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So, this is happening in Texas: Governor begs for help
And so is this.... Governor continues prohibition against school mask mandates
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(self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity ![]() |
This is the biggest load of bullsh*t. My state governor is doing the exact same thing, so my uni is prevented from making masks a requirement in the classroom. I just do not understand it. I don't understand what is wrong with these people. The insanity about masks is just off the charts. And as a result, one of the things I have to do now is figure out how to word a "please wear a mask, even though it's not required" statement for my syllabi, since my uni has kicked it back to instructors with some bullsh*t statement that
Their whole covid/return to campus page reads like DoubleSpeak. ![]()
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Just. Ugh. "Masks aren't required, but we grade on a point system. Each class period you wear a mask properly, you earn a 100 point bonus"...
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https://www.axios.com/coronavi...54-5410be357070.html
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(self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity ![]() |
not what I want to be reading about days before I go back to in-person teaching at a uni without mask requirements or vaccine mandates. ![]()
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Our small city has announced today that all city buildings will require masks indoors. It is unclear yet if that includes schools.
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Apropos of masks: I learned yesterday KN95 masks are made in China and N95 masks in the US. Well, as I've said, I own KN95 masks and surgical masks. Yesterday, someone gave me some new KN95 masks. They fit like a glove. They put mine to shame. And they don't look like the bird noses of the Black Death plaque doctors carrying latterns you see in all the paintings. I'm keeping the masks I bought, poor quality KN95's and surgical masks, but my advice is shop around. These new masks are great. | |||
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So, I found out 3 of SO's relatives: sister, new husband, and a grandchild have COVID (COVID Delta variant-- who knows). They want to visit SO's 81 year old mother and 93 year old second husband who live across the street. They want to get tattoos (for the second time in six months). What should I do? 1. Refuse all contact. (Done.) 2. Pray to God they don't come. 3. Hide under my bed. I haven't seen so much lack of logical process combined with such self-centeredness. Well, human nature is what it is; it's not what I want it to be. My error. | |||
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Mayo Clinic has a nifty interactive tool. Tells you where things stand currently, and has a 14 day projection option. https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map
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The stats from Chicago's Lollapalooza, which a lot of people were worried could be a superspreader event.
Two weeks after 387K people attended:
https://www.nbcchicago.com/new...doctor-says/2588834/ I'm surprised. And I'm still going to wear my mask and avoid large gatherings....
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https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12...e-mandate/index.html
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There are no pediatric ICU beds available in Dallas.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/13...beds-left/index.html
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Unless the 387K were tested or retested... | |||
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/u...leave-state-n1276832
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It's really too bad that any consequences for this Rethuglican madness will be slow or nonexistent...
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