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The Times Square ball drop's history: Crowds muted by coronavirus pandemic - The Washington Post

Caribbean volcanoes rumble to life as scientists study activity not seen in years : news

Blistering 2020 was France's hottest year ever, say climate experts : worldnews
Ireland's climate: A year of extremes, from wettest February to driest spring : worldnews
The edges of the forest on Mount Fuji have crept up several dozen meters in altitude over the past 40 years, an ecological study has found. The findings have been attributed to global warming. : worldnews

'A real bad precedent': Australia criticised for Antarctica airport plan : worldnews

The largest iceberg in the world is very close to impacting San Pedro Island : worldnews
Norway landslide: At least 10 people injured and 26 missing, police say : worldnews


Another day of record COVID-19 deaths in U.S.; 7,500 dead in last 2 days : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data Last Effing Day of Effing 2020 : boston (12.9%+ 81 deaths 6887 new cases)
6,887 New Confirmed Cases; 96k Tests Reported; 80,359 Active Cases; 8.60% Positivity; 9.35% Non Higher Ed; 81 Deaths (-37); 2,271 Hospitalized (+14) including 417 in ICU (-16) and 240 Intubated (+9); 88% Hospital Capacity (+17%); 75% ICU Capacity (-1%); - December 31, 2020 Data : CoronavirusMa


Mass. reports 6,887 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 81 new deaths - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts COVID-19 town-by-town map: Updated with latest data - WCVB - December 31, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


The Mutated Coronavirus Is a Ticking Time Bomb - The Atlantic -- everything we know so far suggests a huge danger.
How Does the Coronavirus Variant Spread? Here's What Scientists Know : Coronavirus
Children's ability to detect emotions appears to be minimally impacted by masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. : science
If covid 19 became a pandemic in 1990 rather than 2020, how would events have played out differently? : AskReddit

PSA: Order a Covid at home test online to avoid waiting in line for hours and being rejected : CoronavirusMa

COVID-19: "I never dreamed I could be so sick." : Coronavirus

At Least One Person Is Hospitalized With COVID-19 After Attending That Republican Christmas Party With A Conga Line : politics

Dr. Drew Pinsky, who apologized for downplaying coronavirus, says he has Covid-19 : worldnews

The Small Colorado Town felt insulated from the Pandemic. Then Came the Coronavirus Variant. - The New York Times ... The response to the virus is shaped not only by geography but also by politics. President Trump won 74 percent of the vote here in November

Elderly forced to sleep in lawn chairs to queue for vaccines in Florida amid chaotic first-come-first-served rollout : Coronavirus

Florida breaks record with 17,000+ coronavirus cases in one day. : Coronavirus

Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine doses Authorities arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist Thursday suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing them from refrigeration for two nights.
Police in Wisconsin say they've arrested fired hospital employee suspected of intentionally spoiling COVID-19 vaccine : Coronavirus

Over half of Ohio's nursing home workers are refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine, the governor says. : Coronavirus


Critically ill patients evacuated hundreds of miles as fears grow London could run out of beds : worldnews
UK records 55,892 COVID cases - highest ever daily total : Coronavirus

New COVID-19 strain spreading faster than all forecasts - Irish PM : worldnews

France to deploy 100,000 police on New Year's Eve to impose 8pm curfew : worldnews

Japan may consider declaring a state of emergency to counter rising Covid-19 cases : worldnews
Daily Tokyo COVID-19 cases surge past 1,000 for the first time : worldnews

Thailand becomes first country to ban eating and drinking on domestic flights due to COVID-19 : worldnews

Sri Lanka opens borders to tourists, and the very first batch has covid positives : worldnews

Canadian politician faked Twitter posts to conceal Caribbean holiday : worldnews

Nurse strips off PPE suit to have sex with Covid patient in hospital toilet, suspended : worldnews

Anti-vaccine sentiment rife in Poland : worldnews

Anti-lockdown activist who walked into hospital and filmed 'empty' wards is handcuffed in her dressing gown and arrested by police who turned up at her door : worldnews


U.S. warships transit Taiwan Strait, China denounces 'provocation' : worldnews
Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat on Church in Hong Kong : worldnews
U.S. demands release of Uighur doctor who family say is sentenced to 20 years because of her family members' human rights activism : worldnews
China tells U.S. politicians to stop using Xinjiang to interfere in its affairs : worldnews
China allegedly paid non-state actors to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan : worldnews ... Information of this alleged intelligence is thus far uncorroborated ...

Indonesian fisher finds drone submarine on possible covert mission, likely a Chinese Sea Wing : worldnews

US bans palm oil imports from Malaysia's Sime Darby over forced labor: It is the third US Customs and Border Protection import ban this year related to suspected forced labor in Malaysia : worldnews



Jair Bolsonaro has been named the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project's 2020 Person of the Year for his role in promoting organized crime and corruption : worldnews


US poised to take custody of alleged killer of Daniel Pearl : worldnews

Western intelligence agencies complicit in Lockerbie disaster, report claims : worldnews


Vatican denies knowledge of $1.8 billion transferred to Australia : worldnews


Second Indigenous activist killed in Honduras this week : worldnews

Ethiopian migrant who became symbol of integration in Italy killed on her goat farm : worldnews

Spain's homeless help repopulate rural ghost towns : worldnews


Holyrood and Stormont reject 'disastrous' Brexit trade deal: Scottish and Northern Irish parliaments condemn deal in symbolic votes as Westminster backs it : worldnews
Brexit: How Northern Ireland is different : worldnews
UK 'ready for new start' as EU deadline approaches : worldnews
Gibraltar Gets Its Own Brexit Deal With Spain - The New York Times Spain and the European Union will share oversight over the flow of goods and people to the British territory, which worried about being left isolated and economically pinched outside the bloc.
Father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit : worldnews


Jonathan Pollard, spy who passed US secrets to Israel, arrives in Jewish state : worldnews (Adelson flew him in his private jet)

Iran accuses Trump of 'plot to fabricate pretext for war' : worldnews
Iran says Trump's life 'will end,' won't stop until revenge on US for killing Soleimani in new statement : worldnews
US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension : politics ... When a rogue nation of religious wackos threatens world peace through its insane leader and his cult of citizens it is up to the sane countries to ignore such baseless provocation. This would be my advice to Tehran.

NATO is furious at Trump delaying the military handover to Biden while 'there's a significant security situation underway with Iran that could explode at any time' : worldnews ... "You think 2020 was bad? Wait for 2021 when she's old enough to drink."

Cyber attack on U.S. government may have started earlier than initially thought - U.S. senator : politics
Microsoft says Russians hacked its network, viewing source code - The Washington Post (will release Windows 11 next month)

Jan. 6 will be a glorious tribute to Trump's failure : politics

2020 Shatters the Myth of American Exceptionalism : politics
Nationwide Covid memorial announced as part of Biden inauguration : politics
Vaccination is going slowly because nobody is in charge | We've known for months that vaccines were coming. Why weren't we prepared to use them? : politics
Covid, Covid, Covid: In Trump's Final Chapter, a Failure to Rise to the Moment
How Trump warped HHS long before Covid-19 | Political interference and tensions with scientists preceded and set the stage for he disaster of 2020.

Truth bombs over MAGA land : PoliticalHumor

Trump Has Spent Nearly a Quarter of His Presidency on the Golf Course : politics
Trump Fears That His Influence Is Waning The president is plotting retribution. Not just because hes mad about his election loss. But because he wants to keep folks in line.
Trump and Melania abruptly decided to ditch the Mar-a-Lago New Year party that many of his supporters bought tickets for : politics (no refunds)
No reason given for Trump cutting short his Florida vacation : politics
Trump to Snub His Own New s Party for Last-Ditch Election Challenge, Says Report : politics
Trump is a chaos agent in his final days between fighting with Congress, raising fears of war with Iran, and continuing his futile effort to overturn the election : politics

Secret Service making changes to presidential detail amid concerns current members are aligned with Trump: report : politics

Bernie Sanders dubbed "national treasure" after $2,000 stimulus appeal : politics ... It's really funny that Republicans are finally breaking with Trump ... To not give Americans $2000.
'Tired of That Hypocrisy': Sanders Blasts GOP for Claiming $2,000 Checks Are Too Costly After Passing $1.5 Trillion in Tax Cuts : politics
Mitch McConnell Made $3,300 This Week While Blocking One-Time $2,000 Stimulus Check : politics
In Stimulus Battle, Donald Trump Was No Match For Mitch McConnell, Who Shaped His Presidency : politics

Trump Pardons Racist Former Maryland Cop Who Unleashed Her Canine on Homeless People for Fun : politics

Josh Hawley reminds us that the GOP is the sedition party : politics
Why Josh Hawley's move could endanger Senate Republicans : politics

At least 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes, two GOP lawmakers say : politics (sedition list)
Trump's enbarrassing Electoral College Hustle - It is doomed to fail but would still set a destructive precedent. (WSJ)

'Playing with fire': GOP Sen. Ben Sasse tears into Republicans planning to object to Electoral College results. The Nebraska senator said that in private, few Republicans actually believed Trump's baseless claims of voter fraud. : politics

Trumpist Lawyer Lin Wood Goes on Unhinged Rant Suggesting Justice John Roberts Is a Murderous Pedophile : politics
Trump lawyer Lin Wood says Jeffrey Epstein still alive in bizarre conspiracy tweets. The lawyer wrapped the claim up in a conspiracy theory alleging Chief Justice John Roberts killed Justice Antonin Scalia : politics

Michigan woman who made election fraud allegations could face lawsuit : politics

Republicans Have a Friend in the Company That Counts Their Votes. Raising Some Questions about the Voting Machine Company Behind So Many Surprise Wins This Year : politics

Biden's Incoming Press Secretary: Briefings Won't Be A Platform For Right-Wing Spin : politics

Georgia Senate runoffs shatter record with over 2.56 million early votes cast : politics
Parler users shame "traitor" Kelly Loeffler for asking for campaign money: "You're a billionaire" : politics
Ossoff Dunks on Fox's Peter Doocy: C'mon, Man! you're a Serious Reporter : politics
Poll: 55% of 'very conservative' Georgia voters who won't vote in runoffs say they'll stay home due to 'rigged' process : politics
The Democrats are suddenly leading in Georgia and the GOP should be worried : politics
Newly-released Georgia Senate runoff polls show Democratic candidates with a widening lead : politics
Eschaton: Thoughts and Prayers - NEWS: David Perdue came in "close contact with someone on the campaign who tested positive for COVID-19" and will quarantine, per his campaign.
Priscilla Thompson on Twitter: "LIVE LOOK at the line of people waiting to vote at 730am NYE on the last day of early voting in Cobb County, Georgia. As a reminder, the states runoff elections will ultimately determine the balance of power in Washington DC. https://t.co/XSSCPUI8Gi" / Twitter

Eschaton: Dapper Nazis - Reminiscing, as one does, at the end of the year. The Ohio Diner profiles were a constant presence over the course of the Trump administration, but we shouldn't forget the other popular genre piece from the early days: The Dapper Nazi profiles.

As Trump Supporters Plan Mass Election Protest, Businesses Prepare for Possible Violence : politics
2020 Was a Record Year for Far Right Violence in the US : politics

Congresswoman-elect Salazar to miss swearing-in ceremony due to Covid diagnosis : politics

Trump's fight to overthrow election now falls to the guy who invented the CueCat - The Verge
Christina Warren on Twitter: "Wait. Wait. Wait. The guy who is claiming (falsely) that the voting machines in Georgia were hacked at that hearing this morning is the deranged founder of the CueCat, the worst gadget of all time, and a former treasure hunter. I'm not joking. This is real." / Twitter
Eschaton: Pivoting to Cuecat Not quite sure this article captures how much some local newspapers got suckered by cuecat, thinking it would keep their ads relevant in the interwebs era. First in a neverending series of initiatives by newspaper executives wasting money doing anything but maintaining a product people might actually want, then blaming the toobz when they failed. (the bigger picture)

New California Law Will Require State Prosecutors To Investigate Police Shooting Deaths Of Unarmed Civilians : politics


This Year's Underground Sensation: Modern Monetary Theory - The economic ideas that once fueled deficit mythbusters and provided hope for a pandemic recovery have spawned a vibrant political subculture.

A small redemption of a miserable year - Lawyers, Guns & Money One of the few things to emerge from 2020 I hope continues throughout 2021 is Chotiner applying his interview style to his dry-as-a-good-martini Twitter feed:
Isaac Chotiner on Twitter: "I interview people for a living and am always looking around to see who I can learn from when it comes to the art of asking the right questions. These are some great ones." / Twitter
Isaac Chotiner on Twitter: "I disagree with Megan McArdle on a lot, but I would not have expected her to be surprised that Josh Hawley would do something this deeply unpatriotic" / Twitter


Pornhub acquiesced, cutting off the income that tens of thousands of verified models rely upon

Alexander Wang Calls Sex Assault Baseless and Grotesquely After days of staying silent amid multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, fashion designer Alexander Wang has released a statement, denying all the allegations made against him.

Sex offender, 38, 'spent hours glued to child porn on AT&T store iPad' until horrified workers called police : news

Driver of truck that killed 5 bicyclists on Nevada highway had high level of meth in his system, prosecutors say : news
Drug Overdose Mortality by State

California philanthropist charged with murder in hit-and-run crash that killed 2 young brothers : news

Official: Trooper under investigation dies, apparent suicide : news

FALSE IMPRISONMENT LAWSUIT: Boca Raton HOA Deactivated Key Fobs Of COVID Positive Homeowners : news

5 NY1 Anchors Exit As Part of Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement = Five Spectrum NY1 anchors who sued Charter Communications (patriarcy only wanted hot young blond babes)


Increases in extreme human longevity: Some statistical questions - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Women and Depression: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments| SoCal Empowered


Extinct woolly rhinoceros found frozen in Siberian permafrost : worldnews
Whales alive: beaked species spotted for first time by Chinese scientists. Three whales seen in South China Sea were Deraniyagala's beaked whales or ginkgo-toothed beaked whales. The least-known marine mammals, these species have previously been spotted only dead and stranded. : worldnews

Antibiotics banned in UK but fed to US animals may undermine drugs for cancer, Covid and infections : Ban on hormone beef and chlorinated chicken in UK-US trade deal would not be enough to protect consumers, report warns. : worldnews

When men's masculinity feels threatened, they may attempt to restore it by withdrawing from relationships that could provide care and support. Not only could this harm the relationship and affect their romantic partner, but this tactic may not restore masculinity in the eyes of others. : science

Men in the military who were randomly assigned to mixed-gender squads for eight weeks developed more egalitarian attitudes than those assigned to male squads. Contrary to some predictions, the integration of women into squads did not reduce male recruits' performance. [Experimental data from Norway] : science


Women of Reddit, what are some men's problems that you really can't understand? : AskReddit

What would be the scariest message humanity could receive from outer space? : AskReddit

sunagainstgold comments on Bigfoot, Twin Peaks, and sparkling vampires- where does the trope of supernatural or "weird" occurrences in the Pacific Northwest originate?




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Dark storm on Neptune reverses direction, possibly shedding a fragment : worldnews

South America lost an area of forest the size of Ecuador in the last decade as illegal deforestation rose in Indigenous territories & parks : worldnews

Pipeline spills about 400,000 litres, some enters North Saskatchewan River : worldnews

Croatia earthquake: Strong aftershocks hit after quake kills seven : worldnews


America's Vaccine Rollout Is Already a Disaster

US Coronavirus: US hits record for daily deaths. Winter will be 'awful' before we see 'some light,' expert says - CNN

MA COVID-19 Data 12/30/20 : boston (15.4%+ 118 deaths! 6135 new cases!)
6,135 New Confirmed Cases; 86k Tests Reported; 78,810 Active Cases; 8.44% Positivity; 9.37% Non Higher Ed; 118 Deaths (+60); 2,257 Hospitalized (-2) including 433 in ICU (+2 ) and 231 Intubated (+6); 71% Hospital Capacity (-13%); 76% ICU Capacity (+2%); - December 30, 2020 Data : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-december-30-2020 : CoronavirusMa

Mass. coronavirus deaths rise past 12,000 - The Boston Globe

Something to the what could Baker ever do crowd out there : CoronavirusMa


WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one' : Coronavirus
Ohio State study: 30% of student athletes have heart damage linked to COVID-19 : Coronavirus

How COVID-19 Affects the Mental Health of Seniors | Southern California Sunrise Recovery Mental Health Treatment

Eschaton: Old Is, What, Anybody Over 30? ... Morning eyeballing it calculation, but roughly 19% of Covid deaths in the US have been people 64 and under. 8% have been people 54 and under. (so covid is the anti-boomer virus, but still kills the kids)
Florida COVID-19 'whistleblower' named 'Technology Person of the Year' by Forbes : technology

Toxic Individualism : Pandemic Politics Driving Health Care Workers From Small Towns (another aspect of the Big Stupidty Sort)

Oxygen supply issues forced five Los Angeles-area hospitals to declare an 'internal disaster' : news
COVID-19 superspreader event feared in L.A. as Christian singer defies health order for concerts : Coronavirus

Despite pandemic, Universal Studios, theme parks regularly hit capacity : Coronavirus

Nearly every inmate in Alaska's largest prison has now had COVID-19, officials say : Coronavirus

Texas share of coronavirus tests coming back as confirmed cases exceeds "red flag" levels as hospitals, ICUs run out of beds. : Coronavirus


Around the world, people yearn for significant change rather than a return to a pre-COVID normal : Coronavirus

The Cruise Ship Suicides Began After the Last Passengers Left

>br ? The UK has reported another 53,135 cases of coronavirus, the highest recorded daily total since the pandemic began : worldnews
Scientists call for full lockdown in England as new Covid cases multiply : worldnews
Ireland returns to full lockdown for at least a month, with prime minister warning of 'extremely serious' situation : Coronavirus
London faces ticking time bomb over oxygen supplies as another hospital issues warning to staff : worldnews ... Staff are worried about speaking out due to fear of reprisal ...
Stop saying new Covid-19 strain originated in the UK, cries ex-MEP who routinely called the virus Chinese : worldnews

Germany alarmed by threat posed by coronavirus deniers : worldnews

Japan's new Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, says he plans to make coronavirus measures mandatory for the first time, punish rule violators and provide economic compensation as his government struggles to slow the ongoing virus upsurge. : worldnews (the Swedumb of Asia)
Overworked Japanese nurses quitting as they face discrimination from neighbours over Covid : worldnews

Russia police arrest Covid-denying priest Father Sergiy : worldnews ... A former policeman, Fr Sergiy spent 13 years in a prison colony for murder. He was released in the late 1990s.

Ontario finance minister on holiday trip outside Canada as health officials urge people to stay home during lockdown | CBC News : worldnews

Philippine president's guards used 'smuggled' COVID-19 vaccines: Minister : worldnews



Australia's billionaires became 50% richer during pandemic : worldnews

Apple removes app promoting private parties in pandemic : worldnews (the corp that uses iSlaves to make their phones)


Hong Kongers who tried to flee to Taiwan jailed in China for up to 3 years : worldnews
EU and China approve major investment deal : worldnews
Merkel pushes EU-China investment deal over the finish line despite criticism : worldnews (Smerkle says China must make an "effort" to reduce slave labor)

Indian farmers continue protest against reforms : worldnews

Hindu temple destroyed, set on fire by mob in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province : worldnews

Former Jewish American spy Jonathan Pollard lands in Israel - Israel News - Haaretz.com

Syrian soldier killed in Israeli raid near Damascus : worldnews
Many Syrians forced from their homes by their country's brutal, decade-old war are now shocked to discover that their family farms have been taken over by regime loyalists and cronies. The government has staged auctions to effectively "confiscate" fertile land and punish opponents : worldnews

Iraqi interpreters 'stalked by death squads' for helping the British : worldnews

Saudi Activist Who Fought for Women's Right to Drive Is Sentenced to Prison : worldnews
US approves sale of $290m in bombs to Saudi Arabia : worldnews

Iran allocates $150,000 for families of each victim of Ukraine plane crash - IRNA : worldnews

Blasts hit Yemen's Aden airport as new unity government arrives : worldnews

Argentina Legalizes Abortion, a Milestone in a Conservative Region : worldnews


Refugee status granted over person's non-binary status for first time in UK court, following landmark ruling. Judgment decided in case of Arthur Britney Joestar from El Salvador after concluding that they would face persecution for their identity if they returned to their home country. : worldnews


Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law - UN : politics
Blackwaters Youngest Victim: 9-Year-Old Ali Kinani Was Among Victims of Trump's Pardoned Killers

Trump Could Still Start a Last-Ditch War With Iran | A final grand distraction before the president is forced to relinquish his office is a real danger that deserves serious attention. : politics

Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness : politics

Fed Judge Says 'Criminal' Trump Only Pardons Republicans, Child Murderer Or Turkey : politics ... So a Republican, a child molester, and a turkey walk into a bar... The bartender says what can I get you Mr President?

Ohio Senator Brown joins Sanders in delaying Senate holiday over $2K stimulus checks : politics
$2,000 stimulus checks likely would have passed Senate if McConnell had not blocked : politics
'Err on the Side of Helping People': AOC Slams Blue Dog Democrat for Opposing $2,000 Relief Checks : politics

Top presidential historian on Trump's legacy: 'He was largely responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans who did not need to die' : politics
Operation Warp Speed at a crawl: Adequately vaccinating Americans will take 10 years at current pace : politics

Trump Is Set To Violate Palm Beach Deal By Staying Too Long At Mar-A-Lago. Again. : politics

Pence refused to sign on to plan to overturn election, lawyers say : politics
How Congress and coronavirus could quash Trump's Electoral College gambit - POLITICO How Congress and coronavirus could quash Trumps Electoral College gambit (Josh "I look really weird" Hawley cackles)
Josh Hawley is a deeply serious person - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to set aside Wisconsin's election
Giuliani reveals Trump campaign is filing new Supreme Court bid to try to overturn election result : politics

The Art of the Deal president who couldn't make deals: Trump's record of failure
Trumps big policy win: Stronger showers, faster dishwashers. It's something almost no one asked for. : politics

The Next Big Challenge: Trump-Proofing the Presidency | The New Yorker

You Should Be Angry. - The Triad Think about that: The price of admission for advancement in Republican politics is now participating in an attempt to overthrow a free and fair election.

Eschaton: Gotta Get Better At This : The Lincoln Project raised $4.8 million between November 24th and December 16th hyping the Georgia Senate runoff elections. Since then, it has spent $1.1 million on independent expenditures in those races and paid Steve Schmidt $1.5 million.

IRS Plans a 50% Ramp-Up in Audits of Small Businesses Next Year : politics (50% ramp-down of big business)

Biden, Harris to make closing pitches in Georgias Senate runoff contests
Strong early-vote turnout gives Dems hope in Georgia runoffs - POLITICO Democrats are encouraged by stats that show their voters are overperforming with early voting set to conclude later this week.
Jon Ossoff Hijacks Fox News Airtime to Take Down Perdue and Loeffler : politics
No Fraud: Georgia audit confirms authenticity of absentee ballots : politics

Kelly Loeffler's Conflict of Interest Is Even Worse Than Reported : politics


Jim Jordan Schooled On History After Invoking Founders To Swipe At COVID-19 Lockdowns : politics
Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies with COVID : politics
Luke Letlow, GOP congressman-elect from Louisiana, dies of covid-19 : politics
Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, dies from coronavirus complications; 'we're all in disbelief' | Coronavirus | nola.com (didn't believe in the hoax that killed him)


Even If Its Bonkers : Poll Finds Many Believe QAnon And Other Conspiracy Theories ... "a group of Satan-worshipping elites who run a child sex ring are trying to control our politics and media" While only 17% said it was true, another 37% said they didn't know. (55% of Amerficans say yes or maybe)
More than 1 in 3 Americans believe a deep state is working to undermine Trump: NPR/Ipsos poll finds widespread concerns about the spread of false information, despite some believing in COVID-19 and QAnon-related conspiracies : politics

Nashville explosion: Woman warned MNPD Warner was building bomb in 2019
No white people were harmed in the course of this investigation - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Why the Nashville explosion is confounding terrorism experts
Feds probing if Nashville bomber believed in lizard people conspiracy Investigators are aware of statements the suspect made about a conspiracy theory that powerful politicians and Hollywood figures are actually lizards who have extraterrestrial origins.

Musician Keyon Harrold says his 14-year-old son was falsely accused of stealing an iPhone - CNN ... She disputes his account and accusations of racism
Manhattan DA Investigating Keyon Harrold Incident

Proud Boys Are at War With Their Female Extremist Wing -- A transphobic MMA fighter has announced herself to be the Den Motherof the Proud Girls, but some members of the extremist, misogynistic Proud Boys don't want her in the ranks.

COVID and Apocalyptic Evangelicalism - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Anyway, evangelicals really thrive in conditions of desperation, extreme poverty, and other disasters.
As a plague sweeps the land, zealots see a gift from heaven -- Extremist pastors are using the COVID-19 pandemic to push their conservative religious ideologies. (Satengelical Evangilfuckers)
Prominent QAnon conspiracy theorist says she is beginning to wonder if Trump really is 5D chessplaying after all : politics (1D mind)

Timeline: Fox News misinformation in 2020 | Media Matters for America
The Great News Quiz of 2020 - The New York Times - It's been a newsy year. As 2020 comes to a close, how well do you remember it all?
Opinion | Why increasing the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 is a bad idea - The Washington Post (says Fred "Starve Fuckers" Hiatt)


Massachusetts Senate Overrides Veto, Passes Law Expanding Abortion Access : politics (Charlie "I control women's bodies" Baker is unhappy)


(17) World History - Quora Who are the most evil humans in history that most people have never heard of?
(17) World History - Quora Why were four Japanese Aircraft Carriers defeated by two US Aircraft Carriers in the Battle of Midway in WW2?


How to Understand the Universe When Youre Stuck Inside of It -- Lee Smolin has a radical idea for how to understand an object with no exterior: Imagine it built bit-by-bit from relationships between events.

Feelings of gratitude motivate people to maintain romantic relationships. People automatically evaluated romantic partners who expressed gratitude more favorably and thus became more committed; however, if romantic partners did not reciprocate such gratitude, they became less committed. : science

Cognitive tests often dont capture the complexity of ADHD symptoms ... Computational psychiatry could be a helpful supplement to the diagnostic process, researchers report in a new publication.

TIL that Homo erectus stood about 1.79m (5'10"). Only 17% of modern male humans are taller - Their fossils were the oldest known early humans to have possessed modern human-like body proportions. And they are the longest lived human species around 9 times as long as our own species H.Sapiens. : todayilearned

TIL: A research that analyzed the birthdays of all 20 million husbands and wives in England and Wales failed to reveal any evidence of attraction or compatibility between people of particular star signs. : todayilearned

Being a misfit doesn't bother everybody. Assertive, creative, and open people do not care all that much whether or not they fit in. However, warmhearted, nice, and agreeable people have a particularly strong desire to fit in. (n=2,672,820 from 102 countries) : science

Undocumented immigration to the United States has a beneficial impact on the employment and wages of Americans. Strict immigration enforcement, in particular deportation raids targeting workplaces, is detrimental for all workers. : science


Fundraiser by Rainy Maple Logan : Little Lupe Does it Again

What's a very common thing that you just can't relate to? : AskReddit




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International convention to stop richer countries exporting contaminated material for recycling could mean a cleaner ocean in five years. : worldnews
Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies : worldnews ... So the corporation that is built on an unpaid child sales force uses child labor overseas? Who could have seen this happening? (the cookie MLM)
Alarm sounds as exploratory drilling for oil begins in northern Namibia: wildlife-rich Okavango Delta would be affected by Canadian oil company's fracking : worldnews

Fatal freshwater skin disease in dolphins linked to climate crisis : worldnews

Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits central Croatia : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 12/29/20 : boston (10.5%+ 58 deaths 4713 new cases)
3,659 New Confirmed Cases; 49k Tests Reported; 78,215 Active Cases; 7.58% Positivity; 8.58% Non Higher Ed; 58 Deaths (+10); 2,259 Hospitalized (+27) including 431 in ICU (+0) and 225 Intubated (-9); 84% Hospital Capacity (+3%); 74% ICU Capacity (+0%); - December 29, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-december-29-2020 : CoronavirusMa


'Personally, I'm incredibly frustrated' : Dr. Ashish Jha comments on slow vaccine rollout

AstraZeneca vaccine not ready for quick European approval, watchdog official says : worldnews
A Voice Told Me to Kill My Kids: A Small No. of Covid Patients Develop Severe Psychotic Symptoms
Mysteriously, COVID-19 hasn't spread among Seattle's outdoor homeless population. What does that mean for a vaccine? : Coronavirus
NYC Closing Out Its Bloodiest Year in Nearly a Decade as Killings Spike Amid Pandemic, Unrest : Coronavirus
Skyrocketing Suicides Were Predicted During First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Here's What Johns Hopkins Researchers Actually Found ... suicides in the overall population actually dropped, relative to previous years. However, the researchers also discovered that suicide deaths increased dramatically among Black Marylanders during the same period.
Vitamin D deficiency correlates with a reduced number of natural killer cells in intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU patients with COVID-19 pneumonia : Coronavirus

Wuhan's Covid-19 infections may have been almost 10 times higher than official figure, study shows : worldnews ... The Chinese official study contradict to the Chinese official figure. So which Chinese official I should trust? ... Both of them, if you don't want to spend the rest of your life making IPhones.
Australia insists WHO inquiry into Covid origin must be robust, despite China tensions : worldnews

Church receives backlash from the community after hosting large unmasked service : news

'Patients are dying like flies': California nurse urging Covid safety goes viral on TikTok : Coronavirus

Florida reports 22.75% coronavirus positivity rate, state blames reduced hours for the holidays : Coronavirus

'Like a bathtub filling up': Alabama is slammed by the virus : Coronavirus

Live free or die if you must, urban Coloradans say but not in my hospital

How California went from a leader in the Covid fight to a state in despair | California : Coronavirus (and refucks are trying the recall Newsome for being pro-mask)
TheLandOfConfusion comments on L.A. Health Department Asks Film Industry to Pause Production

Ohio reports single-day spike of 151 COVID-19 deaths and 7,526 new cases : Coronavirus
Illinois reports 5,644 new COVID-19 cases, 106 deaths : Coronavirus


Wuhan's Covid-19 infections may have been almost 10 times higher than official figure, study shows : worldnews

Covid19: Number of hospitalizations for covid-19 in England exceeds the peak of the 1st wave : worldnews
France may impose third national lockdown if Covid cases continue to rise : worldnews

Spain is to set up a registry of people who refuse to be vaccinated against coronavirus and share it with other European Union nations, the health minister has said. The list would not be made accessible to the public or to employers. : worldnews

Not wearing a mask in public is now a criminal offence in South Africa. : worldnews

Rio de Janeiro authorities announced Monday they will block beach access the night of December 31 to prevent crowds in one of Brazil's worst-hit cities by the coronavirus pandemic : worldnews


50 journalists killed in 2020: watchdog - France 24 It highlighted murders in Mexico, India and Pakistan.

Shoved aside : Fiji set to lose top job on UN rights body in global power struggle - Country's expected ascension to human rights council presidency is being challenged by a China-backed bid by Bahrain ... The fact that China has anything even remotely to do with a human rights council shoes how much of a joke it is.

Hong Kong Activist sentenced to 4 months of jail for 'insulting the national flag' : worldnews ... What happend: Teenager threw piece of fabric ... Clearly he is a threat to national security of the harmonious nation of china
EU criticizes China for the arrest of Zhang Zhan, the woman who documented the Wuhan quarantine in the early stages of the pandemic : worldnews
iPhone workers: forced labor or detention centers, says report : worldnews
China lowers age of criminal responsibility to 12 after high-profile offences committed by children : worldnews

Japan gave intel on China's crackdown on Uyghurs to U.S. and Britain. : worldnews
Japan to create first wooden satellites that completely burn up on re-entry to eliminate space junk : worldnews
No executions of death row inmates in Japan throughout 2020, making it first time in nine years where capital punishment was not carried out. This was confirmed on Dec. 28, as penal detention facilities act stipulates death penalty not to be administered between Dec. 29 and Jan. 3. : worldnews
Births in Japan expected to fall below 800,000 in 2021; pandemic cited : worldnews

7 year old girl first killed then Gang Raped by her own cousins in Pakistan , her body later found in a Drain in a shocking incident of Paedophilia,Necrophilia,Incest all at the same time : worldnews (muzmonsters)
Each year, 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam : worldnews
"Virgin brides" : How Christian girls including minors are forcibly converted in Pakistan : worldnews

Indian Army officer along with two spies, abducted 3 young labourers from Kashmir, took them to an apple orchard, killed them in a fake gunfight and planted weapons on them - all for grabbing two million rupees as rewards : worldnews

Russia gives Kremlin critic Navalny an ultimatum: Return immediately or face jail : worldnews (return so we can kill you or we will kill you) )
Russia ready to fight off Western attempts to seize its assets in $50bn battle with oligarchs over collapsed Yukos oil empire : worldnews
At least 3 killed in Russian terrorist attack : worldnews

Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia seen fully recovering in 2021 : worldnews ... while Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand struggle to return to health.

Saudi Arabia jails women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul : worldnews

Ethiopian war criminals expected to leave Italian embassy after 29 years. : worldnews

Turkey's top court rules Kavala's rights not violated -Anadolu : worldnews

Israeli occupation demolishes structures in south of the West Bank, clash with local residents : worldnews

Iran has denied U.S. allegations that it played any role in recent attacks targeting Washington's embassy in Baghdad, accusing President Donald Trump of acting out of "fear" and instilling further instability in Iraq with increased military movements at a crucial time for all three nations. : worldnews

Pope Francis formally strips Vatican secretariat of state of financial assets, real estate holdings : worldnews

Spanish police find Nazi memorabilia stash as they arrest suspected arms traffickers : worldnews

Storm Bella helps Great Britain set new record for wind power generation: More than half of Great Britain's daily electricity came from wind turbines for the first time on Boxing Day, as the country headed for its greenest year on record , due in part to the coronavirus. : worldnews

Swiss Return Remaining $150 Mn Seized Over Stanford Scam to US the remaining $150 million linked to a vast financial swindle by Texas financier Allan Stanford,

Indigenous environmental defender Felix Vasquez shot in his own home in front of his family


Brexit 'big bang' to trigger tectonic trading rift in Europe : worldnews
British woman fined 1500 euros over air rage incident on flight diverted to Cork.

UN rapporteur on Assange: 'The US is trying to criminalize investigative journalism': A London court will decide on January 4 on the US extradition request for Julian Assange. For Nils Melzer, UN special rapporteur on torture, it's a political process and a travesty of justice : worldnews


Simultaneous power outages reported in various parts of Mexico - This is what we know so far about power outages in Mexico City, the State of Mexico, Monterrey, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosi, Culiacan, among other locations.

The Trump administration has approved another $290 million precision-guided bomb sale to Saudi Arabia, according to a notice to Congress. The sale is in addition to a license the Trump administration recently announced to sell $478 million worth OF smart bombs to the Saudis. : worldnews

Record shows US sold ambassador's home in Israel for $67M - ABC News - the sale that shines new light on a transaction that has been shrouded in secrecy ... The Israeli business newspaper Globes has identified the buyer as the U.S. casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, a strong supporter of both President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... At more than $67 million, it appears to be the most expensive single residence ever sold in Israel ... By selling the residence, it would make it harder for future presidents to reverse the decision to move the embassy ...
Its been 12 years (Dec. 2008) since Israeli forces used White phosphorus on unarmed people on Gaza. : pics (and then ... nothing)

Trump administration vaccine rollout has been a predictable fiasco - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump's Covid Aid Shenanigans Were All About Me Me Me. This egomaniac has zero concern for the unemployed, the cratered businesses, the sick and dying. He'd much rather pardon crooks and undermine democracy. : politics

Joe Biden: 'Enormous damage' to US security agencies by Trump : politics
The final, desperate days of our psychopath in chief: How bad will it get? : politics


Bernie Sanders threatens to filibuster defense bill unless Senate allows vote on stimulus payments : politics
McConnell blocks Schumer's bid to unanimously pass $2,000 stimulus checks : politics
Trump slams McConnell for blocking vote on $2,000 stimulus checks - Axios
GOP pollster says Trumps demand for $2,000 stimulus checks is a nightmare for Republicans in Georgia

Donald Trump angered by Mar-a-Lago renovations, sources say - CNNPolitics


District attorney hires forensic accounting experts to aid Trump criminal probe - The Washington Post
Trump Could Finally Testify Under Oath in Lawsuit-Filled 2021 : politics

southpaw on Twitter: "The US President superimposed a Nobel prize he didn't win on this video. https://t.co/FiIWKJzkSs" / Twitter
Trump Is Still Pretending He Won the Nobel Peace Prize : politics

Trump performing well among people charged with voter fraud in Pennsylvania : politics ...President Trump received 100% of the dead mother vote
PA Lt. Guv Trolls Republicans on Voter Fraud: Trump Got 100% of the Dead Mother Vote : politics


Michael Cohen says the associates Trump pardoned may now be forced to testify against him because they can no longer invoke the Fifth Amendment : politics

Appeals court backs subpoena-like power for minority in House - POLITICO

Mitch McConnell Is Accountable to Corporations Not the People Who Elected Him

Marco Rubio says Anthony Fauci lied about masks. Fauci didn't. : politics (little lyin' Flubio)
Rubio vs. Fauci Is Amazing - The Bulwark Marco Rubio inadvertently told us what he thinks of Republican voters.


Judge orders halt to voter purge in two Georgia counties ahead of Senate runoff : politics

AR 670-1: Army Leaders to Announce Hair Regulation Changes in 2021 Having grooming standards that show sensitivity to the cultural and ethnic diversity ... allowing some women to wear ponytails in uniform ...


Nikki Haley's mind-numbing inanity : politics

Ted Cruz Got $35 Million For Billionaire Fracking Donors In Last Coronavirus Bill: Report : politics


Opinion | 2020 Was the Year Reaganism Died - The New York Times ... What I mean by Reaganism goes beyond voodoo economics, the claim that tax cuts have magical power and can solve all problems ... I mean something broader the belief that aid to those in need always backfires, that the only way to improve ordinary people's lives is to make the rich richer and wait for the benefits to trickle down ... Reagans famous dictum that the most terrifying words in English are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help" (refucks marketed sadism)


Pro-Trump Pollster Quotes Stalin To Persuade Mike Pence To Act Like Him | HuffPost Rasmussen Reports inaccurately suggested the vice president could simply toss out the electoral votes from six battleground states Donald Trump lost.

The Proud Boys Don't Have to Go Home, But They Can't Stay Here - Washington's famous Hotel Harrington has shut its doors to keep the Camo-Americans away.

Thousands of Colorado residents without heat after attack on gas service - ABC News


2 Louisville Officers Tied to Breonna Taylor Raid Will Be Fired - The New York Times Detective Myles Cosgrove will be terminated along with Detective Joshua Jaynes, who was involved in planning the deadly raid.
Joshua Jaynes: Second Louisville police officer involved in Breonna Taylor investigation will be fired : news


Mormon church sued for alleged role in Boy Scouts sex abuse : news


Man accused of attacking 2 journalists at protests outside Oregon Capitol turns himself in : news

The Racism of Technology - Lawyers, Guns & Money In February 2019, Nijeer Parks was accused of shoplifting candy and trying to hit a police officer with a car at a Hampton Inn in Woodbridge, N.J. He had been identified by police using facial recognition software, even though he was 30 miles away at the time of the incident.

Report: Phoenix police officer threatened 'to shoot' mayor over budget


U.S. to allow small drones to fly over people and at night : worldnews


Roe Act becomes law, expanding abortion access in Massachusetts : boston ... Allowing terminations for a fatal fatal anomaly in state is huge. Previously you had to fly out to Colorado and pay like $20,000 cash. Finding a practitioner that will set up shop here is another story because it's extremely dangerous for them (fucking Charlie Fucker Baker Fucker)


Is Marriage Becoming Irrelevant? 29% say it is very important for a couple to marry if they have a child - Down from 38% in 2013 - Fewer say it is important for couples to marry to spend lives together

New US dietary guidelines: No candy, cake for kids under 2 : news


Vitamin D for Painful Nocturnal Leg Cramps - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov symptomatic hypercalcemia has not been reported except for those taking more than 40,000 units daily for several months. This is far above the cumulative dose in our study.
Best Evidence Review: Muscle Cramps -- Painful, Common, and Neglected Vitamin B complex represents a potentially effective non-prescription treatment for leg cramps
What Causes Leg Cramps and How Can You Treat Them? | Everyday Health Vitamins and Minerals: Potassium and Magnesium for Muscle Cramps
Magnesium, a treatment for leg cramps? - NPS MedicineWise While magnesium deficiency has been proposed as a cause of leg cramps, there is no evidence that magnesium supplements provide a clinical benefit other than for pregnancy-related leg cramp.
One of the best sources of calcium is found in calcium lactate. Magnesium glycinate and magnesium malate tend to be some of the most bioavailable forms of magnesium.
Vitamins & Minerals for Muscle Spasms | Livestrong.com Calcium and Magnesium
(PDF) Therapeutic Activity and Safety of Vitamin K 2-7 in Muscle Cramps: An Interventional Case-Series
Leg Cramps and Vitamin E | JAMA | JAMA Network (1972)

More than 73% of American adults are overweight or obese : news

A ten-year longitudinal study on a group in early adolescence from as young as 10, investigated how playing violent video games at an early age would translate into adulthood behavior (23 years). It found no correlation between growing up playing video games and increased levels of aggression. : science

ELI5 why our brains can form arbitrary memories from seemingly random events and recall them perfectly but its hard to memorize something when you are intentionally trying to memorize it? : explainlikeimfive

People who grow up with aggressive parents are more likely to use anger words as such mad, hate, and stupid when annoyed or irritated with romantic partners. These moments can escalate into more intense conflict, unless we stop repeating our parents' communication patterns. : science

Jaan_Doe comments on This guy is playing the Kashakas, a percussion from West Africa, which consists of 2 small gourds filled with beans attached with a string.

Schaubslazythirdnut comments on The stunning fall of the JRE: "COVID broke him and he can't be trust now."

/u/Bardfinn explains why seemingly intelligent people fall for conspiracy theories. : bestof

what do you have extensive knowledge on but never get to talk about? : AskReddit

What is the worst thing that is legal? : AskReddit

Google told its scientists to 'strike a positive tone' in AI research, documents show : worldnews (Foogle goes full China)
Apple loses copyright battle against security start-up Corellium - The Washington Post Corellium helps customers find bugs in Apples mobile operating system. Apple aimed to shut it down.




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The 10 most destructive extreme weather events in 2020 cost the world about $140bn , a new report has revealed. This year saw huge fires in Australia and the western US, extreme flooding in China, India and Pakistan, and severe storms in Asia and North America. : worldnews
The latest Ocean data reveals two important anomalies that will impact global weather development, going into 2021. Current weather trends indicate an important after effect on the Severe weather season in the United States and even Summer heatwaves in Europe. : worldnews

to World Russia Admits to world's largest Arctic Oil Spill : worldnews

A Scary Amount of Nutrition Science Has Deep Ties to The Food Industry, Study Reveals : worldnews ... one out of every eight leading, peer-reviewed studies on nutrition is tied to business


WHO chief warns that COVID-19 won't be the world's last pandemic as he tells countries to prepare for future emergencies : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 12/28/20 : boston (9%+ 48 deaths 4060 new cases 2230 hosp) )
covid-19-dashboard-december-28-2020 : CoronavirusMa

5 Times Deadlier Than Flu, COVID-19 Has Risk Of Long-Term Effects, St. Louis VA Study Finds : Coronavirus
Small Number of Covid Patients Develop Severe Psychotic Symptoms : news
"I've lost who I am" - An Anchorage teacher's coronavirus infection affected her brain. Now she s having to relearn basic living.
'Super Gonorrhea' on the Rise Due to COVID-19, WHO Says : worldnews
Cleaning surfaces to guard against COVID is likely a waste, experts say : CoronavirusMa
ELI5: How do blood oximeters calculate one's blood oxygen level by just being placed on a finger for the pulse? : explainlikeimfive
Misinformation Spread By Anti-Science Groups Endangers COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts : Coronavirus
Debunking the False Claim That COVID Death Counts Are Inflated : Coronavirus

People with coronavirus are still getting on planes. No one knows how many. : Coronavirus

2 women arrested after hosting 200-person party in New Jersey : news

Jewish GOP leader stricken with COVID after White House Hanukkah party - Jewish Journal - December 23, 2020 : CoronavirusMa

Family blames haircut after couple dies from COVID-19 just 10 days apart : Coronavirus

Grief overload as virus deaths mount in North Dakota (N. DaCovid)

L.A. was uniquely vulnerable to this COVID catastrophe. Here is what went wrong : Coronavirus ... The trifecta of fatigue, winter weather and holiday travel that has led to more coronavirus transmission across the country hit here, too



Russia admits to world's third-worst Covid-19 death toll -- More than 186,000 Russians have died due to coronavirus, three times more than previously reported

In the first 9 months of 2020, as the COVID-19 catastrophe unfolded across Ontario, the three largest publicly traded long-term-care operators in the province made huge payouts to investors while taking millions in government funds, data shows : worldnews (death for profit industry)


France takes careful vaccine approach to counter skepticism : worldnews

Brazilian governor celebrates holidays in Miami after imposing strict lockdowns : worldnews


Trolls and social media platforms face huge fines in Australia for failing to remove abuse material | Online abuse : worldnews

Beijing goes into emergency mode after five new Covid-19 cases recorded: New controls introduced in the Chinese capital as the city authorities warn the epidemic control situation is severe . Mass testing carried out in two districts where new cases have been detected : worldnews
Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak jailed for 4 years : worldnews ... "disorderly conduct and provoking trouble"
U.S. bolsters support for Taiwan and Tibet, angering China : worldnews
US citizens in the 1% and 5% highest-income counties obtained better health outcomes than average US citizens but had worse outcomes for infant and maternal mortality, colon cancer, childhood leukemia, and heart attacks compared with average citizens of other developed countries. : science

Muslim Teenager in UP Arrested Under 'Love Jihad' Law for Walking With a Hindu Friend : worldnews
An Indian army officer and 2 associates are accused of planting weapons on the bodies of 3 labourers killed in Kashmir to make it look as though they were militants in a staged gun battle : worldnews

Russia moves to curb internet following investigative reports on Navalny poisoning : worldnews

Loujain al-Hathloul: Saudi woman activist jailed for five years : worldnews

Human rights activists slam Israel for politically motivated decision to postpone vaccination of Palestinian prisoners : worldnews (sounds kinda genocidal, doesn't it?)
Hezbollah says it has doubled its arsenal of guided missiles : worldnews

A cameraman for Reuters was arrested in Ethiopia after police raided his home and confiscated his computer, phone, and other materials. The Reuters cameraman had reportedly been involved in covering fighting between government troops and rebel forces in the North Tigray region. : worldnews

Filipino mother, son shot dead by off-duty policeman in row over noise laid to rest : worldnews

German nuns accused of enabling child sex abuse by priests : news



Policeman with "super-recogniser" facial recognition abilities, identifies 2,000 wanted suspects from memory : worldnews


'People are being shown no mercy': Online evictions raise alarm in Ontario : worldnews


Biden says Trump and his political appointees have blocked national security transition work, posing threats to the U.S. - The Washington Post ... Biden specifically called out the Office of Management and Budget and the Defense Department as agencies where his transition team had encountered roadblocks from political leadership (kinda treasony)

No, a 2018 executive order doesn't allow Trump to unilaterally impose martial law : politics (delusion refuckers)
Donald Trump raises supporter hopes before another inevitable election letdown : politics (the grift goes on)
Rep. Louie Gohmert, Pack of GOPers Sue Mike Pence in Bid to Force VP to Pick Trump Electors on Jan. 6 (Louie Gumball)
GOP lawmaker sues Pence in bid to overturn Biden win | TheHill
For D.C. protests, Proud Boys settle in at citys oldest hotel and its bar
Twitter is the copium of the people - Lawyers, Guns & Money It is the cry of the soul in a soulless world.

Americans' acceptance of Trump's behavior will be his vilest legacy ... Most of the 74,222,957 Americans who voted to re-elect Donald Trump -- 46.8%of the votes cast in the 2020 presidential election (are evil walking dead zombies eating the brains of America)
And when they see their reflection, they're fulfilled - Lawyers, Guns & Money : There is something deeply, deeply sick about a country in which Donald Trump and not the theoretical President Trump but the Donald Trump who had actually been president for nearly four years could get 74 million votes. And a pandemic that requires collective action and sacrifice to save lives is really throwing that into sharp relief:
Trumps legacy: An enduring contempt for truth? (you mean Republicans since Nixon)
Idiocy and autocracy - Lawyers, Guns & Money The always interesting Fintan OToole has an article on what Donald Trump was and will continue to be all about: ... What Trump adds to the mix is an open embrace and celebration of autocracy, which is a significant step beyond what movement conservatism was forty or even twenty years ago ... Trump's nearly sole talent is that he has a feral instinct for tapping into the endlessly rich vein of intellectual and emotional stuntedness that is the American worship of "freedom" ... That 74 million plus people would vote to retain an openly autocratic crook as president in large part because they believed he was going to protect this kind of freedom is an indictment of an entire culture, if not a whole species.
Opinion | Trump is growing smaller before our eyes - The Washington Post

I Regret Nothing: Doctor Who Criticized Trump Parade Works Last Day At Walter Reed
The Plague Year: The mistakes and the struggles behind America's coronavirus tragedy : politics
The Plague Year | The New Yorker

$2,000 stimulus checks gain momentum as Republicans, Democrats press for new vote : politics
Pelosi Sets Up Showdown on Trump's $2,000 Checks After GOP Balks : politics
'A Terrible and Costly Stunt': Trump Delay in Signing Relief Bill Could Cost Millions a Full Week of Unemployment Aid : politics
POLITICO Playbook: Trump got nothing - POLITICO - TRUMP made all this noise about the Covid relief and government funding bill only to sign it and get nothing in return?

Mike Pence Was Enjoying a Ski Vacation While Millions Lost Unemployment Benefits : politics

Trump administration fails the first test of Covid vaccine distribution : politics
Biden to invoke Defense Production Act to spur Covid vaccine production
Marco Rubio Shredded On Twitter For Bashing Fauci After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
Beginning Jan. 1, federal mandate will not require paid leave for employees with COVID-19 : politics

After a year of pandemic and protest, and a big election, America is as divided as ever - Washington Post

A New Congressional Budget Office Study Shows That Medicare for All Would Save Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Annually : politics (can't do that say Refuckers)

Should senators be allowed to trade stocks at all? Amid the obvious conflicts, probably not : politics (ultimate insideer trading)
Chris Collins is out of prison nbut other allegations of insider trading swirl in Congress

Republicans propping up the fossil fuel industry is borderline socialist. Technically it's crony capitalism,


Nearly 2.1 million have voted early in U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia : politics More than a quarter of the state's registered voters have either cast ballots early or through the mail
'A tremendous honor': Raphael Warnock looks to make history as Georgia's first Black senator : politics
Teens expand TikTok playbook to help Democrats in Georgia runoffs : politics
A pro-Trump lawyer called for Republican candidates David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to be arrested as Georgia's runoff Senate race heats up : politics
Georgia Senate runoffs test whether Trump remains a 'poison' for moderate GOP voters (unlikely)


Arizona Republican Party joins in on Donald Trump's practice of mocking John McCain : politics
Republicans descending to minor-party status in New Mexico : politics
The COVID Stimulus Marks a Paradigm Shift in Fiscal Policy : Trump May Have Accidentally Been a Transformational President ... In January 2008, Barack Obama declared his intention to be the next Ronald Reagan (indeed)

Major Polling Firm Now Openly Fascist - Lawyers, Guns & Money : Rasmussen Reports (Rasfuckers go full Stalin, explicitly)
Rasmussen quotes Stalin in tweet on US election | TheHill

Read Elizabeth Warren's Scathing Report on Corrupt Prison Audits : politics

Marijuana Decriminalization Vote Is Hugeand Not Enough ... They will leave legalization up to the states and here in Kansas, until the boomers die off, its never gonna happen. Fucking old conservatives man ... yworst thing to happen to the country.


Virginia should repeal right-to-work for good : politics ("right-to-work" = "right-to-fire-you")

Eschaton: Habits : The edit board of NYPost, the presiden'ts favorite paper, tells him to give it up and says his encouragement that pence do something he can't on Jan 6 is cheering for an undemocratic coup -- Maggie Haberman ... It's Maggie's old employer, too, something "we" don't talk about enough ... We're going to get lots of coverage of what right wing media outlets think of Joe Biden for absolutely no good reason at all.


If Anthony Warner Were a Muslim Cleric, We Wouldn't See This Intricate Discussion About Who's a Terrorist : A terrorist act took place on Christmas Day in Nashville.

How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor - The New York Times None of the police officers who raided Breonna Taylors home wore body cameras, impeding the public from a full understanding of what happened. The Times's visual investigation team built a 3-D model of the scene and pieced together critical sequences of events to show how poor planning and shoddy police work led to a fatal outcome. (fucker copfuckers)


Video shows black 14-year-old falsely accused of theft in a SoHo hotel : news (another racist Karen, doxx her, internets)

Mango Sorbet - Lawyers, Guns & Money fever swamps. Her latest foray produced this amazing bolus of rhetorical toxic waste, from one Bruce Bawer
In a Station of the Metro - Wikipedia


He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition software led to the arrest of the wrong man, lawsuit says : technology (Charlie Baker's fav cop tech)

'Highly suspicious' fire at Black church in Massachusetts being investigated as arson : news


Is Substack the Media Future We Want? | The New Yorker
Subscriptions start working for the middle (substack)
Heather Cox Richardson Offers a Break From the Media Maelstrom. It's Working. - The New York Times
Letters from an American
Substack


The Mommy Issues Picture Show - Tasteful Rude


A new cancer therapy simultaneously zaps tumors with imaging-guided laser radiation and stimulates the anti-cancer immune response. This technology, developed by South Korean scientists, combines photodynamic therapy with immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer and is the first of its kind. : science

Experiences during the first few years of life can have enduring downstream consequences for people's romantic relationships 20-30 years later. Hostility by the mother in early childhood was a significant predictor of dehumanization behavior against romantic partners by adults.

US citizens in the 1% and 5% highest-income counties obtained better health outcomes than average US citizens but had worse outcomes for infant and maternal mortality, colon cancer, childhood leukemia, and heart attacks compared with average citizens of other developed countries. : science


Covid-19 made digital the default. Will it stay? - The Washington Post




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Gingerbread monolith appears in San Francisco's Corona Heights : news


Native oysters unexpectedly returned to Belfast Lough after more than 100 years though scientists unsure how they got there. Ostrea edulis, European flat oyster, is listed as threatened and/or declining by Ospar conservation scheme. : worldnews


America's healthcare system will struggle to deal with Covid 'long-haulers' - The US already has sky-high rates of chronic illness. Now comes a wave of Covid patients who never seem to fully recover : politics
December is the deadliest month in the US since the coronavirus began pandemic and projections for January are 'nightmarish,' expert says : Coronavirus
Fauci says he believes worst is still to come in the pandemic following holiday season : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 12/27/20 : boston (10.6+ 100 deaths 4602 new cases)
covid-19-dashboard-december-27-2020 : CoronavirusMa
7,424 New Confirmed Cases; 108k Tests Reported; 78,086 Active Cases; 6.32% Positivity; 7.35% Non Higher Ed; 46 Deaths (-30); 2,077 Hospitalized (-18) including 416 in ICU (+7) and 232 Intubated (+0); 77% Hospital Capacity (-8%); 74% ICU Capacity (-2%); - December 26, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


Coronavirus has killed more than 2,900 U.S. health care workers, analysis says : Coronavirus
Covid poses 'greatest threat to mental health since second world war' | Society : Coronavirus
AstraZeneca CEO: Oxford vaccine will protect 95% : Coronavirus
Long Covid patients haunted by smells of fish, sulphur and burnt toast : Coronavirus
Loss of smell in patients with COVID-19 MRI data reveal a transient edema of the olfactory clefts : Coronavirus
Study finds evidence of lasting immunity after mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 infection : Coronavirus
Here's where all the COVID-19 vaccine candidates currently stand : Coronavirus
A Doctor, Who Is Breastfeeding, Explains Complex Choice To Get COVID-19 Vaccine : Coronavirus
S-variant SARS-CoV-2 is associated with Significantly Higher Viral Loads in samples tested by ThermoFisher TaqPath RT-PCR : Coronavirus
Scientists urge government to issue Vitamin D advice, "arrogance that the government wants to wait" : Coronavirus


California Covid-19 Update: Statewide Available ICU Capacity Falls To 0% On Christmas Day : news
Central and Southern California have 0 percent I.C.U. capacity : Coronavirus
L.A. County reports nearly 30,000 coronavirus cases over 2-day period : Coronavirus
Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 3,767 cases, 104 coronavirus deaths : Coronavirus


'Consequences are significant' for woman who fled Perth coronavirus quarantine hotel : Coronavirus
Despite the obligation to quarantine 200 British people secretly disappear from the Swiss ski resort

"Believe in science:" EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign : worldnews


Canada reports its first cases of new coronavirus variant : worldnews

COVID-19 vaccine controversy: Chinese vaccine with pork gelatin cannot be given to Muslims, say Sunni scholars : worldnews

Japan bans entry from all countries to block new strain's spread : worldnews

Tragedy in Belgium as 18 die at nursing home after visit by corona-infected Santa : worldnews

Mexico City's COVID-19 'excess mortality' reaches 214 deaths a day : worldnews

'Militant neo-Nazis' have spearheaded coronavirus protests : At anti-lockdown protests, hooligans have provided the muscle to break through police lines. They may have their roots in football, but they're now more likely to be found practicing combat sports than on the terraces. : worldnews

Duterte threatens to end US military pact if no vaccines : worldnews


'China-Pakistan Spy Ring Busted In Afghanistan; 10 Chinese Nationals Held On Espionage Charge : worldnews

Sony uses COVID-19 recession as excuse to cut jobs while benefiting from stay-at-home economy : worldnews
38% of LGBT in Japan people sexually harassed or assaulted: survey. : worldnews
Regulatory loophole blamed for asbestos detected in bath mats: Series of bath mats and other items containing asbestos discovered among "hometown tax" gifts offered by local government in western Japan, as well as products offered by major Japanese furniture retailers, prompting large-scale recalls. : worldnews
Japan Airlines staff reassigned to work as shrine maidens during coronavirus travel downturn : worldnews
Lawmaker attended drinking party with about 30 people in Japan despite authorities' warnings to refrain from dining in large groups to prevent further spread of coronavirus. Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi, a member from LDP, also fell down and was taken to hospital by ambulance after drinking. : worldnews

Pakistan Threatens Google, Wikipedia for Sacrilegious Online, Calls for Immediate Removal Unlawful From Its Platforms : worldnews
Pakistani militants shift focus to cities in targeting of Chinese : worldnews

A Bangladeshi film director has been arrested and charged after a scene in "Nabab LLB", a fictional courtroom drama about rape and the treatment of victims depicted police harshly interrogating a rape victim and highlighting attitudes towards violence against women in the conservative nation : worldnews
Bangladesh 'set to move' new group of Rohingya to remote island : worldnews

Turkey says it killed 15 Kurdish militants preparing attack in northeast Syria : worldnews
A private Turkish TV station that aired pro-Kurdish opposition views has shut down less than a month after launch, underscoring press freedom concerns in a country often chastised by rights groups. Olay TV, owned by businessman and former minister Cavit Caglar, began broadcasting on November 30 : worldnews

1,000 migrants stranded, freezing amid heavy snow in Bosnian camp : worldnews

Syria air defences intercept barrage of Israeli missiles
Israel said planning to advance settlement building before Biden enters office | The Times of Israel Defense Ministry panel reportedly set to convene in coming two weeks on building approvals in West Bank, East Jerusalem, in last gasp of Trump administration


Belarus accused of deliberately spreading Covid-19 among jailed critics : worldnews


Argentina's Catholics, evangelicals unite against abortion bill : worldnews (fuckangelicals)

Family feud rages as Swarovski empire loses its luster : worldnews

Storm Bella batters France, thousands of homes without electricity | Reuters


Irish government to provide funding for Erasmus scheme to northern Irish students post brexit after UK government refused to continue participation. : worldnews

Boris Johnson admits Brexit deal falls short for financial services : worldnews


Why the Russian hack is so significant, and why it's close to a worst-case scenario : politics

UN hits Trump over Blackwater pardons, says move 'contributes to impunity' - The U.N claimed the move would embolden others to commit crimes. : worldnews

Oh what a relief it is - Lawyers, Guns & Money President Trump late Sunday signed the stimulus bill into law, three people briefed on his decision said, averting a Tuesday government shutdown. His decision to back down and sign the measure will release $900 billion in stimulus funds into the economy that had been held up for nearly a week.
Trump signs coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law after lengthy delay - CNNPolitics
Biden calls Trump's refusal to sign relief bill an 'abdication of responsibility' : politics
Mass confusion over Trumps endgame as Washington barrels toward shutdown, economic crisis
Trumps plans to sign relief bill on Christmas Eve were scrapped last minute
When it comes to Trump, look not at what he says, but what he does and what that means.
DebentureThyme comments on Sanders on Trump's COVID stimulus response: 'What the president is doing right now is unbelievably cruel' ... When it comes to Trump, look not at what he says, but what he does and what that means.
Edging closer to shutdown with Trump showing no signs of caving
Trump just cost jobless workers one week of federal unemployment assistance after he failed to sign the relief bill by midnight on Saturday : politics
Unemployment benefits lapse for jobless Americans as Trump holds out on signing relief bill : politics

Americans' acceptance of Trump's behavior will be his vilest legacy : politics
Trump fed our worst instincts. His global legacy is toxic and immoral : politics

How the Trump Administration Suppresses Photography of the Pandemic : politics (media cooperates)
Violence against women surges during COVID-19 crisis as Senate Republicans block anti-domestic violence law : politics

Trump Leaves a Mess Behind at NASA : politics


Trickle-down tax cuts make the rich richer but are of no value to overall economy, study finds (obvous refuck scam worked for 50 yrs)

Trump finds time to complain that Melania has not been featured on enough magazine covers, despite mounting crises : politics ... She has the charisma of cold clam chowder and has made not one effort to be liked by anyone but those blind to the many faults of this disease of a family.

Sad and an utter scam : Republican congressman accuses Trump of temper tantrums and conspiracy theories
QAnon Rep. Vows to Disrupt Electoral College Vote Count as Trump Tweets 'See Everyone in D.C.'
How many GOP senators will object to the certification of the Electoral College vote? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump supporter and Fox News star Geraldo Rivera said the president is acting like an 'entitled frat boy' since losing the election : politics
Former Bush Officials Lashes GOP For Supporting 'Delusional' And 'Unhinged' Trump : politics
Rep. Kinzinger calls efforts to overturn electiona 'scam' : It is a scam and it is going to disappoint the people that believe this election was stolen

Bill Barr Accused of Arresting Impeachment Witnesses to Shield Trump

As Trump leaves office, South Florida is poised to become his new MAGA capital : politics

Trump's Fraud Claims Died in Court, but the Myth of Stolen Elections Lives On : For years, Republicans have used the specter of cheating as a reason to impose barriers to ballot access. A definitive debunking of claims of wrongdoing in 2020 has not changed that message (that and trickle down and wars is all they got)

Trump's inaction on stimulus bill leaves Georgia's GOP runoff candidates in awkward spot : politics
Columnist: Trump seems happy to torpedo GOP chances in Georgia : politics (for not backing his coup)
A Republican voting initiative we should all get behind - Lawyers, Guns & Money Georgia Republicans are being asked to #BoycottGeorgia.
Sam Wang on Twitter: "Georgia Republicans are being asked to #BoycottGeorgia. Supporters of Trump lawyers Lin Wood and Sidney Powell say by not voting, "there will be so few [votes] that GOP vote totals will go negative... The fraud will be so obvious, SCOTUS can then invalidate [2020]." https://t.co/lvjXTCBekS" / Twitter
Jon Ossoff has raised more money than any Senate candidate in US history in heated Georgia runoff election : politics
Pro-Trump lawyer's call for Georgia runoffs boycott, hints at arresting Loeffler, Perdue : politics

In His Final Month in Office, Trump Works Overtime to Drag the GOP Down With Him : politics

CNNs Tapper: 'No Value' to Interviewing People Like Kayleigh McEnany Who 'Lie the Way Most People Breathe' (Kay-Lier, and nice, Jake)

Right-Wing Embrace Of Conspiracy Is 'Mass Radicalization,' Experts Warn. : politics

Florida political mystery takes a turn. Someone changed the name of dark-money donor. : politics

Why these Fox News loyalists have changed the channel to Newsmax - The Washington Post

Mark Meadows has skeletons in closet the dinosaur skeletons, to be precise : politics Meadows, who is a fundamentalist Christian ...


Authorities identify Anthony Warner as Nashville bomber, say his remains were found in the wreckage - The Washington Post
Nashville bomb: Anthony Quinn Warner told woman he gave homes to he 'intended to spend Christmas in woods with his dogs'
Officials: Box truck playing similar audio to Christmas explosion under investigation : news
Suicide bombing suspected in Nashville explosion as investigators search home south of the city : news
Nashville explosion: Questions remain as investigation enters Day 3
FBI agents investigating if 5G paranoia was behind Nashville bombing | News | wsmv.com
Here's How Widespread The Nashville Explosion Knocked Out AT&T Service In The Southeast : technology

Man Sues Police After Being Pepper-Sprayed While Filming Son's Arrest : news

Virginia Deputy Fired After Far Right Calls For Violence On Social Media : politics
Virginia Deputy Fired After Far-Right Calls For Violence On Social Media | HuffPost A Virginia sheriff's deputy was fired Saturday after a freelance journalist linked his social media account to chilling threats against politicians and judges.

Six injured in Massachusetts shooting at music video filming : news ... You can move to Nahant - but get there you can't - without first driving through Lynn - Lynn, the city of sin

Two women and three girls were found dead in Arkansas on Christmas Day : news

A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning - The New York Times ... Mimi Groves ... a Heritage High School student ... By then, she was a varsity cheer captain who dreamed of attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, whose cheer team was the reigning national champion ... Ms. Groves, who just turned 19, lives with her parents and two siblings in a predominantly white and affluent gated community built around a golf course (white "Heritage")


"The President has got his war/ Folks don't know just what it's for/ Nobody gives us rhyme or reason/ Have one doubt, they call it treason:" Roberta Flack's First Take at 50 - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war : news Fuck the Girl Scouts. it's !basically an MLM that sells cookies.

How state marijuana legalization became a boon for corruption : massachusetts (pro-corruption Charlie Fucker)


Turn Your Sex Life Around - The New York Times With all its stress and uncertainty, this year hasnt exactly been a banner year for intimacy. But that can change.


u/enfrozt explains Linux and Computers to someone who knows nothing about Linux : bestof

Carrie Fisher: The turbulent life of an unsung Hollywood hero : movies

What are some street smarts everyone should know? : AskReddit

Who had grandparents fight in WW2 and what stories did they share? : AskReddit




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EU bans plastic waste exports to poor nations. Under new rules, trash importers and exporters will need to agree on how to handle hazardous shipments. : worldnews
Scientists have come up with an experimental process that might be able to turn dioxide carbona greenhouse gas emitted by all engines gas-burninginto jet fuel. If successful, the process, which uses an iron-based chemical reaction, could result in net zero emissions from airplanes. : science

Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by starvation' : news


One in 1,000 Americans have died from Covid-19 : Coronavirus
Six million people have travelled through US airports before Christmas Eve despite rising Covid cases. More than 1.1 million people screened at airports on day before Christmas Eve, breaking pandemic travel record as hospitalisations overwhelm health systems : Coronavirus
1,944,585 vaccine doses administered in the US : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 12/26/20 : boston (12.4%+ 46 deaths (2 days) 7435 new cases (2 days)
covid-19-dashboard-december-26-2020 - see page 1 note : CoronavirusMa

Mass. reports 7,424 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 46 new deaths - The Boston Globe


The CDC's failed race against covid-19: A threat underestimated and a test overcomplicated : politics (Jared hacked the CDC into pieces)

What's in that new vaccine? Here's a great MIT breakdown of the Pfizer vaccine ingredients. It's from MIT, but written for normal people to understand : CoronavirusMa
Reverse Engineering the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine - Articles

New covid strain is 70% more transmissible : worldnews
Schools "may need to close to control new variant" : Coronavirus
British scientists trial new Covid antibody therapy that could give patients INSTANT immunity : worldnews
UK scientists trial drug to prevent infection that leads to Covid | Coronavirus | The Guardian
Vitamin D, other everyday vitamins could counter coronavirus effects: report : worldnews
Vitamin D is not as toxec as was once thought
Vitamin D Intake & Toxicity - GrassrootsHealth ... , and no toxicity was observed in studies reporting a daily vitamin D intake below 30,000 IU.
How Much Vitamin D is Too Much? A Case Report and Review of the Literature | Bentham Science ... : A 56-year woman was admitted to our Hospital following a 3-week history of nausea, vomiting and muscle weakness. The patient had been assuming very high dose of cholecalciferol since 20 months (cumulative 78,000,000UI, mean daily 130,000UI), as indicated by a non-conventional protocol for multiple sclerosis
Tel Aviv research: 99.9% of COVID-19 germs dead in 30 seconds with UV LEDs : news ... Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species : Karl, Please Come Over For Gay Sex
COVID19 is a seasonal climate-driven disease across both hemispheres : Coronavirus
We Don't Yet Understand Why COVID-19 Numbers Aren't As High As Predicted In Africa


Families turn obituaries into final pleas to avoid COVID-19 - Los Angeles Times ... After honoring her decades in medicine and listing her surviving relatives, he included a plea to anyone who picked up the Courier & Press in Evansville, Ind.

Why 530 Frozen Bodies Sit in a Brooklyn Warehouse : Coronavirus

LA's Covid 'tsunami': inside the new center of America's raging pandemic : Coronavirus

Trump claims Florida doing well as cases pass 1.25m with death toll nearly seven times that of Japan : politics


Canada detects first coronavirus variant cases: health officials : Coronavirus

A pandemic atlas: Peru's death toll leaves a grieving nation : Coronavirus

COVID-19 situation in Palestine is "catastrophic" | Royal News : Coronavirus

Meet The 50 Doctors, Scientists And Healthcare Entrepreneurs Who Became Pandemic Billionaires In 2020 : worldnews

Japan to ban new entries of foreigners until end-January - Nikkei : worldnews
Japan: Man fled hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, visited public bath : worldnews

Covid-19: NSW Health Minister fears Sydney beach Christmas gathering could be a super-spreader event : worldnews

Turkmenistan president claims licorice can cure Covid-19 : worldnews


Food scraps for cleaners: Internal emails from the company that has a multimillion-dollar contract to clean Melbournes tram network suggest that cleaning standards were impossible to maintain while staff were underpaid and worked so hard they were put at risk of injury. : worldnews (captitalist cunts)

China to overtake US as worlds biggest economy by 2028, report predicts : worldnews
Chinese asked to stay home for the holidays as 20 new infections reported : worldnews
Zoom shared US data with Beijing to maintain market access in China : worldnews

Korean artificial sun sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million degrees : worldnews

Japan shuns different surnames for married couples in gender policy: After heated debate among ruling party lawmakers, the government failed to include a commitment to allowing married couples to use different surnames in its basic gender equality promotion policy approved Friday. : worldnews


Russia's total number of COVID-19 cases crosses 3 million mark : worldnews ("offical data")
Russia opens criminal case against ally of Kremlin critic Navalny : worldnews
George Blake: Soviet Cold War spy and former MI6 officer dies in Russia : worldnews
Cat rescued from central Russian waste processing plant named assistant to regional environment minister. Widely circulated surveillance footage this week showed plant worker retrieving cat from tied plastic bag on conveyor belt. : worldnews

Pakistan threatens Google, Wikipedia over 'sacrilegious content' : worldnews

16-year old, suspected of throwing rocks, dies in police chase in the West Bank. : worldnews
Syria intercepts Israel missiles : worldnews They intercepted the missiles with their target. Check mate israel.


Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar threatens Turkey with war : worldnews

Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack : worldnews

A 25-year-old woman was beaten to death in front of her two children by Houthi rebels in Yemen's Ibb province : worldnews

Duterte to US: No vaccine, no VFA : worldnews Lol, nice Duerte. Enjoy dealing with China on your own. (Visiting Forces Agreement)


The family with no fingerprints : worldnews (India, genetic mutation)

At least 20 people killed as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia coast. : worldnews

Manhunt under way after four injured in Berlin shooting | Germany News : worldnews

France finds first case of new coronavirus variant : worldnews

Britain and EU publish Brexit trade agreement : worldnews
London ambulances can no longer guarantee response to home-birth emergencies' Critical that this information is communicated to [pregnant] women, to inform their planning and future choices says London Ambulance Service NHS Trust : worldnews
Royals Officially Cancel Christmas Walk in Effort to Prevent Onlookers from Gathering : worldnews


Several tech giants, including Microsoft, Google, Cisco and VMware, have filed a brief backing Facebook's lawsuit against Israel-based spyware firm NSO Group, which has been accused of hacking into Facebook-owned WhatsApp's instant messaging app to enable spying by the company's clients : worldnews

Russia has accused the U.S. of starting a "visa war" with Moscow, resulting in severe staff shortages at the only remaining American diplomatic mission in the country as President-Elect Joe Biden prepares to take office and officials continue to investigate the SolarWinds hack. : worldnews
Opinion: It's time to treat Putin's Russia like the rogue regime it is - CNN


Until Bidens win is certified, the U.S. remains vulnerable

With His Pardons of Stone and Manafort, Trump Completes His Cover-Up : politics
Prosecutor in Manafort case knew pardon was coming so he found a legal loophole : politics ... civil forfeiture. He gets out of jail but still loses all his stuff
Trump pardons four former Blackwater contractors. This is what they did in Iraq : politics
Donald Trump's spate of pardons could spark another political battle : politics

Trump appears to back plan to overturn election result in Congress amid more false claims of fraud : politics
Pence has until Sunday to make a move to oust Trump with the help of House Democrats : politics
Mike Pence Cannot Block the Certification of Joe Biden's Victory When the Senate Formally Counts Electoral College Votes on Jan. 6th : politics
With less than a month left in office, Trump lashes out at 'totally incompetent' Supreme Court for refusing to overturn his election loss : politics

Critics fear Trump could pressure William Barr's successor for big favors : politics

Trump's Presidency Is Over. His Judges Will Be Here For Decades. : politics

Millions of Americans lose jobless benefits as Trump refuses to sign aid bill : politics
Trump plays Christmas Day golf with Lindsey Graham while complaining about bills pork stimulus : politics
While in Florida Golfing, Trump Allows Jobless Benefits to Expire for Millions : politics
The relief passage Congress passed remains unsigned. Countless people will be evicted and/or lose unemployment benefits if Trump doesn't sign the bill today. What is Pay Check Don doing about it? Tweeting about how other states should emulate Rick DeSantiss insane COVID non-response policies:
Donald Trump's mind is elsewhere as unemployment benefits run out for millions of Americans - CNNPolitics

Fintan O'Toole: Trump has unfinished business. A republic he wants to destroy still stands : politics
Remember that stupid thing Donald Trump did? Hard as it is to pick, here are the top 10 : politics

$8 billion was spent on political ads during 2020. The election proved that money was mostly wasted. : politics
Journalism needs to do a major post-mortem in coming months on it's coverage of Trump : politics


Chief Justice Decries Threats of Actual or Proposed Violence After Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Against Trump : politics
Former chief justice to Moody: Your election challenge was meritless, unethical | Commentary : politics (Florifuck)
I-Team: Hearsay, unfounded accusations, are not evidence of voter fraud, Nevada secretary of state says : politics

Despite smooth election, GOP leaders seek vote restrictions : politics

Judge Orders Steve Bannon Submit to an Interview Under Oath in FTC's Investigation Into Cambridge Analytica : politics

Here's proof that tax cuts for the rich don't boost the economy : politics


Trump stain likely to dog officials post-administration job prospects | Serving in the White House is normally a passport to a lucrative job in business or lobbying but little about the Trump presidency is normal : politics

The Trump administration wants to take credit for a covid vaccine. Trump supporters are undermining it. : politics

Lost in the middle: Will the arrogant certainty of "centrism" destroy America? From Bill Clinton through Barack Obama and now Joe Biden, the centrist consensus has failed and learned nothing

What polls say about Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock 1 week before Georgia's election : politics

QAnon Rep. Vows to Disrupt Electoral College Vote Count as Trump Tweets 'See Everyone in D.C.' : politics
RudderlessQAnon may reinvent itself after US election, warn experts - Trump's defeat hurts movement, but influencers continue to hype conspiracy theory.
I think Dan Brown turned my parents into QAnoners | Salon.com

A Stinging Setback in California Is a Warning for Democrats in 2022 - The New York Times Democrats lost four swing House districts in the state, suggesting that their hold on a number of formerly Republican seats is tenuous at best.

He just humiliated her : People think Trump Jr. insults girlfriend Kimberly in video Christmas : The way he talks to her and belittles her is unacceptable and dangerous

She Noticed $200 Million Missing, Then She Was Fired | Alice Stebbins was hired to fix the finances of California's powerful utility regulator. She was fired after finding $200 million for the state's deaf, blind and poor residents was missing. : politics

Trump Appointed Betsy DeVos, the Bookless Bookshelf : PoliticalHumor

Person of interest identified in connection to Nashville bombing : news
CBS News: Person-of-interest identified in Nashville bombing
Downtown Nashville explosion knocks communications offline

Man being arrested for marijuana possession dies in BRPD custody; cause of death pending : news

Did we defund the police? No, butbig changes are happeningeven after protests die down ... new city budgets show the protests worked

Lin Qi, Chinese Producer on Netflix's 'Three-Body Problem,' Dies at 39 after allegedly being poisoned as part of executive ranks dispute : television
Russian Historian jailed for dismembering partner : news

A Great Cultural Depression Looms for Legions of Unemployed PerformersWith theaters and concert halls shuttered, unemployment in the arts has cut deeper than in restaurants and other hard-hit industries.

Washington's Secret to the Perfect Zoom Bookshelf? Buy It Wholesale. - POLITICO Books by the Foot, a service run by the Maryland-based bookseller Wonder Book, has become a go-to curator of Washington bookshelves, offering precisely what its name sounds like it does.


Egyptian scientist proves a way to transmit data through silicon based material to win the best physicist award 2020. : worldnews

A Termopolio (street food vendor) has just been discovered almost intact in Pompeii (article in Italian, pictures at the end) : worldnews

Just How Dark Were the Dark Ages? | Discover Magazine After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe wasn't quite the horrible and backwards place earlier historians would have you believe. Modern scholars now look at the Dark Ages in a whole new light.

How the Maya Created Their Extraordinarily Accurate Calendar Thousands of Years Ago | Discover Magazine The ancient Maya created a system of timekeeping based on astronomy
The Maya Katun Cycle and the Retrograde Periods of Jupiter and Saturn
Reading, That Strange and Uniquely Human Thing - Issue 94: Evolving - Nautilus How we evolved to read is a story of one creative species.

Talking out loud to yourself is a technology for thinking | Psyche Ideas

Ketamine may ease depression by restoring the brain's sensitivity to prediction error. In other words, the drug may help to alleviate depression by making it easier for patients to update their model of reality. : science

(16) Quora : Is it true that every once in a while you should put the accelerator in a car to the floor to allow the valves to open up? I was told this by a mechanic.


Aretha Franklin - Think (feat. The Blues Brothers) [Soul] : Music

Hamster escapes from maze : aww

Apple sued by early app store maker, Cydia, over control of the iPhone : worldnews




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Merry Christmas Everyone! : boston - Boston was warmest major city in the contigous US on Christmas morning 2020
Christmas Day Wonder: Gingerbread Monolith Mysteriously Appears at SF Park | KQED

Kilauea Eruption Day Four - Rising Lava Lake Update (Dec. 24, 2020) - YouTube
#Kilauea Volcanoes Live, Worldwide. - YouTube
/> Canada Boosts Fossil Subsidies to $14.3B Per Year, Joins Saudi Arabia as G20's Top Two Oil and Gas Funders : worldnews (they know they will have a bunch of super-habitable land when all the rest of the world is toast)


Record-high 119,000 Americans hospitalised for coronavirus ahead of Christmas Eve : Coronavirus


1 in 5 adults developed pandemic-related mental disorders: Analysis : Coronavirus
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine causes swelling and inflammation in patients who have cosmetic facial fillers : Coronavirus


DeSantis spokesman Piccolo deletes his Twitter account after tweet about COVID-19 victims - Orlando Sentinel - after he tweeted in the middle of night that photos of each dead COVID-19 victim should be balanced with 99 photos of people who survive the disease.
DeSantis spokesman Piccolo deletes his Twitter account after tweet about COVID-19 victims : Coronavirus
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Colorado's two In-N-Out locations declared COVID-19 outbreaks as 80 employees test positive : Coronavirus

1;136;0c Dad 'woke up with Scottish accent' after six weeks in covid ventilator coma : Coronavirus

L.A. County hospitals running dangerously low on oxygen, supplies as ER units are overwhelmed : Coronavirus
California Church With Over $1 Million in COVID Fines Received PPP Loan Worth $340,000 : Coronavirus

Nurses celebrating coronavirus vaccines are getting hit by anti-vaxxers on social media : Coronavirus

NY Covid deaths still above 100 daily; 6,950 hospitalized statewide on Christmas day : Coronavirus
Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 5,742 new and probable cases of COVID-19 and 156 additional deaths reported Christmas Day : Coronavirus

Stockton Family Dollar employee robbed, beaten after asking women to wear masks : Coronavirus

Kentucky state representative Thomas Huff says he's in the ICU with COVID-19 : Coronavirus (refuck caught the hoax)


The Moderna Vaccine's Antibodies May Not Last As Long As We Hoped : worldnews

There Is Anger And Resignation In The Developing World As Rich Countries Buy Up All The COVID Vaccines : worldnews

UK's biggest coronavirus testing lab hit by COVID-19 outbreak : worldnews (virus is smart)

Leaked Documents Show How China's Army of Paid Internet Trolls Helped Censor the Coronavirus : worldnews

Mutated COVID-19 strain confirmed in Japan as nationwide case tally hits record high. : worldnews

Sweden sees deadliest November since Spanish flu : Coronavirus

Japan reports 3,831 new COVID-19 cases and 63 deaths. The highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in a single day, to date. : Coronavirus

France records 20,262 more COVID-19 cases, 159 more deaths in last 24 hours : Coronavirus

Skiing spread coronavirus across Europe at the start of the pandemic. In Switzerland the slopes are full again : Coronavirus


10 of 12 Hong Kong activists who were captured at sea attempting to flee to Taiwan to face trial Monday in mainland China : worldnews

Chinas atrocities in Tibet are growing too big to ignore

Nepal has plunged into a political crisis and renewed instability after President Bidhya Devi Bhandari dissolved parliament at the request of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and announced general elections would be held in April and May next year, more than a year ahead of schedule : worldnews


Gunmen on motorbike shot dead a women's rights activist and her brother north of Afghanistan's capital, as a wave of assassinations ravages the violence-wracked country. Freshta Kohistani was the second activist to be killed in two days : worldnews

Pakistani court orders release of men previously convicted in Daniel Pearl murder : worldnews

Japan is "extremely behind" in promoting gender equality its government said Friday, as it delayed almost two decades-old target to have at least 30% of leadership positions occupied by women by end of 2020. Just 14.8% of leadership positions in politics and business in Japan are occupied by women. : worldnews ... Yeah when the government says that women needs to wear heels to work properly it probably has a problem with sexism ... Or that they have to serve tea to everyone at work every day
Osaka: Manager of yakiniku restaurant planted spy cam in women's toilet : worldnews


Alexei Navalny ally arrested by Russian police : worldnews

Belarusian MFA Reacts To Sanctions: "U.S. Enforces Dictatorship Of Human Rights In Belarus" : worldnews

Russia listed four NGOs, three AIDS service organizations and one educational affiliate of exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Open Russia pro-democracy group, as foreign agents and undesirable organizations amid renewed crackdown on critical voices. : worldnews

UN condemned Israel 17 times in 2020, versus 6 times for rest of world combined : worldnews (tiny racist asshole country 3x more evil than the whole world)
Israeli jets fly over Beirut, explosions reported in Syria : worldnews
TV report: Partner to Netanyahu's lawyer plotted to smear judges in his trial : worldnews

'Mom, we need food': Thousands in South Sudan near famine, Hundreds dead : worldnews

Tunisia minister 'sacked and arrested' in scandal over illegal waste from Italy : worldnews


Notre Dame choir holds Christmas Eve concert inside fire-damaged Paris cathedral : worldnews
France bans police drones at Paris protests : worldnews

UK television station Channel 4 has come under fire for a digitally altered video of Queen Elizabeth II giving her annual Christmas message, but the station says the segment is "a stark warning" about deepfake technology and the "proliferation of misinformation" in the digital age. : worldnews
Iconic venue "Cafe de Paris," known for hosting artists like Prince and Judy Garland, closes its doors after 96 years due to COVID-19 : worldnews
UK terror plots: Durham teenager asks to remain anonymous : worldnews (white supremo nazi rapist)

Scotland's future is of an independent, European nation : First Minister Sturgeon post Britain's Brexit news : worldnews


Thousands of Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs snorting and squealing way across Puerto Rico in what many fear unstoppable quest to eat and reproduce. They forage through gardens and farms knock over trash cans and leave pungent trails of urine and excrement stopping occasionally to bathe. : worldnews (said to be Republican pigs)


Experts who wrestled with SolarWinds hackers say cleanup could take months - or longer : worldnews
Microsoft Reseller Compromised In Newly Revealed Attempted Intrusion Blamed On Russian Hackers The Microsoft customer is security company CrowdStrike Holdings, which said the hackers had gained access to the reseller that sold it licenses to Microsoft Office software
Microsoft Reseller Compromised In Newly Revealed Attempted Intrusion Blamed On Russian Hackers : worldnews


Stuck in Guantanamo for 12 years without charge, Afghan inmate's health at risk : worldnews (Barry was "powerless" to do anything bc he wanted to look pro-war)

Trump's border wall was a complete waste of time and money : politics

Trump is threatening Iran and Biden says the Pentagon is stonewalling him on 'many things' with less than a month until inauguration : politics (traitors)

Could Trump declare martial law to try to steal the election? - The Washington Post

How real is the threat of prosecution for Donald Trump post-presidency? | US news | The Guardian

Trump's Most Disgusting Pardons : Blackwater mercenaries committed a massacre. Now they'll go free.
I Sued Blackwater for the Massacre of Iraqi Civilians. Trump Just Pardoned Those Convicted Killers. : politics
FBI team leader: How I know the Blackwater defendants didn't deserve a pardon from Trump : politics
Trump pardoned a former K-9 police officer who was convicted of releasing her dog on an unarmed homeless man : politics
Jared Kushner played a key role in White House pardon 'free-for-all' (Kushfucker)
Could Ghislaine Maxwell be next to receive a presidential pardon from Donald Trump? : politics
Behind Trump Clemency, a Case Study in Special Access - The New York Times Philip Esformes was sentenced last year to 20 years for Medicare fraud. Then a well-connected organization supported by his family weighed in with the White House.

Trump reportedly baffled that Mike Pence can't simply declare him president again : politics
Pence under pressure as the final step nears in formalizing Bidens win
Trump warns Republicans who didn't back Election Fraud claims: 'I will Never Forget!' : politics

The Trump administration is holding back over half of its vaccine doses. Distribute them now. : politics (they're in Jared's basement)
sam deutsch on Twitter: It"s remarkable how much better the @washingtonpost is than the @nytimes when it comes to accurately capturing the current moment https://t.co/ZL6DQ2tlKK" / Twitter

The Truth Is Our Only Defense Against Trump | The United States needs a fact-finding commission to establish a record that can stand against the coming tidal wave of deceit. : politics

'Merry... Christmas': Watch Rep. Debbie Dingell Drop House Gavel in Disgust Over GOP's Covid-19 Cruelty : politics

'Shameful': Trump Golfs, Tweets Election Lies as 14 Million Set to Lose Unemployment Benefits Just After Christmas : politics
Americans suffer at Christmas while Trump golfs and sows chaos : politics
COVID relief bill flown to Florida, where Trump went golfing : politics
Trump's threat to veto Covid relief bill is holding up $9 billion in state vaccine funding : politics

Sanders Rips GOP for Happily Endorsing Trump's Assault on Democracy But Refusing to Back His Call for $2,000 Checks | "Pathetic," said the Vermont senator. : politics

Biden pledges tuition-free community college for all : politics

The Great Disappointment - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A big source of uncertainty at the moment is: What happens when reality - of a sort - finally sets in for all the people who are still expecting Trump to remain president? (The extent to which this group includes Trump himself is a further significant unknown) ... All this reminds me of the fascinating history of what happens to prophetic movements when the prophecies fail. A particularly interesting one is the story of William Miller and The Great Disappointment, which eventually gave birth to the Seventh Day Adventists.

Trump is destroying his own party on the way out the door : politics

Congresswoman-elect Lauren Boebert to object to certifying Biden's Electoral College victory - Challenge to President-elect Joe Biden's win in Congress not expected to go anywhere : politics
GOP seeks to avoid messy Trump fight over Electoral College : politics

Sidney Powell's Hidden Kraken Witness Is a Pro-Trump Podcaster Once Sued for Fraud: WaPo : politics

Dominion Attorneys Send Brutal Letter to Trump Campaign s So-Called Star Witnesss Mellissa Carone : politics
OANN is doubling down on election conspiracy theories after Dominion threatened the network with a defamation lawsuit : politics ... a turd reich eagle on that microphone, if I ever saw one.


Court affirms ruling dismissing Trump challenge in Wisconsin : politics

USPS agrees to treat Georgia runoff ballots as express mail : politics
Loeffler didn't disclose top donors own multibillion-dollar company cited for illegal hiring scheme. The omissions for a company whose business Loeffler oversees "strain credulity to the breaking point," expert says : politics
Democrats shatter fundraising records ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs : politics
Democrats Ossoff and Warnock each raise more than $100 million for Georgia Senate runoffs : politics
More Than 64k Early Georgia Runoff Voters Didn't Vote in General Election : politics
Rand Paul is 'very, very concerned' about increased voting in Ga. : politics

Iowa Democrat asks House to review race she lost by 6 votes : politics


Judge Tosses Out Rep. NunesLawsuit Against Washington Postthe latest development in a string of legal battles waged by Nunes against mainstream media outlets, some of which have also been scorned and sued by Nunes ally President Donald Trump. (little commie fucker)
Devin Nunes Loses Lawsuit Accusing The Washington Post of Conspiring with House Democrats to Defame Him : politics This is a Congressman who managed to lose a lawsuit against a cow. And someone elects him.

Are there no poorhouses? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - "Liberal economist" Larry Summers says Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ("Starve, fuckers" the "liberal" economist said)
Eschaton: Larry Is Lying The important thing about this is that Summers is lying -- It isn't that he's wrong about this, it's that he doesn't believe it. He does not think that $2000 checks relative to any baseline or other policies will "overheat" the economy. Larry Summers has always lied, tnx Barry)


Explosion in Downtown Nashville Was An 'Intentional Act' - The New York Times
Massive explosion in Nashville rocks downtown on Christmas : worldnews
Explosion in Nashville that damaged dozens of buildings is believed to be an intentional act : politics
Explosion reported downtown Nashville, police investigating : news
Nashville Fire Radio: Explosive device in RV detonated. Bomb Squad on the way - Heavy building damage. : nashville
Nashville explosion witness remembers chilling warning: 'Evacuate now'
Vehicle in Downtown Nashville Blared a Warning -- Then Exploded

Lawsuits: Police beat and falsely arrested marcher and photographer during protests : news

An Oscar Winner Made a Khashoggi Documentary. Streaming Services Didnt Want It
Oscar Winner, Bryan Fogel, Made a Khashoggi Documentary, 'The Dissident" and Streaming Services Didn't Want It. : movies

'80s TV star Kirk Cameron led an army of mask-less singers in Christmas carols to protest California's stay-at-home orders : politics

After the Great Fire, 1872 : boston

Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish - Lawyers, Guns & Money Rush Limbaugh made his final broadcast yesterday, ending his 32 year career. How would you describe his legacy?

(16) World History - Quora Child's bones buried 40,000 years ago solve long-standing Neanderthal mystery

ELI5: what is the science behind weighted blankets and how do they reduce anxiety? : explainlikeimfive
Waist Training Beginners Information : waisttraining
Tightlacing 101: 4 Myths About Waist Training with a Corset | The Lingerie Addict



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5- to 9-year-old children chose to save multiple dogs over 1 human, and valued the life of a dog as much as a human. By contrast, almost all adults chose to save 1 human over even 100 dogs. The view that humans are morally more important than animals appears later and may be socially acquired. : science

Scientists have shown that a non-invasive blood test can identify cancer up to four years prior to conventional diagnosis. The assay has a high degree of specificity for five common cancer types- liver, lung, colorectal, stomach, and esophageal- and could contribute to reducing disease mortality. : science

Female managers are less negative towards employee depression than male managers are : science

A bit of stress might not be so good for us after all: The study found even mild stress may harm most s functionspeople executivemental skills such as self-control, focused attention, working memory and problem solving. : science

In some people, SSRI and SNRI antidepressants cause a persistent iatrogenic syndrome called Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) in the literature; a recent update of the package leaflets was requested by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to warn of this possibility. : science

Vietnam War-era U.S. bombings of Cambodia still contribute to underdevelopment and poverty today. Bombs on softer high-fertility land were less likely to explode, thus leaving dangerous unexploded bombs in the most fertile lands. Counterintuitively, the most fertile land becomes the least productive (Kissinger cackles)

Analysis and Qualitative Effects of Large Breasts on Aerodynamic Performance and Wake of Miss Kobayashia's Dragon Maid Character : science


People who like to explore abandoned buildings. What was the biggest "fuck this, I'm out" moment you had while exploring? : AskReddit

Who ruined your family Christmas this year, and what did they do? : AskReddit




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Merry Christmas - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Great Conjunction 2020: Jupiter, Saturn meet to last till Christmas; all you need to know about this spectacle : worldnews


The world's largest lake is shrinking: the Caspian Sea is set to fall by 9 metres or more this century - an ecocide is imminent

Organic meat production just as bad for climate, study finds : worldnews
Norway supreme court verdict opens Arctic to more oil drilling : worldnews


Covid-19: How Much Herd Immunity is Enough? - The New York Times Scientists initially estimated that 60 to 70 percent of the population needed to acquire resistance to the coronavirus to banish it. Now Dr. Anthony Fauci and others are quietly shifting that number upward. (90%)



A Boston ICU filled up yesterday and hospital staffers spent nine hours trying to find a bed somewhere else for a Covid-19 patient | Universal Hub
You'll never guess what a Massachusetts Republican honcho came down with after attending a Chanukah party at the White House | Universal Hub ... The party was about a month after Mountain declared he did not believe Joe Biden had actually been elected. Last year, he declared that if US Rep. Ayanna Pressley and the other three Squad members don't leave the USA, they should be indicted.

Masks block 99.9% of large Covid-linked droplets: Study : worldnews
COVID-19 will be 'with us for the next 10 years', warns vaccine chief : worldnews
Covid-19 antibodies last for more than six months according to a study by the Finnish health authority THL : worldnews
New British Covid-19 strain appears more transmissible in young people and children, says WHO : worldnews
Yet another new COVID-19 variant seems to have developed, this one in Nigeria : worldnews (virus goes super mutant)
The autopsy, a fading practice, revealed secrets of COVID-19 : worldnews


Hospital Workers Start toTurn Against Each Other to Get Vaccine


WHO (finally) admits PCR tests create false positives. We have a vaccine now. We don't need false positives anymore. : DarkFuturology

Genetics experts worry coronavirus vaccines might not work quite as well against UK variant : worldnews

'Acceptable' for Chinese COVID-19 vaccine to have 50-percent efficacy- DOST : worldnews
Brazil institute says CoronaVac efficacy above 50%, delays full results : worldnews

While New Zpealand is Covid-free, Taiwan just tested the first local Covid-positive patient transmitted by a New Zealander pilot returned from the US, ending the world's longest Covid-free streak of 8 months : worldnews (America is exceptionally stupid)

Japan's daily coronavirus cases hit new record of over 3,200 : worldnews

India's Covid-19 active cases now comprise only 2.8 per cent of total caseload : worldnews

Italy becomes first European country to surpass 70,000 deaths : worldnews

Airline Sacks Pilot Blamed for Taiwan's First Local Virus Infection Since April : worldnews

China to suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom : worldnews

Covid-19: The Philippines and its lockdown baby boom : worldnews

Over half of adults in China, or more than half a billion people, are now overweight, an official report has found. : worldnews
China targets Jack Ma's Alibaba empire in monopoly probe : worldnews
More than 50 Australian coal ships remain stranded off China's coast despite power blackouts : worldnews

More than 80% of municipal junior high schools in Fukuoka, Japan have rules on the color of students' underwear, and a majority also exercises rules pertaining to hair and eyebrows, it has emerged from the results of an investigation conducted by the Fukuoka Bar Association released on Dec. 22. : worldnews

Royal Caribbean Cruises is attempting to stop some victims of the White Island volcano disaster from suing in the United States by filing a proceeding against them in the Australian Federal Court. : worldnews

Queensland health minister says crew of coronavirus-infected superyacht 'not cooperating' : worldnews

"There is no democracy in India, it is only in imagination, not in reality", says opposition party leader Rahul Gandhi; hits out at the centre after he met president with 20 million signatures against the new farm laws. : worldnews

Vietnam climbs into UN high human development group : worldnews

Devastating fires engulf Brazilian Pantanal wetlands, again.

Russia says it expects 'nothing good' from Biden administration : worldnews (right about that)
Russia clears way to block Facebook, YouTube for 'censorship' : worldnews
Russia to launch own TikTok developed with Putin's alleged daughter : worldnews
$1 million of Iranian cash stolen from Russian Foreign Ministry in broad daylight after being stashed in vodka box

More than 100 people killed in dawn attack on Ethiopian village, rights group says : worldnews
Ethiopian military kills 42 people involved in deadly attack -- worldnews
Nigeria school abductions sparked by cattle feuds, not extremism, officials say : worldnews

Shell Oil Site Seized by Nigerian State Over Unpaid Damages : worldnews

Pakistani Court orders release of man charged in killing of an American journalist Daniel Pearl : worldnews

Iraqis were outraged, heartbroken but not surprised to hear US President Donald Trump had pardon for four Blackwater contractors convicted of killing Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007 : worldnews

Massive gold treasure discovered in Turkey that is bigger than GDPs of many countries : worldnews

Israel using Gen. Mark Milley to pass messages to Biden administration on Iran : worldnews
Israel welcomes a German push to expand the Iran nuclear deal into a broader security agreement once Joe Biden moves into the White House next month : worldnews
US dangles billions for Indonesia normalising ties with Israel : worldnews (Kushfucked)

Leaked Hamas Christmas memo causes Christian dismay in Gaza : worldnews

Iran foreign minister dismisses Trump's tweet that Tehran behind attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad - "Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won't divert attention from catastrophic failures at home" he said. : worldnews
Iran said boosting air defenses around nuke sites, fearing Trump-ordered strike : worldnews (US military will let him do this)

Syria, Hezbollah were owners of $1 billion in amphetamine seized in Italy : worldnews

Asylum seekers living in Greece's largest camp have fewer rights than animals, advocates say : worldnews

Finland's bittersweet boost as UNESCO recognises its sauna culture.The country received a huge boost last week when UNESCO officially recognised the importance of its sauna culture. : worldnews

Biggest circular tomb in the ancient world to open in Rome.The site opens 1 March 2021, and from 22 April visits will include virtual and augmented reality elements. : worldnews

Portugal outrage after Spanish hunters massacre 500 wild animals : worldnews

Argentine man cleared in deadly bombing at Jewish center : worldnews

The deputy imam of a mosque in Germany was attacked and killed with an iron rod while walking in a park. 26-year-old Shahid Nawaz and his wife were attacked. : worldnews

Macron released from coronavirus quarantine : worldnews

UK and EU announce post-Brexit trade deal - BBC News : worldnews
UK and European Union strike historic Brexit trade deal : worldnews
Germany's Lufthansa is airlifting 80 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables to the UK on Wednesday as firms seek to beat the lorry chaos at sea ports : worldnews (Britsters off the crazy cliff, eh?)
"British made huge concessions" in Brexit trade talks, French source says : worldnews
UK slaps 20,000 fine on Indian TV channel over anti-Pakistan content : worldnews
U.K. - Deepfake queen to deliver Channel 4 Christmas message : worldnews

Canada criticized for clean fuel rules that hit poorest households hardest : worldnews
Canada Stimulus Package: Second Stimulus Checks Plus A Dose Of Sexism : worldnews
Canadian unions see opportunity as new generation of organizers emerge amid pandemic : worldnews


Biden: Pandemic will be 'first priority, the second priority and the third priority' : politics (he should have said "and you can guess what the fourth priority will be")
A majority of Americans would back a Biden mask mandate : politics

'Unhinged, Lame-Duck President Wants to Start a War': Warnings as Trump Blames Iran for Rocket Attack : politics (you can bet your corrupt military is on board with this)
Donald Trump's Martial-Law Talk Has Military on Red Alert : politics (set to go)

Trump will do anything for Saudi crown prince, but won't call U.S. victims of Saudi terrorism : politics (soon to be pardoned for "all past present and future cimes against America")
Trump administration pushes forward on $500 million weapons deal with Saudi Arabia - The Washington Post


Trump appoints anti-immigrant, anti-refugee Richard Grenell to Holocaust Memorial Council - Trump's newest appointee to the Holocaust Memorial Council, also supports Germany's far-right political groups that are vehemently anti-refugee. : politics (puts a Nazi on the Holocaust board)

"Trump has pardoned a child murderer" says lawyer for Iraq Blackwater massacre victims : politics ... But it was a brown, Muslim child, so conservatives proudly support it.
Shock And Dismay After Trump Pardons Blackwater Guards Who Killed 14 Iraqi Civilians : politics ("I love the best murderers" Trump said)
Blackwater attack survivor to Trump: You will have to face God : politics (Allah is not happy)
Adam Schiff says Trump's pardons show he Is "lawless until the bitter end" : politics
Trump's latest pardons complete coverup of the Russia scandal : politics
The craven corruption of Trump's pardons: Separate justice system for friends and allies - For Trump, whether the crime is corruption, lying to law enforcement or even war crimes, justice does not apply to those who have been loyal to him. : politics
Here Are the Questionable Trump Pardons That You Did Not Hear About Last Night : politics
The Treasonous Pardon of Paul Manafort - The Bulwark Trump, Russia, and the swamp won. America lost.
Can a Pardon Be a War Crime?: When Pardons Themselves Violate the Laws of War
While Trump is pardoning war criminals and corrupt cronies - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Trump Has Executed More Prisoners Than the Last 10 Presidents Combined (he loves killing people)

As Trump leaves office, 50% of Americans see him as a 'failed' president : politics ... So45% think he was fair to great (insert cuckoo sound). That is the real story. Our country is in a dark place. I hope we can work our way out of it.
Trump's old tweet suggesting Clinton should accept defeat with dignity returns to haunt him : politics
Biden's post-election stock market bump is easily beating Trump's : politics

GOP blocks House Democrats' attempt to pass $2,000 stimulus checks after Trump voices support : politics
Millions of Americans are left scrambling to pay for food and rent as $900 billion stimulus bill falls apart - The Washington Post
US companies no longer have to pay sick leave to people with Covid after Mitch McConnell reportedly blocks extension : politics

Trump Back At Mar-A-Lago, Raising Taxpayer Golf Tab To $151.5 Million : politics

Trump puts on show of erratic behavior in final days - CNNPolitics
Frustrated Trump met with Pence before holiday break - CNNPolitics

Trump's White House lawyers are trying to stop a last-minute impeachment repeat : politics

Prosecutors have "mounting amount of evidence" against Trump, Michael Cohen says : politics

96 percent of Democrats say Biden was elected fairly, just 22 percent of Republicans agree : politics (60 million evil delusional Americans)

Secretly recorded White House video caught Trump aides off-guard and ramped up chaos : politics
The coup and the grift: Understanding Trump's evil endgame : politics
Opinion | Republicans raging at Trump over stimulus deal are getting exactly what they deserve - The Washington Post

Dominion warns legal action against Rudy Giuliani 'imminent' as exec sues for defamation : politics
Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems sent 21 retraction or record preservation demand letters this week -- read them all here : politics
Dominion sends letters to Fox News, right-wing media threatening defamation - Business Insider - to Sean Hannity, Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs, and other pro-Trump media figures

This Is Just What Jared Does: Kushner Bails on Trumps Mission to Destroy the 2020 Election (POS Kushfucker)
A Brief Reminder Of Charles Kushner's Creepy Crimes, Through Tweets : politics

Donald Trump executive order banning diversity training blocked by federal judge : politics

Pompeos Wife Tested Positive for Coronavirus as Cases Spiked ... after the couple came under criticism for holding parties at the State Department despite a nationwide spike in Covid-19 cases.

Kelly Loeffler falls behind Raphael Warnock in Georgia Senate runoff poll : politics
As Georgia Senate Runoffs Near, Sen. Kelly Loeffler's Scandals Are Piling Up : politics
Georgia Senate runoff: Democrats take the lead in Georgia senate races as Michelle Obama joins campaign. : politics
Civil Rights Groups Denounce Georgia Officials For Closing Early Voting Sites Ahead of Senate Runoffs : politics


Cameroonian immigrants in Adams County prison say they were tortured by ICE agents : news

Ohio mayor calls for 'immediate termination' of officer who shot and killed a Black man 'who had committed no crime' : politics


Oklahoma County Officials Approve $17,000 Pay Raise For Themselves : politics


Eschaton: A Christmas Miracle : Rush Limbaugh has retired from radio.

Eschaton: Feelings How are NYT people real : Privately, Barbaro repeatedly pressed at least four journalists Friday to temper their critiques of The Times and how they framed what happened. I know, because I was one of them (podcaster)
Host of The Daily Clouds N.Y. Times Effort To Restore Trust After Caliphate



Fundraiser for Daniel P. Brown by Susan Pottish : Help Dan Go Beyond Parkinson's


I think this is pretty neat : massachusetts ... For the lazy, Massachusetts is equivalent to Norway, Ireland and Switzerland. Our dear friends in Mississippi are equivalent to Portugal and Slovakia (MA #1 on HDI, Fuckassippi #50)


A forgotten organ may hold the key to protecting the health of women and their unborn babies during pregnancy. The deficiency of Tregs in mothers also resulted in long-lasting transgenerational effects on the offspring, which remained prone to diabetes and overweight throughout their life spans. : science : THE THYMUS AS KEY TO HEALTHY PREGNANCIES



Redditors that worked with a dating company (Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, etc.), what's the most insane user stat or behind-the-scenes fact you found out about? : AskReddit

What do you absolutely fucking hate hearing? : AskReddit



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Mount Etna, Italy, erupts again as lava blasts from the Southeast Crater. Mt Etna is one of Europe's most active volcano and an estimated 500K people live around the mountain. No casualties have been reported so far. : worldnews

Scientists descended into Greenlands perilous ice cavernsand came back with a worrying message

Warmer winters causing more ice-free lakes in Northern Hemisphere, study finds : worldnews

Matter of great concern Scientists find microplastics in human placenta for 1st time (rise of the plastic babies)
Plastic straws to be banned in China from 2021 : worldnews
The discovery of microplastics in the air above the ocean reveals the spread of this hazardous pollution. The source of these microplastics was most likely the plastic bags and other plastic waste that had been discarded near the shore and made its way into the ocean hundreds of kilometers away : science
EU bans plastic waste exports to poor nations : worldnews

Monolith and snow crop circle. What the aliens saw as they left? : massachusetts


The virus is accelerating changes in our society - The Washington Post
Vaccine opponents outline online campaigns to sow distrust in coronavirus vaccine
The Coronavirus Is Mutating, and America's Leaders Are Flying Blind : Travel restrictions might make sense, but what this country really needs is better disease surveillance. (Refucks refucked the country)
Letting the virus spread unchecked cannot fail, it can only be failed - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Atlas just shrugged it out ... A LOT of people have behaved unforgivably this year, and Atlas near the top of the list. (Murdoch's WSJ fucking you again)
Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M doses of vaccine : Coronavirus
Did they have to die? How America's Covid response left 3,000 health workers dead. Dire PPE shortages. Limited Covid tests. Political negligence. A Guardian/KHN investigation reveals what went wrong : Coronavirus
Covid: Earlier lockdown in England could have saved more than 20,000 lives, new study says : Coronavirus (which means Trump killed 100's of thousands of Americans)
U.S. ranks 43rd worldwide in sequencing to check for coronavirus variants like the one found in the U.K. : Coronavirus (Make America Sequence Again)
Animated Graphic: Coronavirus Infections Week By Week (India with 4x the population tried to catch up to Trumpmerica but failed by 40%, Brazil with 63% left in the dust)
US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted : news
1 Million US citizens vaccinated against Coronavirus. : Coronavirus
Joe Biden: Covid vaccination in US will not be mandatory : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 12/23/20 : boston (12.3%+ 81! deaths 4509 new cases
covid-19-dashboard-december-23-2020 : CoronavirusMa


Mass. reports 4,509 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 81 new deaths - The Boston Globe


New coronavirus strain may infect children more easily, says scientist on Covid advisory group to UK government, - The Irish Times - 23 Dec, 2020 : Coronavirus
Masks block 99.9% of large COVID-linked droplets: study : Coronavirus
Surge in US air travel alarming health specialists : boston
COVID-19: Second variant found in two coronavirus cases in UK is 'highly concerning' : Coronavirus
COVID-19: South African variant may be worse than UK variant : worldnews (virus ups its game for 2021)
Coronavirus reaches end of earth as first outbreak hits Antarctica : worldnews
Doctor who discovered Ebola warns MORE killer viruses are coming after Covid : worldnews
Study: Vitamin D deficiency found in over 80% of COVID-19 patients : science
Vitamin D deficiency aggravates COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis : science ... nearly twice as likely to go to hospital, nearly twice as likely to die if deficient.
After legal threats from Herbalife, Elsevier retracts journal and removes then a paper which claimed that a young woman in India died of liver failure after using the company's products, citing "legal reasons" as motive. : worldnews
Etsy Stock Surged 340% This Year Thanks Largely To Face Mask Sales : worldnews
Post Covid Mucormycosis is a growing concern in India. How common is it and where does it come from? : askscience

Why the pandemic is causing spikes in break-ups and divorces : Coronavirus


Florida's governor is not prioritizing essential workers for vaccines, ignoring official advice. 'I don't think that's the direction we want to go,' he said. : politics

Viral video shows Republican club members dancing in a conga line at maskless holiday party in New York City : politics ... The Republikaren Party


Officials: COVID-19 patient beat fellow patient to death at Antelope Valley Hospital : news

One person with covid-19 went to work in Oregon. Then, 7 people died and 300 had to quarantine. : Coronavirus

Passenger Who Had Medical Emergency on Flight Died of Covid-19, Coroner Says : Coronavirus

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow moved to intensive care unit with COVID-19 : Coronavirus

As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge : Coronavirus

Tennessee Hospitals Are Disturbingly Close To Their Breaking Point : Coronavirus

In rural Pa., largely untouched by COVID-19 in the spring, deaths are now surging: It's just scary' : Coronavirus ... Greene, who voted for President Donald Trump, said she was frustrated at how divisive and symbolic masks became in her area.

California is in a crisis. Overwhelmed hospitals beg families to avoid holiday gatherings

A Rural County Battling COVID-19 Faces a Difficult Obstacle: the Local Walmart : Coronavirus

Ohio judge pulled from cases over coronavirus concerns : Coronavirus
Georgia probate judges susceptible to COVID with 15 infected, three dead : Coronavirus ... Murray County Judge John Waters thought it was a hoax. He was in a coma for a month and has to learn how to walk again

Here's what the ICU ward looks like with 0% availability : Coronavirus

Fort Worth pastor who urged faith over fearin the pandemic mourns parents who died of COVID complications


Hong Kong fourth wave: officials fear new strain of Covid-19 seen in UK may be in city as 53 new cases confirmed | 2 Students Infected with UK Strain Arrived in HK On Dec 7 and Dec 13 : Coronavirus




Trolls and social media platforms face huge fines in Australia for failing to remove abuse material : worldnews

y China to bring in law against food waste with fines for promoting overeating : worldnews
'Good riddance,' China says as Germany leaves U.N. Security Council : worldnews

Tibetan leader welcomes U.S. bill that reaffirms rights, angering China : worldnews

Japan's highest court upheld ruling granting retrial to man described as world's longest-serving death row inmate. He and his supporters argue he confessed to crime after allegedly brutal police interrogation that included beatings and evidence in case planted. : worldnews
Starvation death of mother and daughter in Japan reveals harsh cost of poverty in the time of coronavirus : worldnews

Kerala Catholic priest, nun sentenced to life in prison in 1992 Sister Abhaya murder case : worldnews

Putin signs bill granting lifetime immunity to former Russian presidents : worldnews (Trump is jealous)
Putin signs law letting ex-presidents become senators for life : worldnews
Russian lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday to ban the public dissemination of data about security and law enforcement members. The move follows leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny's viral YouTube video of a phone call with one of his alleged poisoners. : worldnews

Chernobyl fears resurface as river dredging begins in exclusion zone : worldnews

CIA Found to Be Running Death Squads in Afghanistan : worldnews (thanks, Barry)

Thai King's mistress Sineenat Wongvajirapakdiking's sexually explicit photos leaked as revenge porn : worldnews

Israeli government collapses, triggers new elections : worldnews
Portuguese FM: We'll move embassy when Jerusalem is capital of two states : worldnews


Pope Francis Rumoured To Be Resigning After Christmas : worldnews


A Brazilian woman enslaved as a maid from the age of eight for almost four decades and forced into marriage has been rescued in a rare crackdown on domestic slavery, officials said. She had worked for the family for most of her life without pay or any time off, according to labour inspectors. : worldnews



France rewards coronavirus frontline immigrant workers with citizenship : worldnews (while America deports them)
People in France who refuse to get coronavirus test or vaccine could be restricted from using public transportation. Newly introduced bill designed to provide French government with legal framework for dealing with coronavirus pandemic and future public health crises. : worldnews (meanwhile, in Fuckmerica)
Three police shot dead in central France : worldnews

'Disgraceful': lorry drivers stuck at Dover tell of lack of facilities | World news : worldnews ... Hands up from those who think the British Government couldn't run a piss-up in a brewery.
Covid-19: Scuffles as hauliers face 'a few days' at UK border : worldnews
Senior British royals accused of breaking coronavirus regulations during family outing : worldnews
Sikh community prepares 800 meals in 2 hours to help stranded lorry drivers in Dover, Kent. : worldnews
Man pulls 19 hand grenades out of river while magnet fishing : worldnews
Plan for compulsory microchipping of cats in England amid boom in pet ownership : worldnews

U.S. considers closing Iraqi embassy as anniversary of Soleimani killing nears - Axios

Tensions intensify between Biden and Pentagon over stalled transition briefings - CNNPolitics (your military sabotaging the national security of America)

The US has suffered a massive cyberbreach. It's hard to overstate how bad it is : politics
Bruce Schneier: The US has suffered a massive cyberbreach. It's hard to overstate how bad it is : technology
Biden blasts Trump over cyberattack: "This assault happened on Donald Trump's watch" : politics

Trump has avoided American public for 10 days : politics
Opinion | Trump may be fading faster than you think - The Washington Post

Great moments in mindless sycophancy - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Trump considers executive order to overturn election)

victorvictor1 comments on The Military Would Not Participate in a Coup. Trump Can't Understand Why ("support our troops"
Sources: Secret Service Has No Plan if Trump Refuses to Go : politics
Pelosi vowed to pull Trump out of White House by his little hands, report says : politics
Nothing to see here: Why media keeps downplaying Trump's coup attempt | Trump's cabal of desperate conspirators is more dangerous than ever, but mainstream media tells us to move on : politics

Inside Trump and Barr's Last-Minute Killing Spree - Private executioners paid in cash. Middle-of-the-night killings. False or incomplete justifications.

A Damn Lawyer on Twitter: "Ali Kinani was 9 years old when he was shot in the head by Blackwater guards on September 16, 2007 in Baghdad Iraq. @realDonaldTrump just pardoned his killers. I represented Ali's and five other families in a civil lawsuit against Blackwater and Erik Prince for the killings. https://t.co/B2dwbjU4Ub" / Twitter
"And then the situation turned violent" (Eric Prince's hired murderers)
Trump pardons former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and son-in-law's father in another round of clemency action : news
Trump Gives Clemency to More Allies, Including Manafort, Stone and Charles Kushner - The New York Times ... President Trump doled out clemency to a new group of loyalists on Wednesday, wiping away convictions and sentences as he aggressively employed his power to override courts, juries and prosecutors to apply his own standard of justice for his allies.
Trump Commutes 20-year Sentence of Nursing Home Mogul Convicted in Massive Medicaid Fraud : politics
Trump Pardons Two Russia Inquiry Figures and Blackwater Guards - The New York Times The pre-Christmas wave of 20 pardons and commutations are not likely to be the last before Mr. Trump leaves office on Jan. 20.
Trump grants clemency to 20 people, including three former GOP members of Congress and two men convicted in the Russia probe - The Washington Post
In 2007, a group of Blackwater contractors escorting a convoy opened fire in Baghdad's Nisour Square, killing 14 unarmed civilians including two boys, aged 9 and 11 - Four of them have just been pardoned : worldnews (DeVos behind the curtain, should have been the headlines of the above)
CNN Host On Trump Pardons: It's A Good Night To Be A Corrupt Republican Congressman : politics
Latest pardons reflect Trump's overtly pro-corruption perspective : politics
Opinion | No president has ever misused the pardon power as thoroughly as Trump has - The Washington Post

In new court filing, Bill Barr accused of arresting impeachment witnesses to shield Trump : politics
Opinion | Kirstjen Nielsen and Rod Rosenstein earned their places in the William Barr Hall of Shame - The Washington Post For the depths of their complicity with a despotic and cruel president, two names sink to the bottom. Former homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and former deputy attorney general Rod J. Rosenstein have earned their places in the William Barr Hall of Shame. Their profiles of disgrace serve as cautionary tales.
Rudy Giuliani Left a Voicemail for Lev Parnas Lawyer Before Impeachment Hearings, Asked for Call Back at "Soon to Be Gotten Rid Of Phone Number" : politics
Feds Consider Warrant to See Rudy Giuliani's Emails: Report : politics

Trump vetoes $740bn US military bill over clause to rename bases honouring Confederates : politics (double/triple traitor)
Trump vetoes NDAA - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump's surprise demand for $2,000 stimulus checks blew up Mitch McConnell's master plan and leaves him in a no-win situation : politics
'This Is a No-Brainer': House Democrats Announce Effort to Pass $2,000 Payments as Trump Demands Bigger Checks |"We can pass $2,000 checks this week if the Senate GOP agrees to stand down," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. : politics
Republicans just voted to defund the police : politics
Pelosi on Trump's call to increase stimulus payments: "Let's do it!" : politics
$2,000 stimulus check talk gives Mitch McConnell, Georgia senators headache : politics
Monsters of 2020: The United States Senate | Any principles they once had have gone missing. : politics
GOP Senator Worth $39 Million Was Biggest Opponent of the $600 Stimulus Checks : politics Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin

Dominion Voting Systems employee sues Trump campaign and supporters for defamation over election conspiracies : politics

Dem Files Petition To Disbar Rep. Matt Gaetz Over Support of Trump's Election Lawsuits : politics

Jared Kushner signed off on secret payments to top campaign officials, source says | Salon.com

Opinion | Trump's call for $2,000 stimulus checks detonates a truth bomb in the Georgia Senate races - The Washington Post By abruptly calling for $2,000 stimulus checks on Tuesday night, Trump inadvertently exposed core truths about the consequences of continued GOP control of the Senate ones that Republicans are working to conceal and about the post-Trump Republican Party in general ... It demonstrates, once again, that the only real obstacle to more generous economic assistance is the Republican Party.
POLITICO Playbook PM: No one knows how this ends - POLITICO
President Trump: Unhappy, Unleashed and Unpredictable - The New York Times President Trump remains the most powerful man in the world, but powerless to achieve what he most wants: to avoid leaving office as a loser.
Trump orchestrates final loyalty test in dying bid to subvert election - POLITICO The president is plotting to force Republicans to go on record answering one question: Are they for or against his bid to overturn the election?
Republicans plunge into open battle over attempts to overturn Trumps loss to Biden

As Trump meets with QAnon influencers, the conspiracy theory's adherents beg for dictatorship urging the president to #crosstherubicon

FBI links Iran to online hit list targeting top officials whove refuted Trumps election fraud claims (the muzfucks support the Trummpster)
Irans Rouhani says 'madman' Trump will suffer similar grim fate as hanged Saddam Hussein

Trump's Coup Attempt Could Cost Republicans the Senate : politics

36 Facts About the 2020 Elections | The Cook Political Report
Despite Trumps intense hunt for voter fraud, officials in key states have so far identified just a small number of possible cases
Brindisi-Tenney race narrows even more: 3 to 5 votes separate candidates - syracuse.com More than 300,000 ballots were cast in the election, making the margin separating the candidates 0.000016%.

Ronald Reagan Paved the Way for Donald Trump -- A new Showtime docuseries reminds us of just how awful Ronald Reagan was and how his brand of demagogic racism became a model for Trump.

Biden might have to fire thousands of Trump appointees on Inauguration Day - Business Insider
Biden will take over @POTUS Twitter feed with zero followers because Team Trump won't roll them over : politics

The Trump Administration's Final Push to Make It Easier for Religious Employers to Discriminate : politics

Trump White House staffers receive conflicting messages about their departure - POLITICO

There is a greater wealth divide in America today than in France during the French Revolution : videos


White supremacists planned an attack on the US power grid if Trump lost the election, a mistakenly unsealed FBI affidavit reveals : politics (hiding the nazi takeover)

Judge rules defendant can't get fair trial in courtroom adorned with portraits of White judges - The Washington Post

More than 120,000 signatures collected to stop 'whites only' church in Minnesota town : politics


In a reversal, Pa. Supreme Court says police can't search cars without a warrant : politics
Jaywalking decriminalization is coming, 100 years after the auto industry helped make it a crime : politics


Pistol-packing freshmen prompt Congress gun review

Former Rep. Katie Hill sues ex-husband, Daily Mail, Redstate.com over 'nonconsensual porn' The suit comes 2 weeks after a judge approved a TRO against Hill's ex-husband, and targets media outlets Hill says helped her ex kill her political career.
Former Rep. Katie Hill sues ex-husband, Daily Mail, Redstate.com over 'nonconsensual porn' : politics

How Fox's Maria Bartiromo went from respected finance reporter to Trump apologist - The Washington Post (see the Shkreli story: women love their psychopaths)



How Cities Lost Control of Police Discipline - The New York Times In the chaos of 1960s Detroit, a fledgling police union laid the groundwork for a system that, to this day, constrains discipline for officers accused of misconduct. (arrest the unions)

N.J. couple's baby was taken after N.C. traffic stop. They've been trying for weeks to get him back. : news
N.J. couple's baby was taken after N.C. traffic stop. They've been trying for weeks to get him back. - nj.com deputies from Montgomery County, N.C., drew their guns, violently beat Sykes with a baton in the baby's presence and searched their vehicle for two hours ... There is no body cam video. No dashboard footage. (copsters "smelled marijuana" from their car on the hightway, yes, ACAF)


A Massive Purge Is Underway at Alex JonesInfowarsLayoffs! Dissent! A Michael Flynn snub! Things are not well in the house that brain pills built.


What World War II myths are still believed today?
The film Promising Young Woman floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee


What We Know About Clubhouse's App Influencer Program - The New York Times Tech investors have warmed to the idea that being a content creator is a legitimate form of business.

(16) World History - Quora What major events in human history are rarely known about?

Octopuses are ocean thugs that punch fish | News | The Times

Physicists Prove Anyons Exist, a Third Type of Particle in the Universe | Discover Magazine This year, physicists gave us an early view of a third kingdom of quasiparticles that only arise in two dimensions.
Visualizing Dark Matter With the Biggest Astronomy Collaboration Ever

People with both anxiety and depression, with symptoms such as worrying a lot, feeling unmotivated or not feeling good about themselves, had the most trouble adjusting to changes. However, their judgment can improve if they focus on what they get right, instead of what they get wrong. : science

Study suggests that fear of being single is detectable by others and lowers one's romantic desirability : science

One in four women with ADHD has attempted suicide. Women with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are eight times more likely to attempt suicide, while men with ADHD are four and a half times more likely; parental violence and substance dependence increase the prevalence of suicide attempts. : science

Massive Tsunami Hit the Neolithic Middle East 9,000+ Years Ago. Scientists estimate that the wave capable of doing this would have traveled inland between 1.5 to 3.5 kilometers (about 1 to 2 miles) and would have been between 16 and 40 meters (52 to 130 feet) high at the coast. : science

Experiencing the illusion of having an opposite-sex body in virtual reality can shift aspects of gender identity. An experiment involving the illusion of owning an opposite-sex body led people to embrace a more equal identification with both genders. : science


How corrupt is Massachusetts compared to other states? : massachusetts
Most Corrupt States 2020 (MS lowest bc they don't give a shit about corruption)

What are the most desolate MA regions? : massachusetts


Google told its scientists to 'strike a positive tone' in AI research - documents : worldnews




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The Christmas Star appears again: Jupiter and Saturn align in the Great Conjunction after sunset on Dec. 21, 2020. : worldnews
The increase in the Earth's average temperature is greater than thought : worldnews

Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies : worldnews
Australian cattle feed invention equal to taking '100 million cars off the road' wins international prize : worldnews
India's leopard population increases by 60% in 4 years : worldnews

Norways supreme court approved the governments plans for Arctic oil exploration on Tuesday, dismissing a lawsuit by campaigners who claimed the scheme violated peoples right to a healthy environment. : worldnews

One in four believe 5G poses health risk - More than 50 per cent of people would not buy a house near a 5G tower, according to a new survey of Australians about the new technology : worldnews


Coronavirus pushes 2020 U.S. death toll past 3 million, highest in history : Coronavirus
2020 is the deadliest year in US history as coronavirus 'kills one American every 33 seconds' : Coronavirus
Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans should assume a new, more contagious strain of Coronavirus is already in the US : Coronavirus
Good news: Coronavirus vaccine will still protect against new U.K. variant, WHO says
BioNTech Can Make a New Vaccine within 6 Weeks even if Current Vaccine Doesn't work on New Strain says CEO : Coronavirus
If the U.S. Already Had a Covid Variant, We Wouldnt Know : Coronavirus



MA COVID-19 Data 12/22/20 : boston (9.1%+ 43 deaths 4468 new cases active semi-exp) - Over 2,000 hospitalization for the first time in almost 8 months. I remember when we were down to 300...
covid-19-dashboard-december-22-2020 : CoronavirusMa


[data] Notice: COVID-19 dashboard reports will NOT be published on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25th or on New Years Day, Friday, January 1st. Reports published on December 26 and on January 2 will each include two days of COVID-19 data. - Commonwealth of Massachusetts - December 22, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
BAKER: New capacity limits beginning 12/26 : boston
COVID-19 Update Press Conference: December 22, 2020 (Scheduled for 1pm - Notes included) : CoronavirusMa
1pm Charlie Baker press conference update. Thoughts? : CoronavirusMa


Does recovering from covid make you a dead end for spread? : CoronavirusMa

New Testing Shows Masks Not Enough to Stop COVID-19s Spread Without Social Distancing : Coronavirus
Covid could shorten US life expectancy by up to three years, experts say : Coronavirus

130 experts sign open letter to Boris Johnson urging he make vitamin D a coronavirus strategy
130 experts sign open letter to Boris Johnson urging he make vitamin D a coronavirus strategy : worldnews
Suspicions grow that nanoparticles in Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trigger rare allergic reactions | Science | AAAS ... A similar mRNA vaccine developed by Moderna, which was authorized for emergency use in the United States on Friday, also contains the compound, polyethylene glycol (PEG).


Editorial: ICUs are full and people are dying, but, sure, open the strip clubs : politics

L.A. County's spiking COVID hospitalizations are literally off the charts : Coronavirus
California faces 'darkest days' as COVID-19 cases surge, pushing hospital staff to the breaking point : Coronavirus
More than 10% of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department personnel in coronavirus quarantine : Coronavirus

South Dakota's coronavirus surge is turning nursing homes into a 'Battle Zone' - The state has lost a greater share of its nursing home residents to COVID-19 than any other state this fall. (thanks for refuck necromonger Kristi Noem)

White House identifies Knoxville as city with worst COVID-19 infection rate for its size : politics (Refucks at play)

The DeSantis DeSaster - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Gov DeathSentence)
Opinion | Even by Florida standards, Gov. Ron DeSantis is a covid-19 catastrophe - The Washington Post
Florida reports 10,434 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 74 more resident deaths : Coronavirus

More than 90% of NC's counties are showing heavy community spread of COVID : Coronavirus

Hundreds of thousands of families spend holidays with an empty seat at the table : Coronavirus (and then turn on Fox news)

Wisconsin sees record number of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday : Coronavirus


Anti-Maskers Face Civil Penalties for Abusing Airline Crew : Coronavirus
Dozens of airline passengers in Canada hit with fines, warning letters for refusing to wear a mask : Coronavirus

Covid: New variant detected 'due to strength of UK surveillance' : Coronavirus (America at the bottom, of course)
As new COVID strain hits U.K., at least 70 London flights landed in U.S. in the past 48 hours : worldnews
World's media ask how it went so wrong for 'Plague Island' Britain | World news : worldnews

Wales now has the second worst coronavirus infection rate in the world : Coronavirus (Lithuania #1)

Coronavirus cases confirmed in Antarctica : worldnews

How Vietnam fought a pandemic and won: Do it hard, fast, and serious, and the pandemic will be crushed with practically zero community transmission. : Coronavirus


Taiwan reports first domestic case of COVID-19 in 253 days : worldnews


Congress passed a bill that would sanction Chinese officials if they try to appoint the next Dalai Lama : worldnews
Canada rejects purchase of Canadian Arctic gold mine by Chinese company : worldnews

S.Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russian aircraft enter air defence zone : worldnews

Suspect in death of Russian COVID-19 scientist Alexander Kagansky released after statement: "He stabbed himself and leaped to his death." : worldnews (classic) ... Outside the box ReTrumplican logic. Gotta love it

Investigative Reporting Details Massacres, Reign of Terror by US-Backed Death Squads in Afghanistan : worldnews (Barry in the basement)


Hundreds of children stood trial Erdoan over six years : worldnews

A 16-year-old boy in Thailand is being criminally charged under an infamous law against making fun of the king and could face up to 15 years in prison : worldnews
Hundreds of Thai workers found dying in S. Korea : worldnews

Philippines poised to lift age of consent for sex from 12 to 16 after decades of lobbying from children's rights activists : worldnews

Mayor of Rio de Janeiro and Bolsonaro close ally arrested over bribery scheme : worldnews
Brazilian woman forced into domestic slavery and marriage freed after 40 years : worldnews

Karima Baloch: Pakistani rights activist found dead in Toronto : worldnews


Over 1,500 lorries are stranded in Kent and the number is set to grow as Tesco warns of fruit and vegetable shortages over Christmas : worldnews


Number of journalists killed in retaliation for their work more than doubled in 2020, a year when more news people than ever were jailed by authoritarian governments, according to new figures from CPJ. All told, between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15, at least 30 journalists were killed around world. : worldnews


Biden says the Pentagon isn't briefing his team on the suspected Russian cyber attack : politics
The tangled webs of Christopher Krebs and Russia's cyberattack
How to Understand the Russia Hack Fallout | WIRED Not all SolarWinds victims are created equal.

Trump's Longtime Banker at Deutsche Bank Resigns : Rosemary Vrablic, who oversaw hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to President Trump's company, will leave the bank next week ... Deutsche Bank in August opened an internal review into a 2013 real estate transaction between Ms. Vrablic and a company owned in part by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of Mr. Trump and a client of Ms. Vrablics. Dominic Scalzi, a longtime colleague of Ms. Vrablics who played a role in that transaction, will also leave the bank. (comin' for you Kushfucker)


Is It Time to Impeach Now That the President Is Reportedly Discussing Martial Law in the Oval Office? - Seems like we could have seen this coming based on every single thing Donald Trump has said and done in public life.
Is It Time to Impeach Now That the President Is Reportedly Discussing Martial Law in the Oval Office? : politics
Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice : politics
Home - General Strike 2020
The Military Would Not Participate in a Coup. Trump Can't Understand Why. : politics
Pentagon anxiety rises as officers wait for Trump's next unpredictable move : politics
Trump is getting angry with Mike Pence for not joining in his attempts to overturn the election, report says : politics
Trump turns on Pence, McConnell, Cipollone in desperate final days - Axios Targets of his outrage include Vice President Pence, chief of staff Mark Meadows, White House counsel Pat Cipollone, Secretary of State Pompeo and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Trump trashes McConnell in astonishing email to GOP senators - Axios
Disgrace to his uniform: Col. Wilkerson on Flynn's martial law election plot
Trump Is Keeping His Coup Dreams Alive by Surrounding Himself With MAGA Cranks. As the president's final days in office approach, even his usual toadies aren't cutting it. : politics

Ohio's Jim Jordan among legislators meeting with Trump in futile effort to stop Biden from taking office, report says : politics ... Gym Jordan has always been a rape facilitator

Former CIA chief says Trump knows Russia helped him so he gives them a pass. John Brennan said the Republican president doesn't see Russia as a threat to him personally : politics
Biden called Trump "Putin's puppy." The president-elect may put Moscow on a tighter leash. : politics

The last days of Donald - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... the presidency is still in the hands of a mentally ill aspiring despot who is decompensating quickly:


Trump threatens 30-day reign of destruction on the way out of office : politics
Trump is the least patriotic president in US history : politics
Trump turns on Pence as Lincoln Project ad gets in his head , report says : politics

Feds have discussed making a legal request for Giuliani's electronic communications, say two sources : politics
Investigation Appears to Be Tightening Around Rudy Giuliani. A Trump Pardon May Not Solve the Problem. : politics

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, PhD and the MyPillow Guy Just Gave Away the Game on Trump's Election War : politics (haha "Dr")
Trump is an authoritarian wannabe. He must never hold power again. : politics
Trump Is Finally Realizing that the GOP Is Abandoning Him : politics

Eschaton: The 25th Amendment Option -- I don't think it is widely understood that the 25th amendment option is, as the kids say, complicated, but we are a few days away from it being not complicated at all!

Four Seasons Total Landscaping: The Full(est Possible) Story ... "Make America Rake Again!"

The Trump administration inherited President Obama's millions of Twitter followers 2017 in but Twitter said Joe Biden will 'start from zero' when he takes over @POTUS, according to his team : politics

Trump's loss was radicalizing: His promise to "cheat" the system has further deluded his fans. Trump got elected by promising he knew how to cheat "the system" -- now his voters can't believe he's failing

'It's hostage-taking.' AOC lashed out after lawmakers got only hours to read and pass the huge 5,593-page bill to secure COVID-19 relief : politics (Fucklosi did this)
One-third of Democrats want Pelosi out as House speaker, despite no challengers: poll : politics
AOC Says Lawmakers Don't Have Time to Review $2.5T Spending Bill Before Voting on It : politics
'Pathetic': Congress Passes Covid Relief Bill With Billions in Gifts for the Wealthy, $600 Checks for the Working Class : politics
10 years in prison for illegal streaming? It's in the Covid-19 relief bill : politics
'It's unconscionable' : Outrage over the hree-martini lunch tax deduction in the new coronavirus aid deal
The Coronavirus Relief Bill Reveals How Much Republicans Care About Suffering Americans (Not At All) : politics
No student loan relief in $900 billion stimulus bill : politics (fuck the kids, Republicans said) ... No worries Americans, while you have no health insurance, waiting in food bank lines and being evicted, your politicians are giving Israel $500 million
Congress Doesnt Care About Your Surprise Ambulance Bill | Dying? Hail an Uber, because lawmakers exempted ambulances from their medical-bill reformsmuch to private equity's delight.

The Lefts Most Naive Cynics Have Turned on AOC (pivot to the right)
Our grifter problem - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... ginning up a hate campaign against AOC

Don't let Mitch McConnell get away with his vile rewriting of history (Dems blocked his generous aid)

Anger as Republican lawmakers who played down pandemic jump vaccine queue : politics
Florida Sen. Rick Scott votes no on COVID-19 relief bill that passed 92-6 : politics
No vaccine can end America's pandemic of ignorance and irrationality : politics (that's the virus' job, duh)
White House official Dr Birx to retire amid backlash over Thanksgiving trip : politics
WH virus coordinator Deborah Birx says she will retire
White House official Dr Birx to retire amid backlash over Thanksgiving trip : Coronavirus


Post-Election, the US Postal Service Remains in Peril : politics
USPS struggles to deliver mail by Christmas - The Washington Post

When You've Lost Gollum... - Lawyers, Guns & Money That moment when a top 5 worst living American turns on another top 5 worst living American ... Televangelist Pat Robertson declares that Biden will be president and that Trump

The Devils Went Down to Georgia : In the newest swing state, all of the Senate runoff candidates are relying on Trump for one last turn out extravaganza.
Poll shows Georgia Republicans increasingly see election as rigged, less likely to vote in Senate runoffs : politics
Georgia Republicans were warned to vote in special election if they want to go to Chick-fil-A again - Republicans have told a lot of lies about this election, but this may be the biggest one yet. : politics
How "Pro-Israel" Orthodoxy Keeps US Foreign Policymaking White (fundies want Jesus to destroy Israel, but in the meantime, vote Republican because Israel)


Man Accused of Illegally Voting for Trump Under Names of Dead Mother and Mother-in-Law | Investigators say Bruce Bartman is a registered Republican who illegally registered both deceased women as Republican voters in an attempt to reelect President Trump. : politics

Iowa Democrat asks House to review 6-vote race, cites errors : politics (Refucks are outraged)

Texas AG Ken Paxton urged White House to revoke Harris County COVID relief : politics (yeah, that asshole, wants TX Dems to just die)

Watch out Ron Johnson! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Alabama Republicans ran a natural experiment to test the thesis that literally anybody but a child molester in an off-year race could win a Senate election as a Republican in this statewith the answer being the affirmative: In their wisdom, the voters of Alabama chose to replace Democrat Doug Jones, who prosecuted the Birmingham church bombing, with a man who recently announced his discovery that there are three branches of government, "namely the House, the Senate and the executive." (dumbfuck Coach Tubs will fuck America)

2020 was the most important year for American Democracy since the Civil War : politics

Armed Anti-Lockdown Protesters Just Tried to Storm Oregon's State Capitol : politics
Fox News Host Defends Armed Right-Wing Oregon Mob: What Else Can They Do? : politics
I Hate Oregon Nazis - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Judges Are Locking Up Children for Noncriminal Offenses Like Repeatedly Disobeying Their Parents and School Skipping : ProPublica : Michigan's juvenile justice system is archaic. Counties act with little oversight, and the state keeps such poor data it doesn't know how many juveniles it has in custody or what happens to them once they're in the system.
Judges Are Locking Up Children for Noncriminal Offenses Like Repeatedly Disobeying Their Parents and Skipping School : politics

Lawsuit alleges LDS Church, leaders knew of child sex abuse but failed to report it : worldnews

Court Extends Manhattan U.S. Attorneys Term, as Inauguration Nears

Calls Increase for NYPD Commissioner to Be Stripped of Absolute Authority Over Officer Discipline | Recently released documents show that NYPD commissioners have used their authority to reject the civilian review board's recommendations and even guilty pleas from officers themselves. : politics

New York enacts automatic voter registration : politics

AP source: Justice Dept. filing lawsuit against Walmart alleging it illegally distributed opioids, helping fuel crisis : politics

Washington settled sexual misconduct claim against Daniel Snyder for $1.6 million - The Washington Post (football-head sportsdude captialist asshole)

Who Did J.K. Rowling Become? Deciphering the most beloved, most reviled childrens-book author in history.
Judith Butler on the culture wars, JK Rowling and living inanti-intellectual times The philosopher and gender theorist discusses tensions in the feminist movement over trans rights.

Eschaton: Oh, Stu - Journalists tend to believe they should have immunity from libel or defamation suits. You can tell who they think is "in the club" by whether or not they think such immunity applies. But what about when one sues another one?
Former Inquirer columnist Stu Bykofsky's defamation lawsuit against The Inquirer can continue, Philly judge says (is he a pedophile? opinions differ)

The enduring lessons of a New Deal writers project - Columbia Journalism Review

Why on Earth Is Someone Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts? - The New York Times A phishing scam with unclear motive or payoff is targeting authors, agents and editors big and small, baffling the publishing industry.

Bookshop.Org gives back much of its profits to independent book sellers. The business will give 65-75% of sales to book sellers. 10% of all sales goes into a general pool for all bookstores, & stores around the country can get a 30% profit if buyers link directly to the store on Bookshop.Org. : books


Was There A Combat Zone Strangler? (From 2010) : boston
Massholes are the most Generous People according to Statistics


Spectacular Ice Age rock paintings found in Colombian rainforest : worldnews

Octopuses Observed Punching Fish, Perhaps Out of Spite, Scientists Say. This antisocial fish-punching phenomenon occurs in the midst of collaborative hunting efforts, in which octopuses and fish team up to chase and trap prey together.

Early Humans May Have Hibernated Through Long Winters : worldnews

Facial Hair Is Biologically Useless. So Why Do Humans Have It? | WIRED


The Ultimate Guide to Losing Weight After Pregnancy - BFG Muscle




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The Great Conjunction: Jupiter and Saturn to align in the sky tonight : worldnews
Happy Solstice : funny

*Stratosphere warming watch* Strong signals now emerge for a possible disruptive Sudden Stratospheric Warming event in early January 2021. These SSW events can impact the course of Winter, with a cascading effect as the Polar Vortex collapses. : worldnews

Photo and Video Chronology Kilauea 12/20/20 (how many Republicans would fit in there?) Klauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island | Hawaii | The Guardian All the water evaporated out of the lake and a steam cloud shot up about 30,000ft (9km) into the atmosphere, Birchard said.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts after earthquake on Hawaii's Big Island : worldnews (Pele opens her mouth)
Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Erupts On Big Island : news ... (Known bugs: sheep spawning at Z+ 2000 meters, orderly United States presidential succession.)

The Case for Letting Malibu Burn - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... All these disasters do is exposed and exacerbate previously existing forms of inequality.


Quarter of world may not have access to COVID-19 vaccine until 2022. If all vaccine candidates were successfully scaled, the total projected manufacturing capacity would be 5.96 billion courses by the end of 2021, with prices ranging from USD 6 per course to as high as USD 74 per course. : science

US reaches 18 million COVID Cases and this graph is a cause for concern. : CoronavirusMa
35% of Americans Could Lose Their Home in Next Two Months, Census Report Says : Coronavirus
Ethicists debate whether anti-mask protestors should forfeit COVID-19 medical care : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 12/21/20 : boston (9.5%+ 41 deaths 3760 new cases active growth high linear) )
61k Tests; 3,760 New Confirmed Cases; 84,368 Active Cases; 5.94% Positivity; 7.61% Non Higher Ed; 1,991 Hospitalized (+72) including 410 in ICU (+23) and 215 Intubated(+10); 41 Deaths (-19); 81% Hospital Capacity (-2%); 72% ICU Capacity (-2%); - December 21, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-december-21-2020 : CoronavirusMa

Mass. reports 3,760 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 41 new deaths Monday - The Boston Globe

COVID-19 Update: December 21, 2020 (Scheduled for 1pm) : CoronavirusMa
Town-by-Town COVID Trends (colors added!) : CoronavirusMa

The vaccine rollout at Mass General/Brigham...well, it looks like it didn't start out smoothly. : CoronavirusMa


Covid vaccines still effective against fast-spreading mutant strain - German health minister : worldnews - So the final boss of 2020 is a more contagious version of the coronavirus. That is pretty cliche when you think about it. Instead of having some kind of creative villain you have the same one but just harder in some way.
Mutant coronavirus in the United Kingdom sets off alarms, but its importance remains unclear | Science | AAAS
A bloodtest can be used to predict clinical severity of a covid infection - showing which patients will recover without ventilation or deteriorate within a two-week timeframe, needing intensive care or with fatal outcome : worldnews


Fired data manager Rebekah Jones sues FDLE over raid on her home : politics


Tier 4 lockdown could last for months as new Covid-19 strain out of control : worldnews
Passengers who packed out trains to leave London after latest restriction announcement branded 'totally irresponsible' : worldnews
India bans international flights from UK from tomorrow till Dec. 31. The decision is taken after an out of control new variant of COVID-19 spreading at a much faster rate : worldnews
Canada halts flights from U.K. in response to new coronavirus strain : worldnews
Cases of UK's highly contagious mutant COVID strain detected in returned travellers in Australia : worldnews
Sydney cut off from the rest of Australia amid COVID-19 outbreak : worldnews


Thailand had kept its coronavirus cases under control. Now it's testing thousands as it battles a shrimp market outbreak : worldnews


Suicides among women in Japan and South Korea have soared during the Covid pandemic : worldnews


China states firm opposition for U.S. bill, could remove Chinese firms from U.S. exchanges : worldnews
China's Secret War for U.S. Data Blew American Spies' Cover

Taiwan sends ships, aircraft as Chinese carrier passes island : worldnews

Japan sets record $52 billion military budget with stealth jets, long-range missiles : worldnews

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dupes spy into revealing how he was poisoned : worldnews ... OSINT:"It's ike Batman and Wikipedia had a baby kinda.
If it Hadn't Been for the Prompt Work of the Medics: FSB Officer Inadvertently Confesses Murder Plot to Navalny
Russian scientist working on COVID-19 vaccine plummets to death in St. Petersburg : worldnews


Rockets hit near US Embassy in Iraq ahead of Soleimani anniversary : worldnews

344 kidnapped Nigerian boys freed, says state official : worldnews



Mother Of 6 Brutally Murdered In Shomron Forest (West Bank) : worldnews

Execution-style killing of mother and son by off-duty cop sparks outrage in the Philippines : worldnews


6 Hungarian parties join forces to try to defeat Orban : worldnews

The United States and Ukraine were the only countries that voted at the United Nations General Assembly against a yearly resolution that condemns the glorification of Nazism while Australia, Canada and EU members abstained : worldnews (Trump supports Nazis)

Germany and Finland repatriate ISIS brides and their children : worldnews


Halle synagogue attack: Germany far-right gunman jailed for life : worldnews
She Called Police Over a Neo-Nazi Threat. But the Neo-Nazis Were Inside the Police. - The New York Times Death threats linked to police computers and the discovery of far-right chat groups in police departments across Germany have fed concerns about far-right infiltration. (ACAN)

Charlie Hebdo: four men charged over Paris knife attack : worldnews
Miss France runner-up targeted by wave of anti-Semitic abuse after on-stage interview : worldnews


Eschaton: Normal Year -- Completely. -- Boris Johnson will hold a press conference on Monday to outline his response to the UK being cut off from countries around the world due to fears over the new mutant coronavirus strain. ... "Brexvid"
Freight chaos as Europe closes borders to UK : worldnews (slow-motion Troy disaster about to go off the cliff)
COVID-19: Sainsbury's warns of fruit and veg shortages if freight chaos not solved within days | Business News : worldnews
Travel chaos as trains and motorways loaded with people escaping London for Christmas : worldnews


Trump administration weighing legal immunity for Saudi crown prince in alleged assassination plot - The Washington Post (he's going to pardon Bonesaw)

Cyber Hack a Reminder That Trump Failed to Protect U.S. : politics
Biden is considering Russian financial sanctions or other retaliatory action in response to the SolarWinds hack : worldnews
Romney says Russia attacked U.S. with no fear of reprisal : politics

Some White House advisers fear Trump's final days - CNNPolitics ... In his moments of deepest denial, Trump has told some advisers that he will refuse to leave the White House on Inauguration Day, only to be walked down from that ledge ... How such an episode might unfold isn't clear, and federal law enforcement agencies have been loath to discuss the possibility.

This Is the Most Criminal Dereliction of Duty in the History of the American Presidency : politics
America Isn't Finished Paying for Trump's Incompetence : politics ("conservative" Regressives broke the world)

Why Joe Biden should pardon Reality Winner : politics

'$600 Is Not Enough,' Say Progressives as Congressional Leaders Reach Covid Relief Deal | "How are the millions of people facing evictions, remaining unemployed, standing in food bank and soup kitchen lines supposed to live off of $600? We didn't send help for eight months." : politics (Refucks toss you a few crumbs while they complain about the "deficit" and laugh)
White House secures three martini lunch tax deduction in draft of coronavirus relief package : politics (hahaha suckers)
Democrats wanted a tax credit for low income families. Republicans wanted a tax break for '3 martini lunches.' : politics
#LetThemEatCake trending as Americans react to stimulus proposal : politics
Covid bill dedicates $10B to ailing Postal Service : politics
Do be like that : PoliticalHumor

Eschaton: Reach For The Stars I'd like to think if Democrats were truly in charge, they'd dream bigger than what was once a compromise proposal. (Nancy-Dancy and the Centrist Dems)
'This Is Atrocious': Congress Crams Language to Criminalize Online Streaming, Meme-Sharing Into 5,500-Page Omnibus Bill : politics (5,000 pages so no one could read it)

Trump Tries to Ruin the Environment as Much as Possible Before Leaving : politics


A real mess: Trump is leaving behind crises and undermining Biden before he takes office
Trump's abuse of 'acting' officials is ripe for change by Biden : politics

Trump's obsession with overturning the election is out of control : politics
Frustrated Trump redoubles his efforts to challenge the election result : politics
Martial Law? Seizing Voting Machines? Trump's Election Denial Is Only Getting More Deranged : politics
Trump plots martial law from White House -- the press shrugs -- The Normalizing Olympics -- Incredibly though, the Times did not run its martial law story on page one on Sunday. Instead it was tucked inside on page 28. (It was also buried on the papers website.) (Maggie "access")
Krebs: Trump mulling martial law is 'beyond the pale' : politics
Michael Flynn 'Traitor to American Ideals,' Ex-Deputy Says Amid Trump Martial Law Talk : politics
Trump's talk of martial law sends White House staffers rushing to the press : politics (Regresssives meme takes off)
Increasingly desperate, Trump turns to fringe figures, radical ideas : politics
Trump Is Going Full QAnon for His Final Month in Office : politics
Trump Shares Video Suggesting COVID Pandemic Created to Make Him Look Bad, Lose Election : politics

As Trump pushes baseless fraud claims, Republicans pledge tougher voting rules : politics

The CEO of a voting-systems company says politicians around the world are worried that Trump's conspiracy theories will be used to undermine their own elections : politics

Barr says he sees no reason to appoint special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden; says he won't appoint one : politics
Barr say no reason to seize voting machines as he pushes back on Trump conspiracy theories : politics (on his last day, and refucks don't want voting machines investigated in Kenfucky)
Barr refutes Trump on Hunter Biden, voting machines, Russia hack - Axios

The Trump White House has entered its final stage: complete meltdown | Trump has retreated to the proverbial bunker with an 'elite strike force' of wingnuts and lackeys. Thy're all he's got left : politics

Hand Them a S--t Pie So Gross They Will Choke on It : Michael Cohen Predicts Trumps Post-Presidency Legal Drama

Eschaton: Look Forward A big reason to prosecute is deterrence. A big reason for more extensive oversight would have been to scare the shit out of, if not the high level Trumpkins, everyone around them ... The Democratic chairman of a House subcommittee issued subpoenas on Monday to compel Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Robert Redfield to produce documents related to the agencies' coronavirus response. (needs death penalty)

Trump's coup goes beyond a grift: The president is desperately seeking any path to stay in power. New reporting shows that Trump really still thinks he can steal this election : politics

Republicans desperate to avoid floor fight over Electoral College vote : politics

Donald Trump Is Already Wondering What Airport Will Bear His Name ... also the "USS Donald Trump"

The White House -- Scene of COVID Outbreaks Under Trump --Will Get A Deep Clean For President-elect Biden: Fears about lingering coronavirus are prompting a massive disinfection initiative before the Bidens move in (add an exorcism)

Trumps legacy: He changed the presidency, but will it last? (Dems, no, refucks, yes)
The Twitter presidency is over. Or is it? - Vox How Trump blurred the lines between politics and persona in ways that will reverberate for years ... it's futile to try to discount the social media presidency ... "parasocial interaction" ... the illusion of a face-to-face relationship with [a] performer ... "intimacy at a distance" ... If George W. Bush was the candidate voters wanted to get a beer with, Trump was already their longtime drinking buddy.

Is a Civil War Brewing Within the GOP?: Some Republicans are denouncing a surrender caucus within their party that has the temerity to accept the results of a democratic election. : politics
Pro-Trump televangelist Kenneth Copeland says devil is trying to steal election, kill babies : politics
Pro-Trump Televangelist Kenneth Copeland Says Devil Is Trying To Steal Election, Kill Babies -- "I can tell you who is in danger and its Cuba. Glory to God" (dumbfuck chrisofascist Satangelicals)

Trump wants Supreme Court to overturn Pa. election results

No, Democrats Didn't Question the Legitimacy of the 2016 Election : politics (Refucks can't remember day before yesterday)
We No Longer Need to Engage With Trump's Die-Hard Supporters : politics
More than 300,000 Trump supporters plan to join virtual second inauguration event on 20 January : politics

What a Miserable 2020 Revealed About America : politics : 74 million people think that the guy who let a plague run wild is a good leader.

Ex-Houston cop in anti-voter fraud operation targeted a Hispanic worker in violent incident, police say - The Washington Post The nonprofit group, the Liberty Center for God and Country, paid 20 private investigators close to $300,000 to conduct a six-week probe of alleged illegal ballot retrievals in Houston leading up to the election, the group has said. None of its allegations of fraud have been substantiated.


Hundreds of young Republicans, Trump admin, GOP officials defy COVID Rules at Florida gala : politics
It's Really Worth Repeating : PoliticalHumor
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More than 1.3 million Georgians have already voted in the Senate runoffs, rivaling general election turnout : politics
Trump Drives A Wedge Among Georgia Republicans, Risking A Larger GOP Split : politics
Frontline doctors criticize Perdue, Loeffler in new Georgia ad : politics
Georgia's millionaire senators won't drain the swamp. They are the swamp | Obscene wealth, financial speculation, cavalier indifference -- yet Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue claim their Democratic challengers are out of touch
Kelly Loeffler says she uses private jet to save taxpayers, but took publicly-funded flights | Kelly Loeffler and her husband bought a $10 million jet but taxpayers are still covering her flights to D.C.
Pollsters disappear in Georgia with Senate on the line - POLITICO The public polls that drove so much news about the November election are mostly sidelined in Georgia after some high-profile misses.

In FBI Probe, Texas AG Paxton Faces Aggressive, Ethical Prosecutor. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has denied any wrongdoing : politics

Virginia Removes Its Robert E. Lee Statue From U.S. Capitol : politics

Joni Ernst sparks backlash for getting COVID vaccine after spreading conspiracy : politics
Hundreds of Maskless Trumpkins Pack Turning Point USA Party at Mar-a-Lago

If the rule you followed has brought you to this, of what use was the rule? - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The most discouraging aspect of our current political situation is that nothing Trump has done since the election has been surprising in any way, yet more than 74 million Americans voted for him, and it appears practically all of them would vote for him again if given the chance ... (Trump needs to be impeached again, but Nancy-Dancy and Chuckie-Fuckie won't do it)

Centrist Dems Are Wrong About Novembers Losses -- Dems failed to inspire their own base
The Trade: Meet the New Red Dog Democrats - The Bulwark The two parties have traded voterswhether the old political class likes it or not.
Where Immigrant Neighborhoods Swung Right in the Election - The New York Times ... Almost all of the precincts with a majority Latino population showed an increase in enthusiasm for the president (they love their authoritarian machomen and also Chines, Indians, ex-Russsians and Arabs and esp Cubans)


Sociopaths are Us - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- The head of Colorado's Republican Congressional delegation isn't getting vaccinated against COVID-19 because hes an American, which means he enjoys the blessings of Freedom: ... "I'm more concerned about the safety of the vaccine than I am the side effects of the disease" (like death, you fucking asshole) ... A key to understanding the Republican party is that it has turned a toxic combination of rampant sociopathy and religion-inspired magical thinking into an ethno-nationalist ideology that must be subscribed to by all "real" Americans. ... Jenna Ellis, crooked lawyer's boss)

Republican lawmakers vote far more often against the policy views held by their district than Democratic lawmakers do. At the same time, Republicans are not punished for it at the same rate as Democrats. Republicans engage in representation built around identity, while Democrats do it around policy. : science

Mendacity or Ineptitude? - Lawyers, Guns & Money Smith throws so much vitriol at Biden that its almost pointless to analyze and categorize it. But one of the places where it becomes, at least in my opinion, pretty close to being explicitly misogynist is when he criticizes Biden for not asking whether community colleges should even try to retain students. (Kyle Smith, National Fuckyou)


Opinion | Laura Poitras: Journalism Is Not a Crime - The New York Times - The Justice Department is setting a dangerous precedent that threatens reporters - and the truth. (Snowden docs)


The 'Caliphate' retraction won't end the New York Times's woes (systemic incompetence and corruption)

The Red Slime Lawsuit That Could Sink Right-Wing Media - The New York Times (not really, but still)
Rolling Over and Showing Your Belly May Not Spare Fox News and Newsmax from Smartmatic Lawsuit, Legal Expert Says
Eschaton: Who's Afraid Of A Defamation Suit
John Whitehouse on Twitter: "Newsmax just aired this note to "clarify" its coverage of Smartmatic and Dominion. https://t.co/I5XZ7CQpAk" / Twitter
Pro-Trump network Newsmax just aired a 2-minute video admitting that it has 'no evidence' of outlandish fraud claims against two voting machine companies : politics
Could Fox News lose its grip on far-right conservative viewers to Newsmax, OAN? : politics

With the Election Over, Facebook Gets Back to Spreading Misinformation : technology

Protest at Oregon Capitol: Pepper spray used by protesters and police ... protestors who appeared to oppose policies closing certain businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus
Heavily Armed Far-Right Mob Floods Oregon Capitol : politics

Sociopaths and the women who love them - Lawyers, Guns & Money If you're looking for a beyond-crazy story that doesn't directly involve Donald Trump, this article about someone who blew up her life over Martin Shkreli might fit the bill: ... Well, I suppose this can help one see why so many people enthusiastically support Trump when he holds them in contempt while making their lives materially worse ... The only thing worse than men is women's taste in men. (yeah, read yesterday)

West Point accuses 70 cadets in worst cheating scandal since 1976

The "Permit Karen" of Montclair New Jersey : Living With Karens A white woman calls the police on her Black neighbors. Six months later, they still share a property line. (and she is gay)

Oregon man accused of threatening Black FedEx driver, deputies say : news

Some Boston Police Officers Have Been On Medical Leave For Years, Costing The City Millions : boston

The Games of 2020 - Lawyers, Guns & Money


John Mulaney in rehab for cocaine and alcohol abuse : television


(17) World History - Quora What are some of the costliest mistakes ever made in history?

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five [Jazz] : Music



Cannabis could reduce fentanyl use, reduce overdose risk : science (someone call Charlie Baker Faker)

Why do asteroid trajectories have such a large window of uncertainty? : askscience

Scientists are rethinking where life originated on Earth | Science | AAAS

ELI5: We measure space objects speed in relation to earth. But since earth is also moving through space, how do we know the true speed of objects without a universal "non moving" point? : explainlikeimfive

Adolescents who were raised in nurturing environments had IQ scores that were on average 6 points higher than those who were not. This is a striking difference that has profound implications by increasing the intelligence of entire communities. : science


Guy builds a veggie garden for family Of groundhogs : aww

Hunter scared off a doe being pursued by this whitetail buck. Buck is pissed : gifs

The COVID-19 pandemic masks the way people perceive faces. Holistic processing, the hallmark of face perception, was disrupted for faces with masks. This could have significant effects on daily activities and social interactions. : science
People, will you continue wearing masks even after this pandemic ends, and why? : AskReddit
People with unattractive teeth, noses, or lips. Have you noticed people treating you differently since wearing a mask everywhere? Has you self confidence increased? : AskReddit

Short landing in Brazil : WTF

[Serious] Men of reddit who have been raped by women, what's your story? : AskReddit

Women of reddit what do men need to know is not sexy? : AskReddit




122020

Ursid meteor shower peaks this week around winter solstice : news

Biden says 'No time to waste' as climate team unveiled : politics
Biden administration has 'most robust climate change plan ever': Jennifer Granholm : politics


The monolith has been removed : boston


US reports over 400,000 new Covid 19 cases : Coronavirus
U.S. Has Administered 556,208 Vaccine Shots in First Week : Coronavirus
Front-line essential workers and adults over 75 should be next to get the coronavirus vaccine, a CDC advisory group says : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 12/20/20 : boston (8%+ 60 deaths 4162 new cases)
covid-19-dashboard-december-20-2020 : CoronavirusMa
4,162 New Confirmed Cases; 82,617 Active Cases; 90,789 New Tests; 5.78% Positivity; 7.53% Non Higher Ed; 1,919Hospitalized (-8); 60 Deaths (+13); 83% Hospital Capacity (-2%); 74% ICU Capacity (+1%); - December 20, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


Mass. reports 4,162 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 60 new deaths Sunday - The Boston Globe


Massachusetts Deaths 2017, Pub. OCT19 : boston


Elevated biomarker for blood vessel damage found in all children with SARS-CoV-2: Study found high proportion of children with SARS-CoV-2 infection met clinical criteria for thrombotic microangiopathy -- ScienceDaily
Coronavirus is more than just a respiratory illness. It's a social and cultural killer : CoronavirusMa
According to a study published by The Lancet, there's reason to believe that COVID could impair men's long-term production of sperm : Coronavirus


Overdose deaths far outpace COVID-19 deaths in San Francisco

Doonesbury 12-20-2020 : PoliticalHumor

Fury as some politicians ignore their own virus rules: The lack of self-awareness in American politics is just something else : politics
Birx traveled over Thanksgiving weekend after warning Americans to limit celebrations to household : politics (can't hear the gallowping karma coming for her)
Eschaton: The Good Doctor Birx has had some pals in the media all along, desperate to keep her reputation intact, so this won't hurt at all.
Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow hospitalized as COVID symptoms persist : politics (maskless asshole caught the hoax)
Megachurch pastor diagnosed with COVID after attending White House party with daughter : politics

EMT Gives CPR To Suspected Coronavirus Patient On LAX-Bound Flight, Now Feeling Symptoms : Coronavirus

Distressing video shows California hospital overwhelmed by COVID patients : Coronavirus

L.A. County reports more than 100K new coronavirus cases in just 8 days amid fastest acceleration of infections : Coronavirus
Unprecedented coronavirus outbreaks at L.A. County supermarkets further strains the essential service : Coronavirus

Health chief changes benchmarks so no Arizona business will be shuttered in pandemic : Coronavirus

Florida reports 8,401 coronavirus cases, 97 deaths on Sunday : Coronavirus

COVID-19 in Tennessee: 16,036 cases, 111 deaths reported for Dec. 19 and 20 : Coronavirus


'This is deadly serious' - New coronavirus variant 'out of control', health secretary warns : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Scientists alarmed at infectiousness of viral variant : Coronavirus
'Worst moment of whole epidemic': Britain says new virus strain up to 70 per cent more transmissible : worldnews
Covid: New coronavirus variant 'in every part of Wales' : worldnews
German health minister says vaccines effective against new coronavirus strain : Coronavirus
Boris Johnson announces London to go into Tier 4 during Christmas : worldnews (Brits love their hierarchical "tiers")
The Dutch government on Sunday banned all passenger flights from Britain after finding the first case of a new, more infectious coronavirus strain that is circulating in the UK. : worldnews
Italy joins other EU states in suspending all travel from UK due to new Covid strain : worldnews
Covid-19: Fake 'immunity booster' found on sale in London shops : worldnews

Anti-vaxxers should also forgo ventilators and intensive care treatment should they become ill says German doctor. : worldnews

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro bizarrely suggests COVID-19 vaccines could turn people into 'crocodiles' or bearded ladies : worldnews ("bearded" = with dicks)
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro said that the pandemic was "coming to an end", even if the figures indicate the opposite : worldnews (SA's lie-spouting orange turd)

Nine people have been killed after an oxygen ventilator exploded at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in southern Turkey : worldnews

Canada's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 500,000 : worldnews
Calgary doctor says dramatic 40% drop in preterm births during lockdown is global trend : worldnews

Mongolia writes off utility costs for households to buffer COVID-19 impact. Mongolia on Sunday decided to write off payments of water, heat, electricity and waste for households and organizations across the country. : worldnews (Redeathlicans cackle)

COVID-19: Italy orders Christmas lockdown as Sweden changes tack with toughest measures yet : worldnews (Swedumb)

New COVID-19 strain: Saudi Arabia suspends international flights, closes land and sea ports : Coronavirus
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine : worldnews


Chinese Journalist Who Documented Communist History Is Detained in Beijing : worldnews

Taiwan sends ships, aircraft as Chinese carrier passes island : worldnews
Taiwan's planned submarine fleet could forestall a potential Chinese invasion : worldnews


CIA-Backed Afghan Death Squads Massacred Children Inside Religious Schools in Campaign of Terror : worldnews (Barry's legacy of death and terror)
Car bomb in Afghanistan's capital Kabul kills 8 people and left wounded more than 15 people, according to Interior Minister : worldnews

India is planning a surgical strike against Pakistan, warns Islamabad's foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi : worldnews

Japan to develop longer-range anti-ship missiles as China pressure mounts. : worldnews
Santa Claus bikers parade in Tokyo against child abuse : worldnews


Israeli Defense Minister states he would like to normalize relations with Arabs and give Palestinians more independence. : worldnews (sure they do)
Trump's flurry of dodgy deals will not bring the Middle East any peace : politics
Mobilizing marijuana: Israels cannabis industry prepares to go legit : worldnews
US Embassy courtyard named in Jared Kushners honor : Kushner courtyard, dedicated in honor of Jared Kushner and inspired by his relentless pursuit of peace

Court Finds Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity in the Philippines : worldnews

Bi-Partisan US Porn Bill Threatens Sex Workers Worldwide : worldnews

Hours after 35 passengers were kidnapped, Boko-Haram attacks Ajiri community in Borno State, Nigeria : worldnews

Iran sentences Zombie Angelina Jolie to 10 years in jail for photos : worldnews (insulted the Islamic Republic of Muzfuckers)
Iranian foreign minister uses Farsi word for kikes : worldnews


Eschaton: British Trump (off the Tory cliff)
Conservative MPs threaten rebellion on Brexit deal : worldnews (stupidity inception)
Police Scotland to double its presence in border areas as new restrictions are put in place : worldnews
British banks under pressure over 45m loans to firm with links to Myanmar military : worldnews


The former governor of Mexico's Jalisco cartel ravage state, Aristoteles Sandoval, was shot dead in a restaurant in the beach-resort town of Puerto Vallarta : worldnews


US Navy to adopt 'more assertive posture' against China and Russia : worldnews

Keep up the good work, Putin tells spy agency staff : worldnews

Trump contradicts top U.S. officials, suggests without evidence China behind cyberattack : worldnews (Republicans love commies now)
White House U-turn on blaming Russia for SolarWinds cyberattack: AP : worldnews
Trump Is Covering for Russia Again. We Deserve to Know Why. : politics (pee tapes, obviously +long list of traitorous actions)
Trump Shrugs Off Massive Kremlin Cyberattack As No Biggie, Baselessly Points To China : politics ... "Daddy Vladdy got his moneys worth with this syphilitic orange shitgibbon"
Elizabeth Neumann: Trump and Putins unique relationship doesn't smell right to me : politics ... Former Trump Homeland Security Official Elizabeth Neumann (hence the "smell")
Biden is considering Russian financial sanctions or other retaliatory action in response to the SolarWinds hack : politics
How U.S. agencies' trust in untested software opened the door to hackers : worldnews
Dozens of Al Jazeera journalists allegedly hacked using Israeli firms spyware ... likely ordered by Saudia Arabia and UAE

Democrats cry alarm over proposal to split up NSA, Cyber Command amid hacking crisis : politics

John Brennan: There should be no holiday break at the Pentagon : politics

Trump discussed bringing military in to overturn election result and calls for wild protest on 6 January : politics
Report: Trump Asked About Imposing Martial Law to Run a New Election : politics
Army brass rejects calls for martial law: No role for military in determining election outcome : politics

Trump calls Bolton 'one of the dumbest people in Washington' after former aide weighs in on martial law report : politics
Romney calls for response 'of like magnitude or greater' to Russia hack : politics
Romney says Trump has 'blind spot' on Russia, calls hack 'extraordinarily damaging' : politics

Trump retweet suggests Tuberville will challenge Electoral College results in Senate : politics (the Tubs, traitor to America)

Battered nation syndrome - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dr. emptywheel on Twitter: "Boiling Frog Journalism: The President entertains his recently pardoned General's pitch for a coup and it's not 5-alarm fire coverage." / Twitter
Jonathan Chait on Twitter: "The crazy Trumpists are turning on the even-crazier Trumpists https://t.co/Nlr8dZLDSl" / Twitter
Spies on Flynn-Trump Coup Talk - SpyTalk
The QAnon General: Tracing the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Michael Flynn : politics

Is Trump Cracking Under the Weight of Losing? : politics

U.S. intelligence agencies are increasingly focused on domestic extremists. Their latest target: Satanists. : worldnews
U.S. intelligence agencies are increasingly focused on domestic extremists. Their latest target: Satanists. a neo-Nazi-influenced satanic group called the Order of Nine Angles, which the intelligence community believes is making inroads among white supremacists.

Poll finds that Americans accept Joe Biden's win in the election 2020 -- except for the Fox News viewers | Media Matters for America

Electoral college confirms Joe Bidens victory in 2020 presidential election, with 306 to 232 final count : politics
Twitter now alerts Trump that Biden is president every time he lies about election fraud : politics

Anger Mounts as Democrats Accuse GOP of Imperiling Covid Relief With Effort to 'Sabotage a Biden Presidency' : politics
Day After GOP Senator Blocked Direct Payments Twice, Poll Shows 88% of Likely Voters Support More $1,200 Checks : politics

They Said Tax Cuts for the Rich Would Create Jobs. It Never Happened. : politics
A New Congressional Budget Office Study Shows That Medicare for All Would Save Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Annually : politics (Refucks brains if they had one explode)

Analysis: Trump's impeachment foretold everything that's happened since : politics
Just because Trump is leaving the White House doesn't mean the threat of authoritarianism is over : politics
Trump Hanging Out With 'Crackpots or Conspiracy Theorists' Has Officials Alarmed : politics

Jared Kushner approved the creation of a shell company that spent almost half of the Trump campaign's $1.26 billion war chest, source says : politics
Joy WE VOTED!! WEAR A MASK!! Reid ))))))) on Twitter: "This story needs a lot more attention. How is this not money laundering? https://t.co/zwEos9yq64" / Twitter

Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows attempted to hide his COVID-19 diagnosis and the White House outbreak : politics

Bernie Sanders: Trump's An 'Authoritarian,' But Also 'A Reflection Of The Democratic Party' : politics - Every administration since Clinton, Bernie has been warning us what the complacency and corruption of the DNC leads to. Each of those warnings then in succession came true. Learn from your history, or Trump will come right back and win again.

Trump Supporters Mock Biden Visit to Family Grave on Anniversary of Deadly Crash : politics ("looking for dead people's votes" the completely evil assholes said)
Dr. Jill Biden, Ed.D. - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Melania Trump Speech About Kindness, Giving Back To Community Mocked On Twitter : politics

On Twitter, Mike Lindell Calls For Martial Law To Be Declared In Minnesota : politics (pillow asshole)
MyPillow CEO tweets, then deletes call for Trump to "impose martial Law" in 7 states : politics

Trump campaign brings new U.S. Supreme Court challenge over Pennsylvanias 2020 election

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp draws anger and mockery after attending White House Christmas party amid Trump attacks : politics
Young Voters Showing Up for Georgia Senate Race : politics
GOP winning the Georgia ad war as Dems shift money to ground game : politics

Senator Amanda Chase Is What the Next Frontier of GOP Lunacy Looks Like : politics
Virginia State Senator, 2021 Gubernatorial Candidate Amanda Chase Is Next-Level MAGA irginia state Senator Amanda Chase and her staff wanted to be clear: She was experiencing a sinus infection, not COVID-19 symptoms. Just a little head cold. In fact, Chase told The Daily Beast on Friday shortly before stating that she would refuse a COVID-19 vaccine, she was already feeling much better.


The Supreme Court might be finding its way to overturning 'qualified immunity' : politics
Trump's is ending his term with a spree of executions, once again revealing his appetite for cruelty : politics
When the Far Right Penetrates Law Enforcement : politics


Chicago mayor says attempt to block video of raid on Anjanette Young's home 'a mistake' : news (yeah, just a little "mistake")


Why Do They Hate Us? - The French Press - Race, Christian Nationalism, and White Evangelical Alienation from America


The Sacklers - group chat of pain - The Ink reviewed the WhatsApp text thread of a family behind the opioid crisis


There are flickers of hope for local journalism. So far, its not nearly enough.

Pro Pedophilia White Supremacist Forced 12-Year-Old Girl to Wear a Disguise as He Kidnapped Her: Police. Nathan Larson, who has run for public office and has been linked to a website promoting pedophilia, is awaiting his court date in Denver.

The Journalist and the Pharma Bro : Why did Christie Smythe upend her life and stability for Martin Shkreli, one of the least-liked men in the world?


Encore Boston Harbor not for sale, casino president tells employees : boston

A pastry chef from Tehran opens a tiny Cambridge bakery near Fresh Pond - The Boston Globe

Handel and Haydn Perform Handel's Messiah for the 167 Year in a Row : boston

In 2021, We Need To Fix America's Internet - We Pay Twice As Much As Europe For High Speeds, Assuming We Can Even Get Them : politics (corporate necromongers cackle)


Researchers Achieve First Sustained Long Distance Quantum Teleportation : worldnews (Elon Musk announces quantum subway, to be working in a year)

Scorned scientist now vindicated in her work on how to treat stroke : worldnews (male docs are big dicksters, killing people and raking in the dough)

Incredible photo produced as student takes longest picture ever... by accident : worldnews


[UPDATE] I proposed to my girlfriend with the help of some random internet strangers. We did it Reddit! : boston
Celebrating 200K subscribers and wrapping up 2020


You now have a one-time ability to talk to your 15 year old self for 60 seconds. What do you tell them? : AskReddit

What screams "I'm uneducated"? : AskReddit

What's something that's not a cult but feels like a cult? : AskReddit

Comedian Eddie Izzard gets wave of support for using she/her pronouns




121920

this year remixed, this is absolutely amazing : videos

Will the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn even be viewable for us in New England?

Alien Hunters Discover Mysterious Signal from Proxima Centauri : worldnews (scientists no sure, but signal may say "cut your shit out you dumb cunts")
Aliens calling? First potential radio signal from exoplanet detected : technology
"Guardians?" - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Max Boot on Twitter: "You mean like "Guardians of the Galaxy"? Are they going to enlist talking racoons?? / Twitter
Mysterious Rectangle Formation in the Sky in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho : WTF
There's a monolith just outside Boston : boston
Monolith now found in Boston : boston

Huge Antarctic iceberg headed towards South Georgia breaks in two : worldnews

World's Most Endangered Turtle Gets Some Good News. We may be able to stop an extinction! : worldnews
Naturalist Lived as a Wild Turkey : worldnews

Plastic Recycling is an Actual Scam - Climate Town : videos


The U.S. has recorded 250,000 cases in a day for the first time. : Coronavirus
COVID-19 as the Leading Cause of Death in the United States : Coronavirus
A death every 33 seconds - The Washington Post
States were left scrambling after finding out they'd get 20-40% less vaccine than they expected. Here's why. - USA Today - December 19, 2020 [Massachusetts now receiving 17,100 fewer doses -- a 28% decrease from what it was expecting] : CoronavirusMa


MA COVID-19 Data 12/19/20 : boston (9.4%+ 47 deaths 3995 new cases)
covid-19-dashboard-december-19-2020 : CoronavirusMa
3,995 New Confirmed Cases; 81,282 Active Cases; 6.01% Positivity; 7.79% Non Higher Ed; 1,927 Hospitalized (+53); 47 Deaths (+3); 85% Hospital Capacity (+2%); 73% ICU Capacity (+1%); - December 19, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


Mass. reports 3,995 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 47 new deaths Saturday - The Boston Globe

Lawmakers call on Charlie Baker to close indoor dining in Massachusetts - Boston Globe Media (non-paywall) - December 18, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
1,009 new reported school relate cases in Mass. in the last week. : CoronavirusMa

Neanderthal gene found in many people may open cells to coronavirus and increase COVID-19 severity : Coronavirus ... This could also add to the reasons why Covid-19 hasn't been as bad in Sub-Saharan Africa, since much of the population there has a smaller percentage of Neanderthal genes than the rest of the world's population (0.3% vs 2%) (virus biased towards dumb white people)

People are strange - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- If somebody had presented the American public with the following dilemma nine months ago, what would have happened? ... Or we can kill 300,000 to 500,000 Americans because that would be the easier thing to do in the extremely short term, like this week.

8 Catholic Sisters Die of Covid-19 Within a Week at a Wisconsin Home - The New York Times

Report: Airplane passenger with coronavirus-like symptoms dies after plane diverts to New Orleans : news
United Helps to Contact Passengers After Possible Covid-19-Related Death on Flight - The New York Times The flight, United 591 from Orlando to Los Angeles, was diverted to New Orleans on Monday after a passenger had a medical emergency on board. "medical emergency" = died and wife knew he was covid-positive and endangering the whole plane)

How the School Reopening Debate Is Tearing One of America's Most Elite Suburbs Apart - In a district where parents are epidemiologists and health policy experts, the meltdown happened one Zoom meeting at a time. (take a guess ... Brookline, Massachusetts)

Stanford apologizes for coronavirus vaccine plan that left out many front-line doctors : Coronavirus

Nearly all of California under stay at home order as FDA authorizes second vaccine : Coronavirus ("nearly all" ignore and party on)
10 Members Of San Bernardino Family Contract COVID-19, Father Dies : Coronavirus
Appeals court blocks San Diego County restaurant openings


Anti-vaxxers should forego ventilators, German doctor says : Coronavirus
English Translation | Collins German-English Dictionary - Querdenker - open-minded thinker (just a little "open-mindedness" to bullshsit)

Switzerland approves use of Covid-19 vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech. It's over 90% effective in all age brackets. : worldnews
COVID-19: New coronavirus strain spreading faster than previous variant, UK government scientists warn ministers : worldnews
Boris Johnson calls crisis meeting over new Covid strain : worldnews

French President Emmanuel Macron blamed his COVID-19 on combination of 'negligence' and 'bad luck' : worldnews
Angela Merkel 'incredibly proud' of BioNTech founders: The German chancellor has voiced her appreciation for BioNTech, the small German firm behind the first coronavirus vaccine to get regulatory approval. Merkel said the shot will save "many lives." : worldnews
Chilean president handed $3,500 fine for mask-less selfie with stranger on beach : worldnews
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says give 2020 the middle finger : worldnews (2021: "hold my beer")
Pfizer irked after Belgian politician publishes COVID-19 vaccine prices | Reuters : worldnews
With a reputation as the 'pharmacy of the world,' India is geared to mass-produce COVID-19 vaccines : worldnews
'Baby bust': Canada's population growth essentially stops' due to COVID-19 : worldnews
The European Union is paying less money than the United States for a range of coronavirus vaccines - The EU has a 24% discount on the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine compared to the US, and will pay 45% less than the US for the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, but 20% more for the Moderna vaccine : worldnews
Deadly fungal disease triggered by Covid spreads in India, alarming doctors : worldnews (turns people into brain-eating Republican zombies)
India hits 10 million coronavirus cases but pace slows : worldnews


Brazilian woman threatened by Amazon loggers wins global human rights award : worldnews

China-based exec charged with sabotaging Zoom conferences and sending consumer data to Chinese government. : worldnews
Chinese Government Surveilled Me In Connection with Huawei, former Czech cybersecurity chief claims : worldnews
US charges ex-Zoom employee with shutting down Tiananmen Square events : worldnews

North Korean plant may be building nuclear components, report finds : worldnews

Apple Supplier Wistron's 'Labour Violations': 12-Hour Shifts, No Overtime : worldnews (Taiwan, Apple as usual profits)

Sensitive US military equipment given to local forces goes unaccounted for in Afghanistan, watchdog says : worldnews (your bungling corrupt capito-war machine)
Rickshaw bomb kills 15 children in Afghanistan : worldnews (Taliban says children blew themselves up)
Rockets hit U.S.'s Bagram Airfield base in Afghanistan : news

Indian troops target UN vehicle from across LoC in 'new low' : worldnews

EU Parliament calls for action over Egypt's human rights abuses : worldnews

Japan calls on Germany to send warship to East Asia : worldnews
Japanese cosmetics company under fire after CEO uses racial slur for Koreans, and boasts that his firm is "pure Japanese". : worldnews
Tokyo train operators agree not to run trains all night on New Year's Eve : worldnews
Japanese serial killer, who chopped up nine bodies, wants to get married while on death row : worldnews (women are strangely attracted to violent men)

Nigerians given 2 weeks to register sim cards | Africanews.The Nigerian Commission has issued a directive to all mobile network operators to deactivate all sim cards that will not be duly registered with valid national identity card by Dec31.The move may see mobile lines blocked of 198m users. : worldnews

Ten years later, the Tunisian revolution is still unfinished : worldnews

UN peacekeepers have deployed in the west of Central African Republic following surprise attacks by powerful armed groups involved in "a deliberate attempt to disrupt" upcoming elections in one of the world's poorest and most troubled nations : worldnews

Chaos and jubilation as freed Nigerian schoolboys reunite with family : worldnews

Britain not ready for no deal, says Brexit select committee : worldnews (Toried to death)
Miles of lorry queues in Kent again as businesses stockpile before Brexit : worldnews
Lorry drivers heading to EU from UK face ham sandwich ban : worldnews
Waste, Negligence and Cronyism: Inside Britain's Pandemic Spending : worldnews
Judge Rules That Freedom Of Speech Includes Right To Offend : worldnews
Judge Rules That Freedom Of Speech Includes Right To Offend - UNILAD The landmark ruling means that a feminist, who called a transgender woman a pig in a wig and a man will face no repercussions for her words.
Undercover activists at farm supplying Sainsburys and Asda saw workers kicking turkeys more than 200 times in shocking scenes of suffering and cruelty. Worker suspended and official investigation launched after footage showed what campaigners called a total disregard for animal welfare. : worldnews (sado-fuckers)

Mexico: assassin shoots former state governor in restaurant bathroom : worldnews -- Former? Well over 100 Mexican politicians were assasination in 2018.
Mexico records lowest number of murders in nearly three years : worldnews (cartels killed all the journos, so no one "recording")


Spy companies using Channel Islands to track phones around the world : worldnews

Congress, experts worry about potential spy agency reorganization amid hack response | Reuters (in the middle of the cybeattack, Putin told Trump to wreck cypersecurity and don't let NSA know anything)
Defense Officials Push Proposal to Separate NSA, Cyber Command - WSJ - Proposal to split control of the two agencies before end of Trump administration faces resistance from lawmakers

Hack Suggests New Scope, Sophistication for Cyberattacks - WSJ Suspected Russian hack involving SolarWinds software that compromised parts of the U.S. government was executed on a scale that has surprised even veteran security experts
Russian cyberattack against US: Worst may be yet to come, experts fear, as Trump remains mum : politics
Trump downplays Russia in first comments on cyberattack (Russian agent)
Trump downplays Russian cyberattack on U.S. : politics (says it might be China, has Putin's dick up his ass)
Trump downplays huge hack, floats China as possible culprit - The Boston Globe
Trump downplays Russian-linked cyberattack on U.S. - Axios

Suspected Russian cyber-attack growing in scale, Microsoft warns - Government agencies around world among targets in SolarWinds espionage-based hack : worldnews (Putin hacks the world while Trump has Twitter-pacifier in his mouth)
Russia is behind the broad, ongoing cyber spy campaign against the U.S. government and private sector, Pompeo says : worldnews ("says" = forced to grudgingly admit late on Friday night)
GRU HACKERS' DESTRUCTIVE MALWARE AND INTERNATIONAL ATTACKS CYBER FBI
Cyber-attack is brutal reminder of the Russia problem facing Joe Biden : worldnews
Hackers' broad attack sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks : worldnews
Cloudflare CEO says 'zero-trust architecture' is an answer to U.S. government breach : technology

US plans to shutter remaining consulates in Russia : worldnews
White House Blocks a Statement Acknowledging Russias Role in Cyberattack (Putin's piglet)

Pentagon training equates whistleblower Chelsea Manning with terrorists : politics (white supremacist ok)

Row explodes between Pentagon, Biden transition team (military planning coup, doesn't want anyone to know)

Eschaton: Sure Why Not Anything to keep his foxy friends talking about him. - During the meeting, the president asked about Flynn's suggestion of deploying the military, those briefed said. That was also shot down.
Officials increasingly alarmed about Trump's power grab
Trump Floats Coup Plan Thats So Wild Even Rudy Giuliani Is Terrified
Heated Oval Office meeting included talk of special counsel, martial law as Trump advisers clash - CNNPolitics
Trump Discussed Naming Sidney Powell as Special Counsel on Election Fraud - The New York Times In a meeting at the White House on Friday, the president discussed appointing Sidney Powell, a lawyer who promoted conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines, to probe voter fraud.
Heated Oval Office meeting included talk of special counsel, martial law as Trump advisers clash : politics
Giuliani asks DHS about seizing voting machines - Axios
Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "He didn't win the Election. He lost all 6 Swing States, by a lot. They then dumped hundreds of thousands of votes in each one, and got caught. Now Republican politicians have to fight so that their great victory is not stolen. Don't be weak fools!" / Twitter
Don Maggie Haberman on Twitter: "SCOOP - Sidney Powell was in Oval Office last night as POTUS discussed making her special counsel for election fraud. @KannoYoungs and me https://t.co/wUB8ZMrPxp" / Twitter
Amid Vaccine Rollout and Historic Hack, Trump Remains Focused on Reversing Election - WSJ The president has been largely out of sight, paying little public attention to any events other than his efforts to overturn Joe Bidens victory
Donald Trump's legacy: He shook Americans' faith in their country to its very foundation : politics

The inside story of how Trumps denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemics dark winter (murderer in chief)

As Congress struggles to approve $900 billion in stimulus funding, a new report shows management of last loan program was so bad an audit can't be done on where $670 billion in taxpayer money went : politics (look in Jared's basement)
AOC says the GOP 'just doesn't care' about struggling Americans as stimulus talks get pushed into the weekend : politics
AOC calls Amazon jobs a 'scam' because more than 4,000 of its employees are on food stamps : politics


Republicans Remember to Care About the Deficit at the Worst Possible Moment : politics
Ron Johnson twice blocks Covid stimulus checks : politics
America's Dumbest Senator: Let Them Eat Shit - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Mitch McConnell Is Trying To Block Mandatory Paid Sick Leave For Workers Who Get COVID : politics
Fewer Jobs, Rising Poverty: Scathing Report Finds Trump Economic Legacy 'One of the Worst Among All US Presidents' : politics

Donald Trump Hates and Refuses to Do His Job. But He Wants to Keep It, Anyway. : politics

In Last Rush, Trump Grants Mining and Energy Firms Access to Public Lands - The New York Times (his "job")

Trump and Death: When considering the number of deaths for which Trump was responsible, historians will also look at those killed because of his devotion to the death penalty. : politics

Trump 'Is the Republican Party,' Pollster Says as President Hoards Campaign Donations : politics
Lawmakers ask FBI and Federal Election Commission to investigate Jared Kushner-backed Trump campaign company after Insider's reporting : politics
Lara Trump served on the board of a company through which the Trump political operation spent nearly $900 million. : politics
Lara Trump Sat on Board of LLC That Saw $700 Million in Campaign Cash : This Would Be a Neat Epitaph for the Entire Trump Era - A shadowy LLC through which the campaign allegedly funneled hundreds of millions, run by a Trump family member?
Jill Stein had to walk so Donald Trump could fly - Lawyers, Guns & Money (another Russian agent)
Former Melania Trump aide claims the first lady called Ivanka and Jared snakes , reigniting feud rumours : politics

Pence, Who Backed Muslim Visa Ban, Gets Vaccine Invented by Muslim Immigrants Pence also praised far right-wing evangelical leader John Hagee. Hagee has said that Muslim Americans are not real Americans.

Even as Trump vows to keep fighting, his aides are quietly starting to move on - The Washington Post

We need a Trumpism vaccine : politics (COVID: "hold my beer")
All the Republican rats - The Washington Post

Centrist Dems Sure Hate the Left Side of Their Caucus - Lawyers, Guns & Money That Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives actually inspire people and push the nation to the left really bothers generations of Democratic lawmakers, to the point that they want to marginalize and punish them and make sure that the nation stays nice and right-centrist .... the caucus didnt just choose some random Democrat instead of AOC. It chose one of the worst members of their caucus, someone who, for all the crap that AOC gets about opposing other Democrats, actually has opposed Nancy Pelosi for Speaker ... rather discipline and punish the left in search of mythical centrist voters. (refucks in disguise)

BUSTED? Why the numbers behind Mitch McConnells re-election dont add up (Moscow's Bitch committed massive election fraud)
Why The Numbers Behind Mitch McConnell's Re-Election Don't Add Up | DCReport.org : politics

Republicans strategize for next elections: 'Their plan is to make it harder for voters to participate' : politics
Federal Judge Rejects Georgia GOPs Attempt to Prevent Newly Registered Voters from Participating in Senate Runoff Elections : politics


Warren reintroduces bill to bar lawmakers from trading stocks : politics
Elizabeth Warren brings back push to ban lawmakers from stock trading as Georgia's two senators shrug off attacks on their campaigns during a runoff election : politics
Georgia Senators Loeffler and Perdue Are Campaigning Against Democracy : politics
Pressley calls Georgia GOP candidates 'the Bonnie and Clyde of corruption' : politics
Democrats rally support in Georgia Senate race; Republicans rack up court losses : politics
Facebook is lifting its political ad ban in Georgia only (Zuckerfucking the election)

In FBI probe, Texas AG faces aggressive, ethical prosecutor : politics ... Leveraging political connections to avoid prosecution is all the Rebuplican scumbags have time for nowadays.

Tucker Carlson Defends Telling People They Should Be Nervous About Vaccine Rollout : worldnews (Tucker-Fucker says Soros and Gates micro-chipped the vaccine to turn patiotic Americans into traitorous Dems in a plot against Herr Trump)

Republican Lawmaker Contracts COVID Then Deletes Post Criticizing Pandemic Precaution ... Joe "You Lie!" Wilson ...
Minn. Sen. Jerry Relph dies of COVID-19 complications : politics (horrible Republican asshole maskless in caucus where multiple Refucks caught covid)

Unchecked Republican Lies Opened the Door for Trump: Network executives need to decide which side they are on: democracy or fascist rebellion. : politics

Brianna Keilar Hits Pearl-Clutching Republicans With A Very Long List Of Trump's Insults : politics
Meghan McCain hits Trump over attacks on father: 'You have disgraced the office of the presidency' : politics ... But my husband will keep sucking your dick with his fluff pieces in The Federalist, and I will always support the GOP

Republicans are fighting hard to bankrupt states.

Proud Boys leader says he burned Black Lives Matter sign stolen from church in Washington - The Washington Post


Texas Baptist Minister, a Lifelong Republican, Loses License After Endorsing Biden : politics ("you're either a traitor or not a good Christofucker)

Dr Jill vs. "Dr" Oz.whatever good Mr. Oz did in the past was nullified by his pushing of pseudoscience, alternative medicine, and the loads of non-evidentiary advice given to his viewers ("conspirituality")


N.Y.C. to Change Many Selective Schools to Address Segregation - The New York Times


Print the legend - Lawyers, Guns & Money This years Judy Miller award for not letting facts get in the way of a good narrative goes to: The New York Times has retracted the core of its hit 2018 podcast series Caliphate after an internal review found the paper failed to heed red flags indicating that the man it relied upon for its narrative about the allure of terrorism could not be trusted to tell the truth ... In fairness, it's not like anything had happened in the previous two years that would make Baquet worry about Times reporters favoring a predetermined narrative over the truth

Foxconn tells Wisconsin it never promised to build an LCD factory : technology (Refuck suckers)



'I want to hit this kid' : Newly unearthed body cam footage shines light on Boston police during racial justice protests
An off-duty officer crashed into a disabled grandmother. A ll never forget : boston



Wynn Encore Casino in Everett for sale : boston


Long-Term Cannabis Use Associated with Reduced Symptoms in Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress : science


During the coronavirus crisis, neurotic people experience more negative emotions in their everyday lives, are more unstable emotionally and worry more about their health. Results match other studies showing that most people are coping with the restrictions better than expected : science

How to stop thinking about something - New study used imaging to look at people's brain activity, see thought patterns, and watch them fade as they are removed. It found that to fully purge a problematic memory that keeps bubbling up, one may need to deliberately focus on it and then push it away. : science



What historical fact makes you cry? : AskReddit

What something that you've done while horny and you regret it? : AskReddit

The Dad completely steals the show : aww

How old were you when you got the first time horny? : AskReddit

Did people in Victorian era England really sleep hanging from a rope for 2 pennies? ("hungover")

What's your childhood mystery that you finally solved years later? : AskReddit

What is considered socially acceptable now, that was not socially accepted 20 years ago? : AskReddit

What's your most painful memory? : AskReddit




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Are UFOs Real? Senior Government Officials Keep Saying Yes

Caving to pressure from climate action campaigners, Lloyd's of London, announced it will no longer cover coal-fired power plants and mines, tar sands, or Arctic energy exploration activities from January 2022 onward, with plans to fully phase out such businesses by 2030. : worldnews

Kangaroos can communicate with humans, scientists have concluded : worldnews ... "Fook off, m8"

Disastrous oil spill in Mauritius partly caused by crew seeking mobile phone signal : worldnews
European home improvement stores continued to sell illegally logged wood from Russian taiga after alleged smuggler's arrest back home. More than 20 European companies were said to have bought 30 million euros ($36.7 million) worth of suspect wood. : worldnews ... "Just west Europe things: extracting natural resources from other countries while pontificating about how eco conscious they are."

Super cyclone Yasa flattened entire villages as it tore through Fiji, but there were no initial reports of casualties. A Category Five storm made landfall on Fiji's second-largest island Vanua Levu late Thursday, packing winds gusts of up to 345 kilometres an hour (210 miles an hour) : worldnews

Bitcoin soars above $23,000 as mammoth 2020 rally drives record highs : worldnews


More Than 1.1 Million People Have Been Vaccinated: Covid-19 Tracker : Coronavirus
Johns Hopkins Launches COVID-19 Mortality Calculator, Aims to Inform Vaccine Prioritization : Coronavirus


562,000 US Covid-19 deaths projected by April - nearly the population of Wyoming : worldnews (Trumpy and Fuckpublican deathmongers cackle)


MA COVID-19 Data 12/18/20 : boston (9.7%+ 53 deathss 5632 new cases
5,632 New Confirmed Cases; 80,989 Active Cases; 6.13% Positivity; 8.04% Non Higher Ed; 1,874 Hospitalized (+3); 44 Deaths (+9); 83% Hospital Capacity (-2%); 72% ICU Capacity (-1%); - December 18, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-december-18-2020 : CoronavirusMa
Mass. reports 5,632 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 53 new deaths - The Boston Globe

Governor Baker Covid-19 Update - December 18, 2020 : CoronavirusMa

1,009 Cases of COVID-19 Reported Among Mass. Students, Staff Who've Been In School Buildings : boston

UMass models projects rising COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts to level off in January - Boston Globe Media (non-paywalled) - December 16, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
Feds Cut MA Coronavirus Vaccine Shipment By 28 Percent : CoronavirusMa

A universal influenza virus vaccine induces broad and long-lasting immunity in a randomized, placebo-controlled phase I trial. : science
High levels of pandemic-induced anxiety, depression observed in social media posts : Coronavirus

My mom died and we gathered for her funeral. Then 17 people in my family got coronavirus : Coronavirus

COVID-19 positive man dies on United flight : Coronavirus

Frontline workers protest at Stanford after hospital distributed vaccine to administrators | The hospital was accused of prioritising administrators over some medical residents and nurses in first wave of vaccine distribution : Coronavirus
Only Seven of Stanford's First 5,000 Vaccines Were Designated for Medical Residents : Coronavirus

U.S. college student gets 4 months in prison in Cayman Islands for violating COVID-19 measures : Coronavirus
Classic 'Scrubs' Scene Teaches Us How Quickly Infection Spreads, Importance of Social Distancing (Video)

South Florida parties on: No mask, no distancing, no problem inside bars and clubs : Coronavirus

Teen takes exams in hazmat suit as family says school district won't take COVID-19 seriously : Coronavirus

Like ants on sugar: Covid-fatigued Texans shrug off mandates for holiday fun

'I am very worried for our state:' North Carolina hits highest one-day COVID-19 case count : Coronavirus
Iowa reports no additional COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations continue to decrease : Coronavirus
Postponing surgeries, calling up student nurses, Alabama hospitals enter uncharted territory : Coronavirus

The Family Court Judge Who Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a COVID-19 Test : Coronavirus
The Family Court Judge Who Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a Test COVID-19 ProPublica Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell thought coronavirus precautions were overblown, and made sure people knew it. In one case he forbade a mother from getting her children tested for COVID-19. Then, one of them had to go to the emergency room. (asshole Ohio big dick MRA death judge is smarter than doctors)

Secrets, lies and COVID shaming: How parents are misleading N.J. schools about sick kids. : Coronavirus


Russian vaccine Sputnik V is using Twitter to needle and undermine its rivals : Coronavirus

Rupert Murdoch receives dose of Covid vaccine in UK | Rupert Murdoch | The Guardian
UK regulator Ofcom revealed 159 operator masts were attacked so far in 2020 as a result of Covid-19 (coronavirus)-related and general anti-5G conspiracy theories, causing base station downtime adding-up to 170,000 hours : Coronavirus

The Covid-19 epidemic has killed more than 60,000 in France : Coronavirus (US 4.6 x Fr so 2x the deaths)

Sweden does U-turn on face masks to fight virus : Coronavirus

South Africa coronavirus: Second wave fueled by new strain, teen 'rage festivals' - The Washington Post But in a beach town last week, more than 3,000 17- and 18-year-olds went ahead with a huge, week-long graduation party, and more than 1,000 of them have since tested positive for the coronavirus. Hundreds more refused to get tested or gave wrong numbers to contact tracers.


Pope Francis: Divert arms money to fight COVID-19, ensure vaccine for all : worldnews

If You Turn into Alligator: Brazil President's Bizarre Warning About Covid-19 Vaccine Goes Viral
Brazil overcomes more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours : worldnews

New Zealand goes a month without community transmission of Covid - 19 : worldnews

Brazilian supreme court decides all Brazilians are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Those who fail to prove they have been vaccinated may have their rights, such as welfare payments, public school enrolment or entry to certain places, curtailed. : worldnews

Irish ambulances will cross the border and help ease the pressure on Northern Irish emergency services who are struggling with rising cases each day : worldnews


Woman accused of threatening Otago University graduation wanted to surpass Christchurch terrorist attack, police say : worldnews


North Korean fishing captain is publicly executed for listening to foreign radio while at sea : worldnews

A citizen journalist detained in China after reporting from the Covid-19 ground zero of Wuhan will face trial later this month, her lawyer said Friday, as fears grow for her health. Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, travelled to Wuhan in February and livestreamed her experiences on social media. : worldnews

Taiwan has claimed that China is backing private investment in Pacific undersea cable networks as a way to spy on foreign nations and steal data from its rivals, following a report this week that the U.S. is warning Pacific nations against awarding cable contracts to Chinese state-linked firms. : worldnews
Taiwanese visitors to mainland China could face problems if their Covid-19 test certificates carry words Wuhan coronavirus . Health certificates that use phrase will be deemed void and may result in passengers being refused entry on arrival. : worldnews


A rural Japanese town voted its sole female councillor out of her seat after she accused its mayor of sexual assault. The public referendum over whether she had damaged the town's reputation highlighted the backlash against women who come forward with allegations of sexual abuse : worldnews
1,000 people stuck overnight in Japan traffic jam stretching 9 miles long. : worldnews (snow!)

Myanmar gang rape victim wins legal battle with military : worldnews

Men who dragged Christian woman naked in Egypt are cleared : worldnews (muzfuckers)

Life has got worse since Arab spring, say people across Middle East : worldnews

Turkish media vows to take over Tel Aviv, calls opposition terrorists : worldnews -- Vows to destroy Israel (Erdofuck)

344 kidnapped Nigerian boys freed, says state official : worldnews
ISIS affiliate in Somalia declares war on Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab : worldnews

What a White Religious Supremacist State Looks Like - Lawyers, Guns & Money That Israel is going to make sure Jews are vaccinated before Palestinians says just about everything you need to know about this ethno-nationalist state. (most Jews ok with this)

Russia banned from using its name, flag at next 2 Olympics : worldnews

Denmark: Reform recognizes sex without consent as rape : worldnews
Swiss parliament approves same-sex marriage : worldnews

Spain's parliament votes to legalize euthanasia : worldnews

Ireland has second-highest quality of life in the world, according to UN report.The Republic is now second only to Norway, which has been deemed the best country in the world for quality of life. : worldnews

Boris Johnson's father caught getting on tube without mask in fourth breach of Covid rules : worldnews (not the first time for BoJo's daddy, claims he "forgot" four times)
'I Feel Fine' - Beatles legend McCartney gives COVID vaccine a shot in the arm : worldnews ... Baby's good to me, you know She's happy as can be, you know She said so I'm in love with her and I feel fine
Jacob Rees-Mogg says Unicef should be ashamed for feeding hungry London children : worldnews (what a name for the cunt)
Greater Manchester Police failings: Mayor Andy Burnham 'should resign' : worldnews
England Tree of the Years to be cut down and protesters will face two-year jail sentences : worldnews ... Imagine how beautiful our world could be if high court judges had the balls to sentence rich tax evaders as harshly as this


New York Times' Retracts Core Of Hit Podcast Series 'Caliphate' On ISIS ... The newspaper has reassigned its star terrorism reporter, Rukmini Callimachi, who hosted the series ... The Times resisted revisiting Chaudhry's story until his arrest this fall, when Canadian officials charged him with lying about participating in terrorist activities ... Dolnick, a scion of the Sulzberger family, which has a controlling stake in the New York Times Co., personally encouraged her role and took on oversight of the Caliphate project. (another Baquet blunder, this time "podcasts")
An Arrest in Canada Casts a Shadow on a New York Times Star, and The Times - The New York Times ... Mr. Flood didn't know it at the time, but he was part of a frantic effort at The New York Times to salvage the high-profile project the paper had just announced ... (they knew and did it anyway)
A Riveting ISIS Story, Told in a Times Podcast, Falls Apart - The New York Times A Canadians gruesome account as an Islamic State executioner in Syria, which was the subject of the 'Caliphate' podcast by The New York Times, was fabricated, officials say. A Times review found no corroboration of his claim to have committed atrocities.
New York Times SaysCaliphatePodcast Fell Short of Standards (which are, apparently pretty low)


The Mexican government announced an increase of 15 percent in the daily minimum wage for Mexican workers beginning January to reach the equivalent of about $7 a day. The new wage will still fall below $1 an hour but is well above the country's current 3.3 percent inflation rate. : worldnews

Canada defends pro-Palestinian vote at UN General Assembly : worldnews


The New Language of Forever War-Making | The New Republic The post-9/11 consensus is crumbling, so Americas hawks are inventing fresh rhetoric to justify imperialist disasters. (9/11 was a huge disasterous deadly lie that they used for 20 years to kill millions of people, but now they need a new lie to invade the future by "defending forward" to make money and kill more people, fucking deathpigs)

Suspected Russian hack is much worse than first feared : politics ... Two large share holders of Solarwinds met with execs and sold almost $300mil in shares days before the announcement of the hack
Hacked networks will need to be burned 'down to the ground' : politics
Trump moved cyber security budget to pay for his wall before major hacking assault : politics ... Man that would be almost as dumb as getting rid of the pandemic response team just before a global pandemic..... Oh wait nevermind.
Suspected Russian hack is much worse than first feared: Here's what you need to know : worldnews (Trumpy's going-away present to Putin)
Trump Won't Denounce Russian Hack Because He's Still Subservient to Putin : politics
Microsoft identifies more than 40 organizations targeted in massive cyber breach : worldnews
Biden and lawmakers raise alarms over cybersecurity breach amid Trump's silence : politics
Trump Stays Silent on Nuclear-Stockpile Hack, Focusing Energy on Showerheads and Toilets Instead : politics
Eschaton: How'd This Work Out Not well! -- President-elect Donald Trump named former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani as an informal adviser on cybersecurity, according to the presidential transition office. Giuliani, who heads a cybersecurity consulting firm Giuliani Partners, will serve as an adviser on finding solutions to cyber-incursions in the private sector and to advise the government on possible responses. (2017)
Opinion | As Trump Botches the Coronavirus Crisis, I Long for ... Giuliani ... calm, honest and humble - By Jennifer Senior (NYT, yuo're supposed to forget this crazy bullshit from them)

DOD pauses transition meetings as Biden team meets resistance - Business Insider
Scoop: Pentagon halts Biden transition briefings : politics (says military coup imminent)
Biden Team Rejects Claims of Mutually-Agreed Upon Pause in Transition Cooperation : politics

Abolish the Space Force : politics
Abolish the Space Force and Its Guardians

Ayanna Pressley says $600 stimulus checks an "insult" as Americans struggle : politics
Did Mitch McConnell block relief bill for months because of a Kentucky nursing home mogul? : politics
Sen. Ron Johnson blocks Hawley bill proposing $1,200 stimulus checks, citing national debt : politics
Republican Senator Who Voted for Trump's $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut for the Rich Blocks $1,200 Stimulus Checks : politics
The GOP's 'deprivation' fetish is making it impossible to make policy, even in a total disaster : politics
These companies took $1.8 billion in federal aid to save jobs. They laid off 90,000 workers anyway. : politics

Pfizer said it has millions of doses of vaccine sitting in a warehouse because the federal government hasn't told it where to send them : politics (shipping order says "Jared's basement")
Is There Nothing About This Pandemic That These Clowns Won't F*ck Up?: Pfizer says it has plenty of vaccine doses, but the Trump administration* isn't getting them distributed. : politics

3,500 Americans died in one day. The President didn't mention it. : politics
Donald Trump's herd immunity: Who's the real "enemy of the people"? | It's clearer than ever that Trump was happy to see people die. His assault on public health can't be forgotten : politics
Trump attacks Supreme Court for not helping him steal election and dubs McCain overrated in late night Twitter rant : politics

Trump has gone way too far. He needs to be put on trial : politics
Opinion: Donald Trump's lengthy humiliation is a necessary gift to the world : politics

If Trump pardons himself, Biden should un-pardon him : politics
Trump expected to issue wave of pre-Christmas pardons today - Axios Trump pardons expected today

Why Trump declaring a 2024 presidential bid would be "profoundly stupid" : politics

Once a friend, Biden calls Lindsey Graham a personal disappointment for not recognizing election win : politics

Mike Pompeo threw a Christmas party for State Department staff. No one showed up. - Ouch. They invited 900 people, but only a couple dozen showed up. : politics

Jared Kushner And Trump Basically Stole $617 Million Of Trump Campaign Funds
Jared Kushner helped create a Trump campaign shell company that secretly paid the president's family members and spent $617 million in reelection cash, a source tells Insider : politics
Kushner OK'd Trump Campaign Shell Company That Secretly Paid Inner Circle: Report : politics ... Kushner directed Lara Trump, Vice President Mike Pence's nephew John Pence, and Trump campaign CFO Sean Dollman to serve on the shell companys board ... Just imagine what we dont know yet.
Hey, look who stole $617 million in Trump campaign money - Lawyers, Guns & Money Sometimes its the person you most suspected.
Eschaton: Seems Bad Of course Donald wanted the money, but he also wanted to WIN, so he should be very mad at Jared who for some reason he is never mad at (if his asshole kids hadn't vacuumed up half a billion he probably would have won and doomed America)
Lara Trump served on the board of a company through which the Trump political operation spent more than $700 million. - The New York Times
Trumps Future: Tons of Cash and Plenty of Options for Spending It

Still waiting for mail? Sen. Sherrod Brown says Postmaster General must be removed : politics

Scathing Supercut Shows How Republicans Keep Moving The Goalposts On Trump's Defeat : politics

That is one big sh*t stain to carry around : PoliticalHumor

Judge says Michael Flynn may not avoid prison in scathingremarks: I can't hide my disgust : politics

MAGA leaders call for the troops to keep Trump in office - POLITICO A growing call to invoke the Insurrection Act shows how hard-edged MAGA ideology has become in the wake of Trumps election loss.
Video: Man wearing gas mask leaves threatening 'we want blood' note for Duval County Democratic Party | The note continues, "You lost the election. Redress our grievances now or we will. Be back later. We the People." : politics
Right-Wing Militias Are Bracing for Civil War - The Atlantic A Pro-Trump Militant Group Has Recruited Thousands of Police, Soldiers, and Veterans (context)
The Republican Party now has more in common with the Southern minority of 1860 - Rejecting majority rule -- in any form -- threatens the American union (
White House Advisor Peter Navarro Releases Dubious Voter Fraud Report

Trump won't pardon his family because they may testify against him, says ex-lawyer : politics
Inside the Ivanka-Melania War ... they absolutely loathe one another. (slit-eyes vs no-chin)
Ivanka Trump, Famed Public Health Expert, Screened CDC Guidance to Make Sure It Was Nice to Her Dad : politics
Trump Bows to Reality, Asks Confidants: Should I Do The Apprentice Again?
Have you accepted Donald Trump into your heart? - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- LAST DAY TO ORDER YOUR 2020 TRUMP CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT

How Biden's Covid bubble popped

More than 1.1 million ballots cast in early voting for Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs : politics
Georgia breaks all-time voting record : politics
Republicans Are Trying to Disqualify Newly Registered Voters from Participating in Senate Runoff Elections : politics
Georgia Senate Races Will Decide 'Whether Weed Gets Legalized,' Cory Booker Says : politics
Turnout in Georgia US Senate Runoff Approaches Presidential Levels : politics
The leopards were not supposed to eat my face - Lawyers, Guns & Money Brian Kemp is outraged that people are buying his bullshit about widespread voter fraud now that its being directed at him
Why do all these white supremacists keep showing up in my photo ops? - Lawyers, Guns & Money A truly remarkable set of coincidences:

The Establishment Strikes Back - The American Prospect Long Islander Kathleen Rice made an out-of-nowhere, last-second bid for the seat, interrupting the process. Rep. Rice is a backbencher from the party right flank who, in 2018, refused to support Nancy Pelosi for Speaker (Biden swerves right)


Washington Monument shuttered after interior secretary tests positive for the coronavirus -- Park Service staff say they may have been exposed when David Bernhardt led a private, after-hours tour (fucker)


'Latinx' hasn't even caught on among Latinos. It never will.The term is an English-language contrivance, not a real gesture at gender inclusivity.


2 charged with kidnapping child later abandoned at Mississippi Goodwill : news


Ex-Rochester police chief says mayor told him to lie about Daniel Prude death : news ... Mayor Lovely Warren urged him to omit facts (like that Black gay girl mayor in Chicago)

Eschaton: America's Worst Police Department The Boston Police Department.
Bodycam Video Shows Mob Mentality Of Boston Police Who Responded To George Floyd Protests, Lawyer Says - Hours of video given exclusively to The Appeal show police officers bragging about attacking protesters and multiple instances of excessive force and the liberal use of pepper spray.

NYPD used excessive force during George Floyd protests, city investigation finds : news

House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo files ethics disclosure indicating he is seeking position at Northeastern, setting off succession campaign - The Boston Globe
Robert DeLeo Is King of the Hill : After generations of iron-fisted leadership on Beacon Hill, the winds of change are beginning to blow. Just dont tell that to House Speaker DeLeo.


Motorist rescued after 10 hours in car buried by snow plow : news


TIL that it was widely assumed that infants felt no pain and they routinely underwent major surgeries without anesthesia up until infant pain was formally recognized in 1987. : todayilearned (just because they were screaming doesn't mean they felt any pain, said the asshole doctors)

How are Protons and Neutrons spherical when they're made up of three Quarks? : askscience

Study shows the human brain reacts with increased electrical activity after listening to credible information : worldnews ... Not so much that it likes credible information, it just likes things stated as facts rather than possibilities

TIL : The World population was about 300 million at the time of Jesus. A thousand years later it was about 310 million. : todayilearned undefined

Women overestimate men's attraction to thin female fashion models, study finds : science

A comprehensive study involving more than 250,000 women, shows that oral contraceptive use protects against ovarian and endometrial cancer. The protective effect remains for several decades after discontinuing the use. : science


What's a statistic that everyone should know? : AskReddit

What is the oldest memory you can remember and how old were you? : AskReddit

People who aren't superstitious, what is something that still creeps you out/ you won't mess with? : AskReddit

Sony Pulls Cyberpunk 2077 From PlayStation Store, Says Buyers Can Get A Refund : worldnews

Law banning rental fees for customer-owned routers takes effect Sunday : technology (yeah they were rent you what you owned)




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Australia's newest $1.2B coal plant written off as worthless : worldnews ... newest coal-fired power station have written down the value of the asset to zero, wiping out a $1.2 billion investment in the face of an onslaught of renewable energy.

Lloyd's market to quit fossil fuel insurance by 2030. World's biggest insurance market to end new investments in coal, oil sands and Arctic energy by 2022 : worldnews



Christmas During Spanish Flu Pandemic Presented Similar Challenges Let's Lighten Things Up With a Look Back at Christmas During the Spanish Flu Pandemic - In 1918, people were much more familiar with epidemic disease (Charlie, take a look)

More Americans have died from coronavirus than in combat during WWII : Coronavirus
U.S. Surpasses 3,600 Daily Coronavirus Deaths, Breaks Prior Hospitalization Record : Coronavirus
With 244,365 new cases and 3,607 new deaths reported in a single day, the U.S. enters new territory. : Coronavirus

Recommendation paves way for FDA authorization of Moderna Covid vaccine in US : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 12/17/20 : boston (12%+ 44 deaths 4977 new cases)

4,985 New Confirmed Cases; 76,215 Active Cases; 6.02% Positivity; 7.90% Non Higher Ed; 1,871 Hospitalized (+20); 44 Deaths; 85% Hospital Capacity (+0%); 72% ICU Capacity (-1%); - December 17, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-december-17-2020 : CoronavirusMa

Mass. reports 4,985 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 44 new deaths - The Boston Globe

Mass. reports 591 new coronavirus cases among public school students, 418 among school staff members - The Boston Globe

Big coronavirus case spikes in Maine reported this week - The Boston Globe

Stop & Shop Not Enforcing Coronavirus Guidelines: Union - Patch - December 15, 2020 : CoronavirusMa

Opinion | People Thought Covid-19 Was Relatively Harmless for Younger Adults. They Were Wrong. - The New York Times -- New research shows that July may have been the deadliest month for young adults in modern American history ... Young adults are dying at historic rates (send them back to school!)
Study highlights neurological impact of COVID-19 on children : Coronavirus
New study out of Europe shows that closing schools and universities reduces COVID transmission by 38%. It is the second most effective nonpharmaceutical intervention for curbing the spread second only to limiting gatherings to 10 people at 42%. : CoronavirusMa
How Effective Is the Mask You're Wearing? You May Know Soon - The New York Times
Hospitals Discover a Surprise in Their Pfizer Vaccine Deliveries: Extra Doses - The New York Times Pharmacists have found that they can squeeze an additional dose from some of the glass vials that were supposed to contain five doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Pulse oximeters that measure blood oxygen levels are FOUR times more likely to be inaccurate in black patients than white patients, study finds, as scientists worry the devices weren't designed to scan blood color through darker skin : worldnews
Claim that nurse died after getting COVID vaccine is false : Coronavirus


Live updates: California's infections jump 50 percent in a day, exceed India's : Coronavirus (goes esponential)
SoCal ICU capacity sinks to an alarming 0% : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: ICU capacity drops to 0% in Southern California as state reports 379 new deaths, shattering record : Coronavirus
Skyrocketing coronavirus levels in California sewage points to rapid spread of virus in fall : Coronavirus
Unions for frontline workers call for 4-week shutdown in LA County in January amid COVID-19 surge : Coronavirus

Tennessee's Choice To Stockpile COVID-19 Vaccines Confounds Doctors : Coronavirus (in case anyone needs it later)

Florida reports 13,148 new coronavirus cases Thursday, most since mid-July : Coronavirus

More than 11,000 in Michigan have died after contracting COVID-19 : Coronavirus
How did it get in? Ravaged by coronavirus, Florida family grieves


New Zealand's economy bounces out of recession with 14% gain in GDP : worldnews
New Zealand secures enough vaccine for all New Zealanders, and six pacific nations : worldnews

Swedish king: Sweden has failed to protect the elderly : worldnews

Tokyo Hospitals Overwhelmed As Virus Cases Hit New Record : worldnews


Taiwanese doctor could face possible prison term of up to three years for making comments about US pork imports containing ractopamine. : worldnews (wtf, are you China?)

Saudi prosecutor seeks maximum jail sentence for women's rights activist: Loujain al-Hathloul, one of kingdom's most prominent human rights campaigners, may face 20 years behind bars : worldnews

Iranian president happy terrorist Trump's presidency is ending : worldnews
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Gang of horns and hooves : Turkish city terrorised by a goat, sheep and three lambs : worldnews


Vladmir Putin says if Russia wanted to kill opposition leader Navalny, it would have 'finished' the job - CNN


French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive for coronavirus : worldnews
France to Become the First Country to Label Electronics With Repairability Tags : worldnews
Jean-Luc Brunel, who knew Jeffrey Epstein, in custody - Paris prosecutor's office : worldnews
Widow of January 2015 Paris attacker sentenced to 30 years in prison : worldnews

Russia is capable of killing thousands with a new chemical weapon attack on the streets of Britain, warns Defence Secretary - as family of Salisbury poisoning victims sues Putin over 'state sponsored' Novichok death : worldnews
Unicef to feed hungry UK children for first time in 70 year history : worldnews (wait 'til Brexit)
Black people five times more likely to be subjected to police force : worldnews (UK racist cop fuckers)


Nuclear weapons agency breached amid massive cyber onslaught - POLITICO Hackers accessed systems at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.(Trump's goodbye present to Putin)
More Hacking Attacks Found as Officials Warn of Grave Risk to U.S. Government
Russians use previously unknown tactics to penetrate government systems - The Washington Post
Exclusive-Suspected Russian hacking spree reached into Microsoft

Sen. Blumenthal says Russian cyberattack is virtually an act of war : politics
Romney: 'Stunning' for White House not to respond on Russian cyberattack : politics

Trump DNI Ratcliffe Stirs Dispute Over China 2020 Election Meddling Views - Bloomberg - Ratcliffe's office says report to Congress will be delayed (he really is a rat: "China! not Russia!")

National Security Experts Warn Trump Is Promoting Terrorism : politics

Secret Emails Show The Dramatic Moment A Top ICE Lawyer Tried -- And Failed -- To Get Deported Children Flown Back To The US
DHS Inspectors: ICE Detainees Kept In Solitary Confinement For 300 Days Inspectors also found that nearly a dozen immigrants detainees were kept in solitary confinement for more than two months.
Uninstalling Stephen Miller - The Bulwark - How one mans mastery of the dark bureaucratic arts made life a living hell for immigrants and refugees.

'Gratuitously Cruel': Outrage as GOP Tries to Prevent People on Unemployment From Also Receiving Stimulus Check : politics
US unemployment claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of COVID-19 : politics
Most Americans want stimulus checks, reject GOP's 'red line' on liability protections, poll shows : politics
AOC urges public to tell Congress that one-time $600 stimulus checks are not enough : politics
McConnell backed stimulus checks after fears for Georgia election: NYT : politics
Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin reportedly fight on conference call over stimulus checks : politics

Biden order to halt border wall project would save U.S. $2.6 billion, Pentagon estimates show : politics

Is it time for a 9/11-style commission to study the nation's Covid response? (3,000 vs 3-500.000, so no)

Don't be silenced by armed police raid at my Florida home, COVID whistleblowers. I won't be
Florida covid-19 whistleblower: Nothing Gov. Ron DeSantis has done with the virus has been honest : politics
Floridas Sun Sentinel found an odd gap in state COVID-19 deaths ahead of the election
Trump states shut out COVID headlines as virus spreads unchecked : politics
Pompeo cancels final holiday party after he comes into contact with coronavirus - The Washington Post
We want them infected: Trump appointee demanded herd immunitystrategy, emails reveal -- Then-HHS science adviser Paul Alexander called for millions of Americans to be infected as means of fighting Covid-19. (necropolitics by zombies)
"Who Cares" : A Trump Administration Official Wanted to Purposely Infect Infants, Kids and the Middle Aged With COVID-19
Rep. Joe Wilson Announces COVID Diagnosis After Speaking on House Floor ... Wilson became infamous after shouting out "You lie!" at President Obama during an address to a joint session of Congress in 2009.

Biden To Have Entire WH East And West Wings Showered With Disinfectant Right After Trump Leaves : politics
Ocasio-Cortez Warns Biden That War and Wall Street Appointees Are a Huge Reason We Got Trump

Trump has reportedly been convinced he actually won, tells advisers he may not vacate the White House : politics
Report: Trump Contemplating Not Leaving White House on January 20 : politics
Trumps defeat is now final, bringing a disastrous presidency to a welcome end - Bidens victory was not the result of fraud, as Trump falsely claims (says Fox, finally)
Pence prepares to confirm Trump's loss and then leave town
Pence may leave for overseas trip after certifying vote: report : politics

Trump pardon requests pour in during final weeks: 'It's turned crazy' - CNNPolitics
Trump is reportedly considering a pardon for the Trump Organization's chief financial officer : politics
Presidents shouldn't have blanket pardon power | Clemency and pardons are ripe for abuse but ending the practice entirely would be unjust too

Barr's Guiding Principle Was to Protect Trump : With Barr Out, New York Prosecutors Are Freer to Zero In On the President
Richard Painter: Trump is an ncompetent dictator but a shrewder" plot might have worked

Everything's great: GOP ditches election post-mortemsMitt Romney lost by 5 million votes in 2012 and sparked a 100-page RNC autopsy report. Donald Trump lost by 7 million and there isn't a peep.
Never-Trump movement splinters as its villain heads for the exit - POLITICO

xkcd: 2020 Election Map

Rand Paul: The fraud happened. The election in many ways was stolen (speaking of evil little fuckers)
Republicans are still pretending there was election fraud : politics
Republicans Will Never Accept the Election Results: The media keeps asking when the GOP will acknowledge that Joe Biden won a fair election. It ain't happening. : politics
The Proud Boys are using YouTube to organize violence at Joe Biden's inauguration On 'The War Room,' they glorify violence and tell members to 'revolt.'

Texas lawsuit was the last straw. I'm leaving the Republican Party: Former NH GOP chair | The GOP has ransacked our Constitution and attempted a coup. The Republican Party of Lincoln is no more. I'm switching my registration to independent. : politics


Trump names Rudy Giulianis son and 2 other aides to Holocaust Museum Council (he looks like a fat Eric)


Weaponizing the free exercise clause - Lawyers, Guns & Money The Savvy take on the Supreme Court reaching out to nullify New York maximum occupancy limits on houses of worship during COVID although they were no longer in force is that it was just a narrow holding. This never actually made any sense, and that's not how lower courts are viewing it either: (Catholic assholes want to kill you)


Trump now rejecting the crypto-leftist bias of Fox, Breitbart, and Newsmax - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Matthew Gertz on Twitter: "For the second consecutive night, the president of the United States was up after 1 a.m. tweeting deranged OAN chyrons. Left, OAN News, 12:09 a.m. Right, Trump, 1:14 a.m. https://t.co/6WOZ1pXmju" / Twitter
Matthew Gertz on Twitter: "Here are some other screengrabs from that hour. https://t.co/kdD2xfWmiK" / Twitter
Some cheerful thoughts from Paul Waldman - Lawyers, Guns & Money And again, we were less than 44,000 votes out of 158.4 million cast, i.e., 0.028%, from the almost unimaginable catastrophe of Trump winning another term.

Judges dismiss two GOP lawsuit challenging Georgias absentee ballot rules
An outraged Kemp blasts pro-Trump conspiracy theorists harassing his family (noted Republican election terrorist gets terrorized)
Ga. county won by Biden, Clinton registers nearly 10,000 new voters before Senate runoffs : politics
GOP launches legal war on absentee voting ahead of Georgia runoffs - POLITICO Federal judges will hear cases Thursday aimed at restricting absentee voting in the Jan. 5 Senate runoffs.
Influx of new voters could swing US Senate runoffs in Georgia
Georgia Senate Runoffs: Breaking Down November, Looking to January

We've finally identified the source of fraud in the 2020 election. It's Ron Johnson (fountain of Satan's lies)
GOP-led committee tries to create, not examine, an election problem : politics

Pro-Trump election lawyer shares racist slur about Mitch McConnell's wife : politics ... "Mitch is married to China" (hahaha)

Trump cuts healthcare funds to California over abortions : politics

Inevitable Megachurch Abuse of PPP Funds is Coming to Light Private Jet Included

The Rural Voter Issue - Lawyers, Guns & Money - How much of that is just people living on Facebook? (dumbfuck tractor-queens default to Refucking)

Texas forced to release 2019 inaugural spending details : politics

Trump election betting markets 2020: Offshore oddsmakers made a killing off gullible MAGA supporters ... The online bookmakers that fielded bets on the election saw their largest single-event windfall ever


Cruel transphobic law that banned trans people from updating their birth certificate ruled unconstitutional : politics ... one of the plaintiffs was outed as trans when she 'was required to provide her birth certificate for a new job, leading colleagues to refer to her as a 'freak' and threaten to beat her up for using womens bathrooms'

U.S. whistleblower was pressed to exaggerate leftist role in urban protests, lawyer says : politics

6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor (the pics)



Republicans suddenly discover they dont like naughty words (little Flubo)

The hullabaloo about calling Jill Biden doctor,explained (tldr; she's a woman, Republiicans hate women, even Republican women hate women)
Dr. Jill Biden deserves her title. Saying otherwise demeans teachers and community colleges. : politics
Obsessed Tucker Carlson Calls Jill Biden 'Illiterate' and 'Our National Shame'
"Conservatives" have spent the past 4 years praising a foreign born 1st lady with poor English skills that has posed with little to no clothes for money and fame. Now they want to attack the incoming 1st lady for being too educated. : PoliticalHumor (tiny Ben Shapiro gets on the stupid train)


Tinfoil gloves: why has MMA become a breeding ground for QAnon? : politics ... Why has a conspiracy theory sucked in angry young meatheads whose most prominent authority figure is close friends with Alex Jones and flat earthers? Tough to say


How Mormons Became American - The Atlantic The Most American Religion : Perpetual outsiders, Mormons spent 200 years assimilating to a certain national ideal - only to find their country in an identity crisis. What will the third century of the faith look like?

Texas Wedding Photographers Have Seen Some $#!+ (entitled assholes spreading covid)

John O. Brennan on UFOs - Marginal REVOLUTION

LGM Film Club, Part 98: Soviet H-Bomb Test - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins looking into third chemist at state drug lab - The Boston Globe Troubled lab once again the subject of scrutiny

Marblehead police officer resigns after allegedly carving swastika on fellow s car : boston

Origins of Mass Towns : boston
The infamous Somerville turkey has been euthanized : boston

Bike lane dividers removed after causing multiple accidents, bikers deemed better to hit than concrete : boston

Has anyone had dental surgery done at BU's Goldman school of dentistry? : boston


Comparison is the thief of joy : Relative deprivation, the belief that your situation is worse than others, or that others are doing better than you, can trigger anger and resentment, and is associated with risk taking behavior like gambling. Having hope for the future is protective against this.

Doris the lady lizard now appears to be male: A small reptile at Melbourne Aquarium appears to have changed its sex from female to male, a discovery which would be world first. Aquarium keepers noticed one of their female Boyd's forest dragons change colour, grow larger crest, and stop laying eggs. : worldnews



ELI5 why do beer guts on guys (I've never seen them on women or haven't been able to tell) look like a pregnant belly (raised with a definite shape) whereas you can tell the larger stomachs caused from bad diets flatten out and have rolls? : explainlikeimfive - I swear to god, you fucks, do not start microdosing alchohol with your asshole.

(17) World History - Quora Were housewives in the 50s really submissive to their husbands?


/u/IridiumPony explains why requiring a license to have a kid is a reaaaaaallllyyyyy bad idea : bestof

u/TheChance, responding to a post about conspiracies around Bill Gates and Vaccinations - "This is the kind of stuff you get when lots of people who don't know how to evaluate information all make a hobby out of confusing each other." : bestof

u/GearBrain explains why he thinks the internet was a mistake : bestof
u/loquacious explains what the internet was like before and after Eternal September : bestof

If guys started hiding their nips the way girls did, do you think eventually girls would get conditioned to be sexually aroused by male breasts? Why and why not? : AskReddit




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U.N. Report: In The Age Of Humans, 'The Dominant Risk To Our Survival Is Ourselves' : worldnews

Trump administration delays endangered species protection for monarch butterfly "on the brink of collapse" : news

Report: Amazon generated 465M pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2019 - FreightWaves : news


FDA authorizes rapid, at-home Covid test kit, costs $30 with results in 15 min : news



MA COVID-19 Data 12/16/20 : boston (9.6%+ 71 fucking deaths 5450 new cases)




Vitamin D and Covid-19 (research summary)
#VitaminDforAll (Vitamin D for everyone) Over 100 Scientists, Doctors, & Leading Authorities Call For Increased Vitamin D Use To Combat COVID-19 : Scientific evidence indicates vitamin D reduces infections & deaths
'Alarmingly high' vitamin D deficiency in the United Kingdom : worldnews


'I do not feel safe': Kansas GOP mayor resigns after threats over backing mask mandate : politics

TX Doctor Says Half Of Nurses In His Unit Won't Get Vaccinefor Politically Motivated Reasons : politics



Gucci Mane packed the house at a Houston night club without a mask in sight : news


First German clinic has to use triage rules because of Covid-19 forcing doctors to decide who gets treatment and who does not : worldnews

New Zealand says its strict Covid lockdown is paying off as economy rebounds. : worldnews (America is broken)

U.K. Vaccinated 137,000 people from COVID last week : worldnews

Eswatini (Swaziland) PM dies of COVID-19, making him the first world leader to pass away from the virus : worldnews

"Those who refuse the Covid vaccine will pay for the treatment": the the San Marino government : worldnews ... The good old threaten them with the U.S. Healthcare System.


At least 250,000 suffered abuse in New Zealand's state care system, inquiry finds. : worldnews historic abuse of children, young adults and vulnerable adults by state-run institutions between 1950 and 1999, as well as in affiliated religious institutions, such as church-run orphanages.

Torres Strait Islander leaders in Far North Queensland say they are "incredibly nervous" about China's plan to build a $200 million "comprehensive multi-functional fishery industrial park" on Daru Island in PNG's Western Province and are seeking urgent talks with the Australian Government. : worldnews

China used "mass surveillance" on thousands of Americans' phones, report claims : worldnews
British high street brands under pressure from human rights campaigners to ban cotton picked in Chinese region that is home to its oppressed Uighur population...reports revealed at least half million Muslims being forced to work in fields of Xinjiang amid ongoing anti-Muslim crackdown by Beijing. : worldnews

India now a dangerous and violent space for Muslims , report says : worldnews

Vietnam calls for joining hands in preventing famine in Yemen : worldnews

'Ghost boat' washes up in Marshall Islands with 649 kilos of cocaine on board : worldnews

Israeli spy firm suspected of accessing global telecoms via Channel Islands : news


Saudi Arabia removes school textbook content that were considered antisemitic, homophobic, sexist, and anti-Israeli, including a unit that condemned homosexuality as something punishable by death. : worldnews



Two elderly men who were beheaded by Azerbaijani forces in videos widely shared on messaging apps have been identified, confirming two of the bloodiest atrocities of the recent war in Nagorno-Karabakh. The ethnic Armenian men were non-combatants, people in their respective villages said. : worldnews


Hungary bans same-sex couples from adopting children : worldnews


Paris fined 90,000 for breaching gender parity law by appointing too many women in senior roles. The fine was handed out by the country's public service ministry for breaching the "Sauvadet law".
Paris mayor mocks 'absurd' fine for hiring too many women : worldnews

MI6 kept quiet about 'criminality' of agent with licence to kill : worldnews

Most child sexual abuse gangs made up of white men, Home Office report says : news
Gay 'conversion therapy': Man given electric shocks demands apology : worldnews
Hundreds of global faith leaders call for ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy : worldnews


Billions Spent on U.S. Cyberdefenses Failed to Detect Giant Russian Hack: The broad Russian espionage attack on the U.S. government and private companies, underway since spring and detected only a few weeks ago, is among the greatest intelligence failures of modern times. : politics (CEO didn't want to spend money on security while Trump fired cybersecurity)

Christopher Krebs: We prepared for more Russian interference. But this year the assault on democracy was from within the US : politics

We want them infected: Trump appointee demanded herd immunity strategy, emails reveal ... Alexander also argued that colleges should stay open to allow Covid-19 infections to spread ... This goes far beyond incompetence, this shows true intent to place millions of Americans in mortal danger. This requires public trials, with sentences that involve prison time ... "necropolitics"
'Like a Hand Grasping' :Trump Appointees Describe the Crushing of the C.D.C. | Kyle McGowan, a former chief of staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and his deputy, Amanda Campbell, go public on the Trump administration's manipulation of the agency.
DeSantis faces renewed scrutiny following discovery of mysterious gap in Florida's COVID death tally. Florida may have manipulated COVID death data ahead of the November election: report : politics
Florida's 'Grim Reaper' lashes out at DeSantis' attempt to sanction him over COVID-19 lawsuit
Hundreds Of Invitees Skip Mike Pompeo's Superspreader Holiday Party : politics ... Just a few of the more than 900 invitees to Secretary of State's indoor holiday party showed up on Tuesday following a flood criticism that the event could become a superspreader for coronavirus
Ex-CDC Staffers Say Conway And Ivanka Were Part Of WH Effort To Meddle Into Agency's Messaging : politics (the death bitches killed thousands)
Trump penned 'political suicide note' at every Covid press conference, former Australian PM says
Trump has tweeted about TV ratings four times more than masks during the pandemic : politics
Biden says he will take vaccine publicly after White House refused to say if Trump would : politics

Progressive Leaders Call for Direct Cash Payments & Enhanced Unemployment Insurance in COVID Stimulus : politics
Amid Mounting Progressive Pressure, Congressional Leaders Reportedly Planning to Include Direct Payments in Relief Package | "I will not vote for a Covid package that doesn't include survival payments and unemployment relief for the American people. It's a red line," said Rep. AOC : politics
Nearly 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since the summer | Nation's poverty rate has risen at the fastest pace ever this year after aid for the unemployed declined. : politics

A huge study of 50 years of tax cuts for the wealthy suggests 'trickle down' economics makes inequality worse : politics (shocking news that no one ever thought of)



Trump's Mar-a-Lago neighbours initiate legal action to stop him moving there when he leaves White House. Trump signed a deal in 1993 that bars him from using the private club as a permanent residence : politics ... He ransacked the constitution but he has never gone against an HOA, now, he is truly fucked! ... (caught in his own scam)

Trump Throws Impotent Fit Over Rigged Election for 38th Day Straight : politics
EnticingInsouciance comments on Trump Throws Impotent Fit Over Rigged Election for 38th Day Straight (great comment, read it on its own)

Trump lashes out at McConnell for acknowledging election reality : politics
Mitch McConnell deserves no praise for finally recognizing reality : politics

Trump is already considering axing his new attorney general if he won't agree to a special counsel probe into Hunter Biden : politics (revolving door accelerates)
Bill Barr was Trump's biggest enabler and top servant -- but his real legacy is even darker
Trump's Hunter Biden Obsession Is Getting Out of Hand : politics
The country is in a dangerous hour : Lincoln Project founder warns second Trump coup is coming
Six Weeks of Republican Shamelessness Have Done Real Damage : politics

Judge orders Trump Organization to give records to New York AG : politics

Trump's election lawyers must be investigated : politics
The Lawyers Filing And Promoting Trump's Frivolous Election Lawsuits Should All Be Disbarred : politics
It's time to hold lawless Trump officials accountable and finally right the wrongs from the Bush-era torture program (tnx Barry, this is all your fault)

Pennsylvania AG Shapiro calls the Electoral College a system that no longer has a safety valve : politics


Ocasio-Cortez: I'm 'not ready' to be Speaker but Pelosi and Schumer need to go : politics (fucking fogies)

Obama: Republican Party 'is the minority party in this country' : politics

QAnon Supporters Vow to Leave GOP After Mitch McConnell Accepts Election Result : politics
North Carolina GOP lawmaker urges Trump to suspend civil liberties to keep power: Invoke the Insurrection Act : politics
Prepare for war : A local GOP official goes all-in with election conspiracy theories

How did a Proud Boys leader with a felony record get into the White House? : politics

Fact check: CNN did not report that Trump would likely get a second term in office weeks after declaring Biden President-elect : politics
Sen. Rand Paul falsely claims presidential election was 'stolen', siding with Donald Trump : politics (traitor and always has been)

Senate Confirms Another Trump Nominee, 36, to Lifetime Judgeship During Lame Duck Session : politics

Journalists, it's time for a cold-turkey breakup with Trump : politics

Bette Midler calls Donald Trump a vampire who needs a stake through the heart : politics

School Privatization Zealot Betsy DeVos Reportedly Urging Career Education Staff to Obstruct Biden Agenda | One House Democrat said he can't wait for January 20, "when this disgrace is pushed out the door and her bags are dropped at the curb." : politics


Value of Loeffler's Mansion Dropped $6M Overnight and Nobody Can Explain Why ... resulting in a much lower tax bill for the senator and her husband (couldn't have been that)


Cuomo signs bill banning sale of Confederate flags : politics


DC Police Detail Arrests, Damage From Saturday's Trump Protests : news

Kamala Harris promises gun reforms to 'honour lives' of Sandy Hook victims : politics

An ex-cop held an A/C repairman at gunpoint over a false claim he had 750,000 fake ballots, police said : politics (stochastic delusionality)

Despite Nationwide Attention to Police Brutality, Arrest Rates for Cops Who Kill People On-Duty Remain Appallingly Low : politics
A new bill would make all police misconduct allegations and settlements public : politics

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration tried to block TV station from airing body camera footage of police raid on wrong home : politics

New Report Says LA County Sheriff's Department Routinely Obstructs Investigations and Fails to Follow Law : news

Iowa using $10M in virus aid to fund state police officers : news


Phoenix police shoot and kill ex-NFL player Ekom Udofia : news

They make millions by operating youth facilities. But children allege rampant abuse. : news
A profitable 'death trap': Sequel youth facilities raked in millions while accused of abusing children Sequel Youth & Family Services collected hundreds of millions in tax dollars to care for vulnerable children, despite abuse and negligence allegations.

Shake Shack who? (ACAF and need their "aha moment")

Man with chainsaw chases McDonald's employees, steals food and drink : news


Florida pastor charged with possessing child pornography of children as young as 3 : news

'Conspirituality' Explains Why the Wellness World Fell for QAnon. There are underlying personality traits that conspiracy theorists and people with alternative or spiritual beliefs have in common.
taitmckenzie comments on Conspirituality Explains Why the Wellness World Fell for QAnon. There are underlying personality traits that conspiracy theorists and people with alternative or spiritual beliefs have in common.
'Conspirituality' Explains Why the Wellness World Fell for QAnon : The philosopher Jules Evans tells us who and what are prone to both conspiracy theories and alternative beliefs, while advocating for "critical spirituality" ... There are certain moments in history when the collapse of the ruling narrative leads to a period of instability in what is believable and credible; when there's a collapse in the monopoly of meaning and lots of rival meanings and theories appear.
The Emergence of Conspirituality: Journal of Contemporary Religion: Vol 26, No 1
Culture and Occulture
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) | Plate 43 from 'Los Caprichos': The sleep of reason produces monsters (El sueno de la razon produce monstruos) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Priest who gave Sen. Ted Kennedys funeral homily charged in sex assault case - A Barnstable Superior Court grand jury on Friday indicted the Rev. Mark R. Hession, 62, on two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and battery of a person under 14, and one count of witness intimidation,


'Miracle' the German Shepherd survives being thrown off motel balcony by owner : news
'Miracle' the German shepherd survives being thrown off motel balcony by owner - ABC News - A Florida woman has been arrested after attacking a maid and throwing her German shepherd off a motel balcony.

Air pollution contributed to girl's death, coroner rules in landmark case : worldnews


Lost artefact from Great Pyramid of Giza found in cigar box in Aberdeen : worldnews

Mathematicians Explore Mirror Link Between Two Geometric Worlds Decades after physicists happened upon a stunning mathematical coincidence, researchers are getting close to understanding the link between two seemingly unrelated geometric universes.


10 states sue Google for alleged anticompetitive behavior : news

'Digital colonisation': The world's smallest island nation just launched a major effort to win back control of its top-level internet domain : worldnews




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Scotiabank becomes fifth major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge : worldnews


Moderna Vaccine Is Highly Protective and Prevents Severe Covid, Data Show - The New York Times The positive review likely ensures that the F.D.A. will grant emergency authorization for a second coronavirus vaccine this week for millions of Americans. Fauci recommends Biden and Harris get COVID-19 vaccine right away
Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders ... (biggest insult in rural Kansas is to call someone a "democrat")
FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 - CBS News
Kate Walsh on Twitter: "Why I love my job at BMC"
covid-19-dashboard-december-15-2020 : CoronavirusMa
3,720 New Confirmed Cases; 72,587 Active Cases; 5.88% Positivity, 7.72% Non Higher Ed; 1,834 Hospitalized; 55 Deaths; 83% Hospital Capacity (+1%); 70% ICU Capacity (+0%); - December 15, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


MA COVID-19 Data 12/15/20 : boston (8.4%+ 55 deahs 3720 new cases)

Mass. reports 3,720 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 55 new deaths - The Boston Globe

Baker implores residents to celebrate holidays with household members only; details timeline for vaccine rollout - The Boston Globe
Baker Urges Mass. Residents To Alter Or Cancel Holiday Plans To Increase Safety Amid Pandemic : boston
The Christmas Conversation - SNL - YouTube

A century after 1918 pandemic killed 675,000 Americans, the USA is divided over a COVID-19 vaccine : Coronavirus
New coronavirus strain spreading in UK has key mutations, scientists say : Coronavirus
Five Severe-COVID Risk Genes Found, Suggesting Drug Targets : Coronavirus
Stony Brook University, New York | Research
Safe Social Distancing Alert: Long Streams of Virus-Laden Droplets Can Trail Behind Infected Individuals : Coronavirus
For many with eating disorders, pandemic set off cascade problems. Here'how to get help. : Coronavirus
Here LED lights found to kill coronavirus: Global first in fight against COVID-19 - The finding suggests the UV-LEDs can be installed in air conditioning and water systems. It requires less than half a minute to destroy more than 99.9% of coronaviruses. : Coronavirus

I am David Quammen, here to talk about my New York Times Op-Eds on the coronavirus pandemic and its origins. AMA. : Coronavirus
More than 4 million people in the US traveled for Thanksgiving, new data shows : Coronavirus
The Psychic Toll of a Pandemic Pregnancy : Coronavirus
Mental health tech startups fetch record investments with COVID-19 | Reuters (you don't need to see a shrink, just take this mental health app)

Funeral homes, morgues grapple with surge in US Covid-19 deaths : Coronavirus

California Is Coming Apart Over COVID-19
Los Angeles Covid-19 Update: Ambulances Waiting 4 Hours To Offload Patients As L.A. Has Just 56 Adult ICU Beds Left, Orange County Has None : news
California orders 5,000 body bags, refrigerated trucks on standby as COVID surges : Coronavirus
Fresno County tracks COVID-19 outbreaks at businesses. Why do they keep it secret? : Coronavirus

TN state Rep. David Byrd put on ventilator more than a week after being hospitalized for COVID-19 : Coronavirus (TN news sites won't tell you but he's a Republican of course)
A Republican Coronavirus Deniers Story Told In 2 Acts ... Byrd and Carter in June voted in support of a House resolution stating that "mainstream media has sensationalized the reporting on COVID-19 in the service of political agendas" (and now he's begging for your prayers) the 63-year-old Waynesboro Representative was seen amongst some 70 House Republicans during a caucus meeting Nov. 24, with his face butt-ass naked just raw dogging air like hes not living in a pandemic. A week-and-a-half later he was hospitalized with the virus.
Accused Tennessee lawmaker David Byrd reverses, will seek reelection | WZTV (pray for the good Christian)
Tennessee to reduce COVID test hours, despite exploding cases, as vaccines roll out : Coronavirus ... Under the new plan, testing will be scaled back from five days per week to two days per week.

Santa took photos with about 50 kids before positive COVID test, Georgia officials say : Coronavirus (COVID Santa)

Mississippi has no more ICU beds : Coronavirus

City pulls back COVID relief money for golf course clubhouse after community backlash - KSTP News - 12-15-2020 : Coronavirus

Colorado's public school enrollment has dropped by 30,000 students. That could spell financial disaster for districts. : Coronavirus


Paris streets empty as COVID-19 curfew takes effect : Coronavirus

Support For Scottish Independence Is Growing, Partly Due To U.K.'s COVID-19 Response : Coronavirus

Sweden's leader says health officials misjudged coronavirus second wave : Coronavirus

The madness of the Covid Christmas amnesty | The Spectator London will enter Tier 3 Covid restrictions on Wednesday, because people are mixing too freely and thus spreading a deadly virus. Next week, those restrictions will vanish for five days, allowing people to mix more freely, thus spreading a deadly virus. (Tories fuck everything up again)


Malka Leifer, former Melbourne principal and accused child abuser, loses appeal against extradition from Israel to Australia : worldnews ... Israel's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer against a ruling to extradite her to Australia to face 74 charges of sexual abuse ... Adass Israel girls school
Australia set to introduce a bill to decriminalize small amounts of MDMA, heroin, and other hard drugs : worldnews

New Zealand sex worker wins six-figure sum in sexual harassment case : worldnews


ICC rejects Uighur genocide complaint against China : worldnews ... unable to act because the alleged acts happened on the territory of China, which is not a signatory to The Hague-based ICC. (of course not)
Chinese government forcing hundreds of thousands of Uighurs to pick cotton : worldnews
A data leak shows that over two million Chinese Communist Party members were secretly embedded in organizations around the world including India. : worldnews
China is global leader in jailed journalists for second year, report finds : worldnews
Revealed: China suspected of spying on Americans via Caribbean phone networks : worldnews
A 15-year-old is now the youngest reported Hongkonger in exile : worldnews

Nanjing Massacre: China Mourns Mass Murder of 300,000 Civilians By Japanese Forces In Nanjing During WW2 : worldnews

More people died from suicide in Japan in October than the total number of COVID-19 deaths in 2020, figures released by the Japanese National Police Agency show. Japan has the highest suicide rate in the G7 and subsequently reports its data every month compared to other countries including the US. : worldnews
Japan to raise medical fees for some aged 75 or older : worldnews
Japanese serial killer who baited suicidal people using Twitter gets death penalty : worldnews
Japanese city of Akashi to certify same-sex couples, children as family ; a first in Japan. : worldnews
Most in Japan oppose holding Olympics in 2021: polls : worldnews

Pakistan approves new anti-rape laws, closing loopholes, abolishing antiquated two-finger testing, setting up special courts for rape cases, and introducing chemical castration as a 'form of rehabilitation' in extreme cases : worldnews (muzfuckers raped the rape victims to see if they had been raped)
Pakistani High Court Judge ruling condemns zoos as being concentration camps for innocent wildlife : worldnews

India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new farming laws continues : worldnews
Facebook did not ban violent extremist group in India over fears of damage to business prospects, report says : worldnews
India arrest singer for releasing a song that mocks Indian PM Narendra Modi : worldnews

US imposes sanctions on Turkey over purchase of Russian air defence system : worldnews

Boys escaped through forest after gunmen abducted their friends at Nigeria school : worldnews
Boko Haram claims kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian students : worldnews
Boko Haram in Nigeria: Extremists kidnap more than 300 boys, leader says - The Washington Post

Philippines: ICC finds "reasonable basis" for alleged crimes against humanity in Duterte's drug war : worldnews

Hungary amends constitution to redefine family, limits gay adoption : worldnews

Bolivia Approves First Same-Sex Civil Union Following Legal Battle : worldnews

Denmark to classify immigrants from Muslim countries separately in crime statistics : worldnews

Saudi Arabia applied for diplomatic immunity for ten man security team in Norway : worldnews

An investigation into Fiji's attorney general over a murder case that went cold has brought the divisions between the country's ethnic Indian residents and indigenous population back into the spotlight. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is being investigated in connection with fatal twin bomb attacks. : worldnews

Brazil cops nabbed after images capture arrest of two men later found dead : worldnews

US embassy took part in DEA plot to discredit Colombia's war crimes tribunal : worldnews

Drug-related deaths in Scotland at worst level on record and at higher reported rate than any EU country, according to new figures. The latest NRS statistics indicate there were 1,264 drug-related deaths in 2019 - a 6% rise on 2018. It marks highest number since records began in 1996.
Brexit Update from Delusional Britain - Lawyers, Guns & Money
'Unconscious bias training' for civil servants in England to be scrapped, because government found no evidence of it working : worldnews

EU to unveil landmark law curbing power of tech giants. Facebook, Amazon, Google and others could soon face massive fines in the European Union under a draft law that seeks to reign in tech giants. Firms could be fined up to 10% of their annual turnover for violating competition rules. : worldnews

Iran says it would rejoin nuclear deal within an hour of US doing so : worldnews

An alligator that survived World War II bombings in Berlin and died in Moscow seven decades later has been immortalized in the Russian capital this month. Saturn, who died of old age at 84 at the Moscow Zoo in May, was rumored to have been part of Adolf Hitler's personal collection. : worldnews

Putin Gave 'Direct Order' to Kill Me, Says Russia's Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has described how he thought he was going to die after a poisoning attack he says was ordered by President Vladimir Putin. : worldnews
CNN-Bellingcat investigation identifies Russian specialists who trailed Putin's nemesis Alexey Navalny before he was poisoned : worldnews
Suspected Russian hackers breached U.S. Department of Homeland Security - sources : worldnews (Trump/Putin knew when he fired cybersecurity)
Scope of Russian Hack Becomes Clear: Multiple U.S. Agencies Were Hit : politics
'Massively disruptive' cyber crisis engulfs multiple agencies : politics
Hackers used SolarWinds dominance against it in sprawling spy campaign ... The hackers inserted malicious code into Orion software updates pushed out to nearly 18,000 customers ... Security researcher Vinoth Kumar told Reuters that, last year, he alerted the company that anyone could access SolarWinds update server by using the password solarwinds123 ... days after SolarWinds realized their software had been compromised, the malicious updates were still available for download. (fucking idiots)

Putin congratulates Biden after Electoral College victory : worldnews ... Now, there can be no disPutin ... Why was he Stalin? ... No need to be Russian ... No Crimea here, move along ... Biden, the real tsar of the show.

Donald Trump labelled "loser of the year" by Europe's biggest news magazine : politics

It Never Had to Be Like This : 300,000 Dead in US From Covid-19 Under Donald J. Trump
Everyone Linked to Post-Election White House COVID Outbreak

Biden and Harris inauguration plans call for smaller events with fewer guests. - The Washington Post

Trump must turn over financial documents to New York attorney general, judge rules : politics
Judge Rules Letitia James Will Get Trump Organization Documents | Law & Crime

Sanders on McConnell: When children are going hungry in America, suddenly we don't have enough money : politics
Mitch McConnell Congratulates Joe Biden for Being President-elect - The New York Times
McConnell sets up a clash with Trump over whos in charge in the GOP (with Trump gone)
Trump says Biden pretending he's won and insists he had landslide victory : politics
Ron Johnson calls election legitimate and acknowledges Biden victory

If Biden wants to unite the country, one thing is clear: Dump the corporate lobbyists : politics

Bidens post-Electoral College speech was a stinging rebuke of Trump : "In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed"

Trump administration concedes election to Joe Biden - Lawyers, Guns & Money undefined
Twitter confirms Trump can be banned from inauguration day onwards : politics

Opinion | Bill Barr failed at his job. His bootlicking resignation letter made that clear. - The Washington Post
Bill Barr was the worst Attorney General in American history - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Bill Barr Resigns as Trump Attorney General With Obsequious Letter Twice, William Barr has been Attorney General of the United States. And twice he has proven to be a willing footman for political deceit and political corruption.
Good riddance: Elizabeth Warren says outgoing attorney general William Barr made DoJ more corrupt
Trump Replaces Barr With Anti-Regulatory and Pro-Corporate Crusader Who Has No Experience as a Prosecutor : politics

Pro-Trump Group Sends Fake Documents in Attempt to Reassign Arizona's Electoral Votes : politics
As electoral college formalizes Bidens win, Trump backers hold their own vote

Yes, Trump will leave office but his seditious secession movement isn't going away
Wisconsin Supreme Court Was Close to Flipping State to Trump ... 4-3 ... the Wisconsin Supreme Court came one vote from reducing the Democrat's electoral-vote count from 306 to 296 just hours before electors cast their ballots

No one has lost quite like Donald Trump in nearly 150 years : politics
Shut the door on Trump by ending the electoral college : politics

AZ election fraud suit in which plaintiff not registered voter tossed
Trump claims new fraud evidence as Michigan officials push back on disputed report | TheHill
>br /> Trumps frenetic, fanciful, bitter final plea
Inside the Right-Wing Media Bubble, Where the Myth of a Trump Win Lives On - The New York Times - The Electoral College has affirmed Biden's victory. That doesn't mean that Trump-friendly news outlets have accepted it.
This is the reality: Newsmax and One America grapple uneasily with Bidens electoral college victory (haha, they used the word "reality")
POLITICO Playbook: Reality, meet D.C. - POLITICO ("D.C." = Refucklicans)
When Did Republicans Start Hating Facts? : politics ("we create our own reality")
Right-Wing Embrace Of Conspiracy Is 'Mass Radicalization,' Experts Warn : politics
Time We Called It What It Is: Fascism. The epic thrash we're witnessing is because the forces of capitalism, seeing a terminal economic crash approaching, are attempting to preemptively replace democracy with authoritarianism -- fascism

Unspeakable Bravery: These Senate Republicans Declared Joe Biden May Have Possibly, Technically Won The Election : politics ... History will remember these Senators as being pathetic political hostages to a criminal reality TV show host. Congratulations, you all earned it.
Republicans are waging a war on democracy. But why are they allowed to get away with it? There are no incentives, at the federal or local level, for Republicans who want power at any cost to act any differently. : politics
GOP Lawmakers Are Scared: Republican Insiders Texted Me Their True Feelings About Stop the Steal
The moral hypocrisy of conservative leaders is stunning : politics (and always has been, duh)
>br /> Everyone Trump Touches Dies: The List - The Triad He revealed people for what they really were.

Proud Boys say they've had a member "at the White House for four years" : politics ... Big night for Stephen Miller, who only got into politics because his arms are too weak to strangle prostitutes
Stephen Miller is a fraud who should just go away already : politics (to prison for the rest of his pathetic evil life)

Kayleigh McEnany slammed for claiming Biden's Electoral College speech was divisive : politics (hahaha, enjoy the rest of your life as a moral leper, bitch)

Jenna Ellis, President Trumps lawyer, was fired from Weld County DAs office form "mistakes," records show (and oh, she lied)
How's that elite legal strike force doing? - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... the continuum from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump, via which a party that over the past several decades has become increasingly contemptuous of actual knowledge and expertise and the nature of reality itself has managed to end up hermetically sealing itself in a vast vat of its own endless bullshit. Thus do we get an Elite Legal Strike Force made up of these preposterous characters.

Trump is the ultimate Reaganite - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Opinion | Just How Dangerous Was Donald Trump? - The New York Times
Is Donald Trump the Next Jimmy Carter? | The New Republic Political scientists have argued that Trump represents the last gasp of a failing coalition. But we might be in a new political era altogether.

Amanda Chase, Republican contender for Virginia governor, says Trump should declare martial law - The Washington Post -- State Sen. Amanda F. Chase, a brash Republican gubernatorial contender who bills herself as "Trump in heels"

Biden to name Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary - The Washington Post
Biden picks former EPA chief Gina McCarthy as White House climate czar - The Washington Post McCarthy heads the Natural Resources Defense Council, which has sued the Trump administration more than 100 times.
Biden to tap former Michigan Gov. Granholm to lead Energy Department - POLITICO

Melania Trump breaks childrens hospital rules by taking her mask off to read to patients

USPS Finally Releases Louis DeJoy's Calendar And Everything's Redacted

Biden puts skin in the game in Georgia - POLITICO The president-elect is expending precious political capital on the Senate runoffs even before taking the oath of office. ("expendiong precious political capital" so the Refucks won't fuck his presidency, fuck you Politico)
Georgia Is Showing Up Big for the Senate Runoff Vote : politics
Georgia Republican Infighting May Depress Senate Runoff Turnout It Appears Georgia Republicans Are Eating Their Own Entrails - Chaos reigns
Trump Retweets Threat to Jail Georgia's Governor and Secretary of State -- The president is furious that Republican officials didn't steal the election for him
Trump antagonizes Republicans with Georgia fundraising ploy - POLITICO (Trump vacuuming up all the monies, hahaha)
Trump is pocketing Georgia Senate runoff donations for his PAC, while the GOP candidates themselves don't get a dollar, a new report says : politics

QAnon supporters suggest Trumps new deputy attorney general will fulfill conspiracy theory and institute mass arrests

Trump's Inappropriate Boy Scout Jamboree Speech: A Look Back : Has anyone ever seen Trump hold a baby? No, I thought. I cant recall ever seeing Donald Trump cradle a baby in his arms. But I have seen him tell 24,000 Boy Scouts a meandering story about a real-estate developer hosting wild parties on his yacht.

Dr Jill Biden won't be a 'traditional' US first lady. Some men are threatened by that : politics ... I've seen the current FLOTUS naked and they are threatened by Jill Biden not being "traditional" (hello, Joseph Fuckstein)


Sportsmax - SNL - YouTube

Everything We've Learned About Modern Economic Theory Is Wrong - Bloomberg Ole Peters, a theoretical physicist in the U.K., claims to have the solution. All it would do is upend three centuries of economic thought (economics stuck in the 17th century bc simple math)

Consumer Groups Say The FCC Just Blew $9 Billion To Deliver Broadband To Already Served Rich People : politics

Unionbusters Know No Bottom - Lawyers, Guns & Money The Manhattan Institute is a hive of scum and villainy almost like no other. And there's nothing our free marketbetters love more than hating on teachers unions. (teachers should't be vaccinated because they are union scum and WaPo was fine with this evil shit)

Trump Is Considering Clemency for Silk Road Kingpin - the president has expressed sympathy for the situation of Ross Ulbricht, who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

MacKenzie Scott Net Worth: Bezos Ex-Wife Gives Away $4.2 Billion Within 4 Months - Bloomberg World's 18th-richest person announced contributions on Medium
384 Ways to Help -- Emily Dickinson lived much of her life isolated in a single room ... Her room overlooked a cemetery, and many of her poems are focused on death.



Paul Behrends, Ex-Staffer to Dana Rohrabacher Who Was Linked to Veselnitskaya Dies Suddenly After a Fall - Grubbs said there was no reason to think anything suspicious had happened to Behrends or that there was any link to his associations with Russia


Canadian Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Indicted on Sex-Trafficking Charges - The New York Times Mr. Nygard was arrested in Canada at the request of the U.S. attorneys office in New York City, which accused him of recruiting dozens of women for sex.

So Jeffrey Toobin Had a Zoom Incident. What Now? - The New York Times The Undoing of Jeffrey Toobin -- How a leading man of legal journalism lost his sweetest gig. ... #MeToobin ... (the Toobs and his little dick)

"What's wrong with being sexy?" -Malcolm Gladwell - Lawyers, Guns & Money Yet another affluent guy who pretends not to understand the concept of "consenT" when defending another affluent white guy getting fired for sexual misconduct: (Gladfuck defending Toobin! what a twisted mind)

Former HPD Capt. Mark Anthony Aguirre charged with holding repairman at gunpoint in fake voter-fraud conspiracy - ABC13 Houston

Eighteen Sheriff's Deputies Waited 500 Yards Away While A Burglar Terrorized A 70-Year-Old Disabled Man : technology

You Have the Wrong Place: Body Camera Video Shows Moments Police Handcuff Innocent, Naked Woman During Wrong Raid ... CBS 2 quickly found the suspect police were looking for had no connection to the Blassingames and had been in prison at the time of the raid for years ... But moments later, the officer's body camera turned off (fucking cops can't read addresses and sat on the evidence for two fucking years with no consequences)

Bristol sheriff violated immigration detaineescivil rights during May melee, attorney general says (asshole Trumpster)

Chief of staff to ex-mayor of Fall River pleads guilty to extortion, bribery charges - The Boston Globe The chief of staff for former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to charges of extortion, bribery, and making false statements, the office of the US Attorney for Massachusetts said in a statement.


Massachusetts House speaker knocks Bakers abortion proposal, says reps will overturn it
Abortion-rights bill deserves passage - again : The Legislature should reject Governor Baker's restrictive amendments (Charlie Cracker)

Supreme Judicial Court rules law banning panhandling violates First Amendment rights of homeless people - The Boston Globe (Globe commenters mostly hate poor people)


Nestle illegally fires worker for reporting racist comment : news


Treasure hunter marks five years in jail for refusing to give up his gold | US news | The Guardian

Tome raiders: solving the great book heist | Books | The Guardian - When 2.5m of rare books were stolen in an audacious heist at Feltham in 2017, police wondered, what's the story?

Lonely people have a unique brain signature, perhaps due to so much imagined social contact : science ... and are also more likely to treat pets like people.

Evolution Made Really Smart People Long to Be Loners : Research finds highly intelligent individuals prefer to socialize less than the rest of us ... In general, urbanites have higher average intelligence than ruralites do, possibly because more intelligent individuals are better able to live in "unnatural" settings of high population density (less herd mind)

What If You Could Do It All Over - The uncanny allure of our unlived lives
Physics Explains Why Time Passes Faster As You Age Mind time cannot be measured on a watch.

Plot Twist: The Key to Better Sleep Is Not a Bedtime -- It's a Wake-Up Time


Negative stereotypes toward Black men can be provoked or deflected by clothing. Clothing emits signals of power and status and can carry with it certain stereotypes. Men in formal clothing were rated more trustworthy, intelligent, and warm than men in soccer uniforms. : science

A new chicken-sized dinosaur with flamboyant features used to attract mates or intimidate foes has been discovered. Ubirajara jubatus, which lived about 110 million years ago, had elaborate plumage including a long fur mane and stiff ribbons projecting from its shoulders. : worldnews

A manly beard may help drive sales by increasing perceptions of expertise and trust. Beards from an evolutionary perspective serve as a cue to others about masculinity, maturity, competence, leadership and status. The ability to grow a healthy beard may signal immuno-competence. : science

TIL that no matter the language, we all exchange information at 39 bits/second, suggesting a biological limit. Languages that are lower information density are spoken fast (Spanish & Japanese) while denser languages are spoken more slowly (Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese). : todayilearned


Americans Don't Read ... and That's Affecting Our Elections

Celebrate Jane Austen's Birthday With a 360-Degree, Interactive Tour of Her House : books
Famous Writer's Houses To Visit | House & Garden

Authors Show Their Personal Libraries on "Show Your Shelf" : books

What' s the worst scandal to happen at your school? : AskReddit
Whats the worst scandal to happen at your school? : AskReddit

What YouTube channels should everyone binge watch? : AskReddit

Facebook Is a Doomsday Machine - The Atlantic The architecture of the modern web poses grave threats to humanity (Fuckerberg is a threat to humanity and Fuckbook is a doomsday machine)




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US to hold world climate summit early next year and seek to rejoin Paris accord : politics


current guess for CBS is 6-24 : boston
Everything that's related to Boston Weather: Forecasts, School Closings, Maps...


Fauci predicts 'herd immunity' for U.S. by late spring or early summer : Coronavirus
Covid 'D-Day' arrives as vaccine set to arrive in all 50 states : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 12/14/20 : boston (9.4%+ 37 deaths 3572 new cases)
3,572 New Confirmed Cases; 72,883 Active Cases; 5.71% Positivity, 7.70% Non Higher Ed; 1,788 Hospitalized; 37 Deaths; 82% Hospital Capacity (-2%); 70% ICU Capacity (+0%); - December 14, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-december-14-2020 : CoronavirusMa

Mass. reports 3,572 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 37 new deaths - The Boston Globe

Boston, Somerville, Brockton, and Newton mayors agree to roll back reopening in wake of rising COVID-19 rates - The Boston Globe
Boston and other cities moving back to phase 2 step 2 : CoronavirusMa
Hundreds Of Businesses In Mass. Violated COVID-19 Rules, Putting Workers At Risk - WBUR - December 14, 2020 : CoronavirusMa

First Coronavirus Vaccines Arrive In Mass. : boston

KN95 face masks (10)
LED lights found to kill coronavirus efficiently, quickly, and cheaply, a global first in fight against COVID-19. The finding suggests the UV-LEDs can be installed in air conditioning and water systems. It requires less than half a minute to destroy more than 99.9% of coronaviruses. : science

More Than 100,000 U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Are Linked to Nursing Homes : Coronavirus
WHO : Only with Vaccination of Younger People Will Number of Cases Decrease : Coronavirus
Children May Be Driving the Pandemic After All - Spiegel - 11 Dec 2020 : Coronavirus
Russia's coronavirus vaccine has efficacy of 91.4%, trial results suggest : Coronavirus
Pfizer CEO says still negotiating with U.S. on more coronavirus vaccines : Coronavirus (Trump still demanding it be called "the Beautiful Donald J Trump vaccine"

Ferrets, cats most susceptible to COVID-19 infection after humans, study finds : Coronavirus
Cats develop antibodies and their clinical symptoms last 2-3 days, after which they quickly recover, study of 130 cats says : Wuhan_Virus

Will New York Shut Down Again? Andrew Cuomo Says State Is on Path - Bloomberg
Will New York Shut Down Again? Andrew Cuomo Says State Is on Path - Bloomberg

Ron DeSantis sued for withholding White House report slamming his inadequate response to COVID : politics

More than 700 Utah babies have had the coronavirus; here's how families and doctors care for them : Coronavirus


75 infected with COVID-19 after Santa visits nursing home in Belgium : worldnews

Coronavirus has shrunk India?s lavish, extravagant weddings. But the grandeur isn't gone. - The Washington Post (rich Brahmans, you mean)


Netanyahu drops Trump from his Twitter photo : politics


FSB Team of Chemical Weapon Experts Implicated in Alexey Navalny Novichok Poisoning - bellingcat

Russian hack was classic espionage with stealthy, targeted tactics : Some malware used in the attack had never been seen before by investigators (and Traitor Trump, duh)
Trump Admin Admits Russian Intelligence Was Likely Behind Major Hack of U.S. Networks : politics ("I love Putin's dick" Trump said)
Trump administration has allowed extensive cyberespionage - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Weird How the White House Hasn't Said Much About Massive Russian Cyberattack : politics


The Trump administration turned down more vaccine doses 'as recently as November,' former FDA commissioner says : politics
'What a Failed State Looks Like': GOP Under Fire for Blocking Necessary Funds as Covid Vaccine Distribution Begins | "The end of a tragic, crippling pandemic is in sight and Senate Republicans can't get around to authorizing any money to complete the job." : politics
Thanks to GOP Stonewalling, Experts Say Congress 'Already Too Late' to Prevent Lapse in Unemployment Benefits | "We will find ourselves early next year in the midst of a humanitarian crisis brought upon by cruel indifference." : politics
How Right-Wing Conservatives Have Laid Waste to America for 50 Years: Thanks to a half century of insidious "trickle-down" philosophy
Democracy's Afterlife : Fintan O'Toole : Trump, the GOP, and the rise of zombie politics.

Barr fired - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- The world's neediest and most pathetic man tries to step on Biden's moment.
Barr was corrupt until the end - Lawyers, Guns & Money In addition, the more important part of the story is that Bill Barr allowed Rudy Guiliani access to the FBI to use agents to launch political investigations intended to help the Don:
Megathread: Attorney General Bill Barr Submits Letter of Resignation Effective December 23rd : politics
Barr was corrupt until the end - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Head of White House security office loses part of his right leg to COVID-19 and is facing 'staggering medical bills' : politics


President-elect Joe Biden clears 270-vote threshold in Electoral College count, formalizing his victory : news
Biden Captures Electoral Votes From All States Trump Contested : politics
Megathread: Joe Biden Clears 270-Vote Mark as Electors Affirm His Victory as President-Elect. Will Address the Nation at 7:30 PM EST : politics
How Lucky - Lawyers, Guns & Money Congratulations to Joe Biden, selected by the Electoral College to be the 46th president of the United States.
In speech Monday night, after electoral votes secure his win over Trump, Biden to say democracy prevailed
Here Are the Electoral College Results, By State - The New York Times
Hillary Clinton casts electoral college vote for Joe Biden : politics

Brendan Gutenschwager on The Electors are already here, they've been checked in : Michigan State Police are blocking access to the Capitol, preventing the GOP Electors from getting inside #Michigan #ElectoralCollege #ElectoralCollegeVote https://t.co/GzTK5gGCJ1" / Twitter
Nevada GOP on Twitter: "Our brave electors standing up for what is right and casting their electoral votes for @realDonaldTrump. We believe in fair elections and will continue the fight against voter fraud in the Silver State! https://t.co/tJYbli6vhn" / Twitter

Pennsylvania casts 20 electoral votes for Joe Biden : politics
Stacey Abrams Announces Georgia's 16 Electoral Votes for Joe Biden : politics

"It's raining" : Kayleigh McEnany refuses to say whether Trump will accept Electoral College vote

Trump supporters have intimidated and harassed the Electoral College, but electors say extremists won't stop them from casting their vote for Biden : politics
Adam Klasfeld on Twitter: "Trump retweets his flagrant lies from yesterday and repeats his open threat to electors who carry out their duty by failing to overthrow the U.S. democratic order as he wishes. https://t.co/3yPfcPrKN9" / Twitter

Credible threats of violence force Michigan officials to close government buildings ahead of electoral college vote
Michigan House punishes GOP Rep. Gary Eisen for hinting at Electoral College disruption : politics ... Rep. Eisen has been removed from his committee assignments for the rest of the term ... The current term ends 12/31/20. Whooptie shit.

Fake electors try to deliver Arizona's 11 votes for Trump : politics ... sovereign citizens of the Great State of Arizona (WS nazis)

Trumped: With veto-proof majorities, the Senate and House reject the president's awful ultimatums : politics (throw him in the dumpster and set it on fire)

Donald Trump Has Hidden Evidence Of His Crimes For Years. Joe Biden Can Expose It. : politics

Giuliani Ignored COVID Restrictions Then Got Treatment You Can't Have : politics
'The Actual Scandalous Headline Is Medics Need Two Jobs to Survive': AOC Defends Paramedic Outed by NY Post -- "It's not like she does anything shameful for money, like writing for the New York Post." ... By Dean Balsamini and Susan Edelman (fuckers for all eternity)
AOC defends medic who has OnlyFans side job to make ends meet: 'Leave her alone' : politics ... "we've had a softcore nudie model and escort as first lady for four years" ...

When a third of voters say Biden'ss win isn't legitimate, democracy is at risk : politics
Whats Next for Trump Voters Who Believe the Election Was Stolen? -- What becomes of their skepticism has important implications for American democracy ... 77 percent of those who cast ballots for Mr. Trump said they thought the election had been stolen from him. Just 10 percent of Democrats agreed ("Democrats" yeah sure)
Congressman cites Trump's efforts to overturn election in announcing decision to quit GOP - CNNPolitics

How do we hold the traitors to democracy accountable? : politics
Column: Trump's election lawyers should be disbarred : politics

Trump tells allies he will run in 2024, but hints he may back out - POLITICO In calls to allies, Trump has been asking how to navigate the next two years and floated a possible trip to the Middle East. ("trip" yeah, right and says he'll definitely release his taxes this time)
How Trump's fake 2024 candidacy will freeze the G.O.P. in place : politics
Trump's Axis of Assholes Just Completed Its Hostile Takeover of the Republican Party : politics
Ivanka mulling Florida senate run in major snub to Trump ally Rubio : politics

Early in-person voting begins in Georgia as U.S. Senate showdown enters final weeks : politics
Inside the nasty feud between Trump and the Republican governor he blames for losing Georgia (the Kempster wasn't sufficiently evil and that's saying a lot)
A lifelong Republican stood up to Trump. His reward: Death threats : politics - Gabriel Sterling, a top Georgia election official

Supreme Court wont revive Kansas voting law requiring proof of citizenship ... Kansas had been the only state to require a physical document such as a birth certificate or passport to register to vote (Gorfuck recused)
Kris Kobach Once Botched a Case So Badly That a Judge Ordered Him to Take Extra Law Classes. SCOTUS Just Refused to Hear That Case. : politics
Even with Three Trump-Appointed Justices on the Bench, SCOTUS Declines to Roll Back Marriage Equality : politics ... Don't like gay marriage? Don't get gay married ...


Democrats Have a Problem. Weed Workers, Wages, May Be the Answer. : politics


The Far-Right-GOP 'Feedback Loop' Is Exactly What Experts Warned Us About : politics


There Was a 1,200% Increase in Journalist Arrests in 2020 | by Trevor Timm | Dec, 2020 | GEN (nazi copsters for Trump)
Police Say Seizing Property Without Trial Helps Keep Crime Down. A New Study Shows They're Wrong. : politics (lying, you mean)


As critics blast amisogynisticop-ed on Jill Biden, a Wall Street Journal editor blames cancel culture (cancel the fuckers)
The WSJ op-ed writer slammed for attacking Jill Biden also penned a homophobic essay using the n-word : politics (Joseph Epsein down in flames)

Alex Jones faces calls for arrest after apparent Biden threat : politics ... Him getting arrested on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting would be kind of poetic.

Sean Hannity, America's No. 2 threat to democracy: An A-to-Z guide (WS nazi fox fucker)
Fox News host asks Stephen Miller if Trump has "worst legal team" after losses in court : politics

Trump, who often portrayed liberal protesters as thugs, is silent on violence among his supporters : politics
'Stop the Steal' Protests Are Getting Violent, But That's Not Stopping Trump | Despite stabbings and a shooting at 'Stop the Steal' protests over the weekend, the president is encouraging supporters who insist, wrongly, that he won the election. : politics
Proud Boys sparked violence around pro-Trump rally, D.C. officials say - The Washington Post
Proud Boys' party is over: Trump fans throw tantrums because they've lost more than an election : politics ... The right is losing the culture war, and its anger over that will continue to grow, even as Trump himself is pushed out of the spotlight.
Dozens of white nationalists screamed abuse at a pro-Trump drag queen trying to speak at MAGA rally : politics ... like chicken supporting Hot Wings ... Rachel Discrimination! ... White Supermissy!

Murdock City Council votes to allows White supremacist church fearing First Amendment backlash - The Washington Post 273-person city of Murdock (nazi fuckers)

Lexington Police: Driver shouting slurs runs over man attending menorah lighting ceremony
Man Charged With Assaulting An Elderly Woman At Swampscott Trump Rally (Red Sox previously honored him during Hats-off for heroes campaign) : boston

Prominent evangelical warns Christians against Trumpism | In a new column, conservative writer David French warns of the 'Dangerous Idolatry of Christian Trumpism' and French joins Morning Joe to discuss French's column and a call from Beth Moore to 'move back' from Trumpism. : politics
Jerry Falwell Jr. spent heavily on Trump, GOP causes with funds from nonprofit Liberty University : politics
In final years at Liberty, Falwell spent millions on pro-Trump causes : politics


Michigan man jailed for nearly 4 decades exonerated after witness admits to lying : news

Meg Jones reported around the world while embodying Wisconsin values She was 58 and just last month was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer.


Six Tips for Modern Christians to Grow in Faith and Grace


Articles - Grof Transpersonal Training : Holotropic Breathwork,


(17) World History - Quora - What were the main reasons for the US Civil War?

Cast-iron pans spark a debate that's as enduring as the cookware itself - The Washington Post

It's long past time to give Black jazz drummers the respect they are due


LGM Film Club, Part 96: Remember My Forgotten Man - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Remember My Forgotten Man ... (dance sequence at 5:35)


What's that "can't stop laughing" moment where you're in a situation you shouldn't be laughing? : AskReddit

Google Dominates Thanks to an Unrivaled View of the Web - The New York Times




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Climate summit: UN chief tells all countries to declare a climate emergency or face 'catastrophic' results : worldnews (Republicans: fuck you and the planet you rode in on)
'Can Anybody Still Deny That We Are Facing a Dramatic Emergency?' Asks UN Chief at Climate Summit. "If we don't change course," he warned, "we may be headed for a catastrophic temperature rise of more than 3 degrees this century." : worldnews

Brazil is holding the climate hostage for $10 billion annually : worldnews


U.S. expects to have immunized 100 million against COVID-19 by end of March
Covid's U.S. toll: Nearly 300,000 dead and a stalemate between fatalism and hope : Coronavirus
2020 was the year that American science denial became lethal : politics


MA COVID-19 Data 12/13/20 : boston (9.35%+ 41 deaths, 4677 new cases)


Mass. reports 4,677 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 41 new deaths Sunday - The Boston Globe
5,968 New Confirmed Cases; 67,754 Active Cases; 5.60% Positivity, 7.67% Non Higher Ed; 1,670 Hospitalizations; 47 Deaths; 86% Hospital Capacity (+0%); 74% ICU Capacity (+5%); - December 12, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
Massachusetts Daily Dashboard December 13th 2020 : CoronavirusMa

Follow the data: COVID trends point to more restrictions, perhaps a lockdown, by Jan. 1 : CoronavirusMa

Massachusetts has the highest rate of childhood vaccinations out of all states (based on DTaP, MMR, varicella, influenza, vaccine combos, and HPV vaccines). : boston


Heres a look at the COVID restrictions that go into effect today in Massachusetts


Vitamin D Deficiency in COVID-19 Quadrupled Death Rate : worldnews
Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplements on Development of Advanced Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of the VITAL Randomized Clinical Trial | Cancer Screening, Prevention, Control | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network
Does Vitamin D Have a Role in Cancer Prevention? | Cancer Network (1/19)
Vitamin D and Cancer Prevention - National Cancer Institute (1/10th of now recommended dose)
Over 100 Scientists, Doctors, & Leading Authorities Call For Increased Vitamin D Use To Combat COVID-19 : worldnews
Bats are still on the menu and for sale at markets in Indonesia, despite their link to COVID-19 : worldnews
Five key genes linked to severe COVID-19 found, suggesting drug targets : worldnews
Natural Immunity From Covid Is Not Safer Than a Vaccine
It's all about air flow: How to keep coronavirus at bay indoors : Coronavirus

Trump White House's Covid Christmas parties underscore a dangerous pandemic disconnect : politics

White House task force report warns Florida -- again -- to increase mask-wearing, limit indoor gatherings : politics
DeSantis defends incident involving former health employee: 'It was not a raid' : politics ("me or your lyin' videotape") xsy

Coronavirus in Mississippi: No ICU beds left as surge continues (fatest state in the country)

Viral video showing packed bar with no masks stuns NC health officials : Coronavirus

Coronavirus cases in Ohio surge 41.7% in a week : Coronavirus
Indiana is on fire : Gov. Eric Holcomb orders hospitals to delay elective surgeries as COVID-19 overwhelms health care system
COVID-19 in Tennessee: Record-high 11,352 new cases, 62 deaths reported on Dec. 13 : Coronavirus

The Americans least likely to take a COVID-19 vaccine are the ones being hit hardest by the virus : Coronavirus

The Second 1,000 Coronavirus Deaths in Kansas Came 5 Times Faster than the First 1,000 : Coronavirus


Coronavirus: Second wave destroys Sweden's COVID strategy : Coronavirus

Germany: Anti-lockdown protest leader contracts COVID : worldnews
Germany to close most shops from Dec 16-Jan 10 - draft government proposal : worldnews

South Korea reports record 950 cases in Covid 'emergency' : worldnews
Korean government considering last resort amid uncurbed virus spread. : worldnews

Moscow will not impose curfew despite rise in coronavirus infections - mayor : worldnews


After fires, Australia gets ready for floods : worldnews

Major leak 'exposes' members and 'lifts the lid' on the Chinese Communist Party : worldnews
Leaked files expose mass infiltration of UK firms by Chinese Communist Party including AstraZeneca, Rolls Royce, HSBC and Jaguar Land Rover : worldnews
Switzerland has strongly rejected accusations that a deal allowing Chinese officials to enter Switzerland and interrogate Chinese nationals put dissidents at risk : worldnews
China holds memorial for Nanjing Massacre victims : worldnews
China's tiny Jewish community in fear as Beijing erases its history : worldnews

Protesters hurl eggs as South Korea releases child rapist : worldnews

Classify social media as news media, subject them to journalistic standards, says SC judge: INDIA : worldnews

A new video is empowering people in Japan's famously reticent society to speak up when they witness incidents of sexual harassment, with reactions to the two-minute clip indicating that it is having the desired effect of making people act instead of choosing to look the other way. : worldnews

Malaysia seizes record haul of crystal meth worth $26.2 million : worldnews

Iran on Saturday executed an exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017, a little more than a year after authorities tricked him into traveling to Iraq where he was abducted. : worldnews

Navalny poisoning: Russia made second assassination attempt ... A second dose of poison was allegedly given to Navalny before he was flown to Berlin for further treatment y
Putin test-fires FOUR nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles from submarine in fresh show of strength : worldnews

Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire breached after six weeks, says Russian army : worldnews
Turkey summons Iranian ambassador over Azeri poem tensions : worldnews

New report says part of South Sudan is in 'likely famine' : worldnews

Nigerian military exchanges fire with bandits who kidnapped students : worldnews

Kenya to compensate rape victims from violence 13 years ago : worldnews

In 1st for Arab world, Moroccan schools to teach Jewish history and culture : worldnews


Israel's supply chain targeted in massive cyberattack : worldnews
Report: Likud lawmaker David Bitan hospitalized in ICU after COVID-19 diagnosis : worldnews


Austrian constitutional court rules headscarf ban in primary schools 'unconstitutional' : worldnews

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in France for a third consecutive weekend of demonstrations over a controversial security bill that would limit filming of the police. The authorities were girding for further possible violence after the last two such protests in Paris ended in rioting : worldnews

UK ministers warn supermarkets to stockpile food on no-deal Brexit fears - Sunday Times : worldnews (off the Tory stupid cliff)
No-deal Brexit means UK poised to lose access to security databases, Raab admits : worldnews


Bolivia approves first same-sex union following legal battle. Bolivia's Constitutional Court previously ruled that domestic laws should be consistent with international human rights obligations. : worldnews

She Stalked Her Daughters Killers Across Mexico, One by OneArmed with a handgun, a fake ID card and disguises, Miriam Rodriquez was a one-woman detective squad, defying a system where criminal impunity often prevails.

Armed Mexicans Smuggled Into U.S. to Guard Border Wall, Whistleblowers Say : worldnews (Trumpies plan)

Exclusive: Hackers spied on U.S. Treasury emails for a foreign government - sources | Reuters
Chris Bing on Twitter: "Incident comes shortly after Trump administration fired heads of DHS' Cybersecurity Infrastructure Protection Agency. There is also no current top cyber official. Am I the only one who finds it suspicous? Multiple agencies wrapped up in the investigation. Keep an eye on story (updating): https://t.co/r5BN9gxumC" / Twitter (Putin's piglet junked cybersecurity, fucking the country for years)
Russian government spies are behind a hacking campaign that has breached U.S. agencies and a top cyber firm - The Washington Post (oh look, he is Putin's piglet)
Biden must call out Putins secret war against the United States (but then he would have to point out Putin's primary agent)

Immigrant Teens Say They're Being Forcibly Drugged in US Custody : politics

White House Officials Who Completely Mismanaged The Pandemic Will Be Among The First To Get Vaccinated : politics

The GOP is holding up relief for millions of Americans because they want to make sure corporations have blanket protection from workers who get COVID on the job : politics (freedom to kill law or we kill you)
People Are Going Hungry as Trump's Food Aid Program Runs Out of Money | Food banks are overwhelmed with demand, and the president is poised to let a program alleviating hunger lapse : politics
AOC says if Democrats win in Georgia, US will get a $15 min wage, expanded health care. 'If we win these races in Georgia, we'll be able to get people Covid relief without the funny business' : politics

Trump will leave office with a historically bad economic record : politics
Trump on attending Biden inauguration: 'I don't want to talk about that' : politics
Trump Sets Himself Up for Veto Humiliation Before Leaving Office : politics
Here are all the ways Trump has lost the presidential race since Election Day : politics
The Supreme Court Rejects Texas's Shameful Lawsuit, But There Has to Be a Reckoning | The New Yorker

A new Electoral College fiasco brewing - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Compared with todays GOP, the 1860 secessionists were softies - At least the Confederate secessionists acknowledged that Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election.

House Intelligence Committee chair discusses possibility of investigations after Trump leaves office : politics

Team Biden slams WSJ op-ed urging Jill to drop Dr. title as "patronizing, sexist, elitist" : politics ... A man without a doctorate calling a woman with a doctorate "kiddo" and telling her not to go by doctor. Absurd. (Joseph Epstein is a total fucking asshole)

Trump Taunted With #TrumpMeltdown After Attacking Supreme Court, Bill Barr in Twitter Rant : politics
Attorney General William Barr is reportedly brushing off Trump's attacks over Hunter Biden investigation as a 'deposed king ranting' : politics

Republicans Find Themselves Speechless Following a Supreme Court Defeat - The New York Times
CBS News poll: Most feel election is "settled" but Trump voters disagree - CBS News ... 82% of Trump voters say they do not consider Mr. Biden legitimate andalmost half of President Trump's voters say Mr. Trump should refuse to concede after that Electoral College vote happens, and instead do all he can to stay in power ...

Trump Allies Eye Long-Shot Election Reversal in Congress, Testing Pence - The New York Times
Trump Allies Eye Long-Shot Election Overturn in Congress, Testing Pence : politics
Why the 25th Amendment may be invoked to remove Donald Trump before Jan 20 | Opinion : politics

'They chose to subvert the Constitution': Pelosi slams House Republicans who backed Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn election results : politics
Trump unleashes an army of sore losers - POLITICO GOP candidates for House, legislative and gubernatorial races in more than half a dozen states are claiming voter fraud and still refusing to acknowledge defeat.
The G.O.P. Can No Longer Be Relied On to Protect Democracy : politics (hello, the past 50 years)
Win Black founder Ashley Bryant: "Trump was a reflection of the disease in our country" : politics

Trump unleashes an army of sore losers : politics
Joe Biden 'Will Be Removed One Way or Another,' Alex Jones Tells Pro-Trump March : politics
GOP Congressman-Elect Praises Maskless Trump Supporters: This Is A Phony Pandemic : politics
Fox News Conspired to Overthrow Trump, MyPillow CEO Tells 'Stop the Steal' March : politics

Female extremists in QAnon and ISIS are on the rise. We need a new strategy to combat them. We refuse to treat women terrorists with the same seriousness and concern as men. The skepticism increases their danger. : politics

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Tell Trump Lawyer His ElectionS Suit macks of Racism : politics
Republican legislators are refusing to pay two Wisconsin counties the $3 million they're owed for conducting election recounts : politics

Judges may reinstate foreign agent case against Flynn partner : politics

Double standards : PoliticalHumor

The column about Jill Biden in the Wall Street Journal is worse than you thought - The Washington Post
Chasten Buttigieg on Twitter: "The author could've used fewer words to just say ya know in my day we didn't have to respect women. https://t.co/jr9hICPzV4" / Twitter

Wallace grills Scalise on Texas lawsuit: 'You were talking about disenfranchising 10 million Biden voters' : politics
'Texit' | Representative says he is committed to filing legislation allowing Texas to secede | Kyle Biedermann (R-Fredericksburg) said he believes the federal government is out of control. : politics

Pro-Trump rally chants "destroy the GOP," boos Georgia "RINOs" Loeffler and Perdue : politics
'I won't vote next time': could Georgia Republicans' doubts cost them the runoffs? : politics
Kelly Loeffler slammed for posing with former KKK leader ahead of Georgia runoff elections : politics ... and listens to daddy Peterson6h lectures about the bible and how women want to be subjugated by men subconsciously.
The races are not equal: meet the alt-right leader in Clintons campaign ad - Jared Taylor 'race realist'
Racialism - RationalWiki

Trump's base responds to his loss - Lawyers, Guns & Money
MAGA Marchers and Proud Boys Descend on D.C., Setting Fire to Churches' Black Lives Matter Signs and Getting into Stabbing Fights : politics
Vandals hit Black churches during weekend pro-Trump rallies : politics
MAGA protesters damage historic Black church in DC : news
Sawyer Hackett on Twitter: "Pro-Trump Proud Boys are ripping BLM flags *off of churches* in DC. https://t.co/geWpDpzIKR" / Twitter
Marianne Williamson on Twitter: "Tonight in DC. ...Tell me how this is not like Berlin in 1935. Really. Somebody tell me. https://t.co/KMM2lnzc8F" / Twitter

In Trump they trust. The 'hold your nose and vote' theory of why white evangelicals went for Donald Trump is in shambles. : politics (fuckangelicals)
The Dangerous Idolatry of Christian Trumpism - The French Press

'Proud Boys' burn Black Lives Matter signs at churches in Washington

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Accused of Sexual Harassment by Former Adviser (Italian big dickster)


Eschaton: No Big Whoop - People forget the "patriotic correctness" following 9/11, but if this humble blogger had suggested 3000 dead just wasn't a big deal, people would have been mad!
Hosting Scott Atlas, Laura Ingraham mocks the COVID-19 fatality rate even as thousands die a day ... "we're not mathematicians here at the Ingraham Angle" before suggesting that the fatality rate isless than the flu ("in fact, we have no brain at all")

Oregon just decriminalized all drugs -- here's why voters passed this groundbreaking reform


Apple TV Was Making a Show About Gawker. Then Tim Cook Found Out. - The New York Times Big tech companies now exert huge influence over what stories get told. The message is clear: Be careful who you offend. (little gay Timmmy got his feelings hurt, while he sucks China's dick)



Letting your dog sleep in your bed is actually good for you, study finds : worldnews ... A dog wrote this article


Young adults who increased social media use were more likely to develop depression. Those using more than 300 min/day were 2.8 times as likely to become depressed within 6 months. Initial social media use led to increased depression, but initial depression did not lead to change in social media use. : science

By age 3, kids prefer nature's fractal patterns, despite the fact that most are raised in manmade structures with Euclidean geometry, suggesting that this may be something innate, and may explain how viewing nature's fractals reduces stress and refreshes mental fatigue. : science

Andromeda rising over tufa rock formations at Mono Lake, California, USA [2048x3072][OC] : EarthPorn


TIL: Carmen 16 is a poem written by Gaius Valerius Catullus is considered so sexually explicit it wasn't published in English until the late 20th century. It is considered to be one of the filthiest expressions ever written in Latin, or any language, for that matter. : todayilearned

Age is just a number! : aww (watch)


R.L. Stine, famous horror writer, presents resource with detailed information and tips on writing. Encourages teachers to print and share, free of charge. : books
Lecture #Introduction: 1 Brandon Sanderson on Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy - YouTube

What is the strangest thing you've seen that you cannot explain? : AskReddit




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World needs to declare 'climate emergency' - UN : worldnews
World's biggest iceberg on collision course with penguin island : worldnews
Alpine glaciers have been reduced by 60% in last 150 years : worldnews

First evidence of microplastics in human placenta : worldnews (says may crate "plastic zombies")

One of the best Christmas Ads this Year : aww


F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine, and Millions of Doses Will Be Shipped Right Away - The New York Times An initial shipment of about 2.9 million doses of the vaccine will be sent around the United States over the next week.
U.S. poised to hit 16 million COVID cases within days even as vaccine begins roll-out : Coronavirus
Covid kills 3,309 people on deadliest day in the US as vaccine approval hailed as monumental moment : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 12/12/20 : boston (11.1%+ 47 deaths 4968 new cases)
covid-19-dashboard-december-12-2020 : CoronavirusMa
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as a whole, is now "Red" with 50 Cases/100K and 5.25% Test Positivity : CoronavirusMa

Mass. reports 4,968 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 47 new deaths Saturday - The Boston Globe
923 At Massachusetts Schools Test Positive For COVID-19 In Last Week : CoronavirusMa
Jason_OT comments on MWRA Covid-19 Tracking as of 12/11/20

Michelle Wu: Boston is beyond the time to act on further COVID-19 restrictions, including indoor dining : CoronavirusMa

Cape Cod bridge traffic down sharply since onset of COVID-19 - Cape Cod Times - December 10, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


Covid-19 has an odour, and the dogs are detecting it : meet the canine super-squad sniffing out the virus : worldnews
If you need proof that masks/social distancing/hand sanitiser work, Ireland has had no recorded cases of flu yet this season. : Coronavirus


Vaccinated people will still need to wear a mask. Here's why : Coronavirus - some vaccinated people get infected without developing symptoms and could then silently transmit the virus
Coronavirus Shows You May Not Be as Good at Detecting Misinformation as You Think : Coronavirus

Fauci says 32-year-old brother of daughter's boyfriend has died of Covid - Dr Fauci gave the example of how the virus is impacting people irrespective of age and healthy lifestyle : Coronavirus


DHS holds holiday party, with revelers posing for photos unmasked : Coronavirus (macho copsters)

States with the highest COVID-19 infection rates : Coronavirus -- #1L UB - #2 UT - #3 SD - #4 NE - #5 NB - #6 AK - #7 WY - #8 NM - #9 NV - #10 ID

DeSantis refused to disclose White House coronavirus report that contradicts him The report said state officials should take urgent action to slow the spread of COVID-19. The governor has declined to do so.

No ICU beds left in Mississippi as COVID-19 case levels continue to hit record highs : news

With the Virus Surging, Arizona Teachers Protest by Calling In Sick : news

California breaks 3 coronavirus records in 1 day as crisis reaches new peak : Coronavirus
L.A. County in uncharted territory as COVID-19 cases explode to single-day record with more than 13,000 : Coronavirus

Deadliest place in America: They shrugged off the pandemic, then their family and friends started dying : Coronavirus (Kansas county 88% Trumpsters, hate national healthcare)

Illinois reports 8,737 cases, 127 coronavirus deaths : Coronavirus

Healthcare workers divided on vaccine : Coronavirus (in Alabama)

Judge who approved raid on Florida Covid scientist appointed by Governor DeSantis : politics


Russia reports 28,137 new coronavirus cases, 560 deaths : Coronavirus

Germany: Anti-lockdown protest leader contracts COVID : Coronavirus

WHO accused of conspiring with Italy to remove damning Covid report | The 102-page report said Italy's pandemic plan had not been updated since 2006 and that, due to being unprepared, the initial response from hospitals was improvised, chaotic and creative : worldnews

Swedish Covid Workers Are Quitting, Leaving ICUs Short-Staffed : worldnews (Swedumb)

Germany ICU capacity at 'critical' level: An intensive care doctor has warned that rising infections have left only five to 10% of intensive care beds available in parts of Germany : worldnews


Psychedelic drug psilocybin to be used in Australia's first ever and largest psychedelics study to treat anxiety : worldnews
Psychedelic drug DMT to undergo first clinical trial to treat depression : worldnews


Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China : worldnews

Southeast Asia braces for trash dump as China's door shuts : worldnews ("we're tired of your shit" China says)

First woman detained under India's controversial Love Jihad laws 'forced into miscarriage' : worldnews

Going undercover in the schools that chain boys - BBC News The school I find him in is one of 23 Islamic educational institutions in Sudan, known as khalwas,

600 students feared kidnapped by armed bandits in Northern Nigeria : worldnews

Iran executes French-based dissident journalist captured last year : worldnews

Israeli Surveillance Companies Are Siphoning Masses Of Location Data From Smartphone Apps : worldnews (dictators love their products)

Swiss freeze assets of Belarus leader Lukashenko : worldnews

Austria seizes guns destined for German right-wing militia : worldnews

Algeria's President Tebboune mysteriously absent after Covid-19 treatment : worldnews

France attempted to hide award ceremony featuring Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi : worldnews
Dozens arrested at Paris protest over proposed security law : worldnews

Food meant for British supermarkets is becoming trapped in Europe as shipping lines refuse to release goods for transport back to the UK : worldnews ... With the Russian backed Tories and the Russian backed Republicans, both our countries are in deep shit.
Brexit: Armed Royal Navy boats on standby to protect UK waters in case of no deal : worldnews
Priti Patel under fire over tour of Bahrain police station where human rights activists were tortured: How can the Home Office accept that I was tortured at this site, then send the Home Secretary there for a photo opportunity? victim asks. : worldnews


Mexican photojournalist killed after taking photos of bodies along a road | Mexico : worldnews


Trump humiliated as Supreme Court rejects last-ditch attempt to undo election results : politics
Trump Rants About Getting 'Screwed' By Supreme Court In Twitter Meltdown
When I Lost the Election For The Seventh Time - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Twitter Slaps Harsher Restrictions on Trump's Nutso Morning Tweet Storm : politics
Who writes Trump's tweets? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump's spin on his big Supreme Court failure is as bad as his legal case : politics ... "I won the Supreme Court by alot" ... Kaylie says
Trump Rants About Getting 'Screwed' By Supreme Court In Twitter Meltdown : politics
Donald Trump should take election challenge to Judge Judy, Twitter users suggest : politics

The Republican war on democracy moves on to new fronts - Lawyers, Guns & Money The complicity of most elite Republicans with Trump's attempts to steal the election is something that cannot be quickly swept away. And before we heap too much praise on the Supreme Court, remember that it will be perfectly fine with all of the vote suppression measures Republicans will be even more enthusiastic to enact in order to avenge The Donald: (and Trump destroying voting on his way out)

Trump Pursues Appointing Special Counsel to Probe Election, Hunter Biden - WSJ

Calls for GOP not to be seated in Congress: A look at the fallout from Texass brazen election lawsuit
The Constitution has an answer for seditious members of Congress : politics
New Jersey representative asks Pelosi to 'refuse to seat' any House members who supported Trump's election lawsuits : politics -- "The text of the 14th Amendment expressly forbids Members of Congress from engaging in rebellion against the United States," Pascrell said ."Trying to overturn a democratic election and install a dictator seems like a pretty clear example of that."
Aid and comfort to the enemies of the constitution by a congress member is disqualified and must be removed. This includes members of Congress who supported the explicitly unconstitutional attempt to overturn the will of the people. : politics
Republicans want more than a coup: Trump's loyalty test exposes their hatred for democracy. More than half of House Republicans and 17 GOP attorneys general have outed themselves as traitors : politics

Trump's desperate gambit to stay in office alarms Europeans, who know about coups : politics

Pelosi: GOP 'brought dishonor to the House' for supporting election lawsuit : politics
An Indelible Stain : How the G.O.P. Tried to Topple a Pillar of Democracy
PA Attorney General calls Republicans' unwavering support of Donald Trump, a cancer on this country : politics
Michigan electors need an armed escort for the journey to the State Capitol to cast their ballots for Joe Biden as angry pro-Trump supporters plan protests : politics (sounds a little armed rebellioney)
Republican congressman rips Texas GOP for suggesting secession and says 'my guy Abraham Lincoln and the Union soldiers already told you no' : politics
GOP Rep. Who Backed TX Lawsuit Goes Off the Rails When Chris Cuomo Confronts Him on Voter Fraud Claims: "I Don't Have Proof That Men Landed on the Moon"
Sen. Alexander criticizes Texas lawsuit: "Can you imagine another state telling Tennessee how to count its votes to decide who the electors are? : politics
Twitter Critics Shred GOP Lawmakers Who Shot Themselves In The Foot For Trump For Nothing : politics

Federal Judge in Wisconsin Deals Trump Another Court Defeat - The New York Times A Trump appointee in Milwaukee, Judge Brett H. Ludwig, dismissed a suit contesting the election with a withering rebuke.

Feds: White supremacy terror plot timeline tied to Trump election loss - The investigation was revealed in a federal search warrant unsealed Thursday in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin. : politics (Trump's backup plan)

Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread : politics

Most US voters don't want Trump to run in 2024 and 42% say he is 'one of the worst presidents' ever, Fox News poll finds : politics

Trump can't protect himself from New York prosecutors with a self-pardon, says the state senator who wrote the law to explicitly stop this from happening : politics
Manhattan District Attorney intensifies investigation of Donald Trump : politics

Psycho secession: Texas' lost-cause lawsuit was the first shot in a new Civil War : politics ... "I mean, it's the same civil war. they're literally using the same flag." ... But this one will work because reasons.... treasons* ...
Imploding MAGA World Turns to Civil War Fantasies, Secession After Supreme Court Disaster : politics
Texas AG Ken Paxton was indicted for fraud 5 years ago. Will he ever face a jury? : politics

Trump's Failed Efforts to Overturn the Election Have Fractured the GOP : politics
In challenging election defeat, Trump cements his control over the Republican Party - The Washington Post (the traitor test)
Republicans faced a simple choice: For or against democracy. : politics

55 percent in new Fox News poll say US worse off than it was 4 years ago | : politics

Trump's end-of-term execution spree is nothing more than a perverse power trip : politics (killing black people)

David Axelrod: History will scorn the cowards who fear Trump : politics

Trump Has Full-Blown Meltdown And Hints That He'll Fire Bill Barr And 'Declassify Everything'
Trump raised firing Barr in White House meeting on Friday : politics

D.C. braces for clashes Saturday as pro-Trump demonstrators descend on Washington : politics
Feminist Proper Gander on Twitter: "There's going to be a Qruise https://t.co/P9jnw8KObC" / Twitter

GOP lawmakers in Missouri propose bills making it legal to hit protesters with cars : politics

Pro-Trump rally in D.C.: Tensions flare in Washington as thousands gather for demonstrations - The Washington Post
Maskless Trump supporters, counter-protesters face off in C.D photos - Axios
. MAGA Protesters Chant 'Destroy the GOP' at Pro-Trump Rally : politics (great idea, go for it)

Trump Rape Accuser Says Appeal Shouldn't Derail Discovery : politics

Bad News for Evangelicals -- God Doesn't Need Donald Trump in the White House (but Satan did)

Government study shows taxpayers are subsidizing starvation wages at McDonald's, Walmart. Sen. Bernie Sanders called the findings "morally obscene" : politics

Melania Trump hoped taxpayers would fund post-White House projects, report says : politics ... Free Loading Off The United States

Trump Is Finishing Russia's Smear Campaign Against America - In 2016, Putin had a plan to discredit U.S. elections. In 2020, Republicans are executing it.
A Pro-Trump Voting \Expert/ Was Questioned About His Data. It Did Not Go Well for Him. : politics

Democrats Ossoff and Warnock Hold Razor-Thin Leads Over Loeffler and Perdue in Georgia as Runoffs Approach : politics
Parler users trounce Kelly Loeffler's plea for donations. Loeffler is not welcome on Parler. : politics - Pandemic Barbie, lol.

Mike Pompeo has cemented his legacy as the most self-serving Secretary of State in recent US history : politics

Ivanka Trump Has Been Grifting Her Way Through Her Father's Presidency. But It's Hunter Biden We Want to Investigate? : politics

A Michigan judge rules companies don't have to serve gay customers. The attorney general says she'll appeal : politics


Veterans Groups Call for VA Secretarys Dismissal removal after investigation found he mishandled sexual-assault investigation (Trumpy Flunky Dunky)

Ron Johnson to bring Ken Starr to testify at controversial hearing on 2020 elections - CNNPolitics

Senates octogenarians face the age question and whether it's time to exit (foad)

The YouTube Ban Is Un-American, Wrong, and Will Backfire - TK News by Matt Taibbi (Taibbi supports Russian interference in American elections to keep his coke and hooker supply)



Iowa autopsy report: DNC meddling led to caucus debacle - POLITICO - State party audit finds plenty of blame to go around.


Even QAnon Is Abandoning Parler, the Far-Right's Answer to Twitter - For five days at the beginning of November, Parler was the most downloaded app in the U.S. But now, users are over it ... Many conservatives have grown tired of Parler because theres no one with an opposing point of view to argue with. (haha, no one to troll with their lies and they are all pedos)

Unpromising - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Joseph Epstein ... Gregg Easterbrook ... (misogynist evil Republican assholes who have contributing nothing but evil hate accomplished women who have devoted their lives to helping other people)



Artificial intelligence finds surprising patterns in Earth's biological mass extinctions : technology

Tower of human skulls reveals grisly scale to archaeologists in Mexico City | New sections of the tower at the capital's Templo Mayor Aztec site include 119 skulls of men, women and children : worldnews
Aztec Serpent Head Cornerstone
Roncevaux Pass - Roncesvalles, Spain - The site of a legendary battle immortalized in medieval literature.

Teens unhappy with their physical appearance are at significant risk of depression by early adulthood. Heightened risk ranges from 50% to 285% by age of 18, with depression severity greater in boys. Dislike of one's physical appearance affects up to 61% of teens worldwide. : science

Faecal microbiota transplantation(FMT) from healthy donors is highly effective, and superior to antibiotics, for diarrhoea caused by recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection. High quality of evidence suggests. : science


Men of Reddit, What's the best compliment you have ever received from a girl? : AskReddit

What is the single most you'll understand it when you 're older thing? : AskReddit

What is one item you did not realize was expensive, until you became an adult? : AskReddit




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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to World Food Programme : worldnews
Unbearable days will be seen in our lifetime, World Economic Forum warns : worldnews
World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020 : worldnews


Eschaton: 3000 Per Day We "overreacted" to 9/11 in a lot of ways. Numerous ways. A cynic might think that official reaction to things has more to do with callous opportunism than genuine concern. Only a cynic, though.
CDC forecasts predict that the US will have up to 362,000 dead by January 2 : Coronavirus
The new tidal wave of coronavirus deaths has arrived - The Washington Post

The magnifying glass: how Covid revealed the truth about our world | Coronavirus | The Guardian : The pandemic has illuminated deprivation, inequalities and political unrest, while reminding us of the power and beauty of nature and humanity (completely misses the selfish stupidity epidemic)


MA COVID-19 Data 12/11/20 : boston (10.7%+ 47 deaths 5475 new cases)

Mass. coronavirus death toll passes 11,000 - The Boston Globe

7 charts that show how the coronavirus is making a disturbing comeback in Mass. - The Boston Globe
COVID Levels in Boston's Sewers Are Higher Than at Any Point in the Pandemic : boston
MWRA Covid-19 Tracking as of 12/11/20 : boston
These 158 Mass. communities are at high risk for COVID-19 - The Boston Globe

Biogen conference in Boston likely linked to as many as 300,000 COVID-19 cases worldwide, researchers say - The Boston Globe

Rampant partisanship in the US may be the largest obstacle to reduced social mobility critical to limiting spread of COVID-19. Partisanship is more important than public health concerns for explaining willingness to reduce mobility. This effect has grown over time, especially among Republicans. : science

Male patients with COVID-19 are 3 times more likely to require intensive care, and have about a 40% higher death rate. With few exceptions, the sex bias observed in COVID-19 is a worldwide phenomenon.( N=3,111,714) : science
Deep Dive Shows FCC's Covid Response Was Largely Theatrical Nonsense | Techdirt : Coronavirus
Ferrets, cats and civets most susceptible to coronavirus infection after humans : Coronavirus
Evaluation of Cloth Masks and Modified Procedure Masks as Personal Protective Equipment : Coronavirus this study demonstrates that the FFEs of consumer-grade masks available to the public are, in many cases, nearly equivalent to or better than their non-N95 respirator medical mask counterparts.

F.D.A. Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer's Covid Vaccine - The New York Times , paving the way for health care workers to begin getting shots next week.
Sanofi suffers major setback in development of a Covid-19 vaccine - STAT
When Can I Get the Covid Vaccine? All Your Questions, Answered. | Elemental
Coronavirus airborne: Infrared video shows how droplets spread the virus - The Washington Post

Covid: Genes hold clues to why some people get severely ill : Coronavirus

COVID-19 anti-vaxxers use the same arguments from 135 years ago : Coronavirus
Psychic numbing: Why rising death tolls no longer shock us : Coronavirus
Without Clear Pandemic Rules, People Take On More Risks As Fear And Vigilance Wane : Coronavirus
Americans must be vigilant against anti-vax rumors in 'fractured media universe' : Coronavirus
California's health order falling on many deaf ears : Coronavirus

American Elites Still Don t Understand How COVID-19 Works - Nine months into the pandemic, government leaders can't comprehend -- or refuse to clearly say -- what this virus is or how it spreads.

"It's An Ugly Death": Staten Island Families Grieve Loved Ones Lost To COVID As Others Buck Restrictions - Gothamist (Trumpistan)

GOP Rep. David Byrd may go on ventilator due to COVID, says he needs miracle ... "So please pray that God will breathe His healing spirit into my lungs!!" (that'll work, try not being a selfish idiot)

Speaker's death calls into question the refusal by many House Republicans to wear masks (Live Free and Die)

'I didn't make it' -- A Disney World waitress struggles to hold on to her middle-class life amid a pandemic and catastrophic layoff

Indoor Dining Will Shut Down in New York City Again : Coronavirus

A small town dragged its feet on COVID-19 mask mandates. Now residents are paying the price. : Coronavirus (freedumb to kill themselves)

Dave Ramsey, Christian personal finance guru, defies COVID-19 to keep staff at desks : Coronavirus


ICUs in Stockholm reach 99 percent capacity: report : worldnews (Swedumb)

Germany reports record coronavirus cases at nearly 30,000 : worldnews

Study finds that Covid spread at least 2 month through Italy without the health care system noticing anything. : worldnews

WHO accused of conspiring with Italy to remove damning Covid report : worldnews
WHO accused of conspiring with Italy to remove damning Covid report : Coronavirus

South Africa's chief justice unrepentant for linking vaccines to Satanism : Coronavirus


Australia to pass surveillance bill that'll allow children as young as 14 to be interrogated by government agents and could see journalists jailed for 5 years for refusing to reveal sources. Authorities could hack, secretly takeover, and add, copy, and delete material on computers. : worldnews
Calls to boycott all Chinese-owned companies in Australia grow : worldnews
'Humiliating': lawyers decry Australia's handcuffing of asylum seekers for court visits : worldnews


China Authorities Detain Bloomberg News Beijing Staff Member - Bloomberg
China sends Uighur Muslims to "re-education" camps simply for being young, or for making a phone call to a family member abroad : worldnews
Taiwan says it will not use Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines due to safety concerns, not politics : worldnews

Suicides in Japan increase for fifth straight month, police data shows : worldnews

Bhutan parliament decriminalizes homosexuality : worldnews

Trump administration helped GOP donors get Syria oil deal : worldnews

What do we know about Mohsen Fakhrizadeh? - The Washington Post death potentially complicates a path back to a nuclear deal and follow-up agreements. (fat-ass wrecking ball destroying everying on his out)
Iranian teenager who posted distorted pictures of herself is jailed for 10 years : worldnews

Reporters Without Borders: Belarus is Europe's most dangerous country for journalists : worldnews

Argentina's lower house approves landmark abortion bill. Set to become first major Latin American country to legalise abortion : worldnews


No-deal Brexit is now likeliest, Ursula von der Leyen tells EU leaders : worldnews
UK Supreme Court enables $18.5 billion class action against Mastercard : worldnews
Met police to compensate child slavery victim arrested after reporting ordeal | Global development : worldnews

Mexican lawmakers postpone discussion on marijuana legalization to 2021 : worldnews


Supreme Court Rejects Texas Lawsuit Challenging Biden's Victory - The New York Times The suit, filed directly in the Supreme Court, sought to bar Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from casting their electoral votes for Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Supreme Court dismisses bid led by Texas attorney general to overturn the presidential election results, blocking Trump's legal path to a reversal of his loss - The Washington Post
"Megathread: US Supreme Court Rules on Texas V. Pennsylvania, Et al. : politics
Maggie Haberman on Twitter: "At the White House Christmas Party, guests were informed about 10 minutes ago that the president won't be joining them to make remarks." / Twitter

Eschaton: I Bet Alito Really Didn't Want To Reject It - Bye Don.
Greg Sargent on Twitter: "Bye Don. "Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections. All other pending motions are dismissed as moot." https://t.co/O4D1S01kyT" / Twitter
Mark Joseph Stern on Twitter: "To explain the statement by Alito and Thomas: This is totally separate from the merits. They think the Supreme Court is required to hear suits between states, so they think they can't just deny the filing. But they also clearly say they would NOT grant relief to Paxton et al." / Twitter
You say you want a revolution - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Nothing says Constitutional like secession! (Refucks want to secede)
Texas GOP suggests seceding from the US following SCOTUS rejection : politics
Remember This When Anyone Tries to Memory-Hole the Last Four Years as Not a Republican Problem - Kevin McCarthy, the Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, has joined the Covenant of Sedition
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit : news
Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit to overturn Biden's election victory - The Boston Globe (for the BoGlo commenters)


You Don't Need to Seat the 126 Republicans Who Signed Onto the Covenant of Sedition : politics
Opinion | These Republicans may not be capable of shame, but you should know who they are - The Washington Post


Pentagon Weighs Sharp Drawback in Support for C.I.A. - The New York Times (your covert fascist army)
U.S. passes National Defense Authorization Act, placing sanctions on Russia and Turkey : worldnews

Supreme Court overturns top military court, rules that rape cases before 2006 can be prosecuted : politics

An overwhelming majority of Americans want Congress to pass more stimulus -- now ... 12,000,000 losing unemployment after Christmas. What fucking country is this? ... The one where 22% of the population dictate if 60% of it gets to eat tomorrow


Joe Biden and Kamala Harris: TIME's Person of the Year 2020 | Time

Donald Trump Labelled 'Loser of the Year' by Europe's Biggest News Magazine : politics
Manhattan D.A. Intensifies Investigation of Trump - The New York Times the latest indication that he still faces the potential threat of criminal charges once he leaves office.
Manhattan DA's Office Reportedly Escalating Investigation of Trump Significantly -- Recently Interviewed Deutsche Bank Employees : politics

Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "I just want to stop the world from killing itself!" / Twitter
Eschaton: Well That's A New Kind Of Scary Nutty "I have to kill you to save you" vibes.
Delenda est - Lawyers, Guns & Money For at least the next couple of months a typical day will feature more Americans dying from COVID-19 than died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks ... America's decidedly non-Burkean conservatism is marked, perhaps even defined, by an existential terror that the next liberal step will bring down civilization. Whether that step is the New Deal, ending de jure apartheid, the Great Society, Obamacare, gay marriage, energy-efficient lightbulbs, or what have you, catastrophe forever looms.

A Vile Website Doxxing Trump's Enemies Has Caught the Eye of the FBI : politics ... individuals behind it used email addresses associated with a Russian email service provider and web hosting services based in the country ... Even in the final days of this Administration, all roads lead to Moscow.
Editorial: 'Someone is going to get killed' if Republicans don't tone down their incitement : politics

With time running out, Trump and GOP allies turn up pressure on Supreme Court in election assault - The Washington Post
Can Trump's scheme to overturn 2020 results become a crime? : politics
Seditious abuse of the judicial process: States reject Texas effort to overturn Biden's election
The 'Trump Won' Farce Isn't Funny Anymore - The New York Times - Republicans are now seriously arguing that elections are legitimate only when their side wins.
Texas lawmaker to file bill calling for vote on secession from US : politics
Majority of House Republicans support a lawsuit that aims to overturn the will of voters and hand 2020 election to Trump : politics
Swing States Trump Lost Respond to Texas Lawsuit at SCOTUS: This Is a Seditious Abuse of the Judicial Processa That Should Never Happen Again : politics
Supreme Court: Battleground states issue blistering rebukes to Texas' lawsuit to invalidate millions of votes - CNNPolitics
Four State A.G.s Ask Supreme Court to Reject Texas Election Lawsuit - The New York Times The attorneys general of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia asked the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit from Texas seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victories.
#SeditiousSeventeen: Trump-Texas bid to overturn U.S. election at Supreme Court assailed as 'bogus' by other states : politics
In Blistering Retort, 4 Battleground States Tell Texas to Butt Out of Election : politics
Pennsylvania files ferocious condemnation of Texas law suit to overturn election results : politics
Pennsylvania AG calls Texas' Ted Cruz a 'sad sack' after Trump asks the senator to argue election case : politics
Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit
The Galling Hypocrisy of Texas AG Ken Paxton - The Dispatch His lawsuit against states Biden won is a betrayal of everything defenders of federalism and the Electoral College claim to believe.
100 Republican House members endorse Texas's attempted autogolpe - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A very substantial faction of the Republican Party is simply openly opposed to liberal democracy (or pretending to be to please Daddy Trump, a distinction with no difference.) This is a major crisis, not least because the winning Democratic candidate can't always expect to have a multi-state cushion.
Meet The 106 House Republican Traitors Who Betrayed America For Trump
New amicus brief from 106 Republican House members in support of Texas' bid to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's win in the Supreme Court. Here they are
Max Kennerly on Twitter: "More than a dozen just won re-election in PA, GA, MI, or WI. Fine, they can have it their way: they admit they weren't duly elected (because of "unconstitutional irregularities"), and so Powell v. McCormack doesn't apply. A simple majority of the House can vote to exclude them. https://t.co/5a51b5UY8W" / Twitter
It's Not Just Trump's War on Democracy Anymore | The New Yorker
The Republican Party Is Abandoning Democracy - The Atlantic One hundred and six Republican members of Congress, and 18 state attorneys general, are asking the Supreme Court to overturn the election.
Michigan AG says Texas 'has no standing to disenfranchise' millions of voters : politics ... "I don't know what they did in these other states, I don't know what their oath was to, I don't know if they swore to uphold the tiny, fragile ego of a man who cares about nothing but himself, but they sold their souls and I hope it was worth it to them " (sold their souls to the Trump store)

Trump Won Farce Isn't Funny Anymore. Republicans are now seriously arguing that elections are legitimate only when their side wins. : politics
Don't look past Trump's coup attempt: This is a dark moment in American history - Trump's attempt to overturn the election has failed. But the larger plan to subvert democracy is working perfectly : politics
The president and his party have gone to war against America : politics
The Republican Party As Totalitarian State - The Triad - One of our two major political parties has become an autocracy.
60% View Joe Biden's 2020 Presidential Victory As Legitimate, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 77% Of Republicans Believe There Was Widespread Voter Fraud
Rush Limbaugh Goes Viral for Talk of Secession, Now Claims It Wasn't His Idea : politics

Subpoenas served in Ken Paxton case (it's all about getting a pardon from TraitorTreump)
GOP Senator Ben Sasse suggests Texas AG looking for Trump pardon with SCOTUS lawsuit : politics
FBI subpoenas Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton amid whistleblower allegations : politics

. Trump Is 'Desperate' to Avoid Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll in Court : politics

Heres what happened when a Georgia lawmaker scrutinized the Trump campaigns list of allegedly illegal votes

Brendan Keefe on Twitter: "Here's the Passing around USB ports like they were vials of heroin or cocaine https://t.co/9xN6aexjlJ" / Twitter

Leaving behind the question of whether the Senate should be debating new Smithsonian museums instead of working up a COVID-19 relief package, the fact that a single senator can hold up legislation to the point of effectively killing it for the time being is yet another sign of the worthlessness of the Senate as an governmental body. Of course, this serves the interests of the most racist and misogynist senators, which leads us naturally to Mike Lee.

Watchdog says VA Secretary Robert Wilkie questioned the credibility of a House aide who reported a sexual assault - The Washington Post
Rep. Dan Crenshaw Linked to Smear Campaign of Female Vet Led by VA Secretary, Watchdog Says

SE Cupp: Right-wing media isn't doing journalism. It's fan fiction : politics ... Fuck SE Supp ... Her whole career is built on carefully and deliberately normalizing right-wing lunacy.


Barr Worked to Keep Hunter Biden Probes From Public View During Election - WSJ

Devin Nunes says hes tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies
Several dozen members of Michigan's state legislature tested positive after Rudy Giuliani visit

Mitch McConnell is destroying the case for reelecting Georgia's GOP senators : politics
Bette Middler Blasts McConnell: 'How Did He Win With an 18% Approval Rating?' : politics
Nearly 90 percent of Black women voters in Georgia say they're likely to vote in runoffs: survey : politics


Watchdog Raises Possible Kushner Link to $700M Rescue Loan : politics

Editorial: Goodbye to Betsy DeVos, who survived by accomplishing almost nothing : politics

Chuck Schumer forced to have serious and painful talks with Dianne Feinstein over apparent cognitive decline Her staff have to defend her and make her seem normal : politics (advanced dementia)

How the Christian Crowdfunding Site GiveSendGo Became the Go-to Site for Trumpist Rage


In leaked recording, Biden says GOP used defund the police to 'beat the living hell' out of Democrats : politics
New Study: Militarizing the Police Doesn't Reduce Crime : politics

Eschaton: Pete Is Exactly What I Think He Is OMB and VA are important work but don't offer too many exciting "important speech on a podium" moments. (Buttaboop is an attention-seeking drama queen)

Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Anti-Transgender Bill After Claiming To Be LGBTQ-Friendly | HuffPost


6 Injured When Driver Rams Into Protest Against ICE in Manhattan - The New York Times A black car hit several people marching in Manhattan in support of immigrant detainees on a hunger strike.
Reports Of Two Females In A Vehicle Plowing Through A Group Of Protesters In #NewYork #NYC

Trump Administration Executes Brandon Bernard After Jurors Plead For His Life | HuffPost Bernard was an accomplice to a crime at age 18. He is the ninth person to be executed as part of the Trump administrations end-of-office killing spree.

The real history of race and the New Deal - Slow Boring - Material benefits trumped FDRs terrible civil rights records (racist asshole)


GOP candidate who pushed QAnon conspiracy theory gets arrested for child pornography


NY Times Assistant Who Edited Cottons 'Send in the Troops' Column Resigns


Facebook Employees Leaving As Hate Speech Festers A departing Facebook employee said the social network's failure to act on hate speech "makes it embarrassing to work here." ... "With so many internal forces propping up the production of hateful and violent content, the task of stopping hate and violence on Facebook starts to feel even more sisyphean than it already is" ... Breitbart News, Fox News, the Daily Caller, Donald Trumps campaign and main account, and Ben Shapiro ... (Fuckerberg loves hate speech)
After The US Election, Key People Are Leaving Facebook And Torching The Company In Departure Notes : technology


LGM Film Club, Part 95: Ervin and Ehrlichman - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Body cam footage shows raid on former Florida Covid data scientist's home : news

Louisiana state trooper arrested, accused of 'excessive, unjustifiable' actions during arrest : news


Massachusetts tax revenue eclipse total for last November despite COVID-driven recession : boston
Former Massachusetts State Police supervisors arrested on corruption charges : boston



(20) Who are the most evil humans in history that most people have never heard of? - Quora
(20) Sufyan Ahmad's answer to Who are the most evil humans in history that most people have never heard of? - Quora : King Leopold II of Belgium

Siege Mentality: A Tale of Two Wus


Prescription Drug Addiction - The Recovery Village


Treatment without the trip: Scientists create hallucination-free psychedelic that could fight depression & PTSD : worldnews

Cheese, by far, was shown to be the most protective food against age-related cognitive problems. Daily consumption of alcohol, particularly red wine, and weekly consumption of lamb, but not other red meats, was related to improvements in cognitive function, finds first-of-its-kind analysis. : science

Artificial intelligence finds surprising patterns in Earth's biological mass extinctions : worldnews

New computational method validates images without 'ground truth' ("noise" is dark information)
Network isotopy: A framework to study the 3-D layouts of physical networks

Invisible structures generated by gravitational interactions in the Solar System have created a "space superhighway" network, astronomers have discovered. This network can transport objects from Jupiter to Neptune in a matter of decades, rather than the much longer timescales. : science

Strong social support decreases mental health problems in young adults. People who experienced greater levels of social support experienced 47% less severe depression and 22% less anxiety than those with less social support, and 40% decreased risk of experiencing suicidal ideation and attempts : science

A healthy gut microbiome contributes to normal brain function. Scientists recently discovered that a change to the gut microbiota brought about by chronic stress can lead to depressive-like behaviors in mice, by causing a reduction in endogenous cannabinoids. : science

Ravens parallel great apes in physical and social cognitive skills - the first large-scale assessment of common ravens compared with chimpanzees and orangutans found full-blown cognitive skills present in ravens at the age of 4 months similar to that of adult apes, including theory of mind. : science

The Zodiac Killer's unsolved 340 cypher is finally cracked after 51 years! : videos

Men of Reddit, what do women tend to get wrong about penises? : AskReddit

People who went through the Great Depression had lasting habits of frugality. What habits have we developed as a result of the pandemic that we will carry forward for a lifetime? : AskReddit




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Sun launches explosion of electromagnetic energy towards Earth: Geomagnetic Storm Watch issued : worldnews

World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020 : Coronavirus
Record-breaking warming at the North Pole : worldnews

270 million people face starvation, says WFP as it receives Nobel Peace Prize : worldnews

EU-wide ban would save nature from 500,000 tonnes of microplastics : worldnews
Noise and Light Pollution From Humans Alter Bird Reproduction - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Water joins gold and oil for first time as traded commodity on Wall Street amid fears of scarcity : worldnews (Nestle buys all the water)
Aboriginal landowners have called for a "reset" in Australia's lucrative mining sector after an inquiry pilloried Rio Tinto for blowing up a 46,000-year-old heritage site to expand an iron ore mine. Rio destroyed caves, known as rock shelters, at Juukan Gorge in Australia's ore-rich Pilbara region : worldnews


More Than 3,100 Dead From COVID-19 In U.S. In Grim Single-Day Record : worldnews
New CDC coronavirus forecast: 362,000 dead by Jan. 2 : Coronavirus
It may not have started here, but the novel coronavirus became a U.S. tragedy : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 12/10/20 : boston (9.2%+ 41 deaths 5139 new cases)
covid-19-dashboard-december-10-2020 : CoronavirusMa

Mass. reports 5,130 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 41 new deaths - The Boston Globe
Clearly they don't actually want anyone to get tested... : CoronavirusMa

Indoor transmission: 20 feet, 5 minutes : CoronavirusMa
How a simple smell test could curb COVID-19 and help reopen the economy : Coronavirus

Why Did the U.S. Turn Down Vaccine Doses? - The New York Times (hello, Jared the DeathMonger)
CDC's Redfield told staff to delete email, official tells House watchdog : politics (fire his evil ass)
CDC director allegedly ordered deletion of email showing effort to interfere with coronavirus guidance, lawmaker says - The Washington Post
Trump virus coordinator Birx seeks role in Biden government

FDA Meeting: Coronavirus Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Livestream : Coronavirus
FDA panel recommends approval of Pfizer's Covid vaccine for emergency use : Coronavirus

More Americans Have Died From Coronavirus Than in Combat During WWII : Coronavirus


Ellen DeGeneres tests positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus

'A slap in the face': Yuma hospital fires ER doctor for talking about COVID-19 in Arizona : Coronavirus

'Morgues are full': Governor urges Idahoans, 'Please make the right choices' on COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Alabama hospitals filling up fast, Montgomery fills every ICU bed : Coronavirus

A Hospital's Secret Coronavirus Policy Separated Native American Mothers From Their Newborns : Coronavirus

LA County Breaks Record For COVID-19 Single-Day Cases Again With 12,819 Cases : Coronavirus


One in three Slovaks believes Covid-19 is a hoax, one in five believes the vaccine will microchip them : Coronavirus

Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine : worldnews
Developing nations are first in line for China's Covid vaccines. Analysts question Beijing's intent : worldnews
Hackers steal Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data in Europe, companies say : worldnews
Covid used as pretext to curtail civil rights around the world, finds report : worldnews
China flight attendants advised to wear diapers for COVID-19 protection: : worldnews
Why millions of dollars in pandemic aid are going to corporations making healthy profits : worldnews
Covid has 'cut life expectancy in England and Wales by a year' : worldnews

Shoplifting has increased during pandemic, experts say - The Washington Post Retailers, police departments and loss prevention researchers are reporting an uptick in theft of necessities like food and hygiene products

You Pay the Salaries of These People Holding Pandemic Holiday Parties | From big-name governors to top White House officials to obscure county judges, the list is a long, growing, and disturbing one. : politics

Florida newspaper investigation finds state government misled public on Covid as cases rose | Governor Ron DeSantis and his administration suppressed facts and dispensed dangerous misinformation , according to paper : politics

'Indiana is on fire' : Gov. Eric Holcomb orders hospitals to cancel, delay elective surgeries as COVID-19 overwhelms health care system


S.D. lawmaker diagnosed with COVID-19 after attending dinner at Gov. Noem's mansion (Death Bitch)

Newly sworn-in NH House Speaker Dick Hinch dies of COVID-19 ... More than a quarter of House members, most of them Democrats, skipped the ceremony after learning the day before that several Republican lawmakers had tested positive for the virus after attending an indoor GOP caucus meeting Nov. 20 where many attendees weren't wearing masks. (anti-mask Republifucker dies)
N.H. House Speaker Dick Hinch died from COVID-19, medical examiner finds - The Boston Globe


New law allows Australia to scrap China Belt and Road plans : worldnews

Fitch upgrades its China growth forecast for 2021 : worldnews
Labour is glorious : Canadian journalists photograph and investigate massive chinese labour camp and publish findings
Activists are fighting for a renewable future in Sub-Saharan Africa. Chinese coal projects threaten to dirty those plans : worldnews
U.S. blacklists Chinese crime boss, others in anti-corruption sanctions : worldnews

Japan suspicious as Chinese, South Korean companies buy land near military sites : worldnews
Japanese government's new birth rate plan: Use AI to tell people who'd be a good spouse for them. : worldnews ... They really will go to any lengths to avoid facing the fact that their cultural work-life balance is outdated and untenable ...

Gunmen shoot dead Afghan TV journalist and her driver : worldnews

Indian newspaper reporter burned alive after exposing corruption : worldnews (Modistan)
A dead professor and numerous defunct organisations were resurrected and used alongside at least 750 fake media outlets in a vast 15-year global disinformation campaign to serve Indian interests, a new investigation has revealed. : worldnews
Dalit Man Beaten To Death In Madhya Pradesh, Allegedly For Touching Food - India : worldnews

Serbia Convicts Yugoslav Soldier of Killing Albanian Civilians : worldnews

Azerbaijan accused of ethnic cleansing as horrifying footage appears to show elderly Armenian man being beheaded by soldiers : worldnews
Armenia/Azerbaijan: Decapitation and war crimes in gruesome videos must be urgently investigated : worldnews
Erdogan has admitted that Turkey helped Azerbaijan wage war against Armenians in Karabakh War. : worldnews (Erdofucker)

Qatar to allow Pride flags during 2022 World Cup -- but will still lock up gay men for having sex (with each other)

Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM in port blast : worldnews

Thai protesters say royal insult law must go : worldnews

Israeli anti-terrorism lawyer was convicted over attacks on Palestinians : worldnews

Norwegian Parliament Endorses Cutting Aid to Palestinians Over Antisemitism and Incitement in Educational Materials : worldnews (says they support racism)

Belarus, citing COVID-19 fears, to close land borders to its own citizens and some foreigners as brain drain bites : worldnews ... Lukashenko played down the dangers of COVID-19 during the first wave of the virus, asserting that nobody would die from it

Elderly Ukrainian woman sent to prison for 5 years for sharing pro Stalin meme (use automatic google translate) : worldnews


Venice flooded as new $8 billion dam system fails to activate : worldnews (they forgot to turn it on)


With Far-Right Extremism On The Rise, Germany Investigates Its Police : worldnews (all cops are Nazis)
German delivery man drove without license for 40 years : worldnews

France unveils controversial proposed law on Islamist extremism : worldnews
France's Europe minister comes out as gay and pledges to travel to 'LGBT-free' towns in Poland : worldnews

UK reportedly granting 5 passports a minute to Hong Kong residents : worldnews
Court finds UK war crimes but will not take action : worldnews
Zuckerberg threatened to pull investment from UK if the government didn't soften it's stance on regulation of tech companies : worldnews (Zuckerfucker also threatened to hold his breath until he turns greener)
Facebook faces U.S. lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp : worldnews
England's second largest police force failed to record over 80,000 crimes, report finds : worldnews (Manchester UK)

British Columbia, Canada has new Minister of Mental Health and Addictions- only Ministry of its kind in N America : worldnews

Maduro allies win 91% of Venezuela congress seats after disputed vote : worldnews

Argentina abortion bill heads to Congress vote as protests build : worldnews


Russian Media Wants Moscow to Grant Asylum to rump : worldnews
Russian state media are calling for Trump -- Trumpusha -- to get asylum in their country when he leaves the White House so he can save himself from prosecution
Biden must call out Putin's secret war against the United States : politics (and partnership w/Republican party)

The Republican Party Is Now a Seditious Organization : politics
The Republican Party is a danger to American democracy : politics
Trump's attempted coup just gets more desperate and more absurd : politics

Ludicrous Texas anti-election lawsuit jolts Republican politics : politics
The Trump team throws in the towel on proving voter fraud - The Washington Post
17 Republican Attorneys General Back Trump in Far-Fetched Election Lawsuit - The New York Times (secede, fuckers)
Explaining the Supreme Court lawsuit from Texas and Trump challenging Biden's win - CNNPolitics
If You Didnt Vote for Trump, Your Vote Is Fraudulent
Trump is inciting domestic terrorism. Trump's repeated false claims about the presidential election add fuel to the already simmering fire of right-wing extremism in the US. : politics
Trump's Backers Are Becoming More Violent. I Fear What Will Happen in January. : politics
Volunteers 'shaken' after attempted bombing at Spokane County Democrats headquarters : politics
Trump Is Growing the GOP's 'Anti-Rule of Law' Wing
Denialism 2020: Trump and his fanatical allies are electoral terrorists. It's got to stop. Don't tolerate Trump, Giuliani, the Texas AG or anyone else who won't accept Biden win. No tent is big enough to hold people who want to burn it down. : politics
Bolton: Trump didn't understand what it means to be president ... And Bolton didn't understand what it meant to be a US citizen with a conscience when he took the book deal over testifying. : politics
Steve Schmidt: We are one election away from losing our democracy
The GOP's Antidemocratic Bid to Overturn the Election - The Atlantic In elections going forward, not trying to steal the election will be seen as RINO behavior (party of crooks and traitors) .

Forty-one days of pure hell: How do we survive the end of the Trump presidency? : politics

Biden To Have Entire WH East And West Wings Showered With Disinfectant Right After Trump Leaves : politics ... "Fumigate")
Biden taps Susan Rice for top White House domestic policy job - POLITICO
Biden to tap Denis McDonough for Veterans Affairs - POLITICO McDonough served as former President Barack Obama's chief of staff from 2013 until 2017.

Giuliani says he didn't know most Americans can't access his VIP coronavirus treatment regimen : politics
Trump and Friends Got Coronavirus Care Many Others Couldn't
Giulianis vile admission perfectly captures the ugliness of the Trump era

Trump Says It's 'Terrific' 15% Of US Population Has Contracted COVID-19 : politics ("I killed half a million people" he bragged)
Trump mocked for complaining about how the country is run, given he runs it : politics
'Depressed' Trump ghosting friends who admit he's the 2020 loser : politics
Historically illiterate imbecile : Trump mocked for forgetting Nixon in bizarre claim about election
Trump, Dumbass Extraordinaire, Is Already Complicating the Vaccine Rollout : politics

The Kraken Is Dead: Sidney Powell's Final Lawsuit Just Got Dismissed : politics ... This Texas lawsuit with 18 states, the POTUS and many national lawmakers signing on, is the closest we've been to secession since the Civil War.
Last Kraken Slain: Court Notes Federal Judges Do Not Appoint the President, Wonders Why Sidney Powell Asked : politics
Trump's 'Elite Strike Force' Has Now Lost More Than 50 Election Challenges : politics
Pennsylvania AG on Texas election lawsuit: Ted Cruz is 'a sad sack' : politics
Fact Check: Debunking five voter conspiracies in Texas AG's election case - CNNPolitics
Report: Trump Warned Georgia Attorney General Not To Challenge Texas Lawsuit : politics

Shameful : Senate Republicans and Two Democrats Kill Effort to Stop Trump's Lame-Duck Sale of F-35s and Drones to UAE (Kelly and Sinema are warfuckers)

The Moral Case For A Wealth Tax Has Never Been More Clear : politics
New Research Shows 'Pandemic Profits' of Billionaires Could Fully Fund $3,000 Stimulus Checks for Every Person in US. "America's billionaires could pay for a major Covid relief bill and still not lose a dime of their pre-virus riches." : politics
Sanders on McConnell: When children are going hungry in America, suddenly we don't have enough money : politics

Watchdog finds lapses in documentation for Susan Pompeo'travel - The State Department inspector general found no fault with the secretary of State or his wife, prompting a furious response from Mike Pompeo's deputies. (crooks will crook)

Kurt Bardella: Republican criticism of Biden's Cabinet shows GOP's Trump amnesia is spreading

Chuck Schumer had to tell Dianne Feinstein that she should step down as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee twice because she forgot the first conversation they had, new report alleges : politics (Demented Diane)
Dianne Feinstein's Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats : politics
Dianne Feinstein forgets conversations and gets upset with her staff for not briefing her on a topic shortly after they do, new report says : politics

'Dear God, stop the nonsense': Chicago mayor unloads on McConnell over Covid relief - "I dont know what goes on in that man's mind," Lori Lightfoot said of the Senate majority leader. : politics (answer: nothing, just death ticking)

Biden to campaign in Atlanta on Tuesday for Ossoff, Warnock
Julian Castro warns that 'nothing is going to get done' in Washington if Democrats lose Georgia Senate races
Georgia Republicans are using fake claims of fraud to make it harder to vote. : politics
Jon Ossoff is betting that TikTok can boost young voters in Georgia's heated runoff race and his chances don't look bad

Hunter Biden confirms he is under federal investigation - The Washington Post (IOKIYAR)
The Seeds of Hunter Bidens Current Legal Woes Were Found on His Laptop

Who Funds the Federalist? Finally, We Know. - EXPOSEDbyCMD (oh look, Uiline asshole, Ben Domenech, Mollie Hemingway and Real Clear Republican Liars)

Why So Many Men Stuck With Trump In 2020 | FiveThirtyEight ... gender and sexism may have been a big dividing line, as was the case in 2016 ... (macho men love Trump and think the virus is overrated)

'Under the rug:' Sexual misconduct shakes FBI's senior ranks ... at least six sexual misconduct allegations involving senior FBI officials over the past five years, including two new claims brought this week by women who say they were sexually assaulted by ranking agents (macho copsters? shocking)


The 10 Most Important Articles Published by Consumerist.com


A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: Author Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling on the Free State Project - Vox - Seriously, this happened. You should absolutely read about it ("Libertarians" = stupid white guys)


Cannabis review site Weedmaps agrees $1.5 billion deal to go public : worldnews

The Shadow of the Obelisk. Thomas William Parsons (1819-1892). Rome, Ruins of. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. 1876-79. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes. Italy: Vols. XI-XIII
(PDF) James S. Grotstein: A Beam of Intense Darkness: Wilfred Bion's Legacy to Psychoanalysis

Who was the craziest leader in history?

Antioxidant vitamins dont stress us like plants do --and dont have their beneficial effect ... Eating food from plants that have struggled to survive toughens us up as well.

Social Media Addiction - WebServ

PTSD: How Long Will It Take for Treatment to Work? (15 45' sessions and you're cured)

World-First Clinical Trial Explores Safety and Efficacy of DMT for Major Depression : worldnews

New Whale Species Discovered; Lends Proof Other Large Mammals May Be Undiscovered : worldnews

Honeybees found using tools, in a first to repel giant hornet attacks : worldnews

Sphexishness | Crucial Considerations - a science, philosophy, rationality & ethics blog Douglas Hofstadter has coined the term (aka the Republican Party)

Wielding a gun makes a shooter perceive others as wielding a gun, too - the gun embodiment effect - finds a new randomized controlled trial. Accidental shootings of unarmed victims may sometimes happen because the shooter misperceived the victim as also having a gun. : science

Religious discrimination particularly high for Jews and Muslims research shows. While 8.7% of all the people surveyed reported being threatened with physical violence due to their religion, threats were reported by 16.7% of Jews and 20.3% of Muslims. : science


How Has Boston Gotten Away with Being Segregated for So Long? : boston


How Many Fact Checkers Do They Have?Inside the battle between Biden and Facebook ... Facebook thought it was trying to be a neutral referee. But the Biden and Trump campaigns were playing entirely different sports. ("thought"- sure they did, suckers)
The Smoking Gun in the Facebook Antitrust Case | WIRED (FuckerbergSandfucker)




120920

Every year for the past 15, environmental scientists working under the aegis of a US government agency issue a report on the state of the Arctic, and Tuesday's edition confirms an alarming trend: the North Pole is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the planet : worldnews
The Worlds Largest Iceberg, the Size of South Georgia Island is on a Collision Course with ... South Georgia Island

Another Leaked Government Photo shows Motionless, Cube- Shaped UFO : worldnews

Climate change: Global 'elite' will need to slash high-carbon lifestyles : worldnews
Report: UK low-carbon revolution 'cheaper than thought' : worldnews
'Not going to get invited': climate summit hosts unlikely to give Scott Morrison a speaking slot. He is unlikely to win a last-minute speaking slot at a global leaders climate ambition summit as his government has failed to meet the demands set by the event organisers. : worldnews

France confirms outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu on duck farm : worldnews
'Mystery illness' in India is neurotoxic poisoning, initial reports say : worldnews ... but it is not yet clear what the source is and how and why it has happened

Rio Tinto should pay restitution for sacred Aboriginal caves blast - inquiry : worldnews
Little pygmy possum found on Australian island for first time since fires : worldnews
Lizards and snakes bring halt to work on Tesla plant near Berlin | Environmentalists win injunction forcing US electric carmaker to suspend forest clearance : worldnews ... "Zuckerberg is not going to like the Musk endangering his family."


U.S. records more than 3,000 deaths in a single day, a new high : Coronavirus
U.S. coronavirus case tally climbs to 15 million from 14 million in just five days : Coronavirus
Experts Warn New U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Could Hit 23,000 Per Day After Christmas : Coronavirus

Theres No Place for Them to Go: I.C.U. Beds Near Capacity Across U.S. (DeathKotas)
Mass. Vaccine Rollout Plan Will Be In 3 Phases. Here's When You Could Get Yours : boston


MA COVID-19 Data 12/9/20 : boston (8%+ fucking 89 deaths, 5675 new cases)
5,675 New Confirmed Cases; 61,181 Active Cases; 5.81% Positivity, 7.90% Non Higher Ed; 1,576 Hospitalizations (+24); 89 Deaths; 81% Hospital Capacity (+3%); 65% ICU Capacity (+0%); - December 9, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard
COVID-19 Vaccine in Massachusetts - Commonwealth of Massachusetts [official site] - December 9, 2020 : CoronavirusMa

Keller @ Large: Poll Shows Strong Support For COVID Restrictions In Mass. - CBS Boston - December 8, 2020 : CoronavirusMa



Chief Scientific Advisers Say There's A "Disastrous" Risk The Public Will Think The Pandemic Is "Done" As Vaccine Rolls Out : Coronavirus
Giuliani says he has Giuliani says he exactly the same of coronavirus after testing positive : Coronavirus
viewhas exactly the same view of coronavirus after testing positive : Coronavirus

Men with COVID-19 three times more likely to need intensive care: study : Coronavirus

Drive-by burials and FaceTime farewells: Grief in the Covid era will weigh on the American psyche for years to come : Coronavirus

Virtually all children infected with COVID-19 show signs of blood vessel damage : Coronavirus
Growing concern that COVID-19 could cause long-term erectile dysfunction : worldnews
Warning after two NHS workers have allergic reaction to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine : worldnews
China's Covid vaccine from Sinopharm is 86% effective, UAE says : worldnews
Morocco to use Chinese vaccine to kick off mass vaccinations : worldnews
Amnesty: rich countries have bought too many COVID-19 vaccines : worldnews
Nine out of 10 in poor nations to miss out on inoculation as west buys up Covid vaccines : worldnews
Journal confirms Oxford/AZ vaccine is 70 percent effective in preventing coronavirus : worldnews
Sanofi says its Covid-19 vaccine won't need 'supercooling' like Pfizer's : worldnews
A 4 year old from Milan, Italy, had covid on November 21st 2019 : Coronavirus

Infected after 5 minutes, from 20 feet away: South Korea study shows coronavirus' spread indoors : Coronavirus

COVID Patient Tells Doctor All 22 People at Her Thanksgiving Dinner Have Symptoms : Coronavirus

Dr. Deborah Birx says Florida among states not mitigating COVID-19 to full extent : Coronavirus

Colorado school outbreaks nearly doubled in November as coronavirus cases surged : Coronavirus

COVID-19 killed a thousand Wisconsinites in three weeks. These residents don't see the danger. : Coronavirus

Cuomo: Staten Island Accounts for 25% of City' COVID-19 Deaths : Coronavirus ... 57% of ballots cast in Staten Island for the November election were for Trump. In comparison, Manhattan was 12% Trump, Bronx 15.9% Trump, Brooklyn was 22% Trump, and Queens was 27% Trump ...


U.S. COVID-19 case rate by state : Coronavirus - Spoiler alert: out of the top 20 states with the largest number of infections (when adjusted for population), 16 of them are Republican-voting states.


Florida reports over 9,500 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday : Coronavirus


(Sweden) 99 percent of ICU places in Stockholm region filled: "The situation is very serious" (translation in comments) : Coronavirus (Swedumb ran the stupidity experiment)
Fact check: Sweden has not achieved herd immunity, is not proof that lockdowns are useless : Coronavirus
Sweden Proposes New Covid Law to Let It Shut Down Businesses : worldnews

Chengdu enters 'wartime mode' after 7 domestic COVID-19 cases in two days : worldnews

Canada crushed the Covid-19 curve but complacency is fueling a deadly second wave : worldnews
Ontario considering restrictions on people who refuse to take COVID-19 vaccine : worldnews

Passenger on 'cruise to nowhere' tests positive for COVID-19 : worldnews


Christchurch shooter was active with Australian far-right groups online but escaped police attention : worldnews
Alleged neo-Nazi teenager arrested in NSW to face terror charges : worldnews
Scott Morrison warned Australia is obliged to compensate war crimes victims : worldnews
British journalist uncovered Australian woman's alleged plan to kill parents on dark web, police say : worldnews

Germany blocks Chinese takeover of satellite firm on security concerns - document : worldnews
Chinese football team forced to forfeit game, as player's hair 'not black enough' : worldnews
China jailing Uighur Muslims simply for being under 40 years old, leaked docs show : worldnews
Huawei tested AI software that could recognize Uighur minorities and alert police, report says : worldnews (can we do this for Republicans?)

Japan unveils $708 billion in fresh stimulus with eye on post-COVID growth : worldnews

Protesting farmers get free wifi by anonymous good Samaritan : worldnews
Indian Chronicles: deep dive into a 15-year operation targeting the EU and UN to serve Indian interests : worldnews

China sends warplanes, troops for drill in Pakistan : worldnews
Hindu, Christian women 'marketed' by Pak as 'concubines', 'forced brides' in China: US : worldnews

Russia calls Israel "the problem" in the Middle East, defends Iran and it's allies : worldnews
Palestinian child killed and four severely injured in the West Bank in past two weeks : worldnews

Saudi crown prince seeks to halt lawsuit alleging he sent Tiger Squad to Canada to kill former official : worldnews


Explosion hits third Polish supermarket in two days : worldnews Polish supermarket in the Netherlands. Owned by Turkish family. In total they own 12 supermarkets.
Catholic media mogul downplays paedophilia in church, calls bishop covering it up a "martyr" : worldnews
Influential Polish priest accused of excusing child abuse and violating Covid rules


French army gets ethical go-ahead for bionic soldiers. The report from a militray ethics committee considers medical treatments, prosthetics and implants that improve "physical, cognitive, perceptive and psychological capacities" : worldnews


Brexit-backing billionaire will build his SUV in France, not the UK : worldnews
Tasers used on children under 11 in U.K, UNICEF says : worldnews

Canada Will Let Health Care Professionals Legally Use Psychedelic Mushrooms, Health Minister Says : worldnews


Will Trump pardon Assange? - Lawyers, Guns & Money

. All 50 states and DC have now certified their presidential election results : politics
The Trumps are reportedly preparing to move out of the White House : politics

Russian Media Wants Moscow to Grant Asylum to Trump to Help Him Dodge Prosecutions ... Trumpusha

Ilhan Omar Rips Congress for Approving $740.5 Billion Bill to 'Appease Defense Contractors' While Skimping on Covid Relief : politics
Rep. Katie Porter tore into McConnell for holding up the $908 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill over corporate protections, saying they enable 'the worst examples of disregard for human life' : politics

Florida governor suppressed Covid information before 2020 election to help Trump, report says : politics
Raid on Florida Covid data expert's home was American over-policing in action : politics
'He Sent The Gestapo': Florida's COVID-19 Dashboard Creator Rebekah Jones On Gun-Wielding State Agents Raiding Her Home : politics
GOP lawyer resigns over treatment of Florida data analyst : politics

The wrong Johnson - Lawyers, Guns & Money This madness-of-King-Donald piece is entertaining reading even if the general contours are predictable at this point. But I particularly like the symbolism of this detail:
Opinion | Pat Toomey reveals just how deranged many Republicans have become - The Washington Post
Even in Defeat, Trump Tightens Grip on State G.O.P. Lawmakers - The New York Times ... "get my house bombed"

Megathread: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Republican Challenge to Biden's Pennsylvania Win : politics
The Texas Attorney General's Shameful and Stupid Attempt to Crash the Election : politics
Trump's pledge to intervene in Texas election challenge branded 'insane'
PA GOP Leader: My House Would Get Bombed If I Didn't Want To Help Trump Overturn Election : politics

Democratic lawmakers introduce a resolution to amend the 13th Amendment to end forced prison labor : politics

More voters say pardons for Trump's family would be inappropriate: poll : politics
Democrats probe Kushners' billion-dollar rescue deal for family-owned skyscraper
Melania Trump 'just wants to go home' - CNNPolitics ... said to be toying with writing a photo-centric coffee table book about White House hospitality history, or one perhaps centered on the design projects she has completed while first lady

NY AG Letitia James says Trump cannot avoid justice in the great state of New York : politics


Biden is reportedly considering nominating Pete Buttigieg, his former presidential opponent, to be ambassador to China : politics


Giuliani shares that he's getting the same COVID-19 treatment as Trump, as the US reports 2,622 more coronavirus deaths on Tuesday : politics
Giuliani witness whose testimony went viral says she isn't self-quarantining despite his covid-19 diagnosis : politics

After years of indifference and denial under President Trump, experts expect Joe Biden to confront the dangers of domestic extremism : politics (you mean "encouraged")

ObamaCare support back at record high: Gallup : politics

There's Evil, and Then There's Erik Prince : politics
Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Infiltrate Domestic American Political Organizations -- There's Evil, and Then There's Erik Prince -- Enough with the private armies, and the private covert-ops brigades. A militarized political opposition does not end well for a democracy.

The marketplace for fantasy is reshaping conservative media, just like it reshaped conservative politics - The Washington Post

Harvard Law Professor Hits Donald Trump With The Cold Truth: You Are A Loser : politics
A Trump supporter reportedly set up fake Twitter accounts and raised $7,384 for the non-existent 'Gay Voices for Trump' organisation : politics

Report: Suspected Chinese spy targeted Bay Area politicians, then disappeared - SFChronicle.com


How much land does a man need? - Lawyers, Guns & Money how much economic inequality is acceptable in an at least minimally just society got largely sidetracked into an argument about whether it was OK to criticize Bob Dylan for selling the rights to his music for $300 million ... something very new in historical terms, because until very recently human societies never produced anything even remotely comparable to the wealth modern societies ... (stuck in refuck scarcity mentality)


Light pollution map


Pornhub limits uploads and disables downloads after New York Times expose




120820

Arctic warming cascades through ocean and over land, U.S. report says : news

Mt Everest grows by nearly a metre to new height : worldnews

Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestle named top plastic polluters for third year in a row
Coca-Cola named world's worst plastic polluter for third straight year.. : worldnews
Colombian environmental official assassinated: 284 environmental leaders and land defenders have been killed in the country so far during 2020 : worldnews

The Danish climate minister closing down the oil industry for good : worldnews


First patient receives Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine : worldnews ... The second patient was called William Shakespeare and is from Warwickshire... wow
A Covid vaccine is the last thing we need to think about right now
Bill Gates says six Covid vaccines could be available by spring 2021 : Coronavirus
Here's Why Vaccinated People Still Need to Wear a Mask - The new vaccines will probably prevent you from getting sick with Covid. No one knows yet whether they will keep you from spreading the virus others to but that information is coming. : Coronavirus

The Pandemic's Final Surge Will Be Brutal - Over the weekend, the seven-day average of COVID-19 deaths passed the spring's peak.



Mass. reports 3,627 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 40 new deaths - The Boston Globe

Baker rolls back Mass. reopening to Phase 3, Step 1, adds other restrictions - The Boston Globe
The MBTA Is On Life Support. Only The Feds Can Save It Now : boston
MA COVID-19 Data 12/8/20 : boston (8.4%+ 40 deaths 3627 new cases)
covid-19-dashboard-december-8-2020 : CoronavirusMa

MRWA Tracking - Updated 12/8/20 : CoronavirusMa

Rhode Island averaging the most daily cases per capita in the United States - WPRI - December 7, 2020 [our neighboring state also has the highest testing rate, second highest population density state, and is in a 2-week business "pause" that may be extended] : CoronavirusMa

Hybrid Depression: Prolonged Lockdowns, Politics, and Seasonal Depression Create Perfect Storm | D'Amore Mental Health

Large US Study Confirms Covid-19 Complications: Lung, Kidney and Cardiovascular issues : Coronavirus

People who purchase a firearm during the pandemic are more likely to be suicidal than other firearm owners. 70 % of those who bought a firearm during the COVID-19 pandemic reported having suicidal thoughts throughout their lives, compared to 37 % of the rest of the community of gun owners. : science


Los Angeles deputies break up underground party, arrest 158 : news

COVID In New Jersey: Gov. Murphy Says Rate Of Noncooperation With Contact Tracers Now Up To Whopping 74% Of Cases : Coronavirus


'Millionaire's tax': Argentina passes levy on the super-rich to help pay for Covid response : worldnews


Christchurch inquiry report released -- as it happened

Australia to make Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content : worldnews
Australia's allies need to help it stand up to China or risk being picked off too, former Hong Kong governor warns : worldnews
China suspends importation of more Australian beef as trade battle escalates : worldnews

Hong Kong police arrest more top opposition figures : worldnews
Chinese Phone Maker Gionee Found Guilty of Implanting Malware in More Than 20 Million Devices : worldnews

Russian 'doomsday' plane's radio equipment 'stolen by thieves' : worldnews

Civilians killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan soars by more than 300% : worldnews

Indian police make 1st arrest, break up Muslim-Hindu wedding under controversial new "love jihad law" : news

Mohammed bin Salman rejected claims he sent an elite hit squad to kill a Saudi spy chief exiled in Canada, arguing he's immune from prosecution anyway : worldnews


Azerbaijani soldiers filmed beheading elderly Armenian man : worldnews (muzfuckers)
Hundreds protest in Armenia after PM ignores deadline to resign : worldnews

'Thank you Mossad' banner, Israeli flag spotted in Iran's capital : worldnews

64% of Arabs in Israel support forming a bipartisan Arab/Jewish party for the next elections. : worldnews

Japan town's sole female councillor ousted after accusing mayor of sexual assault : worldnews
Japan to fund AI matchmaking to boost birth rate : worldnews


Olympics branded a 'mockery' after inclusion of breakdancing for Paris Games : worldnews
Belarus's Lukashenka Banned From Olympic Games Over Athlete 'Political Discrimination' : worldnews


British travellers could be banned from entering the EU unless they pay to renew their passport : worldnews
UK: Peer who thinks being gay is a disease suspended from House of Lords after shocking tirades about homos and queers : worldnews
Revealed: Mark Zuckerberg threatened to pull UK investment in secret meeting with Matt Hancock : worldnews
Isle of Wight monolith: Designer claims responsibility for structure : worldnews

Trudeau government won't say who got billions of dollars in aid | While some payments have been revealed, the destination of billions of dollars in aid remains secret : worldnews
Canadian MP's microphone malfunctions during confidence vote, hilarity ensues : worldnews

Gangs Are Doing Fast & Furious-Style Heists on Moving Semi-Trucks to Steal PlayStation 5s : worldnews

FireEye, a Top Cybersecurity Firm, Says It Was Hacked by a Nation-State - The New York Times -- almost certainly Russian -- made off with tools that could be used to mount new attacks around the world.

Fort Hood panel faults Army for ignoring sexual assaults; some fired - Panel blasts Fort Hood leaders, Army after disappearance, death of Spc. Vanessa Guillen; 14 fired or suspended -- a scathing indictment of a dysfunctional Army culture and called for changes in staffing and programs to protect soldiers from assault. It found systemic failures starting with Army leaders who failed to address known problems with sexual assault and crime to understaffed and resourced programs to aid victims and investigate crimes.
Army secretary to fire or suspend large number of Fort Hood officers to address command culture at base : news

Biden picks retired general Lloyd Austin to run Pentagon - POLITICO (Mitch McKKKonnell not so sure)
Opinion | Sorry, Gen. Lloyd Austin. A Recently Retired General Should Not Be Secretary of Defense. - The New York Times
Bidens reliance on retired military brass sets off alarm bells

Suspected Chinese spy slept with at least 2 mayors and got close to Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell in a yearslong intelligence campaign, report says : politics

McConnell Refuses to Endorse Bipartisan Stimulus, Risking Deal : politics

West Wing fears COVID spread after Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis attends WH party
Trump's lawyer Jenna Ellis tests positive for coronavirus : politics

Florida State Police Raid Home Of COVID Whistleblower, Point Guns At Her & Her Family, Seize All Her Computer Equipment : technology
Rebekah Jones says Florida Gov. DeSantis trying to "intimidate scientists" by raiding her home : politics ... Watching the video of a dozen cops barging into her home with guns drawn terrifying her children in order to cover up a colossally mismanaged pandemic by an inept, evil governor is not going to be a good look for desantis ... Yes but it's a great look for the Fascist GOP, and the millions of Americans who hate facts and science.
Florida police raid COVID data whistleblower's house with guns drawn : politics
Rebekah Jones, fired Florida COVID-19 data scientist, posts video of agents raiding her home - CBS News
Rebekah Jones on Twitter: "2/ They took my phone and the computer I use every day to post the case numbers in Florida, and school cases for the entire country. They took evidence of corruption at the state level. They claimed it was about a security breach. This was DeSantis. He sent the gestapo." / Twitter (she got 200K+ twitter followers in less than 24 hrs)
Florida Data Scientist Ousted Over COVID Controversy Raided by State Police: 'They Pointed Guns at My Kids' : politics
Florida police raid home of former Covid-19 scientist - CNN Video
DeSantis appointee quits after raid on home of fired Florida data scientist : politics

Trump passed up chance to lock in 100 million more Pfizer COVID vaccine doses : politics (wanted to let Jared grab them)
Trump left 100 million doses of vaccine on the table - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Operation Warp Speed scientist cant explain Trump's vaccine order
Elevating Fringe Theories, Ron Johnson Questions Virus Science - The New York Times The Wisconsin Republican has transformed his Senate panel into a forum for amplifying dubious theories and questionable treatments pushed by President Trump.
Republicans invite anti-vaxx crackpot as star witness - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Jenny McCarthy wants you to look at her boobs)
Pfizer and Moderna RSVP Hell Fuck No to Trump' Vaccine Summits: The drug manufacturers appear to want no part in the administration's attempt to take credit for the COVID-19 vaccines. : politics

President-elect Joe Biden's Transition: Live Updates - The New York Times

Why Biden Needs to Throw the Book at Trump. Healing Cannot -- and Should Not -- Occur Without Prosecution
Trump's Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now? The best candidate, by far, is Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the despotic ruler of North Korea. : politics
Aides speculate if Trump will travel to Mar-a-Lago for holidays and never return : politics


Eschaton: Oh No Cavuto -- Joe Biden now clearly the President-elect of the United States = pic.twitter.com/35yEtPPoTGIt -It's so silly that what the little heads who talk to Donald from inside his teevee say is newsworthy, but it is.

Opinion | J. Michael Luttig: No, President Trump can't pardon himself - The Washington Post

Dr. Lance Dodes: Trump is "delusional at the core," will live in "fantasyland till the day he dies" : politics
Trump doubles down on false claim he's won two elections and calls US third world country : politics
Trump's fired election-security chef compared the president's false claims about voter fraud to Russian disinformation : politics

Trump's Bogus Legal Cases Are Inciting Armed Mobs : politics

Trumps options dwindle as safe harbor deadline looms

In Bonkers SCOTUS Bid, Texas Tries To Sue To Overturn WI, PA, GA and MI Election Results | Talking Points Memo
Trump asks Pennsylvania House speaker for help overturning election results, personally intervening in a third state - The Washington Post
More than 1000 lawyers call for Giuliani'S strike force to be disbarred for election fraud conspiracies : politics
GOP leadership rejects resolution acknowledging Biden as President-elect - CNNPolitics
Ted Cruz Wants to Toss Out 7 Million People's Votes. Appalling. : politics ... So a douche from Texas wants to argue against Pennsylvania law because he wants to make the guy who called is wife a cow happy? Hmm makes sense.

Trump is offering pardons 'like Christmas gifts' to people who don't even want them, according to a report : politics
Trump plots mass pardons, even to people not asking

Ivanka Trump ridiculed for posting photo of her father lined up on Mount Rushmore : politics

President Trump walks out on Medal of Freedom ceremony for legendary wrestler, ex-Iowa coach Dan Gable : politics (press was mean to him, the star of the show)

Whistleblower: Companies Building Trump's Wall Smuggled In Armed Mexican Guards : politics

Trump blows a hole in the GOP on his way out : politics
88% of House and Senate Republicans refuse to publicly acknowledge the obvious: Joe Biden won : politics
No One Expects Civility From Republicans : politics
Joyce Vance: Republicans had one last chance to choose country over party, and they chose Trump : politics

Pompeos spent over $40K in taxpayer funds for State Dept dinners : politics

'What Can We Do to Fix It?' Trump Reportedly Offered to Help Pennsylvania GOP Attempt to Overturn Biden Win | "It may not be working, but this is still dictator stuff, and let's not ever let ourselves get used to it." : politics
Trump asks Pennsylvania House speaker for help overturning election results, personally intervening in a third state : politics
Kemp recertifies Biden win in Georgia after recount : politics
Activists warn Georgia county closure of early voting sites for runoffs harms voters of color most : politics
Twitter jokes that Kelly Loeffler and Ann Coulter are the same person after Georgia runoff debate : politics
A Black Michigan lawmaker criticized Giuliani's voter fraud claims. Now she's getting racist, lynching threats. : politics


Dems and Rural Voters - Lawyers, Guns & Money - And I think it misses the point because to admit the point is to have to reckon with what you don't want to deal with: the fact that most of our white neighbors are horrible racists who are completely comfortable with the rise of fascism in America.

Senate Dems Ask FBI for Full QAnon Threat Assessment : politics

There's a Nonzero Chance Trump's Presidential Library Will Be a Theme Park With Rides Like Witch Hunt Mountain : politics


Trump appointee who oversees Voice of America refuses to cooperate with Biden transition team - The Washington Post Michael Pack, who has headed the U.S. Agency for Global Media since June, has defied requests

Prominent evangelicals are directing Trumps sinking ship. That feeds doubts about religion. (mebbe not worship Satan?)

Incognito Cops Roamed the Streets Amid Summer Protests. The Defense Bill Will Put a Stop to It.

Gov. Northam signs 'Breonna's Law' banning no-knock search warrants: Virginia is the first state to ban no-knock search warrants in response to Breonna Taylor's death, according to Gov. Northam's office. : politics

California police officers would have to be 25 or get bachelor's degree under new proposal : politics


He Pretended to Be Trumps Family. Then Trump Fell for It.


Eschaton: America's Worst Democratic Congressmen (Masshole fucks things up as usual)


Store clerk shoots armed man and woman who tried robbing store in Illinois : news

Former student sues Portsmouth Abbey, claiming she was abused by a teacher and duped by the school - The Boston Globe


Am I an Addict? Addiction Self-Test | Healthy Life Recovery


Experts are sounding the alarm about the dangers of gas stoves -- Quartz
Gas Stoves: Health and Air Quality Impacts and Solutions - Rocky Mountain Institute


The Skeletons at the Lake | The New Yorker


Undocumented immigrants far less likely to commit crimes in U.S. than citizens - Crime rates among undocumented immigrants are just a fraction of those of their U.S.-born neighbors, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of Texas arrest and conviction records. : science


Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduces activation in brain regions related to self-blame in patients in remission from depression. These areas of the brain are linked to emotions such as guilt and embarrassment. Reduced self-blame from this therapy was linked to greater self-kindness. : science


[Serious] What lead to the most intense orgasm of your life? : AskReddit

Google is facing a mounting rebellion from its employees over the dismissal of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. : worldnews




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Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready - The Jerusalem Post This "Galactic Federation" has supposedly been in contact with Israel and the US for years, but are keeping themselves a secret to prevent hysteria until humanity is ready.
'Magical' monolith appears on Isle of Wight beach in the UK : worldnews

Water Futures to Start Trading Amid Growing Fears of Scarcity - Bloomberg

Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated to 'critical' level due to climate change : worldnews

'Devastating': more than 61,000 koalas among 3 billion animals affected by bushfire crisis : worldnews

Over 250 scientists from 30 different countries call on policy makers to take action to prevent societal collapse : worldnews

Last month was the hottest November ever as Europe had its warmest fall on record : worldnews


Americans Struggled to Maintain Social Distance for Thanksgiving, Cellphone Location Data Shows : Coronavirus
It's Time to Scare People About Covid


MA COVID-19 Data 12/7/20 : boston (10.5%+ 30 deaths 2463 new cases)


State reports 2,463 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 30 new deaths Monday - The Boston Globe



ER doctor who criticized Trump's actions to be removed from Walter Reed schedule - CBS News

Leading Covid-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna decline invitations to White HouseVaccine Summit
Trump Officials Passed When Pfizer Offered to Sell More Vaccine Doses in Late Summer (he thought it would make him look bad, now too late)
When and where? How vaccines will roll out in US
` We Had the COVID-19 Vaccine the Whole Time
Repurposed flu treatment could help stop community spread of COVID-19 : Coronavirus


Woman receives 3 false COVID-19 results before testing positive : Coronavirus

Anti-Vaccine Doctor Has Been Invited to Testify Before Senate Committee - The New York Times The selection of Dr. Jane M. Orient as federal health officials are trying to promote a vaccine to end the coronavirus pandemic prompted harsh criticism ... A doctor who is skeptical of coronavirus vaccines and promotes the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a Covid-19 treatment will be the lead witness at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing
Anti-Vaccine Scientist Has Been Invited to Testify Before Senate Committee : politics
UN Secretary General says misinformation on Covid-19 is shadow pandemic: worldnews
Yes, your boss can fire you if you refuse to get a Covid vaccine : Coronavirus

The rich infected the poor as COVID-19 spread around the world : Coronavirus

Airflows inside passenger cars and implications for airborne disease transmission : Coronavirus

Covid deaths eight times higher than those from flu or pneumonia : Coronavirus

Ohio State Study Finds Specific Proteins Inhibit Or Enhance Virus That Causes COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Monulparivir, the drug that "completely" stops the spread of coronavirus in 24 hours : worldnews
A blood test has been developed that can predict whether Covid patients will need intensive care or are even likely to survive shortly after they develop symptoms.
COVID-19 one year on: The Taiwanese scientist who tried to warn the world of coronavirus : Coronavirus

Dr. Scott Gottlieb: I will not eat indoors in a restaurant because the Covid risk is too high : Coronavirus
Every week of lockdown increases binge drinking, study finds : Coronavirus

Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who built COVID-19 dashboard DeSantissent the Gestapo ... FDLE agents with guns drawn at home of woman fired over COVID-19 data.
Rebekah Jones, fired DOH employee, tweets video of police serving a warrant at her home : Coronavirus (guns pointed at her kids for refusing to lie for DeathSentence)
Rebekah Jones, fired DOH employee, tweets video of police serving a warrant at her home - Tampa Dispatch - They pointed a gun in my face. They pointed guns at my kids. They took my phone and the computer I use every day to post the case numbers in Florida, and school cases for the entire country. They took evidence of corruption at the state level. They claimed it was about a security breach. This was DeSantis. He sent the gestapo.
Rebekah Jones on Twitter: "1/ There will be no update today. At 8:30 am this morning, state police came into my house and took all my hardware and tech. They were serving a warrant on my computer after DOH filed a complaint. They pointed a gun in my face. They pointed guns at my kids.. https://t.co/DE2QfOmtPU" / Twitter
#Deathsantis - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Nursing home staffers attended a 300-person superspreader wedding. Now six residents have died. : Coronavirus

Over half of NYC firefighters would refuse COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds : Coronavirus

ICU space shrinks across California; weekend cases smash records : Coronavirus
California coronavirus shutdown will last through Christmas as hospitalizations surge past 10,000 : Coronavirus
In an alarming new record, daily COVID-19 cases surge to 10,500 in L.A. County : Coronavirus

Maskless crowd at high school football game prompts apology from Oklahoma district : Coronavirus

El Paso runoff candidate in Saturday;s election dies after battle with Covid-19 - KVIA : Coronavirus
Coronavirus is ravaging Colorado nursing homes and other senior care centers again, killing hundreds more : Coronavirus

Defiant NYC Bar Closes Temporarily, Co-Owner Accused of Breaking Deputy's Legs Vows Innocence : Coronavirus

Indiana had the worst COVID-19 infection rate in the US last week : Coronavirus


South Korea warns of 'medical collapse' as it races to control coronavirus surge : Coronavirus

Tulum's Burning Man Became a COVID Superspreader Event

The Swedish Experiment - Lawyers, Guns & Money It seems as if the Swedish Experiment has reached its end. The steps taken to save the economy by killing a lot of people have gone bad ... Sweden's total coronavirus death count crossed 7,000. Neighboring Denmark, Finland and Norway, all similar-sized countries, have recorded since the start of the pandemic 878, 415 and 354 deaths respectively. For the first time since World War II, Swedens neighbors have closed their borders with the country ... Meanwhile, Sweden' laissez-faire pandemic strategy has failed to deliver the economic benefits its proponents had predicted. (7000 dead for nothing)

Bird flu outbreak in Japan spreads to fifth prefecture. : worldnews
1 Dead, 292 Fall Sick In Andhra Pradesh Due To Mysterious Disease : worldnews
WW1 trench fever identified in former homeless man in Canada : worldnews


Assemblywoman who said mayor groped her loses seat in recall vote : Japan : worldnews

Beijing may have built bases in the South China Sea, but that doesn't mean it can defend them, report claims : worldnews
China is "wiping out a whole generation of Hong Kongers," rights group warns, after activists jailed for protests : worldnews

Russian Physicist Working On Hypersonic Aircraft Arrested For High Treason : worldnews
Love, Offshores, and Administrative Resources: How Marrying Putin's Daughter Gave Kirill Shamalov a World of Opportunity - OCCRP


Israeli police cleared in shooting of maimed Palestinian boy : worldnews 13-yr old boy throwing stones was killed by an army and its a footnote. (Jewfuckers)
May God give us patience: Palestinians mourn child killed

A satellite-controlled machine-gun with "artificial intelligence" was used to kill Iran's top nuclear scientist, a Revolutionary Guards commander says. : worldnews
Iran's top banker says US blocking COVID-19 vaccine purchase : worldnews

Greek police detain dozens to stop march in memory of slain teen : worldnews

Belarus Opposition Continues Rallies Despite Harsh Crackdown : worldnews

Italy's Forrest Gump: Man argues with wife and walks 450 km to cool off : worldnews

Maduro claims sweep of boycott-tainted poll, wins control of Venezuelan congress : worldnews

Two-thirds of Britons say UK bungled 2nd wave of Covid-19, over half call govt's response to crisis National Humiliation : worldnews
90,000 London children to be homeless this Christmas, London Councils warn : worldnews (Toryfucked)
UK Metroplitan police faces legal action over spies' use of dead children's identities : worldnews (ACAF)
Police officer who retired after novichok poisoning 'fighting for pension', says wife : worldnews (Toryfuckers)
Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales stranded in Portsmouth for six months after second flood : worldnews
Manchester Arena attack: Jailed terrorist Hashem Abedi has admitted involvement in planning bombing, inquiry told : worldnews
UK races to deport asylum seekers ahead of Brexit : worldnews
Registrars have right to object to gay marriage says Labour equalities spokesperson : worldnews (religious freedom to be an asshole)


Budget furniture giant IKEA said it has taken the emotional decision to end a seven-decade tradition and discontinue its catalogue, one of the world's biggest annual publications, as shoppers move online. : worldnews


Mexican president proposes stripping immunity from US agents : worldnews

NSF releases footage from the moment Arecibo's cables failed : worldnews


Social Security Administration is preparing to bar 500,000 Americans from getting benefits | TheHill
The Coming Wave of Evictions Will Significantly Worsen America's COVID-19 Crisis - The Appeal

Trump's Dismantling of the Open Skies Surveillance Program Is a Priceless Gift to Russia : politics (now, why would he do that?)
Trump bails on surveillance treaty used to monitor Russia, guts program of resources : politics
Pentagon advisor resigns in protest, saying the Trump administration is putting the nation 'at risk' by purging posts to fill them with loyalists : politics

Democrats' push to investigate Trump won't stop when he leaves office : politics

The Supreme Courts Dangerous New Crusade Against Science Is Just Beginning - Even the pope sees the problem with holding crowded services during a pandemic. But five justices now see a conspiracy against religion in any effort to respect science.

Live Updates: Biden Presidential Administration Transition - The New York Times
If Biden wants to unite the country, one thing is clear: Dump the corporate lobbyists : politics
Biden Picks Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services - The New York Times The selection of Mr. Becerra, the California attorney general, is a surprise
To rebuild CDC, Biden picks Rochelle Walensky - POLITICO The chief of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital will take a top role in helping the new administration curtail the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden's post-election stock bump tops Trump's : politics

Electoral function: Donald Trump lost, and its about to be official : politics

Washington Must Grant Puerto Rico Statehood, Finally : politics

Trump is reportedly planning a made-for-TV exit on Air Force One from the White House to a rally on Inauguration Day, hoping to pull viewers from Biden : politics
Donald J. Trump Presidential Library

Attorney general William Barr to step down before end of Trump's term in final blow to president : politics

What If Trump Is Trying To Break the GOP? - The Bulwark The future of the Republican party is an endless series of loyalty tests and Trump family vendettas. Good luck.

Stelter: Trump's 'junk-food' news diet is contributing to his downfall : politics

How close did we come to a second Trump term? - Lawyers, Guns & Money (if the nazi clowns were just slightly less incompetent, America would be toast)
The Places That Had the Biggest Swings Toward and Against Trump - The New York Times

Federal judge upholds Michigan election: 'The people have spoken' : politics
MI SOS Says Dozens Of Armed Individuals Swarmed Outside Her Home While Shouting Graphic Threats : politics
Michigan Secretary of State says armed protesters gathered outside her home : politics

Arizona Legislature shuts down after Giuliani possibly exposed lawmakers : politics


What The Polls Say About Georgia's Senate Runoffs | FiveThirtyEight
'Perdue Pleaded the Fifth': Ossoff Debates Empty Podium as GOP Senator No-Shows Amid Scrutiny Over Stock Trades | "It shows an astonishing arrogance and sense of entitlement for Georgia's senior U.S. senator to believe he shouldn't have to debate at a moment like this in our history." : politics
Kelly Loeffler disqualified herself at Sunday nights debate (Steal the Election : iow, a refuck)
How Kelly Loeffler got backed into admitting Donald Trump lost - CNNPolitics
Kelly Loeffler Did Her Best Robot Rubio Impression at the Georgia Senate Debate - Raphael Warnock did not seize on it, and the moderators allowed the loop to play throughout. By Charles P. Pierce Dec 7, 2020
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Kelly Loeffler is like an SNL parody of a politician with negative charisma. It's awkward to watch. https://t.co/se7mDuezl4" / Twitter
Kemp tells lawmakers they cant overturn results of Georgia's election

First Lady Melania Trump Announces Completion of the New White House Tennis Pavilion | The White House

Conservative nonprofit group challenging election results around the country has tie to Trump legal adviser Jenna Ellis - The Washington Post

High Court Turns Away Case on Transgender Student Bathroom Use - Bloomberg


Bob Dylan Sells His Songwriting Catalog in Blockbuster Deal - The New York Times Universal Music purchased his entire songwriting catalog of more than 600 songs in what may be the biggest acquisition ever of a single act's publishing rights.

The Death of Zappos's Tony Hsieh: A Spiral of Alcohol, Drugs and Extreme Behavior - WSJ

The Man Who Found Forrest Fenn's Treasure

'Mank': What Really Happened in the 1934 California Governor's Race - The New York Times

Higher inflammation, as measured by cytokine activity in blood, was related to worse attention control, but five weeks of meditation training improved attention control. The study suggests that the immune system influences cognitive processes. : science


How the Fine-Structure Constant Shapes the Universe - The Atlantic Give it up for 1/137.


Girls of reddit, What's something guys see done in porn that you wish they would stop trying to do in real life? : AskReddit


What animal do you hate the most? : AskReddit

5G Truthers Bought Faraday Cages to Protect Their Routers. They're Mad They Worked. : worldnews




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Japanese spacecraft successfully returns asteroid sample to Earth : worldnews


Winter Storm Batters New England, Leaving 200,000 Without Power : news

A gamble pays off in spectacular success: How the leading coronavirus vaccines made it to the finish line -- The astonishing, 11-month sprint harnessed new technology that will pave the way for other vaccines and breakthrough medical treatments.
Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca covid vaccines: What you need to know - The Washington Post
Operation Warp Speed chief predicts significant decrease in deaths among elderly by end of January
Dr. Deborah Birx: Trump's COVID Myths are Undermining Public Health Response : politics (destroyed in comments)


MA COVID-19 Data 12/6/20 : boston (6%+ 48 deaths 4747 new cases)
covid-19-dashboard-december-6-2020 : CoronavirusMa

Anyone know more about the latest Cambridge Biobot sewage testing? : CoronavirusMa Supposedly went up SEVEN-FOLD

Dr. Ashish Jha castigates the Baker administration - "Over past 6 weeks, I've gone from uncomfortable to aghast at lack of action...They must see different data because no rational explanation for lack of action" : CoronavirusMa
Dean of Brown Public Health: MA has more new COVID cases per capita than GA, FL, TX; "I've gone from uncomfortable to aghast at lack of action" : boston
Boston coronavirus positive test rate crosses city's 'threshold for concern' - Boston Herald - December 5, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
Bay Staters who got COVID, how do you think you caught it? Were you completely surprised, or were you doing something something that could potentially infect you (indoor gatherings / meals etc)? : boston


Public Transit Faces Huge Service Cuts Across U.S. - The New York Times

Are more people freezing their eggs during the pandemic? - The Lily

Sun Sentinel Investigation: Gov. Ron DeSantis Ordered Public Health Officials Not To Discuss The COVID-19 Virus With The Public : politics

Opinion | Covid-19 Came for the Dakotas - The New York Times (Refucks came to kill everybody : the heart of the big sort`)

Wyoming health official says 'so-called pandemic' a communist plot : news

Former Alabama Sen. Larry Dixon died from COVID. His last words were a warning. : Coronavirus

This doctor just perfectly debunked anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories in one minute flat : Coronavirus

Riverside County sheriff slams Gov. Newsom, vows not to enforce lockdown order : Coronavirus

A man went for a 280 mile walk to calm down after an argument with his wife. He was then fined for breaching coronavirus lockdown regulations. : Coronavirus

Eight Michigan hospitals at 100% capacity, 15 at 90% or more : Coronavirus

Our Kids Are the Sacrifices: Parents Push Schools to Open


Covid-19: The World Watches as Russia and Britain Lead the Way in Mass Vaccinations : Coronavirus

Compulsory face masks almost halved German Covid-19 cases : worldnews

Long a Holdout From Covid-19 Restrictions, Sweden Ends Its Pandemic Experiment - WSJ

If you don't think Covid is real, you're an idiotsays Canadian politician

How Iceland hammered COVID with science. Iceland's science has been credited with preventing deaths COVID-19 the country reports fewer than 7 per 100,000 people. It has also managed to prevent outbreaks while keeping its borders open, welcoming tourists from 45 countries since mid-June. : worldnews


'We were sexually harassed at Myanmar's new year party' - BBC News

Chinese coal miners killed by carbon monoxide poisoning : worldnews

Japan, France and U.S. plan their first joint military drills for May : worldnews
Britain to send aircraft carrier strike group to waters near Japan : worldnews

Saudi prince blasts Israel at Bahrain summit, calls it a 'Western colonizing' power that 'incarcerated Palestinians in concentration camps' - Israeli minister replies: 'This doesn't reflect the spirit of change in the Middle East'
More Netanyahu protests as Israel edges toward snap election : worldnews
Netanyahu's reaction to Bidens victory is appalling (defund the Jewish apartheid state)

Erdogan to face human rights scrutiny next week, EU says : worldnews

Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei hands power to son due to health : worldnews (imanocracy)

Uganda police say they regret firing live bullets that killed more than 50 people during demonstration against the arrest of opposition politician Bobi Wine : worldnews


Thousands of anti-Lukashenko protesters march in Belarus, dozens detained : worldnews

Ethiopia's Tigray Crisis: Why Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed sent his troops to battle : worldnews


Kazakhstan government is intercepting HTTPS traffic in its capital : news


500 kilogram WWII bomb sparks evacuation in Frankfurt. Thousands of residents from the Gallus district of Germany's financial capital, Frankfurt, were told to leave their homes in preparation for the safe removal of a British 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) World War II bomb on Sunday. : worldnews

Police in Italy have arrested 19 people accused of running a smuggling ring bringing migrants to Europe. : worldnews

Protesters return to French streets to denounce police violence; tear gas fired : worldnews
Violence erupted in Paris on Saturday for the second consecutive weekend at a mass protest against a new security law, with demonstrators clashing with police, vehicles set alight and shop windows smashed : worldnews


Scotland's harsher animal cruelty penalties comes into force including longer jail term and unlimited fines : worldnews

UK races to deport asylum seekers ahead of Brexit : worldnews
We won't be cash cows : UK students plan the largest rent strike in 40 years
Roald Dahl's family apologises for his antisemitism | Roald Dahl : worldnews

Striking Peruvian workers temporarily erected new blockades on the Pan-American Highway on Saturday, a day after they had ended a five-day blockage following the shelving of a controversial agricultural law. "We want to solve the salary issue" : worldnews

Drug smugglers from Venezuela, who lied about being U.N. workers, crash jet with cocaine in Honduras. : worldnews


Biden will team up with Europe to be tougher on China than Trump : politics
Pentagon spy agencies to meet with Biden transition team - The Washington Post

Trump's Operation Warp Speed promised a flood of covid vaccines. Instead, states are expecting a trickle. : politics
Trump fails to deliver on his promise of 300 million vaccines in 2020 : politics

Alec MacGillis on Twitter: "This graph is stunning. We still haven't even made it back to the level of job loss at the worst point of the Great Recession. @crampell: https://t.co/Mid2ao0Yrj https://t.co/PAY4cdcfaE" / Twitter
Eschaton: They Misunderestimated It From the beginning, the usual voices were saying that everything would be fine, that we would just turn the economy off and then back on again ... Very Serious People know that the worst thing you can do is err on the side of helping people too much. Poorer people, of course, there's always money in the banana stand for the yacht crowd. The impulse is always, at best, to do just enough, instead of just a little bit more just in case.

McConnell Faces New Pressure for Big Stimulus After Grim Unemployment Report: 'Political Games Costing Lives' : politics

He's the president-elect, sir : Chris Wallace corrects Trump health secretary on Biden's title
ABC's Stephanopoulos to GOP senator on presidential race: 'Why can't you accept the results' : politics

Biden Cabinet Picks Belong to Him, Not to the Senate - Bloomberg The Constitution expects senators to defer to the presidents hiring decisions. (MitchBitch and Ms Lindsey say they get to decide)

Eschaton: Thoughts and Prayers NEW: Rudy Giuliani, the President's personal attorney and former Mayor of New York, has tested positive for COVID-19 according to President Trump.
Giuliani, Trumps personal lawyer, tests positive for coronavirus, president says
Rudy Giuliani potentially exposed hundreds to Covid-19, doctor says - CNN Video
Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Rudy Giuliani admitted to hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis: Sources : Coronavirus
Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus, Trump says : news
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "At another point Giuliani, who exposes himself to coronavirus like normal people breathe air, asked a woman sitting next to him to take her mask off https://t.co/MjE2Eel4Gb" / Twitter
Ali A. Rizvi on Twitter: "Rudy Giuliani has COVID-19. Now watch this. https://t.co/N5oAhg5uIr" / Twitter

Trump seems depressed and is doing little work apart from pursuing his election fraud claims, report says : politics ("work")
A miserable end to a miserable presidency : politics

Barr Is Said to Be Weighing Whether to Leave Before Trumps Term Ends
Judge Jeanine calls Bill Barr a reptile as Trumpworld turns on his attorney general : politics

Trump's wild Inauguration Day exit

The Devil Went Down to Georgia - The Bulwark The president of the United States asks his supporters to overturn a free and fair election through extralegal means. What could possibly go wrong?
The devil went down to Georgia - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Reporters at Trump's Georgia rally had to enter 'RiggedElection!' as the WiFi password to a network titled 'Make America Great Again' : politics
Donald Trump tells supporters he has 'never lost an election', in his first rally since losing the US election : politics
'If I lost, I'd be a very gracious loser,' Trump said during a rally where he falsely claimed he won an election that he lost : politics
Trump claims at Georgia rally that he won Wisconsin, five days after Wisconsin certified Biden's win : politics
Trump bizarrely claims to be the only one who likes cucumbers : politics (up his butt)
MyPillow Guy Wigs Out At Trump Rally, says People Will Go To Prison For Georgia Vote
Tapper blasts Trump's Georgia rally: If only he went after the virus the way he does democracy : politics

'Every Day Was Like a Veep Episode': The Veepiest Moments of the Trump Era : politics

A federal appeals court unanimously shut down a conservative lawyer's attempt to block Biden's presidential win in Georgia : politics
Arizona Legislature 'cannot and will not' overturn election, Republican House speaker says : politics

Letter: GOP lawmakers guilty of sedition : politics

Court Losses Pile Up For Trump In 6 States : NPR Within a span of hours, the legal teams of Trump and allied Republicans lost challenges in courts in six states.

GOP senator privately concedes 'it's political suicide' to admit Biden won : politics ... Who would have thought a political party whose currency is fraud, lies, and conspiracy theories would end up like this?

Trump's false fraud claims are laying groundwork for new voting restrictions, experts warn : politics

Trump's bold moves raise fear of 'destructive' final days in office : politics


New York tenants sue Donald Trump for rent fraud scheme affecting up to 14,000 apartments in buildings owned by his father : politics

Rudy Giuliani celebrated a recent Michigan ruling as a 'big win' for Trump's election team. It was actually about a local marijuana measure. : politics

Corporations Paying Lawmakers to Outlaw Protest Is a Crime Against Democracy : politics

Michigan lawmaker posts voicemails saying she should be lynched
Susan J. Demas: How does Michigan's Legislature come back from last week's conspiracyfest? - Michigan Advance
SNL Parodies Rudy Giuliani and Melissa Carone's Disastrous Hearing

Georgia governor rebuffs Trumps call for special session to overturn election results, top official says

Democrats bet Perdue's stock trades can sway runoff : politics
Perdue Says the SEC Totally Exonerated Him, a Thing the SEC Cannot Legally Do : politics
After losses on Election Day, Democrats have a second shot in Georgia. Here's their winning formula for the Senate : politics
Loeffler and Warnock to meet in Georgia Senate debate : politics
Trump urges Brian Kemp to nullify will of Georgia voters - Lawyers, Guns & Money Your reminder that the vast majority of Republicans are perfectly OK with this behavior:

The Republican Plan for the Next Four Years Isn't Normal : politics (normal for them: fuck everything up as much as possible)

New Jersey gala attended by Rep. Matt Gaetz that ignored COVID rules prompts restaurant closure : politics
New Jersey gala attended by Rep. Matt Gaetz that ignored COVID rules prompts restaurant closure - Los Angeles Times (for the pic, he's so gay)

McCarthyism was never defeated. Trumpism wont be either.

White Evangelicals Made a Deal With the Devil. Now What? : politics (the Gates of Hell)

Obama: Democrats need 'universal language' to appeal to moderate voters : politics (said President Centrist)

Joe Biden's already more popular than Trump's ever been - CNNPolitics
How Joe Biden's Digital Team Tamed the MAGA Internet - The campaign's empathetic digital strategy held up surprisingly well against President Trump's passionate digital following. ("passionate" = totally insane")

Opinion | Two cheers for the Never Trump conservatives - The Washington Post perhaps 8 million of President-elect Joe Biden's more than 81 million votes came from self-described conservatives, and 3 million from Republicans

Trump supporter arrested for assault after firing a gun into crowd of counter-protesters
Sheriff: Defiant NYC bar owner struck deputy with his car

Trump Lost, But My Brother's Still in a Far-Right Militia : politics (and a drunken, drug-addicted, abusive asshole)

Contractors working on Trump's border wall are pointlessly blowing up chunks of Arizona that they won't have time to actually build on, campaigners say : politics


Right-wing users flock to Parler as social media giants rein in misinformation : politics ("Pornler")

A Powerful Reporter Got Away With Sexual Misconduct for Decades. His Paper, and His Union, Looked the Other Way. - The New York Times Michael Fuoco was a bigfoot reporter with a fiery personality and a reputation for harassing young women. No one seemed to want to rein him in.

"On the Government Website:" An Expert Critic's Examination of Van Morrison's Anti-Lockdown Songs - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Rumors of Rahm Emanuel Joining the Biden Administration Have Angered Left the Here's Why : politics ... Teen Vogue is honestly better than just about every other news magazine.


Evil clowns have been sighted all over America since 1981.
Another Monolith has popped up in Melbourne, Australia. Pretty sure it's not native! : pics Clown drive phenomena


Atypical forms of dementia are being diagnosed more often in people in their 50s and 60s - The Washington Post - behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD)

Drug reverses age-related cognitive decline within days : news

Quantum Breakthrough: New Device is 100,000,000,000,000x Faster Than Leading Supercomputer, Researchers Say : worldnews

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing successful for a patient with Sickle Cell Disease and another patient with transfusion dependent --Thalassemia - More than a year later, both patients had clinically improved and no longer needed blood transfusions. (NEJM, 5 Dec 2020) : science

How do protons and electrons ACTUALLY merge into neutrons? : askscience

Scientists confounded by new findings on universe's mysterious dark matter | Flash News : worldnews

Drinking alcohol blocks the release of norepinephrine, a chemical that promotes attention, when we want to focus on something, in the brain. This may contribute to why drinkers have difficulty paying attention while under the influence. : science

Jupiter and Saturn will come within 0.1 degrees of each other, forming the first visible "double planet" in 800 years : news

Drinking blocks a chemical that promotes attention : news

Court Suspends Copyright Troll Lawyer From Practicing Law : technology

Psychologists/ psychiatrists of reddit, what's the most scared or creeped out you've ever been from a patient? : AskReddit

Library removes LGBTQ books from kids section : news

(19) World History - Quora - Why was the British Empire so effective at colonization?

Mastercard to investigate allegations against Pornhub : news

Ransomware gangs are now cold-calling victims if they restore from backups without paying | ZDNet : worldnews

More than 1,000 Google employees have signed a letter demanding answers from leadership after a top AI researcher was suddenly fired : technology
Nicolas Le Roux on Twitter: "Now might be a good time to remind everyone that the easiest way to discriminate is to make stringent rules, then to decide when and for whom to enforce them. My submissions were always checked for disclosure of sensitive material, never for the quality of the literature review." / Twitter ("do evil all the time")




120520

U.N. Warns 2021 Is Shaping Up To Be A Humanitarian Catastrophe : worldnews
U.N. chief calls on humanity to end 'war on nature' : worldnews (Republicans: "we'll just nuke nature ... oh wait")
Europe can hit climate neutrality goal at net-zero cost: report : worldnews

World's biggest iceberg captured by RAF cameras : worldnews
Australia's Great Barrier Reef status lowered to "critical" and deteriorating : worldnews
As Amazon deforestation hits 12 year high, France rejects Brazilian soy: Brazil's current top soy importer plans to grow more at home : worldnews

The world's first space garbage truck will be Swiss. : worldnews

India Doubles Its Tiger Population in Just 12 Years : worldnews


The Virus Is Devastating the U.S., and Leaving an Uneven Toll - The New York Times The United States saw the most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic on Friday, with deaths and hospitalizations also rising. Underlying conditions largely determine who survives.
US Coronavirus: The country hit a record 7-day average of new Covid-19 cases. And the impacts of Thanksgiving will only make things worse, experts warn CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/05/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/ Masks Work - Lawyers, Guns & Money America's patchwork response to COVID, with the federal government having long since checked out, needless to say has had awful consequences. But it has provided a natural experiment to make clear that masks are effective:
Corona Virus Spread Over Time from r/dataisbeautiful : CoronavirusMa
COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in the U.S. this week, report says : Coronavirus
54% of Americans know someone who has died or been hospitalized: Survey : Coronavirus
Federal Officials Project 100 Million Vaccinated, 450,000 Dead in U.S. by February : Coronavirus ... 620,000 died in the civil war . We kind of got our own civil war going on between ignorance and science
Two people dying every minute: US COVID-19 deaths shatter more records : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 12/5/20 : boston (7%+ 41 deaths, 50K+ active)
5,356 New Confirmed Cases; 54,199 Active Cases; 5.40% positive, 7.45% non-higher ed, 18.92% pos tests/new individuals tested; 1,428 hospitalized; 41 deaths; 78% hospital capacity (+2); 63% ICU capacity (+0); - December 5 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-december-5-2020 : CoronavirusMa


Massachusetts coronavirus totals: Charts tracking the cases in every county - Boston Globe Media [non paywall site] - November 3, 2020 6:49 PM : CoronavirusMa

More Restrictions? State Officials Calling on Baker to Act as COVID Cases Hit Record Numbers: We need at least 30 days of temporary restrictions on gathering sizes, non-essential indoor activities [...] we have reached the tipping point - NBC Boston - December 4, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
COVID-19 infections tied to near-maskless meeting at State Police headquarters : boston

Nantucket COVID-19 surge continues: 64 new cases reported Friday - The Inquirer and Mirror - December 5, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


Bats are carrying other coronaviruses that could transmit to humans, says Wuhan's expert virologist : worldnews
IBM detects hacking ploy to target COVID vaccine supply : worldnews
Team behind Oxford Covid jab start final stage of malaria vaccine trials : worldnews
Coronavirus vaccine may give people immunity for 90 days, scientists estimate : worldnews
Oral Drug Blocks SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, Georgia State Biomedical Sciences Researchers Find : Coronavirus
Georgia State Researchers Find Oral Drug That Stops Coronavirus Spread In Animals : Coronavirus
Younger Adults Cautioned to Take COVID-19 Seriously as Demographics Shift : Coronavirus
Another Reason to Wear a Mask: COVID-19 May Cause Erectile Dysfunction : Coronavirus

New study identifies cognitive factors linked to the use of pseudoscientific practices to fight COVID-19 : Coronavirus

SoCal ICU capacity drops below 15%, triggering stay-at-home order : Coronavirus

Video Shows Passengers Applauding as Anti-Masker Escorted Off Frontier Airlines Flight : Coronavirus
Griffin Frank on Twitter: "The plane erupted in applause after the mask-less woman was taken off. Someone even called her Karen - https://t.co/zVLuSlYivN" / Twitter


South Dakota governor mocks Joe Biden's message as COVID deaths rise by 47% in 2 weeks : politics - "Some have said that my refusal to mandate masks is a reason why our cases are rising here in South Dakota, and that is not true"

National New Mexico shut down nearly everything to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed by covid. It wasn't enough.

Oregon doctor's license revoked over refusal to wear mask during pandemic : Coronavirus

Canucks anthem singer Mark Donnelly axed for appearance at anti-mask rally : Coronavirus
East Lake Fire Commissioner arrested in Key West after mask ordinance violation : Coronavirus

Wyoming health official says 'so-called pandemic' a communist plot : Coronavirus

COVID didn't scare him. Four months later, he's recovering from a double lung transplant. : Coronavirus


The coronavirus has come roaring back into Brazil, shattering illusions it wouldn't : Coronavirus

South Korea diplomat says hard to believe North Korea has no COVID-19 cases : worldnews


Argentina has passed a new tax on its wealthiest people to pay for medical supplies and relief measures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. : worldnews

Japan's 10-Year Cancer Survival Rate Rises to 58.3% : worldnews -- By type of cancer, the 10-year survival rate for prostate cancer was the highest at 98.8%, followed by breast cancer at 86.8% and thyroid cancer at 85.7%. - The worst was pancreatic cancer at 6.2%, followed by liver cancer at 16.1% and gallbladder or bile duct cancer at 19.1%.



Anger, violence after fake money handed out in '$100k cash drop' : worldnews


China tweet that enraged Australia propelled by 'unusual' accounts, say experts : worldnews
'Appalling' and 'grim': World leaders react to sentencing of Hong Kong activists : worldnews
Activist held in China after retweeting 'ink girl' video of defaced Xi Jinping poster : worldnews
Norway's central bank deputy governor Jon Nicolaisen resigns over China ties : worldnews
U.S. ends exchange programs with China, calling them 'propaganda' : worldnews

Nepal nationwide protests to call for restoration of monarchy : worldnews

Legendary Afghan pilot in hiding after U.S. reverses decision to help him flee Taliban : worldnews (see: Kurds)

Israeli forces fatally shoot Palestinian child during village protest : worldnews
Palestinian teenage detainee hospitalised with broken jaw after beating in Israeli prison : worldnews
Bahrain says it won't allow imports from Israeli settlements : worldnews
Normalisation with Israel requires Palestinian state: Saudi FM - Prince Faisal bin Farhan quashes speculation that Saudi Arabia may be set to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel. : worldnews


Iran's supreme leader transfers power to son as health deteriorates : worldnews (so, Muzfuck King)

Acting head of the Serbian Orthodox Church hospitalized for COVID-19 one month after his predecessor died of COVID-19 : worldnews

Uganda: Police Regret Using Live Bullets During Protests : worldnews ... Kill 50 people and all you have to do is "apologise"

Berlin refuses Japan's request to remove "comfort women" statue : worldnews (very dark)

Manny Pacquiao Takes Step Towards Philippines Presidency : worldnews (the best sports-heads to run your country)

Guests at Brussels 'daddy orgy' thought cops were part of the act, host claims : worldnews ... David Manzheley said some of the 30 male guests had "tried to unzip the pants of the policemen because they thought that the raid was part of the orgy" ... following what Manzheley suspected was a tip-off by a rival sex party organiser in Brussels ...

Why the Gerhard Sabathil spy probe fell apart : worldnews

Macron attacks 'big lie' that France is eroding freedoms - France 24 : worldnews (Macaroni goes with the big lie)
Macron on authoritarian claims: we're not Hungary, Turkey : worldnews (low bar, dude)

Chance of a Brexit deal is no higher than 50%, say UK sources : worldnews
British Woman, 32, CLEARED after having sex with 14-year-old boy : worldnews


Collapse of illegal gold mine in Nicaragua traps at least 10 : worldnews
Peru's Congress on Friday repealed a farming law that had triggered days of roadblocks and other protests by striking workers. The protesters erupted with joy and immediately began lifting the blockades that had choked many stretches of the north-south Pan-American Highway : worldnews

"The families soon realized that although they now had clear evidence of murder, even that was not enough to spur authorities to act. And they would come to see that this was all by design." New mass graves created by state police discovered in Mexico : worldnews

Canadian Government quietly made 'back door' agreement with U.S. that could undermine treaty on plastic waste. Campaigners, scientists say Trudeau government showed 'bad faith' by using loophole on plastic waste : worldnews

'Havana Syndrome' likely caused by microwave energy, government study finds : worldnews
Report Points to Microwave Attack as Likely Source of Mystery Illnesses That Hit Diplomats and Spies


U.S. sells more than $175 billion in weapons to foreign governments, nearly 3% higher than last year : worldnews

Federal Judge Delivers 'Huge Victory' for Immigrants, Ordering Trump Administration to Fully Restore DACA : politics
Judge Requires the Government to Explain Why Undisclosed Data on Missing Separated Parents Was Not Provided Sooner : politics (Stephen Miller, crimes against humanity)
Forcing trans people to submit medical proof for a passport ruled unconstitutional by federal judge : politics

Unnamed Pentagon officials blast the use of anonymous sources
Opinion | Ben Ginsberg: Here are the election reforms we need, because America won?t be so lucky next time - The Washington Post

Biden officially secures enough electors to become president : politics
Biden speaks to a nation in crisis as Trump remains silent : politics
Biden laughs off Trump not coming to his inauguration : politics

Sanders opposes bipartisan COVID-19 relief deal, calling it 'not acceptable' as it lacks payments for Americans : politics (Pelosi needs to go)

Eschaton: Oh No They Fired Henry Kissinger Too much fucking perspective on things.

Trump's Final Days of Rage and Denial - The last act of the Trump presidency has taken on the stormy elements of a drama more common to history or literature than a modern White House.
Trump Consumed With 'Narcissistic Crusade' Over Election Loss -- Slammed for Silence on Surging Pandemic : politics

Historians sue Trump administration to stop bonfire of records in the Rose garden | Screenshots are not complete copies of presidential records, they say. : politics


GOP Hail Mary for Congress to overturn Trump loss has Senate Republicans cringing: "A pretty wild idea" : politics
Backing Trump, Some Ex-Military Officers Spread Conspiracies, Urge Martial Law : politics
221 congressional Republicans won't say whether Biden or Trump won the election, Washington Post survey finds - The Washington Post (lock the rest of them up)

The Political World Starts To Move On From Trump : politics ("political world" = NPR)

Trump sued by N.Y. apartment tenants alleging years-old rent scheme : politics

State Supreme Court rejects move to nullify election; federal judge calls idea 'bizarre' : politics
Trump-Appointed Judge Denies Appeal to Give Sidney Powell, Lin Wood Voting Machine Access : politics
A Judge Just Shot Down 25 of the Trump Campaign's Conspiracy Theories in Nevada : politics
Donald Trump's brutal day in court - Several of the most devastating opinions, both Friday and in recent weeks, have come from conservative judges and, in some federal cases, Trump appointees.
As lawyers keep pushing Trump election challenges, calls for sanctions mount : politics

Deadline Detroit | Giuliani's Michigan witness Mellissa Carone harassed, sent sex videos to boyfriend's ex

Eschaton: Soon These Stories Will End The worst people trapped in hell with all the other worst people.

Faith shaken in system, Trump's Georgia supporters consider skipping U.S. Senate runoffs : politics
Georgia Democratic senator receives death threats after election hearing
Trump Reportedly Called Kemp A 'Moron' And A 'Nut Job' In Phone Call To Aides -- President's repeated attacks against a fellow Republican raise fears that Trump could end up threatening chances of GOP Senate candidates in runoff (keep it up, moronic nutjob)
Georgia GOP Senators Get The Grinch Treatment In Damning New Attack Ad : politics
Trump Is Spreading the 'Dead People Voting in Georgia' Lie onFacebook: Every day Facebook fails to correct the record and demote election disinformers in its algorithm, it rips the fate of this pivotal election out of voters hands." : politics


Bar association opens probe into Florida attorney after Channel 2 investigation : politics

We'll Be Stuck With Trump's Postmaster General for a While - Louis DeJoy is likely to last well into the Biden administration.

Ivanka Trump: New combative President's daughter sparks questions about her future - CNNPolitics

AOC attacked Trump and Republicans on Twitter over rising college costs, arguing that many lawmakers didn't understand students' financial struggles : politics

Joe From Scranton Didnt Win Back the Working Class -- An economic analysis of the counties that Joe Biden won and lost shows how the two parties are continuing to realign.


Rev. George William Rutler Investigated Over Sexual Assault Accusation - The New York Times Prominent New York Priest Is Investigated Over Sexual Assault Accusation - The Manhattan district attorney's office said it was investigating the Rev. George William Rutler after a security guard said he attacked her at his church ... a well-known figure in the world of Catholic conservatism, and has been outspoken in his criticism of liberalism and the pontificate of Pope Francis. (voted for the pussy-graber)


Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves - The New York Times undefined


Gitanjali Rao, 15-year-old Colorado student and scientist, is named Time's Kid of the Year : worldnews

Brain implants in monkeys offer hope for restoring vision in blind people : worldnews

World's four largest space agencies published 20 studies on Nov. 25 investigating genetic, biochemical and physiological changes in 56 astronauts, making it the largest study of astronauts to date. It's a turning point in space biology and aerospace medicine" : worldnews


We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google. Here's what it says | MIT Technology Review




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Climate change is resulting in profound, immediate and worsening health impacts, over 120 researchers say : worldnews
New Zealand PM declares climate emergency - joining 30+other countries, pledges to be carbon neutral by 2025 : worldnews
Global soils underpin life but future looks bleak, warns UN report : worldnews
The world is running out of sand, and you need to care : worldnews
Australia's Great Barrier Reef critical due to climate change : worldnews

Denmark stops new oil adventures in the North Sea, and order existing rigs to shut down by 2050 : worldnews

'We lost everything:' Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes : worldnews

North American farmers profit as consumers pressure food business to go green : worldnews

Myanmar monk offers temple sanctuary for threatened snakes : worldnews

Japan spacecraft approaches Earth to drop asteroid samples : worldnews
A Chinese space probe has left the surface of the moon to return to Earth, bringing with it the first samples of lunar rock to be collected in four decades. : worldnews


A 9/11 every day - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The U.S. Has Passed the Hospital Breaking Point - The Atlantic A new statistic shows that health-care workers are running out of space to treat COVID-19 patients.


MA COVID-19 Data 12/4/20 : boston (11.4%+ 37 deaths
covid-19-dashboard-december-4-2020 : CoronavirusMa
5,192 New Confirmed Cases; 51,371 Active Cases; 5.44% positive, 7.48% non-higher ed; 1,394 hospitalized; 37 deaths; 80% hospital capacity (+4); 63% ICU capacity (+2); - December 4 : CoronavirusMa

More Mass. Residents Than Ever Have The Coronavirus. Where They Caught It Is The Mystery - WBUR - December 4, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
Buckle up folks. This is only the beginning. I'm a bit tired of our elected officials playing the blame game. : CoronavirusMa


Opinion | When Can I Get a Coronavirus Vaccine in America? - The New York Times
Pfizer halves vaccine supply estimate, blaming it on the supply chain. : worldnews

Repurposed Antiviral Drugs for Covid-19 Interim WHO Solidarity Trial Results

Face masks considerably reduce COVID-19 cases in Germany - 20 days after becoming mandatory face masks have reduced the number of new infections by around 45%. Economic costs are close to zero compared to other public health measures. : science
Those not wearing masks violating other citizens Fundamental Rights: Supreme Court of India : worldnews (America: death, liberty and freedumb)


The State Level Trumps - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is a hard-hitting piece on the horrible leadership of Kim Reynolds and other Iowa Republicans on COVID-19.

