What The Frock?

As #Coronafest2020 drags on, it is starting to wear on folks and their idea of how far the government can go in exercising "emergency powers." It really all depends on exactly what constitutes "an emergency." When you stop to think about it, the whole thing is a little bit unsettling.

But when we go back in history to  Dave's binge-watching list for this week, we find that once upon a time, people on both sides were willing - and eager - to set aside Constitutional precepts in order to get what they wanted. Whether that was to assure that National security was maintained or to bring down a criminal. It all went to show that what is new is really just a repetition of the past and that when we reach the point that attaining or maintaining power is more important than the rule of law, we are set ting ourselves up for another Watergate...

Dave’s Coronafest2020 Mask is not very functional, but it looks cool.

As the government turns to technology to track the virus, how far are you willing to let them go to gather the data they want?

Part of the problem is the proliferation of “Facts” about the whole situation. Facts, folks. Because you read it on the interwebs?

#Cornoafest2020 continues with Dave having reached rock bottom in his television viewing. Meanwhile, the nation-state of California, led by the exploding Bat of a Governor, is reduced to arresting people for paddleboarding. In the ocean. If form follows function, it could be a 7th amendment issue. But only if you remember that before you pay the fine.

At least one person listens to DNR and has sent the boys his Binge-Watching List. They rate it, and perhaps unsurprisingly, know little to nothing about it.

In the midst of this apocalypse, Dave has resorted to watching The Tiger King. If you thought the true story of Senator Leland Yee and Shrimp Boy Chow was a train wreck, then The Tiger King is for you.

How are Dave and Rod holding up after yet another week of Social Distance and Stay-at-Home-ing? For Dave, there is at least one massive positive from all this, and it’s not having to deal with the VA via teleconferencing. For Rod, it’s muscle relaxers and being ignored by teenagers.

For all of that, whether the reaction to the Coronavirus is too much or too little, what are we really learning about the next time something like this happens?

It’s been a bit over a week, Diamond and Rod are here to check in after all that time of Social Distancing.

The news continues to get weird, from who the networks are putting on the TV as “expert commentators” to the celebrity tweets. Even the web articles seem to come and go as the narrative shifts. At the end of the day, who do you trust and to whom do you listen?

It seems that binge-watching shows is a thing that everybody is doing. Diamond and Rod are no exception, although their lists might seem a little… well… weird.

NOTES:

Evidence Over Hysteria (Article reference by Rod)

China halts COVID-19 Testing (Article refernced by Dave)

Diamond & Rod Talk Tech, Culture, Current Events, News, Drinks, Sports, Humor, History or whatever strikes their fancy, all while enjoying an adult beverage or two. Or three. If they pass out, DO NOT RESUSCITATE!

Episode One: Bitch, This is Modesto!

If pretty much everybody, even the cast of Saturday Night Live, gets that the reaction to the Coronavirus is blown far out of proportion to reality, why does the overblown reaction continue? Is it psychological? Or moral? Is it every Alex Jones wet dream fantasy ever imagined about the government using the virus to turn the frogs gay?

And while we are all watching the kabuki play in front of us, what might be happening behind our backs?

Tonight, Dave is having Wyoming Whiskey, while Rod enjoys a Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout.