Tag: Anthony Fauci
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Anthony Fauci is a modern American hero
As a former civil servant, I didn’t get much respect. Most civil servants don’t because rarely is the work that we do of note or of interest to those who don’t work closely with us. All civil servants though take an oath that we will support and defend the constitution of the United States. Occasionally […]
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Republicans: freedom isn’t what you think it is
Dr. Anthony Fauci is a model civil servant, simply telling the truth about infectious diseases as best he can, most recently of course about our covid-19 pandemic. Yet he is constantly being sniped at by Republicans, today by Rep. Jim (“Gym”) Jordan (R-Ohio). Rep. Jordon grilled Dr. Fauci, asking him when Americans will get their […]
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Six days later and my stomach is still queasy
I figured I’d be out in the streets pretty soon after the election was called, not necessarily to celebrate Joe Biden’s win, but because we’d see violent actions by right wingers trying to foment insurrection, civil war, revolution or all of the above. That hasn’t happened, which is good. But I’m not at all convinced […]
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God won’t save you from COVID-19, but science might
Everyone’s feeling out of kilter these days. Most of us are feeling somewhat scared too. It’s reasonable to expect that in the weeks ahead we will feel more scared, as the COVID-19 crisis gets much, much worse. When people we know, particularly family and celebrities, are felled by the disease we’re going to be looking […]
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