Florida investigation finds governor misled public on Covid as cases rose : politics
Matt Gaetz among dozens of Republicans attending secret party despite COVID surge : politics


Actress Letitia Wright criticised for sharing vaccine doubter's video : worldnews

Italy bans Christmas travel: Between Dec 21 and Jan 6, Italians will only be allowed to move between regions for work, medical reasons and emergencies. : worldnews

Germany says it dealt with COVID-19 so well that some people doubted the virus' existence, and broke the rules. It just reported its highest daily death toll, at 487. : worldnews


Family in South Australia find live koala in their Christmas tree : worldnews
Calls for a royal commission after report reveals backpackers paid $3 an hour on NSW blueberry farms : worldnews


Chinese reporter calls GOP Senator a 'bitch' after her Tweet claims China has a 5,000 year history of cheating and stealing. : worldnews ... Marsha Blackburn has a "cognitive level is still as low as a monkey" (true)
China to expand weather modification program to cover area larger than India. In the next five years, the total area covered by artificial rain or snowfall will reach 5.5 million sq km, while over 580,000 sq km (224,000 sq miles) will be covered by hail suppression technologies : worldnews
US intelligence director says China is top threat to America : worldnews ... "I think America is currently the biggest threat to America."
China turns on nuclear-powered artificial sun , ten times hotter than the real thing : worldnews
China has done human testing to create biologically enhanced super soldiers, says top U.S. official : worldnews (said idiot John Ratcliffe)
U.S. toughens visa rules for Chinese Communist Party members: State Department : worldnews
Chinese dissident targets Apple, Nike, Coca Cola, others after report says they lobbied to weaken forced labor bill : worldnews

Japan's Mega-Size Missile-Defense Destroyers Could Be Some Of The Toughest Warships In Asia : worldnews

Vietnam protests Taiwan's illegal drills on Spratly Islands in the South China Sea : worldnews

Indian school teacher wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize for promoting girls education, says will share half with fellow finalists : worldnews
Govt orders Wikipedia to remove link showing incorrect map of India, says sources : worldnews

Bangladesh set to relocate Rohingya refugees to remote cyclone-prone island : worldnews

Arzoo Raja, 13-year-old Pakistani Christian abducted and forced to convert and marry : worldnews


Iran's Zarif says nuclear deal 'will never be renegotiated,' rules out new talks : worldnews

Egyptian model arrested for indecent photoshoot in front of pyramid : worldnews
Egypt arrests: Three human rights members released from detention : worldnews

Massive explosion at Engen Oil Refinery in Durban : worldnews

47-Year-Old Man Jailed For Life For Raping 14-Year-Old Stepdaughter In Calabar, Nigeria : worldnews
The police have discovered another baby factory in Ogun State, Nigeria. : worldnews
Real-life Mowgli found in Rwandan jungle among wild animals, eats grass and can't speak. : worldnews

Israel urges citizens to avoid Gulf, cites Iran threat : worldnews
Presidency condemns settler's attempt to burn down Gethsemane Church | Israel / Palestine : worldnews

Serbia unearths mass grave from Kosovo war : worldnews

Poland and Hungary, as a retaliatory action, bet on vetoing the EU budget, as well as coronavirus recovery package for the member states. : worldnews
Hungarian right wing media figure spoke about a former comrade-in-arms who "uses" little boys in Thailand. : worldnews


Norway excavates a Viking longship fit for a king : worldnews


France eyes shutting dozens of mosques suspected of 'separatism' : worldnews
France: 76 mosques face closure, 66 migrants deported : worldnews
French police union calls for charges against Black man whose beating by police sparked outcry : worldnews
France security law incompatible with human rights, say UN experts : worldnews (Macaroni's fascist takeover hits some bumps)
Surgeon sentenced to 15 years in France's biggest ever paedophilia case : worldnews (300+ victims)
France could veto 'bad' Brexit trade deal : worldnews
Brexit deal must be acceptable to all 27 EU members, Charles Michel says : worldnews

'High-value' business travellers to be exempt from quarantine in England : worldnews
Bank of England criticised for losing track of 50bn of banknotes : worldnews

Canada introduces bill to apply UN Indigenous rights declaration : worldnews
RCMP could easily identify officers accused of sexual assault, says former Supreme Court justice | "Like the Catholic Church, they just move them to another parish. I have a list [of RCMP officers] who have been found guilty up to 15 times. Those people have been promoted." : worldnews (cop rape culture)

More than 400 lawmakers from 34 countries back 'Make Amazon Pay' campaign : worldnews


As lawmakers move toward stimulus deal, 3.9 million Americans are long-term unemployed : politics
Why the U.S. dollar is trading at a 2 1/2-year low : politics
Eschaton: Jerbs : BREAKING: U.S. added 245,000 jobs in November, vs 440,000 expected
Live Market Updates: Stocks Climb as Stimulus Talks Continue - The New York Times


Fauci says he accepted Biden's offer to be chief medical adviser "on the spot" : politics
274,000 Dead, and Trump Obsesses Over Election Conspiracy Theories. Where's the Outrage? | A 9/11 a day and ... meh?
'What the Hell Are They Doing?' Outrage as GOP Tries to Adjourn House With Millions Going Hungry, Covid Surging : politics

Scott O'Grady: Trump Pentagon nominee spreads debunked conspiracies and tweets suggesting Trump declare martial law - CNNPolitics

The size of Joe Bidens victory matters. And it is huge.

Trump mulls preemptive pardons for up to 20 allies, even as Republicans balk - POLITICO The clemency would be unprecedented, and some Republicans are expressing initial hesitation. But theyre not telling Trump to stop.
Amicus Brief in US v. Flynn Challenges Trump's Pardon of Flynn as Corrupt and Unconstitutional : politics
Report identifies key players in alleged Trump pardon scheme : politics
Giuliani furiously denies discussing pardon with Trump : politics
Rudy Giuliani erupts over lawmaker's pardon question [VIDEO] : politics
They went to Jared's Lawyer - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Odd that the series finale would also bring back this character:

Mask-free President Trump confers medal to mask-free Lou Holtz, who's recovering from covid-19 : politics

I'm Not Saying Donald Trump Is Planning a Coup, but He's Doing Exactly What Someone Would Do if They Were Planning a Coup : politics
Is this a coup? Home of the Coup-o-meter

Trumps live tweets show he is increasingly watching Fox's fringe-right competitors | Media Matters for America (over more off the sanity cliff)

Star witnesses turn Rudy Giuliani's voter fraud hearing into a "Saturday Night Live" dress rehearsal : politics
Parker Molloy on Twitter: "Decided to mix in clips of the nSNL Girl You Wish You hadn't t Started A Conversation With at a Party character. It's uncanny. https://t.co/Al3s9JHfWb" / Twitter

Trump's plant in the DOJ has been barred from the building after she harassed staff for evidence of election fraud, report says : politics

Donald Trump can -- and should --be stopped from running in 2024 | This is the moment to send a clear message that democracy need not supply its enemies with the means to destroy it

Fired Trump Cybersecurity Official Debunks President's Election Fraud Lies, One By One : politics

Claims of 'voter fraud' have a long history in America. And they are false : politics

Judges turn back claims by Trump and his allies in six states as the presidents legal effort founders

Trump Is Reportedly On the Verge of Firing Bill Barr : politics

Why the Trumpists Calls for Dictatorship Should Worry Us : politics

Trump is worried that he may be prosecuted in New York after he leaves office : politics (coming for your fat ass, traitor bitch)

Trumps Used Bogus Election Claims to Raise More Than $200 Million After Election Day : politics
Giuliani's witness at voter fraud hearing just got off probation for computer crime, reports say : politics
Sidney Powell's Georgia Kraken Filing Began by Saying Dominion Flipped Votes from Biden to Trump : politics
Analysis | Giuliani boasts about finally providing evidence of fraud (which doesn't appear to be evidence of fraud) : politics

Trump raises $495 million since mid-October, including a massive haul fueled by misleading appeals about election fraud : politics

Ivanka Trump gave "highly misleading" defense in inauguration corruption probe: DC attorney general : politics
Ivanka Trump is accused of letting her father's inauguration committee overpay a Trump hotel. Now she's calling the investigation 'a waste of taxpayer dollars.' : politics
Ivanka Trump Is Extremely Testy About Accusations the Trump Organization Ripped Off Inauguration Funds : politics

Melania - Woman of Many Faces : pics
Trump Wears Glasses? Photog Snaps Rare Photo Of The Presidential Peepers. | HuffPost Trump reportedly does not like to be seen wearing reading glasses.
The RNC Shelled Out $300k for Don Jr.s New Book : politics

Trumps Covid response has been great human tragedy, says Romney : politics ... at least 130K to 210K Americans died under him. In other words, Trump has killed more Americans than Al Queda and ISIS put together. SMH.

'No fake news:' Biden and Harris sit down for a 'very normal' interview with Jake Tapper : politics

The 2020 popular vote puts Biden's win over Trump in a new light : politics

What's the future of the G.O.P.? You're looking at it -- and it's bonkers.

The House Just Voted to Decriminalize Weed : politics

'What did you do?': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashes with Marco Rubio on Twitter over PPP loan data : politics

A Gathering Political Storm Hits Georgia, With Trump on the Way - The New York Times

Georgia Was a Big Win for Democrats. Black Women Did the Groundwork. : politics
Trump, Pence to campaign in Georgia as Senate runoff turnout concerns grow among GOP : politics
David Perdue's smarmy new Fox News interview showcases the Trump effect : politics
Sen. David Perdue Bought Stock in Opioid Alternatives While His Senate Committee held Opioid Crisis Hearings : politics
U.S. bank lobby spends $1 million on ad blitz for Republican Perdue in Georgia U.S. Senate runoff : politics
Warnock leading Loeffler, other Georgia Senate runoff race deadlocked: poll : politics
Ga Republicans Forced To Counter don't Bother Voting Sentiment At Fox Town Hall : politics

AP, NPR and others suddenly sounding all tough on Trump, but its too little and too late

Investigation into Multiple Allegations That Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Failed to Comply with His Ethics Agreement and Violated Conflict of Interest Laws : politics


RNC's highest-paid vendor of the 2020 election: A mystery company formed nine months ago | Digital Consulting Group made $42 million in eight months for media and marketing services. But who's behind it? : politics

Idaho's Anti-Handout Lt. Governor Got $300K From COVID Program : politics
Church of Scientology, worth billions, took at least 30 PPP loans : politics

Amending the 13th Amendment: Lawmakers aim to end legalized prison slavery : politics

ICE Is Trying To Force BuzzFeed News To Divulge Its Sources

California Republican lawmaker accused of rape by former legislative aide: Patricia Todd is at least the sixth woman to accuse Brough of sexual assault or harassment in the past 10 years. : politics

Tony Hsieh's American Tragedy: The Self-Destructive Last Months Of The Zappos Visionary

Murdoch's son and daughter-in-law spent millions on progressive causes in 2020 cycle : politics

Opinion | The Children of Pornhub - The New York Times

The Timely Pessimism of Reinhold Niebuhr - Lawfare


All Hail the Monolith Obelisk - YouTube


Astronomers unveil most detailed 3D map yet of Milky Way : worldnews


Watch This Google Hacker Pwn 26 iPhones With a 'WiFi Broadcast Packet of Death' : worldnews

Google Researcher Says She Was Fired Over Paper Highlighting Bias in A.I. - The New York Times




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2020 is a 'preview' of how bad things can get if we don't fix climate change, other systemic problems: Lancet report | In 2018 in the U.S. alone, pollution caused more than 68,000 people to die prematurely. : science
Bill Gates just released a plan for US leadership on climate change, including $35B in funding : politics

Biggest solar flare in three years is sign sun is waking up : worldnews
Confirmed: Navys previously unreported 2019 Triangle UFO incident

UN chief denounces suicidal failure to tackle climate change : worldnews
UN calls on humanity to end war on nature, go carbon-free : worldnews


UK Approves Covid-19 Vaccine which was tested on 43 thousand people. Only 94 contracted the virus. : worldnews


More Americans died from COVID-19 yesterday than the number of people killed on 9/11 : Coronavirus
One American is dying of COVID-19 every 30 seconds : Coronavirus
U.S. virus deaths have passed the spring peak.
Covid live updates: U.S. coronavirus cases, hospitalizations set records - The Washington Post
The US reports 3,100 coronavirus deaths in one day -- 20% more than previous record : news
Five graphics that help explain the severity of the pandemic right now - The Boston Globe
The US reports 3,100 coronavirus deaths in one day -- 20% more than previous record : Coronavirus
True Pandemic Toll in the U.S. Reaches 345,000 : Coronavirus
412,000 Missing Deaths: Tracking the True Toll of the Coronavirus Outbreak : Coronavirus
Introducing Code Purple - Giving Map

US expects 100 million people vaccinated by February : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 12/3/20 : boston (10.2%+ 49 deaths
Mass. reports 6,477 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 49 new deaths - The Boston Globe
6,477 New Confirmed Cases; 49,225 Active Cases; 5.29% positive; 20.01% positive new individuals; 49 deaths; 1,324 hospitalized; 76% hospital capacity; 61% ICU capacity - December 3 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-december-3-2020 : CoronavirusMa
6,477 new COVID-19 cases, 49 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts

Baker says high number of COVID-19 cases in state shows widespread community transmission - The Boston Globe

New Covid waste water chart...woof : boston
MWRA update looking pretty grim : CoronavirusMa

If MA were its own country, it'd be the 4th richest in the world. With that in mind, does anyone know what the plan is with PUA ending soon and no federal stimulus on the horizon? : boston (PCI, #1 in states)

Its past time to close houses of worship : CoronavirusMa

Japan study finds 98% of COVID-19 patients had immunity six months later : Coronavirus
No, the Moderna and Pfizer RNA vaccines for COVID-19 will not permanently alter your DNA : Coronavirus
No Symptoms Shown in Over One-Third of COVID-19 Infected Children : Coronavirus
Remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir, and interferon regimens had little or no effect on hospitalized patients with Covid-19, as indicated by overall mortality, initiation of ventilation, and duration of hospital stay. : science

Where are people getting this idea that masks are just a conspiracy to control us? : CoronavirusMa

Melinda Gates: This pandemic has exposed our nations broken caregiving system
Pandemic is pushing America's 911 system to breaking point ambulance operators say : Coronavirus
'Dealing with a lot:' Suicide crisis calls mount during COVID-19 pandemic : Coronavirus

EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home : worldnews


The Epicenter - The New York Times As winter turned to spring, the coronavirus hit a corner of Queens harder than almost anywhere else in the United States.


Social Distancing Plummeted In Lead-Up To Fall Surge, Survey Finds : Coronavirus

'Covid ended our marriage': The couples who split in the pandemic : Coronavirus

Large crowd gathers in New York to protest a bar shut down. : Coronavirus
Server takes glass to the face after Edmonton pub customer reminded of mask bylaw : news
'I'm 23 years old and I just had a stroke': Arizona man goes viral after COVID-19 experience : Coronavirus

Some Pennsylvania counties have few or no ICU beds left amid COVID-19 surge, says health official : Coronavirus

Iowa Is What Happens When Government Does Nothing : Coronavirus

Kristi Noem's grandmother died in a nursing home hit by COVID-19 as the South Dakota governor continued to downplay the virus : politics (they have no soul and no heart)




Canadian intelligence: 3 countries spread virus lies Russia, China and Iran are behind dangerous misinformation campaigns about coronavirus, the intelligence agency responsible for keeping Canadians safe said in a report made public Thursday.

Italy, Govt to ban travel during Christmas : Coronavirus

Sweden says no need for face masks as COVID-19 deaths top 7,000 : Coronavirus

France, world's most vaccine-sceptic country, warily eyes Covid-19 shots : worldnews


Petition to 'free' Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride reaches 36,000 signatures - McBride has been charged with 5 national security offences for revealing war crimes committed by Australian soldiers : worldnews

China threatens lasting punishment as Biden backs Australia : worldnews
China buys first Indian rice in decades amid scarce supply | China has begun importing Indian rice for the first time in at least three decades due to tightening supplies from Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam : worldnews
U.S. bans cotton imports from China producer XPCC citing Xinjiang 'slave labor' : worldnews


The UAE and Israels whirlwind honeymoon has gone beyond normalization
A Saudi prince detained in a guarded villa in Riyadh without any formal charges has been moved to an "undisclosed location." The move marks an escalation in the nearly three-year detention of Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, highlighting the kingdom's defiance of international pressure for his release : worldnews


Boxer Manny Pacquaio Could Be Next President of the Philippines. Seriously. : worldnews

Indigenous people block Trans-Amazon Highway protesting industrial drought : worldnews

Colombia Is Considering Legalizing Its Massive Cocaine Industry; There are 200k coca growing farmers. The state would buy coca at market prices. The programs for coca eradication each year cost $1 billion. Buying the entire coca harvest each year would cost$680M. It costs less to buy it all. : worldnews


Naked man flashes behind notoriously anti-LGBT Lithuanian MP during online meeting : worldnews


Private spies reportedly infiltrated an Amazon strike, secretly taking photos of workers, trade unionists, and journalists. Now a union is taking legal action. : worldnews (Stinkertons in Spain)


Thousands Sign Up to Throw Eggs at Margaret Thatcher Statue : worldnews
Explosion sees 'serious incident' declared in Bristol, UK, with casualties confirmed : worldnews


Undercover footage from Ontario pig farm shows alleged abuse. Whistleblower investigation may be the last before the province's ag-gag law takes effect, the second law of its kind in Canada. : worldnews

Trump administration to label China greatest threat to national security : worldnews (said the biggest threat to national security)


Biden Asks Dr. Fauci To Join His Team; Will Urge 100 Days Of Mask Wearing : politics


Trump Promises To Defund The Entire Military, If Congress Won't Let Him Punish The Internet For Being Mean To Him : politics
Donald Trump has lost more than 200,000 Twitter followers since election day : politics

US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates
3,000 Americans died from COVID-19 yesterday, with 100,000 more in hospital. The president was obsessing over an election he lost a month ago. : politics
Biden Endorses $908 Billion Covid Relief Plan as Down Payment : politics
Fauci to have first "substantive discussions" with Biden transition officials - CBS News

A girl came to the U.S. border with reports of sexual abuse. ICE expelled her, citing COVID-19 : politics

Mike Pompeo to host 900-person Christmas party despite Covid surge : politics ... "I bet the location will have color-coded rooms and a mysterious figure in red who walks through the party as midnight approaches."
Pompeo invites hundreds to indoor holiday parties after subordinates are warned against hosting non-mission critical events

Trump escalates baseless attacks on election with 46-minute video rant - The Washington Post
The most petulant 46 minutes in American history - The Washington Post
Trump Releases 46 Minutes Of Lies Falsely Asserting Fraud In 2020 Election : politics
CNN boycotts Trump's epic 46-minute propaganda speech : politics
Trump suggests after Supreme Court gets involved in bizarre Facebook election revote video : politics
Trump address using charts to prove election was rigged is widely mocked with Twitter memes : politics
The big lie from Donald Trump | TheHill "we won Michigan by a lot!" ... almost half of Republicans expect Trump to be inaugurated in January.
Tim O'Brien: Trump's 'mind is on fire with the reality' that he will no longer have the presidential safety-net : politics
My God, He's Completely Insane : politics
Republican congressman tells Trump to 'delete your account' after he tweets a 45-minute speech repeating baseless voter fraud claims : politics

Trump's grievances feed menacing undertow after the election

Trump is said to be livid at Barr, with one official suggesting termination possible : politics
Trump's advisors are frantically trying to stop him from firing Attorney General Barr as the president's fury hits a boiling point : politics
Barr had 'intense' meeting with Trump after AG's interview undercutting voter fraud claims: Sources : politics
He stopped loving him today - Lawyers, Guns & Money As was predictable, Bill Barr deciding to secure his parachute as the gas leaks out of the Trump Organization blimp may well result in his getting to test it early:

Pardoning Giuliani Would Put Trump in Legal Jeopardy : politics
Pardon my criminal kids : PoliticalHumor

Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell is urging Republicans to boycott the Georgia Senate runoffs, even though the party desperately needs the votes : politics
Trump 'Fraud' Witness Also Believes Ghosts Are Haunting His FamilyJesse Morgan became a mini-hero on the right after testifying about ballot fraud. His past claims are similarly dubious.
Florida attorney reportedly under investigation after telling Republicans to change 'your address for the next 2 months' for Georgia runoffs : politics
Roger Stone Says North Korean Boats Delivered Ballots Through Maine Harbor As Trump Boosts Fraud Claims : politics ... Yes, the North Koreans sailed across the Pacific, through the Panama Canal, stayed and chilled with Castro for a couple days, and went right up the East Coast to MAINE to personally deliver fake ballots. Makes complete sense, Roger.

Freshly pardoned Michael Flynn shares message telling Trump to 'suspend the Constitution' to hold a new presidential election : politics

Mike Pence Backs Away From the Trump Election Fraud Train Wreck : politics
Lindsey Graham begs Trump legal team to "prove" their claims as lawsuits fail in court : politics

Trump's lamee-duck pardons will all be legal, no matter how corrupt they look: There's no way to challenge or overturn any of his pardons unless he gives one to himself.

'They have not earned your vote': Trump allies urge Georgia Republicans to sit out Senate runoffs : politics
Arizona Gov Confirms Trump Was On The Line When He Ignored Phone Call : politics

Mary Trump said she thinks her uncle genuinely believes he won the election, and that he's the only person she knows 'who can gaslight himself' : politics

Michael Cohen on How 'Monster' Trump Will Undermine Biden

Kayleigh McEnany isn't aware of anything : politics

Sanders Slams McConnell for Pushing '3-Martini Lunch' Deduction and Zero Relief for 26 Million Hungry Americans : politics
Bernie Sanders Calls Betsy DeVos Worst Education Secretary in US History : politics

Katie Porter, Esquire, Tears Steve Mnuchin, Smug Prick, a New Asshole : politics
Elizabeth Warren on Twitter: "I've known @RepKatiePorter since she was a law student in my bankruptcy class 20 years ago. To answer your snotty question, Sec. Mnuchin: not only is Rep. Porter a lawyer, she can run circles around you and any of your legally questionable and morally bankrupt policy failures." / Twitter

Conservative think tank Idaho Freedom Foundation received $130,000 in PPP money : politics


Postal Service Delays Disenfranchised Thousands of Legally-Cast Ballots This Fall : politics

Election officials warn Trumps escalating attacks on voting are putting their staffs at risk
Florida attorney under investigation for registering to vote in Georgia, encouraging others to do the same : politics
Trump campaign's star witness in Michigan was deemed not credible. Then, her loud testimony went viral. : politics
How Is Trumps Lawyer Jenna Ellis Elite Strike Force Material?
Trump aide banned from Justice after trying to get case info -- Heidi Stirrup (yeah, another central-casting character)

Democrats took a risk to push mail-in voting. It paid off : politics

QAnon supporters think Biden's medical boot is hiding ankle monitor following secret arrest : politics

Ivanka Trump was deposed Tuesday in DC attorney general's inauguration lawsuit : politics
Ivanka Trump says she was deposed for 5 hours in inaugural spend probe. Here's what she failed to mention : politics


Substantial Likelihood Of WrongdoingBy VOA Parent Agency, Government Watchdog Says


Trump reportedly derailed a GOP meeting about the Georgia Senate runoffs by praising QAnon : politics

Opinion | The Conspiracy Theory That Could Hand Joe Biden the Senate - POLITICO ... There is no evidence that Lin Wood and Sidney Powell are secretly working for the Democratic National Committee, but no one has definitively disproved it, either.
Trump roils Georgia GOP as party waits to see if presidential visit helps -- or hurts -- in crucial Senate runoffs
Ex-U.S. Attorney asks Georgia to investigate Sen. Lindsey Graham : politics
Opinion | David Perdue has troubles - The Washington Post
The Runoff Report: Poll: Ossoff and Perdue about even, Warnock slightly leading Loeffler : politics
Republican Sen. David Perdue's stock portfolio shows he'd occasionally make at least 20 trades in one day, per a New York Times investigation : politics ... but, but, AOC tweets!
Scope of GOP senator's 'prolific' stock trades comes into view | Did David Perdue not consider how his "prolific" and ethically dubious investment strategy this might look to voters? : politics
The Federal Elections Commission has questions for Sen. David Perdue : politics ... I am sure Georgia conservatives love Perdue & Loeffler getting richer by playing the markets using privileged information while they get sick and die. It just cracks me up to see these yokels railing against coastal elites while getting fleeced by their own moneyed class

We Cant Restore The Soul Of The Nation With Rahm Emanuel In Public Office
Potential HHS Nominee Gina Raimondo Has a 'Mixed' Record on Abortion - The Rhode Island governor engineered a budget deal in 2015 that stripped abortion coverage from thousands of families

The Elect - Lawyers, Guns & Money Fintan O'Toole has a very interesting essay in the Dec. 3rd issue of the NYRB, on what exactly is entailed when one of the two major political parties in a democracy concludes that democracy presents an existential threat to that party:

Bill Clinton had to have close adviser explain the hit TV show Friends to him | Daily Mail Online - Clinton sabotaged Hillary's 2008 Presidential run

U.S. Used Patriot Act to Gather Logs of Website Visitors - The New York Times

Unpacking secret encrypted messages between men involved in alleged Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot : politics



Florida Masseuse Ordered to Pay $31,573 After 'Soliciting' Robert Kraft To Commit ProstitutionThe women he patronized now have criminal records.
American Justice - Lawyers, Guns & Money Meanwhile, all charges against Kraft were dropped in September


Shock Doctrine: Higher Education Version - Lawyers, Guns & Money Colleges and universities around the nation are using COVID-19 related budget crises to double down on their long existing attack on the humanities and social sciences.


Rembrandt's own mortality -- seen in another artist's face

More than 2.5 miles of cliff paintings found hidden in the Amazon rainforest show ancient hunter-gatherers killing Ice Age creatures : worldnews

Youth who develop higher levels of conscientiousness and emotional stability achieve greater success as young adults, with better income and career satisfaction. The study shows that teens are not just stuck with their personality traits, and positive change can have a big impact on their careers. : science

TIL humans often experience illusions of brain control over events we cannot actually change. While psychologists in the past thought this meant we evolved to be deluded, some neuroscientists now think these false beliefs are our s rational response to an uncertain and unpredictable world. : todayilearned

For the first time ever a quantum computer which is made from particles of light has outperformed even the fastest classical super computers : technology



What character death was satisfying to you? : AskReddit

What's the weirdest sex act you've ever done alone? : AskReddit

[Serious] What is your small town dark secret story? : AskReddit

Google spied on employees and fired them for unionizing, U.S. labor board says : worldnews




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Humans waging 'suicidal war' on nature - UN chief Antonio Guterres : worldnews (hello 73 million Trumpsters)
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern to declare climate emergency : worldnews

No-kill, lab-grown meat to go on sale for first time : worldnews
Singapore becomes first country to approves sales of lab-made meat. Singapore is moving quickly to allow the sale of cultured meat, a move that fits into its broader food-security agenda. In response to the pandemic, Singapore is trying to produce 30% of its own food by 2030, up from under 10% today : worldnews

Cannabis Is Officially a Medicine, Following Historic UN Vote : worldnews

The monolith: Alien message or American weirdness? - The Boston Globe (monolith in Romania re-possessed by aliens)


America's COVID deaths may be equivalent to a 9/11 every day by Christmas : Coronavirus
Americans warned Covid risk to country at historic high : Coronavirus
Leaked government map reveals almost entire US is a Covid hotspot : politics
Fauci: U.S. could hit herd immunity by end of summer 2021 if Americans embrace virus vaccines : politics


MA COVID-19 Data 12/2/20 : boston (6.6%+ 46 deaths


4,613 New Confirmed Cases; 45,390 Active Cases; 4.94% positive; 19.8% positive new individuals; 46 deaths; - December 2 : CoronavirusMa
Massachusetts reports highest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases with 4,613 : boston
Mass. reports 4,613 new confirmed coronavirus cases, highest one-day total reported during pandemic - The Boston Globe

Boston has seen the third-largest drop in rental prices amid the pandemic : boston

'These Are Deaths That Could Have Been Prevented,' Says Researcher Studying Evictions : politics

New study finds alcohol-free hand sanitizer stops COVID-19 just as well : Coronavirus

Opinion | Remote education is a failure - The Washington Post
Vast Majority of Remote Workers Now Talking About Mental Health at Work Due to COVID : worldnews


1 In Every 800 North Dakota Residents Now Dead From Covid (the big sort contiues)

Couple with coronavirus boarded SFO flight to Hawaii, arrested : Coronavirus

Oregon doctor and staff refuse to wear masks during pandemic, calling Covid 'common cold' : Coronavirus

Face masks reduced Tampa Bay coronavirus cases by 1.4 million, says USF professor : Coronavirus


Cases Drop 30% in England After Lockdown : Coronavirus

Covid Pfizer vaccine approved for use next week in UK : worldnews
Vladimir Putin orders mass vaccination to begin in Russia next week : worldnews

Interpol warns that COVID-19 vaccines could be targeted by criminals : worldnews

Canada PM Trudeau indicates U.S. border restrictions to last a long time : worldnews

Japan approves free COVID-19 vaccines for nation : worldnews

Nepal's female soldiers break taboos to tackle COVID crisis : worldnews


China concealed official figures, misled world on Covid outbreak : worldnews (not deliberately)
China successfully lands spacecraft on moon to retrieve lunar rocks : worldnews (claims the Moon belongs to them)
China's XXX files : 25 thousand people disappear each year, their organs are harvested : worldnews
Explained: How China is brutally eradicating Uighur Muslims from Xinjiang : worldnews
Genghis Khan's memory is erased from view as China cracks down on Mongolian culture : worldnews
Hong Kong university student leader arrested in early morning raid by 20 police officers
China crosses India's red lines, fast-tracks construction of road and 2nd village inside Bhutan's territory : worldnews

'Will not be bullied': citizens around the world told to buy Australian wine in stand against China : worldnews

WeChat blocks Australian Prime Minister in doctored image dispute : worldnews
Petition to 'free' Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride reaches 36,000 signatures : worldnews (exposed Australian war crime atrocities)
Backing Australia, US State Dept says China hit "new low" with doctored image : worldnews (said the fake US government)

India witnessed the biggest organized strike in human history. : worldnews

Turkish cop photographed killing Kurdish student walks free : worldnews

Alarm as execution looms for scientist on death row in Iran : worldnews

Brazilian bank robbers leave cash strewn across the streets to aid their getaway as residents rush to pick it up after spectacular raids on four banks across city : worldnews
Gunmen take control of Brazilian city, rob bank, leave thousands of Rials behind after explosion. : worldnews

Christian family killed and beheaded in Central Sulawesi; fire set to six chapels : worldnews

Nearly 100,000 refugees in Ethiopia in 'desperate need' of help as food runs out : worldnews
/u/bout_that_action gives a detailed and thorough account of war, famine and intrigue in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Tigray stuck between the two. Bonus: Sudan. : bestof

UAE finds its voice within OPEC, complicating oil diplomacy : worldnews

Gantz says party will vote to dissolve Knesset, setting stage for new elections : worldnews
Israel transferred $1.14 billion in tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian civil affairs minister : worldnews

Moldova's new president calls for Russian troops to withdraw from territory : worldnews
A man suspected of murdering dozens of elderly women detained in Russia : worldnews

Federal future for Cyprus is 'going nowhere': Ersin Tatar : worldnews (Furkey and Erdofuck)

Over 700 gang members in Central America arrested in U.S.-assisted actions : worldnews


An anti-gay Hungarian politician has resigned after being caught by police fleeing a 25-man orgy through a window : worldnews
Hungary's rightwing rulers downplay MEP 'gay orgy' scandal amid hypocrisy accusations : worldnews

Tearful mourners hold vigil in German city after drunk man kills five : worldnews


England wakes up to life after lockdown - and people head to Primark.England's lockdown is over and today shoppers used their new freedom to queue outside Primark before dawn to grab pre-Christmas bargains on Wild Wednesday and people were giddy with excitement about returning to the pub. : worldnews
UK takes step towards world's first nuclear fusion power station : worldnews
Black Lives Matter has increased racial tension, 55% say in UK poll : worldnews



Airbnb asked Canada for a bailout. Canada slapped Airbnb with a tax. : worldnews


Critics Smell 'Economic Sabotage' as McConnell Unveils Covid Plan With $0 for Unemployment Boost, Direct Payments : politics
More than half of emergency small business funds went to larger businesses, new data show : politics
Release of PPP loan recipients' data reveals troubling patterns - The Trump Organization and Kushner Companies are major beneficiaries of PPP loans (huge surprise)

Mitch McConnell's dark pivot: Wreck the economy and sabotage Biden's presidency

Trump's popular vote share drops below 47%, report says : politics
There Wasnt That Much Split-Ticket Voting In 2020

White House fires Pentagon advisory board members, installs loyalists - POLITICO
Pentagon blocks visits to military spy agencies by Biden transition team - The Washington Post

Trump to boycott Biden's inauguration and won't even invite him for White House visit - report : politics
Trump's 2024 begins ... "It's been an amazing four years. We are trying to do another four years. Otherwise, I'll see you in four years."
Trump rehashes vote-fraud claims for 46 minutes in his 'most important speech' ever : politics

Trump pardon: DOJ investigating potential presidential pardon bribery scheme, court records reveal - CNNPolitics ... The case is the latest legal twist in the waning days of President Donald Trumps administration
Trump Has Discussed With Advisers Pardons for His 3 Eldest Children and Giuliani - The New York Times Rudolph W. Giuliani, who is promoting baseless claims of widespread election fraud, talked about a pardon with President Trump as recently as last week.
Justice Dept. investigated potential bribery-for-pardonscheme involving White House

I Rememb--wait, what? : PoliticalHumor

Trump Threatens to Wreck Defense Bill Unless It Stops People Being Mean to Him on Twitter : politics
Why Does a Self-Proclaimed Billionaire Keep Begging for Donations? : politics

Suddenly Republicans want norms, ethics and "civility": Are they actually psychopaths? Trump is still trying to steal the electon -- ibut Republicans are now acting as if they never enabled this criminal
Removing Trump Is Not Enough. He Must Be Prosecuted. : politics

Trump Reportedly Considering Pardons For 3 Of His Children And Rudy Giuliani : politics (for all past, present and future crimes)
Fmr. FBI Lawyer: Why Would Trump's Kids Need 'Pre-Emptive Pardons'? | The 11th Hour | MSNBC : politics
Trump, Kushner, White House sued by watchdog to prevent illegal deletion of official emails, WhatsApp messages : politics
nside Ivanka Trumps failed attempt to have Congress secure her legacy (but she did fuck everything else up)
If Donald Trump pardons himself before he leaves office, will Joe Biden be able to undo it when he becomes president? : politics
What to do about that pardon Trump will grant himself : politics

Anderson Cooper Delivers Lengthy Takedown Of Donald Trumps Latest Con : politics

Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Trump's coup is not over; his enablers aren't done : politics
Going "Back to Normal" Is Too Dangerous to Even Contemplate : politics

The Guy Appointed to Investigate the Russia Investigation Isn't Even Eligible for the Job Attorney: General Bill Barr appears to have broken Justice Department rules by appointing John Durham special counsel. : politics
Roger Stone accuses Bill Barr of "deep state" connection following voter fraud dismissal : politics
Lou Dobbs Accuses Bill Barr of Being Compromised and Part of the Deep State : politics (Lou Blobbhead)
Swing-state counties that used Dominion voting machines mostly voted for Trump : politics

Wisconsin Federal Judge Picks Apart Sidney Powell and Lin Wood's Lawsuit in Brutal Order

The naked corruption of Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue : politics
2,596 Trades in One Term: Inside Senator Perdues Stock Portfolio
Hollywood Jumps In to Support Democrats in Georgia Senate Races: "There's a New South That's Rising" : politics (GA focusing attention, reality show inception)

Biden will carry Georgia after second recount: secretary of state : politics
Trump Inevitably Flips Out at Georgia Elections Official Who Begged Him to Stop Threats to Workers : politics
Trump Doubles Down On Attacks That Have Inspired Death Threats Against GOP Officials In GA : politics (live by the buffoon, die by the buffoon)

'Someone's Going To Get Killed': Election Official Blasts GOP Silence On Threats : politics
QAnon Left a Noose Outside a 20-Year-Old Election Worker's Home: Rather than condemning the death threats, President Trump doubled down on baseless conspiracy theories about election rigging. : politics

Trump Is Burning Down the GOP on the Way Out : politics

Trump Campaign Lawyer Joe diGenova Could Be Disciplined for Stunning Statement That Chris Krebs Should Be Shot : politics

Elizabeth Warren slams "unqualified billionaire" Betsy DeVos for criticizing student debt forgiveness : politics
'Bye-Bye, Betsy DeVos. You Won't Be Missed,' Says Sanders as Billionaire Education Secretary Attacks Push for Tuition-Free College : politics

Flynn Tells Us Who He Is Again : politics Last night, fresh off his pardon for past crimes, retired General Mike Flynn endorsed a call for President Trump to suspend the constitution and declare martial law.
Pro-Trump Attorney Lin Wood and Pardoned Michael Flynn Call for Trump to Declare Martial Law : politics
Lawyers Condemn Michael Flynn and Lin Woods Breathtakingly Morally Treasonous Call for Trump to Declare Martial Law and Hold New Election
Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis Lost Their Minds When Bill Barr Said Game Over, and Lawyers Had Some Thoughts : politics

Power Up: Ivanka Trump is leaving the White House. She may not leave politics. : politics

Dr. Kavita Patel: Dr. Atlas did more damage in 130 days than you could possibly imagine : politics


Obama: Broad slogans like "defund the police" lose people : politics
Barack Obama narrates new Jon Ossoff ad ahead of Georgia runoff: "Vote like our lives depend on it, because they do" : politics


Nevada governor: 'Unconscionable' for Trump to suggest Reno's COVID-19 surge unit 'fake' : politics
Doctor left stunned and disappointedand after Trump uses his image to falsely suggest Covid is a scam : politics

Mark Kelly to be sworn in as US senator, flipping Arizona seat from red to blue : politics


Barack Obama says DNC should give Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a bigger platform as feud between progressives and centrists grows : politics
Obama says AOC should've been more prominent at Democratic National Convention : politics
AOC defends time spent on Twitter: Not all politics is envelopes to corporate CEOs for money | Congresswomans comments appear to be a swipe at her colleague, senator Joe Manchin : politics (another corrupt old asshole self-owns)
Katie Porter in heated exchange with Mnuchin: 'You're play-acting to be a lawyer' : politics (ditto)

Parlers got a porn problem: Adult businesses target pro-Trump social network ... #sexytrumpgirl

Authorities tie viral 'protesters needed' Craigslist ad to registered Republican : politics

'Tis The Season: Congress Looks To Sneak In Unconstitutional Copyright Reform Bill Into 'Must Pass' Spending Bill : politics

Confessions of a Clintonworld Exile | Vanity Fair ... Doug Band ... Clintonism was based on the baby boomer credo that you truly can have it all.


It Wasn't the First Time the NYPD Killed Someone in Crisis. For Kawaski Trawick, It Only Took Seconds 112 ProPublica
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Federal judge finds Portland in contempt for violating order that limited use of tear gas, other munitions : politics

John Mulaney Says He Was Investigated by Secret Service After 'SNL' : television

u/kromem describes records of the Catholic Church covering up child sex abuse, dating back over a thousand years. Goes on to say abuse rates in other churches are about the same as evidenced by insurance rates. : bestof


San Francisco bans smoking inside apartments; pot smoking OK : news


Some fun stats from the 2020 presidential election results in MA : boston

Behind the Mask of the Phantom Gourmet : boston (entitled racist asshole Trumpsters)


New drug reverses age-related cognitive decline within days : worldnews
ISRIB (trans-isomer) | PERK inhibitor | Read Reviews & Product Use Citations

Declines in blue-collar jobs have left some working-class men frustrated by unmet job expectations and more likely to suffer an early death by suicide. Occupational expectations developed in adolescence serve as a benchmark for perceptions of adult success and, when unmet, pose a risk of self-injury : science

How the heck does a laser/infrared thermometer actually work? : askscience


Researchers discover distinct gut bacteria in people with clinical depression compared to healthy people, suggesting GI symptoms could be a sign of mental illnesses & be used in the future as a diagnostic tool. : science

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson is a must read for all of us who grew up with toxic parents. : books


What are your most toxic reddit experiences?

Have you ever saved someone's life? How did it happen? : AskReddit

Redditors, what is your "Never again" brand? : AskReddit

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk remains "highly confident" that his company will land humans on Mars by 2026, saying on Tuesday that it's an achievable goal "about six years from now." : worldnews (and it will be a self-driving spaceship)




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Anxiety over the climate crisis is stopping people having children, study finds : worldnews

Australia just had its hottest November on record, and massive fires are already burning : worldnews

'Catastrophic' bushfire burns half of Queensland's Fraser Island and threatens ecological disaster The fire on the world's largest sand island, also known as K'gari, has been burning for six weeks and is encroaching on areas with 1,000-year-old trees : worldnews
Amazon deforestation hits 12 year high under President Bolsonaro : worldnews
Even certified sustainable palm oil is linked to worse social & ecological outcomes for Indonesian forest communities, a new study shows : worldnews

Utah Monolith Removed by Four Men, Photographer Says - The New York Times A photographer said four men dismantled the mysterious shiny object that has captivated the country. On Tuesday, a local outdoorsman with a penchant for stunts claimed credit for the disappearance.


Covid-19 Likely in U.S. in Mid-December 2019, CDC Scientists Report - WSJ - New analysis of blood donations finds virus was present on West Coast earlier than previously believed
Why health officials are terrified of a pandemic Christmas - The Washington Post Despite warnings, millions traveled and gathered for Thanksgiving. As officials brace for the surge ahead, they say a new approach is needed.


MA COVID-19 Data 12/1/20 : boston (6.2%+ 30 deaths)
2,845 New Confirmed Cases; 4.61% positive; 15.6% positive new individuals; 30 deaths - December 1 : CoronavirusMa


At dawn of holiday season, Gov. Baker reports dozens of COVID-19 clusters linked to houses of worship - WCVB - December 1, 2020 [includes recap of Gov. Baker COVID-19 update] : CoronavirusMa


According to this from the NIH, *40,000* cases of child abuse were not reported by schools in March and April alone, due their closure. The number today must be devastatingly high. I know how seriously this community takes the virus, but I really think we need to reevaluate school closures. : CoronavirusMa

COVID-19 Indoor Safety Guideline



Oklahoma governor declares day of prayer amid COVID pandemic, but no mask mandate : politics

He didnt take covid-19 seriously. Being hospitalized made a believer out of him.

S.F. Mayor London Breed had her own French Laundry party -- the night after Gavin Newsoms

North Carolina Rep. Ted Budd Tests Positive for COVID-19 (R-NC)

After swingers convention held in New Orleans, 41 test positive for coronavirus, organizer says : news


Leaked documents reveal China's mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19 pandemic - CNN Leaked documents reveal China's mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19
Leaked documents reveal China's mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19 pandemic : worldnews
A baby was just born with coronavirus immunity. The baby's mother survived a mild case of COVID-19 in March, while she was 10-weeks pregnant. The mother's SARS-CoV-2 antibodies disappeared, but doctors discovered that the boy was born with circulating antibodies : worldnews

Vitamin D Insufficiency May Account for Almost 80% COVID-19 Deaths - MDPI Journal : worldnews


UK bars, cinemas may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to visit : worldnews


Photo reveals Australian soldier drinking beer out of dead Taliban fighter's prosthetic leg : worldnews
Australia and the United States will jointly develop hypersonic cruise missiles, the Australian defence minister announced on Tuesday, pledging to invest advanced capabilities that will give the country's military more options to deter aggression against its interests. : worldnews

Fears grow over mysterious, massive Chinese fishing fleet near the Galapagos Islands : worldnews
Nike, Coca-Cola, and Apple reportedly lobbied to weaken a bill aimed at preventing them from manufacturing products in China using forced Uighur labor : worldnews
Nike, Coca-Cola, Apple among Companies Lobbying against Uyghur Forced Labor Bill : worldnews
It's 'complicated': Hong Kong's Carrie Lam backtracks on plans to include her own job in anti-bribery law : worldnews

'Stealing our culture': South Koreans upset after China claims kimchi as its own : worldnews

Thailand Removes Cannabis from Narcotics List : worldnews
New Zealand is set to legalise pill testing ahead of this summer's festival season : worldnews

UN: Food has run out for nearly 100,000 refugees in Ethiopia : worldnews

Saudi Arabia to allow Israeli commercial flights to use its airspace: senior Trump official : worldnews (Jared's peace plan)


70 year old woman held own son captive for 28 years : worldnews (Sweden)


Hungarian anti-gay MEP resigns after breaking lockdown to attend orgy - Business Insider ... The police found Szajer and 24 other naked men at the gathering, including diplomats

Swiss firms narrowly avoid 'Responsible Business' liability for human rights and environmental abuses as vote divides nation : worldnews

Germany bans far-right, pro-Nazi group, police raid homes : worldnews
At least one dead as 'speeding car' hits pedestrians in Trier, Germany : worldnews

French government drops draft law curbing filming of police officers : worldnews (not really, Macaroni is France's new dicktator)

Gender reassignment: High Court rules on puberty blockers for under-16s : worldnews

Woman who spent years scrubbing explicit video from internet urges tech firms to make it easier to remove : worldnews


House Democrats Demand Increase in IRS Funding to Go After 'Wealthy Tax Cheats' Like Donald Trump
Biden readies major stimulus push and flurry of executive actions in first 100 days : politics
A vaccine stimulus is the shot in the arm our country needs | It is time to solve the COVID vaccine distribution problem and stimulus at the same time by giving Americans $1500 for getting vaccinated. : politics
Wyden, Schumer, Brown, Bennet, Reed Introduce Legislation To Avert Looming Financial Disaster For Millions Of Unemployed Workers | The United States Senate Committee on Finance : politics

'It's just a total mess.': HHS botches takeover of Covid-19 data : politics
Trump's "Plan" to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines Is a Predictable Clusterf--k : politics

Trump Tells Pompeo: Go Wild on Iran, Just don't Risk World War III : politics
U.S. approves $23.37 billion advanced arms sale to UAE, Pompeo says : politics (Jared's bribe plan)
Pentagon Says UAE Funding Russia's Shadowy Mercenaries in Libyajust as Trump aims to sell the UAE billions of dollars worth of arms.
Warning of International Law Violations, Rights Groups Demand Halt to Trump Weapons Sale to UAE | "In Yemen, airstrikes by the Saudi- and Emirati-led Coalition are responsible for the majority of civilian casualties," 29 groups write in a new letter. : politics

This retired three-star falsely claims US soldiers died attacking a CIA facility in Germany tied to election fraud (delusional Trumpster)

Another Official Is Ousted From the Pentagon The Defense Department said Christopher Maier resigned, but his supporters say he was forced out of a job leading military efforts to combat ISIS. : politics

Anonymous shell companies fund crime and terror; its time to crack down

The Trump we've Yet to Meet: Just because we know bad things about the 45th president, don't assume that there's nothing bad left to find out. : politics

Eschaton: Sounds Bad -- The Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to a court record unsealed on Tuesday by the chief judge of the DC District Court
John Harwood on Twitter: "BREAKING The Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to a court record unsealed on Tuesday by the chief judge of the DC District Court " / Twitter
Shimon Prokupecz on Twitter: "Search warrants were executed: 50 digital devices including iPhones, iPads, laptops, thumb drives and computer drives were seized after investigators raided offices." / Twitter

Rudy Giuliani talked to Trump about getting a preemptive pardon before the president leaves office, report says : politics
Kyle Griffin on Twitter: "Breaking NYT: Rudy Giuliani discussed with Trump as recently as last week the possibility of receiving a pre-emptive pardon before Trump leaves office, according to two people told of the discussion. https://t.co/zVM8ypnJUM" / Twitter Sean Hannity says Trump should pardon himself and his family to avoid a witch hunt Experts say it's not that simple. : politics
Trump's pardon shenanigans are ramping up : politics

Tracking the Trump Administration's 'Midnight Regulations' -- The administration is rushing to implement dozens of policy changes in its final days. We're following some of the most consequential and controversial.

Barr says he hasnt seen fraud that could affect the election outcome
Barr appoints special counsel in Russia probe investigation
Ben Wittes vindicated at last! - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kaitlan Collins on Twitter: "After telling the Associated Press there is no evidence of fraud that would change the outcome of the election, Attorney General Bill Barr just arrived at the White House." / Twitter (hahahaha)

GOP governor sends White House to voicemail, certifies election results : politics
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Appears To Ignore Call From Trump While Certifying Election Result - The Republican governor heard plenty from the president on Twitter later. : politics
Wisconsin formally declares Biden won election following recount : politics
Arizona, Wisconsin certify election results for Biden, closing off another path for Trump : politics
Trump sues to reverse Biden win in Wisconsin
Trump allies ask Supreme Court to reverse Pennsylvania ruling on mail-in ballots - The Washington Post
Trump Nears Checkmate Stage in Last-Gasp Bid to Undo Election - Bloomberg

Sasha Abramsky. Removing Trump is Not Enough. He must be Prosecuted. : politics

GOP silence on Trump's false election claims recalls McCarthy era - CNNPolitics
Trump campaign ends as his first one began, surrounded by outcasts and cranks
A witness in Trump ally Sidney Powell's lawsuits says the voting results in 'Edison County' indicate fraud. No such place exists. : politics

Trump suggests Georgia governor could 'call off' Senate runoff races : politics
Georgia shuts down Trump's attempts to bully governor over election result : politics
Rudy Giuliani wants lawmakers to seize Arizona's 11 electoral votes. Is he nuts? : politics
America Is a Republic, Not a Democracy is a Dangerous And Wrong Argument

As Trump Attacks Georgia Republicans, Party Worries About Senate Races - The New York Times
Exclusive: Don Jr. tells Georgia Senate voters that Trump is on the ballot - Axios
Trump attacks GOP governors, retweets 'why bother voting for Republicans' : politics (wants to rebrand party as "Dumbpublicans")
Trump shares posts asking why bother voting for Republicans? ahead of key vote that could decide Senate : politics
Is he just coming to bring Covid : Democrat Georgia candidate launches blistering attack on Trump state visit
On Parler, a Pro-Trump Call For Georgia Runoff Boycott Threatens Mitch McConnell's Plan to Restrain Biden : politics
Georgia reports more than 940,000 absentee ballot requests for Senate runoff : politics
'All About the Grift': Trump Reportedly Raises Over $150 Million for Non-Existent 'Election Defense Fund' : politics
Millionaire Kelly Loeffler mocked for ad claiming she knows what it feels like waiting on that paycheck : politics
Research Suggests WNBA Tipped Rev. Ralph Warnock's Senate Run at Pivotal Point : politics

The MAGA crowd haunts Republicans : politics
Trump Lost. But Racism Will Probably Win Again. : politics
Trump's Rallies Didn't Pay Off For Him At The Polls, According To Data. Research has, however, linked his rallies to hundreds of COVID-19 deaths. : politics

Proud Boys member threatens armed revolt outside Giuliani meeting: "Not going to stand back and stand by anymore" : politics ("Biden Lost Get Over It")

Lincoln Project calls for revenge on grubby sellouts who backed Trump : politics
We will finally get Trump out of the White House, but how do we get him out of our faces? : politics

How Will Biden Deal With Republican Sabotage? | He needs to make the G.O.P. pay a price for obstruction. : politics
The End Game: Trump Turns Destructive and Vindictive, Like All Dictators. Our Bandy X. Lee Talks with Noted Fascism Expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat : politics
How to protect our democracy from a future Donald Trump : politics
Fox News Slaps Lara Trump With Reality Check On President' '4 More Years' : politics

Trump Lawyer: DHS Whistleblower Should Be Executed - The Bulwark During Newsmax call-in Joe diGenova said Chris Krebs should be put to death.
"They can know that there are things coming" : Former cybersecurity chief hints at legal action against Trump campaign attorney - "The way I look at it is that we're a nation of laws, and I plan to take advantage of those laws said Christopher Krebs
Johnny Enlow Says Trump Can Impose Martial Law to Arrest and Execute Those Trying to Steal the Election : politics

Stephen Miller Races to F--K Over Immigrants on His Way Out the Door The new father and architect of Donald Trump's family-separation policy is hard at work.


Joe Biden names all-female communications team, Kayleigh McEnany falsely claims Trump did it first. McEnany claims Trump has an all-female team, forgets about her own male deputies and Pence's male press secretary : politics
Joe Biden's inaugural committee will accept corporate donations up to $100,000, but bar lobbyists and fossil fuels : politics


Biden Covid advisor on Dr. Atlas resignation: 'I am relieved' because he wasn't qualified : politics
The staggering cost of the Scott Atlas debacle | Media Matters for America Trump picked a coronavirus adviser because he liked his Fox hits, and now a lot of Americans are dead
Scott Atlas will forever be the face of surrender to the coronavirus - The Washington Post (karma's a bitch, bitch)
Atlas Slinks - Lawyers, Guns & Money And apparently, as with virtually all of Trump's most abject sycophants, he was pushed more than he jumped:

Obama says Dolly Parton not getting medal of freedom was 'screwup': 'I'll call Biden' : politics ... reddit: I don't want to live in a world where Rush Limbaugh has a Medal of Freedom and Dolly Parton does not.

Schumer's regrets -- Cal Cunningham 'couldn't keep his zipper up' crushed Democrats' chances of regaining the Senate

Kayleigh McEnany Says WHCA Should Investigate Playboy's Brian Karem for Shouting Demeaning, Misogynistic Questionsat Her (claims she's a "female woman" and not a lizard)

Justice Alito Ripped for Repeatedly Ignoring That It Was Justice Sotomayor's Turn to Speak : politics


Christie's 2013 campaign hasn't paid off $1M in debt to 2 firms : politics

QAnon sympathizer elected to Congress failed to disclose fundraising ties to Sen. Ted Cruz, FEC says : politics


'Good Riddance': Progressives Welcome Ajit Pai's Departure From FCC as Great News The current chair, said one critic, "will go down in history as one of the most corrupt government officials of the century."


California got $1.3 billion in wildfire relief. Victims have received nothing, prompting outrage : politics


New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wants to Close 'Loopholes' Allowing Cops to Keep Credentials After Being Fired for Misconduct : politics

Louisville police's 'no-knock' warrants most often targeted Black residents, analysis shows : politics
More KY offensive law enforcement training material found. Jewish leader responds : news


Children who want puberty blockers must understand effects, high court rules : news


Cannabidiol in cannabis does not impair driving, landmark study shows : science

Sad BestOf: The huge telescope at the Aricebo Observatory has collapsed. u/Andromeda321 gives a detailed explanation of what happened, and what it means for science. : bestof

First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimers disease goes on sale

Google DeepMind's AlphaFold successfully predicts protein folding, solving 50-year-old problem with AI : worldnews
/u/CactusSmackedus explains why teaching an AI like Deepmind how proteins fold would be so revolutionary for medicine : bestof


What's something shitty you see Reddit people do? : AskReddit




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Past a Point of No ReturnAccording to British Journal Scientific Study on Climate Change; Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emission to Zero Still Will Not Stop Global Warming; Scientists See an Acceleration of Pandemics (73 million Americans voted to killed the planet and everything on it, including their children)
Antarctic ice melting faster, say scientists : worldnews

Australia's emissions fell 3% in year to June amid Covid shutdown. The government said it meant Australia had beaten its international 2020 target - widely regarded among experts as an unambitious goal. Experts said much of the fall in emissions were unrelated to federal government action.

International lawyers draft plan to criminalise ecosystem destruction : worldnews

Scientists Confirm Entirely New Species of Gelatinous Blob From The Deep, Dark Sea : worldnews

Mystery as monolith 'identical to Utah desert structure' appears in Romania : worldnews (scientists pretty sure it didn't quantum teleport itself)


TSA says more than 1.1 million travelers flew Sunday after Thanksgiving : worldnews
Birx: Americans who gathered for Thanksgiving should assume that you're infected : Coronavirus

Moderna Covid vaccine has 94% efficacy, final results confirm. Great news for all of us : worldnews
Absolutely remarkable: No one who got Moderna's vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19 (keyword: "severe")

Vaccines Are Coming, but Pandemic Experts Expect a 'Horrible' Winter - The New York Times With vaccines and a new administration, the pandemic will be tamed. But experts say the coming months are going to be just horrible


MA COVID-19 Data 11/30/20 : boston (8%+ 46? deaths)
2,501 New Confirmed Cases; 3.80% 7-day positivity; 1081 hospitalizations; 46 deaths - November 29 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-november-30-2020 : CoronavirusMa

Higher viral loads in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients might be the invisible part of the iceberg : Coronavirus
Convalescent plasma does not help in patients with COVID-19 : Coronavirus
How Covid-19 Has Turned the Spotlight Back on Obesity : Coronavirus
Israeli research: People with asthma 30% less likely to contract COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Rhode Island hospitals are full. Covid field hospital opening today. - Providence Journal - November 30, 2020 [emergency alert sent, first day of reopening "pause" in R.I.] : CoronavirusMa

California considers strict stay-at-home orders as COVID-19 cases projected to exceed ICU capacity : Coronavirus

Oregon nurse placed on leave after showing 'cavalier disregard' for COVID-19 protocols in TikTok video : Coronavirus

'We Don't Even Know Who Is Dead or Alive' : Trapped Inside an Assisted Living Facility During the Pandemic

Teaching in the This Pandemic: 'This Is Not Sustainable' : Coronavirus

Rural Ohio counties seeing COVID-19 rates that rival urban areas : Coronavirus

DeSantis: Florida to remain open without mask mandate despite case increase : Coronavirus

Idaho reaches grim milestone: More than 100,000 virus cases : Coronavirus


England's COVID-19 infections down 30% during national lockdown: survey : worldnews

India Fails to Report 3.4 Million Covid Cases : worldnews

Hong Kong reimposes strict social distancing as fourth wave strikes : worldnews


Australian Prime Minister demands apology from China over 'repugnant' fake tweet showing Australian soldier murdering child : worldnews
Russia accused of 'hypocrisy' after attacking Australia over Afghanistan war crimes report : worldnews

China's new stealth bomber will allow it to make 'truly intercontinental' strikes, report says : worldnews
China sanctions leaders of US groups over Hong Kong actions : worldnews (in China, your sanctions sanction yoo)

Former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan guilty of defamation over massacre : worldnews

Brazil's Bolsonaro suffers wave of defeats in mayoral races. : worldnews


Farmers slaughtered, beheaded by Boko Haram group in retaliation after villagers stand up to their extortion and seized one of them. : worldnews
At least 110 civilians killed in gruesome Nigeria massacre : worldnews (muzfukers)

LGBT Ugandans beaten with iron rods, burned with firewoodafter "bogus" shelter raid : worldnews (satangelical christofuckers)
CBC News journalists deported from Uganda, regardless of having press credentials : worldnews

Uber made big promises in Kenya. Drivers say it's ruined their lives. : worldnews

Top Iranian nuclear scientist was killed by remote-controlled machine gun, report says : worldnews
Exclusive: Syrian general accused of war crimes 'given new life in Europe by Mossad'

QAnon's Rise in Japan Shows the Conspiracy Theory's Global Spread : worldnews

A Hungarian official compared billionaire George Soros, who is a Holocaust survivor, to Adolf Hitler : worldnews (said the neo-nazi)


Germany will approve Huawei to build part of its 5G infrastructure : worldnews

Spain dismantles 'deplorable' migrant camp in Gran Canaria : worldnews

Italy's antitrust fines Apple 10 mln euros for misleading commercial practices : worldnews
Apple fined in Italy for misleading consumers over waterproof iPhones : worldnews
Another idyllic Italian village selling $1 houses : worldnews


Protests continue in France over "security" law that bans citizens from photographing or livestreaming police : worldnews
Paris police officers to remain in custody over beating of Black man : worldnews (caught on illegal video, of course)

Nicola Sturgeon wants referendum on Scottish independence as early as possible : worldnews

Time is operating out for Brexit commerce deal, EU and Britain say : worldnews
Almost 700,000 driven into poverty by Covid crisis in UK, study finds : worldnews

EU proposes new post-Trump alliance with U.S. in face of China threat: Financial Times : worldnews
NATO must focus more on challenge of rising China - report : worldnews
U.S. Intel Official: We "Cannot Allow China to Dominate" Digital Currencies : worldnews


Toronto police officer says she faced years of sexist, racist retribution for reporting colleague | In her complaint to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Iranian-Canadian officer said she was punched by her partner at the time when she tried to step in during the arrest of a Black suspect : worldnews (copfuckers)


Biden to receive first presidential intelligence briefing on Monday : politics
Fmr. CIA Dir. Brennan: 'Critically important' that Biden is now receiving the President's Daily Brief : politics
Joe Biden Fills Out His Economic Team - WSJ
Trump waged a 4-year war with the media. Now Biden has hit the reset button with a historic all-female White House communications team. : politics
President-elect Joe Biden twists ankle after slipping while playing with dog : politics

Any and all possible offenses: Trump pardon grants Flynn a sweeping reprieve

Trump said the stock market would crash if Biden won. The Dow is having its best month since 1987. : politics

Arizona and Wisconsin certify their votes - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Arizona Certifies Biden's Election Victory Over Trump : politics
Mark Kelly to be sworn in as senator on Wednesday : politics

Trump administration leaves states to grapple with how to distribute scarce vaccines - POLITICO
A leaderless America slips deep into a grim pandemic winter : politics
US is Infected with Pandemic Capitalism as Markets Incentivise Suffering : politics
Dr. Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser to Trump on coronavirus | Fox News

'Reckless, Provocative, and Illegal': Sanders Warns Assassination of Iranian Scientist Designed to Kill Diplomacy | "We must not allow that to happen. Diplomacy, not murder, is the best path forward." : politics

Congress is briefly reconvening, under pressure from Trump and Biden to pass a COVID-19 stimulus bill after months of gridlock : politics

Trump Was Delusional After Election Loss, Aides Indulged Him: Washington Post -- The Washington Post went long on the fact that the West Wing of the presidential mansion pretty much has turned into the locked wards of bedlam these days. The piece is superbly reported and completely unnerving.

Opinion | 1918 Germany Has a Warning for America - The New York Times - Donald Trump's 'Stop the Steal' campaign recalls one of the most disastrous political lies of the 20th century ... Dolchstosslegende, or stab-in-the-back myth
Trump's whining about the "rigged" election feeds off GOP's longtime victim complex: For the right to cast themselves as history's victims is nothing new. But this time it's more dangerous than ever : politics

Corporate Media Begin to Acknowledge GOP Coup Attempt : politics
There Aren't Serious Enough Consequences for Those Trying to Break American Democracy. What the president and his lawyers have been attempting to do deserves punishment that will likely never come. : politics
We won't Forget and We won't Forgive What Trumpists Did to America : politics

The 'Kraken' Lawsuit Was Released And it's Way Dumber Than You Realize : politics

The pandemic has a silver lining for the US /s : PoliticalHumor

President Trump's interview is an embarrassing low mark for him, Fox News and, especially, interviewer Maria Bartiromo: Once a respected journalist and top business reporter, Bartiromo has seemingly sold her journalistic soul to become a sycophant for President Trump. : politics ("once" = 10 minutes 10 years ago)
Fox News Anchor Maria Bartiromos Farcical Interview With Trump Marks the End of Her Days as a Journalist
The King of Trump TV Thinks You're Dumb Enough to Buy It - The New York Times Chris Ruddy, the C.E.O. of Newsmax, has found a business opportunity in feeding Trump supporters the fantasy that the president could still win the election.

Republican Rep. Tells Trump to 'Stop the Stupid' after 'Election Hoax' Tweet : politics
The GOP Is a Propaganda Party - The Bulwark
What Makes A One-Term President? | FiveThirtyEight
GOP congressman says he's been called a "traitor" by people close to him for recognizing Biden's victory : politics

Biden Four Times More Popular With Republicans Than Trump Is With Democrats: Poll : politics
Biden's favorability rating rises while Trump's slips: Gallup : politics (89% of Republicans say Trump is God)

Eschaton: Today Is The Day Joe Biden Became President - Here's another thing you should understand about these guys: The only thing the elite Washington press corps likes more than a bipartisan commission on debt reduction is a stack of flag-draped coffins.


Trump's Tantrum Over Loss Could Smash Georgia GOP : politics
Donald Trump Jr. aides launch super PAC as Georgia worries mount - POLITICO

Trump's late rallies flopped - Lawyers, Guns & Money
How camp explains Trump
Melania Trump Christmas decorations told us everything we needed to know about the first lady - The Washington Post

Today in American Ethnic Cleansing - Lawyers, Guns & Money Trump and Stephen Miller are getting rid of as many brown people as they can before they are forced out of power.

How Biden needs to handle his new voter base of white males While Trump made surprising gains in other demographics, Biden made unexpected gains among white male voters in the election. Here is how he keeps them.

Kayleigh McEnany's peculiar complaint about coverage of Biden's all-female press team (Kay-Lie lied again?)

This Country Can't Survive If 43% of Us Live in Unreality : politics

Rahm Emanuel doesn't deserve a job in Biden's administration (murder coveruper)

There's something happening here - Lawyers, Guns & Money And what it is is extremely clear:

Democrats fear Senate Republicans will block Bidens judges (no shit)


FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on January 20 : politics

The Laffer Curve of Death - Lawyers, Guns & Money A useful reminder that a crank libertarian law professor with no relevant expertise made insanely wrong predictions about the impact of the COVID pandemicthat directly influenced the president of the United States: (Richard Epstein, Prof of Idiocy)


Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ghosts of Segregation - The New York Times Vestiges of racism and oppression, from bricked-over segregated entrances to the forgotten sites of racial violence, still permeate much of America's built environment.


Man shot in leg by deputy during raid gets $1.25M settlement : news

How America's deadliest serial killer went undetected for more than 40 years - Washington Post


Scientists have developed a way of predicting if patients will develop Alzheimer's disease by analysing their blood. The model based off of these two proteins had an 88 percent success rate in predicting the onset of Alzheimers in the same patients over the course of four years


Spirituality may have the paradoxical effect of boosting superiority feelings, correlating strongly with communal narcissism, and corroborating the notion of spiritual narcissism. Spiritual superiority was associated with supernatural overconfidence and self-ascribed spiritual guidance


Earth is 2,000 light years closer to supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy than we thought : worldnews

Are sonic toothbrushes BS ? Do they make any noticeable difference ? : askscience
Orthodontists are getting creative : funny


What are some things that a teenager should avoid? : AskReddit

u/TheLunarnaut documents how Homeland Security visited a youtuber regarding "anti-american sentiment" for posting a video critical of police brutality - also involved is the shadowbanning of videos critical of the CIA : bestof

we visited every station on the MBTA in one day boston : (with pictures, timeline, and reviews) https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/k3wq0w/we_visited_every_station_on_the_mbta_in_one_day/
Literally 2 days apart : PoliticalHumor

SpaceX's Starlink beta test requires participants to recognize Mars as a "free planet" and to agree that "no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities." This has been confirmed by the company, which reportedly plans to establish the first Martian city by 2050. : worldnews (Venus already claimed by Russia)




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At Risk: Russia's Indigenous Peoples Sound Alarm On Loss Of Arctic, Traditional Way Of Life. Ominous signs have already emerged from the thaw: thinning reindeer herds and fish stocks, drying lakes, and forest fires. : worldnews
Severe fire danger for Australia as temperatures smash records : worldnews
Australia sweats through scorching 50C heatwave as thousands flock to beaches across the east coast despite health authorities urging people to stay home. : worldnews

Weaker penis bones in river otters linked to oilsands contaminants in new study : worldnews

Fireball 'as bright as full moon' spotted in night sky over Japan : worldnews

Major Indonesian volcano eruption forces thousands to flee : worldnews

In the same way a mysterious monolith appeared in rural Utah, it just as quickly and inexplicably disappeared, according to Utah's Bureau of Land Management. : worldnews (gov offficals say it probably wasn't aliens)
That Mysterious Monolith in the Utah Desert? Its Gone, Officials Say
Found this thing the day before it was removed. : pics


U.S. CDC reports 265,166 deaths from coronavirus : Coronavirus
The U.S. Passes 4 Million Cases in November Alone, Doubling October's Tally : Coronavirus
More than 91,000 people, the most of the pandemic, are hospitalized with coronavirus in the US : news


MA COVID-19 Data 11/29/20 : boston (8%+ 46 deaths)
covid-19-dashboard-november-29-2020 : CoronavirusMa


Children of Quarantine: What does a year of isolation and anxiety do to a developing brain? : Coronavirus
How COVID-19 Has Changed People's Relationships : Coronavirus

COVinBOX-BPA: Device prevents contamination of professionals : Coronavirus
Vitamin D Mitigates COVID-19, Say 40+ Patient Studies : Coronavirus
Detecting Covid in the Air: Grabbing Viruses Out of Thin Air : Coronavirus
What happens if someone refuses vaccination? Ethicists urge clarity on COVID-19 rollout : Coronavirus
Serum Institute rejects charges by Covid-19 vaccine trial participant serious side effects : Coronavirus
Narcolepsy fiasco spurs Covid vaccine fears in Sweden : Coronavirus
Covid, other medical tests are not always definitive - The Washington Post

Mass vaccinations against covid-19 will be mind-blowing challenge for Alabama, other poor, rural states

New York City Will Reopen Elementary Schools and Phase Out Hybrid Learning : Coronavirus

26 states set records for coronavirus hospitalizations Thanksgiving week : Coronavirus

This state is shutting bars and gyms as the coronavirus surges -- but not schools (Rhode Island)

S. Dakota COVID-19 Deaths Bust Record and Noem Tweets About Shopping
Latest Indiana coronavirus updates: No slowing of COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths : Coronavirus

Delaware takes action after crowded food court photos surface; raises COVID concerns : Coronavirus

Researchers urge 3-week shelter-in-place order for Arizona : Coronavirus
Utah's high schools are seeing more and bigger COVID-19 outbreaks. What can be done to stop it? : Coronavirus
Trend of West Virginia COVID-19-related deaths illustrates pandemic's worsening : Coronavirus

Florida soon will hit 1 million coronavirus cases. How did we get here? : Coronavirus


Turkey's new virus figures confirm experts' worst fears : Coronavirus

Two-thirds of Israelis returning from abroad break quarantine -- report : Coronavirus

A year after Wuhan alarm, China seeks to change Covid origin story | China | The Guardian (claim "a resort in Florida" probable cause)

Britain records 15,871 new coronavirus cases, 479 deaths : worldnews

Coronavirus infections skyrocket in Gaza Strip : worldnews

UK students fined more than 170,000 Pounds over Covid rule breaches : worldnews

Hong Kong reports 4-month high 115 coronavirus cases : worldnews

Shipping groups ask Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to support some 400,000 seafarers who are stuck on merchant vessels because of port and border restrictions to stop the spread of Covid-19, some of them for more than a year. : worldnews

Hairdresser shut down and handed court date after persistently ignoring lockdown rules : worldnews
UK confirms H5N8 bird flu on English turkey farm : worldnews

Famous gay penguin couple at Australian zoo adopts another chick : worldnews


The European Space Agency is paying millions to a start-up to incinerate a large piece of space junk. Thousands of defunct satellites are still circling the Earth, threatening spacecraft that are still in use. : worldnews

China's Chang'e 5 enters lunar orbit for historic attempt to return moon samples : worldnews
Chinese submarine sends first live video back from the bottom of the Mariana Trench : worldnews
China turns cautious on lending to Africa amid default crisis fears : worldnews
Piles of cash at home - Hong Kong leader says US sanctions mean she has no bank account and the government is paying her US$672,000/year salary in cash

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears Earth. The spacecraft left the asteroid Ryugu a year ago and is expected to reach Earth and drop a capsule containing the precious samples in southern Australia on December 6. : worldnews

The hateful love 'jihad' conspiracy in India is going mainstream

Afghanistan car bombing kills at least 30 security force personnel : worldnews

Google Earth reveals suspected nuclear weapons facility in Pakistan : worldnews

Montenegro and Serbia expel each other's ambassadors : worldnews

Rockets hit Eritrea capital after Ethiopia declares victory : worldnews

Boko Haram kill dozens of farm workers in Nigeria | World news : worldnews
Farm workers killed in 'insane' Nigeria attack : worldnews
Nigeria Loses 2,000 to Snakebites Annually : worldnews

Islamist Terrorists Kill Four Salvation Army Members in C. Sulawesi, Manhunt Launched : worldnews

CIA Officer Killed in Somalia, Report Says : worldnews

U.S. aircraft carrier deploys to Gulf, Navy says unrelated to 'specific threats' : worldnews

Putin Still Won't Congratulate Biden Despite Start of Formal Transition : worldnews

Iran parliament demands end of nuclear inspections after murder : worldnews (Pompeo and Netanyahu fuck things up again)
US, Israel and Saudi Arabia meet amid mounting war threats against Iran : worldnews (Trump's Plan D)
Was scientist's killing the opening shot of a Trump-led war on Iran? | US foreign policy | The Guardian Was scientists killing the opening shot of a Trump-led war on Iran?
Opinion | A Scorched Earth Strategy on Iran - The New York Times ... it's about preventing diplomacy.

Trump senior aide Kushner and team heading to Saudi Arabia, Qatar : politics

Israel's Pick to Head Holocaust Memorial Stirs International Uproar - Critics are protesting the nomination of Effie Eitam, a retired general and far-right politician, to lead Yad Vashem, a hallowed Israeli institution.


Hungarian official compares George Soros to Hitler : worldnews

Polish police attempt to block protest against abortion ruling : worldnews

Thousands in Argentina march against new move to legalize abortion : worldnews

German protesters are trivializing Nazi-era persecution: Fresh protests have broken out in Germany against measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The rallies have provided a backdrop for demonstrators to compare themselves to victims of Nazi persecution : worldnews

France Considers A Law To Curb What It Views As Islamist Extremism : worldnews
Paris protesters torch cars, set bank on fire amid clashes over bill slammed as 'ban on filming police brutality'
Syria war photographer 'wounded by police' during Paris protest : worldnews
Four French Police Go Before Judge Over Beating Of Black Man: Source Close To Probe : worldnews
France must review COVID-19 crowd limits on church attendance : worldnews

Secretive licensing system allows UK weapons to reach repressive regimes : worldnews
More than 150 anti-lockdown, anti-vaccine protesters arrested in London : worldnews
Expand heroin-prescribing scheme across the country , police chiefs UK drugs lead says : worldnews

France, UK agree tougher patrols to thwart migrant Channel crossings : worldnews

US Intervenes as Venezuela Prepares for High Stakes Election : worldnews

Canada blocks bulk exports of some prescription drugs in response to Trump import plan : worldnews
Trudeau pledges $542M to Indigenous child-welfare : worldnews


From Terre Haute to Tehran to your grandma, Trumpism is revealed as a death cult in the end | Will Bunch
To this Supreme Court, religious freedom trumps public health - even amid COVID-19 plague
Retired Admiral Says He's 'Very Concerned' About Trump Loyalists at Pentagon During Biden Transition : politics


Trump was convinced he was going to win on election night in a repeat of 2016, and was 'shouting at everyone' when Fox News called Arizona for Biden : politics
Trump was 'muttering, I won, I won,' like Mad King George after election defeat, report says : politics
"Mad King's" Post-Election Spiral Was Even More Deranged Behind Closed Doors
Trump attacks FBI for not helping him overturn election result: 'They just move on' | The president is furious at the FBI for not backing his election fraud claims : politics
Trump Suggests FBI and Justice Department Led By His Own Appointees May Be 'Involved' With Rigging Election Against Him : politics
Trump Suggests FBI, DOJ 'Involved' in 'Total Fraud'
MY GOD : PoliticalHumor
My mind will not change in six months: In first post-election TV interview, Trump renews baseless claims of voter fraud

Trump Tells Fans to Watch Anything Else but Fox News Ahead of His Own Fox News Interview : politics
CNN Panel Blasts Foxs Bartiromo Over 'Delusional' Trump Interview: 'Not Much Daylight Between Maria and Alex Jones'
Trump Calls Fox News 'Virtually Unwatchable,' Points Followers to OANN and Newsmax : politics

Op-Ed: How Trump is laying the groundwork for violence and unrest during Biden's presidency : politics

Wisconsin recount confirms Bidens win over Trump, cementing the presidents failure to change the election results

Trump attorneys described Giuliani as 'deranged' and likened the team pushing election fraud claims to a 'clown car,' report says : politics
Right-wing media feud erupts over Trump lawyer Sidney Powells bonkers election conspiracy theories
Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses Trump allies attempt to throw out millions of mail-in ballots : politics
Lieutenant governor: Trump campaign would get its 'clock cleaned' if it appeals Pennsylvania ruling to Supreme Court : politics - Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) said on CNN
Trump campaign's legal arguments "shredded in every court that they're dumb enough to step into": Pennsylvania lt. governor : politics
Experts Scorch Pennsylvania Senator's Nakedly, Indefensibly Anti-Democratic Attempt to Replace State's Electoral College Voters : politics

GOP congressman calls party's refusal to acknowledge Biden's win a 'massive grift' and says Trump 'forgot he was serving people and not himself' : politics
President scams his supporters : politics (as always)
Trump underperformed in most counties with large rallies | Many saw the rallies as a sign of big enthusiasm for Trump, but the data suggest the visits did not produce the desired impact for the president. : politics

Bernie Sanders says has ceased to be a political party and is now a cult in fiery rebuke of Trump fraud claims : politics
Opinion | Why Did So Many Americans Vote for Trump? - The New York Times (kinda misses the point: Americans are stupid)

Forget about "moving on" from Trump -- the nation can't heal without accountability (like Refucks have ever been "accountable" for anything)
Time for my flag to go up -- How anti-Trumpers are reclaiming the American flag

Biden hires all-female senior communications team, names Neera Tanden director of OMB - The Washington Post

Dogs and cats living together: Joe Biden says feline will join White House pets : politics

Let's Talk About Higher Wages - The nation, and the Democratic Party, desperately needs a replacement for the tired story that tax cuts drive economic growth. : politics

Let Trump try to defend racist, traitorous Confederates. Congress can still prevail. : politics
Voters elected a record number of Black women to Congress this year -- none were Republican


RNC Chair Struggles to Energize Georgia Republicans to Vote in Runoffs They See as Rigged : politics
Groups seek to get Black vote out for Democrats in Georgia runoffs | TheHill

I'd call it no grand bargain, the best I ever had - Lawyers, Guns & Money Obama seemed to genuinely care about deficit reductions, resulting in some bad deals that damaged Democrats politically, and of course the deficit was immediately blown up as soon as Republicans took over anyway

U.S. House to vote on ending federal ban on marijuana : politics

Eschaton: Dexters While I'm thinking about the psychology of people, it has occurred to me that there is a generation of people in DC (politics, media, associated) who were youngish and had their peak formative moment when they helped to kill a million people in Iraq. What a high that must have been (those of us who paid a lot of attention then know just how high out of their gourds they all were on their righteous crusade). - Imagine being 25 and convincing yourself that you saved the world by helping to blow the shit out of so many people. Habit forming high. (hello, Bushfuckers)

Opinion | The GOP: A party that cannot change - The Washington Post (lying Deathpublicans)
Opinion | Brandon Bernard doesn't deserve to die - The Washington Post


These brutal police dog attacks were captured on video. Now some cities are curtailing K-9 use. - The Washington Post


How to Start A Podcast That People Will Listen To


'Sistine Chapel of the ancients' rock art discovered in remote Amazon forest : news


100 Best Inventions of 2020 | TIME

The Crown isn't making the royal family look bad. They do a fine job of that themselves. : television

u/rdh2121 explains how statistics involving rape and sexual assault can be misinterpreted : bestof

A subtle shift in language, silently referring to oneself using s own name and non-first-person-singular pronouns (distanced self-talk), promotes emotion regulation, through reduced emotional reactivity when people reflected on negative experiences.

Why a Thriving Civilization in Malta Collapsed 4,000 Years Ago


If "stoner movies" didn't mean movies about smoking weed, but instead movies that are fucking amazing to watch while you're high, what are your favourites? : AskReddit

What is the weirdest nsfw fact you know? : AskReddit




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Polar scientists wary of impending satellite gap. Won't be able to monitor melting of ice for years. : worldnews (Trump killing the planet)

Prepare to sweat: Scorching run of days in the high 40s arrives--Millions of Australians face days of searing temperatures : worldnews
Food brands, including Tesco, McDonalds, and Nandos, linked to Brazil Amazon and Cerrado deforestation : worldnews (necro-capitalism)

Bizarre swan deaths reported in Europe as birds die after bleeding from nostrils and spinning in circles : worldnews
Norway makes its first discovery of highly pathogenic bird flu : worldnews
Glow-in-the-dark Australian animals take scientists by surprise : worldnews



US Coronavirus: The country is 'rounding the corner into a calamity,' expert says, with Covid-19 deaths projected to double soon - CNN
US is 'rounding the corner into a calamity,' expert says, with Covid-19 deaths projected to double soon : news
U.S. CDC reports 263,956 deaths from coronavirus : Coronavirus
U.S. hospitalizations top 90,000 for the first time : Coronavirus
U.S. tops 13 million COVID-19 cases as experts fear holiday "surge upon surge upon surge" : Coronavirus
Virus Deaths Approach Spring Record Amid Changing U.S. Crisis : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/28/20 : boston 97%+ 40! deaths
2,914 New Confirmed Cases ;4.0% positive; 16.2% positive new individuals; 40 deaths -November 28 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-november-28-2020 : CoronavirusMa
Mass. reports 2,914 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 40 new deaths - The Boston Globe


Let's stop acting like MA is special when this is going down : CoronavirusMa
Covid testing is a joke : boston

Take the vaccine even if you've already had coronavirus, Fauci says : Coronavirus
Pfizer COVID vaccine needs super-cold storage. But that could change | Fortune
The Covid-19 coronavirus third wave in America, explained : Coronavirus
New York nears 4% COVID positivity rate and 42 die as second wave spreads: Cuomo : Coronavirus
Estimated SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in the US : Coronavirus
They had coronavirus. Now they're showing up at memory clinics with serious cognitive loss : Coronavirus
Delirium in Older Patients With COVID-19 Presenting to the Emergency Department : Coronavirus
Caution against precaution: A case report on silent hypoxia in COVID-19 - ScienceDirect
The young die as well from COVID-19, even as many engage in denial : Coronavirus
Social Distancing Isn't Enough to Prevent Infection: The Fluid Dynamics of Exhalation Show a Clear Picture : Coronavirus
Major outlets receive negative reviews from people who "can't smell" the candle(s) they ordered, data shows trend. : CoronavirusMa


Alito Slaps Down Megachurch Pastor's Lawsuit That Claimed Obeying God Meant Ignoring COVID-19 Orders : Coronavirus

False pandemic data on social media complicates Wisconsin's effort to halt spread of COVID-19 : Coronavirus

COVID-19 hospitalizations worsen in California, raising new alarms : Coronavirus
Homeless families sought shelter from COVID-19 in vacant houses. CHP officers evicted them before Thanksgiving : Coronavirus

COVID-19 hospitalizations set a new daily record in North Carolina as surge continues : Coronavirus

Texas funeral became coronavirus superspreader event after 42 were sickened, family claims : Coronavirus

Arkansas may be on the brink of mass casualties from COVID-19, medical professionals warn : Coronavirus


Support for mandatory coronavirus vaccine keeps falling even as Canadian cases spike : Coronavirus

HS: Dangerous : disinformation on Covid-19 spreading in Finland : Coronavirus

Queues at barber shops as France eases coronavirus lockdown : worldnews

Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects COVID-19 shot, calls masks taboo : worldnews

COVID-19 pandemic sees international students unable to return home, surviving on free food : worldnews

Covid: Free Vitamin D pills for 2.5 million vulnerable in England : worldnews

COVID-19 vaccines will be fully covered for every citizen in the Czech Republic says Minister of Health Jan BlatnY : worldnews

South Korea: Kim Jong Un has executed citizens, shut down capital to stop COVID-19 spread : worldnews

In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020 : news


Chinese President Xi tells his army 'not to fear death' and 'prepare to win wars' as he addresses military commanders : worldnews
Uighur scholar arrested in Saudi Arabia at risk of deportation to China : worldnews

'Delhi Chalo': Punjab youth who turned off water cannon booked for attempt to murder, rioting, violation of COVID rules : worldnews

Rapists will be chemically castrated in Pakistan under new laws approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan : worldnews (Fuckistan will no longer rape rape victims to prove they've been raped)

Israel blamed for assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh : worldnews (in the no shit dept)
Iran accuses Israel after assassination of top nuclear scientist : worldnews
Iran Demands Global Condemnation of Alleged Israeli 'State Terror' Over Scientist's Assassination : worldnews
Was scientist's killing the opening shot of a Trump-led war on Iran? : politics

Ethiopian forces will take Tigrayan capital in coming days, military says : worldnews


Honduran ex-president Zelaya stopped at airport with bag of money : worldnews

Venezuela Raids Food Charity, Interrupting Meals for Children - and frozen the bank accounts of a major Venezuelan food charity, threatening a lifeline for thousands of children during one of the world's deepest humanitarian crises : worldnews (Maduro-fuck and the oligarchs needed the money)

Over 700 gang members in Central America arrested in US-assisted actions : worldnews


Italian state TV's 'sexy shopping' tutorial for women sparks outrage : worldnews

German troops suspected of running anti-Semitic chat group: document : worldnews (but they didn't call themselves Nazis, oh wait, they did)

French Police Officers In Custody After Video Emerges Of Brutal Beating Of Black Man : worldnews (but you can't take pictures of them)

British troops secretly deployed to defend Saudi Arabian oil fields : worldnews
Community rallies behind Sikh boy taunted for turban, assaulted in UK : worldnews
Eton College sacks English master for producing lecture for older students that questioned the 'current radical feminist orthodoxy' : worldnews
Former Great Ormond Street hospital porter admits child sexual abuse over 35 years | UK news : worldnews

A one-year-old infant in Canada has been fatally shot in an incident involving police officers who opened fire on a pickup truck while responding to an alleged kidnapping. : worldnews


Republicans Remain Opposed to Any Policies That Would Reduce Fossil-Fuel Use ("we are the pro-life party deeply committed to killing everyone on the planet" they said)
How many deaths does it take before we prosecute a president? : politics

'Hunger Like They've Never Seen It Before': US Food Banks Struggle as 1 in 6 Families With Children Don't Have Enough to Eat: We're now seeing families who had an emergency fund but it's gone and they're at the end of their rope : politics

Inside Trump's failed quest to overturn the election - The Washington Post The facts were indisputable: President Trump had lost. But Trump refused to see it that way. Sequestered in the White House and brooding out of public view after his election defeat, rageful and at times delirious in a torrent of private conversations, Trump was, in the telling of one close adviser, like Mad King George, muttering, 'I won. I won. I won.'" ... Trump scrambled for an escape hatch from reality ...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit against mail ballots with prejudice in another defeat for Trump - The Washington Post

Former security officials warn Donald Trump won't keep state secrets : politics (there's a word for that ...)
Security Experts Fear State Secrets Won't Be Safe With Indebted Donald Trump : politics

Ex-CIA head John Brennan calls Ted Cruz "simple-minded" in Twitter row over Iran killing : politics ... He's competing with Marsha Blackburn for the title of Louie Gohmert of the Senate.


Trump spent $3 million for a vote recount in Wisconsin's largest county to support his baseless claim of ballot fraud but lost by even more than initially thought : politics ... Trump campaign paid $22,727 for every vote Biden received after recount. Thank you.
Wisconsin AG Calls Attempt to Overturn Election Undemocratic : politics
Team Trump's legal arguments veering into paranoid kook-land : politics
The Inside Story of Michigan's Fake Voter Fraud Scandal | How a state that was never in doubt became a "national embarrassment" and a symbol of the Republican Party's fealty to Donald Trump. : politics
Cyber Security Chief Trump Fired Rejects Election Meddling Claims: 'The Proof Is in the Ballots' : politics
Trump wants to throw out ballots from 238,000 Wisconsin voters : politics
President Trump invited Pa. lawmakers to the White House. Then everyone went silent. : politics


Sore Loser Trump Snaps at Reporter for Doing His Job : politics
Trump's overinflated macho persona could spark international problems in the waning days of his presidency. : politics (the ghost of St John McCain approves)
McCain Sings "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran" - YouTube
Trumps Already Gaming Out a 2024 Run -- Including an Event During Biden's Inauguration
Trump is considering an event to announce his 2024 campaign on the day of Biden's inauguration : politics ... Dear Jesus, please let Giuliani organise the venue again. Amen

Judges Toss Challenge of Trump Memo to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count : politics

Editorial: Why President Trump's pardon of Michael Flynn is even dirtier than the rest : politics
Michael Flynn: Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in amassive landslide ("I know for a fact that 100 million Russians voted for Trump" he said)

Republicans ready to become deficit hawks again under a President Biden : politics


Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread : politics
Trump Biographer Hits President Where It Hurts: Can't Even Succeed At Being A Loser : politics

Joe Biden expected to name Cindy McCain as ambassador to UK : politics

Eric Trump's Latest Attempt To Spread Disinformation Backfires Like All The Rest : politics

Kelly Loeffler's husband dumped his own stock this spring, breaking years-long pattern | Jeffrey Sprecher's unusual trades suggest couple made significant changes to third-party broker arrangement : politics

Nevada county commissioner charged in connection to using CARES Act money for personal expenses : politics

Awaiting Georgia runoffs, U.S. Senate and its committees have been plunged into uncertainty - The Washington Post
Trump Supporters in Georgia Ask RNC Chair Why They Should Vote in Runoffs When System Is 'Rigged' : politics

In Key States, Republicans Were Critical in Resisting Trumps Election NarrativeThey refuted conspiracy theories, certified results, dismissed lawsuits and repudiated a president of their own party (like, all three of them)
GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman Unloads On Republican Colleagues, Trump

The Election May Never Be Over for White Supremacists Who Thrive on Resentment : politics

How Democrats Suffered Crushing Down-Ballot Losses Across America - The New York Times disgust with President Trump failed to translate into a rebuke of other Republicans (idiots)
Opinion | White women vote Republican. Get used to it, Democrats. - The Washington Post (55% of white women say Trump makes their pussys tingle)

New polls show Mike Pence will never be president as long as the Trumps are around : politics

Bidens other health crisis: A resurgent drug epidemic - Joe Biden will emphasize treatment and prevention, not law enforcement,

Online Anti-Vax Communities Have Become A Pipeline For QAnon Radicalization | HuffPost The far-right conspiracy theory has been seeping into anti-vaccination pages all over social media.

Ex-Overstock CEO Says Hes Put Together an Army of Various Odd People to Save Trump = Patrick Byrne (rich rw nutjob)

Joe Exotic reportedly spent $10,000 in Trump hotel hoping for presidential pardon : politics

Six weeks after Facebook vowed to ban Holocaust denial, it's still easy to find: Anti-Semitic content widely available on social media platform, in contrast to QAnon conspiracy pages, which were removed; company says vast majority of anti-Jewish pages censored : technology


Movement To Limit Police Raids Looks Beyond 'No-Knock' Warrants : politics

How Billie Piper MadeI Hate Suzie,a Genius Dark Comedy About Revenge Porn


Addiction Treatments | Drugs & Alcohol | Addiction Rehab Treatment

Beginner's Guide To Medical Terminology: A Professional Cheatsheet

onetool | Get the Best Apps for Business in One Suite


Sleep deprivation impairs the suppression of unwanted thoughts and memories which enter conscious awareness when individuals confront reminders. Sleep-deprived people experienced significantly more intrusions and unsuccessful suppressions of unwanted thoughts. : science

A domesticated dog with powerful wolf jaws has been unearthed at a Stone Age dig in Sweden : worldnews

TIL Sharks are older than trees. Sharks have existed for more than 450 million years, whereas the earliest tree, lived around 350 million years ago. : todayilearned


When did you watch someone's sanity slowly deteriorate? : AskReddit


What are early signs of a toxic relationship? : AskReddit

What was a huge trend everyone forgot about? : AskReddit
Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China : technology




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Climate 'apocalypse' fears stopping people having children (74 million Americans voted to destroy the planet and all life on it)

Just 1% of Farms Control 70% of Global Farmland: Study Finds 'Shocking State of Land Inequality' : worldnews
The amount of fresh water available for each person has plunged by a fifth in 20 years, with 3 billion people now affected by water shortages. : worldnews
Rein in advertising to help tackle climate crisis, report urges : worldnews


Supreme Court rules against NY coronavirus restrictions : news Biden COVID adviser warns U.S. could be "struggling" to find enough ICU beds by Christmas and the New Year : politics

CDC predicts U.S. coronavirus death toll could reach 321,000 by mid-December : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/27/20 : boston (10.5%+ 29 deaths)
4,464 New Confirmed Cases ;3.7% positive; 13.3% positive new individuals; 29 deaths -November 27 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-november-27-2020 [see page 1 notice re time window covered] : CoronavirusMa
Mass. logs 4,464 coronavirus cases, 29 deaths, after skipping a day of reporting - The Boston Globe

482 at Massachusetts Schools Test Positive For COVID-19 In Last Week : boston
Massachusetts' Covid-19 cases among K-12 are just updated : CoronavirusMa

Massachusetts Travel Restrictions: Vermont Removed From Exempt List - CBS Boston - November 27, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


COVID-19 pandemic could be stopped if at least 70% public wore face masks consistently: Study : worldnews
Renowned Expert Says Coronavirus Is Not Going Away: 'I don't Think Life Will Ever Be Completely Normal Again : worldnews
Drugs hyped as coronavirus treatment linked to psychiatric disorders, says EU agency : worldnews - chloroquine and a related compound, hydroxychloroquine (pushed by mentally-ill president)
Type O blood linked to lower COVID risk, taking Vitamin D unlikely to help : Coronavirus
Second Vitamin D clinical trial, positive results - YouTube
The Virus Won't Stop Evolving When the Vaccine Arrives : Coronavirus

As thousands of athletes get coronavirus tests, nurses wonder: What about us? : Coronavirus
\ US Coronavirus News: 31% Of Nurses Who Died Of COVID-19 Are Filipino : Coronavirus
'Disinformation is killing us' : Former Texas nurse shares experiences of working
Covid Overload: U.S. Hospitals Are Stretched Way Too Thin : Coronavirus

Evictions have led to hundreds of thousands of additional Covid-19 cases, research finds : Coronavirus

New York reports highest daily COVID case count since April : Coronavirus
COVID In NYC: In Response To New Restrictions, Staten Island Restaurant Declares Itself An Autonomous Zone : Coronavirus

Killing Spree: DeSantis Extends Ban On Mask Enforcement Amid Florida COVID-19 Spike
Florida adds 17,344 coronavirus cases, 114 deaths Friday after no report Thursday : Coronavirus

Alabama Hospitals lack nurses for COVID-19 surge : Coronavirus

Mask defiance remains strong in Big Sky Country, even as the pandemic rages : Coronavirus
'It's finally got to rural America' : coronavirus surges in the Dakotas

Oregon workplace safety officials got 11,000 COVID complaints. As people got sick, inspections lagged : Coronavirus

'We are capacity now': Task force says St. Louis hospitals will start sending patients to out-of-area facilities : Coronavirus

New COVID-19 spike spreading beyond urban areas to all corners of California : Coronavirus

Ohio announces 2-day total of 17,065 new coronavirus cases, 72 deaths: Friday update : Coronavirus


Hospitals in England told to prepare for Covid vaccine rollout in 10 days' time | Society : Coronavirus
COVID-19 epidemic in Britain shrinking with R estimated below 1 : Coronavirus

Bulgaria has highest Covid-19 mortality per capita in EU : Coronavirus


Bird flu fears grow after spate of mysterious UK swan deaths : worldnews

Russia Begins Vaccinating 400,000 Military Personnel Against COVID : worldnews

The state of Victoria in Australia achieves 28 days with no new coronavirus cases or deaths : worldnews

French, Swiss Run Out Of Cheese As Lockdown Demand Explodes For Fondue And Raclette : worldnews

Italian serenaded by husband outside hospital dies. : worldnews

Irish Government to reject medical advice and reopen gastropubs and restaurants. : worldnews


Solomon Islands oil spill report leaked to ABC reveals economic losses of up to $50 million : worldnews

China tops world in AI patent filings, surpassing the US for the first time : worldnews (welcome your Chinese robot overlords)
China labels Australian coal as poor quality, 66 bulk carriers and more than 1,000 seafarers left stranded : worldnews
Chinese doctors jailed for organ harvesting : worldnews
China wields patriotic education to tame Hong Kong's rebellious youth : worldnews
Twelve Hong Kong fugitives to face prosecution in China after three months in detention : worldnews

Taiwan politicians throw pig guts at each other in row over meat imports : worldnews

Singapore: Jolovan Wham charged for holding up a Smiley face sign : worldnews

S. Korea agency says N. Korea executed people, shut capital : worldnews

Minority Killings in Pakistan Concern Rights Groups : worldnews

Call for action over sorcery killings in Bougainville : news

Azerbaijani soldiers desecrate Armenian graves in newly handed over area : worldnews

Serbian police minister wants Internet anonymity abolished : worldnews

Secret Meeting in Desert Between Israeli, Saudi Leaders Failed to Reach Normalization Agreement - WSJ Saudi crown prince backed away from U.S.-brokered deal to solidify bulwark against Iran ... nstead, after the meeting the Israeli leader returned home empty-handed and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in Saudi Arabia at the time as well, watched as a potential capstone to the Trump administration's efforts to reorder the politics of the region and build a bulwark against Iran slipped from his grasp, the advisers and officials said. (iow: Trump and Netanfuckyu wanted to bomb Iran and start a big war, but Bonesaw knows Trump is toast and said fuck off)
Head of Iran's nuclear weapons program said assassinated near Tehran : worldnews - Now we know what Pompeo was up to when he recently visited Israel and Saudi Arabia
Prominent Iranian nuclear scientist killed in attack outside Tehran - The Washington Post
Kylie Moore-Gilbert arrives back in Australia after 800 days in detention in Iran : news

Turkey: 500 sentenced to life for failed 2016 coup attempt : worldnews

It's impossible for us to stop': Palestinian teachers defy Israeli plan to bulldoze school : worldnews


Russia Accuses West Of 'Meddling' In Belarus : worldnews

Germany could indict Syria's Assad for war crimes : worldnews
Germany plans 180 billion Euros in fresh public debt (Merkel loosens the austerity purse strings)

Illegal brothel: two Utrecht men stand trial, accused of trafficking underage boys : worldnews

Austrian village of Fucking to be renamed Fugging : worldnews

Four more students charged in France over teacher's beheading : worldnews
Paris Police officers suspended over beating of Black music producer : worldnews

Family of man killed by convicted terrorist sue UK government : worldnews
Google and Facebook to be scrutinized by new U.K. antitrust unit from next year : worldnews
Controversial 'virginity tests' sold by UK clinics : news


The European Union has fined two pharmaceutical companies for colluding to keep a cheap alternative to a sleep disorder medicine off the market for their profit and at the expense of patients. : worldnews ... Modafinil and Provigil
u/psikhasozdatel describes life with idiopathic hypersomnia, further illustrating how the actions of pharmaceutical companies to remove a cheap alternative to a sleep disorder medicine is at the terrible expense of patients. : bestof

Mexican feminists occupy federal building, create shelter, demand officials end violence against women : worldnews
Mexico's President Says Legal Marijuana Is About Freedom, As Legislation Advances In Congress (hello, RI and NH)
Mexico opens anti-monopoly probe against Wal-Mart de Mexico : worldnews

Venezuela judge convicts 6 American oil execs, orders prison : worldnews


U.S. agents apprehend 1,000 migrant children in 6 days as crossings along Mexican border rise : news

Trump Gave W.H.O. a List of Demands. Hours Later, He Walked Away. - The New York Times

When he leaves office, can ex-President Trump be trusted with America's national security secrets? : politics
The worst crime of Donald Trump's presidency must not be forgotten. Eyewitness testimony lays bare the atrocities committed in territory occupied by Turkey : politics

Trump request for emergency injunction in Pennsylvania to overturn certification of election results rejected by federal court - The Washington Post (Golf Boy)
Federal appeals court panel rejects Trump request to block certification of Pennsylvania's election results
Voters, not lawyers, choose the president: Appeals court shoots down Trump suit in Pennsylvania
Trump's Attempt to Shift Burden of Proof to Biden Shows His Election Lawsuits Are Garbage : politics

Electoral college to vote December 14th with or without President Trump's concession : politics

Trump appears to backtrack on pledge to leave White House : politics
All the times Trump has basically acknowledged he lost the election | Trump is out of options, and every week, he's starting to talk more and more like he knows he lost. : politics
Trump may be coming to terms with loss he won't acknowledge : politics
Trump says he will leave the White House if Electoral College votes for Biden : politics
In Thanksgiving Message, Trump Says 'We're Like a Third-World Because He Lost Election : politics (shithole country without the shithead)
A Trump concession is becoming less relevant : politics

Trump declares Twitter national security threat after #DiaperDon trends following meltdown : politics
President gets mocked on Twitter, demands law be changed immediately to stop this threat to national insecurity - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Let me repeat that: The fact that #DiaperDon is the top trending hashtag on Twitter is considered a national security crisis by a man who has the authority to unilaterally order the launch of nuclear weapons.
Trump-Fired DHS Official Who Debunked Falsehoods Reveals What Upset Him Most About Ouster : politics

Trump haemorrhaging Twitter followers in wake of election defeat. President has lost followers every day this week, figures show : politics
People can't Believe Donald Trump's Tiny Desk For His Thanksgiving Rant Isn't A Joke : politics
Mini desk. Tiny hands. Small soul: Trump mocked for giving speech at little table
Trump sat behind an itty-bitty desk, and the Internet loved it - The Boston Globe
Trump erupts at Twitter for suspending Republican state senator: 'This is what Communist countries do!' : politics
Trump set to leave office with at least $850,000 of unpaid campaign rally bills : politics
"Loser" projected onto Trump's golf course to soundtrack of "YMCA" : politics
Led By Donkeys on Twitter: "@realDonaldTrump We know you're finding it difficult to accept the election result so we projected it onto your golf course with some familiar music https://t.co/sn6h0zA5MT" / Twitter

Trump telling reporter "don't ever talk to the president that way" watched 8 million times : politics ... electile dysfunction

Trump Is Gaslighting Himself and Really Thinks He Won, Mary Trump Says : politics

Dominion Voting Systems tore into Sidney Powell's lawsuit accusing them of a vast conspiracy, calling it 'baseless, senseless, physically impossible' : politics
Sidney Powell's Ravings Exposed the Right's Morons & Zealots : politics
Release the something - Lawyers, Guns & Money So Sidney Powell just went ahead and ... filed the unedited first draft written after a 72-hour meth bender?
Marc E. Elias on Twitter: "NEW: If you thought Sidney Powell and her Kraken team of lawyers might have fixed the typos prior to filing their Georgia lawsuit, you were wrong. https://t.co/QjoooN47HA https://t.co/hgD4a2s7Xo" / Twitter

CNN commentator says Donald Trump pardoning himself would be admission of guilt : politics

Half of Republicans Believe President Trump Won Election, Poll Finds : politics

Wait, Wait, Dont Inaugurate: Why The U.S. Takes So Long To Change Presidents (horses)

Cleaning up Trump's mess: The job begins Day One. Biden is ready. That bad taste is already starting to fade, isn't it? Biden can deal with some of the worst stuff right away : politics
Trump erupts at Twitter for suspending Republican state senator: 'This is what Communist countries do!' : politics

Noam Chomsky: Trump Has Revealed the Extreme Fragility of American Democracy : politics

Justice Sotomayor Upbraids SCOTUS Majority for Playing a DeadlyGame With COVID Restrictions : politics
Why Did So Many Americans Vote for Trump? | To the dismay of Democrats, the president's strategy of ignoring the pandemic mostly worked for Republicans. : politics (Refucks voted to kill themselves)
Opinion | Why Did So Many Americans Vote for Trump? - The New York Times ... How could a president responsible for one of the gravest failures of governance in American history nevertheless maintain such rock-solid support? (dumbfuck idiots)
Wyoming's Governor Contracts Coronavirus After Condemning Mask Mandates in Favor of Personal Responsibility : politics

Another 778,000 Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week : politics
How Mitch McConnell's Do Nothing Republicans Are Killing You : politics
'Cruel Slap in the Face': Senate GOP Quietly Pushing Pay Freeze for Federal Workers Amid Deadly Pandemic : politics

Republicans Supporting Trump, Remember: Lies Have a Long Half-Life : politics

Biden's win hides a dire warning for Democrats in rural U.S. : politics
Blame game erupts over Trumps decline in youth vote
The Southern Strategy is dead. Here's to America's future. : politics

Trump: Georgia Sec. of State Raffensperger is an 'enemy of the people' : politics

How to Use Anti-KKK Laws to Go After Trump : politics

Perdue traded hundreds of thousands worth of bank stocks while on Senate Banking Committee : politics
Trump Supporters Want to Boycott the Georgia Runoffs. Is Their Threat Genuine? : politics

Gorsuch Took Aim at Legal Root of Abortion, Birth Control Law While Trashing Chief Justice and Gov. Cuomo : politics

Make becoming an American citizen great again - The Boston Globe

A State Prosecutor Was Fired for Speaking Out Against Jail Time for People Who Fall Behind on Rent : politics (Arkansas)

The Beautiful, Dumb Dream of McDonald's Peace Theory - In the rich, lazy, and happy 1990s, Americans imagined a world that could be just like them (Thomas Friedman has always been an idiot)

Eschaton: Heroes Of The Resistance I've noticed our Maggie Haberman has been very very mean indeed to My President on the twitter, lately. Nose for power, that one.


Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder : technology

As interactions increasingly take place online, people find information that confirms their existing beliefs, making them less willing to listen to alternatives. This exacerbates filter bubbles and explains why public debates become polarized as people become impervious to opposing arguments. : science


Republicans in Ohio Want to Expand 'Stand Your Ground' to Make It Easier to Shoot People | New proposed amendments come shortly after other legislation was introduced to crack down on protesters. : politics

How One of the Reddest States Became the Nations Hottest Weed Market Oklahoma entered the world of legal cannabis late, but its hands-off approach launched a boom and a new nickname: 'Toke-lahoma' ... Oklahoma is now the biggest medical marijuana market in the country on a per capita basis. (meanwhile, if Fuckachusetts Charlie Faker screws the state)


QAnon Is Spreading a Bizarre and Dangerous Conspiracy Theory About a Drug Called Adrenochrome : worldnews .. the blood of kidnapped children is being harvested by liberal elites for a drug called adrenochrome, which they say offers a psychedelic experience and even holds the promise of immortality for those who take it (promoted by "Dr" Phil)

Video shows Fairfax (Marin County, CA) resident confronting man pasting swastika stickers around town : news

Jeffersontown Officer Strikes Man Live Streaming Separate Arrest : news
One-year-old boy killed after police open fire on alleged kidnapper : news

Sovereign citizen from Dorchester nabbed after purchasing gun, body armor, material that could be used to assemble explosives : boston
Loneliness and Radicalization in America | by Josh Posts | Nov, 2020 | Medium

Thailand: Rare and Ancient Whale Skeleton Discovered : worldnews

Neanderthals may have used their hands differently from humans : worldnews

ELI5: How do animals with super sensitive hearing, like bats, not have their eardrums destroyed by regular/loud sounds like thunder? : explainlikeimfive


World countries shown as correctly sized rectangles (50 largest countries are labelled in size order) [OC] : dataisbeautiful ... 1. Russia - 2. Canada - 3. China - 4. USA - 5. Brazil - 6. Australia - 7. India - 8. Argentina - 9. Kazakistan - 10. Algeria

Rejection of a potential opposite sex partner solely based on height in dating [OC] : dataisbeautiful

Children are willing to make personal sacrifices to punish wrongdoers nd even more so if they believe punishment will teach the transgressor a lesson. Retribution is a driving force in young children's moral judgement

TIL women in the Viking Age could own property, request a divorce and reclaim their dowries if their marriages ended. : todayilearned


The Playlist used In Psilocybin research at John Hopkins University : Music


What is the scariest/creepiest theory you know about? : AskReddit

Khan Academy Needs Your Help To Keep Going : videos

What do you think is the biggest secret being kept from mankind? : AskReddit

What are underrated websites and what do you use them for? : AskReddit




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6,000 years of arrows emerge from melting Norwegian ice patch : worldnews
Monolith mystery solved as dead artist's agent claims it's 'definitely him' : worldnews (aliens use time machine to plant device)

50,000 Farmed Salmon Escape Into the Tasmanian Ecosystem : worldnews
COVID-19: Denmark minks seem to be rising from the dead

Data from 45 countries show containing COVID vs saving the economy is a false dichotomy : Coronavirus

Covid-19: Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 60.05 million : Coronavirus
Government Model Suggests U.S. COVID-19 Cases Could Be Approaching 100 Million : Coronavirus
Over 2,400 US COVID deaths in 24 hours, a six-month high : Coronavirus
Coronavirus deaths reach ominous levels unseen since early in the pandemic : Coronavirus
Coronavirus updates: US number of cases 8 times bigger than reported, CDC says; WHO urges exercise during pandemic; 262K US deaths : Coronavirus

Coronavirus cases are skyrocketing again in cities : Coronavirus

COVID: Asymptomatic Cancer Patient Was a One-Woman Super-Spreader : Coronavirus
Doug Fung was released from hospital. Nine days later, he died from COVID-19 complications : Coronavirus


Does the AstraZeneca Vaccine Also Stop Covid Transmission? - Vaccines can prevent symptoms, but some can also keep people from spreading infection. That's critical, and no one knows if the new vaccines do it. : Coronavirus
Cytokine storm of a different flavor: the different cytokine signature of SARS-CoV2 the cause of COVID-19 from the original SARS outbreak : Coronavirus

As of today, 10% of North Dakota has tested positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus ... North Dakota has 2.4 million sq feet per person and they still won't socially distance.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis accused of 'killing spree' after extending ban on cities from imposing own mask mandates. Miami-Dade mayor Daniella Levine Cava calls deeply decision 'deeply frustrating' : politics

Multiple Oregon elected officials face backlash for tropical vacations during COVID-19 surge : Coronavirus

Disney to lay off 32,000 as pandemic takes toll on theme parks : Coronavirus

L.A. County at perilous moment as hospitalizations rise and Thanksgiving brings new dangers : Coronavirus

Indiana hospital chaplain: entire shift 'consumed' with helping people die of COVID-19 : Coronavirus

COVID-19 in Arkansas: 1,000+ hospitalizations, 1,965 new cases reported : Coronavirus

Lea County Sheriff's Office in New Mexico encourages businesses to stay open : Coronavirus


Brazil reports 37,614 new coronavirus cases, 691 deaths : Coronavirus

'it could have been prevented so easily: disastrous ripple effects of lying about being COVID positive
Man arrested after assault of Walmart employee who asked him to wear face mask, B.C. RCMP say : Coronavirus

Researchers Say 90% Of Recent Coronavirus Sequences In U.K. Came From Spain : worldnews

Coronavirus cases rose rapidly after Canada's Thanksgiving gatherings : worldnews


Australia's biggest supermarket identifies 332 suppliers using "slave-like" working conditions : worldnews
Revealed: UK supermarket and fast food chicken linked to deforestation in Brazil : worldnews


Xi Jinping sends congratulations to US president-elect Joe Biden : worldnews
China's authorities issue gag order about virus to doctors in Wuhan. : worldnews (not that Xi is covering anything up, or anything)
Hundreds of flights cancelled as Shanghai tackles virus outbreak : worldnews ... China's total number of cases since the beginning of the epidemic is half the number of new cases in the US in the last 24 hours.
In 165 countries, China's Beidou eclipses American GPS : worldnews

South Korean chat room operator who blackmailed women into sharing explicit videos sentenced to 40 years : worldnews

Israel preparing for potential US military strike on Iran: report : worldnews

More than a million displaced in Tigray as Ethiopian PM warns of 'final' offensive against region : worldnews
At least 600 killed in Mai Kadra massacre: Ethiopian rights body - Government-affiliated commission says local youth group with help from police and militia responsible for mass killings on November 9. : worldnews

Turkey's behaviour "widening its separation" from EU, EU foreign policy chief says : worldnews

India tops Asia in bribery, corruption: Transparency International Survey Report : worldnews

A British-Australian academic who has been freed from jail in Iran has thanked supporters for getting her through "a long and traumatic ordeal" : worldnews
Thailand approves transfer of 3 Iranians as Australian freed : worldnews

Loujain al-Hathloul, who fought Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving, appeared before a judge on Wednesday, shaking uncontrollably, to learn she was being sent to terrorism court, her family said. : worldnews

8,000-Year-Old Structures, Medieval Christian Necropolis, Ottoman Slaughter Fire Traces Found in Bulgaria's Stara Zagora : worldnews


Investigation Claims to Uncover Putin's Extramarital Daughter : worldnews

Belarus' president-in-exile urges Joe Biden to help topple Putin-backed dictatorship : worldnews

Viktor Orban responsible for corruption in Hungary, says former Belgian PM

Italy's doctors face new threat: Conspiracy theories. Amid fear and anger, pandemic-skeptics are accusing doctors of lying about the virus. : worldnews (virus just a PR stunt pulled by cheating docs!)

Sweden's Prince Carl Philip and wife test positive for coronavirus : worldnews

Germany agrees to compensate gay soldiers over discrimination : worldnews

Nearly 1/4 of hate crimes in Europe in 2019 targeted Jews, report says : worldnews

Samuel Paty: Four students charged over teacher's beheading : worldnews
European Parliament voted in favor of supporting consumers Right to Repair : worldnews
France will begin labelling electronics with repairability ratings in January : worldnews
Why France may ban discrimination against accents : worldnews

Convicted terrorist organiser Abdalraouf Abdallah, who has refused to tell an inquiry about his contact with the Manchester Arena bomber, is to be released from jail. : worldnews
Fury after UK cuts billions in overseas aid amid worst recession in 300 years : worldnews


Land Defenders Keep Getting Killed in Colombia : worldnews

Russian pranksters duped PM Trudeau on phone call with Greta Thunberg impersonator : worldnews

Edward Snowden says "war on whistleblowers" trend shows a "criminalization of journalism" : worldnews


Obama says lives could have been saved if Trump hadn't disbanded pandemic response unit : politics
Donald Trump Is the Ultimate Super-Spreader | Trump didn't merely bungle this country's pandemic response; he stoked the flames of this third and largest surge. : politics
'Don't Ever Talk to the President That Way' : Trump Snaps at 'Lightweight' Reporter During Wild Thanksgiving Press Conference (biggest loser, hahaha)

Trump Defiant in Thanksgiving Remarks, Unwilling to Concede - Bloomberg ... President Donald Trump gave defiant Thanksgiving remarks at the White House Thursday, insisting falsely that he beat Joe Biden and wavering on whether he would ever concede or attend Biden's inauguration
'Loser': How a Lifelong Fear Bookended Trump's Presidencyinability to concede the election is the latest reality-denying moment in a career preoccupied with an epithet ... It ends as it began.
Trump's inner circle is telling him that Giuliani and the rest of his legal team are making him look like an idiot, report says : politics
Sidney Powell Mocked, Scorned, Ridiculed and More Over Clumsy, Rambling, Typo-Filled 'Kraken' Lawsuits : politics

Mueller prosecutor says Trump should be investigated and face charges after leaving office : politics

Trump Pardoned Flynn to Protect Himself - The Atlantic
Donald Trump Retweets Call to Pardon Himself : politics
Steve Schmidt: We've entered the corrupt pardon phase of the Trump coup : politics
The Dersh enters the count room - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Alan Dershowitz, the law professor who represented Mr. Trump during his impeachment trial, is advising two of his clients a New Jersey man serving more than 20 years for defrauding investors, and a billionaire businessman convicted in s what's been called "one of North Carolinaworst government corruption scandals" on whether to seek clemency (Dershofucker)

Trump's Last Act: Risking National Security to Honor the Confederacy. He promises to veto the Defense Appropriations Authorization Act if it forces to Pentagon to change the names of bases and ships. : politics

Donor Sues Pro-Trump Group for $2.5 Million for Failing to Prove Voter Fraud : politics
Trump's conspiracies have MAGA world talking Georgia boycott : politics

Pranksters have claimed a Trump 2024 campaign website domain which labels Trump a 'loser' : politics

Donald Trump Shares Deep State Conspiracy Article That Says 'We Are at War' : politics
Trump's about to turn the GOP into one long, humiliating episode of 'The Apprentice' : politics
The Rotting of the Republican Mind : politics (rotten minds rotting)

El Paso lawyered up to try and collect $570,000 owed to the city by the Trump campaign from a rally 2 years ago : politics


Splitting 5 to 4, Supreme Court Backs Religious Challenge to Cuomo's Virus Shutdown Order - The New York Times
Major shift at Supreme Court on Covid-19 orders the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to bar New York state from reimposing limits on religious gatherings (Amy Conehead says virus is a libtard hoax)
Amy Coney Barrett plays decisive role as Supreme Court bars New York COVID restrictions on religious services : politics


Over 30 Trump Campaign Lawsuits Have Failed. Some Rulings Are Scathing. As President Trump continues to litigate the 2020 election, some judges have lost all patience. Here are some excerpts of their rulings. : politics
Trump Complains On Speakerphone To PA GOP That No One Will 'Overturn' Election For Him : politics
Absolutely No Allegations of Any Fraud - Pa. Court Rejects Trump Campaign's Appeal Over 69 Mail-In Ballots
Ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell files typo-filled lawsuits in Michigan, Georgia : politics

Joe Biden Should Investigate Trump, Dem Rep Argues: 'We Cannot Dismiss Accountability' : politics
House Democrats subpoena private prison operator in forced hysterectomy case : politics

Democrats would have won bigger if they'd knocked on more doors - The pandemic shut down canvassing, but only for one side.

Ivanka Probably Isn't Welcome Back in New York City : politics (Riker's Island begs to differ)
New York Times Edits Headline That Declared Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump 'Well-to-Do' Refugees (no cages for Kushfuck and Ivankatron)

Joe Scarborough to Nicolle Wallace: Some of our old friends are more loyal to a failed reality TV host than to the Constitution : politics

DOJ Is Still Trying to Defend Trump Against Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll' s Lawsuit During Lame-Duck Session : politics

A two-mile line in Arizona. A four-hour wait in Ohio. Millions seek help to avoid going hungry on Thanksgiving. : politics

Biden's IRS could finally give Trump's tax returns to Democrats : politics

Sen. David Perdue's Stock Trading Continues to Have Remarkable Timing : politics
Sen. David Perdue Insisted He Had No Input At All On Stock Buys. New Evidence Shows He Did.

Ocasio-Cortez doubles down on Biden keeping Emanuel out for 'covering up a murder' : politics (Rahmbo is a piece of shit and always has been)

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon tests positive for the coronavirus after resisting mask mandate - The Washington Post Wyomings governor has resisted calls for a mask mandate. Now he has the coronavirus.

Denver Riggleman's Bigfoot quest brings lessons on QAnon, antifa - The Washington Post

A battle over right-wing media bookings is playing out as Fox News reportedly tells guests to not appear on Newsmax : politics

Trump Is About to Hand Over Sacred Apache Land to a Mining Company : politics

Prison sentence for man who threatened Black renters - ABC News - A North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to charges that he threatened to shoot a Black family for renting a home has been sentenced to more than two years in prison

Hackensack Board Member Who Opposed LGBTQ Curriculum Resigns After Embarrassing Zoom Incident | Hackensack Daily Voice


South Dakota Police File Lawsuit to Block Measure Legalizing Marijuana Approved by Voters : politics

American Dream mall


Waltham hasnt delivered on its promise for Fernald


Humpback Whale Vocalizations: Lime Kiln, Nov. 5, 2016 by David Neiwert

Dino-era bird had the head of a Velociraptor and beak of a toucan : worldnews


U/Fevercrumb1649 describes some of the disturbing tactics used by the Iraqi army in Iran/Iraq war. : bestof
Documentary : Madness in the Marshes: Hussein's Last War : The Iraqi leader's tactics were surgically precise in the spring of 1984. Thousands of Iranian troops paid the ultimate price. - Los Angeles Times

/u/Sqeaky explains their theory on idiot voters : bestof

u/Fsdn explains how the terrorist attacks on 26/11 in Mumbai was as a Pakistani ploy of showing the world that India also does terrorism, by sending 10 men dressed as Indian Hindus and entice a civil-war in India. The plan failed miserably because of one terrorist captured alive. : bestof

/u/picado explains how the pro-life movement started : bestof
picado comments on TIL that abortion is only mentioned once in the Bible - Numbers 5:21, where it provides instructions on how to perform one.


Comcast Got $1 Billion in Public Subsidies. Now Its Charging the Public New Data Fees. : politics

Security researcher accidentally discovers Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 zero-day : worldnews

Retired Microsoft engineer confesses to role in sliding Microsoft Bob onto millions of XP install CDs : worldnews




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Nearly 100 pilot whales die in mass stranding off New Zealand islands : worldnews


A U.S. Record: Two Million New Virus Cases in Two Weeks - The New York Times
After Admitting Mistake, AstraZeneca Faces Difficult Questions About Its Vaccine - The New York Times Some trial participants only got a partial dose of AstraZeneca's vaccine. Experts said the companys spotty disclosures have eroded confidence.

25%-30% of Americans say they'll ignore Thanksgiving warning : Coronavirus
Americans defy pandemic, political leaders to travel for Thanksgiving | Reuters


MA COVID-19 Data 11/25/90 : boston (6.6%+ 53 DEATHS)
3,224 New Confirmed Cases ;2.5% positive; 10.9% positive new individuals; 53 deaths -November 25 : CoronavirusMa

Confused About Changes to Mass. COVID Data? We Asked Experts to Explain Them - NBC Boston - November 25, 2020 : CoronavirusMa

We built a simple resource to help folks better understand how mRNA-based covid vaccines work. It also has info on common misinformation/anti-vax rhetoric. : Coronavirus
You NEED to take Vitamin D - Dr Chris warns of 'vital' need to take Vit D to tackle Covid : worldnews

Their Patients Have COVID-19 and Still Think It's a Hoax Nurses treating coronavirus skeptics are being spit on and harassed. Many want to quit. : Coronavirus
Despite doctor's determination, Spokane mom doesn't believe COVID killed her daughter : Coronavirus

Florida COVID-19 Cases Spike as Governor DeSantis Disappears : Coronavirus


World agonises over new COVID curbs as infections approach 60 million : worldnews
WHO: Pandemic has slowed down in Europe : worldnews
Pope Francis takes aim at anti-mask protestors: "They are incapable of moving outside of their own little world" : worldnews (also known as "Republicans")


Far-right terrorism grows in West as global deaths from attacks hit five-year low : worldnews


China weighs legal steps against 'diehard' supporters of Taiwan independence : worldnews

Defecting gymnast escapes North Korea by vaulting 12 foot border wall : worldnews
CIA took Kim Jong-un's nephew into custody as he fled regime after father's murder: report : worldnews

Thailand's 'largest ketamine bust' turns out to be cleaning agent : worldnews


Terrorist prisoner Abdul Nacer Benbrika has Australian citizenship cancelled : worldnews

Right to live with a person of choice, irrespective of religion, is intrinsic to right to life and personal liberty: Allahabad High Court : worldnews
India's Dalit women raped to keep them 'in their place' : worldnews

Wild bear attacks in Japan reach highest number in five years : worldnews


Israeli military prepares for possibility Trump will strike Iran - Axios (fuckers' going away present)
The Art of the Steal - Israel's Slow Motion Annexation : worldnews


Russia 'threatened to ram' US ship in Sea of Japan : worldnews


Car scrawled with "anti-globalization" messages crashes into Angela Merkel's residence in Berlin : worldnews

French lawmakers pass bill that restricts publication of images of police : worldnews
France to apply 'digital tax' on online tech giants despite US retaliation threat : worldnews

Scotland to be first country to have universal free period products : worldnews


A growing number of Americans are going hungry - Washington Post 26 million now say they don't have enough to eat, as the pandemic worsens and holidays near

ICE Expelled 33 Immigrant Children Back To Guatemala After A Judge Said They Couldn't : politics
U.S. citizens detained for speaking Spanish at Montana grocery store settle suit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection : politics
Biden accuses Trump of outright cruelty at the border as he introduces Homeland Security pick : politics

The Trump administration is aiming to bring back firing squads and electrocutions for some federal executions : politics

In an apparent dig at the Trump administration, Obama says Biden's foreign policy team will 'know where countries are' : politics

Trump calls into Pennsylvania hearing, rambles about voter fraud on speakerphone "We have to turn the election over, because there's no doubt we have all the evidence," he said, providing no evidence.

Prosecuting Trump is the only way to heal the nation : politics

Biden says the White House is cooperating fully with his transition, but that Trump still won't speak to him : politics
Trump Seemed to Go Along With Biden's Transition Only After Aides Told Him He Didn't Have to Admit He Lost : politics
Trump Insists He's Still Going to Be President as White House Landlord Asks For Forwarding Address for Security Deposit : politics undefined
Fact check: Trump lawyer Sidney Powell falsely stated he won election 'by a landslide' : politics
Lin Wood on Twitter: "I have worked closely with @SidneyPowell1 & others over recent weeks. The lawsuit Sidney will be filing tomorrow in GA speaks TRUTH. Enemies of America will deny its allegations. Do NOT believe them. Believe Sidney & me. We love America & freedom. Our enemies do not. https://t.co/JyLkqCMd3W" / Twitter

Trump'ss Election Lies Failed, but the Damage Is Done | Trump's supporters, already steeped in white grievance, are predictably receptive to the idea that illegal voters have succeeded in stealing their democracy. : politics

Pennsylvania Slams Judge's 'Overreach' in Certification Ruling - Bloomberg

Trump Is Trying to Set Yellen and Biden Up to Fail as He Sabotages the Economy
'Flat-Out Sabotage' Already Underway as Mnuchin Tries to Put $455 Billion in Covid Funds Out of Biden Team's Reach : politics
AOC says Republicans holding stimulus check hostage over demand for corporate COVID immunity : politics

Schiff on possible Flynn pardon: Trump is 'acting like an organized crime figure' : politics
Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI - The Washington Post
White House Weighs Pardon Blitz Before Trump's Exit

Trump's staffers are reportedly now avoiding him to stay out of legal jeopardy : politics

Louis DeJoy's failure to divest stake in USPS contractor invites new scrutiny after the company wins a new $5 million contract with USPS : politics


Perdue and Loeffler's Well-Timed Stock Trades Give Georgia Democrats an opening -- These are just bad people who you shouldn't be trusting
Stock Trades by Senator Perdue Said to Have Prompted Justice Dept. Inquiry - The New York Times Investigators focused on a sale of at least $1 million of stock in Cardlytics, a financial firm whose board the senator once sat on. They closed the case this summer without charges.
Georgia secretary of state: My family voted for Trump. He threw us under the bus anyway. : politics
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger releases scathing op-ed criticizing President Trump : politics
Roger Stone-linked group urges voters to write in Trump in Georgia runoffs as revenge against GOP | A fringe group of Republicans is trying to sink the GOP's Senate hopes as retaliation after Trump's loss in Georgia : politics

Arsonists demand that concerns about fire safety be taken seriously - Lawyers, Guns & Money Apostate Republican Tim Alberta has a terrific piece of reporting about GOP complicity in Michigan

Under Governor Noem -- South Dakota leads the world in death rate From COVID-19 - World expert says Noem's lack of leadership is Equivalent to manslaughter
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon tests positive for coronavirus - CBS News
Trump adviser who was with Rudy Giuliani at press conference tests positive for coronavirus | The Independent


A Trump-boosting sheriff earned White House visits. Now she's charged with theft. : politics

Democrats Claim Veto-Proof Majority in N.Y. Senate, Pressuring Cuomo : politics


Poll: 60 percent support Biden canceling up to $50K of student loan debt per person : politics

Mysterious donor in Florida Senate races dumped $550,000 in ads for spoiler candidates : politics

It Wasn't Ideology That Sank House Democrats. It Was Bad Strategy. : politics

How Many of These People Are Just Batshit Crazy?: CNNs Jake Tapper on Politics and Media in the Trump Era

Fox News Ratings Plummet After Election. Is President Trump's Criticism the Cause? : politics
Who Really Runs The Drudge Report? - Tablet Magazine

Our parents warned us the internet would break our brains. It broke theirs instead.


N.J. cops must wear body cameras under new laws Gov. Murphy just signed : politics


Sqeaky comments on Could Social Alienation Among Some Trump Supporters Help Explain Why Polls Underestimated Trump Again?


People who are psychologically flexible have better romantic and family relationships. It is about being open to experiences, experiencing thoughts and feelings without obsessively clinging to them, and continuing to take steps toward a goal, even in the face of setbacks. : science


This person climbed up this mountain in Switzerland and got this incredible shot. : gifs


Scientists Kill Cancer Cells with Ground-Breaking DNA-Altering Treatment : worldnews

The circles are stationary : gifs




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Temperatures in the Arctic are astonishingly warmer than they should be : worldnews
Heat-trapping gas levels reach a new record high, despite lockdowns : worldnews
New Zealand geologists plan to harness volcano heat to reduce climate emissions | New Zealand : worldnews

1% of farms operate 70% of world's farmland : worldnews

A mysterious metal monolith has been found by biologists counting sheep in Utah. : worldnews (scientists unsure if aliens put it there)
Mysterious metal monolith found in remote Utah : videos
u/D0TheMath asks for help finding a specific canyon with a strange obelisk that is somewhere in Utah. u/Bear__Fucker somehow finds the exact location : bestof (redditor finds secret alien obelisk in 30 minutes)

Endangered primates face high risk of catching COVID-19. Dwindling species such as Sumatran orangutans and western lowland gorillas could more easily catch coronavirus, a new study predicts. : worldnews


CDC director: COVID-19 vaccine will be rolled out second week in December : Coronavirus
First 6.4 million doses of Pfizers coronavirus vaccine could go out in mid-December

New model projects COVID-19 cases in the US will nearly double over next 2 months : Coronavirus
Every U.S. state, except Hawaii, is now classified as having "uncontrolled spread" of COVID-19 : Coronavirus
US Coronavirus: Surge in cases has officials planning new restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving - CNN
Chances somebody at your Thanksgiving table has COVID-19? Maybe as high as 50% or more : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/24/20 : boston (5.27%+ 20 deaths)
2,225 New Confirmed Cases ;2.8% positive; 9.8% positive new individuals; 20 deaths -November 24 : CoronavirusMa

[meta] What's with these new accounts? : CoronavirusMa

Far More Doses of COVID Vaccine Than Expected May Be Available in Mass. By Year-End : boston
Six assisted living residents die, dozens ill amid COVID-19 outbreak - WCVB - November 24, 2020 [Atria Marland Place, Andover] : CoronavirusMa

Police Arrest Man Who Allegedly Spit At Hikers, Claimed 'I Have COVID' : boston

Early Coronavirus Mutation Made It Harder to Stop, Evidence Suggests - The New York Times Scientists were initially skeptical that a mutation made the coronavirus more contagious. But new research has changed many of their minds.
A negative test doesn't mean all clear. PCR nasal swab tests have a "reported rate of false negatives is as low as 2% and as high as 37%." https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/which-test-is-best-for-covid-19-2020081020734 : CoronavirusMa
Coronavirus mRNA vaccines won't just end the pandemic. They could change vaccines forever https://www.cnet.com/news/coronavirus-mrna-vaccines-wont-just-end-the-pandemic-they-could-change-vaccines-forever/ : Coronavirus
Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 Lasts at Least Six Months, Data Show : Coronavirus
Doctors say CDC should warn people the side effects from Covid vaccine shots won't be 'a walk in the park' : Coronavirus
Children may transmit coronavirus at the same rate as adults: What we know about school and COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Iowa hospitals will see 'New York City-style collapse' says epidemiologist : Coronavirus
Arizona nearing ICU capacity, reports that some hospitals have none left : Coronavirus
'I do not have hope this will turn out well': Hospitals brace as NJ COVID second wave hits : Coronavirus

Nearly 300 Wisconsin nursing home residents died from COVID-19 in four weeks, 10 times more than the month before : Coronavirus

It's 2:30 a.m. in Wyoming: You're holding a smartphone to let a husband say goodbye to his wife via FaceTime after 60 years of marriage : Coronavirus

Missouri health official steps down after her family threatened over coronavirus measures : Coronavirus
Kelby Krabbenhoft out as Sanford Health CEO : Coronavirus the assclown saying he did not need to wear a mask?


Parents in Ola High School in McDonough, Georgia, Went Rogue and Threw a Massive Homecoming Dance - Mom Who Says Masks Are Child Abuse Throws Her Kid a 250-Person Homecoming Party

Rural Americans Stopped Staying In. Then Covid-19 Hit. - WSJ

$15,000 Fine After Secret Hasidic Wedding Draws Thousands of Guests : news


Covid-19: France exceeds the 50,000 dead mark : Coronavirus

Coronavirus, 853 deaths in Italy reported today: third highest number ever. 23,232 new infections with 189,659 tests : Coronavirus

Putin won't take COVID vaccine Russia touts as 91% effective, Kremlin says : Coronavirus


New Zealand may face torture case over women's treatment in prison : worldnews

Satellite images appear to show China developing area along disputed border with India and Bhutan : worldnews
Taiwan begins building submarine fleet in the face of threats from Beijing : worldnews
Irresponsible 'tough talk' with China is useless, says Canada foreign minister : worldnews

Pope, for first time, says China's Uighurs are 'persecuted' : worldnews
Pope blasts today's nationalist-populist leaders: 'reminds me of the 1930's' : worldnews
Pope derides anti-mask protesters : worldnews

India bans AliBaba Express and 42 other Chinese Apps : worldnews

Turkish journalist sentenced to 17 years for publishing leaked government documents : worldnews

Afghanistan, home to the heroin trade, moves into meth : worldnews ... The realisation that you could produce methamphetamine from a wild crop in the mountains has been a fundamental gamechanger

Russia caught U.S. warship in its waters, chased it off: defence ministry : worldnews
Russian Destroyer Issues Warning to American Ship USS John Mc Cain for Violating Border : worldnews
Russian investigators open new criminal case into Jehovah's Witnesses, searches under way : worldnews

In threat to Iran, US sends heavy bombers to Middle East via Israel : worldnews (St John McCain's ghost is happy)
What Saudi Arabia Is Thinking

The House Drops a Bill That Will Require Indonesians to Turn in Gay Family Members : worldnews

At least 45 people killed during Uganda protests : worldnews


'Women are animals... with rights' : Netanyahu pummeled for poorly-worded speech against domestic violence

Congo ex-militia leader handed life sentence for war crimes : worldnews

Iraq: Thousands of displaced Iraqis stigmatized for perceived IS ties trapped in cycle of abuse. : worldnews

Swiss to vote on banning the funding of weapons makers. : worldnews


In blow to struggling Cubans, Western Union offices close as sanctions bite : worldnews

DEA catches stealthy narco submarine in Colombia : worldnews

Police used tear gas as they dismantled a new migrant camp in the center of Paris set up to house refugees evacuated from makeshift suburban shelters without being relocated. Volunteers had helped set up around 500 blue tents at the Place de la Republique in the heart of the French capital : worldnews

Nearly half of families forced into debt since start of pandemic, figures show : worldnews
Increased use of food banks by middle-income families in UK as food poverty surges : worldnews
Charles Darwin's notebooks reported stolen from Cambridge University : worldnews
Female US Diplomat who killed 19 year-old UK man whilst driving on the wrong side of the road escapes conviction because of "Diplomatic Immunity"; despite not being on official duties. : worldnews
Harry Dunn's Parents have lost the high court case over diplomatic immunity for Anne Sacoolas for her part in the death of their son. : worldnews

Tennessee man, 94, who served as SS guard in a Nazi concentration camp to be deported : worldnews

'Let's rebuild a strong EU-USA alliance' EU chiefs tell Joe Biden

Ghislaine Maxwell quarantined after jail staff member tests positive for COVID-19 : worldnews

Canadian police have tool to unlock iPhones and copy contents, with no policy on when or how to use it : worldnews

Mexican Cop Turned Cartel Boss Nabbed in Mormon Mommy Massacre : worldnews

US held dozens of children, including a 1-month-old, at border for several days in last 2 months - CNNPolitics

A mathematical demonstration of the insanity of the Electoral College - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... How many of those 3,685 Biden voters would have had to vote for Trump to flip the election? The answer is one (1). One voter, representing the 21,868 collective Biden voters in Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin that, if they had voted for Trump instead, would have given the election to him, despite losing the popular vote by about 6.2 million ballots, out of 158 million total cast.
Trump Stress-Tested the Election System, and the Cracks Showed - The New York Times .. Next time, Americans might not be so lucky.
GSA: How the 16-day blockade on Biden's transition finally ended - CNNPolitics

Dow Jones Industrial Average Hits 30000 for the First Time - WSJ Index climbs to milestone amid vaccine progress, signs that U.S. election uncertainty is ebbing
Trump brags about Dow 30,000 at surprise news conference, leaves after a minute
Trump Emerges to Tout Stock Gains Driven by Biden Transition - Bloomberg
'Well that was weird as s***': Reporters caught on hot mic baffled by Trump's minute long press conference | The president previously warned voters that the stock market would tank if Joe Biden won the election : politics
Opinion | Trump's effort to overturn the election results nearly succeeded - The Washington Post

Brennan takes final shot at Trump: 'I leave his fate to our judicial system, his infamy to history, & his legacy to a trash heap' : politics

2020 Declassification Deadline Remains in Force
White House has signed off on Joe Biden getting the President's Daily Brief - CNNPolitics
Biden Weighs Mike Morell as His CIA Chief. A Key Dem Senator Says Dont Bother ... "No torture apologist can be confirmed as CIA director" said sen. Ron Wyden ...

Since Election Day, a Lot of Tweeting and Not Much Else for Trump - The New York Times Since Nov. 3, he has posted some 550 tweets about three-quarters of which attempted to undermine the integrity of the 2020 election results.
Trump Job Approval Down Slightly After Election (a whole 3%)
How Trump's fundraising could benefit his post-White House political life - CNNPolitics
It's over for Trump | Newsday The post-election losing streak continues for President Donald Trump, as he refuses to admit he was defeated by former Vice President Joe Biden

Yes, the Biden administration should hold Trump accountable : politics
Should Trump Be Prosecuted? : politics
Press: Trump's biggest fear is -- lock him up
Eschaton: We Are The Egg Men - Lots of people want to pretend that "coup talk" was just alarmist.
Is Trump's No Concession Endgame a "Stab-in-the-Back" Gambit Which Helped Bring the Nazis to Power? : politics
'This Keeps Me Up at Night' : Radicalization Experts Fear What Trump's Fringes Will Do Now

2020 election results: Almost no Trump voters consider Biden the winner A mere 3% of voters for President Donald Trump think President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 election, while 73% think the incumbent was the victor, (half of America is delusional and evil)
Opinion | What Facebook Fed the Baby Boomers - The New York Times (half the country is Foxed and Zuckerfucked)
Wisconsin Republicans Blame Mark Zuckerberg for Trumps Loss in Lawsuit : politics
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reverses One of Trump's Only Post-Election Litigation Wins : politics

Here Come the Adults | Biden's Cabinet is shaping up to be everything that Trump's was not. : politics
Rachel Maddow Rings The Alarm On How Trump's 'Setting The Place On Fire' As He Leaves : politics

Roger Stone-Tied Group Threatens GOP: If Trump Goes Down, So Does Your Senate Majority : politics

Trump campaign loses 5 more cases in Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision : politics
Trump Lawyer Appears on Fox Touting 'Promising' Case in Pennsylvania After it's Thrown Out by Judge : politics
Opinion: Trump's bizarro-world 'elite strike force' legal challenge is about to implode - CNN
Michigan AG warns on election fraud claims: A false claim of criminal activity is a crime : politics


Giuliani admits to exaggerating claims of fraud after saying Detroit had more voters than citizens : politics
Report of a 'souring' relationship between Trump and Giuliani : politics
Ironically enough, it's Rudy Giuliani who has ties to Venezuela : politics

Congress Has Every Right to Keep Investigating Trump After He's Gone : politics

Attorney General Barr Will Go Out With a Whimper, Not a Bang : politics
William Barr's Bloodthirsty Lame Duck Execution Spree Is Unprecedented : politics

Trump says he will never concede and transition process has nothing to do with election result : politics
Trump came in promising so much winning. He's going out with so much whining. : politics
'A passing attempt at adulthood' : Stacey Abrams gives scathing reaction to Trump finally starting transition
Laura Ingraham Admits It's Over for Trump; Biden Will Be Inaugurated : politics

Eschaton: I've Got The Feeling That Something Ain't Right The Trump years have taught me that a lot of powerful people (in various power tracks) don't much believe in the fundamental importance of the consent of the governed. Democracy,

Lindsey Graham calls Biden, Pelosi and Schumer "trifecta from hell," says they'll end Electoral College : politics
The end of an error - Lawyers, Guns & Money It would have been nice if the lowest WAR Dem senator had figured out that it was time to quit entirely at least two terms ago -- Evan Bayh, for Chrissakes, voted against the Bush tax cuts she voted for -- but you take small victories when you can find them: (demented 130 yr-old Feinstein Fucker)

The ruling elite's war on truth: America's leaders are increasingly disconnected from reality : politics

Time for Democrats to Drain the Real Swamp : politics
Trump's dam finally breaks. But we cannot go through this again. : politics

Congress Has the Power to Override Supreme Court Rulings. (SC Refuckers)
On Night of Ginsburg's Death, McConnell Pushed Trump to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett : politics

Jaime Harrison launches new PAC to help Democrats in Georgia runoffs as he eyes DNC chair : politics

Dr. Redlener: Trump's denial of science has poisoned this country : politics
In 1,331 days, President Trump has made 23,035 false or misleading claims : politics

Eschaton: Melania's Out Maybe not today, but Trump's never going to see her again after not very long.
Ivanka and Jared Look for a New Beginning As Their D.C. Days Dwindle - The New York Times

'Almost impossible' : As education divide deepens, Democrats worry about future power (white stupids for fasist Trump)

Opinion | Why Is Congress Still Discussing Hydroxychloroquine? - The New York Times (Ron Johnson, speaking of stupid and evil fuckers)

Nearly a sixth of the Senate Republican caucus has tested positive for coronavirus - The Washington Post ... Republicans in the Senate have been about four times as likely as Americans overall to have tested positive for the virus.
Rep. Rick Allen tests positive for COVID-19 : politics

Donald Trump stands up for the Confederacy one last time : politics
Computer repairman who claimed he gave Hunter Biden data to Giuliani closes shop as laptop saga gets stranger : politics
Trump Turns to Randy Quaid for Guidance in Overthrowing Democracy : politics

Trumps national security adviser floats a 2024 bid with friends (rats lining up to be the next biggest rat)

Following the money behind two apparent shill candidates in Florida state Senate races : politics


Fox News Host Todd Piro Got COVID, and Staffers Say They Were Never Told ... network's cavalier attitude towards the virus ...


Ivankas BFF: Trump Gave Kids' Friends Supermodel Nicknames

Roiled by Election, Facebook Struggles to Balance Civility and Growth - The New York Times (typical NYT stupid headline)


Penguin Random House Staff Confront Publisher About New Jordan Peterson Book During a tense town hall, staff cried and expressed dismay with the publishing giant's decision to publish Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life


Ferris State professor who called COVID-19 leftist stunt allegedly tweeted slurs, placed on leave : news - Thomas Brennan (says cellphones cause Covid and he's been getting "microwaved" by leftists)
Science professor denies science science (Thomas Brennan, racist asshole, trashed his reputation for eternity)


Is It 'Classist' to Think 'Hillbilly Elegy' Is a Raging Dumpster Fire of a Movie?
Opinion | Wha was t Hillbilly Elegy really supposed to tell us? - The Washington Post

American Orthodoxys Twilight of AuthorityWhen the established rabbis go silent, others, including civic-minded philanthropists and charismatic outsiders with inflammatory social-media presences, fill the void (regression to the 17th century)


Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 732 - Mary Baker Eddy -- Lawyers, Guns & Money Christian Science is one of the roots of the anti-vaxxer idiocy that is going to dominate 2021 as people refuse to vaccinate against COVID -- is buried in Mt Auburn Cemetary


ADHD and Addiction | Southern California Sunrise Recovery Mental Health Treatment
how to pull yourself out of despair and live your life

Your Surge Capacity Is Depleted - It's Why You Feel Awful -- how to pull yourself out of despair and live your life

Police search for aggressive coyote in Stoneham - The Boston Globe Wild animal has bitten three people in past four days.


Scientists find super hidden planet in breakthrough observation : worldnews

The most detailed model of a single human cell to date : pics


Kristen Stewart addresses the "slippery slope" of only having gay actors play gay characters : movies


Redditor's that have had hallucinations, what is the strangest thing you have seen? : AskReddit

What's an NSFW historical fact that would probably make your history teacher bLush if they were required to tell you about it? : AskReddit


Comcast Prepares to Screw Over Millions With Data Caps in 2021 : technology

Walmart-exclusive router and others sold on Amazon & eBay contain hidden backdoors to control devices : worldnews ... Chinese-made Jetstream router

Elon Musk is now world's second-richest person, as net worth has grown more than $100 billion this year : worldnews




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Climate change: Covid pandemic has little impact on rise in CO2 : worldnews


Mysterious Metal Structure Discovered in Utah Tucked among the glowing red rocks was a towering metal structure, jutting somewhere between 10 and 12 feet into the air.


3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaper
'A new era': Success of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines a major breakthrough : Coronavirus
Why Oxford's positive COVID vaccine results are puzzling scientists : Coronavirus

Opinion | The coronavirus's origins are still a mystery. We need a full investigation. - The Washington Post

TSA records its busiest travel weekend since March : Coronavirus

COVID in the U.S. this week: - 1,173,609 new cases - 10,289 new deaths - 83,870 currently hospitalized : Coronavirus



MA COVID-19 Data 11/23/20 : boston (5.5%+ 18 deaths)


Traces of coronavirus in MWRA wastewater reach new highs for northern section of system, which includes Boston - The Boston Globe
covid-19-dashboard-november-23-2020 : CoronavirusMa
Corona Virus Map Over Time 11/19 : CoronavirusMa

Cambridge considers move to all-outdoor dining amid coronavirus spike : boston
Carlisle School see 3 Cases of Covid, 8th grade goes remote - the district Gov Baker did his news conference from : CoronavirusMa


BBC News: Oxford University vaccine shows 70% protection : worldnews
Studies reveal alarming trends of anxiety, depression among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic : worldnews
Vitamin D can help fight COVID-19, Belgian researchers say : worldnews
Vitamin D supplements may significantly lower cancer risk, st udy claims : worldnews

DC Council to make final vote on bill that would allow minors to get vaccines without parental consent : Coronavirus

Small Gatherings Spread the Virus, but Are They Causing the Surge? - The New York Times Yes, the coronavirus can be transmitted over cocktails and dinners. But these get-togethers may not account for the huge rise in cases.

Rural Areas Send Their Sickest Patients To The Cities, Straining Hospital Capacity : Coronavirus
A Vaccine won't End the Pandemic in Rural America: COVID-19 Could Linger YearsWon forJust as Influenza Did a Century Ago : Coronavirus
Catastrophic death coming with staff, PPE, and hospital capacity shortages in US, warn top nurses

DeSantis hires Ohio Uber driver to rig Covid stats : politics

COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Models Showing 22,000 Cases Per Day By December, Stay At Home Advisory Issued

Cops Bust 80-Person Party at a Sex Club in Queens
Sin City : New York Nightlife never stopped. It just Went Underground During COVID Nevada sex workers move to underground market due to brothel closures : Coronavirus

'They think workers are like dogs.' How pork plant execs sacrificed safety for profits. : Coronavirus

North Texas superintendent is openly defying the state mask mandate in schools. No one is stopping him. : Coronavirus
'No more lockdowns in Texas,' governor says : Coronavirus

Chicago seroprevalence study shows COVID-19 cases 16 times higher than currently predicted : Coronavirus

Mayo Clinic Puts Hospital Beds In Ambulance Garage, Lobbies As COVID-19 Surges | After Mayo's Northwestern Wisconsin Hospitals Reached 100 Percent Capacity, Emergency Rooms Have Had To Divert Patients : Coronavirus

1 in 3 parents say holidays with family worth COVID-19 risk, according to U-M poll : Coronavirus

White House plans holiday party as Americans urged to stay home : Coronavirus

California Governor Newsom quarantines after 3 of his children exposed to CHP officer with COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Two School Districts Had Different Mask Policies. Only One Had a Teacher on a Ventilator. Eleven states let school districts decide whether students and staff must wear masks. One Georgia middle school where masks were optional became the center of an outbreak. : Coronavirus


Shanghai Covid outbreak 'traced to cargo from North America' : Coronavirus

France COVID update: Daily caseload drops to lowest level in nearly 2 months - New cases: 4,452 - Positivity rate: 13.3% (-0.7) - In hospital: 31,449 (-73) - In ICU: 4,438 (-53) - New deaths: 501 : Coronavirus

Switzerland Doctors Asking Vulnerable People(over 60, Diabetes, or Heart and Lung Problems) To Sign Do Not Resuscitate Orders : Coronavirus

Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'national unity' : worldnews

Kim Jong-un's nephew Kim Han-sol has reportedly been taken into protective custody by the CIA : worldnews

China Has Launched the World's First 6G Satellite. We Don't Even Know What 6G Is Yet. : worldnews
UK accuses China of stripping Hong Kong of basic rights and breaking international treaty : worldnews
Muslims in Nepal hold anti-China protest to condemn Uyghur genocide : worldnews
In latest China jab, U.S. drafts list of 89 firms with military ties : worldnews
A woman was killed by her husband and in-laws. They were sentenced to three years in prison, sparking public outrage. : news

Thousands march in Taiwan against U.S. pork imports : worldnews


An average of five children have been killed or wounded every day for the past 14 years in war-torn Afghanistan, a charity has found. : worldnews (remember Bush/Cheney?)


Israel PM 'flew to Saudi Arabia for secret talks with crown prince' : worldnews ... This is more about having Trump start a war with Iran in return for funds to pursue his legal fight over the election, before Biden enters office and reenters the Iran Deal
Israeli Reports Say Netanyahu Met Saudi Crown Prince. Saudis Deny It. - The New York Times
Netanyahu met Saudi crown prince, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Israeli radio stations report : worldnews (bomb, bomb ... )
'Iran in the Crosshairs?' Reports of Secret Meeting Between Netanyahu, MbS, and Pompeo Spark Fears of War Plot : politics (Plan C)
Family of Saudi Arabia's 'most outspoken' political prisoner calls on G20 to hold kingdom to account : worldnews

Egypt cracking down harder on human rights groups, experts say : worldnews

It Was Just Him and His Smiley Face. He's Charged With Illegal Assembly. You would think that the Singaporean authorities would be smart enough to not take on such a ridiculous case that will make them a laughingstock around the world, but they are blinded by their command and control mind-set that prefers maximum response to the slightest provocation

Kenyan online cartel is luring girls to orgies, police warn. : worldnews

Impressive analysis by Belgian state media (VRT) about how Iranian spies, living in Belgium, tried to bomb a mass gathering of Iranian anti-government opposition groups in Paris (2018). Pictures of the Iranian spies are included. : worldnews ... Also the personal lawyer of the American president Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, will be there ...

France deeply shocked as Pakistan minister compares Macron to Nazis : worldnews (Fuckistan)
Paris declines Pakistani request to upgrade French-made jets and submarines after Imran s support for Erdoan. : worldnews
Trial of ex-president Sarkozy a landmark for France : worldnews

China lobby tells UK: Embrace Beijing or 'suffer' business backlash : worldnews
Teen who left UK to join Islamic State should not be allowed back, Supreme Court told : worldnews

Coronavirus: Jewish leaders outraged Hanukkah gatherings banned, Christmas ones OK : worldnews (Quebecquois)


How American Guns Lead to Death in Latin America - Lawyers, Guns & Money When racists talk aboutprotecting our bordersand stopping immigrants from coming to the U.S., is the biggest act of intentional self-denial and ignorance in history. Nearly every reason for migration from Mexico and Central America is directly related to the United States (fuck up their countries with gunz, blame them)


With nearly all votes counted, the 2020 presidential election wasn't that close : politics
Refusing to certify legitimate votes is a felony | Opinion : politics
Tim Alberta on Twitter: "With #Michigan canvassing board underway, can tell you three things 1) As of Friday, lots of Rs believed we were headed for 2-2 deadlock and court intervention 2) Same Rs today believe certification will pass, only question being 3-1 or 4-0 3) I'll have a story on what changed" / Twitter
Trumps Legal Farce Is Having Tragic Results

Trump is not just refusing to concede, he is sabotaging nation's interest : politics
National security experts call on GOP leaders to rebuke Trump;s election claims - The Washington Post
Trump's press secretary Kayleigh McEnany heckled in briefing: ' When will you admit you lost?" : politics
This Is the Beta Test for a Future Where Republicans Will Simply Never Accept a Democratic Victory : politics (deport all the fuckers to Alabama/Pluto)
The Birther Myth Stuck Around For Years. The Election Fraud Myth Might Too. : politics
Why Won't Emily Murphy Just Do Her Job? In delaying the transition, the General Services Administration chief appears to be making an ideological choice. : politics
GSA tells Biden that transition can formally begin : news
Democrats reject GSA offer to delay briefing on transition : politics
Trump team falsely claim he was not assisted in transition by Obama : politics (no Republican can remember two days ago except for Hillary's emailz)
Epidemiologist warns of contagion of violent speech coming from the White House : politics

Trump Yet to Answer One Press Question Since Election As GOP Pressure for His Concession to Biden Grows : politics

New Jersey Lawmaker Pushes To Disbar Rudy Giuliani For Deceitful, Absurd Election Cases : politics
Twitter Afire After Trump Camp Breaks With Lawyer: Lasted 'About half A Scramucci': Sidney Powell should refuse to concede her position from Trump's legal one critic joked. : politics
Trump axed campaign lawyer Sidney Powell was because 'she was too conspiratorial even for him' : politics
Rush Limbaugh criticizes Trump legal team for promising 'bombshells' and failing to deliver : politics (Bimbo got suckered) )
Trump fears Giuliani, other lawyers in Biden vote challenge are 'fools that are making him look bad' : politics
Trump urges state legislatures and courts to 'flip' results : politics
Why the Trump campaigns big legal flameout in Pennsylvania seems like a turning point, even for Republicans

I award you no points - Lawyers, Guns & Money It should be noted that the opinion in the Pennsylvania case that seems to have soured Trump on his vaguely-lawyer-resembling conspiracy theorists is about as brutal and precise a beatdown ...

Trump Is Blowing Up the Georgia GOP -- and it Couldn't Happen at a Better Time
Pro-Trump Attorney Urges Republicans Not to Vote in Georgia Runoff : politics (Newsmax!)

Michigan elections board certifies results from presidential election, sealing Biden's win in state : politics
3/4 of Michigan Board of State Canvassers follows black letter law rather than participate in Donald Trump's scheme to steal the election - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump's Ridiculous, Sloppy Coup Attempt Just Face-Planted in Michigan : politics
Michigan certifies Biden's win as Trump efforts to challenge election slip - POLITICO Michigan certifies Bidens win as Trump efforts to challenge election slip ... Republican Norm Shinkle voted not to certify the results
Jeff Timmer: Monday's state canvassers meeting could be a cirus -- Michigan Advance
Max Kennerly on Twitter: "Just in case anyone out there still mistakenly had sympathy for @GSAEmily, here she is dodging Congressional oversight, refusing to brief the whole House Committee, and then exploiting the pandemic to evade briefing the Senate. She's not "conflicted," she's a bad person." / Twitter
Steve Vladeck on Twitter: "Among other things, Michigan's certification of electors takes away the last possible ground on which @GSAEmily could have plausibly refused to "ascertain" that @JoeBiden is the "apparent" winner of the election held on November 3. s time for her to do duty her or resign." / Twitter

Detroit had more vote errors in 2016 when Trump won Michigan by a narrow margin. He didn't object then. : politics
Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes : politics

Opinion | How Trump placed a ticking time bomb at the center of our system - The Washington Post So is this really how it's going to be? Will it now become a fact of our political life that Democrats will be required to win future presidential elections by steal-proof margins in order to prevail?

Trump's top election lawyer in Wisconsin says he and his wife voted illegally in the campaign's latest legal argument : politics

President Trump Wanted a Supreme Court Election Battle. His Current Appeal Simply Cannot Get Him There. : politics

Biden is stealing the spotlight. Trump can't stand it. : politics
The Daily 202: Picking Blinken for State previews how differently Biden will govern than Trump - The Washington Post ... the only president in American history to take office with no prior governing or military experience picked someone with no prior governing or military experience to be the nations chief diplomat. It did not go well.
Janet Yellen Is Biden's Pick for Treasury Secretary - WSJ
Biden Will Nominate First Woman to Lead Intelligence and First Latino to Run Homeland Security - The New York Times

Secret Service members asked about protecting soon-to-be-former president Trump full time in Florida: Sources - ABC News

21 Republican Sens in convos w/ colleagues, staff members, lobbyists, W. House aideshave repeatedly expressed extreme contempt for Trump & his fitness to be POTUS
Transition warning: Trump's mental illness is a growing danger : politics
Trump set on veto of defense bill over renaming bases honoring Confederates (treason is deep)

Trump will leave office soon. But we can't let him escape accountability for his misdeeds. : politics
Trump's Sound and Fury Will Signify Nothing - He's just a bully, after all. They get thumped in the end.
Trump's on his way out, but leaves a lasting legacy: The right's open embrace of terrorism. How did the Kenosha shooter post $2 million in bail? Because conservatives are normalizing right-wing terrorism : politics
Will Trump's Accusers Finally Get Their Day In Court? | He soon will be unable to hide from the women suing him for defamation. : politics

To Prevent 'Active Sabotage' of His Agenda, Biden Urged to Clean House of Trump Loyalists on Day One : politics

Why the Republicans Are Like the 1860 South: don't like theelection's outcome? Then split the nation. : politics
Almost no Trump voters consider Biden the legitimate 2020 election winner, poll says : politics

The left is accused of authoritarianism = but it's the right that gets away with it
Bush Doesn't Look Better in Hindsight. He Looks Worse - The forty-third president set the stage for a world-historical dimwit to run the nation into the ground. : politics
How Ronald Reagan's Racism Helped Pave the Way for Donald Trump's : politics

The Republican Party has split in two. Let's keep it that way. : politics (bad premise)
Lincoln Project attacks "unpatriotic" and "dangerous" Republican rising stars in new ad : politics
In Race for 'World'ss Biggest Bastard' Stephen Miller's Star Continues to Rise : politics

All Base All the Time Fails to Deliver | The Cook Political Report - But, the bottom line was that Trump approach turned off more voters than it attracted.

Georgia GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler Just Got Caught Violating the Law | Will the Senate'xsys richest member be held to account for her blatantly illegal solicitation of campaign cash? : politics
Record amount of absentee ballots requested for Georgia runoff elections : politics

Clip of Ted Cruz Saying Democrats Would Say COVID 'Magically Better' Week After Biden Wins Resurfaces : politics

Profiles in Cowardice : politics

The Already Useless Trump Kids Are About to Get Even More So : politics

Congress should cancel its Thanksgiving recess and pass another stimulus bill : politics

How Trump's tweets inadvertently mobilized hundreds of thousands suburban women against him : politics

Republicans dash to defend perilous 2022 Senate map - POLITICO - Sen. Chuck Grassley will be 89 when the 2022 midterm campaign rolls around. Republicans are counting on him to run for an eighth term (running corpses)

Florida Republican Lawmaker Wants an Accused Murderer Elected to Congress : politics (Kyle Rittenhouse for SC seat!)


GOP Congressman Steve King faces backlash for asking Kamala Harris if she is descended from "slaves or slave owners" : politics


Ed Markey booms Congressman Crenshaw : boston
Ed Markey on Twitter: "https://t.co/7pBERlR80a" / Twitter


Dianne Feinstein to step down as top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary panel - POLITICO (DiFuck)


Right-Wing Social Media Finalizes Its Divorce From Reality : technology


Male Depression | Southern California Sunrise Recovery Mental Health Treatment


Pilgrim myths: Don't believe everything your kindergarten teacher told you : massachusetts

TIL even though our solar system has over 200 moons, ours is the 5th largest. Jupiter is over 10x the size of Earth but its largest moon is not even twice the size of our moon. Mars has two moons but they are tiny rocks, not even round, 1% the size of ours. : todayilearned

ELI5:Why is a state like New York so cold compared to a country in the same latitude like Spain? : explainlikeimfive

Scientists achieve true random number generation using new DNA synthesis method : worldnews

Chinese flower has evolved to be less visible due to people picking them : worldnews

Researchers find empirical evidence that social connection may be a "basic human need" like hunger. Social isolation (10 hours) induces cravings, and influences brain activity in the dopaminergic mid-brain similar to fasting. : science

People who lived during the cold war, how was the propaganda like? : AskReddit

Vegans have a higher rate of bone fractures : science

What's the craziest butterfly effect that happened to you because of a small decision you made? : AskReddit

Cheaters of reddit, how did the work-from-home situation affected the affair you were having? : AskReddit

What's a good comeback to being called gay? : AskReddit

What is the worst thing you've ever woken up to? : AskReddit

What was a decision you made that at that time seemed bad, but now in hindsight was actually good? : AskReddit

TIL on November 22, 1963, an unidentified woman placed a phone call to a news station, telling them John F Kennedy was about to be killed. The call was placed about 20 minutes before his assassination, from the vicinity of Oxnard, California, about fifty miles northwest of Los Angeles. : todayilearned




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67,221 new deaths were reported this week, making it the deadliest week of the pandemic - WHO : Coronavirus
As U.S. coronavirus cases soar toward 200,000 a day, holiday travel is surging : Coronavirus
The West's Failure on Covid is Even More Staggering Than You Think If the West Had Acted Like the East, 97% of Half a Million People wouldn't Have Died : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/22/20 : boston (5.5%+ 24 deaths)
2,721 New Confirmed Cases ;2.5% positive; 10.5% positive new individuals; 24 deaths -November 22 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-november-22-2020 : CoronavirusMa


Massachusetts Schools Report 652 New COVID-19 Cases Among Students, Staff. : boston
Coronavirus testing deserts are plaguing parts of Massachusetts : boston

This pandemic showed how people just don't care about each other : CoronavirusMa

Moderna CEO Warns Vaccines Will Not End Coronavirus Pandemic: We Need Public Health Measures : worldnews

For the first time, researchers have observed the RNA folding structures of the SARS-CoV2 genome with which the virus controls the infection process. This lays the foundation for targeted development of novel drugs for treating COVID-19 and for future occurrences of infection with new corona viruses : science
MMR Vaccine Could Protect Against COVID-19. Scientists provide further proof of this by showing that mumps IgG titers, or levels of IgG antibody, are inversely correlated with severity in recovered COVID-19 patients previously vaccinated with the MMR II vaccine. : science
No, a Negative Coronavirus Test Does Not Mean You Can Safely Socialize - The New York Times

/u/zoobzooms lays out the reality of ICU beds counts : bestof
zoobzooms comments on Frontline healthcare workers, how bad is covid right now?

Domestic violence is skyrocketing during COVID restrictions : Coronavirus

Over 80 COVID-19 cases in Minnesota traced to Sturgis rally: CDC : news

Kansas issued a face mask order. Counties that opted out saw COVID-19 cases rise 100% in 6 weeks, CDC says : politics

'No beds anywhere': Hospitals strained to limit by COVID-19 - StarTribune.com

More than 1 million people passed through US airports Friday, despite Covid warnings : news

Utah hospitals have begun informal rationing of care, doctors say, as they cope with surge of COVID-19 patients - The Salt Lake Tribune

Texas first responders who die from COVID-19 denied state benefits : Coronavirus

It's frightening. it's insane: Fort Lauderdale bars packed with mask-less partygoers

'We feel guilty for gathering': 15 members of an Arlington family got COVID after a family party : Coronavirus

'All people' should avoid: CDC raises warning against cruise ship travel to highest level : Coronavirus

Oklahoma mega-church under fire for holding 'Friendsgiving' amid Covid spike : Coronavirus

Party at a Queens Sex Club With 80 People Is Shut Down by Sheriff - The New York Times


Canada places largest city under 'lockdown' for at least 28 days amid coronavirus spikes : worldnews


Covid-19: Sweden's herd immunity strategy has failed, hospitals inundated : worldnews

Greece is using non-ICU specialists, refusing intubation and could soon use hotels as hospitals as the health system in the north has collapsed : Coronavirus



Australia demands China explain why it has been singled out on trade restrictions : worldnews
China lenders freeze $2.1 billion debt payments for poor nations : worldnews
China to launch moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s : worldnews
Hong Kong radio journalist and his wife arrested for 'funding young secessionists' : worldnews
Beijing reports 47 percent drop in new HIV/AIDS cases amid COVID-19 pandemic : worldnews
Chinese President Xi Jinping proposes global QR code system to help free up travel : worldnews (stamped on everyone's forehead)
China and likely Russia have been deploying a new EM-based secret weapon : worldnews

Japan's Economy Surges While The World Slips Into Recession Due To Covid-19 : worldnews


Seven people dead after drinking hand sanitiser at party in Russia : worldnews


Japan's Economy Surges While The World Slips Into Recession Due To Covid-19 : worldnews
Students in Japan submit petition to raise age of consent from 13 to 16. : worldnews

President Jair Bolsonaro backed down in his promise to reveal the names of countries that import timber illegally extracted from Brazil. Bolsonaro avoided criminalizing the conduct of countries, and blamed the companies that import the material : worldnews


Deadly ISIL attack north of Baghdad sparks anger : worldnews

Nigerian general dismisses videos of soldiers shooting dead peaceful protesters as fake : worldnews
Nigerian soldiers had live ammo during deadly protest : worldnews

"We don't negotiate with criminals" - Ethiopia's Prime Minister rejects talks with Tigray leaders : worldnews

Kenyan online cartel is luring girls to orgies, police warn : worldnews

Britain and the US have said they are deeply concerned about an unprecedented attack on Egyptian civil society after a group of prominent human rights activists were arrested following briefings with western diplomats : worldnews

Along Russia's 'Road of Bones' Relics of Suffering and Despair

Exposed: French complicity in Yemen and Libya : worldnews
France's parliament voted to approve a controversial law Friday that will ban the publication of images of on-duty police officers as well as expand the use of surveillance drones and police powers. Journalists' groups, human rights activists and unions organized protests against law on Saturday : worldnews
Nicolas Sarkozy in as dock historic trial over corruption finally begins : worldnews

"I feel like Sophie Scholl" - speaker at rally against corona measures compares herself with resistance fighter against the National Socialists. Steward steps up to the stage, calls her out and quits his job supporting the rally. (pledgetimes.com)

Facebook condemned for hosting neo-Nazi network with UK links : worldnews

Guatemala: Congress on fire after protesters storm building : worldnews
5.4 million Venezuelans outside their home country. : worldnews

Putin Says He's Not Ready to Recognize Biden as U.S. President - Bloomberg
US to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty with Russia : worldnews


Amnesty USA: State Department's attack on the BDS movement violates freedom of expression and endangers human rights protection : worldnews (Jared cackles)
Spy Jonathan Pollard expected to fly to Israel after US lifts parole. Release marks latest gesture by departing Trump administration towards the Israeli government : politics


CENTCOM: B-52s from Minot Air Force Base sent to Middle East Saturday : worldnews (bomb bomb Iran)
McMaster blasts "abhorrent" Trump plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan - CBS News


Leadership changes at top cyber agency raise national security concerns : politics
40% of Top Pentagon Positions Empty After Donald Trump's Firing of Mark Esper : politics

Susan Rice: 'This is most irresponsible leadership during a transition' ever seen : politics
Trump Wonders Why Joe Biden Is Forming A Cabinet In Latest Tweet Screed : politics

Trumps post-presidency will be cluttered with potentially serious legal battles

It was never a partnership - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Max Kennerly on Twitter: "https://t.co/beau7GQha6" / Twitter
Trump campaign says Sidney Powell isn't a member of its legal team : politics
Trump campaign cuts Sidney Powell from presidents legal team

Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell Says Georgia Election Lawsuit 'Will Be Biblical,' Suggests GOP Governor Helped Biden : politics
Sidney Powell Goes After Brian Kemp Over Election Conspiracy
Call it what it is: an attempted coup : politics
Trump Is Staging a Comically Incompetent Coup It would almost be possible to laugh at this debacle if the stakes weren't so serious.
America is being subjected to a stress test -- and Republicans are failing | Most elected Republicans are refusing to stand up to Trump. Their cowardice is one of the worst betrayals of public trust in the history of our republic
Michigan House speaker floats possibility of 'constitutional crisis' : politics (and a fascist overthrow of America)
White House adviser Peter Navarro: President Trump is going to get a second term regardless of the election results (Hunter's laptop is in China)
Trump, GOP's ridiculous, flailing coup isn't a joke. it's s a crime. There must be consequences | Will Bunch : politics
Out of 53 Republican senators, only two have stood up to Trump's attempt to overturn the election : politics
The Republican Party's future: Being terrorized by its unhinged base : politics
Trump's tyranny is the moral equivalent of treason : politics
The federal toll of Trump's failure to lead : politics

How Trump Hopes to Use Party Machinery to Retain Control of the G.O.P. - The New York Times Ronna McDaniel, a close ally of President Trump, wants to remain head of the Republican National Committee, worrying party members who believe the president will try to use the group to keep control of the G.O.P.
Opinion | Biden reaches out. The GOP slaps him in the face. - The Washington Post
GOP lawmaker patience runs thin with Trump tactics | TheHill

Eschaton: Strike Force Struck Needless to say she had previously been described as being on the strike force, I mean legal team.
Eschaton: America's Worst Humans Doug Heye.
Billy Corben on Twitter: "This is a lie. You chanted "stop the count! Stop the fraud!" Falsely characterizing vote counting as cheating -- exactly what Trump is doing now. Your goal was to use violence and intimidation to stop democracy and steal an election. And it worked. Shame on you. #537Votes" / Twitter
Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood to Steve Bannon: Trump supporters must do what our Founding Fathers did in 1776

u/potato_devourer lists some of the things Trump claims he knows better than anyone : bestof

Key GOP Michigan canvassing board member expected to vote against certifying results - CNNPolitics

Michiganders Erupt After Their Maskless Lawmakers Sip Dom Perignon At Trump Hotel - Michigan legislators celebrate together after secretive meeting with Trump, who has been plotting to overturn the state's vote for Joe Biden. : politics
GOP asks Michigan not to certify election results, citing irregularities | The move follows speculation that Trump is seeking to persuade Michigan Republicans to override election results : politics
Michigan attorney general looks at criminal charges for state officials who would overturn election results : politics
In last-gasp maneuver, Trump campaign tries to invalidate thousands of votes as Wisconsin recount gets underway - The Washington Post
Wisconsin election officials say Trump observers obstructing recount, some clearly don't know what they are doing : politics
3 'dead' Georgia voters in fact very much alive: Trump, Tucker Carlson get it wrong : politics
Mike Kelly, Sean Parnell Request To Declare Mail-In Voting Unconstitutional In Pennsylvania, Deny Results From 2020 Election Mail-In Ballots : politics

No, Venezuelan communists did not interfere in the election. Yes, Trump's legal team claimed that. : politics

After Pennsylvania court defeat, Trump faces new pressure to concede election : politics
Trump Campaign Lawyers File New Pennsylvania Motion Which Misspells Governor's Name : politics
"Trump has exhausted all plausible legal options": GOP Sen. Pat Toomey congratulates Biden : politics

Joy Reid: It looks like Republicans 'want to hand Biden mega crises' and a country that's broken : politics

US economy hurtles toward 'COVID cliff' with programs set to expire : politics
'Abandoning our people' : AOC attacks Mitch McConnell for granting Senate recess without passing coronavirus relief bill

Why Private Health Insurance Makes No Sense | It's important for everyone to understand exactly why it needs to be gotten rid of. : politics


Trump, laden with $400 million debts, plans to cash in on his post-presidency with a book deal, media appearances, and selling rally tickets, according to a report : politics

Kayleigh McEnany said Trump wasn't given an 'orderly transition of power' in 2016. He was. : politics (Kay-Lie)

'Absolutely shameful': Schiff condemns Trump's golf outing : politics

Young voters set turnout record, aiding Biden win : politics
Young voters set turnout record, aiding Biden win | TheHill - More than half of all voters under the age of 30 cast a ballot in this year's elections, an unprecedented level of engagement that likely cemented President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory in critical swing states.

Judge rules against Trump global media chief after firings | A federal judge has ruled against the head of the agency that runs the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded news outlets who was accused of trying to turn it into a propaganda vehicle to promote President Donald Trump's agenda : politics


The disinformation system that Trump unleashed will outlast him. Heres what reality-based journalists must do about it.


Why President-elect Joe Biden should cancel the inaugural balls during COVID : politics

Ben Carson Confirms Trump's Friends Get Better Coronavirus Treatments : politics
"Pathetic": Geraldo Rivera mocked by TV anchors for suggesting "The Trump" as name for COVID vaccine : politics

Eschaton: How'd She Find Out ... Sydney Powell is currently alleging on Newsmax that Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, was paid by Dominion as part of the conspiracy to defeat Donald Trump ... Brian Kemp is a level 19 anti-fa supersoldier and has been in deep cover for decades in anticpation of this moment.

Trumpism without Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Opinion | When the 2024 contenders come around, remember this - The Washington Post
Democrats can win in states we now consider deep red. And not that long ago, they did.

GOP civil war inspired by Trump grips Georgia, threatens other states : politics
On Parler, a pro-Trump call for Georgia runoff boycott threatens Mitch McConnell's plan to restrain Biden : politics
Loeffler tests positive for COVID-19 : politics
Both GOP Senators in Georgia Runoffs Are Self-Isolating : politics
'Can't Shake the Stink of Self Dealing' : Sen. Loeffler Mocked for Her 'I've Been totally ExoneratedI ' Campaign Ad


Do they just not care? Miami immigrants troubled by surge of Latino support for Trump
Misinformation targeted Latino voters in the 2020 election - ABC News
Hispanics shock Democrats in deep blue California | TheHill (dee3ply racist)


Newsmax and OANN are telling lies about the election as more people tune in : politics


Woman labeled 'Taser Karen' after Spouting Racist Comments Towards Black Neighbor


2 killed, 2 injured in shooting at Sonic Drive-In : news (incel)


SpiritDog Online Dog Training -- modern, positive, science-based and effective training methods.


U.S. should look at how other high-income countries regulate health care costs. Standardizing fee-for-service payments and structuring negotiations between insurers and providers could make U.S. health care more affordable, finds new study based on France, Germany and Japan. : science

The Oysters That Knew What Time It Was | WIRED
A Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's Is Inspiring New Research Into Diagnosis : Shots - Health News : NPR (Parkinson's has a smell)

Thinking clearly requires feeling deeply - The Boston Globe
Peoples words and actions can actually shape your brain -- a neuroscientist explains how

TIL about the symbiotic relationship of wolves and ravens. Ravens will lead wolves to prey so that they can take a portion of the leftovers, play games of tail chasing with each other, and develop individual friendships. : todayilearned

TIL Our brains do not necessarily process everything as that would be an overload of information, a study from 2016 found that under the influence of LSD, the brain recruited many more regions for visual processing than normal, enriching the images people saw even when their eyes were shut. : todayilearned

Scientists spot 'fossil galaxy' lurking in the heart of the Milky Way, name it Heracles : worldnews

Research finds age is no barrier to successful weight loss. There are more than fifty co-morbidities of obesity that can be lessened as we lose weight, including diabetes, psychiatric conditions such as depression and anxiety, osteoarthritis and other mechanical problems : science

Wise reasoning is a mindset that can foster positive feelings amid interpersonal conflict, that involves recognizing where one's knowledge is lacking, acknowledging multiple possible conclusions to a given situation, contemplating the perspectives of others, and seeking compromise. : science

Daily physical touch from a romantic partner enhances well-being, particularly among those with attachment anxiety. Being on the receiving end of touch behaviors offered unique benefits compared to initiating touch. : science


What's the scariest true story you've heard or told ? : AskReddit

What used to be a normal behavior but is considered extremely sexual now? : AskReddit




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Simulations suggest geoengineering would not stop global warming if greenhouse gasses continue to increase | Computer simulations suggest that using geoengineering to cool the planet would not be enough to overcome greenhouse effects if emissions continue at the current rate : worldnews (so the magical solution ain't happening)
A satellite that will track Earth's sea level rise is ready to launch : worldnews
Climate change is making winter ice more dangerous : worldnews

Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up. Thawing permafrost is releasing microorganisms, with consequences that are still largely unknown : worldnews
We've now found microplastics on the very highest and lowest points on Earth. Mount Everest is littered with them. They have also been found in human poop, Arctic ice, and the Mariana Trench 36,000 feet deep in the Pacific Ocean. : worldnews (plastic brains)
Microplastics discovered near summit of Mount Everest : worldnews


The US recorded 195,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day. An expert says spread is now 'faster' and 'broader' than ever : worldnews
11,752 new coronavirus deaths were reported over the past 24 hours, making it the deadliest day since the pandemic began - WHO : Coronavirus
Model estimates 471k US coronavirus deaths by March. : Coronavirus
US Coronavirus: The country recorded 195,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day. An expert says spread is now 'faster' and 'broader' than ever - CNN
Why we're numb to 250k COVID deaths, and how numbness is increasing with death toll : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/21/20 : boston (5.4%+ 19 deaths)
2,991 New Confirmed Cases ;2.7% positive; 9.2% positive new individuals; 19 deaths -November 21 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-november-21-2020 : CoronavirusMa


'Community spread' cited in Cape, Islands COVID-19 numbers - Cape Cod Times - November 20, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
This is unacceptable : CoronavirusMa
Massachusetts to require visitors from New Hampshire and Maine to quarantine or have a negative COVID-19 test : CoronavirusMa


Politics, Science and the Remarkable Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine - The New York Times The furious race to develop a coronavirus vaccine played out against a presidential election, between a pharmaceutical giant and a biotech upstart, with the stakes as high as they could get.

Entitled People Less Likely to Follow COVID Guidelines : Coronavirus (Republicans)
CDC: Most coronavirus infections spread by people without symptoms : Coronavirus
The perfect virus: two gene tweaks that turned COVID-19 into a killer : worldnews
Superspreader events key driver in COVID-19 pandemic : worldnews ("explosions of narcissism")
'Not of use for much': Hospitals told not to give remdesivir to COVID-19 patients : worldnews
Pakistan okays locally developed AI software that uses chest X-ray to detect Covid-19 in under a minute : worldnews
Analysis of vitamin D level among asymptomatic and critically ill COVID-19 patients and its correlation with inflammatory markers : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: why are western countries like the US and Britain still not learning from Asia's success? : Coronavirus

Federal Coronavirus Data Show Health Care Staff Shortages Plague Hospitals : Shots - Health News : NPR - 1,000 U.S. Hospitals Are 'Critically' Short on Staff -- And More Expect To Be Soon - The worst-hit state is North Dakota with 51% of hospitals that reported saying they're facing shortages; seven states say over 30% of their hospitals are in trouble (Fuckotas)
Secret plans helped synagogue pull off massive, maskless wedding (The Satmar synagogue - Hasids for Trump stuck in the 17th century)

'Many of us have PTSD' : 700 US nurses strike over Covid fears | US news
Nurses attempt to avoid succumbing to stress as COVID-19 pours through South Dakota : Coronavirus

Crowds Seen at O'Hare as Travelers Depart Chicago Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday
Why Even A Small Thanksgiving Is Dangerous : Coronavirus

1 in 49 Coloradans are contagious with COVID-19

Chaos at COVID test site in North Carolina, police called to direct traffic : Coronavirus

Ohio Hospitals Dealing With COVID-19 Deniers Amid Worst Surge Yet : Coronavirus

Two Rural States With GOP Governors And Very Different COVID-19 Results : Coronavirus -- Vt: 8/100K : SD: 83/100K (Kristi Noem the grim reaper Refuck bitch)

36 National Guard troops will be sent to El Paso to help with mortuary operations. Deaths in El Paso are rising faster than the county's ability to investigate. A second morgue will be opened : Coronavirus

Cell phone towers are being vandalized across Tennessee. A COVID-19 conspiracy theory may be to blame. : Coronavirus

Wisconsin passes grim milestone of 3,000 coronavirus deaths : Coronavirus

Unique form of COVID found in Northern Nevada : Coronavirus

California curfew goes into effect Saturday as COVID-19 cases spike : Coronavirus


The city of Edmonton, Alberta in Canada just extended their mandatory mask bylaw to December 31 of 2021 (13+ months from now) : worldnews

New Zealand covid-19 flight outbreak linked to passenger who tested negative - The Washington Post The study details an outbreak linked to one passenger on an 18-hour flight from Dubai to New Zealand in September.


Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China : worldnews
China threatens 5 eyes countries says, "They should beware of their eyes being poked and blinded" : worldnews
Public outrage after family sentenced to three years for killing young woman : worldnews ... because she had been unable to conceive a child, according to state-run news agency Xinhua

Indian state of Kerala signs controversial Police law stifling press freedom : worldnews


Australian War Crimes Report Released; Australian Soldiers Would Slit the Throats of Afghan Children, and Then Dump Their Bodies in Rivers; 39 Murders Confirmed, Many More Possibly Committed : worldnews
After Australian Report, Calls Grow For More Investigations Of Abuses In Afghanistan : worldnews
Leader of Australia's HEMP Party says "100,000 jobs just waiting to happen in Australia" if cannabis is legalized : worldnews

Vladivostok snowstorm: Emergency declared amid chaos and power cuts : worldnews

Women activists, political prisoners sexually assaulted, tortured and executed in Saudi Arabia jails : worldnews

At least eight killed as rockets hit Afghan capital Kabul : worldnews

UN panel votes 163-5 in support of Palestinian statehood, end of occupation : worldnews ... In addition to Israel and the US, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Nauru also voted against the resolution (racist apartheid state of America)
Israel has detained 400 Palestinian children this year : worldnews (in case you thought Stephen Miller was an exception)
Israel's assassination of top al-Qaeda operative in Iran suggests likely deal cut with US : worldnews

Lebanon inmates break doors and die in car crash after jail-break : worldnews

37 People Killed During Unrest in Uganda : worldnews


Death of black man beaten by supermarket security guards sparks violent protests at Brazil's Carrefour stores : worldnews


Nazi concentration camp guard to be deported from America to Germany : worldnews

France Says EU Could Cut Hungary and Poland Out of Recovery Fund : worldnews


Archaeologists find 100 ancient Egyptian coffins, some with mummies, at burial complex : worldnews

Archeologists in Spain find 400 tombs in ancient Islamic necropolis : worldnews

124 'high-risk' Islamists at large in Germany: report : worldnews

Protests staged across France against bill on police images : worldnews

Boris Johnson to urge Trump and other G20 leaders to do more to fight coronavirus and climate change : worldnews
UK and Canada agree 'rollover' deal when Brexit transition ends : worldnews
Boris Johnson urged by 200 charities not to cut international aid during global pandemic : worldnews (they don't need to do that, they saved billlions by Brexiting)


Mexico has committed to the arrest of a high-level cartel leader under a deal with U.S. Attorney General William Barr to drop U.S. drug trafficking charges against a former Mexican defense minister, a senior Mexican source told Reuters. : worldnews

New documents detail the guns all illegally obtained sed by Canada's worst mass murderer
Canada to return statue of Hindu goddess stolen over 100 years ago from India : worldnews


Trump's defeat by Joe Biden has triggered a huge wave of relief among the United States' European allies : politics

Biden's margin of victory over Trump surpasses 6 million votes : politics

US Congress members demand halt to deportations of women who accused gynecologist of abuse : politics

Neal Katyal: All of Trump's criminal immunity expires in about 60 days : politics

Let's count the ways Donald Trump has tried to subvert this election, shall we? : politics
Trump refuses to take questions after falsely claiming he won election in first media appearance in weeks. No sitting US president has falsely claimed an election victory from the Brady Briefing Room. Until Friday : politics
Trump deploys familiar intimidation tactics post-election - The Washington Post

Trump Returns to Golf Course as World Leaders Discuss Pandemic

Mnuchin's Inglorious Endgame

Scott Atlass rabble-rousing will lead to illness and death. He should be fired.

Breaking: In Total Loss for Trump Campaign in Its Most Major Remaining Election Case, Federal Court in Pennsylvania Dismisses Case and Denies Motion to File Amended Complaint [link to opinion] | Election Law Blog ... The judge just excoriates this suit, which those of us in the field have called ridiculous from the start
Judge dismisses Trump campaign's latest attempt to stop certification of Pennsylvania election results - CBS News
In scathing opinion, federal judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania - The Washington Post
After Horror Show Hearing, Judge Throws Out Giuliani and Trumps Bid to 'Disenfranchise Almost Seven Million' Pa. Voters


Trump admits Michigan Congressmen met to discuss coup : politics (Kayleigh and the MI refucks lied???)
Trump tweets undermines Michigan leaders, Chatfield spotted at hotel
Michigan Republicans Meet Trump as He Tries to Steal State's Electoral Votes They're All in on This, Top to Bottom -- That includes the Republican leaders in the Michigan state legislature.
s Republican leaders ask Michigan election board to delay certification of results, in latest GOP effort to cast doubt on the vote - The Washington Post
NJ Democrat Calls for Rudy Giuliani, Other Trump Attorneys to be Disbarred : politics
Michigan group sues Trump campaign for alleged mass voter suppression : politics
Trump Takes Another L: Michigan GOPers Say No To Election Steal : politics
Michigan and Georgia Republicans Just Crushed Trump's Coup Dreams : politics
Trump Supporters in Georgia Threaten to Destroy GOP, Boycott Runoff Elections : politics
Wisconsin officials: Trump observers obstructing recount
Judge tosses last election lawsuit in Arizona : politics
'Bring it on, I'm not backing down': Arizona top election official Katie Hobbs holds fast against attempts to undermine the state's election : politics
Meet Pennsylvania's anger translator, and Donald Trump's worst nightmare : politics
Meet Pennsylvanias anger translator, and Donald Trumps worst nightmare -- John Fettermanhas become a symbol of Pennsylvanias resistance to Trumps anti-democratic moves

GOP Senators Get Stark Reminder Of Their Previous "Let The Voters Decide" Demands : politics

Rudy Giuliani's quixotic frenzy has observers wondering if he may need Trump's protection | "One explanation? He needs a pardon and he's trying to earn it," a CNN analyst says : politics

Kayleigh McEnany's Latest Trump Lie Is Firmly Debunked In Viral Video : politics

Dear Trump supporters: Those who egg on the president now, given the damage he does to America, are truly reprehensible : politics

Trump considers targeting birthright citizenship with executive order in his last weeks in office, report says : politics (only Republicans born in America are Americans)

Trump Organization's consulting payments to Ivanka Trump are focus of NY tax probe : politics (so Ivanka was the biggest crook kid)
Ivanka Trump distances self from dad's election fraud claims as her own legal jeopardy grows : politics

Lock the motherfucker up : politics
The contingency of the failure of Trump's Klown Koup - Lawyers, Guns & Money Biden might have won by a big enough margin to take it out of election theft range, but as Dahlia Lithwick observes the problem of Republican contempt for the idea that the majority party should be able to govern remains:
Are you ready for some Calvinball? - Lawyers, Guns & Money The point of these suits is not to win them, but to create enough of an illusion of an ongoing dispute to give cover to the Emily Murphys of the world. And since this will get a lot of people killed, thats plenty bad enough!

CNN's Brianna Keilar rolls the tape on Donald Trump's history of baselessly claiming election fraud : politics
Battered by setbacks in push to reverse Biden win, Trump persists with fraud claims : politics
Yes, Donald Trump claimed fraud after the 2016 Iowa caucuses : politics
Let's count the ways Donald Trump has tried to subvert this election, shall we? : politics

Eschaton: Rule Change : The House can do this, of course.
Ted Lieu on Twitter: "I'm going to give my personal view: CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENAS ARE MEANINGLESS BECAUSE WE CANNOT ENFORCE THEM. The GSA will simply ignore the subpoena and litigate, which takes years to resolve. We can fix this by passing House Rules change to authorize Inherent Contempt power." / Twitter
Budd's Blog: Planning For Post-Trump Reforms

Bernie Sanders says the 'GOP has ceased to be a political party' and 'is now a cult' for staying silent on Trump's election attacks : politics
Editorial : Trumps effort to steal the election is a step toward fascism in America. If you call yourself a patriot, you can't support it : politics
The Danger (and Ineptitude) of Trump's Failed Coup : politics
Conspiracy theories are Trump's weapons in desperate bid to cling to power : politics
Trump tries to drum out GOP election officials who won't play his games eorgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's family has received threats and he expects a primary challenge in 2022


Rudy Giuliani's Son Potentially Exposed Most of Trump's Legal Team to COVID During RNC Press Conference : politics


Will Trump Screw Up Republican Efforts to Hang Onto the Senate? : politics
'In Breaking the Senate, We Are Abandoning Our People': Watch AOC Excoriate McConnell on House Floor : politics

Kelly Loeffler marketed derivatives during Great Recession at world's most notorious tax haven : politics

'Looks Like the Crazy Lady Has Logged On': Rep. Ilhan Omar Welcomes QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress : politics

Next Step: Rip Out the Copper Wire at DoJ - Lawyers, Guns & Money Bill Barr has evidently decided that his time at DoJ is nearing an end. First, on Jonathan Pollard ... This is a big fuck you to the Intelligence Community, where a lot of folks still very firmly believe that Pollard was responsible for the execution of dozens of assets in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s.

Why Black Men and Women Vote So Differently - The Atlantic ... 12 percent of Black men voted for Trump in the 2020 presidential election, while just 6 percent of Black women did the same ... His hypermasculine, anti-establishment, pro-capitalist rhetoric compelled them to support him ... (black women are smarter)
Anti-Racist Reading Lists and White Womens Voting Habits | Bitch Media - White Rage, White Guilt -- How Long Do We Wait for White Women to Learn? ... An estimated 55 percent of white women voted for Trump. This is at least a two-point increase for this demographic since the previous election.

Michigan sheriff's court deputy fired after posting photo of Kamala Harris watermelon carving : news


Failed GOP candidate who denounced Pete Buttigieg's "homo-ocracy" gets COVID after claiming immunity : politics

Donald Trump Jr says he will pass time in Covid isolation by cleaning his guns | US news | The Guardian


More on Yalie Hedge Fund Elegy - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... There can never be too many critiques of J.D. Vance from people who actually grew up in Appalachia rather than suburban Cincinnati


Do These A.I.-Created Fake People Look Real to You? - The New York Times


Jailer who 'tortured' inmate strapped to a restraint chair is sentenced to prison : news


Harvard Students Occupy University Hall ... two centuries earlier in 1766 when students staged The "Butter Protest"with the rallying cry "Behold, our butter stinketh!" The college responded by expelling 155 students
Rioting Devastates Harvard Square; Windows Smashed, Scores Injured | News | The Harvard Crimson


'Longest-serving cannabis offender' to be released early from 90-year prison sentence : worldnews (America's war on brains)


You're gonna need a bigger marsh: Wayward blue shark spotted in Cape Cod

(24) World History - Quora What are some rare photos of world history? (for Frida Kahlo and Trotsky)


Human ageing reversed in 'Holy Grail' study, scientists say : worldnews

Scientists discover oldest known human-made nanostructures in ancient artifacts in Tamil Nadu : worldnews (def not alien tech)




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Climate Crisis Will Boost Animal-Borne Disease That Will Spread to Humans Another Feature of the Climate Crisis More Isand More Severe -- Disease - The latest installment of our continuing series on how the regularly ignored climate crisis is going to kill most of us while leaving the remnants of human society in a hellscape.

'No new coal,' UN chief tells EU
Countries with the highest coal consumption worldwide in 2019 -- China more than all others combined
Australia's prime minister said the country may no longer rely on a much-criticized accounting tactic to meet its emissions targets, stepping away from an approach international partners had labelled "cheating" : worldnews
Tax cheats deprive governments worldwide of $427 billion a year, crippling pandemic response: study : worldnews
Hershey disrupted Cocoa Markets to avoid paying a Living Income Differential to African farmers. : worldnews (die for your capitalist owners)

Arecibo radio telescope, an icon of astronomy, is too damaged to be repaired. : worldnews
Space: Asteroid the size of a London bus missed the Earth by just 240 miles on Friday 13 : worldnews
(1) Tony Dunn on Twitter: "As the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction approaches, their moon systems are already merging in the sky. With our Moon and Pluto's 5 moons in the mix, tomorrow you'll be able to extend your fist at arm's length and cover 80% of our solar system's planetary moons" / Twitter


The United States passes 2000 deaths in one day for the first time since May : Coronavirus
Maps: 250,000 coronavirus deaths in the U.S. - The Washington Post
Worldometer: The United States passes 200,000 new coronavirus cases in one day for the first time, exactly 3 weeks after passing 100,000 cases on Oct. 30. : Coronavirus
Experts Warn Against Holiday Travel Amid Coronavirus Pandemic : Coronavirus
IHME Model now upscaling predicted deaths to 470,000 by March 1 up from 430,000 5 days ago. : Coronavirus
Pfizer Asks the F.D.A. for Emergency Approval of Its Vaccine


MA COVID-19 Data 11/20/20 : boston (6.8%+ 34 deaths growth exp) )
2,288 New Confirmed Cases ;3.2% positive; 9.2% positive new individuals; 34 deaths -November 20 : CoronavirusMa
Town-by-Town Covid Trends (11/19/20 update) : CoronavirusMa
Cambridge MA Covid Trends
Winchester MA Covid Trends
covid-19-dashboard-november-20-2020 : CoronavirusMa
COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts: The latest map and data - WCVB - November 19, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


Analysis of vitamin D level among asymptomatic and critically ill COVID-19 patients and its correlation with inflammatory markers. VitD level is low in severe patients (97% vs 33%); inflammatory response is higher in VitD-deficient patients, and so is their fatality rate (21% vs 3.1%) [n=154]. : science
St. Jude scientists make breakthrough and discover possible COVID-19 treatment : Coronavirus
Amazing risk calculator tool tells you the chances of getting infected in various scenarios and with various people. This thing is a work of art! : Coronavirus

The evidence doesnt support closing schools to stop the coronavirus
Covid cases doubling from last week in schools. : CoronavirusMa

Health experts dispute conservativesclaim that new study finds masks are ineffective

The Hospital Best-Prepared for COVID-19 Is Nearly Overwhelmed - The Atlantic Perhaps no hospital in the United States was better prepared for a pandemic than the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

NH Gov. Chris Sununu announces mask mandate in attempt to slow COVID-19 spread - WCVB - November 19, 2020 : CoronavirusMa (live free and die)

Louisiana doctor: We're treating patients who don't believe coronavirus is real : Coronavirus

Hundreds of west Michigan hospital staff test positive for COVID : Coronavirus
[A] Missouri health director quits over harassment for telling the truth about pandemic : news
Berks Woman Faces Criminal Charges for Coughing on Nurse : Coronavirus

COVID-19: Welcome to North Dakota - the place with the world's highest coronavirus death rate : Coronavirus (wins the dumb award)

12-Year-Old Boy Dies from COVID-19 While Holding His Sister's Hand : Coronavirus

Mayor won't order masks until Holy Spirit says so : Coronavirus

New Mexico receives mortuary trailers as COVID-19 death toll rises : Coronavirus
El Paso County Posts Job Opening For Morgue Workers As Virus Death Toll Mounts : Coronavirus

Florida coronavirus: State reports 9,085 new cases for second day in a row : Coronavirus (DeathSantis)
A Florida COVID-19 pattern: Cases in young adults, then seniors : Coronavirus

With hospitals full and a 45% Covid-19 positivity rate in Iowa, health officials beg for stronger steps : Coronavirus


Opinion | I Traced My Covid-19 Bubble and It's Enormous - The New York Times ... So shame me if you must, but my wife and I decided that we would travel for Thanksgiving (Farfuck Manjoo, elite NYTer)
Rachel Maddow returns to air & reveals her partner was deathly sick with COVID : Coronavirus (contrast this thread with Farfuck's entitlement)

One person dying every 17 seconds from COVID-19 in Europe, WHO says : worldnews
Lockdowns could be avoided if 95% of people wore masks, says WHO : worldnews
From being Celebrated as Heroes to being Plague-Carriers - Health Workers are being harrased in Italy : worldnews
Covid: Pizza worker's 'lie' forced South Australia lockdown : worldnews
UK sourced PPE from factories secretly using North Korean slave labour : worldnews
Head of Serbian Orthodox Church dies after contracting Covid-19
Covid-19: French mental health deteriorating amid lockdown, minister says : worldnews
Japan and South Korea hit by COVID spikes: 5 things to know : worldnews


Australian War Crimes Report Shows Young Soldiers Were Encouraged to Shoot Afghanistan Prisoners to Get First Kill : worldnews
Calls for UK to investigate possible war crimes in Afghanistan : worldnews ... unlawful killings by British special forces in Afghanistan (more Bush/cheney karma)
Shame and vindication as Australia digests report of Afghan military killings : worldnews
Up to 3000 Australian troops could lose awards after damning Afghan war crimes report : worldnews
'Tiny Terrorist' Momena Shoma stabbed fellow prisoner, police allege
Far-right extremist jailed for at least nine years over Melbourne terror plot : worldnews (incel)

Over 500 Fishermen Hit By Mysterious Skin Disease In Senegal : worldnews (their dicks fall off)

China not ready to lift flight ban on troubled Boeing 737 MAX despite US clearing : worldnews
Hong Kong police played pivotal role in radicalising protests in build-up to Poly-U siege, policing expert report says | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP : worldnews

G20 leaders must urge Saudi Arabia to release prisoners: Amnesty : worldnews
Saudi court grants expat mother full custody of daughter after rejecting a custody claim by her Saudi ex-husband. : worldnews

Hardline Pakistani religious leader Khadim Rizvi dead, had demanded nuclear attack on France for Prophet Mohammad cartoons : worldnews ... Rizvi, 54, appeared to have died of natural causes after suffering an illness over the last week, but the exact cause of his death on Thursday night was not yet clear ... (hahha)

The Nigerian government threatens to sanction CNN for reporting on the killing of peaceful protesters by security forces. : worldnews
29 people found executed in DRC national park in suspected jihadist attack : worldnews (muzfuckers)
At least 37 people killed in Uganda protests after presidential candidate Wine's arrest : worldnews
Ethiopia fighting could drive 200,000 to Sudan in coming months, says UN : worldnews
Anti-racism protest in over whites only S Africa school party : worldnews

"Not A Single Euro To Lukashenko's Government." EU Announces New Sanctions On Belarus : worldnews

The Beirut Port Explosion reconstruction by Forensic Architecture : worldnews

Parrots found stuffed in plastic bottles in Indonesia : worldnews

Giant rubber ducks become symbol of Thai pro-democracy rallies : worldnews
Thai police to charge high school students over protest : worldnews

Two Russian pilots under investigation for drawing a penis on radar with aircraft : worldnews (it was Putin's dick)
Russia says U.S. missile defense test proves it lied about global missile shield : worldnews
Russia Threatens to Block YouTube for Censoring State Media - The Moscow Times : worldnews

Vatican asks Instagram how pope's account liked photo of Brazilian model : worldnews


Man acquitted of New Zealand murder on trial in Netherlands after torture chamber found : worldnews

Christmas without Amazon: Italy's shops urge people to buy local : worldnews

Police have arrested a man suspected of sexually-motivated murder and cannibalism after a victim's bones were found in a park in northern Berlin. : worldnews (visited internet cannibal chatrooms)

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Muslim leaders to accept a "charter of republican values" as part of a broad clampdown on radical Islam. : worldnews
CBD is not a narcotic, says EU court as it rules French ban is illegal : worldnews

Brexit deal close to being finalised, EU ambassadors told : worldnews
BBC News - Bullying inquiry head quits as PM backs Patel : worldnews

Scotland pulls up the drawbridge making it illegal to enter from rest of UK : worldnews ... Loch-doon

Trudeau defends arrest of Huawei executive, says countries must stand up to China : worldnews
RCMP 'toxic' culture is rampant through entire force, finds damning report : worldnews (All Cops Are Fuckers, report says)
Canadian social democratic leader Jagmeet Singh calls on the federal government to end for-profit long-term care homes : worldnews (die for profit)

Dollar Loses to Euro as Payment Currency for First Time in Years : worldnews

Trump administration in 'staggering' isolation at UN on health issues | United Nations : worldnews

Supreme Court cancels arguments over Trump bid to withhold parts of Russia probe : politics

Trump's Attempts to Overturn the Election Are Unparalleled in U.S. History : politics
Trump is trying to overturn an election he didn't win. We didn't get here by accident
Trump's extrajudicial attempt to 'stay in office' would have 'terrified most of the founders,' historian says : politics
Destroying Federal Documents During a Presidential Transition Is a Federal Crime : politics

US election results 2020: Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump to win presidency : politics (for the 12th time)

Republicans Truly Don't Care That Trump Is Undermining Democracy : politics ... The path from here is exclusion. Fuck them. Fuck unity.
Why Republican voters say there's no way in hell Trump lost | Reuters (gun-aving white supremos)

Obama: Americans should be 'troubled' by attempts to overturn states' votes : politics
Obama joked that Trump might have to get dragged out of the White House by Navy SEALs if he keeps refusing to concede : politics
Biden Trump calls most irresponsible president in American history : politics

Opinion | How Can We Trust This G.O.P. in Power Again? : politics

As Trump nears the exit, never forget his inhumane treatment of children : politics
Kavanaugh should face new investigation, Biden transition official Barbara McQuade wrote : politics ... It's be nice to know who paid off a quarter million of his gambling debts.

Trump reportedly told an ally he knows he lost the 2020 election but wants revenge on Democrats for disputing his 2016 win : politics
Trump is on an island -- Trump's advisers are distancing themselves from his election legal challenges - Axios


Democrats send letter to GSA head Emily Murphy demanding to know why the Biden-Harris transition has not begun : politics
House Democrats tell GSA chief her refusal to certify Biden's win is "having grave effects" : politics (trashed your reputaion for all eternity, didn't you, Emily)
Sen. Lamar Alexander says no evidence of voter fraud: Biden should receive briefings : politics


After Trump Meeting, Michigan Lawmakers Maintain They Will Follow the Law - The New York Times (nice headling, NYT)
After Trump meeting, Michigan GOP leaders say Bidens win still stands
Michigan attorney general ponders criminal probes of state and local officials who bend to Trumps will on overturning election results (or maybe not)
Trump suffers twin defeats in his effort to overturn Biden's victory in key states - The Washington Post
Trump bid to overturn vote crashes into wall of deadlines - POLITICO
Senior GOP lawmakers grow anxious over Trump's effort to overturn election results - CNNPolitics


Trump uses power of presidency to try to overturn the election and stay in office - The Washington Post
Trump gins up TV theatrics in election fight as lawsuits fizzle - POLITICO
Trump's press secretary Kayleigh McEnany heckled in briefing : "When will you admit you lost?" | The Independent White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was heckled to concede the presidendefeat during her first briefing in 49 days
Trump's press secretary Kayleigh McEnany heckled in briefing - "When will you admit you lost?" : politics

Twitter will hand @POTUS to Biden on Inauguration Day, even if Trump doesnt concede

Rudy Giuliani said someone should 'cut the head off' the Democrats while making a throat-slashing gesture on Fox News : politics
Rudy Giuliani's Hair Dye Melting Off His Face Was the Least Crazy Part of His Batshit-Crazy Press Conference : politics
New York Daily News Taunts Rudy Giuliani With A Gross New Nickname | HuffPost -- Oozy Giuliani
Trumps lawsuits plagued by spelling errors - 'I've never seen an election lawyer handle a case as poorly as Giuliani has' : politics
An attorney leading Trump's attempt to subvert the election results is a longtime QAnon supporter : politics (dead Hugo Chavez and Soros stole the election!)
Giuliani Claims He Has Evidence of 'National Conspiracy' to Steal Election, But can't Release It Yet : politics
The Trump campaigns much-hyped affidavit features a big, glaring error
Trump and Giuliani are the Republican Party : politics
Sidney Powell fires back: Tucker Carlson was 'insulting, demanding, and rude'
Tucker Carlson: Time for Sidney Powell to show us her evidence | Fox News (the fuckers are fucking each other)

Hoyer on Trump election challenges: 'I think this borders on treason' : politics

'It's Time for the State Bars to Come Get Their People' Lawyers Eviscerate Trump Campaign's Nonsensical Press Conference
Detroit Asks Court to Issue Sanction After Trump Campaign Lawyer Used Court Filing to Spread Disinformation : politics
Trump is the true perpetrator of election fraud : politics

The Trump Campaign's Lack of Evidence in the Pennsylvania Case Dooms It to Failure (On Top of Everything Else): What GOP Senators (And Everyone Else) Need to Know Today | Election Law Blog

Trump Targets Michigan in His Ploy to Subvert the Election - The New York Times In a brazen step, the president invited Republican state leaders in Michigan to the White House
Another winner from Trump's crack legal team - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- Their latest attempt to prove widespread voter fraud literally proceeded on the basis that "MN" is the abgreaviated form of "Michigan"
Meanwhile 99.5% of Republican elites continue to aid and abet Donald Trump's completely open attempt to steal the election, either by active support or passive silence. One could get the impression that the only objection they have to this attempt is that it will probably fail, and therefore be bad for business,
Here's What We Know About Trump Meeting With Michigan Lawmakers - the president continues his efforts to subvert the election results in their state.
Michigan Senate Leader Shirkey swarmed by activists at airport before flying to meet with Trump : politics (Michigan deeply racist)
Trump lawyers to avoid Michigan lawmaker meeting after COVID exposure

The Certification of the 2020 US Election Results is on Schedule. Here's a Timeline. - The New York Times

Trump Has Appointed 2 White Nationalists To Government Roles Since Losing The Election : politics

Trump lawyers filed a motion in Pennsylvania to clarify they only want to block the state from certifying results of the presidential elections, not any other races on the same ballot : politics
Georgia Secretary of State to certify election for Biden : politics
A Realistic Primer on Georgia's Senate Runoffs | RealClearPolitics (by Real Clear Republican Politics)

Biden Must Keep His Word and Allow Investigations of Trump to Proceed : politics

No Pardons. No Immunity: Mary Trump Says Her Family Must Pay
Trump Fraud Investigations Now Include Tax Write-offs for Ivanka : politics
Trump Tax Write-Offs Are Ensnared in 2 New York Fraud Investigations - The New York Times Inquiries into the president and his businesses, one criminal and one civil, are now looking at tax deductions taken on consulting fees. Some of the payments appear to have gone to Ivanka Trump.
New York subpoenas Trump Organisation for details of consulting fees paid to Ivanka : politics
Ivanka Trump's Rage-Tweets About Ongoing Tax Fraud Investigations Have Serious Potential to Hurt Her Legal Defense : politics
Ivanka Trump: How Dare You Investigate My Father for Tax Fraud, Which He Definitely Didn't Use Me to Commit : politics

Trump's Indifference Amounts to Negligent Homicide : politics
Trump's emotional state is 'quite fragile' after election loss : politics
Weissmann: Citizen Trump should be prosecuted for obstructing Special Counsel Mueller : politics ... Weissmann went on to explain that if Trump is not prosecuted for his conduct throughout the Mueller investigation, including at least ten examples of obstruction of justice, it would essentially strip any future special counsel investigations of any legitimacy (Refucks fucking America)


Georgia Secretary of State Certifies Biden's Win After Audit : politics
An anonymous group of top US CEOs said they would hold off acting against Trump until after the Georgia recount. It's done. : politics
Trump Camp Outraged Georgia Recount Counted The Votes : politics


Merrick Garland Could Be A Biden Pick For Attorney General, Sources Say : Biden Transition Updates : NPR

Senate GOP breaks 123-year tradition to pack courts with s judicial nominees in spite of loss. The latest judge approved by Mitch McConnell & Co. is a 33-year-old lawyer who the Bar Assoc. rated "not qualified" : politics



AOC slams Nikki Haley for suggesting police budgets come from federal government: "I know you're confused about actual governance" : politics


A GOP civil war rattles Georgia Republicans at inconvenient time : politics
Kelly Loeffler's disclosures appear to omit the holding company that operates her private jet | If the Georgia senator knowingly falsified or omitted information from her disclosure forms, that's a crime : politics
David Perdue Hit With More Allegations of Shady Stock Transactions : politics
Perdue traded in Navy contractor stock as he took over Senate armed services panel: filings : politics

Rebecca Solnit: On Not Meeting Nazis Halfway | Literary Hub Why Is It So Hard for Democrats to Act Like They Actually Won?

Latinas for Trump founder unseated Florida Democrat after shadowcandidate with his surname entered the race : politics

Donald Trump and his enablers are going to murder several hundred thousand Americans over the next few months - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Donald Trump Jr. Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Is in Isolation - Bloomberg
Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus
Giuliani's son, a White House staffer, tests positive for coronavirus : politics
Rudy Giuliani's son, Andrew, positive with COVID a day after attending news conference with father on election fraud claims : Coronavirus
Eschaton: Thoughts And Prayers The younger Giuliani attended his father's madcap press conference in a small densely paced room at the RNC yesterday afternoon. This morning, he announced he has Covid
Ben Carson says he was 'desperately ill' from Covid but is now 'out of the woods' - CNNPolitics (got Trump's magic cure)
More GOP Senators Have COVID Than Have Acknowledged That Joe Biden Won | HuffPost
Florida's Rick Scott tests positive for coronavrius : politics
'Hey Pete, where's your mask?': Nebraska server fired for posting video of maskless Gov. Pete Ricketts inside a sports bar : politics
Ohio lawmakers pass bill stripping Gov. Mike Dewine of his power to issue statewide Coronavirus orders : politics (DeWine backed "abortion murder" bill)
Brooklyn political elite ignore COVID-19 rules at birthday party for Carlo Scissura - New York Daily News ... Photos of a celebration for Carlo Scissura, head of the powerful construction trade organization New York Building Congress, show revelers in close quarters without masks.

Ron Johnson Touted Hydroxychloroquine in a Senate Hearing Senator Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, also held a hearing to promote the benefits of hydroxychloroquine as a cure for COVID-19.

How Steve Bannon and a Chinese Billionaire Created a Right-Wing Coronavirus Media Sensation - The New York Times Increasingly allied, the American far right and members of the Chinese diaspora tapped into social media to give a Hong Kong researcher a vast audience for peddling unsubstantiated pandemic claims.

Blunt 2020 lessons for media, America - Axios

The most accurate description of the Trump cult I've ever read : bestof
whatawitch5 comments on [A] Missouri health director quits over harassment for telling the truth about pandemic

Opinion | Is This Where We Are, America? - The New York Times Some people oppose students loan forgiveness because they want others to suffer (fuck the kids, Republicans say)

Ben Wittes is back to share his wisdom about the unshakeable integrity of American political institutions - Lawyers, Guns & Money Yeah, Ben Wittes. The guy who told us not to get our pretty little heads into a tizzy about Elite Lawyer of Integritude Bill Barr, when Barr became AG. The guy who told us that Brett Kavanaugh was also just a very fine and terrific fellow when he was nominated to the SCOTUS:

Ezra Klein and Lauren Williams are leaving Vox - Axios undefined
Vox Co-Founder Ezra Klein Leaving for The New York Times Six years after co-founding the digital news website, Klein is taking his talents back to a print publication.




Why Defund The Police Attacks Were So Potent Against Democrats (Dems suck at branding, all they had to do was call it Reform the Police)

Why Police Back Gun Guys | The New Republic
Chicago Police: A History of Violence and Racism - Rolling Stone Why does the department protect its most dangerous cops while retaliating against officers who tell the truth? (cult of sadistic pathological copsters)
The History of Policing is an Argument Against Reform - Lawyers, Guns & Money The inconvenient truth of police history in the United States, however, is that police departments were not designed to keep a generic public safe. Rather, they were meant to serve the needs of capital and to uphold racial and ethnic hierarchies. To put it differently, police were designed with power and control in mind, not generalized public safety.
Policing Is Unaccountable Violence - Lawyers, Guns & Money
What Activists Do - Lawyers, Guns & Money

'The war on drugs failed': California lawmaker will push to decriminalize psychedelics : politics


100 Notable Books of 2020 - The New York Times


Massachusetts DCF repeatedly discriminated against parents with disabilities, federal officials find - The Boston Globe


What has 2020 taught you? : AskReddit - When you think it cant get worse, it definitely can.

Sing with me : aww

u/soullesspreacher explains why the most effective way to live ethically isn't what most people think : bestof
Soullesspreacher comments on CMV: If you say billionaires shouldn't exist, yet buy from Amazon, then you are being a hypocrite.


Airbnb Executive Resigned Last Year Over Chinese Request for More Data Sharing - WSJ "We're not here to promote American values"




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/u/ILikeNeurons describes the unparalleled efficacy of carbon pricing in the fight against climate change - complete with an exhaustive list of sources : bestof

India is the only G20 nation on track to meet Paris pact's deal : worldnews
Japan lawmakers declare climate emergency after government sets net zero emissions goal : worldnews
Scientists Discover CRISPR Gene Editing Technique for Corals To Help It Survive Climate Change : worldnews

U.S. renews navy's right to harm marine mammals during testing and training off Pacific Coast : worldnews


Actual COVID-19 Cases Could Be 6 Times Greater Than Official Figures. A newly modelled estimate from the United States, Australia, Canada, South Korea and 11 countries in Europe suggests official figures could be struggling to capture the full scale of the outbreak. : science

US coronavirus: A top official says hospitalizations and deaths will keep climbing as Covid-19 cases explode nationwide - CNN
America Is on Track to Hit a COVID-19 Death Record - The Atlantic A new analysis shows that the country is on track to pass springs grimmest record ... the virus has, with ruthless regularity, killed at least 1.5 percent of all Americans diagnosed with COVID-19, over the past four months.
U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations rise by nearly 50% in 2 weeks, ushering in new shutdowns : Coronavirus
The CDC is recommending people do not travel for Thanksgiving this year. Wear masks inside house if you do. : Coronavirus
Where COVID-19 is spreading most aggressively in the US - The Boston Globe (Refucks + RI, NM)
Leaked White House report warns current Covid-19 mitigation efforts 'inadequate' : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/19/20 : boston (6.24%+ 27 deaths, growth exponential)

62 Massachusetts cities and towns now consioered 'highrisk' for COVID transmission, according to state : CoronavirusMa


New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases per Day for Massachusetts and the USA, normalized by population (Johns Hopkins Data/91-DIVOC) : CoronavirusMa
When to Quarantine: Stay home if you might have been exposed to COVID-19 - US CDC - Updated Oct. 27, 2020 [relevant as Massachusetts has shortened its quarantine guidance to as little as 10 days with a negative test result on a test performed after Day 8] : CoronavirusMa
People exposed to COVID-19 can leave quarantine as early as 10 days in under new Massachusetts guidance : CoronavirusMa

2-Week Pause in Rhode Island to Begin Nov. 30 Amid Rising COVID Cases : CoronavirusMa


Article claiming masks don't work misleads readers by inaccurately interpreting a withdrawn study and a published study conducted on U.S. Marine Corps recruits : Coronavirus
We Need to Talk About That Danish 'Masks Don't Work' Study : Coronavirus
Alcohol abuse spikes among women amid coronavirus pandemic : Coronavirus
Covid Indoors: Scrubbing Surfaces Does Little to Mitigate Threat - The New York Times Scientists who initially warned about contaminated surfaces now say that the virus spreads primarily through inhaled droplets, and that there is little to no evidence that deep cleaning mitigates the threat indoors.
Covid: Oxford vaccine shows encouraging immune response in older adults, with more than 99% of participants showing neutralising antibody response after the second dose : worldnews
Covid-19 mink variants discovered in humans in seven countries : worldnews
WHO announces end to Ebola outbreak in Congo : worldnews
COVID-19: University of Birmingham develops nasal spray that 'protects against coronavirus and prevents transmission' | UK News : Coronavirus
What the data say about asymptomatic COVID infections : Coronavirus
FDA Authorizes First At-Home COVID-19 Test : Coronavirus
Heatwaves caused record deaths as Britain struggled with coronavirus - study : Coronavirus
Short CO2 supply may complicate COVID-19 vaccine rollout : Coronavirus

Anthony Fauci Stunned That Some Still Insist Coronavirus is Fake News : Coronavirus


Nurse who watched her father fight Covid in her own ICU wants people to know the virus is real : worldnews
Health-care workers are desperate for Americans to listen: ' We didn't go to nursing school to be martyrs' : Coronavirus

Small towns are the new face of COVID-19 pandemic as US passes 250,000 deaths : Coronavirus

Oklahoma Megachurch Organizes Mass Thanksgiving Meal, Asks Followers to 'Bring a Neighbor' : Coronavirus

Minnesota to Close Bars, Restaurants, Gyms, for 4 Weeks : Coronavirus
Nashville doctors demand statewide mask mandate amid surging hospitalizations : Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Pennsylvania: 7,126 new cases, 116 new deaths : Coronavirus

California eclipses weekly average of 10,000 new COVID-19 cases for 1st time : Coronavirus
NEW: California Governor Newsom issues daily 10 p.m. curfew for counties in the purple tier, which is most of the state, including LA : Coronavirus

Florida nears 900,000 coronavirus cases, as more than 7,000 cases and 85 deaths are reported : Coronavirus
Arizona health officials record more than 4,000 new coronavirus cases Thursday - abc15 - Nov. 19, 2020 : Coronavirus


Fauci says Canada 'getting into trouble' as COVID-19 cases surge worldwide : worldnews
Canada to start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in January, Ontario health minister says : Coronavirus
Scotland hopes to begin mass Covid vaccination in early December : Coronavirus

COVID toll turns spotlight on Europe's taboo of data by race - Many European countries avoid breaking down data along racial or ethnic lines out of concern over privacy or discrimination, but COVID-19s outsized impact on Black and Asian people has exposed flaws in the approach : worldnews

India denies report that China 'microwaved' its soldiers with pulse weapon in Himalayas : worldnews

New Zealand joins Five Eyes allies in condemning China for 'concerted campaign to silence all critical voices' in Hong Kong : worldnews
US, UK, Australia, NZ, Canada say China breached Hong Kong deal by ousting lawmakers : worldnews
British Expert claims Hong Kong police turned protesters into radicals and drove them to increasing levels of violence : worldnews
Pro-China TV station in Taiwan ordered off air over disinformation : worldnews
Hong Kong people detained in China send 'doubtful' letters from prison, say their families : worldnews

South Korea to spend over $72.5 billion to boost defense industry over next 5 years : worldnews

Australian Uses Wheelie Bin to Steal Almost $10k Worth of Cowboy Hats : worldnews

Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians, war crimes report alleges : worldnews
Elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan civilians amid a culture of 'blood lust,' report alleges : worldnews
'Warrior culture' and 'toxic competitiveness' a 'failure' of unit and high command, Campbell says : worldnews (super toxic dicks)



For years, asylum-seekers have been claiming abuse at the hands of Croatian border police, with some reporting beatings, electric shocks and even having their toenails torn out. For the first time, videos in combination with reporting by Der Spiegel have confirmed some of these reports. : worldnews


Indonesian man sells meteorite that crashed through his roof for $1.85 million : worldnews

Peru's youth has taken down a president. Now they want more : worldnews

Mexico approves once again a Marijuana's legalization debate. Tomorrow, a dictum will be discussed and if it be approved, it will become legal. : worldnews

A 'mindblowing' 1 million raised for Dublin Zoo in less than 12 hours

Macron gives French Muslim leaders 15 days to 'admit' Islam is an 'apolitical religion' : worldnews
French crackdown on filming the police causes outrage : worldnews

Boris Johnson vows to make UK 'foremost naval power in Europe' with boost to defence budget : worldnews
Boris Johnson: Wind farms could power every home by 2030 : worldnews
BBC slammed for immoral debt-collecting tactics for people failing to pay licence fee during lockdown : worldnews

Trump should quit and 'not be embarrassing,' says Czech president, who was an early Trump ally : worldnews

Germany hopes Joe Biden will reverse US troop drawdown, not "punish" ally like Donald Trump : worldnews
Germany expresses serious concern over US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan : worldnews

U.S. senators seek to stop Trump's $23 billion in arms sales to UAE : politics


'Attack of the debt tsunami' : Coronavirus pushes global debt to record high

Pentagon whistleblowers say they were fired or suspended for reporting sexual assault cover-ups: "People are afraid" : news

White House killed deal to pay for mental health care for migrant families separated at border said no after checking with Trump adviser Stephen Miller. A White House official denied Miller had a role.

1 in 10 Go Hungry as Trump and McConnell Fixate on Challenging Election Results : politics
Joe Biden says stimulus package stalled because Republicans fear retribution from Trump : politics

Dead Man Walking nun says Trump administration trying to rush through executions in shameful killing spree

: Trump Invites State Lawmakers to White House in Bid to Subvert Election
Shirkey, Chatfield set to visit White House amid election fight
Trumps election power play: Persuade Republican legislators to do what U.S. voters did not

Discussion Thread: President-Elect Joe Biden Gives Remarks After Meeting with Governors : politics
Biden looks to rehire diplomats, others fired by Trump to rebuild State Department : politics

Why Trump views his loss as "psychological annihilation"
Disarray and defeats mark post-election period as Trump struggles to govern - The Washington Post
Trump canceled his annual plan to spend Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago, as aides describe a 'bunker mentality' at the White House : politics

Trump May Need to Be Impeached and Removed Before Inauguration Day : politics
Why Trump Should Not Have Access to U.S. Intelligence After January 20 : politics

Eschaton: Cross It Off -- A judge Trump appointed.
(1) Justin Gray on Twitter: "Developing next live at 5 on @wsbtv - @GaSecofState tells me the statewide audit results are in and there's "not a thimble full of difference" between the hand & manual recount. He says he has no doubt Joe Biden has won Georgia https://t.co/9PO9C6t8Bu" / Twitter
(1) Brendan Keefe on Twitter: "#BREAKING federal judge in Atlanta refuses Temporary Restraining Order to delay certification of Georgia's election results in Wood v. Raffensperger" / Twitter

Giuliani Presser Was Most Dangerous TV In US History, Says Security Expert Trump Fired : politics
Rudy Giuliani Has Journeyed Deep Into Dimension X - Madness always attends a time of plague, but the press conference featuring Trump's "elite strike force" was truly something new.
Fact-checking the craziest news conference of the Trump presidency - The Washington Post
Giuliani quotes "My Cousin Vinney' as he sets out conspiracy theories at bizarre press conference : politics
Rudy Giuliani straight-up asked a federal judge to ignore Pennsylvania voters and declare Trump won the state : politics
Giuliani, Trump Legal Team Melt Down In Insane Presser : politics
Rudy Giuliani is a mess : politics
Giuliani formally asks federal judge to give Pennsylvania's electors to Trump : politics
Pennsylvania Attorney General Says Rudy Giuliani Is 'Sad to Watch' : politics
All the presidents 'Guys'

Biden's top unification task: Expose Trump team wrongdoing, restore trust in government - Biden needs a government-wide audit to find every ounce of Trump administration mismanagement and corruption. Unity hinges on transparency and trust. : politics
Biden mounts lobbying blitz to crack GOP resistance to his transition - POLITICO

Bill Barr Did What? How Is This Not The Biggest Story In The Country Right Now? Oh look, the DOJ dropped an investigation against his client as soon as he took over. : politics

The President Has Abdicated - The Atlantic The nation faces an unprecedented crisis, and the president has left a void.
While Trump sulks, Americans get sick and die : politics
Leaked White House report warns current Covid-19 mitigation efforts 'inadequate' : politics
COVID Testing Czar Warns Country Is in Absolutely Dangerous Situation : politics
More than 119,000 Americans have died since last White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing 4 months ago : Coronavirus
Trump boasts coronavirus mortality rate is 85% down as US death toll hits 250,000 : politics
Ivanka Trump Praises Her Dad for Vaccine Research Started Under Obama : politics
Its complicated: Biden team weighs whether to retain Deborah Birx
Biden says the Trump White House won't give him COVID stockpile information. Here it is. : politics
Trump's vaccine team will not brief Biden administration: U.S. senators | Reuters
Minnesota ICU nurse brings Biden to tears during COVID-19 conference call : politics


Trump's Effort To Steal The Election Is Comically Stupid And Extremely Dangerous
Republicans are letting Trump wage war on democracy : politics
Trump Election Results: Tensions Rise as Allies Attack Process - The New York Times
Trump targets vote certification in late bid to block Biden
Analysis: For Trump, sowing post-election chaos is the goal
If the losing party won't accept defeat, democracy is dead : politics

Michigan Judge Rejects Challenge to Detroit Election Results : politics
Trump asks judge to declare him winner in Pennsylvania despite trailing by 80,000 votes : politics
Wayne County Republican who asked to 'rescind' her vote certifying election results says Trump called her
State: Too late for Detroit-area county to yank election OK

Trump Claims Michigan Can't Certify Its Election Results Hours After the State Does Just That : politics ... For all the damage that the coronavirus has done, this forced acceleration of fascist planning that the GOP has taken a generation to bring to the forefront is a silver lining to the uncounted economical and human life reaping so far. Undoubtedly if the coronavirus had not occurred the sheer audacity of the Trump criminal regime would have been protected behind the fog of a population satisfied with bread and circus and the maintaining of status quo. there is no way that the Democratic party would have enticed 79 million blue voters without this profound demonstration of incompetence, greed, criminality, and willful neglect.
Trump personally called two Republicans who now oppose certifying Detroit-area votes : politics
When Michigan Republicans Refused to Certify Votes, It Wasn't Normal : politics
Trump Wants to Steal the Election by Disenfranchising Thousands of Black Voters : politics
After bitter meeting, Wisconsin panel to order recount Trump wants in two largely Democratic counties : politics

Emily Murphy Needs to Do Her Damn Job, Just Like Brad Raffensperger Has : politics

Petition calls for Four Seasons Total Landscaping to be named to the National Register of Historic Places : politics
I saw Donald Trump's presidency come crashing down at Four Seasons Total Landscaping - The Trump presidency ended in the parking lot of a landscaping company next to an adult bookstore.


The Senate Ethics Committee has been asked to investigate Lindsey Graham over claims he pressured Georgia officials to throw out thousands of legal mail-in votes : politics
Questions about Lindsey Graham's election interference grow louder : politics
Lindsey Graham Is the Worst : politics
Georgia GOP Secretary of State Says Trump's Attacks on Him Were 'Clear Retaliation' for Not Taking Sides in Election : politics

Arizona's secretary of state is the latest election official to receive death threats, and she's ripping Trump and Republican leaders for their baseless claims of fraud : politics
Arizona Secretary of State Accuses Governor of 'Deafening Silence' After Threats Against Her Family : politics

Wayne County GOP canvassers tried to steal my vote. I won't be able to forget it. : politics

The Squad vs. the Mods Misses the Point - Lawyers, Guns & Money
AOC, progressive Dems attack corporate greed during healthcare discussion : politics

A new #Resistance hero emerges amid the Trump endgame: The dutiful civil servant | Salon.com

Bette Midler to Kayleigh McEnany: Go f--k yourself : politics

A Trump speechwriter who was sacked in 2018 for meeting white nationalists has been rehired to oversee US Holocaust memorials : politics
Jewish Group Denounces White House Pick for Preservation Commission : politics

Atlanta Mayor: Donald Trump Would 'Eat His Own Children' If He Found It Prudent. Keisha Lance Bottoms hopes Georgia voters will be disgusted by the president's post-election behavior when it comes to the runoff elections. : politics

Kelly Loeffler under fire for soliciting campaign cash in halls of the Senate -- an apparent crime
Pro-Biden Republican group releases video accusing GOP Senator Loeffler of "craven corruption" : politics

Senate 2022: An Early Look - Democrats may ultimately have a better shot to win the Senate than the House in two years, although winning either will be challenging

Asking the wrong questions about Trump and fascism - Lawyers, Guns & Money This Vox article surveying a bunch of academics regarding the question of whether Donald Trump is a fascist hasn'tt aged very well (s 27 days old).
Come and see - Lawyers, Guns & Money
(1) Chris Hayes on Twitter: "This is really nuts. He is actually, actively attempting a coup. Stuart Stevens called it sedition the other night and I'm inclined to agree." / Twitter
Trump is the logical product of the anti-democratic attitudes of Republican elites - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Georgia Democratic Challengers Reportedly Raise Almost $90 Million as Polls Show Dems Closing Lead : politics

The Falsest Equivalency - Lawyers, Guns & Money
(1) Roy Edroso on Twitter: "I don't remember Hillary Clinton or Abrams sending David Bossie and Cenk Uygur in front of cameras to swear she won the election but it was stolen by Victor Orban, Charles Koch and Opus Dei, what the fuck are you talking about. (McMegan McAddled)

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot: Disturbing new details revealed in court documents - ABC7 Chicago ... New filings claim there was a Plan B the militiamen had drawn up, that involved a takeover of the Michigan capitol building by 200 combatants who would stage a week-long series of televised executions of public officials. And, according to government documents now on file in lower Michigan court, there was also a Plan C -- burning down the state house, leaving no survivors.

In the waning days of Trumps presidency, White House press pool reports are getting snarkier

Traitors to the president: Conservatives fear public preparation for Biden term

Dear Joe Biden: are you kidding me? | Erin Brockovich | Opinion | The Guardian The president-elect has tapped a former DuPont consultant to join his Environmental Protection Agency transition board

Make fun of the "Million MAGA March" all want you white supremacy has not been defeated | Salon.com Make fun of the Million MAGA March all you want -- white supremacy has not been defeated - American fascism held power for four years - and now controls the Republican Party

Reach Out to Trump Supporters, They Said. I Tried. | I give up.
Trump's rhetoric is "so similar" to Jim Jones, says woman who fled Jonestown cult : politics

Will Lara Trump Be the Next Trump on a Ballot? - The New York Times daughter-in-law is said to be considering a Senate run in her native state of North Carolina.
Ivanka Trump friend writes tell-all to disrupt return to elite society - Business Insider

'The Real Looting in America Is the Walton Family': GAO Report Details How Taxpayers Subsidize Cruel Low Wages of Corporate Giants : politics

U/Dankestmage99 explains why Dolly Parton is amazing : bestof

P.G. Sittenfeld: Cincinnati City Councilman arrested - Sittenfeld, a Democrat becomes the third member of the city's nine-member council to be arrested this year on bribery-related charges.
Corruption in Cincinnati: One-third of city council has been arrested on bribery charges this year : news
Crimetown USA | The New Republic


Harvard students urge leadership to bar Trump officials from campus : politics


Eschaton: Serial Killer Even if one generously (and even sometimes appropriately) makes allowances for somewhat fringier opinions about the best ways to deal with Covid, just flat out telling people this is just serial killer level. Also, from the doctor's google reviews, which are just factual. - I would trust gas station sushi over this doctor (Fuckraham)



Joel Salatin s Unsustainable Myth - His go-it-alone message made him a star of the food movement. Then a young Black farmer dug into what he was really saying.


Video shows Florida deputy fatally shooting Black teens in moving car : news

Former church leader gets 125 years in prison for rape : news


Snow forecast for Cambridge, MA


Covid-19: US ambassador Scott Brown used private jet to avoid hotel quarantine : boston

Linda Henry named chief executive of Boston Globe Media Partners : boston


Holy Grail study shows human ageing can be reversed with hyperbaric chamber oxygen therapy
Human ageing process biologically reversed in world first : worldnews

Cure for diabetes? University of Alberta researchers believe they've found one : worldnews

Scientists produce rare diamonds in minutes at room temperature : science

Extroverted cockatoo annoys introverted cockatoo - YouTube (Do.Not.Miss)

YouTube will run ads on smaller creators' videos without paying them : technology




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Red Cross: Global warming bigger threat than coronavirus : worldnews (no kidding, but we'll have people. drowning sayig they don't believe in water)


Scientists discovered a deadly hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola that can spread person-to-person in Bolivia : worldnews


Global daily coronavirus deaths cross record of 10,733 single-day deaths
US passes 250,000 deaths from coronavirus : Coronavirus
Covid-19 deaths: US sees highest Covid-19 toll in months as deaths top a quarter of a million - CNN
Projected US coronavirus deaths more than 400,000 by March : Coronavirus
U.S. is in an 'absolutely dangerous situation' as Covid outbreak worsens, top health official says : Coronavirus
The End of the Pandemic Is Now in Sight : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/18/20 : boston (4.4%+ 47 deaths)
2,744 New Confirmed Cases ;2.8% positive; 11.9% positive new individuals; 47 deaths -November 18 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-november-18-2020 : CoronavirusMa


How is it that I, a layman idiot, can see and be let down by every glaring shortfall of the state? : CoronavirusMa
Not surprisingly, Massachusetts is ranked #1 in overall Vaccinations. : boston

Mouthwash can kill Covid in 30 sec lab study finds : worldnews
A New Study Questions Whether Masks Protect Wearers. You Need to Wear Them Anyway. - The New York Times Masks prevent people from transmitting the coronavirus to others, scientists now agree. But a new trial failed to document protection from the virus among the wearers.
Long covid: Damage to multiple organs presents in young, low risk patients : Coronavirus
Covid-19 antibodies reduce faster in men than women

Bill Gates says more than 50% of business travel will disappear in post-coronavirus world : Coronavirus

CDC removes guidance pushing for school reopenings amid COVID pandemic saying new scientific information has emerged : Coronavirus

New York City to Close Public Schools Again as Virus Cases Rise - The New York Times
Not MA but close - COVID In NYC: Schools Switching To All-Remote Learning Starting Thursday : CoronavirusMa

900 on Mayo Clinic staff have contracted coronavirus in last two weeks - All 32 beds in dedicated Covid ICU at Mayo are now full, clinic adding more beds

At 769 deaths, one in every 1,000 North Dakotans has died with COVID-19 : Coronavirus
"I'm a contact tracer in North Dakota. The virus is so rampant that we gave up" : Coronavirus
South Dakota gov. resists statewide mask mandate as weekly positivity rate remains second highest in the country : Coronavirus ,,, Kristi Noem, psychopath, is Plague Barbie ... 70% of Wyoming ... the truth delivered from the mouth of the divinely gifted and inspired chosen one of God Almighty Republican Jesus Christ himself.

Texas COVID update: Nearly 200 new deaths, highest since September 3 : Coronavirus
Texas County Sends Emergency Text Alert To 4.7M Residents Requesting They Cancel Holiday Gatherings During COVID-19 Surge : Coronavirus

Florida Legislature: Not our role to contain the coronavirus : Coronavirus

Pennsylvania reports 6,339 additional COVID-19 cases, marking highest 1-day total : Coronavirus
Coronavirus Killed 140 Illinoisans During Past Day, Including 44 People In Chicago : Coronavirus
Illinois surpasses 11,000 COVID-19 deaths as officials report another 140 fatalities and 8,922 newly confirmed and probable cases : Coronavirus
Wisconsin is running out of ICU beds amid COVID-19 surge, warns DHS Secretary-designee : Coronavirus
Ohio's spike: the first 17 days of November account for 31% of all known coronavirus cases this year : Coronavirus
Michigan has 6th highest number of COVID-19 cases in nation, 5th highest deaths : Coronavirus
KS Gov announces statewide face-covering protocol : Coronavirus
Indiana doctor 'worried' about non-Covid patients as hospitals reach full capacity : Coronavirus
Georgia passes 9,000 COVID-19 deaths as virus spreads widely : Coronavirus

Coronavirus States Ranked by Per Capita COVID-19 Deaths


See How Coronavirus Restrictions Compare to Case Counts in Every State - The New York Times


Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna's vaccine. It began with a car crash and an unlikely friendship.


France is the worst-hit country for COVID-19 cases in Europe. But these teens are angry their schools remain open : Coronavirus


'Practically all full': Switzerland sounds alarm as ICU units reach capacity : worldnews


Deutsche Bank proposes that employees should pay 5% privilege tax for working from home : worldnews

US ambassador Scott Brown for New Zealand used private jet to avoid hotel quarantine : worldnews (remember this male-model Republican dimbulb asshole?)

South Australia ordered into major shutdowns amid COVID-19 outbreak : worldnews
Scott Morrison and Murdoch's News Corp empire 'operating like a team', Turnbull says : worldnews

'If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy': Beijing's fresh threat to Australia : worldnews
Kissinger warns Biden of US-China catastrophe on scale of World War I : worldnews (192 yr-old mummy speaks from his box for Fox News)
US bombers enter Chinese air defense zone as Beijing's navy mounts massive exercises : worldnews
Citizen journalist facing jail in China for reporting on Wuhan's COVID-19 outbreak : worldnews
3 former pro-democracy lawmakers arrested in Hong Kong : worldnews


Israel says it launched airstrikes on Syria over explosive devices at border | Syria : worldnews


"'They pointed their guns at us and started shooting" - CNN investigation reveals how the Nigerian Army opened fire on peaceful #EndSARS protesters protesting against police brutality on October 20, 2020. : worldnews

Three health workers arrested in Kenya for running a child trafficking syndicate after BBC expose

Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands : worldnews


Macron urges Europe to 'build our independence' from US : worldnews


UK's First Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Clinic To Open In January
Thailand to allow medical use of cocaine, opium and morphine : worldnews
Free Medical Marijuana Will Be Available to the Uninsured in Argentina : worldnews
Canada Is Allowing People With Depression to Do Psychedelic Mushrooms : worldnews
Numinus Becomes The First Canadian Psychedelics Company To Legally Harvest Magic Mushrooms : worldnews

'Trump Has Been a Kind of Awakening.' E.U's Top Diplomat Says Europe's Relationship with U.S. Is Forever Changed : politics


Trump's Requested Strike on Iran Could Kill More People Than Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki - Any US military action against Iran's civilian nuclear facilities would be a massive war crime. : politics (going out with a bang, or declaring himself dictator and not going)


Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory


Trump is furious because he thinks Biden will get the credit for coronavirus vaccine developments, report says : politics
Opinion: What the Greatest Generation had that the Covid generation lacks - CNN - This generation of Americans has trouble with the concept of sacrifice
'He's a Destructive Force' : Health Officials Want Scott Atlas Banished
Sound and fury - American Interregnum While Trumps attempts to cling to the White House collapse into farce, malevolent efforts to aid him set the stage for troubles to come
COVID Truthers Try to Invade Utah Valley Hospital Where Patrice Grossman Died -- They don't t believe the ICU at Utah Valley Hospital is full of coronavirus patients. If only they were right.

The president is golfing and exercising White male privilege : politics
White House Assures Nation Will Hear From Bunkered Trump At The Right Moment : politics
Twitter has flagged more than 90 Trump tweets as misleading since the election : politics


Cybersecurity czar fired by Trump reportedly set up a Trump-proof line of succession : politics
Confusion and chaos: Republicans denounce Trump's latest purge
Trump team looks to box in Biden on foreign policy by lighting too many 'fires' to put out - CNNPolitics (Refucks setting America on fire to own the libs)
Opinion | Trump is testing democracy. Nine out of 10 senior elected Republicans are failing. - The Washington Post

Trump's effort to overturn the election results may be inept. But it's still a scandal - Arguably the biggest political scandal we've ever seen in this country is playing right before our eyes: President Trump and his allies are trying to reverse the election results of a contest he lost.

Opinion | We came much closer to an election catastrophe than many realize - The Washington Post (Ghouliani: human wart )
Not just a river in Egypt - Lawyers, Guns & Money (it was a lot closer than you think)
As His Bogus Election-Fraud Charges Go Up in Flames, Trump Goes Into Hiding : politics
It's Time for Democrats to Tell Trump Supporters the Truth. About what they voted for, and about whatever crimes were committed by the current administration*. : politics
A post-Trump era must have consequences, not vengeance, for him and his enablers : politics
The 2020 Election Was a Reminder of White Supremacy's Hold on the U.S. : politics
Trump's strategy for contesting the election: throw out Black people's votes : politics
Trump will leave office soon. But we can't let him escape accountability for his misdeeds. : politics

Emily Murphy is damaging the country for no defensible reason - Lawyers, Guns & Money (refucker of the highest intgegritude)
The Nation's Top Election Official Has Overdosed on the Trump Kool-Aid : politics

Georgia recount: Minor counting errors corrected as recount nears end
'Lindsey Graham Must Resign': Outrage Grows Over GOP Senator's Alleged Assault on Election Integrity | Critics called on the Justice Department and various congressional committees to "conduct an immediate and thorough investigation." : politics
The Unpardonable Sins of Lindsey Graham : politics
Trump Campaign Officials Started Pressuring Georgia's Secretary of State Long Before the Election : politics
Graham probed state officials in three states Trump lost : politics (anally)
Graham's pressure campaign to throw out ballots may have violated federal law, legal experts say. After Georgia's top election official says Graham suggested he toss votes, Graham admits he called two other states : politics

Giuliani's Reported $20,000-per-Day Fee Makes Him Closer to a Highway Robber Than a Senior Counsel, Legal Ethics Scholar Says : politics

We came much closer to an election catastrophe than many realize : politics ... if Trump's team were not such a bunch of buffoons, and if Republican officials at the state level were just a little more corrupt than they already are, he might have been able to steal the election after all ... 45,000 votes ...

The disturbing GOP attempt to block certification of Bidens Michigan win, explained (two refuckers in Wayne County -- Monica Palmer and William Hartmann -- almost killed democracy in America)
Michigander Calls Out Republicans Who Tried To Stop Vote Certification In Epic Takedown : politics ... someone says "both sides" I remind them that Democrats drove Senator Al Franken out of office over an old photo of a crude joke made while he was a paid comedian. He physically touched nor hurt anyone. It was just innapropriate. And we drove our own Senator out of office. Both sides my ass.
Republicans canvassers thoroughly shamed for racist, historically shameful assault on democracy in Wayne County : politics (live on in infamy, assholes)
Republican who temporarily blocked certification of Detroit's results shared election conspiracy theories on Facebook : politics
y Eschaton: Thank You Monica Palmer and William Hartmann -- Strapped on the Klan hoods for your 15 minutes of fame. (haha, Atrios nails it, as usual)
Democrats Celebrate as Michigan's Largest County Certifies Election Results in Dramatic U-Turn : politics
Wayne County, Mich., board reverses course, certifies election hours after deadlock : politics (racist Refuckers realized they were branded forever) You mean his video about the racists Monica Palmer and William Hartmann? That video?
(1) abigail spanberger stan on Twitter: ".@NedStaebler just dragged the FUCK out of Republicans @HartmannDude and @monicaspalmer for refusing to certify election results in Wayne County, Michigan if votes from Detroit were included in the count https://t.co/4W5Uu5ViWY" / Twitter
Wayne County Board of Canvassers change course, unanimously vote to certify election results : politics
Team Trump Hails Huge Win in Michigan as It Turns Into Humiliating Defeat : politics

No, Trump did not win in Nevada. : politics

Trump Press Sec McEnany Says Her Stack of Voter Fraud Papers Are 'Not Blank' After CNN Accuses Her of Using Prop : politics


Senator Warren urges Biden: Raise minimum wage, cancel student debt, invest in child care. : politics
Bernie Sanders Says U.S. Can Cancel All Student Debt if It Can Give the Top 1% $1 Trillion in Tax Breaks : politics

As Grassley Tests Positive, Virus Threatens to Stall Work in Congress : politics - Two of the oldest members of Congress, Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa and Representative Don Young of Alaska, now have the virus, underscoring the risks on Capitol Hill.
6 lawmakers in 5 days: New COVID-19 infections put spotlight on Congress; loose guidelines : politics -- 66% Refucks


Amy Coney Barrett's Husband To Continue At Private Practice Firm Despite Ethics Concerns - Other lawyer-spouses of Supreme Court justices have left their firms.

Pelosi suggests she'll serve her last term as speaker

Are Republicans Really Favored in Georgia? | RealClearPolitics
How Georgia Turned Blue | FiveThirtyEight - And why it might not stay that way.
'Just ridiculous': CNN speaks to Georgia voter the Trump campaign falsely accused of casting ballot in the name of a dead woman - CNNPolitics

FBI is investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, AP report says : politics

Mysterious candidate who likely swayed tight Florida Senate race away from incumbent Democrat with the same last name under investigation : politics


Alaska becomes second state to approve ranked-choice voting as Ballot Measure 2 passes by 1% : politics

Exclusive: U.S. investigators were told to take 'no further action' on Caterpillar, ex-client of Barr | Reuters

Ann Coulter blames wonderboy Jared Kushner for Trump's 2020 election defeat : politics

Rick Wiles Warns Left-Wing Activists to Flee Florida Because we're Coming After you : politics



Facebook bans one of the anti-vaccine movement's biggest pages for violating QAnon rules : politics


Trump appoints speechwriter fired for attending conference with white nationalists to commission that preserves Holocaust memorials (guess whose idea this was?)


Cure for diabetes? University of Alberta researchers believe they've found one : worldnews


(27) World History - Quora - Edith Piaf




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Climate scientists say net zero by 2050 is too late: their predictions about the rate of the global temperature increase have been too conservative, and stronger and more decisive action is needed to reduce dangerous greenhouse gas emissions. : worldnews
UN warns of 'famines of biblical proportions' within the next year : worldnews
'We are not winning': Red Cross warns of human crisis from climate change : worldnews

1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions - frequent-flying "super-emitters)
The UK has established the largest Marine Sanctuary in the Atlantic Ocean, which will protect tens of millions of birds, sharks, whales, seals, and penguins : worldnews

Hurricane Iota makes landfall on Nicaragua coast already battered by Eta : worldnews
Climate 'bomb' Iota weakens slightly off Central America : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 11/17/20 : boston (4.98%+ 20 deaths)
2,263 New Confirmed Cases ;3.5% positive; 12.8% positive new individuals; 20 deaths -November 17 : CoronavirusMa
MWRA data - big overhaul 11/16/2020 : CoronavirusMa


Senator Ed Markey correctly points out we are at an infection rate as bad as the last spring yet Charlie baker is changing nothing to stop the spread before thanksgiving. : CoronavirusMa


Chapare Virus: Evidence Shows Human Transmission in Deadly Outbreak of Mysterious Disease : worldnews

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates: Some coronavirus vaccines may work better in certain populations than others : worldnews
Moderna's coronavirus vaccine can be stored in a standard refrigerator, easing distribution and shelf life. : worldnews
Covid-19: Liverpool mass-testing finds 700 cases with no symptoms : worldnews
Breakthrough COVID vaccine tech could help defeat other diseases : worldnews
Immunity to the Coronavirus May Last Years, New Data Hint - The New York Times
'Redemption': How one scientist's unwavering belief in mRNA gave the world a Covid-19 vaccine : Coronavirus

Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks : Coronavirus


After issuing mask requirement, Gov. Kim Reynolds says 'there's science on both sides' of debate : Coronavirus ... "Gov. Reynolds seems shocked that her failed COVID strategy has resulted in thousands of deaths, overcrowded hospitals, unsafe schools, and some of the highest coronavirus infection rates in the country over the past nine months,'

Fact check: There is s no evidence Florida protecting the vulnerable from COVID-19 : Coronavirus (DeathSentence laughs)

The coronavirus is now a rural threat : Coronavirus


Poland: Patients who are connected to equipment that shows 15-20% saturation stay there all night. Patients who vomit all night are like that in everything. Patients die at night because they receive no help despite calls and screams : Coronavirus

Italy reports 32,191 new case with 208,458 tests performed, 731 deaths : Coronavirus

UK COVID update: Nearly 600 new deaths, highest since May 6 - New cases: 20,051 - Positivity rate: 8.6% (+1.1) - In hospital: 16,346 (+557) - In ICU: 1,421 (+30) - New deaths: 598 : Coronavirus

Germany's Merkel says she is very worried about pandemic in Berlin : worldnews

Russia says coronavirus mutations appearing in Siberia as deaths hit record daily high : worldnews
Kremlin meant to kill Navalny, western security agencies believe : worldnews


China's microwave pulse weapon defeats Indian troops at Himalayan border : worldnews
British diplomat saves drowning student in southwest China : worldnews

Bosnia detains a Serb ex-policeman over wartime killing of 51 civilians : worldnews

Russia moves to protect Putin from prosecution : news

Israeli plan for new East Jerusalem settler homes criticised : worldnews
Egypt denounces Israel's plan to build 1,257 settlement units near East Jerusalem : worldnews


Retirees protest Belarus leader on 100th day since vote : worldnews

Shell-shocked Armenians return to Nagorno-Karabakh after peace deal : worldnews

Full-scale humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia - U.N. refugee agency : worldnews

Half-nephew of Kim Jong Un in CIA custody, report says : worldnews

New Zealand Police Introduce Hijab to their Official Uniform : worldnews

Crisis-hit Peru names centrist lawmaker as third president in a week : worldnews

Solomon Islands government preparing to ban Facebook : worldnews

Shocking footage of severely injured pigs on Spanish farms released : worldnews
Pet flea treatments poisoning rivers across England, scientists find : worldnews

Bangladesh Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan Apologises After Threats Over Attending Hindu Ceremony : worldnews
Pakistan to boycott French products over cartoons : worldnews
More than 1,000 protesters have blocked a major highway in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, demanding the expulsion of the French ambassador and end of diplomatic ties with the European country over perceived Islamophobia. : worldnews

Three arrested over spectacular Dresden museum jewellery heist : worldnews

Shoppers warned against buying cheap electronics online. Some third-party sellers on Amazon, Wish and eBay are selling "extremely dangerous items". : worldnews

Nunavut woman says she called 911 from Ottawa hospital after being denied water | CBC News : worldnews


Norway outlaws hate speech against trans and bisexual people : worldnews

Investigation reveals pro-Russian media project, Bonanza Media, that repeated Russia's conspiracy theories about Flight MH17 shoot-down, as a GRU operation : worldnews

The U.S. Military is buying user location data harvested from a Muslim prayer app that has been downloaded by 98 million people around the world : worldnews


Boris Johnson called the transfer of powers to the Scottish government a disaster : worldnews
Officer may be sacked for 'sticking 7p carrot barcode on Krispy Kreme doughnuts box' | UK News | Sky News : worldnews

U.S spied on allies, including Netherlands, through Denmark : worldnews


Indian students contributed USD 7.6 billion to US economy last year : worldnews

> Russia failed to mount major election interference operations in 2020, analysts say - The Washington Post Fewer opportunities and a changed political environment in the U.S. may have curbed Moscow's election interference this year, analysts say (Republicans out-Russianed the Russians)
House asks justices to put off case over Russia grand jury

A Defeated Trump 'Has No Authorization for a New War,' Say Campaigners After NYT Reports President Wanted Military Strike Options for Iran : politics

Ex-Secret Service agents say there's no playbook for evicting Trump on Inauguration Day - Business Insider

A Coronavirus Winter: How the U.S. Can Survive the Pandemic - The Atlantic
Cancel Thanksgiving: How to Safely Celebrate in a Pandemic - The Atlantic This is a moment for creativity.
After Big Thanksgiving Dinners, Plan Small Christmas Funerals, Health Experts Warn - Mississippi Free Press
Covid nurse says some dying patients are still refusing to believe virus is real: "This can't be happening" : politics
Michigan congressman Tim Walberg, who bashed COVID restrictions, tests positive for coronavirus : politics
North Dakota Hits Highest COVID-19 Mortality Rate In The World : politics
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Ignored COVID Experts for Months Over Mask Mandate : politics
Anger in North Dakota after governor asks Covid-positive health workers to keep working : politics
Chris Cuomo loses it on Trump COVID advisor Dr. Atlas: 'What the hell is the matter with this person?' : politics
'It's Even Worse on Video': Trump Adviser Welcomes Killing Loved Ones With Covid-19 as This May Be 'Their Final Thanksgiving' Anyway : politics (Ratlas)

Amid the worst of the pandemic, our mad king rages only about himself : politics
87-year-old Chuck Grassley to quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19

Opinion | The longer Republicans cower to Trump, the more damage they do to democracy - The Post Washington https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-longer-republicans-cower-to-trump-the-more-damage-they-do-to-democracy/2020/11/16/2ac4e96c-282d-11eb-9b14-ad872157ebc9_story.html
Biden hopes to avoid divisive Trump investigations, preferring unity concerned that investigations would divide the country but that he would leave decisions up to an independent Justice Department. (Joe wants to pull a Barry)

Pete Buttigieg on transition delay: 'Each passing day that this denial goes on, it has a real cost' : politics
Murphy's choice: Fed official has say on transition launch

Trump's Enablers Will Pay No Price At All - Discourse Blog They will never experience an ounce of retribution from the systems that have the power to hold them accountable ... They argue that if the Bush-era politicians and staffers who led the country to war in Iraq survived without being purged from politics, media and corporate America, then Trump's advisers won't either (tnx Barry)

4 more years: Trump freezes 2024 presidential field - POLITICO
The Littlest Prince | The New Republic Donald Trump will leave the White House in a blaze of truthless tweets and hapless coup attempts. Did we really expect anything else?

Trump's fraud accusations make no sense. The suburbs, not the cities, are why he lost. - CNNPolitics
Giuliani Is Said to Seek $20,000 a Day Payment for Trump Legal Work - The New York Times Last week, the president put the former New York mayor in charge of the court challenges to his loss in the election. Since then they have suffered nothing but setbacks.
Trump keeps losing in court. He keeps losing his lawyers, too. - The Washington Post

Trump blocks Biden's incoming staff in unprecedented ways : politics

Trump fires director of Homeland Security agency who had rejected President's election conspiracy theories : politics

Trump remains bunkered in the White House as the world spins on - CNNPolitics

Georgia recount: Election officials say audit can't serve as new count
What We in the Legal World Call a Felony -- Lawyers Condemn Lindsey Graham, Call for DOJ and Senate Investigations
I Have Moved on From Resenting the President's Enablers to Resenting the Enablers of His Enablers - Nobody in the Republican Party has any integrity whatsoever -- except Brad Raffensperger, Hero of Democracy.
Georgia elections chief says Trump 'suppressed' GOP vote, cost himself state : politics
Graham says he also spoke to officials in Arizona, Nevada about election : politics
Sen. Graham's attempt to overturn Georgia results confirm soft coup plans : politics
A Disturbing Number of Republicans Back Trumps Coup Attempt : politics
We need an investigation into Lindsey Graham's intervention in Georgia : politics
Democrats bash Lindsey Graham over claims he pressured Georgia to discard ballots: Morally reprehensible : politics
Detailed Turnout Data Shows How Georgia Turned Blue - The New York Times - Joe Biden put Georgia in the Democratic column for the first time since 1992 by making huge gains among affluent, college-educated and older voters in the suburbs around Atlanta, according to an Upshot analysis of the results by precinct. The Black share of the electorate fell to its lowest level since 2006 ... In an election marked by a big rise in turnout, Black turnout increased, too, but less than that of some other groups ,,, But the relatively low Black share of the electorate could mean that Democrats have the potential for a better showing, perhaps even in the two Senate runoffs in January.

Opinion | The Republican Party is much worse off than we thought - The Washington Post
The Republican Party is much worse off than we thought : politics


Opinion | Republicans are trying to jam through Judy Shelton. She has no business working at the Fed. - The Washington Post

Miami-Dade State Senate candidate turns out to be shill funded by dark money that lives two counties away : politics

What Obama gets right -- and very wrong -- about the media ... When Obama entered office, he promised the most transparent administration in American history. He did not deliver. His administration set records for stonewalling or rejecting Freedom of Information requests ... (Barry sucked)


The Democrats Went All Out Against Susan Collins. Rural Maine Grimaced. - The New York Times


Please stop trying to get Gov. Whitmer killed. She's doing her job to protect us from COVID. : politics

What Keith Richards Can Teach Us About Beating Our Donald Trump Addiction - POLITICO

The Gentlewoman from QAnon Is Out of Her Everloving Tree the inevitable result of a decadent political culture that is both dumbed down and performative

Ivanka Trump Was My Best Friend. Now Shes MAGA Royalty

Barack Obama's Memoir Is an Exercise in Tragic Realism - The Atlantic A Promised Land is indisputably a book by the author of Dreams From My Father.

A Popular Political Site Made a Sharp Right Turn. What Steered It? - The New York Times Real Clear Politics has been catering to campaign obsessives since 2000. ... The Trump era changed its tone, and funding sources. (it's always been Real Clear Republican Politics, NYT idiots)
Newsmax leads cable's charge to out-Fox Fox News - Axios

What If Cambridge Analytica Owned Its Own Social Network? CA Backer Rebekah Mercer Admits She's A Co-Founder Of Parler : worldnews (slab-head)

Mark Zuckerberg denies senator's plea to remove Steve Bannon for threatening to behead Fauci and Wray : politics


AP Sources: FBI is investigating Texas attorney general allegations that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton broke the law in using his office to benefit a wealthy donor, according to two people with knowledge of the probe.


Michigan woman who killed abusive husband freed from prison : news


Teen Drug Use: Commonly Abused Drugs | Sourthern California Sunrise



Scientist demonstrated for the first time that cannabidiol induces the expression of an enzyme with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in skin cells. This could be used in treating skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, as well as in cosmetics and nutrition. : science
Scientist demonstrated for the first time that cannabidiol induces the expression of an enzyme with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in skin cells. This could be used in treating skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, as well as in cosmetics and nutrition. : science


Does the Human Brain Resemble the Universe. A new analysis shows the distribution of fluctuation within the cerebellum neural network follows the same progression of distribution of matter in the cosmic web. : science


Reddit Co-Founder Calls Out Social Media for Spreading Conspiracies: 'We're Gonna Have to Deradicalize a Lot of People' : technology

What myth is still widely circulated as truth? : AskReddit

Chloe Grace Moretz talking about being sexualized at age 16


Amazon is now selling prescription drugs, and Prime members can get massive discounts if they pay without insurance : technology




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October 2020 was fourth-warmest October on record, NOAA and NASA The month's billion-dollar disasters included flooding in France, Italy, and India, Hurricanes Delta and Zeta, and the Beachie Creek Fire in Oregon. : worldnews

UN warns of ecological disaster in Houthi-controlled Red Sea area -- It is vital that a UN technical team be permitted to board the FSO Safer if we are to have any hope of preventing the threat of a spill that could be four times worse than the historic Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska in 1989." : worldnews

Time has come for four-day week, say European politicians : worldnews

Hurricane Iota Strengthens Into Category 4; Potentially Catastrophic Central America Landfall Ahead : worldnews


US confirmed coronavirus cases hit 11M; latest million took 6 days : Coronavirus
A Covid-19 vaccine may cause unpleasant side effects. People should be prepared, scientists say. : Coronavirus

Moderna coronavirus vaccine is 94% effective, early data suggests - but UK has ordered no doses : worldnews ... deosn't require the cold storage that BioNTechs vaccine needs.
Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, trials show : CoronavirusMa
Moderna vaccine stability enables distribution in rural America: U.S. official : Coronavirus
We could effectively end this pandemic in 2021 with Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines
Good morning : boston

Grim warning predicts more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases a day in Mass. by December : CoronavirusMa

MA COVID-19 Data 11/16/20 : boston (4.6%+ 12 deaths)


Baker skips 'emergency' coronavirus meeting of Northeast governors : boston (said he couldn't be bothered)
Gov Baker lost any potential vote from me in the future : CoronavirusMa
Boston Marriott Copley Place terminates half its staff : boston


Nurse: Some patients who test positive refuse to believe they have Covid-19 - CNN Video : Coronavirus

Wyoming state lawmaker had COVID-19 when he died, son says : Coronavirus


Coronavirus has been circulating in Italy since September last year, scientists say based on analysis of blood samples from lung cancer screening. : worldnews

With just 5 cases in the community, New Zealand makes mask use mandatory on public transport. : worldnews

Sweden stages coronavirus U-turn, banning public events with more than eight people : worldnews

Japanese Store Deploys Robot to Ensure Shoppers Wear Masks and Maintain Social Distancing : worldnews (armed with death ray)


'A coup for China': Analysts react to the world's largest trade deal that excludes the U.S. : worldnews
Canada's ambassador to the UN calls on the Human Rights Council to investigate evidence of genocide against China's Uighur minority : worldnews

Pakistan's 'university of jihad' proud of Taliban alumni : worldnews

'Shocking' extent of alleged war crimes by Australian troops to be revealed in report : worldnews

Japan's economy has bounced back from recession with growth of 5% in the third quarter of this year. : worldnews

UN envoy decries Israel's move to expand illegal settlement : worldnews
Israel planned to kill Arafat by blowing up Lebanese stadium: report : worldnews

Buying a baby on Nairobi's black market - BBC : worldnews

Maia Sandu Beats Russia-Backed Competitor, Wins Moldova Presidential Vote : worldnews


Peru now has no president as crisis takes chaotic turn : worldnews

Western Sahara independence leader declares end of 29-year ceasefire with Morocco : worldnews

Polish cardinal accused of sexual abuse dies aged 97 : worldnews

Spain's hard-pressed millennials move out of the city amid COVID : worldnews


The French President vs. the American Media: After terrorist attacks, France's leader accuses the English-language media legitimizing this violence. : worldnews

Five Tory MPs, including Boris Johnson, now self-isolating after meeting at No 10 : worldnews
Anti-vaxxers could be banned from going into work if they refuse Covid jab : worldnews

Mexico government admits it flooded plain which left tens of thousands homeless : worldnews


Trump is planning a series of confrontations with China in the final weeks of his presidency : politics

Trump Sought Options for Attacking Iran to Stop Its Growing Nuclear Program - The New York Times - The president was dissuaded from moving ahead with a strike by advisers who warned that it could escalate into a broader conflict in his last weeks in office.


Winter COVID surge is upon us Trump and the Republicans are just ignoring it. Chasing electoral delusions and holding his entire party hostage, Trump is condemning thousands more to death
COVID's been everywhere, man - Lawyers, Guns & Money Remember when Bret Stephens assured us that it was unpossible for COVID to spread beyond the densest urban areas?
Gazelka tests positive; DFL asks him to quit leadership post - StarTribune.com


Trump takes no questions in first public remarks since losing election : politics
Trump in overnight meltdown as he makes eight false election claims in just four tweets : politics
Trump claims he won the election; Twitter flags the tweet : politics
"No You Didn't" Trends After Trump's Latest Election Result Lie : politics
Mommy I Won the Election - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... He got 11 million more votes this time around than last,
Trump, the Absolute Worst Loser : politics
Donald Trump's refusal to concede is no joke -- it's a dangerous precedent
Trump dubbed #WhiteHouseKaren after election rage tweets : politics

Trump Distances Himself from Ongoing Election Lawsuits, Acts Like Campaign Hasn't Been Losing in Court : politics
Fox News Anchor Thoroughly Debunks Trump's Election Fraud Claims : politics
Trump's 2020 chances '100 percent dead' after 4 swing state lawsuits are dropped : politics
Will Trump Burn the Evidence? How the President could endanger the official records of one of the most consequential periods in American history. : politics
Trumps New Vote Fraud Theory Is So Much Crazier Than You Realize ... His new theory is that the election was stolen because a left-wing software firm connected to Hugo Chavez and George Soros maliciously stole hundreds of thousands of votes in the middle of the night

Judges appear increasingly frustrated with Trump's legal claims about 2020 election : politics
Georgia recount is returning almost no changes in vote tallies that give Biden win : politics
Georgia elections chief fires back at Trump over claims about recount process : politics
Ga. secretary of state says fellow Republicans are pressuring him to find ways to exclude legal ballots - The Washington Post
Georgia recount: Newly found votes in Floyd County could benefit Trump
Georgia's GOP Secretary of State Unloads on Trumps Election Lies

For GOP, time to accept reality : politics
Trump should be held responsible : politics
This is no conventional coup. Trump is paving the way for a 'virtual Confederacy' : politics

Get off the grift Emily - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Emily Murphy Trumpster is looking for a new job)
(1) Laurence Tribe on Twitter: "Part of the Trump administration's motive for delaying that the "ascertainment" triggers the transition to a Biden administration is to cripple its successor, but the other part is to delay discovery of its shocking ineptitude and inexplicable inactivity" / Twitter

Barack Obama says issues, policies, facts don't matter to American voters anymore : politics (Moonie Newsweek couldn't transcribe what he really said)
The Republican Party Is Dead. It's the Trump Cult Now. : politics
Trump or No Trump, Religious Authoritarianism Is Here to Stay : politics

Eschaton: Better Late Than Never Could've covered him like this the whole 4 years. It's (closer to) how they'll cover Biden.
(1) AP Fact Check on Twitter: "President Trump's tweet Monday sought to perpetuate the mathematically impossible and thoroughly debunked myth that he pulled out a victory from the election that definitively chose Democrat Joe Biden as the next president. #APFactCheck Read more: https://t.co/5x1pvHbEnf https://t.co/HcCU2kX3YW" / Twitter

Opinion | Was It Worth It, Jared and Ivanka? - The New York Times - The glossiest grifters become Vuitton vagabonds.

Yes, 55 Percent of White Women Voted for Trump. No I'm Not Surprised. : politics


Trump coronavirus advisor Scott Atlas urged people to 'rise up' against new restrictions in Michigan, then said he wasn't trying to encourage violence : politics
Michiganders Rise Up To Hail Big Gutsy Gretchen Whitmer And Her New COVID-19 Safety Rules : politics
Dr. Scott Atlas under fire for telling Michigan to 'rise up' against COVID-19 restrictions : Coronavirus
Atlas Shrugged - Lawyers, Guns & Money
(1) Sam Bagenstos on Twitter: "This is so irresponsible. But I don't know why we would expect any better from the Trump team at this point." / Twitter
(1) Max Kennerly on Twitter: "@SWAtlasHoover As of Friday, 85% of the adult ICU beds in Michigan were in use. Hospitalization and ICU admissions lag well behind new cases, which are out of control in Michigan, doubling every two weeks. And you're encouraging, what? An insurrection? You are trying to get people killed. https://t.co/f5g6nJsngO" / Twitter

America's largest militia says it will refuse to recognise Biden as president and resist his administration : politics ("largest domestic terrorist group")


Eschaton: America's Worst Obama Administration Economists - Jason Furman.

Why Joe Biden Must Sideline Fox | Crooked Media


John Tesh Jumps on Parler Bandwagon by Declaring He's Leaving Twitter, Users Wonder Who He Is : politics


The Substackerati - Columbia Journalism Review Did a newsletter company create a more equitable media systemor replicate the flaws of the old one?



3rd Breonna Taylor grand juror: Cops 'got slap on the wrist' : news
oldbastardbob comments on Police chokeholds, no-knock warrants like South County raid spark debate in Missouri House committee


Virginia police chief fired as felony charges are dropped in Confederate vandalism case

Faulkner County family devastated after investigator goes to the wrong house and shoots child's dog : news


Video games 'good for well-being' says University of Oxford study : worldnews


What sounds like good advice but isn't? : AskReddit


Eschaton: Space Karen -- That's a good one.

Zoom Temporary Lifts 40-Minute Call Restriction for Thanksgiving Calls : worldnews




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Climate Scientists Debunk Point of No Return Paper : worldnews (it's not the permafrost melting, it's the fucking oil companies killing the planet)

2021 Will be Worse Than 2020, Warns Nobel UN Agency -- famines of biblical proportions in 2021
2021 Will be Worse Than 2020, Warns Nobel UN Agency : worldnews
Bacteria Make Space Mining 400% More Effective : worldnews

Several killed and 180,000 evacuated as Typhoon Vamco hits the Philippines : worldnews
Trapped residents scream for help: We're dying here : worldnews


Nearly 60,000 new deaths were reported this week, making it the deadliest week of the pandemic : Coronavirus
U.S. coronavirus cases and state maps: Tracking cases, deaths - Washington Post
U.S. Adds 184,000 Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day, With No End In Sight : Coronavirus
U.S. passes 11 million coronavirus cases as Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announces new restrictions - The Washington Post

Opinion | This Coronavirus Surge Does Not Have to Be So Horrific - The New York Times - America is entering a difficult period. But the outcome is not foregone (dream on, NYT)


MA COVID-19 Data 11/15/20 : boston (5.5%+ 33 deaths 737 hosp.)

New Interactive COVID Map Using 7 Day Averages : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-november-15-2020 : CoronavirusMa


Couple in Mass. fined $500 after kids were found partying on their property, police say

Doctors Are Calling It Quits Under Stress of the Pandemic : Coronavirus

COVID in the Dakotas: A look at how coronavirus is 'as bad as it gets' (third-world shitholes populated by dumbfuck Refucks)
North Dakota governor changes tack and issues mask mandate : news

Florida reports 10,105 new coronavirus cases Sunday, most since late July : Coronavirus

N.J. sets another new record with 4,540 positive COVID-19 tests. 'Alarming' Gov. Murphy tweets. : Coronavirus


Passenger tests positive for coronavirus on first cruise ship to sail Caribbean : worldnews

Covid-19: Call to outlaw 'anti-vax' fake news and a cemetery struggles : worldnews

Mexico reaches 1 million virus cases, nears 100,000 deaths : worldnews ... Texas has a population of 29M - California has a population of 39M - Mexico has a population of 129M - Each just passed 1M confirmed covid cases. (but testing)


Asia forms world's biggest trade bloc, a China-backed group excluding U.S : worldnews
Fifteen countries have formed the world's largest trading bloc, covering nearly a third of the global economy. : worldnews (another Barry neolib fuckup)

Israel moves forward on hundreds of new housing units in sensitive east Jerusalem neighborhood : worldnews (Jews will be Jews)
Rockets fired from Gaza into southern, central Israel : worldnews

Killings of Afghans 'happened all the time' : news (at least they investigated, unlike you know who)

Indian Intelligence agency, RAW officer Anurag Singh mastermind of Gwadar PC hotel terrorist attack in Pakistan: DG ISPR : worldnews
viv1435 comments on Why is gang rape rampant in India? (2018) - More than 40,000 rapes are reported in India every year. With every rape case, calls for tougher laws raise, but that didn't seem to have worked [00:25:20]


Western Sahara independence group declares war on Morocco : worldnews
Ethiopia: Gunmen kill 34 in attack on bus

Armenian Intelligence Stops Attempt to Assassinate Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan : worldnews (Russia behind the curtain)

Germans should brace for 4-5 months of severe COVID-19 measures, minister says : worldnews
German government ad hails couch potatoes as virus heroes : worldnews
Water cannon fired at German anti-lockdown rally : worldnews
12 Germans from right-wing terrorist cell charged with plotting mass murder at mosques : worldnews


Argentina to allow medicinal marijuana to be grown at home : worldnews

Peru plunged into political upheaval as Congress ousts President Vizcarra : worldnews


2nd man charged with assault amid Nova Scotia lobster fishery tensions : worldnews
'Everyone is outraged and sad': Canada shocked by killing of rare white moose : worldnews (Don Jr)


Top Pentagon adviser has said 'Israeli lobby' funds government officials who want war - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
GOP Rep. Furious after Syria Envoy Boasts His Team Fooled Trump : politics


'I concede NOTHING!' : Trump says shortly after appearing to acknowledge Biden won the election
Trump admits for first time that Biden won the election : politics ... He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA. I concede NOTHING! We have a long way to go. This was a RIGGED ELECTION ...
"Trump just conceded": Reactions follow president's "he won because" tweet : politics
Memo to Trump: "The biggest fraud in America continues to be you" : politics
The Electoral College is not going to give Trump a second term : politics
Trump Is Not Doing Well With His Election Lawsuits. Here's a Rundown. : politics
Trump has told aides he'll announce 2024 candidacy as soon as Biden certified winner : politics
Jim Acosta says Trump will just be another 'crackpot' on internet after Jan. 20 : politics
What Does Trump Get Out of Contesting Biden's Win? The election was not close, and the President's claims of voter fraud are merely a distraction from his many recent failures. : politics
a petulant child. : PoliticalHumor

Trump also refuses to admit he lost the fight against the coronavirus : politics
Fauci admits 200,000 more Americans could die from Covid in next four months alone : politics
Health officials sound alarm over impact of Trumps transition blockade
Covid-19: New coronavirus case from Trump White House election party
Minnesota Senate GOP held large, in-person dinner party just before COVID outbreak

Exactly four years ago, Trump got his first top-secret intelligence briefing 7 days after election winBiden still hasn't (

Trump hasn't attended a coronavirus task force meeting in five months and is taking no role in combatting the surge in the disease : politics
Biden task force member: 'We are entering this period that I call COVID hell' : politics

Election Officials Spent Four Years Beefing Up Voting Security. It Paid Off. : politics

Trump Supporters Mocked for Million MAGA March : politics
Proud Boys Take Part in Violent Washington Protests : politics
MAGA rally: One stabbing and at least 20 arrests as Trump supporters descend on DC : politics

Trump Family Business Faces Post-Election Reckoning - WSJ Property sales may shrink the Trump Organization as debts come due and legal woes persist
Genius, Incompetent, Bogeyman - The Atlantic -- A character study of the 45th president ... genius at evil

Massive election disinformation campaign connected to Roger Stone : politics

Trump counties make up just 29 percent of U.S. economic output, 2020 election study shows : politics
Biden won places that are thriving. Trump won ones that are hurting. : politics
Biden did better in parts of America with strong economies - The Washington Post


Michigan judge says GOP election challengers skipped training session, didn't fully understand process : politics
US senator points to uncounted votes in Puerto Rico, which doesn't vote for US president : politics ... John Cornyn (Asshole, Tx)
Republican convicted of election fraud helps lead Trump rally baselessly claiming election Fraud - Another pro-President Trump rally was held at the Michigan Capitol on Saturday
Shorter Jonathan Turley: Witch hunts are good if the witches are acquitted - Lawyers, Guns & Money George Washington law professor and professional Trump shill Jonathan Turley went on national TV earlier this week and repeated a bunch of paranoid conspiratorial nonsense ... Turley is a particularly despicable kind of academic snake ...


Feinstein Calls on GOP to Stop Seating Trump Judges in Lame Duck : politics

Bernie: Charles Koch should undo his damage by using his money for "Justice" : politics

/u/Arguss dissects the Hunter Biden "scandal" in a conversation about nepotism in the White House. : bestof

When Centrists Lose, Corporate Media Blame the Left : politics

Perdue Declines Another Debate Against Ossoff : politics

Andy Stanley on Evangelicals After Trump - The Atlantic
Did God make a mistake? : PoliticalHumor
Devout Christian : PoliticalHumor (mouths of Satan lie all the time)


A Watchdog Accused Officers of Serious Misconduct. Few Were Punished. - The New York Times (strategic blunder: should have been "FReform the cops")


Sex-abuse claims against Boy Scouts surpass 81,000 - The Boston Globe
Sex-Abuse Claims Against Boy Scouts Now Surpass 81,000 : news


Oregon white supremacist prison gang members arrested in major drug and firearm bust : news

Police Unions Spent Millions To Beat Back Reform In Los Angeles. They Lost Big Time. : politics

In light of the resurgent popularity of conspiracy theories, I'd like to repost Errol Morris' The Umbrella Man : videos undefined

Dave Grohl drum battle: Girl who challenged Grohl to drum battle is co-writing a song to perform with Foo Fighters - CNN
Nandi Bushell on Insta

The girl who challenged Dave Grohl to a drum battle is co-writing a song to perform with the Foo Fighters : news



Religious intolerance is 'bigger cause of prejudice than race', says report. : worldnews - Muslims are the group that face the most intolerance, but they are also the most intolerant group.

Scientists confirm the correlation, in humans, between an imbalance in the gut microbiota and the development of amyloid plaques in the brain, which are at the origin of the neurodegenerative disorders characteristic of Alzheimers disease. : science



How did early humans figure out the planets were actually planets, and not stars, before the the invention of the telescope? : askscience

How the Fake Treasure In 'Fargo' Sparked A Modern Day Myth, Spawning Two Polarizing Films In the Process : movies

TIL: King Farouk of Egypt, the Pickpocket King. Infamous for stealing Winston Churchill's pocket watch, he was a known kleptomaniac and would steal from several rulers. Upon escaping from Egypt, authorities found the world's largest porn collection at the time among his belongings. : todayilearned

This fascinating animation shows how the iconic Charles Bridge in Prague was built Back In The 14th Century : videos

People who knew Murderers, when did you know something was off? : AskReddit

Popular Pirate Sites 'Disappear' From DuckDuckGo's Top Search Results : technology (zoogle)

When did your body betray you? : AskReddit

HP: That print-free-for-life deal we promised you? Well, now it's pay-per-month to continue using your printer ink : technology

Elon Musk says 'most likely' has a moderate case of COVID-19 : news
Tesla Supercharging now more expensive than petrol refuelling : news (in Australia)




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An earth system model shows self-sustained melting of permafrost even if all man-made GHG emissions stop in 2020. : worldnews

After the storm "Ulysses" a whole region in the Philippines is sinking due to the release of water from a dam. : worldnews



'It's Traumatizing" : Coronavirus Deaths in the U.S. Are Climbing Again - The New York Times ... From the Midwest to the Sun Belt, officials are bracing for a mounting death toll (fucked by Refuckers)
It's Time to Hunker Down | A devastating surge is here. Unless Americans act aggressively, it will get much larger, very quickly. : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/14/20 : boston (6.5%+ 27 deaths, actives exponential)
covid-19-dashboard-november-14-2020 : CoronavirusMa

from rt.live -- Northeastern States Among Fastest States Retransmitting the Virus : CoronavirusMa
Coronavirus Updates: Governors of 6 northeastern states to hold emergency weekend meeting : CoronavirusMa


As BU coronavirus rate rises, school tells students if they go home for Thanksgiving, don't come back : boston


Covid: Children more likely to be infected in second wave : worldnews
More Infectious Covid-19 Mutant Replaces Original Strain to Dominate World; How Will Pandemic End? : worldnews
Study: Temperature checks, symptom screenings not very effective in detecting COVID-19 infections : Coronavirus
COVID-19 may cause severe symptoms in diabetics: expert : Coronavirus
A Belgian in good health recontaminated by the Covid: "Either the fact of having antibodies was not sufficient, or their number had fallen below the critical threshold" : Coronavirus
Scientists have successfully used molecules to shut down the production of destructive proteins generated by the COVID-19 virus. Additionally, the researchers are working to aerosolize the RNA molecules so that they could be incorporated in an inhalable drug that would mitigate viral chaos. : science

Back to normal in 2021? Why the Covid vaccine could create a better society than before : Coronavirus

Personal responsibility isn't working. We need mask mandates. - The Washington Post

Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns : news
Governor Kate Brown Announces Statewide Two-Week Freeze to Stop Rapid Spread of COVID-
Burgum announces new requirements for businesses, gatherings and masks, delays winter activities to slow spread of COVID-19 | North Dakota Office of the Governor - BIsmarck, N.D.
The Dakotas are 'as bad as it gets anywhere in the world' for COVID-19 : Coronavirus
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Surge In Dakotas: 'It's Like We Opened Up A Spigot' : Coronavirus
South Dakota reports single-day record for COVID related deaths : Coronavirus

Parents Tried to Cover Up a 'Superspreader' Dance. Disaster Ensued - A massive, unmasked homecoming party at a steakhouse in Missouri included a deliberate campaign to hide from pesky health officials and contact tracers ... Cory Coates (now infamous on the internets for all eternity for being a stupid entitled fucking asshole)

Inmates help move bodies as they pile up at El Paso Medical Examiner's office : politics

Milwaukee wants to raise fines for COVID violations to as much as $20,000 as only 8% of state's ICU beds remain open : Coronavirus

Despite 1 million coronavirus cases in Texas, 'people have quarantine fatigue. They're tired of it' : Coronavirus

Miami-Dade hits grim milestone: 200K virus cases : Coronavirus


Canada's 'generous' COVID-19 income supports vastly outpaced other developed nations: OECD : Coronavirus
'We don't want you here' : Ontario town of 7,000 people dismayed as 2,000 anti-lockdown protesters arrive

Super-rich buying up 'Downton Abbey estates' to escape pandemic : worldnews

Over 80% of Pfizer vaccine doses already sold to world's richest countries : worldnews
Australia to spend $500 million on coronavirus vaccines for Southeast Asian and Pacific neighbours : worldnews
COVID-19 vaccine to reach common people only by 2022 via existing immunisation network: AIIMS Director - Health News , Firstpost : worldnews

Sweden has admitted its coronavirus immunity predictions were wrong as cases soar across the country : worldnews

Austria is the first country in Europe to go into full blown second lockdown due to rising Covid cases. : worldnews

UK reports 26,860 new COVID cases on Saturday, 462 deaths : Coronavirus

World's biggest fur auction house to close after mink COVID cull : worldnews


TCL smart TVs may have 'Chinese backdoor' -- protect yourself now | Tom's Guide


'Irrefutable evidence': Dossier on India's sponsorship of state terrorism in Pakistan presented : worldnews
Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire, at least 15 dead : worldnews
21 cities in Ganga basin dump 60% of excreta into river: CSE report : worldnews

Afghan forces capture mastermind of Kabul University attack : worldnews

Thailand's high school kids rally with political demands : worldnews

Egypt discovers 100 intact, sealed and painted coffins and a collection of 40 wooden statues in 2020's biggest archaeological discovery in Egypt. : worldnews

Israeli agents killed Al Qaeda's No. 2 official on street in Iran : worldnews
Iran denies Israel killed al-Qaeda's No. 2 in Tehran: 'A Hollywood scenario' : worldnews

Tripadvisor issues warning for Thailand resort after guest jailed for leaving negative review : worldnews

British woman accusing senior UAE royal of sexual assault to fight on : worldnews


Austrian colonel 'spied on Nato for Russia' : worldnews

Villagers burn houses ahead of Azerbaijan takeover : worldnews

Belarus tells banks to seize money raised to help out protesters : worldnews

Transgender couple wed in Hungary amid LGBT hostility : worldnews

Violent extremism linked to failure of migrants to integrate, EU says : worldnews
Twelve charged in Germany with plotting mosque attacks, murders : worldnews
Nice church attack and teacher's beheading are linked, according the French prosecutors : worldnews

German politicians demand probe into conspiracy-theory 'sect' : worldnews

Italian Police Use Lamborghini Huracan to Transport Kidney 300 Miles in Just Two Hours : worldnews


Macron calls Biden victory a chance to make our planet great again : worldnews
French security bill proposes to outlaw dissemination of malicious images of police : worldnews
School asks parents to stop throwing late students over closed gate : worldnews

Seven Irish republicans sentenced for Omagh bombing after MI5 bugging operation : worldnews

Britain's Boris Johnson refers to Trump as America's 'previous president' : worldnews
BBC News: Cummings to leave No 10 with immediate effect : worldnews
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce next week a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned : worldnews
'My Little Crony' map shows deals between Government, MPs and Tory donors | Metro News - Uk : worldnews
UK's highest court to hear landmark case on gender-neutral passports after decades-long fight by non-gendered activist : worldnews

The sleepy Mexican town where locals worshipped 'Saint Death' -- leading to human sacrifices (said to resemble past president of US)

'All of Peru is fired up': protesters fill streets after ousting of president : worldnews


Federal judge rules acting DHS head Chad Wolf unlawfully appointed, invalidates DACA suspension - "This is really a hopeful day for a lot of young people across the country" (tortured by the evil fuckers)

The Best Thing About a Trump Loss Is Stephen Miller Leaving the White House: Just about everyone ... should be glad to say goodbye to this cruel approach to immigration policy.

Defense secretary sent classified memo to White House about Afghanistan before his firing - The Washington Post

Top Pentagon advisor said Pompeo, senior officials made rich by 'Israeli lobby' : worldnews (Jared's "peace for profit" plan)

In Trump's final days, a 30-year-old aide purges officials seen as insufficiently loyal - The Washington Post - Engineering much of the post-election purge is Johnny McEntee, a former college quarterback who was hustled out of the White House two years ago after a security clearance check turned up a prolific habit for online gambling (only the best crooks and assholes)

Secret intelligence exists that would cast Trump in very negative light , warns ex-FBI chief : politics (and what could THAT be?)
Trump Could Lose Far More Than the White House : politics

10% of Secret Service officers sidelined by COVID: These are the things they did not sign up for' : politics
'Outrageous': Republicans blasted for alerting only GOP side about COVID cases in Minnesota Senate : politics

MAGA march in DC: Trump welcomes supporters who falsely claim he won the election - The Washington Post ... nearly all of them without masks ... Kayleigh McEnany, offered perhaps the most ludicrous ... "More than one MILLION marchers for President @realDonaldTrump descend on the swamp in support" exaggerating the crowd size by a factor of about 200. (millions, I tell you!)
Trump Is Going Out Like He Came In: With His Press Secretary Lying About Crowd Size : politics
President Trump briefly drove by the Million MAGA March on his way to the golf course : politics
'Million MAGA March' Falls 900,000 or So Short of a Full Deck ... 988,400 actually ...
Women's march from 2017 : pics
Sorry Trumpers, size matters..... : PoliticalHumor

Trump Says New York Won't Get Vaccine Right Away Because He's a Petty Little Bitch : politics
Biden demands urgent federal COVID action as Trump feuds with Cuomo : politics
Biden Implores Trump to Confront Surging Coronavirus Pandemic - The New York Times -- President Trump broke his near-total silence on the coronavirus on Friday with an appearance in the Rose Garden in which he threatened to deny New York access to a vaccine.
250,000 Dead Americans by Thanksgiving as Trump Keeps Tweeting | The entire country is being crushed by the virus, Trump doesn't care, Biden does, but he can't do anything about it. : politics
Vaccine czar calls on Trump to allow contact with Biden - Operation Warp Speed head warns thousands of lives at stake if project interrupted. : politics (what's another 10 or 20 thousand?)
Minnesota GOP sent virus alert only to its side of the aisle - StarTribune.com Some Republicans tested positive, but no DFLers were told before session.


More than 8 in 10 Trump voters think Biden's win is not legitimate: Trump's efforts to undermine the system are influencing his base : politics (86% of Republicans think Trump won : 80% think he shouldn't concede : 60 million completely delusional walking dead evil zombie American followers of the Antichrist : at least now we know)


Joe Biden's popular vote share is third largest by presidential challenger in election history : politics
Trump puts personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani in charge of all election lawsuits : politics ... you know if someone told me in the 1990s that Donald goddamn Trump and Rudy fucking Giuliani would be working together to try to steal a completely legitimate election in 2020, i mean wow.
Giuliani wrecks Trump campaign's well-laid legal plans : politics
Lawyers decided to quit Trump case after chaotic Four Seasons Landscaping press conference : politics
Trumps far-fetched legal campaign to question the election seems to be falling apart
Trump campaign files election lawsuit at wrong court in latest blunder : politics
Trump's far-fetched legal campaign to question the election seems to be falling apart : politics
Trump had a very bad Friday in court with his election cases. They're headed for more action next week : politics
A Judge Found Republicans' Claims Of Vote Fraud In Detroit "Incorrect And Not Credible" : politics
'Huge Loss' : Trump Loses Two Pennsylvania Mail-in Ballot Cases within Hours
How a post-election crisis was manufactured in Pennsylvania - CNNPolitics (Refucks at play)
Republicans are playing with fire. And we all risk getting burned | The party is challenging the outcome of the election without any proof of fraud. Their degradation of democracy will reverberate for years to come : politics
GOP leaders in 4 states quash dubious Trump bid on electors
Two accused 'dead' Georgia voters very much alive despite claims - and they voted legally; 11Alive confirmed that two of the four Georgia voters the president accused of fraudulently voting "dead" are alive. : politics
Charges filed in father-son voter fraud case in Chester County | News | dailylocal.com Police on Monday filed criminal charges against Ralph Holloway Thurman for allegedly attempting to vote as another person -- his own son -- before being discovered by an alert poll worker who recognized him as having voted a short time earlier (and then there's really stupid)
How Trumps Voter Fraud War Room Became a Fart-Infused 'Room From Hell'
Project Veritas could face legal liability for postal worker's ballot fraud allegations, experts say : politics
Tucker Carlson issues on-air apology over Georgia voter claims : politics
Fox's Lou Dobbs Has Full-On Election Meltdown: Denies Trump What's 'Rightfully His' : politics (the Blobbs is enraged America isn't fascist dictatorship)

Steve Schmidt: The Republican party is going to get more cuckoo : politics

Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden
Trump Takes Credit For 'Most Secure Election Ever' But Says It Was 'Rigged' : politics
Prosecutors ask Barr to rescind memo on U.S. vote counting irregularities - Washington Post : politics (unuusal move)
Democratic AGs Call Out Bill Barr for DOJ's 'Un-Americans Election Interference'

DHS Admits It Likely Made False Statement to Federal Court When Justifying Chad Wolf's Appointment : politics

Trump is going out the way he came in: A loser, a liar and a cheat : politics
Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, but misinformation will continue to win : politics
Outgoing President Crawls Out From Safe Space, Remains in Denial : politics
Sore loser or victim? Trump voters struggle with presidents role in defeat.

Trump bolts presser as reporters yell, "When will you admit you lost the election?" : politics
Pence, Met With Chants Of 'Four More Years,' Repblies, 'That's The Plan'

Stop the Steal's massive disinformation campaign connected to Roger Stone and Steve Bannon - CNN (shocking news)

Lincoln project ad accuses GOP of "acting like China, Iran, North Korea" for refusing to accept Trump's election loss : politics

Thomas Friedman on GOP: This is not a political party. It's a cult : politics


'The American public can't wait two more months' for a new coronavirus stimulus deal, Ohio senator says : politics (Moscow Bitch cackles)

Democrats need to clearly embrace popular, progressive policies or they will continue to fail in down ballot elections : politics


Jared and Ivanka are poised to return to a Manhattan social scene that no longer welcomes them : politics
"Everyone With Self-Respect Will Steer Clear" : For Ivanka and Jared, the Post-White House Future Is an Island Alone (just move to Wyoming/Cheneystan when you get out of prison)
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's children withdrawn from school after administrators raised concerns about adherence to Covid precautions - CNNPolitics

Postal Workers saved the election, now they need help to stop privatization : politics


K-pop fans are protesting a pro-Trump rally by flooding the #MillionMAGAMarch hashtag with pictures of pancakes : politics
Batter Up! Twitter Saboteurs Hijack 'Million MAGA March' Hashtag With Pancake Tweets : politics


President-elect Biden, denied classified intel briefings, to bring in national security experts : politics
Biden Stocks Transition Teams with Climate Experts : politics
Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead Pentagon : politics


Justice Alito speech on polarizing issues prompts calls to reform Supreme Court : politics


How The Navajo Nation Helped Flip Arizona For Democrats : Live Updates: Presidential Transition : NPR

Reddittor wonders how Trump managed to get 72 million votes and u/_VisualEffects_ theorizes how this is possible because of 'single issue voters' : bestof


Suspect in Ahmaud Arbery killing called DA from the crime scene seeking advice, prosecutor says : news


San Diego elects first openly gay mayor : politics


300 Car Trump Convoy RT93 : boston

Officials say Boston church pastor arrested on multiple child molestation charges : boston ... Pastor George Swain, 71, of the Greater Victory Temple in Mattapan


How did viruses come to exist in the first place? How likely is it that they would exist on other planets with forms of life? : askscience

TIL the primary cause of procrastination is NOT laziness or poor time management, it's negative emotions. When doing a task, if you felt negative emotions such as anxiety, boredom, or stress, then next time your brain will try to distract you or rationalize yourself out of doing the task. : todayilearned



What probably slightly annoyed prehistoric humans? : AskReddit

Margaret Atwood: the forgotten dystopia that inspired George Orwell : books

Night time workers of reddit, what's the freakiest stuff you've seen on the job? : AskReddit



New lawsuit: Why do Android phones mysteriously exchange 260MB a month with Google via cellular data when they're not even in use? : technology




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Any Hope of Keeping Earth Habitable Now Requires Sucking Carbon Back Out of the Atmosphere, a New Study Found : worldnews

'This Is a Really, Really Big Deal': Michigan Gov. Moves to Shut Down Line 5 Pipeline to Protect Great Lakes : politics
Report: Neste responsible for rainforest destruction the size of Paris since 2019 : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 11/13/20 : boston (6.5%+ 23 deaths)
2,674 New Confirmed Cases ;3.3 % positive; 12.2% positive new individuals; 23 deaths -November 13 : CoronavirusMa


Massachusetts Data Update October 3, 2020 | Massachusetts Coronavirus Information
These five charts show how COVID-19 is making a comeback in Mass. - The Boston Globe
Charting Covid Infections and Weather

Field hospital for coronavirus surge to be reopened in Worcester : CoronavirusMa

Largest contact tracing study confirms children key to spread, evidence of superspreaders : CoronavirusMa

Dr. Fauci says it appears Covid strain from Danish mink farms won't be a problem for vaccines : worldnews
Mutated strain of coronavirus 'can jump back and forth' : worldnews
Measles cases hit 23-year high last year, killing 200,000 as vaccination stalls, WHO says : worldnews
Vaccine alliance raises $2 billion to buy COVID shots for poor nations : worldnews
COVID-19 fatality rate down 30% since April, study finds : worldnews
Belgian researchers link vitamin D deficiency to serious cases of Covid-19 : worldnews
World's top intensive care body advises against Remdesivir for sickest COVID patients : worldnews
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in central ventilation systems, distant from patient areas, indicate that coronavirus can be transported long distances and droplet transmission alone cannot explain this. Airborne transmission of COVID-19 must be taken into consideration. : science
'Breakthrough Finding' Reveals Why Certain COVID Patients Die : Coronavirus People with worse outcomes appear to be more likely to have antibodies agains Interferon, which are proteins we make to fight viruses

One in every 378 people in the U.S. tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. : Coronavirus
COVID-19 Is Now the Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. : Coronavirus

The NJ Governor has much better press conference style than the MA Governor : CoronavirusMa
Can MA and NJ swap governors please thanks : CoronavirusMa

NH sees more than 400 COVID cases for first time : Coronavirus

N.Y.C.'s mayor warns that public schools could close as early as Monday if a positivity rate hits 3 percent. : Coronavirus

Super-spreader wedding party shows COVID holiday dangers - Los Angeles Times Big Moose Inn in Millinocket Maine - Only 55 people attended the Aug. 7 reception at the Big Moose Inn in Millinocket. But one of those guests arrived with a coronavirus infection. Over the next 38 days, the virus spread to 176 other people. Seven of them died (burn it down)

'People in the community don't seem to care': Wisconsin hospitals' struggles with COVID surge isn't getting people to change behavior : Coronavirus
Coronavirus Patients From Rural Communities Without Mask Orders Are Crowding Kansas City Hospitals : Coronavirus
'You Can See The Regret': ICU Nurse On Patients Who Failed To Take COVID Precautions : Coronavirus
40 out of the 50 states in the US reported over 1,000 cases yesterday alone : Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Kansas 6282 new cases, 41 more deaths : Coronavirus

Crisis Levelsin Mississippi: No ICU Beds Left in Jackson, Only 12% Remain Statewide
Oregon governor orders 2-week coronavirus freeze, restricting bars and restaurants to takeout, closing some businesses : Coronavirus
Illinois reports more than 15,000 new coronavirus cases, by far the biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus
Nearly 3,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in Alabama : Coronavirus

Utah Valley Hospital strained by conspiracy theorists trying to enter ICU : Coronavirus
New Mexicans ordered to shelter-in-place, non-essential businesses must close for 2 weeks : Coronavirus
COVID-19 infections in KY nursing homes nearly quadruple. More than 1,000 are dead. : Coronavirus
Coronavirus surges in rural Iowa counties : Coronavirus

Wisconsin COVID-19 outbreak worse than New York City surge : Coronavirus

Nurses say North Dakota Covid-19 response is Dumpster fire Nov 13, 2020 : Coronavirus (the Fuckotas are fucked bc Refucks)

Two Oklahoma state lawmakers positive for coronavirus after swearing-in ceremony : Coronavirus ... "Their statements come just days after the two recently elected representatives attended a swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol, where many reportedly did not wear masks or practice social distancing."


Passenger on first Caribbean cruise in months tests COVID-19 positive : worldnews

Many Pacific Island nations which did not notice any Covid-19 case since the beginning of the pandemic suddenly started reporting their first cases : worldnews


Swedish surge in Covid cases dashes hopes of herd immunity : worldnews

Someone is Hospitalized for COVID-19 Every 30 Seconds in France, Prime Minister Says : worldnews


WHO drops censorship of words 'Taiwan' and 'China' on social media after backlash : worldnews
China warns of action after Pompeo says Taiwan not part of China : worldnews
Ottawa announcing plan to help Hong Kongers come to Canada amid Chinese crackdown : worldnews
Inner Mongolia officials slammed after Mandarin textbooks spark protests : worldnews
China accuses Australia of interfering in its internal affairs : worldnews (by saying "fuck off ya cunts!)

6 killed as India, Pakistan trade fire in disputed Kashmir : worldnews

Crystal meth from Malaysia being smuggled to Bangladesh as silica gel : worldnews

"Scores and probably hundreds" of civilians have been massacred in the growing conflict in Tigray in northern Ethiopia, Amnesty International says. : worldnews

Desperate situation in northern Mozambique: UN rights chief
ISIS-linked Islamists behead more than 50 people on football pitch in Mozambique : worldnews (muzfuckers)

Military Tensions Rise in Morocco-Polisario Western Sahara Conflict : worldnews

Zambia on brink of defaulting on foreign debt : worldnews (China will re-possess the country)

Israeli forces beat elderly Palestinian man after picking olives from his own land : worldnews (jewfuckers)


Trump administration informs Congress of intent to sell $23B in arms to UAE : worldnews (Jared's peace plan)


Constitutional Court of Latvia recognizes right of same-sex couple to paid parental leave : worldnews
Poland to consider outright ban on LGBT+ Pride marches : worldnews

Thousands gather in Belarus to mourn protester who was beaten to death by undercover policeman : worldnews
Belarus rights group counts more than 900 criminal cases against protesters carrying potential yearslong prison sentences : worldnews

Aeroflot's boss in London is arrested in Moscow and accused of 'high treason' and spying for Britain : worldnews
In Russia's secretive space town, the woman who fell from the sky

More than 110 migrants die in the Mediterranean in three days | World news : worldnews

Austria investigating 21 possible accomplices of Vienna attacker : worldnews

German court declares techno to be music, giving clubs tax break : worldnews
Germany charges 12 in far-right 'terror' plot: reports : worldnews

French troops kill commander of al-Qaeda-linked group in Mali | Europe : worldnews
10 million French people will be living in poverty by year's end - NGO : worldnews
French professor faces disciplinary case over hydroxychloroquine claims : worldnews

Rotherham child sex abuse victim Sammy Woodhouse says 'not one professional will ever be held to account' for scandal after report finds police failures but no officer will face disciplinary charges : worldnews
The Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has died at the age of 74. The serial killer was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and north-west England. : worldnews
Controversial tunnel under Stonehenge approved over archaeologists' objections : worldnews
UK: Dominic Cummings, PM's top aide, to quit by year end : worldnews

Nova Scotian sues U.S. missionaries over alleged 'torture' at orphanage | CBC News : worldnews
Former senior B.C. official says he warned minister of suspected drug money laundering in B.C. casinos : worldnews

Mexico will stop holding migrant children in detention, wins praise from U.N. : worldnews



China congratulates Joe Biden on being elected US president, says "we respect the choice of the American people" : worldnews

With final races called, Biden ends with 306 Electoral College votes, Trump 232: Edison Research : politics
Biden wins Georgia and Trump wins North Carolina, the final states to be called. : news

America's top military officer says 'we do not take an oath to a king' : politics
Retired 4-Star : 'Alarmed' Trump May Try To Use Military To 'Defy An Election : politics

Trump to face subpoenas and seizures following presidency, ex-Manhattan prosecutor says : politics

Report: Trump has repeatedly asked if he can 'preemptively' pardon himself : politics
'Self-pardon' no protection for Trump from cases awaiting his presidency's end : politics

Discussion Thread: President Donald Trump's News Conference on Operation Warp Speed : politics
Trump says coronavirus vaccine won't be delivered to New York : politics ("They've been extemely disloyal to me")
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts on vaccine, state distribution (takes total credit for the vaccine he had nothing to do with)

Judge Rules Against Detroit, Michigan Vote Counting Challenge in 2020 Election Another Day, Another Laughably Failed Lawsuit from Republicans - Meanwhile, the president* emerged from his blue period to hold a press conference outside the White House in which he congratulated himself relentlessly.

Amend the Constitution to Prevent Another Trump : politics (fix emoluments with the death penalty)

The Death Toll of Donald Trump's Delay Tactics | Tens of thousands may die between now and President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. : politics
Trump's White House hollowed out due to coronavirus as president spews misinformation and acts on impulse A wave of coronavirus infections in the west wing is leaving the president alone at a critical moment as he continues to lie about the results of the 2020 US election : politics
Almost Every U.S. State Is Now Officially a Coronavirus Hot Spot | This is what an utter pandemic catastrophe looks like. : politics

At least 40 in Trump inner circle have contracted Covid -- who are the newest cases?
Politics - More than 130 Secret Service officers are said to be infected with coronavirus or quarantining in wake of Trump's campaign travel
'He Cares About No One. Not a Soul': Ire for Trump After 130 Secret Service Agents Reportedly Infected or Under Covid-19 Quarantine : politics
130 Secret Service Officers Are in Quarantine or Have COVID After Trump's Reckless Campaign : politics
Biden's team says he will get daily briefings from his COVID-19 coordinator, unlike Trump who often blanks his task force for weeks : politics
AOC says Trump now has 'no interest' in helping Americans over Covid crisis : politics
Republican Malice Has Turned the Pandemic Into a Deadly Loop | The GOP blocks the stimulus. Nonessential businesses reopen and people go back to work because they need money. Cases surge. People die. : politics
Trump said Dems would stop talking about COVID-19 after the election. Now he's the only one silent as cases reach new highs. : politics
Trump spends post-election week spreading misinformation and chaos as virus rages on : politics
Justice Alito delivers ultra-partisan Federalist Society speech attacking progressives and COVID restrictions. : politics (says restrictions restrict his religious liberty to kill you)
Red state governors reject Biden on mask orders - POLITICO (tell their citizens to fuck off and die for Trump, who say "ok')
Rand Paul says COVID-19 survivors should 'throw away their masks, go to restaurants, live again' : politics

Justice Samuel Alito's Federalist Society Gala Speech Hit All the Wingnut Sweet Spots ... Interestingly, it is Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas, gifts to posterity from the Bush family, who make up the most immovable conservative bloc on the Court (religious freedom to let your government kill you)


I definitely didn't have this one on my bingo card - Lawyers, Guns & Money
(1) Steven Nelson on Twitter: "SCOOP: DHS boss Chad Wolf defies President Trump's order to fire cyber chief Chris Krebs Krebs dismissed Trump's claims of voter fraud https://t.co/ssgTY19mlV" / Twitter


Trump Floats Improbable Survival Scenarios as He Ponders His Future - The New York Times There is no grand strategy. President Trump is simply trying to survive from one news cycle to the next.
Trump's Final Dereliction of Duty | In the twilight of his presidency, Donald Trump has retreated into fantasy, leaving Biden with a big mess. : politics
The President hides from the public and fights for a job 'he has no apparent interest in responsibly performing' : politics
Donald Trump Has Gone a Full Week Without Making Public Comments Beyond Twitter : politics
The crisis isnt Trump. It's the Republican Party. : politics
Trump Needs a Safe Space : politics
Trump's Crazy and Confoundingly Successful Conspiracy Theory - His opponents think his evidence-free claims of voter fraud have no chance of winning. They already are ... "His entire persona is built on the idea of winning despite his decades of not winning." (70% of Refucks believe him)
A Coup Is a Coup | The New Republic still an illegitimate power grab, even if Republican operatives are only doing it to protect Trump's fragile ego.

Trump's plot against America - Every day it continues, it looks like a deliberate strategy to erase actual election results and keep Trump in the White House.

Trump asked aides if he could pursue a wild plan to replace the electoral college with loyalists who would ignore the vote, report says : politics ... All people have to do is claim that Nancy Pelosi LOVES the electoral college. And that AOC got her degree from the electoral college. Republicans will demand that it be abolished.
Report: Trump asked about plan to subvert Electoral College : politics
2020 Shows That the Electoral College Is Stupid and Immoral : politics

'Abuse of the rule of law': 1,000 ex-judges, legal experts slam Trump's false claims of voter fraud : politics

Trump Goes Nuclear Against Fox News for Not Pretending He Won : politics
How Fox News Foiled Trump's Plan to Steal the Election | The television network known for spewing the President's propaganda is now being accused by right wingers of being biased. : politics
Donald Trump is hatching a plan to 'wreck' Fox News, insiders tell Axios : politics
Signs are pointing to Twitter banning @realdonaldtrump on Jan 20th. : politics

Law Firm Stops Representing Trump Campaign in Pennsylvania Suit : politics

Joe Biden Becomes First Democrat to Win Arizona's Maricopa County Since Truman : politics
I like people who dont lose Arizona : As Biden officially flips Arizona, Meghan McCain celebrates
Joe Biden Becomes First Democrat to Win Arizona's Maricopa County Since Truman : politics
Maricopa County was the epicenter of the anti-immigrant movement. It just handed Arizona to Biden. : politics
Arizona Election Witness Confesses to Being Trump Campaign Lawyer's Business Partner in Court : politics

Joe Biden is the apparent winner in Georgia's presidential race : politics
Up to 23,000 new young voters could make a difference in Georgia runoff race, analysis says : politics

As Soon as Trump Leaves Office, He Faces Greater Risk of Prosecution The president is more vulnerable than ever to an investigation into his business practices and taxes. : politics

Trump won't run for president in 2024 because he's too scared to 'lose like this again,' says his niece Mary : politics

Obama blasts Republicans refusing to accept Biden's win over Trump : politics
Obama Warns Of 'Dangerous Path' With GOPers Refusing To Accept Trump'ss Defeat : politics
Top CEOs met to discuss Trump's refusal to concede to Biden : politics

Trump's Election 'coup' Is More Like a Fake Orgasm : politics

David Shor's Postmortem of the 2020 Election

Here are 277 policies that Biden can enact on day one without Congress
Biden's Education Department Will Move Fast to Reverse Betsy sDeVos's Policies : politics
Biden set to roll back Trump rules on abortion : politics

Biden considers Hillary Clinton for UN ambassador role : worldnews

Pelosi on McConnell: Not having Trump in White House will change his leverage : politics

Trump Loyalty Index: Trumpiest senator back on ballot (Perdue fucker)

Blockhead Football Coach Elected Alabama Senator Says Blockhead Things About Non-Football Topics Like History, Government : politics (Coach Tubs is an idiot but Refucks love his stupidity)
Alabama's Senator-elect Tuberville, fresh from congressional orientation, misidentifies the three branches of government : politics
Incoming GOP Senator Apparently Doesn't Know What World War II Was About : politics (well, he is a Nazi)

owa Democratic House candidate to request recount : she's trailing by 48 votes

You Blew It, Cal Cunningham | Why on earth would someone risk an extramarital affair while running for a Senate seat that could determine the country's future? : politics (not like it hasn't happened before, either)

Why Susan Collins won | TheHill (too many idiots in Maine)

Arizona GOP Senator Martha McSally finally concedes to Democrat Mark Kelly : politics

Facebook is not your friend : politics (you've been Fuckerberged)
Mark Zuckerberg defends not suspending Steve Bannon from Facebook | CEO told staffers Bannon had not violated enough policies to justify ban when he called for beheading of Anthony Fauci : politics ... "Mark Zuckerberg is a trash human being." ... 'He has no soul" ...
Post-election, extremists use fringe social networks to push fraud claims, violence : politics

McEnany's answer stuns Cooper: That's next level stuff : politics

Pentagon senior adviser accused Pompeo and senior politicians of taking money and getting rich from 'the Israeli lobby' : politics (crooks, top to bottom)

Gen. Milley's wife saved vet who collapsed at Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington


Elissa Slotkin Braces for a Democratic Civil War - POLITICO "You know, the one thing I will say about Donald Trump. He doest talk down to anybody. He is who he is, but he doesn't talk down to anyone." (fucking delusional "centrist" dem)


In front of the White House now : pics
Perfect : PoliticalHumor
SierraPapaHotel comments on Half the US population lives in the yellow, half lives in the grey

Alexander Vindman Joins the Lawfare Team : politics


Why Matthew Yglesias Left Vox - The Atlantic He is the latest high-profile writer to abandon traditional media.
Slow Boring



Boston Pays $3.1 Million In Wrongful Conviction; Has Spent $15 Million On Police Misconduct Claims Over 10 Years : boston (not counting what they've hidden)
Somerville Police Union Head Pleads Not Guilty To Assaulting Handcuffed Arrestee : boston


That's Not the Weber You're Looking For - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Vitamin D supplementation for 12 months appears to improve cognitive function through reducing oxidative stress regulated by increased telomere length (TL) in order adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Vitamin D may be a promising public health strategy to prevent cognitive decline. : science

Canadian researchers say hyperventilating may help combat alcohol poisoning : worldnews

DNA Evidence Confirms That Buddhist Cave in Tibet Was Home to a Mysterious Human Ancestor : worldnews ... a Himalayan cave high on the Tibetan Plateau was once home to members of a mysterious species of prehistoric humans known as Denisovans ...

How can we tell, that the solar Neutrinos are actually coming from the sun and not just from Reactors on earth? : askscience

What is the most dangerous skill one can learn? : AskReddit

adoptivemomquestions comments on Texas baby with injection marks, positive heroin test, dies

What is an internet trend you're happy died out? : AskReddit

Two Australian radio hosts find "the greatest bloke in the world" through a prank job reference : videos

(NSFW) What Fetish did you have until you tried it? : AskReddit

Found in Downtown Fresno, CA. Someone covered a Geo Metro with Pennies. Possibly doubled the value of the car. : WTF

Women of Reddit, where is a good place for a guy to approach you? It's been said to never approach a woman at work, at the gym, in a parking lot, anywhere wheres mostly males, etc. So with all the stipulations, where's a safe place for a guy to make a move? : AskReddit

What is your favorite dead video game franchise? : AskReddit

TIL that back in 1995, Jan Sloot invented the Sloot Digital Coding System. A data sharing technique which could allegedly store a complete movie in just 8 kb and play them back instantly. He mysteriously died on September 11, 1999, 2 days before he was scheduled to hand over the source code. : todayilearned

Elon Musk may have Covid-19, putting SpaceX's plan to launch astronauts this weekend into question : news
Elon Musk says he has tested positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Eschaton: Something's Extremely Bogus




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A Vast Ancient Lake Is Hidden Deep Under Greenland's Ice, Scientists Discover : worldnews

Almost half of thermal coal firms set to defy climate pledge : worldnews
The Global Construction Industry;s Links to Modern Slavery Have Been Newly Illuminated : worldnews

Climate change: Hurricanes get stronger on land as world warms : worldnews
Typhoon-ravaged northeast Philippines pummeled by new storm : worldnews

Tropical Storm Eta moves ashore in Florida - The Washington Post moisture has brought devastating rainfall to the Tarheel State.


The Vaccine News Is Good. Here's the Bad News: If trends go unfettered for just 70 days, the US death tally could top 400,000 by Christmas, and 2,500 a day, US hospital wards across the country will be full. : Coronavirus
'Catastrophic' lack of hospital beds in upper Midwest as coronavirus cases surge ... "We had months to prepare for this, we saw it happen in other states that were hit earlier. Why werent we prepared for what was coming?" ... (the hoax caught up to them, elect a Republican death-bitch and get a Republican death-bitch and die)

Social gatherings are fueling the coronavirus surge - The Washington Post - At dinner parties and game nights

MA COVID-19 Data 11/12/20 : boston (5.3%+ 21 deaths)
2,482 New Confirmed Cases ;2.5% positive; 11.4% positive new individuals; 21 deaths -November 12 : CoronavirusMa
covid-19-dashboard-november-12-2020 : CoronavirusMa
Waste water Covid trends. Massive spike : boston

Religious anti-vaxxers sue to keep their kids from having to get flu shots : boston
The guidelines surrounding masks in gyms is laughable. : CoronavirusMa

Costco drops medical exemption, will require all customers wear face coverings : Coronavirus

N.Y.C. Schools May Close Again as Coronavirus Cases Surge - The New York Times

COVID-19 is so bad in Wisconsin, DHS needed a whole new category : news

80 percent of those who died of Covid-19 in Texas county jails were never convicted of a crime : Coronavirus

Pennsylvania coronavirus update: 5,488 more cases added Thursday for yet another record : Coronavirus

FSU Attempts to Silence Students Who Speak Out About COVID-19, Says Resident Assistants : Coronavirus

New Jersey governor pleads with Covid-fatigued residents to choose inconvenience over death: "You know what's really uncomfortable and annoying? When you die." : Coronavirus

ND nurses reject policy allowing COVID-positive medical workers to stay on job, call for mask mandate | Grand Forks Herald : Coronavirus

Ohio breaks another record with 7,000 cases. : Coronavirus


In blow to WHO, EU seeks powers to declare health emergencies : worldnews

Europe to pay less than US for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine : worldnews
Travelers Are Buying Fake COVID-19 Test Results on the Black Market : worldnews
The first cruise ship to resume sailing in the Caribbean is having a COVID scare. The captain said the passenger who was tested had felt ill before the test. Passengers were required to have two negative COVID tests before boarding. : worldnews

Chickens culled as third outbreak of bird flu detected in England : worldnews


UK officially states China has now broken the Hong Kong pact, considering sanctions : worldnews
Beijing condemns mass resignation of Hong Kong democrats as a 'blatant challenge' to central gov't : worldnews

'Countdown to catastrophe' in Yemen as UN again warns of famine

Australia to prosecute troops for war crimes in Afghanistan : worldnews (Trump would pardon them)
Police expose global child abuse ring centered in Australia. Australian police say a tip from the U.S. has exposed a major child sex abuse ring in Australia with links to the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe and New Zealand. : worldnews


Norway bans hate speech against trans and bisexual people : worldnews

Iran Paralympian facing execution asked why gyms closed, not shrines : worldnews
Iran's low-enriched uranium stockpile 12 times beyond limit: IAEA : worldnews
Iran has revealed a secret underground missile base used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Aerospace Force. : worldnews

Thai hotel that put American in jail gets new label on Tripadvisor : worldnews

Behold The 'Potato Head' Of Palencia, Another Botched Art Restoration In Spain : worldnews

Austria gov't agrees to preventive arrests, ban 'political Islam : worldnews (that worked out well, muzfuckers)
Saudi embassy in The Hague sprayed with gunfire : worldnews
Several wounded in Remembrance Day bomb attack at Saudi cemetery - BBC News

Study confirms racism and police brutality in Germany : worldnews

French sought to party in thousands despite virus: Airbnb : worldnews

No 10 exit much more than a random resignation - BBC News The director of communications, Lee Cain, is out. But it is much more than a random resignation
Nurse charged with 8 murders and 10 attempted murders in hospital baby death case | UK news : worldnews
Horses and humans feel the same pain when whipped, study finds - Landmark research comes as Racing Victoria tables proposal to phase out the whip, saying rules on its use no longer appropriate : worldnews (humans are sadistic assholes)
Video shows ducks sold by major UK supermarket 'brutally shackled on electric waterbath lines and dragged by wings' : worldnews

Deutsche Bank proposes a 5% 'privilege' tax on people working from home : worldnews (the "priviledge" of not dying for your capitalist masters)

British Virgin Islands Makes 'Largest Drug Bust in BVI History' Worth $250 Million; Drugs Found at Policeman's House : worldnews


World Leaders Urged to 'Stand Up for Democracy' and Refuse to Meet With Pompeo After He Denies Election Outcome : politics
'For how long must Americans and Joe Biden wait for any evidence to be offered?': BBC presenter explains confusion in the UK over Trump's response to the election : politics

And just like that it's over - Lawyers, Guns & Money Lindsey Graham (!) has called on the Trump administration to allow the Biden transition to begin. This came mere minutes after Susan Collins and John Cornyn (eta: Cornyn was a bit more equivocal; thanks to commenter J) had started referring to Biden in public as president- elect (Lankford, the Okie senator, was there yesterday) ... Will Trump decamp to Florida for the next two months? Will he literally resign? Will he start a new network even before January 21?
Is our media learning? Major outlets are describing Trump's defeat as Trump's defeat - Lawyers, Guns & Money
As Trump Focuses on 2024, Aides Mull Agenda for Final Days - WSJ

Senior U.S. cybersecurity official tells associates he expects to be fired: sources | Reuters (angry orange putrescene destorying America for Putin)
As Trump wrestles with defeat, pardons loom for allies -- and himself - CNNPolitics

Biden Names Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff - The New York Times
Bidens choice of Ron Klain to run White House signals rejection of Trump-era chaos (Refucks hate competence, except in stealing and lying)
Impeachment Expert for House Democrats Will Review Trump-era DOJ for Biden Transition : politics
The Case for Prosecuting Trump and His Cronies | How Biden treats his predecessor could determine the fate of American democracy : politics
Prosecutors seek $10-million fine, up to 13 years in prison for Arcadia Trump donor : politics
Stop wasting time on Trumps lawsuits. More nefarious behavior is afoot.
'We're not going to stop' : Lawmakers press ahead with Trump-era investigations
Trump CFO's Family Tax Records Reviewed by New York Authorities : politics
Trump Is More Vulnerable to Federal Prosecution than People Think : politics
E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against President Trump moves forward : politics

Delusional Trump Staffers Threw Victory Party: 'Enjoyed Drinks, Clinked Glasses to a Second Term,' Report Says : politics

RNC chief of staff tests positive for coronavirus : politics
Eschaton: Thoughts And Prayers Breaking @MSNBC: NBC News confirms that Corey Lewandowski has tested positive for COVID-19. -- Lewandowski was in Philadelphia in recent days, including at Four Seasons Total Landscaping with Rudy Giuliani and Pam Bondi.
Eschaton: Thoughts And Prayers Only thing we can offer. - White House political director Brian Jack and at least two other White House aides have tested positive for COVID-19, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. At least 12 people in President Donald Trump's orbit have tested positive since White House chief of staff Mark Meadows tested positive one week ago.
'Going to Get a Lot of People Killed': Covid-19 Soars to New Heights as Trump Sabotages Transition : politics
As coronavirus soars, hospitals hope to avoid an agonizing choice: Who gets care and who goes home (to die)
Trump Megadonors Contract Coronavirus, Joining Fellow Billionaire | Lake Forest, IL Patch - 'I thought we'd never get it," Liz Uihlein, , an outspoken critic of COVID-19 restrictions, told Uline employees ...
Trump Screamed at FDA Commissioner After Pfizer's Vaccine Announcement, Says Report : politics (screamed ragefully)
Turns out that media coverage of the virus wasnt just a ploy to hurt Trump


State Department is preventing Biden from accessing messages from foreign leaders - CNNPolitics
The Trump administration is reportedly withholding a stack of messages from foreign leaders to President-elect Joe Biden : politics

Joe Biden's election win grows more decisive each day as votes are counted - CNNPolitics
Biden win in Arizona 'confirmed' as analysts say there is no way back for Trump : politics (don't miss the 5 stages of grief recap)
Biden Has Finally Won Arizona, Turning It Democratic For The First Time In Decades : politics
Arizona's GOP AG says election was fair, and if there was a 'conspiracy, it apparently didn't work' : politics
Trump, GOP drop Nevada court appeal of ballot count case : politics
'Math doesn't care about Trump's feelings' Pennsylvania Democrat says president deluded
The Voting 'irregularity' in Georgia Is That Republicans didn't Win : politics
56 of 72 Wisconsin counties complete canvasses resulting in minor vote shift (to Biden)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Raises $280,000 Overnight for Georgia Senate Runoffs Grassroots Organizing : politics

Notes on the State of the 2020 Election -- Note that 2016 is in the top 10 for third party performance, while 2020 is currently in the lower half. (remember Jill Steinofsky?)

Military wary that shakeup could upend its apolitical nature : politics
Trump Stacks the Pentagon and Intel Agencies With Loyalists. To What End? - The New York Times (Putin, duh)
Trump's new loyalists at the Pentagon are shockingly unqualified; From boosting fabricated scandals to racist comments, the Trump loyalists are not who we want running the Pentagon. : politics
Trummp's National Security Adviser Tells Staff: Don't Even Mention Biden's Name : politics
Trump's Post-Election Tactics Put Him in Unsavory Company - Denying defeat, claiming fraud and using government machinery to reverse election results are the time-honored tools of dictators.
As Trump Refuses to Concede, America Is Caught in the Middle between Crisis and Confusion
Trump delaying the inevitable | Las Vegas Review-Journal
Cuomo rolls the tape on GOP calling out election deniers in 2016 : politics (CNN)

Ohio has taken a different turn -- Ohio no longer appears to be a swing state ... basically populated by old stupid people, young stupid people, racists, and hillbillies ,,,

Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions : politics ... Joe Biden is currently winning that election by a higher percentage of the national popular vote than Reagan did in his historic victory over President Jimmy Carter ... a higher percentage of the vote than any rival to a incumbent since Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt upended Republican Herbert Hoover in 1932 (biggest loser of all time +see Venn diagram)
Biden got the highest percentage of eligible voters in about half a century : politics
President Trump's Show Has Been Canceled : politics

Justice Department probe ends with no action against prosecutors who oversaw Epstein deal (Barr pardons Acosta)

Trump's emotional state is 'quite fragile' after election loss : politics ... Remember when we couldn't have a woman president because she'd be "too emotional" to do the job? ...
Trump's Twitter account should be suspended after barrage of misinformation, top Democrats say : politics
Ivanka blasted as hypocrite for celebrating Alaska win but calling for investigation of states her father lost : politics
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel Deletes Tweet Admitting Biden Won Election : politics
Don Lemon Shines A Light On The Election Lies Spread By Donald Trump's Adult Children : politics

/u/GreatAether531 compiles extensive 30+ page document debunking voter fraud allegations for the 2020 election : bestof undefined
Donations under $8K to Trump's 'election defense' instead go to president, RNC | Reuters (suckers never learn)
Trump wants to make money off the fake 'stolen election' crisis he created. Don't let him. : politics

Snell & Wilmer withdraws from election lawsuit as Trump contests Arizona results | Reuters The largest law firm representing the Trump campaign or its allies in post-election litigation challenging votes in key states has withdrawn from an election lawsuit in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Karen Was Upset: Trump Suit Cites Mostly Trivial Complaints By GOP Poll-Watchers

USPS 'Whistleblower' Told Agents Project Veritas Penned His Ballot-Tampering Claim : politics (hahaha fuckers will fuck)
Dead 'voter' cited in Trump lawsuit never cast ballot, Michigan records show : politics

Trumpers Staged a Protest of Fox News. Eight People Showed Up. One Was a Child. : politics

Trump Won Florida After Running a False Ad Tying Biden to Venezuelan Socialists : politics (dumbfuck Cubans)

Trump's 2020 election lies prove there are no moderate Republicans anymore : politics

Trump Supporter Admits Voter Fraud, Says She Voted Twice For President in Viral Video : politics

Michigan Supreme Court flips from GOP to Dems after Tuesday vote : politics

Opinion | The Completely Insane Electoral College Strategy - POLITICO
No, Dominion voting machines did not cause widespread voting problems. - The New York Times

I don't feel sorry for my Trump-voting neighbors. Forgive me if I don't jump to embrace the people who wanted to 'make liberals cry again' and ended up disappointed : politics

Of course Republicans are doing this. It's who they are. : politics
Donald Trump tells allies he could soon announce 2024 presidential run : politics
Trump is defeated. Trumpism is more alive than ever | Trump's sadistic bullying riled voters and enabled the GOP to redistribute wealth upwards without them noticing : politics
Republicans Have No Way to Get Off the Trump Train : politics
QAnon falls silent after election day : politics
The far right is cracking up, as their violent fantasies of Trump's fascist takeover evaporate. QAnon, the Proud Boys and white nationalist groups flail around helplessly as twilight falls on the Trump era : politics
Grief, anger, disbelief: Trump voters face Biden's victory
No, I Will Not Be 'Reaching Out' To Trump Voters, Now Or Ever. Here's Why. : politics

Obama memoir confronts role his presidency played in Republican obstructionism and Trump's rise : politics (except how he searched for his rejecting drunken RepubliDaddies and wrecked the country with Comey, blames it on his blackness)
Barack Obama says Congress' lack of action after Sandy Hook was "angriest" day of his presidency : politics


Trump eyes starting his own digital media empire to take on Fox News - Axios

CNN, MSNBC Insiders Shudder at Idea of Hiring Trump's MAGA Mouthpieces
Fox News Parts Ways With John Solomon, Architect of Trump's Ukraine Conspiracies (another Pompeo-head)

Zuckerberg defends not suspending ex-Trump aide Bannon from Facebook: recording | Reuters (more Fuckerberg : if Bannon can't "cross the line" what's the point?)

NYT's Maggie Haberman has deal for Trump book (her plan all along)

Unreadable book turned into unwatchable movie - Lawyers, Guns & Money The reviews for Yalie Peter Thiel Hedge Fund Elegy: The Movie! are in:
Hillbilly Elegy review: A lousy Trump-era drama of white America - May Hillbilly Elegy mark the end of Trump-era myth-making about the white working class (another asshole reckoning)

Samuel L Jackson Is Not Amused by Jon Voight's Insane 'Civil War' video - 'Fuck John Voight : politics (speaking of washed up republican nut-cases)


Louisville police, county attorneys office hide 738,000 records in Explorer sex abuse case (which somehow deleted themselves)


Appeals Court Clears Harvard Of Racial Bias In Admissions : boston


New HIV diagnoses in gay and bisexual men at their lowest in 20 years : worldnews

Scientists have discovered a new method that makes it possible to transform electricity into hydrogen or chemical products by solely using microwaves - without cables and without any type of contact with electrodes. It has great potential to store renewable energy and produce both synthetic fuels. : science

Grandiose narcissists' overconfidence, impulsivity, and a willingness to ignore expert advice results in a higher likelihood of making a bad decision. In addition, after getting the wrong answer, grandiose narcissists are more likely to blame others and remain self-confident in their judgment. : science

TIL that psychedelic therapy using substances like LSD and the active compounds in magic mushrooms and peyote cactus has flourished after decades of prohibition and has helped people with such mental disorders as obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD, alcoholism, depression, and cluster headaches. : todayilearned


Who is the biggest troll in history? : AskReddit




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Scientists watch as China remote glaciers melt at 'shocking' pace : worldnews
Huge Iceberg Floats toward South Georgia, Putting Wildlife at Risk : worldnews

TD Bank says it will not finance oil and gas activities in the Arctic | Reuters : worldnews
Climate Change, Disease, and Pollution from Land Are Killing US Coral Reefs : worldnews
Newly discovered primate 'already facing extinction' : worldnews
1000s of Aborted Seal Pups Mysteriously Wash Ashore the Namibian Coast : worldnews

Guatemala ends rescue operations at deadly landslide site. : worldnews


With coronavirus cases spiking nationwide, all signs point to a harrowing autumn - The Washington Post
Covid-19 Live Updates: As U.S. Breaks Hospitalization and Case Records, N.Y. Adds New Restrictions
Coronavirus live updates: U.S. reports more than 140,000 new coronavirus cases, latest all-time high - The Washington Post (200K/day by Christmas)
Nearly every U.S. state is now classified as having "uncontrolled spread" of COVID-19 : Coronavirus (except VT)


MA COVID-19 Data 11/11/20 : boston (5%+ 37 deaths)
2,495 New Confirmed Cases ;3.1% positive; 12.1% positive new individuals; 37 deaths -November 11 : CoronavirusMa
2495 cases today : CoronavirusMa


Governor Baker's focus on spread through social gatherings is not supported by his own contact tracing data : CoronavirusMa


COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool
Now you can see the COVID-19 risk anywhere in the country, in real time : Coronavirus

Coronavirus live updates: Masks also protect the wearer, CDC announces - The Washington Post

Covid vaccine: How will we keep it cold enough? : worldnews

Two-thirds of Americans would support their state instituting a one-month COVID-19 lockdown : Coronavirus

A political animal: Atlas attacks Fauci, escalating feud between Trump's pandemic advisers (your reputation is over, asshole)

Florida Gov. DeSantis's new data analyst: an anti-mask sports blogger pushing coronavirus conspiracies : politics (the best dumbfuck assholes are "analyzing" the data of your deaths)
DeSantis' latest hire for data team: Uber-driving, COVID-conspiracy sports blogger

White House Outbreaks Persist, as Cases Now Span Three Months : Coronavirus
Amid White House COVID-19 outbreak, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner pulled their 3 kids from a DC Jewish school - Jewish Telegraphic Agency ("pulled" = "kicked out" for being entitled evil assholes and endangering the lives of other kids)

How Staten Island Became a Coronvirus Hot Spot - The New York Times (white macho cops and firefighters voted for the Trump virus even more than 2016)

Sioux Falls mayor Paul TenHaken breaks city council tie to reject mask mandate - The Washington Post

Wisconsin health official warns state nearing tipping point on COVID hospitalizations (and half of them still voted for the plague)


Russia says its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective : worldnews

Iran may execute disabled bodybuilder who criticized COVID-19 rule : worldnews

Wherefore art thou? Italian man serenades wife of 47 years at hospital window : worldnews

Japan warns of third wave amid rising Covid infections : worldnews

South Korea confirms H5N8 bird flu in wild birds, issues warning : worldnews


Jair Bolsonaro asks Brazilians not to deal with Covid-19 'like f*gs' : worldnews
Enslaved people rescued from illegal Brazilian gold mine : worldnews
Bolsonaro celebrates the death of a volunteer that participated at coronavirus vaccine research because it stopped the tests temporarily. But the volunteer died of suicide, and not because he took the vaccine : worldnews
Climate change: Protecting the rainforest through your shopping basket. UK to ban illegally logged rainforest products. : worldnews
"Diplomacy Alone Won't do, Gunpowder is Required," Says Bolsonaro In Reference to USA Amazon Proposal


Australian parliament to probe Rupert Murdoch's media dominance : worldnews
One arrest leads to discovery of global online paedophile network : worldnews -- Three men have been arrested in the US states Pennsylvania, Colorado and Connecticut
Child Abuse: Australian Police find 46 victims of 'Global network' : worldnews


Hong Kong gov't ousts four democratically-elected lawmakers from legislature : worldnews
All Hong Kong democrats to quit after gov't ousts 4 lawmakers, leaving legislature with no effective opposition : worldnews
Chinese Communist Party propaganda evident in Canada, committee hears : worldnews

Several injured in blast at non-Muslim cemetery in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah : worldnews
French Foreign Ministry: confirms attack at WW1 ceremony in Jeddah : worldnews
Islamists behead more than 50 people on a football pitch in Mozambique : worldnews

Palestinian Prisoner with Cancer Dies in Israeli Jails : worldnews (well, he's a mass-murdering terrorist)

Suicides in Japan rise in October for 4th straight month : worldnews

Malaysia denying U.N. access to detained asylum seekers, agency says : worldnews

Online news media, including social sites, now under government control in India : worldnews

Falklands to be landmine free nearly 40 years after war : worldnews

Peru's new president accused of coup after ousting of predecessor : worldnews

Poland's homophobic president Andrzej Duda reportedly 'worried' after Donald Trump's crushing defeat : politics

Hate against Venezuelans in Colombia is a ticking time bomb. : worldnews

Controversial Poland abortion ruling turns women into 'walking coffins' say campaigners : worldnews

Robbers Take 6.5 Mn Euros In German Customs Office Heist: Police : worldnews

Austrian police raid suspects in Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood terror probe : worldnews
Rare books returned to owners after 'Mission: Impossible' burglary in UK : worldnews
Macron proposes creation of European Security Council to fight terrorism and tighten borders : worldnews
6-year-old WWII French Resistance agent honored at long last : worldnews
Concern over French bill that cracks down on photos identifying police : worldnews

Germany's Angela Merkel Is Done With Donald Trump : politics

John Major: Brexit set to be 'more brutal than anyone expected' : worldnews (well, the lying Russian-funded Tories, anyway)
Most Brits would agree to get Covid vaccine - if Boris Johnson goes first : worldnews
UK to ban all online junk food advertising to tackle obesity : worldnews


Child sexual abuse in Catholic church was swept under the ,carpet inquiry finds | World news : worldnews (the world's largest organized pedophile organization covered up their pedophilia?)

The scientists who developed the Covid-19 vaccine are a Turkish-German power couple : worldnews
Pfizer's CEO cashed out 60% of his stock on the same day the company unveiled the results of its COVID-19 vaccine trial : worldnews

Mexico police open fire on femicide protest in Cancun (they femicided the femicide protest bc machomen)
Mexican journalist shot moments before going live on air, dies in the hospital later the same day : worldnews

Toronto van attack: 'Incel' killer Minassian pleads not criminally responsible : worldnews

U.S. deports migrant women who alleged abuse by Georgia doctor : worldnews (Trump's clean sweep)
ICE Tried to Deport Yet Another Potential Witness in the Gynecology Scandal : politics

International observers see no fraud in 'historic' US vote : worldnews

Joe Biden's Popular Vote Lead Over Donald Trump Passes 5 Million : politics
Biden-Harris Transition Names Agency Review Teams | Talking Points Memo ... and ALL VOLUNTEERS
After 4 days, Trump's advisors are increasingly convinced that their efforts to overturn Biden's election will fail, report says : politics
Trump has longstanding history of calling elections 'rigged' if he doesn't like the results : politics

Eschaton: Thoughts And Prayers Only thing we can offer. - White House political director Brian Jack and at least two other White House aides have tested positive for COVID-19, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. At least 12 people in President Donald Trump's orbit have tested positive since White House chief of staff Mark Meadows tested positive one week ago.

White House requesting names of those who clapped out departing Pentagon officials : politics
u/Yeeslander lists all of Trump's actions and statements against troops and Veterans, on Veterans Day. : bestof (very patriotic, there is no boundary he can't cross for the 70 million lost souls)
Divisive Pentagon hire may rush troop withdrawals before Trumps exit (paying off Netanyahu, Putin and ISIS)
Trump Continues Pentagon Shake-Up With More Dismissals ... control of DOD ... (he's acting like he'll be here in two months)
Why Trump Fears Leaving the White House - Bloomberg Losing the presidency leaves him vulnerable to financial and legal danger.

Barr's Decision on Voter Fraud Inflames Existing Tensions With Anticorruption Prosecutors ... Trump's dealings with Ukraine and a potential case against the former interior secretary exacerbated tensions with career prosecutors.
So, Donald Trump - Lock Him Up? Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has been criminally investigating Trump and the Trump Organization for more than two years

The world is starting to ignore Trump : politics

'Downright dangerous': Democrat alarm as Trump stacks Pentagon with loyalists : politics
Ex-Defense Secretary: Trump Admin Acting More Like Dictatorship Than A Democracy : politics
McCabe: FBI believed Trump posed 'danger to national security' during Russia inquiry : politics
The Trump administration is staging a coup d'etat. Where are you, Republicans?
Trump is attempting a coup in plain sight : politics
Alarm grows over Trump's 'dictator moves' as he denies election defeat : politics
/u/eamus_catuli outlines Trump's ontinuing march toward a coup d'etat
The Republican Party Is Attacking Democracy : politics
Opinion | The corrupt bargain between Trump and Republicans is about to unravel - The Washington Post
How Hard Is It to Overturn an American Election? - Lawfare
Trump'ssss Coup Attempt Will Hurt US Democracy in the Long Run : politics
Donald Trump's administration acting 'more akin to a dictatorship' sparks growing alarm as he denies election defeat - CNNPolitics

Mike Pompeo undermined America's democracy in one press conference : politics (karma coming for you, traitor asshole)

Truth Tracker: Yes, the U.S. election is over. No, Trump can't win. : politics
Off-Camera but on-Mic, Fox News Anchor Expresses Disbelief Over Claims Biden Didn't Win: 'What Is Happening?' : politics
Trump's public schedules show little interest in work - CNNPolitics
Trump may accept results but never concede he lost, aides say
Loser.com now redirects to Trumps Wikipedia page. : politics

Georgia will recount presidential election ballots by hand as Biden's lead over Trump grows
Biden's lead in Georgia grows to over 14,000 votes : politics
An early poll of Georgia's twin Senate runoffs shows tight races
The GA Senate Runoffs Are a Referendum on Stimulus Checks
Stacey Abrams calls Donald Trump 'orange menace of putrescence' as she seeks to flip the Senate for the Democrats : politics
GOP List of Alleged Voter Fraud in Nevada Contains Hundreds of Military Addresses : politics ("losers")
Trump's Legal Team Was Asked About A Witness Who Reportedly Recanted His Election Fraud Story. Then There Was A Lot Of Silence. : politics -- Then, the campaign offered without evidence, perhaps the witness had been doxxed. And finally, he wasn't a big part of our case anyway
Trump campaign appeal on Nevada election process dismissed : politics
(1) Marc E. Elias on Twitter: "Today in court, a Pennsylvania judge asked a lawyer for Trump point-blank whether he was alleging fraud. (Full transcript here https://t.co/K2mfxFbtGZ) https://t.co/y17v0PFkMx" / Twitter
'Very, highly unlikely' Trump wins Arizona, no evidence of fraud, state Republican attorney general says : politics
Nessel: Trump lawsuits essentially say 'Black people are corrupt'
Lawyers Litigating for Trump Suddenly Remember Their Licenses Are on the Line If They Lie to a Judge : politics
Judge: Trump lawsuit on Maricopa County votes can't use secret evidence Judge rejects Trump teams request for secret evidence in lawsuit over Maricopa County votes

Republicans discuss extreme Electoral College play for Trump to cling to power - Axios

Mississippi Republican calls for his state succeed from the union after Biden victory : politics (doesn't know the meaning of "succeed" but will rebrand as Trumpassippi)
GOP lawmaker suggests Wisconsin electors choose presidential winner ... State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, of New Berlin. He is a member of the Assembly Committee tasked by Speaker Robin Vos with investigating the election.
No, State Legislatures Cannot Overrule the Popular Vote : politics
Pennsylvania secretary of state says she will ask judge to promptly toss Trump ballot lawsuit : politics
Trump's big new election lawsuit alleges voter fraud potentially happened in 2 Pennsylvania counties. Both overwhelmingly voted for him. : politics

Destroying Federal Documents During a Presidential Transition Is a Federal Crime : politics

The Media Is Already Rehabilitating the GOPand Walking America Into a Trap | There will be grave consequences for President Biden and our democracy if the right's many sins are flushed down the memory hole

Fauci says he hasn't spoken to Trump since president was hospitalized over a month ago : politics

Going to miss Eric and Javanka and Don Jr. and Kimberly. Don Jr.'s probably gonna miss Kimberly too (hi-yooooo). Truly a Rogue's Gallery from the world's stupidest superhero comic.

Opinion: To my family who chose Trump over me: Was it worth it? : politics

Michael Cohen thinks Trump will skip Biden's inauguration so the cameras can't capture him as 'a loser' : politics
Michael Cohen predicts Trump won't return to White House after Christmas at Mar-a-Lago : politics
Biden World Fears Trump Will Bring Weird Shit to Their Inauguration

Biden suspects toxic exposure in Iraq killed Beau. He has a plan for ill veterans : politics

'If Biden Wants to Be FDR, He Should Immediately Cancel Student Debt': President-Elect Urged to Go Big ... "Young people voted for Biden in record numbers -- he owes us this one"

Jill Biden set to redefine role of first lady : politics
Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, poised to break stereotypes, plans to quit job to support VP's career : politics

How Biden swung the religious vote. Trump's team thought religious-minded voters would save him in key states. They now appear to have turned away just enough for him to lose. : politics (they were sure Satan would get all the Christian votes and "religious" = Christofascist, of course) )

Tlaib lashes out at centrist Dems over election debacle: 'I can't be silent' -- In a scathing memo, progressives say centrists are playing into Republicans divide-and-conquer racism.

Republicans hate America - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The official position of the Republican party, as put forward by Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel, is that Joe Biden and the Democrats stole the election: ... This is horseshoe theory with a vengeance, but what nobody wants to admit is that the two ends of the horseshoe consist of a street person who should be institutionalized, and the chair of the Republican National Committee (who is Mitt Romney's niece ... (Corrona Ronna)
(1) Brad Heath on Twitter: "The Trump campaign released that 234-page stack of affidavits from poll watchers in Detroit tonight. So far, it's mostly allegations that they couldn't get as close as they wanted to the counting, couldn't re-enter the room after they left, etc. Pretty standard election stuff. https://t.co/95JxceLCah" / Twitter

Time to confront the right-wing myth-makers : politics

The circle of life - Lawyers, Guns & Money On #MSNBC, @JoeLieberman is defending @realDonaldTrump's refusal to concede after losing the 2020 presidential race (Lieberfucker and his fucking spoiler losery kid)
(1) Bob Brigham on Twitter: "Now @JoeLieberman is defending @SecPompeo's remarks." / Twitter

Charges: Trump backer swings golf club at couple with Biden sign : politics
MAGA nation tries to rally around Trump with MAGApalooza : politics
Proud boys infighting sees leading member form breakaway group to fight "white genocide" : politics
Civil war brewing inside Proud Boys as top leader says he's done pretending he isn't a Nazi


Abortion Reversal Inventor Enlists in the COVID Wars - Dr. George Delgado believes in bodily autonomyfor church attendance, not for reproduction.


She fell into QAnon and went viral for destroying a Target mask display. Now shes rebuilding her life.

How to Tell the Story of a CultTwo docuseries about NXIVM present a question: Are the people who have escaped a controlling organization the most reliable sources on what happened to them?

Evangelical said COVID-19 might be a 'wake-up' from God for female 'fornication' dies of ...

Times Change In the Trump years, the New York Times became less dispassionate and more crusading, sparking a raw debate over the papers future ... ... "The fundamental schism at the Times is institutionalist versus insurrectionist" ... techsurrectionists ... A.G. Sulzbergerhas rejected the premise that being part of the resistance is good for business ... "Opinion" produces roughly 10 percent of the Time's output while bringing in 20 percent of its page views ... "you are not in charge of this publication -- Twitter is. As long as Twitter is editing this bitch, you cannot promise me anything." ... "I can't have racist and Trump in the same sentence ... Or maybe I can in the same sentence, but not right next to each other

The New Yorker Fires Jeffrey Toobin After Investigation Into Zoom Masturbation Incident The top writer had been suspended last month after exposing himself during a video call with colleagues (the Toobs is gone)

The man is clear in his mind, but his soul is mad - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- Hmmm, there's something about this equivalency that just seems ... off somehow: "From Trump's GSA barring Biden transition officials from federal buildings to Whoopi Goldberg telling his voters to suck it up, both sides are playing the politics of payback -- HowardKurtz (god this asshole is still writing shitty shit)

How Greater Boston voted in 2020 and 2016 : boston
Map: See How Your Town Or City Voted In The 2020 Election | WBUR News

City Of Boston Threatens To Evict Faneuil Hall Marketplace Landlord : boston

S&S Deli - A Reuben Review Short Story : boston

MBTA Outlines Plans for Widespread Service Cuts in 2021 : boston

Dave Grohl's Epic Drum Battle With 10-Year-Old Nandi Bushell - The New York Times


What actually do they mean by the 'spin' of a particle? : askscience

[Serious] What's the most horrifying sound you've ever heard? : AskReddit



Deaf people of Reddit, what is the equivalent of having a song stuck in your head? : AskReddit

Therapists of reddit, what was your biggest "I know I'm not supposed to judge you but holy sh*t" moment? : AskReddit

Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says : worldnews




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Scientists watch as China's remote glaciers melt at 'shocking' pace : worldnews

Renewable energy defies Covid-19 to hit record growth in 2020 : worldnews
New Delhi's air quality at worst levels this year, residents complain of breathlessness : worldnews

Devastating 2020 Atlantic hurricane season breaks all records | The annual record for the number of major storms forming in the Atlantic has been shattered, with Subtropical Storm Theta becoming the 29th named event in a hyperactive hurricane season. : worldnews



Covid-19 cases could nearly double to 20 million by Christmas, NBC News data shows : Coronavirus

(1) Charlie Bilello on Twitter: "US States w/ highest % positive COVID-19 tests (7-day avg)... 1) South Dakota: 54% 2) Iowa: 48.3% 3) Kansas: 41.3% 4) Idaho: 38.6% 5) Wyoming: 34.5% 6) Missouri: 21% 7) Alabama: 19.8% 8) Montana: 18.1% 9) Utah: 18.0% 10) North Dakota: 16.1% 11) Pennsylvania: 16.0%" / Twitter (couldn't have anything to do with those Trump biker assholes)


MA COVID-19 Data 11/10/20 : boston (4.9%+ 21 deaths actives exponential)
covid-19-dashboard-november-10-2020 : CoronavirusMa
A Cleaner MWRA Graph : CoronavirusMa


Massachusetts COVID trends 'show no signs of changing' ; Baker administration preparing field hospitals again : CoronavirusMa
What happened to the mass.gov covid map? : CoronavirusMa (it looked bad, so Baker got rid of it)
Hospital reports COVID-19 spike: Seven of the 20 cases are from Cronig's employee cluster - Martha's Vineyard Times - November 9, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


One in five COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days: study : worldnews
Brazil suspends clinical trials of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine due to it's adverse effect : worldnews
Cheap supermarket chicken risking catastrophic new pandemics, report warns : worldnews
Covid Superspreader Risk Is Linked to Restaurants, Gyms, Hotels : Coronavirus
NJ health commissioner: 60% with COVID-19 aren't cooperating with contact tracing : Coronavirus
Death rates have fallen by 18% for hospitalized COVID-19 patients as treatments improve : Coronavirus

Psychological entitlement predicts non-compliance with COVID-19 health guidelines, study finds : Coronavirus
'Infodemic' comlicates Wisconsin's fight against coronavirus. Misrepresentations of COVID-19 data are spreading on social media, making it harder to slow the pandemic
Coronavirus: believing in conspiracies goes hand in hand with vaccine hesitancy : Coronavirus

Zoom and other stay-at-home stocks got crushed on the positive vaccine news : Coronavirus

BioNtech/Pfizer to Produce 1.2 Billion Doses of Vaccine. : Coronavirus
Moderna Covid vaccine could have similar results to Pfizer drug, Fauci says : Coronavirus

Maine has nation's highest COVID-19 reproduction rate : Coronavirus (VT yellow, rest of country red)
Virus spreading faster in Maine than anywhere else in the U.S. - Portland Press Herald ... For many weeks, state health officials have determined that case growth has been driven largely by people gathering in small groups while not wearing masks or appropriately distancing. Collectively, that has been just as problematic as outbreaks from large gatherings ... (Suzie Floozy escaped this one)

These Towns Trusted a Doctor to Set Up Covid Testing. Sample Patient Fee: $1,944. - The New York Times ... Dr. Steven Murphy, an internist from Greenwich, Conn.

North Dakota hospitals at 100% capacity, Governor announces COVID-positive nurses can continue to work : Coronavirus
No ICU beds available in Tulsa amid COVID-19 case spike : Coronavirus (another Refuck state with a death governor)
Nebraska Gov. Ricketts, first lady to quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19 at dinner : Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Ohio: 6,508 new cases, Gov. DeWine to address the state Wednesday : Coronavirus
Worst is coming, governor, hospital officials warn in plea to Iowans to take COVID-19 safety precautions : Coronavirus

6,473 new cases and 84 additional deaths. The single-day case total is Michigan's highest since the start of the pandemic : Coronavirus
Wisconsin's plentiful COVID-19 data fuels insights, confusion as health officials learn on the fly : Coronavirus

COVID-19 numbers keep rising in Pa., with record 4,300+ cases : Coronavirus

Mayor accuses Florida Gov. DeSantis of pursuing herd immunity : Coronavirus


Britain reports 532 daily COVID-19 deaths, highest since May : Coronavirus

Covid-19 patients in Italy receive oxygen in their cars as hospitals run out of room : Coronavirus

New coronavirus lockdown in Greece requires people to text authorities before leaving home : worldnews

Japan sounds alarm bells as coronavirus cases surge in Hokkaido : worldnews

As virus spikes, Europe runs low on ICU beds, hospital staff : worldnews
France reports 1,226 new COVID deaths in hospitals and nursing homes, highest since April : Coronavirus
Netherlands COVID update: Decline in new cases continues, reproduction rate falls below 1 for the first time since mid-June - New cases: 4,695 - Positivity rate: 14.5% (-2.1) - In hospital: 2,295 (-22) - In ICU: 598 (-2) - New deaths: 98 : Coronavirus
Sweden - Public Health Authority update: 162240 (+15779) confirmed cases and 6057 (+35) deaths (first update since Friday) : Coronavirus


Thailand's untouchable monarchy comes under unusual scrutiny : worldnews

Afghan Woman Shot, Blinded, For Getting Job : worldnews

Militant Islamists behead more than 50 in Mozambique : worldnews

Hundreds dead as conflict in Ethiopia Tigray worsens : worldnews

Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat Dies From COVID-19 : worldnews

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to end the war : worldnews (Armenia loses, Armeneniabs riot, beat up leaders)
Azerbaijan Admits to 'Accidentally' Downing Russian Mi-24 Helicopter : worldnews
Armenia plunged into political crisis after night of unrest over Russian-brokered agreement with Azerbaijan to end fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh leaves the fate of the deal uncertain. Opposition groups call on PM Pashinian to resign. : worldnews
Israeli 'kamikaze' drones wreak havoc in Nagorno-Karabakh : worldnews

Apple supplier Pegatron found using illegal student labor in China : worldnews
Amazon charged with market abuse in Germany and France. A huge fine could follow : worldnews



Impeachment kicks out President Martin Vizcarra of Peru (everybody is totally corrupt)


Video showing woman knocked out, dragged to RCMP cell prompts lawsuit, call for investigation. Woman says she was bullied into dropping her complaint against officers : worldnews (ACAF)


German lawmakers urge ban on extreme-right Turkish Gray Wolves : worldnews
Pfizer Vaccine's Funding Came From Berlin, Not Washington : worldnews (Merkel laughs in Trump's fat orange face)
Iran deprived of 5 million flu vaccine doses this year due to US sanctions

EU moves closer to banning end-to-end encryption after Austria, France attacks : worldnews - When encryption is outlawed, only outlaws will have encryption.

Vatican admits Pope John Paul II was warned about abusive archbishop Theodore McCarrick, while clearing Francis : news

Irish priests say online mass reviews are causing them anxiety : worldnews

PM Johnson defeated in parliament on treaty-breaking Brexit laws : worldnews
Brexit: Banks relocating to Germany expected to create 2.500 jobs : worldnews
Grenfell Tower suppliers knew their cladding would burn, inquiry told : worldnews (of course they knew)
Foxes shot dead with crossbows in 'disturbing' London attacks : worldnews
Heartbroken mute swan who mourned her mate's death for four years finds love again in lockdown : worldnews

Canada confident Biden administration will pressure China on foreign detainees : worldnews
Trudeau promises to connect 98% of Canadians to high-speed internet by 2026 : worldnews

Cancun police shoot down a feminist demonstration : worldnews


U.S. criticised for police brutality, racism at U.N. rights review : worldnews
US steps up pace of child deportations to Guatemala citing pandemic emergency | World news : worldnews

Trump got huge numbers of Americans killed - Lawyers, Guns & Money
(1) Keri Blakinger on Twitter: "The report, by Michele Deitch & Alycia Welch of @TheLBJSchool looked at covid deaths in Texas jails and prisons. https://t.co/Y7p4ba0aCv" / Twitter
(1) Keri Blakinger on Twitter: "And when you look at the deaths as a rate, Texas ties for third worst: https://t.co/JeV3Ta41gb" / Twitter
Who Dies COVID took my grandfather. But it wasnt what killed him. (middle-aged anti-mask white assholes did him in)

Supreme Court, again, entertains Republican challenge to Obamacare (Angry Conehead Barstool will take aways your health insurance in the middle of the plague)
Supreme Court seems likely to keep Obamacare intact in blow for Trump | The Independent Justices appear unconvinced that landmark healthcare law could be struck down in its entirety
Supreme Court appears wary of striking down Obamacare - POLITICO
Supreme Court appears likely to reject the latest attack on Obamacare - Vox

A furious behind-the-scenes battle to counter Trumps threat to national security
Trump administration upends senior Pentagon ranks, installing loyalists - The Washington Post
'Devastating' : Top Pentagon leadership gutted as fears rise over national security
Opinion | The crisis at the top of the Pentagon is just beginning - The Washington Post

Biden not getting intelligence reports because Trump officials won't recognize him as president-elect
Biden team launches agency review teams despite GSA standoff - POLITICO

How Many State Secrets Is Trump Going to Sell to Pay Off His Debts? He might also spill just to screw over the country he thinks "cheated" him out of second term. : politics

Nearly 80% of Americans say Biden won White House, ignoring Trump's refusal to concede

(1) Josh Lederman on Twitter: "NEW: Pompeo asked whether the State Department will cooperate with the Biden transition, says: "There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration"" / Twitter
Pompeo refuses to say Biden has won election - Axios
Pompeo says there will be smooth transition to second Trumpadministration : politics
White House tells federal agencies to proceed with plans for Trumps February budget in latest sign of election defiance

Official who once called Obama a terrorist leader' takes over Pentagon policy paves the way for Anthony Tata to take over the policy shop.


As an ex-president, Trump could disclose the secrets he learned while in office, current and former officials fear - The Washington Post
As an ex-president, Trump could disclose the secrets he learned while in office, current and former officials fear : politics

Opinion | Trump Loves to Use the Pardon Power. Is He Next? - The New York Times - Mr. Trump will likely pardon himself, friends, family members and Trump business entities and employees for any crime they might have committed before or during his presidency.

US election: International observers report no serious irregularities in blow for Trump fraud claims. The international observers also criticize the president for his baseless allegations of systemic deficiencies : politics
A team of 28 international election observers said it found no evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 election, contrary to what Trump keeps insisting : politics

In appeasing Trump, the GOP toys with a constitutional crisis
President Trump lost. Too many Republicans keep pretending hedidn't. : politics
This Would Be a Very Good Time to Impeach William Barr : politics
Mitch McConnell won't accept that Biden won the election : politics
Trumps Final Hissy Fit Is Petty, Illegal and Stupid
Don't worry Don, I'll find some fake votes for you. : worldnews
Barr authorises baseless voter fraud investigation: First Thing Election Special | US news | The Guardian ... to look 'substantial allegations' of voter fraud, despite a lack of evidence. (no fraud, just 'allegations')
Lawyers Sound the Alarm as 'Off the Rails' AG Barr Caters to President Trump's Baseless Fraud Narrative: 'A Straightforward Abuse of Power' : politics
Top Justice Department vote crimes prosecutor steps down in protest of Barr's directive : politics

AJC exclusive: New interview with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
The Jolt: The 'orchestrated' push to discredit Georgia;s election sparks more GOP infighting

Postal worker admits fabricating Pennsylvania ballot tampering claims, officials say - The Washington Post

Biden team considering legal options if Trump administration keeps stalling the transition : politics
White House tells agencies not to cooperate with the Biden transition - The Washington Post (Trump says he doesn't need your fake election, declares himself President for all Eternity)
Republican Congressman Says Trump 'Playing Into Russia's Hands' by Not Conceding Election : politics
Trump is now sabotaging national security to soothe his bruised ego : politics

Now the Guy Leading Trump's Election Challenge Effort Has Covid Too : politics

(1) Jim Acosta on Twitter: "Three GOP sources, including close advisers to the president, say Donald Trump Junior and Kimberly Guilfoyle are making moves to expand their influence at the RNC, with sources saying they may seek to take over the party structure themselves." / Twitter ... The greatest part of the story this morning that the cocaine addict and the hooker are going to take over the RNC is that the cocaine addict and hooker are going to take over the RNC.
Eschaton: Give Them The RNC

A coup and a scam - Lawyers, Guns & Money ,,, establishment Republicans probably don't think the coup will work, but they are 100% OK with it if it does.
(1) Jared Yates Sexton on Twitter: "People keep asking whether Trump and the Republicans attempt to steal the election is legitimate, if it's a coup, if it's a fundraising scheme, if it's posturing, if it's actually all that dangerous. The answer is yes. All of these things and so much more. 1/" / Twitter

70% of Republicans say election wasn't 'free and fair' despite no evidence of fraud ("evidence")
Tucker Carlson Says There's Not Enough Fraud to Change Election Results: 'We Should be Honest' (hahahha)

RealClearPolitics editor corrects Giuliani on Pennsylvania claim: 'This is false' : politics they will take it all the way to the Supreme Courtyard Inn by Marriott.
Trump's lawsuit in Arizona is over, at most, 180 votes. This is a joke, right? : politics
Biden's Pennsylvania lead is now big enough to avoid an automatic recount : politics
Video shows Republicans in 2018 mocking claims an election was stolen, which they are now making : politics

Trump Camp Forced To Switch Voter Fraud Hotline Numbers To Dodge Prank Calls : politics

After $15B and 450 miles, Joe Biden will halt border wall, Trump's signature project : politics

MAGA Maniacs Have Booked Trumps D.C. Hotel Up Solid for His Inauguration

AOC said the reason Democrats lost seats in Congress is that they barely advertised on Facebook and are internet incompetent : politics (Pelosi stuck in 30 years ago)
'We're not some demonic cult' : Democrats fume over faulty messaging - Rank-and-file lawmakers are anxious, but major leadership changes are unlikely. (so they will do it again)

Ivanka Trump Is Never, Ever Going to Be Forgiven
Ivanka Trump Is Never, Ever Going to Be Forgiven : politics

Inside the Lincoln Project's new campaign targeting Trumps law firm
Jones Day Statement Regarding Election Litigation | News | Jones Day (yes, we're helping Trump destroy democracy but not Trump personally, so shut up)
Eleven is a hell of a rule - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump Reportedly Bullied Georgia GOP Senators into Making Weird Joint Statement Doubting Legitimacy of Election : politics
Black organizations across Georgia put in the work to turn state blue : politics

Keep Rahm Emanuel As Far Away As Possible From the Biden Administration : politics -- Rahm Emmanuel also convinced Obama to turn his back on his base of activist supporters after the election, telling Obama that it would be easier to work with Republicans if they weren't being pressured by activist groups. How'd that work out? (it was what Barry wanted to hear so he could go look for his drunk Republican daddyxsy)

Stop romanticizing divided government. If McConnell is majority leader, there will be no progress. : politics

> For the good of the nation, let's not normalize any Trump flunkies with primetime TV cameos. Sean Spicer on "Dancing With the Stars" was the gateway, and look where we are now. Resist hiring Kayleigh McEnany : politics

Biden-voting counties equal 70% of Americas economy. What does this mean for the nations political-economic divide? (welfare moocher states)

White House personnel chief reportedly threatens to fire staff who look for new jobs before Trump's term ends : politics

How Trump Sold Failure to 70 Million People The president convinced many voters that his response to the pandemic was not a disaster. The psychology of medical fraud is simple, timeless, and tragic. : politics

99% of Green New Deal Co-Sponsors Won Their Races This Cycle: Analysis : politics

Republican National Committee staff blindsided by layoffs : politics

Did Sen. Kelly Loeffler take advantage of a Trump tax loophole to write off campaign jet? : politics

Eschaton: It'll Never End Maggie and the gang are reporting about Trump's "plan to run in 2024." Whether that's serious or a grift or, like his first run, both (what's the difference really), I stand by my prediction that, as with Palin, he'll fade. But also, as with Palin, our news media will keep his story alive by putting his gross face on the teevee any time he wants to and breathlessly reporting his tweets, as they did with Palin's facebook posts, because that's what they do now ... Tea Party II: Trumpaloo

A top Biden staffer laid into Facebook for 'shredding the fabric of our democracy -- yet another sign the social media giant should fear the new administration (lock up Fuckerberg)
Around half of the top US Facebook posts since Election Day are sowing doubt about the legitimacy of the election : politics

The Conservative Movement Needs a Reckoning : politics
Conservative Christians are taking the election results really badly : politics
Donald Trump: Christian Fundamentalists See End-Times President - Rolling Stone ... "Never have evangelicals had the access to the president that they have under President Trump" ... "I mean, you have one group of folks who are trying to expand health care coverage and another who are fighting a cosmic battle between good and evil. What conversation can be had?" (Satangelicals for Trump!)

One pollster's explanation for why the polls got it wrong - The kind of people who answer polls are really weird, and it's ruining polling.
What Went Wrong With Polling? Some Early Theories - The New York Times Pollsters thought they had learned from the errors of 2016. Its possible that they did, and that this election reflects new problems. (and no, old white asshole didn't abandon Trump)

Texas Latino voters narrow margins in urban areas, Democrats backslide along border - The Washington Post - Why Texass overwhelmingly Latino Rio Grande Valley turned toward Trump


The FBI says Boogaloo Extremists Bought 3D-Printed Machine Gun Parts : politics

NYC sex offender arrested for threatening to kill Biden supporters - New York Daily News

'My faith is shaken' : The QAnon conspiracy theory faces a post-Trump identity crisis ("faith")


The Brittle Grip, No. Infinity | Talking Points Memo
McCloskeys sue UPI, photographer over iconic image confronting protesters | Law and order | stltoday.com

Steve Bannon Caught Running Facebook Misinformation Network : technology

Kyle Rittenhouse's Mom Says 'Protesters Should Not Have Been There' eon Night He Shot Them (totally their fault, she said, wonder where he got his crazy ideas?)

The incredibly bizarre Dean Browning and Dan Purdy Twitter drama, explained


New York City to try responding to mental health calls without police : news

ProPublica experiments with ultra-accessible plain language in stories about people with disabilities - Nieman Journalism Lab


Alexander Hamilton, Slaver - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... We've always known Hamilton had a major hand in slavery. That hardly makes him unusual. It makes him a normal rich guy from the era. But now we know more and it really makes the musical look extra eyerolling: ... Of course Ron Chernow is unhappy about this. Which says much more about him than about the evidence or the historical profession.
Alexander Hamilton, Enslaver? New Research Says Yes - The New York Times A paper by a researcher at the Schuyler Mansion finds overlooked evidence in letters and Hamiltons own account books indicating that he bought, sold and personally owned slaves.
It Looks Like Alexander Hamilton Was Not, In Fact, Some Heroic Proto-Abolitionist - Also, St. John Paul II's halo just took a hit ... McCarrick's gift-giving and donations impacted significant decisions made by the Holy See regarding McCarrick during any period ... "bribery" ...

Literary puzzle solved for just third time in almost 100 years | Books | The Guardian


Two million-year-old skull of human cousin found by Australian team in South African cave | Archaeology : worldnews (evo-choice: teeth or brains?)

Japan Scientists Use 5th State of Matter - Bose-Einstein Condensate - to Create Superconductor : worldnews

Conservatives value personal stories more than liberals do when evaluating scientific evidence

Trump tweets to distract people when he gets bad media coverage, study suggests : politics

TIL that much of the human genome is made up the DNA of long extinct viruses which infected our ancestors : todayilearned


What mystery are you obsessed with and want a answer? : AskReddit

Alskdj56 comments on Death anxiety


What Do People Actually See on Facebook in the US? - About Facebook (Fox rightwing racist Trumpist Christian bullshit)




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World is running out of time on climate, experts warn | Green economy : worldnews
Greta Thunberg blasts leaders over climate crisis
In the Arctic, "everything is changing" massive animal tracking study finds | Animals across the Arctic are changing where and when they breed, migrate and forage in response to climate change, says a new study. "We're going towards a large imbalance, I think." : worldnews

Humans pushing North Atlantic right whale to extinction faster than believed | Environment : worldnews

Faces of Joy on Nov 7 (be responsible and continue wearing your masks please) : boston


At least 237,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S. (Refucker DaCovids off the map)
Record-breaking wave of coronavirus cases continues to sweep the nation : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/9/20 : boston (4%+ 13 deaths)
covid-19-dashboard-november-9-2020 : CoronavirusMa


My letter to the Governor and Mass HHS Secretary re DPH Data Changes : CoronavirusMa

While the Pandemic Wrecked Some Businesses, Others Did Fine. Even Great. - The New York Times
What's that growing on your face mask? : Coronavirus
Recharging and rejuvenation of decontaminated N95 masks: Physics of Fluids: Vol 32, No 9

Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech is strongly effective, data show ... The vaccine must be stored at super-cold temperatures, which could make it extremely difficult to deliver to many places ...
Pfizers Early Data Shows Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective
Covid-19 vaccine candidate is 90% effective, says manufacturer : worldnews
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker - The New York Times

Free Fall | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson (Harvard bungled the virus, lied, endangered lives, bc Harvard admin are assholes)

How to distinguish covid-19, flu and cold from their symptoms, according to reasercher [including summary table] : Coronavirus
The Denialist Playbook - Scientific American : Coronavirus

No evidence to suggest coronavirus cluster 5 variant found in minks increases virus transmissibility, disease severity : Coronavirus
Danger in the deeps: COVID 19 spread through wastewater could devastate some marine mammal species : Coronavirus


Utah gov issues statewide mask mandate to stem coronavirus : politics (Refuck already screwed his state bigly)

Florida coronavirus spread has hit 1 in 25 residents as US passes 10 million cases : Coronavirus
Experts wonder and warn: Is Florida the nations test case for COVID-19 herd immunity? : Coronavirus

New Yorks block-by-block lockdowns are curbing covid-19. But residents aren't pleased. : Coronavirus


Italy reports 25,000+ COVID-19 cases, 350+ deaths : Coronavirus


Former Australian PM's petition calling for a royal commission into the Murdoch media has been tabled in parliament, backed by record numbers : worldnews
Gay conversion practices to be outlawed by the Victorian Government - Australia : worldnews
Scientists discover two new marsupial species in Australia : worldnews

Meteorite Reportedly Falls in Lebanon, Causes Fire : worldnews Im from Lebanon, the municipality official from the village just made an update saying that it was not a meteorite but in fact a festival lantern (the kind you light up and it floats to the sky), and it moved the way it did because of the wind making it look like a meteorite.

'Stand By her': China university students campaign to end period shaming : worldnews

Taiwan is yet to receive an invite to a key WHO meeting this week expected to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic due to obstruction from China, the island's foreign ministry said, expressing its displeasure. : worldnews
US Marines officially training in Taiwan for 1st time since 1979 : worldnews

US Marine in Okinawa arrested for allegedly stealing taxi, cash from driver : worldnews

Indian states plan law to ban Hindu-Muslim marriages : worldnews

Israel rebuked for biggest "demolition of Palestinian homes in years" : worldnews

Bolsonaro's support falls in some of Brazil's main cities: polls : worldnews

Bolivia's Luis Arce sworn in as president as socialists return to power : worldnews

Club-wielding police in Belarus arrest over 500 protesters : worldnews

Azerbaijani Army suffers tremendous losses as Armenian forces hold strong in Shushi : worldnews

Erdogan's son-in-law resigns as finance minister : worldnews

Dutch Protestant Church admits failing Jews in World War II : worldnews

Proposed French law to protect police threatens press freedom, say critics : worldnews

Blitzed cities still deprived 75 years after war : worldnews (wait for Brexit)
Irish teachers vote to strike as infection rates spiral : worldnews
Chris Nikic becomes first person with Down's syndrome to finish an Ironman triathlon : worldnews

Cartel brutality: 2 kids tortured, murdered, dismembered in Mexico City : worldnews


Russia Won't Recognize Biden as U.S. President Before Official Results : worldnews (Vlad is not happy his piglet lost, sees karma coming)
Estonian far-right minister resigns after calling JoeBiden "corrupt character" : worldnews

Lawyers can't find the parents of 666 migrant kids, a higher number than previously reported

Biden transition team announces coronavirus advisers, including whistleblower Rick Bright : politics
Pandemic on course to overwhelm U.S. health system before Biden takes office : politics
President-Elect Biden Names 13 Experts To COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board : politics
Pence breaks silence to take credit for Pfizer vaccine - and drugs company immediately denies Trump involved : politics

Millennials, Gen Z voters helped get Joe Biden to the White House, analysis shows : politics
Analysis shows that Millennials and Gen-Z voters helped get Joe Biden to the White House and a millennial Reddittor responds with why : bestof
Millennials, Gen Z voters helped get Joe Biden to the White House, analysis shows | WNCT

HUD Secretary Ben Carson tests positive for the coronavirus - The Washington Post - Carson was at the White House for an election night party (with Meadows and who knows who else? WH refusess to contact trace, as usual)
Eschaton: Thoughts And Prayers DAVID BOSSIE has been leading Trump's post-election political and legal battle. The president tapped him for the role last week when his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, fell ill with the coronavirus. Bossie now has the virus also.
Trump's election night party becomes latest White House coronavirus cluster : politics

Trump Sues to Block Pennsylvania From Certifying Election Result : politics

Salty Donald Trump Jr. Suggests Pfizer Timed Vaccine Announcement to Hurt His Dad : politics

Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a tweet - The Washington Post
Trump fires the Secretary of Defense - Lawyers, Guns & Money l leave it to people more knowledgeable than myself to analyze the significance of it, but on its face this seems pretty bad.

Mitch McConnell is already preparing to torpedo Joe Biden's Cabinet picks : politics
Just Skip The Senate To Install A Cabinet, Progressives Urge Joe Biden : politics (fuck Lindsey)

I can't stand it, I know you planned it - Lawyers, Guns & Money When George W. Bush took over, Republicans tried to sell a bunch of urban legends about how Clinton staffers had trashed the joint on the way out, and while false they got traction because it was well-established Hard Media Law that all Republican-generated scandals about the Clintons were presumed true.

A little-known Trump appointee is in charge of handing transition resources to Biden -- and she isnt budging ... almost 36 hours after media outlets projected Biden as the winner, GSA Administrator Emily Murphy had written no such letter. (not so "little-known" anymore)
Biden campaign pushes GSA chief to approve transition : politics

A sober assessment - Lawyers, Guns & Money the fact that 47 percent of this country, more or less, is actually just fine with authoritarian ethno-nationalism, when it was presented to them in the most undisguised form possible.

John Kasich Contributed Nothing to Biden's Election, So Why Should Democrats Listen to His Claptrap? : politics (let alone Santorum)

Democrats Compile List Of Names Targeting White House Staff, Trump Campaign, Judges, And Donors (Feederalist has meltdown bc karma's a bitch)

Trump allies brace for 30-day legal war as Senate hangs in the balance - Axios
'Truly Unconscionable': In Desperation Mode, Trump Planning to Hold Rallies and Display Obits of Supposedly Dead Voters : politics

Donald Trump's Private Helicopter Worth over $1 Million up for Sale after Election Loss : politics ... a presidential garage sale ... "Also Melania the box she arrived in is included" ...
Trump will lose his Twitter privileges as a 'world leader' on January 20, meaning he could get banned just like everyone else : politics

Trump Org. will continue to be investigated NY AG Tish James says : politics
Biden's DOJ Must Determine Whether Trump Should Be Prosecuted : politics
The long line of people waiting to sue Donald Trump when he's no longer president : politics

Stacey Abrams says Democrats have the enthusiasm and resources to pick up 2 Senate seats in Georgia : politics

Republican Philadelphia official responsible for vote counting says office getting death threats : politics

Man featured at Giuliani press conference is a convicted sex offender

Electoral College denialism - Lawyers, Guns & Money a lot of denial about how close this year was to an even more epic disaster than 2016) ... A nine million vote relative differential this year in the Democratic candidate's favor produced exactly the same result in the Electoral College for the Democrat as the one that elected Donald Trump four years earlier.

Twitter Is Losing It Over Joe Biden Trolling Donald Trump's MAGA Hats : politics
Twitter Is Losing It Over Joe Biden Trolling Donald Trump's MAGA Hats
A new era in America : PoliticalHumor

Trump supporters thought they found a Facebook group for them. It became their worst nightmare. : politics

Lindsey Grahams curious and conspiratorial argument for why Trump should fight election results ("they'll never believe our lies again")

The long love affair between Fox News and Trump may be over. Here's how it all soured last week.
Eschaton: Fox Is A Main Character In This Show -- Or Rupert is, anyway ... Fox News cuts out of McEnany

Conservative Washington Times Shuts Down Trump Campaign Aide's Literal Fake News : politics

Democrats flip suburban Georgia House seat : politics
Alaska Offers Biden the Slimmest of Hopes for a Democratic Senate : politics

Cheri Bustos wont run for DCCC chief after House Dem losses

23,000 households reported income over $10 million last year. The IRS audited seven : politics

u/Kumailio shows how a Libertarian think-tank proved that all Red states mooch off of Blue states, and then failed to conceal their findings : bestof

Republicans already racing to fill Trump power vacuum - POLITICO Would-be 2024 GOP candidates are making moves and a battle for Republican National Committee chair could be coming soon.

Worried pollsters admit huge problem - Axios ... Forget the "shy Trump voter" narrative ... The real problem is even worse. Virtually every poll did not survey enough Trump supporters, periodmeaning s a huge sampling error the industry needs to reckon with. there's a a huge sampling error the industry needs to reckon with. (and undersampled non-educated white racist fucks)
How Democrats Missed Trumps Appeal to Latino Voters (Macho, Macho Men and) Abortion is the litmus test, Jesus is my savior and Trump is my president.

Support for legal marijuana hits new high of 68 percent: Gallup : politics (always remember, Charlie Baker hates weed and always will)

Trump-Supporting Televangelist Has The Weirdest Meltdown Over Biden Victory : politics


The 'Q' Behind QAnon Is Conveniently Silent As Followers Suffer Through Election Results : politics
QAnon Is Here to Stay -- Even Though Trump Lost Most QAnon believers are simply ignoring the fact that Trump lost the election, and insisting that Biden's victory is all part of the plan
conspiracy
The Q Behind QAnon Is Conveniently Silent As Followers Suffer Through Election Results | Talking Points Memo
(1) Mike Rothschild on Twitter: "Another day of "Trump actually won a landslide and is only pretending he lost to expose the deep state" dawns from the Q community. https://t.co/OEQP8R9UW6" / Twitter

The Trump Presidency Is Ending. So Is Maggie Haberman's Wild Ride. - The New York Times
Eschaton: Journamalism Amazing. ... So Maggie's a sociopath who emotionally abuses her potential sources that she gained access to through her parents' social circles, almost assuredly (though unstated here) promising them beat sweeteners as part of the deal to steal them away from other journalists ... Emotionally abuses people and poisons the entire source-journalist relationship structure for the rest of the profession, all for 98% court gossip. Truly the Trump Whisperer, I suppose. (even more disgusting than you thought)


Arkansas police chief who called for violence against Democrats on social media resigns : politics (Lang Holland looks the part)


When the lights went out, Bostonians who were stuck downtown lined up at pay phones to call home | Universal Hub - 11/9/65


What is something that you just cannot understand the popularity of? : AskReddit


"It ain't over till the fat lady sings" derives from the traditionally buxom Valkyrie Brunnhilde ...




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Trump vs. Reality : PoliticalHumor

A Biden victory positions America for a 180-degree turn on climate change : politics

Eta expected to be hurricane and strike Florida Keys : news

Earthquake damages three buildings in New Bedford and displaces nine families - The Boston Globe
Did Boston have an earthquake? : boston
Did we just have an Earthquake? : massachusetts

Adults exposed to high traffic-related air pollution are more likely to experience mental disorders. For each 5 microgram per cubic meter increase in very small particulate matter and 3 microgram per cubic meter increase in nitrogen dioxide odds of mental disorders were increased by 18% to 39%. : science


U.S. reports 128,000 new coronavirus cases, setting world record for the 4th day in a row : Coronavirus
CDC reports 236,547 deaths from coronavirus : Coronavirus
The US has hit the highest daily number of new cases since the pandemic began : news
'Very worst of the pandemic' ahead in US with no apparent strategy, experts say : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/8/20 : boston (4.6%+ 20 deaths)
1,809 New Confirmed Cases ;2.2% positive; 8.9% positive new individuals; 20 deaths -November 8 : CoronavirusMa


COVID-19 drug and vaccine patents are putting profit before people : worldnews
Researchers found a new coronavirus mutation that's capable of sparking another pandemic : worldnews
Case study details leukemia patient who shed infectious SARS-CoV-2 for at least 70 days : Coronavirus


Virus 'far more dangerous' now as Colorado COVID-19 spike sets alarming records : Coronavirus

Mobile Morgue on standby in Marathon County, Wisconsin : Coronavirus
As COVID-19 cases surge, one of Idaho's largest hospitals had to temporarily stop taking patients : Coronavirus
Nursing home COVID-19 cases rise four-fold in surge states : Coronavirus

El Paso sees over 2,000 added virus cases as death toll grows to 666 : Coronavirus

Notre Dame fans ignore pandemic, storm field after Irish knock off No. 1 Clemson: 'There is pandemonium' : news


Denmark: More than 200 people diagnosed with mink-related coronavirus : worldnews

Scotland on 'high' alert over bird flu : worldnews

Hospitals in Greater Manchester are treating "more Covid patients than at the peak of the first wave", resulting in non-urgent care being suspended : worldnews


France COVID update: Number in hospital reaches 30,000 : Coronavirus

Japanese government allows taxis to refuse to pick up maskless passengers. : worldnews


China-Australia trade at freezing point as 200 per cent wine duty looms : worldnews


Kremlin Denies Vladimir Putin Plans to Quit in 2021 as Rumors Swirl About His Health : worldnews

WAFA documents 17 Israeli violations against journalists in October : worldnews

Azerbaijan liberates Shusha from 28 years long Armenian occupation : worldnews

The United States removes the East Turkestan Islamic Movement from the list of terrorist organizations, prompting harsh criticism from China. : worldnews


Paris thieves steal $720,000 in luxury belongings from Saudi princess : worldnews

UK Covid vaccine taskforce head 'charging taxpayers' 670,000 for PR consultants' : worldnews
UK Cop who starred in TV show jailed for six months over child sex crimes : worldnews (a little tap on his dick)


Iran: Rouhani urges next US gov't to return to commitments of Nuclear Deal : worldnews

Bolsonaro abandons 'friend' rump after 2020 election, says he's 'not the most important person in the world' : worldnews
Jair Bolsonaro says he might not run for re-election : worldnews

'You're Fired': China Revels in Trump Loss as Asia Reacts to Biden Win : politics

2020 Latest: Western allies congratulate new president-elect : worldnews
European Leaders Are Ignoring Donald Trump and Congratulating Joe Biden : politics
The Rest of the World Is Also Glad to Get Rid of Trump : politics

Joe Biden Win Stuns the World's Tyrants into Nervous Silence : politics



Discussion Thread: President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Address the Nation | 8:00 PM : politics ... The owner of a DC liquor store told News4's @SegravesNBC4 he has sold more bottles of champagne today than the past two New Years combined.
Joe Biden Just Gave A Totally Normal Speech Political And It Felt So Radical : politics
Biden made a touching victory speech while Trump threw away the last of his dignity : politics
Biden gives shoutout to Black Americans in victory speech: 'You always have my back, and I'll have yours' : politics
Joe Biden is the first president-elect in US history to include transgender people in his victory speech : politics
Kamala Harris, First Woman Elected Vice President, Addresses the Nation: 'I May Be the First, I won't t Be tje :ast : politics
Kamala Harris wears suffragette white in first speech as history making vice-president-elect : politics
Biden's manager becomes first woman to manage a winning Democratic campaign : politics
Jill Biden could become the only first lady to work a paid job outside the White House : politics
Professor FLOTUS -- Jill Biden will make history as first lady with full-time teaching job
How Joe Biden Won the Presidency - The New York Times


Biden Considering New White House Office on Climate Change : politics
Biden plans immediate flurry of executive orders to reverse Trump policies : politics

'It's going to be very, very scary' : Before Biden takes office, a precarious 10 weeks for Covid-19
Biden names fired surgeon general as a head of his COVID-19 taskforce : politics

After Bidens win, parties gird for ferocious Senate runoffs in Georgia
Stacey Abrams: We will have unprecedented resources for Georgia Senate runoffs

George W. Bush congratulates Biden on election victory - Axios

'Vulnerable to prosecution': When Trump leaves White House, presidential 'cloak of immunity' goes away : politics
Citizen Donald Trump faces a mountain of legal woes without the presidency protecting him : politics (Dirty Donald)

Trump Has an All-Caps Meltdown on Twitter After Election Called for Biden : politics
Election results 2020 : Donald Trump is attempting a coup - Vox
Donald Trump's Day of Reckoning
How do Trump's extraordinary betrayals stand up against history? He could be the worst. : politics

Trump Is Now Bragging About the Popular Vote, Which He Is Also Losing : politics
Trump, a president obsessed with winning, spends the day refusing to admit his loss to Biden - The Washington Post
Inside the Trump campaign as it grapples with defeat while plowing forward with legal fight - ABC News
Kushner advises Trump to pursue 'legal remedies' to the election

Trump returns to his golf club for second time after defeat, 300th time since taking office : politics

Where is Mike Pence? VP missing in action as Trump administration rejects election loss : politics

The Trump legal teams failed Four Seasons press conference, explained
No, not that Four Seasons. How Team Trumps news conference ended up at a Northeast Philly landscaping firm.
Four Seasons: Donald Trump's campaign team mocked for booking wrong venue : politics (between a dildo store and a crematorium)
Trump campaign appears to mistakenly book car park outside landscaping firm 'Four Seasons' for press conference : politics
Them: The perfect ending doesn't exist. Me: : PoliticalHumor

Mary Trump says her uncle, President Trump, will spend the transition period 'breaking stuff' with 'vengeance' : politics
Losing is "like psychic death for Trump": Psychologists warn Trump may provoke violence after loss | "We are entering a very dangerous period," one psychologist warned : politics
Watching MAGA Fall

How 'Obamagate' and Hunter's 'laptop from hell' fizzled -- The Logan Act. Burisma. Tony Bobulinski. John Brennan. Unmasking. The Durham probe

America Finally Breaks Up With Her Abusive Boyfriend : politics
Donald Trump is a loser : politics
Cartoons: The descent of Trump - The Washington Post

Trump was no accident. And the America that made him is still with us : politics

Goodbye, Steve Mnuchin : politics
Goodbye, Ben Carson : politics

Black people voted for democracy while Trump supporters chose white supremacy - The Boston Globe

In 16 minutes, Dave Chappelle beautifully, incisively summed up all of 2020 -- and sometimes it hurt : politics

Six in White House, including Trump's chief of staff, have the coronavirus : politics (and where has little Mikey been?)

Neither Progressives nor Moderates Deserve Blame for 2020 Disappointments - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Chomsky: Voting Is Not the End of Our Work. It's Only the Beginning. : politics


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ends truce by warning 'incompetent' Democratic party : politics (Barry-era dems stuck in their lobbying past)

Democrats Gave Up on Stacey Abrams. She Didn't Give Up on Democracy. : politics time for the media to shit in Democrats for no good reason again


Jeb Bush congratulates Biden: It's 'time to heal deep wounds' : politics (fuck off, fucker)


U/supraliminal13 explains how Qanon conspiracies are simply rebranded fascism : bestof


Fox News suspends Jeanine Pirro's show after spat over airing baseless voter fraud claims: report


CERN scientists design trap to transport antimatter between facilities. : worldnews

Singles who are satisfied with their friends are less likely to desire a relationship science : partner https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/jqizd2/singles_who_are_satisfied_with_their_friends_are/

What is the worst advice a therapist has given you? : AskReddit




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Declining Snow Cover in U.S. Northeast Will Have Major Impacts on Rivers. New research indicates that snow cover across the U.S. Northeast is declining as a result of climate change, and that by 2100 as much as 59 percent of the region will not accumulate any snow : science


Biden announcing COVID task force on Monday : Coronavirus

Covid in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count - The New York Times (Karmrona taking off in Red States)
COVID-19 News: Live Updates - The New York Times


MA COVID-19 Data 11/7/20 : boston (5.03%+ 23 deaths)
2,200 New Confirmed Cases ;2.4% positive; 9.2% positive new individuals; 23 deaths -November 7 : CoronavirusMa
WCVB-5 Maps Massachusetts Town-by-Town COVID-19 Color Codes [link to article inside] : CoronavirusMa

Massachusetts drops from 121 to 16 'high risk' cities and towns after state changes criteria : CoronavirusMa


Study: Conservatives Follow Coronavirus Guidelines When Told They're Meant To Protect Themselves, Not Others : Coronavirus (White noted that this does not mean conservatives only care about themselves. Rather, they simply "don't see their behaviors impacting others"

Covid-20 is a muted form of covid-19 found in mink. 214 people in Denmark are infected. All the mink farms will stop their businesses and eliminate the minks. : worldnews
Lancet study points towards significant spread at schools : CoronavirusMa
No infections among 56,000 people who traveled abroad after receiving Sinopharm-developed COVID-19 vaccine: developer : Coronavirus


Texas hits 1 million coronavirus cases, nearly double New York state : Coronavirus

West Virginia hits new highs in COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths : Coronavirus

Arizona reports more than 2,600 new COVID-19 cases, 38 deaths as cases spike nationwide : Coronavirus
Wisconsin DHS: COVID-19 cases up record 7,065; deaths up 45 : Coronavirus
COVID-19 numbers soar in Pa., with record 4,000+ new cases, 40 deaths reported Saturday : Coronavirus

Doctors fear more death as Dakotas experience virus 'sorrow' : news


France reports 86,852 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus
Italy reports nearly 40,000 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Germany braces for violent anti-lockdown protests : worldnews
Poland reports record 27,875 new coronavirus cases, number in hospital reaches 20,000 - New cases: 27,875 - Positivity rate: 41.7% (+9) - In hospital: 20,249 (+770) - On ventilator: 1,813 (+110) - New deaths: 349 : Coronavirus

Sexual violence consultations in Japan up 15% during pandemic. : worldnews


Parts of Yemen, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and South Sudan are all at risk of falling into famine, while 16 other countries are at high risk of acute hunger, the UN warns. : worldnews

Peruvian prosecutors probe Mennonite communities over Amazon deforestation, saying the clearing was unpermitted and illegal : worldnews

TikTok censored content critical of China, senior executive admits : worldnews

Taiwan president urges calm as Taiwanese citizens panic amid possibility of new American president : worldnews (bc Trump's tough guy on China bullshit)

UK media report that Putin is ill and poised to quit is nonsense, says Kremlin : worldnews

Some 3,000 Tanzanian girls have escaped female genital mutilation (FGM) in five years after using a volunteer-created mapping project : worldnews

UAE announces relaxing of Islamic laws for personal freedoms - The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday a major overhaul of the country's Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening alcohol restrictions and criminalizing so-called 'honor killings' : worldnews

In Europe, Calls Grow Louder for United Front Against 'Political Islam' : worldnews
Austria closes mosque, promises to shut more, in wake of attack | Europe : worldnews

Lyon shooting: Suspect admits attacking priest 'over affair' : news

EU slaps sanctions on Belarus leader, son and 13 others : worldnews


Scotland becomes first part of UK to make smacking children illegal : worldnews


Whole Foods reverses ban on staff wearing poppies after outcry : worldnews


Joe Biden, in victory speech, says, 'This is the time to heal in America'
Joe Biden triumphs over Trump, says it is 'a time to heal' even as Trump does not concede
Kamala Harris is the vice president-elect and highest-ranking woman in U.S. history - The Washington Post
Celebrations erupt across the country as Biden declared winner of presidency - The Washington Post
Trumps bid to discredit election raises fear that he will undermine a smooth transfer of power
In Pennsylvania, small shifts in small places added up to a big difference for Biden - The Washington Post -- That new place is one marked by a standoff between two very different blocs within the population that have two very different visions of America (white racist boomers and the kids they screwed)


(1) Manu Raju on Twitter: "#BULLETIN: CNN projects Joe Biden elected the 46th president of the United States after Biden wins Pennsylvania" / Twitter
(1) ABC News on Twitter: "BREAKING: Joe Biden is the apparent winner of the state of Pennsylvania; set to become the 46th President of the United States. https://t.co/KWkbzXsZr8 #Election2020 https://t.co/inRBRwqkMg" / Twitter
Joe Biden becomes president-elect: Election live updates
Joe Biden elected 46th president of the United States, defeating Trump - The Washington Post - Joe Biden triumphs over Trump as voters repudiate divisive, bullying president
Biden projected to win the presidency - The Boston Globe
Biden Wins Presidency - The New York Times Joseph R. Biden Jr. achieved victory offering a message of healing and unity. He will return to Washington facing a daunting set of crises.
Kamala Harris Makes History as First Woman and Woman of Color as Vice President - The New York Times

(1) Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Trump watches celebrations of his defeat as he returns to the White House from playing golf on Saturday. (Getty) https://t.co/tj5YSYcWIg" / Twitter

Cheers Erupt on N.Y.C. Streets After Bidens Victory Is Declared
We out here celebrating!! : boston
People celebrating Biden's win in Davis square today! : boston
Excellent sign on the steps of the state house this afternoon : boston

AP Calls Nevada For Joe Biden : politics

The 2020 election saw the most voter participation in 120 years : politics

Eschaton: Called CNN and others. Congrats to Biden and Harris. Goodbye bad orange man.
Joe Biden elected president of the United States : news
Megathread: Joe Biden Projected to Defeat President Donald Trump and Win the 2020 US Presidential Election : politics
Thank God - Lawyers, Guns & Money It is finished.
Biden Wins Pretty Convincingly In The End
How Trump Changed America | FiveThirtyEight

Australia! Whatitdo! : PoliticalHumor
Who's the snowflake now? : PoliticalHumor
Losing bigly. Hugely. : PoliticalHumor
The nightmare is over. : PoliticalHumor
Trump 2020 stickers are the new confederate flags : PoliticalHumor
Probably definitely maybe the best photo ever taken of this perfect specimen : PoliticalHumor
Calls for civility : PoliticalHumor
I love American women. : PoliticalHumor

Goodbye, Ivanka : politics
(1) NoelCaslerComedy on Twitter: "@babsforlife @AubreyODay @IvankaTrump @realDonaldTrump Gay is a good thing, and all the lesbians I have known are strong, intelligent, compassionate and creative. Vanky is none of those things, so find another term. She is a sexual opportunist and had a lot of promiscuity before she stopped drinking. (Who didn't?) @IvankaTrump" / Twitter
Ivanka Trump tries to get a word in edgewise with world leaders : cringe
Goodbye, Jared : politics
Goodbye, Donald Trump Jr. : politics
Goodbye, Melania : politics
Goodbye, Bill Barr : politics
Goodbye, Rudy Giuliani : politics
Goodbye, Mike Pompeo : politics
Goodbye, Mike Pence : politics
Goodbye, Stephen Miller : politics
Goodbye, Betsy DeVos : politics
Goodbye, Hope Hicks : politics
Goodbye, Andrew Wheeler : politics
Goodbye, Trump White House Press Office : politics
Goodbye, Kayleigh McEnany (and Sarah Sanders and Sean Spicer)
Goodbye, Anonymous Republican Source : politics

Trump just fired the head of the NNSA, the agency that oversees our nuclear weapons safety : politics (will nuke Dem cities)

Text of statement from President Donald Trump : politics
Trump has rejected media calls of a Joe Biden victory : politics
'Far From Over': Trump Refuses To Concede As AP, Others Call Election For Biden : politics
Trump declines to concede election, promises lawsuits : politics
Pressed for evidence of 'fraud,' Team Trump ducks into a van : politics
Donald Trump Confronts a New Label: Loser : politics
Donald Trump Is a Historically Big Loser : politics
Pennsylvania election results: Trump makes fresh unfounded claims of vote fraud in latest Twitter attack : politics
Trump not conceding, is likely to fire foes, pardon friends : politics - The amount of national debt added by trump: $6.6 trillion - Amount of people who died from covid: 230k - Trumps personal debt: $1 billion - Watching trump get dragged out of the White House by secret service: priceless Giuliani says Trump won't concede, revives baseless fraud claims : politics

Inside Donald Trumps 2020 undoing ... advisers had another headache: Guilfoyle, the campaign's s fundraising chair ... Guilfoyle's team, which was beset by infighting and departures, was vastly underperforming. ... uilfoyle and her boyfriend, Donald Trump Jr., would banter in sexually suggestive ways that made some donors uncomfortable. ... Guilfoyle offered to give a lap dance to whoever raised the most money ...
The End of the Line for Trumpland Is a Poorly Rated Sex Shop in North Philly
(1) brian pillion on Twitter: "@soychicka @newtgingrich For an interviewee to be so viscerally panicked as Newt was in his disinfo spewing that even someone as shameless as Sean felt forced to fact-check it... I'd sure love to see a @DrGJackBrown breakdown of the body language. https://t.co/W0Ko2AYyym" / Twitter (Newt Gingrich melts down, hahaha asshole)

Citizen Trump will face legal woes : politics

Louis DeJoy must be investigated - The Boston Globe - Thousands of mailed ballots may have been delivered late. The American people deserve to know what happened.

For Trump voters, shock, disappointment and disbelief. - The New York Times
For Trump voters, shock, disappointment and disbelief : politics
QAnon Lost and Confused After Trump's Election Showing : politics (the biggest Qdrop ever)
Pro-Trump Groups Call For Civil War, In Apparent Defiance Of Facebook's Policy : politics
Incendiary texts traced to outfit run by top Trump aide : politics
Pathetic 'Stop The Steal' Rally In Pennsylvania Shows A Struggling MAGA Movement : politics undefined
The MAGA Movement Is Splintering Between Those Preparing For A Future Without Trump And Those Refusing To Imagine One
When the MAGA Bubble Burst : At Steve Bannon's Election Night party, bravado reigned. But reality quickly caught up with the Trumpism diehards.
For a Trump Fan, a Week When Victory Ebbed Away - The New York Times - Nick Rocco, a passionate Trump follower in the Democratic bastion of Massachusetts, slowly realized it wasn't going his way.

Joe Biden says 'We're going to win over 300 electoral votes'' as his lead holds : politics
'I will not let people stop this count' Joe Biden predicts convincing win in national address

Joe Biden lead widens by nearly 20,000 votes in Pennsylvania : politics
'It's all over, but the crying' for President Trump, Pennsylvania lieutenant governor says (Refucks really tried to fuck things up, and failed)

Trump Wants To Fight Election, But 'It's Dawning On Him,' Former Adviser Says : politics
Trump's White House advisors have reportedly told the president the legal fight to challenge the election results is hopeless : politics

Joe Biden's First 100 days plan should include directives towards securing and expanding the funding of fair, free, and robust elections. : politics

Fox News host Laura Ingraham advises Trump to accept defeat with 'grace and composure' in unusual messaging shift : politics
Rupert Murdoch-owned US outlets turn on Trump, urging him to concede 'with grace' : politics
Why Bret Baier Calling Biden 'President Elect' on Fox News Is Such a Big Deal : politics

Destroying democracy one day at a time - Lawyers, Guns & Money the failure to call the race by the major networks is now entering complicity with Republican propaganda strategy, if it isn't there already

Dan Rather Comes Up With Biting New Way To Explain Electoral Process To Donald Trump. The veteran newsman put it into a context the president may actually understand. : politics

Trump's Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, Infected By Coronavirus : politics (Karmarona)
Trump's Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, Infected By Coronavirus : news
(1) John Santucci on Twitter: "It's now 7. @ABC News has learned a 5th White House staffer positive. That's 5 WH + Meadows + 1 campaign = 7 in Trump orbit." / Twitter
(1) Jennifer Jacobs on Twitter: "NEWS: Along with Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, at least FOUR other White House aides currently have coronavirus, per sources. Pains were taken to keep illness a secret, I'm told. And people around him who knew were told to keep quiet." / Twitter
Mark Meadows, Trump Chief of Staff, Infected by Coronavirus - Bloomberg - Campaign aide Nick Trainer, several others also contract virus
Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff, among five people in Trump's orbit who tested positive for coronavirus - CNNPolitics
Rep. Matt Gaetz, a close Trump ally, has contracted coronavirus: report : politics
The Trump administration is a floating superspreader event - Lawyers, Guns & Money (of evil and lies)

Rachel Maddow Says She Is Quarantining After Possible COVID-19 Exposure, Will Stay Home During MSNBC Election Coverage : television

Joe Biden win would end "pathological lying in the House WhiteBernie Sanders : politics

Supreme Court rejects GOP request to halt mail-in ballot count in Pennsylvania : politics

Election observer says no evidence for Trump's fraud claims : politics
Dear Wisconsin: If Trump wants a recount, make him pay up front : politics
The Only Real Election Fraud Came From The Republicans : politics
I counted votes in Michigan. There's no way to commit fraud. | The process is so complicated, involving so many people, that it would be virtually impossible to fake even a single ballot : politics

Philly progressives held an all-night dance party in front of angry Trump supporters -- 'Philly people know how to party'
Trump supporters are behind a barricade outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Some heated arguing, loud chanting, and a lot of dancing / Twitter
(1) Bradford Pearson on Twitter: "The difference between the two groups protesting right now in Philly is...stark. https://t.co/04h9vui98h" / Twitter

Mute Trump : For four years, you had to read what this guy tweeted. Now you don'. : politics


Report: Armed men arrested in Philadelphia were trying to deliver fake ballots : politics
'Backbone of the #MAGA Movement' -- Armed Man Busted Near Philly Vote Center Is 'Vets for Trump' Founder

As Biden Inches Ahead in Georgia, Stacey Abrams Draws Recognition and Praise : politics
Stacey Abrams's Ground Game Puts Georgia Within Joe Biden's Reach : politics
Georgia election worker forced into hiding over false claims he threw away a ballot : politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Warns What To Look Out For From Trump Sycophants Now -- "I foresee decent probability of many deleted Tweets, writings, photos in the future"
Rats Leaving The Ship

Trump's Children can't Believe Their Dad Is This Despised : politics
Fine Print of RNC-Trump "Election Fraud" Fundraising Shows Half the Money Can Go to Pay Off Existing Campaign Debt : politics


Ilhan Omar On Trump's Bid To Flip Minnesota : 'He Effed Around And Found out' : politics

'Every. Single. One.': Ocasio-Cortez Notes Every Democrat Who Backed Medicare for All Won Reelection in 2020 : politics

Rage Against the Machine: Trump fans lampooned for playing 'Killing in the Name' : politics
(1) Timothy Burke on Twitter: "This is 60 million of your neighbors https://t.co/Pg8KH6pgiZ" / Twitter (the "BBQ, Beer and Freedumb' crowd)

Conspiracism and the election - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The right wing wants to delegitimize the government and, really, all of our knowledge-producing institutions. So it's naturally beneficial for them to spread conspiratorial thinking. (plus, they hate facts and can't "think")

Trump's stock market performance is officially much worse than Obama's in his first term : politics




Millions of Americans have risen up and said: democracy won't die on our watch : politics
We need to talk about the white people who voted for Donald Trump : politics

Eschaton: In America, The Libs Own You (cry, Refuck babies)

Most Nebraskans voted to abolish slavery as criminal punishment. But 32% voted to keep it : politics



A helicopter carrying a heart for a transplant crashed today in LA. Firefighters found the heart and handed it to a doctor who immediately tripped and dropped it. : videos


Singing with dad : aww


TIL what the West knows of Aristotle comes largely from Latin translations by Roman Catholic monks of Spanish Jewish recitations of Arabic Muslim texts translated from Syriac using surviving fragments of Koine Greek documents that quoted him second-hand from Attic Greek sources. : todayilearned

Stunning Images From The Surface of Mars : videos


What is the most complicated way of saying 'Fuck you'.? : AskReddit

People of reddit, it is said that every person experienced at least one incident or event that changes the course of their life. What was your life changing incident/event? : AskReddit

Ex-Facebook users, what made you quit? : AskReddit

'Nobody can block it': how the Telegram app fuels global protest : technology

Perhaps Mozilla Should Unfck Itself before Unfcking The Internet : technology undefined




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Arctic time capsule from 2018 washes up in Ireland as polar ice melts. : worldnews

India's capital New Delhi suffers most toxic air in a year | India : worldnews

Central America: Hurricane Eta one of the biggest threats since Hurricane Mitch : worldnews


One Day in America: More Than 121,000 Coronavirus Cases - The New York Times Thursday brought more coronavirus infections than in any other day of the pandemic. Around the country, the virus left its mark.
Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump ... 376 counties with the highest number of new cases per capita, the overwhelming majority -- 93% of those counties -- went for Trump, a rate above other less severely hit areas. (symptomatic)


America hits 10 million cases : Coronavirus
U.S. records over 121,000 COVID-19 cases, setting record for new daily cases : Coronavirus
New Daily U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump Nearly 20%, Hitting Almost 122,000 : Coronavirus



MA COVID-19 Data 11/6/20 : boston )5.4%+ 21 deaths
2,038 New Confirmed Cases ;2.4% positive; 9.9% positive new individuals; 21 deaths -November 5 : CoronavirusMa
weekly-covid-19-public-health-report-november-5-2020 [updated November 6th with Town-by-Town Data] : CoronavirusMa undefined


Rapid Covid test missed over 50% of positive cases : worldnews

Denmark has found 214 people infected with mink-related coronavirus : worldnews


State changing COVID color-coded system : boston
(1) WBUR on Twitter: "Baker says he's releasing an updated version of the metrics that classify towns into red, yellow, green and gray. https://t.co/KT92DgrHbc" / Twitter
Charlie Baker' new mask mandate 'pandemic theature' says Harvard epidemiologist : CoronavirusMa
New DESE guidance calls for almost all schools to offer in-person learning unless there's been evidence of in-school transmission. : boston
MBTA riders not wearing masks face $300 fine : boston (not enforced)

Boston and RI are the only two states where Biden has won every single county! : boston

Aspirin to be tested as potential COVID-19 drug in UK study : Coronavirus
Covid immune response faster and stronger post-infection, scientists say | World news : Coronavirus
An interactive visualization of the exponential spread of COVID-19 | 91-DIVOC (Cumulative COVID-19 Test Positivity Rate) : Coronavirus
Are KN95 Masks Effective? What to Know : Coronavirus

Lancet study finds evidence that the reopening of schools causes COVID transmission rates to surge : science
Pandemic Has 'Fat Tail' With More Superspreading Events Than Expected, MIT Study Finds : CoronavirusMa
Remember when people thought kids didn't t transmit the virus and that schools weren't hotspots of transmission? : CoronavirusMa
CDC Report: Officials Knew Coronavirus Test Was Flawed But Released It Anyway : Coronavirus


Five FEMA Trailers Arrive In El Paso As COVID-19 Deaths Continue To Surge : Coronavirus
State court rejects request to halt El Paso County Judge's shutdown order, says it is valid : Coronavirus

Florida surpasses 17,000 coronavirus deaths; state report delayed all week : Coronavirus
'It's crap' : DeSantis 'leaks' state records to fuel COVID-19 'death conspiracy'

Ohio reports 5,008 new COVID-19 cases, highest so far to date : Coronavirus
Indiana announces another daily record: 4,714 new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 10,376 new known cases COVID-19 another record high daily and 49 additional deaths reported : Coronavirus
Wisconsin reports record 6,141 coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
Oklahoma's COVID-19 Numbers Rise To Record Numbers : Coronavirus ... Oooooooklahoma where the virus comes sweeping down the plains....

Business encourages Iowans to not wear masks as Covid-19 cases surge in Iowa : Coronavirus
Iowa officials report 3,533 new coronavirus cases, 14 more deaths over 24 hours : Coronavirus

Texas poised to hit 1 million coronavirus cases : Coronavirus

COVID Hospitalizations Continue Record Surge; Oklahoma Now In Federal Red Zone For Death Rate : Coronavirus
New record: NC reports 2,908 new cases of coronavirus : Coronavirus

COVID-19 in South Dakota: 1,488 new total cases; Death toll rises to 510; Active cases at 14,426 : Coronavirus


Montreal schools now driving force of COVID-19 spread: experts : Coronavirus


India - 49,739 new cases and 576 new deaths, third highest increase in cases and deaths behind the US and France, overtakes Brazil for total serious cases. : Coronavirus

Russia's Excess Death Toll Passed 110K Before Second Wave - The Moscow Times : Coronavirus
Romania's daily coronavirus cases exceed 10,000 for the first time : Coronavirus

France reports record 60,000 new coronavirus cases, more than 800 new deaths - New cases: 60,486 - Positivity rate: N/A - In hospital: 28,979 (+553) - In ICU: 4,331 (+101) - New deaths: 835 (405 in hospital) : Coronavirus
Italy reports 37,809 new cases with 234,245 tests. +446 new deaths, +124 in ICU : Coronavirus
Spain sets seven-day record for Covid deaths in second wave : Coronavirus
Germany reports 21.506 new cases, 166 new deaths (11.096 total) : Coronavirus


New Zealand's Ardern sworn in for second term after landslide win : worldnews


Ethiopia mobilises for war in northern region : worldnews

Group Sponsored By Nigeria's Chief Of Army, Buratai, Threatens To Kill Amnesty International Workers, Burn Offices In Nigeria : worldnews

Putin orders Russian government to try to meet Paris climate goals : worldnews ("try")
Russia Moves to Grant Ex-Presidents Lifetime Immunity From Prosecution : worldnews
Vladimir Putin plans to step down next year amid health concerns, report claims : worldnews ... This is the same paper that keeps saying Kim Jong Un is dead.
Putin 'to quit as Russian president' in weeks amid Parkinson's disease fears : worldnews -- Tabloid news paper. No credible paper has picked it up yet.
'Putin's NOT quitting': Kremlin insists the Russian president, 68, is in 'excellent health' and denies he will quit in January amid claims he has Parkinson's - as it's revealed he will get life-long immunity from prosecution : worldnews
Poisoned Kremlin critic Navalny's Moscow offices raided, aides charged with contempt. : worldnews


U.N. says Israel's "unlawful demolition" of Palestinian village leaves 41 kids homeless : worldnews
Settlers storm archaeological site north of Nablus [Israel -Palestine] : worldnews ... hundreds of settlers forced their way into the site under the protection of the Israeli military, which declared the site off-limit for Palestinians.

Pope's November prayer intention: that progress in robotics and "be human" : worldnews (robots: why would we want to do that?)

South China Sea tensions soar as Philippines authorise drills without Beijing's permission : worldnews

Young generation under attack : Afghans shaken by Kabul carnage

Myanmar minorities, including Rohingya, excluded from voting in election : worldnews (good Buddhists)

Two Taiwanese men found to be adopting cats and then torturing them to death : worldnews

Japan to help cover IVF costs in attempt to avert demographic crisis : worldnews
Hokkaido city deploys 'monster wolf' robot to scare bears away from residential areas : worldnews

Sri Lanka sends back 82 more garbage containers to UK : worldnews (all full of Tories)


Beverly Hills police investigating hate crime against Turkish restaurant : worldnews
Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh continued overnight, with the separatist region's de facto authorities reporting the deaths of at least three civilians following shelling by Azerbaijani forces. : worldnews
Heavy shelling hits Nagorno-Karabakh's largest city: sources : worldnews

Britain, U.S. Call For New Vote In Belarus After 'Damning' Report On Rights Abuses : worldnews

Venezuela's oil exports continue to plunge. : worldnews

Bolivia's President-Elect Luis Arce Attacked With Dynamite : worldnews (Trump said he had nothing to do with it)


Austria to close radical mosques following deadly terrorist attack in Vienna : worldnews
French Muslims protect church in gesture of peace after Nice attack : worldnews
Emmanuel Macron has called for a 'deep overhaul' ofEurope's open-border Schengen area, including the creation ofa 'proper border fence' to tighten control of the zone's external frontiers. : worldnews

The united states to remove terrorist designation of TIP and ETIM, Chinese Jihadists organizations fighting in China, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan allied to al Qaeda and Daesh : worldnews
Islamic State turns attention to India and Pakistan : worldnews

South American drug cartels launch fleet of narco subs : worldnews

Facebook on Friday said it has dismantled seven separate networks of fake accounts and pages on its platform that were active in Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Myanmar, Georgia, and Ukraine due to "coordinated inauthentic behaviour". : worldnews

Alberta auditor flags $1.6B in government accounting blunders, oversight problems : worldnews (just a little "blunder" nothing else to see)
Whole Foods grocery chain bans employees from wearing poppies : worldnews


Highly competitive elections in US tarnished by legal uncertainty and unprecedented attempts to undermine public trust, international observers say : worldnews


Election 2020 results: Why Decision Desk called Pennsylvania, and the presidential race, for Joe Biden - Vox
Joe Biden's popular vote lead grows to more than 4 million : politics
It's Over: Biden defeats Trump as US voters take the rare step to remove an incumbent president : politics
Decision Desk Has Called Pennsylvania and the Race for President for Joe Biden : politics ... 306(D)-232(R) ... Does it ring any bells?
Kamala Harris makes history as the first woman to become vice president : politics

Discussion Thread: 2020 General Election Part 69 | Nice : politics

Trump has told people he has no plans to concede even if his path to victory is blocked - CNNPolitics
Report: Trump Plans to Barricade Himself in the Oval Office and Refuse to Come Out If Biden Wins : politics ... Melania: How I Fucked My Way To Being Miserable ...

Biden takes lead in count in Pennsylvania and Georgia, where recount is expected
Biden takes lead in Pennsylvania, as anxious nation awaits winner - The Boston Globe
Biden overtakes Trump in Pennsylvania vote count : politics
Biden didn't 'take the lead' in Pennsylvania. If he wins, he always had it. : politics
Trump and his aides are reportedly 'very anxious' Fox News will call Pennsylvania, clinching Biden victory : politics
Joe Biden Has Taken The Lead In The Historically Red State Of Georgia : politics
Stacey Abrams Says 'My Heart is Full' As Georgia Poised to Turn Blue For First Time in 28 Years : politics
Stacey Abrams instrumental in Democratic success in Georgia : politics
Judge Tosses Out Trump Campaign Lawsuit Attempting To Stop Vote Count In Pennsylvania - The lawsuits in Pennsylvania and Georgia were thrown out by federal judges. : politics
Lindsey Graham refuses to dismiss idea to scrap Pennsylvania election results over Trump conspiracy theories : politics
Biden leads over Trump in Nevada grows to more than 22,000. : politics

Philadelphia: Evacuations underway after bomb threats near vote counting centre : politics
Pennsylvania election: Philadelphia police probe alleged plot to attack Pa. Convention Center - 6abc Philadelphia ... in a silver Hummer
Two men outside Philly vote count in Hummer with QAnon stickers face weapons charges, police say

Secret Service plans to ramp up protection of Biden in anticipation of his possible win : politics
Aviation authorities designate 'national defence airspace' over Biden's current location : politics

Biden campaign threatens to 'escort Trump out of White House' : politics (in chains)
Eschaton: Long Cold Winter Medieval fortress sieges were mostly about starving out the occupants.

Trumps stalling legal strategy
Trump Whines: Why Isnt Barr Coming to Save Me?

Local GOP Pushes Trump Voters to Cast Ballots After Election

Trump National Security Officials Horrified by His Election Lies -- Top national-security officials are preparing for the president of the United States to refuse to listen to the election results, even when they are officially declared.

US Special Council to investigate Trump campaign's use of White House as campaign 'war room' : politics

Trump allies reportedly discussing who will have to break the news of his potential loss : politics

Photo From Trump's Lie-Filled Rant Goes Viral For The Most Obvious Reason : politics
Trumps last stand against the truth - a wild, relentless war against reality and truth, falsely claiming several states are stealing the election by adhering to their laws, rules, and long precedents.
In Torrent of Falsehoods, Trump Claims Election Is Rigged - The New York Times

Fact check: Trump delivers the most dishonest speech of his presidency as Biden closes in on victory : politics
Trump's Most Dishonest Speech Ever Stuns CNN Fact-Checker : politics
Losing an election, Trump chooses to slander American democracy : politics
The day the world stopped paying attention to Donald Trump : politics
Voters know Trump isn't just a bad president. He's a bad person. : politics
Trump aides reportedly had to explain to the president that his demand to 'Stop The Count' would actually guarantee his loss : politics
As Trump claims election is being stolen, John McCain's concession speech from 2008 goes viral : politics
Romney after Trump briefing: 'Counting every vote is at the heart of democracy' : politics
US networks pull the plug on Trump's live address due to lies : politics
Twitter Has Labeled 38% of Trumps Tweets Since Tuesday : politics

Mary Trump says uncle Donald is in 'uncontrollable rage': 'Somebody has to stop him' He's desperate, he'ss flailing, and there's literally nothing he can do legitimately except to watch this play out helplessly : politics
Mary Trump says President Donald Trump is likely 'desperate' right now as he has 'no one to bail him out' : politics

Trump has told people he has no plans to concede even if his path to victory is blocked : politics
President Trump Is Struggling to Face the Possibility That He Lost : politics
Trump Moves Into the Burn-It-Down Phase : politics

Fox News Gets Ready to Dump Trump : politics ... Fox staffers believe the network will pivot to a focus on bashing a President Biden
Trump is reportedly out for revenge against Fox News : politics
Trump's Divorce From Fox News Is Getting Ugly : politics

Legal problems galore await Donald Trump if he loses reelection and his presidential immunity : politics
Federal watchdog inquiring Trump campaign's use of White House on Election Day, lawmaker says : politics


On Brink of Defeat, Trump Is Losing Control of Republicans : politics
Trumpworld rages behind the scenes - Axios

How Claims of Dead Michigan Voters Spread Faster Than the Facts - The New York Times
Study Considers a Link Between QAnon and Polling Errors - The New York Times

Judge 'shocked' USPS disregarded order for postal inspectors to search for undelivered ballots : politics
Trump questions why mail-in ballots are going against him. He spent months baselessly attacking them : politics

Let the schadenfreude roll - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Today is the day Donald Trump became ex-president - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... At this point I almost have a certain perverse admiration for the ratfucking Republican legislators in PA/MI/WI who ensured Trump's hopes for re-election would be slowly tortured to death for 60 hours rather than quickly announced on November 3.

