{"id":91518,"date":"2025-02-27T03:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T03:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/200pm-water-cooler-2-26-2025-naked-capitalism\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T03:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T03:33:15","slug":"200pm-water-cooler-2-26-2025-naked-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/200pm-water-cooler-2-26-2025-naked-capitalism\/","title":{"rendered":"2:00PM Water Cooler 2\/26\/2025 | naked capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"377.00857678026\">\n<p><em><strong>By Lambert Strether.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Readers, the fundraiser for my very nearly gold* retirement watch + all my Water Cooler work done in 2024 is ongoing. The goal is 400 donors; as of this writing, we have 171, or 42% of goal. Progress! Thank you. Any amount helps! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2025\/02\/announcing-2025-water-cooler-fundraiser-for-lamberts-gold-retirement-watch-and-work-done-in-2024.html#donate\">If you can give a little, give a little. If you can give a lot, give a lot<\/a>! Thank you all so much! \u2013lambert NOTE * Surprised nobody has picked up on the Pratchett reference. You\u2019ve got to pay attention!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bird Song of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/207166\/embed\" height=\"419\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>American Robin, Off Steese Highway; Nome Creek Road, Alaska, United States. \u201cCee calls.\u201d Whatever they are!<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><strong>In Case You Might Miss\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#doge\">DOGE has an acting administrator<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#democrats\">Gavin Newsome<\/a> launches podcast.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#boeing\">Problems with 737<\/a> FAA exemptions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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>Trump Administration<\/p>\n<blockquote wp_automatic_readability=\"102.13129770992\">\n<p>\u201cLive updates: Trump, joined by Musk, holds first Cabinet meeting\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/live-blog\/live-updates-trump-cabinet-meeting-elon-musk-doge-rcna193745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBC<\/a>]. \u201cTrump convened his Cabinet secretaries for the first meeting of his new term today, gathering agency leaders who are working to implement his agenda at a spitfire pace \u2014 and the billionaire adviser whose work on Trump\u2019s behalf is touching all of their agencies\u2026. \u2018He\u2019s sacrificing a lot,\u2019 Trump said as he introduced Musk. \u2018He\u2019s getting a lot of praise, I\u2019ll tell you, but he\u2019s also getting hit.\u2019 Musk\u2019s efforts have prompted resistance from some Cabinet secretaries, including several who recently instructed staff to put aside a directive coming from Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency that required a five-point response to the question, \u2018What did you do last week?&#8217;\u201d UPDATE:<\/p>\n<p><center wp_automatic_readability=\"2.3451776649746\"> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7.0355329949239\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Musk: &#8220;We accidentally cancelled Ebola protection&#8221;<br \/>\u2013 expects a laugh \u2013<br \/>\u2013 doesn&#8217;t get one \u2013<br \/>Trump can&#8217;t look at him.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VOT9GzPmFK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/VOT9GzPmFK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Number10cat\/status\/1894800848321921334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center> <\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think much of Rupar, but Larry the Cat is impeccable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon Musk is wearing out his welcome at the White House\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/white-house\/5163607-elon-musk-trump-liability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Hill<\/a>]. \u2022 Maybe yes, maybe no. If so, I would imagine Susie Wiles will resolve the matter. Since she works the press through layers of indirection, I would watch the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeary GOP lawmakers lash out at \u2018childish\u2019 Elon Musk for drastic DOGE cuts during secret House meeting\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14436419\/gop-lawmakers-lash-elon-musk-doge-cuts-house-meeting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>]. \u201cRepublicans in the House turned out to be a surprisingly tough crowd for Elon Musk in a secret meeting meant to go over cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency\u2026.. Now, it appears he\u2019s even got the GOP Congress skeptical, as Georgia Rep. Austin Scott claims that the party is not on the \u2018same page\u2019 about the agency. The Congressman adds that there hasn\u2019t been enough organization in the cuts DOGE has made. \u2018DOGE\u2019s recent requests for federal employees should have been coordinated with the agencies before they were issued,\u2019 he said. \u2018I fully support those agencies working with DOGE to improve efficiency and eliminate tax dollar waste,\u2019 he added. Scott said that he had a problem with constituents on the dole being told they were leeches. \u2018.&#8217;\u201d \u2022 And Austin Scott is a Republican\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>Is Elon OK?<\/p>\n<p><center wp_automatic_readability=\"1.633064516129\"> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" wp_automatic_readability=\"5.2258064516129\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is this plane not flying in a straight line? