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By Lambert Strether of Corrente.
Affected person readers, as you possibly can see, I’ve revised to Covid chart part in order that it’s much less dominating and simpler to scan. I’ve different enhancements I want to make, so this can be a first lower. Feedback welcome! –lambert NOTE They’re meant to be small — however you possibly can Command/CTRL-click on the picture to see a bigger model.
Politics
“So most of the social reactions that strike us as psychological are in reality a rational administration of symbolic capital.” –Pierre Bourdieu, Classification Struggles
The Constitutional Order
Alert reader GH went via the amici briefs for Anderson and throws some hyperlinks over the transom (and has his personal interpretations, which he’s certified to have. However I’ll give my very own views in any case, extracting nuggets and commenting on them, since it could actually take at the very least one put up to explicate all this materials. All attention-grabbing and high-powered!)
“BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE OF EDWARD B. FOLEY, BENJAMIN L. GINSBERG, AND RICHARD L. HASEN IN SUPPORT OF NEITHER PARTY” (PDF) [In the Supreme Court of the United States]. I quarrel with this nugget: “Equally, the Twenty-Second Modification bars anybody from being ‘elected to the workplace of the President greater than twice.’ Once more, state election officers and state scourts want no congressional path on what it means to have been ‘elected to the workplace’ to bar a candidate from a 3rd time period.” • That is the “figuring out if a candidate is over the age of 35 is basically simply the identical as figuring out if he’s an insurrectionist”-argument. I don’t purchase it. If it’s a trivial, administrative matter to find out of Trump is an insurrectionist, why was he by no means charged with the crime? Occam’s razor says prosecutors couldn’t make the case. But when it’s not trivial, then the analogy collapses, precisely because the analogy to age-based disqualification collapses.
“AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF OF AKHIL REED AMAR AND VIKRAM DAVID AMAR IN SUPPORT OF NEITHER PARTY” (PDF) [In the Supreme Court of the United States]. “Due to this Court docket’s sound resolution in Moore v. Harper, a ruling upholding the Colorado court docket is not going to create chaos, opposite to the fevered imaginations of some commentators.” • That is foolish. In Colorado and Maine we’ve disqualification carried out by two totally different branches of presidency with two totally different burdens of proof (each by Democrats, I would add). Think about the election was determined by the electoral votes of both of these two states. How would that not be chaos?
“BRIEF OF PROFESSOR DEREK T. MULLER AS AMICUS CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF NEITHER PARTY” (PDF) [In the Supreme Court of the United States]. “Any resolution that purports to go away to Congress some decision-making authority over this space have to be exact. Open-ended deference to Congress dangers statements used out of context to fabricate an election disaster within the months to return.” • Hmm. “Purports”? What the heck is Part 5 in there for, then?
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“The 14point3 Marketing campaign” [Free Speech For People]. A helpful aggregation, although not precisely neural. Ben Binswanger, the Director, was once on the board of Demos, the thinktank that famously fired blogger Matt Bruenig “after he known as the Middle for American Progress’s president Neera Tanden a scumbag.”
2024
Lower than a 12 months to go!
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DeSantis (R): “Ron DeSantis Ends Marketing campaign: “A Majority Of Republican Major Voters Need To Give Donald Trump One other Likelihood” (video) [RealClearPolitics]. “I’m as we speak suspending my marketing campaign.” • That video. Why did he ever run? Why did anybody assume he ought to?
