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2020-12-20 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Pinkerton: The Covid Class War ‐ the Liberated vs. the Locked Down

[Breitbart] The Double Standard

One rule for thee, and one rule for me. That sort of hypocrisy has been baked into human power relations, since, well, forever. As the Greek historian Thucydides wrote 2,500 years ago, "The strong do what they will, and the weak suffer what they must."

Today, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are seeing power-hypocrisy once again, as politicians and plutocrats live one way, while telling everyone else to live another way.

A case in point is California’s oh-so-chic governor, Gavin Newsom. The handsome darling of billionaires, a man on everyone’s shortlist of future Democratic presidential hopefuls, Newsom got caught with his mask down at The French Laundry, a Michelin three-star restaurant in the Golden State’s posh Napa Valley.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-12-20 06:38|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Thomas Keller's The French Laundry has a COVID relief fund.

With the ever-evolving landscape devastating the hospitality profession, I have heard from many of you expressing your care and concern and asking how you can help. I invite you, if you are able, to consider a tax-deductible donation to the KELLER RESTAURANT RELIEF FUND* to help your favorite server, the bartender who knows your mood, the chef who sends an extra course, the porter who is integral to everything we do, or the management and administrative teams who work tirelessly behind the scenes. In a world that has changed dramatically over the course of mere months, the need is still there. Thank you for your support. We are so grateful.

Keller is reportedly worth $55,000,000. He'll no-doubt know what to do with your money.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-12-20 06:56|| 2020-12-20 06:56|| Front Page Top

#2 So, since precautionary measures cannot be enforced totally (or even mostly) fairly - they should not be enforced at all? Just think of it as evolution in action?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-12-20 07:57|| 2020-12-20 07:57|| Front Page Top

#3 1.4% of cases seem to source to restaurants. Fuck off lockdown "scientists" foreign and domestic

Posted by Frank G 2020-12-20 08:26|| 2020-12-20 08:26|| Front Page Top

#4 #3 I've seen this stat several times - is it from places where they banned indoor dining, or the places where they didn't?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-12-20 08:47|| 2020-12-20 08:47|| Front Page Top

#5 nationwide

Posted by Frank G 2020-12-20 09:02|| 2020-12-20 09:02|| Front Page Top

#6 And nationwide (I'm assuming US) most states banned indoor dinning - am I right?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-12-20 09:06|| 2020-12-20 09:06|| Front Page Top

#7 nope

Posted by Frank G 2020-12-20 09:08|| 2020-12-20 09:08|| Front Page Top

#8 @ #6 - Indoor dining is allowed but with limited capacity which was further reduced in November due to the reported rise in cases.

Posted by Clem 2020-12-20 09:48|| 2020-12-20 09:48|| Front Page Top

#9 Illinois' Top Doc Says ‘We Did Not See the Significant Surge' After Thanksgiving

Posted by Frank G 2020-12-20 09:55|| 2020-12-20 09:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Indiana allows indoor dining at 50% last time I went out to dinner there. Ohio same.
I doubt the restaurants would fill more than 50% anyway, people are afraid of their own shadows here.

Posted by Thimp Clusort2035 2020-12-20 09:56|| 2020-12-20 09:56|| Front Page Top

#11 ^^^Ye, well, have it your way - not my problem.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-12-20 10:02|| 2020-12-20 10:02|| Front Page Top

#12 /\ I don't doubt it..so many Kool-Aid drinkers.

Had fun with one dame (with a mask on) while walking outside recently. She saw me coming (I am sans mask) and began to move to the street. I decided to move to the street, too, just to be sure she did that for her health and welfare. She did (Sshe's 15-20 yards away) and switched gears to walk on some grassy hill. All I could do was shake my head, but, that's her business, I suppose.

Posted by Clem 2020-12-20 10:05|| 2020-12-20 10:05|| Front Page Top

#13 /\ for #10

Posted by Clem 2020-12-20 10:06|| 2020-12-20 10:06|| Front Page Top

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