There is limited evidence that large, mostly unmasked, crowds gathered in tight spaces have anything to do with the spread of Covid. Cassandras to please note and "introspect".

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After considerable "introspection", I realise that the "rehabilitate Modi image" project is now in full swing. As for instance: https://twitter.com/beastoftraal/status/1385064697574039554">https://twitter.com/beastoftr...

Then there is this:

https://twitter.com/VijayGoelBJP/status/1384845236262916104

And">https://twitter.com/VijayGoel... in the interests of not spreading negativity, I& #39;ll refrain from pointing out that all this, while this:

[India Sets Covid-19 Daily Case Record - The New York Times]( https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/world/india-coronavirus-record.html)">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/2...

Decided to stop big public events in WB: BJP -

#1">https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west-bengal-assembly-elections-live-news-updates-congress-trinamool-congress-bjp-dilip-ghosh-narendra-modi-mamata-banerjee-amit-shah-suvendu-adhikari-nandigram-left-front-976017.html #1

Meanwhile,">https://www.deccanherald.com/national/... Amit Shah:

https://twitter.com/samjawed65/status/1385042946186113024

See">https://twitter.com/samjawed6... why the concerted effort to delink rallies from the pandemic?

Yesterday: https://twitter.com/atti_cus/status/1384813822284746757

Also">https://twitter.com/atti_cus/... yesterday:

https://in.news.yahoo.com/congress-gandhi-family-want-create-112632551.html

To">https://in.news.yahoo.com/congress-... focus on the positives, see how quick off the mark the former Maharashtra CM is. That is how you do it. Not by dawdling, wasting time.

*sigh* Life takes on strange patterns.
1. Cook for and otherwise help the Covid-positive folks in my building (that is 8 out of 11 living here).
2. Log in for a bit. Get grief and rage in equal measure. Vent.
3. Log out and go back to #1, above.

Okay, later... be safe all.