DeSantis (R): “‘A complete failure to launch’: Why Ron DeSantis was doomed from the beginning” [NBC]. “[I]n the week earlier than the all-important caucuses, Scott Wagner, the not too long ago put in head of the tremendous PAC, was doing one thing that aides discovered puzzling: He was actually doing a puzzle. Within the headquarters of By no means Again Down in West Des Moines, Iowa, Wagner was, in accordance with a few of his workers, spending a big period of time within the valuable ultimate few days setting up a peaceable 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle of a panorama. In a photograph taken on Jan. 9, shared with NBC Information by a By no means Again Down workforce member, others within the room had been hunched over their laptops.” • Picture:
Wagner, a Yale man, was a school buddy of DeSantis…
Haley (R): “The autumn of Nikki Haley’s comet” [Ben Domenech, The Spectator]. “Tn the waning days of 2023, the final weeks of the before-time — the moments earlier than the Republican Social gathering would inevitably crown the as soon as and future king who guidelines upon excessive from Mar-a-Lago — the billionaire donor class of the Republican Social gathering determined en masse that it could endorse a candidate in a ultimate determined try to dam Donald Trump. They settled on Nikki Haley, the erstwhile South Carolina governor turned United Nations ambassador, whose star had risen oh-so-very barely in early state polling, if you happen to squinted exhausting sufficient…. Is that this simply one other instance of very wealthy folks throwing cash at very dumb initiatives in a useless try to dam right-wing populism? Or is it only a sign about the place they need the occasion to go, a performative “we tried to let you know” last-ditch try and revise the historical past of the 2024 cycle in anticipation of a Trump defeat and a post-election occasion reset?” • Apparently, the Every day Mail’s affidavit-supported story of Haley’s extra-marital shenanigains sank like a stone…
Haley (R): “After which there have been 2 — media protection of Ron DeSantis dropping out of the presidential race” [Poynter Institute]. “The New Hampshire Union Chief endorsed Haley within the main. The editorial board wrote, ‘She is catching fireplace for good purpose. She is a great, considerate, skilled candidate who is able to be the subsequent president of those nice United States. She is definitely probably the most certified candidate on both poll.’” • The Union-Chief endorses a RINO. O tempora, o mores…..
Haley (R): “Haley fires at Trump assaults earlier than New Hampshire main” [NBC]. “‘In case you have somebody that’s 80 in workplace, their psychological stability goes to proceed to say no. That’s simply human nature,’ Haley mentioned Sunday on CBS’s ‘Face the Nation.’” • I feel Haley means “acuity” and never “stability” however no matter.
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Trump (R): “‘Our System Must Be Damaged, and He Is the Man to Do It’” [Politico]. How one NH voter moved from Burgum to Haley to Trump: “‘They’re afraid as hell, as a result of this time round he’s going to take the DOJ, he’s going to take the forms of the FBI, the CIA, all of the silly intel companies that don’t do shit, and he’s going to upset the apple cart,’ he mentioned. I referred to the argument Trump is now making again and again that he’s going to go after them as a result of he says they’re going after him however actually they’re going after you — his supporters. ‘That’s precisely the way in which I really feel,’ Johnson mentioned. ‘Did you’re feeling like that earlier than he mentioned that,’ I mentioned, ‘or did he say that and also you mentioned sure?’ ‘He mentioned that, and I mentioned sure,’ he mentioned. ‘And belief me, the man’s a pig, he’s a womanizer — conceited a—–e,’ Johnson mentioned of Trump. ‘However I would like someone that’s going to go in and lead, and I would like someone that’s going to care for the common man.’ ‘However is taking good care of the common man and breaking the system the identical factor?’ I mentioned. ‘Sure,’ he mentioned. ‘As a result of they’re all in it for themselves.’ ‘And if you happen to break the system, what does that seem like?’ ‘Accountability,’ he mentioned.”
Trump (R): “Trump’s Grip on GOP Is Clear in New Hampshire: ‘I Love That Man’” [Wall Street Journal]. One voter: “‘As Trump continuously says, ‘They’re not going after me; they’re going after you’ … And he’s completely proper.’” • Identical speaking level, two separate articles. Fascinating!
