COVID-19
How to Survive the Brutal, Doomed Horniness of Quarantining Single
by Laurie Riihimaki Quarantine in these times is necessary, and it actually seemed like a pretty fun idea at first. The introvert in all of us was screaming for joy when we were told to stay home and social distance from the rest of the world. In theory, this means
Notable Last Words I’m Thinking About for Some Reason
by Charles Irwell Well, this is all a bit depressing, isn’t it? All snarking about being naturally introverted coming into its own aside, it really does feel as though Mother Gaia has had just about enough of our bullshit and does not care who in all of holy fuck she
The United States’ Life-Saving Funds were Spent on Death
by Xan Holbrook As the country’s under-equipped healthcare system buckles under the weight of a global pandemic, let’s talk about the United States Military: A bulbous, bloated, bloodsucking, bombastic bully, looming over all other nations on Earth like a cheeseburger solar eclipse. President Eisenhower delivered the pithiest and most damning
White Supremacist Groups Push to Spread Coronavirus to Cops and Jews
As if things couldn’t get any worse, we’ve now got Nazis encouraging each other to spread coronavirus to the police and to Jews. According to this story that just came out on ABC News, the FBI released a report on Thursday saying it has intercepted online messages from far right
Open Letter from a Mother with Coronavirus in the Bay Area
This is an open letter from a Mother in the Bay Area who has lived with Covid-19 for weeks now. She, understandably wishes to remain anonymous, but we have spoken with her on the phone, and verified her story. What she says is the truth, and it is important. It
What’s the Line of Succession if COVID-19 Gets Trump and Pence?
by Jackson Curtin Recently, Trump and Pence were exposed to, and shook hands with, someone infected with COVID-19. Initially the two refused to take tests to see if they were in need to be quarantined. That response filled me with hope. What if they contracted the virus, and then died
The Government has Learned Nothing From Previous Pandemics
by Xan Holbrook As I’m writing this, I’m preparing to move abroad to start work. Or rather, I would be, if only for the fact that the country in question has just closed its borders, and I will be working remotely from here on. A sensible measure, given the emergence