Yes, there should be consequences for the actions by the right all the way up and down the ladder. But as we’ve seen, for the right consequences are only appropriate for “others”: women, the poor, minorities…

A data point: When was the last time you saw rickA or mikeN take any responsibility for the lies and racist crap they spew?

In December, Abbott – backed by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton – went so far as to encourage businesses in Austin to thwart a local curfew and ring in the new year late into the night.

Emboldened crowds gathered outside of open bars. Inside, revelers danced and hugged while bartenders went maskless, a deadly recipe for the surge upon a surge that health experts warned would happen if Americans didn’t stay home for the holidays.

Meanwhile, Bankhead-Kendall has watched as patients who survived even mild or asymptomatic Covid-19 cases deal with collapsed lungs or blood clots, likely because of the virus.

Texas governor’s hands-off approach to Covid-19 has allowed the virus to thrive

A bloody disgrace, Abbott and Paxton should be charged with crimes against humanity.

from Dr John Campbell

Worth watching.