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Trump (R): “Polls Present Trump Might Be Doomed If He’s Convicted. Will a Trial Occur in Time?” [Politico]. On the January 6 case: “Smith’s workforce indicated that its overarching goal is to have the Supreme Court docket hear the case and subject an opinion throughout its present time period. The present time period is prone to finish in late June or early July, which implies two issues. First, the justices must be keen to fulfill this timeline. And second, there would seemingly should be some expedited briefing and argument earlier than the court docket — all of which is completely possible given the character of the problem and its constitutional and political significance…. The setting of trial dates in federal courts is ruled by a statute known as the Speedy Trial Act, which requires judges to find out whether or not any pretrial delay would serve ‘the ends of justice’ and ‘outweigh the most effective curiosity of the general public and the defendant in a speedy trial.’ That is the extremely uncommon case by which the general public has itself expressed a powerful curiosity in a speedy trial…. There are 4 full months between the tip of June, when the Supreme Court docket finishes its time period, and Election Day on Nov. 5. On paper, that’s greater than sufficient time for the trial to happen…. A trial in Washington throughout that summer time or fall interval would additionally require confronting some points that may emerge from the overlapping political calendar. As an illustration, the Republican Social gathering’s conference is scheduled for July 15-18 in Milwaukee. Trump may argue that he’s entitled to be current for the entire conference proceedings to be able to safe his nomination…. After the conventions, Trump may additionally argue {that a} trial earlier than the overall election would intervene together with his capacity to marketing campaign towards Biden…. However it’s removed from clear that Chutkan will care, and there’s no purpose she has to…. The division has an unwritten, ’60-day rule’ the place prosecutors historically keep away from taking main steps in legal circumstances that would have an effect on an election — like charging a candidate — within the two-month interval main as much as Election Day…. This may increasingly not save Trump for 2 causes, nevertheless. First, the written and unwritten insurance policies don’t on their face stop the Justice Division from persevering with to trial in a case that was charged properly upfront of an election. That’s significantly the case the place, as right here, the division has a compelling argument that persons are really entitled to know the end result of the trial earlier than they head to the polls and doubtlessly reelect the defendant. Second, the Justice Division’s insurance policies don’t constrain Chutkan.”
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Trump (R): “Prime Fani Willis ally requires lead prosecutor Nathan Wade to step apart” [WaPo]. “A key ally of Fulton County District Lawyer Fani Willis (D) mentioned Saturday that the lead prosecutor of the election interference case towards former president Donald Trump ought to step apart amid allegations that Willis employed him whereas the 2 had been in a private relationship. Norm Eisen, who served as particular counsel to the Home of Representatives’ first impeachment of Trump, instructed reporters Saturday that there isn’t any authorized foundation to disqualify Nathan Wade, an Atlanta-area lawyer whom Willis employed on contract as a particular prosecutor to guide the case. However the controversy is just not going away and threatens to delay the case towards the previous president, which have to be averted, Eisen mentioned. He mentioned Willis mustn’t step apart due to the significance of the case and since the voters of Fulton County elected her to the job…. Eisen mentioned that if Wade had been to ask his ethics recommendation, he would say: ‘Irrespective of the regulation, discretion is the higher course of valor.’ Eisen’s remarks symbolize one of many first situations of a Willis ally acknowledging the potential harm that the allegations have delivered to her and the case.”
Trump (R): “How Allegations of an Workplace Romance Got here to Complicate the Case In opposition to Trump” [New York Times]. “A overview of Mr. Wade’s greater than 20 years as a lawyer by The New York Instances additionally raises the problem of his {qualifications}, and whether or not they had been ample to justify his appointment to a job that has made him greater than $650,000 in taxpayer {dollars} and catapulted him to the highest of one of many highest-profile legal circumstances within the nation.” • Oh.
