Checking In

[twistedchick]

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time on Friday) now to midnight UT (8pm Saturday Eastern Time).

Poll #24357 Daily poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 54

How are you doing?

I am OK
40 (74.1%)

I am not OK but I don't need help right now
14 (25.9%)

I could use some help
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
22 (40.7%)

One other person
16 (29.6%)

More than one other person
16 (29.6%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

Comments

[twistedchick]

Data on COVID compiled by Johns Hopkins, one of the major research hospitals and medical schools in the country, updated daily: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

It *is* apocalyptic. If anything, the media is understating.

Also, although I do not have good links off the top of my head, it is *not* uncommon for more than one group -- or subgroups with different interests-- to get themselves involved in situations of civil unrest. What I think of historically is the combination of peace marchers, Students for a Democratic Society, Weathermen, Black Panthers (who were also feeding the hungry and staffing food kitchens), and some totally bizarre religious cults, all out there during the same civil events in the 60s. People may have high ideals, but they often do things for their own purposes, and one of those purposes can sometimes include throwing disrepute and shade on other groups. Not at all unusual.