Just Kidding

In a highly inauspicious development that seemed to telegraph confusion and frustration at the highest levels of the German government, Angela Merkel dropped plans for an Easter lockdown on Wednesday. "Merkel backed off the proposal in a hastily-arranged video conference with the heads of Germany’s 16 states," Bloomberg reported. "That was my mistake. I accept responsibility," Merkel told leaders, according to Bild. "In my long experience I’ve learned that if you try to knock your head thr