Cases in the US are increasing as well — Surges follow the relaxation of COVID precaution. It takes about eight weeks to show itself. The United Kingdom started its reopening on April 12. California and New York threw their doors open a little more than a week ago. Recent reports make that choice seem misguided. COVID-19 Delta-Variant Runs Wild The UK’S new Delta-Variant…

Sometimes a church lady will bless you in passing — Church ladies wield a special, very traditional sort of love. Though this version of random affection is more likely to happen in the South, our story is set in San Francisco. She was a lady who crossed the road near the place where I take the sun. That is to…

Small gestures can have extraordinary consequences — It is about twenty past one antemeridian. I sit on SunBench West, about two blocks down McAllister from the original SunBench, at the corner of Lyon. I’m taking the night air as is my wont during a global pandemic. The original SunBench is where I catch some rays, as Sol…

Spam accounts are the issue. — Elon Musk just said that he is going to put the buy on hold until he can verify that Twitter has less than five percent spam accounts. If Twitter has a high percentage of spam or bot accounts, the value of the platform is lessened because it would mean fewer…

We would do well to be careful. — I am a loyal American, but Vladimir Putin most effective opposing leader I’ve seen. No American president would have been able not to err in the face of NATO and American provocations. The United States political class has never looked more captured by whatever backstage manipulators run things. Five ideas…

It all starts on Twitter. — An anonymous account on Twitter discovered massive problems with Pfizer’s clinical trials that demand an immediate explanation. All data discussed below is here. Jikkyleaks is a scientist and a detective who covers all aspects of the pandemic. Before they became a nameless whistleblower whose work reached the Drudge report and…

Senator Rick Scott hates Social Security and Medicare too. — Rick Scott comes from Florida, and he thinks you don’t pay enough federal income tax. Scott is a GOP senator from Florida, and he wants to make sure that you pay a minimum of $100 to the Fed. You might wonder what would make Scott go to such extremes. His…

America would prefer Russia under different management. — America has been hostile to Russia since the 1990s as part of a new Cold War, despite cooperation elsewhere. Charles Krauthammer wrote that the fall of the Berlin Wall was only the beginning of the American march. The brass ring is Ukraine America’s stated interests are to: 1. Isolate Russia. Surround…

Emotional stability is something we must learn. — Johnny Depp’s English accent and spot-on combination of Peter O’Toole and Laurence Olivier is a wonder of method acting. It’s also a shield. Johnny Depp feels safe inside the accent and jokes, and so do we. I thought this would be more witty testimony. I awaited the punchlines in vain. …