"...to determine if such testing is actually a good idea, listen to ethicists, anthropologists, and historians of science. No one knows it all, and those who claim to should not be trusted."

"pandemics demand both depth and breadth of expertise.

To work out if widespread testing is crucial for controlling the pandemic, listen to public-health experts;

to work out if widespread testing is possible, listen to supply-chain experts.

To determine if antibody tests can tell people if they’re immune to the coronavirus, listen to immunologists; "

As usual I like an Ed Yong article, because he's thorough and thoughtful and sometimes funny (not this time):

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/pandemic-confusing-uncertainty/610819/

okay Morning that's pretty cute
#coffee #moarSleepThough

I guess no one should be surprised that a Michael Moore film has run into problems with facts. So many it's been recalled.
https://earther.gizmodo.com/planet-of-the-humans-comes-this-close-to-actually-getti-1843024329

paused fahclient(s) to render a document. Back to it soon-ish

#foldingathome

lies, damned lies, and bad experiment design

Experts demolish studies suggesting COVID-19 is no worse than flu | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/experts-demolish-studies-suggesting-covid-19-is-no-worse-than-flu/

Do you, or someone you love have kids? Are you trap^H^H^H at home with kids?

General kid-friendly resources – Internet Archive Help Center
https://help.archive.org/hc/en-us/articles/360040327592-General-kid-friendly-resources/

VA Workers Say Southern States Reopening Too Soon Puts Veterans’ Lives At Risk
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/22481/veterans-medical-workers-covid-south-republicans-reopen-economy

thoughts and prayers

Putin's problems mount as coronavirus hits Russian economy - Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin-analy/putins-problems-mount-as-coronavirus-hits-russian-economy-idUSKCN2242WO

"They won’t stand for his bullshit anymore."

I really hope not.

How Trump's COVID-19 Failure Betrayed Our Military and Veterans - The Bulwark
https://thebulwark.com/how-trumps-covid-19-failure-betrayed-our-military-and-veterans/

"On no occasion has Jacinda ever spun out and attacked a journalist who’s asked a question"

Sounds...sane.

Jacinda Ardern's Leadership Against the Coronavirus - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-leadership-coronavirus/610237/

One way to get that crowd size he wanted

#OrWeCouldTryScience
#PlaguePresident

Getting perilously close to warm enough outside to sit and "work". <cough> WORK I meant work.

Signal is recommended by the United States military. It is routinely used by senators and their staff.

So of course Bill Barr wants to shut it down.

Signal sends smoke, er, signal: If Congress cripples anonymous speech with EARN IT Act, we'll shut US ops • The Register
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/09/signal_earn_it/