Archive - The Gauntlet

What would an adequate COVID response look like?

Ok, COVID is a problem. What can we do about it anyway?

Sep 5 •

Julia Doubleday

August 2024

The tyranny of "normal"

Early pandemic solidarity was an anomaly in modern life. Our political leaders want us to forget it ever happened.

Aug 29 •

Julia Doubleday

The planet the Democrats live on sounds nice

With a million new COVID cases per day in the US, Democrats celebrate their "victory" over COVID at their massive indoor superspreader event with zero…

Aug 21 •

Julia Doubleday

Out of control COVID means permanent segregation for many disabled people

Millions of people cannot afford a(nother) COVID infection. Forever waves of COVID means permanent isolation for us

Aug 15 •

Julia Doubleday

July 2024

After spending a month in a crash, I'm ready to admit I have Long COVID

Jul 31 •

Julia Doubleday

Joe Biden's COVID Hubris is the Nail in His Re-Elect Coffin

It's an appropriate end for a politician who mused that he "stopped thinking about" COVID as it killed hundreds of thousands of Americans

Jul 23 •

Julia Doubleday

June 2024

The Incredible Disappearing Pandemic

Will the public ever get sick of getting sick?

Jun 28 •

Julia Doubleday

COVID infection endangers pregnancies and newborns. Why aren't parents being warned?

From conception to birth, COVID infections increase risks to parent and baby. Prenatal education is ignoring it.

Jun 21 •

Julia Doubleday

Silence from prominent left outlets continues as mask bans spread

Eugenics has been successfully mainstreamed by libertarian think tanks, yet many popular left-wing journalists look on indifferently.

Jun 13 •

Julia Doubleday

COVID lulls aren't being earned by policy; they're being bought with infections and deaths

Celebrating a COVID lull years into the Biden Administration's utter abandonment is woefully out of touch with the science

Jun 6 •

Julia Doubleday

May 2024

Your Money or Your Life

COVID safety is costing disabled people our income, professional opportunities, and careers. I worked in progressive politics, and I'm one of them.

May 22 •

Julia Doubleday

Biden, CDC silent as North Carolina lawmakers vote to ban masks

Biden's White House has made everyday survival hell for disabled people. Now the last tool in the toolbox is being targeted with zero pushback.

May 16 •

Julia Doubleday

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