News Of The Week Roundup: Week 9, 2021

We are so close to spring, warmer weather and more sunlight. Daylight Savings Time begins in just one week! The day the clocks spring forward is always one of my most favorite of the year. Then we march toward June where it is light until 10 p.m. here in southern Ohio. Glorious!

Another week has come and gone. Time for a news roundup of stuff I thought was interesting, weird or important.

Trump's White House doctor Ronny Johnson is in hot water with the Pentagon.

NEWS: Pentagon IG issues scathing critique of Rep. Ronny Jackson’s time as top WH doc, per report obtained by CNN, concluding he made sexual comments about a subordinate, violated policy on taking Ambien and drinking alcohol and created hostile environment https://t.co/VnPlVT8TIh

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 3, 2021

I don't even know what to say about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. What a shitshow. Between allegations of sexual misconduct to apparently cooking the books on COVID nursing home deaths, it's just going from bad to worse. I do have to question, though: what about all the QAnon nuts who were screaming that every death in New York was being counted as COVID? Hard to make that argument (again, based in no reality) when Cuomo was allegedly doing everything possible to decrease the number of COVID counted deaths. Oy.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces allegations his administration underreported COVID deaths in nursing homes, and accusations of sexual harassment. New Yorkers tell @AP the scandals are consistent with Cuomo's aggressive, intimidating style of leadership. https://t.co/iZPNvnCYbk

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 5, 2021

The Golden Globes were on Sunday night. I do not watch awards shows but I know that my beloved Schitt's Creek won for best comedy. I am so sad the show is over but it left us on a high note!

#GoldenGlobes: #SchittsCreek wins best television series, musical or comedy. https://t.co/24ghiDtX43 pic.twitter.com/c2gxuSuKII

— Variety (@Variety) March 1, 2021

Also a big winner at the Golden Globes was Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. I read the book a couple years ago while on vacation. It's the type of book that is haunting. It just stays with you. Like, it is so good, I will find myself randomly thinking about it from time to time. The book is a piece of long-form journalism by Jessica Bruder. I am planning on watching the movie soon.

Congratulations to Nomadland (@nomadlandfilm) - Best Motion Picture - Drama. - #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/lPo4Dyy99d

— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) March 1, 2021

Texas is dropping all COVID restrictions on Wednesday. Considering Texas is almost last in vaccination numbers and highest in new cases, I think this is a little premature. Concerts can go back to full capacity in the Lone Star State and they can in Mississippi, too. Again, a little premature. We are SO CLOSE. Let's not blow it. And on that note, this obituary is tough, but fair.

Please read this entire obituary.

It pulls no punches, and is 100% true.😢💔💯 pic.twitter.com/l2lhKYg6RG

— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐌𝐒𝐖☯️ (@Starscream35) March 4, 2021

New research says lifting weights for the arms can actually make you a better runner. I am trying to get better at lifting period. I even have a fancy Tempo just for weight training. I just prefer cardio so much. I get bored lifting and I am weak. And yes, this means I should lift more, I know!

Resistance training above the hips may actually improve your running efficiency, new research suggests. https://t.co/UivRSnjYne

— Runner's World (@runnersworld) March 5, 2021

And I leave you with this... intergalactic travel is coming soon, apparently. You know, for those who can afford it.

A vacation that’s out of this world: The first space hotel is set to start construction by 2026 https://t.co/txvPs8rd6q

— Washington Post Travel (@WaPoTravel) March 3, 2021

Comments

[Jack T. Ripper]

The death of Mr Nagy is terrible. One death is too many but his family should put the blame on where it belongs. That is The Chinese Communist Party. This virus is THEIR fault . I personally blame them for the death of my grandmother. CHINA 🇨🇳 for the virus and Cuomo for putting Covid infected people into her nursing home. Cuomo had a medical ship that President Trump gave him at his disposal. Instead Cuomo refused to use it . Trying to avoid having to give President Trump credit he let my Grandmother and many other Elderly people die. All in the name of politics. Then he covered up his disgusting decisions in fear it would hurt his book that was coming out. The media is complicit with Cuomo. They are more upset that he has made sexually suggestive remarks towards woman then killing thousands of our Elderly. Sick and Disgusting!

[Bkallday]

Someone is trying too hard.

[GNR]

That obituary is from the middle of last year. This is a WORLDWIDE pandemic. I get grief and willingness to blame. But c'mon... this is just propoganda at this point. We are so close based upon efforts of the vaccine, plain and simple. Without the vaccine, there would be no safety net for anyone to believe in or fall into.

The orange buffoon warp speeded whatever as the doubters doubted, now (most) believe in that safety net.

And asking a question about a Qanon nut, just answers it yourself. When will we stop associating right = Qanon and left = radicals (insert word for Qanon version). There are crazy people in this world, we've seen it our whole lives, but jumping to conclusions that everyone believes them it what baffles me as NEWS ?!?!

[Jack T. Ripper]

Bkallday. Yes!!! That person is Cuomo. Trying very hard to cover his lies!

[Him]

Oops! I think I am at the wrong meeting. Carry on . . .