Graeme Wood
Staff writer, @TheAtlantic. Lecturer, @Yale. Once upon a time: @CFR_org, @newrepublic, @DeutschePostDHL. Use your real name if you want me to read your replies.
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Partygoer at Lake of the Ozarks pool party tests positive for COVID-19, potentially exposing hundreds
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — A positive COVID-19 case has been confirmed in a Boone County resident who attended a crowded pool party in the Lake of the Ozarks last weekend. Photos of the pool party …
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Partygoer at Lake of the Ozarks pool party tests positive for COVID-19, potentially exposing hundreds fox4kc.com/tracking-coron… pic.twitter.com/AnGEe8Wwoy
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Donald Arthur - Wikipedia
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Many who are caught with these degrees respond, hilariously, by saying that they were not aware that the degrees were fraudulent—which of course makes them look like even bigger morons
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The DHS inspector general claimed to have a philosophy PhD. He doesn't.
As Trump fires agency watchdogs, one of his most important appointees has exaggerated his credentials.
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The DHS Inspector General has a Ph.D. that he bought for the low, low price of $4,575 from a "diploma mill" university. Some diploma mills will send you a diploma as soon as your check clears; this one makes you show up exactly once
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I can’t stop watching this old SNL skit in which Maya Angelou pranks other writers.
Here’s something I think about all the time: in 2013, Maya Rudolph played Maya Angelou in a skit on Saturday Night Live. It might be my favorite skit ever? First, there’s the fact that …
John E. Randall, Ichthyologist Extraordinaire, Dies at 95
He swam the world’s oceans, identified hundreds of new fish species and named 834 of them.
How did governmental interventions affect the spread of COVID-19 in European countries?
Background To reduce transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019, European governments have implemented successive measures to encourage social distancing. However, it remained unclear how effectively measures reduced the spread of the virus, due to...
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How did government intervention affect #COVID19 spread in Europe? "There seemed to be an immediate effect of banning events and closing schools. The effect of additionally closing bars and restaurants seemed limited."
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UP: Monkeys run away with COVID-19 test samples in Meerut, locals fear spread of infection | City - Times of India Videos
A troop of monkeys attacked a laboratory technician carrying COVID-19 test samples of patients on the Meerut Medical College premises. They snatched and ran away with test samples pertaining to three patients. Later one of the monkeys was found atop...
Japan ends its COVID-19 state of emergency
The country’s COVID-19 countermeasures relied on voluntary social distancing and limited testing
Graeme Wood
“Japan did not trace any clusters to its notoriously packed commuter trains. Oshitani says riders are usually alone and not talking to other passengers.... Japan would have seen large outbreaks if airborne transmission of the virus was possible.”
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Governance Envy | National Review
A different kind of Stockholm Syndrome.
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"This is the stuff of one thousand Tom Friedman columns, and it is not the whole story, but it is part of the story."
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We Don’t Know What’s Behind the COVID-19 Racial Disparity. And That’s a Problem.
Outrage is warranted. But outrage unaccompanied by analysis is a danger in itself.
Airlines Can't Just Give Out Hand Sanitizer, The Process They Have To Go Through For Permission - View from the Wing
You don’t think airlines can just provide hand sanitizer to passengers, do you? On Tuesday the FAA wrote to American Airlines granting permission, and the letter they sent offers a window into process the airline had to go to in order to secure the...
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Graeme Wood
This post about regulatory hurdles preventing @AmericanAir from giving out hand sanitizer reminds me of my prior career as an @IATA-certified dangerous goods handler. Lots of normal-seeming substances needed paperwork galore to go on a plane.
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White Woman Calls Police on Black Bird Watcher in Central Park
Video of the incident touched off intense discussions about the history of black people being falsely reported to the police.
The Best Shaming Happens in Private
Internet mobs go after those who break social-distancing rules, but society has a better way to enforce norms.
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Graeme Wood
We’ve got the public shaming thing down. Now to perfect private shaming: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
(My latest in @TheAtlantic)
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Sushi Menu - Lakefront Bar Lake of the Ozarks : Backwater Jacks
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That packed swim-up restaurant in Missouri boasts a “world class sushi menu.” At the Lake of the Ozarks.
I think the people in the video may just have a greater risk tolerance than the rest of us.
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Rudolf Virchow
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“Bismarck challenged Virchow to a duel. Virchow, being entitled to choose the weapons, chose two pork sausages: a cooked sausage for himself and an uncooked one, loaded with Trichinella larvae, for Bismarck."
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PredictIt
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Betting markets think there is a 3% chance that Donald Trump will pardon the late Jeffrey Epstein by the end of his first term. It would be a bold move, a strong signal of Presidential strength and also clinical insanity
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As Tara Reade’s Expert Witness Credentials Are Questioned, So Are Verdicts
Defense lawyers are reviewing cases in which Ms. Reade, the former Senate aide who has accused Joe Biden of sexual assault, gave expert testimony on domestic violence.
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Maybe Tara Reade attended college and graduated under an alias, to hide from an abusive partner. But something here reminds me of the old barstool tale, “I was in the CIA, doing work so top-secret the government has no record of my employment"
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‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’
The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same.
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A subscription to @TheAtlantic (print and online) is one of the best deals in journalism. $59.99 for a year
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