The Post-Partisan Emporium

 

Clearly Reality is Not Enough for these MORONS! Enjoy... ******* The Case for Wearing Masks Forever A ragtag coalition of public-health activists believe that America’s pandemic restrictions are too lax—and they say they have the science to prove it. By Emma Green December 28, 2022 L ast December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it was shortening the recommended isolation period for those with covid-19 to five days. Getting exposed to the virus no longer meant that people needed to quarantine, either, as long as they were fully vaccinated and wore a mask. It was a big moment, and it occurred just as the Omicron variant was surging. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, a professor of urban policy and health at the New School, was livid. Fullilove, who is Black, has spent her career studying epidemics: first aids, then crack, then multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. She has seen how disease can ravage cities, especially in Black and working-class communities. From...

De-Globalization: New Supply Chains Are Inefficient and Will Drive Up Inflation De-globalization is underway. A key ramification is higher inflation. MISH APR 4, 2022 EU Existing Gas Supply The EU gets about 40% of its total natural gas supply from Russia. That gas gets to EU countries over existing pipelines.  Russia and the EU just finished an an additional pipeline, Nord Stream II, to supply even more gas to Europe. After Putin invaded Ukraine, the EU set a goal of getting no natural gas from Russia.  Proposed Gas Supply Instead of using existing pipelines over short distances, the EU wants the US to deliver Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) via shipment across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. This is far more expensive and will require more LNG terminals. The US Greens are not exactly happy about the US fracking more natural gas. And how much energy is lost compressing and transporting LNG to Europe?  It's not as is Russia will be unable to sell its natural gas. Russia and Chi...