Month: November 2020

by wj We’re starting to see what some of the implementation challenges will be when we start to roll out the covid-19 vaccines. Some are pretty obvious. Others far less so, but no less important. First up: priorities – who gets the vaccine first? ICU doctors and nurses, obviously. But do other doctors and nurses … Read more

by liberal japonicus This article about the challenges that Biden will face in rebuilding in intelligence community makes me realize that the 4 years of sore orange loser baby has set up a conflict, which is rebuilding all this is going to probably be a battleground. If Biden draws too heavily on the infrastructure which … Read more

by liberal japonicus This popped up, be sure to check out the youtube video in the article Bloody Sunday massacre at Croke Park still resonates in Irish sport 100 years later

by liberal japonicus This is prompted by wj’s query about what kind of racism I’ve seen in Japan. A caveat, I was finishing this up and I went back thru the comments and found I had skipped over a section, in particular, Donald and Russell’s comments to the comment that started this out. I thought … Read more

by liberal japonicus This Guardian article caught my eye Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci: German ‘dream team’ behind vaccine Those accents didn’t get there by themselves…

by liberal japonicus Unfortunately, not good tidings of great joy, just some talk about the latest internecine struggle. Oh well… As promised, here’s a discussion of AOC’s interview, found here I should also note that this is an edited transcript and I wonder if any reordering took place. With that caveat in mind The interview … Read more

by liberal japonicus In Fowles’ The French Lieutenant’s Woman, the author (well, I think it is the author) muses on the fact that the structure of the printed text makes it so it is automatically an imperfect reflection of reality. You know that the story will end when you get to the end of the … Read more

by liberal japonicus Well, thru the magic of the timezone, I can tell you that the world didn’t end on Tuesday. That’s my Tuesday though. I imagine we need a clean thread to keep up with things. Have at it.

by JanieM Part I: Where are these places? Below is a list of scenes in the Lincoln Project ad. Anyone who feels like something lighthearted will help us get through the next 48 hours, and for that matter the next few weeks, is invited to try to identify the locations. I’ve filled in the ones … Read more