Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Tuesday's parting shot

Today, the United States reached 400,000 deaths from COVID-19, which nearly equals the number of Americans killed in World War II, numbers multiple media outlets cited. 

Someone marked this grim milestone with a candle this evening on Ninth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue. 

Photo by Steven

1 comment:

  1. Thank you to whoever placed this humble, touching tribute. Know that by doing so, you have expressed more empathy and love for the lost than that thankfully-departing piece of (insert poop emoji here) who has befouled the White House for the last four years.

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