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Biden (D): “The various faces of Kevin Morris, Hunter Biden’s monetary patron” [The Hill]. “Morris was largely unknown to most individuals till he emerged because the Democratic donor who reportedly paid Hunter Biden hundreds of thousands to deal with his unpaid taxes and keep his lavish life-style. The Hollywood lawyer and producer portrayed himself as an excellent Samaritan on a biblical scale — an excellent man who merely discovered a determined stranger on the street and gave him greater than $5 million…. Regardless of information experiences of patrons flocking to purchase the artwork, it seems it was largely Morris who purchased the artwork. Notably, nevertheless, Morris solely reportedly paid Bergès’ 40 p.c fee on the $875,000 purchases. It’s not clear whether or not Morris used the gross sales to wipe out a part of the mortgage debt. That will be a intelligent approach to deal with the cash as a mortgage, if it had been used for that function. You merely have Hunter crank out doubtful items of artwork and organize for an ally to throw artwork reveals in New York. You then have media allies write how patrons had been ‘floored’ by Hunter’s expertise. Lastly, you pay the fee on the extreme costs for the artwork whereas writing off the worth of the artwork as a sort of in-kind cost of the mortgage. Whereas many mocked on the Pablo Picasso-level pricing of Hunter’s artwork items (some works approached half 1,000,000 {dollars}), these inflated costs could be helpful to rely as direct or oblique funds for the loans. We nonetheless have no idea how these purchases or the loans had been handled, and whether or not Morris was performing as a donor, good friend, or lawyer. Now, Morris is including a brand new position to this pile of identities, reportedly supporting a brand new film on Hunter Biden. ”
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RFK Jr. (D): “The un-American disenfranchisement of RFK Jr. voters” [The Hill]. “To avoid the obstacles being intentionally put of their method, this week the Kennedy marketing campaign introduced that it had created the ‘We the Individuals’ occasion. Paperwork for the occasion is being filed in California, Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi and North Carolina. In Texas, the marketing campaign filed paperwork for the ‘Texas Impartial Social gathering.’ Why? As a result of it makes it considerably simpler to get across the obstacles that disenfranchise voters. Because the Kennedy marketing campaign outlined in a press launch, ‘with these political occasion filings, the variety of signatures wanted to get Kennedy on the poll in each state has been lowered by about 330,000, a 3rd of the whole wanted nationwide.’ That’s progress, however the marketing campaign ought to nonetheless not must waste valuable time and sources preventing partisan provisions enacted to disclaim Americans the precise to vote for the candidate of their selection. By any measure, RFK Jr. is past a legit candidate who is just not solely rising his recognition within the face of media censorship, however outraising ‘main’ Republican candidates.”
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* * *“America Stares Down a Trump-Biden Repeat in Disbelief and Denial” [New York Times]. “At the same time as each males stroll towards seemingly summer time coronations and a fall rematch, an undercurrent of disbelief is coursing via the nation. Many Republicans view Mr. Biden as so politically and bodily weak that they assume his occasion will substitute him. Many Democrats can’t fathom that Mr. Trump may win one other nomination whereas he’s dealing with 91 felony counts and 4 legal trials.” • The paper that greater than every other drove RussiaGate — to not point out David Leonhardt’s hack job on Covid minimization — clutches its pearls and heads for the fainting sofa over CT and “baseless theories” (like Michelle Obama on the prime the ticket. (“[A] Hill-HarrisX ballot carried out from November 18 to 19 confirmed that Michelle Obama could be a number one contender for the Democratic presidential nomination if President Joe Biden doesn’t search reelection.)
“Trump vs. Biden? No thanks. As 2024 election ramps up, many want it had been over” [USA Today]. “In conversations with voters throughout the nation this week, many echoed that sense of fatigue and distaste for an additional Trump-Biden face-off. Election season is barely 5 days outdated, and lots of are already prepared for it to finish. And, with the nation almost evenly cut up within the polls, it’s exactly these disaffected and pissed off voters who will probably be pivotal within the Nov. 5 election. ‘What these voters are saying is: ‘I’m accomplished.’ In two phrases: ‘I’m accomplished,” mentioned David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk College Political Analysis Middle. Paleologos says his polls counsel voters are sick of watching politicians trash each other. As a substitute, they’re saying: ‘I need to stay. I need to have my enjoyment. I would like my easy pleasures of life. I don’t like politicians. I hate politics. I don’t need to watch it,’ he mentioned.” • The “urgency of regular” transposed to the political realm…
Realignment and Legitimacy
“Your vagabond footwear, they’re longing to stray….”
Many 1000’s of #nyc commuters use these turnstiles accurately day-after-day. However these white nationalist demonstrators who marched right here on Saturday appeared to wrestle with it. pic.twitter.com/xAq1OykYXV
— Ben Von Klemperer (@BVKImages) January 21, 2024
I ponder what number of of these dudes are cops….
“Revealed: far-right figures attempt to create Christian nationalist ‘haven’ in Kentucky” [Guardian]. “The transfer is the newest effort by the far-right to ascertain geographical enclaves, following within the footsteps of actions just like the so-called ‘American Redoubt‘, which inspires rightwingers to interact in “political migration” to areas within the inside of the Pacific north-west. However the underlying funds of land choices related to the ‘Highland Rim Challenge’ (HRP) in Kentucky counsel that patrons pays a steep premium for dwelling in a distant ideological enclave, whereas the scheme’s promoters are set to gather tidy income after making few obvious enhancements to the land…. [Joshua] Abbotoy supplied few particulars on how the group could be run past saying: ‘Many of the management goes to be led by Protestant christians.’”
