Monday, March 9, 2020

And another day of watching so much of everything go all to Hell that I need a nap comes to a close:

"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." -- Plato

Happy National Napping Day!

“He is definitely melting down over this.” The problem is that the crisis fits into his preexisting and deeply held worldview—that the media is always searching for a story to bring him down. Last week Trump told aides he’s afraid journalists will try to purposefully contract coronavirus to give it to him on Air Force One. -- What. The. Fuck? Who thinks that way?

Dow closes with decline of 2,000 points, almost ending 11-year bull market.

Italy extends quarantine measures nationwide. "We all must give something up for the good of Italy. We have to do it now, and we'll only be able if we all collaborate and adapt to these more stringent measures. This is why I decided to adopt even more strong and severe measures to contain the advance... and protect the health of all citizens."

I live in Kirkland, Washington, epicenter of the US outbreak. We need help. “All of this is in contrast to what we're hearing from the federal government.”

4 members of Congress -- including lawmaker [Doug Collins] who shook Trump's hand -- to self-quarantine after CPAC. The list also includes Matt Gaetz who was on Air Force One with Trump just hours before self-quarantine. CPAC: Conservative Politicians Aggravate Covid-19.

We analyzed more than 150 coronavirus deaths. Here's what we found.

Universities in Washington, California and New York cancel in-person classes due to coronavirus.

Empty shops, deserted streets as Italy imposes coronavirus lockdown.

New York is producing its own hand sanitizer due to shortages caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Trump said he didn't know people died of the flu. His grandfather did, according to a Trump biographer. Trump doesn’t know much about anything.

Schools can no longer use electric shock devices on students, says the FDA.

"A 20-minute nap can make up for one hour of lost sleep," according to a sleep researcher.

Amateur astronomers first spotted an anomaly in data captured by NASA's latest planet-hunting space satellite TESS. What they didn't realize was that they were looking at an entirely unknown type of star — the first of its kind.

Led Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway to Heaven’ fight.

RIP Max von Sydow. He was 90.

Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.

Until next time, my friends. Good night.