Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution looks at the variety of epidemiological models for coronavirus and stays with the "better safe than sorry" approach. I concur. He also links to this excellent non-firewalled FT piece by Tim Harford.
A major part of the controversy revolves around the question of just how many people could already have contracted COVID19 asymptomatically. We can test for antibodies so it should be possible to answer this question. A project is proposed in the UK and this Dutch blood bank study of donors should be interesting. I would guess we'd hear about results somewhat promptly. A few weeks, maybe?
(They're thinking.)
Posted by: Extraneus | March 28, 2020 at 07:30 PM
Well, we're having potato chops. Look it up -- it is from the Middle East.
Posted by: DrJ | March 28, 2020 at 07:30 PM
Like these, Dr? Never saw them before.
https://www.flavorsofmumbai.com/mince-potato-chops/
Posted by: Extraneus | March 28, 2020 at 07:33 PM
Mike,
Don’t know if anyone answered, but it was Marduk Gras.
Posted by: Jane | March 28, 2020 at 07:34 PM
Extraneus:
Seafood pajeon here, with homemade cilantro sauce.
Posted by: JM Hanes | March 28, 2020 at 07:34 PM
Marduk -or Mardi if you can actually see, sheesh!
Posted by: Jane | March 28, 2020 at 07:35 PM
I don't know if this was linked previously
https://m.youtube.com/watch?index=3&v=AMmTj52BpkQ&list=PLRE-UFLEgWzDAi3qmC4JKjn8Dn1iGM4af
Posted by: Captain Hate | March 28, 2020 at 07:35 PM
On Thursday, everyone was all over her for not being able to vote until Saturday. They were floating the unanimous consent idea in order to not have to call people back and delay further, but then Massie came out and took the spotlight off of her.
The actual timeline is spelled out in this interview with Cavuto:
•On Tuesday Massie found out that The Whip was telling everyone to stay home because that had a unanimous consent plan.
•Tuesday night Massie drove to DC and informed leadership that he was going to ask for a recorded vote.
•Leadership told Massie “if you ask for that vote on Friday, the vote will be delayed until Saturday.
•Massie told leadership that they better get people back by Thursday if they don’t want a delay
•leadership had indeed assembled a quorum by Thursday in preparation for Friday’s vote.
•Friday’s quorum correct voice vote went through on time.
•For the first time in Massie’s career a recorded vote, that doesn’t cause a delay, was denied after a successful voice vote.
I just think Massie screwed up by not communicating with the WH
This is covered, sort of, in the interview. Massie did talk to Trump but he said he failed to get Trump to understand the parliamentary issue and how it led to zero delay.
Some make think they need to defend Trump from being called stupid by me even though I said no such thing. I hope that worn out road doesn’t get traveled again..
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Posted by: Threadkiller | March 28, 2020 at 07:36 PM
Similar idea, Ext, but I learned it as Iraqi, not Indian. Here's the recipe we are using:
http://www.halaskitchen.com/Recipes/Potato-Chops
Posted by: DrJ | March 28, 2020 at 07:40 PM
But we are using lamb, not beef.
Posted by: DrJ | March 28, 2020 at 07:41 PM
Huge arguments over continuing garden services on NextDoor Sunnyvale.
Most fall into one of these camps:
1) shut up nanny state scold
2) order gardeners to stand down, if we don't follow instructions we WILL ALL DIE!
3) be noble and pay your gardeners not to come
Posted by: President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA | March 28, 2020 at 07:42 PM
Looks interesting, JM!
(Click to open.)
Posted by: Extraneus | March 28, 2020 at 07:44 PM
Radar map at link.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | March 28, 2020 at 07:44 PM
That recipe looks good, too, Doc. I'll have to try them some day. My new freezer won't be delivered util Saturday but I plan to fill it up soon after, and some chopmeat will be part of the plan.
Posted by: Extraneus | March 28, 2020 at 07:53 PM
Melon with ham serrano.
Rapini with Italian sausage.
Cote du Rhone wine.
Posted by: clarice | March 28, 2020 at 07:59 PM
Thats about the size of it, captain.
Posted by: Narciso | March 28, 2020 at 08:03 PM
https://twitter.com/LifeNewsHQ/status/1243997881746382849
LifeNews.com
@LifeNewsHQ
WOW!
14-Week-Old Unborn Baby Starts Clapping in the Womb as Parents Sing a Nursery Rhyme
#StayAtHomeAndStaySafe #SaturdayThoughts
https://bit.ly/2zhxKkE
Video at the link.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | March 28, 2020 at 08:03 PM
Things have changed and will never be the same. I will never have under a month or two of stored food ever again, or other essentials, for example. (Go long on freezers!)
If the Mardi Gras and de Blasio's advice to party on in Chinatown for Lunar New Year contributed to NOLA and NYC being hot spots, we will be receiving distancing alerts in certain years, seasons and locations long after this thing is done.
