{"id":84472,"date":"2024-09-11T22:30:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T22:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/200pm-water-cooler-9-11-2024-naked-capitalism\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T22:30:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T22:30:22","slug":"200pm-water-cooler-9-11-2024-naked-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/200pm-water-cooler-9-11-2024-naked-capitalism\/","title":{"rendered":"2:00PM Water Cooler 9\/11\/2024 | naked capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>This is Naked Capitalism fundraising week. 796 donors have already invested in our efforts to combat corruption and predatory conduct, particularly in the financial realm. Please join us and participate via our\u00a0<a class=\"yiv7522398345\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/tip-jar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">donation page<\/a>, which shows how to give via check, credit card, debit card, PayPal, Clover, or Wise. Read about\u00a0<a class=\"yiv7522398345\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/naked-capitalism-fundraiser-2024-your-sanity-guide-as-leaders-live-dangerously.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">why we\u2019re doing this fundraiser<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"yiv7522398345\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/fundraiser-2024-what-we-did-for-you-in-the-past-year.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">what we\u2019ve accomplished in the last year<\/a>, and our current goal,\u00a0<a class=\"yiv7522398345\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/hooray-met-our-fourth-goal-on-to-our-fifth-karoshi-prevention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">kar\u014dshi prevention<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Patient readers, plenty more on the debate shortly. \u2013lambert<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bird Song of the Day<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/622877536\/embed\" height=\"300\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gray Catbird, Sapsucker Woods, Tompkins, New York, United States.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>In Case You Might Miss\u2026 <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#kamala\">Kamala\u2019s earrings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#springfield\">About those cats\u2026 <\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tests\">Do Covid tests work for the latest variants?<\/a> Not immediately.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#boeing\">Boeing should be kicked out of the Dow<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Politics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many of the social reactions that strike us as psychological are in fact a rational management of symbolic capital.\u201d \u2013Pierre Bourdieu, Classification Struggles<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>2024<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Less than one hundred days to go!<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/free.timeanddate.com\/countdown\/i8ubjj5e\/n179\/cf100\/cm0\/cu1\/ct0\/cs1\/ca0\/cr0\/ss0\/cac000\/cpc000\/pcfff\/tcfff\/fs100\/szw320\/szh135\/tatTime%20left%20to%20Election%20Day%2C%202024\/tac000\/tptTime%20since%20Event%20started%20in\/tpc000\/mac000\/mpc000\/iso2024-11-05T00:00:00\/bo2\/pd2\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"322\" height=\"137\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <a name=\"rcp\"\/>Friday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RCP<\/a> Poll Averages:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCP_2024-09-06.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"998\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-278060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCP_2024-09-06.png 704w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCP_2024-09-06-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCP_2024-09-06-624x885.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I would say the bloom is off the rose for Harris, except for an upward blip in Georgia. Looks like the enormous liberalgasm afte the Convention was confined to party loyalists. The Kamala campaign must be sore as boils Trump is within striking distance, let alone tied with them. What could account for it? Perhaps that\u2019s why the pivot to RussiaGate. Remember, however, that all the fluctuations \u2014 in fact, all the leads, top to bottom \u2014 are within the margin of error. <\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"debate\">The Debate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lambert here: Thanks to the Naked Capitalism commentariat for their remarkably level-headed reactions during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/a-dilly-in-philly-kamala-v-trump-presidential-debate-live-blog.html\">the debate live blog<\/a> yesterday. \u2013lambert<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome undecided voters not convinced by Harris after debate with Trump\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/some-undecided-voters-not-convinced-by-harris-after-debate-with-trump\/ar-AA1qmVYz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reuters<\/a>]. \u201cReuters interviewed 10 people who were still unsure how they were going to vote in the Nov. 5 election before they watched the debate. Six said afterward they would now either vote for Trump or were leaning toward backing him. Three said they would now back Harris and one was still unsure how he would vote. Harris and Trump are in a tight race and the election will likely be decided by just tens of thousands of votes in a handful of battleground states, many of whom are swing voters like the undecided voters who spoke to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Although the sample size was small, the responses suggested Harris might need to provide more detailed policy proposals to win over voters who have yet to make up their minds. Five said they found Harris vague during the more than 90-minute debate on how she would improve the U.S. economy and deal with the high cost of living, a top concern for voters.\u201d \u2022 Recall yesterday that debate viewers felt that Trump did better on the economy. I\u2019m betting that outweighs Kamala doing better on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>OG Frank Luntz has some interesting things to say:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The same panel said by an 8-4 margin that Kamala Harris won tonight&#8217;s debate. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debate2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#Debate2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tTZkIZwred\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/tTZkIZwred<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankLuntz\/status\/1833730076443320800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And: <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Harris smiling when talking about Trump being prosecuted is a bad look.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s feeding into the narrative that it&#8217;s all a partisan witch hunt. