Flu Pandemic, Sacramento, 1919. Mandatory mask ordinance causes the CA Assembly to adopt a resolution condemning #Sacramento Police for using undercover officers to ensnare lawmakers not wearing masks. #FlashbackFriday pic.twitter.com/dDtGVr6cV0— Brian Ebbert (@SacGreenbelt) June 19, 2020
Since we are on the topic of Russian sports, here is a nice cautionary tale on the not-really-post-COVID world.— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) June 19, 2020
So, the Russian Premier League has restarted today. And, holy crap, did it restart with an enormous, and an enormously stupid scandal. An entire team got infected...
The kids (and they are actually kids: the oldest is 19, they youngest is 16) all got the word three days ago. None of them has practiced since March, basically just going to school via Zoom all this time. So they got together and traveled to Sochi to play against adult pros...— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) June 19, 2020
News at Clemson: School announces that 28 athletes have tested positive for COVID-19. They didn't not break it down by sport, but a significant number of the 28 positive tests are football players. More at @YahooSports: https://t.co/euLeyDIKUe— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) June 19, 2020
What really blows my mind is: This guy presumably walked through a scanner that revealed his nude form, showed photo ID, let TSA paw through his belongings, took his shoes & belt off, maybe had to submit to a pat down... and the *face covering* is where he feels oppressed? https://t.co/7SZGPxGkAh— Julian Sanchez (@normative) June 18, 2020
This is 100% the right move. This will help us beat this terrible virus. The science is unanimous - if we all wear masks, we slow down the spread and can reopen safely. It’s not a political issue. Anyone making it a political issue is an absolute moron who can’t read. https://t.co/N0FmCwDU5w— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) June 18, 2020
And masks, you should require masks. Has nothing to do with politics, but rather, public health. https://t.co/Pd9pQYbOcA— Elijah Wood (@elijahwood) June 19, 2020
apologies if somebody already made this https://t.co/c8dE5fZG4w pic.twitter.com/MTBCQpJIDZ— Rich Harris (@Rich_Harris) June 19, 2020
Protesting is hard work--and chefs are stepping up to feed people out on the streets— Sam Dean 🦅 (@SamAugustDean) June 19, 2020
Love this story from @piescarcega and love seeing radical mensch Rogie Hernandez in the paper
https://t.co/ZmBUsDEpm6 pic.twitter.com/GS3I1Klv1H
The hairdressers will have to set up some sort of Triage System where you send them a picture of your hair and they give you an appointment based on clinical urgency— Siobhán Corcoran (@drscorcoran) June 19, 2020
Love how this café is enforcing socially distanced tables! pic.twitter.com/BBL1KvfXNW— Eleanor Beardsley (@ElBeardsley) June 18, 2020