Climate change, Trump has told us, is a Chinese hoax.  Yet those who have begun to doubt his scientific credentials may find this, from the National Academy of Sciences, of interest:

. . . the researchers found that the position of the human climate niche is projected to change more in the […]

Bryan Norcross: “If the chart in this article is correct, and 80% of us wear face coverings of pretty much any kind, the virus will die out.  Social distancing is just gravy.  This should be the #1 headline in every briefing.”

Bill Maher’s latest “New Rules” is a 5-minute must-watch.  Protect the vulnerable […]

What did we learn from the last one? ‘How To Survive A Plague’ . . . On The Lessons Of AIDS, The Benefits Of Fear, And The Potential For Rage.

What will we learn from this one?  Four truly sweet minutes.

Together.  Three sweet minutes — from George W. Bush.

Should we […]

Joe Biden and Tara Reade — this opened my eyes.

I had assumed the worst.  That something really bad, albeit wildly uncharacteristic of Joe Biden, happened for 60 seconds 27 years ago.

Now, I think that’s likely not what happened at all.  Read it and let me know what you think?

If you […]

Here’s an account of how The Gifts Of Solitude became entangled in Amazon’s algorithms.  The book itself I don’t plan to read; I already consider solitude a gift and am incredibly grateful not to have had to row across the Atlantic to receive it.  But Roz’s Amazon saga was well worth the […]

Jeff C: “The Chart you linked to yesterday addresses deaths but not hospitalizations.  Hospitalizations aren’t down because people in their 30s have developed immunity; they’re down because of social distancing! If you increase the number of younger people in the hospital, the system once again gets overwhelmed.”

→ Actually not.  Scroll down to […]

Do you know something I think is crazy?  We sent $1,200 or more to tens upon tens of millions of people who have not lost their jobs . . . as, thus far, 80% of us have not.

What that tells me is that, in an emergency, under lots of pressure, and with best of […]

Wally, the Emotional Support Alligator . . . and yet somehow I don’t think this is a good idea.

Trump, the very good brain . . . and yet somehow I don’t think THIS is a good idea. (You’re surely sick of these by now, but she’s really good.)

This is a good […]

But start with this:

The Russia hoax was never a hoax. An encouraging bipartisan report confirms it.

The Senate Intelligence Committee has released a bipartisan report with a stark bottom line: What President Trump calls the “Russia hoax” isn’t a hoax at all.

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