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debate2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#Debate2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uOXT55pnMM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/uOXT55pnMM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankLuntz\/status\/1833683331076300827\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Kamala\u2019s on-screen reactions were smug, smirking, and contemptuous throughout. <a href=\"https:\/\/libquotes.com\/jane-oreilly\/quote\/lbf6b6h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reporter Jane O\u2019Reilly<\/a> once remarked that \u201cGeorge Bush reminds every woman of her first husband.\u201d Perhaps Kamala Harris reminds every man of his first wife?<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"kamala\"\/>Kamala (D): \u201cDid Kamala Harris wear earpiece during debate with Donald Trump? What we know\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/world\/us-election-2024\/story\/kamala-harris-wear-earpiece-presidential-debate-donald-trump-us-election-2024-2598020-2024-09-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">India Today<\/a>]. \u201cMany social media users claimed that the pearl earrings Kamal Harris wore were actually an audio earpiece, and she was being fed answers during the debate [,] a set of Nova H1 Audio Earrings, created by German startup NOVA Products\u2026. However, some users highlighted that Kamala Harris was wearing a pair of Double Pearl Hinged Earrings from Tiffany &amp; Co, which she has worn frequently\u2026. After the 2020 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, a similar claim circulated on social media, alleging that Biden wore a hidden earpiece.\u201d \u2022 I\u2019m so old I remember the same claim being made online about George W. Bush, who was said to be wearing a receiving device + antenna under his jacket (based on photos of lumps under his jacket). Big if true, but also a hardy perennial. <\/p>\n<p>Kamala (D): \u201cTrump\u2019s Improv Stood No Chance Against Harris\u2019 Coached Attacks\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/09\/11\/harris-debate-coached-attacks-trump-altitude-column-00178594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Politico<\/a>]. \u201cice President Kamala Harris did exactly what the political professionals said she should do. In some cases, that was what operatives would tell any candidate to do in any election at any time: Don\u2019t worry about the specific question you are asked, just use it as another opportunity to recite the lines we practiced.\u201d Highlighted in blue, below. More: \u201cShe plainly used her long days of debate prep in a Pittsburgh hotel to compile a rich anthology of taunts, putdowns and derisive one-liners against former President Donald Trump. The rehearsal was enough to commit dozens of them to memory \u2014 not enough to avoid sometimes sounding a bit stagy in delivery. At times, one could almost see the candidate flipping through a stack of neatly organized 3-by-5 index cards in her mind.\u201d \u2022 Such an improvemnt over Biden!<\/p>\n<p>Kamala (D): \u201cHow Harris Roped a Dope\u201d [David Frum, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/nxwKl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Atlantic<\/a>]. We don\u2019t actually know the result of the bout until we have polling, and perhaps not even then (the polls not being granular enough). More: \u201cHarris\u2019s debate prep seemed to have concentrated on psychology as much as on policy. She drove Trump and trapped him and baited him\u2014and it worked every time.\u201d \u2022 As do all Democrats, it would seem, reading the rest of the piece. Honestly, it\u2019s like high school. <\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Trump (R): \u201cREAD: Harris-Trump presidential debate transcript\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/READ:%20Harris-Trump%20presidential%20debate%20transcript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ABC<\/a>]. Quite different from viewing. I wanted to see how often former prosecutor Kamala used the word \u201cfelon,\u201d but only \u201cfelony\u201d comes up. I\u2019ve helpfully added color coding: Yellow in usual sense of highlighting, Blue for canned phrases strung together, Green for oddities:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/debate_felony.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"1091\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-278413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/debate_felony.png 516w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/debate_felony-142x300.png 142w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/debate_felony-484x1024.png 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In my view, Kamala doesn\u2019t go into word salad mode, and Trump doesn\u2019t riff jazzily; this is probably as sharp an exchange as there was. Notes:<\/p>\n<p>[1] Huh? <\/p>\n<p>[2] Trump educates his audience by defining and using \u201cweaponization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[3] Lawfare, at least in this debate, seems to have yielded remarkably little campaign fodder; Harris is not using \u201cfelon\u201d at every turn. Perhaps the real advantages of lawfare were indeed political: Sucking up the campaign\u2019s resources, including the most important resource of all, the candidate\u2019s time.<\/p>\n<p>[4] Kamala educates her voters by mistating the decision (and I don\u2019t say is a good decision, but let\u2019s at least get it right). Trivially, Trump vs. United States applies to <em>all<\/em> Presidents, not just Trump \u201cif he enters the White House again.\u201d Second, the decision does not make a President \u201cessentially \u2026 immunue from any misconduct\u201d (rather, charges of any misconduct), unless \u201cessentially\u201d is doing far more work than a mere adverb should ever be called upon to do; see SCOTUSblog, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2024\/07\/justices-rule-trump-has-some-immunity-from-prosecution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Justices rule Trump has <strong>some<\/strong> immunity from prosecution<\/a>\u201d (emphasis mine). Third, the case would never have reached the Court had it not been for the Democrats lawfare strategy, which forced the issue. FAFO.<\/p>\n<p>[5] I haven\u2019t had time to run down that \u201cquote,\u201d \u201cterminate.\u201d Very often, Trump is misquoted by his opponents, so a hermenetic of suspicion applies.<\/p>\n<p>[6] \u201cThat he would\u201d exhibits a strategy Democrats often use: Something that might happen in the future is given equal weight to something that has already happened in the past. <\/p>\n<p>[7] \u201cProbably took a bullet to the head\u201d will no doubt be regarded by Trump voters as a zinger (and to my mind, Trump has been remarkably restrained in deploying it). Neither Kamala nor the moderators respond, interestingly.<\/p>\n<p>[8] Trump is, in fact, correct here. Had RussiaGate been anything like real, he surely would have been prosecuted for it, given the Democrat lawfare strategy.