Georgia preps for war with Senate majority on the line - POLITICO

How Joe Biden gained an edge in Michigan - ABC News Trump won the state in 2016 by 10,704 votes. Biden now leads by nearly 150,000.

Pelosi formally seeks another 2 years as speaker - POLITICO
Eschaton: Broad Lessons I know every election proves us all fucking right, but I do think it's reasonable to say "work on making sure nonvoters are registered and get to the polls" is edging out "appeal to Republican voters" as a cunning plan. Not that it is necessarily precisely a choice between these two paths.

Joy Reid: If Joe Biden wins, he will owe his victory to voters of color : politics

Trumpism is a chronic condition in American life - The Washington Post

(1) Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "imagine believing Trump is capable of this https://t.co/AmEnN3gwso" / Twitter (Turley, worst law proofessor not named Yoo or Starr)

Fox News tells anchors not to call Biden 'President-elect,' then changes its tune - CNN

Joe Biden Likely Has the Votes to Win the Presidency and Don Jr. Is Shitting a Brick : politics

How reality caught up with the reality TV president : The Trump show has been canceled.

/u/handlit33 does the math and finds Donald Trump would have won GA had so many of his supporters not died of Covid-19. : bestof

Black People Repudiated Trump Like He Was a Piece of Used Gum - It's time for centrist Democrats to stop whining about Black Lives Matters protests and start recognizing that Black voters literally saved the election. : politics

White women didn't desert Trump in the election. Polls show some white men did ... White women, and especially those without college degrees, have shown time and time again that they are one of the most loyal voting blocs for Republicans (even when they say they find their candidate disgusting and sexist). ... Trump seems to have gained traction with every single demographic of voters, with the exception of white men.

CNN reporter says it is 'poetry' that Trump's racist presidency ends with 'black woman in White House' : politics
Arizona flips! Navajos contribute to historic shift : politics

Trump supporters freak after 'Stop the Steal' Facebook group renamed 'Gay Communists for Socialism' : politics
The RNC Promoted A Voter Fraud Hotline On Twitter And It Totally Backfired : politics

The War on the War on Drugs - Lawyers, Guns & Money One encouraging sign from Tuesday was the success of drug decriminalization efforts, not all of them in blue states:

Where Does the GOP Go From Here? - Lawyers, Guns & Money After 2012, the Republican Party engaged in a post-mortem to try to figure out how they lost twice to Obama. All those lessons were tossed the Trump dumpster fire.
Hearsay on Hearsay - Lawyers, Guns & Money
(1) Mark Joseph Stern on Twitter: "A sampling of the disinformation that Harvard Law Prof. Adrian Vermeule promoted over the last few days

Trump lost 4 of the top 5 boat-owning states : politics

Steve Bannon's lawyers quit after he calls for beheading of Dr Fauci and FBI Director : politics


Gerrymandering - FairVote


/u/JayNotAtAll explains how modern american churches are MLM entities. : bestof


Lawyer breaks down ridiculous ruling against Johnny Depp : videos


I'm Brian Muraresku, author of The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion With No Name, an exploration into how psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization. AMA : IAmA


Poor diet: Children 20cm shorter as a result, analysis says : worldnews

Scientists discover bizarre hell planet where it rains rocks and oceans are made of lava : worldnews (governed by Republicans)

Wormholes Untangle a Black Hole Paradox


Jagshemash. My name Borat. My new moviefilm is streams in Amazon. Please you will watch then spray me with questions. I strong, I have survive syphilis 17 time, I can take whatever you want pump on me! AMA! : movies




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Joe Biden says he will rejoin the Paris climate agreement on the first day of his presidency if he wins the election : politics
Russia's Arctic Laptev Sea has not yet frozen for the first time since records began : worldnews

Indonesia raises volcano threat level, sets no-go-zone : worldnews


America Tops 100,000 Coronavirus Cases in a Day - The Atlantic -- The country recorded more than 100,000 coronavirus cases on Wednesdaythe highest single-day total since the pandemic began.
The US just reported 102,831 new Covid-19 infections in 1 day. That's an all-time high : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/5/20 : boston (3.8%+ 23 deaths)


Mandatory mask rule: anyone else elated? : CoronavirusMa

When coffee smells like gasoline: Covid isn't just stealing senses -- it may be warping them
After COVID-19 vaccine, don't lose that face mask. You'll still need it. : Coronavirus
Covid-19: 1 out of 6 Cases Admitted to Hospitals Are Healthcare Workers and Their Families, Study Reports : Coronavirus
Startling Case Study Finds Asymptomatic COVID-19 Carrier Who Shed Virus For 70 Days : Coronavirus
Flu Shot May Shield You From Severe COVID : Coronavirus
Review finds almost 20% of COVID-19 patients only show gastrointestinal symptoms : Coronavirus
Clots, Strokes And Rashes. Is COVID-19 A Disease Of The Blood Vessels? : Coronavirus
Heart inflammation from COVID-19 less common than thought : Coronavirus
Children Produce Weaker Coronavirus Antibodies, Study Finds : Coronavirus

Canada's first case of H1N2 influenza confirmed in central Alberta : worldnews
Covid-19 from mink could turn into a new global pandemic : Coronavirus
Denmark puts 7 municipalities on lockdown amid concern over coronavirus mutation found in at least 12 people : Coronavirus

In places with worst coronavirus surges, people voted overwhelmingly for Trump - The Boston Globe

St. Charles County poll worker tested positive for COVID-19, worked Election Day and has died, county says : Coronavirus

Washington sets record for daily coronavirus cases : Coronavirus

Pennsylvania health officials report 2,900 additional COVID-19 cases marking highest 1-day total : Coronavirus

Seventeen U.S. states report record increase in COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus

Florida coronavirus: 6,257 new infections as resident deaths approach 17,000 : Coronavirus

Iowa reports 4,562 new COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths as state sees record hospitalizations, ICU patients : Coronavirus


Poland reports record 27,143 new coronavirus cases, positivity rate jumps to 40% - New cases: 27,143 - Positivity rate: 40.4% (+4.7) - In hospital: 19,114 (+460) - On ventilator: 1,615 (-10) - New deaths: 367 : Coronavirus

Swedish PM self-isolates as nation sees rising virus cases : Coronavirus

France reports record 58,046 new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus ... 58,046 cases in France are equal to 290,230 US cases ...
Italy reports record 34,505 new coronavirus cases, daily death toll tops 400 for the first time since early May - New cases: 34,505 - Positivity rate: 25.6% (+1.6) - In hospital: 23,256 (+1,140) - In ICU: 2,391 (+99) - New deaths: 428 : Coronavirus

UK coronavirus death toll rises by almost 500 in 24 hours : worldnews
Student left in 'brutal pain' by Covid warns young people to take it seriously (UK) : worldnews


Russia reports 19,404 new coronavirus cases, 292 deaths : worldnews

Australia records zero cases of COVID-19 : worldnews

Record number of Australians sign ex-PM's call for Murdoch inquiry : worldnews
Disgraced public servant used affordable housing cash to pay for own mansion, money trail allegedly reveals : worldnews


Japan left with only one nuclear reactor working due to shutdown. : worldnews

Pakistan | Bank manager shot dead by security guard allegedly over blasphemy in Punjab's Khushab : worldnews
Ancient Hindu Temple Destroyed in Pakistan Over Blasphemy Allegations : worldnews ... "we will cut of the head of any they say Islam is a violent religion"

Israeli army destroys Palestinian village in Jordan Valley and nearly 80 people have been left homeless : worldnews ... Huh that's weird didn't Jared Kushner solve the Israel-Palestine conflict? ... This is his solution ... It's quite Final ...
EU urges Israel to stop demolitions in Palestine : worldnews

Iran official to students: Burn Israeli flags at home this year due to COVID : worldnews

Africa: US Christian Right-Wing Groups Raise Big Bucks, Aiming to Shape African Morality : worldnews

'We were ordered to slaughter every Armenian in the village' captured Syrian mercenary says

Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes charges : worldnews ... Presidents can face crimes?!

Leaked police data reveals level of violence against protesters in Belarus : worldnews
EU agrees new Belarus sanctions targeting Lukashenko : worldnews

Activists hail bill to make violence against LGBT people a hate crime in Italy : worldnews

Bolsonaro's son charged by prosecutors in money laundering probe : worldnews

Vatican OKs probe of sex abuse coverup by Polish bishop : worldnews
Pope censures key department over London real estate deal : worldnews

New bill set to expand Russian ex-presidents' immunity from prosecution : worldnews

Targeting child trafficking: 388 arrested across Europe : worldnews

German defense minister warns China against attacking Taiwan : worldnews
Canada prepared for mass evacuation of citizens in Hong Kong if necessary : worldnews

France condemns Erdogan over Islam row, threatens sanctions : worldnews

Vienna attack: Austria admits failing to act on Slovak warning on gunman : worldnews

The UK economy is heading back into recession : worldnews
Boris Johnson branded 'most accomplished liar in public Life' by former cabinet colleague : worldnews

Google admits to censoring the World Socialist Web Site : worldnews

Joe Biden on cusp of clinching victory : politics

Trump is feeling 'down,' starting to 'see this slip away' from him, CNN's Dana Bash reports : politics
Has anyone seen Donald Trump?

Trumps Twitter account should be suspended after barrage of misinformation, top Democrats say : politics
Trump issues statement (to avoid Twitter censorship) - Lawyers, Guns & Money Never forget that the entire Republican party and every Republican voter was 100% OK with all of this for four straight years. Nevertheless Dana Bash is still reporting that she expects the Pivot any minute
Jared Kushner called Rupert Murdoch in a desperate bid to overturn the network calling Arizona for Biden, report says : politics
Eric Trump Is An Election Hoax Superspreader ... son has prematurely claimed victory in Pennsylvania, spread rumors and lies, and, so far, gotten away with it.
Viral 'ballot' burning video shared by Eric Trump is fake
Donald Trump Jr.'s Bizarre Electoral Map Has Canada Going Republican : politics (methhead)
Donald Trump Jr.s Bizarre Electoral Map Has Canada Going Republican (hahaha, only Mexico, India and China voted for Trump, including Antartica)
Fox News is pulling out all the stops to promote Trump's twisted logic about 'corrupt' voting
The final implosion of Trumps Fox News propagandists

Measuring Land vs. Measuring People : gifs
Trump the most anti-democratic president in modern US history : politics (and 68 million traitors)

Eschaton: Good Luck With That Trump and aides have had discussions about mounting a comeback run in 2024 should he lose reelection to Biden, an adviser tells me. No word whether he would do it. But the subject has come up, I'm told.
Eschaton: Done With Don ... Pretty clear that Biden's probably going to win soon, and it's also clear that all the friends of Donny Two Scoops have scurried away into the night.

(1) David Corn on Twitter: "The Trump family is now calling on GOP-controlled state legislatures to nullify the actual vote and push for Trump electors. This is a dangerous moment. https://t.co/aaEuRCiudk" / Twitter

Biden Appears to Hold Edge in the Key Votes Left to Be Counted - The New York Times
Trump Won't Succeed in Stopping Votes From Being Counted -- But he could still delegitimize the democratic process.

Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome : news
Trump tweets 'Stop the count!' But if the vote were stopped, Joe Biden would win the presidency : politics
Trump's demand to throw out ballots arriving after Election Day would break the law and disenfranchise military voters : politics (you know, "the losers")
Michigan Secretary of State: All votes are counted : politics
Joe Biden Increased Share of Michigan Union Vote, Beat Trump By 15 Points: Exit Poll : politics
Georgia judge throws out Trumps lawsuit over voter fraud in a blow to his electoral hopes : politics
Georgia Judge Throws Out Trump Campaign Lawsuit That Produced Exactly Zero Evidence of Fraud : politics
Georgia election data show many absentee ballots remain uncounted
(1) Eric Teusink on Twitter: "Biden has won Georgia. Trump is losing 70/30 on ballots from counties he won. Many, many votes outstanding from counties that will go 80+ for Biden." / Twitter

Trump supporters armed with rifles and handguns descend on election counting centres where mail-in ballots continue to be tallied and reddittor finds a word in the dictionary for the same : bestof

Kayleigh McEnany suggests Pennsylvania should toss out all mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, even though the Supreme Court said they should be counted up to 3 days after : politics
Election Observation Team Says No Evidence For Trump's Fraud Claims : politics

The biggest Trump meltdown the world has ever seen is imminent. Be prepared : politics
Trump prepares to launch a second term early, even without winning - POLITICO He may fire department heads like the FBI's Chris Wray and Pentagon chief Mark Esper. He could sign base-pleasing executive orders. He might resume travel.
Long at odds with Trump, Defense Secretary Esper has prepared a resignation letter, say officials Esper also plans to help Congress draft legislation to strip military bases of Confederate names, which could further alienate him from Trump.

Steve Bannon Says He'd Like to See Dr. Fauci, FBI Director Wray Beheaded : politics
Twitter Bans Steve Bannon as YouTube Removes 'Beheading' Video : politics

Frank Rich: The GOP Will Learn Nothing From a Trump Defeat
Win or Lose, Trump Will Remain a Powerful and Disruptive Force - The New York Times Even if he is defeated, he has made clear that he would not shrink from the scene.
A Large Portion of the Electorate Chose the Sociopath - The Atlantic America will have to contend with that fact.
What Is Wrong With 68 Million Americans? How Trumps Mental Illness Infected 48% of the Electorate : politics
Trump should have lost in a landslide. The fact that he didn't speaks volumes : politics


Mitch McConnell Has Let It Be Known He Will Continue to Be an Obstructive Jackass If Joe Biden Wins : politics


With Senate win, Mark Kelly becomes 4th astronaut elected to Congress : news

2020 Election Results: Biden Won, But the Democrats Lost

Senate Control To Be Decided By Two Georgia Runoff Elections in January : politics


Late-night TV hosts express shock at close election: 'I feel like I overestimated the American people : politics

Biden Calls on Americans to 'stop Treating Our Opponents as enemies' : politics


Time for an Overhaul of House Democratic Leadership : The performance, strategy, and results were all wrong. (just quit, Nancy)

Coping - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Eschaton: Get Her Why do we listen to people who lost elections as if they are experts in winning elections? ... McCaskill tried her approach. She ran as a caravan-hysteria Dem& lost while grassroots organizers won progressive measures in MO. Her language here shows how she took her base for granted. -- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 5, 2020
(1) Waleed Shahid on Twitter: "Claire McCaskill: "Whether you are talking guns or...abortion...or gay marriage and rights for 'transexuals' and other people who we as a party 'look after' and make sure they are treated fairly. As we circled the issues we left voters behind and Republicans dove in." https://t.co/bMh9JALAxg" / Twitter
Claire McCaskill's Nasty 'Transsexuals' Line -- Nobody Needs to Hear From Claire McCaskill About AnythingWhy is anyone turning to this political failure for advice?
Eschaton: Garbage Human Claire McCaskill lost her election during a wave year because she refused to do any outreach to black people and campaigned on not being a "crazy democrat", and now she goes on the Lincoln Project Network to lecture other people on how to win by turning the bigotry up to 11.

Postal carrier arrested at Peace Bridge with mail in his trunk, including absentees : politics

A decade of power: Statehouse wins position GOP to dominate redistricting
Democrats' 'Blue Wave' Crashed in Statehouses Across the Country == Democrats failed to flip chambers in Texas, North Carolina, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Republicans flipped New HampshireLegislature.

GOP falls shorts of veto-proof majorities in Wisconsin legislature : politics


Alabama police captain on social media about Biden voters: 'put a bullet in their skull' : politics

Trummp's 'personal pastor' Paula White is losing it over a possible Biden victory : politics
Trump's 'personal pastor' Paula White is losing it over a possible Biden victory / LGBTQ Nation .. A video of her speaking in tongues and requesting 'angelic reinforcement' rom Africa and South America has gone viral.
(1) Mel the Enforcer on Twitter: "Paula White proving that trump supporters have completely lost their shit. m so invested in the guy pacing behind her. https://t.co/oVmhkOErt8" / Twitter


ICE Attempts to Deport Multiple Witnesses in Gynecologic Surgery Scandal : politics


49% Facebook Employees Don't Believe It Had Positive Impact On World : technology


Jackie Johnson, the Georgia district attorney who led Ahmaud Arbery investigation, ousted by voters - The Washington Post

N.Y.P.D. Anti-Harassment Official Accused of Racist Rants - The New York Times (ACAR and of course the cops appointed a blatent racist to their anti-racism board)


Lawrence, MA went +21 Trump in 2020 over 2016, and this guy thinks he knows why. : massachusetts
LIST: These Massachusetts Towns Flipped To Biden After Supporting Trump In 2016 : massachusetts ... Sterling (Biden 52%, Trump 45%)


Astronomers trace mysterious space radio waves to a source within our galaxy: The mystery of fast radio bursts is getting closer to being solved : worldnews

A Huge Fusion Experiment in The UK Just Achieved The Much Anticipated 'First Plasma' : worldnews




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US formally exits Paris pact aiming to curb climate change (Trump and Republicans destroy the planet)
Environmentalists urge UN to condemn Brazil's spying at climate talks : worldnews
Rewilding key to averting mass extinctions and reducing carbon emissions : worldnews
Giant Antarctic iceberg on collision course with British territory of South Georgia : worldnews

More than 100 beached whales saved off Sri Lanka : worldnews

H5N8 bird flu moves into North Western Europe : worldnews

Coronavirus updates: United States tops 100,000 new virus cases in a day for first time (on the day Trump almost wins)


MA COVID-19 Data 11/4/20 : boston (3.1%+ 27 deaths)
1,629 New Confirmed Cases ;1.6% positive; 7.4% positive individuals; 27 deaths -November 4 : CoronavirusMa


Lung damage found in COVID dead may shed light on 'long COVID' : worldnews
u/EP1Cdisast3r goes the extra mile to check the sources of a comment after another person tries to say that masks are ineffective. : bestof

Denmark: Mutated coronavirus from mink is a threat to humans : Coronavirus


College student found dead in her dorm after testing positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus


Brazil's Covid-19 death toll tops 160,000

Covid patients in North Korea are being left to starve to death in quarantine camps : worldnews

Russia reports record number of new coronavirus cases, deaths : worldnews


Hong Kong protests: man gets 160 hours community service over online rumours of police sex assaults on women at detention centre | South China Morning Post
US Government approves drone sale to Taiwan in deal set to anger China : news


'The last red line': Ethiopia nears civil war as PM orders military into restive Tigray region : worldnews


Pet parrot saves Australian man from house fire : worldnews


Poland delays abortion ban amid nationwide protests : worldnews
Poland's Massive Pro-Choice Protests Can Change the Whole Political Agenda : worldnews
Polish protesters go nude as abortion fight takes new form : worldnews
Three women face jail in Poland for sharing posters of Virgin Mary with an LGBT+ rainbow halo : worldnews


A Muslim immigrant saves Austrian policeman during Monday's terrorist attack. Osama Joda, a 23-year-old Palestinian, risked his life to help a police officer who was shot by a terrorist in Vienna's city center. : worldnews

'Our classes are packed': Paris school kids clash with police in COVID-19 protest : worldnews

Private jet bookings soar as wealthy flee second England lockdown : worldnews
UK terrorism threat level raised to severe : news


Conservative Mexican state of Puebla legalizes same-sex marriage : worldnews

Evidence deadline looms in case of Epstein's ex-girlfriend : news


Joe Biden Is on Track to Win the Electoral College : politics
Biden has now received more votes for president than any other candidate in U.S. history : politics
Biden Just Pulled Ahead in Michigan, Wisconsin, and the Fight for the White House : politics
The Remaining Vote in Pennsylvania Appears to Be for Joe Biden - The New York Times The president leads by nearly 700,000 votes, but there are 1.4 million absentee votes outstanding.
Biden looks screwed even if he wins - POLITICO At a minimum, the lackluster performance of Democratic Senate candidates would hamstring a President Biden from Day One.

Trump falsely claims he has won election and demands Supreme Court stops more ballots being counted : politics
Trump has attacked democracys institutions, but never so blatantly as he did overnight
Trump's call to halt vote counts is his most brazen swipe at democracy yet : politics
We don't know who won the presidency yet. Trump is still making false claims about the vote. : politics
Trump Says Vote-Counting Should Only Continue in States Where He's Behind : politics
Biden: 'It Ain't Over Till Every Vote Is Counted, Every Ballot Is Coounted' : politics
Bernie Sanders' Accurate Prediction Of Donald Trump'ss Election Night Playbook Goes Viral : politics
Twitter Slaps Warning Label on Trump Post Charging Democrats With Trying to steal Election : politics (by voting)

Van Jones: The fact that it's this close hurts : politics ... 60+ million think the country's doing great. WTF ... In areas that were fucked by the Rona, his vote share increased in those areas.

(1) Nate Cohn on Twitter: "Biden has taken the lead in Michigan, according to the AP Along with AZ, NV and WI, he now leads in states worth 270 electoral votes--the number needed to win https://t.co/8bdQchP5zB" / Twitter
The Remaining Vote in Pennsylvania Appears to Be Overwhelmingly for Biden : politics
Joe Biden wins Arizona in major Southwest swing-state victory : politics
Biden wins state of Arizona, first Democrat to do so since 1996 : politics
Trump campaign was livid when Fox News called Arizona for Biden and tensions boiled over on-air
Wisconsin election results: Biden overtakes Trump with 4% of votes left to count : politics
AP calls New Mexico for Joe Biden : politics
>br ? Election Exit Polls 2020 - The New York Times : How Different Groups Voted

We still dont know much about this election -- except that the media and pollsters blew it again


However the election ends, white supremacy has already won. America has shown a fidelity to white supremacy we can't dismiss, regardless of the election's final outcome : politics
Opinion | Exit Polls Point to the Power of White Patriarchy - The New York Times Some people who have historically been oppressed will stand with their oppressors ... White people== both men and women -- were the only group in which a majority voted for Trump, according to exit polls. To be exact, nearly three out of every five white voters in America are Trump voters ... gay men -- a demographic that typically skews left would vote for Donald Trump at a higher percentage than U.S. citizens overall


Awful People Can Still Win Elections in Far Too Much of This Country : politics
There Will Be No Emphatic Rejection of Trump: Even in the rosiest projections, Biden will only win narrowly and the next four years will be a brutal slog

Democrats retain control of the House of Representatives, will likely expand lead by at least 5 seats : politics

All 4 members of 'The Squad' reelected to House : politics
Ilhan Omar wins reelection, New York Times projects : politics

Anti-Muslim candidate Laura Loomer loses U.S. House race : politics

Mark Kelly flips John McCain's old Senate seat in Arizona for Democrats : politics ... First person in American Senate electoral history to have lost 2 Senate races which caused both of a state's Senate seats flip to the opposite party and in 2 years no less
Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper is projected to unseat GOP Sen. Cory Gardner for US Senate : politics
Mitch McConnell Wins 7th Term as Republicans Battle to Keep Senate : news
Lindsey Graham Hangs On, Overcoming a Steep Democratic Challenge : news

Democrats Underperformed Among Voters of Color Except in Arizona. Here's Why.

Green Day - American Idiot [Rock] : Music

USPS disregards judge's order to conduct ballot sweep in 12 districts covering 15 states - The Washington Post after more than 300,000 scanned ballots could not be traced.
'Haul Louis DeJoy in Front of a Criminal Grand Jury': Outrage After Postal Service Misses Court-Ordered Election Day Deadline : politics
U.S. Postal Service officials ordered to appear in court after failing to comply with federal judge's ballot-sweep order : politics ... Dejoy needs to go to Dejail.
'Someone may have to pay a price' : Judge lashes Postal Service for defying ballot order

DeVos' security detail cost taxpayers $24M over 4 years : politics ... $16,438 per fucking day for security to protect this witch.

'Dumpster fire' : House Democrats trade blame after Tuesday's damage -- Some in the party questioned the tactics at the top, with several Democrats demanding an overhaul within the DCCC.
Centrist Democrats talk leadership changes after negative election results | TheHill
House of cards? Pelosi to have a hard time becoming speaker, GOP officials say | Fox News

Face the Bitter Truth -- We are two countries, and neither of them is going to be conquered or disappear anytime soon (Packer misses the big sort and the mark of the Beast)

Nate Silver Faces Wrath of Twitter After Election Results Once Again Go Against His Predictions
The Polling Crisis Is a Catastrophe for American Democracy -- If public-opinion data are unreliable, we're all flying blind.


He Got More Votes Than Last Time - Almost half of the country looked at the way Donald Trump has functioned as president since 2017 and said, definitively, that they wanted four more years of it. We are who he thinks we are -- a huge proportion of us, anyway

Eschaton: Other Than That, How Was The Play I'm not right about everything, but I think my basic view that The Lincoln Project was entirely a fan service project, pleasing online liberals but doing nothing to move any Republican votes, has been proved fucking correct.
The Lincoln Project Didn't Move 10 Votes in This Election - Never Trump conservatives are about as relevant to the actual election results this year as are the Whigs or the Free Soil Party.

Massachusetts votes yes on update to Right to Repair legislation. : technology ... but no on ranked-choice voting ...
California passes Prop 22 in a major victory for Uber and Lyft : news

Mississippians adopt new state flag after Confederate emblem flew for 126 years : politics
Georgia Adds Swastika, Middle Finger To State Flag

non-masked voting tent collapsed in N.H., wounding one : news

The sheriff fired her because she's a lesbian so she ran against him. she'll be the new sheriff now. : politics


Massachusetts trooper fired over racial slurs during confrontation with motorist : news


DC votes to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms by wide margin : politics
Recreational Marijuana Is Legalized In Montana : news
Mississippi legalizes medical marijuana : news
New Jersey votes to legalize marijauna : politics
Oregon first US State to decriminalize personal possession of all drugs : worldnews


LSU fraternity member charged with felony hazing after student with alcohol poisoning put on life support : news


3 arrested after missing California girl found hiding under trapdoor : news


Twitter bans David Icke over Covid misinformation : news


New evidence of an illusory 'suffering-reward' association: People mistakenly expect suffering will lead to fortuitous rewards, an irrational 'just-world' belief that undue suffering deserves to be compensated to help restore balance. : science

New study finds psilocybin greatly and quickly relieves depression : science




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This election isn't about the next four years. It's about the next four millennia | Time is running out to act on global heating. Electing Donald Trump the first time cost us dearly; a second term would be catastrophic : politics

Warming of 2 C would release billions of tons of soil carbon : worldnews
Shell's climate poll on Twitter backfires spectacularly - oil giant accused of gaslighting after asking What are you willing to change? : worldnews
Climate crisis: Russia planning major increase in gas exports, despite customers net-zero ambitions : worldnews

Hurricane Eta gains historic strength, could reach Category 5 status when it hits Central America on Tuesday : worldnews

Humans have been living on the International Space Station for 20 years : worldnews

Sri Lankan villagers defy coronavirus curfew to rescue stranded whales : worldnews ... Meanwhile here in the states the Kendall Jenner has 100 people over for her birthday.


U.S. CDC reports 230,893 deaths from coronavirus : Coronavirus
Deborah Birx, top coronavirus advisor, says the US is entering the most deadly phase of the pandemic : Coronavirus
Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb: The U.S. is entering a 'sustained period' of 1,000 Covid deaths per day : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/3/30 : boston (3.17%+ 12 deaths
covid-19-dashboard-november-3-2020 : CoronavirusMa

Massachusetts Covid Case Share by Age vs Deaths : CoronavirusMa

Repost but figured we could all use the laugh rn : boston

Partisan differences in physical distancing are linked to health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic | Nature Human Behaviour ... US counties that voted for Donald Trump (Republican) over Hillary Clinton (Democrat) in the 2016 presidential election exhibited 14% less physical distancing between March and May 2020. ... Additionally, county-level consumption of conservative media (Fox News) was related to reduced physical distancing. Finally, the observed partisan differences in distancing were associated with subsequently higher COVID-19 infection and fatality growth rates in pro-Trump counties.
Mask mandates: Why every state should have one, in 4 charts - Vox (led by N/S DaCovid)
Face Coverings Could Save 130,000 American Lives from COVID-19 by March : Coronavirus

COVID Vaccine set to be announced imminently for December start : Coronavirus
Scientists Covid vaccine that triggers a 10x stronger immune response : Coronavirus
New research suggests T-cell response 'lasts six months after Covid infection' : worldnews
A Rapid Virus Test Falters in People Without Symptoms, Study Finds : Coronavirus
Hot or Cold, Weather Alone Has No Significant Effect on COVID-19 Spread : worldnews
COVID-19 is spreading faster in our homes and more often than we thought, study says : Coronavirus
More than 61,000 children got Covid-19 last week, a record : Coronavirus

COVID-19 Is 10 Times Deadlier Than Flu and 20 Percent of NYC Have Been Infected: Study : Coronavirus
More El Pasoans have died from COVID-19 than they have from the flu in over a decade : Coronavirus

'Our hospitals are almost full' as virus spreads across St. Louis region : Coronavirus

White House coronavirus task force: Florida now in red zone for rate of new cases : Coronavirus

Up to 15 Percent of s COVID-19 Cases Come From Dining at Restaurants : Coronavirus

Denver issues strong warning as state COVID-19 positivity rate soars above 10% : Coronavirus

With 4,229 new coronavirus cases, Ohio topples another record: Tuesday update : Coronavirus

Wisconsin Sets Another Daily Record With 5,771 Virus Cases : Coronavirus

Florida delays release of COVID-19 data : Coronavirus

Illinois Reports Another 6,516 Cases as the Positivity Rate Continues to Climb : Coronavirus

Montana reports 13 additional deaths, 909 new COVID-19 cases (Tuesday, Nov. 3) : Coronavirus


'Hostile' crowds ignore COVID-19 rules in Vancouver: police : Coronavirus


Italy COVID update: More than 300 new deaths for the first time since early May, number in hospital rises by nearly 1,300 : Coronavirus

Sweden - Public Health Authority update: 134532 (+10177) confirmed cases and 5969 (+31) deaths (first update since Friday) : Coronavirus

France reports 858 new coronavirus deaths in hospitals and nursing homes, biggest one-day increase since April : Coronavirus
One Parisian infected with COVID-19 every 30 seconds: health minister : worldnews

Covid admissions to hospital jump 60% in 10 days, in England, leak reveals : worldnews
Everyone in the city of Liverpool, England will be offered regular covid-19 testing as armed forces arrive to launch the UK's first whole city testing operation : worldnews
'I make no apology': Boris Johnson defends decision to impose a second lockdown in England : worldnews

Marcelo, President of Portugal, takes all responsibility on the bad handling of the pandemic. Assumes all deaths his own fault : worldnews (meanwhile in America)


Four-year-old girl rescued 91 hours after Turkey quake | Turkey : worldnews

Saudi Aramco's net profit drops 45% in the third quarter on weak oil demand : worldnews
Cash-strapped Oman plans income tax on wealthy starting 2022 | Income tax would mark a departure from long-standing practice among Gulf Arab states. : worldnews

Survivors count 54 dead after Ethiopia massacre, group says : worldnews

The French government said Monday its forces had killed more than 50 jihadists aligned to Al-Qaeda in air strikes in central Mali. The offensive took place on Friday in an area near the borders of Burkina Faso and Niger, where government troops are struggling to rout an Islamic insurgency : worldnews

Gunmen storm Kabul University, killing 19 and wounding 22 : worldnews
IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded : worldnews

UN expert voices human rights concerns as Rohingya denied vote during Myanmar election : worldnews (fucking Buddhists)

Malaysia consistent in supporting the Palestinian struggle : worldnews

Police in Pakistan recover teen girl after alleged forced conversion and marriage : worldnews (Fuckistan)
Pre Partion Hindu Temple demolished in Karachi : worldnews

Egypt Detains Men for Alleged Sexual Orientation, Alongside Alleged Rapists. : worldnews ... prosecutors ordered them to undergo drug testing and forced anal exams, a form of torture and sexual assault under international human rights law (so the gay cops raped them)

Bangladesh Islamist group demands country cuts ties with France : worldnews ... Boycott French products? Wine? Pork products? What is the trade balance between France and Bangladesh? Lol.

Indians asked to eat more sugar to tackle oversupply : worldnews

Armenia calls for international investigation into presence of foreign mercenaries in Karabakh : worldnews

Activists see Greek ruling against Golden Dawn as model for fighting extremism : worldnews

Thai protest leader says movement won't back down on demand : worldnews
Thailand protesters refuse to compromise after king speaks : worldnews

AG issues final ruling barring Netanyahu from making judicial appointments : worldnews

Hong Kong police arrest producer of TV documentary about Yuen Long mob attacks : worldnews

China seizes more territory from Nepal with troops constructing buildings over the border : worldnews ... China needs to take up Judaism so, this would be acceptable.
'UN actively passing names of Uighur dissidents to Chinese regime:' whistleblower : worldnews

106 European lawmakers petition for Taiwan's participation at World Health Organization : worldnews

'Love Hotels' In Japan Facing Accusations Of Homophobia : worldnews

Revealed: $280m dark money spent by US Christian right groups globally : worldnews (tax exempt, hahaha)

Poland delays implementing abortion ruling amid protests : worldnews

Protesters chant 'Allahu Akbar' in Jakarta after Indonesia condemns Macron for linking terror to Islam, while 50,000 gather in Bangladesh as worldwide rage over cartoons continues : worldnews

Gunman who killed 4 in Vienna attack had sought to join IS
Vienna shooting: Austrian police rush amid incident near synagogue - one dead : worldnews
Austrian minister says 'Islamist terrorist' carried out Vienna attack : worldnews .. Once again, the attacker already had a conviction due to terrorist connections. He's a 20-year-old Austrian and North Macedonian dual citizen.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her shock at the attacks across central Vienna and said Germany stood in solidarity with neighbouring Austria in the fight against Islamist terrorism . : worldnews
Two Turkish Vienna residents hailed as heros after helping woman & police officer during deadly terrorist shooting spree : worldnews

France to Ban Turkish Ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves Group, Says Interior Minister : worldnews (Trump invites them to US)
Man 'armed with machete barricaded in Paris building' as police surround scene : worldnews
Teachers strike across France against first day of deadly school reopenings : worldnews

European police in coordinated raids against online hate speech : worldnews

Armed gang uses sewerage system to rob Milan bank : worldnews

Scottish miners convicted during strike to be pardoned : worldnews ... Tories ... miners jailed for "breach of peace" ...
Police scramble to rescue files of suspected criminals and missing people amid no-deal Brexit fears : worldnews
UK misses EU deadline over bill breaking Brexit agreement : worldnews

Harry Dunn death: CPS urge Anne Sacoolas to surrender : worldnews (Biden will deport her)

At least 3 dead and 1 injured after Vancouver Island shooting, potential suspects may still be at large : worldnews (just old-fashioned crime)



Generals to news anchors: Military has no role in presidential election - Axios

100,000,000 early votes - Lawyers, Guns & Money

2020 Election: Live Coverage | FiveThirtyEight ... Biden 90/100 : Trump 1/100
Bidens Favored In Our Final Presidential Forecast, But Its A Fine Line Between A Landslide And A Nail-Biter

Discussion Thread: General Election 2020 - Polls Open | Part 1 : politics
US Presidential Election Night Megathread : television

Election results 2020: Live news on Trump, Biden and the presidential election
election: 2020 polls and electoral votes and results on Nov. 3
Senate and House election results: Live updates
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Election Day 2020 live updates: Live results as polls close
2020 Election: Live Results And Coverage | FiveThirtyEight

Trump Winning Michigan, Florida and Arizona? This Pollster Says So - The New York Times ... polling firm most effectively predicted the outcome of the 2016 election (hahaha)

(1) John Whitehouse on Twitter: "lol these fox news voter polls https://t.co/NoiNjPiqOH" / Twitter

Heres where the National Guard is activated on Election Day
Pritzker urges patience with election results, has Illinois Nationali a state of readines in event of unrest - Chicago Tribune
Human error causes major voting issues at all Spalding County locations, officials say ("glitch")
Polling locations in Las Vegas experiencing technical difficulties
Democrats return nearly three times as many mail-in ballots as Republicans in Pennsylvania : politics
Turnout PA - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... If Trump loses because he told people to not vote early, it will make it all the funnier.
poll attempts to enter Philadelphia ballot station amid voter intimidation concerns : politics
(1) Sarah Reese Jones on Twitter: "Pete Alexander of NBC News is reporting that there are concerns within the Trump campaign that the Republican operation to get out their voters for Trump is failing. https://t.co/EE1LgG4GD3" / Twitter
Average wait time across Georgia voting locations remains around 5 minutes : politics
Florida becomes latest state to overtake 2016 turnout just five hours into voting | More people have voted in Florida this year than in 2016, with seven hours of voting to go : politics


Durham Investigation Insiders say 'No Evidence' to Support Obamagate Has Been Found in 18 Months : politics (surprise!)

Barack Obama calls Trump a "two-bit dictator" after report Trump will declare premature victory : politics ... 2-bit? Nah. He ain't even a Half-Pence.

DOJ releases new Mueller report details on Roger Stone and Julian Assange : politics (Russian agents)
Press: And the loser is ... Rudy Giuliani : politics ... He went from the Mayor of 9/11 to the 9/11 of Mayors
Over the course of 48 hours, most of Trump's favorite conspiracy theories get hammered

Trump campaign to run election night war room on White House grounds - Axios (which is, you know, illegal)


Trump Tower Was an Entire Ecosystem of Criminal Sketchballs in the '80s and '90s - That somebody came out of that milieu and became President* of the United States is proof enough that god occasionally takes long vacations (nah, Trump was her instrument to wake up America)
Deutsche Bank plans to cut ties with Trump after the election, Reuters reported, and could seize his assets if he can't pay back his debts : politics ... It is proof of their corruption that they're only willing to take action if he loses.
The real reason Trump is terrified to lose the presidency: fear of prosecution. As a private citizen, he could face criminal or tax investigations without executive privilege -- or Bill Barr -- to protect him
President Trump tells advisers that he fears prosecution if he loses the election: report | Trump fears not only the state and local investigations already underway but also possible new federal probes : politics
Trump is reportedly telling advisers if he loses, he expects intense scrutiny from prosecutors : politics (you got that backwards)
Exclusive: Tired of Trump, Deutsche Bank games ways to sever ties with the president - sources | Reuters ... The bank has over the years lent Trump more than $2 billion ...
New York banker: 'No bank would touch' Trump post-presidency : politics
Trump Knows the Law Is Waiting for Him, and So Are His Bankers : politics
Trump's top campaign strategist, Jason Miller, is hiding payments from Steve Bannon : politics

Attention has faded on the more than 20 sexual misconduct allegations against Trump : politics

Donald Trump has DSM-5 Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) | by Dr. Daniel Winarick | Nov, 2020 | Medium ... 1) One criteria is recurrently engaging in acts that are grounds for arrest : 2) Deceitfulness as indicated by recurrent lying for personal gain, such as use of an alias is another criterion : 3) A third criterion for antisocial PD is irresponsibility as indicated by failure to honor financial obligations

U.S. Billionaires Got $1 Trillion Richer During s Term : politics

Pelosi: Amy Coney Barrett 'an illegitimate Supreme Court justice' : politics

Trumps Closing Message: I Will Cheat : politics
Hoarse Trump says his time in office has been 'mean' and lonely : politics ... He sounded like absolute shit on Fox this morning.... Low energy
Trump's White House Wall Sparks Wave of 'Bunker Boy' Memes : politics
Trump Could 'Put A Bullet Into The Country' If He Loses, Warns Columnist Tom Friedman : politics
Trump's White House Wall Sparks Wave of 'Bunker Boy' Memes : politics
Trump's GOP Worked Harder to Stop People From Voting Than They Did to Stop Covid-19 From Spreading : politics

The election, and 2020, was absolutely insane. Don't forget it. It is also pure lunacy that after four years of family separations, tax cuts for the rich, transparent corruption, and deadly ineptitude, more than 4 in 10 Americans are apparently ready for another round of Trump ... A pandemic that has killed 231,000 Americans, thanks in no small part to the White s botched response, and is set to ravage the country for months more, since Republican leaders seem to have mostly decided to let COVID rip and hope for the best. This a man who caught a deadly pathogen because he wanted to look tough and felt silly wearing a mask, turned a White House Rose Garden party into a superspreader event, and ended up dragging the country through a week of steroid-fueled psychodrama as doctors blasted him with experimental treatments to save his life, then somehow concluded that, hey, the disease wasn't so bad after all.

Biden campaign believes it has 8-point battleground early vote lead - Axios
Biden's plan to assert control ... Biden advisers learned the lesson of 2000, when Al Gore hung back while George W. Bush declared victory in that contested election, putting the Democrat on the defensive while Bush acted like the winner.

On election day, Trump's approval rating is lower than one-term Jimmy Carter's : politics
Four years of Trump leave a nation torn, angry and traumatized. Enough is enough. : politics
We Tried This. It Was Bad. Let's Not Do This Anymore. : politics

Pelosi says House is prepared to decide president if election results are disputed : politics
Biden Has Plans To Address The Nation Immediately If He Is Declared Winner : politics

'Count Every Vote!': Lincoln Project Accuses Trump of Denying Thousands of Military Troops the Chance to Vote : politics

No matter who wins, it's time to get rid of the electoral college : politics

Trump's supporters haven't budged, despite everything. WTAF?. Why is this election even close? Because Trump voters will walk off a cliff rather than admit they were wrong : politics (the hard-core stupid and evil deranged 40%)

Dixville Notch: Joe Biden wins unanimously in the first town to announce 2020 presidential election results : politics ... I'll ave you a click: Biden got all 5 votes in this town that makes Schitt's Creek look like Los Angeles. (Trump got 2 of 5 in 2016)

Ivanka Trump, Hope Hicks, and Kayleigh McEnany Will Pay for Enabling Trump

GOP pollster Frank Luntz: Trump-Biden race comes down to 3 states ... North Carolina, Florida and Ohio are key bellwethers in determining the election outcome

Trump campaign asks Pennsylvania counties for sensitive election security information
Donald Trump warns Pennsylvania governor: We're watching you' : politics
Warning 'Wannabe Fascists,' Philly DA Says People Dressing 'Up Like G.I. Joe' to Intimidate Voters Will Be Prosecuted : politics
Republicans publicly silent, privately disgusted by Trump's election threats : politics
Trump Supporters That Harassed Biden Bus Were Armed, Operation Organized in Private Facebook Group Linked to QAnon : politics
Harassing the Biden bus could backfire on Republicans : politics
The 'Trump Train' Drivers Had Reason to Expect Impunity -- 2020 is the year of vehicular intimidation, but America forgives lots of violent offenses committed behind the wheel. (if you want to kill somebody, do it with a car)
All states prohibit 'militia extremists' and paramilitary activities. So why aren't they stopped? : politics

3 Kansas teens were shot after a man thought he'd found the people responsible for stealing his Trump campaign lawn signs : politics


Trump promises Michigan that he will 'never come back' if he loses the state to Biden : politics

As Trump Spouts Last-Minute Lies, Top Pennsylvania Officials Make Clear: 'Election Will Not End' Until All Ballots Are Counted : politics

Final Forecast: Democrats Have A 3-In-4 Chance Of Flipping The Senate : politics
Don't Just Dump Trump, Ditch McConnell : politics

Federal judge orders USPS to rush delivery of mail ballots as deadlines near | TheHill
The Times has been tracking delays in mail delivery. Last week was one of the slowest to date. - The New York Times

Live results: Abortion ballot initiatives in Colorado and Louisiana - Vox

Factbox: A Biden presidency could bring better gas mileage, cheaper drugs, less doom scrolling : politics
Lady Gaga Unloads on Sexual Predator Trump at Biden Rally : politics

ACLU files federal lawsuit after police pepper-spray attendees at North Carolina march

Suspicious robocall campaign warning people to 'stay home' spooks voters nationwide : politics
Vandals spray paint "MAGA" and "TRUMP" on Jewish headstones : politics
Mysterious Blue Dots Spray-Painted in Front of Homes of Biden Supporters in California : politics
2 Poll Challengers in Detroit Escorted Out After Using Racist Language, Refusing to Wear Masks Properly : politics ... "The party affiliation of the two poll workers kicked out of the Detroit precinct was not explicitly stated, though your first guess is likely the right one"

AOC says whatever happens progressives have won the 'generational moment' : politics

Facebook Reduced Traffic To Leading Liberal Pages Just Before The Election : politics (Fuckerberg tried to throw the election for Trump) /a>
Facebook Reduced Traffic To Leading Liberal Pages Just Before The Election : politics

The San Francisco Dog-Mauling Trial That Made Kimberly Guilfoyle a Star | GEN


Stanford faculty demand university sanctions for Trump adviser and faculty member Scott Atlas : politics ... Atlas is reported to not have expertise in infectious disease mitigation or public health ... (karma comin' for all you assholes)


Rush Limbaugh - s Fight to the Death - Facing terminal cancer, the godfather of right-wing media has a final mission: reelect Trump (fitting end)

NBC Nightly News segment places equal blame on Democrats and Republicans for lost trust in election process | Media Matters for America


New York Nightmare: Man Falls Through Sidewalk Into Rat-Filled Chasm - The New York Times

When He Bought the Tiny House, He Was Single. That Didn't Last. - The New York Times


Massachusetts Marijuana Retailers Surpass $1 Billion in Gross Sales : boston

The MassDOT is planning to spend $1 billion to replace the decaying MassPike viaduct in Allston. They'll be straightening it, moving it to at-grade, and removing the tangle of ramps that were needed in the days of tollbooths. This will free up 100 Acres for development and parks. : boston


High-purity Finnish copper helps scientists study dark matter : worldnews




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'In the sun they'd cook': is the US south-west getting too hot for farm animals? | Climate change : worldnews

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest jump in October | the number of blazes is up 25% in the first 10 months of 2020, compared to a year ago : worldnews
Scientists have rediscovered a chameleon in Madagascar last seen 100 years ago : worldnews

At least 10 killed, over 30 million affected as super typhoon slams the Philippines : worldnews
Hail on Brisbane punches holes straight through roofs and car windows. : worldnews


In Hunt for Coronavirus Source, W.H.O. Let China Take Charge - The New York Times
Top Trump adviser bluntly contradicts president on covid-19 threat, urging all-out response (Birx, at the last minute)



MA COVID-19 Data 11/2/20 (sort of) : boston
725 New Confirmed Cases ; 9 deaths -November 2 : CoronavirusMa 156,385 total cases; 16,561 active cases - 51,419 total tests today; 1.4% positive - 469 hospitalized; 96 in ICU ;50 intubated - 9 new deaths; 9,797 confirmed total deaths - Note: the state changed how they do their reporting. Please be patient while I figure out the best format to use. Any feedback is appreciated.

New and Improved COVID-19 Rates from MDPH : boston
Biobot data updated : boston

Let me get this straight. The same day that Baker makes rollbacks because of bad behavior and numbers spiking, they change the reporting so that we look half as bad as we actually are? People will think we are improving and care LESS! ve already heard a few OMG cases are half what they were, yay! : CoronavirusMa
Governor Baker announces tighter mask mandate, other COVID-19 restrictions - The Boston Globe
BAKER: Masks mandatory for those over five years old; no more exceptions/exemptions : boston
New orders include curfew, reduced dining hours : boston

Troubling signs emerge that COVID-19 is tightening its hold on the state - The Boston Globe
Officials: Halloween party of 70+ students forces 2 week closure of North Quincy High School : boston
Franklin High School Prolongs Remote Learning After Police Break Up Party : CoronavirusMa

(1) Kris H on Twitter: "You'd swear Downtown Boston was ready for a war with how everything is boarded up (again) @universalhub https://t.co/eH8hLDg1XA" / Twitter

States Undercount Positive Rapid Tests, Masking the Spread of Disease - The New York Times
Covid: New breath test could detect virus in seconds : worldnews
Doctors Begin to Crack Covid's Mysterious Long-Term Effects -- Severe fatigue, memory lapses, heart problems affect patients who weren't that badly hit initially; 'It's been so long'
Aspirin decreases risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients : Coronavirus

Thousands in Utah attended Halloween rave protesting coronavirus rules, sheriff says : Coronavirus (the big sort, continued)

Police break up two New York Halloween parties that drew nearly 1,000 people : Coronavirus

Hospitalizations double in Pa. and N.J. as COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus

Texas COVID-19 Hospitalizations Up About 2,500 Since Oct. 1 : Coronavirus

There are 75 active workplace coronavirus outbreaks in Oregon : Coronavirus


Belgium's COVID-19 health care collapse: 'It will happen in 10 days' : Coronavirus

Germany launches 4-week partial shutdown to curb virus : worldnews

New COVID curbs prompt wave of resistance across Europe : worldnews

Iran reports record high COVID death toll as travel bans go into force : worldnews


New Zealand gets first gay deputy PM and a foreign minister with a Maori facial tattoo : worldnews

Australian police strip-searched 96 children, some as young as 11 : worldnews (ACAF)
Australia's Aboriginal People Find New Energy in Their Fight for Justice as an Officer Faces Trial for Murder : worldnews
China-Australia relations: import ban on Australian copper, sugar expected after blocks on lobster, timber, barley : worldnews

Xi promises China will be more open to international scientific cooperation : worldnews (Trump says he will fire all the "fake so-called scientists")
China Remove Domes, Motifs From Mosques to Suppress Influence of Islam : worldnews (crosses, stars ...)
Chinese villager, 52, who spent 19 years on death row after being wrongfully convicted of murder gets 573K state compensation : worldnews
Footage of man beating wife to death on Chinese street sparks outrage : worldnews
Hong Kong activists turned away by US consulate had received prior permission to come inside, only to be 'firmly' told to leave, group says : worldnews (Xi told Trump to bow down and suck his bigger dick)

Yemen's ancient 'Manhattan of the Desert' risks collapse : worldnews

Map of islamic persecution : worldnews

Gunmen kill at least 10 students in attack on Kabul university : worldnews
Islamic State attack on Kabul University kills 22, wounds 22 - The Washington Post

Turkey: 3-year-old girl rescued 65 hours after quake : worldnews

Ethopia: 54 dead in schoolyard massacre : news

Japanese workers overtime hours went up for the first time in six years as companies struggle to overcome economic hit of virus-induced slump : worldnews

Man confesses in court to being one of South Korea's most notorious serial killers : worldnews

Assaults reported against protesters; 6,000 rally against Netanyahu in Jerusalem : worldnews
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers picking olives in the north of the West Bank : worldnews
Gay conversion therapy to be banned in Israel : worldnews (Likudniks not totally happy)

'Pride Station' : North India's first Metro station dedicated to transgenders in Noida

Reports show Turkey is paying Uighur jihadists just $500=$700 per month to fight in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict : worldnews

Vladimir Marugov murder: Russian 'Sausage King' killed in sauna with a crossbow - BBC News

Tens of thousands protest in Belarus, defying warning shots : worldnews

Whale sculpture catches crashed Dutch metro train - BBC News (accurate headline)

Tens of thousands take part in anti-France rally in Bangladesh : worldnews (pro-beheading muzfuck snowflakes)


Lithuania is paying people to trade in polluting cars escooters for and it's working : worldnews

The Emirates support Macron and denounce a recovery of his words : worldnews
Hefazat-e-Islam issues 24-hour ultimatum to shut down French embassy in Dhaka : worldnews

Prince William Struggled to Breathe, as He Secretly Battled Coronavirus : worldnews
UK will not import chlorinated chicken from US, ministers say : worldnews ... The underlying issue is that the US now allows plants to process meat from diseased chickens and put it into the supply chain for human consumption.
Malaysian comedian Uncle Roger says he was a victim of racial attack in London : worldnews
UK's Nigel Farage set to relaunch Brexit Party as anti-lockdown party : worldnews (the Dumbfuck Retard Death Party)
Johnny Depp loses 'wife beater' libel case against The Sun : worldnews

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prepares for U.S. legal battles - The Washington Post (Bonesaw will lose his piglet)

Edward Snowden aims to become dual US-Russian citizen : worldnews

US election: Germany wants 'new deal' after vote | DW | 01.11.2020 : worldnews

Vienna Shooting Live Updates: At Least 1 Dead and 15 Injured as Gunmen Open Fire - The New York Times Officials described the shootings in the heart of the Austrian capital Monday night as a terrorist attack, and said some gunmen were still at large.

Demonstrators burn Trump effigies in Mexico during border wall protest : worldnews

Trump didnt build his border wall with steel. He built it out of paper. (and ruined the system for years to come)


How Trump and Barrs October Surprise Went Bust
Report: Trump is Terrified About Going to Prison After Losing The Election, As He Should Be : politics ... The president is said to be not only worried about "existing investigations" but new federal probes into matters we don't even know about yet.
Report: Trump Is Terrified About Going to Prison After Losing the Election, as He Should Be | Vanity Fair (and check out the pic: why do all these creeps have such huge jowls? Like Barr, etc)
(1) Jane Mayer : witter: "ICYMI: Trump literally could go to Rikers Island - those who know him say he's not just running for re-election- he's running from the law:" / Twitter
Why Trump Can't Afford to Lose - The President has survived one impeachment, twenty-six accusations of sexual misconduct, and an estimated four thousand lawsuits. That run of good luck may well end, perhaps brutally, if Joe Biden wins.
Fox News is misleading its audience about Trump's election chances : politics


Trump suggests he might try to fire Fauci post-election : worldnews (and everyone else who doesn't bow down and kiss his diseased orange ass)
Trump Reveals Plan to 'Fire Fauci' After Election : politics
Someone leaked the COVID hospitalization data taken from the CDC : politics
Obama Tells Voters That U.S. Should Have Handled Pandemic Like Canada : politics
'Quite a Closing Message': As Covid-19 Soars, Trump Threatens to Fire Fauci After Election Over | "Trump is telling Americans that he has given up on protecting them from the virus. And that that's what they can expect in a second term." : politics
November Surprise: Trump to Fire Fauci After Election - The Bulwark ... final news cycle is about his virus trutherism.
Biden weighs in on 'Fire Fauci' Trump rally chant: "I'm gonna hire Dr. Fauci, and we're gonna fire Donald Trump" (rightwing Examiner thinks this will fire up his base)

As Election Day Arrives, Trump Shifts Between Combativeness and Grievance - The New York Times The president is sounding notes of bravado and exasperation at the end of a divisive campaign. But he may have severed himself from the political realities of a country in crisis. ... "this fucking guy" Trump said ... some Republicans insist that Mr. Trump can again defy the odds, and that a devoted base will fuel a traditional G.O.P. surge in Election Day voters.

Democrats debate fate of Trump probes if Biden wins : worldnews ("debate")

Biden Got It Right: The 2020 Race Is About the Soul of the Nation : politics
Biden's Empathy Is What Matches Him to This Moment | A president should connect with who we are, but also make us better than who we are. : politics

Biden Will Win. Republicans Should Understand Why. : politics
Biden looks solid, but I won't stop worrying until Trump loses. And maybe not even then. : politics
Whatever Trump Says, Reply "Fuck You, and Keep Counting" : politics
Pelosi on Trumps election-night plans: "We're ready for it all"
Warning Against Trump 'Coup' Attempt, 15,000+ Sign Petition Urging US Military Leaders to Refuse Any Order to Interfere in Election : politics

(1) Rick Wilson on Twitter: "A note to GOP governors when it comes to helping Trump cheat: https://t.co/Zcb3kcmeOq" / Twitter

Trump Has No Free-and-Fair Path to Re-election | Crooked Media
How Trump Could Attempt a Coup - The Atlantic The Biden team is preparing for the worst. Here are three possible scenarios.

Trump just revealed his plot to steal the election. Here's a way to stop him ... President Trump has revealed his endgame in all its corrupt glory. If Trump is on track to losing once all the votes are counted, he will seek to invalidate as many ballots as possible, while asserting that counting outstanding ballots constitutes an effort to steal the election from him ... To be clear: Trump will declare that the election is being stolen from him to justify trying to steal it himself.

PolitiFact | Trump spokesman Jason Miller paints dubious picture of Election Night (bowling-ball head Rebuck pig, just look at him)

'Nobody Should Fall For It': Sanders Condemns Trump's Reported Plan to Falsely Declare Victory on Election Night : politics
GOP Election Attorney Rips Trump's Attack On Voting: As Un-American As It Gets' : politics
'We're going in with our lawyers' : Trump admits plan to challenge election result as soon as polls close
(1) Josh Shapiro on Twitter: "FACT CHECK: Our elections are over when all the votes are counted. But if your lawyers want to try us, we'd be happy to defeat you in court one more time." / Twitter
Trump's Plan Isn't Merely Cheating. It's a Hijacking. | The president*'s campaign is stating, flatly, that it intends to pretend he won re-election because only votes cast on Election Day are legitimate votes. : politics
Trump and His GOP Enablers Are as Bad as Benedict Arnold : politics ("worse")
Trump Gets Ready to Manufacture an Election Crisis : politics
Voter fraud is 'Loch Ness monster' for Republicans in Trump era, party lawyer says : politics
Tomorrow, America's worst-ever presidential campaign dies. Good riddance. : politics
To win, Trump needs 11 million more votes than he got in 2016 : politics

Discussion Thread: 2020 General Election Daily Updates (November 2nd) | Part II : politics

Trump's ex-intelligence chief uses old photo to attack Biden for not wearing mask A photo posted on Twitter shows Joe Biden a year ago not wearing a face mask on a plane, and has been used by Richard Grenell to attack the Democrat candidate : politics
Ex-Trump Lawyer Ordered to Give Land Documents to N.Y. AG - Bloomberg ordered by a New York judge to hand over hundreds of documents to state officials investigating whether the president's real-estate business falsely reported property values to get loans or tax benefits (ya think?)

Meghan McCain predicts 'hysteria from the Trump family' if the president loses the upcoming election : politics (lock them all up)

Trump to hold Election Night party in White House with up to 400 guests, report says The president is reportedly planning a large party indoors in the East Room, undercutting coronavirus restrictions in the capital : politics (party of death does a double death party)

Federal agents are erecting a 'non-scalable' fence around the White House in apparent anticipation of Election Day unrest : politics ... "And in the end, the emperor with no clothes who wanted a great wall ended up with one, built solely around himself- terrified of the very nation he was supposed to serve."
Eschaton: Self-Imprisonment -- The White House sorta sucks, anyway. Just leave them all enclosed in there.
Sixteen Trump administration officials violated the law to boost Trump campaign in October - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ... least 16 Trump administration officials have violated the Hatch Act a total of more than 60 times, in an unprecedented and escalating assault on the rule of law and the democratic process ... (lockup boob-job Ikranka)

Biden camp quietly raises money for post-election court brawl : politics
Trump Repeatedly Fantasizes About Beating Up Biden at Florida Rally : politics (by running him over with his golf cart)

Stock futures soar as Wall Street predicts Joe Biden will win : politics

U.S. surpasses 95 million early ballots one day before election : politics ... 135 million votes in 2016 ... prediction is around 160m total votes which is over 16% increase ...
Swing State Poll Finds No Late Shift in Presidential Race - WSJ

Millennials and Gen Z could bring about a decades-long blue wave - Axios (kill the fucking boomers)
Millennials and Gen Zers are Breaking Voter Turnout Records in Texas : politics
Texas voter turnout skyrockets as Democrats aim to flip state blue for first time in 44 years : politics

Early Votes Near 100 Million as Campaign Races to a Close - The New York Times

Needle Update: What to Expect on Election Night - The New York Times
Florida (FL) Poll - November 2, 2020 - Florida And Ohio: Biden Has The Edge Over Trump - Nationally, Biden Maintains A Strong Lead | Quinnipiac -- NATIONAL: Biden 50%, Trump 39%
Joe Biden leads President Trump by double digits nationally, USC poll suggests : politics
Biden tops Trump by 8 points in national survey : politics

Final NBC/Marist state polls show close races in Pennsylvania and Arizona -- Biden has a narrow edge in Pennsylvania and the candidates are tied in Arizona.
Monmouth poll: Biden leads by 7 points in Pennsylvania : politics
New Monmouth poll shows Biden with 5-point lead over Trump in Pa. : politics ... Thats +5 for low turnout. +7 for high turnout.

Georgia 'is the new south' and 'is ready to flip blue' : Reverend Raphael Warnock : politics
Democrats Are Counting on a Rising Biden Tide to Lift Ossoff's Boat in Georgia : politics

With high turnouts, Asian Americans in NC poised to impact the 2020 election : politics

Maxine Waters says she will 'never ever forgive' Black men who vote for Trump : politics (lookin at you Fuckye)

Trump's Risky Bet on Rural America - The president needs to squeeze even more votes out of small-town white Americans to offset his losses elsewhere.

Days before U.S. election, Biden's lead widens in Rust Belt: Reuters/Ipsos poll : politics

Biden will win Nevada, blue wave should help down ballot : politics

Analysts See Democrats Likely to Win the Senate, Opening the Door to Climate Legislation : politics (among other things)
Polls Show Climate Concerns Among Voters in Battleground States - The New York Times (39% you know who they are don't give a shit, esp white geezer dumbfuck men)

Harris County, TX Voting: Federal Judge Rejects GOP Bid to Invalidate Votes - Bloomberg ,,, "For lack of a nicer way of saying it, I ain't buying it" U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen said at a hearing Monday in Houston, rejecting the request by the Republicans because they lacked standing to bring the case to begin with.
U.S. judge rejects Republican effort to toss 127,000 votes in Texas | Reuters
'Attempted Judicial Coup in Progress': Alarms Sound as Texas Republicans Ask Federal Judge to Toss Nearly 130,000 Ballots; "This lawsuit is another desperate and ludicrous attempt by extremists to block the will of the people and disrupt democracy." : politics
GOP Harris County suit tossed for lack of standing - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Judge blocks Trump campaign effort to stop mail-in ballot counting in Las Vegas

The 2020 Vote Preferences of 102 Common First Names - The New York Times We found some unexpected trends when we sorted our polling data by first name ... (men +Nancy, Jennifer Janet and Linda, Donalds love Donald ... who names their kid that anymore?) )

So Far, Trump's "Army" of Poll Watchers Looks More Like a Small PlatoonDespite appeals from the president and his son, few of his supporters have shown up to watch early voting. One explanation: The task is just too boring. (hahaha)

The 2 big bets that will decide Florida - POLITICO Democrats outnumber Republicans in Florida. But Republicans have more high-propensity voters.

This Place Has Picked Every President Since 1952. Is Its Streak About to End? - POLITICO

It's Not Just Suburban Women. A Lot of Groups Have Turned Against Trump. : politics

Undelivered ballots were found at one Miami-Dade post office. Now others being searched : politics
U.S. judge orders USPS to reinforce 'extraordinary measures' ballot delivery policy : politics
The Trump Campaign Is Working Overtime to Delegitimize Tens of Millions of Ballots: No, counting mail-in votes is not the same as stealing the election. : politics


Trump lashes out after FBI announces investigation of Biden bus incident : politics (just a little "incident" of domestic terrorism)
Trump tells FBI call off FBI probe into supporters who threatened Biden's bus : 'These patriots did nothing wrong' : politics
AOC calls caravan of Trump supporters on NYC bridge a 'pileup of chumps' : politics
The Most Important Thing About AOC Is That She Is Normal : politics
Georgia Democrats abandon rally amid concerns about "large militia presence' : politics (pls stop with the 'milita' shit)
Oregon among 5 states at 'high risk' for militia activity around election, report says : politics ... * Georgia * Michigan * Oregon * Pennsylvania * Wisconsin
Trump Backers Block Highways as Election Tensions Play Out in the Streets : politics
Photos: Police Stand By As Caravans Of Trump Supporters Block Bridges, Threaten Counter-Protesters - Gothamist (fascist copsters)
Black Californians accuse "Trump Train" of being like "Taliban had come to town" : politics (y'all Queda/Protifa)
Trump supporter caravan blocks people from voting in California : politics
Like local terrorism: Trump caravan roars into Marin City, angering residents ... "They were calling children n--"

Michigan men charged in cases related to alleged kidnapping of Governor Whitmer attended multiple anti-lockdown protests, photos and videos show - The Washington Post (haha assholes, live with this for the rest of your pathetic lives)

Georgia Trump rally attendees stranded waiting for buses in campaign chaos : politics
Trump Fans Stranded in the Cold for Hours, Yet Again, After Georgia Rally: Report : politics
Trump Has Now Abandoned Rallygoers in Freezing Cold, Scorching Heat, and Dead of Night : politics
Scaffolding draped in American flag collapses at Trump rally | No one was injured, but many noted the symbolism : politics

In a sea of Biden signs, these Trump supporters went looking for the 'silent majority' (of proud loudmouth racist assholes waving their gunz)

'You are no longer my mother': A divided America will struggle to heal after Trump era : politics

Susan Collins: Moderate Republican Trump skeptic tries to keep her senate seat in Maine - The Washington Post (WaPo brands Suzie-Floozy a "moderate" (asshole, hahaha)

Gross campaign, Anti-Defamation League call on Sullivan to remove ad seen as anti-Semitic - Anchorage Daily News The ad shows Sullivan's challenger, Al Gross, holding a bunch of money, and standing behind a pile of $100 bills. Over Gros left shoulder is Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, grinning in the shadows.

Facebook reportedly exempted Trump's family and allies from its misinformation rules to avoid accusations of anti-conservative bias : politics (we're comin' for you, Fuckerberg)

These Students Got Hired to Spread Disinfo About Democrats : politics
QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter, archives show : politics
How the Octagon Magnifies QAnon for MAGAWorld - POLITICO More than any other sport, mixed martial arts has been unusually receptive to outlandish conspiracies that benefit Donald Trump (big dicksters are dumb)

Psychiatrist Who Evaluated Trumps Mental State on CNN and MSNBC Argues President is Worse Than Hitler


After police pepper spray ends NC march to polls, organizers say they will march again. : politics


Lindsey Graham says women 'have a place in America' and 'can go anywhere' if they are against abortion : politics ... Uh no, what he said was worse: Lindsey Graham has said young women in America can accomplish anything they want if they are pro-life, embrace religion, and follow a traditional family structure.
This Is How Jaime Harrison Pulls Off a Miracle and Ousts Lindsey Graham : politics


'Jim Crow, Indian style' : How Native Americans were denied the right to vote for decades

Supreme Court sides with activist DeRay McKesson in protest lawsuit (copster sued him for being there, only fucking anti-black Clarence voted for it)
He's so Cruel and Unusual -- Today, the Supreme Court reversed a Fifth Circuit decision that granted qualified immunity to prison guards who made a prisoner spend four days in a cell "covered, nearly floor to ceiling" in "massive" amounts of shit, and then in a freezing cold cell naked with no bed, toilet or functional drain. (Have I mentioned recently that the Fifth Circuit could use about 20 more seats?) Clarence Thomas dissented.

Exit polls 2020: What they are and how they'll work in a pandemic - CNNPolitics

Election Day will be the medias D-Day. The skill we need most is the one weve never mastered - Margaret Sullivan ... "decision desks" ... 'first to call" the election ...
Its the End of an Era for the Media, No Matter Who Wins the Election

The 'Anonymous' saga ended with a dud -- a perfect example of the problem of Trump-era media

Eschaton: Though You Die La Resistance Lives On -- Awesome. -- Behind her veneer of support for Trump -- she votes with "something like 97 percent of the time" she bragged Fox & Friens in July -- there's s a far harsher reality: Many of her and her father'ss closest friends and ideological allies have become the most virulent Trump critics. The large group, which includes former national security adviser John Bolton, Steve Schmidt, Steve Hayes, Bill Kristol, and Jennifer Rubin, are rooting for Liz to [Cheney] restore their brand of conservatism after Trump.

Principal in Holocaust controversy fired again in Florida : news

Supreme Court of Georgia rules against immunity for three former Washington County Sheriff's deputies : news

Bail for Kyle Rittenhouse Set at $2 Million in Kenosha Protest Shooting : news

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was "distracted" before deadly crash, officials say : news

4 Investigates: List reveals alarming picture of police misconduct in New Mexico : news


Opinion | The Atlantic retracts niche-sports story by Ruth Shalit Barrett - The Washington Post


Six movies to watch about the end of the world when everything feels like it's falling apart - The Washington Post


'Baby Shark' becomes most-watched video on YouTube : worldnews
(1) pinkfong_usa on Twitter: "A brand new version of #BabyShark starring record-shattering @LuisFonsi , the artist of the #1 most watched YouTube video #Despacito is NOW AVAILABLE! Watch & listen at: https://t.co/8sK6lcExga @UniversalMusica @ministarsmusic #BabySharkFonsi #Pinkfong https://t.co/SPTRUR8Y1L" / Twitter




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Scientists find Madagascar chameleon last seen 100 years ago : worldnews ... Working as intended
Great Fox-Spider Assumed Extinct in UK Found at British Army Training Area After 27 Years : worldnews

Australia's Bushfires Burned an Area Twice the Size of Florida. Climate Change Means That's Just the Beginning, a New Report Warns : worldnews
How Rupert Murdoch Is Influencing Australia's Bushfire Debate - Critics see a concerted effort to shift blame, protect conservative leaders and divert attention from climate change. (1/20)

Super typhoon slams into Philippines, 1 million evacuated : worldnews
Death Toll Reaches At Least 30 in Powerful Earthquake That Hit Turkey and Greece : worldnews


United States Coronavirus: 9,404,823 Cases and 236,101 Deaths : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 11/1/20 : boston (6.8%+)
1,139 New Confirmed Cases ; 22 deaths -November 1 : CoronavirusMa 155,660 total cases - 16,724 new individuals tested; 6.8% positive - 62,463 total tests today; 1.8% positive - -10 hospital; -5 icu; +2 intubated ; 13 hospitalized - 22 new deaths; 9,788 total deaths

Infectious disease expert: Boston COVID-19 positive rate is a "wildfire" close to becoming an "inferno" : boston

286 new cases of coronavirus reported in Massachusetts schools, most in students: Total cases since the start of the school year nearing 1,000 - bostonherald.com - October 29, 2020 : CoronavirusMa

Nearly 150 COVID-19 Cases Now Linked to Church in Fitchburg, MA - NECN - October 31, 2020 [also 40 additional Fitchburg cases due to ice and deck hockey, town offers free COVID testing on Tuesday] : CoronavirusMa

Everett city councilors pressure their first Black female colleague to resign because she wants to social distance : boston
Haywire: Council Meeting Spirals Into Disaster as Members Struggle With Technology (and racism)

'Virus Hunters' makes a strong case that COVID-19 is just the wake-up call : Coronavirus ... Liberia... 3rd lowest per-capita GDP in the world.. Literally one of earth's poorest nations... Kicking our ass in the pandemic ... US has such misplaced priorities ...

What Are the Complications of Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
Add vitamin D to bread and milk to help fight Covid, urge scientists : worldnews
Showing dramatically how much more virulent SARS-CoV-2 is than influenza
EUROMOMO
Singapore firm invents coronavirus breathalyser with results in seconds : Coronavirus

Top US Official Goes On Russian State Media To Argue Against Coronavirus Lockdowns : Coronavirus

Hospitals May Have to Ration Care as COVID-19 Hits Record Highs : Coronavirus

Villages sees spike in COVID-19 cases as state tops 800,000 positive results - Villages-News.com
73-year-old Villager enters plea in alleged videoing of naked granddaughters - Villages-News.com ... Knight, a native of Massachusetts

NY requiring most travelers to get a negative COVID-19 test 3 days before arrival : Coronavirus

Illinois Reports Almost 7,000 New Cases Today : Coronavirus

Texas passes California for most coronavirus cases despite smaller population : Coronavirus
Amid COVID-19 Upswing, El Paso, Texas, Doctor Says ICU Is 'Surreal' And 'Strange' : Coronavirus

7-day percent positive of COVID tests approaches 30% in Wisconsin : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Florida reports 4,865 new cases Sunday, 28 resident deaths : Coronavirus

Iowa officials report 2,621 new coronavirus cases, 14 more deaths over 24 hours : Coronavirus


Europe's COVID-19 cases double in five weeks, total infections surpass 10 million : Coronavirus

Italy: 29.907 New cases in the last 24 hours. : Coronavirus

France's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 46,290 : Coronavirus

Slovakia tested 2 581 113 citizens in a single day with the antigen tests with positive rate about 1% (25 850); testing continues on Sunday across the nation : Coronavirus ... That's 50% of the whole nation ...

Australia records zero new locally acquired daily cases of coronavirus for first time since June : worldnews

Wuhan's streets are packed with Halloween revellers ten months after the coronavirus pandemic started there - while the rest of the world is crippled by pandemic : worldnews

Boris Johnson to announce month-long lockdown across England, Sky News understands : worldnews
Covid job losses lead MPs to call for trials of universal basic income : worldnews

Brazil health minister hospitalized with COVID-19 : worldnews ... That's awful. Is the virus ok? ...

Covid: The 400,000 seafarers who can't go home : worldnews


Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians reportedly arrested. : worldnews
Company under fire for installing timers over employees' toilets : worldnews (where do you think?)

Over 100,000 people march in Taipei LGBT pride parade : worldnews

Manila signs ordinance prohibiting gender discrimination: "Mayor Francisco Domagoso signed Ordinance No. 8695 prohibiting discrimination on the basis of a person's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression or SOGIE. " : worldnews


Turkish nationalist Grey Wolves linked to targeting of Armenians in France : worldnews

Netanyahus Complicity With Traitor Trump Has Tainted Israel-U.S. Ties

Russia to criminalise comparing Stalin to Hitler : worldnews
Russia will not allow anti-Islam publications, Kremlin spokesman says : worldnews

Poland abortion ruling: Pro-choice supporters stage biggest against government protest in decades : worldnews

Psychedelic treatment for depression is on sale for the first time : worldnews ... On sale? $10,000 for two sessions! (illegal in depressed UK, have to go to Netherlands)

Unconditional job guarantee to be trialled in Austria, in world first : worldnews

Berlin airport opens 10 years late and three times over budget : worldnews

Six in custody over Nice church attack in France : worldnews
Shooter injures Greek Orthodox priest in France's Lyon and flees
Arson attack targets mosque in France : worldnews


Man in "medieval costume" stabs multiple people in Old Quebec City : worldnews ... 2 dead confirmed and 5 wounded ...
Toronto Area Lawyer flees country after taking on local tow truck industry after threats of murder : worldnews (cops involved, of course)

U.S. Diplomat Coughs Online, and European Allies Wonder if They Were Exposed - The New York Times -- The senior department official, Peter Berkowitz, held face-to-face meetings the same day with British officials. He had similar meetings with French diplomats a few days later in Paris before flying back to the United States on a commercial airline and then testing positive for the coronavirus.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) warns Australian do not travel to US due possible civil unrest : worldnews

International observers to the general elections in the United States will present their preliminary conclusions at a news conference : worldnews


How There Was No October Surprise for President Trump - The New York Times


America's role as global leader all but died under Trump. The world was outgrowing it anyway : politics
The Story of Our Mad King Will Live on Well Past the Election : politics

'A whole lot of hurt' : Fauci warns of covid-19 surge, offers blunt assessment of Trump's response
Stanford Study Seeks to Quantify Infections Stemming From Trump Rallies - The New York Times
Coronavirus: Trump campaign rallies led to 30,000 cases, Stanford researchers say
The Nihilist in Chief - Lawyers, Guns & Money As always, nobody is more contemptuous of Trump's supporters than Donald Trump:
(1) DJ Judd on Twitter: "It's 41 degrees for those wondering." / Twitter ... It's Golden Hour in PAIt, Butler President Donald Trump is scheduled to address supporters here at his third of four stops across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania today, with just three days until Election Day. People are packed to the gills (and foregoing masks, which you knew).
Dr Anthony Fauci is the only figure to find his approval rating rise after being associated with Donald Trump : politics
Chris Evans calls Trump giant meatball over his plans to fire Fauci : politics (pls, "shitball")

Tests Show Genetic Signature of Coronavirus That Likely Infected Trump - The New York Times The White House did not take basic steps to investigate its outbreak. We worked with geneticists to sequence the virus that infected two journalists exposed during the outbreak, providing clues to how it may have spread.
Tracking the White House Coronavirus Outbreak - The New York Times

We Have Never Had Final Results on Election Day : politics
Last weekend before Election Day: Trump and Biden see competitive race ahead - The Washington Post

Trumps plan to declare premature victory (will declare victory before any votes have been counted)
Trump Can't Just "Declare Victory"
Biden responds to report Trump plans to declare premature victory: He's 'not going to steal this election' : politics
Trump Adviser Equates Counting Ballots With Stealing the Election : politics (Stephapoopalus doesn't say a word)

Critical mail delays hit swing states ahead of US election : news

20 Counties in Battleground States That Could Shape the Race - The New York Times ... The most contested battles this year will take place in six states: Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Mr. Trump won some of them by razor-thin margins.

Biden leads Trump by 10 points in final pre-election NBC News/WSJ poll The Democratic nominee leads President Trump 52 percent to 42 percent nationally.
Biden Leads Trump in Four Key States, Poll Shows - The New York Times Joseph R. Biden Jr. leads President Trump in Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona and, by a wide margin, in Wisconsin,
Biden ahead in Pennsylvania, toss-up with Trump in Florida, new Post-ABC poll says - The Washington Post
The New York Times / Siena College Battleground Polls: Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
Election 2020 polls show Biden leading Trump in key battleground states, Florida a tossup | Fox News
Trump Can Still Win, But The Polls Would Have To Be Off By Way More Than In 2016 | FiveThirtyEight
Nate Silver: "Without Pennsylvania, Biden becomes an underdog" - Axios

Newly Released FBI Documents Show Troubling Double Standard on Political Speech - Lawfare (you shall not criticize your supreme leader)


Protesters with Trump flags swarm William Barr's home demanding he "lock up Joe Biden" : politics

The son of Lev Parnas offers one more Trump tell-all - POLITICO As a law student, Aaron Parnas says, he witnessed many of his fatheencounters with President Trump and his inner circle.


NY AG Letitia James says Trump investigation will proceed whether president wins reelection or not : politics
That Sound You Hear Is Trumpworld Panicking (paywall, but for the headline)

White House plots possible second-term Cabinet purge - POLITICO A second-term Trump administration is considering expelling Cabinet members who have crossed the president, refused to mount investigations he has demanded or contradicted him on coronavirus. (kiss his fat diseased ass or die, dumbocracy coming)

The dead eyes and cold heart of Jared Kushner -- The poster boy for presidential nepotism shows his true colors.

America will never heal until Donald Trump is held accountable : politics
If We Are Going to Recover from Trumpism, We Must Deny Charity to Trump's Henchmen : politics
What Will Happen to the Lawyers Who Aided and Abetted Donald Trump? The legal profession is supposed to have standards. : politics
Dishonesty Has Defined the Trump Presidency. The Consequences Could Be Lasting. - The New York Times - the very concept of public trust in an established set of facts necessary for the operation of a democratic society has been eroded.

u/TheBirminghamBear discusses the need for punishment for criminal politicians, the exact ways in which the GOP is run as a crime ring instead of a political party, and preemptively shuts down "both sides" arguments by listing the number of jailed officials per administration over several decades. : bestof

Trump Supporters Spend Weekend Clogging Blue State Highways : politics ... The people here in NC were pepper sprayed on their vote march because they knelt on a town road for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to protest the Floyd murder (and arrested)
Trump supporters block major New Jersey highway ahead of 2020 election. 'We shut it down, baby! We shut it down' man shouts in video of vehicle blockade : politics
Experts warn that extremist groups are harboring 'violent fantasies' about the election : politics

US election: Don Jr told Trump supporters to 'have some fun' before Biden vehicles 'rammed by armed group' : politics
Vehicles flying Trump flags try to force a Biden-Harris campaign bus off a highway in Texas. - The New York Times
Biden camp cancels multiple Texas events after a "Trump Train" surrounded a campaign bus
FBI investigating 'Trump Train' swarming of Biden bus on Texas interstate: report : politics (not the first time for the black truck but Trump cops did nothing)
Biden staff call 911 after bus swarmed by Trump supporters on Texas highway : politics
Video: Trump Supporters Tried to Run Biden Bus 'Off the Road' : politics
Biden campaign says Trump supporters tried to force bus off highway | President appears to praise threats from his own supporters | Biden campaign says bus was nearly forced off road : politics
President Trump Appears To Embrace Actions Of Caravan That Surrounded Biden-Harris Campaign Bus In Texas : politics
Eschaton: Full Fash My brilliant observation over the weekend is that much of our elite discourse is divided between people who would happily kill "us" all, though "us" is a disputed and evolving concept, and those who want to kill us all but who also desperately demand our love and admiration as they do it. The difference between the Right and the Center-Right, roughly.
Foxs Jeanine Pirro praises Trump supporters who surrounded and intimidated Biden bus -- "It is ordinary Americans just taking this election into their own hands"


People Marching To The Polls In North Carolina Were Arrested And Pepper Sprayed By Police : politics (cops didn't want black people to vote, soune familiar?)
North Carolina's Police Attack on Election Marchers Had a Long History Behind It. A racist sheriff and a system of voter suppression meet in a cloud of pepper spray. : politics


Texas Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to throw out nearly 127,000 Harris County votesA handful of GOP activists and candidates had asked the states highest civil court to rule Harris Countys drive-thru voting locations illegal, and invalidate votes that have already been cast.
Texas Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to throw out nearly 127,000 Harris County votes : politics
'Ultra-Conservative' Judge Assigned to Texas Republicans' Lawsuit, Which Seeks to Toss Out 117,000 Ballots in Harris County
"It's wholly un-American": Harris County drive-thru voters await court rulings as Texas Republicans push to invalidate 127,000 votes : politics ... The all-Republican court denied the request without an order or opinion, as justices did last month in a similar lawsuit brought by some of the same plaintiffs. (Refucks appeal to BeerKav, Clarencefuck and the Handmaiden)


Trump Says He Will 'Cut Middle Class Taxes' as GOP Plans Increase Next Year : politics

Did no one come to his birthday party when he was a kid? -- Obama lets rip on Trump as he joins Stevie Wonder to campaign for Biden


Self-Proclaimed 'Proud Boy' Arrested for Threatening to Blow Up North Dakota Polling Place: Police : politics


Buttigieg calls Trump Jr. 'so out of touch that you just don't care anymore' for saying coronavirus deaths are down to 'almost nothing' : politics

Bidens still locked in a bitter fight. But the jockeying is already underway for jobs in his would-be administration.


Fact-Checking All of the Mysteries Surrounding Donald Trump and Penn -- Why is everything about Trump's time at Wharton shrouded in secrecy? We set out to uncover the truth. (well written, shrouded in mystery)

Commentary: The Nightmare Scenario of Biden-Harris and the Ascendancy of Kamala - Tennessee Star (for an example of Russian-funded Republican fake news)
Snopes Exposes the Tennessee Star - Whatever the Tennessee Star is, it is not a local newspaper producing transparent journalism
The Tennessee Star - Media Bias/Fact Check Right biased based on story selection and editorial content that favors the Right. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting based on deceptive publishing of political information without disclosure of ownership and funding.


They All Got Careless: How Falwell Kept His Grip on Liberty Amid Sexual Games, Self-Dealing -- The deposed university president secured backing by ousting critics and hiring the family members and businesses of loyalists. (the best Satangelical Christian Republicans)


Statement Regarding Attacks on The Intercept -- Jeremy Scahill


Mothers can pass allergies to offspring while they are developing in the womb: Maternal antibodies primed to react to specific allergens can cross the placenta, passing on transiently allergic reactions to offspring, according to new preclinical research in Singapore : worldnews

Researchers have showed for the first time that the body produces more stress hormones when people are repeatedly interrupted at work. Should this stress become chronic, it can lead to states of exhaustion that have a negative impact on public health and carry a significant economic cost. : science




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Rare 'blue moon' to enchant Halloween stargazers - BBC News

Toxic Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Fell Across India, Russia, and China Last Year - Dropping 6% Globally

US and UK citizens are world's biggest sources of plastic waste

Evacuations as Philippines braces for world's strongest 2020 typhoon : worldnews
Super Typhoon Goni explodes into 2020's strongest storm on Earth, moves toward Philippines : worldnews


At least 230,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S. - At least 9,126,000 cases have been reported. (N/S Dacovid off the chart)
U.S. reports world record of more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in single day | Reuters -- The daily caseload of 100,233 is also a world record for the global pandemic, surpassing the 97,894 cases reported by India on a single day in September.


MA COVID-19 Data 10/31/20 : boston (7.1+ 16 deaths)
1,292 New Confirmed Cases ; 16 deaths -October 31 : CoronavirusMa 154,531 total cases - 18,122 new individuals tested; 7.1% positive - 93,234 total tests today; 1.4% positive - +52 hospital; +12 icu; +6 intubated ; 623 hospitalized - 16 new deaths; 9,766 total deaths
Weekly Covid cases for every MA town : CoronavirusMa

On the oft-repeated suggestion by some to close indoor dining... the data we know... : CoronavirusMa


Lowell PD Forcing Citizens to Come into the Station to File a Complaint About Unmasked Officers : CoronavirusMa (ACAB/F)


Covid nurse death toll now as high as the number of nurses who died during World War One : worldnews

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins Disrupt the Blood-Brain Barrier, Potentially Raising Risk of Neurological Damage in COVID-19 Patients : worldnews
More than 80 per cent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients had vitamin D deficiency: study : Coronavirus
How Are Americans Catching the Virus? Increasingly, 'They Have No Idea' : Coronavirus

Hospitals overwhelmed: Exhausted staffs, surging COVID-19 cases push nation's limits : Coronavirus

One in five believe Covid-19 is 'depopulation plan orchestrated by UN' amid disturbing rise in conspiracy theories : Coronavirus (and therefore, don't wear masks!)

Illegal Halloween party with nearly 400 people shut down by deputies in NYC : Coronavirus
CDC Traces 116 Virus Cases to 1 Boy at Summer Camp : Coronavirus

Utahns sent emergency alert warning of 'dire' COVID-19 situation : Coronavirus ... It's been 9 months of this. What the fuck are we doing ... People just didn't care or get it. They're about to. Hard.

'Scary and wrong' : Utah epidemiologist's home address leaked online for protest
'We are broken' : Montana health care workers battle growing Covid outbreak (

Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 7,899 coronavirus cases, most since pandemic began, along with 46 deaths Illinois breaks 1-day case record for 3rd day in a row : Coronavirus

Maryland's coronavirus death toll reaches 4,000 as the state reports 900+ new cases for third consecutive day



UK could see more than 4,000 deaths a day without second lockdown, scientists warn : Coronavirus

Italy reports record 31,758 new coronavirus cases, nearly 300 new deaths for the first time since May : Coronavirus


China vows to build 'fully modern army' by 2027 as Beijing policy meeting ends on defiant note : worldnews

Israel settlers use chainsaw to cut electricity supply to Palestinians : worldnews (jewfuckers)


Belgium will go back into lockdown to prevent health care system collapse : worldnews
Belgian teacher suspended over Prophet Muhammad cartoon : worldnews
charlie hebdo mohammed comic bent over - Google Search

Covid spreading faster in England than 'worst-case scenario', documents show : worldnews

Australia's Labor Party on track to win Queensland vote in COVID-dominated race : worldnews

New Zealand Supports The Right To Die, But Rejects The Right To Get High : worldnews


UK government admits training Nigeria's brutals SARS police unit : worldnews
US hostage rescued in Nigeria : worldnews
American hostage Philip Walton rescued in dramatic military operation: Officials - ABC News Walton was abducted recently in Niger, where he had been living.

Deadliest shipwreck of 2020: At least 140 migrants drown off Senegal - CNN At least 140 migrants have drowned off Senegal in the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year, the United Nations migration agency said in a statement Thursday.

Qatar airport officials could face charges over forced vaginal examinations of women : worldnews ("could" a little PR dance from the muzfuckers)


"We do not let students in." Belarusians who study abroad cannot enter the country : worldnews

Azerbaijan using prohibited phosphorus munitions against civilians in Artsakh


Thousands in Warsaw join biggest protest so far against abortion ruling : worldnews

Dutch Archaeologist Discovers Traces of Four Submerged Medieval Settlements : worldnews 17% of the Netherlands is currently below sea level. 50% is less than a meter above sea level.


France church attack: Assailant's family demands answers : worldnews
France's President Macron says he understands Muslim feelings on Prophet image : worldnews

Millions of British workers still on furlough as deadline looms for 41bn jobs lifeline : worldnews
One in eight UK renters unable to meet housing costs in full, says report : worldnews
UK bill shielding soldiers from prosecution slammed by parliamentary committee : worldnews (Tories, like Trump, want to pardon/ignore war crimes)
BBC journalists are not banned from attending Pride, new director general Tim Davie confirms : worldnews (Tory Beeb backs down)

Cannabis use among teens down by half after legalization in Canada : worldnews (fuck off, Oz and NZ cunts)
Canada aims to bring in over 1.2 million immigrants over 3 years : worldnews
Canada stopped selling military devices to Turkey after reports of their use by Azerbaijan
Landmark Decision Released: Ontario Government and Psychiatrists are Liable for Unethical Experimental Programs Involving Mentally Ill Patients : worldnews (they had qualified immunity)
Most Canadians hope for Trump defeat after insults, attacks : worldnews

Journalist murdered in Mexico, sixth this year: governor : worldnews (Trump takes notes)



Sharpiegate: Trump's grudge may have cost NOAA's acting chief scientist his job - The scientist who defended forecasters against political pressure during Hurricane Dorian was told to step down for reinforcing scientific integrity. : politics

Trump Administration Pressured Federal Prosecutors to Settle Investigation into Turkish Bank : worldnews

Venezuela coup plotters met at Trump Doral. Central figure says U.S. officials knew of plan. : worldnews

Stocks Turn on Trump as Markets Tumble to Worst Week Since March Ahead of Election : politics
Trump has the worst job losses on record heading into the election : politics
More than 1,000 economists have now signed letter urging voters to reject 'reckless and selfish' Trump on Election Day. Alvin Roth, a Nobel winner, tells us why he's among them. : politics
Joe Biden Will Win, Says Stock Market Indicator That Has Correctly Called Every Presidential Election Since 1984 : politics
Under Trump, Households Making $30 Million Nine Times Less Likely to Face IRS Audit Than Working Poor Making Less Than $25,000 : politics

Videotape Reveals Early Corporate-Funded Plans To Try To Overturn A Trump Loss : politics
Protests won't be enough to stop a coup : politics
Brett Kavanaugh's Ruling on Mail-in Ballots Is Already Being Used to Suppress Votes : politics
Judges nominated by President Trump play key role in upholding voting limits ahead of Election Day (Impeach and Imprison)

Brace for a Blizzard of Disinformation | The Trump election-security operation" is a key element of the president;s closing strategy -- and its capacity to wreak havoc next week could be significant. : politics
Misleading hyper-partisan information animating U.S. militia supporters ahead of election day | by @DFRLab | DFRLab | Oct, 2020 | Medium Claims that Trump supporters received threatening letter potentially exaggerated by hyper-partisan media diet ('militia' bc they can't say domestic terrorists)
The Strange Link Between a Fake Hunter Biden Dossier and the Hong Kong Democracy Protests
Their First Try Backfired, but Giuliani and Allies Keep Aiming at Biden

Trump Admin Refuses to Release 112 Records of Federal Agency's Correspondence with Mueller About Michael Flynn : politics (good Bobby Fuckup)

First, coronavirus infections increased. Then, hospitalizations. Now, deaths are on the rise. - The Washington Post
Covid-19 Is Worse in the Dakotas Now Than It Was in the Spring s Hot Spots
Trump's Pathology Is Now Clear - As the coronavirus spreads uncontrolled across the U.S., the president has gone from downplaying the pandemic to COVID denial.
What to Do About GOP Bad Faith After Trump | Crooked Media
Select Subcommittee Releases New Staff Report On Investigations Into Trump Administration Pandemic Response - As New Cases Skyrocket, Report Finds Response is Among the 'Worst Failures of Leadership in American History' : politics

Will Trump be arrested as Biden gets sworn in as president? : politics
Former Rubio spokesman says Trump may be GOP's 'Iraq War.' Critics note the Iraq War was the GOP's 'Iraq War.' : politics

Trump's 100 Most Tremendous Scandals: The Definitive List | The Daily Social Distancing Show - YouTube

Trump told donors at a closed-door event that he will have his 'own team' and law enforcement monitoring polling places and is planning dispute individual ballots : politics

Four years of Trump has made the world less safe, and the damage might be irreversible : politics
Donald Trump's insatiable hunger for more: More power. More money. More golf. More women : politics

Experts warn of rapid increase in radical-right extremism and domestic terrorism following US election : politics

Watchdog files complaint accusing Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows of campaign finance crimes : politics

CNN contributor Miles Taylor admitted he lied to CNN about being 'Anonymous' -- It doesnt seem to be a problem for CNN.

Missing from Trump's re-election pitch: What he'd do if he's re-elected : politics (kill as many Americans as possible, duh)
'Deadly Sins' Ad Busts The Myth That Trump Is A Religious Man

Javanka jab: Lincoln Project trolls Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump on their home turf
Trumps Inner Circle Braces for Disaster -- Some still believe a win is possible. But others are wrapping their head around a Biden presidency and regretting the money they gave to Trump.

New polling reinforces a key Biden advantage: People like him more : politics (and he's not that bitch Hillary either)
Biden Shows A Simple Way To Silence Trump's Conspiracy Theories Once And For All : politics
(1) Joe Biden on Twitter: "You have the power to silence him. Vote: https://t.co/eoxT07uII9 https://t.co/zIJUQEWlyx" / Twitter

Trump's Favorite COVID Adviser Goes on Kremlin-Backed RT to Blast Lockdowns as 'Epic Failure' : politics
Russia orders national mask mandate as coronavirus cases spike - CBS News

Study: Trump rallies may be responsible for an estimated 700 Covid-19 deaths : politics
Donald Trump, Colossal Asshole, Says Doctors Get Extra Cash If People Die of COVID-19 : politics (but it's what Trump would have done)
American Medical Association rips Trump's claim that doctors inflating COVID numbers : politics
COVID-19: My stepfather died alone as Donald Trump throws unmasked rallies : politics

A 20-year-old woman cast her ballot early before dying of cancer. Her state will throw it out. : politics
An awakening I haven't seen before' -- Detroit voters say 2020 won't be like 2016

Trump says the military will vote for him. But he lost their support long ago - Trump treats the armed forces as just another entity he can manipulate for political purposes. That's alienated the troops and the top brass alike. : politics

Neither forgive nor forget the voter suppressors, no matter how furiously they try to scrub away the Trump stink : politics

Trump says Biden will take away your electricity, celebrates low Black voter turnout in Wisconsin rally : politics

Yes, Joe Biden has released 22 years of tax returns online : politics

Joe Biden gives Marine's mother command coin in viral video : politics

Morgan Freeman Spells Out Exactly What's At Stake This Election In New Ad -- 'Our lives quite literally depend on it'
Noose on display near voting booths in southwest Missouri county draws protests : politics
Early voting brings one million Black voters to Georgia polls : politics
The votes of 63 million poor people could decide this election : politics

Despite suppression tactics, young voters are 'raising hell' with historic early voting turnout : politics
Revenge of the millennials: Young people are voting in record numbers in key battleground states : politics (good discussion of generational differences from a younger perspective)
More people are voting for Democrats rather than against GOP compared to 2016: Fox News poll : politics

Postal distribution center audit ordered after video shows ballots in bins at SW Miami-Dade branch : politics

AOC Says She Doubts 'Spineless' Lindsey Graham 'Believes in Anything' : politics
Lindsey Graham says women can succeed with traditional family structures | "I want every young woman to know there's a place for you in America if... you follow traditional family structure." : politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gives masterclass in throwing shade after Fox News host tries to shame her for appearing on a magazine cover
Trump Mocks 'Politically Correct' Laura Ingraham For Wearing Mask At Packed Rally : politics (Ingrafuck roasted from both sides)

Texas GOP senator didn't "graduate" from Oxford University law program, as claimed in prior campaign : politics (Cornyn lied, Tx press couldn't give a shit)

Joe Biden told mum of trans kid he would flat out change the law to protect them. Now, her family is being bombarded with death threats from Trump supporters politics

Joe Biden leading President Trump in Ohio, new Quinnipiac poll shows : politics

A Bunch of Trump Supporters Had to Be Hospitalized Again

Texans cast 9 million early votes, becoming the first state to surpass total 2016 turnout. Two election forecasters have moved Texas into "toss-up" territory amid a surge in new voters : politics
Texas Republicans go full fash - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Texas Republicans Ask Federal Judge to Throw Out 117,000 Legally Cast Ballots : politics
Trump Made It Clear He Wants The Supreme Court To Shut Down Vote Counting After Election Day : politics

Cops Pepper-Spray Voters as They March to Polls in NC : politics

'I'm shaking right now': CNN reporter describes 3 racist attacks within an hour - CNN Video : news

Early voting totals continue to be off the charts - Lawyers, Guns & Money

California may shatter the total vote record : politics

Trump drags down GOP senators, giving Democrats more paths to the majority : politics
Republican Senate Candidates Are Chickening Out of Their Debates From Maine to Mississippi : politics
North Carolina Democrat Cunningham leads Tillis by 10 points in new poll : politics

Trump still owes El Paso -- a city facing a disaster coronavirus$569,000 for his 2019 rally

Undocumented immigrants may actually make American communities safer -- not more dangerous
America's crimes against humanity aren't on the ballot this year -- but they should be

Biden Team Cancels Texas Event After Highway 'Ambush' by MAGA Cavalry
Armed Trump supporters threaten Biden campaign bus and u/PoppinKREAM lists down the several times Trump has incited and supported violence : bestof
'Trump Train' Trucks Harass Biden-Harris Bus on Highway, Sideswiping One Campaign Volunteer

Twitter Account Posting Trump's Tweets Verbatim Since May Has Been Flagged 4 Times : politics

Trump Campaign Automatically Opts Donors Into Recurring Weekly Contributions : politics

Democrats could take control of Arizona Legislature : politics

Self-Proclaimed 'Proud Boy' Arrested for Threatening to Blow Up North Dakota Polling Place: Police
Kyle Rittenhouse cried, vomited and worried about social media as he told Antioch cops, 'I shot two white kids' `

Residents told 'not to open packages' in Maryland neighborhood after explosion in house : news


Ex-Missouri State student gets probation for raping co-ed : news


Eschaton: I'VE BEEN TRIGGERED Ruth Shalit is an old boring story, but it's sort of a foundational story for me as an adult paying attention to the political-media complex. The elite racism of the 90s to the Iraq war in the aughts and back again to the elite racism (it was all elite racism) ,,, A surprise return character from episode one. Hope this fucking show is over soon.
Eschaton: What's It All About Then ... the stuff Shalit was peddling in the 90s (and she was just part of a particular zeitgeist, not its leader), is just the same as the "WOKE CANCEL CULTURE" stuff being peddled now. Racism justified with bullshit and wrapped with a ribbon of supposed respectability.
Eschaton: Fabulists I don't care about the sports story, but just read the correction. Shalit didn't just have problems at TNR, she also had problems subsesquently at Elle and at Salon. How do these people keep getting hired?
The Atlantic gave Ruth Shalit a 'second chance' 25 years after a journalism scandal. It ended with an ugly correction - In pointing out errors and fabrications in a wildly popular story about niche sports, the magazine said it was wrong to assign work to the writer at the center of a 1990s media scandal
Robertson Barrett Named President of Digital Media for Hearst Newspapers (Ruthie's husband, well, well)


Intercept Staffers Roll Their Eyes Over Glenn Greenwalds Censorship Claim

Severed deer heads found near Black Lives Matter signs, Biden/Harris political sign : politics

Kentucky State Police training presentation quoting Hitler is 'unacceptable,' governor says : politics
KSP training slideshow quotes Hitler, advocates 'ruthless' violence (fucking disgusting, they think they are "warriors")


Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90 : news


Facebook's Political Ads Ban Has Been An Ominous Disaster : politics (Fuckerberg loves fascism)


Teachers of reddit what is the most depressing thing a student has told you about their home life? : AskReddit




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The worlds largest seagrass restoration project is a huge success, restoring 9,000 acres of wildlife : worldnews
Limitless power just took a big step closer : worldnews

Huge earthquake hits Greece and Turkey : worldnews
Venezuela oil tanker that was abandoned with 1.1million gallons of oil has been kept afloat and is having the oil safely removed : worldnews


United States Records Its Worst Week Yet for Virus Cases - The New York Times -- In the Upper Midwest and Mountain West, records are being smashed almost daily, and in some counties as much as 5 percent of the population has tested positive for the virus to date.
Federal Documents Show Which Hospitals Are Filling Up With COVID Patients : Shots - Health News : NPR


MA SNOVID-19 Data 10/30/20 : boston (7.3%+ 23 deaths)
1,488 New Confirmed Cases ; 23 deaths -October 30 : CoronavirusMa 153,229 total cases - 20,248 new individuals tested; 7.3% positive - 78,604 total tests today; 1.9% positive - +10 hospital; +7 icu; -2 intubated ; 571 hospitalized - 23 new deaths; 9,750 total deaths

Mass. coronavirus cases rise by 1,488, continuing spike; 23 deaths reported - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts has reached the Dark Red "Uncontrolled Spread" score on covidexitstrategy.org : CoronavirusMa


Here's a look at the state map of communities that are high, moderate, and low risk for COVID-19 - The Boston Globe (follow the rich green loop from Wellesley to Acton)

Brain Scans Show a Whole Spectrum of COVID-19 Abnormalities We Can't Fully Explain : Coronavirus
During the 1918 flu pandemic, masks were controversial for "many of the same reasons they are today" : Coronavirus
The Eat Out to Help Out accelerated second wave of Covid 19 study says : Coronavirus ... between 8% and 17% of newly detected infection clusters can be linked to the scheme.

The pandemic has exposed gaping problems with the U.S. health care system : Coronavirus
Cheaper to prevent pandemics than 'cure' them : Coronavirus

Trump pandemic worse than ever - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Idaho lieutenant governor appears in video that claims pandemic 'may or may not be' occurring : Coronavirus ("reality may or may not be real' she said)

El Paso Police Department says it will not be enforcing the shutdown ordered by the county judge : Coronavirus (fuck your so-called laws" they said)

Gov. Kemp, First Lady in quarantine after COVID-19 exposure : Coronavirus


Spain enters six-month state of emergency to tackle pandemic : worldnews

In Russia, doctors were banned from publicly commenting on the situation with the coronavirus. : worldnews

Remote Marshall Islands Record First Confirmed Coronavirus Cases : worldnews


Bushfire inquiry says Australia must prepare for 'alarming outlook' : worldnews
Anti-Murdoch petition wins record support in Australia : worldnews (but Murdoch told us that climate change is a hoax)

Australian's consumed more cannabis than ever in 2020, yet the government continues to fight the failing war on drugs : worldnews (while they drink like fishes and pop pills)
New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia but against legalising cannabis in referendum : worldnews RIP the Reddit New Zealand Circlejerk 2020-2020

Japanese Hentai Is Now Banned in Australia : worldnews
Hong Kong asylum seekers turned away by US consulate : worldnews (Goebbels Miller cackles)
In Tibet, China preaches the material over the spiritual : worldnews

Former South Korean President Ordered Back to Prison for Bribery: The s Supreme Court upheld a 17-year sentence for Lee Myung-bak. He will be the second former leader of South behind bars on corruption charges. : worldnews So, there's world precedent for jailing a corrupt former President? Interesting.

Same sex couples marry in mass military wedding -- a first for Taiwan's armed forces - CNN : worldnews

West Bank Palestinians' olive trees burn as U.N. urges protection for harvest : worldnews (Jewish terrorists)

In Azerbaijan, a string of settlements close to the frontline have suffered almost daily rockets strikes. The attack on Barda, which lies slightly further from the frontline, appeared to be an escalation. Armenian forces is shelling civilians on daily basis. : worldnews
Turkish and Azeri nationals looking for Armenians in France : worldnews

The Nigerian Government Has Pledged to #EndSARS and Reform the Police. This Isn't the First Time They've Made That Promise : worldnews

Ukraine protest: Hundreds demonstrate in Ukraine after court scraps anti-corruption laws : worldnews

Bangladesh mob beats, burns man to death on blasphemy charges : worldnews
Man lynched for desecration of Quran in Bangladesh, say police : worldnews
Boy, 16, screaming 'Allahu Akbar' is shot dead by cops after knife attack on police officer in Muslim-majority Russian region : worldnews (Allahu Fuckbar)

Nice church attacker identified as 21-year-old Tunisian refugee : worldnews
France on alert as official warns of more militant attacks after Nice church killings : worldnews
As anger rises, thousands of Muslims protest French cartoons : worldnews
Khabib attacks Macron over Islam comments: May the Almighty disfigure the face of this creature | The Independent : worldnews
France will not give in to terror after Nice attack, Macron says : worldnews


Loathing of Boris Johnson fueling surge in support for Scottish independence: poll (he is pretty loathsome)
BBC sparks outrage after banning staff from attending LGBT Pride events : worldnews (speaking of Tories)
'Up to 100 birds were found in one cage, giving them less space than an A4 piece of paper'. British egg farm kept hens in cruelly overcrowded cages without enough water to drink, investigators say. : worldnews
Pramod Mittal, Who 50mn on a Wedding, Is UK's 'The Most Bankrupt Man' : worldnews


The remains of 59 bodies - belonging mostly to young people - have been found in unmarked graves in Mexico. : worldnews
Argentina Dirty War: Torture and baby theft trial under way : worldnews (Kissinger cackles)

Freeze wages of all federal politicians as Canadians struggle financially during pandemic, senator proposes : worldnews ... Quebeqois language cops ... des lois fascistes.
Canada Dry to pay $200K court settlement after B.C. man questions 'made from real ginger' slogan : worldnews
Real estate company behind Canada's most popular malls embedded cameras inside its digital information kiosks at 12 malls in major cities to collect millions of images, used facial recognition technology without customers' knowledge or consent

US sells oil seized from Iran to Venezuela for $40 million : worldnews


Noam Chomsky Believes Trump Is "the Worst Criminal in Human History"

Opinion | Is President Donald Trump a Flight Risk? Yes, this sounds like a B-grade spy novel. But consider the evidence.
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New Zealand announces official Travel Warning to New Zealanders in the United States due to the upcoming election and civil unrest : worldnews
Opinion | What Will Trump Do After Election Day? - The New York Times (everyone expects Trump to go full Hitler)
There Are No Boundaries: Experts Imagine Trumps Post-Presidential Life if He Loses (politico writes a bunch of words one of which is not "prison")
Americans have bought record 17m guns in year of unrest, analysis finds : worldnews
Unions discussing general strike if Trump refuses to accept Biden victory : politics
Donald Trump's election mayhem is coming: Journalists must be ready to fight back : politics

Trump says US allies are 'in many ways worse than the enemy' and claims Germany preferred Obama : worldnews

The Ukraine Thing: A Timeline of GOP Betrayal - PREVAIL by Greg Olear How the Republicans caved to Putin. The whole party, not just Trump.

Mueller Memos: Bonus Special Edition! A Huge Trove Of New Details From The Mueller Investigation - Just days before the election, these records, which BuzzFeed News sued the federal government to get, provide a new look at the two-year inquiry. (Bobby Fuckup)


The painful simplicity of Trump's new Turkey scandal: The Halkbank scandal is simple: a foreign dictator asked Trump to corrupt his own country's justice system, and the Republican president gladly said yes. : politics
Trump Admitted Years Ago to Little Conflict of Interesta in Turkey. It'ss Not So Little. : politics
Bill Barr helped Trump carry out bribery scheme - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Helicopters Over DC Protesters Broke Regulations While Commander was Driving Home, DC Guard Concludes - Defense One

Did Kirstjen Nielsen Commit Perjury? | Law & Crime

Despite hand wringing from pundits, if Democrats win they should enact a truly transformative agenda and fully prosecute Trump : politics

Trump adviser Stephen Miller reveals aggressive second-term immigration agenda (concentration camps and gas chambers)

Donald Trump is the Republican Party - Lawyers, Guns & Money

'This Is Trump's Failure': US Reports Record 90,400+ Covid Cases in Just 24 Hours -- Equivalent to One New Infection Every Second
Donald Trump Jr.s ugly rant on Fox makes a strong case against his father (Ingrafuck)
Donald Trump Jr. claims U.S. COVID deaths are 'almost nothing' on day over 1,000 people die : politics
Donald Trump Jr. says COVID-19 deaths "almost nothing" as 5,000 reported in one week : politics
Chuck Schumer says Americans are dying of COVID because Trump is a "moron" : politics
White House coronavirus adviser Dr Birx boycotting Covid task force over misinformation : politics
'He has blood on his hands' : Columbia University study shows that Trump could have avoided over 130,000 COVID-19 deaths with a more robust pandemic response

People Say Melania Trump's Speech Against 'Hate' Should Come With A Laugh Track : politics
(1) Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Melania Trump in Tampa: "In a time when hate, negativity, & fear are the messages the media streams into our homes & the large tech companies are protecting political censorship, we need to remember what is really important: my husband's administration is focused on the future." https://t.co/XYl3ZbejUU" / Twitter

Trump doesn't have a big, beautiful health plan; Obamacare works and needs a public option : politics

Group hired to canvass for Trump campaign says they weren't paid : politics

Trump changes election night plans, cancels party at Trump International: report : politics (remember when Hillary did that?)

Mark Meadows apparently used taxpayer funds to help wife's friend raise campaign cash : politics
The State Department wouldnt reveal its payments to Mar-a-Lago. here's how we found them. : politics

Opinion | Republicans are trapped by Trump's insane ideas about how to win this election - The Washington Post Republicans are trapped by Trumps insane ideas about how to win this election

D.C. could become a state if Democrats sweep election. : politics
Let the People Pick the President - The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College

Those who didn't vote in 2016 are showing up early droves in and more are Democrats : politics

Trump and Republicans are muscling toward a Pennsylvania election heist : politics
Philly DA Throws Down Over Trump Poll Watchers: We won't Be Cowed by a Despot : You Break the law here, and we've got something for you -- Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner warns Trump. : politics

Pandemic Rage Is Flipping Trump Voters in Wisconsin : politics

Trump loses senior support, Biden leads in Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, latest poll shows : politics

Texas early voting exceeds total of all 2016 ballots : news (a good sign)
Harris to travel to Texas Friday after polls show tie between Trump, Biden : politics
Harris County breaks all-time voter turnout record, surpassing 2016 election : politics (Houston)

In a first, ICE agents are poised to respond to potential Election Day unrest (Trump's personal thug squad)

Security info request from Trump campaign leaves Cumberland County officials concerned ahead of Election Day | Politics | cumberlink.com campaign staff is harvesting election security plans through what appears to be a personal web-based email account

> A top Interior official has controversial views on race. He used a white supremacist website to support them.Jeremy Carl called Black Lives Matter a racist organization in articles written before his appointment this month. He also cited an opinion by Jared Taylor, who said Black people destroy any civilization they control.


Red State Rebellion - Utah voters have approved medical marijuana, Medicaid expansion, and fair redistricting. Can they wrest control from their religious conservative supermajority? : politics = Utah is a defacto theocracy,

Nearly 1,000 instances of police brutality recorded in US anti-racism protests : politics

Fraternal Order of Police deletes misleading posts celebrating Philadelphia officers who took a toddler from his mother's SUV - The Washington Post -- In fact, they say police yanked the boy from the back seat of an SUV after busting all of the windows and violently arresting and injuring his mother, who was later released without charges. (and taxpayerS will pay the lawsuit of course0
Philadelphia police union accused of lying over toddler post : news

Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly Sues Breonna Taylor's Boyfriend Kenneth Walker for Shooting Him, Causing 'Mental Anguish'

The congressional candidates who have engaged with the QAnon conspiracy theory
How Republicans Could Thwart Biden's Democratic Agenda - The Atlantic
My Never Trump Elegy - The Atlantic -- At Least Never Trumpers Stood and FoughtCourage exercised only when the coast is clear is not courage; it is opportunism.

Teachers Are Struggling To Pull Their Students Out Of A QAnon Rabbit Hole.

Neither Trump Nor Biden Drink Alcohol - The New York Times (typical that fucking newspaper ignores Trump's cocaine addiction)

Community star Yvette Nicole Brown calls out Lil Wayne for posting photo smiling alongside Trump | There's nothing a white supremacist could offer me that is worth my people,' she wrote : politics


Anti-mask protesters target state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn - Deseret News

The Real Hunter Biden Story Everyone is Missing - Insight
Here's what happened when NBC News tried to report on the alleged Hunter Biden emails

Tucker Carlson Suddenly Says It's Time to Leave Hunter Biden Alone : politics
Carlson Now Claiming He Wants To Lay Off Hunter Biden After 'Damaging" Docs Suddenly Reappear : politics
How a fake persona laid the groundwork for a Hunter Biden conspiracy deluge. A 64-page document that was later disseminated by close associates of President Donald Trump appears to be the work of a fake "intelligence firm." : politics

The unseen machine pushing Trumps social media megaphone into overdriveonline feedback loop between Trump, high-profile influencers and rank-and-file followers is more dangerous than Russian disinformation.

Glenn Beck Says the 2020 Election Is a Spiritual Battle Against 'Satan Himself'


America's Cultural Institutions Are Quietly Fueled by Russian CorruptionNew data exposes the long reach of foreign oligarchs in the world of philanthropy.


The Atlantic's troubled niche-sports story (remember plagierest Ruth Shalit? and Wemple destroys The Atlantic)


White supremacists facing charges after allegedly terrorizing family in Dexter : news ... The suspects, 25-year-old Justen Watkins of Bad Axe and 35-year-old Alfred Gorman from Taylor


Facebook reports a decline in users in the U.S. and Canada : new s


Trumps falsehoods: Are they lies, self-deceptions, or something more frightening?Reckoning with the post-truth presidency. ("fitness beats truth?" and "Folly of Fools")
Reality check - Hugh D Reynolds reviews The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes by Donald D Hoffman
The Folly of Fools - Wikipedia
The folly of fools: The logic of deceit and self-deception in human life. - PsycNET
The Folly Fools of By Trivers Robert Book Review - The New York Times

Psychedelic Experiences Reduce Narcissistic Personality Traits : worldnews

Astigmatism: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment | Vision Center




102920

Antarctic Ice Sheet is primed to pass irreversible climate thresholds for melting, researchers say : worldnews
2020 likely to be one of warmest years on record despite La Nina : worldnews


Over 500,000 new virus cases worldwide in new daily record : worldnews (check you math, dudes, over 100K/day just in England)
U.S. adds almost 80K new COVID-19 cases; states see deaths spike : politics
Fauci warns herd immunity will kill people, "an unacceptable pathway" : Coronavirus
Coronavirus cases set a new record in the week before the election : Coronavirus
'So frustrating': Grave missteps seen in US virus response : Coronavirus (we see what you did there)


MA COVID-19 Data 10/29/20 : boston (6.12%, 27 dead)


Coalition of Mass. physicians calls on Baker to roll back reopening : CoronavirusMa
UMass Boston will operate remotely this Spring : boston
College student in Boston admitting to regular houseparties, oh great : CoronavirusMa
Cluster of Covid-19 Cases Traced to Wedding Held Over Columbus Day - vineyardgazette.com - Oct 27 2020 : CoronavirusMa

It may be time to reset expectations on when well get a Covid-19 vaccine ... Could be January, could be later. We don't know" Fauci said

A mutated coronavirus strain causes most new COVID-19 infections in Europe and was spread within the continent by tourists, scientists say : worldnews

Aerosol transmission of Covid-19: A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air | The risk of contagion is highest in indoor spaces but can be reduced by applying all available measures to combat infection via aerosols. Here is an overview of the likelihood of infection in three everyday scenarios, based on the safety measures used and the length of exposure
Death Rates Have Dropped for Seriously Ill Covid Patients : Coronavirus
very, very bad look of remdesivir, the first FDA-approved COVID-19 drug : Coronavirus
The Emotional Strength of Introverts During the Pandemic : Coronavirus
Conspiracy Theories about the Origins of COVID-19 Outweigh Science's Influence, Researchers Say : Coronavirus
US groups linked to COVID conspiracies pour millions of 'dark money" into Latin America : Coronavirus

Perspective: Percentage of total COVID-19 cases that are from the past month (xpost /r/dataisbeautiful) : CoronavirusMa (Trumpies)

Coronavirus hospitalizations are way up in places without mask mandates : Coronavirus
Nursing homes cite shortages of masks, gloves, gowns and other PPE : Coronavirus (Jared cackles)
Florida covid-19 testing declined while Atlas pushed to 'slow the testing down' - CNNPolitics - Atlas: From Fox commentator to trusted Trump adviser

NJ Coronavirus Update: 'It is coming and it is coming now,' NJ Gov. Murphy says of 2nd COVID wave : Coronavirus

COVID-19 in Ohio: 2,607 more cases, with most hospitalized since pandemic began : Coronavirus

58 coronavirus cases tied to church that didn't require masks, Michigan officials say : Coronavirus

New Ohio coronavirus cases climb to all-time high in single day -- 3,590: Thursday update : Coronavirus

Florida adds 4,198 new COVID-19 cases but positivity drops under 5%, Florida will drop to 8th place nationally tomorrow as Wisconsin cases surge : Coronavirus
Florida Adds Almost 4,200 New Coronavirus Cases, 77 More Virus-Related Deaths : Coronavirus

Coronavirus nearly 7 times more widespread in Orange County, CA than reported, study shows : Coronavirus

Wisconsin reports 4,800 new coronavirus cases, 51 deaths as crisis continues to worsen : Coronavirus
Wisconsin: 51 more COVID-19 deaths as rate rises; almost 15,000 coronavirus cases in 4 days : Coronavirus (Refucks block Dem gov from doing anything)
As the crush of COVID cases continues, Wisconsin is on track to run short of ICU beds in two to six weeks : Coronavirus
CDC report shows how a Wisconsin summer retreat became a 'superspreading' event : Coronavirus ... Jesus Christ, one person ended up infecting over 90% of all the teenagers and counselors there ... The six-week faith-based camp

Minnesota reports 32 more COVID-19 deaths, record 2,872 infections : Coronavirus

Passenger boards plane, flies to Hawaii with COVID-19. : Coronavirus

Space Force's No. 2 general tests positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus

Fort Worth Tops 30,000 COVID-19 Cases; Tarrant County Adds 742 Cases Thursday, 6 More Deaths : Coronavirus

Catholic school sues Michigan to drop 'unreasonable' mask mandate in schools : Coronavirus (as people die all around them)


India continues to maintain the declining trend of active cases, says government : Coronavirus

Spain reports 23,580 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record | Positivity rate: 13.3% (-0.2) | In hospital: 17,520 (+447) | In ICU: 2,404 (+36) | New deaths: 173 : Coronavirus

[Belgium] +21,048 case in a day. +132 death yesterday. Schools to stay open. : Coronavirus ... To the scale of the US, that is 626,000 cases in a day ... and the equivalent of 3,760 deaths/day in the US

Taiwan marks 200 days without domestically transmitted coronavirus case : worldnews

Covid-19: Nearly 100,000 catching virus every day : worldnews (just in England)

Dr Fauci praises Australia's coronavirus response and Melbourne's face mask rules : worldnews

South Korea faces outbreak of 'highly contagious' bird flu as 2 cases confirmed : worldnews

Coronavirus: France and Germany have announced second national lockdowns : worldnews


Yemen on brink of losing entire generation of children to hunger, UN warns | Global development : worldnews (thanks, Barry)

Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city : worldnews

Report: Australian special forces soldiers were fuelled by "blood lust" when they tortured and executed prisoners in Afghanistan and then covered up their actions. : worldnews (just a little "blood lust")

South Korean dog meat farms closing as attitudes change : worldnews

South African environmental activist shot dead in her home | Fikile Ntshangase was involved in legal dispute over extension of coalmine in KwaZulu-Natal : worldnews


Polish women strike over near-total abortion ban : worldnews (ACB takes notes)
Police warn of tougher action as thousands join abortion protests in Poland : worldnews ... It's ok for the church to target you but don't you dare target the church ... (China sends advisors to Polond)

US tries to block Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as first African WTO head : worldnews

Suspected Islamists kill 18, torch church in east Congo : worldnews

Peaceful Armenian Demonstration In France Attacked By Knife, Hammer-Wielding Turkish Nationals : worldnews
Around 150 Turkish mob searches for Armenians in France's Lyon, makes threats : worldnews

French teacher's murder widens France-Turkey rift over secularism : worldnews (you mean "sanity")

France hit by 'terror' attack as 'woman beheaded in church' and city shut down : worldnews
Man shouting 'Allah Akhbar' killed after attacking police as terror hits France : worldnews
New attack in the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice, France : 2 deaths including one beheaded, assailant arrested and injured by police : worldnews
French police shoot armed man near Avignon who shouted 'Allahu Akbar' : worldnews
Man arrested in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah after stabbing guard at French consulate: SPA : worldnews
Muslims have 'right to punish" French for past crimes, Dr Mahathir says amid violence in France : worldnews ... Mahathir (PM of Malaysia) really is a piece of shit ... 100 yrs old ...

UK lawmakers file legal case against PM Johnson over Russian interference response : worldnews ... He needs to make deals with Russia for your future food supply!
Jeremy Corbyn suspended from Labour Party : worldnews (for not supporting Israeli occupation and genocide of Palestinians and incompetence)

Canadian Senator Lynn Beyak violated U.S. law, 'erroneously' donated to Trump's re-election campaign : worldnews ... Erroneously donated directly to the Trump Campaign instead of one of the PACs that aren't required to disclose foreign donors.


'This Is Not How We Do Things in the Southern District : NYT Directly Ties Prosecution of Turkish State-Owned Bank to SDNY U.S. Attorney's Firing
Turkish Bank Case Showed Erdogan's Influence With Trump

Rudy Giuliani Vents to Trump That Attorney General Bill Barr Is Screwing Up His Hunter Biden Play
The Crazy Last Days of Rudy Giuliani and Steve Bannon
Florida Businessman Is First in Giuliani-Linked Scheme to Plead Guilty : politics

The mystery of President Trump's consulting fee income : politics
How Trump's epic corruption reveals hidden weaknesses in the system : politics


GDP rose by 33.1 percent last quarter, but blowout figure is not what it seem : 'The obvious caveat is that when you drop 30 percent and gain 30 percent, you're still below where you started' said one analyst. : politics
U.S. States Face Biggest Cash Crisis Since the Great Depression - WSJ (white type on light-grey background, almost like they really didn't want you to read headline)

Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You - Lawyers, Guns & Money Oh frabjous day! - Kayleigh McEnany@kayleighmcenanyPersonal Page. Fmr Press Sec for @realDonaldTrump 2020 Campaign. Fmr @GOP Spox ...

(1) Christopher Hooks on Twitter: "cnn hired this guy when his most prominent achievement was helping to torture thousands of central american children and is now upset that he fibbed about his cosplaying three years ago. fuck off https://t.co/wUw7nbdeAM" / Twitter

Trump says 'hopefully' states won't be allowed to count ballots after Election Day, which is a normal part of the electoral process : politics
'Dangerously Authoritarian': Trump Says 'Hopefully' CourOBts Will Stop States From Counting Ballots After November 3 | "He's saying it out loud: he wants courts to block legally cast ballots from being counted." : politics ... He's literally trying to make it illegal for people to vote him out.
Trump Can't Stop Talking About How He Plans to Steal the Election
Trump Can't Stop Talking About How He Plans to Steal the Election : politics
Republicans' only way to win is to stop people from voting : politics
Trump's Ballot-Counting Demand Would Disenfranchise Overseas Troops -- States allow ballots from military personnel and diplomats to be counted as late as two weeks after Nov. 3, but Trump is insisting that all counting stop that night
Trump Demands Election Night Declaration Of Victory, Uncounted Ballots Be Damned -- Because counting ballots is illegal, according to the Election Law Scholar in Chief
Sanders and Klobuchar Explain to Trump: 'In America, We Count the Votes to Determine Who Wins' : politics
Pelosi: Trump should accept election results 'like a man' : politics
As Election Day nears, Trump ponders becoming one thing he so despises: A loser : politics (the biggest, most ugly, loser)

Conservative Supreme Court Justices Seem To Be Itching To Steal The Election For Trump : politics ... Reform is necessary after this. The GOP can't live on in the judiciary after their party implodes.

What happens when a narcissist loses? Expect "rage" and "terror," psychologists warn. "A truly significant loss may trigger not only a reign of terror but destruction without limit
'Lowest form of life': Trump hits out at Republicans turning against him after public clashes with Lincoln Project : politics

Four Wasted Years Thinking About Donald Trump : politics
The past four years have birthed a progressive movement so extraordinary it just might survive the forces that threaten its extinction. : politics

Trump's Decades Of Racism Is On Full View In Scathing Supercut : Are you for or against this? asked Ari Melber. : politics
Haters' best friend: Through winks and nods and worse, Donald Trump has supercharged American racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia : politics

Make Science Great Again: U.S. researchers dream of life after Trump : politics

Elizabeth Warren's office compiled a report on the Trump administationss Hatch Act violations. They counted more than 50. : politics (so much criminal shit just gets buried by more criminal shit)

MSNBC airs 80-second supercut of Trump's racist remarks over the past 30 years : politics
(1) The Beat with Ari Melber on MSNBC : Watch : one question for voters - are you for or against this?

How America Became a Country Full of Assholes : politics
Lincoln Project Gives 'Covey Spreader' Trump The Honey Badger Treatment : politics
Covey Spreader - YouTube
Trump In A Nutshell: They Came For the Covid, But Stayed For the Hypothermia : politics
(1) John Boyle on Twitter: "@TheRickWilson @kcookie818 Bus Company Supervisor: The campaign said they would pay us when we arrived. Nobody paid us. They said passengers would wear masks. Nobody had masks & they all kept singing "YMCA". So we left because we heard from other companies they didn't get paid last time." / Twitter
Trump super-spreader events are immoral and criminal : politics
MSNBC Chuck Todd Asks if Joe Biden is Taking Covid'Too seriously (toddler brain)
If Donald Trump isn't taking the pandemic seriously enough, does that necessarily mean that Joe Biden is taking it *too* seriously? - Lawyers, Guns & Money (what a fucking asshole)

Majority of Americans want a national mask mandate, new poll finds : politics

Biden, Harris accuse GOP of rushing Barrett confirmation to dismantle Obamacare : politics

Americans plan widespread protests if Trump interferes with election : politics

CNN won't run pro-Trump ad warning Biden will raise taxes on middle class : politics

Obama 'getting under Trump's skin' as he campaigns for Biden in swing states, former aides say : politics

Report: Jared Kushner an Even Bigger Idiot Than Previously Thought (And Yes, That's Saying Something) : politics
Report: Jared Kushner an Even Bigger Idiot Than Previously Thought (And Yes, Thats Saying Something)
Trump's Shittiest Surrogates Are His Own Children (and Jared) : politics

New Poll Confirms That High Youth Turnout Would Doom Trump : politics ... Millennials are the single largest generation this country has ever seen. If the "youth" -- the oldest Millennial is 39 now - actually voted we'd see the political face of America change overnight (come on, kids, fuck the boomers)

With 'husbands' remark, Trump has sealed his fate with women : politics ... sure. The women willing to vote for a guy caught on camera bragging about rape, definitely won't do so now that hbeen sexist. Again.
Pelosi slams Trump for telling women he is getting their husbands back to work: "What century is he living in?" : politics
Trump's 'No Christmas' Scaremongering About Biden Presidency Spectacularly backfires -- "You're talking about everything that is ALREADY our reality" one person responded to the president's coronavirus pandemic falsehoods. : politics

USPS Says Timely Vote Delivery Isn't a Constitutional Right : politics
The USPS on-time delivery rate for first-class mail fell to 69.8% this week, according to a new court filing : politics

The Raw Desperation of the Republican Party: The GOP is in danger of losing an entire system of political control. : politics
Those who didn't vote in 2016 are showing up early in droves -- and more are Democrats

It's not just the White House: Polling shows Democrats with a big lead in Congress, too |It's safe to assume that Trump's unpopularity is a drag on his party broadly : politics
Majority of Americans think Trump divisive, dangerous andracist , poll finds : politics

Republican Sen. Mike Lee said fact-checking is a form of censorship : politics... exas Senator and blobfish impersonator Ted Cruz said the same thing yesterday framing lying to voters as a free speech issue. The whole GOP is in on that now (you shall not question my lies! - Refucks go full anti-reality)

If a Democratic wave breaks over state legislatures, its effects will be lasting: Redistricting, police reform and election law all hang on the November 3rd polls : politics
Five days until election, nearly twice as many Democrats have returned their mail ballots as Republicans : politics

Gen Z, Millennial voters embrace activism and voting, as youth turnout surges ahead of Election Day : politics

Biden leads Trump by 12 in new national poll : politics

Pete Buttgieg Outsmarts MAGA Heckler, Keeps Foot on Trump's Neck : politics ... Pete is a very smart dude and I love him to death, but Pete "outsmarting" a MAGA heckler is like saying a Ferrari went faster than a dog turd that was being slowly slid across the ground in an easterly direction by a stiff breeze.
Pete Buttgieg Outsmarts MAGA Heckler, Keeps Foot on Trump's Neck

Polling Places Are Closing Due To COVID-19. It Could Tip Races In 1 Swing State : politics ... Overall, this affects some 670,000 Iowans, 30% of the state's registered voters. Those affected by the changes overwhelmingly live in the state's urban areas, which reliably vote Democratic.

Trump's 2020 Plan to Win Pennsylvania: Throw Out 100,000 Ballots : politics

Jon Ossoff's Blistering Attack on David Perdue at Georgia Debate Watched Over 2 Million Times : politics
(1) John Aravosis : I'd like to report a murder. Jon Ossoff slays GOP opponent Perdue in Georgia US Senate debate ... "Well perhaps Senator Perdue would have been able to respond properly to the COVID-19 pandemic if you hadn't been fending off multiple federal investigations for insider trading"
Jon Ossoff's Blistering Attack on David Perdue at Georgia Debate Watched Over 2 Million Times - Perdue has denied that he wishes to remove health care protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions, but has repeatedly stood against the Affordable Care Act, which offers such protections.
Georgia Senate races were leaning Republican, but now election forecaster says they're toss-ups : politics

New poll shows Joe Biden has a 5-point lead over Donald Trump in battleground Ohio : politics
'I regret voting for him' Ohioans hit by GM plant closure reflect on Trump ... "yeah, I was a dumbfuck racist and didn't realize he would screws me too"

Poll: Biden leads Trump by 12 points in University of Texas Dallas survey : politics
Texas Has Already Exceeded Its 2016 Turnout. Heres What That Means.
Staggering early vote turnout boosts hopes for Biden in Texas : politics
Texas surpasses 94 percent of its total votes in 2016, with less than a week until Election Day : politics

Biden holds 4-point lead in new Florida poll : politics
Florida judge involved in vote-counting donated to Trump multiple times: report : politics
Florida woman in labor makes husband stop at elections office to cast her vote : politics

Sen. Martha McSally is toast after Trump berated her. But what about Trump's other hacks? : politics
Trump Rushes McSally At AZ Rally : They don't Want To Hear This, Martha : politics

Potentially thousands of requested mail ballots lost in Butler County, official says | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ("lost")

The Economist endorses Joe Biden, says Donald Trump "must be soundly rejected" : politics ... ""a good man who would restore steadiness and civility to the White House. He would thus begin the long, difficult task of putting a fractured country back together again"

That This Nightmare Of An Election Is Even Close Screams The Need To Revamp Critical Thinking Education : politics

Biden, in LGBTQ interview, vows to pass Equality Act in first 100 days : politics
Biden will form task force to reunite hundreds of separated immigrant children if he wins election : politics
New documents reveal chaos behind Trump's family separation policy : politics
How Donald Trump took a broken asylum system and turned it into a machine of unchecked cruelty : politics

AOC calls GOP 'sad' and 'stupid' for suggesting the $14,000 wardrobe she wore for Vanity Fair was her own : politics
Young Laura Ingraham Was A Convicted Thief | The Smoking Gun


` Two arrested in federal crackdown on extremism in Michigan : politics

The Trump Campaign Is Trying to Recruit Ex-Cops as 'Poll Challengers' in Minnesota : politics


'He shot himself in the foot': Seniors turn on Trump citing failed COVID-19 response : politics
As COVID-19 ravages Wisconsin's small towns, hostility toward Trump intensifies : politics

Warning of the 'Many Trumps... in Waiting,' Ocasio-Cortez Says Democrats 'Have to Be Better'. "We're not good enough right now," the New York Democrat says of her party, and unless the material lives of working-class people are improved the nation's dangerous slide to the right will continue. : politics

I'm never gonna know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Another illustration of the fact that the closest thing Donald Trump has to a redeeming characteristic is how inevitably he humiliates his most obsequious sycophants. (Flimsy-Dimsey say Trump loves him)

GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler: 'Not familiar' with Trump's infamous 2005 'Access Hollywood' tape : politics ... But I'm sure she knows all about" Hillary's uranium pedophilia pizza parlor.

All seven of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's whistleblowers have resigned, been fired or put on leave : politics


Wisconsin Republican Party says hackers stole $2.3 miLlion

What happens to Fox News if Trump loses? Rupert Murdoch is prepared. - The Washington Post

Tucker Carlson Reports He Lost Only Copy of Documents That Nail Biden : politics (yeah, sure)
Tucker Carlson says he had "authentic, damning" new Hunter documents Biden -- but they got lost in the mail : politics
UPS Finds Mystery Tucker Carlson Package
There was nothing in Guiliani's vault, and it was definitely Tucker's fault - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... "we had Biden but the dog ate our hard drive"

Glenn Greenwald Resigns From The Intercept, Claims He Was Censored (Russian agent quits)
Don't Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out, Glenn - Lawyers, Guns & Money (usual suspects, Weiss, Sullivan pout)
Persons with delicate constitutions may wish to look away - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... So why did the bold, fearless truth-tellers at The Intercept let him jump when he should have been kicked?
Glenn Greenwald Resigns From The Intercept -- decision stems from a fundamental disagreement over the role of editors and the nature of censorship. (read the last para)

The one Trump record he doesn't want you to know about: An unprecedented number of mass shootings : politics

(1) Herbert West Retweeter on Twitter: "Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey faces tough questions over his claims that Twitter can cure Tsarevich Alexei's hemophilia https://t.co/0wiFnbvmID" / Twitter - Jack Dorsey is anorexic Rasputin.

Jerry Falwell Jr.s Lawsuit Alleges Multiple Conspiracies, Says He Did Not Participate in or Enjoy Being Cuckolded : politics
Jerry Falwell Jr. sues Liberty University - Axios


Eschaton: Copaganda -- Can now say definitively that this post is a lie. This child wasn't "wandering around barefoot" he was grabbed from the back of an SUV after Philly cops smashed the s windows and seized the driver

Body camera turned on after fatal shooting of unarmed Black couple in Illinois, footage shows : news

How to Spot a Military Impostor | The New Yorker The detectives who investigate fake stories of military service use many tools, including shame.

Instead Of Losing Family And Friends Over Politics, Experts Say Communicate : NPR

More than 2 million Massachusetts voters have cast their ballots in Nov. 3 election. That's more voters than Hillary Clinton got.

BTS, K-Pop Stans Are Fighting QAnon and MAGA on Social Media - Bloomberg

Last Friday, Facebook sent a cease-and-desist letter to two New York University researchers, demanding that they shut down their research into political ads and disinformation on FB's platform. : worldnews (Fuckerberg goes full Putin/Xi)

Amazon Argues Users Don't Actually Own Purchased Prime Video Content : worldnews


Sharks Wash Up on Beaches, Stabbed by Swordfish - The New York Times

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Thanks to COVID-19, emissions and coal use may have peaked in 2019. A sharp drop in energy demand caused by the global response to the coronavirus pandemic will remove 2.5 years of energy sector emissions between now and 2050. : worldnews
Scientists Who Dont Believe in Climate Change Are Now Leading a Top Environmental AgencyA series of recent blows to the NOAA offer a grim preview of what a second Trump term would look like for government-funded climate research.

The number of Australians who don't believe in climate change has taken a sharp decline, poll reveals : worldnews (when half your country burns down bc of climate warming, hello California)

Nearly 70,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders as two new wildfires in Southern California spread rapidly : news
Oklahoma Ice Storm Leaves 300,000 Without Power : news


At least 227,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S. - At least 8,821,000 cases have been reported.
U.S. adds 73K more cases; Dr. Anthony Fauci says end of COVID-19 'not even close' : Coronavirus
For the first time since the Pandemic Began, The U.S has reported over 500,000 cases in one week. : Coronavirus
U.S. COVID update: More than 1,000 new deaths : Coronavirus
Regional Cases per 1M People | The COVID Tracking Project


MA COVID-19 Data 10/28/20 : boston (5.8+ 36 deaths)
1,137 New Confirmed Cases ; 36 deaths -October 28 : CoronavirusMa 150,498 total cases - 18,645 new individuals tested; 6.1% positive - 84,340 total tests today; 1.3% positive - +15 hospital; -3 icu; +2 intubated ; 582 hospitalized - 36 new deaths; 9,700 total deaths


New York discourages travel to Massachusetts : news
Police: Adults charged with giving minors alcohol at party that led Mass. school to go remote : boston
Relatively good wastewater update! : CoronavirusMa

Some Covid Survivors Have Antibodies That Attack the Body, not Virus : worldnews
Coronavirus antibodies decline after infection, study finds, raising questions about herd immunity : worldnews
Not wearing a mask linked to antisocial traits, study finds : worldnews (wanting to kill people is anti-social)


Coronavirus surges: People in hot spots are still not wearing masks - The Washington Post
Sisters Jessica and Jayla Hill stabbed a Chicago security guard 27 times after he asked them to wear a mask - The Washington Post

North Dakota, highest per capita COVID state, Redirects COVID Funds to Oil & Gas Producers : news

'Winter is coming, and a lot of doors are going to be shut' - Restaurant and bar workers in peril as weather grows cold and COVID-19 keeps spreading

A Long Island country club was fined $17,000 for hosting a wedding where 30 guests contracted Covid-19 : Coronavirus

How politics paralyzed Wisconsin's pandemic response and left families to grieve their losses ("politics" = fucking Republicans)



Italy reports record 24,991 new coronavirus cases, number in hospital jumps by more than 1,000 - New cases: 24,991 - Positivity rate: 20.5% (-0.2) - In hospital: 14,981 (+1,026) - In ICU: 1,536 (+125) - New deaths: 205 : Coronavirus

France announces nationwide lockdown, schools and work will continue : Coronavirus

German states have agreed to impose a partial lockdown: "We have to act, and we have to act now, to avoid a national health emergency," Merkel says - REU : Coronavirus


NHS worker punched and thrown from Tube train after confronting passengers for not wearing masks : worldnews ... If this pandemic has shown me anything it's that a not insignificant part of humanity consists of absolute fucking degenerates

'We're in Hell' : Russia's Second Wave of Covid-19 Is Catching the Regions Off Guard

France expected to announce second lockdown as daily deaths double overnight : worldnews


Murdoch news smear campaign against former Australian Prime minister for demanding Australian Media diversity : worldnews (hand of Satan)
Federal minister gives green light for koala habitat to be bulldozed for Port Stephens quarry : worldnews
Australian man fined $1500 for self-medicating with cannabis butter and Vegemite on toast : worldnews
Cow caught chewing on a large python in outback northern Australia : news


Lawyers for fugitive Hong Kong citizens detained in China ordered to drop case by China's Ministry of Justice : worldnews
U.S. accuses eight in alleged plot to harass and intimidate citizens to return to China | Reuters What makes the case really stand out is that it directly involves the efforts of a foreign power to conduct unilateral activity here on U.S. soil, in violation of our laws.
U.S. accuses eight people in alleged plot to harass and intimidate citizens to return to China : news

Floating spaceport in Japan could bring space travel to the city : worldnews ... at least until Godzilla destroys it


Trump may have bombed Yemen more than all previous US presidents combined, new report finds : worldnews (payoffs to Bonesaw)


'Lukashenko arrests doctors and threatens students with military service on second day of strike' - Independent : worldnews (Fuckashenko)

Nigerian judge throws out case against 47 men for homosexuality : worldnews ... If the balls did not kiss, you must dismiss!

Qatar Airways forcibly subjected all female passengers on their flight to genital examinations because a baby was found in the airport : worldnews (any excuse will do for A-Rab muzfuckers to fuck with women)

Poles join nationwide strike in revolt over abortion ruling : worldnews


Egypt says freedom of expression 'stops' when Muslims offended : worldnews
Egypt: a repression made in France (capitalism behind the curtain, as usual)

Pakistan's national assembly passes resolution to recall Ambassador but Pakistan has no ambassador in France. : worldnews (oopsie, Fuckistan)
Muslims attacked the French embassy in Cyprus : worldnews

Charlie Hebdo sparks Turkish fury with cartoon of Erdogan : worldnews (pretty funny cartoon)
Turkey threatens legal, diplomatic action over Charlie ''''s caricature of Erdogan : worldnews (Erdofuck thinks he's Mo-hammed)

Police officer who strangled lover in car after "arm slip" cleared of murder charges : worldnews ... Ah, the ole my arm slipped and I killed her defense. Works every time ... (UK)

Police officer raiding illegal cockfight gets killed by rooster : worldnews (Philippines)


Germany Regulators Look to Block Teens From Porn Sites : worldnews (that will def work)



Eschaton: Iraq'd Nothing will ever get the war loving commentariat or even most people to care much, but as we consider what incompetent maleveolent "leadership" can do to a country (ours), remember that the Bush administration did it to Iraq with 5 years+ of unwavering support from all of our elite Thinkfluencers. Worse, of course, but similar in many ways. They sent the idiot 23-year-old conservatives who were too useless to make it in the conservative movement at home to destroy Iraq, and that same basic set of people (the next generation) is destroying America. And everyone is busy helping these assholes rehabilitate themselves ... "US-UK intervention offered Iraq a better future. Whatever West's mistakes: sectarian war was a choice Iraqis made for themselves." -- David Frum (evil lying asshole)

Ratcliffe went off script with Iran remarks, officials say - POLITICO (says Russian-backed group in Iran that spewed anti-Biden propagana is "anti-Trump')

Spy agency ducks questions about 'back doors' in tech products : worldnews ... The U.S. National Security Agency is rebuffing efforts by a leading Congressional critic to determine whether it is continuing to place so-called back doors into commercial technology products

Wall Street has worst day since June as cases surge.

Trump aide Stephen Miller preparing second-term immigration blitz | US news | The Guardian (behind bars, hoeefully in a cage)

New York Times: Tax records show Trump had over $270 million in debt forgiven after failing to repay lenders : politics ("forgiven")
How Trump Maneuvered His Way Out of Trouble in Chicago - The New York Times When his skyscraper proved a disappointment, Donald Trump defaulted on his loans, sued his bank, got much of the debt forgivenand largely avoided paying taxes on it.
Report: Donald Trump, Grifter Incarnate, Charges Taxpayers for Water He Drinks at Mar-a-Lago : politics
The Son of Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Helped Trump Secure Loans at Deutsche Bank : politics (remember that? just a like this-for-that)

Trump moans he can't sell military equipment to 'friendly dictators' - 'I've become friendly with many of the presidents and prime ministers, kings and queens, dictators - I must tell you, dictators' : politics

Miles Taylor, a Former Homeland Security Official, Reveals He WasAnonymous
Why I'm no longer "Anonymous"

MAGA scrambles to repair the Hunter Biden narrative - POLITICO Instead of publishing the more salacious allegations, conservative media has been more focused on covering alleged suppression of the story. ("You surpressed our blatent lies!")
Rudy Giuliani Flips Out On Live TV As Fox Interview Goes Off The Rails : politics
Justice Thomas' wife boosts unsupported claims against Biden (totally impartial)

With a Straight Face, Melania Trump Says 'Divisive' Democrats Are Setting Bad Examples for Children : politics (thanks for your opinion, Slovenian hooker cage-the-kids bitch)


Remember What They Did -- Do not allow the enablers of the Trump administration to rejoin polite society, ever. ... We have memorials and yearly observances for the lives we lost on 9/11. Covid-19 is a hundred 9/11s. We must never forget Covid-19 and who obstructed the pandemic response: Republicans & conservative media. They all have blood on their hands. Never forget. Never forgive.


All of the Trumpworld Figures Who've Been Arrested, Indicted, or Jailed : At least 18 people connected to President Trump have been locked up, indicted, or arrested since the real-estate mogul announced his candidacy in 2015. : politics

'Gigantic baby': Trump plummets as his own execs back Biden : politics
Trump Says He's Kept 'Every Single One' Of His Promises. CNN Shows Why That's Another Lie. : politics

If Trump wanted people to avoid '60 Minutes,' it didn't work : politics ... Biden got 10 hardball questions. Trump got 1 (and the crybaby still stormed out +contrast Stahl's and rwnj Moron O'Donnell's questions)

Federal Liability Risks for Following Illegal Directives to Interfere in 2020 Election - Federal Employees' Liability Risks for Following Illegal Directives to Interfere in 2020 Election

Trumps COVID Task Force Is 'Livid' Over the Trump White House's 'We Ended COVID' Report ... "It's mind-boggling, There's s no world in which anyone can think that [statement] is true. Maybe the president. But I don'tt see how even he can believe that. We have more than 70,000 new cases each day." ... "We have exploding case counts. Death rates will undoubtedly rise. They are living in a parallel universe that bears no relation to the reality that Americans are living,"
White House science office says Trump ended COVID-19 pandemic as US hits record cases | TheHill
White House admits report that listed "ending" COVID pandemic as Trump accomplishment was 'poorly worded' (="blatent lie")
U.S. adds 73K more cases; Dr. Anthony Fauci says end of COVID-19 'not even close' : politics

Eschaton: The Only People Who Matter CNN's @AlisynCamerota: "Hospitals in WI are near capacity. Does that give you any pause about going there and holding a big rally?" Trump 2020 Press Sec. Hogan Gridley: "No, it doesn't ... the VP has the best doctors in the world around him "

Jared Kushner bragged in April that Trump was taking the country 'back from the doctors' ... This dipshit talked to Woodward too, apparently ... (lizard boy heading to prison)

"Trump failed us" projected onto Arizona mountain as U.S. COVID death toll nears 227,000 (
(1) Progress Arizona on Twitter: "Projection happening NOW at Camelback Mountain Trump failed us - vote November 3rd! https://t.co/UitZDXgn3w" / Twitter


Opinion | How Far Might Trump Go? - The New York Times No one is quite sure.

The virus is getting worse in states that Trump needs to win the most as the region is raging with new infections. : worldnews (timing is impeccable)

Hundreds of Trump supporters stuck in the cold for hours when buses can't reach Omaha rally : politics ... One officer advising 8 to 9 elderly people who are struggling. Seperate officer advising they have located an elderly party who is frozen cold unable to move with an altered mental status ...
Omaha Trump Rally Attendees Stranded, Several Taken to Hospital Suffering Hypothermia : politics
'He gets his photo-op and gets out' : Biden hits out at Trump for 'reckless' Omaha rally that left supporters hospitalised ... Trump leaving Americans out in the cold even though it was entirely preventable is the epitome of his Presidency

The Elections Big Twist: The Racial Gap Is Shrinking, Biden is making gains with white voters, and Trump with nonwhite ones. (only 47 points! NYT reports)
The Stench of Trump's Racism Will Cling to His Enablers Forever : politics

Michigan Judge Clears Open-Carry of Firearms at Polling Places Chekhov's Gun Is in Our Politics Now. Act III Will Not End Well. - This is already out of control. Once you accept the presence of firearms at the polls, you accept the possibility that they will be brandished, and the possibility that they will be used.
Republican's only way to win is to stop people from voting

How Long Will Vote Counting Take? Estimates and Deadlines in All 50 States - The New York Times

Donald Trump wrong that a winner has to be announced Election Night : politics
Top Federal Election Official Corrects Trump: 'Counting Ballots -- All of 'Em -- Is the Appropriate, Proper, and Very Legal Way to Determine Who Won : "An election is not a reality show with a big reveal at the end" ...

Joe Biden looks like a safe pair of hands for the US economy | Contrary to popular belief, Democratic presidents have been better for the economy than Republicans : politics ("popular belief" = "what Fox said")

We simply cannot take four more years of this : politics

Court Packing Is a Precondition For Nonpartisan Court Reform - Want Nonpartisan Court Reform? Add 4 Liberal Justices.
Sanders, Klobuchar Issue Statement Correcting Misinformation from President Trump and Justice Kavanaugh on Voting Processes : politics
$80 million dark money group tied to Trump Supreme Court advisor, Leonard Leo : politics
Republicans Are Already Amplifying Kavanaugh's Misleading Law Review Citation to Block Mail-in Voting : politics
Make McConnell Pay for Amy Coney Barrett : politics
Turns out a drunk rapist with a super shady financial past who got into Yale as a legacy and then lied about that under oath (and a lot else besides) isn't some sort of brilliant legal thinker after all - Lawyers, Guns & Money

'We. Will. Vote. Her. Out.': Maine Progressives Not Fooled Even a Little Bit by Susan Collins' Cynical Vote on Barrett : politics

Biden is vastly outspending Trump in the final week of the 2020 race
The GOPs monstrous math problem - They're relying almost exclusively on a shrinking demographic (white men), living in shrinking areas (small, rural towns), creating a reliance on people with shrinking incomes (white workers without college degrees) to survive. (dumb white rural racist assholes)

2020 Presidential Election Interactive Map Biden 440
2020 Presidential Election Interactive Map Biden 337
Really interesting stats from CNN poll - Lawyers, Guns & Money Biden leading Trump by 12, with almost no undecideds ... in Texas an incredible 91.2% of the final 2016 voting total has already been cast via early ballots
Early-voting numbers: U.S. record early turnout is still rising - Washington Post At least 73.3 million have voted nationwide, with 6 days until Election Day

Millions of mail ballots not yet returned in key states

Biden's Path to 270 Widens, Trump' s Path Narrows, as Texas Moves to Toss Up
Federal judge strikes down mask exemption for voters & poll workers : news (Texas and Abbott)
The youth vote in Texas is up by more than 600% from last presidential election : politics
Voter suppression in Texas is made possible by Trump's judges : politics

Biden up 17 points in new Wisconsin poll : politics (epic)
What To Make Of That New Wisconsin Poll That Has Biden Way Ahead | FiveThirtyEight

Biden leads Trump in Michigan and Wisconsin, two states the president won in 2016, Post-ABC poll finds - The Washington Post (not so "narrow")
Biden Holds 8-Point Lead in Michigan as He Tries to Reconstruct the 'Blue Wall'

Biden takes 5-point lead over Trump in Georgia in new poll : politics - For Senate, Ossoff (D) is +3 also, a slim lead
Swing Toward The Democrats | Monmouth University Polling Institute But most voters still expect Trump to win (Georgia)

Florida Gov. DeSantis attempts to vote, discovers someone changed his address : politics

A 'Trump Store' in California Has Been Collecting Absentee Ballots and Storing Them in a 'Safe' : politics


Fox News Cuts Off Sen. Lindsey Graham In The Middle Of His Latest Money Plea - Fox News may have had enough of the South Carolina senator's desperate bids for cash. : politics ... Sorry, Lindsey. If we start giving you handouts, you'll just lose the incentive to earn the money yourself. Just hit the pavement and get a new job. This is for your own good.

Hacker Releases Georgia County Election Data After Ransom Not Paid - WSJ

'We Merely Need to Dampen Turnout': Leaked Docs Show Top Trump Allies' 2016 Plan to Suppress Black Voters : politics

Ted Cruz is asked why national debt is paramount to Republicans only when a Democrat is in the White House : politics

Whitmer's job approval beats Trump's job approval in Michigan, poll finds : politics (good sign)
Poll: Biden preserves lead over Trump in Michigan, including 32-point lead with seniors : politics

Trumps attacks on political adversaries are often followed by threats to their safety

Trump supporter charged with two felonies after stealing and submitting Biden supporter's ballot : politics

AOC's Next Four Years
AOC Says She Woke Up to Stacks of Photos From FBI Showing 'People who want to kill' her

TikTok shows Trump supporter waving sword at Biden supporter near polling place : politics
Voter intimidation right here! Trump rally in Beverly Hills! (+dual loyalty flag)

Michigan Gov. Whitmer: Every time Trump talks about me 'I get more death threats' : politics

Another Arrest Shows It's Pretty Much Everyone But Antifa Engaging In Anti-Government Violence : politics
The Violence To Come. Maybe. - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... "ready to kill"
Militia leader Stewart Rhodes says that his group will be at polling locations and is ready to kill Democrats

Antigay politician admits to secretly prescribing opioids for lover. She's also his second cousin -- The doctor and author of Tennessee's "Don't Say Gay bill" was handing out prescriptions to family members. One of them was also his lover - and his nurse. (incest inception)


Swampscott Trump rallies have included KKK robe, man in blackface, Confederate flag : massachusetts

Is Twitter Going Full Resistance? Here's the Woman Driving the Change.

America's inmate population fell by 170,000 amid COVID. Some see a chance to undo mass incarceration : worldnews


Virginia's governor signs legislation banning no-knock warrants : news

Police officers who killed Walter Wallace Jr. wore body cameras. Release the footage. (3 killer copsters emptied their guns on mentally-ill man, won't look good)

Kentucky AG office and officer in Breonna Taylor raid both argue to keep investigative materials from public : news (all crooks)

Kansas City board of police commissioners were illegally charging licensing fees (that they had illegally raised in cost) to work security in KC. And when brought to their attention they basically said fuck you, sue us! And they WERE sued... and lost. : bestof (and, you know, the taxpayers paid for it)

Scottsdale Is a 'No [N-Word] Zone,' Local Realtor Says on Video : news
Arizona man arrested, fired from job after racist rant is caught on camera

Two Auburn men charged with hate crime after allegedly chasing, beating Black man : news

Ex-NYPD cop who terrorized Nashville residents during break-in must pay $1M, judge rules : news

Group of Maine students protest after the district told teachers and staff not to display support for 'Black Lives Matter' : news

Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook makes a 'relatively small' amount from political advertising. The company has made $2.2 billion from political ads since mid-2018. : politics (Fuckerberg lies a lot)


Grubhub Hit With Lawsuit for Listing Restaurants Without Permission : news


Antarctic fossil could have been the biggest flying bird ever, study``` finds with wingspans reaching up to 21 feet (6.4 meters).

Religious schooling hampers economic development and innovation. Areas of France with religious schooling during the late 19th century and early 20th century were slow to adopt technical curriculum, focusing instead on religious content in curricula, hampering economic development. : science


If you could telepathically say something that all 7.8 Billion people on earth could hear at once what would it be? : AskReddit




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Hubble Examines Massive Metal Asteroid Called 'Psyche' that's Worth Way More Than Our Global Economy. Some think that the metals that comprise Psyche could make be worth about $10,000 quadrillion. : worldnews

'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find : news
2020 is on course to be the warmest year on record : worldnews
GM, Ford knew about climate change 50 years ago : worldnews
As Election Nears, Trump Makes a Final Push Against Climate Science - The New York Times - The administration is imposing new limits on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that would undercut action against global warming.

Anger over sacred Australian Aboriginal tree bulldozed for highway : worldnews (Tory cunts)

Vietnam prepares to evacuate 1.3 million people as typhoon approaches : worldnews


Covid-19 Live Updates: A Record-Breaking Week for U.S. Virus Cases
USA exceeds 9 million total cases of covid-19 : Coronavirus
Nearly half a million Americans tested positive for Covid-19 In just the last week : news


MA COVID-19 Data 10/27/20 : boston (5.7% / 7.5%)
1,025 New Confirmed Cases ; 7 deaths -October 27 : CoronavirusMa 149,361 total cases - 13,727 new individuals tested; 7.5 % positive - 57,358 total tests today; 1.8% positive - +17 hospital; +4 icu; +4 intubated ; 567 hospitalized - 7 new deaths; 9,664 total deaths
covid-19-dashboard-october-27-2020 : CoronavirusMa


Governor baker COVID-19 Update: October 27, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
Mayor Walsh recommends every resident get tested for COVID-19 regardless of symptoms. : boston (yeah, everyone has the money/insurance to do that, dummy)
I bet none of us can name the top epidemiologist in MA : CoronavirusMa ... Maine put a scientist front and center and led with a scientific message. Baker hides his scientists just like Trump. We never hear from them and only get the filtered message. The results reflect this difference. (Charlie Faker faking it)


The World Health Organization Monday once again warned nations nagainst politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it has led to confusion and disrespect for science, and made the pandemic worse. : worldnews
6% of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 in the US were healthcare workers. Among them, 36% were in nursing-related occupations. Approximately 28% of these patients were admitted to an ICU, 16% required invasive mechanical ventilation, and 4% died. : science
Not wearing a mask linked to antisocial traits, study finds. Those who dont comply with Covid-19 containment measures were found to be more callous, hostile and deceitful : worldnews ... Seems like there is a correlation between being an asshole and doing asshole things.
Covid Antibodies 'Fall Rapidly After Infection' : worldnews
More than 80 per cent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients had vitamin D deficiency: study : Coronavirus ... and magnisium

Connecticut's coronavirus positivity rate hits 4.1%, Gov. Lamont announces : Coronavirus

Not wearing a mask linked to antisocial traits, study finds. Those who don't comply with Covid-19 containment measures were found to be more callous, hostile and deceitful : Coronavirus

The Difference Between Feeling Safe and Being Safe: the pandemic has broken Americans' understanding of what to fear : Coronavirus

Texas reports more than 7,000 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase in more than 2 months - New cases: 7,055 - Positivity rate: 8.1% (+0.5) - In hospital: 5,512 (+234) - In ICU: 1,601 (+56) - New deaths: 81 : Coronavirus

Wisconsin reports new record of 64 deaths, over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus ... This is the equivalent to the United States hitting the following: 299,000 cases per day - 3,636 deaths per day ... positivity rate of 30% (Refuck gov and a bunch of drunk)
Wisconsin reports more than 5,200 cases, 64 deaths, shattering previous records in worst day of pandemic yet - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Oct. 27th, 2020 : Coronavirus

Florida group holds mask-burning protest in response to re-extended facial covering mandate : Coronavirus



18-year-old freshman at University of Dayton apparently dies from Covid-19 : Coronavirus

Dr. Birx slams the lack of mask usage in North Dakota, where Covid-19 is soaring : Coronavirus ... Your legacy of complicity is already written. Too little too late ... too late now, girlfriend (her legacy is burnt toast)

An emotional plea: St. Louis area hospitals at or near capacity treating COVID patients : Coronavirus

Central Florida teachers resigning due to COVID-19 pandemic : Coronavirus

Woman stabs shop worker 27 times for telling her to put on a mask : Coronavirus


Nearly 3,000 coronavirus patients in France admitted to hospital on Monday, a level not seen since the first wave : Coronavirus

UK's coronavirus death toll rises by 367, biggest one-day increase since May - New cases: 22,885 - Positivity rate: 8.7% (+2.2) - In hospital: 9,502 (+206) - In ICU: 852 (+29) - New deaths: 367 : Coronavirus

Switzerland: several wedding guests spreading SARS-CoV-2 in a village that's celebrating an Oktoberfest two weeks later - from 0 to 200 cases in one week : Coronavirus a>

Putin mandates face masks as Russia combats second COVID-19 wave : Coronavirus

A 7-hour flight has been linked to 59 coronavirus cases in Ireland, researchers say : Coronavirus

French doctor warns his country has 'lost control' of virus : worldnews

Gatherings in private homes restricted, after B.C. announces record high 817 new cases over the weekend : worldnews

Putin Orders New National Mask Mandate as Russia Sees Second COVID-19 Spike : worldnews


Former leader of student group advocating for Hong Kong Independence arrested near US consulate : worldnews

Indian police detain a 9 year and 12 year old for protesting over air pollution : worldnews

Workers And Students Walk Out As Strikes Begin In Belarus. : worldnews


How Trump and Bolsonaro Broke Latin America's Covid-19 Defenses - The New York Times

Poland abortion ruling: Protesters block roads across country - the escalation of protests : worldnews
Pope's endorsement of same-sex unions could be 'breakthrough' in fighting Polish homophobia : worldnews
US Christian anti-LGBT hate gro0p spent more than $20m in Europe : worldnews



Mayor of Rome says she was targeted by mafia : worldnews


Brian Jeffrey Raymond Accused of Drugging, Molesting His Dates in Embassy Apartment - Investigators found hundreds of photos and videos of unconscious women on Brian Jeffrey Raymond's devices (hahha, knew he was being investigated, didn't delete anything)

U.S. Agency Targets Its Own Journalists' Independence (political hacks top to bottom)


u/Why_U_Haff_To_Be_Mad explains how Trump's increasingly nationalist rule meets Umberto Eco's 14 requirements for an Autocratic rule : bestof
Trump Just Signed an Executive Order Letting Him Purge Thousands of Federal Workers for Disloyalty : politics
Kamala Harris: It's Up To DOJ, Not Biden, Whether Trump Gets Indicted : politics

Justice Dept. Blocked in Bid to Shield Trump From Rape Defamation Suit - The New York Times The Justice Department tried to intervene to represent President Trump against the lawsuit by the writer E. Jean Carroll, who claims he lied when he denied raping her.
DOJ Fails in Bid to Protect Trump From Rape Accuser E. Jean Carrolls Defamation Lawsuit

Trump keeps calling $750 tax payment a 'filing fee.' Experts say there's no such thing : politics

If Trump Loses, He Will Be A Ruthless Lame Duck. Trump rules according to his ego, and a Biden victory could make his remaining months in office crueler than ever. : politics
Whatever happens in the election, the ghost of Trump will haunt America : politics
How do Trump's extraordinary betrayals stand up against history? He could be the worst -- Trump's betrayals put him in a league with people like Benedict Arnold (60 million Americans support sedition and treason)
Time to dump the presidential dilettante -- he's a cruel and incompetent failure
Last exit before autocracy - The.Ink - A conversation with Masha Gesse
Trump Is One of the World's Lamer Demagogues

'Hatemonger' explores Stephen Miller, the man who filled the child cages ("Necromonger")

Jared Kushner Eviscerated as 'Face of White Privilege and Nepotism' After Mocking Racial Justice Protesters : politics
'Racist Garbage' : Kushner Roasted After Jaw-Dropping Advice For Black People
In Election Hail Mary, Jared Kushner Tells Black People They're Lazy and Unambitious : politics (foghorn to Trump's debased base)
Trump fights in court to block pandemic food aid for lowest-income Americans : politics (Kushner's plan)
The Trump administrations covid-19 message: You're on your own. Try not to die. : politics
Millions poised to lose unemployment benefits in 'enormous cliff' at year'ss end : politics
'60 Minutes' says the huge book Trump's press secretary presented to Lesley Stahl as his 'healthcare plan' was largely filled with existing legislation : politics

FBI Wont Deliver Report on White-Supremacist Terror Threat Until After Election : politics (Trumpie's best buddiies)
The Plot to Kidnap Me. Every time the president ramps up his violent rhetoric, every time he fires up Twitter to launch another broadside against me, my family and I see a surge of vicious attacks sent our way. : politics
Federal Prosecution of Child Sex Trafficking Significantly Declined Under Trump Administration: Report : politics (and who are the pedophile supporters, again?)

Trump official resigns over executive order "smokescreen" that asks for "political loyalty" from advisers : politics

'Today' Show Runs Deceptively Edited Biden Clip Pushed by Team Trump (NBC knew and ran it anyway)

Megathread: Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court : politics
Robert Reich: Barrett is the culmination of the GOP power grab. Biden must reverse it | Opinion : politics
An insult to the legacy of Justice Ginsburg : politics
With Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court, your liberty depends on what state you choose to live in -- The list of rights that are 'up for grabs' is scary. Whether a state is friendly or hostile to them becomes very important, and could influence where a person wants to live. ("choose")

The radical implications of the Supreme Court -- new ruling on Wisconsin mail-in ballotsnew decision on Wisconsin mail-in ballots threatens a century of voting rights law.

Mississippi asks Supreme Court again to review its 15-week abortion ban - CBS News (and you know why)

'Corrupt bargain' : Chris Hayes says GOP traded 100,000 lives for Supreme Court Justice (
Justice Kagan Says Supreme Court 'Failed' To Protect Voters Amid Pandemic : politics
She's a Justice for now, but we can impeach Amy Barrett Coney -- if the Democrats are brave : politics
'Expand the Court': Ocasio-Cortez Leads Charge With 3-Word Democratic Strategy After Barrett Sworn In : politics
Ocasio-Cortez: Republicans don't believe Democrats 'have the stones to play hardball' : politics (wimpy libs)
McConnell is a corporation masquerading as a human being. He abuses voters' trust : politics
Mitch McConnell just adjourned the Senate until November 9, ending the prospect of additional coronavirus relief until after the election : politics (mission accomplished)
Mitch gloats over Supreme Court while his constituents suffer.
Schumer Issues Warning To GOP: You May Regret This for 'A Lot longer' Than You Think : politics

Kavanaughs argument for rejecting late-arriving ballots is riddled with dubious arguments : politics
Brett Kavanaugh Signals Hes Open to Stealing the Election for Trump
Raging Trump wants the Supreme Court to save him. Here's why it probably won't (BeerKav hoisted by his own petard, but so what?)
(1) Daniel Dale on Twitter: "I'm not exaggerating when I say almost literally everything Donald Trump says about mail voting is wrong in whole or in part. Like almost every single claim, every single example." / Twitter
"He's down to steal this thing" - Kavanaugh Parrots Trump Mail-In Ballot Lies as Supreme Court Bars Extension of Wisconsin Deadline
Brett Kavanaugh Just Endorsed A Radical Legal Theory That Could Cause Election Chaos : politics ("only Republicans are Americans")

The Views' Sunny Hostin Schools Bari Weiss on Court Packing - Bari Weiss filled the void left by Meghan McCain (which was a void in herself, so a double-void - Barry bitch get owned)

Ex-Federal Prosecutor Worried About AG Barr 'Meddling' Ahead of Election : politics .. acting as the president's consigliore - his mafia attorney

Trumps Campaign Backs Off Hunter Biden Attacks
The irony is palpable : PoliticalHumor

Crazy how a ton of people just forgot about that : PoliticalHumor
This is Donald's biggest lie of all time! Change my mind. : PoliticalHumor

Ballrooms, candles and luxury cottages: During Trumps term, millions of government and GOP dollars have flowed to his properties (massive grift, graft and corruption)

Minnesota Reports 3 COVID-19 Outbreaks From Trump Campaign Events : politics
Trump Rallies Are Often Followed by Increases in Local COVID-19 Cases
Trump rallies in Pennsylvania as coronavirus spikes draw public health concerns
Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in Midwest
The coronavirus surge is starting to crush some hospitals - Axios (the usual red states that don't give a shit)

u/spcmack21 explains the GOP playbook of "create massive disaster, force Democrats to clean it up, and unleash hell when they make one tiny misstep in the process" : bestof

60 Minutes Lesley Stahl Family Gets Death Threat, Security After Trump Interview

Rallies Are the Core of Trump's Campaign, and a Font of Lies and Misinformation -- A recent rally in Wisconsin was typical. In 90 minutes, President Trump made 131 false or inaccurate statements (Satan's mouth spouts lies)
We're Watching an Incumbent Self-DestructPolling Guru Who Predicted Trump's 2016 Win Is Betting On Biden ... Trump is not just toast, but burnt toast

With seven days until the election, Trump's approval rating is around the same level as during his impeachment : politics ... 53 percent of likely or registered voters said they disapprove of the job the Republican incumbent is doing compared to 43.1 percent who approve.

Sanders and Warren Accuse N.Y. Democrats of False Advertising - The New York Times (wtf?)

Obama embraces his inner Trump troll - The Washington Post

Biden continues to lead in our latest battleground map
Early-voting surge scrambles Election Day expectations as some states gallop toward 2016 turnout levels - The Washington Post

Bloomberg Funds Last-Minute Advertising Blitz for Biden in Texas and Ohio : politics

Democrats in Many Races Are Moderates. Republicans Cast Them as Radicals. : politics
In battleground states, newly registered Democrats are outnumbering newly registered Republicans : politics
2020 election polls: Majority thinks US worse than before Trump elected and 40% believes civil war is possible : politics

Final Forecast: Results from Two Methods of Predicting the 2020 Presidential Election
The Trailer: Seven days to go, 14 Senate seats up for grabs - The Washington Post Democratic candidates have raised more money than Republicans in every race targeted by both parties

Latest poll shows Biden leading Trump by 3 points in Texas : politics
Why Texas Republicans' hold on the state is loosening - CNNPolitics
Trump Says Texas Governor Assured Him Polls All Wrong, He'll Win State: 'You're Up A Lot' : politics (promises to steal election for Trump)

Trump Wants to Pick Off Nevada. But Biden Is Holding a Lead, Our Poll ShoJoe Biden has a six-point advantage
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Jaime Harrison endorsed by oldest newspaper in South Carolina as polls show him leading Lindsey Graham : politics

Trump Threatens Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf: I'll Withhold Federal Aid Because You didn't Help My Campaign : politics (everything is this for that)

The Rust Belt boom that wasn't: Heartland job growth lagged under Trump : politics

Cornel West: We Must Fight the Commodification of Everybody and Everything : politics

Ex-Trump Officials Line Up Against Him In Damning New Republican Ad : politics
Bubba Wallace refuses to apologize to President Trump in new ad : politics

Coal baron Murray, a Trump ally who fought environmental regulation, dead at 80 : politics ... Murray, a supporter of Republican Party politics who opposed more stringent coal dust regulations for years, wrote in his filing for benefits from the fund that he was near death and heavily dependent on an oxygen tank (Karma's a bitch, bitch)

USPS employee federally charged after discarding mail, absentee ballots into dumpster : politics (Dumpublican)


Despite cries of censorship, US conservatives dominate social media : politics (you mean Fuckbook)
Morning Joe says Trump would kill reporters if he could get away with it : politics

Trending: Trump tops Biden, 48% to 47%, with 52% approval rating - Rasmussen Reports - Washington Examiner (hahahahha)

Pro-Trump voices have Mark Zuckerbergs ear. Is that why Facebook undermines liberal news sites? : politics (Zuckerfucker listens to who he wants to, duh)

The Lincoln Project is becoming a media business - Axios - Already, its main account boasts a following bigger than the GOs main account and the main accounts of groups like Crooked Media on Twitter.

2020 reads like a TV script. So we asked screenwriters how it should end.

The White Extremist Group Patriot Front Is Preparing For A World After Donald Trump -- a new generation of white supremacists.


Right-wing hoaxers Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman hit with felony charges in Cleveland tied to multi-state voter robocall campaign

Michigan judge halts Bensons ban on open carry of guns at polling places

Jeering sign-wavers. Caravans of honking trucks. Voter intimidation or free speech? - The Washington Post

SDNY Prosecutors Dismiss Kris Kobach's Attempt to 'Inject' Himself into Steve Bannon Fraud Case; More People May Be Implicated (speaking of crooks)


Teen who recorded Floyd death on phone to receive PEN award : news

Missouri FOP revokes endorsement of Republican whose children say he abused them -- Missouri Independent The Missouri Fraternal Order of Police has rescinded its endorsement of Rick Roeber, a Republican candidate for the Missouri House accused by his two adult children of physically and sexually abusing them when they were young (a bit much even for the cop union)

Protests flare in Philadelphia after police fatally shoot Black man : worldnews

Top Goldman Lawyers Accused of Covering Up Sexual Harassment : worldnews

NXIVM Sex-Cult Leader Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison After Accusers Confront Him in Court (have a nice time dying in prison, asshole)


TIL that Sagittarius A* - the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way - has a mass 4 million times that of our Sun, but a diameter only 31 times the Sun's. It is so dense that it could fit in the space between the Earth and the Sun, but can attract things 50k light years away. : todayilearned


This house's Halloween decorations prompted multiple police visits : pics

This man delivers the greatest street interview of all time : videos (psych9tic episode)




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Arctic Sea Ice Is Failing to Form, Raising a Huge ' Red Flag' : worldnews
An unusual and significant situation is currently unfolding in the Arctic Ocean. The sea ice is not freezing in October for the first time in known history. Large ocean areas remain ice-free, having a potential cascading effect on the jet stream towards Winter 2020/2021 : worldnews

It's Official: Solar Is the Cheapest Electricity in History : worldnews (make coal great again, drill, baby drill)


California wildfires: High winds, record dry conditions force power cuts - The Washington Post High wind event to prompt PG&E to cut power to about 1 million on Sunday


Tackling climate change seemed expensive. Then COVID happened. | the money countries have put on the table to address COVID-19 far outstrips the low-carbon investments that scientists say are needed in the next five years to avoid climate catastroph -- by about an order of magnitude.


Stocks tumble as Covid-19 cases surge and stimulus is nowhere to be found : news

Covid case record: The US had more daily Covid-19 cases in the past week than ever before. And no, it's not just due to more testing - CNN (Trump virus killing America, 42% vote for death)
Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the US, as feared : Coronavirus
Dr Fauci says the US is still in the first wave of Covid : Coronavirus
Calls for nationwide mask mandate continue as coronavirus cases rise - The Boston Globe


MA COVID-19 Data 10/26/20 : boston
1,216 New Confirmed Cases ; 17 deaths -October 26 : CoronavirusMa 148,336 total cases - 20,086 new individuals tested; 6.1% positive - e55,858 total tests today; 2.2% positive - +12 hospital; -4 icu; -2 intubated ; 550 hospitalized - 17 new deaths; 9,657 total deaths

Mass. coronavirus cases continue disturbing climb, rising to 1,216 - The Boston Globe
For 3rd straight day, Mass. health officials announce more than 1,000 COVID cases : boston
Source of infections unknown in half of Mass. COVID-19 cases, state says - bostonglobe.com - October 25, 2020 [from the article: 30-37% households and families, 15-20% cluster driven schools/restaurants/parties, 50% unknown sources involving loose pandemic hygiene] : CoronavirusMa
Source of infections unknown in half of Mass. COVID-19 cases, state says - The Boston Globe
High risk for three weeks, 13 communities in Massachusetts are back to Phase 3, step 1 - The Boston Globe
Five charts that show why people are worried about another COVID-19 surge in Mass. - The Boston Globe
If schools try to preemptively close for a week after Thanksgiving (to prevent cases after families travel) they will be audited by DESE : CoronavirusMa Commissioner Riley is Betsy DeVos. Give him a wig, and tell me the difference.

COVID-19 outbreaks tied to Winthrop Elks Lodge, Pleasant Park Yacht Club - boston.com - October 25, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


Why Asia is doing better than Europe in the pandemic: the secret is in the civility. : Coronavirus
New York City's coronavirus outbreak spread from more European sources than first reported : Coronavirus
The false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19 : worldnews
Covid-19 coronavirus: Oxford vaccine 'will be ready by Christmas' says professor leading the project : Coronavirus

Texas now tied with California for most Covid-19 cases in country : news

NEW: El Paso, Texas, issues stay-at-home order due to surge in COVID cases, says "all area hospitals have reached capacity" : Coronavirus

A month after SC shag gathering, at least 5 dead and 20 test positive for COVID-19 : news


Poland: There are no places in the hospital, the patients are lying in the entrance hall for ambulances. "We had no choice" : Coronavirus

Coronavirus digest: France reports over 50,000 cases in single day : worldnews
France hits record 52,010 daily Covid cases, Spain declares new state of emergency : worldnews

Australian state of Victoria records zero new coronavirus cases, after defeating second wave with one of world's longest lockdowns : worldnews


China is going through a food/agrarian crisis and using border disputes as a way to divert attention. : worldnews (Indian fake news)
Chinese boats in prime Japanese fishing area rise by nearly four times from 2019 : worldnews

Qatar airport incident in which women were invasively searched reported to Australian Federal Police : worldnews
Terrified Australians strip-searched in Qatar 'had nowhere to run' : worldnews (muzfuckers)

Sri Lankan Government Reportedly Conducting Anal Virginity Tests : worldnews (war on the gays, Buddhists, natch)

Egypt sex attacks fuel feminist revolution : worldnews (deeply patriarchal muzfuck state)

Burundi: Ex-president gets prison term for killing another former president : worldnews

Israel's Repressive Diplomacy

Belarus police fire stun grenades as 100,000 protest - The opposition has given Belarusian President Lukashenko an ultimatum: Resign by midnight or face a national strike. : worldnews
Belarus National Strike beginning! : worldnews

South Korea Faces Kimchi Crisis After Cabbage Price Skyrockets 60% : worldnews

Escaped cloned female mutant crayfish take over Belgian cemetery : worldnews (betcha didn't see that one comming +they don't need males to reproduce)


German Parliament Vice President Thomas Oppermann has died suddenly after collapsing during a TV broadcast. : worldnews
Police in Berlin have broken up a 600-strong party as coronavirus restrictions continue to curb German festivities. Berlin police tweeted that the "fetish party" in the capital "probably ended unsatisfactorily" for the attendees. : worldnews

Chile to Scrap Pinochet-Era Constitution in Landslide Referendum : worldnews
Former U.S. citizen sentenced in Chile for shooting at protesters : worldnews ... . Used to be part of white supremacist Confederate group ... "Galt's Gulch' ... arrested for beating his ex-wife in South Carolina in 2006.

Polish women protest new abortion restriction in churches : worldnews

Catholic lawmakers 'have no basis' to deny same-sex civil unions after Pope's historic intervention, says Philippine president : worldnews ("Catholic lawmakers")

France pledges to ban 'conversion therapy' and improve LGBTQ+ education : worldnews
France reacts to boycott calls as Erdogan ups Macron insults : worldnews
France says it won't forget 'silence' of some states after teacher beheading : worldnews (lookin' at you, muzfuck Furkey)


'It'll be carnage': British companies dread a Brexit border breakdown : worldnews (Tory fuckers push UK off the Brexit cliff, carnage results, who could have predicted?)
Weekly shop will become 'much more expensive' with no-deal Brexit : worldnews (reaping the stupidty)


US, Global Corporate Giants Not Amused Mexico Finally Forces Them to Pay the Taxes They Owe : worldnews
Big tech accused of avoiding $2.8bn in tax to poorest countries : worldnews

Republicans closely resemble autocratic parties in Hungary and Turkey ... dramatic shift in GOP under Trump, shunning democratic norms and encouraging violence ...


Secret Chinese bank account remains a problem for Trump : politics ... In 2017, the company reported an unusually large spike in revenue ...
All the president;s debts: to whom Donald Trump owes money | Financial Times

Opinion | George Conway: I believe in President Trump, now more than ever - The Washington Post (pretty good)

Infection of Pence Aides Raises New Questions About Trump's Virus Response -- From the beginning, the president has turned mask wearing and other preventive measures into a loyalty test. He and his aides have taken the same approach inside the White House.

Office of Special Counsel investigating whether Pompeo broke federal law - Axios (for the hundredth time)


Trump Adviser Jared Kushner Says Black People Must 'Want to Be Successful' - Bloomberg (racist lizard boy, we're coming for you)
Jared Kushner implores black people not to be so lazy and shiftless - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Trump's open racism is the most and indeed often the only appealing thing about him to the bulk of the people who have voted for him, and will vote for him again (but the morons like his stupiidity even more)
To Jared Kushner, Black Americans' grappling with inequality, racism is 'complaining' (lizard boy has no soul)

Meadows under fire as Trump chief of staff amid of pandemic and other crises - The Washington Post

A mass exodus: HHS staffers jumping ship amid pandemic, fears of Trump loss

Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed To Supreme Court : NPR
Amy Coney Barrett's First Votes Could Throw the Election to Trump -- A sinister argument from Bush v. Gore returns with a vengeance.
Supreme Court rejects request to extend Wisconsins deadline for counting mail-in ballots

When the gang that couldn't ratfuck straight met Rupert Murdoch's actual journalists - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Whether the mainstream press has actually learned not to be the indiscriminate puke funnel for right-wing propagandists and ratfuckers or whether this decision will be limited to the present circumstances, we shall see.

Historically dark mood clouds 2020 election - The Washington Post (oh sure, both sides want a fascist dicktatorship)

Analysis: Biden's lead over Trump is holding, while Clinton's was collapsing at this point : worldnews

The Two Americas Financing the Trump and Biden Campaigns - The New York Times

Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and the politics of unconditional love - The Washington Post


SNL mocks the final presidential debate -- and, of course, Giuliani's 'Borat' incident

Inside Decades of Nepotism and Bungling at the N.Y.C. Elections Board - The New York Times Some staffers read or watch Netflix at the office, while others punch in and then go shopping or to the gym, current and former employees said ... New York is the only state in the country with local election boards whose staffers are chosen almost entirely by Democratic and Republican Party bosses (what could possibly go wrong with that?)
Malevolence and incompetence are often hard to disentangle - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Voter suppression is a mixture of conscious and unconscious bad motives, along with the usual combinations of nostalgia, inertia, laziness, and sheer indifference that keep lots of ridiculous practices and institutions in business. (the fuckers had two years to fix the fucking problem)
(1) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Voter suppression isn't always abt intent. Whether borne out of conspiracy or incompetence, it almost always yields disparate impact on the working class, communities of color, the under-resourced, etc. Andshouldn't BOE be recognized as a huge, urgent problem?" / Twitter
(1) Dave Wasserman on Twitter: "This is some cold truth from @AOC. If NYC were in a swing state, its election administration would be a national outrage. https://t.co/Hu7nNIR4G4" / Twitter

The real rules behind poll-watching - The Boston Globe
She voted, and then 2020 struck again: 'Of course my ballot has been set on fire'
Emotionally disturbed `man charged in burning of ballot box, authorities say


Fights Erupt During 'Jews for Trump' Rally in Manhattan -- Eleven people were arrested, and protesters screamed at Rudy Giuliani. Separately, a police officer was suspended for voicing support for the president on the job.

Republican Congressman Fights for Re-Election After Party Switch - WSJ (fuck off asshole)

Georgias legacy of voter suppression is driving historic Black turnout -- Changing demographics in the Atlanta suburbs and an explosion of civic engagement among first-time voters could turn the state blue for the first time in decades.

Man Accused of Stealing Bulldozer to Dig Up Biden Signs
(1) Ashonti Ford TV on Twitter: "Florida man brings bulldozer onto family property to rip up @JoeBiden sign. Family responds by planting 20 more signs. See full story on @BN9 https://t.co/OLHZjlwdFP" / Twitter


Biden Trails in Texas Due to Weakness Amongst Hispanic Voters - The New York Times -- Large Democratic gains among white suburbanites suggest risks down the ballot for Republicans in congressional and state House races, our poll shows (biden not machoman enought for male hispanics)

GOP bets Democrats won't expand Supreme Court. Progressives say: Call their bluff.

Fox News COVID Infection Sends Election Plans Into Chaos -- The potential exposure and quarantining of several top Fox News stars has raised alarm among network staffers who feel some of their colleagues dot take the crisis seriously.

Trump '60 Minutes' Interview Draws Almost 17 Million Viewers

Melania Trumps White House Halloween Party Theme: Hell Itself

Whats Going on with Republican Women? Their radicalization, Trumpism, and the rise of 'pastel QAnon' (3.5 times more insane and evil than Republican men, which means ... )

Seeking power in Jesus' name: Trump sparks a rise of Patriot Churches ... This is a Patriot Church, part of an evolving network of nondenominational start-up congregations that say they want to take the country back for God. (AR-15 Jesus)
'Patriot Churches' Show Trump Movement Brought Fringes Mainstream The rise of "patriot churches" over the last four years is one indicator.

FBI Sits on Report Detailing White-Supremacist Terror Threat ("very good people" Trump said, blocked report)


VMI superintendent JH Binford Peay III resigns after allegations of racism - The Washington Post - Retired Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III, 80, had been superintendent of the 181-year-old school since 2003 ... The school, whose cadets fought and died for the slaveholding South during the Civil War, has long venerated its Confederate past

A D.C. charter school had a plan to reopen. Then it all fell apart. publicly funded and privately operated campuses

Why Many Americans Don't Vote - And why for some, this year could be different.
BuzzFeed Expects to Break Even This Year, Thanks to Heavy Cost Cuts - WSJ Digital medias company's revenue damaged during pandemic as layoffs, other cuts shore up bottom line

Opinion | Facebook serves as an echo chamber, especially for conservatives. Blame its algorithm. - The Washington Post (not Fuckerberg or anything) ... Facebook usage is five times more polarizing for conservatives than for liberals. This evidence suggests Facebook indeed serves as an echo chamber, especially for its conservative users (who can't think) ,,, In contrast, during months when a typical conservative used Reddit more than usual, they read news that was far less conservative -- about 50 percent more moderate than what they typically read. (haha reddit is pro-civilization)

Google's Guardians - An ecosystem of Google-funded academics, think tankers and hangers-on will fan out to defend the search giant from the Justice Department's antitrust case.

The messy politics of Nextdoor -- Want to see how polarized America is? Look no further than Nextdoor.
Opinion | How to Talk to Friends and Family Who Share Conspiracy Theories - The New York Times Fringe movements will persist long after Election Day

Sex Cult Leader, Facing Life Sentence, Regrets Nothing - The New York Times Several victims are expected to testify when Keith Raniere, the founder of Nxivm, is sentenced this week for sex trafficking, extortion and other crimes.


Research team discovers breakthrough with potential to prevent, reverse Alzheimer's : worldnews (in mice, anyway, who are now immortal)


(NSFW) What is the craziest thing you witnessed at a party? : AskReddit





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Arctic sea ice isn't freezing in October for the first time on record. Ocean temperatures in the area recently climbed to more than 5C above average, following a record-breaking heatwave and the unusually early decline of last winters sea ice. : worldnews

South Australia Becomes World's First Major Jurisdiction to be Powered 100% by Solar Power : worldnews

An international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratified by a 50th country, the UN has said, allowing the historic though essentially symbolic text to enter into force after 90 days. : worldnews
Japan puts off decision to release treated Fukushima water into sea : worldnews
Kamchatka: Toxic algae blamed for mass marine death in Russia : worldnews (says just a little "natural pollution" ... "is there anything Russia won't poison?"


CDC reports almost 300,000 more deaths in 2020 than expected : news (Trump killed at least 200,000 Americans)
The Third Wave of COVID-19 in the U.S. Is Officially Worse Than the First Two : Coronavirus (America fought the Great Pandemic War and lost, bigly ; and read down for childbirth comments from women)
US reports second-highest day of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. The highest day was Friday : news


MA COVID-19 Data 10/25/20 : boston (6.4%)
1,097 New Confirmed Cases ; 24 deaths -October 25 : CoronavirusMa 147,120 total cases - 17,020 new individuals tested; 6.4% positive - 82,846 total tests today; 1.3% positive - -13 hospital; -5 icu; +3 intubated ; 538 hospitalized - 23 new deaths; 9,640 total deaths - 0 New Probable cases; 1 New probable death

The empty argument: Superspreader : CoronavirusMa (prepping subreddits)

Here's a look at the state map of communities that are high, moderate, and low risk for COVID-19 - The Boston Globe

COVID-19 spreading half as quickly in counties with mask mandates, KU research shows : Coronavirus ... we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas


Down syndrome associated with 10-fold increased risk for COVID-19 mortality : science
Birthrates, marriage, gender roles will change dramatically in post-pandemic world, scientists predict : Coronavirus ... "Our species is not wired for seeking a precise understanding of the world as it actually is" and our tribal predispositions toward groupthink are resulting in the large-scale spread of misinformation We tend to seek out data that supports our opinions, and we too often distrust health experts, they say.
The pandemic exposes human nature: 10 evolutionary insights | PNAS


80,000 furloughed as bus industry grinds to a halt : news (and all the peripheral industries)

With coronavirus cases shattering records, Utah's hospitals say rationing care will start in next two weeks : Coronavirus (every red state off the charts)

Ohio reaches 198,115 total cases, reporting 5,206 deaths : news


Coronavirus bears down on a small Montana town - Los Angeles Times There was little appetite for that in conservative Flathead County, where the health board has been dominated by an outspoken doctor who argues that the pandemic is a hoax ... Leading the resistance was Dr. Annie Bukacek, a 62-year-old internist known for her far-right views and opposition to vaccination ... Flathead County commissioners appointed her to the county health board last December after dismissing two other doctors with more public health experience ... for "diversity " ... members of the Liberty Fellowship ...the unofficial reverend of the militia movement ... "Statistically, for practical purposes, COVID in Montana has 100% survival" she said (except for all the people who died + "Flatheads")

North Dakota Seeks to Repurpose Coronavirus Aid for Fracking : Coronavirus ... It should be noted that North Dakota currently has 737 weekly cases per 100k, the highest of any state and higher than any other country, with no signs of stopping ... For those curious, North Dakota and Wisconsin are constantly jockeying for the title of drunkest state, and locals are pretty proud of that ... (we will take your money to live and give you death: Republicans +covid is the idiot test)


Germany's infectious disease institute targeted in arson attempt, police say : news ... What it really is is that they love, fucking love, that he's dumb AF - "one of us"

Intensive care capacity close to overload, warns top Swiss Covid-19 advisor : Coronavirus

France reports more than 52,000 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus


Canada adds more than 2,500 new coronavirus cases Friday : worldnews (as they close care homes and keep bars open)

Scotland tells families not to trick-or-treat this Halloween because of Covid-19 : worldnews

Russia records over 114,500 new coronavirus cases this week : worldnews

Refusing to wear a mask in Ethiopia could cost you two years in jail : worldnews

France reports record of over 45,000 new coronavirus cases in a day : worldnews ... To put that in perspective, that's like the US reporting 225,000 cases (Trump ups his rally game)

Tokyo reports 124 COVID-19 patients, among them its 30,000th : worldnews

Warsaw police detain 278 after Saturday's protests against coronavirus restrictions : worldnews


China says U.S. bullying countries to pick sides, attempt will not succeed : worldnews
Hundreds rally in Taiwan, call for release of 12 Hong Kong people arrested by China : worldnews

Afghan forces kill top Qaida member al-Masri, one of US most wanted : worldnews
At least 24 dead in suicide attack on Kabul educational centre : worldnews (Sunnis killing Shias)

Attackers storm Cameroon school, kill several children : worldnews

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict : 'Execution' video prompts war crime probe : worldnews

Looters raid Nigeria food warehouse as unrest spreads : worldnews ("looters" = "starving people")

Refugees allege physical, sexual abuse by Croatian authorities : worldnews

Women reportedly searched on tarmac in Qatar after foetus found in airport bathroom : worldnews

The Iraqi Council of Representatives on Saturday conducted the first reading of a proposal to recognize the Islamic State (IS) massacre against Yezidis as a genocide. : worldnews (muzfuckers)

Bolivia's president Arce vows to rebuild country as landslide socialist win confirmed : worldnews

Palestinian teen dies after being beaten by Israeli soldiers : worldnews ("tripped and fell" and beat himself to death)
Sudanese protesters burn Israeli flag, reject normalization with Israel : worldnews
Berlin art college withdraws funding to Israelis to seeking to unlearn Zionism

Third day of protests in Poland following effective abortion ban : worldnews (Trump supports the evil)n

Venezuela's Maduro, citing Pope, asks congress to consider same-sex marriage : worldnews

U.S. sanctions Russian institute linked to dangerous malware : worldnews (finger tap on the wrist by Putin's piglet)ism

France recalls envoy after Erdogan says Macron needs 'mental treatment' : worldnews (said the crazy-ass fascist dicktator who thinks it's fine to murder people over a cartoon)
Arab Israelis rally against Macron over his defense of Mohammed cartoons : worldnews
Kuwait takes French products off shelves in protest at anti-Prophet images : worldnews
French minister associates women-only swimming hours with 'terrorist ideology' : worldnews (men "terrorized" by not being able to harass women)


Hundreds of thousands sign petition against using public money for MPs food after free school meals vote : worldnews (food for me, but not for thee, hahahha)

Ex-CIA Director Brennan: 'Outrageous' for Trump to discuss inviting Saudi crown prince to D.C. : politics

Putin rejects Donald Trump's criticism of Biden family business ... In what may be seen by some analysts as an attempt to try to curry favour with the Biden camp, he took the time to knock down what he made clear he regarded as false allegations from Trump about the Bidens ...

Tumult at home, ailing alliances abroad: Why Trump's America has been a giftto Putin

Trump promised to win the trade war with China. He failed : politics ... Trump vowed to cut the US trade deficit, but instead it's reached historic highs ... Trump failed to meet even his low standards ... Trump couldn't negotiate his way out of a wet paper bag ...
Donald Trump, the Mr. Magoo of Geopolitics, Incites Warfare Between Egypt and Ethiopia : politics
Trump Doesn't Care : politics

Trump Had One Last Story to Sell. The Wall Street Journal wouldn't Buy It. - The New York Times - But it's also about a larger shift in the American media, one in which the gatekeepers appear to have returned after a long absence (said the corrupt gatekeeper)
Questions and Answers About the Bidens and a Deal in China - The New York Times There is no evidence that the former vice president was involved in or profited from a joint venture pursued by his son and brother (did they ever even talk to each other??)
Giuliani's Crew of Misfits and Hucksters Storms Into the Hunter Biden Wars ... and journal that the younger Biden had left at the Massachusetts home of his one-time shrink, a disgraced former Fox News pop-psychiatrist who recently had his medical license revoked and his office raided by federal agents (the shit they make up is deep)

Preet Bharara: There Could Be Avalanche of Revelations if Trump Loses : politics (all his shit will come out)

Does anyone else remember thinking "There is no way the Republicans can get any worse than this.' Well... : PoliticalHumor

'Deep down, he's a terrified little boy': Bob Woodward, John Bolton and others on Trump : politics ... He just rejected the idea that somehow white people have to understand the pain and anger of others ...

Donald Trump not following science, says US medical chief Anthony Fauci : video
White House Sought to Silence News of Vice President COVID-19 Outbreak: Report : politics ... So Pence, Who heads the Covid task force is now trying to hide infections in his own teams whilst he tours around touting about how well Trump has handled Covid? ...
4 Pence Aides Test Positive for the Coronavirus - The New York Times
At least 5 people in Pence's orbit, including chief of staff Marc Short, are positive for coronavirus - CNNPolitics
Pence chief of staff Marc Short tests positive for coronavirus : politics ... The chief of staff for the head of the Coronavirus Task Force has Coronavirus...
"pretends to be shocked"
I Survived Covid
'Essential' Pence will forego quarantine despite office's apparent COVID-19 outbreak : politics
Mike Pence to continue campaigning despite "close contact" with Chief of Staff who tested positive for Covid-19 : politics
Trump accuses doctors of faking coronavirus death count for money : politics
'Such an Insult': Doctors Furious as Trump Peddles Baseless Claim That They Are Inflating Covid Death Count for Profit : politics

Eschaton: Head Of The Coronavirus Taskforce AKA "The Suprespreader Committee." The one thing about this which makes Maggie mad is when the people she covers get Covid.

Health Agency Halts Coronavirus Ad Campaign, Leaving Santa Claus in the Cold - WSJ -- A federal health agency halted a public-service coronavirus advertising campaign funded by $250 million in taxpayer money after it offered a special vaccine deal to an unusual set of essential workers: Santa Claus performers ... The deal was the brainchild of the official, Michael Caputo, an HHS assistant secretary, who took a 60-day medical leave last month ... (yeah, the insane guy, and yet another corrupt this for that)
Eschaton: They Weren't Very Bright
(1) Brian Klaas on Twitter: "The simplest explanation for the Trump administration's pandemic response failures is probably the correct one: they are idiots. Their vaccination plan literally involved mall Santas and elves. This is reporting from the Wall Street Journal: https://t.co/InWtMmvnc9 https://t.co/FqO2vuZzwH" / Twitter

Trumps rallies have left a trail of Covid clusters across the United States, report says. One county in Wisconsin sees 67 per cent increase in cases in the two weeks after event : politics ... It's quite literally a traveling carnival of death ...
Most Americans see Trump as a coronavirus super-spreader and dishonest about Covid, poll finds : politics
Trump called CNN 'bastards' for covering Covid-19. Hear Keilar's response : politics
Trump says 'in many ways it's foolish' to test for Covid after US suffers record number of new cases : politics ... "If we tested half, cases would be have half" ...
'COVID, COVID, COVID': Trump complains media too focused on pandemic as US hits record cases ("yeah, I killed 200,000 Americans, shut up")
Trump Is Wrong About Military Distribution of a COVID-19 Vaccine -- When a coronavirus vaccine is ready, it will be distributed through normal civilian supply chains to your doctor's office and local pharmacy.
Donald Trump's COVID-19 plan

Your android replica is acting up again - Lawyers, Guns & Money
(1) Patton Oswalt on Twitter: "That's...SO not Melania. They didn't even try." / Twitter
(1) Kerry Reid on Twitter: "@pattonoswalt Tracey Ullman called it. https://t.co/6VIIMB7fen" / Twitter

(1) The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "The Lincoln Project's legal response to the frivolous threat of a lawsuit from Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's lawyer. This will not be the last they hear from us. https://t.co/GNnFsnsCer" / Twitter
'Peddle Your Scare Tactics Elsewhere,' Lincoln Project Lawyers Shoot Back at Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner ... Jared and Ivanka have always been entitled, out-of-touch bullies who have never given the slightest indication they have any regard for the American people. We plan on showing them the same level of respect
The Lincoln Project Fires Back at Jared and Ivanka's Lawsuit Threat : ''Peddle Your Scare Tactics Elsewhere' : politics

The GOP Conspiracy Mentality Will Only Become More Dangerous When They Lose Power : politics
How Racist Are Republicans? Very. : politics ... Among Republicans whose most trusted news source is Fox News, the gap was 47 percent Yes for all Americans, and a bare 10 percent for Blacks.

An all-American nightmare: Brace for a massive crisis if a 5-4 Supreme Court decides this election : politics

More Than 70 Science and Climate Journalists Challenge Supreme Court Nomination of Amy Barrett --"Judge Coney Barrett has displayed a profound inability to understand the ecological crisis of our times, and in so doing she enables it" : politics ... Shes a McConnell with boobs ... And herpes
Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett often rules for police in excessive force cases : politics

Support for gay marriage reaches all-time high, survey finds : politics ... Conservatives don't know what love is. They hate each other and themselves to the core and won't stop until the rest of the world shares their disdain for humanity ...

Judge slams DeVos for rejecting 94% of loan relief claims : politics

Majority of voters say Biden won second debate, poll finds : politics ... Fifty-four percent of voters who watched the Thursday debate said Biden performed the best, while 39% said that Trump did ... eight percent were drunk)

How Trump's team spent most of the $1.6 billion it raised over 2 years : politics

Time replaces its logo for the first time in its history. Now, it says 'Vote' : politics (Republiicans: "good luck with that")

Trump fatigue is setting in hard at the worst moment for his campaign : politics
Trump may be running the sleaziest presidential campaign ever : politics
Pelosi says Trump is 'delusional' for thinking GOP will win the House

Biden gains as suburban women and elderly voters look to dump Trump : politics

Why Puerto Rico's upcoming statehood vote matters : politics
Sixth Time's a Charm? Puerto Ricans Vote on Statehood Once Again : politics ... Add American Samoa. Then we are 53, which is a prime number. "One nation, indivisible..."

Joe Biden calls climate change the number one issue facing humanity : politics

AOC says it's "extremely important" that Biden offer Bernie Sanders a Cabinet position : politics

Jill Biden Eclipses a Largely Absent Melania Trump With Starring Role in Campaign : politics
Biden says he won't return Trump's attacks on his children because 'it's crass' to target a political opponent's family : politics


In Philadelphia, Barack Obama reminds Americans of what a real president looks like : politics
Obama To Floridians: Even 'Florida Man' Wouldn't Behave Like Trump Does : politics

Democrats take 700K+ early voting lead in PA. : politics
Trump, TV pundits don't have a fracking clue about Pennsylvania and fossil fuels | Will Bunch ... There's a weird kind of magnet force that draws journalists to look for laid-off gas workers or struggling small barkeepers in quaint rural burgs while ignoring the densely populated, un-quaint suburbs ... A majority of Pennsylvanians oppose fracking. Period, full stop.
(1) Jon Favreau on Twitter: "28% voters oppose transitioning away from the oil industry. 28% 52% of independents support transitioning away, and even 41% of Republicans. This poll was taken yesterday. https://t.co/mYiZAOo373" / Twitter

Trump-Biden race is tight in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina

GOP Senate majority besieged on multiple fronts - POLITICO

Trump's Rural Edge Shrinks With Enthusiasm Fading in Key States : politics

Jaime Harrison Raises $2 Million in 48 Hours as Polls Show Him Leading Lindsey Graham : politics

'This is not magic': Democrats work to make inroads in the South for the first time in decades : politics

Biden leads slightly in Texas, poll indicates : politics
Biden rebounds to edge over Trump in Texas, as Hegar slightly narrows Cornyn's lead in Senate race : politics
Texas' Early Votes Top 76 Percent of Total 2016 Turnout, as Dems Aim to Win State for First Time in 44 Years : politics

Trump Lawsuit to Stop Mail-In Vote Counting in Nevada Condemned as 'Obvious' and 'Desperate' Suppression Attempt | "This suit is nothing but a sham." : politics

Joe Biden Endorsed by New Hampshire Newspaper That's Supported GOP Candidates for a Century : politics ... when you've lost the fucking New Hampshire Union Leader ...
Trump appears at rally in Londonderry, N.H., riffing on "fake ballots," 2016, and Air Force One
Mass. secretary of state issues alert after ballot drop box burned in Boston

Staffers for Kelly Loeffler test positive for COVID-19 : politics

Cops called on black political candidates canvasing affluent Berrien Co. neighborhood : politics


Airplane banner warns of the potential superspreader event prior to Trump's rally : politics

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost makes elections complaint after indicted former House Speaker Larry Householder uses campaign funds to pay defense lawyers : politics


Facebook demands academics disable tool showing who is being targeted by political ads : politics (Fuckerberg goes full Xi, thinks Fuckbook is China)


Jennifer Aniston Says 'It's Not Funny To Vote For KanyeWest -- Please Be Responsible' : politics

The threat of the QAnon delusion : politics

Bill Barr's Speech To Law Enforcement Officials Is Full Of The Sort Of Lies Cops Love To Hear : politics

Conservative News Sites Fuel Voter Fraud Misinformation - The New York Times Breitbart, The Washington Examiner and others amplify false claims of rampant cheating ... propaganda feedback loop ... Washington Times, Daily Caller, Daily Wire, Gateway Pundit ... New York Post ... Hannity ... Carlson ... Veritas ... Ann Coulter fangirl ...

Murc's laying down of the law - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Our commenter Murc had a few brief remarks on Kevin Drums recent entries in the "only I have the guts to tell it like it is: that everything is just fine" sweepstakes. (old hopelessly and always has been out-of-touch white guy)
Drum's deficient democratic theory - Lawyers, Guns & Money

The White Issue: Has Anna Wintour's Diversity Push Come Too Late? - The New York Times (is she a racist bitch?)

Woman shot by officer seeks justice from hospital bed : news (killer copsters killed her boyfriend, lied and refused to release body camera footage)


Rebeccas - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Americans Have Lost Sight of What 'Fascism' Means - The Atlantic - Many Americans who brand Trump and his allies as fascists are paying too little attention to abuses in Hong Kong and cultural genocide in Xinjiang (once again, that fucking newspaper)

Eschaton: Plotted The provenance of most Vox Pop interviews is suspect, but this one definitely deserves an explanation from journalism, that industry devoted to transparency (so the fucking Ann Coulter fangirl newspaper lied, again and again)
New York Times nailed for publishing Republican propaganda -- yet again -- Two supposedly "average" voters in a Times story turn out to be hardcore Republicans. And it's happened before ... This, I'm afraid, is Dean Baquet's newsroom in a nutshell ...


Fullnaming composers: why calling Beethoven and Mozart by their last names has to stop ... "a few great (white) men producing great art"

Growth rate of adult trees is linked to fungal networks colonizing their roots.When they colonize the roots of a tree, fungal networks act as a sort of highway, allowing water, nutrients and even the compounds that send defence signals against insect attacks to flow back and forth among the trees. : science

A smarter way of thinking about intelligence - The Boston Globe Why is one particular intellectual capacity valued over so many other worthy qualities, like compassion, honesty, courage, and common sense?



A leopard was sneaking into a village at night to visit the cow that nursed him as a cub : aww

What's a stereotype about a certain mental illness that's not accurate? : AskReddit


Barbers of Reddit, what was your oh shit moment? : AskReddit




102420


NASA to announce 'exciting new discovery' about the moon on Monday : worldnews ... "We found this strange magnetic anomaly, and have possible evidence of a black rectangular obelisk"
Aliens on 1,000 nearby stars could see us, new study suggests : worldnews


U.S. coronavirus cases and state maps: Tracking cases, deaths - Washington Post
U.S. reports more than 83,000 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus
Americans Should Brace for 100,000 New COVID Cases a Day, Experts Say With more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day on Friday, experts say the country is hurtling toward an excess of 100,000 or more new infections a day.


MA COVID-19 Data 10/24/20 : boston (5.9%)
1128 New Confirmed Cases ; 8 deaths -October 24 : CoronavirusMa 146,023 total cases - 19,168 new individuals tested; 5.8% positive - 70,021 total tests today; 1.6% positive - -19 hospital; -11 icu; +2 intubated ; 551 hospitalized - 8 new deaths; 9,616 total deaths - 75 New Probable cases; 1 New probable death
'The Numbers Don't Look Good' As Mass. Coronavirus Indicators Continue To Rise : CoronavirusMa

Recently Updated MWRA Wastewater COVID-19 Data : boston
Has anyone took a look at the recent wastewater numbers? : CoronavirusMa

Mass. reports 1,128 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 8 new confirmed deaths - The Boston Globe
New testing site open in Kendall Square (Cambridge) - $80 per test, ages 2 and up, no symptoms needed, open 7 days a week, results within 24 hours : CoronavirusMa (no insurance bc America sucks)

Seen on the T. : boston

Forget the 'second wave' of COVID-19, say experts U.-- U.S. now being hit third : Coronavirus

Ohio breaks yet another record with 2,858 new coronavirus cases, 22 new deaths : news

Illinois reports more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus

California megachurch faces local backlash for dismissing COVID-19 ... whose members believe they can raise the dead and heal the sick ... School of Supernatural Ministry ...

Active virus cases push past 10,000 in South Dakota : Coronavirus (South DeCovid)

Pennsylvania reports 3rd consecutive day of more than 2,000 coronavirus cases; 29 new deaths : Coronavirus


World has broken records for daily coronavirus cases several times this week alone : worldnews
'It is terrifying': Europe braces for lengthy battle with COVID : worldnews (America: hold our beers)
Europe suffers record case numbers as France's Macron warns crisis may last until summer : worldnews
Europe becomes second region to cross 250,000 deaths as second COVID wave hits : worldnews

France reports more than 45,000 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record - New cases: 45,422 - Positivity rate: 16% (+0.9) - In hospital: 15,637 (+629) - In ICU: 2,491 (+50) - New deaths: 138 : Coronavirus
Italy Update: Record 19,644 New Cases, 151 New Deaths : Coronavirus

Poland reports record increase in daily coronavirus deaths, number in hospital continues to rise - New cases: 13,628 - Positivity rate: 24.6% (+2.7) - In hospital: 11,496 (+708) - In ICU: 911 (+60) - New deaths: 179 : Coronavirus Positivity rate 24.6%

UK Update: 23,012 Positive, 174 New Deaths : Coronavirus

Fears mount as South Korea probes cause behind 36 people's deaths after flu vaccination : worldnews

Fewer than 4% of adults in Wuhan, China, tested positive for antibodies against COVID-19, putting the possibility of countries developing "herd immunity" against the virus without a vaccine in doubt. : worldnews

Thailand's playboy king secretly rushed to hospital for 2am Covid test after bodyguard tests positive : worldnews

Facebook moderators in Dublin reportedly forced to work in office despite lockdown : worldnews (Fuckerberged and Bezoskilled)

India sees increase in child trafficking amid pandemic : worldnews
Missing for 14 days, Covid patient found dead in hospital washroom : worldnews (Mumbai)

Finland sees big drop in sick leave after nationwide remote working recommendation : worldnews


U.S. says no justification for 'concentration camps' in China : worldnews (Trump says they weren't trying to cross a border or anything)



'Homosexual People Have the Right to Be in a Family.' Pope Francis Offers New Support for Same-Sex Civil Unions : worldnews (Cardinals in New England: "as long as they don't have sex")
South Africa Makes Strides and Passes Same-Sex Marriage Law : worldnews undefined

Armenian-Americans have accused Azerbaijan of attempting to revive the 1915 Armenian Genocide as conflicts between the 2 countries persist in Nagorno-Karabakh : worldnews

Polish President Duda infected with coronavirus : worldnews (hahaha you little gay bitch)
Thousand of women protesting against Polands new abortion laws in cities across the country : worldnews

Netanyahu dodges Trump's invitation to slam Biden on conference call : worldnews (see writing on the walls)
In two weeks, UN records 19 incidents of attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian olive harvesters : worldnews (Jews go full Nazi)
Israel, Sudan reached agreement to sign a peace treaty and to normalize ties : worldnews (war criminals are pals)

Female domestic workers in Qatar face 'kicking and hair-pulling' as employers confiscate passports | The claims of mistreatment are the latest against the Gulf state which will host the 2022 football World Cup : worldnews

Trump suggests Egypt may 'blow up' Ethiopia dam : worldnews

Hariri named as Lebanon's new prime minister : worldnews Old shitbag out. New shitbag in.

Vladimir Putin Says Ready For Military Alliance Between Russia & China To Counter NATO : worldnews
Bellingcat: Russian scientists secretly developing Novichok nerve agent, and working with military intelligence : worldnews


Two French women charged over 'racist' stabbing of veiled Muslim women - France 24 : worldnews
France deports Bosnians who shaved daughter's hair over love affair : news


Boris Johnson's Conservatives are abandoning Trump in anticipation of a Biden victory : politics

Prince Andrew asked Ghislaine Maxwell about accuser, documents suggest : worldnews ... Would this be the accuser who he had his picture taken with, and whom he had never heard of before and had no recollection of and whom he could not possibly have met because he clearly remembers having pizza that night?
Prince Charles wrote to support historic Australian PM sacking - reports : worldnews ... Give this cunt and his sausage sucking mother the boot.

85% of Ontario nursing homes break the law repeatedly with almost no consequences, data analysis shows : worldnews


Trump Tells Supporters He's Iffy on a Peaceful Transfer of Power if He Loses the Election

US 2020 election could have the highest rate of voter turnout since 1908 : politics

Opinion | End Minority Rule - The New York Times Either we become a truly multiracial democracy or we cease to be a democracy at all.


(1) 10 more days - Let's end this nightmare! on Twitter: "Is this really Melania? Nose, jawline, and smile aren't the same as the real one. https://t.co/zcb5PIkRJY" / Twitter


Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trumps Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes - The Complete Listing (So Far): Atrocities 1- 944 (why 60 million Americans behond in prison camps)
45 reasons not to reelect the 45th president - The Boston Globe

Even If Trump Loses, Republicans' Authoritarian Ambitions Will Live On : politics (which is why we have to ... )

Trump tweet blaming 'Blacks and Hispanics' for violent crime resurfaces after 'least claim racist person' claim -- There's always a tweet. : politics

Meacham: Biden's running for president, Trump's auditioning for FOX News : politics
Go From There | Joe Biden For President 2020 - YouTube

(1) Aaron Rupar on Twitter: ""That's all I hear about now. Turn on TV, 'Covid, Covid, Covid Covid Covid.' A plane goes down, 500 people dead, they don't talk about it. 'Covid Covid Covid Covid.' By the way, on November 4th, you won't hear about it anymore ... 'please don't go and vote, Covid!'" -- Trump https://t.co/1bh7x2RSTy" / Twitter

(1) Where Virus Cases Are Rising in the U.S. Now / Twitter (dumb states are all red)

Trump's campaign made stops nationwide. Then coronavirus cases surged in his wake in at least five places ... Blue Earth, Minnesota; Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Marathon, Wisconsin; Dauphin, Pennsylvania; and Beltrami, Minnesota.
For second straight day, U.S. Covid cases reach new high In other coronavirus news: Trumps to hold Halloween bash at White House, remdesivir gets FDA approval and Blacks brave pandemic to vote.

Pence Adviser Obst Catches Virus, Adds to White House Tally - Bloomberg

A Trump Win Would Condemn Hundreds of Thousands to Die Needlessly from COVID : politics
People Have Nothing Left -- Literally $0 -- Because Of The Pandemic
At Duluth rally, Trump campaign flouted agreement to follow health guidelines - The Washington Post
'We're Rounding the Corner Beautifully,' Trump Lies Just Before US Hits Another Record: 85,000+ New Covid-19 Cases : politics
Trump mocks reporter for wearing "largest" mask as U.S. reports 71,000 daily COVID cases : politics
Doctor in Trump 2020 ad is actually a Russian actress: CNBC ... campaign used stock footage from Russia and Slovenia (just a coincidence)
Andrew Cuomo after Trump debate attack: 'New York has a lower infection rate than the White House' : politics
Biden pledges free Covid vaccine for 'everyone' in US if elected : politics

America Is Now the Divided Republic the Framers Feared: John Adams worried a division of the republic into two great parties ... is to be dreaded as the great political evil. And that is exactly what has come to pass

Trump Vs. Biden Poll Tilts Toward Democrat After Last Debate, IBD/TIPP Presidential Poll Shows

Fox News Is Covering Hunter Biden Claims More Than 2016 WikiLeaks Emails : politics
Ex-Hunter Biden associate's records don't show proof of Biden business relationship amid unanswered questions : politics

People can't Believe This RNC Tweet About Trump's Priorities t A Parody : Twitter users did a double-take at the Republican National Committee's post : politics

Trump Organization renewed the TrumpTowerMoscow.com domain name -- this year

'Epic Level of Corruption': Postal Service Quietly Awards $5 Million Contract to DeJoy's Former Company : politics

Paranoia and finger-pointing in Trumpworld as election approaches - POLITICO Accusations are flying in all directions and about all manner of topics.
How Donald Trump is dragging down fellow Republicans - CNNPolitics

The MAGAverse tries to summon another Clinton-FBI moment - POLITICO The ingredients are the same: a seized laptop, leaked emails. But this time MAGA adherents are sourcing the ingredients and hoping the FBI takes it up.

Trump said he would release his tax returns when the 'auditors finish.' He's been saying this since 2016. : politics
Donald Trump Claims He Donated $150K from Qaddafi in 2009, But Tax Returns Only Show $23K to Charity: Report : politics
Mar-a-Lago is taxed as a private club, not a residence. So can President Trump vote as a Florida man? : politics (committing voter fraud, lock him up)

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kusher's lawyer threatens to sue Lincoln Project over Times Square billboards : politics
Ivanka, Jared: don't blame us on Times Square billboards for Trump administration COVID-19 toll death -- we'll sue : politics ... hmmm wasn't Jared heading the Covid response team....
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump really don't want people seeing these billboards so whatever you do DO NOT SHARE THIS PICTURE!!! : PoliticalHumor
(1) The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "Nuts! https://t.co/XxxkG43z3W" / Twitter
Jared and Ivanka threaten to sue the Lincoln Project for 'enormous' damages over Times Square billboards on COVID
Lincoln Project says Kushner and Trump are "entitled, out-of-touch bullies" in response to billboard lawsuit threat : politics
(1) The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "Jared and Ivanka have always been entitled, out-of-touch bullies who have never given the slightest indication they have any regard for the American people. We plan on showing them the same level of respect. Our full statement: https://t.co/M3K5nOE5qd" / Twitter

While Her Father Rails Against 'Idiot' Scientists, Ivanka Trump Talks Ice Cream -- The first daughter is trying to woo the white suburban female voters who have become her father's demographic kryptonite ... "Wisconsinites eat 21 million gallons of ice cream a year"

Trump Sons Hint At 2024 Runs As President's Polling Looks Dire (from Federal Prison, hahahha)

Kellyanne Conway is being paid $15,000 a month by the GOP following her White House exit: filings : politics (your money, you know)

Trump mocking Biden on clean energy is everything wrong with today's GOP : politics

What "civil" debate? The one I watched revealed Donald Trump as a cold-blooded psychopath : politics
The Shrinking of the American Mind | What wasn't said at the debates was as telling as what was. : politics
(1) Melissa Cruz on Twitter: TRUMP'S EYES WHEN BIDEN SAID "COCAINE" Omg! #DebateTonight https://t.co/wNJNsHmeOl" / Twitter

Chris Hayes on massive to farmers and the hypocrisy of the GOP - Chris Hayes discusses why Democrats and the press should never, ever, ever, ever worry or take Republicans seriously when they complain about giving people free stuff : politics (welfare queens driving tractors!)

Obama mocks Trump for walking out of 60 Minutes interview as he rallies Biden supporters in Miami : politics

Trump privately tells donors it would be 'very tough' for GOP to hold Senate

'This Is Not Normal': McConnell Keeps Senate in Session Over Weekend to End Debate on Barrett, Set Stage for Confirmation Vote : politics
'Very Dark Moment for the Senate': Republicans Block Consideration of Covid Relief While Rushing Ahead With Barrett Confirmation : politics
Murkowski reverses course, will vote to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court (fall into line, what do they have on her?)
Boom, roasted! : PoliticalHumor


The electoral map is very weird right now - The Washington Post (why war criminal Cheney moved to WY)

Trump losing to Biden by 7 points in key swing state Pennsylvania, new poll shows : politics

Biden widens lead over Trump to 4 points in North Carolina: poll : politics

Lou Dobbs goes after Lindsey Graham: 'I don't know why anyone' would vote for him : politics (not fascist enough for Lou Blobbs, really)
Lincoln Project Drops Scathing Video of Lindsey Graham as Polls Show GOP Senator Trailing in South Carolina : politics
(1) The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "What happened to Lindsay Graham? He said he was a fiscal conservative but he's one of the biggest spenders in congress. https://t.co/XmQoHjK6Vh" / Twitter

Fearful calls flood election offices as Trump attacks mail-in voting, threatening participation in GOP strongholds : politics

Voting by text or tweet isn't a thing. Don't be fooled : politics - I just voted by yelling into an empty vegetable can. Way easier ... Remember to cover it then toss the can at the nearest postal truck for best results.

Joe Biden will travel to Georgia on Tuesday in late push to flip state
Report: Ransomware disables Georgia county election database : politics

California shattering prior election returns with 6m ballots already cast | US news : politics

Texas Sees Highest Youth Voter Turnout in Country as Dems Aim to Win State for First Time in Over 40 Years : politics

Voters In Alabamas Largest County Could Have Their Ballots Thrown Out After A Court Ruled Instructions They Were Sent Are No Longer Valid ... reinstated "witness" requirement ...

Mark Kelly says it wasn't him dressed as Adolf Hitler in yearbook photo Four of his Merchant Marine Academy classmates say Mark Kelly, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, was falsely accused of dressing up for Halloween decades ago as Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

Meet the Dominatrix Forcing Trump Supporters to Vote Biden : "I was already doing small penis humiliation with a lot of these guys, so jumping to political humiliation wasn't that much of a stretch."

Fox News Legal Analyst Links His Downed Wi-Fi To Biden, Gets Mercilessly Mocked : politics

New York Times nailed for publishing Republican propaganda -- yet again | Two supposedly "average" voters in a Times story turn out to be hardcore Republicans. And it's happened before (written by the "Ann Coulter fangirl" hired by that fucking newspaper)
Eschaton: Yoostabee Let us not forget when NYT star reporter, Elaina Plott, found it very newsworthy to tweet a Cspan Yoostabee in the year of our lord, 2020.


Sacha Baron Cohen: 'It was pretty clear to us' what Rudy Giuliani did in new 'Borat' : politics (Ghouliani is a fucking creepster among other personality traits)

Borat 2 - Rudy G. Scene : videos

Far-Right Groups Are Behind Most U.S. Terrorist Attacks, Report Finds - The New York Times White supremacist groups have carried out a majority of terrorist plots and attacks this year

Violent hate crimes in L.A. County reach highest level in more than a decade; white supremacist crimes spike 38% : politics


The Tragedy of the 'Tragedy of the Commons' -- The man who wrote one of environmentalism's s most-cited essays was a racist, eugenicist, nativist Islamaphobe -- plus his argument was wrong ... Garrett Hardin ... Hardin believed the rich should throw poor people overboard to keep their boat above water. ... white supremacist ...


u/BaldKnobber123 explains how millennials are hurt disproportionately by income and wealth inequality in the US. : bestof


Researchers have discovered a new mechanism by which clumps of tau protein are created in the brain, killing brain cells and causing Alzheimer's disease. Getting to grips with mechanisms like this may lead to breakthrough treatments. : science


[Serious] People with religious extremist parents... What was it like growing up? : AskReddit


Epic Rap Battles of History - Donald Trump vs Joe Biden [Rap] : Music

TIL that the only place on Earth where both crocodiles and alligators live together is in the United States, in the Florida Everglades. : todayilearned




102320

Between 150-175 million more people will fall into extreme poverty: UN expert : worldnews


(1) Michael Del Moro on Twitter: "Breaking: United States reports a single-day record of 77,640 new coronavirus cases Thursday, per NBC News. The previous high was 75,723 on July 29." / Twitter
America hits highest daily number of coronavirus case since pandemic began - The Washington Post Nation is poised to enter its worst stretch yet of the pandemic, with hospitalizations rising in 38 states
Real-time pandemic data from Carnegie Mellon's CovidCast shows why you should wear a mask - The Washington Post ... SD, WY, ND, ID, MT, IA, NE MO don't wear masks, have hightest infections, MA, DE win with highest compliance)
More Than Half A Million People In US May Die Of Covid By February: Study : Coronavirus
Don't t expect normal life to return until 2022, according to the WHO : Coronavirus


Active Cases officially surpassed 10,000 in Massachusetts. In August it was 4,000. : CoronavirusMa
Another ominous coronavirus sign: Massachusetts cases reach 5-month high - The Boston Globe

MA COVID-19 Data 10/23/20 : boston (6.1% and climbing)


First-of-its-kind global survey shows the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown dramatically altered our personal habits. Overall, healthy eating increased because we ate out less frequently. However, we snacked more. We got less exercise. We went to bed later and slept more poorly : science

Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States | Nature Medicine
Oxford coronavirus 'works perfectly and triggers strong immunity : worldnews
Researchers discover a second key that makes the new Coronavirus so infectious : CoronavirusMa
Huge COVID study finds remdesivir work doesn't work -- tFDA grants approval anyway (pressured by Trump)


Dedham Blames Coronavirus Spike On Gatherings Around Youth Sports
WTF is this? Spotted in Allston. : CoronavirusMa

Boston power outage drone shots : boston


Delta adds 460 passengers who refused masks to 'no-fly' list : news

Idaho county drops mask mandate despite warning of overwhelmed hospital : news

Owner of Vaginal Steam Spa Agrees To Guilty Plea for Hoarding 20,000 N95 Masks : Coronavirus

Dr. Ezike breaks down in tears while giving Friday's Illinois COVID-19 death totals : Coronavirus

As Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Resists Mask Mandate, Voters Sour on G.O.P. - The New York Times Gov. Kim Reynolds has adopted President Trump's defiant attitude toward public health guidance on the coronavirus.


China warns UK not to offer citizenship to Hong Kong residents : worldnews
China warns Canada not to damage relations further with 'lies' about Uyghur genocide : worldnews
China's economy in 2021 will be 10% bigger than it was in 2019 and every other major economy will be smaller : worldnews
Xi says China not afraid of war in speech to mark Korean War : worldnews

US approves $1.8bn weapons sale to Taiwan : worldnews

More than 100 dead as Vietnam reels from 'worst floods in decades' : worldnews


More than 100 dead as Vietnam reels from 'worst floods in decades' : worldnews

North Korea warnings over 'yellow dust coming from China' : worldnews


Sri Lanka Police Anally Torture, Whip Gay Men Suspected of Having Sex, Human Rights Watch Says : worldnews (cops do 'anus exams' - Hindu/Buddhist assholes)

US, Saudi Arabia and Uganda join forces to declare women have no intrinsic right to abortion : worldnews
Poland abortion ruling: Police use pepper spray against protesters : worldnews

Czech PM tells health minister to quit after lockdown violation : worldnews


Video shows Australian SAS soldiers discussing a fellow operator apparently killing a 'compliant' prisoner in Afghanistan : worldnews


Charlie Hebdo Muhammad cartoons projected onto government buildings in defiance of Islamist terrorists : worldnews (Fuckhammed)

UK government refuses to assist Scottish police investigation into the use of Scottish airports to facilitate US torture and rendition programs : worldnews (very suspicious)

'We will find you. And you will be dealt with' : Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan warns white supremacists : worldnews ... "Sikh and destroy"


Russia remains more potent threat of election interference despite administration focus on Iran - The Washington Post (Ratcliffefucker trieds to distract from Russia)
Trump admin has known for weeks Iran, Russia hacked local governments : worldnews
>br /> The State Department's Politicization Is Almost Complete - The Atlantic - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his predecessor, Rex Tillerson, have weaponized the institution for the Trump administration's domestic political objectives.

Women allege medical abuse in Georgia immigration detention - Los Angeles Times


CNN Poll: Biden wins final presidential debate : politics - 53% thought Biden won, 39% think Trump did. (Sleepy Joe Basement Biden demolishes the lying corrupt racist fat orange turd clown)
Post-debate CNN poll: Six in 10 say Biden won the debate - CNNPolitics
Trump-Biden debate: Snap poll gives clear double-digit victory to Democrat : politics ... double standards ... Trump get's a pat on the back and a happy-meal if he's able to form a sentence that doesn't sound like the end result of a rabid dog and a dictionary.
Biden the winner of final debate, TV viewers and undecided voters say : politics
At 63 Million Viewers, Final Debate Is Trumps Least Watched - The New York Times - At 63 Million

Final 2020 Presidential Debate: Focus Group Slams Trump

Yeah right, Donny. : PoliticalHumor - "I'm the least racist person in the room" ... trump said this in a room where the moderator was an African American woman ... granted, he couldn't see Melania ...
We Vouch For Trump! : PoliticalHumor
HTTP 404 : PoliticalHumor

Trump claims children separated at border 'so well taken care of'' as Biden eviscerates him for leaving them without parentt- 'They are in facilities that are so clean' Mr Trump says : politics
Trump says 'only' the immigrants with 'the lowest IQ' return for their court cases : politics

Biden calls one of the most racist presidents we've had in modern hisotry : politics ... "This guy is a dog whistle as big as a fog horn"

Trump vividly reminds us that he doesn't know how tariffs work : politics

Opinion | Trump is drowning in his own lies. Here are the latest signs of it. - The Washington Post ... Trump yet again broke the fact-check meter at the second presidential debate, while Democratic nominee Joe Biden made relatively few gaffes ... biggest falsehoods and distortions came from Trump.
(1) The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "JUST LEAKED: President Trump's healthcare plan. https://t.co/jCTUF9TjoQ" / Twitter

Trump's s Plan to Make Biden Look Senile Disappeared Without a Trace : politics

Trump says 'we're learning to live with' coronavirus. Biden says 'people are learning to die with it.' : politics
Biden slams Trump over Covid at final debate: 'Anyone who's responsible for that many deaths should not remain president' : politics ... "I take responsibility. It's not my fault, it's China's fault'
Presidential debate: Trump lies about Fauci's coronavirus advice in heated exchange : politics
Presidential debate: Trump says on Covid-I take full responsibility. It's not my fault : politics
Biden vows in final presidential debate to 'shut down the virus, not the country' : politics
"We're about to go into a dark winter": Biden says Trump has no plan for coronavirus : politics ... Trump's Covid plan is just under audit right now. He'll release it soon though. He promises.
Trump claims COVID "will go away," Biden calls his response disqualifying : politics
Trump says 'we're Rounding the corner' the Same Day the U.S. Approaches Record Number of New Coronavirus Cases : politics

Trump Says He Doesn't Take Wall Street Money After Raising At Least $13 Million From Financial Industry : politics
Debate: Biden says Giuliani fed false information about Hunter to help Trump get re-elected : politics
Biden calls Rudy Giuliani a 'Russian pawn' for disinformation : politics
Biden: Countries that interfere in U.S. elections will 'pay a price' : politics
Trump falsely claims Joe Biden received $3.5 million from Russia : politics

Biden to Trump: 'Release your tax returns, or stop talking about corruption' : politics
Joe Biden Calls Out Trump On Tax Returns: 'What Are You Hiding?' : politics

People embrace rebranding of 'Proud Boys' to 'Poor Boys' after Biden misspeaks : politics
Trump Complained That Biden Wants to Talk About Middle-Class Families Instead of Fox News Conspiracy Stuff : politics
Trump claims at debate that China is paying for farm subsidies. In fact, U.S. taxpayers are footing the bill : politics
Biden on Trump's "socialist" attack: "He thinks he's running against somebody else" : politics
Biden compares Kim Jong-un to Hitler as Trump defends him : politics
'It's Alive and Recovering': New Yorkers Slam Trump for Calling the City a 'Ghost Town' : politics

Donald Trump says Michigan is 'shut down, it's like a prison'. It's not. : politics

The forces of evil in a Bozo nightmare - Lawyers, Guns & Money Good summary of why Trump lost last night, starting with the fact that they needed Biden to bomb and he had his best performance of the cycle. But really the major problems are the larger problems with his campaign, starting with the fact that he's the Extremely Online/Extremely High Volume Fox News Viewer candidate
3 Reasons Trump Lost the Final Presidential Debate 2020
(1) The Hill on Twitter: "Joe Biden: "He thinks wind causes cancer, windmills." President Trump: "I know more about wind than you do. It's extremely expensive. Kills all the birds." #Debates2020 https://t.co/84EvgJdOY5" / Twitter
(1) Pod Save America on Twitter: "The contrast between Trump and Biden's reaction to the 545 kids whose parents can't be found is so stark. BIDEN: "It's criminal." TRUMP: "They are so well taken care of. They are in facilities that are so clean." https://t.co/sG0k3kvYt4" / Twitter

The Smears Against Biden Don't Need to Make Any Sense - The Atlantic - You're Not Supposed to Understand the Rumors About Biden - To raise doubts about the Democratic nominee, right-wing-media smears don't even need to make sense. (or Trump or his supporters)

Today is the day Donald Trump once again became president - Lawyers, Guns & Money

"It's actually AOC plus 115": AOC snaps back after Trump said she "knows nothing about the climate" at final debate : politics

Pete Buttigieg rebuts Fox News' attack on Hunter Biden: 'If they want to make this about the business deals of a government official...' : politics
WSJ Newsroom Found No Joe Biden Role in Hunter Deals After Reviewing Bobulinski's Records : politics

Donald Trump Has Been Even Worse Than Everyone Expected : politics
Fauci: Trump has not been to a task force meeting in months : politics undefined
Biden proposes federal mask mandate as Trump mocks reporter in Oval Office for wearing one : politics

Lesley Stahl says Trump and Pence insulted her and '60 Minutes' : politics
Trump struggles to lift glass of water during 60 Minutes interview : politics
Trump's s 60 Minutes Stunt Proves Just One Thing: He can't Stand Being Interviewed by Women : politics

"This could be huge" - economists weigh in on Biden's proposal to forgive $10,000 in student debt in exchange for public service

Eschaton: Vox Pop I think in general the genre of vox pop political journalism is garbage. Only a couple of journalists actually listen to voters, the rest of them have The Narrative and plug a few quotes into it. But quite often it's worse than that, with their "random man on the street swingish voter" being Republican operatives. It keeps happening! (twitter thread)
(1) Isaac Chotiner on Twitter: "The idea that any but a tiny sliver of white Georgia Trump voters would be "jumping ship" if not for "lawlessness" fears post George Floyd is ridiculous. People may claim this, but it's incumbent on journalists to say that it isn't t how politics works. https://t.co/zm5rWGPyT4 https://t.co/nFbKjJShRD" / Twitter (that fucking newspaper, yet again)
Eschaton: How Did You Find These People How Did You Find These People - The only releveant question, and therefore the evaded one. (that fucking newpaper dept - writer was "Ann Coulter fangirl" and the NYT hired her)

Eschaton: $500K Cash Curious how that was obtained. -- A 19-year-old man charged with possession of child pornography last September was arrested with a cache of guns and explosive materials, a recent court filing reveals, and investigators discovered that he had allegedly traveled within four miles of former Vice President Joe Biden's home after he had posted a meme online asking, "should I kill joe biden?" .... Officers observed weapons including an AR-15 style rifle, a canister of explosive material, and other ammunition boxes, federal prosecutors said. They also found more than $500,000 as well as several more firearms and "drawings of swastikas and planes crashing into buildings," according to the court filing.

Ohioan reports being recruited for plot targeting Gov. DeWine at his home - Ohio Capital Journal

Reid says Biden should end Senate filibuster after 3 weeks

Mitch McConnell's hand is discoloured and bandaged but he insists nothing is wrong | Senator appeared to keep his hand in his pocket while walking around the Capitol
McConnell says 'no concerns' despite visible bandages and bruises : news

Amy Coney Barrett is the least-experienced Supreme Court nominee in 30 years : politics
Amy Coney Barrett, About to Be Confirmed to the Supreme Court, Sees a Scenario in Which Abortion Should Be Punishable by Death : politics
Legal Scholars Endorse House Bill Imposing Term Limits on Justices: It's Criticals It to Depoliticizing Supreme Court : politics

New swing-state data shows massive Democratic early-vote lead

NYT: Trump Campaign Is Video-Surveilling Philadelphia Ballot Drop Boxes : politics
Pennsylvania Supreme Court says ballots can't be rejected based on signature comparisons - POLITICO - The court ruling backed up a policy issued by the state election office earlier this year.

Texas Sees Highest Youth Voter Turnout in Country as Dems Aim to Win State for First Time in Over 40 Years : politics

Exclusive: National Guard called in to thwart cyberattack in Louisiana weeks before election | Reuters National Guard called in to thwart cyberattack in Louisiana weeks before election

Dianne Feinstein Demonstrates Why Democratic Challenges to Democratic Incumbents Are Necessary : politics
Lindsey Graham Calls For Probe Of Rival Jaime Harrison's Ability To Out-Fundraise Him : politics

Second whistleblower fired from Texas attorney general's office after accusing Ken Paxton of bribery : politics

Arizona Is Ready to Trump Toss and the Rest of the GOP : politics

Bullock Trails Daines Narrowly in Key Montana Senate Race - The New York Times Democrats, including Biden, are competitive in a red state, and Bullock is three points behind in the contest the party cares about most.

Scoop: Rudy Giuliani declined offer of compromising Hunter Biden emails and images in May 2019 | Salon.com Giuliani turned the offer down out of credibility concerns, a source familiar with the meeting tells Salon

Borat comes to Rudy's defense - Lawyers, Guns & Money
(1) The Playlist - **Spoilers,** but it's waaaay out there and news now. So, s the full Rudy Giuliani clip from 'Borat 2'
(1) Borat on Twitter: "OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM BORAT SAGDIYEV https://t.co/vM92Lam5vV" / Twitter
Borat's Rudy Giuliani scene: A shot-by-shot analysis of the video.

Food Stamps is the problem : PoliticalHumor
The Trump era, so far, in 10 drawings and fewer than 200 words - The Washington Post undefined

How the press covered the last four years of Trump - Columbia Journalism Review

White supremacists behind majority of US domestic terror attacks in 2020 : news (Trump's "good people")
It's difficult to grasp exactly how paranoid and generally crazy these people are - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Charges: Boogaloo Bois fired on Mpls. precinct, shouted 'Justice for Floyd' - StarTribune.com - as part of a coordinated attack from the far-right group trying to ignite an American civil war.


Ken Kurson, a Trump Family Ally, is Arrested on Cyberstalking Charge - The New York Times - Ken Kurson, a close friend of the president'ss son-in-law Jared Kushner, was arrested in connection with incidents stemming from his divorce


Oakland's notoriously aggressive turkey captured by wildlife expert posing as frail woman : news



Ethical Porn For Women, By Women: The Best Feminist Porn


Eye Witness - "Artemis" [Official Video] - YouTube
Hellzapoppin' in full color -- Colorized with DeOldify - YouTube
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Wartime Radio Revue - YouTube undefined
she's the breast pianist i've ever seen! - YouTube


Opinion | Why the return of the Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon is unwelcome news - The Washington Post The onetime Labor Day staple was notorious for pity-peddling and inspiration porn. The reboot, with Kevin Hart at the helm in place of the late Jerry Lewis, looks to be no bette
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What is happening inside your brain when you're trying to retrieve a very faint memory? : askscience

What can surprisingly kill someone? : AskReddit


What never stopped being cool? : AskReddit




102220

Alarm as Arctic sea ice not yet freezing at latest date on record : worldnews
It's Official: Solar Is the Cheapest Electricity in History : technology

Colorado wildfire grows by more than 100,000 acres in a day, forcing hundreds to flee -- East Troublesome wildfire explodes in size, forces evacuations - The Washington Post East Troublesome Fire jumps continental divide amid gusty winds and drought conditions.


The US topped 1,000 daily Covid-19 deaths and experts worry the worst of the fall surge is yet to come : news
US posts 63,656 new cases of Covid-19 and 1,076 new deaths in the last 24 hours : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 10/22/20 : boston (5.5%+)
986 New Confirmed Cases ; 30 deaths -October 22 : CoronavirusMa 143,927 total cases - 17,966 new individuals tested; 5.5%positive - 74,672 total tests today; 1.3% positive - +2 hospital; +12 icu; +2 intubated ; 521 hospitalized - 30 new deaths; 9,589 total deaths - 63 New Probable cases
Average Daily Incidence Rate* (per 100,000, PCR only) for COVID-19 in MA by City/Town -- Red/Yellow/Green Progression over the past 11 weeks (includes 11 images in sequence) : CoronavirusMa
MWRA - Wastewater COVID-19 Tracking

This guy threatening to sue a worker at the Needham farmers market for asking him to wear a mask : CoronavirusMa

Dozen BU students suspended for being at raucous, violent parties where people disregarded Covid-19 rules : boston

Transmission risk: Focus on hands, not surfaces, for covid - The Washington Post a consensus has emerged among scientists that the virus is rarely transmitted through contact with tainted surfaces and that its safe to stop taking such extreme measures as quarantining your mail and wiping down your groceries.


Deaths, hospitalizations and at least 68 COVID-19 cases after weeklong church event : news .. The lord works in blatantly obvious ways.

New Hampshire restaurant shuts its doors rather than enforce mask mandate : Coronavirus (Live Free and Die)

The Worst Virus Outbreaks in the U.S. Are Now in Rural Areas : Coronavirus
'Please stay home:' COVID-19 tightens grip on U.S. Midwest : Coronavirus

Florida reports 5,557 new cases Thursday, most in 2 months : Coronavirus
Florida considers not releasing daily COVID-19 case numbers to the public : Coronavirus


Alabama's GOP lieutenant governor called mask rules "an overstep' -- Now he's s tested positive for covid-19 : Coronavirus

North Dakota Covid cases per million among highest rate of all countries globally : Coronavirus (North DeCovid)


France reports 41,622 new coronavirus cases, by far the biggest one-day increase on record. : Coronavirus
Spain reports nearly 21,000 new coronavirus cases, by far the biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus

Sweden - Public Health Authority update: 108969 (+1614) confirmed cases and 5930 (+1) deaths : Coronavirus (Swedumb)


China's COVID Lockdown Significantly Cut Air Pollution-Related Hospitalizations : Coronavirus

Japanese forced out of own fishing waters as Chinese boats swarm area : worldnews


Teacher explains how Turkish police beat and raped him during interrogation : worldnews

Seven Britons 'of Pakistani origin' including two minors are arrested in Paris for 'trying to run over a cop outside Israeli embassy' : worldnews

Poland Court Ruling Effectively Bans Legal Abortions - The New York Times The decision, which cannot be appealed, halts pregnancy terminations for fetal abnormalities, virtually the only type currently performed in the country.
US signs anti-abortion declaration with group of largely authoritarian governments

Britain the only country to meet the needs of world's poorest during the pandemic, says World Bank : worldnews

Armed guards stand watch as France defiantly projects images of Mohammed on government buildings : pics

Canada's bill to outlaw LGBTQ2 conversion therapy has global influence: UN expert : worldnews

Arrest warrants issued for founders of Panama Papers firm Mossack Fonseca : worldnews

The Trump administration is considering proscribing Amnesty, Oxfam, and Human Rights Watch as 'anti-Semitic' and telling other governments not to support them : worldnews

Russia grants whistleblower Edward Snowden permanent residency rights : worldnews


Discussion Thread: Final Presidential Debate - 10/22/2020 | Live - 9pm ET | Post-Debate Discussion : politics
Discussion Thread: Final Presidential Debate - 10/22/2020 | Live - 9pm ET | Part III : politics
Presidential debate live updates: Final Biden-Trump meeting covers coronavirus, race, climate change - The Washington Post
Takeaways from the final presidential debate - The Washington Post
Biden slams Trump over Covid at final debate: 'Anyone who's responsible for that many deaths should not remain president' : politics


Opinion | How the Iran news actually undermines one of Trump's biggest lies - The Washington Post .... Ratcliffe (the ratfucker) ... indirectly but unequivocally confirmed that the claims that Trump has been making about voter fraud, particularly in vote-by-mail, are false.

Opinion | Let's not mince words. The Trump administration kidnapped children. : politics -- And then adopted them off to "Christian" groups without letting the parents know. It's actually human trafficking.
Pope Francis calls Trump's family separation border cruelty of the highest order : politics
US Ice officers 'used torture to make Africans sign own deportation orders' : politics (what a shithole country run by fascist fuckers)

U.S. Foreign Policy Never Recovered From the War on Terror | Foreign Affairs Only a Reckoning With the Disastrous Legacy of 9/11 Can Heal the United States (Bush/Cheney fucked the world and then Barry looked forward)
Eschaton: Fuck That Guy -- In the early years of the Bush administration (post-9/11), it was almost instantly "controversial" to say something mean about George Bush. They did a pretty good job of equating the president with the country, and our courageous 4th estate loved playing along.

'Selfish and reckless.' Nearly 700 economists strongly oppose Trump's reelection - CNN

Trump's Twitter account was hacked last week by a Dutch ethical hacker. This time the password was maga2020! : worldnews
Someone got access to Trump's Twitter account by trying password "maga2020!" : worldnews (Dutch)


Trump Considering Firing FBI Director Chris Wray for Not Helping His Campaign: Report : politics (for insufficient criminality)
Fox is telling Trump to fire the FBI director for not helping his reelection campaign | Media Matters for America

Hunter Biden emails were reportedly shopped around in Ukraine for $5 million, while Giuliani met with officials and businessmen there last year : politics
Inside the campaign to 'pizzagate' Hunter Biden Pizzagate-style rumors in 2016 were largely confined to far-right message boards. This year, they are reaching the mainstream with help from a website boosted by Trump.
Exclusive: 'Dumb mistake' exposed Iranian hand behind fake Proud Boys U.S. election emails - sources | Reuters
First Draft


Watchdog report says Mike Pompeo "regularly" used personal email while director of CIA : politics

"Threats terrifyingly credible": Trump administration sued for alleged "violent" voter intimidation : politics

The Case Against Donald Trump: The president of the United States poses a threat to our collective existence. The choice voters face is spectacularly obvious. : politics
Trump is averaging more than 50 false or misleading claims a day - The Washington Post (Satan lies, all the time)
Tracking all of President Trump's false or misleading claims - Washington Post

The Atlantic's Endorsement: Against Donald Trump - The Atlantic The president of the United States poses a threat to our collective existence. The choice voters face is spectacularly obvious.

Trump administration violates agreement and releases "60 Minutes" interview ahead of Sunday broadcast - CBS News

Kushner talking up Trump-branded media outlet, GOP sources say - Business Insider

Trump needs a psychiatric test now. He's evaded it for years, and COVID-19 can affect the brain long after the illness fades. : politics

New Columbia Study Blames the White House for at Least 130,000 Avoidable COVID Deaths : politics ("I could kill 130,000 Americans and they would love me" he said)
Study Estimates Nearly 100,000 'Excess' American COVID-19 Deaths Due To Federal Response : politics
America and the Virus: 'A Colossal Failure of Leadership' | In its destruction of American lives, treasure and well-being, this pandemic marks the greatest failure of U.S. governance since Vietnam. : politics
Trump should face manslaughter charges for 'reckless' coronavirus conduct, ex-murder prosecutor says : politics
After Trump Downplayed COVID, Fauci Says 'Totally Nonsense' to Withhold Information to Avoid Alarming People : politics (hahaha better dead than 'alarmed')
All of the Times Republicans Have Refused to Help Americans During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Minneapolis-area woman requests mourners 'do not vote for Trump' in obituary : politics
Anti-Trump 'Mourning in America' Ads Hit Airwaves in Midwest : politics
Ron Johnson claims 'we've flattened the curve' as COVID cases surge

My Wild 2 Weeks Inside the Trump Campaign Bubble - POLITICO The closer he gets to Election Day the more bizarre it is.

Eschaton: My President Is Very Smart
President Trump's paper-stack politicking makes another appearance (4000 BL`ANK PAGES OF TRUMP'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS)
(1) Kristen on Twitter: "@pbump I know everybody is having a good time with the empty book and Rudy's almost sex tape but can we get some reporters to follow up on what the hell is going on with Mitch McConnell https://t.co/hmk0BV9iXP" / Twitter (LOOK AT HIS HANDS!)
Brave, brave sir Donalde - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- Looking at what Trump considers the best parts of the Stahl interview for him the whole thing is going to be amazing:
(1) Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Grilled by Stahl about the irresponsibility of holding huge rallies that make a mockery of public health precautions during a pandemic, Trump has no defense other than insulting her and lying https://t.co/UowM4rRrjE" / Twitter
(1) debate day wallet inspection machine on Twitter: "stahl uses very devious tactics like [checks notes] "don't move to the next question until the first one gets an answer", and he just absolutely crumbles into a fucking tantrum. THIS SHIT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER FOUR FUCKING YEARS NOW AND THIS IS ALL IT TAKES." / Twitter
(1) debate day wallet inspection machine on Twitter: "whatever "charisma" he has completely evaporates in seconds when he's challenged on *anything*. he's incapable of responding to even the mildest pushback with anything remotely resembling grace, or even dignity." / Twitter
(1) Jessica Tweets on Twitter: "@atrupar 2 handed water drinking again https://t.co/HdRDWPH6xD" / Twitter

Trump, Biden will be tested for COVID-19 ahead of debate; mask rules will be enforced, commission vows : politics
Biden tests negative for Covid-19 ahead of debate

Trump attacks his Democratic rival as "Beijing Biden." He owns a mysterious bank account in China. The account paid nearly $200,000 in taxes to China from 2013 to 2015. Trump regularly paid none in the U.S. : politics
Trump is a "hypocrite" for reportedly paying China 188K in taxes while paying only hundreds to the U.S., says Bernie Sanders : politics
Pelosi: Trump's reported Chinese bank account raises national security concerns : politics

Half of all Americans want Trump criminally investigated after presidency, Independent poll finds : politics

A maskless Eric Trump was filmed high-fiving and shaking hands with Trump supporters in Michigan where coronavirus cases just hit a new high : politics
Ban the Trump Family From the Debate : politics

In fiery speech, Obama tells voters Biden stands 'with democracy, not dictators' : politics
'Tweeting at the TV doesn't fix things': Obama mocks Trump's record in rousing campaign speech : politics
Obama Blasts Trump Over 'Secret Chinese Bank Account': 'They'd Call Me Beijing Barry' : politics
Obama says White House is probably using pandemic playbook he left 'to prop up a wobbly table' : politics
Obama: Trump emboldens people to be "cruel and divisive and racist" : politics

Conservative Think Tank Finds Biden Tax Hike Only Hurts the Rich : politics

Resurfaced Clip Of Biden Comforting Parkland Families Has People In Tears : politics

Of monsters and men - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is a clip of Joe Biden meeting with families of the Parkland School shooting victims. The boy who runs out to Biden is the son of a man who was murdered ... Hesitating to vote for Biden is like hesitating to buy a car because it doesn'tt have a moon roof, when the alternative is a car that will explode when you start the engine.

Trump issues order for some career federal employees to lose their civil service protections - The Washington Post (draining the swamp of anyone who knows anything)

Democrats force Senate into unusual closed session to discuss Barrett nomination - The Washington Post
There's s Nothing Sacred about Nine Justices; a Livable Planet, on the Other Hand . . . : politics
Revealed: ex-members of Amy Coney Barrett faith group tell of trauma and sexual abuse : news (Handmaid comes from an abusive cult, surprise)
Senate Democrats Can Still Block Barrett Confirmation by Slowing Down Process : politics (DiFi will clutch her pearls and say we can't do that, it would hurt Lindsey's feelings)
ACB and the Maternal Civilizing Mission - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Sotomayor Tears into 5-3 Supreme Court Decision Allowing Alabama to Ban Curbside Voting for People with Disabilities : politics

Federal Judges Claim It's Unconstitutional for States to Protect Voting Rights - The federal judiciary is on the brink of mandating voter suppression

New Poll Confirms That High Youth Turnout Would Doom Trump : politics

National (US) Poll - October 22, 2020 - Biden Holds Stable Double-Digi | Quinnipiac University Connecticut -- Nearly 6 In 10 Say Coronavirus Is Out Of Control
The Relentless Shrinking of Trumps Base -- A steady decline in white voters without college degrees, 1976-2018 (but dumbfuck racists still love him)
Trump is doing worse than it seems but reporters are afraid to say so

Trump Loses Lead in Texas, Where Democrats Haven't Won Since 1976 : politics
A striking new poll out of Texas shows Biden tied with Trump in a state that's been a GOP mainstay since 1976 : politics

The US Eliminated Nearly 21,000 Election Day Polling Locations for 2020 - Exclusive VICE News analysis shows a 20% cut in election locations nationwide, and much deeper cuts in California, Maryland, Kentucky, New Jersey, Nevada and North Dakota.

Jaime Harrison on Lindsey Graham postponing debate: 'He's on the verge of getting that one way ticket back home' : politics (Queen Flimsy-Dimsy goin' down)

'Call them out': In Maine, Gideon asks voters to punish GOP : politics

Voters across the U.S. are waiting in long lines to cast their ballots - Washington Post

Voters Wait Up to 10 Hours in Line to Vote in Critical Georgia County : politics
A record 7.6M voters are registered in Georgia for the 2020 election- 1M new voters since '16 election

More than 15,000 Wisconsin voters, including postal workers, raise alarm about mail system : politics

Ohio and Pennsylvania helped elect Trump. But he betrayed us again and again : politics

Trump Holds Small Lead in Conservative Kansas, Poll Shows - The New York Times

Heres Where The Threat Of Militia Activity Around The Elections Is The Highest (Koch-owned NPR can't bring themselves to use the words "Domestic Terrorists," assholes)

Trump Campaign Draws Rebuke for Surveilling Philadelphia Voters - The New York Times campaign has been videotaping voters at ballot drop boxes, a tactic that could amount to illegal voter intimidation

Armed guards at St. Pete early voting site told deputies they were hired by Trump campaign, election officials say : politics
Armed guards reportedly hired by Trump campaign showed up to an early voting site in Florida : politics


Colorado Trailer Park Landlord Says They Will Double Tenant's Rent If Joe Biden Wins Election : politics - "We are not telling you who to vote for, but if you vote for Biden we may double your rent"

Trump is making Martha McSallys life very difficult


Approaching the theoretical limits of bothsiderism - Lawyers, Guns & Money This op-ed by a couple of political scientists is really pushing it ...

Showrunners having quite a day so far - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Borat Exposes the Insidious Racism of Trump's America : politics
Rudy Giuliani faces questions after compromising scene in new Borat film | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm | The Guardian : news
I've aged a year since then - Lawyers, Guns & Money been a bad week for prominent New York- based media figures who can't keep their hands where they belong:

Ghislaine Maxwell transcripts revealed in Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse case : news


Liberals Are Losing the Journalism Wars: As major media outlets erect paywalls, conservative publishers are flooding the country with free right-wing propaganda paid for by Republicans. : politics
"Cleveland Reporter," "NE Ohio Times" Among 50+ Ohio News Sites Controlled by Republican Propaganda Empire : politics

North Carolina man arrested after he's discovered with guns, explosives in plot to assassinate Joe Biden : news

The new maniac tough guys of Twitter - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Russian Taibbi and Greenfuck need to be buried and completely forgotten about)


Trucker who drove through George Floyd protesters is charged : news (trucker fuckers for Trumpfucker)

Video shows off-duty cop push woman at Jersey Shore bar. Fellow cops accused of making a scene. : news


Innocent man arrested after letting paedophile use his wi-fi : news


Matthew McConaughey Reveals He Was Sexually Abused in New Memoir : television

Former Google CEO Calls Social Network Amplifiers for Idiots : technology


People who take microdoses of psychedelic drugs consistently report that it results in improved mood and creativity, while having few side effects, according to new research published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. : science undefined

Study Finds Lead in Tap Water of 80% of U.S. Homes, with African Americans Most Affected : politics


Is the age of the universe influenced by time dilation? : askscience

Humans are born with brains 'prewired' to see words, study finds. Brain scans of newborns showed a part of the visual cortex was connected to the language network of the brain, even before any exposure to language. : science


(Serious) What is a documentary that blew your mind? : AskReddit

Sailors of Reddit, what is one of the strangest things you've seen at sea? : AskReddit




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The Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Has Grown Much Deeper And Wider in 2020 : worldnews
Polluted air killing half a million babies a year across the globe: Global Air 2020 Report : worldnews ... The brains of conservatives pro-lifers will explode. (if they had brains)


U.S. COVID update: Hospitalizations at highest level since August : Coronavirus undefined
COVID-19 Death Rates Are Going Down, And Not Just Among The Young And Healthy : Shots - Health News : NPR - Patients in the study had a 25.6% chance of dying at the start of the pandemic; they now have a 7.6% chance. (only 8% of hospitalized patients will die)
COVID-19 is at least 5 times deadlier than flu for hospitalized patients : Coronavirus undefined
As of October 20, 79% of U.S. jurisdictions are reporting increases in COVID-19 cases. Seven-day average is 13% higher than the previous week. : Coronavirus undefined
A third surge of coronavirus infections has now firmly taken hold across much of the United States. : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 10/21/20 : boston (5.1% and rising)


BPS Suspends ALL In-Person Learning Amid Rising Positive Covid Test Rates : CoronavirusMa
Gov Baker Responds: Updates Coming Soon to Clarify the Massachusetts DPH COVID-19 Dashboard - New and Repeat Tests, Date of Testing, Clear Definitions [YouTube, approx 3 minutes] : CoronavirusMa


Dogs detect coronavirus fast reliably and why not use them everywhere? : Coronavirus
New Onset Of Diabetes May Be Triggered By Covid-19, Scientists Investigate : Coronavirus undefined
World-first coronavirus test can detect superspreaders, infectious rate : Coronavirus undefined
In Recovering COVID-19 Patients, Antibodies Fade Quickly : Coronavirus undefined
CDC study suggests Covid-19 can be passed in brief interactions : Coronavirus
Pennsylvania Cat Dies Of COVID-19, Officials Warn Pets At Risk : Coronavirus


West Virginia Covid-19 outbreaks linked to church services, governor says : Coronavirus

Michigan's daily COVID-19 cases peaking higher than April's numbers : Coronavirus undefined
'People are dying every night': Staff at overwhelmed Wisconsin hospital urge people to take coronavirus seriously : Coronavirus undefined

Texas Coronavirus Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Soar : Coronavirus undefined
Dallas is on its way to a second, 'worse' spike in COVID-19 cases, says Parkland CEO : Coronavirus

If North Dakota was a country, it would have the world's worst confirmed COVID-19 outbreak, one analysis shows : Coronavirus ... Sturgis makes a Juggalo gathering seem like a mensa meeting.

Florida: Coronavirus cases confirmed at 360+ schools across South Florida : Coronavirus undefined
Police escort man from Sarasota school board meeting after mask rant : Coronavirus undefined
Florida leaders consider eventually scaling back on daily coronavirus reporting : Coronavirus (Ron DeCovid is killing FL and doesn't want you to know)


NEW: Spain reports nearly 17,000 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record - New cases: 16,973 - In hospital: 13,698 (+410) - In ICU: 1,930 (+19) - New deaths: 156 : Coronavirus undefined
Spain is first western European country to pass 1 million Covid cases | World news : Coronavirus

NEW: UK reports nearly 27,000 new coronavirus cases, by far the biggest one-day increase on record - New cases: 26,688 - Positivity rate: 9.5% (+1.3) - In hospital: 7,420 (+521) - In ICU: 693 (+39) - New deaths: 191 : Coronavirus undefined

Italy's daily coronavirus cases soar to new daily record above 15,000 : Coronavirus undefined
Dutch coronavirus cases jump by more than 8,500, new daily record : Coronavirus undefined

NEW: Poland reports more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus undefined

New Zealand records 25 Covid cases amid arrival of foreign fishing crews : worldnews


Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples - The Washington Post

27,000 Chinese "retires" to the Philippines : worldnews ... a national security concern because the young Chinese retirees could serve as a fifth column or a clandestine force that could be mobilized against the Philippines ... and a majority of them are only 35 ...
India reportedly considers Taiwan trade talks, angering China : worldnews (everything makes China angry)

Israeli cop who shot dead autistic Palestinian faces trial. His commander was cleared : worldnews

At least 11 women have been killed and many more injured in a stampede in a stadium in Afghanistan where people were applying for visas, officials say. : worldnews

An eyewitness tells BBC that #EndSARS police brutality protesters were kneeling in surrender when security forces fired on them in Lagos, Nigeria. Eyewitness says he counted 20 bodies on the ground after security forces opened fire. : worldnews
Soldiers open fire on protesters in s Soldiers open fire on protesters in s Lagos as they sing the National anthem in Nigeria's Lagos as they sing the National anthem and wave flags : worldnews (Army say videos are "fake news" thanks Trump)


It is being described as one of the biggest attacks on art and antiquities in post-war German history, but it has taken more than two weeks to emerge. At least 70 artefacts were sprayed with an oily liquid on Berlin's Museum Island, a Unesco world heritage site that is home to five famous museums. : worldnews ... Throne of Satan ... Avocadolf ... Attila the Veghun ...

Germany has issued international arrest warrants for the two founders of the firm at the centre of the tax haven scandal exposed by the Panama Papers data leak, German media reported. : worldnews

France beheading: Macron promises crackdown on radical Islam after murder of teacher Samuel Paty : worldnews
Two Muslim women stabbed under Eiffel Tower 'by white women shouting "Dirty Arabs" : worldnews
French militant group dissolved after teachers beheading -- a domestic militant Islamic group

Irish town cuts ties LGBT-free Polish twin in growing culture war : worldnews

Brits warned 'do not take US meat at any cost' as poultry farm horror exposed : worldnews
Teachers presenting white privilege as fact are breaking the law, minister warns : worldnews (UK minister says BLM is "anti-capitalist" Brits aren't racist at all)
EU says Britain must respect withdrawal pact, deal or no deal : worldnews (russian-funded Tories have no respect)
Boris Johnson still refusing to restart Brexit negotiations despite ticking no-deal clock : worldnews (Putin's orders)

Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancee Files Suit Against Saudi Crown Prince

Canadian professor's website helps Russia spread disinformation, says U.S. State Department : worldnews


US spies and diplomats are suggesting a Trump administration cover-up after officials in Cuba, Russia, and China got mysteriously sick : worldnews (two of Trump's best buddies)

NATO would seek early summit with Biden, if elected, envoys say : worldnews

Intel Officers 'Terrified' Of Briefing Trump On Russia Because He would explode' - 'He'll explode and the whole thing will get derailed, because he has this weird affinity for Putin' a former national security officer said. : politics (not so weird)


White House leans on Pentagon to fulfill Trumps Afghanistan pledge (too late bonsspurs bunker-baby)
The administration is trying to rescue an arms control deal with Russia and secure the release of Americans held in Syria.


Trump's final message to voters is that he knows more than Dr. Fauci (and everyone else)

Republicans, its time to choose between autocracy and a republic (Republicans: "we made up our what's left of our minds a long time ago")

Trumps attack on the debate commission is an attack on the election itself

Alleged China-Fighter Donald Trump Has Secret Chinese Bank Account
Alleged China-Fighter Donald Trump Has Secret Chinese Bank Account : politics
Claims of "extensive" Trump corruption in China featured in controversial Steele Dossier : politics (no wonder he hated it)
New York Times: Tax records show Trump maintains Chinese bank account : politics
Trump Paid China $188K in Taxes from 2013 to 2015: Report : politics ... Let it be known that the sitting President of the United States has paid more taxes to China than the United States.


We have been governed for 4 years by the worst people on EarthLawyers appointed by a federal judge to identify migrant families who were separated by the Trump administration say that they have yet to track down the parents of 545 children and that about two-thirds of those parents were deported to Central America without their children (Jewish Nazi Stephen "Goebbels" Miller

Trump weighs firing FBI director after election as frustration with Wray, Barr grows - The Washington Post (Trumpy is melting down)

Trump Called 'Mass Murderer' After White House Docs Show He Lied About Recent Covid-19 Surge : politics ... President Donald Trump has known for over a month that new coronavirus infections have been soaring even as the White House has lied about the seriousness of the surge, documents released Tuesday by a leading Democratic lawmaker show.
u/TiffanyGaming gives a detailed explanation how the Trump Administration conducted the COVID-19 global pandemic into a racketeering scam. Links are also given from news articles proving the stated examples. : bestof

McConnell Admits He's Been Working to Sabotage Covid Relief Talks Behind the Scenes to Prioritize Rushing Barrett Confirmation : politics
Stimulus Deal: Pelosi Reports Progress as McConnell is Against Proposal - The New York Times (needs to blame dems for huge deficit he created)

He just could not possibly be better at this -- Sure Donald Trump is behind with upwards of 40 million votes having already been cast, but he's got a killer closing narrative: preemptively attacking a 60 Minutes host to draw attention to what was evidently a disastrous interview even by Trump standards:

Trump told a rally crowd in swing-state Pennsylvania that he was only there because of how badly his campaign is going : politics
Trump tells Pennsylvania rally 'nobody wants me' before cutting event short and dancing off stage to YMCA : politics
Daniel Dale should get combat pay - Lawyers, Guns & Money - His job is to go to Trump rallies and make a record of the intensifying insanity: He really does think of the presidency as another reality TV show. This is not a metaphor or an analogy == it's a literal description
' Daniel Dale on Twitter: "Trump's prepared texts warn that Biden is a radical who will make various extreme and destructive changes to people's lives. Ad-libbing Trump warns that Biden is so boring that if Biden wins, "nobody's gonna be interested in politics anymore."" / Twitter
Trump will end his presidency as he began it: Whining : politics ... A practitioner of crybaby conservatism ...
As Trump plummets, niece Mary Trump tells media to stop pretending he's 'normal' : politics
Donald Trump is desperate getting and his mental pathology is getting worse every day ... Forget the mute button, the debate moderator should have tranquilizer darts
Trumps 2020 cure-all: Rallies, rallies and more rallies -- some around Trump say the rallies do little to persuade new Trump voters.

Election 2020 live updates: Obama delivers fiery rebuke of Trump; president returning to North Carolina - The Washington Post

Where did the Trump campaign's $1 billion go? | A GOP strategist said, "You could literally have 10 monkeys with flamethrowers go after the money, and they wouldn't have burned through it as stupidly." : politics
Trump's cash woes mount as Biden laps him - The president started October with $63 million to spend compared to Joe Biden's $177 million (Trumpty-Dumpty sat on a wall, had a great fall, all the Republican assholes and Putin's men couldn't put Trumpty back together again)

Meadows tempers expectations of Hunter Biden probe | TheHill
Mark Meadows' Campaign Spent $75K on Cupcakes, Jewelry, Meals After He Quit Congress: Report

Hunter and Joe Biden, Burisma, and s Trump's stunningly hypocritical attacks - Vox -- The stunning hypocrisy of the Trump family' s attacks on Hunter Biden - If there's any family that should sit out attacking others for alleged corruption, it's the Trumps. (Repooplicans are immune deaf/blind to hypocrisy, Lock Ivanka Up)

Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies (evil lying Repulibitch)

White House looks at cutting Covid funds, newborn screenings in "anarchist" cities -- a host of health programs is at risk (wait, we thought antifa burned them all down)
Worsening opioid crisis overshadowed in presidential race

Explore The Ways Trump Or Biden Could Win The Election | FiveThirtyEight (could get close to 500 electoral votes)

Swing States: Election Day Could Be Brutal. Or Maybe Not. - Bloomberg
America is Headed for Record Turnout. Here' s What That Looks Like - 157,408,480 voting (nah, higher)

Pennsylvania (PA) Poll - October 21, 2020 - Texas In Play: Biden And Trump | Quinnipiac University Connecticut
Biden Takes Likely Voter Lead; Greenfield Maintains Narrow Senate Edge | Monmouth University Polling Institute ("Mon-Mouth")
Presidential poll: Biden leads Trump by 7 points in Pennsylvania
SWPa. billboard accusing Biden of dementia misspells ... dementia ...

False Political News in Spanish Pits Latino Voters Against Black Lives Matter

Biden's Social Security and SSI plan would lift 1.4 million out of poverty, study finds : politics

Pete Buttigieg Is Back on Fox Destroying Trump and Conservatives : politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar Playing 'Among Us' on Twitch Draws Nearly Half Million Viewers : politics (1000 x Trump rally)

Not a fair fight: In Kansas, GOP frustrated as money rolls in for Democrat and Senate race tightens (hahahaha "fair")

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Mike Espy Erases 25-Point Deficit In Bid to Become Mississippi's First Black Senator Since Reconstruction : politics

Barack Obama endorses Sara Gideon in bid to unseat Susan Collins : politics

Election officials in at least two states contact law enforcement after threatening emails sent to voters -- Florida and Alaska (Putin's working on it)

Half of Trumps supporters think top Democrats are involved in child sex-trafficking (said the pedophiles)

Ex-Spy Was Central to Project Veritas Hiring Effort, Testimony Shows - The New York Times A British former spy recruited by Erik Prince, the security contractor close to the Trump administration, played a central role in a secretive effort to hire dozens of operatives for the conservative group Project Veritas, deposition testimony shows.


Trump's business appears to have cut Matt Gaetz a RNC hotel discount that went unreported to the FEC: Corporate contributions to candidates are illegal under federal election law, and Gaetz did not report any discount : politics (party of crooks)

Alleged Hunter Biden Emails Circulated in Ukraine: Exclusive | Time (oh, what a coincidence!- Hunter Biden's laptop was in Ukraine!)
Rudy Giuliani faces questions after compromising scene in new Borat film | Film | The Guardian s personal attorney has indiscreet encounter with actor playing Borats daughter in hotel room during pandemic
How Rudy Giuliani Got Caught Red-Handed With Borat's s Daughter - When Rudy Giuliani first revealed his run-in with Sacha Baron Cohen, he didn't mention the compromised position he was in when Borat burst into the room
I've aged a year since then -- It's been a bad week for prominent New York- based media figures who t keep their hands where they belong: The reputation of Rudy Giuliani could be set for a further blow with the release of highly embarrassing footage in Sacha Baron Cohen's follow-up to Borat ... (holy shit! +Toobin, and they still plan to bring this stinking piece of shit back - men and their dicks)

Apollo Board to Examine Leon Blacks Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

s Steve Bannon's unhinged version of the Hunter Biden conspiracy reaches millions on YouTube (lock him back up)
Steve Bannon predicts Rudy Giuliani will be named interim director of the FBI | Media Matters for America


Facebook Manipulated the News You See to Appease Republicans, Insiders Say

Juror in Breonna Taylor case said grand jury didn't agree fatal shooting was justified ... after a judge ordered records in the proceedings released to show if publicly elected officials are being hones (Trump's puppet AG Camerson is a lying Republifucker)



Why Did the 1619 Project Cause Such Outrage? - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... more bemusing is the uniting of class-not-race socialist historians (Adolph Reed) with aging conservative white male historians (Sean Wilentz, Gordon Wood) to undermine the project's claims ... Gordon Wood used to refuse to acknowledge the existence of his female colleagues at Brown, so let's be clear about who we are talking about here and what kind of elitism this is (fuck you, racist misogynisitic fake-historian asshole Gordon Wood)
Opinion | 1619, Revisited - The New York Times The loudest criticism of the Times project has been neither productive nor scholarly.

Medusa Is Back, Standing Tall and Complicated in the #MeToo Era Feminists have long tried to make sense of the Greek myth of Medusa. Two new stunning sculptures mounted in the #MeToo era offer conflicting takes on her meaning and power.


Marijuana regulators agree to license home delivery : boston ... cambervilleston.


Archaeologists unearth 'huge number' of sealed Egyptian sarcophagi : worldnews

NASA makes history with sample of asteroid soil : worldnews

Secret Knowledgeor a Hoax?Four centuries of attempts to decode, decipher, or translate this medieval text have all ended in bafflement (Voynich Manuscript)

New AI Algorithm is Cracking Undeciphered Languages : worldnews ... Get this guy working on the Voynich manuscript asap ...

Scientists discover new organ in the throat : worldnews ... But because no one knew about the tubarial salivary glands, no one tried to avoid radiation in that region.




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The coronavirus pandemic has caused nearly 300,000 more deaths than expected in a typical year - The Washington Post (Trump personally killed at least half of them)
COVID-19 is currently the 13th deadliest pandemic all-time in our world's history : Coronavirus
'Darkest part of the pandemic' is approaching, says public health expert : Coronavirus
Dr. Scott Gottlieb: U.S. a week away from a rapid acceleration' of coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
Vaccination against Covid-19 to start from middle of 2021, - WHO : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 10/20/20 : boston
821 New Confirmed Cases ; 5 deaths -October 20 - 142,295 total cases - 17,238 new individuals tested; 4.8% positive - 66,390 total tests today; 1.2% positive - +17 hospital; +8 icu; +2 intubated; 517 hospitalized - 5 new deaths; 9,538 total deaths
covid-19-dashboard-october-20-2020 : CoronavirusMa

Mass. reports 821 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 5 new deaths - The Boston Globe


Spurred By Pandemic, Buyers Scoop Up Homes And Mass. Prices Climb Higher : boston


The pursuit of herd immunity is a folly so who's funding this bad science? Links between an anti-lockdown declaration and a libertarian thinktank suggest a hidden agenda (Great Barrington fucktank)

Your "cough cloud" is 7 to 23 times larger when you're not wearing a mask : Coronavirus
CBD helps reduce lung damage from COVID by increasing levels of protective peptide : Coronavirus
Mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronaviruses : Coronavirus
Time to Talk About Covid-19 and Surfaces Again: In the early days, we furiously scrubbed, afraid we could get sick from the virus lingering on objects and surfaces. What do we know now? : Coronavirus
CDC advises booting travelers who refuse to wear masks on planes, trains, buses, other transportation : Coronavirus
Debunking the False Claim That COVID Death Counts Are Inflated : Coronavirus


1.5 Million New Yorkers Can't Afford Food. Pantries Are Their Lifeline. - Tens of thousands of New Yorkers have shown up at the city's food banks since the pandemic began. People who were already going to the pantries have grown more reliant on them. But there is relief and hope when they are at home cooking.


South Dakota Speaker of the House battles COVID-19 -- Speaker of the House Steve Haugaard, R-Sioux Falls (yeah, another case of karma)

All 62 residents at Kansas nursing home have COVID, 10 have died : Coronavirus

Florida: Governor's Office mulls reducing COVID-19 reporting : Coronavirus

Tennessee reports 1,508 new COVID-19 cases, 30 deaths on Oct. 20 : Coronavirus

Maskless woman on plane deliberately coughs on passengers: "Everybody dies" : Coronavirus

Texas Reports Most Coronavirus Hospitalizations In Nearly 2 Months : Coronavirus


Pope wears mask for first time at public service : Coronavirus

Swedish virologist says her country's COVID-19 strategy has failed, but nobody will admit it : Coronavirus

France COVID update: Daily admissions (1,943) at highest level since April, daily hospital deaths highest since May (New cases: 20,468; Positivity rate: 13.6% (+0.2); In hospital: 12,458 (+818); In ICU: 2,177 (+87); New deaths: 262 (163 in hospital)) : Coronavirus


The Bolivian Coup Overturned -- The problem with coups, if you are on the side of hating democracy, is that you have to be willing to kill your opponents in order to obtain power



The Mystery of the Immaculate Concussion | GQ

Marine Corps general under investigation for using racial slur is relieved of command - News - Stripes - Maj. Gen. Stephen Neary relieved of command (for being another racist military asshole)

Lawyers say they can't find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by Trump administration


Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits -- Trump's taxes reveal details about his own activities there, including a previously unknown bank account.


Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say : politics (Ratcliffucker lied)
More Than 50 Former Intel Officials Say Hunter Biden Smear Smells Like Russia : politics
Fox News rejected Hunter Biden expose New York Post writer refused to put his name on it: reports. The FBI is investigating whether the story is tied to a Russian influence operation, according to multiple reports
Did Rudy Giuliani Just Cop To Possessing Child Pornography? What could possibly go wrong? : politics ... Rudy Giuliani had a hard drive full of child porn, held onto it for a year, didn't call the police or FBI, then shared it with the New York Post?
Pompeo Faces Investigation After Teasing Clinton Email Release Before Election Day : politics (speaking of going to prison)
Trump rages at reporters on airport tarmac over futile Biden smear: 'You're a criminal for not reporting it'
For reasons unknown, Trump says Biden 'should be in jail' : politics

Opinion | Trump begs William Barr to save him, revealing weakness and panic - The Washington Post

Trump cuts a 60 Minutes interview short, and then taunts Lesley Stahl on Twitter.

"If There Is Another Tick Down, Its a Total Bloodbath" : How Trump' s Self-Destructive Candidacy Could Blow Up the Electoral Map -- Democrats massive fundraising, downballot energy, and seniors turning against Trump signal a potential blue-wave election with unexpected flips ... Trump is dueling with George H. W. Bush for the title of most unpopular incumbent since World War II ... Biden isn't just on the cusp of denying Trump a second term. he's obliterating the voting base that's undergirded the Republican Party for the last 30 years ... Biden with a more-than-20-point lead among voters over the age of 65 ... Democrats haven't won that age group since the 2000 election ... If Trump loses Texas, he has lost the election. The possibility of Biden winning more than 400 electoral votes is not out of the question ,,, Biden and his outside groups are even outspending Trump allies two to one in the Florida panhandle, which is basically Alabama but with better bars ...

Donald Trump: 'Schlonged' is not vulgar - CNNPolitics (2015 for the history - Trump claimed that whwen he aaid he would "chlong Hillary he didn't mean his tiny mushroom dick and then all the macho men voted for him)

The truth hurts and stigma is forever. : PoliticalHumor
Trump brings Ivanka and Eric to meet Epstein : pics
Happy Halloween from Newton! : boston

Microphones Will Be Automatically Muted During The Final Presidential Debate After Trump Caused Chaos At The Last One : politics
Trump: Not Letting Me Scream Over Joe Biden The Whole Debate i "Crazy" : politics
Donald Trump just lost his go-to debate move - CNNPolitics ... will make it virtually impossible for Donald Trump to be, well, Donald Trump ... Consider this: Trump interrupted Biden or Wallace 128 times in the course of the 90-minute debate ... (will mute his bullying)
What Kristen Welker can learn from Savannah Guthrie about dealing with Trump - The Washington Post
Eschaton: Hugh Jazz NY Post's Miranda Devine: Trump's town hall was a "set-up from the start" because they gave him a "tiny" chair that "could barely fit half a buttock, let alone a whole one" (how about six?)
It Sure Sounds Like Trump Is About to Back Out of the Last Debate With Biden : politics


All of the times President Trump said Covid-19 will disappear
Fox News Host Asks Trump Official If s A Good Idea To Call Disease experts 'idiots' : politics
Attacking Anthony Fauci is Donald Trump's dumbest closing message : politics
Trump ties Fauci to Biden -- to Biden's delight
Listen to leaked call of Trump bashing Fauci to his staff : politics
Trump is 'sitting' on $9 billion earmarked for COVID-19 testing because of a controversial advisor, new report reveals : politics
Melania Trump cancels plans to attend Tuesday rally citing Covid recovery - CNNPolitics (just a little covid-cough)

How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage

Ivanka Trump could be targeted for multiple corruption investigations after her dad leaves office
Theres Already a Corrupt Presidential Kid. It's Ivanka (lock her and Jared up for the rest of their lives)

2 More Funny Feelings About 2020 -- With 14 days until the election, its time to inch even farther out on that limb. (Tim Alberta "inchies" out on the reality limb")

Ex-RNC chair Michael Steele officially endorses Biden : politics
USA Today breaks tradition by endorsing Joe Biden : politics (rightwing rag)
Navy SEAL who oversaw bin Laden raid says he voted for Joe Biden : politics
Admiral In Charge Of Bin Laden Raid Endorses Biden In Stinging Trump Rebuke : politics
Voters Prefer Biden Over Trump on Almost All Major Issues, Poll Shows : politics

Trump crashing as 2020 early voting jumps 400 percent : politics
Florida breaks first-day early voting record with 350K ballots cast : politics

Trump campaign strapped for cash stupidly burning through $1Bn : politics ... Trump campaign strapped for cash after he pockets most of the money ...
The Trump Campaign Reportedly Blew $1 Billion on Private Jets, Trump Properties, and Don Jr.'s Shitty Book : politics (incompetence ftw)


The Trump administration let aviation companies lay off more than 16,500 workers while taking coronavirus funds relief some used the money to executives pay according to a congressional report

We may never recover from the damage Trump has done to the Supreme Court - Our government cannot function properly when people lose confidence in it.

US Supreme Court sides with Democrats to allow Pennsylvania to count mailed ballots received up to 3 days after election : politics ... allowing people votes to count means siding with democrats ...
Wartime Consiglieres - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- This should terrify the hell out of you: ... If Amy Coney Barrett joins the court next week as expected, she could be the deciding vote in any case that challenges election or recount rules set out by a Democratic-dominated state Supreme Court in a place like Pennsylvania or North Carolina ... If this election is decided by a Trump v. Biden, it will hang fully on every elite legal liberal who vouched for any of the four undistinguished partisan hacks who voted to issue a stay today.
Just throwing this out there - (1) Biden wins the presidency by 15 million votes and the Dems take 54 Senate seats. (2) A week later Alito and/or Thomas announce their retirements. (3) ???
Radical legal scholar says Dems will probably have to reform the courts - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Fox News appears to be acting as a major suppressant to early Republican voting:
Plan for Armed Guards at Minnesota Polling Sites Spurs Lawsuit

'Democrat-run cities' fuel the economy, keep many red states afloat : politics ... We're being governed by a pro wrestling hall of fame idiot, because the least educated, welfare queen areas of the country decided we should be governed by Trump. (bite the hand that feeds you, part infinity, deport the fucking moocher queens)

Lindsey Graham's challenger, Jaime Harrison, has put SC back in play for Democrats : politics

Democrats Gain in Georgia Senate Races as Presidential Race Remains Tied - The New York Times

Bloomberg knocks Trump back on his heels in Florida - POLITICO

Wisconsin voter turnout more than half of 2016 due to absentee ballots

The Senate: Iowa to Leans Democratic - Replaces North Carolina as the seat likeliest to be No. 50 for Democrats; the House state of play

Joe Biden narrowly leads Donald Trump in new Texas presidential poll : politics
Early Voting 'Bonkers' in Texas as Dems Aim to Win State for First Time in 44 Years : politics
Remember the Alamo, when help was on the way - The early voting stats from Texas are pretty mind-blowing.

Georgia's s Early Vote Soars 142% After GOP Attacks Mailed Ballots : politics

The Gender Gap : the gender gap in the American electorate that is now more like a gender grand canyon. ... fascinating, because Trump has MORE support in the Latino community in 2020 than he did in 2016 because that kind of swaggering asshole behavior very much appeals to the machismo so dominant in many Latin American nations. Youd think that locking babies in cages would at least lead to some decline in his support, but no, in fact, because too many Latino men just find Trump personally appealing (men are the problem)

Party-switcher puts Kansas Senate seat in play for Democrats - POLITICO

Ohio: Biden 48%, Trump 46% : politics (even fucking Ohio)

Poll worker fired for turning away voters with BLM shirts : politics

Far-Right Trump Supporters Are Infiltrating Polling Stations : politics


Why Caroline Rose Giuliani, Claudia Conway and other kids of politicians publicly denounce their parents : politics

Pat Robertson Prophesies That Trump Will Win Reelection, Then the End Times Will Begin ... While America is engulfed in chaos, Robertson predicted that Islamic nations will use it as an opportunity to attack Israel but will be wiped out by God ... (Jesus is coming for you, Satangelical)

The Right s Disinformation Machine Is Getting Ready for Trump to Lose - QAnon has become a linchpin of far-right media and the effort to preemptively delegitimize the election.

Trump's 'Eighth Wonder Of The World' is a few empty buildings (Fox-conned by Scott Walker, R Asshole)


FBI Investigating Threatening Emails Sent To Democrats In Florida : politics

Ballot drop box set on fire in California; arson investigation underway : news


AP finds most arrested in protests aren't leftist radicals ("ordinary citizens" but antifa burned down all the cities)
AP finds most arrested in protests aren't leftist radicals : politics


Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Speaks Out Against AG (ACAF)
Breonna Taylor grand jury members allowed to speak, judge says : news ... Attorney General Daniel Cameron. a 2020 RNC speaker and is reportedly on Trumps short list for the United States Supreme Court (well, that explains a lot)


Uniformed Miami cop spotted wearing pro-Trump mask near voting site will be disciplined : politics
Florida deputy gives kids guns to fight demons he said were in home : news

Silicon Valley megadonors unleash a last-minute, $100 million barrage of ads against Trump

Justice Department charges Google with multiple violations of federal antitrust law - The suit filed Tuesday kicks off a legal fight between Washington and Silicon Valley that could have vast implications not only for Google but for the entire tech industry
Mark Zuckerberg reportedly signed off on a Facebook algorithm change that throttled traffic to progressive news sitesand one site says that quiet change cost them $400,000 to $600,000 a year (Fuckerberg loves his dicktators)

Videos From Right-Wing Site That Preaches 'The Left Ruins Everything' Assigned In Ohio School : politics ... PragerU ...


New details emerge in scandal that led to Anchorage mayor's resignation and TV reporter's arrest : news

New Yorker Suspends Jeffrey Toobin for Masturbating on Zoom Call
New Yorker suspends Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself on Zoom call : news (the Toobs, zoom dick is trending on twitter)
Jeffrey Toobin Can't Be The Only Person Masturbating On Work Zoom Calls (the Toobs goes down)
Ryan 'Follow @SecretBase' Simmons on Twitter: "the new game is to replace every new yorker cartoon caption with "Jeffrey Toobin took his dick out on a Zoom call." https://t.co/NkuxsTJtxs" / Twitter

Ghislaine Maxwell cannot keep deposition details secret, U.S. appeals court rules : news

Judge Allows Danny Masterson Rape Case to Go Forward ; Media Will Be Allowed To Attend Trial : television (Scientology asshole)


Rush Limbaugh says his lung cancer is terminal : news

John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant, Danbury, Connecticut : television

Charlie Baker Reportedly Under Consideration For Potential Joe Biden Cabinet Position : boston ... Secretary of transportation (hahahaha)

Boston thirteenth rattiest city in US. : boston

Criminal claims 13 works from legendary Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist are hidden in a Dublin house : boston


What is something we can thank religion for? : AskReddit


This is adorable. : aww




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Melting glaciers threaten catastrophic consequences for humanity : worldnews (capitalism killing the planet)


80 million gallons of oil, larger than Exxon spill, dangerously close to pouring into Caribbean : worldnews (la-di-la)
Big Oil's answer to melting Arctic: cooling the ground so it can keep drilling : worldnews


World struggles as confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 40 million : worldnews
Epidemiologist warns next 6 to 12 weeks will be 'darkest of the entire pandemic'


MA COVID-19 Data 10/19/20 : boston
141,474 total cases - 17,654 new individuals tested; 4.7% positive - 70,708 total tests today; 1.2% positive - +17 hospital; +3 icu; +1 intubated; 500 hospitalized - 15 new deaths; 9,532 total deaths

Mass. reports 827 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 15 new deaths - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts reports highest number of new COVID-19 cases since May 24 : boston


Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu, Japan study finds : worldnews ... The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours ...
Oxford University says COVID-19 patients experience symptoms months after contracting virus : worldnews
Coronavirus Renter Survey | ApartmentGuide.com

Surprising Results in Initial Virus Testing in N.Y.C. Schools -- The absence of outbreaks, if it holds, suggests that the citys efforts to return children to classrooms could serve as an influential model for the nation.

Canada cracks down on Americans who break coronavirus rules - Those caught breaking Canada's strict coronavirus rules are getting hefty fines. : worldnews

Sweden shifts away from no-lockdown strategy amid growing case numbers : worldnews (they will make "recommendations")

Covid: Wales to go into 'firebreak' lockdown from Friday : worldnews
Belgium facing 'tsunami' of Covid infections, health minister says : worldnews
Almost 2,500 COVID-19 patients in Belgian hospitals (On Tuesday 13 October there were 12,051 positive cases) : worldnews

London anti-lockdown protests: Thousands of anti-vaxxers march through capital on day one of Tier 2 : worldnews



Murdoch's sway on politics warrants royal commission (written by former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd). : worldnews

'Savage' NZ interview of politician Jami-Lee Ross gains international audience : worldnews ("savage" = "asked normal questions of a politician"
Why New Zealand rejected populist ideas other nations have embraced -- Labour's historic win delivered Ardern a second term while voters punished politicians who embraced populism


Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins campaign to release Hong Kong fugitives detained in China : worldnews
Taiwan official in hospital after alleged 'violent attack' by Chinese diplomats in Fiji : worldnews
Taiwan accuses mainland of 'brutal and irrational action' after Fiji spat : worldnews
Chinese soldier apprehended by Indian Army in Ladakh : worldnews
China insists Indians vacate Chushul heights, India says clear Pangong north : worldnews
China Conducts Test Of Massive Suicide Drone Swarm Launched From A Box On A Truck : worldnews
China's economy continues to bounce back from virus slump : worldnews

Japan, Vietnam agree to boost defense ties, resume flights : worldnews

Thailand protests continue for fifth day, stretching beyond Bangkok : worldnews

North Koreans systematically raped, tortured and degraded in jail, says rights group : worldnews (sounds like America)

Revealed: chaining, beatings and torture inside Sudan's Islamic schools : worldnews (muzfuckers)

'Democracy Has Won': Year After Right-Wing Coup Against Evo Morales, Socialist Luis Arce Declares Victory in Bolivia Election | "Brothers and sisters: the will of the people has been asserted," Morales declared from exile in Argentina. : worldnews
Socialists claim massive victory in Bolivia, one year after being ousted : worldnews

Chile anniversary rallies turn violent as churches burned, police fire tear gas : worldnews

Belarus opposition leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, issues "people's ultimatum' to Alexander sLukashenko: "on October 26th, nationwide strikes will begin... you have 13 days" - worldnews
Over 50,000 march in Belarus against authoritarian leader : worldnews
EU promises 'significant economic support' if Belarusian people win : worldnews


India arrests 83-year-old activist and Jesuit priest who was helping indigenous people fight mining corporates on "terrorism" charges : worldnews


France to expel 231 suspected extremists after attack on teacher : worldnews
French police raids the homes of dozens of suspected Islamic radicals following the beheading of a teacher. The govt. is also investigating 51 French Muslim associations : worldnews


Man denied German citizenship for refusing to shake woman's hand : worldnews

Brexit: Drugs industry appeals to Boris Johnson for urgent action to avoid no-deal medicine shortages : worldnews

RCMP criticized for inaction after mob violently attacks Mi'kmaq lobster facilities : " Why is it that the law has been broken multiple times and no one is arrested? said Robert Syliboy, a katik fisherman whose boat was burned in a suspicious fire last week while docked at a wharf : worldnews

ISIS attacks surge even as Trump boasts of a '100%' defeated caliphate : worldnew ... If they just stop testing for ISIS, it would just go away ...

Russian opposition leader Navalny says Trump should condemn chemical attack against him : worldnews ... Dude he won't even condemn Putin killing our own soldiers. Get in line ...


'Boomerang' trend of young adults living with parents is rising : worldnews

California police got hundreds of calls about abuse in private ICE detention centers. Cases were rarely prosecuted : politics

Federal judge strikes down Trump plan to slash food stamps for 700,000 unemployed : politics
8 million Americans slipped into poverty amid coronavirus pandemic, new study says : politics
U.S. Supreme Court to review legality of Trump's remain in Mexicoasylum policy

Facing possible defeat, Trump ponders 'leaving the country' : politics

Trump claims Biden will cancel Christmas - despite inauguration being in January : politics
Trump says if Biden's elected, "he'll listen to the scientists" : politics (da horror) Trump says if Biden's elected, "he'll listen to the scientists" : politics

Trump Thinks This Is an Insult: Biden 'Will Listen to the scientiest' : politics
'No Wonder the US Leads the World in Covid Deaths': Trump Mocks Biden for Vowing to 'Listen to the Scientists' : politics (and slaims "economy is rising like a rocket-ship") 'No Wonder the US Leads the World in Covid Deaths': Trump Mocks Biden for Vowing to 'Listen to the Scientists' : politics

Fauci admits administration has restricted his media appearances, says he's not surprised Trump got COVID : politics
Fauci Confirms White House Is Controlling When He Speaks To Media : politics
Fauci says Trump equates wearing masks with weakness, and it doesn't make sense : politics
Philip Rucker on Twitter: " Trump's message two weeks out, based on call with staff: -Dr. Fauci is a "disaster" who is a "bomb" every time he is on TV - -Other health officials are "idiots" - Americans no longer care about the pandemic and just think "whatever" - News reports are "fake" " / Twitter
Trump says people are 'tired' of hearing from Anthony Fauci, 'and all these idiots'
Trumps den of dissent: Inside the White House task force as coronavirus surges
Scott Atlas 'Took Trump's Place at Resolute Desk' in Front of COVID Task Force in President's Absence: Report : politics
Twitter Deletes Trump Adviser Scott Atlas's Tweet Claiming Masks don't Work : politics
Biden: Trump 'continues to lie to us' about coronavirus : politics

Trump and aides attend packed indoor church rally in Vegas without masks : politics
Trump and aides attend packed indoor church rally in Vegas without masks : politics ... Trump called Biden's son a "human vacuum cleaner, you know like one of those things you see on TV" ... he's never seen one in real life)
Trump says people 'have to flush their toilet 15 times' in a bizarre campaign rally rant about water restrictions : politics

Biden would revamp fraying intel community -- Intelligence has become a political weapon under Trump, the Democratic nominee's advisers say
America is experiencing 'truth decay' at an alarming rate, experts warn : politics (MAGA t-shirt: "Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some Assembly Required"

DOJ Says Trump's Tweets Declassifying All Russia Investigation Docs Doesn't Mean Anything; Judge Says They Better Go Ask Him : politics

DOJ Ends Probe of alleged "Unmasking" Conspiracy with No Charges and No Public Report : politics


A Long List of Shady Financial Mysteries Trump Still Refuses to Explain - If Trump is going to ask Biden to reveal info about his family ...


Giuliani gave Hunter Biden story to New York Post because 'nobody else would take it' at face value : politics
/u/trazzter debunks the Hunter Biden 'conspiracy' : bestof
Enough about Hunter Biden. What about Ivanka Trump?


Puerto Ricans poised to vote statehood on and make political waves from NYC to Washington, D.C.


Biden outraises Trump $383M to $248M in September : politics

Peach Slip : PoliticalHumor
How Trump celebrates killing 220,000 Americans and counting. : PoliticalHumor ... Will someone tell him that wearing an oversized suit does not hide the fact hs's wearing Depends...

Don't let Trump and his minions get away with this -- or it will happen all over again
After Trump, the Republican Party May Become More Extreme : politics
'Republican bloodbath': GOP senators voice fears of painful Trump loss : politics
Trump heads into final campaign stretch forced to play defense against Biden -- Trump's team is growing concerned over key battleground states.

How Prepared Are These 7 Battlegrounds for the Election? A Readiness Report
Trump Is Losing Ground With White Voters But Gaining Among Black And Hispanic Americans
Trump launches a frenzied effort to save his brand - POLITICO ... (he always wins, even when he loses big)

We Deserve Justice in Our Time. This Is Not a Job for History Professors. -- The crimes of this administration* were committed against the people of this country who are alive now. There's a reason why criminal prosecutions begin with The People of (Wherever) Against. They do not begin The People of the Year 2051 Against (Charlie dumps on Cass Sunstein and especially vide infra Harvard's Jill Lepore's idiotic "we can't prosecute Trump for his crimes because it would be mean" ... when you let history idiots tell you about history so we do it all over again)
This Is the Finest, Most Humane Piece of Political Journalism in Years - In it, you will find almost everything that's sour and wrong about American politics. ... You will not read a better piece about American politics this year. There is no happy ending.

By the numbers: 19% of voters have cast ballots 15 days before election : politics
As Florida Begins Early Voting, Election Polls Give Joe Biden Slight Edge Over Donald Trump in Key State : politics
Trump's attacks on mail-in ballots and fears of intimidation has lead to surge in early voting in Philadelphia : politics

Even seniors are abandoning Trump in Pa. Downplaying the pandemic was the last straw. : politics
Judge rejects GOP attempt to shut down early voting center : politic ... turned down an emergency petition from Republicans seeking to block the Philadelphia suburb of Delaware County from operating a three-day, pop-up early voting center in a predominantly Black area.s

Georgia Does Not Have Enough Backup Paper Ballots Ready if Voting Machines Fail : politics (Kempster cackkkles)

Trump's campaign is despondent as he keeps reusing strategies which worked against Hillary Clinton but aren't landing on Joe Biden, reports say : politics
Growing number of Republicans speaking out against Trump : politics

The Constitution Is the Crisis: there'ss no reason why a rigged Supreme Court should have the final say on the law of our land. : politics
Survivors of sexual violence deserve a better Supreme Court justice than Amy Coney Barrett : politics

Opinion: Dianne Feinstein was harder on preteen climate activists than she was on Amy Coney Barrett : politics (fucking old Republi-bitch)

Mark Hamill Calls Mitch McConnell 'Pure Evil' Over COVID Response in Amy McGrath Debate : politics

It's Republicans like John Cornyn who deserve to lose : politics

In Arizona, the pandemics economic pain could help Biden flip a red state blue

Reality is unfair to right wingers (The Never Ending Story) ... This is just a variation on a problem that right wingers face constantly, which is that since their ideas are wrong and their principles are evil, they get discriminated against a lot by any evaluative system which is biased against stupid and evil people. (and fuck the fucking NYT)
Propaganda mills fill the vacuum left by the death of local news -- As most local newspapers fold or get turned into empty shells, print versions of Fox News step into the breach:

Inside Foxconn's empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin - The 8th Wonder of the World ... Gov. Scott Walker ... (Fox + conned by Republipoops)

Texas knows what's a goin' on here : PoliticalHumor

'It is serious and intense': white supremacist domestic terror threat looms large in US : politics
'White Supremacy' Once Meant David Duke and the Klan. Now It Refers to Much More. - The New York Times (top to bottom racisim)
Black Homeowners Pay $13,464 More on Their Mortgages, Study Says

Trump Is Still Targeting Governor Gretchen Whitmer After Foiled Kidnapping Plot : politics
'Just cap her': Imagery reveals details of alleged Whitmer kidnap plot : politics
Opinion: Wisconsin should not tolerate illegal private militia groups : politics

'Indigenous Peoples Day' booed at Michigan rally for Donald Trump : politics

TikTok Tightens Crackdown On QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation : politics
Charlie Kirk Twitter Account Locked for Spreading Voting Misinformation to His 1.8 Million Followers : politics

Trump to bury Biden with blizzard of top-tier talent - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Brian Wilson Disavows Trump's Beach Boys Benefit in California : politics
The Beach Boys [Pet Sounds] - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Stereo Remaster) - YouTube

Eschaton: Okay Then -- Limbaugh's crying about his cancer on air! Worst 15 minutes in radio history! Spilled a large coffee all over counter and floor. I PROMISE MY AUDIENCE THIS- I WILL NOT DRAG YOU DOWN WITH ME! Best wishes RUSH, but stop and leave the stage with dignity. -- Michael Savage


Portlander explains how the demonstrations are distorted by the press : bestof ("cities burning down" opinions differ -- and great post, our media fucking sucks)

Overseer of St. Paul;s School's sexual abuse settlement with AG resigns, claiming 'intolerable working environment'

Airplane flight passenger awakes to pastor urinating on her : worldnews (Detroit news and "pastor")


High levels of microplastics in infant-feeding bottles released during formula preparation : news


'I never saw stars before': Gene therapy brings back 8-year-old Canadian boy's sight : worldnews

Cold water swimming may protect the brain from degenerative diseases like dementia, researchers from Cambridge University have discovered. : worldnews

Newborn brains lack maturity to process emotions as adults do, study finds. Brain scans reveal humans aren't born with brain circuitry that attaches emotions to the things they see or hear in their environment. : science

Neuroscientists discover a molecular mechanism that allows memories to form : science


What did your friend do that accidentally turned you on? : AskReddit




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Eruption of Sakurajima : gifs

Locals warn derelict barge 'Nabarima' about to spill 55 million gallons of oil and no one is helping : worldnews


No vaccine for cruelty: The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human rights : Coronavirus
Unemployment aid is running out for millions: "People are going to become desperate" : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 10/18/20 : boston
140,647 total cases - 15,588 new individuals tested; 4.8% positive - 80,146 total tests today; 0.9% positive - -17 hospital; -5 icu; -4 intubated; 483 hospitalized - 14 new deaths; 9,517 total deaths

Where is the virus spreading? : CoronavirusMa

Lockdown or not, personality predicts your likelihood of staying home during the pandemic : Coronavirus
Ranitidine bismuth citrate, commonly used to treat stomach ulcers and H pylori infection, suppressed SARS-CoV-2 replication, leading to decreased viral loads in both upper and lower respiratory tracts, and relieved virus-associated pneumonia in a hamster model. : science
COVID-19 lockdowns in China, Europe averted tens of thousands of premature deaths related to air pollution, study finds. : science ... Ambient air pollution contributes to 7.6% of all deaths worldwide ... (hello, Fuckbridge)

Eric Topol on Twitter: "The Upper Midwest and Sturgis, likely America's largest superspreader event 870 infections per million people in ND is an unprecedented peak in the US pandemic and around the world (2nd is SD/Czech Republic, currently 740) 2/ https://t.co/3EN7dL2Kyj" / Twitter (Sturgis and the spreading of super-stupidity)
US coronavirus: As coronavirus surges, only 2 states are trending in the right direction - CNN - Only Missouri and Vermont recorded a more than 10% improvement in the average number of reported cases over the past week
Coronavirus: 22 states reach single-day peak, New Mexico hospitalizations up 101% : news

North Dakota's COVID Surge Is So Terrible There's a Dead Guy on the Ballot : politics (Fuckotas)
How the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have spread coronavirus across the Upper MidwestWithin weeks of the gathering that drew nearly half a million bikers, the Dakotas, along with Wyoming, Minnesota and Montana, were leading the nation in new coronavirus infections per capita.
y How the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have spread coronavirus across the Upper Midwest | Within weeks of the gathering that drew nearly half a million bikers, the Dakotas, along with Wyoming, Minnesota and Montana, were leading the nation in new coronavirus infections per capita. : politics

Florida Reports Highest Coronavirus Numbers In Past Two Months (die for Defuckis
NCAA football: Florida's Dan Mullen learns about COVID-19 hard way ... Last Saturday afternoon, Florida coach Dan Mullen was pushing for his school to allow some 90,000 fans to jam Ben Hill Griffin Stadium ... By Wednesday, the game was postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among Florida players and coaches. By Saturday, Mullen announced he had COVID-19 himself. Just like that.

Over 2,000 at party during USC football game ignored social distancing, officials say : Coronavirus (South Carolina, duh)
Eight months in, California is containing COVID-19 as other states spike. here' s why. : Coronavirus (heat, leaving windowss open)
About 110,000 Californians have bought a gun since the coronavirus arrived, study says : Coronavirus ... 47,300 of them are first time buyers

A frozen yogurt shop in Colorado offered maskless customers a 10 percent discount. Uproar ensued. : Coronavirus


More than half of Canadians are ignoring public health advice and visiting family for Thanksgiving : Coronavirus

France: 30,000 new cases today, 1,939 patients in intensive care : Coronavirus
Italy reports more than 11,000 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus
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Influencer Dmitriy Stuzhuk dies from COVID-19 after denying its existence | World News : Coronavirus

New Zealand now has the gayest Parliament in the world. : worldnews

Israel ordered a second lockdown in response to coronavirus resurgence. It's not going so well. : Coronavirus
Israel Police gave out more than 4,000 tickets to people who violated coronavirus restrictions in the 24 hours between Friday and Saturday evening. (more Haredis, this time in Israel)
Wedding of 150 people, found by police helicopter, violates COVID-19 rule : Coronavirus


Chinese military beefs up coastal forces as it prepares for possible invasion of Taiwan : worldnews (they know Biden wouldn't let them do this shit)

Filmmaker spends 10 years secretly recording North Korea's shady dealings : worldnews

Thailand protests continue for fifth day, stretching beyond Bangkok : worldnews


Turkey condemns Canada following decision to cease export of drones : worldnews ... doing so goes against the spirit of the NATO alliance (said the Erdofucker)


Italy's olive oil production drops by a quarter as 'tree leprosy' takes toll | World news : worldnews

European Parliament calls for ban on unpaid internships : worldnews

Irish Farmers Association push for legalization of medicinal cannabis : worldnews

New Trump golf course provokes fury in Scotland : worldnews

Trudeau and Trump are worlds apart on the Canada-U.S. border closure | CBC News : worldnews

Russia could exploit its ties with US white nationalist groups to encourage election violence, experts warn : worldnews


Judge strikes down Trump plan to slash food stamps for 700,000 unemployed Americans : politics


Giuliani's 'October Surprise' already shows signs of backfiring : politics ... Trump's main lawyer is working with Russian Spy agencies ...
They don't ratfuck 'em like they used to - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The anti-anti Trump "left" convinced themselves this would be the October surprise that would bail Trump out just like 2016 and the reaction as the Times writes stories about how this is pathetic failed ratfucking rather than amplifying it is going to be hilarious ... (Greenwald)
Poor Ryan is so sad. He tried the 'Biden is obviously' senile stuff. He tried to bring us Tara Reade but that failed bc it was obvious bullshit & she was a serial liar. And now hes down to his last hail mary; "Progressively" praying that Daddy Trump's HUNTER BURISMA takes him out (more Greenwalk/Intercept bullshit)
A tabloid got a trove of data on Hunter Biden from Rudy Giuliani. Now, the FBI is probing a possible disinformation campaign : politics
Rudy Giuliani said there's a '50/50' chance he worked with a Russian spy to obtain harmful information about the Bidens : politics (100% chance he's a corrupt lying idiot)
Rudy's Russian Agent Pal Teases 'Second Laptop' With Hunter Biden Kompromat : politics

Ex-CIA Director Brennan says he hopes Trump gets 'soundly spanked by the American electorate' on Nov. 3 : politics


President Trump shows more clearly than ever his unfitness for office : politics
Minnesota Congresswoman Omar Fires Back After Trump's Latest Attack on Her: 'He Is Unraveling' : politics

Just The President Of The United States Bragging About Gunning Down Suspects, NBDOff. The. Rails
Reps Lieu And Rice Call For Investigation Into Possible Extrajudicial Killing : politics


New York Post Published Hunter Biden Report Amid Newsroom Doubts -- Some reporters withheld their bylines and questioned the credibility of an article
New York Post Insiders Slag 'Very Flimsy' Hunter Biden Stories


Trump has no conscience, no moral compass : politics (no shit, Ohio)
Living and learning: Donald Trump has never met a mistake he didn't repeat : politics
Trump's rallies make no political sense. Here's why he does them anyway. - CNNPolitics
Trump is right: this election is a choice between Thanos and Mr Rogers | The president's own campaign paints him as the bad guy likens Joe Biden to a beloved TV host. Who will America choose? : politics

'It's not fair': workers in a poor Mississippi county pay more tax than Trump : politics
Jail bankers who allow money laundering, top Democrat in U.S. Senate banking committee says in wake of FinCEN Files : politics

Pelosi sets 48-hour deadline for White House on stimulus talks : politics

United Steelworkers Union Shines 'Batlight' Style Biden-Harris Logo on Trump Tower : politics

Evangelicals Made a Bad Bargain With Trump : politics (Jesus is coming for you, evil Satangelicals)

u/slakmehl points out the likelihood that Trump's golf courses are a front for money laundering : bestof
Trump turns his ire toward Cabinet members : politics
If Biden wins, Democrats will face a harsh political landscape ... Even so, 43 percent of Americans approve of how Trump is doing. Consider the implications for both parties and the nation. These voters approve after 215,000 people have died from the coronavirus; after 25 million ended up on unemployment insurance; after The New York Times found that Trump had paid only $750 in taxes and owes hundreds of millions of dollars to his creditors ... (deport all the loser to Uranus)
The Final Season of the Trump Show - The Atlantic
Trumps enablers cant escape the consequences of their choices ... There is, as I have argued, a moral imperative to hold people accountable for their actions.
Traitor review: American perfidy, from Benedict Arnold to Donald J Trump | Books | The Guardian ... Mueller was relying on a famous justice department memo of 2000 which rules out the indictment of sitting presidents, but which has never been litigated in federal court. (when they pardoned Bushfucker)
A truth tribunal is not the answer. Preserving presidential records is. (Jill Lepore/Harvard is an idiot)
The cowards' comeuppance: Its too late for a radical reinvention of the Trump GOP
Trump Is Taking Down Names as Republicans Begin Jumping Ship on His 'Totally Off the Rails' Campaign

Trump Keeps Saying He Could Stay in Power Longer, Urges Crowd to chant "12 More years" : politics
Unions Are Starting Discussions of How to Resist a Trump Coup : politics

Trump's COVID-19 treatment would have cost an estimated $650,000 out of pocket : politics
Twitter Removes White House Adviser's Tweet Saying Masks Do Not Prevent COVID-19 : politics ... Dr. Scott Atlas ...
'No surprise' we're seeing coronavirus surge in Republican areas, ER doctor explains : politics
The White House Wants to Achieve Herd Immunity by Letting the Virus Rip. That Is Dangerous and Inhumane : politics

Rupert Murdoch, whose media empire includes Fox News and the New York Post, is predicting a landslide Biden victory over Trump : politics

Donald Trump's long, false list of things Joe Biden would ban, abolish or destroy : politics (cows and windows, among other things)

Joe Biden's Refreshingly Trump-Free Town Hall : politics
Biden says he'll make stance on packing Supreme Court clear when Senate votes on Amy Coney Barrett : politics
Why Biden is putting so many red states in play : politics
Democrats are destroying Republicans in a historic "green tsunami" of fundraising - Axios
Flush With Cash, Biden Eclipses Trump in War for the Airwaves - The New York Times
Can Biden compete in Trumps rural strongholds? Democrats hope so.
How Biden destroyed Trumps TV ad 'death star'

Joe Biden makes a pledge to trans people "I believe that Trans Lives Matter"

Jake Tapper Calls Out Lara Trump for Publicly Mocking Joe Biden's s Stutter : politics
'Promise?' Biden campaign ad mocks Trump for saying 'maybe I will lave the country'
Joe Biden on Twitter: "Promise? https://t.co/Wbl86i8uYo" / Twitter (don't miss)
Eric Trump tried to make Biden look corrupt by sharing a picture of a palatial house he claims the Democrat lives in but Biden sold it 24 years ago (jfc, the lying hypocrisy is boundless)
Is This a Photograph of Joe Bidens House? A little background research can go a long way towards avoiding the making of embarrassingly inaccurate accusations. (like they give a shit)

Trump's hopes fade in Wisconsin as 'greatest economy' boast unravels : politics
Biden leads Trump in Wisconsin, has edge in Arizona

Texas is the most intriguing political state in the country this fall - The Washington Post (would be blue except for all the Refuck voter fucking)

Texas ranks worst in national cost-of-voting study : politics

Democrat Mark Kelly widens lead over Republican Martha McSally in post-debate Senate poll : politics

The upset of 2020? Jaime Harrison push to oust Lindsey Graham central to US Senate battle : politics
Lindsey Graham runs for his life : politics
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones continues to outraise, outspend GOP challenger Tommy Tuberville : politics (Tuberfucker)

David Perdue's mocking of Kamala Harris yields $1M haul for his rival

Ben Sasse Is a Fraud | The hard-line Republican senator wants us to believe he's a Never Trumper again, after making peace with the president last year. : politics

From 'Twelve More Years!' to 'Lock Her Up!' Trump Whips Proto-Fascist Michigan Crowd Into Frenzy : politics
Trump laughs at 'lock her up' chants about Gretchen Whitmer at Michigan rally, just days after the FBI said it foiled a right-wing militia plot to kidnap her : politics
Michigan Gov. Lashes Trump For Endangering Her Life After Rally 'Lock Her Up' Chant : politics
'It needs to stop': Whitmer blasts Trump over Michigan rally rhetoric : politics
Gov. Whitmer on 'Meet the Press': Trump incites domestic terrorism : politics
Opinion | The threats against Democratic governors prove Trumps rhetoric encourages violence : politics
Miller on whether Trump regrets 'Lock her up' chant about Whitmer: 'Not at all' : politics
Chilling Training Videos Released Of Militia Men Charged In Michigan Gov. Kidnap Plot : politics
Trump's refusal to disavow QAnon is part of his pattern of encouraging hate for political gain : politics
QAnon's JFK Jr. Conspiracy Theory Foiled, No Dallas Rally This Weekend ... John Jr. is actually alive ... he'd be announced as DT's running mate at a rally in Dallas - replacing Mike Pence.
The 31-day campaign against QAnon

Judge Rules Trump-Appointed Agency Head Acted Illegally by Attempting Mass Firings at Internet Freedom Organization : politics (and they were all Trumpers)

A Kentucky postal worker who trashed over 100 absentee ballots was fired and could face federal charges : politics
Sammamish Police: Garbage bags of mail found on side of road included unopened ballots : news (WA)


Kourtney Kardashian Criticized for Promoting Merchandise for Kanye's Controversial Campaign: 'Irresponsible' : politics (K-fuckers)
David Letterman Confronts Kim Kardashian West About Working With Trump


Wisconsin domestic violence shelter Embrace faces backlash for Black Lives Matter signs - The Washington Post (ACAF)


Facebook Reportedly Stymied Traffic to Left-Leaning News Outlets : technology (Fuckerberg is truly evil)


Dalton man charged with burning Biden display ordered held without right to bail - masslive.com



Astronomers witness 'spaghettification' of star shredded by a black hole : worldnews

Do parrots and other talking birds teach wild birds to talk when released into the wild? : askscience


What is the single biggest dick move in all of history? : AskReddit

TIL that millennials, people born between 1981 and 1996, make up the largest share of the U.S. workforce, but control just 4.6 percent of the country's total wealth. : todayilearned




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Oxygen Supply Just Failed in Part of The ISS, But Everyone Is Safe So Far : worldnews ... "When something breaks in space, you have the rest of your life to fix it"

Scientists Warn That What Killed Past Human Species Could End Us Too : worldnews ... Spoiler: Unable to adapt to a changing climate.

Japan to release 1m tonnes of contaminated Fukushima water into the sea : worldnews

Extreme weather: October downpour sees UK's wettest day on record : worldnews


U.S. reports over 69,000 new COVID-19 cases the most in a single day since July
US coronavirus: The country reported its most cases in a day since July. Deaths may begin climbing, too, a leading expert says - CNN
A rare Covid-19 complication was reported in children. Now, it's showing up in adults.


MA COVID-19 Data 10/17/20 : boston
550 New Confirmed Cases ; 21 deaths -October 17 : 139,353 total cases - 12,395 new individuals tested; 4.4% positive - 75,834 total tests today; 0.7% positive - -13 hospital; +11 icu; +3 intubated; 500 hospitalized - 21 new deaths; 9,503 total deaths

Massachusetts reports 550 new COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths - The Boston Globe
160 At Massachusetts Schools Test Positive For Coronavirus In Last Week : CoronavirusMa

Tens of thousands fear imminent eviction as Massachusetts moratorium lifts : news

As cases rise again, second thoughts on another lockdown - The Boston Globe - More targeted closures are on order, though some experts warn they risk perpetuating the disparities of a total shutdown
Eyyyyy we're off NYT's shit list...for the moment : CoronavirusMa

'Long COVID' may affect multiple parts of body and mind, doctors say


NY shuts down 10,000 person wedding as Cuomo reveals new COVID-19 plan : news (yeah, Hasids)

Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge : news


France reports over 25,000 new coronavirus infections in past 24 hours : worldnews

Russia spreads fake news over Oxford virus vaccine (including claims UK Covid Vaccine Will turn you into monkey) : worldnews


Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wins NZ election by a landslide : worldnews


Armenia launches missile attacks on Azerbaijan's Ganja : worldnews (comments have good summary of the problem, which goes back to Turkey killing the Armenians, then Stalin and ends with Erdofuck trying to repeat the process)
Nagorno-Karabakh's Capital Resembles a Ghost Town Due to Weeks of Endless Shelling, Sirens and Armenians Living in Underground Shelters : worldnews
Archbishop accuses Turkey of backing 'third Armenian genocide' in Nagorno-Karabakh : worldnews
Turkey intercepted Greek Foreign Minister's aircraft : worldnews
Saudi Arabia begins ban on Turkish products. : worldnews

Saudi minister defends kingdom over Khashoggi murder, Yemen war : worldnews

'A fraud on the nation' : critics blast Indian government's promotion of traditional medicine for COVID-19
Global Hunger Index 2020: India ranks 94 out of 107 countries, under 'serious' category : worldnews

Chinese state broadcaster repeatedly pans away as Xi Jinping coughs 'violently' during key speech : worldnews
China approves amendments outlawing insulting national flag : worldnews
Canada Rejects Chinese Warning Against Granting Asylum to Hong Kong Protesters : worldnews
Trump aide urges Taiwan to 'fortify' against Chinese attack : worldnews ("just build a wall" he said)
Google Says Biggest DDoS Attack on Record Hit the Company in 2017. The 2.5Tbps attack was likely the work of state-sponsored hackers using internet service providers in China : worldnews

Pandemic of child marriage scars young lives in Bangladesh : worldnews
Bangladesh sentences five men to death for gang rape of teen : worldnews


Thailand blocks Change.org as petition against king gains traction : worldnews
Germany says Thai king cannot rule from there : worldnews

Photo Shows FSO Nabarima(Oil Tanker) With Severe List Off Venezuela : worldnews

"Huge stupid Americanism' : Italian governor rails against Halloween as he imposes 31 October

Dutch uproar prompts King to drop Greek holiday plans hours after arrival : worldnews


Macron calls Paris beheading 'Islamist terrorist attack' : worldnews ... 18-year-old man of Chechen origin who was born in Moscow ... Boston marathon bombers were also of Chechen descent
French ex-president Sarkozy charged with 'criminal conspiracy' : worldnews ... So Sarkozy took Gaddafi's s money for his campaign, then turns around and gets NATO to take gaddafi out? Weak ... ask yourself, what's the best way to not give back the money you owe? ... Trump taking notes ...
Retired French Surgeon Faces 312 Pedophilia and Abuse Charges : news
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Jennifer Arcuri 'admits to Boris Johnson affair' : worldnews
UK churches urged to wake up to spiritual abuse of LGBT people : worldnews
Tory council hands 50k of Covid-19 bailouts to fox hunting groups : worldnews
Support for Scottish independence soars in new poll : worldnews

'The Godfather': Mexico's ex-defense chief helped ship tons of cocaine and heroin : worldnews

Indigenous Rights & Lobster Dispute: Massive fire destroys lobster pound in southern Nova Scotia : worldnews
First Nation chief says he fears for his people after attacks on Mi'kmaw lobster fishery : worldnews
N.W.T man saves woman from bear attack with only a concrete statue at hand. : worldnews ... Roy Helmer said the attack happened just outside his home, where he managed to pull the victim to safety after fighting the animal off with a concrete statue of an angel.


'We needed some food': Seven months into pandemic, families struggle to meet basic needs : politics
Nearly 900,000 people in the U.S. filed new state unemployment claims last week. : news

We're in a third Covid spike. Chris Hayes says, 'There are no more excuses' (Trump/Repubicans are mass murderers)
Third Wave Covidism: Indifference - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Woodward calls Trump's COVID-19 response 'presidential negligence' on a scale 'never seen' : politics
White House Opposes Expanded Coronavirus Testing, Complicating Stimulus Talks - The New York Times
Top Ten -- The "fuck the blue states" plan didn't work as intended


The legal reckoning awaiting Donald Trump if he loses the election: The stakes become much higher for Trump if he loses the election. A raft of legal issues, including a criminal investigation by New York prosecutors, will come into focus in the weeks following Election Day. : politics
The legal reckoning awaiting Donald Trump if he loses the election - CNNPolitics
Donald Trump says he might leave US if he loses to Joe Biden : politics
Trump says 'maybe I'll have to leave the country' if he loses the 2020 election to Joe Biden (see pic: compare the size of their brains)
Trump starts to articulate a painful reality: He could lose in 2020 - POLITICO
Trump may end up at Rikers Island by the end of 2023 if he loses re-election: legal experts

Trump Appears to Admit Extrajudicial Killing of Michael Reinoehl Was Planned : politics

There's New Evidence 'Defeat Crooked Hillary' PAC Illegally Coordinated with 2016 Trump Campaign Through Cambridge Analytica: Complaint : politics

NYT editorial calls Trump the 'greatest threat to American democracy since World War II' : politics ... We didn't have to fight the enemy within our borders in WWII.
Undoing the damage done: What will it take to rebuild what's left of our government? : politics
America Is Tired of the Trump Show : politics

Richard Marx on Twitter: "You should wear a t-shirt that says "My dad wants to fuck my sister" / Twitter

Even in Defeat, Trumpism Isn't t Going Anywhere -- Republicans pining for days gone by have some tough truths to face ... Consider that in 1992, George H.W. Bush faced two populist, nativist, and explicitly racist primary challengers in Pat Buchanan, who defined his political program as a culture war and the white supremacist David Duke. In each of the first 14 contests, Buchanan and Duke combined to receive at least 25 percent of the vote, with Buchanan getting a high of 37.5 percent in New Hampshire. It was the Buchananite wing of the party that grew in the ensuing quarter-century to become large enough to propel Trump to the nomination in 2016 ... number one issue for 80-plus percent of GOP primary voters was loyalty to Trump ... Sixty-five percent of Republicans do not believe the election will be conducted fairly (to Trump)


Opinion | The truth behind the Hunter Biden non-scandal - The Washington Post
Watch Fox & Friends Hosts Grow Increasingly Uncomfortable With Rudy Giulianis Unverified Conspiracies
Questionable "N.Y. Post" Scoop Driven by Ex-Hannity Producer, Giuliani : politics
Giuliani Is 'Drunk All the Time' and Russian Disinformation Campaigns Are Taking Advantage: Trump's Ex-Lawyer : politics
Rudy: 50/50 Chance I Worked With Russian Spy to Dig Dirt on Bidens : politics

U.S. ethics groups say Barr uses DOJ as political tool, call for his impeachment : politics
Third Justice Dept. Prosecutor Publicly Denounces Barr - The New York Times - The prosecutor also said he retired after staying on to protect a public corruption case against a Republican congressman.

Opinion: Child separation torture is Congress must investigate continued abusive immigration practices. (comin' for you, Nazi Stephen Miller)

CNNs Brian Stelter Rubs Salt in Trumps Wound: 'Everybody in the TV Business' Thought His Town Hall Would Beat Bidens
The News Media isn't Biased Against Trump. it's Biased For Him. : politics
Why won't Trump supporters admit they've been conned? politics
Trump jokes he'll fire DeSantis if he loses Florida -- 'I'll find a way' : politics
Trump's demonization of Biden is not normal : politics ... what we're seeing is the same old normal as always, but with the genial mask of sanity torn off and the volume pumped way, way up.
At Florida Rally, Trump Repeatedly Calls Rep. Matt Gaetz 'Rick Gates' the Name of His Convicted Former Aide (no dementia there)

Biden hits Trump's response to attempted kidnapping of Michigan governor: 'What the hell is wrong with this guy?'

Mark Zuckerberg reportedly keeps an 'open line' with Jared Kushner : politics
Trump rally 'VIP' among six Chinese nationals charged with drug money laundering : politics

Let the blame game begin. Republicans point the finger at Parscale, Kushner, Stepien, and Trump himself as the presidents team braces for a potential 2020 blowout ... Parscale hasn't failed alone and Jared Kushner, Bill Stepien, and the president himself bear more responsibility.
Donald Trump flails and shows no ability to reset as some Republicans voice their concerns - CNNPolitics

Watchdog group accuses Amy Coney Barrett of 'unconscionable cruelty' in teen rape case. Barrett decided to overturn a $6.7M jury award to a teen allegedly raped in a jail run by ex-Sheriff David Clarke : politics


Dem. Sheldon Whitehouse to Republicans "Your credibility...will die in this room" : politics

Senate pivots to Covid stimulus vote after McConnell misjudges Supreme Court push : politics
'Kentucky Can Do Better Than Mitch McConnell': Democrat Amy McGrath Endorsed by One of Kentucky's Largest Newspapers : politics

Alaska GOP senator routinely voted for policies that benefited family's chemical company: Sen. Dan Sullivan once voted against regulation asbestos after family company paid out $800M cancer settlement

New poll shows Jaime Harrison up by 2% : politics
Oracle founder donated $250,000 to Graham PAC in final days of TikTok deal : politics
Yes, It's Time for Lindsey Graham to Go : politics

Trump to visit California days after saying it's 'going to hell'

'Well That Is Incredibly Racist,' Says Kamala Harris Campaign After David Perdue's Dogwhistle Attack at Trump Rally : politics
Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait in Line for Hours? Too Few Polling Places : politics
Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have to Wait in Line for Hours? Their Numbers Have Soared, and Their Polling Places Have Dwindled

Ex- GOP lawmaker charged with assaulting poll worker : politics

Joni Ernsts soybean blowup shows debates really do still matter

California says Republicans can no longer deploy "unauthorized" drop boxes : politics
Trump's call to militia to 'watch' polling places raises fears of voter intimidation

Pro-choice NARAL breaks with Feinstein, calls for her to step down after Supreme Court hearings : politics

Donald Trump is the QAnon president. And he's proud of it : politics
GOP Senator Susan Collins donates to 2 QAnon-linked candidates running for state legislature : politics

FEC United Founder Threatens Journalists at GOP Candidate Event ... says journalists are antifa and need to be locked up or killed ...

Alabama breaks absentee voting record 3 weeks before Election Day : politics

Former Fox News Host Spreads Virus Misinformation on His Sinclair Show - Eric Bolling


Joe Kennedy III campaign says it improperly spent $1.5 million in Senate primaryThe spending was a clear violation of federal campaign finance rules, which prohibit candidates from using general election money on expenses for the primary.

Ex-SoCal Rep. Duncan Hunter to serve 11-month sentence at West Texas prison camp : politics


Boogaloo Protesters Get PA System and Milk From Virginia Cops

Defunding : PoliticalHumor

ACAB: The Antebellum Years - The police have basically always existed as a racist institution - here's an example ... The idea that slavery was a uniquely southern problem in 1860 is as wrong as the idea that the problem of racism is a uniquely or even especially southern problem today.

Dozens of State Police troopers remain on the force despite past illegal conduct - The Boston Globe (Baker's drunken kid is hostage)


Ex-Washington cheerleaders shaken by lewd videos: 'I don't think they viewed us as people'


Texas allows social workers to deny LGBTQ, disabled clients : news


4 studies confirm: conservatives in the US are more likely than liberals to endorse conspiracy theories and espouse conspiratorial worldviews, plus extreme conservatives were significantly more likely to engage in conspiratorial thinking than extreme liberals : science
Study: Heightened susceptibility to misinformation linked to reduced mask wearing and social distancing : science


Mysterious 37m feline geoglyph discovered in Peru near famous Nazca Lines : worldnews (big kitty)


Betelgeuse is 25 percent closer than scientists thought : worldnews


My Grandmother kept a diary of the films she'd seen and gave them ratings. This was her diary from 1942. : movies (Kellzapoppin' skep to 50 min)

At what moment did you realize "Fuck I'm old"? : AskReddit




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COVID-19 cases in US grow at a speed not seen since July, the summer peak : Coronavirus
Key coronavirus model predicts nearly 80 percent rise in deaths by February : Coronavirus
The US posts 63,486 new cases of Covid-19 and 892 deaths in the last 24 hours : Coronavirus
The US is approaching 8 million Covid-19 cases, and the pace of new infections signals a tough winter : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 10/16/20 : boston
Mass. reports 702 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 30 new deaths - The Boston Globe

More than 70% of recent positive COVID tests in Massachusetts involve people under 50 - masslive.com - October 16, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
Rising COVID-19 Rates In Mass. Prompt Calls To Roll Back Reopening - GBH News - October 16, 2020 : CoronavirusMa

State Travel Order Updated -- Massachusetts Clears 4 More States for Quarantine-Free Travel, and Changes Standards for Deciding what States are Safer or Require Quarantine/Testing : CoronavirusMa

Town of Great Barrington, Mass., comes out against Great Barrington Declaration | TheHill : CoronavirusMa
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: a review of SARS Lab Escapes
Health officials call an anti-lockdown paper dangerous -- Its authors say they just want the idea debated. (can we kill you? opinions differ)
MORE THAN 2,800 scientists, researchers & healthcare professionals have now signed the John Snow Memorandum.

Day-Care Centers Are Very Low Risk for Covid-19 Transmission, Study Says : CoronavirusMa (out of date)

The U.S. was the world's best prepared nation to confront a pandemic. How did it spiral to 'almost inconceivable' failure? : Coronavirus - Smart people made a plan that accounted for dumb people not being able to follow the plan. They didn't account for dumb people being put in charge of executing the plan.

Pandemic Spikes In Rural States, Where Small Hospitals Are Already In Financial Distress : Coronavirus

Florida's COVID infection stats at odds with major national database : Coronavirus

Eschaton: Up Up And Away (Kristi Noem wins the governor state evil contest, ahead of DeFcukis)



Italy reports 10,010 new cases and 150,377 tests, 55 deaths : Coronavirus
Netherlands reports 7,997 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus
Spain reports 15,186 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus


France opens terror probe after teacher beheaded in Paris suburb : news (for cartoon of Hohammedfuck)

Boris Johnson says it's time to 'get ready' to prepare for no deal Brexit with EU : worldnews


End Our National Crisis - The Case Against Donald Trump


Federal Judge Signals s Clear That Trump Tweet Intended to Declassify All Mueller Documents, Orders DOJ to Find Out : politics
Supreme Court will review Trump plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from calculations for congressional seats - The Washington Post

Donald Trump Has At Least $1 Billion In Debt, More Than Twice The Amount He Suggested : politics (Putin's piglet)

The reckoning : The country can't recover from Trump's presidency unless s held accountable : politics

'You're not someone's crazy uncle': Savannah Guthrie challenges Trump over bizarre Bin Laden conspiracy : politics
Winner: Savannah Guthrie. Loser: Trump.
Trump's town hall stunt backfires: NBC's Savannah Guthrie gives him the grilling voters wouldn't : politics
Moderator Savannah Guthrie hailed for keeping Trump in check at town hall : politics
It Took Savannah Guthrie 19 Minutes to Give Trump His Toughest Grilling in Years : politics
Town Hall Guthrie Catches Trump Lying - YouTube
Savannah Guthrie grilled Trump like few others have, taking the heat off NBC for its town hall - The Washington Post
Trump's town hall stunt backfires: NBC's Savannah Guthrie gives him the grilling voters wouldn't : politics
Trump miffed by Guthries questioning at town hall

At the very moment Trump embraced QAnon, Biden embraced science. (just can't say insanity vs sanity)
At the NBC Town Hall, the President Demonstrated That He Is Completely Insane : politics
Trump 'doesn't know' if he took test on debate day despite guaranteeing he'd done one : politics
Town hall takeaways: Biden at ease while Trump struggles under pressure : politics
The Biden and Trump Shows: Its Mr. Rogers Vs.Someones Crazy Uncle ... "he didn't piss himself ... so this was as best as we could have hoped for" said Trump campaign
Trump senior adviser compares Joe Biden to Mr. Rogers, evidently considers that a bad thing : politics (said the party of sadism and death)
After town hall wraps up, Biden sticks around to take questions from audience : politics
Joe Biden promises mother of trans child he flat out will change the law to reverse Trump' s hateful transphobia : politics
Town hall YouTube views suggest Biden hit Trump where it hurts him most -- ratings (3.5 x viewers)

Trump: My $421M in Debt Is a Very Small Amount of Money : politics

Trump, Not Much of a Reader, Tweets Story From Satirical Site Touting as 'Itself Fake News You Can Trust' : politics (from the fake president you can't trust)
Trump apparently fooled by satirical website's Twitter story : politics

Lincoln Project Trolls Donald Trump Jr. With A Brutal Edit Of His 'Crazy Ad' : politics
The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "We fixed Don Jr's crazy ad. https://t.co/TE929T1f2x" / Twitter

Biden says Trump's 'America First' policy has 'made America alone' : politics

Poll: Americans Think Trump is a "Horrible Disgusting Puinesque Ass" : politics ... also "racist despicable corrpt antichrist" ...
Trump Is Scared -- People who have speculated that Trumps COVID-19 treatment altered his judgment misunderstand the president.
Trump insists he doesn't owe Russia money as he refuses to reveal financial details at town hall : politics
Trump says he 'probably' owes money to a foreign bank. He definitely does. : politics
Rudy Giuliani is 'Putin's Puppet' on Damning New York Daily News Cover : politics
New York Daily News on Twitter: Putin's Puppet -Rudy Giuliani gets tangled in a bizarre Russia-Biden plot (no crazy to far for Ghouliani
US authorities investigating if recently published emails are tied to Russian disinformation effort targeting Biden - CNNPolitics

A Regulatory Rush by Federal Agencies to Secure Trumps Legacy
Politics - State Department signals it will keep most details of its spending at Trump properties hidden until after election (Pompeo)

Former White House chief of staff tells friends that Trump 'is the most flawed person' he's ever met - CNNPolitics ... "The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it's more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life" said John Kelly
Rep. Jim Himes notes that Trump 'has had three times as many people within his administration indicted as Richard Nixon' : politics

GOP suddenly concerned with 'fiscal restraint' after 4 years of deficit spending -- The Republican Party is gearing up for a potential Biden presidency, aiming to bring over the national debt after 4 years of deficit spending by the Trump Administration and a massive tax cut for the rich

Republicans are worried about life after Trump. Some former administration officials might have trouble in the job market, say GOP strategists - The Washington Post ... "Trump stink" on their resumes ...

'Sadistic and Depraved': Trump Rejects California Request for Federal Disaster Aid to Recover From Catastrophic Wildfires : politics

Schwarzenegger: California Republicans 'off the rails' with 'fake' ballot boxes : politics

The White House planted 2 political operatives in the CDC to keep tabs on director Robert Redfield and his scientists, report says : politics

Trump repeats inaccurate claim 85% of people who wear masks catch coronavirus : politics

Town hall ratings: More people watched Biden on ABC than Trump on NBC, MSNBC and CNBC - CNN
It's Official: Biden Beats Trump in Town Hall Television Ratings : politics -- even with the added advantage of two additional cable channels, the president failed to top his opponent.
Joe Biden Has Changed. He's preparing for a transformative presidency. : politics
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Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Trump tells his story about he how and Melania recently watched the evening news expecting to see coverage of his Nobel nominations, but were dismayed that the news was covering a hurricane in Florida and flooding in Iowa instead. This is supposed to make the media look bad. https://t.co/62gzutni0D" / Twitter
Max Kennerly on Twitter: "As of the last 48 hours, the Trump re-election platform is: Mr Rogers sucks - I'm annoyed local TV covers severe weather but not a foreign politician talking about me - here might be a Satanic pedophile cult, haven't nfound it yet - Black small square I ordered US Marshals to murder someone

Ivanka Trump violated the Hatch Act eight times in just over 48 hours : politics (nice crime family you got there)

Feinstein hugs and praises Lindsey Graham, sparking an outcry from liberals: "Time To Retire" : politics (87 yrs old, out of it asshole)

Sara Gideon raises eye-popping $39.4M in 3 months, widens money lead on Susan Collins : politics

Colorado reports 'bonkers' increase of 2,400 percent in early voting : politics

In Ohio, a Printing Company Is Overwhelmed and Mail Ballots Are Delayed - The New York Times ... The company was until recently flying a Trump 2020 flag over its Cleveland headquarters (remember last week when Trump called all the printing companiwes?)
Pa. has rejected 372,000 ballot applicationsmost of them duplicates bewildering voters and straining officialsbecause voters had checked a request box during the primary (any excuse will do)

What to Do About GOP Bad Faith After Trump | Crooked Media

Her originalism ignores the significance of the second American Revolution.
Amy Coney served as a handmaid for Christian faith group that expels members for 'sinful' gay sex : politics
America has a choice: Republican-dominated courts, or democracy - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Trump billboard in Houston goes viral after being vandalized - HoustonChronicle.com


Trump: we did a retaliatory gang killing

Michigan to ban open carry of guns at polling places, other spots on Election Day : politics

TimSimpson comments on Oakland, Portland sue over use of federal agents at protests

Major Democratic group pulls out of Colorado Senate race - The Washington Post - a sign that the party thinks its nominee has the crucial race in the bag.


On Recent Criticism of The 1619 Project = A response from our edi


LGM Film Club, Part 81: Brubeck - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Veritas: A Cautionary TaleIn 2012, Harvard Divinity School professor Karen King made international news (King got conned trying to save HDS)

Awe-inspiring psychedelic trips reduce narcissism by boosting connectedness and empathy, study suggests : science

u/AcademicF explains how the Affordable Care Act to Redditor who was misinformed about the law : bestof




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New paper shows that restoring 15% of land previously converted for human use could avoid 60% of expected species extinctions and sequester 30% of the total increase in atmospheric CO2 since the Industrial Revolution : science

World's most prestigious scientific publications issue unprecedented critiques of the Trump administration
U.S. Virus Cases Climb Toward a Third Peak - The New York Times
Europe's Medieval Europeans didn't understand how the plague spread. Their response wasnt so different from ours now.

Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic and U.S. Response
greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus.


MA COVID-19 Data 10/14/20 : boston
138,083 total cases - 13,057 new individuals tested; 4% positive - 38,684 total tests today; 1.3% positive - -15 hospital; +1 icu; +1 intubated; 499 hospitalized - 16 new deaths; 9,429 total deaths
Mass. reports 568 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 23 new deaths - The Boston Globe
Average Daily Case Rate (per 100,000) for COVID-19 In Massachusetts, from September 27 - October 10, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


Town Map Progression Series: Average Daily Incident Rate (Red/Yellow/Green/Gray) Maps to 2020-10-14's Release : CoronavirusMa
Since summer, Mass. has had more deaths per capita than nearby states. Why? - The Boston Globe
MA needs to be more like NY and call out people in public who aren't wearing masks 6+ months into this pandemic : CoronavirusMa

New studies suggest people with blood type O may have a lower risk of COVID-19 infection and reduced likelihood of severe outcomes, including organ complications, if they do get sick. Meanwhile, individuals with type A and AB may have increased risk of severe clinical outcomes.
Risk of COVID-19 exposure on planes virtually nonexistent when masked, study shows - It was conducted by the Department of Defense and United Airlines (hahaha)
WHO study says remdesivir did not reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients : Coronavirus
Dr. Fauci Predicts COVID-19 Vaccine by April 2021 : Coronavirus
A Demoralized CDC Grapples With White House Meddling and Its Own Mistakes : Coronavirus

Sweet 16 'super-spreader' party in New York leads to 37 coronavirus cases, $12,000 fine : news
Heavier breathing, spewing droplets, poor ventilation adds to gym's COVID-19 superspreading risk : news

LAST WEEK, in the middle of the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot, a right-wing Orthodox revolt exploded in Brooklyn's streets. For two consecutive nights, a gravelly voiced talk radio personality named Heshy Tischler led anti-mask, pro-Trump protests in the largely Orthodox neighborhood of Borough Park Brooklyn that ended in violence (Hsaid JNazis love Trump while collecting welfare)


Fed-up doctors appeal for North Dakota leaders to promote masks: 'I am at the point of pleading' : Coronavirus - North Dakota is currently ranked #1 in per capita 7-day deaths. South Dakota is #3

Illinois health officials announce highest one-day case total with 4,015 new cases, 53 deaths : Coronavirus
Florida puts a positive spin on COVID-19 data, misleading the public on pandemic : Coronavirus
Florida: 3,356 new cases, 141 deaths : Coronavirus
Ohio breaks another daily record with 2,178 cases : Coronavirus
Michigan reports 2,030 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, its highest daily count yet : Coronavirus

A Redding [CA] Megachurch Leader Came to Humboldt and Flouted Mask Rules. Her Ministry is Now the Source of a Major COVID Outbreak. : Coronavirus

Chris Christie says he was in ICU for 7 days battling Covid-19, urges Americans to wear masks : Coronavirus
Christie Says He Was Wrong Not to Wear Masks at White House


Covid-19 cases hit records in Europe, surpassing the United States : Coronavirus
Europe's daily Covid deaths could reach five times April peak, says WHO | World news : news

France reports 30,621 new coronavirus cases, by far the biggest one-day increase on record | Positivity: 12.6% (+0.4) | In hospital: 9,605 (+411) | ICU: 1,750 (+77) | Deaths: +88 : Coronavirus

Germany reports 7,058 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record - @risklayer - In hospital: 3,167 est. (+153) - ICU: 659 (+55) - Deaths: +39 : Coronavirus

Netherlands reports 7,833 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus
Sweden - Public Health Authority update: 102407 (+1075) confirmed cases and 5910 (+3) deaths : Coronavirus



u/Verence17 explains what poverty in Russia looks like : bestof ... America has achieved a highly advanced form of fucking over the peopleWe don't need to create misery. Rather, we create a false illusion of happiness.


Police find cash hidden between Bolsonaro allys buttocks Brazilian senator Chico Rodrigues is caught with notes during a search of his home ... To give you a sense of just how preposterous the situation was, some of the recovered notes were stained with faeces ... will be remembered in the anals of history ...


German airport workers refuse to service Belarus dictator Lukashenko;s plane : worldnews

President of Kyrgyzstan resigns following days of protests over disputed election : worldnews


Boris Johnson rejects Marcus Rashford's campaign to extend free school meals : worldnews


Twitter down worldwide : worldnews

The US debt is now projected to be larger than the US economy : politics
Two new studies show the effect of the emergency $2 trillion package known as the Cares Act and what happened when the money ran out.


Obama: Trump lacks 'patience' and 'focus' needed to implement foreign policy : politics
Trump tweet gave Taliban upper hand in negotiations: Afghan peace official tells Financial Times : worldnews
In Iowa, Trump praises the intelligence of Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin : worldnews


Discussion Thread: NBC News: President Donald Trump Town Hall - 10/15/2020 | Live - 8:00pm ET : politics
Discussion Thread: ABC News: Presidential Nominee Joseph Biden Town Hall - 10/15/2020 | Live - 8:00pm ET : politics

Joe Bidens ABC Town Hall Was Deep Dive TV That Was Good For Democracy & Bad For Donald Trump
5 takeaways from the dueling Trump and Biden town halls
Biden, Trump field questions on coronavirus, Supreme Court in dueling town halls
Trump refuses to denounce QAnon -- and other key moments from tonights town halls -- The president also wouldn't say whether he was tested for coronavirus before the first debate.
These candidates would be addressing different audiences whether they were together or not.
The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "No, it's rats fleeing from the ship." / Twitter
With President Donald Trump failing to distance himself from racists, white nationalists and conspiracy theorists, the lines between a militant fantasy and reality are getting awful blurry.


DOJ Admits to Federal Court That Trump Lied to His Supporters on Twitter About Declassifying All Russia Docs : politics
Republicans Said Obama Admin 'Unmasking' Story Worse Than Watergate : The DOJ didn't Bother Issuing a Public Report on s Findings. : politics
Fox News portrayed it as one of the biggest scandals in American history. Then it fell apart : politics
White House was warned Giuliani was target of Russian intelligence operation to feed misinformation to Trump - The Washington Post

US intelligence analysts feared Russia would dump hacked and forged Burisma emails targeting Biden as an 'October surprise'
Experts dismiss "garbage fire" Hunter Biden expose In MY Post "Seems like a complete fabrication"
An explosive New York Post story that's sending Trumpworld into a frenzy is riddled with loopholes and red flags : politics
NBC Staffers Seethe as Trump Gleefully Uses the Network Against Biden : politics
#BoycottNBC explodes on Twitter after Trump town hall scheduled against Biden's on ABC : politics
Giuliani and the New York Post Are Pushing Russian Disinformation. it's a Big Test for the Media. : politics
Trump Knew for Days That Rudys Hit on Hunter Biden Was Coming
As one of Trumps conspiracy theories bites the dust, he moves on to new pseudo-scandals
A user on a far-right message board was promoting the NY Post Hunter Biden articles days in advance | Media Matters for America
Man Who Reportedly Gave Hunters Laptop to Rudy Speaks Out in Bizarre Interview
Rudy Giuliani Posts Footage of Himself Mocking Asians to YouTube
Rudy Giuliani Posts Footage of Himself Mocking Asians to YouTube

NBC faces backlash over scheduling its Trump town hall against ABC's Biden event : politics (NBC in Trump's pocket, who is in Putin's pocket)
NBC Actors, Producers Protest Decision to Host Trump Town Hall at Same Time as Biden Even
Trump Town Hall on NBC Protested by Hollywood - Variety
By giving Trump a town hall to rival Biden's, NBC is playing into his ratings obsession again
NBC's Trump town hall will likely be a wreck train and viewers will flock to it

Twitter locks account of Kayleigh McEnany for sharing Hunter Biden story, White House claims : politics

Trump's Last-Ditch, Everywhere-All-The-Time Approach Might Be His Undoing : politics
Trump's lack of honesty on Covid hangs over his reelection bid

Harvard Study Finds Trump Is Responsible for Spreading Misinformation About Mail-in Voting, Not Social Media : politics
Fact check: Trump is still falsely claiming that Mexico is paying for his border wall : politics
Trump under fire for retweeting conspiracy theory claiming bin Laden still alive : politics
Trump reportedly wanted to keep hosting The Apprentice from the Oval Office : politics
On Facebook, Misinformation Is More Popular Now Than in 2016 : politics
For Trump's 'rigged' election claims, an online megaphone awaits ... A sizable online network built around the president is poised to amplify claims about a rigged election, adding reach and enthusiasm to otherwise evidence-free allegations.
Trump Is Suffering From Trump Derangement Syndrome - POLITICO
As Trump's Language Grows More Heated, Fears Rise of Political Violence - The plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan is only the latest in a growing list of election-related threats. Some experts say the president is emboldening extremists.

Trump files emergency request with Supreme Court to stop release of his tax returns : news


The inside story of how Trumps COVID-19 coordinator undermined the world's top health agency
As Virus Spread, Reports of Trump Administrations Private Briefings Fueled Sell-Off

Chris: Trump is trying rerun the Bush v Gore playbook with the whole gang : politics

Assistant U.S. Attorney Leaves DOJ After 36 Years Due Lap-dog Bill Barr's Slavish Obedience to Donald Trump : politics

We're watching Trump's 7th bankruptcy unfold : politics
Ouch! Trump won't Say If he'll Keep Barr If He Gets Reelected. 'I'm Not Happy' : politics

Inaccurate Census count could affect $1.5 trillion in federal funding : politics

A Collection of Trump Photos he hates and has attacked people for sharing : pics
Good lord, the delusion is insane : PoliticalHumor

California GOP: Ballot box strategy is bigger than previously reported - Republicans have removed - labels from their drop boxes, but say they'll continue using them, even as a state-mandated deadline to stop approaches.
Trump tweets support for Republicans who installed unofficial ballot drop boxes in California : politics
Trump urges California GOP to continue using drop boxes in spite of legal threat. 'Screw you!' Rep. Devin Nunes told state officials as he vowed the GOP would maintain the boxes that misled voters : politics
you!threat. Videos show conservative activists cheering on voter suppression: 'We need to stop those ballots from going out'
USPS Worker Being Investigated for Trashing Mail Is Apparently a QAnon Follower : politics

Opinion | Surprise! Huge early vote bodes well for avoiding electoral disaster. - The Washington Post

Herd immunity strategy endorsed by White House a 'ridiculous' way to stop COVID, scientists say it will just kill people (like everything else he does)
Biden Gives Trump's 'Super-Spreader' Rallies The Horror Movie Remix They Deserve : politics

Trump shared a picture mocking Joe Biden as a nursing home resident as polls show seniors abandoning the president : politics

Fox News Owner Rupert Murdoch Predicts a Landslide Win for Biden
Dem Gains in Key Races | Monmouth University Polling Institute ("Mon-Mouth")

Massachusetts' Republican governor 'cannot support Donald Trump for president' : politics

Senate Democrats Release New Report Detailing the Assault on Our Democracy by Republican-appointed Judges : politics

'This Is Unprecedented': Lindsey Graham Openly Violates Committee Rules to Schedule Vote on Barrett Nomination : politics
Dianne Feinstein hugs Lindsey Graham to conclude the Barrett hearings (bopefully they both will die)
People of Praise: Former Member of Group Tied to SCOTUS Front-Runner Amy Barrett Calls It "Cult" - YouTube
Amy Coney Barrett Apparently Open to the Possibility of Letting Trump Get Away With All His Crimes : politics
Amy Coney Barrett, Mother of Seven, Not Sure If Separating Migrant Children From Their Parents Is Bad : politics
'We Don't Need a Climate Denier on the Supreme Court': Outrage as Barrett Says She Has No 'Firm Views' on Climate Crisis | "If you're neutral on climate change, you're complicit in the collapse of the planetary ecosystem upon which the survival of every living thing depends."
Barrett Unable to Name 5 Freedoms Protected by 1st Amendment : politics (asked by a Refuck Senator to make her look good)
"Stunned" Amy Coney Barrett refuses to say she would keep birth control and same-sex marriage legal : politics
Top fertility doctors oppose Amy Coney Barrett's nomination, warning it could threaten access to IVF, contraception, and abortion : politics
Notre Dame calendars show more events not listed on Amy Coney Barrett's Senate paperwork : politics
Amy Coney Barrett is even more 'extreme' on gun rights than her Republican defenders in the Senate : politics
Sen. Lindsey Graham Jokes About "Good Old Days of Segregation" at ACB Hearing : politics
Charles Koch's Big Bet on Barrett - For almost 50 years, the multibillionaire has been pushing for a court unfriendly to regulation of the market. He may be on the brink of victory. : politics

Harris cancels travel after Biden campaign announces positive Covid tests - POLITICO
Biden last flew with the person on Tuesday, according to his campaign.

Ex-Trump Fundraiser Elliott Broidy to Plead Guilty to Illegal Lobbying - Bloomberg (lost count?)

Joe Biden Shatters Campaign Fundraising Records, Nets $383 Million In September : politics
Biden continues to hold double-digit national lead over Trump in NBC News/WSJ poll : politics
Across the country, Democratic enthusiasm is propelling an enormous wave of early voting : politics
Polls: Trump cannot count on undecided voters to save him, Georgia slipping away : politics
Biden up by 7 points in Georgia: survey : politics
Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois report record early voting, mail-in ballot turnout : politics
Texas surpassed 1 million votes on first day of early voting : politics
A judge ruled North Carolina can extend its deadline to count mail-in ballots, despite the Trump Campaign's objections : politics

ActBlues stunning third quarter: $1.5 billion in donations


Georgetown University report finds Joe Biden's free public college plan would pay off within 10 years : politics

Nerd Wars Nate Silver and G. Elliott Morris are trying to make sense of the 2020 electio -- nand each other ... And Silver has earned some right to talk about s come before; he is virtually the only forecaster left standing after the Pollingdammerrung that was 2016 ...

Five suspects in Michigan governor kidnap plot held without bail, await jury trial : news

Newly Obtained Tara Reade Court Documents Reveal Further Contradictions in Her Story | by Brian & Eddie Krassenstein | Medium

OAN reporter fired from FDA appointment is still at FDA, flouting rules : politics

Secret tapes show neo-Nazi group The Base recruiting former members of the military : news

Behind Cambridge Analytica lay a bigger threat to our democracy: Facebook : technology


Federal officials are looking into the second such sighting in just six weeks. Two airline pilots previously spotted a man in a jetpack at an altitude of 3,000 feet.

Suspect arrested in arson at Planned Parenthood in Fort Myers : news

Oklahoma babysitter accused of murder in s death dies after collapsing in jail : news
toddler
Youtube Divers recover missing boy in minutes from river. Sherrif refused to help for 8 months and shows up to give everyone a hard time : videos



Drug Overdoses | SHORELINE Recovery Center




What was your "Fuck this shit I'm out" moment? : AskReddit

older than we think ?

Fellow men of Reddit, what are some things women have no idea we do? : AskReddit

NSFW. What is the most disrespectful thing someone did in your house? : AskReddit




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Canada's last intact ice shelf broke off. It took our research station with it : worldnews
'The Arctic Ocean Is Dying': Grim Conclusion as Biggest North Pole Mission Returns : worldnews
The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its corals within 3 decades : worldnews

Former Republican congressman says Murdoch's media outlets fuelling 'climate rejectionism' : worldnews

Tax the rich to reduce debt after recovery, IMF says : worldnews


Bill Gates slams U.S. on Covid: Most governments listen to their scientists, not attack them : politics

'Sorry sunshine, wrong place' Watch as NZ' Deputy PM shuts down a coronavirus denier
Police push law professor to the ground : worldnews (Sidney, ACAB everywhere)


'Immediately stop': China's warning to US after destroyer stand-off in disputed waters : worldnews
China insists French museum's Genghis Khan exhibit not use words 'Genghis Khan'
Trudeau vows to stand up to China's coercive diplomacy

'Majority of Arabs oppose deals, recognition of Israel' : worldnews


Golden Dawn leadership sentenced to 13 years in prison : worldnews
Greece: Extreme-right party leaders jailed for 13 years : worldnews


Russia dismisses Trump administration efforts to secure nuclear arms deal before election : worldnews (they know Donnie-boy is going to prison/Moscow)
Norway says Russia behind cyberattack against its parliament : worldnews


Boris Johnson overruled scientists who told him to introduce a lockdown three weeks ago, while ignoring warnings that his plans won't stop the coronavirus : worldnews
Support for Scottish independence at record 58% - Ipsos MORI poll : worldnews



'A Conspiracy to Kidnap' U.S. Immigration Agents Rounded Up Immigrants in a Foreign Country and Deported Them

Trump under fire for retweeting conspiracy theory claiming bin Laden still alive : worldnews ... his whole presidency has been about undoing what obama did so of course he undid this
Navy Seal attacks Trump for tweeting QAnon bin Laden body double conspiracy: "I know who I killed" : politics (except he didn't)


Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count : news (fuckers will fuck)

Bill Barr Buries Report That Exonerates Obama : politics

'We Don't Need a Climate Denier on the Supreme Court': Outrage as Barrett Says She Has No 'Firm Views' on Climate Crisis | "If you're neutral on climate change, you're complicit in the collapse of the planetary ecosystem upon which the survival of every living thing depends." : politics


Labor secretary's wife, who was at Rose Garden event, tests positive for coronavirus : politics
Trump campaign events linked to new coronavirus cases in Minnesota : politics
The Trump administration forced states to bid eBay-style for masks and ventilators, according to an explosive new documentary : politics

Trump shared a picture mocking Joe Biden as a nursing home resident as polls show seniors abandoning the president : politics

Postmaster General DeJoy's six-figure donations to GOP convention align with Senate probe of wife. Senate Democrats are investigating DeJoy's political donations in connection with his wife's ambassador nomination : politics
Trash bags of undelivered mail found outside a postal worker's home in Pennsylvania : news


'Hilariously Embarrassing': Women Mock Trump's Desperate Plea For Them To 'Like' Him : politics


White kidnap-the-governor gang gets sympathy that Blacks can only dream of | Opinion : politics


Redditors who work at remote places like forest officers, oil rig workers, etc, what creepy things have you noticed while at work? : AskReddit




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UN Warns that World Risks Becoming 'Uninhabitable Hell' (thanks for conservative regressives everywhere) Climate change triggers disasters, threatens millions - UN
UN: Climate Crisis Has Doubled Natural Disasters in Last 20 Years : worldnews

Solar is now cheapest electricity in history


U.S. Virus-Death Rate Is World's Worst Among Developed Nations Dr. Fauci: This is an outbreak of historic proportions, the likes of which we've not seen in 102 years


MA COVID-19 Data 10/13/20 : boston
632 New Confirmed Cases ; 12 deaths -October 13 : CoronavirusMa - 137,565 total cases - 13,744 new individuals tested; 4.6% positive - 42,116 total tests today; 1.5% positive - +13 hospital; +5 icu; -5 intubated; 514 hospitalized - 12 new deaths; 9,413 total deaths


'The 25-cent solution' would have prevented the COVID recession

CDC: Teen gave COVID-19 to 11 relatives across 4 states, including Illinois, during a family vacation. Case is a cautionary tale as holidays approach, experts say. : Coronavirus

Oklahoma City runs out of ICU beds as COVID cases spike : Coronavirus

Borough Park Synagogue with COVID-positive rabbi still holding large indoor prayer services, despite $15,000 fine : Coronavirus (deport them back to their shit-hole century)


Scientists have a powerful new tool for controlling the coronavirus: Its own genetic code.

Letting COVID-19 spread to achieve herd immunity is "unethical," WHO chief says : worldnews (when has death for profit ever been 'unethical')
Man Gets COVID Twice, Second Time More Severe : worldnews
Dutch researchers report first death from COVID-19 reinfection : worldnews
COVID-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant : worldnews

A $52,112 Air Ambulance Ride: Coronavirus Patients Battle Surprise Bills - The New York Times

How a Feud Between Cuomo and de Blasio Led to a Chaotic Virus Crackdown - New York Times - The mayor pushed out a plan, only to have the governor override him, causing unnecessary confusion for thousands of business owners and school parents (battle of the biggest dicksters screwing everybody)


New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister shuts down American Covid-19 denier at campaign event: "We've got someone who obviously got an education in America, sorry Sunshine" "

Taiwan hotel found to be mixing quarantining individuals with regular guests : worldnews
Mainland China reports first local COVID-19 infections in nearly two months : worldnews


Taiwan wants strong U.S. defense to make invasion "painful" as China conflict fears grow : worldnews
China says will make 'necessary' response to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan : worldnews
China's trade gap with US 43 per cent bigger than when Trump took office (don't worry, he took all the Blue state money and gave it to the tractor queens, for the win)
French Nantes History museum postpones Genghis Khan exhibit due to Chinese interference; refuses to showcase revised version of Mongolian history offered by China : worldnews
Hong Kong activists shine lasers from mountaintop for fugitives detained in mainland China : worldnews

Settlers steal olive harvest in Nablus-area village : worldnews ("Settlers" = Jewish terrorists)

Belarus opposition leader Tichanovskaya provides the regime with an Ultimatum: 13 days until state-wide strike unless opposition demands are met. : worldnews

NZ Conservative activist caught on camera telling gay dad his sexuality will cause his son to have 'emotional damage'


Ecuador indigenous group sues president for crimes against humanity : worldnews

Cyprus scraps 'golden passport' scheme after politicians caught in undercover sting | Cyprus : worldnews

France is giving away free medical cannabis starting in 2021 in an experiment. : worldnews - Meanwhile in India Cops brutally tortured a 32-year-old man till death for using marijuana.


Venezuela's $1 billion in gold still in limbo at the Bank of England. : worldnews
Hate crime in England and Wales hits new record as racially motivated offences rocket by 4,000 : worldnews


'Long time coming' Experts support push for Royal Commission into Murdoch media (burn it all down and lock them all up)
Facebook bans Holocaust denial amid rise in anti-Semitism and alarming level of ignorance
Five Eyes spy group again demands access to private messages : worldnews
Japan and India join 'Five Eyes' alliance to demand backdoor access to encrypted apps : worldnews

Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Outside Toronto Mosque Appears To Follow Hitler-Worshiping Satanist Movement : worldnews

Mexico removes Christopher Columbus statue before annual protest : worldnews
Mexico says two women may have had non-consensual surgery in U.S. detention center : worldnews (Stephen Fucking Nazi Miller)

U.N. to vote on adding Russia, China, Saudi Arabia to Human Rights Council : worldnews (and a guy named "Satan")
Britain selling arms to Saudi Arabia at unprecedented rate : worldnews


Supreme Court Lets Trump Officials End Census Count Early - Bloomberg - more than two weeks early, dealing a blow to civil rights groups that said minorities will be undercounted as a result.


U.S. Supreme Court ends Democratic lawmakers' anti-graft lawsuit against Trump
Trump asks Supreme Court to block subpoena for tax returns - Axios

Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next. ProPublica - Trump's trade representative joined the administration with one mission: Bring factory jobs back from overseas. The results so far? Endless trade wars, alienated allies, and a manufacturing recession.

Mitch McConnell Laughs When Confronted On Senate Inaction Over Coronavirus : politics
The Republican Party is objectively pro-coronavirus : politic s (pro death duh)
"He's So Proud of How Little He's Done": Watch McConnell Laugh When Co nfronted on Covid Inaction : politics
'They refused to act' : inside a chilling documentary on Trump 's bungled Covid-19 response
Giuliani Declares 'People Don't Die Of This Disease Anymore' Amid Rising COVID De aths

U.S. Justice Department accuses Melania Trump book author of breaking nondisclosure pact | Reuters (Barr is now the First Hooker's personal lawyer)

Amy Coney Barrett's day one hearing was rank hypocrisy from start to finish; Republicans can't pass a pandemic relief bill that Americans desperate need, but they can jam through a rightwing judge just days before the election
Amy Coney Barrett refuses to say whether she would roll back aborti on rights : politics
Writing off Trump, GOP allies focus on one last big win - POLITICO
Senator Collins confirms she will vote against Judge Coney-Barret t : politics (gets one of Mitch's get out of jail free cards)

Barr broke elections law, ethics groups say in call to impeach : p olitics


Prez Race Stays Tight; Dem Senate Candidate Gains | Monmouth University Polling Institut e - Among all registered voters in North Carolina, the race for president stands at 49% for Joe Biden and 46% for Donald Trump. ("Mon-Mouth")
Cook Political Report moves Senate races in Texas, Georgia and Alaska toward Democrats : politics
Texas adds nearly 300,000 more voters in two-week period : polit ics
Democrats have cast more than three-quarters of Pennsylvania earl y ballots so far : politics
California Republicans ordered to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes : politics
West Virginians favor Trump over Biden for president, la test poll shows - WV MetroNews

'He's in trouble, there's no question' Trump campaign pulls ads in key states as poll numbers slump

KKK 'Social Visit' Cards Left at Joe Biden Supporters' Homes in Tenness ee : politics

'Duped' Pennsylvania Women Reveal Why The Never Vote For Trum p Again

How Quickly Will Your Absentee Vote Be Counted? A State-by-State Timeline - The New York Times

'I would have waited all day' Turnout Soars On First Day Of Early Voting In Georgia
Refusing to vote early as right wing virtue signaling - Lawyers, Guns & Money - (1) As of this morning states had reported receiving nearly 10.6 million ballots already. This compares with 1.4 million votes at the same point in the cycle in 2016.

Graham Takes Lead Over Harrison in South Carolina Amid Supreme Court Confirmation Fight - Morning Consult
Alabama Republican Who Defeated Jeff Sessions in Primary Had Dealings with 3 People Later Convicted for Ponzi Schemes (Coach Tubs)

"genuinely victimized by the prospect of equality" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Michelle Goldberg delivers a well-above 8th grade civics lesson to Ben Sasse: ... It is trivially obvious that Republicans have no commitment to a 9-person Court that would last a second beyond Democrats getting the median vote. Another way you can see this is what Republicans have done at the state level:

Man who allegedly set Biden hay bale sign on fire was Trump supporter, police report says - The Boston Globe
Man Arrested for Allegedly Burning Biden/Harris Hay Bale Sign : politics


Is Mike Pence literally possessed by Satan? Teach the controversy! - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Anti-government paramilitary groups in plot against Michigan governor also discussed kidnapping Virginia governor, FBI agent says - The Boston Globe
Plot to kidnap Michigan's governor grew from the militia movement's toxic mix of constitutional falsehoods and half-truths : politics


NYC feds declined to pursue Jeffrey Epstein in 2016: sources - New York Daily News

Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker: "I'm a million percent sure" police didn't identify themselves : news

7-year-old boy with autism handcuffed, held on floor by school resource officer : news



A 12-week UCSF study of 116 overweight people found no statistically significant difference in weight loss between people who restricted their eating to a specific eight-hour period every day and those who didn't


The difference in average life expectancy between two neighborhoods, just miles apart in Boston, is over 30 years. : boston

Some people might quit while they're behind, but not the Man Who Says He Invented E-mail : boston (Shiva and interview w/Howie Carr)
Man who keeps getting arrested for attacking people downtown is arrested again for role in attacking somebody downtown : boston


Is Sacha Stone the new Kevin Annett? A journey down the rabbit-hole | Hoaxtead Research


ThePerfectSnare comments on Mega Karen refuses to wear a mask, calls 911, gets shut down by the operator (gaslighting)

Tesla doesn't want to deal with press at all; Musk sets dangerous precedent : worldnews




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Extinction Rebellion unfurls banner on Eiffel Tower : worldnews
Fifth of nations at risk of ecosystem collapse, analysis finds : worldnews

Florida Sees Signals of a Climate-Driven Housing Crisis - The New York Times - Home sales in areas most vulnerable to sea-level rise began falling around 2013, researchers found. Now, prices are following a similar downward path.
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The US should expect 20,000 more coronavirus deaths by the end of the month, former CDC director says : news
About 75,000 more Americans died from COVID-19 pandemic than reported in spring and summer, study finds : Coronavirus
Grim new analyses spotlight just how hard US is failing in pandemic : Coronavirus
The Third Wave of COVID-19 Is Here
New U.S. COVID-19 cases rise 11% last week, Midwest hard hit : news


MA COVID-19 Data 10/12/20 : boston
765 New Confirmed Cases ; 13 deaths -October 12 : CoronavirusMa - 136,933 total cases - 18,801 new individuals tested; 4% positive - 67,395 total tests today; 1.1% positive - -10 hospital; -3 icu; +3 intubated; 501 hospitalized - 13 new deaths; 9,401 total deaths

Adjusted Positive Tests & Implied Infections currently running 3 to 3.5 times our summertime lows (from Massachusetts page on rt.live) : CoronavirusMa
Mass. reports 765 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 13 new deaths - The Boston Globe


Billionaires' combined wealth has reached a record $10.2 trillion, thanks to Covid-19 : worldnews
Coronavirus pandemic to cost Americans $16 trillion, study finds : Coronavirus

Confusion (53%) was the most common neurologic manifestation in patients with COVID-19, followed by impaired consciousness (39%), agitation (31%), and headache (16%). Ischemic strokes (27%) were the most frequent neuroimaging findings. : science
Coronavirus can remain infectious on bank notes, other surfaces for weeks: study : worldnews
After the first peak, US death rates from COVID-19 and from all causes remained higher than even countries with high COVID-19 mortality. This may have been a due to weak public health infrastructure and a decentralized, inconsistent US response to the pandemic. : science
A New Study Confirms Remdesivir's Effectiveness as a Coronavirus Treatment : Coronavirus

The Digital Divide Starts With a Laptop Shortage - The New York Times - A surge in worldwide demand by educators for low-cost laptops has created shipment delays and pitted desperate schools against one another. Districts with deep pockets often win out.

Police Arrest Heshy Tischler As His Backers Swarm Home Of The Jewish Journalist He Targeted - Gothamist (17th century Hasids)
Elad Nehorai on Twitter: "View from the apartment building. These are people trying to get into the building to get to Jacob. https://t.co/88uf5tntth" / Twitter

Kentucky governor, family to quarantine after COVID-19 exposure : news

Over $150,000 in Fines Issued on First Weekend of New N.Y.C. Lockdown : news

Wisconsin judge upholds Gov. Tony Evers' order requiring masks to be worn in enclosed spaces

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Oklahoma soar past 100,000 : news

South Dakota Reports 38% Positivity Rate In Daily Virus Tests : Coronavirus


COVID-19 'herd immunity' would lead to 30,000 more Michigan deaths, according to health experts : Coronavirus


Covid-19 Zero new cases today; No-one in hospital with virus - New Zealand : worldnews

Brazil surpasses 150k COVID-19 related deaths. : worldnews
COVID-19: India second country after US to report 7 million cases : worldnews

Almost 40 per cent of French nurses 'want to quit', finds shock study : worldnews

Canadian detained in China 'astonished' to learn about scale of Covid pandemic : worldnews

Czech Republic goes from model Covid-19 response to brink of second lockdown | World news : worldnews

Four Vatican Swiss Guards test positive for COVID-19 : worldnews

MPs launch legal action over COVID contracts after the UK government has failed to account for #3bn spent on private contracts since the start of lockdown : worldnews
In greater Paris, 40 percent of homeless are infected with Covid-19 : worldnews

Boris Johnson says pubs and bars will be closed and household mixing banned in England's coronavirus hotspots : worldnews
Anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Dublin : worldnews


Slovakia's far-right leader sentenced to 4 years in prison : news - Literal Nazis have 17 seats in parliament? Yikes.

Divers attempt to defuse WWII "earthquake bomb" off Poland : worldnews

Woman who stole 'cursed' artefacts from Pompeii returns them after 15 years of bad luck : worldnews

Kim Jong-un sheds tears as he delivers rare apology to North Korea over failings : worldnews

Belarus allows police to use lethal weapons at mass protests : worldnews
German Foreign Minister wants President Lukashenko to be slapped with personal EU sanctions as violence continues

Nigeria's government has dissolved an infamous police unit plagued with allegations of extrajudicial killings and abuse after days of protests against police brutality (ACAB)

Bangladesh approves death penalty for rape cases after protests : worldnews

Woman gangraped, tossed into river with 5-year-old child in Buxar : worldnews

People in Gaza sifting through rubbish for food, UN head says - Palestinians across Middle East suffering unprecedented poverty, says Philippe Lazzarini : worldnews

Why Iran & Russia Failed To Support Armenia & Surrendered To Aggressive Turkish Tactics During Armenia-Azerbaijan War? : worldnews

Telangana Man Who Fasted, Prayed For Trump's Recovery From COVID Dies : worldnews ... A close associate said Mr Raju was a die-hard fan of Donald Trump. "He had installed a six-feet statue of Trump last year and used to worship him."

Eleven dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Tunisia : worldnews

TIL that an Australian Royal Commission found that Jehovah's Witnesses harbored 1,006 known pedophiles who they did not report to the authorities. The commission also found their policies to be outdated and that they provided inadequate support to victims. : todayilearned

English villages wake up to find they're Brexit's new border : worldnews

France doubles paid paternity leave to 28 days : worldnews


Facebook bans Holocaust denial amid rise in anti-Semitism and alarming level of ignorance

China, Russia, Saudi Arabia set to join UN Human Rights Council : worldnews

Kevin Rudd's Petition To Investigate Murdoch Broke The Australian Government's Website : worldnews ... "An arrogant cancer on our democracy"

Trump less trusted across advanced economies than China' The billionaire Facebook founder is making the most expensive electoral play of his caree
s President Xi : worldnews

Toronto, Victoria consider mental-health workers to replace law enforcement in civilian-led model for crises response : worldnews

Five Eyes governments, India, and Japan make new call for encryption backdoors : worldnews

Trump hoping to strike last-minute nuclear arms deal with Putin before election: report : worldnews (his commie/nazi base is thrilled)


Trudeau admits US heading for post-election "disturbances," but won't condemn Trump

Get Ready to Resist the Trump Coup Attempt : politics
10 things you need to know to stop a coup | Waging Nonviolence
Noam Chomsky: Trump Is Willing to Dismantle Democracy to Hold On to Power : politics
Choose Democracy Choose Democracy - The democracy this nation was built on is not guaranteed. We can stop an undemocratic power grab, but only if we prepare and together, choose democracy.
Proud Boys supporter warns of "civil war" if Donald Trump loses election : politics
Militia expert: Trump's comments were 'call to arms' to white power extremists

Microsoft takes down massive hacking operation that could have affected the election : politics (Donnie's friend Vlad)

If Trump loses the election, it could be 'maassive blow' to populist leaders everywhere
The polling booth goons are coming back - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A party that has effectively given up hope of appealing to a majority of the national electorate or even anything close to that is a very, very dangerous thing: ... Trump "tripling down on opposing voting rights" >/a>

Trumps children brought Secret Service money to the family business with their visits, records show

Thirteen States Set New Infection Records in Week Trump Insisted COVID Is 'Disappearing'
Trump Is Returning to the Campaign Trail With Lies About COVID Immunity. And of course, Facebook is doing nothing to stop him : politics (Fuckerberg is genocidal)
Trump says Covid 'will run its course' as US death toll nears 215,000
He just thinks about himself : America's reckless, ill president

Trump is under fire for using the Marine Band at an ostensibly non-political event that devolved into campaigning : politics (it was "his" band)

Trump will be slammed with a pile of personal lawsuits once he leaves office. Here are 9 major ones he'll have to face. : politics

People in the GOP, White House, and Trump campaign increasingly think they will lose the White House and maybe the Senate too, reports say : politics

Top general did not give his consent to be used in Trump political ad - POLITICO - The photo featuring Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley (well, he's "Trump's General")

Fauci's anger at Trump is more damning than it first appeared
Fauci says Trump campaign should take down ad - CNNPolitics
Dr. Fauci: : The Trump Campaign Is 'In Effect Harassing Me'

US judge orders White House and Department of Justice to confer about releasing unredacted Mueller report : politics (Dump will 'confer' with the Barrster)
Trumps intel chief is undermining U.S. intelligence. He should resign. (Ratcliff, appointed by Putin)
U.S. Intelligence: GOP Is Accepting Russian Help for Trump


Trump's task: Resetting campaign that GOP fears is slipping
How Biden could end 2020 on election night and why Trump's s path is unlikely - Biden leads in polls of several fast-counting states Trump won in 2016, but the states that put Trump over the top last time face delays.
These 6 swing states are pivotal in the White House race. But what are the keys to winning each state?
Green tsunami: Inside Senate Republicans' financial freak-out

WH Chief Meadows Throws Tantrum, Walks Away After Reporter Asks Him To Wear A Mask : politics
As Trump Flouts Safety Protocols, News Outlets Balk at Close Coverage - The New York Times

Eschaton: The Only Punishment Is For Failure - People like to imagine there's a 27 dimension chess game going on, but too often I see a team that hasn't bothered to game out checkers. The death of Ginsburg was not an especially unlikely event (DiFi was in a memory care facility)

Amy Coney Barrett's hearing is a disgusting spectacle of GOP dishonesty
Majority in new poll says Supreme Court vacancy should be filled by election winner : politics (Refucks say fuck the people)
Majority says wait on the SCOTUS seat; 6 in 10 favor upholding Roe: POLL : politics
What Happened With Merrick Garland? What McConnell, Trump and Others Said and Did During Obama's Nomination : politics
5 takeaways from the first day of Amy Coney Barretts Supreme Court confirmation hearing
Opinion | Republicans played victims in the first Barrett hearing. Democrats made the case against Republicans. - The Washington Post
Watchdog groups say Amy Coney Barrett hid controversial records, demand Notre Dame release all documents : politics
Republicans aren't being honest about why Amy Coney Barrett has their support. They can't be. | The rulings they hope -- and fully expect -- Trump's Supreme Court nominee to make are so unpopular they have to pretend they don't know she'll make them.
Women in Handmaid's Tale habits protest ahead of Barrett confirmation hearings : politics
Opinion: Amy Coney Barrett's ruly scary association
2 Students, Teacher Tested Positive At School Attended By Amy Coney Barrett's Children -- School parents learned of positive tests for COVID-19 12 days after Barrett and her children attended the Rose Garden event.
Senator Mike Lee, who tested positive for Covid, attends Amy Coney Barrett hearing : politics
GOP Sen. Mike Lee speaks without mask at Barrett hearing despite positive COVID-19 test : politics
Lindsey Graham's Desperation Is Getting Deadly: Graham is risking his Senate seat and public health by refusing to take a Covid test before SCOTUS hearings. His GOP colleagues could stop him, but they won't
Nice Woman? I don't give a shit. Good mother? Fuck you! Go home and play with your kids - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Everything about the selling of Amy Coney Barrett is smarmy cynicism masquerading as civility, starting with the Death to RBG superspreader celebration event: ... However often she mentions her kids and no matter how many markers with equally cynical liberal legal elites she calls in, nobody is more implicated in Trumpism right now.
Can Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett explain ties to hate group that backs sterilizing trans people? : politics
Democrats Hijack Republicans's Sham Coney Barrett Hearing ,,, turned today's hearing into a long campaign ad.

The GOPs position could get even worse ... Biden holds a 23-point advantage among female likely voters (59 percent to 36 percent), while Trump and Biden split men, 48 percent each (men are a big problem)
Democrats in Trump Country: They're Not Shy Anymore About Liking Biden

Sanford, Florida, Braces for Trump's 'Crazy' COVID Roadshow


Susan Collins wrote legislation that made millions for her husband's lobbying firm : politics ... Senator Susan Collins is still bragging on her Web site about her role in stripping pandemic preparedness funds from the stimulus package

Pete Buttigieg's abortion comments to Chris Wallace go viral: "I trust women to draw the line" : politics (grilled by Leader Chris Wallace)


Joe Biden holds 50-point lead among college students: Poll : politics

Flood of Democratic Mail-In Votes Swamp Republicans In Key State Early Balloting; The 2020 election is the first in which Democrats are returning pre-Election Day ballots at a higher rate than Republicans. : politics

u/iminterested on how Susan Collins (woman who wrote a legislation that made millions for her lobbying firm) was also responsible for stripping the state of pandemic funds : bestof

California GOP accused of setting up fake official ballot drop-off boxes across state : politics ... 1. Throw the ballots out and 2. Point to it and say "see? Voter fraud!" then turn around a use it to push voting suppression laws.
Unofficial ballot drop boxes popping up throughout the state worry elections officials : politics
California Republicans Have Installed Fake Ballot Boxes at Churches, Gyms, and Gun StoresThese boxes are not official ballot drop boxes, and those actively promoting them could face criminal charges.
David Atkins on Twitter: "So...people are talking about the GOP ballot boxes in California as a GOP vote fraud thing. But it's not. It's a *bonkers conspiracy nut* thing. This is a story of Republicans suppressing their own vote by refusing to trust officially sanctioned ballot boxes. Short thread: /1 https://t.co/qWrYyO3cQw" / Twitter

Private Prisons Have Spent More on This Election Than Any Other in History - Most of the money is going to Republican candidates.

Republicans broke Florida's unemployment system. Could it cost Trump the election? : politics

Trump steel tariffs bring job losses to swing state Michigan : politics

Trump Defectors Help Biden Build Leads in Wisconsin and Michigan - The New York Times - New polls show Biden is gaining in the Northern battlegrounds among white voters.

North Dakota farmer goes viral for Biden Harris message plowed into field : politics
Sandra Larson on Twitter: "4th generation North Dakota farm and cattle ranch soybean field plow art! @JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @shelleyjlenz @ben_vig @JoelKFGO @HeidiHeitkamp @NDSoybean @NDStockmen #VPDebate https://t.co/9foJQSxLg9" / Twitter


Early voting begins in Georgia ahead of Nov. 3 general election (dark Kemmpster cackkkles)
Minnesota's 0.000004% Voter Fraud Cited as GOP Suit Tossed

Pennsylvania second lady films woman calling her a racial slur at the grocery store : politics
Gisele Barreto Fetterman on Twitter: "finally capture it after the crying winded down. This behavior and this hatred is taught. If you know her, if she is your neighbor or relative, please, please teach her love instead." / Twitter (toothless methhead white racist bitch)

Montana Senate Tight As Can Be | Public Policy Polling

Locked in Tight Race, GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan Caught in Environmental Scandal Democratic challenger Al Gross is running an ad blitz blasting Sullivan for his ties to Pebble Mine, a controversial Alaskan mining project

The alleged plot in Michigan isn't an anomaly. The domestic terrorism threat is rising.
Michigan House GOP won't back Republican candidate after Whitmer plot comment : politics


Pride in America cannot only be certain brand of white men's pride or else it's a lie -- The demand that we be proud to be American has long served as a weapon, even when the vision of what we should be proud of has been solely white.


Why Facebook Cant Fix ItselfThe platform is overrun with hate speech and disinformation. Does it actually want to solve the problem? (Fuckerberg, cackkkles)
Mark Zuckerberg and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative are spending millions to overhaul California's Proposition 13


The Billionaire Who Stood by Jeffrey Epstein - The New York Times

New research explores authoritarian mind-set of Trumps core supportershigh levels of anti-democratic beliefs among many of the presidents backers, who stand to be a potent voting bloc for years to come ... are submissive, fearful, and longing for a mighty leader who will protect them from lifes threats ... many Republican voters hold strong authoritarian and anti-democratic beliefs, with racism being a key driver of those attitudes ... agree with Nazis ...
QAnon is tearing families apart - The Washington Post
QAnonCasualties

Security guard jailed in deadly shooting at Denver protests : news

Children raised by same-sex parents from birth perform better than children raised by different-sex parents in both primary and secondary education. [Data from the Netherlands which was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001] : science

Black hole seen eating star, causing 'disruption event' visible in telescopes around the world : worldnews

Dopamine and serotonin are at work at sub-second speeds to shape how people perceive the world and take action. Researchers can measure the activity of dopamine and serotonin


What famous person has done something incredibly heinous, but has often been overlooked? : AskReddit

What is your favorite paradox? : AskReddit




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Attenborough: 'Curb excess capitalism' to save nature : worldnews

Russian sea pollution forms massive moving slick | Suspected toxic waste pollution off Russia's Kamchatka peninsula that caused the mass deaths of marine animals has formed a moving slick stretching 40kms along the Pacific coastline, researchers said Thursday : worldnews


Mortality in the U.S. was more than 280,000 higher during the first eight months of 2020 than any of the previous five years over the same period : Coronavirus
Analysis Finds True Pandemic Death Toll Is Much Higher Than 200,000 in US : Coronavirus
U.S. CDC reports 213,037 deaths from coronavirus : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 10/11/20 : boston
570 New Confirmed Cases ; 16 deaths -October 11 : CoronavirusMa - 136,168 total cases - 15,797 new individuals tested; 3.6% positive - 77,246 total tests today; 0.7% positive - -20 hospital; -1 icu; +1 intubated; 511 hospitalized - 16 new deaths; 9,388 total deaths

Mass. reports 570 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 16 new confirmed deaths - The Boston Globe
>br /> The story of how Massachusetts failed to prepare for the winter : CoronavirusMa
Confirmed cases in Concord MA schools : CoronavirusMa

Dr. Birx warns of "silent" coronavirus spread in the Northeast : CoronavirusMa

Fareed Zakaria essay: Lessons for a post-pandemic world and how to choose our future - The Washington Post

Coronavirus: Ways Vitamin D can prevent multiple organ failure in COVID-19 patients : worldnews
86% of people who tested positive for Covid-19 during lockdown did not have virus symptoms (cough, and/or fever, and/or loss of taste/smell). The study included data from a representative population sample of 36,061 people living in England, Wales and Northern Ireland : science (ON THE DAY OF THE TEST)
Anosmia (loss of smell) is associated with lower in-hospital mortality in COVID-19. Hospitalized Covid-19 patients with anosmia had a lower adjusted mortality rate and less severe course of the disease. This could be related to a distinct clinical presentation and a different inflammatory response. : science
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can live for up to 28 days on surfaces such as mobile phone screens and ATMs
Virus can survive on some surfaces longer than previously thought, include fresh and frozen food : Coronavirus
Cloth face masks don't work if you're not washing them every day - research : Coronavirus
Trump Fans Will Never Wear Masks, Horrified COVID Task Force Admits
COVID Misinformation Is Killing People : Coronavirus
Inhaled Vaccines Aim to Fight Coronavirus at Its Point of Attack: Vaccines sprayed into the nose or inhaled through the mouth won't require needles and could be easier to roll out. They may be more effective too.

Drone view of a ship graveyard as cruising market collapses in pandemic : videos

What are we so afraid of? -- Tony Green, on dismissing, denying, contracting and spreading the coronavirus (gay republican)


Wisconsin officials confirm nearly 2,700 new COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus

The Latest: Florida has highest daily caseload since August : Coronavirus



The White House has more cases of COVID than all of N.L.; here's why | CBC News

Herd immunity letter signed by fake experts including 'Dr Johnny Bananas' : Open letter calling for new Covid-19 strategy also signed by Prof Cominic Dummings
Climate Science Denial Network Behind Great Barrington Declaration : Coronavirus

COVID-19 deaths surpass 150,000 in Brazil, second only to U.S. : Coronavirus

Ireland reports record high 1012 daily cases in a country with a population of only 4.9 million people. : Coronavirus

Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due to lockdown : worldnews

Cruise ships dismantled for scrap metal as pandemic sinks industry : worldnews

French coronavirus cases set new 24-hour record with nearly 27,000 infections : worldnews

'It's been so, so surreal' - Critics of Sweden's lax pandemic policies face fierce backlash (Sweden = Mississippi)

UK at virus 'tipping point', top scientist warns : worldnews


Jair Bolsonaro has never been more popular in Brazil, despite his woeful handling of the coronavirus pandemic : worldnews


'A Cancer' Former Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd Calls for Royal Commission Into Murdoch Monopoly
Study Warns Radicalized Right-Wingers Uniting Online -- Many Inspired by Trump Threaten Australian Democracy

China's insistence that Taiwan isn't a country starts backfiring
Trump viewed Canada as political pawn in trade issues with China: Bolton : worldnews
China joins global vaccine alliance, filling leadership vacuum left by Trump
60,000 Troops Deployed, No Point Of Talking To China - Is The US Warning India Of An Imminent War? : worldnews (one of Trump's backup plans)
6 Chinese Billionaires Living In Singapore and Their Multi-Billion Dollar Companies

Malaysia detains 60 Chinese nationals and 6 vessels for trespassing : worldnews

Kashmir going through 'darkest phase' of mental health crisis : worldnews

Anger sparks as Tokyo politician claims legally protecting lesbians and gays will ruin district

North Korea just unveiled what appears to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile, and it's huge | Expert North Korea watchers said in early analysis the road-mobile, liquid-fueled missile was massive, with one suspecting that it might be capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads. : worldnews
Danish ex-chef spent 10 years as a mole in North Korea for documentary : worldnews
A new documentary with a bizarre cast of characters claims to shed light on North Korea's efforts to evade international sanctions, by tricking members of Kim Jong-un's secretive regime into signing fake arms deals. : worldnews

Azerbaijan says seven dead in overnight Armenian shelling: Live | Asia : worldnews

Jewish settlers attack Palestinian homes in north of West Bank; army detains man defending his home : worldnews (Jewish terrorists)
Spanish politician vilifies 'the Jews' for how Israel treats Palestinians (well?)
Ultra-Orthodox seen flouting virus rules with mass holiday celebrations | The Times of Israel
Ultra-Orthodox seen flouting virus rules with mass holiday celebrations : worldnews (at least they're doing it in their own shitholw country)

As the U.S. conspiracy theory goes global, it has found fertile ground in the putsch fantasies and anti-Semitic tropes long popular on Germanys far-right fringe. Counterterrorism officials worry.

Paris police station stormed by mob with metal bars and fireworks | World news : worldnews

Boris Johnson has zero plans to tackle impacts of racism, warns ousted government adviser ... Could have stipped at "plans" and beeen equally accurate ...
18,000 elderly people have died of COVID-19 in British care homes and now Boris Johnson's government is being accused of human rights abuse : worldnews
Brexit: Anger as ministers use obscure rule to deny MPs a vote on blocking chlorinated chicken imports : worldnews
Living standards for UK's poorest plunge during pandemic : worldnews
The UK is telling ministers to cozy up to the Biden camp, as Boris Johnson is 'writing off Trump' in the upcoming US election : politics

Haiti is going through its most violent era since 2005, government is behind it, experts say : worldnews ... Ultimately though this wave of violence can be traced to the coup staged against Jean-Bertrand Aristride in 2004, supported and legitimated by western powers, Canada and the US in particular (oh look Cheneyfucker and W Bush in the background)

u/Jackpot777 explains how George Soros became the bogeyman of conservative conspiracy theorist in large part because Rupert Murdoch had beef with him : bestof

One-Third of Americans Can't Pay Their Bills as Stimulus Talks Stall ("bunch of losers" Trump said)


Yet another NYT tax return story, this time laying out the massive web of pay-to-play influence peddling that has gone on in Donald Trump swamp:
Trump is in debt. We can't ignore the national security risks that come with that. (Trump owned by a Putin shell company called "Russsia")
Trump made more than $200 million from foreign business interests since 2016 : politics
u/linkelek1 details Trump's connections with the Russian mafia and it's effect on the American economy. : bestof
How Team Trump used Fox News as a laundromat for unverified Russian information about top Democrats - CNNPolitics ... Which is to say that the President and Fox News personalities such as Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson are hyping and disseminating information that originates from a foreign adversary to bludgeon top Democratic officials.


Get Ready to Resist the Trump Coup Attempt : politics
10 things you need to know to stop a coup | Waging Nonviolence

Thanks to this sub (and the now defunct Omnibus) I was motivated / made a website with 2500+ headlines Trump wishes you forgot. WeDidntForget.com - all curated since the inauguration in a never-ending scrollable website. Refresh your memories, share, and then hit the polls : Keep_Track
We Didn't Forget


Trump Failed the 3 A.M. Test : politics

ABC host says White House blocked Fauci from appearing on show : politics
A Trump campaign ad features Fauci praising the president's coronavirus response but uses his words out of context : politics
Fauci says he was taken out of context in new Trump campaign ad touting coronavirus response - CNNPolitics
Trump campaign twists Fauci comment to suggest praise of the president - The Washington Post
Jake Tapper Literally Laughs When Kudlow Says We're Safely Dealing With COVID -- "We are not learning to live with the virus, Larry. We had four days in a row of 50,000 infections and the death rate is the highest in the world" (the best Fox News advisors)
Eric Trump falsely calls president's coronavirus treatment a vaccine
Coronavirus: Trump claims to be 'immune' and says he has 'protective glow' : politics ... Spray on protective glow ...

Trump Is The Most Crooked President in American History. That Should Matter. : politics
Tax records show 200 entities funneled money to Trump properties while reaping benefits from White House: NYT : politics

Biden Leads Trump by 17-Points Over Handling of COVID-19 Pandemic : politics ... "just 21 percent say it's under control" ...

Joe Biden tests negative for coronavirus sixth time since debate : politics

I Created Veep and Even I Couldn't Make the Last Week Up

Super spreader : pics
What actually happened after Trump's secret meeting with Putin in Helsinki : pics
The Trump Internet Is Freaking Out Over The Fizzling Out of Russiagate

Amateur hour at the Trump White House - POLITICO - The coronavirus outbreak at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is just one facet of a much deeper presidential malaise.

Candace Owens team paid for attendees to travel to White House event : politics (she should fuck Kanye)


How sexist, racist attacks on Kamala Harris have spread -- onlinea case study


Durbin: Republicans have been 'packing the court for the past three and a half years, and they brag about it' : politics (Susan Page was less than useless)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Cheered Every Time Kamala Harris Told Mike Pence 'I'm Still Speaking' : politics
Elizabeth Warren urges voters to oust Republicans in 'life and death' election -- Stumping for Joe Biden Saturday, the Massachusetts Democrat asked Mainers to hold Donald Trump and Susan Collins accountable

Republican Party, Trump, Pence have embraced history of American fascism - Business Insider


Nonpartisan watchdog group raises questions about $40m yacht tied to DeVos family : politics ... She has seven yachts ...

Antiabortion groups say they stand behind Trump's use of a drug tested on cells derived from an aborted fetus because the president 'was not involved with that abortion' : politics (it wasn't his baby)

Merrick Garland was historically snubbed but he's emerged more respected than ever (and he's an Obama conservative, chosen not to upset Republicans too much)
How Democrats hope to defeat Amy Coney Barretts nomination
Senate Republicans Are Playing a Dangerous Game With the Courts Legitimacy
Memories (Can't Wait) - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Let's have a little stroll back to the mists of early November 2016: ... For the first time, some Senate Republicans are saying that if Hillary Clinton is elected, the GOP should prevent anyone she nominates from being confirmed to fill the current court vacancy, or any future vacancy ... As for Cruz, he suggested there is nothing sacrosanct about having nine justices ... (and St John McCain was totally onboard)
Kamala Harris Refuses To Personally Attend Lindsey Grahams COVID Infected SCOTUS Hearing

Twitter buries GOP's 'scumbag liar' Ronna McDaniel for claiming '82% of Americans' make over $400,000/year
Oh come on Ronna -- get some rest.

SNL debate 'fly' sketch goes off the rails with Jim Carrey, along with Kenan Thompson as Herman Cain reincarnated

Powered by trust on the pandemic, Biden leads by 12 points nationwide: POLL - ABC News - Nearly 6 in 10 disapprove of how Trump has handled the coronavirus outbreak.
Biden ahead of Trump by double digits in new Washington Post-ABC News national poll. - The Washington Post

Democratic ballots more than double Republican ballots during early voting : politics

Judge Blocks Trump Campaign Attempt To Limit Use Of Drop Boxes In Pennsylvania : politics

Jaime Harrison shatters Senate fundraising record for South Carolina race : politics
POLITICO Playbook: He raised what? - politico -- BONKERS, CRAZY, WHATEVER SUPERLATIVE YOU WANT TO USE: JAIME HARRISON, the Democrat running against Sen. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.), raised $57 million in the third quarter ...

Joe Biden polling better than any challenger since 1936
Republicans risk losing Texas, Florida & Arizona state races : politics
Biden leads Trump in Michigan and Nevada, and race is tied in Iowa
Biden visit Monday caps push into Ohio, once a longshot

Joe Biden Poised to Flip Critical District In Historically Red Nebraska : politics

GOP sees falling Trump stock as growing threat to Senate majority : politics

New book by John McCain's closest aide details reaction to Trump's war hero attack - Axios
Lindsey Graham, reverse ferret: how John McCain's spaniel became Trump's poodle

Trump campaign cancels almost $7 million worth of TV ads in 3 midwest states : politics
Strapped for cash, Trump yanks TV ads in key states as Biden spending surges : politics (Trump needs to borrow more money from Vlad)
Trumps campaign gives up on key swing states to burn money where he can't win (spends money in DC where he can't win bc he likes to see himself on TV )

In Biden ad, Cindy McCain says president should "bring out the best in us, not the worst" : politics (meanwhile, Megyn)

Biden and Harris have earned our support to lead the nation : politics


Daines, Bullock clash over pandemic, Supreme Court in debate

The rise of Gen Z could foretell the fall of Trumpism - POLITICO - Deeply committed to diversity, social justice and combating climate change, the youngest voters could be the engine that drives a new GOP.


Amy Thorn, the registered nurse from West Virginia who recently spoke at the Republican National Convention to defend Donald Trump's response to the COVID crisis, has been arrested for shooting a woman in the stomach during an argument ... Just trying to secure her speaker slot for the next RNC convention ... That's at least three RNC speakers being charged with gun crimes ...

Unofficial Ballot Drop Box Appears In Front Of Baptist Church In Canyon Country : politics ... Other posts on the churcs website show it hosting a forum for Republican local candidates and criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement. With that in mind, some locals said they are suspicious of what the church's website show it hosting a forum for Republican local candidates and criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement. With that in mind, some locals said they are suspicious of what the church's intentions were with the box ...


The Whitmer kidnapping plot shows why violent political rhetoric needs to end -- now
Suspects in alleged Michigan kidnap plot would be "domestic terroris" tsif convicted
Men charged with Michigan kidnapping plot marked by troubled pasts - many who vented their anger at government in Michigan both online and in person.
Calls intensify for resignation of Michigan sheriff who shared stage with militia. : politics
BMJ on Twitter: "When the FBI stops a plot to kidnap a governor, & the President can't thank the FBI b/c he's fighting w/ them-& he can't be thankful for the governor's safety, b/c he's fighting w/ her-& he can't condemn the terrorists b/c they're his supporters...it's time for a new President." / Twitter


Portland Police make blanket arrests minutes after Saturday protest starts : news

In a Small Alabama Town, Suddenly All Politics Is National - The New York Times

State AG fires investigator accused of 'disrespectful' conduct over waitress's Black Lives Matter pin : news

'Live PD' was canceled. But in one Texas county, its twisted legacy lives on.

The Pentagon has funneled $7.4 billion in surplus military gear to police forces that don't want or need it : inthenews

Girl beaten unconscious in food court of Coastland Center mall in Naples : news


Facebook responsible for 94% of 69 million child sex abuse images reported by US tech firms : technology (Fuckerberg largest purveyor of child porn in the world)


An Arrest in Canada Casts a Shadow on a New York Times Star, and The Times - The New York Times (lying NYT and lying bitch who fired everybody who did'nt bow down to her)
How Was Rukmini Callimachi Fooled by a Fake Terrorist? | The New Republic - The star ISIS reporter for The New York Times has come under criticism following new revelations about one of her sources.
Rukmini Callimachis reporting troubles
American Hostages Family Blasts Star NY Times' Reporter's Lies


Golf For Beginners: How to get started | Fairway Approach


Findings suggest that continued trends in female educational attainment & access to contraception will hasten declines in fertility & slow population growth. Policy options to adapt to continued low fertility, while sustaining & enhancing female reproductive health, will be crucial in years to come. : science


TIL Giving a shot of ketamine to heavy drinkers after reactivating their drinking-related memories led to a rapid decrease in urges to drink and a prolonged decrease in alcohol intake over nine months. : todayilearned

TIL there is a condition called hyperthymesia. People who have it can remember intimate details from every day of their life: what they had for lunch, what time they woke up. It also becomes a curse because they constantly see some element of the past in everything that happens around them. : todayilearned


Frequent users of Reddit, why do you prefer Reddit over other social platforms? : AskReddit

Men: what "girly" things do you enjoy doing? : AskReddit

What's your secret that could literally ruin your life if it came out?




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Sir David Attenborough says the excesses of western countries should "be curbed" to restore the natural world and we'll all be happier for it. : worldnews
David Attenborough: 'A Life On Our Planet' Is The Most Important Documentary Of The Year: By framing environmental destruction through Attenborough's heyes and unique career, it manages to humanize an issue that can often seem distant and abstract.
40% of the Amazon Rainforest Is at Tipping Point To Becoming Savanna : worldnews (good job, Fuckanaro)
'Real and imminent' extinction risk to whales : worldnews (Japan smirks)

29 million girls, women victims of modern slavery: report : worldnews


The world crosses an ominous milestone, recording more than 1 million new cases in three days. : Coronavirus
383,359 new cases of coronavirus worldwide, the biggest one-day increase on record, according to WHO. 8,575 new deaths : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 10/10/20 : boston
Mass. reports 587 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 10 new deaths - The Boston Globe



Young adults aged 18-24 years demonstrate the earliest increases in COVID-19 positivity, increasing 31 days before a US county is identified as a hotspot. This underscores the importance of reducing transmission from younger populations to those at highest risk for severe illness or death.

U.S. COVID-19 cases hit two-month high, 10 states report record increases : Coronavirus

Trump's Covid advisor spotted maskless at 2,000-strong rally on White House lawn (Scott Atlas and there were only 400 people paid to be there)
Trump invited 2000 people to his 1st rally since getting COVID. Only 400 to 500 showed up : pics

No, the Regeneron drug Trump received is not a Covid-19 "cure"
'Brain fog': the people struggling to think clearly months after Covid : Coronavirus
Covid-19 patient with no respiratory symptoms suffers brain damage : Coronavirus
Global Study Of Hospitalized Patients Confirms Coronavirus Is Nothing Like The Flu : Coronavirus
275 million more child marriages due to COVID-19 pandemic : Coronavirus
Coronavirus Hit the U.S. Long Before We Knew : Coronavirus
Membership of anti-mask Facebook groups jumps sharply : Coronavirus

Judge denies Orthodox Jewish group's request for restraining order against New York's Covid-19 restrictions : news ... Well, if you watch the video of them the other day, they literally chased the cops away. All the BLM protests against excessive force, and who knew, want to get the cops to literally run away? Dress as a Hassidic Jew. (superspreading Hasids stuck in the 17th century)
COVID-Positive Rabbi Held Large Indoor Service In Borough Park, Congregants Say : Coronavirus

At Least 9 People At Trymp Campaign Rally in Minnesota Tested Positive for COVID-19, Health Officials Say : Coronavirus

Indiana reports another record high of new COVID-19 cases, breaking record set Friday : news

At Disney World, 'Worst Fears' About Virus Have Not Come True -- Attendance has been low since the July reopening, but health officials and worker unions also say safety protocols have kept the coronavirus at bay.

No end in sight for North Dakota coronavirus surge as deaths spike and hospitals strain : Coronavirus (Kristi Noem, Death Bitch)
17-year-old girl becomes North Dakota's youngest COVID-19 death : Coronavirus
South Dakota reports 732 new COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths : Coronavirus

NC sees 2,000-plus COVID-19 daily case increase for a third day, as K-12 cases rise : Coronavirus
More than 5K new COVID-19 cases in Missouri sets record : Coronavirus
Michigan reports 1,522 new cases of coronavirus, 15 deaths Saturday : Coronavirus
Utah health department reports 1,354 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths Saturday : Coronavirus

For a record-breaking 3rd day, Oregon reports 400+ COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus

Upper Midwest Leads the Nation with Worst Rural Infection Rates : Coronavirus

More than 3,400 Americans rejected from entering Canada last month for shopping, sightseeing : news


Germany reports 4721 new cases of coronavirus, highest rise since april : Coronavirus

France records 26 896 new cases, highest increase yet. 6557 more than their previous record from yesterday. : Coronavirus

Europe records 100,000 daily coronavirus cases for first time : worldnews
Canada at a tipping point in fight against coronavirus, says frustrated Prime Minister Trudeau : worldnews


Canada's Trudeau announces $100M for food banks amid coronavirus pandemic

Over 1,000 get coronavirus at Sri Lanka factory that made masks for US : worldnews

Russia smashes coronavirus single-day case record with more than 12,000 in 24 hours : worldnews

Berlin's first curfew in 70 years kicks in : worldnews


Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan agree ceasefire : worldnews



Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launches petition calling for a Royal Commission into the Rupert Murdoch Newscorp media monopoly : worldnews
James Murdoch says he quit father's news empire because it legitimises disinformation' : worldnews

Police crack down on marathon anti-Kremlin protest in Russia's Far East : worldnews

Azerbaijani Media & Government Repeatedly Caught Making Fake News About War Against Armenia : worldnews
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree Karabakh truce : worldnews

Over 200,000 taking part in anti-Netanyahu rallies across Israel : worldnews


Israeli soldiers raid a Palestinian village at night, terrifying residents - ut civilian's death : worldnews (keep it up, Jews)
Assad: Return of Golan Heights is precondition to Israel-Syria peace : worldnews

Bangladesh considers death penalty for rapists : worldnews

France to distribute free medical cannabis, launch experiment in 2021 : worldnews


Fewer than half of Canadians feel safer when they see a police officer, poll finds : worldnews (ACAF)


'If You F*CK Around With Us' Trump Launches Intense Threat to Iran on Rush Limbaugh's Show (totally normal headline)
Iran says Trump is no "tough guy" after he told country not to "f**k with us" : worldnews


Former Gitmo Navy commander sentenced to 2 years for lying abo for training purposes : worldnews


Cyber Command has sought to disrupt the world's largest botnet, hoping to reduce its potential impact on the election ... the Trickbot botnet, an army of at least 1 million hijacked computers run by Russian-speaking criminals (Trump is a "Russian criminal")


Trump, lagging in polls, pressures Justice Dept. to target Democrats and criticizes Barr - The Washington Post (great pic of Barr's jowls)
Election Less Than a Month Away, Trump Leans on Barr and Pompeo for a Lift - The New York Times - The secretary of state said he would make Hillary Clintons emails public, handing the president a weapon to attack his political foes as the attorney general resisted his overtures to prosecute them (oh, so Pompeo has the emailz now?)
Team Trump Admits Its 'Russiagate' Head Fake Has Been a Flop

Appeals court rules Trump's border wall illegal, blocks further construction

The Swamp That Trump Built - The New York Times (president-for-profit)

The Entire Presidency Is a Superspreading Event Down in the polls, high on steroids, and clinging to good health while endangering everyone else's
How Long Should Trump Be in Isolation? - The New York Times

The mirrors in the White House must be broken : PoliticalHumor

How Many Republican Senators Have COVID19? They Won't Say

Taliban supports Trump reelection : politics
Does Biden even have a chance now that that the Taliban endorsed Trump? : PoliticalHumor

Trump broke debate rules and didn't get tested: White House stonewalling gives it away : politics (so it really was his plan to kill Biden with his superspreader family)
Trump says 'nobody knows' how Covid spread at White House and refuses to reveal test and treatment details : politics

Trump Is Planning a Rally at the White House Saturday and People Are Already Calling It "Covchella" - his first in-person rally since his Covid diagnosis.
Trump will speak at a public event at the White House; it is not clear if hes still contagious with coronavirus
Trump launches his post-coronavirus recovery tour - POLITICO - The president will host in-person rallies on Saturday and Monday, continuing to flout pandemic protocols and before Trump has confirmed he is not contagious.

Nine coronavirus cases tied to Trump Minnesota rally - POLITICO - One attendee remains in an intensive care unit ... Nine people who have contracted the coronavirus reported attending a Donald Trump rally in Bemidji, Minn., last month, state health officials said Friday, including two who were hospitalized.

Trump Conceals COVID Test Info During Fake Fox News 'Medical Evaluation' (Hannity stuck his fingers up Trump's butt and said he's fine)
Trumps made-for-TV 'medical exam' is as much a sham as his COVID-19 response

Trump personnel office weighs asking appointees to offer their resignations - POLITICO - The potential plan is angering officials who fear it will cause chaos in their personal lives as they plot their next moves (must submit to loyalty tests)


Times Reveals Trump Secured Massive Windfall Then Poured Millions Into 2016 Campaign, Sparking Calls for Federal Probe | "The more we learn about what Trump is hiding in his tax returns, the worse it looks." : politics


Second Debate Canceled as Biden Condemns Trump for 'Reckless' Conduct
2020 election: Biden in commanding position as Trump wastes precious days - CNNPolitics


Republicans are finally ready to diss Don - POLITICO - grip on the party is loosening amid a coronavirus backlash and fears of an electoral bloodbath.

Pete Buttigieg ripped Donald Trump to shreds for being too "afraid" to debate Joe Biden
Pete Buttigieg on Twitter: "It's too bad Trump is afraid to debate next week. https://t.co/4juvdgPfE7" / Twitter
Heather Bucha Whaley on Twitter: "Once again @PeteButtigieg laying down the winning hand. https://t.co/y3KKx6MfLr" / Twitter

Justice Department cancels diversity training, including for immigration judges - SFChronicle.com (said it might mess with their white supremacy)
U.S. border agency said it 'rescued' a Honduran woman and newborn. Then it separated them and detained her (Nazi Stephen Miller cackkkles)

Opinion: The GOP's push to confirm Amy Coney Barrett is a reckless farce - CNN
These shadowy groups are spending millions to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court
Democrats, Facing Critical Supreme Court Battle, Worry Feinstein Is Not Up to the Task - The New York Times - Ms. Feinstein, 87, has slowed in recent years and limited her public profile, leading some Democrats to wonder if she can lead them through a consequential confirmation process ... Ms. Feinstein, the oldest member of the Senate (malignant narcissism)

Eschaton: Saturday Morning - Starting to think the common thread of the Republican part is that they're all bad people? A joke, sort of, but decades of journalists pushing them as the Grownups and the Adults and the Family Values and Fiscal Conservatives and Responsible Party and essentially treating them as the mostly noble protagonists with Democrats as the occasional accidental usurpers doesn't seem like it says much for the profession's collective judgment!

Supercut Exposes Fox News' Hypocrisy On Kamala Harris Debate Criticism : politics

Susan Collins struggles to change the subject from Brett Kavanaugh in Maine Senate race : politics

McGrath requests COVID tests ahead of debate with McConnell : politics

Lindsey Graham Says Young Black People 'Can Go Anywhere' in South Carolina, as Long as They're Conservative : politics
South Carolina Debate Canceled After Lindsey Graham Refuses COVID Test

Biden parade of 300 golf carts in The Villages, Florida retirement community : pics
Josie Ensor on Twitter: "At a Mike Pence rally in The Villages, Florida. I'd say about a quarter of people here are wearing masks. People have pushed their socially distanced chairs together. The Villages is America's largest retirement village, aka the most vulnerable to Covid-19

Huge Absentee Vote in Key States Favors Democrats So Far - The New York Times - In Wisconsin, about 146,000 people voted by mail in the 2016 general election. This fall, about 647,000 people have already voted absentee, many in Democratic strongholds.

Texas counties can have multiple absentee ballot drop-off locations, federal judge says, blocking Gov. Greg Abbott's order : politics

Federal judge denies Trump, GOP challenge to ballot dropboxes in Pennsylvania - CNNPolitics

WSB poll: Warnock soars ahead in wild Georgia U.S. Senate race

The 2020 Elections Do Not Require Armed Vigilantes Outside Polling Places -- If we had a functioning federal government, instead of a madman's puppet show, someone would be concerned enough to do something about this
Accused leader of plot to kidnap Michigan governor was struggling financially, living in basement storage space - The Washington Post ... living in a storage space underneath a friend's vacuum shop after his girlfriend kicked him out of her home ... (neckbeard basement incel living in a vacuum)
Alleged domestic terrorists used armed protests at Michigan capitol for recruitment : news ... 4 of the 16 were cops? That's hilarious ... (informers and spies)
Captured American Terrorists : pics
There is no difference between one group of these men vs. the other. : pics

NYPD braces for possible unrest around upcoming presidential election : news

Watch This Trump Rallygoers Heart Break When He Discovers The President Votes By Mail ... "I honestly didn't know that," the depleted fan responded. "I don't even know what you're talking about"

Friend built this Biden/Harris billboard on her farm. 24 hrs later it was destroyed. : pics (Berkshire country)
Display in support of Biden, Harris at Western Mass. farm set on fire : news


Rod Dreher tosses his cookies - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Yes, Rod sees a corporate decision to monetize apparent support for queer people and their hetero friends and family as a totalitarian act of revolution (???) because his movement demands that adherents be mad about something at all times. (Oreo making revolutionary rainbow cookies and forcing them down Rod's throat)

Which 'Succession' Character is James Murdoch? - The New York Times - James Murdoch, Rebellious Scion (see what the Dowdster did there?)

PBS documentary 'Driving While Black' is an essential and infuriating history of racism : television

Officials Demand Answers After ICE Agents Stopped a Black Jogger - The New York Times - A video of the encounter showed at least three agents with police vests questioning the jogger, Bena Apreala, in his Boston neighborhood.


'We're not afraid' : 15-foot sign supporting Biden, Harris destroyed in Dalton fire -- Lonnie Durfee, 49, of Dalton, is facing charges of burning personal property in connection with the blaze, police said Saturday morning. He will be arraigned at Central Berkshire District Court on Tuesday.


Two deaths a day: S.F. drug overdoses fueled by fentanyl are spiking, new figures show - SFChronicle.com

Priest had threesome on Louisiana church altar, police say : news ... "Police did not say if the three had left room for Jesus" ...


Report: Officers beat porcupines to death with batons while on duty - By Stephen Betts : worldnews (former Marines are killing machines in fucking Maine)


Connecticut city OKs renaming sewage plant for John Oliver : news


Scientists calculate fastest possible speed of sound is 22 miles per se but it is only possible under conditions found in Jupiter's metallic hydrogen core

Exposure to Static Magnetic and Electric Fields Treats Type 2 Diabetes - Static magnetic and electric fields rapidly ameliorates insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in as few as 3 days with no observed adverse effects, when applied to mouse models of Type 2 Diabetes. : science


You are forced to sit down and re-watch all of human history unfold from the beginning. You can Intervene at one single point of your choosing, to alter the future.... Where do you step in ? and what do you do ? : AskReddit

Male Redditors, any advice for lesbian mothers raising sons - whats important to keep in mind to raise confident,healthy men? : AskReddit




100920

Science not belief : PoliticalHumor

If Ben & Jerry's was going to make a 2020-centric ice cream flavor, what would it be called? : AskReddit

Iceland's Most Active Volcano Looks Like It's Getting Ready to Erupt Again : worldnews ( Eyjafjallajvkull enters the 2020 chat)

2020 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the World Food Programme : worldnews
Environmental Disaster: 95% Ocean Life in Russian Remote Region Has Been Wiped Out : worldnews
Japan fishermen oppose 'catastrophic' release of Fukushima water to ocean : worldnews ... This is how you get a Godzilla ...


MA COVID-19 Data 10/9/20 : boston
734 New Confirmed Cases ; 12 deaths -October 9 : CoronavirusMa - 135,011 total cases - 19,567 new individuals tested; 3.6% positive - 59,918 total tests today; 1.2% positive - +16 hospital; +3 icu; +5 intubated; 500 hospitalized - 12 new deaths; 9,362 total deaths

Mass. reports 106 new coronavirus cases among students, 57 among school staff members - The Boston Globe
Boston's citywide positivity rate is now above 4%, which triggers delay in BPS reopening

Interactive Tool: Masks Use & Covid-19 Correlation : CoronavirusMa

Multidrug-resistant bacteria infections (like MRSA and VRE) decreased by up to 80% in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic due to increased awareness of hand washing, cleaning equipment after use and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare workers. : science

White House Blocked C.D.C. From Requiring Masks on Public Transportation - The New York Times (what will the final toll be?)