Posted by: Extraneus | March 28, 2020 at 08:05 PM
Micellanious culinary notes:
There seems to have been a local run on coconut milk. MrsJ cooks a lot of Thai food -- in the last week we've had Red (beef) and Green (chicken/deep-fried tofu) curries -- and we just need it. No one seems to stock it, including Walmart. So we are trying some freeze dried coconut milk from our favorite NYC spice house.
I first had potato chops at the house of my late friend/roommate. His aunt was visiting from Baghdad, and was cooking. "What are you making?" we inquired. "Potato chops." "No, no, no. What do you call it in Baghdad?" "Potato chops."
Posted by: DrJ | March 28, 2020 at 08:07 PM
Can anyone beat baked salmon, reheated knish and sous vide cabbage tonight?
Smoked/braised wild boar shanks in a broth of Italian tomato purée, veal stock, and red wine (and lotso garlic, natch). Gnocchi and broccoli blanched and finished with butter and white balsamic.
Opened a ‘10 Giodo Brunello a while ago and decanted it. Can’t wait! 😙🍷
Posted by: lyle | March 28, 2020 at 08:09 PM
Nice, Clarice. I love broccoli rabe. Lilia always called it broccoli "di rape" (dee-rap`-e), but my mom and aunts always said it like some guy named Rob.
Posted by: Extraneus | March 28, 2020 at 08:10 PM
"Potato chops." "No, no, no. What do you call it in Baghdad?" "Potato chops."
That’s hilarious.
Posted by: lyle | March 28, 2020 at 08:10 PM
I knew you could do it, lyle!
Posted by: Extraneus | March 28, 2020 at 08:12 PM
If you’re afraid of a 0.002% chance of dying from Coronachan while the economy crashes and we become a confirmed Banana Republic run by Domestic Terrorists this night not be the song for you:
The Dance-Garth Brooks
https://youtu.be/149XR6htQwU
Posted by: Pinandpuller | March 28, 2020 at 08:14 PM
Yum Ex! I took a meatloaf out of the freezer cause I still haven’t been to the store. Not as dull as it sounds - it’s full of onions and bacon and cream cheese and pepper jelly.
Posted by: Jane | March 28, 2020 at 08:18 PM
Speaking of shortages...
We seem to be seeing sparser supplies of yogurt, cheese, chocolate, a few other non-emergency sort of things than typical here in Flyover.
I assume it’s a simple matter of it getting displaced on the trucks by currently higher-selling stuff.
Posted by: Another Bob | March 28, 2020 at 08:20 PM
::blush:: 😬
Posted by: lyle | March 28, 2020 at 08:21 PM
Q: What rock group has four men that don't sing?
A: Mount Rushmore.
Posted by: Neo | March 28, 2020 at 08:21 PM
Compare. Contrast.
Obama treatment vs Trump
https://mobile.twitter.com/ROHLL5/status/1243481586319925248
Posted by: President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA | March 28, 2020 at 08:23 PM
Speaking of Mt. Rushmore, can anyone confirm that Haggy Pelosi wanted pork in the spending orgy to carve JEF into it or did I get taken by click bait?
Posted by: lyle | March 28, 2020 at 08:25 PM
Video at the link. The French scientist looks like an aging Musketeer, which is quite amazing.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | March 28, 2020 at 08:26 PM
I shouldn’t have clicked on that, Jim. My BP was just fine anticipating tonight’s dinner and wine...
Posted by: lyle | March 28, 2020 at 08:28 PM
@CNBC
BREAKING: Trump says he will not put a quarantine in place for New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut but will instead institute "a strong travel advisory"
Posted by: henry | March 28, 2020 at 08:28 PM
Massie did talk to Trump but he said he failed to get Trump to understand the parliamentary issue and how it led to zero delay.
That is sad. He must have bucked or challenged Trump in that convo or had other communication problems. I'm not blaming Trump for his message of "We have to get this passed" against Massie's double message of 1) a procedural objection, and 2) objecting to the content of the bill that 100% of R senators approved.
Posted by: Extraneus | March 28, 2020 at 08:31 PM
@realDonaldTrump
On the recommendation of the White House CoronaVirus Task Force, and upon consultation with the Governor’s of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, I have asked the @CDCgov to issue a strong Travel Advisory, to be administered by the Governors, in consultation with the....
....Federal Government. A quarantine will not be necessary. Full details will be released by CDC tonight. Thank you!
Posted by: henry | March 28, 2020 at 08:32 PM
Like a goofier bruce willis, demolition man was not atrange enough, ftm neither was strange days.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j8LPPIG8k6o&list=PLRE-UFLEgWzDAi3qmC4JKjn8Dn1iGM4af&index=1
Posted by: Narciso | March 28, 2020 at 08:33 PM
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
12m
On the recommendation of the White House CoronaVirus Task Force, and upon consultation with the Governor’s of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, I have asked the @CDCgov
to issue a strong Travel Advisory, to be administered by the Governors, in consultation with the....
