DUH. WHICH IS WHY HEARING DOMESTIC LEFTIST CUSTARDHEADS FLAP GUMS ABOUT HOW IF ONLY WE HAD SOCIALISM/MORE GOVERNMENT CONTROL/COMMUNISM, WE WOULDN’T BE IN DANGER OF THIS VIRUS MAKES ME WANT TO REACH THROUGH THE SCREEN AND BEAT SOME SENSE INTO THEM:  How China’s coronavirus crisis exposes the Achilles’ heel of Communist Party power.

OH, AND…. THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE:  Censored Contagion.

NO, SERIOUSLY, TOILET PAPER DOESN’T COME FROM CHINA. IT COMES FROM CANADA. NOW, I KNOW CANADA IS PRETTY LEFTY, BUT NO MORE THAN CALIFORNIA. WE CAN PROBABLY COUNT ON THEIR SUPPLIES FOR A WHILE:  Amid coronavirus panic, Australian newspaper prints extra pages because of toilet paper shortage.

This one really, truly isn’t rational. It’s just panic.  And the run on TP is going on all over the civilized world from Japan to Europe, to your corner store  On a rumor that it comes from China.

It reminds me of what I did after 9/11 and making sure the kids were safe at school: I went to the grocery store and filled the entire back of my Expedition with groceries and cleaners and toilet paper.  You know why? Because I’d learned from crisis that I needed to have everything I needed and hole in.  Because, you know…. That’s PTSD. It’s not rational. I have friends who work at grocery stores and they’re getting pretty tired of the crazy runs on things that are not in danger of running out.

We’re going to have a problem with Apple products (duh), some other electronics — I’ve heard people mumbling about power supplies — and some medicines.  Oh, clothes and shoes, at least some brands.  And there’s probably other stuff we’re going to find out is made in China when we suddenly need it.

Toilet paper is not that.

HONESTLY, THE PROBLEM IS NOT EVEN THAT WE’RE PANICKING. IT’S THAT WE’RE PANICKING ON PRACTICALLY NOTHING BUT SURMISES AND WHISPERS. FOR INSTANCE, GIVEN THAT INCUBATION CAN BE UP TO 30 DAYS, AND THAT MOST CASES HAVE NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL, LET ALONE THAT CHINA TRIED TO HIDE IT, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK BY THE TIME WE STOPPED FLIGHTS IT WASN’T ALREADY ALL OVER?  The big danger of coronavirus is that we panic ourselves into a greater crisis.

For instance, do you understand that we actually have no idea how many people are infected, because there are very few tests?  And btw, to all the lefties screaming there are few tests because we need more centralized control: PFUI.

So, we actually have no idea. For all we know, that really bad cold everyone has had, the one that keeps coming back? Might very well be it.

In which case what we SHOULD be doing is NOT containment and isolation. It’s preparing to look after the truly vulnerable who will be hit by this: people who are health-compromised and the elderly.  Because those are the ones who are in danger.

Locking the barn door after the horse has fled AND driving down the economy is NOT actually going to help anyone.  Well, except maybe the democrats, but I think they’re beyond help.

CHECK YOUR PREMISES! IT IS POSSIBLE YOU ARE NOT AS SMART AS YOU THINK YOU ARE:  Massive white dwarf star 150 light-years away doesn’t ‘make any sense,’ experts say.

BREAKING NEWS FROM GENESIS 1:9:  Earth may have been a waterworld covered by global ocean 3.2 billion years ago, study suggests.

CONFRONTING THE PERILS OF TOXIC FEMALE COMPETITIVENESS:  The dangerous diets young women are doing to get skinny for Spring Break.

BECAUSE ANYMORE WE PRAISE GIRLS FOR EVERYTHING, INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. SURE, THAT MAKES THEM COMPETITIVE AS WORKERS AND CREATORS. AND TOTALLY FUNCTIONAL ADULTS:  More mothers are planning to throw their daughters a ‘period party’.