Faith healing "school" becomes a COVID hotspot with 137 cases. It has ties to Donald Trump -- The man who runs the school was reportedly asked by Trump to "annoint every door in the White House" with olive oil.

MAGA-Crazy Retirement Village Now Fears COVID -- and Pence -- "The virus was a hoax here until Trump got it," one resident said (you know where)


Covid-19 Global News: Live Tracker - The New York Times (Hasids are super-spreaders, think it's a "hoax to hurt Trump")
Borough Park protest organizer claims Trump campaign urged them in robocall - New York Daily News (Jews for the holocaust)
'We Are At War' : Heshy Tischler Is Not Done Stirring Up Orthodox Brooklyn (asshole Hasids for Trump)

Fauci Calls White House Ceremony a 'Super-Spreader Event'

Microsoft reportedly letting employees work from home permanently : Coronavirus

Ohio reports highest one-day tally of coronavirus cases : Coronavirus

Faith healing "School" becomes a COVID hotspot with 137 cases.

The Island Brokers Are Overwhelmed: The wealthy want to escape the pandemic to private, isolated paradise : Coronavirus


One-third of Toronto's community outbreaks related to bars and restaurants, says new COVID-19 data

Russia smashes coronavirus single-day case record with more than 12,000 in 24 hours : Coronavirus
France reports 20,339 new coronavirus cases, by far the biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus
As virus fills French ICUs anew, doctors ask what went wrong : Coronavirus
Netherlands reports 5,983 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus ... equivalent to 113,000 new csses in the U.S. Our daily high is 77,000, which is a ton and puts in perspective how out of control it is in the Netherlands right now.

Spain imposes state of emergency on Madrid - The Spanish government has ordered a 15-day state of emergency to bring down Covid-19 infection rates in the capital, after a court overturned a partial lockdown imposed a week ago. : worldnews

China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance : worldnews

Trudeau says any approved COVID-19 vaccine will be free for all Canadians : worldnews

Domestic violence all the rage in Philippine lockdown : worldnews - one in four Filipino women aged 15-49 has experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse by their partner or husband (before the lockdown)

Australia records second day without COVID-19 death for first time in three months : worldnews

New Zealand Stamps Out the Virus. For a Second Time. : worldnews
New Zealand's Covid-19 response the best in the world, say global business leaders : worldnews
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern poised for big win in election, poll says : worldnews - Imagine having a political leader not decades older than retirement age ...

Suicide spike in Japan shows mental health toll of coronavirus : worldnews

World's garment workers face ruin as fashion brands refuse to pay $16bn (very fashionable capitalism)


Dozens hospitalized after fire engulfs 33-story apartment building in South Korea : worldnews

China tells Indian media not to call Taiwan a country, Taiwan says 'get lost' : worldnews
Hong Kong protesters facing prison after being shot by police : worldnews


US man avoids Thai jail over bad resort review : worldnews

Palestinian toddler injured after Israeli settlers threw stones at cars on a West Bank road : worldnews (just a few "settlers")

Pakistan bans TikTok : worldnews (girls w/out Burkas are immoral)

India's Muslims Fear Rise in Intolerance and Hate Crimes as Court Acquits All Accused in a Mosque Demolition

The Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict hints at the future of war : worldnews
Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan : worldnews
It Took Facebook More Than A Year To Remove An Azerbaijan Troll Farm : worldnews (Zuckerfuck laughs)

Facebook's alleged indifference of Indian hate speech linked to policy chief's political bias : worldnews (Fuckbooked)

Kyrgyzstan president declares state of emergency : worldnews

Man sets himself on fire on Putin's birthday in Russia's 2nd self-immolation in a week : worldnews
St. Petersburg Man Sets Himself on Fire Holding Happy Birthday, Mr. President Sign
Russia fires hypersonic missile in birthday blast for Vladimir Putin : worldnews

Russia has asked the Danish government for permission to appoint an honorary consul in Greenland, writes the news agency Reuters. The U.S. opened their consulate in Greenland this summer : worldnews

Twitter bans 926 accounts linked to Thai military manipulation : worldnews

12-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Person Ever To Build Working Nuclear Reactor : worldnews

'Kid influencers' classed as child labour under new French law : worldnews

Spain looks to allow abortion at 16 and 17 without parental consent, "our bodies are ours" : worldnews

Elon Musk's SpaceX is developing a reusable rocket to deliver weapons anywhere in the world in an hour for the US military : worldnews

Taliban cheer Trump tweet promising early US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan : worldnews ... The kids of the Afghanistan War Veterans are being sent to fight in Afghanistan.

The U.S. Is Trying to Be the 'Gatekeeper' of Space, Researchers Warn : worldnews (Trump's Space Force)

US-inspired rightwing extremism an 'insidious' threat to Australia, government study finds : worldnews

Trudeau says government is braced for 'disruptions' in event of unclear U.S. election result | CBC News : worldnews

POLITICO Playbook: Trump passed over for Nobel : worldnews (Nobel Committee says "we don't have a prize for extreme evil")


Trump, in a new video, says he will 'make China pay' for coronavirus pandemic
U.S. warns China against attack on Taiwan : worldnews
US warplane appears to 'draw' median line between Taiwan and China : worldnews (orders Pompeo to start a war)


The Top 1 Percent Owns Nearly Everything in the US. We Need to Seize Their Wealth Capitalism systemically concentrates wealth at the top of society, as the latest US figures confirm yet again. The solution: massive wealth redistribution that attacks disparities across the board ... Reminder that 2,200 people own 10.2 trillion dollars. Imagine what the US could do with 10.2 trillion dollars. Health care, child care, renewable energy, research, education, social safety nets, infrastructure. That money could be used to serve the public of 330 million people, and have positive ramifications for the entire planet. Instead it's serving 2,200 individuals right now.

Biden wants to undo Trump's tax cuts. Wall Street is backing him anyway : politics

Congress has stalled a new stimulus deal with $1,200 payments for 5 months. But the GOP-led Senate plans to confirm Trump's Supreme Court pick in 2 weeks. : politics


Trump Appointee is turning Voice of America into partisan outlet, lawsuit says : politics

Former CIA director John Brennan takes on Trump, and doesn't hold back ... Obama was cautious to the point of being intimidated, it seems. (Obama fucked the country for the final time)

The Press Found Two More Apparent Trump Financial Crimes Today : politics
Trump Engineered a Sudden Windfall in 2016 as Campaign Funds Dwindled
Trump got a $21 million tax break for saving the forest outside his N.Y. mansion. Now the deal is under investigation. - The Washington Post

Don't forget: The Trump campaign gave its most sensitive data to a Russian spy : politics

Report: Barr says review of Russia investigation won't be ready before election : worldnews ... Even Barr can't fabricate enough evidence for a report. (Trump has meltdown)
Barr Tried to Prove a Deep State Plot Against Trump. He Failed.
The election is happening right now - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Barr ... In other words, his priorities may well be shifting to keeping his own ass from being indicted.
Eschaton: Gramps is Gonna Be Mad - Two sources close to Senate leadership said President Trump is desperate, has zero leverage to push them to support a bill crafted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and congressional Republicans aren't inclined to wrap themselves any tighter to a sinking ship

Court Filing Demands Completely Unredacted Mueller Witness Interviews, Cites Trump[s Tweets Declassifying 'Any and All' Russia Docs (he bit his own fat ass)

A Contested 2020 Election Would Be Way Worse Than Bush v. Gore : politics
Trump Is Killing the Economy Out of Spite So what will he do if he loses the election? : politics
Opinion | Trump Is Killing the Economy Out of Spite - The New York Times - So what will he do if he loses the election?
Trump Lashes Out at His Cabinet With Calls to Indict Political Rivals - The New York Times
Trumps frantic desperation will only get worse
Why Trump is losing - The Washington Post

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raises 25th Amendment; says President Trump in 'altered state'
Discussion Thread: Speaker Pelosi Unveils Legislation to Create Presidential Capacity Commission : politics

Donald Trump Jr. Goes Full 'Super Spreader' At Indoor Campaign Stop : politics

Trump drops f-bomb, pulls 180 on coronavirus stimulus in rambling Rush Limbaugh interview : politics

Trump still contagious? Experts say it's impossible to know
Trump planning to host 1st in-person event since diagnosis at White House on Saturday: Sources - ABC News

Is Trump actually trying to sabotage his campaign? If so, he's doing a heckuva job : politics
'The president is likely toast': Trump's woes raise GOP fears of a blue wave - The president has had possibly the worst two-week stretch that a candidate could have going into the final month of an election

Trump campaign ready to unleash thousands of poll watchers on Election Day : worldnews (Proud Boys and Michigan militia)

Turning Point USA got caught astroturfing for Donald Trump with hundreds of fake accounts. : politics ... I, for one, am shocked that a group that tries to depict itself as cool young conservatives would be full of imaginary members haha ...

'Shameless Stunt': Trump Reportedly Attempting to Raid Medicare Trust Fund to Pay for Drug Discount Cards With His Name on Them : politics (government is just props on the reality show)

Lincoln Project Taunts Trump By Turning Him Into A Sketchy Infomercial Pitchman : politics
Newman! Seinfeld's Wayne Knight Goes Postal in Anti-Trump Ad
Over 75 Percent Don't Think Trump Admin Has Been Transparent About President's Health: Poll : politics

Scientific American: On November 3, Vote to End Attacks on Science : politics

Hope Hicks returned to the White House to pull Trump across the finish line. Then coronavirus hit. - The Washington Post

Will Republican Cultists Die for Their Dear Leader? Forget Shooting Someone on Fifth Avenue, Now Trump Spews Death with Every Breath He Takes : politics
Trump's lies matter | His lies threaten our lives, our planet, and our democracy. We can no longer treat them like some kind of national parlor game ... Trump was responsible for 38 percent of the media mentions that advanced falsehoods about the disease. He has touted quack cures and made wild promises about the rapid availability of a COVID-19 vaccine. Even as Trump was brought low last week by the virus he has dismissed, despite it having killed more than 211,000 Americans, he and his aides continue to produce opaque and contradictory information, rashly telling Americans not to worry about the disease.
The one question Trump won't answer about his viral infection -- One question, six officials, five days, zero answers: When did Donald Trump last test negative for the coronavirus? (early March)

Trump struggles to project a sense of normalcy after canceled debate - The Washington Post
Donald Trump plans Florida rally on Saturday amid Covid test secrecy : politics
Trump is getting increasingly desperate, sparking new fears for his health : politics
A Thrilling Week Inside Trump's Flailing Masculinity Death Cult

Biden Holds Wide Leads Over Trump on Coronavirus, Unifying the Country | Pew Research Center

Wishing Donald Trump well: It's just another way of normalizing the regime; We're expected to wish Trump a full recovery just because he's the president. But he's done nothing to earn that : politics

Trump says California had to ration water because it poured its supply into the sea to 'take care of certain little tiny fish' during a bizarre rant on Fox News : politics ... full blown dementia on steroids ...
'High as a Giraffe's Ass' : Trump's Rambling Hannity Call Torched On Twitter; The president evaded the Fox News hoshealth queries, raved about tiny windows and claimed Joe Biden will make America a "9th world country" ... Porky knows low dose?
Trump falsely claims Virginia governor Ralph Northam 'executed a baby' (personally)
Coughing Through Hannity Interview, Trump Says He Wants to Do Saturday Rally : politics ... He said on Hannity tonight that Biden wants to tear down buildings, and build new ones with tiny windows, so that people can't see light. He's out of his goddamn mind. (Biden is closing the windows in his mind)
Viewers notice Trump struggling to clear his throat while telling Hannity that he's in 'great shape' : politics
Trump will take a 'medical evaluation' administered by a Fox News doctor on TV, the network says : politics
Trump Will Undergo Televised Medical Evaluation on Friday Night, Fox News Announces

Donald Trump says the gloves are off. It looks like the wheels are coming off, too : politics
Trump's tweets suggest he is sleeping less -- and that could be helping Biden, study says

Fox News viewers use fewer Covid-19 safety precautions than CNN viewers, study finds : politics

Trump got a $21 million tax break for saving the forest outside his NY mansion. Now the deal is under investigation. : politics
Trump Steel Tariffs Bring Job Losses to Swing State Michigan : politics

Flash poll: Harris beat Pence in VP debate, and the fly stole the attention - POLITICO (40% says Pence demolished Harris) 90 percent of Democrats dubbing their party's nominee, Harris, the winner and 80 percent of Republicans choosing Pence.

Chris Christie still hospitalized with COVID-19 after six days : politics

Pete Buttigieg's Fox News interview goes viral after Trump "porn star" remarks
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Pete Buttigieg really went on Fox News and asked "why an evangelical Christian like Mike Pence wants to be on a ticket with a president caught with a porn star." https://t.co/PQnodtivC8" / Twitter

'GOP Loses a Big One in Their War on Drop Boxes': Federal Judge Bars Ohio From Limiting Ballot Sites to One Per County : politics
Fake voting websites are being set up to confuse voters, FBI warns : politics ... only one party asking people to go out and vote, no matter who you're voting for. The other party is questioning the system, suing the system, rat-fucking the system and encouraging intimidation at polls. Use critical thinking here ...
Democrats surge past Republicans in early voting : politics - Registered Democrats have returned 1.4 million ballots, more than twice the 653,000 ballots registered Republicans have returned so far


Ted Cruz warns the election 'could be a bloodbath of Watergate proportions' for GOP : politics ... "If we nominate Donald Trump, the Republican party will be destroyed, and we will deserve it." -- Lindsey Graham

Trump's Struggles Ripple Across the Sun Belt, Endangering G.O.P. Stronghold
Experts predict record election turnout as more than 6.6 million ballots cast in early voting tally

South Carolina Senate debate replaced with interviews after Lindsey Graham reportedly refuses Covid-19 test : politics (Lindsey-Dimsey has the virus, won't admit bc it would fuck with the Handmaid, will kill the Judiciary Committee)

Men charged in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer spotted in photo at Capitol gun rally : politics
Whitmer conspiracy allegations tied to boogaloo movement : politics
Gov. Whitmer denounces hate groups, says President Donald Trump is 'complicit' : politics
President Trump tweets on kidnapping plot, criticizes Gov. Whitmer : politics
Right-Wing Militias Are Bracing for Civil War : politics
Michigan kidnapping plot, like so many other extremist crimes, foreshadowed on social media - The Washington Post
Eschaton: That Fucking Newspaper
Nicholas Bagley on Twitter: "It's a small but telling thing: this from the @nytimes article on the Whitmer kidnapping plot is dead wrong. And it normalizes what actually happened here in Michigan. https://t.co/GTf5A2dotG https://t.co/90gyoJJGML" / Twitter (MI Supreme Court goes full terrorist)
Man charged in plot to kidnap Whitmer shared stage with West Michigan sheriff at rally
Sixteen 'Boogaloo' Followers Have Been Busted in 7 Days - he plot against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was just the tip of the iceberg.
Former Special Forces sought by business group to guard polling sites in Minnesota, company says - The Washington Post ,,, "to make sure that the Antifas do try to destroy the election sites" ... Atlas Aegis, a private security company based in Tennessee ... (Trump flunkies)
Sheriff Pal of Militia Twins: Whitmer Kidnap Plot Couldve Been a Legal 'Citizen's Arrest' Attempt ... twins Michael and William Null (yeah, they really are "nothings")

Opinion | Talk Radio Is Turning Millions of Americans Into Conservatives - The New York Times - The medium is at the heart of Trumpism. (what is this "radio" of which you speak?)

Fox News cut ties with a regular contributor after he called Kamala Harris an 'insufferable lying b----' on Twitter : politics

Self-funding QAnon candidate gave own campaign $450,000 after getting PPP loan : politics

Amy Coney Barrett failed to disclose talks on Roe v. Wade hosted by anti-abortion groups on Senate paperwork - CNNPolitics
Two students and a teacher at school attended by Barrett children test positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus

A Popular Online Learning Platform Was Actually Created by an Underground Religious Cult -- The creator of Acellus and the cult's leader has been accused of violence and abuse (Betsy and the Mormons and haha the evil asshole created his own "university" and gave himself a PhD)

Will Devin Nunes agree to a debate? He hasn't accepted one since 2002 (with the cow)

With Election Day looming, Twitter imposes new limits on U.S. politiciansand ordinary users, too -- increasing the amount of time a user must spend to retweet someone else's s comment (Russian bots laugh)

Illegally placed sign with booby-trap maims city worker enforcing regulations : politics (was it a Trump sign? what do you think?)


Louisville police collected negative info about Breonna Taylor's boyfriend after fatal shooting : news

Pressure mounts on prosecutors to scrutinize police, disclose troubled pasts - The Boston Globe - Pressure mounts on prosecutors to scrutinize police, disclose troubled pasts - Watch lists in Massachusetts have flagged 350 current and former officers ... "Typically, prosecutors have relied on the good faith of their police departments and officers ... (muhahaha) ... We've learned over the years that that's not a great practice, because there's some officers who are not being truthful, and police departments don't cooperate ..." (ACAL)


Stephen King, Margaret Atwood and Roxane Gay champion trans rights in open letter : books (Rowling takes a dagger or three)


SpaceX Starlink aids Native American tribe: "It catapulted us into the 21st centuyr : worldnews

Another universe existed before ours - and energy from it is coming out of black holes, says Nobel Prize winner : worldnews ... "I claim that there is observation of Hawking radiation. The Big Bang was not the beginning. There was something before the Big Bang and that something is what we will have in our future" - Roger Penrose

New study finds that right-wing authoritarians aren't very funny people (that's not all)

"Slow Blinking" really does help convince cats that you want to be friends : science

A fantastic cover of Dreams by The Cranberries by 40 Irish female artists recorded remotely and edited together. : videos

What do you believe, but cannot prove? : AskReddit

What often repeated "fact" has been debunked? : AskReddit

u/gryfft eloquently explains how Facebook has continuously tweaked functionality to turn users into dopamine fueled disinformation spreaders : bestof




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338,779 new cases of coronavirus worldwide, the biggest one-day increase on record, according to WHO. 5,514 new deaths : Coronavirus
Prepare for a 'marathon' and two years of wearing masks to battle COVID-19, says prominent Spanish virologist


MA COVID-19 Data 10/8/20 : boston
409 New Confirmed Cases ; 8 Deaths -October : CoronavirusMa - 134,277 total cases - 14,035 new individuals tested; 2.9% positive - 63,385 total tests today; 0.6% positive - -31 hospital; +2 icu; -11 intubated; 484 hospitalized - 8 new deaths; 9,350 total deaths

Average Daily Case Rate (per 100,000) for COVID-19 In Massachusetts, from September 20 - October 3, 2020 (a useful bookmark refreshed weekly by Thursday Morning based on Wednesday night's Weekly report) : CoronavirusMa


Coronavirus: Most people who test positive for COVID-19 have no symptoms when they take test - study : Coronavirus
Vitamin D deficiency increased risk of COVID in healthcare workers, new study shows : Coronavirus
Over 85% of virus patients in UK asymptomatic: Study : Coronavirus
Mechanisms by Which SARS-CoV-2 May Impact Male Fertility : Coronavirus
On average, the number of excess COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in US states reopening without masks is 10 times the number in states reopening with masks after 8 weeks. 50,000 excess deaths were prevented within 6 weeks in 13 states that implemented mask mandates prior to reopening. : science (the assholes are killing us)

'So frustrating' - Doctors and nurses battle virus skeptics

Arizona saw a 75% drop in COVID-19 cases after mask mandate, closures : Coronavirus

Arkansas hits new high for people hospitalized with COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Wisconsin once again sets new single-day record for positive COVID-19 tests : Coronavirus - And record hospitalizations.


2nd wave of COVID-19 in Europe : Coronavirus

UK reports 17,540 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus
France's new COVID-19 cases up by more than 18,000 for second day : Coronavirus


Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says Putin's regime has 'gone insane'

Apple is requesting Telegram to shut down 3 channels used by the people of Belarus to expose the identities of their oppressors. : worldnews

France arrests 61 in vast online child pornography bust : news


The US debt is now projected to be larger than the US economy : news (Trump economy is winning!)


Megathread: President Donald Trump Refuses to Participate in the Next Debate, Which is Scheduled to be Held Virtually : politics
"I'm not going to waste my time" : : Trump says he wont do virtual debate against Biden
Trump says he won't take part in virtual debate
Trump pulls out of next debate after organizers say it will be held virtually because of coronavirus concerns
The crackup - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Obviously Biden should insist that the second "debate" goes forward with or without President Cranky Poopypants: ... That 65 million people are going to vote for a toddler on (literal) steriods is . . . something.
Provider of Trump Covid drug is president's golf friend (

Friends Recall Hearing Trump Accuser's Claims in 1997

Bill Barr Pushes Justice Department to Go After Voting Issues Before Election Day - If the Goal Is to Ratf*ck the Country Into Confusion About the Election, Bill Barr Is Doing His Part - Camp Runamuck intends to litigate the election into a fine powder between November 4 and January 20. (tnx, Comey-fucker)
Trump, Barr at odds over slow pace of Durham investigation
Donald Trump calls for AG Barr to indict Joe Biden with 26 days until election : politics
Trump gives Bill Barr ultimatum as he demands roundup of political enemies : politics

Down in the polls and yearning for an October surprise, Trump lashes at his most loyal allies (orders Barr and Pompeo to arrent Hillary and Barry)

Trump boasts he's 'perfect physical specimen' and claims to be 'immune' to Covid ... "I'm extremely young' ... Donald Trump is literally the oldest person to ever assume the presidency ,,,
Typhoid Trump Is At The Center Of An Ever-Expanding COVID Web : politics
Trump says Gold Star families could have given him Covid-19 - POLITICO - "They come within an inch of my face, sometimes" the president said of the families of America's war dead
White House head of security is 'very ill' with coronavirus, report says : Coronavirus
Pentagon risk grows as Marine Corps' No. 2 officer tests positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus ("loser")
People not letting COVID dominate their lives is the main reason we still have COVID : pics (WH super-spreader, look at the pics)

Two Presidential Valets Who Carry Nuclear Launch Codes Test Positive for Coronavirus : politics
White House security official is gravely ill with COVID-19: Bloomberg : politics ... And the White House failed to disclose this. The guy has been gravely ill since September.
Head of White House Security Office Tests Positive for Coronavirus : politics ... The guy that heads the office that Handles guests credentials..
34 people connected to White House, more than previously known, infected by coronavirus: Internal FEMA memo - ABC News
34 people in Trump's orbit have tested positive for the coronavirus, leaked FEMA report says, as White House staffers say they are scared to go back to work
White House coronavirus outbreak may have exposed thousands
Top White House aide hosted lavish Atlanta wedding in May despite virus restrictions

Dying in a Leadership Vacuum | NEJM - Covid-19 has created a crisis throughout the world. This crisis has produced a test of leadership. With no good options to combat a novel pathogen, countries were forced to make hard choices about how to respond. Here in the United States, our leaders have failed that test. They have taken a crisis and turned it into a tragedy.
The New England Journal of Medicine avoided politics for 208 years. Nowurging voters to oust Trump
'Magnitude of this failure is astonishing' : Medical journal writes unprecedented editorial against Trump for COVID

Trump's Doctor Said The President Now Has Antibodies, Leaving Out The Fact That He Was Just Given A High Dose Of Antibodies : politics ... This is the second time in a week that Regeneron has publicly corrected Dr. Conley.
Trump's Twitter storm raises some concerns among doctors about possible risks of powerful steroid
MAGA: Donald Trump May Have Exposed Thousands of People to COVID-19 : politics (and more flies on Pence's head and pinkeye)
Donald Trump's so-called 'miracle' coronavirus treatment was tested on cells derived from an abortion -- The Trump administration has notably opposed medical research that uses fetal tissue from abortions, while knocking back numerous requests from scientists to work with it.
Trump asked Walter Reed doctors to sign non-disclosure agreements in 2019 : politics


CDC officials are reportedly horrified their boss wrote a letter excusing Mike Pence from their own quarantine guidance : politics
Plexiglass Barriers Wont Stop the Virus at the Debate, Experts Warn

The undercard - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Trump campaign has left a ticket for tonight's debate for rapper Tupac Shakur, who died more than two decades ago ... "This is not a joke."
Karen Pence Criticized for Joining Debate Stage Without Mask Despite Rules Mandating Use in Venue : politics

Kamala Harris & Mike Pence 2020 Vice Presidential Debate Transcript - Rev

A fly sat atop Mike Pences head for two minutes during the V.P. debate. (and stole the show)
Biden fundraises off of fly on Pence's head
Truth Over Flies Fly Swatter - Team Joe Store - Truth Over Flies Fly Swatter
Mike Pence's fly has a Twitter account - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Mike Pence's Fly on Twitter: When they go low, we go FLY!
'Zombie eye' - Twitter obsesses over Mike Pence's bloodshot eye during debate
Live Vice Presidential Debate Updates: Harris vs. Pence - The New York Times - Kamala Harris and Mike Pence Clash Over Virus, Health Care and Trump
Vice-presidential debate 2020: Live updates and fact-checking - The Washington Post
4 takeaways from the vice presidential debate - The Washington Post

'Mr Vice President, I'm speaking': Harris stops Pence interrupting her at debate : politics - EDIT: Anybody notice the fly on Pence's head ...must be attracted to horseshit. (+pinkeye)
Discussion Thread: Vice Presidential Debate - 10/07/2020 | Post Debate : politics
Debate: Pence attempts to defend Trump while ignoring his record on lying and fights over separation of powers - CNNPolitics
Mike Pence Tried To Defend An Administration That Doesn't Exist ... That fly found a mountain of bullshit to land on ...
Trump needed a clear win from Pence tonight to turn around their faltering campaign, and Pence didn't deliver : politics

2020 polls: Polls show Trump in free fall with one of the worst debate swings in history and collapse in baby boomer support : politics ... 30+ point swing away from Trump toward Biden with seniors. Turns out that telling them they should die for the economy may have been a bad idea...

Joe Biden's free college plan could pay for itself within 10 years, Georgetown University analysis says - The former vice president is proposing to make public college tuition free for families earning $125,000 a year or less

'This Is Their Desperate Attempt to Cling on to Power' -- Pence Joins Trump in Refusing to Commit to Peaceful Transition
'Who does Trump owe money to?' Kamala Harris calls out president in VP debate with Mike Pence
Pence Struggles to Explain Why Trump Admin Didn't Follow Its Own COVID Guidelines ... He didn't struggle to answer it, he ignored the question entirely and made up his own.
Harris calls Trump's COVID response the greatest presidential failure in U.S. history
"They're Coming for You" - Kamala Harris Slams Trump and Pence on Pre-Existing Conditions
'They knew and they covered it up' - Harris slams Pence over coronavirus in VP debate
With Nearly 212,000 Dead, Mike Pence Says COVID-19 Response Has Been Great : politics ... So, him and Trump are doing great, but Obama handling of H1N1 that killed 13 people was terrible.
Pence Said Trump Listens to Scientists. That's a Joke, Right?
Pence uses abortion rights question to talk about Osama bin Laden -- It was quite the non-sequitor.

Vice-Presidential Debate: Mike Pence Won't Answer Abortion Question, Any Questions - History Will Remember Mike Pence's Performance for Two Reasons Beyond the Fly on His Head - The first was his absolute and obvious contempt for the two women with whom he shared the stage.
A Fly Landed on Mike Pence's Head. He Pretended Not to Notice. - The Atlantic - It symbolized the whole Pence vice presidency, the determined, willful refusal to acknowledge the most blaring and glaring negative realities. Through all of the scandals and the crimes and the disasters of the past four years, Mike Pence was the man who pretended not to notice. And now there was a fly on his head, and he pretended not to notice that too.
What caused Mike Pence's bloody eye - The vice president triggered a wave of speculation about pink eye

Kamala Harris seen as winner in post-debate CNN poll - CNNPolitics
Fox News Poll: Biden gains ground over Trump | Fox News - A 70 percent majority believes our democracy is in dangerin this election

Susan Page responds to debate critics: 'The refusal to answer a question, I thought, could be telling' debate moderator was criticized for failing to enforce the rules or ask follow-up questions (that answer is worse than your performance, Susan, you will live with this for the rest of your life)

Poll: Majority believe Harris won VP debate against Pence : politics
Who Won The Vice Presidential Debate? (Harris)
Heres how Pence and Harris (and the fly) scored in the debate (what percent Repubican are WaPo pundit?) "

Mike Pence, Peerless Trump Defender, Confronts His Limits in Debate - The New York Times
Trump calls Kamala Harris 'monster' and 'communist' in Fox tirade after VP debate ... He's crying about Hillary not being prosecuted by barr. lol ...

Women cheer on Harris' 'I'm speaking' response in debate - 'I hope every little girl heard that'
Rick Santorum Interrupts Female Colleague to Argue Pence Didn't Interrupt Kamala
AOC Corrects Mike Pence During VP Debate: 'It's Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to You'

Eric Trump claimed his daddy 'iterally saved Christianity' -- Seriously. He said it ... Who knew banging pornstars while you wife looks after a new born son would save christianity. The next version of the bible is going to be odd I can tell you that. (the dimmest of bulbs)


Biden crosses 270 threshold in CNN's Electoral College outlook for first time : politics (anything but a landslide loses the Refuck-rigged EC)


Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett: Another step toward Christian fascism

An explosive new documentary details how Jared Kushner's coronavirus task force consisted mainly of 20-something volunteers buying PPE with personal email accounts

What A Face in the Crowd -- Why Americans Fall for Grifters - A warning from a 1957 film (will Rogers was a rich man's asshole)

Buttigieg on Fox News blasts hypocrisy of evangelical support for 'president caught with a porn star'
Marco Rubio tries and fails spectacularly to attack Kamala Harris on Twitter

Republican Senator Blurts Out That He Hates Democracy : politics .... 'We're not a democracy. -- Mike Lee ...
Republican Campaign Strategy: First Restrict Vote, Then Sow Doubt - Bloomberg - The Republican Party Is Terrified of Voters - OBAt the state and national levels, the party's strategy is consistent: Make it hard to vote.

With Just Weeks to Go, Trump is Not Making up Ground - Rating changes in Electoral College, Senate, Governor, and House

Fears grow of voter suppression in Texas : politics

Greenfield Shatters Fundraising Records With $28.7M Haul | Iowa Starting Line


Sen. Ron Johnson has been using a private plane to travel to D.C.


Colorado Voters Could Determine Abortion Access Nationwide - Rewire News Group - Proposition 115 would ban abortions after 22 weeks


Judge Orders Twitter To Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set Off Seth Rich Conspiracy : NPR (Fox ran with the lies)
Michigan AG: Burkman, Wohl arraigned on voter intimidation charges
Feds say they thwarted militia plot to kidnap Whitmer - The FBI says it thwarted what it described as a plot to violently overthrow the government and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The alleged plot involved reaching out to members of a Michigan militia
Violence in the name of liberty is no vice - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Mugshots of 8 of the right wing terrorists who plotted to kidnap the Democratic governor of Michigan : pics (haha, all basement white incels)
The Plot Against Michigan's Governor Is Where It Was Headed All Along - Law enforcement sources have been standing on their chairs and screaming about the danger posed by white-supremacist militia groups all around the country for years now.
u/CaptainNoBoat gives a timeline of events that shows that President Trump should take some blame for the kidnapping attempt on the Michigan Governor (Gretchen Whitmer) : bestof
'This Is a System-Blinking-Red-Moment' : Attorneys Blame Plot to Kidnap Gov. Whitmer on Trump's Rhetoric
Feds say plot was bigger than kidnapping Gov. Whitmer. It was civil war attempt. : politics
Megathread: FBI Announces They've Foiled a Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer ... (also) ... Yes, you read that correctly. The Texas attorney general is accused of possible crimes that he allegedly committed while he was already indicted for other crimes. This is just exquisite.
This would've been a no interruptions breaking news on all news and media : PoliticalHumor


Portland: officers targeted medics with teargas and projectiles, report finds : news (why, it's almost like the cops are the fascists)

Footage of a Kansas City officer kneeling on the back of a pregnant Black woman sparks ongoing protest : news

ICE calls stop of black Boston resident 'standard practice' (for Trump-enabled racist assholes)
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Recreational marijuana sales in Maine start on Friday : news


Missing Link in Dinosaur Evolution Discovered in the Gobi Desert : worldnews

The Quantum Internet Will Blow Your Mind. Here's What It Will Look Like

Revolutionary archaeology reveals the deepest possible Anthropocene | Aeon Essays

Let's Just Stay in Daylight Saving Time Year-Round in Massachusetts : boston


People are telling their stories on how they got banned from the conservative sub : bestof



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Ozone hole over Antarctica is 'largest and deepest' it's been in years, researchers say
September was the warmest on record, scientists say : worldnews ... September 2020 to be coldest in the next 30 years!
Air pollution particles in young brains linked to Alzheimer's damage : worldnews

95% of Marine Life on Sea Floor Killed in Kamchatka Eco-Disaster, Scientists Say : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 10/7/20 : boston
509 New Confirmed Cases ; 19 Deaths -October : CoronavirusMa - 133,868 total cases - 16,134 new individuals tested; 3.2% positive - 61,703 total tests today; 0.8% positive - +21 hospital; -2 icu; +3 intubated; 515 hospitalized - Note: first time hospitalizations have been above 500 since mid July - 19 new deaths; 9,332 total deaths

As Mass. COVID-19 metrics rise, state officials avoid defining how bad is too bad : CoronavirusMa


Boston delays next phase of in-person school as coronavirus positivity rate rises to 4.1 percent - The Boston Globe - High-needs students to continue attending in-person classes

Harvard epidemiologist warns of possible tough coronavirus winter ahead - The Boston Globe

Patriots and White House outbreaks show virus incubation tough to control - The Boston Globe
Risks were obvious, but the NFL went ahead with Patriots-Chiefs anywayand look what happened ... Decisions were made on hope and TV ratings instead of science. (you mean "money")


Billionaires' wealth rises to $10.2 trillion amid Covid crisis : worldnews
By 2021, as many as 150 million people likely to be in extreme poverty due to COVID-19: World Bank : worldnews

How the Horrific 1918 Flu Spread Across America | History | Smithsonian Magazine - worst epidemic surpasses all the military deaths in World War I and World War II combined. And it may have begun in the United States ... What proved even more deadly was the government policy toward the truth
Coronavirus: World leaders must urgently phase out factory farming to cut future pandemics risk, says report : Coronavirus


Miami Dolphins have been given clearance to go to full capacity of 65,000 fans at Hard Rock Stadium, per Gov. DeSantis : Coronavirus (off the insanity cliff with Republicans)


'But there is no coronavirus' shocked cynic told doctors, waking up in hospital (docs: "then what are you doing here?"

Virus shatters Latin America's middle class dreams

Covid hospital cases jump nearly 25% in England : worldnews

New Zealand beats Coronavirus for the second time with no active community cases as of today. : worldnews

Health Ministry reports 261 coronavirus deaths, the biggest figure so far from Spain's econd wave. After a slight improvement on Monday, Madrid's data has once again got worse, with 40.5% of intensive care beds occupied by Covid-19 patients


39 nations including US, Japan and many EU nations demand China respect human rights rights in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong : worldnews
Negative views of China and Xi Jinping at record levels: international survey polled by Pew Research Center : worldnews (saved a lot of face there didn't you?)
Canada has begun accepting Hong Kong pro-democracy activists as refugees, a sign that this country is opening its doors to those fleeing Beijing's crackdown on civil rights in the former British colony.

Pussy Riot commandeer government buildings with LGBT+ flags to mark Putin's birthday
Navalny poisoning: Decoding the Kremlin's information war | #TheCube : worldnews

One person killed, 590 injured in clashes in Kyrgyzstan; detained former leader freed : worldnews

Half of Nagorno-Karabak population displaced by fighting

Washington's dysfunctional relationship with 'Sultan' Erdogan is getting dangerous
Turkish lira hits new record low on geopolitical concerns : worldnews

Settlers attack olive harvesters south of Nablus, injure three : worldnews ("settlers" = "Jewish invaders"

Hathras Gang-Rape Victim Had Affair With Accused, Says BJP Leader Who Has 44 Criminal Cases Against Him | The BJP leader claimed that "such women are found dead in a few specific spots"

Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn was run as criminal group, court rules after landmark case : worldnews
Greece: After trial that spanned over five years, members of facist group found guilty of several crimes, including murder. : worldnews

Tokyo politician under fire after blaming LGBT community for falling birth rate : worldnews ... Depressed, underpaid, and overworked people generally aren't too excited to have kids.


France plans punishment, including jail terms for 'virginity tests" (let me rape you to see if you're a virgin)

UK was second biggest arms dealer for last decade, figures show Critics accuse government of arming and supporting repression around the world

20 year US ban on UK beef due to Mad Cow disease lifted. : worldnews

Ontario ombudsman blasts "outdated" police training tool that emphasizes weapons over de-escalation, despite repeated calls for change ... The English language is more like three languages wearing a trenchcoat in a dark alleyway mugging other languages for loose grammar and spare syntax


"We need to take away children" Bombshell report alleges former AG Jeff Sessions and ex-deputy AG Rod Rosenstein were aggressively in favor of separating migrant families at the US-Mexico border (little Rosenfucker more evil than we knew)


Report: The Trump Administration Let Sex Offenders Off Because It Was Too Busy Separating Migrant Babies From Their Parents : politics - undefined (party of perverts and child molesters)


Trump says he has ordered the declassification of "any and all" documents related to Russia, Clinton email probes

Trump's Former National Security Adviser Accused Him of Treasonous Conduct. And No One Cared (where's Maggie?)
Lost in the Sauce: Trump National Security Advisor accepts Russia's promise not to interfere dispute mountains of evidence
Ex-CIA Director Issues Chilling Warning On What 4 More Years Of Trump Would Mean : Retired Gen. Michael Hayden endorses Joe Biden in a new video from Republican Voters Against Trump

'The Russians may know more than we do' : CIA analyst says Putin likely bugging Trump's doctors amid Covid secrecy

I made an organized, fact-only list of some of Trump's worst atrocities : Keep_Track
Why Not Trump? - Speculation and hearsay are excluded from this list. Everything you see here is an undisputed action or statement by Donald J. Trump or his administration, with sources provided.

Trump still seemingly struggling to breathe after hospital return, White House aides say : politics
Trump likely shedding virus 'each time he breathes' , says expert
White House Memo Tells Staff: Wear a Mask Near the President, Even if He isn't Wearing One
Nuclear Football Carrier tests positive for Covid
Eschaton: Let Me Google That For You - These people run the country -- The federal governments disconnect from the city in which it operates, and where many of its staff members live, was perhaps best demonstrated last weekend when a number of White House officials, some of them senior, frantically called officials at the office of Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland for help getting tested. Mr. Hogan has been lauded for his management of the crisis. But the White House officials apparently were unaware of the city's numerous and rapid testing sites.
Eschaton: Run Away - Walk out of the White House, rip off your mask, and say "fuck this guy, he's trying to kill us all." ,,, Or you could go to work, whine to the press, help the guy continue to kill us all, get sick, and then go home and kill your families -- Larry Kudlow tells @CNBC that President Trump went to the Oval Office Tuesday with "extra precautions" ...
Fauci Says He Told Trump to 'Shut the Country Down'
Top US immunologist quits health role over Trump Covid response : politics

Getting high all the time hope you all are too - Lawyers, Guns & Money - (Note that Trump evidence for the greatest scandal in history consists of re-tweeting a nearly three year old tweet from a bot that helpfully includes "bogt" as part of its Twitter handle).
'Where are all of the arrests?' : Trump demands Barr lock up his foes - Donald Trump mounted an overnight Twitter blitz demanding to jail his political enemies and call out allies he says are failing to arrest his rivals swiftly enough (wants ICE to arrest Biden, Hillary and Pelosi)

This Is Your President On Drugs The president is infectious, medicated, and erratic while working with a depleted staff.

'Covita' -- The Lincoln Project musically mocks Trum COVID-19 response in new ad (h
If Trump is trying to lose, it is working : politics

White House Quietly Told Vets Group It Might Have Exposed Them to COVID

Trump Shunned Quack Coronavirus Cures For Himself That He Pushed On The Public | He deserves the best. Everyone else deserves bleach. : politics
Stephen Miller Leads the Legion of Monsters - Ending this carnival of fools is the largest political imperative of my lifetime.
Rudy Giuliani Reveals He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine to Fend Off COVID-19
Chris Christie remains hospitalized with COVID-19 in New Jersey : politics
Ex-N.J. Gov. Chris Christie remains hospitalized for COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Trump's corrupt schemes to save himself keep blowing up in his face
The Final Message of a Dying Campaign: With his poll numbers collapsing, Donald Trump keeps adopting dumber and more destructive political messages. : politics
Republicans: Ditch Trump, Save the Senate (too late, fuckers)

Trump fails to block tax return subpoena from Manhattan district attorney : politics
Federal court rules that Trump must turn over tax returns : politics
Lock Him Up? Trump's misconduct in office could lead to criminal prosecution.
No evidence of claims Trump paid millions in taxes in recent years : politics

High court nominee served as 'handmaid' in religious group
Trumps Amy Coney Barrett pick for Supreme Court might backfire, analysts say

Trump Turning Down Pelosi's Stimulus Deal Is the Worst Political Blunder in History (his Fox "economist" told him it would be fine and make him look strong) < br /?> White House: 'Too Close To The Election' For Coronavirus Relief But Not A Supreme Court Justice
Pay Check Don's Greatest Outflankening - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Erica Werner and Jeff Stein has a good roundup of why Donald Trump decided to reject an offer of money from House Democrats that is his last serious chance of salvaging his cratering re-election campaign ... Art Laffer, a supply-side economist generally regarded as outside the economic mainstream, said he visited the White House about a week ago and expressed the view that Trump should not approve a stimulus package. (hahaha)

The 'Access Hollywood' tape jolted the 2016 presidential race. Three reasons why there cant be a similar October surprise this year
Democracy isn't in peril -- it's on its deathbed

DOJ Frees Federal Prosecutors to Take Steps That Could Interfere With Elections, Weakening Long-standing Policy (piece of shit Barr cackkkles)


Joe Biden's Gettysburg speech was 25 minutes long and didn't mention Trump once

Record early voting suggests turnout could reach 65 percent : politics
More than 5.5M people have already voted, over 70 times more than 2016 : politics

Jacob Rubashkin on Twitter: "??New @QuinnipiacPoll of FLORIDA, PENNSYLVANIA, IOWA (LVs, Oct. 1-5) FL Trump 40 Biden 51 PA Trump 41 Biden 54 IA Trump 45 Biden 50 #IASen Ernst (R-inc) 45 Greenfield (D) 50 https://t.co/eYC0a8DZBe" / Twitter (dem superpac is skeptical)
Political Polls on Twitter: "#NEW National @Rasmussen_Poll: Biden 52% (+12) Trump 40% (LV, 9/30-10/6)" / Twitter (when you've lost Rasmussen)
Biden's Chances of Winning Hit Record 82.8%: FiveThirtyEight


Mike Pence's Debate Strategy Is Simple: He Lies a Lot
Harris Wins Fight To Enclose VP In Pence Fence During Debate : politics (they will build a "Pence fence")
The plexiglass barriers at tonights debate will be pretty useless, virus experts say.
CDC chiefs letter green-lighting Pence for debate draws criticism
VP Debate: Mike Pence and Kamala Harris should not be in person.
In-Person Debates Are Too Dangerous. Cancel Them. There's no reason they can't be virtual
Eschaton: Tell The Toddlers No - Going ahead with the debate tonight is just another example of how official institutions in Washington, even ones as seemingly trivial as the Commission on Presidential Debates, really are just suckups to power (and money)
Mike Pence is 'gearing up for a 2024 presidential bid' by seeking the support of Christian homophobes

Trump baselessly claims Democrats want to close all churches after son claims he has 'literally' saved Christianity (Satan speaks)


USPS Worker in NJ Arrested for Allegedly Dumping Mail, Including Election Ballots mailed to left leaning areas : politics

Trump Campaign Ads Pulled Back In Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin
A bullish Biden campaign invades Trump territory - POLITICO - The Democrat is using his massive war chest to push into states that Trump easily carried in 2016.
Biden Leads Trump in Nevada and the Two Are Tied in Ohio, Polls Show - The New York Times

Beto O'Rourke calls GOP voter suppression efforts in Texas "a sign of desperation"

Lindsey Graham may be in 'deep' trouble
South Carolina Senate Moves To Toss Up | The Cook Political Report
Democrat Harrison eclipses Graham in South Carolina Senate spending : politics

Ariana Grande wants her fans to vote. Her tweet may have brought down Florida's website

Alert: Texas Supreme Court blocks Houston elections officials from sending mail-in ballot applications to 2 million voters : politics (all, yes all, are Republicans)

Trump ally and GOP senator Martha McSally squirms when asked if she's proud of supporting president

Susan Collins: Trump didn't set a good exampleby taking mask off at White House (but says she's sure he's learned his lesson and btw, she looks better masked)
Supreme Court rejects GOP attempt to get rid of ranked voting in Maine - CNNPolitics (Suzie Floozy unhappy)

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar voted against Obama twice - HoustonChronicle.com -- voted for Republican presidential nominees John McCain and Mitt Romney in 2008 and 2012 ...


Keith Olbermann quits ESPN in order to 'serve my country' with anti-Trump commentary



ICE Confirms Immigration Officials Stopped Black Man Jogging In West Roxbury : boston


Once a Ku Klux Klan stronghold, Groton fights its reputation as a 'sundown town'



Scientists discover 24 'super-habitable' planets with conditions that are better for life than Earth.



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Study finds 14 million metric tons of microplastics on the seafloor : worldnews
Mass Sea Animal Deaths Raise Alarms For Possible Ecological Catastrophe in Russia : worldnews
Russian surfers say mystery ocean pollution is poisoning them and killing animals : worldnews
Russian rocket fuel leak likely cause of marine animal deaths : worldnews (Putin says "I could give a flying fuck")
Boris Johnson: Wind farms to power every home by 2030 : worldnews

Decoy turtle eggs put in nests to track illegal trade in Costa Rica - Quarter of fakes were stolen with some eggs tracked from thief to trafficker to consumer : worldnews


Hurricane Delta is intensifying rapidly and is now a Category 4 storm - CNN


Coronavirus could kill more than 2 million people by the end of the year, researchers say : worldnews
Masks, Social Distancing Will Likely Be Needed Until Late 2021, Fauci Says During Virtual Event In Md. : Coronavirus
FDA releases coronavirus vaccine guidelines, defying WH : Coronavirus
Bill Gates says U.S. coronavirus testing is still 'truly a sad thing' : Coronavirus

Coronavirus Has Killed More Americans than Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan and World War I Combined : Coronavirus (you mean Trump)


MA COVID-19 Data 10/6/20 : boston
454 New Confirmed Cases ; 8 Deaths -October 06 : CoronavirusMa - 133,359 total cases - 12,785 new individuals tested; 3.6 % positive - 45,378 total tests today; 1% positive - +21 hospital; -3 icu; -2 intubated; 494 hospitalized - 8 new deaths; 9,323total
Mass. reports 454 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 8 new deaths - The Boston Globe


Two suspected coronavirus deaths over three-day period on Nantucket; health panel approves emergency order - The Boston Globe

u/10aCwhiskey tells of the devastating loss of his 50-year-old brother due to COVID, and how he got it after believing Trump when he said the virus was overblown, leading him to go on a maskless "freedom trip" with his buddies so he could show off online : bestof


More people have died from Covid-19 than in the past 5 flu seasons combined : Coronavirus
Report: Moderna and Pfizer Vaccine Trial Participants Report Serious Side Effects : worldnews ... Just in time to coincide with the WH overriding FDA protocols on vaccine ... Almost like they had advanced warning...
USC researchers think THC may be able to treat COVID-19 patients : news
Nearly One-Third of Covid-19 Patients in Study Had Altered Mental State : Coronavirus
Most hospitalized Covid patients have neurological symptoms, study says : Coronavirus
A new study detected an immediate and significant reversal in SARS-CoV-2 epidemic suppression after relaxation of social distancing measures across the US. Premature relaxation of social distancing measures undermined the country s ability to control the disease burden associated with COVID-19.


Europe's Second Covid Wave Starts to Spill Over From Young to Old
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'Show me the evidence' Doug Ford rejects calls to close indoor dining amid spike in COVID-19 cases

Russia reports 11,615 new coronavirus cases, just a few dozen below the May 11 record, and 188 new deaths : Coronavirus

UK reports 14,542 new coronavirus cases, by far the biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus
16,000 Covid-19 cases go unreported in England due to technical error - The BBC has confirmed the missing Covid-19 test data was caused by the ill-thought-out use of Microsoft's Excel software - files used older XLS format which is limited to 65,000 rows with further cases simply left off. : worldnews ... technically a private company was given #12 billion by the government to track pandemic data, and they used an excel spreadsheet. (a pal of BoJos)


Hundreds of thousands of people with mental health conditions are shackled in 60 countries around the world : worldnews

Azerbaijan using cluster munitions against Karabakh civilians : worldnews
Israel under diplomatic fire over sale of arms to Azerbaijan : worldnews (keep it up, Jews, what's another h0locaust)
Assad accuses Turkey's Erdogan of igniting Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict : worldnews (all the bad actors)

Kyrgyzstan protesters seize gov't free ex-leader Atambayev

Even a pandemic cannot temper the vicious brutality of Irans regime (mang them by their beards)

Navalny says Russian authorities poisoned him as threat ahead of parliament elections : worldnews

Iran: US gov't not just Trump, blamed for Soleimani killing
US fines Emirates airline $400,000 for flying over Iran airspace : worldnews

Gynecologist fathered at least 17 children without informing parents, Dutch hospital says : worldnews (not the first Dutch doctor named Jan to do this)
Dutch military police shoot knife-wielding man at airport : worldnews

Venezuela's Maduro wins UK court appeal over $1 billion in gold reserves held by the Bank of England | Markets Insider : worldnews

Church of England forgave paedophiles and allowed them to continue working with children, inquiry finds | The Independent - Almost 400 church employees have been convicted of child sex offences (Prince Andrew, is that you?)
Church of England forgave paedophiles and allowed them to continue working with children, inquiry finds : worldnews
UK Home secretary's 'dangerous' rhetoric 'putting lawyers at risk' - On Sunday home secretary Priti Patel used a speech at the Conservative party conference to criticise lawyers who defend migrants, linking them directly with traffickers who help asylum-seekers to cross borders. : worldnews (systemic Brit assholeness)
MPs back bill to authorise MI5 and police crimes. MPs have backed the latest stage of a bill to allow undercover agents to commit crimes on operations. : worldnews


Trade Deficit Widens to $67.1 Billion, a 14-Year High: Live Updates : news

"We Need to Take Away Children," No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said
How ICE Became a Propaganda Machinefor Trump - ingled out journalists and social media users for retaliation.

> Trumps team trusts Russian intelligence over U.S. intelligence
Trump rewrites the Russia probe from the hospital - POLITICO - The president declassified intelligence documents meant to implicate Clinton in 2016 meddling, but officials say they're misleading
Former CIA director accuses intel chief of selectively declassifying documents to help Trump - CNNPolitics

> "We need to take away children" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The family separation policy was a direct order from the top reaches of the Justice Department:


Trump's Covid Case: President Wants Leave Residence to Work in Oval Office - Bloomberg
Live updates: White House doctor says Trump "reports no symptoms" of COVID-19 (Conley says he's miraculously cured)
White House physician says Trump reports no COVID-19 symptoms - Axios
"Maybe I'm making a mistake? ... NO, its the doctors who are wrong." : gifs (Trump with no symptoms except not being able to breathe)
I need some entertainment -- Trump is considering a televised address to the nation after returning yesterday from a three-day stay in the hospital for coronavirus treatment,

Trump, Laboring to Breathe, Says He's Fine and Everything Else Will Be Too if You Just Believe Him
Trump struggling to breathe as he returns to the White House : gifs
Trump Returned To The White House And Took His Mask Off While Infected With COVID-19 : politics
Trump removes mask immediately upon return to White House : politics
Dr. Fauci: Trump's Need to Be Prepared for 'Reversal' With Illness
Doctors Are Warning That Trump Could Experience the Worst COVID Symptoms in the Next Week : politics
Trump's Chernobyl moment: Phony patriotism can't defeat this virus. Those arrogant fools at the "Rose Garden Massacre" believed wealth and power made them immune. That's called hubris : politics
'American Mussolini': Ex-Trump aide compares president to fascist dictator over balcony stunt : politics
Trump's Maskless Balcony Stunt Was a Portrait of American Empire in Decline : politics
Epidemiologists just wanna vomit : Doctors disturbed after Trump removes his mask at the White House
Trump is reinforcing all of his coronavirus problems, all at once
Health Concerns Loom as Trump Says He'll Move Ahead With Campaign

u/hildebrand_rarity on why Trump isn't out of the woods yet on his coronavirus by comparing Trump's timeline with Herman Cain : bestof

Americans showed Trump compassion. He repaid us with contempt. : politics

Whistle-Blowing Scientist Quits Government With Final Broadside - The New York Times - Dr. Rick Bright, who said he was demoted at the health department for blowing the whistle on a politicized coronavirus response, remains concerned about White House interference.

Goldman Sachs: A Democratic sweep would mean faster economic recovery : politics

'He Won't Support Medicare for All. He Got Medicare for One': Trump Touts Disastrous Healthcare System That He's Trying to Make Even Worse : politics
>br ? White House signals stronger coronavirus precautions, but Trump continues to resist - The Washington Post
Donald Trump Told His Followers Not To Be Afraid Of COVID, And Chris Evans Had A Scathing Response -- "This is reckless to a shocking degree, even for you." ... "So, word to the wise: Unless you have a private helicopter, unlimited free healthcare, access to experimental drugs, and a team of a dozen doctors focused solely on keeping you alive, you should probably take COVID seriously."
"People are livid" White House Reporters Fume Over Team Trump's "Reckless" COVID Response
'Owning the Libs' Now Means Catching the Virus
Steven Farmer, AK Republican County Chair, Dies of COVID-19 Weeks After Committee Hosted Maskless Gathering - Steven Farmer, who served as the chairman for the Craigshead County Republican Committee, died on Tuesday from coronavirus-related complications (he owned the libs)
Trump Actually Believes He Can Sell Himself to America as a COVID-Conquering Hero
The Memo: Trump risks new backlash with COVID bravado | TheHill

White House turns down offers from CDC to help with contact tracing : Coronavirus

Republican Leaders Downplay COVID-19 With President Trump Sick - The Republican Party Is a Threat to the Public Health - Off to the island with all of them.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff Allow COVID-19 to Dominate Their Lives - The nation's top military brass are in quarantine and the commander-in-chief is wheezing out dangerous bromides and still comparing this to the seasonal flu
Senior Pentagon leadership quarantining after exposure to coronavirus : news
Everyone in the White House cluster who has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus - These are the White House officials, lawmakers, and others who reportedly have the coronavirus ... Stephen Miller (the Nazi)
Stephen Miller tests positive for COVID-19 - Axios
Trumps Return Leaves White House in Disarray as Infections Jolt West Wing
Eschaton: Plague Zone - Heckuva job - New: There are now 123 front-line workers in the Capitol complex who have have tested positive -- or are presumed positivefor COVID-19, according to House Admin GOP Spokesperson Ashley Phelps.
Coronavirus cases keep rising on Capitol Hill amid calls for more testing
Claudia Conways TikToks, explained

Coronavirus dominates campaign as Trump and Biden take vastly different approaches. - The Washington Post
Joe Biden on Twitter: "Wear a mask. https://t.co/TSuLuzAXEB" / Twitter

Donald Trump is losing by 16 in a new CNN poll. And that's not the worst news. - CNNPolitics ... But the truth is that these MASSIVE events have only effected the race at the margins. Biden has, for much of the past few months, held a high single-digit/low double-digit lead over Trump nationally.
How Trump's losing among seniors at a historic rate - CNNPolitics ... up by 21 points among voters 65 and older ,,, well on his way to doing better with seniors than any Democratic nominee in at least 24 years.

Biden says there shouldn't be a second debate if Trump still has Covid-19 - CNNPolitics
VP debate: Commission to allow Pence to debate without plexiglass barriers around him - CNNPolitics - But Kamala Harris and the debate moderator will be allowed to erect barriers separating them from the vice president. (also called bullshit deflectors)


The Supreme Court just gave us a window into how it will handle this election -- The fate of American democracy could rest with Brett Kavanaugh.

Delayed Homeland Security Report Warns of 'Lethal' White Supremacy - was withheld for months did not hold back on the threat from violent extremists and tagged Russia as the primary source of disinformation. (Refucks are all commies)

Facebook bans QAnon entirely, says previous crackdown wasn't enought
Facebook bans QAnon across its platforms : news

After summer of protests, U.S. National Guard puts troops on standby for coming months: officials : news (Occams's Broom : the process in which inconvenient facts are whisked under the rug by intellectually dishonest champions of one theory or another)


St. Louis couple indicted for waving guns at protesters : news


Depressed individuals do not display an information-processing bias towards negative emotional stimuli, according to new research in the European Journal of Neuroscience. Instead, they have blunted attention to both positive and negative emotional stimuli compared to neutral stimuli : science


People who grew up in a small town, what's the dark secret? (everybody related to everybody else)


[Serious] Men who have been falsely accused of sexual assualt, How did you cope with it? : AskReddit




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Pathogens In The Permafrost: A New Climate Change Health Risk "Deadly pathogens, frozen for tens of thousands of years in the soil of the Arctic circle, suddenly freed and reactivated because of global warming." : worldnews
Activists Fear Ecological Catastrophe in Russia's Far East Kamchatka
Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah -- study: Climate crisis and logging is leading to shift from canopy rainforest to open grassland : worldnews
As cities bake on a warming planet, insurers cook up heatwave cover : worldnews
Exxon s Plan for Surging Carbon Emissions Revealed in Leaked Documents - Internal projections from one of world's largest oil producers show an increase in its enormous contribution to global warming

Tasmanian devils have been reintroduced into the wild in mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years. : worldnews (the dingos ate them all)
Brazil's President Jar Bolsonaro Rejects Joe Biden's Offer of $20 Billion To Protect The Amazon Rainforest : worldnesw by wild animal hunters is to be included in the UK government
Queen's Speech to include legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies - A new law to ban the import of trophies by wild animal hunters is to be included in the UK government's legislative programme for the coming year.
Israel says it intends to ban the buying and selling of animal furs, apart from in specially approved cases, making it the first country to do so. : worldnews

Hepatitis C discovery wins the Nobel Prize : worldnews

MA COVID-19 Data 10/5/20 : boston
465 New Confirmed Cases ; 20 Deaths -October 05 : CoronavirusMa - 132,905 total cases - 11,265 new individuals tested; 4.1% positive - 36,549 total tests today; 1.3% positive - +35 hospital; +5 icu; +6 intubated; 473 hospitalized - 20 new deaths; 9,315 total


One in 10 may have caught COVID, as world heads into 'difficult period' - WHO : worldnews

Three freshmen dismissed for violating COVID-19 rules, Harvard Crimson reports - The Boston Globe (party on)

Rogue SARS police unit in Nigeria is allegedly extorting, torturing, and murdering civilians : worldnews
Zimbabwe teachers refuse to return to work over low pay and lack of sanitation - An acute shortage of sanitiser, PPE and clean water is putting pupils and school staff at risk of Covid-19, say unions development : worldnews


Paris to shut bars and raise alert to maximum : worldnews

Newlywed Vice President of British Petroleum hangs himself at his $2.5 million mansion after he was laid off due to COVID-19 : worldnews


Erdogan (Turkey) is escalating another conflict, and the world stays silent : worldnews (Trump, Putin's piglet)
Saudi Arabia calls upon citizens to 'boycott everything Turkish' following Erdogan's statement : worldnews

Suicide car bomb targets Afghan governor, many killed. : worldnews

Over 100,000 March in Belarus Against Authoritarian Leader : worldnews

Parents sued for attacking Thai kindergarten abuser who hurt their child : worldnews

Rape-accused Indian bishop moves Supreme Court again : worldnews

Jewish student attacked with a shovel in Germany. The suspect, 29, was dressed in military clothes and had a hand-drawn swastika in his pocket, police said. : worldnews

Swiss city Geneva to introduce a minimum wage of over $4,000 a month : worldnews

The combination of COVID-19 and a failure to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union could cost the United Kingdom around 134 billion pounds ($174 billion) each year in lost GDP for a decade, research by law firm Baker & McKenzie showed. : worldnews (Tories fuck themselves and everybody else with their stupidity)
UK Coronavirus: People might have been infected after 'IT failure' missed 16,000 COVID cases, minister admits : worldnews
Leaked documents reveal tougher coronavirus measures and new lockdown planned for England | New lockdown would potentially entail harsher restrictions including the closure of pubs and a ban on all social contact outside household groups : worldnews

'Whatever it takes:' Edmonton mayor pledges to end homelessness this fall : worldnews



New Accuser Says Ghislaine Maxwell Gagged, Restrained And Raped Her : worldnews


US bans communist party members from immigration : worldnews ... the First Ladies father was an actual sitting member of the communist party, and Ted Cruz's dad fought for Castro (oh well, that was then)

Economist Richard Wolff: Capitalism is the reason COVID-19 is ravaging America : politics (die for the stonk market)


White House has more coronavirus cases than Taiwan, New Zealand, and Vietnam : worldnews
Dexamethasone: Rare Side Effect of Drug Given to Trump for Covid Includes Grandoise Delusions : politics ... How would we know the difference? ... 18 tweets in the last hour, most in all caps. This is totally normal ...
CNN medical analyst: I'd perform psychiatric evaluation on patient who left hospital like Trump did : politics
"He's incapacitated": Stanford prof questions Trump's ability to lead while on dexamethasone, recalls own experience : politics
Will Trump's illness break his hold over his followers? Mental health experts say probably not; Malignant narcissism can form unbreakable bonds, experts say: Expect even nuttier pro-Trump conspiracy theories : politics
Secret Service agents, doctors aghast at Trump's drive outside hospital
COVID-Positive Trump Ignores CDC Advice to Take Joyride, With Grim Secret Service Agents in Tow : politics
'That should never have happened' - Inside President Trump's Walter Reed parade - CNNPolitics
If Trump has learned anything from getting Covid-19, he's not showing it : Trump's drive-by motorcade photo-op is out of the same coronavirus playbook that got America into this mess.
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The President's Doctor Has Lost All Credibility (nice reputation you used to have there)
It's concerning that President Trump got so sick so quickly (opinion) - CNN
Trump and COVID-19: We need an independent commission to monitor president's health | The president's health is a matter of national security.

Trump told Woodward in March he wasn't concerned about catching Covid in newly released audio - CNNPolitics (too busy tweeting hate)

Don Jr. Thinks Trump Is Acting CrazyThe President's COVID Joyride Has the Family Divided - recklessness at Walter Reed has Don Jr. pushing for an intervention, but Ivanka and Jared "keep telling Trump how great he's doing" ... Trump has been prescribed drugs that medical experts say can seriously impair his cognitive function (if he had any)

Trump told Sean Hannity he was still waiting on his COVID-19 test, when in fact he already had a positive result : politics
As Trump Seeks to Project Strength, Doctors Disclose Alarming Episodes : politics
Trump is sick. So is the GOP. : politics


It's Way Past Time for the Rest of Us To Get the Same Access to COVID-19 Testing That the Trump Family Enjoys : politics ... We deserve better testing since we actually pay taxes

Kayleigh McEnany on Twitter: "https://t.co/SKT9xq8rqs" / Twitter ... "I tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning (fuckannany has the 'Rona)
Jim Acosta on Twitter: "She was not wearing a mask during a gaggle with reporters yesterday. https://t.co/fqNj7Xnaop" / Twitter
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for COVID-19 - The Boston Globe
Senator who hugged White House guests has Covid-19 : politics
White House not releasing number of staff infected by coronavirus, McEnany says : politics
White House identifies 206 people possibly exposed to COVID at Trump fundraiser : politics
The Truth About the Trump Cluster: Asking whether the celebration of Amy Coney Barrett's nomination was a "super-spreader' event misses the point. Trump's irresponsibility made this crisis likely.


Barr reverses, will quarantine for several days after potential coronavirus exposure : politics ... Catching a plague from the Crypt Keeper is rather brutal indeed ...
Trump says he's learned about COVID, Lincoln Project tells him: "Too late" : politics


Polls: Biden Doubles Lead Over Trump Post Debate, Most Americans Say Trump Could Have Avoided Coronavirus : worldnews
Donald Trump's illness may raise the odds of him losing the election
Biden is winning with undecided voters : politics
With less than a month to election, forecasts show Democrats more likely than Republicans to control next Senate : politics
Democrats May Soon Get the Electoral College Edge | RealClearPolitics (says Real Clear Republican Politics)
The blue money wave in Senate races - Axios

Three Interpretations of Trump's tax Records | Is the president a failure, a cheat, or a criminal? (let's go with the trifecta) ... Add pedophile, and traitor.
Tantrum in Chief: how Trump infantilised the presidency and infected the White House : politics

Trump Wants to Oust FBI Director Chris Wray After the Election : politics


Shut Down the Supreme Court Confirmation If the roles were reversed, Mitch McConnell would use his power to stop a Democratic president's Supreme Court pick. Democrats now face pressure to fight Trump nominee just as vigorously.
In Kentucky stop, Mitch McConnell refuses to say if he's recently been tested for COVID-19
Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court nominee, spoke at program founded to inspire a 'distinctly Christian worldview in every area of law'
Republicans gripped by dread as multiple crises swirl - The presidency, control of the Senate and even a quick confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett are all in doubt less than a month from the election. : politics ... Collins and Murkowski about to have a real sudden change of heart on ACB.


Party-Switching CD02 Incumbent Trails | Monmouth University Polling Institute - Among all registered voters, Kennedy is supported by 49% and Van Drew is supported by 44%

White rural electorate in Pennsylvania less economically anxious about Joe Biden than Hillary Clinton - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... I'm not saying misogyny is the only explanation here, but it's certainly a significant part of the puzzle.


Eschaton: Boring - It is way way down the list of important things, but one maddening thing Maggie does in her reporting on My Beautiful President is she tries to make him seem like an interesting subject. He isn't interesting. There's nothing there that isn't obvious.
Eschaton: Have They Never Known A Single Slightly Decent Human Being Ever - This is what I puzzle over. I even get the authoritarian suck-up-to-the-guy-with-power instinct. I don't get how a nest of cannibalistic vipers get along with each other, how they get along with anybody, how the ones with any other potential source of income say, yes, these are the people I want to spend time with.


More than half of all wrongful criminal convictions are caused by government misconduct, study finds : worldnews



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Melting Antarctic Ice Exposes 800-Year-Old Penguins That Still Look Fresh : worldnews

Nearly every car on the road will have to be electric by 2050 to meet UN climate targets, researchers claim : worldnews
UN chief: World is living in `shadow of nuclear catastrophe'

Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres : news .... 5 Shode Islands ... So nearly 4% of the state of California has burned this year, holy shit ...
CAL FIRE on Twitter: "All but three of the Top 20 Largest #Wildfires have occurred since 2000, with 5 of these large & damaging wildfires occurring just this year. As we enter the fall season, which is known to have the largest wildfires, we want to remind everyone that now is the time to be prepared. https://t.co/DAHEiLq4mO" / Twitter

CDC forecasts up to 232K US deaths by Oct. 24 : news


MA COVID-10 Data 10/4/20 : boston
626 New Confirmed Cases ; 3 Deaths -October 04 : CoronavirusMa - 132,440 total cases - 18,981 new individuals tested; 3.3% positive - 68,715 total tests today; 0.9%positive - +22 hospital; +8 icu; +0 intubated; 438 hospitalized - 3 new deaths; 9,295 total


Is Baker losing his passion for fighting the virus? : CoronavirusMa

Numbers show lockdowns are a 'no brainer'. Letting people die isn't : Coronavirus
'The old normal is gone': Reluctance to adopt COVID-19 guidelines increasing spread, expert warns : Coronavirus

Reliable N95 mask supplier? : CoronavirusMa
CDC identifies new COVID-19 syndrome in adults similar to MIS-C in kids : news

As cold weather arrives, U.S. states see record increases in COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus


New York City to shut down 9 neighborhoods as coronavirus spikes (Hasids killing NYC, send them back to their shithole 1700's)

Trump And The Coronavirus Are Dividing Black And White Churches In Georgia (smart vs delusional)

Coronavirus infections, hospitalizations keep decreasing across California : Coronavirus
California's Filipino American nurses are dying from COVID-19 at alarming rates


India's coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 as cases continue to rise : news (only Brahmins counted)

Israel Coronavirus Mortality Rate Surpasses U.S. for First Time Since Pandemic Began : Coronavirus

NEW: France reports 16,972 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus
NEW: Netherlands reports 4,007 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day increase on record. Number in hospital rises to 810 (+69), of which 163 are in ICU (+7) : Coronavirus

Covid: UK announces more than 10,000 new cases for first time - There were 12,872 new cases, while a further 49 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19. : worldnews
French coronavirus cases reach record level with nearly 17,000 new infections : worldnews
Merkel Warns of New Dangerous Wave of Coronavirus within Coming Months : worldnews

Dozens Of Israelis Diagnosed With COVID For 2nd Time

Regal Cinemas Parent Cineworld to Close All Theaters in US and UK : worldnews
Luxury Cruise Ships Are Being Dismantled In Turkey Due To The Coronavirus : worldnews


Houthi court sentences Trump, King Salman and Saudi crown prince to death : worldnews



Egypt unearths 59 ancient coffins buried more than 2,600 years ago near Saqqara pyramids : worldnews

Indian opposition leaders arrested when they tried to visit the family of woman who was raped and had her body cremated by police at night against their wishes. : worldnews (India off the Modi fascist cliff)
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi arrested on way to meet Indian rape victim's family : news

Defying protest ban, thousands of Israelis demonstrate against Israeli prime minister : worldnews

Top Thai zoo official shot dead while investigating disappearance of a rare albino barking deer. The gunman, also a senior official at the zoo, and long time friend of the victim killed himself after fleeing the scene. Some suspicions that the deer was sold to or stolen by wildlife traffickers. : worldnews

Chilean police throw boy, 16, off bridge during protests | Chile : worldnews

Guatemalan women alleging gang-rape can use explosive corporate documents in Hudbay case : worldnews

President of Azerbaijan tells Armenia to 'leave our territory, and then, the war will stop' : worldnews (said the guy who started the war)
Azerbaijan's second-largest city, Ganja, has been shelled by Armenian forces : news
Some 64 Turkey-backed mercenaries have died in Nagorno Karabakh : news
Russia sent three of its MiG-29 fighters to Armenia using Iranian airspace : worldnews
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Major cities hit as heavy fighting continues : worldnews
Anonymous hacks 83 websites belonging to Azerbaijani government in support of Armenia : worldnews

Germany calls for Russian sanctions after alleged poisoning of opposition leader : worldnews

The Short Tenure and Abrupt Ouster of Banking's Sole Black C.E.O. - Tidjane Thiam made Credit Suisse profitable again. But the Swiss rejected him as an outsider, and a sudden scandal took him down (Swiss are racists, surprise)

Former French president Sarkozy faces historic corruption trial : worldnews
Matteo Salvini goes on trial over migrant kidnapping charges | World news | The Guardian - Former Italian interior minister accused of abusing power in incident involving 116 people

Interpol issues 'red notice' for Red Bull heir over hit-and-run : worldnews

Conservatives turn on Boris Johnson over handling of UK's Covid-19 crisis
UK ministers warned against leaked plans to put refugees on prison ships
Exhausted UK teachers warn they have no additional funding to handle Covid-19: Headteachers cite 'trust deficit' between school leaders, the government and Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills as they work 70-hour weeks to keep up
Inhumane, degrading, inexplicable': Britain's Covid care home policies 'violated the fundamental human rights of vulnerable elderly residents', Amnesty International report finds : worldnews
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange at "very high" risk of suicide attempt, expert tells court : worldnews

New minimum salary at $25 per hour in Switzerland : worldnews


She says ICE Doctor Removed Her Fallopian Tube Without Consent : politics

COVID cases, Trump: US reports most daily infections since mid August


The President of the United States is a remorseless sociopath - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Nothing like putting Secret Service members at risk for your brief Andropov Vanity parade:
Trump Just Exposed Secret Service to COVID-19 to Do a Drive-By For MAGA Supporters : politics ... Lafayette Square, all over again. Just unconscionable on every level ...
Dr. James P. Phillips, MD on Twitter: "Every single person in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary Presidential 'drive-by' just now has to be quarantined for 14 days. They might get sick. They may die. For political theater. Commanded by Trump to put their lives at risk for theater. This is insanity.
Dr. James P. Phillips, MD on Twitter: "That Presidential SUV is not only bulletproof, but hermetically sealed against chemical attack. The risk of COVID19 transmission inside is as high as it gets outside of medical procedures. The irresponsibility is astounding. My thoughts are with the Secret Service forced to play." / Twitter
Infectious Trump briefly leaves Walter Reed to greet fans as confusion continues over his health - The Washington Post ... Trump tests NEGATIVE for being a decent human being.


Trump Didnt Disclose First Positive Covid-19 Test While Awaiting a Second Test on Thursday
Donald Trump did not disclose a positive result from a rapid test for Covid-19 on Thursday : politics
Trumps Physician Says the President's Oxygen Levels Dropped and He Took Steroid Treatment - The president released another rambling video
White House aide says physician withheld health specifics to lift Trump's spirits - Axios (Conley says it "wasn't necessarily true" he was lying)
Trump on dexamethasone; steroid prescription indicates more serious illness - Los Angeles Times
Trump's Doctor Revealed He's On A Steroid Recommended For Severe COVID-19
5 big questions on the White Houses botched handling of Trumps coronavirus diagnosis
White House Medical Confusion - WSJ - Mixed messages like those on Saturday hurt the President.
Trump in Walter Reed Photo-Op Signs Blank Paper to Show He's Well and 'Relentless'
Jon Ostrower on Twitter: "The photos released by the WH tonight of the president working at Walter Reed were taken 10 minutes apart at 5:25:59 pm and 5:35:40 pm ET Saturday, according to the EXIF data embedded in both @AP wire postings that were shared by the White House this evening. https://t.co/EzeqIkGdf7" / Twitter
The White House released photos of Trump working in hospital that critics say appears to be a publicity stunt : politics
Was Trump's Walter Reed video message edited? : politics
Andrew Feinberg on Twitter: "NEW: The White House has released these photos which purport to show @realDonaldTrump "at work" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. https://t.co/vSRcH7o2Hq" / Twitter
Trump COVID-19 treatment: President had stakes in Regeneron and Gilead, makers of antibody cocktail, Remdesivir : politics
Prospect of Trump's early hospital discharge mystifies doctors - They say he is in a particularly vulnerable window for covid-19 patients and should be watched closely while taking an unusual combination of drugs.

Trump's Hollywood star smashed by someone in Hulk costume: report : politics

White House Completely Misused Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Avoid Face Masks : Coronavirus

Inside the White House Event Now Under Covid-19 Scrutiny - The New York Times
GOP superspreader event is now known as #RoseGardenMassacre : politics
Trump campaign adviser defends first family refusing to wear masks at debate - Axios ("we believe in our right to kill you for profit" he said)
"Arrogant, irresponsible": Bill Barr faces criticism over refusal to quarantine after Rose Garden event : politics
As virus spreads across GOP ranks, some Republicans say party will pay price for 'stupid' approach
Local Officials Haven't Heard from the White House on COVID-19 Contact Tracing
Little evidence that White House has offered contact tracing, guidance to hundreds potentially exposed to Trump - The Washington Post
Who Is Sean Conley? White House Physician To President Trump : Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus : NPR (besides being a lying asshole Trumpster)
The Presidents Illness Is Yet Another Dividing Line in the Trump Era (dumbfucks for Trump)


Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll : politics
Biden's s national lead over Trump jumps to 14 points after debate in NBC News/WSJ poll - Joe Biden's lead has nearly doubled
Mark Murray on Twitter: "Headlines from new NBC/WSJ poll (conducted after the debate, 9/30-10/1) 1. Biden's national lead among registered voters expands from 8pts to 14pts Biden 53% Trump 39% Was Biden 51%, Trump 43% in Sept poll before debate" / Twitter
Nearly 3 in 4 think Trump did not take appropriate virus precautions: POLL - ABC News
SurveyMonkey poll: Trump faces little GOP fallout over COVID disclosure - Axios - Just one in 10 Republicans says President Trump is handling his own COVID-19 diagnosis irresponsibly,
Trump said Biden was a medically fragile liability whose VP might seize control. Now he has Covid-19. : politics
Biden campaign says it will now disclose the result of every coronavirus test : politics
Bring America together again: The United States needs an experienced, compassionate president. That's Joe Biden. : politics
Biden looks to seal election after Trumps week from hell
Joe Biden More Likely to Survive 4-Year Term Than Trump, 'Super-Ager' Study Finds : politics

Majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided coronavirus, poll says. President could have avoided infection if he took pandemic more seriously
Never forget: All of this was his own damn fault : politics


Kellyanne Conway's daughter the latest to test positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus ... "My mom coughing all around the house after trump tested positive for covid" ... (she ratted her lying mom out)
Jacob Kemp on Twitter: "Additionally, Claudia says that her mom spent all day with her (presumably without a mask), so Claudia could be infected as well. https://t.co/3fZ2uHglNe" / Twitter
claudia conway (@claudiamconway) on TikTok
Kellyanne Conway's daughter the latest to test positive for COVID-19 : news

Mike Pence may also have been exposed to COVID-19 -- and people are dreaming of Nancy Pelosi as acting president : politics

Christie Called a Hypocrite For Seeking COVID Treatment After Saying People Were 'Golnna Have To' Accept Deaths

Director of Oval Office Operations Nick Luna tests positive for COVID-19 : politics (Trump's "body man")
Member of press covering Ivanka Trump's visit to Gaston County tests positive for COVID-19 : politics ... they shut down and fumigated several stores because Ivanka had been there ... (Typhoid Ivanka)
Three NC Establishments Close to Deep Clean After Ivanka Trump Visit ... many questioned whether the first daughter had knowingly put people at risk

u/KimbyJoy makes a short and sweet point about the hypocrisy surrounding the response to Trump's COVID diagnosis

McConnell says Senate won't meet as planned after a third senator tests positive.
The Reckless Race to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett Justifies Court Packing - We used to reject court packing as a dangerous game. Now we believe it may be the best way to restore the Court's legitimacy.
Suddenly, Amy Coney Barrett Might Not Have the Votes : politics ... Don't worry, Collins is currently reconsidering her vote ...
COVID Is Screwing With Mitch McConnell's Plans to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett : politics
Democrats warn Supreme Court confirmation would endanger senators' health, call for delay : politics (die for the Mitch Bitch)


GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Went to Oktoberfest Party After Testing Positive for COVID-19 : politics


Revealed: Trump-linked consultant tied to Facebook pages warning election will cause civil war : politics

"The Squad" responds to Twitter policy banning posts wishing for Trump's death: "Excuse me?" : politics


Remember Trump's taxes? They are still a scandal.

Fact check: Trump campaign runs Facebook ads featuring fake image of Biden wearing earpiece : politics
Tucker Carlson Compares Trump To A Sexual Assault Victim | HuffPost - Saying Trump should have taken pecautions against COVID-19 is the same as blaming an assault victim for "dressing provocatively"



Discussion Thread: South Carolina U.S. Senate Debate | Saturday, October 3, 2020 | Live - 8:00 pm ET : politics
Democrats shield candidate from Lindsey Graham with plexiglass wall in election debate : politics


Abbott's order closing ballot drop-off sites is voter suppression -- plain and simple.

7 high-ranking whistleblowers allege criminal violations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton : politics (a crooked Republican?)
Texas Attorney Ken Paxton took bribes, abused office, executives in his office say : politics

Rep. Mark Finchem Worked With Anti-Government Extremists, Emails Show : news


One of the guys - Lawyers, Guns & Money - In the midst of the unending madness of the last few days weeks months years, it's easy to overlook stories that in the Before Time would have been administration-destroying bombshells. For example, this great piece of reporting from Jane Mayer - In the 2020 campaign, Trump has spotlighted no woman more brightly than Guilfoyle ... From Amy Coney Barrett to Betsy DeVos to Kimberly Guilfoyle, every woman Trump picks is an emblem of everything women are up against

Seattle police arrest 16 people after protest : news

The "Proud Boys" Hashtag Has Been Taken Over by Gay Love | People Decided to Reclaim the Tag After Trump Told the Extremist Group to "Stand by" at the First Presidential Debate. : politics
Gay men have taken over the Proud Boys Twitter hashtag : news

Fort Worth Officer Terminated After Posting Racist Meme on Facebook : news


The Sackler Family's Plan to Keep Its BillionsThe Trump Administration is poised to make a settlement with Purdue Pharma that it can claim as a victory for opioid victims. But the proposed outcome would leave the company owners enormously wealthy and off the hook for good.


Seaport about 7yrs ago : boston


Hold Me, Squeeze Me, Bite My Head - The New York Times


For 10 days, Mars will shine the brightest it has since 2003 : worldnews
Even More Evidence Points to 'Water Bodies' Under the Surface of Mars : worldnews

Floridians who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 were less likely than those who voted for Hillary Clinton to have evacuated before Hurricane Irma made landfall, according to a new study that examined GPS location data from more than 2.7 million U.S. smartphone users : science


[OC] I made a Sankey Diagram with all faiths in CK3 : dataisbeautiful

I always thought that all dirt is the result of fungus slowly breaking apart bedrock over millions of years but I do not know if this is actually true. Is it? : askscience (abiotic dirt isn't really dirt)




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A rare Halloween Blue Moon will light up the scariest night of the year : worldnews

Eco disaster at Kamchatka peninsula with mass death of sea animals at precious Pacific beach : worldnews
Climate change responsible for record sea temperature levels, says study | Global warming is driving an unprecedented rise in sea temperatures including in the Mediterranean, according to a major new report published by the peer-reviewed Journal of Operational Oceanography : worldnews
'Green hydrogen' from renewables could become cheapest 'transformative fuel' within a decade

Paraguay Declares State of Emergency as Forest Fires Rage : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 10/3/20 : boston
600 New Confirmed Cases ; 17 Deaths -October 03 : CoronavirusMa - 131,814 total cases - 13,813 new individuals tested; 4.3% positive - 65,768 total tests today; 0.9%positive - -5 hospital; -4 icu; -7 intubated; 432 hospitalized - 17 new deaths; 9,292 total
Massachusetts School Districts Report 97 Coronavirus Cases Among Students And Staff : boston


K: The Overlooked Variable That's Driving the Pandemic - The Atlantic - In study after study, we see that super-spreading clusters of COVID-19 almost overwhelmingly occur in poorly ventilated, indoor environments where many people congregate over time ... especially when there is loud talking or singing without masks ... index cases are more likely to come from clusters than a case is to generate a cluster ... In an overdispersed regime, identifying transmission events (someone infected someone else) is more important than identifying infected individuals ... cluster-busting (k value and overdispersion)


Nearly all Covid patients still suffer from symptoms six months after diagnosis : worldnews
Contrary to popular belief, the psychological impacts of social distancing and lockdown measures are hitting introverted individuals harder than their extraverts counterparts, according to new research published in Frontiers in Psychology. : science

Contact Tracing, Key to Reining in the Virus, Falls Flat in the West - The New York Times - Tracing is seen as a vital tool to avoid lockdowns and open economies, but that requires a robust system, widespread rapid testing and public trust. All are lacking in the West


Airbnb blocks US Halloween bookings over party fears : worldnews


Canada to keep U.S. border curbs until pandemic is much less serious : worldnews

The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Weakening Democracy Around the World, Report Finds : worldnews

770 people test positive for COVID-19 at Northumbria University : worldnews

Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern sends Trump New Zealand's best wishes : worldnews - More cases in the White House than in NZ?
New Zealand refuses quarantine-free trips from Australia as Australian Capital Territory joins travel bubble: NZ PM Jacinda Ardern says her country will not open up until Australia records a month without community transmission of Covid-19 : worldnews


Paris could be put on "maximum alert," lockdown as ICU bed occupancy hits critical level : worldnews


Australian Man Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Stomping A Pregnant Muslim Woman : worldnews

Taiwan scrambles fighter jets after PLA spy plane enters air defence zone : worldnews

'Turkey has a clear objective of reinstating the Turkish empire', Armenian PM says : worldnews (plans to invade Austria)

Yogi Govt Enlists PR Firm to Push 'Hathras Girl Was Not Raped' Story Line With Foreign Media (Hindufucks)
Protesters clash with police in India after late-night cremation of gang rape victim : worldnews
More than 60 million people in India may have caught Covid-19, survey finds : worldnews

Armenia withdraws ambassador from Israel over Azerbaijan arms deal : worldnews - It just seems like Israelis are hypocrites lecturing the world about the Holocaust and how bad it is. And then deny the Armenian genocide. Heck even Lebanon recognizes the Armenian genocide (wtf, Jews, part 197)

Washington hits Belarus with sanctions as Minsk retaliates against EU measures : worldnews

Germany urges EU to impose sanctions against Russia over Navalny case : worldnews
Russian Editor Dies After Setting Herself On Fire In Front Of An Interior Ministry Office : worldnews

After 'The Salisbury Poisonings' Locals Picked Up the PiecesA new AMC show dramatizes the 2018 poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. Even for a reporter who covered the real events, the four episodes contain revelations.

France reports eight people missing after heavy floods in the South : worldnews

Boris Johnson hints he could suspend 'rule of six' for a 'normal' Christmas (so everyone can give the present of death)
'So old he was losing his hair': survivors urge MPs to end scandal of UK's child brides : worldnews (UK fine with muzfucks doing this)

'Justice for Joyce' Family of Indigenous woman who died in Quebec hospital announces lawsuit


Julian Assange extradition verdict to be delivered on January 4 | United Kingdom : worldnews

Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused - The action has so far caused nearly 150,000 children and adults to be expelled from the country.


Trump's Symptoms Are 'Very Concerning' as Virus Infects More G.O.P. Allies -- Doctors refused to provide critical details and left open the impression that the president was known to be sick a day earlier than previously reported ... President Trump at times told staff wearing masks in meetings to "get that thing off" ... "You were looked down upon when you would walk by with a mask" ...
Trump Is Not Out of Danger, Official Says
WH chief of staff says Trump's vitals over past 24 hours are 'very concerning'
Trump COVID-19 live updates: President was on oxygen, next 48 hours 'critical,' sources say - ABC News ... 'vitals over last 24 hours were very concerning'
Confusion about Trump's COVID-19 infection fits a long pattern of skimpy info about presidential health - The president may have been diagnosed earlier, in worse condition than aides had let on so far
White House triggers new questions about Trumps coronavirus case
Official: Next 48 hours 'critical' for Trump in virus fight

Covering a cover-up in real time - Axios
Maggie Haberman on the Fallout from Trumps Hospitalization
White House Spreads COVID-19 and Lies About Trump's Health

If a president becomes incapacitated, here's what the Constitution says - The 25th Amendment answers at least some of the big questions.
We're in the final stages of the presidential election. What happens if a candidate withdraws or dies?
A White House Long in Denial Confronts Reality - The New York Times
The White House relied on a rapid test, but used it in a way it was not intended. - The New York Times
The virus slams into a broken Washington - POLITICO - Most D.C. crises follow an expected pattern. Not this one.
Trump likely had the virus during the debate, per medical experts : politics (and knew it)
Trumps debate guests refused to wear masks, flouting rules (which they promised to "honor")
Justice delos Santos on Twitter: "Fire up the "It's Always Sunny" theme music https://t.co/lDkHarsJMu" / Twitter
Remdesivir Treatment for Trump Costs More Than His Reported Tax Bill : politics
Donald Trump should take Hydroxychloroquine, GOP lawmaker Andy Biggs says : politics
Trump was tested regularly for Covid-19. He wanted less testing for everyone else. : politics
Trump's COVID Diagnosis Spooks Russia: 'Our Candidate is Sick' ... When Russia was a weak communist state republicans hated them. When the former head of the KGB becomes a dictator running a cesspool of corruption that interferes in US politics republicans love them. Because corrupt Russians work with corrupt republicans.

Trump's positive COVID test shatters his illusion of pandemic recovery
'I'm just not' : Trump told Woodward he wasn't concerned about catching Covid in newly released audio ... "Don't ever talk about Smart with me" -- Donald Trump
Trump's other coronavirus complication: His credibility gap

Kellyanne Conway Tests Positive for COVID-19 : politics
Trump campaign manager tests positive for Covid-19 : politics - none of these cases would've happened if the GOP didn't try to push RBG's replacement through o quickly. What a self-own
Senator Ron Johnson tests positive for coronavirus : politics (hahahahahaha)
After testing positive for COVID-19, Ron Johnson says hes still against mask mandates
Chris Christie tests positive for coronavirus (double that)
Attorney General Barr chooses not to quarantine despite possible exposure to Covid-19 - CNNPolitics
Day after seeing Trump at Bedminster fundraiser, guests 'flabbergasted' to learn he was stricken - ABC News
Chris Hayes on Twitter: "TRUMP WENT TO BEDMINSTER AND EXPOSED STAFF AND FUNDRAISER ATTENDEES WHEN HE ALREADY KNEW HE HAD COVID!?! WHEN HE WAS ALREADY SYMPTOMATIC AND RECEIVING TREATMENT!" / Twitter
u/simplelifestyle posts a map about who has come on into contact with White House officials who have tested positive for Covid : bestof

August J. Pollak on Twitter: "I have lived my entire life in a media narrative that Republicans are simply not supposed to face any consequences for their actions and what we have been witnessing for the last 48 hours is the result of a media completely unequipped to handle exactly that happening" / Twitter

Sen. Chuck Grassley won't seek coronavirus test after attending meeting with infected senator : politics (bc need his vote)
GOP reportedly fears losing the SCOTUS vote if more senators get coronavirus : politics
Virus spreads on panel handling Supreme Court nomination : politics
Republicans vow no delay on Barrett, but virus spreads in GOP : politics (they ARE the virus)
Isaac Chotiner on Twitter: "Feeling bad for Amy Coney Barrett. A woman of great character who prioritizes life above all else, she had to watch all these mask-less people at her nominating event risk lives. She must have been desperate to speak out, but didn't want to appear rude. Sad, poignant, moving.
The Senate must abide by CDC guidelines even if it means delaying Barrett's confirmation hearings
Collateral Damage - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The COVID-19 pandemic is a very rare case of Republican sociopaths actually being personally and adversely affected by being high on their own supply of arrant bullshit.
The Pro-Choice Republicans - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Trump family refused to wear masks at Tuesday's debate, and now a bunch of staffers are sick with COVID:
Presidential Failures to Disclose - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Lawfare has issued a helpful list of major health disasters that Presidents have concealed or failed to disclose
Radley Balko on Twitter: "Others will get COVID from these assholes. Drivre just now has to be quarantined for 14 days. They might get sick. They may die. For political theater. Commanded by Trump to put their lives at risk for theater. This is insanity." / Twitter

Eschaton: We're Fucking Invincible - I can see people going to the Rose Garden event, and generally thinking outside is ok if not perfectly safe, but then... The no-mask mantra applied indoors as well. Cabinet members, senators, Barrett family members and others mixed unencumbered at tightly packed, indoor receptions in the White House's Diplomatic Room and Cabinet Room.

Missouri governor mirrors Trump: Covid-positive after months of virus criticism : politics
Missouri governor mirrors Trump: Covid-positive after months of virus criticism - POLITICO - Like the president, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was under fire for reopening too quickly as he ran for reelection. Then he tested positive for coronavirus.

Minnesota Republicans fly Delta home from D.C. after COVID-19 exposure : politics

Shell-shocked Trump campaign seeks a way forward - POLITICO - team canceled a Friday rally in must-win Florida and postponed a pair of events slated for Saturday in Wisconsin. They have also postponed next weeks planned West Coast swing in Nevada and Arizona. The president was also to appear at a high-dollar donor event in Los Angeles.
It's Time for Trump to Resign and Drop Out of the Race (Slate doing it's stupid Slate thing)
Would We Even Know Trump Has Coronavirus Without the Free Press? : politics

'It's a hoax. There's no pandemic' -- Trump's base stays loyal as president fights Covid News that the president has contracted coronavirus prompted alarm and confusion among Trump supporters in Missouri ... "If he's sick, then they planted it when they tested him."

Superspreader-In-Chief: Officials Now Forced To Clean Up Trump's COVID Mess
Trump sets off multi-state Covid tracing crisis: The possibility that the president and his entourage have become traveling superspreaders is a nightmare scenario for officials in the four states he visited in the last week. : politics

Trump claimed mail-in ballots were found in a river. There were no ballots and also no river. : politics

Pelosi begins mustering Democrats for possible House decision on presidency : politics

Coronavirus and Fox News collide, and Chris Wallace is at the center of it : politics

Eric Trump set to speak with N.Y. investigators Monday about family business : politics
Donald Trump Jr. was at Arizona fundraiser on Thursday after possible COVID-19 exposure from his father : politics ... Can't get the virus if your father never hugged you in your entire life ...

Fox News paid $4 million to cover up sexual harassment allegations against Kim Guilfoyle: report : politics (she loves dick-pics)
Study Shows Fox News Really Brings the 'Hate'


Hundreds of alumni from Amy Coney Barrett's undergrad school declare opposition : politics

Sen. Graham, Harrison to face off in first debate in close S. Carolina race : politics

Poll Finds Voters in Two Crucial States Repelled by Trump's Debate Behavior - Biden is ahead by seven points in Pennsylvania and five points in Florida, according to the Times/Siena survey.

The new details on Kimberly Guilfoyle's time at Fox News are horrific

The Problem of Confederate Statues on U.S. Public Lands | Outside Online

The Federal Killing of a Protester Should Alarm Us All : politics - I am specifically concerned that he was killed by U.S. Marshals. (Barr in charge of Marshals)

Official autopsy shows Black man killed by Los Angeles deputies was shot 16 times : news (for riding a bicycle while black)


Federal Government Acknowledges U.S. Betrayed Terms Of Treaty With 2 Oregon Tribes : politics - Only took 155 years to just acknowledge it. Good job, US



Robert Smigel's infamous "Conspiracy Theory Rock", which only aired once on SNL, and got him fired for a short time. Devastating clique of corporate media and it's deregulation by the FCC. It was even too much for SNL. : videos

U.S. Election 2020: How to Spot (and Fight) Misinformation


Second-ever case of new "Alaskapox" virus strain recorded in U.S. : worldnews

Amazon warehouses that employ robots have 50% more serious injuries than all-human facilities, new report reveals : worldnews

The Hubble telescope caught a supernova outshining every star in its galaxy : worldnews

The prevalence of dementia in countries where more than one language is spoken is 50% lower than in those regions where the population uses only one language to communicate. Active bilingualism is an important predictor of delay in the onset of symptoms of mild cognitive impairment. : science

What is the biggest mind blow ever? - 1. Sperm as it makes its way down the fallopian tube.
(20) Nick Carter's answer to What are the most alien-like creatures ever discovered on Earth? - Quora

The Human Error Darwin Inspired - Issue 90: Something Green - Nautilus (supply and demand didn't work)

Hypercubes, starting from dimension 0 up to dimension 6 - YouTube


Scammer thinks I'm SIRI and chickens out on stealing from me.



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A second Trump term would be 'game over' for the climate, says top scientist : politics (vote for the end of the world)


How worried should you be about the federal deficit and debt?

U.S. coronavirus cases and state maps: Tracking cases, deaths - Washington Post
The White House Staff Is Freaking Out and So Is Mitch McConnell's Senate Majority : politics - There are more people in the white house with corona than there are cases in the entire country of New zealand ... 0% chance he didn't know he had this prior to the debate. He fucking showed up too late to be tested.
wrtChase comments on Megathread: President Donald Trump announces he has tested positive for Coronavirus - Today is insane. A month of news in one day.
u/wrtChase on how the white house knew on Wednesday night that Trump had been exposed to the virus, how he traveled to events anyway and compiles a list of related news : bestof


MA COVID-19 Data 10/2/20 : boston
753 New Confirmed Cases ; 10 Deaths -October 02 : CoronavirusMa - 131,214 total cases - 21,451 new individuals tested; 3.5% positive - 74,914 total tests today; 1% positive - -15 hospital; -5 icu; +2 intubated; 422 hospitalized - 10 new deaths; 9,275 total
Mass. reports 753 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 10 new deaths - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard - Friday, October 02, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


Brigham and Women's Coronavirus Cluster Rises to 45 Cases
COVID-19 reported among 63 students, 34 staff in Mass. school districts - boston.com - October 2, 2020 : CoronavirusMa

Manhattan apartment sales tumble 46%, leaving 10,000 unsold units : news


Covid cases doubled under most local lockdowns in England - Confusing rules blamed for rise in infections in 11 of 16 towns and cities under long-term restrictions : worldnews


A court in India has ordered police to protect the family of a girl allegedly gang-raped and killed by four high-caste men, as her brother said they feared reprisals over the accusations. : worldnews

North Korean defector says sexual abuse by South Korean spies broke her trust and her dream : worldnews

Egypt police using dating apps to find and imprison LGBT+ people
Gay men in Russia with surrogate children warned they face arrest: LGBT+ community draws breath as state investigators equate single fathers to baby traffickers : worldnews
Canadian government moves to reintroduce bill that bans forced LGBTQ2 conversion therapy. : worldnews

Nazi shipwreck found off Poland may solve Amber Room mystery | Polish divers locate Karlsruhe, which they hope holds treasure Nazis looted from Russia : worldnews

Beirut blast: Lebanon seeks arrest of ship owner and captain : worldnews - So, they go after the ship after they did nothing from 2014 - 2020? That's some stupid blame shifting... (dumbfuck muzfuckers)

At least three people died in detention centres housing thousands of Ethiopian migrants in Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International says. The migrants were facing "unimaginable cruelty" - including being chained together in pairs, and using their cells floors as toilets, the rights group said. : worldnews (Bonesaw)

'Jerusalem is our city,' Turkey's Erdogan declares : worldnews

Armenian PM says Turkey taking new genocidal path : worldnews
Macron reprimands Turkey, accusing Erdogan of sending 'jihadists' to Azerbaijan : worldnews

Colombia sees surge in mass killings in 2020: UN : worldnews

Belarus announces sanctions against EU - In retaliation to sanctions imposed by the European Union, Belarus has put together a list of people now banned from entering the country. : worldnews

Alexei Navalny Says Russia's Putin Had Him Poisoned With Nerve Agent : worldnews

Russian Intelligence Connected Bank Deposited $330 Million Into Deutsche Bank America : worldnews (hmmmm)


Macron outlines new law to prevent Islamic 'separatism' in France : worldnews

PM Trudeau, other leaders condemn white supremacy in wake of Trump's refusal to do so : worldnews


Margaret Ferrier: Nicola Sturgeon urges Covid trip MP to 'do the right thing' - Scotland's first minister has urged Margaret Ferrier to resign as an MP after she travelled from Glasgow to London with Covid-19 symptoms, then returned home after testing positive. : worldnews

Outcry grows over Canada indigenous woman's death : worldnews

Deconstructed: Why You Should Care About Assange's Extradition


Trump threw Saudi Arabia a lifeline after Khashoggi's death. Two years later, he has gotten little in return. (are you sure?)


President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19 - CNNPolitics
Breaking: Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis has tested positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus
Kellyanne Conway announces she tested positive for coronavirus : news (scroll down for Rose Garden pic of infected Refuckers)
David Begnaud on Twitter: "Now, @KellyannePolls Kellyanne Conway is positive for COVID19. She was at the Rose Garden event on Saturday without a mask. https://t.co/pQ4Vz5QDxR" / Twitter
President Trump being taken to Walter Reed ... President Trump received an experimental drug made by Regeneron, which contains two antibodies against the coronavirus
Who Did Trump Infect? Tracing His Contacts Is a Big Task : Coronavirus

Trump Infects America ... "Right now, they're operating like a chicken with its head cut off, lit on fire, and thrown off a cliff ... taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin, and daily aspirin ... He risked not only his own health but the health of others around him. This was true before his diagnosis ... When Hicks tested positive, she worried about others around her who might be infected, too, but the White House sought to keep that information from the public ... With 32 days left before Election Day, whatever confidence remained in our system has been further undermined by this colossal display of idiocy. The Republic collapses not with a bang but with a million stupid decisions by the most powerful people.

Trumps Illness Makes It Clear: This Election Was Always About the Virus ... Mr. Trump has been the world's loudest critic of prudent pandemic-control policy, and his contracting the disease that he dismissed as a threat even this week is an irony of Sophoclean proportions, whether or not it changes how voters think about him.

Invincibility punctured by infection: How the coronavirus spread in Trumps White House
'It's Just F*ck-Up, After F*ck-up' -- Trumps COVIDAdvisers at Their Breaking Point -- With the president infected, the group responsible for combating the virus remains a mess. At the center of the drama is one man: Dr. Scott Atlas.... Central to the dysfunction, officials say, is Atlas, a Rasputin-like figure who has increasingly gotten hold of the president's ear ... On Friday, hours before Trump was flown to Walter Reed, Atlas was quoted as predicting the president would make a complete and full and rapid recovery" There was, he insisted, "zero reason to panic."

Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus - The New York Times - result came after he spent months playing down the severity of the outbreak that has killed more than 207,000 in the United States and hours after insisting that "the end of the pandemic is in sight"
Trump's Positive Coronavirus Test Upends Campaign in Final Stretch - With his health and the countrys stability at risk, strategists and even senior aides to the president said he would face a harsh judgment from voters.
Trump Suspends Campaign Events, as Biden Tests Negative and Returns to the Trail
Democratic nominee Joe Biden tests negative for coronavirus after potential exposure : politics
Trump's positive Covid-19 test throws country into fresh upheaval - CNNPolitics
Megathread: President Donald Trump Moved to Walter Reed Hospital | Part II : politics
Trump Being Transferred to Walter Reed Military Center : Coronavirus
President Donald Trump says he has tested positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus (10K comments in r/coronavirus and a lot of showrunners)
Trump arrived for debate too late to be tested for COVID, Wallace says ... "Yeah, there was an honor system when it came to people that came into the hall from the two campaigns" (suckers)
Andrew Solender on Twitter: "NEW: Trump campaign indicates it will not join @JoeBiden in pulling negative ads. "Joe Biden used his speech in Michigan today to attack President Trump. He's in no position to say anything" (Forbes reporter said that with a straight lying face)
COVID Update from WHCA President Zeke Miller | White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) - As of this moment, three White House journalists tested positive for COVID-19 today.

When Reagan was shot, country rallied around, but he hadn't spent months downplaying assassins

Visual timeline of Trumps movements before his positive coronavirus test -- Videos and photos show president frequently flouted guidelines

Entire Top of the Republican Party Has Been Exposed to COVID : politics
5 attendees of SCOTUS nomination at Rose Garden test positive for COVID-19 : politics
White House SCOTUS announcement is suspected as Covid super-spreader event as video shows infected senator hugging attendees : politics
4 years ago today, Trump made fun of Clinton for catching pneumonia -- Talk about timing.
Speaking of Walter Reed - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Remember how in November 2019 Donald Trump made a sudden unscheduled and unexplained visit to the Walter Reed Medical Center? And the political press that turned Hillary Clinton fainting into a week-long five-alarm story decided to just quickly move on without getting to the bottom of anything? Seems pretty relevant now!
Trump seemed to defy the laws of science and disease. Then, the coronavirus caught up with him. - The Washington Post
The nation needs the truth on President Trump's illness

The White House Knew Trump Had Likely Been Exposed to the Virus. He Traveled and Held Events Anyway. : politics ... Trump was in close contact with dozens of other people, including campaign supporters, at a roundtable event. The president did not wear a mask (Covid-45)
No One Knows Where This Is Going to Go : Pandemonium Inside the White House as Trump Contracts COVID-19 ... Sources I spoke with are doubtful the next two debates will happen. "There really can be nothing for 14 days. It's as if the campaign ended yesterday"

City of Cleveland announces 11 positive cases of COVID-19 stemming from preparations for presidential debate ... The city adds that the majority of those 11 cases have occurred among out of state residents ... (Dump is a super-duper beautiful spreader)
The Probable Outcomes of Trumps Diagnosis
What Did You Expect of Donald Trump? - The Atlantic - Trump should never have been allowed anywhere near any public office

Fox News Stars Potentially Exposed to Coronavirus at Debate - The New York Times - Lachlan Murdoch, Sean Hannity and other key Fox figures attended the debate moderated by Chris Wallace.
The pool reporter at the debate filed this note at the time:
Trump's Closest Aides Feared He Was Falling Sick on Wednesday, Says Report
Trump Kept Regular Schedule After Learning Aide Hope Hicks Had Covid-19 - Bloomberg
Top White House staffers still not wearing masks
Donald Trump's family ignored mandatory mask rule at presidential debate With Joe Biden
2020 Election Live Updates: As Trumps Positive Coronavirus Test Upends the Race, Biden Says He Tested Negative ... Trump went ahead with his New Jersey fund-raiser after Hope Hicks tested positive.
Chris Wallace: 'Thank God' there was no opening handshake at Tuesday's debate
Former Gov. Chris Christie, R-NJ, says no one during the president's debate prep was wearing a mask
GOP donors just with Trump are 'freaking out' after his Covid results - About 30 to 50 donors came close to the president Thursday night,
Three Minnesota Congressmen Flew on Air Force One With Trump, Hope Hicks Just Before Diagnosis : politics ... This is why you should never let republicans into your state. They'fre bringing hate, they're bringing disease. And some of them, I assume, are good people.
Eschaton: No Point In Putting The Condom On After Coitus - Hope Hicks tested negative for COVID-19 Wednesday morning, so she boarded AF1. She developed symptoms during the day and received a second test, which came back positive. The White House knew about this Wed evening but Trump still had a fundraiser Thursday.
White House press secretary may have exposed reporters to coronavirus during combative press conference : politics
NJ Starts Contact Tracing, Urges Immediate Quarantine for Trump Fundraiser Attendees : politics
Timeline of Trump's activities in week coronavirus hit home
Trumps tweet on positive coronavirus test is his most shared ever

Megathread: President Donald Trump announces he has tested positive for Coronavirus : politics
This is the worst nightmare for the Trump campaign -- But the more significant problem for Trump is that, now Covid-positive, it will prove almost impossible for him to steer public attention away from his biggest political liability
Editorial: Trumps coronavirus infection is the result of his deadly, foolish recklessness

This is the worst nightmare for the Trump campaign -- A president who once seemed impervious to October surprises is suddenly confronting one big enough to alter the election outcome.
Conspiracy-Theory Twitter Is Going Nuts Over Trumps COVID Diagnosis

Trump's COVID failure is worst in US history. We need a new president.
Trump tests positive for COVID-19: 'Doomsday planes' mobilize in Washington - doomsday planes are in the air following news that the natio commander-in-chief, President Donald Trump, has COVID-19.
Doomsday planes mobilise in Washington
RNC chairwoman tests positive for coronavirus : worldnews (Ronna caught the 'Rona)
RNC chair Ronna McDaniel tested positive for coronavirus : politics

Shock, sympathy, mockery: World reacts to Trump infection : worldnews
Putin sends Trump a telegram to wish him speedy recovery from COVID-19: agencies cite Kremlin (Reuters) : worldnews
Putin says Trump's 'inherent vitality' will see him through COVID-19 : worldnews
Of Course Donald Trump Got Covid : worldnews
Chris Wallace Tells Fox Viewers Not to Listen to Trump COVID Adviser Scott Atlas: 'He Has No Training'
More thoughts and prayers - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Maggie H. retweeted something about trump being really sick and Mulvaney freaking out but then deleted it ... Rumors flying thick and fast that a bunch of GOP senators are showing symptoms/testing positive etc.

Minnesota journalist attacked by Trump supporter at rally : politics

'Know Who Didn't Get a F***ing Break? The Children' - Outrage Over Melania Trump's Recorded Comments on Imprisoned Kids
Melania Trump Audio Tapes: First Lady Takes Aim at Critics, Migrant Children - The New York Times ("nobody complained when Obama separated all those children at the border")
The Melania tapes bust the "Free Melania" myth -- Turns out the first lady is a lot like her husband (fucking evil slit-eyed bitch)
The Melania tapes bust the "Free Melania" myth | Turns out the first lady is a lot like her husband.

Mike Lee, Amy Coney Barrett, and a Coalition of Neoconfederate Sociopaths - Lawyers, Guns & Money - always worth remembering that Trump's bottomless self-regard and contempt for basic scientific evidence are the rule rather than the exception among Republican elites -- Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and said he first began feeling symptoms Thursday morning, right around the time he attended a nearly 90-minute Senate Judiciary Committee hearing without a mask on for at least part of the time.
Eschaton: Nothing But Assholes - With broken brains -- Lee was there for the entire hearing. He spoke for more than 10 minutes straight when it was his turn to talk, at times shouting into the room. He sat feet away from Cruz. He did not have a mask on when talking, and at times did not have it on when not talking.
Supreme Court pick faces uncertainty as COVID-19 cases from Rose Garden event mount

Contact tracing President Trump in Minnesota: Who hung out with him for how long? Twin Cities

Harris tests negative for coronavirus : politics


Amid Growing Economic Misery, Not One House Republican Voted for Bill to Boost Unemployment Benefits, Send Another Round of Checks : politics

The Disgrace Wasn't It Was President Trump.(finally sinking in your media's heads) ... Jesus just look at the hate and vitriol being posted by Trump supporters in the Joe Biden well wishing message to the Trump family.
Joe Biden on Twitter: "Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family." / Twitter

Mail found in Greenville ditch did not include any Wisconsin ballots

Biden breaks the $365 million fund-raising record that he set in August. : politics
Joe Biden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize : politics

Trump blames low-income people, minorities for 'ruining' suburbia : politics

As Trump Falters, Democrats See an Expanding 2020 Senate Map

The State of the Race in Kentucky - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Judge Extends Census Counting, Rails Against Admin For Violati`ng Her Previous Order : politics

Trump 'Will Not Accept Any Result That Is Not A Victory,' 'Atlantic' Writer Says : politics

The Real Deep State Is Trump: How the president has used William Barr and other officials to turn the government into his personal fiefdom : politics

Biden up by two points in Georgia following first debate: poll : politics

Fed Up in Flyover Country - POLITICO - onald Trump has alienated many of his former supporters in the heartland. It's not his policies, it's him.

'Has President Trump Written All Over It': Outrage as Texas Gov Slashes Ballot Drop-Off Sites to Just One Per County : politics

Nevada AG Threatens to Prosecute Voter Intimidation, Saying He 'Saw Right Through' rump Urging Supporters to 'Watch' the Polls

Stanford researchers say Ilhan Omar video appears to be coordinated disinformation campaign

Eschaton: Poll Porn - Breaking News: Theresa Greenfield leads Joni Ernst by 12 points in new pol

Facing Grim Polls vs Biden, Trump Leans Into Playing the Victim - The New York Times - Be it congressional Democrats, the news media, the standards enforcers at Twitter or, now, the debate commission, President Trump has repeatedly blamed others for problems and self-inflicted wounds.

17 Republicans Voted Against Condemning QAnon After A Democrat Got Death Threats From Its Followers

Parscale told friends before meltdown he's under federal investigation - Business Insider


VeryOriginalName98 comments on Police arrest Proud Boy member on assault and gun charges hours after Trump refuses to denounce white supremacy (testing the waters to re-write history and install Republifucker fascism)
Proud Boys Members Appear in Official Trump Campaign Video


Justice Dept., FBI bracing for possibility of election day unrest - The Washington Post
Political violence is coming from one direction in this country: The far right : politics


Harvey Weinstein charged with six more counts of sexual assault in Los Angeles : news
Harvey Weinstein Charged With Three More Rapes in Beverly Hills : television

Podcast | Canary: The Washington Post Investigates - Washington Post


10 Best Massachusetts Detox & Drug Rehab Centers





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Humanity Must Stop 'Waging War on Nature' Before It Destroys Planet Earth, Warns UN Chief : worldnews
Greenland is about to lose ice faster than any time since the last ice age : worldnews


US layoffs remain elevated as 837,000 seek jobless aid : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 10/1/20 : boston
September 30th Weekly Report: 0.62% Positive Rate in Non-STS Towns; 2.23% in STS down from last week 2.24% : boston


This chart shows how young people are driving the coronavirus case increase in Boston - The Boston Globe
These are the Mass. communities that cannot move forward with reopening, according to the state - The Boston Globe
ER doctor: Stop indoor dining now, before we have to shut even more things down again : boston
Marty Walsh: "Boston testing positivity rate last week was 3.5%...Half are in people 29 or younger...Too many parties in Allston/Brighton, Mission Hill and South Boston. Stop it with the house parties. If you're invited to a party, "make the right decision and don't go." : boston
Cape Cod Academy students test positive for coronavirus - News - capecodtimes.com - Hyannis, MA

Spike in Maine coronavirus cases over last two weeks, health official says - The Boston Globe

Virus That Causes COVID-19 Can Relieve Pain, Study Finds : Coronavirus
COVID-19 could activate latent tuberculosis : Coronavirus
Largest COVID-19 contact tracing study to date finds children key to spread, evidence of superspreaders : Coronavirus
The K parameter is more meaningful for COVID-19 than the R0, highlighting the importance of super-spreaders in the overdispersion of the virus : Coronavirus
Big contact tracing study shows role of kids and superspreaders in coronavirus pandemic : Coronavirus
"Super-sharers" responsible for a disproportionate amount of Covid-19 disinformation on social media, study suggests (like Trumpster)
A new study finds that COVID patients have a 100% death rate after CPR. : Coronavirus
Want to reduce your COVID-19 risk? You need to sleep more. : Coronavirus
More Evidence That Vitamin D Sufficiency Equals Less Severe COVID-19 : Coronavirus
How the 6-Feet Rule Can Lead Us Astray. And how we can fix it. : Coronavirus
Studies Begin to Untangle Obesity'sRole in Covid-19

Covid: Vaccine will 'not return life to normal in spring' : Coronavirus
We analyzed 9,722 fact checks to tell the story of Covid-19 misinformation : Coronavirus
New poll shows alarming coronavirus vaccine skepticism : Coronavirus

No mask, no custody. COVID-19 is a new factor in family law. : Coronavirus

U.S. coronavirus cases rise month-over-month in 27 states in September, led by Wisconsin : news

Americans might never go back to the office, and Twitter is leading the charge : Coronavirus
Our co-workers had coronavirus, but our boss never told us : Coronavirus
Amazon says more than 19,000 workers got Covid-19 : Coronavirus

Under Threat Of Lockdown, Some Orthodox Neighborhoods Seek To Downplay Coronavirus Rates ... On Wednesday, leaders of the Bobov Hasidic dynasty asked congregates who previously had the virus, and are thus less likely to be currently infected, to get swabbed at a neighborhood clinic immediately. (fucking "dynasty" lying to "bring down the numbers" ... go back to your shithole country)
NYC courts pose severe coronavirus risk to public and workers, new internal safety report says : Coronavirus

Wisconsin sets new record for daily COVID-19 deaths as surge in cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals : Coronavirus

Pennsylvania can resume limiting crowd sizes during pandemic, appeals court says : Coronavirus

Up to 46 million jobs at risk due to Covid-19 aviation downturn : Coronavirus

Lightning Emerge From Bubble To Lure Fans To COVID Superspreader Event : Coronavirus - but Tampa and St. Petersburg have tried their damndest not to change with it, a corrupted offshoot parallel universe where masks are for pussies and social distancing is for losers, and where you can just go to a crowded restaurant -- inside! -- and sit down and eat, and where fear and concern for fellow man may not exist. (Florifuckit)

Justice takes offense at claims state is manipulating COVID-19 risk maps : Coronavirus (hotel-owner and Gov of W.Va)

Mississippi Gov. Reeves lets statewide mask mandate expire : Coronavirus (another Republifucker)

South Dakota reports record 747 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more deaths : Coronavirus - That would be equal to Florida recording 17000 cases if you would adjust to population....Or the US as a whole reporting 280,000 cases (dumbfucker Trumpster Republifucker Kristi Noem)


Sweden's daily COVID-19 cases hit highest level since June : Coronavirus

Netanyahu: Full exit from closure could take up to a year : Coronavirus

Turkey admits not disclosing number of all Covid-19 cases : Coronavirus


The body of a 22-year old women, gang raped and murdered, was cremated by the UP-police,in Hathras village in INDIA, without permission of the family. The police restricted the family members from performing the last rites and allegedly locked up relatives of the victim to stop them from protesting. : worldnews


Kurdish man dies after being thrown from military helicopter in Turkey's east (knows as the "Kissinger Toss")


THE EUROPEAN Union is to take legal action against the United Kingdom for breaking the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement. : worldnews ... So with no credibility left internationally, the Tory party is now set to ensure the word of the United Kingdom is worthless just to placate it's dwindling cult of support ... There is nothing they won't sell out ... (sound familiar?)



Indigenous woman films Canadian hospital staff taunting her before death : worldnews
Canada has sent election observers to fragile democracies. Donald Trump's America should be on that list


The Vatican said on Wednesday it had denied a request from Mike Pompeo for an audience with Pope Francis, and accused the Secretary of State of trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential election : worldnews

Alexei Navalny says he believes Vladimir Putin was behind novichok poisoning : worldnews
Senators ask Trump to impose sanctions against Russia over Navalny poisoning : worldnews (Trump laughs, "never heard of the guy" he said)
Russia spreading lies about Covid vaccines, says UK military chief : worldnews
Russian operation masqueraded as right-wing news site to target U.S. voters - Newsroom for American and European Based Citizens (NAEBC), which was run by people associated with the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, the sources said ... (haha, Reuters, what's the difference?)


Trumps ex-national security adviser says president is 'aiding and abetting' Putin -- .R. McMaster's warning represents perhaps his harshest public criticism of the president since the retired general was ousted from the White House in 2018. (that used to be, you know treason)
Exclusive: Over 50 Republican former U.S. national security officials join Biden endorsement | Reuters

Hope is not a plan - Lawyers, Guns & Money - And now this: Hope Hicks, one of President Trump's most senior advisers, has tested positive for the coronavirus ... Trump of course should be quarantined too but I'm sure he'll do plenty of indoor rallies instead.
Hope Hicks, close Trump aide, tests positive for coronavirus - The Washington Post
Top White House official tests positive for coronavirus : news
The President* Will Now Inject Himself Into Wisconsin's Full-Scale Pandemic Relapse - It matters not that the mayors of Trump's target cities would prefer he stay away (+"banjaxed")

Study Finds 'Single Largest Driver' of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump -- Cornell University researchers analyzing 38 million English-language articles about the pandemic found that President Trump was the largest driver of the 'infodemic'
Let's tell the truth about the pandemic: Donald Trump is guilty of mass murder
As McConnell Dismisses New Covid Relief Bill as 'Political Stunt,' Survey Shows 60% of US Families Struggling to Get By. "He's been blocking the original HEROES Act for 138 days. As always, his priorities are appalling." : politics (KY, 45th least educated state)
Millions of Americans risk losing power and water as massive, unpaid utility bills pile up - The Washington Post - More than 179 million people may be at risk for shut-offs as many state protections end (Moscow's Mitch Bitch cackles) .
Doomsday has arrived for tens of thousands of workers - Axios



The unemployment rate has never been this high going into an election : politics


Debates commission plans to cut off mics if Trump or Biden break rules : politics

Gen. McChrystal endorses Joe Biden for president : politics
Fire Donald Trump : We have no illusions about Biden, but we need him to win.


The Simple Truth About the Debate Is That Joe Biden Won : politics
A Debate That Can't Be Ignored - Americans need to face the man who is their president.
Who won last night's presidential debate? Biden in a landslide, oddsmakers say - As of 7 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Biden had taken a 20-point advantage (59.3% to 39%) in win probability for the White House, according to Election Betting Odds.
Fact check: Almost every single one of Trump's debate claims about mail-in voting was wrong : politics
Trump Pushed 11 False Claims About Voting in 8 Minutes During the Debate. The president's assault on electoral integrity threatens to undermine the democratic process. We unpack each falsehood, mischaracterization, and lie.
Critics warn Trump's 'poll watcher' rhetoric is a potential voter suppression tactic (
Belligerent Trump debate performance stokes fears among Republicans about November - The Washington Post

Trump bailing from more debates? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Beginning to look that way:
Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?" / Twitter
Hunter Walker on Twitter: "The Trump campaign is holding a press call attacking the Commission on Presidential Debates as "partisan" and "anti-Trump." They've rattled off board members they call "permanent swamp monsters" while selectively ignoring multiple Republicans on the board including George W. Bush" / Twitter

How will Trump react to electoral defeat? - Lawyers, Guns & Money (whimper, not a bang)
'All the red flags' : Political analysts warn of U.S. election violence in November

In Defending Hunter, Biden Showed Us His Potential : politics

Anyone Else Want to See Trump 'Shut Up'
The debate rules aren't the problem. Donald Trump is. : politics
The debate was a disgrace. It showed us Trump's assault on democracy is escalating.

Eschaton: The Good Republicans - I don't care if they exhume some former governor from 2003 to come out and endorse Biden. Maybe that helps the Biden campaign, maybe not, but it certainly should do nothing to perpetuate the myth of GOOD REPUBLICANS. From Majority Leader on down to the head of the ice cream social committee, basically every Republican at every level of government in every municipality in this country is on board with the widespread death and destruction that Trump is inflicting
Eschaton: Whine Havoc - One aspect of the general perception and portrayal of Republicans as the Stern Daddy party and Democrats as the Caring (but drunk and silly) Mommy party is that it is understood that whenever Daddy (the GOP, try to keep up) swings open his office door and threatens to come down and yell at whoever he needs to, he will get results ... But most of the country aren't actually Maureen Dowd with terminal Daddy issues, and going the full asshole and teargassing people to pose like an idiot with Bible, or cheering on the cops for murdering black people, isn't necessarily the popular thing. Still when they threaten to bring out the riot gear and turn the racism dial up to 11, it is assumed to be so until some polls say otherwise.

Biden opens up 13-point lead over Trump in new national poll : politics
Biden Lead Looks Firmer as Midwest Moves His Way - Sabato's Crystal Ball - Challenger edges over 270; rating changes for Senate, House
Ohio swing voters unhappy but unmoved by debate - Axios

Why Chris Wallace blew it: Even at its best, Fox News is a right-wing noise machine | Wallace got completely bulldozed by Donald Trump -- but what can you expect? His entire network is propaganda (here's an idea: let's have Fox moderate the first debate!) ... I just noticed yesterday, for all the fact-checking of the debate by major media outlets, Fox News was noticibly absent.
Chris Wallace Says He's 'Just Sad' Over The Debate Unraveling: 'I'm Disappointed For The Country' : politics (said the lying Fox Fucker)
'I'm Not Chris Wallace' - Jake Tapper Cuts Short Pointless Interview With Trump Spox

The Memo: 'Trump fatigue' spells trouble for president : politics
Imagine what it will be like to never have to think about Trump again : politics


Trump's Proud Boys 'Stand By' Debate Moment Is Snowballing
Republicans fear Trump's debate comments on white supremacy could harm them in November
G.O.P. Alarmed by Trumps Comments on Extremist Group, Fearing a Drag on the Partyexpressing unease about his failure to disavow a right-wing organization linked with white supremacy and acts of violence. (just a little "unease")
Video of Proud Boys founder encouraging violence resurfaces following Trump's "stand by" comment : politics
Trump backs violent white supremacists. Theres no way around it.
McEnany: Trump has 'condemned' white supremacy, but 'shameful' media won't cover it (says Fox)
There's No Way In Hell Trump Doesn't Know Who the Proud Boys Are : politics
They criticized us for comparing Trump's hate to the Nazis. Then he told the Proud Boys to 'stand by' - "When I hear Trump speak, I hear Hitler again. When I see his rallies, it's like what I saw in Nazi Germany."
100-year-old Holocaust survivor compares Trump to Hitler : politics
Trump's Proud Boy moment sparks Black outrage in Florida
Police arrest Proud Boy member on assault and gun charges hours after Trump refuses to denounce white supremacy : politics
Amazon blocks sale of merchandise with "stand back" and "stand by" - CBS News

'This Is Fascism': Trump Riles Up Minnesota Supporters With Racist Attack on Somali Refugees : politics
Rick Santorum says asking Trump to condemn right-wing extremists is unfair because they're his base : politics
Internal document shows Trump officials were told to make comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse : politics ...Homeland Security ... (are a bunch of Nazis)


Chris Cuomo Reminds Ted Cruz That Donald Trump 'Said Your Wife Was Ugly' and 'Called You A Liar' : politics

The Man Who Told The Truth About Donald Trump And No One Listened. Forty Years Ago, Journalist Wayne Barrett Was Uncovering the Lies of the Queens Con Man While The New York Times Fell for His Scams : politics (always that fucking newspaper)

Biden outspent Trump $153 million to $57 million on ads in a single month

Trump says he's made insulin 'so cheap it's like water' That's not true
Congresswoman Katie Porter slams big pharma boss over cancer drug price hike : politics

Justice Department must release redacted portions of Mueller report dealing with criminal charges before Election Day, judge rules : politics
Trump's Helsinki summit with Putin was 'soul crushing' for Mueller's team and showed them Russia had won a 'servile' American president, new book says (Rosenfucker fucked the country)

Joe Biden, the 2020 election, and the case for ending the filibuster - Vox - Every argument for the filibuster, considered and debunked

Trump reportedly made tens of millions in the Great Recession by partnering with multilevel marketing companies : politics - Multilevel marketing companies a.k.a. pyramid schemes. Conman will con.
The Kushners' Freddie Mac Loan wasn't Just Massive. It Came With Unusually Good Terms,
Trump's taxes: Consulting fees can be matched to payments received by Ivanka Trump
Ivank Trump's Starring Role in Her Father's Financial Troubles | If the president's ax shenanigans land him afoul of the law, the first daughter could go down with him. (devoutly wished consummation)
'One of the Most Significant Potential Conflicts of Interest in American History' : How Everyone From Foreign Governments to Federal Contractors Is Quietly Lining Trump's Pockets


Amy Coney Barrett Signed Letter Urging End of 'Barbaric' Roe v. Wade
Revealed: Amy Coney Barrett supported group that said life begins at fertilization | US news | The Guardian
Religious group scrubs all references to Amy Coney Barrett from its website | US news | The Guardian - People of Praise, a tiny charismatic Catholic organization, admits removing mentions and photos of Trumps supreme court pick


Pennsylvania Republicans Put Election Nightmare Scenario In Motion : politics
KKK flyers telling people to "vote pro-white" appear in Pennsylvania : politics
W. Virginia official debunks Trump claim about postal worker selling ballots : politics

How Trump Voters View His Position on Pre-existing Conditions - The New York Times - He has pursued policies to weaken insurance protections, but that's not reflected in polling of Republicans (old fat stupid white men)

Trump requires food aid boxes to come with a letter from him - POLITICO - "In my 30 years of doing this work, I've never seen something this egregious"

Trump cancels Wisconsin rally amid surge in COVID-19 cases

Judge rules federal law enforcement commission violates law, orders work stopped as attorney general prepares to issue report - The Washington Post - Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement is not diverse, doesnt hold public meetings as law requires (haha, bunch of white supremacists)
Federal Judge Halts Trumps Cop-Filled Law Enforcement Task Force (their "diversity" was 10 kinds of copsters)

"The fight of his political life": Lindsey Graham dead even with Jaime Harrison in new Senate poll : politics (good comments on who to donate to)

Kylie Jenner Instagram post sparks 1500% user increase to voter registration site : politics
Snapchat has helped 1 million users register to vote, a possible boon to Democrats - Of the newly registered, more than half are first-time voters, and more than 80 percent are younger than 30.

Abbott orders counties to close multiple ballot dropoff sites - News - Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX
Texas governor limits election drop boxes to one per county in sprawling state - CNNPolitics (fascist Republifucker)
Texas governor to close mail-in ballot drop-off boxes, limiting one per county : politics (speaking of Republican shit-shows)

Michigan AG Files Felony Charges Again Jack Burkman, Jacob Wohl for Alleged Voter Suppression Scheme

Why Are There So Many Accused Domestic Abusers in Trumpworld? You Know Damn Well Why. - Brad Parscale's arrest would have been an enormous scandal for a normal politician. In Trumpland, it was just another Sunday.

False G.O.P. Ad Prompts QAnon Death Threats Against a Democratic Congressman - The New York Times - Representative Tom Malinowski, Democrat of New Jersey, is facing down death threats from QAnon supporters after the House Republicanscampaign arm falsely accused him of lobbying to protect sexual predators.

American Hostage's Family Blasts Star NY Times Reporters 'Lies' - "If she told me it was sunny outside, I'd double check," one senior Times journalist said about their high-profile colleague Rukmini Callimachi (that fucking newspaper)

Megyn Kelly's Tweets Make One Thing Clear: She's For Trump (Fox Fucker Megyn)

QAnon and Pro-Lifers Hit a New Low Mocking Chrissy Teigens Miscarriage

Border Patrol Snipers Were Authorized to Use Deadly Force at George Floyd's Burial
Kentucky attorney general says he never recommended murder charges in Breonna Taylor case - CBS News
It Sure Looks Like Daniel Cameron Lied About Breonna Taylor's Killing


California to ban chokeholds, independently review police shootings under newly signed laws : politics

Video shows Aurora police ignoring Black woman's cries for help after she fell head-first on the floor while hogtied in a patrol car : news

Facing 200 Abuse Claims, Diocese Becomes U.S.s Largest to Seek BankruptcyThe move by the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island came after numerous lawsuits were filed under the Child Victims Act.

Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Blames Democrats 'Hate' and Flips Back to Endorsing Trump Just Hours After Abandoning President Over White Supremacy Comments at Debate ("Actually, I am a white supremacist")

The Secret History of Kimberly Guilfoyles Departure from Fox ... raises serious questions about Guilfoyles fitness as a character witness for Trump, let alone as a top campaign official ... the Fox host displayed herself naked, and was shown photographs of the genitalia of men with whom Guilfoyle had had sexual relations ... Guilfoyle spoke incessantly and luridly about her sex life, and on one occasion demanded a massage of her bare thighs ... Guilfoyle told her to submits demands for sexual favors ... From Amy Coney Barrett to Betsy DeVos to Kimberly Guilfoyle, every woman Trump picks is an emblem of everything women are up against ,,, (Jr's coke-head dick-pic girlfriend accused of sexual harassment +wtf is wrong with Gavin Newsom?)


TIL There is an astroid called Psyche 16 that is worth more than $10,000 quadrillion worth of gold, platinum, iron and nickel. If brought back to earth, it would collapse the commodities market worth $75 trillion. : todayilearned


Trump impersonator crashes Mike Pence speech in February. We just learnt he was Sacha Baron Cohen. : pics

u/VeryOriginalName98 explain how Fox News created an alternative timeline/reality that Trump built his platform on, and the similarities with German propaganda pre WWII : bestof


Adults of reddit, what is something that sucks about being an adult that most teenagers don't realize?

What is the dumbest thing you've ever seen a man do to "prove" their "manhood"? : AskReddit

Redditors who massively fucked up at work, what happened? : AskReddit




093020

David Attenborough calls for global $500 billion a year investment in nature: after he was unable to explain the new local lockdown rules for the north-east of England. : worldnews
worldnews
Greenland's ice melting faster than at any time in past 12,000 years : worldnews

Alarming Data Show a Third Wave of COVID-19 Is About to Hit the U.S. : Coronavirus [Serious] People from Reddit who survived Corona, how has your daily life changed? What are the side effects after? : AskReddit



MA COVID-19 Data 9/30/20 : boston
510 New Confirmed Cases ; 32 Deaths -September 30 : CoronavirusMa - 129,753 total cases - 14,404 new individuals tested; 3.5% positive - 62,393 total tests today; 0.8% positive - -6 hospital; -18 icu; +2 intubated; 438 hospitalized - 32 new deaths; 9,242 total
Massachusetts Rt number ("a key measure of how fast the virus is growing") currently 2nd in USA : CoronavirusMa


Marty Walsh: "Boston testing positivity rate last week was 3.5%...Half are in people 29 or younger...Too many parties in Allston/Brighton, Mission Hill and South Boston. Stop it with the house parties. If you're invited to a party, "make the right decision and don't go." : boston
With The Coronavirus Creeping Back In Mass., Health Experts And Community Groups Call For Action - WBUR - September 29, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
'Highly Problematic': 20 Underage Boston University Students Face Suspension For Outdoor Beer Party : CoronavirusMa
Boston nearing red zone; city will not move into next phase of reopening : boston
With The Coronavirus Creeping Back In Mass., Health Experts And Community Groups Call For Action : boston
Natick HS goes remote - more bad student choices : CoronavirusMa
Plastic bag ban returns tomorrow : boston

The covid-19 recession is the most unequal in modern U.S. history : Coronavirus

White House Blocked C.D.C. Order to Keep Cruise Ships Docked - The New York Times
90 percent of coronavirus patients experience side effects after recovery, study finds : worldnews
"COVID-19 Patients Are Far More Ill During Current Wave," Mayanei HaYeshua Director Says : Coronavirus
The major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neanderthals and is carried by ~50% of people in South Asia and ~16% of people in Europe today. : science
The US excess mortality rate from COVID-19 is substantially worse than Europe's
Vitamin D sufficiency may reduce complications of COVID-19 : Coronavirus

White House overrules CDC on banning cruise ships till 2021 : Coronavirus

Online videos falsely claim that face masks can cause CO2 poisoning : Coronavirus

Coronavirus is spreading quickly in 31 of 50 U.S. states, data shows : Coronavirus

COVID Patients Filling Wisconsin Hospitals As Virus Surges : Coronavirus



Czechia has declared a National State of Emergency : Coronavirus

'We're Out of Beds' : Russia's Resurgent Coronavirus Outbreak Is Approaching First Peak



Vatican Accuses Trump Administration of Trying to Exploit Pope Francis - Pope Francis has refused to meet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on his visit to Rome because he thinks the Trump re-election campaign is trying to use him.


Macron calls on Europe to quit dependency on US arms : worldnews

'Not fit to be PM' : Boris Johnson forced to apologise after failing to explain his own COVID rules - Boris Johnson has been branded "totally incompetent" after he was unable to explain the new local lockdown rules for the north-east of England.



Biden-Trump debate poll: Biden won, according to Data for Progress - Vox - A decisive win, powered mostly by character - 52-39 margin
Who Won The Debate? | FiveThirtyEight
Trumps Chances Are Dwindling. That Could Make Him Dangerous.
President Trump Calls for Supporters 'to Go Into the Polls' on Election Day - The President's Debate Performance Was Pure FascismDonald Trump wants his own private Belarus, with his own private militias at polling places, and in the streets if he loses. And he's fixing things to get it, too.
The Trailer: What happened in Cleveland - The Washington Post
Donald Trump & Joe Biden 1st Presidential Debate Transcript 2020 - Rev
2020 Presidential Debate: Biden Controlled the Message
First Presidential Debate Highlights: Trump and Biden Square Off - Rolling Stone
The President Is a Sociopath. And 60 Million Americans Like It. - The Bulwark - The Cleveland debate revealed everything and changed nothing.
Opinion | The media keeps making these cringeworthy mistakes - The Washington Post - The worst appearance by a U.S. president in history is magically transformed into a non-personified event he debate itself. Why do so many headline writers, anchors and pundits fall into this trap? ("the debate" was terrible +"voters" are "white men" with no education)
Trump Caused Chaos at the Debate. Newspapers Blamed Both Sides. - The president was responsible for the lies and interruptions. Headline writers should say so. : politics ("both sides!)
Trump is scared sh**less: He can't handle the truth, so he wouldn't let Biden talk : politics
The biggest question Twitter users have from the debate: Can we mute the mics next time? The president interrupted both the moderator and Biden at least 128 times. : politics

Biden to Trump: 'You're the worst president America has ever had' : politics
Biden calls Trump a 'liar' and a 'clown' at first debate : politics
Biden hits back at Trump interruptions: "Will you shut up, man?" : politics
Biden campaign starts selling 'shut up, man' shirts after heated debate
Joe Biden's 'Will you shut up, man" debate line gives birth to meme
Tom Watson on Twitter: "Honestly, "Will you shut up, man?" is going down in presidential debate history along with with Nixon's beard. Iconic." / Twitter
Biden hammers Trump over his handling of the COVID-19 crisis: 'It is what it is, because you are who you are' : politics
Biden mocks Trump campaign debate claims: 'I've got my earpiece and performance enhancers ready' : politics
Biden: Trump Wouldn't Know Suburbs Unless He Took a Wrong Turn /a>

Joe Biden gets a hug from Jill Biden. Trump tries to force something from Melania. : gifs ("don't tuouch me")

First debate between Trump, Biden marked by chaos, rancor as candidates made it personal - The Boston Globe
Trump interrupted Biden more than 10 times as he tried to answer one question. It got worse from there - The Boston Globe
Scorecard: Grading the debate performances of Donald Trump and Joe Biden - The Boston Globe - It was the worst general election presidential debate in American history. (the most common stupid hot take from the debate, shared by 97 pundits expecting a "normal debate." It was actually the best debate ever.
The President Was the Sh-tshow | Biden talked to regular people. Trump talked to a right-wing Facebook comment section from hell. : politics (your pundits, like Anderson Cooper, missed the whole point)
At the Debate, Biden and Trump Showed America Who They Really Are. That's a Win for Biden
Trump woa't say when he'll make taxes public (suckers)

Fact-checking claims from Trump and Biden during the first 2020 presidential first debate - The Boston Globe
AP FACT CHECK: False claims flood Trump-Biden debate
Fact-Checking the First 2020 Presidential Debate - The New York Times

It Wasn't a Debate. It was a Shameless, Dangerous Tantrum by the President.
Trump ensures first presidential debate is national humiliation : politics

An Epic Moment of National Shame: The Debate Was an Embarrassment for the Ages - POLITICO - Trump shredded the rulebook and any sense of decorum - Those who did persist in watching were rewarded, in a perverse way: They witnessed history in the making. The proceeding was an epic spectacle, a new low in presidential politics, a new high watermark in national shame.
Undecided voters call Trump 'unhinged' and 'un-American' but are unswayed by debate
This Is So Unpresidential : : Notes from the Worst Debate in American History - Trump talked and talked on Tuesday night, but, politically speaking, it added up to nothing.
David Bossie: Trump clearly defeats Biden in first presidential debate | Fox News - Biden failed to accomplish in 47 years what Trump has delivered for the American people in 47 months (Fox Fuckers)
Biden campaign faces questions about whether he should skip next debates - POLITICO - The campaign insisted he would participate in the final two, but some Democrats said he should demand rule changes.

Donald Trump Refused to Denounce White Supremacists. That's It. : politics
Stand back and stand by.During debate, President Trump again refuses to condemn white supremacists ("I'm very pround of my proud boys")
We Can Probably Stop Asking Trump : politics If He's a White Supremacist
Trump refuses to denounce white supremacism and instead tells Proud Boyst Debate Moment Is Snowballing : politics
o stand back and stand by' : politics
Far-Right Proud Boys Rally After Trumps Debate Defense: 'Fuck Them Up' ("Fasicism is a left-wing problem"
Eschaton: Donald Trump Missed A Tremendous Opportunity To Denounce Donald Trump - Donald Trump Missed A Tremendous Opportunity To Denounce Donald Trump - Really shocked that he didn't. Hard to figure out (Fox is puzzled)
Proud Boys celebrate Trump's 'stand by' remark about them at the debate.
AOC: We need to stop asking if white supremacy in policing exists but instead talk about how bad the problem is
The emergency is happening right now -- Trump's Proud Boys and voting comments in the first 2020 debate reveal a country in the midst of a democratic crisis ... this wasn't dog whistle racism, it was just flat out racism through a bull horn ... The moment that's reverberating for me, is Donald Trump challenging the assertion that the troops who died in Iraq are heros ...

CNN's Wolf Blitzer : 'I wouldn't be surprised if this is the last presidential debatbetween Biden, Trump
Watch police caravan driver outside presidential debate give Cleveland Black Lives Matter protesters the finger
Trumap's last best tactic: Burn it all down
Trumps fear dominated his first debate with Biden (Biden is "anti-cow")

'Behavior of a Desperate Man' : Trump Denounced for Calling on Supporters to Engage in Voter Intimidation. "This is a clear voter suppression tactic' ;said one critic after the president urged his backers to show up at polling places and 'watch very carefully'

The internet agrees Chris Wallace's debate performance was catastrophic -- it was astonishingly bad
Chris Wallace tried and failed to control Trump. Something needs to change - Wallace was far from invisible. Instead, he was ineffective. Profoundly so. (Margaret)
A Disgusting Night for Democracy | Donald Trump made it so, and Chris Wallace let him. : politics
With Help From Chris Wallace, Trump Attacked American Democracy | The Nation - Enabled by the weak moderation, the president used the debate to legitimize a hate group and threaten intimidation at the polling station.
Chris Wallace to Trump: Where is your health care plan? : politics ... Wallace made his own bed and embarrassed himself ... Trump is a classic abuser and Wallace was the classic enabler.
Chris Wallace Calls Debate 'a Terrible Missed Opportunity' ("by me")

Almost every single thing Trump said during last segment of debate was inaccurate (can't say "outrageous lies," can you?)
Eschaton: Failsons - The heirs don't even appreciate their inheritances. - From 2005: (Chris Wallace is another Fox failson)

Maddow: 'This sort of debate shouldn't happen in a democracy'

Trump Interrupts Joe Biden Talking About Dead Son To Call The One Thats Still Alive A Deadbeat : politics
Biden mocks Trump over disinfectant remark; Trump says he was being sarcastic : politics
'Did I dream Herman Cain's death?': Trump slammed for claiming campaign rallies don't spread coronavirus : politics
Twitter criticizes Trump after he says indoor rallies had no 'negative' effects: 'Ask Herman Cain' : politics
Trump claims in debate Portland Sheriff 'Portland Sheriff' gave him endorsement; Reese quickly responds: I 'will never support him
Trump says he paid millions in income taxes; Biden says 'show us your tax returns' : politics
Undecided voters describe Trump as a 'crackhead,' 'arrogant' in post-debate focus group : politics
The First Trump-Biden Debate Stressed Everybody The Hell Out : politics

Trump doesn't decide who wins the election. We do.

Biden raises a record $3.8 million in 1 hour during debate with Trump : politics
Biden campaign raises its biggest hourly sum as first debate ends : politics
Joe Biden's Odds of Beating Donald Trump Improve After Presidential Debate

Donald Trump is "assassinating the presidency," Bob Woodward says after first debate : politics
Trump Lied And Bullied Through The Debate== But Also Saw His 'Senile Biden' Claim Fall Apart
Trump's debate bullying was an insult to the American people - Biden spoke earnestly and sincerely to hundreds of millions of people. Trump shouted almost non-stop at Biden and Wallace, but really he was only speaking to one person: Donald J Trump.
Presidential debate didn't help Trump catch Biden, but horror show scared America ... Last night, Joe Biden talked to the people. Looked at the camera and addressed America. Donald Trump talked at the people. He just wanted the sound of his voice to dominate the night and it didn't matter who heard it
The debate was a nightmare, and a fitting summation of Trump's residency
Joe Biden outperforms the performer president : politics ... Trump could be oozing liquid shit down his leg and mumbling incoherently into the mic, and they'll still say he won ..

Mueller caved to Trump on financial probe; didn't follow the money : politics
Robert Mueller lies about Iraq WMD - YouTube (Bad Bobby always a FRepublican fucker)
Judge orders DOJ to publish info redacted as privileged from Mueller report | TheHill (Barr broke the law and lied for Trump!)

Comey refutes Trumps debate claim that Biden pushed for Flynn prosecution

America Needs to Prosecute Its Presidents : politics
Trump could be more than $1 billion in debt -- that'a national security risk, experts say
Trump will go straight to prison if full tax returns ever come out, Cohen says | The former Trump lawyer and fixer says it's the president's 'biggest fear'
'No question about it' : Former Watergate prosecutor predicts Trump and Ivanka may end up
Eric Trump's Beloved Westchester 'Compound' Turns Out to Just Be His Dad's Tax Write-Off

Intel chief releases Russian disinfo on Hillary Clinton that was rejected by bipartisan Senate panel - POLITICO - Former top officials were aghast at the move by John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence.
Lindsey Graham on Spreading Potential Russian Disinformation: It Doesn't Matter If It's True -- A burning desire among Trump fans to paint the president as the true victim of Russia saga of 2016 has led us to some remarkable places.

Bernie Sanders: Ruinous 2020 Debate Showcased Why Trump Is 'Most Dangerous President' in US History

Project Veritas Video Was a 'Coordinated Disinformation Campaign' Researchers Say ... The timing of the deceptive video, which accuses Ilhan Omar of voter fraud, indicates that several conservatives, including Donald Trump Jr., may have known about it in advance. (lock up the slimey little fucker)

Top Republicans Panic as Dems Take 'astronomical' Lead in Early Mailed Ballots

Showing 76% of Coney Barrett Rulings Put Corporate Interests Over People, Analysis Warns Confirmation Would 'Supercharge' GOP Agenda : politics
Cruz: 'Entire Reason For Quick Confirmation Is So Barrett Can Weigh In On Election Issues (slimey Cuban fucker)
In Senate questionnaire, Barrett wop't pledge to recuse herself from 2020 election cases
The Republican strategy for every Supreme Court nominee: Hide what you believe : politics

Eschaton: Just Provoking The Libs - Just Provoking The Libs - That fucking newspaper.
Parker Molloy on Twitter: "In case you're wondering how we got to this place in history, here's an actual 2018 headline https://t.co/BNYj46Iv9E" / Twitter (NYT has been promooting whtie supremacy for a long time)

Eschaton: Sneak Attack - Amazing the sneaky stuff you can do if you want! -- GOP had no one on the floor to object. The bill will fail due to filibuster but Schumer still successful forcing health care vote before election< (made them go on record as the death party) /a>
AOC condemns U.S. system that allows Trump, Amazon to pay almost no taxes but doesn't fund health care for all : politics

Biden Opens 23-Point Lead Over Trump Among Women in Pennsylvania : politics
Joe Biden has 66% of Texas Latino vote, new poll shows : politics
Court upholds Wisconsin ballot extension, hands Dems a win - ABC News - A federal appeals court has upheld a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin

Poll: Jaime Harrison tied with Lindsey Graham in South Carolina : politics
Character - YouTube

The Trump Campaign Is Quietly Disappearing Brad Parscale From Their Website
"The Family Is Worried Brad Will Start Talking" : Trumpworld Panics Over Debate Fiasco as Campaign Turmoil Mounts ("Famoily" = "Crime Family"


Malinowski Got Death Threats After QAnon Went After Him - The House Republican campaign committee falsely accused Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski of protecting sexual predators. "They knew exactly what they were doing," he said


Kentucky attorney general seeks delay in release of grand jury recordings in Breonna Taylor case : news


LeBron James recruits 10,000 poll volunteers to assist in Black districts : politics

That Reddit in downtown Chicago post got updated! : pics


What's the dumbest thing you actually believed? : AskReddit




092920

Climate Champion David Attenborough Breaks Jennifer Aniston's Instagram Record | Sir David Attenborough wants to share a message about the climate crisis. And it looks like his fellow Earthlings are ready to listen. : worldnews
Extinction is forever - World leaders pledge to end biodiversity loss
Australia joins US, China and Russia in refusing to sign leaders' pledge on biodiversity : worldnews (wingnut authoritarians)
Anger as Brazil revokes mangrove protection regulations : worldnews
Revealed: BP And Shell Back Anti-Climate Lobby Groups Despite Pledges : worldnews
Nearly every car on the road will have to be electric by 2050 to meet UN climate targets, researchers claim : worldnews


New super-enzyme eats plastic bottles six times faster : worldnews
World leaders urged to ban all trade in wild animals and birds for eating to prevent pandemics : worldnews
France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks : worldnews


Major hospital system hit with cyberattack, potentially largest in U.S. history : Coronavirus


The coronavirus has now killed more than 1 million people and upended the global economy in less than nine months : worldnews
Dr. Scott Gottlieb fears U.S. headed for most dangerous season for coronavirus infections
The U.S. is 'not in a good place' as daily coronavirus cases grow beyond 40,000, Fauci says : Coronavirus
United States reports only 324 deaths, lowest since July 5th : Coronavirus

The Atlantic | Vaccine Chaos Is Looming : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 9/29/20 : boston
450 New Confirmed Cases ; 8 Deaths -September 29 : CoronavirusMa - 129,243 total cases - 14,124 new individuals tested; 3.2% positive - 57,005 total tests today; 0.8% positive - +26 hospital; +22 icu; -4 intubated; 444 hospitalized - 8 new deaths; 9,209 total


How on Earth Can You Afford a House Here? : boston


Failing the poor - Covid-19 has reversed years of gains in the war on poverty : Coronavirus
Coronavirus layoffs send middle-class workers down the economic ladder

COVID-19 was twice as contagious as experts thought when pandemic started, study says : Coronavirus
The surface issue has 'essentially gone away' Experts revise thinking on coronavirus transmission
Why aerosol vs. droplet transmission of covid-19 matters : Coronavirus
Landmark case study finds coronavirus easily transmitted in ideal outdoor conditions : Coronavirus (new "social distance: one mile)
Covid-19 tests that give results in minutes to be rolled out across world : worldnews
Coronavirus face coverings under the nose equivalent to not wearing a mask
Nine in ten recovered COVID-19 patients experience side-effects - study : Coronavirus
Study: 23% of all medical research output dedicated to COVID-19 and related conditions : Coronavirus
Regeneron's REGN-COV2 Antibody Cocktail Reduced Viral Levels and Improved Symptoms in Non-Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients : Coronavirus
COVID-19 may deplete testosterone, helping to explain male patients' poorer prognosis: Over half of male patients studied were found to have lower than their normal testosterone levels : Coronavirus (the anti-male virus)
Family urges mask wearing and kindness after 12-year-old dies of COVID-19 : Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases among young adults in U.S. rise 55% in August: CDC : Coronavirus
Nine in ten recovered COVID-19 patients experience side-effects - study : Coronavirus

Social media use linked with depression, secondary trauma during COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Coronavirus infections among school-age kids rose in September after classes resumed : Coronavirus

Defiant Maine pastor's family planning wedding events across state line amid virus outbreaks

New York state's coronavirus infection rate highest since July
New York Sheriff Breaks Up Huge Wedding at Royal Elite Palace, Queens With Almost 300 Guests - The owner and manager of the venue in Queens were both reportedly taken into custody.
NYC sheriffs break up indoor wedding with nearly 300 guests - NBC News - Sept 29 2020 : Coronavirus
New York Region Sees 40% Bankruptcy Surge, Braces for More : Coronavirus
We're at War' : New York City Faces a Financial Abyss



Spineless North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum Lets Third Health Director Take the Fall as COVID-19 Cases Soar - Gov. Doug Burgum rescinded an expanded quarantine order almost immediately after a Trumpish backlashand he lost his third health director in four months in the process.

Titans have NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, with 8 positives : Coronavirus
Notre Dame Announces 18 Football Players Tested Positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Volleyball league linked to potentially large COVID-19 outbreak, Illinois officials say : Coronavirus

Disney Parks to layoff 28,000 Employees; Cites California's "Unwillingness" to Reopen Disneyland : Coronavirus

Meatpackers deny workers benefits for COVID-19 deaths, illnesses : Coronavirus

Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls for Upper Peninsula to mask-up as coronavirus cases spike : Coronavirus


Russia reports 8,232 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase since June, and 160 new deaths : Coronavirus

UK reports 7,143 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase on record, and 71 new deaths : Coronavirus

How Quebec went from COVID-19 success story to hot spot in 30 days : Coronavirus

Greece sees 2nd highest daily virus cases since May : Coronavirus

Israel minister says 'no way' virus lockdown will end soon : Coronavirus
Israel Emerges as Top Destination for American Teens Amid Pandemic : Coronavirus (Hasids are spreading the plague)
Israelis who fell sick with COVID-19 twice: Second time was worse : worldnews

After a brutal first wave, Italy stands out as one of the Europe's best performers : worldnews

[Spain] Madrid forbids health personnel and teachers from speaking to the media [Article in Spanish, translation in the comments] : Coronavirus

Coronavirus - How coronavirus brought Spain s health care system to its knees - The Spanish health care system is considered one of the best and most efficient in the world. But it has failed during the coronavirus crisis.

Falsely reporting a coronavirus contact to force them to self-isolate will receive #1,000 fine : worldnews


China's currency on track for its strongest quarter against the dollar since 2008 as economy recovers, foreign investors pump in money : worldnews
Xinjiang: Large numbers of new detention camps uncovered in report : worldnews ... Disney are funding forced labour and child abuse on a massive scale
Chinese kindergarten teacher sentenced to death for poisoning 25 students with nitrite-laced porridge : worldnews

Qatari sheikh delivered electric shock punishment' to worker as example to others : worldnews



Tensions mount as Armenia, Azerbaijan continue fighting : worldnews
URGENT: Turkish F-16 shoots down Armenia jet in Armenian airspace : news


Turkey Arrested and Illegally Detained a Canadian permanent resident, a PhD student and a member of the LGBTQ community, Cihan Erdal, simply for signing a letter six years ago : worldnews


Proud of my son, says father of Pakistani man who stabbed 2 in Paris : worldnews (muzfucked)


'No more ladies and gentlemen' : : Japan Airlines embraces gender neutral greetings

Amnesty to halt work in India due to government 'witch-hunt' | Amnesty International : worldnews

Tax evasion and theft rob Africa of $89bn a year: UN study. Nearly half of the total annual figure of $88.6bn is accounted for by the export of commodities such as gold, diamonds and platinum, the report found

Far-right German politician sacked for reportedly suggesting migrants could be killed | World news | The Guardian

Mexican women demanding legalization of abortion clash with police : worldnews

Boris Johnson's Government accused of 'beyond laughable' hypocrisy for launching campaign urging other countries to obey rule of law
Jon Venabels, convicted child murderer and (multiple) convicted pedophile *finally* has a parole application denied. : worldnews
British soldiers won't be prosecuted over Bloody Sunday : worldnews

German chancellor hopeful says Trump win risks transatlantic collapse : worldnews
US flag burned as Greeks protest Pompeo's visit : worldnews

Julian Assange 'faces fate worse than death' in US: WikiLeaks founder could serve life in isolation : worldnews

Gallup: World Grows Less Accepting of Migrants : worldnews


US election to have far fewer international observers than planned : worldnews (Trump says he and the Proud` Boys will do all the beautiful observing you need)

More Detained Women Say ICE Doctor Pressured Them Into Gynecological Surgery : politics

U.S. intelligence reports warn of extremist threat around election : news

ICE preparing targeted arrests in sanctuary cities, amplifying president's campaign themee

Biden Releases Tax Returns Ahead of Debate With Trump - WSJ - The Democratic nominee paid nearly $300,000 in federal taxes for 2019, drawing a tax-disclosure contrast with the president
The not so great debate - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Discussion Thread: First Presidential Debate - 09/29/2020 | PART III : politics

Coordinated push of groundless conspiracy theories target Biden hours before debate - One theory was later amplified by conservative news outlets and the Trump campaign that claimed Biden had backed out of an ear "inspection"
The Murdochs Fox News and New York Post go all in on Biden earpiec conspiracy theory - Fox News alone has aired 11 segments discussing the topic between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m ... "spread everywhere on Facebook" .../ .
The ridiculous Biden earpiece conspiracy theory bounced around the online fever swamps before Fox picked it up

Trumps adversarial relationship with presidential debate moderator Chris Wallace, explained

Tax Records Reveal How Fame Gave Trump a $427 Million Lifeline - The New York Times (part 2)

Trump Has Sold Off America's Credibility for His Personal Gain - From China to Ukraine, this president has acted at odds with American foreign policy. Imagine what he could do with four more years.

Tax Returns Show Trump Looting Treasury to Stave Off His Own Financial Disaster : politics
Trump could be more than $1 billion in debt -- a national security risk, experts say
Trump refuses to take questions at White House event after bombshell tax revelations. : politics
Trump's resort business is collapsing -- is that why he pushed to reopen the economy? Donald Trump is broke, and his resorts are bottomless money pits. He needed "reopening" to keep his business afloat
Kamala Harris asks Trump if any of his reported $421 million in debt is owed to a foreign nation : politics
Michael Cohen says release of Trump's tax returns is the beginning of the end for Donald Trump
Michael Cohen Says He Got 3 Years For Tax Evasion, So Trump 'Should Do 360' : politics
Tax Records Reveal How Fame Gave Trump a $427 Million Lifeline - The New York Times
No, The New York Times Did Not Break the Law by Exposing President Trump's Tax Returns
The question of how Donald Trump's Scottish resorts are financed just became even more urgent

Opinion | The GOP ship is capsizing. Who gets a lifeboat? - The Washington Post

Stop assuming voters won't care about Trumps taxes
The problem with savvy is that the takes always get worse - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Claims that "everyone knows this already" are just flat-out false; a lot of people still believe that Trump character on The Apprentice is real, and when people find out that he's in fact a failson heir it makes people think less of him on net. Marginal voters are almost by definition low-information voters.

The art of diversion - Popular Information ... Project Veritas ... Look over there!

Don't miss the Ivanka Trump bombshell buried in the Times tax story : politics
Ex-Watergate Prosecutor Says 'No Question' Trump And Ivanka Could Both Face Prison.

Mueller pushes back on insider book faulting special counsel for not doing more to hold Trump accountable - The Washington Post
An Insiders Look at How the Mueller Investigation Fell Flat

Flynn lawyer spoke with Trump, she reveals in contentious hearing - POLITICO - The attorney, Sidney Powell, said she recently briefed the president on the case and asked him not to issue a pardon.

We Still Dont Know Who Is Paying For Trump's SCOTUS Seats : The conservative front group backing Amy Coney Barrett already spent $27 million to remake the Supreme Court. We have no idea where the money came from.

Trump's Own Undocumented Workers Paid More in Taxes Than He Did
Biden Paid Over 4,900 Times More in Taxes Than Trump in 2017 : politics
One of Trump's tax refunds would pay all transgender troops' healthcare costs for 28 years. President Trump banned transgender people from the military, saying their healthcare costs are too high.

Trump administration pressured CDC to play down risks of reopening schools: report : politics ("kids don't get the flu")

'Outrageous' and 'Disturbing' : Openly Defying Federal Court Order, Wilbur Ross Moves to Shut Down Census Early (

Poll: USPS should be run like a public service, not a business, Americans say 2-to-1 : politics

Trump Secretly Mocks His Christian Supporters : politics (haha suckers)

Data leak: 2016 Trump campaign listed 3.5 million Black people it wanted to stop from voting : politics

'He just lies' : Florida's senior voters suddenly are in play
They wanted disruption in 2016. Now they're Trump defectors ... The bedrock of Trump America is white voters who are 45 or older, and they are largely solidly with him, especially in rural areas.

Ballots in California dumpster were actually old, empty envelopes from 2018 election : politics
Judge orders emergency paper backups of voter records in Georgia : politics (Kempster deleted all the dem votes)

Fox and Friends Hosts Look On in Horror as Rudy Giuliani Blurts Out Biden Dementia Conspiracy Theory
Twitter wants Dr. Jill Biden and Melania Trump to engage in a First Ladies debate : politics

Biden gains on Trump nationally, leads in most swing states : politics
Biden up nine points in Pennsylvania, polling shows : politics

Everything Trump touches dies -- including his presidency
Trump Has Nothing Else up His Sleeve | In business and in politics, he falls back on the same tricks, but his tax returns show how poorly those tricks work. : politics
Trump Is Trying to Trick Americans Into Giving Up on Democracy : politics
The Wealthy Are the Real Welfare Queens and Donald Trump Is Their King : politics
Manufacturing in Ohio has declined substantially under Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Let's check in on Donald Trump's boldly transformative economic populism, shall we: ... "It's booming now." It's a lie. Not only because the poorly managed pandemic recession has destroyed 720,000 manufacturing jobs on net nationwide, including 38,000 in Ohio alone. Also because even before covid-19 broke out, Trump had deserted Ohio's smanufacturing workers.
Ohio President: general election Polls | FiveThirtyEight (Biden +1)
Electoral College Rating Changes: Ohio and Iowa Move to Toss Up | The Cook Political Report
Trumps Pennsylvania problem
In Pennsylvania, advantage Biden with a big boost from women: POLL - ABC News - The result includes a more than 2-1 Biden lead in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Pair of endorsements adds more fuel to Georgia Senate race - ABC News (Lieberjputz Jr fucks things up as is tradition)

Brad Parscale probed on $40m theft from 2020 Trump election campaign | Daily Mail Online - under investigation for stealing up to $40million from Trump's campaign and $10million from the RNC (party of crooks will crook)

This is a nightmare: New Yorkers get absentee ballots with the wrong return envelope
Brooklyn Voters Receive Absentee Ballot Envelopes With Wrong Voter Names And Addresses - Gothamist


New Poll Reveals Republicans More Likely Than Democrats to Prioritize Winning Debate Over Telling Truth : politics


The Obama Justice Department Had a Plan to Hold Police Accountable for Abuses. The Trump DOJ Has Undermined It. : politics

Kentucky AG to Make Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recordings Available, After Juror Demands Release : politics
AG never asked grand jury to consider homicide charges in Breonna Taylor's killing - ABC News - A judge has ordered that recordings of the grand jury hearing be released. (AG fucker had the fucker cops back)
Officer in Breonna Taylor case who fired fatal shot has fundraiser for his retirement : news

Charleston police arrest 2 men with multiple weapons after confrontation with protesters : news


11-Year-Old Boy Among Several Dead After Salem, Oregon Hostage Situation - Marion County deputies responded to a hostage situation in Salem, Oregon on Monday that ended in the deaths of three peopleincluding the suspect.


Man accused of driving into Pasadena protesters had amassed guns, set up 'training camp' at family vineyard, complaint alleges : news

Squatting couple who owed $1M in taxes arrested after armed standoff, police say : news

Black college student says campus police stormed into dorm after false report : news

TPD: Car hit woman with grandson in a stroller after reaching speeds of nearly 100 mph : news
Man charged with killing woman in dispute over minor crash : news


Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is 'Very Likely to Work,' Studies Suggest

Multiple 'water bodies' found under surface of Mars : worldnews

Archaeologists in Turkey Unearth 2,400-Year-Old Dionysus Mask : news


What's the dumbest way you've gotten a scar?





092820

If Coronavirus Doesn't Kill Us, Climate Change Will: World Leaders Warn of Environmental Armageddon : worldnews

Record low number of British butterflies baffles scientists - Despite a warm and sunny British summer, fewer butterflies than ever were recorded in each count by the biggest butterfly survey in the world. : worldnews
John Barilaro ignored koala protection concerns, insisted Forestry Corp logging continue : worldnews


WHO warns 2 million deaths not impossible as global fatalities approach 1 million
U.S. Hits Troubling 55,000 New COVID-19 Cases In A Single Day -- The biggest jump in 24 hours in more than a month as the nation heads into a challenging new season.
Alarming Data Shows a Third Wave of COVID-19 Is About to Hit the U.S. : Coronavirus
Conservatives ask for immediate halt to Wisconsin mask order : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 9/28/20 : boston
367 New Confirmed Cases ; 11 Deaths -September 28 : CoronavirusMa - 128,793 total cases - 13,049 new individuals tested; 2.8% positive - 49,373 total tests today; 0.74% positive - +10 hospital; +6 icu; +4 intubated; 418 hospitalized - 11 new deaths; 9,201 total - We now have the 2nd worst rt in the country.

Five new coronavirus cases reported on Nantucket Saturday 57 total this month putting Nantucket solidly in the red zone : CoronavirusMa
How would you rate Massachusetts's initial handling, is it getting better or worse?


Governor Baker and his staff continue to withhold key pandemic data - The Boston Globe - overnor Charlie Baker's administration continues to withhold key details about COVID-19 cases and deaths at many nursing homes and other senior-care facilities, despite Baker signing a law three months ago that requires greater disclosure about infections at the institutions.


Preventative nasal spray shown to reduce viral replication by up to 96% in COVID-19 challenge study : worldnews
A new study in Italy found that deaths from Covid-19 are less likely to occur in the communities with higher rates of flu vaccines : Coronavirus
There are four coronavirus vaccines in late-stage studies -- Here's how they differ

The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning | The New Yorker - The desire to protect children may put their long-term well-being at stake.

Cuomo announces sharp spike in coronavirus positive test results in New York and 2.6% hot spot in Brooklyn : Coronavirus

Fauci says it's 'very concerning' that Florida is re-opening bars and restaurants at full capacity : Coronavirus

Positive COVID-19 test rates top 25% in some U.S. Midwest states : Coronavirus

Texas among 21 States reporting increased COVID-19 cases as experts warn of a fall surge : Coronavirus

Montana COVID cases hit new high, passing the record set two days ago : Coronavirus


Ontario reports 700 new coronavirus cases, highest daily infections ever recorded : Coronavirus

In a month, India's coronavirus cases double from 3 million to 6 million

Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews defy Covid-19 fears during Yom Kippur - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given in to pressure from ultra-Orthodox Jews in his coalition government, refusing to close synagogues during Yom Kippur despite the threat from Covid-19. : worldnews (same 17th century Hasids as Brooklyn)

Crew on first post-lockdown Greek cruise contract coronavirus. Maltese-flagged vessel moored with 922 passengers onboard after 150 staff test positive : worldnews

How Manchester Metropolitan University went from huge student parties to lockdown in two weeks : worldnews
Covid cases at UK food factories could be over 30 times higher than reported - Investigation warns employers have too much influence over official data amid claims of fake safety audits : worldnews
The British government is planning to enforce a total social lockdown across a majority of northern Britain and potentially London, to combat a second wave of COVID-19 : worldnews
The Houses of Parliament's bars have been exempted from the UK's 10pm coronavirus curfew - Restrictions compelling the wearing of masks, and compulsory registration for drinkers also do not apply. : worldnews
Parliament ends 10pm bar curfew exemption after furious backlash : worldnews
Confidence in UK's global role plunges after Brexit, poll finds - Belief that Britain is a force for good in the world has plunged in the last 18 months, a national poll has found, with under half of the UK now convinced of the country's positive impact

Universal basic income gains support in South Korea after COVID | The debate on universal basic income has gained momentum in South Korea, as the coronavirus outbreak and the country's growing income divide force a rethink on social safety nets. : worldnews
South Korea's population is rapidly aging as people aged 65 or older account for nearly 16 percent of its population, government data showed Monday. : worldnews
Geneva Voters Agree to $25 Minimum Hourly Wage : worldnews
Swiss voters approve paternity leave : worldnews

Facing IS, last embattled Sikhs, Hindus leave Afghanistan : worldnews

Xinjiang: Large numbers of new detention camps uncovered in report : worldnews
A Uighur Woman Who Was At Risk Of Being Forcibly Sent Back To China And Detained Has Arrived Safely In The US : worldnews
Tiny Muslim community in China's ainan becomes latest target for religious crackdown - The Utsuls of Hainan island are only around 10,000 strong, but are now facing increasing surveillance and a crackdown on traditional clothing

DNA test confirms that the Indian army killed three Kashmiri labourers, including a minor, in a fake encounter. The families are demanding the bodies back for burial. : worldnews

Dozens dead as world leaders urge halt to Azerbaijan-Armenia clashes : worldnews
Armenian envoy says Turkey sent 4,000 Syrian fighters to Azerbaijan amid fighting : worldnews

A Thai National Park is Mailing People's Trash Back to Them : worldnews
Sri Lanka returns containers of illegal waste to Britain: Customs : worldnews

Japan's New Leader, Suga Yoshihide, Will Maintain the Old Regime - He is the right man to lead Japan into the 1980s.

S. Korea's Moon apologizes over handling of killing by North : worldnews

Romanian villagers re-elect mayor despite his COVID-19 death : worldnews

Gay woman who was attacked after being unlawfully deported to Uganda wins court case : worldnews (UK said she didn't need asylum, sent her to be raped)
Auschwitz museum head offers to trade with Nigerian boy jailed for blasphemy: Piotr Cywinski made intervention after Sharia court sentenced Omar Farouq, 13, to 120 months in jail : worldnews (muzfuckers)

350 cases of suspected far-right sympathy found in German security forces : worldnews
Merkel visited Kremlin critic Navalny in hospital: Spiegel : worldnews
German-made FinSpy spyware found in Egypt, and Mac and Linux versions revealed : worldnews

Head of MS Estonia investigation: Estonia sank on collision with submarine : worldnews

Ambassadors from around the world appeal for greater LGBT acceptance in Poland : worldnews

Spain's Supreme Court rules food delivery riders are employees, not freelancers : worldnews
Quim Torra: Spain's top court removes Catalan chief from office for 'disobedience' : worldnews


Trump to approve $22B railway between Alaska and Alberta, Canada : worldnews
Meng Wanzhou: The PowerPoint that sparked an international row : worldnews
Huawei CFO case back in Canadian court on Monday : worldnews


Trump Could Be Investigated for Tax Fraud, D.A. Says for First Time : politics

A National Nightmare: Whoever Owns Trump's Enormous Debts Could Be Running The Country (Vlad and Bonesaw cackle)
Trump's Taxes Show He's a National Security Threat : politics
Why Trump's Taxes Could Make Him a National Security Issue
Trump's Taxes Show He's a National Security Threat
McMaster: Trump suggestion he might not cede power is gift to our adversaries
Trump literally can't afford to lose the election : politics
Tax Returns Bombshell Report Shows How Much Trump Paid in Taxes to Foreign Governments : politics
Trump sold voters on the folly that he's a successful businessman. That's a con : politics
Turns Out President Business Deals Couldn't Manage a Lemonade Stand : politics
The New York Times' coverage of Trump's taxes is an emperor-has-no-clothes moment : politics
'Trump's image is revealed to be a sham' : politics
Trump's Old Tweet About Obama's Taxes Is Looking Super Awkward Now < Trump tax records show duplicity. That's devastating for his campaign.
Megathread: Long-Concealed Records Show President Trump's Losses and Years of Tax Avoidance
Here's how much you had to make in 2017 to pay more income tax than Donald Trump -- A single adult without kids making $18,000 would have paid more.
Trump owes his whole inheritance - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump Just Lost Control of the Game - His tax returns dispel all his pretensions to wealth and sacrifice, and his reelection campaign is running out of time.
Ten Quick Takeaways from the New York Times' Bombshell Article on Trump's Tax Returns ... #6: Ivanka is a crook
Trumps taxes show why he is desperate to stay in office

One million Americans have already cast 2020 vote in 'historic' early voting surge

Biden Campaign Begins Selling 'I Paid More Income Taxes Than Donald Trump' Stickers : politics
People are donating $750 to Biden to troll Trump over tax story
Joe Biden for president : politics
Ocasio-Cortez: Trump contributed less in taxes 'than waitresses and undocumented immigrants' : politics
Trump spent more than $70,000 to style his hair when he was on 'The Apprentice' and wrote it off as a business expense: NYT : politics
Is It Even Possible To Spend $70,000 On Hair? Stylists Break It Down | HuffPost Life (fake hair)
AOC Condemns 'Misogynistic' Republicans for Not Criticizing Trump's $70K Hairstyling Write-Off While Attacking Her $250 Haircut : politics

The Tedium of Trump | No matter how many crazy things happen, the fundamentals are the same: The president is a greedy racist and misogynist who does not understand his job. : politics

Trump sought deals with Moscow mayor - POLITICO

"Own the Libs" Is Gradually Morphing Into "Kill the Libs" And far from just a GOP slogan, it's becoming actual policy.

Donald Trump wanted daughter Ivanka to be running mate in 2016, book says : politics

Trump says overturning Roe v Wade 'possible' with Barrett on supreme court : politics
When wingnut identity politics gets ghoulish - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Pelosi Prepares Democrats For Rare Possibility The House May Decide The Election : politics

CDC director takes aim at Trump's Covid adviser: 'Everything he says is false' : politics (the Fox "radiologist")

Biden campaign responds to Trump's call for drug test: 'President thinks his best case is made in urine' : politics
Let Biden go ballistic against Trump at the debate : politics

Trumps Tax Returns Have Exposed Him as a Massive Failure Who Thrived in the Age of PlutocracyThe New York Times report is the final and conclusive evidence that the president failed at a time in which politics and government were rearranged to keep his particular genre of failure ever from being fatal ... we should remember, that $750 is $750 more than Amazon paid in 2018 ...

I'm Not Confident That the President*'s Very Stable Genius Can Handle All of This at Once - Quite simply, it appears that a lot of people inside of Camp Runamuck are coming unraveled. I am not comfortable with that situation at all ... and one of the most ominous sentences in the New York Timee; latest blockbuster is the one that says Monday's story is only the "first" of several such reports.
Trumpworld is imploding : politics
Trumpworld is imploding - an unstated revelation in the Times expose: Somebody close to Trump turned on him, leaking financial information that could be both politically damaging and legally treacherous
All for you Damien! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Look, I'm not saying that Donald Trump is literally the Antichrist, but I definitely think it would be irresponsible not to speculate.
Police documents show Brad Parscale beat his wife and threatened her with a gun

Puerto Rico gears up to vote in statehood referendum this Nov : politics


Due to an 'Inexplicable Error,' USPS Failed to Update New Addresses of Nearly 2 Million Americans: Report
Third judge orders Postal Service to halt delivery cuts : politics

Science editor H. Holden Thorp: Scientists "should have spoken out" against Trump "a long time ago"; Editor of respected journal on his "Trump lied about science" editorial and why too many scientists stayed quiet


TikTok or Not, Gen-Z Voters are Mobilizing to Vote : politics


Pandemic overwhelms Trump's message in critical N. Carolina
Meredith Poll Provides Snapshot of N.C. Voter Opinions as Election 2020 Approaches | Meredith College -- The presidential race in North Carolina is extremely competitive with Joe Biden and Donald Trump essentially tied (45.7-45.4%) heading into the last month of the campaign with just 6 percent of voters declaring themselves undecided.

Democratic super PAC jumps into South Carolina race against Lindsey Graham : politics


We're Resigning from WSN. Here's Why ... Dr. Kenna Griffin (is a total wingnut racist lying bitch and NYU fucked the paper)


QAnon Goes to Washington : Twenty-four followers of the grotesque conspiracy theory are running for Congress in November. Where does this end?
QAnon Is Attracting Cops - Armed, empowered and enthralled with a deadly conspiracy. (and really stupid)


Nazi's salute at a back the blue rally in Mansfield, MA. : beholdthemasterrace (the cops are open Nazis)


[OC] The Most Eventful Years in History (according to Wikipedia) : dataisbeautiful




092720

Steven Hawking: Mayans miscalculated by 8 years, 2020 is actual end of civilisation | That Cricket Blog (in 2012)

The water in Lake Jackson Texas is infected with brain eating amoebas. 90-95% fatality rate if people are exposed. : videos


Coronavirus death toll hits 1 million : Coronavirus
Covid Death Toll Nears 1 Million, But Real Number May Be Double : worldnews
From CDC Director Tom Frieden: "The route to herd immunity without a vaccine would be through graveyards filled with hundreds of thousands of Americans who did not have to die" : Coronavirus (Trump laughs)
Fauci: Even after a COVID-19 vaccine, masks and social distance still vital : Coronavirus
Amid pandemic, confidence in CDC erodes with questions of political interference : Coronavirus
Trust in COVID-19 information from U.S. government sources plummeted between March and April, study finds : Coronavirus
Experts warn of 'huge surge' in COVID-19 cases in fall and winter months


MA COVID-19 Data 9/27/20 : boston


Five new coronavirus cases reported on Nantucket Saturday 57 total this month putting Nantucket solidly in the red zone : CoronavirusMa

Police wouldn't put mask on? : CoronavirusMa (arrest them ... oh wait)
Lack of mask enforcement in western MA? : CoronavirusMa

"Massachsuetts"


Dr. Fauci says to take vitamin D if you're deficient : Coronavirus
Vitamin D levels around the world - DSM review June 2014 | VitaminDWiki
'My brain doesn't work like it did' COVID-19 'long hauler' describes persistent symptoms
"Silent wave" of brain damage could follow pandemic : Coronavirus
From Brain Fog to Heart Damage: Rehab After COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Autopsies Show Varied Forms of Heart Damage in COVID-19 Patients : Coronavirus


Georgia withholds school COVID-19 counts from public - saying the public has no legal right to information about outbreaks that the state is investigating. (and to die for the Kempster)

South Florida bars packed after Gov. gives OK for reopening : Coronavirus
Florida now has more than 700,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus

Uptick: New York logs more than 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus

Wisconsin sets new record for positive coronavirus cases in single day : Coronavirus


As Covid-19 Closes Schools, the World's Children go to Work

France's coronavirus second wave 'arriving faster than we thought'

Modi offers India's COVID-19 vaccine capacity to 'all humanity'

Dentists fear a tsunami of post-lockdown tooth decay

The Virus Sent Droves to a Small Town. Suddenly, It's Not So Small ... Winhall VT ...


Organiser Fined #10,000 as Police Break up 70 guest Wedding : worldnews


UK 'turning a blind eye' to war crimes in Yemen with Saudi arms sales : worldnews

China denies destroying thousands of mosques, dismisses Australian report as foreign slander : worldnews

100,000 march in Belarus capital on 50th day of protests against president : news

Study finds Russian prescription drugs hiding in "brain boosting" supplements : worldnews

Nagorno Karabakh Fighting Flares - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This could get ugly quick:
Armenia ???? on Twitter: "Faith & Power! #StopAzerbaijaniAgression #StopAliyev #KarabakhNow #NKpeace #NKstrong #ArtsakhStrong https://t.co/ql9cZkpYdu" / Twitter
Azerbaijan and Armenia clash over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region : worldnews
Fighting Flares Between Azerbaijan and Armenia - The New York Times - The governments of both countries reported action with tanks, military helicopters and artillery in a rapid escalation of a long-simmering conflict.

American sued in Thailand over negative review - faces 2 years in jail if convicted : worldnews

France's Macron sayw Belarus leader Lukashenko 'has to go'
Suspect in new Charlie Hebdo attack angered by republished cartoons, say Paris police : worldnews ... "Muhammad sucks dick."


A large majority of Swiss voters have rejected by a 63-37 percent margin a right-wing party's proposal to annul a pact with the European Union allowing the free movement of people, broadcaster SRF has projected

India: 52 teachers accuse school management of secretly filming them in toilet, blackmailing over salary : worldnews

Japan Catholic Church sued for damages in alleged sex abuse : worldnews

Egypt navy shot dead two Palestine fishermen : worldnews

Justin Trudeau: 'The World Is In Crisis, And Things Are About To Get Much Worse' : worldnews


Boris Johnson is reported to have offered jobs at the head of two of Britain's most important media organisations to two outspoken critics of the BBC. The provocative choice of two such hardline anti-BBC voices has prompted anger and dismay across the broadcasting and entertainment industry. (more corrupt conservashit)
UK schools told not to use anti-capitalist material in teaching : worldnews
Britain plans to withhold cash from WHO until UN finds out where coronavirus came from as WHO is accused of being too soft on China - as Boris Johnson plans 30% funding increase : worldnews
Liberal Democrats are today set to become the first major national party to commit to a universal basic income for all UK residents. : worldnews (UK is a rightwing nightmare)
Labour take poll lead over Tories for first time since Boris Johnson became PM : worldnews

The Kremlin Is Increasingly Alarmed at the Prospect of a Biden Win : worldnews

U.S. tells Iraq its planning to pull out of Baghdad embassy


Eschaton: Big Story In That Fucking Newspaper - I always assumed Trump hid his taxes not so much for the corruption (stickin' it to the IRS, man!), but because how does gold toilet man explain losing money for years ... tl;dr the dude hasn't paid any taxes for years.
Long-Concealed Records Show Trumps Chronic Losses and Years of Tax Avoidance
New York Times' Trump Tax Returns Investigation: 18 Revelations - The New York Times - Times reporters have obtained decades of tax information the president has hidden from public view. Here are some of the key findings.
An Editor's Note on the Trump Tax Investigation
N.Y. Times: Trump paid $750 in U.S. income taxes in 2016, 2017 - The Washington Post
Why Trump hid his taxes - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Time to evict his broke ass : PoliticalHumor
Sad mushroom : PoliticalHumor
I paid more taxes than Trump : PoliticalHumor
Funny and sad. : PoliticalHumor


With 200K Dead, Trump Spews Lies Then Golfs for the 298th Time During His Presidency : politics

Lawmakers Say It's 'Clear' Detainees at ICE Facility Had 'Unnecessary Medical Procedures Done Without Their Knowledge or Consen'

It's been 80 days since DoD leaders promised to release an investigation 'within days' into an Army helicopter buzzing protesters (yeah, like his tax returns)

Biden leads Trump in new Washington Post-ABC News poll. - The Washington Post
Between the economy and coronavirus pandemic, Biden keeps his advantage nationally: POLL - ABC News - He retains a 10-point national lead in a head-to-head match up with Trump.
Tight races in Georgia and North Carolina, while Supreme Court is another factor
Eschaton: President Biden Failing To Win Over These Ohio Diner Patrons - I suppose there are plenty of things to be mad about right now, so I shouldn't waste my beautiful mind imagining future things to get mad about, but you know Trump voters are going to be centered in political coverage going forward no matter what happens..

By Lowering the Debate Bar for Biden, Has Trump Set a Trap for Himself? President Trump has worked overtime to persuade followers that Joe Biden is addled and incoherent. That could backfire if Mr. Biden doesn't fit the caricature.
Trump targets Biden's mental health in debate lead-up, despite aides' efforts to raise expectations - ABC News
Trump calls for Biden to take a drug test before upcoming presidential debate | Fox News (Fox)
Biden Not Worried About First Presidential Debate, Says Trump 'Not That Smart' : politics
Biden Has Upper Hand Over Trump in Debate Expectations GameTrump says he prepares by campaigning and being president (Trump says he's the greatest debater the world has ever seen)
Please, Democrats: Kill the Filibuster | If you capture the Senate, don't get wobbly and nostalgic about some mythical pre-Mitch McConnell era when the filibuster was good. It's always been a bad idea.

Classic Authoritarian: How Historians Rate Trump's Danger to Democracy

Amy Coney Barrett Is Even More Extreme Than Antonin Scalia
Amy Coney Barrett and the Triumph of Phyllis Schlafly
Senate Dems ready tactics to muck up Supreme Court confirmation - POLITICO
Sen. Ed Markey says he will vote to expand Supreme Court if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed : politics
Protesters paint "let the people decide" mural outside Mitch McConnell's house ahead of Barrett nomination : politics
Biden says voters should choose who nominates Supreme Court justice : politics (evil Mitch cackles)
Biden Responds To Trump Court Pick: 'Health Care Is On The Ballot' : politics
The Supreme Court hasn't been this conservative since the 1930s : politics
We contemplate eternity beneath the vast indifference of heaven - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a great justice and a great lawyer, but her having more faith in American institutions than Barack Obama (!) or Patrick "Blue Slip" Leahy (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) may end up blowing up democracy in America: ... Treading cautiously, he did not directly bring up the subject of retirement to Justice Ginsburg, at 80 the Supreme Court's oldest member and a two-time cancer patient. (Ruthie fucked America bc she thought the SC was a nice little family, see DiFi and Nancy-Dancy, D.s Old as Fuck)
It Shouldnt Have Come Down to Her Some will try to blame Ruth Bader Ginsburg for not stepping down sooner. They are missing the point ... We are facing something far larger: a desperate, life-or-death fight to rebuild, reimagine, reform (and in some cases raze) enormous apparatuses, including our criminal justice, electoral, health-care, and education systems, labor and capitalism, education, housing, the courts themselves, and, most urgently, the health of our planet.
staying in your job when the reasonable thing is stepping down is both personally selfish and naive about politics BUT SO IS doing anything except all hands on deck for the Dems in 2016
A funny thing about law (not funny like a clown) - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Noah Feldman's spontaneous effusion upon the nomination of his great good friend Amy Coney Barrett, so I just want to add that the whole Supreme Court clerk/elite law school/SCOTUS nomination pipeline thing is equivalent to to filling sociology departments with nothing but alumni of Harvard final clubs in order to generate some really trenchant critiques of the American class system.

Bernie Sanders says the election is between a dictatorship and democracy : politics
GOP Leaders Are Using Weasel Words To Avoid Rejecting Trump's Attempted Coup
I never thought I'd see Congress assuring us the President would obey an election : politics

Over 860,000 Americans Have Already Voted, Compared to Fewer Than 10,000 by This Point in 2016 : politics

Don't worry: The military dislikes Trump too much to help him steal the election : politics

Voters Believe Winner of Election Should Fill Court Vacancy, Poll Shows - The New York Times - 56 percent said the next president should nominate a Supreme Court justice. And Joe Biden retained a clear lead over President Trump, 49 to 41 percent (Moscow's Bitch cackles)

Lindsey Graham: We need a ninth Supreme Court justice, because "the courts will decide" the election : politics (and there went you so-called democracy)
Trump has spent a year building a legal network to fight the election : politics
It's dangerous when the minority party rules everyone else

Taxpayers Hit With $300 Million Tab For Ads Spreading Positive Spin On COVID: Report : politics

Donald Trump, facing financial ruin, sought control of his elderly fathers estate. The family fight was epic (he stole all the money of course) .

Trump Isn't Trying to Win. Cheating Is All He Has Left.
The president wants you dead and so do his friends and advisers.

Trump Gripes 'Fake News' Didn't Tout His Two Nobel Peace Prizes (That Never Existed) : politics ("I've won more Noble Prizes than anyone")

Bill Barr Intervened to Overrule Federal Prosecutor Who Said D.C. Police Arrested Protesters Without Any Evidence of Wrongdoing : politics
Federal prosecutor in Massacusetts accuses Barr of a 'dangerous abuse of power' : politics

Kushner Owed Money To Bank Tied To Taiwan's Government During WH Tenure ... "cunning snake"

Trump's Vaccine Czar Refuses to Give Up Stock in Drug Company Involved in His Government Role


Montana law allegedly restricting Native American voting rights struck down : politics

Swing state voters say 2020 general election is causing strain on personal, family relationships : politics


NYPD officers charge at group of protesters and diners, arresting people on sidewalk : news (lying maskless cop fuckers)

Sealed Docs Reveal FBI Investigation Into Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman Over Roger Stone Trial Leaks - The hapless operative and his sidekick are being probed for potential witness harassment, criminal contempt, and obstruction of justice, according to a sealed filing.

Fed intelligence sent to Oregon and Portland indicates right-wing extremists pose biggest lethal threat - oregonlive.com
Proud Boys rally in Portland draws only about 200 after city braced for thousands
Hate-group rally breaks up in Portland, turnout far below expectations : politics ... the reason you don't see the Portland or Vancouver police stopping the Proud Boys is the same reason you don't see Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus in the same room. (Incels on parade)
Proud Boys draw smaller-than-expected crowd to Portland as city hopes for calm : politics

Kyle Rittenhouse in court; mother and lawyer attend Waukesha GOP event

Ballistics don't support AG Cameron's claim Breonna Taylor's boyfriend shot officer (killer copsters and their protectors always lie)


Black reporter recalls L.A. Times racism, day of reckoning - Los Angeles Times

Ken Burns in the Black Lives Matter Age - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I don't think this is the first time I've linked to an article about just how horribly Ken Burn's The Civil War has aged, since he chose to make good ol' Shelby "Nathan Bedfored Forrest is my hero" Foote the star of the series. But it's good to revisit this when we can ... "If he, Ken Burns, and his co-writers had been trained, they would have learned that the people they were relying on for much of this history were in fact white supremacist, pro-Confederate, pro-Lost Cause men. White men." ... Burns had no way of knowing what would happen the past few decades, but another refrain in the series that the conflict united us in a way that we could never conceive of splitting again rings hollow in these bitterly partisan times. (and then the South rose again, in evil and stupdity)
McCullough' s new book on pioneers' history draws criticism ... "savages" and "wilderness" ... "unsettled" ... (Burns' best buddy is an evil lying asshole)


Bill Withers: The Soul Man Who Walked Away

My Octopus Teacher - The Love Story We All Need Right Now

Ann Arbor decriminalizes magic mushrooms, psychedelic plants : politics


MRI and PET Reveal Parkinson's is Two Diseases


What is attractive regardless of gender? : AskReddit




092620


Orcas attack yacht for 45 min. : worldnews (they've so had it with the human shit)
A rare hurricane force wind warning was just issued for Alaska : news

Drought conditions worsen in Massachusetts for 4 straight months; New areas of extreme drought now in Maine and New Hampshire : boston


Noam Chomsky: The world is at the most dangerous moment in human history : politics


U.S. coronavirus cases have been highest in the world for 6 months : politics
If 95 Percent of Americans Wear Masks, 100,000 Lives Can Be Saved by January 1: IHME Report : politics
Fauci says 7 million U.S. COVID-19 cases, 200,000 deaths only the first wave as threat of second surge looms : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 9/26/20 : boston
515 New Confirmed Cases - September 26 : CoronavirusMa - 127,832 total cases - 14,310 new individuals tested; 3.6% positive - 73,292 total tests today; 0.7% positive - -35 hospital; -3 icu; -1 intubated; 354 hospitalized - 18 new deaths; 9,178 total


13 UMass Amherst students test positive for COVID-19 after gathering : CoronavirusMa
No line for flu shots at Wegmans upper parking in Burlington. Ages 3 and up. : CoronavirusMa


Social media and COVID shaming: Fighting a toxic combination : Coronavirus

Australia says world needs to know origins of COVID-19 : worldnews
Vitamin D 'cuts chance of coronavirus death by half' - study finds : worldnews
Not accounting for sex differences in Covid research could be deadly : Coronavirus
IMR : D614G Mutation Found In All New COVID-19 Clusters! : Coronavirus

Second Covid-19 wave could turn cracks in the hospital system into 'earthquakes' : news

New York Logs More Than 1,000 Daily COVID-19 Cases; NYC High School Goes All-Remote : Coronavirus
New York City public middle, high schools delay in-person learning until October : Coronavirus

Maryland man sentenced to year in jail for parties that violated coronavirus orders : news

Florida drops Covid restrictions with 14,000 dead : Coronavirus

Whitmer orders Michigan schools to tell the public about COVID cases : Coronavirus

Missouri reports record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations : Coronavirus

Wisconsin sets single day record as more than 2,800 test positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus
Four U.S. states including Wisconsin report record one-day increases in COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus
CDC calls off Minnesota COVID-19 study after reports of racism and intimidation against surveyors of color : Coronavirus

Hawaii takes over veterans home with 26 coronavirus deaths : Coronavirus

Florida reports 107 new COVID-19 deaths, 2,795 new cases : Coronavirus

South Dakota records highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases with 579 new cases : Coronavirus

Iowa Officials report 992 coronavirus cases, 8 deaths Saturday : Coronavirus

(KY) Gov. Beshear reports 930 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths : Coronavirus

DHEC announces 639 new coronavirus cases, 27 deaths in SC : Coronavirus

645 new COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths reported Saturday in Mississippi : Coronavirus

Pennsylvania coronavirus update: total cases top 155,000, including 22 more deaths : Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,441 new known COVID-19 cases and 25 additional deaths reported Saturday : Coronavirus

(OK) 990 New COVID-19 Cases, 11 More Virus-Related Deaths Reported, State Health Officials Say : Coronavirus



20-Something Who Thought COVID Was 'Bull****' Pleads From ICU to Wear Masks : Coronavirus


South Korea's domestic coronavirus cases fall to the lowest in 44 days : worldnews

Thousands gather in central London for anti-lockdown protest : Coronavirus
Wuhan Covid journalist missing since February found, says friend : worldnews

Fewer than 0.1% of people stopped by police for not wearing masks on trains received a fine, figures have revealed. British Transport Police (BTP) said it stopped 14,726 people from 15 July to 15 August for failing to comply, resulting in 14 fixed penalty notices. : worldnews

Coronavirus: Rio Carnival postponed for first time in 100 years | World News : worldnews


As foreigners depart, Singapore sees population drop for first time since 2003 : worldnews

Taiwan poll on national identity finds only 2% identify solely as Chinese : worldnews

Auschwitz Memorial director offers to serve sentence for Nigeria 'blasphemy' boy - BBC News : worldnews

Lebanon's prime minister-designate resigns after he was unable to form a new cabinet : worldnews
Fatah and Hamas say they have agreed to hold first Palestinian elections in fourteen years in coming months : worldnews

Attackers kill at least 15 people in western Ethiopia | Ethiopian Human Rights Commission expresses alarm over surge in attacks against civilians in the region. : worldnews
Tribal Christians tonsured and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' in Jharkhand village : worldnews (muzfuckers)

'We want out of South Africa' - 36% in Western Cape want independence, says poll : worldnews

"Prostitution Not An Offence; Adult Woman Has Right To Choose Her Vocation": Bombay High Court Orders Release of 3 Sex Workers From Corrective Institution : worldnews
Forced to Abort, Tortured: Indian Women Continue to Face Violence Over Obsession With Male Children : worldnews
Assailants shoot and kill prominent Kashmir lawyer who sought to defend Kashmir's right to self-determination from India

One killed in Egypt as protesters demand el-Sisi resign -- Security forces crack down as thousands rally in cities and rural areas across Egypt during 'Friday of rage' protests

Germany stops Iran buying mini-engines after they were found in Houthi drones : worldnews

El Salvador woman freed after six years in jail following stillbirth : worldnews (Republican wet-dream)

UN: Israel demolished or seized 22 Palestinian structures in two weeks displacing 50 people and affecting 200 others : news

Paris knife attack suspect is of Pakistani origin, French authorities say : worldnews
French court blocks Roma bid for restitution under Jewish Holocaust victim laws : worldnews
France Doubles Paid Paternity Leave to 28 Days, One of Europes Most Generous Plans

Arrest warrants issued against Mexican military members in 2014 student disappearances : news

Lawyer repeatedly mistaken for a defendant calls for compulsory anti-racism training : worldnews
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, UK's richest person, moves to tax-free Monaco - Ratcliffe, the founder and chief executive of petrochemicals company Ineos, was an ardent supporter of the vote leave campaign, declaring that the UK would thrive without red tape from Brussels. : worldnews (so he left, suckers)


Trump and his envoys have trashed Europe's confidence in the US. The damage might be irreparable : politics


Trump and U.S. In COVID-19 crisis is 'like watching the decline of the Roman Empire' says a Canadian mayor : worldnews
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Calls Trump's Tweet About Withholding a Vaccine From New York 'a threat' ... This is the party of pain, death, destruction.
White House blocked USPS from sending face masks to all households : politics
Governors Could Be Killing People Just to Help Trump's Campaign (Gov Death-Sentence)
Turning your state into a death trap to own the libs - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump went golfing 25 times as a virus swept across the US and killed over 200,000 Americans : politics



Emails Show Rod Rosenstein's Fingerprints Were All Over Secret DOJ Memo Against Charging Trump with Obstruction


Congress Introduces First Supreme Court Term Limits Bill! This is the fight that Democrats -- and, frankly, everyone -- needs to get behind. : politics
The Supreme Court is finished: Republicans have killed it. Now it's iime to fight back -- Trump and McConnell have corrupted the Supreme Court and the judicial branch for a generation. Time to fight dirty
Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick
The Senate should ignore Amy Coney Barrett's nomination
Likely Trump SCOTUS Pick Worked To Overturn 2000 Election - The Daily Poster - and if Barrett is appointed, the court will have 3 justices who worked directly on Bush v. Gore
A High-Stakes Test for Joe Bidens Love of Senate Tradition

If He Loses Election, Trump Tells Rally, 'We're Not Going To Stand For It'
Former Pence aide says there were private meetings about the possibility of Trump refusing to accept election results : politics

Serving US attorney says Bill Barr 'brought shame' on his office in a searing letter.
House Chairs Demand Emergency Inspector General Investigation Into AG Barr's Efforts to Improperly Influence November Presidential Election

Facing possible defeat, Trump threatens the integrity of the election : politics

Chris Hayes Explains How Trump is Using DOJ to Manufacture Voter Fraud Scandal -- "the Attorney General of the United States and the Department of Justice Are Colluding With the President and His Campaign to Sabotage the Legitimacy of the Upcoming Election" ... Not sure what to make of it. But seemed odd that Barr was the one directly in communication with an electoral ballot printing company
Trump falsely claimed an incident where an election worker improperly discarded 9 votes shows widespread 'voter fraud' -- Here's what happened.
DoJ's rush to report on 'discarded' raises fears of pro-Trump bias (o rly)
Attorney General Bill Barr Directly Implicated in Discarded Ballot Chaos Amplified by Trump and White House : politics

If Trump Contests Election Results Sanders Says Democrats Will Make Sure He is Evicted From Office (kicking and screaming)

No handshakes, limited audience: Covid shapes final Trump-Biden debate talks - POLITICO - The two candidates and moderator Chris Wallace will not wear masks

History repeats itself. : PoliticalHumor

Four years ago, Trump survived 'Access Hollywood' -- and a media myth of indestructibility was born
Trump's hidden video deposition in Trump University fraud case (haha, he's wearing glasses)

Federal judge removes acting Bureau of Land Management director after finding he has served unlawfully for 424 days : politics (fuck your so-called "confirmations")


It's 'now or never' for ex-Trump aides weighing speaking out
Facing possible defeat, Trump threatens the integrity of the election - The Washington Post

The Diplomat and the Cage Fighter - SpyTalk - Trump appointee Richard Grenell helped an Arab German with a criminal past get into the U.S., sources tell SpyTalk

61% of Americans Support Abolishing Electoral College : politics
Biden Now Predicted to Win 352 Electoral Votes: FiveThirtyEight : politics

Montana judge tosses law, saying it restricts Native voting rights : politics
Wisconsin officials say presidential election will be decided by the voter snot GOP lawmakers


Eschaton: Booby - Here's my full exchange with Bob Woodward during #IRE20 about him not consulting medical professionals after interviewing the President plus the ethics of waiting to publish the information about the President's much earlier knowledge about Covid-19:
Karen Ho and Bob Woodward full interaction #IRE20 - YouTube (Booby's mouth distorted from decades of talking out of both sides of it)

Bloomberg rolls out $40M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida : politics


Lincoln Project mocks Lindsey Graham' fundraising lag with Sarah McLachlan-themed video
The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "Every single hour in South Carolina, Lindsey Graham is being violently out-fundraised. But you can help stop the suffering. https://t.co/9rDS5naJ4V" / Twitter
Could Lindsey Graham Actually Lose His Seat? : politics

State GOP leaders send cease-and-desist letter to Madison Clerk ahead of ballot collection event | Local Government | madison.com

Atlanta Strippers Debut Creative Get Out Vote Campaign - The project's website? GetYourBootyToThePoll.com


Why is the nationalist right hallucinating a 'coammunist enemy?'

Trump's 1776 education plan part of a decades-long, right-wing movement -- but scarier

New York Supreme Court judge orders judicial review of Eric Garner case : news

Mom of alleged Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse got 'standing ovation' at GOP event in Wisconsin

Fed intelligence sent to Oregon and Portland indicates right-wing extremists pose biggest lethal threat : politics

Thousands of Proud Boys plan to rally in Portland, setting up another clash in a combustible city : politics
Oregon Gov. Brown to declare emergency in Portland as Proud Boys rally approaches : news
'Greatest threat we've faced so far' : Oregon declares state of emergency ahead of Proud Boys rally : Officals warn of 'imminent risk of civil disturbanc'e but won as thousands expected at far-right events

How a Pledge to Dismantle the Minneapolis Police Collapsed - The New York Times - a case study in how idealistic calls for structural change can falter.

Ex-NOPD lieutenant charged with stealing nearly $330,000 from a Catholic church : news

Massachusetts has a higher rate of fatal police shootings of people with mental illness than the national average : massachusetts

White supremacist killed in shootout with California deputies, sheriff says - CNN
White supremacist killed in shootout with California deputies : news

Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper charged with rape : news

Buncombe, NC lawsuit: After jail employee reporteed sexual assault by supervisor, she was told to resign or transfer

Trump supporters never cease to amaze me : PoliticalHumor

Today on the White Power Hour - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Shame on anyone who has tried to legitimize this asshole:
Andrew Lawrence on Twitter: "I just don't know if you can really understand how vile and dangerous and disgusting the 8PM hour is on Fox every night if you don't watch it but it's really really bad" / Twitter

Why the right-wing has a massive advantage on Facebook - POLITICO (Fuckerberg)

Fraternity at University of Georgia Is Suspended After Racist Messages Are Exposed : news



Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 680 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Born in 1767 in Braintree, Massachusetts, as everyone knows Adams grew up at the right hand of his famous revolutionary father, learning and bringing desperately needed skills to the table as a political and diplomatic leader in the United States.


Texas residents warned not to use tap water tainted with deadly brain-eating microbe : news

No smoking: CEO of Philip Morris, the company that makes Marlboro, says cigarette sales may end within 10-15 years : worldnews

Inside eBays Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal (the hedgies took over)


In 1913 Two Frenchwomen Took The Earliest Color Photos Of Ireland | FellowPrimo

First Evidence of a Planet in Another Galaxy : worldnews

TIL That Crows and Owls hate each other. On their own Great Horned Owls will behead and eat Crows. But if caught unaware a Crow will serveil and call for reinforcements. Then the Murder of Crows will Mob the Owl and give chase. If the Murder grows into the dozens or so they can even kill the Owl. : todayilearned

Scientists have identified a polyphenolic compound found in blueberries called pterostilbene (PSB) with strong immunosuppressive properties. It can provide a potential therapeutic option for chronic inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). : science

Large review of studies comparing placebo treatment to no treatment finds little evidence of "placebo effect" for objective outcomes compared to no treatment : science

New study showed that gay men exposed to conversion therapy were more likely to have depressive symptoms & above-average internalized homophobia. Conversion therapies are nonaffirming social stressors for gay men & may compromise critical psychosocial aspects of healthy aging among them.(N=1,156) : science




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Melting Antarctic ice will raise sea level by 2.5 metres -- even if Paris climate goals are met, study finds | Environment
Flood Maps

'Sliding towards extinction': koala may be given endangered listing as numbers plummet : worldnews


Trump has lost patience with CDC head after series of mixed messages - CNNPolitics - Dr. Robert Redfield, as well as with the other public health experts on his coronavirus team because their sober messaging on the future of the pandemic clashes with his rosy assessments.
The covid-19 pandemic is worse than official figures show : Coronavirus
How the U.S. 'Uniquely Mismanaged' the Coronavirus Pandemic : Coronavirus
Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans show signs of past coronavirus infection, large national study finds - The Washington Post - This suggests millions may still be vulnerable to infection, authors say
NEW: Coronavirus death toll hits 985,000. It's expected to reach 1 million by Monday : Coronavirus
Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Hits 7 Million Cases, Less Than a Month After Reaching 6 Million : Coronavirus
Eschaton: New Cases In Last 7 Days Per 100,000 ... ND 358 .... SD 273 ... WI 243 ... UT 203 ... Spain 167 ... UK 52 ... Italy 19 (Dumbmerica)


MA COVID-19 Data 9/25/20 : boston
454 New Confirmed Cases - September 25 : CoronavirusMa - 127,317 total cases - 15,854 new individuals tested; 2.8% positive - 65,012 all tests tests today; 0.7% positive - +14 hospital; +3 icu; +2 intubated; 389 hospitalized - 10 new deaths; 9,160 total


Cambridge To Require Face Masks In Public At All Times; Violators Could Be Fined $300 : boston

2 Holyoke SoldiersHome officials face charges in state probe

Coronavirus States Ranked by Per Capita COVID-19 Deaths (MA #2)

Coronavirus mutating to survive and spread faster, scientists believe : worldnews
COVID-19 reportedly reinfecting some people in Colorado : worldnews
Violence against Doctors fighting COVID 19 is rising high, reuters reports : worldnews

Japanese firm launches world's first UV lamp that safely kills coronavirus : worldnews
In national study of 10,000+ veterans who tested positive for COVID-19, most deaths were associated with older age, male sex, and comorbidity burden. Obesity, Black race, Hispanic ethnicity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, and smoking were not associated with mortality. : science
Comparison of face coverings shows that surgical and N95 masks block up to 90 percent of particles expired during breathing, talking or coughing : science
Vitamin D reduces infection and impact of covid 19 studies find : Coronavirus


Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam tests positive for coronavirus : politics

Florida reopens: DeSantis lifts remaining coronavirus restrictions - Orlando Sentinel (the hoax is over, he said)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis moves to fully reopen the state's economy : Coronavirus
Florida's Governor Lifts All COVID-19 Restrictions On Businesses Statewide : Coronavirus

New York Threatens Orthodox Jewish Areas With Lockdown Over Virus - The New York Times - Community leaders said residents have resisted the rules in part because of the influence of President Trump, whose views on masks have been embraced (Hasids doing their 17th century thing)

We're in trouble when the COVID-19 death of a Middleton school staffer is a 'hiccup'

MI 'actively considering' ordering K-12 schools to reveal COVID outbreaks
North Dakota Coronavirus Cases Soar As State Rescinds Quarantine Order and Students Fail to Get Tested : Coronavirus - North Dacovid has a positive test rate of 27.4%.

Virus's unseen hot zone: The American farm

Oregon sets highest-ever daily COVID case count - 457 cases most-ever in a single day since pandemic began in mid-March : Coronavirus


France sees record new coronavirus infections, with more than 16,000 cases(the equivalent of 80,000 US cases) in just 24 hours : Coronavirus

'We also love freedom': Italian president ridicules Boris Johnson coronavirus remarks - Mr Johnson had told MPs this week that Britain was a "freedom-loving country" when asked why lower Covid-19 infection rates could be found in Italy and Germany. : worldnews
Tesco reintroduces rationing due to panic-buying and stockpiling over second lockdown fears - The UK supermarket will restrict people from bulk-buying products such as flour, pasta, toilet rolls and anti-bacterial wipes, in a move similar to Morrisons, which introduced limits on Thursday. : worldnews


A Japanese woman running a sex worker-dispatching business sued the state on Wednesday, saying its blanket exclusion of the sex industry from a cash handout program to support small companies hit by the coronavirus is discrimination banned under the Constitution. : worldnews


North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologized on Friday for the lethal shooting of a South Korean official, stating that the incident "shouldn't have happened" and that he's "sorry to have disappointed" the South


Magawa the 'hero rat' from Cambodia wins gold medal for hunting landmines - CNN - Decades of conflict have left the Southeast Asian country littered with millions of landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and other explosive remnants of war that still kill or injure dozens of people each year (good job, Kissinger)

Thousands of Xinjiang mosques destroyed or damaged, report finds : worldnews
Large Danish pension fund blacklists China, due to systemic humans rights violations : worldnews
China's $490 Million Investment In Barbados Behind Snap Decision To Remove The Queen: Tory MP

Saudi Arabia dissidents launch opposition party to end "violence and repression" : worldnews

Turkey orders dozens of arrest including opposition mayor : worldnews

Russia Seizes Kremlin Critic Navalny's Apartment

Putin's Troll Farm Busted Running Sprawling Network of Facebook Pages The Russian operation used Facebook to find and recruit authentic, unwitting people to help hype their propaganda, many of them journalists (Fuckerberged)
Putin calls for reset in cyber ties with U.S., no election meddling : worldnews
Putin's strategy is aimed at the American way of life : worldnews (Putin owns Trumpster)

Belarusians are taking their children to anti-Lukashenko protests - Authorities are warning parents in Belarus that they could lose custody of their children if they take them to anti-regime protests. But not everyone is deterred by this warning. : worldnews
Canada denounces Lukashenko's inauguration in Belarus, preparing sanctions over human rights - 'Lukashenko lacks the legitimacy to be the leader of Belarus,' minister of foreign affairs Champagne said : worldnews
Trump cuts aid for pro-democracy groups in Belarus, Hong Kong and Iran : worldnews

Thirty-five years after the end of Brazil's military dictatorship, there has been little justice for the killing and torture committed by the regime -- but an unprecedented deal for carmaker Volkswagen to pay damages for collaborating with the secret police could turn a new page : worldnews

Spanish Supreme Court rules food delivery riders are employees : worldnews

Argentine Kirchnerist deputy suspended after sexually touching and licking her advisor's breasts in the middle of a remote session with fellow legislators.

At least three injured in knife attack outside Charlie Hebdo's former office in Paris, suspect at large : worldnews


Canada ranked the most accepting country for migrants in 2019 : worldnews

Croydon shooting: Officer shot dead at police station : worldnews (in America, cops would have shot him 157 times)
Investigation launched after black barrister mistaken for defendant three times in a day - England and Wales courts head apologises after Alexandra Wilson describes having to 'constantly justify existence'
UK MP caught on tube without mask complains country is like East Germany under the Stasi - DUP politician Sammy Wilson was pictured by a member of the public without a face covering as he travelled on the tube days after the govt increased fines for failing to wear a mask on public transport to #200

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange at "very high" risk of suicide attempt, expert tells court : worldnews


Alarms are ringing everywhere about Trump's election plot except in our top newsrooms. Everyone now sees that Trump plans to steal the election. But major newspapers buried the story: No big deal! (thanks, NYSlimes)
Opinion | This is not a drill. The Reichstag is burning. - The Washington Post
Unanimous Senate commits to peaceful transfer of power after Trump refuses : politics (until he loses, when all the Refucks "change their minds")
No, Senate Republicans Didn't Rebuke Trump for His "Peaceful Transition" Comments
Trump's strategy is not to win. It's to invalidate the election results.
Trump Got a Kick Out ofthe Election Fears He's Stoked. Inside the DOJ, There's Some Panic.
Trump can't avoid a transfer of power. He just wants us to think he can.
The coming electoral emergency: Unless people stand up to Trump, this election really could bring the end of the republic as we know it : politics
Sanders: "This is an election between Donald Trump and democracy"
Will Trump's residency Ever End? - America is in terrible danger.
Trump is the worst threat to our democracy since the 1930s : politics

At Pentagon, Fears Grow That Trump Will Pull Military Into Election Unrest - The New York Times - Defense Department officials said top generals could resign if Mr. Trump ordered the active-duty military into the streets to quell election protests.

Everyone sees the train wreck coming: Trump reveals his November endgame
Democrats prepare for the apocalypse scenario of backdoor elector swaps - Axios - Democratic lawyers are preparing to challenge any effort by President Trump to swap electors chosen by voters with electors selected by Republican-controlled legislatures. One state of particular concern: Pennsylvania, where the GOP controls the state house.

Trump Campaign Uses Russian Footage Again In Ad | The Trump Campaign just can't seem to find stock footage of the United States for their patriotic themed ads. : politics

Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Peter Strzok and Lisa Page's Lawsuits Against DOJ Over Release of Texts: 'Pour Yourelf Another Cup of Coffee'

Democrats alert inspector general that GOP's Biden probe 'directly implicated' Perry in corruption

F.B.I. Director Sees No Evidence of National Mail Voting Fraud Effort : politics
White House again criticizes FBI director for voting remarks : politics

Border Patrol Pulls Vid Reflecting How Stephen Miller Helped Make Homeland Security a Race War Propaganda Shop : politics
'That Turns the Constitutional Order Upside Down' - Appeals Court Resurrects Lawsuit to Stop Trump from Diverting Funds to Border Wall

Federal Judge Bars Trump Administration From Ending Census Early : politics

Democrats prepare bill limiting U.S. Supreme Court justice terms to 18 years : politics (DiFi doesn't like it)

A voting advocacy group recorded over 40,000 new voter registrations in the 2 days after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg : politics

Trump Accused of 'pathetic attempt' to Bribe Seniors for Votes by Promising to Mail $200 Medicine Discount Cards

Mary Trump says her uncle will go 'farther than you can possibly imagine' to hold onto power if he loses the election as he's afraid of prosecution

Schiff to subpoena top DHS official, alleges whistleblower deposition is being stonewalled : politics

Trump Tower Hicksville: Why is the Trump campaign sending rent checks to a Long Island P.O. box? -- Trump campaign's rent payments to Hicksville, New York, might be of interest to a tax fraud investigation

Elizabeth Warren says Trump's 'flirting with treason' by refusing to commit to peaceful transfer of power
Warren: Lindsey Graham's spine is 'kept in a box somewhere else'
Lindsey Graham Says He's 'Getting Killed' In Campaign Cash Because Foes 'Hate My Guts'

Civil Rights Groups Say If Facebook Won't Act On Election Misinformation, They Will : worldnews

Trump claiming he'll 'get rid of ballots' may have just lost him the Latin American votes he desperately needed

DeJoy Says Mail Sorting Machines Were Stripped For Parts And Can't Be Reinstalled; The postmaster general and the U.S. Postal Service argue they can't comply with a judge's order to return 700 high-speed mail processors to service.
Surge of ballot requests already setting records in the US : politics
'Bananas' DOJ Press Release on Discarded Ballots Viewed as Effort to Fuel Trump's Lies About Mail-In Fraud
'Wrong Charlie!' -- Trump hits Baker for support of expanded mail-in voting

A retired Air Force general who served as a senior military advisor to Trump just endorsed Biden for president : politics

Gen Z Voters Overwhelmingly Back Biden Over Trump : politics

Unlike Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden Isn't Taking Wisconsin For Granted : politics

Fox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio : politics
Trump Upset by Fox Polls Showing Him Behind: Campaign Update : politics
USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 7 points in battleground Minnesota : politics

Wall Street is shunning Trump. Campaign donations to Biden are five times larger - CNN

Pete Buttigieg secretly role-playing as Mike Pence to help Kamala Harris embarrass the vice homophobe on live TV : politics

QAnon's Growth Mirrors Sharp Spike in Far-Right Extremist Violence in US: Experts | President Donald Trump's Reelection Could Normalize the Extremism, Experts Fear.

Publicly traded firms paid dividends, bought their own stock after receiving PPP loans to pay employees : politics

Republican State Representative: Hey, Sorry About the Recorded Racist, Homophobic Statements I Made : politics
This Isn't Who We Are


Group sues Wisconsin cities over private grants to help hold elections (they're "bribing" the voters to vote)


State Department revoked award for journalist over social media posts critical of Trump and lied about it, watchdog finds : politics

Judge Rules Tucker Carlson Is Not a Credible Source of News : worldnews (Fox can't be sued for lying)
Hours after a judge describes Tucker Carlson as 'engaging in exaggerfation,' Trump highlights his false claims

Ron Paul hospitalized for'precautionary reasons after appearing to suffer medical episode on livestreamafter he appeared to suffer a stroke during a live episode of his political show Liberty Report ... "the greatest champion of liberty in a generation." (Fuckaterian)

NC Pastor yells 'white power' during Trump parade

Kentucky lawmaker, sponsor of 'Breonna's Law,' back on protest line after arrest : news
Lawyer for Breonna Taylor's family calls for release of grand jury evidence : news
Initial Police Report Didnt Conclude Breonna Taylors Boyfriend Shot a Cop in the Leg (cops shot the cop)
The Legal Response to Breonna Taylor's Death Shows How Drug Prohibition Transforms Murder Into Self-Defense : politics
Vehicle hits Breonna Taylor protester in Hollywood - Los Angeles Times
Protesters hit by vehicles at Breonna Taylor demonstrations in Buffalo, Denver : news

McConnell challenger Amy McGrath calls for Kentucky AG to release grand jury report on Breonna Taylor case : politics
Kentucky's nly Black female legislator arrested on felony rioting charge at Breonna Taylor protest

Pro-Trump Activists Have Been Planning Violence Ahead of Portland Protests, Including at One to be Held This Weekend : politics

Louisville police major on antifa and BLM: 'They will be the ones washing our cars'

Texas official arrested on felony election fraud charges, could face 99-year sentence : politics (Refucks arrest Dems)

GOP Senator 'More Conservative Than Attila the Hun' Proposes Wildly Anti-Trans Legislation in Re-Election Bid

Deuxmoi Is the Mystery Gossip Queen Exposing Celebs During the Pandemic

From Rotterdam to Amsterdam in 10 minutes : videos

How many bits of data can a neuron or synapse hold? : askscience

ELI5: How did humans cut the umbilical cord before we had tools? How did we even know we were supposed to cut it? : explainlikeimfive

Research finds that crows know what they know and can ponder the content of their own minds, a manifestation of higher intelligence and analytical thought long believed the sole province of humans and a few other higher mammals. : science

Guy watching tv with a huge lizard pet : videos - monitor lizards are exceptionally intelligent. All monitors belong to the family Varanidae, and are by far the most intelligent of all reptiles. Many have been observed displaying the ability to count, tend to have distinctive personality traits, and seem to be able to recognize individual people by sight. They can also be trained to use litter boxes!

Ten Years Later, 'The Social Network' Has Become a Supervillain Origin Story : movies

In the song 'Old Man' by Neil Young, there is the line 'Old man look at my life, 24 and there's so much more'. My old man's favourite artist is Neil Young. He named his second son Neil, after Neil Young. Neil (my brother) played Old Man to me on my 24th birthday, in front of my dad : Music

How can you know if someone truly loves you? : AskReddit
Sternberg's Triangular Theory and the 7 Types of Love

What was the best "you have no power here" moment you have ever seen? : AskReddit




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Palm oil labor abuses linked to world's top brands


The Road Ahead: Charting the coronavirus pandemic over the next 12 months -- and beyond
Covid Death Toll Nears 1 Million, But Real Number May Be Double : Coronavirus
Coronavirus cases rise in 22 states, including Texas and Arizona - Axios ... The U.S. is now averaging roughly 43,000 new cases per day, a 16% increase from a week ago.... The biggest increases are largely concentrated in the West and Midwest, though Maine and New Jersey also saw their new infections tick up over the past week ... Seven states -- Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Texas, Utah and Wyoming -- saw their daily infections rise by at least 60v% over the past week.
U.S. COVID-19 transmission rate by state | Statista


MA COVID-19 Data 9/24/20 : boston
455 New Confirmed Cases - September 24 : CoronavirusMa - 126,683 total cases - 18,556 new individuals tested; 2.4% positive - 85,168 all tests tests today; 0.53% positive - +14 hospital; +4 icu; +3 intubated; 375 hospitalized - 15 new deaths; 9,150 total
Mass. reports 455 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 15 new deaths - The Boston Globe


Brigham and Women's Hospital scrambles to contain cluster of 19 COVID-19 cases - The hospital is testing staffers, patients, and their contacts, and limiting visits.


Are there normally this many rats? : boston

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine linked to severe heart problems Bioscholar News : Coronavirus (the Trump cure)
Virologist Drosten: "The pandemic will only really start now" : Coronavirus
Why our minds can't make sense of COVID-19's enormous death toll : Coronavirus
Harvard's Chetty Finds Economic Carnage in Wealthiest ZIP Codes

Coronavirus: Parents sending sick, symptomatic kids to school, health officer says : Coronavirus
A BB gun was seen in a Harvey fourth grader's bedroom during virtual class. Now, he's suspended. : news
New study suggests in person classes led to extra 3,200 cases per day across United States : Coronavirus
Young adults are now the largest group of Americans getting COVID-19, CDC says : Coronavirus

Male domestic abuse soars during lockdown, victims 'sleeping in cars and tents' : worldnews

Sorry to burst your COVID-19 'social bubble' but even small gatherings are getting riskier : Coronavirus

100 N.Y.C. School Buildings Have Already Reported a Positive Case : Coronavirus


Minnesota priest who says COVID-19 is a scam told to halt such preaching | But priest still insists the pandemic is a "lie.'' : Coronavirus


UK has recorded 6,634 New Cases in the last 24 Hours : Coronavirus

France reports record 16,096 daily COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus

Bali took a huge risk opening up for tourists. Now it's hurtling towards a coronavirus disaster : Coronavirus

Poll finds a third of Americans think they handled COVID-19 better than Canada, and are also delusional : politics

Trudeau says Canada is at a 'crossroads,' warns pandemic will be worse this fall : worldnews
Trudeau pledges tax on 'extreme wealth inequality' to fund Covid spending plan : worldnews


Close to 100% accuracy: Helsinki airport uses sniffer dogs to detect Covid : worldnews

UK survey finds one fifth of people are likely to refuse Coronavirus vaccine when one becomes available, with 38% believing that natural immunity - from having the infection and recovering -- is better than immunity from vaccines.

2,500 students at elite Swiss school in quarantine after off-campus partying

Choir practice in Spain infects 30 of 41 members with virus : news


China has built 380 internment camps in Xinjiang, study finds | World news | The Guardian : worldnews
New images reveal China's growing detention centre network - The Chinese government has been expanding its detention centres in the remote Xinjiang region, new satellite imagery reveals, despite Beijing's claims that all detainees have "graduated" from the "re-education camps".
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong arrested on suspicion of participating in an unauthorised assembly : worldnews
Last Hong Kong governor calls for joint effort among countries to stand up to China : worldnews
China's new richest person is a bottled water tycoon
EU launches investigation into Chinese optical fibre cable imports : worldnews

Tensions rise in Ecuador and Peru as Chinese fishing fleet moves south from Galapagos : worldnews

North Korea 'killed and burned South Korean official' : worldnews


Kushner Owed Money To Bank Tied To Taiwan's During WH Tenure, New Book Reveals (slimy lizard boy's slime is everywhere)

American journalist Andre Vltchek found suspiciously dead in his car in Istanbul : worldnews

Putin's attempt to explain away the poisoning of Alexei Navalny to France failed badly and helped unite Europe against him, intelligence sources say : worldnews ... "Blaming Germany and Navalny for removing evidence infuriated Merkel and suggesting Navalny did it himself probably gave Macron an aneurysm"
Alexei Navalny mocks Putin after the Russian leader reportedly suggested he poisoned himself with a nerve agent : worldnews
Alexei Navalny: How his team found Novichok bottle evidence in Tomsk : worldnews
Vladimir Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize : worldnews

EU rejects Alexander Lukashenko Belarus leader's inauguration : worldnews
U.S. no longer recognizes Lukashenko as president of Belarus after rigged election : worldnews


India: Baby dies after man 'cuts pregnant wife's belly' because he wanted to check the baby's gender and wanted his wife to deliver a son. : worldnews


Palestinian funding from Arab countries dropped by 85% in 2020. : worldnews

Vietnam police bust ring selling 'recycled condoms' : worldnews

Venezuela calls U.S. "the greatest threat to world peace" after being hit by new Iran sanctions, Cuba calls tightening embargo "wrong policy" in pushback to Trump's Latin America moves : worldnews
US firm pleads guilty to paying bribes in Brazil, Venezuela : worldnews

German Catholic Church is losing priests and parishes. Cologne's Archdiocese is Germany's largest and one of the world's richest but plans to reduce its parishes from about 500 to 50 by 2030. : worldnews (thank God)

Swiss voters will decide on Sunday whether to tear up a pact with the European Union on the free movement of people, after a referendum campaign that exposed rifts in society over foreigners who make up a quarter of the population. : worldnews

France to extend paternity leave duration from 14 to 28 days : worldnews

Tories postpone pledge to ban no-fault evictions for renters until economy recovers -- Labour's shadow housing secretary Thangam Debbonaire also described the end of the eviction moratorium as "scandalous"


Mexico's drug war leaves 39,000 unidentified bodies in its morgues : worldnews ("America's drug war")

Trump bars Americans from staying at 400+ Cuban hotels believed to be under government control : worldnews - In other words, literally every hotel on the island not owned by a business partner of his.

U.S. Economy Lost $16 Trillion Because Of Racism, Citigroup Says : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
Racism has cost the U.S. $16 trillion, Citigroup finds : news

Rewrite that list of debate topics, Chris Wallace. And put the climate crisis at No. 1. - The Washington Post (Fox put "violentce in the cities" by black people as #1)

Pompeo urges other countries to join alternative U.S. view on human rights - The Washington Post (says rich white Christian people should get all the rights)

More than 200 retired generals, admirals endorse Biden, including some who served under Trump : politics
Joe Biden endorsed, Trump excoriated by nearly 500 retired top military, national security officials : politics
2 retired 4-star officers who served under Trump endorse Biden; They signed on alongside nearly 200 other retired generals and admirals. : politics

Trump's refusal to commit to the election result is his ultimate assault on US democracy : politics
Schiff: Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transition shows he is 'desperate' and a 'would-be dictator' : politics
'It is time for you to resign' - Schiff to Trump admin Republicans
Biden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' : politics
Adam Schiff Urgse for what Trump's OwnS Is Gradually Morphing Into taff To Walk Out Now While They Can. The House Intelligence Committee chair warns Trump loyalists they will "share the responsiblity" for what's to come
Schiff urges Trump administration members to resign : 'You cannot maintain your silence'

Trump Goes Full Dictator, Vows To Stay In Office Regardless of 2020 Election Results : politics
The President Has Announced His Intention to Stage a Coup | And he has made whoever he nominates to the Supreme Court an accomplice in that effort. : politics
'Five-Alarm Fire': As Trump Plots 'Flat-Out Coup,' Voters Urged to Deliver Biden Landslide to Avoid Chaos | "The President is Openly and Explicitly Considering a Coup to Hold Onto Power. Make No Mistake: Autocracy is at Our Doorstep." : politics
Trump Just Refused To Commit to a Peaceful Transition of Power : politics
'Chilling' Hayes unpacks Trump's vast and ongoing project to steal the election
I've Never Been More Worried About American Democracy Than I Am Right Now | The pre-emptive attack on the vote count is a five-alarm fire.
Republicans condemn Trumps refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power (and if you believe that ...)
Trump's comments send a signal to his supporters about how to react if Biden prevails - CNNPolitics
POLITICO Playbook: Are we a banana republic? - POLITICO
Say it plainly: The president is a psychopath : politics

It's the end of the world as we know it - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Here's a fact scholars of media studies will marvel at some time in the unwritten future: The nation's leading newspaper's s story on the president of the United States refusing to commit to engaging in a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the election appeared on page 15 of that paper.


Trump on peaceful transition if he loses: 'Get rid of the ballots' and 'there won't be a transfer' : politics
'In the US, we count ballots': Trump slapped down by Electoral Commission chief over call to dump mail votes - In case anyone is unclear on the concept, in the United States of America, we do not "get rid" of ballots
Parsing Trump's 'there won't be a transfer' comments
Republican MA Gov. Charlie Baker GOES OFF on Trumps Refusal to Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power: "Appalling and Outrageous!" (but supports Suzie-Doozy)
Appalling and outrageous: Baker weighs in on Trump's comments about 2020 election

Trump Loudly Booed and Greeted With 'Vote Him Out' Chants on Visit to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Casket
Of Course, Amy Coney Barrett Worked On Bush v. Gore -- You don't get to be the top of Donald Trump's SCOTUS shortlist without lots of conservative bona fides.
In resurfaced clip, Amy Coney Barrett says it would've been Inappropriate for Obama to nominate SCOTUS judge who could "flip balance of power"
Voter registration surges after Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death, groups say
Supreme Court Vacancy Polls: No Signs of a Shift After Death of Justice Ginsburg - The New York Times - Opinions about the Supreme Court vacancy and the coming fight over filling it seem poised to split along parti san lines.

New Report: President Trump has 3,400 conflicts of interest - CREW - New Report: President Trump has 3,400 conflicts of interest - Averaging more than two conflicts of interest per day, President Trump continues to be the most corrupt president in history, engaging in more than 3,400 conflicts of interest since taking office

Ex-Radio Free Europe official: Trump-appointed agency chief brought chaos and uncertainty

Michael Caputo receives metastatic head and neck cancer diagnosis ... "He is now home in Western New York, resting in the loving arms of his family, under the watchful eye of Jesus Christ" (didn't believe in "seditious" doctors)

Mary Trump Sues President Trump and Family, Claiming Fraud - The New York Times - Two months after she claimed in a tell-all book that her family cheated her out of her inheritance, Ms. Trump made similar allegations in a civil suit in Manhattan.

Corruption, Lies, Rank Hypocrisy Do Not Matter: The Last Vestige Of Republicans' Honor Died With John McCain. Tragically, for about a third of Americans, it just does not matter

Eschaton: Meritocracy - Just the way things work. -- Blum, a financier and husband of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-San Francisco), told The Chronicle Thursday that he's been writing such letters for years ...

Trump Is an Authoritarian. So Are Millions of Americans : politics - "When activated by fear, authoritarian-leaning Americans are predisposed to trade civil liberties for strongman solutions to secure law and order; and they are ready to strip civil liberties from those defined as the "other" -- a far cry from the image of America as a country built on a shared commitment to liberty and democratic governance.

QAnon's Inexorable Spread Beyond the U.S.: The Most Dangerous Cult of Our Times : politics ... QAnon=sedation for the masses that allows the Rebublican pols to rifle through everyone's wallet.
Exclusive: GOP Sen. Thom Tillis embraced QAnon conspiracy about COVID-19 death count in town hall -- "When the final accounting is done the actual death COVID-19 count will be lower," Tillis claims

Jared Holt on Twitter: "The political right is obsessed with this U-Haul rental truck tonight, as if renting a local one for the day would cost more than $100 tops" / Twitter
Laura Ingraham on Twitter: "Who paid for the U-Haul?" / Twitter (Fuckraham, of course)

DeJoy Tells Judge Mail-Sorting Machines Cant Be Reassembled ("we smashed them into tiny pieces" he said)


Before Limiting Ballot Drop Boxes to One Per County, Top Ohio Election Officials Secretly Consulted Promoter of Debunked Voting Fraud Fears : politics


Battleground polls show Trump up in Texas, Biden ahead in Iowa - POLITICO
Trump Polls in Red States: Women Favor Joe Biden - The New York Times - Close races in Georgia, Iowa and Texas show President Trump' vulnerability and suggest that Joseph Biden has assembled a formidable coalition
Swing the Election - See how changes in voter turnout and support could shift the outcome of the 2020 election.


Ron Johnson's anti-Biden memo lands with an embarrassing thud: Ron Johnson went after Joe Biden. The Wisconsin Republican ended up doing far more damage to his own credibility than his target's

Mitch McConnell's campaign flagged by FEC for alleged accounting errors (Putin's money)

Trump Ally Matt Gaetz: Kelly Loeffler Offered Trump $50 Million to Help Get Her Opponent Out of the Race
Exclusive: Former South Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Under Federal Investigation CBS Miami - Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (is she a Republican crook? yes)

Judges propose making disclosure of their personal details a crime - POLITICO - The request to Congress raises serious First Amendment and transparency concerns, critics said.


Republican members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections abruptly resign - CNNPolitics


Sen. Tammy Duckworth introduces bill to ban camouflage for federal agents : politics
Democrats decry Kentucky AG decision on Breonna Taylor as an example of systemic injustice : politics
Bernie Sanders rages against Breonna Taylor decision: 'Abdication of justice'

'The Whole Damn System Is Guilty as Hell': Protests Erupt Nationwide After No Officers Charged for Killing of Breonna Taylor : politics
Breonna Taylor protests live updates: Two police officers shot in Louisville - The Washington Post
Louisville Police Officer Filmed Giving Advice to Heavily-Armed 'Militia' : politics
Most of the police officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor have escaped without even facing a trial. /u/TwoBionicknees explains how: the grand jury system in the USA is corrupt. : bestof

Breonna Taylor shooting fact check: 8 things people often get wrong

The Supreme Court and the murder Breonna Taylor - Lawyers, Guns & Money (no-knock war on black people)

Prosecutors seeking death penalty for man charged in rape/death of girlfriend's 3-year old sun

Ex-Tennessee trooper Harvey Briggs denied ripping mask off of protester; cop, video say otherwise : news

Kenosha shooter's defense portrays him as 'American patriot' : news

Sacramento County Sheriff's Department fires deputy seen on video punching a 14-year-old boy | Updates : news

Sacramento County Sheriff's Department fires deputy seen on video punching a 14-year-old boy | Updates : news

Officers busted car windows, broke man's elbow in arrest for traffic violation. CMPD determined it wasn't excessive force


Ellen DeGeneres is sorry. "Ellen" the talk show is still forcing a smile.

Magic Leap Tried to Create an Alternate Reality. Its Founder Was Already in One - The augmented reality startup was undone by profligate spending and its own hype. Investors finally lost patience when the pandemic struck.


Philosophys systemic racism -- It's not just that Hegel and Rousseau were racists. Racism was baked into the very structure of their dialectical philosophy ... and many others believed that Black and Indigenous peoples the world over were savage, inferior and in need of correction by European enlightenment.

The Man Who Brought the Swastika to Germany, and How the Nazis Stole It - Even after decades, the symbol can't shake free from its evil associations.

Man dies from eating more than a bag of liquorice a day - BBC News - A construction worker in the US state of Massachusetts was killed by his liquorice habit, doctors say.
Man dies from eating too much liquorice : worldnews


Europa Shooting Plumes of Water into Space Is Another Evidence That the Moon Has Subsurface Oceans : worldnews




092320

A scary Volcano eruption in Ecuador : WTF

A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Climate Apocalypse : politics ... Climate apocalypse, health apocalypse, civil rights apocalypse, economic apocalypse. (domocracy apocalypse)
Republicans Claim Addressing Climate Change Is Too Expensive. Americans Aren't Buying It, a New Poll Shows (just go ahead and die, they said)

More than 450 whales stranded in Tasmania in one of world's largest recorded stranding events | Environment : worldnews
330 elephant deaths in Botswana caused by toxic blooms in waterholes linked to climate change : worldnews

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro rejected international criticism of his governmenent's evironmental policies -- "Our forest is wet, thus forest fires can't happen"


U.S. CDC reports 200,275 coronavirus deaths : Coronavirus
150,000 more people could lose their lives from COVID-19 in the next three months according to the new data : news
U.S. adds nearly 40,000 COVID-19 cases, almost 1,000 deaths : Coronavirus


542 New Confirmed Cases; 2.6% Positive - September 23 : CoronavirusMa - 126,408 total cases - 20,662 new individuals tested; 0.7% positive rate of all tests. 80,000 total new tests. - -10 hospital; +4 icu; -1 intubated; 361 hospitalized - 17 new deaths; 9,135 total
September 23rd Weekly Report: 0.60% Positive Rate in Non-STS Towns; 2.24% in STS flat from last week : boston


States with the most coronavirus deaths in nursing homes per 1,000 facility residents (MA is #1) : CoronavirusMa

Maine is open to MA travelers! : boston
Charlie Baker allows seating at bars for meals : boston
Restaurant Bar Seating, 10 People Per Table To Be Allowed In Massachusetts : CoronavirusMa
Walsh says table limits in Boston restaurants to remain at 6 people : boston


The Jewish Advocate Suspends Publication after 118 Years : boston

[Link in Portuguese] Chinese coronavirus vaccine did not give side effects in 94.7% of volunteers : Coronavirus
How a focus on cleaning surfaces can distract from actual virus spread : Coronavirus
Massive genetic study shows coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread : Coronavirus
More than 90 percent of Americans still susceptible to coronavirus, CDC director warns : Coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy was not associated with complications in neonates: Almost two out of three pregnant women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were asymptomatic and the researchers found no higher prevalence of complications during delivery or of ill-health in the neonates : Coronavirus
Transmission dynamics reveal the impracticality of COVID-19 herd immunity strategies : Coronavirus
People with 'silent' COVID-19 have as much coronavirus as those with symptoms. Findings show--they may have a key role in driving the spread of COVID-19, warn the researchers, who go on to suggest that this warrants extending testing provision. : science

Reopening Colleges Likely Fueled Covid-19 Significantly, Study Finds : Coronavirus

Google Maps Will Now Show Coronavirus Outbreaks In Your Area : Coronavirus

Pandemic 'Heroes' Pay the Price as Hospitals Cut Registered Nurses to Balance Budgets : worldnews

Coronavirus has cost workers $3.5 trillion in wage losses : Coronavirus

A Maine nursing home worker completed her shift despite virus symptoms. Now 7 residents are dead. : Coronavirus ... This is the worker who attended the now-infamous evangelical wedding.

New York Says New Cluster of Brooklyn COVID-19 Cases Causes 'Significant Concern' : Coronavirus ... all areas with a significant jewish population fwiw. they don't listen, these were the same people throwing maskless funerals with 10k people on the street in april. if the rest of the city gets punished with restrictions because of them, people are going to be pissed.
N.Y.C. Warns About Rising Virus Cases in Hasidic Neighborhoods - The New York Times - Officials see a worrisome indicator in several parts of Brooklyn and Queens after a couple of months of declining or flat transmission.

California has 15,164 deaths, U.S. passes 200,000 on Sept. 22 : Coronavirus

Missouri governor's wife tests positive for COVID-19; governor postpones travel
Missouri governor, opponent of mandatory masks, has COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Wisconsin ranks No. 2 in country for new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus

Minnesota COVID-19 hospital numbers rise back above 300 : Coronavirus

Unreliable Texas COVID data spotlights 'decades worth of underfunding' : Coronavirus


Why is Singapore's COVID-19 death rate the world's lowest : Coronavirus


Italy faring much better than France, Spain, UK : Coronavirus
France to raise Covid-19 alert to highest level in Paris and other big cities : Coronavirus


UK reports 6,178 new cases of coronavirus, second-highest one-day increase on record : Coronavirus
The disconnect between scientists and ministers in England could not be more stark. : Coronavirus
5G conspiracy theories: 43% of Britons uncertain whether the technology poses a health risk or not - People are unsure whether 5G is safe or not following months of false speculation over the origin of the coronavirus : Coronavirus

Saudi Arabia suspends flights to and from India due to rising covid-19 cases : worldnews


After India, China is now breaching the borders of Nepal : worldnews
China 'coercing' Tibetans into mass labour camps : worldnews
Ren Zhiqiang: Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi Jinping's handling of coronavirus jailed for 18 years : worldnews
U.S.-China tensions take center stage at U.N. as Trump accuses Beijing of unleashing 'plague' : worldnews (you know, the "hoax" plague)

Israel?s Benjamin Netanyahu brings loads of dirty laundry to be cleaned in Washington - The Washington Post - Over the years, the Israeli leader has developed a reputation among the staff at the U.S. president's guesthouse for bringing special cargo on his trips to Washington: bags and suitcases full of dirty laundry, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The clothes are cleaned for the prime minister free of charge by the U.S. staff, a perk that is available to all foreign leaders but sparingly taken advantage of given the short stays of busy heads of state.
Is State Department Lying to Congress on Sale of Ambassadors Residence in Israel?

Belarus: Alexander Lukashenko inaugurated as president 'in secret' following disputed election : worldnews
Man Recounts Rape By Police In Belarus : worldnews

Russian Navy Warship Collides With Merchant Ship In Baltic - Naval News : worldnews
Cult leader who claims to be reincarnation of Jesus arrested in Russia : worldnews ... Jesus gets arrested. "Hey, I've seen this before."
Turkish police investigate suspicious death of Russian-US journalist
Russian opposition figure Navalny discharged from Berlin hospital, which says full recovery from alleged poisoning possible : worldnews ... Also on RT: Latest Navalny Novichok water bottle poisoning claim stretches all credibility, but Western media swallows it without question
Putin says: "Navalny may have drunk the poison himself" (with a little help from his "friends")


Over 100 fake accounts traced to PH police, military shut down by Facebook : worldnews

E-cigarettes to become available as prescription-only items in Australia from June 2021: The Therapeutic Goods Administration has announced an interim decision to reclassify nicotine as a prescription-only medication : worldnews (but cigs are fine, fucking idiots)


Japan newlyweds can receive up to %600,000 to start new life : worldnews

US tells Kenya to publicly support Israel or forget free trade deal : worldnews (Pres Kushfucker)
Trump administration leveraged terror designation to push Sudan to recognize Israel : worldnews ... Is there a Nobel Prize for extortion?
Palestine quits Arab League role in protest over Israel deals : worldnews
Palestinian Health Minister: "Israel has blocked the passage of 100,000 COVID19 swabs from Jordan to West Bank". : worldnews


The U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands has been accused of interfering in national politics after hosting an event for the far-right Forum for Democracy party : worldnews


Charlie Hebdo magazine's head of HR has left her home because of "precise and detailed threats" to her security guards, French media report. : worldnews

Michael Gove has written to hauliers to warn that if they do not prepare now for Brexit they could face queues of up to 7,000 trucks in Kent, confirming internal cabinet analysis of the potential disruption caused by the UK's departure from the single market in January. (off the stupid cliff)
Tory donor's husband 'given $8m by Kremlin-linked oligarch': A Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin has secretly funded the husband of Lubov Chernukhin, a Russian-born donor to the UK Conservative party, according to the BBC
Boris Johnson's '"go back to the office" edict is facing fresh humiliation after it emerged that key civil servants have been advised to bring lunch from home to avoid eating out near their workplace.
UK told U.S. it was Brussels, not London, threatening Irish peace : worldnews (by refusing to bow down to crazy BoJo)

Old TV caused village broadband outages for 18 months : worldnews ... Aberhosan, Powys

Gallup poll says world becoming less tolerant of migrants : worldnews



CIA clamps down on flow of Russia intelligence to White House : politics
Trump says he likes Putin. US intelligence says Russia is attacking American democracy. : politics
Opinion | Vladimir Putin Thinks He Can Get Away With Anything - The New York Times - Why has the poisoning of Alexei Navalny been met with Western silence?


Weekly jobless claims rise unexpectedly as stimulus boost fades - The Labor Department reported Thursday that initial jobless claims for the week ending Sept. 19 came in at 870,000.


What If Trump Refuses to Concede? - The Atlantic - If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him?
Here's an Advanced Course in Ratf*cking to Collapse Representative Democracy - Even a landslide win by Joe Biden is not safe, and not all of the action will take place in the polite confines of a courthouse.
The Trump campaign is reportedly 'discussing contingency plans to bypass election results' : politics
The Trump campaign is reportedly planning a way to bypass the 2020 election results in key swing states : politics
House Democrats Introduce Bill to Outlaw Presidential Self-Pardons, Criminalize Corrupt Acts of Clemency : politics
Is it fascism yet? Every move Trump makes is designed to destabilize the nation with threats, intimidation, and violence. : politics
Carville: GOP will use Supreme Court to steal a close election : politics
Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election
A list of the times Trump has said he won't accept the election results or leave office if he loses - CNNPolitics
The Fanatic : Bill Barr is convinced that the country is betraying its founding -- and that up to him to stop it (America is a Catholic theocracy)

Impeach Bill Barr : politics


Facebook will let Trump run ads on election night prematurely claiming victory : politics (you've been Fuckerberged)


White supremacists most persistent extremist threat to U.S. politics: Homeland Security head : news


Trump Openly Admits He Wants to Fill RBG Vacancy Before Election Day So His Justice Can Help Fight Mail-In Ballots : politics
With Nothing Else Working, Trump Races to Make a New Supreme Court Justice the Issue - The New York Times - Even as he presses ahead, some Republicans wonder whether it would be better to hold a confirmation vote before the election or start hearings but leave the final vote until afterward.
McConnell Is on the Losing Side of History And He Knows ItHis contempt for voters, Senate colleagues and tradition makes him the avatar of the politics of decline.
The Special Hell of Trump's Supreme Court Appointment - With a nonexistent mandate, he does extraordinary damage.
Democrats weigh how to handle Trump's potential Supreme Court pick after past flap over Barrett's faith - CNNPolitics ... In a tense exchange between Amy Coney Barrett and Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 2017, the California Democrat sharply questioned whether the judicial nominee could separate her Catholic views from her legal opinions. (DiFi was "mean" to the Handmaid)
Ted Cruz blocks a U.S. Senate resolution to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, citing apartisanamendmentThe junior Texas senator objected to language his Democratic counterparts added noting that late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dying wish was that a successor not be chosen until after the presidential inauguration (Cruzie-Doozy)
Mormon Women for Ethical Government urges Romney, Senate to hold off on replacing Ginsburg : politics ... The LDS church is overwhelmingly anti-abortion, and Sen. Romney is a staunch member of the faith.

Today in the bad faith industrial take complex - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Get ready to have your intelligence insulted for weeks now: So what this argument amounts to is a claim that the Democrats broke the judicial nomination process by not nominating justices who were credibly accused of sexual harassment or assault by third parties to Republicans could get some tit-for-tat?
Democrats worry Feinstein can't handle Supreme Court battle - Colleagues fear the oldest senator may struggle to lead Democrats on the Judiciary Committee ... Just this week, Feinstein infuriated progressives after declaring her opposition to ending the Senate's legislative filibuster (D. Gerontocracy)

Pelosi unveils Watergate-style anti-corruption reforms -- tailored for the Trump era

White House Accused of Improperly Politicizing Review of John Bolton's Book - The account by a former National Security Council official also implied that the Justice Department may have told a court that the book contains classified information and opened a criminal investigation based on false pretenses.
In Inquiry, John Durham Sought Details About Scrutiny of Clinton Foundation - The New York Times ("corruption" in the Clinton Foundation)

Trump once defined success as keeping US COVID deaths below 200,000. When he failed, he said real failu Fascism is definitely on the rise, but so is education. Hopefully the trend will reverse soon, and the future is bright, but in the mean timere would be 2.5 million dead. : politics
Despair at CDC after Trump influence: 'I have never seen morale this low' : politics
Fauci scolds Rand Paul during tense exchange at hearing | TheHill
A 'distressed' Birx questions how long she can remain on White House task force, sources say - CNNPolitics -- , Birx views Dr. Scott Atlas, a recent addition to the task force, as an unhealthy influence on President Donald Trumps thinking
Fauci Overshadows Trump on Time Magazine's List of 100 Most Influential People (
Trump again minimizes the coronavirus pandemic as officials warn of a fall surge - CNNPolitics

DOJ says it won't send officials to testify because Democrats were 'scolding and insulting' to Barr

Cindy McCain endorses Biden for president in rebuke of Trump : politics
Trump dismisses Cindy McCains endorsement of Biden ... saying he "hardly" knows her and describing the former vice president as a "lapdog" for her late husband,

Republican Inquiry Finds No Evidence of Wrongdoing by Biden - The New York Times - The report delivered on Wednesday appeared to be little more than a rehashing of unproven allegations that echoed a Russian disinformation campaign (by Ron Johnson, paid Russian agent and traitor to America
GOP senators' anti-Biden report repackages old claims - Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley's interim report largely relies on previously known information.
Ron Johnson's 'Report' Is Nothing But Innuendo and Weaselspeak - The hazier the details, the less there is for fact-checkers to grab hold of.
CBS correspondent amplifies -- and manipulates -- bogus Senate GOP report against Joe Biden :"Catherine Herridge not only treats it seriously -- she exaggerates it further.
GOP's Hunter Biden Probe Digs Up Dirt on Rick Perry's Ties to Ukrainian Gas Deals
Wyden: RonJohn Stumbled Upon Evidence Of Trump Corruption In Ukraine Probe | Talking Points Memo ... In an unbelievable twist of irony, the corruption allegation has to do with a cabinet-level Trump official pressuring the Ukrainian government to alter the composition of the board of a Ukrainian energy company.

'Bye Kayleigh' trends After Scathing Supercut Highlights Defense Of Trump Lies

The story of how Trump chose children over country -- and the men who tried to stop him -- The battle over Jared and Ivanka's security clearances would be a fight for survival pitting Trump's chief of staff and counsel against his family.
Fact check: Trump Jr. touts baseless rigged-election claims to recruit 'army' for his dad - CNNPolitics ... "The radical left are laying the groundwork to steal this election from my father" (tells Trumpsters to bring their guns)
Judge orders Eric Trump to meet with N.Y. attorney general's investigators by Oct. 7
New York judge rules Eric Trump must sit for deposition before election : politics

Telemundo anchor rebuts misleading tweet posted by Eric Trump - POLITICO - Josi Dmaz-Balart told POLITICO that Joe Biden did not use a teleprompter in their recent interview.

Trump's Justice Department and Personal Lawyer Threatened Melania's BFF Over Tell-All, Documents Show ("slit-eyes")

Eschaton: Well What Are You Going To Do About It - Those of us who lived through 2000 know that the press will just treat the day to day developments as equally valid competing legal claims, with the balance of bias leaning towards the powerful, as always.

Trump Preached White Supremacy in Minnesota, America Barely Noticed : politics
Allegations of racism have marked Trump's presidency and become key issue as election nears
'You run our country like an eight-year-old' -- lhan Omar condemns Trump after racist attack at rally

Fake Facebook pages made in China targeted U.S. presidential election : worldnews

The 50 political states of America


Trump falls into the trap he set for Biden - POLITICO - Trump's team are bracing for a humiliating loss at next week's debate -- after Trump lowered expectations for Biden by mocking his acumen for months.
'Bidin' his time' ; Joe Biden battles being chronically late

Poll: 51 percent of voters want to abolish the electoral college : politics - Biden now leads by 9 points nationally (51% to 42%), and maintains his advantage across six battleground states ... Nationally, 69% of voters continue to have serious concerns about COVID-19, including 63% of the Rust Belt battleground states and 66% of the Sunbelt battleground states.
National (US) Poll - September 23, 2020 - Biden Keeps Above 50 Percent M | Quinnipiac University Connecticut - Voters think Biden is smarter, more honest, more level headed, and cares more about Americans than the president. And that, in part, translates into a ten-point lead
Forecasting the US elections -- Right now, our model thinks the Democrats are likely to win a majority in the Senate.
States of Play: Battleground & National Likely Voter Surveys on the Mail-in Election, COVID-19 and the Supreme Court
Eschaton: Poll Porn

The Changing Racial and Ethnic Composition of the U.S. Electorate | Pew Research Center - n battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters


Louisiana's voter registration portal mysteriously shuts down on National Voter Registration Day

Colorado Senate Moves From Toss Up to Lean Democrat | The Cook Political Report - The other senator, Cory Gardner in Colorado, announced Monday he will back moving forward with a nomineea change in the view he held in 2016,

Texas shatters voter registration records again as Trump-Biden election draws closer : politics

Post-ABC polls: Trump and Biden in tight races in Florida, Arizona - The Washington Post - Sunbelt battlegrounds could hold key to 2020 election outcome.

Report: Order To Shorten Count Wasn't Made By Census Bureau : news

The Hate at the Heart of Conspiracy Theory - Persuasion - Liberty can survive intense disagreement. But it cannot survive pure hate.


notherday11 comments on Turkey sentences female politician to prison for calling Erdogan 'enemy of women' ... Authoritarians are capitalizing on the dissolving social strata of the modern era. People that have traditionally enjoyed privileges of their social stratum feel threatened, so authoritarians know they can capitalize on it. The youngest generations continue to become more and more open-minded, less religious, less militant, and less individualistic. This terrifies a certain segment of political leaders so they're working double overtime to try and shut it down and they're making sure they take every effort to exploit the unease of social conservatives. Fascism is definitely on the rise, but so is education. Hopefully the trend will reverse soon, and the future is bright, but in the mean time we're stuck with morons on Facebook talking about how immigrants are rapists and how those who disrespect their politician are treasonous.


Rep. Matt Gaetz calls for 'vote buying' criminal probe into Mike Bloomberg for paying off $20M in debt for 31,000 Florida felons so that they can cast ballots in November.


Ranked choice voting in Maine a go for presidential election : news

US sees over 400 attacks on press freedom in under a month : PoliticalHumor

Revealed: pro-Trump activists plotted violence ahead of Portland rallies : politics

Trump: Reporters Covering Protests Deserve to Be Attacked

Grand jury indicts 1 officer on criminal charges 6 months after Breonna Taylor fatally shot by police in Kentucky : news (copsters go free, riots tonight)
Violence Is Inevitable: Protests Erupt in Louisville After Cops Dodge Charges in Killing of Breonna Taylor

Seattle City Council votes to overide mayor's veto of cuts to police budget : news

Great Smoky Mountains National Park entrance vandalized with 'Black lives don't matter' sign : news



Costco pulls Palmetto Cheese from 120 stores after owner calls 'BLM' terror organization

Judith Butler on the culture wars, JK Rowling and living in anti-intellectual timesThe philosopher and gender theorist discusses tensions in the feminist movement over trans rights. (Jerk Rowling) (Butler is great, interviwer sucks)


Social Media and Mental Health: What You Need to Know | SoCal Sunrise Recovery

Survey finds "shocking and saddening" lack of Holocaust knowledge among millennials and Gen Z : worldnews

E.P.A. Rejects Its Own Findings That a Pesticide Harms Children's Brains

Conservatives (but not liberals) increase usage of mobile phones in cars after a law was enacted prohibiting that activity and purchase unhealthy foods, and view smoking e-cigarettes more favorably when government regulates those consumption. : science

Using weed during pregnancy linked to psychotic-like behaviors in children, study finds (study of 11,489 Children) : science

Intensive physical exercise session as short as 15 minutes improves memory, including the acquisition of new motor skills, through the action of endocanabinoids, molecules known to increase synaptic plasticity. Study highlights the virtues of sport for both health and education. : science

TIL the oldest known hominid footprints discovered outside of Africa were in Norfolk, England. They are estimated to be 800,000 years old : todayilearned

Commentary: How India's ancient caste system is ruining lives in Silicon Valley | ZDNet - Over 90% of Indian techies in the US are upper-caste Indians and many of them are allegedly making life a living hell for Dalits, those who are classified as the lowest of the low in India, whose horrifying historical persecution has continued in the cradle of tech. (systemic racisim)
Commentary: How India's ancient caste system is ruining lives in Silicon Valley | ZDNet : technology


Reddit Squashed QAnon by Accident - Two years ago, Reddit had the internet's biggest QAnon problem. Today, that problem is gone -- but the company can't really explain why

[SERIOUS] What was your creepy, unexplainable story as a child that was confirmed by your parents to have happened? : AskReddit


179 Arrested in Massive Global Dark Web Takedown : news




092320

Climate Disruption Is Now Locked In. The Next Moves Will Be Crucial. - The New York Times (too late, Republican captialists killed the planet)
Arctic sea ice shrinks to second lowest number ever recorded, and scientists say it will get worse - "The 14 lowest sea ice extents have occurred in the past 14 years. It never got any better, and there is no indication of recovery. We are in a new Arctic, something we have never seen before." : worldnews

General Electric is getting out of coal power business : worldnews
The pandemic gave the world a golden opportunity to fix the climate crisis. But these countries are once again turning to fossil fuels : worldnews
Countries are once again turning to fossil fuels to help salvage their economies in the wake of the pandemic : worldnews

3 fishermen insist they saw flying object crash into sea, say cops

New Mexico's Permanent Transformation - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... "the precipice" of climate change ... (no water)


US death toll from coronavirus tops 200,000, highest in the world - The Boston Globe (Trump for the win)
Covid in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count - The New York Times
The Toll Since Coronavirus Struck: 250,000 More Deaths Than Normal : Coronavirus
Trump playing on his phone in the background really does it : gifs


MA COVID-19 Data 9/22/20 : boston
143 New Confirmed Cases; 1.56% Positive - September 22 : CoronavirusMa - 125,866 total cases - 9,135 new individuals tested - +4 hospital; -2 icu; -4 intubated; 371 hospitalized - 11 new deaths; 9,118 total


Judge rules firing of Holyoke Soldier's Home boss was 'invalid' ; 76 veterans had died of COVID-19 at facility

COVID-19 may damage bone marrow immune cells; another reinfection reported : worldnews
Does Wearing Glasses Protect You From Coronavirus? - The New York Times
Face shields ineffective at trapping aerosols, says Japanese supercomputer | Simulation using world's fastest supercomputer casts doubt on effectiveness in preventing spread of coronavirus
Studies Show Far-UVC Light Can KillC | And far from just a GOP slogan, itoronaviruses Without Harming Humans : Coronavirus
Catching flu and Covid-19 at same time almost doubles risk of death : Coronavirus
COVID-19 re-infection by a phylogenetically distinct SARS-coronavirus-2 strain confirmed by whole genome sequencing | Clinical Infectious Diseases : Coronavirus
Experts warn COVID-19 may cause explosion of Parkinsons disease cases
Covid-19 Long-Haulers: Some Patients Need Very Long Term Care : Coronavirus


Reopening for in-person classes may have caused 3,000 Covid-19 cases a day, study finds : Coronavirus


"Where does Ron DeSantis go to get his apology?" -Jacobin - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Jacobin has published an approving interview with two Harvard epidemics who advocate Florida and Sweden as models for COVID-19 response. I'm dead serious:
Fox News has complained about coronavirus health measures nearly 5 times as often as it reported the national death toll since Sept. 1 - American lives lost to coronavirus are just a footnote in Fox News' coverage
CNN anchor slams Fox News doctor, "some of the worst medical advice that money can buy"

Pandemic accelerated cord cutting, making 2020 the worst-ever year for pay TV : Coronavirus

All else equal, states led by Republican governors were slower to implement social distancing policies to halt the spread of the coronavirus. : science

California's COVID-19 positivity rate drops below 3% for the first time : Coronavirus

Wisconsin breaks record for coronavirus hospitalizations : Coronavirus
Gov. Evers declares public health emergency over college outbreaks, issues new face-coverings order : Coronavirus

Hawaii has among nation's highest rates of businesses closed for now or for good

Judge denies stay of order that found Pennsylvania virus restrictions unconstitutional : Coronavirus (Refucker Trump judge)

Kentucky hospital hits COVID-19 capacity. CEO pleads with community to wear masks. : Coronavirus

More than 3,000 excess deaths in Miss. attributed to COVID-19, disproving Facebook 'overcounting' claim (Zuckerfucking America)


These countries (Israel, Spain, France) crushed covid-19 but are now reporting higher infection rates than the US

Majority of Canadians say wearing a mask during coronavirus pandemic is a civic duty: poll : Coronavirus
Two-thirds of Dutch want others fined for coronavirus violations : Coronavirus

Lack of Covid help for poor countries will haunt west, says UN aid chief : worldnews

UK Coronavirus Alert Level Raised To 4 In First Change Since June As Infections Soar : worldnews
Pubs and restaurants in England must have a 10pm closing time from Thursday in battle against coronavirus, PM to say : worldnews

Nightclubs in Wuhan packed as coronavirus epicentre reports no new cases : worldnews

China forces 500,000 Tibetans into labour camps : worldnews
China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet : worldnews
Hong Kong Police to stop recognising local press passes : worldnews
Chinese air force propaganda video appears to use Hollywood movie clips : worldnews
Video shows Chinese soldiers crying as they allegedly head to Sino-Indian border | Taiwan News : worldnews
Prominent Critic Of Xi Jinping And Communist Party Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison : worldnews
NYPD officer who worked in Queens precinct arrested for allegedly acting as agent of China [He was spying on Tibetans] : worldnews

Thailand Pro-democracy leaders might face 15 years in jail for criticizing king's and the military meddling in governmental actions and coup. : worldnews

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says that "there should be no compromise" on the right to education for Afghan girls in ongoing peace negotiations between the government and Taliban militants. (muzfuck Fuckaban)

The War Crime No One Wants to Talk About - The New York Times - Our Bodies, Their Battlefields - War Through the Lives of Women

'We are terrified': Sydney man jailed in Egypt for liking a Facebook post : worldnews
Protests against Sisi's rule break out across Egypt

Poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny demands that Russia give his clothes back : worldnews

Russian-born American journalist found dead in Istanbul : worldnews


Colombia: spying on reporters shows army unable to shake habits of dirty war : worldnews

Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don't Back Dwon (Zuckerfuck thinks he's China)
Facebook suspends environmental groups despite vow to fight misinformation : worldnews

Report: German hospital cyberattack trail leads to Russia : worldnews

French Court Jails Neo-Nazi Apologist and Holocaust Denier for Antisemitic Messages : worldnews

Italy votes to slash size of parliament by a third : worldnews

Leaked files contain more evidence of Kremlin links to one of the biggest donors to Boris Johnson's Conservative party : worldnews (dirty little commie BoJo)
Sikh man assaulted in England; asked if he was a Taliban member : worldnews

Japan calls for expanded Security Council at U.N. 75th anniversary meeting : worldnews

Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to Netherlands, accused of hosting fundraiser for FvD at embassy - The Washington Post

World leaders and diplomats call for UK to release Julian Assange : worldnews

Edward Snowden agrees to give up more than $5 million from book and speeches : worldnews (Trump wants his money)


Secret documents show how North Korea launders money through U.S. banks : worldnews

Revealed: Bill Clinton's Intimate Secret Dinner With Ghislaine Maxwell



"He Just Empties You All Out" : Whistleblower Reports High Number of Hysterectomies at ICE Detention Facility
Medical abuse allegations at ICE facility add to US history of forced sterilization : worldnews

Secret CIA assessment: Putin probably directing influence operation to denigrate Biden
Russian State Media Posts Deepfake Showing Trump as Putin's Stooge

Robert Mueller let the American people down on Trump probe, prosecutor says


Trump Supreme Court front-runner Amy Coney Barrett belongs to group that inspired 'Handmaid's Tale
Trump's Supreme Court short list includes member of the sect that inspired the 'Handmaid's Tale' ... There is a sect now, a Catholic charismatic spinoff sect, which calls the women handmaids ...
Handmaid's Tale? U.S. Supreme Court candidate's religious community under scrutiny
Romney supports holding a vote on next Supreme Court nominee - POLITICO - The announcement means Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has enough votes to move forward (in case you thought Mittens wasn't totally evil)
Democrats Balk at Using Their Biggest Weapon in Supreme Court Fight - The party is divided on tactics. But so far, the main play is to make it all about health care. (the party of fuck-ups)

Opinion | How Democrats Should Fight For Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Seat - The New York Times
Opinion | Down With Judicial Supremacy! - The New York Times - The Supreme Court was never meant to be the only arbiter of the meaning of the Constitution.
The GOP traded democracy for a Supreme Court seat and tax cuts. It wasnt worth it.

Is it ageist to ask why old people are so terrible? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Note that Feinstein (D-Gerontocracy) is in line to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee if the Democrats take the Senate six weeks from today, which in turn means that as a practical matter court expansion or indeed passing any other laws of any significance would be dead in the water if she and just one or two other Democrats stick to this position. (DiFi rises from the dead to fuck over the country, again)
Democrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court | TheHill

Right now ha, ha, ha, ha, ha - Lawyers, Guns & Money - What has sleazy authoritarian liar Bill Barr been up to today? Well, since we live i the stupidest timeline: (anarchist bullshit)

Herrenvolk democracy, GOP-style - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Yglesias has a good piece on the crisis of democracy that our increasingly anachronistic political system is generating. Democrats have to win the presidential popular vote by millions to have any decent chance of winning the election. They have to win the national House and Senate vote totals by even more:

Trump: 'I'm so angry at Republicans' The president says his fellow Republicans have let him it down when it comes to investigating Obama and the Bidens.

'It Affects Virtually Nobody' : Trump Says of Virus That Has Killed 200,000 and Infected 7 Million in US; f you, or a family member, or a friend got sick or died of Covid-19, to Trump you are '"virtually nobody'
Trump Says Coronavirus 'Affects Virtually Nobody' As U.S. Has World's Highest Death Toll

The Absentee President; Donald Trump rarely shows up to the West Wing -- and when he does, he is too incompetent to effectively fulfill his oath of office

in a Stunning Departure From Reality Trump Grades Himself A+ on Virus Response

Pentagon used taxpayer money meant for masks and swabs to make jet engine parts and body armor : politics
Colossal Backdoor Bailout == Outrage as Pentagon Funnels Hundreds of Millions Meant for Covid Supplies to Private Defense Contractors
A Kennedy who worked on Jared Kushner's COVID-19 task force said he was asked to distort a coronavirus prediction to make the outbreak seem less bad : politics

Manhattan DA Cites 'Mountain' of Allegations in Request to Access Trump Tax Records

DeVos under investigation for potentially violating Hatch Act because of Fox News interview : politics

Democrats must play hardball: A clear message must be sent to Republicans who have been accomplices to the crimes of this president | Rob Reiner : politics


Donald Trump's campaign blew almost $1 billion and now they're in deep trouble

Bloomberg pays fines for 32,000 felons in Florida so they can vote : politics

We may get 2008 level turnout among young voters. That's bad for Trump.

Lindsey Graham tries, fails to justify breaking his word : politics
diethyl2o comments on Biden Has $466 Million in Bank, and a Huge Financial Edge on Trump : Best Bang for your Buck


An economic crisis in Kentucky has workers, businesses furious with McConnell : politics (after they voted to screw themselves)

Kentucky GOP lawmaker indicted on assault, accused of strangling woman with ethernet cable : politics


Conservatives Are Already Whitewashing the Trump Years: Danielle Pletka's historical revision of Jesse Helms' career shows how Trumpists will rationalize their role in this disastrous presidency.

W Nostalgia - Lawyers, Guns & Money

West Michigan man says yard signs were stolen. So he put up Joe Biden freeway billboards. : politics (Newaygo)

To protect our democracy, Democrats must win state legislative elections : politics

Democrat Mike Espy within 1% of GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith : politics

Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll : politics
Rank-and-file union members snub Biden for Trump - POLITICO - In some unions, especially the building trades, support for the president remains solid despite the efforts of labor leaders to convince members otherwise.
Joe Biden campaign reportedly annoyed with Ed Markey over Supreme Court comments : boston
Why Biden is stiff-arming the left on court-packing and the filibuster - POLITICO - The Democratic nominee sees political upside in his old-school institutionalism.
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump, Joe Biden are tied in Iowa in presidential race
AJC Georgia poll: Race for president, Senate contests too close to call - Election 2020

Trump supporters boo Ohio's GOP lieutenant governor for encouraging mask use
GOP Official At Trump Rally Gently Suggested Wearing Masks. It Did Not Go Well. : politics


Florida Governor Proposes Law That Could Allow Drivers to Run Over a 'Mob' : politics
Eschaton: FREE SPEECH - What Kelsey misses is that what the "free speech" crowd objects to is protests. They're rude interruptions of the powerful and the favored by members of lower castes.


Black man beaten by Georgia sheriff's deputies during a traffic stop says he 'feared for his life' : news

Video released showing Utah police shooting at boy with autism nearly a dozen times | US news | The Guardian - Salt Lake City 13-year-old remains in hospital after mother called 911, requesting mental health worker (today, in killer fuckster copster dept)
Video shows Utah police shooting boy with autism after mother sought help : news

Four arrested after Black man's body found burning in a ditch in Iowa - CNN
Black man's body found burning in a ditch in Iowa : news

Jon Mattingly: Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting sends candid email to LMPD colleagues : news


THC Can Help Prevent Colon Cancer in Mice, Study Finds : science


If zombies decompose, wouldn't you just have to wait it out until they turn into skeletons? What do you think?

Straight people of Reddit, what made you realise you weren't gay?




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Melting ice sheets will add over 15 inches to global sea level rise by 2100 : worldnews ... Ice sheets are the last thing we have to worry about. The oceans will be dead, most of the equatorial belt and some temperate lands will be uninhabitable, we'll have mass famine from land degradation and a good bit of the millions of square miles of boreal forests will be on fire perennially, well before 2100.
Arctic Sea-Ice Shrinks To Near Record Low Extent : news

There's growing concern among citizens all over the world about climate change, according to a new global poll. : worldnews
World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam : worldnews
How the oil industry made us doubt climate change : worldnews

Humans Wiped Out Two-Thirds of the World's Wildlife in 50 Years
At least 25 whales dead and more than 200 stranded in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour : worldnews
Climate Crisis Is Aging Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles : worldnews
Botswana says toxins in water cause of mysterious elephant deaths : worldnews
A huge wetland is burning in Brazil, and the fires are far bigger than California's (while president Bolsonaro deny the issue) : worldnews
Europe's remaining ancient forests 'in perilous state' and require immediate protection, scientists warn -- Rare woodlands are vital stores of biodiversity but are under threat of being lost entirely
New Zealanders rank climate change above Covid this election : worldnews
Norway to spend $1.8 billion on world's first full-scale CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) project : worldnews
Rio Tinto expected to destroy 124 more Aboriginal sites, inquiry told - Questions have also been raised over whether the approval granted by the Western Australia government to destroy the 46,000-year-old sites in Juukan Gorge was valid. : worldnews

Tree on power line apparent start for Washington State fire : news


Despite progress since July, most states are going backward with Covid-19 as doctors worry about 'a very apocalyptic fall'
Signs of an 'October Vaccine surprise' alarm scientists


MA COVID-19 Data 9/21/20 : boston
244 New Confirmed Cases; 2.2% Positive - September 21 : CoronavirusMa - 125,723 total cases - 10,823 new individuals tested - 7 new deaths; 9,107 total


Charges filed against parents, teen responsible for student party that forced local school to go remote : CoronavirusMa
Massachusetts Department of Education urges 16 school districts in low-risk COVID-19 communities to return to in-person learning
Massachusetts Pushing Schools to Bring Back Students in Low-Risk Coronavirus Communities : CoronavirusMa

8th death linked to coronavirus outbreak stemming from Maine wedding : Coronavirus


CDC Website Reverses Coronavirus Guidance About Aerosols - No 'Mistake' From This Administration* Can Be Presumed Innocent - Is it possible that this was simply an accident? Of course it is. Is there any reason to believe the White House political operation leaned on the CDC? Of course there is.
CDC deletes new guidance saying COVID-19 can spread beyond 6 feet - The Boston Globe (Trump wants you to die)
CDC says it erroneously posted guidance that said coronavirus spreads through air and and travel beyond six feet : Coronavirus ("not suspicious at all")
CDC says it erroneously posted guidance that said coronavirus spreads through air and travels beyond six feet : news


Daily wearers of eyeglasses (>8 h/d) may be less likely to be infected with COVID-19. The proportion of daily wearers of eyeglasses hospitalized with coronavirus was lower than that of the local population (5.8% vs 31.5%), finds a new study in China. : science
N95 masks save lives. So why are they still hard to get this far into a pandemic? : Coronavirus
Belief in conspiracy theories is a barrier to controlling spread of COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Agency159 : Covid 1984


William Crews retires from NIH after linked to RedState 'streiff' anti-Fauci posts - NIH staffer to retire after he was exposed as the blogger behind anti-Fauci, anti-mask stories
A Notorious COVID Troll Actually Works for Dr. Faucis Agency -- Bill Crews is a PR official at the National Institutes of Health. But he also has another job: an anonymous RedState editor who rails against the agency for which he works (usual totally-insane racist Repubican asshole)


Unionized Nursing Homes Saw Lower COVID-19 Mortality Rates, Better PPE Access: Study : Coronavirus
More than 40% of Nebraska virus deaths are at nursing homes : Coronavirus

Pro-Trump, anti-mask former Nashville Metropolitan Council member, Tony Tenpenny, dies from Covid-19. : politics ... Tony Tenpenny ...

A third of states are still seeing new cases at at least 75 percent of their peaks : Coronavirus

This Superspreader Concert Is Brought to You by a Health-Care Firm (Kristi Noem does it again)

Single plane passenger infected 15 others with Covid-19, CDC says : Coronavirus

California's Deadliest Spring in 20 Years Suggests COVID Undercount

Idaho's argest School District refuses to disclose COVID numbers to the public

NY marks lowest 1-day death toll since start of pandemic : Coronavirus

Wisconsin sees highest COVID-19 case growth in the U.S. over last 2 weeks : Coronavirus

Texas reopenings tied more to COVID-19 severity than to spread : Coronavirus

San Francisco Residents On Edge Over Rising Number Of Home Burglaries : news


Sweden has escaped a second coronavirus wave so far. The question is why : Coronavirus

Jerusalem ICU doctor: 'We are now in a battle for survival' : Coronavirus

COVID-19 dogs introduced at Helsinki to identify infected passengers : Coronavirus

UK 'could see 50,000 cases a day by mid-October' : worldnews


Almost 40 Chinese warplanes breach Taiwan Strait median line; Taiwan President calls it a 'threat of force' : worldnews
China air force video appears to show simulated attack on U.S. air base on Guam : worldnews (Chinese military porn)
China to lose access to Australian space tracking station : worldnews
Xinjiang government confirms huge birth rate drop but denies forced sterilization of women : worldnews
'You will be put into detention' : Former ABC bureau chief tells story of fleeing China for first time

Jihadists launch assault on Mozambique's luxury tourist island : worldnews

Over 82 Per Cent Of Rapists Are Fathers Or Brothers Of Victim in pakistan : worldnews ... Around 60% of children in Pakistan are estimated to be born of inbreeding, much higher than any other country. (muzfuckers, literally, but let's keep those blamsphemy laws)
Police in India say a woman whose belly was cut open with a sickle by her husband has given birth to a stillborn boy. Family alleged that the man attacked her because he wanted to check the baby's gender. They have five daughters and the man has been putting pressure on his wife to deliver a son. : worldnews

Turkish soldiers tortured Kurdish villagers, threw them from helicopter, locals say : worldnews

Etched in Stone: Russian Strategic Culture and the Future of Transatlantic Security : worldnews

Tokyo Olympics consulting firm paid $370,000 to IOC member's son : worldnews
Japan's top court rules tattoo artists don't need medical license : worldnews

Solomon Islands: Men working for WW2 bomb clearing agency die in explosion : worldnews


Mass rallies and police data leaks in Belarus keep pressure on Lukashenko. : worldnews


Israel court: Child abuse suspect can be extradited to Australia | Israel News | Al Jazeera - Malka Leifer, a former educator accused of sexually abusing female students, has been fighting extradition since 2014 ... an ultra-conservative Jewish former school principal suspected of sexually abusing her female pupils in Australia can be extradited, paving the way for her to stand trial after a six-year legal battle (Israel defends Hasidic mass child abuser)
University of Toronto's law school blocks hiring of scholar due to her work on Israel's human rights abuses. : worldnews ... Imagine not being hired for a position on human rights law for talking about violations of human rights law (you shall not criticise the great apartheid racist state of Israel)
Cuba rejects Israel's annexation policy in conflict with Palestine : worldnews
Leaks show Chelsea owner Abramovich funded Israeli settler group | Roman Abramovich : news ("illegal setttler group")

Italians vote Monday in elections that could see the far-right take the historic left-wing bastion of Tuscany, one of several regions up for grabs in a ballot that could weaken an already fragile government : worldnews

Thousands of people have marched in Berlin demanding that the government do more to help migrants stuck in Greece, many of whom have been made homeless since fires ravaged the country's largest refugee camp

Tory donor Lubov Chernukhin linked to $8m Putin ally funding : worldnews ... All conservative roads lead to Putin ... (Tories are as bought as Republicans)
Thousands of Britons living in EU told their UK bank accounts will be closed : worldnews

Drought-Hit Mexicans Assert Demands That Water Sharing With U.S. Ends : worldnews
Mexico sees fentanyl seizures up 465%, denies making drug : worldnews


Leak reveals $2tn of possibly corrupt US financial activity | US news : worldnews
Leaked documents reveal some of the world's biggest banks allowed criminals to move dirty money around the world
FinCEN Files: Deutsche Bank tops list of suspicious transactions : worldnews (Trump's bank)


Stock market today: Dow drops more than 500 points, S&P 500 posts first 4-day losing streak since February
Six months into the pandemic, the US economic outlook is getting gloomier : worldnews
U.S. faces a smoldering COVID-19 pandemic nationwide as flu season starts : worldnews
Two Hundred Thousand Americans Are Dead : politics


The Inside Story of the Mueller Probes Mistakes (good Republican Bobby fucked the country)
Robert Mueller Was a Good Man in the Wrong Job -- His deputy, Andrew Weissman, has written an account of the special counsel's investigation that is a dismal narrative of the limits of personal integrity in our politics.
Mueller prosecutor says special counsel 'could have done more' to hold Trump accountable
Muellers Team Should Have Done More to Investigate Trump-Russia Links, Top Aide Says
A Prosecutor's Backstage Tour of the Mueller Investigation
The unanswered question of our time: Is Trump an agent of Russia? -- Neither Mueller nor the FBI took it on. It's crucial someone does. This is a case for super-secret mole


Suspect In Ricin Letters Arrested At Canada/US Border Crossing : worldnews
Canadian woman suspected of sending packages addressed to Trump containing poison ricin : worldnews



Allegations of unwanted Ice hysterectomies recall grim time in US history : politics

Nationwide Marches Against 'Death, Lies and Fascism' Planned as U.S. Nears 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths
Ex-RNC chair Steele 'exasperated' by 'dumbass' Trump supporters who refuse to wear masks

Trump Could Be Investigated for Tax Fraud, D.A. Says for First Time - The New York Times - A new court filing from the Manhattan district attorney offered rare insight into the office's investigation of the president and his businesses.

Justice Dept. brands NYC an 'anarchist jurisdiction,' targets federal funds (Boogaloo 2 from the top)
DoJ Bizarrely Brands NYC, Seattle, Portland 'asnarchist Jurisdictions' i n Move to Revoke Federal Funding
DOJ Designates New York City as an "Anarchist Jurisdiction"

'Emergency' investigation: House Democrats threaten to impeach AG Barr

Supreme Court to fly flags at half-staff for 30 days in memoriam of Ginsburg : politics
'The Energy Is Unbelievable' : Democrats Say the Supreme Court Vacancy Is a Motivating Force
How Ginsburg's Death Has Reshaped the Money Race for Senate Democrats - From Alaska to Maine to the Carolinas, Democratic strategists working on Senate campaigns described a spontaneous outpouring of donations the likes of which they had never seen. A Republican surge is expected as well.

Mitch McConnell's dark Supreme Court gamble: He thinks he can winno matter what happens
McConnell is the worst : PoliticalHumor
Trump and McConnell's Supreme Court plan justifies anything the Democrats do in 2021 | Packing the court, ending the filibuster and giving Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico statehood should all be on the table, if all norms are off the table
Another Trump Impeachment Possible Over Supreme Court Nomination : politics
Republican victory in Supreme Court battle could mean millions lose health insurance in the middle of a pandemic : politics

Trump's gene comments 'indistinguishable from Nazi rhetoric' expert on Holocaust says
Psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton: Trump's attempts to falsify reality follow "pattern of Nazis" : Expert on Nazi Germany and cult movements says he sees extensive parallels to the Trump administration
Trump joins dictators and demagogues in touting 'patriotic education'
Cries of 'white power' and 'fuck blac k lives' heard at pro-Trump rally
Our half-president: From the start of his term, Trump has refused to serve the entire country equally : politics
Trump and his supporters have made a mockery of U.S. patriotism : politics

Bob Woodward says he will release audio tapes of Trump talking about Supreme Court : politics
Trump previously bragged to Bob Woodward about appointing nearly 200 judges and joked about installing a statue of himself outside the Supreme Court : politics

Ocasio-Cortez Demands Democrats Use 'Every Procedural Tool Available' to Stop Trump From Filling RBG Vacancy (Refuck hypocrisy implosion)
Trump mocks RBG's dying wish and claims it was invented by 'Pelosi or Schumer'
The Republicans Are Planning a Shameless Supreme Court Heist to Fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg' seat

Protests Grow at Lindsey Graham's Home About Supreme Court Nominee
This Is the Lamest of Lindsey Graham's Lame Excuses - The idea that a week of discomfort for Brett Kavanaugh was enough to get Graham to abandon whatever withered principles he has left two years later is one of the funniest things I ever heard. (Flimsy Dimsey says bc BeerKav was asked mean questions, he'll suck Trump's mushroom)

Poll: 62% say next election winner should pick Ginsburg's replacement : politics
Half of Republicans Say New Justice Should Be Picked by Whoever Wins the Election : politics

Revealed: evidence shows huge mail slowdowns after Trump ally took over : politics
Infectious corrupter: Donald Trump poisons previously trusted institutions : politics

Michael Steele "Stop Treating Donald Trump As If He Is A Legitimate President'

If You Wait Until Election Day to Vote, You're Already Too Late | The Only Way Democrats Can Prevent Trump From Stealing the Election is if Overwhelming Numbers Vote Early -- and in Person
Over 2000 Foot Locker stores to become voter registration sites : politics
Trump Says He Is 'Counting on the Federal Court System' to Declare Winner on Election Night -- Before Many Ballots Are Tallied

'It's a big, big, swing' : Trump loses ground with white voters

How the Supreme Court revived Jim Crow voter suppression tactics : politics

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Spurs $100 Million in Donations to Democrats
Biden Has $466 Million in Bank, and a Huge Financial Edge on Trump : politics
With cash windfall, Biden adds GOP states to campaign map : politics

Election peacekeepers will be needed : politics

'We're not gonna be manipulated' : Cracks form in Trump's Cuban-American base
Biden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll : politics

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Extends Vote By Mail Deadline, Allows Drop Boxes : politics

Judge orders U.S. Postal Service to treat all election mail as 1st class or priority | CBC News : news

Election handicapper moves Maine Senate race to 'leans Democratic'

Judge dismisses Trump challenge to Nevada mail voting law - ABC News

Georgia US Senate race: Democrat Raphael Warnock rises in polls

Rating Changes: Maine Senate Moves to Leans Democratic - Sabato's Crystal Ball - ME-2 electoral vote now a Toss-up; South Carolina Senate narrows



A Young Kennedy, in Kushnerland, Turned Whistle-Blower -- When Robert F. Kennedy's grandson Max volunteered with Jared Kushner's COVID-19 task force, he likened the Trump Administration's pandemic response to "a family office meets organized crime, melded with 'Lord of the Flies'"


Robert Goforth, Kentucky GOP lawmaker, indicted on assault and accused of strangling woman with ethernet cable - The Washington Post - As a freshman Kentucky legislator, state Rep. Robert S. Goforth (R) joined his colleagues to pass a bill that would make it easier to prosecute strangulation (and then he strangled a woman)

'The Happy Scientist' indicted for possessing thousands of child pornography images : news

Investigation into Manuel Elliskilling by Tacoma police flawed from the start (they "investigated" their own lies and guess what happened?)


Atomwaffen Division neo-nazi group surfaces in Colorado Springs : news

L.A. Times shaken by a summer of turmoil and scandals ... Since early last year, six prominent editors have been either pushed out, demoted or had responsibilities reduced because of ethical lapses, bullying behavior or other failures of management.

Ellen's Strange 'Apology' Won't Satisfy Anybody (sorry, not sorry at all)


How Much Do Hurricane Proof Windows Cost | Happy DIY Home


State of Massachusetts Faces Lawsuit As Medical Marijuana Business Suffers $1.2M Loss : boston



Older people have become younger: physical and cognitive function have improved meaningfully in 30 years. : science

The Age Of Electric Cars Is Dawning Ahead Of Schedule - Battery Prices Are Dropping Faster Than Expected. Analysts Are Moving Up Projections Of When An Electric Vehicle Won't Need Government Incentives To Be Cheaper Than A Gasoline Model.


What free things online should everyone take advantage of? : AskReddit





092020


Bleach touted as 'miracle cure' for Covid being sold on Amazon : worldnews
Bolivians are drinking a toxic bleach, wrongly believing it will ward off COVID-19. Many end up in the hospital. : worldnews
Far-right conspiracy theorists say 94% of US COVID-19 deaths don't count because those Americans had underlying conditions. That's bogus. : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 9/20/20 : boston
340 New Confirmed Cases; 1.95% Positive - September 20 : CoronavirusMa - 125,479 confirmed cases - 17,399 new tests - +2 hospital; -4 icu ; +6 intubated; 364 hospitalized - 15 new deaths; 9,100 total


It would not be the end of the world if we stopped all in school learning k through college. : CoronavirusMa

Reproduction rate just above stable, says Covid-19 taskforce head : Coronavirus
Death Toll From Covid-19 Pandemic Extends Far Beyond Virus Victims : Coronavirus

Bill Gates says it's 'outrageous' that Americans still can't get coronavirus test results in 24 hours (dumpster America)
Philadelphia pediatrician Paul Offit: Prepare to wear masks and socially distance even after getting COVID-19 vaccine : Coronavirus
Mask resistance during a pandemic isn't new -- in 1918 many Amreicans were 'slackers'


NYC schools reopening amid coronavirus: How to care for your child's mask
Droplets and Aerosols generated by singing and the risk of COVID-19 for choirs : Coronavirus
More than 40% of Americans have Avoided Medical Care Due to COVID-19 Concerns : Coronavirus

COVID-19 appears to spread less in warm and wet climates, studies suggest : Coronavirus
AstraZeneca says 2nd volunteer in coronavirus vaccine trial suffering from unexplained neurological illness, but says there's insufficient evidence to say it's related to the vaccine : Coronavirus
Rare hyperinflammatory syndrome in children with COVID-19 described : Coronavirus

2020's States that Vaccinate the Most -- MA, VT, NH, ND, RI ... GA, MS last

California coronavirus death toll passes 15,000 mark : Coronavirus
North Dakota records 731 new COVID-19 cases over weekend : Coronavirus
South Dakota hits grim milestone of 200 COVID-19 deaths : Coronavirus (Kristi Noem leads her citizens to death)
Florida reports 2,521 new COVID-19 cases, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Monroe report 0 deaths : Coronavirus
Minnesota reports 1,318 more COVID-19 cases, a new single-day high : Coronavirus
Arizona records 469 new COVID-19 cases; 9 new deaths : Coronavirus
Illinois reports 1,400+ new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths Sunday : Coronavirus
Utah's coronavirus cases again top 1,000, with three deaths
Georgia Covid Map and Case Count - The New York Times

Penn State Reports 320 Cases Of Coronavirus On Main Campus : Coronavirus

'When we let our guard down, this virus truly spreads' -- KY reports 2nd highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases

Bikefest in Lake of the Ozarks expected to draw thousands as Missouri coronavirus cases rise : Coronavirus


India maintains surge, adds 93,300 new cases : Coronavirus

Tokyo reports 162 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday : Coronavirus

Coronavirus infections in Greece exceed 15K: 170 new cases, 7 more deaths, intubations increase - Keep Talking Greece : Coronavirus

France reports 10,569 new cases and 311 new deaths : Coronavirus

More than 30 arrested during coronavirus protests in London : Coronavirus

[Spain] Hospitals in Madrid nearing the abyss: 18 of them have an occupancy of over 90% [Article in Spanish, translation in the comments] : Coronavirus

'They sacrificed the elderly' : How Covid-19 spread in Sweden's care homes

Australia: The state of Victoria went from over 700 COVID-19 cases per day to just 14 cases in 7 weeks, with one of the longest lockdowns in the world : worldnews

Munich bans alcohol on Oktoberfest grounds due to coronavirus : worldnews

European Union to finance 88 Million coronavirus vaccine doses for poor countries : worldnews

#10,000 fines warning for failing to self-isolate as Covid infections soar : worldnews (UK)
Boris Johnson introduces $18,000 fines for COVID rule-breakers : Coronavirus


450 jobless Indian workers forced to beg in Saudi, shifted to detention centres : worldnews

UN warns of possible 'war crimes' in Turkish-controlled Syria : worldnews (Erdofuck a war criminal?)

Thousands arrested in Inner Mongolia by Chinese police for defending nomadic herding lifestyle : worldnews
Germany Ends Honeymoon with China; Will Trade More With Democratic Asian Nations : worldnews
Canada has abandoned free-trade talks with China, says foreign minister : worldnews
Taiwan president says drills show China is threat to whole region : worldnews

South Korean politician charged with embezzling funds for victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery : worldnews

Israel's parliament rejects bill to ensure full equality between all Israeli citizens : worldnews

Hackers leak personal data of 1,000 Belarusian police on weekend of protests : worldnews

Mass suspension of German police officers who shared pictures of Hitler and doctored images of refugees in gas chambers : worldnews (cops are nazis by definition)


Trump administration insists UN sanctions on Iran are restored. No, they're not, says United Nations : worldnews
Three teenagers sentenced to have 'four fingers amputated for theft' in Iran : worldnews (muzfuck "law")

US military 'obliterated two journalists in Apache helicopter attack then covered it up' : worldnews (from Assange's trial)

Brexit has now cost more than the International Space Station : worldnews
Boris Johnson 'worried his #150,000 salary isn't enough' : worldnews
Landlords slash rents by up to 20% as tenants quit city centres in pandemic : worldnews - In London. Factors specific to that location obviously at play here.
'Quite frankly terrifying': How the QAnon conspiracy theory is taking root in the UK : worldnews ... People that like astral dictators seem to also love real life ones as well.


Dirty money pours into the worlds most powerful banks.
We Got Our Hands On Thousands Of Secret Documents. Lets Break Them Down.
Secret documents show how North Korea launders money through U.S. banks - The documents convey a relentless effort by North Korea to penetrate the global financial system to skirt sanctions.
Deutsche Bank Execs Missed Money Laundering Red Flags
Global banks defy U.S. crackdowns by serving oligarchs, criminals and terrorists - ICIJ - trillions in tainted dollars flow freely through major banks, swamping a broken enforcement system.


The scene at the U.S. Supreme Court tonight at RBG's vigil. Unprecedented


ActBlue collects a record $91 million in hours after Ginsburg's death : politics

If GOP Creates 'Illegitimate Majority' on Supreme Court, More Justices Should be Added: Former U.S. Attorney General : politics
Petition against replacing Ginsburg until election gets more than 475K signatures in under a day : politics
Jerry Nadler says Democrats should 'immediately' move to expand the Supreme Court if the GOP pushes a lame duck vote : politics
McConnell Is Inventing Excuses to Grab Ginsburg's Seat
5 Times McConnell Said We Shouldn't Confirm a SCOTUS Justice in an Election Year : politics
Cooper rolls tape on what GOP senators said about replacing a justice in 2016 : politics
Majority of voters say Trump should not nominate a Supreme Court justice: poll : politics
The end of Democratic quiescence on the Supreme Court - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Democrats' Armageddon option Pelosi says Democrats will 'use every arrow in our quiver' to block Trump's Supreme Court nominee - ABC News



Collins: President elected Nov. 3 should fill Supreme Court vacancy : politics
Susan Collins Is The First Republican To Say Whoever Wins The Election Should Fill Ginsburg' Seat

How the right wing legal machine actually works - Lawyers, Guns & Money


The Senates Rural Skew Makes It Very Hard For Democrats To Win The Supreme Court

Eschaton: So Trump Gets Uppers In The Ass -- President Trump slams Joe Biden: "They gave him a big fat shot in the a-- and he comes out and for two hours he's better than ever before... We're going to ask for a drug test" -- It isn't even projection with him. He's literally incapable of imagining anything outside of himself and perhaps some things from 40 years ago that lodged in his melon.

Trump tells supporters 'you'll never see me again' if he loses to Biden

Trump Can't Recall Boasting He Has 'World's Best Memory' in Awkward Deposition Video
'I don't remember' Video of Trump facing lawyers in tense deposition over university fraud case released

Trump Calls It A 'Beautiful Think' That Cops Struck Journalist Ali Velshi With Rubber Bullet He also praised Minnesota supporters' 'good genes,' adding, 'A lot of it is about the genes' in a troubling, disjointed rally speech.
Trump Rambles About 'Good Genes' and 'Racehorse Theory' at Minnesota Campaign Rally
Trump's Saturday Night Rally Was a SuperS- responsible for a disproportionate amount of Covid-19 disinformation on social media, study suggests : Coronavirus
preader of Stupidity
Trump gloated over an MSNBC anchor being shot by a rubber bullet at an anti-racism protest, calling it a 'beautiful sight'
Trump to His Female Supporters: I Hope Y>our Husbands OKed You Attending My Rallies : politics
Trump's praise of Robert E. Lee startles Minnesotans proud of state's role at Gettysburg | Minnesota soldiers played a pivotal role at Gettysburg, a major Confederate loss. : politics
Trump calls himself 'Donald Prump' gives himself 'D' for coronavirus response and appears to admit trying to blackmail Oracle

Denialism: Not Just For Climate Change Anymore! Not only is Trump anti-science, he is clearly anti-empathy. : politics

Supreme Court Hypocrite Lindsey Graham Blistered By Own Words In Lincoln Project Ad : GOP senator in tight race makes 'Hypocrit Hall of Fame' for Lincoln Project and Lindsey Must Go Super PAC.
'Use my words against me': A 2016 video of Lindsey Graham saying a Supreme Court vacancy should never be filled in an election year is going viral. : politics
Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina : politics


Michael Steele on Trump coronavirus response: "You're the reason why 200k people are dead"
Analysis: US to hit 200K dead; Trump sees no need for regret : politics
How to Get Away with Murder - Lawyers, Guns & Money (pandemic and Trump's murders haven't cnanged anything)

In 'Power Grab,' Health Secretary Azar Asserts Authority Over F.D.A. ... Azar could then approve of a COVID-19 vaccine that the FDA would not thereby overriding the FDA's authority and delivering a promise from the Orange Menace to have a vaccine released before the election. This is truly a dark timeline.

Why a Never Trumper Changed Her Mind - Danielle Pletka, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

After a tumultuous month of news, Biden maintains national lead over Trump : politics
Majority of Americans plan to vote before Election Day, AP-NORC poll finds : politics

Biden "approves" clip of Trump saying "you'll never hear from me again" if he loses election : politics
Joe Biden poll: Why it could be a Biden blowout on Election Day - CNNPolitics


Trump Supporters Disrupt Early Voting in Virginia : politics

Colorado man indicted for federal hate crime after stabbing Black victim in Eastern Oregon, prosecutors say : news


1776 commission is proof America is spiraling toward facism | Arwa Mahdawi


Want to reform the police? That must start with decriminalizing drugs. Too much police violence against people of color is justified by a connection to illegal drugs. There's an easy fix : politics

Portland protesters tear-gassed 8 days after mayor orders no use of tear gas : politics


Physicists May Have The First Experimental Evidence of a New Type of Dark Boson. The dark-matter boson, a particle that is predicted to interact weakly with ordinary matter, is a dark-matter candidate. : science

125 million-year-old dinosaur found buried by a volcanic eruption in China : news




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Earthquake 'hack' reveals scale of ocean warming : worldnews
Melting glacier floods Arctic coal mine, highlighting climate change irony | In the days preceding the flooding of Gruve 7, a record temperature of 21.7 degrees Celsius had been recorded in Svalbard, causing sustained glacial melt and rivers to discharge four times their usual volume : worldnews

'Shocking': wilderness the size of Mexico lost worldwide in just 13 years, study finds : worldnews

UN food chief urges rich to help keep millions from starving : worldnews

Atlantic hurricane season runs out of names for the 2nd time in history : worldnews
Storms Alpha and Beta named for Greek alphabet, second time ever | Meteorologists were forced to break out the Greek alphabet Friday to name Atlantic storms for only the second time ever after the 2020 hurricane season blew through their usual list : worldnews

California wildfire smoke blankets parts of Canada | Smoke from California and Oregon wildfires has cloaked Canada's third-largest city of Vancouver, known for its majestic mountain views a nd fresh ocean breezes, in the dirtiest air in the world this week : worldnews
Oregon man escapes Beachie Creek fire by huddling on rock in middle of Santiam River : news
351 Sea Turtles Found Dead Off The Coast Of Baja California Where 137 Sea Lions Perished Last Week : news


World Health Organization demands global solidarity as COVID-19 tally surpasses 30 million : Coronavirus
COVID-19 death toll unacceptably high: WHO : Coronavirus
315,919 new cases of coronavirus worldwide, the biggest one-day increase so far, according to WHO. 6,037 new deaths : Coronavirus
Nearly 200,000 deaths, millions of ripples. Each covid-19 fatality shifts attitudes about the virus. : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 9/19/20 : boston
569 New Confirmed Cases; 2.7% Positive - September 19 : CoronavirusMa - 125,139 confirmed cases - 21,298 new tests - +24 hospital; +3 icu ; +3 intubated; 362 hospitalized - 26 new deaths; 9,085 total - 30 New Probable cases; 0 New Probable deaths


US cases of depression have tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic : Coronavirus
Covid Grows Less Deadly as Doctors Gain Practice, Drugs Improve : Coronavirus
Testicular pain as an unusual presentation of COVID-19: a brief review of SARS-CoV-2 and the testis : Coronavirus
Coronavirus can spread on airline flights, two studies show : Coronavirus
Does Virus Dose or Load Predict How Sick You Get With COVID-19? : Coronavirus
Shocking doctor's message - "A few hours with a mask and we will prevent a major disaster" : Coronavirus
Almost 1.2 million babies could die during the pandemic -- but not from the coronavirus
So long swabs: B.C. unveils new mouth-rinse COVID-19 test for kids : Coronavirus
COVID-19 re-infection by a phylogenetically distinct SARS-coronavirus-2 strain confirmed by whole genome sequencing : Coronavirus


NYC restaurants can soon add a COVID-19 surcharge to customers' bills : Coronavirus

Why misinformation about COVID-19's origins keeps going viral

300 students quarantining after COVID found in sewage at NJ college dorm : Coronavirus


Wisconsin shatters one-day records: 2,533 new cases, 7 deaths : Coronavirus

Virginia sees 953 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 139,655 statewide : Coronavirus

139 New Coronavirus Deaths Reported In Florida, 3,204 More Cases : Coronavirus

293 new cases of COVID-19 in Montana : Coronavirus

Utah's COVID-19 surge continues with 3 deaths, 1,077 new cases : Coronavirus

Michigan athletics COVID-19 results: 1,120 tests, seven positives : Coronavirus

Nevada reports 323 additional COVID cases, four more deaths : Coronavirus

(KY) Saturday numbers: 721 virus cases, 13 deaths, 4.14% positive-test rate : Coronavirus

Maskless protesters rally at SC State House to call for end of COVID-19 restrictions : Coronavirus

Number of virus deaths in Pa. nearing 8,000 mark : Coronavirus


The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions : Coronavirus (or bad ones)

Melbourne anti-lockdown protesters arrested and chased by police on horseback : Coronavirus

China virus? North America's most Chinese city is one of the most coronavirus-free places on the continent
Trump Claims Canada Wants Border Reopened. Canadians Disagree. : worldnews
Quebec launches police blitz in bars as COVID-19 cases climb : worldnews
Vietnamese Grandma, 80, Hit With Rocks and Temporarily Blinded By Teens in Ontario : news

Coronavirus: Just 6% of Britons have antibodies - and levels wane over two months, SAGE warns : worldnews
Coronavirus: UK now 'seeing a second wave coming in'. UK reported to be considering fresh lockdown after new cases almost double to 6,000 a day. : worldnews

Seoul city seeks $5 million in damages from church over new Covid-19 outbreak : Coronavirus

Poland crosses 1,000 daily corona-cases for first time : Coronavirus

Denmark reaches almost 600 new cases, again all time high. : Coronavirus
'Sweden's coronavirus pandemic may be finished' says prominent Danish epidemiologist : Coronavirus
Tegnell's flu theory still debated : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: in Italy in the last 24 hours 1,638 new cases, 909 people healed and 24 deaths : Coronavirus

France coronavirus update: New daily record of 13,215 Covid cases reported : Coronavirus

Covid cases in Spain rise by 14,389 in the last 24 hours with 90 deaths : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: 'COVID-19 only takes white people': Researchers battle disease myths in South Africa : worldnews

Dutch justice minister is fined for breaking coronavirus rules at wedding after all : worldnews (beach-ball head)

Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19 : Coronavirus - . Brought to you by the Conservative Party of Not-So-Great-Anymore Britain.
UK has recorded 4,422 new cases and 27 new deaths : Coronavirus
Study finds 50% of British residents show at least some degree of support for conspiracy thinking about COVID-19 : Coronavirus (Brexiteers)


Venus Is a Russian Planet ... Says Russia : worldnews


India arrests 9 Al-Qaeda militants planning terrorist attacks

Pakistan outcry over police victim-blaming of gang-raped mother : worldnews
Christian sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy : worldnews

Floating "time bomb" threatening millions of Yemenis: A rusting oil tanker which has been moored off the coast of Yemen for five years could crack open at any moment, releasing around 1.2 million barrels of crude oil into the Red Sea, according to the UN.

Canada has abandoned free-trade talks with China, says foreign minister : worldnews

Thai protesters back on streets to demand political change : worldnews
Thailand overnight protest near Grand Palace attracts over 20,000 : worldnews

US sending armored vehicles into Syria as Trump says 'we are out' : worldnews - "We are out of Syria other than we kept the oil. I kept the oil. We have troops guarding the oil. Other than that we are out of Syria"

Russian FM Lavrov says Belarus and Russia set to reform Union State : worldnews
Belarusian Student Says He Was Beaten In A 'Torture Truck' : worldnews

Iran Guards vow Soleimani revenge will target only 'those involved' : worldnews

Navalny says he can walk and recognize people as he eyes 'clear road' to recovery from poisoning : worldnews

Rare books stolen in London heist found under floor in Romania : worldnews

Overburdened, underpaid and 'misery on his face' : Boris Johnson gets the blues -- Weighed down by the pandemic and personal issues, the prime minister is appearing ever more downbeat
Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role over 'lamentable' government plans to break international law : worldnews
Woman falls from moving car on M25 while filming Snapchat video : worldnews
Escaped UK prisoner tried to hand himself in seven times, court told : worldnews

Europe's Refugee Disaster: Merkel Losing Her Patience with Lack of EU Solidarity : worldnews

Empire's mask slips at Julian Assange trial


The US military's heat weapon is real and painful. Here's what it does

ICE Hysterectomy Doctor Wasn't Even a Board-Certified OB-GYN
The Private Georgia Immigration-Detention Facility at the Center of a Whistle-Blowers Complaint


Millions of Children Go Hungry as Mitch McConnell Blocks Stimulus Bill : politics
Opinion | This new pro-Trump talking point is one of their most cynical lies yet - The Washington Post - The new line from the Senate majority leader is this: When Democrats raise concerns about Russian interference in our election, they are the ones who are doing Russia's dirty work for them, because in so doing, Democrats are undermining faith in our elections, just as Russia wants.

Opinion: With Justice Ginsburg's death, Mitch McConnell's nauseating hypocrisy comes into full focus
McConnell Pursues Scorched-Earth Tactics on Ground That is Already Scorched : politics
Can Mitch McConnell Be Stopped? : politics
Obama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election
To Honor Ginsburg, Democrats Have One Choice: Go Nuclear : politics
RIP RBG. Now End the Filibuster. Add States to the Union. Expand the Courts. : politics
Democratic senator calls for eliminating filibuster, expanding Supreme Court if GOP fills vacancy : politics
A Long List of GOP Senators Who Promised Not to Confirm a Supreme Court Nominee During an Election Year : politics

Democrats shatter donation records in the hours after Ginsburg's death

Biden says Ginsburg successor should be picked by candidate who wins on Nov. 3 : politics
Lisa Murkowski says she won't vote on a justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election: 'Fair is fair' (Suzie-Doozy says she needs more time to clutch her pearls)
Collins mum on whether she's support replacing Ginsburg before election
Ginsberg's Death Is A Major Cultural Moment That's About To Upend Politics Again
Donald Trump has done less to destroy democratic norms than Mitch McConnell : politics
Battle Over RBG Seat Could Damage Supreme Court's Reputation, Set Off Legitimacy Crisis
A prayer for our daughters - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Of course it didn't work out that way. Marshall died four days after Bill Clinton's inauguration, and Clarence Thomas is still on the Supreme Court -- although since this is 2020 I wouldn't be surprised if he announces his retirement this afternoon.
Eschaton: Welp - The writers are just throwing everything into this season. Don't think walking and talking is gonna be enough to get us out of this one. Nor is turning it into a debate about whether Mitch McConnell is a big lying hypocrite (spoiler: he is) in order to get a ruling from the referees and and intervention from the hall monitors.
u/galactus_one shows why McConnell is the sypmtom, not the problem : bestof

The winner of the Arizona Senate race could be seated in time for a vote on a Supreme Court pick : politics

'Unforgiveable' Rep. Doug Collins slammed for tweet about Ruth Bader Ginsburg's abortion stance after her death -- "RIP to the more than 30 million innocent babies that have been murdered during the decades that Ruth Bader Ginsburg defended pro-abortion laws"

Ricin Is Said to Have Been Sent to White House - The New York Times

Ex-Pence Aide: Trump Derailed COVID-19 Meeting For 45 Minutes With Fox News Rant : politics

Donald Trump Wanted to Keep This Video Deposition Secret. We Got a Copy. : politics

Trump's club charged Secret Service agents $500 a night for rentals even when it was closed for the pandemic

His sex crimes: Credible, repeat allegations of sexual assault should disqualify Trump from a second term : politics
'Hoping Daddy Can Still Pardon Him' : Eric Trump Excoriated for Saying He'll Comply with Subpoena After the Election

Biden receives first classified intelligence briefing : politics

Our Constitution is Under Attack by Attorney General William Barr : politics

Analysis: Don't wait for November. This election is happening now. : politics

'It's like Hitler Youth' : Trump attacked over plans for 'patriotic education' (starring you-know-who)

Portland Mayor responds to AG Barr's threat of arrest 'Befitting of a totalitarian regime'

Trump at Minnesota rally: Biden will turn state into a 'refugee camp' : "I'm your wall between the American dream and chaos" he said


Nashville's supposed coronavirus cover-up was just a misleading story used by right-wing media - CNN

QAnon news: Walmart and Amazon among donors to QAnon-promoting politician : politics


'Antebellum' Isn't Just Bad == It's Vile -- To make a point about the evils of white supremacy, the film subjects its Black characters to unceasing brutality.


Human footprints dating back 120,000 years found in Saudi Arabia : worldnews

It's mindboggling: astronomers detect most powerful black-hole collision yetGravitational-wave detections suggest merging black holes fell into 'forbidden' range of masses.

Scientists explains why sleep is so vital to our health. Scientists with expertise in neuroscience, biology, statistics and physics, conducted the most comprehensive statistical analysis of sleep to date, using data from more than 60 sleep studies involving humans and other mammals : science


Facebook accused of watching Instagram users through their cell phone cameras : worldnews




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Glaciers Melting: Two Antarctica Glaciers Are Breaking Free : worldnews

A huge wetland is burning in Brazil, and the fires are far bigger than California's : worldnews
Climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme autumn wildfire conditions across California : science
Terror is California's new normal. How long can we hold out?

Parts Of Massachusetts Facing 'Extreme' Drought Conditions : massachusetts

Spider-like venom found in Australian stinging trees -- and the pain can last for weeks : news


U.S. Stands on Verge of Dark New Milestone: 200,000 Virus Deaths : Coronavirus
A Coronavirus Winter: How the U.S. Can Survive the Pandemic - The Atlantic - It is now widely accepted among experts that the United States is primed for a surge in cases at a uniquely perilous moment in our national history.


MA COVID-19 Data 9/18/20 : boston
431 New Confirmed Cases; 1.9% Positive - September 18 : CoronavirusMa - 124,570 confirmed cases - 22,217 new tests - 8 new deaths; 9,059 total - 23 New Probable cases; 1 New Probable deaths


Winchester High School Goes Remote After Student Tests Positive for Coronavirus : CoronavirusMa
Worcester Now Considered High Risk : CoronavirusMa

Baker, long averse to national GOP politics, backs Susan Collins in Maine Senate race : boston
Massachusetts no longer has highest unemployment rate in nation - The Boston Globe - jobless figure fell to 11.3 percent in August as pace of rehiring picked up

About 120 college students living off campus in PC area have tested positive for COVID-19 - The Boston Globe - Providence College issues stay-at-home order and will shift to full remote learning until at least Sept. 26
What we know about COVID-19 cases at Boston College | Boston.com

Pastor of Maine Wedding Now Linked to 7 Coronavirus Deaths Still Does Not Require Masks in Church : Coronavirus

CDC reverses coronavirus guidance that said people without symptoms may not need a test : Coronavirus
C.D.C. Testing Guidance Was Published Against ScientistsObjectionsA controversial guideline saying people without Covid-19 symptoms didn't need to get tested for the virus came from H.H.S. officials and skipped the C.D.C.'s scientific review process.
Emails Detail Effort to Silence C.D.C. and Question Its Science : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: constantly surprising virus found to be heat tolerant, self-healing and very resilient in lab tests : Coronavirus
Study hints Covid-19 may have been in the US as early as December : Coronavirus
Professors: We are begging you to stop injecting yourselves with homebrewed COVID vaccines : Coronavirus
Singing unmasked, indoors spreads COVID-19 through aerosols, new study confirms : Coronavirus
Vitamin D can help reduce coronavirus risk by 54%: Boston University doctor : Coronavirus
Vitamin D can help reduce coronavirus risk by 54%: Boston University doctor : news
A study conducted by Hiroshima University researchers found that using Ultraviolet C light with a wavelength of 222 nanometers which is safer to use around humans effectively kills SARS-CoV-2 -- the first research in the world to prove its efficacy against the virus that causes COVID-19. : science
Far-UVC light efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses | Research Square


Gwinnett County, Georgia, Forces Teachers With Health Problems to Work in Classrooms Despite COVID-19 (die for the Kempster)

An Idaho no-masker pastor prayed against a mask mandate. He's now in intensive care for covid-19.
Rite Aid Worker Says She Was Fired After Asking Mask-Less Customer to Leave Store: 'They're Punishing Me for Defending Myself' : Coronavirus
Sometimes in Life, You Get What You Ask For - Lawyers, Guns & Money

750 Arizona teachers have quit. More than 40% of those teachers say COVID-19 is the reason they chose to resign or retire. : Coronavirus

More than 4,500 students and staff in Texas schools have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the school year : Coronavirus

Teachers say some parents drink, smoke, and appear half-dressed in online classroom : news

Armed residents confront COVID-19 testing team in Minnesota : news


France reported 13,215 additional cases of Covid-19 on Friday. Over the past 24 hours, 123 people have died from Covid-19. The number of people hospitalized over the last seven days is also increasing, with 3,626 new hospitalizations, including 571 in intensive care. : Coronavirus


US congressman introduces bill to scrap 'one China' policy,' normalize ties with Taiwan : worldnews
Taiwan scrambles jets as 18 Chinese planes buzz during U.S. visit : worldnews
Xinjiang: 1.3 million people a year 'educated' in internment camps : worldnews
Clues to scale of Xinjiang labour operation emerge as China defends camps : worldnews
US ban on China's Xinjiang cotton 'would wreak havoc,' leading apparel group says

A Look At The Dramatic Work Of RFE/RL Photojournalist Uladz Hrydzin, Jailed In Belarus For Covering Postelection Protests

Afghanistan allows mothers' names on birth certificates in 'significant' milestone for women's rights : worldnews

ISIS rebels destroy Vamizi Mozambique resort favoured by Daniel Craig, Ronaldo, Bono : worldnews

84 percent of Canadians want war crimes probe into Israel : worldnews
Trudeau urged to end arms exports to Saudi Arabia after Canada cited for fueling Yemen war : worldnews
Canada's wealthiest one per cent hold 25.6 per cent of riches, new PBO report says : worldnews
Outcry as super-rich Trump donor given permission to avoid Canada quarantine : worldnews

Russia's space agency chief declares Venus a "Russian planet" : worldnews

A Danish Childrens TV Show Has This Message: Normal Bodies Look Like This

The number of suicides among Japanese citizens jumped in August, worrying officials. : worldnews

Mexican journalist who reported on cartels found beheaded : worldnews

Brit student chained and drugged in UAE says UK close to 'giving green light' to torture : worldnews
What happens next with UK plan to breach Brexit divorce treaty? : worldnews

Charge That Maxwell 'Groomed' Girls for Epstein Is Central to Case


Tesla driver found asleep at wheel of self-driving car doing 150km/h : worldnews -- The driver, a 20-year-old man from neighbouring British Columbia, was charged with speeding and given a 24-hour license suspension for driving while fatigued ("fast" asleep)

In a Threat to Banksy's Empire, an EU Court Rules That He Can't Hold Trademarks While His Identity Remains a Mystery : worldnews

Iranian Hackers Can Beat Encrypted Apps like Telegram, Researchers Say - The New York Times - Reports reveal that hackers have been secretly gathering intelligence on opponents of the Iranian regime, breaking into cellphones and computers and outsmarting apps like Telegram.

Migrant boat lands on NUDIST beach on Sussex coast after naked sunbather swam out to help struggling Channel-crossers before others gave them tea : worldnews

Austrian minister to Trump: 'No, we do not live in forests' : worldnews


Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court's Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87 -- The second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg's pointed and powerful dissenting opinions earned her late-life rock stardom.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Outsider's Champion, Has Died at 87 (just in time for McConnell to ram another Refuck through)
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87 : news
Ginsburgs death expected to set off political feud over her replacement
McConnell says Senate will move to confirm Ginsburg replacement
'We simply can't appoint a supreme court justice in an election year' -- Mitch McConnell


U.S. Admits That Congressman Offered Pardon to Assange If He Covered Up Russia Links - Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher offered Assange the deal in 2017, a year after the emails that damaged Hillary Clinton had been published.
U.S. Admits That Congressman Offered Pardon to Assange If He Covered Up Russia Links - Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher offered Assange the deal in 2017, a year after the emails that damaged Hillary Clinton had been published.
U.S. Admits That Congressman Offered Pardon to Assange If He Covered Up Russia Links : worldnews
Trump administration offered Assange pardon, Australian lawyer claims : worldnews


FBI director confirms "very, very active" Russian efforts to interfere in election : worldnews
FBI confirms heavy russian interference in US election : worldnews
Trump hits FBI director again over testimony on antifa, Russia - POLITICO (will fire him next week)
Biden says Russia will 'pay price' for election meddling: CNN town hall

The United States is backsliding into autocracy under Trump, scholars warn - The Washington Post
U.S. Generals are raising the alarm | by Thomas Colt | Sep, 2020 | Medium (they all voted for Trump)

America needs a democratic revolution - Fixing systemic inequities in voting power should be a high priority for Democrats.
Chief Justice Roberts's lifelong crusade against voting rights, explained - He has fought to undermine voting rights his entire career.

Trump said corona virus was good because he didn't have to shake hands with 'disgusting people'
Trump Mocks Biden's Teleprompter Use While Using His Own Teleprompter
CNN Sums Up Trump's lack Of Scientific Credentials With 1 Stinging Graphic " 'He also lies about everything from crowd sizes to injecting disinfectant, so there's that'
John Berman on Twitter: "JUST NOW: "Dr. Redfield has a medical degree from Georgetown. He's a professor at the University of Maryland, he served on an advisory counsel on HIV/AIDS, he's been CDC director since 2018. As for Donald Trump, his uncle taught at M.I.T." @NewDay https://t.co/wQ5nnA18BO" / Twitter

Every Newspaper Should Be Calling on Donald Trump to Resign : politics

Eric Trump Is Trying to Stonewall a Fraud Investigation Into His Company Until After the Election : politics

Kushner Reportedly Said 'That's Their Problem' When New York Pleaded for Help With COVID-19 Supplies
Virus Pulls Down Trump, Poll Shows, and G.O.P. Senators Suffer With Him : politics
Election Poll: Biden Maintains Lead Over Trump With Likely Voters : NPR - Biden leads Trump by 9 points, 52% to 43%, among likely voter
Democrats Are Slight Favorites To Take Back The Senate : politics

A Deal on Drug Prices Undone by White House Insistence onTrump CardsThe White House and the pharmaceutical industry were nearing a major deal to lower drug prices. Then the administration demanded that $100 cash cards be sent to millions of seniors before the election and the industry balked.
Republicans Killed the Obamacare Mandate. New Data Shows It Didn't Really Matter

Trump to announce billions in aid to Puerto Rico in desperate attempt to win Florida

At Least 15 Trump Officials Do Not Hold Their Positions Lawfully : politics

CDC guidelines discouraging people from getting COVID-19 tests was published by Trump officials despite objections from scientists, report says : politics

Trump's 'terrific' health-care plan is so secret his own health advisers don't know if it exists

Bill Barr shows his true colors -- and they're terrifying. Honestly, we should have known

Chief Justice Robert's lifelong crusade against voting rights, explained | He has fought to undermine voting rights his entire career.

Denouncing 'Intentional Effort' to Sabotage Election, Judge Orders Nationwide Reversal of DeJoy Mail Changes
Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. Its One More Threat to Voting by Mail.

How the Trump Campaign Lit a Billion Dollars on Fire - First off, the Trump spent something like $400 million to raise that billion, an absolute ungodly sum, straight into the fundraisers's pockets ...

White Supremacists Are a Threat to Elections, Says the DHS | The Nation

How long it might take to get election results, based on 2020 primaries - Washington Post

Dispatches From Morotai Island - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Hard as it may be to believe, this footage is from 2020: ... nation's elite political press collectively deciding that a story of no substantive or prurient interest about his opponent was the political story of the century, laying the context for both a sustained strategic ratfucking operation and an October Surprise from the Director of the FBI
Acyn Torabi on Twitter: "The President is screaming about e-mails https://t.co/XeSeiefagC" / Twitter
Pence Aide Olivia Troye: Trump Has Disregard for Human Life - A White House Aide Just Warned Us That Donald Trump Is a Sociopath

How The Washington Post's "Fact Checker" enabled a Trump lie about Social Security cuts (Gleen Kessler, the best fact-fucker, and of course Trump used it against Biden) )

Biden Aced the Town Hall. Why Didn't Trump? : politics
What the Trump and Biden town halls taught us about their upcoming debates - The Washington Post
Opinion | Drip, drip, drip: The bad news washes away Trump delusions - The Washington Post

FEC chair says there's no separation of church and state, calls 2020 election a "spiritual war" : politics

Republican Senate majority under threat as GOP incumbents trail in three battlegrounds : politics

Democrats Are Taking Their Case Against Donald Trump To Black Newspapers In Battleground States : worldnews

GOP Senator Declares 'We Will Never Rewrite the Constitution' Forgets She Co-Sponsored Constitutional Amendments


Rep. Jackson Lee stops deportation of woman claiming Fallopian tube removed without consent : politics
More migrant women say they didn't OK surgery
Ice hysterectomy allegations in line with US's long and racist history of eugenics : politics

Now evangelicals say they won't vote for Joe Biden because Kamala isn't a 'Christian name' -- 'She was named for a Hindu goddess. Is that who we're electing? A Hindu goddesss? (like they were ever going to do that)

Biden's lead has been stable, but there's still lots of uncertainty about the vote
Talk about losers: The top moments from CNN's skid-gloves town hall with Biden
Joe Bidens CNN town hall: An occasional whopper (your media doing it again)

Trump downplays legacy of slavery in appeal to white voters
Trump alleges 'left-wing indoctrination' in schools, says he will create national commission to push more ppro-American' history

CNN Host Delivers 6-Minute Takedown Of Fox News's Coronavirus Misinformation

Peters holds narrow lead over James in Michigan's US Senate race -- U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., appears to be holding a slim 4-percentage-point lead over Republican businessman John James in his race for reelection, down from a 10-point margin he had two months ago

Rating Change: Republicans Sound Alarm, Riggleman's VA-05 Moves to Toss Up | The Cook Political Report

Alabama Senate Candidate Tommy Tuberville Struggles To Discuss Voting Rights Act | HuffPost - The Republican and former college football coach stumbled when asked his position on the landmark 1965 civil rights law. (coach Toobs)

The medias 3 unforgivable sins of the Trump era : Failing the challenge


Hundreds of Heavily-Armed Gun Activists Surround Michigan State Capitol : politics

The ground game in presidential elections - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Warren organizer-based model is a waste of money. The Buttigieg strategy, based on TV and earned media, got much closer to succeeding. (Lizzie ran an old-school campaign, see Robby Mook's disaster)
Don't waste your breath trying to change Trumpists' tminds. Just vote (for the family and ex-friends stories)

Housekeepers Face a Disaster Generations in the Making - The New York Times


Jerry and Becki Falwell, pool attendant Giancarlo Granda and the affair that brought them down - The Washington Post
911 Call From Intoxicated Jerry Falwell Jrs House Last Month Describes 'A Lot Of Blood' - Becki Falwell told the operator that her husband had cuts on his face from falling after he'd been drinking.


All Hell Breaks Loose onThe ViewAfter Guest Brings Up Joys Blackface Incident
Joy Behar admitted during a taping of The View in 2016 to dressing as a "beautiful African Woman" at a Halloween party when she was 29


Facebook Has Been a Disaster for the World: How much longer are we going to allow its platform to foment hatred and undermine democracy? : technology


u/catgirl_apocalypse lays bare how The Handmaids Tale is Bill Barrs goal. Literally. : bestof


Hostile sexism and racism became stronger predictors of the House vote in the 2018 cycle than they had been in 2016. This is primarily because less sexist and less racist voters switched to the Democratic Party. : science


u/BlueHatScience details how the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (EES) challenges features of neo-Darwinism including a core feature, the "Weissmann doctrine" of gene centrism : DepthHub


What is an absolute truth that no one wants to hear? : AskReddit

Why Goodfellas is still the greatest gangster movie ever made : movies

Children of poly relationships, what was it like growing up? : AskReddit


Evercrimson explains the difference between bisexuality and pansexuality : DepthHub

Facebook has been Accused of Spying on Instagram Users Through their Smartphone Cameras : worldnews




091720

Noam Chomsky: The world is at the most dangerous moment in human history : politics - The US professor warns that the climate crisis, the threat of nuclear war and rising authoritarianism mean the risk of human extinction has never been greater.

Doctors horrified by placentas of non-smokers in Albury, Australia that look like placentas of pack-a-day smokers due to last summer's bushfire smoke. The babies are damaged for life. : worldnews

Everything is Fine! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - These are just a few of the grisly discoveries recently made in what is likely a mass death event for migratory birds occurring across the Southwest. At the moment, there is no clear explanation ... Capitalism is the greatest crime ever committed against the planet
California's Desert Fauna Will Never Recover - Fire in the Anthropocene has become the environmental equivalent of nuclear war.
Up to 1 Million Migratory Birds Found Dead in New Mexico Desert - There are biblical things happening in the deserts of New Mexico.


Smoke from the US West Coast wildfires has reached Europe : worldnews

Five maps that show just how much the US is dealing with now - The Boston Globe
Trump says US Covid-19 deaths would be low if you excluded blue states. That's wrong. | If red states were a country, they'd be in the top 10 for Covid-19 deaths among developed nations


MA COVID-19 Data 9/17/20 : boston
419 New Confirmed Cases; 1.6% Positive - September 17 : CoronavirusMa - 124,139 confirmed cases - 27,644 new tests - +25 hospital; -2icu; +2 intubated; 377 hospitalized - 15 new deaths; 9,051 total - 10 New Probable cases; 0 New Probable deaths - Yesterday was the highest number of hospitalization (+42) since Aug 01.
Weekly Report: 0.64% Positive Rate in Non-STS Towns; 2.23% in STS down from 2.24% : boston


Parents send student to school while knowingly infected with coronavirus, mayor says : Coronavirus - Almost 30 teenagers have to quarantine after parents sent their child to a Massachusetts school despite knowing they were positive with Covid-19, according to Attleboro Public Schools


If the US had handled the pandemic as well as Country X, this many deaths could have been avoided[OC] : dataisbeautiful (Trump only 5th from bottom)
CDC indicates face masks may be better COVID protection than a vaccine that's 70% effective : politics
Yelp data shows 60% of business closures due to the coronavirus pandemic are now permanent
White House abandoned plan to send 650 million face masks across the U.S. in April, report says : Coronavirus
Why Can't America Make Enough N95 Masks? 6 Months Into Pandemic, Shortages Persist : Coronavirus

Coronavirus testing in children limited by several factors - The Washington Post
Pandemic isolation has killed thousands of Alzheimers patients while families watch from afar
Decreased Influenza Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic : science

Officiant of Maine wedding liked to 7 virus deaths says he's been "reviled" : news

Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is amazing ... At least UGA's administration is getting absolutely destroyed in the thread generated by this tweet, and elsewhere on social media.
UGA on Twitter: "https://t.co/oRGifsGFp2" / Twitter

After balking at masks, pastor and church staff in North Idaho contract COVID-19 : Coronavirus


Hong Kong pro-democracy movement wins 2020 Freedom Award; activist Nathan Law urges world to contain China : worldnews
Taiwan calls for global defence against Beijing's 'intensifying military threat' : worldnews
Chinese fishing armada plundered waters around Galapagos, data shows - Hundreds of vessels caught logging 73,000 hours of fishing in just one month in new analysis : worldnews


Pakistan's prime minister calls for rapists to be hanged or castrated after mother gang-raped : worldnews (police said it was her fault for having a vagina)
Pakistan: Couple confess to abducting, raping girls in Karachi after being caught for 10-year-old' kidnapping (Fuckistan)

Outrage as Sharia court in Nigeria sentences 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy : worldnews (more muzfuckers)



Navalny team says nerve agent was found on hotel room water bottle : worldnews


US military employee who faces ten years in German jail for bar crawl with COVID-19 apologizes | NewsColony : worldnews ... Adli also remained working at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort before she tested positive, setting up a conference for US military top brass about preventing the spread of coronavirus.

Experts call on Canadian universities to close off China's access to sensitive research : worldnews
Billionaire wealth has bounced back : Canada's 20 richest people saw their fortunes grow by $37 billion during COVID-19, study says

Biden warns UK on Brexit: No trade deal unless you respect Northern Irish peace deal : worldnews

Daniel Ellsberg Tells UK Court That US Seeks Both 'Revenge' Against Julian Assange and to 'Crush' Future Whistleblowers : worldnews

860,000 Americans filed jobless claims last week : news - 29.7 Million collecting

The Mexican government said Wednesday it has requested information from the United States about claims that migrant women were sterilized at a detention center : worldnews
Multiple Detained Women Say Their Reproductive Organs Were Removed Unnecessarily : politics
Not Just ICE: A California Prison Sterilized Her and Other Black Women


Rob Gill on Twitter: "Donald Trump snorted some Adderall or Cocaine before his press conference, and some of it flew out of his nose! (also, buy this book https://t.co/KQWpmGWi5D) #TrumpPressConference https://t.co/Io2CX6DoTR" / Twitter (go full screen to see it shoot out)


Federal officials stockpiled munitions, sought 'heat ray' device before clearing Lafayette Square, whistleblower says ("death ray")

FBI director says antifa is an ideology, not an organization : news

Barr Told Prosecutors to Consider Sedition Charges for Protest Violence - The New York Times - was also said to have asked prosecutors to explore whether to bring charges against the mayor of Seattle for allowing a police-free protest zone.
Feds explored possibly charging Portland officials in unrest : news
'Tyrannical and Un-American': ACLU Rebukes Barr for Urging Sedition Charges Against Protesters | "Treating protest as a form of sedition won't hold up in court," said the ACLU. "But that is clearly not the point here." : politics
Barr says calls for coronavirus lockdown are the 'greatest intrusion on civil liberties' other than slavery in US history - CNNPolitics
Attorney General Bill Barr made a wild claim that coronavirus lockdowns were 'the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history' since slavery : politics
Barr Blasts His Own Prosecutors: 'All Power Is Vested In The Attorney General' : politics
'He's Lost It' : DOJ Alums Castigate 'Increasingly Absurd' Bill Barr for Comparing Prosecutors to Preschoolers
Barr accuses Justice Department of headhunting and meddling with politics - The Washington Post (would be hilarious if it weren't so evil and stupid)
William Barr is a disgusting fascist pig who makes John Mitchell look like Louis Brandeis - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Gee, I wonder why all these right wing Catholics are constantly obsessing about elaborate child rape conspiracies?
This Is How Bad Its Gotten at the Justice Department -- Nora Dannehy's resignation looks like part of a pattern that could be problematic for Bill Barr and President Trump.
The Madness of Consigliere Barr - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Adam Serwer?? on Twitter: "Four years ago the press and the right erupted over the *appearance* of a possible conflict when Lynch met with Clinton, arguing improper political influence on prosecutions. Now the Barr/Trumpist position is: political influence on prosecutions is great and we need more of it." / Twitter

Russian Media Is Rooting for Civil War in America -- 'The Worse, the Better' "It is better to remain neutral, but if we had to choose, then Trump is certainly ours" (really)

One of the Most Significant Potential Conflicts of Interest in American History: How Everyone From Foreign Governments to Federal Contractors Is Quietly Lining Trumps Pockets - It sure seems like the Qatari government is using a dummy office to pay the president. Countless other foreign and American companies are also handing Trump moneyometimes without even knowing itcreating the most tangled web of ethical pitfalls the White House has ever seen.

The People v. Donald J. Trump The criminal case against him is already in the works -- and it could go to trial sooner than you think.

Donald Trump accused of sexual assault by former model : worldnews
Donald Trump accused of sexual assault by former model Amy Dorris | US news : worldnews


Chinese defector's study claiming that Covid-19 was manufactured in a lab was published by groups founded by former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and his billionaire Beijing exile pal : worldnews

The US President's personal attorney Rudy Guliani's payroll firm WorldCapital questionably received PPP loan from Signature, on which Ivanka Trump sat in the board of directors when it was approved. It's unclear if WorldCapital met the payroll requirements of the bailout program. : worldnews
US Intel Repeatedly Warned About Rudy's 'Russian Agent' Pal

Wray says Russia engaged in 'very active efforts' to interfere in election, damage Biden -- The FBI director also broke with Trump's claim that antifa is a terrorist organization.

Trump's former spy chief is calling on Congress to create an election oversight commission : worldnews

Internal Records Reveal Treasury Department Attempted 'Unprecedented' and Arguably 'Illegal' Takeover of USPS

What's at Stake in This Election? The American Democratic Experimentformer director of national intelligence on how to firmly and unambiguously reassure all Americans that their votes will be counted.

Chad Wolf appears ready to defy House subpoena to testify, DHS official says - CNNPolitics

Trumps businesses charged Secret Service more than $1.1 million, including for rooms in club shuttered for pandemic

'One of the Most Callous Sentiments Ever Uttered' by US President: Trump Falsely Says Covid Death Toll Not So Bad 'If You Take Blue States Out' : politics
Trump blames blue states for the coronavirus death toll but most recent deaths have been in red states
Trump called 'demented' after blaming 'blue states' for coronavirus death toll

Bob Woodward induced a confession of the greatest lie in American history
If We Don't Hold Trump Accountable on COVID, We Should Quit Pretending We're a Democracy
Al Gore rips Trump's Covid-19 response: 'He's trying to gaslight the virus' : politics

Shunning masks is a central sacrament of the Trump cult: Reason can't compete with faith. Trump's followers believe their leader has given their lives meaning. It's public health versus mass delusion : politics
Biden Says Americans Can't Trust Trump on Vaccine - Biden says Trump is politicizing a vaccine. Trump then rebukes the C.D.C. chief

Newly revealed USPS documents show an agency struggling to manage Trump, Amazon and the pandemic - The Washington Post - and the pro-Trump figures to whom it turned for advice.

Wallace: We have never covered anyone with no shame until Trump
'Stocks Are Owned by Everybody,' Says Trump. Not Even Close.

DeJoy gave $600,000 to GOP after USPS job opened. Should the focus be on his wife's ambassador nod? : politics

Donald Trump's new health care plan has been 2 months away for 15 months now : politics

Trump reportedly won't prepare for presidential debates against Biden (he doesn'prepare for anything, duh)
Opinion | Trump is losing control of his own propaganda - The Washington Post

Michelle Obama: 'We could've never gotten away with' what the Trump White House does y

Trump ABC town hall pulls in fewer viewers than 'America's Got Talent,' NBA, Fox News : politics

Facebook Needs Trump Even More Than Trump Needs Facebook commitment to free speech is more about protecting the president than the company's ideals ("ideals" bhahahaha)

Women in President Donald Trumps White House earn 69 cents for every $1 paid to male staffers

Michael Cohen On Why Republicans Support Trump: 'We're Stupid' : politics
Conservatism and the neural circuitry of threat: economic conservatism predicts greater amygdala BNST connectivity during periods of threat vs safety | Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience | Oxford Academic

How Trump Screwed His Own Campaign With One Executive Order - Joe Biden may be publicly responding to Democratic angst over law and order attacks. But, privately, his campaign is bludgeoning the president on Social Security.

New Survey Results From KFF/Cook Political Report Survey in AZ, Fl, and NC. AZ Moves to Lean Dem | The Cook Political Report
s a really weird dynamic: Breaking down Trump's reelection map - high floor of support is keeping him within range of Joe Biden in a number of states. Yet his ceiling is so low that it threatens his hold in a number of others that he should have locked down by now.
PollerCoaster 2020: Whats Happening With Marginal Voters
Opinion | Trump's nightmare is coming true: Two blue wall states aren't t even close
Arizona : Dems Ahead For Prez, Senate : Support for legalizing marijuana has the edge

Dems fear Wisconsin governor is becoming a liability for Biden - POLITICO - Tony Evers' performance -- especially his response to the Kenosha riots -- is diminishing what should be a significant edge for the party.

GOP growing more indifferent to Trump controversies as election nears - CNNPolitics
16 Straight Hours Inside The Alternate Reality Of Pro-Trump TV Channel OAN | HuffPost - Trump Worlds answer to state television.

Opinion | The Evangelicals Who Are Taking On QAnon - The New York Times - Some leaders are trying to save their flocks from the lure of the online conspiracy theory.

This Is What Trump's Suburbia Really Looks Like - The very wealthy and very white communities around Milwaukee show little sign of the defections plaguing the president's campaign in more diverse suburbs.

The Postal Service Was Going to Send Masks to Every Household Until Camp Runamuck Intervened - This administration* couldn't have screwed up the response to the pandemic worse if it sent out battalions of the infected to sneeze on people.

Pa. Supreme Court Sides With Democrats, Extending Mail-In Ballot Deadlines To 3 Days After Election Day : politics

Deal Reached in N.J. for 'Millionaires Tax' to Address Fiscal CrisisGov. Philip Murphy said the tax would help make up shortfalls caused by the pandemic, but Republicans warned it would lead to an exodus of wealthy residents (yeah, they'll move to Florida)

Even if Joe Biden wins, Trump and Mitch McConnell's judges could block U.S. progress for decades

The Big Ten might save its football season, but the myth of college sports has been shattered - The Washington Post - The coronavirus pandemic has completely laid bare the contemptible nature of college athletics. The Big Tens decision to reverse course and try to stage a football season made it as crisp and clear as a Saturday afternoon in the fall:


Opinion | Stop whining, Alan Dershowitz - The Washington Post - falsely paint Professor Dershowitz as a constitutional scholar and intellectual who had lost his mind (he never had one in the first place)

Alaska judge blocks ballot printing after candidate raises "clear" legal questions about design (Refuck crooks)


Nashville pastor resigns after multiple inappropriate relationships, starts new church in different town. : news

Macomb County pastor admits to using church email address to harass NYT reporter : news (over a fake meme he saw on Fuckbook)
sarah jeong on Twitter: "You would be surprised at how many people send me these kinds of messages from their work emails. But using the domain for your online church is a new low, and yes, I am going post your email on the internet." / Twitter (David Muns, infamous on the internets for all eternity for being on idiot asshole)

Armed civilian roadblocks in Oregon town fuel fears over vigilantism | US news | The Guardian

Accused Killer Of California Cops Was Associated With Right-Wing 'Boogaloo Movement' : worldnews


What Happened Inside Ed Buck's Apartment? : Two men died of meth overdoses at the home of a West Hollywood political donor. Dark conspiracy theories abounded -- but the truth is even darker.


u/andrewrgross explains how to really change your grandparents minds on their support of trump : bestof

Inside the Breakup of the Cellino & Barnes Law Firm

Democrat who opposed equal marriage defeated by gay drag queen in landslide victory : politics

J.K. Rowling Book Burning Videos Are Spreading Like Wildfire Across TikTok - "This doesn't even touch on the harmful fatphobia, racism and valorization of supramacists and child abusers in her most famous work."

Brandi Glanville, Denise Richards, and the Real Housewives' Gay-Panic Problem

Fall of the frat house: Students target Greek life amid Americas racial reckoning


Autistic men have a greater excitation/inhibition imbalance in their prefrontal cortex than neurotypical men do, but autistic women show no such imbalance. Researchers say this could help explain why women tend to camouflage more. : science

In A Complete Fluke, A European Spacecraft Is About To Fly Past Venus - And Could Look For Signs Of Life : worldnews

Dark hair was common among Vikings, genetic study confirms : worldnews

Saudi Arabia announces discovery of 120,000-year-old human footprints : worldnews

Mass Extinction Event That Brought On The Age Of Dinosaurs Discovered : worldnews

Giant Planet Found Orbiting A Dead White Dwarf Star : science

Direct investments in low-income children' health and education have historically had the highest marginal value. Many such policies have paid for themselves as the government recouped the cost of their initial expenditures through additional taxes collected and reduced transfers


Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast : technology




091620


UN warns world is failing on all targets set to save nature : worldnews - We are currently, in a systematic manner, exterminating all non-human living beings
Humanity is at a crossroads and we have to take action now to make space for nature to recover and slow its "accelerating decline", according to a report by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. : worldnews
Swiss voters to decide on basic rights of primates : worldnews

Erin Brockovich says US is now in a water crisis far worse than people realize : politics

For the first time in almost 50 years, the Atlantic Ocean has five tropical cyclones simultaneously. : worldnews

Because of fire, West Coast has four of the world's 10 most polluted cities : inthenews
Couple who died in California fire were ready to evacuate but reconsidered after 'erroneous information' : news

New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States : inthenews

Hurricane Center warns 'catastrophic flooding' as Tropical Storm Sally lumbers inland - The storm unloaded 20 to 30 inches of rain in coastal Alabama and the Florida Panhandle
Hurricane Sally slams into Alabama and Florida, and rescues from widespread flooding are underway - CNN
Tracking Sally's path
Pensacola, Florida, has already gotten 2 feet of rain. Here's what it looks like on the ground. : news


U.S. coronavirus cases and state maps: Tracking cases, deaths - Washington Post
A Closer Look: America Is About to Lose Its 200,000th Life to Coronavirus. How Many More Have to Die? : inthenews
The Story Behind TIME's Issue Marking Nearly 200,000 U.S. Deaths -- and Why Its Border Is Black For the Second Time in History (1st being 9/11)
US passes Italy in official total number of Covid-19 deaths per million : Coronavirus
How much worse off is America from COVID-19 than other rich nations? Much, much worse : Coronavirus
Covid-19: Hit to global economy 'less than feared' : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 9/16/20 : boston
295 New Confirmed Cases; 1.8% Positive - September 16 : CoronavirusMa


'Egregious violation of the rules': Parents sent COVID-19 positive student to school : boston (Attleboro)

Massachusetts has the highest coronavirus nursing home death rate in the country at 124 per 1,000 residents : massachusetts
Here's a snapshot of how US states differ on vaccine acceptance and trust in Trump, Fauci, and scientists
Coronavirus: CDC says U.S. should have enough vaccine to return to 'regular life' by third quarter of 2021
Bill Gates: We underestimated the value of masks
CDC director says face masks may provide more protection than coronavirus vaccine : Coronavirus
New coronavirus test can be fully completed at home with results in 15 minutes : Coronavirus
Coronavirus Tracked: Hundreds Of Deaths Linked To Conspiracy Theories And Other Misinformation, Study Finds : Coronavirus

Apart from that Mrs. Lincoln - Lawyers, Guns & Money - In general, I try to keep my focus for pandemic failures on policymakers rather than individuals who do dumb things. But some people are so obscenely self-centered and callous I have to make an exception: Then there are the newlyweds who feel little responsibility for wedding guests getting infected ...

Eschaton: Nobody Could Have Predicted - I tend to think a bit of this is too many people in the upper echelons of power everywhere just can't comprehend that there will be any consequences to their bad decisions. - Penn State's s total number of COVID-19 cases at University Park increased by 458 on Tuesday, boosting the total number of positives to 1,146.


Big Ten football decision marks darkest day in conference's history


Covid 19 coronavirus: Doctors, scientists attack Sweden over 'cherry-picked data' : Coronavirus


India reports 97,856 new cases of coronavirus, a global record, and 1,139 new deaths : Coronavirus

Spain sees deadliest COVID-19 day since end of lockdown: According to the Ministry of Health there have 239 deaths caused by the disease in the past 24 hours : worldnews

UK nears 4,000 new daily COVID-19 cases, highest since May : worldnews
Tens of thousands forced to turn to food banks for first time as demand soars during pandemic, figures show - New wave of UK families who have never needed help before struggling to make ends meet due to falling incomes and rising costs


Indian politician who claimed bathing in mud and blowing a conch shell provides immunity, tests COVID-19 positive : worldnews


Burned jaguars and reptiles consumed by flames: Fires rage in Brazil's wetlands

Exhaust fumes from Chinese animal vaccine plant leave thousands sick : worldnews
China's Communist Party demands private sector's loyalty as external risks rise : worldnews
John Boyega quits perfume brand Jo Malone after being replaced in Chinese commercial : worldnews
Trump attacks WTO after it says US tariffs on China broke global trade rules : worldnews
It's official: Trump's trade war with China is now an unmitigated, farcical disaster : politics
Fears for Australians in China after Chinese consul named in Australian Federal Police warrant over political interference investigation : worldnews

'Huge Victory for Net Neutrality' : Top EU Court Rebuffs Zero-Rating Schemes : The open internet win comes from the Court of Justice of the European Union's first-ever interpretation of the EU's 2015 net neutrality law


"Welcome to the worst place on earth" == Belarus security forces tortured hundreds after election, human rights group warns
EU doesn't recognize Lukashenko as president of Belarus, says European Commission Vice President

Venezuela government accused of grisly crimes against humanity in UN report | State and President Nicolas Maduro were responsible for extrajudicial killings and systemic use of torture : worldnews

Jewish settler in West Bank sentenced to life for killing 3 Palestinians, including toddler : worldnews
After peace deals, Gazans fire 13-rocket salvo at Israel; IDF hits Hamas targets : worldnews

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe resigns, clears way for successor : worldnews

Pakistan: Man admits to sexually abusing 15-year-old daughter with his brother and neighbour in Punjab : worldnews

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: British-Iranian mother jailed in Tehran could face extra year in prison - CNN


An Aboriginal man is suing the Australian government for more than $4 million for false imprisonment and trying to deport him to New Zealand. : worldnews

Panama governor stopped in car with 79 drug parcels : worldnews


British descendants of anti-Fascist volunteers in Spanish Civil War to be offered citizenship : worldnews

Ursula von der Leyen says Poland's 'LGBT-free zones' have no place in EU : worldnews ("no gay zones")

Twenty-nine German police suspended for sharing pictures of Hitler : worldnews

France: Female students urged to dress 'provocatively' to protest sexist dress code : worldnews

Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and declare republic - The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind,

'Britain does not break treaties' EU president quotes Thatcher as she tells Boris Johnson he cannot change Brexit deal
Johnson seeks to head off Brexit rebellion : worldnews

Transgender woman cannot be child's 'mother': French court : news

Saudi Arabia rebuked at UN over Jamal Khashoggi killing, abuses : worldnews


The US 'War on Terror' Has Created at Least 37 Million Refugees

Nearly two-thirds of US young adults unaware 6m Jews killed in the Holocaust | World news : worldnews (never hward the word "Nazi")
First-Ever 50-State Survey On Holocaust Knowledge Of American Millennials And Gen Z Reveals Shocking Results -- disturbing Findings Reveal Significant Number Of Millennials and Gen Z Can't Name A Single Concentration Camp Or Ghetto, Believe That Two Million Or Fewer Jews Were Killed And A Concerning Percentage Believe That Jews Caused The Holocaust


Under Trump, America's National Debt Has Increased by Nearly $7 Trillion : politics
The Good Life That Keynes Promised America Got Stolen - A new study shows in electrifying terms the extent to which 45 years of income inequality destroyed the prosperity we should all be enjoying. : politics (St Ronnie)


Exclusive: Georgia doctor who forcibly sterilized detained women has been identified : news (Bubba Menglele)
Exclusive: Georgia doctor who forcibly sterilized detained women has been identified | Prism - gynecologist Mahendra Amin, based in Douglas, Georgia. The doctor, also an immigrant, is affiliated with Coffee Regional Medical Center and Irwin County Hospital in Georgia. (Indian dude)
Dr. Mahendra Amin Named as Doctor Referred to as Uterus Collectorin ICE Whistleblower Complaint
165 congressional Democrats demand 'immediate investigation' into whistleblower claim that ICE is sterilizing immigrant women without consent : politics

Steve Bannon Is Behind Bogus Study That China Created COVID : worldnews


On Rosh Hashanah call, Trump tells American Jews 'We love your country' and asks for their vote - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Trump Is One of the Worst World Leaders on Earth, According to the Rest of the World : politics

Foxs Mark Levin calls for Donald Trump "to use the Insurrection Act" (must be getting worried)

Fox News said Trump was 'ambushed' in town hall where undecided American voters asked him basic questions : politics
Woman says she's voting for Biden because Trump dodged her question in town hall : politics
'Let me finish my question, sir' : A voter shut down Trump when he started talking over her at a town hall (
ABC town hall shows Trump faces great peril outside Fox News bubble : politics
Trump's ABC town hall revealed a president disconnected from reality
'Just a Firehose of Lying' Trump's town Hall Widely Roasted As A Train Wreck
Trumps disastrous town hall shows he should never have made mental acuity an issue
Trump's disastrous town hall shows he should never have made mental acuity an issue
How President Donald Trump failed to connect with voters at ABC News town hall : politics
Trump's bogus health care promise was on full display in town hall : politics
'He was lying through his teeth' - Analysis: Venturing outside the Fox bubble, Trump faced voter questions and didn't sufficiently answer - CNN
The man who wanted to be on TV - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The presidency is like The Apprentice except you don't get to edit out the bits that don't work.
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "I expect this Trump ABC town hall to be bonkers because he's ompletely incapable of discussing policy but he rarely talks in forums where people are able to press him

Bill Barr Said Prosecutors Could Charge Rioters for Conspiring to Overthrow U.S. Government : politics
Barr Meddles In Presidential Election By Warning Of Socialism Under Biden : politics

Michael Cohen: Trump taxes would reveal 'wealth is not as significant' as he says : politics
Michael Cohen Says Trump Is Afraid He'll End Up Facing Tax Fraud Charges

Opinion | Whose America Is It? - The New York Times

Majority of American Voters Say Trump Has Given Up Coronavirus Fight : politics
With no end in sight, Trump's lies just keep making the pandemic worse; Trump has risked his followers' lives and damaged the credibility of science -- and for what? It's not nearly over
Trump's COVID catastrophe - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trumps COVID-19 Culpability ... Ben Shapiro (is an idiot) ... It's significant that Douthat's column doesn't mention testing even once. But his argument simply falls apart once you focus on it (also an idiot) ... Trump inexplicably hollowed out our global public health presence before the pandemic, and kept doing it throughout. And he contradicted and undermined his own administration's pandemic control authorities at every turn, wreaking havoc on the federal government's immense capacity to respond. If hd done nothing at all, many thousands of Americans would still be alive.

White House Staff Members Reportedly Test Positive For COVID-19 Less Than 24 Hours After President Donald Trump Visited Philadelphia : politics
New Woodward tape reveals Trump bailed on meeting over sneeze
Bob Woodward: Trump doesn't know 'what is real and what is unreal' : politics

'Everyone in America Should Be Outraged': McConnell Quietly Rams Through More Lifetime Trump Judges While Blocking Covid Relief : politics

"He's Describing a Massacre" : Trump Touts Herd Immunity Approach to Covid That Experts Warn Would Kill Millions
Dr. Bleach-Injector and his death cult want you to get "herd devloped." Don't expect Trump's latest idiocy to lose him followers -- they'd rather get COVID-19 than admit they were wrong
The Other Coronavirus Lie Exposed by Woodward: Trump is deceiving young people about their risk. : politics
CDC Director: Face Masks Offer More Protection Than a Vaccine; Contradicting Trump, CDC director says universal masking could control the pandemic in weeks : politics
Trump tries un-admitting that he misled US, downplayed pandemic : politics
HHS spokesman Caputo to take medical leave after reportedly accusing CDC officials of plotting against Trump : politics
Top HHS official takes leave of absence after Facebook rant on CDC conspiracies : news - Caputo used to work for a public relations firm working for Putin ... He was also an advisor directly to Boris Yeltsin (Russian President from 1991-99 until Putin took over) for four years. Lived in Russia for 6 years ... And he appears in Mueller's report ...
Michael Caputo - Wikipedia (shit is so deep)
Eschaton: Negative Attention - Ok sure. -- The health department's top spokesperson Michael Caputo called an emergency staff meeting on Tuesday to apologize for drawing negative attention to the Trump administration's health care strategy and signaled that he might be soon departing his role, according to five people with knowledge of the meeting .... Caputo also acknowledged that he had never read one of the CDCs Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, despite his teamngoing efforts to try to edit those documents ... "I am not Glenn Beck in different glasses" he added

Trump Repeatedly Shares Fake Video Showing Biden Playing NWA' 'Fuck tha Police' - Twitter labeled the video as 'manipulated media' but hasn't taken it down.
Evoking anti-Semitic imagery, Trump campaign runs Facebook ad with Bernie Sanders as puppetmaster of Joe Biden | Media Matters for America

'Democrat Voters Against Joe Biden' Group Has Trump Fanatics, a Psychic, but No Actual Dems
Biden Reminds Trump Who' Prez When POTUS Blames Him For Not Issuing Mask Mandate
Twitter users roast Trump after he blames Biden for lack of national mask mandate : politics
Trump's increasingly overt effort to pretend Biden is actually president
Trump is desperately trying to distance himself from his failed presidency | The man who once said, 'I alone can fix it,' now wants to recast himself as the president who wasn't there ... He was never there. He watched TV for four years and tweeted stupid shit every morning ... Don't forget the golf ...

Turning Point Hired Arizona Teens to Flood Social Media With Attacks on Biden: WaPo : politics

We mailed 100 letters to test the Postal Service. The verdict: Spotty at best, dismal at worst : inthenews
'Why Is He Trying So Hard to Keep It a Secret?' Postal Service Sued Over Refusal to Release DeJoy Calendar : politics
Postal Service Stiffed $20 Million Cost of Delivering Trump COVID-19 Mailer

Romney slams Senate GOP's Biden investigation as a "political exercise" : politics
Mitt Romney Slams Ron Johnson's Probe Into Hunter Biden

Trump Stuck at 42% Job Approval

The Supreme Court must step in to stop Florida Republicans from disenfranchising voters : politics

Ohio judge blows up GOP plan to allow only 1 ballot box in each county; The limitation in the battleground state is arbitrary and unreasonable, the court said. : politics

Lindsey Graham's Campaign For Rival's Tax Returns Ends In Humiliation
Poll shows Susan Collins down 12 points, Lindsey Graham tied with Democratic challenger : politics (Suzie-Floozy going to hell, Queen Lindsey will follow)

New QAnon-Allied GOP Senate Candidate Also Pushed Anti-Semitism, Flat Earthism, and 9/11 Conspiracies : politics

What if this is the last election in U.S. history? -- People and entire organizations are working to discourage the American people from voting so the power elite can control the outcome and silence the working stiffs. (chicago.suntimes.com)

The Gray Wall - Old people elected Trump. Will they make him a one-term president?
How the Black Vote Became a Political Monolith - The New York Times

Invisible company owned by Rudy Giuliani got taxpayer-backed PPP moneybut where did it go? ... lists no employees ... was it fraud?


Republican memo warns US Senate 'at risk' of falling into Democratic control

Biden up by 16 points in Minnesota: poll : politics
Analysis | Power Up: Non-college educated women are fleeing Trump in Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to new Post-ABC poll : politics ... Not for the first time have wives and daughters fled from Trump ...

Kelly's lead widens to 10 points in Arizona Senate race: poll : politics

Joe Biden's Invisible Campaign in All-Important Michigan | Time

A Doctor Went Viral For Saying His Daughter Was Attacked By BLM. She Wasnt.

Kanye West's Perplexing Run as a Potential 2020 Spoiler - Even those around the hip-hop artist struggle to explain his motivations for a presidential candidacy that some Democrats worry could siphon votes from Joe Biden.

Skid marks and blood trails at the accident site where a S.D. AG allegedly hit a deer last Saturday night. : news

ICE deported a key witness in investigation of sexual assault and harassment at El Paso detention center : inthenews

'Looked like a chicken breast' : Man finds brain wrapped in aluminum foil on beach

'Massive' amounts of meth and fentanyl seized in bust of Evansville drug network : news

Documents Reveal How the Police Kept Daniel Prude's Death Quiet


A Survey of New York City's High-Income Earners: The Future of Work and the Quality of Life

Boeing hid design flaws in Max jets from pilots and regulators : worldnews

10 Resources to Help Make Your Digital Business Go Green - Danny DeMichele


Sky high: Mass. marijuana is among the most expensive in the nation - The Boston Globe - Nearly four years after legalization, Bay State cannabis consumers still pay top dollar (have to pay the MSP somehow)


Archeologists find remains of syphilis-infected Europeans that pre-date Columbus, challenging the theory that he introduced the disease to Europe : worldnews

'Viking' Was A Job Description, Not A Matter Of Heredity, Massive Ancient DNA Study Shows : worldnews

The Definitive Superfood Ranking

Why Are We in the West So Weird? A Theory - The New York Times - he advent of Protestantism, aided by the invention of the printing press, that brought along the spread of literacy and altered the workings of our brains. -- WEIRD: Western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic ... and don't marry your cousins changed everything


oolongvanilla comments on What's being gay like in China?

YouTuber finds a website that's normalizing abusing children. this needs more expsure : videos




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Scientists say an enormous chunk of Greenland's ice cap, estimated to be about 110 square kilometers (42.3 square miles), has broken off in the far northeastern Arctic. They see it as evidence of rapid climate change.
The Arctic Is Shifting to a New Climate Because of Global Warming- Open water and rain, rather than ice and snow, are becoming typical of the region, a new study has found. : science
Biologists warn 'extinction denial' is the latest anti-science conspiracy theory: Spike in extinction denial is likely this week after UN publishes latest biodiversity figures
Northern hemisphere breaks record for hottest ever summer : worldnews
'It'll start getting cooler, you just watch': Trump denies scientific consensus that climate change is supercharging the West's wildfires : worldnews
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration ProPublica - Wildfires rage in the West. Hurricanes batter the East. Droughts and floods wreak damage throughout the nation. Life has become increasingly untenable in the hardest-hit areas, but if the people there move, where will everyone go?
A meta-analysis of thirty country-level studies has found that climate change triggers migration, particularly in middle-income and agricultural countries. : science

A New Front in the Biden-Trump Battle for the Suburbs: Wildfires - The New York Times - An issue that has always been on the sidelines in presidential campaigns may be coming to the forefront as Joseph Biden seeks to cast climate change, not violence, as the real and immediate threat to the suburbs.
Oregon state senator who stopped climate change vote loses home to wildfire : politics

Sally brings 100-mph winds as it rumbles into U.S. Gulf Coast : news
At $1.6B, Hurricane Laura did more agriculture damage in Louisiana than Katrina and Rita combined : news



MA COVID-19 Data 9/15/20 : boston


Ab8 COVID-19 Drug Breakthrough: Tiny Antibody Component Completely Neutralizes the SARS-CoV-2 Virus : Coronavirus
The US isn't even close to getting Covid-19 down to where it needs to be by fall, medical experts say : Coronavirus
If You've Just Had Covid, Exercise Can Cause Serious Complications, Including Heart Disease : Coronavirus
A slew of studies from around the world has reported a disturbing trend: since the coronavirus pandemic started, there has been a significant rise in the proportion of pregnancies ending in stillbirths, in which babies die in the womb. : science
Fentanyl-Related Overdose Deaths Increase More Than 60% Since March : news
Covid-19 'Worse Than Science Fiction' And 'Still At Beginning', Says WHO Expert : Coronavirus


7 coronavirus-related deaths now connected to Maine wedding - The Boston Globe

Lockdown Led to 70% Drop in NYC COVID Spread, Masks Also Effective : Coronavirus


Russian excess deaths over summer outstrip COVID toll by more than 3 to 1 : Coronavirus

South Korean church blamed for mass infections to sue government over what it called harm to the public done by "COVID-19 fraud." : worldnews

New Zealand reports zero new Covid-19 cases in community for first time since resurgence. : worldnews


Hackers Connected to China Have Compromised U.S. Government Systems, CISA says : technology (comments for why we're fucked: government in a bathtub)
China fires Long March rocket directly over Taiwan | Taiwan News : worldnews
Southern Mongolia turns to police state as full-blown cultural genocide unfolds : worldnews
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 should not be held in China, human rights groups say : worldnews
Experts call on Canadian universities to close off China's access to sensitive research - Former Canadian Security Intelligence Service director says China views Canada as an 'easier target' : worldnews
Australia accessed Chinese diplomats' protected communications in explosive investigation into foreign political interference : worldnews

Yair Netanyahu, Israel PM's son, crowdfunding for a Jewish terrorist who burnt a Palestinian family while asleep. : worldnews

Pakistani Prime Minister suggests chemical castration for rapists : worldnews

Brazil court rules in favor of anti-slavery 'dirty list' - The most recent list named about 150 companies Businesses found by the government to have used slave labor are placed on the list for two years : worldnews

The number of people over 100 years old in Japan has gone over 80,000 for the first time, and 88% of them are women : worldnews

Malaysian man finds monkey selfies on lost phone : worldnews

S. Korean politician charged with embezzling funds for victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery. : worldnews

Iran becoming more secular, less religions, new study reveals : worldnews

Leader of Polish party in power says they will 'end up like Ireland' if they don't oppose LGBT+ rights : worldnews

Russian paramedics' accounts challenge Moscow's explanation for Navalny's coma : worldnews

Trump wants to jail WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to keep him quiet, extradition hearing told : worldnews

Former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke jailed for sexual assaults on women : worldnews - He had forced the woman on to a sofa and groped her breast while trying to kiss her, before chasing her and chanting, "I'm a naughty Tory," his trial had heard.


Global views of U.S. and Trump plunge to new lows amid covid-19 pandemic, Pew poll finds - The Washington Post

'We were shocked' : RAND study uncovers massive income shift to the top 1% (capitalists "shocked" they stole all your money)
'2.5 Trillion Theft' : Study Shows Richest 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From Bottom 90% in Recent Decades

"You fucked up, you thought I was arguing in good faith" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This story about Reality Winner -- currently recovering from COVID while doing a 5-year bit in federal prison -- is heartbreaking and infuriating. Her most crucial mistake was believing that Glenn Greenwald was telling the truth when he kept claiming that he was an open-minded skeptic on Russia's election ratfucking who Of Course Supported A Full Investigation: (fucker outed her to the NSA)
The World's Biggest Terrorist Has a Pikachu Bedspread - Not every leaker is an ideological combatant like Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning. Reality Winner may be the unlikeliest of all.

Trump to Woodward: The virus is "so easily transmissible, you wouldn't believe it" : worldnews
Bob Woodward reveals 'extraordinarily shocking' audio of Trump on 'The Late Show' : politics
Donald Trump Touts Relationships With Erdogan, Putin, Kim In Newly-Released Audio Recording: 'The tougher and meaner they are, the better I get along with them' : worldnews

AOC Says U.S. 'Must Atone' for Rights Violations After Whistleblower's ICE Hysterectomy Claims : politics
Custergrant comments on AOC Says U.S. 'Must Atone' for Rights Violations After Whistleblower's ICE Hysterectomy Claims (America checks all the boxes of Umberto Eco's fascist state)
Questionable hysterectomies and shoddy COVID care alleged at Georgia immigrant detention center : politics
'They're still not taking this seriously' Whistleblowing nurse warns of covid-19 safety neglect at ICE facility
Caputo apologizes to HHS staff, signals desire for medical leave - POLITICO
Woodward says there was 'denial across the board' in White House about severity of coronavirus
Jared Kushner Not Sure Why You Chickenshits Are So "Hysterical" About a Virus That's Killed 195,000 Americans

There's a very simple reason Trump is reacting this way to the California wildfires -- it's the electoral college: Dividing America artifically into 'red states' and 'blue states' has done terrible, immoral damage to our country, especially under Trump

400,000 Immigrants Can Be Forced to Leave the U.S., Court Rules - The New York Times - People from countries like El Salvador and Haiti who won temporary protected status after fleeing natural disaster and war can be forced to return home, a federal appeals court ruled.

Trump says he wanted to take out Syria's Assad but Mattis opposed it

The Man Who Refused to Spy | The New Yorker - The F.B.I. tried to recruit an Iranian scientist as an informant. When he balked, the payback was brutal.


Bill and Melinda Gates say 'shocking' US pandemic response is due to 'terrible leadership' : 'This has been a mismanaged situation every step of the way'
Top Trump official deletes Twitter after accusing scientists of plotting against Trump: report : politics
Dem Sen Demands Caputo Resignation After He Reportedly Accused Scientists Of 'Sedition'
Bob Woodward Reveals New Tape of Trumps Shocking COVID Comments
Trump Audio Shows He Freaked Out Over A Sneeze Even As He Downplayed COVID-19 : politics

How bad of a president do you have to be to get Scientific American to endorse your opponent? - Lawyers, Guns & Money (jfc, pic of future porn-star Ivanka)

Trump says there are 25 'witnesses' disputing the Atlantic. Nope.
Noted Bibliophobe Donald Trump Claims He Read 466-Page Bob Woodward Book in One Night

He hides records: Trump's concealment of his tax returns is another reason to get him out of the White House

'Just Wildly, Blatantly Corrupt': Researcher Reveals DeJoy Donated $600,000 to Trump and GOP After Top USPS Job Opened : politics
Donald Trump called voting by mail "refreshingly democratic" in 2000 New York Times op-ed : politics

Fact check: Trump makes four false claims in one sentence - CNNPolitics - Was Andy McCabe ever forced to pay back the $700,000 illegally given to him and his wife, for his wife's political campaign, by Crooked Hillary Clinton while Hillary was under FBI investigation, and McCabe was the head of the FBI???

Trump's Nevada Rally Is a Mockery to Millions | It flies in the face of CDC guidelines and insults all Americans who have sacrificed to slow the pandemic's spread

Trump thinks he gets to be president of just the Republican states: But they're a total mess. What do the poorest and least educated states in the nation have in common? Take a wild guess, Mr. President : politics

Trump ad asks people to support the troops. But it uses a picture of Russian jets : politisc We are so far gone. : politics


Trump's Shredding of Civil Liberties Won't Stop With Antifa: An American was killed by federal agents and the president called it "retribution" - We are so far gone

If your small business died, blame President Donald Trump : politics

'It wasn't our fault': Trump blames Nevada governor for indoor rally criticised as 'homicidal' by doctors : politics

Malcom Nance: Trump's Talk Of 3rd Term Is A Serious Threat : He really does believe he deserves a third term" the intelligence analyst said in suggesting an even more shameless power grab on MSNBC

News outlets give Trump the headlines he wants for vaporware drug executive order | Media Matters for America - Four years after Trumps election, media outlets are still marks for his disinformation

Why it doesnt seem to matter that Trump badmouths people he hired (and hyped)

Justice Dept. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into John Bolton's Book -- whether the former national security adviser illegally disclosed classified information (Trump being a crooked asshole is "classified" says Barr)

Federal judge: Mailing misleading voter information constitutes irreparable harm to Colorado : politics

Washingtons cozy media-political cocktail circuit needs a cooling-off. Now is the perfect time

Boats, flags and merchandise: Trump is core to supporters' identity - Axios

Trumps Perverse Campaign Strategy ... "shooting will begin" ... "martial law" ...

The Right Wings New Election Boogeyman (RCV bc it kills the 3rd party vanities)

White patriarchal supremacy and the future of America - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... If you have fairly racist or sexist views you are very likely to be a Republican ... Just since 2008, he notes, White Christians have fallen from about 54% to 44% of the population; that decline, he believes, will become vastly more tangible for them if Trump loses in November.

Making Lochner Great Again - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A 41-year-old Trump District Court judge has brought back Gilded Age judicial reasoning to strike down Pennsylvanias COVID response measures: ... There are countless judges like this who will be serving in Article III judgeships for decades now. The liberal case for Donald Trump!
Last week was a disaster for voting rights in the courtsRepublicans won two important court victories that could potentially shape the outcome of this yeas elections.
US democracy is broken: How to fix voting rights, elections, the Senate, and the Electoral College - Vox

Alan Dershowitz Files $300 Million Lawsuit Against CNN for Portraying Him as an 'Intellectual Who Had Lost His Mind'

Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl's fake FBI raid dupes The Washington Post - The Washington Post

Outside investigators look at South Dakota AG's fatal crash : news

After an Inlander article about her links to conspiracy theory websites, Rep. Jenny Graham responds with profanity, threats and another conspiracy website | Local News | Spokane | The Pacific Northwest Inlander

Michael Scheuer Hunted Bin Laden for CIA. Now He Wants Americans Dead. - Michael Scheuer used to hunt Osama bin Laden, whom he now says he admires. Now his quarry is Donald Trumps enemies, whom he equates with terrorists.

Opinion | White evangelicals and Catholics may finally be opening their ears - The Washington Post (says wingnut Gerson)

Oregon Militias Advance - Lawyers, Guns & Money (antifa pedo-rings setting fires to forests, dumbfucks thought Bureau of Land Manageent was BLM)


Documents Reveal How the Police Kept Daniel Prudes Death QuietOfficials in Rochester, N.Y., spent months trying to suppress video footage of the police encounter that led to Mr. Prude's death.

Louisville has settled Breonna Taylor's wrongful death lawsuit - CNN

Cleveland woman shot and killed; residents say she was murdered by elderly neighbor over dog dispute : news


Tennessee school district can't push religion on students: Federal court injunction : news

NJ Homeowner Nearly Loses Her House Because She Owed 6 Cents in Back Taxes : news


Columbia University Marching Band votes to disband after 116 years - Columbia Daily Spectator

Mass. Ballot Question 2, Explained: What You Need To Know About Ranked-Choice Voting : massachusetts


It's common knowledge that entitled individuals are quick to anger when things don't go their way, but now evidence shows that people who are entitled also get angry when encountering bad luck. At the same time, they show little empathy for others experiencing bad luck. : science


[NSFW] What scandal was everyone vaguely aware of long before it was confirmed? : AskReddit

[Serious] What's the most immature thing you've seen a grown ass adult do? : AskReddit

What is the strangest thing a partner has said or done during sex, that instantly killed the mood? : AskReddit


/u/adama0001 explains what sufferers of ADHD go through and the commonly misunderstood medications used to treat them. : bestof

People that have been in a floation tank/sensory deprivation tank, what was your expeirence like the first time you tried it, and did you go nude as reccomended or wear a swim suit? : AskReddit

What's a subtle sign that someone had a rough childhood? : AskReddit

Nurses of reddit, what's the most entertaining thing someone has said coming off of anesthesia?

'I Have Blood On My Hands': Sacked Facebook Employee Makes Biggest Revelations About India, Five Other Countries : worldnews
A fired Facebook employee wrote a scathing 6,600-word memo detailing the company's failures to stop political manipulation around the world : technology (Fuckerberg is really evil)




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Earth Hasn't Warmed This Fast in Tens of Millions of Years - study | In just a few centuries, the Earth could once again reach a temperature threshold not seen for at least 34 million years. Before the industrial era, such a magnitude of warming would have taken thousands of years to occur : worldnews
Antarctica and Greenland on Track for Worst-Case Climate Scenario | Alarmingly, the study authors say that since sea level rise is already meeting scientists' worst-case projections, the actual worst case could be even more severe
Climate change: Warmth shatters section of Greenland ice shelf : worldnews
110 Square Km of Ice breaks off from the Arctic's Last Remaining Ice Shelf - Further Evidence for Rapid Climate Change : worldnews

Investors that manage US$47 trillion, demand world's biggest polluters back plan for net-zero emissions
New study shows plant-based diets could remove over a decade of global CO2 emissions : worldnews

Trump repeats California 'forest management' is to blame for wildfires despite it being dismissed as 'devastating lie' : politics
The future has arrived. These explosive fires are our climate change wakeup call | Scientists have been warning of the growing threat of climate change, and now those projections are a reality : politics


Coronavirus live updates: WHO reports record one-day total for new cases, globally - The Washington Post
WHO reports record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 307,000 : worldnews
10 countries best prepared to fight a pandemic as per the Global Health Security index 2019. : worldnews (2019: aged like milk)




MA COVID-19 Data 9/14/20 : boston
235 New Confirmed Cases; 1.9% Positive - September 14 : CoronavirusMa - 123,139 total confirmed - 12,201 new individuals tested - 9 new deaths; 9,010 total


Early tests suggest new Canadian technology could detect the coronavirus in the air : Coronavirus
14% of U.S. adults say they have tested positive for COVID-19 or are 'pretty sure' they've had it
University Of Pittsburgh Scientists Discover Biomolecule That May Neutralize Coronavirus : Coronavirus


Judge strikes down Pennsylvania virus policies - POLITICO - U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, sided with plaintiff
Federal judge rules Gov. Tom Wolf's pandemic restrictions are unconstitutional : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: California hospitalizations hit lowest mark since April : Coronavirus


S. Korea has no chance of stemming pandemic through collective immunity : worldnews

7 cases of COVID-19 linked to Toronto strip club : worldnews

86% of doctors in England expect second wave in next six months | Coronavirus outbreak : worldnews


Gresik residents made to dig graves as punishment for not wearing face masks - National : worldnews - East Jakarta

US woman faces hefty fine after 'causing coronavirus outbreak in Bavaria' : worldnews

Coronavirus: Israel becomes first country in the world to impose second national lockdown : worldnews
Israel will shut down the nation for three weeks to contain the spread of COVID-19 : worldnews
Netanyahu used doctored video of Abbas to influence Trump's policy, Woodward reveals : worldnews ... He's so easily influenced that you could manipulate him into changing his entire foreign policy by literally showing him a video on your phone. And people still believe he should still be president somehow
Israeli Supermodel Bar Refaeli Sentenced For Tax Evasion; Mother To Be Jailed For 16 Months : worldnews


US Ambassador to China stepping down as tensions with Beijing rise : worldnews
Evidence of global Chinese spy network discovered - including Europe, UK, Canada, Australia, US. : worldnews
China May Be Arming Its Soldiers With Medieval Halberds To Fight India : worldnews
Inner-Mongolia: China's Other Cultural Genocide
Personal details of more than 35,000 Australians included in leaked Chinese database : worldnews

Jewish extremist gets 3 life terms for killing Palestinian family in 2015 arson : worldnews

Ex-wife of Dubai royal live streams father's 'abduction' : worldnews

At least 100,000 Belarus protesters flood streets to demand end of Lukashenko : worldnews

Germany says French, Swedish labs confirm Navalny's Novichok poisoning : worldnews
Russia's ruling party loses majority in Siberian council targeted by stricken Navalny : worldnews
Navalny, Awake and Alert, Plans to Return to Russia, German Official Says - The New York Times (where he will fall out of a window)

The Iranian government is weighing an assassination attempt against the American ambassador to South Africa: report : worldnews

Europe's Industrial Hemp Association Is Pushing Back Against The EU Commission's 'Conclusion' That CBDs Are 'Narcotics'

Modi Is Making Dissent in India a Crime. The Indian authorities have used bogus charges of "terrorism" and "conspiracy" to keep critical intellectuals locked up for years at a time.


Man in induced coma after 'sickening' head stomp during arrest, lawyer says : worldnews


Prince Andrew will be 'left out' of plans for Philip's 100th birthday : worldnews

Johnson faces rebellion over plan to break Brexit treaty : worldnews
Brexit: Boris Johnson's special envoy and Tory MP resigns from government after amended bill breaks law
5 former U.K. prime ministers speak out against Johnson's plan to break Brexit treaty : worldnews


Interior Department: Trump's ban on Chinese drones means by the end of the year it will only have carried out 28 percent of the controlled burns it had planned

U.S. Cost of Living Is Higher Than Official Inflation Rate Shows : politics

'Like an Experimental Concentration Camp' : Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Mass Hysteer About a Virus Thatctomies at ICE Detention Center


Lock Him Up? For the Republic to survive Trump's presidency, he must be tried for his crimes. Even if that sparks a constitutional crisis of its own.
The People v. Donald J. Trump The criminal case against him is already in the works -- and it could go to trial sooner than you think.
Whistleblowers keep sounding the alarm about Trump. Will America listen in time? : politics
When Good People Don't Act, Evil Reigns. Stop thinking that the horrors of the world will simply work themselves out.
NY lawmakers propose law to prevent Trump from avoiding prosecution : politics
Indictments Of A Killer; New Books Make It Clear: Trump Threatens Every Man, Woman and Child on Earth : politics
What If Trump Loses And Won't Leave?

Trump Instigates 'Lock Him Up' Chant For Obama At Rally -- the president egged on supporters and repeated his baseless claim that the former President "spied" on his campaign

Trump repeats claims he received 'Bay of Pigs Award', which doesn't exist - video : politics

Alexander Vindman: Trump Is Putin's 'Useful idiot'
Strzok: 'I continue to believe that Donald Trump is compromised by the Russians' : politics

Bob Woodward says Trump called his book 'a fake' on Twitter 90 minutes after he warned the president it would be 'tough' : politics
Trump told Woodward "you don't know how close we were to war" with North Korea : politics
Trump has a weird habit of disclosing his own misdeeds: Trump suggested yesterday he's competent enough to know what not to say on tape about his own misconduct. His own record disproves the point. : politics

New emails reveal Pompeo's wife asked State Dept staff to help with personal tasks: report : politics

Giuliani Pleads Ignorance On Bombshell Report That His Ukraine Contact Is A Russian Spy : worldnews

Scientists outraged by White House appointees' meddling with coronavirus information: 'Outright egregious' : Coronavirus
Health Official Out To Manipulate CDC Reports Has Deep Russian Ties : politics (hey, it's 2020!)
The egregious gaslighting around Trump' handling of the pandemic
Top Trump Health Aide Attacks Scientists and Warns of Armed Revolt : politics (threatens to kill all the "seditious" scientists)
Trump Health Aide Falsely Alleges Conspiracies and Warns of Armed Revolt - The New York Times - Michael Caputo, the assistant secretary of health for public affairs
Top HHS official accuses scientists of plotting against Trump, tells supporters to buy ammunition | TheHill


A top disease expert is warning of 'another 12 to 14 months of a really hard road ahead of us,' and says the US has no national plan to stop it : politics
Michael Moore accuses President Trump of murder for playing down coronavirus toll: Trump is a 'mass killer'
Michigan Lt. Gov. Calls Trump A Liar Who Has 'Killed People' Over COVID-19 Response
RNC Chair Ridiculed For Criticizing Joe Biden's Coronavirus Response ("Rona" Romney McDaniel)
Trump held an indoor rally in Nevada against medical advice. Only supporters whose faces would be on TV were asked to wear masks. : politics
Trump Campaign Slashes Ad Spending in Key States in Cash Crunch : politics

Justice Department internal watchdog is investigating Roger Stone's sentencing, say sources - Attorney General William Barr ultimately intervened to override the prosecutors' recommendation of seven to nine years and ask for a lighter sentence. All four prosecutors quit the case as a result.

Trump hosting of large indoor rally condemned as 'negligent homicide' : politics
Trump's Reckless, Atrocious, Deceitful Rally | The spittle was flying. So were the lies.

DeJoy Gave $600,000 to GOP After Postmaster Job Opened Up : politics
Is the Mail Getting Slower? We're Tracking It

Opinion | Peter Navarro and the whiny core of Trumpism - The Washington Post

CNN's Brian Stelter: Fox News "is bigger than Trump" -- if he fights the network, he'll lose
Matt Drudge Branded 'Fake News' as Trump Splits With Right-Wing News Aggregator : politics

Trump' Rigged Election Cries Are Right Out Of Kremlin Playbook, Warns Ex-Intel Official
Trump "red mirage" election night victory is unlikely, political scientists say : politics
Biden Creates Legal War Room, Preparing for a Big Fight Over Voting : politics
'Inconceivable!': More than 100,000 tune into 'A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion' fundraiser for Wisconsin Democrats : politics

Arizona poll shows Joe Biden increases lead over Donald Trump : politics



The boos at the NFL opener show what many in white America think of equality : politics

Jacob Wohl Staged Fake FBI Raid on Business Partner, Actor Hired for Production Says - By Monday afternoon, news of the fake raid had already been reported as genuine by The Washington Post, and Burkman was insinuating that high-level government officials were retaliating against him for his efforts to root out corruption in Washington
FBI says no raid was conducted at home of conservative conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman - The Washington Post - Update Note: After initial publication of this story, additional reporting indicates that the raid was staged. The story will continue to be updated.

Pennsylvania's citizen militias say they're protecting everyone's rights, but critics say the're e right-wing intimidators


NPR reporter Josie Huang tackled, arrested by L.A. County Sheriff's deputies while covering protest - The Washington Post
Video catches Los Angeles sheriffs in lie about events outside hospital where ambushed cops were recovering Raw Story


Georgia deputy filmed punching Black man in front of children is fired : politics

Family speaks out after man killed in crash involving Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg : politics (and AG before him was a drunk-driver AND a rapist)
Jason Ravnsborg: What we know about fatal crash involving pedestrian (1: drunk 2: speeding 3: Republican 4: liar)
Jason Ravnsborg: South Dakota attorney general has history of speeding


JK Rowling slammed as new book features a transvestite serial killer of women : books


Navigating Mental Health for Students


Server Leak exposes users of dating site network : worldnews




091320

Rise in sea level from ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica match worst-case scenario: study | Rate of the melt matches the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's worst-case climate warming scenario : worldnews
Stephen Fry, Mark Rylance and a former Archbishop of Canterbury are among 150 public figures to hit back at government moves to classify the climate protesters of Extinction Rebellion as an "organised crime group"

Mass die-off of migratory birds currently occurring in New Mexico : news - Climate change is affecting the abundance of insects, it's affecting the volatility of the fires, and the scary thing is this may be an indication of the future
Up to 48 species saved from extinction by conservation efforts since 1993, study finds: Extinction rates for birds and mammals would have been three to four times higher without action

Sally could hit between New Orleans and Mobile at hurricane strength : news

Wildfire Maps & Response Support | Wildfire Disaster Program

Dozens Missing Amid Wildfires as States Look to Weather for Relief - The New York Times
Warmer. Burning. Epidemic-challenged. Expensive. The California Dream has become the California Compromise. - The Washington Post
Dense smoke smothers West Coast, shutting residents indoors and complicating fire response - The Washington Post
Color of San Francisco's Sky: September 9, 2020
Death toll in fires raging in West rises to 31, with dozens missing : news
The desperate fight to save his family ends in tragedy - oregonlive.com
Clackamas County deputy placed on leave after sharing antifa wildfire rumors in online video - OPB (dumbfuck citizens stopping cars to find Antifas)
Facebook Finally Cracks Down on Bogus Propaganda About Oregon Wildfires (Fuckerberged)
Most wildfire coverage on American TV news fails to mention link to climate crisis : television


Trump officials seek greater control over CDC reports on coronavirus - The Washington Post (virus will vanish b4 election)


MA COVID-19 9/13/20 : boston
267 New Confirmed Cases; 2.2% Positive - September 13 : CoronavirusMa - 122,904 confirmed cases - 12,102 new tests - 14 new deaths; 9,001 total - 19 New Probable cases; 0 New Probable deaths


Massachusetts compared to Victoria : melbourne


[OC] COVID-19 Deaths per Million Inhabitants (Last 7 Days) : dataisbeautiful


Fauci says he takes vitamin D and C supplements, which boost immunity - Insider
The WHO advises against greeting with the elbow and asks that you greet each other by putting your hand on your chest. : worldnews
Disposable masks 'causing enormous plastic waste' : worldnews
Face masks could be giving people Covid-19 immunity, researchers suggest. Mask wearing might also be reducing the severity of the virus and ensuring that a greater proportion of new infections are asymptomatic : Coronavirus
The new coronavirus can infect brain cells, study finds : Coronavirus

The great experiment : The pandemic is tragic. It's also an incredible chance to study human behavior.
Virus America, six months in: Disarray, dismay, disconnect : Coronavirus
The Other Way Covid Will Kill: Hunger : Coronavirus

What positive impacts do you think will come from Covid-19? : AskReddit

'Astonishingly risky': COVID-19 cases at colleges are fueling the nation's hottest outbreaks : Coronavirus

New Cases Have Reached Record Levels in the Midwest : Coronavirus

All Michigan State students asked to quarantine due to 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 - ABC News - Cases rose once students returned to the area for the fall, officials said (in the what could go wrong? dept)

Venues refuse to give couples refunds for coronavirus-canceled weddings : news

'I was dying with coronavirus in intensive care and now people tell me it was a myth' : Coronavirus

As coronavirus cases in the Dakotas surge, anti-mask sentiment intensifies : Coronavirus

Experts predict coronavirus deaths to double as lull frees Florida to reopen : Coronavirus

Texas reports 3,905 news cases, 146 more deaths : Coronavirus
Conflicting Virus Data in Texas Raises Distrust of the Government : Coronavirus

More than 500 new cases of COVID-19 and dozens of deaths confirmed in South Carolina : Coronavirus

Mask Off For Freedom gathers for anti-mask rally at Veterans Memorial Park : Coronavirus

Wisconsin reports record-breaking 1,582 new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus


Israel is to impose a new national lockdown - becoming the first country in the world to take such a measure to contain the spread of coronavirus. : Coronavirus

Nottingham student issued with #10,000 fine for hosting house party : news

Israel, US vote against COVID-19 resolution overwhelmingly passed by UN: 169-2 : worldnews (bc abortion! and Iran)


Scores arrested at protests in Australia's coronavirus hotspot : worldnews

UK faces second hard national lockdown if we don't follow COVID-19 rules, adviser warns : worldnews (they won't)

Israeli minister resigns to protest expected virus lockdown : news


Chinese military calls US biggest threat to world peace : worldnews

Japanese police have been using a system that can match photos of people who have been previously arrested with images gathered by surveillance cameras and social media, police officials said Saturday, a move that could raise concerns about privacy violations. : worldnews
Foreigners in Japan becoming target of discrimination due to virus : worldnews

Anti-Netanyahu protesters keep up pressure on Israeli leader : worldnews


10,000 women march to demand that Belarus president resign : worldnews
Belarus: dozens of peaceful female protesters thrown into vans by riot police : worldnews (and then what?)
Russia to send paratroopers to Belarus for joint drills starting on Monday: RIA. : worldnews

Chinese, Russian together with Armenia, Belarus, Iran, Myanmar and Pakistan forces will take part in joint military exercises in southern Russia later September : worldnews

Delhi court convicts 9 more Islamic State operatives in terror case after they pleaded guilty : worldnews

IOC shocked and 'deeply upset' after execution of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari : worldnews (muzfuckers)

Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege under UN guard after receiving death threats : worldnews

Philippines deports U.S. Marine who killed transgender woman : worldnews
J.K. Rowling billboard condemned as transphobic and removed as advocates speak out : worldnews

Greek police fire tear gas at protesting migrants on Lesbos : worldnews

Brexit: Tony Blair and John Major unite to condemn Boris Johnson's law-breaking bill - The former UK leaders warn the Prime Minister that trust in the UK will take a major blow and he risks instability in Ireland if he pushes through his law-flouting Brexit bill : worldnews
Boris Johnson 'plans to opt out of human rights laws' amid Brexit row : worldnews


Saudi officials must testify in 9/11 lawsuit, says US judge : worldnews

Snowden criticises Amazon for hiring former NSA boss : worldnews

Giuliani Pleads Ignorance On Bombshell Report That His Ukraine Contact Is A Russian Spy : politics

Russian disinformation aims to create widespread apathy among American voters

The U.S. shows all the signs of a country spiraling toward political violence : politics
How Trump Brought Nazis Into Republican Politics : politics

Woodward's book makes it clear: The president's lies are killing us
The No Lives Matter President | Trump' damning admissions on the Woodward tapes betray not merely his duty and the country, but even his promises to white America to keep them safe

Court-appointed adviser in Michael Flynn case says Justice Dept. yielded to corrup 'pressure campaign' led by Trump

U.S. budget deficit hits all-time high of $3 trillion : news (Republicans doing their fiscal responsibility charade)

Trump doesn't care if wildfires destroy the west - it didn't vote for him : politics


Trump Loses Significant Voter Support After Allegedly Disparaging U.S. Soldiers, Woodward COVID Tapes : politics
Our country is in a state of emergency. First-time voters reflect on why they are voting in 2020 Election 2020: President Donald Trump is running short of time and targets - CNNPolitics

Trump suggests he would 'negotiate' a third term as president because he is 'probably entitled' to it : inthenews

The Winter of Our Discontent - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Stone also urged Trump to consider declaring "martial law" or invoking the Insurrection Act and then using his powers to arrest Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, "the Clintons" and "anybody else who can be proven to be involved in illegal activity" (said the traitor-crook)

Deep skepticism for Trump's coronavirus response endures: POLL - ABC News - approval on the coronavirus lands at 35% in a new ABC News/Ipsos poll
Biden Favorability Rating Outpaces Trumps in Four States
Biden gains edge in Arizona over Trump and has big lead in Minnesota
Minnesota Seemed Ripe for a Trump Breakout. It Has Not Arrived. - The New York Times - Minnesota was a near miss for Donald Trump in 2016. But new polling shows him well behind where he finished four years ago in a state he views as a prime pickup opportunity.
Joe Biden polls: Why the former vice president's national lead matters - CNNPolitics

Trump Campaign Solicits Donations With Desperate Text Claiming Antifa will 'Attack You Homes' if Biden Wins

The GOP Is Staging Chaos On the Way To A Coup : politics
Roger Stone Calls For Trump To 'Declare Martial Law' To Seize Power If He Loses : politics
Roger Stone's Election Plan: Have Feds Block Voting, Arrest 'Seditious' Daily Beast Staff


'There Has to Be Retribution': Trump Openly Endorses Extrajudicial Killings of Suspects by Law Enforcement : politics - Remember 10 years ago when conservatives bemoaned that the Affordable Care Act would create death panels? Well, here's a conservative president actively calling for death squads. Due process just became: guilty until proven dead.
Trump: Antifa supporter killed by U.S. Marshals was dealt 'retribution' : politics

Trump sows doubt on election integrity with false assertions at Douglas County rally amid coronavirus pandemic -- falsely telling a packed crowd of supporters that Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak controls millions of votes, that mail-in ballots can be accepted without signatures and that Republicans likely wouldn't be sent mail-in ballots but dogs and dead people would.

The surprise religious group that could decide Trumps fate -- Latter-day Saints had been among the most reliably Republican voting blocs until Trump took over the party.

The Justice Department says defaming women is part of Trump's job. Literally. - The argument is absurd. But it could delay a potentially damaging lawsuit.


QAnon's "Save Our Children" Campaign is causing significant collateral damage to legitimate anti-trafficking organizations - The child sex trade is a global crisis. Far-right conspiracy theorists are harassing, distracting and intimidating the organizations fighting to end it.

numb to crazy stuff Trump says, but utterly terrified of crazy stuff Americans believe | Will Bunch - Yet the childlike ability of the punditocracy to maintain a level of shock in September 2020 continues to drown out the more important conversations America should be having on Election Eve.

Stanford doctors take aim at former colleague Scott Atlas, Trump's new adviser on the COVID-19 pandemic - The former chief of neuroradiology is harming public health, according to public letter health

Scientist Who Denies Climate Change Hired At NOAA By Trump Administration : NPR - David Legates, a University of Delaware professor of climatology who has spent much of his career questioning basic tenets of climate science, has been hired for a top position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


Federal judge blocks USPS from sending mailers containing incorrect voting information to Coloradans : politics (PO now a Trump propaganda machine tnx to DeJoy)

Mike Bloomberg to spend at least $100 million in Florida to benefit Joe Biden : politics


Lindsey Graham Bashed For Trump Hypocrisy As He Mocks Rival For Not Baring Tax Returns : politics

Georgia Wrongfully Purged 200K Voters - With Focus on Black Voters, ACLU Report Finds : politics


Five myths about antifa - The Washington Post (single Soros-controlled Dem org masterminded BLM are the real fascists)


How Anti-democratic practices get normalized - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is one searing hawt take: "Liberals have convinced themselves that Republicans are, in one way or another, cheating."


LAist Reporter Josie Huang Arrested While Covering Protest : news


Louisiana judge found guilty of crimes against juveniles : news

Sheriff's deputy in Georgia placed on leave after video shows him 'using physical force on a man' : news (racist copsters beat shit out of Lyft passenger for refusing to comply with illegal demand)


Five years later, many across Baltimore bitterly lament Gov. Hogan's decision to kill the Red Line light rail - The newly elected Republican governor returned $900 million in federal funding and shifted $736 million of state money to roads in the surrounding, predominantly White counties.


Opinion | How One Man Conned the Beltway - The New York Times (your "intelligence" agencies are corrupt)


Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 678 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Born in 1901 in Philadelphia, Mead grew up in a pretty wealthy family. Her father was a finance professor at the Wharton School at UPenn. She went to college for a year at DePauw before transferring to Barnard, where she finished her undergraduate degree in 1923


'I've never seen or heard of attacks': scientists baffled by orcas harassing boats : news

'Biggest bang since the Big Bang': Scientists detect collision of huge black holes : news


39,000-year-old cave bear is discovered perfectly preserved in Siberia | "It is completely preserved, with all internal organs in place." Until now, only bones have been found of cave bears, a prehistoric species or subspecies that lived in Eurasia from around 300,000 to 15,000 years ago : worldnews

An international team of astronomers found compelling evidence for microbial life on Venus. : science - phosphene!

Moderate alcohol use is associated with decreased brain volume in early middle age in both sexes : science


TheRealScotta comments on Closed on our first home in Phoenix, OR at noon on Tuesday. 8 hours later, the Almeda Fire hit.

What's the most wholesome experience you've had with a stranger? : AskReddit




091220

Wildlife in 'catastrophic decline', report warns : worldnews
Sir David Attenborough makes stark warning about species extinction : worldnews
One in eight deaths in Europe linked to pollution, environment, EU says : worldnews

A Mining Company Blew Up A 46,000-Year-Old Aboriginal Site. Its CEO Is Resigning : worldnews
No plastic bags, straws, or hotel shampoo bottles by 2025 as China embarks on journey to reduce and replace polluting material : worldnews


26 people have been killed as fires ravage the West Coast and dozens more are missing : news
911 dispatchers slammed with calls about QAnon-backed false claims about wildfires : news
Oregon braces for a "mass fatality incident" as wildfires approach Portland : news
California wildfire smoke plumes are unlike anything previously seen - The Washington Post - California's wildfire smoke plumes are unlike anything previously seen - Smoke plumes have reached 55,000 feet in height, with embedded thunderstorms, lightning and possible tornadoes
Bad forest policies and political indifference kindled Oregons wildfires (says Refuck wacka-doodle lobbyist for timber companies, blames BLM for fires)

Hurricane expected to hit Louisiana and northern Gulf: Storm surge, winds, heavy rain all possible : news


The U.S. won't get back to normal until late 2021, Fauci says : Coronavirus
UN adopts Covid-19 pandemic resolution despite objections from US, Israel : Coronavirus - Absolute, pure depravity. The US is the only country that wants this to continue ... When the only two other countries voting in line with the US are Libya and Iraq . . . this is where we are now.
U.S. Has Its Deadliest Day in More Than Two Weeks : Coronavirus
Nation could see a 'very deadly December' with tens of thousands of coronavirus deaths to come, model predicts : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 9/12/20 : boston
443 New Cases (9/12) : CoronavirusMa - 43 new reported cases - 18313 new individuals tested (2.4%) - 63370 new reported tests (.7%) - 16 newly reported confirmed deaths.


Boston College now surpasses 100 active COVID cases after reporting an initial outbreak of 13, then over 40 new cases earlier in the week : massachusetts


Scientists find a potential "killing agent" for coronavirus. Far-UVC light with the wavelength of 222nm is safe for humans while killing bacteria and viruses alike. : Coronavirus
Young children can spread Covid to adults, new CDC report says [9-12-20] : Coronavirus

How Does a Sturgis Motorcycle Rally-Sized Crowd Affect Covid? It's Complicated : Coronavirus
Rex Douglass on Twitter: "Today I'll be live tweet-reviewing my: 20th COVID-19 paper 6th paper purporting to be able to show mass-events do/don't spread COVID 3rd Dave et al. paper already this quarter using the same bad research design It's starting to feel like if Sisyphus ran a methods seminar" / Twitter

Eschaton: Is That A Lot? - Seems like a lot. -- Now that stream feels like a flood. In just the past week, a New York Times survey has found, American colleges and universities have recorded more than 36,000 additional coronavirus cases, bringing the total of campus infections to 88,000 since the pandemic began.
19 of the 25 Worst US Covid-19 Outbreaks are in College Towns : Coronavirus

Dakotas lead US in virus growth as both reject mask rules : Coronavirus (Dumbkotas)


McLennan County, Texas, surpasses 7,000 COVID-19 cases; Baylor University nears half of active cases : Coronavirus

Another 3,497 cases confirmed in past 24 hours in the UK : Coronavirus

Hundreds of violent attacks on NHS ambulance workers during COVID-19 crisis : Coronavirus

US Tourist becomes Superspreader in Germany. 54 Tested positive. (German Article with Translation in Comments) : Coronavirus

Canada reports zero COVID-19 deaths for first time since March : worldnews

A Chinese virologist who fled to the US after claiming China covered up the coronavirus outbreak has vowed to publish proof the virus was made in a lab. : worldnews
India says "no change on the ground" after agreeing with China to walk back troops from their border fight : worldnews

Abe plan for land-attack counterpunch could mark major military shift for Japan : worldnews

Afghan peace talks open with calls for ceasefire, women's rights : worldnews

India, Russia to ink defence logistics support pact : worldnews

New UN Report Recommends ICC Investigate Possible War Crimes by All Sides -- Including US-Backed Coalition -- in Yemen. "Yemen has been ravaged in ways that should shock the conscience of humanity," said one of the report's authors

North Korea 'executes five Economic Ministry workers after they criticised Kim's policies at a dinner party' : worldnews

Wrestling Champion Navid Afkari Executed Despite International Outcries : worldnews (muzfucks)

Al-Qaeda threatens Charlie Hebdo for republishing Mohammed cartoons : worldnews

Pakistani journalist arrested for defaming military : worldnews

Three Rohingya refugees die days after seven-month ordeal on trafficking boat - 300 people disembarked in Indonesia in a 'terrible condition' after being held hostage at sea by traffickers demanding payment

US eyes Greek island as alternative to Turkish base due to 'disturbing' Erdogan actions, senior senator claims
Fear & poverty in Turkey as pandemic hits Erdogan's base : Turkish economists predicts impoverished Turks could double this year to 20 million & set back two decades of progress in narrowing inequality

Russian Dissident Survives Suspected Assassination Attempt in Finland : worldnews
Putin, Lukashenko to discuss integration processes on September 14 : worldnews (Putin lootin' b4 Trumpy loses)

Nigeria's Kaduna State passes law to castrate child rapists : worldnews
At least 50 killed in collapsed gold mine in east Congo, says NGO | Democratic Republic of the Congo : worldnews

Duterte failing on both health and economy : worldnews

Colombia: Protests against police brutality leave 13 dead, over 400 injured : worldnews

Ireland's Data Protection Commission orders Facebook to halt sending of user data to the US : worldnews

Former French President Sarkozy calls black people monkeys, sparking furor

A court in Spain has sentenced a former Salvadoran army colonel to 133 years in prison for the murder of five Spanish Jesuit priests in his homeland in 1989. : worldnews

Italy shaken up by brutal beating death of young Black man : worldnews

Hundreds of violent attacks on UK ambulance workers during COVID-19 crisis : worldnews
Boris Johnson faces Tory rebellions on Brexit and Covid rules : worldnews
Take your threats off the table, British PM Johnson tells EU in trade row : worldnews
Johnson warns Brussels could 'carve up' the UK : worldnews

'I'm not comfortable living here': More Americans did actually move to Canada since Trump's 2016 election : worldnews
Canadian tariffs on U.S. products coming within days : worldnews

U.S. has expelled 8,800 migrant children under coronavirus rules : worldnews

The USPS is accused of 'confusing' voters by mailing all Americans 'postcards with misinformation' about voting : politics


'Downright Criminal': Leaked Emails Reveal Effort by Trump Aides to Censor and Alter CDC Covid Reports Behind Closed Doors : politics
Trump officials interfered with CDC reports on Covid-19 : politics
Trump's Health Department Changed CDC Reports on COVID-19 to Fit President's message
Political Appointees Meddled in C.D.C.''s 'Holiest of the Holy' Health Reports ... Michael Caputo, a Republican political operative and former Trump campaign official the White House installed as the top spokesman at the department in April, despite his having no background in health.
New Jersey governor says he would have shut state down earlier if Trump was honest about coronavirus threat : politics

Trump Is Covering For Russia. A Homeland Security Whistleblower Adds To The Evidence | Warnings from Democratic lawmakers and the latest revelations from a top DHS employee make it clear Trump doesn't want the public to know what's happening
Rep. Adam Schiff calls for an IG investigation on Barr after a top deputy resigns from Russia probe : politics
Why Bill Barr Shields Foreign Terrorists from the Death Penalty : politics

Decision to drop Michael Flynn case was 'corrupt and politically motivated,' court-appointed lawyer says : politics

Trump Officials Must Face Accountability In Order to Save Democracy : politics

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf subpoenaed for hearing next week after refusing to testify : politics

Roger Stone calls for Trump to seize total power if he loses the election

Prosecutor resigns from Trump law enforcement commission, calls it 'intent on providing cover for a predetermined agenda' : politics

Apparent 33% Pay Cut For Campaign Manager Hints At Money Trouble For Trump : politics

Mary Trump: My uncle Donald is 'fundamentally a racist"

Donald Trump's fatal flaw: Of his many defects, Bob Woodward may have identified the worst. Trump's failures come from a deep, dark well of fear and cowardice. He doesn't believe in anything, even himself

Trump bragged about bringing Michigan 'so many damn car plants.' Zero new major plants have opened during his presidency. : politics

Trump Onslaught Against Biden Falls Short of a Breakthrough - The New York Times - But a new poll shows Mr. Biden ahead in three states Mr. Trump hopes to pick up, and maintaining a lead in Wisconsin.


Trump baselessly accuses Biden of using performance enhancing drugs in primary debates. It is the second time in a month the president has made the claim, without providing any evidence : politics
Trump's baseless claim about 'tremendous cheating' in 2016

The Green Party: Using Republican money to undermine democracy and get Republicans elected - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The Green Party is a pro-fascist ratfucking operation, nothing more, and they're now willing to facilitate the dirtiest Republican vote suppression efforts to help Trump win ... (just when you thought you couldn't get Jill Stein'd again)


Sen. David Perdue Says His Perfectly Timed Stock Trades Are Completely Innocent : The Georgia senator pushed to roll back regulations on prepaid debit cards. Then he acquired stock in an industry leader : politics


Rudy Giuliani, once 'America's mayor,' now mired in controversy, facing legal scrutiny : politics


Wisconsin On The Verge Of Election Chaos Over Possible Absentee Ballot Delays : politics
Wisconsin judge keeps Kanye West off ballot : politics

Georgia Elections Chief Accused of Voter Intimidation : politics


Charlottesville taking down Confederate statue near the site of violent Unite the Right rally : politics


If we were vampires and white supremacy was intriguing - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Facebook really is one of the most impressive collections of evil outside of News Corp: Thiel was used to making risky bets ... Still, just a week after the Access Hollywood tape leaked of Trump boasting about sexually assaulting women -- a clip that sent other prominent Republicans fleeingThiel ponied up $1.25 million ,,, Even as Thiel staked his reputation on the candidate in public, he met in private with the racist fringe that felt emboldened by Trump's rise to power.


Prosecutors allege former Minneapolis officer used neck restraint in several other cases before George Floyd's death

4 Houston police officers fired after shooting man on the ground 21 times during alleged mental health crisis : news

Multiple hate crimes against Black family in Warren, MI prompt $3,000 reward and investigation. (Surveillance Video in Article) : news


Police announce investigation of social media linked to lieutenant, called 'deeply disturbing' : boston


Conor McGregor detained for alleged attempted sexual assault, indecent exposure in Corsica : news


What was lost with the burning the the library of Alexandria? : AskHistorians




091120


Scientists are seeing an 'acceleration of pandemics': They are looking at climate change : worldnews
Animal populations worldwide have declined nearly 70% in just 50 years, new report says : worldnews

Oregon officials concerned wildfires could be 'mass fatality incident' after a million acres burn
A Climate Reckoning in Wildfire-Stricken California - The New York Times
As Antifa Rumors Spread in Oregon, Residents Defied Evacuation Orders - The New York Times - A tumultuous summer of protests has become a complication in the wildfires raging around Portland.
Wildfires Live Updates: Evacuations Ordered as Fires Near Portland Suburbs - The New York Times - The mayor of Portland declared a state of emergency as fires burned toward the city. California and Washington State are battling growing fires, too.
Tiny California Town Leveled By "Massive Wall Of Fire" ; 10 Dead, 16 Missing, Trapped Fire Crew Barely Escapes Blaze
'We got another one' Second man arrested for intentionally starting brush fire in Pierce County
[OC] The 20 Largest Wildfires in California History : dataisbeautiful
Area burned in the Great Fire of 1910 : MapPorn

Coronavirus news: US daily death toll from COVID-19 shoots back up over 1,000 - ABC News - There were 1,206 new deaths in the U.S. in the last 24 hours.
How Coronavirus Took Hold in North America and Europe: Early interventions were effective at stamping out coronavirus infections, but subsequent, poorly monitored travel allowed the virus to ignite major outbreaks in Europe and North America, according to a new study : science
Coronavirus Deaths and Reported Cases in USA by Political Party of State Governor, Updated Sept 10, 2020 [OC] : dataisbeautiful (virus is seeping inward looking for the stupid)
COVID-19 Deaths In The U.S.: How We Compare With Other Countries : Goats and Soda : NPR
[OC] COVID-19 Deaths Per Capita in the United States and Europe http://covid19.kevinvanleer.com : dataisbeautiful


MA COVID-19 Data 9/11/20 : boston
122,202 confirmed cases - 19,406 new tests - 14 new deaths; 8,971 total
Weekly Report: 0.71% Positive Rate in Non-STS Towns; 2.24% in STS down from 2.26% : CoronavirusMa

News Article: West Nile Virus Infection Risk in Cambridge Raised to High

Baker Doubles Aid To Ailing Restaurants, Lengthens Outdoor Dining Season : boston
Two-day spike in Nantucket coronavirus cases tied to workers in the trades : CoronavirusMa
Two-day spike in Nantucket coronavirus cases tied to workers in the trades - News - The Inquirer and Mirror - Nantucket, MA - Town officials are having an extremely difficult time contact tracing and determining an origin of the spike since many of the 14 who tested positive are refusing to cooperate with contact-tracers, Santamaria said (undocumented workers afraid of ICE)


Kids caught coronavirus at childcare centers and infected family members, new CDC report says : Coronavirus
Adults with COVID-19 twice as likely to eat out; Florida bars to open at 50% capacity; US reaches 191K deaths : Coronavirus
Russia published the results of its COVID-19 vaccine -- and they don't iive up to the hype (
Hospital cleaners more exposed to COVID-19 than ICU doctors : worldnews
Did the 1918 pandemic have asymptomatic carriers as the covid 19 pandemic does? : askscience
The southern hemisphere skipped flu season in 2020 : Coronavirus
Study finds middle-aged individuals -- those born in the late 1960s and the 1970s-- may be in a perpetual state of H3N2 influenza virus susceptibility because their antibodies bind to H3N2 viruses but fail to prevent infections.
We're numb to the coronavirus : Coronavirus


Florida schools defy DeSantis order to keep virus stats under wraps

Farmville, Va., covid outbreak linked to ICE flights bringing agents to protests - The Washington Post - A huge coronavirus outbreak followed.


Coronavirus: central Europe faces worse second wave after avoiding worst of first | World news : Coronavirus

Spain reports record rise in coronavirus cases: 10,764 in 24 hours : Coronavirus


This is our 9/11. On this day, my country was robbed of its democracy. Chile 1973. : pics

China strategically dehydrated Laos, buried it under loans and now controls its national electric grid : worldnews
Chinese tycoon who called President Xi a 'clown' 'faces corruption trial' : worldnews
Disney CFO Admits Mulan's Xinjiang Ties Have Proven Problematic : worldnews

Macron: Turkey is no longer a partner in the region : worldnews

India has millions of COVID-19 cases and a border stand-off with China, but the story dominating the news is how a Bollywood actress supposedly drove her ex-boyfriend to suicide with pot and black magic : worldnews


Belgium must return tooth of murdered Congolese 1st democratic elected leader, judge rules : worldnews

Australian man jailed after crashing into marked police vehicles with $145 million of crystal meth in his van. : worldnews ... So, he was...Braking Badly ...



Ireland accuses Boris Johnson of trying to sabotage peace process ... based on spurious claims about the Good Friday agreement.


Judge orders testimony from Saudi officials in suit over involvement in 9/11 attacks : worldnews

Mehdi Hasan on Twitter: ""Forty Wall Street...was, actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest. And then when they built the World Trade Center it became known as the second-tallest, and now it's the tallest"
September 11th vs Corona virus fatalities [OC] : dataisbeautiful

Trump Twitter Account Hacked by Dutch Hackers With The Password "Yourefired" : worldnews

Mattis told Coats Trump is 'dangerous,' 'unfit': Woodward book : politics

The Trump team welcomed Russian disinformation, the Trump administration further confirms : politics
Trump's collusion with Russia isn't in the past. It's happening right now.
BlueLeaks Documents Bolster Whistleblower Account of Intelligence Tampering at Homeland Security | The Department of Homeland Security has become an armed extension of Trumpism. : politics


3,000 Dead on 9/11 Meant Everything. 200,000 Dead of Covid-19 Means Nothing. Here's why

Is Trump a Murderer? The Woodward tapes provide the evidence: the president committed political genocide. : politics
Has Any American Killed More Americans Than Donald Trump? ... Mike Pence was at a pro-life event the other day. And I was thinking about the irony, right? This administration has killed 100,000 plus plus plus people. And they're talking about embryos. Like, it's almost behond parody
This Is What We Mean When We Say 'Character Is Destiny' : At a key moment, with hundreds of thousands of lives at stake, the president lied.

Woodward tells how allies tried to rein in 'childish' Trump's foreign policy : worldnews
Donald Trump cites Churchill and British wartime spirit for reason he 'played down' coronavirus : worldnews
Trump Admits He Sits Around Watching Cable News All Night : politics (10-12 hours/day)
Trump Reels Off 8 Hours Of Fox Shows He Has Consumed Since Last Night : politics
"I saved his ass" - Lawyers, Guns & Money = Frankly, Donald Trump prefers the journalists who don't get murdered and cut up with bone saws ... Remember when Trump vetoed a ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia? And we have no idea what kind of financial arrangements he has with the Saudi government? Seems pretty bad all around.

Bob Woodward actually has 19 Trump tapes with 10 hours of interviews, CNN reports : politics

Removal of flag honoring veterans from White House sparks anger : politics


Court Greenlights Lawsuit Alleging Trump' Inaugural Committee Funneled Money to His Personal Businesses
Nora Dannehy, Connecticut prosecutor who was top aide to John Durhams Trump-Russia investigation, resigns amid concern about pressure from Attorney General William Barr
Prosecutor Quits Trumps Law Enforcement Commission, Saying The Fix Is In
U.S. judge urged to stop 'corrupt' reversal in case of Trump ex-aide Flynn
Flynn Case Dismissal Reflects Trump Pressure, Ex-Judge Says - Bloomberg

Trump administration siphoned almost $4 million from 9/11 first responders fund: report : politics

Pentagon rescinding order to shutter Stars and Stripes paper

The Trump campaign played a song about rich kids dodging the Vietnam War draft -- which the president did 5 times -- at a Michigan rally
"It's a Superspreader Event": Few Masks in Sight at Packed Trump Campaign Rally in Michigan : politics
Trump held six indoor rallies after acknowledging the coronavirus was airborne : politics
Trump predicts victory in election battleground Michigan as thousands defy coronavirus safety rules | Reuters
Donald Trump makes false claims about autos at Michigan rally

'We'll put them down very quickly' : Trump threatens to quash election night riots -- "Look, it's called insurrection" he said ... should aggrieved Democrats take to the streets in the wake of his potential victory ...

Trump: Bob Woodward Could've Saved Countless Lives If He'd Reported My Lies Sooner

Bret Baier Shuts Down Trump Campaign Spokespersons Lies About Woodward Tapes
Opinion: Kayleigh McEnany has crossed a line - CNN - McEnany failed on an epic scale in her response. She did not provide context for Trump's statements. Instead, she perpetuated the lies even the President himself admitted to Woodward on tape.

PTSD expert Seth Norrholm: Americans "are being psychologically abused by Donald Trump" : politics

Trump will be in big trouble when he can't run off stage at the debates

Historian predicts Trump downplaying pandemic will go down as 'the greatest dereliction of duty' in presidential history : politics
Mike Pence deletes tweet praising Trump on coronavirus as death toll nears 192,000 : politics
Trump Has Bragged to Advisers That He Likely Stopped a Second COVID Wave - As the president boasts about crushing the deadly virus, his team is struggling to figure out how to handle a resurgence and acknowledging a vaccine may not be too close.

"I'll Never Question 1938 in Germany AganiAn" -- Ex-Republican Strategist Surveys the Wreckage of Trump' GOP
This Republican Party Is Not Worth Saving. No one should ever get a second chance to destroy the Constitution. : politics

RNC Chairwoman Asks Trump: Where the Hell Have Our Campaign Ads Gone? : politics
Biden outspends Trump as the president's campaign cuts spending, prompting Republican complaints - The Washington Post

Sanders Slams Republican Senate for Happily Approving $740 Billion for Pentagon While Doing 'Nothing' to Address Covid Crisis : politics

Trump campaign misspells 'Nobel' Peace Prize in ad to fundraise off of his nomination, which anyone can get : politics

Bill Barr Sinks to New Low, Uses Justice Department to Try to Kill Trump's Rape Defamation Suit

Microsoft believes Russians that hacked Clinton targeted Biden : politics

Biden leads Trump by double digits with senior voters over 65 -- a group no Democrat has won in two decades
Record number of absentee ballots requested in key swing states - ABC News - Election officials in Ohio and Michigan said they're flooded with requests.
Democrats build big edge in early voting - POLITICO -Far more Democrats than Republicans are requesting mail ballots in key battleground states, including voters who didn't participate in 2016.
Voters Attitudes About Race and Gender Are Even More Divided Than in 2016 - Growing share of Democratic voters say it's a lot more difficult to be Black than White in the U.S. (91% of Returds say they're racist)

A pandemic is no time to roll back public protections (while you were distracted ...)
Eschaton: Ah, Well, Nevertheless (Pelosi fucked it up after telling you to "calm down")

Either Raise Taxes on Wealthy to Fund Recovery or Expect Years of 'Grinding Recession,' Argues Nobel Prize-Winning Economist : politics (Dems will go with "grinding recession")

Lawyers, Guns & Money - Speaking of lawless judiciaries, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has a new single out, "How to Ratfuck an Election" ... On Thursday morning, it looked like Wisconsin was positioned to run a smooth election this fall ...
Making Florida Jim Crow Again - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- It's just fine for Florida to 1)make felons pay a poll tax before getting their right to vote restored as is now permitted by the state constitution 2)refuse to tell them what or if they owe and 3)make them potentially subject to criminal prosecution if it's determined that they voted without paying the poll tax.

