Recently, I went to my dentist due to a broken filling and got that fixed. After the appointment, he chatted with me awhile, and I discovered that in January of 2020 he and the whole staff likely had Covid. And I learned that, since he is the only dentist in the practice, they come to work even when sick. Heh. And I learned that he thinks we shouldn't have to mask anymore and that Covid began in a lab in China, deliberately created, but escaped the lab by accident. Wil and I discussed it over the weekend and decided we can't take chances with that level of devil-may-care. So on Monday I called the dentist office that covered for my dentist when he was on vacation and so helped me *twice* already this year, and they are happy to receive us and we get to choose which dentist we wish to see. Then on Tuesday I called our current-until-now dentist office and asked that our files be sent over to the other dentist office. So today I called the other office to make an appointment and tell them to expect the files. And guess what. I learned that "the office is closed until further notice." Wanna bet somebody there came down with Covid?! At least they had the sense to shut down the office, eh?!
Bidenomics Really Is Something New [Click] New as long as your memory of Democratic presidents doesn’t extend back past Clinton, that is. But finally, near the end of the column we find that [GASP!] “Joe Biden is so old that some of his core beliefs are from before the neoliberal era.” All in all, an informative look at the inner workings of the Biden administration, which is reminiscent of FDR’s administration; I recommend it.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) commented on Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who will soon be “voted off” the House Republican leadership: “Her crime: acknowledging the reality that Trump lost the election. The Republican Party is no longer a ‘conservative’ party. It is an anti-democratic cult pushing the Big Lie and conspiracy theories.”
“I’m gonna just go ahead and say this ain’t unity. It’s capitulation to crazy, and it seems most have.” — Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), commenting on the expected ouster of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from the House GOP leadership.
LAT Editorial: If ‘drought’ means a period of dry years followed by a return to the norm, California is not in drought. The current climate is the norm. [Click] “There is no drought. That phrase is sometimes used to deny the epic and obvious change in our climate patterns, but that’s all wrong. Just as there is no temporary drought in the Sahara, where heat and dryness punctuated by flash flooding is the norm, there is no temporary drought in California. The years of steady and predictable water flow are over, and there is no sign of them coming back in our lifetimes. This is it. We have to build, and grow, and legislate, and consume for the world as it is, not as we may remember it.”
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ReplyDeleteRecently, I went to my dentist due to a broken filling and got that fixed. After the appointment, he chatted with me awhile, and I discovered that in January of 2020 he and the whole staff likely had Covid. And I learned that, since he is the only dentist in the practice, they come to work even when sick. Heh. And I learned that he thinks we shouldn't have to mask anymore and that Covid began in a lab in China, deliberately created, but escaped the lab by accident. Wil and I discussed it over the weekend and decided we can't take chances with that level of devil-may-care. So on Monday I called the dentist office that covered for my dentist when he was on vacation and so helped me *twice* already this year, and they are happy to receive us and we get to choose which dentist we wish to see. Then on Tuesday I called our current-until-now dentist office and asked that our files be sent over to the other dentist office. So today I called the other office to make an appointment and tell them to expect the files. And guess what. I learned that "the office is closed until further notice." Wanna bet somebody there came down with Covid?! At least they had the sense to shut down the office, eh?!
ReplyDeleteHoping all are soon well. Wow!
Scott signs law making Vermont 14th state to ban LGBTQ ‘panic’ defense
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Vermont Senate approves bill that would make it easier to prosecute hate crimes
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VT May 6th: 23,296-23,247 = 49
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Deaths:249(+1)
Recovered:21,007 (90.2%)
Hospital:19(+4) ICU:5(+1)
Tests:383,840(+859)
Positivity Rate up to 1.2% (fewer tests being done overall)
Death Rate holding at 1.1%
Bidenomics Really Is Something New [Click] New as long as your memory of Democratic presidents doesn’t extend back past Clinton, that is. But finally, near the end of the column we find that [GASP!] “Joe Biden is so old that some of his core beliefs are from before the neoliberal era.” All in all, an informative look at the inner workings of the Biden administration, which is reminiscent of FDR’s administration; I recommend it.
ReplyDeleteFBI Still After ‘Worst of the Worst’ In Capitol Riot [Click] “We’re not slowing down.”
ReplyDeleteSen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) commented on Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who will soon be “voted off” the House Republican leadership:
ReplyDelete“Her crime: acknowledging the reality that Trump lost the election. The Republican Party is no longer a ‘conservative’ party. It is an anti-democratic cult pushing the Big Lie and conspiracy theories.”
How the White House Views the Republican Party [Click]
ReplyDeleteWhat Trump Has to Fear from Rudy Giuliani [Click] Extra butter on the popcorn, please!
ReplyDeleteFIRST OR SECOND ARTICLE IN THIS IS ZYPHER. FOR ME THE FIRST SPACE LOOKED BLANK. IT MAY NOT BE FOR YOU.
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Here it is clickified. The part after "trumpy" including the question mark might be a problem; it isn't necessary.
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DeleteCheney Forces House Republicans to Choose the Lie [Click]
ReplyDelete“I’m gonna just go ahead and say this ain’t unity. It’s capitulation to crazy, and it seems most have.” — Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), commenting on the expected ouster of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from the House GOP leadership.
Bloomberg: Increased IRS Enforcement Will Take Years for Results [Click] I should think they ought to have some low-hanging fruit to pick.
ReplyDeleteCoronavirus Today: A different toll rises [Click] Gun violence.
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ReplyDeleteCalifornia bar owner charged with selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards [Click] Multiple charges; they threw a pretty heavy book at him.
LAT Editorial: If ‘drought’ means a period of dry years followed by a return to the norm, California is not in drought. The current climate is the norm. [Click] “There is no drought. That phrase is sometimes used to deny the epic and obvious change in our climate patterns, but that’s all wrong. Just as there is no temporary drought in the Sahara, where heat and dryness punctuated by flash flooding is the norm, there is no temporary drought in California. The years of steady and predictable water flow are over, and there is no sign of them coming back in our lifetimes. This is it. We have to build, and grow, and legislate, and consume for the world as it is, not as we may remember it.”
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