WHAT A MINUTE — WHO WAS BURNING FOSSIL FUEL BACK THEN?  Lost rainforest covered ‘most of West ANTARCTICA’ 90 million years ago when South Pole was warm.

(Bumped.)

I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THAT:  Astronauts could use their own pee to build moon bases.

BUT BUT BUT… I THOUGHT THE EXPLANATION FOR WHY LATIN AMERICA ISN’T DYING IN DROVES IS BECAUSE THE VIRUS DOESN’T THRIVE IN HOT AND HUMID CLIMATES?  Florida Issues “Stay at Home” Order.

IT’S GOING TO GET CRAZIER:  Prosecutors: Engineer deliberately ran train off tracks in attempt to smash the USNS Mercy

AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN “THERE AIN’T NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH”:  Destroyed Lives.

IT WAS ALWAYS A SHAM:  Spain and Italy have been abandoned by the EU.

THEY LOOKED LIKE IDIOTS THEN:  Everyone Who ‘Celebrated’ America Leading the World in Coronavirus Cases Looks Like an Idiot Now, Especially Hillary.

BECAUSE THE REST OF US UNDERSTAND MATH AND KNOW THIS:  How deadly is the coronavirus? It’s still far from clear.

OH, PLEASE. IT’S NOT THE WINNIE THE FLU THAT SCARES US. IT’S NOT EVEN THE HORDES OF CRIMINALS RELEASED BECAUSE APPARENTLY IT’S TOO HARD TO ISOLATE THEM IN PRISON. NO. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THAT WE’RE TAKING A LONG HARD LOOK AT OUR GOVERNMENT:  March Shatters Monthly Gun Sales Record as U.S. Faces Down Threat of Coronavirus.

YES. SOME OF US HAVE SEEN THIS MOVIE BEFORE:  How a Police State is Born.

YEAH. I ALSO THOUGHT OF AGATHA CHRISTIE IMMEDIATELY:  The mysterious case of the people who ate fish tank cleaner.

YES. EITHER REPEAL THE ABILITY TO DECLARE THESE EMERGENCIES, OR ATTACH VERY HARSH PENALTIES TO THEIR BEING CALLED IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WORSEN… WELL, EVERYTHING, FOR EMERGENCIES THAT IN THE END PROVE TO BE A SHADOW ON THE WALL:  Hayek on Emergency Powers of Government.

OH, I HOPE!  Are People Catching On?

WELL, IN COLORADO, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO IMPERSONATE POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BERATING THEIR NEIGHBORS FOR BEING OUT WITHOUT NECESSITY:  Coronavirus Brings Out the Worst In France.

To be clear, these are people who stop their neighbors not to rob or assault them, which at least would be understandable motivations, but for the purpose of berating them and telling them to stay home.

I wish I could believe we’re living in Puppet Masters, but I’m increasingly more and more afraid these tin-pot Stazi officers are wholly human.

THEY HATE IT WHEN THEIR PLANS BACKFIRE:  Media Feverish About Trump’s Covid-19 Briefings.

YEAH? THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE!  FISA Abuse Goes Beyond Carter Page Case.

I’M SORRY. ARE THE PEOPLE OF VERMONT ALL OUT OF MIDDLE FINGERS?  Vermont Says Target And Costco Sales Of Clothes, Toys, And Beauty Supplies Is Non-Essential.

NEWS YOU CAN USE!  Does It Flush?

JUST DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH WHILE YOU WAIT FOR BUREAUCRATIC APPROVAL:  Mercedes Formula 1 engineers help develop coronavirus breathing aid.

NEWS YOU CAN USE, IF YOU’RE EVER ALLOWED TO WORK AGAIN:  You can’t get fired for having the coronavirus, but your boss can take your temperature — how the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping workplace laws.

OKAY, OKAY, I KIND OF FELL SHORT ON THIS ONE. UNHINGED ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE:  MSNBC Just Keeps Getting Kookier .

ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE ABOUT COVERS IT:  Madness and Maddow.

LIKE THE UN, THE WHO IS ABOUT AS HELPFUL TO US AS AN ACCORDION IN A BATTLE FIELD:  We Can Fight Pandemics Without The Communist-Allied World Health Organization.

WHAT? SCRATCH FACE WITH MIDDLE FINGER OBAMA? CLASSLESS? SO, BASICALLY DAY ENDING IN Y? NOTE THAT ALL THE “TONE” ENFORCERS LOVED HIM, THOUGH:  Obama’s Use Of Wuhan Flu To Push Politics On Twitter Is Shameful.

AND AGAIN, LOOK AT HOW SHOCKED I AM:  Virginia Governor Bans Worship But Considers Abortions ‘Essential’ During Months-Long Virus Lockdown.

SHOCKED, SHOCKED, SHOCKED:  Kennedy Center Lays Off Staff, Will Stop Paying Musicians Despite Receiving $25 Million in Stimulus Bill.