Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

Just because you believe it, that doesn’t make it true.

Happy indictment week to all who celebrate!

Infrastructure week. at last.

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

You cannot shame the shameless.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

American History and Black History Cannot Be Separated

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

Second rate reporter says what?

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

The words do not have to be perfect.

If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

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  2. 2.

    eclare

    My category in TN will finally open on Monday.  I called my aunt, who I haven’t seen in over a year to tell her the good news.  She started in with the “good” news about TX.  I was having none of that shit.  It’s amazing I didn’t drop an F-bomb on my 90 yo aunt.  Although if I did, no jury would convict.

  3. 3.

    NotMax

    FYI.

    The Maui Police Department issued 68 citations for face mask violations between Feb. 27 and March 1. The enforcement included 54 citations issued in Lahaina over the weekend and 14 citations in Kīhei on Monday.

    Maui police say they will continue enforcement throughout the year as part of the mandatory mask mandate as outlined in Maui County’s Public Health Emergency Rules. Source

    Lahaina and Kihei are the two major areas of tourist accommodation.

  4. 4.

    NeenerNeener

    Monroe County, NY yesterday:

    99 new cases, still at 1137 reported deaths

    1.7% positivity

    187 people in the hospital, 58 in the ICU

    40% of regular hospital beds available, 34% ICU beds available

    I’m seeing and hearing conflicting information about whether or not people with suppressed immune systems should get the vaccine. My doctor said ‘Yes” but there’s a web site that claims Fauci said ‘No’. I think I’ll trust my doctor.

  5. 5.

    rikyrah

    ????

    Today, Philly vaccinated ~1000 ppl in my mom's (huge) apt bldg. Teams went door-to-door to administer shots. Folks sat in halls outside their apts to wait. Most residents are elderly.Aides/support ppl/bldg staff were also vaccinated.Bring vax to the ppl! Make it easy.— Carolyn Cannuscio, ScD (@CarolynCannu) March 3, 2021

  6. 6.

    Amir Khalid

    Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 numbers. Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 1,745 new cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 305,880 cases. He also reports seven new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 1,148 deaths — 0.38% of the cumulative reported total, 0.41% of resolved cases.

    There are currently 24,025 active and contagious cases; 195 are in ICU, 95 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 2,276 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 280,707 patients recovered – 91.8% of the cumulative reported total.

    11 new clusters were reported today: Jalan Perubatan, Jalan MP building site, Balakong Satu, Jalan Utarid, and Jalan Anak Gasing in Selangor; Jalan DPB Lima in Johor; Jalan Bachok in Kelantan; Jalan PKNK 1/6 in Kedah; Sri Jelutung in Pahang; Jalan Sikamat Lama in Negeri Sembilan; and Kampung Gedang in Melaka.

    Kampung Gedang is a community cluster. Jalan Anak Gasing is a high-risk group cluster. The rest are all workplace clusters.

    1,743 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 638 local cases: 104 in older clusters; 32 in Jalan Perubatan, Jalan MP building site, Balakong Satu, Jalan Utarid, and Jalan Anak Gasing clusters; 367 close-contact screenings; and 135 other screenings. Johor reports 376 cases: 248 in older clusters, 32 in Jalan DPB Lima cluster, 49 close-contact screenings, and 47 other screenings.

    Sarawak reports 139 cases: 26 in existing clusters, 60 close-contact screenings, and 53 other screenings. Perak reports 136 cases: 133 in existing clusters, and three other screenings.

    Sabah reports 95 cases: 22 in existing clusters, 59 close-contact screenings, and 14 other screenings. Kuala Lumpur reports 92 cases: 26 in existing clusters, 25 close-contact screenings, and 41 other screenings. Penang reports 90 cases: nine in existing clusters, 54 close-contact screenings, and 27 other screenings. Kedah reports 40 cases: nine in older clusters, 25 in Jalan PKNK 1/6 cluster, two close-contact screenings, and four other screenings. Melaka reports 36 cases: 21 in older clusters, seven in Kampung Gedang cluster, and eight other screenings. Pahang also reports 36 cases: one in an older cluster, 26 in Sri Jelutung cluster, four close-contact screenings, and five other screenings. Kelantan reports 33 cases: 16 in older clusters, four in Jalan Bachok cluster, eight close-contact screenings, and five other screenings. Negeri Sembilan reports 24 cases: seven in older clusters, seen in Jalan Sikamat Lama cluster, and 10 other screenings.

    Terengganu reports five cases: one in an existing cluster, three close-contact screenings, and one other screening. And Putrajaya reports three cases: one in an existing cluster, and two close-contact screenings.

    Labuan and Perlis report no new cases today.

    Two new cases today are imported: both are in Selangor.

    The deaths reported today are a 65-year-old man in Sabah with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and heart disease; a 50-year-old woman in Kelantan with obesity; a 67-year-old man in Selangor with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and heart disease; an 86-year-old woman in Sarawak with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and gout; a 55-year-old woman in Johor with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; a 54-year-old woman in Kuala Lumpur with diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease; and a 71-year-old non-Malaysian woman in Kuala Lumpur with hypertension and stroke.

