Reprinted under Fair Use from Intelligencer. CORONAVIRUS MAR. 18, 2020 The Leader of the Free World Gives a Speech, and She Nails It By Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC Image from Getty Images. Angela Merkel doesn’t do drama and she doesn’t give speeches on TV. So the mere fact that the German chancellor faced the camera across a desk and spoke to... Read more →
March 2020
Reprinted with permission from Ugo Bardi and Cassandra's Legacy, whose motto is: Always plan for the worst case hypothesis. Wednesday, March 18, 2020 The doom that came to Florence by Ugo Bardi Where once had risen walls of 300 cubits and towers yet higher, now stretched only the marshy shore, and where once had dwelt fifty millions of men now... Read more →
Pas grand chose à se mettre sous la dent. La crue de la Glane... de Henri Coldebouef (Not much to get under your tooth. The flood of the Glane...) Also, see the review The Balck & White Photography of Henri Coldeboeuf, Photographer. And, more of his work here and on his FaceBook page. Read more →
Reprinted under Fair Use. Get Ready, A Bigger Disruption Is Coming The Covid-19 pandemic reflects a systemic crisis akin to the seminal crashes of the 20th century. By Pankaj Mishra March 16, 2020, 9:00 AM EDT Image: Some history lessons are hard to learn. Source: Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive (This is the first in a two-part series.) As global supply... Read more →
Reprinted with permission from the Middle East Forum. Iran Can't Hide Its Dystopian Hellscape by Seth Frantzman The Jerusalem Post March 14, 2020 Excerpts of article originally published under the title "Iran's Rouhani Warns Media, Seeks to Suppress Coronavirus Coverage." Image: A satellite image from early March of mass burial plots for coronavirus victims in Qom, Iran. (Maxar Technologies) Iran's... Read more →
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Superb research and writing by Dylan Matthews, reprinted under Fair Use from Vox. A medical worker performs acupuncture on the neck of a coronavirus patient in Wuhan, China, on March 11, 2020. Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images 9 charts that explain the coronavirus pandemic What symptoms are most common, which groups are most at risk, and more. By Dylan... Read more →
Printed under Fair Use. A timeline of the President Trump’s statements in regard to coronavirus COVID-19 by Jeff Rechenbach March 13 at 7:52 PM This is indefensible. A timeline of the President Trump’s statements in regard to coronavirus COVID-19: January 22: “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just fine.”... Read more →
Printed under Fair Use from the Ccenter for Disease Control. 1918 Pandemic Influenza Historic Timeline Español In 1918, a new influenza virus emerged. During this same time period World War I was taking place. The conditions of World War I (overcrowding and global troop movement) helped the 1918 flu spread. The vulnerability of healthy young adults and the lack of... Read more →
Corona Virus in Italy: A View from the Street by Alan Pascuzzi, Ph.D., Florence, Italy Here is why Italy has been hit so badly with this virus (do not listen to what the media is telling you - I am here and this is what is happening): Virus reported in China in late January Italian government reacts by saying it... Read more →