The latest Covid wastewater reports

Here's the thing. Since someone was sworn into office on Monday, the public health offices have been ordered to silence their public information offices. So news blackout. This may be temporary, as part of an effort to let the new peeps get their feet under them. Or maybe not.

Regardless, we do have this article, which shows a map of wastewater monitoring Covid concentration levels, which is a decent way to figure out what's going on in your state. Of course, Covid is not the only pathogen in circulation right now, there's a new strain of pertussis, or whooping cough, that's been going around, norovirus is always a problem, and I'm not sure about the flu season.

From what I've heard/read, loss of your sense of taste is not a symptom in the latest strain of Covid!

So get your jabs and keep yourself as healthy as possible!

https://www.newsweek.com/covid-19-wastewater-map-united-states-very-high-levels-2018270

Two January 6 rioters are refusing their pardons!

Amongst the flurry of presidential orders that were issued Monday after a weird old felon from Florida was sworn in to allegedly lead the USA for the next four years, was a pardon for all of the people convicted of crimes involved in the infamous January 6 riots. This was a campaign promise, though Vance the Veep had stated that the most violent offenders would not be pardoned. Looks like Vancey was wrong, as they were.

Well, two rioters are refusing the pardon!

One is Jason Riddle of New Hampshire, who - in a direct quote - said that the weird old felon "... can shove it up his ass". He went on to say “I am guilty of the crimes I have committed and accept the consequences", was sentenced to 90 days in prison which he served. He had a problem with alcohol along with an obsession with the weird old guy and is dealing with it. Part of his sentencing was enrolling in an alcohol treatment program, which apparently has helped him a lot.

The second is is the "MAGA Granny", Pamela Hemphill, 71, from Idaho. She says “I’m not going to take it. I gotta do some research on who to contact to refuse it,” and further “The message is, if I took a pardon, that what I did that day was OK,” she said. “They were criminals. They broke the law. I broke the law. Pay the price.”

The Supreme Court decided over 100 years ago that presidential pardons can be refused.

I think it's an extremely noble and brave thing that these two are doing, I'm hoping that others take note and do the same thing. On the other hand, there are others who are posting that they're going out and buying guns, having had to surrender theirs once they were convicted.

The question is, will these two be targeted by the MAGA 'faithful'?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capitol-rioters-reject-trumps-pardons_n_67924045e4b0c94316ec6d0a