I think the Chinese should be invited to testify, but I think everyone knows it is just politics. The Republics have to know that the Chinese would never come even if there was an official invitation. Look at it from the other side - what would be the response in the US if the Chinese government invited the US to testify at their parliament? Both parties would be a loud "no".

Big Boris! We have one cat that very much likes to go outside. For about 15 seconds. Then it's "you better open that door." The other two couldn't be bothered.

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Interesting work that makes a difference. Can't ask for much more than that...

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It is partly cultural. It does not seem like in the US, it is normal to have multi generations living together.

When analyzing data, my boss sometimes says 'But does it pass the giggle test?' I rather feel that this data doesn't.

Brenda’s lembas froggo baguette bread.

That's Sir Paul to you.

If only everybody were suffering.

Yep. It's a little disappointing that the solution is so "discrete". It would be more interesting to reason about the distribution if the parents wouldn't die.

@Rainman said in Scotty Kilmer for Jolly: Probably the most popular mechanic old-school guy on YouTube, he's branching out into mini-documentaries. This one on Ford and the popularity of the first electric cars. Fun to watch, short and informative, and I mentioned Jolly because I know he'd find it a fun watch as a car guy, even though he probably knows all this stuff. Link to video Yep, I occasionally drop in on Scotty. p.s. George loves his voice...

What if it was you or your loved one missing a cancer diagnosis?

Possibly, but Brazil is one of those countries that presents the virus with wonderful conditions for growth.

@Improviso said in Dr. Birx just said we can golf again: Her advise was not to touch anybody else's balls, but you CAN touch your own. I swear... she just said that. Won’t you go blind?

That's really neat stuff, Brenda. I admire your dedication!

@Doctor-Phibes said in Lockdown Sceptics: I think that it requires considerably less courage to call for an end to the lockdown than it does to actually make the decision to end it. That depends on the goal.

This is a very frustrating situation to me. You have to be so careful in how you word this or you'll (me) end up being called a racist. But there's two stereotypes that are literally coming into play here.. the redneck white boys out to "kill themselves a n______", and the black thug ghetto boy - which is see as the black version of a white redneck. I don't know enough about the case to express an opinion on who shot John.. But what I see is a black guy switching from being a cooperative adult to a raging ghetto thug and back again, over and over, when some real and professional policemen are dealing with him, and then the latest event where a supposedly decent guy who just happened to be black was depicted as being hunted down by a bunch of redneck white boys. Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. I don't know. I do know that based on his response in the video involving the uniformed officers he had the ability to go total ghetto in a split second, and that's his own fault. Even a racist redneck has the right to defend himself. I sure hope it turns out he wasn't killed because of his race, but this view among many blacks that it's somehow ok to act like a ghetto rat needs to stop too.