Silence is acquiescence. Silence is acceptance. Silence is approval. I will not be silent.
Anarchists may be antifa, but not all antifa are anarchists. Literally everyone left of actual fascists should be antifa - progressives, liberals, greens, neoliberals, moderates, neoconservatives, conservatives, and libertarians.
COVID-19 in Colorado – May 28, 2020 update
There's not a lot of change from last week to this week's COVID data, except that number of of new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths per day is stabilizing, rather than continuing to drop.
A quote about error
Men must fumbleA errawhile with error to separate it from truth, I think- as long as they don't seize the error hungrily because it has a pleasanter taste. - A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M Miller Jr.
If you are a white supporter of the #GeorgeFloyd protests who is smashing windows and looting during/after protests, YOU ARE NOT HELPING. Sit this one out. And if you're an opponent of the protests just trying to make them look bad, you're a disgusting excuse for a human being.
Dr. Vannevar Morgan’s thoughts on reality
But there was no substitute for reality; one should beware of imitations. - The Fountains of Paradise, Arthur C. Clarke
Weekly COVID-19 based on the 5/21/2020 data
The number of new cases is down. New hospitalizations are down. Deaths are also down, but they show worrying signs of stabilizing at levels higher than I would want to see.
I want schools to reopen too. 100% in-person would be lovely. But it's not going to happen, and the sooner we accept this fact and prepare for what will be instead of what we wish, the better off we'll all be.
Adam on people
I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then gettin' upset 'cos they act like people. - Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Government tyranny in a representative, constitutional democracy and federalist republic
The US is a representative, constitutional democracy and a federalist republic. What does government oppression (aka tyranny) look like in such a government?