Five in Ten 8/19/22: The Friday Five - COVID Jumps the Shark

News that First Lady Jill Biden and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaxxed and boosted, barely caused a blip in the news cycle this week. The CDC’s new COVID guidelines basically say the pandemic is over.

5) Trump raid a political hit; 4) IRS expansion not likely to target the wealthy; 3) Growing body of evidence suggests monkeypox spreads mainly through sexual contact; 2) Smart devices building infrastructure for Skynet; 1) Russia, Ukraine pointing fingers over potential disaster at nuclear plant.