Thursday, March 27, 2025

Much here, read all!!-----Instapundit - COVID FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY: This was the Minneapolis Star-Tribune’s front page:

On May 3 a story noted that the target date was now May 17. 
A “business analyst was quoted as saying he would still stay home because he thought “There will be a couple of waves of death,” and that the skyways should be all closed because they were a “cesspool” of disease. - by 

COVID FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY: This was the Minneapolis Star-Tribune’s front page:

As James Lileks wrote last year:
The story had no “Two weeks to stop the spread” messaging. 
The lockdown was open-ended, although I seem to recall we thought it was supposed to be two weeks, then reviewed. In two weeks the headline would be “New Target — May 4” which was almost a month away.
The rules were adjusted to let landscapers go back to work.
On May 3 a story noted that the target date was now May 17. A “business analyst was quoted as saying he would still stay home because he thought “There will be a couple of waves of death,” and that the skyways should be all closed because they were a “cesspool” of disease...

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