#COVID19
“I’m in earnest — I can’t equivocate — I can’t excuse — I can’t retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD.” –William Lloyd Garrison
Sources, United States (Nationwide): Transmission (CDC); Wastewater (CDC, Biobot; consists of many counties; Wastewater Scan, consists of drilldown by zip); Variants (CDC; Walgreens); “Iowa COVID-19 Tracker” (in IA, however nationwide information). “An infection Management, Emergency Administration, Security, and Common Ideas” (particularly on hospitalization by metropolis).
Lambert right here: Readers, thanks for the collective effort. To replace any entry, do be happy to contact me on the handle given with the crops. Please put “COVID” within the topic line. Thanks!
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Keep protected on the market!
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Search for the Helpers
Submitting this right here since I’m amazed to see a significant media determine saying one thing smart on Covid:
Do not underestimate “covid fatigue” – persons are sick if being sick and taking precautions and wish “regular” even when it results in extra illness. That’s the reason covid was simply politicized and weaponized with messaging abt it being a hoax and only a chilly and that masks and warning… https://t.co/CidHLKa5Gi
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) January 22, 2024
A second instance:
As Doctor and Scientist Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly instructed me tonight, we should provoke the dialog to resolve the issue of lengthy covid regardless of pandemic fatigue. I’m going to remain on this so long as it takes till we get solutions. pic.twitter.com/0pl4PHiiKj
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) January 20, 2024
Maskstravaganza
This appears to be like like attention-grabbing know-how, like an elastomeric however method cheaper (presumably). From this thread, properly price a learn:
I ought to do some analysis and discover some (legit) distributors. In the meantime, in the USA–
It’s like pulling enamel:
Can verify: 3M is conscious of the demand for a black Aura. It’s being mentioned internally. There isn’t a timetable for a call and my contact has no thought how lengthy it could take from a call to precise manufacturing.
Maintain mentioning it. They’re listening.
— Covid Secure Community (@covidsafenetwrk) January 17, 2024
Immune Dysregulation
“The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Why it appears everyone seems to be getting sick this winter” [WaPo]. However there are two teams of people that ought to hold testing early and infrequently. The primary are those that are eligible for antiviral remedies… The second are these planning to see weak people in particular person. These folks ought to chorus from visiting whereas ailing and take a speedy coronavirus take a look at simply earlier than the go to.” • No level breaking the chains of transmission for everybody!
Transmission
“Outpatient remedy of COVID-19 and incidence of post-COVID-19 situation over 10 months (COVID-OUT): a multicentre, randomised, quadruple-blind, parallel-group, section 3 trial” [The Lancet]. From the Summary: “Outpatient remedy with metformin lowered lengthy COVID incidence by about 41%, with an absolute discount of 4·1%, in contrast with placebo. Metformin has scientific advantages when used as outpatient remedy for COVID-19 and is globally accessible, low-cost, and protected.”
