How Do We Flatten the Curve on Panic?

 Ann Coulter  . . . "Only coronavirus deaths are considered newsworthy.
"We’re told by the “Quarantine Everybody” crowd: Listen to the scientists! Unfortunately, most of the “scientists” they present to us are lawyers. (How did Robert Reich, Donna Shalala and Ron Klain become medical professionals?)
"Also, the scientists disagree.
"Just as, I assume, they did in 1976, when epidemiologists warned of another 1918 Spanish flu pandemic after a few young Army recruits died of swine flu at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Eight months later, the federal government launched a mandatory swine flu vaccination program.
"About a quarter of the country was vaccinated before the program was abruptly shut down. No pandemic had materialized. The virus infected a few people, then vanished. But directly as a result of receiving the vaccine, dozens of Americans died and several hundred acquired Guillain-Barre syndrome." . . .
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. . . "Playwright Arthur Miller once told a story about a geologist who remarked that life was possible even in the vast American desert. All you needed was water, he said, and the largest reservoir on the globe was located right under the Rockies.
"But how would he get it?
"Simple -- drop a couple of atomic bombs.
"But what about the fallout?
""Oh," said the geologist, "that's not my field."
"Today, the epidemiologists are prepared to nuke the entire American economy to kill a virus.
"What about the jobs, the suicides, the heart attacks, the lost careers, the destruction of America’s wealth?

"Oh, that's not my field."

Corporate America Butts Into Women’s Soccer Suit, Shuts Out Truth-Telling

Issues & Insights  . . . "Cue the sponsors’ outrage. Volkswagen, Budweiser and Procter & Gamble protested. Visa demanded a meeting. Deloitte declared itself “deeply offended.” And from Coke: “unacceptable and offensive.”
"Seriously? Since when is pointing out simple facts in a legal brief “unacceptable and offensive?”
"Because the elevated skill and level of competition in men’s play are indeed simple – and

indisputable – facts.
"Put aside the proof point that the U.S. women lost to a 15-and-under boys developmental squad in 2017. After all, when the same happened in Australia, the predictable excuse was that top players were out and the women treated it as a practice.
"But who won isn’t the point – it’s the rationale for the matches: “The Matildas often practice against high school-aged boys because they cannot find enough high-quality female competition to sharpen them for international competition.”
"Got that? Top women pros scrimmage against still-growing adolescent males to stretch toward the mere lads’ power, speed and athleticism – and because there are just too few of them." . . .

From July 2019: Women’s Soccer: Ugly Americans Keep Outdoing Themselves  

 Classless is the best word to describe Megan Rapinoe and her arrogant teammates on the U.S. Women’s Soccer team.

. . . Cue the sponsors’ outrage. Volkswagen, Budweiser and Procter & Gamble protested. Visa demanded a meeting. Deloitte declared itself “deeply offended.” And from Coke:
“unacceptable and offensive.”
     'Seriously? Since when is pointing out simple facts in a legal brief “unacceptable and offensive?”
"Because the elevated skill and level of competition in men’s play are indeed simple – and indisputable – facts.
"Put aside the proof point that the U.S. women lost to a 15-and-under boys developmental squad in 2017. After all, when the same happened in Australia, the predictable excuse was that top players were out and the women treated it as a practice.
"But who won isn’t the point – it’s the rationale for the matches: “The Matildas often practice against high school-aged boys because they cannot find enough high-quality female competition to sharpen them for international competition.”
"Got that? Top women pros scrimmage against still-growing adolescent males to stretch toward the mere lads’ power, speed and athleticism – and because there are just too few of them." . . .

Look at me, world! TV talk shows, here I come!

How do you solve a problem like Pelosi?

"One has to look no further than Pelosi’s daughter, Christine, to know how the family operates. The younger Ms. Pelosi proudly asserted that Rand Paul’s neighbor was right to attack him and Paul lost part of his lung to that attack."  Patricia McCarthy

http://www.terrellaftermath.com/

How do you solve a problem like Pelosi?  . . . "So when it seemed that Sen. Schumer was reaching a deal with the Republicans on a rescue bill for the millions suddenly out of work due to the shutdown of nearly all businesses, she rushed in to ruin the day.  She is a one-woman terminator and there is not one Democrat in Congress who has the guts to stand up to her.  Every one of them cowers rather than invite her wrath.   She must have a little black book with the goods on each of them.  They are cowards all and probably crooks as well.  Surely Adam Schiff fills that bill." . . .

After first lying about her corrupt bill, Pelosi has finally agreed to abandon it . . . "When Bash politely expressed some mild concerns, Pelosi got so flustered that she advanced multiple thoughts without finishing a single one and without explaining coherently why any of her leftist boondoggles deserved to go forward:"... Pelosi's stammering video with Bash. From CNN of all places!

One can only imagine how bad the Democrats’ polling must have been to cause such a hasty retreat.

The Dems are the Virus Threatening America  . . . "Americans want relief from the Chinese Wuhan virus and Pelosi offers them nothing but Green New Deal pork and carve-outs to key Democratic constituencies." . . .

Even a Green New Deal author thinks Nancy Pelosi's emissions demands in coronavirus stimulus are 'ridiculous  . . . “ 'I helped write the #GreenNewDeal and I think this is ridiculous,” Chakrabarti wrote on Twitter. “The tiny little emissions standard increase doesn’t even do anything meaningful to stave off climate change and gives the @GOP leverage to get rid of real help for working people. Solve the problem at hand." . . .

Political Malpractice

Is This the End of Recycling?

The Atlantic

Americans are consuming more and more stuff. Now that other countries won’t take our papers and plastics, they’re ending up in the trash.

"After decades of earnest public-information campaigns, Americans are finally recycling. Airports, malls, schools, and office buildings across the country have bins for plastic bottles and aluminum cans and newspapers. In some cities, you can be fined if inspectors discover that you haven’t recycled appropriately.

"But now much of that carefully sorted recycling is ending up in the trash.

"For decades, we were sending the bulk of our recycling to China—tons and tons of it, sent over on ships to be made into goods such as shoes and bags and new plastic products. But last year, the country restricted imports of certain recyclables, including mixed paper—magazines, office paper, junk mail—and most plastics. Waste-management companies across the country are telling towns, cities, and counties that there is no longer a market for their recycling. These municipalities have two choices: pay much higher rates to get rid of recycling, or throw it all away.

"Most are choosing the latter. “We are doing our best to be environmentally responsible, but we can’t afford it,” said Judie Milner, the city manager of Franklin, New Hampshire." . . .

Our Garbage Media in One Story

PowerLine  "We noted here a couple days ago how the New York Times actually appeared to be reporting the truth about congressional Democrats for a change. Well, it didn’t last long, as this progression makes clear. They must have got the memo from Nancy." . . .

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