....Federal Government. A quarantine will not be necessary. Full details will be released by CDC tonight. Thank you!
Posted by: MissMarple2 | March 28, 2020 at 08:33 PM
Dear You Know The Thing, this Brunello is heavenly. Cheers!
Posted by: lyle | March 28, 2020 at 08:43 PM
News
German state finance minister Thomas Schäfer found dead
The body of Thomas Schäfer, finance minister for the German state of Hesse, was found on train tracks near Wiesbaden. Police suspect the 54-year-old died by suicide.
The body of a man identified as Thomas Schäfer, the finance minister of the German state of Hesse, was found on a high-speed train line in the town of Hochheim between Frankfurt and Mainz, police confirmed Saturday.
The presence of a body on the tracks was first reported by witnesses to paramedics, who were unable to initially identify the remains due to the extent of the injuries.
Posted by: Stephanie Nene Not Your Normal Granma | March 28, 2020 at 08:45 PM
Can anyone beat baked salmon, reheated knish and sous vide cabbage tonight?
Um, bacon & bleu burger w/fries, takeout from Nickydoodles?
Posted by: sbwaters | March 28, 2020 at 08:47 PM
dr J, I always keep on hand some powdered coconut milk (My Spice Sage sells it). If you want it thinner add more water; if you want it thicker, add less. Takes up little storage space and lasts forever.
Posted by: clarice | March 28, 2020 at 08:47 PM
My Spice Sage
That's who we use too. Glad to hear that the powdered Coconut milk works well. It will be here on Monday.
Posted by: DrJ | March 28, 2020 at 08:50 PM
If you’re afraid of a 0.002% chance of dying from Coronachan while the economy crashes and we become a confirmed Banana Republic run by Domestic Terrorists this night not be the song for you:
The Dance-Garth Brooks
No song by Barf is ever for me.
Posted by: Captain Hate | March 28, 2020 at 08:55 PM
Kansas City Steaks— I had a filet, DrF a burger. Roasted asparagus, Brussels sprouts with bacon (love me my GMO!) and creamer potatoes with garlic/parsley sauce. DrF made chocolate peanut butter chip bread pudding for dessert.
Posted by: cathyf | March 28, 2020 at 08:58 PM
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/03/americas-superb-unappreciated-president-john-perazzo/
Posted by: clarice | March 28, 2020 at 08:58 PM
New thread
Posted by: Threadkiller | March 28, 2020 at 09:00 PM
It might not be popular to say this but I think Tribe is correct in the 5:06.
And sbw summed up my thoughts very well earlier on the right way to view why DJT did what he did.
Posted by: Captain Hate | March 28, 2020 at 09:01 PM
The French scientist looks like an aging Musketeer, which is quite amazing.
He does. :) Did you see this too?
Better yet Dr. Raoult is a climate skeptic. Naturally this means his work in virology can be scorned by the media, as can anyone who cites him.
Posted by: jimmyk | March 28, 2020 at 09:04 PM
Don't know if this has been posted yet, but very, very informative video interview by Rudy G of doctor who has a high Coronavirus cure rate:
https://rudygiulianics.com/
Posted by: BeenThereDoneThat | March 28, 2020 at 09:05 PM
c;arice,
That is a wonderful and very accurate article you posted earlier. I am going to put the link up again:
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/03/americas-superb-unappreciated-president-john-perazzo/
Posted by: MissMarple2 | March 28, 2020 at 09:16 PM
Clarice:
I've got powdered coconut milk too. I keep it in the fridge after opening.
Extraneus:
Baked salmon sounds awfully good, though. I've got three heads of purple cabbage in my fridge too.
Posted by: JM Hanes | March 28, 2020 at 09:18 PM
new
Posted by: President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA | March 28, 2020 at 09:44 PM
Happy Birthday Cathyf:
These meals all sound like gourmet cooking. How did all of you learn to cook such wonderful meals?
RSE:
Love hearing about your recipes and I want you to know I am praying for your mom and dad and your family during these challenging times.
Your girls sound so dedicated and happy to try new things.
MM: I agree completely with what you have stated tonight.
I take the long view, looking ahead five months from now.
People need this money now as students of politics for over 30 years, I believe you and I understand this. President Trump is doing a bang up job.
You and Porch were his first supporters so continue to champion him.
Prediction: Massie will lose his bid for re-election in November.
His constituents will see his stunt for what it was.Attention seeking behavior.
Pelosi had to pass the bill or be run out of town on a rail.
Another stunt on her part to appear powerful.
Just like her withholding the impeachment papers.
When she goes down in defeat in November, she will go down hard , just like Hillary.
Narcissists always do and never see it coming.
Cathy, the voting part and ballot harvesting are not in the bill.
Posted by: D | March 28, 2020 at 10:17 PM