HMM: Sweden’s Coronavirus Strategy Will Soon Be the World’s.

Sweden has won praise in some quarters for preserving at least some semblance of economic normalcy and keeping its per capita death rate lower than those of Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. But it has come in for criticism in other quarters for exceeding the per capita death rates of other Nordic countries and in particular, for failing to protect its elderly and immigrant populations. People receiving nursing and elder-care services account for upward of 50 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Sweden, according to Tegnell, in part because many facilities were grievously slow to implement basic protective measures such as mask wearing. Immigrants have also suffered disproportionately, mainly because they are poorer on average and tend to work in the service sector, where working remotely is usually impossible.

The Swedes may view this impact on the immigrant community as acceptable. Plus: “Swedish authorities have argued that the country’s higher death rate will appear comparatively lower in hindsight. Efforts to contain the virus are doomed to fail in many countries, and a large percentage of people will be infected in the end. When much of the world experiences a deadly second wave, Sweden will have the worst of the pandemic behind it.”

GROPEY JOE: Biden’s Support Among Women Drops as Tara Reade Allegations – and His Response – Take Their Toll.

CHANGE: Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons turn off self-serve soda fountains. “As it begins to reopen some 15,000 Burger King, Popeye’s and Tim Hortons locations across North America, fast-food giant Restaurant Brands International said Tuesday it’s zeroing in on areas vulnerable to infection — including soda fountains where customers can refill their cups as many times as they want.”

FLASHBACK: Donald Trump is a symptom of a new kind of class warfare raging at home and abroad.

COLORADO: Organizations urge Polis Administration to reduce prison population for safety.

It’s weird how many progressive pet projects that would never fly during regular times somehow dovetail perfectly into fighting whatever the current crisis is.

THIS IS CNN: CNN Runs Coronavirus Vaccine Headline Opposite of Actual Poll Result; Somewhat Clarifies. “‘Claiming that this survey shows that ‘68% of Americans say a vaccine is needed before returning to normal life’ is an egregious misreading of the data, writes Grossman. ‘Looking at the two Gallup questions that mention vaccines, the data shows that Americans are thinking about a lot of things, and primarily concerned about a decline in new cases.’ In fact, it’s worse than an egregious misreading, and it’s not simply misleading or requiring clarification. Their headline indicates the opposite of what the Gallup shows. The survey shows that only 9% of would definitely wait until there is a vaccine before returning to normal day-to-day activities. That’s a small minority, not a large majority.”

I TEND TO AGREE: Poll: 28% of Democrats believe Biden will be replaced as party’s nominee.

LARDED UP: 9 Pet Projects in Pelosi’s $3T ‘Democratic Wish List’ Coronavirus Bill.

FLASHBACK: Coronavirus lessons on density, mass transit, bureaucracy and censorship: They kill.

‘THE EQUIVALENT OF SPEAKING AT A KGB SIGNALS DIRECTORATE EVENT DURING THE COLD WAR:’ That’s how Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) described the planned webinar hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), with sponsorship from Huawei. For once, common sense prevailed and NABJ cancelled the event. Will they now try to sneak Huawei in the back door?

YOU LAUGH BECAUSE AT THIS POINT IT’S PLAUSIBLE:  White House Security Concerns Raised As Eyes In Old Obama Portrait Clearly Seen Moving.

Impeachment Boomerang: The wheels are coming off the Russia Collusion Hoax train. JustTheNews.com is reporting that hundreds of documents now show that Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch who testified to Congress that “she knew little beyond an initial briefing and press reports” about Burisma Holdings, had in fact been extensively briefed on the Ukranian energy company that paid Hunter Biden as much as $50,000 a month.

State Department memos obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show Yovanovitch’s embassy in Kiev, including the ambassador herself, was engaged in several discussions and meetings about Burisma as the gas firm scrambled during the 2016 election and transition to settle a long-running corruption investigation and polish its image before President Trump took office:

“The discussions about Burisma inside Yovanovitch’s embassy were so extensive, in fact, that they filled more than 160 pages of emails, memos and correspondence in fall 2016 alone, according to the State Department records obtained under FOIA by the conservative group Citizens United.”

Yovanovitch, you’ll remember, was the ambassador fired by President Trump over the hysterical keening of outfits who lauded her as a heroine. NBC — who seems to get fooled a lot these days — said “Yovanovitch’s testimony hewed very closely to what she’d told investigators in her closed-door testimony last month.” CNN said America “would see former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch as the national hero she is” and that her “testimony was powerful, credible and moving.”

It’s all coming apart, and this explains the former Obama Administration officials — including The Lightworker Himself — bellowing about the “rule of law.” It’s more projection. Heroes don’t lie under oath to Congress. Read the whole thing.

YOU CAN TAKE A PILL TO INHIBIT VENOM ACTION BEFORE TRAVELING TO A CLINIC FOR ANTIVENOM:  Researchers found an novel way to treat snakebite victims.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, I TOO AM WITH RAND PAUL. IT’S TIME:  COVID-19: making predictions.

IT’S A SMALL MAP AFTER ALL:  Scientists mapped an entire mouse brain, and the results are mesmerizing.

GOOD:  Senator Chuck Grassley Writes Letter To DOJ and DNI Requesting More Declassification…

THE BLOG THAT TRACKS ALL THIS STUFF:  COVID19, Lag Ba-Omer edition: active cases graphs around (mostly) Europe; more sophisticated model predicts much smaller herd immunity thresholds; Swedish healthcare problems; N-acetylcysteine.

WHEN THE NARRATIVE FROM ABOVE IS BOTH NONSENSICAL AND IMPOSED IN A GREAT RUSH, WITH NO TIME FOR DELIBERATION, YOU KNOW YOU’RE BEING SOLD A BILL OF GOODS:  On Not Being A Sheep.

Didn’t your mommies teach you that if someone says you have to close on the deal right now, with no time to consider alternatives it means you’re being fleeced?

AU CONTRAIRE. IT’S A GREAT SUCCESS AT ADVANCING THE GOALS OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL AND COMMUNIST TAKE OVER OF THE USA!  Lock down failure.

Remember both of those consider economic collapse and famine that kills tens of millions around the world as a feature!

THEY’VE FORGOTTEN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS. THE MORE THEY USE FORCE, THE MORE THE RESISTANCE GROWS. (AND OURS IS THE REAL ONE):  Respecting Authority.

HAS TO BE RIGHT. AFTER ALL, WHEN HAVE SCIENTIFIC COMPUTER MODELS EVER MISLED US?  Sea levels could rise four feet in our lifetimes and 16 FEET by 2300 – drowning cities and coasts.

YEAH? CATCH ME AT A CON WITH TIME TO BURN AND I’LL TELL YOU OTHER CONTRASTS. ALL THE FRIENDLINESS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE DMV AND THE COST SAVING OF THE POST OFFICE:  Pandemic shows contrasts between US, European safety nets.

ONE PLACE YOU CAN — AND SHOULD — GO IS YOUR STATE CAPITOL AND TELL THEM “DON’T EVER DO THIS AGAIN!”  Where you should and shouldn’t go when your state reopens.