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jsQXI9kmvu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/jsQXI9kmvu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Petersen (@typesfast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/typesfast\/status\/1894438847204978778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump and Musk\u2019s slash-and-burn tactics are a sticking point in talks to prevent a shutdown\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/trump-musk-tactics-sticking-point-government-shutdown-rcna193639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBC News<\/a>]. \u201c\u201dIf they want our votes, they need to work with us,\u201d Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., vice chair of the Appropriations Committee, told reporters Tuesday. \u201cWe are close on top-line spending. We need to know Republicans are willing to work with us to protect Congress\u2019 power of the purse \u2014 and I welcome any and all ideas they may have on how we can work together to do just that. \u2018That is the absolute bare minimum, and it is frankly not asking a whole lot. Republicans should not be so eager to let Elon Musk cut off cancer research or clean energy jobs in their districts. They should not follow Elon towards a shutdown,\u2019 she added. Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole, R-Okla., said limiting Trump\u2019s spending discretion is a red line for his party. \u2018We\u2019re close on the numbers. We\u2019re pretty far apart still on trying to limit presidential powers,\u2019 he told reporters. \u2018I don\u2019t think you\u2019re likely to see a Republican House and Republican Senate try to limit a Republican president.&#8217;\u201d \u2022 In other words, Republicans want to destroy Congress\u2019s Article I powers, and DOGE is doubltless developing software to prevent Congressionally approved spending from going out in the form of checks from the Treasury\u2019s Department of Fiscal Services. Why on earth the Democrats thinkt they can cut a deal on this is beyond me; the Republicans are ideologically committed to the Unitary Executive, and DOGE just lies all the time (even worse than Trump). Oh, and \u201cclose on the numbers\u201d means big Medicaid cuts. From Democrats. Of course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoard agrees to pause firings for some feds, potentially upending Trump\u2019s widespread terminations\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/workforce\/2025\/02\/board-agrees-pause-firings-some-feds-potentially-upending-trumps-widespread-terminations\/403283\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Government Executive<\/a>]. \u201cSome federal employees fired by the Trump administration while in their probationary periods have at least temporarily won back their jobs, a federal board that hears appeals from civil servants has ruled. The Merit Systems Protection Board has granted a 45-day stay requested by another independent agency, the Office of Special Counsel, which had deemed the Trump administration\u2019s mass firings as likely unlawful. The case involved six federal workers, each at different agencies, who must now be placed back into their positions. The case was heard by Raymond Limon, one of the three Senate-confirmed members of MSPB\u2019s central board, who noted federal statute and case law required him to grant OSC\u2019s stay request unless it was \u2018inherently unreasonable.\u2019 \u2018I find that there are reasonable grounds to believe that each of the six agencies engaged in a prohibited personnel practice under 5 U.S.C. \u00a7 2302(b)(12),\u201d Limon said, referring to the part of federal law governing the civil service\u2019s \u2018merit system principles.\u2019 The board took a narrow approach in its ruling, applying it specifically to the six employees who work at the departments of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Education, Energy and Agriculture, as well as the Office of Personnel Management, and stay requests from OSC by rule lead to nonprecedential rulings. Still, OSC\u2019s findings and MSPB\u2019s decision create a pathway for tens of thousands of recently fired federal employees to regain their jobs. Already, Hampton Dellinger, head of OSC, has said he is actively contemplating expanding his initial findings to include far more federal workers.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow to Make the GOP Pay a Price for DOGE\u201d [Dan Pfeiffer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.messageboxnews.com\/p\/how-to-make-the-gop-pay-a-price-for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Message Box<\/a>]. \u201cVoters find themselves disillusioned as townhalls in Georgia and across the country reveal the so-called populist they elected to cut prices is instead cutting their services, their government aid, and laying off their friends and neighbors. Some Republican members of Congress are complaining publicly; and many more are privately expressing their concerns to the White House. It\u2019s early, but this is clear evidence of a grassroots backlash to Donald Trump and Elon Musk\u2019s assault on our government. Democrats must define Trump\u2019s presidency, push back on the cuts, and regain political momentum. This post is part of a series about the various strategies and tactics Democrats \u2014 from leadership down to activists \u2014 can employ to make Trump more unpopular. If you want to follow along and participate in the conversation, sign up here.\u201d This idea: \u201cDemocrats should hold and livestream their own townhalls. Democratic presidential hopefuls (of which there are many) should go to places where the DOGE cuts are most impactful like Atlanta, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama, and the Research Triangle in North Carolina and hold townhalls. They should be real townhalls. Open invitation. Don\u2019t pack the crowd with supporters. Prepare for uncomfortable conversations and protestors. The drama will draw coverage and conversation. Lean into the risk.\u201d \u2022 That seems the most unlikely one to me.