189 I can feel it coming through the air.. no, droplet... no...

Someone at the CDC actually got access to their website Friday.

And started to tell the truth.

By posting that the virus is airborne.

As the rest of the world has understood for a while.

But by Monday, just when we were all tossing our rubber gloves and disinfectant, the disinformation task force got back to work.

And changed the site back to reading, "what pandemic?"

Maybe we do understand the impact of our water management on the state's drought?

Kinda?

At least, we know we've done something.

And maybe we even have an idea of what we need to do?

The civil courts are reopening.

And juries are being assembled, asked to risk life and limb for our civic duty...

...to make landlords more money. But how do you do it safely?

But don't worry, the CDC says the virus is not airborne.

File under: today's bald face lies (continued)

NYC, Portland, and Seattle are doing just fine.

This reporter did not fall to the ground shouting "my knee, my knee."

He said very calmly...

"I've been hit."

File under: I'm rubber, you're glue, aka The Projector In Chief

Huh. Dear leader just admitted to getting shots in his ass. I wonder what he gets? Sounds like some sort of upper.

If only he knew.

Can we add fog, art and activism to the mix?

And three wheeled carts?
They're still running on fossil fuels, but I'm kinda down with anything that demonstrates to Americans that we don't need to bring 4000 pounds of metal with us everywhere we go.

File under: back to school

The kids are catching Covid-19 at frat parties.

And many seem to be ok with the risk.

But the rest of society has decided that younger people should put life in hold, because we need to protect older people.

So before going home for break, everyone will be locked into their rooms for two weeks.

More than anything, our coronavirus response is showing which demographic is in charge of things, and it's not young people.

Meanwhile, in Europe, where they actually had a response, not just a leader who protected himself while claiming ignorance...

File under: life goes on

The orb spiders are getting big in the backyard.

And a few of these figs might dry out before I, or raccoons, or a curious squirrel, or the other dog get them all.

And finally, happy birthday Mom!

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