Gorsuch, COVID, Jan 6, Investigate, Biden Press, Voting, Gay M&Ms

Let’s begin with showmanship:

  • Well, let’s see. NPR reports that Chief Justice John Roberts was concerned that fellow Justice Sonia Sotomayor had health problems and so was especially vulnerable to the newest variants of COVID.
     
    So, says NPR, the Chief Justice, in some form, suggested that all the other Justices maybe, perhaps, ought to take the minimal precaution of masking up to make her safer during their sessions.
     
    Sure enough, the other Justices agree. All those usually on the liberal side of issues agree. Conservatives do as well: Clarence Thomas wears a mask. Samuel Alito does too. Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett mask up. It’s just simple courtesy, right?
     
    Except Justice Neil Gorsuch refuses! Hell no, he won’t go wearing a mask. The Chief Justice can suggest all he wants. Sonia can participate by video if she’s so damn concerned.
     
    NPR reports, it all goes public, and everyone goes onto lets-all-get-along mode.
     
    Did John Roberts, in some way, suggest everyone mask up? Gorsuch says Sotomayor did not ask him to wear a mask.
     
    Uh-huh.
     
    But did John Roberts suggest everyone mask up? Sotomayor, all in the spirit of comity, confirms she did not ask Gorsuch to wear a mask.
     
    HEY, Come ON! Did or did not John Roberts suggest everyone mask up?
     
    The Chief Justice himself says he did not ASK everyone to wear masks, then he says he will not comment further.
     
    Max’s Dad reviews the conduct of Gorsuch, considers the context, and finally concludes Justice Gorsuch is one hell of a real jerk.
     
  • Tommy Christopher has the sad report. Folk singer Hana Horka of Czechoslovakia hears news that natural immunity will protect her, so she deliberately catches COVID, celebrates, and dies a horrible death.
     
    Her son has a few terrible details of gasping and choking, as well as some harsh words for those whose disinformation tricked her into her fatal actions.
     
    This seems to apply:
     

  • Novak Djokovic has been expelled from Australia and prevented from participating in this year’s Australian Open tournament after misrepresenting his vaccination status. MadMikesAmerica suggests the tennis star’s doubles partner is not who you might think.
     
  • M. Bouffant at Web of Evil has a question about anti-vaxxers who file suit demanding the right to infect other people’s children.
     
  • Reductress carries the sad tale of a family of six who receive only four COVID rapid-tests and are compelled to fight to the death. Yeah, it’s satire.
     
  • Satirist Andy Borowitz speculates that if enough Republicans begin seeing Trump as Fauci-lite, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis may be betting that voters want a stupider version of Trump.
     
  • In Letters from an American, historian Heather Cox Richardson observes an unprecedented aspect of the Biden administration: a denial of the election result by the losing former president. A growing body of evidence documents an active attempt to overthrow American democracy.
     
  • tengrain at Mock Paper Scissors reports that 59 Republicans boasting about signing forged election documents in 2020 may be surprised to face criminal charges and prison.
     
  • Joe Gandelman, at The Moderate Voice, reviews a draft executive order prepared for Trump that would have seized voting machines after the 2020 election, and concludes that it does sound like a coup attempt.
     
  • Julian Sanchez of Cato Institute seems skeptical about one line of Trump defense in the attempt to overturn democracy, too many eyes on me:
     


    Then demolishes the too damn dumb to try a coup defense:

Tweets I thought worthy:


 
And I’m allowed several of my own as well:


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2 thoughts on “Gorsuch, COVID, Jan 6, Investigate, Biden Press, Voting, Gay M&Ms”

  1. A periodic reminder: Dr. OZ is an alleged physician, who should be well educated in the conept of ‘communicable diseases’

  2. Hope you are feeling awesome ! Man you are the hippest dude around if you are sporting 8 decades.

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