Preston Cole: Wear a Mask During Zoom Meeting

Wisconsin is once again a national laughingstock.

From The Hill: "Wisconsin state agency requires employees to wear masks while teleconferencing"

A July 31 email sent to employees by the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reportedly reminded them that Gov. Tony Evers’s (D) mask mandate went into effect the next day.

Natural Resources Secretary Preston Cole said in the email that staff has to wear masks in DNR buildings and in virtual meetings, according to the Journal Sentinel.

“Also, wear your mask, even if you are home, to participate in a virtual meeting that involves being seen — such as on Zoom or another video-conferencing platform — by non-DNR staff,” Cole reportedly wrote. “Set the safety example which shows you as a DNR public service employee care about the safety and health of others.”

The governor’s mask order requires face coverings to be worn in indoor public spaces, and does not include residencies.

This is ridiculous.

You do not need to wear a mask in your own home unless you or someone in your household is ill.

Wearing a mask while teleconferencing from home sets a terrible example. It reveals the buffoonish lengths the Evers administration will go to keep fear in the forefront.

This kind of mask theater may make people think they're being played.