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"springfield\"\/>Trump (R): \u201cTrump pushes baseless claim about immigrants \u2018eating the pets&#8217;\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-pushes-baseless-claim-immigrants-eating-pets-rcna170537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBC<\/a>]. \u201cDavid Muir, the ABC News anchor co-moderating the debate, immediately fact-checked Trump\u2019s claims, saying that the city manager in Springfield, Ohio, told the network there had been no credible reports of pets being harmed, injured or abused by people in the city\u2019s immigrant community Baseless rumors have spread on social media for days claiming that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are abducting and eating pets. Most of the rumors involve Springfield, which has a large number of Haitian immigrants, but police there released a statement Monday knocking down the stories and saying they hadn\u2019t seen any documented examples. \u2018There have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community,\u2019 the police said in a statement.\u201d \u2022 Well\u2026 I\u2019ve questioned what the local police had to say in Charleston, SC when they claimed a Boeing whistleblower committed suicide. So I\u2019m not sure that NBC\u2019s \u201cwe called the cops, and they said nah\u201d is dispositive here. I also note that \u201cno credible reports\u201d means there have, in fact, been reports. Worth noting that Springfield-adjacent locals believe the stories (some of them because of missionary work in Haiti). For example:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a local pastor posting about the immigrant situation in Springfield. He says the stories about eating cats,ducks, geese is true. It no surprise. Cats are not pets in Haiti. Most are wild and to them it\u2019s like catching and eating any wild creature. Diff culture than ours! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xdiSyybbHy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/xdiSyybbHy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paula (@Paula18527444) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Paula18527444\/status\/1833891630224380090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Note that I regard claims from pastors and missionaries as being exactly as credible as claims from cops. Just because this looks like an overheated claim from the right-wing fever swamp doesn\u2019t mean it actually <em>is<\/em>. What is needed is reporting on the ground; perhaps there will be some in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo Evidence Haitian Immigrants Are Eating Ducks, Geese or Pets in Springfield, Ohio\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/cats-ducks-haitians-springfield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Snopes<\/a>]. The conclusion: \u201cThere is no evidence, outside of second- and third-hand social media gossip, to support the notion that Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, are eating people\u2019s pet cats or their parks\u2019 waterfowl. The only alleged evidence in support of the former actually depicts an American in a different city. The alleged evidence of the latter stems from a single picture apparently taken in a different city. For these reasons, and because Springfield officials deny the validity of such reports, the claim is \u2018Unfounded.&#8217;\u201d More interestingly: \u201cSince 2020, Springfield, Ohio, has seen a dramatic rise in immigrants from Haiti. City officials estimate, according to The New York Times, that as many as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/03\/us\/springfield-ohio-school-bus-crash-haiti-immigrants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">20,000 Haitians<\/a> had arrived in the small town in 2024 since the onset of the pandemic. Thanks to the availability of jobs, Springfield became a hot spot for Haitian immigrants around that time, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/12\/nx-s1-5055784\/immigration-vance-trump-migration-president-migrants-election-ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reporting<\/a> in NPR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/03\/us\/springfield-ohio-school-bus-crash-haiti-immigrants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">According<\/a> to The New York Times, the arrival of several manufacturing plants or corporations between 2017 and 2020 created a surplus of jobs. A lack of local labor created a deficit of workers, and word spread among the Haitian community that work could be found in the town, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/03\/us\/springfield-ohio-school-bus-crash-haiti-immigrants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">per<\/a> the Times\u2026. Many young, working-age people [from Springfield] had descended into addiction.\u201d As if \u201cdeaths of despair\u201d were some sort of natural force. More: \u201cOthers shunned entry-level, rote work altogether, employers said. Haitians who heard that the Springfield area boasted well-paying, blue-collar jobs and a low cost of living poured in, and employers were eager to hire and train the new work force.\u201d \u2022 I\u2019ll bet they were! The Snopes story doesn\u2019t mention Springfield\u2019s population: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/A%2027%25%20decrease%20in%20median%20income%20between%201999%20and%202014%20was%20the%20largest%20of%20any%20metropolitan%20area%20in%20the%20country.%5B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a> says 58,662, and that \u201cA 27% decrease in median income between 1999 and 2014 was the largest of any metropolitan area in the country.\u201d A sudden influx of 20,000 people would be a lot under any circumstances, and it looks like Springfield isn\u2019t getting any help at all dealing with the resulting friction. If I were a long-time Springfield resident who saw (deplorable) family members taken down by the Sackler\u2019s Oxycontin <em>because there was no work and no future<\/em>, and then when the future appeared, they were in no position (like six feet under) to take advantage of it, you can bet I\u2019d be ticked off, and that\u2019s without race even entering the picture. Meanwhile, the area employers are pleased as punch with their new, imported docile workforce \u2014 a very familiar story in America \u2014 so you can see why the cops would follow their cue. So, and very unsurprisingly, class enters, neither candidate mentions it, and \u201ccat-eating immigrants\u201d becomes the trope under whose aegis the entire situation is placed. Well done, all. Oh, and on the employers:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New story about the Haitians in Springfield, OH, where the cat hoax originated. CEO of McGregor Metal: \u201cI wish I had 30 more. Our Haitians come to work every day. They don\u2019t have a drug problem. They\u2019ll stay at their machine. That\u2019s a stark difference from what we\u2019re used to.