No it’s because the South Korean government got on top of it early and have been able to keep things in check since then. Face masks are useful but they will only take you so far, especially if you have an incompetent government. The fact masks have become part of an absurd culture war where they’re a magic bullet or…

They won’t.

Well an intelligent and compassionate government would put laws in place to make sure people are paid and business can stay closed long term until the virus is mitigated.

I was watching footage of people in Asia at an event. Most of them were wearing face masks. What’s notable is the event was in 2018, before Coronavirus even existed. Face mask wearing (for fine dust air pollution) had been normalized long before the pandemic. That’s why South Korea saw just 15,000 case and 306 deaths…

In theory you should be safe, but there are so many factors at play that it’s really hard to tell.

There’s quite a bit of evidence, apparently, that not everyone who contracts COVID-19 produces antibodies to it, and may still be able to be reinfected (and thus be re-infectious) later. We’re still unsure.

Every word of what you said is my exact position on this. I’ve got a wall of movies here in my office. And I’ve got the internet. And I’ve got a decent TV. I’ll be okay for a while.

I’ve been going to the movies since the age of six and the theatrical experience has been one of the most basic, joyful things in my life. I had the great fortune of going to college during the height of the film guild era and, for years, went to the movies two to three, sometimes four, nights a week. I love the…

Who are these people who are still not wearing seat belts?

The interstitial ad for an interview with Cory Booker made me realize how much Cory Booker looks like a slimmed-down Vin Diesel. And a little bit of googling reveals that Cory Booker is also very aware of that fact.

If Trump is going to call anybody a bad student, he better hope the courts he has stacked feel the same way about transcripts as they do about tax returns.

Yeah, but Trump needs to be attacked.  He isnt quick on his feet.  HRCs attacks on him were equivalent to the Smart kid in class using a smart comeback against the class bully.  It works in the class, but accomplishes nothing.  AOC is better at Trumps game than he is.  She uses social media well and she fires back…

Yes, we are angry and we wonder why everyone else isn’t.

I’m not talking about changing the minds of his base- that was never gonna be a thing- I’m talking pure entertainment value.

It didn’t take long for the Krusty Krabby Klown to start with the “angry black woman” attacks. *eye roll*

Clicked through just to read AOC’s clapback. Was not disappointed.

Damn, it’s crazy how all your grays are completely reasonable. Usually those guys are fucking nuts. Still nice of you to summarize their lovely comments so all of us can enjoy.

That “opinion” piece was written by a man who resigned from his job to run for CA Attny General. He lost that primary to a man who lost to Kamala and now he’s making overtures regarding her eligibility. Newsweek should be ashamed.

Once a year I like to remind people that the Newsweek of today isn’t the Newsweek you remember reading years ago, so there’s that.

1. TIL that The Framers were so opposed to “group identity politics” that they prevented women from voting and made slavery race-based