I’ll note that they’re not dead of heat stroke because Phoenix has just rolled out a system of ice-filled body bags in ambulances. Still doesn’t sound pleasant
But cold water immersion can bring down body temperatures eight times faster, with little risk of triggering other issues, particularly if body temperature is monitored closely with a rectal thermometer, said Douglas Casa, who studies heat-related illnesses and is the chief executive of the Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut.
They’re playing a game of access journalism, where they do puff pieces to gain access to wealth and power, and value that over pretty much anything else.
This has been an ongoing problem — if a Republican announces plans to do something sufficiently evil, people won’t believe it because of how awful it is.
It’s both — the Democrats are trying to highlight important policy differences, and they knew in advance that the Republicans wouldn’t vote for it, making it something of a show vote.