March 25, 2020

HBO's 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' and 'Real Time with Bill Maher' to Return Next Week

Both hosts will tape their shows from their respective homes. “Last Week Tonight” will be back with a new episode on Sunday, March 29, at 11 p.m. ET, while “Real Time” returns on Friday, April 3, at 10 p.m. ET.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hbo-last-week-tonight-john-230014183.html

March 24, 2020

Why Telling People They Don't Need Masks Backfired

By Zeynep Tufekci

"To help manage the shortage, the authorities sent a message that made them untrustworthy."

"As the pandemic rages on, there will be many difficult messages for the public. Unfortunately, the top-down conversation around masks has become a case study in how not to communicate with the public, especially now that the traditional gatekeepers like media and health authorities have much less control. The message became counterproductive and may have encouraged even more hoarding because it seemed as though authorities were shaping the message around managing the scarcity rather than confronting the reality of the situation."

"Research shows that during disasters, people can show strikingly altruistic behavior, but interventions by authorities can backfire if they fuel mistrust or treat the public as an adversary rather than people who will step up if treated with respect. Given that even homemade masks may work better than no masks, wearing them might be something to direct people to do while they stay at home more, as we all should."

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-face-masks.html

March 24, 2020

These states have implemented stay-at-home orders. Here's what that means for you

By Alicia Lee, CNN
Updated 6:59 PM EDT, Mon March 23, 2020

As the US grapples with the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus that has the health care system at a tipping point, a growing number of states are ordering their residents to stay at home.

Despite the White House advising all Americans to practice social distancing, the number of coronavirus cases in the US continues to rise. So governors across the nation are taking stronger action by issuing stay-at-home orders in their states.

By Wednesday, when all 13 current state orders take effect, 133,018,203 people, or 40% of the US population, will be officially urged to stay home.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/us/coronavirus-which-states-stay-at-home-order-trnd/index.html

March 24, 2020

San Diego beaches and parks are now closed.

The people came out over the weekend and the closed parking lots and shaming by state and city officials weren't enough to stop people. GOOD! Irresponsible people are killing others with their selfish behavior.

March 23, 2020

DU Poll: Is your city or state on lock down/stay at home orders?

March 23, 2020

DU Poll: Is your city or state currently on lock down orders?

March 23, 2020

Here are the US states and cities on lockdown orders....

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-state-by-state-guide-to-coronavirus-lockdowns-11584749351

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/21/coronavirus-lockdown-orders-shelter-place-stay-home-state-list/2891193001/

*This is updated info.

March 22, 2020

A Spell to Bind Donald Trump and All Those Who Abet Him: March 22nd Mass Ritual

https://extranewsfeed.com/a-spell-to-bind-donald-trump-and-all-those-who-abet-him-february-24th-mass-ritual-51f3d94f62f4

Sunday March 22, 2020 11:59 - EST, 8:59 PST

Components:
Unflattering photo of Trump (small); see below for one you can print
Tower tarot card (from any deck)
Tiny stub of an orange candle (cheap via Amazon)
Pin or small nail (to inscribe candle)
White candle (any size), representing the element of Fire
Small bowl of water, representing elemental Water
Small bowl of salt, representing elemental Earth
Feather (any), representing the element of Air
Matches or lighter
Ashtray or dish of sand

March 22, 2020

Do you think tRump will try to make "Chiiiiina"

pay for the financial losses to the country? After wars the losing country often has to pay the countries they fought with. This pissed off Germany and destroyed their economy after WWI. Would tRump try to do this to China?

March 21, 2020

If schools are closed until Sept what grade will kids be in when they return?

I heard CA state say that they can't pretend that the lost time is OK and go on from there. How will students make up for what they missed? Ditsy DeVos has no answers, of course.