r.j. sigmund: There were no updates to Covid data at the CDC again this week. This first article appears to be written in reference to the current infection surge in Germany and elsewhere; we went through that 2 or 3 months ago and are likely on the backside of it now. New coronavirus wave: “Frankenstein” variant spreading […]
Maybe this fits and maybe it does not. Every time I read about another trumpism, my mind goes back to what Welch said to McCarthy. “”Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness.” When McCarthy tried to continue his attack, Welch angrily interrupted, “Let us not assassinate this […]
Portland Oregon Protests At times it is difficult to find something to smile about in a country ruled by a pres. who is visibly and verbally losing it. The people around him are taking advantage of his slowly losing his marbles. Joe Patrice at Above The Law portrayed a piece which can make one smile […]
– by New Deal democrat As I have done since the beginning of the government shutdown, the number of initial and continuing claims can be calculated notwithstanding, because it is based on reporting by the States, plus DC, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Then by applying the same adjustment as was used for the […]
Angry Bear’s, Joel Eissenberg had this commentary on Facebook and I am pirating it for Angry Bear. With an addition. Tru_p and Republicans are wanting to eliminate certain programs and portions of programs which have an impact on the lower income population. Keep in mind too, Tru_p has put into play significant tax breaks for […]
Some more of Tru_p’s travels. This time to southern Asia to include Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, then Koreas and Japan. He expects to meet Japan’s Sanae Takaichi and has heard great things about her. The one thing about Tru_p? He is prone to making stuff up when he has little to say. Oh, to be a […]
Information like this is hard to come across. It does answer the issues of the impact of undocumented citizens and their impact upon healthcare in the United States. I did search for deeper detail. I am finding Medicaid information to be in withheld. This article is from MedPage. If you do not have access to […]
– by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. This is a good time for a reminder that very little of the high frequency data has been affected by the federal government shutdown, because almost all of it comes from the Fed or regional Feds, States, and private sources. That data continues […]
The current attack on ultra processed foods by RFK Jr is just a simpleminded binary. He’s treating food as medicine and then vilifying certain ingredients as bad or dangerous. What do you expect from someone with no training in public health? Take food coloring. Ever look at the pills you take: Advil, decongestant, laxative? Those […]
– by New Deal democrat Wow, some actual new economic data on which to report – how refreshing! To be clear, the only reason this was reported is that it was necessary for the calculation of the annual cost of living increases to Social Security checks. Had these been frozen there would have been a “million […]