>= 1,000 - 357 100 to 999 - 1,615(New) grand total of counties reads at 3,115. While I've not gotten into an argument with the Topo folks over this re-definition of 'affected' counties, it certainly looks like a move to bolster ex-President AuH2O 2020's perpetual lying.
[24 October]
Loyal readers may remember the call for the Covid Sea to Shining Sea Memorial 100+ Trophy Dash. Back in those halcyon days, one could travel a Southern Route through 25+ counties, but try as I might, I couldn't subsequently (nod to Borat, naturally) get past those two niggling New Mexico counties. They just wouldn't infect. Then the Topo folks changed the criterion from total to current. Almost made it. No other route presented itself. Until today (perhaps earlier this week?). One can traverse the USofA, furtively, solely through 100+ counties, from Maine to Washington. It's a very circuitous route, but thanks to those dunderheads in the Northern Plains, we have a winner. Perhaps it will persist until the regular Monday essay. With daily cases, last I saw, widely topping 80,000 seems something of a sure bet.
Well, today's (Monday, as per usual) map is even more explosive. While there isn't a more straight line route from sea to shining sea, the counts are rising rather quickly. Yeah, we're rounding the curve, into a tunnel, and the Sunset Express is doing 90 mph right at us. Meadows just got finished throwing in the towel. That's how you protect your fellow Americans. And the tome McEnany dropped on Stahl is, effectively, a bunch of empty pages. Only the stupid will buy it as a cheaper, better ACA.
Worth noting: if you display all groups but 10 to 24 (largest of the Blue), the two lowest Blue counties nearly disappear in a sea of Orange and Red. Quite appropriate, don't you think? Orange Julius Caesar meets the Red states?
[totally OT]
Well, Belichick lost again. Before the season started, Kornheiser and Wilbon bet each other over who would have the better season - Belichick or Brady. Wilbon took Belichick and Kornheiser Brady. When they made the bet, I took Brady. Not that I like either of those two, but Belichick never did much until Brady fell into his lap; he was still languishing in the sixth round, after all. He wasn't the on-the-org-chart General Manager, although he does get credit for choosing Brady. I doubt we'll ever know the truth about who pulled the trigger. It sure looks like now what every thinking person has known since organized sports existed: the players make the management.
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