Reminder: We will probably not know who won the election until December. Try not to let the results on November 4th destroy you, but don't celebrate them either. And don't believe Trump if he claims victory prematurely.
Devil in the details: how masks et al could fail to control COVID-19 but still control seasonal influenza
It is entirely reasonable that the same control measures (masks, distancing, et al) that are failing to control COVID-19 could be controlling influenza well. The devil is in the details.
Please stop and think about who the government is before your next anti-government rant
The government is not some outside force trying to destroy "real" America - it's our family, friends, and neighbors.
Don’t believe it – the CDC did not claim 85% of COVID cases were in people wearing masks
Anti-maskers and COVID-hoaxers are claiming that a small CDC study published in September proves masks don't work. The study very nearly finds the opposite.
COVID-19 in Colorado – October 15, 2020 update
New cases are setting new records. Test positivity is over 5% again. New hospitalizations are clearly up and the trend goes back to just after schools statewide went back to in-person learning. And new deaths are starting to increase and will continue to do so until all Coloradans take the pandemic seriously.
A response to a Facebook comment: debunking a false claim from a Sarah Huckabee-Sanders parody account about fewer deaths in 2020 than in 2018 or 2019 (corrected)
The tweet above was misinformation when it was written, yet anti-maskers and COVID-hoaxers continue to share it. Here's my debunking of this tweet.
COVID-19 in Colorado – October 1, 2020 update
Cases are way up. Positivity is up a little. Hospitalizations are up just a bit. Deaths are still low, but unfortunately that's not going to last.
Trump, his Administration, and his followers are fascists. So what happens now?
We have one last chance to wrest control of our country away from fascism. We'd better make it count, because if it doesn't matter today, it never will again.
Trump, his Administration, and the Republican Party are fascist according to three additional definitions of fascism
Donald Trump, his Administration, and the Republican Party have become fascist according to three additional historians' definitions. Part two of three.
Trump, his Administration, and the Republican Party are fascist according to four different definitions of fascism
Donald Trump, his Administration, and the Republican Party have become fascist according to four multiple historians' definitions. Part one of three.
COVID-19 in Colorado – September 17, 2020 update
It's too early to say for sure, but there are some early signs that COVID-19 is increasing in Colorado as a result of schools going back into session.