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JWjK1lpO0n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/JWjK1lpO0n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonFilipkowski\/status\/1833594196630114747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish I had 30 more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump (R): World class trolling:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019d like to announce that while we are not a hotel, we are a concept of a hotel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Four Seasons Total Landscaping (@TotalSeasons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TotalSeasons\/status\/1833810948018098411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>For those who came in late, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Four_Seasons_Total_Landscaping_press_conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Four Seasons Total Landscaping debacle<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"trail\">The Trail<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kamala (D): Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris: \u2018I\u2019ve Done My Research, and I\u2019ve Made My Choice&#8217;\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/politics-news\/taylor-swift-kamala-harris-endorsement-2024-1235975553\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hollywood Reporter<\/a>]. The deck: \u201cThe <del>superspreading<\/del> songwriting <del>billionaire<\/del> superstar took to Instagram following Tuesday night\u2019s debate to give Vice President Kamala Harris her highly influential endorsement, signing off her lengthy post, \u2018With love and hope, Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democrats <em>en D\u00e9shabill\u00e9<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTexas Candidate Smokes Bong In Campaign Ad\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/texas-candidate-pro-marijuana-campaign-ad-3742702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">International Business Times<\/a>]. \u2022 Good for her!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Realignment and Legitimacy<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Double-think, but exponential:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It sure is something watching the same people who mourn and commemorate 9\/11, also ended covid protocols that killed over 1 million Americans and are currently committing a genocide. The moral consistency is nonexistent.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AshleyStevens (@The_Acumen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Acumen\/status\/1833905350166315512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Syndemics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am in earnest \u2014 I will not equivocate \u2014 I will not excuse \u2014 I will not retreat a single inch \u2014 AND I WILL BE HEARD.\u201d \u2013William Lloyd Garrison<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Covid Resources, United States (National): Transmission (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#county-view?list_select_state=all_states&amp;list_select_county=all_counties&amp;data-type=Risk&amp;null=Risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a>); Wastewater (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#wastewater-surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a>, <del><a href=\"https:\/\/biobot.io\/data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Biobot<\/a><\/del>; includes many counties; <a href=\"https:\/\/data.wastewaterscan.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wastewater Scan<\/a>, includes drilldown by zip); Variants (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#variant-proportions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walgreens.com\/businesssolutions\/covid-19-index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Walgreens<\/a>); \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iowacovid19tracker.org\/hospitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Iowa COVID-19 Tracker<\/a>\u201d (in IA, but national data). \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/icemsg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Infection Control, Emergency Management, Safety, and General Thoughts<\/a>\u201d (especially on hospitalization by city).<\/p>\n<p>Lambert here: Readers, thanks for the collective effort. To update any entry, do feel free to contact me at the address given with the plants. Please put \u201cCOVID\u201d in the subject line. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Resources, United States (Local): AK (<a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/af2efc8bffbf4cdc83c2d1a134354074\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); AL (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/6d2771faa9da4a2786a509d82c8cf0f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); AR (<a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/633006d0782b4544bd5113a314f6268a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); AZ (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azdhs.gov\/covid19\/data\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); CA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/Pages\/COVID-19\/CalSuWers-Dashboard.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.marinhhs.org\/surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marin, dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/healthalerts.stanford.edu\/covid-19\/wastewater-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stanford, wastewater<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.verily.com\/?v=SC2_N&amp;l=Oakland%2C+CA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Oakland, wastewater<\/a>); CO (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.colorado.gov\/data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cdphe.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/d79cf93c3938470ca4bcc4823328946b#utility=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); CT (<a href=\"https:\/\/data.ct.gov\/stories\/s\/COVID-19-data\/wa3g-tfvc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); DE (<a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.delaware.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); FL (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/5b9d75ba683849928dc1a49c39ab0b1c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); GA (<a href=\"https:\/\/dph.georgia.gov\/ga-nwss-wastewater-surveillance-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); HI (<a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/coronavirusdisease2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); IA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmmwra.org\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater reports<\/a>); ID (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahopublichealth.com\/district-2\/novel-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>, Boise; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahopublichealth.com\/district-2\/novel-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/data.wastewaterscan.org\/?plantId=1056f05c-0e46-4e3d-b007-c0453ba7dc0d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>, Central Idaho; <a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.verily.com\/#:SARS-CoV-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>, Coeur d\u2019Alene; dashboard, <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.srhd.org\/topics\/spokane-county-case-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spokane County<\/a>); IL (<a href=\"https:\/\/iwss.uillinois.edu\/wastewater-treatment-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); IN (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/indiana-covid-19-dashboard-and-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); KS (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov\/160\/COVID-19-in-Kansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/4456bae8a38f4b6180e008477382fff9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>, Lawrence); KY (<a href=\"https:\/\/louisville.edu\/envirome\/thecoimmunityproject\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>, Louisville); LA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldh.la.gov\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); MA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/info-details\/covid-19-wastewater-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); MD (<a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.maryland.