Simply Observations

1.  Did AOC actually say that the US is a 'brutal, barbaric society'?

Yep.  She meant it in terms of economics.  In her mind, your paycheck and lifestyle simply continue on....even if you aren't producing anything, selling products, or providing a service.  Yep, it's brutal when all of that fancy stuff just comes to a full-up halt.

Does she need a dose of reality?  She's one of those folks that I think ought to take a year off....travel around the country and talk to plain regular people.

2.  In the 20-odd states that Hillary won in 2016....is there a problem with them voting against Trump in 2020?

The majority of them are locked onto defeating Trump a second time around.  However, several states will be voting more for Trump on this time around.  California this time around for example....will go from 32-percent for Trump....to probably around 47-percent for Trump.  And in some counties/districts.....it'll be shocking how the Democrats lose traditional black/Latino votes.

3. Do people really want to hear from more millionaire celebrities how easy it is to wait this out?

There might be some who go along with this concept.  The majority of people are fed up with these Twitter conversations suggesting to 'wait it out'.

4. Any truth to traffic accident lessening due to the Coronavirus?

Well....yes.  A recent study showed a dramatic decrease.  I suspect if you could get the medical people to review the numbers....even heart-attacks have decreased during this period.  Farmers seeing less deaths and accidents?  No....those folks are still working 15-hour days.

5.  That Auburn, California mayor who tried to make a KKK-reference to Trump recently.....dies Saturday in a airplane accident?

Yep.  Pretty weird.  After he'd done his tirade on the KKK-chatter, he'd announced that on 27 April....he'd resign as town mayor.  This was just a freak-accident.

6.  Did the state of Illinois waste $17-million on a lesser-quality mask for their first-responders?

Well, the widely accepted N-95 masks (approved by the 'Holly-Grail' people at NIOSH could not be found (at least at the pricing that the state had), so they went to the KN-95 mask.

So, this debate starts up, because NIOSH hasn't approved the KN-95.  Who does approve the KN-95?  The Chinese government.  Yep, so this is the current debate.

How this debate goes?  Lot of counterfeit masks around and the KN-95 series is one that gets discussed a good bit.  You might be buying the high quality type, or the counterfeit type with marginal quality built into it.

In this case, someone with 'balls' needs to stand up and verify every box purchased and sign off that they aren't marginally made or counterfeit.