Category Archives: COVID-19

“Are you nuts?”

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Naomi

And, “What’s wrong with you?” What poverty of mental acuity those two pejorative questions represent! And whose mental acuity am I accusing? My own. When I read quotes from the minority of people who express senseless ideas about politics or … Continue reading →

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Animal news: snow leopard catches COVID

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Naomi

Deeply distressing. He wasn’t vaccinated. The article does not reveal whether he was an anti-vaxxer or whether someone just screwed up.

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How bad was the former guy? Compare and contrast

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil led a motorcycle procession of some 12,000 riders through São Paulo to a public park, where he sharply criticized rules requiring the vaccinated to wear masks; Bolsonaro was subsequently fined $110 … Continue reading →

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