016 - The Bipartisanship of COVID-19

We mark the horrific milestone of passing one million COVID deaths (roughly 25% in the US which has 4% of the population), briefly rehash the grotesquery of the Presidential Debate, contemplate the possibility of a Trump coup, face the fact that many other experts and politicians were just as deceitful about the reality of COVID as Trump was in the early days of the pandemic, and do a thorough read-through of a classic Current Affairs article by Luke Savage (@LukewSavage) about the "Curse of Bipartisanship." P.S. There's an eerie howling wind in the background throughout the episode. Literally. Added to the ambient dread, in retrospect. General Recommendations JD's Recommendation: It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis JNM's Recommendations: Podcasts: 1) Michael and Us (@MichaelandUs) & 2) Bad Faith (@BadFaithPod) Further Reading, Viewing, Listening Read With one million dead, governments abandon efforts to contain COVID-19 pandemic Coronavirus surges across US Midwest What Happens If a Presidential Candidate Becomes Incapacitated or Dies Trump’s Operation Dictatorship: What the debate exposed US governors told in February that pandemic would get “much worse,” but did not alert public The Curse of Bipartisanship Locationless Locations Every show-related link is corralled and available here. Heat Death of the Universe - @heatdeathpod JD Newland - @jdnewland Joshua Nomen-Mutatio - @ImbalancingAct Please send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: [email protected] Outro Music ヤプーズ (Yapoos) "赤い戦車" ("Red Tank") ダイヤルYを廻せ! (Dial Y wo Mawase!) Send us Fan Mail Support the show Support: patreon / buzzsprout