Senate 2020: Mitch McConnell Now Admits Human-Caused Global Warming Exists. But He Doesn't Have a Climate Plan

Jaime Harrison Is Ready to End Lindsey Graham's Career in Congress

Sen. Kelly Loeffler helped big banks get offshore tax relief after the Great Recession | Georgia senator still holds up to $25 million in stock in her former company, which profits from offshore loopholes : politics

Federal appeals court blocks hundreds of thousands of felons in Florida who still owe fines and fees from registering to vote - The Washington Post

Inoculated against reality - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... They've heard "humberous reports" that the COVID-19 tents set up in New York and California were actually for children who had been rescued from underground sex-trafficking tunnels ... Frank says she spends most of her free time researching child sex trafficking, while Arthur adds that she often finds this information on the Russian-owned search engine Yandex. Frank's eyes fill with tears as she describes what she's found: children who are being raped and tortured so that "the cabal" can extract their blood and drink it." She says Trump has seized the blood on the black market as part of his fight against the cabal ... "if Biden wins, the world is over, basically. I would honestly try to leave the country. And if that wasn't an option, I would probably take my children and sit in the garage and turn my car on and it would be over"
How Conspiracy Theories Are Shaping the 2020 Electionand Shaking the Foundation of American Democracy
QAnon Website Shuts Down After N.J. Man Identified as Operator - Bloomberg

The Children of 9/11 Are About to Vote - POLITICO - What the youngest cohort of American voters thinks about politics, fear and the potential of the country theyve grown up in.


The other plague Trump has downplayed: white supremacist violence. While the president claims 'radical leftists' are terrorizing America, DHS says white extremists pose the nation's most 'persistent and lethal' threat

Tennessee to use virus relief dollars to train more police : politics


Oregon Police Beg Public to Stop Calling In False Reports Blaming Antifa for Wildfires : politics
This Couple Are Not Antifa Arsonists, But Armed Locals Thought They Were ... Now she and Trumbly were being hunted by a group of armed men on the town's streets
Jennifer Paulsen on Twitter: "Apparantly I came very close to being shot by a group of 'vigilantes' from my hometown tonight... My partner and I were followed in his car, people were posting his license plate all over various community pages, making multiple reports to the police. After a conversation 1/?" / Twitter

Pittsburgh Cop with troubled past arrests bystander after 'he came up and decided to be disrespectful to me' - Pittsburgh Current : news


Missouri fans blasted as 'classless trash' after NFL Chiefs crowd started booing during moment of silence for racial equality

Veterans Fortify the Ranks of Militias Aligned With Trumps Views


LGM Film Club, Part 69 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I've expressed my contempt for Norman Mailer before ...

Los Angeles CEO is caught on security camera mercilessly beating his four-month-old dog | Daily Mail Online ... he is an avid hunter and outdoorsman who is the CEO of an environmental risk and compliance management consulting firm ...


Democrats' Weird Obsession With Scapegoating Susan Sarandon (refused to support "crooked Hillary" and dimbulb actress?)

Peter Thiel Met With Racist Fringe While Backing Trump - The venture capitalist and Facebook board member staked his reputation on a Trump presidency. Now what does he have to show for it? (drank lots of blood?)


'Be a Good Boy' : Lawsuit Graphically Accuses Fox News Star Andrew Napolitano of Sexual Assault ... According to the complaint obtained by Law&Crime, in 1988, Napolitano lured Charles Corbishley to his New Jersey home under false pretenses and forced him to perform oral sex. At the time, Napolitano was the judge presiding over Corbishley's case on charges of criminal arson (Fox Fucker is gay)


A mother reflects on her long journey of reconsidering her child's gender -- Transitions


Controversy over USC professor's use of Chinese word that sounds like racial slur in English

Netflix Faces Boycott After 'Cuties' Scene Goes Viral : worldnews

in a lawsuit against the internet archive, the largest corporations in publishing want to change what it means to own a book : books
Microsofts Ebook Apocalypse Shows the Dark Side of DRM


My Thoughts on "Cuties" : movies (by 16 yr-old girl)


Drones find signs of a Native American 'Great Settlement' buried beneath a Kansas pasture. If confirmed, it could turn out to be one of the largest Native American settlements ever established north of Mexico.
Victims of Human Sacrifice at Cahokia Were Locals, Not 'Foreign' Captives, Study Finds - a burial mound excavated in the 1960s and found to contain more than 270 bodies almost all of them young women killed as victims of human sacrifice.
New Discoveries from Cahokia - Cahokia Mounds

A new study finds that levels of oxytocin, "the love hormone" are significantly lower in adults who were children when their parents divorced. This might explain why children of divorce struggle to form their own relationships in adulthood.

Drinking Until You Pass OutI : An Ex-Republican Strategist Surveys the Wreckage of Trumps Linked to Doubled Risk of Dementia, Huge Study Reveals : worldnews

World map by population : MapPorn
The True Size of Africa (area comparison) : MapPorn
The Size of Australia Compared to Western Europe : MapPorn


hoothoot6996 comments on President Obama at his first state of the union address vs his last state of the union address (for the "simulation")




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Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5? warming limit by 2024, major new report says | This first overshoot beyond 1.5? would be temporary, likely aided by a major climate anomaly such as an El Niqo. However, it casts new doubt on whether Earth's climate can be permanently stabilized at 1.5? : worldnews
'Doomsday glacier' n Antarctica melting due to warm water channels under surface, scientists discover
A Mysterious Crater Suddenly Opened Up in the Arctic Tundra: Mysterious craters have been popping up in the Arctic tundra in recent years, and the latest example is 50 meters deep. : worldnews

Think 2020's disasters are wild? Experts see worse in future : worldnews

Natural world being destroyed at rate never seen before WWF warns as report reveals catastrophic decline of global wildlife
Humans behind 70% fall in world's Wildlife over last 50 years : worldnews

Zimbabwe bans coal mining in Hwange and other game parks, home to more than 40,000 elephants and numerous other species, including the endangered black rhino : worldnews


Oregon governor issues emergency fire order; three prisons evacuated. The state's largest firefighting helicopters are unavailable; they were deployed to Afghanistan. : news
Blade Runner: San Francisco (yes, this is real footage) : videos
TIL that PG&E, the gas and electric company that caused the fires in Paradise, California, have caused over 1,500 wildfires in California in the past six years. : todayilearned


Global coronavirus deaths pass 900,000 : worldnews (Trump still leads world)
The Fog of the Pandemic Is Returning -- Millions of coronavirus tests may be happening without their results being made public ... Instead, the change was imposed on the agency by the White House, acting on the advice of Scott Atlas, a neuroradiologist and conservative policy wonk who has started to advise Trump on the pandemic


MA COVID-19 Data 9/10/20 : boston


Boston schools and teachers union reach agreement on safety measures for school reopening - The Boston Globe
Office prices plummet in Boston amid coronavirus shutdowns as companies rethink traditional spaces : boston
Boston has the highest Average Cost per kilowatt in North America : boston
Weymouth bar whose owner declared coronavirus BS has license lifted by state board that disagrees : boston
N.H. woman votes topless after she was told she couldn' wear an anti-Trump shirt at the polls

Twenty-six scientists, most of them working at universities in Italy, have signed an open letter questioning the reliability of the data presented in the early-stage trial results of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, named "Sputnik-V" : worldnews
Clinical Outcomes in Young US Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 -- Young adults age 18 to 34 years hospitalized with COVID-19 experienced substantial rates of adverse outcomes: 21% required intensive care, 10% required mechanical ventilation, and 2.7% died. : Coronavirus
Scientists question 'strange' data in Russian coronavirus vaccine trial after 'unlikely' patterns

Teacher deaths raise alarms as new school year begins : Coronavirus
Teachers die of COVID in South Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri, Iowa and Oklahoma as schools reopen : Coronavirus

Millinocket, Maine, wedding now connected to 161 coronavirus cases - The Boston Globe


Eschaton: Ah, Well, Nevertheless - Seemed like a good idea at the time. -- MADISON (WKOW) -- UW-Madison reported nearly 400 new COVID-19 cases affiliated with its campus Thursday, a drastic increase that more than doubled the previous single-day total.

Florida State Reports 21% Virus Positivity Rate | coronavirus : Coronavirus

South Dakota governor uses coronavirus relief funds for $5 million tourism ad despite COVID surge : news - A 5 million dollar tourism ad. For South Dakota.

Nebraska to end nearly all social distancing restrictions



South Dakota governor uses coronavirus relief funds for $5 million tourism ad despite COVID surge : worldnews


Positive Covid tests in no-lockdown Sweden hit lowest rate since pandemic began : worldnews

France has recorded almost 10,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, marking its highest single-day count since the start of the outbreak. : worldnews


'China's disdain for human rights no longer affects only its citizens': Over 300 NGOs urge United Nations to probe China rights abuses : worldnews
U.S. Businesses in China Not Heeding Trump's Call to Return Home
U.S. revokes more than 1,000 visas of Chinese nationals, citing military links : news

Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan airspace for second day : worldnews

Lebanon: Massive fire erupts in Beirut port area : worldnews

New video shows Myanmar soldiers confessing to mass murder : worldnews

Angry Pakistanis Are Demanding Justice For Gul Panra, A Transgender Activist Who Was Murdered In Peshawar : worldnews

Fracking company sues Slovenia over 'unreasonable' environmental protections

Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova held on suspicion of state treason : worldnews
"Belarusian activist" protesting against foreign meddling turns out to be Russian politician : worldnews


In a controversial move, Norway sails frigate into Russian economic zone together with U.K. and U.S. navy ships : worldnews

Alexei Navalny: Putin critic 'can talk again' as 'police protection stepped up' : worldnews

Ex-VW CEO to face charges of organized commercial fraud : worldnews


Mexican journalist who wrote about crime found beheaded : worldnews

"Colombian Man Dies After Police Stun-Gun Shocks, Prompting Protests" The social pressure that has been building up in Colombia for the last months has exploded, and a lot happened yesterday, people protested, and police killed 5 more innocents. : worldnews

Nova Scotia woman, trying to stop husband from medically assisted death, denied stay motion | "The Supreme Court of Canada decided that medical assistance in dying is a constitutionally-protected right" : worldnews

Social Media Platforms Remove War Crimes Evidence : worldnews

Trade war with Britain is EU's last resort if UK reneges on Brexit treaty : worldnews
UK has already breached withdrawal agreement, EU lawyers say : worldnews

Harry Dunn's family sues American diplomat's wife over fatal 2019 collision : worldnews


Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told a former senior aide to stop providing intelligence assessments on Russia's interference in the United States, the former official said in a whistleblower complaint released on Wednesday. : worldnews (walks like treason ...)

Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm - sources : worldnews
Biden Campaign Firm Hit by Suspected Kremlin Hacking Attack -- the failed hacking attempt was caught by Microsoft, which reportedly gathered information identifying hackers linked to the Kremlin as the most likely suspect

The U.S. and North Korea were so close to nuclear war, Mattis frequently prayed in church, Woodward says : worldnews

3-Judge Court Blocks Trump Memo On Census, Unauthorized Immigrants : NPR - Court Blocks Trumps Attempt To Change Who Counts For Allocating House SeatsThe president, the court concluded, cannot leave unauthorized immigrants out of that specific count.
Judge Rejects Trump Admin Plea That It Can't Possibly Explain Its Census Decision By Next Week (wanted a five-year extention)

Former CIA Director Labels Trump 'Absolute Abomination' Over Woodward Book Revelations : politics
Former top DHS official says Trump "cannot continue to be our president any longer" : politics
Trump's former spy chief has 'deep suspicions' that Putin has blackmail on Trump, according to Bob Woodward's new book : politics

Trumps growing list of crude insults about his military leaders poised to escalate tensions

'I saved his ass' : Trump boasted that he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Jamal Khashoggis brutal murder, Woodward's new book says

Trump Lied, 190,000 - A 9/11 Attack Every Day For 2 Months - Died : politics
How Many Americans Died Because of Donald Trumps Cruel Lies? -- So he knew all along. Didn't want to create a panic? Is he kidding? Creating panics about things is all he does.
Carl Bernstein: Woodward's Trump tapes 'smoking gun' of 'homicidal negligence' : politics
Bombshell Trump-Woodward tapes worse than Watergate, says Carl Bernstein : politics
Mr. Trump Knew It Was Deadly and Airborne - He lied about the coronavirus anyway
Arguably the worst cover up in American history - Hayes on Trump lies about virus threat
Don't Be Shocked Trump Lied About COVID On Tape. Be Horrified That It Won't Matter : politics
This Republican Party Is Not Worth Saving : politics
The US Is a Failed State - In less than four years, Donald Trump has exacerbated nearly every issue plaguing this country, from income inequality to global warming. : politics
Furor erupts over Trump's taped admission he knowingly downplayed coronavirus : politics
Trump damns himself with his own words : politics
Aides point fingers in wake of Woodward's latest book - CNNPolitics
Fauci says Trump's attention span is a "minus number", only cares about getting re-elected: Woodward book : politics
He's so good at this - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The pileup of flukes that allowed Donald Trump to win the presidency has convinced him that he's such a political SUPERGENIUS that he can, say, trick Bob Woodward into writing flattering profiles of him:
Tucker Carlson suggested that Lindsey Graham SABOTAGED the currently sitting stable genius president, by convincing him to take an interview with a journalist. Let this sink in. : PoliticalHumor

Eschaton - The Power of Positive Thinking -- Others have written about this more, but basically Trump buys into this idea that you just will reality to go your way, and then if it doesn't you burn it all the fuck down and move on to the next thing. Given the way current events and The Discourse work, he can actually get away with it most of the time as president. Tweet through it and move on. Covid just won't go away. The Bushies weren't so different, really.

Kayleigh McEnany Says Trump 'Never Lied' About COVID-19 After Recordings Show He Lied : politics ... said "K-lie" b
Fox's Tucker Carlson blames Lindsey Graham for Trump's Bob Woodward interview, suggests sabotage : politics

Trump screamed at Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch in "humongous blowup" over "unfair" coverage: report

Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Worked With an "active Russian agent" to Discredit Joe Biden

Michael Cohen says Trump is not joking about staying in office for more than 2 terms - CNNPolitics

Trump campaign weighing White House event around Election Day

Close presidential elections and alternate histories - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Theres Still a Reason for Trump Rallys, for Trump at Least ... "they've gone to a level that nobody even thought possible. These people have gotten stone-cold crazy"

/u/whistleridge explains step by step what has happened so far in the Trump rape case, and why he needed the DOJ to take it over : bestof

USPS removed 711 sorting machines this year, new court documents show : politics
'Dereliction of Duty': Outrage as USPS Board Issues Gushing Praise for DeJoy Amid Mail Slowdowns, Medicine Delays, and Straw-Donor Scandal : politics

Most Americans want to vote before Election Day, a significant shift from previous years, poll finds - The Washington Post


Biden's campaign goes full throttle: Trump lied, people died

The Post-Labor Day Sprint, Part Two: The Electoral College - Sabato's Crystal Ball - Biden continues to lead but twists and turns await



Most voters dont see Trump and Biden as mentally fit to be president, new poll shows (Biden leads in mentally unfit)

Voter Doubt of 2020 Outcome Possible | Monmouth University Polling Institute - Trump statements about the military show little impatc for a Trump official.

Eschaton: Oh Dear - Time for another blogger ethics panel. -- As a young journo - I was so fearful of being seen as "bias" I wouldn't even write a check to my local mosque at its annual fundraiser. (These were the post 9-11 years) And here you have a reporter hosting a lux "girls night" for a Trump official. That, my friends, is privilede -- It's Susan Page, host of the forthcoming Harris-Pence debate. (USA Today say no problem - we're so fucked)


How Will the 50-Plus Vote in Arizona's 2020 Election?

Sen. Graham faces toughest challenge against Jamie Harrison in changing S.C. - The Washington Post

QAnon is a Nazi Cult, Rebranded : politics
Its too late to stop QAnon with fact checks and account bans

FBI's Terror Hunters Turn to a Different Threat: Incels
QAnon Key Figure Revealed as Financial Information Security Analyst from New Jersey

Large network of Facebook pages circulates voting misinformation from obscure right-wing website - Popular Information - The network operates by funneling traffic to Conservative Brief, an obscure right-wing website. Conservative Brief does not engage in any original reporting. Instead, it distorts reports from mainstream sources to sow doubt about the legitimacy of the upcoming election.

Ohio governor refutes 'crazy, ridiculous internet rumor' about forcing kids into FEMA concentration camps

Annals of right wing grift - Lawyers, Guns & Money (the Pelosi "scandal" was a rightwing grift operation)


A grand jury will soon hear case of Breonna Taylor's killing : news

u/cazaloth Makes an Exhaustive, Sourced, Post on Police Brutality Against Dogs Kept as Pets : bestof

Pittsburgh Police officer arrests man and threatens him with taser at Squirrel Hill farmers' market : news

Michael Forest Reinoehl was killed by police without warning or trying to arrest him, witness claims - The Washington Post

Over a Dozen Black and Latino Men Accused a Cop of Humiliating, Invasive Strip Searches. The NYPD Kept Promoting Him - Assistant Chief Christopher McCormack touched them inappropriately during searches or ordered others to do so. Eighty-six NYPD leaders have at least one credible misconduct allegation on file. McCormack has the most.

2 actors file suit in NYC accusing Kevin Spacey of child sex assault : news

How the New York Times editorial page got sued by Sarah Palin - Columbia Journalism Review

We're No. 28! And Dropping! - A measure of social progress finds that the quality of life has dropped in America over the last decade, even as it has risen almost everywhere else.


Why does the Moon's gravity cause tides on earth but the Sun's gravity doesn't? : askscience


TIL At age 71 legendary songwriter Leonard Cohen discovered he was nearly broke after his long time manager and former lover stole $5M. The theft started after Cohen entered a Zen Buddhist retreat when he retired, believing he had enough money to live there the rest of his life. : todayilearned ... singer ""engaged in consistent and prolific spending to support his extravagant celebrity lifestyle" and how Cohen would only discuss business matters while "he soaked in a bubble bath"

u/Canonconstructor gives advice they wish they had known before evacuating from their home in California : bestof

u/digital_end explains how alt-right views can slowly take hold in seemingly innocent local subreddits. : bestof
4152510 comments on T_D user suggests infiltrating Minnesota subreddits to influence the 2018 election

What was your "Damn I'm old" moment? : AskReddit

A (suspected) drunk driver smashed our friends car 2 weeks ago in front of our house and the cops let him just stumble away. But our video ended up on the news and this hot reporter is on the case. : videos

What is the coolest thing you have done by accident? : AskReddit

What is a lesson you learned too late in life? : AskReddit




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Climate crisis could displace 1.2bn people by 2050, report warns : worldnews (10 million out of infinity)

Astronomers find no signs of alien tech after scanning over 10 million stars : worldnews

Air pollution is returning to pre-covid levels : worldnews
Teenagers sue the Australian Government to prevent coal mine extension on behalf of 'young people everywhere' : worldnews
Australian scientists say they are prevented from speaking openly about their work and their advice is being suppressed by government and industry when it comes to the impact of logging, mining, land-clearing and the climate crisis, new research suggests. : worldnews

California and Oregon Fires: Live Updates - The New York Times - Strong winds were likely to continue to propel the extraordinary number of fires burning in California, Oregon and Washington State.


MA COVID-19 Data 9/9/20 : boston


Boston Teacher Union reaches tentative agreement with BPS. Teachers will not have to go in until students do. : CoronavirusMa
Two Massachusetts breweries closed over the weekend after customer who tested positive for COVID went bar hopping while waiting for their test results
Baker: Hundreds of Mass. businesses found to be in violation of COVID-19 guidelines : boston
Top 10 falling rents in Boston and Cambridge


513,415 children in the U.S. have tested positive for coronavirus since pandemic started, report says : Coronavirus
1 in 5 young adults hospitalized with COVID-19 require ICU, study finds : Coronavirus
AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine trial paused over 'unexplained illness' - AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford
We are finally unravelling the mystery of what causes severe covid-19 : Coronavirus (bradykinin storm)
The 1918 flu is still with us : The deadliest pandemic ever is still causing problems today - All those pandemics that have happened since -- 1957, 1968, 2009 -- all those pandemics are derivatives of the 1918 flu (so we have another permanent pandemic)
How the Coronavirus Attacks the Brain - The New York Times - the pathogen may enter brain cells, causing symptoms like delirium and confusion

Did Sturgis Really Infect 250,000 People? A new study finding the rally responsible for a quarter-million new COVID-19 cases was deemed "plausible" by a virologist and epidemiologist who spoke to The Daily Beast ... Assuming the United States' current fatality rate (about 2%) holds, then 7,446 will die. If so, that would make Sturgis 2020 more deadly to Americans than Pearl Harbor and 9/11 combined.

Miami University of Ohio, a public university with 20k students and over 1k confirmed COVID cases, announces it will resume in-person classes and bring students back into dorms beginning 9/14. : Coronavirus


California's GOP Senate leader was under quarantine. She spoke with no mask at a huge prayer event anyway.

Florida covid cases rise among school-age children but school-specific data is kept from public - The Washington Post ... Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has pushed aggressively for schools to offer in-person classes, even when Florida was the hot spot of the nation, and threatened to withhold funding if districts did not allow students into classrooms by Aug. 31

Iowa refuses to close bars and require masks as Covid-19 cases surge in cities | Iowa : news

U.S. COVID-19 deaths near 190,000; Iowa and South Dakota emerge as new hotspots : Coronavirus (Trump dick-sucker Kristi Noem has had it with the hoax fake news)

Florida adds 2,056 coronavirus cases and 200 resident deaths, pushing toll past 12,000 : Coronavirus



Sex parties allowed but dancing at weddings banned under Queensland's COVID-19 restrictions : worldnews

WestJet flight cancelled after dispute over whether toddler should wear mask. : worldnews

B.C. closes nightclubs, banquet halls after confirming 429 new COVID-19 cases over long weekend : worldnews

Six new cases of Covid-19 in community linked to church, bus driver tests positive in New Zealand : worldnews

England to limit gatherings to six amid coronavirus resurgence : worldnews
Ireland is reopening all its pubs on September 21st. : worldnews

Liquidation business booms in South Korea as wave of small retailers close due to virus : worldnews
South Korea's Christians losing faith amid coronavirus outbreaks linked to churches, pastors say


Oil prices are collapsing after Saudi Arabia sends ominous signal : worldnews

Human rights groups ask IOC to move Olympics from China - The IOC included human-rights requirements for the 2024 Paris Olympics, but it did not include those guidelines for Beijing. : worldnews ... Disney wouldn't ilm in Georgia after the state passed prolife laws but films in China all the time.
China says Australian TV anchor detained on 'national security' grounds : worldnews
Australian intelligence raided Chinese journalists' homes in June : worldnews
WeChat and TikTok taking China censorship global, study says - The most popular Chinese-owned social media from WeChat to TikTok are increasingly censoring content in the U.S. and elsewhere, taking practices honed for years behind the Great Firewall to an international audience. : worldnews
U.S. prepares orders blocking cotton, tomato imports from China's Xinjiang over forced labor : worldnews
Taiwan reports multiple Chinese fighters to its southwest : worldnews

How a Massive Bomb Came Together in Beiruts PortFifteen tons of fireworks. Jugs of kerosene and acid. Thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate. A system of corruption and bribes let the perfect bomb sit for years. (corrupt muzfucks fucked their citizens)

Myanmar soldiers confess to Rohingya massacre: 'Shoot all that you see' : worldnews (good Buddhists)

G7 foreign ministers condemn 'confirmed poisoning' of Putin critic Navalny
Russian 'Cossack soldiers' hunted down LGBT+ folk during Pride week. They wound up targeting straight people : worldnews
U.S. Coronavirus Situation Too 'Unstable' for Putin U.N. Visit: Russia : worldnews

ISIS suspects sentenced to thousands of years in prison for NYE nightclub attack in Istanbul : worldnews

'If Belarus protests succeed, Russia will be next' warns Lukashenko : worldnews
'We're Belarusians, Not A Russian Region': Protests Take Aim At Kremlin : worldnews
After Abduction, Belarus Opposition Leader Fights Forced Expulsion By Ripping Up Passport At Border : worldnews
Belarusian opposition politician Maxim Znak taken from office by masked people : worldnews

Protesters in Bulgaria demand prime minister's resignation amid corruption allegations : worldnews

Rare protests in Egypt sparked after man tortured to death in police custody

Sicilian mafia boss bites off prison guard's finger, in Italian jail : worldnews

India in shock over 86-year-old grandmother's rape : worldnews - Tens of thousands of rapes are reported in India every year..

Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a right-wing member of the Norwegian parliament, has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in brokering a peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). : worldnews
Norway's ormer justice minister Tor Mikkel Wara member of a right wing anti-immigration party. His Partner Laila Anita Bertheussen is now on trial, accused of vandalizing her own home and threatening her family, and blaming the actions on an anti-racist theatre troupe.

Boris Johnson's government admits that its Brexit plans will 'break international law' : worldnews (BoJo another of Putin's puppets)
UK breaks international law, backtracks on agreement signed just a few months ago, effectively saying it lied to the EU when it signed it. : worldnews

Volkswagen drops Mexico City dealership that displayed Nazi poster : worldnews

Gucci Heir Alleges Child Sexual Abuse - The New York Times ... In it, she describes years of sexual abuse from her former stepfather, Joseph Ruffalo, and complicity and a cover-up on the part of her mother, Patricia Gucci, and grandmother, Bruna Palombo.
Women on the Scottish Coast, at the Whims of Male Violence - The New York Times

'Horrifically Catastrophic': Report Finds So-Called US War on Terror Has Displaced as Many as 59 Million People : worldnews
Greek refugee camp Moira on fire, 13000 refugees in danger : worldnews

Robot dogs join US Air Force exercise giving glimpse at potential battlefield of the future : worldnews (so, FLYING robot dogs?)

The Border Patrol made this dramatized video showing migrant killing innocent victim in a dark alley - The Washington Post (just a coincidence with Trump's violence campaign)

DHS official Brian Murphy alleges he was told to stand down on reporting about Russian interference threat - The Washington Post (reporting on Putin's meddling in US elections was "unflattering" to Trumpster)
Whistle-Blower Brian Murphy Says D.H.S. Downplayed Threats From Russia and White Supremacists - The New York Times - accused senior leaders of warping the agency around President Trump's political interests.
Whistleblower alleges top Trump appointees abused authority by telling officials to alter intelligence to match Trump claims - CNNPolitics (so much for "intelligence")
Woodward book: Former intel chief Dan Coats believed "Putin had something on Trump"
Theyre Barbering Intelligence to Conform to the Rats in the Presidents Brain -- There is a momentum to the current wave of scandals that wasn't there before.
Eschaton: Thoughts and Prayers
Eschaton: That Fucking Newspaper
Dan Lavoie on Twitter: "The Loretta Lynch/Bill Clinton tarmac meeting "provoked a political furor" and may have "compromised the Justice Department's politically sensitive investigation into Hillary Clintons email practices." - Trump turning the DOJ into his personal libel attorney is an "unusual move."
Justice Department Allows Trump Government Lawyers to Defend E. Jean Carroll Defamation Lawsuit - A highly unusual move NYT? That's the best you got?

Mandela foundation slams Trump over alleged denigrating remarks : worldnews

Trump Has Mocked the U.S. Military His Whole Life -- Egged on by his father, the U.S. president began expressing contempt for Americans who fight in wars as far back as high school, his classmates say
What He Really Thinks: Trump Mocks Christians, Calls Them 'Fools' and 'Schmucks'


Michael Cohen Predicts Trump Will Resign if He Loses So Pence Can Pardon Him : politics
Michael Cohen says Trump lied about sending investigators to Hawaii to look into Obama's birth certificate : politics

Bob Woodward book 'Rage:' Trump admits to concealing true threat of coronavirus - CNNPolitics
Woodward book: Trump says he knew coronavirus was 'deadly' and worse than the flu while intentionally misleading Americans
What Bob Woodward's book tells us about Trump
McEnany defends Trump after Woodward book claims he said coronavirus 'deadly,' despite publicly downplaying it | Fox News
Trump lied, people died, Trump didn't care - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Since his book is out, Bob Woodward finally decided to share the scoop he's been sitting on since February:
Isaac Chotiner on Twitter: "Little understood dynamic ?? I spent lots of time reporting in Pennsylvania diners in 2016, & I heard over & over again that if a pandemic struck, average voters wanted a president who'd lie to them about it publicly while "simultaneously" evealing the truth to elite DC journos
Eschaton: Ethical Journamalism - I'd say when Booby Woodward, age 77, rich guy, is sitting in front of his TV for months watching Trump lie repeatedly and continuously about something he knew as the body count meter goes around and around, that the moral thing to do is to say "screw whatever agreement I had with my source! I'm going to violate TEH ETHICS and go to print now!"
Eschaton: It's About Ethics in Covid Journalism

Both the Presidentand Bob Woodward Knew This for Months and Kept It From the Public - Woodward knew the truth behind the administrations deadly bungling -- and worse -- and he saved it for his book, which will be released to wild acclaim and huge profits after nearly 200,000 Americans have died ... because neither Donald Trump nor Bob Woodward wanted to risk anything substantial to keep the country informed ... The shame of this should be everlasting. Bob Woodwards nonfeasance in the face of this disaster should stand with Walter Durants covering for Stalin in the matter of the Ukrainian famine as eternal embarrassments to journalism and to simple humanity. Nobody, as the bumper stickers used to say, ever died at Watergate.
Woodward defends decision to withhold Trump's virus comments - "Nearly 200,000 Americans have died because neither Donald Trump nor Bob Woodward wanted to risk anything substantial to keep the country informed" wrote Esquire's Charles P. Pierce.
Should Bob Woodward have reported Trumps virus revelations sooner? Heres how he defends his decision - By Margaret Sullivan
Behind Woodwards September surprise: White House aides saw a train wreck coming, then jumped aboard

NPR Poll: Financial Pain From Coronavirus Pandemic 'Much, Much Worse' Than Expected
Emails show HHS official trying to muzzle Fauci - POLITICO (told him what he was "allowed to say")
Dr. Fauci says he'll never be 'muzzled' in discussing coronavirus science and facts : Coronavirus
America Is Trapped in a Pandemic Spiral - The Atlantic - As the U.S. heads toward the winter, the country is going round in circles, making the same conceptual errors that have plagued it since spring ... five P's: people in prolonged, poorly ventilated, protection-free proximity.
Opinion | The latest dumb Republican talking point on covid-19 - The Washington Post - The latest: Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) is going anti-vax on a covid-19 vaccine (Trump lies, no shit)
White House orders end to COVID-19 airport screenings for international travelers
Trump boasted about holding a rally without social distancing, and mocked Democrats for observing coronavirus measures : politics
Reno airport authority: Planned Trump rally may not proceed, 'violates state's 50-person limit on public gatherings"


Barr Slammed for Acting as 'Personal Henchman' of Trump as DOJ Moves to Take Over His Defense in Suit Filed by Rape Accuser : politics
DOJ Seeks to Take Over Trump Defense in E. Jean Carroll Lawsuit : politics
'Bring it': Trump rape accuser E Jean Carroll defiant over Justice Department move to defend him : politics
I have a special practice - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Well, nobody can accuse Bill Barr of not being a wartime consigliere:
E. Jean Carroll on Twitter: "Here is Robbie Kaplan's reply. She is the greatest attorney in America! https://t.co/tgLBPK5vf2" / Twitter

Michael Cohen says Trump hates Obama because he's jealous: 'He went to Harvard Law ... he is all the things that President Trump wants to be' : politics

The MIA Senate: Mitch McConnell is failing the nation in its hour of need : politics
Trump Gets Mad That Twitter Won't Take Down A Parody Of Mitch McConnell; Demands Unconstitutional Laws : politics

Thom Tillis staffer tells cancer survivor that people only deserve health care if they can afford it - GOP staffer compares health coverage to shopping: "If I can't afford that dress shirt, I don't get to get it"

Ivanka Trump Encouraged Donald Not to Help Sister Tiffany Trump Get a Job

Patients may have seens 'ignificant' delays in medicine deliveries by USPS, Senate report finds

The Electoral College Will Destroy America - And no, New York and California would not dominate a popular vote - Jesse Wegman
The Trump Campaign Is on an Electoral Crime Spree | GEN - Time to sound the alarm on all the presidents cheating

NYC visited by 'living statue' of Trump riding golden golf cart through COVID-19 cemetery

Trump Supreme Court Shortlist Includes Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, Josh Hawley - And here, rounding things up, is Senator Cotton, not half-an-hour after the president* floated his name. -- "It's time for Roe v. Wade to go" ... Lord Jesus, take the wheel while the rest of us enclose RBG in bubble wrap.


Death Star blows itself up: Trump ran his campaign finances like his businesses -- into the ground

Opinion | Trump has one last remaining lifeline. Biden is moving to sever it. - The Washington Post - Joe Biden leading President Trump by nine points in the crucial state of Pennsylvania, 53 percent to 44 percent. But it also finds Trump leading by 10 points on who will best handle the economy, 51 percent to 41 percent (the stupid is deep in America)

Trump spurns traditional debate prep with first faceoff less than 3 weeks away - Some allies of the president worry that the cavalier approach to a debate with Joe Biden could backfire (stable genius has never "prepped" for anything, says Biden will "stutter")

2020 election polls: Trump leads Biden in AZ, FL, MI, NC, PA and WI
Biden campaign out-raised Trump by over $150 million in August - Axios
Joe Biden is burying Donald Trump in ads : politics
Biden leads in six 2020 swing states as Trump sees no convention bounce, CNBC/Change Research poll finds : politics
Biden leads Trump by 12 points nationally among likely voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll : politics
Poll: Biden leads by 9 in Pennsylvania : politics
The blue wave in 2018 was in part thanks to the 11 percent of voters who'd skipped 2016
The Electoral College Will Destroy America : politics
Democrats Increasingly Concerned Trump Could Win Minnesota; 'It's Real. It's Absolutely Real' : politics (Minnebama)

AP Exclusive: Pence to attend event hosted by QAnon backers
How the evangelical movement became Trump's "bitch" -- and yes, I know what that word signifies

North Carolina Court Wipes Out Voting Restrictions Designed to 'Secure White Supremacy' Tens of thousands of people are suddenly eligible to vote in November.
The Donald Trump of North Carolina Is Doing Even Worse Than the Real One : Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest has been doing his best President Trump impression for months but still trails both his idol and -- more importantly -- his opponent in the polls.

Red hats outnumber masks 100-to-1 at Trump rally in Winston-Salem : politics

Joe Lieberman endorses Susan Collins, appears in ad for her in Maine (Liberputz and Soozy-Doozy)
Joe Lieberman Backs Susan Collins in Maine Senate Race - The man has popped up to support the leader of the Very Concerned Caucus, Susan Collins ("lifelong Democrat" hahaha)

Zuckerberg Says He 'Hopes' Facebook won't Destroy Society

50th District race is 'anyone's guess' as Issa, Campa-Najjar in statistical dead heat in new poll ... in the traditionally Republican stronghold ... The poll also found that President Donald Trump's popularity has plummeted in the district, which has overwhelmingly favored Republican presidential candidates since its boundaries were redrawn following the 2010 census.


EXCLUSIVE: Giancarlo Granda claims Falwell Jr. has been 'relentlessly harassing' him since sex scandal broke | Fox News ... Their lavish lifestyle consisted of heavy drinking and going to nightclubs, which is strictly prohibited by the honor code that they expect everyone else to follow,


Days after rejecting the measure, Virginia House passes bill eliminating qualified immunity for police : politics

Utah Police shoot fleeing autistic 13 year old after being called by his mother to help take him to hospital : worldnews

Breonna Taylor evidence photos contradict LMPD's 'no body cam' claim : news (corrupt killler copsters lied, again?)

Florida deputy on leave after video shows him grabbing Black teen by the throat at juvenile assessment center : news

Toronto police officer ordered to remove 'Punisher' patch from uniform

Facebook isn't protecting the election -- Mark Zuckerberg wrings his hands about the fate of democracy but stops short of reining in election-warping misinformation campaigns

In a discussion about QAnon /u/Gernburgs explains why people believe the crazy conspiracies involved with Q and Trump. : bestof
A 3-part series from Psychology Today on "What to do when someone you love becomes obsessed with QAnon" (including a shoutout to this subreddit) : QAnonCasualties
QAnonCasualties


Hungarian researcher wins award for procedure that could cure blindness : worldnews

Egyptian Authorities Have Discovered 13 Completely Sealed 2,500-Year-Old Coffins : worldnews

Meteorite craters may be where life began on Earth, says study : science


u/1980sCrxSi gives a profanity laden explanation on why bats are not closely related to birds. : bestof




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Explosion Opens New 'Pit to Hell' Crater in Russian Arctic: An explosion believed to have been caused by subterranean gases has opened up a massive hole in the ground in Russia'a Arctic, the latest natural phenomenon to affect the fast-warming region amid a record-setting summer.
Scientists find new glacial melting spot in East Antarctica : The Asahi Shimbun : worldnews

Creek Fire grows to 135,523 acres with 0% containment, new evacuations issued for Fresno, Madera, Mariposa counties : news



U.S. closing in on 200,000 COVID-19 deaths : Coronavirus
Yesterday U.S reported 25,325 new cases, lowest since june 16th. : Coronavirus
World must be better prepared for next pandemic, says WHO boss : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 9/8/20 : boston
168 New Confirmed Cases; 1.7% Positive - September 8 : CoronavirusMa - 121,214 total confirmed cases - 9,439 new individuals tested - 8 new deaths; 8,933 total


About 20 percent of Massachusetts restaurants have closed for good : Coronavirus


Vitamin D levels in the blood can predict future health risks and death : worldnews
COVID19 attacks pancreatic cells causing Diabetes Type 1 (Insulin dependent) : Coronavirus
Limited Testing for Children Creates a Covid 'Blind Spot'
Study Finds Surprisingly Little Difference in Hospitalization Rates Between Children With Covid-19 and Influenza : Coronavirus
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K. : Coronavirus
60,000 may have 'long Covid' for more than three months UK study | Society : Coronavirus

Skills lost due to coronavirus school closures will cause drop in global economy: OECD : Coronavirus

Our group texts are blowing up during the pandemic. And we're taking the drama personally.

More than 100 Austrians 'accidentally' received US coronavirus stimulus money

Sturgis biker rally fallout may have costly health consequences - The Boston Globe - already linked to at least one COVID-19 death and hundreds of positive cases, could ultimately result in more than $12.2 billion in health costs related to the pandemic, according to a new study from the IZA Institute of Labor Economics ... This is enough to have paid each of the estimated 462,182 rally attendees $26,553.64 not to attend (Trumpfucker Kristi Moem for the win)
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was 'superspreading event' that cost public health $12.2 billion: analysis : Coronavirus
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may account for 19 percent of US COVID-19 cases in August : Coronavirus

DeSantis itching to reopen just about everything but Florida's government

Thousands gather for Christian music concert at California Capitol, breaking COVID-19 rules : Coronavirus

Michigan reports 11 coronavirus outbreaks at K-12 schools and 11 on college campuses : Coronavirus

Texas universities blame off-campus parties for rising COVID-19 cases, but few are disciplining students : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: California has cut 3 key metrics by half or more : Coronavirus


India may soon overtake U.S. to have most coronavirus cases in world : Coronavirus

'This is a concern' Canada's daily coronavirus cases rise 25% over last week

Italys Bergamo is calling back coronavirus survivors. About half say they haven'fully recovered

Spain is first country in western Europe to record half a million Covid cases : worldnews


Church leader who blamed Covid-19 on gay marriage contracts virus : worldnews - The Honorary Patriarch Filaret of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (claims he's not gay and not a pedophile either)


Africas Great Green Wall just 4% complete halfway through schedule (not sure where all the money went)

Sudan floods: Nile water level threatens ancient pyramids : worldnews

Once foot soldiers in Myanmar's army, now potential witnesses to mass atrocities - Their recent arrival at The Hague is a turning point in the effort to seek justice for Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims. : worldnews

Humans rights groups condemn police raid on 'gay party' in Indonesia : worldnews

China's Xi says China acted openly and transparently on COVID-19 : worldnews
Australian reporters evacuated from China amid serious safety threats : worldnews
Chinese firm 'to take majority control' electric grid amid belt and road-linked debt default fears
Why Disney's new 'Mulan' is a scandal (Xi's dick is buried in their ass)
Disney criticised for filming Mulan in Xinjiang and for thanking an agency involved in Uighur detention : worldnews

Czech billionaire, who bought pianos refused by the Chinese clients, after a fall-out due to Czech senate speaker visiting Taiwan, to donate them to the schools. : worldnews

India: Boy kills 10-year-old girl who beat him in online games, Police say he smashed her head with stones : worldnews (his honor was injured)

Pakistan sentences Christian man to death for 'blasphemous texts" (muzfuckers)

Greece to boost military amid tensions with neighbor Turkey : worldnews


Germany calls on Lukashenko to clarify whereabouts of protest leader Kolesnikova : worldnews
Lithuania fears Lukashenko will sign away Belarus independence to Russia : worldnews
The EU has demanded the Belarus authorities release "all detained on political grounds before and after" the disputed presidential elections, and warns of sanctions : worldnews

'They shot him in cold blood' | The killing of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies, who had Down's syndrome, in Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg, has shocked South Africa : worldnews - He was allegedly shot by police while eating a biscuit close to his house. The police say he was caught in crossfire when some alleged gang members fired at them.

Russia's Navalny out of coma after poisoning : worldnews

Jamal Khashoggi murder: Saudi court overturns five death sentences : worldnews ("court")

Queensland passes law to jail priests for not reporting confessions of child sexual abuse : worldnews
Priest tapped to be bishop by Pope Francis resigns after sexual abuse probe : worldnews

Thieves break into girl's house while her classmates watch on Zoom : worldnews- in Tungurahua, central Ecuador

Boris Johnson warned that walking out on EU trade talks risks huge damage for Britain's world standing
No US trade deal if Boris Johnson reneges on Brexit agreement, Congressman warns : worldnews


Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency : worldnews


Assange told to stop interrupting witnesses at UK hearing : worldnews
Julian Assange warned by judge after outburst during extradition trial

Trump is parroting the Kremlin line on the Navalny poisoning : politics

At Least 37 Million People Have Been Displaced by Americas War on Terror (Bush's lies)
u/TendingTheirGarden provides a different perspective on drone strike policy changes during the Obama Administration : bestof - Between 2009 and 2015, out of 473 strikes between 64 - 116 non-combatant deaths occurred. However during that period, the Obama Administration did count all military-age males in strike zones as combatants unless explicit intelligence exonerated them posthumously. (Barry in the basement with his drone joy-stick but Trump removed all restrictions)
Time to Fix a Broken Declassification System

Trump launches unprecedented attack on military leadership he appointed : politics
VoteVets on Twitter: "Donald Trump called our fallen troops "suckers" and "losers." They can't speak for themselves, but these 6 Gold Star families speak for our fallen. Here is their POWERFUL message. #GoldStarParentsAgainstTrump #VeteransAgainstTrump https://t.co/ZnbFevqkNR" / Twitter
'The military is not stupid' : Col. Wilkerson on Trump claim that he brought troops home
Press: Trump gives military middle finger salute : politics

Atlantic's Goldberg says fear of 'Twitter mob' prevented Trump sources from going public

All the Trump books agree: He's just as bad as you think (worse, actually)
Peter Strzok Has a Warning About Russia -- and Trump
Michael Cohen: 'Trump Was a Mobster, Plain and Simple'
Ex-fixer for Trump links Falwells endorsement in 2016 to suppression of racy photos
Michael Cohens Book: Hannity, Ailes, and Pecker All Groveled for Trump's Love

Is Trump Planning a Coup d'Etat? Many observersincluding Republicansworry that he is. They're organizing now to stop him.
Washington Post Board Predicts 'Catastrophic' Consequence Of Donald Trump 2020 Win
If Trump wins re-election -- or loses -- expect more right-wing violence, experts warn
The Left Secretly Preps for MAGA Violence After Election Day

Trump Claims 'Sophisticated Friends' Say He's 'Most Innocent' Presidetn for a Trump official.
Trump Gets Annoyed When Reporter Refuses to Remove Mask to Ask a Question : politics

Governing by gaslight - Lawyers, Guns & Money - You will be shocked that the bill Mitch McConnell is finally getting around to proposing after a long summer nap is garbage:
staying home stan account on Twitter: "Paycheck Don strikes again https://t.co/EhelD3eKBT" / Twitter
Erica Werner on Twitter: "McConnell's new "skinny" or "targeted" covid bill aims for a compromise on the Cruz school choice issue by including a two-year tax credit, per sources. Cruz's original plan was for a permanent tax credit for donors to scholarship funds that pay private school tuition" / Twitter (Cruz fucker slipped that in)

Citing 'Criminal Exposure' in Straw-Donor Scheme and Possible Perjury, House Announces Investigation Into DeJoy

Newly renovated Rose Garden now under repair - CNNPolitics (too much poop in the pipes)
White House lawn, Rose Garden being re-sod after damage from GOP convention - The Washington Post (which was illegal in the first place)

How does an 'inaccurate' memo get all the way to the attorney general's desk? (with a lot of lies)
Trump, the Snowflakeyest of All Snowflakes, Threatens to Defund California Schools for Implementing 1619 Project Curriculum : politics
Bible Signed by Trump Days After Infamous Church Photo-Op Goes on Sale for $37,500 : politics

The Trump campaign has reportedly squandered most of the $1.1 billion it raised, blowing millions on Super Bowl ads to rival Bloomberg and targeted DC ads to please Trump : politics
The 2020 Trump Campaign Is Reportedly a Financial Mess : politics

Report: Trump campaign using doctored, misleading videos to get edge online : politics


Younger Americans feel their voting weight: After years of elder-power, a new generation may well decide the election : politics

Focus groups with working-class and rural voters show the deep health care crisis in America, and trouble for Trumps re-election. (the assholes that voted to get ri d ofof their healthcare?)
Supporters who helped Trump win presidency lagging in motivation this year - Reuters - Trump has lost support among non-college educated whites, who made up 44% of the U.S. electorate four years ago and heavily favored the Republican over Democrat Hillary Clinton. (the dumbfuck racists still love him)


Eric Trump's 'Awkward' Labor Day Attack On Biden Backfires : Critics on Twitter slammed Donald Trump's son for his "complete lack of self-awreness"
Kristi on Twitter: "The dumbest of all the Trumps, tweets that social distancing and mask wearing is low energy and awkward. We're in the middle of pandemic, Eric. He's following the science, caring about his fellow Americans and setting an example. You're a dad, since yours sucks, follow Joe." / Twitter


How Maine turned on Susan Collins. - Inside the movement to topple the Republican senator.


Georgia secretary of state says 1,000 double-voters found in primary

'He is Throwing Gasoline on a Fully Raging Fire' : : Trump's Kid-Glove Handling of White Supremacists Could Create a Home-Grown Crisis
What Black Lives Matter Has Accomplished - The Atlantic - For the First Time, America May Have an Anti-Racist Majority - Not since Reconstruction has there been such an opportunity for the advancement of racial justice.
Another Facebook worker quits in disgust, saying the company 'is on the wrong side of history' - Chief executive Mark Zuckerbergs stances on hateful and racist speech prompted the engineer to resign.

A study of more than 10,000 protests this year found 95% were peaceful : politics

Speaker at Far-Right Salem Rally Demands Democrat Leaders Be 'Shot Dead in the Streets' : politics
Speaker at Far-Right Salem Rally Demands Democrat Leaders Be 'Shot Dead in the Streets' - Video has emerged showing a speaker at a rally in Salem, Oregon, urging that democratic leaders be shot dead in the streets for pushing a so-called 'pedophile agenda' and being greeted with cheers and applause from the crowd.

Pittsburgh police investigating after viral videos of protesters and Downtown diners | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh police investigating after viral videos of protesters and Downtown diners


Linden Cameron, 13-year-old autistic boy, shot by Salt Lake City police during mental crisis - The Washington Post - Police were called because help was needed but instead more harm was done when officers from the SLPD expected a 13-year-old experiencing a mental health episode to act calmer and collected than adult trained officers ... (shot "repeatedly" and he didn't have any kind of weapon) ... Nationwide, police have seriously injured and killed scores of mentally ill people when called by relatives or bystanders to help
Police shoot 13-year-old boy with autism several times after mother calls for help : news

Colorado school suspended a Black 12-year-old boy and called police after he played with a toy gun in online class - The Washington Post (hoping they would kill him, cops said "he brought a gun to school" which was his home)


7 people dead after shooting at suspected California marijuana operation : news

NYPD: Teens rob, punch 74-year-old woman in the East Village : news


Keeping It in the Family: Why We Pick the Partners We Do - Second, emotional closeness to a parent increases the likelihood that your partner will resemble your parent.


A robot wrote this entire article. Does that scare you, human? | GPT-3 | Opinion | The Guardian

'Wild West' Mentality lingers in US mountain ranges - Distinct psychological mix associated with mountain populations is consistent with the theory that harsh frontiers attracted certain personalities -- historically attracted nonconformist settlers strongly motivated by a sense of freedom (from thinking)
'Wild West' mentality lingers in modern populations of US mountain regions. Distinct psychological mix associated with mountain populations is consistent with theory that harsh frontiers attracted certain personalities. Data from 3.3m US residents found : science

Cannabis Consumption Used by Cancer Patients during Immunotherapy Correlates with Poor Clinical Outcome : science
(PDF) Cardiovascular effects of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids: The good, the bad, and the ugly




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Ice Sheet Melting Is Perfectly in Line With Our Worst-Case Scenario, Scientists Warn : science
Large craters form in tundra from exploding methane in permafrost : worldnews
India's child activists lead the fight against climate change

'Extremely dangerous' fire threat in West after historic weekend heat while the Rockies await freak snow -- Southern California eyes a Santa Ana wind threat for Tuesday and Wednesday.
California sets new record for land torched by wildfires as 224 people escape by air from a 'hellish' inferno : worldnews
At 121 degrees, Woodland Hills hits all-time high temperature for L.A. County : worldnews
Gender reveal party blamed for California wildfire : worldnews (humans are idiots)
Quick math : PoliticalHumor


Epidemics create risks of social unrest. The great plagues of the past show that social tensions, accumulated over the epidemic and before, often erupted in serious uprisings in the years after the epidemic. : science


MA COVID-19 Data 9/6/20 : boston
121,046 total confirmed - 9,870 new individuals tested - 8 new deaths; 8,925 total - 7 new probable cases; 0 new probable death


Postcard from the pandemic: At the elbow of Cape Cod, there is fear -- and hope -- in the sand dunes and salty air ... Bill and Lisa Mell from northern Kentucky seemed unconvinced about the science underpinning the pandemic ...

A Supercomputer Analyzed Covid-19 -- and an Interesting New Theory Has Emerged - A closer look at the Bradykinin hypothesis ... the pathology of Covid-19 is likely the result of Bradykinin Storms rather than cytokine storms ... but the two may be intricately linked ... It forms a hydrogel, which can fill the lungs in some patients ... like trying to breathe through Jell-O ... A genetic quirk of the RAS could be giving women extra protection against the disease ... also suggests vitamin D as a potentially useful Covid-19 drug ...
New Study: Vitamin D reduces risk of ICU admission 97% : Coronavirus - The actual RDI should be around 7000-8000 IU per day. You can Google for The Great Vitamin D Mistake-
The Big Vitamin D Mistake - PubMed
Mysterious Post-COVID Syndrome Affecting Kids Appears to Be Even Worse Than We Thought : worldnews
It's 1976 all over again: on fast tracking untested vaccines. : worldnews
N95 masks being rationed at Minnesota hospitals, six months into pandemic : Coronavirus
Covid patients have lung damage 'weeks after leaving hospital' | Coronavirus outbreak : Coronavirus

A university known for coronavirus research warns its scientists to look out for "suspicious" packages (Trump fuckers bombing research)
The pandemic will slow down in the US soon - but not for a reason worth celebrating : Coronavirus (everyone died)

White House Said to Keep Sick Kids on Campus. Emails Reveal the Messy Reality. : politics
3-Year Ban on Parties May Be Necessary to Avoid Spreading COVID-19 : worldnews

U of New Hampshire: Frat party source of 11 COVID cases - The Boston Globe
WVU suspends 29 students after more parties : Coronavirus

Large crowds, no social distancing, many without masks in downtown Las Vegas : Coronavirus
Crowds Fill California Beaches Over Labor Day Weekend Amid Heatwave and COVID-19 : worldnews

Workers Reveal Disney Is Covering Up Its COVID Cases

New York COVID infection rate below 1% for a month - Axios
Reopen NY: COVID infection rate stays below 1 percent for 30 days : Coronavirus
Bay Ridge Couple Forced Off NYC Ferry In Handcuffs Over Refusal To Wear Masks - Gothamist ... "If we were fucking Black, I can guarantee you that guy would never come out and tell us put a mask on" she huffed ... "Mostly everyone complies" said another officer at the wscene. "And then you get a few knuckleheads who don't."
Jake Offenhartz on Twitter: "Ferry riders are turning on the maskless couple. The two cops seem to be split on what to do https://t.co/z0BgYdUYpu" / Twitter

An influencer who received backlash for vacationing in the Hamptons during the pandemic has just tested positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus

590 COVID-19 cases at University of Tennessee, isolations approach 2,000 : Coronavirus

Kentucky reports record-high number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in single week : Coronavirus - Kentucky currently ranks #15th in terms of running per capita deaths:

Florida, Texas governors considering reopening bars and nightclubs : Coronavirus



'We are in the second wave': Europe on edge as cases spike : Coronavirus
UK cases rise above level that would trigger quarantine for travellers : Coronavirus

French 'anti-maskers' most likely to be educated women in 50s, says study - Guardian - Sept. 07, 2020 : Coronavirus

30 cases of Covid-19 have been linked to a karaoke bar in Canada : worldnews

New Zealand ranked second-safest country in world for COVID-19 : Coronavirus - How is Germany #1? And why the hell is japan on that list? Seems like the Deep Knowledge Group lacks some basic knowledge.

Covid-19 cases in India: 94,000 fresh cases on Sunday cap worst week of pandemic : worldnews
Global report: India overtakes Brazil as second most Covid-infected country : worldnews (with a few more people, but Trumpmerica wins)

In Bangladesh, novel coronavirus is mutating nearly twice the global average: study : Coronavirus


China kidnapped Indian Citizens near border : worldnews
China Planning to Set Up Military Bases in Four African Countries : worldnews
China is in for 'a tough time' as U.S. targets tech sector, expert says : worldnews
China's Mysterious Reusable Spacecraft Lands After Two-Day Flight : worldnews

Hong Kong shocked by violent police arrest of 12-year-old girl : worldnews
Google says Street View maps algorithm error blurred out Hong Kong protest graffiti aimed at Xi Jinping : worldnews (the "algorithms" bowed down to Xi)

Taiwan slams Indonesia for passing law that protects Indonesian migrants from being exploited and abused overseas like in Taiwan : worldnews

Tokyo man arrested for kidnapping 9-year-old girl he met via online game : worldnews

Hope turns to despair as Egypt arrests witnesses to alleged 2014 gang rape : worldnews (muzfuckers)

Unidentified masked men snatched the leading Belarusian opposition figure, Maria Kolesnikova, from the street in the centre of the capital, Minsk, on Monday and drove her away in a minivan, witnesses told local media. : worldnews
100,000 march in Minsk to demand Belarus leader resigns : worldnews
EU to blacklist 31 Belarus senior officials over election, diplomats say : worldnews

South Korean Military Officers Charged for Raping North Korean Defector Under Their Protection : worldnews

Pakistan Police charge toddler for holding an 'illegal gathering' : worldnews (and "promoting sectarianism")

Covid patient raped by ambulance driver on way to hospital in India : worldnews
India joins US, Russia, China hypersonic Missile club : worldnews

President Duterte pardons US soldier convicted in killing of Filipino Transgender Woman : worldnews

Pro-Israel lawyer faked vandalism attack at Scots home to frame Palestine group : worldnews - A preliminary ruling found Berlow failed to maintain the standards of behaviour expected for a -solicitor. -- Not for faking the vandalism itself but for not billing for the time he took to do it. Those two twats look like a pair of baddies from an 80s movie.


Saudi king tells Trump he won't normalise Israeli ties without Palestinian statehood : worldnews

Pope says gossiping is a 'worse plague' than coronavirus : worldnews

U.S. govt-linked PR firm ran fake news networks for right-wing Latin American regimes : worldnews
Honour and a privilege to serve -- Deputy Speaker Shuman (Guyana)


Retirement in Europe: Younger people could be working into their 70s : worldnews

Germany on Sunday increased pressure on Russia over the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, warning that a lack of support by Moscow in the investigation could "force" Germany to rethink the fate of a German-Russian gas pipeline project
Hospital: Russia's Alexei Navalny out of coma, is responsive : worldnews

Boris Johnson says U.K. will quit EU with no deal within weeks if talks stall : worldnews (off the Tory cliff)
Eschaton: Sure Why Not - Nobody talks about Brexit anymore, even though it kicks in fully on Dec. 31. Some of that is because of All This, but some of that is because Brexit stopped being useful to the organized opposition so they just sort of forgot about it and then somehow all became Lords. Kayfabe everywhere. And now, well, ... But progress on the already fragile talks will be threatened by plans revealed on Sunday for the UK government to publish a controversial section of the internal market bill on Wednesday that will intentionally try to unpick parts of the withdrawal agreement signed in January. It will include elements of the special arrangements for Northern Ireland that are legally binding. (BoJo off the Tory cliff)
School that Boris Johnson visited to show was "safe" closes due to coronavirus days after visit
Two young British girls who survived the horrific shooting of their family in the French Alps eight years ago are to be re-interviewed in a bid to solve the mystery. The killer has never been identified. : worldnews
The UK National Crime Agency is facing criticism for failing to investigate reports alleging that banks forged signatures and fabricated evidence in court actions to repossess homes. The NCA has received at least 19 boxes of evidence relating to 362 incidents. : worldnews
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after one person died and seven others were injured in stabbings across Birmingham. : worldnews
Assange's legal fight to avoid U.S. espionage trial resumes in London : worldnews

National Guard seizes Michoacan gang's homemade tank : worldnews


Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman spent millions turning Trump into his lapdog : book excerpt
New York Times: Former FBI agent calls Trump a national security threat in new book : worldnews
FBI agent who helped launch Russia investigation says Trump was 'compromised' : politics
FBI agent who helped launch Russia probe says Trump was 'compromised'
Analyst: Trump knowingly helping Russian attacks against US : politics

Fascism Scholar Says U.S. Is 'Losing Its Democratic Status' : politics
Trump Emerges as Inspiration for Germany's Far Right (President Trumphitler)

Trump reportedly took home $750,000 worth of art from the home of the US ambassador to France in 2018 after canceling a World War I cemetery visit : politics ... Never crossed my mind when I saw him skipping the ceremony that he was just busy stealing art but here we are

John Kerry: Trump's handling of pandemic is 'one of greatest failures of leadership in my lifetime' (second only to Bush's invasion but he didn't say that)
What Young, Healthy People Have to Fear From COVID-19 - The Atlantic - The White Houses new science adviser says: nothing. The science disagrees - Scott Atlas, the new White House science adviser and Trump-whisperer, seems to be the ringleader of this emergent corona-stoicism. A neuroradiologist and senior fellow at Stanford University' conservative Hoover Institution, Atlas is not an expert in epidemiology or infectious diseases. As a Fox News regular, his relevant credentials seem to be more televisual than scientific.
The wrong track: new top level US advisor " has repeatedly made statements contrary to scientific evidence, such as saying that children do not spread the virus." : Coronavirus
American individualism is an obstacle to wider mask wearing in the US : Coronavirus - "It's not about individualism. It's about basic decency" ... "I'd go with two other I's : gnorance and a longstanding, deeply-ingrained anti-intellectualism in the US. If we'd put 5% of the money we spent on weapons-development into improving public schools and in particular science and health programs, we would be better off now (and I very much doubt we'd have missed the 5% spent on weapons-dev).

Fox undermines Fox ... WH press secretary Kayleigh McEnany stormed out of her press event Friday after delivering remarks in which she blasted The Atlantic for supposedly being "only interested in pedaling conspiracy-laden propaganda"

Trump, under fire for alleged comments about veterans, has a long history of disparaging military service : politics
Trump's Vile Military Comments Are a Window Into His Soul
White House asked VA secretary about running Pentagon if Trump fires Esper : politics - Holy shit. This administration is the definition of the swamp.
I'm honestly sick of talking about this fucking clown, but how do you ignore stuff like this? : PoliticalHumor

Trump campaign criticised for mocking Biden while he visited family grave -- Biden's late son, first wife and daughter are buried in cemetery ...mocking Joe Biden for walking through the graveyard where his son is buried after leaving church this morning while Donald Trump spent his day on the golf course

Michael Cohen says Trump once said after meeting evangelical Christians: 'Can you believe people believe that bulls---?' : politics
Michael Cohen claims Trump ogled his 15-year-old daughter in new memoir : politics
Trump said it was a lot easier to pay off Stormy Daniels than Melania: Michael Cohen

How Trump's Billion-Dollar Campaign Lost Its Cash Advantage -- Money was supposed to have been one of the great advantages of incumbency for President Trump ... campaign and the R.N.C. developed some profligate habits as they burned through hundreds of millions of dollars

More and more top Republicans are warning that Trump's groundless claims about mail-in voting could tank the party in November : politics
NC Attorney General calls for investigation into US postmaster for alleged campaign contribution fraud : politics
Schumer calls for investigation into reports of campaign finance improprieties by DeJoy's former company : politics
The definitive timeline of Louis DeJoy, the North Carolina man Trump put in charge of the post office after he and his wife gave Republicans millions : politics
Senator Thom Tillis linked to new scandal forcing postmaster generals staff to donate to his campaign: report

Top Democrat accuses U.S. attorney general of lying about China election threat : politics - Barr, named attorney general by President Donald Trump last year, told CNN on Wednesday that China was more of a threat than Russia when it comes to alleged interference in the U.S. elections.
Schiff: Barr flat-out misled with 'blatantly false statement' : politics

Fox News Grills Mnuchin About Hypocrisy Of Trump' 'Cancel Culture' Call To Ax Reporter
Fox News Shares the Blame for Trump's Deranged, Ruinous Presidency
Eschaton: Foxy - It's "interesting" that journalists got extra excited when a FOX NEWS reporter actually reported something negative about Dear Leader. It's weirdly acknowledged-yet-unacknowledged that it's 99% Trump Propaganda TV, such that journalists will point and comment at what is going on there but not really fully embrace the reality of it. After one reporter actually reported something, the rest of the network just shit all over her. The issue isn't that it's conservative, or even that it's specifically pro-Trump, it's that it's a facts-be-damned zone and has been forever, even back when it was, as Jake Tapper said, their "sister network."

Those rats certainly aren't going to fuck themselves - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Although it looks like Republicans wot have their pal Julian to rush to the rescue every time a bad story about Trump comes out this cycle, they are committed unleashing a sea of misinformation onto the electorate: For President Trump and his allies, it was a week spent spreading doctored and misleading videos ... and of course what it reveals about Republican elites shows that what Trump represents ain't going anywhere even if Trump loses.

America' real hoax: Record highs on Wall Street as millions of jobless people can't pay rent - 85% of the stock market is owned by the Top 10%. It has little to no effect on the lives and well-being of most Americans.
Tax the Ultrarich? Cuomo Resists, Even With a $14 Billion Budget Gap : politics

Another Step Toward Fascism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - ICE making its version of Nazi anti-Semitic propaganda films is surely a great sign..

Trump Boat Parade On St. Croix River Causes Capsizing WCCO | CBS Minnesota (they did it again)


Today in Cleetus Safaris - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The media just can't get enough of interviewing white conservatives. Its a drug. Here' the Oregon edition ... And the lawyer of a fascist also thinks conservatives are oppressed by Black people not wanting to be killed by cops. Wow! Amazeballs! ... "Homosexuality is not a civil right, but an aberration"
100 Days of Protest: A Chasm Grows Between Portland and the Rest of Oregon - The New York Times


How much do polls move after Labor Day? Since 1952, every candidate who was ahead at this point went on to win the popular vote. : politics (like Hillary)


Brewery Workers of the World, Unite! All You Have to Lose is Your Crappy Jobs! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Surly is one of the largest and most prominent microbreweries in Minnesota. And like so many of these places, the owners are as reactionary anti-union as Jay Gould or Henry Ford could dream of being. Workers at Surly have tried to unionize. The response? ... Allan Pinkerton' desiccated corpse sips a Surly smiling from his grave.


More Than Ever, Trump Casts Himself as the Defender of White America - The New York Times - Presenting himself as a warrior against identity politics, the president has increasingly made appeals to the grievances of white supporters a centerpiece of his re-election campaign ... the country's real race problem is bia s I wouldnagainst white Americans

A racist conspiracy theory called the 'great replacement' has made its way from far-right media to the GOP : politics ... Honestly, can we just replace Republicans with better people? Tha the replacement theory I'm supportive of ... (if only we could replace the stupids)

After 1619 Project Threat, Trump Accused of Trying to Censor History of Slavery : politics
But... Southern heritage! : PoliticalHumor

'About to lose your job' : Nebraska man faces backlash for truck with obscenely racist Trump 2020 sign ... After obtaining the truck's license plate, social media users identified the owner as Austin J. Cordis ... Cordis' Facebook page was inundated with negative comments (of course he has a Fuckbook page)


From spit hoods to ketamine injections: The controversial police tactics highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement : politics


No, The Government Did Not Break Up A Child Sex Trafficking Ring In Georgia | HuffPost - Simple headlines obscure the complex realities of abuse, sex work and the real threats to American children (fake news from your Trumpist governement)


Black girls in Mass. nearly 4 times more likely to face school discipline than white girls, report finds - The Boston Globe (75% of Globe commenters are Trump racists)



Common cold combats influenza. Rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of common colds, can prevent the flu virus from infecting airways by jumpstarting the body' antiviral defenses, Yale researchers report (


u/_The_physics_girl_ provides a detailed answer to every point a holocaust denier has to offer : bestof


People who marriages lasted less than a year, months, weeks, days, or even hours. When did you realize you'd made a mistake and why? : AskReddit

Worst part of being a kid was not having adults take you seriously when you knew what you were talking about. What is an example of this that happened to you as a child? : AskReddit

[Serious] Reddit, what was the scariest place you have ever been to ? : AskReddit

What is a truth you don't like accepting about yourself? M.a< Mbr .<
Purple Mattress PR rep shows up in comments to prove safety of dust contained in their mattresses, with links to their studies and reports. Actual nanoparticle scientist shows up, reads the links, and explains why their claims are bullshit. : bestof




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"Zombie fires" spark highest-ever carbon emissions in the Arctic Circle : worldnews

Lack of detailed knowledge about corporate corruptionand how to fight it effectively is limiting economic growth around the world. More than $1 trillion is paid in bribes each year, the World Economic Forum estimated, and that corruption reduces global GDP by more than 5%.
The Golden Age of White Collar Crime | HuffPost Highline - A Slow-Motion Looting


MA COVID-19 Data 9/6/20 : boston
370 New Confirmed Cases; 2% Positive - September 6 : CoronavirusMa - 120,824 total confirmed - 17,731 new individuals tested - 10 new deaths; 8,917 total - 0 new probable cases; 0 new probable death
Massachusetts has the lowest Rt in the country : CoronavirusMa


Post-COVID syndrome severely damages children's hearts; 'immense inflammation' causing cardiac blood vessel. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), believed to be linked to COVID-19, damages the heart to such an extent that some children will need lifelong monitoring & interventions.
The First Clinical Trial to Support Vitamin D Therapy For Covid-19 - Oral calcifediol, the main metabolite of vitamin D3, reduced ICU admission from 50% to 2% among Covid-19 patients. : worldnews
Signs of depression have tripled in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic got underway : Coronavirus
No Severe Side Effects for 2,000 Sco Paulo Volunteers Testing Oxford Vaccine | The Rio Times : Coronavirus

Nintendo profits up over 400% as COVID-19 drives game sales : worldnews

The USA has now officially more dead per capita in covid-19 then Sweden : Coronavirus

Racial Justice Protests Were Not A Major Cause Of COVID-19 Infection Surges, New National Study Suggests : Coronavirus

A New Front in America's Pandemic: College Towns - The coronavirus is spiking around campuses from Texas to Iowa to North Carolina as students return.
Over 51,000 Coronavirus Cases at U.S. Colleges and Universities (10 days ago it was 26,000). : Coronavirus

Coronavirus rising in 22 U.S. states : Coronavirus (almost all red)
Have we flattened the curve in the US? - Johns Hopkins

Motorcycle rider who attended Sturgis rally dies of COVID; hair salons open in L.A. : Coronavirus
Predictably, COVID-19 cases start to emerge from motorcycle rally : Coronavirus

1 wedding + 275 guests + 0 masks = 56 COVID cases in 9 Minnesota counties : Coronavirus

A Growing Number of Catholic Schools Are Shutting Down Forever : Coronavirus (another positive side-effect)


Southwest Virginia thought it could escape the pandemic. Now, it has among the highest number of new cases in the state. - The Washington Post ... In the brightest red corner of Virginia, where "Trump Digs Coal" signs dot the Appalachian mountain hollers ... Stiltner said she trusted in her religious faith to keep her family safe during the pandemic ... (speaking of "suckers and losers" who don't need no socialist libtard healthcare and wearing masks is "sissy")
This rural Virginia community thought it could escape the pandemic. Now, it has among the highest number of new cases in the state. : Coronavirus


France records over 8,000 new Covid-19 cases for second day in a row : Coronavirus

Chile. Nursing assistants were heavily repressed by the chilean police for demanding better job conditions and overdue payments and benefits. They are the front line of the battle against COVID, the government instead of listening, they hit them. : Coronavirus

U.K. Cases Jump by 2,988 to Highest Level Since May : Coronavirus

Iceland has very good news about coronavirus immunity : Coronavirus

Senegal's quiet COVID success: Test results in 24 hours, temperature checks at every store, no fights over masks : worldnews (meanwhile, in a civilized country)

Mexico says 122,765 extra people died during pandemic in 'excess deaths' study : worldnews
Mexico states run out of death certificates : worldnews

Putin's vaccine meets opposition from frontline workers in Russia : worldnews

Over 90,000 Covid-19 cases recorded in India in single day - india news : worldnews
COVID-19 patient raped by ambulance driver in India : worldnews

Nothing to see: COVID origins off-limits as China's Wuhan touts recovery : worldnews


Beijing says Czech visit to Taiwan harmed its sovereignty and was a serious interference in China's internal affairs
China's military power has outstripped the US, Pentagon reveals (Pentagon reveals it wants even more of your money for useless shit)

Uighurs in Japan call for action to end forced labor in Xinjiang : worldnews

Hong Kong legislator arrested for "uttering seditious words"

'I waited for the bullet that would end this nightmare': Palestinians brutalized by Israeli cop gang speak out : worldnews
Thousands in Israel call for Netanyahu to resign : worldnews ... Netanyahu, trump, erdogan, Putin, that asshole in Belarus, Saudi royals, and China Pooh.... all need to be launched into the sun. This planet can never move on until we can get rid of these assholes. (and the list goes on)
Israel leads world in new coronavirus infections per capita as Cabinet approves lockdowns in 30 cities and towns categorized as "red zones." The lockdowns will start on Monday. (COVID + Hasides + authoritarizn asshole = disaster)
Israel Demolishes 51 Palestinian structures in East Jerusalem as destruction continues in 'unprecedented manner'


No sign of end to Far East anti-Kremlin rallies after nearly two months : worldnews

Lithuania says EU's inaction over Belarus undermines foreign policy credibility - FT : worldnews (bow down to Putin)
UK government suspends military training to Belarus dictatorship after outcry - Campaigners say UK should not have been training country's forces in the first place (Tories)
Cop-kicking granny is national protest hero in Belarus : worldnews

Prominent French pro-migrant activist gets beaten to death by migrant : worldnews

Council of Europe issues media freedom alert over UK government blacklisting of investigative journalists : worldnews
More than 1,000 UK doctors want to quit NHS over handling of pandemic : worldnews
Son sells 28 years of birthday whisky to buy first home - BBC News

Birmingham stabbings: One dead seven injured in 'major incident' : worldnews

Venezuelan Businessman Arrested And Tortured At US Direction : worldnews

Richmond, British Columbia politicians push Ottawa to address birth tourism and stop 'passport mill' - One in four births taking place at Richmond Hospital involve an international mother, according to new statistics. : worldnews

Navalny poisoning: German foreign minister said there were "several indications" Moscow was behind the attack, threatens sanctions : worldnews
Germany ups pressure on Russia in Navalny poisoning probe : worldnews
Leaked notes obtained by the Telegraph say that when Theresa May asked for Trump to take a strong stand after Russia poisoned Sergei Skripal, Trump replied "I'd rather follow than lead."

WikiLeaks' Assange to fight US extradition bid in UK court : worldnews

Florida congressman demands Edward Snowden to be pardoned after court ruled NSA surveillance program illegal : worldnews (fucking Barry and his corrupt, useless, Republican daddies)


President Trump Retweets 'Lockdowns Must End' Message as COVID-19 Spreads

Is it a Coincidence That Moscow Is Peddling the Same Lies as the Trump Campaign? : politics
u/Thisim provides a detailed catalog of the leverage Putin has on Trump, all in the public record. : bestof

Donald Trump visits his golf club amid outrage over remarks about US war dead - President went to Trump National Golf Club in the 295th trip to one of his own golf courses during his presidency : politics
Trump's bad marriage with the military has finally exploded - Who would have thought a draft-dodging narcissist would have problems with running the military?
Trump' 'losers' and 'suckers' troops scandal is a call to action for America's generals (paradigms of morality)
It's Time for the Former General John Kelly to Speak Out About Trump's Views on the Military (let's hear from another military asshole traitor guy)
US Northern Command apologizes for retweeting Trump campaign : politics
Impeachment witness Lt. Col. Vindman's brother responds to Trump's alleged veterans comments: "We are a family of public servant suckers" : politics
Fox Reporter Snaps Back As Trump Demands Her Firing For Confirming War Dead Story -- National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin calls her sources "unimpeachable" -- unlike Trump
Fox News Denies Own Reporter Confirmed Trump Used 'suckers an Losers' After Airing Interview of Her Confirming It

Trump Ended 2018 France Trip Having Art Loaded on Air Force One : politics (scammers love scams)

Michael Cohen's Tell-All Book: Trump Thought Black People Were 'Too Stupid' to Vote for Him
Trump says all African nations 'complete toilets' in new book by Cohen (the POS is obsessed with poop)
Trump hired Obama lookalike he 'ritualistically belittled' and fired in video stunt, says Michael Cohen in new book : politics

The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg says his story about Trump calling vets 'losers' is just the beginning - CNN
The Atlantic's editor-in-chief says his story about Trump calling vets 'losers' is just the beginning : politics
Trump launches attack on Steve Jobs' widow for 'wasting money' on upporting magazine run by 'con man' Goldberg (he really used the words "con man")

We are all witnessing the Great American Implosion : politics

Trump Admin Faces Injunction for Trying to End 2020 Census Counting Prematurely : politics
Judge orders Trump administration to stop 'winding down' 2020 Census field work : politics

USPS mail is found dumped at two spots in Glendale, prompting investigation : politics
Kevin McCarthy warns Trumps war on mail could screw GOP - Trump trashes mail voting in part because he sees the messaging as good cover if he loses to Joe Biden in November

Republicans internal conflict over diversity
1619 Project: Trump says Department of Education will investigate use in schools - CNNPolitics
Trump eliminates federal anti-racism training, calling it "a sickness" and "anti-American propaganda"
The Useful Idiot -- How Donald Trump killed the Republican Party with Racism and the rest of us with Coronavirus

To stop Trump, we need to vote in person, even if you have to crawl through broken glass : politics

In big change, N.J. can start counting mail-in ballots 10 days before Election Day. Republicans aren't happy
Barr gives false recounting of Texas voter fraud case in effort to cast doubt on mail-in voting : politics

Louis DeJoys rise as GOP fundraiser was powered by contributions from company workers who were later reimbursed, former employees say (sure looks the part)
Eschaton: Breakin' The Law - This is a crime and not even really the common "lol campaign finance law who cares" crime.

Facebook Says Trump's Misleading Post About Mail-In Voting Is OK. Employees Say It' Not ("Facebook" = Zuckerfucker)

Osama Bin Laden's niece endorses Trump : politics - Ah yes, the coveted Bin Laden endorsement.

The Trump Boat Parade As A Truthful Campaign Symbol #Dumbkirk : PoliticalHumor
Eschaton: The Battle Of Lake Travis - The carnage of Dumbkirk.

Denying 'mini-stokes' Trump again introduces mental and physical health into campaign debate
Opinion: Doctor: The American people deserve to know about Trump's Walter Reed visit

Trump promised a health care plan before the end of August. It never came. : politics

The president isn't pro-life, just pro-mandatory birth (Republicans, duh)

Outflanked XIV: the tax cut outflankening - Lawyers, Guns & Money - David Cay Johnson has completed his analysis of the initial effects of Donald Trump's boldly populist tax cuts: (the riches stole all the money, duh)

Republicans vs. Imaginary Biden - Fighting a far left opponent despite not having one
Biden leads Trump by 10 points in new national poll : politics
Biden's lead remains the steadiest on record - CNNPolitics
A Law-and-Order Push by Trump, but Little Change in Biden's Lead -- effort to reframe the election at the convention hasn helped his standing much, according to a big wave of polls.

CBS News Battleground Tracker: National, Wisconsin contests steady amid protests; more think Biden trying to calm situation - CBS News

At Least 4 Boats Sink During 'Trump Boat Parade' in Texas, Officials Say
At Least 4 Boats Sink During Disastrous Trump Parade in Texas

Trump erases Bidens lead in Texas, as Hegar chips away at Cornyns edge in Senate race - the president has regained momentum despite ongoing pandemic and economic woes.

Heres what the media must do to fend off an election-night disaster - By Margaret Sullivan
Our Long, Forgotten History of Election-Related Violence | The New Yorker - President Trump has sparked dangerous lawlessness, but killing and destruction linked to political antagonisms are nothing new for this country.

People Who Live in Red States Die Younger. Conservative Policies Are to Blame. : politics

Kanye Wests Nearly $7 Million Presidential Bid Has Hit Some Legal Snags


South Carolina police officer fired after seen on video using n-word : news

Alabamas Merciless Law That Threw Away the Least Among UsCOVID-19 has led many Americans to rethink prison. But a habitual offender law has condemned hundreds of people who never physically hurt anyone to grow old and die behind bars.

Reign of terror: A summer of police violence in Los Angeles - Los Angeles police officers have continued to kill civilians at alarming rates and under questionable circumstances in the last three months, despite a summer of unprecedented activism and growing political pressure from lawmakers.

Abolish Qualified Immunity : politics

Trump's plane loaded with thugs' appears to be a Salt Lake City flight with Black Lives Matters protesters
Jamie Carter #AntifaAirProtestor on Twitter: "Antifa Airlines full of thugs and anarchist mooing at everyone's favorite CA rep. I'm shocked he survived the angry mob. ?????? I would also like to ask who paid for the 1st class flight ticket and why he was wearing the mask around his neck? https://t.co/z7rtVdfhNY" / Twitter (little commie ratfucker got "mooed" on plane by one woman, said it was an angry antifa mob)

NC man who participated in armed demonstrations in Raleigh now faces terrorism charges : news - Two men who prosecutors say are members of an anti-government extremist group [known as the Boogaloo Bois] have been charged with federal terrorism counts


Roadside Trump Rally Ends in Knockout (Pittsfield, 9/5/2020) : massachusetts (fat Trumper got his ass kicked)


A nature paper shows a clear correlation between proton density(solar activity) and the occurrence of large earthquakes (M > 5.6), with a time shift of one day : science - reverse piezoelectric effect. The influx of electrical energy converting to vibrational energy


Finnish researchers believe they've found a real hangover cure

Anxious and extraverted: Study finds many people with social anxiety don't fit the "shy" stereotype : science


What's something that every parent should tell their child? : AskReddit

World War Z is a surprisingly good book. I thought previously "Yet Another Zombie Book" But this one actually deserved a movie to go along with it! : books

How do you feel about a friend with benefits, but instead of sexual benefits, it's just cuddling? : AskReddit

Amazon is filled with fake reviews and it's getting harder to spot them : technology

Google Faces Class Action in Canada Alleging it Turns Canadians' Electronics into Tracking Devices Without Their Consent - The action involves data collected by Google's services installed on more than half of global websites. : worldnews




090520

Japan Puts 22,000 Soldiers on Full Alert Due to Approaching Typhoon : worldnews

Extinction Rebellion protesters blockade Rupert Murdoch's printing presses : worldnews
Earth's 'lost species' only the tip of the iceberg - Scientists have calculated how many mammals might be lost this century, based on fossil evidence of past extinctions. Their predictions suggest at least 550 species will follow in the footsteps of the mammoth and sabre-toothed cat. : worldnews

Plastic waste entering oceans expected to triple in 20 years : worldnews
Oil industry betting future on shaky plastics as world battles waste: $400 billion of planned petrochemical outlay at risk on exaggerated plastics demand : worldnews

Rio Tinto hired lawyers 3 days before blasting of Australian Aboriginal site, preparing for potential injunction : worldnews
Canada pushed to abandon trade talks with Brazil over Amazon deforestation : worldnews


New Global Coronavirus Death ForecastI : worldnews
s Chilling -- And Controversial (only in Republican minds)
Experts warn U.S. covid-19 deaths could more than double by year's end
Coronavirus 'second wave' could strike this fall and crest after Election Day - The Washington Post
The bleak Covid winter? America still not on course to beat back the virus : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 9/5/20 : boston
120,454 total confirmed - 20,789 new individuals tested - 15 new deaths; 8,907 total - 20 new probable cases; 1 new probable death
We're a green state now


Post-COVID syndrome severely damages children's hearts : Coronavirus
The magnitude of America's contact tracing crisis is hard to overstate : Coronavirus


Pandemic policies at tech companies have created a rift between parents offered more benefits and resentful workers who don't have children.

A Doctor Went to His Own Employer for a COVID-19 Antibody Test. It Cost $10,984.even though Sussman worked for the chain and knows the testing materials only cost about $8. Even more surprising: The insurer paid in full.

Eschaton: Nobody Could Have Predicted - Heckuva job. -- COVID-19 continues to spread at an alarming rate at the University of Alabama. The school reported on Friday that another 846 students tested positive between Aug. 28 and Sept. 3, bringing the total number of those infected since classes began to almost 1,900.

Florida is privatizing state-run COVID testing sites, starting with Broward County : Coronavirus (for the money)

Death of longtime mayor from COVID-19 stuns Alabama town : Coronavirus

Fauci: Indiana one of seven states at risk of COVID-19 surge : Coronavirus - North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois,
South Dakota reports 293 COVID-19 cases, three deaths : Coronavirus
Illinois Reports 2,806 New COVID-19 Cases and 23 New Deaths : Coronavirus

539 new COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths reported Saturday in Mississippi : Coronavirus

Commentary: Michigan's coronavirus outbreaks are being tracked using Survey Monkey. Be alarmed. : Coronavirus

Deadliest week on record as Gov. Beshear reports on COVID, freezes evictions, mandates face coverings : Coronavirus


Keeping Canada, U.S. border closed may help 'keep lid' on coronavirus numbers: Fauci
West Van cops bust massive house party of up to 300 teens : worldnesw and Other Important Factors : Coronavirus (Van = Vancouver)

Sweden's High Covid Death Rates Among the Nordics: "Dry Tiner" and Other Imortant Factors

India crosses 4 million coronavirus cases, closes in on Brazil as 2nd in world : worldnews

Indonesia's false coronavirus 'cures' draw concern from scientists : worldnews - As Indonesia experiences a record spike in COVID-19 cases, people are turning to traditional medicine to boost immunity. But public health officials warn that unproven remedies can create a false sense of security.

The US just surpassed Sweden in deaths per capita : worldnews

The UK's coronavirus policy risks descending into chaos after the Scottish and Welsh governments accused Boris Johnson's dministration of ignoring scientific advice, amid increasingly different stances among the devolved nations.
Teachers tell parents in England to ignore 'baseless' letters on face masks : worldnews

'Coffin punishment' for shunning face masks in Jakarta : worldnews


UN says new polio outbreak in Sudan caused by oral vaccine : worldnews


In August, Israel demolished 51 Palestinian structures in Jerusalem, displacing 85 people : worldnews
Morocco Refuses To Normalize Ties With Israel - The Prime Minister issued a rejection of any relations with Israel. : worldnews
Kosovo set to be the next Muslim majority country to normalize ties with Israel. Plans to open its embassy in Jerusalem : worldnews

Hong Kong protests: police to deploy 2,000 riot officers for planned anti-government rally against: Legislative Council elections delay Organisers hope 50,000 activists will attend unauthorised anti-government rally against delay to Legco polls and the national security law : worldnews
China tells UN Experts to stay away from Hong Kong Issues : worldnews

China may dump U.S. Treasuries as Sino-U.S. tensions flare: Global Times : worldnews

3 Chinese nationals take a wrong turn, reach Sikkim; Indian Army rescues them : worldnews
Czech Delegation Pledges Support for Taiwan, Vows Not to Bow to Chinese Threats : worldnews
US, Taiwan seek 'like-minded' democracies in supply chain shift from China : worldnews

West Sumatra mob strips woman and parades her in public as punishment for 'obscene act' (muzfucks)

Many killed in Bangladesh mosque gas pipeline blast : worldnews

Protests against France in Pakistan. : worldnews (cartoons of muzfuck Allah)
Macron decries 'Islamic separatism', defends right to blaspheme : worldnews

Israel approves policy of withholding bodies of all slain Palestinians - Security cabinet passes motion expanding the policy to all Palestinians killed in alleged attacks, in violation of international law : news (they became what they beheld)

Afghan gov't to allow mother's name to be printed on national IDs : worldnews (literally muzfucks erasing women)

Making a slow getaway: Japan's anti-yakuza laws result in cohort of ageing gangsters : worldnews


Argentina seeks clarity from Paraguay over deaths of two 11-year-old 'rebels' : worldnews


For 1st time UK admits its 40-year-old debt to Iran : worldnews

For the first time U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers fly over Ukraine : worldnews

Poland's justice ministry cancels decision to remove article on pedophilia in Church : worldnews - Religious polish people who believe in hiding the rampant pedophile pandemic in the church while simultaneously accusing lgbtq+ people of the same without any evidence are seriously right in that scum of the earth deepest circle of hell type of people.

Masked men drag protesting Belarusian students off the streets : worldnews

Tony Abbott's UK trade role sparks conflict of interest concerns - Calls for Australian government to regard him as a foreign agent and explain how he can possibly work on a post-Brexit trade deal : worldnews
Exclusive: Leaked meeting notes show Boris Johnson said Trump was 'making American great again'

Five years after the migration crisis, Merkel, not Trump, seems vindicated - The Washington Post (no terrorism, just Nazis)

'They were making a lot of money bringing them to Canada': U.S. busts alleged cross-border gunrunners, Toronto man wanted : worldnews

Trump on Putin critic Alexei Navalny's poisoning: "We haven't had any proof yet" : worldnews
Alexei Navalny: Trump refuses to condemn Russia over poisoning : worldnews
Novichok: how are victims surviving poisoning? : worldnews
NATO calls for international response to Navalny poisoning : worldnews
As world leaders condemn Russian aggression, Trump says he and Putin 'get along' : worldnews

Revealed: Donald Trump ordered dismissal of UK ambassador Kim Darroch after leaked cables - US president said 'get him out of here', John Bolton tells The Telegraph : worldnews

Trump and Russia echo each other in presidential race - Los Angeles Times


Trump calls for firing of Fox reporter who quoted Atlantic article on veterans : politics
Trump attacks Fox News reporter after she backs up key details of Atlantic story : politics
Trump lashes out at 'slimeball reporter' amid furor over alleged war dead remarks : politics
Two former US officials confirm Trump Vietnam War quote : politics
The sweet smell of success - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Cillizza ... Whatever else is happening in the United States there has never been a better socioeconomic context for a submediocre well-connected white guy.

F.B.I. pondered whether Trump was a 'Manchurian candidate elected,' former agent alleges in new book

The deafening, devastating sound of John Kelly's silence

Trump is "Wrecking the Country" says retired Four Star General Barry McCaffrey : politics
Trump Losing The Military Vote, A Traditional Republican Bloc | His pardons of war criminals, desire to deploy active-duty troops to quell civil unrest and unwillingness to confront Vladimir Putin on bounties are all factors. : politics
Trump's Support Among Military Voters Is Tanking : politics
Trump Said MIA Soldiers Deserved What They Got: WaPo : politics
Trump Refuses to Take Back McCain Smear, Pats Himself on the Back : politics
Trump pays his respects at war hero John McCain's funeral
Ex-DHS official says Trump tried to rescind order for half-staff flags for John McCain : politics
Trump's remarks on war dead are shameful - How could we as a nation have fallen from the leadership of Lincoln to a president who reportedly calls our fallen service members losers and suckers? (Russians invade Globe comments)

westinghouse_fan comments on Why Trump's 'losers' and 'suckers' slurs cut especially deep for Marines

'I Really Think He Is Against America' - Is Trump a Traitor?
The danger is now clear: Trump is destroying democracy in broad daylight : politics

Ex-F.B.I. Agent in Russia Inquiry Says Trump Is a National Security Threat : politics
Ex-FBI Agent Who Led Probe Calls Trump "Clear and Present Danger" : politics

Michael Cohen says Trump will 'do anything' to stay in office, even start a war : politics
Sanders: America must be prepared for when Trump refuses to leave office : politics
If Trump Loses..... - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Bernie is absolutely correct here. We need to be very worried about what happens if and when Trump loses in November.


Don't Forget About the Steve Bannon Indictment. I prosecuted the Watergate scandal. Here's why Trump and his ally are in legal peril.

My fellow Jews: Getting rid of Trump is a religious imperative : politics (get rid of Netanyahu and get back to us)

New Video Shows how Stephen Miller Helped Turn Homeland Security Into a Race War Propaganda Shop : politics

Ignoring Warnings from Election Officials, Trump Again Suggests Supporters Should Try to Vote Twice : politics
Trump often sees an American landscape of 'losers' and 'suckers' : politics

The conventions changed nothing - Lawyers, Guns & Money - All of the punditry about how the race might be transformed because imaginary voters might like Donald Trump's endless, poorly written and delivered convention speech, wasted again ... In 2016, Trump was actually seen by voters as the more honest candidate. Another way of putting this, then, is that unlike in 2016 Trump is running against a generic white guy the elite political media mostly likes rather than a woman it mostly despises, which means that even when Barr tries an October surprise it' unlikely to go anywhere. The Comey letter had the impact it did because it landed in the context of more than a year of stories implying that there was something about Hillary Clinton and EMAILS that proved she was more untrustworthy and corrupt than the career con artist she was running against.

Presidential Election 2020: Democrats' Secret Edge, Strategy If Voting Tight - Bloomberg - Florida'ss Republican secretary of state, Katherine Harris, helped hand the White House to Bush by declaring an end to recounts that showed him clinging to the slimmest of leads ... The top election officials in many of the key states that could decide the election are Democrats ... it will be up to the secretaries of state to preside over the counting of mail-in votes and certify the final outcomes, a process that could take days or weeks.

Melania Trump's 'best friend's' book and email revelations should trouble U.S. watchdogs - A new book about the first lady offers tantalizing bits of palace intrigue. But revelations about the email servers should be of interest to a much broader audience. : politics

How Trump Dar and Other Important Factorsws on Campaign Funds to Pay Legal Bills - The New York Times - As he has done with other aspects of the presidency, Donald J. Trump has redefined the practice in ways that have unsettled even some Republicans.

DC penalizes Postmaster DeJoy and wife for underpayment of property taxes : politics
Fascism and the Postal Service - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Postal Service Police (why does the USPS have its own police force guarding facilities like this anyway?) not allowing a member of Congress to inspect a post office after her own constituents have contacted her about conditions is another sign of rising fascism and how all law enforcement agencies are actively pushing forward this agenda.

Nearly all Black Lives Matter protests are peaceful despite Trump narrative, report finds : politics
Review Of Federal Charges In Portland Unrest Show Most Are Misdemeanors : politics
The latest polling suggests Trumps ugliest campaign strategy may be imploding - 55 percent of Americans say what Trump has said about protest "smakes the situation worse," while 42 percent say either that it has had little effect (29 percent) or has made things better (13 percent) ... 59 percent say Biden would do a better job reducing violence in the country, versus 39 percent for Trump.

FDA rejects oleandrin, an unproven coronavirus therapeutic pushed by MyPillow CEO, as a dietary supplement ingredient

Trump Mocks Biden Mask-Wearing Just as New Research Shows Stricter Compliance Could Save 120,000 Lives in US Over Next 4 Months : politics
Biden: QAnon believers should get a mental health check : politics

What Should Happen With the Hate Trump Has Unleashed? To simply allow it to go back into hiding after he's gone would be a grave mistake.

The Ugly Numbers Are Finally In on the 2017 Trump Tax Rewrite | DCReport.org - Radical Republicans Ramrodded that Law through Congress, and, You Guessed It, the Rich Made Out Like Bandits While the Rest of Us Got Bupkis

After Democrats' big 2018 gains, more House seats could flip

Trump going dark in Arizona, cancels planned TV ad blitz : politics
Democrats eye Arizona, Georgia and Texas as potentially winnable : politics

Texas Republicans fight vote by mail expansion while using it themselves | The Texas Tribune

Multiple boats in distress, sinking at Trump Boat Parade on Lake Travis | KEYE
Trump boat parade ends in disaster after multiple vessels sink in Texas lake ... Several boats have sunk on Lake Travis in Austin because they were being "unruly" and not following the rules ... (could this be a metaphor of stupidity? +"Presideath Trump and "Dumbkirk"... )
Dave Weigel on Twitter: "Okay, who gave Antifa the nuclear submarines? Fess up https://t.co/LJkhQM0n0v" / Twitter
Brandy on Twitter: "Lake Travis Trump Boat Parade: just working class Americans in $300k boats and with four helicopters... Taken from my balcony https://t.co/jfEQ4jpGgJ" / Twitter
ResistPresidentDumbDumb on Twitter: "Blahahaha Trump boat parade at Lake Travis, Austin Texas today. Several boats in distress and sinking. Sounds like his Presidency. #BidenHarris2020 https://t.co/xXmZKjRuZM" / Twitter

Don't Trust Mark Zuckerberg to Put Out the Fires He Started - The Facebook boss is trying to recast himself as a defender of democracy -- but his actions belie his promises. (don't trust a slimy hand of Satan)


Trump is banning federal agencies from conducting workplace training sessions on race, which he believes are 'anti-American propaganda' : politics

DHS to label white supremacists as the 'most persistent and lethal threat' to the US: report : politics

Kyle Rittenhouse and his militia defense ignores that private paramilitaries are illegal : politics

Prosecutors' Plea Deal Required Drug Suspect To Name Breonna Taylor A 'Co-Defendant' : politics

Kenoshas looting is a symptom of a decrepit democracy -- Summer's unrest comes after years of failure by democratic institutions to respond to police violence.

Kyle Rittenhouse's Attorney Resigns From Legal Fundraiser After Dodgy Financial Past Revealed

Reports of bizarre menstrual cycles emerge after tear gas exposure from Seattle protests : news

Portland police arrest 27 demonstrators as protests enter 100th day : news


It's a tricky navigation from the wanting to the having all the needs of a kinky hypocrite - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Give Jerry Falwell this, he turned Liberty University into the sophisticated multi-layered grift Trump University could only dream of being:


Which cooking oil is the healthiest? - BBC Future


TIL Mulan is very likely not ethnically Han. The story is set in the Northern Wei dynasty whose language was Tuoba, an extinct language that had mongolic and Turkic elements. She is believed to be of XianBei ethnicity, a nomadic people that once resided in the Eastern Eurasian Steppes. : todayilearned


U/FuzzyPine explains how rabies can take years to manifest and what happens if you contract it. : bestof

Low Doses of LSD Acutely Increase BDNF Blood Plasma Levels in Healthy Volunteers : science

The size of the Mongol Empire compared to the rest of the world in 1260 : MapPorn

The number of mammoth skeletons found at Mexico City airport construction site raises to 200, making it the world's largest find of mammoth bones : worldnews

New evidence that the quantum world is even stranger than we thought. New experimental evidence of a collective behavior of electrons to form "quasiparticles" called "anyons" has been reported by a team of scientists. : science

TIL despite being described in ancient texts as foreign invaders and barbarians; the Hyksos were born in Egypt, had lived there for centuries, practiced international diplomacy, were culturally diverse, and greatly contributed to Egyptian culture. They even introduced the iconic horse and chariot. : todayilearned


Partners of sleep-talkers or sleepwalkers, what gems have you to share? : AskReddit

What is your earliest ever memory? And what was it? : AskReddit


Throwawayunknown55 comments on Am I unnecessarily worried about wintertime? (how to drive in New England in the winter)

Amazon deletes 20,000 reviews after evidence of profits for posts : worldnews




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Amazon fires have been miscalculated and are actually the worst in a decade : worldnews
[Australia] 'Quit the bulls**t': Climate protesters dump manure outside News Corp offices over claims of denialism : worldnews
More than 300 arrests made during third day of Extinction Rebellion protests in London : worldnews (United Kingdom of BoJo)


410,000 Deaths By January? IHME projections for United States : Coronavirus
The Politics of COVID - Lawyers, Guns & Money - the partisan affiliation of a state's governor plays a critical role in whether states have adopted mask mandate policies:


MA COVID-19 Data 9/4/20 : boston
393 New Confirmed Cases; 1.2% Positive - September 3 : CoronavirusMa - 119,819 total confirmed - 31,584 new tests - 17 new deaths; 8,870 total - 22 new probable cases; 0 new probable deaths


Health workers dying at 'horrific rates'

Coronavirus: The US has not reduced its Covid-19 death toll to 6% of total - BBC News - The claim, being amplified by supporters of QAnon conspiracies and others, is only 6% of the total number of people with coronavirus on their death certificate actually died from the virus.
Coronavirus: The US has not reduced its Covid-19 death toll to 6% of total : Coronavirus
Plexiglass Alone Can't Protect Against Aerosolized Virus : Coronavirus
Russia's potential coronavirus vaccine shows 'no serious adverse events' and creates antibody response: The Lancet : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: air filters necessary for every school class : Coronavirus
Exclusive: Two-thirds of Americans say they won't get COVID-19 vaccine when it's first available, USA TODAY/ Suffolk Poll shows : Coronavirus
Unusual finding: Children can have COVID-19 antibodies and the virus at the same time : Coronavirus
Horrifying Images Show How the Coronavirus Ravages Our Lungs : Coronavirus
Alarming Research Shows COVID-19 Damage to Heart Muscle, At Least in Cell Cultures : Coronavirus


How long do you think it will be until this pandemic is "over" in Mass (whatever you may define 'over' as in) : CoronavirusMa
11 Northeastern Students Dismissed For Violating Coronavirus Policies (suspended for fall semester) : CoronavirusMa

3 coronavirus deaths now linked to wedding in Maine - The Boston Globe (live with this for the rest of your life, bitch)
3 deaths, 147 coronavirus cases now tied to Maine wedding : Coronavirus ... Each year on their anniversary they can reminisce about all the people who died because of their wedding. How awful.
Coronavirus has made couples rethink weddings and divorce : Coronavirus
Eschaton: What A Country - The coronavirus outbreak has pushed millions of Americans, especially young adults, to move in with family members. The share of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents has become a majority since U.S. coronavirus cases began spreading early this year, surpassing the previous peak during the Great Depression era ... In July, 52% of young adults resided with one or both of their parents, up from 47% in February, according to a new Pew Research Center

Eschaton: You're Not The Boss Of Me - Working out well: Gettysburg College has locked down all of its students in their dorms, at least through the end of the week, after 25 students on Tuesday tested positive for the coronavirus. The Pennsylvania liberal arts college of about 2,400 may be the first in the country to quarantine all students in response to an outbreak.

Indiana University sees 'alarming' spike in COVID-19 at frat, sorority houses : Coronavirus
Cornell notches rise in COVID-19 cases, most linked to student athletes flouting anti-virus guidelines : Coronavirus

Florida tells health officials not to release coronavirus data about schools : Coronavirus

Test reporting backlog leads to Illinois' highest-ever daily COVID-19 caseload: 5,368

Texas woman severely burned after hand sanitizer catches fire : "My whole body was just consumed in flames"

South Dakota, COVID-19 hot spot, follows Sturgis rally with state fair ... dismisses 'elite class of so-called experts' carries on with state fair after Sturgis rally fueled COVID-19 surge

Texas Governor Declares a Victory Over COVID. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: France closes 22 schools due to COVID-19 as country records Europe's highest daily infection rate : Coronavirus


India reports 87,115 new cases of coronavirus, a global record, and 1,066 new deaths : Coronavirus

Nearly 1,000 flights in Canada have carried COVID-positive passengers since February : Coronavirus

2 500 randomly tested in Sweden -- no one had covid-19 : Coronavirus


Coronavirus: France closes 22 schools due to COVID-19 as country records Europe's highest daily infection rate : Coronavirus

Brazil handed out so much cash to people during Covid that poverty is nearing historic low - Brazil implemented one of the most ambitious social programs ever undertaken, giving 66 million people 600 reais a month, a shocking shift under President Jair Bolsonaro. : worldnews

Europe's biggest brothels has gone broke amid the coronavirus pandemic, media report. : worldnews


Signs of life detected under rubble a month after Beirut blast, says rescuer : worldnews
Lebanon's army finds nearly 5 tons more of highly explosive ammonium nitrate at Beirut port. : worldnews
Pakistan develops first bloodless, affordable dialysis machine for kidney disease treatment : worldnews

Brutal torture methods - including pepper spraying genitals, pulling out finger nails and stringing prisoners up in agonising 'chicken kebab' position - are revealed in Amnesty report on 'Iranian interrogation tactics' : worldnews (muzfucker imans, hang thenm by their beards)

Government, rebels agree to make Sudan a 'secular state' : worldnews

Taiwan denies it shot down Chinese Su-35 fighter, terms claims untrue : worldnews

Australia faces down China in high-stakes strategy. : worldnews


'No Doubt' That Navalny Poisoning Was Russian Operation, Former CIA Russia Chief Says : worldnews
NATO to hold special meeting on Alexei Navalny poisoning : worldnews
Trump's press secretary refuses to blame Russia for the nerve agent attack on Putin's top opponent : politics ("Merkel might have done it, or maybe demented Biden in his basement" Fuckanany said)

In response to COVID, Italy gives a 110% tax credit for building renovations that yield better energy efficiency : worldnews

It 'harms everyone': Canadian human rights group calls for ban on tear gas : worldnews


WHO chief: Lack of concern over pandemic shows 'moral bankruptcy' : worldnews (hello, Republicans, literally the party of moral bankruptcy)
U.S. Could Be Thrown Out of Olympics Over Trump Funding Threats, World Anti-Doping Agency Warns : worldnews
US will not pay remaining dues to WHO after Trump pulls out. The United States currently owes the WHO some $18 million for financial year 2019 and $62 million for financial year 2020. : worldnews (why would be Party of Death do that?)
Contact tracing foiled by conspiracy theories, lack of federal messaging : politics

After 7 years Snowden gets validation. : worldnews

An intelligence bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security warns that Russia is attempting to sow doubt about the integrity of the 2020 elections by amplifying false claims related to mail-in voting resulting in widespread fraud. : worldnews

'Who's Putting These Ideas in His Head?' -- The former FBI agent Peter Strzok worries that Americans will never learn the full story about Trumps relationship with Russia.

Trump disparaged U.S. war dead as losers and suckers says report : worldnews ("Fake news" he screamed)
Here Are All the Corroboration for the Atlantic Story on Trump Attacking Troops
Jennifer Griffin on Twitter: "Two former sr Trump admin officials confirm .@JeffreyGoldberg reporting that President Trump disparaged veterans and did not want to drive to honor American war dead at Aisne-Marne Cemetery outside Paris." / Twitter
Fox News national correspondent confirms the Atlantic story - Lawyers, Guns & Money - For Fox News to allow one of their top reporters to both confirm The Atlantic story in a follow-on is notable ... The appearance of the story is part of some sort of internal power struggle among those superiors, and/or a conscious strategy on their part to distance the network somewhat from Trump as his political position appears to continue to deteriorate.
Two Senior Officials Confirm Trump's Remarks About Fallen Soldiers To AP

John Kelly, at Center of Report on Trump Disparaging U.S. Soldiers, Keeps Silent - The New York Times

Charles Pierce: Jeffrey Goldberg's 'Atlantic' Piece on Trump's Military Comments Highlights a Problem With Complicity - Jeffrey Goldberg's Atlantic Piece Shows the Difference Between Battlefield and Political Courage - The most infuriating part of the soon-to-be-legendary story is what it says about the men who continued to serve this president* ... I don't want to hear about "duty" and "service," either. They took an oath to defend the Constitution, not to hold their tongues until they could get a book deal as a reckless vandal takes the Republic down, brick by brick. Of all the people whom history will account as being complicit in the attempted demolition of constitutional government, I rank them ahead even of the invertebrate Republicans in the United States Senate ... But I am sorry, and angry, that it has come to this, in 2020, when the vandals are still on a rampage that seems as though it can only end in annihilation. (a lot of reputations going down with the Trumptanic and the military has lost all respect)

Todd Zwillich on Twitter: ".@JeffreyGoldberg on CNN says his senior admin & military sources...apparently combat veterans and career senior military officers... refused to be named because "they don't want to be inundated with angry tweets and all the rest."" / Twitter (why the Vindemans quit)

Trumps Defenders: He Doesn't Hate the Troops, He Just 'Sounds Like an Asshole' (assholes elected the biggest asshole)

Donald Trump, Human Parasite, Has Also Said Soldiers Missing In Action Should Be Left for Dead : politics
Republicans never flinch in their support of Trump -- even when he insults our troops
Trump Faces Uproar Over Reported Remarks Disparaging Fallen Soldiers ... He strenuously denied it, but some close to him said it was in keeping with other private comments he has made disparaging soldiers.
Donald "Bone Spurs" Trump Thinks Americans Who Die in War Are "Suckers" and "Losers"
Trump reportedly called John McCain a 'f---ing loser' and said 'we're not going to support that loser's funeral' : politics
Trump falsely claimed he never called John McCain a 'loser.' Just check his Twitter account. : politics
'This is who he is': Founder of veterans group blasts Trump for reportedly calling dead soldiers 'losers' : politics ... . Coup or die time at GOP corral
You're No Patriot!' Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton Shreds Trump Over 'Losers' And 'Suckers' Eaton delivers a powerful response to Trump's reported insults of U.S. troops killed in action. (maybe you shouldn't have voted for him?)
'I don't get it': Trump questioned why retired Gen. John Kelly's son gave his life fighting in Afghanistan on a Memorial Day visit to his grave : politics (maybe you shouldn't have worked for him?)
Trump didn't want wounded veterans to attend a military parade because 'nobody wants to see that,' report says : politics
Biden to Trump: My son "wasn't a sucker"


White Nationalism Greater National Security Threat Than North Korea Say Troops : politics

Trump and Stars and Stripes: attacking an American icon - Trump wants to pull funding from Stars and Stripes, a newspaper for American troops that began in the Civil War and has been serving our soldiers.
Trump Says He Will Reverse Pentagon Plan to Close Stars and Stripes Newspaper - The New York Times - The reversal on Stars and Stripes came as President Trump was in full defensive mode over reports that he had disparaged military personnel.
Trump wont let Pentagon close Stars and Stripes newspaper (after ordering them to shut it down)

Declassified tapes reveal Richard Nixon's hate for Indians : worldnews (shared by, of course, noted Jew and genocidal maniac, Henry Kissinger)


America Needs International Observers to Monitor the 2020 Elections -- The global democratic community should treat Trump no differently than other autocrats.
U.S. Homeland Security warns that Russia is trying to undermine confidence in mail-in voting : politics
ICE reportedly relied on a 'politically motivated' request from the Kremlin to try to deport a Russian asylum seeker legally staying in the US : politics

The Trump train looks close to full derailment after a wild week - CNNPolitics

Barr's big example of vote-by-mail fraud didn't happen, DOJ and local prosecutors say : politics
Barr claims a man collected 1,700 ballots and filled them out as he pleased. Prosecutors say that's not what happened

Congresswoman denied entry to USPS processing facility amid mail delivery concerns : news

Trump has a plan to steal the election in fact, he has a bunch of them. Voter suppression, legal dirty tricks and right-wing militias: Trump's list of 2020 tactics is becoming clear
A top USPS official warned that suppliers may not be able to print enough mail-in ballots in time for the election : politics (orders printing plants shut down and presses destroyed)

Trump's job losses are the worst of any American president on record : politics (but Nancy's hair ...)

The White House Thinks Nancy Pelosi's Haircut Is Worse Than 186,000 Dead Americans

The 2020 Election, a Race in Which Everything Happens and Nothing Matters | The New Yorker - If a pandemic that has killed nearly two hundred thousand Americans can't significantly hurt Trump's upport, can anything?

With Two Months To Go, a Steady Presidential Race | The Cook Political Report

Biden team, GSA sign transition memorandum

Trump team plots how to bust Biden in the debates - POLITICO - advisers are studying Biden's idiosyncrasies to identify ways to trip him up on the debate stage.

Biden: QAnon is 'bizarre' and 'embarrassing.' supporters should seek mental health treatment ... Biden's line was even better than that, he told Q followers to seek mental health help while they could still get it under Obamacare y
Heres Why BuzzFeed News Is Calling QAnon A "Collective Delusion" From Now OnQAnon is much bigger and more dangerous than other conspiracy theories. (Republicans are a collection delustion)

5 Reasons Bidens Odds of Victory Look Better Than Ever
Despite Trump Attacks Over Kenosha, Biden Holds Double-Digit Wisconsin Lead : politics
Biden says Trump 'legitimises the dark side of human nature' in Kenosha speech : politics
Joe Biden is the only one trying to act like a president : politics
Biden Has Twice Clinton's Lead Two Months Out -- But That Doesn't Guarantee a Win

Trump Once Again Tells Americans To Vote Twice In November : politics
White House press secretary refuses to say it's illegal to vote twice in an election : politics
Trump once said Republicans would be sick at even the thought of voting twice. Then he told them to go do it.

White Voters Are Turning Away from Donald Trump : politics

Martha McSally down 17 points in new Fox News poll showing Democrats surging in key states : politics (they really, really hate her)


Jane Fonda claims Ivanka Trump laughed at her climate change appeal and never spoke to her again | Actor and activist hoped to recruit four beautiful, sexy, smart, climate-interested women to encourage president to take the environment seriously

Eschaton: The Narrative - Republicans love The Troops and Democrats hate them and America. Republicans are FISCAL HAWKTIDUDES who care about lowering the deficit, above all, and Democrats want to tax your children to give money to black people. Republicans are good for the economy, while Democrats destroy it. Republicans love FAMILY VALUES and Democrats just want to force you to have gay abortions. Republicans love LAW AND ORDER and Democrats want Kitty Dukakis's murderer to be freed to kill again. -- No amount of facts, polling, etc... can stop political coverage from internalizing these assumptions. Also, that fucking newspaper -- In a report leading with Trump's non-credible denial, the Times asserts that Trump has made "veterans care [a] pillar[] of his campaign" without even a passing note that the main appeal on this score (that he "signed veterans choice) is an outright lie (Maggie, et al, went with the lie, of course, but let Atrios' and Beutlers points sink in)
A perfect opportunity to test some of the ideas I wrote about here. It shouldn't be a total non-story that literally everything Trump says in trying to appeal to voters is an egregious lie.

Pennsylvania: Political group tied to Kanye West campaign law firm sent misinformation on Biden with mail-in ballot applications to battleground state voters : politics
Judge rules that Kanye West is off Virginia's ballot (fuck Fuckye)
Judge Orders Kanye West Removed from Virginia Ballot After Finding Candidacy Was Secured by Fraudulent and/or Misleading Means
Judge bars Kanye West from appearing on Arizona ballot : politics


Ted Cruz claims pregnancy is not "life-threatening" in effort to ban abortion pill | Republicans want to roll back access to the abortion pill, claiming it's dangerous. In fact, Viagra is riskier : politics


Assistant Texas attorney general loses job after report surfaces racist tweets : politics

Trump mocks Biden's mask-wearing at packed Pennsylvania rally
'A downright dirty plan' Trump admin quietly pulls funding for disinfecting N.Y. subways, schools


The United States is in crisis: Report tracks thousands of summer protests, most nonviolent



Portsmouth police chief ousted -- at least for now -- amid Confederate monument case - Angela Greene (racist confederate copster)
Entrenched racist culture at heart of Portsmouth's police department, officers and former chief say

Video captures first deadly police shooting under D.C.'s new bodycam law

Suspect in Fatal Portland Shooting Is Killed by Officers During Arrest - The New York Times - Law enforcement agents killed Michael Forest Reinoehl while trying to arrest him, four officials said. He was being investigated in the fatal shooting of a supporter of a far-right group.

Column: Here's why Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen shooting suspect in Kenosha killings, is likely to get off

Video: Pro-Trump Counterprotesters Received NYPD Escort Before Driving Through Black Lives Matter March - Gothamist
Car Drives Through Group of Protesters in Manhattan : news

NJ Transit wants to ban sex assault suspect from trains and buses after 15 arrests : news

Houston-area family of 3 found in garage, sleeping in running car after eviction - ABC13 Houston - Last month a Houston apartment manager faced disciplinary action after creating an eyebrow raising eviction notice.

5th Lake Charles family member dies after being poisoned by generator fumes : news

Testimony of Boston Police Charged With Overtime Fraud Now Suspect, DA Says : boston
Springfield police release video of officer shooting at street racing suspect : boston

Woman accused of hurling racial slurs at group of women, children, nearly running them over in Swampscott - Rhonda Wozniak, 60, was arraigned in Lynn District Court on charges including eight counts of civil rights violation, eight counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, disturbing the peace, and disorderly conduct, according to Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett and Swampscott Police Chief Ronald Madigan (racist Trump asshole told them to "go back to where they came from" )


How Jerry Falwell Jr mixed his personal finances with his university's

The Vow Episode 2 Recap: Viscera


The True Colors of America Political Spectrum Are Gray and Green (dead and living)

Animated interactive of the history of the Atlantic slave trade. - This Haunting Animation Maps the Journeys of 15,790 Slave Ships in Two Minutes315 years. 20,528 voyages. Millions of lives.

u/FistyFisticuffs observes how many people have used baseline assumptions about how (most) humans come to form ideas to repeatedly misunderstand Trump's true beliefs and positions based on what he has actually said : bestof

BBC - Travel - The grim truth behind the Pied Piper - Writers like the Grimm Brothers and Robert Browning may have shaped the Pied Piper legend into art, but it turns out the story is likely based on an actual historical incident.




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Ice sheets melting at 'worst-case scenario rate', research warns : worldnews
WWF: Canada endangered species face 'staggering losses' : worldnews
Up to Half The World's Water Supply Is Being Stolen, a Troubling Report Reveals : science


Where We Stand on COVID Today - Lawyers, Guns & Money


MA COVID-19 Data 9/3/20 : boston
Weekly Report: 0.80% Positive Rate in Non-STS Towns; 2.26% in STS down from 2.56% : CoronavirusMa

Massachusetts dropped almost 8000 positive cases today due to switching to a more restrictive definition of a probable case : boston
Way to go Massholes! : CoronavirusMa

Vitamin D deficiency raises COVID-19 infection risk by 77%, study finds : Coronavirus
Randomized Study Shows Calcifediol (Vitamin D) Supplementation in Hospitalized COVID Patients Significantly Reduces Chance of ICU Admission. : Coronavirus
Children can have COVID-19 antibodies and virus in their system simultaneously : Coronavirus
Dr. Gupta warns that rates of hospitalizations among adolescences and children are steeply rising

Leader of U.S. vaccine push says hell quit if politics trumps science : Coronavirus

Between COVID-19 and layoffs, schools may not have enough teachers to get through the year : Coronavirus
Reopening Campuses Is Not Working and Important Voices Aren't Being Heard, Writes UNC Professor


'It gets into your bones': the unique loneliness of coronavirus lockdown when you live alone | Victoria : Coronavirus


Eschaton: Anticipation - Even leaving aside the semi-jokey "what the fuck did you think college students were going to do?" (though, really, what the fuck did you think college students were going to do), the problem with a virus is that even if the vast majority of people completely obey the perfect (lol) rules perfectly, it just won't be good enough in a residential college environment ... What is not in the models is that students would actually fail to isolate, that they would not respond to efforts to reach them by C-UPHD, that they would go to a party even if they knew they were COVID positive, or that they would host a party while they were COVID positive<, Goldenfeld said. We did not anticipate that students would attempt to defeat the Safer Illinois app (not just the kids, either) /a>


Washington man gets stunning souvenir with COVID-19 treatment: a $1.1 million bill : Coronavirus

Oklahoma reports 909 new coronavirus cases, 14 additional deaths : Coronavirus
Kentucky Passes 50,000 Cases With Third-Highest Daily Total : Coronavirus
University of South Carolina Records 1,026 Coronavirus Cases in One Week : Coronavirus
Florida reports over 3,500 new COVID-19 cases, 149 new deaths : Coronavirus
185 new covid-19 cases reported at University of Arkansas : Coronavirus
Gov. Mike Parson: 7,000-plus Missouri college students test positive : Coronavirus

Sept. 3: South Dakota reports 334 new COVID-19 cases, over 3,000 active cases : Coronavirus

Top Hospital Doctors Warn Kansas City Is On The Verge Of Uncontrolled Coronavirus Spread : Coronavirus

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends Michigan's state of emergency through Oct. 1 : Coronavirus

Kemp tells White House protests, summer events caused Georgia COVID-19 spike : Coronavirus (nothing to do with his murderous policies)


Pentagon Report: China Now Has World's Largest Navy as Beijing Expands Military Influence (says the Pentagon to get even more of you money)
Opinion | Trump promised a 350-ship Navy. China actually built it. - The Washington Post

Uighur doctor tells ITV News of disturbing testimonies of 'forced abortions and removal of wombs' in China : worldnews
Jackie Chan's Million-Dollar Beijing Mansions Seized in Ownership Dispute
Chinese 'copycats' of LEGO sentenced for copyright infringement : worldnews (from CPP source)

'I am starving' : the migrant workers abandoned by Dubai employers

Metal pellets again used against Lebanese protesters. More evidence arises of Lebanese security forces using uncommon and potentially lethal arms againsit faded long ago Nostalgia aside, the Kennedys havent demonstrators. : worldnews

Pakistan's PM Imran Khan on Wednesday ordered authorities to release from prison all female prisoners who suffer from physical or mental illness or who are age 55 or older. Khan also announced that all juvenile prisoners around the country will be released. : worldnews

Amnesty International accuses Iran of widespread rights abuses - rape, enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment : worldnews
Iranians have lost their faith according to survey | According to a new poll, four decades after the establishment of the Islamic regime, only 32% of the population consider themselves Shia Muslims. : worldnews (hang the muzfuck imans by their beards)

A Saudi Prince's Attempt to Silence Critics on Twitter -- An ongoing investigation reveals how Mohammed bin Salman's team allegedly infiltrated the platform -- and got away with it.

Drone drops hundreds of bags of cannabis in Tel Aviv : news

Cargo ship with 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle sank off Japan, survivor says - Strong winds and rain from Typhoon Maysak hamper rescue of crew from Philippines, New Zealand and Australia

The Netherlands is the 'best place to be a child' says Unicef in new report : worldnews
Contraceptives will soon be free in Luxembourg. (Completely reimbursed by the national health insurance) : worldnews

Coronavirus has fuelled authoritarian trends around the world, warns Australia : worldnews

Civil liberty experts have warned that peaceful protest is under threat in the UK after environmental campaigners were targeted with pre-emptive arrest and "unworkable restrictions" were placed on this week's Extinction Rebellion (XR) demonstrations.

Populism in Germany declines sharply : worldnews

French reporter who joined police exposes racism and violence : worldnews

Turkey, a NATO member, will conduct two naval live-fire exercises with Russia : worldnews

Waves of Russian and Emirati Flights Fuel Libyan War, U.N. Finds - A confidential report sent to the Security Council details extensive breaches of the international arms embargo on Libya by eight countries since the beginning of the year.
Obama's 'biggest mistake' is still wreaking havoc -- The bombing of Libya scattered weapons across Africa and worsened instability in the region. (ONE of his biggest mistakes)

Russian Media Turns to QAnon Conspiracies to Help Re-Elect Trump : worldnews - QAnon, the internet-driven conspiracy theory that portrays Trump as the messiah, sent by God to defeat an alleged cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophile Democrats who seek global domination and feast on hormones extracted from children's blood
A third of Republicans believe QAnon theory of deep state paedophile cannibals is 'mostly true', poll finds : politics
PayPal has terminated multiple accounts linked to a recently uncovered Russian influence operation that is said to have paid US and British writers for content aimed at influencing progressives and sowing discord in the West. : worldnews

Putin critic Navalny was poisoned with Novichok nerve agent, Merkel says : worldnews (Putin says he was "in the best of health" before he was medivaced to Germmany, where "Merkel poisoned him"
UK says Russia must explain why Putin critic Navalny was poisoned with Novichok : worldnews
Trump silent as world leaders call for answers from Putin on Navalny poisoning : worldnews (Russian agent)


US places sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor for investigating US troops in Afghanistan : worldnews


Seven in 10 new coronavirus cases are emerging in red states - The Washington Post - For the first time, red counties are seeing as many new cases as blue ones.

'Scared and confused:' DHS says teachers shouldn't wear N95 masks; scientist says that makes 'no sense' : Coronavirus (die for Trumpster)
This Is the Latest From the Masks-Are-Jackboots Crowd - Everything's gone to hell in Iowa since they botched the caucuses.

The Trump virus and the Trump vaccine - Lawyers, Guns & Money - As usual, Republicans are trying their best to make the facts in the world actually reflect their paranoid fantasies: in this case, fantasies that a corrupt cabal of global cosmopolitans (wink wink) is hellbent on forcing Americans to take unsafe vaccines, for deeply nefarious reasons. It's always projection.

This Is the Latest From the Masks-Are-Jackboots Crowd - Everything's gone to hell in Iowa since they botched the caucuses .. We begin in Iowa which, between the pandemic and the derecho and Governor Kim Reynolds, is now a complete mess ... I haven't mentioned the congressional candidate who shared a stage with a Nazi or the fact that at one point our governor hit a protester with her car and no one seems to care ... Or the fact that two weeks before Ames, Iowa became the number one Covid hotspot in the nation, our actual governor was pictured there, in large groups without a mask.

Eschaton: You Can Have Your Fill Of All The Food You Bring Yourself - I'm not surprised by indifference to Those People (whoever they are), and fully believe there is a big segment of elite Republicans who are quite excited about the Great Culling that is underway, but there's an "in your own base killing your own dudes" aspect to all of this that I don't get ... One attendee told Ernst during the question-and-answer period he believed COVID-19 cases and deaths are being overcounted, a theory discounted by medical professionals who say the actual numbers are probably much higher than official tallies.

What's the worst that could happen? - The election will likely spark violence - and a constitutional crisis

The NSA phone-spying program exposed by Edward Snowden didn't stop a single terrorist attack, federal judge finds : technology
U.S. court: Mass surveillance program exposed by Snowden was illegal : worldnews


So He Has Parkinson's Then - And mini-strokes! - Trump has privately groused to friends, family, and aides that New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman accused him of having Parkinson's disease this summer, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. Those sources say that the president has been stewing about this for nearly three months, and he still hasn't let it go, bringing it up in the West Wing as recently as last week, one of these sources said. Haberman, however, hasn't accused Trump of having Parkinson's ... the word "Parkinson's" does not appear in the article, but in Trump's mind, that has somehow translated to Haberman tagging him with the degenerative disorder.


Trump Moves to Cut Federal Funding From Democratic Cities - The New York Times - The president directed officials to identify anarchist jurisdictions" and move to withhold funds as he tries to build his campaign around the unrest that has accompanied racial justice protests. (why not just wait for all their cities to "burn down?"
President Trump Begins Process Of Defunding New York City, Gov. Cuomo Calls Move 'An Illegal Stunt' : politics
How many ways to get what you want - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Even by the Orwellian standards of today's Republican Party, labeling cities that won't accept Trump's offer of stormtroopers to crush protestors "anarchist" is something.

Devin Nunes May Be Trumps' 'Person' Who Witnessed the Antifa Plane 'Firsthand' (except the little ratfucker isn't a 'person')


Trump and RNC sue Montana over mail-in voting - CNNPolitics

Trump suggests supporters in North Carolina should vote twice : worldnews
Here's an idea
'The President Just Committed a Felony': Trump Tells NC Residents to Vote Twice, Openly Encouraging Voter Fraud : politics
Attorney General Barr won't agree it's illegal to vote twice, as Trump urged, claims ignorance of state laws : politics
A Lawless Attorney General Hits New Lows | The Nation - In a CNN interview, William Barr showed total willingness to bend, break, or deny the law on behalf of his boss.
Barr Repeatedly Claims He Doesn't Know Whether It's Illegal to Vote Twice Following Trump Comments : politics
Chris Cuomo Blasts Bill Barr For "Playing Dumb" About Law On Voting Twice -- "You're not allowed to vote twice. Like you need me to tell you that , the CNN host said
Our Government Is Now a Pirated Vessel, and All Hands Are on Deck - Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf and Attorney General William Barr are each doing their part

Can you imagine if were waiting on Pennsylvania?: State Dems scramble to avoid voting fiasco

"Now," Says AOC, "Where's His Unaltered Calendar?" House Dems Subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy : politics
Postal Service Has Paid DeJoy's Former Company $286 Million Since 2013

Trump's IRS chief earns over $100,000 per year from Trump property while in office: new documents. IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig has refused to release Trump's tax returns despite law requiring him to do so (just a little this for that)

Fmr. DHS Secy: Most U.S. terror deaths have come from 'extreme right wing groups' in recent years

Donald Trump Would Like to Momentarily Pause This Campaign to Tell You How Good His Brain Is

Fact check: A guide to 9 conspiracy theories Trump is currently pushing - CNNPolitics

Facebook will block new political advertising the week before Election Day (Zuckerfucker will change it to the day before)

Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump among likely voters in key states | Fox News

Veterans Group Says Trump Is Panicking As Poll Shows Military Backs Biden. A new poll finds Trump's approval rating is sinking in the military and that more troops plan to vote for Biden in November.

Republicans are lying about Biden and hoping voters are ignorant enough to believe them : politics

Trump Campaign Whines About Debate Moderators Like Everything Else

Biden says he'd like live onscreen fact checks to combat Trump 'lies' during debates : politics
Microsoft Introduces Video Authenticator Tool To Detect Deepfake Content Ahead Of US Elections 2020 : worldnews

Eschaton: Colleagues - For all the criticism of Sanders in her job, she often attended high-level meetings with Trump, and had the respect of most of her colleagues because she was able to speak with a degree of authority about events that had taken place -- Maggie Haberman ... Maggie never ever stops fluffing her favorite sources, I mean "colleagues." Sanders lied constantly, even admitted to doing so to the Feds! (Haberputz, center of NYT's evil)
Eschaton: That Fucking Newspaper - I remember too well how the 2000 election/post-election was covered also, too, by that fucking newspaper. -- This framing is weird. The situation the Times is describing is one in which a democratically elected leader rejects the results of a democratic election. -- That isn't so much a doomsday scenario for a political party as an existential threat to the foundation of American gov (fuck the NYT)

It's not just Trump. All Republicans must go.
Three versions of Judas - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Ed Markey Was Just Better at Politics Than Joe Kennedy Was -- He was sharper, quicker on his feet, and more in tune with the current dynamics of the Democratic Party. But he's been ahead on environmental and tech issues for a long time ... And, considering that the main rationale for Kennedy's campaign was that he was part of the new generation of young Democratic leaders, it was striking to see so many of that generation, including Squad Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Ayanna Pressley, as well as progressive avatars like Elizabeth Warren, the Sunrise Movement, and MoveOn, lining up so easily behind the 74-year-old incumbent ... Jake Auchicloss, a onetime Republican with a lot of money who hop-skip-jumped from the Newton City Council to (probably) Congress. Replacing Joe Kennedy with a guy who once shared some, ahem, interesting opinions with the world is not what I had in mind.
Opinion | A dynasty falls. Are the Trumps far behind? - The Washington Post
JPK III didn't demolish the Kennedy dynasty - it faded long ago -- Nostalgia aside, the Kennedys haven'tbeen a dynasty for decades. ... Wipe the mystique from your glasses and that supposedly gleaming Kennedy juggernaut is actually a rusted 1960s Studebaker sinking into an overgrown field behind the barn.

No-knock warrants are never justifiable - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Examining Vicky Osterweil's Case for Looting -- Liberal politicians and Black Lives Matter activists have condemned the destruction of private property, saying that it distracts from the cause of racial justice. But last week, a writer and activist named Vicky Osterweil published a book, called "In Defense of Looting" that makes a radical attack on that assumption ... "essential tactics in fighting racial capitalism" ...

DC police release body cam footage from shooting death of Deon Kay : news

Targeted: Pasco's sheriff created a futuristic program to stop crime before it happens. - It monitors and harasses families across the county.

Rochester police officer tells activist she's being arrested 'for being an idiot' : news

Ex-NRA insider speaks out: Gun owners should be 'horrified' by what I saw (rmember Maine's Wayne LaPierre?)

Chris D'Elia Accused of Flashing Multiple Women, Public Masturbation : television


Active shooter drills are meant to prepare students. But research findssevereside effects.A new report examining nearly 28 million social media posts tied to 114 schools finds higher rates of depression and stress following active shooter drills (let's traumatize all the kids so rightwing nutcases can have machine guns)

How to Stop a Police Pullback - Reformers must tackle the challenge of underpolicing, which has often allowed officers to exercise an effective veto on reform.

Video: Police put hood on Black man killed by asphyxiation : news

Richland County, South Carolina deputy fired, charged after bodycam showed him throw woman in custody to floor by hair : news

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston (Boston Magazine (Winchester #11)

A large-scale audit study shows that principals in public schools engage in substantial discrimination against Muslim and atheist parents. : science

Black Troops Were Welcome in Britain, but Jim Crow Wasnt: The Race Riot of One Night in June 1943 - Black American GIs stationed in Britain during the war were given a warm welcome by their hosts but treated harshly by their white US Army comrades.

APA calls for true systemic change in U.S. culture - The association is working to dismantle institutional racism over the long term, including within APA and psychology (the same assholes who told us not to call Trump crazy)

If 2 objects are traveling at 0.5 the speed of light relative to some 3rd object but in opposite directions, would each perceive the other as going the speed of light? What about 0.6 times to speed of light? : askscience

Promising new ALS treatment funded by Ice Bucket Challenge donations shows significant slowing in phase 2 trial : worldnews

IL: There is a psychological state called "helper's high" whereby giving produces endorphins in the brain that provide a mild version of a morphine high. Research has shown that helping others lights up the same part of the brain as receiving rewards or experiencing pleasure.

Scientists think the Earth's oxygen may have been rusting the Moon for billions of years. The oxidised iron mineral haematite has been discovered at high latitudes on the Moon. : science

What's a relatively unknown technological invention that will have a huge impact on the future? : AskReddit

Baby hears her mothers voice for the first time and is almost moved to tears : aww

What widely accepted fact do you know is wrong? : AskReddit

u/Krehlmar explains to Americans that they don't have any social services and live in a 3rd world country. : bestof

u/LiteraCanna shows us how out of touch Trump really is with a massive quote dump along with sources : bestof

u/Scarabic Explains a possible theory as to why there are so many selfish people/Sociopaths in the USA not wanting to make any sacrifices for the greater good. : bestof


Elon Musk Thinks His Treatment of Workers Is a "Trade Secret"




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MA COVID-19 Data 9/2/20 : boston
288 New Confirmed Cases; 1.8% Positive - September 2 : CoronavirusMa - 119,426 total confirmed - 15578 new tests - 22 new deaths; 8,853 total



Biogen Conference responsible for nearly 3% of U.S. COVID-19 Cases : boston

COVID-19 antibodies present in patients four months after recovery: study : worldnews
Coronavirus: Cheap hydrocortisone drug reduces deaths in sickest COVID-19 patients, research finds : worldnews
COVID-19 antibodies may last for at least 4 months, Icelandic study suggests : Coronavirus
Cannabis May Reduce Deadly COVID-19 Lung Inflammation: Researchers Explain Why
Americans traveled nearly 37 billion fewer miles in June due to COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Employers Should Prepare for Wave of COVID-Related Wrongful Death Lawsuits : Coronavirus

First coronavirus death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally reported in Minnesota - The Washington Post - The case, involving a biker in his 60s, is one of at least 260 infections traced to the event last month where many declined to wear masks ... Epidemiologists believe that figure is a significant undercount, due to the resistance of some rallygoers to testing and the limited contact tracing in some states. As a result, the true scope of infections stemming from the event that ran from Aug. 7 to Aug. 16 is unlikely to ever be known.
First covid-19 death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally reported in Minnesota : Coronavirus ... imagine dying for smash mouth

Universities can't use privacy laws to withhold data on coronavirus outbreaks, experts say

1,172 USC students have tested positive for COVID-19 in South Carolina : Coronavirus
Total COVID cases at Texas Tech jump from 378 to 551 in a single day : Coronavirus
At least 760 University of Kentucky students have tested positive for COVID : Coronavirus

Photo of packed hallway at Central Florida high school circulating on social media : Coronavirus
Florida adds 2,402 coronavirus cases, 130 deaths : Coronavirus


Sent Home to Die -- In New Orleans, hospitals sent patients infected with the coronavirus into hospice facilities or back to their families to die at home, in some cases discontinuing treatment even as relatives begged them to keep trying.


Coronavirus: Spain detects more than 8,000 daily cases : Coronavirus

Thailand Marks 100 Days Without Any Local Virus Cases : Coronavirus


Greenpeace photos illuminate illegal Amazon fires : worldnews

More than 100 missing pets in Lebanon reunited with owners after Beirut explosion : worldnews

Taiwan to change passport, fed up with confusion with China : worldnews


India's economic woes may have only just begun : worldnews

India bans PUBG, WeChat, and 118 other Chinese mobile applications : worldnews
Germany has told China to stop threatening Europe as Merkel hardens her stance towards Beijing : worldnews
Pentagon report: China amassing arsenal of anti-satellite weapons. : worldnews
China censors Thomas Piketty's book that touches on nation's growing inequality
Chinese university sparks anger by telling women to avoid 'revealing' clothes : worldnews

Pakistan bans datings apps Tinder and Grindr over 'immoral' content

Thai king reinstates disgraced royal consort : worldnews - 20 prostitutes just wasn't enough

Iran: mass torture following brutal crackdown of November protests - new report : worldnews
Iranian wrestling champion receives a double death sentence on top of 74 lashes while his two brothers are jailed for a total of 81 years for taking part in a protest against the regime : worldnews
Iran: Detainees flogged, sexually abused and given electric shocks in gruesome post-protest crackdown new report : worldnews

Video shows students being dragged away and loaded onto police vans in Minsk : worldnews
Belarus Blocks Catholic Church Head From Entering Country After He Criticizes Government, Despite Him Being A Citizen Of Belarus : worldnews

BBC News - Navalny 'poisoned with Novichok' - Germany : worldnews
Russian internet trolls hired U.S. journalists to push their news website : worldnews
Facebook says Russian influence campaign targeted left-wing voters in U.S., UK
Russia 'slow-motion Chernobyl' at sea

Israeli soldier condemned for putting knee on Palestinian protester's neck : worldnews
Qatar Emir tells Kushner two-state solution needed to end Palestine-Israel conflict : worldnews

South Korea officers charged with rape of North Korean defector : worldnews

Philippine Local Court Orders Early Release of US Marine Convicted in Transgender Filipina Murder : worldnews

Erdogan's government partner Bahceli : War with Greece is only a matter of time

Emmanuel Macron refuses to condemn Charlie Hebdo cartoons of Prophet Mohammad : worldnews
Charlie Hebdo: Fourteen suspects to face trial over Paris massacre : worldnews

Late dictator General Franco's heirs stripped of summer palace by Spanish court : worldnews

Health leaders warn Boris Johnson over axing of Public Health England - The abolition of Public Health England will damage the fight against obesity, smoking and alcohol misuse, the UK's doctors and public health experts have told the prime minister. (Tlores killing people for profit)

Artists Snuck 'ACAB' Into a BC City Mural and Police Are Angry : worldnews


U.S. refuses to join global COVID-19 vaccine effort because it is "led by the WHO" : worldnews
CDC Issues Sweeping Temporary Halt On Evictions Nationwide Amid Pandemic : Coronavirus
FEMA to stop funding for cloth face masks in schools : Coronavirus - Republicans hate teachers.
Second Trump appointee out at FDA over credibility concerns : Coronavirus

Tactics of fiery White House trade adviser draw new scrutiny as some of his pandemic moves unravelPeter Navarro has faced an internal investigation into his treatment of colleagues, and now two of his coronavirus-related actions are under internal scrutiny.
Trump's new coronavirus adviser has questioned masks and alarmed government scientists.A neuroradiologist without any qualifications in infectious disease! A political mouthpiece and a sell-out traitor to the profession of a physician. Disgusting. ("Dr." Scott Atlas, Hoover reaiologist) HHS spokesperson Michael Caputo pushed COVID-19 conspiracy theories and praised white supremacists in unearthed podcast
Coronavirus 'herd immunity' is just another way to say 'let people die'
Fauci: US has 'unacceptably high' level of COVID-19 cases going into fall : politics
The CDC Will Take Years to Get Its Credibility Back : politics
Covid-19 Live Updates and Tracker - The New York Times (Trump pushed untested vaccine)
Fauci predicts 'safe and effective' coronavirus vaccine by end of year

U.S. government debt will nearly equal the size of the entire economy for first time since World War II, CBO finds : politics (make America Bankrupt)

Sanjay Gupta Poinst Even Though No News Agency Claimed He Had Suffered One. Just How Unusual Trump's Walter Reed Visit Really Was | The President Repeatedly Denied That He Had a "mini-stroke' Even Though No News Agency Claimed He Had Suffered One.
Trump Gives Conflicting Reason For Hospital Visit As His Meltdown Over Stroke-Gate Continues : politics

Trump Never Investigated As Russian Agent : politics

DHS withheld July intelligence bulletin calling out Russian attack on Bidenj's mental health
Barr's Abrupt Removal of National Security Official Sparks Concerns
The Trump-Alfa Bank Server Mystery Resurfaces : politics


Sarah Sanders says Trump told her to go to North Korea and take 'one for the team' after Kim Jong Un winked at her : politics
Melania Trump used private email to conduct official White House business, former senior adviser says : politics
But Her Emails? Melania Joins List of Trump Officials Accused Of Using a Private Account : politics
Donald "Grab 'Em by the Pussy" Trump Thinks People Should Be Fired for Disrespecting Women

The latest polling evidence suggests Trump's convention flopped
No bounce in support for Trump as Americans see pandemic, not crime, as top issue: Reuters/Ipsos poll : politics
Biden opens up 10-point lead over Trump in new Quinnipiac Poll : politics
CNN Poll: Biden's lead persists post-conventions - CNNPolitics
Joe Biden Leads Donald Trump in Latest Grinnell College National Poll | Grinnell College
Presidential Race Tightens | Monmouth University Polling Institute (haha, you lied, it didn't)
Trump melts down after Lincoln Project ad mocks his RNC TV ratings: 'We have FAR more people!'

A Cartoon of Peace and Outrage - Kushner can't paper over the unpopularity of the Emirati-Israel accord in the Arab world.

Biden posts stunning monthly cash haul: $365 million - POLITICO

Trump's Reelection Campaign Is Corrupting the Entire Federal Government
House Oversight Committee subpoenas USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy : politics
'A Fiasco Is Clearly Foreseeable' : USPS Watchdog Probe Found 1 Million Primary Ballots Likely Delivered Too Late to Count
Baltimore postal facility sat on 68,000 pieces of election mail for 5 days ahead of primary, audit shows - Baltimore Sun

50% of likely voters say having Trump as president makes them feel less safe : politics

Debate moderators shouldn't be afraid to ask Trump embarrassing questions

This Is Democrats' Doomsday Scenario for Election Night -- What if early results in swing states on Nov. 3 show President Trump ahead, and he declares victory before heavily Democratic mail-in votes, which he has falsely linked with fraud, are fully counted?
Fair, rigged, and fake elections, or, why Donald Trump is even money to get re-elected - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Mitt Romney is sole GOP senator to criticize latest string of inflammatory Trump claims : politics

2016 Trump voter: No President has ruined the country like he has : politics
Many GOP Voters Value America's Whiteness More Than Its Democracy (so, Confederate traitors)
How white supremacy works in American culture and media - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Biden can win by 4 million and Trump will be dictator)
The Problem of America is the Problem of Whiteness - Lawyers, Guns & Money - One explanation for Republican indifference to such deeds is that Republicans aren't aware of them: Fox News's programming and Facebook's algorithm have simply kept red America blissfully ignorant of the commander-in-chief most tyrannical moods (Murdoched and Zuckerfucked)

Socialism: The Unending Republican Talking Point - Lawyers, Guns & Money

How turnout and swing voters could determine who wins the election - Washington Post

Trump campaign accepts donations from notorious neo-Nazi leader : politics

Joe Biden Said The Police Officers Who Shot Jacob Blake And Breonna Taylor Should Be Charged : politics
Biden says U.S. schools facing 'national emergency' because of Trump' 'failure' Let me be clear: if President Trump and his administration had done their jobs, Ameica's schools would be open' Biden said
Jill Biden slams Betsy DeVos : 'She didn't have a strategy' for reopening schools

Georgia likely removed nearly 200k from voter rolls wrongfully, report says : politics (the Kempster)
Speaking of white supremacy and vote suppression - Lawyers, Guns & Money (and hello Jebbie Bush)

Democrats push to register 1m voters in attempt to rip Texas from Trump : politics
The Latina Progressive Who Faced Down Texas Republicans -- Lina Hidalgo was mocked for taking a hard line on the pandemic. Then the cases started going up

Number of youth voters 'definitely' voting jumps to 77 percent: poll : politics

Kanye West's Virginia Electors Say Campaign Fraudulently Obtained Signatures. They're Suing to Have Him Taken Off Ballot.


'The Age of Incrementalism Is Over' Declares Green New Deal Champion Ed Markey After Defeating Joe Kennedy III; "Before tonight, a Kennedy had never lost an election in Massachusetts. But even a 100-year dynasty cannot overcome the Green New Deal" said the youth-led Sunrise Movement.
Markey defeats Kennedy : boston -- God what a colossal waste of time and money this whole thing was.

Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History : politics
Kenosha business owner accuses Trump of using destroyed store for political gain : politics
Trump opens Kenosha event by inviting attendees to remove face masks : politics

Iowa is not doing OK. Everyone wants to talk about Portland, no one is talking about what a huge failure Iowa is. : politics

A Republican Member Of Congress Threatened To Kill Armed Demonstrators In A Facebook Post : politics

Black Lives Matter and 'antifa' are not the same thing


Covid-19 has killed more police officers this year than all other causes combined, data shows : politics ... And they STILL support the clown in chief lmfao
'So skeptical' : Sen. Joni Ernst echoes conspiracy theory questioning coronavirus death count (speaking of stupid evil bitches)

Alleged 'boogaloo' member arrested for mailing threats to California public health official -- Investigators discovered a fingerprint on one of the letters and matched it with Alan Viarengo, 55, of Gilroy, the sheriff's office said. (not the brightest boogies)

The Little Cards That Tell Police 'Let's Forget This Ever Happened' - Some cops give their friends and family union-issued "courtesy cards" to help get them out of minor infractions. The cards embody everything wrong with modern policing.


His Brother Called For Help After He Was Acting Strangely. Police Knelt On Him Until He Was Brain Dead -- Body camera video shows that Daniel Prude was complying with police when they knelt on his back and pushed his face to the ground for so long that he stopped breathing. (almost like it's part of their training)


9 Boston police officers arrested in connection with $200,000 overtime fraud scheme : boston

Dorchester man in hospital after accidentally shooting self in penis : boston


Mum killed when unborn baby cut from her at fake baby shower


Black holes: Cosmic signal rattles Earth after 7 billion years - BBC News

'Ultra-Processed' Junk Food Linked to Advanced Ageing at Cellular Level, Study Finds : worldnews


Average age at first marriage [OC] : dataisbeautiful




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Ice Sheet Melting Is Perfectly in Line With Our Worst-Case Scenario, Scientists Warn | Mass loss from 2007 to 2017 due to melt-water and crumbling ice aligned almost perfectly with the IPCC's most extreme forecasts; "We need to come up with a new worst-case scenario for the ice sheets." : worldnews
Satellite images show rapid growth of glacial lakes worldwide - Number of glacial lakes rose by 53% in 1990-2018 to reveal impact of increased meltwater : worldnews

Pandemic 'causing plastic pollution explosion' : worldnews

A new violent and potentially the strongest typhoon of the 2020 season could strike Japan next week. It will be named Haishen and will come right after typhoon Maysak strikes Kyushu Island and South Korea tomorrow. : worldnews


Fauci Makes It Blunt: 190,000 Americans Would Still Be Alive If It Wasn't For the Coronavirus : Coronavirus
Fauci debunks theories of low CDC coronavirus death toll: 'There are 180,000 plus deaths' in U.S. : Coronavirus
Opening up without control of COVID-19 is recipe for disaster, says WHO : worldnews
Opinion | It Has Come to This: Ignore the C.D.C. - The New York Times - new guidelines are wrong, so states have to step up on their own to suppress the coronavirus.


MA COVID-19 Data 9/1/20 : boston
119,138 total confirmed - 21,654 new tests - 4 new deaths; 8,831 total
Despite the Spring outbreak MA is now under the US average for cases/1M : CoronavirusMa


Study: For the first time a complete picture of all communication channels of a human cell infected by SARS-CoV-2 was recorded and observed : Coronavirus
COVID-19 Can Wreck Your Heart, Even if You Haven't Had Any Symptoms: raising concerns about the cardiac consequences of the coronavirus : Coronavirus
Past vaccine disasters show why rushing a coronavirus vaccine now would be 'colossally stupid' : Coronavirus



Monitoring the Coronavirus Outbreak in Metro Areas Across the U.S. - The New York Times
KatelynHarrop on Twitter: "503 @IowaStateU students, faculty and staff tested positive for COVID-19 in the second week of the semester. That's a 28.8% positive percentage, which is up from 18.5% the week before. Today, @nytimes ranks Ames as having the worst outbreak in the country, relative to population." / Twitter (good job, Deathlicans)

COVID-19 cases at South Dakota colleges spike by hundreds, state data reveals : Coronavirus

Texas reports 4,732 new coronavirus cases, 154 new deaths : Coronavirus


Covid-19 built a 'northern wall' between the US and Canada and it could stay up longer than anyone expected : worldnews

Alleged 'covidiots' force all passengers on Greece-U.K. flight into quarantine

Troops gas patients and doctors in covid ward : worldnews - IDF trooops firing tear gas into Palestinian hospitc .. Army says it has 'no knowledge of what happ[en inside hospital' after hurting 25)

Romania's highest scientific body slammed for quoting 5G conspiracies : worldnews


Mosque terrorist designated a 'terrorist entity' by Jacinda Ardern - freezing his assets and making it illegal to support him : worldnews

Flash floods in Afghanistan kill 100s and destroy 1000s of homes : worldnews


Czech mayor writes letter calling a Chinese diplomat an 'unmannered rude clown' and to apologize for his 'pathetic diplomatic f-ck up' after he threatens Czech Senate Speaker over Taiwan trip : worldnews
'I am Taiwanese' Czech speaker tells parliament, likely to rile China : worldnews
China to end Mongolian-language education in Inner Mongolia' cause massive protest
Jackie Chan's Mansion Seized by Authorities as His Ties to China's Factional Battles Surface : worldnews
A grieving daughter in Wuhan is suing China, saying its early cover-up of COVID-19 killed her father. In response, the authorities intimidated her family. : worldnews

India captures Chinese camp in disputed Ladakh as violence erupts again between superpowers : worldnews
Chinese newspaper claims Australia becoming poor white trash of Asia (China just expanded the definition of "Asia" to most of the world)

Qatar is clearly funding Terrorism and opposing peace : worldnews


Maltese journalist was killed over reporting on power plant, say police - Police believe that the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed for what she was about to reveal about a government-sponsored power station deal, a court in Malta has heard. : worldnews

Facebook threatens to block news in Australia if regulations are enacted : worldnews
Police say using Lawyer X as informer was wrong, issue bombshell apology for 'breaching trust': Victoria Police admitted it was "profoundly wrong" in permitting lawyer Nicola Gobbo to inform on her own clients, as Royal Commission makes public thousands of pages of documents for first time. : worldnews

Russian fighter jet violates Danish airspace : worldnews
A prominent opposition blogger in Russia, Yegor Zhukov, has been beaten up in Moscow and taken to hospital for treatment. : worldnews
Russia: Baliffs Seize $460,000 From Navalny Ally : worldnews
Here Is the Bloody Face of Putin's New Crackdown

Belarus poll workers describe fraud in Aug. 9 election : worldnews
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have blacklisted embattled Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and 29 other high-ranking officials for alleged election fraud and a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. : worldnews
India captures Chinese camp in disputed Ladakh as violence erupts again between superpowers : worldnews (Trump texts Putin - "just kidding")

Polish government gives cash to 'LGBT-free' - Back in July, Poland's President Andrzej Duda secured a second term in office on a platform of anti-gay rhetoric. Now, activists say that homophobia is rising within the country.

Charlie Hebdo to republish Islamic cartoons that led to the terrorist attack in 2015 as the terrorism trial begins tomorrow : worldnews

The names of 122 women murdered by men over the past year in France were plastered onto a Paris wall on Sunday night as part of a memorial to mark the first year of a poster campaign that has put the country's femicide crisis in the spotlight

Tony Abbott: some elderly Covid patients could be left to die naturally : worldnews
UK Tory plan to scrap election watchdog 'undermines democracy' - The Liberal Democrats said any moves against the Electoral Commission, as outlined by the. Conservatives' co-chair Amanda Milling, appeared an attempt to prevent the exposure of ""embarrassing funding connections to Russian oligarchs" (Tory commmie traitors, sound familiar?)
Gap between rich and poor pupils in England 'grows by 46% in a year' : worldnews (UK gives a fuck about non-rich kids even less than America)
Suicides among teenage girls and young women have almost doubled in seven years. Number of women and girls between ages of 10 and 24 recorded as having taken their own lives has increased by 94% since 2012, from 81 to 159 last year - a record high, according to Office for National Statistics. : worldnews


Pence was told to be on standby to assume powers during Trump's abrupt Walter Reed visit : politics
Eschaton: Spread Your Ear Pollution, Both Far And Wide - I usually don't bother with the beautiful tweets of My President as they are little pieces of perfection all by themselves, but it wasn't reported anywhere that he had mini-strokes so, you know, he had mini-strokes.
Trump denies 'mini-strokes' sent him to Walter Reed : politics ... So he did have mini-strokes.
Pence: "I don't recall being told to be on standby" during Trumps Walter Reed visit (Pence had a little stroke bc it's totally believable he couldn't remember almost being president)


Millions of U.S. Voters' Details Leak to Russia's Dark Web
Russian hackers leak personal data of nearly every voter in Michigan, plus a million more voters in four other states : politics ... Good thing we stopped those election security briefings... (Vlad's pal Trump wrecks FEC)
Why We Still Don't If Trump Is a Russian Asset -- The president shut down the counterintelligence investigation. That's not how an innocent man behaves.
Facebook removes Russian disinformation network - The Washington Post

Barr reportedly removes national security official ahead of elections : politics
John Brennan: Trump will suffocate the intelligence community to get reelected : politics

Trump Just Went Full QAnon in a Fox News Interview Even Laura Ingraham called Trump's claims a "conspiracy theory." : politics ... "We had somebody get on a plane from a certain city this weekend. And in the plane, it was almost completely loaded with thugs, wearing these dark uniforms, black uniforms, with gear and this and that. A lot of the people were on the plane to do big damage."
Trump stuns with off-the-rails interview pushing Biden conspiracy theory : politics
Totally Real Source Reveals How Trump Discovered the Planeload of Looters
Trump Staff Are Spreading Not One But Two Manipulated Videos Of Joe Biden : politics

Trump Is a Coward : politics
This isn't an administration. It's an ongoing criminal conspiracy.

Real Principled Men of Principle - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It was only after Trump granted a woman clemency at Kim Kardashian's request that McGahn knew he truly had to leave the White House. He could no longer abide the accumulation of Trump' actions -- Resigning over one of the few defensible things Donald Trump has done in his whole horrible life makes McGahn pretty much the quintessential Elite-Republican-Trump-lickspittle-who-wants-to-pretend-that-he-isn't-a-Trump-lickspittle.

Justice Department zeroing in on longtime GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy - The Washington Post

Cornered, Trump tries to foment a race war : politics
Trump compared police who shoot people to golf players who mess up their shots, the night before visiting the aftermath of the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha : politics
Eschaton: Perfectly Normal President - The President claims people in the dark shadows who control the streets are really controlling Biden. He goes on to talk about a plane full of people wearing black uniforms but then says he can't reveal anymore because it's under investigation
Trump's 'plane loaded with thugs' conspiracy theory matches months-old rumor - Evidence-free social media posts about groups of people coming to terrorize suburbs have thrived in recent months, inspiring some people to arm themselves.
Opinion | Trump goes all in and defends White violence - The Washington Post
Last 24 hours reveal the stark differences between Trump and Biden

NYT reporter's new book makes explosive Russia, Mueller claims -- that Times didn't report (burn it down)

Pompeo nixed filming campaign ad in Israel after Jerusalem speech furorafter accusations US secretary of state broke the law by filming message for Republican National Convention while on official trip

We just passed 6 million cases, and it didn't have to be like this -- Another grim milestone to remind us how tragically Donald Trump has failed. He had an opportunity, and ran away
Axios-Ipsos poll: A harsh verdict for governments coronavirus response
Trump White House Warns Colleges: Dont Send Your COVID-Infected Students Home! - coronavirus task force made it clear that they realize sending students back to school has created a risk of cascading outbreaks.

Manhattan DA Again Hints That Trump Investigation Goes Beyond Hush Money : politics

Trump has the narrowest base ever. Biden has the broadest. : politics
The troops want a new commander in chief : politics
It Turns Out the Troops Like Biden and Dislike Trump to the Same Degree Everyone Else Does : politics

Poll: Majority of Americans intend to vote early this election : politics

Exclusive: Bloomberg group warns Trump will appear to win big on election night - Axios

Biden Expected to Surpass $300 Million Raised in August, Shattering Record - The New York Times - The fund-raising total would exceed previous monthly hauls and is more than double what the former vice president raised in July.


Trumps IRS Chief Has Made Hundreds of Thousands from Trump Properties While in Office

Evangelical Couple: 'Our Conscience Won't Allow Us To Vote For Trump Again' : politics (you already did, twice, Satangelicas)


USPS Is Fighting to Block the Release of Data on Mail Delays : politics (DeJoy cackles in the background)
'The Corruptoin is Bottomless' : Documents Reveal Chair of Postal Service Board Is Director of McConnell-Allied Super PAC

Now in Government Food Aid Boxes: A Letter From Donald Trump

Department of Justice may be probing Trump campaign: former officials - Business Insider

Trump retweets video tying BLM, antifa to an assault. Neither group was involved. : politics
Trump: Cop Who Shot Jacob Blake Just 'Choked' Like a Golfer Missing a Putt (seven times)
Biden suggests Trump is 'too weak, too scared' to stand up to his supporters : politics
Joe Biden: 'Do I look like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters? Really?' : politics

Poll: Trump slips among key groups that backed him in 2016 - Los Angeles Times

Poll: Biden up by 5 in Nevada
An unlikely state tightens up - POLITICO - The president is fixated on winning Minnesota this year after nearly capturing it in 2016.
Arizona Stands Out From a Mostly Static Presidential Race in Battleground States - Arizona Stands Out From a Mostly Static Presidential Race in Battleground StatesBiden now leads by 10 in Arizona

Kanye Wests Campaign Is Filled to the Brim With GOP Operatives

D.C. committee recommends stripping the names of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Francis Scott Key and others from city government buildings - The Washington Post

Wisconsin's Governor Called a Special Session on Police Reform. Republicans Stopped It After 30 Seconds ... How rigged are Wisconssin's maps? ... rated the state's electoral boundaries as a three on a scale of one to 100. This is not only the worst rating in the nation, it's lower than any nation graded by the EIP has ever scored on this measure. This is not a rating received by a functioning democracy. It is the rating of an authoritarian state.

Buckeye Trumps - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The amazing thing about the Ohio Republican Party is that Gym Jordan isn't even the worst one:

The lesson Susan Collins taught Donald Trump - No doubt Collins hoped Trump would respect laws and traditions. But, unfortunately, the lesson Collins taught Trump is that she, along with nearly all Republicans in Congress, will not stop his law-breaking and corruption and therefore fail to do their jobs in our constitutional system of checks and balances (bye-bye, Floozy Doozy)

/u/shizzybizmang shows who is instigating riots and violence, cites sources : bestof

Trump Insists Portland Is 'Ablaze All The Time' ; Fire Department Says No, It Really Isn't

Florida 'antifa hunter' sentenced to three years after threatening Black political candidate, activist : politics
Man with alleged 'Boogaloo' ties charged with threatening health official : politics

Seattle PD officer logs 4,149 hrs making $414,543 in 2019. : news
Update: Columbia Cop Fired After Using Racial Slur During Incident At Five Points : news
Off-duty cop slashes tires in Pittston, charges looming : news

Liberty Will Investigate Universitys Operations Under Jerry Falwell Jr.
Larry Flynt on His Final Farewell to the Falwells


Girl, 15, dies of overdose after TikTok 'Benadryl challenge' : worldnews - "faith-driven" Oklahoma teen


Honeybee venom rapidly kills aggressive breast cancer cells, Australian research finds : worldnews
How MITs Artificial Bee Lab Might Save the Honeybee


Substantial numbers of Republicans support violations of key democratic norms. "The strongest predictor by far of these antidemocratic attitudes is ethnic antagonism -- especially concerns about the political power and claims on government resources of immigrants, African-Americans, and Latinos"


Anti Christ ?? : PoliticalHumor




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U.S. sees 35K new COVID cases; national total now over 6 million : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 8/31/20 : boston


Hundreds of protesters gather against new flu vaccine mandate in Massachusetts : boston
118,784 total confirmed - 18,740 new tests - 11 new deaths; 8,827 total
COVID wastewater sampling data from Deer Island compared to number of patients in MA hospitals : CoronavirusMa

Mask wearers are "dramatically less likely" to get a severe case of Covid-19
Alarm as FDA willing to issue Covid-19 vaccine before stringent safety testing : Coronavirus

U.S. Coronavirus Rates Are Rising Fast Among Children : Coronavirus
Interferons: The coronavirus disarms the foot soldiers of the immune system. Scientists theorize that boosting them could fight covid-19 - Washington Post : Coronavirus
Calculator that helps determine your likelihood of getting COVID from different situations

The Hot New Conservative Talking Point on COVID-19 Is Extremely Wrong : Coronavirus
Anti-mask group stages protest in Pennsylvania Walmart, causing evacuation : Coronavirus
School bans 'malicious coughing' under new coronavirus rules


Eschaton: What A Country - Everything works just as it should ... But when the decision was made to reopen, U-M' Board of Regents was chaired by one of Ann Arbor's largest landlords, Ron Weisera billionaire Trump megadonor who has given more than $100M to U-M in the last six years ... People will soon begin dying avoidable deaths from COVID-19 and the University will be culpable. Why did it come to this? Thousands of us were shouting warnings and demanding answers all summer, but we were ignored, silenced, made to feel powerless in our isolation.

Arizona reports no new coronavirus deaths, 174 additional cases : Coronavirus
Kentucky sets new record for most COVID-19 cases reported in a week : Coronavirus
Florida reports lowest coronavirus case increase since mid-June, 68 new resident deaths : Coronavirus

Two Iowa cities have the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the country : Coronavirus

Poll finds a third of Americans think they handled COVID-19 better than Canada, and are also delusional | The Star


Scientists see downsides to top COVID-19 vaccines from Russia, China : worldnews


India just became the first and the only country to report 80,000 covid cases in a single day. : worldnews

Korea Goes Back into Lockdown : worldnews

China says Czech senate speaker must pay 'heavy price' for Taiwan visit : worldnews (China is everyone's asshole boss)
The Only Mongolian-Language Social Media Site Was Shut Down in China - A Mongolian rights group says that China is attempting to commit "cultural genocide" in Inner Mongolia. : worldnews
How China distorts its minorities through propaganda - BBC Culture
Taiwan says China still lacks ability for full assault on island : worldnews
Tensions rise on India China Border, PLA troops carry out 'provocative movements' at Pangong : worldnews ... Looks Xitler has chosen india as the punching bag to showcase their military might
Xinjiang government forces unproven medicine on people in lockdown : worldnews - In what experts call a breach of medical ethics, some residents are being coerced into swallowing traditional Chinese medicine
China launches second Australian wine probe amid tensions - Australia's backing of a global inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus in April had effectively singled out China and "hurt the feelings" of its people, a top Chinese diplomat said last week. : worldnews
Australian journalist Cheng Lei detained in China : worldnews
Amid Tensions with Beijing Post Galwan Clashes, Indian Navy Warships Set Sail for South China Sea : worldnews
Thomas Piketty refuses to censor latest book for sale in China : worldnews

Belarus protesters defy crackdown to march again through Minsk : worldnews
Putin passes on 'warm wishes' to embattled Lukashenko, as tanks are seen in Minsk amid protests : worldnews

Iranian father gets nine-year sentence for beheading teenage daughter in 'honour killing' : worldnews ... So much insanity in the world today. It's easy to forget that so much of the world is like the Middle Ages but with smartphones and running water.

A man who inspired a Hollywood film about the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been arrested for leading "terrorist movements", officials say. Paul Rusesabagina, a Hutu, became well known after Hotel Rwanda depicted his efforts to save hundreds of Tutsis at his hotel during the genocide. : worldnews

Dozens hospitalised after underground bunker rave in Oslo : worldnews

Two teen boys tortured, raped and buried alive in Sweden

An ultra-conservative French magazine prompted outrage on Saturday by portrayed a Black female lawmaker as a slave in chains, earning condemnation nationwide as well as from French President Emmanuel Macron : worldnews
Oh hey, Orson Scott Card also wrote about Obama becoming Hitler and commanding an army of gang members (boy that aged well)


German government condemns 'unacceptable' attempt by far-right groups to storm Reichstag : worldnews

Boris Johnson 'can't be trusted' on foreign aid as millions sent to China revealed - Boris Johnson has been urged to scrap plans to axe the UK overseas aid department, after it emerged he sent tens of millions of pounds worth of taxpayers' cash to China while he was Foreign Secretary. (same everywhere, what does Xi have on BoJo?)
French foreign minister blasts 'intransigent and frankly unrealistic' UK at Brexit talks : worldnews


With Canada and Mexico borders closed, Americans are trapped in their own healthcare system : worldnews (shitholw country)


New Trump pandemic adviser pushes controversial "herd immunity" strategy, worrying public health officials : politics (says 10 million dead worth it to save the economy, but won't infect the Trump family)
New pandemic adviser pushes controversial 'herd immunity' strategy, worrying public health officials

White House privately warned states of Covid-19 'red zone' threat, records show (Refuck govs ingnored the warning, said their citizens could fuck off and die for Trump)
Trump picks up where Fox News left off, with new coronavirus death-toll conspiracy theory - The Washington Post (only 6% of 200,000 actually died of Covid, they rest just mysteriously dropped dead to embarress Trump in a deepstate libtard Soros plot)
Trump leans into his '180,000 deaths is a statistic' reelection strategyThe White House is increasingly obvious about shrugging at the coronavirus (just a little "fake math")
I'm not saying we won't get our hair mussed - Lawyers, Guns & Money - But with proper precautions to protect life worthy of life, we're talking 1.5 million to two million deaths, tops ... Depending on the breaks.
The results of Rick DeSantis's \_(?)_// strategy for dealing with COVID-19 are in, and it turns out that as an epidemiologist Richard Epstein is a bad legal scholar: n the roughly three months since Gov. Ron DeSantis greenlighted Phase Two of his plan to reopen Florida, the Sunshine State has seen a whopping 947.9 percent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases ... As of Friday morning, 615,806 cases had been identified across the state ... Canada, with a little less than twice Floridas population, has 128,000 cases. Heckuva job!
White House adviser joins DeSantis to tout COVID strategy: Test only those with symptoms : Coronavirus
The paranoid style, Hook 'em Horns edition - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Benjamin Dixon on Twitter: "These are the people who worship Trump and have a deep, seething, and palpable hatred for you. https://t.co/3dQySJfxtP" / Twitter


DOJ kept investigators from completing probe of Trump ties to Russia: report : politics
Rod Rosenstein Didn't 'Land the Plane.' He Made Sure It Never Left the Ground.: The New York Times reports the former deputy attorney general instructed Special Counsel Robert Mueller not to investigate Donald Trump's personal and financial ties to Russia. : politics (nice burning reputation you have there, Roddy traitor boy)
In Putin he trusts: Remember Trump's Helsinki betrayal
Trump mulled "settling" with Mueller amid Russia investigation (like all his other lawsuits and Mueller would have to sign an NDA, didn't know the difference between civil and criminal lawsuits)

A Republican-led Senate panel found that ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was a 'grave counterintelligence threat' because of his Russia ties : politics
Barr's removal of career national security official, weeks before election, raises concerns - A little-known office in the Justice Department has lost its long-time chief (opens door to Russian interference)

Trump's performance at the Republican convention reminds me of Saddam Hussein -- nationalism at its worst | The last few nights of political discourse in the US represents a toxic strain of American nationalism that feeds on violence and myths of superiority

Trump Asked John Kelly to Run FBI, Demanding Loyalty To 'Only Him'
Former Trump chief of staff John Kelly says telling the president that things he wants to do were illegal was like 'French kissing a chainsaw' : politics

House Democrats say subpoena for Trump's financial records meets Supreme Court's requirements : politics (Roberts' Court says Trump is above the Constitution)
U.S. appeals court deals blow to Democratsbid to get testimony from ex-White House lawyer McGahn< (Refuck judges cover his ass) /a>
Michael Flynn case does not have to be immediately dismissed, appeals court rules - The Washington Post

Trump urges keeping tax returns away from Manhattan's top prosecutor
Does Cy Vance Already Have the Trump Organization Tax Returns?

In Steve Bannon Case, Prosecutors Have 'Voluminous' Emails

Longtime GOP consultant: This election "is the most dangerous period since the Civil War" : politics
The right's culture war is no longer a sideshow to our politics - it is our politics | Conservatives are winning elections by inventing threats to 'our culture'
Trump's signal to his followers is clear: Violence and chaos are my only hope : politics
Trump tries to dance around a devastating backdrop - POLITICO - Despite unemployment above 10 percent and millions of jobs vaporized, Trump is running on his economic record before the pandemic (still running on Barry's recovery which he destroyed).

U.S. Faces A 'Perfect Storm' Of Political Violence Heading Into November ElectionThere have been nearly 11,000 demonstrations in the U.S. this summer as well as a rising tide of state repression and vigilante violence.
Trumps illuminating defense of Kyle Rittenhouse
Trump retweet slammed as 'most blatant act of racial incitement in the history' of the presidency : politics
Yusef Salaam: 'Trump would have had me hanging from a tree in Central Park' : politics

How Has Donald Trump Survived? - The New York Times - DONALD TRUMP V. THE UNITED STATES - Inside the Struggle to Stop a President - By Michael S. Schmidt
Opinion | No, Wisconsin won't make Democrats lose (Trump needs non-whites not to vote, which isn't happening)

As Trump's popularity slips in latest Military Times poll, more troops say they'll vote for Biden
Poll: Third party voters from 2016 are backing Biden 2-to-1 ... Gary Johnson/Jill Stein voters from 2016 are breaking more toward Joe Biden than they are Donald Trump
Trump Says Biden's Numbers Are Plunging -- Poll Trackers Barely Show A Change

Mike Pompeo is the worst secretary of state in history : politics

How Trump Brought Nazis Into Republican Politics
The "Oath Keepers" Are Todays Blackshirts -- In the Obama era, they resisted "presidential tyranny" - .Now they want to help Trump crack American skulls in the streets.

Twitter removes QAnon supporter's false claim about coronavirus death statistics that Trump had retweeted : worldnews
Herman Cain Twitter account downplays Covid-19 weeks after he died of virus : politics

Melania's ex-friend: Trump family tainted by 'deceit, deception' - ABC News
Trump Books Keep Coming, and Readers Cant Stop Buying

I always wanted you to admire my backhand - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The records reviewed by the AP reveal a pattern of DeJoy' family winning coveted opportunities after making generous contributions (crooks all the way up and down)



In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent - The New York Times - Edward Markey, 74, entered Congress before Joseph Kennedy III was born. But in their Senate race he has harnessed the energy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the ascendant left, much to Mr. Kennedy's frustration ... growing clout of progressives in the Democratic Party, particularly in states and districts that are heavily metropolitan and filled with well-educated voters (haha, they thought Markey would 'step aside' for the JoKester(
Where is Worchester, Massachusetts? Kennedy ad causes social media stir : boston ... You know, Worchester. It's between Lemonster, Farmingham, and Springfilled ... north of Winchester

Georgia' s a toss-up in White House race
Heated Montana Race Could Flip the Senate to Democrats : politics

Trump Cam The Forward cam>paign Knowingly Accepting Contributions From Notorious Neo-Nazi Morris Gulett and Other Racists

Trumps vile tweetstorm reveals the ugly core of his 'law and order' campaign

Ailing Kenosha on edge as Trump visit looms amid tensions
Journalist Quits Kenosha Paper in Protest of Its Jacob Blake Rally Coverage - The New York Times

Appeals court temporarily halts protections for journalists, legal observers in Portland : news - The two that voted against him were trump appointees but that is just coincidence, I'm sure ...
Another Step for Fascism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A three-judge panel on Thursday temporarily halted protections for journalists and legal observers covering the unrest In Portland, Oregon.

Man under investigation in fatal shooting after pro-Trump rally allegedly took loaded gun to earlier Portland protest - oregonlive.com - fatal shooting Saturday night of a right-wing demonstrator after a pro-Trump rally. Michael Forest Reinoehl calls himself an anti-fascist

Whistleblower Testifies Deputy Who Shot Gardena Teen Was "Chasing Ink" ... testimony casts a cloud over other cases, including the shooting of 18-year-old Andres Guardado, who was shot five times in the back by a sheriff's deputy earlier this year. Gonzalez claims Vega was a prospective member of the Executioners ... That sounds awfully familiar to a sexually-predatory clique within the church called "The Priests" ... for Prestestants, "Youth Pastors" ...


U.S. pro-Israel groups failed to disclose grants from Israeli government ("failed to disclose" = actively covered up their illegal corruption)
Sheldon Adelson set to buy US Ambassador's Herzliya homeThe US billionaire is in advanced talks to buy the residence for NIS 300 million, which would make it Israels most expensive home. (and why does the US ambassador to Israel own the most expensive home in Israel?)

Im Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can't Defend Him. - one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades, but he's shadowed by a 1994 magazine cover story that claimed to show a link between race and I.Q. (typical NYT bullshit, Sullyfuck has been a fucking asshole racist his whole life)
Andrew Sullivan: The 'polite fascist' is a fascist nonetheless ... He argues, with a straight face, that New York Times, until recently home to Bari Weiss and which published Tom Cotton's op-ed, is a bastion of the hard-left. The output of that paper on a daily basis shows the lines below are gibberish:

Adult Film Star Ron Jeremy Charged With 20 New Sex Assault Counts : news

The Eco- Yogi Slumlords of 1214 Dean Street, Brooklyn - How did a couple who built an empire of yoga studios and homes with "living walls" end up as pandemic villains? ... the Brooklyn Heights Bonnie and Clyde ... (in the true evill asshole dept)

u/Gible1 uncovers the identity of Q Anon and it's none other than Jim Watkins, the creator of 8Chan.

Opinion | Kathryn Murdoch wants to reform the way we elect politicians - The Washington Post ...reforms it claims could end "the doom loop" ... Among them: turning the job of redistricting over to independent commissions, rather than allowing gerrymandering by politicians; nonpartisan primaries in which the top finishers, regardless of their party affiliations, go to the general election; and ranked-choice voting, in which voters pick not just one candidate but rank names on the ballot by preference. Together, these changes could bypass entrenched political structures and make elections more responsive to the broader interests of ordinary voters ... (interesting, why James quit)

John Oliver offers to donate $55,000 if Danbury actually names sewer plant after him - The Boston Globe


A Guide To Working From Home - OfficeArrow - In light of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic and the rise in enhanced technology for inter-team communication, itno wonder that working from home is becoming a common aspect of the modern working world.


Sapling - "Everything Was Better" (Official Video) - YouTube
Sapling - "Stoop Kid" (Official Video) - YouTube
Sapling - "Fuck This Yuppie Barbecue" (Official Video) - YouTube
Music | Sapling

Dave Grohl RESPONDS!!! : videos


Analysis of Today's CenturyLink/Level(3) Outage




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Giant new 50-metre deep 'crater' opens up in Arctic tundra, believed to be caused by the build up of methane gas in pockets of thawing permafrost under the surface : worldnews ... Climate models considering only gradual permafrost thaw are substantially underestimating carbon emissions from thawing permafrost ... (more end of world scenarios)

Thousands protest in Mauritius over dolphin deaths after oil spill : worldnews


Coronavirus update: U.S. death toll approaches 180,000 : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 8/30/20 : boston (1%)
174 New Confirmed Cases; 1% Positive - August 30 : CoronavirusMa - 118,483 total confirmed 16,594 new tests - 13 new deaths; 8,816 total - 139 antibody tests; 25 probable cases; 0 probable deaths

What is the situation on the Cape? : CoronavirusMa

Kids can carry coronavirus in respiratory tract for weeks, study suggests : worldnews
CDC: 94% of Covid-19 deaths had underlying medical conditions : news (called "life")
Was the 1918 H1N1 virus the "source" for the 1957 H2N2, 1968 H3N2, and the seasonal flu that comes around each year? : askscience

About half of the Twitter accounts calling for reopening America are bots: report : Coronavirus

Health officials say strict COVID testing regimen for college students sets Vermont apart : Coronavirus

Florida shows 947.9% increase in COVID-19 cases since governor reopened state - Ocala-News.com ... 25-34 age group: (114,959 cases, 19 percent)

NY hits new high in coronavirus testing as daily caseloads remain low : Coronavirus

North Carolina COVID-19 cases increase by more than 1,000 on Sunday : Coronavirus

Texas deaths from illness caused by coronavirus pass 12,500 : Coronavirus

775 new Kentucky coronavirus cases and 8 deaths. 23% of new cases are 18 or under. : Coronavirus


Cases rising rapidly among young Londoners : Coronavirus

Japan has the worlds oldest population. Yet it dodged a coronavirus crisis at elder-care facilities.

Mutated coronavirus strain found in Indonesia as cases jump : worldnews

Surge in South Korea coronavirus cases fans hospital bed shortage concerns : worldnews

Don't go near it : Covid-19 lockdown leads to deadly snake boom in Melbourne

India passes coronavirus milestone: The largest number of daily cases in the world : worldnews

Portugal to make Covid vaccine free, universal and perhaps even mandatory. : worldnews

African migrants 'left to die' in Saudi Arabia's hellish Covid detention centres

India: Brain dead person gives lungs to a Covid-19 patient in Asia's 1st such transplant, arms to a young woman. Both transplants successful. : worldnews


Italy sends help to Banksy's overloaded migrant rescue boat : worldnews

Beirut port blast death toll rises to 190 : worldnews

3 year old girl safe after being lofted by kite in Taiwan : worldnews

Russia: Thousands protest against Vladimir Putin, suspected poisoning of Navalny : worldnews
Russian intervention in Belarus 'worst thing' that could happen: Macron : worldnews
Russia "hopes" it won't have to send its new special force to Belarus, where civil unrest is being blamed on the West ... Who wants to bet that everybody's favorite shirtless dictator will start some shit in Belarus before the Orange Cheeto is voted out of office?!
Putin and Lukashenko plan to meet in Moscow - Kremlin : worldnews
Alexander Lukashenko brings his 16-year-old son onto frontline as protests endanger succession plans : worldnews

Tens of thousands of Anti-Netanyahu protesters hit Israel streets : worldnews

Disappearance of Kim Jong-un's sister ominous sign of brutal power play (they disassembled her)

EU prepares sanctions against Turkey over gas exploration dispute with Greece : worldnews
Greek helicopters blasted Turkish submarines with loud sonar and the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" : Music

Japan and US defense chiefs agree to keep China in check : worldnews
Ethnic Mongolian Parents Strike Over China's New Language Policy in Schools : worldnews
FactWire's 721 video shows Hong Kong police making way for men in white to leave without inspection

Revealed: The CIA and MI6's secret war in Kenya
Revealed: The CIA and MI6's secret war in Kenya -- A covert Kenyan paramilitary team armed and trained by the US and supported by UK intelligence is behind renditions and controversial killings of terror suspects in night-time raids = Paramilitaries use covert tactics such as fake number plates and disguise themselves as aid workers on operations in refugee camps (yeah, destroy all trust in people trying to help)

QAnon supporters join thousands at protest against Germany's coronavirus rules - "End the plandemic immediately" suggesting that COVID-19 was an artificial event. (every country in the world reported fake deaths to coverup the demoract deep-state pedophile pizza ring -- the stupidity virus spreads everywhere and shows the problem with "thinking")
Far-right protesters in Germany stormed the Reichstag waving the flag of the German Reich, 'QAnon' signs and the American flag : worldnews

Spain arrests pandemic-denier who wrote 'covidiots' deserved 'to die'. Police say he also posed as a public official in telephone calls to nursing homes, hospitals, football clubs and the media to spread false data about the pandemic in Spain. : worldnews

Anger after French magazine depicts Black lawmaker as slave : worldnews

Far right using coronavirus as excuse to attack Asians, say police: with the free market after they unveiled plans to introduce private sector competition into the UK worldnews (UK)
UK Government plans for private sector market in helicopter search-and-rescue branded 'shocking.' Ministers have been accused of "obsssession" with the free market after they unveiled plans to introduce private sector competition into the UK's helicopter search-and-rescue service. (saving lives for profit see DeJoy's post office)
Boris Johnson faces Tory wrath as party slumps in shock poll: Boris Johnson is facing a showdown with furious UK Conservative MPs over his government's chaotic handling of Covid-19, as a new poll shows the Tories have surrendered a massive lead over Labour in just five months. (not happening in America)


"We're different than the U.S. - Canadians listen a lot more than Americans," Ont. Premier says : worldnews (said Rob Ford's brother)

StatsCan: Legal pot spending beat black market for first time in Q2 - Article - BNN - Canadian household spending on legal cannabis in the second quarter of the year outpaced the illicit market for the first time, marking a significant milestone for the licensed pot industry. (took them a week to roll out while Charlie Baker twiddled his thumbs for four years)

Riots in Sweden after Quran burning by far-right activists : worldnews
Norway: Clashes break out at anti-Islam rally : worldnews
Julian Assange: Sweden admits evidence against Assange was never strong enough : worldnews (another great Obama move)



Europeans look at "containment" as the means to deal with Trump ... An October surprise might involve a military incident in the South China Sea that President Trump uses to demonstrate American resolve against President Xi Jinping's China ... Pompeo is the worst and most corrupt secretary of state ever" (the dicktators own their countries, welcome to "Trump's America")


Nine years after the C.I.A. blacked out parts of Ali Soufan's book, the agency has finally allowed a more complete version of his story to be published (tnx, Barry with the drones in the WH basement)
Under legal pressure, the C.I.A. has permitted the former F.B.I. agent Ali Soufan to republish his 2011 memoir about investigating members of Al Qaeda, "The Black Banners" without redacted passages about his interrogation of terrorism detainees in the agency

Justice Dept. Never Fully Examined Trumps Ties to Russia, Ex-Officials Say - whether the president's personal and financial links to Russia posed a national security threat (US spends 60 years and trillions fighting Russia and then Trump waltzes in and fuck Bobby Mueller)

No More In-Person Election Briefings for Congress, Intelligence Chief Says - The New York Times - Lawmakers in both parties worry the move will block their ability to question and test intelligence assessments that can be crucial to ensuring that foreign powers do not undermine election results (Refucks destroy oversight, have Putin's back)
Schiff: Withholding election security intel allows Trump to "conceal the truth" about Russia : politics
Schiff and Pelosi call cancellation of election security briefings a "shocking abdication" of "responsibility" : politics
Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Schiff Statement on Cancellation of Election Security Briefings by Office of the Director of National Intelligence : politics
Schiff says it is possible House could subpoena intelligence officials to testify on election interference : politics (which will be ignored)
Trump administration preemptively covers up election ratfucking - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- I guess you might call this "pulling a Dean Baquet" ...

NYT: Rosenstein curtailed counterintelligence probe into Trump's Russia ties : politics
The fix was always in with Rosenstein. He only appointed a special counsel after he got caught issuing a fraudulent memo to take credit for firing Comey. He panicked. But, as long as the boss was willing to not fire him "by tweet" he was willing to "land this plane." Nose first (dirty little commie traitor and Mueller was the co-pilot and the NYT didn't tell you either)
Rosenstein shut down investigation into the Trump campaign's collaboration with Russia - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Donald Trump definitely seems like a man with nothing to hide. I'm so old I remember when the spouse of a presidential candidate briefly meeting with the Attorney General in an airplane was a five-alarm scandal.

Top general says no role for military in U.S. presidential election : worldnews (says democracy can fuck off for all they care, Trump can declare himself dicktator for life)

Shortened Census Bureau Schedule Fuels Fears Of Inaccuracy : NPR (ratfuckers destroying government on every level)
Census, like the Postal Service, has been politicized in an election year : politics


Leaked McGahn memo reveals alarms about Kushners security clearance (dirty little lizard boy traitor give top secret clearance by Putin)
Trump offered FBI director job to John Kelly, asked for loyalty - Axios (check the hand-grab)

To show that they can - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This thread from the great political theorist Bonnie Honig makes an important point:
Why did they take a song by Leonard Cohen that seemingly ill-fits the themes of their convention and had been refused to them by the Cohen estate? Because it did fit their themes - to perform impunity while calling for Law and Order (broadcasting their criminality, run up to the Trump dicktatorship and the end of America)

Frank Rich: Trump Thinks Racism Is His Best Chance : politics
Another good night for Vladimir Putin - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Well : PoliticalHumor - The Orange Clown is also fighting the release of his tax returns. Tax returns that would exonerate him of any involvement with Russia. Let that sink in.


Schiff says Trump 'willfully fanning the flames' of violence to help campaign : politics
Trump retweeted a message from the far-right OAN network calling anti-racism protests an attempted 'coup' : politics
Trump isn't the 'law and order' president. He's the 'lawless and disorder' president. : politics
The real threats to American law and order are Trump's craven enablers : politics
Trump's law and order campaign is "falling flat" in the Midwest: report (but 30% of Americans are evil and insane)
Trump Embraces Fringe Theories on Protests and the Coronavirus - The New York Times - In a Twitter barrage, the president advanced conspiracy theories claiming that protests are an organized coup and that the virus death toll is inflated. He also reposted a call to imprison New York's governor ... In a concentrated predawn burst, the president posted or reposted 89 messages between 5:49 a.m. and 8:05 a.m. on top of 18 the night before, many of them inflammatory comments or assertions about violent clashes in Portland, Ore ...
Trump praises right-wing supporters and rails against protesters following unrest in Portland - posts came as Portland police investigate the shooting death of a man amid clashes between a pro-Trump vehicle rally and counter-protesters.

In four years, Trump has gone from showman to strongman (opinion) - CNN

Kellyanne Conway undermined the truth like no other Trump official. And journalists enabled her. - The Washington Post

Trump Slams Niece After She Reveals New Audio of Presidents Sister Swiping at Ivanka, Eric
Trump Slams Niece After She Reveals New Audio of President's Sister Swiping at Ivanka, Eric

Trump tells Hurricane Laura emergency responders to sell his autograph on eBay for $10k : politics

Trump blames media after DNC tops RNC in TV ratings. Biden's speech also drew more viewers than Trump's speech a week later. : politics
Biden's favorability still high over Trump following RNC, poll says : politics
Voter Enthusiasm for Biden Soars 20 Points Since March as Trump's Favorability Rating Sinks: Polls : politics
Trump's favorability and perceptions of COVID-19 response stagnate post-convention: Poll; Trump's favorability didn't improve, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. : politics
Biden's Favorability Still High Over Trump Following RNC, Poll Says - emocratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's favorability stands about 15 percentage points above that of President Donald Trumps, right after a full week of Republican National Convention (RNC) fanfare - clear majority of Americans, 63 percent, who say they disapprove of the presidens leadership during the coronavirus pandemic, with issues tied to racial unrest coming in a close second..
Joe Biden remains ahead. Donald Trump's still in trouble in first post-convention polling - CNNPolitics
>br /> Elizabeth Warren calls for investigation into Trump's politicization of Covid-19
Inside Trumps pressure campaign on federal scientists over a covid-19 treatment

Americans love Social Security but fear 'socialism.' Trump is exploiting that : politics

In blistering decision, second federal judge halts DeVos' rule giving federal coronavirus aid to private schools (criminals and traitors, top to bottom)

50,000 people in Iowa will need to request another absentee ballot after a judge sided with the Trump administration and invalidated their requests : politics (Refuck judge)

Michael Moore warns that Donald Trump is on course to repeat 2016 win | Film-maker says enthusiasm for president in swing states is off the charts and urges everyone to commit to getting 100 people to vote

Kanye West campaign in Virginia is accused of deceptive signature gathering : politics
Kanye West Wisconsin Ballot Lawsuit Linked To Firm Of Former RNC Chief Counsel : politics

Opinion | The Princess vs. the Portrait in Trumpworld - The New York Times - The first family serves up a malarkey buffet ... Ivanka's scorching moment with the Day-Glo-garbed Melania


Kennedy scrambles to close gap in Massachusetts - POLITICO - Trailing in the polls, the young congressman needs to turn things around quickly in his primary bid against Sen. Ed Markey.
Eschaton: Kennedy The Protagonist - Not really picking on any individual reporter with this (though in some cases I could!), but I've been struck by the extent to which the Markey-Kennedy primary race has been told as if it was Kennedy's story ... Unseating a sitting senator in a primary is a big deal, and whatever the right way to cover such a race, the incumbent is generally treated in this fashion. Also, too, for those of us who remember the coverage of the Lamont-Lieberman race, this is, uh, a bit jarring.

I Was a U.S. Diplomat. Customs and Border Protection Only Cared That I Was Black. - POLITICO


Tens of thousands join Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march in Washington DC : politics

Nikole Hannah-Jones: The protests will continue until Black lives actually matter in this country

Top Prosecutor Kim Gardner isn't backing down from Trump, hate mail, or an armed suburban couple : politics

White Supremacists Are Invading American Cities To Incite a Civil War : politics

One Person Dead in Portland After Clashes Between Trump Supporters and Protesters - The New York Times - A person wearing a hat with the insignia of a right-wing group was shot and killed Saturday night. A caravan of supporters of President Trump had driven into downtown Portland.
Gunfire Reported as Hundreds of Trump Supporters Descend on Portland : politics ... The Trump re-election strategy seems to be to argue that only Donald Trump can save America from Donald Trump's America - Dan Rather
1 person shot, killed near downtown Portland protests Saturday : news

Its time to challenge the cockeyed reaction to violence

Trump to visit Kenosha Tuesday, potentially stoking tensions
Wolf says "all options" on the table for ending violent protests in Portland
Kenosha Tells Us More About Where the Right Is Headed Than the R.N.C. Did : politics
Kenosha Activists: Militias Tolerated, Protesters Arrested : politics (Wississippi is Trumpistan)
Police, Federal Agents Use Unmarked Vehicles In Arrests Of Kenosha Protesters : politics
A Father's Fight Paved Way For DOJ's Open Investigation Into Kenosha Shooting : politics - Until recently, it was common practice that any time an officer fired a gun, the police department conducted the investigation. In 2014, Wisconsin became the first state to end that process - one that has led to accusations of police cover-ups.
Hogan Administration Official Praises Teen Kenosha Shooter on Social Media, Loses Job : news - Deputy Director of Community Initiatives. Holy shit was he unqualified for the job. - (racist Trump fuckers are imbedded in all your institutions)
What we know about Rusten Sheskey, the officer involved in the Kenosha shooting - The Washington Post

Breonna Taylor' Life Was Changing. Then the Police Came to Her Door

Arizona student group slammed for raising money for gunman : politics

Englewood Cliffs mayor rescinds police overtime bill sent to BLM protest organizer : news

Los Angeles teacher flees home after receiving death threats for wearing 'I can't breathe' T-shirt : news - The teacher at El Camino Real Charter High School in Woodland Hills, California, initially received backlash last week from a parent who was upset that race and social justice topics were being discussed in his daughter's English class


Proud Boy " Tusitala "Tiny" Toese arrested in Clark County


Jerry Falwell Jr.s downfall wont change anything for evangelicals (80 million worship Satan)


Executives On 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' Knew Of Toxic Workplace Allegations Back in 2018 ... nobody has weaponized and commodified the vague concept of niceness as effectively as DeGeneres, and it helped to make her bulletproof for a long time


Quantum physicists have unveiled a new paradox that says, when it comes to certain long-held beliefs about nature "somethings's gotta give." The paradox means that if quantum theory works to describe observers, scientists would have to give up one of three cherished assumptions about the world.


New evidence confirming the 'frustration-affirmation' hypothesis. When American gun-owners have their goals thwarted, their heightened frustration causes them to (accidentally) shoot more unarmed targets in a firearm simulation, a bias for violence especially in men with low education. : science

A 'Hail Mary' Psychedelic Therapy Draws Veterans to Jungle Retreats


The most brutally honest reaction on a home makeover show : videos


FiveOhFive91 comments on Making a meme of every episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 1x04 "M.E. Time" (long list of why Elon Musk is an entitled asshole)




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Dying mother dolphin struggles to save baby in Mauritius lagoon after oil spill : worldnews


COVID deaths in U.S. top 1,000 for 3rd day in a row; 46K new cases : Coronavirus



MA COVID-19 Data 8/29/20 : boston
Weekly Report: 0.95% Positive Rate in Non-STS Towns; 2.56% in STS down from 2.85% : CoronavirusMa

Emerson College poll: 51% of people in Massachusetts feel safe going to a dine-in restaurant : CoronavirusMa


Customer turns violent at Marshfield restaurant after refusing to wear mask, leave when asked to - boston25news.com, August 27, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
Police apprehend man seen spray painting swastikas outside of the JFK building in downtown Boston : boston
As Boston's Big Move-In Date Approaches, Rents Are Declining For The First Time In Years : boston
Not sure which state rep to vote for? Here's an overview of every single legislative primary in Massachusetts compiled by Jonathan Cohn. : boston

Andover teachers refuse to enter school buildings following union vote to begin the year remotely : Coronavirus

How an intimate wedding in rural Maine led to the states largest COVID outbreak, a disaster that spread hundreds of miles (and killed at least one person)
Portland Press Herald on Twitter: "Coronavirus outbreak detected at Sanford church https://t.co/lQbHZa5751" / Twitter

Children with no COVID-19 symptoms may shed virus for weeks : Coronavirus
Children can carry coronavirus in their noses for up to three weeks, according to a study from South Korea. : Coronavirus
Your Coronavirus Test Is Positive. Maybe It Shouldn't Be.The usual diagnostic tests may simply be too sensitive and too slow to contain the spread of the virus ... The decision not to test asymptomatic people is just really backward
The 6-foot rule is 'outdated': Researchers devise chart to gauge COVID risk : Coronavirus
AC can boost COVID-19's spread indoors : Coronavirus
School closures had positive effects on some teenagers' mental health, our new research suggests : Coronavirus


University of Alabama now has more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases -- with nearly 500 in the past three days : Coronavirus - Roll Covid Tide!
Eschaton: Speaking Of Cancel Culture - Wow I bet the usual suspects are OUTRAGED by this!!! -- Administration officials at the University of Alabama reportedly have ordered the school's professors to keep quiet about the coronavirus amid an outbreak that infected more than 500 students during the first week of classes -- It is outrageous, actually, but the usual suspects only see FREE SPEECH and CANCEL CULTURE when the ability of powerful people to get paid large sums of money to do racisms without criticism is threatened.

Kurtztown University professor regrets telling students to seek out COVID-19, 'get it over with' -- Dr Victor Massad says he's mulling retirement after 'huge lapse of judgment' ... a community College graduate with a phd in marketing and e-commerce from North Texas Ueniversity - We have real low standards

Pregnant teacher dies of coronavirus three days after surprise baby shower : Coronavirus

School employee says she contracted coronavirus on job and faces firing after asking to work from home : Coronavirus - Mazzotta-Perretti, who donated a kidney to one of her students in 2009 ...

University of Iowa reports 500 more student COVID-19 cases. Just one week into classes, self-reported student, employee cases reach 618. : Coronavirus

California Poultry Plant Shuts Down Due to 'Uncontrolled' Coronavirus Outbreak : Coronavirus

Oregon epidemiologist: Beach party may be linked to more than 300 cases of COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Ron DeSanti Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/29/anti-lockdown-protesters-calling-coronavirus-hoax-gather-london-13195529/?ito=cbshare Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/s sidelined his health department. Florida paid the price.
Florida Department of Health claims number of COVID-19 cases in schools is confidential - Duval school district still pushing to publish COVID-19 data (parents not allowed to know)


France sees 'exponential' rise in virus infections : worldnews
France hits its second-highest daily cases (7,379) after going June and July with a small peak of 1,588 cases in one day. : Coronavirus


Lightning strike kills 10 children playing football in Uganda : worldnews

In a first, man sentenced to 5.5 months in prison for possessing cable ties by Hong Kong court : worldnews
China warns Norway against granting Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong democracy activists : worldnews

Crushed by virus and war, jobless Afghans return to opium for cash : worldnews

Turkey: Human rights lawyer Ebru Timtik has died of a hunger strike she launched in prison to demand a fair trial for herself and colleagues. She had been fasting for 238 days. : worldnews

Riots break out in Sweden as 300 people gather to protest of burning of Koran, as rocks are thrown at police and car tyres are set on fire : worldnews
Protesters threw stones at police and burned tyres in southern Sweden late on Friday, hours after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning rally nearby. About 300 people were on the streets of Malmo with violence escalating as the evening wore on : worldnews

Belarusian Officials Shut Down Internet With Technology Made by U.S. Firm : worldnews
Lukashenko says Belarus and Russia could unite troops to face any threat from the West : worldnews

Russian tourist offered employee $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware : worldnews

Angela Merkel prompted laughter with her confused reaction to the claim that Trump had 'charmed' her : worldnews
German lawmakers urge pressure on China -The Chinese foreign minister is visiting Berlin next week for talks. A cross-party group of MPs want Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to bring up issues such as the Uighur internment camps and "aggressive" foreign policy. : worldnews

Woman in 'extreme poverty' found dead next to crying baby in Glasgow : worldnews

French President: World Needs a Globally Active US Leader : for making workplaces safe before urging people back to offices, ahead of the launch of a publicity campaign aimed at reducing homeworking : worldnews

Boris Johnson accused of 'threatening' workers back to offices without science to back up plan: The UK government has been accused of 'abdicating responsibility' for making workplaces safe before urging people back to offices, ahead of the launch of a publicity campaign aimed at reducing homeworking (sound a little familiar?)
Leaked confidential report predicts up to 85,000 additional deaths in UK this winter, directly due to Coronavirus : Coronavirus
10,000 anti-lockdown protesters gather in London to claim coronavirus is a hoax
10,000 anti-lockdown protesters name coronavirus a 'hoax' in London | Metro News - More than 40,000 people have now died with the virus in UK, but one man's sign said it was 'fake science' and comparable to a 'bad flu' ... One protestor unfurled a flag showing the symbol of the British Union of Fascists while another woman was seen promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory that believes a cabal of Satan-worshipping Democrats, Hollywood celebrities and billionaires run the world while engaging in paedophilia (jfc, the pics)

Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver covered up systemic abuse, silenced survivors for decades, lawsuit claims : worldnews


Democrats outraged as Trump admin ends election security briefings - POLITICO - Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe indicated that leaks from Congress were the reason for ending in-person briefings.
Director of National Intelligence informs Congressional committees it'll no longer brief on election security - CNNPolitics - t also comes after the top intelligence official on election security issued a statement earlier this month saying China, Russia and Iran are seeking to interfere in the 2020 US election ... (more traitors)


Amid fears that Trump might not leave office, two lawmakers press for Pentagon assurances on the election : politics (military says "shrug")
Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Reject the Results of the Election : politics
The autocrats - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Good summary from former ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul of how the Trump regime is in most ways now indistinguishable for a stereotypical autocracy:

House Democrats launch contempt proceedings against Mike Pompeo : politics

Trump swiped $44 billion from FEMA as he undermined unemployment negotiations before Hurricane Laura : politics
Social Security fund would run out of money in 3 years if Trump eliminates payroll tax: SSA analysis : politics

Rival Themes Emerge as Race Enters Final Weeks: Covid vs. Law and Order - The New York Times

Leaked photos apparently show dismantled USPS machines : politics
Fearing Delays and Chaos, Swing States Weigh Early Counting of Mail-In Ballots : politics
The Republican's Newest Plan to Derail Voting Rights (drop boxes are full of cooties)
85 ballot drop boxes in Missouri are in storage due to confusion over mail-in voting law : politics

'They're agitators, they're rioters, they're looters' : Trump criticizes recent protests during N.H. campaign rally
Trump escalates rhetoric on unrest in cities, looking for a campaign advantage - The Washington Post
Trump resumes campaign rallies and utters the unthinkable: 'If Biden wins...' - "If Biden wins, which I honestly can't believe would happen, I will have lost to a low IQ individual" (said the dumbest fuck)
Boston WHDH reporter threatened with bombing by man on camera at NH Trump rally : boston
'Someone' gonna bomb you' : Man at N.H. Trump rally threatens 7News crew
Boston WHDH reporter threatened with bombing by man on camera at NH Trump rally ?? Tuckbot - Boston WHDH reporter threatened with bombing by man on camera at NH Trump rally

Hours after March on Washington, protesters scattered throughout city, blocking roads and yelling at police - The Washington Post

Fact-checking Trumps lies is essential. Its also increasingly fruitless ... "My biggest takeaway of the last four years is probably realizing the extent to which big chunks of America are living in a different universe of news/facts with basically no shared reality" ... Sottie Nell Hughes ... "There's no such thing, unfortunately, anymore, (as) facts" ... calling out falsehoods forcefully may actually cause people to hold tighter to their beliefs ... <./a>

Trump's RNC Loses Bigly to Biden's DNC in TV Ratings
Despite All Those Fireworks, Trump Still Had Lower Convention Ratings Than Biden : politics
Trump Pulls Closer to Biden After RNC - Post-convention poll shows Trump almost halved national deficit against the Democratic nominee

A dictator on downers: Slow-motion mass hysteria at the Republican convention | Salon.com - I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall as Donald Trump's dosage-tuning was done by a team of crack drug-doctors in an anteroom of the White House before he gave his Big Speech on Thursday night. Hand me that penlight, Tom. I want to give his pupils another quick check ... Republican National Convention on Thursday night? It looked like a Nuremberg rally on Nembutal ...
Sleepy Donald closes out the RNC : politics
A dictator on downers: Slow-motion mass hysteria at the Republican convention - Donald Trump's speech was depressing and soulless, even for him. He can taste doom coming, and he doesn't like it : politics
The ponderous, low-energy guy is Trump : politics
Donald Trump's answer on what he would do in a 2nd term is literally unintelligible
Fox News' Chris Wallace: Trump's RNC speech was 'far too long' and 'surprisingly flat' : politics

CNN fact-checked Trump's RNC speech on air. It took three minutes.

"He serially lied tonight" : Trump's lengthy FRNC speech on "mayhem" called out for false claims. Ethics experts say the White House event, featuring misleading remarks by Ivanka Trump too, violated the Hatch Act

Four Republican National Convention Attendees Test Positive for Coronavirus, Officials Say : politics


8 juicy details from the new Melania Trump tell-all book - POLITICO - For his inauguration, the president wanted a North Korean-style military parade, right down to the "goose-stepping troops and armored tanks" ... Melania didn't want to move to the White House right away in part because she didn't want to have to use the same shower and toilet as former First Lady Michelle Obama and was waiting for the bathroom to be renovated.


Leonard Cohen's Reps Say They Specifically Declined GOP Requests to Use 'Hallelujah' at Convention
Leonard Cohen lawyer considers legal action after RNC uses song after Trump acceptance speech : politics (of course they did it anyway)
Do Republicans Know 'Hallelujah' Is About Sex?

Trump's dire warnings are not about Biden's America. They're about his America : politics
Trump and the GOP want voters to fear 'chaos and anarchy' under Biden, but not the coronavirus that's killing 1,100 Americans a day : politics
The future of the GOP? Look at the Sturgis motorcycle rally : politics

'Warren Democrat' Manhattan DA Candidate Promises to Prosecute Ivanka Trump When Elected

American fascism reaches a tipping point with Kenosha killings and Trump's RNC.
This Was the Week American Fascism Reached a Tipping Point : politics
Trump is Allowing Right-Wing Extremists to 'Start a Race War,' Ex-DHS Official Says : politics

D.C. drowns out Trump and the RNC While Trump packed the White House with his supporters, D.C.'s streets presented a thorough rejection of him, his policies, and all that he stands for.
N.Y.C. Tenants Say They Were Tricked Into Appearing in R.N.C. Video : politics

Trump Sister Calls His Son Eric a 'Moron,' Daughter Ivanka a 'MiniD- Even Though No News Agency Claimed He Had Suffered One.onald' : politics

Those 'lifelong Jewish Democrats' voting for Trump? Turns out half of them usually vote Republican
Twitter banned a network of fake accounts pretending to be Black people leaving the Democratic party to support Trump : politics

The N.Y. attorney general asked a judge to order Eric Trump to testify about the Trump family business. : politics

Federal Judge Orders Texas to Make Online Voter Registration Available : politics
For second time, federal judge finds Texas is violating voter registration law : politics


McConnell inexplicably claims that Democrats want to tell Americans 'how many hamburgers you can eat' : politics ... suck a bizarre statement. The say the "radical left" is going to abolish the police yet somehow we are going to have hamburger police rolling around making sure nobody eats beyond the hamburger limit?

White House installed OAN reporter as FDA spokesperson. She lasted 11 days : politics ... "that's almost a 1:1 mooch rate'
45chaos: All Trump administration departures (of course it's a thing)
Ex-OANN Reporter Emily Miller Out as FDA Spokeswoman After Just 11 Days on the Job : politics ... " Under her leadership" (a blond "spokessperson" is the "leader" of your heath agency)

A terrible, horrible, very bad week, and that was just the Falwells : politics
After Jerry Falwell Jrs departure, Liberty University faces questions about faith, power, accountability (good Christian scam)

Mitch McConnells campaign hires Covington teen Nick Sandmann ... As grassroots director, Sandmann will assist in developing field operations and building coalitions.

Barack Obama reportedly spoke with LeBron James and other NBA leaders to advise them on how to move forward after Jacob Blake protests : politics

Trump's Army of Allies and TV Sycophants Is Crumbling

Stephen Miller's Dystopian America | Language is a tool for shaping minds, and Miller knows how to weaponize it.


Diving deep into Markey's climate record = Wirzbicki pits two failed approaches (nuclear energy and coal) against each other and claims that if only we had we chosen the less bad and if Markey had been on the side of the lesser bad at the time then the climate crisis would never have started. This is absurd.
The Markey-Kennedy Senate primary battle is one Democrats wish wasn't happening


There's a reason it's hard to discipline police. It starts with a bill of rights 47 years ago.

Prosecutors to seek stiff penalties for cops involved in George Floyd death : politics (fry a few and this shit might at least slow down)


Jacob Blake's Dad: Cops Shot My Son, High-Fived Kyle Rittenhouse (

How Minneapolis police handled the in-custody death of a Black man 10 years before George Floyd ... choked him to death ... The officers were not criminally charged or disciplined. The Internal Affairs unit never interviewed them, according to court records.

From QAnon to Kyle Rittenhouse, the Right is Sinking Deeper Into an Alternate Reality : politics

Kyle Rittenhouse lawyers John Pierce, Lin Wood run right-wing organization : politics
Kenosha Police Chief Defends Officers Who Let Alleged Shooter Walk Right by Them : politics

Kenosha: An American City Confronts White Supremacy and State Violence Following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, and the murder of two Black Lives Matter activists by a white teenage vigilante, protesters are still taking to the streets.

White Supremacists Were 'On A Hunting Spree' in Kenosha, Says Local Lawmaker -- they were 'driving around in pickupp trucks, targeting protesters" said state Rep David Bowen

A Kenosha Militia Facebook Event Asking Attendees To Bring Weapons Was Reported 455 Times. Moderators Said It Didnt Violate Any Rules. (Zuckerfuck's rule #1 - fuck America for profit)
Because he's an asshole - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Facebook employees are not thrilled that Mark Zuckerberg allowed his website to be Radio Rwanda this week:

UPDATE: State Police traffic stop of Black law student draws complaint that opens door to review of police enforcement practices - Arkansas Times - To put the argument simply: Humphrey was stopped and searched for driving a rental vehicle while Black. Humphrey is the son of retired Circuit Judge Marion Humphrey of Little Rock

Did you see photos of officers supposedly injured last weekend in NW cities? The facts dont check out - These injured police officers are all from Australia. Many people saw bogus posts that 50 police were injured in Black Lives Matter protests last weekend (Vlad's boys at work)

Arkansas sheriff resigns over racist rant in leaked recording - Sheriff Todd Wright of Arkansas County, Arkansas, resigned after coming under fire over a leaked recording in which he repeatedly used a racial slur against Black people ... upset that a woman he was with spoke to a Black person in a store (bowling-ball head)

Nine Fort Hood soldiers have been found dead in 12 months. Texas senators want an investigation. : politics

Chadwick Boseman's last tweet was in support of Kamala Harris (Black Panther)


Uber Targeting Labor Activists - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is a classic old-school anti-labor tactic, akin to mine owners killing organizers and the like. So all too typical of the New Gilded Age, which is scary in the right-wing culture of violence that has grown so rapidly.

The Education Disaster - Lawyers, Guns & Money - What COVID is doing with education, both K-12 and higher ed, is bringing neoliberalism's chickens home to roost (Hi Barry)


What Ellen's Kindness Concealed ... host's smiling facade covers up something dark -- and hints at why that facade had to be created in the first place ... Born in Metairie, Louisiana, to Christian Scientist parents ... DeGeneres pretended she couldn't hear her over the music, and ended up driving past the fatal wreck on her way home ... DeGenerate ...



House to vote on removing cannabis from list of controlled substances : politics
LSD Microdose Trial For Acute Pain Relief Reports "Remarkable" Results : worldnews




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More than 100 Aboriginal sacred sites could be destroyed by mining companies : worldnews


Hurricane Laura damage: Before and after satellite images of Louisiana show widespread destruction - CNN
Hurricane Laura Losses Include 10 Deaths, Up To $12 Billion : Hurricane Laura Live Updates : NPR
Hurricane Laura leaves path of destruction before becoming a tropical storm - live updates

Australia tops global rankings on handling of pandemic, USA and UK fall dead last : worldnews (like, lierally)

U.S. tech stocks are now worth more than the entire European stock market : news


US surpasses 180,000 virus deaths : Coronavirus

A quarter million dead - Lawyers, Guns & Money - To what can we compare a quarter million excess deaths? It's more than the total number of homicides in the US over the past 15 years. It's more than the total number of AIDS deaths in the US during the first 12 years of that epidemic. It's a 9/11 every day for twelve weeks. And all these deaths have happened over the course of less than six months, with little sign that the calamity is going to abate any time soon. - An enormous percentage of these deaths are attributable directly to the malignant incompetence of Donald Trump, and the Republican party that enables him.


Emily Miller and Another P.R. Expert Ousted At F.D.A. After Blood Plasma Fiasco - The New York Times - chief spokeswoman, Emily Miller, was removed from her position just 11 days into the job.
Covid-19 News: Live Updates - The New York Times - Ms. Miller had previously worked in communications for the re-election campaign of Senator Ted Cruz and as a journalist for the conservative cable network One America News.
FDA spokeswoman Emily Miller fired, sources say - CNNPolitics
Two P.R. experts at the F.D.A. have been removed after the fiasco over convalescent plasma. : Coronavirus - an expert at staring into a camera and smiling


MA COVID-19 Data 8/28/20 : boston
438 New Confirmed Cases; 1.8% Positive - August 28 : CoronavirusMa - 117,888 total confirmed - 23,716 new tests - 16 new deaths; 8,791 total
Mass. reports 438 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 16 new deaths - The Boston Globe

UMass Amherst to furlough 850 workers, permanent layoffs expected amid coronavirus crisis : Coronavirus


CDC director says there will likely be a limited supply of coronavirus vaccines at first : Coronavirus
Kids with asymptomatic coronavirus infections may shed virus for weeks, scientists say : Coronavirus
Severe or fatal COVID-19 very rare in children, study finds : Coronavirus
Washington University develops COVID-19 saliva test Test is faster, simpler than nasal, oral swab tests and enables screening on a massive scale : Coronavirus
Vitamin C levels in patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome : Coronavirus

Millions of Americans could lose their electricity as COVID-19 shutoff moratoriums expire : Coronavirus

Nearly every California GOP state senator in quarantine after coronavirus exposure. : Coronavirus


Eschaton: Nobody Could Have Predicted - Though worse than I expected ... But a shock came Thursday when USC reported 191 new coronavirus cases in a single day, bringing the total to 380 during the first week of classes. Almost all of those infected are students.
Cheerleader, fellow students defy parents' 'No Mask Monday' protest : Coronavirus

Surge in calls from male domestic violence victims during Covid-19 : Coronavirus

Why New Jersey's Plan for In-Person Schooling Is Falling Apart

Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 100,699; Death toll now at 6,446 - WDIV - 28 Aug 2020 : Coronavirus

Iowa sees record 2,579 cases and 79% coronavirus positivity rate : Coronavirus (only testing dead people)

Santa Clara church fined $15,000 for holding indoor services : Coronavirus

Customers spit, kick, and curse at Triangle restaurant employees when asked to put on a mask : Coronavirus

Gov. DeSantis lashes out at school coronavirus reports : Coronavirus
Florida was social distancing less and less, until its summer coronavirus explosion : Coronavirus

Maine wedding coronavirus toll reaches 87 as health official fears situation in state could "spiral" : Coronavirus (bitch has gone down in history)

Nearly 50 Texans drink bleach, officials warn it won't cure COVID-19 : Coronavirus

3,815 new Florida coronavirus cases reported Friday; 89 new deaths : Coronavirus


Ontario''s Stage 3 reopening brings no surge in COVID-19 cases after 4 weeks : Coronavirus

China goes 100 days without COVID-19 deaths : Coronavirus
Air travel within China is nearly at pre-pandemic levels : Coronavirus

Cases of covid in Spain rise by 9,658 in the last 24 hours (27/08) : Coronavirus

France reports 7,379 new coronavirus cases, just shy of lockdown record : Coronavirus

Merkel says pandemic to worsen, to focus on social cohesion, economy : Coronavirus
Coronavirus skeptics vow to 'storm Berlin' : worldnews

Hundreds of revelers seen without face masks at large party in bar-restaurant in Spain : worldnews

Sweden - Public Health Authority update: 83958(+60) confirmed cases and 5821 (+1) deaths : Coronavirus

Mexico's solution to the Covid-19 educational crisis: Put school on television : worldnews

US Ambassador to New Zealand refuses to follow COVID quarantine rules on return from US trip, states he will self isolate at home. : worldnews (Scott "Yes I've always been a dumbfuck asshole" Brown)

Christchurch shooting: mosque terrorist sentenced to life without parole - an unprecedented sentence in New Zealand : worldnews
The New Zealand Stock Market crashes for fourth day in a row following repeated cyberattacks : worldnews

Pakistan: Karachi experiences worst floods in almost a century, dozens dead : worldnews
Landmine kills 13 in southern Afghanistan : worldnews

China blamed for Canada's multimillion-dollar coronavirus vaccine deal collapse: This week Canada's National Research Council announced it has abandoned its partnership with Chinese company CanSino Biologics, because China's government continues to block shipments of vaccine materials to Canada
Ex-Prisoners Detail The Horrors Of China's Detention Camps
China marine police capture 12 Hongkongers trying to flee to Taiwan by speedboat, inc. one arrested under security law : worldnews

Israel's top court rules for removal of settler homes from Palesti some dating before the Ice Age nian land : worldnews
Israel demolishes Al-Araqeeb bedouin village for 6th time this year : worldnews
We shouldn't have killed autistic Palestinian, he didn't endanger us, says Israeli commander : worldnews

Protester Records Brutal Beatings Inside Belarusian Police Van : worldnews
Belarus puts half of army in combat ready mode - Belta [Belarusian Telegraph Agency] cites leader : worldnews
Serbia surprisingly joins EU in condemnation of Belarus vote : worldnews
Vladimir Putin says he has police on standby to enter Belarus : worldnews ("p9lice" -- Vlad is unbound by his dick-sucking puppet)

Russian biological warfare capabilities are world-threatening : worldnews

Japan's Prime Minister Abe to Resign, Reports Claim : worldnews
Black Lives Matter pushes Japan to confront racism : worldnews

Angola: Witnesses describe horrific killings of teenagers by police - Amnesty International : worldnews

481 and counting: Norway's whaling catch hits four-year high. Norway continues its commercial whaling operation despite the International Whaling Commission placing a global moratorium on commercial whaling in 1982. (competing w/Japan)

French hunters must stop using glue to trap birds - French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered hunters in southern France to stop the controversial practice of trapping birds on glue-covered twigs. : worldnews
Horses attacked and mutilated : French horse owner surprises animal attackers in the night : worldnews

House Panels Approve Bill to Increase the Age of Consent to 16 from 12 : worldnews (Phillipines)

Passenger sues easyJet after crew told her to move seats to satisfy Orthodox Jews : worldnews (yeah, that would work with non-white people)

Anti-gay street preachers in Vancouver break leg of man challenging them. Possible hate crime charges coming | "I stood up to anti-gay evangelical bullies in the West End, and they purposefully broke my leg for the trouble...I'm going to have metal plates in my leg for the rest of my life

'Fear of failure' giving UK children lowest happiness levels in Europe : worldnews (Brexit)
One-armed knifeman on roller skates 'stabs at random' in frenzieWhen an announcement was made reminding them wearing a mask was the lawit was met with a loud round of booos.d street attack : worldnews

JK Rowling returns human rights award to group that denounces her trans views : worldnews

Video shows Mountie entering Saskatchewan home with axe during wellness check : worldnews ("deadness check")
Officer who allegedly raped rookie colleague still not charged, internal probe found misconduct occurred : worldnews (Ottowa)
B.C. archbishop turned blind eye to sexual abuse by priest, judge says; diocese liable for $844K in damages : worldnews


Tijuana surpasses 1,300 murders for 2020; Mexico on pace to set record : worldnews


Eschaton: This Is Never Going To End - Update on mask enforcement (or lack there of) at this Trump rally in New Hampshire. Many of the folks here have taken their masks off. (I'd say 80%) When an announcement was made reminding them wearing a mask was the law... it was met with a loud round of booos.
G. Elliott Morris on Twitter: "yeah" / Twitter


Trump had public meltdown over missed phone call from Putin, former No 10 aide says : worldnews


Federal judge gives Trump administration 10 days to answer questions about USPS slowdowns. : politics

Top general says no role for military in presidential vote - The U.S. armed forces will have no role in carrying out the election process or resolving a disputed vote, the top U.S. military officer told Congress in comments released Friday (says Trump can steal election with Russia's help)

Protests erupt outside White House as Trump prepares to speak at RNC : politics
Tapper: Trump's Mask-Free White House Speech A Potential 'Super-Spreader Event'

President Trumps acceptance speech draws 21.6 million TV viewers, trailing the audience for Biden - final total was 24.6 million viewers ... Trump's total will also finish well below the 35 million TV viewers who watched him accept his party's nomination in 2016, and will fall short of the acceptance speeches of previous Republican nominees John McCain (38.9 million viewers in 2008), Mitt Romney (30.3 million viewers in 2012) and George W. Bush (27.6 million in 2004).
RNC Ratings for Night 4, on Broadcast Networks Remains Low with Just 5 Million Viewers | Showbiz411

Trump Runs for F|hrer : politics
Biden camp: Over 3,500 Americans died from COVID during GOP convention - The Democratic nominee asked, "Is Donald Trump even aware he's president?" : politics
More than 3,600 Americans died of COVID-19 during the Republican National Convention
Biden notes 'the violence we're witnessing is happening under Donald Trump. Not me.' : politics
Trump Is a Secessionist From the Top - The Atlantic - The president proved once again that he regards himself as a wartime leader of Red America against Blue America (the South rose again, and flopped, again)
Trump Advisers: He Was 'Triggered' by Talk of White Supremacy

In photos: Over 1,000 Trump guests pack into White South lawn for RNC - Axios

Trump's Acceptance Speech Was 70 Minutes of Rambling Lies : politics
Trump Botches His Big Speech and No One Cares - Bloomberg
Fact check: Trump makes more than 20 false or misleading claims in accepting presidential nomination - CNNPolitics
Nearly every claim Trump made about Bidens positions was false
'Abomination' Critics Rip Trump For 'Desecrating' White House With RNC Speech
Donald Trump sells himself at RNC: Reelect me to fix the problems I created. : politics
Trump's argument about "Joe Biden's America" is undercut by the fact that he's in charge
The Malign Fantasy of Donald Trumps ConventionUsing the White House as his prop, the President makes war on Joe Biden, and pretends the pandemic is all but defeated.
John Podhoretz: At RNC, Trump gave what may have been the worst convention speech of my lifetime : politics ... "Thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate"
Trump accidentally says the U.S. 'pioneered the fatality rate' : politics ... "I profoundly accept the nomination..."
RNC Warns That If Biden Wins, Things Will Be As Bad As They Are Now : politics
Republicans argue Trump must be elected to save country from the chaos that has been unleashed under President Joe Biden - Lawyers, Guns & Money

A Sick President Scrambles to Spread His Contagion of Fear - It was easy to shut your eyes and see and hear Nixon tracking back and forth across the land in the fall of 1968,
RNC 2020 final night winner and losers: Trump, Black Republicans, the NBA, and riots - Vox

Ivanka Is an Idiot but Unequivocally the Smartest Trump
Ivanka Trump White House Lego replica story resembles one she told before - Business Insider
Company that owns President Trumps Vancouver hotel files for bankruptcy ... just three years after it opened.
Barron Trump Is Tall, Conservatives Freak Out When Liberals Point Out This Fact | Crooks and Liars - 14-year-old son towered over Mike Pence last night
"Melania Did. Not. Care" : In a Blistering New Book by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania Trump Sounds a Lot Like Her Husband - surprisingly callous and ugly.

Father of the Navy SEAL killed in Yemen denounces Trump in ad | Miami Herald

Comic Jim Gaffigan Lights Up Twitter With Some Tough Talk For Trump Loyalists : politics
Comic Jim Gaffigan Lights Up Twitter With Some Tough Talk For Trump Loyalists | HuffPost

Fox News Cuts Into Dan Scavino's RNC Speech to Air Biden Campaign Ad

Scott Walker Apparently Turns Off Own Camera When Anderson Cooper Grills Him : politics
Protesters confront Rand Paul outside White House after RNC - POLITICO

Denialism about what Republicans actually believe - Lawyers, Guns & Money (under the cult of Trump is the cult of Evil which will be there when Trump is gone)

Secretly recorded audio of Trumps sister prompts new call for investigation into his admission to Penn
Secretly recorded audio of Trump's sister prompts new call for investigation into his admission to Penn

Gas station secured small business bailout money, then paid for Trump billboards. : politics

During Disasters, Red States Get The Red Carpet. Blue States Get Threats. : politics

A Word Not Uttered by Republican Officials at the Convention: Obamacare - The New York Times - A longtime refrain, promise and rallying cry is gone (tea party shit goes back to Mittens)

110,000 Americans Died Waiting for Social Security Disability Benefits in Last Decade Due To Years-Long Wait Times : news


Judge voids 50,000 absentee ballot requests in Iowa county - The ruling marks an initial victory for Trump's challenges to absentee voting procedures in three counties in Iowa, which is expected to be a competitive state (Refuck lizard)

Arizona Is on the Verge of Turning Fully Blue - The Republicans could lose not only its presidential electors, but its U.S. Senate seat and state legislature.


The Police Are Pretty Sure They're Going to Get Away With It - In Portsmouth, Virginia, cops have been systematically using their state power to tyrannize political enemies ... charged various local civil rights leaders, public defenders, and the president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate, Louise Lucas, with felony charges of conspiracy to injure a monument. Lucas had left the scene hours before any of the statues were harmed. The charges seemed timed to interrupt a Virginia Senate special session to debate new police reform legislation

Kamala Harris: Officer in Jacob Blake shooting should be charged
Kenosha Police Chief Blames Murdered Protesters for Their Own Deaths : politics
Teenager in Wisconsin shootings charged with six criminal counts: complaint : news
Christiaan Triebert on Twitter: "A teenager faces charges in shootings that left 2 people dead in Kenosha, WI. The @nytimes Visual Investigations team reviewed hours of livestreams to track 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse's movements during and leading up to the shootings
Law Firm for Teenager Accused of Kenosha Killings Has Represented Trump Lawyer Giuliani - The New York Times (what a coincidence)
Fledgling militia group put out call to arms in Kenosha and 5,000 people responded. Now it's banned from Facebook after fatal shootings during protests.
Video shows activists in Kenosha arrested by officers who jumped out of unmarked vehicle : politics
The conservative media's embrace of Kyle Rittenhouse speaks volumes about its priorities.

N.J. teen who held Black Lives Matter protest gets hit with $2,500 bill for police overtime : news

Fox New's Chris Wallace calls out co-hosts for defending armed vigilantes
Andrew Sullivan: Fascist - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Sullivan finally just comes out and says it: (more in the who you really are, dept)

Facebook Employees Are Outraged At Mark Zuckerbergs Explanations Of How It Handled The Kenosha Violence (fuckerzucked)


Lee County deputy on leave for handcuffing, detaining elderly driver after she rolled a stop sign : news

U.S. Marshals Find 39 Missing Children During Operation In Georgia : news

Texas sex trafficking victim escapes captors by jumping out of 18-wheeler near I-20 : news

Ex-Boston Police Union Pres. Charged With Raping 4 More Children : news


After 27 years, WBURs Only A Game - a show about stories you never wanted to end - is coming to an end (pic of CPP)


Canyon Ranch spa in Lenox lays off more than 200 workers - The Boston Globe


ELI5: How do ear drops actually clean your ears if you don't see anything come out? Where does it go? : explainlikeimfive


u/Marc051 compiles a comprehensive list of Trump's character flaws, lies, and moral, political, and financial failings (with sources!)




082720


Up to half of world's water supply stolen annually, study finds - Between 30% and 50% of the world's water supply is stolen each year, mainly by agricultural interests and farmers, yet the crime itself is not well understood, a new international study led by the University of Adelaide says.

Jeff Bezos becomes the first person in the world to have crossed a net worth of $200 Billion and has amassed $95 Billion this year alone. : worldnews

Hurricane Laura is one of the strongest storms to ever strike Gulf Coast
Louisiana Governor reports Lauras first fatality as storm aims for Arkansas
13 photos that show just how destructive Hurricane Laura is - The Boston Globe
Webcams: Watch Hurricane Laura and see scenes of its aftermath - The Boston Globe
?? on Twitter: "?? MUST WATCH from @TedABC13 in Lake Charles Stay safe, sir! #HurricaneLaura https://t.co/JjWjRsZsKp" / Twitter
Hurricane Laura destroys confederate monument in Lake Charles, Louisiana after city voted to keep it : pics
Hurricane Laura removed a Lake Charles Confederate monument, after parish officials voted to keep it : news


The New York Times: Top U.S. Officials Told C.D.C. to Soften Coronavirus Testing Guidelines. : Coronavirus - He who shall not be named? -- including its newest member, Dr. Scott W. Atlas, a frequent Fox News guest and a special adviser to President Trump.
The CDC`s covid-19 advice is wrong. If youve been exposed, you should be tested.
Covid-19 Live Updates: C.D.C. Director, Facing Criticism, Clarifies That Testing 'May Be Considered' for Anyone Exposed
Messaging about Covid-19 has changed too much and too often, quickly evolving from "flatten the curve" to something very different, so Americans aren't listening

U.S. CDC reports 178,998 deaths from coronavirus : Coronavirus
Trump DOJ Targets Democratic Governors For COVID-19 Outbreaks In Veterans Homes | HuffPost - "This really does smell" said one former Civil Rights Division official who worries the Justice Department is weaponizing its power for political purposes.


MA COVID-19 Data 8/27/20 : boston
365 New Confirmed Cases; 1.4% Positive - August 27 : CoronavirusMa - 117,450 total confirmed cases - 25,340 new tests - 20 new deaths; 8,775 total

US and UK are bottom of the pile in rankings of governments' handling of coronavirus pandemic : Coronavirus
Moderna and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine candidates require ultra-low temperatures, raising questions about storage, distribution (-4 and -94, during distribution)
Women may mount stronger COVID-19 immune response: Study : Coronavirus
US Coronavirus: Covid-19 child cases have increased by 21% since early August, new data shows : Coronavirus

UGA worker dies from COVID-19, family said she was scared to work on campus : Coronavirus

S.D. sees record 343 new COVID-19 cases, plus 280 previously unreported. : Coronavirus
Smash Mouth Sturgis show connected to 100+ Covid-19 cases : Coronavirus


Delta Air Lines has put 240 people on no fly list for not wearing masks

COVID-19 cases among children surge in Georgia : Coronavirus
Kansas'COVID-19 positive test rate is 6th highest in the U.S., Norman says

Inseparable sisters, age 40 and 44, both die of COVID-19 within days of each other : Coronavirus


Covid 19 coronavirus: US Ambassador Scott Brown bypasses quarantine in NZ despite US trip : Coronavirus (remember this asshole?)

Teachers at international schools in Hong Kong warned classrooms no longer safe space for discussion as Beijing ramps up restrictions across education sector. Internal guidance delivered to international schools show students are being told not to discuss politically sensitive assignments publicly. : worldnews

Chinese students being cheerful before being slaughtered in the Tiananmen Square Massacre,1989. : pics
Chinese military launches two missiles in warning to the US -- aircraft-carrier killer ...
China Built A Vast New Infrastructure To Imprison Uighurs : worldnews (super nazis)
We Used Blank Spots In China's Maps To Investigate Xinjiang's Camps : worldnews

Turkey accused of war crimes after water supply blocked in northern Syria for 22 days : worldnews

Pakistan: Female lawyer abducted, raped for four days, advisor says PM has taken notice after video causes outrage online : worldnews
Dalit girl's gangrape sparks protest in Moga

TIL: As of 2012 there is still an active witch hunting unit in Saudi Arabia. In 2009, 118 people were charged with witchcraft and by 2011 there were 9 bureaus in the country to combat sorcery. The US has been accused of having sorcerers. : todayilearned

Iranian musician arrested for working with women : worldnews

Albania Is One of Six Countries Agreeing to Extend Sanctions against Russia over Crimea Annexation : worldnews

The Warsaw zoo will start giving its elephants medical marijuana as part of a ground-breaking pilot project to test how it reduces their stress levels. Medical cannabis has been used worldwide to treat dogs and horses but "this is probably the first initiative of its kind for elephants." : worldnews

Auschwitz museum calls TikTok Holocaust trend 'hurtful and offensive : worldnews

Germany: Over 1,400 youths accuse Catholic religious orders of sexual abuse : worldnews (burn it all down, everywhere)

Plight of organic farmer 'poisoned' in Provence pesticide attack becomes cause cilhbre in France: Organic farmer poisoned after intruders dowse his vegetables with pesticides strikes national chord amid debate over intensive agriculture : worldnews

Germany scraps Brexit talks due to lack of progress in 'wasted summer' -- Boris Johnson under 'wrong impression that he can pull off negotiating at the 11th hour' says EU official (meanwhile in off-the-cliff stupidland
Boris Johnson's new Brexit trade adviser is former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott, who has been labeled an 'offensive, climate change-denying, Trump-worshipping misogynist' : worldnews
UK: Boris Johnson calls face masks in classrooms 'nonsensical' hours after latest U-turn : worldnews

The Burning of Bonhomme Richard - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Plot twist:

Trump had public meltdown over missed call from Putin, former No 10 aide says : politics -- "If Putin wants a call with me you just put him through" Trump screamed


U.S. economy plunged an annualized 31.7% in second-quarter : politics
Trump says he saved 51 million jobs in pandemic. Economists, U.S. officials say otherwise : politics
More than 1 million Americans file for unemployment, again

Oregon Governor: 'No Question' Trump Is Ending Census Early To Erase M inority Voices : politics

Covid Pandemic: U.S. Businesses Issue Gag Rules to Stop Workers From Talking - Bloomberg - Employees say the biggest names in American business have banned them from alerting others to coronavirus outbreaks.

Top Democrat Demands Postmaster General DeJoy Turn Over All 'Secret Communications With the Trump Campaign' : politics
USPS is telling people their mail is being held 'at the request of the customer.' It isn't true
Florida USPS Mail Sorting Machines Dismantled Ahead of Record Election For Mail Ballots : politics

Discussion Thread: Day 3 of the 2020 Republican National Convention 8-26-2020 : politics
Trump Losing 2020 is Key to "Future of Civilization," Says Ex-Trump Insider : politics
Another insider attests that Trump is a threat to Americans : politics
Why the GOP Didn't Write a New Platform -- It isn't just that the party has surrendered to Trump. it's also because its policies are deeply unpopular.

'We Did the Exact Right Thing' Says Our Glorious Leader | So why does the United States have 4 percent of the world's population and 22 percent of coronavirus deaths?

Nefarious reporters interfering with Donald Trump's inalienable right to steal taxpayer money - Lawyers, Guns & Money - David Farenthold and his colleagues remind us again that the president most of the rest of the political press portrayed as the more honest and less corrupt candidate in the 2016 elections that Donald Trump is running an organized crime operation out of the White House:

Swalwell Blasts RNC: 'This Is Not a Political Convention. It's a Crime Scene'
New Hot-Mic Video: What Trump Told His Lawyer When He Didn't Know a Camera Was Rolling
New York attorney general probes perplexing Trump Tower Chicago loan deal : politics (funded by Soros)
NY AG Probes If Trump Pumped Up Value of Estate, Assets : politics

Biden goes after Trump with ad timed to his convention nomination speech. - The Washington Post
Keep Up | Joe Biden For President 2020 - YouTube

Pence Slammed for Offering 'Prayers' While Dismissing Climate Action at RNC as Hurricane Laura Ravages Gulf Coast; "Denial is not a plan. Thoughts and prayers are not a solution. We must take action now to stave off even more devastation." : politics
Mike Pence appears to be living in a fantasyland : politics - Really? A former governor who tried to pray away an HIV outbreak caused by his policies, believes in gay conversion therapy, and has buried his head so far up Trump's ass that he thinks the sky is brown...and he appears to be living in a fantasyland? Good call, Washington Post.
Pence Delivers the Smallest Audience of GOPs Convention So Far

Republican convention audience dips to 17.3 million viewers - Los Angeles Times

Debating debates - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump Looted $44 Billion FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund in the Middle of a Record-Setting Hurricane Season : politics
No, Donald Trump has not "stood by" the troops : politics

Trump says campaign will demand Biden take drug test before debates. President offers no medical evidence to support his latest bold claim about a political opponent : politics
Sharp Documentary #Unfit Makes a Case That Donald Trump Suffers Multiple Mental Disorders

RNC Video Showing 'Biden's America' In Flames Is Actually From Spain (

Lara Trump Seems To Have Gotten Her Lincoln Quote From A Meme -- And It's Wrong : politics ... "The trump family is dumb as fuck." -- Mark Twain
Trump Jr. And Kimberly Guilfoyle's Paris Trip Cost Taxpayers At Least $64,000 For Security : politics

The Latest: Goya CEO removed as GOP convention speaker : politics
GOP candidate Trump praised as a 'Republican Star' shared antisemitic and Islamophobic video : politics

Massive storm and protests by sports stars threaten to overshadow Mike Pence's night at RNC : politics
GOP Tunes Out Hurricane, Cop Violence, and 180,000 Dead Americans : politics
The NBA strike is the most effective RNC counterprogramming possible : politics
Wildcat Strikes! - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Billionaires Son Jared Kushner Takes Swipe at NBA Players for Their Wealth and Privilege

100 Romney 2012 staffers unite behind effort to elect Joe Biden : politics

Judge blocks DeVos plan to send more pandemic relief to private school students : politics

New FDA spokesperson Emily Miller is a pro-Trump sycophant who spreads COVID-19 misinformation | Media Matters for America - who used to work for the pro-Trump propaganda outlet One America News, became the spokesperson for the Food and Drug Administration in August, taking a position typically filled by nonpolitical civil servants


Republicans worry Arizona may go blue in 2020 amid Trump slide: "Arizonans are fed up" : politics

Republican support for Biden's candidacy reaches new heights The number of Republicans backing Biden in 2020 is qualitatively and quantitatively different than anything Americans have seen in recent memory. : politics
Turmoil consumes Chamber of Commerce as it backs Democrats - POLITICO - The traditionally conservative group is planning to endorse a number of House Democrats for reelection, sparking dissension among members.

In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Cracks in Pro-Trump Wall


Republicans get the world's most generous grading curve - Lawyers, Guns & Money - As the nations's political press concludes that the public wouldn't possibly care about the president and his cronies systematically violating the Hatch Act, a useful historical reminder that Al Gore engaging in dubious fundraising practices that nonetheless very clearly did not violate the Hatch Act was literally a years-long scandal: (the NYSlimes)


White House says it is creating 'very large' dossier on Washington Post journalist and others - CNN ... David Farenthold ... a "disgrace to journalism and the American people" ... White House spokesperson Judd Deere accused The Washington Post of "blatantly interfering with the business relationships of the Trump Organization" and said "it must stop" (interferring with the crime ring)

Kenosha police shooting victim Jacob Blake handcuffed to hospital bed, father says - Chicago Sun-Times (paralyzed by killer cops, handcuffed so he doesn't run away by cop fuckers who don't give a fuck)

SeLf dEfEnSe!!! : PoliticalHumor
Protestor Anthony Huber, killed by Kenosha terrorist, charged terrorist with just his skateboard : pics
Armed white men patrolling Kenosha protests organized on Facebook | US news : news
u/sixstringer420 explains why conservatives are defending a blatant murder : bestof
RNC Gave Prime Time to Vigilantes. The Next Day a Gunman Shot BLM Protesters. : politics
Wisconsin Lawmaker Says He Saw White Supremacists Come to Kenosha 'Vandalizing' and to 'Hurt Protesters' : politics
White supremacists and militias have infiltrated police across US, report says : news
Tracking Kyle Rittenhouse in the Fatal Kenosha Shootings - The New York Times - Footage appears to show a teenager shooting three people during protests in Wisconsin. We tracked his movements that night.
Kenosha Shooting Suspect Fervently Supported 'Blue Lives' Joined Local Militia
Teen arrested in Kenosha shooting promoted 'Blue Lives Matter,' posed with firearms online : news
Trumps America : PoliticalHumor
Little triggers in your grip - Lawyers, Guns & Money
An inescapable echo between Trumps campaign rhetoric and the deaths of protesters in Kenosha
How Chaos in Kenosha Is Already Swaying Some Voters in Wisconsin - The New York Times - As residents see fires and looting, some worry that local Democratic leaders are failing to keep control of the situation.
Kenosha County Sheriff 2018 statement under new scrutiny ... "some people aren't worth saving"
ACLU Demands Immediate Resignation of Kenosha Police Chief, Sheriff, and Mayor : politics

Most-watched host on most-watched cable network endorses lynching - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Amanda Marcotte on Twitter: "Blatant incitement of terrorism. This is Radio Rwanda style shit." / Twitter

Almost none of the deaths linked to recent protests are known to have been committed by protesters : politics (cops and their white-supremecist buddies)

Man serving life for murder cleared after 37 years thanks to DNA analysis, state attorney says : news


The Progressive New Face ofBoys Will Be BoysAaron Coleman committed revenge porn at age 12. Now he's 19, and wants a second chance.


In a first, a person's immune system fought HIV -- and won


What is your favourite, very creepy fact? : AskReddit




082620

Bird deaths down 70 percent after painting wind turbine blades : science (feral cats are the real problem)

Hurricane Laura updates: News and live hurricane path tracker - Hurricane Laura strengthened to a Category 4 storm Wednesday, with maximum sustained winds expected to reach 150 mph before it makes landfall along the Texas and Louisiana border overnight.

CDC was pressured 'from the top down' to change Covid-19 testing guidance, official says - CNNPolitics
Fauci says he was in surgery when task force discussed CDC testing guideline - CNNPolitics


MA COVID-19 Data 8/26/20 : boston
315 New Confirmed Cases; 1.5% Positive - August 26 : CoronavirusMa - 117,085 total confirmed - 19,744 new tests - 26 new deaths; 8,755 total


Officials connect Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to coronavirus cases in eight states : politics (penis-deficient motorheads fuck over America with SD's idiot Trumpster math and morals deficient asshole governor Kristi Noem's approval)
Experts feared the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally could be a superspreading event. More than 70 coronavirus cases are already linked to it : news (in other news: reality is real)

Va. senator tests positive for COVID-19 during special session on COVID-19 : politics - Republican...symptoms started almost a week ago. Brilliant.

Nearly 9,000 Florida Children Diagnosed With Coronavirus in Two Weeks as Schools Reopen : Coronavirus

Texas Poison Control Blames Online Misinformation for Large Numbers of People Drinking Bleach as Coronavirus Cure : Coronavirus


Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers arrested : worldnews
Hong Kong police accused of 'altering history and erasing facts' in account of last year's Yuen Long mob attack : worldnews

Australia: Textbook used in Victorian schools repeats Chinese government propaganda : worldnews (Tories let China write the textbooks to save money)
Swiss explore renewal of 'secret deal' with China, which allows officials from Beijing to enter the country and question Chinese citizens residing here illegally (Switz doing their Nazi thing)

He tortured me for 2 yrs: Indian woman on death row for murder in Yemen seeks help : worldnews

Dictator's Gun-Toting Son, 15, Is Being Groomed as Belarus' King Joffrey


Hellish animal testing laboratory in Germany animal rights groups fought to close last year due to barbaric conditions allowed to stay open. Shocking images and videos from LPT revealing horrific living conditions of monkeys, cats, dogs and rabbits tortured daily. : worldnews

Topless sunbathing defended by French interior minister. France's interior minister has defended topless sunbathing after police asked a group of women on a Mediterranean beach to cover up. : worldnews


The US has suffered another humiliating diplomatic setback after the president of the UN security council rejected the Trump administration's attempt to extend economic sanctions on Iran.

'Putin's chef' promises to ruin comatose Navalny with $1.2m bill : worldnews


Boris Johnson's new Brexit trade adviser is former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott, who has been labeled an 'offensive, climate change-denying, Trump-worshipping misogynist' : worldnews


U.S. rejects U.N. rights panel upholding access to abortions during pandemic : worldnews

Ex-Intel Chief: 'I Wish We Had Taken More Action' Against Russian Meddling : politics (really fucked that one up, didn't you, smart guy)

Al Gore: If Trump Refuses to Concede, the Military Would Run Him Out : politics

Reminder: The economy is still collapsing and Republicans have no plan to fix it : politics
The RNC's Puzzling Obsession with Socialism -- With a pandemic ravaging the country, a historically unpopular president and no platform to run on, the Republican Party has set its sights on attacking socialism. It doesn't seem to be working
Republicans Focus on 'American Carnage' ... Again -- Without a policy agenda, fear and racism are all they've got

USPS delays endanger 14M who won't get medications on time (rural Trump-voting old white decrepit fuckers)

Donald Trump's Corruption Was On Full Display At The RNC
Republican Convention was like a Bad Parody of Itself : politics
The Epic Shamelessness of the Republican Convention : politics
Republicans Pushed at Least 30 Misleading Claims During Day One of RNC, Says Report : politics

Republican convention draws 15.9 million TV viewers, down 28% from 2016 : politics

They tried to get Trump to care about right-wing terrorism. He ignored them. : politics
Trump promised pardons for staff who broke law following his orders, former official says. Former official claims president wanted US-Mexico border closed and was willing to pardon anyone who would make it happen : politics (oh, a little more this for that)

Trump Adviser Refers to Pandemic in Past Tense on Same Day Covid Kills 1,147 People : politics
Trump uses Republican convention to try to rewrite coronavirus history, casting himself as lifesaving hero : politics
How Mike Pence slowed down the coronavirus response - POLITICO - Taking the reins in late February, the vice president sought to bring order to a chaotic response. He also slowed things down.
The RNC keeps referring to Covid-19 in the past tense. 1,147 American deaths were reported Tuesday. Larry Kudlow and company are pretending the coronavirus pandemic is a thing of the past. : politics (Fox Fuckers)
Lincoln Project ad depicts 175,000 caskets as 'Trump's wall' : politics
The Wall - YouTube

Hundreds of Thousands of Nursing Home Residents May Not Be Able to Vote in November Because of the Pandemic

Trump Crony, Postmaster General DeJoy, Lies Under Oath to Congress : politics
"The Postal Service Has Essentially Proved the Case" : Trump's Assault on the USPS Is Already Backfiring
Brand New Mail Sorting Machine Thrown Out at USPS Center, Leaving Workers Sorting by Hand : politics

GOP Policies Are Shortening American Lives - a new study suggests that state disparities in life expectancy come down to the conservative-liberal divide. : politics

'I Moved on Her Very Heavily' : Part 1Fifteen years ago, the writer Natasha Stoynoff went to Mar-a-Lago to interview Donald and Melania Trump on the occasion of their first anniversary.

'We're losing, dude, and we're going to get really hurt' Trump Jr believes father will be defeated by Biden, report says

Republicans revel in Trumps prime-time convention surprises -- deploying the White House

Eric Trump falsely claims his father achieved Middle East peace and ended America's wars in RNC speech. : politics ... Might as well throw in a balanced budget, the first colony on Mars, re-froze the melting polar ice caps & gave everybody a pony

Pam Bondi blasts Joe Biden over nepotism just before Tiffany Trump speaks at RNC : politics ... Pam Bondi... the AG who dropped a lawsuit against Trump University after he paid her off?
Pam Bondi Resurrects the Biden Ukraine Conspiracy, Seemingly Forgetting That Trump Was Impeached Over It : politics (way too complicate for tiny hate-filled Repubifucker brains)
Registered Foreign Agent Pam Bondi Says Biden Is Corrupt : politics - Pam Bondi? The registered lobbyist for Qatar? The same Qatar that helped bail Jared Kushner out of a $1.4 billion loan? What a coincidence ... Bondi's association with Scientology and the multiple fundraisers that wealthy Scientologists have organized for Bondi's political campaigns over the years have also provoked controversy.

Do not be fooled by the polling. Donald Trump could very well win a second term : politics

Mike Pompeo Under Investigation for 'Corrupt' and Likely Unlawful RNC Speech From Jerusalem While on Taxpayer-Funded Trip : politics
Mike Pompeo faces investigation following brazen RNC speech : politics
Why the Fuck is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Talking, From Israel, at the Republican National Convention?

RNC Speaker Facing Federal Charges Of Insider Trading : politics (parade of crooks)

Kellyanne Conway undermined the truth like no other Trump official. And journalists enabled her. - The Washington Post - By Margaret Sullivan

The GOP convention just ripped the mask off Trumps corruption and lies (the evolution of Bush's "we create our own reality" which worked really well last time)
The RNC Has Made a Compelling Case for Americas Imminent Collapse ... (worth the read) ... If 42 percent of Americans approve of a Republican president under these conditions, it is at the very least not obvious that a Democratic Party that actually delivered for working people would be rewarded with support broad enough to break the conservative movement ... Let's just hope someone, somewhere, has an epiphany
Democracy and its discontents - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Americas Political System Is Rigged Against the Left (and Always Has Been) (sublink from above : Every elected branch of the U.S. government structurally overrepresents low-density areas : this means the dumbfucks get more votes, which only retards and intensifies the change)

Nepotism you say? : PoliticalHumor
Putin grabbing America by the pussy! : PoliticalHumor
Melania Trump says US deserves 'total honesty' from president despite husband's 20,000 untruths in office
Christian Values perfectly exemplified : PoliticalHumor

Former One America News correspondent Emily Miller gets senior FDA post; Former reporter for right-wing network has no known health expertise, and has made inaccurate coronavirus claims : politics

'I made a horrible mistake': Suburban women are rallying against Trump and slamming his belief that they'll vote for him : politics

Kim Guilfoyle`s speech at the RNC earned her comparisons to a 'Power Rangers' villain -- A lot of people were coming to the character's defense, saying Rita Repulsa 'does not deserve to be disrespected like this'
Kimberly Guilfoyle reportedly cancels visit to Bay Area TV station after staff complaints : politics - Good for KTVU. And did this fucking Gorgon really dare to ask after trashing Calfornia in that dubious, demented, screamed speech? Screw her
AOC reminds 'pround Latina' Kim Guilfoyle that citizens of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens
The Very Severe Kimberly Guilfoyle Speech At The RNC Is Now A Meme Where People Yell Into The Void : politics

This Isnt a Convention -- Its a Republican Funeral Pyre - His worshippers just occupied the party's temple, threw out its sacraments and put in a personal oath of loyalty. For good measure, he replaced the priests with his family members.
Trump Isnt Building a Case Against Biden. He's Running a Convention to Troll the Press.
Trump Administration Insider: President Wanted to 'main' Migrants
Melania Still Hardly Counts, and Still Doesnt Care (stipper First Lady) Melania Trump and the Rose Garden: renovations leave it dull and pale
Trump Has Now Moved $2.3 Million Of Campaign-Donor Money Into His Private Business
Sean Hannity receives special White House access for Republican convention - CNN

RNC Speaker Mary Ann Mendoza Cancelled After Boosting Conspiracy About Jewish Plot to Enslave the World - Mary Ann Mendoza, an "angel mom"
An RNC Speaker Said Cops Would BeSmarto Racially Profile Her Own Son
RNC speaker Abby Johnson supports policies barring women from voting | The 19th - Anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson has advocated for a head-of-household voting system that has historically barred women and people of color from casting ballots. (what a parade of evil lying bitches)


PolitiFact - Biden says Trump wants to cut local law enforcement aid. That's correct

Dear Kellyanne: I'm so glad you can afford to quit your job amid a crisis you helped create : politics

Duncan Hunter's Wife, Margaret, Is Sentenced for Stealing Campaign Funds


Teacher 'put on leave' after Republican complains about her supporting LGBT+ rights and Black Lives Matter


Congressmans old social media posts about sex with 15-year-old girls, rape surface in South Florida re-election fight - South Florida Congressman Brian Mast joked about rape and referenced sex with 15-year-old girls in old Facebook comments to a friend who is now his campaign manager. (Republifucker asshole)


Alaskas Attorney General Resigns Hours After We Published "Uncomfortable" Texts He Sent to a Younger ColleagueKevin Clarkson texted a much-younger state employee hundreds of times, often using kiss emoji and commenting on her appearance. (ugly fat old Republifucker)

A most entitled sex pest - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Aaron Coleman has re-entered the race to represent KS-37. Megan Garber starts off her piece about this where any such piece should, with a clear description of exactly what he recently did:

Yale Professor Jed Rubenfeld Suspended for Sexual Harassment - The allegations, which spanned decades, included verbal harassment, unaw were placed on this weeknted touching, and attempted kissing, both in the classroom and at parties at Rubenfeld's home ... Rubenfeld is married to fellow Yale Law professor Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, and both wield power in the high-stakes race for judicial clerkships
Jed Rubenfeld gets kicked off Yale's faculty for two years - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Rubenfeld is married to Amy Chua, who wrote a glowing recommendation for Brett Kavanaugh's recent job promotion ... (Kavanaugh then subsequently hired Chua's daughter to clerk for him)

Lewd cheerleader videos, sexist rules: Ex-employees decry Washingtons NFL team workplace

Unmasked Protesters Push Past State Police And Force Their Way Into Capitol : NPR - Ammon Bundy (center), who led the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation, joins protesters outside the Idaho Statehouse steps in Boise on Monday.

The Police Brotherhood - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Ta-Nehisi Coates guest-edited the September issue of Vanity Fair, and assembled a truly remarkable roster of contributor

Trump's Amerika - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kenosha Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Was Front Row At Trump Rally - Kyle Rittenhouse's social media is filled with references to "Blue Lives Matter"
Who Is Kyle Rittenhouse? Jacob Blake Protest Shooter Identified: Report | NewsOne - Who Is Kyle Rittenhouse? Jacob Blake Protest Shooter Is Reportedly A White Teen Affiliated With Cops
Two shot dead in third night of Wisconsin protests : politics
REPORT: Shots fired in Kenosha during protests [VIDEO] : news
Illinois police say they've arrested a juvenile in at least one fatal shooting during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin : news
Kristen Clarke on Twitter: "This is astonishing video. Officers in Kenosha in military vehicles stopped to engage with armed white men, told them they were appreciated and offered them bottles of water. https://t.co/O5lJxwgf3M" / Twitter

Facebook chose not to act on militia complaints before Kenosha shooting - The Verge - Multiple users reported the account for inciting violence, but were told it did not violate platform policy


Markey opens up 7 point lead in new poll : boston
The clown convention is coming to Boston this weekend : boston


AI confirms 50 new planets from old NASA data, in a groundbreaking first : worldnews


r/ExtraneousQuestion uses an analogy about trees to explain the difference between the Dow, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq. : bestof




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Africa to be declared free of wild polio after decades of work : worldnews


As permanent economic damage piles up, the Covid Crisis is looking more like the Great Recession : Coronavirus
As permanent economic damage piles up, the Covid Crisis is looking more like the Great Recession
Coronavirus cases, deaths slow in most regions: WHO : Coronavirus
CDC Drops Quarantine Recommendation, Says to Follow State, Territory Guidelines - travelandleisure.com, August 24, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


MA COVID-19 Data 8/25/20 : boston
349 New Confirmed Cases; 1.5% Positive - August 25 : CoronavirusMa - 116,770 total confirmed cases - 22,774 new tests - 12 new deaths; 8,729 total


Biogen conference likely led to 20,000 COVID-19 cases in Boston area, researchers say - The Boston Globe - in February played a far greater role in spreading the coronavirus than previously thought.
Genetic data show how a single superspreading event sent coronavirus across Massachusetts -- and the nation


Drugmaker AstraZenca ramping up production of potential coronavirus vaccine in record time - CBS News : Coronavirus

Another large scale Robert-Koch-Instute "Corona-Monitoring local" study concluded: 6% of adults have COVID-19 antibodies. 39.9% of adults who were tested COVID-19 positive do NOT have COVID-19 antibodies. : Coronavirus
Exercise and COVID-19 Can Be a Dangerous Combination, Evidence Shows : Coronavirus
Attacking the defence: SARS-CoV-2 can infect immune cells : Coronavirus
Four scenarios on how we might develop immunity to Covid-19 : Coronavirus
As Child Covid Cases Rise, Doctors Watch for Potential Long-Term Effects : Coronavirus
WHO Says COVID Reinfection Only Slim Possibility : Coronavirus
Why COVID-19 infection curves behave so unexpectedly : Coronavirus
Failure to 'flatten the curve' may kill more people than we thought -- ScienceDaily

NYC Has 8 Days To Inspect 1,700 Public School Ventilation Systems : Coronavirus

Colleges Lost the Moral Authority to Blame Students : Coronavirus

At least 12 students test COVID positive at Maine South High School; officials say students partied, some parents refused to cooperate : Coronavirus (Maine, Illinois)
UNC-Chapel Hill Reports 31.3% of Students Tested Have COVID : Coronavirus
University of Alabama reports more than 500 confirmed COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus ... Alabama was also just named the #1 party school in the country.
University of Alabama reports 566 virus cases since last week as Tuscaloosa closes bars : Coronavirus
University of Miami Reports Over 140 Positive COVID Tests in One Week Period : Coronavirus
University of Oregon Will Charge Students for a Full Year of Dorm Housing Even if They Can't Enter the Classroom

6 months of COVID-19: Why Oregon is faring better than neighbors but could be next Idaho, California or Washington

Florida reports spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations as testing numbers continue to drop : Coronavirus
Floridas Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire (Republicans gutted their healthcare, then fired all the disease-trackers and testers)

COVID hospitalizations in Houston below 900, lowest amount since mid-June : Coronavirus
Recent drop in COVID-19 testing in Nevada raises red flag for UNLV epidemiologist : Coronavirus

Meatpacking Companies Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Masks are required at RNC 2020 in Charlotte. But many are not wearing one. : Coronavirus -- In a move that surprises literally no one, the Trump RNC doesn't follow established guidelines on coronavirus prevention. [The Ghost of Herman Cain liked that]


LIVE: Stay-at-home order to go into effect on Oahu for 2 weeks starting Thursday


COVID-19 update: India records highest single-day recoveries at 66,550, recovery rate soars past 75% : Coronavirus
Not young or old, irresponsible people driving Covid-19 pandemic in India

Sweden says faulty test kit from China caused up to 3,700 people to test positive for coronavirus, even though they probably didn't have it. This affects 4% of Sweden's caseload : Coronavirus

Bolt tests positive after mask-free birthday party : worldnews - Usain bolt was fast, but corona was faster.

76 guests infected with Covid-19 following French wedding : Coronavirus
Bras off: Lockdown triggers rise in French women going braless : worldnews


Israeli warplanes carry out more attacks on Gaza - The Israeli army has intensified its near-daily attacks on Gaza since August 6, along with tightening the blockade. : worldnews (Jews doing their Nazi thing)

Facebook blocks group of one million critical of Thai monarchy amid government pressure : worldnews (Zuckerfuck, friend of auth9ritarian dicktators everywhere)
Facebook algorithm actively promotes Holocaust denial content, study finds

Nigerian Monarch okays law allowing for castration of rapists : worldnews

New Zealand Maori tribe has announced a $1.5m distribution to its 3,000 members during COVID-19 and has delivered free universal health insurance to all whanau. : worldnews

'There were blood smears on the walls': Belarus protesters traumatised by brutal treatment at infamous prison : worldnews
Belarusian protesters, defying army, flood Minsk : worldnews Belarusian military helicopters crossed NATO and Lithuanian's borders without permission to shoot down balloons flying opposition flag : worldnews

Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned, hospital tests indicate : worldnews
Kremlin says no reason for now to investigate Alexei Navalny's illness : worldnews
Russian military expands in Africa by building bases in six countries : worldnews

Trump Praises Erdogan in RNC Panel With Hostage Held by Turkey : worldnews


French interior minister vows to deport family of Muslim girl, 17, who 'beat her and shaved her head for dating a Christian' because 'they have no reason to be on our soil' : worldnews

Scotland's handling of virus boosts support for independence - "For the first time in Scottish polling history, we have supporters of independence outnumbering opponents over an extended period"

Boris Johnson plans to resign in 6 months because of lingering coronavirus health problems, according to Dominic Cummings father-in-law : worldnews
Downing Street says Boris Johnson is perfectly fit and won't quit after claim PM is 'struggling badly with virus effects and may step down' : worldnews
Leaked government dossier warns of army street patrols if second Covid-19 wave and no-deal Brexit hit UK at same time : worldnews
Fury erupts outside Buckingham Palace as enraged crowds scream 'paedophile' at gates : worldnews


Biden holds a 10-point lead nationally over Trump : politics
Hillary Clinton: Biden 'should not concede under any circumstances' : politics

Investigative reporter Greg Palast: Trump's plans to steal the election go well beyond the mail : politics

FDA Chief Admits He Overhyped Plasma Treatment Against COVID: Criticism Is Entirely Justified
RNC Celebrates A Coronavirus Response That Didn't Happen ("we cured the demonrat hoax!)

Eliminating payroll tax could deplete Social Security by 2023, chief actuary warns : politics

Eric Trump should be forced to testify about Trump Org after abruptly cancelling interview, says New York AG | Investigation is looking into improper valuations of Trump-owned properties : politics

Demands for Removal of DeJoy Intensify After Postmaster General Shows He 'doesn't Know the Basics of His Agency'
We Now Know How Much Trump' Postmaster General Slowed Down the Mail
Extremely frustrating mail delays for prescriptions hit veterans, rural areas | Nevada Current
USPS Sorting Machines Are Still Being Dismantled Despite DeJoy's Promise to Stop : politics

Republican National Convention Night 1 Viewership 14% Lower Than Night 1 Of DNC in Early Numbers : television
Republican National Convention Night 1 Down 29% From 2016 - Variety
This year's Republican National Convention bears a strong resemblance to a Ku Klux Klan rally. : PoliticalHumor

The Republican convention: Four nights of fascist filth begin : politics ... #cocaine was trending on twitter because of Don Jr, and Guilfoyle.

Fact-checkers shake their heads at the RNC's 'parade of dishonesty,' 'fire hose of false or misleading' claims : politics
If the case for Trump is strong, why isn't the truth good enough? : politics
CNN Fact-Checker Calls Out The RNC As A 'Parade Of Dishonesty' : politics
Revisionist History at the R.N.C. | On the first night of the Republican National Convention, speaker after speaker tried to revise reality. : politics (NYT: "just a little revision")
166-year-Old Republican Party Becomes The Newest Trump Property : politics
Party killer: Republicans formally replaces their principles with fealty to Donald Trump : politics

Was Donald Trump, Jr. "coked out of his mind"?: Twitter reacts to opening night of RNC 2020 : politics
Kimberly Guilfoyle Screams at America for 6 Terrifying Minutes : politics
North Korean Propaganda Is More Subtle Than Kimberly Guilfoyle's Dark, Dark Speech

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz uses RNC speech to spread conspiracies and claim Democrats will 'disarm you, empty the prisons, lock you in your home, and invite MS-13 to live next door' : politics

Don't cry for Kellyanne Conway: Like the whole corrupt Trump enterprise, she must pay. When this nightmare ends, some Democrats will want to "move on." Forget it -- criminals like Conway must be judged

The rabbi who is neighbor to Mark and Patricia McCloskey speaks out: 'They are bullies'

Well She Asked for it! : PoliticalHumor

Diplomats aghast as Pompeo set to address RNC from Jerusalem | "It's all just shredding the Hatch Act," a current State Department official says of Pompeo's speech. : politics

/u/RadBadTad perfectly explains the mental philosophy behind Trump voters and why they are okay with the current chaos : bestof

Joe Biden gave his convention speech live. Rush Limbaugh's claim that it 'had to be taped' is wrong

Bipartisan measure introduced in Congress to condemn Qanon conspiracy theory : news


How the Satanic Temple Could Bring Abortion Rights to the Supreme Court | By using the same religious liberty argument as Hobby Lobby, The Satanic Temple is trying to have its members exempted from state abortion laws : politics


Air Force OIG: AG Barr's Legal Justification for Aerial Surveillance of Black Lives Matter Protests Was 'Mistaken'


So much tear gas has been sprayed on Portland protesters that officials fear it's polluted the water : worldnews

Jacob Blake: Black man shot seven times in back by police is paralysed, say family : worldnews
Jacob Blake's dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting : news
'It's a miracle he's still alive': Jacob Blake, father of six, in stable condition after being shot by Kenosha police : politics
Kenosha delayed body cameras for years before Blake shooting : news
Trump Jr shares unconnected arrest history of unarmed black man Jacob Blake, hours after he was shot by police : politics

Police commissioner to launch investigation after officer kills dog in fenced yard : news


Doctor who tweeted that she would give Jews the wrong medication loses ohio medical certificate : news

Ex-Phillips Exeter math teacher allegedly sexually assaulted student for years, N.H. prosecutor says - The Boston Globe - Szczesny Jerzy Kaminski - "The parents in the case do not want the concerns investigated and are comfortable with Kaminski's relationship with their daughter

Fitchburg mother and son both charged with incest, could face up to 20 years in prison : boston


Boston is #2 : boston (in how little you get for a million bucks)


Growing up in green spaces boosts children's IQs

Hundreds of astronomers warn Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could limit scientific discoveries : technology




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Researchers have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity. : science

At the wind energy industrys behest, the FBI and DHS gamed out attacks against targets that they acknowledged face no threat.

California and the Apocalypse - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The West is just going to burn up and dry out. I


U.S. COVID deaths surpass 175K : Coronavirus
New Covid-19 Cases in U.S. Fall to Lowest Level in More Than Two Months : Coronavirus
WHO predicts 2 years before COVID is brought under control - Financial News : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 8/24/20 : boston
571 New Confirmed Cases; 1.5% Positive - August 21-24* : CoronavirusMa - *These figures are reported for the period 5pm 8/21 through 8am 8/24. - 116,421 total confirmed cases - 37,815 new tests - 27 new deaths; 8717 total


13 Questions About Voting By Mail in Massachusetts, Answered, including what to do if your ballot doesn't arrive : boston

Massachusetts drivers receive a $100 fine. : boston

We Still Don't Know All the Long-Term Consequences of 'Mild' COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Covid-19 is becoming less deadly in Europe but we don't know why : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Teens' anxiety levels dropped during pandemic, study finds : Coronavirus

School reopening lawsuit: Judge rules in favor of Florida teachers - The state is expected to appeal the ruling. (Die for DeSantis!)
Missouri State University: during first week of classes 141 out of 251 covid tests come back positive. : Coronavirus

Health officials in multiple states report coronavirus cases linked to Sturgis : Coronavirus
Revved by Sturgis rally, COVID-19 infections move fast, far : Coronavirus

'Serious Outbreak' of COVID-19 Found In Danbury, CT

Man who believed virus was hoax loses wife to Covid-19 : news (Zuckerbook told him is was a hoax)
Anti-vaccine group sues Facebook, claims fact-checking is "censorship"

Almost 50 North Texans Drank Bleach This Month, Poison Center Warns 'Stop, It Won't Cur3e COVID'
Coronavirus has left the Rio Grande Valley riven by death and anxiety - The Washington Post

Miami Dolphins to admit 13,000 fans for NFL opener in 'risky' plan : Coronavirus


Seventeen teachers at Dundee school contract Covid-19 : Coronavirus

Nearly two dozen more flights land in Canada with passengers infected with COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Four months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden's prized herd immunity is nowhere in sight

95 positive for COVID-19 after visiting nudist beach resort in France : Coronavirus

South Korea Warns It's on Brink of Nationwide Pandemic


Australia's most powerful Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher has sparked outrage after suggesting the COVID-19 vaccine could create an "ethical dilemma" for Catholics who may refuse to take it because it uses a cell line from an aborted foetus in the 1970s. ("most powerful" idiot)
Rio Tinto strips its CEO US$3.5 million in performance bonuses after the Anglo-Australian firm dynamited away a 46000 yr old Aboriginal heritage site to expand an iron ore mine : worldnews

Brazil is not letting Doctors Without Borders help Indigenous tribes against COVID-19 : worldnews
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday threatened to punch a reporter repeatedly in the mouth after being asked about his wife's links to an alleged corruption scheme. "I so want to pound your mouth with punches," the far-right president said when a reporter from O Globo, posed the question. : worldnews

Arab gas pipeline explosion leads to total blackout in Syria state media : worldnews


Foxconn, other Asian firms consider Mexico factories as China risks grow : worldnews
US State Department renews scrutiny of China amid report of Uighur infanticide, forced abortions. A Uighur obstetrician claims 'they kill the babies when they're born'
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Trailer Banned in Chin a to secure votes,such as by altering a video of Sir Keir Starmer and posing as a fact-checker on Twitter during a leaders debate : worldnews
Court accepts Hong Kong government move to block protest-related cases, including taxi driver ramming into protesters and policeman shooting student protester : worldnews
Random packets of seeds from China dropping through British letterboxes, to the horror of government scientists. : worldnews

Belarus: Lukashenko brandishes rifle as army monitors 200,000 protesters : worldnews
Over 100,000 protesters gather to pressure Belarus president to resign : worldnews

Alexei Navalny in stable condition in Berlin hospital : worldnews
Alexei Navalny 'likely poisoned,' German government says - Personal protection for the Russian opposition leader is "necessary" a spokesman said. Doctors at a hospital where he was treated in Russia, however, have denied outside influence or the possibility of poisoning. : worldnews
A group of Russians from Perm were sentenced for 2 years for "vandalizing" a puppet of Putin ... Two fucking years for writing on a puppet. What a fucking mess Russia is. (no, it wasn't Trump)

Top Indian lawyer faces jail time if he does not apologise for two Tweets criticising India's judiciary


Blackstone to acquire Ancestry.com for $4.7 billion : worldnews

Conservative Party used disinformation with 'new level of impunity' during 2019 general election, report finds: Their report said Tories had "employed overt disinformation" to secure votes,such as by altering a video of Sir Keir Starmer and posing as a fact-checker on Twitter during a leaders debate (conjobs, same everywhere)
Farmer facing jail for putting metal shards in Tesco baby food is ex-Tory councillor : worldnews

Pride, prejudice and a problem that struck at Corbyn's core (mainstreamed anti-semitism)

Prince Andrew accuser 'running out of hope' and says 'anyone else would be in jail' : worldnews

Someone left plaques around Toronto that tell the slave-owning pasts of prominent historical families : worldnews
Canadians with U.S. licence plates plead for understanding during COVID-19, want other Canadians to stop vandalizing their cars : worldnews


How Trump let Covid-19 win - Vox - Trump's magical thinking couldn't beat the coronavirus. America is stuck with the consequences.
Trump approval on handling pandemic drops to 31 percent: poll : politics


Comey claims Senate Russia report "blows up" Barr's narrative about FBI probe : politics
"The Russian Hack" 60 Minutes' Freedom of Information request to reveal candidate denied by DOJ - The DOJ has decided it's not important for the American people to know which Republican congressional candidate contacted Gucifer2.0 for stolen info on his/her opponent in 2016 ... Rick Scott or Marco Rubio ...
Trump's Original Sin -- His willingness to collude with a foreign power to win election set the stage for all that came after.
The Senate Intelligence Committee's report really is damning

Revealed: Jared Kushner's Private Channel With Putin's Money Man (Lizard Boy is a dirty little traitor)
Jared Kushner made a deal with Russia for ventilators during the COVID crisis, but every single machine was faulty, report claims : politics

New York attorney general files legal action against Trump Organization, revealing state investigation into the companys financial dealings
N.Y. Attorney General Asks Judge to Order Eric Trumps TestimonyThe Trump Organization has stalled a state inquiry into the financing of four properties for months, Attorney General Letitia James said in court papers.
AOC's Grilling of Michael Cohen Was What Led to NY AG Fraud Case Against Trump Businesses, Eric Trump

New Details Revealed of RNC Fundraiser's Lobbying for China - Court case details work of Elliott Broidy and the alleged fraud mastermind who paid him to lobby the Trump administration (Xi wanted to torture and execute a Chinese businessman living in New York)


Banks Have Made $18 Billion From "Paycheck Protection Program" Processing Fees Alone -- Fees paid to banks eclipse funding allocated to develop vaccines, provide medical supplies and feed childre

A maskless Melania Trump shakes hands with dozens of children and hugs some at a White House event : politics
Melania Trump faces backlash for Rose Garden renovation: "She cut down Jackie's trees!" : politics (refuses to say how much it cost, Russia may have paid for the "bugs")
Scoop: Melania Trump's Comments About Trump Family Were Taped ... including harsh comments about Ivanka Trump (Melanoma is a cancerous evil bitch)
White House, Trump's campaign dismiss secret audio in which his sister says 'you can't trust him'

71% of college students plan to vote in 2020and they heavily prefer Biden over Trump

Rep. Cooper to Postmaster General DeJoy: Is Presidential Pardon 'Your Backup Plan?'
Elizabeth Warren Demands Post Office Board Members Release Financial Disclosures : politics
Judge halts Trump campaign lawsuit against Pennsylvania ballot drop boxes : politics
Trump's Handpicked Postal Service Chair Has A Long History Of Voter Suppression: Robert Duncan chaired the RNC during the party's unprecedented escalation of voter disenfranchisement efforts in swing states.

Jimmy Carter Tried to Make It Easier to Vote in 1977. The Right Stopped Him With the Same Arguments It's Using Today

Data show Trump didn't 'build' a great economy. He inherited it. : politics
The Economic Recovery That Isn't -- Don't believe the story that Trump will tell at the Republican convention. (

Trumps '12 more years' shout shows what he has in common with autocrats ... It should drive all of us crazy that the friend of authoritarians and despots currently occupying the White House not only wants to be our president forever, but also immediately flipped into groundless attacks against his political opponents
The Democrats' roll call showed America's beautyand diversity. The Republicans' roll call ... did not -- . In essence, it was White men in a room simplifying complex issues and repeatedly pledging their fealty to guns, fetuses and the importance of kneeling to pray and standing for the national anthem. It was Trumpian politics as television. And it was dismal.

The Grand Old Meltdown - POLITICO - What happens when a party gives up on ideas? (paunchy old white guys)
The Theme of the RNC Is Already Clear: Any Election Where Trump Doesn't Win Is Illegitimate
A Potential Landslide Agenda | The American Spectator - An optimistic President Trump touting a positive platform. (Refucks predicts huge red wave, Trump dictator for life)
The GOPs Absurdist Convention
Opinion | For Conservatives to Have Any Hope, Trump Has to Lose - The New York Times - any true conservative should be appalled by the prospect of a second term
More than two dozen former Republican lawmakers endorse Joe Biden on first day of GOP convention : worldnews
Jeff Flake, other former GOP Congress members endorse Biden ahead of RNC : politics
I never thought I would leave the Republican Party, but I'm voting Biden-Harris this fall | I watched the Democratic convention without a Republican lens and found an embrace of justice and diversity. Trump's convention will be a contrast. : politics
For Conservatives to Have Any Hope, Trump Has to Lose | After what we have seen during the president's first term, any true conservative should be appalled by the prospect of a second.

National Park Service Releases Trump Propaganda Video, In Violation of the Law - CREW (says Trump is protecting national parks as he sells them all off)

No Sitting President Was As Far Behind As Trump Going Into The Conventions : politics

Anthony Scaramucci calls Trump's decision to speak every night of the Republican convention 'beyond rediculous'
Get Ready for the Sickest Convention in American History : politics

Boston's not a big college town - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Welcome to the Democratic People Republic of Amerika! : PoliticalHumor
I couldn't enlist in the army, I inherited my dad's bone spurs : PoliticalHumor

Pompeo shattering precedent, sparking fury with RNC speech - for breaking decades of precedent for sitting secretaries of state avoiding overt partisan political activity. (fuck your so-called precedents)
State Department memo warned Senate-approved officials against appearing at partisan events - POLITICO - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed off on the policy, though he will be appearing this week at the Republican National Convention.

GOP Will Not Write a 2020 Platform, Pledges Undying Trump Support Instead : politics (Heil Trump is their "platform")
Republicans Declare Their 2020 Platform Is Just Supporting Whatever Trump Wants : politics

McCloskeys warn violence and riots will come 'to a neighborhood near you' | Fox News

The Supporters Buoying Trump's Spirits: Boat Owners : Parades of seagoing Trump fans have been touted by the president and his campaign in the absence of his signature campaign rallies ... in Florisa .. (how WSJ)

Donald Trump Jr. Is Ready. But for What, Exactly? - The New York Times (jail, duh)
Maybe the family can get their own wing in lockup. : PoliticalHumor

Claudia Conway posts TikToks about Kellyanne, George leaving posts - Business Insider ... She said on Sunday that she would take a break from TikTok to focus on her mental health.
Kellyanne Conway to leave the White House at the end of the month, citing the need to focus on her family - The Washington Post
Kellyanne Conway to leave the White House at the end of the month, citing the need to focus on her family : politics (daughter revolts)
Kellyanne Conway's daughter Claudia, 15, says she's seeking emancipation The 15-year-old has been outspoken on social media against her parents' political views.
CLAUDIA CONWAY on Twitter: "@KellyannePolls yes it is sad but wasn't your administration complicit in his death ?? yikes
George Conway's tearful Plea: Trump Is 'a Racist. He is Evil'


Biden: 'No new taxes' for anyone making under $400K : politics
Biden holds 52-point lead over Trump among college students: poll : politics (who are all too drunk to vote)


'Mind-bogglingly irresponsilbe' : meet the Republican donors helping QAnon reach Congress - Marjorie Taylor Greene received donations from groups tied to Donald Trump's chief of staff and several party mega-donors, filings show
Russian-backed organizations amplifying QAnon conspiracy theories, researchers say : news

Business partner of Falwells says he had affair with the power couple -- Giancarlo Granda, who says he had a years-long sexual relationship with the Falwells that began when he was 20, said he now believes the Falwells preyed upon him
Limited, Modified Jerry Falwell Hang Out | Talking Points Memo
Jerry Falwell Jr. Resigns as Leader of Liberty University : news
Falwell resigns - Lawyers, Guns & Money
This post is not about Jerry Falwell Jr. watching the pool boy have sex with his (Jerry's) wife - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jerry Falwell Jr. Allegedly Approved of His Wifes Affair

Jim Bakker gets PPP loans during legal fight on fraud claims : news (another good Christian crook)


Kenosha police shooting: Wisconsin man Jacob Blake shot by cop Sunday (seven times in the back while kids watched from back seat of car, and of course, no body cams)
WATCH NOW: Blake in serious condition | Local News | kenoshanews.com - More than 60 people were gathered following the shooting at the scene with several saying that the Black man was trying to break up a verbal altercation between two women shortly after 5 p.m. ... Witnesses said he was unarmed and shot in the back. (so the killer copsters tried to kill him)
Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website Statement by Vice President Joe Biden on the Shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Officer Is Fired After TikTok Videos Show His Arrest of Black Woman : news


The Kennedy campaign just released a statement calling for Markey to address his supporters about being mean :( : boston


Nine Network pulls Ellen DeGeneres' talk show off Australian TV : television ... When production executives finally did weigh in, nearly all crew members were told last week to brace for a 60% reduction in pay, even as the show continues to air, according to sources close to the matter ... Her net worth is an estimated $490 million ... (Degenerate has no soul)
Ellen DeGeneres: Staff 'told not to be afraid', offered extra paid holiday if they return to work : news


TIL that between years 4000 and 3500 BCE the Tripolye culture centered around modern Moldova in Eastern Europe have built the largest settlements in the world at the time, inhabited by 20,000 to 46,000 people. Cities of this size only reappeared in Mesopotamia a millenium later. : todayilearned

Aerobic exercise decreased symptoms of major depression by 55%. Those who saw the greatest benefits showed signs of higher reward processing in their brains pre-treatment, suggesting we could target exercise treatments to those people (for whom it may be most effective). (n=66) : science


What kind of people do you not respect? : AskReddit




082320

Nasa predicts asteroid is headed for Earth - tiny chance it will hit - NZ Herald - An asteroid is projected to zoom close to Earth on November 2 - the day before the US Presidential election ... It has a 0.41% chance of hitting Earth ... That's slightly less than a one-in-200 chance. If it were a lottery ticket, we'd think those odds were good.

Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice in less than 30 years : worldnews
Humans have now consumed the Earth's natural resources for the year -- It's called "Overshoot Day" the moment each year when humans have used up more natural resources that the Earth can renew in 12 months.
Expedition shares scary photos from the North Pole : worldnews


Research from the University of Notre Dame estimates that more than 100,000 people were already infected with COVID-19 by early March -- when only 1,514 cases and 39 deaths had been officially reported and before a national emergency was declared. : science ... suggests that a crucial opportunity to limit the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the United States may have been missed. - Our estimate of many thousand unobserved SARS-CoV-2 infections at that time suggests that large-scale mitigation efforts, rather than reactionary measures, were indeed necessary ... How is this comment controversial? From an outsiders perspective, the US is on fire. And its President is fanning the flames while gaslighting everyone to think he's not. - I really feel for you guys as so many thousands upon thousands of people are dying due to his flagrant negligence. The guy should really be locked up in a jail for manslaughter at this point.(way too complicated for Republican brains)


No new confirmed cases today; undefined percent positive - August 23 : CoronavirusMa


State criticized over calls for teachers to work from empty classrooms this fall : boston (tells teachers to just bring their kids with them and use their shitty internets)
State criticized over calls for teachers to work from empty classrooms this fall - The Boston Globe (40% of Globe readers hate teachers with a passion)

Emails show businesses held sway over state reopening plans - Associated Press - Aug 23rd, 2020 : Coronavirus

Opinion by Robert M. Sapolsky: Why our brains are having so much trouble with Covid-19 : Coronavirus

Coronavirus gives incentive to lose weight - The Washington Post

Sidewalk dining may block people with diabilities - The Washington Post

Public officials move to muzzle violent outbursts by anti-maskers : politics
Hundreds attend anti-mask mandate rally; students encouraged to take off masks, get expelled
Bloomington police defend decision to not wear masks on job, say mask mandate doesn't apply to them

Maine CDC now links 53 COVID-19 cases to Millinocket wedding reception - Portland Press Herald - The news follows the announcement of 32 new coronavirus cases and one additional death Saturday ... Those affected range in age from 4 to 98 years old, with a median age of 41 (entitled white bitch kills her guests, will show pictures of corpses to her children)
Woman dies of COVID-19 she contracted from someone who attended Millinocket wedding
Florida coronavirus case total tops 600,000; over 10,300 residents dead : Coronavirus ... schools open tomorrow ...

Georgia becomes 10th state to top 5,000 virus deaths : Coronavirus

Coronavirus cases rise by 4,943 in Texas, 215 new deaths : Coronavirus

Gov. Stitt's office withheld White House COVID-19 report recommendations from public (Fucklahoma)


Coronavirus put two teenage brothers on life support, shaking a Virginia family - The Washington Post


As COVID-19 deaths surpass 60,000, Mexico hits 'catastrophic scenario' officials warned about : Coronavirus

6 people in a Starbucks in Paju, South Korea tested positive for COVID-19 after 1 infected patient visited the store. However, the workers all tested negative -- why? Because they work a mask throughout the entirety of their shift.


Brazil registers 50,032 new cases of coronavirus, 892 deaths in 24 hours : worldnews

Pakistan records lowest deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours : worldnews

India's virus caseload tops 3 million as disease moves south : worldnews

UK care homes were 'PUSHED' to admit Covid-positive and untested patients at height of the outbreak, new survey shows (says rt/pravda)

COVID-19: At least 13 crushed to death as Peru police raid clandestine club party : worldnews

In the Netherlands, some 400 die due to last week's heatwave, as coronavirus deaths remain low : worldnews


China's Communist Party is a threat to the world, says former elite insider : worldnews
China Video Ad Calls for 100 Uighur Women to 'Urgently' Marry Han Men
Report finds $50 billion of cryptocurrency moved out of China hinting at capital flight against Beijing rules : worldnews

Police sources say Alexei Navalny was under surveillance in Siberia : worldnews

Lithuanians join to form a 50km human chain to the border of Belarus. All of the former Lithuanian presidents arrive. : news (more synchronicity)
Belorussian protester, who went missing during the 12th August protests, found hanged in a forest with traces of beating - the latest one in a spree of suspicious hanging. : worldnews
Cops quit in Belarus: 'That's not why we entered the force' : worldnews
Belarusian museum director who refused to sign false election protocol found dead : worldnews
'At Night The Screaming Began': Firsthand Account Of Torture At Minsk Detention Center : worldnews
'It was just lies, lies, lies': Belarusian journalists recount life in a state-run news company : worldnews

Romania: 8,500 tonnes of Beirut blast chemical seized in police raids - Romanian police have discovered thousands of tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored illegally and unsafely at sites and storage units across the country : worldnews ... Meanwhile, Romania's Maritime Ports Administration issued a press release late last week saying that 26.000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate are currently stored in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania's largest port. That is ten times the amount that caused the explosion in Beirut.
Kuwait to rebuild Lebanon's only large grain silo after blast: report : worldnews

No live reporting of Brenton Tarrant sentencing permitted: When Christchurch mass shooter Brenton Tarrant is sentenced tomorrow, strict measures will be in place to prevent the Australian far-right terrorist from using the hearing as one last opportunity to spread his hateful ideology. : worldnews

Vandals have scrawled graffiti denying the Holocaust on a wall in the village that was the site of the France's biggest massacre of civilians by the Nazis during World War II : worldnews
Outrage in France after memorial of the victims of Oradour-sur-Glane defaced. President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday vowed that everything would be done to find out who defaced a memorial for one of the worst single massacres in France by the Nazis during WWIi : worldnews

Over 10,000 protest against Netanyahu in Jerusalem; 7 arrested : worldnews
Israeli lawmakers call for probe after police allegedly use excessive force to clear anti-Netanyahu protest : worldnews

Black boxes from downed Ukraine jet show 2 missiles hit 25 seconds apart, Iran says - National : news

Switzerland may ban Hezbollah, which would result in its symbols being banned and its bank accounts and assets seized and frozen within Swiss territory. : worldnews

Greece denies illegally pushing migrants back to sea after New York Times investigation found 1,000 cases : worldnews

String of murder-suicides in north west England 'could be serial killer on the loose' -- A coroner suspicious of a string of apparent murder-suicides involving elderly couples across England's has raised fears they could actually be the work of a serial killer

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak plans to axe the #500million-a-year 'Facebook tax' on US tech giants after deciding that angering Donald Trump is 'more trouble than it's worth' : worldnews (Dump has Fuckerbook's back/ass)

Colombia ends terrifying week with three massacres in one day : worldnews

Canada's Chief Medical Officer believes official discussion for decriminalization of all drugs should begin as soon as possible : worldnews ... Turns out, not treating people with addictions like subhumans and ruining their lives over it, or looking at it as some kind of moral failure they should be shamed for, and actually trying to look at the underlying reason why a person turned to drugs in the first place in order to help them get their lives together at their own pace works pretty well. Who could have guessed the answer wasn't mass incarceration? (hello, Joe Biden)

Germans expect better EU-US relations if Biden wins : worldnews

Kim Jong-un 'in coma' with North Korea passing power to sister, diplomat claims : worldnews ... Not believing this again, till we get a reputable source like Dennis Rodman.


Trump to announce emergency authorization of convalescent plasma as breakthrough covid-19 treatment - Experts say the blood product is probably beneficial but not a game changer.
Register to read | Financial Times - FDA could use emergency authorisation rules despite fears over high-profile resignations due to safety concerns
Federal judge halts Betsy DeVoss controversial rule sending coronavirus aid to private schools ("no one will die" said Satan's bitch)
Eschaton: The Party Of Death - CBS anchor Margaret Brennan highlights recent poll that shows 57% of Republicans think 176,000 dead Americans from covid is "acceptable," asks RNC chair Ronna McDaniel how that number can be acceptable -- McDaniel: "I think that is a really unfair poll." (they didn't ask enough dead people" she said)


In secretly recorded audio, President Trumps sister says he has 'no principles' and 'you cant trust him' ... the 1999 funeral of the family patriarch, Fred Sr., at Marble Collegiate Church on Fifth Avenue in New York City. During that ceremony, Donald spoke more about his own accomplishments than his father's life, Barry said
Trump 'Has No Principles' And 'You Can't Trust Him,' His Sister Reportedly Said On Tape : politics
The 8 most sensational quotes from secret recordings of Trump's sister : politics

Wall Street Is Looting the American Retirement System. The Trump Administration Is Helping : politics

Anatomy of a Photograph: Authoritarianism in America When the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shows up at a peaceful protest in battle fatigues, it's time to pay attention (Team Evil, look at the pic)

I thought he was a stable genius? : PoliticalHumor
'They keep me alive': Prescription drugs delayed by Postal Service put thousands at risk : politics
Rats reported feeding on packages of rotted fruit and meat as postmaster general's cutbacks unleash chaos at California's mail centers : politics
A comprehensive guide to the sabotage of the United States Postal Service - Popular Information
Munchin's war on the USPS - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Rat #2)
Fear of post office cuts grows in rural Kansas, Missouri towns. "It will hurt people" : politics (maybe you shouldn't have voted for Satan, assholes)

Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops usually cast ballots by mail. This year could be more complicated, Pentagon office says. : politics
I mailed my ballot in on time. Florida tossed it. 2020 will be much worse. : politics

Why Biden Needs a Landslide Just to Win | Only a lopsided show of force would overcome undelivered mail, closed polling sites and Trump's schemes
Rachel Maddow 'chilled' by Mary Trump's prediction of 2020 election outcome | Political experts fear street-level violence if Mr Trump refuses to leave office : politics
We Must Be Prepared to Nonviolently Defend a Democratic Election in the Streets : politics
Trump v American democracy: the real battle on the ballot this November : politics

Trump's a Fool, Not a Strategic Lunatic : politics


Opinion | The first job of a Biden administration: Getting to, and telling, the truth - The Washington Post

Trump obliterates lines between governing and campaigning in service of his reelection - The Washington Post
Donald Trump is to speak on all 4 nights of the RNC, and his family will take up half of the key speaker spots : politics (THE TRUMP SHOW!) ... Fully one-third of the RNC keynote speakers are banned by law from operating charities because they have admitted to swindling people ...
All In The Family: Half Of RNC's Planned 'Key Speakers' Are Trumps. Twitter Implodes. : politics
Eschaton: The Trump Family Circus - Convention is going to be (almost) all Trumps (and Jared) all the time. - Can't wait for the most of the country to hear Jared for the first time! (Lizard Boy will star, also, Melanomia is a pos)
Republicans Rush to Finalize Convention ('Apprentice' Producers Are Helping) - The party is promising a more traditional in-person spectacle with President Trump speaking every night. Coming into this weekend, major TV networks had only a foggy idea of what to expect.
An Apprentice producer and a TV-obsessed president: Inside the GOPs convention scramble -- After Donald Trump blew up the GOP's convention for the second time, aides sat before a blank whiteboard and started overwith only four weeks to go ... The goal was to make it a gripping TV show.
Republicans see U.S. as better off now than 4 years ago ahead of convention - mainly, they say, because of their confidence in President Trump. (say he's doing great with the hoax virus and hurting the right people)

Steve Bannon Got Busted By the Postal Service Police. Well Played, Irony. Another lesson from all this is that the genius dealmaker in the White House is the biggest sucker in two shoes. : politics
Bannon Arrest Has Trump Quaking in His Golf Shoes : politics
Whose alpha male is this? Donald Trump and America's sad, failed model of masculinity. As author Tom Digby explains, Trump's "cartoon masculinity" is a desperate attempt to cling to a fading ideal : politics
A Late Show on Twitter: "On #LSSC tonight: Step inside the mind of Mike Pence. https://t.co/s1AsBkagVB" / Twitter

'This is the Opposite of What Americans Fought a Revolution For': Tennessee to Strip Right to Vote from Protesters : politics
Ex-GOP strategist: 'The Republican Party has come to represent something repulsive' : politics
The Electoral College is a last vestige of racism : politics

I stood up for Indigenous rights at Mount Rushmore. Now I'm facing 17 years : politics

The Real Winner of Bannon's 'We Build the Wall' Walked Away With $1.7 Billion
Trump says he disagreed with privately funded border wall in South Texas | The Texas Tribune - The builder got $1.7 billion in wall contracts from his administration

Velshi: Racists and conspiracy theorists are taking over the Republican Party : politics
Trump officials went along with 'white supremacy' behind child separations, critics say : politics
The South's Fight for White Supremacy : politics

The Murdoch administration - Lawyers, Guns & Money - In another superfluous shot into parody's corpse, Lou Dobbs is the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security: "So if Lou Dobbs peddled a conspiracy theory on late-night television or made an erroneous claim about what should be done at the border the president wanted us to be tuning in every night,"
The Incestuous Relationship Between Donald Trump and Fox News - The New York Times
Trump is Fox's Frankenstein, insiders told CNN's Brian Stelter -- and heres the toll its taken
'Hoax' book reveals extent of internal unease at Fox


Facebook Has Begun Purging Accounts Tied to Anti-Fascist Groups : technology (Zuckerfuck goes full fascist for Trumpster)
As the pandemic rages, Facebook distributes dangerous health misinformation on a massive scale - Popular Information (Zuckeerfuck is looking like a major evil and hand of Satan)

Election commission votes to keep Kanye West off Wisconsin presidential ballot : politics

Medicare For All is not a morality car wash - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Unrepentant sex pest Aaron Coleman has both left the race and fully vindicated his critics:
Angus Johnston on Twitter: "Super quick Donatism explainer here: https://t.co/cDuLwC2opn" / Twitter
Helen R. on Twitter: "Not even my most ride-or-die friends have my back the way free-speech-warrior bros have the back of wildly abusive men they've heard might face a consequence

Alex Morse Was Accused, Condemned and Then Vindicated. Will His Experience Change Anything? - The New York Times - Vague allegations against the Massachusetts congressional candidate offer a case study in how progressives navigate issues of sex and power in politics when judgment is often swift and unforgiving.


Portland police allow Proud Boys and antifascists to spar with guns in the crowd - The Washington Post (lock up the cops)

This reporter has been the highlight of my Twitter for months : PoliticalHumor


Police PIT maneuver has killed at least 30 people since 2016 - Washington Post


We Built This: Consequences of New Deal Era Intervention in America's Racial Geography


When a disliked group is protesting, Republicans perceive higher levels of violence in the protests. Democrats do not perceive higher levels of violence when a group that they dislike is protesting. : science
Violence against abortion clinics hit a record high last year. Doctors say it's getting worse (9/2019 and then ...)

A Radical New Model of the Brain Illuminates Its Wiring - Network neuroscience could revolutionize how we understand the brain and change our approach to neurological and psychiatric disorders. (network neuroscience)


What are some free/low-cost resources college students should know about? : AskReddit


Streaming Is Laying Bare How Big ISPs, Big Tech, and Big Media Work Together Against Users : television




082220

Anthropogenic CO2 increase is unprecedented - Even in earlier warm periods there were pulse-like releases of CO2 to the atmosphere, however, today's anthropogenic CO2 rise is more than six times larger and almost ten times faster than previous jumps in the CO2 concentration. : worldnews

Water levels at China's Three Gorges near maximum after flooding rains : worldnews

Once in a lifetime: two hurricanes, same time, same place - Orlando Sentinel (Tuesday-Wednesday, just in time for Trump's reality show what a coincidence)
Alan Auglis on Twitter: "MAJOR SHIFT #Marco now expected to make landfall in #Louisiana and so is #Laura. https://t.co/XQe5lmjC87" / Twitter ... Laura Loomer, or is it Ingraham, and Marco Rubio converge to wreak havoc on a predominantly poor/disenfranchised area of the south. 2020 is the epitome of irony.

Maps: Bay Area wildfire now 10 times bigger than Manhattan : news
California requests help from Australia for wildfires : worldnews (bc they lost all their slave labor due to cv19)


As many as 215,000 people in the US have died as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, new CDC figures suggest : politics
CDC: U.S. Death Toll to Reach Nearly 195,000 by Sept. 12 : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 8/22/20 -- No graphs today : boston - the daily positive rate is 1.3% (109/8,301). Seven-day is 1.5%.


The false negative rate for COVID PCR testing is very high (from 100% to 68%) in the first 4 days after infection. : Coronavirus
Gaps in early surveillance of coronavirus led to record-breaking US trajectory: study : Coronavirus
Researchers Are Looking At Cannabis As A Potential Way To Prevent COVID-19 : science

Opinion | Giorgio Agamben, the Philosopher Trying to Explain the Coronavirus - The New York Times - Giorgio Agamben criticizes the 'techno-medical despotism' of quarantines and closings (why does the NYT print this shit? pandemic is just a "little fear of getting sick" and not worth any sacrifice so you don't kill other people)

Sociopathic traits linked to non-compliance with mask guidelines and other COVID-19 containment measures : Coronavirus
People with COVID-19 often lie about symptoms and distancing, according to research : Coronavirus
Covid in the Classroom? Shhh. Some Schools Are Keeping It Quiet : Coronavirus

Students stuck in their dorms are exposing NYU's sad quarantine meals : news
North Little Rock School District uses shower curtains as PPE, some teachers upset : Coronavirus

Eschaton: It Is The Children Who Are Wrong
Ravynn K. Stringfield on Twitter: "THE WAY I WAS HAVING A GOOD DAY UNTIL WILLIAM & MARY SENT THIS ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY EMAIL. https://t.co/W9jBzy9De5" / Twitter - Do you even realize how ridiculous it is to use the POLICE to enforce mask wearing when you could have just NOT BROUGHT THE STUDENTS BACK.

Coronavirus update: Infections are trending upward in the Midwest - The Washington Post ... Seven-day averages for new cases rose over the past week in the Dakotas, Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas and Iowa, according to tracking by The Washington Post. North and South Dakota experienced the biggest jumps, with average daily caseloads up 23 percent and 34 percent, respectively.

Officials connect 26 coronavirus cases to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally | TheHill
Minn. officials expecting more COVID cases tied to Sturgis rally - StarTribune.com
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Students, Sturgis drive new worries | MPR News
Coronavirus cases linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally now found in Minnesota, 2 other states - expecting that we're going to see many more ... Thousands of people attended that event
Minnesota and Nebraska Officials Say COVID-19 Cases Linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally : Coronavirus
Decoherence on Twitter: "Why Sturgis was a really terrible idea: This visualization was created using anonymized cell phone location data records from the rally, showing where those devices were active leading up to, during, and after the event. The rally has already been linked to multiple Covid cases. https://t.co/0RG3M9XJPJ" / Twitter

Coronavirus NC: Cases rise by more than 1,700 Saturday | Charlotte Observer


Authorities warn against illegal COVID-19 vaccines and medication sold online developed by Chinese state-owned enterprises Sinovac and Sinopharm at 1,500 RMB ($300) for three doses and said it could be exported overseas in two weeks.


An Israeli COVID-19 breath test has correctly identified all positive patients in a clinical trial in Wuhan, China, according to a newly peer-reviewed study : worldnews

India has conducted a million tests in a single day yesterday : worldnews

The Masked Singer Australia shut down after outbreak of coronavirus : worldnews

Coronavirus: Belgian experts 'shocked' as AstraZeneca seeks liability waiver for vaccine : worldnews


American Faces $750K Fine for Breaking Canada's Quarantine Rules in Alberta by Detouring to Banff National Park : worldnews


Fifty-seven percent of public school teachers across Japan worked over 80 hours of overtime in the month of July -- passing the threshold for increased risk of death by overwork, according to a survey conducted by a nonprofit organization that supports educators. : worldnews

Senegal seeks to move huge ammonium nitrate stock from Dakar port : worldnews

Facebook's Role in 2019 Indian Elections Under Scrutiny After Allegations of its Link With the Ruling Party (Fuckbook's You're the Mark Fuckerberg behind rise of evil authoritarian dictator assholes)

Satellite photos appear to show Chinese submarine using underground base : worldnews
Hackers Leak Alleged Internal Files of Chinese Social Media Monitoring Firms : worldnews

Taiwanese military releases video of troops fending off attack from Chinese mainland

Pakistan's PM Imran Khan launches free healthcare cards providing universal healthcare for every citizen : worldnews (US offically a shithole country)
Pakistani who killed American in court says he was given gun : worldnews

Abu Yusuf: Suspected ISIS Terrorist Arrested In Delhi, Was Plotting Attack: Police | India : worldnews

Belarusians 'will never accept' Lukashenko's leadership, says opposition's Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya: The opposition leader gave her first press conference since fleeing the country.

Opinion | Another Putin Critic Apparently Poisoned - The New York Times - Will the West take action against whoever may have harmed Aleksei Navalny ("whoever") ?
The man Trump wishes he was - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump's leadership role model has once again poisoned the opposition leader and then denied him medical treatment for a day:

Ex-Green Beret Charged With Spying for Russia in Elaborate Scheme - The New York Times - Prosecutors said he provided classified information to Russian intelligence operatives for years, betraying the United States.
US special forces veteran arrested for passing secrets to Russia : worldnews

That Time I Published a Putin Pal's 'Deep State' Rant at The Daily Caller -- a former editor at the right-wing site recalls how he was made to publish an op-ed written by Deripaska, an oligarch whom the Senate this week tied to Russia's election scheming ... Deripaska's name appears a whopping 340 times in the Senate report, not including the vast multitude of parts that are censored for intelligence reasons. (rightwing propaganda rag controlled by Putin, big surprise)


Pentagon: Use of surveillance planes in protests was legal : news - Time to retire the Patriot Act

Four Years Later, Senators Say, Yes, Trump Conspired With The Russians -- Senate Russian report proves that Senate Republicans knew Trump had committed treason when they refused to even hear evidence in his impeachment trial. Traitors, one and all.
Senate Russia report proves Trump was wrong, and Mueller was right. : politics

We Shouldn't Have to Remind People George W. Bush Was a Terrible President : The campaign to normalize the George W. Bush presidency is part of a broader campaign to separate the Republican Party from Donald Trump. We should call Bush what he is: a war criminal abroad and a villain at home (Suzie-Floozy's best bud)
Eschaton: George Bush Was Bad - People who worked for George Bush are, also, too, very bad.

Probably pay more taxes, too. : PoliticalHumor


'Is this a joke?' North Carolina voters are being mailed absentee ballot request forms with Trump's face on them : politics
More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016 : politics
Pennsylvania AG: Trump 'suing us to make it harder for people to vote' : politics
Trump Campaign Fails To Produce Evidence Of Voter Fraud In PA Lawsuit : politics
Removed mail collection boxes reside in Democratic precincts : politics


The US Postal Service lost $0 -- The post office's deficits aren't 'losses' They're investments (Republican fuckermath as usual)
House passes bill to give USPS $25 billion and reverse policy changes - Axios ... but the bill is unlikely to move forward after a White House veto threat
Warren and Sanders Call for Postmaster General Louis Dejoy To Be Fired Over 'Partisan Sabotage' : politics
How Trump, Mnuchin and DeJoy edged the Postal Service into a crisis - The Washington Post
Internal USPS memo appears to contradict postmaster general's testimony. Salon has obtained a USPS internal memo that casts doubt on the truthfulness of DeJoy's Senate testimony : politics
At least 15 USPS sorting machines dismantled and decommissioned in DC area : politics
Mnuchin Paved Way for Postal Service Shake-Up - The New York Times - the Treasury Secretary sought out appointees who would restructure the United States Postal Service.
Don't reconnect mailing machines, Postal Service tells plants. Tacoma does it anyway

Trump Told Homeland Security To Take Its Orders From Lou Dobbs, Former Official Says : politics

Judge orders Trump to reimburse Stormy Daniels for legal fees : politics

Trump claims 'deep state' is delaying coronavirus vaccine until after election (for the Chinese hoax virus)
At least 85% of the $25 billion Congress approved for coronavirus testing has yet to be disbursed to expand testing : politics
Not even the fee for the gaming license - Lawyers, Guns & Money - You will be shocked to discover that Trump's COVID relief executive orders are mostly vaporware:

Chris Hayes: In every aspect of his life, Donald Trump is a cheater : politics
Trump's QAnon dodge is a sickening reminder of the man he is

Trump aide Hope Hicks received $1.9 Million from Fox Corporation : politics
The three amigos of scam artistry: Steve Bannon, Roy Moore and the My Pillow guy - Trump's regime in a nutshell: A trio of right-wing con men who hose the rubes with ridiculous schemes : politics
u/Fartzman describes his efforts to expose "We Build The Wall" scammer Brian Kolfage : bestof

Trump says Obama isn't a great president because 'much of what he's done we've undone' : politics

William Barr told Murdoch to 'muzzle' Fox News Trump critic, new book says : politics

Tennessee protesters could lose their right to vote if they illegally camp on state property, under a new bill signed into law this week : politics

Biden speech draws highest ratings for DNC : politics
Michelle Obama won the Democratic convention - Axios
Biden Gets No Immediate Convention Bounce, but Still Leads Trump - Morning Consult - Democratic nominee earns best favorability ratings yet in post-DNC poll
Trumps Approval Rating, Biden's Low Bar: This Week in the 2020 Race - The Democratic National Convention, on the whole, was aimed more at appealing to moderates than rallying the base. Will the Republicans take the opposite approach? (what moderates?)
Opinion | The party of Trump is already a convention of ghoulish clowns - The Washington Post (Kathleen Parker is a ghoul)
Why Biden Won the Nomination - Lawyers, Guns & Money (another stupid NYT fuckpiece)


Trump looks to Republican convention for optimistic campaign reboot - The Washington Post
Election 2020: Trump is leading Republicans to an unwanted record in the popular vote - CNNPolitics - A loss by Trump this year would mean the Republicans have lost the popular vote 7 out of the last 8 elections since 1992


McCollister endorses Biden, invites other Nebraska Republicans to join | Federal Government | journalstar.com

Sen. McSally urges supporters to donate to her campaign instead of buying a meal | Arizona Politics | azfamily.com

Eschaton: Dear Colleagues, Please Do Not Take Photos Of The Crime - The whole thing is a crime, but, please be mindful


William Barr told Murdoch to 'muzzle' Fox News Trump critic, new book says - Attorney general met media mogul in October 2019 - Judge Andrew Napolitano said Trump should be impeached

How the NXIVM Sex Cult Defended Trump from Media Attacks

Glenn's Vision of the Working Class - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Glenn Greenwald's pathological hatred of the Democratic Party has now led him to defend Aaron Coleman, the 19 year old kid running for the Kansas legislature who.has a nasty history of revenge porn earlier in his teenage years` (more true colors, Greenwald dept)
Daisy Colemans Death Lays Bare the Myth of 'surviving' (and "moving on")


The Enduring, Pernicious Whiteness Of True Crime - The Appeal - White voices and victims dominate the genre, which can skew the perception of what constitutes a crime.

Brutally Killed: Outrage Grows Over Police Killing of Trayford Pellerin as He Walked AwayVideo footage shows police firing more than 10 rounds at the 31-year-old Black man as he was walking away.

Child porn possession nets 'closet pedophile' 10-month sentence : news (BC)
UPS driver from Roseburg allegedly connected to string of shootings along I-5 : news

The Angry Christian Right Should Watch Netflix's 'Cuties' ... Walden explains, "To love other people fully and truly is to say that there is no need for the strong to impose their will on the weak; it is to show by example that the whole apparatus of domination has no reason for being except sin and evil" ... Cuties takes this doctrine to heart, criticizing the multiple layers of societal exploitation and coercion that impose surveillance on girls rather than meet them with the compassion and openness that could actually extinguish such exploitation. To refuse the opportunity to hear this message is only to perpetuate the problems all the outrage around the film claims to reject.

u/squipyreddit breaks down religious practice in central asia : bestof


Watercolour World
The Marandi Foundation - The Marandi Foundation


The legalization of recreational cannabis in Colorado and Washington state was not associated with increases in adolescent treatment admissions for the drug. Nationally, adolescent treatment admissions for cannabis use disorder have been declining recently. : science

TIL: Africa has a "stonehenge" older than Stonehenge. Built "to mark the summer solstice and the arrival of the monsoons," Nabta Playa, "the oldest stone circle in the world" is among "Earth's oldest astronomical" observatories. Over 7000 years old, it was found mostly-buried in sand in the 1970s.


What did a crush do that made you instantly lose interest in him/her? : AskReddit

Whats the most vivid hallucination you have ever had? : AskReddit

WordPress developer said Apple wouldn't allow updates to the free app until it added in-app purchases -- letting Apple collect a 30% cut




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Two Hurricane or Tropical Storm U.S. Landfalls at Once Are Possible Next Week; How Unusual is That? | The Weather Channel (just in time for you know what)
2020 over here about to double dick the Gulf Coast : funny
Joe Zagrodnik on Twitter: "Model forecasts indicate that wildfire smoke will cover the majority of the lower 48 by next week. https://t.co/8uiGFWmR4H" / Twitter (also)
Asteroid predicted to pass close to Earth the day before the presidential election : news

Greenland ice sheet losses hit new a record in 2019 - 1m tonnes of ice per minute : worldnews
Human consumption of the Earth's resources declined in 2020 - Covid-19 led to 9.3% reduction in humanity's ecological footprint compared with same period last year
Koala Habitats that Survived Australia's Bushfires are Now Being Logged

Japan's intense heat wave has killed 79 people in Tokyo

Water levels at China's Three Gorges near maximum after flooding rains : news


The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is coming. Just at the same time, a Kelvin wave moves over the Atlantic with a new oscillation following behind, creating the "perfect storm" scenario for the coming weeks. : worldnews (another one)

Parts Of Mass. Experiencing 'Severe' Drought : boston


Coronavirus Update - 800,101 Deaths from COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Pandemic may have driven as many as 100 million people back into extreme poverty, World Bank says - AFP : Coronavirus
WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won't end pandemic : 'We cannot go back to the way things were'


MA COVID-19 Data 8/21/20 : boston
262 New Confirmed Cases; 1.2% Positive - August 20 : CoronavirusMa - 115,310 total confirmed - 21,831 new tests - 12 new deaths; 8,657 total


All Boston Public Schools to start school year remotely - The Boston Globe
[Schwartz] Read the letter from NU's Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs sent to freshmen who voted "yes" on a poll on the Northeastern Class of '24 Instagram asking if they intend to party. : boston
MIT's on-campus testing now accounts for nearly 10% of MA's daily COVID tests : CoronavirusMa
Covidiots are still around, even in MA : CoronavirusMa
Police looking for man suspected of giving 'COVID hugs' at Walmart in Massachusetts
Cape authorities wrestle with enforcing COVID-19 regs - August 19, 2020 - capecodtimes.com : CoronavirusMa

Scientists support the use of ultraviolet light to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission indoors : Coronavirus
Study Adds to Evidence That Odor-Sensing Cells in the Nose Are the Key Entry Point for SARS CoV-2 : Coronavirus
Lymph Node Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Up To 25-Fold More T Cells Over Benchmark Vaccines and >265-Fold Greater Antibody Levels Than Recovering Patients : Coronavirus
Americans Oppose Religious Exemptions From Coronavirus-Related Restrictions : Coronavirus
Gilead study: remdesivir has marginal benefit for moderate COVID patients : Coronavirus
U.S. will have third act of coronavirus and it will likely be 'more pervasive,' Dr. Scott Gottlieb says : Coronavirus

Covid-19 pandemic could trigger a 'baby boom' because almost two million women have lost access to contraception across the world : worldnews

Are New Yorkers Wearing Masks? Here's What We Found in Each Borough - those ignoring the mask rule are nearly twice as likely to be men as women (fraglile dicks) ... The street corners with the highest prevalence of mask-wearing were in Flushing, Queens, and Park Slope, Brooklyn, where over 95 percent of people were masked. The lowest were scattered around Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens, all in the low-to-mid 60s.


Coronavirus in NY: Hospitalizations fall below 500 for first time since March : Coronavirus


3-day music festival underway in Oklahoma amid coronavirus pandemic : news

Inside the slow-moving disaster of students returning to campus. - How does one properly quarantine in a dorm?

Utah students and staff who don't wear masks in schools can be charged with a misdemeanor

'I just can't do this': UI Student who tested positive for COVID-19 recounts school response : Coronavirus (stuck her in a dirty room and told her not to call home)

Sturgis motorcycle rally tied to new coronavirus cases a state away in Nebraska : Coronavirus
Sturgis rally linked to 15 Minnesota COVID-19 cases, including 1 hospitalization | The state Health Department says 15 cases have been tied to the South Dakota event. : Coronavirus

Florida coronavirus: State reports 4,684 new cases, 119 deaths : Coronavirus
'My little boy suffered the consequences' Florida mom regrets lax approach to virus

COVID-19 cases rising again in NC, passing 2,000 new cases for first time in weeks : Coronavirus
UNC begins COVID-19 testing after 'rapid increase' in virus cases : Coronavirus
The Daily Tar Heel on Twitter: "BREAKING: There are 102 positive COVID-19 cases at Granville Towers "who are isolating," according to an email from Carolina Housing obtained by the DTH. Story to come." / Twitter

Iowa reports 878 new coronavirus cases - the most ever : Coronavirus
DMPS to sue Iowa Department over school start request

South Carolina reports 52 more deaths, nearly 1,000 new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus

Patient linked to coronavirus outbreak at Millinocket wedding has died : Coronavirus - Imagine a friend or family member dying because you were too selfish to call off your wedding in the middle of a once in a lifetime pandemic.

A Madison, WI coffee shop that declared itself a "mask free zone" in defiance of county mask order is closing permanently after landlord chooses not to renew lease. : Coronavirus


Sweden's controversial top epidemiologist is refusing to recommend face masks, claiming it's 'very dangerous to believe face masks would change the game' : worldnews

Covid-19: Italy turns 70 million bottles of unsold wine into disinfectant : worldnews

New Zealand suicide rate has dropped to a three year low : worldnews

S. Korean church tied to 732 COVID-19 cases, faces police raid : worldnews

Coronavirus-hit U.S. aircraft carrier debated isolating crew of about 3000, in Japan : worldnews


Brazil's former President Lula: ''There are 111.000 people dead. The only weapon we had against the coronavirus was the wisdom of science and not Bolsonaro's inventions. He is not to blame for the virus, but he will bear the blame for the attitude he adopted in the pandemic.'' : worldnews
"The main reason the Amazon is being deforested is because of human consumption of meat. 90% of the fires started in the Amazon are to clear space to raise cattle and 70% of the fires are happening right next to areas already cleared for cattle grazing by large meat companies". : worldnews

Turkey's Erdogan converts another former church into mosque : worldnews
Turkey finds gas in Black Sea, Erdogan announces : worldnews

Kim Jong Un gives unusually candid warning on North Korea economy : worldnews

Alert: US allies Britain, France, Germany reject Trump administration's demand to restore UN sanctions on Iran : worldnews

Thai protests grow on streets and online: Five things to know - Nikkei Asian Review

Xie Yang, one of the more than 200 human rights lawyers and activists rounded up by the authorities five years ago in the "709 crackdown" was stripped of his licence to practise law by the Justice Department of the central province of Hunan.


Syria has accused President Donald Trump of stealing the country's oil, after U.S. officials confirmed that a U.S. company has been allowed to operate there in fields under the control of a Pentagon-backed militia. : worldnews

Belarusian museum director who refused to sign false election protocol found dead : news

Alexei Navalny to be flown to Germany after suspected poisoning: A German NGO is sending an air-ambulance with a coma-specialist team to pick up Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. He was taken seriously ill while on a domestic flight : worldnews
Russia doesn't let opposition politician Alexei Navalny to be flown to Germany after him being poisoned. It's suspected they either want him dead completely or they are waiting for the poison to be wear off. : worldnews
'Poison is part of Putin's policy,' says Alexei Navalny associate : worldnews
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny diagnosed with metabolic disease, Siberian doctor says - ABC News (just a little "low blood sugar")

Mali Coup Leaders Seized Power Days After Returning From Military Training Camp in Russia : worldnews

Can nuke India without harming Muslims: Pakistan railway minister : worldnews

Strike at Belarus' state TV erodes government control : worldnews


Irish Agriculture Minister Dara Calleary has resigned after attending a golf dinner with more than 80 people. Dara Calleary had been in post for a month; he replaced Barry Cowen who was sacked after a drink-driving scandal. : worldnews

MPs threaten to sue Boris Johnson unless he acts over Russian meddling in UK polls : worldnews (and what does Vlad have on BoJo?)
Time-wasting UK makes post-Brexit deal unlikely, says EU chief - EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier says talks often go backwards not forwards as UK fails to grasp EU red lines : worldnews ("fails to grasp")
UK Government hints at extending coronavirus evictions ban in latest U-turn: The restriction on landlords is due to end on Sunday if ministers do not intervene - potentially making 300,000 people homeless : worldnews

AirBnB bans all house parties worldwide. : worldnews


This Damning Senate Intelligence Report Deserves Your Attention : politics
Should a Joe Biden DOJ Investigate and Prosecute Donald Trump? : politics

'Are you really going to impeach me?' : How the Ukraine bombshell unfolded over 48 hours and laid bare Trump's fixation with Biden

New Postal Service Documents Show Nationwide Delays Far Worse Than Postal Service Has Acknowledged | House Committee on Oversight and Reform
'Complete Bombshell' Former Top USPS Official Reveals 'Disturbing' New Details of DeJoy Selection and Mnuchin Sabotage of Mail Service ... Mnuchin required members of the supposedly independent board to come to his office to kiss the ring and receive his blessing before confirmation" and made "illegal" demains of officials
Former top Postal Service official testifies Mnuchin and White House were involved in slowing mail - CBS News
"It Looks like They're Targeting Blue Areas' : New Postal Service Plan Is Setting Off Election Alarms
Former top Postal Service official testifies Mnuchin and White House were involved in slowing mail : politics
Dems say evidence shows DeJoy was picked to lead Postal Service after 'hightly irregular' process
Susan Collins helped cripple the USPS: Now Maine farmers are getting dead baby chicks in the mail : politics
Most voters believe Trump is against mail-in voting because he fears losing: poll : politics
USPS email tells managers not to reconnect sorting machines : politics

Day After Chiding Democrats for Calling for Mail-In Voting Amid Pandemic, GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy Tests Positive for Coronavirus : politics

Susan Rice says she is '100 percent' sure Russia will interfere in elections
Perspective | President Trump has no idea how to run for reelection as an incumbent : politics
Trump Says He's Going to Send Cops to the Polls on Election Day. He Can't Do That
Trump says he'll send police to polling stations to monitor voter fraud - Sheriffs, law enforcement, and US attorneys may all be deployed to prevent fraudulent in-person votingdespite evidence that voter fraud is vanishingly rare
Trump's suggestion of deploying law enforcement officials to monitor polls raises specter of voting intimidation

Tennessee adopts new law that could strip some protesters of voting rights - The Washington Post ... Tennessee is among the states not allowing voters to use fear of the novel coronavirus as a reason to vote by mail. In the state, it is a crime to distribute mail-in ballot applications. Last year, a federal judge blocked a new Tennessee law that sought to restrict voter registration drives. (Fucklicans at play)

Top Psychologists Compare Trump to Hitler and Mussolini : politics
Trump's reelection effort has officially spent more than $1 billion, a record sum at this point in the campaign

Don't touch me
I like this game! : PoliticalHumor

President Trump, Don Jr., and Steve Bannon Can't Get Their Stories Straight About Private Border Wall
FBI Now Probing $300 Million Media Company Deal Linked To Steve Bannon: Report : politics ... The document named Amazon, ByteDance's TikTok and Tencent's WeChat as expected competitors. Early this month, Trump ordered the latter two companies, both Chinese, to finalize deals to sell to U.S. companies in 90 days or to stop operating in the U.S.
Former donors to Bannon's border wall crowdfund say they feel "sick" over where the money went : politics (haha, suckers, and you got your name on the con)
Trumpism Is a Racket, and Steve Bannon Knew It -- In the MAGA movement, yoe're either a predator or a mark
USPS arrested Steve Bannon. Yes, the post office can arrest people. : politics (end run around Barr's corrupt FBI)
The Fall of Steve Bannon, the Gristle Icarus
The End of Steve Bannon -- And Maybe Trump, Too

'We Build the Wall' Victim: 'I Wish Them Well in Their Cavity Searches' (it wasn't just a little scamming)
'I have no idea' Trump baffled when questioned about 'culture of lawlessness' surrounding him
Kris Kobach claimed he spoke with 'enthusiastic' Trump three times about border wall project at center of fraud investigation - CNNPolitics
Roger, get me out of this - Lawyers, Guns & Money - One of the most important acts of ratfucking in the 2016 campaign was WikiLeask https://t.co/h8LfrUYwj1" / Twitter - dumping the Podesta inbox right after David Farenthold's story about the Access Hollywood tape dropped. The Senate intelligence report confirms that his was an act of direct coordination between Assange and the Trump campaign:

Trump tax returns: Judge denies Trump's bid for a stay of subpoena

Trump just validated a key Stormy Daniels affair allegation by complaining about sharks

Twitter Users Mock 'Seriously Deranged' Trump After All-Caps Obama Meltdown

Donald Trump claimed he 'listens better to African-American community' than son of Martin Luther King just days before 2017 inauguration : worldnews


With 75 days to the election, Biden is polling better than any Dem nominee in the last 24 years : politics

Discussion Thread: Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention 8-20-2020 : politics

Joe Biden's speech even wowed his critics. Biden crushed expectations

Joe Biden Speech at Democratic Convention - The Nominee Is Taking a Gamble - The Democratic nominee capped off an apocalyptic convention for apocalyptic times. : ... "Here and now, I give you my word: If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us, not the worst. I will be an ally of the light, not of the darkness." ... It was the most apocalyptic of political conventions. Much of it came right out of a cave on Patmos or out of a library carved into the rough and calcined hills of the wilderness around the Dead Sea. And, in that, it was more than adequate to the moment through which we now are living, a moment in which existential economic, environmental, and epidemiological threats are confronting us at a time in which an existential threat to American democracyand his enablersare in charge of our response to it in Washington

Fox News thinks Joe Biden's DNC speech was "a home run" : Trump won't be happy with Fox News's rave reviews of Biden's speech
Chris Wallace: Biden Just 'Blew a Hole' in Trump's Demented 'Cariacature'
Biden just made it a lot harder for Republicans to tag him 'Slow Joe'
Biden vows to lead America out of 'season of darkness'
Joe Biden seizes the spotlight with a simple argument: Vote for me, I'm not a sociopath | Joe Biden ends the convention with the speech of his life and a vision of life on the other side of this hell
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: "Biden goes to church so regularly that he doesn't even need tear gas" : politics
GOP pollster gives Biden high marks on speech -- 'challenges for Donald Trump are significant'
GOP's months-long effort to paint Biden as doddering and senile backfired massively with his solid DNC speech
Those 'Biden is senile' attacks now seem like a huge mistake

Hillary Clinton rips GOP senators: They seem like they've had a "lobotomy"

Pure, unvarnished, courage: A 13-year-old 'regular kid' with a stutter gave a must-watch Democratic convention speech
'We were members of the same club' : Watch a 13-year-old boy speak at the DNC about how Biden helped him overcome his stutter

More than 70 former GOP national-security chiefs wrote an open letter backing Biden, calling Trump corrupt and unfit to lead : politics

Convention Hits High of 21.4 Million Viewers With Kamala Harris Speech : politics (double that will watch Trump to see how crazy he is)

Ocasio-Cortez Doubles Down On NBC News 'Recklessness' We Saw What Happened In '16' : The Democrat called out the media outlet again, saying it still hasn't apologized for its "manipulative behavior" over her DNC speech.


Pence leads Republican counterattack after Democrats savage Trump at convention - Reuters - countering that a Joe Biden presidency would crush the U.S. economy and allow civil unrest in the streets (guess who "crushed" the economy?)
The Missing Piece in Bidens Convention SpeechThe Democratic Party took a gamble by not delivering a more targeted economic message to working- and middle-class families (no policy)

Democrats to stage week of counter programming to Republican convention - CNNPolitics

Trump supporter kicks tenant out after political disagreement, showing renters live at the whims of landlords : politics

Kanye West Gets Thrown Off The Ballot In Wisconsin : politics
Kanye West fails to qualify for Montana presidential ballot : politics
Why Kanye West Makes the Case for Ranked Choice Voting -- It's ime for a new electoral system that doesn't reward cynical, exploitative tactics.
Kanye West fails to make Ohio ballot
Kanye West is off Illinois' Nov. 3 ballot, state elections board rules

Melania Trump s changes to the White House Rose Garden, explained : She dug up trees and put in paved walkways. (and an oil pipeline)
Michael Beschloss on Twitter: "Before and after photographs of newly renovated White House Rose Garden: courtesy #Getty and @marycjordan https://t.co/w6bzoNHMjC" / Twitter


NC Rep. Lewis faces federal charges; resigns from House : politics (yeah, crooked Republifucker)


Pence denies hearing Trump embrace QAnon - POLITICO (says he had "fingers in his ears")
The Republican Embrace of QAnon Goes Far Beyond Trump - The New York Times - As the president all but endorses the internet-driven conspiracy theory, it is shifting from the fringes of the internet to become an offline political movement.
What Is QAnon? A Deep Look Inside The Nutso Conspiracy Theory Infecting Our Politics - An explainer for the conspiracy theory that's taking over the GOP.
Trump and Republicans are following the Goldwater model with QAnon. That didn't end well
Texas QAnon Supporter Used Car to Attack Strangers She Believed Were 'Pedophiles'
QAnon looms behind nationwide rallies and viral #SavetheChildren hashtags - Rallies planned on Facebook by QAnon supporters or sympathizers that have brought the conspiracy theory offline and into the town squares of dozens of cities in recent weeks.

KKK recruitment flyers found in, and near, North Arkansas : news

LGM Film Club, Part 56: Eisenhower Hearts Treason in Defense of Slavery Lee - Lawyers, Guns & Money - In case you wanted to hear Dwight Eisenhower say that Robert E. Lee is one of the four greatest Americans of all time (Ike was a good Republican and a terrible president)

9 Years a Slave: Black Combat Veteran Freed After Being Legally Enslaved Over $30 Worth of Weed : politics


Literal Toxic Masculinity - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I love/hate this so much.
Jezebel on Twitter: "James Blunt developed scurvy after adopting an all-meat diet to assert his masculinity https://t.co/n6m9dNwSqc https://t.co/zarV44uH9v" / Twitter ... LOL! Developing scurvy to own the soy boys.
James Blunt Developed Scurvy After Adopting All-Meat Diet

Mike Drucker on Twitter: "Glenn's dude definitely sorry about what he did by telling girls who tried to commit suicide because of him to "move on"
Jessica Valenti on Twitter: "I've seen lots of comments about his age, forgiveness and moving on - but not so many about what his victims think https://t.co/DJYabMlG0A https://t.co/Zin9wwlLuV" / Twitter


Arrest made in attack on 3 transgender women in Hollywood that was caught on video : news

Activists find camera inside mysterious box on power pole near union organizer' home ... A federal consent decree prohibits MPD from political surveillance.FOX13 emailed MPD five times asking those same questions Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We have not gotten a response.


Effort to Spread Alex Morse Accusations Was Wider Than Previously Known : massachusetts


Man dies in Arizona after being restrained by police on hot tarmac for six minutes | US News | Sky News - "He was fighting for his life, and he lost," ... for allegedly stealing a drink from a shop in the city of Phoenix (executed by killer cops)
Man dies in Arizona after being restrained by police on hot tarmac for six minutes : news


The Global Decline of Religion - But since 2007, things have changed with surprising speed. From about 2007 to 2019, the over 43 out of 49 became less religious. The decline in belief was not confined to high-income countries and appeared across most of the world. Growing numbers of people no longer find religion a necessary source of support and meaning in their lives. Even the United Stateslong cited as proof that an economically advanced society can be strongly religioushas now joined other wealthy countries in moving away from religion. Several forces are driving this trend, but the most powerful one is the waning hold of a set of beliefs closely linked to the imperative of maintaining high birthrates. Modern societies have become less religious in part because they no longer need to uphold the kinds of gender and sexual norms that the major world religions have instilled for centuries ... As unexpected as it may seem, countries that are less religious actually tend to be less corrupt and have lower murder rates than more religious ones ... From 1981 to 2007, the United States ranked as one of the world's more religious countries, with religiosity levels changing very little. Since then, the United States has shown the largest move away from religion of any country for which we have data ... the United States now ranks as the 11th least religious country for which we have data. (God's ratings down 40% in US)


Harvard study: Political parties, not voters, hurt ambitious women candidates. This finding overturns long-held belief that ambition is a political liability for womenand points the blame for the glass ceiling many female candidates face toward other sources, including political parties themselves.

New declassified footage of the most powerful nuclear test ever, detonation of the (AN602) Tsar Bomb, declassified and released yesterday by Rosatom : videos

Scientists baffled by mysterious gas shot 'like bullets' from centre of Milky Way : worldnews


u/VHope2k explains why many people's opinions on Frankie have changed : bestof




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Another two years lost to climate inaction, says Greta Thunberg : worldnews
Nearly 11,000 lightning bolts strike California, igniting hundreds of fires in a state facing multiple crises : news (Zeus is mad)

New footage shows record number of fires in Amazon - despite Brazil's leader calling blazes a 'lie' - The first two weeks of August saw more than 15,000 fires, according to data from INPE, Brazil's space agency

Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Jump to Over 1.1 Million: Live Updates : Coronavirus

Bill Gates: Millions more will die in this pandemic, and 'freedom' hindered the U.S. coronavirus ("freedom" to be an asshole and kill you)

WSJ: Admin Reverses Course, Says CDC Will Regain Control Of COVID Data Collection : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 8/20/20 : boston
Weekly Report: 1.14% Positive Rate in Non-STS Towns; 2.85% in STS down from 3.16% : boston


Baker says 16 communities have moved from moderate to low risk for COVID-19 - The Boston Globe (BoGlo can't get it together to give their readers the list)

One State Is Requiring Its Students to Get Flu Vaccine by End of Year's and, Yes, It's Legal (MA)

Coronavirus vaccine with 50% or more efficacy would be a 'game changer' says trial investigator
Coronavirus live: Study finds children 'significantly' more infectious than adults : worldnews
Researchers show children are silent spreaders of virus that causes COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Low humidity increases COVID risk; another reason to wear a mask : Coronavirus
Freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom from mask mandates

Facebook 'super-spreaders' helped Covid-19 misinformation reach 460m views on platform in April (the brain-eating Zuckerfuck virus)

Surprising COVID-19 side effect: More companies adopt the 4-day workweek : Coronavirus

Why States Won't Let Cities Save Themselves - The Atlantic - The coronavirus has raised the stakes of a long-simmering conflict between red states and blue cities.

A Yale professor's stark warning to returning students: Be prepared for deaths
Purdue suspends 36 students first night after Mitch Daniel's new rule on off-campus parties (that worked)
Videos on social media show massive party on Penn State campus : Coronavirus

UNC System president blames students for fall reopening failures at UNC and N.C. State - The Daily Tar Heel - UNC System president blames students for fall reopening failures at UNC and N.C. State (Peter Hans, incapable of thought)

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: Coronavirus cases are emerging, including at bars : Coronavirus

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy tests positive for coronavirus - Axios (R.La)

Kemp lashes out at coverage of White House COVID report critical of Georgia - Gov. Brian Kemp accused The Atlanta Journal-Constitution of playing pandemic politicsand sparking panic at a testy press conference ... Kemp grew visibly upset as he fielded questions about the report ... On Wednesday, Georgia reported 2,305 net new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and 55 net new deaths (the Deathster blames the newspaper for reporting what the Feds said about his mismanagment)
America's s Authoritarian Governor - Georgia had an early surge of the virus, and now cases are spiking again. Brian Kemp has refused to learn a thing.
What if Sherman's March was an inside job? - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Michigan has 14 school-related coronavirus outbreaks. State won't say where

Progressive drop in COVID-19 cases in southern U.S. states, says CDC director : Coronavirus


Former Navy Seal who killed Osama bin Laden is 'banned' from Delta Air Lines over not wearing a mask (and of course, the hero lied about shooting the mostly dead Bin Laden for hero points)


Emergency coronavirus powers have been used by police in Scotland more than 62,000 times. However, the figures also showed people living in the most deprived areas were up to 12 times more likely to be given fines for flouting Covid restrictions. : worldnews

Local officials in Wuhan, China, withheld information on the threat of the coronavirus from Beijing, US intel reportedly reveals : worldnews

Sweden records highest death tally in 150 years in first half of 2020 : worldnews

'God will protect us' : Alberta prayer event now linked to at least 29 COVID-19 cases
American charged under Quarantine Act amid accusations he ignored pandemic safety rules in Banff : worldnews
Brazil bars Doctors Without Borders COVID-19 help to indigenous villages : Coronavirus

Argentina thanks North Korea's Kim Jong Un for masks from South Korea : worldnews

Brazil supermarket's corpse cover-up sparks outcry. Carrefour has apologised for not closing a store in Brazil after an employee died, instead his body was covered with boxes and umbrellas and shopping continued : worldnews

The Israel-U.A.E. Deal Puts the 'Forever' in 'Forever War' -- What binds Israel and its new Arab allies is not the threat from Iran but the threat of the U.S. military leaving the Middle East (gtfo)

Jihadists take hundreds hostage during raid in north-east Nigeria | Nigeria : worldnews (muzfuckers)

Uproar after Somali lawmaker presents bill to legalise child marriage : worldnews

Iran detains UAE ship and its crew: State TV. The incident occurred the same day the UAE coast guard killed two Iranian fishermen. : worldnews
Iran announces locally made ballistic and cruise missiles amid U.S. tensions : worldnews

Female protest leader gunned down in Iraq's Basra : worldnews

Anxiety grows as China's Three Gorges dam hits highest level (watch the simulation)
Chinese fishing fleet fishing near Galapagos have turned off tracking systems to avoid monitoring of their activities : worldnews

Chinese state television airs footage purportedly of massive street demonstrations in Minsk in favor of Lukashenko. Problem is, the protesters are all shown waving anti-Lukashenko flags and holding signs calling him a murderer. : worldnews

Rap Against Dictatorship artist arrested in Thailand : worldnews

Concerned IT specialists launch database of detained Belarusian protesters

Putin Opponent Alexei Navalny Reportedly Poisoned by 'Toxin' in his tea
Mass grave uncovered of people killed during Russian armed and led officiating of Sloviansk in 2014 : worldnews
u/Logiman43 shows the brutal trail left behind the Political career of Vladmir Putin : bestof

Poland's foreign minister resigns : worldnews


A police officer giving a Nazi salute while Jozef Chovanec was held down in his cell : worldnews (Belgium)


New poll puts support for Scottish independence at 55%, flipping 2014 result : worldnews

Canada takes step to decriminalize drug possession amid opioid crisis : worldnews
Fence erected on stretch of Canada-U.S. border near Vancouver : worldnews
Canada's Trudeau plans sweeping social welfare reform, sources say : worldnews


Global stocks fall as markets still rattled by Fed minutes : worldnews


Trump doubles down on New Zealand's 'big outbreak' says US is doing 'an incredible job' against COVID-19
Celebrity cat called Mittens in the running to be New Zealander of the year | World news | The Guardian - Also making the cut are PM Jacinda Ardern and the director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield


William Kedjanyi on Twitter: "Good *GRIEF* just stop whatever you're doing and watch this:
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Here's Trump nonsensically claiming today that polls showing him losing to Biden are inaccurate because they include dead people


The Trump Campaign Accepted Russian Help to Win in 2016. Case Closed. : politics ... And the Republican Senators knew it and still acquitted him.
GOP-Led Senate Intel Committee's Report Reveals 'Gold Mine' of Evidence (that was all in the Mueller report)
Senate Intelligence report reveals a vast network of -- yes! -- Trump-Russia collusion. Bipartisan committee finds a massive conspiracy of dunces and dupes. Does anyone really think Trump didn't know?

US Senate report says Russian investor in Braidy Industries' mill is a proxy for the Kremlin : worldnews - The U.S. Senate voted down a measure opposing the plan to end the sanctions against Rusal and EN+ Group in January 2019. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, as well as Sen. Rand Paul, both Kentucky Republicans, voted against that attempt to keep the sanctions in place (fucking traitors)


Judge throws out Trump's effort to block subpoena for financial records
Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns to D.A., Judge Rules - The New York Times
Megathread: Judge throws out Trump challenge to Manhattan DA subpoena for tax records : politics

Pompeo's housing request set off legal alarm bells, memo shows (crooksters all the way)

Stephen Bannon, three others charged with defrauding donors to online fundraising campaign for border wall - The Washington Post
Steve Bannon Is Charged With Fraud in 'We Build the Wall' Campaign - Mr. Bannon and three others are accused in a scheme to use funds raised for construction to pay for personal expenses.
Steve Bannon: Former Trump adviser in custody on fraud charge over Mexico wall | US News | Sky News (and so it begins)
Steve Bannon: Former Trump adviser in custody on fraud charge over Mexico wall : worldnews
Andrew Weissmann on Twitter: "Note two things about the Bannon indictment. 1. it explains why Trump-Barr removed US Attorney Berman so precipitously. 2. SDNY made case not with FBI, but Postal Inspectors and internal SDNY agents. Open question: did SDNY seek approval for charges from Barr (wd not need to)?" / Twitter
Bannon's indictment confirms that the American right is made up of con artists
Megathread: Former Trump Campaign Manager Steve Bannon Indicted & Arrested on Fraud Charges : politics
There's nothing to whipping a fool - Lawyers, Guns & Money (best summary)

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was on billionaire's yacht off Connecticut shore when federal agents arrested him early Thursday ... Bannon was arrested by inspectors from the U.S. Postal Service while cruising Long Island Sound near Westbrook in a $28 million mega yacht called Lady May ... the yacht belongs to exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui. (SDNY didn't trust Barr/FBI so the used the POST OFFICE)
TheWe Build The WallHuckster Is Accused of Duping Donors. Turns Out, He Planned To Sell Their Data Too
The 'Narcissism and Ego' That Led to Steve Bannons Arrest - By Isaac Chotiner ... I think the irony is that it is like busting Al Capone for tax evasion, isn'T IT? That what would finally get him is this little immigration grift?
Local man Curt Schilling was on the board of the We Build The Wall group which Resulted in Steve Bannon's arrest today ... a number of high-profile figures in Trump's orbit have sat on the group's board, including anti-immigration activist Kris Kobach, Blackwater founder Erik Prince, baseball player turned right-wing blowhard Curt Schilling, former Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke, and anti-immigration zealot Tom Tancredo ... (and oh look, at the very bottom of the rotten barrel)

Only matters when it affects them right? : PoliticalHumor
This aged well : PoliticalHumor

Each of Trump's 2016 campaign managers has now faced criminal charges
My name is Ozymandias : PoliticalHumor

Prosecutors looking to reinstate indictment against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort for mortgage fraud - ABC News - The case was initially dismissed due to its similarity to the federal charges

Trump cabinet officials voted in 2018 meeting to separate migrant kids : news ... "family values"

If we don't dispel the falsehood of an election 'delay' now, we risk chaos in November

40% of letter-handling machines dismantled in Seattle-Tacoma area-By the time Postmaster General Louis DeJoy halted a raft of changes that might slow down the US mail, the Postal Service had already shut down 40% of the high-speed letter-sorting machines in the Seattle-Tacoma area, KUOW has learned : politics
Nearly half of mail sorting machines in Seattle area already dismantled : news
Arizona attorney general rejects complaint over USPS : news
Mail sorting machines taken apart in Grand Rapids : news
USPS Headquarters Tells Managers Not to Reconnect Mail Sorting Machines, Emails Show

Hold tight we're in for nasty weather - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Paul Waldman observes that the Trump administration opening up ANWR for drilling is part of what will be an epic smash-and-grab operation as executive branch Republicans see themselves as likely being on the way out: (rape, pillage, loot, steal and kill)

Trump: Am I currently saving America from being taken over by a satanic pedophiliac cannibalistic cult? Maybe! - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump blasted for praising QAnon conspiracists deemed domestic threat by the FBI : worldnews
Jeb Bush condemns Trump's QAnon comments: 'Nut jobs, racists, haters have no place in either party'
'Big Mistake' : Fox Panel Hammers Trump for Praising QAnon
The GOP is a refuge for bigots and wackos : politics
Trump in overdrive to produce a blockbuster RNC that outshines Dems - CNNPolitics (a showcase of insanity will get great ratings)


A Constitutional Weapon for Biden to Vanquish Trump s Army of Judges -- Republicans have erected a conservative fortress in the federal judiciary. Our founding documents provide the means to knock it down ... A conservative federal judiciary, freshly stocked with over 200 right-wing activist Trump judges, lies in wait ... Article III of the Constitution gives Congress substantial power to strip federal court's jurisdiction: a power that can be employed to rein in politicized courts and even to override judicial decisions,

A Tale of Two Leaders : pics

'Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't' : Obama tears into Trump and delivers a forceful endorsement of Biden in DNC speech
Obama torches Trump like American democracy depends on it - POLITICO - The former president went further than ever before in taking on his successor.
'No Drama?' Obama warns that America is on the brink

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Right to Warn of 'Fascism in the United States'

Elizabeth Warren Is Prepared to Prosecute Trump in 2020, and 2021 : politics
Warren Praised for Using DNC Address to Demand Child Care as 'Part of the Basic Infrastructure of This Nation' ... The convention actually did spend a lot of time on issues, but only if you saw the livestream. Nobody watched the livestream. Cable TV filled the time focused on issues to have talking heads spatter on about bullshit. If you watched the convention on TV, you missed 90% of the content.

Hillary Clinton: We need "overwhelming" win so Trump can't "steal his way to victory"
Kamala Harris takes on Trump: 'I know a predator when I see one'

Media outlets deliberately twist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs DNC speech -- Anybody who remotely understands political conventions would know what was actually going on but they manipulated it for headlines, anyway.

52% of people who didn't vote in 2016 say they're voting in 2020 for Biden : politics


Rand Paul: No incentive to open economy if you 'soften the amount of suffering' (libertariann horseshit in a nutshell)


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Kennedy in race against Ed Markey - The Boston Globe
Nancy Pelosi endorses Kennedy : boston ... Surprising move by Pelosi, especially after her vocal criticism of AOC for endorsing primary challengers.
Pelosi's Very Bad Decision - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Unfortunately, she has made a very poor decision: openly embracing and now endorsing Joe Kennedy's primary run against Ed Markey in the Senate. And why? ... Terrible, awful move by Pelosi. Completely unacceptable.
As a Rising Star, Joe Kennedy Didn't Want to Help Democrats Beat Republicans


Eschaton: America's Worst Humans - Jon Chait -- "Because I don't think these are common terms for most people who attended non-selective universities." (see twitter for the whole story, but this is very revealing by the Chaitster who sent to Andover High School and U Mich, thinks people need to be talked down to)
Jonathan Chait on Twitter: "I don't think this rhetoric by @AOC is for "millennials" per se. I think it's for products of elite universities. https://t.co/YSP3SMihVp" / Twitter


"Hannity Has Said to Me More Than Once, 'Hees Crazy'": Fox News Staffers Feel Trapped in the Trump Cult

Police called after Kanye West signature gatherers were aggressive with poll workers : politics
Kirsten Dunst baffled after featuring on Kanye West's campaign poster: 'Why am I a part of it?' : politics


Sons accuse fashion boss Nygard of paying 'known sex worker' to rape them as teens : worldnews


Portsmouth community leaders asking for Police Chief Angela Greene to resign immediately after felony charges against Sen. Louise Lucas, 13 others - The questions come after Sen. L. Louise Lucas and 13 others were charged with felonies by the Portsmouth police department (Trump cops)


Thousands of NYPD discipline records published by New York Civil Liberties Union after court order is lifted : news


2. Personal experiences and attitudes of daters | Pew Research Center -- Many men say it's difficult for them to approach people, while majorities of women it's ahard to find someone looking for the same type of relationship as them and who meets their expectations.


/u/julbull73 gives an extensive list on why they will not be voting for Trump in 2020, after voting for him in 2016. : bestof


Farmer tracked down the man who 'accidentally' left tyres on his land


Reddit reports 18 percent reduction in hateful content after banning nearly 7,000 subreddits : technology

A Gmail and Google Drive outage is causing errors around the world : worldnews




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San Francisco blanketed in smoke as California fires rage : news


A Warning for the United States From the Author ofThe Great Influenza -- If we don't get the virus under control, the devastation will get worse.
COVID and cultural memory - Lawyers, Guns & Money - "Social Distancing" ... In other words, no matter how this story turns out, my guess is that it will be a central part of our cultural memory for at least a generation or two and especially in the United States, where the federal government's catastrophic response will remain the defining moment of Donald Trump's catastrophic presidency.


MA COVID-19 Data 8/19/20 : boston
262 New Confirmed Cases; 1.3% Positive - August 19 : CoronavirusMa - 115,048 total confirmed cases - 19,508 new tests - 28 new deaths; 8,645 total deaths


Flu Vaccine Now Required for all Massachusetts School Students Enrolled in Child Care, Pre-School, K-12, and Post-Secondary Institutions : boston
Boston Public Rumored to being Going Fully Remote for Beginning if School Year : CoronavirusMa

Cloth masks do protect the wearer - breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick: Monica Gandhi Professor of Medicine, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco : Coronavirus
Scientists warn it may be years before students can return to school without masks, social distancing : Coronavirus
Face Shields Reduced Percentage of Health Workers Infected With Covid-19 From 19% to Zero : Coronavirus
A single-dose intranasal ChAd vaccine protects upper and lower respiratory tracts against SARS-CoV-2 : Coronavirus
Oleandrin is a deadly plant poison, not a COVID-19 cure - Phys.org : Coronavirus
We could end the coronavirus by winter if we switch to rapid tests : Coronavirus

Domestic violence rose during lockdown -- and injuries are dramatically more severe, study finds | as restrictions "began to lift in Massachusetts, physicians at a large hospital in Boston saw a near-doubling of the proportion of domestic abuse cases that resulted in physical injury"

Covid-19 Antibody Tests Show What Parts of N.Y.C. Were Hit Hardest - The New York Times - The data from the city is on a far larger scale than previously released information, and includes all antibody test results reported
Manhattan Vacancy Rate Climbs, and Rents Drop 10% : news

Florida surpasses 10,000 coronavirus deaths Wednesday : Coronavirus
Florida virus deaths surpass 10,000 as teachers, state argue : Coronavirus

292 students, 14 teachers quarantined in Martin County over possible coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
Hundreds of UNC students move out of dorms, others stuck in quarantine : Coronavirus
UNC Students Saw Failure of Live Classes Before School Did : Coronavirus

Sturgis motorcycle rally: A person with Covid-19 may have exposed others at a bar : Coronavirus ... Statistically, ~9,000 of those 460K attendees had an active infection during the rally. Christ.


New Zealand Lawmakers Are Hitting Back At Trump For His Comments About Their Coronavirus Cases On Monday, the US recorded almost 38,000 new cases of COVID-19. New Zealand recorded just nine. : worldnews (Trump says NZ beat virus to make him look bad)

South Korean health workers have found more than 600 coronavirus infections linked to a Seoul church led by a vocal opponent of the country's president

Wuhan pool party shows a city back in full swing after coronavirus : worldnews

The captain of the ship that spilled hundreds of tonnes of oil off the coast of Mauritius has been arrested. : worldnews

Fears for endangered macaw as fire devastates Brazilian wetland: The Pantanal wetland - home to the hyacinth macaw -- is suffering its worst blazes in decades, most probably started by humans : worldnews

Surging fires threaten world's largest wetland in Brazil, 10x the size of the Everglades, the region is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet with more than 4,700 plant and animal species, including threatened ones like the jaguar. : worldnews
Anger in Brazil as 10-year-old rape victim's name put online : worldnews

Coup happening in Mali : worldnews

Photo of Chinese ambassador 'walking on children' sparks outrage : worldnews
China's National-Security Law Reaches Into Harvard, Princeton Classrooms
Floods reach toes of China's Leshan Giant Buddha : worldnews

Taiwan to further free up economy, aiming to become Asian financial hub : worldnews
Taiwan says China behind cyberattacks on government agencies, emails : worldnews
UK may boycott Beijing Winter Olympics as relations with China head for a freeze : worldnews

Jordan arrests 1,000 teachers in crackdown on union : worldnews

Prime minister of Pakistan, says "we will not recognize Israel until the Palestinians get their due rights"
'We are staring into the abyss - Hizbollah has no place in Lebanon's future' says former PM's son : worldnews (muzfucks fucked their country)

Belarusian opposition leader asks EU not to recognise election result : worldnews
Putin warns the world not to interfere in Belarus: Russian leader tells Angela Merkel any intervention will be 'unacceptable' after EU threatens sanctions over 'rigged' elections : worldnews (the commie gas station tries to go full China, Pootin says "We are the ones that interfere in elections!)

Japan police find skeleton of man missing for 5 yearsinside his residence : worldnews

Amsterdam installs urinals in plant pots to deter tourists from peeing in the street : worldnews ("tourists" = Brits)

6 injured in suspected terror attack on German motorists : worldnews


The head of the Environment Agency has endorsed a proposal to weaken laws on cleanliness of polluted rivers, lakes and coastlines after Brexit. Campaigners say Sir James Bevan is trying to "rig the system" to cover up decades of failure by the agency.
Britain to introduce legally binding environmental targets, in an effort to combat climate change : worldnews
West Yorkshire police investigate officer filmed telling suspect 'I'll choke you out' -- Officer removed from frontline duties while incident referred to UK watchdog 'as a matter of urgency'


Toronto police to pay $16.5m to protesters wrongfully held at 2010 G20 summit - About 1,100 protesters who were wrongfully detained at the 2010 G20 summit in Toronto will receive compensation from the city's police force after a historic C$16.5m (US$12.5m) settlement in a class-action lawsuit.

Kamala Harris Cartoon in Murdoch Paper Is Denounced as Racist: Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister, lodged a complaint against The Australian for publishing material he called "racist and sexist"


The Senate just dropped a massive Russia bombshell (and most people missed it) : politics ... the acquittal was organized treason. The Republican Party nearly unanimously agreed to ignore the evidence of a threat to the country and collusion during an election with a foreign government. They are all complicit in this. They are now responsible for every single one of trump's crimes and disasters.
Putin Ordered 2016 Democratic Hack, Bipartisan Senate Panel Says : worldnews
Trump campaign Russia ties were 'grave threat' : worldnews
Caught red handed: A detailed report confirms Russia's collusion and Trump's lies
Trump was "infuriated" by efforts to stop Russian election meddling, ex-DHS official alleges (in
"This is what collusion looks like" : GOP-led Senate report "far more devastatign than Mueller probe. Report finds Trump's campaign chief worked with "Russian intelligence officer," detailss Stlone's WikiLeaks contacts
Bipartisan Senate Report Offers Strongest Evidence Yet that Trump Lied to Mueller : politics
'Devastating' Revelations from Senate Intel report

Why Mueller Dropped the Ball. Was He Corrupt or Incompetent? (both?) ... Rep. Swalwell had another answer. "He did not pursue the finances. And also he did not put the president's ass in a witness chair. And those, I think, were the two shortcomings" (good Republican Bobby)

Russiagate Was Not a Hoax | The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence confirmed what the Mueller report could not. : politics
Opinion | As it turns out, there really was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia - The Washington Post ... Second, Rubio and every Republican member of the Senate Intelligence Committee had access to information pointing to a clear pattern of collusion. For them to continue to defend Trump, look the other way when more evidence of improper conduct with a foreign government (i.e., Ukraine) and impugn Democrats for following the facts is nothing short of reprehensible.

A GOP Congressman Received "Sensitive Documents" From Russian Officials in 2016 | Former Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Met With Russian Involved in "targeted elections" a Senate Committee Finds (dirty little commie Repubican)
Manafort shared campaign info with Russian intelligence officer, Senate panel finds : worldnews
Manafort associate is Russian spy, may have helped coordinate e-mail hack-and-leak, report says - The report says Manafort associate Konstantin Kilimnik is a Russian intelligence officer who may have helped coordinate Russia's hack-and-leak operation.
Manafort associate is Russian spy, may have helped coordinate e-mail hack-and-leak, report says : politics

Trump told Putin 'I'm a big fan of yours' and asked him to be the guest of honor at a Miss Universe pageant, in a series of fawning letters : worldnews ... Trump "may have" begun an affair with a Russian woman during a trip to Moscow in 1996 ...

The Hill on Twitter: "Reporter: "Is the President saying if he doesn't win this election that he will not accept the results unless he wins?" Kayleigh McEnany: "The President has always said he'll see what happens and make a determination in the aftermath." https://t.co/iH606u3V38" / Twitter ... KKKaylie
American Fascism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Anyone who sees this as bluster and doesn't take it seriously are equivalent to those who didnt really take Hitler or Mussolini seriously early on. ... On cue, of course an official FBI Twitter account tweets out the Protocols of the Elders of Zion without context.

Susan Rice: 'Trump a liar and the whole world knows it'

Trump Had Me Arrested for Asking Why He Cut Off a 92-Year-Old Woman's Water : Journalist turned filmmaker Anthony Baxter writes about his new film "You've Been Trumped Too," which Trump tried to suppress but is finally seeing the light of day.

A Recent Prosecution Shows the Hypocrisy of Flynns Defenders

Trump says he doesnt know much about QAnon but has heard it likes him

Disapproval of Trump's handling of coronavirus pandemic hits record high in CNN poll : politics - 58 percent of Americans say they don't approve (yeah, 42% think he's a genius)
Trump says "we'll look at" reating COVID with an untested, toxic plant extract touted by MyPillow CEO

The post office backed off, but the damage is already done : politics
Postal union leaders doubt recent changes will be fully restored, despite USPS announcement : politics
Susan Collins Engineered the USPS Disaster She's Now Protesting : Trump may be trying to sabotage the election, but the war against the Postal Service goes back decades. (Suzie-Doozy fucked the PO years ago )
Behind the furrowed brow - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Her sternly-worded letter about Trump sabotage of the USPS notwithstanding, Trump is just picking up on the job Susan Collins started:
Postal union: Mail piling up in Cincinnati, sorters taken offline : politics
USPS Quietly Added Rule Prohibiting Workers From Signing Mail-In Ballots As Witnesses : politics (and they can't wear shorts)


Donald Trump Jr. appeared in promotion for gun company run by prominent member of polygamous group - CBS News


As Democrats confirm Biden as his opponent with a show of unity, Trump is retreating further into conspiracy claims and stoking a culture war : politics
Trump, Biden, and the Battle Between Red and Blue America - The Atlantic - Blue America is only growing.
Why Are Senate Republicans Playing Dead? : politics
Ex-DHS official: Trump thought gassing migrants was policy : politics

Kamala Harris to get Democratsnod, Obama to say Trump has failed U.S. Senator Kamala Harris will unleash her prosecutorial skills against President Donald Trump on Wednesday when she addresses the Democratic National Convention
Biden pollster: Campaign building broader coalition than Obamas
Bill Clinton shouldn't speak at the DNC. Al Gore should. | We don't need this former president. We need an urgent message about the importance of voting
If Al Gore's Florida votes had been counted, "no Iraq War" or "9/11 with a president paying attention to intelligence. Cap & Trade in the early 2000s. No Bush tax cuts. Likely no Roberts and Alito." from u/The-Autarkh : bestof

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams NBC News for "totally false and divisive" clickbait on her DNC speech
AOC's 90-Second Speech Was Not Evidence of a Democratic Rift With the Left

It Cost Me $64 to Vote in the Georgia Primary Elections : politics

Yet another House Republican incumbent loses in a primary : politics

Kanye West misses deadline to appear on Wisconsin presidential ballot, election officials say : politics (fuck Fuckye)


Tucker Carlson Attacks Michelle Obama, Cardi B In Off-The-Rails Night On Fox News : politics

This is fine - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Laura Loomer, racist asshole evil fucknut)


Tennessee Fascism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - That the Tennessee Republican Party would punish Black Lives Matter protestors more harshly than teachers diddling children seems predetermined at this point. It gets better:
The Long Price of the War on Crime - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The horrors of the war on crime (thanks Bill Clinton, as well as so many others of both parties) mean that lots of nonviolent offenders are going to grow old in prison. They are already aging and prisons are going to turn into old folks home for Black people who sold a little weed in 1986. (tnx, Clintoons and oh, Joe Biden)

Over 240 Colorado police left the profession since a bill was passed that bans chokeholds and requires bodycams at all times, among other citizen protections. Many of the officers cited the bill as to why they left their respective departments. : politics (they don't want to be cops if they can't kill you)
Crime fell in the early months of the pandemic, but fatal police shootings didn't slow down

Police officer pepper-spraying a little child : pics (he felt his life was threatened)


How Police Union Embezzlement, Including A $83,000 Theft In Somerville, Affects Public Trust : boston


14 Trades To Swap A Paperclip for a House. Impossible Right? Wrong... - Commodity.com


How To Change My Medicare Plan | Medicare Insurance AZ

Dual Diagnosis: Alcoholism & Depression | Newsong Recovery
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) | Healthy Life Recovery
Depression & Addiction: An Intersecting Malady | New Leaf
Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community | The Underlying Causes


New gene therapy approach eliminates at least 90% latent herpes simplex virus 1 : worldnews


Scientists have discovered a bio-synthetic material that can be used to merge artificial intelligence with the human brain. The breakthrough, presented to the American Chemical Society, is a major step towards integrating electronics with the body to create part human, part robotic "cyborg" beings. : worldnews - Scientists have discovered a bio-synthetic material that can be used to merge artificial intelligence with the human brain. The breakthrough, presented to the American Chemical Society, is a major step towards integrating electronics with the body to create part human, part robotic "cyborg" beings (already tested on Elon Musk)


Why exactly is HIV transferred more easily through anal intercourse? : askscience


What do you envy about the opposite sex? : AskReddit


Facebook 'danger to public health' warns report : worldnews (the Fuckerberg Facebook virus damages your brain permanently)
Facebook a major threat to public health
Facebook funnelling readers towards Covid misinformation - study : technology
Reports: Facebook Fires Employee Who Shared Proof of Right Wing Favoritism : politics (how Trumpy)
Mark Zuckerberg Is Despoiling a Tiny Coastal Village and Oregon's Natural Treasures. The State Invited Him.




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A car-sized asteroid flew within 1,830 miles of Earth over the weekend -- the closest pass ever -- and we didn't see it coming. A NASA-funded program detected the asteroid, called 2020 QG, six hours after its close approach

Widespread electric vehicle adoption would save billions of dollars, thousands of lives. If EVs replaced 25% of combustion-engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution. : science

The captain of the ship that spilled hundreds of tonnes of oil off the coast of Mauritius has been arrested. : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 8/18/20 : boston
114,786 total confirmed cases - 11,653 new tests - 6 new deaths; 8,617 tota
Latest Mass. Map And Case Count: Breaking Down Coronavirus Here In Charts | CommonHealth

Community spread within college campuses : CoronavirusMa


How Andrew Cuomo Handled the Coronavirus - The Atlantic - Democrats gave a hero's welcome to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo despite his mistake-filled early response to the coronavirus pandemic ... "Beautiful" is an odd way to describe a virus that has killed more than 25,000 New Yorkers, or about 15 percent of the total number of Americans who have died from COVID-19

Jared Kushner dismisses "hystical" reports, calls 170,000 coronavirus deaths a "success story"

Doctors say they're dealing with significantly more patients who resist their advice because of misinformation they read online : Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic is being driven by people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s who don't know they're infected, according to WHO : worldnews
WHO warns coronavirus is now driven by young people who don't know they are infected ... I honestly don't think Americans are emotionally mature enough on the collective level, to behave like adults. Watching behavior during this pandemic has convinced me that we have an unusually high number of large, spoiled children ...

Another warning from 1918 Spanish flu for COVID-19 : 'Survival does not mean that individuals fully recovered
Parkinsonism and Neurological Manifestations of Influenza Throughout the 20th and 21st Centuries

Cellphone Data Shows How Las Vegas Is "Gambling With Lives" Across the Country - Las Vegas casinos, open for months now, are a likely hotbed for the spread of COVID-19. For many reasons, contact tracing has proved next to impossible as tourists return to homes across the U.S.
Eschaton: One Big Country - If you were an evil genius wanting to disperse your deadly virus across the country, just keeping Las Vegas casinos open for business would be a pretty good way of doing it.


Notre Dame, Michigan State Act to Slow Spread of Virus - WSJ - Both schools cite need for restrictions as cases rise; Notre Dame cancels in-person classes as Michigan State asks students to stay home
An Endless Cycle of Meaningless Behavior - Lawyers, Guns & Money - How many times are we going to do this? ... The University of Notre Dame on Tuesday amped up its effort to slow a rash of COVID-19 case with a series of new measures, including online classes and the closure of public spaces, for at least two weeks ... Look -- you can just decide to go remote now, or you can waste a lot of time and resources to pretend college during a pandemic is viable, get a lot of people sick, and then shut down anyway. If you think the former is the transparently correct optiona I'm afraid you don't have what it takes to be named a school trustee by a Republican governor. (the "Fighting Irish" will kick the virus in the balls!)


More than 2,000 students, 500 teachers in Mississippi in quarantine due to COVID-19 : politics


Jacinda Ardern hits back at Trump: "Anyone who was following outbreaks around the world would quite easily see New Zealand's nine new cases yesterday didn't compare to the tens of thousands in the United States." : worldnews ... "They beat it they beat, it was like front page [news] they beat it because they wanted to show me something"
Trump calls out New Zealand's 'terrible' Covid surge, on day it records nine new cases ... New Zealand has had 1,631 total cases. The US...5,610,132. It is so embarrassing having a moron hold the highest position in our US government.


South Korea shut down all religious gatherinsg facilities will also be shut. : worldnews in Seoul after latest cluster linked to church stirred memories of country's initial outbreak earlier this year. Nightclubs, karaoke rooms, buffet restaurants, computer gaming cafes and other "high-risk" facilities will also be shut.


Brandishing bows and arrows, dozens of indigenous protesters blocked a main highway through the Brazilian Amazon Monday, demanding help against the new coronavirus and an end to illegal mining and deforestation : worldnews


China hospitals aborted Uighur pregnancies, killed newborns: report : worldnews
China's Xi Jinping facing widespread opposition in his own party, insider claims : worldnews (Xi Ding-a-Ling)


Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand are daring to challenge the untouchable monarchy, and mocking their king who is hiding away in Germany. Pro-democracy protests have rumbled on for a month in Thailand, with calls for free elections and a new constitution. : worldnews

Canada will not accept 'fraudulent' elections in Belarus, says foreign minister
Workers boo Belarus president as protests spread : worldnews

Possible coup underway in Mali : worldnews

UK's lead role in 1953 Iran coup d'etat exposed : worldnews

Israel launches fresh attacks on Gaza - Israel has been launching tank and air force attacks on Gaza since last week. They have also shut down a goods crossing point and stopped fuel shipments : worldnews
Trump says he moved embassy to Jerusalem 'for the evangelicals. They are more excited by that than Jewish people' : worldnews


Nicola Sturgeon given green light for independent Scotland to join EU: 'No legal barriers' : worldnews
'They make me want to jump in the sea' UK tourists flock to southwest coast but locals refuse to welcome them with open arms

Bill Clinton's neck massaged by Jeffrey Epstein victim in photo | Daily Mail Online -- Clinton's team said he had only taken four trips with Epstein on the Lolita Express in 2002 and 2003. But flight logs showed he had taken a total of at least 26 individual flights in the course of those years


Immigrants are being doused in toxic industrial disinfectant at Trump-funded ICE detention center over Covid, activists say : politics


The Recession Is About to Slam Cities. Not Just the Blue-State Ones. - The New York Times - Those with budgets that rely heavily on tourism, sales taxes or direct state assistance will face particular distress (interesting, Boston is best)


Democratic insider Simon Rosenberg: Trump is "being coached by Putin" to seize power : politics
Bipartisan Senate Report Shows 2016 Trump, Russia Collusion
Megathread: Senate Intel Committee Releases Final Report Detailing Ties Between 2016 Trump Campaign and Russian Interference : politics
A Republican controlled Senate panel established a direct connection between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence : politics

Bipartisan Senate report describes 2016 Trump campaign eager to accept help from foreign power - The report highlights some never-before-seen evidence, including allegations about women and potentially compromising material tied to Trump trips to Russia.
Trumps 2016 campaign chair was a 'grave counterintelligence threat,' had repeated contact with Russian intelligence, Senate panel finds
Final Report on Russian Interference and Ties to Trump Is Released by G.O.P.-Led Senate Panel - The New York Times - A nearly 1,000-page report confirmed the special counsel's findings at a moment when President Trumps allies have sought to undermine that inquiry.
Bipartisan Senate committee strongly implies Trump lied to Mueller : politics (and good little Bobby let him get away with it)

Everybody knows he was with the Russians too - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Bobby was such a Refuck fuckup)
Trump retweets Russian propaganda about Biden that US intel agencies say is intended to influence 2020 election : politics
The White House Has Become a Militarized Island in Downtown DC : politics (Trump considers moving WH to somewhere outside Moscow)

Trump Says He'll Seek a Third Term Because 'They Spied On Me' : politics ... "who knows, maybe five or six" he said
Former counterterrorism chief: Trump defeat may prompt right-wing terror attacks
Sleepwalking into Secession - The American Mind - ecently, the New York Times reported on a set of simulations run by a bipartisan group called the Transition Integrity Project. Both the Project itself and the mainstream media reports about it focused obsessively on fears that Donald Trump would refuse to accept the results if he lost the election (rightwing says Biden will not concede, will force Mar-a-Lago will secede from America)

"Did I say elect? I meant ratfuck." - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I present to you once again the least self-aware man in the world ... Yeah, you know the tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths that have resulted from the U.S. having by far the worst COVID-19 response of any advanced democracy? They hang on you. (Comey had help from Assange and Weiner, but was the chief ratfucker)

Cheating is a way of life for Donald Trump -- and now it's his election strategy

Divided Federal Appeals Court Allows 'Historic' Emoluments Case Against Trump to Proceed
Former DHS official: Trump wanted to withhold California wildfire money for political reasons : politics

Jared Kushner says 'yes,' the US coronavirus death toll of 170,000 is a 'success story,' doubling down on comments from April : politics

'What we saw was terrifying': Former senior Trump official Miles Taylor endorses Joe Biden in damning video : politics

Al Gore: Trump is 'putting his knee on the neck of American democracy' : politics
You've Been Trumped Too director : 'The president seems to crave ultimate power and domination' Billed as 'the film Trump didn't want you to see' : the new documentary has finally been released after years of roadblocks.

Senate committee made criminal referral of Trump Jr., Bannon, Kushner, two others to federal prosecutors
GOP Congressman Received "Sensitive Documents" From Russian Officials in 2016. Former Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met with Russian involved in "targeting elections" Senate committee finds ... "there's two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump" ... (and then Ron Johnson took over his traitor job)

Engel Statement on State Department Temper Tantrum - Press Releases - House Foreign Affairs Committee - As the Committee gets closer to answers on a range of pressing oversight issues, Secretary Pompeo has tried to thwart us at every turn.

U.S. Postmaster General to pause all operational reforms after outcry : news (after mission accomplished)
Rep. Cooper: We may have to arrest Postmaster General : politics
DeJoy donated big to GOP senators up for re-election; they're still silent on USPS : politics
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy "gave $400,000 to Republicans just this year" and has "between $30 and $75 million in assets of direct competitors to the United States Postal Service" (no swamp there)
DeJoy claims he will postpone sabotage of the USPS until after election - Lawyers, Guns & Money
In case you were wondering where those 671 high-speed mail sorting machines were being removed: Places where Clinton won. : PoliticalHumor
Keep Chuckin' Those Facts! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - In June the independent website Factcheck.org made a dig at Joe Biden, publishing a post titled "Biden Floats Baseless Election Conspiracy" (that Trump would fuck the post office to win election. Fuckcheck.org)

Voting By Gaslight - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Gaslighting 102: Trump has pardoned Susan B. Anthony for illegal voting in 1872

'Conspiracy Theories Are Not Viable ' Court Dismisses Carter Page Lawsuit Against DNC


I love this one. Lol : PoliticalHumor
It's big brain time
Hmmm, I wonder what the message is? : PoliticalHumor
Don't mess with the AOC
Save the USPS : PoliticalHumor


Sixty Seconds to Self-Sabotage The DNCs choice of who to feature speaks volumes about the partys inability to see its own future.

Fox News heaps praise on Michelle Obama's DNC speech: 'She really flayed, sliced and diced Donald Trump'
Trumps unhinged Twitter meltdown shows Michelle Obama drew blood
Trump attacks Michelle Obama for citing an outdated COVID-19 death toll in her pre-recorded DNC speech. 20,000 more Americans have died since she recorded her speech : politics
Michele Obama: "Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country ... it is what it is" : politics
PolitiFact - Michelle Obama right that 2 votes per precinct enabled Trump win in Michigan : politics
Trump Lashes Out At Michelle Obama's DNC Speech, Gets Near-Instant Fact-Check : politics
Trump Is Having a Full-Blown Temper Tantrum Over Michelle Obama. The former first lady struck a nerve with the president in a speech that nailed him not as an evil genius, but an inadequate fraud : politics

Michelle Obama stole the show, and Bernie Sanders covered Biden's left flank -- Sanders made clear to his supporters that they need to join him in getting behind Biden
'Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfs': Bernie Sanders calls on supporters to back Biden against threat of second Trump term : politics
COVID Killed Her Dad: 'His Only Preexisting Condition Was Trusting Donald Trump' : politics

Cindy McCain details husbands friendship with Biden for DNC

Kamala Harris selection adds surge of enthusiasm into Biden ticket - Axios

Marco Rubio Decimated For Tweet Criticizing DNC For Celebrity Host Eva Longoria | "You literally elected a Reality TV star to be the President" (little Cuban Flubio)

The Most Tremendous Reelection Campaign in American History Ever : Inside the chaotic, desperate, last-minute Trump 2020 reboot ... Parscales's value, as some saw it, lay not in what he could do for the campaign but in what he could do for Kushner. ... (Parscale and lizard-boy Kushfuck fucked everything up and Kellyanne stabbed him in the back)
TV News Networks Worried About Airing Two Hours of Trumps Convention


Sen. Lindsey Graham's seat moves further within Democratic rival Jaime Harrison's reach: analysis : politics (one of many consummations devoutly wished)


Charter Schools Have Failed (And We Need to Stop Funding Them): Nearly one million students have been left stranded because of charter school closures in the past twenty years (lizard Betsy)

Too many Republicans have gone 'quazy for QAnon' -- It's odd that Republicans, who pride themselves on their practical understanding of life, should display such a marked weakness for the conspiracy movement
What Happens When Ex-Navy SEALS Go Full QAnon?

Anderson Cooper points out MyPillow CEO' history of making false medical claims in interview about unproven COVID-19 "cure" -- MyPillow, led by CEO Mike Lindell, is Fox News' single largest advertiser by far (haha bet you didn't know that)

St. Louis Couple Who Pointed Guns At Black Lives Matter Protesters To Speak At RNC | HuffPost


Federal judge in Oregon upholds record $925 million damages verdict in unlawful recorded robocall case : news


Britney Spears Seeks to Remove Father Jamie as Conservator in Legal Bid : Music

'Ellen DeGeneres Show' 'parted ways' with 3 executive producers in the wake of sexual misconduct (but not the Degenerate herself)


Found in Salisbury MA. Pathetic. : boston (the Limbaugh shit)
Party lines drawn; Mass. town experiences battle of political signs
Rob Roy Auto Sales and Service - 12 Photos & 78 Reviews - Used Car Dealers - 49 Main St, Salisbury, MA - Phone Number - Yelp (got what he asked for)

Bicyclist killed in motor vehicle crash near Harvard Square T station : boston


Men Urged to Limit Alcohol to One Drink a Day Amid New Concerns - WSJ (booze corps funded earlier surveys)


Poorer Americans have much lower voting rates in national elections than the nonpoor, a study finds. : science


TIL that Thomas Young proved that light is a wave, described elasticity, capillary action, explained how our eyes focus and see color, compared the grammar and vocabulary of 400 languages, deciphered hieroglyphs and contributed to music theory. He is called "The Last Man to Know Everything"

u/SSF415 provides facts and statistics about missing children in response to recent Qanon hysteria : bestof


What's a secret you can only share with online strangers? : AskReddit

Check mate, Dave Grohl! : videos
A violin piece known for its incredible speed and extremely high technical difficulty, Paganinis Caprice No. 5, flawlessly executed by 19 year old : videos

How do you get over someone? : AskReddit




081720

Death Valley hits 130 degrees, Earth's highest temperature since at least 1931 (earning the name)

Trump finalizes drilling plan for iconic Arctic National Wildlife RefugePlan clears the way for an oil and gas lease auction on the refuge's 1.6 million-acre coastal plain by December 2021 (rape, loot, pillage, steal)
Microplastic particles found in human organs by US scientists : worldnews


U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 170,000 Ahead of Fall Flu Season : Coronavirus

Covid-19 is now the No. 3 cause of death in the US. And testing to find and isolate cases has dropped off : Coronavirus
Bill Gates Warns First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccines 'Won't be ideal'


MA COVID-19 Data 8/17/20 : boston
114,611 total confirmed cases - 14,946 new tests - 4 new deaths; 8,611 total
Good news for your Mondauy: MA RT level at .83 : CoronavirusMa
Mass. reports 213 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 4 new deaths - The Boston Globe

Boston refused to close schools during the 1918 flu. Then children began to die. : boston
More than 20% of Harvard's first-year students defer enrollment

Anger and frustration on Block Island as crowds of young tourists flout coronavirus rules - The Boston Globe - Town Council considers a crackdown on mopeds as five businesses sue over a ban on outdoor entertainment

In pandemic recovery, New York has had more success than Mass. What explains the gap? - The Boston Globe (Faker)

"All These Rich People Can't Stop Themselves" : The Luxe Quarantine Lives of Silicon Valley's Elite

YouC one critic shot back at the Republican senator. : politics
Trump Pushing New Unproven Plant Extract as COVID-19 Treatment: Report : politics ... TLDR: the MyPillow whackjob (bigtime Trump knob slurper) is an investor and pusher of this snake oil


Rapid Testing is at Parties, Concerts and Hotels. Social Distance Still Required. - The New York Times - Determined to proceed with parties and events this summer, hosts are adding screenings at the door. But such measures are hardly a guarantee of safety, medical experts warn.

Coronavirus is spreading in schools, but no one is tracking all the outbreaks : Coronavirus
We've got to do better than this : College students raise alarm by packing bars, avoiding masks


Coronavirus: California's COVID-19 deaths hit new low for August : Coronavirus

The state of Texas is disclosing hundreds of previously unreported COVID-19 cases in El Paso and thousands statewide : Coronavirus

Florida adds 2,678 cases and 81 Deaths : Coronavirus
Fourth Broward Sheriff's employee dies from COVID-19; Lt. Al Rengifo was 47 (cops don't have qualified immunity from virus, cop unions stay silent)

'Horrifying' data glitch skews key Iowa coronavirus metrics : Coronavirus

Idaho wanted to test 151,000 people a week for COVID. It is falling 125,000 short : politics

Brantley County school closes after staff test positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Sharon Stone blames mask refuseniks as sister suffers from coronavirus : Coronavirus

COVID-19: One in five Canadians make no efforts to curb viral spread : Coronavirus

Coronavirus Almost all European countries have exceeded the infection count set by the government for safe travel Greece, Estonia and Norway have also dropped from the list of safe countries

Arrivals to Iceland break quarantine orders, seven test positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus

Police raided a Posh Mumbai night club, where a crowd of over 100 people were found drinking, smoking hookahs and dancing to loud music, violating pandemic norms. : worldnews

South Korean Pastor Rev. Jun Kwang-hun Tests Positive For COVID-19 Two Days After He Participated in Anti-Government Rally in Seoul : Coronavirus

Germany mistakenly neglects to tell 949 travelers they have coronavirus : worldnews

France Deploying Riot Police to Enforce Masks : worldnews
Workers at a factory in Northampton that is at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak were told they would be paid less than #100 per week if they had to self-isolate, making it difficult for many to comply, their representatives have claimed. : worldnews


UK refuses to recognise Belarus election result amid mass protests : worldnews
Belarus television broadcasts empty studio as state media joins general strike : worldnews
German vice chancellor calls Lukashenko a 'dictator' : worldnews
Workers boo Belarus president as protests spread : worldnews
Belarus: There will be no new election until you kill me, President Lukashenko warns : worldnews
Belarus President Sends SOS to Putin, Tells Protesters: You'lll Have to Kill Me to Get New Elections
Vladimir Putin has offered to send military assistance to support Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko as up to 200,000 protestors gather to demand his removal : worldnews
Women in white become faces of Belarus protests as thousands are arrested after disputed election : worldnews

. More than 10,000 Thai protesters chanting "down with dictatorship" and "the country belongs to the people" rallied in Bangkok on Sunday in by far the biggest anti-government demonstration since a 2014 coup. There were cheers for student calls to curb the monarchy's powers - once a taboo subject : worldnews


Egypt has started disposing of abandoned and dangerous materials at ports after massive explosion in Beirut

Israel, US close to signing deal to leave China out of 5G infrastructure : worldnews
Five Border Police charged with assaulting, robbing Palestinians | The Times of Israel - Defendants allegedly stole thousands of shekels from Palestinian workers crossing border illegally, beat them until bloody; police condemn suspected behavior as 'atypical' (Iraeli bad apples) )
Five Border Police charged with assaulting, robbing Palestinians : worldnews

Reports: US helicopter attacks Syrian army checkpoint : worldnews

Pregnant Jehovah's Witness Patient Dies Over Alleged Refusal Of Blood Transfusion (Nigeria)

Football teams in Germany perform completely naked to protest commercialisation : worldnews
Germany: Outrage over video of officer placing a knee on man's neck : worldnews
German police carry out large-scale raids on criminal gangs in Berlin and Brandenburg : worldnews

North Koreans ordered to hand over pet dogs to be killed for meat as country hit by food shortages : worldnews (next: children under 5)

Iran paid bounties for targeting US troops, intelligence reportedly suggests : worldnews
British spy's account sheds light on role in 1953 Iranian coup : worldnews

The UK is pushing senior Democrats for a Brexit trade deal, as polls show Biden retains election lead over Trump : worldnews

Norway Arrests Citizen Suspected of Spying for Russia - The New York Times

Edward Snowden raked in over $1.2 million in speaking fees, agent says - POLITICO - Feds chase fees and book proceeds in civil suit over his disclosures of classified information.

'We'd love to have Putin come here.' National Security Adviser says | In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien says that President Trump would be willing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin ... Remember, this is admitted traitor Trump inviting his master Putin, who is paying bounties to Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers.


A Private Security Company Is Detaining Migrant Children at Hotels - The New York Times - Under emergency coronavirus orders, the Trump administration is using hotels across the country to hold migrant children and families before expelling them.

Trump's presidency in a nutshell.

'It's Going to Take Everyone': Demonstrations Planned Nationwide to 'Save the Post Office From Trump' : politics (Trump states huge campaign rallies across America)

Mitch McConnell Under Bipartisan Pressure to Recall Senate Over USPS, Stimulus : politics
Several states considering legal action against Trump administration over USPS and mail-in voting : politics

US Postal workers reveal how 'ugly' their jobs have become under new leadership : politics
USPS crisis: Trump's finger-pointing on post office is latest attempt to rewrite history in real time - CNNPolitics
Pictures of locked mailboxes circulate on Twitter amid USPS crisis : politics
Erie loses mail-sorting machines in USPS purge - News - GoErie.com - Erie, PA ("loses" doesn't mean found in the bottom of Lake Erie)
At Least A Dozen Mail Sorting Machines Have Already Been Removed In Massachusetts, Postal Union Officials Say : boston

Here's one way Trump could try to steal the election, voting experts say -- by blocking the counting of mail-in ballots.
As Trumps efforts to corrupt the election get worse, Biden plans a response

82-year-old Houston-area man left without heart medicine for a week due to USPS delays : news

Trump Suggests He Won't Accept Potential Biden Victory: 'You have to See What's Happening'
If Trump loses and won't leave, it could get ugly

Trump wants to take America down with him : politics
Trump is actively working to undermine the Postal Service and every major U.S. institution

Belarus is so awkward for Trump right now : politics - Here we arrive at a very awkward truth, however: The last thing Trump wants to do is praise ordinary citizens mobilizing against an illiberal despot about a rigged election.

PLAN YOUR VOTE: A state-by-state guide to voting by mail and early in-person voting (Cuomo and the dimbulb states are a problem)
Voters in North Carolina have receive absentee ballot request forms in the mail with Trump's face on them - CNNPolitics (and Refuck campaign slogans)

Trump Breaks the Law Again and Republicans Don't Care -- Again
From emergency to active threat: We have again switched settings in our coverage of Donald Trump - PressThink - When the presidency is turned against the voting system itself, a bitterly fought election becomes an enterprise threatening event.

White House Staffers Pissed at a Top National Security Aidefor Wearing a Mask in Front of Trump (says a lot, doesn't it?)

We Need to Throw More Criminal Businesspeople in Jail : politics

'Let them rot' Trump retweens supporter's message on democrat cities (yeah, the Dem cites that pay the bills for the conederate traitor moochers)
Does Mitch McConnell want Donald Trump to be a one-term president? - Vox - Does Mitch McConnell want Trump to be a one-term president?

We'll Protect America's Suburbs -- We reject the ultraliberal view that the federal bureaucracy should dictate where and how people live -- By Donald J. Trump and Ben Carson (WSJ/Murdoch)


The Trump Obstruction of Justice Mueller Missed? -- Trump was unambiguous in asserting that he had personally been wiretapped, that the electronic surveillance had taken place at Trump Tower, that its purpose was to spy on his presidential campaign, and that President Obama had ordered this political espionage ... The Breitbart article, which had been the sole basis for Trumps claims, was based on comments that the conservative radio host and Fox News personality Mark Levin had made on his show. But Levin, who is known for his preoccupation with conspiracy theories, produced no credible evidence to support his allegations ... In spite of his knowledge of McCords account of this matter, Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not investigate it further (good Republican Bobby and a geyser of lies and obstruction)


Bernie Sanders: Trump is the most dangerous president in American history

Bidens Democrats Have 80 Days to Save America. Here's What They Need To Do.

Biden and Harris lead Trump and Pence in new Washington Post/ABC News poll, - The Washington Post - Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), leading Trump and Vice President Pence by 53 percent to 41 percent among registered voters. The findings are identical among a larger sample of all voting-age adults.
Post-ABC poll shows Biden, Harris hold double-digit lead over Trump, Pence : politics
CNN Poll: Biden and Trump matchup tightens as enthusiasm hits new high - CNNPolitics ... Biden's lead over Donald Trump among registered voters has significantly narrowed since June, according to a new CNN poll ...50% of registered voters back the Biden-Harris ticket, while 46% say they support Trump and Pence (yuuuge Trump surge)
Trump still has a 50 percent problem in the NBC News/WSJ poll (half the country hates him with a burning passion)
Election advantage stays with Biden; enthusiasm deficit eases, but remains: POLL - ABC News - 14% of Americans in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll say the coronavirus pandemic is under control, and two-thirds say the economy is in bad shapethe most since October 2014, when voters reacted with a vengeance.

Why Is John Kasich Speaking At Democrats' Convention?

Democratic party platform calls for better pay for troops, ending 'forever' wars
Dems Begin Signaling A Post-Election Surrender On Health Care - Too Much Information - Biden and every Dem Senate challenger is running on a public option, but party Hill aides quickly start promising a retreat after the health care industry begins attacks (Dems will bow to corporate masters)


A Trifecta Wish List Part II: Policy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Race and class redux - Lawyers, Guns & Money

South Carolina Senate Moves From Likely to Lean Republican | The Cook Political Report - Harrison has now outraised Graham for two consecutive quarters


Epstein Victim Claims He Showed Her Off to Trump at Mar-a-Lago When She Was 14 - Jeffrey Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago when she was underage, and the future president allegedly laughed when Epstein declared, "This is a good one, right?"
Tiffany Trump Is About to Finish Law School. And Shes Getting a Lot Trumpier.

Political analysts say Kanye West may have committed election fraud : politics

A Murder, a Conspiracy Theory, and the Lies of Fox News - Rolling Stone - Killing the Truth - The murder of Seth Rich was a family tragedy. Fox News helped make it a national spectacle that has haunted his loved ones for years


Markey throws shade at Kennedy family in Senate primary brawl - POLITICO - At one time, the Democratic senator's attacks would have been political suicide in Massachusetts. Not anymore. ("welcome to the compound" and JoeK is a joke)


Rising Republican star faces accusations from women | WORLD News Group - "faith, family, and freedom" (and guns, a lot of guns)


/u/NRAsays lists dozens of links of police brutality, rape, and intimidation : bestof

Chilling Anti-Protest Bills Are Popping Up Across America : politics

The NYPD Is Withholding Evidence From Investigations Into Police Abuse : politics
49 People Shot In 72 Hours As Wave Of Gun Violence Continues In NYC - Gothamist


The Heir to the Moosehead Breweries Fortune Had His Skull Bashed In. His Son Was the Prime Suspect.

U.S. states seek $2.2 trillion from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma: filings : news ... "We're sorry. Were those drugs we sold you too drug for you? Here buy these new drugs that will un-drug you from the drugs that you took that were too drug."


/u/bitparity elegantly explaining Marx's views on money becoming a meaningless number
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Therapists of Reddit, have you ever been genuinely scared of a patient and why? : AskReddit




081620

Warming Greenland ice sheet passes point of no return: Nearly 40 years of satellite data from Greenland shows that glaciers on the island have shrunk so much that even if global warming were to stop today, the ice sheet would continue shrinking. : worldnews

A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast appeared to be breaking apart Saturday : worldnews (having a drunken party, needed a better wi-fi to watch porn)


'We're Clearly Not Doing Enough' : Drop in Testing Hampers Coronavirus Response - For the first time during the pandemic, the United States saw a downward trend in the number of coronavirus tests conducted each day.
The U.S. is far behind other rich countries in coronavirus response : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 8/16/20 : boston
303 New Confirmed Cases; 1.9% Positive - August 16 : CoronavirusMa - 114,398 total confirmed cases - 15,467 new tests - 11 new deaths; 8,607 total


One business I won't return to... : CoronavirusMa


'10 times more infectious' D614G coronavirus strain detected in Malaysia : worldnews


Hospital CEO Dr. James Hildreth says new research shows it's not safe to open schools : Coronavirus

Teacher creates national database of COVID-19-related school closings, cases and deaths : Coronavirus
Teachers call for nationwide sickout as Arizona district cancels reopening : news
The Upcoming Sick Out - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Teachers are likely to solve this ridiculous attempt to have in-person classes very quickly by building on their strikes over the last couple of years and having a sick-out.
Children are very contagious, should wear masks to school to prevent COVID spread: Swedish researchers : Coronavirus
Coronavirus updates: CDC says rate of COVID cases in children 'steadily increasisng'
Twenty to 29 year olds now make up the most coronavirus cases in Denver : Coronavirus

My county wanted school nurses to justify its unsafe reopening plan. So I quit. - The Washington Post
SC Catholic school teachers forced to sign COVID-19 waiver. 'It's this or no job'
Nine University of Oklahoma football players have tested positive for coronavirus. Oklahoma plays in the Big 12 Conference, which says it plans to play football this fall. : news
Entire OSU sorority house in quarantine after 23 sisters test positive for coronavirus : news
Alert Carolina Emergency Notification: Clusters of COVID-19 cases in Sigma Nu fraternity | Alert Carolina - UNC at Chapel Hill
Nebraska school district cancels classes as staff catch coronavirus : news
Iowa State University students partying two days before classes......... Without social distancing and barely any masks : videos (kids think it's all a world-wide conspiracy to deprive them of beer and once the great Trump is reelected, it will disappear)

NY positive tests under 1% again, decline in new US cases : Coronavirus

NC reports 1,536 new COVID-19 cases Saturday as percent of positive tests increases to 7 percent for 1st time in week : news

Kansas began requiring masks, then virus cases dropped. Weeks later, 'the data is solid'

Orange County reaches 800 coronavirus-related deaths as anti-mask protest goes on in Costa Mesa : Coronavirus

Live concerts and festivals likely won't return until 2022, says Lollapalooza co-founder ... Trapt x Smashmouth at Coronapalooza 2021

Hundreds of Americans are still trying to enter Canada for shopping, recreation: CBSA : worldnews



Almost half of Brazilians think President Jair Bolsonaro bears "no responsibility at all" for the country' more than 100,000 dead from the coronavirus pandemic, the world's second highest death toll

India to invest $1.46 trillion to lift virus-hit economy : worldnews

Beirut hospitals inundated with explosion victims are now filling with injured protesters : worldnews

The Belarus Freedom March today is the largest gathering in Belarus history : gifs

Thousands return to streets in Israel urging Netanyahu to resign : worldnews
Shifting Dynamics of the Mideast Pushed Israel and U.A.E. Together - The New York Times - Netanyahu's quest to open relations with Arab countries without settling the Palestinian conflict long seemed quixotic. External events changed the equation.

Reuters: Thousands protest against Thai government as pressure rises : worldnews

Belarus's leader pleads for Putin's help as post-election protests grow : worldnews
Belarus to move assault troops to western borders as Lukashenko agrees cooperation with Putin : worldnews

Germany's biggest union calls for 4-day week to save thousands of jobs : worldnews

UK halts military training for Hong Kong police as relations with China decline : worldnews
An Oxford academic handed out a "meaningless" university qualification to a Hong Kong businessman with ties to the Chinese authorities at a high-profile ceremony in Shanghai last year, in the latest incident to raise concerns about Chinese influence on UK higher education.
British government facing mounting criticism in exam row : news

The U.S. is far behind other rich countries in coronavirus response : politics

No Longer Leader of the Free World: Trump Admin. Humiliated at UN over Iran Arms Embargo : politics


'Trump warns presidential election result may not be known for 'years,' as allegations grow he's undermining the USPS to rig the election : politics

"All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic" : An Open Letter to Gen. Milley

Pelosi calls House back to act on Postal Service "sabotage"

A straightforward explanation of why Republicans are so opposed to mail voting and are trying to rapidly collapse the US Postal Service: vote by mail ruins their COVID-19 narratives and also ruins decades of gerrymandering, allowing for more accurate elections without pro-Republican weighting. : bestof

Trump eyes Putin meeting before November election, say four people familiar with discussions : worldnews
Trump plans to steal 2020 election, how do Democrats plan to stop him? - Trump has shown he's much better at crushing democracy than our institutions are at preserving it
The Most Tremendous Reelection Campaign in American History Ever : Inside the chaotic, desperate, last-minute Trump 2020 reboot.

Trump says he will look 'very strongly' at granting pardon to whistleblower Edward Snowden : worldnews (Trump loves war criminals and wants to undo everything Barry did)



Senate intel leaders said Trump associates may have presented misleading testimony during Russia probe: report : politics

Esper eyes $2.2 billion cut to military health care - POLITICO - Yet defense officials say troops and their families could be hurt (let your troops die, Trumpster needs the money)


California Rep. says "presidential crimes commission" a must after "we escape Trump hell" : politics

Former Attorney General Holder Suggests Postmaster General Should Be Prosecuted : politics
House accelerates oversight of Postal Service as uproar grows, demanding top officials testify at urgenthearingThe House Oversight Committee announced a hearing for Aug. 24, inviting Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Postal Service board of governors Chairman Robert M. Duncan
Trumps coup-by-mail is underway. America cant wait until November to fight back
Tracing Trump's Postal Service obsession from loser to scam to rigged election
If the US Postal Service shuts down, rural America will suffer the most : politics
Nearly 17% of mailed ballots in a Nevada county were never delivered : politics
Bill Barr Injures Back While Trying to Lift Mailbox Into Truck | The New Yorker

'Hatemonger' Tracks How Right-Wing Media Shaped Trump Policy Architect Stephen Miller (the richkid Jewish Nazi lizard)

Biden Leads Trump, 50% to 41%, in Poll Ahead of Party Conventions - WSJ - President struggles to reach job approval that would make re-election more likely, while opponent draws soft support that could present turnout challenges (another confused WSJ headline)
54% approve of Harris selection, including 1 in 4 Republicans: POLL - ABC News - More Americans approve than disapprove by a 25-point margin.

Opinion | Democrats know exactly what the campaign is about - The Washington Post - President Trump plans on popping up for all four nights of his virtual convention ... Biden will appear, as is the tradition, on the last night. Trump insists on making it all about him; Biden is delighted to make this a referendum on Trump.
Opinion | Kamala Harris, the woman Republicans could not stop - The Washington Post

insanity at best : PoliticalHumor

Here are the Trump battleground states that Harris can help Biden retake
Pennsylvania farmer who voted for Trump in 2016 to speak at DNC: "He conned me" : politics
Democrats are no longer a party in disarray: The party approaches its convention united behind the Biden-Harris ticket -- and a progressive agenda
Latter-day Saints laud Joe Biden at national event, say he reflects their values better than Trump : politics
Democratic Convention: Stacey Abrams and 16 Others to Give Keynote Speeches - Bloomberg
Democrats plan an unconventional convention, starting Monday - The Washington Post

Suburban Housewives Take a Hard Pass on Trumps Cringeworthy Ploy

Trump losing ground among retirees in must-win Florida : politics
'Hidden' Trump Voters Exist. But How Much Impact Will They Have? - Republicans insist that millions of Americans want to vote for Trump but won't admit it. Polling experts tell a different story (massive red wave coming from Trumpies afraid to say they are fascist racist assholes)
In Republican Alaska, GOP incumbents face strongest challenges in decades amid the coronavirus pandemic - The Washington Post (let's elect another 90 year old idiot, Alaska says)


Almost 110,000 Americans died while waiting for a Social Security disability hearing : politics (always the plan)

Major US airlines to lay off thousands of workers as Covid-19 support expires : news

Progressive Boston Doctor Seeks to Unseat "Do-Nothing Moderate Democrat" in Congress -- Robbie Goldstein is challenging incumbent Rep. Stephen Lynch, the most conservative member of the Massachusetts delegatio

Documents Reveal That Federal Agency Monitored Black Lives Matter Demonstrations but Ignored White Supremacist Involvement in Violent Protests : politics

Rallies, online posts promote fringe conspiracy fantasy 'Q': 'These people are insane' : politics
Why the GOP Can't Control QAnon: The Party Was Already Becoming a Conspiracy Cult
QAnon Incited Her to Kidnap Her Son and Then Hid Her From the Law ... Beguiled by far-right conspiracy theories that foster care was a front for child sex-trafficking, Cyndie Abcug allegedly planned to kidnap her son. Then she went on the run ... And in June, a Massachusetts man allegedly led police on a high-speed chase with his five children in a minivan, all the while begging QAnon for help and talking about a Holmseth video about Hillary Clinton eating babies ... Dunklin has claimed that her daughter is surveilled at all times by a U.S. Space Force ship with an invisibility cloak ...
InfoWars correspondent arrested on robbery, domestic violence charges in Portage County : news

Teen leading in Kansas race admits blackmail, revenge porn - Aaron Coleman, a dishwasher and community college student, holds a five-vote lead over seven-term state Rep. Stan Frownfelter, a 69-year-old small business owner

Idea laundering - Lawyers, Guns & Money - After a staff revolt, Newsweek has apologized for publishing an op-ed arguing that Kamala Harris may not actually be a US citizen ... This is of course false. Josh Hammer is a Republican hatchet man, who published the op-ed precisely because it would be used in those ways. (Refucks say deport her to Mars, or somewhere)
The White Supremacist "Scholars" Pushing the Kamala Harris Birther Lie ... A cadre of racists, however, argue otherwise: They allege that these children do not automatically receive American citizenship. They are objectively wrong. But the conservative legal movement continues to entertain their lie, lending it a patina of legitimacy. In turn, media outlets give these charlatans a megaphone through which to launder their racist falsehoods ... The Claremont Institute masquerades as an intellectual salon of the right, but it is really just a racist fever swamp with deep connections to the conspiratorial alt-right. It even granted a fellowship to Jack Posobiec, who helped promote the notorious Pizzagate conspiracy theory ... (very respected fascist fucker assholes)

A Virginia House Candidate Campaigns by Attacking 'a Man Dressed as a Woman' (Bob Good claims he's "not gay")

The Texas Rangers - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Texas Rangers have a history as racist as any organization in the country. That a baseball team is named after them and that they are still around today is a problem that very much needs to be solved.

Rally turns violent as Proud Boys met by counter-protesters in downtown Kalamazoo - mlive.com

Teen's lemonade stand robbed at gunpoint over $30

Florida sheriff removed following sex scandal investigation : news


Scientists Create a Material That Makes Salty Water Safe to Drink in Minutes : worldnews

12 billion light-years from Earth, scientists spotted a galaxy that just so happens to be the spitting image of a young Milky Way. Its discovery challenges our understanding of the early universe as we currently know it. : worldnews

Research finds we 'mirror-image' touch during sexual interactions and treat our partner' body like our own. Findings highlight intriguing similarities and differences between men and women when it comes to the arousal elicited by touching and looking at different parts of the body.

People scoring high on Right-Wing Authoritarianism (the desire for order, structure & preservation of social norms) tend to be less successful at correcting erroneous beliefs when confronted by new information. For those people, a closed-minded cognitive style negatively influences belief updating. : science

The brains of people with no political allegiance are different from those who strongly support one party. The right medial temporal pole, orbitofrontal/medial prefrontal cortex, and right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex have been shown to be important for human social connections : science


[Serious] Trans people of Reddit who have undergone transitional surgery, how do you experience orgasms now versus pre-surgery? : AskReddit

Women of Reddit, what things that men find unattractive about themselves do you find very attractive, and why? : AskReddit




081520

Renewables generate more energy than fossil fuels in Europe for the first time ever : worldnews (coulda been you, Dimerica)
UK firm's solar power breakthrough could make world's most efficient panels by 2021 : worldnews

An inland hurricane tore through Iowa. You probably didn't hear about it ... On Monday, Iowa was leveled by what amounted to a level-two hurricane ... A quarter of a million Iowans are still without power ...
A hidden disaster - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It is indeed fair to say that this should be getting a lot more coverage than it is ... the decimation of local newsrooms, the provincialism of national media outlets, the sociopathy of Republican public officials, etc. But the lack of both media attention and a federal response is troubling indeed.

Fish kills man on Darwin harbour [Australia] after 'launching' itself into boat : worldnews (and so it begins)
Australia surfer saves wife by punching shark : worldnews


US saw more than 63,000 new coronavirus cases Friday - The Boston Globe

History of Epidemics since 1940
List From the 1918 Pandemic Proves We've Learned Absolutely Nothing in 100 Years
These Are the Worst Pandemics in History, and How COVID-19 Compares
The Plague at Athens, 430-427 BCE - Ancient History Encyclopedia (measles, maybe)


MA COVID-19 Data 8/15/20 : boston
366 New Confirmed Cases; 1.5% Positive - August 15 : CoronavirusMa - 114095 total cases - 22969 new tests - -23 hospital; +7 icu; - 4 Intubated - 14 new deaths; 8596 total
14 new deaths, 366 new cases due to COVID-19 Saturday, state reports - The Boston Globe

Here's why a key COVID-19 data point seemed to drop this week : CoronavirusMa


Tracker: What are Mass. school districtsideas for reopening this fall? Read their plans

Mass. teen who played hockey out of state contracts COVID-19 - The Boston Globe


Any attempt to get coronavirus herd immunity would lead to massive death tolls, Fauci warns : news
Forty percent of U.S. Covid-19 tests come back too late to be clinically meaningful, data show : Coronavirus (Jared says that was the plan)
Heart Association: Coronavirus causing heart damage to many patients : Coronavirus
Can Air Conditioners Spread COVID-19? : Coronavirus

US coronavirus: New CDC guidance says Covid-19 rates in children 'steadily increasing' - CNN ... Recent evidence suggests that children likely have the same or higher viral loads in their nasopharynx compared with adults and that children can spread the virus effectively in households and camp settings

Oklahoma student who knowingly had COVID-19 attends first day of school
Florida high school sports approved to return this fall, despite thousands of new coronavirus cases daily : Coronavirus
School cancelled in Arizona area after 'sick out' over reopening : Coronavirus
Texas is not tracking coronavirus data in the classroom as schools reopen : Coronavirus
Paulding parent upset students are being tested for coronavirus : Coronavirus
COVID-19 hits 4 generations of Missouri family: Family shares terrible toll (asshole anti-mask uncle kills some of this extended family and bankrupts the rest)

Virginia sees 912 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 105,750 statewide : Coronavirus

Coronavirus spread in Georgia is 'widespread and expanding,' says report on leaked WH warning (Kemp bans masks from busineses)



Latest NZ Covid outbreak did not come from US : worldnews

New coronavirus cases in South Korea have reached the highest level in five months, and authorities fear infections are getting out of control in the Seoul region, which is home to half the country's 51 million people

Coronavirus: Kiwis outside of Auckland mocked, laughed at for wearing face masks : worldnews
'Ants crawling from wounds': horrifying scenes at coronavirus-hit aged care home in Melbourne : worldnews

Within two months of re-opening an Indian temple, 743 of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19 a top official of the managing body of the temple said. : worldnews


Bolsonaro 'led Brazilian people into a canyon' - Historians will savage Jair Bolsonaro into a deadly "canyon" with his shambling, self-interested and anti-scientific response to Covid-19, according to his former health minister.


Hong Kong pro democracy legislator reported being followed and hit-and-run, then tackled to the ground by police : worldnews
Uyghurs call for 2022 Beijing Winter Games to be relocated : worldnews
Nepalese journalist who reported PLA encroachment of Nepal territory found dead : worldnews (he "accidentally" fell into a river)

China-India spat shows no sign of slowing as Beijing extends anti-dumping tariff on Indian fibre optic product : worldnews

Afghan Protesters to Pakistan: 'Stop Promoting Terrorism' : worldnews (it's what they do)
Afghan women's rights advocate, negotiator injured in attack : worldnews

Don't be hoodwinked by Trump's AE-Israel "peace deal." It's a sham
Unclassified Docs Show Israel's Secret Plan to Ship 60K Palestinians to Latin America (Jewss doing their Nazi thing)
Deepfake pro-Netanyahu social media propaganda exposed : worldnews
Iran's president says Emirates made 'huge mistake' with Israel deal : worldnews


Wavering soldiers and striking workers pile pressure on Lukashenko as Belarus protests take revolutionary turn : worldnews
Opinion | A Dictatorship in Belarus Is Shaken - The New York Times
Belarus braced for weekend protests as Lukashenko says he needs to talk to Putin : worldnews
BBC: 'Widespread torture' against Belarus protesters : worldnews
Belarus riot police drop shields and are embraced by anti-government protesters : worldnews
Lukashenko: I need to contact Putin, protests not just threat to Belarus : worldnews
Women move to forefront of protests sweeping Belarus over disputed election results : worldnews
China shows support for Belarusian leader amid criticism from EU (the evil dictator club)

German government 'in the dark' about guns and neo-Nazis: The German government has admitted it does not know what firearms and explosives police have impounded in the past few years and whether they were taken from extremists. The news comes amid a rise in far-right extremism. : worldnews
Pompeo inks deal for US troop move from Germany to Poland : worldnews

Fury in Spain at US plans to produce 'Iberian' ham in Texas and Georgia

Greece has secretly sent away more than 1,000 migrants, taking them to the edge of the country's territorial waters and then abandoning them at sea : worldnews


Thailand protests: Risking it all to challenge the monarchy : worldnews

US sees embarrassing UN defeat over Iran arms embargo proposal - Just one country joins US in vote, highlighting Washington' isolation as it seeks more drastic action against Iran
UN soundly defeats US demand to extend arms embargo on Iran : worldnews


Russian trolls have adapted their methods since 2016 and continue to mislead and spread social discord ahead of 2020 elections: Images that Russian government-backed trolls posted on Twitter appeared on other social networks, including Reddit, 4chan and Gab

New book reveals Kim Jong-un's deep bond with Trump

ICE Guards "Systematically" Sexually Assault Detainees in an El Paso Detention Center ... Allegations include guards attacking victims in camera "blind spots" and telling them that "no one would believe" them in ICE detention centers, which imprison about 50,000 immigrants each year at a taxpayer expense of $2.7 billion.

Establishment of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Release


Swalwell calls for creation of presidential crimes commission to investigate Trump when he leaves office : politics -- "I don't say this lightly: when we escape this Trump hell, America needs a Presidential Crimes Commission. It should be made up of independent prosecutors who look at those who enabled a corrupt president. Example 1: Sabotaging the mail to win an election. #SaveThePostOffice (hello, Javanaka)
House Democrat files criminal referral accusing Trump of subverting election : politics

USPS and Mail-In Ballots: States Warned It May Not Meet Deadlines - The New York Times - The agency suggested allowing at least 15 days to request a ballot, fueling further criticism that it was making it harder to vote during the pandemic.

Trump's attacks on the Postal Service deserve sustained, red-alert coverage from the media
Postal Crisis Ripples Across Nation as Election Looms - The New York Times - Trumps furious objection to mail-in balloting and a new Trump-allied postmaster general are raising fears about the election and the Postal Service (this may not be working like they thoght it would)
Trump admits he's blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes
Trump-Appointed Judge Demands Evidence of Mail-in Voting Fraud : politics
Pascrell Makes Criminal Referral of Trump, DeJoy for Election Subversion : politics
Hypocritse for Lincoln Project and Lindsey Must Go Super PAC. : politics

Trump's Post Office meddling is plainly illegal
Barack Obama accuses Trump of attempting to 'actively kneecap' the US Postal Service to suppress mail-in votes : politics
Obama: Trump 'takes responsibility for nothing but takes credit for everything'
Katie Hobbs asks Arizona AG to investigate Trump administration over USPS : politics
Arizona's elections chief claims Trump is sabotaging mail-in voting
Trump officials could face criminal charges for USPS sabotageand the president may not be able to pardon them
Higgins Sounds Alarm, Calls for Reversal As USPS Pulls Mail Equipment Out of Buffalo - Documents Show Plans to Remove 5 Machines Out of Buffalo, 671 Pieces of Equipment Pulled from Post Offices Nationwide : politics
Postal Service will stop removing mailboxes : politics (in your dreams)
Postal workers union endorses Biden, warns 'survival' of USPS at stake
Trumps Postal Service Chairman Has Led Senate GOPs $100 Million Super PAC

80 Days Until Election Day Trump Covid response has cost untold American lives
Covid-19 Has 'Taken A Political Tone Like Nothing I've Ever Seen,' Warns Anthony Fauci. He said Tucker Carlson's treatment of him on Fox News "triggers some of the crazies in society to start threatening me"
HHS chief information officer abruptly resigns. : politics - So, Trump told him to lie with coronavirus numbers and he wouldn't. Time to replace him with a Trump toadie who has no problem lying with the statistics.

Firm Running Coronavirus Database Refuses to Answer Senator' Questions: A private technology company managing a new coronavirus database said a nondisclosure agreement with the Trump administration blocks it from discussing its $10.2 million contract (laws don't matter anymoore)

Trump Ads Attack Biden Through Deceptive Editing and Hyperbole; We reviewed all of the Trump campaign's television since June. Two-thirds contained clearly misleading claims or videos.

Poll: Majority of voters now say the government should have a universal basic income program : politics

Trump says he can win New York as he did in 2016, when he lost his home state by 22 points

Senate committee sought investigation of Bannon, raised concerns about Trump family testimony - Los Angeles Times - for potentially lying to lawmakers during its investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election ... also raised concerns about testimony provided by family members and confidants of President Trump that appeared to contradict information provided by a former deputy campaign chairman to Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III. Those it identified as providing such conflicting testimony were the president's son Donald Trump Jr., his son-in-law Jared Kushner, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks. (Hope Hicks behind bars?)


Kamala Harris Changes the Race While Trump Tells on Himself - The New York Times
Harris 'electrifies' West Indian votersand gives Biden a new edge in Florida -- The Black West Indian diaspora community is a little-discussed but increasingly influential slice of the electorate of the nations biggest swing state.


Why the Fuck is Creepy Bill Clinton Speaking at the Democratic Convention? - There are worse possible 2020 DNC speakers than Bill Clinton, but I can't think of many. Jim Traficant? Anthony Weiner? Harvey Weinstein?


It Took Newsweek Three Days and a Staff Revolt to Apologize for Kamala Harris Birtherism Op-Ed : politics
Newsweek apologizes for Kamala Harris op-ed | TheHill (sorry, not sorry, says Republican operative/opinion editor Josh Hammer)
It Took Newsweek Three Days and a Staff Revolt to Apologize for Kamala Harris Birtherism Op-Ed - he apology nevertheless fell far short of staffer's demands that the magazine retract and remove the supposedly erudite exploration of 19th century Supreme Court rulings ... magazine's recently hired opinion editor, Trump-backing conservative activist and attorney Josh Hammer, apologized on Friday after nearly a week ... Hammera former Ted Cruz aide and member of the Federalist Society and the right-leaning Claremont Institute, who joined Newsweek in May after writing for Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire ... Newsweeks's chief content officer Dayan Candappawho joined the magazine in 2016 after he was fired from Reuters amid sexual harassment allegations ... sold the money-losing magazine to IBTMediaowners, Etienne Uzac and Johnathan Davis. The two entrepreneurs have a close and controversial financial connection to a charismatic South Korean evangelical minister named David Jang, touted by some of his followers as the messiah ... (conservatard shit is so deep)
The White Supremacist "Scholars" Pushing the Kamala Harris Birther Lie ... In truth, Eastman is not qualified to pass judgment on anyone's citizenship. He is a fabulist whose toxic views have grown like a cancer on the right, forming the pseudo-intellectual foundation for birtherism 2.0.

Two sites that amplify hoaxes given special treatment at Trumps briefings despite restrictions ... Gateway Pundit and Epoch Times -- were admitted to the White House briefing room this week. Trump called on both of them to ask questions during his televised news conferences. (packing the press room)
White House Plants Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theorists Among Reporters in Briefing Room : politics

QAnon Promotes Pedo-Ring Conspiracy Theories. Now Theyre Stealing Kids ... Slyman had watched a video pushing exactly that claim on a YouTube channel operated by Timothy Charles Holmseth, a QAnon promoter who claims to work for a secretive government agency called the Pentagon Pedophile Task Force. There is no Pentagon Pedophile Task Force. But there in the middle of a high-speed chase, Slyman spouted that baseless claim to his children anyway.
QAnon-Loving Trump Sycophant Bill Mitchell Gets Permanently Booted From Twitter
The Republican Party, 2021 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - the backlash among Republicans is not going to be any kind of self-reflection. It's going to be QAnon as party platform ... The Republican Party doesn't only need to be defeated in 2020. It needs to be destroyed. The future of this nation is very much in doubt otherwise. (the hard core psychotic base)
Trumps Ex-Wife and a Kennedy Push Wild Bill Gates Coronavirus Conspiracy (RFK Jr anti-vaxxer is fucking nuts, and ...) Maples, who dabbles in wellness influencing ... A YouGov poll of Republicans from late July found that 44 percent believe the conspiracy, while just 26 percent identified it as false.

Kanye West Trying to Get on Ballot in Two More Purple States ... The rapper, who registered to vote for the first time last month, did so as a Republican in his home of Wyoming ...

Judge tells Devin Nunes for 3rd time he can't sue Twitter over anonymous tweets


A Connecticut Congressional candidate was arrested on domestic violence charges just days ago -- but GOP insiders knew of the allegations against him for months - Hartford Courant ... The state party chairman, J.R. Romano, acknowledged he knew about the allegations as early as May.
Rep. Themis Klarides is calling on state Republican Party Chairman J.R. Romano to step down - Hartford Courant


NYC police union endorses Trump, who claims Biden would 'gut every single police department in America' | Fox News (reports Murdoch)

THP trooper terminated after pulling face mask off protester : news




Mass Stonewall Dems release scathing statement after the hit-job on Alex Morse : boston

Boston's WBCN: An Oral History : boston


A Princess Is Making Google Forget Her Drunken Rant About Killing Muslims - The removal of nearly 200 links from Google search in Germany about a princess' drunken rampage in Scotland raises questions about who has the 'right to disappear


Men Scoring Higher on 'Man Box' Scale are Prone to Violence, Mental Illness. Men who harbor more harmful attitudes about masculinity -- including beliefs about aggression and homophobia -- also tend toward bullying, sexual harassment, depression and suicidal thoughts.


What are the awkward parts of sex that no one really talks about? : AskReddit

Men of reddit that have been sexually assaulted/harrassed by a female, what's your story? : AskReddit




081420

Warming Greenland ice sheet passes point of no rte for the countryurn: Even if the climate cools, study finds, glaciers will continue to shrink : worldnews

Iceland's most active volcano is likely headed for another eruption : worldnews

'Massive poisonous shock': Scientists fear lasting impact from Mauritius oil spill : worldnews


Bald eagle attacks state's $950 drone in U.P., sends it to bottom of Lake Michigan


US coronavirus testing has dropped dramatically: a 13% decrease in 2 weeks. Public-health experts say the system is broken. : politics (and then the virus "just went away")
Louisville's biggest hospital system is cutting back on coronavirus testing because it can't get enough supplies. Nearly seven months since the first recorded coronavirus case in the United States, the daily test rate is trending dowward, not upward (thank Jared)
Fauci believes normalcy will return by "the end of 2021" with coronavirus vaccine : Coronavirus
Why the U.S. Is Losing the War On COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Covid-19 in America, explained in 18 maps and charts: The US's coronavirus epidemic is among the worst.
A Deadly Coronavirus Was Inevitable. Why Was No One Ready? : Coronavirus (asks the WSJ Murdoch rag)
Why Stephen Emmott fears the next pandemic could kill a billion people : Coronavirus (next time around: "it's just a little corona")



MA COVID-19 Data 8/14/20 : boston
212 New Confirmed Cases; 0.9% Positive! - August 14 : CoronavirusMa - 113,729 total confirmed cases - 21,552 new tests - 14 new deaths; 8,582 total

Massachusetts reports positive test rate of below 1% on Friday (212 New Cases out of 21,552 Tests); 7-day weighted average of positive tests in the state is now 1.4%, the lowest its ever been : Coronavirus


A rich inner life might be only upside of this invincible pandemic : Coronavirus

Jobless NYC Restaurant Workers Are Increasingly Turning to Food Pantries to Survive - Eater NY


Three-quarters of Americans say that "not enough people following social distancing and mask-waring guidelines" is a major reason the coronavirus outbreak has continued in the United States the most commonly cited major reason among the six asked about in the survey.

