Is it scorching outside? Can't breathe because the air is brown sludge? Have some ice cream!

...And so began the journey north to safety, to our place in the sun. Among us we found a new leader: the man who came from the sky, the Neopolitan Captain. And just as Rum Raisin had planned, we traveled far beyond the reach of men on machines. The cream, the precious cream was hidden in the vehicles. As for me, I grew to manhood and in the fullness of time I became the leader, the Chief of the Great Butterscotch Tribe. And the Rocky Road Warrior? That was the last we ever saw of him. He lives now only in my memories.

This is an overused horror film cliche. I've seen it a million times. Dark visuals contrasted with something child like and innocent. A nursery rhyme being sung or music from a music contrasting with the scary horror visuals. Be original.

We lost 1,166,662 people to covid in the US. We had 341 deaths per 100,000 population; only Peru was higher. We also had a higher case-fatality ratio than most of the world, and especially compared to other developed countries.

Our covid response was objectively terrible. The government didn't do much, and what they did was ineffective. We just let people die, and like 30% of the country was actively trying to make things worse.

Seems like a pretty good dry run for how we're going to handle climate catastrophe.

They should be going slower.

Kids can't run as far or fast while breathing particulates.