Tag: global pandemic

…The Preëxisting Condition in the Oval Office …

... Trump Et al have waged war on scientists, subjecting us all to unnecessary mortal danger   When has New York known a grimmer week? The sirens are unceasing. Funeral parlors are overwhelmed. Refrigerator trailers are now in service as morgues, and can be found parked outside hospitals all over town. We’re told that there … Continue reading …The Preëxisting Condition in the Oval Office … →

… Trump in the Time of the Coronavirus …

As the COVID-19 outbreak spreads, so has President Trump’s magical thinking. The first official act of the Trump Administration was the Inauguration—and, within hours, a lie delivered from the White House press room about how this had been “the largest audience to ever witness an Inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe.” That … Continue reading … Trump in the Time of the Coronavirus … →

…Bill Gates thinks a coming disease could kill 30 million people within 6 months — and says we should prepare for it as we do for war…

  Bill Gates thinks a coming disease could kill 30 million people within 6 months — and says we should prepare for it as we do for war The next deadly disease that will cause a global pandemic is coming, Bill Gates said on Friday at a discussion of epidemics. We're not ready. An illness … Continue reading …Bill Gates thinks a coming disease could kill 30 million people within 6 months — and says we should prepare for it as we do for war… →