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhite House point man at Homeland Security shared \u2018martial law option\u2019 post to keep Trump in office\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/26\/politics\/paul-ingrassia-trump-administration-liaison-dhs-kfile\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNN<\/a>]. \u201cThe Trump administration\u2019s new point man for dealings with the Department of Homeland Security is a former far-right podcast host and election denier who once shared an article calling for \u2018martial law\u2019 to keep Donald Trump in office following his loss in the 2020 election. Paul Ingrassia and the Twitter account for a podcast he co-hosted posted the remark and similar sentiments on social media in December 2020 and January 2021, according to a CNN KFile review of deleted and still-active posts by Ingrassia himself and the account of the podcast. The 29-year-old Ivy League-educated lawyer now serves as the second Trump administration\u2019s White House liaison to the DHS, a key role that has historically involved managing the administration\u2019s relationship with the department and overseeing the placement of political appointees.\u201d \u2022 Meanwhile, not that I\u2019m foily:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/small_drones.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"974\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-287941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/small_drones.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/small_drones-185x300.png 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DOGE<\/p>\n<blockquote wp_automatic_readability=\"109.90537682289\">\n<p><a name=\"doge\"\/>\u201cThis is who the White House says is the DOGE acting administrator\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/this-is-who-the-white-house-says-is-in-charge-of-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBS<\/a>]. \u201cWhite House official said Tuesday that Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, after the White House struggled to answer who is technically at the top of the organizational chart. Gleason declined to comment on her appointment as acting DOGE administrator. Gleason\u2019s LinkedIn lists her as a U.S. Digital Services senior adviser, and she has a background in consulting and the medical field. When CBS News spoke to Gleason on Tuesday morning ahead of her announcement as DOGE acting administrator, she said she was in Mexico and declined to comment further. Gleason\u2019s role as acting administrator came as a surprise to USDS employees who, like Gleason, were folded into DOGE, CBS News learned Tuesday evening. Those employees learned of her new position \u2018in the past few hours\u2019 even though they had been asking for weeks who was going to fill the job, CBS News was told. On Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that Gleason had been in the job for \u2018quite some time, at least several weeks, maybe a month.\u2019 When asked why DOGE employees only learned of her role yesterday, Leavitt said \u2018you would have to ask them\u2019 and \u2018they\u2019re clearly unaware, I don\u2019t know.\u2019 In various court cases concerning DOGE\u2019s activities, Justice Department lawyers have been asked multiple times to identify who is leading DOGE, including just last week. The government lawyers have said they did not know.\u201d \u2022 In Mexico. Well, at least we have Gleason to thank for clarifying that remote work is indeed ok.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho is Amy Gleason, the interim administrator of DOGE?\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5164283-who-is-amy-gleason-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Hill<\/a>]. \u201cGleason was a part of the United States Digital Service between 2018 and 2021, per her LinkedIn, and assisted the coronavirus pandemic federal response of the White House, The Associated Press reported. The New York Times reported that the DOGE interim administrator said five years ago that medical system-related irritations she faced following her daughter\u2019s illness diagnosis sparked a focus on health care reforms in Gleason. She worked at a health company-centered investment firm as a chief product officer in the wake of President Trump\u2019s first term with health care executive Brad Smith, the Times reported. The outlet reported that Jared Kushner and Smith previously assisted in the response to the coronavirus together. The Associated Press reported that Smith has been involved with DOGE. The Times reported that those close to the matter said that Musk began to be advised on cost-cutting efforts by the health care executive last year, with Gleason being brought along by Smith in conversations about cost-cutting.\u201d \u2022 \u201cBrought along\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DOGE Acting Administrator Isn\u2019t New to the Trump World\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/amy-gleason-doge-covid-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mother Jones<\/a>]. \u201cAmy Gleason [was] the US government\u2019s problem solver in the early days of the data-starved response to the Covid pandemic and a seasoned worker in the health space\u2026 This is Gleason\u2019s second time working in US Digital Services, now turned DOGE. In her first tour, which started in 2018 and carried through the frenzied and chaotic pandemic response, she pushed the bounds of existing bureaucracy to meet the crisis\u2019 demand. Gleason was interviewed on Reveal\u2019s Covid Tracking Project series, where she described long hours and the frequent hurdles she encountered in an effort to create an effective emergency response\u2026. The issue led her to create HHS Protect, a data system that eventually became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2021\/01\/hhs-hospitalization-pandemic-data\/617725\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">comprehensive hospital data tracker<\/a>, though it first generated outcry from the CDC and the public over delays in information.\u201d \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2021\/01\/hhs-hospitalization-pandemic-data\/617725\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HHS Protect was built by Palantir<\/a>. Oh.