RICK WILSON IS JUST RUNNING the world’s best parody account, isn’t he?
UPDATE: New York City Now Has More Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Than All of South Korea.
Archive for 2020
March 24, 2020
SEEN ON FACEBOOK: “Rather more generically, we have put into power a class of people whose skill set is a very partial match to what this situation truly requires. That mismatch may be the result of irrelevant aptitudes, destructive ideologies, or simply bad attitudes. Among the things we will be learning is just how maladaptive much of our governing class is. And don’t forget, they come from the general population, although my sense is that Murray’s ‘cognitive elite’ isn’t exactly covering itself with glory here.”
I THINK THIS IS A RHETORICAL QUESTION: Are Democrats Trying To Steal The 2020 Election With Pelosi’s New Coronavirus Bill?
DEATH BY REGULATION: Your periodic reminder that CAFE standards make cars death-traps comes from Debby Witt, the Corner’s “odd links” gal. Her 1996 Explorer got rear-ended by a modern compact. The photographic evidence is pretty telling.
GREAT MOMENTS IN SELF-AWARENESS: Pelosi warns against ‘poison pills’ as Senate negotiators near a stimulus deal.
NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE: Despicable: 8 Liberal Pet Projects Smuggled Into Pelosi’s Coronavirus Bill.
CORONAVIRUS: Worldwide coronavirus recovery rate by the numbers.
NO. NEXT QUESTION? Is There A Vaccine For Trump Derangement Syndrome?
ARCTIC CHINOOK: A CH-47 Chinook lifts off from an ice field near Deadhorse, Alaska. The helicopter was participating in a simulated alert rescue operation as part of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020. Photo taken February 28, 2020. In this second photo a North Dakota Air National Guard CH-47 drops sandbags in an effort to protect a dam during a flood that occurred in April 2009.
RELATED: This post from 2013 has background information on the CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter. This post from 2018 discusses Britain’s decision to buy the MH-47G special operations variant.
ISRAEL: No buses, strolls or shopping: Drastic new restrictions said set to be applied. “The government will reportedly shut down public transportation, order all shops but supermarkets and pharmacies closed, and limit how far people not going to work can walk outside their homes as part of a raft of drastic new measures aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus.”
DEREGULATION: FDA issues temporary hand sanitizer guidelines. “The Temporary Policy for Preparation of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19) guidance is immediately in effect. It outlines the agency does not intend to take action against manufacturing firms preparing alcohol-based hand sanitizers for consumer use and for use as health care personnel hand rubs during the ongoing public health emergency.”
AT AMAZON, don’t forget your pet: Purina Fancy Feast Grilled Gravy Wet Cat Food, Ocean Whitefish & Tuna Feast – (24) 3 oz. Cans.
THIS DOES SEEM TO BE THE PLAN:
IN A TIME OF CRISIS, A PAYOFF TO GENERALLY BETTER-OFF PEOPLE FOR SOMETHING HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CRISIS: Joe Biden: Cancel $10,000 Of Student Loans Due To Coronavirus.
NEWS I HOPE YOU CAN’T USE: 6 things to know if you’re living with someone who has coronavirus, or think you might be.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: A Hit List of Righteous Republican Anger From the Senate Floor. “After being the worst people on Earth on Sunday, Senate Democrats doubled-down on Monday and decided to be the worst people in history and continue blocking the coronavirus relief package all because Granny Boxwine showed up with a fetish list of progressive nonsense that made Chuck Schumer dance like a little puppet.”
Vivid.
