Another week of data, another update to the COVID-19 observations on data variability, backdating noise, and maybe - maybe - a little bit of very cautious optimism.
Weekly COVID-19 update for the 5/7/2020 dataset
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to not justify Gov. Polis’ “safer-at-home” approach
Backdating continues to confound Colorado COVID-19 data to the point that we still can't justify the relaxation of the statewide stay-at-home order.
Dear anti-lockdown protesters – your white privilege is showing
The only people calling to relax the lockdowns are whites who are among the least likely to die from it. That's white privilege and selfishness.
Governor Polis beware – the last week’s COVID-19 data is too unstable to use for policy decisions
No COVID-19 data from the last week should be used to make any irreversible decisions about COVID-19 policy in the state of Colorado, and based on the analysis below, data from as far as two weeks ago should be considered suspect.
Your rights come with responsibilities
Never forget that exercising your rights means you must also exercise them responsibly. Your right to "live free or die" ends when it infringes on the rights of others.
COVID-19 update for April 21, 2019
My previous COVID-19 projections used Colorado COVID case data incorrectly, and the correction I made yesterday shows a rosier picture.
If you're going to compare governors' and mayors' COVID19 responses to the Nazis in any way, say equating the closure of businesses to Kristalnacht, you're too ignorant to be using Nazi comparisons of any kind. Sit down, shut up, and read some godsdamned history before you open your trap.
Amending the Second Amendment would take overwhelming public support
Amending the Constitution is intentionally difficult, requiring 2/3rds of the House and Senate to pass an amendment and ¾ of the states to ratify it. Amending the Second Amendment would require an overwhelming supermajority of Americans and a tectonic shift in public opinion about guns.
COVID-19 in Colorado as of April 12, 2020
All in all, we're doing OK here in Colorado. There are good signs, but some worrying ones too. So we need to keep it up. Keep staying at home when you can. Wash your hands. Wear masks. And stay healthy out there.
Some people think that Donald collecting 29 million hydroxychloroquine pills in a national stockpile implies a conspiracy. A single high speed pill machine could make that many pills in less than nine days. No conspiracy required, just an asshole of a President.
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