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NOTES[1] Half the circumstances beneath the curve happen after the height…[2] Massive decline within the Northeast![3] “As of Could 11, genomic surveillance information will probably be reported biweekly, primarily based on the provision of optimistic take a look at specimens.” “Biweeekly: 1. occurring each two weeks. 2. occurring twice per week; semiweekly.” Seems like CDC has chosen sense #1. In essence, they’re telling us variants are nothing to fret about. Time will inform.[4] “Charts and information supplied by CDC, updates Wednesday by 8am. For the previous 12 months, utilizing a rolling 52-week interval.” So not the complete pandemic, FFS (the implicit message right here being that Covid is “similar to the flu,” which is why the seasonal “rolling 52-week interval” is acceptable for bothMR SUBLIMINAL I hate these folks a lot. Discover additionally that this chart reveals, at the very least for its time interval, that Covid is just not seasonal, despite the fact that CDC is making an attempt to get us to imagine that it’s, presumably to allow them to piggyback on the prevailing institutional equipment for injections. And naturally, we’re not even moving into the standard of the wastewater websites that we’ve as a proxy for Covid an infection total.[5] Lower for the state, lower then improve for New York Metropolis. (This has been updating each day for a long-time, all of a sudden it’s intermittent [snarl].[6] “Maps, charts, and information supplied by CDC, updates weekly for the earlier MMWR week (Sunday-Saturday) on Thursdays (Deaths, Emergency Division Visits, Check Positivity) and weekly the next Mondays (Hospitalizations) by 8 pm ET†”. So the place the heck is the replace, CDC?[7] -0.7%. (It could be attention-grabbing to survey this inhabitants usually; these are individuals who, regardless of a tsunami of official propaganda and massive peer stress, went and obtained examined anyhow.)[8] Lambert right here: Share and absolute numbers down.[9] Up, albeit within the rear view mirror.
Stats Watch
There are not any statistics of curiosity as we speak.
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Manufacturing: “Boeing scrutiny spreads as FAA seeks checks on one other 737 mannequin” [Bangkok Post (Furzy Mouse)]. “Scrutiny of Boeing’s manufacturing high quality expanded after federal regulators instructed airways to test the door plugs on a second 737 mannequin, the place operators have additionally discovered points with fasteners. The US Federal Aviation Administration advisable that airways examine 737-900ER fashions that use mid-aft plugs of the identical sort that failed on an Alaska Airways flight this month. The 737-900ER is an earlier mannequin than the Max 9 used on Flight 1282 on Jan 5. Based on Boeing information, 505 of the 737-900ER sort of planes have been delivered to airways globally. Not all make the most of the door plugs, as their use relies on airways’ seat configurations.”
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At this time’s Concern & Greed Index: 73 Greed (earlier shut: 71 Greed) [CNN]. One week in the past: 71 (Greed). (0 is Excessive Concern; 100 is Excessive Greed). Final up to date Jan 22 at 12:09:33 PM ET.
Rapture Index: Closes unchanged [Rapture Ready]. Document Excessive, October 10, 2016: 189. Present: 188. (Keep in mind that bringing on the Rapture is nice.) NOTE on #42 Plagues: “The coronavirus pandemic has maxed out this class.” Extra trustworthy than most! • What are they ready for? A purple heifer?
The 420
“When America First Dropped Acid” [The New Yorker]. “One night in September of 1957, viewers throughout America may activate their tv units and tune in to a CBS broadcast throughout which a younger lady dropped acid. She sat subsequent to a person in a swimsuit: Sidney Cohen, the researcher who had given her the LSD. The girl wore lipstick and nail polish, and her eyes had been shining. ‘I want I may discuss in Technicolor,’ she mentioned. And, at one other level, ‘I can see the molecules. I . . . I’m a part of it. Can’t you see it?’ ‘I’m making an attempt,’ Cohen replied. Had been some households perhaps—oh, I don’t know—consuming meat loaf on TV trays as they watched this good girl endure her mind-bending, molecule-revealing journey via internal house? Did they swap to ‘Father Is aware of Greatest’ or ‘The Perry Como Present’ afterward?” • I missed it….
Class Warfare
Social capital not fungible?
Information of the Wired
“What occurs when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming again?” [Ars Technica]. Counter-measures: “‘Once we obtained on orbit, I went right down to the hatch on the facet of the orbiter, and I padlocked the hatch management in order that you would not open the hatch,’ [Brewster] Shaw mentioned. ‘I imply, on the orbiter on orbit you possibly can go down there and also you simply flip this little factor and also you crank that deal with as soon as, the hatch opens and all of the air goes out and everyone goes out with it, similar to that. And I believed to myself, ‘Jeez, I don’t know this man very properly. He would possibly flip out or one thing.’ So I padlocked the hatch shut proper after we obtained on orbit, and I didn’t take the padlock off till we had been in de-orbit prep.’” • And Spaceship Earth?
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Angie Neer writes: “These little guys are rising from a 1/2-inch gap in our sidewalk.” Life finds a method! Keep in mind that amidst the insanity….
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