OH DEAR LORD. MAYBE IT’S TIME FOR SMOD? Coronavirus-themed porn is going viral on streaming sites.

CHROMOSOMAL PRIVILEGE!  Scientist may have figured out why women live longer than men.

LOOK, GUYS, I’M SORRY. IF IT HELPS, SHE PROBABLY WASN’T DULY ELECTED. OUR AMOUNT OF FRAUD IS UNBELIEVABLE:  No apologies from Denver city council member who endorsed spreading coronavirus at Trump rallies.

BEWARE TOTALITARIAN REGIMES IN DEATH PERIL. THEY OFTEN CHOOSE TO MAKE WAR AS THEY DIE:  North Korea’s Ballistic Bluster May Mask Major Epidemic.

LOOK, WE’RE NOT UNDERESTIMATING HIM. NORMAL HUMAN BEINGS ARE SCARED OF ZOMBIES: Tucker Carlson warns Joe Biden is ‘more threatening than he looks’ after Super Tuesday domination.

ANY BANK LIMITING AMERICAN OIL & GAS PRODUCTION MIGHT AS WELL BE DOING PUTIN’S BIDDING:  Wells Fargo third major bank to end Arctic oil investment.

IF THEY TEXT YOU, LIE LIKE A RUG:  How 2020 text campaigns learn from voters’ replies.

WAIT! AOC HAS ADVISERS? YOU KNOW, LAYERS AND LAYERS OF FACT CHECKERS…. LAYERS AND LAYERS OF ADVISERS, AND HER MOUTH IS ON WHILE HER BRAIN IS OFF?  AOC top adviser Corbin Trent exits campaign.

SO, I’M STILL FIGHTING POST-VIRAL SYNDROME (HAVING BEEN SICK MORE OR LESS SINCE NEW YEAR’S, WITH UPS AND DOWNS) WHICH IS WHY I’VE BEEN SOMEWHAT IRREGULAR ON MY SHIFT HERE.  THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER THINGS HAPPENING IN THE HOUSEHOLD THAT THIS MORNING PROMPTED MY HUSBAND TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT A RAIN OF FROGS OVER THE BREAKFAST TABLE. UNFORTUNATELY I HEARD RAIN OF FROG. AND IN MY PRE-COFFEE STATE, THINGS HAPPENED IN MY HEAD:  The Rain of Frog.

HAVING READ EXTENSIVELY ON THE BLACK PLAGUE, I’M CONVINCED WITHOUT IT EUROPEAN SOCIETY WOULD HAVE OSSIFIED INTO ITS PRE-PLAGUE PATTERN AND BECOME AKIN TO THE SOCIETIES OF CHINA OR JAPAN IN ITS REVERENCE FOR TRADITION:  Disease and Cold Drive History.

OH, YEAH, ON THAT NOT ALL CULTURES ARE THE SAME THING?  Iran, coronavirus, and faith.

LIKE… WHO DIDN’T? Journalist Who Defended Katie Hill Failed to Disclose He Dated Her.

AND NOW HE’LL GET TO FIGURE OUT THE ANSWER TO THAT ALL IMPORTANT QUESTION: WHAT DOES ONE WEAR TO ONE’S OWN AUTO-DE-FE? IS IT BETTER FLAME RETARDANT OR GASOLINE SOAKED? Socialist Steve Earle: Stop Demonizing Trump Supporters.

CNN MUST APOLOGIZE FOR IMPERSONATING ADULTS:   CNN:  ‘Friends’ Reunion Must Apologize for Problematic Jokes.

KEEP SHINING THE LIGHT ON THE COCKROACHES:  Pittsburgh County Sued Over Dead, Duplicate Registrants on Voter Rolls .

WE KNOW:  My theory on another reason Buttigieg and Klobuchar had no reluctance to drop out.

I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU:  Barf Challenge: Watch AOC Read the Entire Green New Deal Resolution.