We’ve had a few years of COVID crazy during which the madness of masks, lockdowns, and more, has been well documented. The results? “The research indicates that mask mandates, lockdowns, and school closures have had no discernible impact of virus trajectories.” How much research?
Stay-at-Home
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Stay-at-Home Order over Fines and Jail Time
The State of Wisconsin appears to give a wide berth to the rulemaking authority of its Department of Health Services (DHS). But the State Supreme Court has just decided that they overstepped their bounds with Emergency Order 28 (EO28).
Blogline of the Day – See! They were doing it back then, too!
ROMAN AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING JESUS FOR VIOLATING STAY-IN-TOMB ORDER. (H/T: Instapunit)
Got high hopes that Sununu is going to open NH’s economy tomorrow?
I’m betting he doesn’t have the political cojones to undo what he has done and let us adults actually be adults and assess the risks of Life for ourselves. Doing yesterday’s press conference, WMUR clipped this out: Whatever we do we’re going to make sure that we can handle it, and that the system can … Read more
Utter Madness – Sununu Says He May Continue Lockdown for Months
This: It’s the job of the press to be asking questions like: “and how do you know that?” And if the answer is: “the Murray model,” to point out that the Murray model has been vastly overestimating the impact of Coronavirus on New Hampshire. But instead we are getting something more along the lines of … Read more
Murray Model Drastically Revises New Hampshire Coronavirus Projections Overnight
So, yesterday I posted about the Murray Model’s projections for New Hampshire. Here is what the model was projecting yesterday: I checked this morning and the projections have been drastically revised. Now the model is predicting a peak in less than three weeks, not four weeks. And the mortality prediction has dropped from 351 to … Read more
Virginia Extends Coronavirus Lockdown to Mid-June
This: Meanwhile Scott Gottlieb, whose recommendations apparently are driving the federal government’s response, is talking about August as when we can expect to return to “some elements” of our “normal lives”: If we keep this country on lockdown until July or August, there will be no “normal” to come back to. The economy is not … Read more
The Murray Model – New Hampshire Shutdown to Continue At Least Into June.
Last night, I posted about President Trump extending the federal guidelines for another month: But we need to know exactly what model is driving the decision to extend the guidelines. If we are headed into an economic downturn potentially worse than the Great Depression, we better be damn sure that the policies that are leading … Read more
Dear Governor Sununu, Your Shutdown is NOT a Joking Matter to the Businesses and Workers You’ve “Deemed” as Nonessential
This: The Governor and his “crack staff” are still getting paid. The owners and employees of businesses that the Governor has deemed “nonessential” are not. I have a feeling they might not find this tweet as cute or funny as the Governor and his “crack staff” apparently find it. Indeed, I have a feeling they … Read more
BlogLine of the Day – once again, a Democrat led govt shows its favoritism.
NJ orders up to 1,000 inmates released to lessen coronavirus while left-wing governor threatens ‘action’ against residents who violate stay-at-home order “Democrat totalitarianism Up to 1,000 New Jersey inmates are being temporarily released by the state to stem the coronavirus tide, Politico reported, citing the American Civil Liberties Union, which campaigned for the move along with … Read more
NH Issues Guidance on EO#17 – Closure of Non-Essential Businesses and the Stay At Home Order
The State of New Hampshire has released the details of Emergency Order #17 (EO). Included as Appendix A are details of which businesses the state has declared as essential for the purpose of the stay at home directive.
NH’s Coronavirus Policy is Based on a Flawed/Discredited Model That Its Author Has Abandoned
This from Associated Press yesterday: Coronavirus cases are expected to peak in New Hampshire sometime between the end of April and early May, the state’s health commissioner told the Executive Council on Wednesday. This “expectation” appears to be based on COVID Act Now, which Steve has posted about, which is based on the Imperial College … Read more