In America, president Trump spent the weekend berating and retweeting about nonsense and attacking Obama's leaked conversation while the rest of the country comes to terms with coronavirus while reports stated VP Pence was self isolating with aides close to him testing positive. The question that doesn't seem to be getting asked though is why are the president, vice president and their families been tested daily if the virus is a hoax and their faith will protect them, what about tests for the rest of the country, this American presidency is the most cowardly, corrupt and deceitful since Nixon held office. In other news from America a particular issue has arisen in South Dakota between the native American reservations and the state itself, where native Americans have blocked the highways and roads crossing their land to prevent spreading of the coronavirus. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is threatening to take the two tribes - the Oglala Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux tribes - to federal court if they do not comply. In a letter sent to their representatives on Friday, she demanded the checkpoints be removed saying "The checkpoints on state and US highways are not legal, and if they don't come down, the state will take the matter to federal court, as Governor Noem noted in her Friday letter," her senior adviser and policy director, Maggie Seidel, said in an email sent to the local Argus Leader newspaper on Sunday. Tribes are meant to get permission from state authorities if they want to close or restrict travel inside their reservations. So it seems the modern day cowboys and Indians are to fight again.
Back in dear old Blighty, Johnson has graciously granted that from Wednesday we can go out to exercise more and enter parks freely and meet family as long as social distancing is observed. Also he said in England at least, if you work in construction or manufacturing, or can't do your job from home, you'll be encouraged to go back to work as long as you can keep your distance from others this week. But importantly there will be NO change for the many people who are more vulnerable to the disease who are therefore "shielding". As for schools class sizes they are to be reduced which will put a strain on teachers especially in children under a certain age which may happen in early June and hopes for the hospitality industry will return by July. After all that the most used word by the primeminister was "If", time and time again which just showed that they have no clue when things will return to normal.
Rant you tomorrow!
