The most meme-worthy moments from every MLB team’s history, if social media had existed at the time. Some truly wacky stuff in there.
“We’ve heard these arguments before. For years, they were offered by Republicans in defense of George W. Bush, who was president when nearly 3,000 people died in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But when Trump ran for president four years ago, he didn’t accept those arguments. He outlined specific reasons the president should be held accountable for lives lost on his watch. Those reasons are even more applicable today. If Bush was culpable, so is Trump.”
“How can we assess the total number of #SARSCoV2 infections that have occurred up to this point? As others have noted, it’s not easy to extrapolate from confirmed cases to total infections. Some thoughts here, but no real answers.”
“He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump’s Failure on the Virus”.
“Researchers use models meant for infectious diseases to show how congestion proliferates. That may mean a vaccine for traffic jams is on the horizon.”
“But you’re looking at one loser who’s going to make a hell of a scene on the way out.”
“You will be shocked to learn, then, that Carole Baskin is not a fan of [Tiger King].”
RIP, Hank Steinbrenner, co-owner of the NY Yankees, eldest son of George Steinbrenner.
Sometimes, voter suppression efforts fail. As well they should.
“What we’re talking about is a new normal where there’s probably a lot of mask wearing, a huge focus on hygiene, maintaining substantial physical distance where possible and a decent amount of being anxious for a lot of people. And specifically, it means finding out how many businesses and life activities can be reanimated in a substantial way while operating within those new rules. Reopening just creates a sort of binary opposition that confuses more than it clarifies.”
“An earlier pandemic gave us [the children’s board game] Candy Land, if that makes you feel any better about 2020″.
“When you put in these social distancing measures, they do seem to work.”
“The Coronavirus has prompted thousands of information security professionals to volunteer their skills in upstart collaborative efforts aimed at frustrating cybercriminals who are seeking to exploit the crisis for financial gain. Whether it’s helping hospitals avoid becoming the next ransomware victim or kneecapping new COVID-19-themed scam websites, these nascent partnerships may well end up saving lives.”
Please enjoy this little trip down Bad TV Memory Lane.
“Wellness Influencers Are Spreading QAnon Conspiracies About the Coronavirus”.
Please stop destroying cellphone towers. They are not the source of coronavirus.
RIP, Brian Dennehy, versatile and award-winning actor of stage and screen.
“The Pew Research Center asked the question directly in a nearly 5,000-person survey conducted from April 7 to 12: Are you more worried about your state government lifting its restrictions on public activities too quickly or not quickly enough? By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans said that they were more worried about rapidly ramping down social distancing.”
“Hi, I’m gonna tell you some stuff about Dr. Phil and save you a trip to Wikipedia.”
Per an RIP of a week ago, this Cards fan has connected the circle from Al Kaline to Don Denkinger. https://socraticgadfly.blogspot.com/2020/04/from-al-kaline-to-don-denkinger-and.html