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump Staffers Who Get Paid by Private Clients\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ioEJ2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>]. \u201cKatie Miller, a top aide to Elon Musk at the Department of Government Efficiency, spends much of her time on White House grounds, helping Musk plan and communicate his efforts to slash the federal government. <\/p>\n<p>But she also spends time working for P2 Public Affairs, a major Republican consulting firm in Washington, which pays her full salary. She has continued to work for Fortune 100 clients, including Apple, offering public relations advice, according to people familiar with the matter. Since starting at the White House, Miller has also helped P2\u2019s leaders pitch the firm to new clients for lucrative contracts, offering her guidance about Washington in this moment. Her husband is White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, among the most powerful advisers in the administration, controlling all domestic policy. She\u2019s one of a set of influential Trump employees who are working for the administration while simultaneously doing private-sector work. They carry a three-letter designation that allows them to wear both hats: \u2018SGE,\u2019 or special government employee. It\u2019s a status under federal ethics laws that permits private-sector employees to work inside the government without having to relinquish their outside salaries or investments. Only a sliver of cases must publicly disclose clients or potential conflicts of interest. While the rules limit work to up to 130 days in any given year, it can be extended if the administration desires. Others with the status include Steve Witkoff, who is handling peace talks between Ukraine and Russia and in the Middle East, Corey Lewandowski, now a top aide at the Department of Homeland Security, and Musk himself. Top officials such as Musk, Miller and Witkoff aren\u2019t receiving government pay, and it wasn\u2019t known if any SGEs are.\u201d \u2022 I don\u2019t think James Madison would approve.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>One for the receipts wall (not <em>that<\/em> receipts wall):<\/p>\n<p><center wp_automatic_readability=\"3.9929577464789\"> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" wp_automatic_readability=\"10.647887323944\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: NPR has obtained a State Department document revealing that the Biden administration planned to allocate only $483,000 in the 2025 fiscal year for electric vehicle purchases\u2014far less than the $400 million Drop Site revealed was being set aside for Tesla vehicles under\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J6BiasFBtO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/J6BiasFBtO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DropSiteNews\/status\/1894545987206840689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDOGE said it cut $881 million at the Education Department. The real savings are much less\u201d[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/education\/2025\/02\/26\/doge-education-department-budget-savings-research\/80029312007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">USA Today<\/a>]. The deck: \u201c\u2018It\u2019s clear that this was not put together with a great deal of care,\u2019 one researcher said about DOGE\u2019s misleading cost-cutting math.\u201d Shocked, shocked. More: \u201cResearch into the task force\u2019s cost-cutting measures conducted by New America, a progressive think tank, and reviewed by USA TODAY reveals layers of erroneous calculations. DOGE, spearheaded by tech billionaire Elon Musk, said it saved $881 million two weeks ago by abruptly terminating 89 contracts at the Education Department\u2019s research arm; however, the real value of the contracts was closer to $676 million. The DOGE team appears to have acknowledged it gave misleading estimates: DOGE\u2019s Wall of Receipts website lists $489 million (not $881 million) in savings based on the same canceled contracts. Much of the education funding that DOGE nixed was also already allocated. As New America\u2019s researchers explained it, \u2018Research cannot be undone and statistics cannot be uncollected.\u2019 Because of the cuts, they said, studies will go unfinished, likely sitting \u2018on a computer somewhere untouched.\u2019 The government has already spent nearly $400 million on those agreements, many of which will now have to go through a long rebidding process again, costing taxpayers more. By subtracting the money the government has spent from what it agreed to award, New America put the actual savings from DOGE\u2019s cuts closer to $278 million.\u201d \u2022 $278 million isn\u2019t couch lint, but wouldn\u2019t it have been better to get the numbers right in the first place? And is DOGE even capable of that? (I\u2019m guessing no.) Then again\u2013<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTune out media hysteria. DOGE is exposing absurdities and Americans support it\u201d [Ingrid Jacques, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/columnist\/2025\/02\/26\/trump-musk-cut-government-spending-poll-support\/80016065007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">USA Today<\/a>]. \u201cOver the weekend, Musk caused a stir by issuing a governmentwide email asking employees to offer five bullet points of what they did the previous week. Sure, it could have been handled better. Employees got conflicting guidance from Trump-appointed agency heads, especially those in defense and intelligence jobs, who told them to ignore the directive. Yet, given the reaction from both federal employees and the media, you\u2019d have thought Musk and Trump asked for something truly extreme\u2026. Those of us in the private sector routinely have to justify our contributions to our employer.\u201d \u2022 That\u2019s what drives me nuts. They already are; they have managers. And if I got an email that implied I had two managers \u2014 one I worked with, and one who suddenly accounced himself via email \u2014 I\u2019d think twice too. Elon is <em>in no sense<\/em> their \u201cemployer.