On 12/3, The Atlantic published a piece titled "Iowa Is What Happens When Government Does Nothing". It had plenty of choice panic-laced anecdotes and quotes predicting a #COVID19 "tsunami" during the holidays

Hospitalized patients in Iowa peaked on 11/18 and are down 58% since pic.twitter.com/AjTyd4jtA8

— Eric (@The_OtherET) December 21, 2020