From the shovel and the comment, it looks to me like Winslow is an undertaker, but that (somewhat incomplete) costume is actually a plague doctor outfit from the 1600s, I believe.
Apologies to Silly for stealing his shtick: Why did plague doctor masks have beaks?Plague doctors wore a mask with a bird-like beak to protect them from being infected by deadly diseases such as the Black Death, which they believed was airborne. In fact, they thought disease was spread by miasma, a noxious form of ’bad air.
As the coronavirus ran rampant and record jobless numbers piled up, the nation’s health insurers last week readied for a major announcement: The Trump administration was reopening Obamacare enrollment to millions of newly uninsured Americans.
It was an announcement that never came.
The White House instead rejected the prospect of allowing new sign-ups across the 38 Affordable Care Act marketplaces it controls — a decision that shocked the health care industry, triggered widespread criticism and prompted a scramble within the administration to find a new way to care for the growing population left exposed to the pandemic.
It’s also one that allowed Trump to sidestep an awkward reckoning with the Affordable Care Act, which he’s long vowed to kill, and the health care program bearing the name of his Democratic predecessor.
The president opposed reopening the Obamacare marketplaces when presented with the option, one person familiar with the decision said — prompting the creation of an initiative that federal officials are now rushing to construct.
“You have a perfectly good answer in front of you, and instead you’re going to make another one up,” said one Republican close to the administration. “It’s purely ideological.”
On Friday, Trump touted his administration’s plan to cover uninsured patients’ coronavirus treatments by paying hospitals for their costs, on the condition that providers also not stick those people with separate charges.
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“It’s a bad decision opticswise,” one administration official said in the immediate aftermath. “It politicizes people’s access to health services during a serious national health emergency.”
Darsan54 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Uhhhhh, debatable.
Love the historic reference though. Kudos. Damn Scott, who knew you were so dark !!
pearlsbs about 4 years ago
Now there’s a mask that will get people to stay at least six feet away from you.
braindead Premium Member about 4 years ago
So Trump decided to wear a mask after all?
ikini Premium Member about 4 years ago
From the shovel and the comment, it looks to me like Winslow is an undertaker, but that (somewhat incomplete) costume is actually a plague doctor outfit from the 1600s, I believe.
jmworacle about 4 years ago
Winslow looks like Marty Scurll “The Villain” from Ring of Honor Wrestling.
Georgette Washington Bunny about 4 years ago
More like not soon enough.
ajr58 about 4 years ago
Okay. Now, THAT’S funny.
William Robbins Premium Member about 4 years ago
Apologies to Silly for stealing his shtick: Why did plague doctor masks have beaks?Plague doctors wore a mask with a bird-like beak to protect them from being infected by deadly diseases such as the Black Death, which they believed was airborne. In fact, they thought disease was spread by miasma, a noxious form of ’bad air.
Silly Season about 4 years ago
As the coronavirus ran rampant and record jobless numbers piled up, the nation’s health insurers last week readied for a major announcement: The Trump administration was reopening Obamacare enrollment to millions of newly uninsured Americans.
It was an announcement that never came.
The White House instead rejected the prospect of allowing new sign-ups across the 38 Affordable Care Act marketplaces it controls — a decision that shocked the health care industry, triggered widespread criticism and prompted a scramble within the administration to find a new way to care for the growing population left exposed to the pandemic.
It’s also one that allowed Trump to sidestep an awkward reckoning with the Affordable Care Act, which he’s long vowed to kill, and the health care program bearing the name of his Democratic predecessor.
The president opposed reopening the Obamacare marketplaces when presented with the option, one person familiar with the decision said — prompting the creation of an initiative that federal officials are now rushing to construct.
“You have a perfectly good answer in front of you, and instead you’re going to make another one up,” said one Republican close to the administration. “It’s purely ideological.”
On Friday, Trump touted his administration’s plan to cover uninsured patients’ coronavirus treatments by paying hospitals for their costs, on the condition that providers also not stick those people with separate charges.
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“It’s a bad decision opticswise,” one administration official said in the immediate aftermath. “It politicizes people’s access to health services during a serious national health emergency.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/03/trump-obamacare-coronavirus-164285
MichaelSFC90 about 4 years ago
O.K. Explanation please on today’s cartoon.
Silly Season about 4 years ago
Well, I’m again going to cite someone else’s work and post it here.
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The best graphs and data for tracking the coronavirus pandemic
Where to find the curve and how to see if it’s flattening
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https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/2/21201832/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-best-graphs-tracking-data
(click the links within for the up-to-date info)
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Johns Hopkins 2019 Novel Coronavirus Visual Dashboard
The COVID Tracking Project
91-DIVOC
Worldometer
IHME COVID-19 Projections
COVID Act Now
labo22 about 4 years ago
I think President Cuomo is doing a fine job. His daily news conference is full of facts and he documents his actions.
Thomas Overbeck Premium Member about 4 years ago
I’m already seeing some people with the masks on TikTok.