Thanks to Robert Scribbler for continuing to produce such excellent work in these harsh times. This year has begun with dismal news that makes so many of our earthly issues feel like frivolous amusements, and makes it hard to be tolerant of ignorant assertions by friends and neighbors. Reputable scientists and public agencies have declared a global emergency and have made specific recommendations for responses. However, official responses have been criminally slow or nonexistent. But what do you do when the people responsible for handling emergencies are also the ones that would judge their own failures? Would members of congressional committees slap each other’s wrists before moving their homes and bank accounts to higher ground?