US health insurers doubled profits in second quarter amid pandemic. US's largest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group, reported $6.7bn in profits compared with $3.4bn for the same quarter last year

Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine Update: Phase III Trials To Conclude By November, Mass Production Expected By 2021 : Coronavirus
Israel Hospital Tests Ultra-Quick Saliva Coronavirus Test - Results in less than a second : Coronavirus
Antibodies may curb pandemic before vaccines : Coronavirus
Half of Americans will not take a COVID-19 vaccine once made available, poll shows : Coronavirus

Millions in US face losing water supply as coronavirus moratoriums end : Coronavirus ... over unpaid bills as moratoriums on shutoffs expire across the country, despite record levels of unemployment and mounting fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic.
Suicidal thoughts surging, mental health plummeting during pandemic, CDC study finds : Coronavirus
Some Coronavirus Patients Report They're Losing Excessive Amounts of Hair : Coronavirus
COVID-19 Death Rate For Black Americans Twice That For Whites, New Report Says : Coronavirus

Type 1 diabetes triggered by covid-19 pandemic: A potential outbreak? : Coronavirus (as Trump shuts off the order-by-mail insulin)
Alcohol's Effect on Covid-19 Exposure Examined by Researchers : Coronavirus - Alcohol can impair immune response in other viruses


Forced Isolation May Be the Only Way to Stop Resurgence of Virus : Coronavirus

Let's Stop Debating the Safety of Opening Schools and Rethink Remote Learning

Record U.S. coronavirus fatalities and 'startling surge' of cases in children and teens : Coronavirus
Schools can stay open until coronavirus positivity rate hits 25%, Shelby County (Memphis, TN) health department says : Coronavirus
Thousands of students, staff sent home nationwide as COVID gnarls school reopenings : Coronavirus
Surge in Covid cases among children fuels fears over US school reopenings : Coronavirus
Only 15 percent of Floridians want schools to reopen as COVID-19 deaths rise : Coronavirus
Arizona Teachers Resign After Vote to Head Back to In-Person Class : Coronavirus
Villanova threatens to send students home after hundreds of freshman gather in close proximity and ignore social distancing rules, only two days after coming to campus. : Coronavirus
Hamilton Co. teacher posts an emotional video after being exposed to COVID-19 in classroom : Coronavirus (school board censord video)
Employees sent home after COVID-19 exposure at Florida school : Coronavirus
Georgia school district reports 108 Covid-19 cases : news (schools say only one in four kids will die)

People living outside major cities at greater risk from second wave : Coronavirus

California becomes first state to pass 600,000 coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
California on the cusp of reining in COVID-19 surge, data show : Coronavirus
COVID-19 Virus Found on Surfaces at Supermarkets, LAX, ATMs : Coronavirus
Stanford announces they will not have students on campus this fall (except for rare exceptions). : Coronavirus

Idaho: 'We are full daily. Every day': Ada County Coroner's Office uses trailer for COVID deaths

NC congregation sees nearly 100 COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus (Jesus didn't save them for some reason)

5 South Texas Communities Have the Country's Highest New Infection Rates
Texas hospitalizations below 7,000 for first time in weeks : Coronavirus
Florida and Texas closing in on 10,000 COVID-19 deaths

Florida recorded 6,148 coronavirus cases and 228 more fatalities on Friday. : Coronavirus
Hurricane evacuees from South Florida would spread COVID-19 cases by the thousands, new study finds : Coronavirus a (build the wall)
Florida coronavirus data 'severely' skewed by a Miami-Dade lab hoarding results (Flurifucked)
South Florida hospitals seeing more children arriving with dangerous COVID-related illness : Coronavirus

Late to shut down, first to reopen, Georgia reports its highest daily death toll : Coronavirus (die for the Kempster)
White House warns of 'widespread and expanding' COVID-19 spread in Georgia

As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Hawaii Hospitals Plan For Day They Exceed Capacity : Coronavirus

NC prison officials: Woman fighting cancer too young to be released for COVID-19 concerns :: WRAL.com : Coronavirus - Wrong color skin to be shown mercy from the evangelical south.

Michigan senator who got COVID didnt wear a mask at anti-Whitmer event
Michigan not anticipating requiring school districts to implement mask mandate : Coronavirus

What we know about Alabama's 100,000 coronavirus cases

3 arrested in attack of Chili's hostess who was enforcing coronavirus dining rules : news


More than 500 people may have been exposed to COVID-19 at Toronto strip club : Coronavirus
Nightclub in Trump Tower added to Vancouver health authority's COVID-19 exposure list : Coronavirus
Video shows partiers breaking COVID-19 rules at Vancouver nightclub : Coronavirus

Sweden: The fight against coronavirus is destroyed by quasi-debates : Coronavirus

Russia's top doctor quits over 'gross violations' of ethics that rushed through Covid-19 'vaccine' : worldnews
Survey shows 52% o f Russian doctors do not trust Russian vaccine with only 24.5% Who Do. Among other reasons they highlight lack of safety and effectiveness data Source only in Russian for now : Coronavirus

Winning The Fight: Vietnam And COVID-19 : Coronavirus

New Zealand baffled by new COVID-19 cases, eyes frozen-food packaging : worldnews

Peru surpasses 500,000 coronavirus cases, marks highest death toll in Latin America : Coronavirus - Colombia is on its way. We are about 400k cases

New French coronavirus rules spark 'nightmare' mass tourist exodus : Coronavirus

Spain bans smoking in public, and night clubs and bars. : Coronavirus


India bars Chinese ships from oil trade : worldnews

Queensland first state in Australia to criminalise gay conversion therapy, after state politicians voted to make ... practice illegal "Being LGBTIQ is not an affliction or disease that requires medical treatment,"

U.S. seizes Iranian gasoline from four tankers en route to Venezuela - US officials threatened ship owners, insurers and captains with sanctions to force them to hand over their cargo, which now becomes U.S. property : worldnews (so, piracy)
Metal Band Arsames Escape Iran After Being Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison : worldnews

Israel and UAE strike historic peace deal : worldnews
China is Saudi Arabia and Iran's new friend. That's a problem for Israel

Tensions In The Aegean: Greek Frigate Rams And Damages Turkish War Ship : worldnews

Belarus authorities arrest 6,700 protesters following disputed presidential election : worldnews
'Widespread torture' against Belarus protesters : worldnews
Released Polish journalist tells of torture during detention in Belarus : worldnews



Nestli sued over tonnes of dead fish in river. The head of a French fishing federation has lodged a complaint against global food conglomerate Nestli, after thousands of fish were found dead in a river in north-eastern France. : worldnews


Rise in far-right threats against Justin Trudeau, police warn - Canada : worldnews (the Trump disease is spreading)


Barr Says Results of Probe Into Russia Investigation Could Come by Election - WSJ (trying to avoid being fired by the Dumpster)
Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Expected to Plead Guilty in Durham Investigation - The New York Times - Prosecutors are not expected to reveal any evidence of a broad anti-Trump conspiracy among law enforcement officials.

Manhattan DA: We're Investigating Trump For More Than Michael Cohen (prison, or facist coup? you decide)

How To Vote In The 2020 Election | FiveThirtyEight - A state-by-state guide to voting in the age of COVID-19 (NY is as bad as TX and Fuckiana)

'From golden showers to tax fraud' : Michael Cohen releases explosive foreword to Trump book

'Morally Obscene,' Says Sanders as McConnell Adjourns Senate for Month-Long Recess Without Deal on Coronavirus Relief : politics
McConnell adjourns Senate for summer break after millions lose COVID benefits : politics

Biden calls for 3-month national mask mandate: "Be a Patriot"
Biden leads Trump by 11 points nationally : politics
Biden Expands Lead; A Third Of Country Says It Wont Get Vaccinated (the same 33% as usual)

Mueller prosecutor Glenn Kirschner: Trump is a "career criminal" guilty of "negligent homicide" : politics
Note From Elie: The Lunacy of the McGahn Saga Says It All - CAFE (no accountability, ever)

Michael Cohen predicts that Trump will 'never leave office peacefully' because he's terrified of being sent to prison : politics
Forget the Nasty Insults. Trump Plans to Sabotage the Election. : politics

'Do you regret at all, all the lying you've done?' A reporters's blunt question to Trump goes unanswered

Trump Gets a New Medical Adviser as Seen on TV - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Dr. Scott Atlas, whose qualifications to be a pandemic health adviser are largely found in his background as a neuroradiologist ... All is likely well because President Trump is known for picking the best doctors.
How to Test Every American for COVID-19, Every Day - The Atlantic

Opinion: It's time for Democrats to go big : politics

Harris has the credibility to take the fight to Trump: As Joe Bidens running mate, Kamala Harris will do far more than make history -- she'll prosecute the case against Trump.
Kamala Harris Birtherism is Happening. Already. Seriously. : politics
John Eastman on Birthright Citizenship, Kamala Harris, the Mexican Repatriation, and Citizenship for the Children of Braceros | Cato @ Liberty (even Cato says he's a lying idiot racist asshole)

apostates of hell? : PoliticalHumor
Republicans, please remember to drop off your ballots : PoliticalHumor
Patton Oswalt shared my meme! : PoliticalHumor
From 2003-2006 the USPS turned a $9.3 billion profit, a streak which only ended when the republican-controlled Congress made this law : PoliticalHumor
Anti-Trump Propaganda? : PoliticalHumor

Trump's Weaponization of USPS and the Census - The Atlantic - The president has dramatically accelerated the pace of his efforts to weaponize the federal government to his advantage.
Trump Has Launched a Three-Pronged Attack on the Election - The Atlantic - And it starts with undermining the U.S. Postal Service.
The 10 scariest election scenarios ... 1. USPS Sabotage
Trump's 2020 strategy: Ignore or end run Congress and the Constitution - This is only the opening bell in perhaps the wildest, riskiest three months in US political history We'll need grim determination to get through them.
Trump and Republicans are trying to rig the election and defraud voters

USPS warns 46 states, DC that delayed mail-in ballots could disenfranchise voters - The Washington Post
Trump confesses to voter suppression : politics
Trump admits he's stalling pandemic relief to make it harder to vote

Trump requested his mail-in ballot 1 day before publicly opposing USPS funding due to mail-in voting : politics
Florida's most famous mail-in voter will do it again: Trump requests ballot
Federal Judge Orders Trump Campaign to Provide Proof of Mail-In Voting Fraud : politics
Trump's attack on the Postal Service is now a national emergency
'These are Felonies' : Lawyers React with Horror to Reports of Post Office Removing Mail Sorting Machines (a felony here, and a felony there)
USPS says Pa. mail ballots may not be delivered on time, and state warns of 'overwhelming' risk to voters
Pennsylvania -- an important swing state -- is pleading with the state's Supreme Court after the USPS said it couldn't guarantee on-time delivery of mail-in-ballots
USPS Warns At Least 2 States That Mail-In Ballots May Not Be Delivered On Time : politics
United States Postal Service Confirmed It Has Removed Mailboxes in Portland and Eugene : politics
USPS removes mailboxes in Portland and Eugene, cites 'declining mail volume' (says no one lives there after all the carnage in the streets)
'Silence is Complicity' : GOP Condemned for Doing Nothing as Trump Openly Touts Sabotage of Postal Service
Susan Collins asks postmaster general to address delays of 'critically needed mail" (is "very concerned," clutches her pearls and cackles)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren demands 'corruption' probe after report of Amazon options purchase by Postal Service chief Louis DeJoy

Regret - YouTube

Trump accused of 'white supremacy' by AOC for pushing baseless Kamala Harris birther conspiracy
Biden campaign sends scathing statement in response to Trump stoking false conspiracy theory - The Washington Post

Trump's Wealth Plummets $300 Million in One Year as Pandemic Hits His Businesses, Says Report


Top DHS officials Wolf and Cuccinelli are not legally eligible to serve in their current roles, GAO finds - The Washington Post - The watchdog agency found that both officials sidestepped Senate confirmation in a way that is not permitted.


Diseased Chicken for Dinner? The USDA Is Considering It | A proposed new rule would allow poultry plants to process diseased chickens. That's the last thing Americans need

Kayleigh McEnany is the camera-perfect embodiment of Trump's message: Everything is fine (speaking of diseased chickens)
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Discontent with McCarthy rises as GOP considers a possible post-Trump world - The Washington Post (behind bars) ... Others are also furious that he did not shield them from a recent Trump campaign demand that House members donate to the presidents reelection effort. (a little extorion here ...)


Lindsey Graham Faces His Toughest Re-election Fight Ever Against Democrat Jaime Harrison : politics


9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity magazines (tanks next)


3 Mississippi police officers indicted in death of Black man : news
Georgia trooper charged with murder in traffic stop shooting : news
Video of Miami arrest shows officer kneeling on man who says I can't breathe
Witness video shows Phoenix police holding man on hot street before his death : news



Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican congressional candidate endorsed by Trump, claimed there's 'no evidence' a plane crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11 (except for you know, the crashed plane, and all the dead bodies)
Marjorie Greene Is Already Causing Problems for the GOP - The Dispatch
How QAnon rode the pandemic to new heights and fueled the viral anti-mask phenomenon
Blame Fox News for the Rise of QAnon


The Secret History of Ronald Reagans Letters Scholars have long relied on correspondence to peer into the minds of Americas presidents. But what if the letters were written by someone else? (demented Ronnie's letters written by someone else?)

Barbara Walters' incredibly creepy response to Corey Feldman admitting rampant pedophilia in Hollywood (fucking "The View" +her name is in Epstein's "black book")


State Police lost thousands of e-mails related to trooper overtime fraud case : boston (corrupt staties have the goods on Baker's kid)


Dolphins swim in the Cape Cod Canal - YouTube
A 10-minute history of the Cape Cod Canal - YouTube




081320

Global Warming Could Unlock Carbon From Tropical Soil Warming soils in the tropics could cause microbes to release carbon dioxide from storage. One scientist called the finding "another example of why we need to worry more"
Last decade was Earth's hottest on record as climate crisis accelerates : science
Scientists show that shale-gas production (fracking) in North America is responsible for up to one-third of the global increase in methane emissions over the past decade. : science

Kenya's elephant numbers double over three decades : worldnews


Live updates: Nearly 1,500 U.S. coronavirus deaths mark deadliest day of summer : Coronavirus
U.S. records highest one-day COVID-19 death toll in 7 weeks : Coronavirus
The True Coronavirus Toll in the U.S. Has Already Surpassed 200,000 - The New York Times
Scientists say the coronavirus is at least as deadly as the 1918 flu pandemic : Coronavirus
The CDC issues a dire warning for the fall if coronavirus measures are not followed : news

The Nation Wanted to Eat Out Again. Everyone Has Paid the Price. - The New York Times - Governments and restaurant owners wanted to get back to business. But bars and restaurants have become a focal point for clusters of Covid infections.
Many community outbreaks of COVID traced to restaurants, bars : Coronavirus
Bars over kids - it's the American way - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A lot of people will get sick, some will die, countless people will have their lives ruined, and the educations of large numbers of children will be permanently set back because some people consider being able to go to Hooters in person more important than public health or education, and many elected officials allowed them to do so: (the "base")


MA COVID-19 Data 8/13/20 : boston
1.35% Positive Rate in Non-STS Towns; 3.16% in STS down from 3.37% : CoronavirusMa


BPS pushes school start date back : boston
Bill Burkhead on Twitter: "On Open Letter to @MassGovernor @massupt @MASCSchoolComm https://t.co/77CtytdQpe" / Twitter
Boston University faculty members to protest school's reopening plan today. They are asking for BU to allow any employee who can work from home to do so. : boston
Some Mass. schools are pursuing hybrid schooling. The plan could be a public health disaster - The Boston Globe
Medford High School graduation ceremony canceled after several seniors test positive for COVID-19 and significant evidence that students didn't quarantine

Boston could be next hot spot for COVID-19, experts warn : massachusetts ... risk map moved Saugus, Holyoke, Lawrence, Fall River, Salem, Granby and Hull into the high-risk category.

'Hundreds dead' because of Covid-19 misinformation, many from drinking methanol or alcohol-based cleaning products : worldnews
Covid-19 rumors, stigma and conspiracy theories have been circulating in 25 different languages across at least 87 countries -- including the United States -- and this spread of misinformation has led to deaths and injuries, according to a new study. : science

Major Antibody Study Finds 3.4 Million in England Had Covid-19 : Coronavirus
"COVID-19 and Vitamin D" study recommends treatment of COVID-19 patients with high dose of vitamin D - 200,000 IU of vitamin D2 or vitamin D3 when admitted with COVID-19 followed by 4,000-10,000 IU/day - since populations most vulnerable to COVID-19 are likely vitamin D deficient : science
Obesity plays a profound role in risk for death from COVID-19, particularly in male patients and younger populations.Compared with patients with a BMI of 18.5 to 24, those with BMIs of 40 to 44 and greater than 45 had relative risks of 2.68 and 4.18, respectively (n=6,916). : science
Pfizer's COVID vaccine shows 'robust' results in early trial : Coronavirus
South Korea installs anti-virus bus shelters with temperature sensors and UV lamps : worldnews

Notre Dame has 19 confirmed cases on campus, and the first week of classes isn't even over. Everyone returning to campus needed to test negative in order to return. : Coronavirus

Florida governor compares reopening schools during covid-19 to U.S. military raid that killed Osama bin Laden - The Washington Post - "Just as the SEALs surmounted obstacles to bring Osama bin Laden to justice, so too would the Martin County School system find a way to provide parents with a meaningful choice of in-person instruction or continued distance learning" (DeMented said)

Georgia high school with viral hallway photo reopens again after 35 students, teachers catch COVID : Coronavirus

COVID's true toll in Texas is higher than reported, data shows (Refucks fucking Texas)


Woman hits american airlines employee after being told to wear a mask in Phoenix : Coronavirus


France sees most new daily Covid-19 cases since May : news

Chinese city Shenzhen says chicken imported from Brazil tests positive for coronavirus : worldnews


Russian YouTuber famous for exploring abandoned sites arrested and charged with obtaining state secrets last week. Andrei Pyzh uploaded hundreds of videos showing his visits to industrial sites and abandoned bunkers on his YouTube channel, which has about 800,000 subscribers. : worldnews

Third protester dies in police custody in Belarus. "He screamed, asked them for help and the police took him for a crazy person and drove him to the psychiatric hospital" - says mother of the deceased : worldnews
Lithuania allows Belarusians to enter 'for humanitarian purposes' : worldnews
Belarus: Detainees piled in 'Concentration Camp' as jails run out of room : worldnews
Gweenbleidd comments on Megathread: Unrest in Belarus; Events Following the Election (shit is bad)


China's days as world's factory are over, iPhone maker says : worldnews


Israel, UAE reach historic peace deal:We can make a wonderful futureThird-ever peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state includes embassies, direct flights; agreement "syuspends" annexation, but Netanyahu says: "I will never give up on our right to our land." (that we stole)
Trumps Peace Plan Rescues Benjamin Netanyahu. For Now.


Black people are more likely to be arrested, charged and killed by police in Toronto, new report finds : worldnews


US budget deficit climbs to record $2.81 trillion : news
New unemployment claims fall below 1 million for the first time in five months - POLITICO (ouch, the pic)


Opinion | After Trump, America Needs Accountability for His Corruption - The New York Times (and fuck you, Barry)

US intel report on Russia could undercut Trump's hopes for Durham probe - CNNPolitics - The US intelligence community assessment that Russian interference in the 2020 election favors President Donald Trump threatens to undercut his hopes that prosecutor John Durham will discredit the origins of the FRI's Russia investigation into his 2016 campaign ... the US intelligence assessment released last week makes clear the Russians are doubling down on their pro-Trump efforts to undermine Joe Biden's 2020 campaign ...
Besieged on all sides, Ron Johnson says his probe 'would certainly' help Trump win reelection

Michael Cohen releases excerpt and cover on Trump tell-all book: 'I know where all the skeletons are buried'
Oh you're no fun any more - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... I knew him better than even his family did because I bore witness to the real man, in strip clubs, shady business meetings, and in the unguarded moments when he revealed who he really was: a cheat, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator, a con man ... I know where the skeletons are buried because I was the one who buried them ...

Negotiators 'miles apart' on Covid funding, with little hope for deal until September

Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional : news

USPS in simpler terms : PoliticalHumor (also, "The Economist" sucks)
2020 Election Live Updates: Trump Admits Postal Service Needs Billions for Mail-In Voting - The New York Times - The president has opposed giving the post office more money.
'Just Comes Right Out and Says It': Trump Declares Postal Service Can't Handle Mail-In Voting Because He's Blocking Funding : politics
Ballot Drop Boxes Gain Popularity As An Alternative To In-Person And Mail-In Voting : politics
Financial disclosures reveal postmaster general's business entanglements and likely conflicts of interest, experts say : politics
Trump vows to block stimulus funding for mail-in voting and USPS - Axios (all ballots will be forwarded to Jared for safekeeping)
Mail sorting equipment being removed rom post offices, leaving mail to pile up
Trump is toast : PoliticalHumor

The Democrats Are Almost Certainly Going to Win the Popular Vote. Again. : politics

How is this race still close? How many more Americans need to die because of this president's astounding incompetence and indifference?
The Republican Party has become exactly what the original republicans stood against : PoliticalHumor

US Supreme Court rejects GOP request to block a court order relaxing R.I. rules on mail ballot witnesses - The Boston Globe - Under Rhode Island law, voters who use absentee ballots must sign them in the presence of two witnesses or a notary. Rhode Island is one of 12 states that require a witness or a notary, and only Rhode Island and Alabama require two witnesses (ah yes, the "plantation" state)

Trump calls Kamala Harris a 'mad woman' and bizarrely claims Democrats want to abolish 'any kind of animals' and 'tear down 'Empire State Building' (Dems are now "coming for your cows")
Kamala Harris blames Trump for severity of U.S. coronavirus outbreak: He failed to take it 'seriously from the start' : politics (Biden will let her attack nastyman)

Trump has pretty much eliminated daily intelligence briefings. Biden has already started receiving them. : politics (Trump say he's "the smmartest person in the world" and doesn't need your "so-called intelligence")

Biden campaign raises $26 million in 24 hours after announcing Harris as running mate : politics
'Whining is what Trump does best': Biden says president has a problem with 'strong women' and slams his coronavirus response : politics
Biden's campaign is reportedly 'super proud' no one leaked his vice presidential pick : politics
Kamala Harris Showed Swagger, and It Will Drive Republican Men Nuts : politics (their insecure dicks will shrivle up and fall off)
Donald Trumps Woman Problem Just Got a Whole Lot Worse
"A mad woman" : Trump trains attacks on Harris, AOC, Pelosi ... says Republicans will take back the house because Pelosi is "stone-cold crazy")
Throwing out the first racisms - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The reaction to Biden picking Kamala Harris has been richly saturated by economic anxiety: (how do you pronounce that asshole's name? something like "Fucker" Carlson?) ... Tucker's combination of callow, smarmy fratboy and racist Fox News bingo caller has truly produced America's Most Punchable Visage.
Too Angry : PoliticalHumor

if this dont sum it up.. you just dont get it... : pics

As a grim fall approaches, Trump team feels increasingly confident - POLITICO - Despite Covid-19 raging throughout the spring and summer, the president is giving himself high marks heading into election season ... The White House in recent weeks has moved to sideline its less optimistic health officials and rely more heavily on Dr. Scott Atlas, a new senior adviser whose Fox News appearances and vocal push to reopen schools caught the attention of top aides such as Jared Kushner and Hope Hicks.

Editor's Note: Eastman's Newsweek Column Has Nothing to Do With Racist Birtherism (Kamala's parents weren't citizens when she was born in America, may not be a presidential citizen, says Clarence Thomas's law clerk)
Not the Right Kind of Monster, Says the Racist [UPDATE-2] | emptywheel - But Newsweek solved that yesterday by publishing this piece of racist bullshit ... Not only is this racist ogres argument wrong, the contributor was a former candidate who lost the Republican primary for California Attorney General in 2010 when Kamala Harris won ... Newsweek failed to point out this conflict of interest


Trump goes after FBI director Wray, whom he appointed, and issues warning to Barr - CNNPolitics - "Bill Barr has a chance to be the greatest of all time. But if he wants to be politically correct, he'll be just another guy" (your "politically correct" Constitution is a liberal hoax)
Barr Argues Black Lives Matter Protesters Can't Sue Him Over Tear Gas Photo-Op Incident Because of Qualified (another reason to get rid of copster racketeer protection)
Jeff Wall: It Would Cause Attorney General Barr Irreparable Harm If He Had to Reveal His Secret Reason He Moved to Dismiss Flynn's s Prosecution

Trump's war on social security - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trumps latest Social Security con ... (Also, in true Trump fashion, he picked his moment. This Friday is the 85th anniversary of the day President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. Talk about a birthday gift.)
The Good Son -- Polished, soft-spoken, and a self-styled moderate, Jared Kushner has become his father-in-law's most dangerous enabler ... In the marriage of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Kushner is arguably the one with the more domineering father. From an early age, Jared learned how to accumulate influence by faithfully serving the interests of powerful, mercurial men. (sold his soul to the authoritarian store)
Kanye West Says He and Jared Kushner Speak 'Almost Daily'
Is Jared Kushner illegally coordinating with Kanye West? - The Washington Post

The Trump administration haphazardly gave away millions of Covid-19 masks to schools, broadcasters, and large corporations (Jared's plan)

One of the first successful Russian-backed misinformation efforts of the 2020 election tricked Donald Trump Jr. and Ted Cruz into helping spread false claims about Portland protesters : worldnews
'Antifa' website cited in conservative media attack on Biden is linked to -- wait for it -- Russia
Trump campaign appears to be hiding massive Facebook spending -- but why? Trump's campaign and others are using murky shell companies to hide spending -- and some are entirely untraceable

QAnon Followers Are Hijacking the #SaveTheChildren Movement: Fans of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory are clogging anti-trafficking hotlines, infiltrating Facebook groups and raising false fears about child exploitation. : technology
Trumps quiet acceptance of QAnon has become something bigger
The Party of Lincoln Belongs to QAnon Now. Thanks, Donald Trump! - the political utility of having a closet of conspiracy-crazed boomer rubes is worth the downsides.
Qwazy for QAnon - The Bulwark - No fewer than 60 current or former congressional candidates have expressed interest in or support for the conspiracy. (you mean "Republicans")
QAnon candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene is a 9/11 conspiracy theorist who claimed that theres no evidence a plane crashed into the Pentagon (and Obama is a Muslim!)
Think QAnon Is on the Fringe? So Was the Tea Party - The New York Times - Followers of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory are winning elections and worrying moderate Republicans. Sound familiar? (what sounds familiar, NYT, is you calling any Republican "moderate")


Bob Woodward obtains letters between Trump and Kim Jong-un for new book Rage | US news | The Guardian - North Korean leader describes bond out of a 'fantasy film'


Fox News cuts away from subdued and repetitive Trump for Biden and Harris joint appearance : politics (another "unscheduled" "briefing" distraction from anyone but him)


'Mitch Better Have My Money': Kentuckians Gather Outside McConnell's Office to Protest Alleged Blocking of Stimulus : politics

Ed Markey Is Closing the Massachusetts Senate Race Like F*cking Secretariat - But I still hate this election matchup against Joe Kennedy with the heat of Chernobyl No. 4.
Ed Markey on Twitter: "When the government abandons its people, it's up to us to rise up and make a revolution (good Markey ad)


California mother with 6-month-old twins homeless after being evicted : news (hurting the right people)

Herman Cain tweets 13 days after death attacking Biden : politics


Recent examples of Portland Police Bureau caught helping violent white supremacists from u/unwelcome_friendly : bestof
Portland police declare gathering outside court house a riot : news

L.A. County deputies point guns at 3 Black teens who said a man tried to stab them : news

Salt Lake City officer suspended after ordering K-9 to attack Black man : news

Life Without Parole for Detroit Man Who Killed 2 Gay Men and a Transgender Woman : news

Austin City Council votes to cut police department budget by one-third | The Texas Tribune (Abbott has a meltdown)

Former Boston police union head ordered held on $100,000 bail on multiple charges of assaulting young girl - The Boston Globe (but teachers are the real bad people)


Men Are Broken. Geena Davis Is Trying to Fix Them - Donald Trump seems to be the apotheosis of male toxicity. He's almost every trope wrapped into one


Ellen's Celebrity Defenders Aren't Helping Her: The comedian's employees say that fame has enabled callousness and abuse on her show. The warm testimonies of her superstar friends highlight their point.

TIL United Airlines had assured a blind woman that they would help her off the plane but only after the other passengers had gotten off, before forgetting about her and locking the plane up with her in it after everybody else had left. : todayilearned

3 charged in woman's death after dog attack in Tennessee : news
Driver intentionally ran over woman in River North, police say : news


What are the most commonly accepted theories of consciousness among scientists today? : askscience

Young children would rather explore than get rewards, a study of American 4- and 5 year-olds finds. And their exploration is not random: the study showed children approached exploration systematically, to make sure they didn't miss anything.

TIL "Type A Personality" was invented by researchers who were paid by the tobacco industry to hide the link between smoking and health risks. : todayilearned


Guys of reddit. What is socially seen as sexy but is actually a huge turn off for you? : AskReddit

Women, what surprised you the most the first time you saw or played with a penis? : AskReddit




081220

Baghdad's s record heat offerDoor handles blistering to the touch. Leaves yellowed and brittle. And a yawning divide between AC haves and have-nots - a glimpse of world's climate change future -- Door handles blistering to the touch. Leaves yellowed and brittle. And a yawning divide between AC haves and have-nots.

Bees slower, sicker and living shorter lives because of air pollution, study suggests - Vital pollinators found to be carrying toxic metals including lead, tungsten and arsenic along with pollen : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 8/12/20 : boston
229 New Confirmed Cases; 1.4% Positive - August 12 : CoronavirusMa - 113198 total confirmed cases - 15693 new tests - +35 hospital; - 6 icu; no change intubated 0 - 18 new deaths; 8547 total
COVID19 Tracking for Massachusetts - Relative to the rest of the US (MA got hit really hard)

100,000 people in Massachusetts has recovered from Covid-19 : boston

meghan b. kelly on Twitter: "I am so annoyed the state released a map of each community's risk level without labeling the towns and cities, so I made my own. The quality is not great, but I hope this is a little more helpful. https://t.co/KhqOZrsa2j" / Twitter

It's a renter's market in Boston - CommonWealth Magazine : boston

Boston schools and the 1918 Flu : CoronavirusMa

Baker says 33 communities at moderate or high risk of coronavirus - The Boston Globe
Large outdoor dining and drinking places and Allston/Brighton restaurants with liquor licenses to get dressing down over Covid-19, smoking and dogs : boston

When should schools use only remote learning? Mass. issues new metrics to help districts decide using COVID-19 infection rates - The Boston Globe
Growing number of voters oppose Trump demand to fully reopen schools - POLITICO - more than half of surveyed voters oppose reopening daycares, K-12 schools and full in-person instruction at colleges and universities.
New Jersey School District Nixes In Person Learning After 400 Teachers Opt Out : Coronavirus
925 Quarantined for Covid. Is This a Successful School Reopening? A suburban Atlanta county opened its schools amid controversy and a growing case count, previewing a difficult national back-to-school season. : Coronavirus
The Latest: 1,200 Alabama students home after positive test : Coronavirus
Effingham county high school in South Georgia. Packed like sardines. : pics
Lincoln County, Tennessee. 70 Students, 16 Staff Quarantined in First Week of School. : Coronavirus

'This Is All Beyond Stupid.' -- Experts Worry About Russia's Rushed Vaccine

Early Spread of COVID-19 Appears Far Greater Than Initially Reported : Coronavirus
Accuracy of U.S. coronavirus data thrown into question as decline in testing skews drop in new cases : Coronavirus
WHO Calls for Delaying Dental Routine Check-Ups Until COVID-19 Transmission Rates Drop : Coronavirus
Wearing a Neck Gaiter or Bandanna may be Worse than wearing no mask at all, study finds : Coronavirus



Town votes to rescind license of N.J. gym whose owners repeatedly defied coronavirus restrictions : politics (dumbfuck asshole macho-bros)
No Masks, No Social Distancing: Two Men Charged After Large Pool Party in Sicklerville New Jersey : Coronavirus

Florida adds 8,109 new cases and 212 new deaths : Coronavirus
Ousted expert on Florida's Covid plan: 'They're not listening to the scientists' | After she refused to manipulate virus data, Rebekah Jones was fired -- and subjected to vicious criticism from the governor. But, she says, she won't be silenced
'This is no longer a debate' Florida sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks (Billy Woods is an idiot, says it's all a hoax, Fox and Breitbart told him so)
The Little Trumps - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Billy Woods, the sheriff of central Florida's Marion County, banned masks for all deputies and visitors to the sheriff's office starting Tuesday
Father and son doctors die of coronavirus after treating COVID-19 patients on Florida front lines : Coronavirus
'Archbishop' of Florida church selling bleach 'miracle cure' arrested with son : Coronavirus

A longtime Philadelphia judge wont wear a mask in court, prompting complaints from lawyers and witnesses -- Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge James Murray Lynn has repeatedly refused to wear a mask while sitting on the bench, despite pleas from prosecutors, defense lawyers, and witnesses who have expressed concerns about their health and safety ... won retention elections in 2001 and 2011, despite the Philadelphia Bar Association's rating him "not recommended" both times ... (hello, Republican asshole)

Texas passes 500K cases; infection rate soars to new high : politics

Smash Mouth plays to packed crowds at Sturges Ralley: Not the sharpest tool in the shed : Coronavirus
New Hampshire issues new mask mandate ahead of motorcycle rally: "Sturgis was a clear warning sign to us" : Coronavirus


Lebanon Records Horrific Spike In COVID-19 Cases Post Beirut Blasts : Coronavirus

Germany says Russian COVID-19 vaccine has not been sufficiently tested : worldnews

New Zealand considers freight as possible source of new coronavirus cluster : worldnews

Face coverings are now mandatory in the Republic of Ireland and people who violate the law get a fine of 2,500 : worldnews

The death toll from the coronavirus across many Russian regions could be many times higher than official statistics show. Experts pointed to systemic underreporting of deaths, and highlighted a complex incentive structure and political relationship between the Kremlin and Russia's governors


Facebook removes seven million posts for sharing false information on coronavirus : worldnews


Brazil's Bolsonaro calls surging Amazon fires a 'lie', despite data produced by his own government showing that thousands of fires are surging across the region : worldnews (learning from Trumpy)
European banks urged to stop funding oil trade in Amazon | Amazon rainforest : worldnews


'Officers told 'lie after lie' in assault case' : worldnews
Agnes Chow: Hong Kong activist hailed as the 'real Mulan' : worldnews
Taiwan Plans to Shift Medical Supply Chain Away from China : worldnews
U.S. to Label Hong Kong's Goods as 'Made in China' in Blow to City (but Trump says if we elect Biden we'll all have to speak Chinese)
Thailand protesters 'cross the Rubicon' and risk all to criticise the monarchy : worldnews

Post about Prophet Muhammad triggers riots in Bengaluru, 3 killed as police opens fire : worldnews

Outcry in Somalia as new bill would allow child marriage : worldnews ... once a girl's sexual organs mature and would allow forced marriage as long as the family gives their consent (yeah, muzfuckers)

'Everyone else is doing it': Social conformity a top motive for Japanese to wear masks : worldnews
Japan PM sparks anger with near-identical speeches in Hiroshima and Nagasaki - It's the same every year. He talks gibberish and leaves,' says one survivor after plagiarism app detects 93% match in speeches given days apart
EU foreign minister: Belarus elections were 'neither free nor fair' : worldnews
Belarus election: Police use live fire on protesters in Brest - BBC News
Police continues to beat protesters in Belarus. EU meeting on Friday to discuss possible sanctions : worldnews

Multi-million-dollar bribes from a Brazilian construction giant financed the presidential campaign that brought Mexico's Enrique Pena Nieto to power. The explosive allegations came from Emilio Lozoya, who was Pena Nieto's chief international strategist prior to the 2012 election : worldnews
Mexican judge orders arrest of 19 former federal police : worldnews ... suspected of embezzling millions of dollars during their time in the federal police under the 2012-2018 presidency of Enrique Pena Nieto


Police arrest 17 after raiding largest cocaine factory ever found in Netherlands | World News : worldnews

UK crashes into deepest recession of any major economy : worldnews - Just when Brexit was about to restore the glory of the Empire (they will blame the virus instead of their Brexit stupidity)


U.S., U.K. and Israeli Democracies Paralyzed by Delusion: 'It Can Never Happen Here' They are unburdened by World War II trauma that compels European democracies to oppose fascism and protect themselves

Trump wont be hosting the G-7 summit this fall. Thats a good thing ... These comments came as a complete surprise to most of his own staff, not to mention the governments of the other 10 countries involved. But the summit was already shaping up to be a debacle, so delaying or even canceling it is probably a good idea.

Trump Has Nearly Eliminated Intelligence Briefings From His Schedule Entirely : politics ("who needs intelligence>?" he said)
Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "Obama can attend a fundraiser every day but can't be bothered to get briefed on national security. Commander-in-Chief?!

Trumps national plan is to sabotage the election, not to stop COVID-19 -- he's accepted the virus as an election-year disruptor of the democracy he so despises.
How we stop Trump from stealing 11/3 by mail | Will Bunch - Dropping your ballot in a mailbox is handing it to Trump. Here's how we protect the vote ... the state GOP and several Republican congressmen are suing to sharply restrict the number of boxes where voters could deposit vote-by-mail ballots. If they succeed, Philadelphia, for example, and its 1.5 million people would have just one drop-off location (Refucks are traitors, top to bottom)

Trump's bogus executive actions are reality TV, not governing : politics
Scaramucci says Trump linked to Jeffrey Epstein : politics

Trump claims he would have beaten George Washington in election while bragging about non-existent poll numbers : politics
Trump, who told Obama to resign after one Ebola death, calls 160,000 COVID-19 deaths "fantastic job" : politics
Trump Mourns 'All the Birds' Killed by Windmills, Stays Mum on 160K COVID Deaths

End of an era? Trump says he won't hold rallies with empty seats.

It's Way Too Soon To Count Trump Out

After trillions in tax cuts for the rich, Republicans refuse to help struggling Americans : politics

Postal Workers Decry Changes And Cost-Cutting Measures : NPR

The U.S. Postal ServiceW said Kevin Kosar, a fellow at American Enterprise Institute. as Never a Business. Stop Treating it Like One. | Congress should do everything in its power to ensure the U.S. Postal Service remains vibrant and strong. : politics

It's Illegal for Federal Officials to Campaign on the Job. Trump Staffers Keep Doing It Anyways.
Pro-Trump "news" site is run by Trump's super PAC -- and that raises legal questions
Donald Trump Jr. and Ted Cruz shared Russian misinformation about Black Lives Matter protesters burning Bibles : politics

Despite Calls for His Resignation, New USPS Leader Pledges More Sweeping Changes : politics
Hawaii just saw a record high turnout in its primary election. Nearly everyone voted by mail. : politics
GOP Chair Who Called Mail Voting Fraught With DangerVoted by Mail 22 Straight Times

Acting Solicitor General Tells Full D.C. Circuit That Barr Has Secret Reasons for Dismissing Michael Flynn Case : politics (says even if Barr were "bribed" it would be fine)


'Let's go win this thing': Obama and Sanders lead reaction to Kamala Harris VP announcement, as NAACP brands it defining moment in US history
Megathread: Joe Biden announces Kamala Harris as his running mate : politics (53 thousand comments)

Trump calls Kamala Harris 'nasty' in record time and suggests she lied about smoking cannabis while listening to Snoop Dogg : politics
'You're pathetic': Backlash at Trump campaign for attack ad on Kamala Harris minutes after nomination : politics
Trump's biggest problem with Kamala Harris? She was "mean" to Brett Kavanaugh. : politics
Mike Pence Felt a Cold Chill This Afternoon. He'll Be Debating Kamala Harris. : politics

Co-opt & Corrupt: How Trump Bent and Broke the GOP ... The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American politics. It is ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by conventional understanding of facts, evidence, and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition.
If the Republican Party Gets Wiped Out in November, It's Going to Lose What's Left of Its Mind - I don't think the response to a thumping Trump-inflicted wipeout is going to be a Kasichian return to simple Reaganaut extremism ... South Carolina .. the home office of American sedition has become an interesting political case study for the 2020 elections.

2020 Election Forecast | FiveThirtyEight (Biden "favored")

Rep. Ilhan Omar Wins Congressional Primary : politics ... I love how every time one of the squad approaches a primary, the media thinks they are in a tight race, but then they always win by 20+ points.
'Our Movement Didn't Just Win. We Earned Mandate for Change,' Says Ilhan Omar After Soundly Defeating Big-Money Challenger : politics
Ilhan Omar Won A Bitter Primary To Stay In Congress : politics

Mitch McConnell Has Been Exposed as an Empty Suit - He can't even wrangle his majority behind even the shabbiest facsimile of an economic relief package, and folks back in Kentucky are beginning to take notice.

Greene wants to be worst nightmareof Democrats. She could also haunt Georgia GOP (R, QAnon)
Marjorie Taylor Greene, candidate who supports QAnon, wins Republican primary runoff in Georgia - The Washington Post
Marjorie Greene Victory Speech! - YouTube (expand your wingnut bingo card)
Trumps Q Endorsement - She says Trump can help defeat a "global cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles" (said the Satan worshipper)

McSally: GOP would "never get the Senate back" if D.C. and Puerto Rico were states : politics

Recreational weed added to Arizona General Election ballot : politics

Kennedy allies sweat as Massachusetts Senate race tightens - POLITICO - Incumbent Ed Markey wasn't supposed to have a prayer against Joe Kennedy. But his policy-heavy campaign is gaining traction.
UMass Senate Primary Poll: Markey 51% (+15) - Kennedy 36% : boston

Kanye flops among Black voters : politics (Sleezy-Yeezy)
Kanye West met with Kushner as rapper eyes 2020 election spot - Reuters


New York City Could Use a Champion. Who Will Step Up? - The New York Times - New York seems to be missing the kind of civic leadership that helped the city recover from previous financial and psychic crises (de Blasio is 'done")



Jerry Falwell Jr's queer predicament ... Reportedly, Cohen is in possession of a photo that depicts Falwell's wife -- and perhaps Falwell himself and a pool boy ... described as "terrible" .. he pool boy and others who might have had the photos in their possession ... "and the whole bit" ... And they eventually helped Granda financially, as investors -- with a $1.8 million loan -- And they eventually helped Granda financially, as investowith a $1.8 million loan ... (good Satangelical!)
My Weekend at the Falwell's South Beach Flophouse ... a cesspool of vice ... (2017)


After someone threw bombs at protesters in Laurelhurst Park, questions arise over police investigation : news (alt-right Trumper)
Soundtrack to the End on Twitter: "Last night a domestic terrorist threw pipe bombs at protesters gathering before going home in Laurelhurst Park. Who is Garrick Fernbaugh? https://t.co/wBYsW5sfqF" / Twitter

DHS investigating after Tennessee trooper accused of ripping mask off civilian's face : news


Former BPD union president arrested amid child rape allegations : boston (o rly)


The third-leading cause of death in US most doctors dont want you to know about (them)


How a Star Harvard Professor Got Suckered by 'Jesus' Wife' (Karen King)
TIL: Early Jews and Christians didn't view Hell as a place of eternal punishment. You either gained eternal life by going to Heaven or you didn't get eternal life at all. Hell was where your soul went to stop existing. : todayilearned
Opinion | What the Gospel of Judas really says - The New York Times - By April D. Deconick (2007)

Archaeologists say they have found ancient banana farms once managed by Australia's Indigenous peoples. The sites, which date back 2,145 years, were found on a tiny island north of the mainland in the Torres Strait. : worldnews

TIL that carbon dioxide levels commonly found in classrooms and offices spaces can decrease higher cognitive function by up to 50%. : todayilearned

u/EternalLifeIAM explains in great detail that "Meditation is simply being aware of being aware" : bestof


People who've been in psych wards, what was your experience?




081120

New study warns: We have underestimated the pace at which the Arctic is melting | Over the past 40 years, temperatures have risen by one degree every decade, and even more so over the Barents Sea and around Norway's Svalbard archipelago, where they have increased by 1.5 degrees per decade : worldnews

Swarm of earthquakes sparks worry about San Andreas fault - Los Angeles Times

Satellite images show oil spill disaster unfolding in Mauritius: "We will never be able to recover" : worldnews
Major New Zealand plastic producer shocks customers by issuing 'permanent bottle recall', saying it doesn't want its bottles ending up in the environment anymore. : worldnews

Greenpeace wins court battle to be registered as a charity | Greenpeace has won an eight-year court battle to be registered as a charity and be exempt from income tax : worldnews (NZ, and GP has sketchy history)


Small Businesses Are Dying by the Thousands -- And No One Is Tracking the Carnage (Make America Fucked Again, the Repubican motto)


MA COVID-19 Data 8/11/20 : boston
296 New Confirmed Cases; 1.9% Positive - August 11 : CoronavirusMa - 112,969 total confirmed cases - 10 new deaths; 8,529 total

No COVID-19 patients currently at Cape hospitals - capecodtimes.com, August 11, 2020 : CoronavirusMa
What do you think Fall and Winter will look like in MA? : CoronavirusMa


COVID-19 to cause the first global increase in poverty in 22 years : worldnews
Putin says Russia has approved world's first coronavirsu moment...as if it vaccine for use : worldnews
3 new mutated COVID-19 strains detected in South Korea : worldnews
Face mask study shows neck gaiter may be worse than no covering at all - The Washington Post

New data finds Black and Hispanic Americans more likely to take precautions against coronavirus - The Washington Post - Sen. Thom Tillis is wrong about why Hispanics have higher rates of illness (racist Republifuckers is wrong?)
Food and coronavirus : CoronavirusMa
How Increases in Fox News Viewership Reduced Compliance With Social Distancing Guidelines : Coronavirus (and other psychotic behavior)

Children and the virus: As schools reopen, much remains unknown about the risk to kids and the peril they pose to others - The Washington Post


New Yorks true nursing home death toll cloaked in secrecy (Cuomo is a lying dickster)

Retail Chains Abandon Manhattan: 'It's Unsustainable' : Some national chains, both retail and restaurants, are closing outlets in New York City, which are struggling more than their branches elsewhere.

Texas coronavirus testing plummets as schools plan reopening : Coronavirus

Florida reports 276 more COVID-19 deaths, becoming largest single-day jump yet : Coronavirus ... Fewest tests in months but also their highest fatality count ever. You can reduce the testing but you can't hide the bodies (well, not yet anyways, I'm sure they're working on that).
Florida's Covid-19 cases in children have increased 137% in past month : news

The Latest: Georgia schools quarantine 800 students : Coronavirus
More Than 800 Students In Cherokee County Must Quarantine Due To COVID-19 : Coronavirus
The picture below is from their first day back to school about a week ago -- Today the superintendent saidS "ince weve reopened, and as of this morning, there have been 59 positive COVID-19 tests confirmed among our students and staff"
GPB News on Twitter: "BREAKING NEWS: Etowah High School in Cherokee County will close temporarily after classes Tuesday, Superintendent Brian Hightower said. "It is our hope to restart in-person classes at Etowah HS on Monday, Aug. 31," Hightower said. https://t.co/y9e4fqV3Jv" / Twitter (look at the pisture and weep)

School nurse in the district with the crowded hallway photo quit over a scarcity of Covid-19 precautions. Rising cases are 'not the validation' she wanted : Coronavirus

Tennessee areas with mask mandates see stable or declining COVID-19 hospitalizations : Coronavirus

The Indianapolis Speedrome last Saturday night. They were only fined $1000. : videos


Man Punches Teen Sesame Place Worker Who Reminded Him to Wear Mask, Police Say -- The teen suffered a jaw injury and a damaged tooth
Man Carried From Store By His Son While Threatening to Beat Customers Over Masks: A Bunch of P***ies Wearing Masks! (click through for the vid)

Jordan Peterson infected with COVID-19 while in Serbian hospital : Coronavirus

Canadians are vandalising cars with US plates in anger over border crossings to escape coronavirus : Coronavirus

City of Edmonton facing backlash over mandatory mask exemption cards, more than 1,660 doled out in early days - Edmonton business organizations are pushing back against mask exemption cards being offered by the city, concerned they will be abused and lead to increased non-compliance : worldnews

Passengers with COVID-19 keep arriving on international flights in Toronto : worldnews

After 102 days COVID-free, New Zealand reports it's first cases of community transmission : worldnews
Study reveals Covid virus came to New Zealand from North America : worldnews

Iran shutdown a newspaper after remarks by expert said official figures on cases, deaths in the country account for only 5% of the real toll. : worldnews

Entire Lebanese government to resign within hours over deadly explosion, minister says : worldnews
Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded.
At Beiruts shattered port, a crater nearly 50 yards deep and small signs of previous lives

Student protesters in Thailand are stepping up pressure on the military-backed government with calls for greater democracy and less power for the monarchy, a potentially explosive demand just as leaders struggle to handle the country's worst-ever economic crisis

Belarus Has Shut Down the Internet Amid a Controversial Election : worldnews
Belarus election: Opposition leader Tikhanovskaya 'safe' in Lithuania : worldnews

Russia warns it will see any incoming missile as nuclear. Russia will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation, the military warned in an article published Friday. : worldnews

Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow arrested under national security law : worldnews
Taiwan tells visiting U.S. official China seeks to turn it into next Hong Kong : worldnews

Watchdog finds U.S. did not weigh civilian risks when pushing Saudi arms sales - Reuters (Trumpy is Bonesaw's puppet)


Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on America to show global leadership, says WHO withdrawal 'morally wrong'. He described global leaders' focus on "short-term political gains" as shameful. : worldnews


Schiff: The sum total of the president's actions is to encourage the Russians to help him
White House Forced Changes In Intel Warning That Russia Wants Trump To Win: Report : politics
Intelligence Agencies Tailor Russian Interference Findings for Trump - Intelligence is now being barbered for the purposes of avoiding presidential* shit-fits.
How Sen. Ron Johnson's Investigation Became an Enabler of Russian Disinformation: Part I (denies he's a little commie traitor)

White House clarifies limits of jobless aid plan as talks with Congress dim - The Washington Post - Unemployment benefit will be $300 per week, not the $400 Trump promised on Saturday ("clarifies" his "lie")
Covid live updates: U.S. stock market nearly reaches an all-time high - The Washington Post

Trump adds coronavirus adviser who echoes his unscientific claims - CNNPolitics

Watch Live: Biden and Harris Make First Appearance as Running Mates in Delaware - The New York Times
Kamala Harris Picked as Joe Biden's V.P.: Live Updates - The New York Times
Sen. Kamala D. Harris named as Joe Bidens running mate
Chalk - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Kamala Harris - liberalism v. fascism remains a very easy choice.
Joe Biden selects Kamala Harris as his running mate : news - Pence is not allowed to be alone with a woman, so Mother would have to sit on stage next to him.
Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first Black woman on a major ticket
Kamala Harris was Joe Bidens boldest and most qualified pick
Why Kamala Harris won the VP contest (opinion) - CNN - by David Axelrod,
Trump backersdizzying response to Kamala Harris's selection

Trump says men may be 'insulted' by Biden picking a woman for VP ("their dicks might fall off")
Tucker Carlsons mangling of Kamala Harriss name was all about disrespect
"She'll Scare the Shit Out of Surburban Women" : Inside Trumpworlds Anti-Kamala Harris Attack Plan

Trump weighs blocking Americans at the Mexico border, but legal authority is shaky and no decision has been made - The Washington Post - saddled with doubts about the legal and logistical challenges of keeping Americans from reentering their own country, officials said Tuesday. ("American rapists")

How to Foil Trump's Night Strategy | To keep the president from claiming victory on Nov. 3, Biden supporters who can vote in person may well have to.

Eschaton: Stonks - The Fed can and will goose stonks whenever they need a little help, and once the stonks are goosed "no one" in charge cares anymore ... A strong stock market is like a sturdy wall around the rich and powerful. You can stay outside and lose your job and starve and die, and it won't penetrate their serene bubble very much at all.

Trump's unemployment order is a huge, illegal power grab - Los Angeles Times (crowned himself the best king ever)

Trump unloads in morning interviews as U.S. struggles to tame virus - POLITICO - With Covid-19 threatening the president's reelection effort, he stoked culture wars and railed against China while continuing to speak dismissively of the rampant coronavirus threat (it's all about "ratings" in his head)

Trump said the 1918 Spanish Flu 'probably ended' WWII, which did not begin until 21 years after the pandemic : politics
Trump claims he would have not called for Obama to resign over 160,000 virus deaths : politics
Trump demands college athletes play despite Big 10 reportedly cancelling football season amid rising US coronavirus cases : politics

Donald Trump is trying to steal the election : politics

Trump signs worthless coronavirus executive orders while Americans choose stupidity over commonsense : politics

GOP Asks Supreme Court to Make It Harder for People to Vote During Pandemic : politics (Rhode Island sat on it's stupid ass for years to fuckup mailin voting, hello Gina)

A Record 75% of Americans Can Vote by Mail in 2020 : politics

When the mail is politicized, everything is politicized : politics
US Postal Service officials push proposal to nearly triple cost of sending mail-in ballots: report. Sen. Elizabeth Warren called the proposal an attempt to 'sabotage' the USPS ahead of upcoming elections
Sanders Joins Calls for Resignation or Removal of Postmaster General Over Efforts to 'Suppress the Vote and Undermine Democracy' : politics
Postal workers' union says up to 80,000 letters held back Monday in southern Maine (amazing how easy it is to totally fuck things up)

Billionaires Have Made an Absolute Killing During the Pandemic. The Number Is Staggering. : politics
The pandemic is helping the rich get even richer. It's time to tax their obscene wealth | Inequality is becoming worse as tens of millions of Americans face unemployment, loss of healthcare, evictions and hunger : politics

EPA Destroys Water Quality Records, Deceives Archivist : politics

Trump Oversees All-Time Low in White Collar Crime Enforcement : politics (carnage in the wall streets)

His lies require advanced tracking : PoliticalHumor

GOP senator who wanted to abolish Education Dept. now wants to give Betsy DeVos $50 billion : politics

Lincoln Project expands GOP target list, winning Trump ire : politics
New Trump ad doubles down on radical left line of attack against Biden - Axios
Opinion | This is how the media should confront Trump and his cronies - The Washington Post (mostly women, except for that Australian guy)

Weeks After Voting for $740 billion Pentagon Budget, Ted Cruz Says 'Magic Money Tree' Isn't Available to Struggling Families : politics

Hawaii sees a more than 40 percent increase in voter turnout with all mail-in primary : politics
Texas Latinos could swing state from Red to Blue in November election : politics

Hot topic! : PoliticalHumor
Opinion | George Conway: I (still) believe the president, and in the president - The Washington Post

A devastating indictment of the Republican Party from a GOP insider - Vox - It Was All a Lie

AOC to speak at Dem convention : politics
Latinx Used by Just 3% of U.S. Hispanics. About One-in-Four Have Heard of It. | Pew Research Center - Young Hispanic women among the most likely to use the term


Is Lindsey Graham Actually in Trouble in South Carolina? - POLITICO - Anger at his support for Trump and a strong Democratic challenger have some wondering if the three-term Republican is in real jeopardy of losing in November.

An economic crisis in Kentucky has workers, businesses furious with McConnell : politics

Susan Collins losing to Democratic challenger Sara Gideon: Poll : politics (boot her fucking evil ass out the door)
A hard path for Susan Collins and 5 other takeaways

Republican candidate for Congress in Connecticuts 2nd District abruptly drops out following his arrest late Monday ... charges stem from a violent altercation with a former girlfriend ... blamed his opponent for "slinging mud" ... (abusive Repubican asshole?)

Republican Congressional candidate deletes photos from Hitler's retreat vacation (the new "dog whistle")
Yashar Ali ?? on Twitter: "Just seeing these @CawthornforNC Instagram posts from 2017...my god. Referring to Hitler with the honorific "Furher" ... her "bucket list" moment .. as if it's a vist to the Grand Canyon

Candidate blasted for racist videos, QAnon support faces GOP runoff in Georgia : politics
QAnon groups have millions of members on aF Saying a visit to Hitlercebook, documents show - The preliminary results of an investigation by Facebook shed new light on the scope of activity and content from the QAnon community on the platform (Fuckbooked)
A Bible Burning, a Russian News Agency and a Story Too Good to Check Out - The New York Times --- Black Lives Matters protesters in Portland, Ore., had burned a stack of Bibles, and then topped off the fire with American flags. There was even a video to prove it.
Conservative 'News' Site Secret: It' s Run by Trump's Super PAC -- "American Herald" (which is run by Putin)


Could Kanye West Be Charged With Electoral Fraud? : politics (hopefully)


William Barr, of All People, Accuses Black Lives Matter Protesters of Being 'Fascistic'

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best retiring after department cuts, protests | king5.com


Cancel Culture - Lawyers, Guns & Money - As Keri Leigh Merritt and Chris Richardson point out, the real American cancel culture has been and continues to be white supremacy.

Court: LA County owes $8M to man killed like George Floyd : news

Cities cannot fine homeless people for living outside, U.S. judge rules in Grants Pass case : news


u/flonkerton_ explains how to avoid slipping into inceldom from inside the cesspool. : bestof


Dwarf planet Ceres is 'ocean world' with salty water deep underground : worldnews

Using terabytes of neural data, neuroscientists are starting to understand how fundamental brain states like emotion, motivation, or various drives to fulfill biological needs are triggered and sustained by small networks of neurons that code for those brain states. : science

ELI5: Where are "we" located in the brain? Are we all of the brain? If so, why are there parts of the brain that automatically do things for us? : explainlikeimfive

Bifocal contact lenses aren't just for aging eyes anymore. In nearsighted kids as young as 7 years old, multifocal contact lenses with a heavy dose of added reading power can dramatically slow further progression of myopia, new research has found.

Using marijuana in pregnancy may heighten baby's risk of autism : news


u/Voransaka explains Antifa in detail : bestof (Republicans love fascists)


What do you consider is your greatest sexual achievement? : AskReddit




081020

Amazon rainforest could collapse as 2020 fires set to be most devastating


Bill Gates: US only country to have coronavirus 'testing insanity
1 out of every 2,000 Americans alive at the start of the pandemic has now died from COVID-19. : Coronavirus
Europeans Say COVID-19 Revealed America as 'Fragile,' Inconsiderate : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 8/10/20 : boston
214 New Confirmed Cases; 1.8% Positive - August 10 : CoronavirusMa - 112,673 total confirmed cases - 11,276 new tests - +5 hospital; no change ICU; -1 intubated - 5 new deaths; 8519 total

Mass. reports 214 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 5 new deaths - The Boston Globe


State wont divulge COVID-19 cases in child care centers

As September Looms, Some Of State's Largest Districts Won't Return in Person - WBUR
Cancel College - Reopening universities will accomplish little and endanger many. (Atlantic) : CoronavirusMa

NH/MA: State rep. Paul Somero not worried about anti-mask group but responds to worried local: "You can have my Seat as Stat Rep... I just spend the week at the beach. 1000's gathered together / NO MASKS. I am not worried - God is in control" : CoronavirusMa
Assaulting a worker who's enforcing masks is now a felony under a new Illinois law : news
Why American men won't wear masks -- Performative masculinity is making American men sick - American men are failing the pandemic.
American men are still resisting wearing masks. The problem, experts say, is theyre afraid of looking weak (looking moronically stupid is fine)
Study raises questions about efficacy of gaiters, bandanas, knit masks in stopping spread of virus - The Boston Globe


GPS location data shows that Republican areas engaged in less social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic (controlling for all relevant factors). This is consistent with survey data which show that Dems believe the pandemic is more severe and report a greater reduction in contact with others. : science

West Virginia University reports 25 new COVID-19 cases among students since Thursday : Coronavirus
Teachers Across the Country Worry About a Rush to Reopen Schools : Coronavirus


AOC asks Andrew Cuomo why 'indoor schooling' is allowed but ind oor dining is not : politics

Georgia governor rules out requiring masks at public schools : Coronavirus
Meet the Georgia teen distributing more PPE than the federal government : Coronavirus
America's PPE shortage could last years without strategic plan, experts warn : Coronavirus

Californias public health director resigns amid questions about coronavirus test data

Teen who shared photo of packed high school hallway says she's receiving threats : news


84 arrests, 226 citations and 18 crashes reported in 24 hours at massive motorcycle rally in South Dakota : news

Big Ten reportedly voted 12-2 to cancel fall football season
Big Ten football canceled for fall; no games for 2020 season : news


'Such a shock' : Fox News host is flabbergasted when confronted with the disturbing facts about COVID-19 in kids

Inside the Chinese lab central to the search for the coronavirus' origin

Ireland to ban non-essential travellers from US within days : worldnews

Boris Johnson has insisted schools are safe to re-open next month just hours after the Children's Commissioner called for routine coronavirus testing for pupils and teachers.


'They have stolen our victory': Belarus protests after leader re-elected to continue 26-year reign : worldnews (fucktators fuck things fucking up)
Belarus opposition candidate rejects election result after night of protests : worldnews
Germany: There are many indications of electoral fraud in Belarus : worldnews (143% voting attendence)
Putin congratulates Belarus dictator on 'rigged' election landslide


Chinese man swims seven hours to Taiwan's Kinmen for freedom | Taiwan News : worldnews
China imposes sanctions on Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio as US tensions soar : worldnews
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law : worldnews
Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai Under National Security Law - The New York Times
Taiwanese F-16s Begin Flying Patrols With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Deter China : worldnews
Sanmaosimao nails the flawed world view of the upper echelons of the Chinese Communist Party. : bestof


Just 257 pardons granted for pot possession in program's 1st year - Critics say the low number proves the program is "unconscionable" and a "total failure." They're calling on the Canadian government to deliver an automatic removal of those criminal records. : worldnews


US Court issues summons for Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman : politics


'The Russians are not trying to interfere in the election of 2020. They are interfering.' : politics


Let's call it what it is. We're in a Pandemic Depression ... Trump's mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic will go down as the greatest failure of presidential leadership in the history of the United States ... it will take generations to fix what #covid45 has wrought upon us and the world.
How Trump Killed Tens of Thousands of Americans: A blow-by-blow account of his personal role in the coronavirus catastrophe. : politics
Unmasked: How Trump's mixed messaging on face-coverings hurt U.S. coronavirus response
Moderna's clinical trial numbers show there's 'no way' Trump can have a vaccine by Election Day

Experts Warn Trump Executive Action on Unemployment Insurance Deliberately Leaves Out Poorest Americans : politics
Political scientist: Trump kept calling executive order a 'bill' : politics
Krugman: Trump's Executive Orders Are The Hydroxychloroquine Of Economic Policy (
'The Lord' Created Executive Orders, Proclaims White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro (
Trump's Old Words About Obama's Executive Orders Come Back To Haunt Him | Damning supercut shows Trump attack the very move he just pulled after Congress failed to reach a deal on coronavirus aid.
Art of the tantrum: Trump's bewildering, doomed attempt to play savior. Trump's executive orders are confusing and unconstitutional -- and likely to hurt his own voters. He doesn't care.

Lawmakers Demand Removal of Postmaster General DeJoy Over 'Nefarious' Efforts to Destroy the Postal Service and 'Aid Trump Reelection' : politics ... Dude managed to end decades of first class mail flow in 2 weeks. The checks have stopped in some areas. The only things moving in my city are the packages right now. The PO in my area went from forcing OT up to 60-80hrs a week, to 40hrs only. DeJoy didn't wait to observe anything, he knew what he wanted to do, and he did it. (Trump fuckers)
Destroying the postal service will mostly affect rural areas. Urban areas subsidize rural areas for mail delivery. The USPS operates at a loss there and they are UPS and FedEx last mile provider in many areas. : AdviceAnimals


Touched A Nerve? Trump Flips Out After Anthony Scaramucci Delivers Warning On Fox News : politics
Acyn Torabi on Twitter: "?? https://t.co/QbE5VvFjJX" / Twitter
Why Donald Trump failed his TV interviews: The president selects his media appearances carefully - but has been skewered twice recently : politics

Mount Trumpmore? Donald Trump on Mount Rushmore? President has lofty 'dream,' Kristi Noem says

If Trump loses, expect him to exact revenge on his way out : politics
Top Democrats fear Trump and his staff will shred documents, withhold important information and delete official emails on the way out if Biden wins the election. Here's what they plan to do to stop it : politics


Joe Biden just destroyed one of Trump's biggest attack lines
Mrs. Krassenstein on Twitter: "THIS. NEEDS. TO. GO. VIRAL. #TrumpCantRideABike https://t.co/WwSqADHrmD" / Twitter

Facing bleak November, Republicans look to stoke BLM backlash - POLITICO - The battle to define the movement comes as the president and fellow GOP candidates try to win back suburban voters - trying to redefine the Black Lives Matter movement as a radical leftist mob looking to sabotage the white, suburban lifestyle (Black antifa carnaging)

The Senate Is America's Most Structurally Racist Institution



Facebook employees report 'pattern of preferential treatment' for conservatives who spread misinformation : politics (lizard-boy Fuckerberg)
Reddit Hack: Hundreds of Subreddits Vandalised to Promote Trump The attackers used access to moderator accounts to change images and post messages supporting the president

How the 1971 Stanford prison experiment prophesied Americas authoritarian backslide


u/Anonymous2020b2b posts long sourced list of republican and democratic politicians guilty of pedophilia and human trafficking : bestof (the so-called "democrats" on the list are mostly "republicans")


Aftermath of looting in downtown Chicago: 13 cops injured, 2 people shot, more than 100 arrests, Mag Mile trashed - Chicago Tribune

Admitted KKK leader who drove through crowd of protesters found guilty on multiple charges : news


Former Jehovah's Witness elders call for mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse : news ("Former")
Court Reverses $35 Million Verdict Against Jehovah's Witnesses | HuffPost (it was "confidential")


DNA from an unknown ancestor found in modern humans. Researchers noticed that one percent of the DNA in the Denisovans from an even more ancient human ancestor. Fifteen percent of the genes that this ancestor passed onto the Denisovans still exist in the Modern Human genome. : science

New research based on four decades of longitudinal data indicates that it is rare for a person to receive and keep a single mental disorder diagnosis. Rather, experiencing different successive mental disorders appears to be the norm. : science

ELI5: When scientists say that wormholes are theoretically possible based on their mathematical calculations, how exactly does math predict their existence? : explainlikeimfive




080920

5.1 magnitude earthquake reported near North Carolina-Virginia border : news

Saving pandas led to downfall of other animals | Since the giant panda reserves were set up in China during the 1960s, leopards have disappeared from 81% of reserves, snow leopards from 38%, wolves from 77% and Asian wild dogs from 95%. : worldnews

Europe swelters under a heatwave complicated by Covid-19 restrictions : worldnews
South Korea floods, landslides kill dozens and displace thousands : worldnews
Mauritius in environmental crisis as oil leak from grounded ship threatens coastline

Avoid all onions with unclear origins amid growing salmonella outbreak: warning : worldnews


US response to the virus is met with incredulity abroad : worldnews ... But why pay less for healthcare when you can pay more to prevent poor people from having it?
US tops 5 million confirmed virus cases, to Europe's alarm
Ex-FDA head: U.S. will "definitely" see 200,000 to 300,000 virus deaths by end of 2020 : Coronavirus
Coronavirus updates: Model predicts 300,000 US deaths by December without masking up; India surpasses 2M cases : Coronavirus


MA CORVID-19 Data 8/9/20 : boston
286 New Confirmed Cases; 1.67% Positive - August 9 : CoronavirusMa - 14 new deaths; 8,514 total


Reminder: Stay Vigilant With Social Distancing and Masking, MA hits 2.8% positive rate. Not a crisis, but just a warning not to relax. : massachusetts


Only 42% of Americans questioned in a new poll say they'd get vaccinated for the coronavirus when and if a vaccine is made available. : Coronavirus

'Totally unacceptable': Testing delays force labs to prioritize COVID tests for some, not others : Coronavirus (Jared cackles)
World's largest vaccine manufacturer in Maharashtra, India wants to cap vaccine price at $3 : worldnews

More than a million people in the UK have quit smoking since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, new study shows : worldnews
New COVID-19 Virus-Filtering Mask Material Being Fast-Tracked to Market : Coronavirus


Families with means leave public schools for private schools or 'learning pods' raising concerns about worsening educational inequality

97,000 children reportedly test positive for coronavirus in two weeks as schools gear up for instruction : politics
9 people test positive for coronavirus at Georgia school that went viral for crowded photo : politics (die for the Kempster!)
9 cases of COVID-19 reported at North Paulding High School
Days after photos of packed hallways go viral, Paulding high school reports 9 COVID 19 cases : Coronavirus
Positive test rate between 40-50% at Western Kentucky University : Coronavirus
Dozens of Martin County School Employees Resigned in July, Weeks Before Schools Reopen : Coronavirus (Florifucked)

New York has lowest COVID-19 infection rate since pandemic's start : Coronavirus

New Hampshire church dealing with COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak : Coronavirus (Jesus failed them, again)

'This is unstoppable' : America's midwest braces itself for a Covid-19 surge
America's midwest braces itself for a Covid-19 surge - made significantly worse by lawmakers who question the value of face coverings

Florida's confirmed COVID-19 total surpasses 532,800 with 6,229 additional cases

Almost 100 more babies test positive for COVID-19 in Corpus Christi, Texas : Coronavirus

Utah elementary school principal dies after 5-week battle with COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Portland Strip Club Linked to COVID-19 Outbreak : Coronavirus

No Mask Nevada protesters rally in northwest Las Vegas : Coronavirus

Chris Jericho's band FOZZY plays in front of packed crowd at Sturgis; No face masks or social distancing despite COVID-19 : Coronavirus (the Big Sort continues)
CNN Anchor to Trump Supporter: What You're Saying is Unscientific : politics - Bikers for Trump Founder Chris Cox over his claims on the coronavirus pandemic and its origins.



Planned anti-mask rally in Melbourne in defiance of strict stage four lockdown laws fizzled out after only few dozen people attended and were pounced on by waiting police. Up to 400 people expected to gather on steps of Parliament House Sunday for event billed as "Freedom Day Celebration"

At sunny Saint-Tropez, the party crowd brings champagne -- and the coronavirus ("masks not sexy")


'We failed': one scientist's despair as Brazil Covid-19 deaths hit 100,000 : worldnews
Brazilian Amazon protected areas in flames as land-grabbers invade (Bolsofuck)

Indian Union Minister, Who Claimed Papad Helps Fight COVID-19, Tests Positive : worldnews ... ndia is already a undeclared dictatorship masquerading as a democracy.


Thousands of Israelis join in renewed anti-Netanyahu protests : worldnews
Israel deletes quirky COVID-19 ad after China offended : worldnews ... "It's unbelievable, they simply see everything, everywhere," (China is your boss)
Israeli women in Knesset make parliamentary history - The Washington Post - Four Israeli women who've broken new political ground - They are an Ethiopian-born minister, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish lawmaker, a Druze lawmaker and the first Knesset member to wear a hijab

What video analysis shows about the Beirut explosion - The Washington Post
Shots fired, 110 injured during Beirut protests as anger erupts over deadly blast : worldnews
Lebanon protesters storm ministries as violent protests grip Beirut : worldnews
Lebanon blast: Germany pledges 10 million ahead of aid conference : worldnews (Trump says he would consider helping if they donate to his campaign)
Investigators discover panic room/tunnels at site of Beirut explosions : worldnews
Video showing 'missile' in Beirut blast was manipulated
TIL: In Lebanon the president is required to be Christian. The president picks the prime minister who is required to be sunni muslim. And the prime minister picks the speaker of the house speaker who is required to be Shia muslim. This is known as The National Pact. : todayilearned

Iran asks UN to hold US accountable for plane interception : worldnews

Main opposition candidate goes into hiding on eve of crucial presidential vote in Belarus : worldnews
Belarus presidential election: Police storm opposition headquarters as vote begins : worldnews
Tensions with Russia rise as Belarus heads to the polls : worldnews

A group of 44 prisoners all died in one night in a prison in Chad because they were all kept in the same cell in 46C heat, an investigation has concluded. : worldnews ... Mr Arabi had also suggested that it could have been a case of collective suicide and denied they had been ill-treated.


Protests against homophobia break out in Poland : worldnews

Venezuela jails former US soldiers for 20 years over botched bid to overthrow Maduro : worldnews

South China Sea: Beijing mobilises invasion craft along coast as Taiwan tensions escalate : worldnews (meanwhile, in Xi-fucker land)

CIA Finds 'No Evidence' Chinese Government Has Accessed TikTok Data (Trumpy says he doesn't need no fake news so-called intelligence)

China and Russia ditch dollar in move toward 'financial alliance' : worldnews (Trump Baby for the win)
Sanctioned Hong Kong dictator's son lives in Boston, has gone missing ... sounds like he got the hell out of Dodge shortly before sanctions were announced against his mother (Somerville)

Nord Stream 2: US senators threaten German port with 'crushing' sanctions : worldnews ... Three Republican senators have ordered Murkan Port on the island of Rugen to stop assisting Russian vessels constructing the final sections of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline ... Republican Senators Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Ron Johnson (are the boss of Germany)

US to end deployment of US Marines in Norway after boosting it in 2018 amid Russian tensions : worldnews ... So... withdrawal in Germany, withdrawal in Norway, and putting ridiculous tariffs on Canadian aluminum at the exact moment Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska builds a new Russian aluminum plant in Mitch McConnell's district.... Trump is playing Russian favors to get help interfering in the election again. This is so fucking obvious, you guys.

Saudi ex-spy suing crown prince faces fresh death threat in Canada report: Canada reportedly increases security around Saad Aljabri, who is suing Prince Mohammed bin Salman over alleged 2018 assassination attempt (where are Cruz, Cotton and Johnson?)
Pentagon nominee questioned about company's reported ties to Khashoggi Killers : politics

Russia is actively helping Trump. Again. : politics
The Trump administration reportedly quashed an intelligence report that showed Russia is helping him win the 2020 election : politics
Blumenthal calls classified briefing on Russian interference "absolutely chilling"

Amnesty International: widespread human rights violations against protesters, medics, journalists and legal observers who gathered to protest the unlawful killings of Black people in the US : worldnews

Trump Earns a New Title: Terrorist-in-Chief. He's Sabotaging the Postal Service When a Real President Would Be Making It Work Better
Democrats Decry 'Sabotage' After 'Friday Night Massacre' at Postal Service
USPS just made sweeping changes to its leadership as lawmakers call for an investigation into delayed mail ahead of the 2020 election : politics ... better headline: "Trump crony hobbles post office in voter suppression effort by removing functional leadership and forbidding hiring of replacements"
/u/Portarossa breaks down the problems facing the United States Postal Service under the Trump administration with detailed context and sources : bestof
Their mail was not delivered for days. Now these Minneapolis residents are worried about their votes counting. : politics

'Aburdly Unconstitutional' : Trump Bypasses Congress From His Private Golf Club
Trump thinks he's been given vast new powers. Now he's going to use them

Trump's order to bypass Congress on coronavirus relief faces likely legal challenges
Trump promises permanent cut to payroll tax funding Social Security and Medicare if he's reelected (no healthcare, no social security, just fuck off and die, Republicans ecstatic)

A president ignored: Trumps outlandish claims increasingly met with a collective shrug

The lost days of summer: How Trump struggled to contain the virus - The Washington Post
Outlier - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Both the Post and Times have major examinations of the extraordinary failure of American public officials to control COVID-19, producing an outbreak vastly worse than in any other peer country. The former looks at the malicious incompetence of the Trump administration:

Trump Using COVID-19 As A Cover To Gut Social Security And Medicare, Critics Charge : politics
Trump Just Admitted on Live Television He Will 'Terminate' Social Security and Medicare If Reelected in November : politics
America Could Have 'Great Depression' Levels of Homelessness by Year's End : Housing advocates warn of a huge crisis if Congress doesn't come through soon with significant and sustained financial assistance.

Trump walks out of news conference after reporter asks him about Veterans Choice lie he's told more than 150 times : politics ... I hope that all decent reporters pickup on this: Trump will end press briefings when called on a lie.
Trump's 'Sharpegate' with Hurricane Dorian was a preview of his COVID-19 distortions

Trump's 'Axios on HBO' interview proves how much he relies on marketing to counter reality : politics
Trump walks out of news conference after reporter asks him about Veterans Choice lie he's told more than 150 times - CNNPolitics
Trump Abruptly Ends Briefing When Challenged For Falsely Taking Credit For Veterans Choice : politics

Trump's plan for reelection: thievery -- A campaign with no ideas, and little hope for winning the conventional way, resorts to skulduggery.

The NRA is doomed. It has only itself to blame. | The warning signs of the group's collapse were there before New York's lawsuit

Will Bunch: From 9/11 to Portland, it was inevitable 'Homeland Security' ould be turned on the American people (the name said it all, thanks, Lieberfucker and Hillary and Chuckie Fuckie and Chappaquidick Teddie, and John Kerry, even Bush didn't want this)
Will Bunch: From 9/11 to Portland, it was inevitable 'Homeland Security' would be turned on the American people ... "The word 'homeland' is a strange word" Donald Rumsfeld, told staffers ... "'Homeland' sounds more German than American"


Biden leads in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania due to COVID concerns, country's direction


The White House reportedly asked South Dakota's governor how to add another president to Mount Rushmore, and she later gave Trump a 4-foot replica with his face on it : politics
NYT: White House reached out to South Dakota governor about adding Trump to Mount Rushmore - CNNPolitics

Tuberville was paid $5 million to quit. Now he says $600 is too much for you. : politics (the Tubs)

Democrat Kai Kahele wins Hawaii primary to replace Tulsi Gabbard : politics

Complaints Allege People Were Tricked Into Signing Kanye West' Wisconsin Nomination Paperwork ... That's called election fraud for you conservatives out there. (Yeezy Sleezy)
The Kanye Con Job

'Christianity Will Have Power' : Donald Trump made a promise to white evangelical Christians, whose support can seem mystifying to the outside observer (not really) ... But even if he loses in November, mainstream evangelical Christianity has made plain its deepest impulses and exposed where the majority of its believers pledge allegiance (Satangelics for the Antichrist)

UMass Amherst investigating Holyoke mayor and congressional candidate Morse over allegations of inappropriate conduct - The Boston Globe -- Alex Morse, who is running to replace US Representative Richard Neal in a hotly contested primary race, faces an investigation by the University of Massachusetts Amherst following allegations that Morse used his position to foster inappropriate relationships with students over the course of several years (says he couldn't keep his gay under control)

'I felt like my chest was on fire' : Photo shows Dallas police officer shooting protester with pepper-ball gun (at her breast, of course) ... The officer pointing the weapon is Sgt. Roger Rudloff, a 25-year veteran of the department assigned to a covert deployment ...

Nazi political applicatione are being handed out in Indiana (Indiana considering changing state name to "Naziland")
j on Twitter: "Nazis in Henryville, Indiana today. (Near Louisville KY) Handing out anti-Semitic pamphlets and 'nazi political party' applications

How to Beat Populists When the Facts Don't Matter - The Atlantic - The electorate is split into separate information bubbles. But unconventional messengers, appeals to patriotism, and even jokes can reach voters who don't want to listen ... (hello, Foxfuckers)

QAnon Is Running Amok, and the Time Has Come for Interventions : politics (Fuckerberg cackles)
QAnon Is Running Amok, and the Time Has Come for Interventions - Bloomberg - Family members may be the last line of defense as the amorphous online conspiracy movement attempts to break into the mainstream (but ... but ... antifa!!)
Republicans called her videos 'appalling' and 'disgusting' - But theyre doing little to stop her -- Marjorie Taylor Greene ... Black people are slaves owned by Dems, Soros is a Nazi ... (the disgustingly appalling party in Georgia

Boycotted. Criticized. But Fox News Leads the Pack in Prime Time. - The New York Times - Led by Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, the channel's pro-Trump lineup outranked every network from 8 to 11 p.m. in June and July. (NYT is allegic to numbers, so the last sentence at the bottom says 4 million Foxfuckers)


60 enslaved people once toiled for a rich landowner in Medford. Kyera Singleton wants you to know who they were - The Boston Globe - Royall left part of his fortune to Harvard, which led to the establishment of the Royall Chair, the school's first endowed law professorship. His family crest was used as an element of the Harvard Law School seal until 2016, when it was finally abandoned amid protests by students and faculty. (explains a lot about Harvard's slave-owner mindset, all this erased from history classes)


The Last of the Zoroastrians
TIL about Huginn and Muninn (Old Norse for "thought" and "mind"), a pair of ravens that fly all over the world and bring information to the god Odin. The birds would depart at dawn and return at dinner-time to sit on Odin's shoulders and inform him of events on Midgard (Earth).

Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals : science

New study uncovers some of the psychological roots of the aggressive tendencies of narcissists : science




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The End of the Monarch Butterflies - Lawyers, Guns & Money

20C: Beyond the limit - This giant climate hot spot is robbing the West of its water (CO western slope, UT, WY)
Temperatures in Iraq hit 126 F (52.2 C) degrees in record heatwave : worldnews
Last month was the world's third-hottest July on record
India plans to fell ancient forest to create 40 new coalfields : worldnews - MODI-fucked

Salmonella outbreak linked to onions expands to hundreds of people sickened in 43 states : worldnews
Deadly diseases from wildlife thrive when nature is destroyed, study finds : science

COVID-19 cases in India near 2.1 million, US death toll close to quarter of global total : worldnews
CDC Data Shows 207,000 'Excess Deaths' During Coronavirus Pandemic, Far Eclipsing 160,000 Confirmed Death Count (Trump will hit 300,000 easy by November)
Nationwide, 200,700 more people have died than usual from Mar 15 to Jul 25, according to CDC estimates, which adjust current death records to account for typical reporting lags..54,000 higher than the official count of coronavirus deaths for that period.


MA COVID-19 Data 8/8/20 (for real this time) : boston
320 New Confirmed Cases; 1.9% Positive - August 8 : CoronavirusMa - 112,173 total confirmed12 new deaths; 8500 total - 7 day positive rate down to 1.8%

State reports 12 new deaths, 320 new cases due to COVID-19 Saturday - The Boston Globe
(1) Interactive COVID-19 map showing recent trends per county and (2) downloadable csv files with case and death counts per day for each county starting March 24 : CoronavirusMa


Dr. Anthony Fauci says chance of coronavirus vaccine being highly effective is 'not great' : politics

A study finds that if the U.S. had introduced a uniform national mask mandate for employees of public-facing businesses on April 1, the number of deaths in the U.S. would likely have been 40 percent lower on June 1 (instead, Trumpublicans decided to kill 200,000 Americans)
Bill Gates: CDC's COVID-19 Response Was 'Muzzled' By White House : politics
Bill Gates thinks the COVID-19 pandemic won't be over until the end of 2021, even for the world's richest countries : worldnews

One-third of children hospitalized with COVID-19 require ICU care, CDC says : Coronavirus
55% of coronavirus patients still have neurological problems three months later: study : Coronavirus
Rare syndrome linked to COVID-19 found in nearly 600 U.S. children: CDC - Reuters - Aug 7 2020 : Coronavirus ... Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) is a rare but severe condition that shares symptoms with toxic shock and Kawasaki disease, including fever, rashes, swollen glands and, in severe cases, heart inflammation.
Asymptomatic people with coronavirus may hold the key to ending the pandemic - The Washington Post - New research suggests that some of us may be partially protected due to past encounters with common cold coronaviruses.

Infuriating new frontier in COVID19 disinformation. Here we have a professional-looking website claiming to present results from a randomized controlled trial of hydrochloroquine. No authors or affiliations are listed, just a twitter account. : Coronavirus
Arrivederci on Twitter: "The Twitter account "CovidAnalysis" is promoting COVID-19 misinformation /conspiracy theory on HCQ. This includes promoting suspicious websites framed as if they were scientific articles. @TwitterSafety @vijaya #MedTwitter https://t.co/esHzM4pgpt" / Twitter

They thought COVID-19 was a hoax, until they fell dangerously ill : Coronavirus
Political ideology predicts susceptibility to believing fake news about the novel coronavirus pandemic : Coronavirus (dumbfuck Republican assholes are stupid)

The coronavirus pandemic can destroy relationships - The Washington Post
Is now a good time to get pregnant? As the pandemic rages, many are saying 'no' - There could be 500,000 fewer babies next year.

97,000 children reportedly test positive for coronavirus in two weeks as schools gear up for instruction : Coronavirus
One-third of children hospitalized with COVID-19 require ICU care, CDC says : Coronavirus

America's Authoritarian Governor: Georgia had an early surge of the virus, and now cases are spiking again. Brian Kemp has refused to learn a thing
More than 200 students in Georgia are quarantining after the district's first week open saw several test positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus

Houston mayor says the city's coronavirus crisis could've been avoided if Texas's governor hadn't obstructed local efforts to control the outbreak : politics

Ohio to reach 100,000 COVID-19 cases in less than half the time it took to get to 50,000 : politics

Many who've died of COVID-19 in Florida's prisons were eligible for parole (Ron DeathSentence)
Former Florida State center Michael Ojo dies at 27 of heart attack after recovering from Covid. : Coronavirus

2.2% of students moving back to Iowa State University, test positive for Corona Virus in the only state mandating in person schooling with no mask policies. : Coronavirus

Hillary Clinton touts student suspended over crowded hallway photo: 'John Lewis would be proud' : politics

64-year-old woman says she was punched for wearing mask, supporting Biden : politics

Even the Official Motorcycle Brand of the Sturgis Rally Thinks the Mass Gathering Is Too Risky - If you hop on a hog without a helmet, you are endangering only yourself. But if you go about without a mask you are endangering others.
Harleys everywhere, masks nowhere: 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally draws thousands : Coronavirus

'Everyone tested positive': Covid devastates agriculture workers in California's heartland : Coronavirus


France and Germany pulled out of talks to reform the WHO because the US was trying to take control, according to a report : worldnews ... "The image of Deathcount Donnie bitching about somebody else's handling of the coronavirus, is tragically hysterica.l reports, calls 170,000 coronavirus deaths a "

Canada Outpaces U.S., Recouping 55% of Jobs Lost to Pandemic- Bloomberg : worldnews
Canadians fed up with 'unwanted' American border crossers who think the pandemic is a 'farce'
B.C. premier calls restaurant patrons 'idiots' for abusing staff over COVID-19 health orders : worldnews

Today marks 99 days without Covid-19 community transmission in New Zealand : worldnews (women-led countries did much better than the macho-men)


Thousands of NHS staff to march in cities across UK to demand higher wages - More than 500 health workers have died so far following exposure to coronavirus. : worldnews


UN: At least nine children Yemeni killed by Saudi Arabia air raids in northern Yemen : worldnews


Thousands prepare to show anger in Beirut streets : worldnews
'Resign or hang' : Protesters in devastated Beirut turn fury on Lebanon's leaders
Beirut explosion: former port worker says fireworks stored in hangar : worldnews (complete muzfuckup)
A roar, an explosion, then a blank: An L.A. Times reporters ordeal in the Beirut blast

Australia's Morrison says US-China war no longer inconceivable : worldnews
Australia experiencing critical shortage of antidepressants, contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy : worldnews

U.S. sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam : worldnews
Swiss voting on a proposed law to make companies liable for human rights abuses that occur in connection with their activities abroad. This could also apply to the case of Hong Kong. : worldnews

Belarus: The three women who are attempting to bring down Europe's last dictator : worldnews

Saudi Prince Sent Hit Squad, Kidnapped Kids: Lawsuit - Two weeks after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi crown prince allegedly sent a death squad to Canada, targeting a former Saudi intelligence official, according to a new lawsuit.


The peaceful transition of power, a hallowed American tradition (Modern-day presidential version, circa 2021) : PoliticalHumor (his butt is way fatter than that)



Unwanted Truths: Inside Trump's Battles With U.S. Intelligence Agencies (dirty little commie Republifuck traitor)
Russia Continues Interfering in Election to Try to Help Trump, U.S. Intelligence Says - The New York Times

Opinion | Richard Blumenthal: The threat to U.S. elections is real, and frightening. The public has a right to know. - The Washington Post
Russia trying to undermine Biden in election, White House intelligence report says : worldnews
'I don't care' : Trump Responds To Intel That Russia Is Working To Get Him Elected Again
Rep. Schiff: Trump is "not going to think or believe ill of his friend Vladimir Putin" : politics
Russian election interference finds ready conduit in GOP senators : politics


U.S. Postal Service chief warns of 'dire' finances, adopts manager hiring freeze : news (no more mail for you, Dictator Trump says)
Friday Night Massacre at US Postal Service as Postmaster General -- a Major Trump Donor -- Ousts Top Officials -- America is in a dead sprint to authoritarianism. The man is pulling out all the stops to prevent the citizens of this country from holding a legitimate election in which he might face removal from office
Postal Service overhauls leadership as Democrats press for investigation of mail delays - The Washington Post

Trump admin's decision to cut census short could have dire consequences

Trump attempts to wrest tax and spending powers from Congress with new executive actions - The Washington Post - The actions aim to temporarily extend unemployment aid and eviction protections
We will get fooled again - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Mitch McConnell and most of the Republican Senate conference prefer trolling and gimmicky buck-passing to governing and much of the political press keeps falling for the most obvious cons in the world.
Armashuvitz on Twitter: "@LemieuxLGM @daveweigel I mean look at this tripe. NYT is the only one with a responsible headline https://t.co/k9n6Z0QPyF" / Twitter
Virus aid talks collapse; no help expected for jobless now : Coronavirus

Let's remember that along with everything else, Donald Trump's a total pig. What kind of man was disco-era pals with Jeffrey Epstein and wishes Ghislaine Maxwell "well"? You know what kind : politics
Trump rape allegation: Judge refuses president's request to delay defamation suit brought by E Jean Carroll | Case can move forward with Ms Carroll's lawyers keen to begin discovery process, including obtaining sample of Mr Trump's DNA : politics


Trump cheered by golf club guests as he says they don't have to wear masks : politics
Trump hosted press conference filled with falsehoods at NJ golf club : politics

Trump antagonizes GOP megadonor Adelson in heated phone call : politics
Like Groundhog Day: Republicans fret over Trump's fading fortunes

We are only beginning to suffer the consequences of Trump's failures - How was the most powerful and advanced nation on earth brought so low? Of the various causes, one rises above all: The incompetence and selfishness of just one man.
What a Time to Be Governed by Callous Morons : politics
Should Trump Get Involved in Stalled Coronavirus Stimulus Talks? No Way, Republicans Say - involvement in negotiations is net negative.

New York AG Torches Trump Suggestion That NRA Can Move to Texas: They Must Answer for Deep-rooted Fraud

Trump's Long History Of Racism Laid Bare In New Ad
Vote Out Racism - YouTube


The Squad keeps getting bigger - progressive Democrats see wave of victories


Republicans paid huge, strange sums to Facebook and a mystery company for "list acquisition" : politics (Fuckerberg's plot deepens)

Bar Complaint Claims Kanye West's Campaign Lawyer is Violating the Rules by Simultaneously Working For Trump
Kanye West Short 1,300 Signatures: Illinois Elections Officials : politics
Complaints ask Wisconsin to keep Kanye West off presidential ballot
Kanye West removed from Illinois Presidential ballot after nearly 2,000 invalid signatures discovered : news

How Kristi Noem, Mt. Rushmore and Trump Fueled Speculation About Pences Job

After Elon Musk criticized Bernie Sanders' brand of socialism, Sanders took him to task for taking billions of dollars in government support : politics

Who amongst us can remember 2016 anyway - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is from the original version of Maureen Dowds column this week. The one 800-word column a week she's paid six figures to write with the assistance of staff
David M. Perry on Twitter: "Maureen Dowd's personal and specific hatred of Hillary Clinton has had a measurably bad effect on our nation's trajectory." / Twitter
Katie Hill on Twitter: "@morninggloria I, too, would love an apology from Maureen Dowd, who said I was to blame for letting pictures be taken of me." / Twitter

The Congressional Primaries - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Another target for awhile of the left has been Richard Neal of Massachusetts and he is facing a strong primary opponent. But said opponent just got accused by the UMass College Democrats of sexual misconduct, so looks like Neal will be around another term at least.


I'm Not Scared' : She Faces Life in Prison After Allegedly Buying Red Protest Paint (in Trump's dictatorship)
Campus PC is out of control - Lawyers, Guns & Money - not saying that as attacks on free speech go it rises to the level of, say, Bari Weiss being denied her inalienable right not to be criticized, but nonetheless this seems pretty bad: Madalena McNeil is accused of buying red paint before a protest. Under aggressive new criminal charges, it could mean she spends the rest of her life in prison ... Palacios-Carbajal was accused of making threats with a gun in May. He fled when officers arrived on the scene, and officers gave chase. He stumbled to the ground three times, the third time appearing to point his gun at officers, who shot him 34 times.

Trump sent agents to quell unrest. But protest is what Portland does best. - The Washington Post

A new video shows another Black man in custody pleading, 'I can't breathe,' before his death : politics

N.Y.P.D. Besieges a Protest Leader as He Broadcasts Live - The New York Times - A helicopter and dozens of officers, some in tactical gear, were deployed for an arrest at a Manhattan apartment but withdrew after protesters arrived ... A police spokeswoman, Sgt. Jessica McRorie, said later that the officers were there to arrest him on charges that he had assaulted an officer by yelling in her ear with a megaphone ...

City of La Mesa Says Officer Involved in Controversial Arrest of Amaurie Johnson is No Longer Employed by City : news - Matt Dages is his name, never forget Matt Dages, total fuckercop asshole, Matt Dages, don't every hire Matt Dagesa ...

Falwell Taking Leave From Liberty University Amid Photo Uproar - The New York Times
Jerry Falwell's Zipper Has Been Down for Years - His bizarre Instagram picture is just the latest in a long line of bad decisions that have harmed Liberty University.
Bizzare Jerry Falwell Jr. Yacht Pictures were from 'Trailer Park Boys' Themed Party
Liberty University Unzipped - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Dinosaurs on Noahs Ark? Only at the Science-Free Creation Museum (KY Satangelical morons)

The National Park Service has warned against sacrificing slower friends in a bear attack 'even if the friendship has run its course' ... Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper ...

Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed - The New York Times

A Private Equity Firm Bought Ancestry, and Its Trove of DNA, for $4.7B : technology

Researchers show that yields for wheat grown in indoor vertical farms under optimized growing conditions would be several hundred times higher than yields in the field due to higher yields, several harvests per year, and vertically stacked layers. : science

'The human cerebellum has almost 80% of the surface area of the neocortex.' When compared to a monkey brain, the researchers found that the monkey's cerebellum was only about 33% of the surface area, suggesting the cerebellum plays a role in distinctly human behaviours. : science


What gender double standard really annoys you ? : AskReddit

CaptainFunktastic comments on Who can beat my Mom according to 5 year old me?

Men and women of reddit who caught their significant others cheating, how did you do that? And what was your reaction? : AskReddit




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'Self-Centered Nationalism' Could Lead to War and Nuclear Disaster: Mayor of Hiroshima warned of ongoing dangers of nationalism and militarism on 75th anniversary of nuclear bombing of the Japanese city by United States on August 6, 1945. : worldnews
LGM Film Club, Part 49: Hiroshima - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Erik Loomis on Twitter: "The History Channel is truly a plague upon humanity." / Twitter

Canada's last fully intact Arctic ice shelf collapses
Both Republicans and Democrats tend to underestimate the percentage of adults in the U.S. population who think global warming is happening, are worried about it, and support climate policy : science
Climate crisis: Out-of-control wildfires in Arctic circle released more CO2 in two months than whole of 2019 - Smoke seen by satellites covering area equivalent to more than a third of Canada : worldnews

2020 Hurricane Season Expected to Be Most Active Since 1980s : worldnews ... Of course it is


Coronavirus US: death toll tops 160,000 : Coronavirus
Scott Gottlieb, MD on Twitter: "New analysis of 94 studies of coronavirus infection finds that the overall estimate of the proportion of people who become infected with SARS-CoV-2 and remain asymptomatic throughout infection was 20% - putting the average lower than prevailing convention. https://t.co/LyXVkeihZY" / Twitter (means way more than 160K killed by Trumpublicans)
More Americans Have Died Due to COVID19 Than the Vietnamese and Korean Wars COMBINED : Coronavirus

How Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Change World History? - A Historian of Economic Crisis on the World After COVID-19 (anthropocenic drastic change, the rich won the class war, bonds were always a hoax, authoritarian fuckers are a big problem, what to do about China, what are human values and can we choose?)


MA COVID-19 Data 8/7/20 : boston
320 New Confirmed Cases; 2.1% Positive - August 7 : CoronavirusMa


Gov. Baker Postpones Next Step in Reopening of Mass.; Forms COVID Enforcement Team : boston
Baker reduces limit on outdoor gatherings to 50 people - Boston Globe; August 7, 2020 : CoronavirusMa

good news for Boston--Mass ranked as #1 for fewest residents per mental healthcare provider...lord knows we need it : boston

Travel order increases demand on Cape virus testing sites : CoronavirusMa

Massachusetts allows school districts to contract out remote learning over using local teachers. : CoronavirusMa
Update on Reopening of Schools: August 7, 2020 - Cambridge Public Schools
UMass Amherst reverses plan for fall, most students not invited back to campus - The Boston Globe (town told them to fuck off)
Mount Holyoke reverses course, plans remote education for the fall - The Boston Globe
The tide begins to turn: Some Mass. school districts move forward with remote-only plans for fall - The Boston Globe
Cuomo clears New York schools statewide to open, carefully - The Boston Globe

Princeton University has reversed their plans, undergrads may no longer return to campus this year due to COVID-19 : Coronavirus (lookin' at you, Harvard, BU and NU)


Immunology Is Where Intuition Goes to Die - Which is too bad because we really need to understand how the immune system reacts to the coronavirus.

Bill Gates on Covid: Most US Tests Are 'Completely Garbage' (Jared cackles)
Serum Institute ties up with Gates Foundation, Gavi for Covid-19 vaccine at $3 per dose : worldnews
'It's Kitchen Sink Time' : Kitchen Sink Time: Fast, Less-Accurate Coronavirus Tests May Be Good Enough (hey, what's wrong with waiting a month for Jared to process your test?)
SARS-CoV-2 is highly susceptible to irradiation with ultraviolet light. High viral loads of SARS-CoV-2 can be inactivated in 9 minutes by UVC irradiation. UVC irradiation represents a suitable disinfection method for SARS-CoV-2. (American Journal of Infection Control, 4 August 2020) : science
AmazonSmile: Professional UVC and Ozone Sterilizer by CPAP1000 - Large Stainless Chamber with Double Rack: Industrial & Scientific
COVID-19 Studies Are Proving That Density Is Not the Enemy

Novel bunyavirus re-emerges in China : worldnews


A Season of Grief and Release: 5 Months of the Virus in New York City - The New York Times
How to Choose the Right New York City Suburb - The New York Times - alkable town, easy commute, good schools, waterfront access or something else?


Anti-maskers explain themselvesIf "If I'm going to get Covid and die from it, then so be it" ("and if I kill granny and a bunch of other people, it is what it is")

Health directors told to keep quiet as Fla. leaders pressed to reopen classrooms - News - The Palm Beach Post (you know who, and never any consequences)

Georgia student suspended after posting a photo of a crowded school hallway says it was 'good and necessary trouble' - CNN
Priorities - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It does not get much more Trumpy than suspending high school students not for failing to adhere to social distancing or masking practices but for taking pictures showing students not adhering to these practices ... Make sure to keep this in mind the next time a principal takes some time off from her developing the new plan to do random urine tests of the Physics club to announce that they could not possibly violate the autonomy of their students by enforcing masking requirements ...
Emily M. Farris on Twitter: "Shorts had to go past my fingertips or get sent home (unless I was wearing my dance team uniform which barely covered our butts)." / Twitter
BanALLTheAppsHat on Twitter: "I'm sure the North Paulding administrators, who thought they could suppress photos by suspending students who posted them on social media, are making intelligent, well-Informed decisions about student safety ("qualified immunity")

Mississippi schools not required to disclose COVID outbreaks : politics
Mississippi teacher's death during first week of school stokes COVID-19 fears
Within 11 days of schools opening, dozens of students and teachers have gotten COVID-19 : 'I truly wish we'd kept our children home'
"I'm sure two years from now, we're going to look back and say, 'what fools we were." Jonesboro School Superintendent (Arkansas)

Florida currently has 47 Hospitals with no remaining ICU beds : Coronavirus - Governor Rona DeathSentence
Gov. DeSantis: Restaurant workers don't need a negative COVID-19 test before returning to work (elect a stupid moron and die a painful death)

Group photo of Georgia 3rd grade class without masks sparks controversy : Coronavirus

'We cannot stop people' : 250,000 are expected at a South Dakota motorcycle rally
'Screw COVID' : Rally kicks off with defiant bikers in attendance (machoflakes with big penis-extenders might feel differently if they get intubated) and ... "Sturgis Rally 2020: BoomerRemover" ...



Priest who blasted 'lukewarm' congregants for not coming to mass over coronavirus fears gets Covid-19



Delta CEO: 'Well over 100 people' have been banned from flying after refusing to wear masks


Trump suggests that South Korea falsifies coronavirus death numbers : worldnews ... Trump redirected Covid reporting through the White House, so he could manipulate the data. Fat orange hypocrite.

Canadian dies after being held in U.S. immigration detention centre with COVID-19 outbreak - James Hill, a 72-year-old Canadian national in ICE custody passed away on Aug. 6, 2020 at the Farmville detention centre in Virginia after contracting COVID-19 at the crowded, squalid facility. : worldnews

United States government issues travel warning for New Zealand due to '23 active cases' : worldnews (NZ locks out Americans, Trump melts down, world laughs)

Australia arrests two for planning anti-lockdown protest : worldnews

Venezuela Is Forcing People Who Are Caught Not Wearing Masks Into Hard Labor : worldnews

India hits 2 million coronavirus cases as deaths pass 40,000 : worldnews ... still 90k less than MAGAland

Osaka's 'gargle mouthwash' push sparks hoarding, wide criticism : Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura doubled down on his suggestion that gargling mouthwash reduces the risk of novel coronavirus infections, fueling panic-buying and widening criticism from health experts about the unproven method



44,000 sign petition for France to take control of Lebanon: More than 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for France to take control of Lebanon following the deadly blast in Beirut. Critics say corruption and mismanagement by Lebanon's government was the cause : worldnews (muzfucks say in your dreams)
Anti-government protests break out in Beirut : worldnews (what "government?"
Searchers in Beirut recover more bodies days after blast
Doctored videos are already faking the cause of Beirut's explosion : worldnews
'Gift From God': Former Israeli Parliament Member Celebrates Beirut Explosion. The leader of Israel's far-right Zehut party, Moshe Feiglin, appeared to delete the Facebook post before Thursday afternoon. : worldnews


China caught stockpiling military equipment on India border amid tension : worldnews
China claims half of Tajikistan : worldnews
'They just pull up everything!' Chinese fleet raises fears for Galapagos sea life : worldnews
NBA and LeBron's hypocrisy on China is deafening - Orlando Sentinel -- China gets the NBA to shut up and dribble ... Somewhere, Laura Ingraham must be cackling.
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat : worldnews
The US declared war on TikTok because it cant handle the truth (Fuckbook is worse)

Pakistan Borrows $1 Billion Chinese Loan To Pay Back $1 Billion Saudi Loan : worldnews

Rescue of 35 child workers triggers probe in India's factory hub : worldnews

South Korean lawmaker who wore short red dress to parliament has become a target of misogynistic abuse online, prompting debate about sexism and country's patriarchal taboos. 'The time will come when thissociety will accept women wearing comfortable clothes no matter what workplace,' she said ... the World Economic Forum ranks the country 115th out of 145 countries in gender equality. Women earn only two-thirds of what men earn, according to the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

16th Century Ottoman mosque vandalized in Greece : worldnews

Pope appoints six women to top roles on Vatican council in progressive step | World news : worldnews (popester does PR)

Gunman seizes hostages in a bank in French port city of Le Havre : worldnews

Left-wing MPs troll Poland's Andrzej Duda at his swearing-in with a powerful kaleidoscopic display of queer solidarity : worldnews

Children with Down's syndrome and autism were among those left for hours in court cells while they awaited legal representation or transport. The treatment of vulnerable people is a 'matter of embarrassment', custody watchdog says. : worldnews (UK/Tories)

Trump's 'maximum pressure' campaign against Iran got US in a 'really bad place' : Chief nuclear negotiator (Trump bullying not working)


Saudi Crown Prince sent hit squad to Canada, exiled spy chief alleges : worldnews

Canada to retaliate 'dollar for dollar' after U.S. slaps 10% tariff on aluminum, and could focus on products that would cause pain in electoral districts held by key Republicans : worldnews

Trump's Bans on TikTok, WeChat Could Hit U.S. Tech Giants in China - Bloomberg - The latest executive orders targeting China could be deep and damaging. Brace for impact.

Pompeo Warned Russia Against Bounties on U.S. Troops in Afghanistan - The New York Times


40 million Americans are at risk of eviction without a stimulus bill : politics
32% of Americans had outstanding housing payments at the beginning of August : news
Attempt to pass relief bill founders because Senate Republicans refuse to seriously negotiate - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Republicans rely on that hazy blame-everyone coverage mentality to run against the failures that their lassitude and obstruction create. It's hard for voters to discern who caused the wreck or how to avoid another. So these stories in a small way perpetuate the disfunction. (it's "Congress's " fault)

Advisers to President Trump hesitated to give military options and warned adversaries over fears he might start a war - CNNPolitics (had to warn foreign countries)
Iranians get SMS barrage offering millions for info on U.S. election hacking - Reuters

u/hobbykitjr lists the connections between Trump, Justice Kavanaugh, the Russians, and Deutsche Bank. : bestof

Trump Blasted for Naming 'War Criminal' and Iran-Contra Convict Elliott Abrams as Iran Envoy (he loves his war criminals)

Trump chooses for ambassador to Germany a racist Fox commentator who is pro-Putin and anti-Merkel : politics

He's gonna live forever tho ... (wait, what?)

Sally Yates blows up Republican conspiracies and falsehoods : politics
Appeals court revives House lawsuit for McGahn's testimony

Trump and Barr used a loophole to deploy the National Guard to U.S. cities. It's time to close it. A path has been laid for future presidents to make the National Guard their own personal security force. Unless we act, we are inviting future abuses. : politics ... The loophole the federal government is using to deploy the BORDER PATROL to US cities (outside of DC) is from the bipartisan DHS Act, which expanded the already-problematic amount of power the Border Patrol held in the 100-mile border zone since 1953 to essentially unlimited revocation of rights and civil protections. I wonder why NBC News doesn't want to tell us the truth about that. Could it be that no major candidate for high office and virtually no sitting legislators today wants to repeal it so as to actually remove these powers from the Executive and our corporate press doesn't want us to understand that?

Trump Has Launched a Three-Pronged Attack on the Election - The Atlantic - Trump thinks he has a trio of tricks up his sleeve for November: Slow the mail, rely on Republican state legislatures to deem Election Day a failure with so many votes still uncounted, and decry as illegitimate all vote-counting that persists past Election Day, and certainly past December 8.
Trump is in electoral hot water. It could be even worse for him by November | Art Cullen | Opinion | The Guardian - Trump says the only way he can lose is through election fraud. In fact, it seems more likely that the only way he can win is through fraud

The Hatch Act Is for Suckers: The president is going to give his RNC acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House. Because who's going to stop him? : politics

'Live and Let Die' Plays At Trump Ohio Speech And Twitter Loses It - It was a tasteless choice, considering the U.S. coronavirus death toll has topped 160,000 and is projected to reach 300,000 by December.
'Live and Let Die' Plays At Trump Ohio Speech And Twitter Loses It
How a single sentence in The Atlantic annihilated Trump's coronavirus response
Time Dumps Donald Trump Into A Sea Of Surging Coronavirus For New Magazine Cover : politics
TIME on Twitter: "TIME's New cover : How COVID-19 changed everything about the 2020 election (haha, they don't show his face, now let's put Fauci on the cover, please)
Trump Hoaxed America - YouTube - "The hoax is coming from inside the White House"
The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "Wow. https://t.co/hoEifgc8Ed" / Twitter


Will Trump face real consequences for his crimes? The answer will haunt America's future


Political malpractice: Four years in, Trump has no health care plan and wants to destroy the one Americans do have : politics
Thanks to Trumpism, the Republican Party is beyond redemption : politics
Trump, losing grip on GOP, wields less clout as crises mount - Los Angeles Times
Trump, losing his grip on GOP, wields less influence as crises mount : politics
Trump's desperate attacks are revealing the scam Republicans have been pulling for years ... "weaponizing God-talk" ... using Bible as a totem, utteringm nantras he barely understands ...
GOP senators tip-toe around Trump as the party faces growing political dangers ahead of Nov. 3 : politics

Donald Trump is losing the culture wars - POLITICO - The Democratic attempt to crush the NRA is unlikely to do much for his reelection ... His law-and-order rhetoric isn't registering with suburban voters. One of his leading evangelical supporters, Jerry Falwell Jr., was just photographed with his zipper down. Immigration isn't provking the response it did in 2016, and NASCAR has spurned the president. (convicting big crooks is "culture war")
NRA: having financial troubles and facing lawsuits and investigations - The NRA is facing lawsuits and investigations for possible financial misconduct while losing the influence it once had on American leadership.

Jared Kushner's Receipts Tell a Story of Deadly Negligence

In a loss for Trump, judge says woman who accused him of rape can proceed with defamation suit : politics
Trump long has relied on nondisclosure deals to prevent criticism. That strategy may be unraveling. : politics

The Great Escape: Donald John Trump's Exit Strategy - Where does the President go from here? (beside life in prison) ... enthusiasm for cheating to keep a low-IQ mobster in office seems to be on the wane, even among Republicans ...
Republicans against Trump: 'We will not make the same mistake this November'
'Lying draft dodger' : Republican veterans release attack ad against Trump

Kanye Admits His Presidential Bid Will Takes Votes Away From Biden: I'm Not Denying It ('Slavery was a choice' DumbFuckye is a Trumpster +KKKanye)
At least 6 Republican operatives, some tied to Trump camp, working to get Kanye West on the 2020 ballot : politics
What the Hell Is Kanye West's Campaign About?

'Most Deranged I've Ever Seen' : Critics Rip Trump's 'Desperate' Attack On Biden ... "Take away your guns, destroy your Second Amendment. No religion, no anything. Hurt the Bible. Hurt God. He's gainst God. He's against guns. He's against energy. Our kind of energy" (he forgot gays)

Trump mocked after calling Thailand 'Thighland' in latest speech blunder ... Dinesh D'Souza, the conservative commentator who pleaded guilty to a felony for making illegal campaign contributions but was pardoned by Trump, is claiming "Thighland" is actually the correct pronunciation. So be prepared for your Fox News-loving relatives ask if you've ever had "Thigh food" ... Welcome to 2020 where everything is made up and the truth doesn't matter. That's the truth is like pants in a Zoom meeting.
Emily Brandwin on Twitter: "Thighland Hill, the dumbest of all the dumb hills https://t.co/3OASigTlQz" / Twitter

Sensitive to claims of bias, Facebook relaxed misinformation rules for conservative pages (Fuckerberg is a dirty little commie)

Opinion | The Trump fiasco just got worse. That gives Biden a hidden opening. - The Washington Post
Trumps desperate attacks are revealing the scam Republicans have been pulling for years

US officials: Russia denigrating Biden ahead of election
This Friday News Dump Is Radioactive : A new U.S. intelligence assessment finds Russia is once again interfering in an American election to help Donald Trump.
U.S. Intelligence: GOP Is Accepting Russian Help for Trump - Trump and his Republican allies in Congress are actively cooperating with Russia's campaign.
Russia Working to Damage Joe Biden's White House Bid, U.S. Intelligence Agencies Say - In public report, senior counterintelligence official says China prefers Trump lose, Iran aims to undermine U.S. democracy
Seeing Trump as 'unpredictable' China would prefer he not win reelection, intelligence official says

Biden Bucks Progressives, Wont Denounce Israeli Occupation (says he's fine with genocidal apartheid)
Right-wing media defanged as anti-Biden storylines disintegrate - Axios (hard to focus on Sleep Joe Biden when Trump does so much shit every day, the Haberputz manuever is blocked)
Over 300 DNC delegates, members urge Biden to pick Bass for VP - POLITICO
Young minorities show overwhelming support for Biden: poll : politics
Poll: Biden has strong lead over Trump in Michigan : politics
MSNBC Supercut Shows How Every Trump Line Of Attack On Biden Can Backfire : politics
Trump Tries To Portray Joe Biden As A Racist | Morning Joe | MSNBC - YouTube

Facebook removes 200,000-strong QAnon group : technology

Jaime Harrison tied in SC's US Senate race with Lindsey Graham, new poll says

Joe Lieberman's Son Is Running For Senate. He Also Wrote A Book Filled With Racist Tropes. | HuffPost - Joe Liebermans Son Is Running For Senate. He Also Wrote A Book Filled With Racist Tropes.The president of the Georgia NAACP called the novel disturbing, and said Matt Lieberman should drop out of the contest.

Tennessee shatters record for absentee ballots, with more than 100,000 people voting by mail : politics (TN Supreme Court decides pandemic is a hoax and says no mail-in ballots for November)

Man Whose Own Children Denounced His Views as Racist Wins Missouri House Primary : politics

'I can say anything I want' : Michigan official defends using racist slur while refusing to wear a mask ... "A n----r is a n----r is a n----r. That's not a person whatsoever." ... Tom Eckerle, who was elected to his position on the Leelanau County Road Commission in 2018 ... "Black Lives Matter has everything to do with taking the country away from us"

Jerry Falwell Jr., a prominent evangelical supporter of Trump, on indefinite leave of absence from Liberty U.
Liberty University tells Jerry Falwell Jr. to 'take an indefinite leave of absence' (his dick hanging out did it)
Eschaton: Falling Well - Take just one photo of your unzipped pants..

Abolish the Police? Those Who Survived the Chaos in Seattle Arent So Sure - Business owners describe a harrowing experience of calling for help and being left all alone.

Milwaukee police chief demoted over tear-gas use, other concerns - Among the issues questioned by the board was ordering officers to fire tear gas and pepper spray at protesters demonstrating over George Floyd's death

Utah protesters face charges with potential life sentence ... for splashing red paint ...

Incremental Change Is a Moral Failure - Mere reform won't fix policing.

Good White Parents - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Clearly the problem in the discussion about race and education on this blog is my lack of understanding for white parents.


Louisiana man serving life for $30 marijuana sale set to be released under deal with DA : news

Rape suspect released in Virginia at height of coronavirus pandemic allegedly killed accuser - The Washington Post - Ibrahim Bouaichi then shot himself as police closed in Wednesday, leaving him in critical condition


Photo essay: The 1975 battle for civil rights on Carson Beach - The Boston Globe (racist Irish assoles)


The case against American truck bloat (fragile masculinity killer trucks and Karen's in SUVs)


Hackers flood dozens of Reddit communities with pro-Trump posts : news


Supporters of religious violence are more likely to claim they're familiar with religious concepts that don't exist : science

1984 made some accurate predictions but were actually living in the Brave New World

What is something you don't understand about humanity? (its inhumanity)

About 27 human genes have been renamed in the past year because Excel misread their symbols as dates. : worldnews


What are dark secrets about the Porn Industry that people should know? : AskReddit




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Japan marks 75 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb attacks : worldnews (and forget a bunch of comparable horrible shit they did)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years later - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Japan denies claims that prime minister Shinzo Abe is seriously ill : worldnews ... "seriously" = "dead"


A History of Hurricanes in America and the Devastation They Have Wrought - The New York Times


How the US Has Uniquely Failed to Control the Coronavirus - The New York Times - Yet even with all of these problems, one country stands alone, as the only affluent nation to have suffered a severe, sustained outbreak for more than four months: the United States (Make America Dead Again)
The COVID-19 death toll in the United States is expected to reach nearly 300,000 by December 1st according to a new forecast by the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Consistent mask-wearing beginning today could save an estimated 70,000 lives. : Coronavirus
Corona case count in the US reaches 5 Million, 1.5% of the countries population. : Coronavirus

With Old Allies Turning Against Her, Birx Presses On Against the Coronavirus - The New York Times - Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, has found herself a woman without a country, denounced by Democrats and called "pathetic" by the president (who is pretty pathetic himself)


MA COVID-19 Data 8/6/20 : boston
1.39% Positive Rate over Last 14 Days excluding Stop the Spread cities/towns : boston
162 New Confirmed Cases; 1.4% Positive - August 6 : CoronavirusMa
Mass. reports 162 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 32 new deaths - The Boston Globe


Christian nationalism was the leading predictor that Americans engaged in incautious COVID19 behavior: Eating in restaurants, visiting family/friends, or gathering with 10+ persons (though not attending church). It was the 2nd strongest predictor for not wearing a mask or sanitizing/washing hands : science
What should we learn from this COVID-19 pandemic? : AskReddit


An 'Increasing Number' Of Infectious People Have Dined At Restaurants in D.C. City Officials Say ... Contact tracing has revealed ...

New York's coronavirus infection rate drops below 1% as deaths plummet

Pa. recommends no school sports until 2021: Gov. Wolf : Coronavirus


But 70 percent to 90 percent would need to get vaccinated to control the viruss spread
Even Asymptomatic People Carry the Coronavirus in High Amounts - The New York Times - Researchers in South Korea found that roughly 30 percent of those infected never develop symptoms yet probably spread the virus.

Kodak is reportedly under SEC investigation after its stock price exploded more than 2,757% : worldnews (Jared cackles)

Hydroxychloroquine should not be used to treat or prevent coronavirus, the government's official COVID-19 evidence taskforce has recommended. Most major Australian hydroxychloroquine trials have now shut down. (dumb Donnie has a fit)
Body temperature screening to identify SARS-CoV-2 infected young adult travellers is ineffective : Coronavirus
People are having seizures, losing vision and dying after drinking hand sanitizer, CDC warns : Coronavirus
[UCSF] One More Reason to Wear a Mask: You'll Get Less Sick From COVID-19

Pandemic threatens wave of homelessness as 23 million Americans face eviction : Coronavirus
Millennials report more stress than older Americans during pandemic : Coronavirus
39% of younger millennials say the Covid-19 recession has them moving back home : Coronavirus


Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he's tested positive for coronavirus (damn, he was about the shake hands with Trump)

Florida COVID cases now past 510,000 as the state sees 7,650 new infections : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Florida reports 7,650 new COVID-19 cases, 120 resident deaths : Coronavirus

The Photo Does Not Look Good': Georgia School's Crowded Halls Go Viral -- A student was suspended for five days for posting images of packed hallways at North Paulding High School, her mother said.
Student suspended after showing fellow students without masks : news

Florida man who visited wife for last goodbye dies of coronavirus : Coronavirus

116 students in Corinth, Mississippi, quarantine after six students and one teacher test positive for the coronavirus - The Washington Post (Fuckassippi)

Raucous parties, young adults fueling Californi COVID-19 crisis (
'Don't be like me' : College student talks about getting COVID-19 after Iowa party


NJ Woman Arrested for Assaulting Transplant Patient Who Asked Her to Wear Mask : Coronavirus


"One of the Largest Non-Nuclear Explosions Ever" British Experts conclude explosive force of Beirut Blast was 1 to 1.5 Kilotons in TNT equivalent, far higher then initial estimates of 300 tons (muzfucks nuked themselves and a bunch of innocent people but COVID reduced the death toll bc no one was working)
Beirut explosion: 300,000 homeless, 100 dead and food stocks destroyed : worldnews
Beirut Port Officials Will Be Placed Under House Arrest After Explosion : worldnews - So I'm guessing the judges who ignored the repeated requests from port staff to remove the material get off scott free? ... The court has determined that the court is innocent of all charges. Case dismissed ... (praise Allah)
Authorities knew ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut port was dangerous: Customs head. The Lebanese judiciary was notified six times that the ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut Port was dangerous and customs officials asked to re-export it. Permission was never granted. : worldnews ... Let me get this straight: The country's grain reserves were stored next to a warehouse packed with almost 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate, next to a fireworks warehouse? And some dude walked into the fireworks warehouse and went to town with a welding torch?
'Revolution': Angry crowds in Beirut urge Macron to help bring change : worldnews ... You know what's ellling? He's the first head of state to visit the site. Before the Lebanese president ...
Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast amid public anger
After Twin Explosions, an 'Apocalypse' in Lebanon (deeply disfunctional political "Ponzi scheme" +COVID saved thousands of lives)
I have no idea how Im not dead: A Post correspondent recalls doomful night in Beirut
Closest footage so far of the Beirut Lebanon blast : videos
USCSB - YouTube
For some scary perspective: Beirut AN Blast overlaid from Black Falcon : boston (if it had been Boston)

China has sentenced a third Canadian citizen to death on drug charges amid a steep decline in relations between the two countries. The Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate Court announced Xu Weihong's penalty on Thursday and said an alleged accomplice, Wen Guanxiong, had been given a life sentence.
Google pulls 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation : worldnews
US Navy seizes ship carrying medical supplies from China to Iran : worldnews (Jared)

Australia will employ 100 new cyber detectives to hunt down paedophiles and other online criminals who operate on the dark web. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the new strategy would protect essential infrastructure and services, Australian businesses that operate online and families. : worldnews

Three arrested and charged over putting LGBT flags on Warsaw statues : worldnews (anti-gay Jesus is happy)

Beirut explosion: 300,000 homeless, 100 dead and food stocks destroyed : worldnews

UK Ministers waste #150m buying faulty masks from investment banker - "We do not understand how Government came to place a #250m contract with a family-owned hedge fund at the direction of a box fresh #100 company owned by an advisor to Liz Truss." (it's not that hard to understand Tory corruption)
Beavers win legal "right to remain" on the River Otter : worldnews

Former Saudi Official Accuses the Crown Prince of Trying to Kill Him - The New York Times - Saad Aljabri, a former top intelligence official, filed suit in Washington alleging that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a team of agents to Canada to kill him. (Bonesaw threw his kids in torture-prison, visits daily)


Elliott Abrams, convicted of lying about Iran-Contra, named special representative for Iran - CBS News (of course)

US jumps into top 25 countries on 'Misery index'

We Are Headed To A Crisis In November : politics

The Pandemic Benefit Seems So Great Because Actual Wages Are Insanely Low : politics
Pelosi On Republicans: 'Perhaps You Mistook Them For Somebody Who Gives A Damn' (top comment for link and Cramer is a total idiot fucker)
Senators head home as coronavirus talks stall - POLITICO (It is what it isn't)

50 Percent of White Folks Admit That They Will Happily Condemn Us All to Four More Years of Excruciating Hell : politics ... Roughly 50 percent of white voters would vote to re-elect Republican President Donald Trump if the election were held today, according to a new poll by Hill-HarrisX.
Heartland Poll Release: Biden Leads in Midwest Focus on Rural America - The survey shows former Vice President Joe Biden with a 52-41 lead over President Trump across these four states, with 6 percent saying they are undecided at this juncture. This includes 48 percent who say that they will definitely vote for Biden, compared with 34 percent who say they will definitely vote for Trump (in case you're wondering, "Heartland" = IA, MI, MN and WI)

Let's not ignore the serial foreign policy failures of this administration


Deutsche Bank Gives Up Trump Records Under Subpoena : politics
NY AG Letitia James to make 'major' announcement after Deutsche Bank turns over Trump finances
'See you in court' ACLU files nearly 400 cases versus Trump

Obama-Appointed Judge Says 'It is what it is' While Fast-Tracking Case Against Trump Admin ... "and that's that" ...

Trump's mail-in voting falsehoods are part of a wide campaign to discredit the election

Trump's going to say crazy and stupid things to distract voters. Ignore them ... "Is the media going to take its own advice? No."

Trumps Last Gasp Could Be a Supreme Court Justice in January - The potential for a last-minute conservative SCOTUS appointment by a defeated Trump and a defanged McConnell is real and frightening.
Sotomayor Blasts Conservative Justices for Enabling Jailers Who Were 'indifferent' About COVID-19 Threat to Inmates
The Party of Death - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Yesterday, the Supreme Court stayed a District Court order requiring Orange County Jail to take preventative measures to prevent further outbreaks, in perhaps the cruelest use of its shadow docket yet:

Republican Military Veterans Turn On Trump In New Attack Ad Airing On Fox News : politics
NEW AD: Republican Vets Against Trump - YouTube
New Lincoln Project ad crowns Jared Kushner 'Secretary of Failure' (also see Trump v Trump and Trump playing his air accordian)
Secretary Of Failure - YouTube
It has suddenly dawned on Senate Republicans: They're doomed : politics
Republicans fear disaster in November : politics ... "They are the disaster" ...
American Bridge posts 1,043-page Trump oppo book online - POLITICO - It wants other Democratic groups to have at it ... After spending years investigating Donald Trump, his grifter family, and cabinet of cronies, American Bridge 21st Century has compiled the most extensive and exhaustive public file on the president ...
Trump: The Next Lost Cause? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Lost Cause offered former Confederates and their descendant Wayne LaPierre doesns a salve for the past. According to this mythology about the Civil War, the South was the victim, even in defeat

It has suddenly dawned on Senate Republicans: They're doomed ... Gosh, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) must be very concerned ... Republicans are worried now? Hey, it is what it is.

New polling suggest Trump's position has stabilized - CNNPolitics ... His position is no longer deteriorating. (wildly popular with 45% of Americans)

/ [Megathread] NY Attorney General Moves to Dissolve the NRA After Fraud Investigation : politics (Putin's funding pipeline to Trump)
New York AG Letitia James Announces NRA Lawsuit Centered on Wayne LaPierre - Letitia James Just Demonstrated That She's a Big-Game Hunter - Wayne LaPierre doesn't need a bigger boat, but he damn sure needs a better alibi.
New York Attorney General Sues N.R.A. and Seeks Its Closure : politics
NRA Plans to Spend 'Tens of Millions' in Battleground States NRA has added 1,000 new members each day since June

On the electoral defense, Trump claims without foundation that Biden opposes God - The Boston Globe (said the Antichrist)
Biden's Milwaukee Trip Is Canceled, and So Is a Normal Presidential Campaign - The Democrats bowed to the realities of the pandemic and canceled the major in-person speeches that were still planned for their convention this month.

Watch: Biden Says He Wouldn't stand In The Way Of A Trump Prosecution ("Imma not gonna pull a Barry" ne said)
Opinion | If Biden wins, the post-Trump corruption purge will have to be epic - The Washington Post
If Biden wins, the post-Trump corruption purge will have to be epic : politics

Sanders Bill to Tax 'Pandemic Windfall' of Billionaires Would Empower Medicare to Cover Every American for One Year
Biden, Just Say Yes on Medicare for All! | Covid-19 gives you the perfect reason to change your mind. : politics

One American is dying every 80 seconds from coronavirus as Trump shrugs off death toll: 'It is what is is'
CNN's Burnett presses Navarro on hydroxychloroquine in combative interview: 'You're an economist, not a scientist'
Peter Navarro Cites 'Dilbert' Cartoonist to Prove Experts Wrong on Hydroxy (idiot Scott Adams, Trumper)

How Did American Apparel Creep Dov Charney Get a Military Contract? - The disgraced American Apparel founde new firm didnt just score a deal with the U.S. Air Force. It's certified under a program intended for small businesspeople of color.
Devin Nunes Can't Sue Esquire Over Report on Family Farm He Doesn't Control, Judge Rules ... dismissed with prejudice a defamation lawsuit filed by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) against Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., and Ryan Lizza, a journalist and political analyst.

u/PositiveResonanceSgn talks about the sick sociopathic ICE agents that take joy in destroying families in NetflixDocumentary that Trump tried to stop from being released: Immigration Nation

Trump Campaign Busted For Deceptively Manipulating Biden Photos In New Ad : politics ... Hard to believe a man that has cheated on all three of his wives would do something so dishonest.

Kanye West's bizarre 'campaign' is designed to help Trump ... "Slavery was a choice!"

'Inside Out of Shadows' : The Bonkers Hollywood-Pedophilia 'Documentary' QAnon Loves ... film features stuntmen-conspiracy theorists alleging Hollywood is run by Satanists and pedophiles. It's racked up tens of millions of YouTube views.

Trump Disputing Election A Worry For Facebook Employees - Facebook employees collected evidence showing the company is giving right-wing pages preferential treatment when it comes to misinformation (Fuckerberg working for the Trumpster)
Facebook removes troll farm posing as African-American support for Donald Trump - Facebook also removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to conservative media outlet The Epoch Times (haha it's Putin)
A TikTok video told Democrats to vote after Election Day, violating the platform s rules ... Republican Hype House video ... Democrats should vote Nov 4)


The Supreme Court invented qualified immunity. Now, a judge's blistering opinion shows why it must go.

Rudi Giuliani wildly claims Black Lives Matter are a 'domestic terror group' who 'hate whtie men in particular' ... said the longtime domestic terrorist ...

Body camera video shows Cleveland police officer pepper sprayed peaceful protester in the face : news

One tweet tried to identify a copthen five people were charged with felony harassmentIs retweeting an officer's photo cyber harassment? (snowflake abusive copsters)

Report: 19 Women Detail Toxic Work Environment, 'Boys Club' At The Nashville Police Department


N.J. landlord allegedly 'demanded' sexual favors in exchange for housing, feds say


LGM Film Club, Part 48: Trotsky - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel. Scientists have discovered a new electrocatalyst that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) and water into ethanol with very high energy efficiency, high selectivity for the desired final product and low cost. : science

TIL that there's no evidence that depression is caused by low levels of seratonin. This has been known for decades, and neuroscientists have been trying to debunk this myth to the public for years. The actual mechanism of antidepressants is unknown.


The Strange Science of Memory




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Record-setting summer temperatures across Siberia opening up Batagaika megaslump, which locals call "gateway to the underworld" at unprecedented pace. Currently world's largest megaslump at about 1 kilometer in length and 100 meters deep, it continues to grow in size and depth. ("the jaws of hell" are opening, also ... giant sperm)


'The Biggest Monster' Is Spreading -- and It's Not the Coronavirus -- Tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people each year. Lockdowns and supply-chain disruptions threaten progress against the disease as well as H.I.V. and malaria.


Bank of America experiencing major online glitch, $0 displaying in accounts : news

TIL The American Red Cross built exactly 6 homes for Haiti with nearly half a billion dollars in donations : todayilearned


US adds 1,300 virus deaths in 24 hours : Coronavirus
Virus testing in the US is dropping, even as deaths mount : Coronavirus (Trump for the win while Jared cackles)


Mass. reports 438 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 9 new deaths : CoronavirusMa


"Significant IT issues are impacting the production of today's data report. It will be posted as soon as it is available

If A Second COVID-19 Wave Is On The Horizon In Mass., Experts Say There's A Good Chance We'll See It Coming : boston
Experts say act now or another COVID-19 surge is coming in Massachusetts : Coronavirus
Gov. Baker says he could roll back reopening if COVID-19 uptick continues : boston

Novel Coronavirus Antibody Study - TrialSpark (free at home antibody test)

Rhode Islanders who travel to nearby states, including Mass., now have to quarantine - The Boston Globe - rising coronavirus rates have also put it on quarantine lists in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey

Should Boston-area universities open up for in-person, residential education? : boston
With All Due Caution : Commentary about BU university affairs - It would be especially helpful for the BU community if you could let us know if you have had a workplace adjustment request turned down, or have been put under pressure not to carry through on a request.
Carl T. Bergstrom on Twitter: "Bullshit from university administrators is not exactly thin on the ground, but one rarely sees it enriched to this high a grade. Amazing story via @bhrenton." / Twitter (BU capitalist admins want instructors to die for theie capital)

Boston Joins Somerville And Cambridge In Announcing No Full-Time, In-Person School This Fall : boston
Somerville Public Schools will start fall with all remote learning amid coronavirus : CoronavirusMa
Wayland To Begin School Year Fully Remote : CoronavirusMa
Question ONLY for people with kids currently in daycare (No judgement please) : CoronavirusMa

Some people have to play their little games - Lawyers, Guns & Money - College administrators, academic and sporting, continue to pretend that Everything Is Fine: ... (Imagine the outrage theres going to be among parents writing rent checks when students who signed year-long leases are told three weeks into them that they will not be attending any classes in person for the remainder of the year).

Close the bars and bail them out - Lawyers, Guns & Money - There is, as Yglesias says, no way indoor drinking and dining among strangers can practically be made safe:

Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage Is Up for Sale : boston

Nationwide Mask Mandate in April Would Likely Have Saved Nearly 40,000 American Lives, Study Finds : Coronavirus (the Death Party is killing a lot of people)

The Winter Will Be Worse: When socializing outside gets harder in much of the U.S., daily life will get more dismal, and the virus might spread even further. : Coronavirus


Why the Second Wave of the 1918 Spanish Flu Was So Deadly - History - The virus infected 500 million people worldwide and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims -- that's more than all of the soldiers and civilians killed during World War I combined. While the global pandemic lasted for two years, a significant number of deaths were packed into three especially cruel months in the fall of 1918 ... From September through November of 1918, the death rate from the Spanish flu skyrocketed. In the United States alone, 195,000 Americans died from the Spanish flu in just the month of October ... Amerian Red Cross's refusal to use trained African American nurses until the worst of the pandemic had already passed ... President Woodrow Wilson contracted the Spanish flu during the World War I peace negotiations in Paris in April 1919 ... The mortality rate of the third wave was just as high as the second wave, but the end of the war in November 1918 removed the conditions that allowed the disease to spread so far and so quickly. Global deaths from the third wave, while still in the millions, paled in comparison to the apocalyptic losses during the second wave (the military was a super-spreader)


Scientists Uncover Biological Signatures of the Worst Covid-19 Cases - The New York Times - Studies of patients with severe cases of Covid-19 show the immune system lacks its usual coordinated response.
Two-thirds of nurses who recovered from Covid-19 suffering post-viral fatigue : Coronavirus
COVID-19 may have lasting effects on some children's brains : Coronavirus
Tall people are twice as likely to contract coronavirus, new study reveals : Coronavirus ... "5'10 will be the new 6'5"
N95 masks unsafe to use after 2nd sterilization: Winnipeg hospital study : Coronavirus
3B Lumin CPAP Cleaner - Ozone Free UVC CPAP Mask and Accessory Sanitizer and Disinfectant - Walmart.com - Walmart.com
Why health experts can't figure out coronavirus surge: 'No access to data' (Jared is sittig on all your data)


New York City reported zero COVID-19 deaths for three straight days : Coronavirus
New York City will set up checkpoints to enforce quarantine for travelers : Coronavirus


Exclusive: Gov. Ron DeSantis Acknowledges State's Unemployment System Was Built With 'Pointless Roadblocks' To Pay Out 'Least Numbr of Claims (Republcans doing their fuck things up thing)

Chicago public schools to hold all classes online this fall : Coronavirus
Mounting research paints a bleak picture for schools trying to reopen. Most large schools can expect coronavirus cases within 1 week. : Coronavirus
Covid-19 may spread more easily in schools than thought, report warns : Coronavirus
Students at school touted by Pence for reopening must quarantine due to COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Christian youth camp linked to dozens of new COVID-19 cases, Michigan official says : Coronavirus

Georgia second grader tests positive for coronavirus after attending the first day of school : Coronavirus
In their first week back, East Tennessee schools are already seeing COVID cases. Will this work? : Coronavirus
More students at MS high school test positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus
(TN) Greeneville High School football cancels first game of the season, multiple players test positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Coronavirus News: 30 teachers among 74 DOE employees to die of COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Churchgoer spreads coronavirus to at least 91 others after single service : Coronavirus (Ohio fucking itself)

Florida reports 5,409 new cases and 225 new deaths : Coronavirus
Florida Surpasses 500,000 Coronavirus Cases, Adds 225 More Virus Deaths : Coronavirus
Three Pensacola family members die from COVID-19 within days of each other : Coronavirus

Georgia tops 200,000 cumulative COVID cases less than one month after hitting 100,000 : Coronavirus

1,245 new coronavirus cases, 51 additional deaths in Mississippi : Coronavirus

Southwest Airlines no longer wiping down armrests and seat belts between each flight : Coronavirus

Woman asked for compassionate release. The warden refused. She just died of COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Bachelorette party accused of behaving badly, coughing on employee at Nashville restaurant : Coronavirus

Arlington GOP leader posts names, numbers of those who complained about mask violations : Coronavirus

Expecting 250K to attend . . . and then go home. : Coronavirus (supermacho motorcycle/dimbulb Trumper rally)


UK Police drag father from dying daughter's bedside : worldnews

Interpol warns of 'alarming rate' of cyberattacks amid pandemic : worldnews
11,000 New Zealanders have lost their jobs - and 10,000 of them were women : worldnews

60% in Japan with cold-like symptoms went to work amid pandemic - The Mainichi : worldnews ... Going to work for half day with a cold and then showing you have symptoms and then asking to go to the doctor for a sick note and half day off is basically good manners and a national sport in Japan.

Brazil: Bolsonaro vetoes financial compensation for health workers : worldnews (those doctors and nurses can starve, I don't care" he said)



Pakistan unveils new map, claims all of Kashmir : worldnews

Singapore's dengue cases reach a record 22,403, surpassing 2013 high : worldnews


Deadly Beirut blasts were caused by 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, says Lebanese president Aoun : worldnews (let's leave 4 million pounds of explosive lying around for 6 years until we blow up our city)
Beirut Ignored Public Warning There Was a Russian Bomb at the Portbut did nothing ... "just a little agricultural commodities" ...
Opinion | Lebanon's Explosion Is Down to Incompetence - The New York Times - the result of business as usual ... "mushroom cloud of incompetence"
Nearly 3,000 tons of a highly explosive fertilizer that caused Tuesday's evastating blast in Beirut came from a ship owned by a Russian businessman, the Mediazona news website reported Wednesday, citing Lebanese television and members of the ship's crew (cirular fuckup squad as Hezbollah blew themselves up)
israeli parliament member celebrates beirut explosion and says it was received in honor of "holiday of love" : worldnews (Likud fucker)
How an abandoned ship became a ticking time bomb in Beirut
Hezbollah stockpiled chemical behind Beirut blast in London and Germany - The Jerusalem Post - Hezbollah kept three metric tons of ammonium nitrate, the explosive thought to be behind the mega blast in Beirut this week, in a storehouse in London, until MI5 and the London Metropolitan Police found it in 2015 ... The Iran-backed terrorists kept the explosive in thousands of ice packs in four properties in northwest London ... (blow up London?)
TIL Lebanon's government is designed to provide representation to its three largest religious groups: Maronite Christians, Sunni Muslims and Shiite Muslims. Because of this, the president must always be a Maronite, the Prime Minister a Sunni and the speaker of parliament a Shia. ... "How can an idea sound so right yet so wrong at the same time?"

'We drink from the toilet': migrants tell of hellish Saudi detention centres : worldnews (meanwhile, in muzfuck hell)

Secret footage shows Uighur man's etention inside Chinese prison - Rare footage and text messages secretly sent by a detained Uighur man show chilling evidence of human rights violations by China, as global scrutiny of the situation in Xinjiang grows
Uighur model sends rare video from Chinese detention : worldnews
China said its fishing fleet, the world's has been banned from catching squid in parts of Atlantic and Pacific oceans for three months to help populations recover. It comes as environmental groups and some nations say country's fleet is threatening to wipe out some fish populations. (yeah, that'll help, China fuckers)
China worried about 'losing face' as Japan bankrolls exodus of firms (how about ripping your face off, fuckers)
Chinese state media slams U.S. as a 'rogue country' for its planned 'smash and grab' of TikTok : worldnews

US announces highest-level visit to Taiwan in decades, risking China anger : worldnews

India dropped Mandarin from the list of languages that can be taught in schools : worldnews
Dubious seed packets reach citizens in India, US, Japan; authorities suspect 'brushing scam', 'agro-terrorism' : worldnews (couldn't be China crooks could it?)

Malaysian police raid Al Jazeera's office, seize computers | Al Jazeera condemns 'troubling escalation' in crackdown on press, urges authorities to immediately cease criminal probe : worldnews

UK's largest firms fail to cut CEO pay to navigate Covid-19 crisis -The report warned that sky high CEO pay was likely to prove "particularly controversial in the case of companies that have drawn on government support" (your capitalist overlords)
British CEO Richard Branson Is Set to Leave Earth in 2021 : worldnews - I know billionaires are always trying to find ways to avoid paying taxes, but this seems a bit extreme...
Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy as Covid continues to hurt airlines : worldnews
Man feared murdered is found alive in woods after nearly five years : worldnews (hiding from his British slave-drivers)

Sydney schoolboys allegedly 'gloated' about 'horrific' random attack : worldnews


Trump's new ambassador to Germany attacked Merkel for giving money to 'unwanted Muslim invaders' and said migrants want to turn Europe into 'an Islamic state' : worldnews (racist assholes, top to bottom)


Thanks to red states, the world views America with shock and pity : politics


Pentagon Officials Say Trump Was Talking Nonsense When He Called Beirut Explosion an Attack : politics (does he ever not? haha, "maybe they didn't read the manuals")
US defense officials contradict Trump: No indication yet of attack in Beirut - CNNPolitics

Trump claims 2020 election results may not be known for 'years' : politics (in case you weren't sure what his plan is)
The GOP Is the Anti-Election Party: Trump's threat to delay the election over mail-in ballots is consistent with decades of anti-voter campaigns by the GOP (if they hate democracy, maybe they are all commies)
Opinion | Will Bill Barr Try to Help Trump Win the Election? - The New York Times - Two investigations appear to be potential fodder for pre-election political machinations.
Majority of registered voters oppose U.S. election delay: Reuters/Ipsos poll : politics (most Republicans support cancelling elections and making Trump dictator for life, not kidding)

Nearly 30 million Americans told the Census Bureau they didn't have enough to eat last week : news

This Footnote from Cy Vance Could Lock Trump Up in 2021 - Donald is getting the Hillary treatment now. Two big differences: He may have committed the crimes being probed, and he effectively demanded that the probe be made public.
Trumps Bank Was Subpoenaed by N.Y. Prosecutors in Criminal Inquiry - sent to Deutsche Bank, suggests that the inquiry into President Trumps business practices is more wide-ranging than previously known.


Trump says he supports Florida mail-in voting because state has had two 'good Republican governors' ("but those crooked socialist antifa demo-rats are another story" he said)
Trump encourages mail voting in Florida but sues in Nevada : politics
Trump and his spinners are suddenly freaking out about Florida - President Trump and his family membewho often double as his propagandists are suddenly scrambling to reassure voters that mail-balloting is actually tremendously secure and reliable (BUT ONLY FLORIDA! +Lara Trump)

Trump and the Republicans Are Risking an All-Out Depression : politics

Public Servants Are Risking Everything to Expose Government Corruption. Donald Trump Is Making Their Lives Hell.; The president's war on whistleblowers is worse than you realize.
State Department watchdog resigns in another shake-up at IGs office
Oversight Subcommittee Investigation Reveals How Trump Administration Deprived Country of Needed Ventilators and Squandered More Than $500 Million in Taxpayer Funding : politics


Trump on John Lewis: He Didn't Come to My Inauguration, So I Didn't Go to His Funeral, and I've Done More for Blacks Than He Did
'They are dying, that's true, and it is what it is'
Biden Turns Trump's Most Callous Comment About Coronavirus Against Him In New Ad
Joe Biden on Twitter: "Thousands of Americans are dying every week. The President's response? "It is what it is." https://t.co/GT59hr14kb" / Twitter
'They are dying, that's true, and it is what it is'
In spite of many colorful charts, President Trump loses every coronavirus fact-check to interviewer : politics
Trump's Axios interview on HBO was a disaster
Jonathan Swan Names The Most 'Stunning' Moment Of His Wild Trump Interview ... "The fact that he's ... still expressing ambivalence over the value of testing is stunning" ("Testing makes me look bad" Trump grumbled)
Many thought Trumps Axios interview felt like 'Veep.' -- The showrunner says, 'We're being outdone regularly'


Trump still not grasping the severity of the pandemic, source tells CNN - CNNPolitics (elect stupid, get stupid)
Trump Says Surging Virus 'Will Go Away Like Things Go Away' (go away, please)
The U.S. has the worst coronvirus outbreak in the world: 'The numbers don't lie,' Dr. Fauci says ... The U.S., which accounts for less than 5% of the world population, leads all other countries in global coronavirus infections and deaths (too complicated for Trumpy)
Fauci: I've Never Seen an Infection Like This : Coronavirus
Dr. Fauci says his daughters need security as family continues to get death threats : news ... I'm beginning to think that the biggest public health crisis facing our nation, and one that had been ongoing for decades and has possibly been worsening recently, is poor education. (Refucks long game)
Dr. Fauci says his daughters need security as family continues to get death threats : Coronavirus (w/link to talk )

A source familiar with Trumps Tuesday Oval Office meeting with his coronavirus task force said the president is still not demonstrating that he has a firm grasp of the severity of the pandemic in the US.-- "He still doesn't get it. He does not get it." ... I get that the "news" is that someone is willing to say it more than what they are saying but... (elect a corrupt Putin-controlled moron ... )
BREAKING! Completely botching pandemic response not good for incumbent president - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A new study shows that voters in areas particularly hard hit by the virus are significantly less likely to vote for Trump:

Coronavirus: Trump pushes school re-openings by insisting children 'virtually immune' ... Someone should ask him, what's an acceptable number of children to die for your reelection campaign? How many dead kids would you look at and say, "that was worth it?" ("whatever it takes" he would say)

Evictiontastic - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Republicans wanting to use the COVID crisis to punish the poor for being poor is going to work out great for so many people: A mere 23% of Ohioans! (can't pay their rent) Gee, this is going to be great. And every single bit of this is avoidable. Every single bit of it.

Donald Trump Has Given America Its Best Chance to Defeat Racism | The president has revealed the depths of the country's prejudice -- and forced Americans to reckon with a racist system.


Yates says Obama, Biden didnt influence Flynn investigation - The testimony counters repeated insinuations by President Donald Trump and his top allies.

Republicans consider South Lawn of the White House for Donald Trumps convention speech (millions will attend)
Trump Puts Aides on Tightrope With White House Acceptance Speech - Bloomberg - All employees are subject to Hatch Act except Trump and Pence - Law prohibits campaigning on duty or on government property (ok, lock them all up)
Pelosi blasts Trump for saying he may deliver convention speech from White House: 'He can't do that' | Fox News (Foxers try to spin it to Pelosi) )

Trump campaign seeks early September presidential debate - Axios - to get ahead of an expected surge in early voting ... says Fox should moderate ...

Mitch McConnell, the Turtle, Is Losing the Race Now - been a bad, bad, bad summer for Mitch McConnell. From the shifting Senate map to the pandemic closing in on his state to the president who has no idea how to make America great again or even just keep Americans from dying, the majority leader who once held all the cards now looks like he's just bluffing

Rand Paul: Republicans should apologize to Obama for complaining about spending - Axios (said the little ratfucker)

Trumps campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Bidens knocks on zero.The diverging responses to Covid-19 could be a wild card in Novemberspecially in close races up and down the ballot (no masks, spreading the Trump virus, that'll work)

Biden's VP should be prepared for an onslaught of online misogyny unlike anything seen before
Biden confidants see VP choices narrowing to Kamala Harris and Susan Rice - Axios
'She is absolutely our No. 1 draft pick' : GOP pines for Rice as Biden VP -- Trump supporters say the former national security adviser would supercharge the president base (yeah, sure, bc Obama!)

'We have to get rid of Trump' Pro-Bernie group launches effort to boost Biden
Joe Biden Has Slim Lead Over Donald Trump In Texas, Poll Says : politics
Biden hits back at reporter asking if he took a cognitive test: 'Are you a junkie?'


Sen. Lindsey Graham holds one-point lead in tight SC race for reelection, poll finds : politics (crooked Flimsy-Dimsy goin' down)
Republicans dodge Kansas nightmare as Marshall defeats Kobach - POLITICO - Reps. Steve Watkins and Lacy Clay lost their primaries as well.
The Senate: Ranking the Top Dozen Best Targets - Sabato's Crystal Ball - Establishment Republicans relieved by Kansas primary result; rating changes in Georgia and Iowa (GA fucked, Ernst goin' down)
The Jolt: Another poll shows Trumps base in Georgia is eroding (very slowly, and the dumbfucks totally support the American Rapist-in-Chief)

He Predicted Trumps Win in 2016. Now He's Ready to Call 2020. -- Most historians just study the past. But Allan Lichtman has successfully predicted the future (says Trump will maybe lose)

Missouri votes to expand Medicaid over objections of state' Republican leaders (who wanted them all to die)
Missouri voters approve Medicaid expansion, making it 38th state to do so - The change comes as the number of coronavirus case in the state has been on the rise.
Eschaton: Medicaid Expansion - tell this story a lot, but I think it's a useful one because it's one reason why red/swing state Democrats can be shy about supporting popular lefty measures, and by definition it isn't because they're unpopular. They're popular in those red states! - The way the press covers this stuff is that Dems can't support crazy lefty economic policies in swing states because those old white guys in diners can't handle the communism. But that isn't actually how it works ...
Medicaid wins again - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Another red state shows that Republican ideas about healthcare remain unpopular pretty much everywhere: A winning streak: Missouri becomes the sixth red state where voters have defied Republican leaders to expand Medicaid, just weeks after Oklahoma voters narrowly backed the program. No state has ever voted down such a ballot initiative in recent years, underscoring the popularity of Medicaid expansion even in parts of the country hostile to Obamacare -- The idea that it's unpossible for suburban professionals to support a progressive economic agenda has always been based on primarily aesthetic assumptions, not data. But however much you'd rather be in a political coalition with a burly welder from West Virginia rather than your real estate broker mother in suburban Michigan, the fact is that the latter is much more likely to be in favor of an expansive welfare state in 2020 than the former.

Cori Bush Defeats William Lacy Clay in a Show of Progressive Might - The New York Times - The upset of the veteran congressman from St. Louis sent tremors though the Democratic establishment in Missouri and Washington, D.C.
Progressive activist Cori Bush beats 10-term U.S. Congressman Lacy Clay in Democratic primary : politics
Black Lives Matter Activist Upsets 10-Term Democratic Congressman in Primary : politics (the squad gets bigger)
'Squad' member Rashida Tlaib wins primary in Michigan ... Tlaib, one of the first two Muslim women in Congress, easily secured likely re-election to the 13th District in and around Detroit (Fox says it's a "close race" yet to be decided as votes "trickle in")

Republicans Aid Kanye West's Bid to Get on the 2020 Ballot -- At least four people involved in the effort to get Kanye West's name before voters in several states have G.O.P. connections, renewing questions about the aim of his campaign (dumbfucks will dumbfuck you)

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs executive order restoring felon voting rights, removing Iowa's last-in-the-nation status

This May Be The Most Absurd, Trumpian Drama Ever - Accusations of stalking, prostitution, and racism are merely the appetizer. The main course features Jacob Wohl and claims of falsified tweets and stolen phones -- The federal agency primarily responsible for the distribution of foreign aid has been roiled in recent days by the most Trumpian of dramas, one involving an anti-LGBT political appointee, blundering conservative operative Jacob Wohl, accusations of stalking, prostitution, and the potential hiring of a young conservative with past racist writings ... Merritt Corrigan ... U.S. is a "homo-empire" ... "female empowerment is a civilizational calamity" ... advocated for a "Christian patriarchy" ... Corrigan, who is/was apparently dating Wohl ...

Federal judge pens scathing opinion on qualified immunity : 'Let us waste no time righting this wrong' (otherwise known as "license to kill")
'Qualified Immunity' is a judicially-created doctrine of white supremacy - Lawyers, Guns & Money (judge went ballistic on fucker copsters : "This has to stop" )

The Streets Are Quiet Again, Thanks To Trump-Barr Backing Down: The Feds Lost the Battle of Portland; the Secret Police Left Town and Nothing Bad Happened : politics
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden says Trump deployed 'secret police' in Portland to provoke violence for campaign ads : politics


Compton mayor says deputies, 'LASD Executioners,' have 'terrorized the community for decades' : news


Lawyers say changes to controversial qualified immunity doctrine would move Mass. into uncharted legal waters - The Boston Globe
'Tremendous Irony' : Boston Police Were Paid $5.8 Million In Overtime Tied To Protests


Louisiana Supreme Court wont review life sentence for man convicted of attempting to steal hedge clippers from a carport storage room in Caddo Parish, LA, in 1997 (yeah, he's Black)

Woman sought for punching 6-year-old stranger in NYC Walgreens - New York Daily News
SEE IT: Gunman opens fire on Brooklyn sidewalk - New York Daily News


Digital Revenue Exceeds Print for 1st Time for New York Times Company - The New York Times - The pandemic squeezed advertising for the web as well as print, but subscription growth was the best ever for a quarter.


The Daily Caller has been paid by GOP campaigns while providing fact-checking services for Facebook : politics (Fuckerbergs cackle)

Ellen DeGeneres 'Crushed' as Allegations of On-Set Toxicity Continue ("kindness" is her "brand" : Ellen Degenerate is a lying toxic much better than you bitch, cancel her)

The revealing and disturbing story of America, told through 20 years of reality dating shows - The Washington Post


Firearms seized at Jake Paul's Calabasas home as FBI conducts search in connection with Arizona riot case - The nature of the case that prompted the raid was not immediately disclosed.

Comedian Jeff Ross Accused of Sexual Relationship With Underage Girl : television

Instead Of Saying 'Hey, Guys!' At Work, Try These Gender-Neutral Alternatives - Raise your awareness of gendered language on the job.

Legendary writer Pete Hamill dead at 85 after fall - New York Daily News


Higher BMI is linked to decreased cerebral blood flow, which is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and mental illness. One of the largest studies linking obesity with brain dysfunction, scientists analyzed over 35,000 functional neuroimaging scans : science (fake science)


Never understood meditation? This Buddhist monk explains it very simply : videos


hedronist comments on ...and it was usually followed by Hee-Haw. (coincidence)


Which subreddit was so toxic that you left and don't regret it?




080420

Physicists: 90% Chance of Human Society Collapsing Within Decades | "Based on the current resource consumption rates and best estimate of technological rate growth our study shows that we have very low probability, less than 10 percent in most optimistic estimate, to survive," the authors write : worldnews
Construction is set to begin on New Zealand's first large-scale food waste to bioenergy facility in Reporoa. Each year the facility is expected to remove up to 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide the equivalent of planting 218,400 trees every year. : worldnews
Rising temperatures will cause more deaths than all infectious diseases - study | Climate change : worldnews (you will never leave your house again)

Up to a Third of Bangladesh Is Underwater : worldnews ... "Bangladesh is already facing multiple crises with covid-19 and its economic fallout, making these floods even more deadly" ...


'Too many are selfish': US nears 5 million virus cases : Coronavirus (see top comment)
U.S. needs to get daily cases down to 10,000 before fall, Fauci says : Coronavirus



MA COVID-19 Data 8/4/20 : boston
My estimate of active cases by county (by request) : CoronavirusMa


Gov. Baker warns rollback of reopening possible if COVID-19 spread increases (WCVB - 2 min video plus article) : CoronavirusMa

Massachusetts not tracking coronavirus outbreaks in schools even as health officials say they're 'inevitable' : boston
Another major Mass. teachers union calls for full remote learning to start school year : Coronavirus
Massachusetts town cancels graduation after 90-person party is held. : news
With coronavirus cases reported at some reopened schools, protesters take to the streets with fake coffins : Coronavirus
The United States Is Reopening Many of the Wrong Schools : Coronavirus

NYT: MA is one of the states with the fastest rising COVID cases in the past two weeks, up 39% from two weeks ago : CoronavirusMa
Rhode Island no longer safe : boston

Your Ancestors Knew Death in Ways You Never Will - The New York Times - But science and public spending have saved us from pandemics worse than this one.


Poll: 82 percent of voters support a national face mask mandate : politics
The 1918 Flu, Masks and Lessons for the Coronavirus Pandemic - The New York Times - As the influenza pandemic swept across the United States in 1918 and 1919, masks took a role in political and cultural wars ... In 1918 and 1919, as bars, saloons, restaurants, theaters and schools were closed, masks became a scapegoat, a symbol of government overreach, inspiring protests, petitions and defiant bare-face gatherings. All the while, thousands of Americans were dying in a deadly pandemic. (sounds kinda familiar, even without the "hoax" president)
Anti-mask sentiment goes back 100 years to Spanish flu pandemic - In Tampa, there were arrests and fines. In California, a man was shot. It was a culture war then, too.

New Evidence Suggests Young Children Spread Covid-19 More Efficiently Than Adults : worldnews ... "If you don't think children would spit on their hands, then chase each other around yelling "Corona" then you haven't spent time around children" ... "If you don't think your kid will come home with a Spiderman mask, but left the house with a Paw Patrol mask, and say 'I traded with Billy' you aren't paying attention" ... (let the parents send their kids back to school)
Survivors of Covid-19 show increased rate of psychiatric disorders, study finds : worldnews
A new MRI study revealed possible disruption to micro-structural and functional brain integrity in the recovery stages of COVID-19, suggesting long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 (3 August 2020). Neurological symptoms were present in 55% of COVID-19 patients in the study. : science
SARS-CoV-2 presents with at least 6 strains. Despite its mutations, the virus shows little variability, and this is good news for researchers working on a viable vaccine, finds the most extensive study ever carried out on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing of 48,635 coronavirus genomes. : science

China says the vaccines it's developing will be a "global public good", and is offering loans and priority access to them. : worldnews ... "loans and priotity acccess ... public good"


Caesar on the Hudson - The Bulwark - No, Andrew Cuomo didn't handle COVID-19 well ... Perhaps the biggest mistake was Gov. Cuomo's March 25 directive that forced nursing homes to readmit residents who had been sent to hospitals ... More than 6,400 long-term care facility residents died from COVID-19, with thousands more infected. And the numbers might be worse than that, since the state only considers a nursing home death to be someone who perished inside a nursing homeand does not count residents who died off-site ... over 37,000 nursing home workers who became infected and unwittingly transmitted the disease to their charges. ("I have the biggest dick" he screamed)
N.Y.C. Health Commissioner Resigns After Clashes With Mayor Over Virus - The New York Times - The resignation of Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the commissioner since 2018, came after Mayor Bill de Blasio stripped her agency of a key virus tracing program.

An 'unprecedented proliferation' of coronavirus scams is sweeping the nation ... scam calls ...

MeTooSTEM Scientist Accused Of Faking Colleague Who Died Of COVID - BethAnn McLaughlin, who has previously come under fire for harassing people in her group MeTooSTEM, faked an online persona: a woman of color who she said died of COVID-19 ... In early June, shortly after the Harvard Crimson revealed a history of Title IX sexual harassment complaints against three Harvard professors in anthropology, Theodore Bestor, Gary Urton, and John Comaroff, @Sciencing_Bi claimed to have been assaulted by Bestor at a scientific meeting ...
Talking the Rona on the Intertubes - Lawyers, Guns & Money - e @Sciencing_Bi sockpuppet incident ... This particular account was laying it on pretty damn thick with the identity-bisexual female Native American scientist and a sexual harassment survivor - but then this is exactly the kind of "voice" a lot of people are wanting to hear in 2020 and aren't much concerned whether the "person" is what they say they are ... So much about 2020 is stranger than fiction.
The Mary Rosh Award For Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Sockpuppetry - Lawyers, Guns & Money


The spread of covid-19 in the South shows the risks of anti-intellectualism : Coronavirus (and the rise of Republican stupidty)

New Orleans councilman: '?I would rather have students dumb and alive than have them educated and dead' : Coronavirus


Tens of Thousands Positive COVID Results in Texas Not Reported, Officibisexual female Native American scientist and a sexual harassment survivorals Say : politics ... Texas, the Trump Crime Family and GOP sold you out to die. Hold them accountable ...

Coronavirus surge slowing in California, but don't expect a repeat of reopening fever

Dr. Acton leaves state employment, will no longer serve as adviser to Ohio Gov. DeWine : Coronavirus

First day of school in a Georgia town. One of the biggest virus hot zones in the world. : pics
North Paulding Footballers Positive For COVID-19 As School Starts - The day before Paulding County went back to school in person, the principal of one of its high schools emailed parents to let them know that some football players had already been infected with the coronavirus (same school)
Georgia School Reopening Photo Worse Than It Appears - An alarming photo of a hallway crowded by mostly maskless students in a Georgia high school raises issues with reopening schools all around the country (school aid they would expell students who refuse to die for Trump)

1000 person house party busted in Tennessee : Coronavirus

25 infected at Bible camp in Oregon. : Coronavirus
13 Michigan nuns die of Covid-19 at a convent outside Detroit - CNN

Indiana Students and Teachers no longer required to wear masks if they can maintain 3-6 feet social distance : Coronavirus

'Secret Rave' Got Hundreds to Come Out and Party Under a Bridge in Brooklyn This Past Weekend : Coronavirus


Foxs Jeanine Pirro: The point of wearing masks is to 'dehumanieze' and 'frighten people' ... "It's exactly what the anarchists and the protesters need. It strikes fear ... There are all kinds of subliminal messages to that mask" (almost like she's talking about the Fox Fuckers)
Eschaton: Masked Tyranny - I know it's mostly about OWNING THE LIBS and the fact that there are manbabies who get enraged at any suggestion they slightly modify their behavior for the good of others, but really what is the big deal with mask wearing? I wouldn't want to be a worker who had to wear one all day, especially in the heat, but to stick one on before you go into a store... who cares?


The US sent Brazil millions of hydroxychloroquine doses. Months later, they're still in storage - CNN ... and one former health minister believes they may eventually have to be destroyed ...


When Covid Subsided, Israel Reopened Its Schools. It Didn't Go Well (Likudniks)

Mullumbimby: 5G coronavirus conspiracies could be spread by Russia - Anti-5G activists have been keeping a constant vigil outside a mobile phone tower in northern NSW as they seek to stop Telstra upgrading it with new technology. : worldnews

Schools in Mexico will not reopen at start of academic year - Nationwide educational television to be broadcast. : worldnews

Man beaten with bats over face mask dispute in Paris suburb : worldnews

An Indian priest dies of Covid-19 after making thousands of his followers eat food coated with his saliva : worldnews ("Jesus spit")


Uyghur Women, Rarely Informed About Forced Birth Control Procedures, Suffer Lifelong Complications : worldnews (Xi is a real fucker)

The saboteurs you can hire to end your relationship - BBC Worklife - In Japan, you can pay private agents called "wakaresaseya" to seduce your spouse or their partner.

North Korea has 'probably' developed nuclear devices to fit ballistic missiles, says U.N. report : worldnews

Beirut explosions: At least 63 people killed and more than 3,000 injured, Health Ministry says - The Washington Post (fireworks)
Large blast rocks Beirut ahead of Hariri verdict : news
Fady Roumieh on Twitter: "Footage of the Explosion in #Beirut #Lebanon a few minutes ago. Praying for the safety of everyone. https://t.co/6Q3y6A6DxL" / Twitter

Anti-Kremlin protests continue in Russia's far east for 24 consecutive days : news

President of Belarus accuses Russia of lying, warns of revolution plot : worldnews (the Putin Virus)

Outcry in Sweden after stray bullet kills girl, 12 : worldnews (gangs correlate with refugee countries)

Netherlands: Jehovah's Witnesses lose appeal over child abuse report : news

Number of UK citizens emigrating to EU has risen by 30% since Brexit vote : worldnews (who could have predicted the Tories/Regressives would fuck the whole country?)
Black civil servant accused of car theft while jogging : worldnews


Nearly half of Germans support withdrawal of US troops : worldnews ("get the virus-spreading entitled assholes out of the country")


Witness claims to have seen Prince Andrew at club with Virginia Giuffre : news


Less than you think: Prevalence and predictors of fake news dissemination on Facebook | Science Advances - Conservatives were more likely to share articles from fake news domains, which in 2016 were largely pro-Trump in orientation, than liberals or moderates. We also find a strong age effect, which persists after controlling for partisanship and ideology: On average, users over 65 shared nearly seven times as many articles from fake news domains as the youngest age group.
Tech Giants Won't Run Anti-Trump Ad Showing Police Brutality In America : politics


Judge calls it 'discriminatory' to deny Puerto Rico access to U.S. aid : worldnews ... Miami Cubans: Cuba was better with casinos, plantations and slaves! All of which my family was involved in, obviously! (hello, Flubio)

Canada Sends Patrols to 'Prevent Caravans of Americans' From Surging Across the Border (they left out the "stop American rapists, eh" part)

Pace yourself Donald : PoliticalHumor (next up: war between the states)


Trump Collapses Under Pressure of Extremely Basic Follow-Up Questions About COVID-19 : politics
This is the cognitive test Trump didn't pass : Internet reacts to president 'chocking' Axios interview
How to interview a serial liar and narcissist who is unfit to be president
u/krostas lists all the absurd things Trump said in his interview with Jonathan Swan, with time-stamped links. : bestof
The Self-Destruction of Donald J. Trump - Thousands of Americans are dying because Trump can't even help himself ... If the current numbers hold, sometime in mid- to late-September, the United States will likely reach the horrific marker of 200,000 people dead due to the coronavirus crisis (and at least 250K by 11/3) ... He placed his love of revenge over his own political survival ...


Australian reporter Jonathan Swan corners Donald Trump on pandemic : worldnews ... Trump: There wasn't even a test when I took over. Swan: What? Why would you have a test? The virus didn't exist.
Watch the full "Axios on HBO" interview with President Trump
AXIOS on HBO: President Trump Exclusive Interview (Full Episode) | HBO : television
'You can't do that' : Trump refuses to discuss coronavirus death rate and says US beating rest of world on cases. President handed interviewer charts using his preferred metrics for measuring US's pandemic performance (5th grade math is hard)
Trump refuses to discuss coronavirus death rate and says US beating rest of world on cases : worldnews
Twitter Users Stunned At 'Full-Blown Lunacy' Of Trump's Wild Axios Interview : politics
Donald Trump on the ropes in interview over US Covid-19 death toll : politics ... How you can watch this and say that Trump is even remotely in control (whether of the country, the virus, or his own mental faculties), is just beyond me ..
Trump Reveals Self-Delusion Over COVID Statistics in Mind-Blowing Argument With Reporter : politics
The 5 Most Jaw-Dropping Moments in Trump's Wild Axios Interview
The 3 Worst Moments From Trumps Newest Axios Interview
The 9 Wildest Answers in Trumps Interview With Jonathan Swan ("the Civil Rights Act was a mistake")

Axios on Twitter: ".@jonathanvswan: "How do you think history will remember John Lewis?" President Trump to #AxiosOnHBO: "I don't know...I don't know John Lewis. He chose not to come to my inauguration." https://t.co/LDv76rrIFc" / Twitter

Trump says Jeffrey Epstein may have been murdered and again wishes Ghislaine Maxwell well
Trump says Epstein was never a Mar-a-lago member. He was. New book tells what got him exiled : politics ... "I'm sure Trump had no idea about the teenage date-rape parties at his beach house. /s"

We have cases - Lawyers, Guns & Money - More from the Axios HBO interview: ... No ad needed. This is devastating for Trump ... It's cute that somebody thinks this is "devastating" for Trump ... I've mentioned before that the most consistently underrated fact about Trump is how genuinely stupid he is ...
The New Tone - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Today is the day that Donald Trump did not become president. So it was basically the same as yesterday and tomorrow.

Seth Meyers Exposes 'Sociopath' Jared Kushner's 'Evil' Coronavirus Plan ("so let the Dems die" he said)

After months of favor, Birx raises Trumps ire with grim coronavirus assessment (she was the anti-Fauci until ...)
Trump says coronavirus 'under control as much as you can control it.' His experts disagree.
Trump actually doesn't appear to understand how bad the pandemic is (doesn't believe in "percentages' which are a liberal hoax)

Over 25 million Americans at risk of losing health care as coronavirus pandemic rages: (the Republican plan all along)

Trump backtracks on mail-in voting in Florida, contradicting White House press secretary in realtime : politics
Amanda Carpenter on Twitter: "Are we at the point where Trump says vote by mail is good in states he thinks he can win and is bad in states he thinks he can't yet? I hate to predict the obvious but...

Trumps base starting to erode, new poll shows -- Biden leads Trump in California by 39 percentage points, 67% to 28%, the poll found. That's 9 points larger than the margin by which Hillary Clinton beat Trump statewide in 2016 -- a record at the time (see pic for his fat ass)
American Views 2020: Trust, Media and Democracy
Whither Trumpism? With the presidents reelection uncertain, Republicans battle over their future (he's going to very "influential" behind bars)


'Shame on all of you' : Viral obit blames Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for man's covid-19 death ... Stacey and David had been married for 20 years. The couple lived in California until a few years ago, when David retired and they sought a more affordable lifestyle in northeast Texas ...

Postal Union Leader Warns Trump Assault on USPS and Mail-In Voting Puts Nation on 'Dangerous Path Toward Dictatorship' : politics
Trump Lied for Five Uninterrupted Minutes About Mail-in Voting During Virus Briefing : politics

FBI raids offices at downtown One Cleveland Center building tied to Ukrainian oligarch - cleveland.com

Trump's tax nightmare comes true as NY D.A. probes fraud, demands taxes : politics
"That's How They Got Capone": Filing by NY Prosecutors Indicates Broader Probe Into Alleged Trump Tax Fraud : politics
Manhattan DA's Revelation 'Bad News' for Trump, Suggests Investigation Is 'Racing Towards the Finish Line (indict him before the election)
Manhattan DA proposes grand jury for Trump tax returns : politics (the Foxers go nuts)

Trump is resurrecting the census's horrific history (orders only white people with money to be counted)

Mary Trump has a stark warning about the political ambitions of Ivanka and Don Jr and the possibility of a Trump dynasty (Queen Ivanka and her pet rat, Prince Don Jr.)


US will ban Tiktok on September 15 unless an American company buys it - Donald Trump : worldnews (revenge/extortion for his Tulsa fiasco)
China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily : worldnews ... "the only fitting conclusion to 2020 would be if a thermonuclear war broke out over TikTok"

There was no "Trump derangement syndrome": We were right about him all along : politics (it's always projection)

Trump refuses to acknowledge John Lewis' achievements and claims he's done 'more for Black Americans' : politics (kinda deranged, eh?)
Trump dismisses legacy of civil rights hero John Lewis: 'He didn't come to my inauguration" President also repeated his unfounded claim that he has done more for black Americans than anybody else.

Trump's bag of tricks comes up empty against Biden - His untamed political instincts, once treated by Republicans with an almost mystical reverence, look increasingly unlikely to stave off defeat ('mystical reverence' for his deranged stupidty)

U.S. Satisfaction at 13%, Lowest in Nine Years (after dems fixed the last Refuck fuckup)


Study after study debunks Mnuchin claim that $600 unemployment benefit is a disincentive to work : politics (the Sears fucker)
It's been a record 11 years since the last increase in U.S. minimum wage : politics (Mnuchin cackles)
Republican Senators Commit Political Suicide by Holding Up Stimulus in Election Year : politics
Republican Leaders Couldn't Care Less About the Unemployed
Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states

Eschaton: Maybe It Matters Who Rules The World - Maybe the actions of the King matter more than the palace intrigue and court gossip. - Last night I was reminded of when Maggie Haberman went to bat for Sarah Sanders ... And there was Maggie, going for the assist, convinced that Michelle Wolf had INSULTED THE LOOKS OF SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS, when Wolf had done no such thing. As is usually the case when someone at the Times fucks up, 8000 people explained it to her, but Maggie wouldn't back down.


Republicans Lead Senate Races in Alabama, Kentucky and Texas, With South Carolina Tied - Morning Consult - roadblocks to a filibuster-proof majority for Democrats ... Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) leads Democrat Amy McGrath by 17 points, 53% to 36%. - Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Democrat Jaime Harrison are statistically tied, 44% to 43%. - Vulnerable Sen. Doug Jones (D) trails Tommy Tuberville, 35% to 52%. ("Couch" Tubes)
Tommy Tuberville says $600 unemployment boost 'way too much' (your choice, Fuckabama)
Election 2020: Mitch McConnell has big lead vs. McGrath in Senate race - 53% to 36% over his Democratic challenger


Terrorism Experts Say QAnon Conspiracy Theory a Threat to National Security : technology

Opinion | No, Eric Metaxas, Jesus wasn?t White - The Washington Post ... But there is no doubt that he was a Jew from what we now know as the Middle East. The white, European Jesus of Western imagination is a fiction produced by those who could not imagine human perfection in any other form ... no proper white Christian would let a brown man come into their hearts or submit themselves to be a disciple of a swarthy Semite ... (well, he hated gays and loved asssault rifles)
Conservatism vs. Their Own Religion : PoliticalHumor ... If you're not doing anything wrong, Roman centurions don't bother you ... (Jesus violated the "thin blue line")

Michigan ballots tangled in mail delays in advance of Tuesday primary - The Washington Post



More than 1 million former felons in Florida regained the right to vote and this group is trying to register them for the 2020

Disputed Ballots Must Be Counted in N.Y. Congressional Race, U.S. Judge Rules - The New York Times - Delays continue in a race that remains undecided six weeks after a Democratic primary in which Representative Carolyn B. Maloney faced off against a challenger.


Two People Linked to Kanye West's Campaign Are Active in GOP Politics (what a literal dumbfuck)


Hugh Hewitt Has Always Been a Hack | The New Republic - That op-ed has gotten significant attentionfor being so full of falsehoods and exaggerations and so extraordinarily disingenuous, even by Hewitt's dismal standards (shit is still deep at WaPo)
The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free ? Current Affairs - The political economy of bullshit (Nathan "wrong most of the time" Robinson has a good point: Russia pays for free propaganda sites)


California L.A. County D.A. Jackie Lacey's husband charged with assault in gun-waving incident
Becerra charges Los Angeles DAs husband for pulling gun on Black Lives Matter protesters (the real headline, not the LAT's)


Schiff announces probe into DHS intelligence activities in Portland : politics
Former DHS Intel Officer: Trump Admin 'Targeted Americans Like They're Al-Qaeda' to Crack Down on 'Antifa' (well, they are facists)

Police committed 125 human rights violations during Floyd protests: Amnesty : politics (lock them all up and throw away th key)
Amnesty International USA Recorded 125 Separate Incidents of Police Violence Against Protesters, Medics, Journalists and Legal Observers in 40 States and D.C. During May and June Protests : worldnews
Law enforcement violated Black Lives Matter protesters's human rights: Amnesty International

Moms swarmed, handcuffed by armed Secret Service officers in front of babies demand answers - The Washington Post (Trump's personal goon squad)

Aurora PD officers handcuff Black family at gunpoint - The Washington Post - Nearly one year ago, Aurora police tackled 23-year-old Elijah McClain as he was walking down the street and placed him into a chokehold, just moments before paramedics injected the Black man with a heavy sedative. Last month, two officers were fired over photos reenacting the violent arrest near a memorial for McClain, who died days later.
Aurora Police Department apologizes after officers draw weapons on Black family in stolen vehicle mix-up : news

Portland police smash window, slash tires of woman's Prius during protest dustup (video)

Louisville's top cops refuse to answer questions on Breonna Taylor case : news

Prison employee, highway patrol officer among 15 arrested, accused of soliciting minors : news ... reduced to "annoying a minor" slightly)

N Carolina sheriff apologizes for hog-tied inmate's death : news ... the video shows Neville telling jailers 24 different times that he could not breathe while he was restrained with his arms behind his back and his legs folded in a "hog-tie" position ...

If youre in love with Trader Joes, its stances can also break your heart (they only want boomers)

Hingham Police Chief Glenn Olsson retires amid controversy surrounding removal of 'thin blue line' flags from town firetrucks
Thin Blue Line flags removed from Somerville firetrucks


The Best 5 Places to Stargaze in New England | Yankee Magazine - The 5 Best Stargazing Experiences in New England - Spend a memorable night contemplating your place in the cosmos at one our picks for the best places to stargaze in New England.


TIL that there are "harbinger zip codes" hese contain people who tend to buy unpopular products that fail and tend to choose losing political candidates. Their home values also rise slower than surrounding zip codes. A yet to be explained phenomena where people are "out of sync" with the rest


TIL childhood trauma is actually relatively common. 60% of the population experiences trauma by the age of 16. Research suggests childhood trauma has life-long impacts in the form of diminished health, financial and academic success, and social life. : todayilearned

Children who suffer violence or trauma age faster, study finds. Researchers discover links with earlier puberty and signs of more rapid cellular ageing : science

Neuroimaging study suggests a single dose of ayahuasca produces lasting changes in two important brain networks that support interoceptive, affective, and motivational functions : science

Canadian researchers diagnose cancer in a dinosaur for 1st time : worldnews ... "Don't you just hate the wait for your test results to come back from the lab."


U/BirdLawyerPerson gives a brilliant breakdown of why paying for service doesn't excuse server abuse : bestof


People who voted for Kennedy in 1960 but never voted for trump in 2016 but voted for Bush in 2000 but won't vote trump in 2020 but voted for Reagan in 1980 but didn't vote for Clinton in 1992 but did vote for Obama in 2008 why ? : AskReddit (sort by "controversial")


/u/StyInYourEye posts a great explanation on exactly how Trump supporters act out of hate and not in good faith : bestof


What is the best rock song of all-time? : AskReddit

What is the worst feeling, emotionally, in your opinion? : AskReddit




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In 2019, Global Witness recorded 212 murdered land and environmental defendersmaking it the deadliest year on record for people defending their homes, forests, and rivers against climate-destructive industries...according to annual report released by watchdog group. : worldnews
Canadian ice caps disappear, confirming 2017 scientific prediction | Between 1959 and 2015, the ice caps had been reduced to only 5% of their former area, and shrank noticeably between 2014 & 2015 in response to the especially warm summer in 2015. The ice caps are absent from images taken on July 14 : worldnews
Coastal flooding could hit nearly 20% of global GDP as climate change accelerates storms, sea level rise : worldnews


The US has now passed France in the official total number of COVID-19 deaths per million. (Source: ourworldindata.org) : Coronavirus
CDC Predicts Up to 11,000 People Will Die Every Week This Month From Coronavirus : politics
Why the Pandemic Is So Bad in America - The Atlantic - A virus has brought the worlds most powerful country to its knees (thanks to you know who)
A coronavirus vaccine won't change the world right away -- Soaring hopes for a shot may spark resistance to simple strategies that can tamp down transmission.


MA COVID-19 Data 8/3/20 : boston
165 New Confirmed Cases; 1.3% Positive - August 3 : CoronavirusMa - 110,595 total confirmed cases - 12,278 new tests - -31 hospital; -4 icu; -9 intubated - 10 new deaths; 8,427 total - 34 new probable; 8062 total - 0 new probable deaths; 221 total
Mass. reports 165 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 10 new deaths - The Boston Globe

We made the New York Times covid shitlist today : boston
Mass. Investigating Eight New Clusters Of Coronavirus -- Many Tied To Social Gatherings ... Look at the list of towns in this article. All middle-to-upper income, predominantly white, suburban towns. (Also, what's up with the South Shore/Cape?)

'You're Just Crushing Somerville Businesses Now' City Delays Phase 3 Reopening for 4th Time


Amid rise in COVID-19 cases, experts urge rollback of reopening in Mass. - A Northeastern University epidemiologist is advocating for a return to Phase 2
States second largest teachers union calls for remote-only instruction
Thousands of Educators Laid Off Already Due to COVID-19, and More Expected : Coronavirus

Has anyone heard anything about the Border Cafe opening again? : boston - Rumor is The Border Cafe in Harvard is permanently closed. I have friends in the industry saying the chain may not come back from this.
Boston: Downtown's surreal, empty scenes convey a haunting omen
One-Third of New Yorks Small Businesses May Be Gone ForeverSmall-business owners said they have exhausted federal and local assistance and see no end in sight after months of sharp revenue drops. Now, many are closing their shops and restaurants for good.
Retail rents plummet across New York City, as America's glitzy shopping districts turn into ghost towns : Coronavirus
Rents plunge in priciest US cities; San Fran, NYC, Boston, DC lead collapse : boston

Mass. health officials report first human EEE case of 2020 : boston -- Middleborough resident (next to, you know, Wareham)


Long-term complications of COVID-19 signals billions in healthcare costs ahead : worldnews
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to lower the birth rate. Here's why that matters : worldnews
According to Radiolab, vitamin D deficiency can place you at greater risk of serious Covid-19 symptoms and death. The good news is you can boost your protection easily. Summary in comments. : Coronavirus
Cloth face masks can reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 : Coronavirus


Nobody Accurately Tracks Health Care Workers Lost to COVID-19. So She Stays Up At Night Cataloging the Dead. : Coronavirus


Maryland's Hogan says health ofificals can't close private schools - The Washington Post (another fathead Refuck)


COVID cases, exposure have 260 Gwinnett school employees not working - The largest school district in the state reported Sunday that 260 employees have tested positive for the coronavirus or are in quarantine because of possible exposure as they prepare for the new school year.


San Francisco flattened the curve early. Now, coronavirus cases are surging.The Bay A rea had avoided spikes, but shutdown fatigue, early reopening and a prison outbreak changed that (picture says half of it)

With Concerning Coronavirus Spread, NJ Lowers Capacity for Indoor Gatherings from 100 to 25 people : Coronavirus


Texas reports more than 250 new coronavirus deaths for fourth day in a row : Coronavirus
Thousands of Texans are getting rapid-result COVID tests. The state isn't counting them.
Friend sent me this obituary from the paper. Karma will find you all! : pics (Trump and maskless Texans killed him)

Alabama high school principal in 'Can't Touch This" parody video about COVID-19

'Social Butterfly' Vera Pavelec, one of four pals testing positive after Huntington Beach party, dies of COVID (he went to the maskless hug everybody, "influenzer" party and also ...) Menaldi announced his illness on Facebook June 25. The previous weekend, on June 20, he took part in a counterprotest at a Black Lives Matter rally in Huntington Beach. Claiming that protesters deliberately spread the virus, he wrote, "If I die, it's murder' (he murdered himself and probably some other people)


Low Turnout For COVID-19 Skeptic Rally Headlined By Idaho Lieutenant Governor : Coronavirus ... organized by The John Birch Society ... The event was called "Freedom is the Cure"

Five who attended same sheriffs meeting as Ron DeSantis test positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus
Shopper who coughed on a cancer patient at Florida Pier 1 arrested on assault charge : Coronavirus
2 more teens in Florida die of coronavirus complications, bringing state
Man fires at officers with AK-47 a day after refusing to wear a mask, police say : Coronavirus


Almost 13,000 people refused entry toC parody video about COVID-19 : videos - enetering Canada from U.S. during pandemic : worldnews (13K dumbfuck American malignant assholes)

Two cruise ships hit by coronavirus weeks after industry restarts : wor ldnews (who coulda ...)

Portugal with ZERO covid 19 deaths in the last 24 hours. : Coronavirus

Vietnam says new COVID-19 strain behind spike is 3x more infectious : worldnews ... So, it's saying that the R naught value is now 5 and 6 now? ...with an incubation rate of up to 2 weeks??? Jesus wept...

All retail in Melbourne, Australia to shut down for six weeks : worldnews
Melbourne nurses say the public's mask complaints are 'annoying' : worldnews

The Latest: France imposes new rules requiring outdoor masks : worldnews

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dared medical societies to stage a "revolution" against him as he slammed them for going public with their criticisms of his government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Want higher pay? Join the police force, Duterte tells nurses : worldnews

Coronavirus: Liberty doesn't include the right to make others ill, says Mattarella (President of the Italian Republic) : worldnews (Trumpsters: yes it does)


Data leak reveals Iran cover-up of Covid-19 deaths : worldnews
One person is dying of COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran : worldnews
Iran Accidentally Sinks Fake Aircraft Carrier In Wrong Place : worldnews


Hong Kong issues arrest warrant for U.S. citizen under new national security law : worldnews
UNSW Australia under fire for deleting social media posts critical of China : worldnews


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed at swelling protests against his rule: "There has never been such a distorted mobilization -- I wanted to say Soviet but it has already reached North Korean terms -- of the media in favor of the protests" ("I'm not the dictators, yuu're the dictator" he screamed)
The Israeli court ordered Netanyahu's son to stop harassing protests leaders after he publicly published their addresses & phone numbers : worldnews


A Mexican journalist and his police bodyguard were murdered in a hail of gunfire in the southern state of Guerrero early Sunday, police and human rights officials said. Pablo Morrugares is the fourth journalist murdered in Mexico in 2020, according to an AFP tally : worldnews

One in five of those found guilty of cannabis possession in England and Wales last year was black, official figures show, prompting accusations of racial injustice at heart of UK's drug laws...only estimated 3% of population is black.
Tory MP arrested on rape charges 'should have whip withdrawn' : worldnews


Virginia Giuffre allegedly spent two days alone with Prince Andrew at the financier's ranch "endlessly" catering to every need of the royal -- catering to every need of the royal - who especially enjoyed licking between her toes ... Coincidentally, his ex-wife Fergie was caught having her toes sucked on a sunbed in Monaco or something a long time ago and it was a bit of a scandal. Maybe he got her into it


International tribunal rules it has authority in case of man killed by U.S. border officials : worldnews ... In 2010, officials beat Hernandez Rojas and shot him with a Taser while they were in the process of deporting him to Mexico. By the time he arrived at a hospital, he was brain-dead; he died days later, according to documents from the case. (thanks, Obama)


Top Federal Reserve official says US needs another lockdown to save economy : politics


Donald Trump is running a criminal enterprise - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It's essentially become background noise at most, but it remains true: The Manhattan district attorney's office suggested on Monday that it had been investigating President Trump and his company for possible bank and insurance fraud, a significantly broader inquiry than the prosecutors have acknowledged in the past -- I'm so old I remember when James Comey announcing the FBI found some emails that were quickly and very predictably determined to be immaterial to a closed investigation into the question of whether a presidential candidate committed a trivial offense generated 5 A1 New York Times stories in 2 days. (hello, Maggie)


Bernie Sanders: The next three months are the most important in modern U.S. history ... and says democracy is at stake in the 2020 presidential election.
Op-ed: Keep your eyes on Russia for an August surprise of Putin's making
Scientists Worry About Political Influence Over Coronavirus Vaccine Project - The New York Times - "Operation Warp Speed - some people involved in the process fear pressure to deliver an October surprise for President Trump ... son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, who is helping to steer the re-election campaign from the White House, is a regular participant in meetings of a board formed to oversee the vaccine effort (Kushfucked)
How Trump's corruption may doom any attempt at an 'October surprise'
Trump will use emergency powers to remain in White House if he loses election, says House majority whip : politics
Trump predicts 'election disaster' does nothing to prevent it (he IS the disaster)
Why the Botched N.Y.C. Primary Has Become the November Nightmare - The New York Times - Why the Botched N.Y.C. Primary Has Become the November Nightmare - Nearly six weeks later, two congressional races remain undecided, and officials are trading blame over the mishandling of tens of thousands of mail-in ballots (Cuomo fucked everything up again)
The wheels are coming off Trump's spin machine

Trump's name should live in infamy - George Conway -- If there's one thing we know about President Trump, its that he lies and he cheats. Endlessly. And shamelessly. But still, mostly, incompetently.
Claudia Conway Is Back and Raising Hell on TikTok for As Long As It Exists

Trump criticizes Birx for the first time after she issues coronavirus warnings - CNNPolitics
Trump Says U.S. Should Get Slice of TikTok Sale Price - WSJ - 'because we're making it possible for this deal to happen' (demands Microsoft buy him a hotel or golf course, just a little 'this for that')

D.A. Is Investigating Trump and His Company Over Fraud, Filing Suggests - The office of the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., made the disclosure in a new court filing arguing Mr. Trump's accountants should turn over his tax returns.
Trump and his company being investigated for bank fraud, Manhattan prosecutors suggest : politics

House committee subpoenas 4 top Pompeo aides - POLITICO - Trump's firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick

Opinion | Democrats are threatening to expand the Supreme Court. Good. - The Washington Post ... McConnell ... "We'd fill it," he said with a smirk ...

Raskin: It's like GOP has 'a policy of mass human sacrifice' on coronavirus
Trump says hes examining executive orders on stopping evictions, other issues if he cant reach deal with Democrats

These Conservatives Have a Laser Focus: "Owning the Libs' ... On The Federalist and in Fox News appearances ... (the Hemingway moron twins)
Bipartisan Support for Wall Street, Crumbs for Main Street | The Nation - Democratic votes to make the Federal Reserve the silent partner in big business plunder in March make it easier for Republicans to stiff the unemployed in August.

Some will never see the irony : PoliticalHumor
What a difference a couple years makes. : PoliticalHumor

Let's Scrap the Presidential Debates - They've become unrevealing quip contests. (let's not, and let Trump mumble-rage)

Nevada passes bill to mail all voters ballots amid pandemic : politics
Trump Explodes After Nevada Approves Automatically Sending All Voters Mail-In Ballots : politics
Trump threatens lawsuit to block mail-in voting in Nevada - POLITICO - State lawmakers have approved a bill to automatically send mail-in ballots to voters.
As Trump leans into attacks on mail voting, GOP officials confront signs of Republican turnout crisis - The Washington Post .. Trump's unfounded attacks on mail balloting are discouraging his own supporters from embracing the practice,

The Craziness Is Exhausting People -- How Trump could lose the Ohio-Pennsylvania border ... Erie County and the rest of the region felt ignored by Hillary Clinton, because she didn't set foot in this area during the campaign (Queen Hillary)

Biden Increases Edge Over Trump In NPR Battleground Map : NPR
Trump campaign nears point of no return - POLITICO - Early voting begins in several key swing states next month, leaving a 'dwindling window of time' for the president to turn the race around.
Biden increases Texas staff and resources in bid to win Lone Star State - CBS News

Trump promised a health-care plan in two weeks. It's been two weeks
Trump's Broken Promises On Healthcare Called Out In Stinging New Ad : "Trump has no plan. Never has. Never will." the spot from progressive PAC MeidasTouch says.
EXCLUSIVE NEW VIDEO: MeidasTouch Presents 'Trump Has No Plan' - MeidasTouch

Biden's Quietly Radical Care Plan | The candidate is talking about child care and elder care in the same breath, and making them part of his economic package. Both changes are long overdue.

$600 unemployment bonuses did not lead to less work, Yale study shows : politics (assholes have no idea)
Trump's Millionaire Treasury Secretary Uses Debunked GOP Talking Point to Justify Slashing $600 Unemployment Boost ... This man destroyed Kmart and Sears and left thousands unemployed just so he could make a buck. Someone please explain to me why he should be in charge of taking care of unemployed people? (total fucker)

Another fake Nancy Pelosi video goes viral on Facebook - CNNPolitics - Facebook's fact-checkers on Sunday labeled as "partly false" a video that it said was manipulated to make it appear as if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was drunk or drugged ... viewed more than 2 million times ("wholly" Zuckerfucked again)
Facebook refuses to remove doctored Nancy Pelosi video : news

Republicans prep for leadership battle if Trump goes down - POLITICO - Trump loyalists and establishment-aligned conservatives in the House are already jockeying ahead of November ... How that will shake out for Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Minority Whip Steve Scalise and GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney is not completely certain. (how about life in prison for them all?)


John Oliver Unloads on 'Idiot' Trump for Endorsing Demon Sperm Doctor

My father ignored medical expertise and now he has COVID, Rep Louie Gohments's daughter says ("he's not that smart" she implied)
My father ignored medical expertise and now he has COVID Gohmert's daughter says ... Sorry but at the end of the day the last two right wing administrations in the US have both resulted in thousands of dead American civilians. However people want to look at it that's just the reality of the track record. Right wing leadership has proven to be a flat out threat to the safety of Americans (Necromongers and Death Cult of Trump)
Republican state senator who sought repeal of emergency law tests positive for coronavirus : politics
Journalist tests positive for coronavirus after covering President Trump's visit to Tampa Bay - The press member was in the same room as President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Michigan lawmaker who tried to limit governor's emergency powers tests positive : politics (die, fucker)
Michigan GOP state senator tests positive for coronavirus - Barrett, 39, who is married with three children, told the Free Press Sunday his testing positive does not change how he feels about the way Whitmer has handled the pandemic, nor should it (dumbfuck Refuck attempts to kill entire family, will not change behavior)
Leading Whitmer Recall Effort Collapsing Amid Embezzlement Allegations - Volunteers have left, alleging founder Chad Baase spent committee funds gambling, but Baase is determined to move forward (grifters 'R us)

Trump Official Merritt Corrigan Leaves USAID After Anti-Gay Tweets - Bloomberg ... Merritt Corrigan ... "gay marriage isn't marriage" ... U.S. gives aid only to countries that "celebrate sexual deviancy" (says Russia should be our model)

North Dakota GOPs Platform Is So Anti-LGBTQ Nobody Will Say Who Wrote It -- Hundreds of GOP officials approved language calling queer people unhealthy and dangerous ... "voyeurs who wish to prey on members of the opposite sex' (whut?) ... the current situation of GOP officials scrambling to rebuke homophobic language that they just voted to approve is as bonkers as it sounds


The Blind Oracle of Noonan - The Bulwark The wistful, naive pronouncements of the speechwriter-turned-columnist (Nooners is a diehard Trumpfucker)


'The Swamp' Exposes Just How Much Republican Matt Gaetz Kisses Trump's Butt (you mean gay guy sucks Trump's dick)

Theresa Greenfield's campaign gets $132,000 fundraising boost after dog, Ringo, goes viral - The five-year-old rescue dog helped his human, Democratic Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield, to bring in $132,000 in online donations last Friday after being mentioned by Republican rival Sen. Joni Ernst

Kansas primary election 2020: The Senate and House races to watch - Vox - The most important Kansas primary elections, briefly explained ... ibertarian tech billionaire Peter Thiel pumped almost $1 million into the campaign to support Kobach. (haha, the vampire candidate)
Kansas Should Go F--- Itself - Reporting by Matt Taibbi - Author Thomas Frank predicted the modern culture war, and he was right about Donald Trump, but don't expect political leaders to pay attention to his new book about populism

How white supremacy infected Christianity and the Republican Party : politics ("infected" hahaha Jennifer)
relevantmagazine - Secondly, as evangelicalism becomes more of a secularized collective, QAnon rejuvenates it with new religious energy, providing a shared sense of secret knowledge to bring communities together and an assurance that everything is going to work out alright in the end. In a way, QAnon provides a political spin on end-times theology; a peek at the end of the book to provide confidence that the bad things happening now won't last forevery

Call for resignation of Virginia mayor after 'Aunt Jemima' post regarding Biden ... "Joe Biden has just announced Aunt Jemima as his VP pick" ... Mayor Barry Presgraves has been in office since 2008 ... (hello, asshole, your legacy is cemented)


Homeland Security Is Quietly Tying Antifa to Foreign Powers | The Nation - An intelligence reportmentions several Americans, including a left-wing podcast host ... Syria is sponsoring American left-wing ... (terrorists! we tell you!)

Police bodycam footage shows George Floyd arrest in detail | Daily Mail Online ... from terror on his face when officer points gun at his head, sobbing before he's shoved into squad car and begging to breathe as his life drains away
Daily Mail leaks bodycam footage of George Floyd arrest, killing : news

We Don't Need Bill Clinton's History of Civil Rights - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- Bill Clinton decided to use John Lewis' funeral to take a shot at Stokely Carmichael. The last thing we need is whites to use such opportunities to tell histories of the civil rights movements that are used to make them feel comfortable (the known pedophile Bill Clinton?)

Jerry Falwell Jr. Posted -- Then Deleted a Bizarre 'Vacation Photo' From Instagram
Robert Downen on Twitter: "wut is happening https://t.co/8iEOr9EeRQ" / Twitter

Inside the Project Veritas Plan to Steal the Election | The New Republic - part of a sprawling campaign to delegitimize mail-in balloting in the falla campaign being led by the White House.

'They need voters' : QAnon is finding a home in the Republican party - Believers of the conspiracy theory, labelled a potential domestic terror threat by the FBI, are running for national office as Republican candidates

Right-wing troll Andy Ngo busted for publishing stories by fake people : politics


'Mr. Jones' and the deadly consequences of shoddy journalism (Walter Duranty, remember him? doing PR for Stalin's genocide, now we have Haberputz)


Baby boomers show concerning decline in cognitive functioning, study of 30,000 Americans shows. Trend reverses progress over several generations. : science - The biggest factors linked to lower cognition scores among baby boomers in the study were lower wealth, higher levels of self-reported loneliness and depression, lack of physical activity and obesity ... "If it weren't for their better childhood health, move favorable family background, more years of education and higher likelihood of having a white-collar occupation, baby boomers would have even worse cognitive functioning"


TIL Physical attractiveness has a significant influence on judges sentencing. The more unattractive the criminal, the higher the sentence. Results of three studies show a minimum increase of 119.25% and a maximum increase of 304.88%. : todayilearned

Abstract art evokes a sense of "psychological distance" compared to representational art. That psychological distance shifts our mindset towards larger ideas and away from details, and suggests that abstract art can change our state of mind.

TIL Scientists implanted mice brains with human brain cells and the mice became "statistically and significantly smarter than control mice." They then created mouse-human hybrids by implanting baby mice with mature human astrocytes. Those cells completely took over the mouse's brain. : todayilearned

Experiencing Childhood Trauma or Abuse Makes Body and Brain Age Faster. The study examined three different signs of biological aging -- early puberty, cellular aging and changes in brain structure -- and found that trauma exposure was associated with all three. : science
Nadine Burke Harris: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | TED Talk


u/Cobra_Surprise gives a great breakdown of the grey area when it comes to sex, in regards to the perception of rape versus "reluctantly obliging"

Men of Reddit, what is the hardest thing to explain to a woman? : AskReddit




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Extremely dangerous excessive heatwaves have developed across parts of the desert Southwest United States and the Middle East. : worldnews


Expect 'lengthy' COVID-19 pandemic, WHO warns : worldnews
WHO just gave us the worst possible coronavirus prediction BGR - WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the COVID-19 pandemic is a "once-in-a-century health crisis" with effects that will be felt for "decades to come"

Dr. Fauci Says Early Results from Coronavirus Vaccine Are 'Very Good News' : Coronavirus
Yale Epidemiologist pens letter denouncing White House attacks on Anthony Fauci : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 8/2/20 : boston
Massachusetts reports 11 new deaths, 353 new cases due to COVID-19 - The Boston Globe
Latest Mass. Map And Case Count: Breaking Down Coronavirus Here In Charts | CommonHealth


US coronavirus: 20,000 more people could die in next 3 weeks, CDC ensemble forecast shows : Coronavirus
White House opposes requirement for passengers to wear masks on planes, trains : politics ("they don't help against the fake demonrat hoax virus" Trump said)
Why Do Coronavirus Face Mask Mandates Make People So Angry? : politics
The Pandemic And College Football: A Look Back At The 1918 Season
An anti-mask cult in Illinois might spread coronavirus across the country : Coronavirus (to stop the socialist takeover)
Why Is The Right So Obsessed With Hydroxychloroquine? : politics

FDA's list of hand sanitizers to avoid grows again with more than 100 identified that may contain methanol : Coronavirus (all but two are in Mexico)
Easing up on public drinking laws would be useful as bars reopen, infectious disease experts say : Coronavirus

Is the Subway Risky? It May Be Safer Than You Think - The New York Times - New studies in Europe and Asia suggest that riding public transportation is not a major source of transmission for the coronavirus ... Ridership on the subway is still just 20 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Many commuters remain fearful of being exposed to the coronavirus ... as long as riders wear masks and train cars or buses never become as intensely crowded as they did in pre-pandemic rush hours.
Antibody tests do not pick up people who had mild coronavirus, Oxford study suggests : Coronavirus

'Coronaviru has stolen our future' : young people's despair as jobs evaporate

'I'm sorry, but its a fantasy' -- Jeff Gregorich, superintendent, on trying to reopen his schools safely


Florida breaks record for weekly coronavirus deaths: 1,230 reported in one week : Coronavirus

Mega church in Alabama to host "21 Days of Prayer and Fasting" where thousands of people meet in person everyday for 21 straight days while Birmingham hospitals are at capacity with covid patients


Rep. Cooper: 'Tennessee's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has been disastrous' : Coronavirus (Refuckers)

Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250K, stirring virus concerns - Sturgis is on. The message has been broadcast across social media as South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections in recent weeks, braces to host hundreds of thousands of bikers for the 80th edition of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (99% Trumpsters)
Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250K, stirring virus concerns : Coronavirus

Coronavirus updates: Kids make up 10% of new cases in Louisiana : Coronavirus


Trump: 'Fake News' not reporting 'big China Virus breakouts all over the World' : worldnews

Russia plans to give doctors, teachers covid vaccine this month: Report : worldnews (wait for doctors and teachers to fall out of windows)

Japan: Okinawa declares COVID-19 emergency after US base outbreaks : worldnews (your military fuckers couldn't be bothered to tell their troops not to infect and kill a bunch of people because they needed to get drunk, how Trumpian)
Japan may add punishments for not following anti-virus measures : worldnews


Melbourne, Australia had no community transmission in early June. Now it's gone to Stage 4 ockdown for the first time.
Melbourne prepares for drastic Stage 4 coronavirus lockdown as Victoria records 671 new cases : worldnews
Australia's Victoria sets COVID curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. in Melbourne, barring ~5M people from leaving their houses except for work/receive or give care : worldnews

Zimbabwean Minister who labelled Coronavirus as God's punishment to the West for sanctions is bed-ridden due to Covid-19 : Coronavirus


Iran Coronavirus Deaths Three Times More Than Official Figures - BBC Documents : worldnews

Brazil reports 45,392 new coronavirus cases, 1,088 deaths in last 24 hours : worldnews

33 crew members on Norwegian cruise ship test positive for COVID-19 : worldnews

India arrests dozens of journalists in clampdown on critics of Covid-19 response : worldnews (Modi fucked up the virus, killed tons of people, throws journos in jail for reporting his failure, Trump drools)
Indian home minister tested positive for covid : worldnews (but don't report it)

In just days, Vietnam shifts from virus-free paradise to panic : worldnews



Egypt tells Elon Musk its pyramids were not built by aliens : worldnews


China offers rewards for reporting underground churches : worldnews
Atrocities on Uighurs Muslims: China asks Pakistan to manage negative sentiments domestically : worldnews ... "We strongly oppose other countries interfering in our domestic affairs" (by having feeling about our killing thousands of Muslims)

Iraq: 560 people have been killed since October in anti-government rallies : worldnews


U.S. Missionary With No Medical Training Settles Suit Over Child Deaths At Her Center : worldnews ... Renee Bach ... at least 105 children died ... missionary ... "Serving His Children" (sounds kinda fundie, doesn't it)


Facebook announced Saturday it has obeyed a Brazilian judge's order for a worldwide block on the accounts of 12 of President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters who are under investigation for allegedly running a fake news network. (Fuckbook supports pedos, they said)
The US ambassador to Brazil reportedly asked Brazilian officials to help Trump's election


Thousands protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu across Israel, demanding he resign over alleged corruption and a resurgence of coronavirus cases. The protests took place at scores of intersections and bridges, where people held banners accusing Netanyahu of "failure" : worldnews

Anti-Putin protest in Russia's far east attracts thousands for a fourth weekend ... Hindsight is 2020 ...

'Racism kills': hundreds protest after Black actor shot dead in Lisbon : worldnews

Female Isis members like Shamima Begum go 'underestimated', warns UN : worldnews

Brexit fuels brain drain as skilled Britons head to the EU - Migration from the UK to remaining EU countries has increased by 30%. : worldnews (leaving UK even more stupid)
Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape : worldnews


Did Trump suffer some sort of medical crisis today? - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Rumors all over Twitter that he made an unscheduled visit to Walter Reed ... Trump is on the golf course again as of 9 AM so I guess doing great.
Huston McKinney, CPA on Twitter: "#WalterReed Looking at Trump's he looks more dead than alive. Weak


The painful truth about Covid and the economy : Trump is to blame
Ten bucks left, no place to go: How the pandemic and a broken unemployment system are upending people's lives
House Approves $740 Billion Pentagon Budget While Millions Can't Afford Rent
Trump heads to his own golf club as Covid-19 surges and jobless benefits expire : politics
Blaming "Congress" for failing to pass a COVID relief bill is carrying Mitch McConnell's water - Lawyers, Guns & Money

U.S. Small Business Bailout Money Flowed to Chinese-Owned Companies - The New York Times - Millions of dollars of Paycheck Protection Program loans went to China-backed businesses in critical sectors, a study found.

President Trump Lashes Out at Dr. Fauci for Explaining Science : politics
Yep, we like Dr. Fauci more than we like you, Mr. President. Have any clue why? Just one? : politics

Dr. Deborah Birx: 'We are in a new phase' of coronavirus pandemic with more widespread cases - CNNPolitics
Pelosi says she has no confidence in White House coronavirus adviser Birx - Reuters (Trump dick-licker)

Trump gets an education in the art of reversal. The president's backdown in fighting with schools about their reopening marked the latest in a long line of failed red lines for Trump. (and they made fun of Obama's one red line for years)

Trump Says Mail-In Voting Session 'Must Be Met With Immediate Litigation,' Continuing Call to Delay Election : politics
Voting by mail is the safest, easiest way to vote. Why are so many national Republicans lying about it? : politics
Voting by Mail Is Crucial for Democracy - Especially amid the pandemic, it's the surest path to a more inclusive, more accurate and more secure election
Biden predicted Trump would try to delay the election months ago : politics

How the Media Could Get the Election Story Wrong - The New York Times

Trump wrecked the international order. It's time to start thinking about what happens when he's gone. : politics

Trump's Germany troops pullout may be his last gift to Putin before the election
Fox's Wallace presses Trump adviser on whether campaign would accept foreign assistance : politics (Barr-boy already said it was fine)

Deutsche Bank Opens Review Into Personal Banker to Trump and Kushner - The New York Times - The bank will examine a 2013 transaction between the banker, Rosemary Vrablic, and a company part-owned by Jared Kushner.

Trump keeps promising an overhaul of the nation's health care system that never arrives

New Emails Show Mike Pence Got Disgraced Governor Back Into the Navy After Sex Crime Charge: Report : politics - Eric Greitens reinstated into the Navy despite those in command stating they wanted nothing to do with the scandal-plagued former SEAL ... sexual misconduct ... "Mother's not going to be happy with this one ..."

In Obama's shadow: Facing historic failures, Trump chronically shifts blame to his predecessor (the "Obama virus")
On the de-Trumpification of America: It definitely won't be easy, but it must be done : politics

New Emails Show Mike Pence Got Disgraced Governor Back Into the Navy After Sex Crime Charge: Report : politics - Eric Greitens reinstated into the Navy despite those in command stating they wanted nothing to do with the scandal-plagued former SEAL ... sexual misconduct ... "Mother's not going to be happy with this one ..."

Jared Kushner Wanted to 'Get Shit Done." He Didn't (except for his shitty self)
Administration wasted half a billion on 10,000 ventilators that won't arrive until September 2022

In Trumpworld, the Grown-Ups in the Room All Left, and Got Book Deals - The New York Times - A large club of Trump administration evictees have turned their bracingly bad experiences into a new genre: political revenge literature.

Trump says he doesn't 'think' Herman Cain caught coronavirus at the Tulsa rally

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Sex with Demons - Lawyers, Guns & Money
On Sex with Demons - Going Medieval

The Republican National Convention will exclude the press and renominate Trump in private for the first time in modern history : politics

Trump's Republican Party is defined by racism and those who tolerate it: GOP strategist : politics ... "30 years to figure out that republicans use bigotry as a corner stone?"

How the Trump campaign came to court QAnon, the online conspiracy movement identified by the FBI as a violent threat : politics ... Trump's coalition of support at this point is: White nationalists, conspiracy theorists, nihilist rich people, brainwashed Fox watchers, and evangelicals. There is lots of overlap. Awesome tent they have going there.

Trump's red state presidency leaves U.S. with no unifying leader

Trump Warns 'Jobs Will Disappear' If Biden's Elected. Jaws Drop. : politics
Biden is eating into Trump's Rust Belt base : politics

Hating Joe Biden doesn't juice up their base: Key swing state slips away from Trump. Trump has trailed in every public poll in Pennsylvania since June.
How the Trump campaign came to court QAnon, the online conspiracy movement identified by the FBI as a violent threat - The Washington Post


Rep. With COVID Says Health Choices Are Up To Him; Critics Say That's What Women Have Been Saying | Rep. Louie Gohmert, who believes women should be forced to carry unwanted pregnancies to term, is suddenly all about (his) health choice freedoms. (Gumball)


Thunder players all kneel during anthem after threat from Oklahoma lawmaker : politics ... "Rep. Sean Roberts (R-Hominy) issued a warning to the Thunder on Friday threatening to pull tax breaks for the team if players kneel during the national anthem while citing conspiracy theories about 'Marxism'"

GOP dread over possible Kobach nomination that could endanger senate majority : politics

In Florida, Joe Biden is reaching polling heights Hillary Clinton never did : politics
Biden has edge in North Carolina and race is tight in Georgia - CBS News Battleground Tracker poll - CBS News

u/inconvenientnews outlines in detail voter suppression efforts by historical red states : bestof

Republicans embrace Trump, tolerate racism and give up on Black voters

Don't want to work on Emmert's farm no more - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The raging COVID-19 pandemic looks like it might be a tipping point for peonage ball:

Repeal Florida laws honoring Confederate flag, holidays : politics ... written in 1961 a century after the start of the Civil War and a few years before the Voting Act of 1964, the Confederate flag got more protection than the voting rights of Black people. And what is even more mind-twisting is this statute is still on the books ... .the idea that a former slave plantation, as a shrine, as a state park, is being used to memorialize the Confederacy, with taxpayer's funds, with descendants of African slaves' tax dollars, reflects a serious breach of moral accountability.

More Than 1,000 Protest Peacefully in Portland as Federal Agents Withdraw : politics (Trump's goons and thugs)
Portland police record highest number of death investigations in single month in more than three decades : news

The NYPD unit that snatched a protester off the street has been accosting people for years : politics

LAPD falsified records; could jeopardize hundreds of cases : politics (copster fuckers lied?)

Woman gets prison sentence for having dogs attack Akron grocery store worker : news

Two protesters arrested while chalking Black Pre-Born Lives Matteron sidewalk (white Republi-bitches and one dude)


New blood test may be able to detect changes in the brain 20 years before dementia symptoms occur : worldnews

Pluto's dark side spills its secrets -- ncluding hints of a hidden ocean

That time George W. Bush joked about lying us into an illegal war that killed millions : videos

TIL Mr Clean Magic Erasers are the same material people use for insulating and soundproofing. It's also easy to buy and cheap, you can by 100 Magic Eraser equivalent for $5.53. : todayilearned




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Next six months 'most critical in a generation' for climate emergency, says man behind Paris deal : worldnews (so the planet is totally fucked, then, cause that ain't happening)
Extreme rising seas could wipe out assets worth $14 trillion by 2100. Coastal floods wrought by rising seas could affect tens of millions more people and cause trillions of dollars of harm by the end of the century if the world fails to prevent the worst-case climate change scenario : science
Developers v Durrell: the battle over Corfu's 'jewel of nature' -- Super-rich join naturalists in fight to halt building of luxury resort on biodiverse headland : worldnews (billionaire Brit ex-pats could have stopped it)

Nuclear war is as likely as ever, says former defense secretary William Perry : worldnews

Salmonella outbreak in Canada linked to American red onions : worldnews ... Clearly they're not sending their best onions.


World Health Organization reports largest ever single-day increase in coronavirus cases across globe : worldnews
U.S. reports more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths for 5th day in a row : Coronavirus
Coronavirus update: July marked the worst month on record for new infections - The Washington Post - The United States saw a devastating surge in coronavirus infections during July, with more than 1.9 million new cases reportedby far the most tallied in a single month and a grim sign that the country had lost its grip on the pandemic.
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic will be 'felt for decades to come,' WHO chief says : worldnews (captitalism is a death cult)
Up-And-Coming Countries Have Some Of The Largest Outbreaks Of COVID-19 : Goats and Soda : NPR ... not rich, not poor, middle class ... and just any middle-income countries. They're some of the most influential players in the global south. Brazil, India, Mexico, Peru, Russia and South Africa are not only major emerging market economies, theyre regional political powers ... U.S. the one high-income country in the top 7
Coronavirus threat rises across U.S.: 'We just have to assume the monster is everywhere'

After Plummeting, the Virus Soars Back in the Midwest States like Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin are riding a frustrating seesaw during the pandemic, with new coronavirus cases rising again after apparent progress. : Coronavirus


US New cases of Coronavirus level off coincides with Coronavirus data being sent directly to White House versus CDC (July 15) : Coronavirus (Jared cackles but the dead bodies will pile up)



MA COVID-19 Data 8/1/20 : boston


'A recipe for disaster' Charlie Baker rips 'lapses in judgment' contributing to coronavirus uptick in Massachusetts -- "If we continue to seerises in ostive test rates, we're going to have to make some changes"
Hard-hit Massachusetts worries COVID-19 respite is fleeting (Associated Press) : CoronavirusMa
Quincy Fines Businesses for Not Complying With Coronavirus Guidelines : CoronavirusMa
Assssssshole neighbors in Arlington : CoronavirusMa


Frequently Asked Influenza (Flu) Questions: 2020-2021S where thousands of people meet in person everyday for 21 straight days while Birmingham hospitals are at capacity with covid patients : Coronavirus

Children may carry high levels of the coronavirus, up to 100 times as much as adults, new Lurie Children's Hospital study finds
All volunteers developed coronavirus immunity after Russian vaccine trials : Coronavirus
UC San Francisco Study Suggests Masks Do Protect Wearer From Contracting Coronavirus : Coronavirus
From brain fog to heart damage, COVID-19's lingering problems alarm scientists
Front-line healthcare workers with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) have a three-fold increased risk of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, compared to the general population. Those with inadequate PPE had a further increase in risk. : science

Donald Trump claims Anthony Fauci 'wrong' about cause of Covid-19 surge // President again contradicts his own health expert after doctor highlights troubled US response to virus : Coronavirus
Trump taps Kodak (yes, that Kodak) to bring stability to the drug market ("they have a great brand" he said
Kodak C.E.O. Got Stock Options Day Before News of Loan Sent Stock Soaring : news

NYC Won't Reopen Schools If Infection Rate Above 3%, Mayor Says
Teachers fearing in-person schooling make wills, retire or plan strikes : Coronavirus
On the First Day of School, an Indiana Student Tests Positive for Coronavirus - The New York Times - As more schools abandon plans for in-person classes, one that opened in Indiana this week had to quarantine students within hours.
AZ teacher who resigned over COVID-19 fears faces fine : Coronavirus (how Republican)
(TN) More than 100 Knox Co. teachers not returning to class this year, board member says : Coronavirus
Pasco County Teachers Take Legal Action Against Florida Over Reopening : Coronavirus
YMCA says they regret opening summer camp where COVID-19 infections occurred : Coronavirus -- more than 200 summer campers at a YMCA-run camp in north Georgia were infected with COVID-19.


Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis popularity plummets amid widely panned coronavirus response ... "what response) (Gov Death-Sentence)


'I'm fighting a war against COVID-19 and a war against stupidity,' says CMO of Houston hospital : After two hours of sleep a night for four months and seeing a member of his team contract the virus, Joseph Varon, MD, is growing exasperated. : Coronavirus

Nearly 25K deaths from COVID-19 predicted to occur before Nov. 1 in Texas : Coronavirus (perfect timing)
Houston, Texas movie theaters open during pandemic : Coronavirus - Now playing: Outbreak, Contagion, The Big Sick, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Then More Funerals, The Dead Zone ,,, "you forgot "Idiocracy")

Arizona reports 2,992 new coronavirus cases, 53 more deaths : Coronavirus

Every Tennessee county now showing 'unacceptable' rates of COVID-19 transmission : Coronavirus


LA influencers keep throwing huge parties as coronavirus cases surge : Coronavirus


A Private LA Police Party Reportedly Went Down at a Closed Hollywood Bar Last Night : Coronavirus
Police officer deaths from COVID-19

Woman who destroyed Target mask display has some regrets - New York Daily News ... after being confronted by employees about not wearing one herself and claims employees are only bothering her because she is blond, white and wearing a $40,000 Rolex watch ... Melissa Rein Lively claimed her husband initially filed for divorce and she lost all of her public relations firm's clients after her infamous anti-mask tirade inside the Scottsdale, Ariz. store ... when police came to her home, she claimed to be a spokesperson for President Trump and the QAnon conspiracy theory. Subsequent investigations of Rein Lively's social media profiles revealed multiple instances of using racial slurs.

Rex Chapman???? on Twitter: "This woman in Scottsdale, Arizona was super upset with Target for selling face masks. So upset in fact, that she attacked their display....https://t.co/ye9LiDz0JH" / Twitter

On a call with SEC leaders, worried football players pushed back : 'It's not good enough'

Fewer parties in 2020 could leave Champagne producers with 100 million unsold bottles : worldnews

One of the first ships to resume cruising is having a COVID outbreak : worldnews

Mexico has the third highest virus death toll in the world : worldnews
Mexico now at No. 3 in world for Covid-19 deaths : Coronavirus

'We see no point in waring a face mask,' Sweden's top virus expert says as he touts the country's improving COVID ... Of all the top virus experts in the world that we've seen interviewed over the last months, the Swedish one just comes over as a complete sociopath. Zero emotions or empathy, he just seems to see the whole situation as "very interesting"

Vietnam to build 700-bed hospital in 4 days to serve Da` Nang outbreak : Coronavirus

Reuters: Thousands march in Berlin to protest coronavirus curbs : Coronavirus


Poland reports record coronavirus cases for third day : Coronavirus
Pubs in England may have to close to control coronavirus, says Sage adviser : worldnews

93% of Vancouver hotel rooms were empty last weekend, says industry leader - BC : worldnews

Fury as Conservative MP blames non-whites for UK coronavirus surge : worldnews ...
English beaches packed despite Covid-19 social distancing plea | UK news | The Guardian - Tens of thousands descend on south coast on hottest day of the year (no, no, it's those Muslims and Brown people!)


Thousands of people in the German capital Berlin are taking part in a protest against the country's coronavirus restrictions. : worldnews (freedumbs in Germany)
Hygiene rules disregarded : Police ends Corona protest in Berlin. : Coronavirus
German minister wants to get tough on COVID-19 rule breakers - Economy Minister Peter Altmaier is calling for tougher penalties for those not adhering to coronavirus rules. The number of daily new confirmed cases in Germany has been on the rise over the past several days. : worldnews

Japan Acted Like the Virus Had Gone. Now It's Spread Everywhere
Japan's Okinawa Declares State of Emergency as Coronavirus Cases Soar : worldnews

With a record single-day surge of 57,117 infections, India's Covid-19 tally reached 1,697,054 caseload today. The country's death toll now stands at 36,511, as per the government data. : worldnews (haha, Trump's America has 4x the deaths)
India: 9 die drinking sanitizer amid coronavirus alcohol ban : worldnews

Founder of secretive Christian sect at center of South Korea's largest outbreak of COVID-19 infections arrested for allegedly hiding crucial information from contact-tracers and other offenses...linked to more than 5,200 coronavirus infections, or 36% of South Korea's total cases. : worldnews (Coronacult)
The elderly leader of a secretive South Korean sect at the centre of the country's early coronavirus outbreak was arrested on Saturday for allegedly hindering the government's effort to contain the epidemic. Lee Man-hee, 88, is the head of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus : worldnews ... Can we just start publicly shaming people who wear their masks like that? FFS (click through for the pic)

Face up to it - you will probably all get coronavirus, Jair Bolsonaro tells Brazilians : worldnews
Brazilian Health Workers File ICC Complaint Arguing Bolsonaro Covid-19 Response Has Been Crime Against Humanity : worldnews

Philippines 'losing battle' as WHO records biggest jump in Covid-19 cases : worldnews
Philippines' police have arrested 76,000 people for breaching lockdown as Duterte wages war on COVID-19 just like his war on drugs : worldnews (well, he's not executing them or anything but ...) Packing jail cells tight with people who weren't taking COVID precautions seriously. What could possibly go wrong?


US ramps up sanctions over Uighur abuses with penalties on powerful Chinese paramilitary group : worldnews
US sanctions Chinese officials, paramilitary agency over Uighur abuses : worldnews

Estonia to reject China-backed Baltic tunnel plan over security fears : worldnews

Thousands flee Islamist insurgents in northern Mozambique : worldnews (meanwhile, in another corner of hell ...)

Hamster hero? How a Japanese cartoon became Thai youth protesters' symbol - Reuters

Turkish general who discovered Qatar funding for jihadists and ISIS oil smuggling was executed : worldnews - A senior officer who discovered the funneling of illicit Qatari funding for jihadists in Syria through Turkey was executed under orders from a general-turned-war profiteer who was identified as working with Turkish intelligence to deepen the conflict in Syria.

Japan funds save Lithuania museum on diplomat who saved Jews. : worldnews

Victims request special counsel over fatal humidifier sanitizer scandal - Victims of a deadly humidifier sanitizer scandal that has led to at least 1,553 officially registered deaths called on Friday for a special counsel to investigate relevant government ministries as well as manufacturers who made the products ... polyhexamethylene guanidine, an antibacterial agent used in the humidifier cleanser that can be fatal when inhaled in the form of droplets, had caused the deaths ... 14,000 people are estimated to have died in the fatal case. It also showed that an estimated 670,000 suffered health problems due to the sanitizers, including 520,000 who had not reported relevant symptoms prior to using the sanitizers. (Korea)
Victims of a deadly humidifier sanitizer scandal that has led to at least 1,553 officially registered deaths called on Friday for a special counsel to investigate relevant government ministries as well as manufacturers who made the products. : worldnews

TIL that Javed Iqbal, a Pakistani serial killer who murdered 100 young boys, strangling them, dismembering the corpses, and dissolving them in acid, was sentenced to death in the same manner: being strangled, cut into 100 pieces in front of the parents of the victims, and being dissolved in acid : todayilearned

Anti-Netanyahu protest movement to go global over weekend : worldnews ... Few politicians cling to power like Bibi. Dudes like a barnacle. I hope that finally he get tossed.

Cambodia targets short skirts, see-through shirts with new modesty law: The draft legislation would ban men from going out shirtless and stop women from wearing anything 'too short' or 'too see-through'
Body Bags and Enemy Lists: How Far-Right Police Officers and Ex-Soldiers Planned for 'Day X' Germany has woken up to a problem of far-right extremism in its elite special forces. But the threat of neo-Nazi infiltration of state institutions is much broader ... Nordkreuz, or Northern Cross. (Electric Nazi Boogaloo 2)

Indigenous man and his mother sue Vancouver police over alleged beating, arrest outside Walmart | CBC News - Shane Robertson, 39, says he was falsely accused of shoplifting before officers beat him

Boris Johnson puts own brother and billionaire donor in House of Lords for life : worldnews


Prince Andrew lobbied US government for better plea deal for a former friend in the disgraced late financier's underage prostitution case, newly released Ghislaine Maxwell documents claim ... (sex-trafficking victims, not "prostitutes" you Britster assholes)
Underage girl forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, US court document claims : worldnews -- It is claimed in the unsealed papers that an island orgy was one of three occasions when Jane Doe #3 was forced to have sex with Andrew. The other locations were Maxwell's London flat and and in New York. (lock up the royal fucker for the rest of his life)
Former Epstein partner: Trump and Maxwell knew each other well : politics (why he "wished her well") ... Perverts of a feather fuck minors together.
Clinton, Trump Emerge in Unsealed Epstein Evidence : politics ... kinda funny how Fox TV only reports the Clinton part of this story ...
White House defends Trump's well-wishes for alleged Jeffrey Epstein sex crimes accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell : politics

Person has balls, every other neighbor has Trump signs up : pics
There's the wall he's been asking for : PoliticalHumor
Many should be arrested because these are professional agitators, these are professional anarchists, these are people who hate our country, Trump said
Over here, look here, I am distracting you.. here! : PoliticalHumor

Internet goes crazy after trump announces attempt to ban tiktok : worldnews
Is Sarah Cooper the Real Reason Donald Trump Wants to Ban TikTok? | Vogue - Cooper, of course, is the actress and comedian who has come to Internet fame by posting videos of her lip syncing Trump's speeches and interviews to hilarious effect ...
Is this about Sarah Cooper? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Sarah Cooper on Twitter: "How to tick tack https://t.co/1Mn8nk363f" / Twitter


Eschaton: How Long Can Stonks Float On Powell's Levitation Device - I don't actually remember an economic model of "The Fed blowing up financial assets as fast as possible as the real economy disintegrates" and am too dumb to imagine how long that bubble can float on nothing.
Republicans Resume Fear-Mongering About The Debt. Don't Believe Them. : politics ... One of the few silver linings in the Trump Era: never having to take Republicans seriously again (after bankrupting the country, here we go again, day after the election, it will be "Biden's debt")

The cost of becoming a U.S. citizen just went up drastically. And asylum is no longer free : politics
Supreme Court declines to halt Trump border wall | TheHill (5-4)

Millions in US face financial ruin as emergency jobless benefits end : politics
Biggest drop in US GDP since World War II : news

Trumps campaign in crisis as aides attempt August reset before time runs out (Vlad is working on it)


Everything we suspected about Donald Trump has come true. Donald Trump is a fascist. He comes right out and says it. Even his friends admit it. He's also a whiny loser. : politics
u/distantapplause finds Trump tweets that correspond to ALL of Umberto Eco's 14 properties of fascism
Silent Republicans Get tS He Didnark Reminder Of Their Complicity In Joe Scarborough Op-Ed : "None dare call it treason, but perhaps one day they will"


Trump and Kushner Must Be Prosecuted for Crimes Against Humanity : politics ... that's why they will stop at nothing to try to steal the election
Jared Kushner Reportedly Axed COVID-19 Plan Because Virus Hit Democratic States Harder : politics ... It's a bold move to kill that many people in cold blood, when you live in the same country as their family members. A bold move.
Jared Kushner Got Up to $3 Million From Companies That Benefited From Trump Admin Programs, Documents Show : politics ... Ivanka Trump earned in $3,921,585 from her stake in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., which has become a hub of activity for lobbyists and foreign interests since the president took office ...
An American Story - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... ASU kept teachers, staff and students on campus until April. That' awell after we knew this was a killer disease ... Many got covid. Including me. Now they want to do something potentially dangerous again and be protected from lawsuits ... Sad to report @Sciencing_Bi died from COVID this evening ... (Kushfuckered)

Trump blatantly boosts his own hotel in the relief bill, and Republicans play dumb : politics ("Trump owns hotels? We didn't know that")

Report: US ambassador asked Brazil for favour to help Trump in 2020 : politics (just a little this for that)
Lawmakers 'Alarmed' by Reports U.S. Envoy Told Brazil It Could Help Re-elect Trump - The House Foreign Affairs Committee has begun an inquiry into multiple reports in the Brazilian media that the U.S. ambassador was framing negotiations over ethanol tariffs in partisan terms

Pelosi upbraids counterintel chief in private briefing over Russian meddling - POLITICO

Opinion: Trump's demand for election-night results is deceptive and dangerous
Laurence Tribe says if a 2020 result isn't decided by January 20, Pelosi will be president
Trump's suggestion to delay the election is the most anti-democratic thing any president ever said ... He would fucking hate Russia. A bunch of actual rich people making fun of him. It's just a colder version of New York.
Mail Delays Fuel Concern Trump Is Undercutting Postal System Ahead of Voting : politics
Trump says mail voting is bad, but absentee voting is good. His lawyers admit they're the same thing ... Some states have long used all-mail elections. There have been more than 250 million ballots cast by mail in the last 20 years, and only 143 prosecutions related to mail ballot fraud, or a rate of about 0.00006% (and they were all Republicans)
Trump campaign fighting to make it harder for Democrats to vote by mail : politics

Reporters wont see Trump nomination -- Barring a last-minute change, this will be the first Republican presidential nominating convention in history where reporters are not admitted.


Column: Sometimes, the ACLU is all that has stood between a democracy and a Trump dictatorship : politics (donate)

Alexander Vindman: Coming forward ended my career. I still believe doing what's right matters (to no Republican, ever)
Media outlets accuse DOJ of selectively redacting Mueller records : politics

Barr Makes It Official -- He's Trumps New "Fixer" -- If and when the attorney general leaves, the Department of Justice faces a reckoning (start with locking up the fat fucker for the rest of his pathetic soulless life)
Barr may try to spin his 'investigation' before the election. Don't believe him.

Watchdog Group Alleges Stephen Miller Violated Federal Law by Criticizing Joe Biden on Fox News : politics

Inside the White House's attempt to message its way out of the coronavirus crisis
Conservative Media Is Really Struggling With the Possibility That Trump Killed Herman Camn : politics

Republicans would rather destroy the country than ease up on brutal class war : politics

'Nobody likes me,' Trump complains, as even his allies fade - CNNPolitics ... "Maybe it's my shitty personality" he said)

Biting New Anti-Trump Video Imagines A Republican Waking Up From A Coma : politics ... "what was dark" ...
The Lincoln Project's plan for preserving the union: Drive Trump out of office by driving him nuts
Lincoln Project Gets Personal In New Ad, Mocking 'Impotus Americanus' Trump's Weight and 'Ruddy Orange' Color
Nationalist Geographic - YouTube
John Cleese's Hilarious Donald Trump Rant

Rep. Razl Grijalva tests positive for COVID-19, is symptom-free ... after a week in Washington, D.C., that included a hearing with Rep. Louie Gohmert, who also tested positive in recent days ... The hearing was Tuesday; Gohmert tested positive Wednesday. The same day, Gohmert also attended a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, which includes three other members of Congress from Arizona. (Gumball)

Opinion | The new anti-Biden attack, same as the old anti-Biden attack - The Washington Post ... even more forcefully exposing Joe Biden as a puppet of the radical left wing ...


McConnell: 15-20 GOP senators will not vote for any coronavirus deal : politics (Turtlefucker suddenly powerless to control his fuckers)

Say what you will about nihilistic projection, it's an ethos - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell set a very, very high bar for shameless lying, but that doesn't mean Kevin McCarthy is going to just lay down: ... No electoral defeat these assholes suffer in November could be large or humiliating enough. (It's all Pelosi's fault that Gohmert/Gumball spread the virus in Congress)

House Republicans are on the defensive in suburban strongholds as voters reject President Trumps handling of the coronavirus.

Susan Collin's ads seem to feature ordinary people -- but don't reveal their ties to Maine GOP | Collins has failed to disclose testimonials from state legislators, party officials and even her own staffers (Suzie-Floozy is a lying asshole, oh we mean Republican)
As Coronavirus Grips US, Critics Remember Susan Collins' Insistence Pandemic Flu Funding Be Cut From 2009 Stimulus Package - "Senator Collins went out of her way to stop funds from going to pandemic preparedness, and now Mainers are concerned because of Collins' history of opposing funding : politics ("you think she's learned her lesson?)
How Maine's Lobsters Got Trapped in Trump's Trade Wars | Time

U/ffffqqq goes HAM and lists out every MAGA associated republican involved in, or convicted of sexual assault or pedophilia : bestof

Eschaton: Scoop Of A Lifetime - Wow if only you'd been a reporter at a prominent American news outlet so you could have informed the public that the White House was willing to let half the country die because they though it would be good politics (Haberputz and your NYT again, she didn't think it was a story worth reporting)

Trump calls Portland protesters 'terrorists' claims they 'hate our country)
Trump says federal agents will remain in Portland -- but they already left
Calm returns to Portland as federal agents withdraw - The Washington Post (Trump's rioting goons)
DHS official whose office compiled 'intelligence reports' on journalists and protesters has been removed from his job
National Guard Major Calls Assault on D.C. Protesters 'Deeply Disturbing'

You've Been Trumped Too: Documentary that Trump 'doesn't want you to see' to be released worldwide - Trump has tried to block the film from being seen for the past four years
The Horrifying ICE Documentary Trump Doesn't Want You to See


Federal Agents Don't Need Army Fatigues | If you're an officer of the law, dress like one. Leave the soldiering to soldiers ... The only reason to wear camouflage in an urban setting -- be it federal agents or self-declared militia members -- is intimidation.


Couple who yelled 'white power' at Black man and his girlfriend arrested for hate crimes : news


Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signs sweeping police reform bill : news ... The law institutes a new statewide watchdog for police misconduct, bans "chokeholds" in most instances and puts limits on the ability of police departments to withhold officers' disciplinary records. It also allows individual officers to be held financially liable in civil suits over their actions. The law requires all departments statewide to equip officers with body-worn cameras and places limits on the military equipment Connecticut police departments can acquire or use.


Cincinnati officer sues online posters for defamation after being accused of being racist : news


Weapons rooms, fake windows and a $3m price tag: inside a luxury doomsday bunker : worldnews ... "survival condo"


Methuens police chief is one of the highest paid in the country - $326,707 in 2019 - and he says he deserves more -- Four patrol officers are losing their jobs ... Methuen had one murder last year. Still, Joseph Solomon believes he is underpaid. (fucking Methuen)
Methuen's police chief is one of the highest paid in the country and he says he deserves more


Brad Garrett says Ellen Degeneres is personally responsible for her 'toxic' workplace (Ellen Degenerate is a total toxic bitch, cancel her)
Ellen: hit talkshow in crisis amid revelations of toxic workplace culture : news
The Dramatic Fall Of Ellen DeGeneres Marks A Shift In The Way We See Celebrities - We saw the first wave of disapproval after DeGeneres attempted to rehabilitate the public image of George W. Bush, framing their friendship as something wholesome, as though the Iraq War was nothing more than a problematic tweet.
Ellen DeGeneres apologizes to staff after report of toxic culture at talk show - CNN
Ellen: hit talkshow in crisis amid revelations of toxic workplace culture | Television & radio | The Guardian - Host DeGeneres pledges changes amid allegations of sexual misconduct and racism behind the scenes (sure, bitch)
A timeline of the backlash Ellen DeGeneres has faced in 2020 - Insider (timeline)
Kevin T. Porter on Twitter: "Right now we all need a little kindness. You know, like Ellen Degeneres always talks about! -- She's also notoriously one of the meanest people alive ...


Millionaire Who Set Plane on Autopilot While Having Sex with Teen Requests Early Prison Release : news


TIL Tom Cruise divorced all three of his ex-wives when they turned 33 (Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes) and each is 11 years younger than the last. : todayilearned
TIL Tom Cruise was diagnosed with dyslexia at 6 yrs old and graduated high school as a functional illiterate, relying on his sister for help with schoolwork. He was in movies like Taps and Risky Business before learning to read in 1986 when he became a scientologist, the year Top Gun was released. : todayilearned (explains a lot)


Isabel WilkersonsCasteIs an 'Instant American Classic' About Our Abiding Sin


Pentagon's UFO unit will make some findings public - CNN Video : news


What is a scam not many people notice? : AskReddit


What is the greatest comeback to a insult you've ever heard?




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Record 212 land and environment activists killed last year : worldnews
How Costa Rica Slowed, Stopped, Then Reversed, Deforestation in Their Rainforests : worldnews
Irish citizens win case to force government action on climate change | Living : worldnews
Exxon lost $1B in second quarter as oil use dries up : news

As temperatures rise, a 'nightmare' of toxic algae plagues the hidden gems of Cape Cod


Almost 30 Million in U.S. Didn't Have Enough to Eat Last Week ... Dr Phil got ten million from the government in COVID relief. What did you get? (Jared laughs hysterically)

Exclusive: CDC projects U.S. coronavirus death toll could top 180,000 by Aug. 22 (so, 300,000 easy by election day)
Public health expert says 'zero doubt' most U.S. virus deaths were avoidable (Trump will have killed 300,000 by the time he's done, more than all US wars combined)
Coronavirus Trump Kills One American Every 60 Seconds : Coronavirus
COVID-19 hospital data is a hot mess after feds take control : Coronavirus
CDC director says he wasn't involved in decision to reroute COVID-19 hospitalization data : Coronavirus (says someone with the initial "J' and "K" might have had something to do with it)

Covid U.S. death toll passes 150,000: Hispanics among hardest-hit - The Washington Post - Pandemics weight falls on Hispanics and Native Americans, as deaths pass 150,000 ... other disturbing trends have emerged as the virus weaves an increasingly fatal path through new terrain. And experts have dire forecasts for the months ahead.

Fauci on Coronavirus Misinformation: Virus Is Not a Hoax and Children Are Not Immune : Coronavirus
But he yells so loudly!! : PoliticalHumor


MA COVID-19 Data 7/31/20 : boston (tests way up, to 19,000)
7/31 Mass. COVID counts: 387 new confirmed cases, 2% positive : CoronavirusMa - Confirmed cases: 387* / Total Tests: 19,151(!) = 2.02% positivity - 14 new confirmed deaths, 8389 total - -20 hospitalized, +3 ICU, -1 intubated - 127 new probable cases, 0 new probable deaths
The average age of a new COVID test reported by the DPH today is 3.2 days (7/31/20) : CoronavirusMa (vs 1 month in DC)

Mass. only meeting 1 of 3 important benchmarks : CoronavirusMa


Walsh: Boston students will not return to the classroom full-time this fall
Boston teachers overwhelmingly prefer remote-only instruction - The Boston Globe (rightwing Globe comments are outraged)

The Risk That Students Could Arrive at School With the Coronavirus - The New York Times - As schools grapple with how to reopen, new estimates show that large parts of the country would likely see infected students if classrooms opened now (who you gonna believe, the scientists or our Fuckbook idiot friends? and oh look, the dumbfucks are screwed)

Children under five carry 10-100 higher levels of coronavirus in their noses: Study : worldnews
Young Kids Could Spread COVID-19 As Much As Older Children and Adults : CoronavirusMa
Tucson mom wants parents to be careful after 'shady' COVID-19 waiver at son's daycare ... "Dismembered, dies, unwantingly touched" (sounds like a Republican waiver)

The Coronavirus Is Airborne. Keep Saying It. : Coronavirus
Concerns about Waning COVID-19 Immunity Are Likely Overblown : Coronavirus
Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: Scientists say it's time to stop promoting the drug : Coronavirus

For the first time in 142 days, no one died from coronavirus in N.J. hospitals yesterday : Coronavirus (there's hope)
N.J. coronavirus transmission rate is highest in 3 months. 'Alarms are going off,' Murphy warns (sorry, no hope)

Tennessee pastor tests positive for COVID-19 one week after attending meeting with Trump at White House : Coronavirus

Florida breaks daily coronavirus deaths record for 4th straight day : Coronavirus
DeSantis' popularity plummets in another Florida poll ... He still has pre-pandemic level Trump approval ratings (45%) which is baffling to me.

SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Infection Among Attendees of an Overnight Camp (analysis to June super-spreader)
Report shows coronavirus infected scores of children and staff at Georgia sleep-away camp - The Boston Globe ... sleep-way camp in Georgia last month in which 260 children and staffmore than three-quarters of those tested contracted the virus less than a week after spending time in close quarters together. The children had a median age of 12. Unlike staff, they were not required to wear masks, or to open windows to keep their cabins well-ventilated.


Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declares public health emergency, issues statewide mask mandate : news (Wississippi Rethugs have meltdown, "sheriffs" will refuse to enforce)
Opposition to Wisconsin Govenor's mask mandate rises as State Senate leader threatens to block it, sheriffs say they won't enforce : Coronavirus

Mask dispute leaves Staples customer with broken leg after woman throws her to ground - Margot Kagan, who recently had a liver transplant and was walking with a cane, was thrown to the ground by another customer she had told to wear a mask.
Mask dispute leaves Staples customer with broken leg after woman throws her to ground : news

AZ Charter school 'won't mandate a mask policy' as some parents want options that don't force masks : Coronavirus (muh freedumbs to kill you and screw those intitled teachers)

UPDATE: Washington, NC Mayor in the hospital on a ventilator for COVID-19 : Coronavirus - Hodges says he attended Monday's city council meeting and felt fine, except for a cough (think he was wearing a mask?)


Bill Gates on Elon Musk's controversial coronavirus comments: Stick with electric cars and rockets (the Muskrat is evil)

Border officials crack down on Americans travelling through B.C. to Alaska : worldnews ... $750,000 fine, 3 yrs in jail)

Coronavirus cases rise 54% in mainland France in a week - Health authorities say rise is particularly concerning among those aged 20-30 : worldnews

One in four positive Victorian COVID-19 cases not at home when authorities came knocking : worldnews

Brazilian President Bolsonaro says he has 'mold' in lungs : worldnews
[Brazil] Bolsonaro has lung infection, but doctors do not testify to covid (Portuguese) : Coronavirus (just a little mold, they said)


A Quarter of Bangladesh Is Flooded. Millions Have Lost Everything. - The New York Times - latest calamity illustrates a striking inequity of our time: The people least responsible for climate change are among those most hurt by its consequences.


Hong Kong postpones election as coronavirus cases surge : worldnews ... for a year ...


China's Forced Sterilization of Uyghur Women Violates Clear International Law

The U.S. military will help Japan monitor "unprecedented" Chinese incursions around East China Sea islands controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as Chinese boats prepare to begin fishing in nearby waters, the commander of U.S. Forces Japan said on Wednesday. : worldnews (part of Trump's plan to blow up the world and declare himself dictator for life)

Four Hong Kong Students Arrested for 'Inciting Secession' on Social Media The students, aged 16 to 21, are the first people to be arrested as part of a police operation under China's new national security law. US 'considering' measures to let Hongkongers settle in the country in wake of national security law, Mike Pompeo says ("if they're rich enough" he said)


Egypt imprisons female TikTok influencers: A court in Cairo has sentenced six young female bloggers to prison for up to two years -- not for political offenses, but for violating "public morals." ... an "outrageous attack on civil liberties" (by muzfuckers, really?)

'Our Obligation Is to Defend Democracy': Bolivians Join Mass Marches Against Election Delay by Right-Wing Coup Government : worldnews (America next month)

Australia to make Facebook, Google pay for news in world first : worldnews
Governments proposal to rename Lake Victoria. "You cannot continue to give dignity to these colonialists". Queen Victoria was one of the leading supporters of slavery. : worldnews

KSK: German special forces company dissolved due to far-right concerns : worldnews (and the Nazis rose again)

Mexican megachurch leader charged again with child rape again : news


Eurozone enters deepest-ever recession as economy shrinks 12.1 per cent : worldnews


Microsoft Said to Be in Talks to Buy TikTok, as Trump Weighs Curtailing App - The New York Times ... as President Trump said on Friday that he was considering taking steps that would effectively ban the app from the United States


Ghislaine Maxwell trained underage girls as sex slaves, documents allege : worldnews ... . Also, check Dershowitz on twitter. He's literally cracking ... Trump's lawyers keep getting into trouble. Very strange coincidence ... (Dershofuck finally getting karma'd)
My Perfect Sex Life, by Alan Dershowitz, Esq. - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Your reminder that Alex Acosta 1) negotiated Not great Bob. 1) ridiculous sweetheart immunity-for-everyone plea deal, 2) illegally lied about it, and 3) may not be one of the 5 worst people to serve in Donald Trumpps cabinet ... Let's recall that Bill Barr's father hired Epstein to teach at the Dalton School, even though Epstein was a college dropout with no teaching experience. (Sounds like something QAnon would make up doesn't it ...And that Donald Trump wished Maxwell well in a press conference last week
Your Midnight Not At All Surprising but Still Revoltingly Disgusting News - Lawyers, Guns & Money (will rage about not being invited to Martha's Vineyard parties, canceling obvious child rapists)
Andrew Feinberg on Twitter: "WHOA. https://t.co/EiWez0ddOc" / Twitter ... Former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta still has some explaining to do.
I cannot believe the guy who penned an Op-Ed in 1994 titled "Statutory Rape is an Outdated Concept" has been found in newly unsealed court docs to have raped girls as young as 13 and negotiated immunity for himself. Any comments @AlanDersh

GIUFFRE V MAXWELL UNSEALED DOCUMENTS MEGATHREAD : Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell: 'You have done nothing wrong ... go outside, head high'
New Ghislaine Maxwell docs revive lurid tales about orgies, Clinton, Dershowitz - New York Daily News ... (and Trump)
Presumed guilty - Lawyers, Guns & Money - One aspect of the Dershowitz-Epstein affair that hasnt gotten enough attention is the fact that Alan Dershowitz chose to represent Jeffrey Epstein in the original criminal prosecution that got Epstein a slap on the wrist, and immunized potential co-conspirators, such as, to pull a name out at random, Alan Dershowitz, from prosecution.
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell Accuser Virginia Giuffre Says Bill Clinton Partied on Pedophile Island - Virginia Roberts Giuffre says Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked her to powerful men and that Epstein bragged Clinton was "in his pocket" (time to dump him, Hillary)
Ghislaine Maxwell trained underage girls as sex slaves, documents allege : news
Underage girl forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, US court document claims : news (... and ...)
Some object after Alaska Bar Association hires Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein's attorney, to speak at convention (that worked out well)

Twitter hack: Florida teen charged as 'mastermind' of massive Twitter hack targeting Obama, Bill Gates, other high-profile accounts -- New York Daily News
Three people just got charged for Twitter s huge hack, and a Florida teen is in jail - Update: Not just the Tampa teen, two others just got charged in Orlando and the UK


Postal Service backlog sparks worries that ballot delivery could be delayed in November - The Washington Post
Opinion | Trump just told us how mail delays could help him corrupt the election - The Washington Post (only votes received on election day count, after he makessure the mail is delayed)
Trump doubles down, warns November will bring 'greatest election disaster in history' | Fox News - People 'oughta get smart' Trump said
Video resurfaces of Trump struggling to vote in person in 2004 as he ramps up attacks on mail-in voting - CNNPolitics ... "I just voted. At least you can say the Trumpster doesn't give up" (holy shit, he calls himself that)

I'm confused, which one is it?!? (+history of 2.:Electric Boogaloo)

Experts dismiss Trump claim that it could take 'years' to declare election winner : politics (centuries, even)
Trump Is the Election Crisis He Is Warning About | The New Yorker - When a sitting President threatens to delay a sacrosanct American ritual, you'd better listen
More Than Just a Tweet: Trump's Campaign to Undercut Democracy - Floating the idea of delaying the election was the latest step in the president's running effort to discredit the election, risking long-term damage to public trust in the system.
Rigged election goes from Trump complaint to campaign strategy - The notion that the president might not accept the election results has jumped from the partisan fever swamps to center stage in the campaign.
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Most Trump voters say they will not accept the 2020 results if Biden wins because of mail-in ballots

Census Bureau Will End Counting Early, Risking Inaccurate Data : NPR (meanwhile, for some strange reason, only Republicans live in America)

The Great Trumpkin masks his true feelings - The Boston Globe

Kumail Nanjiani on Twitter: "He's just so stupid. He's so breathtakingly stupid that the above statement is all it takes for every person reading this to know exactly who I'm talking about." / Twitter

Dr. Justin Frank: "It is terrifying to have a president who is psychotic" : politics

Obama reminds us what it's like to have a president who understands America (better than Trump, anyway)
Tucker Carlson Calls Barack Obama 'a Greasy Politician' Who 'Desecrated' John Lewis' Funeral ... "one of the sleaziest and most dishonest figures in the history of American politics" ...
Trump Administration Accomplishments | The White House (they gave up two years ago)

What a tremendous burden it must be for you to still be defending Donald Trump : politics

Pompeo hit with subpoena after he's caught assisting Senate GOPs political smear of Biden ... The subpoena demands all records purportedly dealing with the Bidens and Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings the department has produced to Republican-led Senate committees (lame duck Nagel finally gets his ass in gear)

House clears $1.3T spending bill with $210B in emergency cash - POLITICO - The legislation has no shot in the Republican-controlled Senate and President Donald Trump has already threatened to veto it.

Fauci to testify before U.S. House COVID-19 panel after being blocked by White House : politics

Trump in trouble as nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of his handling of COVID-19, protests, Russia: Poll : politics (waiting for the 1/3 to die)
Donald Trump Is Getting Less Popular By the Day : politics
Trump in trouble as nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of his handling of COVID-19, protests, Russia: POLL - ABC News - Trump is underwater on his handling of the coronavirus, protests and Russia.
COVID-19 Is Upending the Battle for State Legislatures - The Atlantic - The 2020 election undoubtedly offers Democrats their best chance yet to reclaim state legislative chambers across the country.

Jared Kushner, Head of the Biological Warfare Department : PoliticalHumor
Jared Kushner Pandemic Response Plan Destroyed By White House Venality - The White House's Pandemic Response Plan Was Destroyed By Its Own Venality and Inhumanity - Jared Kushner and his finance buddies were at the center of it ... Fight the pandemic and solve the systemic flaws in American healthcare? No problem, dudes. I work for Morgan Stanley. Yeesh.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner earned at least $36 million in outside income last year, new disclosures show - The Washington Post
Has Ivanka Trump had plastic surgery? - Quora
How Jared Kushner subverted Jared Kushner's secret plan to save America ... is Jared Kushner a dim-witted neophyte with a wildly exaggerated belief in his own competence, or is he a really evil person? (both)
Real Americans - Lawyers, Guns & Money - like to focus on one particular aspect of the article about how Trump went to Jared for his pandemic relief that Paul discussed earlier: (kill the libs)
Kushner's axed coronavirus team shied away from a national strategy, believing the virus was hitting Democratic states hardest and they could blame the governors, report says : politics (yeah, the worked, like all his dumbfuck ideas)
Kushner's COVID-19 Team Ended Plan For Nationwide Testing Because They Didn't Want To Help Blue States ... Kushner's team ultimately decided to thrust the responsibility of handling the testing shortage crisis upon individual states for political reasons in April, as blue states like New York bore the brunt of the pandemic at the time.
u/Susan_Sto-Helit provides a timeline for several instances where the federal government prevented "blue states" from receiving proper PPE during the pandemic : bestof
House Democrats find administration overspent for ventilators by as much as $500 million | Democrats say the episode raises questions about one of the Trump administration's largest contracts for ventilator production. : politics (Kushfucked)


Trump's Ambivalence Toward Blue States Is Worse Than Previously Thought

The case for Attorney General Barr's Impeachment. : politics

Trump's Phone Rant to Senator Overheard on Speakerphone at D.C. Restaurant

'Indefensible and Disgusting': Senate Departs for 3-Day Weekend as Unemployment Benefits Expire for 30 Million : politics ... And their concern is people will get paid for doing nothing. As they go on a three day vacation following a two week recess.


Rep. Louie Gohmert slept in office after positive COVID-19 test, Rep. Jackie Speier says | "It's beyond comprehension that anyone would act in this way, let alone a member of Congress," Speier said. : politics (Louie "Dumbfucker" Gumball) ... Wanna hear something really scary? Before Gohmert was a Congressperson, he was a judge. And Chief Justice on Texa's 12th Court of Appeals (why you don't elect judges)


Ohio House speaker and four others arrested by FBI in connection with $60 million public corruption case : politics
Federal grand jury indicts Tennessee State senator on 48 counts of theft, embezzlement and wire fraud : politics

Countering G.O.P. on Courts, Democrats Will Call for 'Structural' Change -- Progressives pushed for the platform language after President Trumps drive put 200 conservative judges on the federal bench and Senate Republicans blocked President Obama's nominees

Opinion | Susan Rice as VP would be a human lightning rod. Biden shouldn't pick her (terrible history, thanks, Barry)
Next - Lawyers, Guns & Money - the search going to find a Black woman politician who doesn't rub powerful old white guys the wrong way going? Not great Bob. -- Note: Link below is to the Church of Scientology's website. ... Also commemorating the occasion was Ms. Karen Bass, Speaker Emeritus of the California State Assembly: ... If Harris' people leaked this then good for them.


Trump was secretly recorded boasting on speakerphone of how many retweets he got for a post defending Confederate base names : politics

Trump ordered federal forces to quell Portland protests. But the chaos ended as soon as they left. : politics
Portland sees peaceful night of protests following withdrawal of federal troops : news (Trump's thugs and goons)
Burns, bloody wounds, broken bones: Injuries mount at Portland protests - oregonlive.com ... "impact munitions"
Trump badly miscalculated in Portland -- and even he knows it (doubtful)
Americans believe federal law enforcement presence at protests is making the situation worse : politics
Trump frequently accuses the far-left of inciting violence, yet right-wing extremists have killed 329 victims in the last 25 years, while antifa members haven't killed any, according to a new study : politics
'Who's escalating this? It's not us': Portland protester says federal agents deliberately intensifying violence : politics

Department of Homeland Security found to be gathering 'intelligence' on journalists covering Oregon protests (they didn't want to shoot Breitbart)
Never before has campus PC been more out of control - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Shorter the Trump administration: journalists who are not full-time propagandists for our administration are terrorists (Disband Lieberman's and Hillary's DHS and salt the ground)

Marijuana smell not an exhibit for search and arrest Maryland's highest court affirms

Pinellas sheriff to Rays: Breonna Taylor tweet was 'just wrong' and 'reckless' - Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said he'll evaluate whether his agency will work with the baseball team in the future (must pass Republican purity test to get police response, tell teams they can't say anything because he's the boss)

Six former Houston police officers indicted in botched drug raid that left two dead : news ... one under "house arrest" ...

Oakland Co. girl jailed for not doing homework gets released ... after ... "the 15-year-old high school sophomore was taken away from the courtroom in handcuffs and shackles," (superbitch Judge Mary Ellen Brennan of Oakland County Family Court overrulled after throwing her in juvie for two months)


Federal appeals court tosses Tsarnaev death sentence, orders new penalty-phase trial - The Boston Globe


The Daily Caller is receiving money from Trump and GOP groups while its subsidiary participates in Facebooks fact-checking program (Fuckerberged in so many ways)


James Murdoch Resigns From News Corp. Board, Citing "Disagreements" Over Editorial Content

NBC Insiders Say Entertainment Boss Fostered Toxic Culture, Under Investigation | Hollywood Reporter - Current and former employees allege that NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy engaged in racist, sexist and homophobic behavior -- "It was par for the course" (burn it all down)

Actor Bryan Callen accused of sexual assault, misconduct - Los Angeles Times (another dick down)

Dozens Of Former "Ellen Show" Employees Say Executive Producers Engaged In Rampant Sexual Misconduct And Harassment

Please Dont Objectify Sex Robots ... Brick Dollbanger ...


The number of adults in the United States who suffer from major depressive episodes at some point in their life is far higher than previously believed. The proportion of U.S. adults who have had MDEs is actually closer to 30% of women and 17% of men after factoring in recall error. : science

Researchers Reverse Advanced Alzheimer's in Mice : worldnews
Lyme disease vaccine found to be safe and effective in clinical trial : science


The Internet Archive made over one million books available for free for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, powerful publishers sued. Now, it's fighting back. : books


If Covid never happened, what all would've you done in on past 4 months? : AskReddit


What is the worst thing you've seen someone do at a funeral?

What's your best 'but wait, it gets worse' story?




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BP handed #7000 fine after oil spill in North Sea : worldnews (that's gotta hurt)
Total writes off $9.3B in oilsands assets, cancels Canadian oil lobby membership : worldnews

One in three children around the world have dangerous levels of lead in their blood : worldnews

UK KFC admits a third of its chickens suffer painful inflammation - Fast food giant KFC has laid bare the realities of chicken production after admitting to poor welfare conditions among its suppliers. : worldnews

Hedgehogs could be extinct within a generation in the U.K., campaigners warn, with calls for the government to act before it's too late. They are among a quarter of mammals that have been placed on an official "red list" of endangered species in the country, the first of its kind. : worldnews

The poacher who killed the rare silverback gorilla Rafiki is jailed for 11 years : worldnews


U.S. Records A New Coronavirus Death Every Single Minute : politics
Live updates: U.S. reports 1,400 coronavirus deaths in a day -- about one per minute
U.S. reports at least 1,444 new coronavirus deaths, biggest one-day increase in more than 2 months : Coronavirus .. "I can't believe we are back where we are 4 months ago. Pathetic response."

Covid-19 Data in the US Is an 'Information Catastrophe' (leadership catastrophe)
Conservative propaganda has crippled the U.S. coronavirus response : politics

Dr. Fauci: Wear goggles or eye shields to prevent spread of COVID-19; flu vaccine a must - ABC News


MA COVID-19 Data 7/30/20 : boston (deaths down slight, positives trending up)
304 New Confirmed Cases*; 2.4% Positive - July 30 : CoronavirusMa - 109,400 total confirmed cases - 12,224 new tests - -23 hospital; -7 ICU; +6 intubated - 15 new deaths; 8375 total - 110 new probable cases; 7698 total - 0 new probable deaths; 220 total

Anyone else bracing for the next wave? : CoronavirusMa


Cape health departments struggle with enforcing local, state COVID-19 regulations - News - capecodtimes.com : CoronavirusMa

States largest teachers union pushing for all classes to start at home in the fall

Researchers find COVID-infected children are major carriers, further complicating the school-reopening debate : Coronavirus
Washington DC will not reopen school buildings in fall : news
TN to not collect data on cases in schools. : Coronavirus (sticks fingers in ears)

WHO warns that waiting to achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus will kill a lot of people : worldnews
[OC] County-Level Map of Mask-Usage in the United States : dataisbeautiful (die, Republicans)

More Than 6,300 Coronavirus Cases Have Been Linked to U.S. Colleges - The New York Times - And the new academic year has not even begun at most schools.
We Thought It Was Just a Respiratory Virus : Coronavirus

New study links Christian nationalism to going maskless and neglecting to social distance amid the COVID-19 pandemic : Coronavirus (i.e. dumbass satangelicals

NPR reporter Susan Davis says it took 28 days to get her result from a COVID-19 test in Washington, D.C : Coronavirus (Jared cackles)

Nurse brawls with Chicago subway passenger who blames health care workers for coronavirus : Coronavirus


Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's public approval for COVID response hits 38%, poll finds

Florida sees 253 coronavirus deaths, breaking a record for the third day in a row : Coronavirus
Florida reports 253 new coronavirus deaths in third straight daily record : Coronavirus

Arizona reports record 172 new coronavirus deaths : Coronavirus
Ohio Breaks Single Day case record with 1,700 new cases, bars to close at 10pm to curb coronavirus surge : Coronavirus

Mississippi posts highest daily deaths so far with 48 dead today. Adjusted for population, this would be the equivalent of 347 deaths in Florida. : Coronavirus


He does not believe in Covid-19 and organizes a family party: all infected and the mother-in-law dies : Coronavirus ... Like you really think American democrats convinced the entire world to destroy their economies, pretend to have mass casualties and completely block travel just because they don't like Trump
Texas coronavirus denier opens up after spreading COVID-19 to his entire family BGR (worth the read, almost dying, making his whole extended family very sick and killing one of them actually changed his mind)
Texas coronavirus denier opens up after spreading COVID-19 to his entire family : Coronavirus
I Don't t Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People - Our disagreement is not merely political, but a fundamental divide on what it means to live in a society (2017 post-Trump takeover)

No-dancing-allowed wedding infects 5 guests with COVID-19, Michigan officials say : Coronavirus


Debunking Coronavirus Misinformation: Sweden Did Not Take Herd Immunity Approach Against Coronavirus Pandemic : Coronavirus

Feverish American tourist run away to not be tested in Palermo, Italy. : Coronavirus

Michelle Bolsonaro, Brazil's First Lady, Tests Positive For Coronavirus : worldnews


percentage female population [OC] : dataisbeautiful (Qatar killed all their women)
India increases spending on education to 6% of GDP : worldnews


Hong Kong bans 11 pro-democracy figures from legislative election | Hong Kong Free Pre\ ss HKFP : worldnews
Chinese AI Is Creating an Axis of Autocracy -- Xi wants to use AI's awesome analyti\ cal powers to push China to the cutting edge of surveillance. He wants to build an all-seeing digital system of social control, patrolled by precog algorithms that identify potential dissenters\ in real time (he read the book)

Putin's Trust Rating Falls to New Low Amid Far East Protests - The Moscow Times ... \ "Really feels like the entire planet is on a precipice right now."

EU funding withheld from six Polish towns over 'LGBTQ-free' zones


Australian SAS planted weapons on murdered civilians in Afghanistan : worldnews
Former US commander in Europe: Troop withdrawal from Germany 'gift to Kremlin' : wo\ rldnews
Trump turns into a pussycat on all things Putin : politics

A federal judge blocked Trumps rule creating a wealth test for immigrants (must be able to spend three nights at a Trump hotel)

GDP second quarter data worst in decades - The Washington Post - U.S. economy contracted at fastest quarterly rate on record from April to June as coronavirus walloped workers, businesses
Did a third of the economy really vanish in just three months?The second quarter GDP report confused many, but any way you slice it, the economy saw its worst quarter in at least 145 years (so much winning)
3 Months Of Hell: U.S. Economy Drops 32.9%, In Worst GDP Report Ever : politics
Under Trump's watch, Americs national debt has increased by $6.6 trillion (yay, fisca\ l conservatives!)
US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge : politics (Obama/Hillary's f\ ault)
Economy in reverse: Initial jobless claims soar for second week, GDP falls by record\ 33 percent : politics
Senate stalemate means millions on the verge of losing $600 weekly federal benefit - POLITICO - GOP's last-minute offer on unemployment insurance was rejected by Democrats as inadequate.

Mitch McConnell Had Months To Act. Now Unemployment Benefits Are Expiring. : politics No, unemployment benefits do not discourage work -- Republicans falsely claim an ex\ tra weekly $600 for the unemployed is a disincentive for people to work. Congress should extend the benefit to prevent economic free fall.

Government watchdog findsstrong indicators of widespread fraud in the $60 billion small business bailout program (Kushner, et.al.)

BBC News: Trump calls for delay to 2020 US election : worldnews ("I don't know, maybe ten or twenty beautiful years" he said)
Trump Attacks an Election He Is at Risk of Losing - The New York Times
Legal Experts Erupt After Mike Pompeo Says Bill Barr Will Determine Whether to Postpone the Election
Donald Trump suggests DELAYING the election over claim it will be 'fraudulent' - minutes after devastating figures show economy shrank by a third : worldnews
Republicans Reject Trump s Suggestion to Delay Election, Something He Cannot Do -- Trailing badly in the polls, President Trump baselessly suggested that the November election would be fraudulent. Former President Barack Obama called for sweeping changes to expand voting rights.
Trump: 'Delay election' because it will be the 'most inaccurate and fraudulent in history' : worldnews
Trump suggests delaying election. His anti-democratic intent is no joke.
Opinion | Trump Might Try to Postpone the Election. That's Unconstitutional. He should be removed unless he relents. (haha, even the Federalists)
Co-founder of Federalist Society calls for Trump's impeachment and removal - Lawyers, Guns & Money - BTW Trump has pinned the tweet to the top of his Twitter, which is kinda the opposite of walking it back ... The way this works is that when a politician starts looking like a bad bet, they suddenly become all principled and stuff, without noticing the practical convenience of their conversion.
Donald Trump calls for delay to 2020 US presidential election : news
Trump proposes delay US election : worldnews
Trump floats delaying election despite lack of authority to do so - CNNPolitics
We will not delay the election: GOP senator rebukes Trump for trying to derail November vote


Postal Service may close offices, cut service ahead of election : politics

Trump Told Reporters Nobody Likes Him Then Stormed Out of His Press Conference : politics
Why Trump Might Quit - POLITICO

'This Fucking Shit Again' -- Trump Haunts His Team With Diversions to Demon Sperm \ and Obsessions With Fauci
Trump Is Filling the Government With an Army of Kooks : politics ... He wants to be the smartest guy in the room ... So the people he's surrounded himself with have negative IQs
How Jared Kushner's Secret Testing Plan Went Poof Into Thin Air -- This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control. So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic 50-state response? ... An Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence company, Group 42, with close ties to the UAE's ruling family, identified itself as the seller of 3.5 million tests and demanded payment. Its requests were routed through various divisions within Health and Human Services, whose lawyers sought in vain for a bona fide contracting officer ... Test were "contaminated and unusable." (Jared-fuck)

Hearing for controversial Pentagon nominee Anthony Tata canceled just before he faces Senate committee - The Washington Post ... amid signs that he did not have enough Republican votes ... has faced opposition from Democrats for inflammatory past remarks that included calling President Barack Obama a "terrorist leader" (kook)
Michael Flynn case to be reheard by full federal appeals court in D.C. - The Washington Post
US government drops effort to silence Trumps ex-lawyer

Pelosi says GOP seems to have 'distain' or working people as stimulus negotiation s stall ... "The GOP disdains working class people" is the understatement of the century. If you aren't you are a resource to be used up and discarded ...

Donald Trump's Campaign Is Pretending There's No Pandemic: The presidents campaign h\ as aired 63,000 ads about crime and zero ads about coronavirus this month (lawnorder! carnage in the streets! Black people terrorizing white suburbs!)
Trump Plays on Racist Fears of Terrorized Suburbs to Court White Voters - The New York Times - President Trump painted a false picture of suburbs under siege, saying he was protecting them from low-income housing, as he seeks to win over white voters who were key to his 2016 victory.
'Racist, Classist Garbage' : Trump Brags to Suburbia About His Repeal of Housing Desegregation Rule | "This is blatant racism from the President of the United States," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "And it's disgusting."
Right to bear arms? Trump accused of plagiarising family crest - BBC News (replaced "Integrity" with "Trump")

Opinion | This Republican implosion has been a long time coming - The Washington Post (Turtlefuck looks so non-human)


Geoff Bennett on Twitter: "After tomorrow, former President Obama will have euologized John Lewis, Elijah Cummings and John McCain at funeral services the current President of the United States either stayed away from or was not invited to." / Twitter
In Lewis eulogy, Obama issues forceful call to action on voting rights, racial equality - POLITICO - Barack Obama was one of three former presidents to pay tribute to the civil rights icon and longtime Democratic congressman as he was laid to rest in Atlanta.
President Obama Delivered John Lewis Eulogy After Jim Lawson Speech - This Was a Different Barack Obama. A Stick-Swinging, Old-Testament Obama. - Direct, forceful, and utterly uncompromising, the former president took on the moral chaos roiling America in the true spirit of John Lewis.

Grace Panetta on Twitter: "Obama just called for eliminating the filibuster if "that's what it takes" to pass new voting rights laws, calling it "a Jim Crow relic"" / Twitter
The filibuster will be killed by the next Dem trifecta - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Obama just called for eliminating the filibuster ... if Dems regain the Senate it means Collins will have lost, and that leaves Murkowsi as the last moderatish Republican senator standing. 60 votes are not going to be available for anything important. Just as they did to eliminate the blockade of the D.C. circuit, Dems will destroy the filibuster, and using a restored Voting Rights Act to do it would be, as Obama suggests, the best possible tribute to John Lewis. ... Bernie also on board:
Josh Orton on Twitter: "New: @SenSanders calls to eliminate the filibuster:" / Twitter

Opinion | When did Republicans become such weaklings? - The Washington Post (macho-men wimpsters)

Herman Cain, former GOP presidential candidate, dies after battle with coronavirus - Cain had attended Trump's rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, less than two weeks before receiving his diagnosis.
Herman Cain, ex-presidential candidate who refused to wear mask, dies after COVID-19 diagnosis - Reuters
Herman Cain has died at 74 : news
Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus at 74 : Coronavirus

'Put your mask on!' : Lawmakers erupt after Jim Jordan throws a temper tantrum during the big tech hearing
Jim Jordan explodes when asked to put on a mask, pivots to 'unmasking' of Michael Flynn : politics ... What has this assclown actually accomplished in his time in Congress? ... Not a single thing. He's the Devin Nunes of Matt Gaetz ... Those three together are equal to 5 gallons of Santorum. ... About how many Grahams is that?

McCarthy Accidentally Calls Gohmert 'Congressman COVID' After GOPer Gets Infected (totally an accident)
Texas Idiocracy - The Bulwark - be clear: The incident does not show us that Gohmert is the dumbest member of Congress, because that is known ... Even in this environment, Gohmert has distinguished himself as a super-spreader of stupidity and mean-spiritedness. During this pandemic, he has also been both an anti-mask bully and a role model of reckless crackpottery.
The men and women who make Capitol Hill run are anxious and angry about the risks they've been forced to take amid the pandemic.
GOP members of Congress are encouraging/requiring their staff (including interns) NOT to wear masks - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The Republican party must be destroyed. (and the earth salted)
Gohmert Brags to Hannity That He's 'All In' on Taking Hydroxychloroquine for COVID

GOP Senate Candidate Tommy Tuberville Visits D.C., Decides City Quarantine Order Doesn't Apply to Him ... He's a fucking college football coach with no relevant education or experience ... ("Coach" Tooooberville)

Turning Point USA co-founder dies of coronavirus-related complications - POLITICO - Bill Montgomery started the pro-Trump student group along with Charlie Kirk, its current leader ... Kirk said: "Do not force me to wear a mask, it's that simple. I'm gonna do it, I'm not" ... n late June, Trump spoke to a packed audience of young Turning Point supporters at a megachurch in Phoenix where he was introduced by Kirk. Few people in the audience practiced social distancing or wore masks ... goals was to get Kirk, a close ally of Donald Trump Jr., elected president one day ...
Turning Point USA Co-Founder Dies of COVID-19 : politics ... Literally killed by his ow\ n ideology ...
Pro-Trump youth group TPUSA deleted a tweet mocking protective masks after its co-founder died with the coronavirus : politics

Two Texas Republicans test positive for COVID-19 en route to join Trump : politics \

Think tank chief deletes racist tweet urging Texas schools to reopen since 'mostly eld erly, Hispanics' are dying .. This shitstain has no regard for human life. Republicans can fuck off with that "right to life" rhetoric.

Ethics Committee reprimands Schweikert for slew of violations - POLITICO - GOP Rep. David Schweikert on Thursday was formally reprimanded by the House Ethics Committee and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for misusing official funds after a two-year probe.

Houston's Largest Newspaper Tells Trump Texans 'Are Losing Confidence' in His Leadership


How the DHS Can Still Arrest Journalists in Portland | The Nation - How the DHS Can Still Arrest Journalists in Portland - In spite of a federal restraining order, a leaked document describes when DHS agents can still arrest journalists and legal observers. (and rubber-bullet/tear gas them)


Alabama lawmaker resigns as preacher after attending birthday party for KKK leader : news

Its time to chop down the 'lynching tree' from this California citys logo ... It might seem odd for a small town, population about 11,000, to proudly identify itself with a history of lynching especially when tourism is a primary driver of the local economy. But the image of a rope noose dangling from the limb of a mighty oak stands out on the city emblem. (jfc, take a look, no systemic racism there +Sacramneto area)
'Old Hangtown' Placerville may remove noose from city logo (kinda sends a message, doesn't it?)
HANGTOWN FRY. - Mary Matzek


Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 661 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Cooper would have written a biography of her father, but he explicitly forbade her from doing so before he died and she didn't disobey him. She was his literary executor after his 1851 death. In fact, James Fenimore Cooper was a tyrant toward his daughter. He rejected anyone who sought to marry her, including Samuel Morse. When a Frenchman sought her hand, he said that he was an American and the family intended to stay American. She evidently had no say in the matter. (patriarchy)


Prostate cancer can be detected by a new blood test which also reveals the severity of the disease with 99 per cent accuracy : worldnews

Experimental Blood Test Detects Cancer up to Four Years before Symptoms Appear : science


Users of reddit what is the worst thing your teacher has ever said in front of a class? : AskReddit


Tesla quietly revealed it got a government coronavirus bailout after Elon Musk opposed another stimulus package : politics (Evil Elon)




072920

At least 212 environmental campaigners worldwide were murdered in 2019, making last year the deadliest on record for frontline activists battling the destruction of Nature, watchdog group Global Witness reported : worldnews
Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data released Tuesday which experts said showed poor air quality is "the greatest risk to human health" : worldnews (meanwhile, Cambridge's "traffic-jamming" policires increase pollution)

Fourteen years after receiving the official go-ahead, scientists began to assemble a machine in southern France on Tuesday that will seek to prove whether nuclear fusion, the process which powers the Sun, can be a safe and viable energy source for Earth : worldnews

Endangered tigers have made a remarkable comeback in five countries - The number of wild tigers is on the increase in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Russia, a decade on from the launch of an ambitious scheme to double the population of the species. : worldnews

Woolly mammoth skeleton found in lake in Russia's Arctic : worldnews


A Viral Epidemic Splintering Into Deadly Pieces - The New York Times - As infections mount across the country, it is dawning on Americans that the epidemic is now unstoppable, and that no corner of the nation will be left untouched ... As of Wednesday, the pathogen had infected at least 4.3 million Americans, killing more than 150,000. Many experts fear the virus could kill 200,000 or even 300,000 by year's end ... Not only are American cities in the South and West facing deadly outbreaks like those that struck Northeastern cities in the spring, but rural areas are being hurt, too. In every region, people of color will continue to suffer disproportionately, experts said. (Stephen Miller did the math)
Confirmed deaths from the coronavirus in the US hit 150,000, by far the highest toll in the world - The Boston Globe


MA COVID-19 Data 7/29/20 : boston


Medicinal Cannabis Kills Cancer Cells : worldnews (in a dish)
A new study has shown a 'reverse gatewaye at unprecedented pace. Currently worldffect' among street-involved young people, many of whom have been using cannabis to help transition off of more harmful drugs amid the ongoing opioid epidemic.
The Scourge of Hygiene Theater - The Atlantic - People are power scrubbing their way to a false sense of security.

A new study argues that school closures in the spring saved tens of thousands of lives from Covid-19 and prevented many more infections -- resulting in up to 128.7 fewer cases per 100 000 population. : Coronavirus


Fauci Says Southern States Should Be Warning to Others Over Dangers of Opening Too Fast : Coronavirus

Texas reports 313 new coronavirus deaths, biggest one-day increase since pandemic began : Coronavirus
COVID-19 is killing a Texan every 6 minutes, 16 seconds : Coronavirus (one 9/11 every three days (who you gonna bomb?)

216 newly reported Florida coronavirus deaths is second daily record in a row : Coronavirus ... Absolutely insane that Florida has hit the 200+ mark before California despite having half the population.
At least 50 Florida hospital ICUs hit capacity : Coronavirus
17 Florida Doctors Contract Coronavirus After Attending Private Party : Coronavirus


Alabama Governor extends state-wide mandatory mask order until end of August : news - Shit, Alabama just set the bar higher than Georgia did.

Arizona parents asked to sign COVID-19 waivers before sending kids back to school : Coronavirus


Japan reports 1,133 Coronavirus infections nationwide. Highest single day total. First time COVID-19 cases have been reported in all 47 prefectures. : Coronavirus

Half of Mumbai's slum residents have had coronavirus

Ireland removes unemployment benefits from people if they go on holiday abroad : worldnews (actually, it was a fuckup)

2 teenagers have re-introduced COVID-19 to Queensland, Australia - they allegedly provided fake names to enter the state after heading to Melbourne to commit theft and attend illegal parties : worldnews (girls)

Belarus President dismissed Covid-19 as 'psychosis.' Now he says he caught it : worldnews

American military not self isolating in Canada despite being required to. : worldnews

Pakistani man accused of insulting Islam shot dead in courtroom : news (they don't know how he "slipped through security")

North Korean women faced torture, rape, malnourishment in detention, says U.N. report : worldnews

Hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels descend upon Galapagos protection zone | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP : worldnews
Chinese hackers infiltrated Vatican computer networks: US cybersecurity firm : worldnews
Chinese state media labels New Zealand as 'chess piece' playing 'little trick' with extradition treaty move : worldnews

'End of academic freedom': University of Hong Kong to fire pro-democracy activist and law professor Benny Tai : worldnews

Germany 'new target for Chinese and Russian interference', report warns : worldnews

Bolivia's Coup Government Just Suspended Elections for the Third Time ... Bolivia now: you cant have election fraud if you dont have elections.


Samoan chief in New Zealand sentenced to 11 years in jail for slavery but experts say he is just the tip of the iceberg : worldnews


Additional 1.5 million children should be given free school meals, UK government review finds - It warned that poorer children risk being "left behind" ... One of the miserable legacies of Covid-19 is likely to be a dramatic increase in unemployment and poverty, and therefore hunger.
Paedophile Labour councillor who worked in children's home walks free despite being caught with over one million child porn images including 12-year-old girls being raped : worldnews



Flag removed from Saint Johns bed and breakfast over Confederate confusion - Flag removed from Saint Johns bed and breakfast over Confederate confusion -- Nordic Pineapple removes Norwegian flag after dozens of people confuse it for the Confederate flag (Americans, not the brightest bulbs)
Flag removed from Saint Johns bed and breakfast over Confederate confusion : worldnews


Canada court rules US 'unsafe' for asylum seekers : worldnews


Trump Admits He's Never Mentioned Bounties to Putin Because He Thinks It's 'Fake News' (Vlad told him to say that) ... Where the fuck are the Bengazi crowd now?
OK, But Really: What If Obama Brushed Off Russian Bounties on American Soldiers? | Donald Trump has been supremely confident in his ability to bury this story : politics (thanks to Murdoch)
Trump Views Russian Bounties as an Appropriate Response to the Premise of Rambo III - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... "Russia used to be a thing called the Soviet Union. Because of Afghanistan, they went bankrupt, they became Russia, just so you do understand, OK?" Checkmate, Aussie reporter.

US to withdraw nearly 12,000 troops from Germany in move that will cost billions and take years : worldnews (Vlad ordered him to)

NIMBYcompoop : PoliticalHumor
Chew on that, Spanky.. : PoliticalHumor
But wouldn't you know it

/u/AmericanAssKicker serves up a succinct list of the appalling tactics that have "worked" for Trump. : bestof

The pandemic wil exacerbate inequality in America - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Meanwhile, the position of congressional Republicans is that workers have too much leverage right now.
Its clearer than ever that covid-19 will increase, not decrease, inequality ... The Paycheck Protection Program, sold as a way to help mom-and-pop stores and local business, turned into another way to make sure those with the least need benefited. Black-owned firms found it hard to tap into the money, but private equity shops found no such barriers. Nor did the banks that administered the loans, to the tune of $18 billion, money coming straight out of the pockets of small businesses. The bigger, more capitalized companies will survive and become even more dominant.

USPS Plans to Slash Hours at Many Post Offices, Hoping to Save A Buck ("mail could take up to a year to deliver" Republican cackles)
b-boy bouiebaisse on Twitter: "Combine this with the assertion that mail-in voting carries the risk of fraud and it is very obvious what they're telegraphing
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Lawyers, Guns & Money

The government is run by reptilians and other aliens : PoliticalHumor
How's that pivot going? - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... "nephilim" the biblical characters she claims exist as demonic spirits and lust after dream sex with humans, causing all matter of real health problems and financial ruin ... fibroid tumors and cysts stem from the demonic sperm after demon dream sex, an activity she claims affects "many women" ... Then they turn into the man and they sleep with a man ... (gay sex!)
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Trump bizarrely tells a black reporter that he looks like Michael Bloomberg https://t.co/GbtdpFS3zV" / Twitter

WATCH: Peter Navarro Attacks Dr. Fauci and Pushes Hydroxychloroquine in Wild 19-Minute Slugfest With John Berman on CNN ... "There are two side" Navarro countered ,,,

Reason to believe - Lawyers, Guns & Money - QAnon has gone global ... 40% of Americans support Trump ... a 50% increase over the classic 27% crazification factor we enjoyed in a simpler, more innocent time.

Opinion | The Cult of Selfishness Is Killing America - The New York Times - The right has made irresponsible behavior a key principle.
Trump is the Symptom, Not the Disease - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Krugman is right on today when he notes the disease of selfishness that infects America.


The Judiciary Committee has a train-wreck hearing - The Boston Globe - A polarized committee makes a mockery of congressional oversight.

How Brett Kavanaugh tried to sidestep abortion and Trump financial docs cases (Fuckanaugh)

Misogyny and the Vice Presidency - Lawyers, Guns & Money - How important a female vice president would be depends on some contingent factors how much power Biden gives her, whether the media gives her the full EMAILS! treatment if she tops the ticket in 2024, etc. I'm relatively optimistic on he former, much less so on the latter.

Justice for Sale : PoliticalHumor

Republicans suddenly sweating falling deep into House minority - POLITICO - leaders tout their chances to win back the majority, but falling poll numbers for Trump have some worried they could lose seats in November ("huge red wave will take back the House")
Michigan Threatens to Slip From Trump as He Goes Quiet on Airwaves - The New York Times - The president has started spending more money on ads in much smaller Electoral College prizes like Iowa and Nevada, and in recent days his campaign stopped buying ads in Michigan entirely.

Lincoln Project arrives in Maine Senate race with biting ad targeting Susan Collins - The Boston Globe
Some Never Trumpers Are Becoming Never Republicans - Bloomberg - But others in the GOP who have consistently opposed the president will help rebuild the party.
We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party's Soul Long Ago (what soul?)

Biden allies move to stop Kamala Harris from becoming vice president
How sexism works - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I'm agnostic on the relative merits of Harris as Biden's but this stuff is very revealing, especially in regard to liberals who believe the problem with Hillary Clinton was that she was inherently "unlikeable" as opposed to being that other thing.

Lindsey Graham campaign ad features image of opponent with digitally altered darker skin tone - CNNPolitics

The Military Demographic Conundrum - Lawyers, Guns & Money - AOC is proposing the wrong solution to the wrong problem, and it's because of a pervasive misunderstanding of the demographic foundations of the US military ... Unfortunately, AOC gets the problem entirely wrong, and the solution shs offering will actually make the situation worse. The US military does not recruit primarily from the poor, and indeed the poor are excluded in systematic ways from military service and all the perks that service entails ... The United States military does not recruit disproportionately from low income Americans. The middle three income quintiles in the US are over-represented among enlisted personnel, with the top and the bottom slightly under-represented ... It recruits disproportionately from families that already include members of the military, from rural areas around the country, and from the suburban and exurban South ... Modern military service requires physical and technological skill sets that the US health care and educational systems (not to mention the legal system) have very often prevented low-income individuals from attaining.

Kennedy criticizes Markey for not visiting the towns of Dana, Enfield, and Prescott...which were flooded in the 1930s to create the Quabbin. : boston

Pennsylvania voter registration could help Trump against Biden as Republicans gain - Registration shifts across the state show Republicans are gaining voters at five times the rate of Democrats.

Louie Gohmert, who refused to wear a mask, tests positive for coronavirus - POLITICO - The Texas Republican received the diagnosis during a pre-screening procedure at the White House on Wednesday morning.
GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert Suggests Mask Wearing Gave Him Coronavirus ... "I can't t help but think that if I hadn't been wearing a mask so much in the last 10 days or so, I really wonder if I would have gotten it" ... He has also required his full staff, including three interns, to be in the office to set an "example to America on how to open up safely" ... and .. berated staffers for wearing masks ... the "wuhan virus" ... (show us the pics, you liar)
Louie Gohmert Sparks Reckoning on COVID-19 in Congressional Offices - The Average Republican Congresscritter's Office Is Apparently Just a Small Chicken Plant - A report from Politico following Louie Gohmert's case details how disastrous many offices' COVID-19 policies have proven ... The Republican Party is no longer a political entity. It's a dangerous cult. Burn it down. Salt the earth so that it never rises again. (yeah, we just said that)

Panic in the White House as Staffers Discover There Is Some Sort of Pandemic Happening : politics

Representative Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus, cancels Trump trip - The Boston Globe (never wears "libtard" masks)
Bill Barr will be tested after COVID-19 positive Louie Gohmert was 'within arms length' (they kissed)

A Congressman Asked Mark Zuckerberg Why Facebook Censored Donald Trump Jr., but That Was Twitter ranking Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R Wis.) assailed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over something that happened not on Facebook, but on Twitter.

New Pentagon training refers to protesters, journalists as "adversaries"

Seattle Mayor Says U.S. Agents Have Demobilized and Left the City : news (Fed's say "no we haven't")

'Umbrella Man' went viral breaking windows at a protest. He was a white supremacist trying to spark violence, police say (antifa!)

Banned ex-volunteer arrested for Democratic Party office fire in Phoenix : news

Oregon Shakespeare Festival actor pinned by the neck, chained to floor grate by Jackson County deputies, lawsuit says : news (fucker cops and he is Black, of course)

A Nevada library wanted to back Black Lives Matter. The sheriff said he wouldnt respond to 911 calls there ... Douglas County, Nev., Sheriff Daniel Coverley ,,, (fire the fucking racist asshole)
Douglas County sheriff tells library that supported Black Lives Matter not to bother calling 911, then backtracks : news (haha, asshole went viral)


Vallejo police bend badges to mark fatal shootings | Open Vallejo - the Vallejo Police Department has commemorated fatal shootings with beers, backyard barbecues, and by bending the points of their badges each time they kill in the line of duty ... nearly 40% of officers on the force had been in at least one shooting ... More than a third of those had participated in two or more ... Of the 51 current and former Vallejo police officers who have been involved in fatal shootings since 2000, at least 14 had their badges bent by a colleague afterward

Florida man accused of illegally detaining Black 18-year-old heading to basketball practice : news

Bexar County lawyers offer $100,000 to parents of 6-year-old boy slain by deputies an amount the family called 'inadequate'

Cambridge considers using unarmed City employees to conduct traffic stops : boston

The real stakes in the David Shor saga -- a very real argument about speech in progressive spaces.


Frat Culture and Confederate Nostalgia - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Yes, that's right -- the fraternity chapter was suspended in 2020 for criticizing Robert E. Lee (

'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' Is Under Internal Investigation : worldnews (DeGeneracy)

Madonna's Instagram account flagged for spreading misinformation : worldnews (shit, dumbfuck Trumpster bitch promotes Jr.'s "alien sperm" theory)
Instagram deletes Madonna's post that spread COVID-19 conspiracy theories : Coronavirus


US literacy rate : books - 50 percent of U.S. adults can't read a book written at an eighth-grade level (Land of the Stupid)


Should Quantum Anomalies Make Us Rethink Reality? ... To reconcile these results with the current paradigm would require a profoundly counterintuitive redefinition of what we call "objectivity" ... Therefore, when we believe that we see objects and events outside and independent of mind, we are wrong in at least some essential sense. A new paradigm is needed to accommodate and make sense of the anomalies; one wherein mind itself is understood to be the essence -- cognitively but also physicall -- yof what we perceive when we look at the world around ourselves. (2018)
You Thought Quantum Mechanics Was Weird: Check out Entangled Time - Adding a new layer to the already complex world of metaphysics. (2018)

A Centuries-old Mystery of the Stonehenge's Origins Has Finally Been Solved: Detailed testing of the chemical signatures show that 50 of the 52 extant sarsens at Stonehenge came from the West Woods site in the English county of Wiltshire, located 25km to the north of Stonehenge.


Night shifters, ever witnessed a paranormal activity? If so, what was it? : AskReddit

Those who grew up with a good father. What was the most important thing you learned from him? : AskReddit

What is sex like when you are old (80+)? : AskReddit


What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true? : AskReddit




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Climate deniers get twice the news coverage of pro-climate messages. Researchers looked at more than 1,700 climate-related press releases over a 30-year period, and news articles including the information which were published in the US's largest-circulation newspapers. : science
Climate crisis: Offshore wind power 'so cheap it could return money to consumers' Renewable energy is on course to become the cheapest kind of power to produce in the UK, meaning household electricity bills could fall if savings are passed on to consumers. (why would they do that?)
Migratory river fish populations plunge 76% in past 50 years : worldnews
Infamous 'Windsor Hum' finally dies down as U.S. Steel idles | CBC News - The mysterious, low-frequency noise that plagued the city of Windsor for nearly a decade has finally quieted down after a steel factory just outside neighbouring Detroit halted its operations indefinitely ... In all instances, the hum has been described as more of a feeling thaa general sense of uneasiness and reverberation through one's body

World's largest nuclear fusion project starts assembly ... One of the electromagnets, called the central solenoid and built by the US, will have the magnetic power to lift an aircraft carrier.

Nearly 3 billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia's devastating bushfire season of 2019 and 2020, according to scientists who have revealed for the first time the scale of the impact on the country's native wildlife


As Trump called on states to reopen, a federal report urged 21 'red zone' states to impose more restrictions ... were designated as such because they had more than 100 new cases per 100,000 people in the past week. Three more states were added to the most serious category since a similar report dated July 14: Missouri, North Dakota and Wisconsin ... "Statewide mask mandate is critical to stop the spread" (Trump grumbles)
'American Catastrophe: How Did We Get Here?': 5 key takeaways - ABC News
American Catastrophe: How Did We Get Here? : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/28/20 : boston ... For a little perspective, the entire nation of Germany, with 12 times the population of Massachusetts, had just 628 new cases and 2 deaths yesterday ...
178 New Confirmed Cases; 1.8% Positive - July 28 : CoronavirusMa - 108,740 total confirmed cases - 9,881 new tests - +14 hospital; -3 ICU; -1 intubated - 14 new deaths; 8,331 total - 78 new probable; 7442 total - 1 new probable death; 220 total
COVID-19 cases starting to rise in Massachusetts : boston

MA COVID-19 Data: One-off Special: Growth by County : CoronavirusMa
COVID-19 cases climb on Marthas Vineyard, Nantucket and Cuttyhunk
First, 8 Falmouth lifeguards test positive. Then, their boss tells them to stay mum about it - News - capecodtimes.com : CoronavirusMa


German study finds 76% of patients previously infected with coronavirus experience lasting cardiac injuries similar to those found after a heart attack : worldnews
78% of COVID-19 patients show signs of heart damage after recovery : CoronavirusMa
First German Covid-19 patient states has no antibodies anymore since three months after infection : worldnews
Calgary doctor says dramatic 40% drop in preterm births during lockdown is global trend

Cigarette Smoking Makes Comeback During Coronavirus Pandemic - WSJ - Marlboro maker Altria says stimulus checks and e-cigarette restrictions are driving sales of traditional cigarettes (Charlie Baker's plan, all along)


Fauci says there are early signs coronavirus outbreaks are brewing in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee : Coronavirus

States are running out of doctors and nurses as COVID-19 surges : Coronavirus

Florida breaks record with 590 new Hospitalizions in a single day : Coronavirus (DeathSantis cackles)
Tracking coronavirus: Florida reports 186 more deaths, becoming largest single-day increase yet : Coronavirus
Miami has more COVID-19 cases than all of Australia, and thousands more are still being diagnosed every day : Coronavirus
Florida colleges report hundreds of coronavirus cases : Coronavirus

Texas' count of coronavirus deaths jumps 12% after officials change the way they tally COVID-19 fatalitiesHispanic Texans are overrepresented in the state's updated fatality count, making up 47% of deaths, but only 40% of the state's population
Texas man dies after getting COVID-19 at his Father's Day dinner : Coronavirus - In all, seven members of the Del Toro family got COVID-19 from that Father's Day meal

Georgia reports more than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases, more than 400 new hospitalizations : Coronavirus ... 400 new hospitalizations for Georgia is insane ... GA is less than 1/2 the population size of FL, and little over 1/3 the size of TX, so when comparing those states, yeah... it's a lot.
Georgia governor withdraws emergency request to stop Atlanta mask mandate : Coronavirus (Kempster backs down)

Herman Cain remains on oxygen after being hospitalized with COVID-19 : Coronavirus

ICU doctor at Baltimore's Mercy Medical Center dies of coronavirus - Baltimore Sun

Customers Who Refused Masks Assault Trader Joes Workers, Send One to the HospitalThe men pummeled one employee with a wooden paddle, ripped off another employees mask, and pulled the hair of a third worker, according to an NYPD spokesperson ... in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan ... Both men were arrested (no pics, TJ's sweeps it under their profit-rug)


U.S. military members not isolating on stopover in Newfoundland, Canada - out in bars and restaurants : Coronavirus


The rich are looking to buy access to COVID-19 safe havens : worldnews


Hosts of 200-person Brampton party should face full extent of the law, Ontario premier Doug Ford says - The region remains in Stage 2 of the province's reopening plan, limiting gatherings to a maximum of 10 people with physical distancing in effect.
Stop partying or we may go back into lockdown, regional chief tells young Catalans : worldnews

Andrea Bocelli "humiliated" by italian lockdown rules : worldnews (opera singer asshole)


Saudi Arabia posts $29 billion deficit in second quarter as oil revenues slump : news

China's Three Gorges Dam waters at record height as flooding continues : worldnews

Kim Jong Un Says Nuclear Weapons Ensure North Korea's Security: There Won't Be Any War on This Land Again

Nearly Half of Russians Support Anti-Kremlin Protests in Far East Poll : worldnews


Saudi Arabia is legally responsible for war crimes in Yemen, insists Nobel Laureate (white the US and UK sell them death)

Former Malaysian PM Najib guilty on all charges : worldnews

A staggering 900-plus girls and women are missing and feared dead in Peru since COVID-19 confinement began, authorities said Monday. The Andean nation home to 33 million people long has had a horrific domestic violence problem : worldnews

Revealed: MI5 and MI6 are training senior spies from Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt : worldnews (Tories doing Tory shit, teaching dismembermet skills)

Germany rated top global leader for third year in a row, survey finds : worldnews

Vancouver city council passes motion to 'de-criminalize poverty' i.e. taking things like mental health, sex work, homelessness, and substance use off the plate of law enforcement
Toronto ISIS attacker denied parole after she threatens to attack again : worldnews (not the brightest bulb)



Russian Intelligence Agencies Push Disinformation on Pandemic - The New York Times - Declassified U.S. intelligence accuses Moscow of pushing propaganda through alternative websites as Russia refines techniques used in 2016 ... (Fuckerberg promises to "do better" like he has for 10 years)


The world is realizing the U.S. is no longer committed to basic standards of decency : politics

America : pics

Despite judge's order, migrant kids remain in ICE custody : news (fuck your so-called laws)

Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Trump appears to be dragging his right leg around in this clip from his visit to a lab in North Carolina on Monday https://t.co/LIJiIIRrLU" / Twitter
Lincoln Project ad makes Trump a laughing matter - The Boston Globe

Trump campaign 'disguised' and 'laundered' nearly $170 million worth of spending, watchdog group alleges in a new federal complaint : politics
Trump Campaign Laundering Campaign Finance Money, Election Watchdog Says
Trump campaign kept paying Kayleigh McEnany after White House hiring | McEnany received payroll checks from Trump campaign while working at the White House. That's not legal : politics

Outflanked XIV: A Most Trumpian Outflankening - Lawyers, Guns & Money - During a depression and a pandemic, bold economic populist Donny Paycheck remains laser-focused on ... maintaining the Trump Oganizations skim: But the GOP legislation contains a number of provisions not directly related to the coronavirus, including $1.8 billion for construction of a new FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. President Trump has taken a personal interest in this project, but White House officials have not stipulated why they believe the language needed to be inserted in the coronavirus bill (the "Donald J TYrump Federal Building")

Yankees surprised by Trump announcing plans to throw first pitch without invite: NYT : politics
Trump cancels Yankee opening pitch he was never even invited to. Officials tell The New York Times he made remarks over jealousy of Fauci. : politics - rump invited himself to throw out the first pitch and then publicly declined his own self-invitation.
Fauci responds to Trump tweet: 'I have not been misleading the American public under any circumstances' : politics

Gallup Poll: Fewer Americans Identifying As Conservatives, More As Liberals Since Outbreak Began ... the number of Americans who identify as conservative dropped from 40% in February to just 34% in July .. the number who identify as moderate rose from 34% to 36% -- overtaking conservative identification ... while the number who identify as liberal rose from 22% to 26%.
How Local Covid Deaths Are Affecting Vote Choice - The New York Times - A rise in coronavirus-related deaths in a given community tends to reduce support for Republicans (when he kills the people they know)

Like Father, Like Son: President Trump Lets Others Mourn - The New York Times - Whether he is dealing with the loss of a family member or the deaths of nearly 150,000 Americans in a surging pandemic, President Trump almost never displays empathy in public. He learned it from his father.

Senate Republican coronavirus aid plan excludes evictions moratorium - The moratorium for evicting renters ended last Friday.
'It'a mess' : Republican senators deride key proposals in GOP virus package
The GOP relief bill is practically pro-virus. - The HEALS Act is practically designed to send people back to the places theyre most likely to get sick ... Republicans have also decided to use education funding as a cudgel to force schools to physically reopen ...

Trumps New Favorite COVID Doctor Believes in Alien DNA, Demon Sperm, and Hydroxychloroquine -- a Houston doctor who also says sexual visitations by demons and alien DNA are at the root of Americanscommon health concerns ... Donald Trump Jr. declared the video of Stella Immanuel a 'must watch" while Donald Trump himself retweeted the video ... Immanuel, a pediatrician and a religious minister, has a history of making bizarre claims about medical topics and other issues. She has often claimed that gynecological problems like cysts and endometriosis are in fact caused by people having sex in their dreams with demons and witches.
Twitter temporarily restricts Donald Trump Jr.'s account after he posts video claiming masks are unnecessary (
Trump retweeted this dude's "white power" video
Dark money and PAC's coordinated 'reopen' push are behind doctors' viral hydroxychloroquine video ,,, The virality of the video underscores the difficulty in moderating misinformation surrounding the coronavirus, when treatments and public health responses have become increasingly political.
Donald Trump Jr suspended by Twitter for posting 'misleading and potentially harmful information' about coronavirus : politics
Facebook deleted a viral video full of false coronavirus claims. Then Trump shared it on Twitter. : politics (almoost like he's enjoying killing people)
Trump Shared A COVID-19 Video Full Of Lies and Misinformation. Twitter Just Deleted It. : politics
President Trump suggested that Twitter's trending topics are 'illegal' because they make him look bad : politics ... If making Trump look bad is against the law, Trump is guilty.
#ThePresidentIsACrybaby and #TrumpleThinSkin became top Twitter trends after Trump complained about mean Twitter trends : politics

Donald Trump Still Prefers Fox News Over Expert Advice - Bloomberg - penchant for snake oil and conspiracies shows just how much sway the partisan press now has.

"He's Lying." -- New Book Reveals Havoc Bill Barr Wrought Inside Congress
Barr calls Russia scandal 'bogus,' says he acts independently of Trump in blistering opening statement (the jowls)
William Barr is unethical and dishonest and should be disciplined

Trump says he won't go and pay respects to John Lewis at Capitol ("He was very nasty and I have to go play golf" he said)
Former FBI agent Peter Strzok to release book about potential foreign influence on Trump : politics

'Pathetic Would Be Too Mild a Word': Sanders Rips GOP Plan to Subsidize Business Meals as Children Go Hungry : politics

Trump Campaign Adviser Jenna Ellis Says The Separation of Church and State Is a Liberal Lie - he left is going to tell you there's this separation of church and state, and thas just nowhere in the Constitution, nowhere in American law -- twisting a letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Church that was simply talking about the three tiers of authority that God himself ordained -- the church government, the civil government, and the family government ... HIV infections in gay men was simply "God's law) (opinions differ)

Supreme Court: Anger, leaks and tensions during the Supreme Court LGBTQ debate - CNNPolitics
Behind closed doors during one of John Robertsmost surprising years on the Supreme Court
More Leaks From The Supreme Court, All Of Which Make Roberts Look Powerful - Reason.com - Why are multiple sources familiar with the inner workings of the courttalking to the press?



The Only Problem in American Politics Is the Republican Party : politics
The Cult of Selfishness Is Killing America | The right has made irresponsible behavior a key principle. : politics ... Toddlerism ...
The GOP's moral trap -- The Republican Party has shattered the longstanding norm that political power should be used with restraint rather than weaponized and taken to its lawful limits. It's about to pay the price.


Voters Are Starting To Doubt Trumps Reelection Chances
Extensive New Battleground Polling Shows Biden Gaining Ground - Biden has put Republican strongholds in play while extending his lead in several swing states
Trumps Biggest Problem Isn't Wealthy Suburbanites. Its the White Working Class (even the racist dumbfucks)
Democrats Lead Senate Races in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan and North Carolina - Morning Consult ... Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) leads Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff, 45% to 42%. ...
Here are six things that could change the 2020 presidential race ... VP pick, virtual conventions, economy, debates (Notre Dame became the latest college campus to withdraw as a debate host site during the pandemic is an ominous sign) Reublican cheating,
2nd presidential debate host withdraws amid virus outbreak - The University of Notre Dame has become the second university to withdraw as the host

Bloomberg Promised to Go Big Against Trump. What Happened? (Bloomfucker lied, as usual)


Racism among white Christians is higher than among the nonreligious. That's no coincidence -- For most of American history, the light-skinned Jesus conjured up by white congregations demanded the preservation of inequality as part of the divine order (don't forget his guns and hatred of gays) ... white Christians -- including evangelical Protestants, mainline Protestants and Catholics -- are nearly twice as likely as religiously unaffiliated whites to say the killings of Black men by police are isolated incidents rather than part of a pattern of how police treat African Americans ... Not surprisingly, given their concentration in the South, white evangelical Protestants have the highest median score (0.78) on the Racism Index ... median score for each white Christian subgroup is significantly above the median scores of the general population (0.57), white religiously unaffiliated Americans (0.42) and Black Protestants (0.24) these statistical models refute the assertion that attending church makes white Christians less racist. Among white evangelicals, in fact, the opposite is true:


Collins trails in Maine Senate race, according to a new poll - The Boston Globe - trailing her Democratic challenger, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, by 5 percentage points, according to a new Colby College poll released Tuesday afternoon ... Trump is as contagious as Coronavirus. Collins will lose her job for her spineless approach to the Confederate takeover of Washington D.C. ... (Suzie-Floozy goin' down)

Anti-mask US senator who called coronavirus a hoax tests positive for Covid-19 : politics -- Republican senator Jason Rapert, who unsuccessfully introduced a bill to ban gay marriage in the US in 2017, was hospitalised with coronavirus and pneumonia on 24 July. (intubate him up his little gay ass)

Madison police arrest 2 women accused of attacking state senator : news
Madison police arrest 2 women accused of attacking state senator

Jaime Harrison is chasing Lindsey Graham like a cheetah running down an impala : politics
Martha McSally trails by 12 points as a slew of new polls signal trouble for Republican Senate races : McSally-Dalley is McToast) politics

Tom Cotton Cries 'Fake News' When Fox & Fuckers Directly quotes him)

Republican senator deletes ad that made Jewish opponent's nose bigger -- Sen. David Perdue of Georgia deleted a Facebook ad targeting his Jewish election opponent, Jon Ossoff, that appeared to have been altered to make Ossoffs nose bigger ... "Jews are trying to buy Georgia" ...

Boston Globe Editorial Board: Send Ed Markey back to the Senate : boston

Portland 'Wall Of Moms' Sues DOJ, Homeland Security For Violating Their Constitutional Rights : politics
Two Portlanders hospitalized after shot with munitions: If that round had hit me in the neck, I definitely would have died,' : news
TECHNICAL BULLETIN: baton rounds, euphemistically called "rubber bullets" by image-conscious organized criminals, are not soft or small, and they are perfectly capable of ending a life

Videos Appear To Show Federal Officers Shooting And Macing Reporters And Legal Observers, Despite A Judges OrderReporters and legal observers provided videos of federal agents targeting them. Their lawyers are asking a judge to hold the federal government in contempt of court (that'll work)
"Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests" : In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights ... barred from public gatherings ... "sort of hilariously unconstitutional"

'Patriot' Movement Conspicuously Absent From Portland's Federal Overreach Protests : politics (God will use his Gunz to shoot the GAyz)

Police: 'Umbrella Man' was a White Supremacist Trying to Incite George Floyd Rioting : news

Warrant issued for man accused of driving toward protesters : news

White West Virginia officers sued over Black man's beating : news

Officer who shot protester with tear gas suspended 2 days : news
Cleveland cop fired nearly two years after he tested positive for cocaine while on duty : news
Former NT police assistant commissioner Peter Bravos allegedly raped female colleague, court hears : news

Cop's Claim That Starbucks Barista Put Tampon in His Drink Debunked : news

Rite Aid deployed facial recognition system in hundreds of U.S. stores : news


After Quitting Deadspin in Protest, They're Starting a New Site - The journalists who took part in a staff rebellion last year are starting Defector Media, a company with a podcast and a website dedicated to sports and culture.


The Accusation - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This chilling piece has to be read in full to be appreciated properly. To me, the most horrifying aspect of it is that the attempt to frame the author's wife for having sexually harassed her students was just transparently obvious from the start, and yet that fact had no apparent effect on what became a months-long investigation: ... I also find it disturbing that the legal settlement in this case precludes the author from outing the villain, who remains free to continue to do this kind of thing in the future to other professional rivals ... ETA: "J's" anonymity didn't last long once the Internet got going. Prof. Viren prefers to serve a cold entree it seems (initial story March 16, took a while to unfold (gay asshole tried to destroy lesbians career for profit)
HE USED TITLE IX As A Weapon Of Lies: Gay Prof. Invents Accusation Against Married Lesbian Professors ForDream Job
Civil Court Case Information - Case History
Talia Lavin on Twitter: "Well, well, well. Here's J. His name is Duane Gilson. https://t.co/5wHuk93wri #whoisj https://t.co/lJAlJvQGQG" / Twitter ... And he appears to be an absolute fucking psychopath.,,, (DUANE GILSON IS THE LYING GAY ASSHOLE WHO SHOULD NEVER HAVE A JOB AGAIN)(looks so gay)
Who is Dr Duane Gilson From MCLA? Sexual Accusation, Reddit, Nytimes ... Dr. Duane Gilson is an assistant professor of English at Massachusetts College of Library Arts since 2016 (huh?)
5 Things We Can Each Do Help Solve The Loneliness Epidemic, with Duane Gilson and Fotis Georgiadis | by Fotis Georgiadis | Authority Magazine | Medium - Gilson is a writer for ExpertInsuranceReviews.com who has taught writing and popular culture studies at the university level for more than a decade (hahahaha so qualified to be an idiot)

She was the PTA mom everyone knew. Who would want to harm her? - Los Angeles Times - Framed

Tatte Bakery CEO To Step Aside Amid Employee Allegations of Racial Bias : boston
Tatte employees went public with their grievances. The bakery's founder and CEO is stepping back. -- The shake-up comes amid an outpouring of stories alleging discrimination and mismanagement at the Tatte bakery chain (dual-citizen racist Israeli)

This feels like performance art : boston ... "In June 2005, Ayyadurai was charged with assault & battery after his girlfriend called police to report he had pushed and shoved her during an argument" (that "Shiva" asshole)


Sarah Palin's Facebook grift ... Facebook page has linked to an obscure right-wing aggregation site called Analyzing America 280 times ... Last year, the site implied that Hillary Clinton might have murdered Jeffrey Epstein ,,, (still doing her thing, on Fuckbook, paid by Russia)

Have You Been 'Wokefished' While Dating? Heres How to TellIf a dude describes himself on Hinge as afeminist, pay close attention to how he actually treats women.



/u/slap-chopin provides a sobering comparison of US with other developed countries : bestof (Americans are exceptionally stupid and self-centered)

In 2013, /u/iopha gave compassion advice to a mother struggling with her son's atheism. It's the most eloquent description of atheism I've ever read. : bestof
iopha comments on Hello reddit, I'm a christian mother and my son just told me he is atheist. I'm not against him but being atheist but It is difficult for me to accept. I thought you guys might be able to at least help me accept this a little or show me some valid reasons for his choice.

What do you KNOW is true without evidence? What are you certain of, right down to your bones, without proof? : AskReddit




072720

Crashing coastal property values and the economic fallout of climate change - The Boston Globe - Climate change is already impacting New England coastal property. Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island

Massachusetts under a heat advisory through Tuesday as temperatures could reach 100 degrees : boston

Coronavirus death toll reaches 650,000, surpassing the upper estimate for the number of annual flu deaths worldwide (which ranges between 291,000-646,000) : Coronavirus
COVID-19 has killed more Americans than the rebels did during the Civil War : Coronavirus (Viral Boogaloo v3)
Coronavirus Is Back With a Vengeance in Places Where It Had All but Vanished : Coronavirus
Coronavirus outbreak show signs of slowing in Arizona, Texas and Florida : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/27/20 : boston
182 New Confirmed Cases; 1.8% Positive - July 27 : CoronavirusMa - 108,562 total confirmed - 10,291 new tests - -14 hospital; +1 icu; -2 intubated - 7 new deaths; 8317 total - 107 new probable cases; 7364 total - 0 new probable deaths; 219 total
On yesterday's positive rate and following trends in general : CoronavirusMa

Mass. reports 182 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 7 new deaths - The Boston Globe


Massachusetts COVID-19 case counts on the rise again after flattening the pcurve early in the summer

A fine of $500 a day for violators. Thats part of the strict new rules for people traveling to Massachusetts
Union for UMass Amherst RAs calls the school's reopening plan 'suicidal' ... The union for resident assistants and peer mentors at the University of Massachusetts Amherst says the school has refused to address its safety concerns as the campus prepares for a fall reopening ...

As eviction ban continues, small landlords feel the squeeze - The Boston Globe

Baystate Medical Center reports outbreak of 36 coronavirus cases : CoronavirusMa

What's up with that crowded party boat spotted over the weekend on Boston Harbor?
If anyone's wondering why there is an uptick in COVID cases, here's a boat that was leaving Seaport this past Saturday : boston


A new study has identified 21 existing drugs that stop the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. -- This study significantly expands the possible therapeutic options for COVID-19 patients, especially since many of the molecules already have clinical safety data in humans
Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
Moderna Announces Phase 3 COVE Study of mRNA Vaccine Against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273) Begins | Moderna, Inc.
The CEO of Irbm, a chemical company located near Rome that works in tight collaboration with the University of Oxford and which has developed in past a patented vaccine for Ebola, announces that a vaccine for SARS-Cov-2 will be available on the market at the beginning of 2021 : Coronavirus
The US could 'virtually eliminate' coronavirus in weeks, Ex-Obama Health Chief says. : Coronavirus ... (interesting, lockdown, wear masks, social distance, isolate those with known symptoms ... and closing state borders ... (the Disunited States of America)

101 years earlier with the Spanish flu, Victorians also had stay at home lockdown with fines and the mask debate. History eerily relating itself. : Coronavirus

'I see a disaster in the making.' Professors slam reopening plans at Illinois colleges amid COVID-19 crisis, prompting some schools to reverse course.

About 4,000 federal employees say they contracted the coronavirus at workand 60 have died

Rise and fall of a mini-Trump: With Florida a global epicenter, Ron Desantis can shut up now. : politics
Where Does Ron DeSantis Go to Get His Apology? (Rich "I'm an evil idiot" Lowry for the history and the own the libs comments haven't aged well either)
Florida's mistake on child COVID-19 rate raises trust issue
5,000 health care professionals call on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to issue a state-wide mask mandate : Coronavirus
18 UF Health anesthesiologists contract virus after party ... July 10 party
Florida Covid-19 cases in children: Hospitalizations among kids jump 23% : Coronavirus ... Considering the MLB made it a single weekend without having an outbreak I can only imagine how long schools could stay open (off the cliff with the Deathpublicans)
Coronavirus Florida: Lake Worth Beach city commission meeting turns ugly : videos


The US has a fourth of global Covid-19 cases but some local leaders say they won't enforce mask mandates : politics ("local leaders" = death cult Republicans)
Governors who took the virus seriously from the start get a boost : politics

Covid-19 Cases Soar in Young Adults Bored of Social Distancing : Coronavirus

Louisiana officially surpassed New York as the US state with most COVID-19 cases per capita : Coronavirus

Texas Surpasses 5,000 Coronavirus Deaths : Coronavirus (their FB / Zuckerfuck page is full of stupid evil idiots)
Texas coronavirus deaths: State reports 1,000 new fatalities in 6 days | The Texas Tribune - More than 5,000 people in Texas have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to state health data released Sunday (catching up to MA, if fucker Abbott had counted all the deaths they'd be in the lead)
14 in Texas family test positive for coronavirus after small gathering, 1 dies : Coronavirus ... "I cannot help but feel responsible for convincing our families it was safe to have a get-together"


Florida judge denies request to block mask mandate in Palm Beach County, saying: "We do not have a constitutional or protected right to infect others" : Coronavirus
Florida nurse flown to Boston for treatment after COVID-19 complications leave him paralyzed : Coronavirus

Albany Medical Center suspends kids daycare program after teacher, seven children test positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus (back to school and die)

Chief of Critical Care at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore dies of COVID-19 : Coronavirus ... Along with 820 other healthcare workers in the U.S. so far (that we know of) ...

Over 40 have COVID after attending church event in Alabama : Coronavirus ... Despite the outbreak, Ross told AL.com he does not regret hosting the revival and believes those who attended feel the same. (die for my Jesus money)

Insurer for Arizona schools won't provide liability coverage for COVID-19 : Coronavirus

New Jersey police spent nearly five hours breaking up house party of over 700 people : Coronavirus ... a Liberian Independence Day party complete with a twerking contest and free food and jungle juice. Videos on Instagram show people dancing, drinking and smoking what appears to be hookah inside the mansion ... (AirBnB)
Authorities Arrest Owners Of Atilis Gym In Bellmawr After Continuously Defying New Jersey Shutdown Order : Coronavirus

4 injured in shooting at Dallas sports bar after men not allowed in due to COVID-19 restrictions : Coronavirus

Mayhem ensues after hundreds of teens dropped off at Mid-South putt-putt facility : news

Couple who insisted on 100 wedding guests are diagnosed with Covid-19 : Coronavirus ... SF California ... none of the guests that tested positive bothered to inform the church.

Eschaton: Sports - The writers are getting a bit obvious with this subplot. -- the NFL's Minnesota Vikings have announced that their Infection Control Officer has tested positive for coronavirus
The MLB Has Taken 4 Days To Reach A COVID Outbreak That Threatens The Sport : Coronavirus ... But schools reopening should be fine
Eschaton: Was That The Plan - Pretty dumb plan, if so. -- The Marlins have not left Philadelphia yet after Miami took two out of three games in the season-opening series against the Phillies ... First baseman Garrett Cooper and outfielder Harold Ramirez were out of the lineup Sunday, and catcher Jorge Alfaro was placed on the injured list shortly before Friday's season opener. The team did not disclose an official reason for any of the absences. ... Even under this much scrutiny, they... just played.
Eschaton: That Was A Fun Couple Of Days - All the greatest minds and money of MLB couldn't make this work -- The Marlins remain in Philadelphia, quarantined in a hotel after postponing their home opener tonight against the the Baltimore Orioles. At least 14 Marlins players and coaches have tested positive for COVID-19, with eight players and two coaches testing positive Sunday, according to ESPN. -- The issue every school is facing isn't a plan for reopening, it's the likely plan for reclosing.
'I'm scared' : Marlins' rash of positive COVID-19 tests sends chills across MLB

Google to Keep Employees Home Until Summer 2021 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic : Coronavirus


'Disgraceful, plain and simple' Couple wearing Nazi flag masks at Walmart filmed in viral clash

Anti-vaccine figure Del Bigtree is using Facebook and YouTube to encourage people to intentionally contract coronavirus -- Bigtree: "Many of us have not accepted the fact that a part of life is death" ... Bigtree, who has no medical credentials, is a leading figure in the anti-vaccination movement through his anti-vaccine nonprofit organization Informed Consent Action Network and as the host of The HighWire (hopefully, they will all die)


Hong Kong third wave: dining at restaurants banned entirely, masks required outdoors as city records sixth straight day of triple-digit Covid-19 cases : Coronavirus

Confirmed coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 in Indonesia ... the highest amount in Southeast Asia.

Italian region imposes 1,000-euro fines for not wearing masks : worldnews

Philippine Duterte: Face-to-face classes to resume in January 2021. I cannot and will not put to risk the health and lives of our students and teachers : worldnews (when Duterte is the sane one ... )

Vietnam orders evacuation of 80,000 people from city after three positive coronavirus tests : worldnews (evacuate Florida!)

Pacific Islanders in US hospitalised with Covid-19 at up to 10 times the rate of other groups : worldnews ... In Hawaii, Pacific islanders are 4% of the state's population, but 25% of Covid-19 cases ... Many islanders in America live in large families and tight-knit communities, and work in frontline service industries, increasing their risk of exposure ... and have higher rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes ...

Virus adds to deep despair felt by war-weary young Arabs

New Zealand PM Ardern's ratings sky high ahead of election : worldnews (coulda been you, Donnie-boy)

Jair Bolsonaro is denounced in The Hague for genocide and crimes against humanity : worldnews


Homosexuality 'almost nonexistent in Arab society' Arab MP in Israel says ("we've stoned them all" he said)


Samoan chief who enslaved villagers sentenced to 11 years in New Zealand : worldnews ... What happens to the worst Australians? ... They get a government job ...

Animals were subjected to a string of brutal attacks at a farm that sells goats' milk to Tesco, Sainsbury's Waitrose and other supermarkets, footage from hidden cameras has revealed. Goats were seen on video being punched, kicked, hit with a pole and slammed onto their backs at a plant. that supplies St Helen's Farm, in east Yorkshire. (sub-humans are sadistic assholes and need to die out)


Germany rejects Trump's proposal to let Russia back into G7 - Foreign Minister : worldnews - as there was no meaningful progress in solving the conflict in Crimea as well as in eastern Ukraine (Vlad's puppet fails again)

US closes consulate in Chengdu, China, after Houston order : worldnews


Jihadist plots used to be U.S. and Europe's biggest terrorist threat. Now it's the far right.

Canada vs America : PoliticalHumor

If you're not terrified about Facebook, you haven't been paying attention - Facebook and America< are now indivisible, says the Observer journalist who broke the Cambridge Analytica scandal -- and the world is a sicker place for it (Zuckerfucker is big evil)
Chief UK rabbi accuses Facebook and Twitter of complicity in antisemitism : news
Because the United States are in charge of policing the entire world : PoliticalHumor

The war on terror comes home : pics
Law and order president : PoliticalHumor
They're not wrong.
Not only was Chris Wallace's interview with trump hilariously embarrassing for trump, it also revealed something else. Trump is rumored to wear lifts. Look how far his foot is out of his shoe in this pic! ?????? : PoliticalHumor
Member when we had a functional adult leading the country? : PoliticalHumor
I have the best words
That's some Marie Antoinette stuff right there.... : PoliticalHumor

doowgad1 comments on Trump only pivoted on coronavirus after reportedly being warned of spikes among 'our people' in red states

Coronavirus relief will include $1,200 checks and extension of eviction moratorium : Coronavirus
Trump's team dodges virus blame while jobless benefit cuts loom ("dodges" = attempts to dodge, and fails)
Workers Will Just 'Sit Home' On Unemployment Aid, Steve Mnuchin Complains : The Treasury secretary with offshore tax havens is certain U.S. taxpayers will be upset when they get extra aid to weather COVID-19. : politics ... So Mnuchin can use taxpayer dollars and a military plane to fly his wife to Fort Knox to see the eclipse, but heaven forbid we help the regular people who pay the taxes he used? Mnuchin is slime (evil fucker)
Billionaires Want to Reopen Schools Amid a Pandemic. They Might Unleash a Teacher Strike Wave. : politics
Column: The GOP war on unemployment aid is bad for workers and disastrous for the economy : politics
At crunch time, Republicans push to slash unemployment benefits : politics (it's what they do/who they are)

The $5.3 Trillion Question Behind America's COVID-19 Failure | That's the amount of buybacks U.S. corporations funneled to shareholders during the past decade -- rather than invest in technologies for the common good. Economist: Larry Kudlow is a clown and hasn't been right in 6 months : politics
Senate Republicans grow weary with White House over stimulus bill - Axios
I'm not sure how much more outflanking I can take - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Let them eat slavery apologias - Comrades Cotton and Hawley are going to be furious when they find out about this, I'm sure Senate Republicans will propose cutting weekly emergency unemployment benefits from $600 to $200 (and more trillions to the rich) ... Cutting unemployment benefits 67% during a depression and pandemic until states (many of which struggle to make benefits available now, whether intentionally or otherwise) can administer a cumbersome new formula, I see no flaws in this plan ...
/u/techical_assistance explains the Republican rationale (or lack thereof) for holding back Coronavirus assistance, despite it being in their best interest : bestof

Mike Memoli on Twitter: "Trump so far is the only president since Taft began the tradition to never throw an MLB first pitch" / Twitter (he would fall on his face)

Trump is on his way to becoming America's first dictator (all Republicans except Mittens need to be tried for treason)
Polls plunge, president reverses course, schools revolt, and numbers show more elders in jeopardy : politics (DeStantis down 31 points)
Trump knows his reelection chances are in trouble, so now he's trying to confuse Americans and erode trust in our elections : politics
\ Don't Count Trump Out - Polling could be wrong. The economy could recover just enough. He could announce his own October surprise
Eschaton: A New Tone - Surely 1284 days into his presidency, in the middle of a depression and a pandemic, he'll FINALLY CHANGE HIS TONE .
Journalists have been obsessing over Trump supposedly changing his 'tone' for five years
Eschaton: The Next One Will Be Smarter - We can't continue the basic state of affairs in the US, which is that there is only meaningful Congressional oversight of Democratic presidents, and Democrats can't t keep pinning their hopes for oversight on "independent" GOP Daddies like Mueller or from finding A Few Good Republicans in the Senate when necessary. Gotta use the power you have, and not keep outsourcing it to others or simply waiting for election day to wash all the sins away. -- Hopefully we see President Biden in January 2021, but we will still have to plan for President Cotton in 2025. - The next one doesn't have to be much smarter, either. Donald Trump is the dumbest human being in America
TRAPPED: Is The GOP Writing Its Epitaph? ... white evangelicals ability to prop up the GOP is declining. America's fifth wave of religious revival began to wane two decades ago. White evangelicals now constitute a sixth of the population, down from a fourth in the 1990s ... There was no gender gap until the GOP adopted evangelicals' version of family values, including opposition to abortion. Women are now the Democrats' largest voting bloc, and their loyalty has increased, reaching record highs in the 2016 and 2018 elections. ... evangelicals' position on gay rights has alienated the LGBTQ community. They are now second only to Black Americans in their Democratic loyalty. rigid stance on social issues has also eroded its standing with college-educated voters, once heavily Republican ...

Why doesn't Trump try harder to solve the coronavirus crisis? - The Washington Post
One question still dogs Trump: Why not try harder to solve the coronavirus crisis? : politics ... president's inability to wholly address the crisis is due to his almost pathological unwillingness to admit error; a positive feedback loop of overly rosy assessments and data from advisers and Fox News; and a penchant for magical thinking that prevented him from fully engaging with the pandemic.
Trump's pandemic blunders keep piling higher
GOP Climate Change Denial Set The Stage For Trump's Coronavirus Conspiracies - The right has perfected the art of misinformation and science skepticism over the years. : politics ... "It is as if we are in the middle ages, with superstition and irrationality ruling public behavior."

Herman Cain still hospitalized more than 3 weeks after COVID-19 diagnosis : Coronavirus -- The 74-year-old Cain, co-chair of Black Voices for Trump, attended President Trump's rally in Tulsa in June and did not wear a mask. Two days after he was said to have tested positive, Cain commented on a July 4 celebration at Mt. Rushmore, tweeting: "Masks will not be mandatory for the event, which will be attended by President Trump. PEOPLE ARE FED UP" (irony overload)

Anatomy of a Character Assassination: Trump Goes All-In Against Dr. Fauci : politics
Sinclair Pulls the Plug on Anti-Fauci Propaganda -- This Time -- Will the broadcasting company now drop a program attacking the prominent public health expert, or just repackage it? (dumb question, Bloomfuckers)
Dr. Anthony Fauci first-pitch baseball card breaks Topps record for sales in just 24 hours : news (Trump melts down)

Melania Trump Will Revamp White House Rose Garden - The New York Times - first lady' renovation of the garden, a signature showcase of power used by presidents for decades, is taking place as her husband enters a crucial stretch of his re-election effort ("First-Stripper")

Trumps Summer of Love Is a Distant Memory Now -- Can the president win in November without the rallies that first drove his supporters wild four years ago? ... flashback: "This has to be the first time that a major presidential candidate has actively encouraged a foreign power to conduct espionage against his political opponent," (hahaha, we've moving on since then)

Jake Tapper Rips Into Trump for Ignoring Russian Bounties Story : politics (#MoscowMitch and Ron "Yes I Am A Russian Spy" Johnson say "So?"

We will not be betrayed again: Trump's SCOTUS list hits a new roadblock -- The president wants to rev up his supporters in the culture wars. His advisers now face a battle over whether some judges are reliable enough for the right. ("betrayed" by Gorsuch)

National Guard commander says police suddenly moved on Lafayette Square protesters, used 'excessive force' before Trump visit

U.S. Conservatism Down Since Start of 2020 - 34% in the U.S. identify as conservative, down from 40% in February - Conservatism slides most among upper-income and middle-aged adults - Adults under 35 more likely to identify as liberal than conservative

Trump is on the prowl for enemies of the state in American cities. And who will stop him? - In 1920, an honest federal official exposed outrageous raids on 'radicals.' One longs for an executive branch official with the guts to stand up to Trump. : politics


Trump National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien has Coronavirus (refused to wear a mask, only the best fuckers)


Federally appointed judges' expenses to be made public for first time : worldnews (so much shit hidden for so long)


John Lewis to Lie in State in the Capitol Rotunda - The New York Times - The pandemic has dictated an unusual public mourning process for the civil rights icon. He will lie in state briefly under the Capitol dome and then move outside so the public can pay respects safely.


Judge sides with ACLU, orders Flint city clerk to process absentee ballot applications : politics (all it took was one Republican "city clerk" to sabotage the election : November will be such a shitshow)

AP-NORC poll: Anxiety props up Biden, Trump voters fervent - just 31% of Biden supporters say theyre excited, compared with 42% of Trump supporters. Biden's coalition is fueled by more negative emotions: 72% of Biden supporters, but 52% of Trump supporters, say they feel anxious about the 2020 campaign
Trump hasn't Led in a Single Florida Poll in 4 Months, a State GOP Hasn't Won Presidency Without Since 1924
Texas Democrats plan 7-figure ad buy to turn state blue : politics
Poll: Biden notches 7-point lead in North Carolina | The swing state's Democratic candidates for governor and Senate led their races by even wider margins.
The Real Reason Biden Is Ahead of Trump? He's a Man - it 's a lot easier to run a cautious, inoffensive campaign when you're not up against a culture of misogyny.
'She had no remorse' : Why Kamala Harris isn't a lock for VP -- frontrunner (yeah, let's make a lawnorder copster VP)
Bidens VP shortlist comes up short -- There is no one ideal home run choice
Biden leads in North Carolina as voters give Trump poor marks on virus, race relations - Republican Sen. Thom Tillis trails his Democratic challenger, as well, in a new NBC News/Marist poll.
Why Montana Is a Test Case for Democrats' Winning the Senate -- The race between Steve Daines, the Republican incumbent, and Steve Bullock could prove crucial in a year when Democrats need to win in conservative-leaning states where President Trump may still prevail.

Ocasio-Cortez and the Jurassic jerks | Youngest woman to serve in Congress shows up anachronistic attitudes for what they are : politics ... Showing her skill in a generational dimension foreign to Congress until now, AOC posted a video of herself on Instagram Stories strutting to the rap tune Boss Bitch by Doja Cat, her long hair whipping to the music, with the Capitol in the background. "I'm a bitch and a boss, I'm a-shine like gloss." She captioned it: "Shine on, fight for others, and let the haters stay mad." And that's he way you make Paleolithic men understand that they are history. (Dowdy)

Sen. Tom Cotton Calls Slavery Nation's "Necessary Evil" in Shocking Interview ... Man named Cotton thinks slavery was necessary. (speaking of Paleolithic)

Louie Gohmert Supporters Alleged to Have Beaten Up Opponents Campaign Manager at Protest, Calls for Texas Rangers to Investigate ... -Armed supporters of Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-Tyler) brutally beat and assaulted Ryan Miller, the campaign manager for Gohmert's oppenent ... The incident occurred as officers from the Tyler Police Department drove around the square idly, waving at the Blue Lives Matter counter-protesters who had come to support Gilbert's opponent (Louie Gumball, sub-human asshole and the usual fucker copsters)

Lieberman's folly - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Break Up the Department of Homeland Security -- Trump has turned a Bush-era bureaucratic blunder into his personal goon squad ... The DHS was a sham from the get-go. It was the brainchild of Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who proposed the new department in late 2001, just after the 9/11 attacks, as a way of showing that the Republicans in the White House were't the only ones trying to tackle terrorism (Lieberputz and Hillary Clintoon)


Trump Calls Portland Protesters 'Anarchists' an Chain of Moms a 'Scam' (said the scam)
Portland police and feds are responding to largely peaceful protests with violence
Federal Agents in Portland Are Generating Unrest Elsewhere as Well : politics
On Portland's streets: Anger, fear, and a fence that divides
Maria Bartiromo asks why DHS can't just arrest the leadership in Portland forf "ignoring what's really happening" (dumbfuck Fox asshole is clueles on purpose)

Man at pro-police counter protest shout "kill transgenders" at Black Lives Matter rally in suburban Pittsburgh


Anti-fascists linked to zero murders in the US in 25 years : worldnews (those anti-fascists have been terrorizing America forever) In reality leftwing attacks have left far fewer people dead than violence by rightwing extremists, new research indicates, and antifa activists have not been linked to a single murder in decades.
Anti-fascists linked to zero murders in 25 years : politics

Column: They're fed up with the 'tyranny' of face masks. But Portland? That's about 'law and order' : politics


Give a boy a target for his grievance and he might get it in his head they need to pay - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Roy Den Hollander who killed the family of a federal judge and a fellow professional misogynist attorney last week is yet another product of the world Rush Limbaugh made ... The fact that the nation's s political press treated a female presidential candidate compliance with email server management best practices as a much more important issue than her opponent confessing to serial sexual assault seems like a too-on-the-nose plot point in a feminist novel, and yet it's actually what happened in 2016. Beating Trump is an important objective, but the deeply misogynist culture that propelled him to the White House will still be there. ("feminazis" invented by Dimbaugh)


How to build a better, more diverse culture in the State Police - The Boston Globe - there wo't be significant reform at the agency until the state changes the way it selects rank-and-file troopers ... State Police is 87.6 percent white and 95 percent male ... (how about dumping the "trooper" name for starters?)

Scorecard: Grading the debate performances of Markey and Kennedy - The Boston Globe
Markey spends less time in Mass. than the rest of the delegation - The Boston Globe
Markey And Kennedy Find Plenty To Disagree About In Latest Senate Debate : boston
The History of America's Most Racist Frat Was No Secret -- Except to Joe Kennedy III
Markey And Kennedy Find Plenty To Disagree About In Latest Senate Debate : boston
Joe Kennedy said in a debate tonight that Ed Markey voted to create the program that transfers military equipment to local law enforcement, but uh that's a lie : boston

Massachusetts Officially Makes Juneteenth A State Holiday : politics



'Ellen DeGeneres Show' Workplace Under Investigation by WarnerMedia (Ellen DeGenerate is a real entitled toxic bitch)


Psychedelic drugs can greatly reduce psychiatric symptoms among US Special Operations Forces veterans. Those treated with ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT showed large reductions in symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety : science

Study on 11,196 couples shows that it's not the person you choose but the relationship you build. The variables related to the couple's dynamic predicted success in relationships more reliably than individual personality traits. : science ... The grass is greenest where you water it ...

Ease restrictions on medical psychedelics to aid research, experts say : worldnews

Lithium in drinking water linked with lower suicide rates - "Naturally occurring lithium in public drinking water may have an anti-suicidal effec - Naturally occurring lithium in public drinking water may have an anti-suicidal effect

TIL about the Lead-crime Hypothesis: Researchers have found that the elimination of leaded gasoline in the US accounted for up to a 56% drop in violent crime rates between 1992 and 2002. : todayilearned

Experts know that reading to toddlers & babies, can make a big difference in children's reading abilities later in school. But does giving away free books to low-income families with young children help with early reading? An analysis of 44 studies of book giveaway programs concludes that it does.

Research by Welsh academics shows that a patient' pupils can reveal if they have suffered a traumatic experience in the past. People with post-traumatic stress disorder have an enhanced emotional response to both negative and positive images.


What was the most difficult thing to explain to your parents? : AskReddit

Are you afraid of dying? If so, why? : AskReddit

What is a sign of low intelligence? : AskReddit

What are the most cowardly things a person can do? : AskReddit




072620

Highest-ever temperature recorded in Norwegian Arctic archipelago : worldnews ... Keep in mind Svalbard is where our doomsday seed vault is... it was placed there because when it was built the permafrost thawing was viewed as something that was impossible on a human timescale. Well... the permafrost started thawing out 3 years ago and flooded part of the seed vault.
Latest climate study predicts disaster for oceans, coastlines and life as we know it : politics

The southern Texas area struck hardest by coronavirus was hit with a hurricane, govern according to a new study..." : science
Hurricane Hanna Hits Texas Region Struggling With Coronavirus : Coronavirus
Trumps new border fence being knocked down by Hurricane Hanna : gifs

Single-use masks and coronavirus waste end up polluting ocean | The Japan Times : worldnews

Why a generation is choosing to be child-free : worldnews (capitalists went too far and killed off their wage-slaves)


Global confirmed coronavirus cases top 16.05 million, with a quarter in the U.S. : Coronavirus
16 states set single-day coronavirus case records last week : Coronavirus

Coronavirus updates: U.S. deaths top 1,000 for four consecutive days : politics -- Texans literally fighting to keep high risk spreading locations open, Sinclair broadcasting misinformation to the country, schools opening up to swallow and spit out children and underpaid teachers, universities going fully online and charging full tuition, Amazon delivering almost every single purchased good, and Congress waiting weeks to pass any stimulus while evictions and joblessness loom. This is America. We are the reality show the rest of the world watches. (STARRING DONALD J TRUMP)


America's global standing is at a low point. The pandemic made it worse. -- Under Trump, the United States retreats from collaborative leadership at a time of global crisis


MA COVID-19 Data 7/26/20 : boston (2.8% positive, uptick, getting worse)
273 New Confirmed Cases; 2.8% Positive - July 26 : CoronavirusMa - 108,380 total confirmed - 9,780 new tests - -7 hospital; +6 icu; +3 intubated - 19 new deaths; 8310 total - 96 new probable cases; 7257 total - 0 new probable deaths; 219 total


With influx of college students looming, how will Boston keep safe? - The Boston Globe


Britain wins rare praise for leading race to test life-saving Covid drugs : worldnews
Your Coronavirus Antibodies Are Disappearing. Should You Care? - The New York Times - Declining antibody levels do not mean less immunity, experts say. Besides, two widely used tests may detect the wrong antibodies.
Why COVID-19 is killing U.S. diabetes patients at alarming rates : politics
Why COVID-19 is killing U.S. diabetes patients at alarming rates - Reuters - Much of this could have been anticipated and addressed with a more comprehensive, national response, said A. Enrique Caballero, a Harvard Medical School endocrinologist and diabetes researcher.
Researchers have found Americans need to cut visits to non-essential businesses in half during the COVID-19 outbreak to reduce virus transmission by 45%. Even these major lifestyle changes might not be enough to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus : science
Young people should not expect to bounce right back after a COVID-19 infection -- a new study finds that about a quarter of young adults were still not back to their normal health weeks after contracting the infection, even if they had no medical conditions and were not hospitalized.

Air Conditioning May Be Spreading COVID : Coronavirus (no shit)

Mounting evidence shows masks may help avoid severe illness, even if you get COVID-19 : Coronavirus
The debate over masks is not a 'culture war' stop calling it that (oh, but it very much is, fought by the Culture of Stupidity, you know, Republicans)
Wearing A Mask Is More Popular -- And A Little Less Partisan -- Than You Might Expect levels of mask-wearing are on the rise across political lines -- Seventy-seven percent of Americans say that, generally speaking, people should wear face masks around others. Wearing a mask in public, 70% say, is more a matter of public health than it is a personal choice. A similar 71% say they would favor a government rule where they live requiring people to wear a face mask when in public around other people (strange, the more people get sick and die ...)
"I definitely didn't think I would be wondering if I would be a target of physical violence, let alone almost constant verbal abuse, just for asking people to wear a mask" ... And, this virus seems to have killed the myth that a common adversary would draw them together. ... "She said making her wear a mask is treating her like a Jew in the Holocaust" ... (Facebook, again)
Mom Influencers on Instagram Are Spreading Anti-Mask Propaganda : Coronavirus (oh look, Zuckerfucker)
Lyft Driver Attacked Then Arrested After Refusing Rider Without Mask : Coronavirus - NBC New York
Lyft Driver Says He Was Attacked, Then Arrested After Refusing Rider Without Mask The driver said after canceling the ride, the irate passenger threw her beverage across the backseat, and later came back to curse and spit in his face (so the NYC copsters arrented HIM)
Two Shoppers Banned From Walmart After Wearing Nazi Flag Face Masks Inside Store : politics
Fifty Shades of Whey on Twitter: "Racist couple in Marshall, MN wearing swastikas on their mask at Walmart https://t.co/sBgHr6ILC0" / Twitter ("You are not American, we literally already had a war about this")
Couple flaunt swastika face masks at Walmart in southwestern Minnesota - StarTribune.com - At the request of the Marshall, Minn., store, the two were told theyll face arrest if they return there ... "If you vote for Biden, you're going to be living in Nazi Germany" the woman with the swastika mask told Mueller, as her companion bagged up toilet paper and an enormous canister of cheeseballs (pop. 13,680 in the middle of nowhere, good luck getting our cheeseballs) )
Eschaton - The Most Ridiculous Show On TV - I admit I can't stop watching, but these writers are just trolling us at this point.

A coronavirus cluster in New Jersey has been traced to a high school house party, and the teens and their parents are refusing to cooperate with contact tracers, officials say : Coronavirus

The Coronavirus Turns Midtown Into a Ghost Town, Causing an Economic Crisis - The New York Times - 7,500 workers are missing from a famous building. A food cart sells 10 hot dogs a day. The virus effect on one block could be an omen for the city's future


[OC] U.S. COVID-19 cases by 2016 election results : dataisbeautiful

Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists and followed Trump - The Washington Post -- As Florida became a global epicenter of the coronavirus, Gov. Ron DeSantis held one meeting this month with his top public health official, Scott Rivkees, according to the governor's schedule. His health department has sidelined scientists, halting briefings last month with disease specialists and telling the experts there was not sufficient personnel from the state to continue participating (great excuse)

Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway) hospitalized with COVID-19 : politics ... Rapert has been planning a meeting of his National Association of Christian Legislators Aug. 4-5 in Miramar Beach, Fla. ...
Jason Rapert on Twitter: "Thanks to the members of the @CraigheadGOP Craighead County Republican Committee for having me speak last night. I really appreciate your support. We shall stand together for God & Country and electing #Republicans to office everywhere. @ARGOP #TeamRapert @Rapert4Arkansas https://t.co/KwaVDDW4oY" / Twitter (superspreader of death )


How to murder your citizens - Lawyers, Guns & Money - his Piggly Wiggly store brand version sure is making it close: As Florida became a global epicenter of the coronavirus, Gov. Ron DeSantis held one meeting this month with his top public health official, Scott Rivkees ... Coronavirus task force leader Deborah Birx warned that Florida was at risk of teetering into a full blown outbreak. Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway went on to criticize the states that have become hotspots and blamed the governors. (under the Trump bus)

Florida records 9,300 new coronavirus cases, blows past New York : Coronavirus ... Well, when the kids are orphans they'll be able to relate to Disney movie plots better (thanks, Mouse)
Florida: 'Flori-duh,' DeSantis in national spotlight for bungling pandemic (dumbuck corrupt Trumpy kills a bunch of people for Trump)
Florida police officer dies from COVID-19 complications : Coronavirus
bontesla comments on Hurricane Hanna Hits Texas Region Struggling With Coronavirus ... "My Florida hospital is already overwhelmed." ...

A Texas man died from coronavirus after his granddaughter spread infection to him from attending a party : Coronavirus (good job, death-bitch)
14 Members of Texas Family Contract Coronavirus After Backyard Barbecue : Coronavirus - "You cannot imagine my guilt at having been a denier, carelessly shuffling through this pandemic, making fun of those wearing masks and social distancing. For those who deny the virus exists or who downplay its severity, let me assure you: The coronavirus is very real and extremely contagious. Before you even know you have it, you've passed it along to your friends, family, coworkers and neighbors"
Hundreds of Texas bar owners plan to open Saturday as a statement to Gov. Abbott : Coronavirus (after Abbott vowed to "kill more useless grannies")

Arizona reports 1,973 new coronavirus cases, 19 more deaths : Coronavirus (RonaZona improving)

COVID-19 Outbreak Linked to Bible Conference That Refused to Shutdown Event : Coronavirus
COVID-19 Outbreak Linked to Bible Conference That Refused to Shutdown Event - A Bible conference in Colorado that threatened to sue the state over a cease-and-desist order calling for the event to be shutdown has been linked to 34 new cases of COVID-19 (sue the death-fuckers into non-existence)

Coronavirus surge brings suffering to the impoverished, underresourced Mississippi Delta. "To everybody in town that I see posting on Facebook about how this isn't real and that it's a political schoeme, I'm like "Oh my God, come intubate these patients." (Fuckerberg cackles)

After first player on Cincinnati Reds opening day becomes infected more team mates are now potentially infected causing concern if MLB season can even continue in 2020 : Coronavirus


Puerto Ricans block highway traffic around main PR airport demanding tighter restrictions among influx of American tourists and increased Coronavirus numbers : Coronavirus

Doja Cat tests positive for COVID 19 after mocking its severity : Coronavirus
Doja Cat Tests Positive for COVID-19 ... textbook definition of "irony" ... (hello, celebrity dipshit)


After Early Success, Israels Netanyahu Faces Fury for Flubbing Virus Fight -- With infections spiking again, young Israelis are protesting what they see as chaotic handling of the health and economic crisis (decides to attack more Palestinians to distract)

Bishop Believes Coronavirus is "a Sign from God" and Proof that "Science is always Precarious" than Dies of it (haha, Brazilian Satangelical and well, he was right, in a way)


Mainland China reports 46 new coronavirus cases, including 22 in Xinjiang : worldnews

Vietnam has detected its first locally transmitted case of coronavirus in nearly 100 days, authorities said on Saturday, in a country whose swift and full lockdown won praise for controlling the spread of the disease. : worldnews

Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney ruled a prohibited public assembly : worldnews - due to Covid19, not because those in power want to supress the social issue.

Malaysia arrests Bangladeshi migrant who criticised government on TV. Malaysian authorities say they have arrested a Bangladeshi man who criticised on television the country's treatment of undocumented migrants during the coronavirus pandemic. : worldnews

Undercover morality agent spits at teenage girls, asks 'where's your owner' and says 'I'll f*** your mother' after seeing them without hijab in Iran : worldnews (sounds like Ted Yoho)

Kim Jong-un declares emergency & puts Kaesong City on total lockdown after 1st reported Covid-19 case in North Korea : worldnews

Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem and other cities including Tel Aviv, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's resignation over his government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. In Jerusalem they rallied outside Netanyahu's residence accusing him of corruption : worldnews (another corrupt rightwing authoritarian asshole fucked things up?)

Chinese mogul expelled from party after calling Xi Jinping a 'clown,' accused of corruption : worldnews
Ecudorian Navy on alert for massive Chinese fishing fleet near Galapagos Islands protected waters : worldnews (All your fish belong to China)
Indian spy satellite passes over Tibet, China mobilises troops : worldnews (Xi considers nuking the moon)
Court summons Alibaba, Jack Ma on complaint of spreading fake news on UC Browser and UC News : worldnews - He's not just the head of Alibaba, by the looks of him, he is THE head. (click through for the pic)

Pakistan Police Brutally Thrash Innocent Civilian Family : worldnews ... Who do they think they are? Americans?

Pro Lesbian African Movie Released Despite Hostility : worldnews

Kremlin says Russia won't join U.S. alliance against China : worldnews
Tens of Thousands in Russia Challenge the Kremlin in Second Week of Protests : worldnews
Russia's activists and independent journalists face new wave of crackdowns

More than 80 journalists resign from Hungarian news site after editor sacked : worldnews ... Orban destroyed democracy in Hungary a long time ago ... (the nazis never left)
Poland to leave treaty on violence against women : worldnews ... The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party and its coalition partners are closely aligned to the Catholic Church, and the government has promised to promote traditional family values.

During Argentina's dictatorship, the regime "disappeared" and killed some 30,000 opponents. One of them was Omar Marocchi. An alleged perpetrator, a former military commander, has been tracked down in Berlin : worldnews (let's "track down" some of those CIA agents and US officials responsible for this)

France to effectively phase out Huawei gear from 5G networks 7 TechNode : worldnews
Nantes cathedral fire: Church volunteer rearrested over arson : worldnews ... a Rwandan refugee who worked as a warden at the cathedral - had admitted causing the fire.
France will introduce on-the-spot fines nationwide for drug users, particularly targeting cannabis, from September. : worldnews ... "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread." -- Anatole France (drink your wine!)

49% of voters believe Kremlin interfered in Brexit referendum - Opinium poll for the Observer also reveals 47% of public think Putin's government affected UK's 2019 general election (BoJo and the Tories are Putin's puppets, sound familiar?)
Russia report: Tony Blair calls on government to investigate Moscow's alleged interference in Brexit - 'Whether we've taken our eye off the ball or just decided not to put our eye on it is an interesting question,' says former PM
Boris Johnson's government is privately 'desperate' for Trump to lose the election to Joe Biden : worldnews ... Aren't we all ...

'What does Ghislaine Maxwell have on Trump' asks new attack ad by Lincoln Project (the videos, duh)
Elon Musk with Ghislaine Maxwell at an high society event : pics
Long sourced list of Elon Musk's criminal, illegal conman, and unethical history by u/namenotrick and u/Ilikey0u : bestof

U.S. Ambassador to Iceland wants to carry a firearm for Reykjavik post : worldnews (dumbfuck Republican MAGA Trumpster)

Democrats Are Allowing Trump to Frame the Debate on China | If they keep speaking the GOP's language, it will haunt them for years to come ... Notably, the writer also fails to offer an affirmative case. Because the Chinese government really is hostile. The writer is just worried that Democrats will look like wimps in a new Cold War, so we should pretend we're not having one or else voters will choose Republicans. (yeah, that'll work)

Europe's Economy Set to Outpace U.S. in Upending of Past Roles because of Covid Handling

Opinion | In just one month, Trump commits a whole new set of potentially impeachable offenses - The Washington Post

Let the countdown begin: 100 days until Election Day, and America needs all hands on deck : politics
Wake up: Trump is setting the stage for future coup : politics
Here are 15 signs of authoritarianism that we've seen under the Trump administration
The Ugly Terror of a Fascist Abyss Lurks in the Background of This Pandemic : politics
Trump has helped the US to see its dark side. It will still be there when he goes : politics

Under Trump, American national myths are collapsing. Can they survive? Rather than restore some idealized, jingoistic version of who we are, lets use this painful moment of self-doubt to remake the reality of America. (exceptionlly selfish and stupid and great at killing people)

100 Days Before the Election, Things Are Looking Bleak for Trump : politics
Poll: 100 days from election, 80% say country is heading in wrong direction : politics
100 Days: Trump faces headwinds as Election Day draws near
Donald Trump Is a Broken Man : politics
Trump can't shift public attention from cornavirus to the streets of America - The president shows no leadership on public health but wants to be a strongman on law and order. Voters won't buy it
Trump doesn't want any MLB players kneeling when he throws first pitch : politics
Trump backs out of throwing first pitch at Yankees game | TheHill (damn)

Never get high on your own supply - Lawyers, Guns & Money - America's Dumbest Senator (TM), Wisconsin vacant suit Ron Johnson, has an op-ed in which he defends an offer of nothing to victims of a pandemic and depression his party has already made far worse than it needed to be: ... a Republican Party that was purely venal would be a massive improvement over the current one ... "In April, Johnsons reasoning was reckless; today, it's hallucinatory" ...
The GOPs Procrastination on COVID Relief Is Inexcusable
Eschaton: Reopen By Easter - That was obviously nuts when Trump said it, but a that time, a month or so after Easter probably didn't seem so nuts, even knowing what we did about how the strategy of the federal government was to fuck things up as badly as possible. Even the pessimists were more worried about a second wave in the Fall, not that we'd never get past the first one. -- It's July 26! Maybe we'll reopen by Easter!


Why Are Republicans Being Such Assholes? : politics

Republicans Are Finally Turning Against Trump. Too Little, Too Late. : politics
Forget Putin, it's meddling by America's evangelical enforcer that should scare us -- They are one in the same. Remember Franklin graham made a few trips to Russia in these past nearly 4 years
Trump's old tricks aren't working : politics
Trump golfs with Brett Favre as coronavirus deaths approach 150,000: report ... He has now spent 262 days on a golf course he owns in his 1,283 days in office (good move, sportsball guy)
Brett Farvrah : PoliticalHumor

Reagan Foundation asks Trump campaign, RNC to stop using former president's name to raise money: report : politics - Reagan employed Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Dana "Putin pays him" Rohrabacher. Trump is a Reagan LEGACY. ... and Reagan was a traitor (so was Bush, and here we are)

100 Days: Democrats see clear path to Senate majority | TheHill (well, something changed over the past six months)

CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Trump up one point in Ohio as Biden leads Michigan - CBS News
Trump 2020 poll: President is behind in a must-win state - CNNPolitics - The fact that the polls in Florida favor Biden should be one of the biggest warning signs yet for Trump
Biden holds daunting lead over Trump as US election enters final stretch | US news | The Guardian
Nate Silver: "I do not buy that Trump's fate is sealed" ... "We found historically that when there are lots of major news events and economic disruptions, an election becomes harder to predict"

'This whole house of cards is gonna collapse' : GOP shutters Senate with US on verge of economic catastrophe
Congress Was Already Broken. The Coronavirus Could Make It Worse. - The New York Times - report says that a sweeping change in institutional culture is needed for Congress to regain public trust. The challenges of the coronavirus are feeding the dysfunction.
How the Republican Party opened itself up to the Trump takeover - CNNPolitics - "It Was All A Lie," casts Trump as not an aberration but rather the culmination of decades-long evolution within the GOP.


Mnuchin: It 'wouldn't be fair' to use 'taxpayer dollars to pay more people to sit home' : politics ("starve, suckers" he said under his breath)
playing tiniest violin

From Donald Trump to Ted Yoho, Republicans are losing with women voters : politics

Rep. Ted Yoho removed from board of Christian charity over his comments about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - The Washington Post (YoHo is a good Christian but they fired him)
AOC will Introduce Bill that Requires Federal Agents to Identify Themselves : politics

Roger McNamee: Facebook is a threat to whatever remains of democracy in the US (Fuckerzuckerberged)
Biden's path to the White House could hit a dead end on Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg's autocratic nature and fear of anti-trust legislation might see him plump for Trump in the race for president
If you're not terrified about Facebook, you haven't been paying attention

Bill by Sen. Tom Cotton targets curriculum on slavery ... A New York Times-based school curriculum emphasizing American slavery instead of American independence has been targeted by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton ... (Civll War was just a little Indepenence War, not about slavery - maybe the NYT will give him a column)

Why Democrats Don't Hold Trump Accountable ... Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler ... Intend to seek? A . . . briefing? Among . . . other things? ... "A sternly worded letter won't stop facism" (at least we got rid of Nadler, but Pelosi is an idiot)
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney vs. Suraj Patel: A month later, this New York City primary is still a train wreck and a warning to us all - The Washington Post ... In one corner, you have Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, a pal of House Speaker Nancy Pelosis who has been in Congress since 1993 and was recently elected chair of the House Oversight Committee ... At the center of this mess is a massive influx of mail-in ballots (Cuomo, as usual)

Anti-Trump Republicans could play a decisive role in 2020 election in Texas : politics

John Lewis makes final crossing over Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma - The Washington Post

Bexar County GOP chair refuses to certify runoff election totals after losing in landslide : politics ... She also was caught lying previously to help her child-molesting husband, even though her own daughter was one of the victims. (sound familiar? : beta test)

Should Bill Barr Be Disbarred? : politics
You start wearing blue and brown - Lawyers, Guns & Money - To state the obvious, Bill Barr's goons are in Portland to perform violence, not to prevent it ... By the time the security forces halted their advance, the federal courthouse they had been sent to protect was out of sight -- two blocks behind them ... Odd how none of those 2nd Amendment warriors are showing up to combat federal tyranny. :


Trump is calling protesters terrorists. That puts him in the company of the world's autocrats : politics

We're Publishing Thousands of Police Discipline Records That New York Kept Secret for Decades = ProPublica obtained these police records from New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board. NYPD unions are suing to halt the city from making the data public. (crooked copsters)

Protests explode across the country; police declare riots in Seattle, Portland - The Washington Post - In Seattle, police said protesters set fire to a construction site for a juvenile detention facility. In Portland, protesters breached a federal courthouse.
Protests erupt nationwide in solidarity with Portland demonstrations : politics - If you think this is intense, wait until we add millions of homeless people into the mix. The next 100 days are going to be rather chaotic.

Pastor begs Trump to use 'hollow-point bullets' on Portland protesters : politics ... Rick Wiles, who runs the far-right website TruNews, (yeah, a real man of Satan)
Republicans say they're for small, local government. Apparently not in Portland.
In Portland's So-Called War Zone, It's the Troops Who Provide the Menace | If President Trump is actually trying to establish order, he is stunningly incompetent

After the HQ fire, will Trump deploy his 'personal militia' to protect AZ Democrats? : politics

Black armed protesters march in Kentucky demanding justice for Breonna Taylor : politics

Portland protesters topple fence at federal courthouse early Sunday, agents deploy tear gas, riot declared on 59th night of demonstrations : politics

Leaf-blower wars: How Portland protesters are fighting back against tear gas and forming walls of veterans, lawyers, nurses

Federal Officers Pepper Spray Photojournalist and Military Veteran During Portland Protest, Video Shows : politics

'Disturbing -- and Dangerous' : Journalists Denounce Judge's Order for Outlets to Turn Over Protest Footage to Seattle Police -- "This turns journalists into an arm of the government. We are not here to do surveillance for police" (checkmate, libtards)

Fires and Pepper Spray in Seattle as Police Protests Widen Across U.S. - The New York Times - From Los Angeles to New York, protesters marched in a show of solidarity with demonstrations in Portland, Ore. In Seattle, they smashed windows and set fires. A shooting at a protest in Austin, Texas, left one man dead.

Downtown Portland businesses, derailed by pandemic, say protests present a new challenge - oregonlive.com

/u/Answa012 summarizes NYPD's worst repeat offenders. What stands out is that there are 38 officers with over 40 complaints, with 5 of them with 72-75 complaints each : bestof (no wonder they feel they can kill you and police "unions" are criminal gangs)

Giants' Sam Coonrod had every right to stand, but his reason fell short ... He said plenty wrong, though, offering up an explanation that slid off his tongue and went dribbling down his chest like liquid contradiction ... "I'm a Christian," he said (well?)

Cop kicks and drag female driver during traffic stop in McDonald's parking lot in San Jose
UPDATE: San Jose officer involved with kicking, dragging woman placed on leave - San Josi Spotlight

Sheboygan County town strips constablesduties after one posted KKK sign and Confederate flag in his yard ... Over the past few years, we have received complaints from residents of intimidation, threats, profanity and other inappropriate behavior from Mr. VanEss in the performance of his constable duties (and did nothing ; Wississippi)

Video and 911 audio released in Indiana police dog mauling : news (even the cop dogs)


Tea Spots and Forced Empathy - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It's hard to imagine a more petulant, childish reaction to "Black Lives Matter" : In fairness, it is illegal to drink tea now that black lives matter, but that seems like a small price to pay for such a monumental achievement ... One thing that struck me while reading this upper-Crust Cartman exhortation is that the author has such an insulated view of city life.
Goodbye, Washington DC. -- Mayor Bowser broke her contract with residents like me. So we're leaving - by Daniel Turner ... I used to go for afternoon tea at the St. Regis Hotel on 16th Street; it's now been renamed to "Black Lives Matter Plaza" ... (DC was supposed to coddle stupid racist white people like this idiot, so he's leaving, hopefully for Mississippi oh nevermind, Maryland)


The best Union elevator pitch I've seen. : bestof


Did Hearst' s Culture Kill Hearst' s Biggest Magazine Story? -- The workplace environment at the company's magazine division was troubled under Troy Young. And it may not have been good for ambitious investigative journalism, either ... allegations against Bryan Singer ... O: The Oprah Magazine ending print edition (yeah, another misogynistic asshole corp the swamp is deep and Oprah is so last century)

Fox News' Jesse Watters: 'QAnon Has Uncovered a Lot of Great Stuff' ... Speaking with Eric Trump ... (Foxfuckers)
Fox News Touting QAnon Is All You Need to Know About the So-Called "News" Network

Eschaton: LOL Nothing Matters - I can't claim I'm any different, necessarily, but you'd think that everything going on at the moment would make some of our Great Public Thinkers get off their usual bullshit for a minute or two, but instead they're all complaining that if they do too much racism they might lose their extremely lucrative barely-show jobs. Though they never seem to lose them ... Why can't we manage to cancel any of these fuckers? How does David Frum still walk free?
Julia Carrie Wong on Twitter: "This tweet is an exquisite example of how those who decry "cancel culture" want to constrain, not expand inquiry and debate (evryone is entitled to have a building named after them for being a racist asshole, says David Frum)

Religious Questions: Why churches dont pay taxes and why thats unlikely to change


Common Food Additive (titanium dioxide) banned in France but Allowed in the U.S. causes Adverse Health Effects in Mice : science (America puts in your food, of course)

Humans may have arrived in Americas much earlier than thought, research shows - ABC News - Artifacts discovered in a cave in Mexico are about 30,000 years old.
Humans may have arrived in Americas much earlier than thought, research shows : news


You can now boot a Windows 95 PC inside Minecraft and play Doom on it : technology




072520


Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region - Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week : worldnews


United States breaks record of new daily cases with 78,000+ : Coronavirus
COVID cases top 4 million as Trump and his base reject experts, science -- the cult of Donald Trump has become a death cult (always was)
More Than 150 Experts Urge the U.S. to Shut Down as Coronavirus Cases Surpass 4 Million : Coronavirus (Kayleigh says "we don't listen those so-called experts")
These are some of the 91,000 people who've died since the US reopened : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/25/20 : CoronavirusMa
210 New Confirmed Cases; 1.8% Positive - July 25 : CoronavirusMa - 108107 total confirmed - 11330 new tests - -26 hospital; +1 icu; - 2 intubated - 12 new deaths; 8291 total - 73 new probable cases; 7161 total - 0 new probable deaths; 219 total

Teachers In Westford Say No To In-Person Teaching In The Fall : CoronavirusMa

America's Schools Are a Moral and Medical Catastrophe (Betsy Hand of Satan DeVos)
Only 8% Of Americans Want Schools to Reopen Without Restrictions For In-Person Classes: Poll - Jul 23 2020 : Coronavirus

To stop the spread of Covid-19, the USA must change its testing strategy from the current method of infrequent PCR testing to frequent rapid testing : Coronavirus
Trained dogs were able to sniff out Covid-19 infections with 94% accuracy: study : Coronavirus
New antibody mix could form 'very potent' Covid-19 treatment, say scientists
In cell studies, seaweed extract outperforms remdesivir in blocking COVID-19 virus : Coronavirus
8 month fetus dies infected with Sars-Cov-2 : Coronavirus (miscarriages and stillbirths off the charts, not being counted in the Trump Virus toll)
CDC: One-third of COVID-19 patients who aren't hospitalized have long-term illness - One patient whose symptoms have lingered for months called the report 'monumental.'
COVID-19 survivor who had most of his fingers amputated: This can happen to you
Study shows homemade masks with 2 layers are more effective than others : worldnews


Canada's top doctor warns young people to not give in to coronavirus fatigue
Coronavirus report card: Experts give Canada a B, U.S. an F : Coronavirus

At least 4 bus drivers in US attacked for asking riders to wear masks this month : Coronavirus
Man Wanted For Apparently Punching Starbucks Barista Over Mask Policy; Tip Jar Reportedly Stolen : Coronavirus
A California grocery store worker was suspended after pepper-spraying a customer who refused to wear a mask and rammed her with a shopping cart : Coronavirus

Florida surpass New York for total cases; deaths rise by 124 : Coronavirus ... Governor DeathSentence

Pittsburgh's virus success fizzles in crowded bars, eateries ... The culprit? Primarily, people in their 20s, 30s and 40s who told contact tracers that they had been visiting bars and restaurants or working in them, county officials said.



Coronavirus tracked: How women leaders outperform men during pandemic : politics (men tried to bash the virus with their dicks, but it didn't work)

Americans Not Welcome in Caribbean Resorts Re-Opening to Tourism : worldnews

Germany braces for a second coronavirus wave amid rising infections : Coronavirus

India breaks it's own record for highest number of new cases in a day with 48000+ cases yesterday : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Israeli court rules Palestinian prisoners have no right to social distancing : worldnews (no right to live, way to go full Nazi, Jews)


Muslim charity boss quits after calling Jews 'grandchildren of pigs' | Metro News : worldnews (well?)
Punjab Textbook Board MD Who Banned 100 'Anti-Islam' Books Likes Porn Video On Twitter : worldnews


Australia labels China's claims to South China Sea illegal : worldnews (the world has only four seas, east, west north, south and China owns them all)
FBI Takes Wanted Chinese Researcher Into Custody; She Had Been Harbored In SF Consulate : worldnews


Nazi sympathizer network buying up Cape Breton properties with 'colony' in mind: German report : worldnews
Amazon, Google and Wish remove neo-Nazi products : worldnews (Nazis are surging)

70 journalists and staff at Hungary's top news site Index have resigned, accusing the government of launching a bid to destroy or tame their website. : worldnews (speaking of Nazis)

Massive wave of people marching in an anti-Kremlin protest in Russian Far East this morning, July 25 : pics
Protesters In Russia's Far East Challenge Putin's Authority, Demand His Resignation : worldnews
Anti-Putin Protests In Russia's Far East Gather Steam : worldnews


Mexico City outlaws gay conversion therapy : worldnews

UN calls on US police to halt the use of force against journalists covering protests : worldnews (US police: fuck off)
U.N. Warns America Against 'Excessive Force' as Portland Officers Seen Shoving Medics to the Ground : worldnews


Trump eases controls on armed drone exports: The White House announced that President Donald Trump had approved a move to diverge partly from the 1987 Missile Technology Control Regime, in which 35 countries agreed to restrict the sales of unmanned weapons delivery systems : worldnews (Mexican cartels are interested)

The COVID catastrophe - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Now that 63 million voters have managed to wrap the nation around a telephone poll by choosing to put a corrupt lazy ignorant imbecile at the wheel, we probably won't be getting too many versions of that particular brand of savvy. Probably.


Trump-backed postmaster general plans to slow mail delivery : worldnews (says, fast mail socialistical, expect 1 to 6 months for your letter to arrive)

As A Candidate, Trump Asked FBI In Intelligence Briefing: 'Are The Russians Bad?' : politics ("they're not really that bad, China's worse" he said)
Dems Say Trump Administration Is Covering Up Intel on Ongoing Russian Election Interference : politics ("the dems were spying on me!" Trump raged)
Russia's GRU hackers hit US government and energy targets (run up to the election-day shutdown)

The F.B.I. Pledged to Keep a Source Anonymous. Trump Allies Aided His Unmasking. : politics

Twenty-One State Attorneys General File Suit to Stop 'Illegal' Effort by Trump to Skew the Census for Political Gain : politics (Roberts already said fine)

A bipartisan group secretly gathered to game out a contested Trump-Biden election. It wasnt pretty (Trump will say he won and that will be that)
Anatomy of an Election Meltdown in Georgia (the plan)

Split 5 to 4, Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church's Challenge to Shutdown Restrictions (Roberts again, the other four conservafucks perfectly fine with you dying)

Republican support for wearing masks leaps to 58% after Trump wears one in public for first time : politics
Senators Rip Interior Secretary For Refusing To Wear Mask In Meeting With Tribal Leaders : politics ... Nothing more American then government officials infecting indigenous people with deadly diseases.

Local stations across the country set to air Fauci conspiracy theory over the weekend - CNN (now why would the Refuckers do that now?)
Local TV stations across the country set to air discredited 'Plandemic' researcher's conspiracy theory about Fauci : politics (why not just say, Fox/Sinclair affiliates?)
Sinclair pulls show where Fauci conspiracy theory is aired : Coronavirus ("delayed until next wee4 for further "context")
Around half of Americans with a high school diploma or less education (48%) believe that "powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak," according to Pew Research Study, and notes "educational attainment is especially important when it comes to perceptions of conspiracy theories." : Coronavirus

Mugged by Reality, Trump Finds Denial Wont Stop the Pandemic

How did a completely open grifter get elected president of the United States? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This, I suspect, is the single most crucial question that historians will grapple with when they try to interpret the Trump era in American politics ... How, for example, did it come to be that Hillary Clinton's less than optimal email security practices somehow ended up getting much more elite media attention than the fact -- the literal, unambiguous, unchallenged fact -- that the Republican party had nominated a career grifter and scam artist to be president of the United States? (hello, HYT/Haberputz) ... Plandemic ... Sinclair owns or operates 294 television stations across the United States. It essentially controls how huge numbers of people in an enormous percentage of the nation get their news. ... DID DR. FAUCI CREATE COVID-19? (opinions differ, but probably)
Jonathan Chait on Twitter: "The whole Trump era is astonishing, but I've always been especially struck that the man engaged in a massive con, *was exposed*, and then got elected president." / Twitter

William Barr has a lot to explain about actions on Michael Cohen : politics

The $600 Unemployment Benefits Are Expiring This Weekend Because Senate Republicans Didn't Do Anything (Traitor Mitch Kackkles)
Trump and the GOP Are About to Push the Economy Off a Cliff : politics ... "they are playing chicken with a second Great Depression."
Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Mitch McConnell and the White House's Continued Months-Long Disarray and Delay
Mitch McConnell, SUPERGENIUS - Lawyers, Guns & Money - By deliberately waiting until the last minute, McConnell will create a situation where a relief bill will eventually pass, but only after the UI benefit runs out as people start to make decisions about the election less than 100 days away, and Democrats will gain more leverage as soon as the benefit expires

Bernie Sanders slams Tesla CEO Elon Musk, saying it's 'pathetic' that Musk is against another government stimulus package : politics (the Muskrat is evil liar)
Rich Republican Nihilists Don't Care If You Can't Pay Rent: Millionaires in Congress have long since lost touch with most constituents' concerns (your capitalist fucker overlords like Kelly Loeffler)
Heroes in theory, peons in practice - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Just as so many politicians gave up before crushing the curve with disastrous results, corporations are starting to pull back pandemic-related benefits even though the pandemic is worse than ever: At the outset of the pandemic, Eva was pretty impressed with how the Texas Starbucks where she works sprang into action. (and then the superrich asshle coffee guy told her to fuck off and literall die)
Noam Chomsky: Trump Is Using Pandemic to Enrich Billionaires as Millions Lose Work & Face Eviction : politics


The absolutely remarkable social media power of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez : politics
AOC Gave The Most Important Feminist Speech In A Generation : politics
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to Rep. Ted Yoho hits home for many other women in politics and business : politics
A.O.C. and the Jurassic Jerks | For the Cave Man President and his party, clubbing women is not a path to victory. : politics (won't link to Dowd, but she got some pretty good zingers in there)
The Poison of Male Incivility : When a woman dares respond to it, she's seen as "disruptive" (disruptive to their tiny male brains)
Nancy Pelosi 'Couldn't Have Been Prouder' of AOC's Response To GOP Rep's Sexism : politics

It's Bleak: Trump's Great American Comeback Is a Dumpster Fire

The Biggest Takeaway from Trumps Barstool Suck-Up Session (toxic masculinity and even the BarBros have their limits)

A Dam Breaks As Whites Abandon the GOP -- According to new polling, Joe Biden is close to erasing Trumps advantage with Caucasian voters.
Donald Trumps suburban horror show -- If current numbers hold, the Republican Party will suffer its worst defeat in the suburbs in decades with implications reaching far beyond November.
'Violent anarchists' are the new 'migrant caravans' -- and will flop just as badly
Pro-Trump Group Returns Donation From White Nationalist After Media Inquiry : politics

Opinion | Why Republicans are more afraid of change than ever - The Washington Post (regressives are always afraid of change)

Arson suspected after Democratic headquarters in Arizona burns down : politics (kill the Post Office and burn down all the Dems headquarters)

How to Lose a Swing State - Arizona is moving left. But the state GOP chair, Kelli Ward, is doubling down on Trumpism. : politics
Democrats' Chances of Retaking the Senate Keep Improving

Media coverage of the 2016 campaign was disastrous. Nows the last chance to get 2020 right. By Margaret Sullivan (get rid of Haberputz, for starters)

How the Republican National Convention came undone - The Washington Post
Trump's convention cancellation is costing GOP donors millions
Ron DeSantis was supposed to star at Trumps Florida convention. Not anymore ... and test the waters for a potential run at the GOP presidential nomination in 2024 (dumbest dumbass, but then Trump lowered the fucking bar to minus infinity)

Opinion | Small-business owners are realizing they are the victims of another Trump con - The Washington Post

Fact check: Trump again tells story about being booed at 2015 event he didn't attend - CNNPolitics

Nikki Haley's 'Groveling' Claim About Donald Trump Leaves People Bewildered (speaking of disgusting sub-humans)


Portland finally proves it: Trump is pulling us into fascism : politics ... "Hes also proved 1/3rd of Americans are perfectly fine with it as long as its not them being affected, and given enough brainwashing, they will in fact cheer it on."
It's time we use the F-word: fascism : politics
Fascism Expert Warns Trump's Deployment of Feds Could Suppress Election Turnout
Trump's Private Army Is Scarier Than You Think
America 'staring down the barrel of martial law' Oregon senator warns

"Hit her again" : PoliticalHumor

Trump Is Putting On a Show in Portland | The president is deploying the kind of performative authoritarianism that Vladimir Putin pioneered. : politics
Operation Diligent Valor: Trump showcased federal power in Portland, making a culture war campaign pitch - The Washington Post
The federal police in Portland dont even understand what arrests are
Trump's Use of Federal Paramilitaries Is a Classic Tactic of Autocrats to Test How Far They Can Push Their Authority
Trump's press secretary aired a propaganda-like video of Portland protests that was so disturbing even Fox News cut away from it (riots and carnage in the streets: Biden's America)
McEnany says violent crime, which has trended down for 30 years, has 'finally' started to fall| The White House again tries to take credit for a trend it inherited. (Fox watchers have no comprehension of history) <>/a>


Homeland Security Was Destined to Become a Secret Police Force | The New Yorker
Former Sen. Barbara Boxer: I regret voting for the creation of the Department of Homeland Security - The Washington Post - I never imagined a president like Trump when I voted to create the Department of Homeland Security (even the name, you idiot)
Is It Time to Defund the Department of Homeland Security? | The New Yorker (defund and lock up/deport, oh look all white guys, wonder why?)

Portland federal agents accused of war crimes for destroying medical supplies : politics
Federal Agents Strike Portland Reporter With Projectile Hours After Judge Issues Restraining Order to Protect Journalists : politics
A Judge Won't Force Federal Officers In Portland To Identify Themselves When Making Arrests (masked government thugs the new Constitutional norm, Republican judge says)

The Elite Border Patrol Unit That Has Violently Confronted Portland Protesters Never Should Have Been Deployed, Former Officials Say : politics (well, now we know about their Stormtrooper Unit)
Federal Cops Are Already in Seattle and the Mayor Is Pissed : politics
Federal Agents Push Into Portland Streets, Stretching Limits of Their Authority - The New York Times - Federal agents are venturing blocks from the buildings they were sent to protect. Oregon officials say they are illegally taking on the role of riot police.
Videos Show How Federal Officers Escalated Violence in Portland : politics
Trump's militarized policing of Portland has no place in the US : politics

Little Beirut's Peculiar Structure of Government and The Troubles ... the last commission form of government among large cities in the United States ... rigged for white people ... Thus it is in Portland that the Mayor is also the Police Commissioner and one of the reasons why the current Mayor, Ted Wheeler, has received pressure to reform the Portland Police Bureau (PPB).

New 'wall' of military veterans protect protesters in Portland
'That's an illegal order' veterans challenge Trump's officers in Portland

Activist burns Russian-Nazi-Confederate Flag outside Williamsport court house : news ... cited for burning 'rubbish' in public ...

Honolulu's Prosecutor Race Could Flip Hawaii's Punitive Culture (and why does HI have a fucker-cop culture?)

Mass. House passes policing bill, paving way for high-stakes talks with Senate - The Boston Globe (as usual, DeLeo in the pocket of copster)
While equity efforts flounder, Massachusetts police make millions off marijuana store traffic details - The Boston Globe - Officers in Northampton and Brookline reap overtime windfall


While others shut QAnon down, Facebook lets it thrive -- Top groups have hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of interactions (Fuckerberg your so-called democracy)

Berkeley Nuke Profs Side Gig: Far-Right Serbian Activist -- It'sreally alarming for someone who is in a position to shape the next generation of nuclear security scholars to hold such extremist views -- Far-Right Serbian Activistalso a prominent player in Dveri, a far right-wing party in Serbia that publicly supports a convicted war criminal, among other extremist stances.Jasmina Vujic has been on the faculty at the University of California Berkeley since 1992 (women can be very bad people also)


Mens Rights Groups in a Panic Over Wild Murders ... finger-pointing in the "manosphere" (paywalled, but noted)


Turning a Second Home Into a Primary Home - The New York Times - Those who are lucky enough to have a weekend house have discovered that living there full-time can require some adjustment (typical NYT on the "hardships" of the rich)

At Wall Street Journal, News Staff and Opinion Side Clash - The New York Times - A heated dispute between the newsroom and the opinion section of one of the country's most respected news organizations has spilled into public view. (completely corrupt Republifuckers)

Facing backlash from workers over alleged discrimination, Tatte founder stepping down as CEO - The Boston Globe - founder Tzurit Or ... was born in Israel and lived on a kibbutz for most of her childhood, moving to the US at age 32 ... (racist Jew, again)


Ancient DNA suggests Vikings may have been plagued by smallpox : science

Neandertals may have had a lower threshold for pain: People who inherited a special ion channel from Neandertals experience more pain : science

ELI5: If all cell nuclei in the body have the same DNA how does the cell know which DNA to express according to the organ they create? : explainlikeimfive (*)


"Zuck off" : Doctors, nurses, scientists rail against Zuckerberg




072420

Four year study of 371 reefs in 58 countries around the world reveals "sharks are functionally extinct on many of the world's reefs" Sharks were not observed on nearly 20% of surveyed reefs, suggesting a widespread decline that has gone undocumented on this scale until now.

Vietnam, one of Asia's biggest consumers of wildlife products, has suspended all imports of wild animal species "dead or alive -- their eggs... parts or derivatives" and vowed to "eliminate" illegal markets across the country. : worldnews

Sultry Nights and Magnolia Trees: New York City Is Now Subtropical - The New York Times - Winter is warmer and summer is sweltering, with torrential afternoon downpours. Whats next, palm trees? (haha, all the Florifucks will move back to NYC)


Shattered illusions: how the bubble of American exceptionalism is bursting : Coronavirus - America is not a rich country, but rather a poor country with a lot of rich people in it.

Shut down the country and start over to contain Covid-19, US medical experts urge political leaders : politics
Medical Experts Urge Another Shutdown As Coronavirus Cases Surpass 4 Million : Coronavirus
A COVID-19 Vaccine Reality Check - The Atlantic - So much hope is riding on a breakthrough, but a vaccine is only the beginning of the end ... 51% of American won't or might not take a vaccine ... Vaccine-induced immunity, though, tends to be weaker than immunity that arises after an infection
US coronavirus: Covid-19 vaccine likely won't be 'widely available' until several months into 2021, Fauci says - CNN

Covid live updates: People with mild cases still report issues weeks after testing, CDC says - The Washington Post
How the U.S. Compares With the World's Worst Coronavirus Hot Spots


MA COVID-19 Data 7/24/20 (yay!) : boston
214 New Confirmed Cases; 1.6% Positive - July 24 : CoronavirusMa - 107897 total cases - 13104 new tests - +46 hosptial; - 10 ICU; - 1 intubated - 14 new confirmed deaths; 8279 total - 124 new probable cases; 7088 total -0 new probable deaths; 219 total


Baker issues strict new rules on people traveling to Mass., including possible $500 per day fine for violators - The Boston Globe
Doctors to Governor Baker: Expanded COVID-19 surveillance testingessentialto reopening schools safely

Report: Feds gave Mass. the least amount of protective equipment during COVID-19 surge : CoronavirusMa (Trump owned the libtards)
Balance of Payments Portal | Rockefeller Institute of Government - Who Gives and Who Gets? (NY, CT, MA, NJ, CO pay for everybody else, we thought taxation without representation was a problem)

Are Most Massachusetts Residents Wearing Masks? (not really)

White House: children should go back to school even if studies show they spread coronavirus : Coronavirus
COVID-19 Can Be A Prolonged Illness, Even For Young Adults, CDC Report Says : science

Political ideology is shaping individual responses to the pandemic, online study of Americans finds. Conservatives who are staunch supporters of President Trump were less knowledgeable about the virus, less able to discern real from fake news and, in turn, saw COVID-19 as less of a threat. : science
Narcissists and psychopaths are more likely to refuse to wear masks, Says New Research : worldnews

IV Bag Shortages Occur Due to Hurricane Maria and Pandemic Supply Chain Disruption - Life Under the Modern Monopoly Power Means Even Bags of Salt and Water Are Volatile - This story in The American Prospect highlights the maddening consequences of IV bag shortages.

Leaving Your Nose Uncovered Defeats the Purpose of Wearing a Mask: Study Reveals : Coronavirus
A doctor has run 22 miles to work and back wearing a mask to help stop the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories around face coverings and to raise funds for charity. He recorded that oxygen levels never fell below 98% of what it would usually be. : worldnews (who csres about "facts")
McDonalds to require customers wear masks at all U.S. restaurants starting Aug. 1 as COVID-19 cases
Delta flight departing from Detroit has to turn around as 2 guests refuse to wear masks : Coronavirus (Trumptards) ... maskit or casket .. 6 feet apart or 6 feet under ... Over the nose, is how it goes ...

Frequent, Fast, and Cheap is Better than Sensitive - Marginal REVOLUTION - A number of firms have developed cheap, paper-strip tests for coronavirus that report results at-home in about 15 minutes but they have yet to be approved for use by the FDA because the FDA appears to be demanding that all tests reach accuracy levels similar to the PCR test. This is another deadly FDA mistake.

Research finds that New Zealand beat Covid-19 by trusting leaders and following advice. Citizens had a high level of knowledge about coronavirus and how it spread, and compliance with basic hygiene practices and trust in authorities was at nearly 100%. : worldnews (but muh herd-mentality, said Dumbmerica)

FDA hand sanitizer recall expands to at least 77 brands - The Washington Post - Regulators say many of the products contain dangerous levels of methanol, which can lead to blindness, hospitalization and even death


Exclusive poll: Coronavirus sinks GOP governors in hard-hit states : politics
GOP governors in Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Florida see approval sink : politics (none up for reelection)

Florida: 12,444 cases, passes 400,000 total cases of COVID-19, reports 135 more deaths : Coronavirus

Arizona drops in-person school start date as virus rate remains high : Coronavirus

Braves lose both their catchers hours before opening day because of coronavirus symptoms : Coronavirus

26-day-old baby tests positive for COVID-19 following autopsy in Pennsylvania : Coronavirus

No space for bodies: Mississippi county to bring in refrigerated cooler as deaths mount : Coronavirus (good job, Fuckassippi)

Why coronavirus infections are rising in D.C., Maryland and Virginia - The Washington Post - Experts agree that the numbers are alarming, and they say governments would be wise to shut down bars and indoor dining, and require face-coverings, in most parts of the region ... "It's the nature of being 20-something" (to be selfish and stupid)


India reported 49,300 Covid cases in a single day. India now has the highest growth rate of Covid cases in the world. : worldnews

'Cruelty of the Occupation Knows No Bounds': Israel Demolishes Covid-19 Clinic in Epicenter of West Bank Outbreak : worldnews (good job, Jews!)


Residents still without drinking water more than six months after bushfire emergency in Australia : worldnews

Sudan finds mass grave of Sudanese officers involved in failed 1990 coup : worldnews

Thai police drop all charges against Red Bull heir who DUI and killed a policeman : worldnews


Iranian passenger plane forced to change course as US fighter jets approached : worldnews


Xinjiang shows we haven't learnt a thing from Auschwitz : worldnews
EU must sanction Chinese leaders involved in Uighur oppression, legislators say : worldnews
Chinese stocks plunge and lead global markets lower as investors weigh escalating US-China tensions running beyond 'mere tariffs' : worldnews
Mike Pompeo says free world must change China or 'China will change us' | China : worldnews
US charges four Chinese scientists, including one hiding at consulate

11 Indigenous children died in last four months connected to Ontario's child wefare system (well, they killed off all their nursing home people also)

Russia accused of 'rewriting history' to justify occupation of Baltic states : worldnews ... Russia trying to argue that they actually wanted to be invaded and occupied for 50 years.
Trump speaks to Putin for first time since Russian 'bounty' revelations but apparently fails to mention it | The leaders discussed the coronavirus and global weapons proliferation policy : worldnews (duh, they aleady talked about it when Putin gave him a little this-for-that, and also:) Putin made Trump wait an hour before one of their in-person meetings?
Ron Johnson Investigation Alleged to Be Russian Misinformation Laundering Vehicle - Johnson was a member of that group of Republican senators who took a weird trip to Moscow on the Fourth of July in 2018.


What' s Going On With Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump? - An ostensibly tossed-off embrace of the alleged sex trafficker on Tuesday became an avenue of exploration into the presiden long relationship with her and Jeffrey Epstein.
What's Going On With Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump? ... rump and Epstein hosted a party at Mar-a-Lago in 1992 with a guest list comprising the two of them and "28 girls" ...

Commentary: Could President Trump really have asked an ambassador to steer business to one of his golf resorts? Of course : politics

Trump administration tries to block release of a documentary that shows ICE agents illegally breaking into home, eager to arrest immigrants without criminal records : politics ... then he went to a free speech rally ... (Trumpy's Storm Troopers)

Trump just appointed an immigration judge who defended anti-gay and anti-Muslim causes : politics
Trump just appointed an immigration judge who defended anti-gay and anti-Muslim causes : politics ... He is still finding ways to successfully Rape America before the new 46th president arrives

I am beginning to think the Trump administration did not want citizenship data to enforce the Voting Rights Act - Lawyers, Guns & Money - attempts to unilaterally remove the 14th Amendment from the Constitution are further evidence about why the administration actually sought citizenship data in the Census ... worth going back to the truly unhinged opinion issued by Thomas and joined by Gorsuch and Kavanaugh in Department of Commerce v. New York, accusing the District Court judge of being a conspiracy theorist for finding that the assertion that citizenship data was necessary to better enforce the Voting Rights Act was a pretext:



u/INB4_Found_The_Vegan provides a comprehensive list of terrible things Trump has done, along with sources. : bestof (this post for long list of Trump's hatred for the military, wonder why?)


Eschaton: CANCELLED - Trumpstock Jacksonville is off.
Trump proudly turns over a ten high to Roy Cooper's full house - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump's bluff to move the convention from North Carolina to a state where the governor was a nihilistic asshole who wouldn't implement any policies to control the pandemic had arather obvious flaw, and he's now crawling back to the Tarheel state while giving up on most of the convention altogether:

Cutting UI benefits by $400 per week will significantly harm U.S. families, jobs, and growth: 3.4 million fewer jobs will be created over the next year as a result | Economic Policy Institute

Trump is setting us up for an Election Day nightmare : politics
What Happens If Donald Trump Refuses to Accept the Results of the Election? | GEN - What happens if Donald Trump refuses to accept the results of the election?
8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster - POLITICO - You may think you know how bad Nov. 3 will be. But all signs point to something far, far worse.
Counterintelligence chief issues dire warning about foreign threats to U.S. election - politico - (China, not Russia, the Russian agent said)

Eschaton: Double Zero - One more bad spin, and it could be the end, folks ... But if Trump's efforts succeed, we will be in the dark and at Trump's mercy, left to wonder what we might have learned and been spared from if Democrats had taken a different approach, and if it might have saved us from catastrophe. The plan Democrats have adopted is to put every egg that matters in a single basket and hope the most volatile and crooked president in American history doesn't knock it over.

Eschaton: Broke Cities And States - People need cash, but so do our Laboratories of Democracy, which are constrained in their ability to borrow in various ways and don't have money printers (though CA did use scrip for a bit to pay some bills not so long ago) ... Will Joe Biden win the election? Will Democrats take the Senate? Will those Democrats not be haunted by the ghost of Pete Peterson? Will we reject "expansiourary austerity"? Can we make it until the end of January, 2021? (opinions differ)

Fauci says he has been assigned personal security after receiving 'serious threats' to his family : politics (murderous Trumplers, see Fucker Carlson below)
Fauci says 'serious threats' have been made against him and his wife and daughters
Anthony Fauci tells MarketWatch: I would not get on a plane or eat inside a restaurant : politics

Republican Party officials hid COVID-19 mask purchases by labeling them 'building maintenance' in federal disclosures (you mean Jared)

Parents are furious that schools can't reopen -- Held back -- As parents realize how badly the U.S. botched the next school year, we're furious

Congress Holds The Economy In Its Hands As Millions Face 'Income Cliff' | HuffPost - The expiration of enhanced benefits is about more than just unemployment policy.

These Trump Campaign Payments to the Trump Organization Look Shady as Hell - Does anyone at the Treasury Department, or the Department of Justice, or the IRS care? (well, no)

As Trump Calls for Schools to Fully Reopen, His Son's School Says It Will Not ... Betsy DeVos says that while one in four teachers will likely die from Covid, the other two will be fine.
A Straight-Faced Conway Just Scolded States For Reopening 'Too Quickly' (Kellyanni talks out of all six sides of her mouth)
Trump Said Kids Won't Spread the Coronavirus to Their Homes. He Doesn't Know What He's Talking About (among other things) ... Four out of five of his kids are from immigrants, not just Barron

Stanford's John Ioannidis Tried To Warn Trump Against Coronavirus Lockdowns - John Ioannidiscontroversial studies claim that the coronavirus isn't hat big a threat. Before the Stanford scientist did any of them, he wanted to take that message to the White House.

Mary Trump's tell-all memoir sells 1.35 million copies in blockbuster first week

Trump Is Flailing, and the Country Is Paying the Price : politics
Opinion | As Trump rages, open defiance of him is mounting. Here are 7 examples. - The Washington Post ... On November 3rd, Flush the Turd.
Opinion | Trump is the king of lies - The Washington Post
Americans are starting to realise Donald Trump is part of the problem, not the solution : politics ("starting")
Almost 100 Days Out, Democrats Are Favored to Take Back the Senate | The Cook Political Report ... there's just so many places where Democrats either have the upper hand or are competitive in states that six months ago we wouldn't have considered at risk (lock up TraitorMitch!)
Electoral College: Florida Moves From Toss Up to Lean Democrat | The Cook Political Report
White Flight From Trump? What a Decisive Biden Win Would Look Like - The New York Times - Republican structural advantages in the House, the Senate and the Electoral College would be in jeopardy.
Cognitive Test. Trump. Biden. Campaign. Flashpoint. - Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV

Exclusive poll: Coronavirus sinks GOP governors in hard-hit states - Axios
Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump in battlegrounds Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania | Fox News
Trump vs. Biden: Whos Winning the Money Race in Your ZIP Code?

How Republicans Are Beginning to Diverge From Trump - The New York Times - A promised pandemic recovery proposal remains up in the air as Republicans, their majority at stake, struggle to reach consensus (haha, Turtlefucker)
Republican feuding this week represents broader reckoning over partys future as Trump sinks in the polls (haha, WaPo runs that pic of the doors closing on Kruz again)

Stephen Miller rejects claim grandmother died of COVID -- Stephen Miller, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, is insisting his grandmother did not die of the coronavirus, despite a death certificate that states otherwise. (lie about everything, all the time, even about killing your own granny)
Stephen Miller rejects claim grandmother died of COVID, despite death certificate : Coronavirus
Teacher Who Voted For Trump In 2016 Now Fears She 'Signed My Own Death Warrant' ... So it took a personal threat to your life for you to realize Trump is a massive dumpster fire ?


Kimberly Guilfoyle under fire for Trump fundraising disarray - POLITICO - Interviews depict an operation beset by departures, staffers with no prior fundraising experience and accusations of irresponsible spending (dimbulb Jr's dimbulb deth-spreading girlfriend, at least she can't get neurological damage)
Trumps most important 2016 donor is sitting out 2020 (when you lost the Lizard-Mercers)


The 12 most logical picks for Joe Bidens vice president, ranked (Kamala the Kop, #1, Lizzie #2)


Did New York Just Get the Nations Most Liberal Legislature? -- Among those toppled by progressive insurgents was a Brooklyn assemblyman who was first elected in 1972 ... It also signaled a high-water mark for the Democratic Socialists of America (D.S.A.), whose candidates won five primary races and firmly established themselves as an electoral force in New York City and inside the Democratic Party ... just two years after their most famous standard-bearer, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, stunned the party by defeating Joseph Crowley, the No. 4 House Democrat at the time, in a June primary.

Column: A judge says Cohen was jailed to punish him for writing about Trump. That's what dictatoships do

'I talked to your bankers' Watch Barbara Walters call out Trump for lying in a tense 1990 interview

'She's the anti-Trump' : AOC's anti-misogyny speech praised by US politicians and celebrities
AOC's Powerful and Historic Floor Speech against right-wing misogyny
Florida Man Murdered On House Floor - Lawyers, Guns & Money
On every level, the GOP has a problem with women : politics
The New York Times has a misogyny problem, too | Press Watch - By Dan Froomkin ... a singular walking, talking challenge to the conservative white male power structure. As such, she tends to bring out the worst in some people. And on Thursday, she brought out the worst in the Times (white male power structure) (fuckers, and contrast with WaPo, read through for all the comments)
Eschaton: That Fucking Bitch - The people who work at the New York Times are deeply broken people ,,, Sure she was called a fucking bitch, but she used it to tik-tok her way into the hearts of the snapchat generation by elevating her brand!!! ... They didn't even quote Yoho using the naughty words, but they quoted AOC quoting him using the naughty words, because it UPENDED TRADITIONS, and was NORM-SHATTERING. You might say, UPPITY! ... These fucking people

Judge: Wilber Ross's Personal Email Account is Subject to FOIA Requests Because He Used It For Government Business

Electoral College: Florida Moves From Toss Up to Lean Democrat : politics


72 Republicans Join Democrats in Vote to Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol : politics
Senate Approves Proposal To Strip Confederate Names From Army Bases By Veto-Proof Majority : politics ... Attacking Biden as old and senile does not go down well among the senior population in Florida... hmm, wonder why...

Homeland Security Dept. Admits Making False Statements in Fight With N.Y. - The New York Times - The surprise admission came as the Trump administration unexpectedly reversed its decision to bar New Yorkers from programs that allow travelers to speed through airports ("highly unusual" to admit they lied through the teeth for Dumpster)

Fire damages Arizona Democratic Party headquarters building in Phoenix overnight (Refucks try to burn it all down)

Editorial: Trump has declared war on American cities : politics ... Republicans declared war on American cities when they took power 40 years ago. trump is the natural extension of that
Trump says he could send as many as 75,000 federal agents to US cities : politics
Trumps 'Operation Legend' was supposed to combat crime. Its produced one arrest, and some see a political stunt ("some")
This is what happens when the war on terror is turned inward, on America : politics (it was alway an excuse, thanks, Bushy)
Trump's Intervention in Portland Shows that the Republican Party Has Lost Its Way on State's rights (it was always only God, Gunz and Gayz)
Portland, polarization, and the crisis of the Republican Party -- We are witnessing a crisis of democracy that is perfectly acceptable to a significant portion of the populationas long as it hurts their enemies
Trump's Portland tactics are the stuff we decry in other countries - Using unidentified paramilitary squads to maintain order is deeply anti-democratic.
Republicans, the party of local control, stand silent as federal law enforcement takes to city streets and Trump demands all schools open - The Boston Globe

Judge blocks US agents from arresting observers in Portland : politics (they did it anyway)
A Judge Wont Force Federal Officers In Portland To Identify Themselves When Making ArrestsUS District Judge Michael Mosman found that state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum lacked standing to bring a lawsuit on behalf of Oregon residents because her office hadnt articulated any specific state interest beyond the constitutional rights of individuals (citizens being killed by masked unidentified storm troopers is not a "state interest" in Trump's judicial system)
A Judge Wont Force Federal Officers In Portland To Identify Themselves When Making Arrests

U.S. authorities say 18 Portland protesters face federal charges : news (for being within 5 miles of a Federal building)

Video Shows Man Tased By NCPD Five Times In Less Than 60 Seconds : news (hands up, on his knees, killed him)

Top NYPD chief says cops shouldn't be afraid' of accidentally breaking city's anti-chokehold law because NYC district attorneys won't prosecute ("accidentally" break the law and kill some black person)
NYPD chief says D.A.s won't charge cops breaking chokehold law - New York Daily News


The Feds Have A Long History Of Snatching People Up. Only Now They Are Targeting Middle-Class White People - The Appeal - Federal agents have been unfairly arresting Black and brown people for decades. Now that white Portlanders are seeing it up close and personal, they are outraged. Better late than never.

U.S. insurers explore officer coverage as police reform debate rages : news ... Chicago has spent almost three quarters of a billion dollars dealing with police misconduct. I could see how municipalities would embrace pushing some of that liability on individual officers ...

Massachusetts House overwhelmingly rejects proposal to ban police from using tear gas : boston (the DeLeo gang)


Trump Could Not Be More on the Wrong Side: New Poll Shows Trumps Black Lives Matter Protest Response Could Cost Him 2020 ... polling suggests the protests changed Americans' minds so quickly, and so profoundly, that Trump planted himself even further on the wrong side of public opinion than previously understood.

How Anti-Blackness Infects Other Minority Groups - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Good Rebecca Nagle piece at the always valuable High Country News on racism within the Cherokee Nation.

The Joys of Public History - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This story from Illinois says so much about how hard it is to do public history with integrity.

QAnon Is More Important Than You Think - The Atlantic - The Prophecies of Q : American conspiracy theories are entering a dangerous new phase ... VII. APOCALYPSE ... a Great Awakening is coming ... (remember when the evil clowns appeared all over America before the election in 2016?)

Living in Reaganland - Lawyers, Guns & Money - all you need to know about how seriously to take Serious Conservative Public Intellectual David Brooks. From today's New York Times column on the ever-fresh topic of the insidious effects of Political Correctness on American life ... the obsessions of the American right wing are almost exactly the same as they were when the New Right was taking over the Republican party in the 1970s .... it wasn't just the Neocons who were (and are) basically Leninists: The whole ideological structure of what was then called the New Right, but is now simply identical with the Republican party, is a relentless radical project, intending to cancel everything that has happened since at least 1932, if not since 418.


Weiss privilege - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Poor James Bennet was fired for merely printing this fascists authoritarian garbage without bothering to read it first ... BTW Andrew Sullivan is cheering on the federal thugs in Portland for attacking protestors, and dragging the oh-so-woke Times for covering up the truth that Order Must Be Maintained (sounds better in German probably)

Exclusive: Leader Of Dylann Roof-Worshipping Neo-Nazi Group Exposed | HuffPost - Andrew Richard Casarez is a 27-year-old pizza delivery driver and the leading voice in a confederation of neo-Nazis (oh, so he's part of the pizza-ring?)
QAnon Star Tommy Gelati Has a Conviction for Bank Robbery - The Shocking Secret Past of One of QAnons Most Toxic StarsQAnon conspiracy theorist Tommy Gelati loves to talk. Just not about this


A&E Lost 49% Of Its Viewers After Dropping 'Live PD'


Brooklyn Hasidic man accused of ramming car door into Black FDNY firefighter, calling him "n-----" and threatening to 'go to war' over parking dispute ... Jacob Deutsch, 55, allegedly hurled the racial epithet at the 42-year-old firefighter ... "I can have 300 Hasidic men on the block in an hour!" ... While he dropped an N-bomb during the clash, he was not arrested on hate crime charges because his actions were not motivated by racial hatred, a law enforcement source said. A Brooklyn Criminal Court judge ordered him held on $35,000 at his late Thursday arraignment .. Deutsche's wife insisted the entire incident was overblown and laid the blame on firefighters for instigating the argument... (why Israel is so fucked up)


Maine journalists under siege after false accusations from Fox News Tucker Carlson (with in an hour of Fucker's lies, psycho-Trumpsters were trying to break into their house and kill them)
Does Tucker Carlson hate America : politics


Narcissists don't learn from their mistakes because they don't think they make any

Do bath salts actually have any proven beneficial effects (e.g. on eczema), and is there any real difference between using Dead Sea salt VS Himalayan salt VS Epsom salt? : askscience


ELI5: Why are modern artists able to draw hyper-realistic art using just a pen/pencil, but artists from 100+ years ago weren't able to? (photography changed the game)


Pentagon Has Off-World Vehicles Not Made on This Earth' : news
Pentagon UFO Program Will Begin to Make Findings Public


Amazon has been meeting with and investing in startups, only to later make products that directly compete with them : worldnews (the Bezos Way)




072320

Methane is mysteriously leaking from the sea floor in Antarctica, edging global heating to a point of no return : worldnews (planet about to explode)
First Methane Leak Found on Antarctic Sea Floor Confirms Researchers' Fears : science
Earth's atmosphere more sensitive to CO2 emissions than thought, study finds : worldnews


Coronavirus: Billions of people need basic income, says UN body : Coronavirus (die for the riches again)

Cost of preventing next pandemic 'equal to just 2% of Covid-19 economic damage' : science

U.S. surpasses 4 million COVID-19 cases : news
US Reports More COVID-19 Cases In The Last Two Weeks Than It Did For All Of June : politics (Republlicans: OPEN THE SCHOOLS AND DIE!)
U.S. records 2,600 new coronavirus cases every hour as total approaches four million : politics
CDC COVID Data Tracker Cases and Deaths by State



MA COVID-19 Data 7/23/20 -- yesterday : CoronavirusMa
270 New Confirmed Cases; 1.6% Positive - July 23 : CoronavirusMa - 107,683 total confirmed cases - 16,133 new tests - -181 hospital; -4 ICU; -7 intubated - 16 new confirmed deaths; 8,265 total - 57 new probable cases; 6,964 total - 0 new probable deaths; 219 total


Report: Federal government gave Massachusetts the least amount of PPE during COVID-19 surge : boston (Jared is sitting on it)
Strip Club guidance? Drove by Centerfolds in Worcester and it was packed... : CoronavirusMa


The U.S. Is on the Verge of Lockdown 2.0
Millions rely on emergency pandemic benefits for rent, food, and medicine. Now, that lifeline could disappear. : Coronavirus

Denied permission to work from home, Md. public health worker dies after COVID hits office : Coronavirus


Coronavirus Responses Highlight How Humans Have Evolved to Dismiss Facts That Don't fit their worldview


Teens, Tweens More Likely to Spread COVID-19, Study Finds: In households with coronavirus patients between ages 10-19, nearly 19% of contacts tested positive for COVID-19. This was the highest rate of transmission among the age groups. Children under age 10 had the lowest rate at 5.3%. : Coronavirus
Infectious disease experts warn against reopening schools in Florida, Texas and other states where coronavirus cases are surging : Coronavirus

The more we stay home, the less the coronavirus spreads. Here's the evidence : Coronavirus
Face shields did not protect people from the coronavirus in an outbreak in Switzerland, but masks did, health officials say : worldnews
Bill Gates denies conspiracy theories that say he wants to use coronavirus vaccines to implant tracking devices - 28% of U.S. adults believed a debunked conspiracy theory suggesting Gates planned to use a vaccine to implant microchips in billions of people to monitor their movements : worldnews (28% not only can't think, btu reasons, airlines are now telling these passengers to find alternate travel arrangements. : Coronavirus
Coronavirus can travel 26 feet in rooms with cold, stale air -- like meat plants
About 40 percent of U.S. adults are at risk for severe COVID complications : Coronavirus
Is there any difference between an immunity achieved by recovering from a virus and immunity achieved by vaccination? : askscience

This Is Mask Haters Most Nefarious Hoax Yet -- A fake CDC document has spread across Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and more specialized websites like a hunting forum.
Passengers Clap as Woman Kicked off Flight for Refusing to Wear Face Mask : Coronavirus
Jonah on Twitter: "Ole Karen refused to wear a mask on an @AmericanAir flight so she was KICKED OFF. And then everyone clapped - #KarensGoneWild #karen @davenewworld_2 https://t.co/EJnt0xIl78" / Twitter
If you can't were a make for 'medical" reasons, airlines are now telling these passengers to find alternate travel
Deputies: Man who pulled out gun during mask dispute faces charges - Incident occurred inside Royal Palm Beach Walmart store


Spokane family now planning a funeral instead of a wedding after 25-year-old dies following COVID diagnosis : Coronavirus

N.J. is only state in the U.S. to see COVID-19 cases drop for two weeks running : Coronavirus ... NJ was the first state to have a statewide mask mandate


Nearly Two Thirds of Texans Say That COVID-19 Is "Out of Control" ... 80% of Texans approve of the statewide mask mandate. Even in Texas, anti-mask sentiment is becoming a fringe view ... 20% of Americans didn't know that the earth orbited the sun.
Survival potential will determine whether South Texas county hospital takes in COVID-19 patients. 'We cannot continue functioning the way things are going. The numbers are staggering' ... "Rural America is absolutely in no way prepared for this." (death panels, brought to you by ... Republicans!)

NEW: Florida reports 10,249 new cases of coronavirus and a record 173 new deaths, current hospitalizations rise to 9,555 : Coronavirus (today's unfolding of stupidity in Florida)
Gov. DeSantis: Coronavirus spike not caused by Floridians' behavior, it's 'seasonal' (and there you are)
Florida Gov. DeSantis suggests COVID death toll is inflated, blames alleged test errors on "testing industrial complex"


Kansas school board rejects governor's executive order delaying start of the school year - ABC News (we will kill our kids for Trump, they said)
I Was Wrong About Florida's Response to Covid-19 - I gave Governor Ron DeSantis more credit than he deserved for the low death rate in his state. (Joe Nocera, sports dude for the NYT and infectious disease expert, believed "Florida is not New York" hahaha)


Japan is 'shocked' and furious at the US after a major coronavirus outbreak at 2 Marine bases in Okinawa and says the US is not taking the virus seriously : worldnews
Japan to declare recession after 71 straight months of growth. : worldnews


'It's like bombs loading on': Venice restricts numbers allowed on gondolas, complaining that tourists have gotten fatter : worldnews
Was watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory- found an example of how desensitized we've become to overweight children : fatlogic


Arrests as protests rage against Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem : worldnews (the "Frum" are orthodox Jews)
The palestinian government released a video showing IDF soldiers unlawfully stealing an 1400yo christian artifact from the city of bethlehem : worldnews (good job, Jews)

The Trump administration gave Iran and Hezbollah a high-value terrorist prisoner but seems to have got next to nothing in return : worldnews (promised to build Trump golf course)

India ranks among 10 worst countries for working people: International Trade Union Confederation : worldnews

Airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 45 civilians and Taliban members -officials : worldnews ("and")

Japan now scrambling jets against all Chinese fighters from Fujian amid Senkaku row : worldnews
Unmasking China's invisible fleet - Satellite data exposing illegal fishing in North Korean waters reveals breadth of China's ambitions at sea : worldnews
Fatal crash: 'Sabotage' questions after Chinese activists killed in fiery Tokoroa crash : worldnews (in NZ, drunk mom in other car)
Concerns raised over crash involving Chinese activists | RNZ News
In a jab to India, China claims Bhutan national park : worldnews (China eats whole country, burps)
'Virtually entire' fashion industry complicit in Uighur forced labour, say rights groups - Human rights coalition says cotton produced in camps in Xinjiang region finds its way into one in five cotton products worldwide : worldnews
Chinese Biologist found Stealing Intellectual Property : worldnews
China harboring military-linked biologist fugitive at San Francisco consulate, FBI says : worldnews
Chinese military uses Houston consulate to steal research, US diplomat says : worldnews

Russia convicts historian Yuri Dmitriyev who uncovered Stalin's mass graves : worldnews (in Russia, history convicts you)
Russia has tested an anti-satellite weapon in space, US Space Command says : worldnews
Russia's first trial on female genital mutilation restarts after coronavirus lockdown - A doctor who performed female genital mutilation on a nine-year-old girl in the northern Caucasus republic of Ingushetia is on trial. Human rights activists hope the case can help to outlaw the abuse in Russia. : worldnews

German Nazi trial: 93-year-old former SS camp guard spared jail over 5,232 accessory to murder charges : worldnews
German court convicts men over 2018 gang rape of 18-year-old : news (Syrian refugees)

Boris Johnson accused of being in 'panic mode' over Scottish independence threat : worldnews
'Astonishing': Sadiq Khan says Boris Johnson has not spoken to him for months - The Mayor of London said he had been lobbying Boris Johnson on the use of face masks, but that the last time he had spoke to him was around two and a half months prior. : worldnews
American SUVs are Too Dangerous for UK Roads, UK Safety Experts Say : worldnews

Canada court rules US 'unsafe' for asylum seekers : worldnews (US now third-world dictatorship)
Ontario pastor fired after coming out to congregation as transgender during sermon : worldnews

Tour boats at Niagara Falls show contrast between U.S., Canadian approach to COVID-19 : worldnews

Heres Every Time Donald Trump And Ghislaine Maxwell Have Been Photographed Together
Geraldo Rivera: Trump Was 'Brave' to Wish Ghislaine Maxwell Well (in the dumbfuck suck Trump's dick Fox asshole dept.)
Ask Prince Andrew' for details of Epstein's 'cesspool' island, Donald Trump says in unearthed interview : politics
Judge rules to unseal documents in 2015 case against Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's alleged accomplice : news
New ad slams Trump for saying he wishes Ghislaine Maxwell well : politics


In struggle against pandemic, populist leaders fare poorly
Anthony Fauci throws out the first pitch before tonight's game between the Yankees and the Nationals : pics
Dr. Fauci throws first pitch, players take knee for racial injustice on Opening Day : news


White House says Trump and Putin discussed virus, arms control on phone call (Kayleigh claims "rigging the election" did not come up)

Pompeo tried to shake hands with a bunch of foreign leaders. They all turned him down. : worldnews (Dumpeo: "Imma gonna kill you!" foreign leaders: "no thanks")

Revealed: Rod Rosenstein advised there was no age limit on child separations : politics ... So, a breast-fed baby was fair game. Totally heartless, it's almost hard to believe. (remember this supposedly slightly less-evil asshle?)

The Republican party is the cancer of America. Change my mind. : PoliticalHumor
Obama lives rent free in dons head : PoliticalHumor

Trump has given up on COVID. That's terrifying ... "can't give up if you never started ...
Trump's Coronavirus Message is Revisionist History : False Prophet -- Media-bashing robocalls, chloroquine Twitter trolls, briefing-room propagandahow the president and his allies are trying to convince America he was right all along.
Despite Trump claim, 14 states say some orders for coronavirus supplies still unfilled - ABC News - Trump claims 'zero unfilled requests' but some states await PPE, other supplies. (Trump lied again?)
Trump blames spike in COVID cases on protests, increased travel and cases from Mexico, even as experts point to early reopenings : worldnews (Pres Lying Dumbfuck Evil Asshole)
Trump Brags That He Repeated 5 Words in a Row on 'Difficult' Dementia Test
It is what it is. : PoliticalHumor

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Slams Trump's 'Cruel, Heartless And Incompetent' School Reopening Plan : politics

11th Circuit Judges Robert Lagoa and Barbara Luck broke ethics rules to stop up to 1 million Floridians from voting in 2020. - Two Trump Judges Broke Ethics Rules to Stop Up to 1 Million Floridians From Voting in November Senate Democrats are demanding to know why. (Mitch the Traitor Bitch cackkkles

Fox & Friends marvels at Trump repeating 'person, woman, man, camera, TV'
Trump's Now Claiming He Got 'Extra Points' on Cognitive Test ... "I'm the smartest person in the history of the test" he said ...
The President Wants You To Know He Can Memorize Five Words -- in Order!
Person named Trump focuses every woman and man in America on his mental abilities via camera, TV - The Washington Post - Having taken the functional equivalent of a blood pressure test to evaluate his mental acuity, President Trump has repeatedly bragged about the results.

American exceptionalism was our preexisting condition - The Washington Post (exceptionally evil and stupid)

Schiff On Trump Rejecting 2020 Loss: 'He Is Laying the Foundations to Discredit the Votes of Millions' : politics
Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Trump and the bitter American truth: "We do not have a real democracy"; NYU fascism expert explains the next moves in Trump's "authoritarian playbook" -- and says it's almost too late
'Abuse of Power': Trump and Barr to Deploy More Federal Agents to US Cities | "In case you were wondering, this is precisely what fascism looks like." : politics
Trump's not just 'playing' dictator anymore : politics

Blow for Trump as Republicans scrap plans for payroll tax in new stimulus bill : politics

Trump Mocked For Claiming He's Done More For Black Americans Than Lincoln : politics ("maybe more than Lincoln")
Take it from a historian. We don't owe anything to Confederate monuments | Trump spends so much time defending statues not because he cares about history, but precisely because he doesn't

Republican feuding this week represents broader reckoning over party's future as Trump sinks in the polls
Trump's New Ad Is Amazing - The Bulwark - The Trump campaign just ran the most ironic ad in the history of American politics. (the shit is deep, literally)

Seth Meyers Hammers Media For Falling For Trump's 'BS' All Over Again : politics
Everything We Need to Know About Trump We Learned in 2016 ... "When a candidate tells you who they are the first time, believe them."
Senate passes bill with plan to change Confederate-named bases over Trump veto threat | TheHill

No, a reporter didn't call Kayleigh McEnany a 'lying b**ch,' but Fox ran with it anyway : politics (distraction from Yoho/AOC)

Judge Orders Cohen Released, Citing RetaliationOver Tell-All Book : A judge agreed that federal officials had returned Michael D. Cohen to prison because he wanted to publish a book this fall about President Trump (takes NDA to a whole nother level)

Teacher: I was a reluctant Trump voter. Coronavirus is the end of my Republican identity. : politics ... "profiles in courage" for mostly white reluctant Trump voters who have finally had "enough" ...

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Blocks Bill To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday : politics

Instead Of Battling COVID-19, Trump Launches A War On Protesters : politics
White House executive office cafeteria closed after positive coronavirus test : politics
"Trump Voters Are Old and They Don't Want to Die: Why Trump Finally Flip-Flopped on Mask Wearing (Republi-Boomers can't connect the dots to their own suicide)
Trumps frantic new effort to win back seniors is already failing ... new reelection strategy, in a nutshell: Convince vulnerable seniors who rightly fear getting killed by the pandemic that Trump let rampage out of control that they should instead fear getting killed by criminals who would supposedly rampage out of control in a future post-police dystopia that is entirely invented. (can't get their corpses to vote)
Stephen Miller's Grandmother Died of COVID-19. Her Son Blames the Trump Administration.

Biden Foreign Policy Plan Says Trump Has Left U.S. Image 'In Tatters'
Poll shows Biden beating Trump by 13 points in Florida - Axios (down 9 points since April, wait till all the Villagers die)

Trump knows he's going to lose. He's already salting the earth behind him.

On House floor, Dem women call out abusive treatment by men - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs outrage over a Republican lawmaker's verbal assault broadened into an extraordinary moment on the House floor Thursday as she and other Democrats assailed a sexist culture of accepting violence and violent language against women" whose adherents include President Donald Trump.

