March 8, 2020

The Weekly Whatever: NOW WASH YOUR HANDS

(Not much to include this week, and unlike newspapers I don't have to fill space, so here's a really short TWW.)

Threat Level Orange

• Government introduces the "EARN IT" bill, another attempt to ban secure Internet connections.

Sick, sad world

• Tito's Vodka warn that their product is not suitable for making hand sanitizer.

• Trump or Biden, can you tell the difference?

Late stage capitalism

• Scientists were close to a coronavirus vaccine in 2016, but pharmaceutical companies didn't think it would be profitable enough.

• CNBC pundit says let's just give everyone COVID-19 now and get it over with, so as not to disturb the stock market.

This should end well

• South Korean cult alleged to have deliberately spread COVID-19.

Schadenfreude Saturday

• White supremacist lawyer who was at the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville loses his license.