EP48: Interview Megan Mansell Masks, Bitcoin Mining in NYS, Cuomo Segregates UnVaccinated

EP48: Interview with PPE expert Megan Mansell about Masks, Banning Bitcoin Mining in NYS, Cuomo Segregates UnVaccinated, Federal Judge ends CDC's Eviction Moratorium, Teachers Union writes school reopening guidelines for CDC, NY Giants partner with Greyscale

Join hosts Shawn Hannon and Ben Hussong as they separate the latest news from the noise impacting New York State.

INTERVIEW: Megan Mansell; PPE Expert we discuss all things masks. Source Control, Droplets, Aerosols, Particle Sizes, and those pesky Radically Behaving Particulates!

RUNDOWN:
- NY Giants sign endorsement deal with crypto asset manager Greyscale
- CDC has AFT write reopening guidelines for schools: https://nypost.com/2021/05/01/teachers-union-collaborated-with-cdc-on-school-reopening-emails/

The powerful teachers union’s full-court press preceded the federal agency putting the brakes on a full re-opening of in-person classrooms, emails between top CDC, AFT and White House officials show.

The documents show a flurry of activity between CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, her top advisors and union officials — with Biden brass being looped in at the White House — in the days before the highly-anticipated Feb. 12 announcement on school-reopening guidelines.

- Federal judge rules national eviction moratorium exceeds the CDC's authority: https://fee.org/articles/a-federal-judge-just-struck-down-one-of-the-cdc-s-most-blatant-power-grabs/

Back in September, the CDC issued a mandate that landlords could not evict non-paying tenants in most circumstances. Landlords who violated the order faced potential penalties up to a $100,000 fine and a year in jail.

- Stay-at-Home Orders Backfired. Here's Why: https://fee.org/articles/new-study-reveals-that-stay-at-home-orders-backfired-heres-why/

The irony, of course, is that even as work environments were increasingly becoming safer, many Americans were being forced to stay home in environments that were less ideal—such as crowded, poorly ventilated housing.

F.A. Hayek once observed, “The more the state ‘plans’ the more difficult planning becomes for the individual.”

- NY Senate Bill Would Impose 3-Year State Moratorium on Bitcoin Mining: https://waterfrontonline.blog/2021/05/05/ny-senate-bill-would-impose-3-year-state-moratorium-on-bitcoin-mining-force-environmental-impact-statement/

After gradually expanding the mining operation for two years, Greenidge announced in March plans to become a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ exchange through a reverse merger with support.com.
In touting that deal, Greenidge officials said the plant’s Bitcoin operations would need to boost power usage from 19 megawatts to 85 megawatts by the end of next year. They also said the company planned to adopt the same business model at other plants in the future, eventually drawing on at least 500 MW power by 2025.

NEWS: Cuomo separates vaccinated from unvaccinated people at Yankees and Mets games: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/ny-stadium-plan-would-separate-vaccinated-unvaccinated-people-at-baseball-games/ar-BB1gopX7

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