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At the ends, there were (and still are) die-hards who use masks as weapons or as virtue signaling. At the height of the pandemic, masks were better than nothing. They were absolutely not completely effective at blocking the corona virus (news flash: no one said they were), they were just better than spewing material into the open air. A 40% improvement in the number of virus particles is still better than nothing. On the other hand, yeah, people who are alone in their car wearing masks are doing it for reasons that are personal, and not scientific (well, unless they also suffer from severe allergies, are immune-compromised, etc). I suppose it'd be easier to figure out who's dumb if people with allergies or immune issues had to wear T-shirts, but what's the point. Some one else's issues have no impact whatsoever on one's own condition. If you don't want to wear a mask now, then don't. There are few places where they're mandatory (maybe in hospitals?). There are still 500 people a day dying of Covid in the US; that's not an insignificant number. And if someone doesn't want others to think they're an asshole or idiot for not wearing a mask, then limit your activities to where those people don't hang out. Your rights don't, in fact, trump everyone else's in public spaces. Wendy P.

In many situations not wearing a mask was no more than a festoon of false scientific aptitude, and selfishness masquerading as commitment to personal freedoms. Depending on the context it was a scarlet letter for being huge piece of shit.

The fork is just to poke anyone who tries to get a piece of chicken from the bucket.

Gray interviewed Weinberg, not sure about Carr... but nothing came of it, he had no idea who the hijacker could be. Good documentary on the comic, you can set subtitles to translate to english

As far as signals of character go, still less effective than a "Let's Go Brandon" T-shirt. On another note, is your solution to people telling you that your articles don't say what you think they say to just not post the articles? ...."They can't correct me on its contents if they can't read it, it's GENIUS!"

Hey, don't go ruining brent's straw men now, how else can he feel good about himself? As for masks in cars, has "forgetting" been considered at all? There have been a few times when I put on a mask to enter a crowded area, then when I get out I'm too deep in my thoughts and forget to take it off immediately. No harm done, although it probably makes "those people" feel better about themselves, right?

Some more examples of Dan Cooper comic images around Seattle.. In the 60's the author was in the Seattle area and Florida.. Theoretically, Cooper could have met him in the US and never read the comics.. but I still think it is a coincidence. Monorail Space Needle Interstate I5 and Space Needle Boeing factory Everett Ye Olde Curiosity shop inside "the thing" depicted was actually there. Curiosity Shop Boeing Field

Arizona Judge Rips Rep. Paul Gosar and Other Republicans for Filing Defamation Lawsuit ‘Primarily for Purposes of Harassment’ Republican Rep. Paul Gosar and two GOP state representatives must pay more than $75,000 for filing a defamation lawsuit against a Democratic lawmaker “primarily for the purposes of harassment,” an Arizona judge ruled. Excellent!

I have a 1954 White portable forward/reverse/zigzag that I bought in 1974. Still works great.

Seattle PI had a $5k reward for Cooper's ID..

ahhh, ok...well I believe the The Oregon Journal was offering a reward. Not sure if they were the only one, see below.

Short answer: buy a sewing machine and learn to sew. You’ll need that skill to be a rigger anyway, and it has uses outside the rigging realm. Forward/reverse/zigzag. Portable, old model with metal parts is best. Start making and repairing things that don’t require a riggers ticket. Learn how to maintain the machine. I started rigging in the 70s mostly because I wanted to know how things work. Professionally, I became a physicist, not unrelated. in the mid-80s I became a master rigger, although I was never terribly active by most master rigger standards. It was absolutely worth it, in intellectual satisfaction sense, if not in a financial sense.

The man is truly the scum of the earth.

Another comic connection to Seattle, Ye Old Curiosity Shop.. Dan Cooper comic on left..

You can read the Declaration of Independence to find out what’s in the constitution? Tell me more…

Something like that but it ain't much or many. I agree with you on secondary school, absolutely, but I am convinced that junior college designed to be accessible to adults with needs is the single most valuable investment we can make.