Yes, they called it “rights” back then. I didn’t take any pictures today. So, I found one on my server that I have never used. Sort of recycling.
The Cheeto is going to “address the nation” at 9PM tonight. If it were any other president I would listen. Don’t know if I can stomach him. I am concerned about Covid-19 but terrified that he will declare martial law. Or attempt to shut down the internet, which might be doable under the Communications Act of 1934, I think it is. I simply hope that he is his normal ignorant Cheeto self.
President Wilson, the much revered Democratic President, did not exactly cover himself with glory with his handling of the Spanish Flu of 1917. The US and GB both used massive censorship (in the US, penalty was 20 years in the slammer) to completely suppress any mention of the flu other than “it is under control”. Spain wasn’t a participant in WWI so they had a free press which reported all the deaths. That was the first “news” that most had of how serious it was and it was then named the Spanish Flu, nevermindthat it started in Kansas in the good old US of A. By rights Spanish Influenza should be called the Kansas Flu.
Malama pono.