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    evap

    I got my first jab yesterday, through volunteering at a vaccine clinic.  So happy.   I’m going to keep volunteering, too, because it makes me happy to see all those people getting their shots.

  8. 8.

    Anne Laurie

    @NotMax: Lahaina and Kihei are the two major areas of tourist accommodation.

    But we’re on vacation!  You can’t expect us to wear masks when we’re on vacation!!!!

    (Followed, when that doesn’t work, by outrage that they are “giving you their business” and you “don’t appreciate it”... )

    Cruise companies are probably already ‘reminding’ their customers that mask-wearing is one of those Quaint Local Customs whereby the locals fleece their visitors.

  9. 9.

    JAFD

    @Amir Khalid: Might I ask if there’s a good map of Malaysia online ?  Would like to see where all those places are.  (OK, I’m a geography buff)

  10. 10.

    Mousebumples

    @evap: awesome! Thank you for volunteering!

    Got my first jab yesterday, as my “group” is eligible as of 3/1. Sore arm and tired dry far.

    Re Dolly (first tweet above) – Dr Abumrad’s son has a podcast series with Dolly from WNYC and Radiolab. I enjoyed it when it came out a few years ago. ?

  11. 11.

    Amir Khalid

    This tweet today from Dr Noor Hisham is interesting.

    Noor Hisham Abdullah
    @DGHisham
    COVID-19 vaccination rate
    (Programme start date)
    Flag of Malaysia
    My – 53k (24/2/21)
    Flag of Australia
    Aus – 33k (22/2/21)
    Flag of Japan
    Jp – 31k (17/2/21)
    Flag of Singapore
    Sg – 360k (29/12/20)

    Malaysia is doing very well

    #LindungDiriLindungSemua

  12. 12.

    Low Key Swagger

    Noon today:  First dose of Moderna for me.  On a lark, I called a small neighborhood pharmacy and asked them to put me on the list, and they called the next day.  Weird.

  14. 14.

    Sloane Ranger

    Yesterday in the UK we had 6391new cases. This is an increase of about 1000 from the day before but a decrease of 29.4% in the rolling 7-day average. New cases by nation,

    England – 5530 (up @800)
    Northern Ireland – 149 (up 11)
    Scotland – 542 (up @160)
    Wales – 170 (down 23).

    Deaths – There were 343 deaths within 28 days of a positive test yesterday. This is a decrease of 36% in the rolling 7-day average. Deaths by nation, England – 307, Northern Ireland – 2, Scotland – 33 and Wales – 1. During the week ending 19 February, there were 4447 deaths where COVID was mentioned on the Death Certificate throughout the UK.

    Testing – On Monday, 1 March, 727,972 tests were conducted out of a capacity of 750,650. This is an increase in the rolling 7-day average of 12.9%.

    Hospitalisations – On Sunday 28 February, 12,748 people were in hospital. 1806 people were on ventilators on Monday, 1 March. The rolling 7-day average for hospital admissions has declined by 22.1%.

    Vaccinations – As of 1 March, a total of 20,478,619 people had received the 1st shot of a vaccine and 844,098 had received both shots.

    General – My local rag has run a story naming and shaming 2 shops that had been fined for multiple breaches of lockdown. One was a flower seller and the other was a art gallery and the police were called out on numerous occasions when they were found to be open for business despite selling art and flowers not exactly meeting the criteria as essential businesses allowed to open during lockdown.

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    dr. bloor

    No surprise that Dolly even had the perfect dress for vaccination in her wardrobe. She probably threw in a couple of stops to local schools on the way to the hospital to drop off a few thousand more books for the kids.

  18. 18.

    Scout211

    I am so glad that President Biden has prioritized teachers. My daughter’s school in Washington state has been open for hybrid for over a month but teachers under 50 years old were low on the priority list. With Biden’s new push for teachers to be vaccinated, all pre-K and K-12 teacher are now eligible. Yay!

    California has already prioritized teachers, although very recently.  My DIL got her first vaccination yesterday.

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    Uncle Cosmo

    @Mousebumples: Got my first jab yesterday, as my “group” is eligible as of 3/1.

    Congratulations. My “group” in MD was eligible as of January 25. Over five weeks and I can’t even get an appointment for vaccination. Supposedly I’ve been placed on two lists to be notified when any appointments are available – at which point I will be entered in a mad scramble to book one before they’re out again. Other websites where I tried to apply ran me through page after page of registration stealing my personal data – to be told on the last page (I paraphrase)

    We got nothing & don’t know when we’ll get anything. Sayonara, sucker!

    Yesterday afternoon, on the advice of a friend, I went to one of the pharms with vaccine & inquired if they had any extra doses from appointment no-shows. Waited patiently in the store for 10 minutes to be told no. Great. Looks like I will have to repeatedly show up in person, exposing myself to infection in order to maybe one of these days score a jab.

    This is FUBAR.

