,” he said.
They want to make sure those other trumped up cases don’t collapse like a house of cards, like the Whitmer kidnapping case.
They want to make sure those other trumped up cases don’t collapse like a house of cards, like the Whitmer kidnapping case.
Or we’re seeing the early stage formation of Solzhenitsyn’s Organs.
The threat posed by domestic terrorism is on the rise
Idk. The glowies have been kinda dormant lately.
One of the many pitfalls of being an Instagrammer
Woman’s tour of hotel bedroom goes viral after followers spot rude detail
Plus it’s on topic for our South American theme.
It seems like a cynically calculated move to draw in views. Tame enough not to damage her brand, but lurid enough to lure the clicks.
You mean attractive young people on vacation have sex!?! WHERE IS MY FAINTING COUCH??!
Only thing that bothered me was those boots she was wearing.
One of these days those boots are gonna walk all over you.
At Tuesday’s hearing, Jill Sanborn, the head of the FBI’s National Security Branch, told lawmakers that the threat posed by domestic violent extremists is “persistent and evolving.” The “most lethal threat” from domestic violent extremists, she said, is posed by white supremacists and anti-government militias.
“Racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists are most likely to conduct mass casualty attacks against civilians, and militia violent extremists typically target law enforcement and government personnel and facilities,” she said.
Don’t forget witches.
Compelling video would be Jill Sandborn making these remarks at a podium in front of a city’s retail district set on fire by Antifa.
MUH DEMOCRACY.
“Frankly, though, the threat I’m more concerned about is Kevin McCarthy will do whatever Donald Trump tells him to do, and far apart from committee assignments, that means that Kevin McCarthy will vote to overturn the next election, next presidential election if Donald Trump loses again. He voted to do so the first time, and he will vote to do so again. Only this time, if he should ever be in the majority or be speaker, he has the ability to carry that out. That is such a real and direct threat to our democracy. Kevin McCarthy can never be allowed to become speaker. In that sense, I think the midterms are really an election in which democracy itself will be on the ballot.”
Someone is worried.
There seems to be a great deal of speculation from various perspectives that is based on the assumption that DT gets the R nomination, but very little that considers other possibilities for the candidacy. A year is a very long time in politics. Two years is an age.
Trump is not going to “get the nomination”.
I doubt he even runs.
These people are mentally unbalanced.
Who would beat Trump in the primary out of the current GOP lineup? With the caveat that polls are garbage, I think the latest polls are still showing a majority of GOP voters believe Biden stole the election. No reason for them to not vote for Trump again.
Without Trump in the running, I’d guess De Santis would take the primary. Wish it could be Rand but that will never happen.
I just doubt Trump will run again. And any warm body the GOP puts up will beat Biden.
But yes, I believe Desantis could beat Trump in the primary.
I don’t think Americans want to go through another four years of Trump circus.
Shades of 2015…
Disagree. I think a large portion of his base would happily vote for him again, as a huge Fuck you to the establishment.
Well, if the Republicans had the same clown show as in 2015, Trump could pull it off again. Against DeSantis, I don’t see it. And frankly, if Trump voters just want to say fuck you – then they should do so by not voting at all.
They’re hedging their bets. A concerted effort has been made to demonize DeSantis recently.
My God these people are laser-focused on repeating the week’s talking point ad nauseam. Democracy is in peril! I say, Democracy! D-E-M-O… is this thing on?
What wasn’t mentioned in the rock accident is that drugs fell out of the ass of everybody that died.
Well played.
No, it wasn’t Colombia.
Higher quality quackery
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is looking at recommending that Americans wear higher quality masks amid the omicron surge, a CDC official told The Washington Post.
“The agency is currently actively looking to update its recommendations for KN95 and N95 in light of omicron,” said the official, who asked not to be named. “We know these masks provide better filtration.”
However, as the higher quality masks have been known to be uncomfortable to wear for long periods of the time, the CDC would say in new guidance that if a person can “tolerate wearing a KN95 or N95 mask all day, you should,” according to the Post.
