Notices by Geoff Berner (geoffberner@zeroes.ca)

If Democratic members of Congress and staff were all to mask, they would have a majority in the House within weeks to months. #uspolitics #WearAMask #Covid #democrats

@roadriverrail @tin_can_sam I don't know how to use this information though. It seems like rich predators like McMahon run most U.S. wrestling? So I guess the scripts or fight plans or whatever you call them reflect their prejudices about what the audience wants in a lot of ways? Is there a way to push wrestling to the left? Or is that anathema to the pro wrestling format? Should the left just adapt wrestling techniques in their own, um, arenas, like Dylan did? There's definitely something valuable there, but beyond that I feel pretty clueless.

@roadriverrail @tin_can_sam Professional wrestling is the real cultural Ur text of America. Bob Dylan's Chronicles credit Gorgeous George the famous flamboyant "heel" for his understanding of how to manipulate the press and the public with a persona. Muhammed Ali also credited the same man's work as a source for his own deft understanding of persona-based public self-promotion. People should be taking wrestling seriously as an important cultural political kind of American idea laboratory.

@roadriverrail So true. And sad. Trump's whole shtick is old-fashioned carny tricks that the education system failed to inocculate people against. Step right up.

@BlackAzizAnansi @anildash that seems suspect to me. When Prince took on a task, he generally did it superbly. I just can't imagine him trying to run over someone, with his amazing dexterity and coolness under pressure, and failing.

@eris oh no. That sucks. Ah well.

@eris it's such a weird relief to see someone apologize and mean it and to actually believe they don't want to do that again.

@leftylabourtech @persagen I'm less concerned about PP getting in power than all the compromises Trudeau will make to try to "neutralize" him by adopting more of his cruel ideas as policy. Because that's what centrists do.

Flights are cancelled but it's not Covid. Shortage of nurses and doctors but it's not Covid. All these people with suddenly worse than ever hay fever but it's not Covid. Your favorite musicians cancelled their tours but it's not Covid, not enough teachers but it's not Covid... #CovidIsNotOver #LongCOVID #COVIDisAirborne #travel #education #health

Isn't it funny how people are sharing this round, laughing at it, while simultaneously saying the same thing about Covid safety measures?

For all the fear and hatred supporters of the U.S. Dems have for the G.O.P., they don't seem too fussed that BOTH the Dems and the Republicans are happily lying that the pandemic is over. #CovidIsNotOver #covid #COVIDisAirborne #uspolitics

@freemo @VeeRat there is so much more to do. Look into it. Passivity is not ethical in this situation.