I don't know much about what the UK operation looks like on the ground but I wonder if these are two sides of the same coin: The UK has a very centralized healthcare system, which makes it easy … (View Post)

Trump has no principles except self-glorification and not giving a fuck about foreigners. If China wanted to invade Taiwan they'd flatter him and buy him off. (View Post)

Robert said "surgical and N95 masks". N95 masks are pretty unusual but surgical masks are everywhere, I think they're probably the most common type of mask? (View Post)

I think the masks and the lockdowns are different things. In Japan masks have been a common countermeasure for a long time - if you have a cold, you wear a mask when you go to work to avoid giving it… (View Post)

I feel like signalling virtuous behaviour is one of the jobs the government has, like if it's useful for people to wear masks indoors, MPs should be setting an example by wearing masks indoors, … (View Post)