Back when 9/11 hit, I blogged almost constantly about the relief, recovery, and then rebuilding process. It was cathartic, because you could see progress.

This is the exact opposite situation. Posting constantly, and each update is worse than the one before all while those in positions of power at the federal level show complete disregard for the facts on the ground. There’s seemingly no end to the bad news, and it’s going to get a lot worse. It’s going to be a rude awakening for the right wingers out there, because they’re going to see this hit their communities hard too. All across the country, places that aren’t taking this seriously are going to watch as covid19 spreads and kills far more than anywhere else in the world (why American exceptionalism, of course!).

We had weeks to prepare for this - to get ahead with aggressive testing and contact tracing, but that’s no longer a possibility. Trump lost us that opportunity, and he continues to lead from behind.