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    Sloane Ranger

    I am being constantly amazed at this scramble for vaccine appointments that seems to be everywhere in the States, even the blue ones. Here in the UK, the roll-out has been really well organised with everyone getting informed when their turn has come and no issues about getting an appointment within a reasonable time..

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    YY_Sima Qian

    On 3/2 China reported 0 new domestic confirmed & 0 new domestic asymptomatic cases.

    Hebei Province

    Hebei Provincial Health Commission reported that 4 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 2 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There are currently 5 domestic confirmed cases (4 moderate and 1 mild).:

    • At Shijiazhuang, 4 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There are 5 domestic  confirmed cases there.

     

    Jilin Province 

    Jilin Provincial Heath Commission reported 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There are currently 3 domestic confirmed (2 moderate and 1 mild) cases there.:

    • At Tonghua, 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There are currently 3 domestic confirmed cases in the city.

     

    Imported Cases

    On 3/2 China reported 10 new imported confirmed cases, 16 imported asymptomatic cases, 2 imported suspect case:

    • Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 5 confirmed & 8 asymptomatic cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Nigeria
    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 3 confirmed cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Gabon (via Kigali), Nigeria (via Kigali) & Ghana (via Dubai); 3 asymptomatic cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Nigeria (via Kigali)
    • Qingyuan in Guangdong Province – 2 asymptomatic case, 1 Chinese national each returning from Uganda & the UAE
    • Kunming in Yunnan Province – 1 confirmed & 1 asymptomatic cases, both Chinese nationals returning from Cambodia
    • Xi’an in Shaanxi Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese nation returning from Azerbaijan
    • Wuhan in Hubei Province- 1 asymptomatic case, coming from Pakistan
    • Tianjin Municipality – 1 asymptomatic cases, a Chinese national returning from the US
    • Shanghai Municipality – 2 suspect cases, no information release

     

    Overall in China, 24 confirmed cases recovered, 10 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & none were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 385 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 186 active confirmed cases in the country (166 imported), none in critical/serious condition, 249 asymptomatic cases (246 imported), 2 suspect cases (both imported). 4,929 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    On 3/3 Hong Kong reported 14 new cases, all domestic (8 of whom do not yet have source of infection identified).

  22. 22.

    EmanG

    Not Covid related, but Dr. Abumrod’s son Jad (of RadioLab fame) leveraged his dad’s access to Dolly to create an amazing 8 part podcast called “Dolly Parton’s America”. It’s out there for free and if, like all good humans, you have some Dolly love in your heart I highly recommend it.

  23. 23.

    Robert Sneddon

    @Sloane Ranger: The only source for vaccinations in the UK is through the NHS so appointments and scheduling are dealt with centrally, not left to pharmacies and local government teams to sort things out on an ad-hoc basis. The downsides with this centralisation in the UK are that people can slip down between the cracks — for a long time I was not registered with any NHS services for various reasons and if I had continued being unregistered I would not have been on any sort of a schedule for vaccination and there would be no way to organise getting vaccinated by my own efforts.

     

    America generally seems to be getting vaccines into arms at about the same rate or better than the UK right now. There are gaps in coverage in various areas and it requires people to make the effort to search for appointments, get on lists and be internet-savvy (and be mobile, have their own cars etc.) but the actual numbers look good.

     

    The UK authorities have warned us there may be limited deliveries of vaccines over the next week or two reducing the number of appointments being sent out at the moment. There’s no detail about exactly why this is happening, it may just be that the extraordinary efforts of the previous couple of months have “worn off” and the future delivery schedules are going to be the new normal. For a time the UK was the only customer for the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines since we approved their use quite early but now everybody is getting deliveries so it’s not too surprising the flood has slowed down a bit.

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    Ruckus

    @Robert Sneddon:

    The other side of the US vaccination issues is political. Nearly half of the politics in this country is attempting to kill, in one way or another their opposition. And if they miss a bit of whom they are aiming at, they don’t seem to mind. Probably because their minds are mush.

    OK now on to another reason and that is that we have a healthcare system that is based upon two things, where you live and how much money you have. Here in LA county we have more residents than 41 of the states, the county health department has an enormous job. They have set up at least 3, possibly 4 drive thru testing/vaccination sites, and it’s not close to enough. The closest thing we have to a national healthcare system is the VA, and it’s not half bad, but of course money is always an issue. And the VA serves a total, across the nation of less than the population of LA county.

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    Scout211

    If you have a mammogram scheduled for this year, the recommendation now is for you to schedule it before your COVID vaccinations. The vaccine can cause lymph nodes to swell and then look like something more serious on the mammogram that typically warrants a referral for a biopsy.

    https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/02/health/swelling-mammograms-covid-19-vaccine-wellness/index.html

    To avoid unnecessary worry, SBI recommends women schedule any routine, annual breast screening before getting the Covid-19 vaccine. If a woman has already had the vaccine, or is soon scheduled to do so, the society suggests waiting at least four to six weeks after the second dose before scheduling your appointment.

  26. 26.

    Robby-D

    Request: Can someone pls add the “COVID-19 Coronavirus” tag to this post so it shows up under that tag?

    thanks!!

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