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); ME (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dhhs\/mecdc\/infectious-disease\/epi\/airborne\/coronavirus\/data.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); MI (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/coronavirus\/stats\/wastewater-surveillance\/dashboard\/sentinel-wastewater-epidemiology-evaluation-project-sweep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/gisportal.state.mi.us\/portal\/apps\/insights\/index.html#\/view\/52bbb104ed574887918f990af9f3debe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); MN (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/diseases\/coronavirus\/stats\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); MO (<a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/f7f5492486114da6b5d6fdc07f81aacf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); MS (<a href=\"https:\/\/msdh.ms.gov\/page\/14,0,420.html#Mississippi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); <del>MT (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapSeries\/index.html?appid=7c34f3412536439491adcc2103421d4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>)<\/del>; NC (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.ncdhhs.gov\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard)<\/a>; ND (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.nd.gov\/health\/coronavirus\/cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.nd.gov\/health\/coronavirus\/cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); NE (<a href=\"https:\/\/atlas-dhhs.ne.gov\/Atlas\/Respiratory_Illness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); NH (<a href=\"https:\/\/wisdom.dhhs.nh.gov\/wisdom\/dashboard.html?topic=covid-19&amp;subtopic=recurring-updates&amp;indicator=covid-19-wastewater#tabnavbarid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); NJ (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.nj.gov\/forms\/datadashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); NM (<a href=\"https:\/\/cvprovider.nmhealth.org\/public-dashboard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); NV (<a href=\"https:\/\/nvhealthresponse.nv.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/empower.unlv.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>, Southern NV); NY (<a href=\"https:\/\/mbcolli.shinyapps.io\/SARS2EWSP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); OH (<a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.ohio.gov\/dashboards\/other-resources\/wastewater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); OK (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/51657c21386d4f1a962b1853c76ec589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); <del>OR (<a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/app\/profile\/oregon.health.authority.covid.19\/viz\/OregonsCOVID-19DataDashboards-TableofContents\/TableofContentsStatewide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>)<\/del>; PA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.pa.gov\/topics\/disease\/coronavirus\/pages\/Cases.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); RI (<a href=\"https:\/\/ri-department-of-health-covid-19-data-rihealth.hub.arcgis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); SC (<a href=\"https:\/\/scdhec.gov\/index.php\/covid19\/covid-19-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); SD (<a href=\"https:\/\/doh.sd.gov\/COVID\/Dashboard.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); TN (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/health\/cedep\/ncov\/data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); TX (<a href=\"https:\/\/txdshsea.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/4ae43eefd0f641d59d35c3df82ee59cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); UT (<a href=\"https:\/\/avrpublic.dhhs.utah.gov\/uwss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); VA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/coronavirus\/see-the-numbers\/covid-19-in-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); VT (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthvermont.gov\/disease-control\/covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); WA (<a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/emergencies\/covid-19\/data-dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.bfhd.wa.gov\/cases-and-roadmap-to-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); WI (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.wisconsin.gov\/covid-19\/wastewater.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); WV (<del><a href=\"https:\/\/oehs.wvdhhr.org\/news\/oehs-coivd-19-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a><\/del>); WY (<del><a href=\"https:\/\/covidwastewatermonitor.wyo.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a><\/del>).<\/p>\n<p>Resources, Canada (National): Wastewater (<a href=\"https:\/\/health-infobase.canada.ca\/covid-19\/wastewater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Government of Canada<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Resources, Canada (Provincial): ON (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publichealthontario.ca\/en\/Data-and-Analysis\/Infectious-Disease\/COVID-19-Data-Surveillance\/Wastewater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); QC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspq.qc.ca\/covid-19\/donnees\/eaux-usees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>les eaux us\u00e9es<\/em><\/a>); BC (<a href=\"https:\/\/bccdc.shinyapps.io\/respiratory_wastewater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); BC, Vancouver (<a href=\"https:\/\/metrovancouver.org\/services\/liquid-waste\/testing-for-the-covid-19-virus-in-wastewater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Hat tips to helpful readers: Alexis, anon (2), Art_DogCT, B24S, CanCyn, ChiGal, Chuck L, Festoonic, FM, FreeMarketApologist (4), Gumbo, hop2it, JB, JEHR, JF, JL Joe, John, JM (10), JustAnotherVolunteer, JW, KatieBird, KF, LL, Michael King, KF, LaRuse, mrsyk, MT, MT_Wild, otisyves, Petal (6), RK (2), RL, RM, Rod, square coats (11), tennesseewaltzer, Tom B., Utah, Bob White (3). <\/p>\n<p>Stay safe out there!<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Airborne Transmission<\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>Vaccines: Covid<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Having fought its way through the FDA, non-mRNA Novavax now has to fight the PBMs?<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Got our appointments scheduled for Novavax this week!<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the enormous barriers we\u2019ve already faced\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2611\ufe0f CVS wasn\u2019t accepting walk-ins (because \u201cit\u2019s Flu season\u201d \ud83d\udc40 really?)