Federal Mask mandate

[wanderingaimles]

I've read several articles and cant find any out for folks boondocking.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-executive-order-mask-wearing-federal-land

Again city folks think everyone lives in an urban cubicle.
One size fits all I guess.
Hopefully the rangers out there have better sense than the DC insiders.

[ford_truck_guy]

time2roll wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:
And much of the time when reporting the news, they are ALL bending the truth to fit the agenda... either Right OR Left

The agenda has always been ratings and profits. True, false, right, left, center, is just the method to get the ratings up.

And temperatures up.. and blood pressure up.. ! :B

[time2roll]

ford truck guy wrote:
And much of the time when reporting the news, they are ALL bending the truth to fit the agenda... either Right OR Left

The agenda has always been ratings and profits. True, false, right, left, center, is just the method to get the ratings up.

[ford_truck_guy]

BurbMan wrote:

SPRey wrote:
LOL, all news outlets are biased. Can anyone name a single news outlet without a political agenda?

The challenge is separating the news from the commentary. All of the mainstream media outlets, including Fox and CNN, have good unbiased reporting on their NEWS programs...however most of the airtime is filled with "commentary" which does tend to be slanted one way or the other.

Too many folks think on-air celebs like Chris Cuomo or Sean Hannity are delivering the news...they are NOT...they are commenting on the news.

And much of the time when reporting the news, they are ALL bending the truth to fit the agenda... either Right OR Left

[NamMedevac_70]

Monkey44. Do you have a pet monkey???

[monkey44]

naturist wrote:
What rlw999 said.

Folks, please stop panicking over things found on Faux News. Everything there has been carefully spun to throw you into a rage. Go to the source to get information that is actually useful. Your blood pressure will thank you for turning Faux News off.

This one ^^^^^ 🙂

[NamMedevac_70]

SPRey wrote:
I agree in citing the original source (I usually do), but to suggest one should discount the value of the news reporting because of a perceived bias...lol, ignores the fact that today, all news outlets are biased. They all subscribe to "click bait" (news reporting based on popularity and acceptance by their base/audience/customers).

Well said Dude.

[Sandia_Man]

We have been RVing out of state last 8 months since our governor has pretty much closed everything down in our neck of the woods. We wear our masks according to CDC guidelines and sometimes get funny looks from people in AZ, TX, UT, and CO.

Of course you can still get covid even when wearing a mask everywhere you go, hand sanitizing is paramount as it pertains to covid or any virus for that matter. Like anything we humans do, some are bound to overdue it while others are too nonchalant.

As for the fake news all the various news driven channels parlay, it is easy to wade through it with just a bit of common sense. Unfortunately, I haven't spent much time watching the news as of late, no interest in naysayers or gloom and doom opinions.

[Timmo_]

I agree in citing the original source (I usually do), but to suggest one should discount the value of the news reporting because of a perceived bias...lol, ignores the fact that today, all news outlets are biased. They all subscribe to "click bait" (news reporting based on popularity and acceptance by their base/audience/customers).

[BurbMan]

SPRey wrote:
LOL, all news outlets are biased. Can anyone name a single news outlet without a political agenda?

The challenge is separating the news from the commentary. All of the mainstream media outlets, including Fox and CNN, have good unbiased reporting on their NEWS programs...however most of the airtime is filled with "commentary" which does tend to be slanted one way or the other.

Too many folks think on-air celebs like Chris Cuomo or Sean Hannity are delivering the news...they are NOT...they are commenting on the news.

[rlw999]

rlw999 wrote:

SPRey wrote:

rlw999 wrote:

Why link to a news article at a source that's not known for its balanced reporting, when you can link to the actual source:

LOL, all news outlets are biased. Can anyone name one outlet that isn't?

Remember back in school and your teacher told you to use "Primary Sources" when you write your research paper? Thanks to the internet, those primary sources are easier than ever to find. But it takes some care, make sure that you're really reading from the source and not a lookalike or scam site.

So for example, when you hear about some mask mandate in an Executive Order and how it's going to change your life, you can read the actual Executive Order yourself (which is the link I provided earlier). Or when you hear that the CDC is publishing numbers that are impossible, go to the CDC website yourself and read the background behind their numbers. Even medical journals post abstracts (or entire papers) to the internet, so if you hear about a promising new treatment that no one else knows about, you can find the studies that support it (or not).

[rlw999]

SPRey wrote:

rlw999 wrote:

Why link to a news article at a source that's not known for its balanced reporting, when you can link to the actual source:

LOL, all news outlets are biased. Can anyone name one outlet that isn't?

Remember back in school and your teacher told you to use "Primary Sources" when you write your research paper? Thanks to the internet, those primary sources are easier than ever to find.

So for example, when you hear about some mask mandate in an Executive Order and how it's going to change your life, you can read the actual Executive Order yourself (which is the link I provided earlier). Or when you hear that the CDC is publishing numbers that are impossible, go to the CDC website yourself and read the background behind their numbers. Even medical journals post abstracts (or entire papers) to the internet, so if you hear about a promising new treatment that no one else knows about, you can find the studies that support it (or not).

[Timmo_]

rlw999 wrote:

Why link to a news article at a source that's not known for its balanced reporting, when you can link to the actual source:

naturist wrote:
What rlw999 said.

Folks, please stop panicking over things found on Faux News. Everything there has been carefully spun to throw you into a rage. Go to the source to get information that is actually useful. Your blood pressure will thank you for turning Faux News off.

LOL, all news outlets are biased. Can anyone name a single news outlet without a political agenda?

From one of many studies on media bias....

In particular, this study examines coverage of presidential approval polls on Fox News' flagship news program, Special Report, as well as on ABC, CBS, and NBC's evening newscasts over the last decade. The results provide substantial evidence for bias in the news choices across the four news outlets, although somewhat surprisingly, the results are stronger for some of the networks than for Fox.


http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/comm/groeling/web/CV_files/psqPageProofs.pdf

[jdc1]

Just wear a **** mask when you encounter others or enter a public building. Quit thinking only about yourselves. This is why this problem has become as large as it is. I promise it won't kill you to help by wearing a mask for a few minutes every now and then. I promise you won't be less of a man (or woman).

[NamMedevac_70]

"I discovered the most informative news when I saw 'Danny Deck Chair'"

"Great way to escape all the controversy today as a lot of work went into this movie. It starts with a guy who wants to go camping flying out on a fuel guzzling commercial flight."

Well said Covered Wagon. Cheers

[NamMedevac_70]

I am with you wonderingaimless. I have boondocked on Public lands many times in the west especially remote desert BLM lands and never seen a ranger. Only time I have seen a ranger in western national forest is the Tahoe NF in 2000 and she was operating a speed trap on the highway going to Frenchman's Meadow Lake. Usually local sheriffs deputies patrol the Tahoe and Plumas NF. I always have several mask with me in case a johnny do good citizen wants to make a self important issue out of it in the wide open spaces. The people imposing mask requirements violate these restrictions themselves wholesale according to MSNBC, CNN etc. I saw it on the news. Burp.