Reporter has breakthrough COVID: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/12/1036356773/i-got-a-mild-breakthrough-case-heres-what-i-wish-id-known . There is little new information here. The reporter learned that even vaccinated people should follow all public health precautions, like masks and social distancing.
COVID risks in sports stadiums: https://apnews.com/article/college-football-entertainment-sports-lifestyle-joe-biden-d0cbe1f7b451a8031ff515c08cf552c6 .
WSJ: Rapid COVID test availability strained by new vaccine mandates: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-further-stresses-supply-of-rapid-tests-11631457250 .
WSJ: Will COVID become like the flu?: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-could-become-like-the-flu-if-more-people-get-vaccinated-11631439002 . Sigh. There is no evidence of this. So far, the virus is mutating to become more transmissible and more deadly. However, one does hope that the new vaccine technology will ultimately control this virus.
Upstate New York hospital pauses delivering babies after staff departures: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-hospital-pause-delivering-babies-after-staffers-quit-rather-n1279001 . So these staffers apparently believe they have the right to expose mothers and newborns to increased risk of contracting COVID in the hospital. This pretty much defines unprofessional behavior.
COVID surges in West Virginia: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-09-12/the-latest-more-than-50-of-japans-population-vaccinated .
Urgent message to GOP: Cut the crap: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-threats-biden-s-vaccine-mandates-unlikely-succeed-experts-say-n1278936 . We already know that GOP “leadership” refuses to process science. Now they refuse to process the law. Again, we know the federal government regulates personal behavior, including working conditions. This is why all the participants in the Idiot Olympics want to be President – to exercise this power. However, their behavior demonstrates exactly no understanding of how to exercise power.
Which is why it’s the Idiot Olympics – the contenders all run in a way that demonstrates their utter incompetence for any political job.
The GOP base apparently won’t pay to hear the Big Orange Lie again: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pro-trump-rally-expecting-10000-attendees-sees-only-a-few-hundred-show-up/ar-AAOmTMT?li=BBnb7Kz . It’s still a long way to the 2022 elections. When will the GOP free itself from this lunatic past?
Meanwhile, Orange Julius’ allies try to recast January 6 insurrectionists as political prisoners: https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-capitol-siege-d2fb23af3f01387412a1a00b4eac531c . Is this some kind of bizarre contest to say the stupidest thing the base will believe? Sadly, no.
WSJ: US stock valuations show an excess of greed over fear: https://www.wsj.com/articles/low-interest-rate-dow-35000-joby-aviation-carvana-coinbase-beyond-meat-investing-11631464939 . The level of speculation in the market is supported by the Fed’s easy money policies. So can this go on forever? One would think the answer is no.
WSJ: One World Trade Center is the most expensive US office building ever built: https://www.wsj.com/articles/rebuilt-after-9-11-one-world-trade-center-is-90-filled-after-cost-overruns-and-delays-11631439002 .
When you Google “Orange Julius Trump”, this image comes up: https://iroon.com/irtn/cartoon/4411/orange-julius/ .