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President Obama Is Back - Shows Us the Way Folks

As all 50 states begin the process of reopening, here are three articles that offer some lessons from other countries about the tradeoffs and policies involved. First, here’s what European nations have done to support workers

South Korea has focused on testing to guard against outbreaks

And here’s more on the approach Sweden has taken, which differs from some of its neighbors:

Links:
https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1264314146717384712?s=20
https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1264314143869460484?s=20

The front page of The New York Times for May 24, 2020

just because - Dion - "Can't Start Over Again" featuring Jeff Beck

A S S H O L E doesn't give a shit about any of us.

today's mood

I was speaking to my Mom in Spanish at a grocery store. Some guy behind us said, “Learn to speak English. We’re in America.”

I turned around and said, “Fuck You! Is that enough English for you dick?”

He didn’t reply.

https://twitter.com/jvharris_1965/status/1263600995440848896?s=20

Darwin, right again.

Dear White People; Gonna need y'all to sit this one out.

ND GOP GOV-literally crying at what Trump mob have done to turn COVID masks into political statement

In a tearful speech, Gov. @DougBurgum (R-ND) asks residents to skip the “ideological and political” debate on face masks.

“I would really love to see in North Dakota that we could just skip this thing that other parts of the nation are going through where they’re trading a divide — either its ideological or political or something — around masks versus no mask. This is a senseless dividing line, and I would ask people to try and dial up your empathy and your understanding.”

"If you don't like the mask-Ya gonna hate the Ventilator"