Wave II

 "Don't Let It Dominate Your Life" by Nancy Ohanian Confirmed reports of new COVID cases on Thursday confirmed that the whole world is in the midst of a raging-- not petering out-- pandemic. There were over 390,000 confirmed new cases, spread out worldwide in countries that resist mask wearing.

 Magical Mystery Cure by Chip Proser I can remember back in mid-March thinking how horrible the pandemic was for Italy and being certain would never been that bad for us over here. (That Trump is in charge must have slipped my mind.) Yesterday Italy reported 1,585 new cases of COVID, bringing the country's total to 293,025 (4,848 cases per million residents). 4,848 cases per million residents is, at least relative to the U.S. pandemic, a very small number.

The results of the big motorcycle rally in Sturgis are starting to come in, not just in South Dakota, but in all the states around South Dakota where bikers came from, caught the disease and then went home to spread it. These are the new case reports from Thursday ---> Friday and today --->:

COVID-palooza by Chip ProserFunny; yesterday I was trying to figure out how to say that, though she isn't a villain, Deborah Birx is also not exactly a hero many of us were hoping for.

Opposition Research by Nancy OhanianOn the last day of July, California became the first state in the U.S. to top 500,000 cases. There is no country in Europe with that many cases (unless you count Russia, which spans two continents, as part of Europe).

I can't say Gavin Newsom's mishandling of the pandemic has changed my mind about him. I recognized him as a soulless political ghoul the first time I met him in 2010. He called the L.A. politics bloggers together for a getting-to-know-me session at a sleek Hollywood hotel when he first ran for governor against Jerry Brown. He was well-prepared and smart and everyone in the room loved him but one-- me.

"There Is No 2nd Wave" -Mike Pence by Nancy OhanianMississippi is a hot COVID-mess. State Health Officer Dr.

Remember the Suffolk County protestors we looked at on Saturday? These idiots aren't finished making news...

Late yesterday, NBC News broke an interesting story. The White House has been hiding a secret report showing coronavirus cases spiking in Trump country.