Totalitarianism is what the brave souls of Beijing and Shanghai and Wuhan and places we have never heard of and possibly never will know of are fighting.
Jail sentence
Arrested after testing negative for the virus.
Came ‘out of nowhere’?
Republicans are suddenly clear, if narrow, favourites, to win the US Senate as well as the House of Representatives.
Sometimes, the need for comforting national stories outweighs the need to face the possibility that the story is wrong. We were all in it together.
BEN SCALLAN: The Irish government can’t be allowed to dodge responsibility for the destructive long-term effects of Covid policies. #gript
“Families aren’t being listened to”: Aontú Councillor Emer Toibín calls for inquiry into Covid nursing home deaths. #gript
Stolen moments
That’s the problem, in Ireland: If you could convince an Irish politician that burning the whole country down was the grown-up thing to do, and that it was in line with best international practice, they’d do it.
“Can you name a study?”: Irish Health Minister Stephen Donnelly pressed on the effectiveness of face masks, as he floats the idea of reintroducing them this winter.
To pull off the three card trick, you first need some cards on the table.