Opinion | God Help Us if Judy Shelton Joins the Fed - The New York Times - latest unqualified nominee to the Federal Reserve Board must be rejected.
Romney Says He Will Oppose Sheltons Fed Board Confirmation

Larry Hogan Is Betting His Future on a Post-Trump GOP - The Atlantic - Larry Hogan Isn't Coming to Save the Republican Party - The governor of Maryland is betting his future on a kinder, gentler post-Trump GOP. Good luck with that ("Fatneck" Hogan)


Republican Group Uses Trump's Own Words Against Him In Searing Swing-State Ad : politics

Former Homeland Security secretary says DHS not meant to be 'president's personal militia' : politics
Ridge: It'd would be 'a cold day in hell' before I'd let uninvited federal agents into cities

Trump 'Surges' Feds to Chicago Like Its a Warzone (considers carpet-bomming)
The Federal Response to Protests Extends Far Beyond Portland | The Nation - A document responding to inquiries by Senator Kamala Harris shows the extent of CBP involvement in local law enforcement.
'Shaking in Their Boots' : Trump Wanted a Portland-Style Offensive in Chicago ("Putin does it, why not me?" he said)

It's Time to Admit That the Department of Homeland Security Has to Go : politics

Portland Mayor Hit With Tear Gas Deployed by Federal Agents - The New York Times - Some protesters mocked him, recalling the city police's use of tear gas on demonstrators (the mayor is the police commissioner, of course)
Portland mayor tear-gassed by federal officers, warns 'somebody's going to die' during chaotic protests : politics

Attorney arrested by feds among Portland Wall of Moms protesters says she was not read rights : politics
From the Administration that Brought You Kids-in-Cages, It's Tear-Gassed-Moms : politics

The Republican silence on what's happening in Portland is jarring : politics

67 current, former prosecutors defend St. Louis prosecutor from attacks in McCloskey gun case - The Washington Post - Trump, Missouri Republicans have criticized Kim Gardner for filing weapons charges

Philly officer who pepper sprayed peaceful protesters charged with assault : news
La Mesa Police Release Bodycam Video, ID Officer Who Shot Grandmother With Bean Bag Round During Protest : news (so the copsters have been the carnage all along)

20 men with guns confront solo armed black protester at Utah Capitol : politics


In a moment of reckoning, new calls for justice for DJ Henry - The Boston Globe (killed by cops, natch)


Facebook ignored racial bias research, employees say - Researchers said the company ignored their work and then stopped them from pursuing topics related to bias altogether (is Zuckerfuck a racist asshole? how about Fuckberg?)


Abscam congressman Ozzie Myers charged in federal election fraud probe - South Philly judge of elections admits he took bribes to stuff the ballot box for Democratic candidates


Washed up actor Scott Baio says Hollywood blacklisted him for supporting Trump,find a job - The 59-year-old actor, who is perhaps best known for appearing on the sit-com Happy Days about 40 years ago ...(dumbass Trumpster idiot)

Fox News parts ways with a morning host who caused a Covid-19 scare - CNN - ox News has parted ways with a host who dismayed fellow staffers when she came to work while visibly sick in the early days of the coronavirus crisis -- Heather Childers, who had been an early morning host on Fox since 2012 (they were angry she might kill them with the virus they tell you is a demtard hoax)


Hearst Employees Say Troy Young Led Toxic Culture - The New York Times - At Cosmopolitan staff meetings, workers complain of discrimination and tokenism. Former employees say the Hearst Magazines president, Troy Young, made sexually offensive remarks -- For decades Hearst magazines have advised American women on how they should conduct themselves in the home (Good Housekeeping, Redbook), in society (Harper's Bazaar, Town & Country) and in the bedroom (Cosmopolitan). This is the company whose stars have included Oprah Winfrey ... (cut off their dicks)

Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and "Cancel Cultur"e want to constrain, not expand inquiry and debate. O By Isaac Chotiner


Children's news website apologises to JK Rowling over trans tweet row : The Day faced legal action from author after implying that her comments on gender harmed trans people (British legal system protects lying assholes +how can she "hurt trans people" when they aren't "people)


No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon's UFO Unit Will Make Some Findings Public | Hacker News ("some" +showrunners saving this one)




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World seafood species in decline . 82 % were below levels that can produce maximum sustainable yields. 87 populations were in the "very bad" category, with biomass levels at less than 20 % of what is needed to maximize sustainable fishery catches

Jeff Bezos is now personally worth more than Nike, McDonald's, Costco, and almost 50% of the Dow : worldnews
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos now worth about as much as New Zealand economy : worldnews


UPDATE: Number of new coronavirus deaths in the U.S. surpasses 1,000 for the 2nd day in a row : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/22/20 : boston
192 New Confirmed Cases; 1.7% Positive - July 22 : CoronavirusMa - 107,413 total confirmed cases - 10,786 new tests - +19 hospital; +/- 0 ICU; +4 intubated - 18 new confirmed deaths; 8,249 total - 95 new probable cases; 6907 total - 0 new probable deaths; 219 total

9 Test Positive For COVID After Chatham Party : CoronavirusMa

U.S. Northeast, Pummeled in the Spring, Now Stands Out in Virus Control | In just over two months, the Northeast hsa gone from the country's worst coronavirus hot spot to it most controlled. "It's acting like Europe" one expert said.
New England needs to quarantine itself. : CoronavirusMa
UMass model sees continued slow decline in Mass. coronavirus deaths - The Boston Globe
I think schools opening might be disastrous, even in our state : boston

Gig Workers Are Employees - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Good on Massachusetts:

Boston-area restaurants that have closed amid coronavirus - Regina Pizzeria, Whiskeys join list of Boston-area restaurants to close amid COVID-19 restaurants that have shut down due to the economic impacts of coronavirus.
Want to own a legendary bar? The Cantab Lounge is up for sale - The Boston Globe - Buy a piece of Cambridge history ($240K)


Dr. Anthony Fauci warns the coronavirus won't ever be totally eradicated : Coronavirus
Silent spread of virus keeps scientists grasping for clues
Cannabis May Reduce Deadly COVID-19 Lung Inflammation: Researchers Explain Why : worldnews
More Than One Million English Citizens Have Quit Smoking During the COVID-19 Pandemic : Coronavirus
Random testing in Indiana shows COVID-19 is 6 times deadlier than flu, and 2.8% of the state has been infected : Coronavirus


California surpasses New York state in confirmed COVID-19 cases; worldwide cases near 15 million - The Boston Globe

"Our hospitals look like war zones": Texas battling influx of COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus

Florida superintendent says district has 'no option' but to begin school year online amid coronavirus spread : Coronavirus

Outbreak at Iowa pork plant was larger than state reported : news

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announces statewide mask mandate, effective Thursday : Coronavirus

Navy SEAL Karen loses it at restaurant worker. : FuckYouKaren
'Navy SEAL Karen' berates coffee shop barista after being told to wear a mask : news

Germany's coronavirus response is a master class in science communication : Coronavirus

"Glory holes" listed among BC health officials' tips for safe sex amid pandemic : worldnews ... Nothing like anonymous sex through a hole in a truck stop bathroom to defeat a pandemic.

Bolsonaro still has coronavirus after testing positive for the third time : Coronavirus (speaking of glory holes)



India journalist shot dead for reporting harassment of niece : news


World is legally obliged to pressure China on Uighurs, leading lawyers say - Sanctions on China and companies operating there, along with use of treaty agreements, can bring Beijing to account, British barristers argue : worldnews
China's Enhanced J-20B Stealth Fighter May Arrive Soon, Heres What It Could Include


Search for missing boy leads Mexican police to 23 abducted children : worldnews

Trump asked US ambassador to the UK to request the British Open be held at a Trump resort in Scotland, New York Times reports : worldnews
Trumps Request of an Ambassador: Get the British Open for Me

Ghislaine Maxwell is accused of sex trafficking underage girls, but Trump says: 'I wish her well' : worldnews
James Gill: William Barr didn't bring Jeffrey Epstein to trial. What about Ghislaine Maxwell : politics

Woody Johnson: NFL owner and Trump ambassador to UK sparks watchdog probe over alleged racist and sexist remarks and a push to promote Trump business - CNNPolitics

China says US orders it to close consulate in Houston to 'protect American intellectual property' after officials respond to fire - "The unilateral closure of China' consulate general in Houston within a short period of time is an unprecedented escalation of its recent actions against China" Wang said
U.S. orders closure of Chinese Consulate in Houston - The Washington Post


The breathtaking unconstitutionality of Trump's new census policy | It's a direct attack on the 14th Amendment (fuck your so-call Constitution, Trump said)
How Voter-Fraud Hysteria and Partisan Bickering Ate American Election Oversight and two of its four commissioners are parroting the presidents unfounded warnings about vote by mail.
The November Election Is Going to Be a Mess - The Atlantic - Disaster is avoidableif lawmakers act now (Turtlefucker KKKackles)
/u/BoinkBoinkEtAliae explains where the real fraud may lie with mail in voting and why the recent appointment of U.S. postmaster should be on everyones minds this election. : bestof
Both Sides! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - CNN just can't help itself : It publishes an article about how Trump is going to try and steal the election by claiming voter fraud when absentee ballots are slowly counted that leads to his loss. But hey, Dems! (will riot in the streets to protest his landslide victory)

BREAKING! Most people do not want their children exposed to deadly virus - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Trump has managed to convince some of the most committed members of his death cult, and that's pretty much it.

If Congress Cuts Jobless Benefits, It Would Be a Disaster (Republicanss: fuck off and die)
'What in the hell are we doing?' Senate Republicans clash over coronavirus relief

Turns Out Mass Death Is Bad For The Economy : politics
I Spoke With Anthony Fauci. He Says His Inbox Isn't Pretty (QAnon Trumpster fuckers)

McConnell Laughs When Asked If Covid-19 Bill Will Pass by End of Next Week --when Unemployment Benefits Expire for 30 Million ("Kackkles" )

Beto O'Rourke: Texas GOP is a 'death cult' that wants you to do the dying

Senators want ethics probe into Ivanka Trump's Goya Foods promotional tweet : politics

Trump Threatens To Veto Troop Pay Raises To Protect Confederate Names : politics (keep it up, demento-Donnie)
Giants Manager Kneels During National Anthem and Trump Is a Cry Baby Ass Snowflake About It : politics

Past D.C. Bar Association chiefs call for probe of William Barr : politics

The pivot - Lawyers, Guns & Money - At this point, expecting Donald Trump to up his level of engagement from "cocaine-addled laboratory baboon" to "minimally functional adult" hus allowing him to suddenly recognize the gravity of the moment ... sorry I can't do this anymore
Brandon Friedman on Twitter: "How ever did we get in this situation with Donald Trump it's a mystery https://t.co/ONJkP5QvHp" / Twitter (your stupid media in March, they never, ever, learn and the public suffers)

Trumps Remedy for Low Poll Numbers: Reminding People Polls Can Be WrongAnd if surveys of likely voters don't look promising, turn to other measures. Like boat parades.
The states at the center of the 2020 voting crisis - Axios -- WI, PA, GA, NC ...

Biden, leading Trump by eight points, also has a big advantage with undecided voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters - Biden, leading Trump by eight points, also has a big advantage with undecided voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll (all three of them)
Not Me, Us - Lawyers, Guns & Money - oe Biden is neither a liberal warrior nor a conservative Democrat like Joe Manchin. He is, instead, someone who has tracked the middle of the party throughout his career. In a context in which the party is moving left, that makes his presidency a potentially useful vehicle for the left:
Biden, Obama reunite for socially distanced conversation, slam Trump's handling of COVID-19 crisis

Biden campaign goes on offensive against Sen. Ron Johnson's Burisma probe

Look, when you're competing with likes of Rick Scott and Rick DeSantis to be the single most revolting specimen the Florida Republican Party has barfed up recently, you have to be on your game: "In a confrontation overheard by a reporter Monday outside the Capitol, Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) "disgusting" and told her "you are out of your freaking mind' for describing poverty as a root cause of crime ... Yoho also used a sexist slur to describe Ocasio-Cortez once she was out of earshot ... "fucking bitch" ... Donald Trump becoming the Republican nominee for president is truly a mystery that will never be explained.

MeidasTouch: Three brothers are behind a series of viral videos trolling Trump - CNNPolitics - A little known Democratic group called MeidasTouch
THINKFLOYD on Twitter: "How's that whole #CreepyUncleJoe narrative working out for .@realDonaldTrump again? ("I'm not a creep, he's the creep" the creep screamed)


The Texas GOP Held Its Convention on Zoomand It Was a Comic Disaster ... "Walter West, the Skrewball guy, replaced his Zoom background with a photoshopped black and white image of his face with glowing red eyes, captioned "I TOLD YOU DO' displaying a kind of touching obliviousness to the reality that his intransigence was, in fact, part of the reason this thing was becoming a disaster ... I could see a Vonnegut character doing this ... Agree. It was like reading something out of Hunter S. Thompson, only if the world was doing acid, and Thompson was the only sober one ... You have just described watching the Republican Party in 2020. Thank you.
The Texas GOP Held Its Convention on Zoom -- and It Was a Comic Disaster (source for deeper dive into absolute Republican moronism and why Texass is screwed)

Susan Collins Is Desperate To Avoid Saying Whether She Backs Trumps Reelection -- It's possible the Maine Republican has decided endorsing the president would be a poison pill for her own reelection bid (Suzie-Floozy goin' down)

my 87-year-old dad had an idea for a political cartoon, so I drew it for him "make sure the rats look really scared" he said
Makes sense conspiracy theorists : PoliticalHumor

Matt Gaetz appears to run afoul of House ethics rules : politics (having gay sex on House floor)


Twitter bans 7,000 QAnon accounts, limits 150,000 others as part of broad crackdown - The company will classify QAnon as coordinated harmful activity in part because of a rise in harassment targeting high-profile critics of the president.


A new Trump campaign ad depicting a police officer being attacked by protesters is actually a 2014 photo of pro-democracy protests in Ukraine : politics ... It's crazy that Trump's whole campaign strategy is pointing to chaotic events and saying "this is what will happen if Biden is elected" when it's what is happening right now while he's president ...

A Gallup poll of more than 36,000 Americans finds 94% feel police reform is needed in the US : politics

Trump administration weighs a show of force in more cities - POLITICO - DHS and DOJ officials are making plans to deploy units to protect federal facilities (the "carnage" in America cites was always a projection)
Trumps authoritarian crackdown is so bad that even some in the GOP are blasting it

Portland Is Trump's Testing Ground for Authoritarian Rule | Unmarked federal officers, gratuitous partisan violence and unconstitutional detentions: Donald Trump is abducting America's democracy : politics
Oregon Seeks Emergency Order Blocking U.S. Agent Arrests : politics
Portland bans police from working with federal law enforcement, targeting journalists and legal observers during protests : news
'This is not a dictatorship!': Portland pushes back harder against Trump, federal agents : politics (facism beta test)
It's not good for our democracy : Calls grow for federal officers to shed military-style uniforms
The US military is starting to get concerned about law enforcement dressing up in Army uniforms : politics

"Disturbing And Demoralizing" : DHS Employees Are Worried The Portland Protest Response Is Destroying Their Agencys Reputation (that happened a long time ago, assholes)

Portland's Wall of Moms Joined by Dads With Leaf Blowers Against Trump's Police : politics ... Just when you thought 2020 couldn't give you any more wild headlines ... wait until the grannies turn up ... Waving canes and throwing sticky candies, threatening to wipe noses with crusty purse tissue.
Portland Mom Says Feds Assaulted Her During Protest Arrest | Heavy.com (fuck cops will fuck you)
'What choice do we have?' : Portlands 'Wall of Moms' faces off with federal officers at tense protests

Where Lynching Terrorized Black Americans, Corporal Punishment In Schools Lives On | HuffPost - These counties had high rates of lynchings. Now their schools are more likely to paddle Black children, a new study reveals.

Derek Chauvin charged with felony tax fraud for claiming Florida residency - Minnesota Reformer - Derek Chauvin charged with felony tax fraud for claiming Florida residency (crooked copster was a crook)


A Black 14-year-old offered a stranger a doughnut - In Newburyport - He was bombarded with racial slurs - The Boston Globe - Just before the man drove off in a Lexus sedan,The man shouted the n-word through his sunroof and drove away.


Americans: We Love Rioting - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Heather Cox Richardson with some context and many examples of white people rioting.


Rape suspect accused of assaulting four Penn State students is arrested : news


Tuckers Got Real Scandals, So He Keeps Inventing Imaginary Enemies (disgusting proto-human)

The Bizarre Fall of the CEO of Coach and Kate Spades Parent CompanyOne of only five Black chiefs of a Fortune 500 company abruptly resigned after strange allegations -- involving a hidden identity as photographer and an extramarital affair -- resurfaced (born in NIgeria, adopted and moved to Cambridge, Milton Academy, thought he had buried his shitty self, but the karma machine got him)


Environmental group Sierra Club reckons with John Muir's racism - The Washington Post - Liberal, progressive and racist? The Sierra Club faces its white-supremacist history.The group is speaking out against John Muir, its founder and an environmental icon who fought to preserve nature and disparaged African Americans and Native Americans ... also ... Tyson said the Union of Concerned Scientists, along with other groups, has fallen woefully short in its efforts to make its workplace more diverse and help communities disproportionately impacted by pollution (sciencebros) (more reckonings)


Everything We Know About the Boat in Gaslighter, the New Dixie Chicks Song (gee, more reckonings for male jerks)


A cave in a remote part of Mexico was visited by humans around 30,000 years ago 15,000 years earlier than people were previously thought to have reached the Americas. : science
Evidence of human occupation in Mexico around the Last Glacial Maximum | Nature


Couple win battle to name son Lucifer after opposition from registrar : news


What's something you've seen that you can't unsee? ... "I saw my dad on a gay porn site" Which legendary Reddit post / comment can you still not get over? : AskReddit ... "if you were any simpler, you'd have to be watered every day"




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Climate change on track to wipe out polar bears by end of century, study warns : worldnews (and most human, but humans could give a shit)
Out of control wildfires in Siberia have torn through an area larger than Greece so far in 2020, Greenpeace Russia has said, imploring authorities to do more to tackle the fires which are choking towns and cities in smoke and hastening the climate crisis. : worldnews
Wealthier Americans have estimated per capita carbon footprints about 25% higher than those of lower-income residents, with emissions up to 15 times higher in especially affluent suburbs. : science
Indian newspapers from 1966 have surfaced in the French Alps, under the ice of a melting Mont Blanc glacier | They are believed to be from an Air India plane that crashed on 24 January, 1966, killing all 117 people on board. : worldnews


On metric after metric, the coronavirus pandemic has been worse in the U.S. than nearly any other country : Coronavirus (Republifuckers, literally)
United States Coronavirus hits a new high - over 4,000,000 Cases : Coronavirus - The U.S went from 2 million new cases to 3 million in 28 days. It took about 14-15 days to go from 3 million to now 4 million new cases. That's exponential growth, folks.


MA COVID-19 Data 7/21/20 (take 2) : boston
165 New Confirmed Cases; 2.1% Positive - July 21 : CoronavirusMa - 107,221 total confirmed cases - 7,821 new tests - +30 hospital; -4 ICU; -5 intubated - 17 new deaths; 8,231 total - 79 new probable cases; 6,812 total - 0 new probable deaths; 219 total

A note on other data sources e.g. rt.live, Worldometer, Johns Hopkins etc : CoronavirusMa


Massachusetts bars and restaurants can now sell cocktails to go : boston

NY ups quarantine rules to visitors from 31 states : Coronavirus
Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut will impose fines on all travelers from 'hot spot' states with surging COVID-19 who don't self-isolate, or fill out online health questionnaire


C.D.C. Data Shows U.S. Coronavirus Infections Much Higher Than Reported - The number of people infected with the coronavirus in different parts of the United States was anywhere from two to 13 times higher than the reported rates for those regions,
Antibody tests show coronavirus rates 10 times higher than reported cases in most U.S. regions: CDC : Coronavirus
Coronavirus not over by Christmas, experts warn : Coronavirus
Possible but not certain COVID-19 vaccine rolled out this year: Oxford developer : Coronavirus
Covid-19 Antibodies Fade Rapidly, Raising Risk of Lost Immunity : Coronavirus
Former CDC chief: Most states fail to report data key to controlling the coronavirus pandemic Not a single state reports on the turnaround time of diagnostic covid-19 tests : Coronavirus

Coronavirus pandemic cuts rent growth to a decade low : Coronavirus
How Remote Work Divides America: With government benefits set to expire at the end of July, new studies show that workers who were struggling financially before the pandemic face returning to jobs that require close personal contact. : Coronavirus
Covid-19: 'Vast majority' of nurses who contracted virus suffer post-recovery issues (the only workers America hates slightly less than teachers)
Creepy corona late effects Unsettled patients, concerned doctors - German article Translation in the comments : Coronavirus

Growing Body Of Evidence Suggests Masks Protect Those Wearing Them, Too : worldnews (six fucking months later)
Narcissistic personalities linked to defiance of coronavirus prevention guidelines and hoarding : Coronavirus
The political battle over masks is making us lose the war on COVID-19 - The Boston Globe - Wearing masks is both patriotic and compassionate; it is not a sign of weakness or disloyalty.
Single-use masks could be a coronavirus hazard if we don't dispose of them properly : Coronavirus
Man at Pa. Walmart accused of spitting in woman's face for asking him to wear face mask: state cops ... According to Pennsylvania State Police in Honesdale, Evan V. Spangenberg of Preston Park, Pa., and another woman were not wearing masks when the woman approached them and asked them to please wear their masks ...
Man at Pa. Walmart accused of spitting in woman Dollar Tree, Family Dollar no longer require face masks at all stores : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Marriott will require all guests nationwide to wear face masks beginning July 27 : Coronavirus
Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic To Require Masks In All Stores Starting Aug. 1 As COVID-19 Cases Increase : Coronavirus

A COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response, reports new Lancet randomised controlled trial (20 July 2020) with 1,0770 participants. The adenovirus-vectored vaccine led to them making antibodies and T-cells that can fight the coronavirus. : science

'If It's Here, It's Here' : America' Retirees Confront the Virus in Florida : As cases spike across Florida, the virus appears to have caught up with the residents of the Villages .. Since the beginning of July, hospital admissions of residents from the Villages have quadrupled at University of Florida Health The Villages (die, stupid racist asshole Republican fuckers)
Eschaton: We're In Our Base Killing Our Doods - It is a weird plan ... But even as cases climb, doctors in the Villages say they are prepared for an increase in patients. The hospital has enough capacity and antiviral drugs, Dr. Gogineni said. ... Yet, residents still congregate every day without wearing masks. They turn up the volume on a radio and dance in the squares. They crowd bars where songs by Elvis Presley and Bobby Sherman play. There are picnics and water aerobics classes ... (yeah, fuck off and die stuck-in-the-past boomers)

Florida adds 9,440 coronavirus cases, 134 deaths; Central Florida cases pass 60K : Coronavirus
Disney theme park staff worry about Covid-19: 'I can't bring it back home : Coronavirus (Die for the Mouse!)
u/SkyScrollersBestie Works at Disney World explains that the staff is sick with COVID. Really sick. : bestof
What Theme Park Workers Aren't Allowed To Tell You - We're Positive Too. : FloridaCoronavirus

Bio-hazard warning after truck carrying Covid-19 samples hijacked in Port Elizabeth | News24 : Coronavirus (Jared?)


Arizona reports 3,500 new coronavirus cases, 134 additional deaths : Coronavirus (Ronazona has hightest cases/million, followed by NY, LA, NJ, FL)

Coronavirus kills another 1,000 in Texas in just 10 days : Coronavirus

California reports nearly 12,000 coronavirus cases in 1 day, setting new record : Coronavirus
California Coronavirus Cases Top 400,000, Soon to Surpass New York as Worst-Hit State In Country : Coronavirus (but 24th by pop. AZ #1)
California set to overtake New York for most Coronavirus cases. : Coronavirus
Orange County Now Has The Second Worst Coronavirus Outbreak In California : Coronavirus
L.A. may become the biggest U.S. city with a second stay-home order : Coronavirus
California church defying shutdown order got PPP loan of at least $350,000 in April : news

'They're going to get over it' : Missouri Gov. insists kids must go back to school even though "they will' get COVID-19 (being dead = "over it" pro-life Republicans)
'Hunker down' Kansas City doctors warn parents their teens are spreading COVID-19

Politicians and Business Interests Pushed Health Officials Aside to Control Reopening. Then Cases Exploded. [Utah] : Coronavirus ... As case counts rise, the state will now allow indoor gatherings of up to 3,000 people. Wait, what? (meanwhile in the stupidity simulation ...)

Georgia reports 78 COVID-19 deaths in a single day Hospitalizations and ICU admissions also see a sharp rise : Coronavirus (Kempster KKKackles)

Cluster of coronavirus cases found at North Carolina casino :: WRAL.com


As COVID-19 pandemic rages on, experts say it's unlikely Tokyo Olympics can be held next summer : Coronavirus

England's chief nurse dropped from Covid-19 briefing after refusing to back Cummings : worldnews (sound familiar?)

Four-day working week to be introduced by Morrisons as support for concept grows in wake of coronavirus crisis : worldnews (the social change virus)

EU nations clinch $2.1T budget, virus aid deal after 4 days : worldnews (Republicans in America: la-di-la-la)

World Health Organisation AI chatbot goes deaf when asked for the latest COVID-19 figures for Taiwan, Hong Kong : worldnews (WHO owned by China, fuck your World Heath)

IDF soldier destroys Palestinian Covid-19 center : worldnews (of course he did)


German state bans burqas in schools: Baden-W|rttemberg will now ban full-face coverings for all school children. State Premier Winfried Kretschmann said burqas and niqabs did not belong in a free society. A similar rule for teachers was already in place : worldnews


Hitting children with bats and sticks, slapping them across the face, and holding their heads underwater to simulate drowning are some of the abusive coaching techniques allegedly used in Japan as revealed in a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). : news ("simulate" +Japan)


Pro-democracy election hopefuls refuse to sign form declaring China's sovereignty over Hong Kong : worldnews
China threatens 'forceful counter-attack' after Britain suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty : worldnews (it's always the war language, they must have studies Orwell)
'People in Xinjiang Enjoy Happy Life': China's Ambassador to the UK Denies Existence of Uighur Concentration Camps : worldnews
China imprisons two Tibetans for song praising His Holiness the Dalai Lama : worldnews (you SHALL NOT SING)
Tech firms begin to abandon Hong Kong because of security law : worldnews
Malware found in Chinese tax software used by Australian businesses : technology

Afghan girl kills Taliban militants with AK-47 after they murder her parents : worldnews

Prominent Pakistani journalist 'goes missing' in Islamabad | Matiullah Jan, known for his criticism of Pakistan's powerful military, was last seen outside a school in the capital. : worldnews (in Paki, they don't even bother jumping out the window)



Kremlin Critic Navalny Says $1.23 Million Government Fine Forces Him to Close His Anti-Corruption Foundation : worldnews (in Russia, the corruption fines you)

Boris Johnson vows to ban 'absolutely abhorrent' gay 'conversion therapy' : worldnews (just a distraction from:)
BBC News: Russia report: UK 'top target' for Russia : worldnews
The UK government 'actively avoided' investigating Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum : worldnews ... The UK government rejected this call in its response to the report. "A retrospective assessment of the EU referendum is not necessary," ... Really just like that ... The current system of life peerages, hereditary peers and spiritual peers (is this Iran?) is anachronistic ... Mr Pavlov simultaneously hired CTF, a communications and government affairs firm, for #45,000, with the same goal - to avoid inclusion on the Magnitsky Sanctions List.CTF's principals were Lynton Crosby, adviser to prime minister David Cameron and head of the elections campaign for Boris Johnson, and Mark Fullbrook, head of campaigns for the British Conservatives" ... so weird that right wingers are letting Russia run all over them. I thought they were supposed to be nationalists. (fucking commie Tories, see Republicans)
The Russia report reveals how Putin's allies used the UK as a 'laundromat' to launder Russian money and interfere in British politics : worldnews
Russia sees the UK as one of its "top targets" in the West, according to the Intelligence and Security Committee : worldnews
Intelligence report confirms Russia did try to influence Scottish independence referendum in 2014 : worldnews

Strawberry pickers' plight exposes 'modern slavery' in Spain: Thousands of migrant strawberry pickers from Morocco are trapped in Spain. Local groups call it a humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, companies are trying to end their dependence on Moroccan workers : worldnews ,,, This is the same story the world over, people being exploited in agriculture on the hope of a better future for their families at home or a visa Whether that's Eastern Europeans in the UK, Moroccans in Spain, Japanese in Australia, Vietnamese in Japan, it goes on and on.

B.C. Premier John Horgan formally asking federal government to decriminalize illegal drugs : worldnews (copsters losing the war on you)

The US State Department has declared that a former Egyptian leader now serving on the executive board of the International Monetary Fund should be immune from a federal lawsuit brought by a US citizen seeking to hold him liable for torture, according to court filings on Friday. : worldnews (Trump loves torture, pardons him)


Mexican president sticks to no-war approach after cartel video : worldnews


Ghislaine Maxwell paid $25k to Jacob Wohl to 'smear victims' | Daily Mail Online -- 'smear Epstein victims and to get prosecutor Geoffrey Berman fired in attempt to stall sex trafficking investigation against her'
In a thread about the attempted assassination of the judge presiding over the Deutsche Bank lawsuit, /u/otokkimi provides sources for a comment by /u/WowSuchBao which describes just some of the connections between Trump, Epstein, and the Deutsche Bank. : bestof ... There are more photos of Trump and Epstein than there are of Trump and Baron Trump - (but the CLINTOONS!)
Trump says he wishes accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell well and has 'met her numerous times' : politics (and there you are)


Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff, Warner Send Letter to FBI Director Requesting Defensive Counterintelligence Briefing for All Members : politics ... The request was precipitated by information that Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin was using his position on the Senate Homeland Security and Foreign Relation committees to propagate Russian disinformation. Senator Johnson was one of the Republican Senators who spent the Fourth of July in Moscow in 2018 ... (FBI says "we only brief Republicans on how Russia will help us win")
I bet no one saw that coming : PoliticalHumor (Ron Johnson, traitorous Republican scumbag

2020 election: Experts fear post-election crisis as Trump sets the stage to dispute the results in November - CNNPolitics
After Trump, we will need a truth commission : politics (but let's swap "reconciation" with 'execution")
It's funny because it's true : PoliticalHumor


Imagine how different EVERYTHING would be... : PoliticalHumor
No White House coronavirus task force members currently expected at Trump's briefing - CNNPolitics (no facts to distract you from the Supreme Leader)
Eschaton: My Big Wet Boy is Back - My Big Wet Boy is Back ... TV will run these free campaign commercials, of course. I'd be more annoyed by that if I thought it actually helped him.
Daniel Dale on Twitter: "Trump says he's bringing back 5 PM pandemic briefings as of tomorrow: "We had very successful briefings. I was doing them and we had a lot of people watching. Record numbers watching. In the history of cable television -- television -- there's never been anything like it."" / Twitter

Fauci says he wasn't aware White House coronavirus briefings were returning : Coronavirus (only experts like Trump allowed)
Why Fauci Doesn't Believe He'll Lost His Job ... "the numbers ... don't lie. We have a situation, particularly in Southern states that over the past several weeks have had a substantial resurgence of cases to record numbers. Cases that ultimately will lead to an increase in hospitalizations, which ultimately will lead to an increase in deaths."
House Republicans air grievances against Liz Cheney over support for Dr. Fauci and splitting with Trump - CNNPolitics (when Liz Fucking cheney is the only sane Refuck : note, most Republicans are in massive murderous Trump-supporting denial)
Fauci responds to Trump: 'I consider myself a realist, as opposed to an alarmist' : politics
Trump Calls Masks 'Patriotic' Less Than Two Months After Ridiculing Biden for Wearing One
The GOP's Bailout Bonanza : Republicans claim that policies like Universal Basic Income are unaffordable, even as they funnel billions to corporate executives (crooks will crook you)

It was farcical, but it wasn't comical ... Trump's world-historically inept handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is, needless to say, massively over-determined ... The cadres who leapt forth to supply Trump and his allies with answers disproportionately came from the science-skeptic wing of the conservative-think-tank world ... Libertarian philosopher Richard Epstein ... The dark side of the story is that even if we get a virus and a competent administration to deliver it next year and beat the virus, on climate change we are totally screwed.

Trump Is Wallowing in Self-Pity - The Atlantic - In another time, in a different circumstance, there would perhaps be room to pity such a person.

Press: Trump implodes on 'Fox News Sunday' : politics

Trump gives away the game on his census citizenship gambit (election rigging from all sides by the crookster)


John Yoo, the lawyer who wrote Bush's 'torture memos,' confirms he's helping the Trump administration find ways to skirt Congress and impose his own policies : politics (Torture Yoo)


Progressives Demand Democrats Reject 'Outright Shameful' GOP Plan to Raid Social Security and Cut Unemployment Benefits : politics (old white people rejoice)

Trumps reelection effort has spent more than $983 million, a record sum at this point in the campaignThe president maintains a cash lead over Joe Biden, who is gradually closing the money gap

Eschaton: Bad Cops Bad Cops Whatcha Gonna Do - I remember a Dem staffer (I think Obama staffer but maybe a Senate one) complaining about his interactions with political reporters back when Mitch McConnell was refusing to consider an Obama SCOTUS nominee. Essentially, there was this rather major thing happening and reporters just wanted to know, basically, "Well what are you going to do about it?" ... Even in normal times I wouldn't be a big fan of, "oh well, just gotta wait until we elect a president." But these are, well, [waves around]. (Pelosi and Schumer have always been bi-partisan disasters and fuck you, Engel)

Biden to unveil $775 billion plan to fund universal child care and in-home elder care : politics
Poll Shows Warren Better for Biden Ticket Than Harris : politics (yeah, let's make a cop VP)
Joe Biden Is Courting Trump Defectors In the Least Effective Way Imaginable - There's no valid reason to give Republican John Kasich time to speak on Biden's behalf at the DNC, but here we are ... He's radically anti-choice, radically anti-union, and a career-long adherent to the worst idea in American politics, the Balanced Budget Amendment. He opposed marriage equality; the Hodges in Obergefell v. Hodges was a Kasich appointee in Ohio. Hs a fan of private prisons, despite the customary problems. I mean, seriously, this guy? Please give me a break. (fuck, "reach across the aisle" Biden dong a Barry)

Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L Trump review : a scathing takedown of Uncle Donald. This blistering memoir by the president's niece reveals the twisted dynamic of America's malignantly dysfunctional first family

A definitive case against the Electoral College - Vox ... Our process for choosing the president, the Electoral College, is probably the strangest and most explicitly anti-democratic feature of the American political system. It was conceived in part as a firewall against majority will in case the mob ever elected someone grotesquely unqualified for the office. (It, uh, didn't work)

Majority of Voters Say U.S. Society Is Racist as Support Grows for Black Lives Matter - WSJ - Perceptions that minorities face racial discrimination hit new highs, WSJ/NBC News poll finds
Americans support Black Lives Matter but resist shifts of police funds or removal of statues of Confederate generals or presidents who were enslavers - The Washington Post


Trump once flirted with white nationalism. Now it's a centerpiece of his White House.
Tammy Duckworth: Trump cares more about dead traitors than he does about our troops

Giants manager takes a knee during anthem and Trump tweets the game is over for me


Ohio bribery case: state official charged by federal prosecutors ... Householder is one of the biggest names in Ohio politics and has been a major player for years in the state's Republican Party. He's known as an aggressive fundraiser who doesn't shy away from hardball tactics on the campaign trail or in the statehouse. (another corrupt Refuck asshole blockhead)
Ohio House speaker, 4 others arrested in $60M bribery case (looks like your typical corrupt Republican, see Chris Christie)


James Comey: Is televised conflict Trumps goal? (well, that's always his goal)

The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "Portland is how it starts. https://t.co/RgWWRujfqy" / Twitter
'This is how freedom dies': Damning Lincoln Project ad warns Trump is threatening to destroy democracy with unmarked federal police : politics

Bill Barr's Playbook: His False Claims About Prior Military Force on U.S. Soil (Trump's Barrstapo)

Militarized Agents Seen in Portland Are Deploying to Chicago : politics (the "2A" crowd was always about supporting a facist takeover of America)
Trumps Occupation of American Cities Has Begun -- Protesters are being snatched from the streets without warrants. Can we call it fascism yet? (Trump's gestapo: "we don't need no steenking warrents")
America Gets an Interior Ministry : President Trump is cobbling together something the United States has never had before -- a national police force, used to quell protests.
Opinion | The Border War in Portland - The New York Times - How can this be a job for Homeland Security?
Police Unions Tell Trump to Send in the Feds to Cities like Portland and Chicago - Protesters say local cops and the feds are clearly colluding on the spooky crackdown that began in Portland and could soon spread to Chicago and other cities.
Trump's Occupation of American Cities Has Begun
Trump Is Now Deploying Unidentified ICE Agents to Arrest Protesters in Democratic-Run Cities : politics
Federal jack-booted thugs are roaming Portland. Where is the NRA now?
Trump's storm troopers - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Donald Trump is a fascist, full stop ... "Be wary of paramilitaries ... When the pro-leader paramilitary and the official police and military intermingle, the end has come." ... Everyone who simply assumes that Trump is too lazy and cowardly to do what fascists generally do when faced with the prospect of defeat by something as abstractly procedural as an election is ignoring what is now right in front of everyone's face. (Trumpboogaloo)

Eschaton: That's The Way - Krasner would probably actually do it.
DA Larry Krasner on Twitter: "Anyone, including federal law enforcement, who unlawfully assaults and kidnaps people will face criminal charges from my office. https://t.co/RtBVdsRGpz" / Twitter (meanwhile, in Maura Healy land ...)

Ocasio-Cortez to introduce bill requiring federal officers to identify themselves : politics
Ocasio-Cortez accosted by GOP lawmaker over remarks: 'That kind of confrontation hasnt ever happened to me' -- Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) was coming down the steps on the east side of the Capitol on Monday, having just voted, when he approached Ocasio-Cortez ... "Disgusted" for recently suggesting that poverty and unemployment are driving a spike in crime in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic. "You are out of your freaking mind... " "Fucking bitch" he said ... (haha Yoho, the guy without a mind)

The Protesters Are the True Patriots -- They are the ones fighting for American ideals.
Then They Came For the Drummers, Chanters, Chalk Artists, Trash Pickers, Balloon Carriers, Bike-Helmeted Moms and Naked Athena : politics ("domestic terrorists")
U.S. Homeland Security confirms three units sent paramilitary officers to Portland : news

Prosecutor: 'No explicable reasons' for officer to shoot journalists with rubber bullets : politics ("except that they we're journalists")

Minnesota lawmakers ban neck restraints after Floyd's death - ABC News (they 'banned" cops killing anyone they like for any reason"

Detroit police officer charged for allegedly shooting 3 photojournalists with rubber pellets during protest : news (maybe Michipoop can pass a law forbidding shooting journalists?)


Mayor Walsh signs a letter with the Mayor of Portland and Chicago in support against unmarked federal officers detaining protestors : boston

Why Hundreds of Mathematicians Are Boycotting Predictive Policing : technology

White Liberals and Race, Again - Lawyers, Guns & Money

American Idol - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Roy Den Hollander, the 72-year-old lawyer who tried to murder federal judge Esther Salas, and ended up killing her son and wounding her husband (Hollander probably also murdered another man a few days earlier), was a racist misogynistic crackpot, aka a Trump supporter: ... Affirmative action is an insidious thing after all -- you can't always expect to get products of pure meritocracy like Brett Kavanaugh to fill high judicial offices ... That he was crazy is true enough: but he was a crazy in a very specific sort of way. He was driven crazy by exactly the same toxic cultural stew that has driven the Republican party crazy, and which has given us Hollander's idol Donald Trump as president. Roy Den Hollander's name is legion
The New Jersey Shooting Suspect Left a Pro-Trump Paper Trail : politics (mascunazi Trumpster wrote in Putin in 2016)


Calling home: A hardship for prisoners, a boon to Bristol County sheriff - The Boston Globe - A court ruling in favor of the sheriff puts the onus on Massachusetts lawmakers to end the practice of charging exorbitant phone fees to inmates and their loved one (racist fucker cop Trumpie) .

Tucker Carlson accuses New York Times of endangering his family, leading reporter to be doxed - The Washington Post (and he lied about being "exposed" of course)
Tucker allegedly blackballed guest who refused invitation to go trout fishing - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... It's hard for an organization to be as purely evil on every possible level as Fox News (evil asshole is their brand)

Dow Jones staff demands Wall Street Journal differentiate between news and opinion after lies appear in Pence editorial

Disney Fires Top ABC News Executive Barbara Fedida for Racially Insensitive Remarks - WSJ - Network investigation substantiated allegations against Ms. Fedida, head of talent and business affairs (yeah, women can be almost as bad as men)

Opinion | Should We Cancel Aristotle? - The New York Times - He defended slavery and opposed the notion of human equality. But he is not our enemy (that's a strange NYT reason to not support confederate traitor generals)

Planned Parenthood in N.Y. Disavows Margaret Sanger Over Eugenics - The New York Times - Ms. Sanger, a feminist icon and reproductive-rights pioneer, supported a discredited belief in improving the human race through selective breeding.


NPR may be 'public radio.' but it's feeling the economic pain of the pandemic. More trouble lies ahead. (nobody listening to their shit anymore because not driving to work)


Sharkcano?! There Are Sharks Living in a Volcano, for the Love of God ... That volcano, Kavachi, is located 60 feet below the ocean's surface near the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean.


The best (& worst) countries for raising a family (2020) [OC] : dataisbeautiful (US: 5th from the bottom bc kid-haing Republicans)


TIL - The word with the most meanings in English is the verb 'set', with 430 senses listed in the Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, published in 1989. The word commands the longest entry in the dictionary at 60,000 words, or 326,000 characters. : todayilearned

TIL women in ancient Rome didn't have unique first names, but instead were just named after their family name (patriachy doing it's thing)

Formation of quadruple helix DNA tracked in live human cells for first time : worldnews


What life changing item can you buy for less than $100? : AskReddit


Eschaton: Somebody Should Have Paid Me A Nice Consulting Fee - Would have saved you BILLIONS ...Back then, it made sense that autonomous driving was just a research project. Eleven years on, however, the industry still has little idea what to do with the technology ... The sector is experiencing "autonomous disllusionment" ... (haha, you got Muskratted)




072020

Melting Permafrost Linked To Impending Environmental Disaster Study : science (meanwhile, in the rapidly approaching end of the world because humans are stupid scenario)

Sea turns red in Faroe Islands as 250 whales slaughtered in 'barbaric' hunt : worldnews (fucking Danes are fucking insane)
It's not poachers killing elephants in Botswana. That worries conservationists. : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 7/20/20 : boston
174 New Confirmed Cases; 1.6% Positive - July 20 : CoronavirusMa - 107,056 total confirmed cases - 10,665 new tests - -15 hospital; +3 ICU; -3 intubated - 1 new confirmed death; 8214 total - 81 new probable cases; 6,733 total - 1 new probable death; 219 total
Archive of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts | Mass.gov - Reports from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)


Trump Administration Waived Coronavirus Price Protections : worldnews ... Gilead Sciences announced its Covid-19 therapy drug, remdesivir, will cost private insurers $520 for a single vial, hundreds of times its production cost, which researchers have estimated at 93 cents per dose. (of course they did, after trying to abolish health insurance)
Coronavirus: Six types of COVID-19 identified by scientists in 'major' breakthrough for treatment : worldnews (six types of SYMPTOMS)
BBC News - Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine can train immune system : worldnews
Game changer protein treatment 'cuts severe Covid-19 symptoms by nearly 80%'

U.S. will finally use coronavirus testing method that let Wuhan test 6.5 million people in 10 days : Coronavirus

Survey: More than half of employers plan to continue with remote working : worldnews


Covid live updates: Trump embraces face masks as U.S. breaks coronavirus case records - The Washington Post ... Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Kentucky, North Dakota, Arkansas and Montana

Some ICUs in Florida have run out of beds : worldnews (Florifucked by Refuckers)
Coronavirus updates: Florida has 53 hospitals with no ICU beds : Coronavirus
'We need to close down' -- Florida reports more than 10,000 coronavirus cases for fifth day
Florida Virus Out of Contro,l : Coronavirus
'You're lying' : Gov. DeSantis again interrupted by hecklers
'Shame on you' : Florida governor heckled during coronavirus briefing in Orlando

Why Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp stands alone on masks - The Washington Post ... Kemp, who reported a net worth of $5.2 million in 2018 ... Chamber of Commerce support him ... (corrupt dumbass election-rigging democracy-killing lying soulless mini-Trump)

At least 3,958 people in Texas have died of coronavirus. Nearly 20% of those deaths were reported in the past week. : Coronavirus ... Texas also has more than 6,400 pneumonia and flu deaths this year -- more than the total of covid deaths ...

How COVID is deepening Californias income inequality in 5 charts

Surgeon general makes impassioned plea to Fox News viewers to wear face coverings in public : news
Unlike the United States, more and more countries are making masks mandatory : Coronavirus
NorCal restaurant refuses to serve customers wearing masks, could face license suspension : news

(GA) 'Nobody dies at school': Marietta to only offer virtual learning for now : Coronavirus


Missouri Gov. Mike Parson wastes COVID-19 funds on luring tourists to pandemic hotspots : politics (Refucks)
Missouri governors comments on coronavirus, McCloskeys raise eyebrows

As many retailers mandate face coverings, Winn-Dixie remains firm: No masks - The Washington Post - With stores in five states that went for Trump in the last election ("Traitor-Dixie")

Where is the grief over COVID-19 victims? : Coronavirus - It's become resentment instead because every death justifies lockdowns and masks and that pisses people off because they're disgusting ... One of the worst things about this pandemic has been realizing just how horrible so many people are. I never knew how naive I really was until shit started hitting the fan in the US. I'm sure many people here can relate. People you've known for years, and somehow you never realized what a narcissist they are. (The Big Sort was really about Good vs Evil and zombie Trumpster are a cultural metaphor)

John Oliver on coronavirus conspiracy theories: 'People are going to get burned' : Coronavirus



American Tourists Banned in Bahamas After Latest U.S. Coronavirus Numbers : worldnews

Leaky border: Tourists and quarantine cheats threaten Canada amid U.S. COVID-19 surge : worldnews
Montreal man arrested for disobeying mandatory mask rule in Tim Hortons. According to Montreal police spokesperson, pepper spray was used during the arrest. : worldnews

People in France will risk a fine of 135 euros starting Monday for failure to comply with a new decree to wear a mask in public places indoors. As officials noted signs of an uptick in virus circulation, Prime Minister Jean Castex said masks will become compulsory in enclosed public spaces : worldnews

NHS denied PPE at height of Covid-19 as supplier prioritised China : worldnews

Covid-19 outbreak in Xinjiang spreads to second Chinese city : worldnews


An Indian Judge Just Threw a Rape Survivor in Jail for Shouting in Court. Police had made the 22-year-old repeatedly describe her ordeal, then leaked her identity to the neighbourhood : worldnews

Israeli top model Bar Refaeli convicted of tax evasion

Human Rights Watch criticises Japan after report reveals abuse of athletes - A damning new study of sport in Japan has found child athletes have routinely suffered physical, sexual and verbal abuse from their coaches, which led several to take their own lives. : worldnews ... "The Japanese are like everyone else only more so' - Dan Carlin

Japan to pay at least 536 million for companies to leave China : worldnews
15 Japanese firms opt for Vietnam after China : worldnews
Chinese ambassador confronted on live television with Uighur prisoner footage : worldnews
Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern speaks out against Hong Kong security law, and treatment of Uyghurs in a speech to the Chinese business community in New Zealand. : worldnews
China Is Using Uighur Labor to Produce Face Masks : worldnews

Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern speaks out against Hong Kong security law, and treatment of Uyghurs in a speech to the Chinese business community in New Zealand. : worldnews
Chinese ambassador warns NZ: Butt out of Chinese politics and we'll get along fine : worldnews (but we will tell you what to do)
Beijing considers almost all of the 1.3 million square mile South China Sea its sovereign territory and in recent years has built up military fortifications on several islands there. : worldnews (people in Philippines not allowed to leave their island)
The British government has asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies, the Nikkei said on Sunday, a further step in a global technology and security war between the United States and China. : worldnews (Xi: you must buy our spying on you equipment!)

South Korea Fines TikTok 186 Million For Selling Children's data ... (186M Won, or, $150,000, that's gotta hurt)
TikTok: Chinese newspaper article says Australia would be "unwise" to probe app ("we might have to kill you")
Three Trump officials have now hinted at a TikTok ban this month : worldnews

Germany violated arms export regulations for decades, study says: Germany has authorized and exported weapons and military equipment to be used in countries with human rights violations and ravaged by war. Wars, including the Yemen conflict : worldnews

NSW police chief vows to block Black Lives Matter protest planned for Sydney : news


Could War With Iran Be an October Surprise? (Trump and Netanyahu's plan to stay out of prison)


Mike Pompeo Being Investigated for 'Questionable' Activities (that's all he does)
The White House is pushing a conspiracy theorist fired from the NSC for a top Pentagon position - CNNPolitics - Rich Higgins, a former aide who says he was fired from the National Security Council in 2017 for sending a conspiratorial memo, is currently being considered to serve as chief of staff to retired Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata

Dem leaders demand FBI briefing on foreign interference campaigntargeting lawmakers (Barr: "when hell freezes over or I'm in prison")

Pelosi To Trump: You're Getting Kicked Out If You Lose The Race Whether You Like It Or Not
Americans Must Be 'Prepared to Mobilize' If Trump Refuses Election Results: Campaign Group : politics
Any of this sound familiar? : PoliticalHumor

Dr. Anthony Fauci to throw first pitch for Nationals on Opening Day : news (in a hazmat suit)

Trump insists he's 'right' on the virus as more Americans get sick and die : worldnews (well?)
Trump incorrectly claims U.S. has "one of the lowest mortality rates" for coronavirus : politics (whoah, doctors are dumb also)
Where Is the Outrage? | Americans are getting sick and dying while Trump plays a political game. : politics
As U.S. breaks case records Trump says hes resurrecting daily coronavirus briefings (with him as the star)
Trump to bring back White House coronavirus briefings in attempt to revive faltering campaign - The Washington Post
America is sleepwalking toward economic catastrophe due to covid 19 : Coronavirus

'We can't pull it off' : Florida sheriff says he can't muster security for GOP convention ... Williams, a Republican (yeah, LEO's are Republicans in confederate states)
Republican governors have been holding secret conference calls to complain about Trump's chaotic coronavirus response, report says : politics
American Death Cult: Why has the Republican response to the pandemic been so mind-bogglingly disastrous? : politics

Beware of a Cornered Trump - The closer defeat looms, the more deranged his administration will become. : politics

Trump's sweaty Fox News interview shows his 2020 chances melting away ... held outside because he wanted to "make Wallace sweat" - Like, no one in the fucking White House realized that maybe Wallace would maybe not visibly sweat while Trump would be his typical melting pile of smegma?
Donald Trump, Fox News grandpa: TV tells him what to do, and he does it : politics
Trump Holds Up a Chart on Fox News That Shows He's Lying, Then Lies About What It Says (in collusion with Birx)
Column: Why is President Trump so proud of passing a test only those with dementia fail? : politics
'Biden couldn't answer those questions': Trump boasts of passing cognitive test of animal pictures and basic numeracy : politics
Trumps Frontotemporal Dementia and the 2020 State of the Union Address Part 1
Found this in the Chris Wallace interview : PoliticalHumor


We blew it: Why America still hasn't gotten the coronavirus under control - Axios - America spent the spring building a bridge to August, spending trillions and shutting down major parts of society. The expanse was to be a bent coronavirus curve, and the other side some semblance of normal, where kids would go to school and their parents to work. The bottom line: We blew it, building a pier instead.
No testing for you - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I just ran into a new (to me) term: "doomscrolling" This means spending too much time reading depressing news, which these days means reading news I suppose. Speaking of which:
Edward Luce on Twitter: "White House is insisting on zero money for testing & contact tracing in Congress stimulus bill - zero. Trump would rather America flies blind on pandemic than register a rising infection rate. This is way worse than negligence. He knows exactly what he's doing." / Twitter

Corporate giants shut down Trump texting program - POLITICO - It took days to resolve anti-spam concerns that halted a July 4 test run, costing Trump donations and raising GOP fears about November.

Texas GOP picks notorious bigot who was forced out of the Army as its new leader - Texas GOP picks notorious bigot who was forced out of the Army as its new leaderFormer Rep. Allen West is known for his virulently Islamophobic, racist, misogynistic, and anti-Semitic comments.

Trump administration rule lets shelters decide who is a woman based on facial hair

Opinion | Does the Lincoln Project have a secret agenda? The answer is surprising. - The Washington Post ... Weaver insisted the group would actively work against Republicans who obstruct a Biden presidency, which would face a deeper crisis than in 2009, when Republicans tried to obstruct Obama in hopes of profiting off continuing economic misery ... (Make Republicans Less Evil)

'A very dark feeling' : Hundreds camp out in Oklahoma unemployment lines ... Donald Trump won the election in Oklahoma with 65.3% of the vote. Hillary Clinton received 28.9% of the vote. Considered a safe Republican state, Oklahoma has voted Republican in fifteen of the last sixteen elections It was also one of two states where Trump won every county, the other being West Virginia. (maybe don't vote to kill yourselves? or is that too complicated?) ... When you vote for CROOKS to control your government, they are going to treat you and your government like poop (deep red Fucklahoma)

Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on his base
Hillary Clintons Resistance Group Has Resisted Spending Big on Candidates ... donated just $21,700 to six political candidates and political committees in 2019 and the first half of 2020, (Hillary and Bloomfuck, useless posturing liars)
Trump doesn't even pretend to campaign on merit ...

Too orange to fail - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- According to Dahlia Lithwick, Mary Trump's new book isn't really so much about Trump per se -- whose being a narcissist with absolutely no redeeming characteristics she simply takes for granted -- as about why so many people have propped him up for so long even though he's a person with absolutely no redeeming qualities:


Trump Prepping To Dispatch Federal Squads To More Democratic Cities, Warns Mark Meadows : politics
U.S. officials defend Portland crackdown: 'We're not going to apologize' : news
President Trump Has Reenergized Portland's Protest
Watching Trump's shock troops descend onto Portland, it's hard not to feel doomed : politics
As the Barrstapo invades the streets of American cities... : PoliticalHumor
Trump's 'law and order' is starting to look like martial law : politics
What You Need To Know About The Battle of Portland - bellingcat --- State and Federal law enforcement are at war with the people of Portland. (Portland/Oregon cops are confederate racist assholes)

Portland protester and Navy veteran Christopher David was beaten and pepper-sprayed by federal troops in standoff at federal courthouse - The Washington Post
A Navy veteran says he was beaten and pepper sprayed by authorities while attending his first protest in Portland : news ... federal agents scouring the streets and making arrests in unmarked vans ...
'No Tactics... Just Seemed Like a Gang': Navy Veteran Speaks Out After Attack by Secret Police in Viral Video Viewed Nearly 10 Million Times : politics

Out of Portland tear gas, an apparition emerges - Los Angeles Times
Flower Power (photograph) - Wikipedia

Homeland Security making plans to deploy some 150 agents in Chicago this week, with scope of duty unknown - Chicago Tribune (phase two of Trump's takeover)


Congresswoman Maxine Waters jumps out of her car to intervene as black man stopped by police : politics

/u/nokeakua describes how police pepper-sprayed and attacked a small group that was peacefully and lawfully protesting, including a video he took : bestof

Man driving his truck in Florida : pics

Noisy Black Lives Matter supporters crash Pro Police rally at Civic Center Park, bring it to an end : news


The Trumpiest Trumps Outside of Trumpland - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Patricia and Mark McCloskey Charged for Pointing Guns at Protesters | Law & Crime
St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest
St. Louis lawyers Mark and Patricia McCloskey charged with menacing protesters - The Washington Post - Lawyers Mark and Patricia McCloskey wielded guns as marchers moved past their home (dumbass Refuck gov says their 'castle" includes streets) ... Mark McCloskey appeared on Fox News Monday night ... The Missouri governor may only grant a pardon after a conviction is imposed (Trumpsters attack the DA for doing her job)


Son of federal judge killed after gunman opened fire at her home : worldnews ... The case, Karimi v. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft et al., No. 20-cv-08978 was filed on July 15, 2020, and has been assigned to Judge Esther Salas ... the Bank failed to properly monitor customers that the Bank itself deemed to be high risk, including, among others, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.... hmmmmmm ("among others" = Trump Family Crime Ring)
Attempted murder of a Federal Judge : worldnews
Mens Rights Lawyer Eyed in Shooting of NJ Judges FamilyLaw enforcement sources say Roy Den Hollander was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the crime ... Hollander described himself on his website as an anti-feminist (incel murderer)
Federal judge's son shot and killed, husband injured in attack at their NJ home : news
Rush Limbaugh and "feminazis" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The news that the son of federal judge Esther Salas was apparently murdered by a "men's rights activistt" and Fox News guest obsessed with "feminazis" inspired me to do a bit of research regarding the term. As a practical matter the term was invented by Rush Limbaugh.
Suspect in federal judge's home ambush railed against her in misogynistic book - The writings are littered with language common among the most extreme anti-feminist communities on the web, some of which the man was a member of (yeah, def an exteme mascunazi incel



The Left is Now the Right - Reporting by Matt Taibbi (reveals his Russian roots again)

Fox News, Ed Henry, Sean Hannity & Tucker Carlson Sued In Sex Trafficking, Sexual Harassment & Retaliation Suit : television (shit, Fox was running the pizza pedo ring! really!)
Lawsuit accuses former Fox News reporter Ed Henry of rape, says Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson harassed other woman (Fox fucker assholes)
Ex-Fox News Star Ed Henry Accused of Raping Jennifer Eckhart in Brutal New Lawsuit - the lawsuit also claims sexual harassment by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Howard Kurtz, and Gianno Caldwell.

Nothing on this page is real: How lies become truth in online America


TIL that the average workweek for a manufacturing employee in the 1890s was 100 hours. The five day, 40-hour workweek didn't become standard until 1940 thanks to the passing of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which required employers to pay overtime to anyone working more than 40 hours. : todayilearned (slaves for capitalist masters)

Require Ethnic Studies - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Trump administration has been a giant exercise in why the humanities and social sciences are absolutely necessary for our society to survive. The racism, the misinformation, the misogyny, the lack of empathy, the false histories -- all of this has happened at least in some part because of the deemphasis on studying people and their societies in favor of the STEM/Business/Professional School fetisn. (just become a BezosBot or a Muskatron +Jerry "Asshole" Brown vetoed it in 2018)
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 657 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is the grave of Lydia Maria Child.


Rein in campus police - The Boston Globe - Law enforcement officers on university and college campuses have too much power and less accountability than municipal police (the corrupt Cambridge cops to Harvard laundry cycle)



Whole Foods workers file federal lawsuit over Black Lives Matter masks - The Boston Globe
Whole Foods employees file lawsuit against grocery chain for allegedly disciplining workers who wore BLM masks : news
In major shift, attorney generals office would get new role in police deadly force investigations under House reform bill -- an authority now restricted to local district attorneys who often work with police they are tasked with investigating (and then the crooked copsters get a raise)

Joe Kennedy, tasked with grilling five pharma companies at a hearing tomorrow, owns ~$1.7 million of stock in three of them : boston

An interesting truck I saw : boston (MAGA meth truck)
NRA Forgets To Rise Up Against Tyrannical Government : PoliticalHumor

Fitchburg man, 66, arrested for fifth alleged OUI in Sandwich, police say - The Boston Globe - after he led Sandwich police on a chase ... Police said the pursuit continued into Bourne on Route 6A, and that Leonard continued over the Sagamore Bridge
Man in Wheelchair Killed By Car In Quincy; Driver Charged With 5th OUI : boston
Kanye West fails to submit petition signatures needed to get on SC presidential ballot | Palmetto Politics | postandcourier.com
Kanye West Breaks Down Crying Amid Bizarre President Campaign Rally | Hollywood Reporter (MAGA Fuckye says Harriet Tubman was a slave dealer but slavery was voluntary)
Rapper Kanye West criticizes Harriet Tubman at rally - The Boston Globe
u/TheBirminghamBear gives a very probable glimpse why Kanye West is running for President, due to going off his meds while making then publicizing his new album : bestof


TIL that Jackie Kennedy had to leave her first job out of college because her boss was concerned that she was not yet married at age 22. : todayilearned ... Jackie had a miscarriage, a stillborn baby, and a child who died after two days of being alive (drunk all the time, time have changed, for the better in some ways)


Solar energy breakthrough creates electricity from invisible light | Discoveries could lead to next-generation solar cells that are cheaper and more efficient than current commercial panels : technology

Astrophysicists on Monday published the largest-ever 3D map of the Universe, the result of an analysis of more than four million galaxies and ultra-bright, energy-packed quasars : worldnews


What has simultaneously gotten worse and more expensive? : AskReddit


What is something normal that scares the shit out of you? : AskReddit

Redditors, how would you feel about an option to block subreddits which you do not want to view? Would you be happy with this possible addition? : AskReddit




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Coronavirus is crushing tourism and cutting off a lifeline for wildlife


MA COVID-19 Data 7/19/20 : boston
218 New Confirmed Cases; 1.6% Positive - July 19 : CoronavirusMa - 106,882 total confirmed cases - 13624 new tests - -1 hospital; -22 icu; -2 intubated - 12 new deaths; 8213 total - 78 new probable; 6652 total - 0 probable deaths; 218 total
Should MA be doing more to eliminate the likely possibility of a second surge of COVID cases in MA? : CoronavirusMa


At M Street Beach in Boston, its crowds and sun and few masks and little social distancing
Obviously the last thing we want to do is turn into Florida: Beachgoers forgo masks, distancing despite COVID-19 warnings

U/imaginetrumpinprison explains outcome if schools reopen : bestof
Is re-opening schools without suppressing the virus viable? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Absolutely not:
Teacher Dies of Coronavirus After Warning That Parents Are Violating Isolation and Sending Kids to School : Coronavirus


'Superspreading' events, triggered by people who may not even know they are infected, propel coronavirus pandemic -- a small percentage transmit it with alarming efficiency.
Older Children Spread the Coronavirus Just as Much as Adults, New Study Finds - The New York Times - The study of nearly 65,000 people in South Korea suggests that school reopenings will trigger more outbreaks (Die for Trump and Musk!)
Study: Middle and high schoolers can spread coronavirus as effectively as adults : Coronavirus
Healthy 13-Year-Old California Boy Dies After Experiencing COVID-19 Symptoms : Coronavirus

Oxford University's team 'absolutely on track', coronavirus vaccine likely to be available by September : Coronavirus
Israeli doctor reinfected with coronavirus 3 months after recovering : Coronavirus
'Only those with plastic visors were infected' Swiss government warns against face shields

Florida Keys having first outbreak of Dengue fever in 10 years : news

Gasping, afraid and aloneWould we take the pandemic more seriously if we understood what it' ike to die a COVID-19 death?
'Come see what we see' : Mississippi doctors decry virus denials, conspiracies as cases surge

Coronavirus updates: Trump challenged over claims as L.A. mayor warns city is 'on the brin' kof new stay-home order

Vermont Goes 30+ Days with No COVID-19 Deaths : Coronavirus

Texas requests more mortuary trucks as coronavirus deaths hit triple digits for third day in a row : Coronavirus
I Was a Military COVID Planner. Trust Me: Texas Is in Deep, Deep Trouble - Things are pretty bad right now in the Lone Star State. But the real pain is likely to come during hurricane season, when as many as 19 named storms are projected to hit.

Florida reports more than 12,000 new Covid-19 cases, again, as governor declines to mandate masks
Florida coronavirus: State surpasses 350k cases, percent positivity drops under 12% : Coronavirus
Florida Virus Out of Control, Lockdown Needed: Ex-HHS Chief
Coronavirus Florida: Editorial: In the worst public health crisis in generations, DeSantis is a massive fail : politics

In addition to being sued over a mask mandate and voluntary advisory guidelines on COVID-19, @Gov @govKemp has asked for an emergency injunction to "restrain" me from issuing press statements and speaking to the press. Far more have sacrificed too much more for me to be silent. (Kempter is gagging his mayors)

Eschaton: Cancel Culture - The Oberlin Student Council won't stop until all of our tongues have been cut out.

In one American county, 71% of new cases is from private gatherings : Coronavirus (San Bernadino)


Face Masks Really Do Matter. The Scientific Evidence Is Growing. : Coronavirus
NIH Director defends Fauci, says it's 'bizarre' that mask-wearing became political issue : Coronavirus
Prosecutors: Man told to 'put on a mask like the rest of us' pulled gun on Fred Meyer shopper
No mask, no entry. Is that clear enough? That seems pretty clear, right? (NC full of entitled murderers)

Divorces have increased during the Coronavirus pandemic and lawyers are expecting more : Coronavirus


Cubans celebrate no local transmission of COVID-19 for first time in four months : worldnews (someone call Cruz and Dubio)


Ancient Buddha statue discovered in Pak, destroyed by construction workers for being 'unIslamic' : worldnews (next up for the muzfuckers: the pyramids)


Police took down their pants, pointed genitals at us, and said, 'take freedom': Muslim women in northeast Delhi - Maktoob : worldnews


China's UK ambassador denise, as he was confronted with footage of shackled prisoners being herded on to trains in Xinjiang use of Uighurs despite fresh drone footage: ... insisted Uighur people live "peaceful and harmonious coexistence with other ethnic groups" as he was confronted with footage of shackled prisoners being herded on to trains in Xinjiang (Xi will use your eyes for organ doners)


Thousands rally in Russia for 8th straight day of anti-Putin protests : worldnews


Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses
Trump declines to say he'll accept results of election: "I have to see" : politics (what he said last time)


Pompeo says US should limit which human rights it defends - Pompeo singled out property rights and religious freedom as "foremost" principles and complained about the "proliferation" of protections in international agreements related to human rights. (capitalists and satangelicals for Dumbpeo)

No way! : PoliticalHumor


California Gov Was Reportedly Told He'd Have to Do the White House a Favor to Get Help With Testing Swabs ... This is LITERALLY the scenario they painted during the Senate trial: what if instead of a foreign head of state, Trump tried to extort a US Governor? This is the EXACT thing Schiff and the others warned about, and sure enough, here we are. ("a little this for a lot of that)

Two Stolen Years - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Lawrence O. Gostin, professor of global health law at Georgetown, told me he doesn't expect American life to feel truly normal before summer 2022. Two years of our lives, stolen by Donald Trump ... There's no EMAILS! waiting in the wings that can cause people to overlook the fact that their grandmother died alone and their kids can't t go to school and they're facing eviction. But a lot of lives will be ruined by their delusions in the meantime. And the countless elite journalists who were faced with a genuine national crisis in 2016 and responded by rubbing their thighs raw over a bunch of inane bullshit should never be forgiven. (hi, Maggie, you evil bitch)

Coronavirus updates: Trump dismisses rising cases as deaths mount - The Washington Post ("we're killing the right kind of people" he said, "many of those case shouldn't even be cases" "Many of those cases are young people that would heal in a day" )
Trump says that Fauci is a 'little bit of an alarmist' ("I killed 140,000 people, so what")
Dr. Fauci built a truce. Trump is destroying it. - The Washington Post - One man, six presidents and the fragile balance between politics and science. (oh, pls, REPUBLICANS and science)
'I'll be right eventually' : Trump again insists coronavirus will disappear, citing no evidence
The best Trump interview yet? Fox News host Chris Wallace cheered, blasted for his grilling of the president
Fox News' Chris Wallace finally gave Americans the Donald Trump interview they deserve : politics (links)
Chris Wallace Laughs As Trump Insists Cognitive Test Was 'Very Hard' : politics
Trump Shrugs Off COVID Death Toll in Fox News Interview: It Is What It Is
Trump Boasts of Putting 'a Lot More Water' in Dishwashers & Bringing Back 'Old-Fashioned' Bulbs : politics
White House and Senate GOP at odds over CDC funding for testing and tracing - CNNPolitics ("we're not going to spend any more money on that fake demonrat hoax" they said)
Trump Administration Aims to Block New Funding for Coronavirus Testing and Tracing - The New York Times - a method that allows for much faster tracking of new infections (the last thing Refucks want)
As Trump Ignores Virus Crisis, Republicans Start to Contradict Him - The New York Times - President Trump continues to press for a quick return to life as usual, but Republicans who fear a rampaging disease and angry voters are increasingly going their own way.
Leaders in states seeing 'out of control' coronavirus surges debate mask mandates, rolling back reopenings
Eschaton: The Problem With The Discourse Is That It Lives Up Its Own Ass
flavortown alderman on Twitter: "This is just a selection of WaPo opinion pieces recently run about the most important issue of the day: how cancel culture has killed over 140,000 Americans and is snatching people off the street without due process https://t.co/TRcfiHfiZr" / Twitter

Republicans eye sweeping shield from coronavirus liability - Los Angeles Times - The liability proposal, drafted by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and senior Republican John Cornyn of Texas

Eschaton: Women Can Be Bad, Too - The villain of this piece is Birx (aside from Trump, of course) ... That aside, throughout the all of this there has been a tendency for people to want/hope that Birx was Actually Good. Some of this is just generally hoping that the people around Trump are staying in it because they hope they can do a small bit of good, instead of just being incompetent evil shits like he is. But there's also the common belief that women can't be as bad as the men, and of course both men and women exploit this fact, often with the help of credulous PR agents acting as journalists (Haberman doing years of PR work for Hope Hicks (still!) and Ivanka (not as much, or at least not as obviously)) Sometimes women are just bad, too.
Dr Birx told President Trump in April that the coronavirus would soon be gone and influenced the administration's push to reopen the economy and lift lockdown : politics (nice reputation you had there)


Coronavirus, Conspiracy Theory, and Denialism | The New Yorker (Trump has killed more people than the Serbs, which is saying something)
I expect you to die - Lawyers, Guns & Money - 142,000 Americans dead with no end in sight and Donald Trump still sees this as a PR problem he can just bullshit his way through: ... I'm sure the GOP's "pass a deliberately inadequate relief bill and let the bodies pile up" approach will change the game, though.

Look on MSNBC Hosts Face Is Priceless as Experts Unanimously Agree US Should Reopen Schools (Adelson's Refuck propaganda rag thinks they owned the libtards)

Pandemic surge damages Trump, boosting Biden's White House bid: POLL - ABC News - Public preference for Biden in trust to handle the pandemic has soared ... Biden leads Trump on the issue by a 20-point margin, 54-34%.
Biden leads by double digits as coronavirus takes a toll on the president, Post-ABC poll finds - The Washington Post
New polls show Joe Biden is winning suburbanites by a historic margin - CNNPolitics (so now we're down to the confederate rural dumbfucks)
Donald Trump's campaign to paint Joe Biden as mentally unfit becomes a gamble : politics ("I'm not totally insane, you are!")
Trump leans on 2016 tactic to crack Biden support - POLITICO - campaign is pouring millions of dollars into a plan to weaken Joe Biden among swing state voters of color (Kanye and two other crazy black guys)

Trump wants a 'law and order' election. He's losing that battle. - CNNPolitics
What a Trump loss could look like (opinion) - CNN

Beautiful World Wars - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is completely bonkers:
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: ""We won two world wars. Beautiful world wars. That were vicious and horrible. And we won them out of Fort Bragg, we won them out of all of these forts, and now they want to throw those names away" -- Trump https://t.co/ICGy2GTnXn" / Twitter
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: ""Ready? Will you please get me the mortality rate? Kayleigh is right here... I heard we have the best mortality rate" - the WH just flat out made up a chart to create a false impression that the US has the best mortality rate in the world during Trump's interview w/ Chris Wallace https://t.co/yw8QGBTRVs" / Twitter


The Data Proves Mail-In Voting Is Safe From Fraud & COVID-19 : politics (but Kayleigh says Trump won't let data get in the way)

Quiver Quantitative : Paycheck Protection Program Recipient Map (Kane Donuts: $500,000)

Donald Trump has unified America -- against him. The president's assault on decency has created an emerging coalition, across boundaries of race, class and partisan politics
Trump says he's not offended by the Confederate flag ("they were very good traitors" he said, "almost as good as me")

Twitter disables Trump tweet over copyright complaint : politics (they always steal shit, all the time)

Opinion: Republican rule requires a massive Democratic clean up : politics

Newly Unearthed Documents Show Multiple Meetings Between Giuliani and Barr -- and Gowdy -- in 2019

Mike Pompeo, enemy of American values - U.S. News - Haaretz.com ... eyeing a presidential run in 2024, gave a 'pro-human rights' speech that was actually a defense of the violation of human rights (Fathead Rumpeo 2024!)

Roger Stone Uses Racial Slur on Radio Show - The New York Times - Mr. Stone, while being questioned about the commutation of his sentence by President Trump, used a racial slur in referring to his interviewer, who is Black. ("I did not, you're out of your mind!" Stone screamed)
Roger Stone calls Black radio host racial slur on air in Los Angeles : news

Marco Rubio, Dan Sullivan pay tribute to John Lewis using the photo of a different black congressman : politics (Flubio is totally dumb)

Growing collection of fallen symbols is a sign of progress, experts say - The Boston Globe

Night 51: Riot declared at police union, tear gas used at Justice Center | KOIN.com - Peaceful protests began Saturday afternoon (cops escalated)

Pelosi, Blumenaur condemn 'egregious abuses of power' by Trump against Oregon protestors : politics
Feds, right-wing media paint Portland as 'city under siege' A tour of town shows otherwise (who you gonna believe, your lyin' eyes or Fucker Carlson?)

Trump May Use DHS Stormtroopers To Stop People from Voting. Dems Must Plan Accordingly : politics
Trump's Military Tactics in Portland Will Likely Backfire
Is this what democracy looks like? With federal goons in the streets, history hangs in the balance: Whether the Trump regime's Portland gambit is purely political or an attempted coup, the danger is enormous : politics
Portland's Pretext: Barr's Long History Manipulating Law to Put Federal Forces on U.S. Streets

'This could happen in your city': Portland mayor issues stark warning over Trump admin's use of federal troops to quell protests : politics (time for Boogaloo 3)
Portland Mayor: Feds Escalated the Situation : politics
Moms Form Human Shield In Front Of Portland Protestors : politics
Zane Sparling on Twitter: "Federal police strike protester with baton, use pepper spray and tear gas outside courthouse in Portland https://t.co/VX2xTVaaYq" / Twitter
Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) on Twitter: "I am beginning to think the Feds may have made a tactical error in gassing the moms." / Twitter
Oregon attorney general sues federal agencies for allegedly violating protesters's civil rights
Evidence shows Portland police working with federal officers at protests, contradicting city officials : politics
Federal agents deployed to Portland did not have training in riot control : NYT : politics (you know what they were "trained" in)
Trumps made-for-TV fascism in Portland wont get him re-elected. It may get someone killed | Will Bunch

Within the Boston Police Department, complaints against officers are rarely confirmed or result in punishment - The Boston Globe

Homeowner says she got racist letter for showing support for Black Lives Matter - ABC7 New York ... in the town of Stoneham, Massachusetts ...

Officer Who Pressed His Knee on George Floyd's Neck Drew Scrutiny Long Before ... It turns out that not holding police officers accountable for their criminal actions produces criminal law enforcement officials

Police use drones to monitor nudity at Minnesota beach : news

Chicago police officer punched teenager in mouth during protest, activists say : news


The family that owns The New York Times were slaveholders: Goodwin ... Bertha Levy Ochs, the mother of Times patriarch Adolph S. Ochs, supported the South and slavery. She was caught smuggling medicine to Confederates in a baby carriage and her brother Oscar joined the rebel army ,,,


Individuals with Dark Triad traits-Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy-more frequently signal virtuous victimhood : science (hello Charlie Baker)

IndraSun comments on IsItBullshit: Americans could've turned the tide of the Vietnam War if only they pushed for a little bit longer (your military has always been corrupt)
OnkelMickwald comments on How does people in your country see Yalta conference?


60 FPS views of Tokyo, Japan from 1913-1915 : videos


What is a lot unhealthier than most people think it is? : AskReddit




071820

Comet NEOWISE at Walden Pond last night : boston

'Putting nature first' could create nearly 400 million jobs by 2030 : worldnews (Republicans: "we would rather you all die")
Siberian heatwave 'made 600 times more likely by climate change' | Team of international researchers found that the prolonged heat like the Arctic region experienced this year would only happen less than once in every 80,000 years without human-induced climate change : worldnews
The Arctic Is on Fire Again, and It's Even Worse This Time : worldnews

Shocking images show illegal fires raging in the Amazon rainforest in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso despite blazes having been illegal there since July 1 : worldnews (burn it all down Bolsonaro)


For first time, world records one million coronavirus cases in 100 hours: Reuters tally : worldnews
259,848 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Friday, the biggest one-day increase so far, according to WHO. 27% was in the U.S. 7,360 new deaths worldwide : Coronavirus
More than 78,000 new cases in the U.S. so far today : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/18/20 : boston
177 New Confirmed Cases; 1.4% Positive - July 18 : CoronavirusMa - 106,664 total confirmed cases - 12064 new tests - -16 hospital; +10 icu; +9 intubated - 17 new deaths; 8201 total - 182 new probable; 6574 total - 0 probable deaths; 218 total
Number of COVID-19 hospitalizations drops below 500 in Massachusetts as the state reports 177 new cases (1.4% positive rate) and 17 deaths : Coronavirus (compare AZ same population, 2742 new cases)



MA is 1 of 4 states that meet basic criteria to reopen and stay safe : boston -- Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Vermont ... Twenty-two states and Washington, DC, hit two or three of the benchmarks. The other 24 achieved zero or one. (more Republicans=more deaths : build the wall)

Revere Beach now. : boston (better then Florifuck)

It's a boom season for Cape rentals because of the COVID-19 pandemic - Homeowners fretted during a slow spring before getting flooded with requests in the past month


Delays in declaring a state emergency or delay in closing schools were associated with more deaths, with each day of delay increasing mortality risk by 5 to 6%, finds a new study based on 50 US states published in Clinical Infectious Diseases (8 July 2020). : science (Republifucker Death Cult killed a lot of people)
Authority Jerkoff -- Huge numbers of Americans will be dead, have permanent health issues, and/or be economically immiserated because the Trump administration's only significant COVID-19 focus was passing the buck and hoping things would go away ... But their ultimate goal was to shift responsibility for leading the fight against the pandemic from the White House to the states ... at the heart of what would become at once a catastrophic policy blunder and an attempt to escape blame for a crisis that had engulfed the country -- perhaps one of the greatest failures of presidential leadership in generations ... For scientific affirmation, they turned to Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the sole public health professional in the Meadows group. A highly regarded infectious diseases expert, she was a constant source of upbeat news for the president and his aides, walking the halls with charts emphasizing that outbreaks were gradually easing ...


Coronavirus: Any UK vaccine to be made in Britain 'for fear US will take it', scientists say : worldnews (they mean Jared)
Oxfords Covid-19 vaccine will be produced in Moscow
COVID-19 antibody test passes first major trials in UK with 98.6% accuracy : worldnews
Hebrew U. scientist: Drug could eradicate COVID-19 from lungs in days - The Jerusalem Post - New study shows how coronavirus controls metabolism and which FDA-approved drug could stop it ... FDA-approved drug Fenofibrate (Tricor) could reduce SARS-CoV-2's ability to reproduce or even make it disappear ...
Hebrew U. scientist: Drug could eradicate COVID-19 from lungs in days : Coronavirus
Researchers look into cannabis as a potential COVID-19 treatment - CBS News - Experts from the University of Nebraska and the Texas Biomedical Research Institute are recommending that scientists study the anti-inflammatory properties in CBD as a potential treatment for lung inflammation caused by the coronavirus.
Researchers look into cannabis as a potential COVID-19 treatment : Coronavirus
Mouthwash may help prevent COVID-19 transmission, this study shows : Coronavirus (dentists should know this)
How much does viral load contribute to the severity of symptoms for COVID-19? : askscience

Fauci holds up New York as model for fighting coronavirus -- "They did it correctly"
Fauci admonishes those flouting coronavirus guidelines: 'You're part of the problem' : Coronavirus
Dr. Fauci says it will take 'months to a year or more' to know whether lingering COVID-19 symptoms in young people could be chronic illnesses : Coronavirus (open da schoolz!)

Opinion | The Great American Crackup is underway - The Washington Post ("Utah MOms for More Death Especially Teachers" holds a rally)
#Whites - Lawyers, Guns & Money (the rich are hiring their own teachers, everybody else can fuck off and die)

'Masking is a satanic ritual': Group protests outside Spokane health officer's house over state mask mandate : Coronavirus
'Masking is a satanic ritual': Group protests outside Spokane health officer's house over state mask mandate | The Spokesman-Review ... A group of about 30 people gathered with a megaphone outside Spokane Regional Health Officer Dr Bob Lutz's house ... megaphone ... "The vaccine is coming with a chip" ... "I am not a conspiracy theorist. I'm realist" ... "Nobody has the authority over anybody else," (why murder is free)
Mistrust of a coronavirus vaccine on rise in U.S : Coronavirus (many don't trust guess who)

Older Children Spread the Coronavirus Just as Much as Adults, Large Study Finds : Coronavirus
SF Health Director says average age of COVID patients at SF hospital is 41: 'We are all at risk' - SFGate
Average age of Coloradans testing positive for COVID-19 now 32 | 9news.com

'It's not fake' : Tampa mother of twins, family sick with COVID-19 urges people to believe in coronavirus ... "Actual doctors and scientists who have told us the facts from Day 1... but let's all wait for Florida Moms opinion. This is how stupid America is."

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Introduces Three Strikes, You're Closed Policy For Bars, Restaurants That Violate COVID-19 Restrictions
Governor Phil Murphy tells N.J. coronavirus critics to go down to Georgia and see how that feels' : Coronavirus (good one)

'We really need help': Coronavirus overwhelms rural Oregon : Coronavirus ... Eastern Oregon's population is full of people who will die from CV19 just to prove their freedoms. (Republican dumbfuck assholes)

More infectious mutation of COVID-19 tied to spike in Nevada cases (NCOVID-19 D614G, this virus has gone through 5 mutations in 8 months) : Coronavirus

Arizona records 147 new COVID-19 deaths : Coronavirus
Coronavirus USA Status Map - Arizona (RonaFuckaZona)
Coronavirus USA Status Map - texass
Coronavirus USA Status Map (Florifucked)
Coronavirus USA Status Map (miserouri)
Coronavirus USA Status Map (Jackson, MO)

Arizona reports 2,742 new coronavirus cases, 147 more deaths : Coronavirus
Georgia adds 4,689 cases, 36 more reported deaths : Coronavirus

'We're fighting our own state' : Southern mayors push back on state coronavirus response (Refuck govs, Dem mayors)
Florida governor: I won't close gyms over virus because people there are 'in good shape' : Coronavirus
Gov. Kemp blames spike in COVID-19 cases on widespread protests on racial injustice : Coronavirus

Missouri Loses Access To Its Own Hospital Data Following Federal Reporting Changes : Coronavirus ... "November will be the darkest month" ... (Trumped)

Texas attorney general says religious private schools "need not comply" with local health orders to close : politics ... Are... are they claiming a religious exemption for the right to endanger and possibly kill children?

Oklamona Gov. "Shocked" To Test Positive For COVID-19 Despite Not Wearing A Mask
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who recently attended President Trumps Tulsa campaign rally and didnt wear a mask, confirmed Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. He is the first U.S. governor to report a positive test ("Shocked" +his face)

Parents break isolation, beloved kindergarten teacher dies. : Coronavirus (where's the death penalty? or is this a "stand your ground and spread the deadly virus" situation?)
Doctor who survived COVID-19 bewildered by public disregard : Coronavirus
Doctor who survived COVID-19 bewildered by public disregard - The sharp increase in confirmed virus cases in Alabama has coincided with the reopening of restaurants, bars, theaters, gyms, sports leagues and churches that were all closed down when the virus first hit. Although most have opened at a diminished capacity and with restrictions in place, many patrons havent been following recommended precautions.

As churches reopen, coronavirus outbreaks are sprouting and some are keeping doors shut : Coronavirus (die for Jesus)

'Some of the wackiest stuff' : Branson's 8-hour mask debate wades into Nazis, communism

88% of Canada's coronavirus cases are considered recovered
Zero Covid deaths in London hospitals for second day in a row. : Coronavirus (even fucking Boris did it better)

After Italy's pandemic nightmare, economy falters -- and poverty spreads

Trio tied to U.S. military lied about Japan travel plans, then tested positive for COVID-19 : worldnews ... a U.S. couple in their 40s and their daughter, under 10 ... (lock them up in separate cages)

Indonesia overtakes China with highest coronavirus cases in East Asia : worldnews

Colombia Sees Bouts Of Looting As Coronavirus Fallout Puts People Out Of Work : worldnews

Long lines form every morning in one of the Bolivian cities hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic as desperate people wait to buy small bottles of chlorine dioxide, a toxic bleaching agent that has been falsely touted as a cure for COVID-19 and myriad other diseases : worldnews
India's ruling party leader: "Drink cow urine to fight coronavirus" : worldnews
China promotes bear bile as coronavirus treatment, alarming wildlife advocates

Iranian President Rouhani says 25 million Iranians infected with COVID-19 : worldnews

Iranian President Rouhani says 25 million Iranians infected with COVID-19 : worldnews ... But they will listen to their Chinese masters and say nothing about the Uighurs... State and Religious hypocrisy at its finest ...


After 6 years of dictatorship? government, Today Thai people starts to fight back. : pics (hunger games sign)

China on highest flood alert as 38m people evacuated : worldnews

Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy politician set to run for legislature : worldnews

The well-deserved detriment of the anti-Bibi rioters - The Jerusalem Post (Likud propaganda in JP)

Six opposition activists have been arrested in Azerbaijan a day after President Ilham Aliyev announced the need to resolve the issue of the 'fifth column' -- referring to the opposition, who he called worse than Armenians

Ten thousand march in Russian far east in support of detained governor : worldnews (too late, he already "fell" out a window)
Russian opposition leader's home raided by police. : worldnews (democracy jumped out a window in Russia, baby Trump drools)
World's Most Wanted Man Jan Marsalek Located in Belarus; Data Points to Russian Intel Links - bellingcat
Today this Russian journalist was detained for holding empty paper sheet. No that's not a fake (how very Chinese)


US has 'several' indications Iran has put portions of air defense on high alert : worldnews ... Well, shit keeps "mysteriously" exploding or catching fire all around the country for like 2 weeks now. ... I don't blame them. (Netanfuckyu trying to get Trumpster reelected bc he's screwed otherwise)

TikTok says Australian users' data won't be shared with foreign power - As TikTok claims it would never hand over user information on Australian users to foreign governments, the company's own transparency reporting reveals hundreds of instances where user data has been handed over to governments.

UK: Police officer suspended after video emerged of him kneeling on Black man's neck : worldnews

Far-left French politician accuses Jews of deicide : worldnews ... The concept of Jewish deicide refers to the belief that the Jewish people are collectively responsible for the death of Jesus ...
15th century cathedral in Nantes/France on fire : worldnews

Mexican drug cartel showing off their equipment : WTF (Joe Biden's War on Drugs!)

Canada police investigate vandalism of monument to Nazi troops as hate crime : worldnews


US has 'lost its mind,' China's foreign minister tells Russian counterpart ... You don't need to tell Russia -- they have the receipts


Biden Says He's Getting Intel Briefs, Warns of Russian Meddling
Biden warns of Russian election meddling after receiving intelligence briefings : worldnews ... At least someone is reading the briefings ...

'The virus doesn't care about excuses': US faces terrifying autumn as Covid-19 surges : Coronavirus {+flu)

Trump says 'I don't agree' with CDC director's mask message ("real men wear makeup, not masks," he said)
Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing, and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill - The Washington Post - Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing, and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill - White House posture angers GOP senators who are trying to include money in bill (WSJ, 5 months too late)
Rancor between scientists and Trump allies threatens pandemic response as cases surge - The Washington Post (Dirty Donnie is very mad, Kayleigh says fuck that so-called science shit)
Ex-Trump economist says White House was warned of potential pandemic disaster in September : politics
Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing, and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill - The Washington Post - Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing, and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill - White House posture angers GOP senators who are trying to include money in bill (read top comment: he's following Putin's orders to destroy America)

Trump may finally be facing the political consequences of his untrustworthiness : politics

Computer_Name comments on Specific examples of Trump acting racist, fascist, or being a white supremacist and what he has done for the black community during his presidency (request) (but NYT/Haberputz screamed EMAILS)

Trumps Election Hail Mary: Bring Back Bob Mueller and Relitigate Russiagate -- The strategy is equal parts brazen and crazy. And its making life difficult for the man who has to lead the charge: Lindsey Graham (Flimsy-Dimsey will have a great legacy)

White House portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush moved from prominent space to rarely used room - CNNPolitics (a storage closet in the basement)
Trump accused of calling South Koreans 'terrible people' in front of GOP governor's South Korean-born wife : worldnews ... He just disgraced a nation that we've been allies with since 1953 ...

Bookmaker Ladbrokes says "Trump's POTUS days are numbered according to the latest odds" : worldnews

Trump Gets Testy When Chris Wallace Fact-Checks Him About Joe Biden. After the president falsely claimed that Joe Biden wants to defund the police

Eschaton: Just Who Do You Want To Be In Charge Of The Inevitable Dystopian Hellscape - Funny ... Biden's elevation to the White House was described as an event that would "surrender America and its citizens to the violent left-wing mob," "mport terrorists" and allow left-wing fascists to destroy America" ...

'Disturbing' memo reveals Trump's USPS chief has slowed delivery amid calls to expand voting by mail

Fuck Trump : PoliticalHumor - Fun Fact: Mitch McConnelll voted to lower the minimum wage 15 times, but raised his own salary 6 times.

Supreme Court agrees to expedite order on Trump's tax returns : politics (millions spent on adderall)

Mike Pence's Chief of Staff Is Being Investigated for 'Conflict of Interest' Surrounding Coronavirus Task Force (alright, how about Lizard-Boy?)
Trump using properties to turn campaign cash into personal profit : politics
Trump's campaign channeled nearly $400,000 to his private business in 2 days : politics
Trump properties have made over $17 million from the campaign and the RNC since 2016 : politics

Trump keeps fighting a Confederate flag battle many supporters have conceded - POLITICO (considers replacing flag w/new Trump-branded traitor flag)

What would Mitch McConnell do if Ginsburg's seat became vacant? You know perfectly well (should have resigned in 2014, selfish bitch) Joni Ernst says she would support lame duck Supreme Court hearings (even if Dumpster and Moscow Mitch lose)
Thomas Jefferson's Constitutional Hardball - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... A lame duck replacement of Ginsburg is the only way I could see conservative Dem senators getting behind a court-packing push ...

Megathread: Congressman John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 80 : politics
The final public appearance of Rep. John Lewis overlooking Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington DC : pics
Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Mythology! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - At least conservatives still hated King for several years before they started pretending that he was one of them. They couldt even give John Lewis 24 hours ... The Cato Institute filed this brief asking the Supreme Court to dismantle much of the Voting Rights Act ...

They Consider It Leakage - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The last months of Trump are going to involve a lot of grifters stealing anything that isn't nailed down, which would be funny if the American people weren't the frequent targets

Eschaton: Nothing To Be Done - You can agree that it's the best strategy, but the strategy of House Dems (they do run the place) post-impeachment and certainly post-Covid has been to wait for the election. What isn't true is that it's the only possible strategy ... (get rid of Pelosi and the other old fuckers)

Rachel Maddow Show Scores All-Time High With Mary Trump Interview
Rachel Maddow Interview With Mary Trump Breaks Viewership Record : television (Bolton is jealous for screwing things up himself)

CNBC anchor shocked by Guest saying "who cares" about billionaires losing money if companies go under is something to behold.

DHS Under Boss: We're Taking This National -- not only are they not going to stop but they want to take the tactics nationwide (we will be a dictatorship by October, he said)


Portland Protests: Local Leaders Urging Feds to Leave - The New York Times - Federal authorities said they would bring order to Portland, Ore., after weeks of protests there. Local leaders believe the federal presence is making things worse.
Portland mayor demands removal of camouflage-clad agents detaining protesters : news ... Federal law says Trump can arrest any demoract living within 100 miles of any border
Camouflaged federal agents have descended on Portland. Trump's DHS is out of control : politics ... Weird how Republicans keep telling themselves that it's Democrats trying to create an authoritarian State... (moar gunz)
To End 'Unconstitutional Nightmare,' ACLU Sues Trump Administration Over Use of Secret Police in Portland : politics
ACLU: US Federal Officers Actions 'Flat-Out Unconstitution'
Federal Officers Deployed in Portland Didn't Have Proper Training, D.H.S. Memo Said

Jeff is on FIRE! : PoliticalHumor

Mayor of Portland to Trump: Get your troops out of the city : politics (Trumpster Trooopers)
Oregon Senators Demand Probe Into 'Paramilitary Assaults' By 'Occupying' Homeland 'Army' : politics
After Trump Deploys Secret Police in Portland, 'Imagine What Happens If He Gets Four More Years' : politics ... Trump is deploying literal secret police on american soil and the right is calling us nazis.
Anyone can buy the same military-style gear worn by federal officers making secretive arrests in Portland : politics (shoot them)

At Least We Can No Longer Pretend That There Is No Crisis - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Zolan Kanno-Youngs has an important piece in the Washington Post about the legal authority for the Trump administration's deployment of little green men* in Portland.
Were the Actions of Federal Agents in Portland Legal? - The New York Times - The Department of Homeland Security can point to federal statutes protecting property to justify the arrests of protesters in Portland, Ore., but whether they stretched the law would be up to a judge.
Eschaton: Portlandia - Really unconscionable what the Oberblin Student Council is doing to our FREEDOMS (and then America died of a hypocrisy overdose)


Head of NYPD union gives Fox News interview with QAnon mug in background - CNN
Head of NYPD union gives Fox News interview with QAnon mug in background : news (for the third time)

"records show that no effort was made to save her" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - not exactly news that the cops who killed Breonna Taylor didn't care about her life at all, but just to underline it: (shot her 5 times, waited aorund for her to die)


Committees Post Deluge Of Policing Bill Testimony Ahead Of Debate : boston


Is the free speech debate raging because intellectuals feel stripped of power? | Social media | The Guardian - In the face of Covid-19, mass unemployment and police brutality, writers and academics are seeking meaning online ... Ganz, executive editor at Genius, signed the letter ...



People who are easily hypnotized are more likely to be addicted to their smartphones, study finds : science

TIL 5% of people do not experience a headache in their lifetime. : todayilearned



Paul Simon should be revered just as much as Bob Dylan is. : Music


surprise! : gifs

Ladies: What is a dead give away that a guy watches too much porn when you sleep with him? : AskReddit


An update on our security incident ("incident" = complete disaster and failure of management")

Seven 'no log' VPN providers accused of leaking -- yup, you guessed it -- 1.2TB of user logs onto the internet
VPN firm that claims zero logs policy leaks 20 million user logs : worldnews (UFO VPN)




071720

Siberia heat 'almost impossible' without climate change | Heatwave in Siberia that saw temperature records tumble as the region sweltered in 38-degree Celsius highs was "almost impossible" without the influence of manmade climate change, leading scientists said : worldnews

Chilling Images Reveal Acidic Orange Streams Near an Abandoned Mine in Russia : worldnews
Swarm of flying ants 50 miles wide spotted over UK's sourth coast


U.S. shatters coronavirus record with over 77,000 cases in a day : politic (Trump wins again) s
I made an animated chart that shows you the new COVID cases in the US state-by-state over time : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/17/20 : boston
216 New Confirmed Cases; 1.6% Positive - July 17 : CoronavirusMa - 106,487 total confirmed cases - 12,821 new tests - -42 hospital; -1 ICU; -4 intubated - 21 new confirmed deaths; 8,184 total - 82 new probable cases; 6392 total probable - 1 new probable death; 218 total


Family of late resident files $176 million suit against former Holyoke SoldiersHome leaders
2 Quincy summer school teachers test positive for COVID-19 : CoronavirusMa
Phase 3 Business Reopening in Somerville Pushed to August 3 -- At Earliest : boston
Some people arent wearing masks on the Tother passengers arent having it


Coronavirus In Schools: Teachers Fear For Their Lives - Most parents have no idea how bad this is going to be (most parents shouldn't be parents)
The COVID Childcare Crisis - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Anna North has a very comprehensive analysis of the extraordinary toll COVID-19 is taking on parents, with needless to say women bearing the vastly disproportionate brunt. The bottom line ... Because the federal government and most state governments gave up before the virus was suppressed, months of personal and economic sacrifice have been in complete vain ...
America's child care problem is an economic problem (Refucks could give a shit about your kids)
Eschaton: Might Be A Problem - Open the schools. What could go wrong. -- Nearly one-in-three children tested for the new coronavirus in Florida has been positive, and a South Florida health official is concerned the disease could cause lifelong damage even for children with mild illness.
White House blocks CDC from testifying on reopening schools next week : Coronavirus
Google will ban ads from running on stories spreading debunked coronavirus conspiracy theories : Coronavirus

Can kids spread the coronavirus? 'Conclusively, without a doubt -- yes,' experts say
With coronavirus antibodies fading fast, vaccine hopes fade, too - SFChronicle.com (virus is immune to immunization)

Americans Increasingly Dislike How Republican Governors Are Handling The Coronavirus Outbreak | FiveThirtyEight

A Detailed Map of Who Is Wearing Masks in the U.S. - The New York Times (Republicans are immune to the hoax)
Georgia Massaged Virus Data to Reopen, Then Voided Mask Orders : politics (the Kempster: elect crook, get a crook)
Kemps office seeks to block Atlanta mask mandate in court
Atlanta mayor slams 'bizarre' lawsuit by Georgia governor to block mask mandate ("you will die for the supreme Kempster" the governor's office said)
Marylands governor touts his purchase of tests from South Korea. Emails show a U.S. company offered tests at a lower price. (Hogan (R) so what did you expect?)
The Most Scathing Lines From GOP Governor Larry Hogans Trump Takedown

Florida teen met friends against family's wishes. Now dad has COVID-19, fighting for his life (selfish asshole may have killed his whole family)


Over half of coronavirus patients in Spain have developed neurological problems, studies show : worldnews


Feinstein proposes withholding COVID-19 relief from states without mask mandates : politics
A local high school teacher at a meeting discussing the use of masks in school in Utah County. : pics (room full of Karens)


Majority of Canadians polled want U.S. border closed until end of 2020: Ipsos : worldnews ... We should build a wall and make the Americans pay for it. They're not sending their best ... Their president is a rapist...


More than two hundred Mexican oil workers at PEMEX have died from COVID-19 "Four workers share each bunk bed"


President Bolsonaro tests positive again after undergoing a new COVID-19 test. : worldnews


Israel keeps blowing up military targets in Iran, hoping to force a confrontation before Trump could be voted out in November, sources say : worldnews (the authoritarian dance)
Israel is drawing up a secret list of military and intelligence officials who might be subject to arrest abroad if the International Criminal Court in the Hague opens an investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes in the Palestinian territories. : worldnews (Jews, the new Nazis)
Google & Apple remove Palestine from world maps, replace with Israel. : worldnews (is that a war crime?)


Vatican to Bishops: Believe Little Kids, Investigate All Sex-Abuse Claims : worldnews


Three French police members have been charged with manslaughter over the asphyxiation death of a delivery man who was pinned to the ground by officers in January. Cedric Chouviat, died two days after a heated exchange with police officers who held him down, still wearing his scooter helmet : worldnews (same everywhere)

British Airways Announces Immediate Retirement of 747 Fleet - In a letter sent out to all BA employees, the airline believes that the 747s are unsustainable for the new aviation industry post-pandemic and will look to accelerate the retirement of the twin-deckers.

Graffiti on monument commemorating Nazi SS division being investigated as a hate crime by police | Ottawa Citizen (Canada has monuments to SS Nazis, of course, messing with thmm is a "hate crime")


Belgian intelligence knew of Russian bounties on troops in Afghanistan : worldnews

Will there be a 'Trump Crimes Commission' if Biden wins in November? There might have to be | The Independent (Barry will tell Joe to look forward and forget it all)

Donald Trump Is Living Proof of Osama bin Laden's | The US's militarized and nationalist response to 9/11 has accelerated the decline of the American empire. (REPUBICANS)

Editorial: The White House is waging a dangerous and inexplicable war on public health : politics
64% distrust Trump on coronavirus pandemic; approval declines as cases grow : politics
Americans sour on Trump handling of coronavirus - The Washington Post ... 52% "strongly" disapprove
There are signs Trump's base is leaving him on the coronavirus - CNNPolitics (one way or another)
Eschaton: One Month Ago - Great update w/ the WH Coronavirus Task Force. Today less than 6% of Americans tested have the virus, cases have stabilized over the past 2 weeks, averaging 20K -- down from 30K in April. Hospitalizations are declining & we're working closely with states to Safely Reopen America -- Mike Pence
Americans sour on Trump handling of coronavirus - The Washington Post
Trump Keeps Bragging About America's Covid-19 Death Rate. It's Among the World's worst
House Education Democrats say CDC director blocked from appearing before Congress - POLITICO - Aides, speaking on background, said the committee was told that Redfield would not appear, at the direction of the White House.
Hospitals Are Suddenly Short of Young Doctors -- Because of Trump's Visa Ban (the plan)
Trump must be defeated or U.S. 'will be in an irreversible decline' : politics
Will Whoever Left Their Crazy Racist Uncle in the White House, Come Get Him. He's Tweeting Again ... "On trump's onlyfans network fox" ...
The Manhattan DA Is Going Where Mueller Wouldn't : And he hinted he wants to look at Trump's golf courses, in particular

This Might as Well Be the Tagline for This Entire Administration | "The science should not stand in the way of this," said the White House Press Secretary. : politics
McEnany on school reopenings: 'The science should not stand in the way of this' ("reality should not stand in the way of our deadly plans)

Donald Trump is destroying the Post Office : politics

(2) That RBG did a selfish and irresponsible thing when she didt step down in 2014 is something that has been said many times on this blog, so I don't want to add to the dead horse series. Still I find the cult that's been quite strategically built up around her to be not merely annoying but politically toxic. Liberals and leftists will have been very lucky if it doesn't end up costing us dearly over the next twenty or thirty years.(Breyer, although his health doesn't seem nearly as precarious, should have also resigned in 2014).

As Trump sinks, he's pulling down the Republican Senate, too : politics
Trump's Losing, So When Are Republican Candidates Going to Abandon Him? (never)
Trust in Trump's word plummets, as harsh realities sink in
Why these election poll numbers might actually matter this time - Poynter (no Hillary, duh)

Trump stares down a ticking economic time bomb - POLITICO - overnment aid propping up the economy could soon disappear, schools are scrambling their plans and new shutdowns are slamming businesses just before a key stretch of the general election.

Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump's wrath (confederate/Russian traitor)

He's got a TV in every room - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is another egregious violation of federal law: A straight-up campaign event at the White House during the "work" (LOLZ) day ...
Mark Knoller on Twitter: "On South Lawn, WH seeks to make a political point by setting up a crane lifting the weights of regulation from the bed of a "red" truck, while showing the burden of regulations weighing down a "blue" truck. https://t.co/OoWmRPnWum" / Twitter
Daniel Dale on Twitter: "Trump, denouncing an Obama-era rule meant to combat racial segregation in housing, says, "The suburb destruction will end with us."" / Twitter
Acyn Torabi on Twitter: "Trump: So shower heads, you take a shower, the water doesn't come out. You wanna wash your hands, the water doesn't come out... Dishwashers you didn't have any water... In most places of the country, water is not a problem. They don't know what do with it. It's called rain
Sarah Cooper on Twitter: "@lindarchilders @Acyn Already did it. He's just repeating himself at this point. By the end of all this I will have covered every single thing he has to say about everything

House Rating Changes: 20 Races Move Towards Democrats | The Cook Political Report - Trump's abysmal polling since the pandemic began is seriously jeopardizing down-ballot GOP fortunes. (remember last month when they said a red wave would take back the house from the Demonrat party?)

Sotomayor Blasts Supreme Court for Upholding Florida Poll Tax That Excludes Voters Simply Because They Are Poor
The Supreme Court Just Stopped 1 Million Floridians From Voting in November : politics (blatent attempt to throw Florifuck to the Dumpster)
Cries of voter fraud should be aimed at those committing it: Republicans : politics

Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation Got a Big Boost From a Mysterious Individual Donation of $15.9 Million (check rumored to be signed by "Satan")

He's Rocking the Suburbs Just Like Lester Maddox Did - Lawyers, Guns & Money - When Donald Trump says Joe Biden is going to destroy the suburbs, he means exactly what you think he means: (Trump to restore red-lining and black-listing and racial segregation)

3 Weeks After Primary, N.Y. Officials Still Can't Say Who Won Key Races -- Tens of thousands of absentee ballots in New York are still uncounted and many races have yet to be called. What will November look like? (Cuomo dickster has fucked up fucking NY, so, a fucking disaster)


Inside the Shrinking 2020 Democratic Convention in Milwaukee - The New York Times - An event that was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee may now involve just 300, with plans still far from settled a month before the convention.


Democrats -- and Some Republicans -- See Signs of Political Realignment in the South ... "Bless their hearts" Trump campaign responds ...
Operation Grant seeks to stop President Trump's re-election in Ohio:
Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn, fiscal conservative, spent $570,000 of taxpayer money in three months | City Pages - Republican Congressman Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota (right) has spent a whole lot of money printing shit out and mailing it to his constituents.

Jamaal Bowman, Progressive Insurgent, Defeats Eliot Engel in House Primary - The New York Times - Mr. Bowman defeated the 16-term incumbent in a race that pitted the Democratic establishment against the party' progressive wing


David Shor's Unified Theory of American Politics


Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Says President Trump Is Invading Portland as an Election Stunt : politics ... You'd think all those States Rights, "my great grandparents died for the Confederacy' folks would be pissed at this violation of their cultural heritage.
The Authoritarian Operation in Portland Is Only a Dress Rehearsal. A major American city is being softly Pinochet'd
What the Heck are Federal Law Enforcement Officers Doing in Portland? - Lawfare ... appears to be a reprise of much of what happened in Washington, D.C. at the beginning of June, when Attorney General William Barr called upon a wide array of statutory authorities to commandeer hundreds of federal law enforcement officers in order to "restore order" ...
Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets . News | OPB
Trump Accused of Deploying 'Secret Police' in Portland as Political Stunt : politics
Trump Unleashes His Secret Police in Portland : politics - He really is trying to start a civil war.
US Attorney For Oregon Calls For Investigation Into Portland Protester Arrests : news
'It was like being preyed upon' Federal officers in unmarked vans detain Portland protesters
William's army are on their way - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Federal goon squads without ID are going out in unmarked cars and just detaining random people in Portland:
Trumps agents are sweeping peaceful citizens off the streets. This is not America.
Federal officers in unmarked vans detain Portland, Ore., protesters - The Boston Globe (BoGlo commenters are sick)
US Attorney For Oregon Calls For Investigation Into Portland Protester Arrests : news

Felony charge against Breonna Taylor protesters dropped : news

Seeing 'Black Lives Matter' Written in Chalk, One City Declares It a Crime -- In a small Washington town where people of color say they have faced discrimination, activists ran into trouble for drawing in the streets ... Selah, Wash (the usual confederate traitor asshole)

Tyrese Devon Haspil Arrested in Murder of Fahim Saleh ... who was found dismembered in his Lower East Side condo this week. The suspect is Tyrese Devon Haspil, Saleh's 21-year-old former personal assistant (beginning to sound like a gay thing)

These 35 cops in Wayne County have been deemed untrustworthy to testify in court : news

Charges filed against men filmed allegedly assaulting Black man at Indiana lake : news (attempted lynching for walking in a park, white fuckers claimed they were "race-baited" by his being black)

Wisconsin police officer who killed 3 people in 5 years suspended. Activists and lawyers have called for the officer to be fired. Local authorities are investigating the latest death. : news

Fired cop charged with murder for using chokehold on Latino man : news (his defense is that he was trained to kill everybody)

'Roddie' Bryan, suspect in Ahmaud Arbery murder case, is now subject of sex-crime probe : news

'You're going to get ... whooped': Virginia police investigate video of stop with Black motorist : news ... Trooper Charles Hewitt (is a racist fucker copster asshole, lied and said his "wife is black" haha let's ban "troopers" everywhere)

They Realize the Bully Is Just Kind of an Empty Suit -- president has turned a decades-long grudge with the National Football League into a centerpiece of his campaigs culture war strategy (he's running against Kaepernick and black people)

15 female Redskins employees allege sexual harassment while with team - The Washington Post - More than a dozen women allege sexual harassment and verbal abuse by former team employees at Redskins Park (racist sportsball Republican dicksters, hello asshole Dan Snyder )
Washington NFL Team Faces Sexual Harassment Claims from 15 Women, Hire Law Firm - The New York Times - The organization hired a Washington-based law firm after 15 women said that they were sexually harassed while employed by the team ... "conducting a review" ...
The Daniel Snyder sexual harassment industrial complex - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Former Employees Say Ellen's 'Be Kind' Talk Show Mantra Masks A Toxic Work Culture (Repubican bitch, sorta a gay Ivanka)

Is Anti-Racism Training Just Peddling White Supremacy?
'White Fragility' Is Everywhere. But Does Antiracism Training Work? -- Robin DiAngelo's best seller is giving white Americans a new way to talk about race. Do those conversations actually serve the cause of equality? (see yesterday, just another white scam)

White Supremacy Was Her World. And Then She Left. -- To stop hate, we have to understand it.

Fox Attacks the Washington Post -- in the Best Way Possible -- Okay, we mean an actual fox. And an actual copy of the Post
Fox News Staffers Erupt Over Networks Racism: Bosses Created a White Supremacist Cell (what did you expect?)

Zuckerberg criticizes Trump's COVID-19 response after report finds Facebook top source of misinformation : technology (Fuckerberged again)

Caitlyn Jenner : Hey Kanye, I'll Be Your Running Mate (dumb and dumber, hahahhhaa)

Andrew Sullivan: See You Next Friday (Sullyfuck says Vox was tired of his racisim)



Joe Kennedy, a Top Recipient of Hedge Fund Cash, Declined to Back Tax Fairness Act : boston - Kennedy is counting on senile elderly voters thinking they're voting Ted Kennedy into a zillionth term.
Mass. Unemployment Rate Rises To 17.4%, Worst In The Country : boston ... Mass has the best unemployment benefits of any state, making it an easier decision for people to remain out of a job ...

Boston 25 News journalist Wale Aliyu says someone yelled the N-word at him and his photographer while they were reporting a story in Boston : boston

Awesome reply to a southerner finally giving up his Confederate flag. : bestof


About 13% of people are pathological liars, telling an average of 10 lies per day : science


What was your high school's wildest NSFW scandal?
U/IMindyjones provides a detailed narration of how easy it is to fall into an abusive relationship and why it's hard to leave


Which fictional character's death have you not gotten over? : AskReddit




071620

It's a great week for tracking comet Neowise
Comet NEOWISE from Rockport : boston

Arctic heat wave "essentially impossible" without human-caused climate change, study finds : worldnews
Earth's Population Will Begin Shrinking Within 50 Years, Scientists Predict : science
North Atlantic right whales now officially 'one step from extinction' : worldnews
Norway Becomes World's First Country to Ban the Use of Palm Oil in Biofuels to Stop Deforestation
The United Nations held an unusual session Wednesday to express fears of "catastrophe" if a decaying oil tanker abandoned off Yemen's coast with 1.1 million barrels of crude on board ruptures into the Red Sea : worldnews
Greta Thunberg: World must 'tear up' old systems, contracts to tackle climate : worldnews

Pandemic shows climate has never been treated as crisis, say scientists | The letter says the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that most leaders are able to act swiftly and decisively, but the same urgency had been missing in politicians

The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis : worldnews


It's Time to Shut the Country Down -- and Pay People to Stay Home : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/16/20 : boston
143 New Confirmed Cases; 1.1% Positive - July 16 : CoronavirusMa - 106,271 total confirmed - 12,880 new tests - -23 hospital; -3 ICU; -2 Intubated - 11 new deaths; 8,163 total - 91 new probable cases; 6,310 total - 1 new probable death; 217 total


Study links crowded housing in Greater Bostons poorer neighborhoods with spread of COVID-19 -- frontline workers' living conditions makes self-isolating nearly impossible.
Rents drop 5.8%in Boston : boston
In Chelsea, the hardest hit community in the state, the long tail of the coronavirus still lingers for thousands. Even as the number of cases now declines, the economic fallout remains staggering, with people fearful that the virus might return at any moment. : CoronavirusMa


U of T tests show Canadian-made mask deactivates 99% of SARS-CoV-2 virus : worldnews
Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears : worldnews
In Shadow of Pandemic, U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Resurge to Record - The New York Times
Overall COVID-19 intensive care mortality has fallen by a third : Coronavirus
More COVID-19 patients in ICUs are surviving now: study : Coronavirus


Coronavirus Deaths Are Rising Right on Cue - The Atlantic - There was always a logical explanation for why cases rose through the end of June while deaths did not. (math is impossible for Repubicans)


Iowa health department ousts spokesperson Polly Carver-Kimm
Publics' disconnect from COVID-19 reality worries experts (wonder how that happened?)
USA Today's pandemic shame -- pushing Trump propaganda : Another Both Sides failure (Navarro, the fox "trade expert")

Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads with young people: 'you're propagating the pandemic' (gen Z's revenge on the selfish boomers)


Coronavirus: Florida reports 13,965 cases and 156 new deaths, breaking record : Coronavirus
Third of Florida Counties Have Less Than 10 ICU Beds Left Amid COVID-19 Surge : Coronavirus
Georgia Hospital Worker Sounds Alarm: 'I Have Never Ever Seen Anything Like This' : Coronavirus (Kempsters have been gaslighting and covering up, so Georgians can die more for freedom)

DeSantis Ducey - Lawyers, Guns & Money - What if allowing a deadly virus to spread freely in states with large populations of elderly people is actually a bad idea? ... If this doesn't discourage voters in Florida and Arizona from voting for the white supremacist death cult I'm not sure what could.
Paul Krugman on Twitter: "Also killing as many people in AZ as in EU, which has SIXTY times the population https://t.co/wj0aukD5JE" / Twitter ... Also killing as many people in AZ as in EU, which has SIXTY times the population (vote Republican, own yourself and die)
There Are 127,000 Coronavirus Cases in Georgia, and the Governor Just Overruled Mask Mandates : politics
He Committed Murder - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Great to see Kemp actively intervene to protect the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men, the right to infect somebody's grandmother with a disease that could cause her to choke to death alone because you don't want to wear a mask at the Piggly Wiggly ... (and then there's Fuckazona)
Why Arizona Wasn't Ready for Its Coronavirus Surge -- State leaders didn't prepare when cases were low and are now struggling to cope;

Colorado mask order: Gov. Jared Polis issues statewide mandate effective July 17 - as COVID-19 cases rise -- Order requires people 10 and older to wear masks when in public indoor spaces


NPR Radio Ratings Collapse As Pandemic Ends Listeners' Commutes (try being less polite Republican)

Analysis: Walmart's new mask rule could prove a 'tipping point.' It highlights a failure of Washington leadership. : politics (when you get your pandemic leadership from Walmart)
Target, CVS to also require masks at stores nationwide, following Walmart and other retailers as COVID-19 cases rise : Coronavirus
Store worker pepper sprays customer who allegedly got violent after refusing to wear mask : news
Starbucks customer who wouldn't wear a mask wants half of $100,000 raised for barista who didn't serve her : worldnews (reward my evil entitlement)
Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the U.S., says all customers will be required to wear masks from July 22 : Coronavirus
Kohl's to require shoppers to wear masks starting Monday at stores nationwide : Coronavirus
Target to Require Masks for Guests Starting August 1 : Coronavirus
Alabama governor announces statewide mask mandate as coronavirus cases continue to climb : Coronavirus

Nearly 5,000 U.S. citizens tried to enter Canada for shopping, recreation amid pandemic: CBSA : worldnews (Republican brain-eating zombies tried to invade Canada)
Doctors, legitimate patients baffled as anti-maskers print off 'exemption cards' to flout rules : worldnews (Canada) (where they were met by the eh-zombies)

A third coronavirus wave and a second Cold War leave Hong Kong fighting for its life : worldnews

Japan "extremely concerned" as 136 COVID cases reported on U.S. bases : worldnews

Bangladesh arrests hospital owner over fake coronavirus results - A Bangladesh hospital owner accused of issuing thousands of fake negative coronavirus test results to patients at his two clinics was arrested on Wednesday while trying to flee to India in a burqa, police said. : worldnews ("in a burqa")

Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus again, reports CNN Brasil : worldnews

Colombian cartels killing those who don't obey their Covid-19 lockdowns : worldnews ... turns out if you replace COVID with a much worse problem, COVID doesn't seem so bad!

Peter Thiel's Palantir charges NHS England #1 million for coronavirus 'data store' : worldnews ,,, So, NHS not just gave away a shitton of very private data (including criminal records for some reason) but they actually have to pay for it. That's a deal of a century, nay, it was a deal of the century before NHS had to pay for it... (vampires and zombies and BoJotron)

Why Sweden Succeeded in Flattening the Curveand New York Failedprobably has little to do with lockdowns. (written by the money guys)


China's own records debunk 'historic rights' over disputed seas : worldnews
TikTok Enlists Army of Lobbyists as Suspicions Over China Ties Grow : technology

Clashes with police as thousands rally in Jerusalem demanding Netanyahu's resign over corruption charges. : worldnews ... This is not the full story. While Netanyahu's corruption charges are part of the protest, the main driving force between this wave of protest is the abysmal way this government handled COVID-19, both in terms of public health, and economically ...

Indonesian family forces 12-year-old girl to marry 45-year-old man to 'repay a favor'

Pedophile priest now wants to marry victim : worldnews (India)

'Thank you, our glorious revolution': activists react as Sudan ditches Islamist laws | Global development : worldnews (take the muzfucks down)

The true story of the prince of Qatar and his time at USC - Los Angeles Times

Iran admits its troops shot down a passenger jet and killed 176 people due to a string of colossal failures : worldnews
Iran judiciary halts protesters' executions after social media storm : worldnews (murderous muzfuckers)

Shamima Begum, who left London to join Islamic State group in Syria in 2015, wins legal battle to return to UK to fight against loss of citizenship : worldnews


Russian Police Major Falls From Window After Testifying Against Boss (after shooting himself 3 times in the back of the head)
Hundreds protest in Moscow against reforms that could keep Putin in power, chant calls for Putin to resign and hold up banners against the reforms : worldnews
Russian police detained over 140 people including a high-profile Moscow deputy after Kremlin critics protested against changes to the constitution. 142 people were detained Wednesday evening. Many people including journalists were put in police vehicles : worldnews
Russia has moved to introduce a same-sex marriage ban in the constitution : worldnews

'Almost certain' that Russians tried to interfere in UK general election, says foreign secretary (BoJo's buddies)
UK: A long-awaited report into alleged Russian interference in the 2017 general election and the 2016 Brexit vote is to be published next week. : worldnews

Russian hackers linked to the Kremlin have targeted coronavirus vaccine research facilities, according to the US and UK governments : worldnews
Coronavirus: Russian cyber spies attempting to steal vaccine research from Britain, US and Canada : worldnews

Russia used Trump's intelligence sharing to try to assassinate Chechen dissidents in Europe, sources say : worldnews ... NATO had limited some parts of its relationship with the US because of its closeness to Russia ... Specifically some worried that US officials would send them its intelligence. (Adolf Twittler, fat traitor Trumpster, it's come to this, America)
Russia used Trump's intelligence sharing to try to assassinate Chechen dissidents in Europe, sources say : worldnews

"We Need Tem to Fucking Do Something" - Former Pandemic Officials Call Trump's COVID Response a National Disaster
Shut Everything Down and Remove Trump | It's the only thing right now that can prevent an even worse catastrophe.

Coronavirus data disappeared after Trump administration shifted control from CDC
Exclusive: White House document shows 18 states in coronavirus "Red Zone" (16 are trumptard red states and CA has Orange County)
Don't get fooled by Trumps cynical new scam on the coronavirus
CDC Director Warns This Winter Will See Public Health Struggle - The Administration* Is Going to War With the Government's Own Experts -- The CDC director just issued a medical warning, but it's also a political one ... Just this week, for example, the administrationtook the unconscionable step of demanding that hospitals bypass the CDC and send their data to a "central atabase" rumored to be the back pocket of a pair of khakis hanging on a hook in Jared Kushner's bathroom (Charlie wins again)

Republican convention in Jacksonville will be scaled back next month - The Washington Post

The COVID-19 Crisis Is Exploding Inside ICE Detention Centers | HuffPost - Thousands of guards and detainees are testing positive in facilities where safety and social distancing are impossible.

Eschaton: Good-Bye for now! - What happened? -- Just days after his full-throated rejection of all things coronavirus was retweeted by President Donald Trump, former game show host Chuck Woolery's Twitter account was no more ... "The most outrageous lies are the ones about Covid 19. Everyone is lying. The CDC, Media, Democrats, our Doctors, not all but most, that we are told to trust." -- Ah, well, nevertheless. -- Former game show host Chuck Woolery announced Wednesday his son has tested positive for COVID-19, just days after Woolery accused medical professionals and Democrats of lying about the virus in an effort to hurt the economy and President Trump's reelection chances. Woolery, who hosted several popular game shows including "Love Connection" and "Wheel of Fortune" and who is a staunch supporter of the president's has since deleted his Twitter account following the announcement about his son. (his kid caught the Demonrat hoax, probably from his idiot anti-mask father)
Game show host retweeted by Trump deletes his account after announcing his son has coronavirus : politics

Liberals Still Think Fact-Checking Will Stop the Right. They're wrong

Mary Trumps memoir sells 950,000 on first day, setting a record for publisher

John Roberts's Latest Tribute to Roger Taney - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This Court is an absolute disgrace (Rethugs, top to bottom)
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Bill Stepien was ousted over Bridgegate. Now he's in charge of Trumps reelection campaign (that's where we heard that name ...)

In the middle of a pandemic, they're selling beans' : Chris Cuomo blasts Trump for hawking Goya
Ivanka Trump violated government ethics rules with Goya photo stunt, watchdog rules : politics (like they give a shit)

Southern Poverty Law Center Adds Stephen Miller to Its List of Extremists : politics


Biden opens up 11-point national lead over Trump in NBC News/WSJ poll - The presumptive Democratic nominee has a 51 percent to 40 percent lead, while 72 percent say the U.S. is on the wrong track.
Biden Expands Lead as Trumps Approval Drops but majority of voters back his handling of economy
Trumps presidential approval rating stays steady: NBC News/Wall Street Journal polls (who you gonna believe, NBC, or NBC?)
Why Trump is Still in Trouble Even if the Polls Are Really Off - The New York Times - Biden's lead is sufficient to cover a sizable error. And several of the biggest problems with polling in the last election have either been addressed or become less relevant.
Trump has a 50 percent problem in the new NBC News/WSJ poll (half the country hates him alot)
U.S. Party Preferences Have Swung Sharply Toward Democrats (Dems +13 since Refuckers bundgled the stupidty virus)

Team Trump Frantically Plots New Ways to Make Him Feel Good About Himself - From the campaign trail to combating coronavirus, the goal is to please the boss.

Trump Replaces Brad Parscale as Campaign Manager, Elevating Bill Stepien - The New York Times - The replacement of Mr. Parscale with Mr. Stepien, who had served as deputy campaign manager, comes as the president has struggled in public and private polling.
Trump promotes Bill Stepien and shakes up campaign leadership as he struggles in latest polls - CNNPolitics
Trump replaces campaign manager Brad Parscale as polls show him trailing Joe Biden - The Washington Post (finger in belly-button pic)
Trump Campaign Chief Was Edged Out Weeks Ago.Now Hes Officially Demoted (jfc, the eyes)



Fauci: 'Bizarre' White House Behavior Only Hurts the President
New poll reaffirms that most Americans don't trust the president, but they do trust Dr. Fauci : worldnews

McEnany on school reopenings: 'The science should not stand in the way of this' (stop with your stupid libtard "thinking" your children will die for Trumpster)

Inspector general: Medicare chief broke rules on her publicity contracts - POLITICO - HHS watchdog finds Seema Verma mishandled millions of dollars in federal contracts that ultimately benefited friends, former Trump officials (if thse fuckers don't end up in prison ... )


The 'Flight 93' election has ended in disaster ... the most influential pro-Trump essay of the 2016 election cycle by Michael Anton ... a masterpiece of lurid metaphor and ideological hysteria, made, at its core, a very simple argument: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was the equivalent of a terrorist hijacker who, if given control of our plane/country, was certain to kill us all (hey, Aton, you're a fucking stupid evil asshole and you can live with this for the rest of your life)


Trumpism Corrupts: Wall Street Journal Edition - The Bulwark - When people show you who they are, you should believe them. (good overview of the corruption of thought)


Louisville mayor to be investigated for handling of protesters and Breonna Taylor's case : news
Breonna Taylor lay untouched for 20 minutes after being shot: records (fucker cops shot her 5 times and left her to die)

We Reviewed Police Tactics Seen in Nearly 400 Protest Videos. Here's What We Found -- videos showing officers using tear gas, pepper balls and explosives on protesters. Police actions often escalated confrontations (fucker copsters doing their fucker shit)

u/DiamondPup explains how the bodycam footage of police officers murdering George Floyd reveals the absurdity of attempted spin by many redditors : bestof ("new" cops just as bad as the "old' cops)

A retired FBI agent allegedly drove his truck toward a group of middle-school kids after they taunted him : news


A noise complaint, a questionable arrest, and an alleged beating at the Lynn police station - The Boston Globe - officer Matthew Coppinger resigned ... Coppinger, 34, is the nephew of former Lynn police chief Kevin Coppinger, who left the department in late 2016 to serve as Essex County Sheriff (the asshole's next job)


Kanye West Is Officially on the Ballot in Oklahoma (in Fucklahoma: Fuckye is the only candidate who reads less than his pal Trumpster)

White Liberals and Race - Lawyers, Guns & Money
All Your Buried Corpses Now Begin to Speak - Lawyers, Guns & Money - To build on the earlier post, perhaps no intellectual has more to say about the present moment than James Baldwin. Raoul Peck, who directed I Am Not Your Negro:
Another Reason why Everything is Terrible - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Has there been a recent increase in public displays of black antisemitism? (yes)

Reactions to Bari Weiss' resignation from The New York Times just keep coming -- The controversial opinion writer resigned Tuesday with a bombshell of a resignation letter.

How Steven Pinker Became a Target Over His Tweets - The New York Times - How a Famous Harvard Professor Became a Target Over His Tweets -- The outcry over free speech and race takes aim at Steven Pinker, the best-selling author and well-known scholar ... 550 academics recently signed a letter seeking to remove him from the list of "distinguished fellow" of the Linguistic Society of America ... Pinker minimizes racial injustices and drowns out the voices of those who suffer sexist and racist indignities ... (Peevan Stinker, Jeffrey Epstein's friend?)


'The Painted Bird' Caused Walkouts With Its Pedophilia, Bestiality, and Nazis. Its an Extraordinary Film.


Johns Hopkins study explains why psilocybin-containing mushrooms have been consumed for centuries. "Psychological insight, meaningfulness of the experience, increased awareness of beauty, positive social effect and positive mood" are main reasons reported for wanting to consume psilocybin again.
New psychedelic research sheds light on why psilocybin-containing mushrooms have been consumed for centuries


What is the most terrifying thing you've experienced while home alone?


Hackers Convinced Twitter Employee to Help Them Hijack Accounts - After a wave of account takeovers, screenshots of an internal Twitter user administration tool are being shared in the hacking underground ... The second source added they paid the Twitter insider ...




071520

How to see Comet Neowise this week - The Washington Post

Global methane levels soar to record high : worldnews
Methane rises to highest level on record, putting the world on track for dangerously increased heat levels of 3C to 4C. Livestock farming and fossil fuels are the main causes of the rise of methane, which is 28 times more powerful than CO2 at trapping heat. : worldnews
Largest-Ever Study of Carbon Pricing Confirms It Does Reduce Emissions After All : worldnews (despite the lies you were told)
Boston has already experienced some of the nations worst tidal flooding -- and its going to get much worse, study finds

Fertility rate: 'Jaw-dropping' global crash in children being born : worldnews ... Nigeria is predicted to have more people than China by 2100 ..
Earth will be home to 8.8 billion souls in 2100, two billion fewer than current UN projections, according to a major study published Wednesday that foresees new global power alignments shaped by declining fertility rates and greying populations. : worldnews

Wolf culls do not protect caribou, new Canadian study suggests - Habitat degradation inflicts far greater harm on caribou populations than wolves, say researchers : worldnews


U.S. reports record 67,400 single-day spike of new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/15/20 : boston
106128 total confirmed cases - 10424 new tests - +20 hospital; - 13 icu; +3 intubated - 27 new deaths; 8152 total - 75 new probable cases; 6219 total - 1 new probable death; 216 total


Head of the Charles Regatta 2020 canceled due to coronavirus pandemic - The Boston Globe


Graphic: US shows little signs of being able to control coronavirus spread - The Boston Globe
Heart Abnormalities Found in COVID-19 Patients Mean Scans Are Vital, Scientists Say : worldnews
Study: Newborn Infected With Covid-19 In Womb Experienced Neurological Complications : worldnews
Coronavirus: Smokers quit in highest numbers in a decade - BBC News : worldnews
Merck CEO says Lawmakers Touting Vaccine By Year's End Doing Grave Disservice to America
People who social distance may be more intelligent, study says : Coronavirus

Almost 10m children may never return to school following the pandemic : worldnews

Nearly one-third of children tested for COVID in Florida are positive. Palm Beach County's health director warns of risk of long-term damage


Andrew Cuomo Ascends to the Mountaintop With His Covid-19 Poster - The New York Times - But is it art? (NYT asks the hard questions and wtf with the skinny and fit blond Trump?)

A new study makes it clear: after universal masking was implemented at Mass General Brigham, the rate of COVID-19 infection among health care workers dropped significantly. "For those who have been waiting for data before adopting the practice, this paper makes it clear: Masks work." : science

Walmart will start requiring customers in US stores to wear masks - CNN
Walmart and Sam's Club to require masks nationwide starting July 20 as COVID-19 cases rise : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Florida passes 300,000 COVID-19 cases with 10,000+ reported Wednesday : Coronavirus

Oklahoma governor tests positive for the coronavirus : Coronavirus ... "business as usual" "personal responsbility" for other people antimasker ...
Five people test positive for COVID-19 after going to Missouri house party with hundreds in attendance : Coronavirus


Arizona student describes "unacceptable" 26-day wait time for COVID-19 test results: "People are dying" : Coronavirus (Jared cackles)


As pandemic rages in U.S., border stays closed and Canadians approve


Thousands of Catalans return to lockdown as Spain fights new virus clusters : worldnews

Boris Johnson promises independent inquiry into coronavirus pandemic : worldnews (promises to investigate his own bungling incompetence which killed thousands)
Angry with Britain's new mask orders, Conservative voters are destroying their membership cards : worldnews (conservofucks same everywhere)
Zero confirmed coronavirus deaths in Scotland for a week : worldnews (pop 5.4M)

Wearing masks in enclosed public spaces to become mandatory in France : worldnews

Bolsonaro called his isolation from the coronavirus 'horrible' and was shortly afterwards bitten by an emu

Israeli Data Show School Openings Were a Disaster That Wiped Out Lockdown Gains : worldnews ... list of issues with Schools opening ... (we live in very stupid times)

Coronavirus: Sri Lanka's 'patient 206' speaks out after being blamed for nearly half of country's cases


Hong Kong Democratic Party vice-chair Lo Kin-hei arrested for protest last November : worldnews (retroactive law is the Chinese way)
Unofficial Hong Kong vote sees new generation take over battle for democracy : worldnews

Chinese Police Are Making Threatening Video Calls to Dissidents Abroad : worldnews
China says those who see China as hostile are wrong : worldnews

Chinese activist Zhang Wuzhou tortured in police custody, says family : worldnews

A missing environmentalist who recently said he feared for his life has been found dead in Honduras, a country considered high-risk for human rights and environmental defenders. Marvin Damian Castro, 29, was found dead on Monday : worldnews

Houthis round up Yemen's Jews as part of 'ethnic cleansing' efforts - report : worldnews

Saudi Arabia rules in favor of woman living independently without permission : worldnews ... "That's some progress. All I can say is this would have not happened in my country Iran with such a lunatic government we have right now." ...

Iran plans to execute three men who were protesting the rise of gas prices in the next few days : worldnews (extreme muzfucks worse than SA)
Iran throttles Internet after anti-execution hashtag goes viral, prompted by death sentences for anti-government protesters : worldnews

'Paedophile hunters' do not violate right to privacy, UK Supreme Court rules as convict's appeal dismissed - 'The interests of children have priority over any interest a paedophile could have in being allowed to engage in criminal conduct' : worldnews

Mexico wants Canada to turn over former top cop wanted in alleged cover-up of missing Indigenous students : worldnews

The same AK-47 was photographed on two dead Afghan civilians killed by Australian soldiers : worldnews

In blow to Elon Musk, German court bans Tesla's misleading ad statements related to autonomous rd, says Prescott Watson, principal at Maniv Mobility, an early-stage venture capital firm. Now, iving : worldnews (Muskrat not allowed to lie in Germany, will sue)

Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier : worldnews

Channl Seven pulls 10-part 'world exclusive' series on Scientology on day it was due to air : worldnews

Ghislaine Maxwell's #800,000 mansion was 'protected by ex-British soldiers funded by her brother' : worldnews
Ghislaine Maxwell is secretly married, prosecutors say


Trump says the European Union was 'formed in order to take advantage of the United States' : worldnews ... Yeah just imagine a bunch of states banding together to help foster peace in their region and help each other out on the international stage (he forgot "and Russia" and it's odd that "conservsatives" have no capacity for the "history" they are "conserving")

All migrant children must be released from US detention by Friday because of coronavirus. Some parents fear that could mean separation - The Boston Globe

Trump wants the CIA to cooperate with Russia. We tried that. it was a disaster. | Putin doesn't want a constructive relationship with the United States. He just wants to beat us. (Trump onboard)
The CIA and Russia have tried cooperation. Russia always ruins it. - The Washington Post

Trump offers denial and delusion as pandemic crisis overtakes his presidency - CNNPolitics
As the coronavirus crisis spins out of control, Trump issues directives but still no clear plan
White House's Fauci attacks ignore Trump's own botched comments - The Washington Post - Trump's five worst predictions on coronavirus - The White House is attacking Anthony Fauci for allegedly having a speck in his eye, while the president has a plank in his.
Trump administration distances itself from Navarro USA Today op-ed criticizing Fauci - The Washington Post ("trade advisor" sham person gets the oppo "out there")
Fauci says COVID-19 could reach level of 1918 Spanish flu, the 'mother of all pandemics' : Coronavirus
Lets stop this nonsense, Fauci says of federal coronavirus response as he comes under fire

Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data - The New York Times (Jared now in control)
Warnings of Possible Cover-Up in Progress as Trump Orders Hospitals to Stop Sending Covid-19 Data to CDC : politics (sounds like something a totalitarian dictator would do)
Hospitals Should Tell Trump to Shove His Orders and Send Their Data to the CDC Anyway | This is nuke-the-moon-to-control-the-tides crazy. : politics

The White House Called a News Conference. Trump Turned It Into a Meandering Monologue. - The New York Times - The president spoke in the Rose Garden for 63 minutes. He spent only six of those minutes answering questions from reporters (Donnie Demen\ted)
Trump broke presidential protocol by turning a standard White House press statement into a rambling, rally-like attack on Joe Biden : politics ("protocol" hahaha)
Trump under fire for using White House for impromptu campaign rally : politics
CNN cuts away from Trump's 'campaign-type' Rose Garden speech : politics
Trump sporting more natural gray hairdo amid the pandemic - At a briefing in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, the president emerged from the Oval Office with his signature pompadour exhibiting a distinctly more silver-gray hue. (notice what Murdoch focues on)

Every Day That Trump Remains in Office Is a Dangerous Day for America : politics
If you aren't filled with rage at Trump, you aren't paying attention (or have no brain like 40% of Americans) ... For those keeping score at home, the current tally is 22 - 0.Twenty-two times Trump has tweeted in defense of the Confederacy. Zero times Trump has tweeted in defense of our fallen service men and women Putin plotted to kill.
CNN's Jim Acosta: Trump White House 'Down to Kool-Aid Drinkers and Next of Kin'
Opinion | The nation is in a downward spiral. Worse is still to come. - The Washington Post
Opinion | The bill is coming due for those who sold their souls to Trump - The Washington Post ... Increasingly, the White House operates not so much as the head of the executive branch but as a site for Trumps personal and political breakdowns.
Oh how the turntables... : PoliticalHumor

Two in three Americans want to see Trump's tax returns, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows : politics (and 33% are Repubicans who don't give a fuck)

'Attempted Murder of Your Post Office': Outrage as Trump Crony Now Heading USPS Moves to Slow Mail Delivery : politics

It's Never Been Easier for the Rich to Evade Taxes (not that it that hard before Trumpster)

Nepotism Barbie to Huddled Masses: Try Something New To Eat With Your Cake! : politics
Ivanka Trump posted a photo posing with Goya beans as people call for boycott may have violated government ethics rules
Critics Want Ivanka Trump Canned After She Tweets Bizarre Goya Promo : politics
Ivanka Trump Promotes Can of Beans, Violates Ethics Standards : politics
Ivanka Trump's dating history - Insider


2020, the gift that keeps on giving - Lawyers, Guns & Money - There is a real possibility that Donald Trump completely botching the response to a historic pandemic will result in Republicans getting a hammerlock on the Supreme Court that could only be broken for the foreseeable future by full-out constitutional hardball: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been taken to the hospital and treated for a possible infection

Congress Questions Trump Administration Over PPP Money for Unqualified Firms - I Can't Imagine Why Congress Would Want to Know What Donald Trump Did With All That Money - Joe Biden must hold people accountable in the way Barack Obama did not after 2008 (thanks Barry)
Eschaton: Look Forward - I think you can, on balance, blame ONE SIDE for their tendency to kill hundreds of thousands of people and destroy the country every few years, but you can blame THE OTHER SIDE for letting bygones be bygones and helping to make people forget so they get to do it again.

'I can't take this anymore' Video of Mendon resident and former Trump supporter lambasting president goes viral (Hillary-hating Trump sucker has second thoughts)
Trump approval at record low among battleground voters: poll : politics (45% love the evil fucker)
Threat of a Trump without rallies triggers fears across GOP - POLITICO
Why Trump -- Not Biden -- Might Have An Enthusiasm Problem

Eschaton: Poll Porn - NEW Quinnipiac poll : Biden 52% (+3 since mid June) - Trump 37% (-4) ... Trump job approval: 36% (-6)

Joe Biden Needs to Win Big to Avoid a Contested Election : politics
Joe Biden gives a big, bold, normal speech on climate change : politics
Biden Leads But Many Anticipate Secret Trump Vote | Monmouth University Polling Institute (lol eyeroll)
2020 election news: Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden swing state polls
Trump Campaign Hits New Low: Using Biden Kids, Grandkids as Weapons : politics ("crybullies")

Bloomberg Pledged Hundreds of Millions to Defeat Trump. Where Is It? : politics (Bloomfuck lied, it was always all about him)

Kanye West 'drops out' of 2020 presidential race : politics (Fuckye)


Sara Gideon Wins Democratic Nomination in Maine to Challenge Susan Collins - The New York Times - backed by the Senate Democratic campaign arm and outside political groups, had long been the favorite to challenge Senator Collins, the sole remaining New England Republican in Congress (bye-bye, Suzie-Snozzy)


Jeff Sessions Lost His Race To Get Back To The US Senate : politics ("coach" "Tommmy" "Tuberville" doesn't even live in Fuckabama, has zero political experience at age 65)
The Tuberville Sessions - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The original Trump superfan Jeff Sessions has been The rise and humiliating fall of Jeff Sessions, a cautionary tale for other Republicans - The Washington Post

Progressive Wave Rolls Through Texas With Big Wins In Dallas, Austin, And Houston : politics

The Pro-Nazi McCarthy - Lawyers, Guns & Money - How surprised are you to find out that Joe McCarthy sided with Nazis in war crimes trials? Probably not too surprised.


Body-cam video in George Floyd killing shows officer pulled gun, swore and touched Floyd multiple times without explanation : news (completely disgusting killer cop squad even worse than we thought)
On the history of Black Relations with people in power, Police and White Supremacists by /u/MightyMorph : DepthHub
MightyMorph comments on Please make this go viral. I am begging you. Police and National Guard patrolling neighborhood and shooting civilians on their own property. Make America see this, I beg you. [Minneapolis]

64 Videos Show the N.Y.P.D. Meeting Protesters With Fists, Clubs and Body Slams : news
Police partially blinded eight people on the same day of protests after George Floyd's death : politics
Blind Justice - Lawyers, Guns & Money (defund and lock up)


Louisville police arrest 87 on felony charges at peaceful protest over Breonna Taylor case - The Washington Post

St. Louis prosecutor investigating couple who pointed guns at protesters says Trump, governor "came after" her : politics

Black Teen Sent to Detention Facility Over Online Schoolwork | Time - Judge Mary Ellen Brennan, who presides over the Oakland County Family Court (Republician bitch judge / the "justice system" is full of sadists maybe we should keep them away from our children)

It's not fair - Lawyers, Guns & Money - still laughing over Bari Weiss' resignation letter, which is a veritable masterpiece of whiny gaslighting (Did you know the New York Times is not a welcoming place for centrist and conservative voices? Just ask David Brooks, Bret Stephens, Ross Douthat, Tom Friedman, Maureen Dowd, Nick Kristof, and everybody else there who has written endlessly for decades now about how PC Culture is Out of Control) ... Prediction: As soon as Biden names his VP, the entire scream machine will basically stop paying attention to him, and turn its attention 24/7 to the The Real Democrat President in Waiting, who will really be pulling the strings behind the scenes to pass a constitutional amendment requiring all Americans to enter into a Satanic lesbian marriage while denouncing the Confederacy, Elvis Presley, Clint Eastwood and the Oxford comma.
I dont recognize the NYT that Bari Weiss quit (what's with Jews suporting racist fucking nazi assholes?)

Trump Loving Cartoonist Ben Garrison Sues The Anti-Defamation League for Defamation - Ben Garrison insists the ADL knew his drawing of Trump's former national security adviser H.R. McMaster being controlled by George Soros was based on fact. (Trump dick sucking anti-semitic asshole says Jews are evil, expects exoneration)


Decapitated, dismembered body found in NYC apartment - sorted in plastic bags right next to a power saw,


The Massachusetts Senate passed a police reform bill early Tuesday morning. The bill would ban police from using chokeholds, create an independent oversight board, certify officers, create guidelines for use of force and require police to intervene if excessive force is used by a fellow officer. : boston
Lawmakers must seize the moment for police accountability - The Boston Globe - The Massachusetts Senate has passed a critical police reform bill. The House should move swiftly to pass it too.


A Media Critic Focuses on the Crisis in Local News - The New York Times - Margaret Sullivan recalls her years as public editor of The New York Times and her time as the first woman to lead The Buffalo News.
Guardian announces plans to cut 180 jobs | The Guardian | The Guardian - Revenues expected to be down by more than #25m as effects of pandemic hit media industry

The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility -- The popular book aims to combat racism but talks down to Black people -- Rather, I have learned that one of Americafavorite advice books of the moment is actually a racist tract. Despite the sincere intentions of its author, the book diminishes Black people in the name of dignifying us. This is unintentional, of course, like the racism DiAngelo sees in all whites. Still, the book is pernicious because of the authority that its author has been granted over the way innocent readers think. (she assumes "black fragility")

A Giant 'Wall' of Galaxies Has Been Found Stretching Across The Universe : worldnews (scientists "unsure" what's behind the wall)


The Dunning-Kruger Effect - Why Incompetent People Think They Are Competent : videos


Is it bullshit: different strains of weed make you feel different highs? u/Veritasia breaks it down : DepthHub
Veritasia comments on Is it bullshit: different strains of weed make you feel different highs

What's the WORST thing to say to a girl before going down on her?



Reuters releases guide to recognizing deepfake profile photos : technology

Twitter hacking megathread : technology

Now you can make posts with multiple images. : announcements




071420

Scientists warn of rapid melting of Antarctica's 'Doomsday glacier' ... Its collapse would raise global sea levels by more than half a metre on its own, and subsequently release other major bodies of ice in West Antarctica, which together could raise sea levels by 2-3 metres (it's here)

'Privatize the Profit, Socialize the Mess': Abandoned Fracking Wells Left Spewing Climate-Killing Methane Nationwide : worldnews


15 year old boy in Mongolia dies of Black Death. : worldnews
Squirrel tests positive for bubonic plague in Colorado, leading to health warning :woes


The administration orders hospitals to bypass the C.D.C. with key virus data, alarming health experts. : Coronavirus (Jared fucking everything again)
The Federal government is making hospitals report data to them instead of the CDC now. Nothing to see here... : AdviceAnimals
Federal stockpile is thin amid coronavirus surge, internal documents show - States, hospitals and nursing homes may not be able to rely on Washington to supply personal protective equipment for medical professionals. (Jared cackles)

Rocket to Russia - Lawyers, Guns & Money - the end, the end of the century ... At least Goldberg, unlike them, understands what the Republican party is: that it can't be reasoned with, it can't be bargained with, it doesn't feel remorse or pity or fear, and it absolutely will not stop, ever, until either it or this country is completely destroyed. (endgame)
Will the United States still exist in another generation or three? - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The problem ultimately isn't Donald Trump, or even the current state of the GOP, but rather that for the past half century our culture and our political system have both evolved more or less inexorably toward total dysfunction. If you have a country where 40%+ of the population is made up of a combination of white evangelicals, white supremacists, and Randian greedheads ... and you have a media environment dominated by malignant actors making enormous fortunes by exploiting all these factors, then you are, to use what I believe is most salient technical political science term, totally screwed.



MA COVID-19 Data 7/14/20 : boston (10 deaths)
203 New Confirmed Cases; 1.6% Positive - July 14 : CoronavirusMa - 105,986 total cases - 11,971 new tests - -10 hospital; +4 ICU; -9 Intubated - 10 new deaths; 8,125 total - 100 new probable cases; 6,144 total probable cases - 0 new probable deaths; 215 total -- Since July 1, Over 50% of new daily positives are under 40, with roughly 25% being in the 20-29 age range and only 20% being 60+. The 20-29 range is our hot spot now (tell you know who)

Somervile mayor rips Phase 3 Coronavirus reopening plans : CoronavirusMa (pro-Trump trolls worse than BoGlo)

Boston doctors fear 2nd spike amid national COVID-19 resurgence; "This past weekend alone, we had two patients who had traveled from the South, came to Massachusetts after visiting loved ones, a family member, and are COVID-19 positive" : CoronavirusMa

Add another ingredient to restaurants' woes: mask hostility - As they fight for survival and safety, staff become targets (yeah, even in Boston)

Wait ... yeah I still don't get it. : PoliticalHumor
Man killed by police after mask dispute at Michigan store : news
Solving the Mask Shortage in Huntington Beach : videos (very depressing)

Opinion | Need some good news about covid-19? Here are six reasons for optimism. - The Washington Post
Moderna says its coronavirus vaccine trial produced 'robust' immune response in all patients : Coronavirus

Winter wave of coronavirus 'could be much worse' : worldnews
One in Three Young Adults at Risk of Severe Coronavirus Infections, Study Finds : worldnews
Doctors in France have found the world's first recorded case of an unborn child contracting COVID-19 from their mother while inside the womb : worldnews
Amnesty says coronavirus has killed at least 3,000 health workers : worldnews
The COVID-19 official death toll has now exceeded the maximum death toll estimate for the 2009 Swine Flu pandemic, making the current pandemic the most severe within the 21st century : Coronavirus
Critically ill COVID-19 patients who received a single dose of a drug that calms an overreacting immune system were 45% less likely to die overall, and more likely to be out of the hospital or off a ventilator one month after treatment, compared with those who didn't reeive the drug - intravenous tocilizumab
Smoking greatly increases the risk of COVID-19 mortality and morbidity in young adults : science ... Furthermore, the TOTAL (or population) mortality of smokers may actually be LOWER despite that higher case mortality rate. This is due to nicotine potentially decreasing incidence in that population (IE less people may get sick in the first place ... "doubt is an unpleasant condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one" -- Voltaire

Someone Asks How "A Disease With 1% Mortality" Could Shut Down The US, Gets An In-Depth Explanation (


Opinion | A Shutdown May Be Needed to Stop the Coronavirus - The New York Times - A comprehensive shutdown may be required in much of the country (anti-science Refucks have killed a lot of people)

10,000 Coronavirus cases per day...a Tale of 2 States : PoliticalHumor

Eschaton: America's Worst Governors - Andrew Cuomo.
Throw the Bums Out | The New Republic - We are in the midst of a world-historic failure of governance. Why isnt anyone in charge acting like they are responsible for it? ... The "mountain" is a triumphalist materialization of an overwhelming pile of bodies. It is a manifestation of a horrific and avoidable failure. New Yorkers did not set out to climb the mountain; they were led to its peak by their government. (Coumo fuck NY with his little dick)
Nick Reisman on Twitter: "Here is a high res version of the Cuomo pandemic poster he unveiled today. https://t.co/3LlcewnuOV" / Twitter

GOP Governors Losing ResidentsSupport on COVID-19

Gavin Newsom ends experiment in DeSantisism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Obviously, it good that he's admitted he was wrong, but this was incredibly irresponsible decision-making in the first instance that was always going to end up like this: ... There was absolutely no way that this was going to work on any level, including rescuing the economy or staving off fiscal ruin. And now LA schools have to be closed for the fall as a result of these terrible decisions.
Gavin Newsom on Twitter: "NEW: #COVID19 cases continue to spread at alarming rates. CA is now closing indoor operations STATEWIDE for: -Restaurants -Wineries -Movie theaters, family entertainment -Zoos, museums -Cardrooms Bars must close ALL operations." / Twitter
O.C. education officials want school reopening but not masks - Los Angeles Times

Florida virus deaths surge, vaccine research moves forward
Murica : PoliticalHumor

Texas Teachers Writing Their Wills as State Promises to Open Schools in Fall : politics ... Teachers unions are illegal in Texas ... (TX will confiscate your teacher pension, but killer copster unions are fine)
7 in 10 parents say sending kids to school a risk: poll : politics
Axios-Ipsos poll: Americans fear return to school - Axios - Axios-Ipsos poll: Americans fear return to school (47% of Republians want their kids to die)
Republicans Are Afraid to Attend Their Convention But Want Your Kids in School : politics ... stip funding from schools that don't kill their kids ... "party of family values" ... "Democrats will take your guns and have baby killing drive-thrus while letting brown people in the country"
/u/LeeLeeBoots outlines the new school environment for children in today's COVID-19 world : bestof

Trumps Convention? 'Everybody Just Assumes No One Is Going'
Sad: No One Wants to Go to Trump's Convention

Drink those liberal tears. : PoliticalHumor
Or in the sand : PoliticalHumor

Texas hospitals are running out of drugs, beds, ventilators and even staff | The Texas Tribune
Arizona and Texas are requesting refrigerated trucks as their coronavirus outbreaks leave morgues running out of space for bodies : politics -- (another "hoax)
I Went Home to Texas to Cover the Virus. Then My Family Got It. - The New York Times - I Went Home to Texas to Cover the Virus. Then My Family Got It. Edgar Sandoval knew he was well prepared to report on the spread of the coronavirus on the Texas-Mexico border. He was going home. Little did he know exactly what he would find.

Mississippi's GOP governor: 'Herd immunity is not anything like a realistic solution' : politics

As out-of-state visitors flock to Disney World, experts worry it will cause coronavirus to 'spread like a cancer' : politics ... "or, you know, like a virus' ...

Republican Gov Debunks Right-Wing Coronavirus Theory In a Stirring Call For Masks : politics
Eschaton: Ee-ee-ow! A-yip-i-o-ee-ay! - NEW: Oklahoma reports a record-breaking 993 new coronavirus cases, the first daily report ever over 900.
Tate Reeves on Twitter: "In Mississippi, our population is 3 million. We're had 36,680 so far. We'd need 1.2 MILLION infections to achieve that hypothetical 40% threshold. (Remember, experts say it's double that). (too late, Fuckassippi)

UGA student: Too many of my peers couldn't care less if grandma dies for sake of shot-gunned Bud Light (Georgia - problem is, how to you fix total lack of empathy and understanding?)

Tesla sees spike in COVID-19 'exposure,' data leak shows over 130 cases and more 'affected : Coronavirus (fuck Elon Muskrat)


'Pro Fax' Campaign encourages vaccine-supporting Americans to do more to fight anti-vaxxers


Israeli Data Show School Openings Were a Disaster That Wiped Out Lockdown Gains - Of 1,400 Israelis diagnosed with COVID-19 last month, 657 (47 percent) were infected in schools. Now 2,026 students, teachers, and staff have it, and 28,147 are quarantined ... "We know Israelis have terrible discipline, but now, its the leadership."

People in Ireland can now be jailed for not wearing face masks on Public transport : worldnews
Face masks to become mandatory in English shops from 24th July : worldnews


Hong Kong primaries: China declares pro-democracy polls illegal - Voting for politicians critical of the government is now illegal in Hong Kong. (how Chinese)
Activist Nathan Law arrives in Britain after fleeing Hong Kong | CBC News : worldnews
Two weeks after it imposed a security law on Hong Kong, China says 600,000 people may have broken it : worldnews
Hong Kong's protest movement keeps getting stymied by Apple ... they are the one western tech company who said they would allow the CCP full access to their customers data - no other western tech company has been so complacent in human rights violations than Apple has

Japan accuses China of pushing territorial claims during pandemic : worldnews
China accuses US of interfering as Japan says Beijing is using pandemic to push territorial claims : worldnews


Pakistan's Me Too Movement Gains Momentum as Teachers at Elite Girls School Face Abuse Accusations : worldnews (Fuckistan)

Israel Claims Security Cameras Where Police Shot Autistic Palestinian Were Not Working. Haaretz says there are at least 10 private and security cameras in the 150 meters between the Old City's Lions Gate, where the chase began, and the garbage room where Hallaq was shot to death. : worldnews ... Probably the same firm that installed the cameras in Epstein's cell ...

The woman leading the first Arab interplanetary mission : worldnews ... "This is how you get Fremen"

Female Isis supporter jailed for life over plot to bomb St Paul's Cathedral : worldnews


Russia used Trumps naive intelligence sharing to try to assassinate Chechen dissidents in Europe, sources say (blackmailed by Putin)
Fmr. CIA officer: 'Trump knew what Russia was doing' ... "Nobody in America can ever ask how Nazis in Germany came to power in a democracy, after surviving Donald Trump."


U.N. expert accuses White House of 'onslaught' against media : worldnews

'They Put Us in Here to Let Us Die' ICE Prison Sees Outbreak of Coronavirus -- and Guard Violence (the plan all along)

Coronavirus News: Live Updates - The New York Times - Trump Administration Walks Back Rule That Would Have Stripped Some Foreign Student Visas
Trump administration backs down on restrictions for international students - A judge announced Tuesday the administration is rescinding its directive blocking international students from staying in the United States while taking online-only classes.


In Some Countries, Normal Life Is Back. Not Here. Trump's incompetence has wrecked us. Where are the calls for him to resign?

> White House attacks on Fauci described as 'nuclear grade bananas' : worldnews (Republicans: die for Trump's lies)
Fauci Is Honest and Competent -- so Naturally, Trump Hates Him
Anthony Fauci Is a Better Economist Than Donald Trump or Jared Kushner : politics (tbf, doesn't take much, but see the answer)
After Trump retweets game show host saying CDC and doctors are lying, coronavirus task force pushes back: None of us lie' : politics (they forget "but you do, all the time") ... Trump trusting an ex-game show host over the CDC during a pandemic is just so on brand.
We ran the CDC. No president ever politicized its science the way Trump has. : politics
Trump is projecting a sunny vision of a vanquished virus. But as case counts rise, that strategy is crashing into reality - The Boston Globe
Trump gave up on fighting the virus. Now we're paying for his laziness (and totally corrupt evil)
The president continues to cite 'peoople' without evidence ... People are saying Trump is an incompetent idiot.
Trump 'stands by his actions' over telling people to inject disinfectants, press secretary says (tnx, Fuckananny)
Trump pivots to self-pity with polls sinking, pandemic worsening : politics

Four weeks later, Pence probably wishes he hadn't written that op-ed : politics ... "what credibility?"

Betsy DeVos Has a Plan. It Just Has Nothing to Do With Health and Safety in Schools. : politics

Eschaton: Suck It Up, Buttercups - VIRUSES ARE JUST A FACT OF LIFE!!@!@$&*$&#$^& (Fuckraham)

Arne Duncan: 100K more could die, and Trump still wouldn't listen to science -- The real travesty here is that there is no body count high enough for the president to actually pay attention to science ('science" is anti-Trump)

A Mueller investigation prosecutor says Trump spared Roger Stone from jail as a reward for 'keeping his lips sealed'
Trump's clemency for Roger Stone is an admission of the president's guilt in Russia probe : politics
Roger Stone Can Be Tried, Again | President Trump may think his former adviser is now in the clear, but his clemency can't shield Stone from future prosecutions.
Hillary Clinton on Roger Stone Commutation: Trump Fears We'll 'Finally See' How 'Illegitmate' His Electin Was
Stone Thanks Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Gaetz, And Other Trump Allies For Commutation : politics

New testimony further undercuts William Barr's explanation for removing prosecutor who probed Trump allies

House to quickly revive legal effort to get Trumps financial records


Student GOP leader says Republicans voting for Trump is a "betrayal" to the U.S. : politics (just realizing it)

'Stunningly Tone Deaf': Ivanka Trump-Led White House Panel Unveils New Campaign Urging Americans Out of Work to 'Find Something New' : politics (Ikranka does it again)
Ivanka's helpful advice to America's unemployed: Find something new (just start a new fashion line, how hard could that be? she said)

Donald Trump, Jr's arrest record for public intoxicationis now public

It's all or nothing this November : PoliticalHumor (see Suzie-Snozzy)
New Yard Sign this Morning : PoliticalHumor

If you aren't filled with rage at Trump, you aren't paying attenion
Study Shows 5.4 Million Have Lost Insurance Amid Pandemic. Progressives Note Number Under Medicare for All Would Be: 0 : politics ... the leading cause of bankruptcy filings is medical bills (Necromongers at play)
Rent Is Unaffordable In Every Single State In America : politics

Why is the stock market soaring amid a pandemic? Because Trump thinks that may save him | With most of the country in full-on pandemic meltdown, Trump is sacrificing lives to Wall Street. It won't work : politics

In 1971, Nixon Passed a Rule to Doom the Post Office. Now, It's Finally Happening -- The Post Office used to be federally funded. Then, Republicans passed legislation requiring it to "pay for itself" (evil fuckers is who they are)

Biden pledges to make climate change action irreversible by later presidents : politics
Poll: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 5 points in Texas : politics
Joe Biden to air first general-election TV ads in Texas as polls show increasingly close race against President Donald Trump : politics
Biden is advertising in Texas. Thats ominous for Trump.
Donald Trump's 2020 Election Nightmare Has Arrived: He Is Losing Texas
'I will not abandon you' -- Biden unveils first presidential election TV advert in Texas
Tough TX | Joe Biden For President - YouTube
Biden plans for $2tn investment in clean energy over four years : politics
Joe Biden speaks much-needed truths about Southern treason | The Civil War 'generals who rebelled,' said Biden 'were treasonous against the United States of America'

GOP congressman Morgan Griffith tests positive for coronavirus | Fox News - Griffith will continue with his duties while in isolation (maskless macho fucker)


Kentucky challenger: McConnell has no vision for the future -- Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath is looking to beat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the upcoming general election, and she joins Morning Joe to discuss why she says Kentucky residents are ready for change.

Kelly leads McSally by 9 points in Arizona : politics (McSally-Dally)
Kelly raises $12.8 million for Senate bid against Arizona's McSally : politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Right-Wing Twitter Is 'Child's Play' Compared To League Of Legends (

The KKK is featured in a Florida courthouse mural. Lawyers are demanding its immediate removal. : politics ... "vigilate justice" against "lawless ex-slaves" Painted in a COURTHOUSE in 2001 and still up in 2020 ... "Since then it has become the subject of legend rather than a cause of fear" ... (just a little Southern lynching tradition, what's your problem?)


A Teenager Didn't Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention. -- A 15-year-old in Michigan was incarcerated during the coronavirus pandemic after a judge ruled that not completing her schoolwork violated her probation -- Judge Mary Ellen Brennan, the presiding judge of the Oakland County Family Court Division (racist Republiican asshole)
Sam Bagenstos on Twitter: "My god, this story: Student at Groves HS in Birmingham, Mi, is incarcerated in a juvenile facility on the alleged probation violation of not keeping up with her online schoolwork during the pandemic. She's still there. Surprise twist in the next tweet. https://t.co/yThdZfRK5I" / Twitter
Lola on Twitter: "@velmahall @sbagen I would start with the case worker, Rachel Nicole Giroux. According to the article, she reported Grace for a probation violation 3 days before even speaking to the teacher about Grace missing any homework." / Twitter (racist assholes go viral, define their careers)


Police union deletes warning of possible 'purge' - Cambridge Day : boston (deeply racist authoritarian Cambridge copster)

Revealed: Phoenix officer brutalized woman during minor traffic stop, then took her to jail : news
Mugshots: 5 years for medical marijuana w/expired card, 6 months for three sexual felony charges : pics


Colorado becomes the eleventh state to ban the horrifying 'gay panic' murder defence. Only 39 more to go ("I saw someone who looked kinda gay across the street so I had to machine-gun them")


Kanyes Short-Lived Attempt to Get on the 2020 Ballot (nutbal Fuckye)

Lincoln Project video editor is out over crude tweets about female anatomy - The Washington Post

I used to hate the fool in me, but only in the morning now I tolerate him all day long - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Tucker Carlson today issued a grudging passive-aggressive "apology"

"Self-Expelled" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Bari Weiss is outta here - Let's hope the Bedbug is next.
Bari Weiss Is Leaving the New York Times : The writer and editor has self-expelled from the newspaper
The Greatest Day in Journalism History - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Andrew Sullivan follows Weiss in the self-purge of racists and trolls from America's elite publications.
Yashar Ali ?? on Twitter: "Over the past few weeks I've repeatedly heard rumors from sources that Bari Weiss and Andrew Sullivan were going to work on a project together." / Twitter ("Racists R Us)


/u/bliffity succinctly lays out a reasonable plan and explanation of how to reign in police misconduct. : bestof
/u/Eblanc88 describes the "betrayal" that makes police brutality videos particularly disturbing : bestof (copfuckers will cop-fuck)


'Never seen anything like this' : :State lawmakers face multiple crises and a time crunch
Sweeping police reform bill passes state Senate 30-7 in marathon overnight session - The Boston Globe - undefined
How the state Senate voted on the police reform bill - The Boston Globe (Republican Ryan C Fattman voted to kil reform)
Is Charlie Baker afraid of the State Police? - The Boston Globe (MA coop nazi have to good on his kid)


Entitled Karen tries to claim an entire camping parking lot. : videos


Neuroscience Shows That Our Gut Instincts About Only Children Are Right - Does growing up without any siblings actually change your brain? ... only children displayed no differences in terms of IQ, but higher levels of flexibility -- one measure of creativity -- and lower levels of agreeableness than kids with siblings ... only children, along with firstborns and people who have only one sibling, score higher IQ marks and achieve more, but aren't markedly different personality-wise (context matters)




071320


Pakistan meets UN climate change goal a decade ahead of deadline : worldnews

Super-rich call for higher taxes on wealthy to pay for Covid-19 recovery : worldnews

Mediterranean marine life flourished during lockdown, Italian coastguard finds : worldnews


WHO sounds alarm as coronavirus cases rise by one million in five days : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/13/20 : boston ... 5 deaths ...
154 New Confirmed Cases; 1.7% Positive - July 13 : CoronavirusMa - 105,783 total confirmed cases - 8,587 new tests - -13 hospital; -4 ICU; +3 intubated - 5 new confirmed deaths; 8,115 total confirmed deaths - 76 new probable cases; 6,044 total probable cases - 0 new probable deaths; 215 total probable deaths
Mass. reports 154 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 5 new deaths - The Boston Globe

Where can I find something that tells me the per capita number of new corona virus cases per state? : CoronavirusMa
An interactive visualization of the exponential spread of COVID-19 | 91-DIVOC


How Pandemics Wreak Havoc -- and Open Minds : The plague marked the end of the Middle Ages and the start of a great cultural renewal. Could the coronavirus, for all its destruction, offer a similar opportunity for radical change? ... Because of danger, there's this wonderful human response, which is to think in a new way ... That first outbreak, between 1347 and 1351, is estimated to have killed at least seventy-five million people worldwide, and maybe as many as two hundred million ... austerity ... pandemic as an accelerator of mental renewal .. It was possible that Americans would do nothing about the fissures exposed by the pandemic: the racial inequities, the poisonous partisanship, the governmental incompetence, the disrespect for science, the loss of standing among nations, the fraying of community bonds. Then again, when people confront their failures, they have the opportunity to mend them.


Two months after infection, COVID-19 symptoms persist | Almost 90 percent still have at least one symptom long after the virus has gone. : worldnews
Immunity to Covid-19 could be lost in months, UK study suggests | World news | The Guardian - steep drops in patients' antibody levels three months after infection ... only 17% retained the same potency three months later. Antibody levels fell as much as 23-fold over the period ...
Can you catch Covid-19 twice? A doctor suggests herd immunity is wishful thinking - Vox - Emerging cases of Covid-19 reinfection suggest herd immunity is wishful thinking.
Before public health officials can manage the pandemic, they must deal with a broken data system that sends incomplete results in formats they can't easily use
U.S. students get sicker from the coronavirus than kids in other countries, are at 'higher risk,' Dr. Scott Gottlieb says : Coronavirus (American kids are sicker because Republicians hate children and health care) Scans Reveal Heart Damage in Over Half of COVID-19 Patients in Study : Coronavirus
Some air conditioning units risk spreading coronavirus and should be turned off, advise experts : Coronavirus
Study: Ship's AC system likely spread COVID-19 : Coronavirus
The CDC changes the estimated Infection Fatality Ratio from 0.26% to 0.65% in their latest 'Pandemic Planning Scenarios' revision : Coronavirus



Americans' Face Mask Usage Varies Greatly by Demographics ... Women, Democrats, Northeasterners most likely to always use mask in public ... 29% hardly every were a mask ...
Time to make masks mandatory? It's not just a US debate : Coronavirus
1918, Spanish Flu. "Wear a mask or go to jail" : pics

Hunger in the Time of COVID - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... For Republicans who want to discipline workers and recreate the Gilded Age, this is an outright positive.
Opinion | To Be Hungry in the Middle of the Pandemic - The New York Times ... food insecurity has becomre a major problem (Republicans killing Americans is what they do)
Coronavirus Live Updates: As Disease Sweeps the U.S., a Record 5.4 Million Americans Have Lost Health Insurance, Study Finds : Coronavirus


Fauci says outbreak exploding because US didn't shut down : Coronavirus
Coronavirus latest news: Top disease expert blames virus surge on US not shutting down completely : Coronavirus
Fauci Says America Allowed Its Local Public Health System to 'Really Go Into Tatters' : Coronavirus ... Turns out tax cuts lead to budget cuts which lead to a massive drop in quality of public services. This has been going on since Reagan. For profit healthcare is one of the most shameful aspects of America ..

Los Angeles and San Diego Schools to Go Online-Only in The Fall - The New York Times - California's two largest districts made the joint call amid a White House push to get children back into classrooms.
Los Angeles and San Diego Schools to Go Online-Only in The Fall - The New York Times - two largest districts made the joint call amid a White House push to get children back into classrooms.
California shuts bars, indoor dining, and most gyms and churches as coronavirus cases keep rising - The Boston Globe
"Silent spreaders" could be behind half of COVID-19 cases, study finds : Coronavirus
O.C. Board of Education to tell schools social distancing isn't necessary for students and masks could be 'harmful' ... Orange County is basically a worst-of Florida/New Jersey hybrid. Every true Californian hates Orange County. (OK, 6.5 x the flu)


Houston, Texas: Harris County Releases Emergency Broadcast Alert Urging People To Stay Home As COVID-19 Continues To Spread : Coronavirus ... "Mask it or Casket"
The Abbott of Death - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The situation in the nation's second-largest state is absolutely catastrophic: ... More than 250,000 Texans have now been diagnosed with COVID-19 ... worth recalling that Greg Abbott literally forbade local governments from instituting mask ordinances when cases began to spike. He wasn't just indifferent, he took proactive measures to ensure that as many people got sick and died as possible ... He did at least retreat while DeSantis has plowed ahead, but it was way too late ... In related news, New York City had zero COVID deaths reported today. The Republican theory of COVID response is that Andrew Cuomo and Bill deBlasio acted brilliantly in March and are screwing things up now.

Colorado Governor Calls Anti-Maskers 'Selfish Bastards,' Extends COVID Orders : Coronavirus

Ohio's record-setting run of four-figure new daily coronavirus cases continued Monday.

43 coronavirus cases tied to party in Ann Arbor area : Coronavirus ... Indoor party + superspreader = bad news. We've seen this movie before ... (+dumbfucks)

Florida records more new COVID-19 cases than all of Europe combined : Coronavirus (you did it, Republican dumbfuck assholes)
Coronavirus: Florida reports 12,624 more COVID-19 cases Monday : Coronavirus
Florida coronavirus outbreak completely out of control, scientist says
Infectious Disease Expert Says Miami is the New Wuhan: 'Now the Epicenter for the Virus' : Coronavirus ... Covid has made one thing painfully clear: the US is incapable of fighting infectious disease, and thus very vulnerable to bio-warfare. Now its enemies across the globe know what to focus on.
(FL/Orlando) After 11 minutes, Orange County closes CARES Act portal for COVID-19 financial aid : Coronavirus
Disney World offering mask-free 'relaxation zones' : Coronavirus
Florida GOP Senator Says Risks in Reopening Schools 'Not Insignificant' After State Shatters Coronavirus Case Record : Coronavirus
Anti-Mask Idiots Rally at Florida Restaurant as State Becomes Covid-19 Epicenter : Coronavirus
Anti-Mask Idiots Rally at Florida Restaurant as State Becomes Covid-19 Epicenter (for the pci he adds.)
New York to fine travelers from Florida $2,000 if they don't provide contact information


Arizona's surge in coronavirus cases has been "the worst in the entire country," health expert says : Coronavirus (Ronazona in close battle with Florifuck and Texass but def in the lead for per captita)

In Survey of Nearly 24,000 Restaurants, Yelp Finds That 53 Percent Have Permanently Closed : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ireland may toughen quarantine measures amid anger over 'American rule-breakers' : worldnews

Mexico surpasses Italy to post world's fourth-highest coronavirus death toll : worldnews


Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need : worldnews (no homelessness in Brazil)


A Chinese academic who penned an essay blaming the coronavirus pandemic on President Xi Jinping's authoritarianism and censorship has been released after nearly a week in detention : worldnews

Sweden joins France, Germany in weighing measures against China over Hong Kong : worldnews


Bangladesh cops arrest sex trafficking gang-leader who owns four hotels in Dubai : worldnews

French forces kill Al-Qaeda's North African commander : worldnews

After more than 30 years of Islamist rule, Sudan has outlined wide-reaching reforms including allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol, and scrapping the apostasy law and public flogging. "We [will] drop all the laws violating the human rights in Sudan," Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari said. : worldnews ... also apostasy law ... You will be able to convert from Islam to another religion without the government killing you for it.

Lebanese-Armenian TV host to stand trial for "insulgting" Turkey's Erdogan (you mean that ugly tiny-dicked stupid authoritarian muzfuckers guy?)
Turkey signed secret agreements with countries to abduct dissidents from abroad: UN : worldnews (Trump approved)


UK selling spyware and wiretaps to 17 repressive regimes including Saudi Arabia and China - Government urged to explain #75m exports to countries rated not free

Leicester: Up to 10,000 could be victims of modern slavery in textile factories - Asked if claims of widespread exploitation in the UK city are an "open secret", deputy mayor Adam Clarke replies: "It's just open." : worldnews (Tories doing Tory shit)

Child sex exploitation is on the rise in Canada during the pandemic - Reports of online sexual exploitation of Canadian children have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic as abusers take advantage of the fact that kids are spending more time online. : worldnews

Alleged Jeffrey Epstein sex crime accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell tried to flee from FBI agents before arrest, prosecutors reveal : news


U.S. Set to Reject Certain Chinese Maritime Claims in South China Sea - WSJ - China's maritime claims pose the single greatest threat to the freedom of the seas in modern history
US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea


Trump Accused of Suppressing CDC Warning That Full School Reopenings Pose 'Highest Risk' of Covid-19 Spread : politics (says CDC is "lying" and he's a "much better doctor" so die for the Trumpser)
WhiteHouse seeks to discredit Fauci in memo leaked to reporters Administration sources say he's sometimes referred to as "Dr. Gloom and Doom"
White House Moves to Discredit Fauci as Disagreements With Trump Become Evident : politics
Trump retweeted a post accusing the CDC of lying about the coronavirus to prevent his reelection : politics
Trumps rage at Fauci just boomeranged back on him
Trump retweets ex-game show host comments that CDC is 'lying' about coronavirus -- fact-free claim of right-wing personality Chuck Woolery (EX-FUCKING RIGHTWING GAME SHOW HOST)
'Everyone is lying' : Trump questions public health experts on Twitter
Trump Pushes Conspiracy Theory That Doctors Are Lying About COVID-19 to Damage His Re-Election Chances : politics
Trump Admin Transitions From Ignoring to Undermining Anthony Fauci : politics
'Just Atrocious': Rep. Adam Schiff reacts to White House attempts to discredit Dr. Fauci - CNN Video : politics
This is America - Lawyers, Guns & Money - America is in an abusive relationship with itself, and keeps resorting to half measures.

CDC Employees Call Out Agency's 'Toxic Culture Of Racial Aggression' : politics ... white managers promote white staff while allegedly stifling and discouraging Black staff. It also says that hundreds of Equal Employment Opportunity complaints have been filed by Black employees in the past decades, many of them unresolved

Dr. John Gartner: "Donald Trump is the most successful bio-terrorist in human history" : politics
American Horror, Starring Donald Trump | The coronavirus pandemic is spiraling out of control, largely because of the president himself. : politics
The GOP's Murderous Anti-Intellectualism (brainless idiots killing everybody sounds like zombies)

How Trump Is Helping Tycoons Exploit the Pandemic | The New Yorker - The secretive titan behind one of Americas largest poultry companies, who is also one of the President's top donors, is ruthlessly leveraging the coronavirus crisis -- an his vast forture --to strip workers of protections - by Jean Mayer ... Ronald Cameron (chicken fucker)

If You Weren't Afraid to Send Your Kids Back to School, DeVos' Disastrous Interview Might Change That : politics (MLM scammer lady wants to kill you kids for profits, big surprise)
If You Weren't Afraid to Send Your Kids Back to School, DeVos' Disastrous Interview Might Change That : Coronavirus
'You can't do that': Fox News host Wallace confronts DeVos on threat to redirect funds from schools : politics
Betsy DeVos wants you to ignore reality : politics (see the chart)
Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos on schools reopening: I wouldn't trust you to care for a house plant, let alone my child -- The Gov is threatening to withhold our own money that we paid in taxes unless we put our kids lives at risk
The Washington Death Cult Moves to Fix Education - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... It is a particular kind of terrible person that has managed to stay in their respective cabinet position for the entirety of the Trump Administration ... It is no surprise then, that the Secretary of Education views the American education system as a multi-level marketing organization to benefit her.
1.47 Million Teachers, 24%, of Teachers are in High Risk Category if infected with Covid-19 : Coronavirus (Die for Betsy)
College students fume over having to pay full tuition for dubious online learning : Coronavirus

Court refuses to order Houston to host Texas GOP gathering ... The state GOP convention had been scheduled to begin Thursday

Eschaton: You Fucked The Whole Thing Up - Let's check in with Mick Mulvaney ...

Trump Just Made His 20,000th Misleading Claim as President, Says Report : politics
Trump Insists Obama Played More Golf as President. The Numbers Say Otherwise. : politics ... Also Obama didn't prifit off his golf trips ...


Robert Mueller breaks his silence and condemns Trump for commuting Roger Stone's sentence : worldnews
New York should prosecute Roger Stone : politics
Former Mueller prosecutor writing book on investigation
No hoax: Why the Russia investigation remains one of Trump's biggest scandals

Republicans Say Florida Convention Is 'a Risk You Have to Take' (die for your supreme overlord Dumpster)

Left a good job in the city - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Donald Trump's schedule for tomorrow (a Monday):
Trump Golf Count

Why the President's Niece Has Written 'The Godfather' of Trump Books: Mary Trump has not indicted her uncle. She has indicted the whole family. And that might be even more valuable.
'He Is and Always Will Be a Terrified Little Boy' -- Mary Trump has not indicted her uncle. She has indicted the whole family. And that could give it a "seismic imprint"
Mary Trump scolds media for downplaying Donald's mental disorders ... Trump's emotional instability, the essential issue of his presidency, has become the third rail of American journalisma topic so dangerous it cannot be touched as a news story ... (he bullied them into submission)

Donald Trump Jr's new anti-Biden book misplaces apostrophe in title (they are so stupid and proud of it)

Burying Access Hollywood - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Times has a long story about how Trump survived the release of a tape showing him boasting about committing sexual assault on tape. Despite the length, though, it doesn't even really try to explain how a story that involved both extremely serious misconduct and an obvious prurient angle about someone who was both a major party candidate for president and a major celebrity got buried so quickly (and their big role is electing a corrupt racist fascist incompetenet pig) ... a story the Times is still not remotely willing to touch 4 years later (your paper of record of lies)
STUDY: Trump live-tweeted his television nearly 300 times in the first six months of 2020 | Media Matters for America - STUDY -- Fox programming shaped his response to impeachment, coronavirus, protests, and more (baby Dumpster and his Fox TV)

Attention All Women: Trump Is Coming for Your Health Care - Even with a pandemic raging, the president wants the Supreme Court to strike down the Affordable Care Act. : politics

Democrats can't afford to let former Republicans co-opt the party : politics (like that'll happen: Conways 2024!)
'Adapt immediately or find a new job' : Senate GOP confronts fundraising emergency (dems online fundraising on fire, Turtlefucker is worrried)

The Pandemic Has Accelerated Demands for a More Skilled Work Force - The New York Times - Even groups that regularly disagree on labor issues said there should be significant public investment in programs that can upgrade the skills of American workers.

'He's in trouble here' : : can Trump win this critical swing state again? (Wississippi, and no)

The murder of Vanessa Guillin has opened the floodgates on sexual assault in the US military as servicewomen rush to share their stories



Turns Out Shake Shack Founder Took At Least $11 Million In Coronavirus Aid After All | Does this mean we all get free hamburgers? : politics (corp crooksters and religious assholes and insider Trumpfucks got most of the money)

Kill the Tipped Minimum Wage : politics

Flying the not-so-friendly skies as Sen. Cruz spotted onboard without mask : politics

NRA Touts The AR-15 As An 'Everyday Gun for 'Everyday Citizens' - critics go ballistic - 'Modern-day musket my ass'


South Carolina Supreme Court Bans No-Knock Warrants From Magistrate Judges - No-Knock Warrants Are a Beloved Tool of Our Failed 'War' on Drugs : In South Carolina, one judge is taking them on ... the majority of state search warrants in South Carolina are issued by magistrates, the lowest rank of judicial authority (and they are all white KKK supremos) (hello, Joe Biden)
Black disabled Veteran Sean Worsley sentenced to spend 60 months in Alabama prison for medical marijuana : news .. The full story is completely insane. Just when you think it couldnpossibly get worse. It does ... (racist fucker copsters)

VIDEO: Aurora cop pointing gun at doctor's head prompts excessive force lawsuit : news

Open Society Foundations Announce $220 Million for Building Power in Black Communities - Open Society Foundations (Soros funds BLM, Republican heads explode)


45 years ago, Black protesters tried to desegregate Carson Beach. The peaceful demonstration quickly turned violent - The Boston Globe (racist fucking Boston copsters have always been racist assholes)


45 years ago, Black protesters tried to desegregate Carson Beach. The peaceful demonstration quickly turned violent - The Boston Globe ("Washington Slave Holders" under consideration)
Daniel Snyder to make Donald Trump ragetweet - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Police called on guy for stealing power to play video games at a laundromat : pics


Naya Rivera Dead at 33, Body Recovered from Lake Piru : television


How Alex and Ani's Billion-Dollar Jewelry Empire Fell Apart | Marker - Astrology, private equity, a $1.1 billion gender discrimination lawsuit, and a precariously built bangle behemoth ... A little like a tattoo with somewhat less commitment ... "Think Wolf of Wall Street but jewelry" ... rightwing culture warriors ... the American costume jewelry industry has been centered in Rhode Island since the 1790s ... Gwyneth Paltrow ... solidly-built miliary man ... "It was like a freaking frat house. A free for all" ...


UK tobacco sales fell faster after plain packaging rules came into force. Rate of decline equates to about 20m cigarettes a month since introduction of tougher policies. The UK was the second country in the world to implement plain packaging laws : science


TIL that the idea that people used to think that the world was flat is actually a modern misconception and "with extraordinary few exceptions no educated person in the history of Western Civilization from the third century B.C. onward believed that the Earth was flat" : todayilearned


AskScience AMA Series: I am Jonathan Berman, author of the forthcoming "Antivaxxers: How To Challenge A Misinformed Movement" from MIT press, former co-chair of the March for Science, and a renal physiologist, AMA! : askscience




071220


Major report calls for huge pesticide reductions to halt collapse in vital insect populations | Insects are rapidly being annihilated, risking ecosystem collapse with dire repercussions for humanity, according to a report urging major new targets to preserve these vital creatures & their environment : worldnews (Monsanto says fuck the planet)
Making a beeline: wildflower paths across UK could save species - Conservation charity aims to help restore 150,000 hectares of bee-friendly corridors to save the insects from extinction : worldnews
The Arctic Ocean is dominated by an unusually persistent high-pressure system. It is accelerating the sea ice melt process and is starting to impact the important Transpolar Drift System, as indicated by the latest July data. : worldnews


230,370 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Saturday, the biggest one-day increase so far, according to WHO. 29% was in the U.S. 5,285 new deaths worldwide : Coronavirus
The US has now passed the EU in the official total number of COVID-19 deaths, despite the EU having some 35% more people. (Source: ourworldindata.org) : Coronavirus
There is little chance of a 100-percent effective coronavirus vaccine by 2021, a French expert warned Sunday, urging people to take social distancing measures more seriously : Coronavirus (actually, late 2020 for mostly effective)
White House seeks to discredit Fauci amid coronavirus surge : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/12/20 : boston (1.5%)
COVID-19 deaths grow by 15 in Mass., 172 new confirmed cases Sunday - The Boston Globe
172 New Confirmed Cases; 1.5% Positive - July 12 : CoronavirusMa - 105,629 total confirmed cases - 11,119 new tests - +11 hospital; +6 ICU; -1 intubated - 15 new confirmed deaths; 8,110 total - 27 new probable cases; 5,968 total - 0 new probable deaths; 215 total


U.K. megatrial outshines other drug studies: It revealed that dexamethasone, a cheap steroid, reduced deaths by one-third in patients on a ventilator and showed that hydroxychloroquine, the antimalarial drug controversially touted for COVID-19, did not benefit hospitalized patients : science
Researchers found individuals with higher working memory capacity have an increased awareness of benefits over costs of social distancing and, subsequently, show more compliance with recommended social distancing guidelines during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak. : science
Asymptomatic and presymptomatic people transmit most COVID-19 infections: Study : Coronavirus
Persistent Symptoms in Patients After Acute COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Rwanda - African scientists have developed a reliable, quick and cheap testing method which could be used by worldwide as the basis for mass testing programmes. : Coronavirus
Natural Herd Immunity to COVID-19 Might Be Impossible : Coronavirus
About 40% of people infected with Covid-19 don't have any symptoms, the CDC says : Coronavirus

Covid-19 coronavirus: Superspreader - woman infects 71 people in 60 seconds in elevator: CDC study : Coronavirus

Sacrifices to Daddy Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The daughter of an unnecessary COVID casualty appropriately used his obituary to really let Trump and the top Arizona graduate of Trump University and Clown College have it: ... Trump and his state-level lickspittles have been been disastrous policy-wise and disastrous as role models. They're drenched in human blood and they can't be voted out of office soon enough.

Twitter data ranks Florida 3rd for anti-mask activity on social platform : news - Arizona and Nevada were the top two.
Maine's Twitter users among top for anti-mask feelings -- Maine ranked fifth (lock down the border, Charlie, too much stupid up there)
NM state senator, "I don't believe in the science behind masks. They don't work." : Coronavirus
New Mexico mask requirement hard to enforce when lawmakers, officials flout health policy | Coronavirus | santafenewmexican.com - State Sen. Greg Baca did not wear a face covering during the five-day special legislative session last month, and Sen. Cliff Pirtle rarely put one on. Both are Republicans, (macho small-dick Refucks)
Britain is the worst-hit country outside of the US and Brazil. It STILL won't wear masks : Coronavirus

Eschaton: The Plan Is Fuck You And Your Children Too - The Plan Is Fuck You And Your Children Too -- Everybody dies. -- - Education Secretary Betsy DeVos kept up the administration's push to reopen U.S. schools in the fall on Sunday, but failed to embrace any blueprint - including federal health guidelines - for how that could be done safely.
We're going to lose a lot of teachers' -- Coronavirus kills beloved Arizona educator
Trump's newest assault on Americas public schools: They teach kids to 'hate their own country' -- Trump blamed public schools for the popular uprisings across the country that have led to the removal of statues honoring leaders of the Confederacy and other historical figures who owned slaves, such as George Washington (announces plan to elimiate all education in America)
DeVos says schools shouldn't get federal funds if they don't reopen in the fall : Coronavirus -- basically force children to go back to school, so their parents are forced to go back to work in the middle of a mismanaged pandemic.

New York City Without Coronavirus Deaths for First Time Since Start of Pandemic : Coronavirus

How California failed at coronavirus testing from the start - Los Angeles Times

Florida reports over 15,000 COVID-19 cases in single-day record : Coronavirus
Florida shatters national record with 15,300 new confirmed coronavirus cases - The Boston Globe
Florida = What you get when you let Republicans run things : PoliticalHumor

Covid-19 Cases Jump in Sunbelt Nursing Homes - WSJ - Current surge that has mostly infected the young now shows signs of reaching more-vulnerable elderly (old white boomers)

Florida shatters national record with 15,300 new confirmed coronavirus cases in one day - The Boston Globe
Disney World Opens Its Gates, With Virus Numbers Rising - The New York Times - Thousands of giddy visitors streamed into the Florida resort, as Disney tried to prove it can safely operate at a highly ad practice illegal. ngerous time.
Disney World's New 'Welcome Back' Video Looks Like a Bad Coronavirus Satire : Coronavirus

Florida breaks record of daily new covid cases: will start petition to annex them into the Atlantic and let them live out their lives as a free floating island. : PoliticalHumor (this was inevitable)
Florida woman calls Black bus rider a 'good little slave' for wearing a mask

As the pandemic surges, old people alarm their adult kids by playing bridge and getting haircuts - The Washington Post (die, stupid boomeers)


10,410 COVID-19 patients are currently in hospitals across Texas, up 27% from last week. 8,196 new cases in Texas today (by far a Sunday record) and 80 new deaths : Coronavirus


Merkel says the coronavirus pandemic has exposed leaders who rely on 'fact-denying populism' : worldnews
Lower cognitive ability linked to non-compliance with social distancing guidelines during the coronavirus outbreak : worldnews (dimbulbs will fuck you)
Changing Social Norm Compliance with Noninvasive Brain Stimulation | Science
Results from 27 countries suggest that, despite the risk of severe illness due to COVID-19, elderly people are not more willing to isolate when asked to, and aren't compliant with COVID-19 preventive measures. People aged 60 to 80 are also less likely than younger age groups to wear a mask outside : science (die, boomers)
Shelter-In-Place orders (SIPOs) reduced COVID-19 mortality and reduced the rate of growth in hospitalizations. Projections suggest as many as 250,000 - 370,000 deaths possibly averted by May 15 in the 42 states plus the District of Columbia with statewide SIPOs. : science (Trump tried to kill half a million people, only managed 120,000 so far)


[Resource] Posters to encourage mask use : CoronavirusMa

Okinawa demands answers from US after 61 marines contract coronovirus : worldnews ... There have been 0 new COVID cases in Okinawa since April, US military numbers have never been included in this figure because the US military refuses to disclose COVID information ... the US military is now responsible for a huge spike in infections that threatens to put all of this progress at risk, which is made worse by the US side's refusal to cooperate with local health officials. (machomen assholes)
Japan furious after dozens of US Marines stationed in country diagnosed with coronavirus in massive outbreak : Coronavirus
Military's COVID-19 cases growing at twice the nationwide rate (Trump will fire the generals but the militasry is all rightwing)


Only 12% want a return to the 'old normal' Britain after Covid-19 ... (Brits say a little health care would be nice and maybe less inequality)
Cases of child malnutrition in England double in last six months : news


More than half a million Hong Kong citizens had cast a ballot in pro-democracy primary elections : worldnews (China: "what votes?)

India imposes levy on all imported measuring tapes as Chinese dumping continues via third countries : worldnews

Thailand Moves to Legalize Same-Sex Unions, a Rare Step in Asia : worldnews

Netflix removes queer character from Turkish series after regulator's warning (Furkey and Fuckflix)


Russian city holds 2nd day of protest over governor arrest : news
Srebrenica 25 years on: World leaders urged to counter Serbian genocide denial : worldnews (Serbs: "what genocide?)

Two in three Scots support move to a four-day working week, says study : worldnews

Wilfried Zaha: Police arrest 12-year-old boy after racist messages sent to Crystal Palace winger : news
Wilfried Zaha on Twitter: "Woke up to this today. https://t.co/Zal0F96htJ" / Twitter


17.6 million unemployed Americans probably won't return to their pre-pandemic jobs : politics
After the fastest recession in U.S. history, the economic recovery may be fizzling - The Washington Post


Historians will likely rank Trump as one of the worst presidents : politics ("likely")
The Most Corrupt President in American History : politics
Roger Stone, coronavirus, and the 192 days that may destroy America as we know it | Will Bunch

Cutler: Putin used Facebook for Trump : politics -- The Putin-led campaign included the posting of thousands of false, misleading and socially divisive messages -- month after month throughout the presidential campaign--on platforms read by millions of Americans every day,

Alpha Male : PoliticalHumor


What Could Be More Impeachable Than Clemency for Roger Stone? | Trump's Latest Abuse of Power is So Flagrant That Republicans Should Want to Punish Him for Their Own Self-Preservation. But They won't ... The russian bounty thing comes to mind. Letting 130,000 of his fellow Americans die for no reason is also up there ...

The Supreme Court Lets Trump Run Out the Clock: The justices reiterated that no president is above the law, but voters still won't see his taxes before November. (Repupblicans are cancer on the body-politic)


Virus outbreak reshapes presidential race in Sun Belt -- Joe Biden is now leading President Trump by six points in Florida, and the two are tied in Arizona and competitive in Texas, where Biden is down by just a point to Mr. Trump ...
Texas is a swing state in 2020, new polls reveal - CNNPolitics - President Donald Trump is in trouble in three states he won in 2016. He's tied with former Vice President Joe Biden in Arizona (46% to 46%), a state he won by four points in 2016. Trump's down 48% to 42% in Florida, a state he took by a point in 2016. But it's the third state, Texas, where the eye popping result comes from. It's Trump 46% to Biden's 45%, a result well within any margin of error.
Polls show Trump is losing to Joe Biden. They said the same thing 4 years ago against Hillary Clinton : politics
Joe Biden builds lead over Donald Trump in reliably red Texas, as voters sour on handling of virus : politics


Trump Campaign Mocked On Twitter For Citing Weather As Reason To Cancel NH Rally : politics
Scott Dworkin on Twitter: "Trump's staff said they canceled his NH rally due to weather, but there is no rain in sight. We all know they actually canceled because no one was gonna show
Three Weeks After Trump's Tulsa Rally, Oklahoma Reports Record High COVID-19 Numbers : politics (Trump just killed 100 people and no one cares bc he's already killed 100,000)


Americans Are the Victims of Trump's Delusional COVID-19 Response | The consequences of his incompetence become more apparent every day.
Joe Biden builds 5-point lead over Donald Trump in red Texas as some voters sour on handling of virusAmid rollbacks of the state
Hate group that took as much as $1 million in pandemic relief appears to have no income or employees

True : PoliticalHumor

Trump Wore a Mask. Sadly This Is News : politics
Wisconsin Lawmaker Has Coughing Fit At Mask-Optional State GOP Convention : politics (said "Marxists will destroy families")

Trump and McConnell are the twin tribunes of America's ruin -- vote thenm out

The Lincoln Project's 'Never Trump' ads expertly troll a president who never fails to take the bait : politics
The once-mocked 'Never Trump' movement becomes a sudden campaign force
Law and Order - YouTube

Trumps drop in polls has confident Democrats sensing 'a tsunami coming' in November

Our poor, persecuted president - The Boston Globe - Has any president in history suffered so much?


Meet the candidate who could flip Susan Collins' Senate seat blue


Evangelicals and patriarchy - Lawyers, Guns & Money - this critical period in the post-World War II era when these gender ideals fuse with anti-communist ideology and this overarching desire to defend Christian America. The idea that takes root during this period is that Christian masculinity, Christian men, are the only thing that can protect America from godless communism ... the most basic underlying point is that what Trump is perceived to be protecting is, above all, white Christian patriarchy. (cowboy America: and then the commie scare went away and all they were left with was racism and fuck the Satangelicals and also, Mel Gibson)
USC will remove a John Wayne exhibit after actor's racist comments resurfaced : news (racist asshole macho Nazi cowboy)


Seattle Police Department Says They'll Fire Most of Their Non-White Officers If the City Cuts Police Budget ... "We're going to reinforce our racism if you act on our racism" ... "The police have really been showing how appropriate the protests against them have." ..
Seattle mayor and police chief told to remedy 'unacceptable' arrest of Independent journalist : politics

Protesters confront Allentown mayor, police Saturday night about video of officer kneeling on man's neck (they missed the memo)


Man arrested and charged over missing Amish teenage girl who vanished last month : news
Boy gets loaded gun from couch, kills little brother during 'cops and robbers,' police say : news (dad leaves TWO LOADED GUNS in couch)


Former USA Gymnastics coach is arrested and faces charges of lewdness with a minor : news


'Ghosting the News' : Margaret Sullivan's Alarm Bell: The Threat to American Democracy That Has Nothing to Do With TrumpThe disappearance of local news is a slow-moving disaster (you've been hedged)

NY Times praises 'cancel culture' but skips its own racist history: Goodwin - Times patriarch Adolph S. Ochs contributed money to Confederate memorials the paper now finds so objectionable.

Tucker Carlsons chief writer resigns over racist and sexist posts, the latest trouble for Foxs most controversial star
Fox News condemns former Tucker Carlson writer for 'horrific' racist, sexist comments (like the Foxfuckers didn't know)
This joke writes itself. Thank you Fox News : PoliticalHumor

Civil War descendants in Brazil fly Confederate flags - The Washington Post
Colonization of the Congo basin - Wikipedia ... Leopold ... Yet, in the most astonishing and improbable way imaginable, he managed virtually single-handedly to upset the balance of power in Africa and usher in the terrible age of European colonialism on the black continent ... (speaking of deeply evil world-changing shit you never heard of)

Dont Fall For The 'Cancel Culture' Scam (Joke Rowling, transphobic and pro-slavery children's book author is your ideal)


Ubisoft sexual harassment probe claims three more executives : news (techbro assholes)


How Alex and Ani's Billion-Dollar Jewelry Empire Fell Apart | Marker - Unlucky Charms: The Rise and Fall of Billion-Dollar Jewelry Empire Alex and Ani - Astrology, private equity, a $1.1 billion gender discrimination lawsuit, and a precariously built bangle behemoth (influencers, or something)


Nick Cannon spreads antisemitic conspiracy theories online - TV host references 'Rothschild' control and claims that Black people arethe true Hebrews (Farrakhan, Black Hebrew Israelites)
Black Hebrew Israelites - Wikipedia


A newly developed cancer vaccine has shown promising signs in preclinical laboratory studies: The new vaccine could be potentially used to treat a variety of blood cancers and malignancies : science

Holding your partner's hand reduces pain according to new research : science


What's the biggest lie people still believe? : AskReddit

What is the strangest mystery that is still unsolved? : AskReddit

What's legal now, but probably won't be in 25 years?





071120

CO2 in Earth's atmosphere nearing levels of 15m years ago | Sometime around 2025, the Earth is likely to have CO2 conditions not experienced since the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum 15m years ago; around the time our ancestors are thought to have diverged from orangutans : worldnews
The Climate Crisis Will Be Just as Shockingly Abrupt : politics

350 elephants drop dead in Botswana, some walking in circles before doing face-plants : worldnews ... "I hate 2020" ... "I think it hates us back"

Brazil's Amazon Deforestation Increased By 25 Per Cent In 2020 : worldnews


It's 2022. What Does Life Look Like? The pandemic could shape the world, much as World War II and the Great Depression did.
Parts of U.S. scramble to shut down as country breaks another daily coronavirus record : Coronavirus

US reaches 1% of its population officially being confirmed as infected with coronavirus. : Coronavirus
U.S. sees spike in COVID-19 deaths, as experts predicted : Coronavirus
Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse : Coronavirus

American Passports Are Worthless Now (Map) | by Indi Samarajiva | Jul, 2020 | Medium - Oh the places you cango (Trump built the wall and you paid for it)
Fauci sidelined by Trump as he talks bluntly about pandemic - The Washington Post (Trump says he's much smarter, Fauci "made a lot of mistakes")

One Effect of COVID - Lawyers, Guns & Money - There were 32 million adults living with their parents or grandparents in April, the highest number on record
Catherine Rampell on Twitter: "There were 32 million adults living with their parents or grandparents in April, the highest number on record. Appears driven by both closure of college campuses & poor economic conditions https://t.co/AVhIZzjS1y https://t.co/hF1cr7ARUY" / Twitter


MA COVID-19 Data 7/11/20 : boston
167 New Confirmed Cases; 2.1% Positive - July 11 : CoronavirusMa - 105,457 total confirmed cases - 7,597 new tests - -60 hospital; -11 ICU; -3 intubated - 14 new confirmed deaths; 8,095 total - 121 new probable cases; 5,941 total - 0 new probable deaths; 215 total
Massachusetts sees lowest test positive rate of 1.6%, while other states soar as high as 27% : boston (Ronazona at 27.4%)
Rt is above 1 for Massachusetts : CoronavirusMa
Massachusetts Phase 3 reopening plan is hardly Vigilant


Rift grows between Trump, health experts amid coronavirus surge : politics

Bill Gates calls for COVID-19 meds to go to people who need them, not 'highest bidder' : worldnews
Lower cognitive ability linked to non-compliance with social distancing guidelines during the coronavirus outbreak : Coronavirus (dumbfucks will kill themselves and you)
Despite hopes that it would, summer weather has not stopped virus' spread in the U.S.
Shelter-In-Place Orders Reduced COVID-19 Mortality And Reduced The Rate Of Growth In Hospitalizations : Coronavirus
44% of COVID-19 cases are the result of transmission during the pre-symptomatic phase. Median time of symptom onset is 5 days. Infectiousness begins at 2 days : Coronavirus
If the coronavirus is really airborne, we might be fighting it the wrong way : Coronavirus (6 fucking months later)
Doctors note new COVID-19 symptoms in young adults : Coronavirus


Penny Wong says coronavirus catastrophe fuelling 'a macho strain of nationalism' (at least until all the dicks die)


New York reports lowest 3-day average coronavirus death toll since March 16 : Coronavirus

Nine states record new single-day COVID-19 infection highs : worldnews ... GA, LA, IA, UT, OH, MT, WI, ID, AK
'Code blue': Texas COVID deaths higher than publicly reported - and spiking : politics
Texas Lt. Governor Is Determined to Sacrifice Everyone but Himself for GOP Convention : politics
Senator John Cornyn Claims He Doesn't Know If Kids Can Get And Transmit COVID-19 (ruled by evil Republican morons)
Sen. Cornyn as Texas reports 550 child cases: 'We still don't know' if kids can get, transmit COVID
First Pediatric Death in South Carolina related to Covid- 19 : Coronavirus

As Trump Demanded Schools Reopen, His Experts Warned of 'Highest Risk'
1 in 4 teachers at risk of serious illness if infected with coronavirus : politics
'I Don't Want to Go Back' : Many Teachers Are Fearful and Angry Over Pressure to Return
As Trump Demanded Schools Reopen, His Experts Warned of 'Highest Risk'
Eschaton: No You Don't - Maybe I am dumb and the schools should all open but so many people talk about it like it's an unavoidable inevitability. ... "Well, it's not safe to send our children into the lava pit, and yet we must."
Opinion | Reopening Schools Will Be a Huge Undertaking. It Must Be Done. - The New York Times (NYT tells America to fuck off and die so they can sell newpapers)

Eschaton: And A Thousand Online Education Grifters Just Shit Themselves - Online education (whatever its valid uses and merits) has been a way for the a group of grifters to take the money given to people who do useful things (teach) and put it in their pockets instead. They are going to be so mad at My President.

BPRoberts comments on Teachers union in nation's second-largest school district wants schools to remain closed (OK, the underlying problem is that America has been fucking education for years because rightwingers hate teachers and children and now all schools are in terrible shape and understaffed)


Syracuse, NY: Asymptomatic Child Spread Disease to At least 16 After BeingS stateent to In-Home Daycare by a Mom Who Didn't Report Symptoms. Daycare Owner Did Temperature Checks and Sanitized Object, but Couldn't Detect or Prevent Spread from Asymptomatic Child.
Florida restaurant shuts down after cook calls to report COVID diagnosis but 'felt good' -- and dies hours later : Coronavirus
Norman couple urging caution after 6 of 8 birthday dinner attendees test positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Florida COVID-19 cases top a quarter million : Coronavirus
Florida coronavirus: 10K new COVID-19 cases reported : Coronavirus
Dozens of Florida hospitals max out of ICU capacity amid surge in COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus

"Lord knows, I can't change" sounds better in the song than it does with hell to pay - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- The virus is raging absolutely out of control in Florida. The reaction of the store brand Trump who was elected the state's governor is to keep his head down and keep ensuring that more and more people remain dead: ... That resurgence began within two weeks of initial reopening, the analysis shows the amount of time experts say it takes to see the impact of policy decisions on rates of transmission. (two weeks for the bodybags and refrigerator trucks to show up)

Coronavirus rages in Orange County, but don't tell that to Disney fans : Coronavirus - The mouse demands a sacrifice

If everyone wears a mask, 58% of Covid-19 deaths could be prevented by fall, study says : Coronavirus
Florida County Commissioner Who Voted Against Masks In Hospital With COVID : politics ... Paul Waldron -- the commissioner for St. Johns County just south of Jacksonville, Florida -- has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently in the hospital in critical condition. Last week, Waldron voted against a countywide order requiring all residents to wear face masks as a way to prevent coronavirus infections (instant fucking karma)
Commissioner who Voted Against Masks in Critical Condition with COVID-19 - Republican St. Johns County Commissioner Paul Waldron (whoah, check out the co-morbidities, how do men get such fat necks?)
'The price of denial' : Teenager died after attending church party as Florida reopened ... These kids were told Jesus would protect them within a prayer bubble. The pastor is complicit ... President Trump is the most evil man who's ever been in the White House. That much is becoming clear to us day by day. 136,000+ deaths and counting. This is his legacy..
'I thought this was a hoax': Patient in their 30s dies after attending 'COVID party' | WOAI -- Just before the patient died, they looked at their nurse and said "I think I made a mistake I thought this was a hoax, but it's not" (even used Trump's term for the deadly virus)
37-year-old Port Clinton war vet dies from COVID-19 complications on Fourth of July | Richard Rose in April posted on Facebook that he would not wear a mask. In an unlikely turn of events, he lost his battle with COVID-19 three months later : Coronavirus
Tuscaloosa man dies of COVID-19, family says he refused to wear mask : Coronavirus ... "I'm not going to stop living my life" ...
Elderly maskless man wields gun after getting kicked out of Arizona yogurt shop : Coronavirus ... 64-year-old Steven Covington entered Tiki Hut Frozen Yogurt (64 is "elderly")


Kimberly Guilfoyle's COVID-19 diagnosis reportedly creates Hamptons panic : Coronavirus

What We Lose When Retail Stores Disappear | by Marissa Evans | Jul, 2020 | ZORA - Second-act careers for women vanish with the demise of department stores and malls


In Latin America, the Pandemic Threatens Equality Like Never Before - The New York Times (there never was any but it'll get worse)

Canadians push back as U.S. Congress pressures Canada to reopen shared border : worldnews ... Today Canada reported 321 new cases. The US reported 63,000 (keep the American rapists out)
Ireland introduces new legislation that punishes non-mask wearers in mask compulsory zones to six months in prison and/or a 2500 fine : worldnews

Almost half of PhD students surveyed in Australia expect to drop out in the next six months for financial reasons : worldnews


US State Dept warns American citizens to "exercise increased caution" in China, may b e degained "without access to U.S. consular services, face "prolonged interrogations and extended detention" ("prolonged" torture")


Nepal bans Indian news channels for running propaganda : worldnews ... Imagine if almost every single TV news in the country channel was OANN, but run by illiterates. Many of them also run newspapers that would put Breitbart to shame.

A 10yr old Yemeni girl after getting divorce from her husband. : pics
Sudan ratifies law criminalizing female genital mutilation : worldnews
Kuwait Just Appointed 8 Female Judges in a Historic First : worldnews

Greece condemns Turkey's decision to convert Hagia Sophia into mosque : worldnews

Srebrenica: 25 years on, Europe remembers its largest massacre since the Second World War : worldnews (Serbs)

Nearly 6 Years After MH17 Was Shot Down, Dutch Prosecutors Say They Will Sue Russia : worldnews

Protests Rock Russian Far East With Calls for Putin to Resign : news

'Nymphomaniac' Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell 'filmed powerful people having sex with underage girls'

Boris Johnson urged to raise freedom of press concerns with Trump after arrest of The Independent's chief US correspondent ... chief US correspondent Andrew Buncombe was arrested while covering a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle The experienced reporter was handcuffed, shackled and placed in a red prison uniform while being detained for more than six hours in a police cell, in an incident which was described as "very concerning" by the Foreign Office. He now faces a charge carrying a maximum penalty of 364 days in jail and a $5,000 (#4,000) fine, despite having been alone at the time of his arrest, having remained on the right side of police cordon tape and having shown his press credentials when challenged by officers (Trump's "America" but Barry's FBI did worse shit and he floated off into the distance)


Trump demands extradition of former MI6 officer Christopher Steele over Russia dossier : politics ... He committed the worst crime - he wrote mean things about Hair Fuhrer.


The 1 Percent Are Cheating Us Out of a Quarter-Trillion Dollars in Taxes Every Year : politics


Trumps commutation of Roger Stones sentence is an unforgivable betrayal of his office
The Most Conspicuous Scandal in American History - The Atlantic - The amazing thing about the saga is how much of it happened in the full light of day.
Former Top Mueller Deputy Wants Roger Stone Hauled Before Grand Jury in New York : politics
Robert Mueller: Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so - The Washington Post
Robert Mueller: Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so : politics
Legal analyst on Stone: 'Our standards have sunk so low' : politics
Mitt Romney Slams Donald Trumps Commutation For Roger Stone: 'Historic Corruption'
'Unprecedented, historic corruption' : Why Trump's pardon history is extraordinary
The Roger Stone Commutation Is Even More Corrupt Than It Seems - Lawfare (talk about pointy-heads)
Fact-checking the White House's statement announcing Roger Stone's commutation - CNNPolitics


Dishonorable discharger: Team Trump rewards those who betray the nation, punishes those who serve it honorably : politics (Rethugs elected a commie confederate cofrupt traitor, media went la-di-la, hello Haberputz)
Chris Hayes Unloads On GOP: One Of Worst Parties In Power In Entire Democratic World
Expert warns the US is approaching 'one of the most unstable times in the history of our country' : politics
The Most Dangerous Phase of Trump's Rule : His threat to democracy is nothing to laugh at (haha, HYT slipped "rule" in there)

Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic (gets makeup all over the inside)

President Trump wears mask in public for the first time during visit to Walter Reed Medical Center : Coronavirus (they told him if wore the mask people would stop talking about Roger Stone ...
Dark Satanic Millian Liberalism - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Rick Scott, Face of Satan)
John & Belle Have A Blog: Dead Right (historical reference +Frumm)

Opinion | Trump Would Like to See You Now - The New York Times - Why does the president want to open everything up? It's not because it's safe to do so

The worst president ever keeps getting worse : politics
Trump's GOP is becoming a Garish Opera of Paranoia
This may sound like Trumps wackiest conspiracy theory. But its actually true. ... President Trump has convinced his own supporters of the false conspiracy theory that mail-in ballots are subject to rampant fraud so much so that Republicans are, evidently, refusing to vote by mail.

Senate Dems demand to see copies of Trump's intelligence briefings on Russian bounties : politics (that'll work)

Donald Trump Ignores Miami's Mandatory Mask Rule After Landing in COVID-19 Hotspot Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez previously said the president should wear a mask if he visited south Florida.
Trump claims 'nobody ever heard' Abraham Lincoln was a Republican until he pointed it out (galaxy-brained stupid)
The point isn't that the cognitive test is easy. The point is that Trump keeps bragging about it.

Trump Allegedly Suggested Selling Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria Approached : politics (to Putin, for $24)

Running Out the Clock Is This Administration*'s Primary Legal Strategy These Days : politics

Bill Barr Tried To Ratf*ck SDNY, Former USA Geoffrey Berman Testifies : politics
Barr 'decapitates' third U.S. attorney's office looking at Trump
Barr upends U.S. Attorney succession in EDNY : politics

'Wasting No Time,' Judge in Trump Tax Return Case Orders Parties to Submit Argument Summaries Next Week
July 16 Hearing Set in N.Y. Trump Tax Case After Supreme Court Ruling : politics
After court loss, Trump's N.Y. tax case back to judge who called immunity claim 'repugnant' : politics

Pelosi: Trump's been a failure in every way from the start : politics
Democrats, it's too soon to cheer Trump's defeat : politics

Jared Kushner said the US would be 'really rocking again' by July. 7 states are shutting back down, and new COVID-19 cases have set records 6 times in July's first 10 days. : politics
Trump says U.S. doing fine as 70,000 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in a day : politics
As Trump's COVID-19 approval plunges, his polling starts to mirror one-term presidents (lizard-boy is on it)

Trump only has one real skill: Corruption : politics

Trump threatens to revoke schools' tax-exempt status if they're too 'liberal' : politics
Trump Mocked After Threatening To Remove Universities' Tax-Exempt Status - "The would-be dictator wants to withhold funding based on the content of speech. So much for the Constitution," said ethics expert Walter Shaub. : politics

The Trump campaign relies on a huge network of QAnon accounts to spread conspiracy theories and disinformation, data shows : politics

Concern over turnout was factor in postponing Trump rally, GOP advisers say - Fears that the coronavirus and the weather would dampen the attendance helped postpone the New Hampshire re-election event. ("postponed" = Trumpeze for "canceled")

The US Catholic church may be the largest recipient of federal coronavirus aid, with as much as $3.5 billion, AP analysis says : politics (pays no taxes, your money just went to support a stupid religion)
Catholic Dioceses That Paid Huge Sex-Abuse Settlements Managed to Get PPP Loans : politics (haha, they got more than their money back from Dumpster )
Tom Brady's personal brand approved for PPP loan The Bucs quarterback was one of many athletes and programs that received loans through the Paycheck Protection Program. (the "loans" will be forgiven)
Beneficiaries of the PPP included a lettuce farming venture backed by Trump's son, Kushner companies, and a dentist who golfs with the president. The figures were released after a lawsuit by several news organizations, including ProPublica

Trump's Twitter account inexplicably liked a 'bring the stripper back' tweet in the middle of the night : politics

It's the duty of the White House press secretary to hold briefings. But not like this. (lyin' ass Kayleigh +RealClearReublicanPolitics)

Trump: 'Shouldn't be hard' for Kanye West to take away votes from Biden : politics

The swift boating of Tammy Duckworth -- With the senator and decorated veteran on the VP shortlist, Trump's cronies try to impugn her.

Susan Collins, Congress's last New England Republican, facing toughest reelection yet : politics (Lyin' Suzie-Floozy going down, lock her up!)

Senate update: Democratic control more likely because of Trump - Alaska, South Carolina seats in play; McSally an underdog (Sally McSally-Dally)

People who claim to be the only 'real' Americans are the worst Americans : politics

Ann Coulter Backs Democrat to Defeat Mitch McConnell : politics ... Because what we are witnessing here has many different subplots and we are beginning to see (at least publicly and in more detail) the divides and splintered relationships within the GOP. And with this latest development, Coulter has simply put the American public on alert that the games have fully commenced. There is now a mad scramble for the future of a post-Trump Republican party. Get your popcorn and place your bets.

Joe Kennedy III Hired a Cop to Advise Him on Race and Justice : massachusetts ... In 2018, he voted for the Protect and Serve Act, known more colloquially as the "Blue Lives Matter bill" ... As the ACLU, along with 27 other civil rights and government accountability organizations, noted in their condemnation, the legislation "perpetuates a false narrative that police are under increasing attack by their communities" ..."does not call for support services, better training, improved safety measures, increased supervision' ... Instead, it increases already harsh penalties for causing harm to cops, including up to 10 years in prison ... (very special copsters)

Ted Cruz said his Nike boycott was exerting free speech, but people boycotting Goya Foods are silencing speech : politics (in the extremely bad probably-not-really-human dept)


'Ashamed' Trump 2016 Voters Explain Why They're Ditching The President
'Republicans are really fed up' : GOP increasingly splits with Trump as his polls drag
House Democrat warns about 'inaccurate' polls: Trump voters 'fundamentally undercounted' : politics ... I mean, this has been the year of black swans.

When Val Demings Stood by Police Officers Accused of Excessive Force - POLITICO - VP hopeful has billed herself as a reformer, but people who followed her years as Orlando police chief think otherwise. (Kamala v.2.0)


One More Confederate Monument to Destroy: The Electoral College : politics
What To Do About Jefferson - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This Smithsonian piece from 2012 blows up any remaining myths that Jefferson was some kind of relatively benevolent slaveholder. He was not a benevolent master, not at all ... The memorial is a shrine to a man who during his lifetime owned more than 600 slaves and had at least six children with one of them

Why Won't Democrats Just Come Out for Legalizing Marijuana? (Sleepy Joe is committed to his war on drugz)

Facebook considers political advertising blackout ahead of U.S. election : politics


Feds deny Walzs request for aid to rebuild after riotsMore than 1,500 buildings suffered damage in the unrest (Trump wants to showcase the "carnage" fuck everybody elese)
A deeper look at areas most damaged by rioting, looting in Minneapolis, St. Paul - StarTribune.com


At least 66 vehicle attacks have been reported since May protests began : politics

Arkansas officer charged with manslaughter after shooting other officer through door : news

Philly's police union says it didn't invite Proud Boys to a Pence after-party. It didn't ask them to leave, either.

Baltimore Police sergeant arrested, accused of extortion and kidnapping contractor while on duty, county police say - Baltimore Sun

With Veto-Proof Majority, Seattle City Council Votes to Defund Police by 50% : politics (top cop makes $450,000/yr)

Portland Place couple who confronted protesters have a long history of not backing down | Metro | stltoday.com
Police search St. Louis mansion of couple who pointed guns at protesters: reports : news
St. Louis couple shown in viral photos served with search warrant | ksdk.com


Histories of Cop Technologies - Lawyers, Guns & Money (semi-non-lethal sometimes if you're lucky)

Police Encounter With Distraught Man In Cambridge Under Investigation CBS Boston

N.J. cop accused of installing GPS on suspect's vehicle without a warrant ... rofessional reputation in all law enforcement circles is solid and estimable. In this case, there was no hindering or falsification whatsoever. He was entirely truthful throughout the internal affairs process. That said, this prosecution is, let's say, both daft and cretinous in content"
Fla. sergeant fired, arrested after pointing gun at head of man in custody : news

Portland Place couple who confronted protesters have a long history of not backing down | Metro | stltoday.com (deep dive into entitled idiocy)

American Boogaloo: Meme or Terrorist Movement? - The Atlantic - The Boogaloo Tipping Point : What happens when a meme becomes a terrorist movement?


Professional racist also does it for free - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Fucker Carlson)
Eschaton: CANCELLED - Liberal fascism won't stop until every racist incel is prevented from being the head writer for a prominent news show!

Eli5: Derivatives. The U.S.A has 687 trillion dollars of "currency and credit derivatives." What exactly does this mean? : explainlikeimfive

TIL that in the 1920 Presidential election (the first where women were allowed to vote), only 36% of eligible women turned up at the polls, partly due to barriers like poll taxes and literacy tests, both of which are now illegal. : todayilearned

Researchers say a breathalyzer has flaws, casting doubt on countless convictions : technology (another cop/prison industrial complex scam)


A new study suggests that upper middle- to upper-class people tend to be unaware of their class privilege. When shown evidence of said privilege, they were more likely to provide merit-based excuses focused on personal struggle and hard work. : science


Astronomers Detect a Giant Galaxy Lighting Up The Universe Right After The Big Bang : worldnews

Power pioneer Hideaki Horie invents new battery 90% cheaper than lithium-ion. : technology

Positive thinking has long been extolled as the route to happiness, but a new study shows that realists enjoy a greater sense of long-term wellbeing than optimists : science

Cognitive behavioural therapy delivered electronically to treat people with depression is more effective than face to face. : science


Single man Peter Mutabaz adopts 13yo boy after his adoptive parents abandoned him in a hospital : pics
HandsomeSpider comments on Single man Peter Mutabaz adopts 13yo boy after his adoptive parents abandoned him in a hospital - Im a veteran with complex ptsd, first traumas since I was five. Anger, fear, depression, anxiety, all of it for sooo long. Tried therapy; seven different approaches. The only thing that has worked is EMDR. Trust me. Trust me, it works so well.
Find an EMDR Therapist, EMDR Psychologist, EMDR Counselor - Psychology Today

What's the most uncomfortable question you can ask someone?

What's the worst thing that's happened to one of your friends? : AskReddit

Straight people who dated/ married a closeted gay person, how did you find out they were gay? : AskReddit

Reddit Bans the Forum Dedicated to President Trump - The Atlantic - Reddit Is Done Pretending The Donald Is Fine

15 Billion Stolen Logins Are Circulating on the Dark Web : technology




071020

Comet streaking past Earth, providing spectacular show - The Boston Globe

EU has failed to halt decline of bees and butterflies, auditors say - European lawmakers also said this trend endangers the 76% of food production in Europe that depends on pollination : worldnews
Brazil bows to investor pressure, bans setting fires in Amazon : worldnews (Fuckanaro laughs, "fake it for the Englishman"
Lion, jaguar and leopard body parts are being increasingly sought as substitutes to tiger products by traffickers, a major UN report has found, but demand for ivory and rhino horn has shown signs of a sustained fall. : worldnews (China barbarians)
Mysterious pink "watermelon snow" has been appearing in the Italian Alps -- and it may warn of environmental disaster (the world is bleeding)


Lack Of Unity Is A Bigger Threat Than Coronavirus, WHO Chief Says In Emotional Speech : worldnews

228,102 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Thursday, the biggest one-day increase so far, according to WHO. 28% was in the U.S. 5,565 new deaths : Coronavirus
BNO Newsroom on Twitter: "228,102 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Thursday, the biggest one-day increase so far, according to WHO. 28% was in the U.S. 5,565 new deaths https://t.co/AlMdRR63WE" / Twitter (look at the graph)

Hong Kong closed its entire school system over less than 100 new COVID-19 cases. Trump is pushing to send 57 million kids back to school in the middle of the world's worst outbreak. : politics
These Arizona teachers shared a classroom for summer school. All 3 contracted COVID-19. 1 died. : politics
Harvard doc: If schools fully reopen, they'll have to close by Columbus Day : boston (and Brookline admin is a disaster)


Make America Sci and Proof that k Again | NeuroLogica Blog : Coronavirus (Republicans really fucked the country, this time obviously in real-time)


Broad disapproval for Trump's handling of coronavirus, race relations: POLL - ABC News
Approval of Trump's coronavirus response drops 14 points among independents in 1 month
Trump the victim: President complains in private about the pandemic hurting himself - The Washington Post

The US has run out of time and excuses. Now we'll be forced to watch thousands die of coronavirus.
Trump says Fauci 'made a lot of mistakes' - The infectious disease expert says he hasn't briefed the president on coronavirus in two months. (dead Americans are BOOOORRRRING Trump said)
Fauci: "I have a reputation, as you probably have figured out, of speaking the truth at all times and not sugar-coating things. And that may be one of the reasons why I haven't been on television very much lately"
The US is in the middle of "a very serious problem," Fauci says : Coronavirus
Birx: Largest percentage of Inpatient COVID-19 cases have income of less than $25,000 : Coronavirus

Coronavirus testing in the US is abysmal. Again. : Coronavirus (Jared cackles behing the curtain)
"As many as 1 in 150 people in U.S. are infected with coronavirus" -Dr. Gottlieb : Coronavirus

U.S. reports more than 61,000 new cases of coronavirus, setting new global record : Coronavirus
U.S. Hits Another Record for New Coronavirus Cases - The New York Times - U.S. officials reported more than 59,880 cases on Thursday.
How Coronavirus Cases Have Risen Since States Reopened - The New York Times (Floriduh, Fuckazona, South Fuckilina, Tehahaha and leading the pack, Idafuck for the win, New England smirks)


MA COVID-19 Data 7/10/20 : boston
105,290 total confirmed cases - 12,794 new tests - -3 hospital; -5 ICU; +5 intubated - 28 new confirmed deaths; 8,081 total deaths - 61 new probable cases; 5,820 total - 0 new probable deaths; 215 total
Is Your State Doing Enough Coronavirus Testing? - The New York Times
Success for MA testing capacity - at 152% of target level : CoronavirusMa
What is going on with the IHME model? : CoronavirusMa
Free COVID-19 testing local and available to EVERYONE : boston - Chelsea, Everett, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Marlborough, New Bedford


Marty Walsh: Boston Had Highest Number of Coronavirus Cases in a Month on Wednesday : boston


'Mild' cases of coronavirus may have serious long-term and recurring effects
Pathologist Found Blood Clots In 'Almost Every Organ' During Autopsies On COVID-19 Patients : science
The Coronavirus Can Be Airborne Indoors, W.H.O. Says - The New York Times - The agency also explained more directly that people without symptoms may spread the virus. The acknowledgments should have come sooner, some experts said. (six months later shocking news)
Covid-19 is 1,000 times more efficient at infecting humans than its closest relative found in bats because it evolved from several coronaviruses which merged together. : worldnews
Severe brain damage possible even with mild Corona symptoms : worldnews
Gilead's Remdesivir was associated with an improvement in clinical recovery and a 62 percent reduction in the risk of mortality compared with standard of care

Fact check: Metal strip in medical masks is not a 5G antenna : Coronavirus (extreme eye-roll)


'Worse Than New York' : How Coronavirus Exploded in South Carolina ... Last week, thousands of boaters gathered at Lake Murray to declare their support for President Trump, while organizers of a motorcycle event in Myrtle Beach next week say they have no intention of modifying or canceling the annual tradition ... (die, assholes)

More than 1 in 3 Americans say they know someone who has been sick from coronavirus, survey shows : Coronavirus

NEW: Florida reports 11,433 new cases of coronavirus and 93 new deaths : Coronavirus (DeSantis: "kids don't transmit the virus" )
More than 11,000 children test positive for coronavirus in Florida : Coronavirus
Excess deaths raise concerns about pandemic death toll in Florida (even without DeSantis not telling anything)
7,000 Floridians hospitalized with COVID-19; state finally releases data by county : Coronavirus ... This is the most serious public health emergency in United States History and our leaders have left us to die.
On eve of Disney World reopening, Florida posts another daily surge in COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus
Florida Governor says risk to school children 'very low', School kids are not vectors of transmission : Coronavirus (see the NC story of kids infecting their grandpartents, DeSantis is committed to the Trump delusion)
Miami has a 33.5% positivity rate, or percentage of people tested who test positive : Coronavirus ... totally bonkers. Highest positivity rate in Germany was 9% of 406K tests in week 14, April
The curve is no longer flat': Nearly half of Florida's ICUs are at least 90% full : Coronavirus

Gov. Abbott didn't listen to coronavirus warnings and Texans died (the Party of Death always kills people)
Abbott Warns Texas' COVID-19 Numbers Are 'Going to Look Worse' Next week (Die for Trump)
'All the hospitals are full' : In Houston, overwhelmed ICUs leave COVID-19 patients waiting in ER
6-week-old infant dies of COVID-19 in Texas, official says : Coronavirus
Fewer than 1,000 ICU beds are available in Texas : Coronavirus
Texas border county had 'model' Covid-19 response - then the governor stepped in : Coronavirus

Arizona governor takes little action as state remains a global hot spot for COVID-19 (Douchey)
Phoenix Mayor: Maricopa County Medical Examiner at 97% capacity, adding refrigerated trucks : Coronavirus (for all the dead bodies, good job, Republican Ronazona)

Alabama man dies of COVID-19, family says he refused to wear mask : Coronavirus -- Amy and Tyler Hinton say their father, Joe Hinton, thought COVID-19 was a hoax and didn't believe in wearing masks (another dead Trumpster)
Mississippi lawmakers get coronavirus after refusing to wear masks : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: 1 in 6 Mississippi lawmakers infected with Covid-19, forcing two-week shutdown of statehouse : Coronavirus (Republicans)
Mississippi's five largest hospitals are out of ICU beds


Coronavirus in Georgia: More than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases, 300+ hospitalizations reported in 1 day : Coronavirus
Georgia shatters record for daily coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
Family gathering infects 41 people with the coronavirus, NC health official says : Coronavirus (check it out good graph of community spread of stupidty and evil)
Missouri Summer Camp Closes After 82 Kids and Staff Infected with Coronavirus : Coronavirus (OPEN THE SCHOOLS, PATRIOTS)

Masks will be required in Kentucky starting July 10 : news (and then a Republican judge killed it)
Ohio lawmaker Candice Keller shops without a mask in Butler County, posts about it: 'Be brave.' : ... She did wear a blue hat featuring an American flag and the name "Reagan" (FOAD, Bitch)
Ohio breaks record with 1,525 new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus


Massachusetts man pulls gun on person not wearing face mask inside store : Coronavirus (meanwhile, in Massachusett)

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to reject place on EU's vaccine scheme - 'The government walking away from this EU deal just smacks of ideological dogma' : worldnews
Face coverings now compulsory in Scotland's shops : worldnews

In government's absence, Mexicans turn to cartels for pandemic aid

Brazil's Bolsonaro vetoes plans to offer COVID-19 support to indigenous people : worldnews (orders them to build their own railroad cars)

Hong Kong closed its entire school system over less than 100 new COVID-19 cases. Trump is pushing to send 57 million kids back to school in the middle of the world's worst outbreak. : worldnews (Putin upped his bounties)

KFC birthday party in Melbourne costs $26,000 in Covid-19 fines after police track order : worldnews
KFC birthday party in Melbourne costs $26,000 in Covid-19 fines after police track order | Victoria | The Guardian - Police followed their car to a townhouse in the suburb where they found a group of people who then tried to hide in the backyard, garage and under beds.

UN: Coronavirus will create 45 million more poor people in Latin America, UN report warns : worldnews

China warns of 'unknown pneumonia' more deadly than coronavirus in Kazakhstan : worldnews
Kazakhstan denies Chinese government report that country has 'unknown pneumonia' outbreak more deadly than Covid-19 (totalitarian KaFuckistan)



China says it will hit back against new U.S. sanctions over Uighur rights : worldnews
China coerces hundreds of Chinese-born critics in U.S. to return home, FBI chief says. The families of those who refuse to return are threatened and some have been arrested in China "for leverage"
First launch of Chinese Kuaizhou-11 rocket ends in failure : worldnews

Hong Kong police raid office of pro-democracy camp primary election co-organisers and seize PCs at night before election : worldnews
TikTok disappears from Hong Kong app stores after new national security law comes into effect : worldnews

U.S. approves $620 million missile upgrade package for Taiwan : worldnews
Angering China, Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong, extends visas : worldnews

YouTube is not required to hand over the email or IP address of users who upload films illegally to its video platform, Europe's top court rules : worldnews

Sex traffickers left thousands of women to starve during Italy lockdown - Gangs abandoned trafficked Nigerian women without access to food or funds amid coronavirus pandemic : worldnews

Iran executes man for drinking alcohol - IHR : worldnews


Days ahead of 2nd hearing in trial, Netanyahu's lawyer resigns from defense team : worldnews -- premier's request for permission to receive funds from a foreign benefactor to pay his legal fees in his corruption trial was refused ... No pay, no play. (Republican in Michigam)


Hagia Sophia: Istanbul monument to become a mosque again as Turkish Islamic conservatives triumph : worldnews (muzfucks in Furkey)

Frenchman facing death in Indonesia for molesting hundreds of kids : worldnews ... This guy has links to Jeffrey Epstein and was a major donor to Trump's inauguration.

The Netherlands brings MH17 case against Russia before European Court of Human Rights : worldnews
Russian governor Sergei Furgal arrested over links to several murders : worldnews ... In the last election, he defeated a candidate from Putin's United Russia party.

The long-awaited report into Russian influence in British politics could soon be cleared for publication, after Downing Street confirmed that MPs will vote on Monday on the establishment of a new Intelligence and Security Committee : worldnews

A QAnon Supporter Has Raised $140K To Prosecute Justin Trudeau : worldnews ... Sure is weird seeing this fantasy non-stop changing incoherent fanfiction gaining any sort of traction.


For Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's alleged recruiter, a private battle has become a public reckoning
Ghislaine Maxwell's Lawyers Claim She Was Never in Hiding, Hadn't Seen Epstein for a Decade


Pentagon chief confirms he was briefed on intelligence about Russian payments to the Taliban : worldnews - Republicans brought up Benghazi for years, and this is a million times worse. I wonder if they'll vote or a president who let this happen. (Suzie Collins will get back to you)
A top terrorism fighter's s dire warning - Russell Travers detailed his concerns to the intelligence community's watchdog. Days later, he says, Richard Grenell fired him (Trump traitors to America, top to bottom)


Twelve signs Trump would try to run a fascist dictatorship in a second term - The Washington Post - He lies about voter fraud, admires authoritarians, tries to suppress free speech and uses the law against those who would hold him accountable


Students shun American dream, eye Canada, UK : worldnews

Pentagon: US will respond if Russia bounty reports are true : news (get back to us in a year or two, they said)

Trump's Defense Secretary Still Has No Idea Who OK'd The Military Tear Gassing Of DC Protesters (lies all the time)

Trump says doctors were 'very surprised' by his 'unbelievable' results on a cognitive test ("they said I'm the smartest person in the known universe!)
Trump Says He 'Aced' Cognitive Test, but White House Wont Release Details ... (the Biden smear backfired bc Trump is a moron)

Colin Powell: Trump doesn's understand U.S. history, Confederates 'were not great Americans'

Marie Yovanovitch on Vindman retirement: 'He deserved better than this. Our country deserved better than this'

Roger Stone: Trump implies he's ready to grant clemency to his friend and ally - CNNPolitics
Trump Commutes Sentence of Roger Stone in Case He Long Denounced, Official Says : news ... AG Barr was reportedly telling Trump not to do this because it would cause a "mutiny within the DOJ" ... White House counsel Pat Cipollone is against the move, and even Attorney General Bill Barr is opposed ... People close to Trump fear he won't listen. " You can't underestimate how hard it is to get information through to him ... When you talk to him, he just talks at you. He doesn't like to read memos, so there's not really a way to get through to him. Everyone agrees (baby Trump with his fingers in his ears, good job Republicans) )

The real villain of Mary Trump's family tell-all isn't Donald. It's Fred. ... We know that many presidents have had daddy issues: dreaming of their absent fathers (we got fucked by two in a row)

Opinion | Donald Trump's Deadly Coronavirus Delusions - The New York Times - He won't give up on a failing pandemic strategy -- Krugman (Trump's "American carnage")
The extra $600 a week unemployment benefit probably won't be extended

White House Advisers Sick of Trump's 'Woe is Me' Attitude to Crisis, Says Report ... 135,000 dead and you're bummed about how bad it makes you look. Yup, might be a sociopath

The Cost of the Evangelical Betrayal: White, conservative Christians who set aside the tenets of their faith to support Donald Trump are now left with little to show for it. : politics (Suckergelicals)

TikTok Teens Are "Going To War" Against Trump After Republicans Call To Ban The App. : worldnews

An Unexpected Struggle for Trump: Defining an Elusive Biden - The New York Times - With only six weeks to the Republican National Convention, President Trump has yet to find a framework for attacking his opponent ("Sleepy Joe" ain't cuttin' it)
Biden says he can 'hardly wait' to debate 'stable genius' Trump
This : PoliticalHumor
"They're saying, 'We'd like to see Biden Crush Trump' For Some on Wall Street Beating Trump Is More Important Than Money (when you've lost the captialists ... )
'Never Trump' movement returns for Act II, armed with the President's own words and record - CNNPolitics

Trump's campaign, struggling in the polls, aims for comeback - Los Angeles Times - Trump scrubs New Hampshire rally as campaign struggles to reboot (hahaha)
?????? THE TRUMP RALLY IN NH HAS BEEN CANCELLED ?????? : massachusetts
I Was at the Tulsa Rally With Anti-Trump Vets. The President Should Be Worried. : politics ... "Antifa!" one man yelled directly into a Marine vet's face ...
'I regret voting for Trump -- voter's emorse in Pennsylvania
What Women Want - The Bulwark - what women who voted for Trump in 2016 are saying about him now ... despite saying "grab 'em by the pussy' Trump still received the votes of 44 percent of white college-educated women and 61 percent of non-college-educated white women (they wanted him to grab HILLARY'S pussy)
Republican says he'd rather vote for a 'tuna fish sandwich' over Trum h

Ronald Reagan Wasn't the Good Guy President Anti-Trump Republicans Want You to Believe In (shocking revelations)
Trump Is Selling White Grievance. The Suburbs Arent Buying It. ("angry mods will carnage your suburban neighborhood")

Goya's CEOP said the U.S. is "truly blessed" with President Trump. Latinos are now boycotting ... This gonna be good: Hardcore Trump supporters now buying Latino food "to own the libs"

AP: Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B ... used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules (and paid zero taxes)
Company Connected to Jay-Z's Tidal Streaming Service Took Millions in PPP Loans (so, the Satangelicals and rappers made off like bandits)

Tammy Duckworth: Tucker Carlson Doesn't Know What Patriotism Is -- Neither does President Trump.
Tucker Carlson's top writer quits after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks in online forum - CNN -- The top writer for Fox News host Tucker Carlson has for years been using a pseudonym to post bigoted remarks on an online forum that is a hotbed for racist, sexist, and other offensive content. Blake Neff ... While working at Fox News, and while a reporter at The Daily Caller, Neff was a frequent poster on AutoAdmit. Also known as XOXOhth, it is a relatively unmoderated message board like 4chan aimed at lawyers and law school students in which racism and sexism run rampant. (another reckoning)

Theresa Greenfield May Send Joni Ernst Back to Castrating Pigs Sooner Than She Sooner That She'd Planned

Retired US Army general James Grazioplene pleads guilty to sexually abusing his daughter - CNNPolitics

Donald Trump, President Winning-by-Losing, Is, in Fact, Losing | The New Yorker - President Winning-by-Losing Is, in Fact, Losing -- Donald Trump has made a career of turning bad news into good, but the virus has already defeated him. By Susan B. Glasser ("SC voted 9-0 against letting libtards see Tramp's tax returns" Kayleigh said)

Army investigates handout suggesting Trump campaign slogan constitutes 'covert white supremacy' (yes, and this is actually pretty good no wonder Trumpies had a meltdown)

Trump calls mail-in ballots 'dishonest' but says absentee ballots are 'fine.' They're the same thing (really?)
A Mail Carrier Took People's Absentee Ballots Requests And Switched Their Party To Republican : politics ... says "it was just a joke" ... (Trump says "see, voter fraud!")


Iconic Chris Christie beach pic added to Jersey Shore mural - nj.com (funny)

Pew poll: Americans support allowing citizens to sue officers for misconduct : politics ... 66% support repealing qualified inmunity. (sue the copfuckers into the ground)

A small, mostly white Virginia town put up a 'Black Lives Matter' banner. Ginni Thomas denounced it ... "BLM is a bit of a dangerous Trojan Horse and they are catching well-meaning people into dangerous posturing that can invite mob rule and property looting,"

Utah governor declares state of emergency during protests over ruling that fatal police shooting was justified - CNN (they shot him 15 times in the back while he was running away, totally justified)



"You don't belong here" says UK immigrant to an Asian-American family in America. (Michael Lofthouse twat and CEO of himself)

Opinion | As Mayor of Minneapolis, I Saw How White Liberals Block Change - The New York Times - But this revolutionary moment is inviting us to be a part of the solution.

The Last Reporter in Town Had One Big Question for His Rich Boss - The New York Times - His newspaper has withered under a hedge fund. His industry was in turmoil even before a pandemic. But Evan Brandt won't stop chronicling his town ... Meanwhile, the hedge funds and private equity firms that own many newspapers often siphon away profits rather than reinvest in local journalism (sounds kinda ... vampiric, doesn't it)


A More Specific Letter on Justice and Open Debate - The Objective -- They write, in the pages of a prominent magazine that's infamous for being anti-union, not paying its interns, and firing editors over editorial disagreements with the publisher:
I'm leaving Sleeping Giants, but not because I want to -- How my white male co-founder gaslighted me out of the movement we built together (very strange piece, we never learn what "Matt's" last name is, so let's google him:)
Nandini Jammi Is Leaving Sleeping Giants - Nandini Jammi is leaving the activist organization she helped build with Matt Rivitz over a dispute about titles, credit, and equality (looks the toxic masculinity part)
Will Cancel CultureStop Democratic Momentum? (whut?)

Inside the Horrifying Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Court Case, From Cocaine Tantrums to 'Creepy' James Franco


Voice your support for S.2800, a powerful police accountability bill at the state level which strictly limits qualified immunity and more. : boston (MA copsters having a meltdown)
Most State Police troopers implicated in overtime fraud scandal will keep their jobs - The Boston Globe (of course, Baker-Faker has their butts)
Massachusetts State Police hand out punishments for troopers in overtime scandal : boston


Massachusetts Prep Schools Face Racial Reckoning Amid Black Lives Matter Movement - Some High-Toned Prep Schools Have Found Themselves in the Barrel of Current Events -- The movement reaches private schools in Massachusetts ... Tabor ... Groton ... Philips Andover ... Suggestions by classmates and teachers alike that high-achieving students of color only won college acceptance letters or leadership positions because of their race.

Cambridge Police Association threatens "purge" if bill removing qualified immunity gets passed. : boston (Cambridge asshole cops think they have a "Constitutional" right to abuse you, threaten to invade Prof Gates house again)

Cannabis Control Commission fines Garden Remedies $200,000 and Healthy Pharms (now Mission) $350,000 for repeatedly using banned pesticides on their marijuana crops and lying to investigators about it; also fines Acreage $250,000 for trying to control too many licenses : boston


Neo-Nazis Are Running Out of Places to Hide Online| Telegram booting far-right groups from their hub proves that platforms can, in fact, help curb terrorist recruitment in the internet age. : technology
Facebook used extensively to spread neo-Nazi music : worldnews


/u/Ebbie45 goes in detail to OP on how to safely escape from an abusive relationship including links on how to disappear, support guides, connections and insights on how to proceed : bestof

Fellow redditors, what was a moment where you thought a person you knew might be an actual psychopath ? : AskReddit




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MA COVID-19 Data 7/9/20 : boston
177 New Confirmed Cases; 1.8% Positive - July 9 : CoronavirusMa - 105,138 total confirmed cases - 9,648 new tests - -27 hospital; +1 ICU; -7 Intubated - 25 new deaths; 8,053 total deaths - 118 new probable; 0 new probable deaths; 5,759 total probable cases


The Republican coronavirus meatgrinder ... July 7 saw over 54,000 confirmed cases, a 72-percent increase over the previous two weeks. Many hospital intensive care units are completely full in Texas, Florida, Arizona, and elsewhere, and there is every sign the outbreak will get much worse before it gets better. In response, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is laser-focused on ... immunizing companies from legal liability if they infect their customers or employees.
U.S. exit from WHO will jeopardize global fight against COVID-19, polio, other diseases, experts say : worldnews (Die for Trump 2020)
Biden says he will rejoin WHO on his first day in office : politics

Fauci says states with major outbreaks should 'seriously look at shutting down' again
'Silent transmission' : COVID-19 largely spread by asymptomatic, presymptomatic carriers, study says

WH Won't Say What Authority Trump Has To Cut Funding To Schools That Don't Reopen (Trump's supreme authority)
CDC director says no revised school guidelines despite Trumps push

Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I mean, sure, we could do what any functional nation does. But that would require the governing political party caring about people living with dignity. But Republicans docare about people living period. So here we are, locked out of Europe and Canada because we are shitshow of a failing nation.

The governor of Illinois says the White House forced states into a 'sick Hunger Games' trying to outbid each other for PPE : politics (Jared cackles, pockets all the money)
Over 500,000 businesses got PPP loans but are listed as retaining zero jobs, Treasury Department data show : politics
PPE shortage: U.S. is running short of masks, gowns and gloves, healthcare workers say - The Washington Post - Health-care workers are scrambling for supplies and reusing equipment as the coronavirus pandemic surges

Your Mask Cuts Own Risk by 65 Percent : Coronavirus
If someone asks: What's the evidence for mask wearing? Here is a list of *SEVENTY* papers, including reviews/meta-analysis and individual studies, in reverse chronological order. : Coronavirus
/u/Etna_No_Pyroclast gives another really good reason to treat coronavirus seriously and wear a mask. : bestof

Dems Fear Trump Will Rush Vaccine to Boost Re-Elect - "I would not put it past this administration and this president to advance his personal political agenda ahead of our national interest"

We're Back to Square Zero On Coronavirus, Warns Infectious Disease Expert
Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
10-year-old boy being treated for COVID-19; mom says 'it's not a joke' : Coronavirus

Florida reports record 120 new coronavirus deaths (vs previous high of 83 in April : Coronavirus
56 Florida hospitals hit 100% ICU capacity as DeSantis defends refusal to release coronavirus data : politics
Gov. Ron DeSantis says he would have 'zero concern' sending his own kids back to school "The numbers speak for themselves" (Refucks have never been very good at math, will kill his kid for profit)

Arizona is now No. 1 in the world for coronavirus but some Arizonans say it's no big deal : politics (say state will institute "death panels" to control the virus)
Two arrested after coughing on Walmart employees, refusing to wear masks, AZ cops say : Coronavirus

Atlanta mayor defies governor, require masks in city : politics

Trump rally likely contributed to surge in COVD-19 cases, Tulsa health official says : politics


Over 1,000 TSA agents have tested positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Airlines vowed to bring social distancing to the air. In practice, some are and some are

Europeans say they want a ban on British tourists this summer because of the coronavirus : worldnews


'Whoever finds this will remember Hitler's war against humanity': Message in a bottle left yb, adding: Nazi slave workers is discovered hidden behind a wall in Polish railway station : worldnews

Covid-19 has exposed the limits of 'fact-denying populism', Merkel tells European Parliament : worldnews
Merkel is under pressure to cut Germany's ties with China as the Hong Kong crisis triggers a European backlash against Beijing : worldnews

The Philippines Will Be in 'Deep Shit' if it Follows Trump and Bolsonaro in Reopening, Duterte Says (when Duterte is the smart guy)


Neo-Nazis telling followers to deliberately infect Jews and Muslims wityh coronavirus
Bolsonaro Is Taking Hydroxychloroquine To Treat His Coronavirus : worldnews
A group representing Brazilian journalists says it will file suit against the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, after he took off a protective mask as he spoke with reporters about his COVID-19 diagnosis. : worldnews


China's Great Firewall descends on Hong Kong internet users : worldnews

Australia creates safe haven for those fleeing Hong Kong : worldnews
Nigerians sue China for $200B over coronavirus pandemic : worldnews

Sissi's government in Egypt jails family members of its critics in the United States - The Washington Post


The row between Britain and the U.S. over food standard has deepened after some of the U.K.'s leading grocers have refused to sell a raft of food imports. Aldi said it would never sell chlorine-washed chicken imported from the U.S., regardless of the outcome of U.K.-U.S. trade talks

Plane carrying 860 pounds of cocaine crashes on Mexico highway : worldnews


Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon Is Found Dead - The New York Times - Mayor Park Won-soon, who vanished after leaving a cryptic message for his daughter, had faced a newly filed complaint from his secretary (he honor-killed himself)


Melania Trump sculpture in Slovenia set on fire on the Fourth of July : worldnews ... Melania, her mother, her father and Barron. And they all speak Slovenian. And it's kind of interesting: the Secret Service has no idea what they're saying.


/u/maxwellhill the Reddit account with the 8th most link karma of all time, powermod of frontpage subs, first account to reach a million Karma, is/was operated by Ghislaine Maxwell. : Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein superfan, Ghislaine Maxwell's Reddit account is apparently uncovered, which just so happens to be the 8th most link karma of all time, powermod of frontpage subs, and first account to reach a million Karma | "We got her, Reddit!" : SubredditDrama
Theory about Ghislaine Maxwell : conspiracy
Old Ghislaine Maxwell photos being scrubbed from online galleries? : Epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell's Reddit account I posted about is now being scrubbed of pedophile references. : conspiracy
Google "Maxwellhill 6123" : conspiracy
/pol/ - Politically Incorrect ; Thread #266919429
/pol/ - Ghislaine Maxwell's Reddit Account #15 - Politically Incorrect - 4chan
Meet the 25 Most Viral People on the Internet (#1 in 2011)
Meet the Reddit power user who helped bring down r/technology | The Daily Dot
maxwellhill Just Became the 1st Redditor to Hit 1,000,000 Karma. Congratulations, max!!!!!!!!! : TellMeSomethingGood
49. James Alefantis - Restaurateur and Bon Vivant - Liberal twentysomethings in khakis drink beer and eat pizza at Alefantis-owned Comet Ping Pong (49th most important person in DC. Everything we thought we knew is wrong)
I searched for Pizzagate on youtube and saw this in the results : thefighterandthekid
Ben Swann is back!! YouTube account is missing Pizzagate video, are there any other videos missing? : benswann
Suspected Pedophile Ring Exposed
Pizzagate Is An Alt-Right Fever Dream - YouTube - Colbert

Female Mountie keeps her job after groping a fellow B.C. officer twice : news

U.S. Broadcasting Agency Will Not Extend Visas For Its Foreign VOA Journalists : NPR (Trump killing the truth)

Bombshell Report Says Trump Ordered CIA to Share Counterterrorism Intel with Russia Despite 'No Discernible Reward' (well, you forgot that billion dollars he owes Putin)
CIA Kept Giving Intel to Russia, Got Nothing Back : worldnews

u/victorvictor1 documents the ways Trump is compromised by Russia in light of recent report Trump directed CIA to hand over classified information to the Kremlin : bestof (totally compromised Traitor Trump, the best Republican)


Weekly jobless claims total 1.314 million, vs 1.39 million estimate


Justices rule swath of Oklahoma remains tribal reservation : news
Supreme Court Rules Large Swath of Oklahoma Is Indian Reservation - The New York Times - The 5-4 decision could reshape criminal justice in eastern Oklahoma by preventing state authorities from prosecuting Native Americans.

Supreme Court Rules Trump Cannot Block Release of Financial Records - The New York Times - Two rulings clear the way for prosecutors in New York to seek President Trump's financial records, but the justices stopped Congress for now.
Supreme Court says Manhattan prosecutor may pursue Trumps financial records, denies Congress access for now
Supreme Court rules New York prosecutor can get Trump's tax returns : news
Don't t Be Fooled, Trump Is a Winner in the Supreme Court Tax Case - His taxes will probably not become public before the election. And that is what he most cares about.
John Roberts decided the American people don't get to see Donald Trump's tax returns before the election that will determine whether we will still sort of have some sort of democracy afterwards - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Ousted U.S. attorney who investigated Trump associates says Barr pushed him to resign and take another job - The Washington Post

The Durham Investigation: What We Know and What It Means - Lawfare (Trump wants Barry and Hillary in jail before the election)


A President Who Makes Us Puke - Just Like He Was Hired To Do -- Donald Trump was the purge agent his supporters wanted, but can he do more than flush out the system?
Trump's culture wars worked in 2016. His aides worry the world has changed -- Various advisers have pushed for Trump to focus on economy, a second-term agenda or law and order -- anything that avoids tweets about the Confederate flag ... And other advisers, like chief of staff Mark Meadows, want Trump to talk more about law and order, saying it would appeal to suburban female voters ...

Bert lays out Trump's ties and debts to Russia : bestof

Lincoln Project offers list of GOP senators who 'protect' Trump in new ad : politics
Lincoln Project offers list of GOP senators who 'protect' Trump in new ad | TheHill (pretty go0od)
Kellyanne Conway's 'Creepy' Comments Get Turned Against Trump In Biting New Ad ... but More white women voted for Trump than for Hillary, a white woman.
EXCLUSIVE NEW VIDEO: MeidasTouch Presents 'Creepy Trump' - MeidasTouch (all this shit was out their and Hillary/Dems ignored it)
#CreepyTrump - Twitter Search / Twitter

Trump could lose and not leave. But Cabinet members who try to help face prison. Criminal statutes bar ousted federal officials from exercising authority they don't have (no problem, President-for-Life Trumpster will pardon them)
Where's Financial Disclosure? The White House Blames the Pandemic (he's been very busy saving country, maybe next year)

Senate Republican candidates avoid any mention of Trump in campaign ads - The Washington Post (Suzie Doozy: "I never heard of him")
This year's Senate races spell disaster for the Republican Party

Judicial Transparency Group 'Appalled' That Chief Justice Robert's Hospitalization Was Hidden from Public for Weeks ... It happened at the Chevy Chase Club, a country club for power brokers where Kavanaugh is also a member. Kavanaugh and several other guests witnessed it. It was a cover up.

The Electoral College Is an American Humiliation | If the Supreme Court no longer believes the lie that's sustained this hastily concocted relic from our nation's founding, why should anyone?

Tribes Defeat Trump Administration and NRA in 9th Circuit on Sacred Grizzly Bear Appeal : politics

Trump and Republicans have become a post-policy party. Coronavirus proves it. : politics
Biden says he would restore pre-Hobby Lobby contraceptive mandate in wake of Little Sisters ruling | Fox News - Biden says he would restore pre-Hobby Lobby contraceptive mandate in wake of Little Sisters ruling -- Before Hobby Lobby ruling, there was no exemption for private companies (knocked-up nuns taking away your birth control -- Fox stirring their base)

Tucker Carlson might have just handed Tammy Duckworth the vice presidency | What Carlson said on Fox News destroyed the last good thing a lot of Americans believed about the Republican party : politics
GOP Has Unhinged Meltdown After Ilhan Omar Makes Simple Call to 'Dismantle All Systems of Oppression' : politics


Steve Mnuchin's Exclusive LA Country Club Got Millions in COVID Relief
Televangelists take a slice as churches accept billions in US coronavirus aid : politics

Israel Hawks Are Spending Big To Unseat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar | HuffPost (they Jews who lost big with Engel)

How police militarization became an over $5 billion business coveted by the defense industry : technology (capitalists killing you)

'You Seem To Have No Conscience' : Activists Stop Crown Heights Landlords From Evicting Tenants
The landlord who tenants say evicted them and moved his own stuff in last night is standing in the doorway, as tenants and protesters curse him.

I was arrested, jailed and assaulted by a guard. My crime? Being a journalist in Trump's America ... Imagine having a less corrupt judicial system than fucking Cuba and Pakistan and calling it the land of the free.

Black People Arrested in NYC Protests Were Charged with Felonies at Much Higher Rate Than Whites : politics

Independent autopsy reveals Andres Guardado was shot five times in the back : news

State Will Now Pay Innocent Man Locked Up for Years on Rape Conviction : news

New audio of police interviews sheds light on police probe of fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor : news

Schenectady officer put his knee on a man's head during an arrest, police chief says. An investigation is now underway : news - "I'll just use this restraint technique that sparked a national protest against police violence, what could possibly go wrong?"
Charges expected for Seattle driver who hit protesters : news
Peaceful Protesters Targeted By Wave Of Vehicle-Ramming Attacks : politics
Reddit commenters explain right-wing encouragement of driving into protesters, from Fox News to upvoted comments on Reddit : bestof
Fox News, Daily Caller delete posts encouraging people to drive through protests


Denver suburb passes resolution shielding officers from personal liability portion of Colorado's new police reform law - Republican state Sen. Bob Gardner, others express concern over Greenwood Village move


Rudy Giuliani Calls Police After Being Pranked by Sacha Baron Cohen | Hollywood Reporter

Satanic Temple plans to sue Mississippi if state puts 'In God We Trust' on flag : politics

Portland approves 10% cap on fees that food delivery apps can charge restaurants : news

Harper's Magazines' 'Cancel Culture' Letter Kicks Off Circular Firing Squad in Media
I think this wins today's Internet - Lawyers, Guns & Money
They do not believe in free speech; they believe in free speech FOR THEM
Katelyn Burns on Twitter: "Jesse of course knows this ... (Singal is bad)

Boeing Communications Chief Resigns Over 33-Year-Old Article - The New York Times - Niel Golightly stepped down after an employee complained about an article he wrote in 1987 that said women should not serve in combat. He said those views do not reflect his opinion today.

My Daughter Died at the Hands of Oprahs New Age Guru. Why Is She Silent? ... James Arthur Ray, a cult-ish charlatan who became a star thanks to 2006s film The Secret and the publicity given to it, and him, by the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Larry King ... the New Age businessman was eventually convicted of three counts of negligent homicide and sentenced to two years in jail, of which he served only 20 months before being released in 2013

Lacy Crawford's 'Notes on a Silencing' is a haunting exploration of the systematic ways assault victims are ignored (the St Paul's rape and coverup by their totally fucked up administration)


Joy Reid Takes Nightly Anchor Slot at MSNBC - The New York Times - She becomes one of the few Black women to anchor a major American evening news program. The move was made by new leadership at NBC News, which runs the liberal-leaning cable network.


Indigenous Americans had contact with Polynesians 800 years ago, DNA reveals : worldnews

Scientists make precise edits to mitochondrial DNA for first time, offering hope for curing deadly diseases : science


u/Mecxs delivers poignant criticism of the drinking culture of Australia : bestof (drunken masculinity)

TIL 8 years after M.Guerre went missing, a man claiming to be him was accepted back by Guerre's family. 3 years later he was accused of being an impostor. 150 witnesses questioned could not agree whether he really was Guerre, until the real Martin Guerre incidentally showed up during the trial : todayilearned


TIL that turkeys are aggressive toward humans and the town of Brookline recommends combating them with methods including "forcefully fending them off with a broom" : boston




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The Arctic Is on Fire Again, and It's Even Worse This Time
'An alarm bell we must not ignore' -- Major report calls for huge pesticide reductions to halt collapse in vital insect populations - Almost 17,000 tonnes of pesticides are sprayed on UK countryside each year, warns The Wildlife Trusts
Since the Paris agreement was signed, Australia's big four banks have financed new fossil fuel projects that would cancel out the national emissions reduction target 21 times over, according to analysis by the activist investor group Market Forces. (lotta good that did)


Republicans have become more skeptical of the science on climate change since the 1990s. Evidence suggests that when Democratic politicians become more vociferously supportive of the science of climate change, there was a backlash among Republicans, increasing climate change skepticism. : science

Texas will face driest conditions of the last 1,000 years. The report says the state will be facing hotter and drier conditions for decades to come, especially in West Texas. : science


New Coronavirus Cases Hit Daily Record in U.S., With 60,000 - WSJ - Infections continue to rise rapidly in states such as Florida and Texas; countrys total nears three million
Confirmed coronavirus cases in the US hit 3 million - The Boston Globe
Coronavirus updates: US sets another grim record with over 60,000 new cases in a day : Coronavirus
The United States has reported its highest daily death toll since June 10th with 927 deaths so far today : Coronavirus
US coronavirus mortality rate not lowest in world, despite Trump claim: FACT CHECK - ABC News - The president has made false statements about the virus mortality rate (Kayleigh says Trump never lies)

32% of U.S. households missed their July housing payments


MA COVID-19 Data 7/8/20 : boston
162 New Confirmed Cases; 1.7% Positive - July 8 : CoronavirusMa - 104,961 total confirmed cases - 9,133 new tests - +41 hospital; -2 ICU; -1 intubated - 30 new confirmed deaths; 8,028 total confirmed deaths
2,586 Estimated Active Cases in Massachusetts : CoronavirusMa
Coronavirus Rt getting dangerously close to 1 again : boston

Young People In Boston Enjoying Night Life Despite Coronavirus Risk : BostonMA


A flawed Covid-19 study gets the White House's attention -- and the FDA may pay the price (Trump has a very beautiful doctor brain)

Tulane researchers find that coronavirus can survive in air for hours : Coronavirus
Scientists warn of potential wave of COVID-linked brain damage : worldnews

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated period poverty

Grave Shortages of P.P.E. Gear Flare Again as Covid Cases Surge - The New York Times - Five months into the pandemic, the U.S. still hast solved the problem. The dearth of supplies is affecting a broad array of health facilities, renewing pleas for White House intervention. (Jared is sitting on the pile)

Universities slam Trump administration rules barring international students - The Boston Globe (destroying higher education is the goal)
Trump administration's planned purge of international students serves a cruel purpose (opinion) - CNN ... This feckless, ignorant President has already botched the Covid-19 response to a degree that would have been unimaginable under any previous executive in modern history
From "Geopolitical Suicide" to Just Plain "Suicide" - Lawyers, Guns & Money
ICE is putting international students in a terrible position -- and hurting America
vasabjit banerjee on Twitter: "@dhnexon The Trump regime has reached the phase of ethnic politics where state institutions must either be captured or destroyed in order to prevent them from being used by other groups. I also see anecdotal evidence of looting resources and creation of enclaves of power for a safe exit." / Twitter

Trump has officially begun to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization as pandemic spikes : worldnews (good timing)
World Leader in COVID-19 Deaths to Leave WHO : politics
'A Shameful Moment': Trump Announces Formal Withdrawal From WHO as Covid-19 Cases Climb | "This won't protect American lives or interests -- it leaves Americans sick and America alone." y

CDC will issue new guidance on school openings, Pence says, after criticism from Trump - The Washington Post - CDC will issue new guidance on school openings, Pence says, after criticism from Trump
Trump at Odds With C.D.C. Over Safety Precautions to Open Schools - The New York Times ("sacrifice your children for me" Trump said)
Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen schools in fall - ABC News - President Donald Trump is launching an all-out effort to press state and local officials to reopen schools this fall
N.Y.C. Schools, Nation'Largest District, Will Not Fully Reopen in Fall -- Classroom attendance in September will be limited to only one to three days a week in an effort to continue to curb the outbreak
With No End in Sight to the Coronavirus, Some Teachers Are Retiring Rather Than Go Back to School : Coronavirus

Epic New York Times columnist freak-out on Trump's dereliction on COVID-19 & more (Michelle Goldberg)

Trump: 'I Disagree' With Fauci on Covid-19 in the US : politics ("I'm a much better doctor" Trump claimed)
Trump Health Secretary Says US Healthcare Workers 'Don't Get Infected' With Covid-19 (94,000 Have Contracted Covid-19) : politics (Azar -- the smartest, best lying murderous assholes)
Republicans Want To Make Sure You Can't Sue Your Boss If You Get Sick : politics
Devos 'Seriously' Looking at Withholding Funds From Schools That Don't Open : politics
Florida teachers say the state's decision to reopen schools could be deadly : politics (your patriotic duty is to die for Trump)
Despite state order, Miami-Dade will not reopen schools until county enters Phase 2 : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Trump threatens to cut school funding, slams CDC reopening guidelines
Trump threatening to extort primary/secondary schools into opening - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... His behavior is going to get ever-more erratic and irrational over the next three months, as he contemplates the spectacle of the total humiliation that Fred and Mary Anne Trump's little boy has always known on some level was awaiting him. How he will ultimately deal with this existential threat to his sense of self remains anybody's guess
Eschaton: The Schools - Are the private schools where Javanka's kids go going to open? Those of any of our glorious wealthy Thinkfluencers who are pushing this?
Somebody loan me a dime - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump undermining his own CDC by sniping about the recommendations the agency has made for how to handle school reopenings in the fall: ... Tom Cotton ... Bennet then didn't read what Cotton submitted. Doing so would have taken approximately three minutes of James Bennet's apparently incalculably valuable time ... To put it as delicately as possible: What exactly do people like Bennet think is their fucking job? And what exactly do these people do all day? ... and then are treated like martyrs by other people in high status positions, because they got fired for failing to do the most basic aspects of their jobs, in a country in which every single goddamned day of the year a single mother gets fired from her minimum wage job for showing up seven minutes late for work because the bus got stuck in traffic.

CNN reports that Trump allies and top Republicans are "only now coming to the realization" that mask-wearing will be key to containing the coronavirus's resurgence ... could threaten the economic recovery Trump is counting on to fuel his reelection, because further outbreaks could roll back the reopenings he desperately needs to have a chance in November (die for Trumpster!)
GOP State Lawmaker Demands Americans 'STOP GETTING TESTED' For Coronavirus -- Nino Vitale (Rfuck, OH) railed against wearing masks and ranted about "living in a dictatorship"
It is not unconstitutional to require face coverings. : Coronavirus
coronavirus pee meme - Google Search
More States Require Masks In Public As COVID-19 Spreads, But Enforcement Lags : Coronavirus
Major retailers to states: Mandate face masks now : Coronavirus

California reports 10,174 new cases of coronavirus so far today, the biggest one-day increase on record, and 110 new deaths : Coronavirus

Texas shatters daily record with over 10,000 new coronavirus cases - CBS News
An increase in people dying at home suggests coronavirus deaths in Houston may be higher than reported : Coronavirus

Texas Republicans Are Throwing a Huge Convention in the Middle of a Coronavirus Spike - "People die every day on the way to work, every single day. No one argues that we should all give up our cars" the state party chairman said
Tulsa sees nearly 500 new infections after Trump's rally; Houston nixes in-person GOP convention (and ... OK doesn't allow their health dept to tell you what you're dying of ...)
Health official: Trump rally 'likely' source of virus surge ... 500 new cases ... (Trump only killed 25-50 people)
Tulsa sees Covid-19 surge in the wake of Trump's June rally - CNN
What Will Trump's Rally in New Hampshire Be Like? It's Anyone's Guess (hopefully, all the evil stupid Confederates will show up)

Texas GOP convention will happen in person -- but Republican leaders will speak via video ... As the state has seen a surge in coronavirus cases, calls have been growing over the past week for the party to cancel its Houston event. (Die for Trump is their new slogan)
Growing number of Texas sheriffs refuse to enforce governor's mask requirement - CBS News ... as cases in the state soared past 200,000 on Tuesday. (maybe if they electrocuted a few of these "sheriffs" this shit would stop)

Arizona Is Awash in COVID-19 and Testing Is a Shitshow

Churches Emerge as Major Source of Coronavirus Cases - The New York Times - The virus has infiltrated Sunday services, church meetings and youth camps. More than 650 cases have been linked to reopened religious facilities (Jesus didn't save the Satangelicals)


Infodemic investigation: Facebook is biggest source of false claims about coronavirus : Coronavirus (Zuckerfucker cackles)

Canada handled the coronavirus outbreak better than United States, PM Trudeau says : Coronavirus


The Intensive Care section of the hospital of Bergamo, Italy, which has been the most COVID-battered city in the world, is now COVID free. : Coronavirus

Sweden Has Become the World's Cautionary Tale -- Not only have thousands more people died than in neighboring countries that imposed lockdowns, but Sweden's economy has fared little better. ... "They literally gained nothing. It's a self-inflicted wound, and they have no economic gains." ... Sweden put stock in the sensibility of its people as it largely avoided imposing government prohibitions. The government allowed restaurants, gyms, shops, playgrounds and most schools to remain open. By contrast, Denmark and Norway opted for strict quarantines, banning large groups and locking down shops and restaurants.
Scandinavian DeSantisism - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- Sweden, a relatively egalitarian and functional democracy with quality infrastructure and a world-class welfare state, is the most favorable possible context for testing the Republican theory for dealing with COVID-19 (i.e./\_(?)_//). The results have been ... extremely bad:


Jair Bolsonaro removes mask to assure media he's fine after testing positive for coronavirus : worldnews ... wouldn't be surprised if his entire covid diagnosis is completely false so he can come out stronger and reinforce his previous statements.


China makes criticizing CPP rule in Hong Kong illegal worldwide : worldnews (China is the boss of everybody, XI tells you what you're allowed to think) )
Hong Kong on the road to becoming a new Tibet, says exiled Tibetan leader : worldnews
Hong Kong on the road to becoming a new Tibet, says exiled Tibetan leader : worldnews (and then ... Australia!)
China Has a Plan to Crush the Tibetan Diaspora : worldnews -- "Nazxi's with better PR" )
East China Sea Tensions: Japan Coast Guard Blocks Chinese Ships Near Disputed Islands : worldnews


Russian prosecutors demanded that a respected Gulag historian be sentenced to 15 years in prison over alleged sexual assault in a case his allies say has been trumped up to silence him. Yury Dmitriyev spent decades locating and exhuming mass graves of people killed under Joseph Stalin's rule : worldnews
A Russian ice cream maker has been accused of promoting homosexuality after using a rainbow on its packaging. : worldnews (Putin is so gay)


Opinion | For Israel and Palestine, Equality in a One-State Solution - The New York Times - For decades I argued for separation between Israelis and Palestinians. Now, I can imagine a Jewish home in an equal state ... Israel has all but made its decision: one country that includes millions of Palestinians who lack basic rights. Now liberal Zionists must make our decision, too. It's time to imagine a Jewish home that is not a Jewish state. (just give up, Peter, that won't happen either bc rightwing Jews)


Scotland will become the first country in the world to add LGBTQ+ history to school curriculum : worldnews

UK to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite 'possible' war crimes in Yemen, government says : worldnews (money over innocent lives, always)


It is unjust to brand the Kurds as terrorists : worldnews


What was Ghislaine Maxwell doing in a tiny New Hampshire town? - The Boston Globe ... Maxwell, a citizen of three countries, apparently bought the home in an all-cash purchase at the end of December through an anonymous LLC
Ghislaine Maxwell Said to Be On Suicide Watch | HillReporter.com (will strangle herself tomorrow)


Lawmakers paralyzed over response to Russian bounty intel - POLITICO - Trump has called initial reporting on the bounties a hoax. (traitor Refucks fucking the country)
Most Americans believe Russia targeted U.S. soldiers, want sanctions in response - Reuters/Ipsos poll : politics (21% think it's a "hoax")
Trump Pushed CIA to Give Intelligence to Kremlin, While Taking No Action Against Russia Arming Taliban (Republicans are all bought by Putin)
Why Congress is unlikely to do anything about the Russian bounty intel - POLITICO

Snowden Faces Possible Sanctions in Suit Over Tell-All Book - Bloomberg - The U.S. said it will ask a judge to sanction former Central Intelligence Agency employee Edward Snowden (cake and eat it too)

Alexander Vindman to retire from military. His lawyer blames White House 'campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation' - CNNPolitics


Trump's Mount Rushmore Speech Is the Closest He's Come to Fascism

Stop saying Trump is 'in denial.' The truth is much worse ... Jay Rosen has repeatedly suggested that the effort to obscure Trump's role in this ongoing fiasco is producing one of the biggest propaganda and disinformation campaigns in modern history. Central to getting this right is dispensing with the idea that Trump is a hapless, clueless actor rather than a deliberate and malevolent one.


Park Police did not record their radio transmissions during Lafayette Square operation on June 1 - Critical record of how police launched sweep against protesters is lost ("lost" hahah; these are the same killer copsters who killed a guy and nothing every happended)

Supreme Court sides with Trump in birth control opt-out case - The Boston Globe -- employers who cite religious or moral objections to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women as required by the Affordable Care Act.

Trump drops bombshell: 'These are numbers' ... All the nonsense claims about the economy demonstrate just how deeply the urge to deceive rests in Trump's bones. (purs)


The Inside Story of Why Mary Trump Wrote a Tell-All Book - The New York Times - niece was a family outcast. Her new book casts a cold light on the relatives she describes as dysfunctional.
Mary Trump's Book Accuses the President of Embracing 'Cheating as a Way of Life'
Mary Trump's Guided Tour Into Her Uncle Donald's Troubled Mind - Bloomberg - Mary Trump is a clinical psychologist and her new book peels back the layers of a dysfunctional family that shaped her uncle.
Opinion | Mary Trump somehow manages to make President Trump look even worse - The Washington Post
Trumps worldview forged by neglect and trauma at home, his niece says in new book
Trump Won't Release His Grades Because He Cheated On The SATs
Trump's Old Attack On Obama Looks Really Awkward In Light Of New Allegations ... Back in 2012, Trump also repeatedly demanded that Obama release his school transcripts. But Trump has refused to release his own academic records and even had his attorney threaten anyone who might reveal them.
Donald Trump's niece: He lies, cheats, is cruel, incompetent and cheap : politics

Trump's N.H. rally is being targeted by fake attendance signups driven by Twitter and TikTok : politics

stupidfatamerican comments on Trump administration hands emergency loans to Kanye West and Church of Scientology as small businesses go bust

I wouldn't cry for lost souls, you might drown - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Katie "the Nazi" Goebbels-Miller: "DHS sent me to the border to see the separations myself to try to make me more compassionate, but it didn't work" (ZERO empathy)

'It's egregious' : thousands of mail-in ballots could be rejected over small errors

Why the Ayn Rand Institute getting a federal handout is the Rand-iest thing ever : politics
Michigan sues Betsy DeVos over COVID relief money for private schools : politics
States sue U.S. Department of Education over diverted virus relief funds for schools : politics
US anti-abortion groups received millions in federal Covid-19 aid : politics
The Airline Bailout Loophole: Companies Laid Off Workers, Then Got Money Meant to Prevent Layoffs Three companies including Gate Gourmet, a global provider of airline meals, received $338 million in relief money for workers -- and laid off workers anyway (most of the money went to the crooks)

The Airline Bailout Loophole: Companies Laid Off Workers, Then Got Money Meant to Prevent Layoffs Three companies including Gate Gourmet, a global provider of airline meals, received $338 million in relief money for workers

A list of people and things Donald Trump tried to get canceled before he railed against 'cancel culture' : politics

Robert Redford thrashes Donald Trump while endorsing presidential candidate Joe Biden in lengthy post : politics

Biden slams Trumps handling of COVID-19 crisis as US hits 3 million cases

Biden campaign rips top-rated host Carlson: 'Hate speech masquerading as journalism' : politics
Tucker Carlsons attacks on Sen. Tammy Duckworth are as disgusting as they are predictable -- By Margaret Sullivan
Tonight on America's Most Watched Cable News Show - Lawyers, Guns & Money - 14 Words With Tucker Carlson had a truly definitive broadcast tonight. Needless to say, there is first of all explicit, vicious racism: ... Rupert Murdoch is one of the worst people to ever walk the face of the Earth.
Andrew Lawrence on Twitter: "jesus christ https://t.co/E1sEKWNxf0" / Twitter
Gary Whitta on Twitter: "Tammy Duckworth was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army who lost both legs serving in Iraq and went on to become a United States Senator. Tucker Carlson was born into a frozen fish stick fortune and went on to host a racist TV show. You decide which of them is "deeply unimpressive"
Brandon Friedman on Twitter: "Tammy ran *toward* the danger, sacrificing both legs in the process for her country. Tucker wore a bowtie into his mid-30s and later launched a Nazi blog." / Twitter
Justin Baragona on Twitter: "Tucker Carlson in late March: "Of course, masks work. Everyone knows that. Dozens of research papers have proved it. In South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, the rest of Asia -- where coronavirus has been kept under control -- masks were key."" / Twitter

The Great Coup of 2021 Will Soon Be Upon Us -- According to Wikipedia, Judd Gregg is a "moderate Republican" (like there were ever any of those +bonkers insane)


"We Have to Be Prepared for Trump Losing" : As Chaos Engulfs Trump Campaign, Ingraham, Other Loyalists Look For the Next Thing ... Ingraham said shes been in talks to take over for Rush Limbaugh, who recently revealed his Stage 4 lung cancer might force him off the radio ...


DOJ Used Video From Russian Propaganda Site to Prosecute Confederate Statue Burning Case : politics

Conservative Sites Pull Articles, Twitter Suspends Accounts After Daily Beast Investigation - The group of fake accounts planted pro-United Arab Emirates opinion articles in various right-wing publications.


Eschaton: Credit Where Credit Is Due - New York Post doing journalism edition -- State bail reform and coronavirus-related releases from city jails are not driving this year's surge in shootings, the NYPD's own daTA SHOWS -- despite the insistence of department brass to the contrary (FIRE THE LIARS)

Former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith joins CNBC with new evening show

New Body Camera Transcripts Detail Last Moments for George Floyd - The New York Times ... "They'll kill me" (he knew what the cop fuckers were about to do)

They've been granted parole. So why can it take years for them to get out of prison? - The Department of Corrections sometimes doesn't release prisoners until long after they're approved for parole. Many then are sent back for minor missteps. (Masshole copfuckers)

Newton police investigate after man interrupts protest, speeds through crowd - The Boston Globe (white anti-abortion masshole)
Drivers Are Hitting Protesters as Memes of Car Attacks Spread - The New York Times - In recent days, one person was killed in Seattle and two people were injured in Bloomington, Ind. Dozens of similar incidents have occurred across the United States.

Can Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Lessen The Blow Of Pa.'s $3.2B Deficit? Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Says 'The Time is Now' (just don't do a Charlie Baker)

New July 2020 Electoral College Ratings | The Cook Political Report ... This election is looking more like a Democratic tsunami than simply a Blue wave.
How United Are Democrats? A 96-0 Data Point Offers a Hint - The New York Times

Opinion | Biden Should Not Debate Trump Unless - Here are two conditions the Democrat should set. -- The New York Times -- First, Biden should declare that he will take part in a debate only if Trump releases his tax returns for 2016 through 2018. Biden has already done so, and they are on his website. Trump must, too. ... And second, Biden should insist that a real-time fact-checking team approved by both candidates be hired by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates ... (good ideas)

'Sickening': Biden defends Duckworth after Trump camp, Tucker Carlson question her patriotism


11-year-old boy shot twice in two different drive-by shooting in Yakima in 72 hours | KIMA - Police say the boy was struck again by gunfire in the leg and his 9-year-old sister suffered two gunshot wounds to her leg. This level of violence is heart wrenching and alarmingOfficers collected over 60 shell casings at the scene of the second shooting.


Harper's Letter: Artists and Writers Warn of an 'Intolerant Climate.' - The New York Times ... But the letter, which was spearheaded by the writer Thomas Chatterton Williams ... as well as some outspoken critics of political correctness on campuses, including the linguist Steven Pinker and the psychologist Jonathan Haidt.
J.K. Rowling and Other Assorted Rich Fools Want to Cancel 'Cancel Culture' (paywalled, but noted for the intro, and of course Gladfuck is on the list)
Artists and Writers Warn of an Intolerant ClimateReaction Is Swift ... argued for openness to "opposing views" (like trans people are actually human)
Opinion | 10 rules to preserve common sense in the debate about free speech - The Washington Post

Kanye Finally Dumps Trump: 'I'm Taking the Red Hat Off' ... In an absolutely crazy interview, the star fleshed out his 2020 presidential ambitions for the first time.
Kanye West says hes serious about a 2020 White House bid despite no organization and other obstacles
Kanye West Says He's Done With Trump -- Opens Up About White House Bid, Damaging Biden And Everything In Between (fucking moron)

Michael Lofthouse, CEO of Solid8, apologizes for racist tirade against Asian American family - The Washington Post - Michael Lofthouse, CEO of tech firm solid8, apologized Tuesday for a racist rant against an Asian family caught on film. (Instagram) ... The fact that Donald Trump is our president gives racists a platform and amplifies voices of hate (Trumpster CEO of himself, says he "momentarily lost control" of his extreme racisim during Asian child's birthday party)


Contra Costa County, CA Official Website - Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office charged Nicole Anderson (42-years old Martinez resident) and David Nelson (53-years-old Martinez resident) with three misdemeanor counts, including a hate crime, for their alleged actions on Saturday, July 4, when defendant Anderson covered up a Black Lives Matter mural with black paint. Nelson directly aided in the alleged criminal conduct. The incident was captured on video by witnesses. (oh look, I'm being recorded)


Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy, seeks buyer, closes stores

MacGyver, Magnum P.I. Boss Peter Lenkov Fired at CBS ... parted ways with one of its top showrunners after an investigation into what sources say were multiple claims that he created a toxic work environment. (totally looks the part)


Woman Says She Was Fired Because Her Children Disrupted Her Work Calls - The New York Times - Drisana Rios of San Diego said in a lawsuit that she lost her job with an insurance brokerage firm after a supervisor complained that her children were being noisy during meetings ... against Hub International, a global insurance brokerage firm,


Elisabeth K|bler-Ross: The rise and fall of the five stages of grief - BBC News ... there's very little concrete evidence for the existence of five stages of grief ... stages were present in different combinations, the most prevalent emotion reported at all stages was acceptance. Denial (or disbelief, as the study termed it) was very low, and the second strongest emotion reported was 'yearning" which was not one of the original five stages ...


Lab developer buys huge site near Alewife - The Boston Globe - The $125m deal is the latest sign that life sciences continue to thrive in the Boston area despite the down economy.

Color Photos That Show What Boston Looked Like In The 1960s : massachusetts


urbancowgirl42 comments on YSK: If you are a man and you consider yourself to be a "bad singer" you likely don't realize that you are a baritone or a bass and are trying to sing above your vocal range.


Facebook ad boycott organizers met with Zuckerberg. It didn't go well - CNN - Facebook approached our meeting today like it was nothing more than a PR exercise (sound familiar? You've been Fuckerberged)




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36,000 Weather Stations Confirm It: Extreme Heat And Rain Is Happening More Often : science


Trump wrongly says scientists created Aids vaccine and predicts coronavirus cure by end of year : worldnews
Trump is responsible for our unfolding coronavirus disaster : politics


MA COVID-19 Data 7/7/20 : boston
140 New Confirmed Cases; 1.9% Positive - July 7 : CoronavirusMa - 104,799 total confirmed cases - 7,282 new tests - +18 hospital; +5 ICU; -1 Intubated - 15 new confirmed deaths; 7,998 total - 61 new probable; 0 new probable deaths; 5539 total probable
Mass. reports 140 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 15 new deaths - The Boston Globe



Officials urge residents to conserve water amid drought in Massachusetts despite July's intense rainfall and thunderstorms
Cape Cod Bridges will be replaced : boston

Colleges brace for sharp drop in foreign students, especially from China (could be huge for Boston area schools) : boston

Four surprising COVID-19 revelations from NYT's podcast
Doc: COVID-19 damages lungs of patients showing no symptoms : Coronavirus
Yes, COVID-19 Deaths Are Down. But There Are Worrying Signs of a Major Spike Ahead : Coronavirus

Hospitalization and Mortality among Black Patients and White Patients with Covid-19 : COVID19
Sociodemographic Factors Affect Health Outcomes - America's Essential Hospitals

"There are no documented cases where people got better and actually got sick again in the sense of virus replicating" -Dr. Fauci : Coronavirus - here are no documented cases where people got better and actually got sick again in the sense of virus replicating" -- Dr Fauci
The majority of COVID-19 infections may be attributable to silent transmission from presymptomatic and asymptomatic cases. Symptom-based isolation must be supplemented by rapid contact tracing and testing that identifies asymptomatic and presymptomatic cases, to safely lift current restrictions. : science
Coronavirus herd immunity may be 'unachievable' because antibodies disappear after a few weeks in some people : worldnews
Novavax Gets $1.6 Billion for Coronavirus Vaccine From Operation Warp Speed - The New York Times - The Maryland-based company, which has never brought a product to market before, just made the biggest deal to date with the Trump administration
Months Into Virus Crisis, U.S. Cities Still Lack Testing Capacity - The New York Times - With cases surging, some cities are seeing long testing lines and slow results.
Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again
Eschaton: Summer Reruns - Even more annoying than I remember -- The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients climbs. -- At least it's another chance for some of Jared's idiot friends to get rich.
The face mask problem: Experts say they've essential, but some schools and colleges aren't requiring students to wear them this fall
Open letter from Scientist to WHO: SARS-CoV-2 Transmission is airborne "beyond any reasonable doubt" : Coronavirus

Contact tracing no longer possible across US South due to rapid coronavirus surges, health expert says : Coronavirus

Arizona healthcare workers say they're seeing severe coronavirus cases in people from their 20s to their 90s, but people aren't taking it seriously : Coronavirus
Health official believes Arizona is days away from using 'crisis standards of care' : Coronavirus

Hospitalizations jump 50% in California as coronavirus infections soar - Reuters (Cheeto County)

Florida received 48,538 COVID-19 test results yesterday. A record 16.27% were positive. : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Florida reports 7,347 new cases and positivity rate hits single-day high : Coronavirus
43 Florida ICUs reach capacity, show no beds available as coronavirus cases surge : Coronavirus
Ron DeSantis, on the coronavirus: 'I think we've stabilized at where we're at' (Florida moron)
Florida still not reporting how many hospitalized with COVID. DeSantis won't say why (it's obvious)
Coronavirus Kills More in Florida, Texas in One Month Than 20 Years of Hurricanes : Coronavirus
Eschaton: Just Gonna Tweet Through It - Policy, essentially. -- Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has issued an executive order requiring all of Florida's public K-12 schools to reopen in August ...
As Florida coronavirus cases soar, new credit card study links infection spikes to in-person restaurant dining : Coronavirus (Floridiots)
Florida governor has 'no doubt' Disney World will be safe after reopening
Opinion | Here are the governors who hurt so many, so needlessly - The Washington Post (evil Refuck morons, you know who they are)
Phoenix mayor: FEMA denied requests for mass COVID-19 testing sites

Brooks County in Texas to begin arresting those who test positive for the coronavirus and don't self-quarantine : Coronavirus
'They do absolutely nothing' : (Texas) Gov. Greg Abbott blasts local leaders for inaction to enforce current orders ... He literally overrode them from taking local action. What the fuck. (the Trump/Abbot two-step)
Protesters gather at Texas Capitol for 'Shed the Mask' rally

Nurses Who Battled Virus in New York Confront Friends Back Home Who Say It's a Hoax

Mother was a nurse, father a physicians assistant. Took their high risk 16 year old to a church youth event with no masks or social distancing. Gave her hydroxychloroquine on their own and refused intubation. She died. : Coronavirus
Texas Church Reports More Than 50 COVID Cases But Plans For Sunday Service : politics

Maskless Florida man screamed that he was the victim when Costco customers called him out. He's been fired
Billy Corben on Twitter: "Florida man at Fort Myers Costco in "Running the World Since 1776" shirt flips out on elderly woman who asked him to wear a mask and man who defended her #BecauseFlorida (via @profjaffar) https://t.co/PDOvi33qHK" / Twitter
Daniel Maples Fired Over Costco Video | Law & Crime


MLB testing regime already failing - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Not Locking Down America Kills People. So Does Locking Down America. - Lawyers, Guns & Money - In Roanoke County, Va., police have responded to twice as many fatal overdoses in recent months as in all of last year.


From New Zealand to America: COVID-19 in Israel - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- Israel initially achieved a New Zealand-style victory over the coronavirus, and then, in a few short weeks, squandered it, arriving at US-level infection rates ... Fast forward two months and there are over a thousand new infections per day. On a per capita basis the curve is a sheer straight line hurtling upwards to American and Brazilian levels ... The fatal mistake from an epidemiological point of view was reopening schools, where initial outbreaks occurred, as well as wedding halls, event spaces, and houses of worship ... Netanyahu ... political crisis ... autocrat ... as noted, Netanyahu has no plan, only grand gestures ... but even if such a step succeeds in curbing transmission, it will leave hundreds of thousands of Israelis in dire financial straits. Without a government willing to take concrete, thought-through steps, there is no realistic path out of this crisis. (all the autocrats are doing a great job)


American "visitor" in Nova Scotia under federal quarantine after testing positive. He is linked to 3 other cases in PEI. Contact tracing is onging : Coronavirus


Refusal to wear mask should be as taboo as drink-driving, says Royal Society chief : worldnews


Bolsonaro experiencing Covid-19 symptoms, says CNN Brazil : worldnews

Melborne, Australia's second-largest City, will go into lockdown at midnight tonight for 6 weeks due to a second wave pf infections. The state of Victoria recorded 191 new cases overnight, its biggest daily increase since the crisis began.

Boris Johnson refuses to apologise for blaming care homes for coronavirus death toll : worldnews (Tories, like Refucks, have zero empathy)


The History of the Siege of Lisbon by Tourist Mobs - Lawyers, Guns & Money - AirBNB and other similar sites have become a plague upon cities. The rise of global mass tourism combined with a lack of hotel rooms and the ability of investors to buy people out of their homes and then turn them into short-term rentals has increasingly hollowed out a lot of cities, especially in Europe where a few dozen cities are now nothing more than tourist draws.


Woman, 24, is stoned to death 'by her husband and his brother' in latest brutal honour killing in Pakistan : worldnews (muzfuck murderer barbarians)
Lebanon outraged as video of trio sexually assaulting Syrian child emerges online : worldnews


The United States is 'looking at' banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says : worldnews
TikTok to exit Hong Kong market within days
Hong Kong Police Can Now Conduct Warrantless Searches and Covert Surveillance Under New Law : worldnews
Australians at risk of arbitrary arrest in China, Government warns : worldnews
Taiwan files formal protest with UBC after university listed it as 'province of China' : worldnews (British Chinese Columbia)
Hong Kong activists are holding up blank signs because China now has the power to define pro-democracy slogans as terrorism : worldnews (Xi-fuckers arrest them anyway)
Exiled Uighurs call on ICC to investigate Chinese 'genocide' in Xinjiang : worldnews
Pope pulls speech on Hong Kong freedom, raising questions over pressure from Beijing : worldnews (popester bows to Xi bc China will genocide their Christians)

Canada opens doors to Asian tech talent fleeing Trump's US : worldnews

Election monitors allege Putin referendum saw unprecedented ballot fraud : worldnews (3x Russia's population voted for Putinfuck)


U.N. expert deems U.S. drone strike on Iran's Soleimani an 'unlawful' killing : worldnews (Trump loves war crimes, will pardon himself)

Jeffrey Epstein: Deutsche Bank fined for oversight failures
Trump Has a Half Billion in Loans Coming Due. They May Be His Biggest Conflict of Interest Yet. : politics


Russia is killing US soldiers. Trump's response is a shameful dereliction of duty : politics
On alleged bounties, White House targets leakers, not Russia : politics
Trump got angry at Russia warnings, so officials avoided it: CNN : politics
Opinion | Donald Trump, the unbriefable president - The Washington Post (he already knows everything)

Trump's Job Approval Rating Sinks To 38% Amid Record-Busting Partisan Divide : politics
Trump Has No Election Strategy, Just White Grievance,
Maybe This Isn't t Such a Good Time to Prosecute a Culture War - Trump has gone to the well one time too many.
Trump turns clock back 155 years with Confederacy-inspired election strategy - CNNPolitics
Opinion | Trump plumbed new depths of depravity this Fourth of July - The Washington Post

What if Trump loses but insists he won? : politics
What 9 GOP Campaign Consultants Really Think About Republicans' Chances in November Every shred of evidence points to a likely ass kicking
Republicans in danger of losing huge portion of their women senators - POLITICO (Sally McDimbulb)
2020 election: Trump could sink House GOP in suburbia - CNNPolitics

White House defends Trump's claim that 99 percent of COVID-19 cases are 'harmless' with chart showing 5 percent are fatal : politics

Supreme Court makes it official: The Electoral College is an anachronism -- Now the country needs a system whereby the presidential candidate with the most citizen support on Election Day wins.

Fmr. CIA Director: Trump's distraction technique 'taken right out of the authoritarian's playbook'

Judge Who Read Unredacted Mueller Report Has a Spreadsheet Full of Questions for the DOJ to Answer : politics

Melania Trump's former aide to release 'explosive' memoir
Former Melania Trump Confidante to Release anExplosiveTell-All Before the Election (wtf is wrong with her eyes?)

Whispers - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Lincoln Project)
'They whisper about you' : Devastating anti-Trump Republican ad tells president his entire inner circle is against him
Maggie will shoot it straight into your vein - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The most shocking aspect of these shocking revelations is that not a single one of then is even slightly shocking.

U.S. Units of Chinese Companies Got American Bailout Funds : politics
'Alarming': Some Small Businesses Received Just $1 in Covid-19 Relief Loans as Kushner Family, Wall Street Investors Raked in Millions : politics
Trump administration hands emergency loans to Kanye West and Church of Scientology as small businesses go bust : politics
Televangelists, Dallas megachurch that hosted Pence approved for millions in pandemic aid : politics
McConnell's Wife's Family Business Appears on Trump Admin's List of Companies That Received Most PPP Money : politics (the crooks totally crooked out)
Billionaire West Virginia Governor's Family Businesses Received Millions in Coronavirus Relief Loans : politics (Jim Injustice)
Kanye West's Yeezy Received $2M-Plus From Federal Pandemic Loan : politics
Here are some of the billionaires who got PPP loans while small businesses went bankrupt - The fine art studio for millionaire sculptor Jeff Koons, known for creating metal balloon animals that fetch tens of millions of dollars at auction, received a loan.
SBA data: Business that received more than $1 million in PPP loans - Washington Post

Senate Republicans Can't Distance Themselves From Trump
Opinion | What 11 Republican senators had to say about Trump's racism (nothing)


No no no, she's got a point : PoliticalHumor

Tammy Duckworth slams Tucker Carlson for questioning her patriotism - The Washington Post
Army veteran Sen. Tammy Duckworth hits back at Tucker Carlson for claiming she hates America: 'Walk a mile in my legs' : politics (Fucker said "I know it's tough to criticize a combat veteran in a wheelchair but I'm going to anway")

This Loon Was Nearly Obama's Secretary of Commerce : Judd Gregg proves, once and for all, how foolish many of that administration's bipartisan gestures were (Barry fucked up, again and again, in search of his drunk, rejecting daddy and Judd Gregg R,NH is insane)

We don't honor Benedict Arnold. Why do we have monuments to Confederate traitors?
Congress may override Trump veto on renaming military bases : politics
DOD mulling ban on Confederate flag at all US bases: reports : politics ("mulling")

The Vote Suppression Industrial Complex - Lawyers, Guns & Money


The George Floyd protests generated more media coverage than any protest in 50 years | Yes, these were historically significant demonstrations : politics

Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations - CNN (black-list, master bedroom, sold down the river, peanut gallery)

San Francisco CEO kicked out of restaurant following racist rant caught on camera : news ... Solid8 CEO Michael Lofthouse was caught on camera giving the family the finger and shouting "Trump's gonna f--- you. You f------ Asian piece of s----." ("CEO" of his parents' basement)
A woman who allegedly coughed on a baby no longer has her school district job : news
Video of man saying racist remarks against Asian family sparks public outrage : news


Bay Area father shot and killed during Sierra trip with son. Son spent 30 hours hiding in wilderness before search team rescued him. : news

Did Doxxing of an Oklahoma Councilwoman Lead to a Neighbor Being Raped? : politics (copsters did it)

musclemermaid comments on "Get a noose!" Black man survives a group attack and near lynching in Indiana ... no one was arrested (for attemped murder by Bloomington Confederate traitor assholes)
Car drives into protesters at rally for the Black victim of an "attempted lynching" in Indiana : news

EaglesDeSean Jackson says he doesn't hate Jewish community after posting anti-Semitic messages

Censorship and "censorship" ... famous "writers" ... reactionary defense of hierarchy ,,,

Footballer DeSean Jackson shares fake Hitler quote stating, "the Jews will blackmail America" "their plan for world domination". Says he is not antisemitic. : worldnews

Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan pleads guilty to assaulting former fiancee : Music


Right-Wing Media Outlets Duped by a Middle East Propaganda Campaign


Usain Bolt's girlfriend and their new daughter, Olympia Lightning Bolt : pics


Jumpstart Seattle: how Amazon won the battle, then lost the war - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Yesterday, the Seattle City council did something good: They passed a new payroll tax, effecting earners over 150,000, that will raise about 240 million dollars in revenue, which will be used for affordable housing development and COVID relief programs. The story of how we got here is a great one, and one that serves as a lesson on the limits of the power of money in politics.


ELI5: How has the ISS managed to stay in orbit for over 20 years and not be obliterated by random space junk moving faster than a bullet? : explainlikeimfive


The Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson debuts first new comics in 25 years : news
New Work by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com


What are some little known relationship GREEN flags? : AskReddit - empathy and emotional maturity.




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Thawing Arctic permafrost could release deadly waves of ancient diseases, scientists suggest | Due to the rapid heating, the permafrost is now thawing for the first time since before the last ice age, potentially freeing pathogens the like of which modern humans have never before grappled with : worldnews


US official case count had breached 3 million by 12:59pm EDT on July 6, with the days's reporting still going : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/6/20 : boston
157 New Confirmed Cases - 2.0% Positive - July 6 : CoronavirusMa - 104,659 total cases - 7726 new tests - -33 hospital; - 1 icu; +5 Intubated - 15 new deaths

Phase III begins today, July 6, 2020 : CoronavirusMa


COVID notes - Lawyers, Guns & Money - (1) It's obvious that, from a nationwide perspective, the USA's attempt to suppress the COVID-19 epidemic has been a complete failure. (Jared and IKranka will get medals)

Situation 'really not good' as new COVID-19 cases break records: Fauci : Coronavirus
Dr. Anthony Fauci: Average age of U.S. coronavirus patients has dropped by 15 years : Coronavirus
Fauci Says Vaccines Likely to Offer Only 'Finite' Protection
Researchers: COVID-19 spreads ten meters or more by breathing : Coronavirus
Children with COVID-19 may present with new neurological symptoms and brain changes on imaging, in the absence of respiratory symptoms, finds a new study in JAMA Neurology (1 July 2020). : Coronavirus
Requiring face masks to be worn decreases the growth rate of COVID-19 cases by about 40% in Germany : Coronavirus
The science behind why this is the safest way to breathe to avoid coronavirus : Coronavirus
Oxford University is leading in the vaccine race : Coronavirus
Excess Deaths Indicate that Official Tallies Undercount Deaths Due to COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Cerabino: Young people getting coronavirus in Florida equals old people getting coronavirus in Florida : Coronavirus


Only 40 percent of Harvard undergrads will return to campus this fall - The Boston Globe
All Harvard University students will take online classes this fall amid coronavirus : Coronavirus
Leader of Massachusetts teachers union says reopening threatens health students, staff : boston

Trump administration bars international college students if their school's classes are all online - POLITICO - Trump administration bars international college students if their schools classes are all online -- Colleges could be in a tough spot if they want to keep international students enrolled. (Republican plan to make American Stupid Again by killing education)
ICE continues ethnic cleansing of higher ed - Lawyers, Guns & Money (oh look, guess who?)
Colleges Face Rising Revolt by Professors. Most universities plan to bring students back to campus. But many of their teachers are concerned about joining them. : Coronavirus
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The pandemic has people reexamining their lives. Some dont like what they're seeing

Cuomo accuses Trump of enablingthe coronavirus surge
As Trump gaslights America about coronavirus, Republicans face a critical choice - CNNPolitics ... a baseless statement that 99% of coronavirus cases are "harmless" ...

Evictions likely to skyrocket this summer as jobs remain scarce. Black renters will be hardest hit. - The Washington Post

Are Protests Dangerous? What Experts Say May Depend on Who's Protesting What

A small Missouri city thought it had dodged the coronavirus ... Joplin ... Now, it' s hitting home ... Now that it has arrived following a rapid statewide reopening, however, it's hitting the region with a vengeance (Refucks fucked everybody)

Contact tracers 'inundated' as virus spikes locally, with possible influx from rally evident this week | Local | tulsaworld.com

Florida teen dies after conspiracy theorist mom takes her to church 'COVID party' and tries to treat her with Trump-approved drug ... and then hailed her as a patriot after she died ... More than 100 mask-free children attended the event ...
Rebekah Jones aka #Insubordinate #scientist on Twitter: "Carsyn Leigh Davis https://t.co/OyAZ2P1C30" / Twitter

Texas hospitals in danger of being overwhelmed as coronavirus surges : Coronavirus
Texas Hospitals Could Be Overrun Within Weeks as Coronavirus Patients Spike 55 Percent : Coronavirus
Coronavirus hospitalizations grow in 23 states as Texas admissions soar to new record : Coronavirus
A grim July: U.S. sees 250,00 new coronavirus cases in just five days Half of Florida's 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded just in the last two weeks. : Coronavirus
Florida reports another 6,336 new COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus
In Arizona Tucson patients are now being sent to Phoenix : Coronavirus


Eschaton: Monday Evening - This was two months ago (that didn't age well)
Eschaton: Even The MLB - There isn't a good reason that the MLB should have better access to testing than the masses, but of course they do and if that better access is not good...

Florida Teen Dies After Mother Took Her to Church Coronavirus Party, Then Treated Her With Hydroxychloroquine : Coronavirus
Arizona woman destroys Target face mask display in viral meltdown : Coronavirus ("talks to Trump all the time")
Rex Chapman???? on Twitter: "This woman in Scottsdale, Arizona was super upset with Target for selling face masks. So upset in fact, that she attacked their display....https://t.co/ye9LiDz0JH" / Twitter (scroll down for her arrest)
Video: Melissa Rein Lively Goes on Rampage & Destroys All Face Masks in Target; Claims She Has Donald Trump's Phone Number, But There is Plot Twist Ending With Her $40k Rolex | BlackSportsOnline ... We have IDed the woman as Melissa Rein Lively the CEO of The Brand Consortium

Arizona Mayor Is 'Begging' for Help Amid Coronavirus Testing 'Crisis' : Coronavirus
97% of inmates at Texas jail have tested positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus


Poll finds majority of Canadians say the Canada-U.S. border should remain closed : worldnews
This map show why it would be 'terrifying' to open Canada-U.S. border : Coronavirus
Despite Travel Ban, Thousands of American Tourists Are Trying To Enter Canada : worldnews ... We build our wall, Mexico builds theirs, then we each chip in to put a lid on top.
Two Toronto hospitals reach new milestone: no COVID-19 patients in the ICU : worldnews

Hollywood stars to be exempt from UK's coronavirus quarantine rules : worldnews

Spain's coronavirus antibodies study adds evidence against herd immunity - CNN ... just 5% of its population has developed antibodies

Bus driver is left brain dead after he was beaten up for refusing to let group of passengers without masks get on board in France : worldnews

India becomes third worst-hit country for COVID-19, overtaking Russia : worldnews
147 people killed by lightning in India over ten days : worldnews


China issues bubonic plague alert, forbids eating risky animals : worldnews (here we go again)

Activist Joshua Wong says world must 'stand with Hong Kong,' continue democracy campaign : worldnews
Xu Zhangrun, outspoken critic of Xi Jinping, detained by police in Beijing : worldnews
Students in China heed their government's warnings against studying in Australia - less than half plan to come back : worldnews
China reacts as Australia shows off $270bn defence boost : worldnews
Former French intelligence agents go on trial accused of spying for China - Pierre-Marie H. and Henri M. appeared in a special court accused of "delivering information to a foreign power" and "damaging the fundamental interests of the nation". : worldnews
Britain will have to bear the consequences if it treats China as a hostile country when deciding whether to allow Huawei to be involved in the country's telecommunications networks, the Chinese ambassador to Britain said on Monday.
Whatsapp and Telegram will not hand over user data to Hong Kong authorities : worldnews
Taiwan says Dalai Lama is welcome to visit, potentially infuriating China : worldnews

Japan's 'most powerful' woman wins second term as Tokyo governor : worldnews


Israel was behind blast at Iran nuclear site, Mideast intel official tells NYT | The Times of Israel - Officials says powerful bomb was used to damage building involved in centrifuge production at Natanz, denies Israeli connection to other recent fires in the Islamic Republic (Netanfuckyu and Boneswaw best buddies)


The rape of Colombia's indigenous children: Indigenous women are often the victims of sexual violence in Colombia, but the gang rape of a young girl by soldiers shocked the country. Unfortunately, it was not an isolated incident : worldnews

Mexican military open fire on a cartel plane carrying drugs after it crash-lands on motorway - : worldnews
Japan auto companies triple Mexican pay rather than move to US : worldnews


Fox News Claims 'It Mistakenly Eliminated' Trump Out of Photo With Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
Fox News Tries to Erase Trump-Epstein Relationship : politics
Fox News Crops Trump Out of Jeffrey Epstein Photo


The White House is reportedly hoping Americans 'will grow numb' to the COVID-19 death toll : politics
Sanders Calls on 'Do-Nothing' Senate to Approve $2,000 Monthly Checks, Cancel Rent, and Expand Medicare : politics
Trump and Biden campaigns shift focus to coronavirus as pandemic surges - The Washington Post

Congress departs for two-week recess without addressing coronavirus spikes, economic strains : politics

One reason Republicans don't give a shit about COVID - Lawyers, Guns & Money (for every white person they sacrifice, they get to kill 3 black and brown people)
Republicans struggle to find donors sociopathic enough to fund superspreader convention - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Supreme Court rules electoral college representatives must honor the choice of state' voters (Larry Lessig's plan to fuck your elections fails
Dean Kagan rejects Professor Lessig's galaxy-brained scheme to make Electoral College even worse - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Supreme Court upholds law banning cellphone robocalls : politics

Trumps Job Approval Rating Steady at Lower Level ... 38% currently approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president -- Record partisan gap, with 91% of Republicans, 2% of Democrats approving (haha, Gallup, even worse than Rasmussen)

Bill Barr Is Incredibly Corrupt. Hes Also Incredibly Inept.

Mary Trump's family tell-all book publication date moved up to July 14, two weeks early : politics
Trump's Sister Thought His 'Blatant Racism' Would Stop Him From Becoming President, Book Says

How Lincoln Project anti-Trump Republicans got into his head. Spoiler alert: It was easy.
The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "BREAKING NEWS: The President does read. https://t.co/it2ei19TCA" / Twitter

Trump Camp Vows to Protect Brazils Most Iconic Statue From Left Wing Mobs (off the idiot cliff)
Trump Advisers Wonder: Is the Statue Shit Goingto Work?

Trump Wrongly Accuses NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace of Noose 'Hoax,' Defends Confederate flag
Trump May As Well Be Running for President of the Confederacy : politics

Performance To Empty Seats At Trump's July 4th Celebration Promptly Becomes A Meme : politics
Scott Gairdner on Twitter: "The White House 4th of July entertainment is a white guy singing Bruno Mars https://t.co/fuHkAtgaZx" / Twitter
Richard Barney on Twitter: "@scottgairdner Reminds me of the time Obama booked Bruno Mars to sing Bruno Mars at the same event in 2015 https://t.co/c9CnVNO15e" / Twitter

Furious Trump tells followers to turn off Fox News after poll shows him losing in six swing states : politics
Trump Rage-Quits Fox News After Network Shows Him Trailing Biden In Polls : politics

The swamp is alive and well in Washington, D.C : 40 lobbyists with ties to Trump got $10 billion of federal coronavirus aid for their clients

Billionaire Kanye West's Company Gets Multimillion-Dollar PPP Loan From Trump Admin | The loan poses questio0ns of conflict of interest, given West's outspoken support for President Donald Trump and the outrageously lavish lifestyle he leads ... Get this. Kanye just bought a ranch in Wyoming (yes, Wyoming) and this past Friday guess who decided to randomly fly to Wyoming. Ivanka Trump.
Trumps Small Biz Rescue Bailed Out Kushners Family, Obamas Aides and Other Political Elite
Ayn Rand Institute Takes Big Government Cash in PPP - Please Welcome to the Stage...The Ayn Rand Institute! - Along with the president*'s fatcat friends, plenty of anti-government types readily accepted big-government cash as part of the Paycheck Protection Program (you can drown government as soon as I get my handout)

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley won't attend RNC in Florida, citing COVID-19 concerns (haha Grassfuck is a pussy)

Collins trails Democrat Gideon by 4 in Maine Senate race: poll : politics
Lindsey Graham's opponent shatters record with nearly $14m in recent fundraising : politics

Democrats smell a rout -- and the chance to control redistricting in 2021
'Just ridiculous': what it's like to wait five hours in line to vote in the US

Legalizing marijuana is extremely popular. So why won't Joe Biden embrace the idea? (big war on drugzer)

Paul Erickson: Former boyfriend of Maria Butina sentenced to prison


At least 6 children were killed by gun violence across the nation this holiday weekend - CNN

Phoenix police under fire after viral video shows officers fatally shooting man inside parked car - The Washington Post (killercopfuckers)

Norman Police Department officers under investigation after allegedly releasing city councilmember's address : news


Amy Cooper Faces Charges After Calling Police on Black Bird Watcher - The New York Times - Ms. Cooper was captured on video calling the police after Christian Cooper asked her to keep her dog on a leash in Central Park.

Halle Berry Wants to Play a Trans Man, but Repeatedly Misgenders the Role - The Oscar-winning actress appears to have missed the memo about cisgender people playing transgender roles.


Eschaton: We All Lose The Plot Eventually - Best to just fade away ... People have wondered why Katzenberg and Whitman, in their late and early 60s, respectively, and not very active on social media, would believe they have uniquely penetrating insight into the unacknowledged desires of young people. (remember Republican Meg?)



TIL that seat belts were very controversial when they first appeared in cars during the 40s and 50s with many arguing that they caused injuries and didn't work, no matter how much researchers disputed these claims. Many people refused to wear them and even cut them out of their car seats. : todayilearned


Men Casual Printed Shirts | Men's Floral shirt | Blue Casual Printed Men's Floral Shirt - Hawalili | hawalili (where are the guns?)


New Zealand's largest online news site ceases posting on any facebook owned platform citing "ethical reasons" : worldnews




070520


America needs a Green Declaration of Independence : The real threat to liberty today is not King George, but the robber-barons and corporations destroying Earth


Massachusetts Legislature Passes Vote By Mail Bill : politics

WATCH: Nonstop Illegal Fireworks Light Up Boston Skies On July 4th : boston ... "Complaints about illegal fireworks have skyrocketed in Massachusetts." Nice one WBZ ... )
Jonathan Berk on Twitter: "The sheer number of backyard fireworks shows in Boston right now is unreal. It feels like every block is having its own show. https://t.co/L29hlCJOCo" / Twitter
Boston air quality right now : boston (bomb residue)
Who taught these people how to clean up? : boston


Experts are calling for a 9/11-style commission on U.S. coronavirus response. Here's where it could start (with Trump and the Republicans in prison)
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Rising Sharply, but Deaths Are Still Down : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/5/20 : boston
111 New Confirmed Cases; 1.8% Positive - July 5 : CoronavirusMa - 109,974 total cases; 25 new probable - 5,893 new tests - -4 hospital; -7 ICU; -5 intubated - 11 new deaths; 8,183 total deaths

Phase 3 personal gatherings. Masks required? : CoronavirusMa


Scientists say WHO ignores the risk that coronavirus floats in air as aerosol: A total of 239 researchers from 32 countries signed the letter, which is set to be published next week in a scientific journal. : worldnews
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne - The New York Times - The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive.
Researchers at Harvard developed a model that could anticipate coronavirus outbreaks by 21 days, on average, using search and social-media data : Coronavirus
How scientists know COVID-19 is way deadlier than the flu : Coronavirus
Experts say COVID-19 pandemic causing anxiety and depression in kids : Coronavirus

This is a website I made that tracks COVID-19 cases using interactive heat maps that show county cases and Rt by state. : Coronavirus

Meaningful Contact Tracing in the United States is Hopeless - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... America's "national character" a distrust of government, extreme emphasis on individual rights, and an indifference to the death of ourselves and especially others really does define much about a nation that allows a guy to blow up a classroom of 6 year olds and responds by making it easier to buy guns. All of these problems are seriously restricting our ability to control this disease.

From anti-vax to anti-mask: School districts brace for parent resistance : politics
Widespread Use Of Face Masks Could Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives, Models Project : politics (Fauci really fucked this one up)
Distinguished person of the week: Fauci finally breaks through | As covid-19 cases spiked, Fauci's message on mask-wearing finally seemed to break through. : politics
Ohio ice cream shop: Stop yelling at our teenage employees about masks : Coronavirus (abusive Republican fuckers)
N.J. Gov. says U.S. needs national coronavirus strategy with masks "at the core" : Coronavirus
Ornamentation in the Age of Corona | Product Categories | The Design Store ($650 designer face facemasks)
Shed the Mask, Don the Flag rally held by anti-mask demonstrators in downtown Austin : news
Because trump supporters only worry about themselves! : PoliticalHumor
Protesters gather at Texas Capitol for "shed the mask" rally : Coronavirus
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A rare case of brain-destroying amoeba has been confirmed in Florida : news ... Four out of 163 cases survived. Damn. (as vegetables)

As cases spike in California, a warning for Massachusetts - The Boston Globe - With Phase 3 reopening set to begin here, the explosion in infections in the Golden State suggests the Bay State should not act as if the disease has been conquered (DSA: Disunited States of America)
'They feel invincible' how California's coronavirus plan went wrong ... In Orange county, where more than 15,000 people have been infected, health director Nichole Quick resigned in mid-June after being confronted with a banner depicting her as a Nazi, protests outside her house and personal threats. Quick had issued an order requiring residents to wear masks in public, which the county sheriff insisted he wouldn't enforce. (haha, the "right to stay alive" doesn't count)
L.A. County sees 'alarming' rise in coronavirus hospitalizations, infection rates : Coronavirus (Republicans in Orange County)
Overwhelmed Southern California transferring coronavirus patients to Bay Area hospitals .. At least 500 patients have been transported out of Imperial County during the pandemic.

Coronavirus: 'Crystal clear' drunk people will not socially distance : worldnews
Bars and nightclubs will be breeding grounds for COVID-19: experts : Coronavirus
Naked men and drunks: England assesses the reopening of pubs : Coronavirus
Young adults unconcerned by coronavirus "may be killing other people," doctor warns : Coronavirus


Chicago will start quarentining flyers from 15 states. Fines up to $7000. : Coronavirus
Michigan reports no new coronavirus deaths for first time since mid-March : Coronavirus
Coronavirus in Ohio: COVID-19 cases rise 926 : Coronavirus

Florida, Texas post daily COVID-19 records as 'positivity' rates climb : Coronavirus

Tracking Coronavirus: Over 10,000 new cases announced, pushing Florida's total past 200,000 : Coronavirus
Coronavirus in Florida: 10,059 new cases recorded on July 4 : Coronavirus (and Disney will open, natch)
Little Trump, big pandemic - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Just tremendous work by Ron DeSantis here:
4 Tampa Bay FL Hospitals run out of ICU beds : Coronavirus
Georgia Tech Professors Revolt Over Reopening, Say Current Plan Threatens Lives Of Students, Staff : Coronavirus
More than 1,400 Georgia healthcare workers sign letter asking governor for more coronavirus restrictions : politics
Some teachers 'are going to die' if schools reopen, Sarasota teachers union warns : Coronavirus

Texas reports 7,890 people hospitalized for coronavirus, another record high... Plus everything you need to know about the current situation in Texas. (With graphs and pictures) : Coronavirus
Ten out of the 12 hospitals in Texas' Rio Grande Valley are now full : Coronavirus
Texas bar faces 30-day shutdown after July 4th protest party : Coronavirus

Arizona reports 3,536 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths : Coronavirus
Phoenix mayor: 'We opened way too early in Arizona' : Coronavirus
Phoenix mayor says virus test shortage a 'crisis'
'There's people everywhere': Thousands flock to North Carolina beaches for Fourth of July weekend : Coronavirus

Brendan Schaub went on '20 mile corona ride' after testing positive ... former UFC heavyweight fighter Brendan Schaub, who has used his podcast and social media platform to downplay the dangers of the virus.


Over 24,000 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours For First Time : Coronavirus

Serious coronavirus cases in Stockholm steadily declining: infectious diseases officer - Radio Sweden : Coronavirus

Japan reported 274 new cases on July 4th, the highest number of cases since canceling the emergency declaration : Coronavirus
Malaysia : Only +5 new cases, no deaths, less than 80 active cases left! : Coronavirus

'It's a tsunami' Covid-19 plunges Latin America back into poverty and violence
Mexico vastly underestimating virus death toll, studies say : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: La Marina becomes second region in Spain to re-enter lockdown in just 24 hours due to Covid-19 spike : Coronavirus
Spain: 70,000 people confined as cases spike in Galicia : Coronavirus

Two-thirds of Canadians support closing businesses again if COVID-19 cases spike. : Coronavirus
American couple charged for not self-quarantining after entering Canada : worldnews

Woman in managed isolation escapes from Auckland hotel, 5 police officers now in self-isolation and require COVID tests : Coronavirus

Israeli Deputy health minister: 2nd wave worse than 1st, mass gatherings must stop : Coronavirus

Nigel Farage has been reported to UK police after apparently visiting a pub less than a fortnight after a trip to a Donald Trump rally in the United States. Anyone returning from overseas is required supposed to self-isolate for 14 days under current quarantine laws, with few exceptions. : worldnews
The UK prime minister's father, Stanley Johnson, has defended travelling to his villa in Greece amid growing condemnation by saying that he was making the property "Covid-proof." However, there are no rules in Greece compelling landlords to "Covid-proof" homes for letting (rules for you, not the elite fuckers)

People not wearing masks against the novel coronavirus should be refused service in enclosed public spaces, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday, as his government moves to make it obligatory : worldnews


China Suppression of Uighur Muslim Minorities meets U.N. Definition Of Genocide, Report Says : worldnews (world learned nothing from Hitler)
/u/Logiman43 provides a detailed report of China's torture of the Uyghurs : bestof
Beijing promises retaliation if Trump signs sanctions bill rebuking Hong Kong law : worldnews

Hong Kong Security Law Redraws Lines, Making Some Ideas Dangerous - The New York Times - In a city where China has made some ideas suddenly dangerous, people are trying to figure out where the boundaries lie, and how their lives have changed.
National security law: police take DNA samples from arrested protesters and their lawyer wants to know why : worldnews (HK)
67% of people in Taiwan self-identify as Taiwanese | Taiwan News : worldnews

Katsina: The motorcycle bandits terrorising northern Nigeria - BBC News

'Lebanon is in a death spiral' Domestic workers dumped on the street amid unprecedented economic collapse

Sexual harassment in Egypt: A crisis searching for a cure | Arab News


Italian police smash nationwide child pornography ring : worldnews


A North Korean Defector's Tale Shows Rotting Military : worldnews

Russian Shot Dead Near Vienna Was Reportedly A Kadyrov Critic : worldnews
Russian democracy is a farce. Putin wants the same fate for America : politics (and so does Trumpy)


Trump would do anything for Putin. No wonder hes ignoring the Russian bounties -- Russia's pattern of hostility matches Trump's pattern of accommodation. (traitor bitch)
Trump remains silent on Putin despite uproar over alleged Russian bounty payments : politics
Mark Kelly calls for investigation into Trump's handling of possible Russian bounties : politics
True : PoliticalHumor
Seems about right : PoliticalHumor
Paying the Price :'( : PoliticalHumor
Wallace on Trump calling Russia bounty plot a hoax: "Ive lost the thread on his stupidty"
Trump's presidential legacy will live in infamy : PoliticalHumor

Taxes, Birth Control Top Supreme Court's C losing Agenda ... tax returns could become public if he loses case ,,, (Roberts will cover his crooked ass)


Fourth of July protests, celebrations in Washington - The Washington Post
/u/weeklyrob rewrites The US Declaration of Independence for modern readers : bestof
Trumps 'Toe-tally-terry-tism' speech
The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "We must stop the spread of https://t.co/iy2XDqVw35" / Twitter
Critics Mock Trump For Choking On "Totalitarianism" In Mount Rushmore Diatribe -- "He used our Independence Day to tell a majority of our country that we are not welcome here in America

Defiant President Trump is reportedly convinced that venting white grievance is his path to reelection victory : politics
Trump is running an openly racist campaign : politics

I'd expect no less... : PoliticalHumor
GOP's road to extinction
Trump has officially spent 1 year of his time as President at one of his own properties : PoliticalHumor ... Those are Putin properties. Trump defaulted on his loans.
Let's see how long this one lasts : PoliticalHumor

Take a look at a dozen of the Lincoln Project's most devastating anti-Trump ads
mAgA : PoliticalHumor

Donald Trumps shrinking electoral map -- Gone are the days of forecasting a landslide victory
Trump Cabinet members look to reassure battleground voters
'We've got to do something : Republican rebels come together to take on Trump

On July 4 In DC, Protesters and Trump Supporters Converge | DCist

Democrats fear US already lost COVID-19 battle : politics
Warning signs flash for Trump in Wisconsin as pandemic response fuels disapproval : politics
FDA commissioner refuses to defend Trump claim that 99% of Covid-19 cases are "harmless"
Trump claims 99% of US Covid-19 cases are 'totally harmless' as infections surge : politics
Scientist Behind Coronavirus Study Contradicts Trump Claim That He Saved 2 Million Lives : politics ... Trump trying to take credit for something he didn't actually do and then exaggerate it. A reoccurring theme throughout his life.
Gottlieb says U.S. "right back where we were" at earlier peak of coronavirus outbreak : Coronavirus ... Just learned this guy is on the board of Pfizer. Made me listen to him a little bit differently. -- Also a member of trumps campaign team while he asked for russias help to win in 2016 on live tv

GOP-ers possibly exposed to virus by Trump Jr. girlfriend : politics
Congressman Greg Gianforte, Kristen Juras suspend public events after potential COVID-19 exposure | All Abc Fox | montanarightnow.com (the punch-guy looks like Don Jr.)


We Now Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Convention Programming - The New York Times - Instead of the usual media circus, this summer's made-for-TV political confabs will have a whole lot less TV (haha, 'rona cancelled them)


Democrats, Biden Look to Accelerate Southern Political Shift : politics
Fox News Poll: Trump and Biden in close race in Georgia | Fox News


Voters now agree with Warren Her 2018 claim that criminal justice system is racist now mainstream view : politics


Time for cancel culture to ditch the Kennedys Boston Herald (haha Howie "yes I've always been an asshole" Carr)


Militarization Of Police Means U.S. Protesters Face Weapons Designed For War : politics

Special Report: Thousands of U.S. judges who broke laws, oaths remained on the bench : politics (mostly southern Refuckers)

Predominantly Black armed protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia : politics (so many monuments to treason)

Militias flocked to Gettysburg to foil a supposed antifa flag burning, an apparent hoax created on social media - The Washington Post (and then, the dumbfuck traitors) ... A man had entered the cemetery wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt. The man, Trent Somes, later told The Post he was visiting the grave of an ancestor, not protesting. A seminarian and associate pastor at First United Methodist Church in Hanover, Pa., Somes said a crowd of about 50 people surrounded him and aggressively questioned him about his shirt ... Police arrived and encouraged Somes to leave.
Social media and national insanity - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Shawn Breen on Twitter: "I am on my way to Gettysburg, PA, to sweat my ass off and laff hysterically at far right idiots who actually believe antifa is coming to burn flags, paint children't faces and kill white people (good pics)
Gettysburg 'flag-burning hoax' sees armed far-right groups assemble : news ... Imagine showing up to Gettysburg with a confederate flag while claiming to support America.

This town of 170,000 replaced some cops with medics and mental health workers. It's worked for over 30 years : news (Eugene, almost pure white and retarded)

Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy brought down, tossed into Baltimore's Inner Harbor : politics

Texas Prosecutor Resigns Over Facebook Post About Nazi Germany : politics ... The Nazis adopted a new gun law in 1938. According to an analysis by Bernard Harcourt, a professor at Columbia University School of Law, it loosened gun ownership rules in several ways ... (Refucks are Nazis)

30-foot Confederate flag raised over NC highway for holiday weekend : politics ... Raising a confederate flag on Independence Day? Well it clearly shows they don't want to be American.

Oregon Trooper Throws White Power Symbol At Black Lives Matter Event : news

Off-duty Langston officer opens fire on alleged shoplifting suspect outside Del City Walmart (Oklahoma) : news

Former officer charged in Floyd's death posts $750K bond : news

/u/shenanigaens is a former corrections officer with the insider's explanation for why the U.S. locks up more people than any other country

1 of 2 protesters hit by car on closed Seattle highway dies : news (white asshole did it on purpose)
Sheriff: 2 dead, 8 hurt in South Carolina nightclub shooting

I'm gonna go iwth 'Machine Gun Karen' not my OC, but a fun game) (the defining moment of their lives)


This is a real Tweet : PoliticalHumor

Kanye West is literally the definition of a "tool" n the urban dictionary
Remember kids, slavery was a choice. : AdviceAnimals
I'm a genius
I mean... he's right : PoliticalHumor
Stupid hats : PoliticalHumor

Great Disappointment - Wikipedia

Soledad O'Brien: A MeToo Moment for Journalists of Color -- We're finally feeling empowered to speak openly about racism in the newsroom.

National Review Is Trying to Rewrite its Own Racist History : politics ... A very interesting and enlightening read that shows the racist history of the latter half of the 20th century Republican party with one of its chief media players own damning words. (lying Republifuckers)


New Study Finds That Breast Cancer Is Detected Earlier in States With Expanded Medicaid: According to the American Cancer Society, when breast cancer is detected early, and is in the localized stage, the five-year relative survival rate is 99%. : science (Refucks have always wanted women to just die)


Noob Question about virus, Why there is no vaccine for HIV or any sexually transmitted disease? : askscience

For the first time, scientists have found evidence to suggest that the center of the Milky Way Galaxy may share characteristics with some distant galaxies classified as LINERS. : science

Canadian researchers discovered a new way to kill leukemia cancer cells. When the scientists hyperactivated the garbage disposal systems of leukemia cells, it caused the cancer to die : science


For those who are deaf and speak with sign language, what are your dreams like? Do you see signing in your dreams or is it mostly just visual with no words? : AskReddit
Deaf people of Reddit, what do non deaf people do around you that weirds you out? : AskReddit

What is the weirdest thing you've ever been accused of in your life? : AskReddit

How to Talk Minnesotan: Lesson 6 - Accepting on the Third Offer : videos


The wise one : aww (read for the llama jokes)

What things did you do as a kid that you now realize is extremely weird? : AskReddit

Facebook is out of control. If it were a country it would be North Korea : technology




070420


In troubled times: Independence Day in a land of confusion
It is time to reconsider the global legacy of July 4, 1776 - The Washington Post - American independence helped further colonialism and white supremacy
god bless america : PoliticalHumor


Coronavirus update: U.S. logs 26th straight day of record average case totals amid Fourth of July events - The Washington Post
US marks record 57,683 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours: tracker : Coronavirus ... " We live in a nightmare scenario of entitlement and ignorance."
[OC] U.S. COVID-19 cases by 2016 election results : dataisbeautiful (the cost of morons electing morons)


MA COVID-19 Data 7/4/20 : CoronavirusMa
Massachusetts Reports 210 New Coronavirus Cases, 23 More Deaths : boston
163 new confirmed cases, 2.05% positive - July 4th : CoronavirusMa - 109,838 total cases, 47 probable - 7940 new tests - -16 hospitalized, +1 ICU, -4 intubated - 23 new deaths, 7958 total - Have a great 4th everyone!
Massachusetts COVID Data by City and Town - Google Sheets

Hatch Shell On The 4th : boston


Bill Gates blames social media platforms for COVID-19 spread in U.S. The "crazy ideas" include misinformation convincing people to not wear masks, and conspiracy theories about vaccines to combat the disease. : Coronavirus (the pandemic really just exposed the real pandemic of stupidity and evil)

Scientists say WHO ignores the risk that coronavirus floats in air as aerosol : Coronavirus
Japanese supercomputer finds 30 existing drugs potentially effective to treat COVID-19 : worldnews
Finnish researcher: We could fight coronavirus with antibodies developed in chicken eggs - a mouth spray could give 24 hour protection [Finnish] : Coronavirus

The coronavirus mess in the U.S. will only get worse : Coronavirus - undefined
Faces of some of the more than 125,000 lives lost in US to coronavirus : Coronavirus
Over 700 healthcare workers in the United States have died fighting the Coronavirus this year. : Coronavirus

26 yr-old junior doctor having COVID symptoms dies, tested negative twice : Coronavirus
Why Some Young People Fear Social Isolation More Than COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Researchers find fans of apocalyptic movies may be coping with pandemic better : Coronavirus
Residents in all 25 of the U.S. counties hardest hit by COVID-19 began to limit their public movements six to 29 days before states implemented stay-at-home orders. The decline in the number of daily trips people made as tracked by mobile phone data helped slow the spread of the virus : science (yay, MA)

No, really, close the damn bars - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The fact that better epidemiological conditions allow you to engage in more economic activity makes it especially crazy that so many conservatives who favor a faster economic reopening have been critical of mask mandates and dismissive of private choices to wear them -- even sometimes saying, as Republican consultant Alex Castellanos did this week, that masks are a social and political affectation ... The fact that Republicans are more committed to pandemic-spreading identity politics than their own re-election prospects is a whole other post. (anti-thinking comes home to roost)
NY partygoers get subpoenas after stonewalling COVID-19 contact tracers : Coronavirus

Over 800 Anti-Asian Incidents Reported in the Last 3 Months Just in California, Report Says : Coronavirus
Elon Musk 'mansplains' coronavirus to infectious disease expert : Coronavirus ... "douchesplains" ...

LA's Covid-19 'explosion': overwhelmed hospitals, struggling workers, shuttered restaurants : Coronavirus
Texas reports record 8,258 new cases of coronavirus and 33 new deaths; hospitalizations reach record-high of 7,890 : Coronavirus
As Coronavirus Slams Houston Hospitals, It's Like New York 'All Over Again'
Top Houston-area official: 'We've got to fundamentally rethink strategy' in dealing with coronavirus : Coronavirus
Texas leaders warn of hospital capacity, ask for lockdowns : Coronavirus
Texas - Rio Grande Valley hospitals reach capacity ahead of July 4th weekend, officials say : Coronavirus
Arizona reports ICUs are 91% full as nearly 1 in 4 tested for coronavirus came back positive : Coronavirus
Employees, public left in dark as some Tucson businesses keep COVID-19 cases secret : Coronavirus
Lake Tahoe (California) expecting 77,000 visitors over 4th of July weekend : Coronavirus

Under pressure, Florida will start reporting how many people hospitalized with COVID : politics
Florida coronavirus cases rise by record 11,458 on Saturday : Coronavirus
Florida coronavirus: 190,000 cases and 3,700 deaths - Orlando Sentinel
We Are Heading A Million Miles An Hour In The Wrong Direction, Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Aileen Marty On FloridaCoronavirus Surge

Arizona bar allegedly allowed employees who tested positive for COVID-19 to continue working : Coronavirus
Hunt Co. Texas files suit against individual with COVID-19 who 'repeatedly and intentionally violated quarantine rules' even after multiple warnings : Coronavirus
South Carolina COVID-19 tests are now 21% positive : Coronavirus

Unmasked shopper asserts constitutional right to sit on the floor in Costco : Coronavirus

Utah woman who survived COVID-19 says 5-week hospital stay cost $795K : Coronavirus


England has one of the world's worst Covid death rates. Now many fear it's about to drink itself into chaos : worldnews

Spain's Catalonia locks down 200,000 people after new outbreaks : Coronavirus

Around 1,100 workers on 2022 FIFA World Cup construction sites in Qatar have tested positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus


Tiananmen Square, 1989. Days before 5,000 students were killed by Chinese Army : pics
China strangles Hong Kong, its world city - The Washington Post
#BoycottMulan trends in Thailand in support of Hong Kong dissidents : worldnews


166 die during protests after shooting of Ethiopian pop star : news

Protests break out around the world against Israels plans to annex the west bank with more to come. : worldnews
Son of Hezbollah official films rape, torture of Syrian boy : worldnews


North Korea says no need for talks with US as they're nothing more than 'shallow trick' to make Trump look good
Remember when Donald Trump saluted a member of an enemy, totalitarian regime? ??? Happy 4th of July! ??? : PoliticalHumor

Police smash car window of man on way home from C4 interview about police racism | UK news | The Guardian - Ryan Colago had been driving home from interview and was wrongly accused of concealing drugs (UK cop fuckers)

Ghislaine Maxwell will 'never sell out' Prince Andrew for a plea deal, friend claims : worldnews (but doesn't that mean ....)
Alan Dershowitz Declares the Case Against Ghislaine Maxwell 'Far From Over' Tears Into Epstein Accusers (screams "I am not a pedoph8ile!")
Woman claims Ghislaine Maxwell raped her '20-30 times'; willing to testify: 'She is just as evil as Jeffrey Epstein' | Fox News


U.S. Population Growth Has Been Driven Exclusively by Minorities - Bloomberg - Census data indicate White population has shrunk since 2010 - First decline since 1790 if confirmed in census: Brookings


Russia working with Taliban to force US troops out of Afghanistan, Pentagon says, amid row over Kremlin 'bounties'. US intelligence sources have claimed that Russian agents were paying bounties to Taliban-connected fighters for killing American troops : worldnews
New Administration Memo Seeks to Foster Doubts About Suspected Russian Bounties - The New York Times - Criticized for its inaction, the Trump administration commissioned a new look at a months-old intelligence assessment. It emphasizes gaps ("gaps" lots of "gaps")

The Russian bounty scandal raises a terrible question: Is Trump a traitor? : politics

VoteVets Ad - Benedict Donald - YouTube
Benedict Donald : New Ad From Veterans's Group Compares Trump to America's Greatest Traitor Over Russia Bounties | "He Consorts Consorts with a Foreign Enemy, Puts Bounties on the Heads of American Troops
Donald Trump is Now America's Number One Traitor' Says Veterans Group : "Benedict Arnold can step aside," VoteVets says in its latest anti-Trump attack ad : politics
Trump Faces a GOP Mutiny on the Russian Bounties : politics

For the third time this week, Trump plays golf amid Russian bounty scandal, coronavirus spikes : politics

America Is Done With Trump, and Stupid Cruel Tough Guy Acts : politics

Down in the polls and failing to control a raging pandemic, the president cast himself as waging battle against a 'new far-left fascism' that imperils American values and seeks to erase history. ("we're not the fascists, you're the fascists!"
Donald Trump tries to drag America backward on a very different July 4th - CNNPolitics
At Mt. Rushmore, Trump uses Fourth of July celebration to stoke a culture war - Los Angeles Times
At Mt. Rushmore and the White House, Trump Updates 'American Carnage' Message for 2020
In Trumps new version of American carnage, the threat isn't immigrants or foreign nations. It's other Americans.
At Mount Rushmore, Trump got his crowd and his fireworks and peddled his fiction - The Washington Post
Trump struggles to say 'totalitarianism' in dark Independenvvvce Day speech at Mount Rushmore : politics
Trumps push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans who have long enabled him
Republicans fear closing barn door will not prevent horse that is already two counties over from escaping - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Republicans are worried that fully supporting a racist president will forever associate the Republican Party with racism without even allowing them to hold on to power: As Will Bunch says, Trump was able to win as the result of an interlocking series of flukes, but one of the most important factors was an opponent who was the subject to a decades-long misogynist hate campaign. Without that, they have no idea what to do, and reporters no longer feel as compelled to whitewash Trump or prop him up with false equivalences.
Trump doesnt know how to run against Joe Biden, a Democrat who is not 'a nasty woman' : Will Bunch
Trump Uses Mount Rushmore Event to Sic Supporters on 'Evil' Protesters
At Mount Rushmore, Trump digs deeper into nation's divisions
Trump delivers Andrew Sullivan's magnificent speech against cancel culture at Mt. Rushmore - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... We are the culture that put up the Hoover Dam, laid down the highways, and sculpted the skyline of Manhattan. We are the people who dreamed the spectacular dream, it was called Las Vegas in the Nevada desert . . . (that kinda says it all, doesn't it?)

Fresh pics are in from trumps Mount Rushmore speech : PoliticalHumor
It all makes sense now. Its an alien bug wearing an Edgar...er Donald suit. : PoliticalHumor
A Huuugge COVID Party : PoliticalHumor
Gonna tell my kids this was the biggest crime family in America : PoliticalHumor

Infectious disease expert: Trump Mt. Rushmore event is 'beyond irresponsible' and 'the behavior of a cult leader : politics
Protesters block highway as Trump makes his way to Mount Rushmore : politics
Mount Rushmore fireworks: Protesters arrested, block road ahead of Trump's arrival
Neil Young Condemns Donald Trump's Use Of His Music At Mount Rushmore Event

BREAKING The Dangerous Ones #VoteForOurLives - YouTube

Republican internal polling signals a Democratic rout - CNNPolitics ... Democratic and liberal aligned groups have put out 17 House polls taken in April or later. Republican aligned groups have put out 0. That's a very bad ratio for Republicans ... The April turning point lines up well with when the coronavirus pandemic became the headline story of the year. It's when President Donald Trump's approval rating started an almost continuous decline that remains unabated.

GOP's refusal to take election security measures undermines its fraud claims


Let them eat statues - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Look, say what you will about Donald Trump, but you have to admit that Donny Paycheck remains laser-focused on offering material benefits to the American working class: The text of of Trump's executive order creating the National Garden of American Heroes specifies a number of statues that must be included ... Washington, MLK, Antonin Scalia ...

Mike Pence Calls Donald Trump "My Father" In Facebook Campaign Ad : politics (Trump is the "Father' his slutty wife is the "Mother" and HE IS JESUS)
At least 8 Secret Service agents stuck in Phoenix with coronavirus after Pence trip - CNNPolitics


CDC denied permission to brief public about coronavirus: Yahoo - Business Insider
And all the dead bodies piled up in mounds - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Trump administration is apparently going to make their de facto approach their actual COVID-19 message: i.e. "we don't plan to do anything, suck it up"
Dani Oliver on Twitter: "Hey, so, I got #Covid19 in March. I've been sick for over 3 months w/ severe respiratory, cardiovascular & neurological symptoms. I still have a fever ... You don't want to live thru this, either 1/
Rick Wilson Mocks Administration's Covid Response: Like Roosevelt Dismissing Pearl Harbor Attacks, Saying Japanese Will 'Just Go Away Tomorrow'

Opinion | Seriously, Just Wear Your Mask - The New York Times - This is not complicated, folks. -- By Jesse Wegman ... Republican strategist said "Christians wear crosses, Muslims wear a hijab, and members of the Church of Secular Scienceb , then Dies of it : Coronavirus MAGA crying about masks, tyranny, freedumbs and hoaxes should learn something called science & statistics : PoliticalHumor

Trump official claims China 'deliberately' sent coronavirus to US as cases soar across country

Trump Fundraiser Elliott Broidy Ties Ex-Kushner Aide to Qatars Hack of His EmailsA 112-page legal filing points the finger at Ira Greenstein, a former White House official who has worked for the firm Global Risk Advisors.

Donald Trump Jr's girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle tests positive for coronavirus, reports say : politics ... Amazing, to think that Kimberly this whole time has been a crisis actor hired by Soros and Clinton in order to make Trump look bad
Kimberly Guilfoyle, Don Jr.'s girlfriend, tests positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus
Eschaton: Nobody Ever Accused Don Jr Of Being The Smart One - Rich people, man.A Hamptons insider was stunned to arrive at a house in Bridgehampton on Saturday night to find a packed party that looked "as if COVID never happened" -- with Donald Trump Jr. and girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle among the revelers. -- Our spy estimated there were about 100 partiers, who our source says were maskless ... The event -- which comes days after Long Island entered Phase Three of reopening and while COVID cases surge in some parts of the country -- had a caterer and uniformed bartenders. ... That was last weekend.

Fox & Fiends - YouTube - Lincoln Project
Lincoln Project Is Urging Republicans To Vote For Biden - Calls Trump a Lizard Brain in Interview : politics

House Dems propose fining Trump officials who ignore subpoena : politics (oh sure they will, sometime in 2030)


How the Republican Convention Created Money Woes in Two Cities - The New York Times - Donors are wondering why they gave to a Charlotte event that has mostly been scrapped. And Jacksonville fund-raisers find money is on hold because of concerns about the surge in virus cases.

White powervideo was a glimpse into Trump-era political discourse in 'America's friendliest' retirement community (if you're a racist white supremo)

u/BouncyBunnyBuddy Accurately outlines the Far Right's playbook when talking to any persons with a Liberal viewpoint

AOC machine gets a boost after New York primaries: The Squad is growing
Democrat Jackie Gordon wins New York primary in race to replace Peter King : politics
/u/MaximumEffort433 lists how progressive Biden actually is now that he has secured the nomination, encouraging people to unite behind him. : bestof

60 years and they still don't understand what it means : pics

Black Lives Matter may be the largest protest movement in U.S. history : politics
Scrolling thru the sub and just couldn't fathom how they believe this. Top comment saying blacks have more privilege and best comment is the most downvoted. : PoliticalHumor

Violence mars Portland protests, frustrates Black community : news

Gettysburg antifa flag burning hoax dupes right-wing protesters - Business Insider ... "We are not even remotely involved," the Central PA Antifa chapter wrote in an email. "Let them give each other COVID. We will be home with our families" (well played)

"Kill 'em." Houston GOP powerbroker Steve Hotze left Greg Abbott a voicemail requesting National Guard "shoot to kill" rioters : politics ... f you want a caricature of a grumpy old Texas evangelical Republican, Steve Hotze is your guy

Colorado police officers fired for recreating chokehold in photos at Elijah McClain memorial : news

2 women hit by car on Seattle highway closed amid protests : news

Police smash car window of man on way home from C4 interview about police racism : news

Boy, 14, charged with 1st-degree murder of woman, 'shocking' string of shootings and assaults: police : news - A 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder and a range of other serious offences in connection with unrelated shootings that killed one woman and injured five people in Winnipeg.


Mississippi could drop Jim Crow-era statewide voting process -- 1890 Constitution -- one that was written to dilute Black voting power and maintain white control of state politics ... Mississippi is the only state with such a system for state elections (130 fucking years of white evil)

Petition started to fire UWM lecturer, Wisconsin Air Guard colonel for saying 'sexual harassment is the price of admission' to military : news

How a Lincoln-Douglass Debate Led to Historic Discovery - WSJ ... The statue was paid for by donations from former slaves, including Black veterans of the Union Army, but the design was selected by the Western Sanitary Commission, a St. Louis charity run by white people, according to the National Park Service ...

WNYC Employees Demanded Diversity. They Got Another White Boss. - The New York Times - The public radio stalwart vowed to fix what its journalists said was a toxic work culture. But the latest changes have led to a newsroom revolt.

This Day in Labor History: July 4, 1857 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

On Hamilton and Revolution - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Music Notes - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic - The New York Times


Researchers have found that job-related strenuous exercise throughout life may not necessarily extend longevity. One reason could be that excessive endurance training and physical activity overwhelms the beneficial aspects of regular physical exercise. : science

Physicists have reported what could be the first incontrovertible evidence of the existence of unusual particle-like objects called anyons, first proposed more than 40 years ago. Their discovery could represent the first steps towards making anyons the basis of future quantum computer. : science


Soft White Underbelly films an inbred family from Odd, West Virginia : videos


top scoring links : YouShouldKnow

What hobby does NOT get more expensive the more you dive into it? : AskReddit

What are some NSFW life advice eveyone should know? : AskReddit


YouTube TV jacks up pricing to $64.99, most expensive cable TV alternative : technology




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Rapid Arctic meltdown in Siberia alarms scientists - The Washington Post
Jellyfish the size of dinner plates are welcoming visitors to Northeast beaches this Fourth of July weekend : news


The world passes 200,000 COVID-19 cases in one day for the first time : Coronavirus
Coronavirus update: Trump heads to Mount Rushmore as daily cases peak in a number of states - The Washington Post - 57,497 confirmed cases
U.S. coronavirus cases and state maps: Tracking cases, deaths - Washington Post
Dr. Fauci says it's "disturbing" how the U.S. is setting new coronavirus records nearly every day : Coronavirus
Why Coronavirus Is an 'Existential Crisis' for American Democracy


MA COVID-19 Data 7/3/20 : boston
212 New Confirmed Cases; 1.8% Positive - July 3 : CoronavirusMa - 109,628 total cases; 78 new probable - 11444 new tests - -25 hospital; - 7 ICU; +3 intubated - 17 new deaths; 8149 total

MA is Only One of Two States with Improving Trend: Don't Ruin It This July 4th, Stay Safe :) : boston

Overnight Mass. camps stunned after being quietly moved to Phase 4 : CoronavirusMa

Bourne man refused to wear mask, coughed on women. He faces assault charges. : boston

For Maine Lobstermen, a Perfect Storm Threatens the Summer Season - The New York Times - lobster industry, already struggling before the virus, could be crippled as tourism dries up, leaving boatloads of crustaceans and no one to eat them.


The Week America Lost Control of the Pandemic - The Atlantic - Sixteen states have reported record caseloads since Sunday ... Twenty states have reported record caseloads in the past two weeks, most of them in the past few days. Ten states, mostly in the South, reported more than 1,000 new cases today alone
Coronavirus Cases Are Peaking AgainHeres How Its Different This Time ... But this time, a different and much bigger swath of the country is feeling the effects ... (oh look, the red-state virus)
Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states
How to Redesign the World for Coronavirus and Beyond
The Young People Living With Parents in the Pandemic - The Atlantic - The New Boomerang Kids Could Change American Views of Living at Home


Oxford Expert Claims Their COVID-19 Vaccine Gives Off Long Term Immunity With Antibodies 3X Higher Than Recovered Patients : Coronavirus
Stroke appears 8 times more likely with COVID than with flu : Coronavirus
Low plasma 25(OH) vitamin D3 level is associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection: an Israeli population-based study : COVID19
Alpha-1 antitrypsin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection : COVID19 Vitamin D (1,25(OH)2D3) induces a-1-antitrypsin synthesis by CD4+ T cells, which is required for 1,25(OH)2D3-driven IL-10 - ScienceDirect


A Problem for College in the Fall: Reluctant Professors - The New York Times - Most universities plan to bring students back to campus. But many of their teachers are scared to join them.

Man who went to party warned people not to be an 'idiot like me' a day before dying of covid-19
'Covid Parties' Are Not a Thing -- No, Alabama frat boys aren't doing snot shots and betting on who can get sick first. Why does the media keep suggesting otherwise? (you sure?)
105 University of Washington students in frat houses test positive for coronavirus - CBS News
NYC suburb college party guests won't cooperate with officials after 9 test positive for coronavirus: Subpoenas issued ... ...and note: The title omits that they held this party SPECIFICALLY TO INFECT PEOPLE (hey wired ...)

Florida coronavirus: Anxiety over Trump's chances with senior voters increases as the virus spreads - CNNPolitics (old white republican assholes fucked everybody including themselves)

MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945 : news

Florida records 9,500 new cases, 67 new deaths and 17.7 percent positivity rate on Friday : Coronavirus


Once the Epicenters For COVID-19, New York and Italy Reach Single Digit Numbers : Coronavirus
California's July 4 coronavirus warning: 'Assume everyone around you is infectious' : Coronavirus

North Carolina sees highest one-day increase in new cases, surpasses 2,000 for the first time : Coronavirus


UK confirms US will be on 'red-list' of banned travel destinations over high coronavirus infection rate : worldnews
Private Jet with US tourists rejected at Italy's borders
EU diplomats say they barely considered letting Americans in for Europe's reopening: 'The US was never going to make it' : worldnews
As Pandemic Soars in US and Brazil, Red Cross Federation Chief Slams Trump and Bolsonaro for Anti-Science Responses : worldnews

Countries where everyone wore masks saw COVID death rates 100 times lower than projected : worldnews
Oxford Expert Claims Their COVID-19 Vaccine Gives Off Long Term Immunity With Antibodies 3X Higher Than Recovered Patients : worldnews

Mask order issued for entire state of Texas : news
Coronavirus: Houston doctor says 'we're heading to pure hell' as COVID-19 cases spike in Texas : Coronavirus
1 in 4 Houston Residents Testing Positive for COVID-19 Amid Texas Outbreak : Coronavirus
Arizona COVID-19 Doctor on Frontlines: 'I Am Scared and You Should Be, Too' : Coronavirus

Las Vegas resort pools packed with little fear of pandemic : Coronavirus


Who Are You Going to Trust -- Dr. Fauci or Texas's Joke of a Lieutenant Governor? ... Read the article. This is what happens when people elect a local market, minor league Rush Limbaugh to public office. This is the Idiocracy, folks, aka today's Republican Party
Sen. Rand Paul Tells Dr. Anthony Fauci In Tense Exchange: 'We Shouldn't Presume That A Group Of Experts Somehow Knows What's Best For Everyone' : politics

Sonora seeks tougher controls at Arizona border over COVID-19 spread


F*ck Kate Brown: Oregon Troopers Refused to Wear Masks, Cursed the Guv ("troopers")

Planet Fitness Charged People Its Yearly Fee Even Though the Gym Was Closed for Months : Coronavirus


Bill Gates Blames Facebook And Twitter For COVID-19 Spread : Coronavirus

Brendan Schaub contracts COVID-19 after downplaying threat of virus : Coronavirus

Brazil's favelas forced to fight coronavirus alone: Brazil's densely populated favela communities have been largely abandoned by the state in the fight against coronavirus. Residents are now organizing their own responses to contain the pandemic : worldnews


WHO admits China never reported the existence of coronavirus outbreak : worldnews


Ballot Fraud Gave Russia's Putin 22 Million Extra Votes, Says Expert : worldnews

Copenhagen's Little Mermaid labelled "racist fish"

PLA veterans are extremely upset. India publicly honoured its fallen. China, on the other hand, refuses to even acknowledge that their men died. This article says that if the number of Chinese casualties is revealed, it would be catastrophic for the CCP. : worldnews

The Unraveling of the U.S.-South Korean Alliance | Foreign Affairs - Trump Allows a Cornerstone of U.S. Defense Strategy in Asia to Wither (Trumpy loves his dicktators)

'Our pastures have been taken': Indians rue China's Himalayan land grab : worldnews
History is Proof that expansionists have perished :PM Modi's strong message to China from Ladakh : worldnews
Beijing Lashes Out At Mike Pompeo For Inciting India Against China; Escalating Regional Tensions : worldnews

Vietnam, Philippines Denounce China Military Drills in Disputed Waters: "Highly provocative" : worldnews

Two cases of bubonic plague confirmed in Mongolia : news

China warns US, UK of strong steps if they meddle in Hong Kong - Times of India : worldnews
China warns Australia against going 'further down the wrong path' : worldnews
The world should stand up to China over Hong Kong, activist Nathan Law says : worldnews
Hong Kong protest leader flees as government warns calls for 'revolution' are now illegal : worldnews
China Thinks It Can Arrest Basically Anyone on the Planet for Criticizing Communism
Belgium Fears Chinese Students In Country May Be Spying For Beijing : worldnews
Boris Johnson signals retreat on Huawei amid backlash on Chinese investment : worldnews

Outrage as judge calls alleged rape victim 'unbecoming' : worldnews - India

A man named Ahmed Bassem Zaki raped, sexually assaulted then blackmailed over 50 women (including minors) in Egypt and Spain from 2016 till recently. He is still not in prison and the victims are being silenced. : worldnews

Two Iraqi Civilians Killed in US Drone Attack : worldnews
Casualties of war - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Please read all of this amazing and horrifying piece of reporting on Trumps pardoning of war criminal Clint Lorance, and how it helped destroy the lives of many of the men Lorance commanded in the field. Here is the intro:


Nestle sells Pure Life Canadian bottled water business to family owned company as changes to Ontario groundwater rules loom : worldnews

US prosecutors invite Prince Andrew to 'talk to us' after arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell : worldnews
Inside the Secret Sale of Ghislaine Maxwells Swanky New Hampshire Hideout
Powerful men are scared about what Ghislaine Maxwell will say
Jeffrey Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell charged in US - BBC News
Eric Trump Deletes Bill Clinton and Ghislaine Maxwell Tweet
Brickshitters: Who's Afraid of Ghislaine Maxwell?
Look what the cat dragged in - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Shorter Alan Dershowitz: OK I used to hang out sometimes on Jeffrey Epstein's private child rape island with other degenerate sophistos, but I never saw anything inappropriate! Also too everyone is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, especially me: (and more gory details - she is a serial rapist)
Opinion | The sordid saga of Ghislaine Maxwell - The Washington Post


The White House repeatedly denied the CDC permission to brief the public on the coronavirus, report says : politics
'We need to live with it': White House readies new message for the nation on coronavirus - The effort to craft a clearer response comes after months of Trump downplaying the health crisis and mixed signals from the administration.
Ex-CIA Director Panetta: Trump Has 'Essentially Gone AWOL' Amid Pandemic : politics
Opinion | Under Trump, Covid-19 Spreads While the Economy Stalls - The New York Times - Trump s Virus Is Spreading, and His Economy Is Stalling - The president leads a transition to sickness.
The Unemployment Rate Is Falling, But More People Are Losing Their Jobs Permanently : news
The Trump Death Cult - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, is calling for the White House coronavirus task force to be disbanded to prevent health officials from causing President Trums message about the economy to be "distorted"
Speaking of the Trump Death Cult - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... 74 year-old-man gives himself COVID-19 to hear a demented old racist rant about random nonsense to own the libs: Herman Cain ...

As COVID-19 deaths hit record numbers, Trump oversees a historic wealth transfer to the super-rich : politics
As Covid-19 Takes Toll, DeVos Denounced for New 'Craven' Public School Privatization Scheme : politics

'The Most Ignorant and Unfit' : What Made America's Worst Ever Leader?
A massive repudiation of Trump's racist politics is building ... Racial resentment is now the single most important factor driving Republicans and Republican-leaning movers ... "if blacks would only try harder they could be just as well off as whites." ... The number grew in 2016 with Trump's rise, to 59 percent. Last month, an astonishing 71 percent of white Republicans agreed ... The electorate was more than 90 percent white when Richard Nixon deployed his Southern strategy; the proportion is now 70 percent white and shrinking ... (and wtf is on his head?)

Mt. Rushmore fireworks: Trump set for another massive event during national pandemic - CNNPolitics

Joint Chiefs Chairman Confirms Soldiers Were Issued Bayonets For DC Protests : politics
'This Is Horrendous': US Military Confirms Bayonets Were Issued to Troops Responding to George Floyd Protests : politics
Soldiers were issued bayonets for DC unrest : politics

America Spends Billions To Get The Best Intel In The World But Can't Make Trump Read It | Trump had only 41 "daily" intelligence briefings on his schedule during the first half of 2020 an average of just one and a half per week

Rep. Swalwell: Trump 'makes us look like geniuses every day for impeaching him' : politics
Chris Hayes Explains Why Trump's America Is 'Laughingstock' Of The World : politics

The risk of catching coronavirus has started to 'frazzle' some Secret Service agents : politics
Secret Service agents preparing for Pence Arizona trip contracted coronavirus : politics

Trump's advisers are concealing how badly he is performing in swing states to keep him happy, report says : politics
Trump is 'furious' over polls showing Biden beating him badly : politics
Biden builds lead as Trump goes from trailing to flailing - POLITICO - polling lead over Trump is significant, though not unprecedented.
Trump surveyed the smoking ruin of his reelection and decided: Be more Trumpy : politics
Trump Concludes He Hasn't Been Racist Enough - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... After consultations with Tucker Carlson's White Power Hour, Donald Trump has decided what the marginal voter is looking for at this point in American history is open racism and plenty of it:
Trump Keeps Getting Mad When He Learns What His Policies Do
Trump's Re-election Message Is White Grievance - Republicans in D.C. just pretend not to see it.

MSNBCs Donny Deutsch predicts Trump will drop out in the face of 'the biggest landslide defeat in US history'

4 months until election, Trump is the worst-polling incumbent in nearly three decades : politics
Why June Was Such a Terrible Month for Trump - The New York Times
Trump Whines He's Not Getting Praised for a Recovery With 25 Million People Still Out of Work

Trump's campaign is reportedly ready to cancel his convention rally to avoid a 'Tulsa-like humiliation' : politics

New York prosecutors appeal in Manafort case seen as a backstop if Trump pardons him - The Washington Post

Mary Trump Says Family Confidentiality Agreement Was Fraudulently Thrust Upon Her in 'Tax Avoidance Scheme'

After months of inquiry, Trump campaign still appears to have not returned illegal foreign donation : politics

You can support your country or Trump, but not both : politics
Young People Really Don't like Donald Trump
Ticked-Off Florida Seniors Turn On Trump In Scathing CNN Segment: 'He Blew It' : politics (neither do old people)

/u/oicnow and others discuss all the times the Trump team has flagrantly used Nazi and Neo-Nazi iconography : bestof
TryonB comments on I thought the logo in the Trump 2020 shirt looked familiar. This is official merch, not a bootleg.

Liberals aren't giving Joe Biden credit for a radical tax plan that goes after the indolent rich -- Biden's unapologetic liberalism would nearly double the average tax rate paid by nonworking millionaires and aid the most vulnerable
Joe Biden has a good chance of becoming a surprisingly activist president : politics
Trump Spends Big on TV Ads While Biden Holds Back

Theres a War Going On Over Kamala Harris's Wikipedia Page, with Unflattering Elements Vanishing (stay away, Joe)

The GOP Is Abandoning the American Idea | Do we still hold the proposition that "all men are created equal" to be self-evident? The party of Trump is turning instead toward the idea of the Confederacy

The political theater of Kayleigh McEnany's scripted walk-offs
Lauren Boebert and other QAnon supporters are winning congressional primaries - Vox (they always were)

GOP Rep. Refuses to Wear Mask, Told to Leave Gettysburg Museum : politics

Border Wall Built by Trump's and-Picked Contractor Is 'in Danger of Falling into the Rio Grande' (Trump crooks at work)
Donald Trump's closest Silicon Valley ally, Peter Thiel, is reportedly abandoning the president's re-election campaign : worldnews (when you've lost your vampires but don't " let this distract you from the fact that Peter Thiel is an anagram of The Reptile)

Column: It's inevitable: Donald Trump's enablers will get rolled by history : politics

Triumph of the shill - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Indeed at the rate things are going, by 2024 Carlson might be the least outrageous plausible candidate for the GOP nomination, as he elbows aside Donald Trump Jr., Ted Nugent, Michelle Malkin, and early darling of the polls Kanye West.

How J-L Cauvin Became the Most Spot-On Trump Impersonator Alive

The NFL Can't Fight Racism When Owners Support Trump : politics

QAnon Follower, Open Carry Cafe Owner Wins Colorado Republican Primary - A primary result out in Colorado illustrates the scale of the task.


Black Lives Matter May Be the Largest Movement in U.S. History - The New York Times

A Democratic Money Blitz Is About To Swamp Susan Collins : politics

Stacey Abrams on long lines to vote: "It's a Poll Tax when someone has to risk an entire day's wage
Supreme Court blocks curbside voting in Alabama : politics

The Quiet Parts Through An Airhorn - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- The past isn't even past:

Michigan issues more than 1 million absentee ballots, sees surge in voter registration : politics

300+ Law Professors Agree: Congress Should 'Pass a Bill Tomorrow' to End Qualified Immunity for Police : politics

Judge bars Portland Police Bureau from arresting journalists during protests : news

Forced to have sex in exchange for toilet paper: Ex-inmates detail abuse by guards in N.J. women's prison
Police Departments Asked Live PD To Cut Footage That Made Cops Look Bad -- Perhaps this show was not the window into law enforcement transparency it claimed to be.

After he shot and killed an unarmed teen driver, a Kansas police officer was paid a $70,000 severance - The Washington Post - Clayton Jenison fired 13 times into the van driven by John Albers. A prosecutor ruled it justifiable.

The killing of Elijah McClain - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... (disgusting killer cop shit) ... The impunity of the police in this country is something that has to be crushed, before there's even any possibility of reform.
Police chief fires 3 Colorado officers over photo taken near memorial site for Elijah McClain - The Washington Post

Tucson Mayor Says Police Tribute Organizers Have Ties to White Supremacy : politics

Detroit Police Chief Says Facial Recognition Software Involved In Bogus Arrest Is Wrong '96 Percent Of The Time' : politics (still 4 percent better than the copsters)

When Your Union is Fascist - Lawyers, Guns & Money (well, facists for facists)

An armed society is a polite society - Lawyers, Guns & Money - An angry exchange with accusations of racism was caught on video outside of an Oakland County Chipotle restaurant and shows a woman allegedly pulling a gun on a mother and her 15-year-old daughter Wednesday evening.
Couple Charged After Videos Show White Woman Pulling Gun on Black Woman - The New York Times - Widely circulated videos showed a white woman pointing a gun at a Black woman as she filmed with her cellphone in a parking lot in Orion Township, Mich ... Jillian Wuestenberg, 32, and Eric Wuestenberg, 42.
Couple Charged After Videos Show White Woman Pulling Gun on Black Woman : news

Two officers who allegedly used stuns gun on man dozens of times charged with murder : news (electrocuted on the spot)

Body-cam footage from late May protest appears to show Fort Lauderdale officers swearing, laughing at demonstrators : news (and shooting them)

Arkansas daycare kicks child out for wearing Black Lives Matter shirt : news

Springfield police detective Florissa Fuentes fired over pro-Black Lives Matter social media post : massachusetts - Turns out it's pretty easy to fire a cop when they post a picture of their niece, but god forbid you fire an officer for shooting an unarmed citizen.

The Insane Neighborhood Drama Behind the Gun-Toting St. Louis Lawyer Couple - From a dispute over a poster to a legal fight paid with 18,000 dimes ... suing and writing angry letters to community groups, and even accusing a neighborhood association of trespassing for taking a picture of their house (there's your "trespassing" lie)

He Was Playing With Fireworks. One Flew Into His Home, Video Shows. - The New York Times

Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge : news

LA's freeway system is a Confederate monument - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is a great piece about how the construction of LA's urban freeway system was used to bust up racially integrated and middle-class Black neighborhoods:


Scientists have come across a large black hole with a gargantuan appetite. Each passing day, the insatiable void known as J2157 consumes gas and dust equivalent in mass to the sun, making it the fastest-growing black hole in the universe : science

Equestrians might say they prefer 'predictable' male horses over females, despite no difference in their behavior while ridden. A new study based on ancient DNA from 100s of horse skeletons suggests that this bias started ~3.9k years ago when a new "vision of gender" emerged. : science


Navy to sailors: Please stop buying LSD online : news


Ladies on Reddit, what was the dumbest thing a guy said after sex? : AskReddit


TikTok predicts staggering loss of cash following India ban. TikTok's parent company is expecting to lose $6 billion.

The CEO of a major advertising trade group says the Facebook boycott is a turning point : technology




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'This is the darkest moment I have ever seen': UN official describes crisis in Yemen | World News : worldnews


The world passes 200,000 COVID-19 cases in one day for the first time : Coronavirus
The US reports 51,878 cases of coronavirus cases today so far, breaking the record again : Coronavirus
Dr. Anthony Fauci says new wave of COVID-19 'way beyond worst spikes we've seen' : Coronavirus
A likely culprit in Covid-19 surges: People hell-bent on ignoring social distancing orders : Coronavirus
Coronavirus cases rose by nearly 50 percent last month, led by states that reopened first : Coronavirus
Coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 US states : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 7/2/20 : boston
109,338 total cases; 37 new probable - 7786 new tests - -79 hospital; -10 ICU; -13 Intubated - 51 new deaths; 8,132 total deaths
Baker says Phase 3 of reopening will begin on Monday - The Boston Globe
"Gov. Charlie Baker announces Phase 3 of the state's eopening plan will begin Monday; includes gyms, movie theaters and museums. Gyms must operate under 40 percent capacity, sanitize all stations between use and require face coverings on everyone "
Massachusetts is an exception to America's coronavirus failure
Massachusetts is an exception to America's coronavirus failure : boston

Maine defends restrictions on Mass. travelers, urges broader testing - The Boston Globe
We used to be friends, Maine - The Boston Globe
Hodgepodge of rules stymie those seeking coronavirus tests to meet vacation requirements - The Boston Globe


The number of deaths in the US due to any cause increased by approximately 122 000 from March 1 to May 30, 2020, which is 28% higher than the reported number of COVID-19 deaths. Official tallies of deaths due to COVID-19 underestimate the full increase in deaths associated with the pandemic. : science
Coronavirus cases rose by nearly 50 percent last month, led by states that reopened first Have Both. Our struggle is not an emotional concern. We are not burned out. We are being crushed by an economy that has bafflingly declared working parents inessential.
Study: Children can spread COVID-19 just as easily as adults : Coronavirus

Op-Ed: Americans are obsessed with rights. In the pandemic, that's killing us ("rights" = "themselves")

Masks may protect the wearer from the coronavirus more than originally thought, new research suggests : Coronavirus
Refusing to Wear a Mask Is Like Driving Drunk : politics
PA makes face masks mandatory across the state : news
Mask order issued for entire state of Texas : news
As coronavirus surges, Fox News shifts its message on masks

In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can't Have Both. -- Our struggle is not an emotional concern. We are not burned out. We are being crushed by an economy that has bafflingly declared working parents inessential.
More than 40 Bay Area school principals exposed to coronavirus during in-person meeting - SFChronicle.com


Florida shatters records with over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in single day : Coronavirus
Florida, amid surge of new cases, eliminates budget for online learning : Coronavirus (the Republican way!)
Florida governor won't take responsibility for rising coronavirus cases, cites low death rate

Dallas County says, based on test results coming in right now, tomorrow's update will have more than 1,000 new cases (the current record is today's 708) - WFAA : Coronavirus
The Coronavirus Spread In A Dallas Megachurchs Choir And Orchestra. Then It Hosted Mike Pence.
u/boredsenseless34 explains point by point what. the fuck. is going on in Texas re: COVID : bestof

In Arizona, Nearly 1 In 4 Coronavirus Tests Now Comes Back Positive : Coronavirus
Nashville Tennessee to shut down bars for 2 weeks after massive new resurgence of coronavirus in Tennessee : Coronavirus

Despite pandemic, 300,000 expected at July 4th fireworks in DC over mayor's objections : Coronavirus


Alabama coronavirus parties offer payouts for those who get infected, official says - CNN -- Coronizona
Woman who coughed at two paramedics and said 'I have the virus' is jailed for six months : worldnews ... 43 previous convictions
Debra Hunter Pier One Jacksonville shopper coughs on Heather Sprague
Oregon State Police probe report of trooper refusing to wear mask in Corvallis coffee shop : news



Scientists say new strain of swine flu spreading to humans in China : worldnews

Joe Biden threatens to punish China over Hong Kong national security law if elected : worldnews
Australia considering offering safe haven to hong kong residents : worldnews
'Stop interfering in our affairs': China's warning to New Zealand after foreign affairs minister Winston Peters criticises security law : worldnews
China Thinks It Can Arrest Basically Anyone on the Planet for Criticizing Communism : worldnews
India just officially acknowledged and commented on the protests in Hong Kong and has 'called for addressing the impasse in Hong Kong properly and objectively.' : worldnews
U.S. House passes bill to sanction Chinese banks over Hong Kong : worldnews
China's biggest gold fraud, 4% of its reserves may be fake: Report : worldnews


Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested by FBI : worldnews
Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested in New Hampshire : worldnews
Jeffrey Epstein Confidante Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested on Sex Abuse Charges NBC New York
Ghislane Maxwell, long-time friend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested by the FBI and charged by federal prosecutors : news
Someone left their super yacht in the north end. Anyone know the owner? : boston - Dave Copeland from the Beverly Patch and Mike Carraggi from the Boston Patch have both made it clear that it would be purely speculative to imagine any connection between the appearance of Machkevitch's yacht in New England waters and the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell in New Hampshire earlier today on charges that she helped Jeffrey Epstein recruit and exploit teen girls.
With Epstein Suicide Looming, Ocasio-Cortez Calls for Assurances of Ghislaine Maxwell's Safety While in Custody: "I hope the SDNY and all relevant parties have conducted an extensive review of the failures of Epstein's custody," said the New York Democrat : politics

Opinion | The U.S. Is Lagging Behind Many Rich Countries. These Charts Show Why. - The New York Times

Soldiers who served under Clint Lorance in Afghanistan see Trump's pardon as betrayal - Washington Post

A 10% cut to the US military budget would help support struggling Americans : politics
Jobs report June 2020: Jobs increase by 4.8 million, unemployment rate at 11.1%

'Suddenly they started gassing us': Cuban migrants tell of shocking attack at Ice prison : politics

Afghan Contractor Handed Out Russian Cash to Kill Americans, Officials Say : politics
Russia paid up to $100k bounty for US deaths in Afghanistan : politics
Former NATO commander says Trump's failure to act on intelligence Russia paid militants to kill US troops is a 'betrayal' : worldnews
Trump flew into a rage every time US intelligence warned him about Russia, so officials gave up briefing him on it, report says : worldnews
Trump Gives Putin a Pass on Bounties So He Can Target Leakers Instead : politics
Trump suggests Russia's denials may trump U.S. intelligence -- again
For the forgotten men of 1st Platoon, Trump's pardon of an officer they helped convict of murder is a crushing betrayal : politics
Schiff: The one person not outraged by Russian bounties is Trump : politics
The Baseline: How a Functional Executive Would Have Handled the Russian Bounty Operation
Benghazi probe offers a road map for Trumps Russian bounty briefing


Senate strips provision from intelligence bill requiring campaigns to report foreign election help : worldnews ("Senate" = "FRepubifuckers)

Inquiry Prompted by Trumps Hurricane Dorian Claim Is Being Blocked, Investigator SaysThe Commerce Department is impeding findings into whether it coerced the top NOAA official to support President Trumps inaccurate claim that Dorian would hit Alabama (sharpiegatge)

"What Do I Do? What Do I Do?" : Trump Desperate, Despondent as Numbers Crater, "Loser" Label Looms

The Lincoln Project's latest anti-Trump ad is entirely in Russian : politics (that really works)
Jared Kushner's Failures Come Back To Haunt In Damning New Supercut Video
MeidasTouch Presents He Went To Jared
'Burned to the ground' Anti-Trump Republicans set new goal of defeating the GOP Senate
The Anti-Trump Movement Will Outlast Trump : politics
Trump's 'Sleepy Joe' nickname for Biden isn't working. Even Trump knows it
Trump Believes That He Is Losing Because He Hasn't Been Racist Enough

Speaker Pelosi: 'The president himself is a hoax'

Judiciary Committee to interview Manhattan federal prosecutor ousted by Barr - POLITICO
Justice Department considering replacing US attorney in Brooklyn with Barr ally - CNNPolitics

19 times Trump said the coronavirus would go away - The Washington Post

There's a pandemic. The goverments's not here to help -- Rarely have we seen a more deadly example of conservative antipathy toward government than Republicans insisting we must rely on individual Americans rather than government mandates to protect public health (Refucks don't hate "government" - only the parts that help non-white non-rich people)
Trump ally Herman Cain who attended Tulsa rally in hospital with coronavirus : politics


'Perverse': Justice slams Supreme Court ruling allowing taxpayer money to be given to religious schools : politics

Judge lifts temporary restraining order against publisher and suggests a tell-all book by President Trump's niece is in the 'public interest' : politics

The Trump Record: 53 Appeals Court Judges, and Not a Single One Is Black : politics ... "or qualified"
Trump And McConnell, Via Swath Of Judges, Will Affect U.S. Law For Decades : politics
Supreme Court blocks House from seeing Mueller grand jury documents until hearing : politics
Mueller investigation: Supreme Court denies Congress access to secret testimony from Russia probe : politics - he Supreme Court will keep secret grand jury testimony collected by former special counsel Robert Mueller out of House Democrats' hands until after the November presidential election.
Supreme Court will hear arguments over Muellers secret evidence, a delay for House Democrats investigating President Trump

GOP Hopes to Revive Economy by Making Life Harder for Unemployed : politics

Going Full Nazi (Again) : politics (Trump campaign selling Nazi accessories)
People are concerned that an $88 baseball sold on the Trump Organizations merch page could be a secret message to white supremacists

Scoop: Twitter removes photo from Trump tweet after NYT copyright complaint - Axios

The RNC Is Paying a Former Apprentice Hand Accused of Having Trump Dirt : politics

Former CEO of troubled trucking company that got huge COVID loan is now on USPS board : politics (corruptofucker will kill your mailboxes)
Mark Burkhalter, Trump?s pick for ambassador to Norway, involved in racist smear against black politician - The Washington Post


Warren, Markey, Sanders introduce bill to end qualified immunity : politics

More Voters Rule Out Trump Than Biden | Monmouth University Polling Institute
A pre-4th of July preview of a new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll | The Texas Politics Project - New UT/Texas Politics Project poll finds Trump leading Biden by 4 in Texas amidst dour views of the American economy and declining concern about the COVID-19 pandemic
The House: Democratic Murmurings in the Texas Suburbs Sabato's Crystal Ball - 11 rating changes, most in favor of Democrats

Cook Political Report: GOP Losing Members of Congress at Breakneck Pace Since Trump Took Office


In wake of Trumps Tulsa rally, his campaign is still contending with the fallout


Family of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen speaks out, urges no one enlist until 'we get justice' : news
Missing Fort Hood soldier was killed in armory, then hacked to pieces, family's attorney says

As coach, Tommy Tuberville handed a one-game suspension to player charged with rape of 15-year-old - As coach, Tommy Tuberville handed a one-game suspension to player charged with rape of 15-year-old ("coach Tubes" running for Session's old seat)

How An NYPD Officer Can Hit A Teen With His Car In Front Of Several Witnesses And Get Away With It : politics

Other cities can fire police officers for misconduct. Why not Boston? - The Boston Globe - Police discipline should not be on the table during union negotiations.

Hours After Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Signs Tear Gas Ban Into Law, Portland Police Deploy More Gas Onto Protesters : news
CHOP Made Seattle Look Like a Real City - Slog - The Stranger

NJ town plans to fire police officer charged with pepper spray assault of teens : news ... The officer is on his ninth job in as many towns, officials have said ... (who coulda ...)

Rambo Man Who Pointed Gun At St. Louis Protestors Says Life is Ruined (McCloskey racist asshole lawyer hires racist asshole lawyer Watkins)
Court record shows St. Louis couple pulled gun before : news

Video shows woman pulling gun on mom and daughter in Lake Orion after argument : news

Residents speak out after white man followed, harassed Black Groveland resident - The Boston Globe
'I don't feel safe' - White man confronts black woman driving in her own neighborhood ... Paul Birkhauser (is a total racist asshole, ahun him forever)
Locals: South Dakota police removed Confederate flag emblem : news
CSU student expelled over racist social media posts : news
Bias incident on social media prompts action from students - The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Harley-Davidson cuts ties with dealership over racist posts : news


Hot news cycle leads CNN to best ratings in 40 years


Somerville recognizes polyamorous relationships in new domestic partnership ordinance - The Boston Globe
A Massachusetts City Decides to Recognize Polyamorous Relationships : news

Massachusetts Has Best Drivers In America Again, New Survey Says : boston - The Bay State ranks within the best 10 states for three of the four metrics we considered, including having the fewest fatalities in the study per 100 million vehicle miles drive.n



Scientists have come across a large black hole with a gargantuan appetite. Each passing day, the insatiable void known as J2157 consumes gas and dust equivalent in mass to the sun, making it the fastest-growing black hole in the universe : science


VICE - Silicon Valley Elite Discuss Journalists Having Too Much Power in Private App - In leaked audio from an invite-only app, venture capitalists pondered everything they think is wrong with journalism.

Zuckerberg Tells Facebook Staff He Expects Advertisers to Return 'Soon Enough'




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Scientists have analyzed over 12,000 years of climate data, and found that human-induced warming interrupted and reversed a long-term natural global cooling period. 1,319 data records from samples like lake deposits, marine sediments, were collected from 679 sites around the world. : science


US COVID-19 cases rise by 47,000, biggest one-day spike of pandemic : Coronavirus
Former FDA chief: 500K Americans may be contracting coronavirus a day : Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic in the US claimed at least 122,000 more lives than would be expected in a normal year, for a rise of 18 percent. The excess death rate was particularly high in virus hot spots such as New York City, which buried three times more people than usual : Coronavirus
U.S. COVID-19 deaths likely higher than reported, study shows : politics
US secures world stock of key Covid-19 drug remdesivir | US news | The Guardian - No other country will be able to buy remdesivir, which can help recovery from Covid-19, for next three months at least
'Deplorable Act in FAce of Global Crisis' : rump Condemned as US Buys Up Nearly Entire Supply of Covid-19 Drug
Trump says he still thinks coronavirus will 'just disappear' at some point
Historical Photos Of Spanish Flu Depict The Devastation Caused By The Deadliest Disease In Human History : CoronavirusMa


MA COVID-19 Data : boston
157 New Confirmed Cases; 1.5% Positive : CoronavirusMa - 109,143 total cases; 104 new probable cases - 10,190 new tests - +27 hospital; +3 ICU; +2 Intubated - 28 new deaths; 8081 total


Why Surviving Covid Might Come Down to Which NYC Hospital Admits You - The New York Times


Actual number of COVID-19 cases is 12 times higher than reported, with 50 percent more deaths, says MIT study - The Boston Globe ... because, the researchers say, about half of infected people have few or no symptoms ...
Not just the lungs: Covid-19 attacks like no other 'respiratory' virus : Coronavirus
Covid-19: Evidence of effects on 'many organ systems', long-term damage : Coronavirus
What autopsies reveal about coronavirus - The Washington Post - what we've learned from the dead that could help the living
Coronavirus immunity may be more widespread than tests suggest : Coronavirus

Masks should be mandatory to avoid becoming like the U.S., Toronto mayor says : worldnews
The Dudes Who Wont Wear Masks

Fauci says new US coronavirus cases could hit 100,000 a day in stark warning to Senate
Dr. Anthony Fauci says new virus in China has traits of 2009 swine flu and 1918 pandemic flu : politics (the viruses had a meeting and decided to double-down)
Dr. Fauci says drinking inside bars is one of the most dangerous things you can do right now : politics

Most COVID-19 patients don't know who infected them : Coronavirus

The $600 federal unemployment benefit ends this month. GOP senators say enough already. ("fuck off and die" they said)
'Going back into recession is likely' if extra $600 in federal unemployment benefits aren't extended : Coronavirus

Higher Education and the Economics of Pandemic - Lawyers, Guns & Money
College Is Worth It, but Campus Isn't -- Bringing millions of students back to campus would create enormous risks for society but comparatively little educational benefit, an economist says.
COVID and patience - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Medical Case Against Reopening Campuses - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Reopening colleges during a pandemic is too dangerous. - The Washington Post - Reopening colleges during a pandemic is too dangerous

'No thank you, Dr. Fauci.' Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick says he won't listen to nation's top COVID-19 expert
As Texas sees record coronavirus cases, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he won't listen to Dr Fauci ("I'm a much better epidemiolgist than that fake doctor," the Republican deathmonger said)
Texas Daily COVID-19 Cases Top Italy's Record When It Was Global Epicenter : Coronavirus
Texas reports record 8,076 new cases of coronavirus and 57 new deaths; current hospitalizations at record 6,904 : Coronavirus
Houston ICUs Reach 102% Capacity As Hospitals Face Crisis Amid Coronavirus Surge : Coronavirus
Abilene Tx is moving forward with a 10,000 average attendance Freedom Festival this weekend. Masks optional. : Coronavirus

New York City halts plan to reopen indoor dining as coronavirus surges across US : Coronavirus

California reports record 9740 new cases, 4.4% daily jump : Coronavirus
Newsom: Restaurants, bars, movie theaters must close again 19 California counties : Coronavirus

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer orders indoor bar service closed throughout lower Michigan : Coronavirus

Ohio reports 1,076 new coronavirus cases for first time since late April : Coronavirus

As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Says He Won't Reinstate Restrictions : politics
More than 7,000 children test positive for Coronavirus in Florida, 12 diagnosed with rare MIS-C : Coronavirus

Florida Hospitals Are Flooded With Partying Younger People (well, they ain't partyin' no more)
Alabama students throwing 'COVID parties' to see who gets infected: Officials : Coronavirus
University of Alabama college students who knew they had COVID-19 attended parties : Coronavirus
Young adults unconcerned by coronavirus "may be killing other people," doctor warns : Coronavirus


Myrtle Beach reopened to survive the summer. Now, its a coronavirus 'petri dish.'
Florida confirms 6,563 new cases, 45 new Deaths, 45k tests, 263 New Hospilizations and 15 percent positivity rate : Coronavirus (15% compare to MA 1.5%)
Under pressure, Florida will start reporting how many people hospitalized with COVID : Coronavirus (DeSantis wanted to keep everything a secret)
Will Florida's COVID Gamble Drag Down DeSantis and the GOP?
Harvard doctor: Arizona hospitals may resemble Italy's hospitals during COVID-19 surge : Coronavirus
Georgia breaks record, adds nearly 3,000 new COVID cases in one day : Coronavirus

Arizona COVID-19 update: Nearly 4,900 new cases, 88 more deaths reported, shattering daily records : Coronavirus

The Pandemic Is Still Killing People. Why Is Country Music Putting on Concerts? : Coronavirus
Covid-19 outbreaks at meat-processing plants in US being kept quiet : politics

Army Halts SERE Course after 90 Students Test Positive for Coronavirus | Military.com

The virus didnt stop a Washington socialite from throwing a backyard soiree. Then the tests came back positive ... Ashley Taylor Bronczek, one of Washington social's stars ... Some guests who attended the party also declined to comment or claimed they were, in fact, not at the event ... But the hostess was slow to share her diagnosis with her circlefearful of the social fallout, according to some friends, as much as the virus ...


Groom dies a day after wedding, over 100 guests test positive in Bihar, India : Coronavirus
How a Crowded Slum of One Million People Contained the Coronavirus With Only 2,000 Cases : Coronavirus - Dhravai, Mumbai


From museum to mosque? Turkish court to rule on Hagia Sophia's fate


UK will open path to citizenship for 3m Hong Kong citizens, PM says : worldnews
China must reconsider Hong Kong security law, 27 countries tell United Nations : worldnews
Police make first arrest under national security law for allegedly possessing a Hong Kong independence flag. : worldnews
Taiwan opens office to help people fleeing Hong Kong after China passes new security law : worldnews
India to ban Chinese companies from highway projects. : worldnews
'Utmost horror': China organ harvesting reports being taken very seriously, UK government insists : worldnews
AP Exclusive: Hair weaves from Chinese prison camps seized


Russian influencers and bloggers say they were offered as much as $100,000 to support Putin's bid to extend his term to 2036 : worldnews
Russian forces are encroaching on U.S. troop-controlled territory in eastern Syriapart of what officials say is a deliberate campaign to squeeze the U.S. military out of the region, according to two current U.S. officials and one former U.S. official.


Belgium removes statue of king responsible for deaths of up to 10 million Congolese : worldnews


Black market fuel made from stolen oil in rudimentary "bush" refineries hidden deep in the creeks and swamps of the Niger delta is less polluting than the highly toxic diesel and petrol that Europe exports to Nigeria, new laboratory analysis has found.


Assange surprised by timing of new U.S. indictment - Reuters


Intelligence reports on Russian bounty operation first reached White House in early 2019 : politics
American officials intercepted electronic data showing large financial transfers from a bank account controlled by Russia's military intelligence agency to a Taliban-linked account, which was among the evidence supporting claim Russia offered bounties for killing US & coalition troops in Afghanistan
Russia did pay extremists to attack US soldiers in Afghanistan, according to 3 separate Taliban sources : politics
Trump dismisses Russian bounty allegations as a 'hoax' : politics ... "Do not believe: US Intelligence Services, US Military, Congressional Republicans and Democrats, Staff from the White House. Do believe: This orange sack of shit, known for lying with each breath he's ever taken and for slobbering Putin's knob at every opportunity."
Trump Calls Bounty Report A 'Hoax' Despite Administrations Briefing Of Congress
No corroborating evidence to back reports -- Department of Defense. Do people still not understand that this is all a made up Fake News Media Hoax started to slander me & the Republican Party. I was never briefed because any info that they may have had did not rise to that level
White House dodges questions and blames 'rogue inteligence officers' for leaking Russian bounty claims
Kaitlan Collins on Twitter: "The White House says Trump has now been briefed on what was in his daily written intelligence briefing back in February, per the NYT." / Twitter
Biden: 'I may very well' request a classified briefing on Russian bounty ... "As serious as the Russian Bounty thing is, and the Murder of an Iranian General. How did we get to the point where the firing of 6 Inspector Generals and 500 billion in missing stimulus funds is old and seemingly unaddressed news?"
Trump was reportedly briefed on possible Russian bounties on US troops on February 27 the same day he had a 45-minute meeting with producers behind a dramatized play about ex-FBI members Peter Strzok and Lisa Page
Biden says Trump doesn't seem "cognitively aware" of Russia bounty intel : politics
Trump vs. Biden: Senility becomes 2020 flashpoint - Axios
Rick Wilson: Trump's 'high treason' means people will 'piss' on his grave 'for all time' : politics
'Stupefyingly Stupid' : Lawyers React to Report That White House Withheld Evidence of Russian Bounties from Republicans
The report of Russia putting bounties on U.S. soldiers is disturbing. Trump's response is stupefying.
Why Does Trump Put Russia First? It's exceedingly difficult to believe that no one told the president about the intelligence on Russian efforts to harm Americans in Afghanistan (Make Russia Great Again)
Bolton personally briefed Trump on Russian bounties one year earlier than previously known: report : politics
Trump's New Russia Problem: Unread Intelligence and Missing Strategy

Trump's history of inaction with Russia
Is Trump Projecting When He Accuses Others of Treason? : politics
Russia did pay extremists to attack US soldiers, Taliban sources say - Business Insider
Opinion | Why Does Trump Put Russia First? - The New York Times - It's exceedingly difficult to believe that no one told the president about the intelligence on Russian efforts to harm Americans in Afghanistan.By Susan E. Rice
Trumps ugly new spin on Russia bounties actually incriminates him ... he's declaring that the entire story simply doesn't exist ...
Russian bounties further strain Trumps bond with veterans
Trump revs up for another culture war -- over the military ... the president says he will side with deceased former Confederate generals over expected bipartisan majorities in the Congress.
Trump vows to veto $740 billion defense bill if Confederate-named military bases are renamed

Russian Bounties Mess Is All of Trump's Scandals Rolled Into One - This is a man helped into office by our enemies, who chose to put those enemies before his country. Selling us out, putting us at risk and sacrificing our lives is what he does
Russian Bounties for Killing Americans Go Back Five Years, Ex-Taliban Claims - Russia has been courting the Taliban at least since 2014 with money and weapons, ostensibly to fight ISIS, certainly to undermine the American effort in Afghanistan.
Top Democrat introduces amendment to sanction Putin for alleged Russian bounties : politics

'Delusional' Trump bullied Merkel and May; pandered to Putin, Erdogan

Donald Trump Destroyed the Economy : politics
Is Trump Trying to Kill Us All? | He tries to end health insurance during a pandemic, attacks peaceful protesters, weaponizes racism, and leaves our soldiers to die. : politics
The Demise of Government: The Grim Task of Undoing Trump's Damage

Senate strips provision from intelligence bill requiring campaigns to report foreign election help : politics (#RussiasBitch did it again)

The US has 4% of the world's population but 25% of its coronavirus cases : politics
Trump refuses to lead as pandemic worsens and allies desert him on masks : politics
As Fauci warns of 100,000 cases a day, Trump hotel fails coronavirus hygiene sting : politics
Americans sacrificed to flatten the curve. Their leaders have let them down. : politics
Laura Ingraham Spews Yet Another Wild Conspiracy Theory About Anthony Fauci : politics ... Ingrafuck ... "the medical deep state ... Dr Doom is spreading more COVID panic and undermining Trump's agenda" ...
Trump Seems To Have 'Surrendered' On The Pandemic, Biden Says

Sanders Files Amendments to Force Pentagon to Pass Clean Audit, Require Mass-Production of Free Masks for All : politics
Trump's Bungled Pandemic Response Is Crushing American Incomes
Democratic senator says Trump is undermining his experts. 'It's almost as if we have two different Federal governments'
Liar, Liar, Pence on Fire : politics ... "They've been sitting on that headline for years"
There's no longer any doubt: Trump is a white supremacist

Fact check: Trump falsely claims, again, to have opposed the invasion of Iraq : politics

Trump supporters hope to use conservative anger at John Roberts as energizing moment for troubled campaign - The Washington Post (yeah, that'll work)

Trump's Plan: Run As Outsider Against "Incumbent" Non-President Biden
Meet the Supporters Trump Has Lost - The New York Times

Congressman Cohen Introduces Resolution to Investigate and Consider the Impeachment of Attorney General William P. Barr : politics

Trump's attorneys withdraw claim he can't be sued based on residential status in Bergdorf Goodman rape case

Hugh Hewitt: Rumor has it Samuel Alito will retire from Supreme Court
Downfall - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I'm no expert, but is that a Nazi eagle crest? It's available for purchase from the Trump campaign website ... A commenter in the Alito/Thomas thread raised a possibility that had literally never occurred to me: That Alito and/or Thomas would wait until the election, and then retire if Trump lost and/or the GOP lost the Senate.
Speaking of far right nut jobs, say hello to Associate Justice Neomi Rao - Lawyers, Guns & Money

The White House Confirms That the President Can Read and Also Make Poopies By Himself : politics

Kayleigh McEnany Mocked After Insisting Trump Is 'Most Inform3ed Person'
Trump Russia bounties: White House says Trump reads amid questions about his handling of intelligence briefing - CNNPolitics (Kayleigh claims he loves his picture books)
Trump Tried To Give Himself A New Nickname. It Really Didn't Go Well ... "lone warrior" ... Eric Trump wrote on Twitter, "you truly are. It's why America loves and appreciates you"

Trump regrets following Jared Kushner's advice - Axios ... "No more of Jared's woke shit"
Scoop: Kushner changes top Trump campaign staff - Axios - Michael Glassner, the man who organizes President Trump's rallies, has been "reassigned"

Senate GOP: Please ratfuck this election! - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The effort to strip the foreign election help provision from the intelligence bill was not a surprise, as acting Senate Intelligence Chairman Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, predicted earlier this month it would be removed before the bill was on the floor ...

Opinion | Has Trump Already Lost the 2020 Election? - The New York Times - a persuasive argument that the 2020 election is already over ... Trump's response? To set himself on fire ...
Why Trump's attempt to tag Biden as a tool of the radical left isn't working
Joe Biden Lead Over President Trump Expands As Coronavirus, Protests Sink Trump Job Approval: IBD/TIPP Poll - Joe Biden leads President Trump 48%-40% among registered voters, after Biden led 45%-42% a month ago. In May, the two candidates were tied at 43%.
Record High Number of Americans Think Country Is on Wrong Track, Poll Shows : politics
Trump said 'experience' was his edge over Biden. A new poll shows voters disagree by a remarkable margin. Though he's s been president for 3= years, just 37 percent say Trump has the right experience for the job; 67 percent say Biden does.
Poll: Trump job approval dips as coronavirus fears rise - POLITICO - Nearly 6 in 10 voters give the president negative marks, according to the latest POLITICO/Morning Consult survey.
COVID-19 changes red states mood: Biden's accusation that the president has fumbled the pandemic is starting to resonate.

Trump's Approval Drops Among Christian Groups, Including White Evangelicals, Poll Shows ... The president still holds a 72 percent approval rating from white evangelical Protestants, a key group in his 2016 election victory, but support has dropped by six percentage points since April. (Satangelicals are committed to Satan)
White evangelical approval of Trump slips, but eight-in-ten say they would vote for him : politics
John Roberts Just Bulldozed the Wall Separating Church and State | His stunning 5-4 decision forces states to fund religious schoolnd augurs even more radical rulings down the road (the Catholic States of America)

Pelosi says 'Grim Reaper' McConnell delaying lifesaving pandemic aid : politics
The GOP's Grotesque Response to a Pandemic Will Never Be Forgotten : politics
Trumpism, not polarization, drives Americas disastrous coronavirus politics
In Trove Of Emails To State Officials, Feds Downplayed Coronavirus Risks : politics

Trump vows to veto $740 billion defense bill if it means renaming Confederate-named military bases : politics

Downward, Christian soldier - The Boston Globe - Vice President Mike Pence remains a willing apostle to the most corrupt president in American history.

Kellyanne Conway's 15-year-old daughter is defiantly posting anti-Trump and pro-Black Lives Matter TikToksto inform people and spread love

Trump calls proposed Black Lives Matter sign in NYC a "symbol of hate" : politics
Trump Freaks Out Over Black Lives Matter Mural to Be Painted Outside Trump Tower

Trump cancels Alabama rally over coronavirus fears : politics
Biden says will not hold campaign rallies due to pandemic : politics

Hundreds of George W. Bush administration officials to back Biden, group says : politics
It's starting to fall apart -Trump is not even leading the GOP at this point

Trump's Red Wall Is Beginning to Crumble | A new poll shows Biden ahead in Missouri, a state that Trump carried in 2016 by 17 points.

Americans Want More, Not Less, Immigration for First Time - 34% would like to see immigration to the U.S. increased -- 28% would like to see immigration to U.S. decreased - Democrats (50%) most likely to want increase in immigration



Trump Wonders Where Is Roger Ailes, Who's Been Dead Three years
Mark Cuban Mocks Sean Hannity To His Face For Asking Trump Softball Questions : politics

Susan Collins Cast the Crucial Vote for Brett Kavanaugh. His Biggest Backers Returned the Favor. (Suzie Foozy rakin' in the dough)

By a 1 percent margin, Oklahoma voters expand Medicaid to low-income residents : politics
In McConnell, McGrath faces opponent with worse approval rating than Trump : politics
Democrats Just Flipped A Kentucky State Senate Seat The GOP Held For 25 Years : politics


Jeff Sessions Referred to Wrongfully Arrested Black Harvard Scholar as 'Some Criminal' (Gates Jr.)
Jeff Sessions appears to refer to Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as 'some criminal' in Times interview

Michael Flynn Finally Embraces His QAnon Cult Following
It Looks Like Republicans Are Sending Another QAnon Follower to Congress : politics
Scott Tipton: Trump-backed five-term Republican lawmaker loses primary to far-right challenger Lauren Boebert - CNNPolitics (pistol-packin' mama)
QAnon nut case wins GOP primary in Colorado swing district - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The glass half full take here is that Colorado may be trending toward an Oregon situation, where the GOP isn't even competitive any more, so the crazies win a lot of nominations. The glass half empty perspective is that this whole country is actually going to Hell at warp speed

The Insane Story Behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dogs Epic Ted Cruz Takedown

Researchers expected 'outrageously high' discrimination against Black renters. -- What they found was worse than imaginedResearchers fault real estate professionals who illegally ghost, steer away qualified renters

George Floyd's uncle wants Confederate flag off police logo in his town of Gettysburg, S.D. (two person traitor cop force)

Suspect in Fort Hood Soldier Vanessa Guillens Disappearance Dead, One More in Custody

Breonna Taylors Death Highlights Misogynoir in the Black Community ... The Washington Post, for example, has run about 25 pieces of original reporting on Arbery, compared with 10 on Taylor. And there are 11 already on Brooks.

Mayor Durkan Issues Executive Order Regarding Capitol Hill Protest Zone
Seattle mayor orders "occupied" area cleared, police arrive : news

Iowa governor's vehicle strikes Black Lives Matter protester while leaving event - Governors vehicle struck Black Lives Matter protester who blocked the roadA vehicle transporting Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds struck a Black Lives Matter protester Tuesday as the protester was intentionally blocking the car ("run him over" she said)


How Dollar Stores Became Magnets for Crime and Killing


Elijah McClain's father calls for everyone involved in his death to beheld accountable for their actions (dirty coppers killed him bc they could)

Florida man charged for pointing gun, unleashing racist tirade against Black homeowner : politics

Man shot in head by defense attorney at Alamosa protest Thursday, police say : news

Mental health workers instrumental in bringing peaceful end to 24 hour standoff with man who had fired multiple weapons and threatened suicide. : news

Georgia man sentenced to 1,000 years for child porn gets parole : news

Actor Ray Fisher Accuses Joss Whedon of Abusive Conduct on 'Justice League' Set (another asshole down)

Fired Fox News Anchor Ed Henrys Book Canceled Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegation ... Henry was previously removed from Fox's air in 2016 after In Touch revealed an extramarital affair between the anchor, who is married with two children, and a Las Vegas cocktail waitress (Fox Fucker)
Fox News Fires Ed Henry Over Sexual Misconduct Claim - The New York Times - The veteran Washington correspondent and anchor was one of the most prominent reporters at the cable news channel.

Six institutions, including the Jehovah's Witnesses, have been publicly named by the Federal Government for failing to sign up to the National Redress Scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse. : news


On June 29, Somerville quietly became one of the first cities in the nation -- if not the first -- to recognize polyamorous domestic partnerships

For Harvard Square denizens, Cafe Pamplona's closure is a reminder that you can never go home again - The landmark's s farewell encapsulates the tension between old and new in a neighborhood that's forever changing.

Carolyn Hax: She was (hypothetically) stepping out so he (hypothetically) walked out - The Washington Post

Montclair Woman Gets Into Dispute With Neighbors Over Patio ... the degree of caucasity on display here

Legal, regulated psychedelic mushrooms 1 step closer to being on Oregon's November ballot


A Massive Star Has Seemingly Vanished from Space With No Explanation: Astronomers are trying to figure out whether the star collapsed into a black hole without going supernova, or if it disappeared in a cloud of dust. : worldnews

Speaking does not indicate adequate ventilation or oxygenation - exposing the myth that speaking implies breathing : science


14 Different Types Of Innovation: Why One Size Doesn't Fit All


Dazzling Kodachrome Photos Show Sweden In The 1940s

What's a harsh truth that humans refuse to accept? : AskReddit

/u/Privvy_Gaming explains why it's insensitive to ask about the details of someone's death : bestof

What do people learn too late? : AskReddit


Spies, Lies, and Stonewalling: What It's Like to Report on Facebook (lying Zuckerfucker)
Facebook Has Been Profiting From Boogaloo Ads Promoting Civil War And Unrest : technology




063020

Russia appears to be ignoring the UN nuclear watchdog after it was accused of being behind a mysterious radiation leak into Scandinavia : worldnews


Under new management : PoliticalHumor

Coronavirus Brings American Decline Out in the Open : Coronavirus
US officials warn 'this is just the beginning' : Coronavirus

CDC says U.S. has 'way too much virus' to control pandemic as cases surge across country
CDC expert warns U.S. has "way too much virus" to contain outbreak : Coronavirus
Big takeaways in coronavirus numbers: 6 states have seen cases double in under 3 weeks, and more - The Boston Globe
' Fauci says new US coronavirus cases could hit 100,000 a day in stark warning to Senate
Fauci doubts effectiveness of coronavirus vaccine in US due to anti-vaxxers : Coronavirus
Anthony Fauci: 'Anti-science, anti-vaccination feeling' could thwart Covid effort : Coronavirus

National mask mandate could save US economy $1 trillion, research says : Coronavirus
CDC Adviser: "It's a lot easier to wear a mask than a ventilator"
Goldman Sachs says a national mask mandate could slash infections and save economy from a 5% hit : Coronavirus
Simply wearing a mask could mean thousands of fewer deaths in Georgia, researcher says : Coronavirus
Oregon to require masks everywhere indoors starting July 1 : Coronavirus
Masks should be mandatory to avoid becoming like the U.S., Toronto mayor says : Coronavirus ... "The U.S. has become an example of what not to do when it comes to coronavirus."
Restaurant closes dining room, says angry customers not worth it : Coronavirus (Dearborn Heights)
Worry About Less Mask Usage : boston - I've been seeing an increasing number of people outside not wearing masks. Is this a trend that's happening around Boston?
The New York Public Library's iconic lion statues are wearing lion-sized face masks - CNN

Bill Gates says the coronavirus pandemic in the US is much worse than he anticipated : Coronavirus

Opinion | Remote School Is a Nightmare. Few in Power Care. - The New York Times - Government should treat the need to reopen schools as an emergency ... airlines got a bailout. Parents are on their own ...



MA COVID-19 Data 6/30/20 : boston - ZERO. FUCKING. DEATHS.
No new deaths reported today!! Wow! : CoronavirusMa
73 New Confirmed Cases; 1.2% Positive : CoronavirusMa - 103,701 total cases; 41 new probable - 5,813 new tests - -29 hospital; -18 ICU; -16 intubated - new deaths today: 0 ; 8,054 total deaths
Mass. reports zero new coronavirus deaths for the first time in months - The Boston Globe

Travelers arriving to Mass. from most states (except New England, NY, and NJ) instructed to quarantine for 14 days starting Friday : boston
Travelers to Massachusetts to self-quarantine for 14 days : CoronavirusMa

Vaccine study shows 94% immune responses, no serious side effects and full protection against SARS-CoV-2 replication in the lungs in mice challenged with the virus : Coronavirus
Coronavirus germs can travel up to 27 feet, MIT researcher says
Anyone here got the Antibody test? : boston
live : Coronavirus

Studies find nearly 300 kids with inflammatory condition tied to Covid-19 ... multisystem inflammation syndrome, or MIS-C ... severe inflammation affecting multiple organ systems after having had Covid-19, sometimes between two and four weeks after the infection. The majority of the children were previously healthy ,,,
"We found no statistically significant difference in the viral load of symptomatic versus asymptomatic infection" say Italian scientist : Coronavirus
Research has found that people who adopt a collectivist mindset are more likely to comply with social distancing and hygiene practices to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. People who are more individualist are less likely to engage, partly due to beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories : science
THC treatment is able to protect 100% of mice from the typically lethal symptoms of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by cytokine storm after exposure to Staphylococcal enterotoxin B : science


New York to require travelers from 16 states to quarantine : Coronavirus
NJ Doubles Quarantine-Restricted States as CDC Warns New US COVID Surge May Be Beyond Control : Coronavirus

California enters perilous phase as state records 8,000 coronavirus cases in one day, breaking its daily record : Coronavirus
California reports 7,879 new cases of coronavirus so far today, the biggest one-day increase since the pandemic began, and 44 new deaths : Coronavirus
Riverside County, California - hospitals hit 99% capacity for ICUs. Only 5 empty beds for a 2.5 million population : Coronavirus

Arizona lockdown: State shuts down again for 30 days amid spike in coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
Arizona activates hospital guidance plan for rationing health care : Coronavirus
More than 1,000 medical professionals sign letter urging Gov. Ducey to reenact 'shelter in place' : Coronavirus

NEW: Texas reports record 6,975 new cases of coronavirus, a record 620 new hospitalizations, and 21 new deaths : Coronavirus
The Texas GOP convention will gather thousands of people indoors without a mask requirement. One of its sponsors is the Texas Medical Association. : Coronavirus
Houston protesters starting to test positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Florida confirms 6,093 new cases Tuesday, 41k tests and 58 new Deaths : Coronavirus
Coronavirus updates: Miami mayor says people treated reopening 'like COVID didn't exist' : Coronavirus
CORONAVIRUS FLORIDA: Masks no longer required in Milton after public outcry : Coronavirus


Most Americans say they regularly wore a mask in stores in past month | Pew Research Center


Hong Kong security law: Minutes after new law, pro-democracy voices quit : worldnews
U.S. announces end of Hong Kong's special status : worldnews

India deploys T-90 tanks in Galwan Valley after China's aggressive posturing at LAC

Kingold Jewelry secures US$2.8 billion in loans with gilded copper bars, in latest fraud that embarrasses China, irks US : worldnews

Nigeria wants cancellation of African artifacts auction in Paris : worldnews


Britons being refused job interviews in Europe because of Brexit, MPs told - Loss of free movement rights means UK workers not suitable for many professional roles : worldnews
'Overwhelming majority' of rapists going free because of collapse in prosecutions, campaigners warn - Only 1.5% of rapes recorded by police in England and Wales were prosecuted in 2019


Trump was 'near-sadistic' in phone calls with female world leaders, according to CNN report on classified calls : worldnews
Trump's phone calls with foreign leaders are so unhinged that US officials think the president is "delusional' and a national security threat (a Republican president is a national security threat?) 7

With quite the commanding lead : PoliticalHumor
True Statement : PoliticalHumor

AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019 : politics ... Trump invited the Taliban to Camp David AFTER he knew that Russia was paying the Taliban to kill US soldiers. Read that and then read it again.
Trump Got Written Briefing in February on Possible Russian Bounties, Officials Say : politics
Julie Pace on Twitter: "WASHINGTON (AP) _ AP sources: White House was aware of intelligence on Russian bounties on US troops in 2019" / Twitter
Trump Got Written Briefing in February on Possible Russian Bounties, Officials Say - The New York Times
Intelligence on Russian bounty plot was included in the President's Daily Brief earlier this year, source says - CNNPolitics
New revelations on the Taliban bounty stir old questions about Trump and Russia - CNNPolitics
How Would a Competent President Respond to Russia Right Now? Hiding in a bunker and blaming "fake news" isn't leadership. It's a temper tantrum
'Betrayal': U.S. Army Intel Officer Slams 'Disloyal' Trump for Being 'Obedient' to Putin : politics
"It's not a hoax" : Dem Sen. Chris Murphy claims to have seen Russian bounty intel
CNN: Russian bounty intel was included in Trump's daily briefing : politics ... "Trump is a lying sack of traitor shit."
Bolton reportedly told Trump about Russian bounties for killing U.S. troops in early 2019 : politics
Russian bounties: This has got to be the worst of Trump's outrages - CNN
Joe: Trump taking the words of Putin over his own intel chiefs : politics
The deep state strikes back - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Nothing can stop what is happening. - Enjoy the show ... This kind of detail -- right down to specific dates -- would seem to indicate that some people in our Circus have had enough of the circus, and have made their plans accordingly.
Charlie Savage on Twitter: "BREAKING: Undercutting WH claims that Trump was never briefed on suspected Russian bounty operation & info was not solid enough to tell him about, it was in his written briefing (PDB) 4 months ago - likely Feb 27 - & was circulated broadly in IC on May 4. https://t.co/jYVpakegkZ" / Twitter
Matt Duss on Twitter: "Big story here about how multiple top US security officials were convinced that Trump posed a danger to national security but kept quiet about it because they are cowards. https://t.co/taC2zvaxdr" / Twitter

He's toughest with those he looks at as weaklings and weakest with the ones he ought to be tough with ... In hundreds of highly classified phone calls with foreign heads of state, President Donald Trump was so consistently unprepared for discussion of serious issues, so often outplayed in his conversations with powerful leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Erdogan, and so abusive to leaders of America's principal allies, that the calls helped convince some senior US officials ... hat the President himself posed a danger to the national security of the United States ... By far the greatest number of Trump's elephone discussions with an individual head of state were with Erdogan, who sometimes phoned the White House at least twice a week and was put through directly to the President on standing orders from Trump, according to the sources. Meanwhile, the President regularly bullied and demeaned the leaders of Americaprincipal allies, especially two women: telling Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom she was weak and lacked courage; and telling German Chancellor Angela Merkel that she was "stupid"

There is no secret master plan. Trump is the WYSIWYG president. - The Washington Post - There is no secret master plan. Trump is the WYSIWYG president
David Burbach on Twitter: "@WonkVJ If they are honest about the level of threat Trump poses doesn't their federal oath require them to risk job blacklisting, or even prison, to warn the country properly?" / Twitter

Mueller Whiffed - Lawyers, Guns & Money - In his careful and detailed examination of the process behind the Mueller Report, Jeffrey Toobin concludes that Mueller compiled extensive evidence that Trump had obstructed justice but then abjured his responsibility by refusing to say so: (Republican Bobby fucked the country)

Republicans have been skipping House Intelligence meetings for months : politics
DeadState
Don't count on Republicans to do anything about the latest Russia scandal

60+ Groups Demand Senate Pass Sanders Amendment to Slash 'Out of Control' Pentagon Budget by $74 Billion : politics


The Second Battle of Charlottesville -- Trump is reliving a defining moment in his presidency -- and enacting the lessons he took from it.

CDC warns U.S. has lost control of virus spread : politics
Ex-Bush Aide Lays Blame For New Coronavirus Spike: 'This is Trump's Plague Now'
Mike Pence spoke to 2,100 people jammed into an anti-LGBTQ megachurch in a COVID hotspot : politics
Wallace on Trump: Running as a plague spreading racist polls terribly (add "Russian")

Amy McGrath wins Kentucky Senate Democratic primary, CNN projects - CNNPolitics
Amy McGrath 2020 senate race: Is Kentuckian a pro-Trump Democrat? (CJ: 7/19)

S. Dakota Gov. Noem says 'we will not be social distancing' at July 3 celebration with Trump at Mount Rushmore (Republican virus bitch)
Christian activist: I gets promptly evicted DeadState - A tenant in an apartment building in Louisville, Kentucky, is now looking for a new place to live after she allegedly dumped a bucket of ice water on marching protesters from her balcony (blond Karen supervising black protestors with ice-bombs)
Husband of 'San Francisco Karen' fired from job after video of couple harassing BLM supporter blows up

Two Florida officials fired for erasing faces of Black firefighters from city mural : news
Two Florida officials fired for erasing faces of Black firefighters from city mural - a huge racial insult. For them to unilaterally take this and decide to not only remove her face but to whitewash the face, it is beyond offensive

'It makes it very difficult to fire them': police union contracts protect bad officers, critics warn | US policing : news

Family of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen accuses Army of "covering up for each other" : news
Human remains found in search for missing Fort Hood private : news

1/3 of the city council in Toledo, Ohio accused of bribery. : news

North Carolina hotel employee loses job after calling police on Black family using swimming pool : news

Carmel church pastor calls Black Lives Matter organizers 'maggots and parasites' : news

Police: Man shot while driving through protest in Provo : news

Uppercasing 'Black' The Times will start using uppercase "Black" to describe people and cultures of African origin, both in the U.S. and elsewhere. Read more in this note from Dean Baquet and Phil Corbett.

The New York Times has quit Apple News : technology


Why Rioters Will Eventually Turn Their Rage On Christianity If Not Stopped (Federalist link exception for the Blacks will burn down all our churches meme)


Newspaper Unionbusting - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This Prospect story of how the owners of the Cleveland Plain Dealer hate the Newspaper Guild so much that they half killed the paper of one of the natios most important cities is just infuriating. The Guild was very strong at the Plain Dealer for a half-century. And ownership today just couldn't abide it ...


Ex-wife ofDa Vinci Codeauthor Dan Brown files suit claiming unlawful and egregious conduct -- " I have continually tried to absorb the shocking truth withheld during our divorce that Dan had been leading a double life"

JK Rowling deletes tweet praising Stephen King after he supports trans women : books
JK Rowling deletes tweet praising Stephen King after he supports trans women | The Independent (Potter Bitch canceled the King for being human doubled down on TERF bigotry)


People are peeing in peoples yard when they're at the ocean? Isn't there an ocean right there? : boston
Typical Port City : boston
What is the T actually like nowadays? : boston
COVID: Are you moving out of the city? : boston


Mice 'cured' of Parkinson's in accidental scientific discovery


In the US, conservatives were more prone to a conspiratorial mindset than liberalsa correlation that was mediated by conservatives' higher distrust of officialdom and paranoid ideation. This was found in a synthesis of four studies of 4930 US adults.


