Dispatch from the War on COVID-19 [UPDATE-1]
Two foot soldiers offer testimony of the action from the front lines on the war against COVID-19 here in my home state, Michigan.
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About Rayne
Blogger since 2002, political activist since 2003, geek since birth. Opinions informed by mixed-race, multi-ethnic, cis-female condition, further shaped by kind friends of all persuasions. Sci-tech frenemy, wannabe artist, decent cook, determined author, successful troublemaker. Mother of invention and two excessively smart-assed young adult kids. Attended School of Hard Knocks; Rather Unfortunate Smallish Private Business School in Midwest; Affordable Mid-State Community College w/evening classes. Self-employed at Tiny Consulting Business; previously at Large-ish Chemical Company with HQ in Midwest in multiple marginalizing corporate drone roles, and at Rather Big IT Service Provider as a project manager, preceded by a motley assortment of gigs before the gig economy was a thing. Blogging experience includes a personal blog at the original blogs.salon.com, managing editor for a state-based news site, and a stint at Firedoglake before landing here at emptywheel as technology’s less-virginal-but-still-accursed Cassandra.
Entries by Rayne
Trump’s Death Panel Comes for Detroit [UPDATE-1]
/28 Comments/in COVID-19, Health Policy, Trump Administration, We Are All Fucked, worse than that/by RayneTrump decided to kill Detroiters by withholding essential equipment. He’s chosen not to act, trash talking about Michigan’s governor in the process. Welcome to Trump’s death panel.
The Tick-Tock to COVID-19’s Explosion
/174 Comments/in COVID-19, Trump Administration/by RayneLet’s cut through the bullshit here. If Trump wanted to look like a hero to the American public, he’d listen to virologists, epidemiologists, and public health experts and do what they asked — but no.
Calling ‘Bullshit’ on Trump’s Hoocoodanode
/75 Comments/in COVID-19, Trump Administration, We Are All Fucked, worse than that/by Rayne“But the president said nobody could see this coming!” the Trumpists say. Bull. Shit.
Hurricane COVID-19
/162 Comments/in COVID-19, Trump Administration, We Are All Fucked, worse than that/by RayneThis is a hurricane. You must be hunkered down and ready to ride it out. But this hurricane will last far longer than a week or two.
Three Things: The GOP’s Trumpian Death Panels [UPDATE-1]
/228 Comments/in COVID-19, Health Policy, Trump Administration, We Are All Fucked, worse than that/by RayneRemember back in 2009 during the health care debates when conservatives and the Republican Party cried about “death panels”?
Three Things: Racist Redirects as GOP Clings to Its Brand
/178 Comments/in Congress, COVID-19, Health Policy, Trump Administration, We Are All Fucked, worse than that/by RayneNone of this had to happen. Not a lick of it. It makes the ongoing daily failures even more ridiculous.
Three Things: Even More Family Fun with COVID-19
/335 Comments/in COVID-19, Health Policy, Trump Administration, We Are All Fucked, worse than that/by RayneI figured it would be the oldsters in the family who would be my first worry when it came to COVID-19. I was wrong. This is an open thread.
Three Things: Good (Family) News, Bad (COVID-19) News
/341 Comments/in COVID-19, Health Policy, Trump Administration, We Are All Fucked, worse than that/by RayneGood news: my kid tested positive for strep. Bad news: COVID-19 is still on the march, and we have some Swedish Death Cleaning to do.
Three Things: More Family Fun with COVID-19
/270 Comments/in COVID-19, Health Policy, Trump Administration, We Are All Fucked, worse than that/by RayneCOVID-19 makes family discussions interesting. Challenging, even. I never expected to have to tell one of my kids not to come home.