DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 3, 2021
How do we beat Kevin Hensley (and other so-called moderate Republicans)? I’m seriously asking. For me, the simple fact that Hensley is a Republican is enough. Turns out, I’m not normal. We have about 20 months, so what’s the game plan?
This is huge -> President Biden announces we will now have enough vaccine supply for 300 million Americans by the end of May. This is 2 months earlier than last estimates, and possible because Biden is using the Defense Production Act to have companies help produce the J&J vaccine.
And now the punch line:
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas ends mask mandate after 8 months, becoming largest state to lift order intended to prevent spread of COVID-19. Idiots.
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Are our children learning? Math is taking a beating. Reading is holding its ground. Measuring COVID Learning Loss | UVA Today
My daughter is a high school math teacher. Math IS taking a beating.
The COVID vaccine may need to become an annual shot like the flu vaccine, with new vaccine produced each year to account for new strains of the virus. Maybe the COVID and flu vaccines could be combined into one annual shot.
Still waiting for the vaccine here, dare say the high, mighty and rich have all had the shot, dare say I’ll be waiting months yet. Know several people with COPD who have yet to get the shot and want it badly, me too. As for Texas it’s a waste case of a state and nothing the cowboy brains do surprises me. In this case the driver is Abbott who sees this as a chance to mitigate his incredibly poor performance during the big freeze.
Keep Monique Johns far away from the 9th and then try to convince Jason Hortiz to run.