“Dr Zoë Hyde @DrZoeHyde · Jan 12 “Study showing simple modifications can improve mask effectiveness. For example, tucking in the corners of a procedure mask & tying the loops increased filtration from 39% to 60%. Covering the mask with a nylon stocking increased it to 80%.” 2 min video:
I believe I spotted Doug LaMalfa, our Congressional District 1 representative, in an MSNBC story about how Republicans’ who refuse to wear masks are putting their colleagues in danger. What do you think? Is this him? See full story here: UPDATE: (There he is again!): Chris Hayes, on his “All In” program on MSNBC,…
Editor’s Note: I’ve included Tom Engelhardt’s own editor’s note to his TomDispatch newsletter/website because his subject today is so timely and important, the persistent problem of hunger in America, now grown even more acute due to the pandemic. If you are moved by this account, as I was, consider giving locally to the Nevada…
By Martha Ackelsberg Martha Ackelsberg, Smith College I’ve been thinking a lot, recently, about the tension between demanding “individual rights” – in the sense of deciding whether or not to wear a mask – and calling for more action on the part of our government to protect us from the coronavirus pandemic. I’m a…
By John Feffer Reprinted with permission from TomDispatch.com Imagine for a moment that Hillary Clinton had won the presidential election in 2016. Imagine, in other words, that the “blue wall” of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania had held firm four years ago. Claiming election fraud, Donald Trump would have insisted on a recount and Election Day…