\u201d If you believe in the theory of the Unitary Executive, you might say that Trump is their employer, but he was elected, and Elon most certainly was not.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>2028<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Shanahan 2028:<\/p>\n<p><center wp_automatic_readability=\"0.74050632911392\"> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" wp_automatic_readability=\"2.9620253164557\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DVG22QvInq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/DVG22QvInq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicole Shanahan (@NicoleShanahan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicoleShanahan\/status\/1894440623433802074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Spook Country<\/p>\n<blockquote wp_automatic_readability=\"20.722084367246\">\n<p>\u201cFBI looking into Comey\u2019s off-the-books \u2018honeypot\u2019 operation targeting 2016 Trump campaign\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2025\/feb\/25\/fbi-looking-james-comeys-books-honeypot-operation-targeting-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Washington Times<\/a>]. \u201cFBI leadership is starting an investigation into the origins of the agency\u2019s plan a decade ago to infiltrate the campaign of presidential candidate Donald Trump using two female undercover \u2018honeypot\u2019 agents. The off-the-books investigation, launched in 2015 by FBI Director James B. Comey, was revealed by an agency whistleblower in a protected disclosure to the House Judiciary Committee last year and first reported exclusively by The Washington Times in October.<\/p>\n<p>Missed that, sorry. More: \u201cIn the intelligence community, a honeypot commonly refers to an undercover operative, usually a woman, who feigns sexual or romantic interest to obtain information from a target. The whistleblower said two female FBI undercover employees infiltrated Mr. Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign at high levels and were directed to act as \u2018honeypots\u2019 while traveling with Mr. Trump and his campaign staff. The Times has learned that the bureau, now led by Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, is looking for those once-undercover employees under Mr. Comey\u2019s direction.: \u2022\u00a0Hmm.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a name=\"democrats\"\/>Democrats <em>en d\u00e9shabill\u00e9<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote wp_automatic_readability=\"18.74221867518\">\n<p>\u201cDemocratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/democratic-leaders-stand-real-still-in-hopes-no-one-notices-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Onion<\/a>]. \u201c\u2018Don\u2019t make any sudden movements, or they\u2019ll spot us,\u2019 Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said out of the corner of his mouth, tightly squeezing his eyes shut as he reminded Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to hold their breath anytime a member of the voting public walked by.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGavin Newsom is launching his own podcast \u2014 and inviting MAGA favorites\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/26\/gavin-newsom-podcast-maga-00206153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Politico<\/a>]. \u201cGavin Newsom will soon host his own podcast where the California governor will mix it up with MAGA personalities, open his vast Rolodex for frank conversations with Democrats about how to come back from the wilderness and break news on consequential policy decisions. The solo venture from a likely presidential aspirant comes as Democrats writ large struggle to keep pace with the onslaught of actions from President Donald Trump and Republicans. Leaders from across the minority party are casting about for a compelling message while trying to break through in an increasingly siloed media environment. The podcast space, with its proliferation of Trump-friendly personalities, has proven especially challenging for Democrats.\u201d \u2022 As if it were a messaging problem\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/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:\/\/skylab.cdph.ca.gov\/calwws\/\" 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\/sars-cov-2-in-wastewater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/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, KidDoc, LL, Michael King, KF, LaRuse, mrsyk, MT, MT_Wild, otisyves, Petal (6), RK (2), RL, RM, Rod, square coats (11), tennesseewaltzer, thump, Tom B., Utah, Bob White (3). <\/p>\n<p>Stay safe out there!<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"table\"\/><strong>TABLE 1: Daily Covid Charts<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody wp_automatic_readability=\"10.869565217391\">\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Wastewater<\/strong><\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\" wp_automatic_readability=\"3.625\">\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> February 17<\/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\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-4.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-4-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/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\">\t<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-3-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr colspan=\"2\" wp_automatic_readability=\"3.6521739130435\">\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> February 15<\/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> February 15 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-variants-natl-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-variants-natl-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-variants-natl-1-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ed-natl-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ed-natl-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ed-natl-3-300x159.