How COVID-19 is affecting society

[Sovereignty]

Wisconsin governor orders delay of primary election until June

"Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday ordered a suspension of his state's primary election just one day before it was scheduled to take place, in a last-minute move that Republican state legislative leaders say they will ask the state Supreme Court to block. "

And why would R's commit themselves to such a politically risky path for what is essentially a Democratic party election?

ETA: So I really should read the whole article.

"Evers and Republican leaders of the state legislature had long resisted calls to move the state's election, which also features a battle for a state Supreme Court seat that could determine the outcome of a voting rights case in which more than 240,000 voters could be removed from the state's rolls ahead of November's general election."

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Ohio's Governor could not move the primary, so he had the top medical officer in the state close the polls for public safety. Technically our primary never moved but they vastly extended the deadline for absentee ballots.

 

[Sredni Eel]

Proud to have voted for this man. This is what true leadership looks like.

 

[Sovereignty]

Ohio's Governor could not move the primary, so he had the top medical officer in the state close the polls for public safety. Technically our primary never moved but they vastly extended the deadline for absentee ballots.

From the article:

"In an urgent letter over the weekend, the mayors of 10 of Wisconsin's biggest cities, including Milwaukee and Madison, wrote a letter to Andrea Palm, the state's top health official, urging her to "step up" and do what Ohio had done "

Nothing's happened yet. They've also issued an order extending the period for absentee ballots but the R's are appealing to the US Supreme Court. Kavanaugh gets to hear the request at least initially because of the short fuse.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as symptoms worsen

The PM has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise "where necessary", No 10 says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Trump and 3M reach deal to allow N95 face masks to be exported to Canada

US officials had stopped shipment at 3M factory after Trump invoked Defense Production Act to halt exports to Canada and beyond

www.theguardian.com

 

[Sredni Eel]

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Kroger's my "primary" grocery store. They weren't doing this when I went there on Saturday; but apparently in some stores they're testing making the store one-way inside; that is, customers will have to walk a fixed path through the store while shopping. The idea is that this will help with social distancing because since everyone is walking the same direction in every aisle, there will be no problems with people going opposite ways having to squeeze past each other, especially in aisles which would bring them within only a foot of each other. It's an interesting concept, but it might be a bit of a challenge for someone like me - I have this weird way of shopping; I have like a budget, and I do go through the whole store in a fixed way to pick up all the necessities on my list, but then I tend to go back through the store randomly to grab "extras" like snacks or lunch-making items or treats to use up the rest of the trip budget. If the whole store is one-way I'll have to pick those things up along the way and hope my budget holds out to the end of the line. Anxiety-inducing!

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Free]

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as symptoms worsen

The PM has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise "where necessary", No 10 says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Free]

'Jaws' actress Lee Fierro, whose Mrs. Kintner slapped Chief Brody, dies of coronavirus at 91

Lee Fierro, the Martha's Vineyard actress who found fame in an immortal scene in 1975's "Jaws," has died at 91 of coronavirus.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Free]

The Easter Bunny is an 'essential worker,' New Zealand leader assures kids

The bunny will clock in for Easter on April 12. The tooth fairy's reporting for duty, too.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Beebo Brink]

From about 10 days ago:

'There is a lot of Covid-19 in Westminster': how politicians fell ill

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

GOP 2018: Open your markets to us, and drop your subsidies and supply management or we will fuck you up.

GOP now:

Trump and 3M reach deal to allow N95 face masks to be exported to Canada

US officials had stopped shipment at 3M factory after Trump invoked Defense Production Act to halt exports to Canada and beyond

www.theguardian.com

MAGAland delenda est.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

How the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory provoked panic and confusion

A fringe campaign has attracted celebrities, incited acts of vandalism and now protests are planned

www.independent.co.uk

How the viral rumour about the virus spread... erm ... virally.

 

[Free]

Coronavirus: Paris bans outdoor exercise between 10am and 7pm

Paris has banned all outdoor exercise between 10am and 7pm in a tightening of containment measures aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus.

French authorities issued a statement warning anyone caught jogging or exercising in public from Wednesday during those hours will face fines of between €135 (£120) and €375 (£330).

“It is through responsibility, self-regulation and collective discipline that Parisians will best help health workers in their fight against the epidemic,” the joint statement from the city’s mayor department and police prefecture said.

 

[Free]

Anonymous donor sends $150 in gift cards to every household in 1,400-person town of Earlham

"Nobody has a lot to smile about the last few weeks and this is definitely something to smile about," said Earlham Mayor Jeff Lillie.

www.desmoinesregister.com

 

[Free]

Some moderately good news for Allstate and American Family auto insurance members:

Allstate, American Family to refund portion of auto insurance premiums

Two major U.S. auto insurance providers say they will refund premiums to customers who are driving far less frequently due to coronavirus restrictions.

Chicago-based Allstate said its "Shelter-in-Place Payback" will include more than $600 million to be distributed over the next two months. ... Allstate said most customers will be refunded 15 percent of their monthly premium in April and May.

American Family said it will return $200 million in the form of a one-time full payment of $50 per covered vehicle, per policy.