Thursday Throughput: RFK Jr Edition
Time to talk about RFK, Jr. who has been nominated to head one of the most powerful positions in government, Health and Human Services.
Tagged: COVID
Throughput: Migrant Stats Edition
Unfortunately, it takes me a thousand words to explain a lie that can get hundreds of thousands of retweets before I’ve had breakfast.
Throughput: MPox Redux Edition
So, are we about to go into COVID-style lockdowns? Is MPox going to be The Big One? Not necessarily.
Throughput: COVID Blogger Edition
To hell with the government of China whose lies and cover-ups blocked any chance we had of containing this virus
Thursday Throughput: Collapsing Bridge Edition
[ThTh1] In 1993, Amtrack’s Sunrise Unlimited train derailed at the Big Bayou Canot Bridge, killing 47 people. Investigation showed that a heavy barge had turned up the wrong branch of the Mobile River and...
The Throughput: RSV Vaccine Edition
Respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV, has been one of those murderous viruses we’ve just accepted as a part of life.
Thursday Throughput: Masked Astronomer Edition
Lots of evidence that the people telling you masks are useless either have an agenda or don’t know what they’re talking about. Or both.
Throughput: Gas Stoves, Water Drops, And Various Kinds of Hot Air
In the end, I think a case can be made for notifying the public of the potential risk and encouraging better ventilation and/or the use of oils that produce less chemical emissions.
Thursday Throughput: Laser Implosion Edition
The running joke is fusion power is always twenty years away. I would say that we are now to the point where fusion power is ten years away.
Weekend Plans Post: Dodging the Covid
Okay. Dodging the Covid. So what, exactly, is the proper response for when a friend tells you that he has tested positive?
A COVID Statistic That is Beyond Meaningless
There have not, in fact, been more COVID-19 deaths under Joe Biden than under Donald Trump. Eventually, we will pass that grim milestone
What’s Normal After COVID?
Life post-COVID is truly the undiscovered country, because COVID has changed society and we will be feeling those effects for decades to come.
Trump Administration Interference With CDC
If you saw the HBO show about Chernobyl, a common reaction among viewers was that such a thing could never happen in the US…
Thursday Throughput: Moonwalking Rocket Edition
The rocket has a thrust to weight ratio of 1.25 so with one engine out, thrust and weight were exactly balanced. So it levitated in the air
Fools and Knaves and the FDA
FDA approval should reflect what the FDA knows about a drug…It is untenable to argue that the system must be ignored to be preserved.
Thursday Throughput: The Economy of Lockdowns
After a year of evidence, the claim that you must choose between saving the economy and stopping the virus is simply not true.
Linky Friday: Among, But Not Of Edition
Linky Friday is Ordinary Times’ end of the week tradition of bringing you stories from around the world and across the interwebs to discuss
FDA Expected to Approve Pfizer Vaccine for 12-15 Year Olds
The FDA considers granting authorization for the Pfizer vaccine that is already in use for those 16 and up for children as young as 12.
With COVID-19, the Global South Again Bears the Crisis Burden
We have asked the Global South to bear the brunt of nearly every crisis, from climate change to public health, but this is a chance to make some right calls.