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\" wp_automatic_readability=\"3.9240506329114\">\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 February 24:<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">  National [6] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/covidnetdashboard\/de\/powerbi\/dashboard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> February 20:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-ny-hospitalization-nyc-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-ny-hospitalization-nyc-11.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-ny-hospitalization-nyc-11-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-hospitalization-natl-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-hospitalization-natl-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-hospitalization-natl-3-300x297.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\" wp_automatic_readability=\"2.6111111111111\">\n<td valign=\"top\">  National[7] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walgreens.com\/healthcare-solutions\/covid-19-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Walgreens<\/a> February 24:<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"> Ohio[8] <a href=\"https:\/\/clevelandcliniclabs.com\/respiratory-virus-surveillance-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cleveland Clinic<\/a> February 15:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-walgreens-positivity-states-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-walgreens-positivity-states-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-walgreens-positivity-states-2-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cleveland-positivity-oh-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cleveland-positivity-oh-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cleveland-positivity-oh-2-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/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\" wp_automatic_readability=\"3.5789473684211\">\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> February 3:<\/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> February 3 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-positity-travelers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-positity-travelers.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-positity-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\">\t<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-variants-travelers-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-variants-travelers-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-variants-travelers-3-300x230.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\" wp_automatic_readability=\"3.76\">\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> January 25:<\/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> January 25:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-deaths-positivity-natl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-286757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-deaths-positivity-natl.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-deaths-positivity-natl-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ed-natl-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-286972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ed-natl-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/covid-cdc-ed-natl-1-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/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) Down, nothing new at major hubs.<\/p>\n<p>[2] (CDC) Last week\u2019s wastewater map.<\/p>\n<p>[3] (CDC Variants) XEC takes over. That WHO label, \u201cOmmicron,\u201d has done a great job normalizing successive waves of infection.<\/p>\n<p>[4] (ED) A little uptick.<\/p>\n<p>[5] (Hospitalization: NY) Weird plateau without exponential growrht<\/p>\n<p>[6] (Hospitalization: CDC). Leveling out.<\/p>\n<p>[7] (Walgreens) Leveling out.<\/p>\n<p>[8] (Cleveland) <\/p>\n<p>[9] (Travelers: Positivity) Uptick.<\/p>\n<p>[10] (Travelers: Variants). Don\u2019t know what the dominance of XEC is all about,<\/p>\n<p>[11] Deaths low, positivity leveling out.<\/p>\n<p>[12] Deaths low, ED leveling out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stats Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are no official statistics of interest today.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"boeing\"\/>Manufacturing: \u201cALPA opposes Boeing\u2019s latest 737 Max 7 and 10 exemption request\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/airframers\/alpa-opposes-boeings-latest-737-max-7-and-10-exemption-request\/161956.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Flight Global<\/a>]. \u201cOpposition has arisen to a regulatory exemption Boeing has requested for the 737 Max 7\u2019s and Max 10\u2019s stall-management yaw damper (SMYD), while Boeing continues insisting its proposal poses no safety threat and that the SMYD is well proven\u2026.. But the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is pushing back, asking the FAA to reject Boeing\u2019s request on safety grounds. \u2018ALPA believes the certification of the SMYD system should be concluded before entry into service,\u2019 the union told the FAA in a 3 February letter. \u2018ALPA furthermore does not agree with the 3.5 years Boeing is asking for an exemption.\u2019 The union warns the exemption would mean the software would be permitted to meet a reduced reliability threshold.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing: \u201cBoeing No. 2 executive\u2019s role narrowed to focus on fixing commercial plane unit\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/02\/25\/boeing-says-stephanie-pope-is-no-longer-its-chief-operating-officer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNBC<\/a>]. \u201cBoeing commercial airplanes head Stephanie Pope will focus on the recovery of the company\u2019s crucial and challenged plane-making unit under a reorganization that ends her role as the company\u2019s chief operating officer but leaves her as the No. 2 executive. The move narrows the focus and responsibility of Pope. She already headed the unit making planes for airlines around the world and was the executive tasked with improving safety and raising airplane production following a series of accidents. Pope\u2019s role as chief operating officer ended as of Feb. 19, the company said on Tuesday. Boeing does not plan to fill the chief operating officer position, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly. Boeing shares were barely changed in after-hours trade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Fear &amp; Greed Index: 23 Extreme Fear (previous close: 22 Extreme Fear) [<a href=\"https:\/\/money.cnn.com\/data\/fear-and-greed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNN<\/a>]. One week ago: 46 (Neutral). (0 is Extreme Fear; 100 is Extreme Greed). Last updated Feb 26 at 1:44:02 PM ET.