<\/p>\n<p>\u2611\ufe0f Novavax arrived at the pharmacy but it wasn\u2019t listed on the form<\/p>\n<p>\u2611\ufe0f Had to get tech to agree to\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Sean Mullen (@drseanmullen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drseanmullen\/status\/1833653032686383350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Testing and Tracking: Covid<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a name=\"tests\"\/>\u201cDo Covid Tests Work for Latest Variants? Yes, With Some Big Caveats\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/WGGRj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>]. \u201d I started to wonder: Are home Covid tests bad at detecting the latest variants? The short answer is no, the doctors I spoke with told me. But that answer comes with a big caveat. It turns out the way the immune system interacts with the virus these days means home tests may not turn positive until several days after you get sick. \u2018That first negative test doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t have Covid,\u2019 says Elizabeth Hudson, regional chief of infectious diseases at Southern California Permanente Medical Group. \u2018We really noticed it earlier this year.\u2019 Now, it can take several days for people with symptoms like mine to get a positive result from a home test, she says.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s why: While gold-standard PCR assays detect minute quantities of virus, home antigen tests require a larger amount to turn positive. Early in the pandemic, viral levels peaked when symptoms appeared, says Nira Pollock, co-director of the Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital. But now that most people have at least some immunity, viral load peaks later\u2026. In a study of 348 people with Covid that Pollock and her colleagues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/published%20last%20year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">published last year<\/a>, median viral load didn\u2019t crest until around the fourth day of symptoms. The study estimated that home antigen tests would only detect around 30% to 60% of cases on the first day of symptoms, rising to 80% to 93% of cases on day four. In other words, there are lots of false negative tests early in the illness.\u201d \u2022 So by all means keep going to work or school at the first sign of symptoms!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elite Maleficence<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cZero-covid advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study of views on Twitter\/X\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40592-024-00205-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Monash Bioethics Review<\/a>]. From the Abstract: \u201cThe advocacy, , often appealed to emotions and values using anecdotes and strong criticism of authorities and other scientists.\u201d The idea! Here is a brutal takedown of this paper, which will probably get a lot of traction because this is the stupidest timeline. Here is an entertainingly brutal takedown:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kasper P. Kepp &#8220;has been engaged in the pandemic debate in Danish media and social media, where he has been critical of the studied zero-covid groups&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s wildly unethical to conduct a study *specifically* targeting entities you&#8217;ve personally had conflict with.<\/p>\n<p>2\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jKw88sRQf8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/jKw88sRQf8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick #RespiratorsFilterPathogens\ud83d\ude37 Anderegg (@NickAnderegg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickAnderegg\/status\/1833520700898086977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And more. Much more.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Social Norming<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Propaganda works:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Covid-19 Gaslighting Bingo: Just a way to pass the time &amp; realize we&#8217;re not alone. Inspired by all the back to school gaslighting. <\/p>\n<p>First one to get a line wins! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g2kQVq9RoP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/g2kQVq9RoP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 chantzy (@chantz_y) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chantz_y\/status\/1833670207405215879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u201cStupid\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A woman holding her toddler in a coffee shop filled with older people: &#8220;So the stupid nurse did a Covid test yesterday and it was positive and now [the toddler] has to miss three days in nursery&#8221;. Our CV member tightened her mask and left\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buckinghamshire Disability Service BuDS (@BuDs_UK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuDs_UK\/status\/1833279679270154404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Sobriety vs. normalization and denial:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sobriety_denial.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"906\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-278407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sobriety_denial.png 500w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sobriety_denial-166x300.png 166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Perceptive. I am sympathetic to this view. However, in my view sobriety also demands restraining judgment over one\u2019s fellows (\u201cThere but for the grace of God go I\u201d) and this view comes perilously close to creating a two-tier society of the elect and the damned; something I tend to do myself! One of the great things about A.A. is that it created a <em>method<\/em> for sobriety that at least many have been able to travel; it\u2019s a big ask, but the Covid Conscious community has not done that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"table\"\/><strong>TABLE 1: Daily Covid Charts<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Wastewater<\/strong><\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\"> This week[1] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#wastewater-surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> August 27<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"> Last Week[2] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#wastewater-surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> (until next week):<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ww-natl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ww-natl.png 642w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-624x356.