Thursday, March 05, 2020
I'm not panicking (yet) about the Coronavirus/Covid-19 plague. But at the staff meeting last week we were told not to come to work if we got sick and told some of the things one could do to protect oneself.
Meanwhile, the dump-fuck we have as President is down-playing the lethal nature of the disease. I have seen no public announcements about what one should do to protect oneself. I am seen incidental lists of preventative measures. We are busy heading toward a pandemic and the Trump administration is pretending that it isn't serious.
I do a lot of research on dead people. There have been pandemics and epidemics and people seeking a cure for tuberculosis in the dry Sonoran desert. The thing that kills many (most?) people is a lack of education about how to prevent yourself from acquiring the disease. In 1898, the City of Tucson passed an ordinance requiring spittoons in public places in an attempt to stop the spread of tuberculosis.
I called Senator McSally's office and spoke to the person answering the phone, in a nice manner, that some sort of public announcement about simple preventative steps would be useful. I know it won't happen from the current administration, but perhaps Bloomberg could pony up some money for a commercial that plays in prime time with some doctors and scientists explaining what to do.
End of ramble.
Meanwhile, the dump-fuck we have as President is down-playing the lethal nature of the disease. I have seen no public announcements about what one should do to protect oneself. I am seen incidental lists of preventative measures. We are busy heading toward a pandemic and the Trump administration is pretending that it isn't serious.
I do a lot of research on dead people. There have been pandemics and epidemics and people seeking a cure for tuberculosis in the dry Sonoran desert. The thing that kills many (most?) people is a lack of education about how to prevent yourself from acquiring the disease. In 1898, the City of Tucson passed an ordinance requiring spittoons in public places in an attempt to stop the spread of tuberculosis.
I called Senator McSally's office and spoke to the person answering the phone, in a nice manner, that some sort of public announcement about simple preventative steps would be useful. I know it won't happen from the current administration, but perhaps Bloomberg could pony up some money for a commercial that plays in prime time with some doctors and scientists explaining what to do.
End of ramble.