The agency was wary of recommending that people wear N95 or KN95 masks at the beginning of the pandemic due to concerns doing so would cause a shortage of those masks for health care workers, per the outlet.
Americans would have to be careful about which higher quality masks they obtain, as the CDC has said 60 percent of the KN95 masks in the U.S. are fake, the Post noted.
That’s okay. Who hasn’t figured out the masks are purely for show, at this point?
The worst hit with dropping cloth face masks are those who invested in fashion versions with their pet phrases or bling on them.
Mine has the no. 6 logo from The Prisoner.
I wish someone would propose a law to ban masks in order to save the turtles.
“60 percent of the KN95 masks in the U.S. are fake”
It’s almost as though the Chinese can’t be trusted.
KN95 masks are fake by definition.
If you attempt to use a KN95 in an environment that requires an N95 (say asbestos remediation), you will be cited.
“K” stands for “Kinda-like”
Just use a glitter pen to write “KN-95” on your cloth mask.
When will the CDC recommend (mandate) shaving facial hair? An N95 mask is nothing but a joke if someone has a beard or almost any moustache.
Well how else are they going to bring the toothbrush mustache back into style?
Well, they would have to get off the calling everyone they don’t like Hitler train first.
And this concern has gone away because…?
Idiots.
“Who hasn’t figured out the masks are purely for show, at this point?”
My county Health Director who’s just issued a mask mandate for the first time in more than a year?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FI1583DWYAUpgpw.jpg
This shit is going mainstream.
I mean that’s correct.
Yeah. Thought does not equal action. I just don’t want to know what they’re thinking, or be forced to write it on a cake.
Well, except for the part that some people who [sexually] abuse kids aren’t pedophiles.
This shit is going mainstream.
Seems like it was already mainstream in the recent past. Anyone recall NAMBLA?
Also, the broadway show Hair featured a song with the lyrics,
Sodomy
Fellatio
Cunnilingus
Pederasty
You know what else is about to go mainstream?
Extra-judicial killings
“I visited a psychic who told me I’d die if I didn’t lose weight”
https://nypost.com/2022/01/10/i-visited-a-psychic-who-told-me-id-die-if-i-didnt-lose-weight/
You needed a psychic to tell you that?
I was hoping the Mexican indictments for Fast and Furious would include ATF honchos.
I haz disappoint.
There’s a bus coming- who will go under it?
‘We have gone backwards’: Covid confusion snarls Biden White House
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A half dozen former health policy makers, including some members of Biden’s transition team, told NBC News that the Biden administration needs an urgent reset on its Covid strategy or the White House could rapidly lose credibility with the public.
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“In terms of the communication and the trust in the CDC, it feels like we have gone backwards,” said Leana Wen, a former Baltimore health commissioner.
Wen said some of the decisions and the fallout reminded her of the early days of the pandemic response under the Trump administration.
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“There’s agreement that the messaging has to be better and that it would be important to be simpler for people and more targeted towards what people need and action guided,” said Ezekiel Emanuel, a key member of Biden’s transition team and a former health policy adviser to the Obama administration. “I think we just need a clear message so people know what the ‘to do’ is.”
You fucking clowns have been wrong every step of the way. How can you possibly “message” yourselves out of the hole you have dug? I can’t wait for the feeding frenzy.
I would give even or better money that Fauci is going to be the fall guy. And that is how they are going to try to get out of this hole.
The White House referred requests for comment to the Department of Health and Human Services, which said in a statement Monday that the administration has “led with transparency, and data — no matter how complex the science is amid a once-in-a-generation pandemic — and have focused squarely on getting Americans the information they need to stay safe and protect others.”
“Importantly, President Biden has not wavered from his core campaign promise that he would let the science lead, even as we face the challenges posed by an ever-evolving pandemic,” HHS spokeswoman Kirsten Allen said, in part.
Just blurt out whatever empty slogan pops into your empty little head.
Is anybody even listening, anymore?
