I picked up Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny the other day. I had read excerpts from it; this time it was cover to cover. It’s concise; reading only took a little over an hour. But it was more than worth it. In fact, I’d say it was necessary for me. I needed to read it because … Continue reading Reading “On Tyranny,” and Getting Ready
Reported Covid Deaths by U. S. Region: Northeast – 211,923 deaths Midwest – 211,648 deaths West – 189,805 deaths South – 378,472 deaths RANDOLPH SEALS, 39, WAS elected the coroner for Bolivar County, in rural western Mississippi, in 2015. But the relentlessness of the deaths linked to Covid, and his personal ties to so … Continue reading Covid at 1 Million U.S. Deaths: A Special Scourge in the South
Reported Covid Deaths by U. S. Region: Northeast – 211,923 deaths Midwest – 211,648 deaths West – 189,805 deaths South – 378,472 deaths RANDOLPH SEALS, 39, WAS elected the coroner for Bolivar County, in rural western Mississippi, in 2015. But the relentlessness of the deaths linked to Covid, and his personal ties to so many … Continue reading A Special Scourge of the South: Covid at 1 Million Deaths
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries calls out Clarence Thomas David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement — May 12, 2022 Democratic House Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivered an impassioned speech Wednesday, telling Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas he should “have a conversation” with his spouse. The far-right activist and lobbyist Ginni Thomas reportedly had a months-long … Continue reading Quote of the Weekend: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries vs. Clarence Thomas
[NOTE: Since I live in North Carolina, the #2 biggest meat packing state, issues of disease, pollution & regulation of these industries were familiar, well before COVID. But the pandemic highlighted some key problems: while Governor Roy Cooper and the state health secretary Mandy Cohen delivered daily “don’t panic” briefings, outbreaks in areas with large … Continue reading Trump’s Superspreader Packing Plants