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On the bill boards: Digital billboards in Indiana near the state line with Michigan draw attention to coronavirus policy differences between the Great Lakes state and its neighbors. Steve Swick, the president and owner of Swick Broadcasting Company, said he and his business are behind the billboards. He said they didn’t get any payment to post the messages. “I did it just to do it,” Swick said. “We hear and see all the frustrations of Michiganders that are going through. There was nothing political about it.”
On snips and swipes: Salons and beauty shops in MI remain closed while salons in all other states have either fully or partially reopened, or have a reopening date scheduled. Thankfully, however, Whitmer's science based concern for potential spread at drive-in movie theaters has finally eased and they're being allowed to reopen on the 8th. The number of Executive Orders issued is now up to 111, as evidence someone is minding the store for all those supposedly smart Michiganders touted earlier in the crisis who still aren't allowed to manage theirs. Meanwhile, testing supplies, readily available in other states, remain an issue. Why? Because the federal government made her planning very difficult.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told Congress Tuesday that Michigan still lacks enough supplies to fully ramp up testing for the coronavirus and said it is difficult to determine what the U.S. government is shipping and when. She said while the state is appreciative for the federal assistance, information about the types of testing supplies being delivered is sometimes inaccurate.
“It’s made our planning very difficult,” the governor told the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. “Supplies could be allocated more quickly. If we had a detailed breakdown of what was actually in the shipment, we could mobilize and ensure that we can make the best use of the supplies and hit our capacity.”
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This stuff just gets curiouser and curiouser. One friend who works in a government office was told today that everyone now has to wear masks. No cases, no reasons given, just an exercise of power. I have no idea why they haven't all died in the past 5 months, but there you go.
Where I sell we were sent a poll. Are we willing to meet their draconian rules in order to gain a few shekels? Why yes, yes I will. I will wear a mask made out of cheese cloth and gladly sell my wares to communists. Then I will laugh all the way to the bank.
Our extra large Governor was supposedly fine dining in Wisconsin where he has Illinois construction workers adding 4000 sq ft on his multimillion dollar horse farm. Meanwhile Hispanic gangs are patrolling their neighborhoods busting heads not only of looters but any one darker than them driving through. The raccoon faced mayor has 75 cops (who she despises) guarding her house. Jussie Smollet's personal States Attorney is letting rioters and looters go free.
Final May Totals Chicago
Shot & Killed: 78
Shot & Wounded: 314
Total Shot: 392
Total Homicides: 82
They ought to rename Ubersturmbannfuhrer Whitler's Protectorate to Meshugunah.
Meanwhile, MI's unemployment system continues to flounder in overloaded, with numerous reports of dropped calls following 2-8 hour waits in queue, and people waiting weeks for delayed payments, with scammers and fraud concerns now causing delays for thousands more. Lightly put, "It seems the agency was not prepared for massive layoffs."
In today's news, Haircare Whitmer sort of apologized for her flip suggestion made on Monday that for "the next couple of weeks" residents could “Google how to do a haircut” since the salons were to remain closed.
Michigan salon owner were furious at Whitmer for “disrespecting” them and refusing to reopen their businesses. Last week, the Safe Salons for Michigan coalition, released an eight-step plan for reopening their businesses across the state. They're again calling on Whitmer to allow them to operate following this response from Whitmer on Monday regarding her decision to keep hair salons closed.
"I’d tell people if you’re like me and you need a haircut that desperately, a couple more weeks of this and we may be back in a place where we’re able to do that safely,” Whitmer said at the Monday press briefing. “If you’re one of those people going to Ohio, I hope and pray you are doing your part not to bring COVID-19 home, and that if you haven’t, Google how you do a haircut or throw your hair into a ponytail and get through the next couple of weeks so we can resume some of these things.”
Today, when a caller on Mojo in the Morning asked Whitmer if she would like to apologize for suggesting that instead of driving to Ohio, residents could just Google how to do a haircut themselves, she responded with:
“I made an offhand comment that if you needed a trim, you can Google it," Whitmer said. "I didn’t mean to offend people who are in that profession. I think that is important. I think that it is licensed for a reason. These are professionals who take it seriously and intimately interact with the public and that’s why we have to take this very seriously about how we proceed to keep people safe -- the professionals in this field and their customers and their families. So if my comment offended anyone, I apologize for that.
It's we, we, we, we, we all the way home, as she proceeds to "keep people safe" while disregarding the reasonable suggestions presented to her by fellow "smart Michiganders" who are also concerned with safety and licensed for a reason.
Poke her with a fork:
On Thursday, Whitmer participated in a civil rights march in Highland Park with hundreds of people who did not follow social distancing rules, including herself. The first-term governor has voiced concerns about other demonstrations potentially spreading COVID-19 in recent weeks.
"We couldn't always observe six feet apart," Whitmer said Friday when asked at the news briefing about it. "We were wearing masks the whole time. We had ample use of hand sanitizer. We never shook hands. We didn't high five or hug, the way we would normally greet one another."
"I thought It was an important moment to show my support," she said of her participation in the event.
Because everyone knows what a difference a week can make, on Friday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she is allowing people throughout Michigan to get their hair styled or cut, their nails trimmed and their bodies tattooed starting June 15, while she is letting northern Michigan reopen movie theaters and hold indoor gatherings of up to 50 people starting Wednesday
If only the people who weren't allowed to attend funerals in MI had known all along that all they had to do was personally think it was an important moment to show support, show up with a mask and lots of hand sanitizer, and refrain from high fiving or hugging.
As simple as that, when listening to science made it seem much more complicated.
I don't think Whitmer has much to worry about in regards to the virus. From the looks of her she's one of the undead.
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