Links: COVID-19

COVID Underdogs: Mongolia by Indi Samarajiva.

Starting in January, Mongolia executed a perfect public health response, and they have never let up the pressure since. COVID-19 did not just leave Mongolia alone. Mongolia kicked its ass. [...]
If I could tell you the one secret to Mongolia’s success it’s this:
JANUARY!! JANUARY!!!! JANUARY!!!!!
Mongolia was putting its big person pants on in January. That made all the difference.

( Wear masks wear masks wear masks )

Links: Black lives matter

I saw a photo of a protest sign that said "Matter is the minimum. Black lives are beloved, cherished, needed." (Quote from memory.) If anyone has a link, please let me know.

You and White Supremacy: A Challenge to Educators by Adrienne Van Der Valk. About Layla Saad and how she came to write Me and White Supremacy.

To white organizational leaders, silence is violence: Here’s what you should do now by Christopher Wink.

It Does Not Matter If You Are Good by R. Eric Thomas. "On Omar Jimenez, George Floyd, Christian Cooper and the myth of being non-threatening."

Abolish the Police? Yes, and Here’s Why by Bridget Eileen Rivera. "It’s about recognizing that we have taken almost every single one of our country’s most pressing social issues and handed them over to the police to fix with guns and handcuffs and charges and prison."

Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety by Jay Willis. They're actually doing it!