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"align: left; margin-left: 0px !important; padding: 9px 0 9px 0;\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-277631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-3.png 604w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-3-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Variants<\/strong> [3] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery#variant-proportions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> August 31<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"> <strong>Emergency Room Visits<\/strong>[4] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#trends_select_7dayeddiagnosed_00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> August 31 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/covid-cdc-variants-natl-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-277629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/covid-cdc-variants-natl-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/covid-cdc-variants-natl-3-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ed-natl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ed-natl.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ed-natl-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Hospitalization<\/strong><\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: gold;\">\u2605<\/span> New York[5] <a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.health.ny.gov\/daily-hospitalization-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York State<\/a>, data September 10:<\/td>\n<td> National [6] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/covidnetdashboard\/de\/powerbi\/dashboard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> August 17:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-ny-hospitalization-nyc-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-278401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-ny-hospitalization-nyc-4.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-ny-hospitalization-nyc-4-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-hospitalization-natl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-hospitalization-natl.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-hospitalization-natl-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Positivity<\/strong><\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\"> National[7] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walgreens.com\/healthcare-solutions\/covid-19-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Walgreens<\/a> September 9:<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"> Ohio[8] <a href=\"https:\/\/clevelandcliniclabs.com\/respiratory-virus-surveillance-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cleveland Clinic<\/a> August 24:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-walgreens-positivity-states-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-walgreens-positivity-states-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-walgreens-positivity-states-1-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cleveland-positivity-oh.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cleveland-positivity-oh.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cleveland-positivity-oh-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Travelers Data<\/strong><\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\"> Positivity[9] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#traveler-genomic-surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> August 19:<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"> Variants[10] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#traveler-genomic-surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> August 19:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-positivity-travelers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-positivity-travelers.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-positivity-travelers-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-variants-travelers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-variants-travelers.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-variants-travelers-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Deaths<\/strong><\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\"> Weekly Deaths vs. % Positivity [11]<a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/coronavirusdisease2019\/what-you-should-know\/current-situation-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> August 31:<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"> Weekly Deaths vs. ED Visits [12]<a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/coronadisease2019\/what-you-should-know\/current-situation-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> August 31:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-deaths-positivity.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-deaths-positivity.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-deaths-positivity-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-deaths-ed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-deaths-ed.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-deaths-ed-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>LEGEND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: gold;\">\u2605<\/span> for charts new today; all others are not updated.<\/p>\n<p>2) For a full-size\/full-resolution image, Command-click (MacOS) or right-click (Windows) on the chart thumbnail and \u201copen image in new tab.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[1] (CDC) This week\u2019s wastewater map, with hot spots annotated. Keeps spreading. NOTE The date seems to be wrong, but the number of sites has changed so this is new.<\/p>\n<p>[2] (CDC) Last week\u2019s wastewater map.<\/p>\n<p>[3] (CDC Variants) KP.* very popular. XDV.1 flat.<\/p>\n<p>[4] (ED) Down, but worth noting that Emergency Department use is now on a par with the first wave, in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>[5] (Hospitalization: NY) Definitely down.<\/p>\n<p>[6] (Hospitalization: CDC). The visualization suppresses what is, in percentage terms, a significant increase.<\/p>\n<p>[7] (Walgreens) Big drop continues!<\/p>\n<p>[8] (Cleveland) Dropping.<\/p>\n<p>[9] (Travelers: Positivity) Down. Those sh*theads at CDC have changed the chart so that it doesn\u2019t even run back to 1\/21\/23, as it used to, but now starts 1\/1\/24. There\u2019s also no way to adjust the time range. CDC really doesn\u2019t want you to be able to take a historical view of the pandemic, or compare one surge to another. In an any case, that\u2019s why the shape of the curve has changed.<\/p>\n<p>[10] (Travelers: Variants) What the heck is LB.1?<\/p>\n<p>[11] Deaths low, but positivity up.<\/p>\n<p>[12] Deaths low, ED up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stats Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inflation: \u201cUnited States Consumer Price Index (CPI)\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/united-states\/consumer-price-index-cpi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trading Economics<\/a>]. \u201cConsumer Price Index CPI in the United States increased to 314.80 points in August from 314.54 points in July of 2024. Consumer Price Index CPI in the United States averaged 124.59 points from 1950 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 314.80 points in August of 2024 and a record low of 23.50 points in February of 1950.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Tech: \u201cGoogle will now link to The Internet Archive to add more context to Search results\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2024\/09\/11\/google-search-internet-archive-wayback-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">9to5 Google<\/a>]. \u201cGoogle has partnered with The Internet Archive, a non-profit research library that, in part, stores and preserves massive portions of the web to be easily referenced later. This is done through the \u2018Wayback Machine\u2019 which can show a website or specific page as it existed on a previous date. Through this new partnership, Google will link directly to The Internet Archive\u2019s Wayback Machine for pages that you find in Search.