FASTER, PLEASE: Heritage Coronavirus Commission Releases Five-Step Plan to Reopen America.

DON’T GET COCKY, KID: U.S. urged to go slow on easing coronavirus lockdown, even as jobless claims surge.

TOEING THE COMMUNIST PARTY LINE IS NOT A GOOD LOOK: Respected scientific journal issues apology for associating coronavirus with China over racism fears.

ONLY THREE? 3 Ways New York Botched the Coronavirus Response in March: A hapless mayor and overpraised governor made false promises, gave inaccurate health information, and helped turn Gotham into the pandemic’s epicenter.

AS IT SHOULD: Harris Poll: The Coronavirus crisis is turning Americans in both parties against China.

Republicans and Democrats now largely agree that the Chinese government bears responsibility for the spread of the pandemic, that it can’t be trusted on this or any other issue, and that the U.S. government should maintain a tough position on China on trade and overall, especially if Beijing again falters in its commitments.

“It’s as much of a consensus issue as you can get in today’s divided world,” said Mark Penn, chairman of the Harris Poll. “Overall, there’s very little trust for anything that the Chinese government says or does, especially its premier. Xi Jinping has less than half the credibility of President Trump in this poll.”

Which is surprising, given how much more supportive the press has been of Xi than of Trump.

OH, COME ON: Police Slap Christians With $500 Fines for Attending Drive-In Worship Service.

#JOURNALISM: Infection Model Criticisms Painted as ‘Conspiracy Theories:’ Pro-tip: It’s not a “conspiracy theory” to want reliable data, accurate projection, and clear explanations.

ARE YOU SURE, BEE? I DON’T THINK THEY LET HIM HAVE SCISSORS:  Biden Cuts Hole In Mask So He Can Still Sniff People’s Hair.

GO FOR IT. THROW US IN THAT BRIAR PATCH. SURE, THE AIRLIFT FOR PATRIOTS STRANDED BEHIND THE TOFU CURTAIN WILL BE EXPENSIVE, BUT LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: WE CAN DEPORT MISBEHAVING CALIFORNIANS INCLUDING ALL THE USELESS POTHEADS THAT MOOCHED THEIR WAY TO MY STATE. PLUS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN INSTITUTE A “STAY IN CALIFORNIA” PROGRAM, BIG BEAUTIFUL WALL OPTIONAL. BEST OF ALL, THEY NO LONGER GET TO TAKE ALL THE WATER FROM THE COLORADO RIVER (AND DUMP IT IN THE PACIFIC TO SAVE THE DELTA SMELT, OR SOMETHING) AND THAT WATER CAN MAKE THE HIGH DESERT BLOOM, INSTEAD:  Gavin Newsom Declares California a ‘Nation-State’.

No, no, California, it’s cool. You’ve said you want a divorce. Let’s bring in the lawyers.  I think we’re way past irreconcilable differences.  Take Hawaii with you, in lieu of a fruit basket.

I COULD, POSSIBLY, REMOTELY, JUST ON AN OFF CHANCE, YOU KNOW, BE RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE WITH THE OVERBLOWN REACTION TO WINNIE THE FLU:  Attention, Citizens.

YEAH, BECAUSE IT’S ALL A MATTER OF CLASSIFICATION.  BAH. DO THEY THINK WE’RE IDIOTS? CHINA, TAKE NOTICE, THE PEOPLE ARE NOT OUR SO CALLED LEADERS*:  China to reclassify dogs as pets in wake of coronavirus.

*For one, if we all drank like Nancy Grey Goose Pelosi, there wouldn’t be enough alcohol in the world for an American lunch break.

FOR INSTANCE, THERE’S THIS:  Doctors just uncovered another unusual coronavirus symptom.

WE WON’T KNOW THE ANSWERS FOR YEARS. SLOWER IF WE RUIN OURSELVES NOW:  COVID-19 Mysteries.

THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE. LOOK HOW SHOCKED IT IS:  Democrats & Media Up to Their Old Tricks.

DUH:  Trump Not Warned About Covid-19 In November.

THIS IS WHY PLANED ECONOMIES FAIL. NO ONE NOT INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH ANY GIVEN FIELD KNOWS EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO IT. AND IN THE CASE OF OUR SELF PROCLAIMED ELITES, FRANKLY, THESE PEOPLE LITERALLY DON’T KNOW WHERE FOOD COMES FROM:  Our Food Supply Cannot Afford This Economic Shutdown.

STOP LOOKING AND JUST GET THESE UNCONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF OUR RIGHTS GONE:  AG Barr Looks for Lifting of Draconian Measures.

I DON’T THINK SO. AFTER ALL, PRISONS ARE PRACTICALLY DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO ISOLATE PEOPLE:  Prisons Are A COVID-19 “Death Trap”, According To Teen Vogue.

Also, Teen Vogue? Go write about clothes and sexy pop singers. Leave politics to the grown ups.

SURE, THE CDC MESSED UP, BUT CHINESE LIES DIDN’T HELP. HOWEVER WHAT HAS REALLY TAKEN A HAMMER TO OUR ECONOMY AND IS GOING TO MAKE US DANCE WITH FOOD SCARCITY COME FALL IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE AN “EDUCATED” CLASS WHICH HAS NEVER LEARNED COMPUTER MODELS AREN’T REALITY, COMPUTER MODELS AREN’T PROOF, COMPUTER MODELS ARE JUST HYPOTHESES WITH NICE GRAPHICS:  How US bureaucrats deepened the coronavirus crisis to deadly effect.

I think part of this is a hold over in people about 10 years older than I who thought of computers as “smart.” These are people who can barely navigate email or social media, and for whom computers are somehow, mysteriously, infallible.  If someone can’t get Garbage In Garbage Out across to them, then we’ll just have to hit them with metaphorical two by fours when they go off half-cocked on some models. Because otherwise they will destroy us.

MORE LIKE A LIBERAL (LYING) APPROACH TO REALITY:  Horowitz: Dr. Birx: ‘We’ve taken a very liberal approach to mortality’.

AT AMAZON, deals on Men’s Socks.

SHOW YOUR APOLOGY IS SINCERE BY PUTTING THE OFFICERS ON UNPAID LEAVE FOR A MONTH — YOU KNOW, LIKE A LOT OF AMERICANS ALREADY ARE: Colorado Police ‘Deeply Sorry’ for Arresting Father Caught Playing Ball With His Daughter In an Empty Park.

People entrusted with guns and the power of arrest need to have good judgment, and the ones who judge poorly need to be punished or sacked.

I GUESS THE CAMPAIGN HAS STARTED:

WELL, GOOD: Israeli COVID-19 treatment shows 100% survival rate – preliminary data. A very small study, though.

OPEN THREAD: I know you’re out there, with rage in your eyes and your megaphones.