Broken hearted

Worldwide (Map) 

May 26, 2022 - 527,735,435 confirmed infections; 6,284,340 deaths
May 27, 2021 - 168,418,000 confirmed infections; 3,499,000 deaths

US (Map) 
May 26, 2022 - 83,817,220 confirmed infections; 1,004,110 deaths
May 27, 2021 - 33,190,300 confirmed infections; 592,000,000 deaths

SA (Coronavirus portal) 
May 26, 2022 - 3,941,050 confirmed infections; 101,045 deaths
May 27, 2021 – 1,645,600 confirmed infections; 56,100 deaths

Post from 28 May 2020: “Viruses respond to science, not politics” 

News blues

For nearly two years, as the Covid pandemic disrupted life around the globe, other infectious diseases were in retreat. Now the viral and bacterial nuisances are returning — and behaving in unexpected ways >> 

***

The Lincoln Project: Beto fights back  (1:00 mins) (What Beto said >>)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch…

Today, I’ve nothing to say. Too broken hearted. The shooting deaths of children by children – while politicians take money from the gun lobby – is just too much.

Jimmy Kimmel >>  (8:40 mins) (And the effort to shut down Jimmy >> )

We all know the old story from politicians by now: "thoughts and prayers" .

F**k 'em, I say.