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Musical Interlude<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I should really be doing another song with a \u201cGoodbye\u201d theme, but I missed the Pulp era. I cannot remember the alert reader who introduced me to \u201cCommon People\u201d but thank you:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Pulp - Common People (Live at Finsbury Park 1998) - 4K Remastered\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7_Y7zFI4HOI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And it does seem to be a finale\u2026. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is this even real?<\/p>\n<p><center wp_automatic_readability=\"1.6468253968254\"> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" wp_automatic_readability=\"5.2698412698413\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Office in a small city ( 1953 ) <br \/>\u2013 by Edward Hopper . <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r5kB1KACfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/r5kB1KACfy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u0651\u062f (@DCounty8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCounty8\/status\/1894758832816939396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center> <\/p>\n<p>Where are the window frames? The curtains, the shades?<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"class\"\/><strong>Class Warfare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and \u2018personal liberties&#8217;\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/washington-post-bezos-opinion-trump-market-liberty-97a7d8113d670ec6e643525fdf9f06de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>]. \u2022 And speaking of the \u201cfree market\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><center wp_automatic_readability=\"2.5228215767635\"> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" wp_automatic_readability=\"6.9377593360996\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes, please tell us all about the free market while begging for government subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>You fucking parasite.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hcvIjuneo3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/hcvIjuneo3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hd8ILFKx2t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/Hd8ILFKx2t<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dz7CVDoDxs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/dz7CVDoDxs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Wortel-London (@dlondonwortel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dlondonwortel\/status\/1894772640444723533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center> <\/p>\n<p><strong>News of the Wired<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBifurcation: The secret giant islands formed when rivers split\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/starkeycomics.com\/2021\/06\/10\/bifurcation-the-secret-giant-islands-formed-when-rivers-split\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Starkey Comics<\/a>]. \u201cThere is a secret giant island in North America that includes more than a third the area of the USA and Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>Lambert here: I included a similar feature to the Water Cooler plant long, long ago at my old blog, where a very dedicated team assembled the images, and even ran guessing games! I confess the idea was inspired by Yves\u2019 \u201cAntidotes,\u201d though I forget whether I trampled on her branding, there, with \u201cPlantidote\u201d or not. I never did here!<\/p>\n<p>Readers, the plants have been a wonderful addition, as the many compliments from readers have shown. Personally, I really enjoyed curating the images you sent in \u2014 though <em>almost<\/em> everyone who entered the queue came out \u2014  and especially when we could discuss photography together, and how to improve our work. 2,643 (plus 1) Water Coolers is 2,643 (plus 1) photographs. That\u2019s a lot! Thank you all so much.<\/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\/2025\/02\/200pm-water-cooler-2-21-2025.html\">here<\/a>. From JennyBesserit:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/japanese_maple_2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-287933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/japanese_maple_2.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/japanese_maple_2-226x300.jpeg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>JennyBesserit writes: \u201cJapanese maple tree leaves after a rainshower. Portland, Maine, November 2024. Wishing you wellness! Your Covid posts have literally saved my life as an autoimmune person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"donate\"\/><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Water Cooler is a standalone entity <em>not<\/em> covered by the annual NC fundraiser. Material here is Lambert\u2019s, and does not express the views of the Naked Capitalism site. If you see a link you especially like, or an item you wouldn\u2019t see anywhere else, please do not hesitate to express your appreciation in tangible form. Remember, a tip jar is for tipping! <em>Regular positive feedback both makes me feel good and lets me know I\u2019m on the right track with coverage<\/em>. When I get no donations for three or four days I get worried. 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