COVID positivity rises in Midwest: https://www.the-express.com/news/health/121702/covid-cases-map-us-states . Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri all have a COVID test positivity rate of 17.2% or more, with the states as a group having a positivity rate above 20%. At least I think that’s what the data in this article means.
Alzheimer’s brain immune cells inflamed: https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-autopsies-suggest-a-new-culprit-behind-alzheimers-disease . Readers know that inflammation may cause many human illnesses. This research indicates that pre-inflammatory states may cause the brain’s immune cells to function less effectively. The search is now on to find treatments that will reduce or eliminate this inflammation.
WSJ: Feds fine Southwest $140 million for last year’s holiday operational collapse: https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/southwest-hit-with-140-million-penalty-for-2022-holiday-meltdown-as-it-prepares-for-next-christmas-weekend-c9a3cbb2 .
Biden administration to send one more aid package to Ukraine as Congress remains stalled: https://www.aol.com/news/white-house-plans-one-more-000416736.html . Yes, every day the GOP can and does sink lower. Apparently now the GOP balks on border negotiations because they fear if anything gets fixed, voters will credit Biden. So this is pretty much the opposite of governance.
Georgia election workers sue Rudy Giuliani AGAIN: https://abcnews.go.com/US/148m-victory-georgia-election-workers-sue-giuliani-prevent/story?id=105757600 . Good grief, how crazy is the Rude Dude? As he is now financially bankrupt, Rudy has decided he is immune from further litigation. That’s insane, as the election workers just reminded him. The Rude Dude needs mental health treatment.
Judge in New York fraud case disses Orange Julius’ expert witness: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-fraud-trial-engoron-nyu-expert-3e425326b9954162d51edec2013515c6 . The professor defends himself by saying there was no fraud in OJ’s financial statements. Remember that OJ massively overvalued his New York apartment in part because he claimed the 10,000 square foot apartment was 30,000 square feet? Fraud can’t get more obvious than that, and there was a wide-ranging pattern of this behavior in OJ Inc.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is tired of being around stupid people: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-she-s-sick-and-tired-of-being-around-stupid-people-in-congress/ar-AA1lI5kf?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=28205dfadf9140baad7459dcbc1f9165&ei=15 . There’s an obvious solution. Stay home alone, and you’ll reduce the count of stupid people in your vicinity to one. In any event, please just stay home permanently.