"Die Herrschaften haben Wichtigeres zu tun, als sich mit Einzelschicksalen zu beschäftigen"

Seit drei Wochen befindet sich die Familie Rejall aus Gütersloh in Corona-Quarantäne. Ein Testergebnis liegt immer noch nicht vor. Bettina Rejall schildert gegenüber Telepolis ihre Situation

Seit drei Wochen befindet sich die Familie Rejall aus Gütersloh in Corona-Quarantäne. Ein Testergebnis liegt immer noch nicht vor. Bettina Rejall schildert gegenüber Telepolis ihre Situation

Ford brings back the Bronco SUV with a dizzying array of options

2-door, 4-door, and Sport variants, 7 trim levels, and a ton of customization.

  • Preproduction versions of the all-new 2021 Bronco family of rugged, all-4x4 SUVs,. They include (left) Bronco two-door in Cyber Orange Metallic Tri-Coat, Bronco four-door in Shadow Black, and Bronco Sport in Rapid Red Metallic Tinted Clearcoat. [credit: Ford ]

On Monday night, in a coordinated advertising blitz across ABC, ESPN, and the National Geographic channel, as well as on YouTube and social media, Ford debuted its new Bronco SUV. The company is reviving the Bronco nameplate after a hiatus of 24 years, with new two-door, four-door, and Bronco Sport models on offer, all with four-wheel drive designed for off-road ability.

The two- and four-door Broncos comes in seven different trim levels, with another five trims available for the Bronco Sport, and there's a bewildering array of customization available to suit just about every possible taste. Well, almost every—we're sad to report there are no plans to offer the range as a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or battery electric vehicle. So if you were hoping for some electrification, now's the time to head to the comments instead of reading on.

The big Bronco

Whether two-door (starting at $29,995) or four-door ($34,995), the Bronco comes equipped with Ford's 2.3L EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder engine as standard. That sends 270hp (201kW) and 310lb-ft (420Nm) to all four wheels via a seven-speed manual Getrag transmission. I mean, we say seven-speed, but it's more like a six-speed plus an extra-low 6.588:1 ratio for use when the blacktop has run out and you want to go rock climbing without getting out of the vehicle.

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As Trump pushes to have schools open, CDC’s cautious approach leaks

Part of an ongoing White House battle against health experts.

Image of a man in a suit with a yellow tie.

Enlarge / CDC Director Robert Redfield at an event focused on discussing how to safely reopen schools. (credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

The United States has seen a dramatic surge in coronavirus infections with less than two months to go before the start of the school year. With little indication that the country has even started to flatten the curve, there are serious questions about which areas of the country are positioned to open schools safely. But, for reasons that remain unclear, the Trump administration has a firm answer: all of them.

Over the past couple weeks, the administration exerted pressure on the Centers for Disease Control, instituted restrictive rules for foreign college students, and had several senior administration figures, including Trump himself, join in the push to have schools open. The push places the administration at odds with public health experts and its own CDC, which advises a far more cautious approach, as revealed in an internal document that leaked over the weekend.

Pro open

At an event on Monday, President Trump reiterated his administration's message, saying, "Schools should be opened—kids want to go to schools." But, in keeping with his administration's approach to health policy, he followed that up with an evidence-free and likely false statement: "You're losing a lot of lives by keeping things closed."

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Pediatricians walk back school-reopening stance as WHO gives dire warning

WHO expert warns school reopening shouldn’t become a “political football.”

Men and women in suits sit at a long table. The only one masked is an MD.

Enlarge / American Academy of Pediatrics President Dr. Sally Goza (center) attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump, students, teachers, and administrators about how to safely reopen schools during the novel coronavirus pandemic in the East Room at the White House July 07, 2020, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty | Chip Somodevilla )

The American Academy of Pediatrics has clarified its stance on school reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic after the Trump administration repeatedly used the academy’s previous statement to pressure school systems to resume in-person learning in the fall.

The AAP, in a joint statement with three large education organizations, emphasized that school reopening should be informed by science and safety—“not politics.” It also directly responded to a President Trump’s threat of withholding funding from schools who did not reopen, calling the move a “misguided approach.”

The point was echoed Monday by Michael Ryan, an infectious disease expert with the World Health Organization, who implored countries not to let school reopening become a “yet another political football.”

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Warum man Menschen lieber keine Zahlen sagen soll, die nicht rund sind

Nicht runde Zahlen seien schrill, so eine Studie, und lenken die Aufmerksamkeit auf die Zahl und genauere Vergleiche, was die Wirksamkeit einer Produktwerbung oder einer gesundheitlichen Empfehlung in Zeiten einer Pandemie beeinträchtigen könnte

Nicht runde Zahlen seien schrill, so eine Studie, und lenken die Aufmerksamkeit auf die Zahl und genauere Vergleiche, was die Wirksamkeit einer Produktwerbung oder einer gesundheitlichen Empfehlung in Zeiten einer Pandemie beeinträchtigen könnte