Interregnum, week 9

[petrea_mitchell]

One year ago this week, I read a New York Times story about an outbreak of a mystery pneumonia in Wuhan. And it was already here.

I've wondered a lot whether I might have had an asymptomatic case in those early months. My county was the early hotspot when testing started happening in my state, and I was commuting back and forth in crowded light-rail trains, working in an open office, and out and about in public transit on weekends. I was definitely the sort of person you'd expect to catch something transmitted by breathing the same air as lots of other people.

I'll probably never know. If I get a nice strong immune response once I'm fully vaccinated, then that's a good indication that I hadn't previously encountered the virus. But if I don't, then I'll just have to wonder.

I don't have anything to add to what's already been said many times over about the storming of the Capitol building. I will say I hadn't known you could impeach someone after they were out of office.

Comments

[athenais]

John and I both had feverish colds in mid-February and later wondered if we'd had a mild form of the virus. He was going into work with lots of other people and I went to my high school reunion (flights, hanging out with old friends, going to a tavern for a loud, crowded evening in early February). I don't think it could have been, honestly, now that we know more about it. Still, you would wonder, wouldn't you?

[joseph_teller]

I believe the reason for the post office impeachment is to ensure he can never run for federal office again under current election laws.

[joseph_teller]

And that applies to both elected and appointed... so he doesn't try to get his son or Jared or his daughter into office to get him appointed to something so he can leach more money.... impeached he also loses his pension and his travel money and his secret service detail that ex-presidents normally have as a life perk of the office.