Have you considered the possibility that, I dunno? SHE’S SCAMMING YOU?!
https://www.thesun.co.uk/dear-deidre/17287490/one-three-lovers-pregnant/
https://babylonbee.com/news/dome-of-capitol-building-raised-to-accommodate-nancy-pelosis-eyebrows
To her credit they are at least symmetrical. This is the kind of thing I’d never notice, or think was remarkable at all if there weren’t people doing the Lord’s work of making snippy articles to point it out.
LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zYREwD9e6U
Eerily similar…
This would have been better in the morning links, but just a reminder from last night. Matt Strickland from Gourmeltz is running for VA State Senate this year in the newly redistricted (no incumbent) district 27 around Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania/Stafford.
https://twitter.com/FishLikesFlicks/status/1480699247917944835 (vid from facebook at the link).
If you want to support him, you can here.
Good reminder/summary vid from Matt earlier in 2021 (looking for the one he has with the inspectors still): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnsBrt-vi60
Here’s the two good vids: https://fb.watch/atTGzFqtwf/ – plexiglass
face masks: https://fb.watch/atTvVdu3DT/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-11/repeat-booster-shots-risk-overloading-immune-system-ema-says
To the surprise of no one here.
So my nephew is now officially a male model, complete with agent.
He’s even working on his Blue Steel.
Pics?
https://www.nymmg.com/portfolios/wyatt-naylor
Very professional.
Handsome fellow.
Question (not snark): is there a reason that he has the same expression in all photos?
Ahem – Blue Steel?
Scruffy already told you.
He’s a model.
@Tundra: missed the reference
@Ted: I would have thought that prospective clients would like to see a variety of expressions to see where he could fit in.
I’m obviously oblivious to the modeling industry.
Hobbit:
For reference.
Was wondering the same. Smile – it won’t hurt.
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/11/biden-admin-quietly-creates-creepy-database-storing-information-about-unvaxxed-people-who-request-religious-exemptions/
He’s making a list and checking it twice… ??
The purge continues.
Well, Quebec just went there: No vax, get taxed.
Quebec is asshoe.
TPTB: I have a submission in the queue and haven’t heard back. Just a tale, no politics or great knowledge revealed.
My doge has been gone for over 7 months and I still expect him when I walk in the door. I really would like another pooch. As soon as I get settled….
Meh. What does settled even mean.
Go get one to share the adventure.
Meaning I don’t have a lease that says “no pets”. I don’t want to restrict myself – I just want to move.
My place said no pets until we sent a cute picture. Voila! Pets!
I don’t want to have to count on a landlord’s benevolence. Especially since I’ll be looking for a big scary dog. Although I’ll probably end up with another pug, because they are Mother Nature’s most magnificent creation.
French Bulldog.
We have one down the street named Chuck. He is one of the funniest, happiest and bad-assed little doggies I’ve ever met.
It’s coming up on five years since our Special Little Fella went away and we still miss him. Just this morning the Mrs. said, “If we get another dog what would you name it?”
Tundra.
Heh.
He was a Shih Tzu and it is traditional to give them Chinese names. We called him “Tai Pan” which, according to James Clavell, means “supreme leader.” Appropriate since he ruled the house.
My suggestion for the next Shih Tzu? “Tai Tu”.
Ne Ga?
Please!
https://youtu.be/YG4iTGjuoKw
I just passed the 1st anniversary of Bella’s passing, what a great animal,
Alexandria animal shelter has a cane corso
Meant to reply to KK
They are scary looking – wouldn’t mind taking a closer look at them as a breed. I think a Rottie would be best, but those Cane Corsos look like another good option.
They are both great but require an alpha owner. You could do it, for sure, but I would definitely get some training help.
DOn’t forget about the plain Jane GSDs, though.
Well, there was that 15 years of teaching dog training classes I did…
Lol.
I’ve done a lot, too, but breed specific help never hurts.
I’ll fuck off now 😉
Tim Pool and Mike Rowe, should be entertaining,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ostvjqgszqY
Mexico is well-regarded around the world thanks to the leadership of President López Obrador and the federal government’s fight against corruption, Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Monday.
Is the Sun still rising in the East?
The Brazilian navy, which also helped in the rescue, said it would investigate the causes of the accident.
Bolsanaro did it.