By Lambert Strether of Corrente.
Today’s Bird Song
Reed warbler, “thy” Denmark. “Habitat: marshes.” Noble!
Patient readers, I have had a major scheduling fiasco, which has meant I have to sacrifice the water cooler in order to complete a post on the important California 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision on vaccination mandates.
On the other hand, I’m surprised super-spreader Taylor Swift never came up with an original thought about this (or maybe she did).
Instead of a space to take the necessary steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we are being asked to sign a liability waiver stating that we will not sue if we contract COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/3eGJIW5CVK
— Myra Batchelder (@myrabatchelder) June 10, 2024
Dear readers, I respect The New York Public Library is appallingly disgusted by this example of the end of neoliberalism. Can any New York reader or librarian find out who committed this atrocity and expose them? Why not fix the ventilation system, visualize the CO2 levels, and provide N95 masks? Have fun! (Also, “agents” should be plural; the Oxford comma is missing.)
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I believe These are Black Eyed Susans, I remember having a field of these flowers in the Midwest, but aren’t Black Eyed Susans’ petals yellow?
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