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Here in part is what I wrote months ago in “Covid Vaccine: Fear Not Blacks, a Black Woman Developed It,” December 12, 2020: ________ The legacy of racism in America manifests in many cruel ways. And sometimes the cruelty is replete with irony. Case in point is the racist way the US government treated Blacks… Read more.
On Thursday, President Biden signed what will undoubtedly be the signature and most critical legislation of his presidency, namely the $1.9 trillion Cares Act of 2021. In fact, it is so comprehensive that economists are hailing it for doing as much to alleviate poverty as to combat Covid. Here in part is how CNN reported… Read more.
A year ago today, former president Donald Trump assured the nation that his administration had the Covid-19 pandemic “very much under control.“ Of course, by then, nobody with any common sense had any reason to believe him. The first death was recorded on March 21, 2020, and businesses began closing soon thereafter. But nobody could… Read more.
Donald Trump openly and notoriously refused to accept the election results of November 3. He even incited the infamous insurrection of January 6 in a vain attempt to hold onto power. More to the point, though, his unprecedented machinations so captivated worldwide attention that this is my first commentary of 2021 on Covid-19. As such,… Read more.
And I hope that, like Santa, you are taking all measures to remain safe from Covid infection. Read more.
On Sunday, California became the first state to (re)issue sweeping stay-at-home and lockdown orders. This, in a Groundhog-Day effort to fight the second wave of Covid-19, which is breaking out across the country. The vast region of Southern California, much of the San Francisco Bay area and a large swath of the Central Valley are… Read more.
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“Boy, time sure flies when every day is joyless and exactly the same.” Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk. — Jean-Paul Sartre Of course, being and monotonousness will be “joyless… Read more.
Polls numbers are looking very strong. Big crowds, great enthusiasm. Massive RED WAVE coming!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2020 Except that he’s willfully ignoring that it’s the second wave of Covid-19 – with its red-headed spikes – coming to kill off his presidency. Related commentaries: Covid-19… Read more.
Reports abound about Covid-19 causing (temporary) loss of smell and taste. And there are growing reports about it causing loss of hearing too. Viruses such as measles, mumps and meningitis are known to sometimes cause sudden hearing loss, and there’s growing evidence that the novel coronavirus should be added to the list. ‘We’re hearing more… Read more.
