Chuck Yeager on taking kids flying
https://twitter.com/GenChuckYeager/status/1365052647271759879
We need a plan to unwind the fear, the panic and the hysteria
We need a plan to unwind the fear, the panic and the hysteria. We have no plan while epiastrologists feed us a daily diet of ever more scary scenarios. The…
More poor quality death data
In my state, as previously noted, as deaths increased the state got further behind. The effect was to time shift “reports of deaths” from the past into the future. On…
Surge in good news as study shows decline in graphs
I saw this on social media. It dates back at least to April of 2020 but is just as relevant now.
And now they say globalization does not work
I’m so old, I remember a year ago when global supply chains were the future. During the pandemic, the U.S. couldn’t import enough gloves. Recently, car makers ran out of…
Inept public health messaging convincing people to not get vaccinated. Sigh.
Good grief. Public health communications has been a bonfire of idiocy since day #1: Recent public messaging harps on the idea that people can still become infected and transmit COVID-19…
Geologists leveraging Amateur Radio networks in aftermath of large quakes
Early damage and “shake” reports help seismologists quickly understand the quake’s impact. But the loss of communications typical after a major quake has created a “donut hole” of missing information.…
Interesting – “holiday surge” meme is vanishing
More cracks forming in the epidemiological firewall of terror. Today, a major newspaper runs this lengthy article using the “surge” word five times – but never once makes the claim…
Surge in good news: You no longer need wipe down your groceries and packages
Joint statement of the US FDA and USDA: there is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with or as a likely source of viral transmission of severe…
Confusing Public health messaging on getting vaccinated
If you do not get vaccinated, then life restrictions will continue indefinitely. Social isolation, face masks and lock downs forever. If you do get vaccinated, then life restrictions will continue…