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tech: Innovation:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who did this \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d1ITbdMNjV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/d1ITbdMNjV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jenzhuscott\/status\/1833556187255558492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"boeing\"\/>Manufacturing: \u201cBoeing should be kicked out of the Dow\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/11\/investing\/boeing-dow-jones-stock\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNN<\/a>]. \u201cIt\u2019s a legitimate question if the aircraft maker still belongs in the blue-chip index. And it\u2019s a question with only one correct answer: No. \u2018If you want bellwether, strong balance sheet companies, they don\u2019t check those boxes any longer,\u2019 said Ron Epstein, aerospace analyst for Bank of America. \u2018I don\u2019t think Boeing has to be there.\u2019\u2026 There are many problems at Boeing that make its continued presence in the index perplexing\u2026. It hasn\u2019t reported an annual profit since 2018\u2026 the company has become the subject of numerous federal investigations, as more than a dozen whistleblowers have come forward to warn of a company culture that put a failed attempt at profitability ahead of the quality and safety of its planes\u2026. Its credit rating has fallen to the lowest rung of what is considered \u201cinvestment grade\u201d debt, and indications are that sometime relatively soon it will fall into junk bond status\u2026 \u2018If not an albatross, it\u2019s at least an anchor,\u2019 said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist for CFRA Research.\u201d \u2022 Ouch!<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing: \u201cStarliner Suffers New Problems While Coming Back To Earth\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/starliner-new-problems-return-earth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Futurism<\/a>]. The deck: \u201cWe would not be surprised if Boeing were to divest the manned spaceflight business.\u201d More: \u201cOn the one hand, according to NASA\u2019s commercial crew program manager Steve Stich, it pulled off a \u2018bullseye landing.\u2019 On the other, the agency admitted that a new thruster had failed during its descent. The capsule also experienced a temporary blackout of Starliner\u2019s guidance system during reentry. It\u2019s an awkward situation for the space agency: would Starliner have been able to ferry NASA\u2019s missing crew members in the end?\u201d <\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Fear &amp; Greed Index: 40 Fear (previous close: 39 Fear) [<a href=\"https:\/\/money.cnn.com\/data\/fear-and-greed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNN<\/a>]. One week ago: 49 (Neutral). (0 is Extreme Fear; 100 is Extreme Greed). Last updated Sep 11 at 1:51:10 PM ET.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To me, food is for buying, not cooking, but this does look easy and fun:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the best potato side dishes in the world is Pommes Anna! Beautifully light, simple to make and only using five ingredients, this should be a regular in your home cooking!<\/p>\n<p>In this thread I\u2019ll show you how to make it! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FoVqYIBfji\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/FoVqYIBfji<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam James Pollock (@aIIegoricaI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aIIegoricaI\/status\/1833601623211250090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Key word being \u201ceffect\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Snow Effect at Eragny <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qM5Cx1ECH0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/qM5Cx1ECH0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Camille Pissarro (@artpissarro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/artpissarro\/status\/1833743802432905232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I believe I saw this painting years ago at the Boston MFA. Putting my eye up close to the paint, I saw no white; the <em>effect<\/em> of white was created by the juxtapostion of other colors.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"wired\"\/><strong>News of the Wired<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who among us\u2026. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kasper P. Kepp &#8220;has been engaged in the pandemic debate in Danish media and social media, where he has been critical of the studied zero-covid groups&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s wildly unethical to conduct a study *specifically* targeting entities you&#8217;ve personally had conflict with.<\/p>\n<p>2\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jKw88sRQf8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/jKw88sRQf8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick #RespiratorsFilterPathogens\ud83d\ude37 Anderegg (@NickAnderegg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickAnderegg\/status\/1833520700898086977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact information for plants<\/strong>: Readers, feel free to contact me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, to (a) find out how to send me a check if you are allergic to PayPal and (b) to find out how to send me images of plants. Vegetables are fine! Fungi, lichen, and coral are deemed to be honorary plants! If you want your handle to appear as a credit, please place it at the start of your mail in parentheses: (thus). Otherwise, I will anonymize by using your initials. See the previous Water Cooler (with plant) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/200pm-water-cooler-9-6-2024.html\">here<\/a>. From SR:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rabbit_brush.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-278404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rabbit_brush.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rabbit_brush-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SR writes: \u201cBlooming atop the gigantic cinder cone at Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho: rabbit brush (a member of the aster family).\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"printfriendly pf-alignleft\"><a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;-webkit-box-shadow:none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow:none; padding:0; margin:0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/200pm-water-cooler-9-11-2024.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Naked Capitalism fundraising week. 796 donors have already invested in our efforts to combat corruption and predatory conduct, particularly in the financial realm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-spotlight"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}