RE: Odds and Ends — 8 June 2021

Good article from Rolling Stone

• A few points of contention: I think a mylar ziplock bag of powdered dairy labeled "Milk Bucket" is AWESOMELY named.

• "The date of his lecture is important: On March 8th there are 539 known cases of Covid-19 in the United States. Two days ago, Kentucky confirmed its first case, and yesterday, Italy went into quarantine. Tomorrow, Monday morning, a market free fall will trip a Wall Street circuit breaker, and by Friday the 13th, we’ll be in national lockdown."
  

  Why do people talk like this? Sincere question. There was no "national lockdown" in the United States. That's not how the U.S. works. I understand somewhat when those from abroad don't have more than a general grasp of federalism.

But it's weird to me when people right here — especially the author of a prepper essay in a major magazine — to be unaware that state and local governments are (almost exclusively) in charge of these decisions.

As far as I reckon there cannot be any legit national lockdown short of martial law. And even then America is damn big. It'd be impractical and plain dumb.

All around a lot of good points in the whole round up. That's why it's easier to pick the nits.