TIL Isaac Newton studied the occult and predicted the end of the world as we know it to happen around the year 2060. He believed humanity would then progress into an era of divinely inspired peace. : todayilearned


human face after 4 years of war : pics


People of Reddit, what is a surprisingly unknown survival fact that everyone should know? : AskReddit


Protesters set up guillotine outside of Jeff Bezos's DC home

Facebook advertising boycott continues to grow amid Stop Hate for Profit campaign
Facebook bans hundreds of accounts related to the Boogaloo extremist movement : news
YouTube bans David Duke and other US far-right users : news
Youtube Has Suspended Monetization On All 3 Of Shane Dawson's Channels : news




062920

The South Pole is warming at three times the global average, study says : worldnews
Ukraine has declassified previously secret Soviet documents on the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant on 26 April 1986, making them public on Monday. : worldnews
Gold mining -related deforestation results in the annual loss of over two million tonnes of forest carbon across the Amazon. The lack of forest regrowth observed following mining suggests that this lost carbon cannot be recovered through natural regeneration. : science
Russia denies nuclear incident after international body detects isotopes : news


The coronavirus is mutating - The Washington Post
Scientists have identified an emergent swine flu virus, G4 EA H1N1, circulating in China. The highly infectious virus has the potential to spur a pandemic-level outbreak in humans. : science
Flu virus with pandemic potential found in China
EU finalizing virus 'safe list,' US unlikely to make the cut
After 500,000 deaths, WHO warns worst of coronavirus pandemic is "yet to come" : Coronavirus
Millennials never recovered fully since the Great Recession and now Covid-19 is bringing a painful economic reckoning. Half of US households own no stock. : Coronavirus
'Extreme inequality was the preexisting condition': How COVID-19 widened America's wealth gap : Coronavirus
Tweets comparing U.S. and Canadian health care during pandemic strike nerve : Coronavirus

A multinational Lancet study of 582 patients under 18 years is the first Europe-wide study to confirm COVID-19 predominately causes mild disease in children & fatalities are rare (<1%) : science
Doctors Call For Reopening Schools Despite Coronavirus Crisis : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR


MA COVID-19 Data 6/29/20 : boston
89 New Confirmed Cases; 1.3% Positive : CoronavirusMa - 108,768 total cases; 12 New Probable Cases - 6,481 new tests - +14 hospital; +4 ICU; -2 intubated - 35 new deaths; 8095 total deaths
Mass. reports 101 new coronavirus cases, 35 new deaths; key reopening metrics linger at lower levels - The Boston Globe
Mass. among four states on track to containing coronavirus, model says : CoronavirusMa

A college-by-college look at what some schools in Mass. are planning for the fall - The Boston Globe


They Want to Kill Me: Many Covid Patients Have Terrifying Delirium -- Paranoid hallucinations plague many coronavirus patients in I.C.U.s, an experience that can slow recovery and increase risk of depression and cognitive issues.
Why are some viruses like corona or the flu one and done, while others like herpes or HIV can last your entire life? : askscience
A multinational Lancet study of 582 patients under 18 years is the first Europe-wide study to confirm COVID-19 predominately causes mild disease in children & fatalities are rare (<1%) : science
New research has suggested that the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine can stimulate immune cells in a way that primes white blood cells to react more effectively when they encounter other unrelated infections, including SARS-coV-2 : science

Although many countries have made some progress, globally, the pandemic is actually speeding up...We all want this to be over. We all want to get on with our lives, but the hard reality is that this is not even close to being over
The Failed U.S. Reopening Has Served Up a Feast for the Coronavirus : politics
'A recipe for disaster,' Fauci says of Americans ignoring coronavirus advice : Coronavirus

Cuomo Hints He May Slow NYC Reopening in Phase III, Mayor Pulls Brakes on Indoor Dining - NBC New York : Coronavirus
N.J. restaurants NOT reopening for indoor dining this week after knucklehead crowds at bars ruin it for everyone
Broadway shut down extended until January : Coronavirus

L.A. County issues dire warning amid 'alarming increases' in coronavirus cases

Pence Praises Texas Governor for Reopening That Fueled Massive Surge in Covid-19 Cases and Hospitalizations; "The head of the Covid Task Force just commended our governor for his role in opening the economy and creating the largest outbreak to date." : politics
` Texas virus cases take 'swift and dangerous turn' : Coronavirus

5,266 new Florida coronavirus cases in Monday's update; 28 new deaths : Coronavirus
Covid-19 Surge Begins Reaching Older, More Vulnerable Floridians : Coronavirus (more Republican)
Florida doctors urge GOP to postpone "medically disrespectful" convention : Coronavirus
Florida's Covid Cases Up Fivefold in 2 Weeks: "The Numbers are Scary
Florida beaches will close for Fourth of July weekend over coronavirus concerns : Coronavirus

California Orders All Bars Closed in Los Angeles County(10 million people)and 6 other Other Counties to Combat Virus Spread : Coronavirus

Over 200 Gym Patrons Potentially Exposed To Coronavirus At Planet Fitness In West Virginia : Coronavirus
Maine man arrested in Hawaii for violating coronavirus quarantine after allegedly shopping, hitting the beach : Coronavirus

Gov. McMaster declares new state of emergency, S.C. surpasses 30,000 COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus

KC mayor told in text message he should swing from a tree after issuing mask order

All they did was ask her to put on a mask : gifs

American Airlines will start booking flights at full capacity again on July 1 : news

Amazon warehouse workers in Germany will strike Monday because of coronavirus infections : worldnews


Face Masks Considerably Reduce Covid-19 Cases in Germany : COVID19
Why aren't face coverings compulsory in the UK? Masks are conquering Europe. Why is the UK resisting them?


China locks down 400,000 people after virus spike : worldnews
China forces birth control on Muslims to suppress population : worldnews
China Moves Against Mongolian Language in Inner Mongolia : worldnews
TikTok banned in India along with 58 other Chinese apps amid border tensions : technology

Japan told U.S. it opposes South Korea joining G7, in move likely to anger Seoul : worldnews

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump; asks Interpol to help : worldnews

America's relationship with Germany may never be the same again, Berlin warns

Annexation is Illegal. Period. : UN Human Rights Chief Slams Israeli Government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to begin implementing the annexation plan July 1, despite mounting international outcry.
Donald Trump Square fountain in Petah Tikva, Israel turned blood red in protest of annexation : worldnews

Former French Prime Minister Sentenced to Prison on Corruption Charges : worldnews

Germany investigating 30,000 suspects in paedophile probe : news

Hundreds of pride flags fill Spanish town after town hall one removed : worldnews
Toronto doctor gets no professional penalty for sex assault on 16-year-old after panel finds he was 'struggling to express' gay identity

Australian reporter testifies about police beating outside White House : worldnews ... "Is this the same incident where Donald had peaceful citizens gassed and beaten so he could have a photo op in front of a church he doesn't with a book he's never read?"

U.S. jets intercept Russian planes near Alaska for 6th time this month : news
Russias Su-27 fighters scrambled to intercept US spy aircraft over Black Sea

Trump and Russia's Vadimir Putin Spoke Five Times in Just Three Weeks in an "Unusual Amount of Communication'

U.S. reportedly shared Russia intel with Congressional leaders, U.K. government but White House denies presidential briefing : worldnews (everybody knew except Dumptster)
Trump struggles as furor grows over reported Russian bounty offer to kill U.S. troops : politics
NATO officials say they were briefed on Russian bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan even though Trump claims he wasn't
Benghazi-investigating GOP silent on Russian bounties expert says : politics
Veterans Group Rips 'Traitor' Trump Over Russian Bounties To Kill U.S. Soldiers | An explosive report claims Trump knew a Russian military unit was paying Afghan militants a bounty to kill U.S. soldiers.
After Trump Denies Knowledge of Reported Russian Bounties on U.S. Soldiers, Lawmakers From Both Parties Demand Answers : politics
Report: U.S. spies, commandos warned about suspected Russian bounty plot as early as January : politics
From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump's phone calls alarm US officials - CNNPolitics ... "often delusional" ...
Kayleigh McEnany's answers on Russias bounties and Trump dont make sense
Trump Refuses To Allow Democrats To Attend Russia Bounty Briefing
Republicans Reject Trump Story on Russian Bounties in Afghanistan - The White House spent three days trying to decide whether its most effective defense was that the Commander-in-Chief was actively negligent in this regard, or that the Commander-in-Chief was as plainly ignorant about this as he is about every other part of his job ... Day by day, it becomes more and more clear that this president* doesn't give a goddamn about his fellow citizens, in uniform or out. I fear the next few months are going to provide us with examples that grow more and more garish. We are in the hands of a madman.
Buddies ... : PoliticalHumor


Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law -v The Boston Globe
Roberts Sticks it to the Neoconfederates again - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law that would have limited state to one abortion clinic : news (Kavafuck fucked you and so did Suzie-Doozy)


Lets change how our president is elected : PoliticalHumor

Republicans fear Trump could drop out of race if polls remain low : politics
And so it begins - Lawyers, Guns & Money - That this kind of thing is being leaked by GOP operatives to FOX is by itself significant:
Donald Trump Hates Being President, Hates Losing, and Hates the Americans About To Make Him a Losing President : politics
Some GOP operatives are wondering if the president could drop out of the presidential race if his poll numbers don't improve (even Fucker Turdson)


This is Trump's Plague Now -- The first coronavirus spike in late April can be blamed on the president's negligence. The second spike in June is his own doing
A Sun Belt time bomb threatens Trump's reelection - Rising Covid-19 caseloads in Florida, Arizona and Texas raise fresh doubts about the president's reelection prospects ... Republican governors in Florida, Arizona and Texas followed Trump's lead by quickly reopening their states while taking a lax approach to social distancing and mask-wearing. Now each of them is seeing skyrocketing coronavirus caseloads and rising hospitalizations, and Republican leaders are in retreat. It's hard to overstate the gravity of the situation for Trump: Lose any one of the three states, and his reelection is all but doomed.

Americans Need Health Care. It Can't Be Tied to Their Jobs
Bottomless Pinocchio: Trump's claim tha he will 'always' protect those with preexisting conditions
All that in 72 hours? That must be a record : PoliticalHumor

Playbook: Is one thing going well for Trump? (he says he will keep white people safe from black people)

Trump indulges his obsessions as the pandemic rages - CNNPolitics ... Trump did, however, find time to defend a statue of former President Andrew Jackson, who retired to his slave plantation in 1837, and to retweet a video in which a supporter chanted "white power"
US states race to reimpose lockdowns as Covid infections pass 2.5m and Trump heads to golf course
Democrats Are Threatening To Kick Republicans Out Of Future Coronavirus Hearings For Not Wearing Masks : politics
Coronavirus IX: Evictions: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) : television

Trump's 'silent majority' isn't a majority, and it's far from silent
THE SILENT MAJORITY IS STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE
Trump's Self-Inflicted Wound: Losing Swing Voters As He Plays to His Base - The president's support among bedrock Republicans is almost certainly not enough to win him a second term in the White House, as even some G.O.P. leaders concede.

Donald Trump has always been such a liar that his lawyers once came up with a special system to deal with it : politics

Why the Mueller Investigation Failed | The New Yorker - Trump's obstructions of justice were broader than those of Richard Nixon or Bill Clinton, and the special counsel's investigation proved it. How come the report didn't say so? ... Robert Mueller forfeited the opportunity to speak clearly and directly about Trump's crimes, and Barr filled the silence with his high-volume exoneration. Mueller's investigation was no witch hunt; his report was, ultimately, a surrender (Republican Bobby pardoned Trump)

Trumps articles of impeachment updated


Opinion | Bring On the 28th Amendment - The New York Times

Opinion | Yes, Even George Washington - The New York Times - Slavery was a cruel institution that can't be excused by its era.

Mississippi to remove state flag, the last to display the Confederate battle emblem : news

Illinois' op Legal Officer Wants To License Cops, Just Like Doctors, Hairdressers (what a concept)

Three Words. 70 Cases. The Tragic History of 'I Can't Breathe' -- The deaths of Eric Garner in New York and George Floyd in Minnesota created national outrage over the use of deadly police restraints. There were many others you didn't hear about. (cops, choke them until they say they can't breathe, then choke them even more

Police violated human rights of George Floyd protesters 125 times, Amnesty International report finds : politics

The Moment Detroit Police SUV Plowed Through Group of Protesters. Sunday, June 28, 2020 : pics

Trump shares video of white couple pointing guns at St Louis protesters : politics
Standing Their Ground in Well-Manicured Yards | The New Republic - The Trump presidency has been a literal call to arms for excitable whites who view nonwhite people as inherent threats.
St. Louis couple point guns at peaceful crowd of protesters calling for mayor to resign
White couple aims guns at St. Louis protesters : news
See if you can guess what this power couple does for a living - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Standing Their Ground in Well-Manicured Yards - The Trump presidency has been a literal call to arms for excitable whites who view nonwhite people as inherent threats.

CNNs Van Jones Secretly Helped Craft the Weak Trump Police Reform He Praised on TV (Jared and Kimye love him)

L.A. chief district judge steps down over comments about Black clerk - Los Angeles Times

Alabama mayor resigns after post on Crimson Tide's BLM video : news

Elijah McClain: police use pepper spray to disperse violin vigil : news (they felt their lives were threatened)
Whats Going On? -- DA Comments After 2nd Aurora Police Officer Escaped DUI Charge

The Cheapness of Institutional Claims of Anti-Racism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - pretty much sums up the actual response of higher education but really pretty much all other power structures (including everyday whites often times) to racism:
We Condemn All Institutional Racism Except Our Own


A Most Kavanaugh Kover-Up - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Marty Baron's huge fuckup)
Eschaton: Time For Another Blogger Ethics Panel - "Ethics in journalism" generally has nothing to do with "ethics" as commonly understood, and is almost entirely about creating an environment where people feel comfortable dishing dirt to journalists without any fear of consequences. They never, ever burn sources, even when President Trump publicly contradicts John Barron ... So you let sources tell you one thing anonymously and then deny it publicly to your audience. What do you call that? ....JOURNALISM!


Newsonomics: The next 48 hours could determine the fate of two of America's largest newspaper chains - Tribune and McClatchy are both approaching critical deadlines that could lead to mergers, divisions - or even the first big nonprofit newspaper chain in the United States.


Sacha Baron Cohen in a disguise filming an interview with the organiser of the event that Sacha Baron Cohen crashed whilst in a different disguise : funny


Where are all these fireworks coming from? New Hampshire, apparently - The Boston Globe


Slate Star Codex - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Cade Metz Pulls a Deep Capture on Slate Star Codex (NYT reporter is a "first-class skunk")
Slate Star Codex must remain anonymous - UnHerd - The New York Times wants to out the author of a blog that is one of the few sites for reasoned argument (rationalism)
Central NYT discussion thread : slatestarcodex
Twitter thread: it looks very like Scott *actually* deleted Slate Star Codex when Metz said he'd be looking into critical sources too, and not just cheerleaders. : SneerClub
Is it the people or the philosophy? : SneerClub
"But guys, Jordan Peteron is actually good" | Slate Star Codex
Links 5/17: Rip Van Linkle | Slate Star Codex (heriditarian and jfc, deBoer)
Rebutting Chanda Chisala
Is Slate Star Codex full of bad philosophy? : askphilosophy
Steeple of the sneer
SSC v. NYT: let none mistake this for a c*lt*re w*r : SneerClub
my twitter mentions are a tyre fire the past few days, but the scott stans just keep fucking delivering : SneerClub
I gotta say, this is a pretty ballsy thing to post while your social media milieu is being publicly castigated for being a crypto-fascist breeding ground : SneerClub
Slate Star Scratchpad
Good News, They Let Dumb Sluts into Mensa Now - Paste


On the Impossibility of Supersized Machines

Danish children who attended early childhood education earned higher incomes, and obtained more years of education as adults, as well as greater life expectancy than similar children who didn't attend. The benefits are intergenerational, as the descendents of those children obtain more education. : science

A potentially compelling argument that political conservatives, like Republicans, may be biologically wired to be more scared and disgusted, leading to their politics. : bestof

TIL that For the first time, all 5,000 objects found inside king Tutankhamun's tomb will be displayed together in the world's largest archeological museum dedicated to a single civilisation: Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, Egypt, in the next year (2021).

In opposition of what's on front page now, Therapists of Reddit, what are things people do thinking normal but really, are indicators of a more serious issue?

Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light : science


u/Privvy_Gaming tells a horrifying tale about dinosaurs that still walk among us. : bestof

Twitch Suspends Trump's Channel for 'Hateful Conduct'

As Predicted: Parler Is Banning Users It Doesn't Like | Techdirt (twitter for fragile white snowflake people)

Apple News just lost The New York Times - The Verge

Reddit, Acting Against Hate Speech, Bans The_Donald Subreddit
Reddit bans The_Donald forum as part of major hate speech purge : technology
Reddit, Acting Against Hate Speech, Bans The_Donald Subreddit
YouTube bans Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Richard Spencer, and more for hate speech - The Verge
Reddit bans r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse as part of a major expansion of its rules - The Verge - More than 2,000 communities are being removed on Monday for violating Redditnew content policies
YouTube Boots White Supremacist Richard Spencer, Far-Right Personality Stefan Molyneux for Spewing Hate
[SERIOUS] Do you believe mass banning subreddits is killing Reddit? Why or why not? : AskReddit
Update to Our Content Policy : announcements




062820

'Warning Sign of Major Proportions': Number of Siberian Forest Fires Increase Fivefold in Week Since Record High Temperature : worldnews
Radiation level increase in northern Europe may 'indicate damage' to nuclear power plant in Russia : worldnews (surprise)


U.S. coronavirus cases and state maps: Tracking cases, deaths - Washington Post - At least 123,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S. - At least 2,539,000 cases have been reported.
189,000 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Saturday, the biggest one-day increase so far, according to WHO : Coronavirus
We are in much more dire situation than we were back in March says global health policy expert
It's Official -- American's Be Allowed Into Europe When It Reopens (Trump will pay for the wall)
U.S. virus surge likely to continue for weeks, experts say : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 6/28/20 : CoronavirusMa
163 New Confirmed Cases; 1.7% Positive : CoronavirusMa - 108667 total cases; 61 new probable cases - 9391 new tests - -21 hospital; - 9 icu; - 9 intubated - 19 new deaths; 8060 total
State reports 19 new deaths, 224 new COVID-19 cases Sunday - The Boston Globe

Child care centers in MA lost $536 million during pandemic, and need at least $30 million/month in additional state funding to cover increased costs for rest of year (PDF) : boston


Health secretary says 'window is closing' to get coronavirus under control
Asymptomatic COVID-19 findings dim hopes for 'herd immunity' | Study of people who tested positive for COVID-19 but never developed symptoms has found that such asymptomatic carriers have few to no detectable antibodies just weeks after infection, suggesting they may not develop lasting immunity : worldnews
Some COVID-19 patients aren't getting better. Major medical centers are trying to figure out how to help. : Coronavirus
Risk of never fully recovering after coronavirus very real, scientists say
Confusion, memory loss and indifference. Many corona patients have also been affected in the brain, according to doctors who have termed the phenomenon "covid-brain". [Norwegian article] : Coronavirus
50% of COVID-19 patients suffer from weakness, distress after recover : Coronavirus
A study of 153 patients treated during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic describes a range of neurological and psychiatric complications that may be linked to the disease, including stroke and an altered mental state such as brain inflammation, psychosis and dementia-like symptoms. : science

The data is in: Fox News may have kept millions from taking the coronavirus threat seriously : politics
What is the most bs fake news you have heard about covid 19? : AskReddit
Record number of Americans say fight against coronavirus going badly
America's response to the COVID-19 global pandemic all boiled down to one picture : pics
ER doctor's plea: 'Stop going to politicians for news about science
80% of US adults report wearing a mask all, most, or some of the time when in stores or other businesses. Only 7% say they never do. : Coronavirus
The massive damage that the FDA is doing by restricting the supply and use of tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. : Coronavirus

COVID-19 and the Prison Overcrowding Crisis - Lawyers, Guns & Money
With Flights Banned, Son Sails Solo Across Atlantic to Reach Father, 90 : Coronavirus


Virus death toll drops to 5 in NY, once the US epicenter : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Newsom orders bars shut in L.A., 6 other counties - Los Angeles Times
Closing time for some California bars as U.S. posts record COVID cases - Reuters
80 Percent Of LA County Restaurants And Bars Are Not Following Coronavirus Guidelines : Coronavirus

Patrons are asked to self-quarantine after about 85 people who visited a Michigan bar get Covid-19 - CNN
How 63 People Walked Into a Michigan Bar That Followed Safety Guidelines -- and Still Got Coronavirus
Mitch Albom: Coronavirus cases at Harper's bar: What did we expect?
Cuomo launches investigation into student who returned to New York from Florida with COVID-19 | Daily Mail Online
Co-founder of Maryland group that protested for state to reopen tests positive for coronavirus - CNNPolitics - Tim Walters, the organizer for Reopen Maryland (tries to kill wife and son)
Tyson Foods says 371 additional workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at Missouri chicken plant : Coronavirus

Houston hospitals hit 100% base ICU capacity. Then they stopped reporting data. : Coronavirus
Texas Medical Center deleted ICU data amid state's coronavirus spike : Coronavirus ... Remember when people were flipping their shit that China was lying and hiding data or fabricating data? Yeah... Where's the outrage from those people now? Why don't we have our highest government officials losing their minds on twitter about this disgrace? (the Repubican way)
Texas couple married for 53 years dies from coronavirus while holding hands : Coronavirus

South Carolina National Guard preparing to add 3,000 hospital beds at hotels and gymnasiums as the occupancy rate approaches critical levels. : Coronavirus

Florida reports more than 8,500 new COVID-19 cases, statewide cases surpass 140K : Coronavirus (DumbSantis and the Refucks)
Florida breaks coronavirus record with 43,784 new cases reported in one week : Coronavirus
Ohio is concerned over new Infections caused from residents traveling to Florida for vacation : Coronavirus
Madeline Peltz on Twitter: "Sean Hannity on May 20: "Florida got it right, Texas got it right ... the mob and the media, by the way, you own Governor DeSantis a huge apology" https://t.co/7Ce58CdQtm" / Twitter

Arizona reports record-high 3858 cases for June 28 : Coronavirus
Tempe man 'didn't believe' in COVID-19 before he got it : Coronavirus

4,000 attend Chase Rice concert, social distancing and masks eschewed : Coronavirus (country music in Tennesseeee)


While coronavirus spread in the U.S., an Indian slum with 1 million residents contained it : worldnews

Switzerland quarantines 300 after 'superspreader' coronaviruscauses outbreak at nightclub

Nearly 20,000 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours For First Time : Coronavirus

Singapore bans Brits for lockdown 'bar crawl' : Coronavirus

Israel Pulls Plug on God TV, Evangelical Channel 'Spreading Gospel of Jesus' to Jews ... for not disclosing in its license application that its true agenda was missionizing Jews.
Israel orders US-based Christian TV channel off air : news


UNICEF: 2.4m children in Yemen at risk of starvation : worldnews


An Indian journalist exposing the dangers of an illegal sand mining and construction in the country was shot dead June 19 while returning home on his motorcycle. : worldnews
The deaths of a father and son from alleged torture at the hands of police have sparked outrage across India, with many drawing parallels with the killing of George Floyd in the United States. Their case has thrown a new spotlight on police brutality in India just weeks after the killing of Floyd : worldnews


US, Japan, India, Australia & ASEAN To Join Hands To Counter A Belligerent China

Chechnya Is Trying to Exterminate Gay People. Our Silence Only Emboldens Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov.


Graham Linehan, co-creator of 'The IT Crowd' and 'Father Ted,' has been removed from Twitter - CNN (transphobe asshole)

Protesters demands justice for 62-year-old man fatally shot by police : worldnews (Canada's killer cop problem; in this case, 10 cops to kill an unarmed mentally-disturbed non-english speaker who they knew didn't speak english but screamed their commands in english anyway)
Winnipeg woman shocked after getting ambulance bill for partner shot, killed by police | A Winnipeg woman is dumbfounded after she received an ambulance bill for her common-law partner, who was shot & killed by police in April. Al-Fouakhiri said she recently found the $250 ambulance bill in her mail : worldnews

Mexican drug cartel Jalisco New Generation is blamed for a brazen assassination attempt on Mexico City's chief of police. The 30 assassins, disguised as road workers opened fire in one of the city's posh avenues. Two bodyguards and one passerby died in the attack. Dozen suspects have been detained. : worldnews


Russia offered bounty to kill UK soldiers : worldnews (ah, so BoJo is another Putin puppet)

'Tre45on' Trends After Bombshell Story Claiming Trump Knew Putin Had Bounty On U.S. Troops
TRE45ON : PoliticalHumor
Russian bounties to Taliban-linked militants are believed to have resulted in the deaths of U.S. service members, according to intelligence assessments - The Washington Post (Trump killed our troops)
Former national security officials are questioning the White House's claim Trump never knew about a Russian bounty on US troops : politics
Trumps claim he was ignorant of Russian bounty on US soldiers ripped apart by ex-CIA official
Lincoln Project hits Trump over reported bounties placed on US troops: 'Silent, weak, controlled' : politics
Biden Calls Trump's Knowledge Of Bounties On US Troops A 'Betrayal of tthe most sacred duty'
Biden: Trump's entire presidency has been a gift to Putin
Spies and Commandos Warned Months Ago of Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops - The New York Times - The recovery of large amounts of American cash at a Taliban outpost in Afghanistan tipped off U.S. officials.
Pelosi on Trump: 'With him, all roads lead to Putin'
'As bad as it gets': Trump attacked by Pelosi for ignoring briefing on Russia placing bounties on US soldiers : politics
Pelosi on reported bounties on US troops: 'I don't know what the Russians have on the president' : politics

u/browserrowser lists an impressive number of ways Trump does not support the military : bestof
u/Pithong makes list of every stupid thing Trump has ever said, with video proof : bestof

Spies and Commandos Warned Months Ago of Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops : worldnews
Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops - The New York Times (your typical NYT headline)
John Fugelsang on Twitter: "(1). Here's a thread for anyone who's been conned into believing Donald Trump cares about the US military or our troops. -Faked a disability 5 times to avoid a war he didn't oppose -5 non-rich guys went to Vietnam in his place -Tried to kick homeless vets off 5th Ave" / Twitter
Trump knew of Russian bounty on troops before late March: report : politics
Back From Golfing, Trump Denies Knowing About Russian Bounties to Kill U.S. Soldiers : politics
The Trump delusion - Lawyers, Guns & Money - supporters can be sorted into a few broad categories, with many of those supporters belonging to more than one of these groups ... Which is a fancy way of saying that a lot of his supporters are, at this point, basically insane.
This morning, Trump retweeted a QAnon account, thanked supporters of his who were filmed yelling "white power" and issued a misleading non-denial of a story about him turning a blind eye while Russia offered bounties for US troops. All before 9 am ... and then he went golfing with Lady Graham ...
This is the content I crave. -- Seniors from The Villages in Florida protesting against each other: pic.twitter.com/Q3GRJCTjEW ... this was funnier before My President retweeted it praising the white power folks.

March 2020 The New Yorker cover seems even more appropriate now : PoliticalHumor
Lamar Alexander urges Trump to wear mask to end political debate - Axios

America is drunk on a warped idea of freedom, and now it's killing people | Will Bunch

Trump admits it: He's losing : politics
Trump campaign scrambling to revive the president's imperiled reelection bid

Video retweeted by Trump shows supporter yelling "white power" : politics ... Trump just posted an explicitly white power tweet
Trump shares video of 'great people' shouting 'white power' at protesters : politics
Josh Marshall on Twitter: "Amazing. The President just posted this video and praised his supporters who appear in it. The first to appear agrees he's a racist and then chants "white power"
Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it
The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "I thought we were at least a few more weeks away from the President tweeting "White Power" but I guess that's what happens when you get caught letting Putin kill our soldiers.

Donald Trump has chosen to celebrate Confederates who fought a war against their own country : politics
Trump tweets "wanted" images as 4 charged over bid to topple Andrew Jackson statue

OPINION: Schiff: Bolton could have made a difference, but he chose to make a profit with his book

How the coronavirus and politics could impact voting in the 2020 general election 60 Minutes - CBS News - As COVID-19 cases rise across the country, election officials are weighing changes to how we should vote. Democrats want to expand mail-in voting. President Trump says itprone to fraud, even though he votes absentee.

Nobody Holds Trump Supporters in Greater Contempt Than Donald Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Remember in 2004 when the nation's political press spent months asserting that John Kerry hated ordinary Americans in the heartland because he ordered Swiss cheese on a sandwich and Maureen Dowd made up a quote in which he praised NASCAR too awkwardly?

A new dilemma for Trumps team: Preventing super-spreader churches (classic satangelicals worshipping the Antichrist)
Mike Pence in Dallas: Vice president wears mask but 100-person choir sings without them - CNNPolitics ... "Celebrate Freedom Rally"

In 'God, guns and Trump' country, simmering doubts about the president
Orange County Democrats condemn racist comments by John Wayne, call for airport to drop his name (speaking of white racist fake cowboy Republican assholes)

Biden campaign is 35% people of color and 53% female, new diversity data shows - The Washington Post


We studied more than 15,000 protests across the US and found that police were much more likely to respond aggressively to protests led by Black Americans : politics

Calls for St. Louis Mayor's Resignation Intensify After She Doxxed Black Lives Matter Protesters on Facebook Live
T. Greg Doucette on Twitter: "More on 6??4??7?? in St. Louis MO, as Mayor Lyda Krewson (@LydaKrewson) attempts to explain why she intentionally doxxed her own citizens on a livestream [@theMARCHstl] https://t.co/tlIaAQxzv7" / Twitter

NYPD sees spike in members filing for retirement amid protests and rise in crime : news

1 Dead After Man Shoots Into Crowd at Breonna Taylor Protest - The New York Times

Law Enforcement Scoured Protester Communications and Exaggerated Threats to Minneapolis Cops, Leaked Documents Show : technology

'Historic moment' : Lawmakers clear difficult hurdle to consider bill that would remove the Mississippi state flag
After flying 126 years, the Mississippi state flag is removed by lawmakers : news
Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove rebel emblem from flag


Retired Long Beach Officer Under Investigation for Threats Against BLM Activist Accidentally Shoots Himself Inside Gas Station : news

Protester Attacked by Nazis Boston MA : boston

Matt Taibbi: On "White Fragility" ... DiAngelo isnt the first person to make a buck pushing tricked-up pseudo-intellectual horseshit as corporate wisdom, but she might be the first to do it selling Hitlerian race theory. White Fragility has a simple message: there is no such thing as a universal human experience, and we are defined not by our individual personalities or moral choices, but only by our racial category ... White Fragility, which may be the dumbest book ever written. It makes The Art of the Deal read like Anna Karenina ...

Sex abuse allegations against Catholic clergy quadrupled in 2019 | TheHill (pedofucks quadrupled down)


Marty Baron Made The Post Great Again. Now, the News Is Changing. - The New York Times - The ultimate old-school editor is grappling with a moment of cultural reckoning (Baron axed story on Kavanaugh's lying "to protect sources" and hates marijuana among other idiocies)


Sacha Baron Cohen Crashes Right Wing Event, Leads Absurd Sing-Along : news

The Problem with Wokeness - "..it has robbed many a people of compassion and replaced it with moral superiority. Compassion and empathy is paramount to any social movement and to any form of progress." : videos


Aphantasia -- being bling in the mind's eye -- may be linked to more cognitive functions than previously thought. People with aphantasia reported a reduced ability to remember the past, imagine the future, and even dream

Workplace gender bias is being kept alive by people who think it's no longer an issue, new research suggests


Do probiotics actually do anything? 60 Minutes - CBS News


The existence of dark matter has been confirmed by several independent observations, but its true identity remains a mystery. According to a new study, axion velocity provides a key insight into the dark matter puzzle. : science


How Facebook wrote its rules to accommodate Trump - The Washington Post - Starting as early as 2015, Facebook executives started crafting exceptions for the then-candidate (Zuckerfuck and Morloch)

Lemmy, an Open-Source Federated Reddit Alternative, Gets Development Funding : technology




062720

Stiffening 10% of the nation's roads every year could prevent 440 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions over the next five decades. That amount equals how much CO2 you'd spare the planet by keeping a billion barrels of oil in the ground. Or by growing seven billion trees, for a decade. : science
More evidence of causal link between air pollution and early death. Researchers looked at 16 years' worth of data from 68.5 million Medicare enrollees -- 97% of Americans over the age of 65 -- adjusting for factors such as body mass index, smoking, ethnicity, income, and education. : science

Radioactivity hike seen in northern Europe; source unknown : news (take a guess)

How the World Missed Covid-19's Silent Spread
For the first time ever, the number of (reported) total Coronavirus cases has crossed the 10 million mark : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: A Horrifying Rise in U.S. Covid Cases Is Explained - Bloomberg - A growing gap in case growth between Europe and the U.S. tells the tale: Declaring victory too soon is an excellent way to return to new heights.
Virus Fatality Picture Is Obscured by Ultimate Lagging Indicator - Basic information such as daily new Covid-19 related hospitalizations isn't reported by many states, among other key data points that could help scientists predict which direction the death tolls are heading. (the stupidty indicator)
Europe will bar Americans traveling from the US as the coronavirus pandemic spirals out of control in the states : worldnews
Lawmakers in Canada and Scotland have pointed to the US as an example of failed coronavirus containment : worldnews
Coronavirus: 'Very significant' resurgences in Europe alarm WHO - BBC News : worldnews
A Horrifying U.S. Covid Curve Has a Simple Explanation | A growing gap in case growth between Europe and the U.S. tells the tale: Declaring victory too soon is an excellent way to return to new heights. : politics
Nearly half of states reopened before meeting the White House safety criteria. Their new surges were entirely predictable. : politics


MA COVID-19 Data 6/27/20 : boston
304 New Confirmed Cases; 2.5% Positive : CoronavirusMa - 108,443 Total Cases; 68 New Probable - 12189 new tests; 2.5% Positive - -22 hospital; - 13 icu; -9 intubated - 28 new deaths; 8041 total - 52 new confirmed covid hospitalizations; 257 probable
Mass. reports 28 new COVID-19 deaths, 373 new cases Saturday - The Boston Globe



This chart shosw : Coronavirus
link between restaurant spending and new virus cases - In-person restaurant spending was "particularly predictive" - Conversely, higher spending at supermarkets predicted a slower spread of the virus.

Coronavirus rules for Maine tourists 'distressing' for states hospitality industry

Why Is COVID-19 Spiking Again? Reopening Too Fast, Expert Says : Coronavirus
Health experts concerned that Indoor Resturaunt dining may have caused new spikes : Coronavirus
Michigan bars worry as East Lansing bars coronavirus tally tops 70 cases

43% of U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Are Linked to Nursing Homes - The New York Times

What they don't tell you about surviving COVID-19 -- 'Recovered' doesn't mean healthy again
Dear Sacramento residents, : Sacramento

COVID-19: Asymptomatic People Can Still Develop Lung Damage | RealClearScience : Coronavirus
Roughly 50% of patients diagnosed with Covid-19 have experienced neurological problems. : Coronavirus
COVID-19 lockdowns are 'increasing demand for cannabis" -- WHO report
Heartburn Drug May Have Potential Against COVID-19 : COVID19
Considering how biological sex impacts immune responses and COVID-19 outcomes : COVID19
Current smoking, former smoking, and adverse outcome among hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis : COVID19

Stimulus checks lead to rash of overdoses in New Hampshire, Vermont : news

80 Percent Of LA County Restaurants And Bars Are Not Following Coronavirus Guidelines : Coronavirus
Florida breaks coronavirus record with 9,585 new cases : Coronavirus
Sick in the head: COVID outbreaks in Arizona, Texas, Florida, California and other states were entirely preventable : politics
'We open too quickly' : Texas becomes a model for inadequate Covid-19 response
Eschaton: Regrets, I Have A Few - Ah, well, nevertheless.
A Texas border county had the coronavirus under control. Then the governor stepped in. : Coronavirus
Nevada reports 1,099 new cases of coronavirus, by far the biggest one-day increase on record, and 2 new deaths; hospitalizations at 2-month high : Coronavirus
Nevada is experiencing a COVID-19 surge -- and state officials still can't say why (a complete mystery)
Nurses, doctors feel strain as virus races through Arizona
Angry Florida woman coughs on customer at Pier 1 on purpose : news

A scientist in Ohio is plotting the publicly available COVID-19 data because the state won't. : Coronavirus
Alabama adds 888 new coronavirus cases Saturday, breaks record for 7-day average : Coronavirus

Masks have nothing to do with masculinity. It's too bad we have to pretend they do. - The Washington Post ... toxic mask-ulinity ...
'I will not be muzzled like a mad dog' face mask debate turns fierce in St. Lucie County (said the Republican mad dog)
'I refuse to bow to anybody' Rural California defies Gov. Newsom's order to wear masks
A Texas county judge's letter prompted by the toxic response he's received over a mandatory mask order:
A new forecast finds that if 95% of Americans wear masks in public, we could save 33,000 lives by Oct. 1st : Coronavirus - And when 3,000 died on 9/11, most people in this country had no problem trading in freedom for safety. Americans were chomping at the bit to give away their freedoms and go solve the problem and stop the bad guys ...


Parties -- not protests -- are causing spikes in coronavirus
Health experts concerned that Indoor Resturaunt dining may have caused new spikes : Coronavirus
Millennials urged to take virus more seriously as pandemic worsens in U.S. : Coronavirus


Demand from Norway: Close Sweden now : Coronavirus

Italy keeps reporting record-low numbers: less than 100 patients in ICUs, 8 victims today, 1,260 hospitalized. Total active cases 16,836 in the entire country (down from 105,000). New cases at minimum levels (125 today) three weeks after (almost) full re-opening : Coronavirus


Yemen: 'Millions of children could die unless the world wakes up to what's happening here' : worldnews


2 of 3 'doctors' in rural India have no formal medical degrees: Study (2 in 3 "airline pilots" in Pakistan have no "pilots's license") Pakistan to ground 262 pilots, terminate 28 over fake licences : worldnews

Eight more Iranian protesters sentenced to death : worldnews
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Hong Kong police ban annual pro-democracy demo for first time in 17 years : worldnews
Warning -- Apple Suddenly Catches TikTok Secretly Spying On Millions Of iPhone Users


Fury in Colombia as soldiers admit rape of 13-year-old indigenous girl : worldnews

Pope moves against Polish bishop accused of hiding predators : worldnews


Angela Merkel says Britain must 'live with the consequences' of Boris Johnson's decision to ditch close alignment with EU
Reddit commenters thoroughly explain "the point of Brexit" with information about disinformation campaigns, history of British tax havens, geopolitics, how to keep the benefits of EU citizenship (for those rich enough) : bestof

Another woman in B.C., Canada claims police wellness check left her with serious injuries : worldnews
A Toronto police officer who beat a Black teenager so badly he lost an eye has been found guilty of assault, but not aggravated assault. : worldnews ("aggravated" would be both eyes)
Systemic Police Violence: Northern Edition - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Peel police told CBC Toronto Sunday that a crisis negotiator was contacted, but officers decided to enter the victim's residence without the presence of a negotiator. Police could not confirm if a crisis negotiator ever arrived at the scene. (Canada has a killer cop problem, eh?)

TIL that Switzerland is the richest country in the world by financial assets per capita, with USA coming in second : todayilearned

Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill American Troops, U.S. Intelligence Says : worldnews - Trump has known about this since March and Trump's response is to try to invite Russia back into the G7
Russia paid bounties to kill US troops, US intel says; Trump mum : politics
Russian operation targeted coalition troops in Afghanistan, intelligence finds - The Washington Post
This is Starting to Feel a Bit Like an Actual Cold War - Lawyers, Guns & Money - or at least as a one-sided Cold War, with the leader of the other side focused on his dreams of a Moscow hotel and hoping for another electoral assist.
Long list of how Trump has hurt US troops while ignoring reports that Russia offered bounties for dead US soldiers: politics : bestof (long list of Trump's hatred of veterans read it)
Outrage mounts over report Russia offered bounties to Afghanistan militants for killing US soldiers : politics
Heh, who am I kidding? Of course it won't. : PoliticalHumor
Bone spurs are known to cause bunker treason : PoliticalHumor
Traitor Trump : PoliticalHumor
she has a point : PoliticalHumor

North Korea Threatens U.S.: Nuclear Attack 'The Only Option Left'

Judge: US must free migrant children from family detention : politics
The Visa Question - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Some thoughts at the Diplomat on the Trump/Miller visa clampdown: (killing higher education is a plus)

Domestic Disinformation is a Growing Menace to America : politics (Murdoch)
u/inconvenientnews explains how Fox News transformed Americans : bestof (satanic Murdochs)
Is Facebook the New Fox News? : politics
A Note To Our Readers - BuzzFeed News has found articles that do not meet our editorial standards.
PizzaGate Conspiracy Theory Thrives Anew in the TikTok Era - The false theory targeting Democrats, now fueled by QAnon and teenagers on TikTok, is entangling new targets like Justin Bieber.

Grassley chides Trump, Fox News for answer on second term agenda - POLITICO (Grassfuck can't admit Trump is a babbling idiot)


Chris Hayes calls for Donald Trump's resignation over COVID failure | Media Matters for America - This moment we are in the midst of one of the worst governing failures in American history. When all is said and done, it may end up being the worst since the Civil War. There is no country on Earth this far into this pandemic that has bungled it this badly. And we need leadership and a leader to get us out of this. Butw | Slate Star Codex : enoughpetersonspam
e do not have that leader. We have Donald Trump.
Outflanked XXI: A Pre-existing Outflankening - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A reminder that Trump thinks that the Supreme Court should take health insurance away from tens of millions of people, allow insurers to permanently exclude people who contract the deadly virus Trump is exposing them to from coverage, etc. etc.:

Trump's New Virus Plan Is to Quit Even Trying, Pray for a Vaccine Before November ... "Well he can't sue the virus or make it sign a NDA. At this point he is out of ideas." (orders Pence to say 32 Hail Marys a day)
Eschaton: Silver Linings (Pence says America should die for Trump)
New U.S. coronavirus cases break record; Pence cancels campaign events in Arizona, Florida - undefined
Trump has reportedly grown increasingly concerned about how it would appear if he contracted the coronavirus : politics
Pandemic protection for me but not for thee - Lawyers, Guns & Money - If he were smarter, more intellectually curious, and fundamentally competent he would a) be able to compensate for the former and b) recognize that his self-interest demanded an effective response to the pandemic. Is the complete package that's killed over 100k people and driven the country off the proverbial cliff. (not just ADHD, adderal addiction and malignant narcissism, it's his souless evil heart)

Measures to protect Trump from coronavirus scale up even as he seeks to move on - CNNPolitics
Jeff Tiedrich strikes again! : PoliticalHumor
Reporter Who Covered Trump's Tulsa Rally Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Workers removed thousands of social distancing stickers before Trump's Tulsa rally
Top White House Economist Tests Positive for Coronavirus : politics ... since recovered, he said, and plans to return to his professorship at the University of Chicago
You Can See Mike Pence Reach the Absolute Frontier Limits of His Intellect in This Exchange - The vice president strained with all his might to avoid admitting that CBS reporter Paula Reid was exactly right. : politics

White House silent on reason for Trump cancelling weekend golf club trip : politics ... How insane is this presidency when it's news that he doesn't golf ... He's taken over 255 golf vacation days in 3 and a half years. That's absolutely bananas how much that is.

Trump is going full steam ahead with his Jacksonville GOP convention speech, but the city is a COVID-19 hot spot and locals dont want him there
Texas Republicans move forward with plans for an indoor convention in Houston, the states biggest coronavirus hot spot

Here's what a second term of Trump would look like (rambling incoherent corrupt gibberish)
There Is No Plan. There Is No Second-Term Agenda. : politics
What Happens When Trump Stops Believing He Can Win Reelection? The next five months will only be filled with more chaos and malevolence. : politics
'Morning Joe' Speculates Trump May Quit Before He Gets Fired : politics
Now he worships at an altar of a stagnant pool and when he sees his reflection, he's fulfilled


Nancy Pelosi goads 'cowardly' Trump for not wearing mask and says the CDC has not made them mandatory yet because it would 'embarrass the president' : politics

Trump bruised as polls favour Biden - but experts warn of risk of dirty tricks : politics


Fact check: Trump falsely claims Biden, who has committed to the debates, is trying to get out of debating : politics (Trump wants to select his "moderators")

Democrats will hold a virtual convention; Republicans won't: The cruelty is just too obvious : politics
No mask mandate at July GOP convention leaves Houston hospitality workers uneasy : politics

Barr admits he has no evidence to support his voting by mail conspiracy about counterfeit ballots : politics
Bill Barr is even worse than you think: His entire job is to protect Donald Trump - Barr is the latest in a long line of bootlicking right-wing water carriers: Rich white men tell him what to do : politics

7 Years of Gutting Voting Rights - The Supreme Court's decision in Shelby County unleashed a wave of voter suppression efforts. It's time for Congress to restore and revitalize the Voting Rights Act

George Nader, a key witness in the Mueller investigation and informal Trump adviser, gets 10 years in prison in child sex case - CNNPolitics - George Nader, who was a key witness in the Russia investigation

Ivanka Trump Mocked By Twitter Users While Promoting 'Skills-Based Hiring'

Working-class white women are turning on Trump - Los Angeles Times - White working-class women heavily favored Trump in 2016. But recent polls show they are being driven away by his combative style, his erratic handling of the coronavirus crisis and his effort to quickly reopen the economy despite health risks.

Eschaton: Great Innovations In Democratic Policy Making - The masses cry out for a child care tax credit, and the Dems deliver with not one, not two, but three different child care tax credits!


Lindsey Graham declares "war" on Confederate statue protesters as he sinks in the polls (Flimsy-Dimsy goin' down)
Senator Warren issues legislation removing all Confederacy commemorations, rename bases : politics
George and Martha Washington enslaved 300 people. Lets start with their names.

Why Trump's LAW AND ORDER Message is Failing - Lawyers, Guns & Money - No matter how often Trump tweets LAW AND ORDER, it is totally falling flat. The reason, as the historian A.K. Sandoval-Strausz notes, is that we simply are not in 1968 anymore, as much as Trump thinks we are ... Of course, the only way to truly kill this message of LAW AND ORDER is to crush Republicans into dust in November and then every election from then until they walk back from the fascist embrace.
Outflanked XX: A Most Nixonian Outflanking - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Alabama governor Kay Ivey doesn't want liberals butting into Alabama's business ... she just wants their tax money. So tired of these mooching welfare states that want their rights but not their responsibilities (let's elect your Repubican fucking welfare queen bitch granny)

Mississippi flag vote: Governor Tate Reeves says he will sign bill to remove Confederate symbol - The Washington Post

Princeton Will Remove Woodrow Wilsons Name From School -- Wilson's racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school or college

Violence rises in Minneapolis, as debate over role of police rages - The Washington Post

St. Louis Mayor Broadcasts Names, Addresses of Citizens Calling for Police Reform : politics

"Please Forgive Me," Said Elijah McClain As Three Cops Murdered Him : politics

If police lie about a tampon in a coffee, how can we trust them on anything? : politics

The Hard Question of Police Unions - Lawyers, Guns & Money
How Police Unions Enable and Conceal Abuses of Power | The New Yorker (cops are crooks)


Justice Center security video shows police fired pepper spray, tear gas before bulk of violence at Cleveland's George Floyd protests

How Trump and the Black Lives Matter Movement Changed White Voters yMinds - A majority of American voters support demonstrations on police brutality, and many see the president as ill-equipped on racial justice.

Man shot in back of head by S. Carolina cop sues department : news ... "He had complete control of the situation, but unfortunately he did not have control of himself and he attempted to execute Brandon" (on paid leave)
Buffalo man punched in head repeatedly by officer plans to sue city, BPD and arresting officers : news

Several San Jose police officers accused of participating in closed Facebook page with racist posts : news
Man trained San Jose police on bias was injured by police at a protest - Insider (in the balls)

An ex-officer is charged with battery and official misconduct after video shows him Tasing a woman while his knee is on her neck : news

17 corrections officers to be charged in trans woman's death at Rikers Island jail : news

Christian blogger and data CEO jailed for attempted rape of a child and sexual battery : news

Police arrest Elderly man and two others for rape of seven-year-old : news

25 New Accusers Come Forward About Ron Jeremy Since Tuesday : news

Rhode Island's Racist History - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Plymouth Slavery Plantation)
"IF we did" have slavery in RI says @RISpeaker Mattiello on the Gene Valicenti show this morning, expressing doubts about the existence of slavery in Rhode Island. Valicenti suggests going to Newport to see the graves of enslaved people


'Huge Win': Court Orders DeVos to Cancel Loans for Mass. Students Defrauded by Corinthian Colleges : politics

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $2.1 billion in baby powder lawsuit. Last month, the company announced it would discontinue its talc-based products in the U.S. and Canada, citing decreased sales and "misinformation around the safety of the products and a constant barrage of litigation advertising"


Passenger in stolen car that crashed and killed Nashville police officer sues city for $300k : news
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Madera County school official resigns after posting picture of Confederate flag with 'I am proud to be white' -- Sara Wilkins, who has been a member of the board for 31 years

Starbucks barista gets $43K in tips after mask encounter with San Diego "Karen" : news

Man shoots pepper spray into bar after being denied entry, police say : news

Idaho Teen hit in crosswalk, insurance for driver refusing to pay medical bills : news
Florida police are searching for a missing 2-year-old girl who may be with a 31-year-old man : news

Etsy's stock jumps to record, tripling in three months on surge in face mask sales

Highest total I've seen is $120 MILLION : PoliticalHumor

Ayanna Pressley and Ed Markey want to eliminate public transit fares. Here's how

Apparently white nationalists were openly rallying in front of the Mass state house : boston


As belly size gets larger, the memory center in the brain gets smaller: Belly fat in older women is linked to a 39% higher risk of dementia. For men and women over 50, the dementia risk is 28% when taking body mass index and waist circumference into account together, the study said. : science

TIL the Pharoah Akhenaten broke tradition by only allowing the worship of Aten, the sun god. The statues of other gods were destroyed and many monuments to Aten were built. After his death, Akhenaten's monuments were dismantled, his statues were destroyed, and his name excluded from lists of rulers. : todayilearned

Lester Grinspoon, Harvard psychiatrist and early champion of marijuana reforms, dies at 92 - The Boston Globe - He enraged President Nixon and rankled his colleagues, but inspired legions ... "Every one of the bastards that are out for legalizing marijuana is Jewish," Nixon fumed in 1971 ... "I suppose it's because most of them are psychiatrists" (and Harvard has always sucked)

Parkinson's disease reversed in mice by converting astrocytes into functional dopamine neurons. A single treatment to block an inhibitory protein, increased number of neurons in midbrain by ~30%, and restored dopamine to normal levels.

Celebrate George Orwell's birthday by reading his (scathing) 1940 review of Mein Kampf

"Undocumented residents have a positive influence and impact on the economy [of Texas], since they pay taxes and fees and constitute an important part of the labour market." : science

DrRobertZubrin comments on Ask me anything! (capitialist SpaceX guy says overpopulation not the problem, just build more spaceships!)

What sounds like fiction but is actually a real historical event? : AskReddit

ELI5: How did we universally agree to use a 60-second minute, 24-hour day, and 7-day week? : explainlikeimfive

TIL How extreme isolation warps the mind ["in darkness most people eventually adjust to a 48-hour cycle: 36 hours of activity followed by 12 hours of sleep. The reasons are still unclear."] : todayilearned
u/hitstein corrects Wikipedia article that claimed that people in complete darkness adjust to a 48-hour cycle instead of a 24-hour one. : bestof

[SERIOUS] What's the SCARIEST thing that has EVER happened where you feared for your life?

Study on infidelity finds knowledge of sexual rivals changes men's behavior in bed : science
Study on infidelity finds knowledge of sexual rivals changes men's behavior in bed - Men also tried harder to satisfy their partner when they knew there was a rival, while women did not.
Study finds women display higher emotional response concordance than men -- women are better than men at recognizing their emotions

Girls of Reddit, what's the female equivalent of trying to hide a boner? : AskReddit

More than 200 people get infections linked to bagged salad sold in eight states : news

Guy Who Reverse-Engineered TikTok Reveals The Scary Things He Learned, Advises People To Stay Away From It : technology




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E.U. Plans to Bar Most U.S. Travelers When Bloc Reopens - The New York Times - Europe will allow outsiders to begin entering again on July 1, but the U.S. and Russia are now among the nations considered too risky because they have not controlled the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus live updates: U.S. sets another single-day record for new coronavirus cases, surpassing 40,000 mark for first time - The Washington Post ... Eleven states set their own records for the average number of new cases reported over the past seven days: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.
U.S. reports 41,407 new cases of coronavirus so far today, the biggest one-day increase since the pandemic began : Coronavirus
The US Just Broke Its Coronavirus Record For The Second Day in a Row : politics ... The highest Covid counts are now dominated by the three psychopaths - Trump, Putin and Bolsonaro
Millions more could die in a possible 2nd coronavirus wave, WHO official wanr on Confederate statue protesters as he sinks in the polls : politics
s | "The pandemic is behaving as we hypothesized" : worldnews
The coronavirus pandemic hasn't just hurt the U.S. economy --- it's also hurt America's reputation abroad
New Numbers Showing Coronavirus Spread Intrude on a White House in Denial - The New York Times - Both President Trump and Vice President Pence seem oblivious to the new chapter in the pandemic.
Coronavirus task force returns, but downplays new flareups as local 'hot spots'
Fauci Warns That New Outbreaks Could Engulf the U.S. : Coronavirus
The US needs to consider "flooding the system with testing," Fauci says : Coronavirus
Pence claims 'remarkable progress' as Covid-19 cases hit new record in US
Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Today's COVID task force briefing has apparently been pretty special: (Pence says prayer, not masks, is the answer)


MA COVID-19 Data 6/26/20 : boston
108,070 Cases Total in MA; 149 New Confirmed Cases (84 New Probable Cases) : CoronavirusMa - 8545 new tests; 1.7% positive - -31 hospital; - 18 icu; - 2 Intubated - 50 new deaths; 8013 total


Massachusetts is on track to contain COVID-19 outbreak, model shows
People switching their NY city vacations to Boston after 14 day travel restrictions announced. : boston
Northeastern region leads mask wearing. Wear mask, control covid and save lives. Be logical and scientific not an idiot : boston
With numbers in MA starting to go downhill, do we need to worry about an uptick with colleges opening up? : CoronavirusMa
June case growth by age bracket : CoronavirusMa - MA could be following other states in the trend of increased growth in positives among children and younger adults
Rate of COVID-19 Cases in MA by City/Town June 24, 2020 (interactive) : CoronavirusMa


Inside the body, the coronavirus is even more sinister than scientists had realized : Coronavirus
Special Report: As world approaches 10 million coronavirus cases, doctors see hope in new treatments : Coronavirus


New York Gov. Cuomo to other states: 'You played politics with this virus, and you lost' : politics (and, why do Refucks love their KKK hoods but hate masks?)
The best tweet I've seen all week
Florida Smirked at New York's Virus Crisis. Now It Has Its Own. - With infections surging in Florida while they retreat in New York, the two states and their governors reflect the shifting course of the pandemic.
Remember when Bret Stephens told us that COVID was just a NYC problem? - Lawyers, Guns & Money (a Bennet protege)

Governors who quickly reopened their states backpedal as virus surges : politics
Have you seen this face mask exemption card? It's fake, Department of Justice says : Coronavirus

States with highest income inequality also experienced a larger number of COVID-19 deaths. New York state had a mortality rate of 51.7 deaths per 100,000. This is 125 times greater than Utah, the state with the lowest income inequality and which had a mortality of 0.41 per 100,000 : science (bad cs, you likely donience)

Florida adds another 8,942 new COVID-19 cases, breaking single-day record again : Coronavirus
Florida governor under fire over claims state is 'cooking the books' on Covid-19 : politics (click for the DeSantis Karma)
Today in Republican Governance - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Texas' Largest Hospital Reaches 100 Percent ICU Capacity : politics
Texas' coronavirus surge is 'absolutely horrifying,' infectious disease doctor says : Coronavirus - filopodia (second method of infection: the virus stromps around on your cells and zombifies them)
Texas closes bars, limits restaurant occupancy as coronavirus cases rise | The Texas Tribune - Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas bars to close again and restaurants to reduce to 50% occupancy as coronavirus spreads
Texas orders bars shut amid surge in confirmed virus cases : politics
Coronavirus: Texas rolls back its reopening plan as cases rise
[US] Georgia COVID Cases are Spiking to All Time High and EVERYTHING is Open : Coronavirus
Trump's Tulsa Rally Drew People From Counties With Covid Spikes
Co-founder of ReOpen Maryland says he has tested positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus

Living in Barry Goldwater's State - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Of all the completely bungled COVID responses in the U.S., Arizona's might be the single most catastrophic:
How Arizona 'lost control of the epidemic' ... And now, Arizona is facing more per capita cases than recorded by any country in Europe or even by hard-hit Brazil (elect a rightwing idiot, die)


Ontario premier adamant he wants U.S. border closed, fears opening it will spark second wave : worldnews

Swedes are losing trust in authorities' handling of the coronavirus, as the man behind the country's light-touch approach called lockdowns a form of madness and political parties demanded the Swedish strategy be reviewed before the next election in 2022


UN: Millions of Yemeni children on the 'brink of starvation' : worldnews

An Australian politician's home was raided amid allegations that Chinese government agents have infiltrated the country : worldnews

US removes Saudi Arabia from list of worst human traffickers : worldnews


Anger as Boris Johnson falsely claims child poverty has fallen despite huge rise under Tories : worldnews
Support for Brexit is collapsing as a new poll finds big majority of British people want to rejoin the EU : worldnews

Female genital mutilation: Report shows 68,000 victims in Germany : worldnews

'Serious' incident shuts down Glasgow city centre : worldnews


Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says - The New York Times - The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment (talks nightly with Putin)
Russian Criminal Group Finds New Target: Americans Working at Home - The New York Times - A hacking group calling itself Evil Corp., indicted in December, has shown up in corporate networks with sophisticated ransomware. American officials worry election infrastructure could be next (Republicans will sue for brand infringement)

Supreme Court of Canada rules against Uber, allowing $400M class-action lawsuit to move ahead : worldnews


D.C. statehood bill passes House of Representatives - The Washington Post (pro-slavery Rethugs like Cotton are outraged)


Democrats's infrastructure bill has a special delivery: Electric mail trucks
Appeals court rules funding for Trump border wall construction 'unlawful' - The Trump administration can't use money that Congress appropriated for military projects to build the wall, the appeals court ruled (Trump argued, "it's all my money")


Trump Administration Files Supreme Court Brief To End Obamacare Amid COVID-19 Crisis : politics
Trumps legal argument for throwing out all of the ACA is a nightmare for Senate Republicans ... Solicitor General Noel Francisco packs in a string of rhetorical flourishes that may draw cheers at a Federalist Society legal conference but will inevitably appear as factual citations to back up attack ads that Democrats plan to run this fall against vulnerable Senate Republicans, in a redux of the messaging that proved so potent in the 2018 midterms. (bye-bye, Suzie "He learned his lesson" Floozy)

Trump Administration Backs Destroying Affordable Care Act During Pandemic - Republicans Have Set Up Shop at the Crossroads of Suicidal Politics and Homicidal Neglect - The Trump administration* files a brief in support of ripping healthcare away from tens of millions in the middle of a pandemic ... And, even then, every damn one of them should bear the burden and pay the price for ripping healthcare away from millions of Americans in the middle of a pandemic just because the twisted child in the White House got mocked at a banquet several years ago. They own every death. How do you sleep, Noel Francisco? While you make your argument, can you hear the sound of a million ragged breaths from people dying at home because their lungs are turning to cement? And so, here you are, Noel, and here the rest of them are, too, setting up shop at the crossroads where suicidal politics collides with homicidal neglect. Timing, after all, is everything.
Republicans Have Set Up Shop at the Crossroads of Suicidal Politics and Homicidal Neglect : politics ... "Pierce is fierce" ...

America Didn't Give Up on Covid-19. Republicans Did. Partisanship has crippled our response. (Krugthul)
America Didn't Give Up on Covid-19. Republicans Did.
'Unfathomable Cruelty' : Trump Files Legal Brief Aiming to Kick 20 Million Off Health Insurance in Middle of Pandemic - We need to be guaranteeing healthcare for all, not gutting it from millions

Trump Retreats to His Hannity Bunker | The New Yorker - Beaten by the pandemic and down in the polls, a President and his propagandist create an alternate reality.
Trump Retreats to His Hannity Bunker : politics
Trump Rambles Unintelligibly About Plan for Second Term : politics
Trump Can't Name One Thing He'd Prioritize if Re-elected -- Even with Fox News' Sean Hannity holding his hand, the president drew a blank when asked about a possible four more years
Trump's reality TV presidency is being crushed by reality | Trump is falling in the polls because he's failing the country

Trump Approval Hits New Low, He Trails Biden In Matchup: Poll : NPR - Poll: Trump Disapproval Hits All-Time High And He Trails Biden By 8 (when you lose NPR)
Trump Is in a Deep Hole. Can He Dig Himself Out Before November? | The Cook Political Report

The Rule of Law Is Being Gutted Because 'moderate' Republicans Stayed Silent (Suzie-Floozy and Dumkowski were never 'moderate')

A Company Run by a White House "Volunteer" With No Experience in Medical Supplies Got $2.4 Million From the Feds for Medical Supplies

Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald. Now her book describes a 'nightmare' of family dysfunction.


Sanders: Cut the Pentagon By 10% to Hire More Teachers, Build More Homes, and Create More Jobs : politics


NYC Gives Me a Birthday Present - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... For some, the left wing of the Democratic Party now appeared to be a paper tiger ... As Sean McElwee notes in his roundup, progressives damn near ran the table:
Live results: 2020 Kentucky Senate primaries | The Washington Post (Booker up by 500+ w/14%)


Eschaton: When The Only Tool You Have Is A Cop - This twitter thread from a journalist arrested in Philly is a good read -- If in the middle of All This, with cameras on and world attention directed and our very imperfect but at least not indifferent mayor and our even better district attorney saying, in various ways, cut this shit out, cops treat a mainstrema, etc. A brief response re: trauma. (My view, not the paper reporter like this as if it's all just a joke, then it all ceases to be something that happens to "other people" but something which happens to "us." -- And, no, it should not have had to take All This for that to be more widely understood, but here we are.
Samantha Melamed on Twitter: "I was detained Tuesday while doing my job, reporting the news, right here in America. A few people have been asking me what I think about that, if I'm OK, was I "being a bad girl", etc ... (Philly major and cops)

Barr interfered in SDNY cases tied to Trump interests: NYT : politics


The Pathetic Lives of the Confederate Die-Hards - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Like most of you, I have a pretty limited patience for Cleetus Safaris by the media. But this discussion of the Confederate flag in a town in Alabama is telling, just in the fact that these people are so sad and so pathetic. That this stupid flag and the racism inherent in it is all these people seem to have to live for is hard to reckon with
Wrapped up in the Confederate flag -- Heflin, Alabama, holds on to the confederate flag as Southern symbols fall in America - The Washington Post - In a Southern bastion of racing, NASCARs ban means grandstanding for some, realizations for others
Maxine Waters Rips Trump For Focusing More On Dead Confederates Than COVID-19 Toll : politics

'He's Done With That' : Trump's Already Bored With Police Reform : For a brief moment after George Floyd's death, the White House pursued the semblance of a reform process. But the president is over that now.

GOP aghast as Trump's polls sink amid divisive recial rhetoric
Trump keeps claiming that the most dangerous cities in America are all run by Democrats. They aren't

New poll shows 85 percent of Massachusetts residents support Black Lives Matter movement, mirroring national trend of increasings - WHO report : worldnews
upport : politics


Wrongly arrested Black man sues a Georgia city and police officers for excessive force and injury - CNN ... broke his wrist ... Haugabrook also said he believes the officers were compelled to lie in their reports to cover up the actions of Wheeler.

White couple blocks Mexican American from entering his building, called him 'criminal' : news


Supreme Court wont force Texas to allow absentee ballots for all voters
U.S. Supreme Court declines Texas Democrats' request to allow all Texans to vote by mail ... would have allowed all Texans to request absentee ballots if they fear catching COVID-19 at crowded polling places.
Republican nightmare: Trump vote-by-mail demonizing driving down GOP participation

Daughter of Michigan Republican urges people to vote against her dad -- For the love of god do not vote for my dad for state rep' ... Robert Regan, Republican candidate for Michigan State Representative, finds himself. Regan is a red-blooded Republican who previously described himself as "so conservative that he makes Rush Limbaugh look like a liberal"

Beyond 'White Fragility' -- If you want to let freedom ring, hammer on economic injustice.
"I have rape-colored skin." - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dancing Like It Was 1865 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I thought this was pretty great.

Opinion | The recklessness of Tucker Carlson - The Washington Post

Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts - even Trump's ... Facebook's stock dropped more than 8%, erasing roughly $50 billion from its market valuation, after the European company behind brands such as Ben & Jerrs and Dove announced it would boycott Facebook ads through the end of the year over the amount of hate speech and divisive rhetoric on its platform.
Bowing to pressure, Facebook will start labeling violating posts from politicians. But critics say its not enough.


People Spent Thousands To Go On A Cruise With Glenn Beck. Now They Cant Get Their Money Back.

Are Streamers Muzzling Controversial Docs? | Hollywood Reporter (Michael Moore is unhappy)


Overlooked No More: Valerie Solanas, Radical Feminist Who Shot Andy Warhol - The New York Times


Woman Who Shamed Starbucks Barista for Refusing to Serve Her Without Face Mask Speaks Out as Barista's GoFundMe Grows : news


700km-long lightning bolt sets new global record, the World Meteorological Organisation confirms : worldnews




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Climate crisis: Green recovery only option to return to economic prosperity after coronavirus recession, UK government warned ... 'once in a lifetime opp9rtunity'
Locust Cloud Reaches Argentina, Approaching Southern Brazil : worldnews
Coronavirus News Overshadows Africas Worst Locust Invasion in History
(28) Locusts of Doom - YouTube
Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that microplastics pollution has already "deeply" entered the world's most remote land-based food systems : worldnews
Thai vets perform mass sterilisation on violent monkey population in ancient city : worldnews
Massive Saharan dust cloud shrouds the Caribbean : worldnews
Sahara dust cloud heading for the southern United States raises respiratory health concerns amid Covid-19. The outbreak is the most extreme researchers have seen in 50 years. : worldnews


The coronavirus surge is real, and it's everywhere - Axios
The Second Coronavirus Surge Is Here - The Atlantic - The U.S. has seen more cases in the past week than in any week since the pandemic began.
How the Virus Won - The New York Times - Invisible outbreaks sprang up everywhere. The United States ignored the warning signs. We analyzed travel patterns, hidden infections and genetic data to show how the epidemic spun out of control.
How the Virus Won. Invisible outbreaks sprang up everywhere. The United States ignored the warning signs. We analyzed travel patterns, hidden infections and genetic data to show how the epidemic spun out of control. : Coronavirus
CDC: Coronavirus may have infected 10 times more Americans than known | TheHill
CDC says COVID-19 cases in U.S. may be 10 times higher than reported - The estimate comes from a nationwide look at antibody tests.
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MA COVID-19 Data 6/25/20 : boston
107,837 Cases Total in MA; 160 New Confirmed Cases (66 New Probable Cases) : CoronavirusMa - 10318 new tests; 1.5% positive - -117 hospital; - 7 ICU; +3 Intubated - 25 new deaths; 7963 total


Far-UVC light safely kills airborne Coronaviruses. More than 99.9% of seasonal coronaviruses present in airborne droplets were killed when exposed to a particular wavelength of ultraviolet light that is safe to use around humans. : science


Graphics: See where coronavirus is spiking in the US - The Boston Globe


Ohio Governor describes new data trend as, "chilling" as Cincinnati Ohio becomes new epicenter for Covid 19 spread : Coronavirus
Former Florida Data Official Rebekah Jones on State Manipulating COVID-19 Data : Coronavirus

Texas governor halts reopening as coronavirus crisis continues to worsen - CNN

North Texas family shaken after 18 relatives test positive for COVID-19 following family gathering | wfaa.com - Three are now hospitalized, including two elderly family members and one woman battling breast cancer.

Coronavirus responses highlight how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don't fit their worldview : Coronavirus


Countries are 'highly unlikely' to impose full lockdowns again if there's a second wave, analysts say : worldnews

India's Covid tally jumps to 4,73,105 after registering 16,922 new cases in last 24 hours

Brazil recorded 42,725 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as well as 1,185 new deaths : worldnews

Coronavirus 'Out Of Control' In Turkmenistan, : worldnews


'Like kicking a puppy': outcry as New Zealand minister picks on health chief in Covid-19 blame game - Health minister under pressure after video of him seeking to shift blame for failures to Ashley Bloomfield, the man standing right next to him : worldnews

Ireland will quarantine British travellers because of the UK's 'significantly poorer' response to the coronavirus : worldnews


'Orwellian Hong Kong': Hong Kong democrats voice concern over prospect of indefinite detention under security law : worldnews

China Ups Rhetoric, Warns India of 'Severe Consequences' for Violent Clash : worldnews (that they started)
Xi takes china back 40 years with India scuffle : worldnews
EU leaders talk tough to Beijing over long list of unmet promises : worldnews

Vote to Extend Putin's Rule to 2036 Faces Little Protest in Russia : worldnews

More than 1,000 European MPs from over 25 countries call for Israel annexation to be halted and warn of 'consequences' : worldnews
Hamas warns Israel: "Annexation is a declaration of war" : worldnews
FM Ashkenazi says Israel unlikely to annex Jordan Valley : worldnews ... "yet" ...


Sexual torture inflicted on father-son in TN police custody: Witnesses : worldnews (haha, not Tennessee)

Bangladesh boy, 15, arrested for Facebook criticism of PM : worldnews
Imran Khan calls Osama Bin Laden a martyr in Pakistan Parliament : worldnews
Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister CNN : worldnews
Pakistan airline says 150 pilots grounded after crash probe : worldnews
'Beyond comprehension': Pilots in Pakistan Air crash that killed 97 distracted by coronavirus : worldnews

Police Were Chased Out of a Brixton Street Party: Twenty-two officers were injured as crowds threw bottles at police and smashed up their vehicles. : worldnews

Charges dropped against Alberta First Nation Chief in violent RCMP arrest video : worldnews
'Why did you shoot me?' A Black Mississauga mother seeks answers from Peel police [Canada]
Five elderly Catholic clerics arrested in Joliette for alleged sexual abuse of minors : worldnews

Kosovo PM cancels trip to US for talks with Serbia : worldnews

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces broadened charges of conspiring with 'Anonymous' hackers in new federal grand jury indictment : worldnews
Julias Assange 'conspired with Anonymous-affilited hackers' : worldnews


Birds of a Reactionary Feather Flock Together - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump's meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda.


Fascist judge appointed by fascist leader orders dismissal of case against fascist leader's minion - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Flynn in the bag)


The world is putting America in quarantine : politics
A European ban on US travelers would send a humbling message - CNN

White House ordered NIH to cancel coronavirus research funding, Fauci says : politics
Kidding on the square - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trumps catastrophic failure on testing is no joke
Can We Call Trump a Killer? | There is no way to remove his culpability in the neglectful handling of the coronavirus. : politics
The Coronavirus Surge in the Sun Belt Could Doom Trump - The Atlantic - Democrats were already gaining ground in the region before the pandemic hit.
'Downright Dangerous': Trump Moves to End Federal Support for Testing Sites as US Sees Record Daily Spike in Covid-19 Infections. "The pandemic is clearly getting worse in states nationwide -- and instead of trying harder to stop it, President and instead of trying harder to stop it, President Trump is apparently trying harder to hide it."
Trump Is Seeking Reelection On a Pro-Coronavirus Platform : politics ... The U.S. president is seeking reelection on an anti-mask, anti-testing, pro-superspreader-event platform. (his cancelation strategy)
Dozens of Secret Service officers and agents told to self-quarantine after Trump's Tulsa rally
Trump admin failure on coronavirus threatens unity of the states : politics
State Coronavirus Data Doesn't Support Trump's Misleading Testing Claims
Trump says the coronavirus is 'going away.' His own task force disagrees.

Foxs prime-time shows have covered the toppling of statues more than 3 times as much as coronavirus this week
New research explores how conservative media misinformation may have intensified coronavirus - The Washington Post - The three studies paint a picture of a media ecosystem that entertains conspiracy theories and discourages audiences from taking steps to protect themselves and others

To protest face masks, Arizona city councilman uses George Floyd's words: 'I can't breathe'

The 6 Trump Bombshells Still Waiting to Explode - POLITICO
Trump lashes out at Black Lives Matter, accuses one member of 'treason'

Biden Has A Historically Large Lead Over Trump, But It Could Disappear : politics
The Electoral College: Trumps Floodgates are Creaking
Opinion | Trump is in deep trouble, new polls show. But he has one hidden advantage. - The Washington Post
Biden Has A Historically Large Lead Over Trump, But It Could Disappear | FiveThirtyEight - Just ask Michael Dukakis or George W. Bush.
Biden ties COVID-19 to Trump's 'callous' Obamacare assault: 'A new pre-existing condition'
Biden Builds Polling Lead in Battleground States, With Strength Among White Voters - The New York Times - A nine-point advantage across six key states, including leads of at least six points in each of them.


The filibuster as we know it will not survive a Dem trifecta in 2021 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Judge Tosses Trump Family Attempt to Block Mary Trumps Tell-All

Attorney General Bill Barr Is Facing A Rare Public Revolt From Inside The Justice Department | "I can't think of any precedent for this" ...
Trumps pick for Manhattan U.S. attorney refuses to say he would recuse from probes of presidents associates
Graham Rebuffed Over Widening Barrs Powers as GOP Senators Balk (let's give Barr the power to fire his ig, sounds good)
House Republicans Resort to Literally Drowning Out Testimony About DOJ Corruption : politics (Louie Gumball bangs his desk)


White supremacist terrorism 'on the rise and spreading,' State Dept. says in new report : politics
Poll: For first time ever, most Mississippians support changing state flag : politics
Mayor cries after order to remove Confederate-themed Mississippi flag from city buildings : politics
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Trump's Sagging Popularity Drags Down Republican Senate Candidates; A New York Times/Siena College poll paints a grim picture for Republicans in Arizona, Michigan and North Carolina as voters shun candidates aligned with the president.


3 North Carolina Officers Fired After Video Captured Extremely Racist Rants in Squad Cars
Derek Chauvin Knew What He Was Doing When He Kneeled on George Floyd's Neck, Says Police Chief


Facebook faces trust crisis as ad boycott grows - Axios
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Eye-Popping 500k Users Flock to Twitter Competitor After Twitter Shuts Down Pro-Trump Accounts


The dirty secret behind Ben Shapiro's extraordinary success on Facebook


The Dixie Chicks Change Their Name, Dropping the 'Dixie' -- The platinum-selling country trio will be known as the Chicks,

Why Did the Washington Post Get This Woman Fired?


TIL that humanity nearly became extinct 72000 years ago and we were down to 40 'breeding pairs' : todayilearned


Dear Reviewer 2: Go F* Yourself


Lucid dreamers of Reddit, what are the most important tips and tricks to master lucid dreaming? : AskReddit

Men of Reddit, can you feel our boobs when we hug and how does it make you feel? : AskReddit

What horror film do you consider to be genuinely horrifying? : AskReddit




062420

Locusts are devastating East Africa: A fourth generation of locust eggs is now hatching, which experts predict will create a locust population 8,000 times larger than the current infestation. : worldnews
Facebook creates fact-checking exemption for climate deniers - Popular Information (Fuckerberged)



US coronavirus cases at highest level since April : Coronavirus
US 'spiralling out of control' as 26 states report increase in average daily coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
'Coming back and biting us': US sees virus make a comeback
We are in deep trouble: US records highest one-day total of new COVID-19 cases since late April


MA COVID-19 Data 6/24/20 : boston
107,611 Cases Total in MA; 111 New Confirmed Cases (61 New Probable Cases) : CoronavirusMa - 7369 new tests; 1.5% positive - -14 hospital; +0 ICU; -14 intubated - 48 new deaths; 7,938 total


Independent report slams handling of coronavirus outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers' Home; witness describes walking the veterans 'to their death'
Secretary of Veterans Services Francisco Urena resigns ahead of Holyoke Soldiers' Home report (none of Faker Baker's appointees had any health-care or admin experience)


News | Coronavirus update: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut order quarantine for visitors from Florida, other states - The Washington Post ... Nine states currently meet that threshold, Cuomo said: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Utah and Texas ...
N.Y. Will Impose Quarantine on Visitors From States With Big Outbreaks : CoronavirusMa
Can we shut down state borders before it's too late? : boston

Eschaton: And California - I keep highlighting these to show that it isn't a fluke, one bad week. Things are getting worse a lot of places. California locked down early and hard and then... just gave up.
Competence vs. malignant nihilism, an illustration - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Inslee vs deSantis/Florida man)


Science newspaper: World's first inactivated COVID-19 vaccine produces antibodies : CoronavirusMa

Hospitals Sued to Keep Prices Secret. They Lost. : news ... the health-care-industrial complex spends more than three times what the military-industrial complex spends in Washington.
Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us | Time.com (2013)

State Health Officer Warns in Interview: Prepare For Overwhelmed Hospitals by Fall | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS
Houston ICUs at 97 Percent Capacity as Texas Coronavirus Cases Break Records : Coronavirus
NEW: Florida reports record 5,508 new cases of coronavirus and 44 new deaths : Coronavirus
Texas reports 5K coronavirus cases, highest single-day hike - Local News - Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX (dimbulbs ignoring science to own the libtards)
'I didn't take this seriously': Arizona man gets COVID-19 after sharing drinks in bar : Coronavirus (comment are merciless)
Eschaton: And California - 7149 new cases. That's a bigly number. I know just posting the case numbers as they come in makes this an incredibly boring blog. It's just "Yep, there's a train wreck. Oh there's another one. And another. Maybe we should do something about train safety."
Mass. reports 172 new coronavirus cases, 48 new deaths; key metrics remain low relative to springtime surge - The Boston Globe

Palm Beach 'Patriots' Are Ready to Die for Their Freedom to Breathe Mask-Free -- county board of commissioners voted to require masks in public places, they were excoriated by witnesses as communist dictators who love the deviland hate freedom.
Rural Missouri pastor: Virus 'just started to sprout up'
The battle over masks in a pandemic: An all-American story - The Washington Post

CDC, vaccine manufacturers increase influenza doses to prepare for covid-19 this winter - The Washington Post - Experts are girding for coronavirus and influenza hitting at the same time


EU nations may close their borders to US travelers as they seek to reopen their economies to tourism because of how Washington has handled the pandemic : worldnews

Japan has curbed the spread of the coronavirus so well within the country that it is facing a shortage of patients for clinical trials : worldnews

Super-spreader church at centre of South Korea's coronavirus outbreak sued for #66m

Boris Johnson confronted over claim no country has working coronavirus app - after 12m downloads in Germany : worldnews


News | Kosovo President Hashim Thaci indicted on war crimes charges ahead of planned White House meeting - The Washington Post (Dump will pardon him)

Two Russian anti-fascist anarchists sentenced to 5 and 7 years prison after confessions extracted through torture : worldnews

Turkey's Erdogan Instructs Creation Of Independent Agency To Promote The Denial Of The Armenian Genocide.
Trumps corrupt dealings with Turkey are some of the most startling stories in Bolton's book

Canada's largest mental health hospital calls for removal of police from front lines for people in crisis: "Police are not trained in crisis care" : worldnews
Kenya policeman charged with the murder of 13-year-old who was shot as he stood on a balcony in March watching police enforce a night-time curfew. : worldnews

North Korea is about to drop cigarette butts, trash, and 12 million propaganda leaflets onto South Korea in its latest psychological-warfare move : worldnews
North Korea threatens to end US in new round of Korean War : worldnews

New accounts on Ashley Madison soared by 70 percent less than two weeks after adultery was decriminalized in Taiwan last month, primarily among women. : worldnews

Chinese nationals with government ties have funneled hundreds of thousands in cash to Trump's re-election


Opinion | Why Do We Pay So Many People So Little Money? - The New York Times - The coronavirus pandemic is forcing America to confront its epidemic low-wage problem.

"Mass Murder": Trump's coronavirus confession is already being used in attack ads : politics
Approval of Trumps coronavirus response sinks to lowest on record amid surge in cases:
Approval of Trump's Coronavirus Response Sinks to Lowest on Record Amid Surge in Cases: Reuters/Ipsos Poll : politics
Twitter posts reveal rapid politicization of COVID-19 issue in U.S. Congress. Using AI, researchers could correctly classify the political party of the member who sent each COVID tweet 76 percent of the time, based only on the text of the tweet and the date it was sent. : science
Twitter posts reveal polarization in Congress on COVID-19 - Study shows how quickly parties diverged on pandemic (and Republicans decided to kill a bunch of people so they could look tough on virual crime)

Michael Flynn: Appeals court dismissal of case against Trump aide
The Michael Flynn Case Is Being Dropped. The Bag Job Is Now Complete : politics

The CDC Lost Control Of The Coronavirus Pandemic. Then The Agency Disappeared. -- premier health agency pushed a flawed coronavirus containment strategy until it disappeared from public view one day before the outbreak was declared a pandemic (and evangelical Christofuck Redfiield didn't say a word)
Feds Set To Cut Coronavirus Testing Funds As COVID-19 Cases Soar | HuffPost - Federal testing centers in five states will either transition to state control or be closed.
HHS spokesman Michael Caputo blasts coronavirus reporters
Pence tries to assure GOP senators as coronavirus cases spike - The Washington Post - appearance on Capitol Hill comes as many states scramble to contain a surge in infections, while Washington sits back.
Trump Made a Racist Joke in a Phoenix Megachurch and the Crowd Went Wild : politics
Trump Spends Rally Downplaying Coronavirus And Making Racist Jokes : politics
The federal government is ending funding for coronavirus test sites in 5 states as Trump claims the US is testing too much : politics
Mass Murder: Trump's Coronavirus Confession Is Already Being Used In Attack Ads
Trump's Ratings in Free Fall as COVID Infections Rise by 25 Percent in One Week
As 25 states show more COVID-19 cases, Trump administration ending federal funding for testing sites : politics

PIERS MORGAN: Liberals are fighting to get Trump re-elected by rioting and letting off fireworks | Daily Mail Online - PIERS MORGAN: Trump should be heading for a massive shellacking in November, but insane liberals are fighting hard to get him re-elected by destroying statues of American heroes, rioting in the streets and letting off fireworks all night

Trump Finally Names the Crime He Thinks Obama Committed (treason to the Trumpster)

Eschaton: Poll Porn - Not looking good for the bad orange man. -- Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump 50% to 36% in a new nationwide poll Wednesday
50 percent of voters really hate Trump. Only 27 percent really hate Biden. : politics
'Expect Trump to go ballistic' : Joe Biden opens dominant 14-point lead in New York Times poll
Biden Takes Dominant Lead in Poll as Voters Reject Trump on Virus and Race - The New York Times - ahead of the president by 14 points, leading among women and nonwhite voters and cutting into his support with white voters.
Trump Can't Figure Out How to Attack Biden - The Atlantic - The president is having a difficult time deploying his traditional culture-war playbook against Biden.
What If Joe Biden Is Actually Running a Great Campaign?

Top Pentagon nominee pushed conspiracy theories that former CIA director tried to overthrow Trump and even have him assassinated - CNNPolitics (TaTa HaHa)

Trump's rage at his niece's s tell-all book only shows how impotent he is

With Tweets, Videos and Rhetoric, Trump Pushes Anew to Divide Americans by Race - The New York Times

The Decline of the American World - The Atlantic - Other countries are used to loathing America, admiring America, and fearing America (sometimes all at once). But pitying America? That one is new.
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Discussion Thread: Kentucky, New York and Virginia Primaries (NC and MS runoffs) : politics
RECAP: What all happened in Kentucky on a historic primary Election Day
Kentucky Senate Democratic primary between McGrath and Booker to decide who challenges McConnell too close to call
McGrath leading, Engel in trouble after Tuesdays primaries
Eschaton: Pass The Torch - don't think people are due to be pushed out of the dome when they turn 70, or whenever, but there are certain positions of authority, such as, oh, I don't know, leadership positions in the US Congress, where maybe there's some responsibility to make sure there are reasonable opportunities for the younger generation. You know, the 60-year-olds. - I don't really what know motivates some like Eliot Engel to try to hold on
Jamaal Bowman Declares Victory Over 16-Term Rep. Eliot Engel - Another year, another political earthquake in New York.
Kentucky: The Day After - Lawyers, Guns & Money
AOC defeats primary challenger Michelle Caruso-Cabrera : politics
Politico fantasizes about Dems losing the black vote and Trump coasting to victory (Tim Alberta, hack)

'Their money couldn't buy a movement': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez taunts Wall Street after triumphing over her billionaire-backed primary opponent : politics
24-year-old defeats Trump's pick in NC GOP congressional primary : politics (machine-gun Madison) ... The president only endorsed the losing candidate because Meadow's wife encouraged him to do so
The inside story of Trump's North Carolina embarrassment - Axios - Madison Cawthorn, the 24-year-old who stunningly defeated the candidate President Trump endorsed in the Republican runoff for North Carolina's 11th congressional district, got a congratulatory call last night from the president himself
Madison Cawthorn, 24, Upsets Trump-Endorsed Favorite in North Carolina - The New York Times - a House seat formerly held by Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, was an upset for his handpicked successor (racist baby)

Florida Democrats gain vote-by-mail advantage

Jon Stewart says there's not enough money or power to fill the 'empty chasm' of Trump's soul

DOJ Whistleblower: Bill Barr Improperly Targeted Marijuana Companies with Investigations Because He Did Not Like Their Business (the drunken buffalo)
Barr Must Go - Former Federal Prosecutors Appalled by Details in Whistleblower's Bombshell Testimony
In Scathing Letter, More Than 80-Percent of Faculty at Bill Barr's Law School Call for His Censure and Resignation
2 DOJ whistleblowers testify that AG William Barr interfered in investigations to help Trump : politics

Devin Nunes can't sue Twitter over statements by fake cow, judge rules

Black Lives Matter protests have not led to a spike in coronavirus cases, research says - CNN
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Not a single police department in 20 largest US cities compliant with international rights laws, report finds : politics

In Arizona, Trump has a redo of his Oklahoma rally - POLITICO - The president renewed his performance for a packed crowd of students, most of whom didn't wear protective masks ... The appearance, at the Dream City megachurch ...
Phoenix PD declares peaceful protest outside Trump event unlawful assembly : politics

'I'm Tired of Being the Help' -- In suburban Detroit, a cookout full of Democratic voters bubbles into outrage, frustration at being taken for granted -- and certainty that 2020 is in the bag for Trump.

Confederate Statues Were Built To Further A 'White Supremacist Future' : politics
Funny how Trump's dislike for 'losers' doesn't extend to Confederate generals
Alabama history agency admits perpetuating systemic racism : news

Police justified in slapping protesters who flip off the cops, Bay Area police union president says on Facebook; group plans protest : politics

Eschaton: Not An Expert, But Don't Think That's It - So many cops are pathological liars and local media (especially) just pass on what they are told. And so so dumb and not creative. Their imagination about playing victim is limited to minor alterations of bad attempts by other cops to manufacture victimhood. -- BREAKING: Sources tell me an off duty LAPD officer allegedly found a tampon halfway thru his Frappuccino at a Starbucks in Diamond Bar on Friday (sitting in a clear plastic cup, haha)
Eschaton: Copaganda Man - Lol -- UPDATE: Statement from Target: We take this allegation seriously. We have reviewed video footage and have not found any suspicious behavior
Did a Barista Put a Tampon in a Cops Frappuccino? An Investigation (Vice is on it)

Fired Wilmington cop: "We are just going to go out and start slaughtering them fucking n*sI one former US attorney said. : politics
can't wait. God, I can't wait."
Modern dystopia : gifs

The Killing of Elijah McClain: Everything We Know

Madison protesters pull down Forward, Hans Christian Heg statues
Madison protests turn violent as Wisconsin state Sen. Tim Carpenter attacked, statues torn down - The Washington Post


A Softball Team's Tweet to Trump Leads Players to Quit Mid-Series - The players said they did not want a photo of them standing during the national anthem to be used for political purposes.


What the Confederacy Was - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Always worth a reminder: There's no more reason to have statues commemorating confederate leaders than statutes commemorating Nazi ones. It's really not a remotely difficult question

Outside Milwaukee, Protests Over One Officers Three Killings Alvin Cole, 17, was shot five times by officer while fleeing police in February (copster murder-machine)

Video shows Florida officer immediately draw gun on woman, aim at her for over 4 minutes : news

Tens of thousands of calls to re-examine Elijah McClain death inundate Aurora agencies : news

Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm - In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit.

A Minneapolis Neighborhood Vowed to Check Its Privilege. It's Already Being Tested. - Blocks from where George Floyd drew his last breaths, residents have vowed to avoid the police to protect people of color. The commitment is hard to keep.

Boston police spent more than $200,000 on military-style equipment during first five months of this year : boston
"He's like the avator of cop violence in Boston" one activist says. With six open internal investigations, Captain John "Jack" Danilecki has plenty of detractors ("pepper-spray double-dipping Jack" )

A teenager accused of killing her alleged sex trafficker is released from jail on $400,000 bond : news
New York City man exonerated after spending 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit : news

State Supreme Court says you do not have to unlock smartphone for police : news

Bogus Racism Charge Melts Down Elite Progressive LISTSERV

Mystery person tries to block release of Jeffrey Epstein papers | Daily Mail Online


With few properties on the market, Greater Boston home prices rise again - The Boston Globe - COVID-19 exacerbates a long-running dilemma: There were more buyers than sellers in May

DA, ex-head of State Police probably violated the law by ordering arrest report altered, panel says - The Boston Globe - Ethics Commission says aim was to protect a judges daughter from embarrassment


Black staff, athletes leave Liberty University after Falwell tweet : politics


GNC files for bankruptcy and will close up to 1,200 stores : news
High levels of arsenic found in US Whole Foods' bottled water brand


Housing: Palo Alto NIMBY battle reaches a luxury conclusion

Officials are looking at a new proposal for the big, frustrating Mass Pike project through Allson


Ancient Viking settlement found in Iceland dates back to 800 AD and challenges records of the first colonists who arrived nearly 75 years later : worldnews

'Black neutron star' discovery changes astronomy : worldnews

The Mysterious Deaths of 6 Historical Figures - Was Napoleon murdered by his wallpaper? Was Mozart done in by a pork chop?

The Roman Republic Was Teetering. Then a Volcano Erupted 6,000 Miles Away. - The New York Times - Scientists have linked historical political instability to a number of volcanic events, the latest involving an eruption in the Aleutian Islands.

Is It Possible to Shower Too Much? - The Atlantic
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(28) OMG! Bonebreakers Stretch Limits In New Ways You Haven't Seen! - America's Got Talent 2020 - YouTube


Men of Reddit, what are your thoughts on small breasts ? : AskReddit


What is an YouTube channel everyone should know about? : AskReddit




062320

The Arctic Circle Hit 1010F Saturday, Its Hottest Temperature Ever: "This dramatic warming of the Arctic up to triple-digit temperatures was not expected to happen until 2100" : worldnews


The EU plans to ban US travelers indefinitely after haphazard COVID-19 response : Coronavirus
NY Gov: We're seriously considering a quarantine for visitors from out of state


MA COVID-19 Data 6/23/20 : boston
7532 new tests; 2.4% positive - +33 hospital; +1 ICU; +5 Intubated - 16 new deaths; 7890 total

Mass. Has Lowest COVID-19 Transmission Rate In The Country, According To Website That Tracks Virus' Spread : boston

Tufts undergrads will return to campus in the fall - The Boston Globe

The faster a country required masks, the fewer coronavirus deaths it had: study : worldnews
America's mask resistance is just the latest example of a perennial struggle : Coronavirus
Two hair stylists with the coronavirus wore masks. So did their 140 clients. Of those tested, none got sick : Coronavirus - From the Article: Of 140 customers, 94 refused to be tested...


Revealed: Scars of Covid-19 could last for life as doctors warn of long-term damage to health : Coronavirus
How 'Superspreading' Events Drive Most COVID-19 Spread -- As few as 10 percent of infected people may drive a whopping 80 percent of cases, in specific types of situations

Without changes in fighting Covid-19, 'we're going to end up back to where we were,' former CDC chief says : Coronavirus

6,000-plus: California shatters its single-day record for most new coronavirus cases : politics

New U.S. COVID-19 cases surge 25% last week; Arizona, Florida and Texas set records : Coronavirus
Texas coronavirus cases, hospitalizations surging in big cities | The Texas Tribune - Texas is heading down a dangerous path, local leaders warn as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge
Activists halt street protests in South Carolina as some demonstrators become infected - The Washington Post
Bars, Strip Clubs and Churches: U.S. Virus Outbreaks Enter Unwieldy Phase - The New York Times - For months, clusters often centered in nursing homes, prisons and food processing plants. With Americans venturing into public more, new types of outbreaks are emerging.
As Trump ramps up his coronavirus denialism, GOP allies in hard-hit states are singing a very different tune - The Washington Post

5,500 new cases reported in Texas today. : Coronavirus
Texas governor to residents: "The safest place for you is at your home" : Coronavirus
Texas children's hospital begins admitting adults as coronavirus cases surge : Coronavirus

Florida reports another 3,289 new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus


Controversy in Australia Over Archbishop's $6.5 Million Luxury Condo

Twelve German postal workers received medical treatment over suspected bio-terrorism package. It turned out to be durian. : worldnews

20% of Northern Ireland adults now consider themselves to have no religion a record high

Most Black British people think Boris Johnson's party is institutionally racist : worldnews

'I'm' suffocating' : French delivery drivers last words echo George Floyd case -- Police said they stopped Chouviat on his scooter after claiming he was looking at his mobile phone and had a dirty licence plate. Officers say he was disrespectful and abusive and resisted arrest (so they killed him on purpose)
RCMP Officer drags handcuffed women through a hall and then steps on her head and pulls her hair : worldnews
y Canadian Cops Keep Killing People During Wellness and Mental Health Calls: At least five people have died during mental health calls or wellness checks by police since April. All five were Black, Indigenous, or people of colour. : worldnews


The Second Great Depression - At least four major factors are terrifying economists and weighing on the recovery. : politics


Evidence of Russia's 'likely hold' over Trump was covered up by the UK government, according to a former British spy

Secret Service tells press to leave White House grounds in highly unusual move : politics
Secret Service tells press to leave White House : politics

Donald Trump's Presidency Is a Saturday Night Massacre That Never Ends.
Nadler to subpoena AG Barr over Berman firing : politics


Anthony Fauci Doesn't See Covid Summer Lull as Sun Belt Cases Swell
Fauci, Redfield testify on coronavirus in congressional hearing - The Washington Post - Fauci, top health officials warn of covid-19 surge, contradict Trump on testing
3 Horrifying Natural Experiments - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Stefan Rahmstorf on Twitter: "Without words. https://t.co/twXJoGmnVX" / Twitter
Trump team weighs a CDC scrubbing to deflect mounting criticism - POLITICO - With Trump under fire for his handling of the outbreak, his advisers are eyeing the federal bureaucracy for other culprits ahead of the election.
Health Officials Had to Face a Pandemic. Then Came the Death Threats. - The New York Times - State and local health officials have found themselves at the center of regular news briefings amid the coronavirus outbreak, making them targets for harassment and threats (oh yeah, totally normal, NYTfuckers)
CNN Anchor Corners Trump Campaign Spo:x : politics
Are Dead Americans Funny to You?
COVID-19 death toll keeps rising and the media should hold Trump accountable
This is unfortunately not a joke : Harvard doctor reacts to Trump's comments on COVID-19 testing at Tulsa
The Trump campaign is rethinking massive arena rallies after Saturday's poor turnout in Tulsa : politics
Pence falls while boarding Air Force 2, signals he is OK | Fox News
Univ. of Michigan bows out of 2nd presidential debate and it's moved to Miami - Concerns about a large number of people coming to campus amid coronavirus may have been a factor in the withdrawal.
The Boy Who Cried Fake News. From inside the MAGA gates, Trump can't see how the world has changed.
Trump's Arizona trip: Failed wall, failed COVID testing and a failed presidency - Trump heads to Arizona to brag about a nonexistent wall, ignore the worsening pandemic and save a doomed senator : politics
Arizona Mega-Church Set to Host Trump Rally Falsely Claim Its Air Filter Zaps COVID-19 : politics
The Republican convention is gearing up to be a disaster : politics

Trump threatens anyone who destroys monuments in US with 10 years in prison : politics (wants more Hitler statues)

White House admits Trump was involved in firing of top US attorney after Trump claimed he wasn't : politics

Noam Chomsky: Trump Is the Worst Criminal in History, Undeniably (tnx, Barry, for pardoning Bush/Cheney that really worked)

Hillary Clinton was right. Trump's supporters are deplorable. : politics
Trump falsely accuses Obama of treason in latest unfounded attack on his predecessor : politics
Over 120,000 people signed up for Biden fundraiser with Obama : politics
Biden campaign confirms he will attend three debates with Trump, criticizes the president for flipping on his debate stance : politics

9 things to watch on a huge primary day for Democrats - POLITICO - Amy McGrath and Eliot Engel face liberal challengers, but final results wont be known for at least a week.
Key Democratic primaries for House in N.Y. and Senate in Kentucky

Paycation, all I ever wanted, paycation happy to get away... - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Not enough is said about the large tracts of land between Sen. McSally's ears

Kentucky Votes Today. Here Are All the Ways Mitch McConnell Has Made That Harder | The state's senior senator has repeatedly refused to vote on bills to improve ballot access.
Most Kentucky Counties Will Only Have One Polling Site for Primary Election : politics
The Latest in Kentucky - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Hillary and LeBron both stupid)

How Joe Biden Is Catching Up to the Trump Money 'Juggernaut' - In May, Mr. Biden passed President Trump in fund-raising for the first time.
Financial advisory firm Signum tells clients Senate will flip to Democrats as Biden surges past Trump


Giuliani Claims BLM 'Wants To Come And Take Your House Away' In Doomsday Rant

Officers Who Police Union Falsely Claimed Were "Poisoned" By Shake Shack Reportedly Never Had Symptoms : worldnews
Revealed: police unions spend millions to influence policy in biggest US cities : politics (Fascists United SC decision)
New Amnesty Map Documents 'Shocking Extent' of US Police Violence Against Black Lives Matter Protesters. Denying people's constitutional rights "with physical violence, tear gas, and pepper spray is a hallmark of repression," said one Amnesty researcher. : politics
Conor Fortune on Twitter: "??BREAKING: @amnesty maps out the shocking extent of police violence against #BlackLivesMatter protests: ???500 videos analyzed #?125 incidents mapped in ???40 states & DC See for yourself - interactive map now live ?? https://t.co/6h84Jm1QNB" / Twitter


My Family Saw a Police Car Hit a Kid on Halloween. Then I Learned How NYPD Impunity Works.

How to reduce police violence in Boston - The Boston Globe - Ending arbitration will make officers accountable.


Revealed: millions of Americans can't t afford water as bills rise 80% in a decade


Winona Ryder lost a movie role because a producer thought she looked "too Jewish" ... Mel Gibson was smoking a cigar ... and he said, 'You're not an oven dodger, are you? ...

Facebook faces advertiser revolt over failure to address hate speech : worldnews

The University of Cincinnati will remove Marge Schott's name from its baseball stadium, citing the late Cincinnati Reds owner's "record of racism and bigotry." : news

Authors at J.K. Rowling's literary agency quit over company's refusal to speak out on transgender rights : worldnews
Opinion | Sex Does Not Mean Gender. Equating Them Erases Trans Lives. - The New York Times - Embracing the experiences of trans people means leaving old vocabularies behind.

Researchers Think a "K-Hole" Might Actually Be the Brain Going Offline--Much like a "Near Death Experience": The brain waves of sheep that were given a more intense dose of Ketamine appeared to stop altogether for a period of several minutes. : science

Women who use pornography more frequently tend to have better sexual outcomes. For masturbation, more frequent use of pornography was associated with less difficulty becoming aroused, less orgasmic difficulty, greater time to orgasm, greater orgasmic pleasure : science

Ye Olde Statue - Lawyers, Guns & Money

NYT Is Threatening My Safety By Revealing My Real Name, So I Am Deleting The Blog | Slate Star Codex - Scott Alexandrer
Blog deleted due to NYT threatening doxxing of Scott Alexander : slatestarcodex

A series of 11 studies with 69,000+ participants shows that religious Americans have less positive attitudes towards science and less interest in science. This same pattern is not found in other countries around the world, suggesting conflicts between religion and science are probably cultural. : science

Those of you who believe in aliens, Why? : AskReddit




062220

Overconsumption and growth economy key drivers of environmental crises - study | The researchers say that "green" or "sustainable growth" is a myth. "As long as there is growth -- both economically and in population -- technology cannot keep up, the overall environmental impacts will only increase"

During the COVID-19 pandemic, one unexpected outcome in cities around the world has been a reduction in air pollution. Based on data collected in Delhi, India, researchers report that this cleaner air has led to more sunlight reaching solar panels, resulting in the production of more clean energy. : science


WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases : worldnews
'This pandemic is still accelerating': Biggest global daily increases in Covid-19 cases recorded over weekend : Coronavirus
It is snowballing: A surge in US coronavirus cases is raising fears that progress is slipping
Pope Francis warns against reverting to individualism after the pandemic : worldnews (says mythical brain-washing is best)


US reports lowest number of Coronavirus deaths (+305) in almost 3 months : Coronavirus
US in a 'forest fire' not a second wave ... as coronavirus cases spike


MA COVID-19 Data 6/22/20 : boston
6730 new tests; 2.0% positive - -7 hospital; - 14 icu; - 4 Intubated - 17 new deaths; 7874 total


Boston: Step 2 of Phase 2 starts today. Heres a list of what can reopen
If you plan to eat inside at a restaurant today... : boston
Wits End and O'Leary's join list of Boston-area restaurants that have closed amid COVID-19 - COVID-19 is transforming the restaurant industry. Here's an inside look at restaurants that have shut down due to the economic impacts of coronavirus. UMass Boston to teach all classes online this fall - The Boston Globe


Initial COVID-19 infection rate may be 80 times greater than originally reported | Penn State University - New research studies early stages of coronavirus outbreak to re-evaluate rate of initial spread in U.S.
A new study from Penn State estimates that the number of early COVID-19 cases in the U.S. may have been more than 80 times greater and doubled nearly twice as fast as originally believed. Findings suggest an alternative way of thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic. : science
What they don't tell you about surviving COVID-19 - SF Chronicle, June 21
Short timelines for coronavirus vaccine are giving false hope, expert warns ... On average, he said, most vaccines take around 10 years to develop.
Antibody levels in recovered COVID-19 patients decline quickly: research : Coronavirus
A new study showed that antibodies faded quickly in more than 90% of both asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 patients during convalescence, raising questions about whether the illness leads to any lasting immunity to the virus afterwards?. : science
Indoor air accumulates aerosols: 6 feet of distance may not be enough to stop coronavirus transmission : Coronavirus
Low testosterone levels predict clinical adverse outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia patients : science

Airports beg government to set face mask policy for passengers : Coronavirus
FDA warns public of 9 hand sanitizers that contain potentially fatal ingredient : news

Lynika Strozier, Who Researched Early Plant DNA, Dies at 35 : Coronavirus


Nearly half of US states are reporting a rise in new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
12 states show record spikes in coronavirus cases : Coronavirus - The missouri cluster is worrisome. Of the 400 or so new cases yesterday, only 50 were in major metro regions. The other 350 were centered around southwest missouri

Arizonans say COVID tests not easily accessible, results are slow : Coronavirus
12 Texas bars temporarily lose alcohol permits after violating COVID-19 health protocols, officials say : Coronavirus
Tennessee's largest county could return to Phase 1 of reopening due to spike in COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus
The Mayor Of Miami Says His Officers Will 'Shut Down' Businesses Not Social Distancing : Coronavirus
SC protesters urged to get tested immediately for COVID-19 after organizers get sick
North Carolina coronavirus cases near 53,000 as 10% of tests again come back positive : Coronavirus
Florida Daily Coronavirus Cases More Than Four Times Higher Since Reopening : Coronavirus
Eschaton: Good Luck, Texas
Amid surge in Florida, Gov. DeSantis changes guidelines for ICU reporting.
Coronavirus hospitalizations grow in Arizona and Texas : Coronavirus - AZ's %positive is above 20% (TX is at 10.3%)
Coronavirus cases rising among young people in the Deep South : Coronavirus (the dumbulb pro-life Republican states)



Europe suppressed the coronavirus. The U.S. has not. : Coronavirus
COVID-19 taught Canada a costly lesson -- that early border closures can work (you paid for the wall)

Netherlands RIVM reports 0 new deaths for the first time since the start of the pandemic. : Coronavirus

South Korea says it is battling 'second wave' of coronavirus : Coronavirus

Djocovic and Grigor Dimitrov partied hard together in a nightclub before positive tests : Coronavirus



India Is Persecuting Journalists Who Question the Nation's Pandemic Response : worldnews

The coronavirus outbreaks that have struck workers in meat plants around the world are due to poor working conditions and living quarters in a sector that is in a "disasterous race to the bottom" in the quest for cheap meat, trade union representatives have said.
German labor minister demands meat company pay coronavirus compensation - "There must be a civil liability of the company," Heil told a Bild online broadcast, adding that the company had "taken an entire region hostage" by violating the coronavirus rules. : worldnews

People in Myanmar Don't Know About Coronavirus Because the Government Blocked the Internet : The government of Aung San Suu Kyi ordered telecoms companies to shut down mobile internet coverage in two states. That was a year ago.


The last independent news site in Hungary is in danger : worldnews (and then the Nazi took over again)


No jail for ex-boss who kept kitchen hand a 'slave' in his curry house : worldnews (muzfuck in OZ)

Indian troops backed by artillery and long-range guns have opened fire on villages along the border on the Pakistani-administered side of the Kashmir region, killing a 13-year-old-girl and wounding her mother and brother : worldnews

Nova Scotia shooter withdrew $475,000 cash days before massacre : worldnews ... Daily Mail reports that suspect may be an undercover RCMP agent ...

Johnson and May ignored claims Russia had 'likely hold' over Trump, ex-spy alleges
Oh Look It's Putin And His Puppet. : PoliticalHumor
MPs tell Boris Johnson to 'get a grip' over delay in report into Russian political interference : worldnews
Anne Sacoolas did not have diplomatic immunity in Dunn case, says ex-minister : news

Former Ukrainian president says Biden never pressed him on Burisma : worldnews
John Bolton: Trump directly linked Ukraine aid to Biden investigation : politics

Trump is increasingly preoccupied with defending his physical and mental health - The Washington Post

Barring a landslide, what's probably not coming on Nov. 3? A result in the race for the White House.


Bolton: Trump And China's Xi Talked 'Frequently' About Trumps Reelection (Traitor-in-Chief)

Attorney General Bill Barr to be subpoenaed by House Judiciary - Axios
Americans Need to Know the Truth About William Barrs Friday Night Massacre. We Cant Afford to Wait
For Barr, Standoff With Prosecutor Adds to String of Miscues - The New York Times - The attorney general has found himself at odds with the White House on high-profile issues in recent weeks.
The Gang That Couldn't Ratfuck Straight - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... It's pretty impressive to screw up badly enough that Lindsey Graham is willing to take time off from his busy schedule of cleaning Trump's toilets to solemnly announce that he will be respecting Democratic blue slips in this matter.
Bill Barrs Above the Law. The Only Answer Is to Impeach Him.
Attorney General Barr, Berman at Odds Over Letter Criticizing New York City Mayor - WSJ - Geoffrey Berman, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, refused to sign letter criticizing Mayor de Blasio for enforcing social-distancing rules to block religious gatherings but not protests
Three Plausible -- And Troubling -- Reasons Why Barr Tried to Force Berman Out (experts ignore Abramson, like NPR)

White House adviser: Trump administration preparing for second wave of coronavirus in the fall - CNNPolitics
Larry Kudlow says a second wave of coronavirus cases 'isn't coming' (said Fox News flunky and noted epidemiologist)
White House halts mandatory temperature checks, symptom screening : Coronavirus


The President's Shock at the Rows of Empty Seats in Tulsa
'Walk Of Shame': Deflated Trump's Lonely Helicopter Walk Becomes Biting New Meme : politics
COVID-19 cases mount at the ends of the Earth in Timbuktu : Coronavirus
Trump's campaign claims that around 12,000 people attended his Tulsa rally. The Tulsa Fire Department says there were only about 6,200. : politics
Lincoln Project launches new ad hitting Trump over rally turnout : politics
The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "Your campaign was so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should. https://t.co/cfAAkGLttH" / Twitter
Lincoln Project: Dumpster: your rally in Tulsa was a flop. You've probably heard this before, but it was smaller than we expected -- and it sure wasn't as big as you promises
Trump had a meltdown and yelled at aides backstage when he realised how empty his rally in Tulsa was, reports say : politics
Trump looked weak in Tulsa -- but the political vulture fed his faithful more toxic lies ; Tulsa made clear that Trump's movement is enfeebled. But don't be fooled into thinking it's not still dangerous
Inside Trumps Oklahoma debacle
Trump rally gives Fox News largest Saturday night audience in its history | Fox News (most watched Saturday in Fox history, largest Saturday night primetime audience ever from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.)
At Trump's Tulsa rally, supporters explain Black Lives Matter protests to their children - The Washington Post (Black people want to take away your freedumbs)

/u/bellboy905 lists off how Trump has been saying we should test less for months. : bestof


Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump 'pissed' at Brad Parscale over his rally crowd size predictions, source says - CNNPolitics (they all look so weird)
Fox & Friends Host Questions Wisdom of Trump Rally: I Don't Know Who Thought It Was a Good Idea

Biden is not as disliked as Clinton, posing challenge to Trump - Los Angeles Times
Kamala Harris Is Seen As The Clear Front-Runner To Be Joe Bidens Running Mate

Kellyanne Conway Condemned the Term 'Kung Flu' as 'Highly Offensive,' Then Trump Used it at Tulsa Rally
With 'kung flu, thugs, and our heritage', Trump leans on racial grievance as he reaches for a campaign reset


Trump aides debate future size and look of signature rallies after Tulsa debacle - CNNPolitics (jfc, look at his dress)
All the Reasons Trump's Tulsa Rally Was a Complete Disaster
"MAGA has compared wearing masks outside to actual slaves forced to wear iron muzzles, but liberals are the snowflakes?" : PoliticalHumor
This sign : PoliticalHumor
FLOP 2020 : PoliticalHumor
That sub is littered with dog whistle and borderline racist opinions. 0/10 recommend going on there it will make your blood boil if you have a functioning brain. : PoliticalHumor
It's pronounced BIDEN... : PoliticalHumor
Are you a sociopath? Take our one question test to find out! : PoliticalHumor
I made a website where you have to guess if a Trump tweet is real or fake. I compiled 40 crazy real tweets and 40 fake tweets. It's surprisingly hard! Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction

Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, voted by mail in April from a mansion they havent lived in for 4 years
Marc Elias Warns of a Voter-Suppression Crisis in November

How to apply for tickets to President Trump's Phoenix "Students for Trump" event : politics ("millions of tickets") ... "students for Trump" Last time Trump had students, he defrauded them. ... Not surprisingly at all, the co-founder of Students for Trump is also a criminal.

White House in damage control mode after Trump said he told aides to slow down coronavirus testing : politics
Trump Wants To Move On, But The Coronavirus Is Surging In Parts Of Red America : politics
Top Democrats say Trump sitting on $14 billion for coronavirus testing, contact tracing : politics (and steal all the money)
Senators Find $14 Billion in Unspent Funds After Trump Admits to Ordering Slowdown in Covid-19 Testing

On Complicated Statues - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump says 2020 presidential election will be 'rigged by foreign countries' as he slumps further in polls : politics
Trump Claims Without Evidence Mail-In Ballots Will Be Printed By Foreign Countries : politics
Trump's 'trench warfare' reelection campaign begins
'This is a war' : Republicans ramp up bid to control election maps for next decade

TikTok Teens Are Obsessed With Pizzagate
Poor Donald! : PoliticalHumor
TikTok teens and K-pop fans are America's newest heroes. : PoliticalHumor

Everything we know about Mary Trump, the president's niece who is a life coach, apparent Hillary Clinton fan, and is publishing a scathing tell-all about her uncle : politics

Betsy DeVos is an abysmal failure and our nation's schoolchildren are paying the price

Trump's Tax Cuts Were a Disaster. Naturally, Republicans Want Even More.

What Fiona Hill Learned in the White House | The New Yorker - The senior fellow at Brookings and expert on modern Russia had hoped to guide the U.S.-Russia relationship. President Trump had other ideas.

Focus group: Pennsylvania swing voters look to shake-up for stability - Axios

DC statehood is closer now than it has ever been - Vox - The House will vote on DC statehood this month. If Democrats take back the White House and the Senate, statehood could follow soon.


Kentucky slashes number of polling places ahead of primaryespecially where Black voters live (95fucking%)



'State-sanctioned violence' US police fail to meet basic human rights standards | Report finds not one police department in the 20 largest American cities are compliant with international rights laws (lock them all up)

Who caused the violence at protests? It wasnt antifa.
Driver that hit protester tells police she 'feared for her life' : news

How conspiracy theories about the NYPD Shake Shack 'poisoning' blew up - but that didn't stop gung-ho brass from rolling out the crime scene tape and unions from dishing out empty conspiracy theories (lying snowflake copsters)


A Schlapp in the face - Popular Information - Verizon, however, hired right-wing provocateur Matt Schlapp to represent the company on Capitol Hill. Schlapp has spent the last few weeks smearing and insultin g Turkeythe Black Lives Matter movement

NYPD Cop Suspended Over Apparent Beach Chokehold Had Prior Brutality Case - NBC New York
She doesnt have the stability and coping skills required for her position/job : PoliticalHumor


How Bill de Blasio Lost New York City - Everybody Hates Bill Weeks into the George Floyd protests, Mayor de Blasio has alienated his constituents, the police, and even his own staff (dumb the asshole)

US Army Soldier Allegedly Gave Classified Info to Satanic Neo-Nazi Group, Sources Say NBC New York ... allege the soldier gave information about U.S. troops stationed overseas to the Order of the Nine Angles (O9A) ... occult neo-Naz organization

Hackers just leaked sensitive files from over 200 police departments that are searchable by badge number : technology
'BlueLeaks' Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments

Journalist's phone was hacked by new 'invisible' technique: All he had to do was visit one website. Any website.

Mock lynching of police officer wearing a pig mask found hanging over highway : news

Macy's says attack on employee in Flint Township store was unprovoked

Lady Gaga gave her dad a box of Oreos for Father's Day - Although the star is said to be worth $275 million, restaurateur Joe Germanotta seemed perfectly happy with the cookie gift which usually costs about $4 for a box.


Child porn charges filed against 2 Utah men; bomb-making materials found in their home : news


Baker calls for training bonuses for police amid defunding debate : boston (bonuses for being assholes)

Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz issued restraining order by ex partner in Dominican Republic (report) - masslive.com (another revered sportsball asshole)

Mass. ranks as second most innovative US state, according to Bloomberg index - The Boston Globe -- California and Massachusetts success dates back more than 150 years ago with the creation of land-grant universities under the Morrill Act ... of 1862 helped boost higher education in America by granting states public land they could sell and then use the proceeds to establish colleges. Massachusetts Institute of Technology was among the earliest recipients of the act, which served as the basis for many other institutions, including the University of California and Washington State University (back when America gave a shit about education)


Black bank manager wrongly arrested to sue Met for racial profiling

Black students, alumni go public with painful stories of racism at prestigious prep schools - The Boston Globe

Winchester man, 38, allegedly sought more than $13 million in fraudulent loans from Payroll Protection Program for coronavirus relief - The Boston Globe - Elijah Majak Buoi

Smokers who scored higher on a test of math ability were more likely to say they intended to quit smoking, says an online study of Americans. The reason: They had a better memory for smoking risk stats, which led to perceiving a greater risk from smoking and then a greater intention to quit. : science

Cannabis study suggests women may need less THC to get to the same effects as men : science

TIL: Before Central Park in NYC was Central Park, it was home to a thriving African-American community called Seneca Village. In 1853, New York State enacted a law that set aside 775 acres of land in Manhattan. NYC acquired the land through eminent domain and the village was displaced for the park. : todayilearned


The measles virus diverged from a closely related cattle-infecting virus in approximately the sixth century BCE

Researchers have linked devastating crop failure during the Roman Republic to a volcanic eruption in Alaska in 43 BCE. Major, sulfur-producing eruptions caused temperature drops across the world. : science


I made a graphic. : pics

Farmers standing in silence at an auction so that a young man can buy back his family farmhouse : pics

What'S the cringiest thing you've seen a bride and groom do for their wedding?
Men of reddit, what's your "creepy girl" story? : AskReddit
Men of Reddit, what are some problems men face that women wouldn't understand?
Girls of Reddit, what are your opinions on cleavage? Do you show it or what you think of others that do, is it proper, and how old should you be before you even go there? : AskReddit

My experience (and word of warning) with Amazon losing a digital library of ebooks worth >1K USD : books

u/bangorlol describes how shady TikTok is and why nobody should use it : bestof

Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness - spyware transmitted personal data to 15,000 domains purchased from small registrar in Israel : news

How would you sum up Reddit to someone who has never heard of it? : AskReddit




062120

In pictures: Rare solar eclipse darkens Asia on the summer solstice : news
Rare 'ring of fire' solar eclipse: Dazzling pictures from around the world - CNET
Photos of the June 2020 solar eclipse

Hottest Arctic temperature record likely set in Siberian town - The Washington Post
Arctic records its hottest temperature ever : worldnews
'Shell Must Not Get Away With This': Niger Delta Still Waiting for Big Oil to Clean Up Devastating Pollution : worldnews


U.S. reports highest number of new coronavirus cases since May 1 : Coronavirus


107,061 Cases Total in MA; 105 New Confirmed Cases (20 New Probable Cases) : CoronavirusMa - 8363 new tests; 1.2% positive - -37 hospital; - 6 ICU; - 7 Intubated - 30 new deaths; 7858 total
MA COVID-19 Data 6/21/20 : boston
Rt: Effective Reproduction Number -- (062120) MA with the 2nd lowest Rt in the country at roughly 0.69 (((nice!!)))) ... 24/50 states have an rt over 1.0 ... (mostly red states plus OR and HI off the map)
Covid Act Now (062120: MA goes green)


Signs That Trump Was Furious in Tulsa - The Atlantic - Watching the president read from a prompter is like watching a man slip into a straitjacket.
Trump says he asked for coronavirus testing to be slowed down because there were so many cases : Coronavirus
Oklahoma's Tulsa County reports new daily high for coronavirus cases : Coronavirus

Hadassah doctors crack the cause of fatal corona blood clots : Coronavirus
Mysterious Covid-linked disease 'no longer expected to be fatal' in children after treatment breakthrough : Coronavirus
Mysterious deaths of infants, children raise questions about how early coronavirus hit California : Coronavirus
Field-deployable, rapid diagnostic testing of saliva samples for SARS-CoV-2. : COVID19
SHERLOCK-based one-step test provides rapid and sensitive Covid-19 detection : COVID19
Androgenetic Alopecia Present in the Majority of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients -- the "Gabrin sign"

COVID-19 Evidence is lacking for 2 meter distancing - CEBM
COVID-19 Evidence is lacking for 2 meter distancing : COVID19

Many schoolchildren will need urgent support from psychologists when the lockdown eases because their lives and education will have been so badly disrupted by school closures, experts have warned. : worldnews
A total of 9,556 chickens on a farm in Taiwan were culled after they were confirmed to have been infected with the highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza. : worldnews
The Trump Administration Paid Millions for Test Tubes 00 and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles ; The plastic tubes supplied for coronavirus testing by Fillakit, a first-time federal contractor with a sketchy owner, don't even fit the racks used to analyze samples. (Jared cackles)


N.Y.C. Hired 3,000 Workers for Contact Tracing. It's Not Going Well - workers have not had much success in getting information from people who test positive.

Europe suppressed the coronavirus. The U.S. has not. : Coronavirus

Arizona passes 50,000 mark in confirmed coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
Florida adds 3,494 COVID-19 cases as current hospitalizations keep rising in Miami-Dade : Coronavirus
Eschaton: Getting The Plague To Own The Libs - That's pretty much the position of some of these GOP governors. - Another record new case day in Florida.
More Oregonians catching coronavirus because the virus is spreading more, not just because of increased testing : Coronavirus


Dole plant will not shut down after 230 workers test positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus


COVID-19 resurgence in Iran : COVID19

Nearly 1,500 deaths in one day: UK ministers accused of downplaying Covid-19 peak : worldnews

Bolsonaro Fraudulently Circumvented Trump's COVID-19 Immigration Ban to Smuggle His Scandal-Plagued Ex-Education Minister Into the U.S.
'We are facing extermination' : Brazil losing a generation of indigenous leaders to Covid-19 -- Coronavirus has swept through tribes, killing elders - and inflicting irreparable damage on tribal history, culture and medicine : worldnews


Japan detects foreign submarine traveling westward near Amami-Oshima Island : worldnews

Report: Putin nixed Obama initiative to create Palestinian state within 1948 borders : worldnews (Barry rolled over like always)
Vladimir Putin is considering running for a new term as Russia's president if voters approve constitutional changes that would enable him to do so : worldnews
Pyotr Verzilov: Anti-Putin activist 'disappears' from Moscow flat - News comes nearly two years after reported poisoning attempt

German Chancellor Merkel warns EU of deepest recession since World War II : worldnews
Germany riot: Gangs smash shops, attack police in Stuttgart : worldnews

Latest poll finds support for Scottish independence at 54% : worldnews

UK accused of selling arms to Saudi Arabia a year after court ban : worldnews
Reading stabbing attack declared terror incident by police : worldnews

Saudi dissident warned by Canadian police he is a target - Omar Abdulaziz, who was close to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told of threat posed by Saudi Arabia : worldnews
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Johnson & Johnson will stop selling skin-whitening lotions - The Economic Times : worldnews


Why Bill Barr Got Rid of Geoffrey Berman - The Atlantic - This is how an authoritarian works to subvert justice.
Attorney General Barr, Known by Aides as 'the Buffalo' Scrutinized Over Firing of U.S. Attorney

The crowd for the Ruth Bader Ginsberg in Arkansas 8 month ago : pics

Trudging slowly over the South Lawn... - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This hot fucking mess of a person, shown here looking exactly like a rich jackass wandering back to his room at 5 a.m. after a bad night out Vegas, could get another four years in the White House, simply because the U.S. is as addicted to racism as President Gibbergibbon is to whatever he indulged in on the way back from Tulsa.
The Hill on Twitter: "OVERNIGHT: President Trump arrives at the White House from Joint Base Andrews. He is holding a 'Make America Great Again' hat. https://t.co/6mcskCpgA8" / Twitter
Epic Fail - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- In the coming months LowFlow Donald will humiliate a number of people who deserve it. (Parscale is toast)

Tulsa fire department says just under 6,200 people attended Trump rally : politics
Trump mocked for low attendance at rally : politics
Trump got punked by several hundred thousand TikTok users, organized by a grandmother in Fort Dodge, Iowa : politics
Signs That Trump Was Furious in Tulsa - The Atlantic - Watching the president read from a prompter is like watching a man slip into a straitjacket.
Trump 'furious' about 'underwhelming' crowd at Tulsa rally -- "tHIS WAS A MAJOR FAILURE"
Chris Wallace grills Trump campaign adviser on Tulsa rally: "The arena was empty" - Axios
Twin Trumpworld strategies following 'bad night' in Tulsa: Blame and hope
Trumps problem in Tulsa wasnt just empty seats. It was empty rhetoric ... Trump is reduced to a combination of scare tactics and jaw-dropping gaslighting.

TikTok Teens Tank Trump Rally in Tulsa, They Say - The New York Times - Did a successful prank inflate attendance expectations for President Trump's rally in Tulsa, Okla.?
Trump rally: How the president's triumphant return to the campaign trail went from bad to worse - CNNPolitics
Trump's deflating Tulsa turnout reveals a deeper problem for him
Trumps rally looked like his vision of America. Limited and pitiless.
Tulsa Trump rally coverage: First protester arrested in Tulsa tells her story; Did TikTok users and K-Pop fans inflate ticket numbers?
#MAGA flop! Trump draws small crowd for rally in Tulsa and mocks fears of coronavirus : politics
Donald Trump calls Covid-19 'kung flu' at Tulsa rally : politics
Eric Trump refers to racial justice protesters as 'animals' in Tulsa rally speech : politics
Trump rallies in red-state America -- and faces a sea of empty blue seats

Trump Crowd Size Underwhelms, Campaign Blames Protesters : politics
Family of Tom Petty issues Cease and Desist to Trump's campaign after Tulsa rally. They said the president cannot use the song "I Won't Back Down" to further a campaign that leaves Americans and common sense behind. : politics
Trump's 0 Mentions of George Floyd. 5 Minutes on Nearly Falling Down a Ramp.
Dave Foley on Twitter: "I feel for @realDonaldTrump. I've done shows in a half empty venue ...

If You Want to Understand White Evangelicals, Tour a Hobby Lobby Store - The merch illustrates a cultural identity that is clearly Christian but less about loving thy neighbor and more about loving thy guns and a militant white masculine ideal.

George Soros conspiracy theories surge as protests sweep US


Trump allies see a mounting threat: Bidens rising evangelical support (yeah, sure)
There's no sign of 'hidden' Trump voters : Poll: Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump 48% to 35%. - CNNPolitics

Pirated editions of John Bolton memoir have appeared online

Tennessean launches investigation after 'horrific' ad runs in print editions : news
This morning, the Nashville @Tennessean -- the largest newspaper in the state -- published a full-page ad from a far-right client warning "Islam is going to detonate a nuclear device in Nashville, Tennessee" It's accompanied by photos of Donald Trump and Pope Francis.
Shooting in Seattle's CHOP: Police enter CHAZ after one person killed, another injured - The Washington Post

On Looting - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Clackamas County Deputies Face Lawsuit After Allegations Of Pressing Knee Into Black 12-Year-Old's Neck : news


How Do the Police Actually Spend Their Time? - The New York Times - A review of publicly available data in three areas reveals that much of an officer' job revolves around handling routine calls rather than violent crime. (hero beaurocrats)

Men who vandalized Black Lives Matter sign work for sheriff, DA

Why Massachusetts Cops Aren't Featured in the USA Today Misconduct Database : boston (corrupt copster union)


Vehicle Attacks Rise As Extremists Target Protesters : NPR (their muslim buddies figured that out a long time ago +promoted on Fox)


Cancelling Racist Statues is Good, Actually - Lawyers, Guns & Money
On Complicated Statues - Lawyers, Guns & Money

The Confederacy Wasn't What You Think - The Atlantic - The actual Confederate States of America was a repressive state devoted to white supremacy.
It's time to get rid of Confederate Heroes Day as an official Texas holiday

Race and Remembrance in New Mexico - Lawyers, Guns & Money

American Exceptionalism, American Innocence - ZERO ANTHROPOLOGY


Conservative publisher claims Amazon blocked paid ads for book on 'Transgender Craze' | Fox News ... The book was written by Abigail Shrier, who has been outspoken on the issue, and, according to its description, it warns that ideas surrounding gender are prompting teenage girls to "disfigure their bodies" with courses of testosterone ...


Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman : books (yeah, another genius Jewish dickster)


/u/supreme_kream GOES OFF on everything unforgivable about Trump, and more importantly starts a huge discussion listing every single reason he should be hated, with sources. : bestof
supreme_kream comments on Tulsa fire department says just under 6,200 people attended Trump rally

U/pix3lchild provides a brilliant insight into the mind of a Trump supporter : bestof
twilighteclipse925 comments on WDP still support Trump? (grid of lies)



What do you consider to be bad Reddit etiquette? : AskReddit




062020


Seven major European investment firms told Reuters they will divest from beef producers, grains traders and even government bonds in Brazil if they do not see progress in resolving the surging destruction of the Amazon rainforest. : worldnews


World hits a surging new record of 181k+ new cases and 5.1k+ new deaths of COVID-19 yesterday, breaking all previous records : Coronavirus
US coronavirus death toll could top 145,000 by mid-July : Coronavirus
As US remains stuck in 1st coronavirus wave, Harvard expert says it's probably not even halftime


MA COVID-19 Data 6/20/20 : boston
href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusMa/comments/hct5h2/106936_cases_total_in_ma_223_new_confirmed_63_new/"> 106,936 Cases Total in MA; 223 New Confirmed (63 New Probable) : CoronavirusMa - 14067 new tests; 1.5% positive - -30 hospital; +1 ICU; - 6 Intubated - 28 new deaths; 7828 total


A faster response could have prevented most U.S. Covid-19 deaths - STAT (Trump killed a hundred thousand Americans and counting)
The Navy Is Blaming the Captain It Fired for Accurate COVID-19 Warning

The powerful immune system against powerful COVID-19: A hypothesis : COVID19
Quercetin and Vitamin C: An Experimental, Synergistic Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Related Disease (COVID-19) : COVID19 (CoQ-10)
Coenzyme Q10: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Dosage, and Warning
Airborne SARS-CoV-2 is Rapidly Inactivated by Simulated Sunlight : COVID19
Those in England and Wales who reported having no religion in the 2011 Census had the lowest rate of death involving COVID-19 with 80.7 deaths per 100,000 males and 47.9 deaths per 100,000 females. : science

Can Gay Bars, an Anchor of N.Y.C. Nightlife, Survive the Pandemic?

After seeing the highest daily spike in coronavirus cases, California made face masks mandatory -- here's why other states may want to follow its lead

When he heard Trump says coronavirus cases would soon be "close to zero," this nursing home director knew it was time to take extreme precautions. - Baltimore Sun

Profane recording surfaces of 2 Empower Texans operatives joking about Gov. Greg Abbott being in wheelchair (not facist enough)

Source: 23 Clemson football players test positive for COVID-19 (bye-bye fuckball)
Federal lawsuit calls Jacksonville protestersarrests illegal and violent (will they arrest the law-breakers and send them to jail?)
Florida's COVID-19 surge shows the state's reopening plan is not working
Florida reports record 4,049 new cases of coronavirus and 40 new deaths : Coronavirus
Florida's Covid-19 surge shows the state's reopening plan is not working

Michigan is on track for COVID-19 containment, northern Michigan looks even better : Coronavirus

Nearly 1,500 deaths in one day: UK ministers accused of downplaying Covid-19 peak : worldnews

14,516 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 hours In Steepest One-Day Jump : worldnews

Mexico temporarily forbids workers from going to Canada due to coronavirus : worldnews

Israel: 341 virus cases confirmed in 24 hours; highest figure since April : worldnews


Brazilian pastor prays for second Holocaust to 'destroy the Jews like vermin' : worldnews (God laughs and sends plague to Brazil)
Brazil tops 1 million Covid-19 cases. It may pass the US next, becoming the worst-hit country on the planet : worldnews

North Korea threatens to pour 'leaflets of punishment' over South Korea : worldnews

Patient dies after family members unplug ventilator to plug in cooler at Kota hospital : Coronavirus

After Modi says no incursions, China claims Galwan Valley : worldnews

Russian Regional Chief Who Sued Putin Over Dismissal Dies In Hospital : worldnews (after shooting himself in the back of the head three times and jumping out the window twice)

Emir of Qatar's brother is accused of ordering his staff to kill Americans on US soil, beating his chauffeur to death, going on drug binges and sexually assaulting male prostitute with a pool cue : worldnews

Toronto Cop, Who Has Been Paid $1-Million on Suspension, Nears Legal Decision : worldnews - Imagine, 13 years on full salary, paid to do nothing.
Canadians among most active in online right-wing extremism, research finds | CBC News : worldnews
The Nova Scotia shooter case has hallmarks of an undercover operation : worldnews

Katie Hopkins Permanently Banned From Twitter, Social Media Firm Confirms : worldnews

Black Barista Fired By Sydney Cafe After Being Told The Locals Are A Bit Racist
The European Parliament voted to declare that "Black Lives Matter" and to denounce racism and white supremacism. The resolution has no legal consequences but sends a signal of support to anti-racism protesters, and it follows a UN call for a probe into police brutality and "systemic racism" : worldnews


With 'Systemic Violations' of Worker Rights, US Comes in Dead Last in Labor Rankings of Wealthy Nations : worldnews

U.S. Watched George Floyd Protests in 15 Cities Using Aerial Surveillance - The New York Times - From Minneapolis to Buffalo, Homeland Security officials dispatched drones, helicopters and airplanes to monitor Black Lives Matter protests.


Barr Tries to Fire U.S. Attorney in Trump-Related Cases, but He Wont Go -- The United States attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, had been leading the inquiry into Rudolph Giuliani. The clash sets up a crisis in the Justice Department.
Trump administration in standoff with Manhattan U.S. attorney who investigated the president's associates
Bill Barr Unleashed Chaos at SDNY When He Tried to Fire Geoffrey Berman - Barr said Berman had resigned, and Berman said he had not. Then, Barr said Trump had fired Berman, and Trump said he had not. Finally, Berman stepped away, and left Barr exposed. (in the deep background, Ghouliani was about to be indicted)

Geoffrey Berman, powerful US attorney who investigated Trump associates refuses to step down after Barr tries to push him out - CNNPolitics
Trump Fires Berman at S.D.N.Y. After Tensions Over Inquiries - The New York Times
DOJ tries to oust US attorney investigating Trump allies
'I have not resigned': Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman fires back at Barr, who says he's leaving
A Friday night massacre that backfired - The Washington Post
Barr Says Trump Fired Manhattan U.S. Attorney - WSJ - Geoffrey Berman went into his office after rejecting claim he had resigned (Trump says Barr lied)
Nadler To Invite Berman To Testify After Barr Attempts To Fire Him In Friday Night Massacre Gone Awry : politics -- The Friday Night Halfassacre
America Just Learned About Two More Impeachable Offenses by Trump and Barr : politics
Barr Trying to Purge the Last Prosecutor Who Can Still Investigate Trump : politics
Trump Fires Berman at S.D.N.Y. After Tensions Over Inquiries - The New York Times
Elizabeth Warren calls on Barr to resign over botched Berman resignation
Thread by @SethAbramson: My book doesn't come out until later in the summer, but I'm going to tell you now one thing that you'll find in it: all of the reporting indicates that Barr is involved in the dubious funding of the Trump 2020 campaign by foreign sources. This is all a lot worse than you realize

House to vote to make Washington D.C. the 51st state : politics

Roger Stone Told Trump WikiLeaks Was Releasing Clinton Documents
Mueller raised possibility Trump lied to him, newly unsealed report reveals - CNNPolitics ("possibility" says Bobby Fuckup)
Mueller Report Redactions on Roger Stone Are Revealed : politics (Barr redacted everything, Bobby Fuckup folded)
slakmehl redacts the Mueller report to demonstrate what was redacted in the Mueller report : bestof
America Just Learned About Two More Impeachable Offenses by Trump and Barr : politics


Fact check: Trump falsely claims 'insurance reasons' prevented him from entering St. John's Church - CNNPolitics

Trump Wonders if John Bolton Will Go to Jail - rattled the White House, which hates the leaking as much as the substance of what was leaked.
Trump Threatens Bolton With 'Bombs Dropped on Him!' After Judge Rejects Block of Book : politics
America Is Lucky Bolton Didnt Testify During Impeachment better to suspect that the Constitution is deeplyi ." / Twitter
mperiled than to remove all doubt.
Judge Rejects Trump Request for Order Blocking Bolton's Memoir - But the judge also sharply criticized the former national security adviser, suggesting his $2 million book advance may be in jeopardy.

Trumpworld Fears ItsNightmare ScenarioIs Coming True team had been relieved that he wasn't slipping below 40 percent in the polls. Well. Now he is.

The latest from President Javex Junkie/Bleach Banger: Trump uses 'AIDS vaccine' as proof scientists can develop COVID-19 vaccine : inthenews

Tulsa Rally Hands Scientists a Test Case for Superspreader Event : Coronavirus
A new Fox News poll found that a majority of voters support wearing face masks and think political rallies are a bad idea : politics
Six campaign staffers working on Tulsa rally test positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus
Protestor arrested for "trespassing" by wearing "I can't breathe" shirt in Tulsa ... Trump is the president of his white supporters of the red states of America. Everyone else can fuck off in his opinion.
Rep. Lieu: Protester arrested outside Trump rally 'was not doing anything wrong' - "Republicans talk about free speech all the time until they see speech they don't like." the congressman added : politics

Trump cancels overflow crowd address due to low turnout : politics
Trump and Pence drop plans to address outdoor rally crowds amid reports of low attendance : politics ... He was so proud that a million people wanted to be here but he couldn't even bring a 14k seat venue to capacity in a district he won by +20. Can't wait to see how the administration and his supporters try to spin this.
Trump Crowd Size Underwhelms, Campaign Blames Protesters : politics (you know, the lady in the t-shirt they didn't like)

Gallery: The scenes before President Trump's rally in Tulsa | Local | tulsaworld.com
Gallery: The scenes before President Trump's rally in Tulsa | Local | tulsaworld.com
Trump promises Tulsa rally will be a 'wild evening' after threatening 'lowlife' protesters with harsh policing on Twitter : politics
Trump coronavirus 'Death Clock' truck enters Tulsa ahead of rally
Outside Trump's Tulsa rally site, few face masks and no social distancing - "If today is the day I die, today is the day I die" (they are living in a country and western song)
Top members of coronavirus task force advised against Trump's Tulsa rally
Trump promises Tulsa rally will be a 'wild evening' after threatening 'lowlife' protesters with harsh policing on Twitter : politics
Rallying cry : PoliticalHumor

Acosta to McEnany: Doesn't sharing fake videos make you fake news? : politics
Ivanka Through The Lens Of George Orwell : PoliticalHumor
'Disturbing' Ivanka Trump Emails Resurface In Wake Of Bolton BookMessages obtained by American Oversight get new attention after being highlighted on social media by former White House ethics chief Walter Shaub.

Donald Trump can't stop losing: The past few weeks have been the worst of his presidency. Donald Trump is in full retreat on all fronts, and he's bitter and angry about it. You do love to see it : politics
Amid wave of cultural change, Trump tries to stir a backlash
Mike Pence says 'all lives matter' when asked repeatedly to say 'Black lives matter' - CNNPolitics
Scathing Supercut Shows How Quickly Trump Flips On His Once Most Trusted Aides : politics
The Beat with Ari Melber on MSNBC ?? on Twitter: "WATCH: Throughout his presidency, President Trump has been quick to praise his most trusted aides on their way into his administration, and quick to bash them on their way out. https://t.co/y06kYTLfn5" / Twitter

Susan Rice calls Trump administration 'racist to its core,' says Senate backers belong in 'trash heap of history' : politics

Joni Ernst and Donald Trump Could Both Be in Trouble in Iowa - The New York Times - Iowa seemed out of reach for Democrats not too long ago. Now, the presidential race appears to be tightening, and Senator Ernst, a Republican, is facing a strong challenge from a political newcomer.

How the Shooting of Breonna Taylor Changed the Kentucky Senate Race - The New York Times - With a war chest of $40 million, Amy McGrath was considered a safe bet in the Democratic primary. But the recent movement for racial justice has elevated the candidacy of her African-American rival, Charles Booker.
If Defeated by Booker in Democratic Primary, McGrath Urged to Hand Over Surplus Millions to Topple McConnell -- "Donors don't want their money going to a slush fund for McGrath's uture campaigns or to bonuses for consultants. They want to defeat one of the worst senators in history, Mitch McConnell"
Kentucky braces for possible voting problems in Tuesdays primary amid signs of high turnout

Martha McSally, Lindsey Graham among GOP candidates who took money from alleged racist : politics -- There will be one polling place for 616,000 registered voters in Louisville (the rat fuckers really did it : cut 3,700 polling sites to 200 and a republican fucker judge agreed with them and then they sent Republican absentee ballots to Dem voters, haha)

'It's going to be an angry mob' -- Kentucky cuts number of polling stations by 95 percent ahead of primary voting -- There will be one polling place for 616,000 registered voters in Louisville's Jefferson County, where half state's black voters live

Rep. Matt Gaetz insists he's "not gay" after revealing his 19-yar-old "son" who he "loves very much" (dude looks so gay)


Protesters topple Confederate general statue in Washington DC and set it on fire : politics
Protesters tear down statues of Union general Ulysses S. Grant, national anthem lyricist Francis Scott Key | TheHill
NBC Bay Area on Twitter: "#BREAKING: Demonstrators topple statues in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. @hurd_hurd will have details on our News at 11. https://t.co/RvmlMqu73s https://t.co/iUZE28AvdD" / Twitter
Protesters tear down statues of Union general Ulysses S. Grant, national anthem lyricist Francis Scott Key | TheHill
Protesters topple only outdoor Confederate statue in the nations capital

Colorado's Progressive Governor and Legislature Just Ended Qualified Immunity for Police Officers

Bernie Sanders: If you want police reform, legalize marijuana : politics

/u/TuckerMcG explains depraved-heart murder, in the context of man who died under the knee of joking cops : bestof

Adam Schiff drops endorsement of Jackie Lacey in D.A.'s race - Los Angeles Times

Report: Lakeside staff member sat on teen's chest for more than 9 minutes during restraint : news

Let that really sink in : PoliticalHumor

This video of a tearful Georgia police officer accusing McDonald's s of withholding her Egg McMuffin order on purpose has gone viral
White security guard charged in fatal shooting of Black man in Tulsa motel parking lot : news

Trump supporters figure out how to get to Fields Corner in time to be drowned out at Juneteenth celebration : boston (Trumpsters protesting end of slavery)


Laney College professor put on leave after demanding student named 'Phuc Bui' anglicize her name

'We're In. We're Out' : The North Face becomes the first major company to boycott Facebook as the calls for advertisers to walk out of the platform in July intensify
The North Face becomes the first major company to boycott Facebook as the calls for advertisers to walk out of the platform in July intensify

This definitely belongs here... : WTF (good Christian rapists)


Yale scientists find possible immune system cause of childhood OCD: antibodies binding to specific brain cells after strep throat : science

TIL, the heliocentric theory and spherical earth concepts were proposed by Yajnavalkya, an indian astronomer in 8th-9th BCE. He also calculated the distance between earth and sun, and moon. He also calculated the duration of an year to a precision of 6 minutes longer than modern measurement. : todayilearned

Loneliness Reflected in Neural Mapping of Relationships. The closer you feel to people emotionally, the more similarly you represent them in your brain. In contrast, people who feel social disconnection appear to have a lonelier, neural self-representation. : science
What was the most absurd thing you've heard from an overly religious person?

TIL Children of identical twins are genetically siblings not cousins : todayilearned

TIL Betta fish are very intelligent. They have been known to be able to recognize their owners. There are even some Betta fish that can do tricks like pushing a tiny ball through a ring using their nose. This is something that most fish are incapable of. : todayilearned
Betta Fish


What takes five minutes or less that everyone should add to their daily routine? : AskReddit

What did your crush do that absolutely killed your interest? : AskReddit

Adobe wants users to uninstall Flash Player by the end of the year : technology




TIL that although most schizophrenics hear voices, the reverse is not true; most people who hear voices are not schizophrenic (or necessarily mentally ill). Around 10% of people have had auditory hallucinations of some kind and there are many potential causes of auditory hallucinations. : todayilearned



What takes five minutes or less that everyone should add to their daily routine? : AskReddit

What did your crush do that absolutely killed your interest? : AskReddit

Adobe wants users to uninstall Flash Player by the end of the year : technology




061920

Three years and $3 trillion to save the world climate and economy : worldnews (Republicans: "we weren't alive to begin with, we win, haha)
14 straight months of rising Amazon deforestation in Brazil: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is currently pacing 83% ahead of where it was a year ago. : worldnews

Cern poised to back plan for 20bn successor to Large Hadron Collider - Proposed 100km circular tunnel would be four times as big and six times as powerful as LHC : worldnews


More than 150,000 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Thursday, the biggest one-day increase so far, according to WHO. Almost half were in the Americas. : Coronavirus
WHO warns world in 'new and dangerous phase' of pandemic : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 6/19/20 : CoronavirusMa
106,422 Cases Total in MA; 199 New Confirmed (72 New Probable) : CoronavirusMa - 9,142 new tests; 2.1% positive - -30 hospital; 0 change ICU; -10 intubated - 36 new deaths; 7770 total - 81/271 in LTC
New data on state's coronavirus cases, deaths show stark racial divide - The breakdown shows that the virus has significantly and disproportionately hit Black and Hispanic communities.
Baker: indoor dining, other services can resume Monday : CoronavirusMa
What do you think about outdoor dining? : CoronavirusMa


US Coronavirus: face masks deepen political divide | USA News | Al Jazeera - Shouting matches erupt in the halls of US Congress after leaders mandate that lawmakers cover their faces in public.

Median age of recent Florida coronavirus patients is 37 : Coronavirus
Humans may never develop immunity against Covid-19, according to new research on antibodies by Chinese and American scientists. : worldnews
Coronavirus antibodies "lost" in 10% of Wuhan study patients within 21 days : worldnews
MMR vaccine may protect against COVID-19, researchers suggest : Coronavirus
Experts abroad watch U.S. coronavirus case numbers with alarm - The Washington Post

Early Data Show No Uptick in Covid-19 Transmission From Protests - WSJ - Public health experts say preliminary test results are encouraging; outdoor locations and masks may have helped
Oregon health officials "have not seen any evidence" of coronavirus spread at protests. : Coronavirus

TSA Whistleblower: Lack Of Coronavirus PPE Left Airport Staff, Passengers Unsafe : NPR
Georgia nurses accuse hospital of manipulating COVID-19 test results : Coronavirus


California hits record 4,000 cases in a day; mask order in place : Coronavirus

In 6 of the states with spiking coronavirus cases, masks are optional : Coronavirus

Scott Lemieux on Twitter: "I'm so old I remember when some erotic fan fiction about Sarah Palin was the most embarrassing thing Rich Lowry had ever written" / Twitter
Florida Man III: Mission Accomplished - Lawyers, Guns & Money - An unconscionable number of people are going to die because Donald Trump, his state-level clones, and their media enablers can only think in terms of reactionary identity politics and denial.
Keep Austin Sick - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Claire Potter on Twitter: "Oh Texas, why didn't you listen? You are now New York in April. https://t.co/PIIAvbviyA" / Twitter
Florida, Arizona and Texas set records for new COVID-19 cases - Are the governors in the worst-hit states considering another shutdown? Not a chance, if you ask them.

NY Gov Turns The Tables On DeSantis & Flirts With A Plan To Quarantine Floridians : Coronavirus
Florida sets new coronavirus daily record with more than 3,000 cases : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Florida reports another 3,822 cases of COVID-19, new one-day record : Coronavirus
Multiple Florida Hospitals Run Out of ICU Beds as Coronavirus Cases Spike - Newsweek June 18, 2020 : Coronavirus
Florida and Texas governors blame spike in cases on increased testing : Coronavirus
Arizona reports more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases, a daily high : Coronavirus
Hundreds Infected In Coronavirus Outbreak At Dole Salad Plant : Coronavirus
Florida and Arizona report record numbers of new coronavirus cases; 3,822 new cases in Florida, 3,246 new cases in Arizona : Coronavirus
Arizona, Texas, Florida again report record-high COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus

Mississippi coronavirus cluster tied to fraternity rush parties : Coronavirus
Tennessee reports largest single-day increase since pandemic began : Coronavirus
South Carolina Joins Other Southern States With Skyrocketing Cases: Reports An All-Time Record of 1083 New Cases : Coronavirus
Ohio sees 2nd consecutive daily spike in coronavirus cases WLWT : Coronavirus

American Airlines bans conservative activist who refused to wear a mask : Coronavirus


If Norway had followed the Swedish model, the country would, at the peak, have had more than three times as many COVID19-patients in hospitals, and more than 2,5 times as many deaths : Coronavirus
Sweden, Where No Lockdown Was Ordered, Becomes Second Most-Infected Country : Coronavirus (Sweden is a total nanny state except then it comes to you dying)

Brazil reaches one million cases of Coronavirus. : Coronavirus


Scientists in Italy have found traces of the new coronavirus in wastewater collected from Milan and Turin in December 2019 - suggesting COVID-19 was already circulating in Northern Italy before China reported the first cases. : worldnews
Beijing cancels flights, shuts schools over new COVID-19 outbreak : worldnews
China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing's wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus : worldnews

Indians hold funerals for soldiers killed at China border, burn portraits of Xi : worldnews

55 Indian Journalists Arrested, Booked, Threatened For Reporting on COVID-19 : worldnews

Right-wing extremist from Australia jailed after threatening to kill Jacinda Ardern NZ prime minister : worldnews

Australia hit by massive cyber attack : worldnews (now, who could that be??)
'Cyber attacks' point to China's spy agency, Ministry of State Security, as Huawei payback, say former Australian officials : worldnews

Georgian's death in Berlin was a Russian-ordered assassination, prosecutors believe : worldnews

Israeli soldier gets 45 days of community service after killing Gazan fisherman : worldnews (and double pay)

Boko Haram: Army troops kill 41 terrorists, rescue 40 kidnapped victims : worldnews

Malala graduates from Oxford University : worldnews

UK debt now larger than size of whole economy : worldnews (Brexit! and Tories!)

Canadians among most active in online right-wing extremism, research finds | CBC News : worldnews
Canada's pandemic lockdown worked, says infectious disease doctor : Coronavirus (eh ... sorta)




US Slammed as 'Rogue State' for Withdrawing From Global Effort to Make Tech Giants Pay Fair Share in Taxes : politics

Navy upholds firing of carrier captain and holds up promotion of admiral because of handling of virus outbreak on ship : Coronavirus (haha, Trumpster is your boss)

Going Down Fast - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Call me crazy, but the likelihood that there will be so many bankruptcies it will overwhelm the system strikes me as suboptimal: Evidently, if the White House and Senate were controlled by a normal political party rather than a neoconfederate death cult they would be moving heaven and Earth to mitigate the damage in an election year, but

The government spends more on Trump's trips to Mar-a-Lago than on the CDC's Clmate Program ... This is the America we live in: We spend six times more flying Trump down to Florida to play golf than we do to protect 330 million Americans from the deadly health impacts of climate change.

Most Americans Say This Is Lowest Point in U.S. History in Living Memory : politics
Trump's Poll Numbers Are So Bad the GOP Is Starting to Panic About a Wipeout

Eschaton: My President - I get Trumpism, but the appeal of this whiny boy ... (see how his "mind" works)
Eschaton: The Great Culling - I'm not saying every Republican or rich asshole thinks this way, but since I am allowed to say what polite people cannot, I am 100% sure that many of them do think that Covid is a welcome way to rid the planet of some of the botched and the bungled.

Bolton Exclusives 2: Trump left ISIS, Kurds to Erdogan, ignoring Macron, own advisers, Bolton says : worldnews
Trump Couldnt Give a ShitAbout China Rounding Up Millions of Muslims
John Bolton insisted on a personal Air Force jet flying him to London for Donald Trump's state visit | Daily Mail Online
Seizing the Presidency to Suit His Own Needs - The New York Times - In a new book, John R. Bolton portrays Donald Trump as a president who sees his office as an instrument to advance his own personal and political interests over those of the nation.
Susan Collins Puts Bolton Book in Amazon Cart but Remains Undecided About Placing Order | The New Yorker

Trump Has a Half Billion in Loans Coming Due. They May Be His Biggest Conflict of Interest Yet. : politics

Trump Stares in Silence When Asked Why He Keeps Hiring Wackos and Liars


Trump's religious supporters aren't evangelicals, they're Christian nationalists (haha you think there's a difference)

New 2020 Electoral College Ratings | The Cook Political Report

Trumps presidency is in a tailspin. His reelection may survive it.
My biggest risk: Trump says mail-in voting could cost him reelection (haha, voting at all)
Twitter labels Trump video tweet as manipulated media, continuing its crackdown on misinformation - The Washington Post - The label marks the fourth time Twitter has added labels to the president's tweets.

Eschaton: Timing - The writers of this dumb show are drawing it out a bit too much, but they do know how to keep the drama going. -- There were 450 new positive cases reported since Wednesday. This is the largest increase since the state's first positive case was reported on March 6.
Curfew now in place in area around Tulsas BOK Center
COVID-19: Infections peak again for Tulsa County, Oklahoma with more than 200 new cases reported | Local | tulsaworld.com
White House press secretary says she won't wear a mask at Tulsa rally : Coronavirus

Sorry, Junior, but He'll Never Love You Like He Loves Ivanka
Trump says he's heard 'interesting' things about Roswell ("there's a conspiracy theory, some say, may be true, I don't have a brain")


That Time a Young Amy McGrath Sued Her Elementary School-Teacher Roommate (of course Dems would find a total bitch and both sides are insane)

The 'blue wall' is reforming in the Rust Belt (Hillary lost the white racist catholic vote)
GOP fears Biden's low-key campaign is paying off | TheHill - GOP fears Bidens low-key campaign is paying off - Biden hasn't held a press conference in 77 days


Opinion | The Gaps Between White and Black America, in Charts - The New York Times
Opinion | Why Juneteenth Matters - The New York Times - By Jamelle Bouie
Juan Williams Leaves Fox News Co-Hosts Speechless With Powerful Black Lives Matter Defense
Opinion | The Tulsa Race Massacre, Revisited - The New York Times - Nearly a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the search for the dead continues.

Black Store Owner Reports Robbery, Gets Punched by Officer : news
He captured footage of a child pepper sprayed during a Seattle protest. Then he was arrested : news

SEC to Mississippi: Change Confederate-themed flag or risk losing college sports events

American Gnostic - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... This country has always been beset by religious lunatics but now they have their own personal Jesus in the White House. There will be blood.
"He's the Chosen One to Run America" : Inside the Cult of Trump, His Rallies Are Church and He Is the Gospela bizarre mishmash of numerology, tweetology, and white supremacy

LGM Podcast: White Working Class Anti-Unionism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Roll explores lead and zinc miners in the tri-state Oklahoma/Missouri/Kansas area and why they absolutely opposed unionization, even though they were dealing with horrendous health and safety problems from their work. It's a book and a conversation about white native-born men identifying with capitalism and white masculine individualism that undermines their willingness to act collectively (uneducated white guys have always been the problem)


Leaked Emails Show De Blasio Staffers Were Trapped In Violent Bronx Protest Crackdown But Mayor Still Praised Police


Eschaton: Bold
Dear Fuck-Up: My Close Friend Is Being Radicalized On the Internet and I Don't Know What to Do




061820

World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert : worldnews
Croatia region declares natural disaster after 50 million bees were poisoned : worldnews
OIL AND GAS: Slip-up reveals Chevron ties to architect of climate attack -- Thursday, June 18, 2020 -- www.eenews.net - White environmentalists are hurting black communities by pushing radical climate policies that would strip them of fossil fuel jobs. The email to journalists, sent by a public affairs firm at the height of national protests over systemic racism earlier this month, accidentally contained the name of a high-profile client. -- It was Chevron Corp.

July 2020s challenger has entered the ring: Officials warn of world's largest jellyfish near Massachusetts beaches : boston

106,422 Cases Total in MA; 199 New Confirmed (72 New Probable) : CoronavirusMa - 9,142 new tests; 2.1% positive - -30 hospital; 0 change ICU; -10 intubated - 36 new deaths; 7770 total - 81/271 in LTC


Fauci says "anti-science bias" is a problem in the US : Coronavirus

10 percent of Wuhan study patients lose coronavirus antibodies within weeks : Coronavirus
New COVID-19 Cases Impact Younger People, Daycares | Recent trend shows the majority of cases in Dallas County are people younger than 65, with an increasing number being minor children : Coronavirus
Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve : Coronavirus

The Trump Administration Paid Millions for Test Tubes and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles (Jared Kackles in the background)

President Trump Claims Coronavirus Will Fade Away - as U.S. Sees 20,000 New Cases a Day : politics

Trump to use Tulsa as test run for mass crowds ahead of convention - Axios - Trump plots virus-era, made-for-TV mass festival

COVID-19 modeling site: Michigan 'on track to contain' virus

Newsom issues mandatory California coronavirus mask order - Los Angeles Times
Wear a mask! Houston Mayor plans to mandate face masks as COVID-19 case surge : Coronavirus
Abbott Gives Counties a Way Out on Coronavirus Mask Requirements | Dallas Observer
A Mask is a Stupid Hill to Die on, America : Coronavirus

Leaked CDC document contradicts Pence claim that U.S. coronavirus cases 'have stabilized' : politics
California sets new record for most new coronavirus cases in a day: exceeding 4,000 : Coronavirus (very stable)
Cuomo mulls Florida quarantine as N.Y. reports lowest coronavirus numbers since pandemic - New York Daily News - Back in March, as New York became the epicenter of the outbreak in the U.S., Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an order mandating travelers from New York and other states self-isolate for 14 days.
12% of all New Jersey nursing home residents are dead from COVID-19 : Coronavirus

3 Southern US States Report Largest Daily Increase In New COVID Cases : Coronavirus - FL, TX, AZ
Multiple Florida Hospitals Run Out of ICU Beds as Coronavirus Cases Spike - Newsweek June 18, 2020 : Coronavirus
Florida reports record-breaking 3,200 new COVID-19 cases in single day : Coronavirus
Experts say Florida has the makings of the next epicenter. : Coronavirus (of stupidity)
16 bar patrons, 7 employees get coronavirus from one night - New York Daily News

Arizona sheriff tested positive for coronavirus before meeting with Trump : politics
Arizona Sheriff Who Refused to Enforce Lockdown Restrictions Has COVID-19 : politics
Arizona Sheriff Who Refused to Enforce Lockdown Now Has COVID-19 (machoman white supremo)
A GOP sheriff vowed not to enforce Arizona's coronavirus restrictions. Now he's tested positive.
Arizona reports single-day high of 2,519 new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
Harvard epidemiologist says Arizona is currently the worst off amongst US states in terms of Covid-19 : Coronavirus

Texas coronavirus hospitalization up 11 percent in single day : Coronavirus
Oklahoma seeing record spike in COVID-19 cases just days ahead of Trump's rally in Tulsa
450 new cases reported in Oklahoma today, shattering previous high of 259 set yesterday. : Coronavirus
Pro-Trump Operative Booted From Flight To Tulsa For Refusing To Wear Mask - In the video, which has been viewed more than 500,000 times on Twitter, the flight attendant confronts Straka about his refusal to wear a mask.
Ricketts tells local governments they won't get federal COVID-19 money if they require masks : Coronavirus

Church tied to Oregon's largest coronavirus outbreak - The Lighthouse Pentecostal Church stands in Union County, Ore ... the facility recently held a wedding and a graduation ceremony, each with more than 100 people
Nebraska governor: Counties that require masks in government buildings won't get virus relief : Coronavirus (Republifuckers)
Ohio started reopening six weeks ago, hasn't seen a coronavirus case surge : Coronavirus

The Prison Was Built to Hold 1,500 Inmates. It Had Over 2,000 Coronavirus Cases. : Coronavirus

Town shuts off power, water to Oxford gym that defied state's coronavirus reopening plan

Sweden becomes second most infected country in the world : Coronavirus

In just 24 hours, Brazil sets a grim new record with almost 35,000 new coronavirus cases : worldnews


Polish president calls LGBT 'ideology' worse than communism


Iranian officials 'looted' cellphones, rings, passports of plane crash victims, Canadian relatives say : worldnews


Senior journalist and defence analyst shares picture of nail-studded rods, reportedly used by Chinese soldiers to attack Indian soldiers on Monday night : worldnews
Hundreds of Chinese troops reportedly hunted down dozens of Indian soldiers and beat them with batons wrapped in barbed wire : worldnews
China brings in hundreds of soldiers, heavy construction equipment to Galwan Valley : worldnews
China says it will 'resolutely hit back' at US over sanctions law on Uighur abuses : worldnews


Police in England and Wales dropping rape inquiries when victims refuse to hand in phones : worldnews
Anger as Boris Johnson falsely claims child poverty has fallen despite huge rise under Tories : worldnews

Canada's NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was expelled from the House of Commons after refusing to apologize for calling Bloc MP Alain Therrien racist after he blocked a motion dealing with systemic racism in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police


US fighter jets intercept 8 Russian warplanes near Alaska for 4th time in a week : worldnews
Taiwan warns off intruding Chinese aircraft for fourth time in nine days : worldnews

Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants' protections
Trump and Obama react to SCOTUS decision on DACA - ABC News - Trump: decisions " horrible & politically charged"
Justices reject end to protections for young immigrants : news
Chief Justice Roberts Repeatedly Schooled Kavanaugh on Administrative Law in DACA Opinion : politics

Bolton book could cause 'grave' damage to US national security: Top intel officials - ABC News
Generals Pull Support for Pentagon Nominee Tata Over Offensive Tweets - WSJ - over inflammatory tweets he made two years ago on Islam, President Obama and Democratic lawmakers (Republicans ARE assholes)
Trumps fourth NSC Russia director is leaving the White House (Vlad: "just keep rotating them in and out")

U.S. weekly jobless claims total 1.508 million, vs 1.3 million estimate : news


Our New Polling Averages Show Biden Leads Trump By 9 Points Nationally | FiveThirtyEight - But the race is closer in swing states, which could allow Trump to win the Electoral College if the race tightens.
Why Joe Biden Is Trouncing Trump With Young Voters: 'Old Is Way, Way Better Than Liar'
Poll: 63% of Republicans say country is heading in the wrong direction : politics
More Republicans back Biden in unprecedented rebuke of a sitting president : politics
Trump's Poll Numbers Are So Bad the GOP Is Starting to Panic About a 'Wipeout' ... seeing Trump's numbers plunge in states and districts across the country.
Poll: Americans not buying White House spin on coronavirus : politics

The Trump Files: Donald Made Charity Pledges In His Dead Brother's Name Then Apparently Never Delivered

Everyone's Out to Get the President* He believes people in this country are wearing masks just to embarrass him
Trump Claims Credit for Juneteenth, Says People Wear Masks to Spite Him - Everyone's Out to Get the President*, Apparently
Trump says he thinks some Americans are wearing masks to show they disapprove of him and not as a preventive measure during the pandemic : politics - "I still can't believe he made wearing a mask during a fucking pandemic a political issue."

Trump's attempt to block John Bolton's book by saying its contents are classified appears to contradict his claim that it is full of lies : politics
Bolton book could cause 'grave' damage to US national security: Top intel officials - ABC News (no one knew Trump was such a corrupt idiot)
Mattis Speechwriter Says He Can 'Confirm' Bolton's Claim Trump Wanted Journalists Imprisoned (actually, "executed" for refusing to give him a "standing ovation")
Trump called journalists 'scumbags' who should be 'executed,' according to John Bolton's new book : politics
Say It Under Oath, Asshole : politics
John Bolton's book is full of startling revelations he should have told us sooner
John Bolton betrayed his country : politics
John Bolton: What we learned from his eye-popping tale of working with Trump - CNNPolitics
John Bolton's book is full of startling revelations he should have told us sooner
John Bolton' s Epic Score-Settling -- stunning ignorance, incompetence, and corruption.
In wake of Bolton revelations, Democrats vent fury at Republicans over handling of Trump impeachment : politics
Yale-Trained Lawyer Who Wrote a Book Instead of Testifying SayStagedTo Hurt Trump
s Democrats Should Have Done Better Impeaching Trump : politics
John Bolton book says Trump gave favors to dictators while advisors privately called president "full of shit"

Donald Trump was unaware the UK was a nuclear power, according to a book by his former national security adviser John Bolton : worldnews
Trump told China's president that building concentration camps for millions of Uighur Muslims was 'exactly the right thing to do,' former adviser says : worldnews
Trump Signs Bill Condemning China's Uighur Camps Shortly After Bolton Book Claims He Encouraged Them
Trump said it would be 'cool' to invade Venezuela because the country is 'really part of the United States,' according to John Bolton's new book : worldnews
Trump obsessed with sending CD of Elton John's 'Rocket Man' to Kim Jong-un, ex-aide Bolton claims : worldnews
Trump Defenders Tie Themselves in Knots Over Bolton Book - The Bulwark - While the Trump apologists scramble, expect members of Congress to profess ignorance.

Months before election, Trump finds himself at odds with most Americans' views

Trump Wants Whoever Leaked News About His Bunker Visit To Face Prosecution : politics

Former White House Ethics Chief Reveals 'Disturbing' Ivanka Trump Emails : politics
'This is disturbing' : Former White House ethics chief raises questions about Ivanka Trump's emails
Internet Set On Fire With A Brutal New Anti-Trump Ad Featuring Ivanka (or a robot, hard to tell)

Trump was told meaning of Juneteenth by black Secret Service agent
Trump Says He Hasn't Watched the Whole Video of George Floyd's Death -- 'It's over eight minutes'

Role in Trumps impeachment casts shadowover Army officers promotion (Trump considering "executing" Vindman
Robert Mueller Sued for Defamation Over Footnote That Hinted at Infamous Golden Shower Footage : politics

November is our chance to wipe out Trumpism, not just Trump : politics

Communiques from Maggie's farm - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Opinions | Trump is going to freak out when he sees this

Thanks, Obama : PoliticalHumor
I did Nazi that coming : PoliticalHumor

Trumps New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling

Is a Male Prostitution Scandal About To Blow Up In Lindsey Graham's Face?

Kentucky Senate primary: Amy McGrath is facing a challenge from Charles Booker - Vox - Amy McGrath is facing a competitive challenger in Charles Booker. Both Democrats have an uphill battle to topple McConnell.

Facebook takes down Trump ads 'for violating our policy against organized hate'

Pennsylvania's primary election results are finally in. Here's what they mean for November - 1.57 million Democrats voted for president in the state's primary election this month, down about 6.5% from the 2016 primary. By comparison, the Republican vote fell 29%.

One-Third of Primary Voters Switched Their Presidential Support | Monmouth University Polling Institute - Dem voters support woman of color on the ticket

Montana Senate Moves to Toss Up | The Cook Political Report - when Democrats finally convinced term-limited Gov. Steve Bullock to jump into the race and challenge first-term GOP Sen. Steve Daines.


'Now Is Not the Time for More Studies': Sanders Rips Weak GOP Bill and Demands End to Police Immunity. "Now is the time to hold racist and corrupt police officers and police departments accountable for their actions." : politics

Matt Gaetz Shouts Down Democratic Rep. Cedric Richmond: Who the Hell Do You Think You Are?! : The House chambers got beyond heated when Gaetz took offense to Richmond suggesting Republicans do not know what it's like to fear for a Black son ("I have many black sons" Gaetz screeched)

Giuliani falsely claims that black people kill more police than vice versa : politics (Fuckiani surfaces from some slimepool)

The Police Can't Shake Their Persecution Complex. How much longer will the cops be allowed to tell flamboyant lies about their oppression at the hands of service-sector workers?

How 6 blocks in Seattle became a microcosm of the culture wars - POLITICO - he chasm between how conservatives and progressives view the protester-occupied area shows how far apart the two sides have drifted -- often at Trump's prodding ("a hellscape of crime and carnage")


We're finally talking about structural racism. Republicans are freaking out.

Texas Republican Under Fire After Suggesting George Floyd's Death Was 'Staged' To Hurt Trump

Black Teenage Boy Found Hanged Outside Houston Elementary School: Report (wave of self-lynchings)
North Georgia cop fired after calling for hanging of black convicts on Facebook : politics
6 people of color have died in recent string of hangings across country : news
Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot Rosamond man at home - Los Angeles Times - Half brother of Palmdale hanging victim Robert Fuller is fatally shot by deputies
Police Leaders Say Portland Officers Can Cover Nametags At Protests : news

Loveland man knelt on black CSU football player's neck while holding him, coworker at gunpoint, affidavit states

Hundreds of armed counter-protesters confront Black Lives Matter rally in Ohio : news
Hundreds of armed counter-protesters confront Black Lives Matter rally in Ohio | US news | The Guardian - Counter-protesters harassed group of peaceful demonstrators with rifles, bats and racial slurs in mostly white town of Bethel
My Experience in Bethel : cincinnati

Atlanta Police walkout following murder charge against officer who shot Rayshard Brooks : news
/u/giro_di_dante explains how his mind has changed on police over the years, in the context of the case of Rayshard Brooks : bestof

UPDATE: Rooftop gunman spotted by Black Lives Matter protesters arrested and charged : news

New York City mom plans $10 million lawsuit against police after arrest for improperly wearing face mask : news

Florida man - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A tense, racially charged exchange between teenagers and an unidentified man in a Wellington neighborhood on Sunday has resulted in a social media video and calls for change in the village (oh, cell phones can make videos of me being a total asshole??)
Sources say Florida man harassing 15-year-old black girl in viral video is Lee Jeffers, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security employee at @USCIS Citizenship and Immigration Services in West Palm Beach.

Bostons highest-paid worker: a cop accused of payroll abuse in 2007
Some of Bostons top-paid police officers have checkered pasts

Blackface incident at Post cartoonists 2018 Halloween party resurfaces amid protests (Toles)

Matt Gaetz - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Gaetz grew up in a house that was used in The Truman Show, a film about a man who is always on television. As of 2018, his parents still live in that house, in Seaside, Florida. A sign on their white picket fence says "THE TRUMAN HOUSE"
zedster on Twitter: "At his parents house with his "helper Nestor" https://t.co/qX1uqqSRr6" / Twitter (show runners are drunk/high)


The Coming Urban Exodus - WSJ - Failing progressive governance is making daily life too chaotic and stressful in many U.S. cities. (libtards fleeing black carnage in the streets says the WSJ fuckers)


Matt Gaetz - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Lesley Abravanel?? on Twitter: "@mattgaetz You adopted your House page? https://t.co/llXrAdu2Sr" / Twitter

That '70s Show' Actor Danny Masterson Charged With Rape : news (scientology)


10 More Problematic Films After Gone With the Wind - Variety


TIL about Clementine Barnabet, an American teenager who murdered and beheaded 35 people with an ax due to her belief in a voodoo cult called the Church of Sacrifice. Sentenced to life in prison at age 18 in in 1912, she escaped in 1923 and was never heard of again. : todayilearned



'Unexpected events' found during worlds most sensitive dark matter experiment : worldnews

66-Million-Year-Old Giant Egg Discovered In Antarctica : worldnews

Cannabis use in pregnancy: Researchers discover that continued use of cannabis at 15 weeks of pregnancy was associated with significantly lower birthweight, head circumference, birth length, and gestational age at birth, as well as with more frequent severe neonatal morbidity or death. : science

Combining therapy with the psychedelic drug psilocybin results in large reductions in anxiety and depression : science

Social media use linked to belief in Covid-19 conspiracies and breaking lockdown rules : science

Research has found that replacing 30 minutes of sedentary time with physical activity was associated with a 31% lower risk of cancer death for moderate-intensity activity, such as cycling, and an 8% lower risk of cancer death for light-intensity activity, such as walking. : science




061720


MA COVID-19 Data 6/17/20 : boston
106,151 Cases Total in MA; 180 New Confirmed (86 New Probable) : CoronavirusMa - 8313 new individuals tested; 2.2% positive - (11,329 new tests administered) --47 hospital; -17 ICU; -16 intubated - 69 new deaths; 7734 total - 93/266 in LTC

How Exactly Do You Catch Covid-19? There Is a Growing Consensus - WSJ - Surface contamination and fleeting encounters are less of a worry than close-up, person-to-person interactions for extended periods
This study, focusing on health measures taken in Wuhan, Italy, and New York City, from January 23 to May 9, 2020, shows that local mask mandates are the determining factor in pandemic trends, above social distancing and washing hands. : Coronavirus


Trump downplays rising coronavirus ases as Fauci warns we're still in the first wave
'They're in denial': How Trump's White House is ignoring the pandemic - CNNPolitics
A national disgrace : 40,600 deaths tied to US nursing homes
Dr. Fauci: No Need for a Second COVID Lockdown

US coronavirus outbreaks spur debate over personal freedoms
Texas Governor Says 'No Reason Today To Be Alarmed ' As Coronavirus Cases Set Record
Florida governor says 260 Orlando airport workers tested positive for COVID-19. OIA says not quite
Arizona coronavirus update June 15: 1,014 new COVID-19 cases reported
'I am taken aback' : Here's why Arizona's COVID-19 trajectory is concerning
US coronavirus: 10 states are seeing their highest average of daily new Covid-19 cases since the pandemic started - CNN - Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina and Texas.

Montgomery Council votes down mask ordinance to doctors' disgust (says docs are just 'crisis actors')
COVID-19: Spike in new cases continues Tuesday, as Oklahoma reports another new high | Local | tulsaworld.com
Florida, Texas and Arizona set records for daily COVID-19 cases : politics
Texas coronavirus hospitalizations surge 11% in a single day
'ICUs are full, patients are dying': 3 Alabama counties see largest jump in weekly cases : Coronavirus
Arizona governor backs down, allows Tucson, other locales to mandate mask-wearing : Coronavirus


John Bolton: The Scandal of Trumps China Policy The president pleaded with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for domestic political help, subordinated national-security issues to his own re-election prospects and ...
Trump asked Chinas Xi to help him win reelection, according to Bolton book
Bolton's Book Says Trump Impeachment Inquiry Missed Other Troubling Actions - The New York Times - describes instances when the president sought to halt criminal inquiries. He also says President Trump loyalists mocked him behind his back (Fuckabee)
In The Room Where It Happened John Bolton Dumps His Notes and Smites His Enemies
Federal prosecutors weigh criminal charges against John Bolton - Los Angeles Times
Boltons new book blows apart one of Trump's biggest reelection arguments ... the idea that opponent Joe Biden is soft on China, while Trump is bristling with toughness toward that country.
7 Bolton's revenge
Why Trump's lawsuit against John Bolton will fail
John Bolton: Putin thinks he can play Trump "like a fiddle"

The Cruise Industry Is Donald Trump Personified -- Decadent, exploitative, and totally full of shit (you means the Republican Party)
Does Trump Want to Fight to Win 2020 Election? His Aides Are Worried. - The New York Times ... repeated acts of self-destruction have significantly damaged his re-election prospects, and yet he appears mostly unable, or unwilling, to curtail them.

Oklahoma officials worry about Trump's rally as Tulsa County COVID infections rise to record levels - CBS News
Oklahoma GOP Sen. Lankford urges elderly to avoid Tulsa Trump rally | Fox News (hello, base)

Biden opens 13-point advantage as Trump popularity drops to seven-month low: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters

Public Interest - Michigan pollster: Trump's Bible photo op caused immediate drop in support
Second Michigan poll shows Trump even farther behind, with Biden leading by 16 points : politics (Trump considers nuking Michigan for disrespect)
Michigan May be a Nightmare for the GOP

u/SnowyMole explaisn supporters against him. : bestof - why Trump's disastrous Bible photo op turned many of his self-professed "good Christian" supporters against him. (yeah, they were really good until that happened)

Trump Considers Suing His Niece Over Her Tell-All Book, Saying She Signed an NDA (it's a clause in her birth certificate)


u/kylet357 Perfectly describes how Nixon sparked the War on Drugs and how it subsequently made the US have the largest prison system. Great read. : bestof


Wisconsin Elections Commission OKs mailing absentee ballot forms

House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos - POLITICO - The candidate, Marjorie Taylor Greene, finished first in last wees primary for an open, safe GOP seat in Georgia but still faces an August runoff for the nomination.


Systemic racism, explained in 9 charts - Vox - Longstanding inequalities have led to the current wave of protests.
AP-NORC poll: Sweeping change in US views of police violence
National (US) Poll - June 17, 2020 - 68% Say Discrimination Against | Quinnipiac University Connecticut - June 17, 2020 - 68% Say Discrimination Against Black Americans A "Serious Problem," Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Slight Majority Support Removing Confederate Statues


Officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with murder - Axios
Revealed: officer who killed Rayshard Brooks accused of covering up 2015 shooting | US news | The Guardian


NYPD Releases Body-Camera Footage of Officer Unmasking and Pepper Spraying Protester : news
How Black N.Y.P.D. Officers Really Feel About the Floyd Protesters - The New York Times - How Black N.Y.P.D. Officers Really Feel About the Floyd Protesters

Philadelphia court supervisor fired after video shows him tearing down signs and saying black lives don't matter : news

Police detain armed militia members after protestor is shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico : pics (they mystery of the toilet paper chain)

Coroner Walks Back Early 'Suicide' Ruling in Palmdale Man's Death : news

Patrol: No gun found in car of Missouri woman shot by deputy : news

Conservatives Panic Over Fake Antifa Threat to Blow Up the Alamo -- George P Bush (runs in the family)

Cassandra Fairbanks ?Claims Antifa Attacked Her?. Police Reports and Neighbors Say Otherwise | Right Wing Watch


Mississippi official: Black people 'dependent' since slavery ... Harry Sanders ... says traitors "fought for the noble cause" of slavery
The Aunt Jemima brand, acknowledging its racist past, will be retired - CNN
Uncle Ben's rice to change brand as part of parent company's stance against racism ... Fairbanks is a writer and activist who has been employed by the Russian government-funded media outlet Sputnik?, as well as far-right outlets? like Big League Politics and The Gateway Pundit ...

GOP senator: Proposal to remove Confederate names from military bases 'picks on South unfairly' -- Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican (claimed the North seceded from itself several times)


Fact check: Kente cloths have ties to West African slave trade

Violence and discrimination are daily risks in my life: Transgender woman


WBUR Will Lay Off More Than 10% Of Staff And Drop A National Program : boston

Breaking news: Braintree woman shot and killed outside her house, neighbor in custody. Apparently they had a history of disputes. : boston


TIL that the escape routes that prominent Nazi war criminals used after WWII to flee to South America were set up and supported by the Catholic Church : todayilearned

Best Sex Toys & Tech for Every Body: Vibrators, Wand Massagers, Etc | WIRED

Facebook Groups Are Destroying America | WIRED (Fuckerberged) This was already evident in 2018, when associates of Shiva Ayyadurai, an independent candidate for US Senate, used groups as part of their astroturfing campaign to boost his online support. Today, Ayyadurai is one of the most dangerous vectors of health disinformation, racking up millions of engagements on posts that rail against vaccinations ... and instruct followers to point blow dryers down their throats to kill the coronavirus.

Researchers uncover six-year Russian misinformation campaign across Facebook and Reddit : worldnews




061620

A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washingtons Rank and File (deep state of Trumpster morons)

Leaked tape reveals Rio Tinto does not regret destroying 46,000-year-old Aboriginal rock shelter to expand mine : worldnews
'This Is Why We Continue to Fight': Indigenous Leaders Outraged as Trans Mountain Pipeline Spills 50,000 Gallons of Crude Oil : worldnews


Coronavirus model projects 201,129 deaths in US by October : Coronavirus
WWI killed 116,516 Americans. Coronavirus will likely exceed that number today. : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 6/16/20 : boston
105,885 Cases Total in MA; 140 New Confirmed Cases (55 New Probable) : CoronavirusMa - 6,361 new tests; 2.2% positive - +19 hospital; -9 ICU; -16 intubated - 18 new deaths; 7665 total - 44/195 confirmed and probable cases from LTC
Do you think the resurgences seen in other more open states will cause Baker to delay our Phase 3 at the end of the month? : CoronavirusMa


Pence Tells Governors to Repeat Misleading Claim on Outbreaks - The New York Times
Pence Misleadingly Blames Coronavirus Spikes on Rise in Testing - The New York Times
Mike Pence Lies About Oklahomas COVID-19 Numbers Ahead of Trump Rally

Record spikes in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations sweep parts of U.S. - Reuters ... including Florida and Texas, as most push ahead with reopening and President Donald Trump plans an indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


Dr. Fauci Says He Hasn't Spoken to POTUS About the Coronavirus Pandemic for Two Weeks

Coronavirus: Oxford University vaccine to provide protection 'for about a year', says drugmaker | Politics News : Coronavirus
Coronavirus could infect human brain and replicate, US study shows : Coronavirus
Israeli-designed instant coronavirus breathalyser could be rolled out globally : Coronavirus
Face masks are essential to slowing the coronavirus spread. Here's a guide to help you
1918 Flu Pandemic, the Anti-Mask League of San Francisco Formed to Protest PPE : Coronavirus
People are getting sick from coronavirus spreading through the air and that's a big challenge for reopening : Coronavirus
Fever screening simply isn't an effective way to test for Covid-19 : Coronavirus
Cheap steroid cuts death rates significantly for seriously ill Covid-19 patients in intensive care, drug trial finds : Coronavirus - Dexamethasone


When the Coronavirus First Hit, They Wanted to Keep New Yorkers Out. Now, Its Our Turn ... Good thing New Yorkers don't hold grudges (cept for a few Queens assholes)

Most Coronavirus Tests Cost About $100. Why Did One Cost $2,315? - The New York Times - U.S. health care prices are unregulated, opaque and unpredictable. When Congress required insurers to cover Covid-19 testing, a few providers decided to take advantage.


At least 18 US states report upward trend in coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
At least 50 cases of coronavirus linked to surgeon flying from New York City to LA : Coronavirus
Disneyland reopening schedule looks like the unsafest thing ever : Thousands sign petition asking to delay July opening
Florida sees highest number of new coronavirus cases yet : Coronavirus
Florida sees a record 2,783 daily coronavirus cases as state total hits 80,000 : Coronavirus
Florida bars and restaurants close just a week after reopening : Coronavirus
Florida Bars are Shutting Down Again After New Positive Coronavirus Cases - Newsweek - Jun 15 2020 : Coronavirus
Woman, 15 friends test positive for coronavirus after night out at Lynch's

Oregon Sees Record Daily Coronavirus Cases in Spike Linked to Church That Reportedly Defied Reopening Restrictions : Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases surging in Alabama, South Carolina and Oklahoma : Coronavirus
55 workers at Texas A&M construction site test positive for COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Texas coronavirus hospitalizations hit new high, up 66% since Memorial Day : Coronavirus
Partygoers have been packing Arizona bars. Now the state is a coronavirus hot spot : Coronavirus
Arizona reports nearly 2,400 more coronavirus cases in one day : Coronavirus
Arizona reports single-day high 2,392 new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus


Only 177 patients in ICUs in Italy (down from 4,000+ at peak value), new cases and victims keep trending down months after first reopenings : Coronavirus

Sweden: " Stockholmers can go to work with mild symptoms"

About 64,500 more people than usual have died in the United Kingdom during this year's coronavirus pandemic, an expert from the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday.

Macron: Europe must become less reliant on China and US after pandemic : worldnews

China Is Collecting DNA From Tens of Millions of Men and Boys, Using U.S. Equipment - The New York Times

Covid-19: Two new cases in New Zealand, both arrivals from UK : worldnews


Three female opposition activists in Zimbabwe who gave detailed accounts of torture, humiliation and sexual assault by unidentified state agents have been ordered to remain in prison to face charges that they invented their ordeal. : worldnews

Israel sentences a 15 year old Palestinian child to 10 years in prison : worldnews
Yair Netanyahu: Clear Tel Aviv of minorities - "The riots prove that there is no chance for coexistence in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and all the minorities must leave the city," Yair Netanyahu tweeted. : worldnews (Netanfuckyu's evil fucker kid)

Indian Army Officer, 2 Soldiers Killed In "Violent Face-Off" With China In Ladakh : worldnews
India-China standoff live updates: 5 died on Chinese side, 11 injured, reports say : worldnews
China annexes 60 sq km of India : worldnews
Nepal schools make Mandarin compulsory after China offers to pay teachers' salaries : worldnews
Taiwan jets 'drive away' intruding Chinese fighter plane, third intrusion in days : worldnews
Chinese officials want Trump to win reelection because he is 'destroying US alliances' and won't unite to fight Beijing : politics ... Trump is teaming up with Russia and China to defeat the US ... 60 million Americans are on that team.

North Korea blows up joint liaison office with the South in border town of Kaesong, S Korean officials say : worldnews
North Korea threatens to send army into border zone : worldnews


Julian Assange indictment fails to mention WikiLeaks video that exposed US 'war crimes' in Iraq : worldnews


Georgios Demetriou, a white British businessman in Manchester, has filed to trademark BlackLives Matter and "I can't breathe" he intends to hire a legal team to enforce these trademarks and to demand royalties


U.S. May retail sales surge 17.7% in the biggest monthly jump ever
67% of Jobless Workers Get More in Unemployment Than They Earned : Coronavirus

U.S. National Pride Falls to Record Low - 42% "extremely," and 21% "very," proud to be an American - Republicans' pride is down sharply in the past year - First time extreme pride among whites below 50%; nonwhites' is now 24%
U.S. Slumps to 10th Spot in World Competitiveness Rankings - Bloomberg - Singapore leads the list, while U.K. climbs to 19th spot (Trump fucked US down seven rankings)

CIA Hack Yields Largest Classified Information Leak in History - It goes well beyond the rank ineptitude of Camp Runamuck.
Elite CIA hacking unit failed to protect its systems, allowing disclosure to WikiLeaks - The Washington Post

Gorsuch draws surprise, anger with LGBT decision | TheHill
Christian conservatives rattled after Supreme Court rules against LGBT discrimination - The Washington Post
California's sanctuary cities rules stay in place after Supreme Court rejects Trumps challenge
Bostock and the majoritarian difficulty - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Is there any normal person who reads something like this and does NOT go "Jesus Christ buddy who gives a fuck" (how their "minds" work)

The Postal Service Is Steadily Getting WorseCan It Handle a National Mail-In Election?after years of budget cuts and plant closures, mail delivery has slowed so much that ballot deadlines in many states are no longer realistic. (almost like a plan)
New USPS head is a top Trump donor. What does that mean for its future? : politics

'Time to Cut Weapons of War': Barbara Lee Unveils Proposal to Slash Pentagon by Up to $350 billion -- Nearly ion Half

Rep. Swalwell says the country could be healing had John Bolton testified in the impeachment hearings : politics (between Revoltin' Bolton and Bobby Fuckup Mueller)

Democrats on key Senate committee oppose Pentagon pick as more inflammatory tweets emerge - CNNPolitics

The Republican Party Must Be Crushed Into Dust, Part the Zillion - Lawyers, Guns & Money

bellingcat - The Boogaloo Movement Is Not What You Think - bellingcat
Man charged in deputy ambush scrawled extremist 'Boogaloo' phrases in blood

Radio Rwanda - Lawyers, Guns & Money - US attorney announces the gunman who allegedly killed two law enforcement officers in California was associated with the right-wing Boogaloo movement.
How the Boogaloo Movement Wants to Exploit Anti-Rascist Protests
Lois Beckett on Twitter: "Actual photograph of the Boogaloo patch found on a ballistic vest in the van Steven Carrillo used, according to the criminal complaint filed against him: https://t.co/Cc9hA1ZZPR https://t.co/FzT7CJWV4o" / Twitter

Trump has finally lost control of his narrative. Voters are ready to see him canceled. : politics
Trump's showmanship is now backfiring on him - CNNPolitics ... Instead of addressing such questions directly, Trump is grasping for made-for-TV moments designed to enhance his personal aura ... television producer's eye leads him to seek dramatic tableaus that create his preferred image of himself strong, defiant, tearing down establishment structures and trampling the normal etiquette of the presidency.
'So True!' Trump Mocked For Retweeting Himself, Then Agreeing With Himself

Justice Department Officials to Testify on Roger Stone Sentencing Interference - If the William Barr Personal Injury Law Firm Doesn't Block This, It Could Be a Sign

'We're thinking landslide': Beyond D.C., GOP officials see Trump on glide path to reelection ("fantastically popular Trump will get 99.9% of the vote")
Second Michigan poll shows Trump even farther behind, with Biden leading by 16 points : politics
2020 Watch: Will Trump's return to campaign trail backfire?

Trump now undeniably a fascist after George Floyd response, say longtime sceptics (Trumpsters Profa)

Historic D.C. statehood vote set for June 26, Hoyer says - The Washington Post


Iowa Poll: Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by 1 point


Ilhan Omars father dies from Covid-19

Georgia Democrats set new primary turnout record, outpacing GOP voters
Greg Mankiw's Blog: Perhaps The Best Campaign Ad Ever (gay Lindsey)

Members of Congress took small-business loans and the full extent is unknown. Some GOP lawmakers who benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program also opposed legislation requiring lending transparency.
What has the Trump administration done with a half-trillion dollars? : politics (wouldn't you like to know)


Jon Stewart says police are basically a 'border patrol' between 'two Americas' who exist to perpetuate segregation : politics

Here Are the 97 U.S. Cities Where Protesters Were Tear-Gassed - The New York Times (traitor copsters using chemical weapons against Americans)

Federal Judge Lambasts Amendment to Rename Confederate Bases as "Madness," Gets Thoroughly Bodied By Clerk (not like he was ever in the military, either)
Elizabeth Warren to endorse progressive challenger Jamaal Bowman in primary against NY Rep. Eliot Engel - CNNPolitics
GOP Money Flowing to Super PAC Backing Rep. Eliot Engel

Fox News Has Officially Lost Its Mind Over the Autonomous Zone in Seattle : politics
Seattle bans police crowd-control weapons, saying they've been used 'without provocation' - Council member says police showed they can't be trusted with such weapons (or at all)

Police detained armed militia members after a man was shot at a protest in Albuquerque - The Washington Post
NYPD Union Falsely Suggested Shake Shack Milkshakes Poisoned Officers With Bleach - What Is This Bullsh*t, Anyway? - Things have come so unstrung that I look out from the aquarium that is my life now and I don't recognize what I'm looking at anymore

A Black Pastor in Virginia Got Beat Up By a Mob of White eP but I guess thatople and Then Local Sheriffs Arrested Him : politics

Man found dead in apparent suicide outside store in Shady Acres, police say - HoustonChronicle.com ... a Huffington Post freelance reporter mischaracterized the victim on Twitter as a black male and questioned official statements on the likely cause of death.

Bethel Black Lives Matter: 10 incidents under investigation
Gun-toting Trump supporters attack George Floyd protesters in rural Ohio town - Raw Story


Two statues of Juan de Oqate are being removed after long-simmering tension between Native Americans and Hispanics over Spain's conquest of New Mexico.


The Black Lives Matter FoundationRaised Millions. Its Not Affiliated With The Black Lives Matter Movement (my particular black life matters)


Voice of America top officials resign as Trump-appointed CEO takes over international network - CNN (rebranded as Voice of Trump)


The Redskins' name is the shameful statue of the NFL. Tear it down


Boston's Version of the Wire ...?
Feds round up alleged Dorchester gang members for murder, armed robbery, drugs, prostitution and the unintentional kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl | Universal Hub


Faneuil Hall Marketplace 3:30 pm - It's as if Boston was hit by a neutron bomb....seems like a very deep economic hole for everyone who normally earns a living in the city but can't WFH. : boston


How Racist Was Flannery OConnor? -- She has become an icon of American letters. Now readers are reckoning with another side of her legacy.


New study reveals extent of hate speech on Reddit in right-leaning forums : politics




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MA COVID-19 Data 6/15/20 : boston
105,690 Total Cases in MA; 58 New Confirmed Cases (29 New Probable) : CoronavirusMa - 4492 new tests; 1.2% positive - 23 new deaths; 7647 total - -13 Hospital; +9 ICU; +11 Intubated - 84/87 total new cases in LTC (resident or employee)


People with blood type O are more protected against COVID-1 : worldnews

/u/asdaaaaaaaa gives a detailed explanation for why people react poorly to mask wearers : bestof


Bolsonaro Urges Population to Invade Brazilian Hospitals and Film Bed Supply : worldnews

At current pace, India likely to cross 500,000 cases in 10 days : worldnews



Israel deports US billionaire's son for breaking virus rules - ABC News - Israel says it is deporting the son of American media magnate Shari Redstone for violating the countrycoronavirus quarantine rules while paying a secret visit to his model girlfriend
Israel deports US billionaire's son for breaking virus rules : worldnews
400 Jewish studies scholars denounce annexation as a "crime against humanity"? : worldnews (Lizard-boys great plan is a "crime against humanity" who would've thought)

The UK government is being sued for awarding a pest-control company with 16 employees a $135 million PPE contract : worldnews (Jared cackles, "amateurs")
This powerful image of a Black man carrying a white counter-protester to safety frames a day of chaos and race-inspired violence in London : worldnews

Lesotho former PM and wife paid criminal gang to execute his estranged wife, court papers say : worldnews


Putin wants military parades in every city ahead of June 24 vote. Local officials fighting Coronavirus outbreaks aren't so sure (where Trump got the idea)

New Zealand government deploys nude 'porn actors' in web safety ad Government TV ad is latest in a series of striking public service announcements using humour to tackle tricky subjects : worldnews


Military officer with the China's People's Liberation Army is arrested and charged with visa fraud after obtaining a J1 then 'trying to steal medical research' from the University of California : worldnews

Black protester who carried injured white man through angry crowd says he was trying to avoid catastrophe : news


Facebook blocks and bans users for sharing Guardian article showing Aboriginal men in chains Social media site incorrectly removed historical photo on grounds of nudity, then for three days blocked and even banned users who posted link to article : worldnews
Facebook cull of white supremacy and neo-nazi accounts incorrectly disables anti-racism accounts who are affiliated with two-tone and ska, movements which literally have roots in the coming together of races. : worldnews (yeah, Fuckerberged)

U.N. rights body to examine 'systemic' U.S. racism and police brutality : worldnews


'All lies': how the US military covered up gunning down two journalists in Iraq : news


TIL that after returning from WWII over 1 million black americans were denied the benefits of the GI bill for free education and low rate home loans : todayilearned

Greenwood, 1921: One of the worst race massacres in American history - 60 Minutes - CBS News - In 1921, a thriving black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, burned, leaving hundreds dead.
Tulsa World editorial: This is the wrong time and Tulsa is the wrong place for the Trump rally | Editorials | tulsaworld.com
This is the wrong time and Tulsa is the wrong place for the Trump rally : politics

With Economy Still in Deep Recession, Millionaire Trump Adviser Complains $600-Per-Week Boost in Unemployment Benefits Is Too Generous : politics


Supreme Court rules workers can't be fired for being gay or transgender : news
Supreme Court decides not to hear big gun-rights cases, dealing blow to Second Amendment activists : news
Supreme Court rules workers can't be fired for being gay or transgender : news


John Bolton made a tragic mistake.Its not the one you might think ... He wanted to testify, but wanted to appear to be forced to do it. Perhaps he thought that, as a reluctant witness, he'd be less open to being caricatured as a disgruntled, discharged adviser, and his credibility would have been enhanced. So he insisted on a court order to appear before the House ... Bolton made one fateful misjudgment. He overestimated the character, honor and patriotism of Senate Republicans.


The gap between Trump's world and reality is widening. It's disturbing to watch : politics
The Disgrace of Donald Trump - Was the battle of Lafayette Square the beginning of the end for his presidency? : politics
Why Trump Is Right To Worry About That Glass of Water | Even if it's baseless and unfair, few things stick to a modern president like images of physical frailty.
Trump Tweet Mocking Obama's 'Unpresidential' Walk Resurfaces After Ramp Incident

Don't be fooled into thinking Republicans are split over Trump : politics (they ARE Trump)

Revealed: The Family Member Who Turned on Trump niece Mary Trump is set to publish a tell-all this summe
Trump'N iece to Publish Book With 'Harrowing' Revelations, Report Says
Trump's niece is publishing a tell-all book that says she leaked tax documents to help The New York Times investigate the president's finances : politics
Trump's Niece to Publish Book With 'Harrowing' Revelations, Repor\t Says

State Republicans Predict 'Landslide' for 'Teflon Trump' : Despite Tanking Poll Numbers : Not worried yet
The Landslide of 2020? | Power Line (read the wingnut Assrocket take, sounds like a rob\ot)
Republicans's 2020 strategy is to prevent as many people as possible from voting

Biden is far less unpopular than Hillary Clinton was four years ago, polling shows : politics


No Ass He Won't Kiss -- New Ad Slams Lindsey Graham as a 'True Chamelon"' (no dick he won't suck, pls)

Hoist on your own John Roberts - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Some Trump supporters are taking his statements about voting by mail both seriously and literally: People burned letters informing them that they can vote by absentee ballot in future elections during a protest near Grand Rapids.
Toward Neutral Principles of Anti-Anti Trumpism - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Greenwald and Taibbi have totally lost it)
Michael Hobbes on Twitter: "I, too, am concerned about the creeping authoritarianism of [checks notes] Democrats criticizing Donald Trump for holding rallies during a pandemic. https://t.co/FEfTUYbb8q" / Twitter

The Future of the Republican Party - Lawyers, Guns & Money - While you would think in the abstract that becoming increasingly uncompetitive in a state would cause Republicans to moderate, what generally happens is that they just give up and become more even more wingnutty.

Court Cites George Floyd Killing While Denying Immunity To Officers Who Shot A Black Man 22 Times As He Lay On The Ground : politics
Court Cites George Floyd Killing While Denying Immunity To Officers Who Shot A Black Man 22 Times As He Lay On The Ground | Techdirt - The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied qualified immunity to police officers involved in another killing of a black man, pointing out that this pattern of violence against black citizens has not only been seen by the courts, but will weigh against officers in future civil rights lawsuits.

Phone tapes: Concerned Minneapolis 911 dispatcher asked police supervisor to respond to George Floyd scene : news (and he did nothing, of course)

Families Challenge Suicide in Deaths of Black Men Found Hanging From Trees - The New York Times - The bodies of Robert Fuller and Malcolm Harsch were found in California, 10 days and 50 miles apart. Their families are demanding deeper investigations.


Beyonci Is Calling For The Police Officers Who Killed Breonna Taylor To Be Fired And Charged : politics

Outrage over video showing police macing child at Seattle protest : worldnews

'What she did is polite racism': San Francisco man says white couple called police for stenciling 'Black Lives Matter' on his own property : news


Can Probing Broken Police Departments Have Deadly Consequences? - In five cities where police were investigated by the feds after high-profile killings of African-Americans, many more people were murdered in the years that followed.


Jon Stewart Is Back to Weigh In : politics

Principal on leave forinsanely tone-deafBlack Lives Matter post ... Vermont school principal has been placed on paid administrative leave


How 2 Lives Collided in Central Park, Rattling the Nation - The New York Times - The inside story of the black birder and the white woman who called the police on him. Their encounter stirred wrenching conversations about racism and white privilege.


Texas women sue Walmart for discrimination after employee allegedly grabbed their bag - ABC News (racist Wallfuckers)

We are going to crush this lady: Six former eBay employees charged in federal cyberstalking case targeting Natick couple


Study suggests children's assessments of the president's performance and personal character have plummeted


'Canada's fist psychedelic-enhanced psychotherapy centre' changing how we treat depression >
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Corvids may owe their big brains and intelligence to extended "childhoods" spent with family members : science


Republicans who will not be voting for Trump this time around, what was the breaking point for you? : AskReddit


Internet Archive Will End Its Program for Free E-Books : books




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MA COVID-19 Data 6/14/20 : boston

Schools in the fall : CoronavirusMa

Coronavirus Cases Spike Across Sun Belt as Economy Lurches into Motion - The New York Times - Arizona, Texas and Florida are reporting their highest case numbers yet. As of Saturday, coronavirus cases were climbing in 22 states amid reopenings ("Dumb Belt")

Outside in the cold distance a wildcat did growl - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Brian Beutler on Twitter: "About 20,000 Americans become infected with COVID-19 each day and another 1,000 die. Those numbers would likely fall fast and far if Trump simply wore a mask in public and told others to do the same. He refuses. For some reason this isn't a political scandal." / Twitter
Bess Kalb on Twitter: ""I'm so sorry, sir. We did everything we could for your wife, but ultimately, people just got...antsy."" / Twitter

Florida Hits Biggest Daily COVID-19 Jump As It Gears Up For GOP Convention | Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis shrugs off bad coronavirus news as cases rocket 35% in a single day.
Mounting protests by the state's rustrated jobless are well-founded | Three months in; thousands of unemployed workers in Florida are still struggling to receive benefits and state GOP leaders are still dismissing, denying and deflecting.

Dr Amy Acton resigns amid backlash against Ohio's lockdown after leading coronavirus fight (Trumpsters threatened to shoot her)

NYPD denying due process to expose people to deadly virus out of spite - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Gee, I wonder why so many people are protesting this particular organization: (yeah, Cuomo)
Radley Balko on Twitter: "This is straight up evil, especially with COVID burning through the jails. And judges and prosecutors are just as culpable. https://t.co/shICUbGS6B" / Twitter

Genocide: The COVID-Frontier - Lawyers, Guns & Money - prominent women's hospital here has separated some Native American women from their newly born babies, the result of a practice designed to stop the spread of COVID-19 that clinicians and health care ethicists described as racial profiling.


Turkey ranked 150th out of 163 countries in Global Peace Index : worldnews (America the Great: 121)

Tony Abbott: 'no evidence' Indigenous Australians face justice system discrimination : worldnews

Video of Winnipeg police officers kneeing and repeatedly kicking a man, who was on the ground, during a recent arrest has enraged critics -- but a police spokesperson says the use of force was justified, and might have saved the man's life.


U.N. calls for global end to conversion therapy, says it 'may amount to torture'. The practice, which aims to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, is currently banned in just five countries



Fifty-four scientists have lost their jobs as a result of NIH probe into foreign ties | Science | AAAS - In the vast majority of cases, Lauer reported, the person being investigated has been an Asian man in his 50s. Some three-quarters of those under investigation had active NIH grants, and nearly half had at least two grants. The 285 active grants totaled $164 million.
Zoom Just Totally Caved In to China on Censorship : technology
US Navy deploys three aircraft carriers to Pacific against China : worldnews


Global press urges President Trump to curb police violence against journalists covering US protests - members of the World Association of News Publishers demanded thorough investigations into more than 400 attacks on media professionals : worldnews
Watchdogs Say Assaults on Journalists Covering Protests Is on a 'Scale That We Have Not Seen Before' : politics (mostly copfuckers)


Trump's Deployment of National Guard to Deal With D.C. Protests Cost Taxpayers $21 Million
Trump loses 2 pivotal allies in his anti-kneeling crusade: NASCAR and the NFL : politics
Trump says he won't watch NFL if players kneel during anthem : politics
Texans' JJ Watt says kneeling during anthem not about 'disrespecting' flag: 'You clearly haven't been listening' : politics

Doctors Issue Ominous Coronavirus Warnings About Trump Rally : 'A Setup For Disaster' The president is holding a rally in a hot zone. That's how you propagate the pandemic
Trump rally called 'dangerous move' in age of coronavirus (die for your supreme Trumpster, suckers)

Trump tweets about videos showing him walk unsteadily down ramp - Business Insider
Trump tweets about videos showing him walk unsteadily down ramp : politics
Trump Brags About Not Falling on 'Slippery' West Point Ramp With "No Handrail'
Trembling Trump struggles to lift a glass of water and walk down ramp - New York Daily News
Trumps Halting Walk Down Ramp Raises New Health Questions (Haberputz)
It won't hurt when I fall down from this barstool - Lawyers, Guns & Money

It's Trump's Revolution | His supporters wanted a bulwark against liberalism. But his failed presidency is pushing the country to the left ... and evangelicals are full of shit ...
The nationalist president and the white supremacist | In June 2015, Donald Trump and Dylann Roof ushered in a new era of racist violence and white resentment. : politics
Trump's embrace of the Confederate flag shows us all who he thinks owns America : politics
Republicans are going to bear the Trump stain for years to come : politics

History says Trump's low approval rating is unlikely to move : politics
2020 state polls show clear shift toward Democrats since protests began - CNNPolitics
Trump Aides Know His Polls Are Terrible --And Tell Him Otherwise ("you will get 99% of the vote" they reassured the stable moron)

Ivanka Trump attempted a White House power grab and rename the 'First Lady's Office' the 'First Family Office', but was blocked by Melania : politics


Support for Black Lives Matter reaches all-time high : politics
My coolest night of comedy was when Chappelle dropped by @ComedyAtTheKnit when @MrWillMiles @theeclarkjones & I were still hosting
(23) 8:46 - Dave Chappelle - YouTube

Judd Apatow: Trump is not intellectually capable of leading our country

Only 27% of Americans believe Donald Trump is religious. A third can't even identify what religion he is. : politics (Church of Satan?)

Ivanka Trump attempted a White House power grab and rename the 'First Lady's Office' the 'First Family Office', but was blocked by Melania : politics

Biden accuses Trump to have given credibility to 'racist fucks'
Elizabeth Warren Reportedly One Of Six Left On Biden's VP List


Opinion | The End of Black Politics - The New York Times - Black leaders regularly fail to rise to the challenges that confront young people.


Matt Gaetz Proposes Unconstitutional Law Forcing U.S. Soccer Players to Stand for National Anthem : politics

Congress Members Obtain COVID-19 Loans Through Small Business Program : politics (ReFucks stealing all the money)

Trump supporters burn Michigan absentee ballot applications : politics

Rep. Thomas Massie called out by opponent for displaying Confederate battle flag at home : politics

Trump Boosts Georgia Candidate Who Peddles Antisemitic, QAnon Conspiracy Theories and Posed With a neo-Nazi : politics
Utah House candidate files police report saying he found explosives under his car : politics - Trump's goons are attacking Democrats
Arizona Republican explains why she'll support Biden : politics

Poll: Democrat Theresa Greenfield leads GOP Sen. Joni Ernst in Iowa race : politics

UPDATE: Challenger Bob Good ousts Rep. Denver Riggleman at 5th District GOP nominating convention | Virginia | richmond.com (they really the part)


Scant evidence of antifa shows how sweeping the protests for racial justice have become (except on Fox, duh, see below)
Police: Loveland man holds door-to-door salesmen at gunpoint, thought they were Antifa members : politics
Police: Loveland man holds door-to-door salesmen at gunpoint, thought they were Antifa members - According to the news release, the two men were in their early twenties and identified as door-to-door roofing salesmen doing roof inspections in response to the recent hail storm. They were wearing white surgical masks, polo shirts showing their company name and shorts.

Millions in lawsuit settlements are another hidden cost of police misconduct: Experts - cost taxpayers over $300 million in fiscal year 2019. Advocates say that tax money could be better spent ("financial immunity" for copsters and nobody else)

Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been terminated - CNN
Body cam footage of Rayshard Brooks's death shows calm, then chaos
Sleeping in a drive-thru must not end in death

WATCH NOW: Police vehicle strikes protesters in Richmond | Local News | richmond.com

The real Ferguson Effect: Police accountability at last - New York Daily News

Fox Runs Monty Python Parody Post From Reddit as Example of 'Infighting' at CHAZ Protest Area in Seattle (the lying dumb dyed blond bimbo propaganda network)
Fox News is Lying About Seattle's 'Autonomous Zone' (they just don't give shit anymore)
Meet the Gun Club Patrolling Seattles Leftist Utopia

Sheriff's Department says foul play not suspected after Black man found hanging in tree near Victorville City Library : news (he self-lynched, cops say)


Threw Him Under the Bus: NY Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger Laments Bennets Ouster
Ignited by public protests, American newsrooms are having their own racial reckoning - The Washington Post
An American Spring of Reckoning | The New Yorker - In death, George Floyd's name has become a metaphor for the stacked inequities of the society that produced them.
A Reckoning at Condi Nast - The New York Times - A Reckoning at Conde Nast -- "It's hard to be a person of color at this company' a staff member said. In response to an uprising, Anna Wintour and the chief executive, Roger Lynch, offered apologies. ("we're sorry we've always been racist assholes and don't expect us to change," they said)


Will 2020 crises permanently derail community college students' educations?

LGM Film Club, Part 16: Don't Put It In Your Mouth - Lawyers, Guns & Money ("stranger danger" led to "helicopter parents")


Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman Struggle With Their Startup -- and Each Other -- Two veteran executives with contrasting styles are launching Quibi, an on-the-go streaming service, during a pandemic (30 second slots of movies)




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Mining company denies existence of Aboriginal sites under threat in Western Australia : worldnews
Hackers From India Targeted Environmentalists And Journalists Around The World, Apparently On Behalf Of Exxon Mobil. : worldnews
Mining company denies existence of Aboriginal sites under threat in Western Australia : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 6/13/20 : boston


The CDC -- finally -- has new guidelines for reducing Covid-19 risk post-lockdowns - Lockdowns are largely over ("guidelines" designed not to make Trump angry) /a>
Redactions in CDC Communications Policies Leave Key Questions Unanswered - Just Security - Newly released CDC documents, confirm Office of Vice President's involvement in CDC COVID-19 communications but leave important details concealed
Covid-19 Infected per capita Ranking | TOP 10 Country (updated on 12 Jun 2020) : CoronavirusMa

First wave of covid tests from MN protest show few protesters caught covid-19 : Coronavirus


Seattle coronavirus survivor gets a $1.1 million, 181-page hospital bill | The Seattle Times : Coronavirus

Study shows that airborne transmission via nascent aerosols from human atomization is highly virulent, critiques ignorance of such by WHO and lists face masks in public with extensive testing,quarantine,contact tracking to be most effective mitigation measures : science
What the W.H.O. Meant to Say About Asymptomatic People Spreading the Coronavirus | The New Yorker ... "It's clear that both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals are part of the transmission cycle." ... but Maybe we didn't use the most elegant words" (words, they are very hard, and Rand Paul is a mouth of Satan)
Our sleep during lockdown: longer and more regular, but worse. Researchers found 75% of respondents slept up to 50 minutes longer than before the lockdown. One factor contributing to this could be that people no longer had to commute to work in the morning : science
Face masks highly effective against Covid-19, new evidence suggests - Three separate studies find routine wearing of face masks can curb spread of coronavirus
Face Masks Critical In Preventing Spread Of COVID-19. Using a face mask reduced the number of infections by more than 78,000 in Italy from April 6-May 9 and by over 66,000 in New York City from April 17-May 9. : science


Trump hasn't followed through on plan to withdraw US from WHO | Trump said US would immediately exit WHO on May 29
Conservatives Made It Easier for Coronavirus to Spread - how red states left their blue cities ill-prepared to handle a pandemic. : politics (they thought they could just kill all their democratic voters, you know, the ones that pay all their taxes)

Some states hit pause, others press on amid spike in virus (the usual dumbass Confederate traitors)

California coronavirus surge tied to increase in testing, not reopening businesses, official says : Coronavirus

Eschaton: The DeSantis Miracle - Not looking good, folks. -- JUNE 13: A daily update of the news you need to know about the COVID-19 outbreak in Jacksonville and the rest of Northeast Florida. Florida once again shattered it - The state set its previous record in Fridays record for new single-day positive tests in the coronavirus pandemic, recording 2,581 additional cases in Saturday's report from the Florida Department of Health. The state set its previous record in Friday's report, when the health department added 1,902 new cases of COVID-19.
Florida coronavirus: State tallies 2,581 more COVID-19 cases, largest spike recorded : Coronavirus
DeSantis Not Concerned About Rising COVID Numbers : Coronavirus

Younger populations driving second wave of coronavirus in Florida, officials say : Coronavirus
Another person who attended Lake of the Ozarks on Memorial Day weekend tests positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus

Texas High School Coaches conference, still planned for late July in San Antonio, TX. 14,000 coaches from every community in the state will come, congregate, then return to their schools to start practices. : Coronavirus

For the 2nd day in a row, Oklahoma reports record number of new Coronavirus cases (+225) : Coronavirus
South Carolina matches highest daily reported COVID-19 cases with 770 on Saturday : Coronavirus
North Carolina sets record-high coronavirus hospitalization number for fifth time in past week : Coronavirus

Despite virus surge, Arizona governor won't require masks - ABC News - Jun. 13, 2020 : Coronavirus - Gov. Doug Douchey
Arizona reports 39 new coronavirus deaths, more than 1,500 new cases : Coronavirus

'I've run out of tears': Arizona man has lost 5 family members to COVID-19 | "How many more people got to die before he does something about it?" Ricardo Aguirre said (he means Douchey)
US pastor who said 'God is larger than this virus' and defied social distancing dies of COVID-19. Bishop Gerald Glenn, 66, had promised to keep preaching "unless I'm in jail or the hospital". : Coronavirus (turned out to be "hell")
Texas sees highest new cases, hospitalization rate. : Coronavirus
Alabama has three days of record-high number of new cases. : Coronavirus


Cult leader among 21 people arrested on Hawaii Island for violating emergency orders - The cult goes by the name "Carbon Nation" and Bishop is the leader.



99% ICU Beds, 94% Ventilators In Use As COVID-19 Cases Spike In Mumbai : Coronavirus

France sees no rise in infections since lifting of lockdown : Coronavirus

Brazil Overtakes UK as 2nd Country in World with Most Covid-19 Deaths & On Course to Overtake US : Coronavirus
Brazil's biggest city digging up graves to free space as Covid-19 death toll nears 42,000 : Coronavirus

Revealed: Boris Johnson scrapped Cabinet ministers' pandemic team six months before coronavirus hit Britain : worldnews ... Isnt it weird how the UK and the US both ended up with awful old white men with weird looking hair in charge who both dismantled important safety teams that would have saved lives before a terrible pandemic took hold in the world.?


Hospital is invaded and depredated after Bolsonaro incites supporters The invaders kicked doors in the wards of patients with Covid-19 and threw computers on the floor : worldnews
As Brazil passes 40k dead from Corona, President Bolsonaro urges his supporters to enter hospitals and film them to show the world they are not overwhelmed. : worldnews



Xi's Japan visit 'unlinkely to go ahead' as mod sours towards China


The Polish police force had a key role in the Nazi Final Solution, explosive new research shows | One police officer executed an infant before his mother's others raped & murdered a woman. New study portrays for the first time the Polish police's involvement in the Nazis annihilation project. (what cops do, forever)
Jewish prisoners after being liberated from a Holocaust train, 1945 : pics

NSW police officer appears to make white power salute near Sydney Black Lives Matter protest : worldnews
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that black and indigenous people in Canada do not feel safe around police after a police dashcam video emerged of the violent arrest of a Canadian aboriginal chief. : worldnews


From 'beautiful letters' to 'a dark nightmare': How Trump's North Korea gamble went bust | Now that the deal has collapsed, some experts expect North Korea to do something provocative in the fall to punish Trump during the political campaign. : politics -- "For Trump, it's political day trading of the worst sort ...' -- Joe Scarborough
He has a BIG BRAIN! A big, smooth brain. : PoliticalHumor

Exclusive: Trump aims to sidestep another arms pact to sell more U.S. drones - Reuters - The Trump administration plans to reinterpret a Cold War-era arms agreement between 34 nations with the goal of allowing U.S. defense contractors to sell more American-made drones to a wide array of nations


Admiral from bin Laden raid: US 'needs to move forward without' Trump : politics (sounds so weird, like, have an election in five months, maybe?)
Spike Lee: "If Trump Wins, the World Is in Peril" : politics
Trump is a psychopath who will try to steal the 2020 election, Art of the Deal co-writer says | As soon as he leaves office, his life, for all practical purposes from his perspective, is over' says Tony Swartz

Trump pledged to bring back coal. Like everything under him, it collapsed instead. : politics

'Trump thought I was a secretary' : Fiona Hill on the president, Putin and populism ... "It's a story really about how the US, UK and Russia have all ended up in the same spot weirdly, not just in terms of Covid-19 but also populist politics and many of the same out-of-control inequalities" Hill said

Trump's Actions Rattle the Military World: 'I Can't Support the Man' (after voting Republican forever)
Secret Service now says it did use pepper spray to clear protesters during the Trump church photo op

Michael Flynn Writes Column Confirming He Is Definitely Insane

"Jaw-dropping corruption" : Mnuchin refuses to disclose which businesses got taxpayer-backed bailouts. Trump administration says it won't ever reveal the firms after public companies raided small business relief funds

Melania Trump ?The Art of Her Deal? book excerpt: How the first lady blocked Ivanka Trump from encroaching on her domain - The Washington Post ... Melania wanted to ensure that Barron got his rightful share of inheritance, particularly if Ivanka took the reins of the family business. (Itanka and Lizard-boy were going to steal all the money)
Because we are living in the material world - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Remember way back in 2017 when Claretta was living in New York City rather than moving to the White House? Turns out she was using her increasingly awkward absence as leverage to negotiate a new pre-nup with her "husband"

The most racist president in modern history revels in violence : politics
Yes, the racism is real: Trump thinks white-supremacist trolling is his path to re-election. It's more than a string of dumbass coincidences: Trump's campaign is a nonstop celebration of white supremacy : politics
Trump says Abraham Lincoln 'did good' for the Black community but that 'the end result' is 'questionable' : politics
Trump Goes After George Floyd Protesters and Lincoln's 'Questionable' leegacy in Bizarre Fox News Interview - The president of the United States demonstrated how little the past two weeks have changed him (Abe fought against the valiant Southerners)
It Aint 1968 -- All indications are that Trump is planning on running something in between Richard Nixon and George Wallace's campaigns from 1968, using various forms of "law and order" race-baiting
Majorities Across Racial, Ethnic Groups Express Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement | Pew Research Center - Deep partisan divides over factors underlying George Floyd demonstrations (Republicans are so evil)

'I Didn't Know' Is Not a Defense for Enabling Trump
Former Defense Secretary Gates: Pushing Away Peaceful Protesters Was 'A Bad Mistake'

Trump has privately dismissed protesters saying 'these aren't my voters': report : politics ... "The concept of a chokehold sounds so innocent, so perfect," said Trump
Trump reschedules Tulsa rally after criticism of overlap with Juneteenth : politics (said he had no idea "some people" might be "offended")
Eschaton: Juneteenth - Likewise shifting it a day wasn't caving into goodness, it was because someone not named Miller explained that if he did it on that day it would, at this particular moment (though not any other), overshadow the coverage of Trump.

Naming Bases For Confederate Generals Is Like Having A Camp Bin Laden, Charges Vets' Ad : politics (Camp Hitler, Alabama)

The Violent Extremist Threat That's Growing During Nationwide Protests -- As Donald Trump warns of antifa, far-right extremists linked to the Boogaloo movement have been repeatedly charged with attacks.

The War on Drugs spurred the nation's current policing crisis : politics (HELLO, RUDY AND BLOOMFUCKER)

How JFK Paved the Way for Donald Trump - politico - Kennedy destroyed the old-school political power structure and made presidential nominations what they are today: popularity contests.

Transgender Health Protections Reversed By Trump Administration : Shots - Health News : NPR ... Roger Severino who directs the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services, has long argued that "sex discrimination" protections in the Affordable Care Act aren't meant to encompass protections for transgender people. (his pic: bad imitation of a human)
Trump administration rolls back healthcare protections for LGBT+ people with HHS ruling : politics
Maggie Haberman on Twitter: ">" / Twitter (Trump-sucking Haberputz ratioed)
Biden: 'Unconscionable' for Trump to roll back LGBTQ protections : politics

Trump says he'll leave White House peacefully if Biden wins (another lie)


Senator Mitch McConnell, whose up for reelection, posing with the confederate flag : pics
McGrath outraises McConnell in leadup to primary : politics
Kentucky Rep. Charles Booker plans to unseat Mitch McConnell with progressive policies amid racial unrest : politics

White House divide on Floyd response, as some push Trump for tougher tactics "These aren't my voters" ...
It Smells Like Covert Racism : PoliticalHumor
GOP Senator Touts Low Black Unemployment As Black Unemployment Hits 10-Year Peak : politics

Lindsey Graham In New Ad: 'Joe Biden Is As Good A Man As God Ever Created' : politics
Biden hits Senate Republicans over relief bill: 'They're so damn stupid' : politics

Polls: Joe Biden winning female voters by historic margin - CNNPolitics

Ohio senator who cited 'colored' people not washing their hands fired from job as ER doctor

Mississippi faces reckoning on Confederate emblem in flag

Fox News publishes digitally altered and misleading images of Seattle demonstrations - CNN
Fox News Removes a Digitally Altered Image of Seattle Protests : news
What's Going On in CHAZ, the Seattle Autonomous Zone?
u/alarbus Catches Fox News Photoshopping Gunman Into Seattle Protests Multiple Times : bestof (Satan's Lies Network)

Opinion | Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police - The New York Times - Because reform won't happen.
Millions of dollars were spent to alter overly aggressive policing after the killing of Michael Brown in 2014, with little result. Will George Floyd's death be different?
Texas Prosecutor Says Officer Who Arrested George Floyd Likely Lied in 2004 Case (copsters always lie)

Voter turnout soared in Georgia despite massive primary day problems | Democrats cast close to a million votes in the Senate primary, more than triple the number in the 2016 primary. : politics
Voter turnout soared in Georgia despite massive primary day problems


Police chokeholds banned in New York State - The Boston Globe
Unarmed professionals will now respond to non-criminal police calls in San Francisco to reduce 'police confrontations' : politics ... Oakland went from seven people killed by police annually to zero. (killer copsters)
(22) City Council 2019-10-01 Work Session - YouTube

Young peoples attitudes toward protests should worry Republicans ... The youngest U.S. adults, those ages 18 to 29, have the harshest assessment of the message Trump has been delivering about the protests. About three-quarters (76%) of those ages 18 to 29 say his message has been wrong, including close to half (48%) who say it has been completely wrong. Just 22% say it has been right.

"The protestors had to deescalate the police": Demonstrators are the ones defusing violence at protests

Armed man at BLM protest charged with impersonating federal officer : politics ... "A formidably armed man with a Nazi tattoo who tried to march alongside police at a Black Lives Matter protest in Las Vegas"

'We were terrified and confused': The curious case of the colorful school bus - News - Columbus Alive - Columbus, OH ... A group of hippie circus performers on a converted bus named Buttercup were briefly detained by a SWAT team at a Downtown protest. The next day, Columbus police stoked fears over rioting in social media posts about the bus that went viral, eventually reaching Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. (Flubio!)

Man shot, killed by Atlanta police in Wendy's drive-thru
Rayshard Brooks shooting: Atlanta police chief resigns
Atlanta Police Fatally Shoot Black Man in the Back at Wendy's, New Video Released

Video shows SC police shot and killed a handcuffed man. They said he pointed a gun. : news

Kentucky to remove statue of Confederate leader Jefferson Davis from Capitol - Reuters
Clemson to strip name of John C Calhoun from honors college | South Carolina | The Guardian - College will also drop tribute to 'Pitchfork' Ben Tillman a governor and US senator who used virulent racism to dominate South Carolina politics after Reconstruction
Nine of 11 statues of Confederate leaders Pelosi wants removed from Capitol were Democrats | Just The News (history is hard for Russian propaganda outlet)

Jaywalking arrest of 2 black teens in Oklahoma under review - ABC News - Police in Oklahoma are investigating the arrest of two black teenagers who were arrested by white police officers for jaywalking in a Tulsa neighborhood where some areas had patchy sidewalks or no visible footpaths ... (racist copfuckers, chapter the infinity)

What do people think about the actual steps Marty Walsh announced yesterday? : boston


Amazon may stop streaming 'Dukes of Hazzard': report (Murdoch is unhappy)

The American Press Is Destroying Itself - Reporting by Matt Taibbi - A flurry of newsroom revolts has transformed the American press (Taibbi needs to look in the mirror)

Journalism's Top Ethics Expert Isn't Concerned With Right and Wrong -- As journalists wage a civil war, America's leading media ethicist doesn't seem to quite understand what anyone is fighting about. (Kelly McBride who you've never heard of)

'To Say That Shes An Abusive Figure Is An Understatement' : At ABC News, Toxicity Thrives -- Sources say Barbara Fedida, a powerful ABC News executive, has an extensive history of insensitive comments. She's now been placed on administrative leave while the network investigates. (#BitchReckoning)

Please Stop Calling What Jessica Mulroney Did To Sasha Exeter A "Disagreement" (more in the white racist patho-bitch dept)
'Good Morning America' Cuts Ties With Jessica Mulroney Over Alleged Social Media Threat To Black Influencer
Good Morning America Cuts Ties With Jessica Mulroney Over Alleged Social Media Threat To Black Influencer (reddit trashes shitty article)

Riot Games executive resigns after 'abhorrent' George Floyd post


Woman captured on video harassing Filipino American woman exercising in a park : news

Ex-rapist gets maximum 20 years for sexually abusing stepdaughter : news ("Ex")


Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 650 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Marcus Daly (Anaconda mine super capitalist Irish immigrant, protege of WR Hearst)


The Average Netflix Subscriber Skipped 58 Hours Of Commercials During The Quarantine : television

Researchers uncover a new mindset that predicts success. These people tend to apply more effective strategies when working towards their goals in life


TIL about hypnagogia, the transition between wakefulness and sleep during which many hallucinations can occur, including the sensation of being bigger/smaller than yourself, floating, or falling. : todayilearned

TIL students uncovered a village in Canada that is 10,000 years older than the Pyramids : todayilearned


TIL about Psychogenic death, People can die simply because they've given up, life has beaten them and they feel defeat is inescapable, according to research

ELI5: When and How Did "Stop, Drop, and Roll" Become a Huge Priority in Schools? : explainlikeimfive




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Canadian conservation officer fired for refusing to kill bear cubs wins legal battle : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 6/12/20 : boston
10186 new tests; 3% positive - -117 hospital; -20 icu; - 11 intubated - 46 new deaths; 7538 total
State reports 392 more coronavirus cases, 46 new deaths - The Boston Globe


The US Is Done With COVID-19, But it Isn't Done With the US
Mutation Allows Coronavirus to Infect More Cells, Study Finds. Scientists Urge Caution. : Coronavirus (virus gives press conference, says it will out-mutate any vaccine)

"Shocking": Nearly all who recovered from Covid-19 have health issues months later : worldnews

CDC predicts 130,000 US coronavirus deaths by July 4, with more new cases as states reopen : Coronavirus
CDC warns U.S. may reimplement strict coronavirus measures if cases go up 'dramatically' : Coronavirus

Study: 100% face mask use could crush second, third COVID-19 wave : Coronavirus
Power Laws in Superspreading Events: Evidence from Coronavirus Outbreaks and Implications for SIR Models : COVID19
UNC Researchers Create New Type of Accurate COVID-19 Antibody Test : COVID19

Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdowns : Coronavirus
Michigan had 223% more new COVID-19 cases last week: 7,208 new cases last week, 2,227 new cases the week before : Coronavirus
After health officer quits, Orange County, California to lift mask requirement and reopen gyms, schools and bars : Coronavirus
Florida sees biggest number of coronavirus cases in one day since outbreak began : Coronavirus
1,902 New Cases in Florida : Coronavirus
As Florida coronavirus cases skyrocket, health director concedes It is not contained in any way, shape or form
Texas restaurants allowed to expand occupancy to 75% on Friday as COVID-19 cases rise : Coronavirus
Arizona reports single-day record 1,654 new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
Alabama adds 800 coronavirus cases in a single day : Coronavirus
Infections peak again for Tulsa County, Oklahoma with more than 200 new cases reported : Coronavirus
Los Angeles County sees highest single-day infection cases of COVID-19 since pandemic started 3 months ago : Coronavirus
'Your Virus Could Be Someone's Death' : Former Member Says of Outbreak at Church

Apology Not Offered - Lawyers, Guns & Money (rightwinghack Rich Lowry says DeSantis deserves "apology" after his brilliant handling of the pandemic, three weeks later a bunch of people are dead)


MP's Aslam Baba who kissed hands to 'cure' people of Covid-19 dies, followers test positive : Coronavirus


North Korea's Kim backs away from Trump relationship two years after historic handshake : worldnews

Indian government actively considering universal basic income, NHRC tells U.N. : worldnews

China tortured detained British diplomat says UK government : worldnews
List of American companies who have kowtowed to the CCP since the start of HK protests : bestof
Zoom says China asked it to censor pro-democracy activists in US and it obeyed : worldnews
Twitter deletes over 170,000 accounts tied to Chinese propaganda efforts : worldnews

Elite Israeli soldiers raided a Palestinian village in order to arrest a mentally disabled youth over a Facebook post. Instead, they killed another teenager. : worldnews

European Court of Human Rights says French judges were wrong to convict activists who staged 'boycott Israel' protest : worldnews

RCMP dashcam video shows officer tackling, punching indigenous Chief Allan Adam during arrest for expired license plate : worldnews

Nigel Farage loses LBC radio show 'with immediate effect' after comparing Black Lives Matter protesters to the Taliban : worldnews

More Than 70 Children Killed in Just 10 Airstrikes In Afghanistan, Report Finds : worldnews (Barry loved killing kids but Trump is worse)

EU voices serious concern at moves by US President Donald Trump to sanction any International Criminal Court officials who are involved in probing or prosecuting US troops (Putin whishptered in his ear "and assassinate their families")
The Trump administration will issue economic sanctions against international officials who are investigating possible war crimes by American troops in Afghanistan and bar them from entering the United States. President Trump ordered the restrictions as a warning to the International Criminal Court : worldnews


Police around the world have 'not learned' the appropriate times to use tear gas, according to an investigation across 22 countries : worldnews
French police protest against chokehold ban - Police staged protests in cities across France against a ban on chokehold restraint techniques imposed by the government : worldnews

The International Criminal Court says the US decision to impose sanctions on court employees investigating alleged war crimes in Afghanistan is not only an attack on the court and the system of international criminal justice, but on the interests of the victims of atrocities. : worldnews


Over A million people sign petition calling for KKK to be declared a terrorist group : politics (Trump says "they are very fine people" )

As Many As 35 Million People Haven't Yet Received Stimulus Checks : politics

Eschaton: It'll Shut Down By Itself - It's reasonable to debate any specific lockdown provision/timing, but if infection rates soars, no amount of demanding or clapping will keep things open.


'He's a psychopath': Trump insider says military will haul Trump out of the White House : politics
Robert De Niro: Trump is worse than we could have imagined

Lafayette Park Protesters Sue Trump, Barr, Esper, and Other Officials for 'Violent Attack' Near White House : politics
Will Bill Barr Go to Jail When This Is All Done? : politics (will they all?)
When Donald Trump tried to stage a coup: Was June 1 the turning point? - Last week our president tried to send the Army into America's streets. Aides pushed back, but it was a close call : politics ("aides" = the military)
As Trump loses his generals, he clings to the legacy of Confederate failure : politics
The Generals Are Turning on Trump : politics

Trump insiders say his campaign is falling apart because the President can't accept reality | 'No one wants to get fired, so no one will tell the President why he's losing -- but maybe that's OK because none of thm understand why'

How Worried Should You Be About the 2020 Election? | Twenty years after Bush v. Gore, a bigger crisis could be coming. : politics

The coming 2020 ratf*ck: cutouts and conduits edition - Lawyers, Guns & Money


John Bolton's tell-all book includes claims of misconduct in foreign affairs that goes beyond Ukraine, report says : politics (said nothing until he could profit from it)
Melania Trump was in no rush to move into the White House. That's when she renegotiated her prenup, a new book says. (ah ha)

Trump criticizes Lincoln legacy, brags he has done a lot to help Black Americans

Trump's most loyal media ally promised a pro-Trump poll. It didn't deliver -- and then pulled its story

'Speaking of Looting...': Trump Admin. Refuses to Disclose Corporate Recipients of $500 Billion in Coronavirus Bailout Funds : politics

Trump Brags That His Company Never Asked for Federal COVID Relief. It Did. : politics

Trump Tulsa Rally Tickets Come With Disclaimer: Can't Sue if Catch Coronavirus (Trump ups his sucker game)
Trump's campaign reportedly knew the significance of the Juneteenth Tulsa rally date, expected less blowback : politics
Trump's Grotesque Tulsa Trip - A racist president trolls his enemies with a rally on Juneteenth.
Tens of Thousands of People Are Demanding Trump Stay the Hell Out of Tulsa on Juneteenth | Letting him use Tulsa "is not only insensitive to the history of Tulsa but also plays directly into what his campaign is hoping fo,r says the petition to Mayor G.T. Bynum. : politics

` Trump rule allows doctors to discriminate against LGBTQ people - Vox
Well, you know - Lawyers, Guns & Money - How is that experiment where we unleash a goonish white nationalist authoritarian on the country's most vulnerable populations because from the vantage of an extremely rich white person it could be kinda cool to watch actually going? Not great, --B-o-b- Susan! (remember when noted political analsyts Suasan Sarandon sad Trump as better than Clinton?)

Judge Threatens to Hold Tennessee in Contempt Over Not Allowing Coronavirus Fears as Valid Excuse for Mail-In Voting : politics


Biden has Changed -- For the Better | If one of the ultimate purposes of protest is to push politicians, Biden has shown that he is willing to be pushed.
Biden's war chest swells as donors, many in California, grow increasingly alarmed by Trump : politics
Biden says Trump was paralysed with fear by protests and hid in his bunker in new campaign ad : Too scared to face the people. Too small to meet the moment. Too weak to lead
Biden Comes Thisclose To Dropping An F-Bomb On Trump's 'Very Fine' Racists : politics


The Rapidly Expanding Frontiers of Fighting Our Racist History - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Sign from a protest in Charlotte, NC explaining double standards at play. Shot by /u/lushlifeart : pics

'They don't belong': calls grow to oust police from US labor movement : politics
To stop police brutality, make it financially unsustainable. Insure the police. : politics
"This Has to Stop" : Court Rejects Qualified Immunity For Officers Who Shot Wayne Jones 22 Times

The sexual assault allegations against an officer involved in Breonna Taylor's killing say a lot about police abuse of power - The typical profile of the offending officers: male, patrol or street level, between the ages of 36 and 43, in the service for less than five years, and employed in southern metros in states like Florida, Louisiana, and Hankison's home of Kentucky. Officers tended to be on-duty when they committed sexual violence, but the off-duty officers were found to have wielded their law enforcement positions to coerce victims. The victims were typically girls under the age of 18 (drivng while female)

Right-wing media says Antifa militants have seized part of Seattle. Local authorities say otherwise : politics
Matt Gaetz promoted conspiracy theory about Antifa in Seattle, describing peaceful protests as a fictitious takeover of the city : politics
Protests this past week have been largely peaceful, but Fox News continues to show old footage to rile up viewers : politics
Dave Chappelle Speaks Out on George Floyd's Death, Blasts Candace Owens in Searing Netflix Special ... "If anyone is wondering about why hillbillies are posting on Variety, Drudge Report posted a link to this story."

Ohio GOP state senator fired from ER doctor job after using racist language : politics ("dirty colored people need to wask their hands more")

New T-Mobile CEO tweets Bye-bye, Tucker Carlson, won't sponsor him anymore


Spike Lee: 'Race relations today are the direct result of having a black president' : politics

Ted Cruz Says Columbus Didn't Commit Genocidehistorians Say He Did (Cruzy-Doozy)


My name is Mike Broihier. I'm running for Senate as a Democrat to beat Mitch McConnell and save our republic. AMA. : politics - In order to beat McGrath, a pro-trump Democrat, and in turn beat McConnell, we need someone who speaks to the interests of actual Kentuckians. Right now, that person is Charles Booker. Now is not the time for division. Please, drop out and endorse Charles Booker.

Body Found Hanging From Tree In Square Outside Palmdale City Hall : news
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One of the Most Charitable Acts I Know Is the Effort by South Carolinians to Remove Lindsey Graham | Quiet euthanasia of someone's political career sometimes is an act of love.


Boston Mayor declares racism a public health crisis, diverts police overtime money to community programs : news

Tyler Buchanan on Twitter: "WATCH: Here was the moment when Ohio Sen. Steve Huffman asked if the "colored population" has a higher rate of COVID-19 because they don't wash their hands as much. https://t.co/o8AiMg1q30" / Twitter


Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Loses More Advertisers : news

INTRUDER (2020) Official Poster : movies


Audrey Gelman, co-founder and CEO of the Wing, steps down - The Boston Globe (the reckoning is coming for the bitches)

Making the Four Seasons pay for its treatment of workers - The Boston Globe


TIL Lyme Disease is far less prevalent in the west coast of the US thanks, in part, to the Western Fence Lizard which carries a protein that cures the disease in the ticks that bite them, thereby reducing the probability of infection to humans and other tick hosts. : todayilearned

Quantum 'fifth state of matter' observed in space for first time : worldnews




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'Exceptionally Troubling' - Researchers Show Hack-for-Hire Operation Targeted Groups Fighting for Climate Action and Net Neutrality: "If the investigation demonstrates that Exxon is behind these attacks, it only shows how far the fossil fuel industry will go to silence critics," said 350.org : worldnews
Brazil deforested 10,000 square km of Amazon rainforest in 2019, up 34% on year : worldnews
BHP to destroy at least 40 Aboriginal sites, up to 15,000 years old, to expand Pilbara mine : worldnews
Ethiopia will plant 5 billion trees this year to tackle climate change : worldnews

Where Jaguars Are Killed, New Common Factor Emerges: Chinese Investment - The New York Times


Market Meltdown: Dow Dives 1,800 Points On Worries Of 2nd Coronavirus Wave : Coronavirus
Wall Street's party is over. Coronavirus fears are back : Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic isn't ending -- it's surging -- Washington Post - Jun. 11, 2020
Will There Be a Second Wave of Coronavirus in U.S.? Latest News - Bloomberg
US coronavirus: Experts predict more deaths in September - CNN -- The US surpassed 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases as experts predicted Thursday that tens of thousands more people will get infected and die in the months ahead.
Coronavirus live news and updates from around the world


MA COVID-19 Data 6/11/20 : boston
10,833 new tests; 3% positive - -75 hospital; -23 ICU; -19 Intubated - 38 new deaths; 7492 total
MA is #3 state in terms of Cases per million : CoronavirusMa (and #3 in pop density

Wave 2 Preparations : CoronavirusMa


Dogs Trained to Detect Covid-19 Have 95% Success Rate in Early Trials : Coronavirus
Ohio State researchers testing breathalyzer to detect COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Eschaton: Nobody Holds Two Ph.Ds - Dozens of scientific papers co-authored by the chief executive of the US tech company behind the Lancet hydroxychloroquine study scandal are now being audited, including one that a scientific integrity expert claims contains images that appear to have been digitally manipulated.
US coronavirus: More than half of states may be undercounting coronavirus cases by not following CDC guidelines - CNN
Virus to Cut American Meat Consumption for First Time in 6 Years : Coronavirus
COVID-19 brain damage can be categorized using a new 3-stage "NeuroCovid' framework: "We are learning that a significant number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have various degrees of brain impairment"
Two hairstylists who had coronavirus saw 140 clients. No new infections have been linked to the salon, officials say : Coronavirus (they wore masks)
These people have been sick with coronavirus for more than 60 days. : Coronavirus
Banned From Nursing Homes, Families See Shocking Decline In Their Loved Ones : Coronavirus
Dentists warning you won't be able to get a filling until 2021 : Coronavirus
Main coronavirus test produces false negatives at least 20% of the time
Amazon is filled with UV lamps claiming they 'kill' coronavirus. Do they? : Coronavirus
Why do children avoid the worst coronavirus symptoms? The answer might lie in their arteries. : Coronavirus

Did the Wisconsin Supreme Court Restart a COVID-19 Epidemic? Evidence from a Natural Experiment : Coronavirus (yes, but they lied)


AP count: Over 4,500 virus patients sent to NY nursing homes : Coronavirus ... "It was the single dumbest decision anyone could make if they wanted to kill people" (Cuomo waves his death dick)
COVID-19 testing: NY's coronavirus infection rate is the lowest yet. How it got here and what's next

Arizona is the most worrisome new Covid-19 hot spot : Coronavirus
Arizona hospitals at 83% capacity, elective surgery may stop : Coronavirus
Arizona health department encourages residents to wear masks in public : Coronavirus (but muh freedumb)
W.Va. Gov. reports four COVID-19 outbreaks at churches : Coronavirus
Alabama COVID hospitalizations are at an all-time high after data error correction : Coronavirus ("error" "correction")
Myrtle Beach is seeing an upward trend in new Covid-19 cases : Coronavirus
'It's serious': South Carolina sees worst spike in COVID-19 cases since pandemic began : Coronavirus
South Carolina announces a record 687 new COVID cases (previous high: 542) : Coronavirus
Texas Sees Highest COVID-19 Single-Day Spike In New Cases Yet With Over 2500 : Coronavirus
Texas health official on Covid-19 spike in state: "This is still a serious situation" : Coronavirus
Houston on 'Precipice of Disasgter' as Virus Cases Spread (
Multiple Houston Restaurants Close Again as Workers Contract COVID-19 : Coronavirus (and give it to their customers)
'It's getting worse' : Florida reports 1,698 new COVID-19 infections as health officials sound the alarm
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tennessee up 65% last week compared to week before : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: California deaths near 5,000 : Coronavirus

Dr. Amy Acton resigns as Ohio Department of Health director : Coronavirus
Fired scientist Rebekah Jones builds coronavirus dashboard to rival Florida's -- site shows thousands more people with the coronavirus, and hundreds of thousands fewer who have been tested, than the site run by the Florida Health Department
Documents: Florida Health Department Efforts to Suppress Release of Coronavirus Records : Coronavirus
Alarming Rise in Virus Cases as States Roll Back Lockdowns : Coronavirus

Hawaii extends 14-day coronavirus quarantine for all incoming travelers : Coronavirus



New data suggest Russia may have a lot more COVID-19 deaths than it says it has : Coronavirus

In India's richest city, hospitals are overrun and doctors are collapsing : Coronavirus

Brazil has officially surpassed 800,000 cases and 40,000 deaths according to Health Ministry. Now has 802,828 cases (+30,412) and 40,919 deaths (+1,239) : Coronavirus
Study predicts that Brazil will surpass US in deaths by 29th July unless strict drastic measures are introduced : Coronavirus
Bolsonaro supporter destroys Brazil beach memorial for 40,000 coronavirus victims : Coronavirus


Norwegian white nationalist gets 21 years for slaying, mosque attack : worldnews

Black Lives Matter protests 'completely unacceptable', Scott Morrison says in call for demonstrators to be charged : worldnews (ScuzMo)

Scottish Parliament votes for immediate suspension of tear gas, rubber bullet and riot shield exports to US : worldnews


The coronavirus has now killed more Americans than every war since the start of the Korean War -- combined
A leaked CDC document put the US as the worst of 10 countries trying to fight major coronavirus outbreaks : politics
Pence deletes tweet showing Trump campaign staff not wearing face masks or social distancing : politics ... The one black guy, placed right in front like a prop
Democrats Say COVID Relief Money Is Going to Corporations Without Real Oversight : politics (Jared Kkackles)
Vos says immigrant culture was to blame for COVID-19 outbreak in Racine County
Lawmaker asks if 'colored population' not washing their hands as well as others behind COVID rates
Sen. Steve Huffman asks about 'colored population' hand washing - Sen. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City Ohio ... Huffman, an emergency room physician, asked a witness before the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday why COVID-19 is hitting African Americans harder than white people. (and professional racist asshole)
Eschaton: America's Worst Humans - Steve Huffman.
U.S. voter registration plummets during coronavirus pandemic

Latest USA Voting Intention (8 and 9 June) - Redfield & Wilton Strategies - More significantly, a majority of respondents who indicated they will vote for Biden said they are doing so primarily because they do not support Donald Trump (55%) rather than primarily because they support Joe Biden (45%).

Live Protests Today Updates: George Floyd, Police and BLM - The New York Times - Top General Apologizes for Role in Trump Photo Op
Milley Apologizes for Role in Trump Photo Op: 'I Should Not Have Been There' ... Trump's walk across Lafayette Square, current and former military leaders say, has sparked a moment of reckoning in the military
Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley discussed resigning over role in Trump's church photo op - Gen. Mark Milley stayed up late at night after the staged visit reading online criticism of his participation in the June 1 event.

House Democrats Say Bill Barr's 'Barely Concealed Impropriety' in Flynn Case 'Threatens the Rule of Law'
Senate Armed Services on collision course with Trump over Confederate names - Roll Call - White House says Trump would not sign legislation renaming military assets

Federal Judge Declares ICE Arrests at Courthouses Illegal in Huge Blow to Trump Administration

Why Were Out-of-State National Guard Units in Washington, D.C.? The Justice Department's Troubling Explanation
Trump praises 'S.S.' for 'very easily' dealing with protesters in DC : politics ... "It is truly astounding how Donald Trump has managed to live 74 years with a remedial understanding of spelling, grammar, geography, science, civics, nutrition and child development and yet he's the f*cking Library of Alexandria when it comes to racist maxims of the 20th century" -- John Oliver

Joe Biden warns that President Trump is going to try to steal this election
Biden: Military will escort Trump out of White House if he loses election and refuses to leave : politics (to the firing squad)
Eschaton: Nailed It - Understands the problem, and has a plan to solve it.

House impeachment managers: Trump is as lawless and corrupt as ever : politics
As the people rise up against brutality, Trump and his enforcers move to criminalize dissent : politics ... On Twitter, Florida Republican Matt Gaetz recently said, "Now that we clearly see antifa as terrorists, can we hunt them down like we do those in the Middle East?" (yeah, all the anti-nazis are Muslims you dumbfuck rascist asshole)

Former Breitbart editor: Stephen Miller is a white supremacist - CNN Video : politics (Jewish Nazi)

The GOPs decision to keep its 2016 platform is, well, a little awkward for Trump
As Trump struggles to respond to crises, internal polling instills fear in advisers: Sources - ABC News - Some advisers say the president needs a course correction before November.
'Whats the Point?' : Trump Aides Have Reportedly Turned Off Alerts For Presidents Twitter Account

How Republicans Turn Reality Inside Out to Create Their Flynn Persecution Narrative

Trump OKs sanctions against international tribunal employees

Forecasting the US 2020 elections | The Economist - Right now, our model thinks Joe Biden is likely to beat Donald Trump in the electoral college.
Gallup: Trump's Net Approval Rating Drops 19 Points in a Month ... The wheels are coming off with less than five months to go ... The next 5 months will be the longest decade in American history.
Black Lives Matter Is More Popular Than Trump : politics
CJ McCollum Calls Trump a 'Sick Man' for Planning Rally at Site of African American Massacre : politics ... Not only did he choose Tulsa but he's doing it on Juneteenth ...

Fired IG says he was working on 5 investigations into State Department when he was ousted : politics

Trumps planned rally in Tulsa, site of a race massacre, on Juneteenth is 'almost blasphemous,' historian says (Antichrist kicks off his raliies by celebrating the freedom black people have to be mass murdered by whites)
He has to get back to his life: Trump looks past crises to resume his routine -- in-person fundraisers, trips to his luxury resort in New Jersey and campaign rallies.
Trump has wasted his Presidency : politics
Republican Group Says Trump Just Became The Confederacy's Second President (good job, Wississippi)
Donald Trump, Like the Confederacy, Is Picking the Wrong Hill to Die On : politics ... On Tuesday, retired General David Petraeus and former CIA chief David Petraeus argued in The Atlantic that the time had come to "remove the name of traitors" from American bases. But President Donald Trump, who is an idiot, has a different point of view (yeah, they really said that)

President Reanimated Corpse of Andrew Johnson - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Remember when people thought Andrew Sullivan was smart and a voice you should listen to, even though he was openly racist then too? It's not even that long ago! (and also, the Confederate state of Minnesota decides to take down some of their traitor-monuments)
Beyond 1968 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - strongly recommend this piece by Julia Azari, explaining the many historical antecedents to today's struggle for racial justice in the face of entrenched opposition

RNC votes to hold reduced convention in North Carolina, defying Trump : politics
Trump announces surprise campaign rallies in multiple states despite rising US coronavirus cases : politics (Trump IS the virus)

Rand Paul stalls bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime : politics ("just a little Southern tradition" the fucker kkkackled)
GOP-Led Senate Armed Services Defies Trump to Push for Removal of Confederate Names From Military Bases : politics

'A giant warning siren': Concerns about November's election grow after Georgia's disastrous primary : politics
Police Were Called on Predominantly Black Voters Waiting to Cast Ballots After Midnight in Georgia : politics
GOP vows to probe Georgia election "catastrophe" n minority areas, Dems say it was "no accident" After 214 shuttered polling sites resulted in hourslong lines, Democrats raise accusations of voter suppression

Young people turned out to protest. Now, will they vote? : politics

White Supremacists, racist terrorists greatest risk of violence: FBI memo

Protesters topple Jefferson Davis statue in Virginia capital

Pennsylvania House Speaker Resigns Amid Accusations GOP Reps Hid a Member's Virus Infection : politics (fuckers)

Trump just threatened to invade Seattle. The mayor and governor rejected his offer with light mockery. : politics ... "Make us all safe. Go back to your bunker" (not that light)


"Strategic Deflations" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - wo law enforcement agencies acknowledged Monday that officers patrolling Minneapolis during the height of recent protests knifed the tires of numerous vehicles parked and unoccupied in at least two locations in the midst of the unrest. ("thugs")
A Minneapolis Police Officer Opens Up About the Toxic Culture Inside the Department : politics

'His Brain is Injured' Lawyer Updates on 75-Year-Old NY Protester Shoved by Police

16-year-old boy badly beaten by NYPD during protest, family says : politics
Protester who stared down angry white man in viral photo says she wanted him to acknowledge her humanity : politics
Protester who stared down angry white man in viral photo says she wanted him to acknowledge her humanity - CBS News - The photo was taken when the man, later identified by police as Jay Snowden, 51, accosted a group of Black Lives Matter protesters in Whitefish, Montana, and began shouting profanities (hello, Jay Snowden, super racist asshole bully)

National Guard fired shot that killed Louisville restaurant owner : politics ... Murdered restaurant owner
'I can't breathe,' Oklahoma man tells police before dying. 'I don NBC New York
't care,' officer responds.

Why Are So Many N.Y.P.D. Officers Refusing to Wear Masks at Protests? - The New York Times (to prove they are murderous assholes)
Eschaton: When The Lies Don't Even Make Sense - NYPD finds concrete disguised as ice cream at George Floyd protests https://t.co/HvvXeTJzxa pic.twitter.com/UM04re3m6A

Louisville Metro Council Agrees To Ban No-Knock Raids Following The Police Killing of Breonna Taylor - The Appeal
Officer who shot Jessica Williams was recommended for firing. Instead, he was suspended 45 days. : news

Tulsa police release body cam video of officers handcuffing black teenagers for jaywalking - CNN (hello Tulsa cop fuckers you be infamous now)
Atlanta Police officer charged in tasing of college students was named in prior excessive force lawsuit : news - Robinson was shot at least 59 times ...


NY Times Sparks Outrage Against Protests with False Suggestion That Black Lives Matter Has Come for Paw Patrol ... Megyn Kelly and Don Jr ...

NASCAR truck racer Ray Ciccarelli says hes quitting after Confederate flag ban (byebye asshole)


Eschaton: The Real Racists - They actually really believe this, that suggesting that either white people individually or power structures dominated by white people are somehow, maybe, possibly, racist in effect even if not intent, is the real racism. - White Louisiana state lawmaker tells black colleagues that their resolution to study policing is *the most racist* document she's ever seen. #lalege #lagov https://t.co/7cmS3JlQLF

The Still-Vital Case for Liberalism in a Radical Age


Eschaton: That Fucking Newspaper - Pierre-Louis, a Black reporter who previously covered climate for the New York Times, said she was not asked to delete her tweet thread, which went on to critique American journalism's failure to diversify and its failure to use the "R word." But she was sanctioned for it, supposedly because it was not her job to cover race (NYT is deeply racist, natch)

You Don't Have to Publish Both Sides When One Side Is Fascism - Elite media still hasn't figured out how to cover the Trump presidency.


Four Years Embedded With the Alt-Right : politics

Who Do You Think You Are?! Cornel West Clashes With Hannity Guest in Heated Argument on Protests, Defund the Police
Advertisers Abandon Tucker Carlson in Droves After His Attacks on Black Lives Matter : politics
Three corporations that say they support Black Lives Matter but sponsor Tucker Carlson [UPDATED] - Popular Information
Lara Logan, the Fox "Investigative Journalist" Who Keeps Falling for Antifa Hoaxes : politics (just a coincidence)

Ice Cubes Long, Disturbing History of Anti-Semitism


Eschaton: 10 Points To Gryffindor - 10 Points To Gryffindor
Emma Watson on Twitter: "Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren't who they say they are
J.K. Rowling's anti-trans tweets become ammo for right-wing media attacks on trans folks | Media Matters for America

Eschaton: Burning Crossfit - Awesome - But during the Zoom call hours earlier, which had been between 16 affiliates and staff members, Glassman had repeatedly questioned whether systemic racism existed and questioned the motives of protests around the country. He also recounted unfounded conspiracy theories on the call that included speculation Floyd was murdered to "silence him" due to a purported, baseless role in a criminal conspiracy involving counterfeit money. (racist jew)


How Did OAN Get the Biden Ukraine Tapes? - The Atlantic - Is OAN the Leading Edge of Russian Misinformation? -- The Biden campaign says Trump's favorite TV network is peddling the Kremlin's lies.
BREAKING: Twitter Admits China Used Nearly 200,000 Fake Accounts To Influence Politics, 150x More Than Russia (said the russian website)


Refinery29, Vogue, Who What Wear, and Man Repeller face accusations from black former employees - Vox - The racial reckoning in women's media - Black former employees at Refinery29 and Man Repeller are speaking out about the hypocrisy of feminist fashion websites. (women can be real bitches and not the best managers)
Leandra Medine Cohen Steps Back From Man Repeller - The Man Repeller site has been criticized for itstone deafcontent and lack of diversity.


Facebook Censored an Account Copying Trump's Words for Inciting Violence | Facebook won't censor Trump's posts, but it will censor an account repeating them word for word. : technology


What's the scariest space fact/mystery in your opinion? : AskReddit

Portuguese researchers have discovered, unexpectedly, that the development of powerful cancer and disease-killing T cells within human tissues is promoted by cells with anti-inflammatory properties. The finding could support the creation of the next generation of vaccines and cancer immunotherapies. : science




061020

Save the Insects, Save the Farmers, Save Ourselves: New Global Report Calls for End of Industrial Agriculture: "The evidence is clear: pesticide use is wiping out insect populations and ecosystems around the world, and threatening food production." : worldnews
Warmest May on record, Siberia 10C hotter | Temperatures soared 10C above average last month in Siberia, home to much of Earth's permafrost, as the world experienced its warmest May on record - "The really large anomalies started during January, and since then this signal has been quite persistent" : worldnews
Putin fury: Russian oil spill pollutes Arctic waters in worst accident of modern times : worldnews

Continued military presence in Boston is troubling, activists and scholars say - The Boston Globe


How the Coronavirus Compares With 100 Years of Deadly Events - The New York Times
The World Reopens, Despite Skyrocketing Coronavirus Cases - The New York Times - The number of infections is rising faster than ever, but many countries have decided that this is the moment to ease lockdown restrictions.


MA COVID-19 Data 6/10/20 : boston
104,156 Cases Total in MA; 203 New Confirmed Cases (64 New Probable Cases) : CoronavirusMa - 10034 new tests; 2% positive!! - -52 hospital; +4 ICU; -2 Intubated - 46 new deaths; 7454 total


Silver Lining to the Mask? Not Having to Smile - The New York Times - Like everything else, seasonal catcalling will be different this year.

Coronavirus hospitalizations on the rise in nine states since Memorial Day - The Washington Post - Texas, North and South Carolina, California, Oregon, Arkansas, Mississippi, Utah and Arizona,
US coronavirus: 12 states see rising Covid-19 hospitalizations as Arizona asks hospitals to activate emergency plans - CNN -- Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.
Number of Texans hospitalized with coronavirus hits all-time high | The Texas Tribune ... stay-at-home order expired and about two weeks after Memorial Day.


Brazil reported 32,091 new cases of coronavirus and 1,272 new deaths for the last 24 hours : worldnews
Not if, but when -- Military coup threats rattle Brazil as coronavirus deaths surge
Threat of Military Action Rattles Brazil as Virus Deaths Surge - The New York Times - As Brazil reels from its worst crisis in decades, President Bolsonaro and his allies are using the prospect of military intervention to protect his grip on power.


Iran to execute spy convicted of helping US kill Qassem Soleimani : worldnews

Greece, Cyprus, Armenia block Turkey's candidacy to head U.N. General Assembly : worldnews

North Korea Says It Will Sever Contact With South Korea And Will Treat It As 'Enemy' : worldnews

Boko Haram gunman killed at least 69 people and razed a village to the ground in northern Nigeria's Borno state on Tuesday afternoon. They arrived in vehicles and on motorcycles, shooting with AK-47s, razing the village and stealing 1,200 cattle and camels : worldnews

Medic burned alive while working on UK-funded project after being accused of witchcraft : worldnews

'Miss Hitler' contestant sentenced to three years in prison : worldnews

Who killed Olof Palme: Sweden drops 34-year investigation into murder of prime minister : worldnews
Who killed the prime minister? The unsolved murder that still haunts Sweden | Sweden | The Guardian

The wife of a former Putin ally has donated #325,000 to Boris Johnson's Conservatives as he continues to sit on a report into Russian interference : worldnews ... "Russia supporting Trump and Johnson. I wonder what they have to win from this"

'No offence, but you've a black man' : UK police to examine video of white officer stopping black driver because there were 'drug dealers' in area
Nigel Farage criticised for likening Black Lives Matter protests to the Taliban : worldnews
Robert Milligan: Slave trader statue removed from outside London museum : worldnews

After 34 Years, Sweden Says It Knows the Killer of Olof Palme - The New York Times

A New Investigation Alleges That Some Of Mexico's Largest Tequila Brands Are Laundering Money For Drug Cartels

Canada doubles weapons sales to Saudi Arabia despite moratorium : worldnews

Two Canadian Police Officers Have Been Charged After Killing Potential Witness: Two Alberta RCMP officers killed Clayton Crawford at a truck stop in 2018. Now, amid protests across the world over police brutality, the pair have been charged. : worldnews


Will the Banks Collapse? - The Atlantic - The U.S. financial system could be on the cusp of calamity. This time, we might not be able to save it. (Barry put a bandaid on it and moved forward, not backwards)
Fed Expects Unemployment Rate to Stay High: Live Updates - The New York Times


Donald Trump's Disapproval Rating Hits Highest Level Since Impeachment Peak : politics
Trump campaign seeks apology, retraction of CNN poll showing Biden leading - The Washington Post (they hurt the baby's fee-fees)
Trump Job Approval Slides to 39%
Republicans fear Trumps weakened standing jeopardizes the party in November


GOP expects to move its convention to Jacksonville after dispute with North Carolina over pandemic safeguards - The Washington Post ... stems from Trump's desire to accept his party's nomination before an enormous crowd.

White House goes quiet on coronavirus as outbreak spikes again across the U.S. : politics
Donald Trump's Corruption Is Killing Americans
Warren, Schumer, Blumenthal Release New Findings and Documents from Investigation of Trump-Kushner "Project Air Bridge" Coronavirus Response : politics

Trump's Deranged Antifa Tweet and OANN Are the Result of Failed Media Policy : politics
So this is why Bill Barr is such a bully - The Washington Post - Get the feeling law enforcement in this country is being run by a middle-school bully? (it is)
More than 1,250 former Justice Dept. workers call for internal watchdog to probe Barr role in clearing demonstrators from Lafayette Square - The Washington Post

What I saw was just absolutely wrong : National Guardsmen struggle with their role in controlling protests

It means open season: Under Trump, the Justice Department has largely stopped investigating police departments for systemic abuses
Trump Wanted to Fire Esper Over Troops Dispute - WSJ


Everything about this is irregular: Ex-judge tapped to review Flynn case blasts Trump DOJ, said the Justice Department had improperly bowed to the president's will.
Outsider Tapped in Flynn Case Calls Justice Dept. Reversal aGross Abuse of Power - A former federal judge said that the attorney general gave special treatment to a presidential ally, undermining public confidence in the rule of law. -
Flynn committed perjury, and DOJ request to toss his conviction was 'corrupt,' 'politically motivated,' court-appointed adviser argues
Justice Department dropping Flynn case is a gross abuse of prosecutorial power court-appointed lawyer says
READ: Judge Told He Should Sentence Flynn, Deny Request To Dismiss Case | Talking Points Memo


New transcript raises huge questions about Mike Pompeos denial that he retaliated against fired inspector general ("denial" = big lie)
Democrats release transcript of fired IG's interview as State Dept. accuses him of leaks, requests new probe - ABC News (Dumbpeo lies almost as much as Dump)
Ousted State Department Watchdog Says Official Pressed Him Over Probe of Saudi Arms Sales - WSJ

Only 1 in 4 Americans see Donald Trump as a man of faith - POLITICO (25% of Americans worship the Antichrist)

The Army Was Open to Replacing Confederate Base Names. Then Trump Said No. - The New York Times

The Parallel Universe of Ivanka Trump, Americas Disassociated Princess (great pic)

Voter registration grows amid ongoing protests : politics
Republicans Belatedly Realize Protests Aren't Going Away
Trump aides despondent over Buffalo protester tweet - Axios
Martin Gugino: Trump's tweet on injured Buffalo protester shows there's no bottom (opinion) - CNN

'This Is by Design': Georgia Election Disaster Condemned as Result of Deliberate GOP Voter Suppression : politics (Brian KKKemp Kackles)
Georgia debacle shows we're heading toward an election disaster in November
Georgia election 'catastrophe' in largely minority areas sparks investigation : politics
Georgia Betrays Its Voters Again : politics (if you're white, 5 minutes; if black, 6 hours)
Georgia Is Screaming Out for U.N. Election Monitors : politics


How Public Opinion Has Moved on Black Lives Matter - The New York Times - In the last two weeks, American voters' support for the Black Lives Matter movement increased almost as much as it had in the preceding two years.
As public opinion changes on police reform, so does the GOP rhetoric


No Sign Of Antifa So Far In Justice Department Cases Brought Over Unrest : NPR (and how hard was it to find the racist white supremos?)
Little evidence of antifa links in U.S. prosecutions of those charged in protest violence - Reuters


Badge-less police officers are showing up at protests. It's Dangerous (the anti-antifa)
George Floyd protests: USA TODAY Network reporter detained and jailed in Delaware for reporting
Police Violence Videos Thwarting Officers Attempts To Control Narrative : politics

Breonna Taylor shooting: Louisville police release incident report virtually blank

White men mocked George Floyds death at a protest. Now a corrections officer in the group has been suspended.

FedEx Fires Employee Who Mocked George Floyd's Death in Front of Trump Yard Signs : politics
ML on Twitter: "This is James J Demarco a employee of @FedEx who felt it was appropriate to mock the MURDER of #GeorgeFloyd while my brother took part in a peaceful protest in New Jersey. #blacklivesmatter #blackouttuesday #icantbreathe #justiceforgeorgefloyd #civilrights #saytheirnames #racism https://t.co/R2XxMqlfXr" / Twitter
Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Leaves the Daily Caller - WSJ


"Race-baiting filth": Carlson criticized for claiming a Black Lives Matter "mob" will "come for you" - "Black Lives Matter is becoming more powerful by the hour and they know it," Carlson warns his mostly white viewers : politics

Abolish 'qualified immunity' and quit protecting abusive police. The concept creates a legally reinforced culture of impunity that encourages police abuse and prevents victims from pursuing their claims.
New York Senate votes to repeal 50-A, making police disciplinary records public : politics



Mississippi lawmakers drafting resolution to take Confederate emblem off state flag: report : politics

After George Floyd's death, white liberals embrace ideas that once seemed radical - The Washington Post

How the Boogaloo Movement Wants to Exploit Anti-Rascist Protests (at least they're real, unlike antifa)


Sen. Susan Collins Loses Endorsement Of Major Gun Control Group | HuffPost

Blood in the water: Dems get unexpected opening against Trump in Iowa

It's TV's best new comedy: Why is Joe Kennedy running for the US Senate? - After three episodes, he still can't say

Male Karen tries to kick girls out of pool for not being residents (they are) : FuckYouKaren
Inside Nextdoor's Karen problem - Can Nextdoor really be a social network for communities if black people don't feel safe on it? - Jun 8, 2020


Wall Street Journal Staff Faults Column on Race by Former Top Editor - The New York Times - After a letter of protest from the newspaper's union, Gerard Baker, now an editor at large, was reassigned to the opinion department.

The Head Of CrossFit Has Stepped Down After Telling Staff On A Zoom Call, "We're Not Mourning For George Floyd" - Greg Glassman can also be heard sharing wild conspiracy theories about Floyd and the coronavirus (another superjew)


Eddie Redmayne Criticizes J.K. Rowlings Anti-Trans Tweets (EXCLUSIVE)
J.K. Rowling Pens Lengthy Response to Blowback For Controversial Trans Tweets: People in Power 'Need to Grow a Pair'
J.K. Rowling Defends Trans Criticism as Harry Potter Stars Rebel | Vanity Fair - The author has penned a new essay, but it is unlikely to calm the discord in the wizarding fandom.


Helping or Harming? The Effect of Trigger Warnings on Individuals With Trauma Histories - Payton J. Jones, Benjamin W. Bellet, Richard J. McNally, - We found no evidence that trigger warnings were helpful for trauma survivors, for participants who self-reported a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis, or for participants who qualified for probable PTSD ... We found substantial evidence that trigger warnings countertherapeutically reinforce survivor's view of their trauma as central to their identity




060920

mysterious radio burst in space is repeating a pattern. This one occurs every 157 days : worldnews (scientists say they're pretty sure it's not an alien civilization)

Great Britain is about to go two full months without burning coal to generate power : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 6/9/20 : boston
103,889 Cases Total in MA; 200 New Confirmed Cases (63 New Probable) : CoronavirusMa - 4660 new tests; 4.3% positive - -18 Hospital; - 7 ICU; - 7 Intubated - 55 new deaths; 7408 total deaths


Health experts fear long-term damage to CDC's credibility

Coronavirus live news: lockdowns reduced infection rate by 81%, research shows | World news : worldnews
Are asymptomatic people spreading the coronavirus? A WHO officials words spark confusion, debate
The W.H.O. walked back an earlier assertion that asymptomatic transmission is very rare.
Baker enormously skeptical of claims about asymptomatic spread : No one should take the foot off the pedal

Nearly 600 -- And Counting -- US Health Workers Have Died Of COVID-19

Have we normalized the COVID-19 death toll? - Columbia Journalism Review
Society Is Reopening. Prepare To Hunker Down At Home Again. : Coronavirus

Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine production starts; US says 2 billion doses ready to go

Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany: A Synthetic Control Method Approach : Coronavirus
Masks reveal partisan split among lawmakers on coronavirus : Coronavirus
Thermal Disinfection Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in N95 Respirators while Maintaining Their Protective Function : Coronavirus

Type O blood type may provide some coronavirus protection, study suggests : Coronavirus

23% of people say they won't get the coronavirus vaccine once it comes out : Coronavirus

Former public health lab director says she was demoted after voicing concern about TestUtah : Coronavirus

States Where Coronavirus Cases Are Increasing: The Full List
Coronavirus spike: Fourteen states and Puerto Rico hit their highest-ever seven-day average for new cases - The Washington Post
As more Americans head out, 22 states are seeing jumps in new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus

Coronavirus in the Carolinas: NC sees record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations : Coronavirus
Texas reports a record number of hospitalized coronavirus patients after state reopened early : politics
Arizona's Spike in Coronavirus Cases 'Definitely Related' to Reopening, Says Former State Health Director : politics
Alarm grows as Arizona continues with days of high case increases, deaths and hospitalizations: 28,296 cases, 1,070 known deaths : Coronavirus
New Coronavirus Cases Accelerating in More Than a Dozen U.S. States - WSJ - Cases world-wide exceeded 7 million and deaths stood at more than 406,000
Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations up 36% since Memorial Day : Coronavirus
Mississippi gov says mask-shaming during virus is 'wrong' : Coronavirus ... It's always disappointing that Mississippi always disappoints.

Tesla defied county orders so it could restart production. Days later, workers tested positive for the coronavirus. : Coronavirus (fuck musk)

In North Carolina, the coronavirus exective order on gatherings has an exception for protests... which is why the state now has "protest" auto racing. : Coronavirus

Three years in prison for man who set fire to phone mast after researching 5G coronavirus theories : worldnews

Outrage over passenger who boarded Spanish flight with coronavirus : "My son sat next to him


Nearly 30,000 videos disappear from Hong Kong pro-democracy YouTube channel : worldnews
China's Uighurs convicted in sham trials at Xinjiang camps: More than 1 million Uighurs have disappeared into China's internment camps in Xinjiang province. Many of them were tried for their alleged "crimes" in sham trials : worldnews

The NYT Admits Key Falsehoods That Drove Last Year's Coup in Bolivia: Falsehoods Peddled by the U.S., its Media, and the NYT (NYT/Baquet/Sulzfucks love authoritarian dickfucks have you noiticed?)

Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide -- This is one of the largest spy-for-hire operations ever exposed

Bollywood Actors Called Out For Supporting Black Lives Matter Movement While Promoting Skin Lightening Products : worldnews

They have killed us more than corona : Kenyans protest against police brutality

Police commissioner confirms no more Armed Response Teams in New Zealand | "It is clear to me these response teams do not align with the style of policing that New Zealanders expect," he said : worldnews
France will ban police from using chokeholds : worldnews
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said he wanted police forces across the country to wear body cameras to help overcome what he said was public distrust in the forces of law and order. : worldnews
Decrying 'Unacceptable' Brutality, UK Lawmakers Join Half a Million Britons in Calling to Halt Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets Exports to US : worldnews
Investigation launched after black man dies in police custody in Devon : worldnews

Another Statue of a European Slaver Has Been Toppled : worldnews -- A statue of King Leopold II in Antwerp has been taken down by Belgian authorities (the Dutchies were very big into slavery)


Tijuana ranked as the most dangerous city in the world in 2019 : worldnews


Russia urges the U.S. to observe democratic standards and respect Americans' right to protest
Rights groups urge U.N. to investigate U.S. 'police violence' : worldnews


President Donald Trump's decision to cut U.S. troop levels in Germany blindsided a number of senior national security officials, according to five sources familiar with the matter, and the Pentagon had yet to receive a formal order to carry it out, Reuters has learned. (fat orange baby had another Putin-inspired tantrum)
Trump's 'dangerous' plan to withdraw troops from Germany will play into Putin's hands, warn UK Conservatives : worldnews

Admiral from bin Laden raid: US 'needs to move forward without' Trump : politics

President could not nuke hurricanes under new House bill - The Washington Post

Guardsman Told Barr Protest Was Peaceful Before Violent Attack, Lawmaker Says : politics (you know, the attack he had nothing to do with)
William Barr Totally Blows Trump's Bunker Cover Story
Most fencing around Lafayette Square will be removed by Wednesday; Richmond judge halts removal of Lee statue for 10 day
White House has no regrets about tear-gassing peaceful protesters to clear way for Trump's Bible photo
'Police Have Been Letting Us Live in Peace,' Says Trump as Activists Catalogue Nearly 600 Videos of Officer Violence Against Protesters : politics

Activists Collect Police Misconduct Videos From Protests | Time : in One Public Spreadsheet

"He's Going to Broom Kushner and Parscale" : "Malignantly Crazy" About Bad Poll Numbers, Trump Is Thinking of Replacing His Son-In-Law
American Psycho -- Jared Kushner -- climber, sycophant, snob -- is the perfect avatar of elite incompetence for our times.
Will New Yorks High Society Finally Turn on Ivanka Trump? -- Amid nationwide unrest, the tide seems to finally be turning on whether the first daughtes friends in the NYC glitterati will continue to remain silent on her many misdeeds.

Ding ding ding!, 38% of Americans : PoliticalHumor

Angry Trump Hires Famously Wrong Pollster To Call CNN Fake - When CNN released a new poll this morning showing President Trump behind by 14 points to Joe Biden, the question became not whether Trump would take it badly, but just how badly.

Trump's Press Secretary Declares He 'Is Very Much Against Kneeling in General' : politics ... The only kneeling Trump supports is on people's neck though he does kneel for Putin ...

With Polls Worsening, Donald Trump Flails : politics
Trump to restart MAGA rallies this month despite coronavirus : politics
Trump gets the 2016 band back together as he tumbles in polls - POLITICO
Trump Camp Runs Ads on D.C. Cable to Ease the BossAnxieties and Buck Up Congressional GOPers
Wave of New Polling Suggests an Erosion of Trumps Support

Voter fraud truthers President Trump and Kayleigh McEnany may have voted illegally by mail: report : politics
Donald Trump Jr.'s Mongolia Hunting Trip Cost Taxpayers $77,000: The president's son apparently hunted with a major GOP donor and bagged a rare sheep. : politics


Federal Judge, After Reading the Unredacted Mueller Report, Orders DOJ to Explain Itself at Hearing : politics (meanwhile, in traitor-land)


Trump Spreads Baseless Conspiracy Theory That Video of Buffalo Cops Pushing Elderly Man Was Antifa 'Set Up' ... "He claims he was an antifa plant, scanning police equipment with, something. Then tricked the cops into pushing him, so he could slam his own head into the ground and give himself a cerebral hemorrhage. Gotcha libs!"
Protester injured in Niagara Square still hospitalized | wgrz.com - The 75-year-old man who was injured when shoved by Buffalo Police officers during a protest in Niagara Square last week is still in the hospital recovering.


US protests: British photographer arrested and charged for "unlawful assembly" -- Adam Gray said he had been taking photos of demonstrators near Union Square in New York City on Saturday evening when he was thrown to the ground by one police officer before several other officers climbed on top of him (Blas can't control his fucker cops)
Brooklyn Court Officer Suspended After Posting Racist Photo of Obama : politics (Obama lynched, white lady gets 30-day paid vacation)
NY Officer Suspended for Racist Photo of Obama; San Diego Increases Police Budget After Calls for Cuts : politics
N.Y.P.D. Officer Who Violently Shoved Protester to Face Charges - The New York Times - The police officer, who was recorded knocking down a young woman who questioned his order, surrendered himself on Tuesday.

Las Cruces officer heard saying 'I'm going to ... choke you out' before suspect dies

Hundreds of Thousands Sign Petitions Urging the U.S. Government to Declare KKK a Terrorist Group : politics
Protests Are Bringing Down Confederate Monuments Around The South : politics

"Stay in the Streets. It's Working": Two Weeks Into Racial Justice Protests, New York State Classifies Use of Chokeholds as Felony : politics
Big majorities support protests over Floyd killing and say police need to change, poll finds - The Washington Post

Protesters across US attacked by cars driven into crowds and men with guns : news ... National Association for Awakening Confederate Patriots

AOC Wants to Know Why the Hell a Predator Drone Was Spying on Protesters | The military-grade "Predator B" drone was far outside the 100-mile inland operational zone of Customs and Border Protection. : politics

Chicago Mayor Says City's Police Officers Will Be 'Stripped Of Their Powers' If They Turn Off Their Cameras : politics

This city disbanded its police department 7 years ago. Here's what happened next : politics (Camden is fine)
Florida police union offers to hire cops who were fired or resigned over police misconduct - CNN

1968 Isnt The Only Parallel For This Political Moment - Julia Azari

Take the Confederate Names Off Our Army Bases - The Atlantic - It is time to remove the names of traitors like Benning and Bragg from our country's most important military installations.
The U.S. Navy will now prohibit the Confederate flag on all Navy installations, ships, aircraft and submarines, a spokesman for the Chief of Naval Operations says. : news

What Never Trump Republicans deserve: The thanks of a grateful nation, and nothing more. Democrats should feel zero obligation to put a Never Trumper in the Cabinet or on any federal court. We're done choking on our own olive branches. : politics

KY Senate candidate: Mitch McConnell 'couldn't care less if we die'

Minneapolis Had This Coming - The Atlantic - My hometown faces not just a rebuilding but a reckoning.
Manufacturer that burned during Mpls. riots plans to move out of the city - StarTribune.com

Liberty's Jerry Falwell Jr. apologizes for tweet; director of diversity resigns
Falwells Blackface Tweet Brings Racial Dissent to Liberty University

The Future Is Blue, Not Purple: Is This the Year Georgia Flips?

Lobbying firm cuts ties to Trent Lott amid national anti-racism protests | TheHill (racist slimeball)

Police Officer Shared Nude Photos of Student Before She Was Murdered, Lawsuit Says : news

NYPD should be relieved of press credential duties, Stringer tells de Blasio - amNewYork (haha, cops decide who can be a journalist)

In a company memo, the chief executive of the politics news site said he supported staff members' right to march, adding that the publisher would cover bail for any employee who is arrested. (haha NYSlimes)

Bon Appitit, Refinery29 editors step down as calls for racial justice continue to reshape media landscape
Refinery29 Editor Resigns After Former Employees Describe Toxic Culture
Adam Rapoport Resigns From Bon Appitit After Brownface Photo Resurfaces

Chicago sees deadliest day of violence in 60 years : news

What It's Like to Get Doxed for Taking a Bike Ride

Marching on Tremont Street, 6/7/20. Album in comments. : boston
Defund the Police : Protestors Push to Reallocate Cambridge Police Funds
Bostons Shameful History Of Wrongful Convictions

Massachusetts Teachers brace for layoffs in unprecedented times : boston
Bars Quietly Moved To Last Phase Of Massachusetts Reopening : boston


Daniel Radcliffe writes essay supporting trans community after JK Rowling controversy: Trans women are women (what a terf cunt




060820

Irony is dead. : boston
Peacefully protesting for what's right. : boston


MA COVID-19 Data 6/8/20 : boston
103,626 Cases Total in MA; 193 New Confirmed Cases (0 New Probable) : CoronavirusMa - 4782 new tests; 4% positive - -29 hospital; - 13 ICU; - 12 Intubated - 38 new deaths; 7353 total deaths
Mass. reports 193 new coronavirus cases, 38 new deaths as key metrics continue to dip - The Boston Globe

As Phase 2 of reopening begins, customers return to stores and restaurants - The Boston Globe


Exclusive investigation on the coronavirus pandemic: Where was Congress? | TheHill

Shutdowns prevented 60 million coronavirus infections in the U.S., study finds : politics
'S**thole' Countries Have Handled The Coronavirus Better Than The United States : politics
CDC wants states to count 'probable' coronavirus cases and deaths, but most arent doing it

Psychopathic traits linked to non-compliance with social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic : Coronavirus
Mother Contracts COVID-19 While Pregnant, Baby Is Born Healthy with Antibodies : Coronavirus
Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is 'very rare,' WHO says
When 511 Epidemiologists Expect to Fly, Hug and Do 18 Other Everyday Activities Again - The New York Times

Coronavirus lockdowns prevented 60M infections in US. Travel restrictions, business and school closures, shelter-in-place orders and other non-pharmaceutical interventions averted roughly 530 million COVID-19 infections across six countries in the period ending April 6. : science

America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic : Coronavirus

Covid-19 Stalks Large Families in Rural America - WSJ - Remote regions with crowded households have turned deadlier than some city blocks (the anti-stupid virus)

Kansas resident tests positive for COVID-19, attended protest without mask, health officials say : Coronavirus


Satellite data suggests coronavirus may have hit China earlier: Researchers - ABC News - Researchers say surge in cars at hospitals may indicate outbreak in fall ... observed a dramatic increase in hospital traffic outside five major Wuhan hospitals beginning late summer and early fall 2019 ...


Britain gave Palantir access to sensitive medical records of Covid-19 patients in #1 deal : worldnews (the Thiel/Vamplire)


No active cases and no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand : worldnews


The anger is still there : Hong Kong defiant a year on from first protests

On this day, the USS Liberty was attacked by Israeli Air and Navy forces : pics
Loss Of Liberty - The Story of the USS Liberty : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (and Johnson let them walk)
Lavon Affair - Wikipedia

A Bitter Election. Accusations of Fraud. And Now Second Thoughts. - The New York Times - A close look at Bolivian election data suggests an initial analysis by the O.A.S. that raised questions of vote-rigging and helped force out a president was flawed (thanks, Barry)

US Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially demanded that the Duke of York be available for questioning : worldnews

24 hours after K-pop group BTS announces $1M dollar donation, their fandom matches $1M Donation to Black Lives Matter : worldnews

Video shows Edmonton officer jump knee-first onto man lying on ground during 2019 arrest : worldnews (assaulted for lying on the ground and "looking" at a copster)

Winston Churchill statue daubed with 'was a racist' graffiti during Black Lives Matter protests : worldnews

Australia launches investigation into police violence against TV crew : worldnews


How Trumps failed 'maximum pressure' tactics could inspire a pre-election provocation (more shit coming down)


Hospitals Got Bailouts and Furloughed Thousands While Paying C.E.O.s Millions : Coronavirus


Biden lead rises to 14 points Trump in new CNN poll : politics
CNN Poll: Trump losing ground to Biden amid chaotic week - CNNPolitics (Dump is tanking)
The 2020 Cake Is (Almost) Baked - The Bulwark - Biden has the biggest, most durable lead of any presidential challenger ever ... And there are only 20 weekends left before Election Day.
The gender gap between Trump and Biden has turned into a gender canyon (speaking of fat necks)

Eschaton: 38% - I do think a lot of people have been quite frustrated with the fact that Trump's approval rating never really sinks below 40%, even aside from fears about his possible re-election. A general "how can so many people support this horrible idiot asshole." Starting to sink.

Video timeline of Trump's photo op - What video and other records show about the clearing of protesters outside the White House
William Barr's Four-Pinocchio claim that pepper balls are 'not chemical'

He Is Even Dumber Than We Thought | The New Republic - Four years in office have only convinced more Americans that the Trump might not be a stable genius.

Trump pulls back National Guard, and cities cancel curfews, as peaceful protests continue and grow : politics
The military isn't at war with the public. Trump seems to want to change that. - His threats to use active-duty troops to quell protests may do lasting damage
Trump knows that terrorizing black people is about soothing white anxieties : politics

Democrats unveil broad police reform bill as Floyd's death sparks protests nationwide

Is This the Last Stand of the 'Law and Order' Republicans? - A punitive brand of conservatism embraced by Trump and some GOP hardliners is rapidly falling out of step with public opinion. (supress, disenfranchise and kill by hero copsters)
William Barr, Trump's 'Law and Order' Enabler (not so ironically, they both are crooks and traitors)
They said they'd make me major if I met all their demands - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Bill Barr is flooding the zone in D.C. with an assortment of goon squads whose members cbe identified or, hence, easily held accountable:

Longtime observers see violent change in Park Police tactics - Two former Park Police overseers dating back to the Reagan administration also said the response was unprecedented in their experience. (Dumpster wants a war)
Trump's evident character flaws leave him unable to meet the historic moment - CNNPolitics

John Bolton plans to publish a tell-all about his time in the White House in late June - The Washington Post

Stung by crises, the brander in chief searches for a reelection message - The Washington Post - Transition to Greatness! The Best Is Yet to Come!
Virus, racial unrest force Trump campaign to recalibrate
White House is considering a Trump speech to the nation on race and unity - CNNPolitics (that'll work)
*This* will be the day Donald Trump finally becomes president - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Bashing Romney, McEnany reveals how worried the White House is about the protests - The Washington Post - The president wouldn't take the high road if it were owned by the Trump Organization

Trump aides fear he has turned off his own supporters and energized his enemies with his aggressive 'law and order' response to the George Floyd protests : politics


GOP recruits army of poll watchers to fight voter fraud no can prove exists: Republicans are seeking 50,000 people to patrol the polls. Voting rights advocates worry the effort will target and intimidate minority voters. : politics


Tear Gas Is Banned in International Warfare -- Why Are Police Using It On U.S. Civilians? Police say they're using tear gas to clear crowds, but the chemical agent's effects can cause long-term physical damage. (so Trumpster can dominate the battlespace of your peaceful protest against fascist killer copsters)

Defund the police gains traction as cities seek to respond to demands for a major law enforcement shift
Defund the police? Heres what that really means (corrupt cops were always a means of racial supression)
Police in the U.S. have shot and killed more than 5,000 people since 2015 - The Washington Post

agent_of_entropy comments on What do you think of current black lives matter protests? - A Brief History of Slavery and the Origins of American Policing

Cory Booker Wants To End Qualified Immunity For Police Officers : politics (for murderers)

You Have a First Amendment Right to Record the Police : technology

(16) Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube (5M views in one day, Trump's war on Americans he doesn't like)

Poll: Americans are more concerned about police violence than violence at protests : politics
Protests spread over police shootings. Police promised reforms. Every year, they still shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people.

Cops slashing tires so protestors can't leave : pics
George Floyd protests: Live news and updates - The Washington Post

Drone footage over the LA Black Lives Matter protest on Hollywood Blvd today : gifs

George Floyd live updates: Derek Chauvins bail set at $1.25 million as final public memorial for Floyd is held
Officer charged in Floyd's death has 1st court appearance : news
Four Minneapolis officers fired after video shows one kneeling on neck of black man who later died, mayor says - The Washington Post - Bystanders who remained in front of Cup Foods pointed at the two officers and said the incident would haunt them "for the rest of your life" (reprise for the quote/prediction)
For Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis, a Stinging Rebuke - The New York Times - Go home, Jacob, go home! Shame!
Why Minneapolis - Lawyers, Guns & Money - the largest racial disparities in the nation. And with those disparities, there's a culture that people don't want to look at

Activists Collect Police Misconduct Videos From Protests : news -- "You can't really excuse 350 plus bad apples across 27 jurisdictions all in the span of just one week. It's obvious there's a cultural rot, a sort of decay within policing in the United States

(15) Los Angeles Police Commission meets in wake of regional unrest - YouTube (9 hours of getting roasted)
doublesmokedsaline comments on The protests are growing larger, calmer, and more community-oriented - Saturday's peaceful protests were filled with dancing, music, and community building.

Cop charged after bodycam footage shows 'horrible use of force': Police chief - ABC News - showed Officer Tyler Timberlake deploy an electronic control weapon (hello, Tyler Timberlake, famous on the internets for all eternity for being ah asshole fucking copster)
Cop charged after bodycam footage shows 'horrible use of force': Police chief : politics (maybe if we execute a few of them on national TV)

San Francisco may stop hiring cops with records of misconduct : politics (it's a prerequisite)

Conservative hypocrisy at its finest : PoliticalHumor

'We're asking for demilitarization': Seattle police tactics under fire : news
Man drives into Seattle George Floyd protest, shoots 10
Henrico prosecutor: Hanover man who drove into protest is admitted KKK leader | Crime | richmond.com

Protesters Gather in St. Louis Suburb After Video Shows Officer Striking Man With SUV : news
New York City cop may be criminally charged for shoving woman at George Floyd protest, report says : news

Family demands answers after unarmed black man killed by N.J. trooper, attorney says - nj.com (shot him multiple times and then handcuffed him for insufficient subservience)

u/KagatoLNX dissects shitty assumptions that try to justify Alameda police arresting a Black man for "dancing in the streets" : bestof

The Roots of Violent Protest: Violent Cops - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Research Says Violent Cops Cause Violent Protests - Blogtown - Portland Mercury
Samuel Sinyangwe on Twitter: "For those who are interested in research-based solutions to stop police violence, here's what you need to know - based on the facts and data (police will always be violent, it's who they are)

Alabama city removes Confederate statue without notice : news
The Disturbing Appeal of Boogaloo Violence to Military Men

Feds press criminal case against Flynn partner - POLITICO - The move occurs even amid ongoing efforts to drop charges against Michael Flynn.


Even numbers of Georgians from both parties vote by mail - Voters were closely split between Democrats and Republicans heading into election day on Tuesday.

Arizona GOP's 10-Year Plan to Turn the State Blue - Are the state's Republicans in trouble because of Trump, or is Trump in trouble because of the state party? Too close to call! (Martha Sally McSally is a disaster)
Opinion | America, This Is Your Chance - The New York Times (and it was yours also, NYSlimes, but you failed)

Eschaton: The Real Threat To Free Speech - The "free speech" crowd doesn't care anything about protest-as-speech. They oppose it. Those "snowflake college kids" are always just protesting, using their available tiny microphones. The free speech gang just support the symbolic boot on the face, and reject any attempts to lift it.

Eschaton: The Hottest Takes - "James Bennet deserves immense credit for publishing a great writer who is also black" is quite the take going around from a bunch of white people who don't understand how damning it is of themselves and their industry. I mean, an editor deserves extra credit for that? He published the black guy, people! HE. PUBLISHED. A. BLACK. GUY. A GREAT WRITER BLACK GUY. ALL YOU LIBERALS, LOOK, HE PUBLISHED A BLACK GUY!!! -- If that is actually a notable achievement...

People who work in law enforcement, what is work like right now? : AskReddit

Fox: Alex Berenson: New York Times editorial page editors resignation a terrible omen for freedom of expression (said the guy who killed hundreds with his just like the flu bullshit not to mention his pot makes you a serial killer scam)

Reebok, gyms end CrossFit partnerships after CEO's insensitive tweet - Business Insider -- CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman tweeted "it's FLOYD-19"

Crowd funding platform GoFundMe suspended the account of conservative activist Candace Owens from its platform on Sunday after she raised more than $200,000 for an Alabama business whose co-owner called George Floyd a "thug." : news (she's a Fox thug)

Hartley Sawyer Fired From 'The Flash' After Racist, Misogynist Tweets Surface : television


Milton parents expressoutrageover teachers suspension regarding racial comment on police

It's literally every night : Dorchester residents losing sleep, patience over firework disturbances

The coronavirus allows us to reimagine the college experience - The Boston Globe - We can start by turning the residential-versus-remote comparison on its head and asking: What are the shortcomings of the residential experience and advantages of the virtual one? (fewer drunken partys)


U/Portarossa on Why People Have Issues With JK Rowlings Recent Tweets on Sex : bestof (she's a cunt)


TIL: In 1984, a woman started hearing voices that told her she had a brain tumor and they also told her where it was. Doctors eventually ordered tests and found the tumor where the voice said it would be. After her surgery, she heard the voices say, "we are pleased to have helped you, goodbye"

Trigger warnings are ineffective for trauma survivors & those who meet the clinical cutoff for PTSD, and increase the degree to which survivors view their trauma as central to their identity (preregistered, n = 451) : science

Repetitive negative thinking is associated with amyloid, tau, and cognitive decline : science

Psilocybin acutely alters the functional connectivity of the claustrum with brain networks that support perception, memory, and attention

CDC: A multistate mumps outbreak followed contact with an asymptomatic, fully vaccinated index patient who reported extensive social interactions at a wedding, resulting in 31 secondary cases, 27 tertiary cases, and three quaternary cases. : science

Greek Orthodox Church rules yoga is 'incompatible' with Christianity : news


Mark Zuckerberg and his parents [c. 1984] : funny




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Mining firm knew significance of 46,000-year-old Aboriginal caves before blowing site up (and then lying about it)
B.C. opens Sunshine Coast forest -- home to some of Canada's oldest trees -- to logging

Covid-19 relief for fossil fuel industries risks green recovery plans: Over $500bn is going to high-carbon industries undermining goals of Cop26 climate talks : worldnews


United States touches 33000+ new cases and 600+ new deaths on 3rd day of upward trend : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 6/7/20 : boston
103,436 Cases Total in MA; 261 New Confirmed Cases (43 Probable Cases) : CoronavirusMa - 7808 new tests; 3% positive - -87 Hospital; - 24 ICU; -17 Intubated - 27 new deaths; 7316 total


Why are there so many cases of Covid-19 in Massachusetts? : CoronavirusMa
[free globe article] The inside story of how coronavirus spread in Massachusetts : boston

Aerial Scenes from a quiet Cambridge : boston


Coronavirus: Oxford scientists working on COVID-19 vaccine 'near breakthrough' on antibody treatment . : Coronavirus
Fauci: Chinese authorities did a 'disservice' by not allowing scientists to speak about COVID-19 : Coronavirus
CDC Finds That Americans Gargle Bleach to Prevent Coronavirus


Church whose pastor threatened to sue Beshear over banning in-person services has COVID-19 outbreak, 17 people tested positive : Coronavirus (his familiy got it)

Police in New York are defying state and city orders to wear masks : Coronavirus


Sweden just Surpassed the United Kingdom in Cases per Million, but still has 20% lower Cases/M than Spain and 36% lower than the USA : Coronavirus

Brazil takes down COVID-19 data, hiding soaring death toll : worldnews

Scotland and Northern Ireland report no new coronavirus deaths for first time since lockdown began : Coronavirus

Biggest Single-Day Jump In Coronavirus Cases In India, 9,971 In 24 Hours : Coronavirus


Jailed Australian democracy activist has 'disappeared' inside Vietnam's prison system | World news : worldnews

Egyptian father to stand trial on charges of forced FGM of three daughters: Girls were allegedly told they were to have Covid-19 vaccinations but were cut by doctor after being sedated. The procedure was banned in 2008 and criminalised in 2016. : worldnews (cut off their dicks, this shit will stop)

'We Area : todayilearned
t a Crossroads' : Thousands Gather in Tel Aviv to Protest West Bank Annexation (haaretz.com)

A Daughter Is Beheaded, and Iran Asks if Women Have a Right to Safety - The New York Times - The so-called honor killing of a 14-year-old girl in Iran has shaken the country and forced an examination of its failure to protect women and children (muzfuckers)


An unsettling video that shows police officers in Quebec yanking a Black man out of a vehicle by his hair and then striking him on the head has gone viral. It's et another concerning instance of recent police use of force in Canada.
Indigenous chief says Canadian police beat him over expired licence plate : worldnews
Police Killed a Young Indigenous Woman In New Brunswick During Wellness Check: Family - VICE : worldnews
Man charged after attending Toronto anti-Black racism protest in blackface : worldnews

Has 'America First' Become 'Trump First? Germans Wonder (said your NYT)
Hillary Clinton questions how 'anybody with a beating heart and a working mind' can still support Trump after disastrous coronavirus and protest response : politics
Joe Biden hits a milestone Hillary Clinton never did: 50% : politics
technical_assistance comments on Joe Biden hits a milestone Hillary Clinton never did: 50% (linked comment)
Colin Powell: "The Country Is Wise to Trump. We're Not Going to Put Up With Him Anymore" Dying of Whiteness | Portside

Too much military spending got us into this mess - The Boston Globe - A lesson from the pandemic: reduce the Pentagon budget and invest in programs that actually keep us safe (Repubican paranoia about their small balls)
Calculated Risk: May Employment Report: 2,500,000 Jobs Added, 13.3% Unemployment Rate

US may be violating international law in its response to protesters, UN expert says : worldnews
A group of 66 United Nations human rights monitors have issued a devastating critique of what they call modern-day "racial terror" lynchings in the US in the form of state-sponsored police violence against black Americans.
Britain's Banksy Depicts U.S. Flag on Fire in Floyd Tribute

Eschaton: Who Radicalized You, America - Times change.The perception of police by white Americans has dropped by double digits in just one week, as police continue to target peaceful protestors, bystanders and even journalists amid nationwide demonstrations focusing on systemic racism facing black Americans.

???? : PoliticalHumor
Hmmm I think we're there. : PoliticalHumor
Morten Morland Sunday Times cartoon : pics
Protester holding facts in Los Angeles : pics

Protest Works - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Minneapolis is disbanding its police department.
Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety - The Appeal

GOPniks2 lists every accomplishment of the 2020 Protests (compiled by Fahd Ahmed) : bestof

The Last Time the U.S. Army Cleared Demonstrators From Pennsylv ania Avenue | In 1932, President Hoover set the military on a ragtag band of veterans protesting peacefully. The images horrified the nation and killed his chances for reelection. : politics ... Combover Caligula, Dorito Mussolini, Agolf Twitler, Bunker Baby, Toupie Fiasco ...
Trump is the worst possible president for this moment : politics

After nearly two weeks of nationwide protests against police brutality, several US states are taking steps to reform controversial police practices. : news
Protesters flood streets nationwide in huge, peaceful push for change - The Boston Globe

Predator Drone Spotted in Minneapolis During George Floyd Protests : technology

Protesters throng D.C. to denounce racism and police brutality after George Floyd's death - The Washington Post
'Vicious dogs' versus 'a scared man' : Trumps feud with Bowser escalates amid police brutality protests
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says Trump's response to protests brought out more demonstrators - ABC News


Protesters have been marching for nearly two weeks and crowds have only gotten bigger : politics - "Maybe 2020 wasn't the year we wanted, but it was the year we needed"
The protests are growing larger, calmer, and more community-oriented - Saturday's peaceful protests were filled with dancing, music, and community building.
This is What Tyranny Looks Like - Barr's Black-Shirted Private Army Stands Guard with No Badges, No Nameplates, No Insignias
Bill Barr Defends Attack on Peaceful Protesters: 'Pepper Spray Is Not a Chemical Irritant' ... Pepperball's own website says it's "the most effective chemical irritant available"
Chemical weapons and the authoritarian mind - Lawyers, Guns & Money

George Floyd death: We need truth and reconciliation commission on race - These commissions often accomplish what courts can't, such as public accountability and admissions of wrongdoing, and impetus for reforms and progress.

Police brutality during the 2020 George Floyd protests
Columbus Police shoot a woman peacefully holding a sign : 2020PoliceBrutality
Seattle PD dragging mother out of her car while her 9 year old is in the backseat. Officer tells her she has "multiple" counts of assaulting an officer. You assaulted me and you assaulted another officer at a protest couple days ago. Cops are seeking revenge on protestors (they hunted her down to assault her)
Cop beats and uses pepper spray on a guy that was recording a video : 2020PoliceBrutality
u/Dahhhkness tells a story about Buffalo mayor who recently acquitted 2 officers who shoved 75 yo man into pavement : bestof
Providence fire union says police 'profiled' on-duty black firefighter when they held him at gunpoint : news - the police officers told him he met the description of a man waving a gun nearby. Paci says he was sitting in the car with a friend who brought him food. (cuz the "guy with a gun' sure wasn't in a fire uniform but they still yelled "where's the gun" at him before almost killing him)
NYPD suspends cops filmed assaulting protesters : news

How Police Unions Became Such Powerful Opponents to Reform Efforts - The New York Times - Half a decade after a spate of officer-involved deaths inspired widespread protest, many police unions are digging in to defend members.

1 am in Seattle. : pics
Thousands of people gathering at the Philadelphia Art Museum today : gifs
Samantha Francine moved her glasses to stare him in the eyes. : pics
Fired Fire chief in Gilmer County, West Virginia : pics
Whitefish man charged with disorderly conduct after harassing peaceful protesters : news ... Whitefish city prosecutors charged Jay Snowden, 51, with disorderly conduct Thursday morning after they met with police. (racist asshole on the internets for all eternity)
White lawyer filmed spitting on protester taken into police custody : news

Protesters topple Confederate statue in Virginia capital
Protesters tear down statue of Confederate general in Richmond : politics

In Klamath Falls, Oregon, victory declared over antifa, which never showed up - Towns from Washington state to Indiana have seen armed groups begin patrolling the streets after rumors spread on social media about an antifa invasion.


What's a journalist supposed to be now -- an activist? A stenographer? You're asking the wrong question.

I-TEAM EXCLUSIVE: Unarmed black man handcuffed by Alameda police for 'dancing in the street' : news

Trump demanded 10,000 active-duty troops deploy to streets in heated Oval Office meeting : politics (baby Deumpster had a big tantrum)

Trump's use of religion follows playbook of authoritarian-leaning leaders the world over : politics

Chainsaw-wielding racist gets boosted by a top Trump aide as race protests sweep the nation - POLITICO - The activity by a senior Trump campaign adviser, and former White House aide, reflects a broader movement by some Republicans to attack the protests against police brutality ... Mercedes Schlapp, when she boosted a tweet that lauded a man in Texas in a viral video as he yelled the n-word and wielded a chainsaw to chase away anti-racism demonstrators.


Poll: 80 percent of voters say things are out of control in the U.S. : politics
Americans Are More Troubled by Police Actions in Killing of George Floyd Than by Violence at Protests, Poll Finds - WSJ - Eighty percent feel country is spiraling out of control, according to Wall Street Journal/NBC poll

Acting DHS secretary claims no systemic racism problemin law enforcement, drawing rebuke from potential VP candidate Demings

Black men arrested with weapons at protest while armed white militia men avoid charges in Greensboro, NC : news

Joe Biden: No one can stay silent. No one can ignore justice - Los Angeles Times

Vote for Trump? These Republican Leaders Aren't on the Bandwagon
George W. Bush and Mitt Romney won't support Trump in 2020, while some GOP officials consider voting for Biden : politics
Colin Powell to vote for Joe Biden, says Trump 'lies' : politics
Poll: Biden has doubled his lead over Trump in Michigan : politics
Michigan Democratic chair: Trump supporters are racist : politics

Jacksonville-area Naval Academy alumni board member resigns after accidentally broadcasting racial slurs - News - The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville, FL - While Scott Bethmann, 63, and his wife, Nancy, were watching the news, they started discussing the Black Lives Matter movement, making racist comments and using slurs including the N-word in a video that was accidentally streamed on Facebook Live. ("our words don't reflect our true values" the disgusting racist Republicans said)

Anthony Brennan III: Maryland cyclist arrested for assaulting 3 people posting Black Lives Matter flyers - CNN - Anthony Brennan III, 60, of Kensington, Maryland, was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of second-degree assault, according to the Maryland-National Capital Park Police. (hello, racist asshole)

De Blasios Staff Taking to the Streets Over His Handling of George Floyd Protests (get rid of Blasfuck)
Eschaton: The Worst Mayor - It isn't that I expected de Blasio to be good - there were already a lot of reasons to think he's bad - but wow has he been bad (on everything everytime)

Zuckerberg's army are on their way - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Winger groups are working themselves into a lather over imaginary Antifa invasions on Facebook and coming to peaceful small town rallies armed to the teeth:

Pittsburgh-Post Gazette accused of barring Alexis Johnson from covering George Floyd protests and censored stories - The Washington Post - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Stan Wischnowski resigns as The Philadelphia Inquirer top editor (haha, Inky doesn't tell you want he said)
Interview: Alexis Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter barred from protest coverage, shares gratitude for overwhelming support from allies | News | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper

Eschaton: JAMES BENNET IS CANCELLED - Not a very nice shove
James Bennet resigns from New York Times after Cotton op-ed backlash : news (Baquet threw him under the bus)
James Bennet Resigns as New York Times Opinion Editor - The New York Times
New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet resigns after uproar over Tom Cotton op-ed - The Washington Post
James Bennet Resigns as Editorial Page Editor of The New York Times; Katie Kingsbury Named Acting Editorial Page Editor | The New York Times Company
Inside the Revolts Erupting in America's Big Newsrooms
Sen. Tom Cotton blasts New York Times for caving to 'woke child mob' of staffers over op-ed | Fox News
Buh-Bye - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- You know the Post must have loved writing this piece. And I guess it turns out that soliciting a piece supporting fascism and then not even bothering to read it before publishing it can cost you a job, even at the New York Times.


Fox News apologizes for graphic linking black deaths with stock market gains : news


Walsh: City will look at reallocating parts of police budget - The Boston Globe
Milton suspends teacher for saying "many cops are rcist" -- now reinstated

Wealth hoarding at elite universities - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Boston Area Colleges : boston

The new Tobacco Control Law is garbage. Quit cigarettes 2 years ago using a non-tobacco alternative that I now CAN'T get! Thanks Gov. Baker for forcing people like me back into the waiting arms of big tobacco.

u/CheerUpHumanity wrote a manual how to reach extremists and brain washed people. : bestof


140 top scientists who are funded by Mark Zuckerberg are criticizing Facebook for letting Trump 'spread misinformation' : politics (Fuckerberg: "I've studied the situation thoroughly and the scientists are wrong")

Men are drawn to borderline personality traits in physically attractive women; this instability might be exciting in terms of sensation seeking and being impulsive : science

TIL: humans have developed injections containing nanoparticles which when administered into the eye convert infrared into visible light giving night vision for up to 10 weeks : todayilearned

TIL approximately 71% of the 34 million 17-to-24-year-olds in the U.S. would not qualify for military service because of reasons related to health, physical appearance and educational background, : todayilearned

NASA Explains Moon Return Plans in Stunning Animated Short : videos

Study: "Autistic burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic life stress and a mismatch of expectations and abilities without adequate supports. It is characterized by pervasive, long-term (typically 3+ months) exhaustion, loss of function, and reduced tolerance to stimulus" : science

Time-lapse of Allied Armies landing at Normandy and the 87 days that followed : gifs

Battle of the time lords - The Philosopher's Zone - ABC Radio National - Einstein vs Bergson, science vs philosophy and the meaning of time
Everett, Quine and Translation in the Field | Kingdablog


Forrest Fenn confirms his treasure has been found : news




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Ethiopia wants to plant 5 billion seedlings this year. It's part of a larger goal to plant 20 billion trees. : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 6/6/20 : boston
103,132 Total Cases in MA; 505 New Confirmed Cases (70 New Probable) : CoronavirusMa - 9840 new tests; 6% positive - -4 hospital; +9 ICU; no change Intubated - 55 new deaths; 7289 total
Gov. Baker announces Phase 2 begins Monday, 6/8 : boston


COVID-19 and climate: global evidence from 117 countries : COVID19
False Negative Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Challenges and Implications


Florida: 5,311 new positive coronavirus cases being reported in the state over the course of four days
Arizona's largest health system reaches capacity on ECMO lung machines as COVID-19 cases in the state continue to climb : Coronavirus


Retired China soccer star calls for ouster of Communist Party : worldnews

Han Kuo-yu, mayor of Kaohsiung, Taiwan ousted from office - RTHK : worldnews

German Neo Nazis Are Getting Explosives Training at a White Supremacist Camp in Russia : worldnews
Trump orders 9,500 US troops to leave Germany : worldnews

France announces it has killed the leader of Al Qaeda in North Africa during an operation in Mali : worldnews

Seventeen years after US troops invaded their country and eight months since protests engulfed their cities, Iraqis are sending solidarity, warnings and advice to protestors in the US. Whether in Baghdad's Tahrir Square or on Twitter, Iraqis are closely watching the unprecedented street protests : worldnews

Russia urges the U.S. to respect Americans' right to protest and 'to observe democratic standards' ...."it's time for the U.S. to drop the mentor's tone and look in the mirror : worldnews ... "Global diplomacy in 2020 is just the United States, Russia, and China sitting around a table going "no u" at each other."

'Stand up to Trump!' Canadian protesters shout to Trudeau during anti-racism rally : worldnews


How America Lost the War on Drugs - After nearly four decades and hundreds of billions of dollars, drugs are as cheap and plentiful as ever. An anatomy of a failure (big pharma, big copsters, big racism, Clintons are idiots)


166 MPs from all parties call for UK to stop tear gas and rubber bullet exports to US. Separate petition calling for suspension of exports nears half a million signatures : worldnews

Marine Corps officially bans public display of Confederate flag on its bases : politics (yeah, they banned the traitor flag 150 yrs later)
U.S. Marine Corps Orders Confederate Flag Ban Including on Bumper Stickers, Mugs And T-Shirts : politics

No, the Unemployment Rate Didn't Really Drop in May - Donald Trump bragged about a bogus jobs number and defiled George Floyd's name in the process. A 'misclassification error' made the May unemployment rate look better than it is. Here's what happened. (Jared had nothing to do with it)
Don't Lose the Thread. The Economy Is Experiencing an Epic Collapse of Demand.

Ex-Defense Secretary: White House Is 'Leading Us Down The Trail Toward A Dictatorship' Trump "has no understanding of what the rule of law really means in this country" argued William Cohen (elect a Reuplican, get a crook)

The president's inhumanity is deeper than we knew ... " As others have said, he is not a human being but a golem formed from humanity's worst traits."
Donald Trump Is Our National Catastrophe | With malice toward all; with charity for none. : politics
'There isn't a moral bone in Trump's body' -- Bradley calls U.S. president 'completely empty'
Study: Trump's support for police served as 'dog whistle' to voters with racial resentment (
Trump's soulless nature has done the nation incalculable harm - George Conway

The arsonist - current "Der Spiegel" cover : pics

Chris Hayes Exposes Trump's Incoherence by Simply Reading His Words Aloud

Trump Had 'Shouting Match' With Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Over Military Crackdown on Protesters -- The important part is that Trump demanded the military attack US citizens (Republicans: "So?")
White House, Pentagon tensions near breaking point : politics ("You will invade America! Fuck your so-called Constitution!" Trump raged)
Army secretary on protest response: "We don't police the American streets. We protect America'

Pentagon Ordered National Guard Helicopters' Aggressive Response in D.C. - The high-profile episode, after days of protests in Washington, was a turning point in the military's response to unrest in the city (traitors, lock them all up)
Trump's Public-Relations Army - Will the military allow the President to use it for political advantage?


Scores of Retired Military Leaders Publicly Denounce President Trump : politics
Milley, America's Top General, Walks Into a Political Battle : The military that Gen. Mark A. Milley represents is facing what could be the worst schism with the American public since the fractious Vietnam War years.
'Revolting' Trump condemned for saying George Floyd is praising US economy ("he's looking down from heavan and loves my job performance")
Searching Twitter for 'racist' shows you President Donald Trump's account
Donald Trump Retweets Glenn Beck and Candace Owens Trashing George Floyd : politics

All swabs will be thrown out following Trump visit, Puritan says - As Trump touted increased manufacturing of the coronavirus testing swabs, all in-house during his visit will be thrown out. : politics ... Trump toured the production line wearing no mask or protective gear and even put a swab near his nose.

The Trump Regime Is Beginning to Topple : politics
We are witnessing the birth of a movement 00 and the downfall of a president. We've reached a turning point in the Trump era. The 2020 campaign is in the streets and he losing

Barr seeks to dissociate himself from move on demonstrators outside Lafayette Square : politics (too late, fucker)
Congress must impeach Trump's enabler in corruption, oppression, Attorney General Bill Barr

Kansas technical school cancels Ivanka Trump's upcoming speech : politics
Ivanka Trump Gets Blunt Reminder Of Her Own Complicity After 'Free Speech' Call: Twitter users pointed out the hypocrisy of Donald Trump's daughter and adviser.

This Week, Mark Zuckerberg Sided with Donald Trump. History Won't Forget It. With America on fire, the two men are going after the same thing: Dominance. (peas in an evil pod)

White House reporters had their seats moved closer together in violation of CDC guidelines because it "looks better"

Teargassed, beaten up, arrested: what freedom of the press looks like in the US right now : news

Republicans fear Trump may cost them Senate : politics
Democrats move within striking range of taking the Senate, forecasts say : politics
Fox News poll has Martha McSally down 13% in must-win state for GOP
Is the Crisis Putting the Republican Senate in Jeopardy? - POLITICO

Protests after Floyds death reach rural AmericaGrowing minority communities are finding their voice in speaking up for social issues.

This is probably the most impactful picture I have ever taken (Trump/Pompeo-level fat neck on the copster)

Protests about police brutality are met with wave of police brutality across US : politics
In protests against police brutality, videos capture more alleged police brutality - The Washington Post
The Police Are Gaslighting Us : politics ... "Teargaslighting"
A riot of their own - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Supreme Court announcement on reexamining qualified immunity for police could come soon : news

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley propose creating a national database of cops with a record of misconduct : politics
Warren, Pressley introduce bill to make it a crime for police officers to deny medical care to people in custody : politics


Rand Paul White-Splained the 'Seriousness' of Lynching to Kamala Harris and Cory Booker


Democrats discover a new team player: Bernie Sanders - POLITICO - After criticizing his role in 2016, top Democrats are heaping praise on Sanders and his top brass for working overtime to get Joe Biden elected.
Biden clinches Democratic presidential nomination - POLITICO - Joe Biden has won a majority of pledged delegates to the August national party convention.


Illinois' Top Legal Officer Wants To License Cops, Just Like Doctors, Hairdressers
Kansas City announces planned reform of police procedures : news

Rightwing vigilantes on armed patrol after fake rumours of antifa threat | US news : politics

Now All Hundreds Of Them Are Weak : PoliticalHumor
2020' Calandar ( not mind) : funny
Bunker Bitch : PoliticalHumor
When nurses and doctors are having to reuse ppe but fascism is more important : PoliticalHumor

Mugshots of 2 Cops Charged with Second-Degree Assault for Shoving a 75-Year-Old Man to the Ground : pics

OSU graduate, 22, dies after attending protests in Columbus : worldnews ... sprayed by a chemical agent ... (lethaled by non-lethal killer cop means)

Philadelphia Police Inspector Joseph Bologna will face assault charges in the beating of a Temple student at a protest (haha, Joey Baloney)

'The most painful experience': Man who trains San Jose police about bias severely injured by riot gun during George Floyd protest - ABC7 San Francisco

Alyssa Milano FTW. Spot on. : PoliticalHumor
He's not wrong! : PoliticalHumor
George Floyd death: Los Angeles police slammed for shooting homeless, wheelchair-bound man : news ... A group of twenty cops versus one homeless old man in a wheelchair and they felt the need to shoot him. In the face.

Police Are Killing Fewer People In Big Cities, But More In Suburban And Rural America | FiveThirtyEight

/u/Ragnarangar lists a laundry list of incidents of attacking Americans on their own property, attacking journalists that have self identified, drive-bys, and attacks on people who have surrendered and other abuses : bestof

Denver police fire pepper balls at man yelling that his pregnant fiancie is in car. : news
Video Shows San Diego Police Officer Threatening To Shoot Protesters During Arrest : news
Hours After Conrad James Told the Raleigh City Council He Planned to Sue, the Cops Arrested Him : news (for late fees on a rental car)
The NYPD has suspended two officers without pay for violent incidents with protesters that were caught on video last weekend. : news

Dallas Police Department announces new 'duty to intervene' policy for officers (Dallas orders police to police the police. Dallas police: "we'll get right on it")

How did he think he wouldn't catch shit for this? - Alleged post by Massachusetts National Guard soldier telling protesters 'I can't wait to shoot you' prompts his removal from active status
To those participating in protests... : boston
Mass. State Police no longer welcome at UMass Boston campus : boston


u/robotCrotch answers about what Lindsey graham did to attack, degrade, and dehumanize gay people


The 1619 Riots - The American Mind - Our elites seek a new nation conceived in violence (what racist rightwing fuckers are saying, oh hi, Christopher Flannery of the "Claremont Institute"
Dear white people, please read "White Fragility"
/u/bfandreas aptly summarises the nature of "the man" or "that guy" we keep seeing standing up for the current status quo/against the current wave of protests.

Conspiracy theories and racist memes: How a dozen Texas GOP county chairs caused turmoil within the party (Soros faked Floyd's death with a crisis actor to make white people look bad and sow social unrest; yes they really believe this shit)

NFL admits officially that it was wrong about Black Lives Matters - Lawyers, Guns & Money

On Cop Media - Lawyers, Guns & Money - how a century of cop films and then television shows has served as propaganda for the fascists running amok in our cities today.

Eschaton: Bretbug Can Only Fail Up - I'm sure the dude has not faced a moment of personal discomfort since diaper rash, so this is the equivalent of waterboarding him even if nothing happens. ***HR update: ... He used to write 2 boring columns per week, now it's only 1 for reasons that probably didn't result in a drop in pay.


Why Did Women Vote for Hitler? Long-Forgotten Essays Hold Some Answers (same old)


Black holes could be like a hologram, where all the information is amassed in a two-dimensional surface able to reproduce a 3-D image. This aligns with Einstein's theory of relativity, which describes black holes as three dimensional, simple, spherical, and smooth. : science ... "Real eyes realize real lies."

'Bending Lines' : Maps as deception - A new virtual exhibit from the Boston Public Library explores geography and propaganda.

Upcoming changes to our content policy, our board, and where we're going from here (contrast w/Fuckerbook




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Collapse of civilisation is the most likely outcome : top climate scientists


The recovery from the coronavirus sure looks V-shaped, going by these charts (stay tuned)


MA COVID-19 Data 6/5/20 : boston
102,557 Total Cases in MA; 420 New Confirmed Cases (74 New Probable Cases) : CoronavirusMa - 9760 new tests; 5% positive - 35 new deaths; 7235 total - -104 hospital; -51 ICU; -11 Intubated - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 5.1% (vs 5.7%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -82% (vs -80%)


Here's what's happened to the $3 trillion in federal coronavirus relief : Coronavirus (Jared got all the money)
Top U.S. scientists left out of White House selection of COVID-19 vaccine short list | Science | AAAS

Expect Covid-19 vaccine to be seasonal like the flu shot, says former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb: Dr. Anthony Fauci said he worries about the "durability" of a potential coronavirus vaccine, saying there's a chance it may not provide long-term immunity.

CDC's forecast now projects more than 127,000 US coronavirus deaths by June 27 : Coronavirus - The real number of death by June 27 will be about 254,000.
Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising faster than ever : Coronavirus

WHO masked concern about China's slow release of coronavirus information

Vitamin K could help fight coronavirus, study suggests : Coronavirus
Bald men may be at a higher risk of severe Covid-19 symptoms, finds a new study in JAAD, which suggests that the link is so strong that baldness should be considered a risk factor called the "Gabrin sign", after the first physician to die of coronavirus in the US, Dr Frank Gabrin, who was bald. : science
Psychological Distress and Loneliness Reported by US Adults 2020 vs 2018 : COVID19 (young people with no money seeing their futures destroyed by boomers get a little anxious)
The pandemic's first major research scandal erupts : COVID19 - ivermectin
How the Rich Reacted to the Bubonic Plague Has Eerie Similarities to Todays Pandemicthe wealthy fled to the countryside, while the urban poor were forced to work on the front lines.

New York state reports lowest coronavirus fatalities in eight weeks, Gov. says : Coronavirus
NYC hospital virus admissions double overnight : Coronavirus

Coronavirus cases spike in Texas, Arizona, Florida after reopening : Coronavirus
Texas Medical Center in Houston sees uptick in COVID-19 patients in ICUs; warns if trend continues, capacity could be exceeded in 2 weeks : Coronavirus
Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases For Third Consecutive Day: 4,041 Cases in last 72 Hours : Coronavirus
Over 1,000 coronavirus deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Officials fear protests will bring new outbreaks : Coronavirus
Arizona reports daily record of 1,579 new cases; death count passes 1,000 : Coronavirus
Arizona hospital inpatient wards reach 87% of capacity : Coronavirus
Kansas City area has 3rd consecutive day of triple-digit rise in new COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus
Rising COVID-19 hospitalization numbers in North Carolina have doctors concerned : Coronavirus
Most pandemic relief to NC hospitals has gone to institutions sitting on billions : Coronavirus (as usual)
20 new deaths, 284 new cases of coronavirus reported in Michigan : Coronavirus
N.J. coronavirus death toll rises to 12,049 with 163,336 total cases, as infection rate continues to slow : Coronavirus

Fox News Postpones Return to Office Again Amid Pandemic : Coronavirus (you know, the fake virus)


Covid-19 quietly sweeps across Yemen: The authorities either cannot test for the virus or don't want to

Extra 10,000 dementia deaths in England and Wales in April : Coronavirus

Sweden compared to it's 8 closest neighbors: Graph of 7-day average of new coronavirus cases adjusted for each country's total population : Coronavirus
No excess mortality in Norway - despite corona : Coronavirus

In the past 24 hours Brazil reports 31,890 new cases and 1492 new deaths : Coronavirus


Over 50 days with no community spreading in Viet Nam, along with the most serious case showing miraculous progress, Viet Nam is well on its way to victory : Coronavirus
Close to 40 percent of Taiwan's imported COVID-19 cases were found at border by border control officials, reflecting the country's success at keeping the virus at bay: CECC officials : Coronavirus

Divorces rise by 30% in Saudi Arabia after quarantine uncovers polygamous husbands : worldnews

Protests sparked in Argentina after s prosecutor frees perpetrators involved in gang-raping a 16 year old girl in Chebut Argentina from jail. The judge classified it as "Sexual relief". : worldnews

14 boys rescued from 'most horrific' child-exploitation ring uncovered in Australia : worldnews - 4-7 years old


French police fired tear gas to disperse around 2,000 demonstrators protesting against racism and police brutality in the northern city of Lille. "No justice, no peace," the crowd chanted, echoing the protests which have taken place across the United States : worldnews

'They died in the same way': Floyd's death puts spotlight on similar cases across globe : worldnews


Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says it is 'hard to not conclude' Trump is a racist : worldnews
New Zealand minister says yes - Trump is racist amid Floyd protests : worldnews


Huge rise in unemployment likely to push Americans to the left, experts say : politics
May jobs report: Unemployment rate comes in at 13.3%, better than expected


To President Trump: You should resign now : politics
As Trump Wages War on DC Residents, It's Clear He Must Resign Immediately

Trump Agrees to Send Home Troops From Washington, Easing Tensions With the Pentagon - The New York Times -- But what appeared to be an uneasy truce between the White House and military leaders did not mean the conflict was over. ("I'm the boss of you" Trump screamed)

Trump shares letter that calls peaceful protesters 'terrorists' - CNNPolitics

Esper risks being sidelined as White House floats replacements - POLITICO (insufficient loyalty to the supreme orange pototao)
Admiral who led bin Laden raid: "Nothing morally right" about clearing protesters for Trump photo op : politics
89 former Defense officials: The military must never be used to violate constitutional rights - The Washington Post (Republicans: "what's your problem?")
Why military men speaking out against Trump is an 'extraordinary' event in American democracy : politics
Mattis told the truth about Trump. Why won't more Republicans? : politics (when have Republifucks ever told the truth)
How Mattis reached his breaking point -- and decided to speak out against Trump
Former chief of staff John Kelly calls Trump 'nasty' and 'confused' over attack on Jim Mattis | Daily Mail Online
Former Marine commandant on nationwide protests: The time for being silent has passed

Barr says he didn't give tactical order to clear protesters (but admits he might have lied)
The White House is now surrounded by nearly 2 miles of fencing and barricades : politics (baby Donnie in his fort" - #BabyGate)
Heavily secured White House at odds with its long history as the people's house
Questions arise over Special Forces guarding Donald Trump from protests - ABC News
The Story Behind Bill Barrs Unmarked Federal AgentsThe motley assortment of police currently occupying Washington, D.C., is a window into the vast, complicated, obscure world of federal law enforcement.

Donald Trump's Favorability Among White Catholics Plunges 23 Points in Two Months: Poll : politics
Trump's Approval Slips Where He Can't Afford to Lose It: Among Evangelicals (unlikely)

Black Lives Matter: In giant yellow letters, D.C. mayor sends message to Trump

We are witnessing the birth of a movement -- and the downfall of a president. We've reached a turning point in the Trump era. The 2020 campaign is in the streets and he's losing
74% of Americans view George Floyd's death as an underlying racial injustice problem: Poll : politics (the rest voted for Trump)
Why Most Americans Support the Protests. Never before in the history of modern polling has the country expressed such widespread agreement on racism's pervasiveness in policing, and in society at large.

George Floyd protests created a surge in voter registrations, groups say : politics

The Walk of Shame for Republican Senators | History will remember them as having facilitated Trump's foray into fascism
Trump says he will campaign against Lisa Murkowski after her support for Mattis : politics ... So after all that covering up she did for him with the impeachment evidence she still ends up here... hope it was worth it ??

'Deeply Disturbing' - New York Supreme Court Judge Rules Protesters Can Be Detained Indefinitely. - "This is suspension of habeas corpus, it is unconstitutional" said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

A Twitter user was suspended for 'glorifying violence' after posting exactly what Donald Trump tweets : politics

When Trump cries 'antifa,' it's an excuse to teargas his enemies : politics
FBI 'has no intelligence' indicating antifa was linked to weekend violence in the George Floyd protests, despite Trump and Republicans' claims : politics

"Unacceptable" : Democrats sound alarm over unidentified law enforcement patrolling D.C. protests
Op-Ed: Did you notice? Trump just tried to turn the U.S. armed forces into his personal domestic police force : politics

A federal judge says smashing windows and spraying graffiti is a 'fair trade' if it means protesters' bones aren't broken by the police : politics

Police union will not ID officer in Australian TV crew attack : worldnews
Rubber bullets shot at Swiss journalists by US police : worldnews

Opinion | The Police Are Rioting. We Need to Talk About It. - The New York Times - It is an attack on civil society and democratic accountability.
The Police Have Shown Their True Colors | HuffPost

Buffalo police suspended after shoving 75-year-old man, leaving him with 'serious head injury,' authorities say - The Washington Post
Buffalo mayor calls elderly protester shoved by police an 'agitator'
Protester pushed to ground by police is longtime peace activist from Amherst
Buffalo Police Officers Suspended After Shoving 75-Year-Old Protester - The New York Times - The protester, who was seen on video motionless on the ground and bleeding from his ear, was in serious but stable condition on Friday, a hospital spokesman said.
Buffalo Police Said Protester With Head Wound "Tripped and Fell" -- Video Shows They Lied.

/u/Ragnarangar gives an extensive list of police brutality occurrences since the 2020 protests began : bestof
Police Misconduct Records Are Secret. Protests May Finally Change That. : politics

Cuomo, de Blasio Say They Haven't Seen Videos of the NYPD Abusing Protesters, so We're Posting Them Here to Be Helpful
'Kettling' of Peaceful Protesters Shows Aggressive Shift by N.Y. Police Officers have charged and swung batons at demonstrators after curfew with seemingly little provocation. The mayor said he would review any reports of inappropriate enforcement.
Chris Hayes: Yes, Gov. Cuomo, NYPD are beating peaceful protesters : politics
Riot police shove elderly man onto ground at New York protest, leaving him unconscious : politics

Tacoma mayor demands officers be fired after unarmed black man Manuel Ellis died in handcuffs on the ground : politics


Law Enforcement Seizes Masks Meant To Protect Anti-Racist Protesters From COVID-19 : politics (now, how did they do that?)
Federal Agents Release Coronavirus Masks Seized From Black Lives Matter Protesters | HuffPost ... The U.S. Postal Inspection Service claimed it suspected that boxes of cloth masks meant to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 "contained non-mailable matter." ... "So the question remains: which agency moved to use the Postal Service as a domestic surveillance tool?"
To serve and protect - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This has Bill Barr's fingerprints all over it:
Law Enforcement Seizes Masks Meant To Protect Anti-Racist Protesters From COVID-19 | HuffPost

Video shows a woman being body slammed by an Atlanta police officer as she was arrested : news
Canada police under scrutiny after two women die after encounters with officers : news
'Police just went nuts' Charges dropped after video surfaces of police beating student, other protesters with batons
Huntsville police chief: Protesters "brought this on themselves"

Mayor Orders Termination of 4 Officers After Black Man Died From Police Restraint in Tacoma, Washington : news

California mayor resigns after writing no good person of colour has ever been killed by police - James Stewart of Temecula condemned for email he blamed on speech-to-text error - (just a little dyslexia, he said)

Moment of silence interrupted during George Floyd vigil by vehicles waving Confederate flags : news


As They Scream Voter Fraud, Trump And His Press Secretary May Have Voted Illegally | HuffPost - Kayleigh McEnany was living in Washington, but voted in Florida. Trump used an address he promised Palm Beach officials would not be a residence.

Biden Says About 10 to 15 Percent of Americans AreNot Very Good People (try 45% Joe)


Armed white residents lined Idaho streets amid 'antifa' protest fears. The leftist incursion was an online myth. (white supremos declare support for fascism with their big penis-gunz)

Nashville judge orders Tennessee to permit vote by mail for all registered voters : politics

Tom Cotton's Fascist Op-Ed (Baquet puts on his brown shirt)
New York Times Executives Take Turns Apologizing to Quell Staff Revolt -- In a tense staff meeting, the paper admitted to inviting Sen. Cotton to write the "Send in the Troops" column, and said it will overhaul the frequently controversial opinion page. (they said, "hey, would you like to write a racist column for us?"
Eschaton: Brand Bari - Such fun.
The Cesspool of the Times Leadership - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Ex-State watchdog says he was fired after trying to interview Pompeo : politics (fascist fucker)

Fox News, its employees and viewers are racist fucks. - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Can we call an end to "powerful media organizations massively insult your intelligence week" now? - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- CNBC joining the ranks of organizations and people that urgently need to suck my dick (lie machine)

Graham postpones Russia probe subpoena vote as tensions boil over | TheHill

Susan Collins stays in DC as Trump visits Maine - CNNPolitics

Anti-lynching bill: Emotional debate erupts as Cory Booker and Kamala Harris speak out against Rand Paul amendment - CNNPolitics

Shut down all police movies and TV shows. Now. - The Washington Post

Five Texas Republican county leaders share racist Facebook posts | The Texas Tribune - including one juxtaposing an MLK quote with a banana

Mrs. America - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Mrs. America, a biopic of Phyllis Schlafly and her successful crusade against the ERA.

Estee Lauder Workers Demand Heir Ouster Over Trump Support - Bloomberg - Ronald Lauder, a family heir, over his support for President Donald Trump.

New Trump Appointee to Foreign Aid Agency Has Denounced Liberal Democracy andOur Homo-Empire -- Merritt Corrigan condemned "tyrannical LGBT agenda" (hey Merrit, just say you're lesbo)


Leominster's Amereican Auto Body owner: "blacks are the true racist"

REPUBLICANS GET MAULED IN SPECIAL ELECTIONS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS : boston


LGM Podcast: Accounting for the True Costs of Automobiles - Lawyers, Guns & Money (capitalists killed mass transit so they could make 3 generation stupid and violent with lead poisoning)


The Very Drugged Nazis

Gyms Will Reopen, but Fitness Apps Are the Future - The Atlantic - Quarantine reminded us that we could work out anywhere.

How The "Lost ARt" Of Breathing Can Impact Sleep And Resilience

How can scientists best address the problems of today and the future? | Aeon Essays - Science is the one culture that all humans share. What would it mean to create a scientifically literate future together?

Black holes could be like a hologram, where all the information is amassed in a two-dimensional surface able to reproduce a 3-D image. This aligns with Einstein's theory of relativity, which describes black holes as three dimensional, simple, spherical, and smooth. : science


The Winners Of The International Photography Awards Are Here And They're Gorgeous




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Thousands of Hongkongers defy police ban to commemorate Tiananmen Massacre victims at Victoria Park : worldnews
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen said that she hopes history can be remembered in every corner of the world on Thursday, the 31st anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square massacre on June 4, 1989 : worldnews

Solar costs have fallen 82% since 2010 : worldnews


What comes after the protest? Massachusetts lawmakers of color have 10 proposed police reforms : boston
Elected Officials of Color Present 10-Point Plan to Combat Systemic Racism in Policing & Police Brutality | Jamaica Plain News
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey introduces resolution to abolish legal protections for officers using excessive force : boston


Iceland hitting on Massachusetts : boston - Massachusetts is probably the most boring place on earth

MA COVID-19 6/4/20 : boston
Rate of COVID-19 Cases in MA by City/Town June 3, 2020 (interactive) : CoronavirusMa
102,063 Cases Total in MA; 412 New Confirmed Cases (59 New Probable) : CoronavirusMa - 7115 new tests; 6% positive - 50 new deaths; 7201 total - -47 hospital; +8 ICU; -14 Intubated - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 5.7% (vs 5.9%) Positive case change since 4/15: -80% (vs -79%)
Mass. reports 471 new coronavirus cases, 50 new deaths - The Boston Globe

What appears to be the owner and employee of Patriot Seal Coating in Worcester, violently attacking and threatening a man who simply asked them to respect social distancing guidelines at the Cumberland Farms in Auburn. : CoronavirusMa


Face masks may reduce COVID-19 spread by 85%, WHO-backed study suggests : Coronavirus
Large global study affirms face masks reduce COVID-19 infection risk by 85 percent : worldnews
Lancet, NEJM retract Covid-19 studies that sparked backlash
People with blood type A more likely to suffer severe coronavirus symptoms, research finds : Coronavirus
Thousands Who Got COVID-19 in March Are Still Sick : Coronavirus
SARS-coV-2 Infection Provides Immunity to other Coronaviruses as well: Study suggests that "40%-60% of people" who have not been exposed to coronavirus "have resistance at the T-cell level" from other similar coronaviruses like the common cold. : science


NYC hits hopeful milestone: Zero confirmed coronavirus deaths for first day since March 2020 - New York Daily News

"No doubt about it": Coronavirus rebounding in Arizona. Did state reopen too soon? : Coronavirus
Florida Records Highest Daily Increase in Coronavirus Cases : Coronavirus
Texas, Arizona, Oregon report significant coronavirus spikes after reopening economy : Coronavirus
More than 1 month of declining coronavirus rates in Nevada : Coronavirus


'Death is everyone's destiny,' Bolsonaro says on day of record COVID-19 toll : Coronavirus


The body of a missing Mexican congresswoman has been found in a shallow grave more than a month after she was abducted by armed men while raising awareness about the coronavirus pandemic : worldnews

5G conspiracy theorists hide razors and needles as booby traps for telecoms engineers : worldnews


In the last 10 years Israeli security forces have killed more than 3,400 Palestinians but only five have been convicted : worldnews (and then they became racist nazis)


New Zealand tackles'period poverty' with free sanitary products for all schoolgirls : worldnews

Ukrainian prosecutors find no evidence against Hunter Biden | US politics | The Guardian - Audit probed energy company Burisma, of which Biden was a board member from 2014-2019

Greek demonstrators hurl firebombs towards U.S. embassy in Athens : worldnews

Boris Johnson urged to end 'silence' and condemn Trump's response to US protests : worldnews
Trudeau under growing pressure to condemn Trump over U.S. unrest : worldnews
Trudeau's 21-Second Pause Becomes the Story in Canada


Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On ProPublica - Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Park Service: "that tear gas wasn't tear gas)


Trump Campaign Looks at Electoral Map and Doesnt Like What It Sees
Fox News polls: Trump trails Biden in Ohio, Arizona and Wisconsin : politics ... "Vote like you may never get the chance again."
Gov. Mike DeWine: Ohio would not volunteer to host 2020 Republican National Convention as President Trump looks for new location : politics (haha, he wants it in a swing-state)
Republican National Convention search expands across Sun Belt - Axios (haha, stuck in retard-land)

Eschaton: Switchback - CONFIRMED: US defense official tells me hundreds of active duty 82nd Airborne troops being sent home from DC area, a day after Defense Secretary Mark Esper reversed an earlier decision yesterday to send 82nd back to Ft Bragg after tense meeting with President Trump. -- backtracking the backtrack or something.

Lacking autocrats and Trump hotels, Trump's relationship with Europe goes from bad to nothingness

U.S. spends twice as much on law and order as it does on cash welfare, data show - The Washington Post -- The Minneapolis agency takes up 30 percent of the city budget (Reagan tough on crime crooked cops killed you and stole all the money)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, City Officials Cutting $100 Million-$150 Million From LAPD Budget, Funds To Be Reinvested In Communities Of Color

Trump Uses the Military to Prove His Manhood: The president's esponse to the coronavirus that killed more than 100,000 people was lethargic and ineffective. But when it came to a few hundred anti-racism protesters, it was time to call in the troops
Far-right extremists charged with inciting violence as US protests enter a ninth straight evening : worldnews
3 self-proclaimed members of the far-right 'boogaloo' movement were arrested on domestic terrorism charges for trying to spark violence during protests
White House Forced to Retract Claim Viral Videos Prove Antifa Is Plotting Violence : politics
Trump Went Full-On Fascist For A Photo-Op. What's He Willing To Do To Keep Power? | Authoritarianism experts worry that Trump could abuse his powers to try to disrupt the November election or delegitimize the result if he loses

'Qualified immunity' for police getting fresh look by Supreme Court after George Floyd death

Fallout from Trump's Lafayette Square scandal continues to unfold - "When the history of the Trump presidency is written, the clash at Lafayette Square may be remembered as one of its defining moments." - Trump significantly trailing his rival, Joseph R. Biden Jr., his campaign is spending heavily in states, like Ohio, that it had hoped would not be competitive at all this year.
The entire Republican Party is complicit in the assault on Lafayette Square : politics
William Barr's Vast, Nameless Army Is Being Brought To Bear On D.C. Protesters

Inside the NYT newsroom's reaction to Tom Cotton's "Send In the Troops" column. - Newsroom Breaks Into Open Revolt After New York Times Publishes Call for Military Crackdown -- Sen. Tom Cottons column has netted the Times its highest-ever number of cancellations in a single hour.
Eschaton: My People - Good for them.
New York Times Says Senators Op-Ed Did Not Meet Standards
New York Times resolves to publish fewer fact-challenged fascisms - Lawyers, Guns & Money
NYT opinion section goes full fash - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Me: it will be hard to top the decision to give Ken Starr space to defend the integritude of Bill Barr. - James Bennet: hold my brown shirt: (Tom "Rotten" Cotton)
Eschaton: Pinched A Loaf - Well they'll all just get fired soon -- "The email did not address what many felt were factual inaccuracies in the Cotton Op-Ed and its incitement of violence," the employee said. "It was demoralizing."
New York Times Staffers in Open Revolt Over Tom Cotton's 'Send in the Troops' Column ... Three New York Times journalists said they had informed their editors that sources told them they would no longer provide them with information because of the Tom Cotton Op-Ed ... (Baquet considers "sending in the troops")
Hard to believe that speech is free now - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Sullifuck and Nuzzi true colors dept )
New York Times Staffers in Open Revolt Over Tom Cotton's 'Send in the Troops' Column - "Running this puts Black @NYTimes staff in danger" dozens of Times employees tweeted in solidarity on Wednesday evening. (Nazi Baquet could gtive a shit)

George Floyd protests are America's overdue reckoning with white supremacy - 'We have allowed evil to flourish'

Fallout from Trump's Lafayette Square scandal continues to unfold : politics
I'm a priest. The police forced me off church grounds for Trump's photo op
White House Security Blocks Washingtons Episcopalian Bishop from Holding a Vigil at Her Church (very freedom of religiony)

Welp Trump's Own Former Defense Secretary Just Compared Him to the Nazis So That Happened
After Mattis denounces POTUS, Trump tweets having the "honor" of firing Mattis. The tweets have since been deleted.
A rebuke like no other: Mattis sees Trump as threat to Constitution : politics
Trump's latest eruption just showed that James Mattis is entirely right (
"He's trying to divide us" -- Jim Mattis claims Trump using Nazi tactics
Retired Marine Gen. John Allen: Trump's threats of military force may be 'the beginning of the end of the American experiment' (Republican racist fascist nazi commie traitors?)
This Is Fascism | The New Republic : politics
This is how democracies slide into dictatorship : politics

Trump and the Military: A Mutual Embrace Might Dissolve on America's Streets

'Stunning,' 'powerful,' 'overdue': Romney, Murkowski praise Mattis' stinging Trump rebuke


Virginia senator calls for Barr to resign over order to clear protests : politics

White House Deletes Tweet Claiming Jewish Center's Security Barrier Is Actually an Antifa Setup

Trump promises Stone won't serve prison time: He can sleep well at night! : politics

Jennifer Rubin's twitter feed brings the fire:
Jennifer Rubin on Twitter: "If you worked for this administration you are complicit in what happened on Monday. If you work for Fox News you are complicit. If you voted against removal in the Senate trial you are complicit. If you vote for Trump in Nov. you are complicit. You should be shamed and shunned." / Twitter
Let's start with those who have served in this administration. All of them. There are no "good" servants of a racist, wannabe dictator. Former Defense secretary Jim Mattis is as culpable as former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders
Jennifer Rubin on Twitter: "another great ad https://t.co/qpmbSVG3E4 gottta say the best anti-Trump ads are coming from NeverTrumpers" / Twitter (Nancy clutches her bi-partisan pearls)

Donald Trump's press secretary says police who attacked Australian journalists 'had right to defend themselves' : worldnews (deadly force against news cameras was "totally justified" Kayleigh Fuckananny said)

Obama Townhall Viewership Surpasses Trump's Newsmax Interview ... "Uh oh Bunker Baby is gonna be big mad." ... "Pants-shitting tantrum incoming!"
Obama holds virtual town hall on policing and civil unrest : politics

Federal judge in Ohio sides with Stormy Daniels in legal fight with Donald Trump over settlement : politics

Movement to defund police gains 'unprecedented' support across US
Police brutality prompted the protests. In some cities, the police response only proved the protesters' point : politics ... "Police nation-wide have been going out of their way to prove our point. And I do mean going out of their way - from attacking people on porches to destroying their city-approved supplies, they're really showing their true colors. Time's up on waiting for change.
Most Americans support protesters over Trump, shifting opinion from 2014 Black Lives Matter protests: poll : politics ... 64 percent of Americans sympathize with "people who are out protesting right now" compared to 27 percent who were not, while 9 percent are unsure. Meanwhile, more than 55 percent of Americans disapproved of President Donald Trump's handling of the protests, and about one-third said they approved. The president's overall job approval is currently at 39 percent. (45% love Trump's racist fascism)

Man who shot Ahmaud Arbery was heard saying racial slur as he lay dying - The Boston Globe

Gambia calls for 'credible' investigation of U.S. police-shooting death of its citizen - US authorities refused a request to view body camera footage

NYPD Officers Caught Beating Cyclist With Batons in 'Horrifying' Viral Video ... The NYPD is yet to comment on the video ...
Video shows police destroying medical station at North Carolina protest; mayor looks for answers : politics (war crime)
California police officer kills man on his knees, mistaking hammer for gun : politics ... Sean Monterrosa. Killed by Vallejo police while kneeling on Tuesday. The officer who shot him dead aimed from inside his squad car and shot through his own windshield to strike the 22 year-old five times.

Florida Newspaper Reporters Detained With Zip Ties While Covering Tampa-Area Protests : politics
Chicago police launch investigation into officer for covering up name tag, badge number at George Floyd protests : news

White Women and White Supremacy - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The political scientist Jenn Jackson has an excellent piece in Teen Vogue on the centrality of white women to the maintenance of white supremacy, as true in 2020 as in 1860 or 1935.

How hard it is for meaner men without the lead to sell it - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- Like so many authoritarian bullies, Bob Kroll is a cowering chickenshit when he doesn't have overwhelming power on his side:
George Floyd charges: 3 former officers charged; Chauvin gets second-degree murder - The Washington Post - Murder charges filed against all four officers in George Floyd's death as protests against biased policing continue - A county autopsy report released Wednesday found that Floyd tested positive for the coronavirus in April.
Witness Who Was in Floyds Car Says His Friend Did Not Resist Arrest (sickening from the beginning)

The FBI Interrogated a Man Arrested for Curfew Violation

Kelly holds double-digit lead over McSally in Arizona: poll : politics
Yet another double-digit disaster for Martha McSally and this time it comes from Fox News : politics

Sam Alito is an accessory to murder of Breonna Taylor - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Meghan McCain Admitted She Wasn't In New York After Tweeting That Her Neighborhood Looked Like A "War Zone" (said she was watching Fox News tell her NYC was "destroyed")

A Progressive, Attacked for Calls to Defund Police, Wins Election - Janeese Lewis George, a 32-year-old democratic socialist, decisively won an election in D.C.'s Ward 4

Did Bill de Blasios political career just end? -- the last week will hurt his legacy.
Meet the men who scared de Blasio away from police reform | CSNY - NYPD officer unions taught the NYC mayor a lesson in 2014. y
New York police take seconds to restore reputation for brutality : news

HBO's 'Watchmen' Was Ahead of its Time -- By 9 Months

The Real Story of Black Martha's Vineyard -- Beyond the beautiful beaches and glitzy galas, Oak Bluffs is a complex community that elite families, working-class locals and social-climbing summerers all claim as their own.



First-Time Gun Owners at Risk for Suicide, Major Study Confirms. Men were eight times as likely to kill themselves by gunshot than non-owners. Women were 35 times as likely. : science


People overwhelmingly chose to be generous to others -- even to strangers, and even when it seems one motivation to help might crowd out another. It is the first study to examine how all the established motivations to be generous interact with one another. : science


"If you had told me back then that, ten years from now, reddit's admins still couldn't figure out how to handle racism and harassment on their site, I'd believe you. I'd believe you instantly. Do you know why? Because the problem isn't with the technology, it's with the people running it." : bestof




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Earth is accelerating towards sixth mass extinction event that could see the disintegration of civilisation

Jane Goodall: humanity is finished if it fails to adapt after Covid-19. Primatologist calls for overhaul of food habits to prevent a future pandemic : worldnews


Coronavirus live updates: U.S. cases top 1.8 million; global total includes at least 450,000 health-care workers - The Washington Post


MA COVID-19 Data 6/3/20 : boston
101,592 Total Cases in MA; 425 New Confirmed Cases (4 Probable Cases) : CoronavirusMa - 8,362 new tests; 5% positive rate - +27 hospital; -1 ICU; -6 Intubated - 68 new deaths; 7152 total deaths - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 5.9% (vs 6.5%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -79% (vs -77%)

Charlie Baker releases new details about the next phases of Massachusetts's reopening plan (you're still not allowed to see your lover)


The protests in Franklin Park yesterday were just the start. We need to take this anger and push for actual change. Here are some places to start. : boston
Thousands of peaceful protesters at Franklin Park : boston
6/3/20 Protest at MA State House: Peaceful and Beautiful : boston
Protests in Boston should only be the start : boston
Police Reform sign posted in Billerica common and around town : boston
Protest in MAGA/Racist Stronghold of Billerica Scheduled for Friday 6/5 : boston
Clark University cuts ties with Worcester police after protest : boston
Screenshot taken from wcvb's live feed of the protest, officers taking a knee with the protesters.
BPD Union Says DA Rollins' Words 'Incited Violence' Against Officers : boston
PSA for those who wish to demilitarize the BPD : boston

BU has officially announced their fall plan: students choose whether to return : boston


"Nationwide, more than 85,900 more people have died than usual between March 15 and May 9. That number is more than 18,000 higher than the official count of coronavirus deaths for that period." : Coronavirus


The CDC waited its entire existence for this momentWhat went wrong? (Trump, duh)
The C.D.C. Waited Its Entire Existence for This Moment. What went wrong?
They Let Us Down : 5 Takeaways on the CDC's Coronavirus response

Governments and WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny US company | World news | The Guardian - Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies (read that again)
Coronavirus may damage testicles without entering cells, study finds : Coronavirus
Why coronavirus hits men harder: sex hormones offer clues : COVID19
Only Half Of Americans Say Yes In Response to: Would You Want To Get A Coronavirus

Coronavirus is a blood vessel disease, study saysand its mysteries finally make sense
Coronavirus: WHO updates face mask advice but does not recommend wider use among public | The Independent - No evidence that masks prevent infection among healthy people in the community, say officials
A new study finds that trust in science predicts compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines : science (real Americans don't need no libturd fake so-called sciencey stuff)
Salt Lake Tribune, Andy Larsen: How the coronavirus spreads in even more everyday places, like bathrooms, weddings and more : Coronavirus


Coronavirus cases rise in US south and west as crowded protests spark worries : Coronavirus
Florida sees largest daily number of new COVID-19 cases since mid-April : Coronavirus
Virginia sees 666 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 46,905 statewide : Coronavirus


Man Behind Sweden's Controversial Virus Strategy Admits Mistakes -- At 43 deaths per 100,000, Sweden's mortality rate is among the highest globally and far exceeds that of neighboring Denmark and Norway, which imposed much tougher lockdowns at the onset of the pandemic.
74 new Swedish deaths - "Not the continued decline in the curves we hoped for" : Coronavirus

India's coronavirus cases cross 200,000, peak still weeks away : Coronavirus


Beijing draws up plans to outlaw criticism of traditional Chinese medicine : worldnews


Brazil's former president calls for Bolsonaro to be impeached : worldnews
Black lives shattered: outrage as boy, 14, is Brazil police's latest victim : worldnews

Boris Johnson says 3m people in Hong Kong will get path to British citizenship : worldnews ... The metamorphosis of Brexit to Brelcome is truly a thing to behold
halt UK riot gear sales to US police, says Labour : worldnews

Russia OKs Use of Nukes in Response to Non-Nuclear Attacks : worldnews


Four-year-old Palestinian who was shot in the head dies of her wounds : worldnews (Israeli cop felt his life was threatened)
Trudeau expresses concerns over Israeli and Chinese policies, says they undermine peace : worldnews

Mexico freezes almost 2,000 accounts linked to powerful cartel : worldnews

Some 20,000 people defied a ban in Paris to protest the 2016 death of a young black man in French police custody, some clashing with police and using slogans like those used in the demonstrations raging in the US. The protestersr : Demonstrators are the ones defusing violence at protests : politics
Canadians watching U.S. in 'horror and consternation': PM Trudeau : worldnews

Biden takes lead over Trump in 2020 presidential race betting markets
More Voters Trust Biden on Race Relations | Monmouth University Polling Institute (!)


James Mattis Denounces Trump as Threat to Constitution - The Atlantic - In an extraordinary condemnation, the former defense secretary backs protesters and says the president is trying to turn Americans against one another.
Why Do Republican Leaders Continue to Enable Trump? - The Atlantic - Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Mattis tears into Trump: 'We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership' - CNNPolitics
Opinion | Tom Cotton: Send In the Military - The New York Times - The nation must restore order. The military stands ready.
An image of Guard troops at the Lincoln Memorial goes viral - The Washington Post


Trump Had Kushner Push the National Enquirer to Probe Scarborough Murder Conspiracy in 2017 (caricatures of humans: lizard-boy and toad-head)
President Trump tried to register to vote in Florida using an out-of-state address - The Washington Post (so he committed voter-rraud, hmmm)

Mark Esper: Pentagon chief on shaky ground with White House after breaking with Trump over protest response - CNNPolitics
Esper revises account of what he knew about Trump's church photo-op ("revises lies")
How Trump's Idea for a Photo Op Led to Havoc in a Park (you Dopey-Hopey)
Why Mark Milley striding behind Trump through Lafayette Square was so troubling - The Washington Post
'This can't be happening' : An oral history of 48 surreal, violent, biblical minutes in Washington

'They're Afraid': GOP Ripped for Enabling Trump as McConnell Blocks Resolution Condemning Assault on Peaceful Protesters - "They're afraid of Donald Trump. And that leads to Donald Trump getting worse and worse and worse. It's appalling." : politics
Trump voters wanted this all alongnow the trolling has turned to real-world violenceRight-wingers were thrilled because Trump triggers the liberals -- now that trigger has become literal


Hope Hicks hatched plan for Trump photo-op where protesters were dispersed with tear gasHicks recently returned to work at the White House under Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner after a stint at Fox
Trumps photo with his loyalists was a vulgar mess. And Ivanka brought a handbag.
Trump is talking about using tanks to quell the George Floyd protests but the Pentagon is getting cold feet : politics (considers nuking NYC and SF)
'Lay down your arms, uphold your oath': Former military leaders and lawmakers resoundingly blast Trump's idea of deploying US troops on American streets : politics
GOP governor rejects use of military to quell protests: 'Texans can take care of Texas' : politics
Trump demands journalists correct stories on the use of tear gas. According to the CDC, it was tear gas. : politics

Donald Trump Appears to Have Committed Felony Voter Fraud : politics
Trump's Voter Registration Mistake is What He'd Call Fraud

McConnell blocks resolution condemning Trump's actions against peaceful protesters : politics
House Judiciary Chairman Announces Actions to Hold AG Barr Accountable : politics
House Democrat moves to cut Attorney General Barr's budget by $50 million : politics

Is it time to call Trump the f-word? Fascist, that is. (how about fucking facscist fucktard?)


One Twitter account is reposting everything Trump tweets. It was suspended within 3 days. : technology

As Thousands Of Protestors Are Arrested, "The Crimes Of The Rich Are Not Prosecuted"
FBI Finds No Intel Indicating Antifa Involvement in Sunday's violence

Elizabeth Warren and dog Bailey join protests outside White House : politics

Police shove, make AP journalists stop covering protest : politics
VictorVaudeville comments on Australian news crew assaulted by US cops

VictorVaudeville comments on Australian news crew assaulted by US cops
The Australian embassy in Washington DC has reached out to the US State Department after an Australian reporter and cameraman were beaten by police outside the White House while covering a peaceful protest. : worldnews

u/maximumeffort433 sums up republicans in 150 words : bestof

New York protesters are trapped on the Manhattan Bridge with police waiting on both ends : news
A protester knelt down to tell police he loves and respects them. They threw him in jail. : news
Police shove, make AP journalists stop covering protest : news
Denver police officer fired for "Let's start a riot" post during George Floyd protest : news

Lick the boot! : PoliticalHumor
Philadelphia Tears Down Statue of Racist Ex-Police Chief, Mayor Frank Rizzo (total racist fucker asshole)
Steve Keeley on Twitter: "WATCH: VIDEO of Former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo bronze sculpture lifted off then driven away in truck overnight. It looks as if he's waving goodbye

Minneapolis Police Use Force Against Black People at 7 Times the Rate of Whites - The New York Times
Ellison will charge Chauvin with 2nd degree; others to be charged - StarTribune.com - Attorney General Keith Ellison to elevate charges against officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck; also charging other 3 involved
A deeper look at the four officers fired after George Floyd death - StarTribune.com
All former officers involved in George Floyd's death are now in custody : news

12,000 complaints filed against Seattle Police after weekend of protests : news
u/freezman13 Is compiling a list with instances of police brutality and misconduct in the last couple of days. Current count: 158. : bestof
jakobpinders comments on FBI Asks for Evidence of Individuals Inciting Violence During Protests, People Respond With Videos of Police Violence
GitHub - 2020PB/police-brutality: Repository containing evidence of police brutality during the 2020 George Floyd protests
Police brutality during the 2020 George Floyd protests
Austin police shoot teen in in the head as he peacefully stands alone : 2020PoliceBrutality
They secluded him behind a wall and looked around to see if anyone was watching so they can beat him... this is why we protest : 2020PoliceBrutality
Volunteer medics advised by police to bring a critically wounded protestor to the police line for medical attention were fired upon. This is moments after they opened fire. The lead medics hand was broken from a bean bag round. : 2020PoliceBrutality
Seattle mayor claiming that the police turning off their body cams during the protests is to protect the rights of the protesters. : 2020PoliceBrutality
Man Falsely Arrested Roasts Cop)

Hackers Jammed Chicago Police Scanners With Internet Classic Chocolate Rain -- The video for Tay Zonday's song went viral a decade ago, but many people didn't realize it was a powerful anthem about institutional racism.

A New York State Senator says he was pepper sprayed and handcuffed at a peaceful protest tonight : news

Over 70 cars stolen from California dealership during protests : worldnews


/u/Farren246 discusses whether "celebrity chefs" represent a "canary in the gold mine" for America's downfall : bestof

Amid protests, why is south L.A. largely untouched? - Los Angeles Times
Growing calls to defund the police, explained Calls to restrict police funding have grown with protests and GOP-imposed austerity.
The Mount Vernon Police Tapes: In Secretly Recorded Phone Calls, Officers Say Innocent People Were Framed - Gothamist

Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue

Sen. Paul acknowledges holding up anti-lynching bill, says he fears it would be wrongly applied - The Washington Post ... fears it could allow enhanced penalties for altercations that result in only "minor bruising" ...

Iowa Rep. Steve King defeated in GOP primary : politics
The Most Racially Divisive Member of Congress Just Lost His Primary : politics
Steve King Loses Primary Amid Nationwide Protests Against Racism

Mark Zuckerberg Believes Only in Mark Zuckerberg | WIRED - Why is he abetting Trump while civil rights leaders and his own employees rebuke him? It's about dominance.

Sean Hannity and wife divorce after more than 20 years of marriage


TIL Tlachihualtepetl, a giant pyramid hidden inside a mountain in modern-day Mexico, is the world's largest monument, with a base four times the size of the Great Pyramid at Giza : todayilearned


Faced with a choice between democracy and the interests of their political party, Americans will chose party over democracy. : science (BS: the democracy party chooses democracy, the Nazi choosees Republicans)


TIL a poor 19th century Chinese man failed the civil service exam, fell ill, reread a Christian pamphlet he had earlier ignored, & hallucinated that he was Jesus' brother. He led a cult/rebellion that conquered much of southern China, crowning himself as king. This civil war killed over 10 million. : todayilearned




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Sixth mass extinction of wildlife accelerating, scientists warn : worldnews
Animals and plants are dying off at the fastest rate since the dinosaur extinction 66 million years ago - with more than 500 land-based vertebrates expected to disappear by 2040 : worldnews


Coronavirus will haunt US economy for a decade and wipe out $8tn, says CBO : Coronavirus
Experts warn of dire global consequences if U.S. withdraws from WHO


MA COVID-19 Data 6/2/20 : boston
101,163 Total Cases in MA; 248 New Confirmed Cases (110 New Probable) : CoronavirusMa - Switching back to reporting confirmed cases in the headline to be consistent with prior methodology. It's not meaningful to compare probable positives with antibody tests as probable positives dont necessarily come from testing. - 5,852 new tests; 4.2% positive - 50 new deaths; 7085 total - -90 hospital; -10 ICU; -20 intubated


A cohort study to evaluate the effect of combination Vitamin D, Magnesium and Vitamin B12 (DMB) on progression to severe outcome in older COVID-19 patients. : COVID19
Asymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and implications for mass gatherings : COVID19

Notice of Retraction: Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking SARS-CoV-2 : COVID19 (here's your masks don't work study)
Masks and Testing - Bottom line: Masks work, homemade as well as medical. : Coronavirus
Gov't-appointed panel recommends mask use until coronavirus vaccine available : Coronavirus

Scientists to choirs: Group singing can spread the coronavirus, despite what CDC may say : Coronavirus
Industrial farming of livestock a ticking pathogen bomb, scientists say : Coronavirus
Warnings Surface About New System to Disinfect N95 Masks - WSJ - has triggered warnings from front-line workers and has so far cost the government more than $110 a mask ($8 million for a shipping container and some H2O2, Jared-level genious)


Why We Are Reopening - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Arkansas: 1. black and brown people will die; 2. trickle down on me; 3. you can't fix deeply ignorant and stupid)

US surgeon general: "Every reason to expect" new Covid-19 clusters following protests : Coronavirus


Spain Reports No Virus Deaths for First Time Since March : Coronavirus

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO
Wuhan tested the entire city of 9,899,829 people in 10 days, found no active case, 300 asymptomatic carriers. : Coronavirus

Bodies Left in Hospital Beds as Coronavirus Overwhelms Mumbai : worldnews


Russian Police Colonel Being Treated For COVID-19 Falls From Hospital Window : worldnews (after handcuffing himself, shooting himself twice in the back of the head and locking himself in a suitcase)
Invasion of mutant blood-sucking ticks hits Russia, with hospitals running out of vaccines : worldnews

China's agricultural ministry has just removed dogs from the national list of livestock, and has reclassified dogs as pets. (China: we will eat you)


NSW Police investigate officer filmed kicking, pinning down Indigenous teen during arrest : worldnews

Teacher says she shouted, "he's disabled!" before Israeli cops gunned down Palestinian (seeing a pattern?)
US vows to prevent 'corrupt' ICC from probing Americans, Israelis for war crimes ... "Calling the ICC corrupt is like the epitome of US propaganda. What a lawless and fucked up country"

Leader of Afghan Taliban Said to Be Gravely Ill With the Coronavirus - "early all the Taliban leadership in Doha has the bug"


Russia not welcome at G7, Canada's Trudeau says - Reuters
Canada should re-examine U.S. relations, pursue its owen future in face of Trump's pandemic response, say foreign policy and trade experts


DOJ urges appeals court to force dismissal of Flynn case - POLITICO

Dr. Anthony Fauci hasn't spoken with Trump in two weeks - CNNPolitics (if he can't be the star he's not interested)
27% unlikely to be vaccinated against the coronavirus; Republicans, conservatives especially: POLL - ABC News - Distrust of vaccines is main reason for 50% of those who wouldn't get one (the great stupid die-off)
Where the Virus Is Growing Most: Countries With Illiberal Populist Leaders - Brazil, Russia, Britain and the U.S. have something in common.

Biden support jumps over Trumps handling of pandemic, poll finds - The presumptive Democratic nominee leads Trump 53%-43% among registered voters
Biden, in speech to the nation, denounces President Trumps actions against protesters and vows to heal racial wounds


Toronto Star cartoonist does not play around : PoliticalHumor
Go off, Karen! : PoliticalHumor
Twitler : pics
On His Way To His Photo Opp : pics


Mike Mullen: I Cannot Remain Silent - The Atlantic - Seventeenth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Former Commanders Fault Trumps Use of Troops Against Protesters
Somewhere later on you'll have to take a stand - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A remarkable statement from George W. Bush
Phil Mattingly on Twitter: "Statement from Pres. George W. Bush: https://t.co/wcvpBJzTCf" / Twitter
James Miller: A letter of resignation to Defense Secretary Mark Esper - The Washington Post
Barr personally ordered removal of protesters near White House, leading to use of force against largely peaceful crowd - The Washington Post
Inside the push to tear-gas protesters ahead of a Trump photo op - The Washington Post (so Donnie could look like a tough guy and "dominate" the "battlespace")


We've reached the 'mad emperor' stage, and it's terrifying to behold: Trump incites violence from the safety of a bunker, then orders peaceful protesters tear-gassed for the sake of a surreal photo op : politics ... "Don't forget the part where he stands around like a complete lunatic for two minutes with an upside down bible, looking like he's never seen a book before."
Trump had peaceful protestors attacked to get a photo op - Lawyers, Guns & Money - No, seriously, fuck this reality TV Mussolini:
Remove Trump Now : politics
We've Now Entered the Final Phase of the Trump Era | The president is stuck in a vicious downward spiral.
Searching 'racist' on Twitter displays Donald Trump as top result
The US is tearing itself apart because its political system has failed. : politics
Opinion | Trump Takes Us to the Brink - The New York Times - Will weaponized racism destroy America?
We've Now Entered the Final Phase of the Trump Era - The president is stuck in a vicious downward spiral (haha, Brookings, you got what you wanted all along)

As Trumps smearing of protesters gets worse, Adam Schiff raises a red flag (Trump's ANTIFA distraction from his own terrorism)
Conservative Icon George Will Urges Nov. Sweep: Vote Out Trump, All GOP Enablers : politics
Fox News analyst: George W. Bush's endorsement of Joe Biden 'could change some votes'
Trump is too 'scared' to give an Oval Office speech to the country, President George H.W. Bush's speechwriter says

Trump threatens military force if violence in states isn't stopped (will invade all the cities and ship the dems off to Mexico)
Pentagon officials express concern as Trump threatens to use military to 'dominate' protestors

A stale smell raising through a sickening summer haze - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Republican conference is asked to respond to the orange-skinned fascist's clunky sashay of shame last night, with all-too-predictable results:

Eschaton: Maggie's Bestie - Poor Hope. Bet Trump's raging at her today.
Episcopal bishop on President Trump: Everything he has said and done is to inflame violence
St. Johns clergy: Trump used church as prop, Bible as symbol of division (the Antichrist waving the Bible, pretty funny)

'The Bible is not a prop' : Religious leaders, lawmakers outraged over Trump church visit
Trump demanded his church photo-op because he didn't like being mocked for hiding from protests in a bunker, reports say : politics
Inside the push to tear-gas protesters ahead of a Trump photo op - The Washington Post (holds Bible upside down)
The most chilling aspect of Trumps Monday night crackdown on law-abiding protestersThere was no need to do this before 7 -- but Trump gave cops a test, and they passed.
Ahead of Trump Bible photo op, police forcibly expel priest from St. Johns church near White House
Ahead of Trump Bible photo op, police forcibly expel priest from St. John's church near White House : politics
DC mayor says using tear gas on protesters outside White House before curfew is 'shameful' : politics
Of Course Donald Trump Gassed Americans For A Photo-Op : politics

The Christians Who Loved Trump's Stunt -- emblematic of his appeal to the religious right.
God said to Abraham: Kill me a son - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump's use of the Bible as a prop for a fascistic publicity stunt is actually going to be a bridge too far for at least a small but significant part of his softest support
Robert Hendrickson on Twitter: "This is an awful man, waving a book he hasn't read, in front of a church he doesn't attend, invoking laws he doesn't understand, against fellow Americans he sees as enemies, wielding a military he dodged serving, to protect power he gained via accepting foreign interference...
Walking Into Munich - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump's courageous decision to ... walk across the street to hold a bible like a puzzled baby encountering bubble wrap for the first time after the surrounding area had been cleared via war crimes:
Brendan Karet ?? on Twitter: "great photo op. nailed it https://t.co/X7uedAcxHb" / Twitter
Matt O'Brien on Twitter: "I've seen some pathetic things on this website, but treating Trump's stroll across the street after he had peaceful protesters attacked like he was in the first wave at Omaha Beach is probably the most pathetic, obsequious thing ever.
Editing TheGrayLady on Twitter: "Change in Abstract https://t.co/DaKsGgo8Ww" / Twitter
Eschaton: The Sentient Helicopters Have Motives - New York Times reporters know what the helicopters want.
Eschaton: Battlespace - DOD's Esper during WH call with governors: "I think the sooner that you mass and dominate the battlespace, the quicker this dissipates and we can get back to the right normal."
The Price of Freedom - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Do Churchgoers Have a Right to Risk Infection? - The American Prospect - While the White House tries to roll back rules on religious gatherings, the Supreme Court reaffirms the public-health powers of the states (Christofucks' freedom of religion to kill you)

'Teetering On A Dictatorship': Don Lemon Asks If Trump Is 'Declaring War On Americans' : politics
'Who's the Thug Here?' -- Anderson Cooper Unleashes On Donald Trump
The President Is a Coward. We Will Have to Heal This Nation Ourselves. : politics
Donald Trump's chaos and cruelty set the tone for the nation and here we are. With a deranged, racist reactionary in the White House, it's almost surprising this explosion took so long
Trump Finally Gets the War He Wanted - Defense One

This Is Fascism - Trump is sending an unambiguous message to a country in turmoil -- and his armed supporters, from cops to vigilantes, hear it loud and clear.

Thousands of protesters rallied in the Dutch and Irish capitals on Monday against the death of a black man during an arrest by police in the United States : worldnews

Poll Finds Most Americans Support Protests Against Police Brutality : politics
De-escalation Keeps Protesters And Police Safer. Departments Respond With Force Anyway. | FiveThirtyEight (it's all they know how to do)

'Anonymous' sees huge, unexplained surge in support (not really 'unexplained'

Republican Senator Called for 'No Quarter' Military Response to 'Looters.' Lawyers Note That's a War Crime
I assume the NRA is very upset about this - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I mean the whole reason we have to let a kindergarten get shot up from time to time is to protect ourselves from Government Tyranny, right?

Mass upheaval and pandemic spell trouble for a megaday of primaries - POLITICO - Election officials were already under duress before the massive demonstrations and unrest in many cities.

US protests: BBC cameraman attacked by police at demonstration outside White House
British photographer arrested at US protest in 'affront to press freedom' : worldnews (cops took away their masks and locked them in a small room with 70 people)
Australian news crew attacked by police live on air while covering protests : worldnews
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls for investigation after 7NEWS reporter and cameraman assaulted in US riots : worldnews

Riots May Be Destructive, but Abusive Policing Is Tyranny : politics
Trump and Sessions Released Cops from Federal Oversight. Now We See the Results. : politics
In America, the Rich Get Immunity. The Rest of Us Get "Law and Order"
Booker calls for national registry to highlight police misconduct in aftermath of George Floyd's death


FBI Asks for Evidence of Individuals Inciting Violence During Protests, People Respond With Videos of Police Violence : politics

Tucker Carlson Blames Jared Kushner for Trumps Protest Catastrophe (White Nazi blames the Jews for "subverting" the supreme Hitler)

White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on Twitter
White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on Twitter : news
Twitter suspends fake antifa account tied to white nationalists : politics
u/inconvenientnews explains the tactics to control the narrative against the police abuse protests and the tactics' long history in America to the founding of Fox News : bestof ... "Seems all these false flag conspiracy theorists are the ones doing all the false flags.. Odd, that."

There's One Big Reason Why Police Brutality Is So Common In The US. And That's the Police Unions -- Police unions have become increasingly rightwing as a backlash to the Obama administration and Black Lives Matter
Police unionization leads to a substantial increase in violent incidents of misconduct. Researchers examined a court decision that gave collective bargaining rights to sheriffs' deputies in Florida in 2003 and found detrimental effects. : science

The Latest: Minn. prosecutors still working on Floyd case
Neck restraints are a routine practice of Minneapolis police - Lawyers, Guns & Money (immunity to kill you)
8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody [Video] - The New York Times - The Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25. Security footage, witness videos and official documents show how a series of actions by officers turned fatal.
Some questions about the Floyd case - Lawyers, Guns & Money

ACLU sues Minnesota for police violence against the press : news

u/32653abC posts list of 5 demands for police reform in response to video of Riverside County Sheriff smashing parked car windows at a peaceful BLM protest : bestof
32653abC comments on News Chopper Pans Out As Riverside County Sheriff Smashes Parked Car Window For No Reason At Peaceful BLM Protest
News Chopper Pans Out As Riverside County Sheriff Smashes Parked Car Window For No Reason At Peaceful BLM Protest : PublicFreakout - undefined

Syracuse police officer shoves news photographer to the ground during protest : news
Syracuse police officer shoves news photographer to the ground during protest (video) - syracuse.com
Officer accused of pushing teen during protest has 71 use of force cases on file : news
Big T on Twitter: "#denver police caught on camera throwing a reporter into a fire for trying to take a picture of the scene #DenverRiots #BlackLivesMatter #FTP https://t.co/DRw5vKL0yI" / Twitter

Louisville Police Left the Body of David McAtee on the Street for 12 Hours

Ferguson Protestor, Mike Avery, Arrested in Home for Minor Traffic Violation : news

Lawsuit: Cops 'stomped' on pregnant woman's stomach, causing miscarriage

North Carolina governor rejects GOP's demand for full-fledged convention - Trump and Republicans want a 50,000-person event.

Gregg Popovich: The System Has to Change

Twitter takes action against Rep. Matt Gaetz for glorifying violence - The Verge - The platform did not remove it (weirdest fucking head)


This Treasury Official Is Running the Bailout. It's Been Great for His Family. - Deputy Treasury Secretary Justin Muzinich (meanwhile)

Black Workers, Already Lagging, Face Big Economic Risks - The New York Times - Black employment rates are plummeting, and the evolving wealth and income hit could fall on the shoulders of those ill-equipped to bear it.
On "Luck" and Economic Decline - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- I want to push back on the idea that millennials are an "unlucky" generation ... They are the victims of the New Gilded Age, where older people destroyed the nation in order to consolidate power and wealth, destroy the social safety net, and fan racial strife. This was an intentional project that is highly successful for the elites who benefit from it.

Confederate Monuments Are Coming Down All Over the South as George Floyd Protests Rage On - Over the last twelve hours, three statues associated with the Confederacy have been removed as protesters continue to demonstrate against police brutality and racial inequality.

Glenn Has Thoughts - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Fuck you Glenn, you enabler of American fascism. (scumbag Greenwald)

A Shining City on a Hill - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Reagan was introduced to the myth that America was god's chosen country and the Declaration of Independence myth by a guru named Manley P. Hall, who was an extremely popular figure in New Age California.

RedState Duped By Fake Antifa Twitter Account, Townhall Media,
Good old Meghan McCain! : facepalm

Has Thomas Friedman Begun to Understand His Outsized Role in the Destroying the World? - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Black leader stunned after phone call with Facebooks Zuckerberg: Helacks the ability to understand race issues (racist baby Zuck)
Mark Zuckerberg on leaked audio: Trump's looting and shooting reference" : politics has no history of being read as a dog whistle" (hey, he went to Harvard and did a "thorough analysis")

Son of former Republican Rep. Tom Rooney arrested, accused of spray-paintingB.L.M.at Trump National Golf Club


Men and Women Misperceive What the Opposite Sex Finds Attractive. Women overestimated men's preference for thinness in female partners. At the same time, men overestimated women's preference for muscularity in male partners. : science


Autopsy doctors of Reddit, what was the biggest revelation you had to a person's death after you carried out the procedure? : AskReddit


TIL domestic dogs are one of only a few species that can understand that the human gesture of pointing means, "look in the direction my finger is pointing". Other animals, including wolves and other primates, don't understand how it works and will only be interested in your outstretched finger. : todayilearned

S. Korean scientist successfully cures a patient's Parkinson's disease : videos


Reddit's former CEO Ellen Pao slams Reddit for 'amplifying hate, racism and violence' : technology




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Thousands of Species Are Fleeing to Earth's Poles en Masse, And a Pattern's Emerging. Today, as temperature increases squeeze animals into ever-narrowing habitat ranges, those animals already swimming towards he poles are also at risk of running out of cooler water. : worldnews

Mining firm "sorry" for going through with destruction of 46.000 years old Aboriginal caves : worldnews (sorry not sorry, cackles)


Boston Common right now : boston
National guard is heading to Boston now : boston


MA COVID-19 Data 6/1/20 : boston
100,805 Cases Total in MA; 3,840 New Cases (see notes) : CoronavirusMa - 7,066 new tests; 326 new cases; 4.6% positive (I think?) - -77 hospital; -32 ICU; -11 intubated - 48 deaths; 6894 total - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 6.8% (vs 7.1%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -76% (vs -75%)

Reopening - Phase II Executive Order just published. : boston

Where and How to Get Tested in Massachusetts : CoronavirusMa
How are we doing mentally at this point? : CoronavirusMa


Epidemiologist finds spike of coronavirus cases in those under age of 40 : Coronavirus
Coronavirus Cooking Survey Finds That People Are Eating Healthier and Wasting Less Food
A Hidden COVID-19 Risk Factor: Your Boss - America's flawed approach to sick leave is making the Pandemic worse. : Coronavirus


It has begun again. Attendee At Packed Memorial Day Gathering Tests Positive For Coronavirus : videos


Coronavirus 'no longer clinically exists in Italy', top doctor says : Coronavirus ... Hey there, just so you know in Italy the majority of other doctors and researchers say that doctor Zangrillo, the one mentioned in the article, is out of his mind


Mexican president says most domestic violence calls are 'fake' despite lockdown rise in femicide : worldnews (the Mexican rapist Trump)

Prominent figures from across Brazil's olitical spectrum have a published a high-profile manifesto calling for a united front to protect Brazilian democracy and lives amid growing alarm over president Jair Bolsonaro's authoritarian outbursts and shambolic response to coronavirus. White House: US sends 2M doses of hydroxychloroquine, 1K ventilators to Brazil : worldnews (Jared's company selling fake shit)


Hong Kong police ban annual Tiananmen vigil for first time in 30 years, citing Covid-19 measures | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP : worldnews

China says US addicted to quitting after Trump pulls out of WHO
Chinese state media has mocked Donald Trump, telling him to not "hide behind" Secret Service : worldnews
Japan to further exclude Chinese telecom gear : worldnews

Indian and Chinese army move in heavy military equipment and weaponry as border standoff intensifies : worldnews


Protests erupt in Jerusalem over murder of Eyad Halaq, an unarmed autistic Palestinian, by Israeli forces : worldnews (Jewish cops setting an example for American killer cops)


Iran Leaders Criticize U.S. 'Racism': Black Americans 'Not Sure They'll Be Alive in A Few Minutes' : worldnews

UK will veto Donald Trump's bid to let Russia back into the G7 as there is no evidence of 'changed behaviour' since Putin annexed the Crimea : worldnews


Several cadets brought back for graduation at West Point test positive for Covid-19 - CNNPolitics (die for the supreme Trumpster)


President Trump made 19,127 false or misleading claims in 1,226 days : politics (Satan in chief)

Trump is in the worst position of any incumbent president since the advent of polling - Lawyers, Guns & Money - One thing about Donald Trump is that he has always been unpopular, and he's not running against a woman who has been subjected to a decades-long media hate campaign this time:

Trump's abject failure on COVID-19 is the natural product of his malicious ignorance ... Trump is the end result of 40 years of republican policy. He's exactly what they wanted, exactly what they prepared for. - Trump exists because the gop machine wants him there. The complete lack of oversight is what they have dreamed of. There is no distance between trump's behavior and the gop platform. - No, this is exactly what McConnell has been fighting for. This is what rush dreams of. Oliver north is giddy with glee, bush Jr is bummed he didn't pull it off. If Nixon was around he'd be the damn consuliari. - This is America, some of us have been trying to warn you for decades, but you kept worrying about the "moderates" and saying "change is hard". This was always a step in the end game.

Anthony Fauci on Covid-19 reopenings, vaccines, and moving at 'warp speed'
Dr Fauci says Trump no longer talks much to him or the rest of the coronavirus task force : politics (his performance flopped so he's not interested anymore)
With Over 100,000 Dead and Depression-Level Unemployment, Sanders Calls McConnell's Sandbagging of Covid-19 Relief 'Incomprehensible'

Why won't people wear masks? - Lawyers, Guns & Money (libtard hoax masks not masculine)


Attorney General William Barr floats an implausible theory that foreign countries could interfere in the 2020 election by mass producing 'counterfeit ballot'
William Barr s State of Emergency - The attorney general has long held an expansive view of presidential power. With multiple crises converging in the run-up to the 2020 election, he is busy putting his theories to work.
Judge Sullivan says he is not required to rubber stamp DOJs bid to dismiss Flynn case


How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change - Barack Obama


The Karen in Chief : politics ... Ya boi really went from "I alone can fix it" to hiding in a bunker with the lights off.. what a fucking clown
Trump Is Out of Control and Capable of Anything
Trumps bunker retreat crystallizes his AWOL response to George Floyd unrest

LISTEN FOR YOURSELF: Trump's 'Unhinged' Rant to Governors on Protests
Trump calls governors weak, urges them to use force against unruly protests
Trump tells "weak" governors they "have to dominate" as civil unrest divides the nation - CBS News
Baker didnt hold back on what he thinks about Trump's message on protests
Trump Plans Maine Visit Despite Governors Security Warning ("visit" = MAGA rally)

'When the Country Needed Leadership Trump Turned Off the Lights': White House Goes Dark as Protests Over Killing of George Floyd Rage Across DC : politics
Trump fled to bunker as protests over George Floyd raged outside White House : politics
The White House went dark as protests raged outside | It's leadership during this highly tense time.
Trump Doesn't Believe in Law and Order | He supports cops who target people of color. He attacks those who target him and his friends.
George Floyd died in agony and a police station burns: This is Donald Trump's America : politics
'He is a destroyer': how the George Floyd protests left Donald Trump exposed : politics
Trump hones role as divider-in-chief as America descends into chaos : politics

Protests may be last straw for U.S. global stature : politics

Trump Has Gone AWOL During America's Crisis ... not entirely.. he's currently retweeting his own tweets just like a true leader in trying times does...
Trump Tweets QAnon Conspiracy Theory Message Amid Unrest : politics
Trump Is Out of Control and Capable of Anything | He is so morally unfit to be president. If he were president of a bank, he'd have been fired ages ago
Trump Is Afraid | Violent demonstrations across the United States bring out a particular weakness in the 45th president. : politics
POLITICO Playbook: What is President Trump thinking? - politico (that assume you know what)

Trump's 'ANTIFA' Threat is Total Bullshit -- And Totally Dangerous ... "Are you now or have you ever been opposed to fascism?"
Trump's crazy designation of Antifa as terrorist organization (Opinion) - CNN
In Trump's campaign against antifa, observers see an attempt to distract from protest's genuine outrage
White supremacists attending George Floyd protests, Minnesota officials believe : politics
White Supremacist Infiltration of US Police Forces: Fact-Checking National Security Advisor O'Brien ("just a few bad apples" he actually said)
Republican Group Rips Trump Supporters' Use Of Confederate 'Treason' Flag : politics

Trump and Biden called Floyd's brother. Hear the difference : politics ...
Oliver Darcy on Twitter: "Brother of George Floyd, speaking about his call with Biden, tells CNN, "I loved his conversation. He talked to me for like 10 to 15 minutes. I was talking his ear off because he was talking to me constantly. A great conversation." "But Trump? It lasted probably two minutes." https://t.co/4szigmWOXs" / Twitter
Live updates: Familys independent autopsy says Floyd died of asphyxia, contradicting county's exam (cops said he died of the underlying condition of being alive)
GoFundMe for George Floyd's family raises more than $6.5M in 4 days : news

Biden's Made a Subtle, Important Shift About How He Talks About Race

Trump Killed Obama's Police Reforms. Now He's Getting What He Asked For Policing in the US is not about enforcing law. It's about enforcing white supremacy

The Reliably Racist Cherry-Picking of the Word "Riot"

Derek Chauvin is the essence of MAGA - Lawyers, Guns & Money

With Militarization of Cops on Full Display, Senator Plans Amendment to End Transfer of Military Equipment to Local Police | "Militarizing local police forces doesn't make our communities safer." : politics
It's Past Time to Examine How Police Unions Protect Bad Cops
The Recount: Uncovered: Last October, the head of the Minneapolis police union -- which days ago warned against a "rush to judgment" -- of the officers involved in George Floyd's death -- spoke at a Trump rally and praised him for ending the "handcuffing and oppression" of police under Obama.
To Make Police Accountable, End Qualified Immunity : politics (no one is above the law, except the law)
Eschaton: The Police Riots of 2020
George Floyd protests: Police erupt in violence nationwide during the third night of protests.

Medical Workers Fighting COVID Say Cops Are Attacking Them at George Floyd Protests

Open Season on the Free Press: Journalists Targeted in Attacks as U.S. Protests Rage : politics
Nationwide Protests Against Police Brutality Megathread #4 : news


Minneapolis Cops Used Neck Restraints at Least 237 Times Since 2015, Says Report : politics (MPD is run by racist white supremecist killer assholes, surprise)
Minneapolis police rendered 44 people unconscious with neck restraints in five years - Several police experts said that number appears to be unusually high -- By using this tactic, it's a self-fulfilling tragedy (feature, not a bug)
U.S. police have attacked journalists at least 100 times in the past four days ; Nieman Journalism Lab (Trumpster killer copsters)




(8) Proof of Police Brutality in every major city. - YouTube (supercut of psycho killer copsters)


Minneapolis police chief says all four officers involved in George Floyd's death bear responsibility : politics
Minnesota AG says 4 officers will be charged to 'highest degree of accountability' : news

An alert about a 9pm curfew enforcement was sent to Atlanta residents at approximately 9:13pm. Police stopped them, broke the window to their car, tazed them, tackled them and arrested them. : PublicFreakout
Atlanta mayor: 2 police officers fired after body-camera footage showed they used excessive force in protest incident : news
Atlanta mayor: 2 officers fired after pulling college students from car, stunning them during arrest | FOX 5 Atlanta (black cops)

Thousands Demand Firing of San Jose Cop Filmed Antagonizing, Swearing at Protesters : news

LA cop car rams protester on live TV chopper camera : gifs

A man was shot just under his eye by Dallas Police Department with riot equipment during protest. : pics (they always aim for your head)

Louisville mayor fires police chief (first, turn off all your body cameras, then shoot to kill)
Beshear: Investigation into Louisville police, National Guard shooting - Police officers involved in the early morning fatal shooting of the owner of a West End barbecue business had not activated their body cameras during the incident (wtf with "activated")
Police Shot a Man Dead During Violent Protests Last Night in Louisville - Across the country, the police response to protests has been swift and, in some cases, violent. : politics
Officer who fired pepper balls at news crew during Louisville, Ky., protest reassigned pending investigation : news (with hero pay +long list of cops shooting reporters)
One dead in Louisville after police and national guard 'return fire' on protesters : news (militaryspeak)

Black Protester Shot to Death Outside Omaha Bar : politics (KKK Marine)

u/acog provides the data on "domestic violence is 400% higher in the law-enforcement community than in the general population. So where's the public outrage?" : bestof (they are hired to violate you)

Bill de Blasio Needs to Resign. By Defending Police Violence, He Has Betrayed New Yorkers. : politics
De Blasio: I Dont Blame Police for Driving Into Protesters
Police Union Discloses Arrest of de Blasios Daughter in Privacy Breach
Eschaton: Governors And Mayors - The contribution of Donald Trump to all of this is nontrivial, but if Democratic (the "good guys") governors and mayors are unwilling or unable to exert seemingly any control over the police forces who supposedly work for us and them...

In Huntington Beach, a George Floyd protest was deemed an unlawful assembly. A stay-at-home protest one month ago was not : politics
Lake County GOP Rep. Sabatini posts picture of AR-15 rifle directed at protesters : politics

Sheriff: Texas constable mistakenly killed by deputy : news
A Fort Lauderdale police officer has been suspended after video showed him pushing a kneeling woman to the ground : news

Eschaton: Feisty For The Inqy - The statue of Frank Rizzo is perhaps the most blatant symbol of this city's brutal police past. Protestors tried to topple the statue over the weekend, and ended up defacing it. - It was one of the first things cleaned up on Sunday morning.

27 killed, 92 shot in Chicago weekend gun violence : news

Democrats requested Pennsylvania mail ballots at higher rates than Republicans in every county : politics

Eschaton: PRESS FREEDUM - Whatever you think of the propriety or importance of Fox Newsers getting harassed, are these journalists fucking stupid or fucking liars to frame it as FIRST AMENDMENT PRESS FREEDUM ISSUE.

Deadline for Kansas Senate race passes without Pompeo filing | TheHill (the Fathead knows he'd lose)

Nine-term Iowa GOP Congressman Steve King may lose his seat at the hands of his own party
Opinion | The G.O.P. Tosses Steve King Overboard - The New York Times

Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts - The New York Times (Trumps best buddy)


Deposed Monarch Blogging Update: House Bourbon - Lawyers, Guns & Money - And so we have a statue of a brutal authoritarian who was once widely viewed as a caretaker of American freedom watching over protests in the city that bears his name, notwithstanding the fact that his own subjects removed his head.


A conservative religious environment strongly increases the chances of adolescent porn viewing. The new study strengthens the findings of existing research by using multilevel data to account for important differences between individuals. : science - Perhaps, we, especially the religious leaders, should rethink the traditional approach we have been taking for granted when dealing with sex-related topics. Instead of promoting the prohibitive and avoidant attitude towards sex which may only stimulate more rebellious and risk-taking behaviors among the youth, we may want to have more open dialogs with the young congregants to help them establish a more open-minded, objective perspective on the role and purpose of sex ... For some reason, religious states with abstinence only sex ed have a higher pregnancy rate. (the repressed returns with a vengence on the stupids)

Ancient Israelites 'burned cannabis in worship'. A well-preserved substance found in a 2,700-year-old temple in Tel Arad has been identified as cannabis, including its psychoactive compound THC. This is the first evidence of psychotropic drugs being used in early Jewish worship, Israeli media report : worldnews




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Hundreds of Captive Elephants are Freed for 'The Biggest Migration In Thailand's History'. When the COVID-19 pandemic brought collapse to tourism all across Thailand, funding ceased and keepers no longer had the resources to maintain the welfare of their elephants. : worldnews
Australia's national environment laws 'actually allow extinction to happen' : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 5/31/20 : boston
96,965 Cases Total in MA; 664 New Cases : CoronavirusMa - 10334 new tests; 6% positive - 78 deaths; 6846 total - -80 hospital; -17 ICU - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 7.1% (vs 7.5%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -75% (vs -74%)


The curious case of the California doctor who's been coronavirus-positive nearly 90 days and counting
Coronavirus update: 100% immune response found in recovered cases : Coronavirus
Harvard Doctor Warns Of Coronavirus Risk When Protesting : Coronavirus
Covid-19 misinformation: pro-Trump and QAnon Twitter bots found to be worst culprits : technology


Divert weapons funding to research to prevent next pandemic, pope says : worldnews
World War 3: US to spend China and Russia 'into OBLIVIONin' arms race -- DONALD TRUMP's arms control negotiator

'People are going to go hungry': pandemic effects could leave 54m Americans without food : Coronavirus

Virus death toll reaches 1,118 in Washington state, new cases hit 4-week high : Coronavirus

Mississippi has biggest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases for 2nd day in a row : Coronavirus (Fuckassippi)
Floridas Seen a 'Statistically Significant' Uptick in Pneumonia Deaths. The CDC Says It's Likely COVID (de Santis still can't figure out how to wear a mask)
Florida sees more than 925 new coronavirus cases as Miami-Dade's death toll hits 700
Does sunlight kill coronavirus? Not quite. - Los Angeles Times (just plain no)
Florida's COVID-19 dashboard appears to be locked down. Now requires credentials. : Coronavirus (must be registered Republican)
Florida state senator wants coronavirus data investigation : Coronavirus


Dominic Cummings actually stayed in a second home that had no planning permission and does not pay council tax. : worldnews (priviledged assholes)

Brazil's coronavirus outbreak worsens as total cases near 500,000 : worldnews
'You can't ask people to die': Coronavirus woes deepen Argentina's crisis : worldnews

Police officer kicked in the face after attempting to disperse large beach gathering : Coronavirus (UK)


Hong Kong's 17-day run without a local infection ended as a woman was confirmed infected : Coronavirus

'Never seen that before' Some Hong Kong residents hit the panic button as security law revives rush for the emigration gates

Palestine on Saturday said it supports China's right to impose the full sovereignty over all its territories including Hong Kong, and maintain its territorial integrity : worldnews (totally supports Israel's confiscation of their land)


Polish priests defy bishop amid pedophilia scandal | Priests in the Polish diocese of Kalisz refused to sign letters of loyalty to their bishop after a child abuse cover-up. More and more Catholics in Poland are calling on the Church to properly investigate such crimes. : worldnews

Hundreds protest alleged Tokyo police violence against Kurdish man : worldnews


Amnesty International: U.S. police must end militarized response to protests : worldnews
1.200 people holding a peacefull "Black lives matter" demo in front US embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark.


Trump Takes Credit For Space Launch That Got Its Start A Decade Ago : politics


Well done, Twitter. You've finally figured out how to deal with Trump's tweets : politics


Poll: Biden widens lead over Trump to 10 points : politics
Advantage Biden, with risks; Trump disapproval grows: POLL - ABC News
Biden leads Trump in Post-ABC poll as president's coronavirus rating slips

Trump, Lacking Clear Authority, Says U.S. Will Declare Antifa a Terrorist Group - The New York Times (anti-nazi is pro-terror)

As Protests and Violence Spill Over, Trump Shrinks Back - The New York Times
Trump privately scolded, warned by allies over violent protest tweets - Axios
As cities burned, Trump stayed silent -- other than tweeting fuel on the fire
Trump envisioned 'American carnage.' Now, he's got it. - The president has met protests against state violence with calls for more of it.


Fascism Will Soon Be the Law of the Land - Lawyers, Guns & Money - And note that not a single Republican will say no to this.
Fire, pestilence and a country at war with itself: the Trump presidency is over : politics
Trump Plays Macho Man as America Burns | The New Yorker
Trump is ignoring top advisers urging him to dial down his divisive rhetoric as George Floyd protests sweep the US, report says : politics
In a sad week for America, Trump has fled from his duty : politics
In Days of Discord, President Trump Fans the Flames - The New York Times - Mr. Trump has presented himself as someone who seeks conflict, not conciliation, a fighter, not a peacemaker. And he has lived up to his self-image at a perilous time.
Trump Justice Department Killed Police Reform Programs That Could Have Helped Minneapolis : politics
Trump has sown hatred of the press for years. Now journalists are under assault from police and protesters alike. : politics
Trump urges Minneapolis officials to 'be tough' on George Floyd protesters whom he accuses of being part of left-wing group Antifa
Black Organizers Enraged by White Agitators Here to F*ck Shit Up

George Floyd's Brother: Trump Wouldn't Even Let Me Talk in Rushed Call
George Floyd's Brother Says Trump Was Dismissive On Condolence Call : politics


Joe Biden issues late-night statement as American cities engulfed by violence : politics
We are a nation furious at injustice. - Joe Biden - Medium

The most volatile swing state of all - POLITICO - Minnesota

No more words needed : PoliticalHumor
Lady Gaga calls Donald Trump a fool and a racist in emotional George Floyd message
Police Accountability: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) : television (2016)
Op-Ed: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Dont understand the protests? What youre seeing is people pushed to the edge
Is This the Worst Year in Modern American History? -- Comparing 2020 to 1968 offers some disquieting lessons for the present.

They ain't playing : PoliticalHumor (hmmmmm)

George Floyd protests: Police erupt in violence nationwide during the third night of protests. (looks like Minnesota has a lot of psycho racist cops for some reason)
A Reporter's Cry on Live TV: 'I'm Getting Shot! I'm Getting Shot!' (cops shot out her eye)
Times reporter recounts being hit with tear gas and rubber bullets by Minnesota police - Los Angeles Times
The mental toll of covering the George Floyd killing - Los Angeles Times
Cops attacking journalists for committing journalism - Lawyers, Guns & Money (racist fucker copsters)
Photographer with CBS Minnesota released from custody after being struck with rubber bullet and arrested : news
posting here for awareness, fuck the rules. Oowee don't expect room and board at my house when they're lynching you, my ex-comrades : worldnews (cops will kill you)
'There was no warning whatsoever': Police shoot tear gas toward protesters, MSNBC crew : news
The kind of damage a rubber bullet does : pics
Reuters cameraman hit by rubber bullets as police disperse protesters : news
The Police Don't Change
US Law Enforcement Are Deliberately Targeting Journalists During George Floyd Protests : news

u/demonslayer901 collects a large number of videos of police overreactions and brutality from protests across America into the a single post. : bestof (America's killer cop problem comes to the front in the time of the virus)
u/wet4 provides multiple videos of unprovoked attacks of police brutality the last few days from multiple American cities' police departments : bestof
3VD comments on 'There was no warning whatsoever': Police shoot tear gas toward protesters, MSNBC crew
Take notes officers : PoliticalHumor

Dallas woman shot by police pellet while grocery shopping : pics

Hacktivist Group Anonymous Takes Down Minneapolis PD Website, Releases Video Threatening To Expose Corrupt Police Officers : technology

/u/PictureNoir responds to the son of a retired police officer who is complaining about all police officers getting lumped together with a few bad apples : bestof

Protests Over George Floyd Death Reach Trump Tower and Across N.Y.C. : politics
AOC castigates cops for ramming protesters in Brooklyn: 'No one gets to slam an SUV through a crowd of human beings'
2 Brooklyn lawyers charged in Molotov cocktail attack on NYPD - New York Daily News
Video shows NYPD vehicles driving into protesters in Brooklyn : politics (Blasfuck gives them a medal)
De Blasio: I Dont Blame Police for Driving Into Protesters ("they should have goteen out of the way")
This Isn't a Few Bad Apples. The Police Are Rotten to the Core.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Bill de Blasio's comments 'defending' NYPD during protests are 'unacceptable' : politics

GOP Sen. Tim Scott calls for the arrest of other officers involved in Floyd death | TheHill

St. Paul mayor says earlier comments about arrested protesters being out of state were not correct : news
Protesters in some cities target Confederate monuments - POLITICO


Readings on Protesting George Floyd's Murder - Lawyers, Guns & Money - First, the one and only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. ... Of the more than 750 urban revolts in nearly 525 cities between 1963 and 1972, nearly all of them were sparked by an episode of police abuse or harassment (America's fascist killer-cop problem)

That's why pencils have erasers - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Kathleen Parker has always been an idiot)
Waldo Jaquith on Twitter: "https://t.co/xSFOqWY25P" / Twitter - When your take is so bad you should be disqualified from giving future takes


Record Ratings and Record Chaos on Cable News - The New York Times - Cable networks are facing threats, and opportunities, in a national crisis. Now, Fox is fighting back and CNBC is looking to the right. CNN is defined by Jeff Zucker, and he may run for mayor.


Judge permanently removed from bench after telling alleged rape victim to "close your legs" : politics


eli5: Why do most people look up and to the right/left when they try to remember something? How can moving your eyeballs help you remember it better? : explainlikeimfive


Around 30 percent of young children with autism have less severe autism symptoms at age 6 than they did at age 3, with some children losing their autism diagnoses entirely. Girls tend to show greater reduction and less rise in their autism symptom severity than boys with autism : science

TIL in Finnish folklore, most Gods and Goddesses appear as married couples with equal or overlapping realms, and thunder is caused when Ukko, the god of skies, and his wife, the earth mother Akka, are having sex : todayilearned




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SpaceX shoots Nasa astronauts into space in historic mission : worldnews


U.S. CDC reports total of 1,737,950 coronavirus cases, 102,785 deaths : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 5/31/20 : CoronavirusMa
96,301 Cases Total in MA; 789 New Cases : CoronavirusMa - 10774 new tests; 7% positive - 50 new deaths; 6768 total - -87 hospital; -32 ICU - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 7.5% (vs 7.7%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -74% (vs -73%)

Cape Cod Reopening Task Force

Covid-19 pandemic death toll in U.S. likely surpassed 100,000 weeks ago, analysis finds - Washington Post
One in 10 Covid-19 patients with diabetes die within a week, study finds : worldnews
A study provides strong evidence that a Novel Bat Coronavirus Closely Related to SARS- CoV-2 Contains gene insertions, which provides strong genetic evidence that SARS-coV-2 occurs naturally -- and is not a product of human manipulation.
CDC to resume regular coronavirus briefings after being sidelined by White House : Coronavirus
Top medical professor says he's troubled about poll that shows just half of Americans say that they would get a COVID-19 vaccine once it's available
6 Feet Away Isn't Enough. COVID-19 risk involves other dimensions, too -- The dimensions are : Distance, time, activity, environment:
Predictors for Severe COVID-19 Infection : COVID19 - Acute or pre-existing renal disease, supplemental oxygen at the time of hospitalization and initial CRP were independent predictors for the development of severe COVID-19 infections
Covid-19: Two thirds of people contacted through tracing did not fully cooperate, pilot scheme finds : COVID19
Changes in premature birth rates during the Danish nationwide COVID-19 lockdown: a nationwide register-based prevalence proportion study : COVID19 - The birth rate of extremely premature infants decreased significantly (~90 % reduction) during the Danish nationwide lockdown from a stable rate in the preceding five years
AstraZeneca is attempting to deliver one billion doses of coronavirus vaccine by September, while a trial investigating the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19 has begun in the UK. : Coronavirus

Colorado, USA: COVID-19 Survivor Receives First Round Of Medical Bills. $840,000 For Hospital Care, $250,000 For Pharmacy. : Coronavirus

'Corona Divorce' Threatens Marriages As Life Amid Virus Exposes Couple's Values

NC governor: Trump insisted on full convention with no face masks or social distancing : Coronavirus

Palm Beach County, who some have called an emerging hotspot, adds 357 new coronavirus cases in two days : Coronavirus (you know, where all the rich NYers fled)
COVID-19 cases jump by over 1,100 in Virginia for 2nd day in a row : Coronavirus
Arizona reports second consecutive day of record coronavirus numbers : Coronavirus
Utah sees another spike in coronavirus cases, third big day in a row : Coronavirus
Coronavirus US: Every Worker at One Farm Has Covid on Harvest Eve - Bloomberg
Boone County resident positive for COVID-19 after visiting Lake of the Ozarks over Memorial Day weekend

Pa. Rep. Brian Sims calls out GOP members for hiding coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
An ER Doctor Lost His Job After Criticizing His Hospital On COVID-19. Now He's Suing : Coronavirus

California's COVID-19 Shutdown Was Driven by Science. Until It Suddenly Wasn't. : Coronavirus
It's become clearer where Californians get infected: Longterm care homes, jails and prisons, food processing plants main culprits : Coronavirus


Sweden's coronavirus experiment has well and truly failed
How Vietnam managed to keep its coronavirus death toll at zero : Coronavirus

England easing COVID-19 lockdown too soon, scientific advisers warn : worldnews
Spain records single coronavirus death in 24-hour period : worldnews

Coronavirus: South Korea closes schools again after biggest spike in weeks : worldnews

Belgian prince travels to the south of Spain, violates mandatory 14 day quarantine, celebrates party violating social distancing, then tests positive for Coronavirus : Coronavirus

Fears of "highly catastrophic" COVID-19 spread in Yemen


U.S., Britain raise Hong Kong at U.N. Security Council, angering China : worldnews
UK widens visa rights offer to almost 3 million Hong Kong residents : worldnews
Hong Kong protests: nearly 100 children among 396 arrested over national anthem and security law demonstrations : worldnews
China calls dogs 'companions' and removes as livestock ahead of Yulin dog meat festival : worldnews

Israeli officers shoot dead unarmed Palestinian in Jerusalem's Old City

Malta seizes $1.1 billion worth of counterfeit Libyan currency printed in Russia : worldnews

Trump reportedly 'furious' that Germany's Angela Merkel turned down his G7 Summit invitation over coronavirus concerns : worldnews

China's Global Times trolls US, says: 'US should stand with Minnesota violent protesters as it did with HK rioters : worldnews
Trudeau: Canadians watching US unrest and police violence in shock and horror

Launch provides Trump moment to relish during difficult week (check the photo-op and the hair)


Pelosi calls Trump's decision to withdraw US from WHO 'an act of extraordinary senselessness' : politics
Amid Global Pandemic -- With Nearly 363,000 Dead -- Trump Terminates US Ties With the World Health Organization. "When every single country in the world is able to work with the WHO, except for one whose president advocates treating coronavirus with bleach and UV light, who do you think is at fault?"

FBI's top lawyer, Dana Boente, ousted amid Fox News criticism for role in Flynn investigation - Boente was asked to resign on Friday and two sources familiar with the decision to dismiss him said it came from high levels of the Justice Department rather than directly from FBI Director Christopher Wray (guess who?)

Supreme Court, in 5-4 Decision, Rejects Church's Challenge to Shutdown Order (the four evil rockheads voted for you to die but Roberts didn't want to look like a total fucker)
Roberts Upholds COVID-19 Restrictions on Churches, Scolds Kavanaugh : politics
One Vote From Wisconsin - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Kavafucked)

Trump is Not Built For These Times : politics
Trump said not a word to soothe a smoldering country. It's time for Biden to step up
Op-Ed: Trump's latest executive order doesn't protect free speech. It attacks it : politics

Former top Justice Department official warns Trump may 'not cede power' : politics

What ACLU Says Was Trump Call to "Literally Murder Protesters," Facebook Says Doesn't Violate Standards. "Facebook has once again failed to act against an explicit violation of its own rules and has allowed the violent and racist post to remain up." : politics
Trump can't contain his excitement about protesters being 'really badly hurt'

George Floyd's brother says Trump didn't give him 'the opportunity to even speak' in conversation : politics (he talked about himself and hung up)

Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis (how the Trump dicktatorship starts)
Trump threatens to violate posse comitatus, using military force to "do what has to be done" to quell disturbances : politics
Trump is at war with the truth, not Twitter : politics - Trump is at war with reality.

Trump demands Republican convention 'with no masks or social distancing' despite coronavirus pandemic : politics
North Carolina governor: Trump insisted on full convention with no face masks or social distancing : politics (Die for me, suckers!)

Trump forgets a key rule: don't make up discussions with real people : politics (Trump makes shit up all the time)
The White House podium has lost its meaning : politics - It's like an undereducated, fascist open-mike poetry slam now.

From AIDS to Covid-19: Trump's decades of spreading dangerous misinformation about disease outbreaks

Protests in at least 30 cities across the USA - Lawyers, Guns & Money
George Floyd: Curfews are piling up ahead of another night of unrest across America - CNN
Opinion | George Floyd's Death, Protests, Coronavirus: America Is a Tinderbox - The New York Times - Scenes from a country in free fall.
George Floyd protest live updates from Minneapolis, Atlanta, New York City
The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes
George Floyd and Minneapolis Protests: Live Updates - The New York Times - undefined
Trump threatens White House protesters with 'vicious dogs and most ominous weapons' : politics
Some fascist wank material from President Toughguy - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The biggest problem we have at the moment is that 40% of the American voting population affirmatively wants an authoritarian white supremacist as president. That is the only kind of candidate that can win the Republican presidential nomination for the foreseeable future ...
Trump rages at 'haters' after uproar at his threat to shoot looters in Minnesota : politics
ACLU: Trump's Looting and Shooting Tweet Suggested That Law Enforcement 'Should Literally Murder Protestors'
Race-Baiter Donald Trump Is America's THUG-in-Chief. The president routinely endorses and encourages police brutality, vilifies non-violent protesters of color and spits out racist views.
White House Locked Down Due to George Floyd Protesters : politics
Fin Gomez on Twitter: "The protest then headed to in front of the White House. A protester was taken by the USSS in front of Pennsylvania Ave into an adjacent federal building. Unclear what he did.A couple men then splintered off from the group and spray painted "Fuck Trump" on the building (deawfs the reopen maga-crowd)

Rage over George Floyd's death spreads to multiple U.S. cities : politics
Clean-up begins after night of violence in Atlanta
Gripped by disease, unemployment and outrage at the police, America plunges into crisis - The Washington Post

Cops Are Fascists - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Funny how a president spending four years demonizing the media could inspire rioting cops to target journalists on camera.
Christopher Bishop on Twitter: "This just happened on live tv. Wow, what a douche bag. https://t.co/dQKheEcCvb" / Twitter (fucker cops love Trump fucker)

US Border Patrol Denounced as 'Rogue Agency' for Using Predator Drone to Spy on Minneapolis Protests : politics
'Massive eruption,' like Minneapolis protests, is what drives change: Experts : politics
How Violent Protests Change Politics | The New Yorker
This rage isn't just for George Floyd - It's or every victim of the police like him.
Maybe We Should Stop Giving the Minneapolis Police Military Equipment : politics ... Mayor Lightfoot: "I'm not Michelle Obama"
Minneapolis Police Union President Allegedly Wore a "White Power Patch" and Made Racist Remarks ... According to a Star Tribune investigation, he has been the subject of at least 20 internal-affairs complaints during his three decades there, though all but three were closed without discipline.
How Western media would cover Minneapolis if it happened in another country - The Washington Post
Cops Kill Because We Gave Them The Legal Framework to Do It : politics
How the Supreme Court Lets Cops Get Away With Murder : politics

'No Blame?' ABC News finds 54 cases invoking 'Trump' in connection with violence, threats, alleged assaults. : politics

George Floyd protests: Trump says 'MAGA loves the black people' after being accused of stoking racial violence : politics
Minnesota Officials Link Arrested Looters to White Supremacist Groups : politics
Minnesota National Guard to be fully mobilized; Walz said 80 percent of rioters not from MN : news
Trump says those protesting George Floyd death are 'Antifa and the radical left' : politics
Far-Right Infiltrators and Agitators in George Floyd Protests: Indicators of White Supremacists
It Looks as if white people are sabotaging the #BLM protests - Lawyers, Guns & Money
????Black????Aziz????aNANsi???? on Twitter: "My heart hurts watching this. I don't know what their motive is or who organized these white people to come out, but they don't care about us. That one woman is about to burst into tears and they won't even look at her... https://t.co/35Hz5ldAaC" / Twitter (KKK riots so you'll think black people did it)
Right-Wing 'Race War' Wannabes Could Make Police Protests Go Nuclear (don't miss the Trump/Manson gif at the top of the thread)

Lawyer: Wife Of Charged Ex-MPD Officer Derek Chauvin Files For Divorce
Chicago Mayor Has Harsh Words for Trump After 'Thugs' Tweet: 'It's Two Words: It Begins with F and Ends With You' : politics
Fox News Reporter Taunted With "Fuck Fox News" Chants as Protests Continue Nationwide
LMPD officer fires pepper balls at WAVE 3 News reporter during Louisville protest
Police investigating after video shows mounted patrol officer trample protester in downtown Houston : news
Rep. Joyce Beatty, Columbus City Council President Hardin pepper-sprayed during protest : news
Peaceful Tallahassee protests marred after truck hits demonstrators : news (KKK white supremacist nazi)
Records show arrests so far are mostly Minnesotans during riots | kare11.com - Hennepin County Jail records show the vast majority of those arrested for rioting, unlawful assembly and burglary are Minnesotans.

Older black voters have a 2020 dream: huge turnout, new president : politics

Trump quietly vetoes measure that would have made it easier for defrauded students to obtain debt relief : politics (covering De Vos crooked ass)


Newly Released Transcripts Show Michael Flynn Betrayed the United States | His lying is the least of it. : politics
This is Exactly What Collusion Looks Like : Attorneys Say Declassified Flynn-Kislyak Docs Confirm Flynn's Guild (wait, Fox, Solomon and the Hill-Fuckers told us it was Obamagate!)
Michael Flynn transcripts released, calls with Russian diplomat detailed : politics (released Friday night, of course and Flynn really did say "tit for tat")
Mueller Memos Part 7: These documents reveal what people close to the President told Mueller's team about Trump and Russia

The Trump administration has appointed a controversial Republican donor and businessman to head the U.S. consulate general in Bermuda, bypassing bipartisan opposition to his nomination to be a U.S. ambassador. : politics
Trump has given record proportion of ambassador jobs to his own backers; President has used ambassadorships to reward rich, inexperienced supporters, figures show, including hotelier and designer : politics
The Trump administration is denying career diplomats the chance at ambassadorships and packing the jobs with unqualified appointees : politics

u/MightyMorph details how any progress made by black people in America has been thwarted from the Civil War up to the Nixon era. : bestof

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel repeatedly voted by mail before suing California for expanding the practice | Records show McDaniel voted by mail. Sound familiar? So did Kayleigh McEnany. So did Kellyanne Conway. So did Trump : politics
Three top Texas GOP officials who oppose expanding mail-in voting have each used it : politics


Jared Kushner is a Know Nothing -- not just because he has failed on so many fronts

'If You Want to End Unrest, End the Conditions That Create It,' Declares Ocasio-Cortez Amid Nationwide Protest : politics

Team Biden on Klobuchar: 'We Need to Avoid Her' (the Kloburer)


Police say suspect threatened to kill father of ranking house Dem unless she resigned - Ohio Capital Journal

Kris Kobach Is Back, and a Kansas Senate Seat May Be Up for Grabs - The New York Times

A 68 year old woman and her son are violently arrested for loading their new TV into their car. : pics

Younger whites are less racially prejudiced than older whites. But among those who are prejudiced, young whites rely on old-fashioned stereotypes, adopt notions of "reverse discrimination" and are much less likely to support racial equality policies than older, prejudiced Whites.


Procrastinators often forget to do things that they intended to do, especially if they're unaware of their procrastination


a humpback whale was found dead in amazon rainforest : WTF (scroll down for how redit works)




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New milestone: the world's largest all-electric plane just had its first successful flight and it's a huge step towards reducing carbon emissions


Trump says the U.S. will cut ties with World Health Organization : worldnews (baby Trump smashing all his toys)
Coronavirus: Donald Trump 'terminates' relationship with World Health Organisation : Coronavirus - "Madness and terrifying both at the same time. The US government has gone rogue at a time of humanitarian emergency"


MA COVID-19 Data 5/29/20 : boston
95,512 Cases Total in MA; 617 New Cases : CoronavirusMa - 9422 new tests; 6.5% positive - 78 new deaths; 6718 total - -121 hospital; -44 ICU - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 7.7% (vs 8.1%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -73% (vs -72%)

Brookline Braces For As Many As 300 Potential Teacher Layoffs, Setting Stage For Uncertain Fall | Edify

A befuddling phenomenon: Why are Bostons Asians underrepresented in coronavirus cases and deaths?

Has the Pandemic Peaked?

CDC analysis finds evidence to suggest that limited U.S. community transmission likely began in late January or early February 2020, after a single importation from China, followed by multiple importations from Europe. : science
COVID-19 Resurgence Model expects disease activity to resurge rapidly and ICUs to quickly reach capacity when number of contacts between persons returns to >50% of normal, in absence of improved capacity for testing and contact tracing : science

Coronavirus Antibody Testing Shows Lower Fatality Rate For Infection : Shots - Health News : NPR
Memory loss, gnarled fingers, panic attacks: COVID-19 didn't kill these Americans, but many might never be the same : Coronavirus ... So basically everyone in America will have a pre existing condition. ... Insurance companies: YAY!!!!!
Covid-19: the role of vitamin D - podcast | Science | The Guardian
Coronavirus: Monkeys 'escape with COVID-19 samples' after attacking lab assistant | World News | Sky News

White House and CDC remove coronavirus warnings about choirs in faith guidance - The Washington Post (he's killing his base)


C.D.C. Suggests Big Changes to Offices: Temperature Checks and Desk Shields - The New York Times - Temperature checks, desk shields and no public transit:

Detroit reports first day without COVID-19 deaths since March : Coronavirus
Wisconsin reports record number of new coronavirus cases, deaths - Wisconsin saw a record number of new coronavirus cases and deaths, two weeks after the stats Supreme Court struck down its stay-at-home order.
Alabama coronavirus cases surge to new high as state reopens : Coronavirus
California is reopening too quickly, posing 'very serious risk,' health officer warns : Coronavirus
A California county, which was one of the first places to reopen in the state, is now the first county to backtrack on its reopening after an outbreak of COVID-19 : Coronavirus
Positive COVID-19 patient was at crowded Lake of the Ozarks bars over Memorial Day weekend : Coronavirus

Inside an Extraordinary G.O.P. Event: Pressing Flesh and Kissing Babies -- AgainAt the South Carolina event, attended by Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, there were few masks and no social distancing -- and that was the point.



Troll farms from Macedonia and the Philippines pushed coronavirus disinformation on Facebook

Thousands of Dutch Covid-19 patients likely have permanent lung damage, doctor says : worldnews

Boris Johnson gags medical experts to stop them discussing Dominic Cummings row : worldnews

World's biggest lockdown to push 12 million into extreme poverty (India)

New Zealand is down to just one active coronavirus case : worldnews

Spain reports first suspected imported coronavirus cases since March, in travellers from U.S : worldnews
Spain approves national minimum income : worldnews

Trudeau not ruling out idea of four-day work week to boost economy post-coronavirus : worldnews


Taiwan grand justices rule adultery no longer a crime : worldnews

China says non-peaceful action on Taiwan is last resort. China will use all means to prevent Taiwanese independence from China, the ruling Communist Party's third most senior leader said on Friday. : worldnews
Beijing's new Hong Kong security law is the 'last straw' for some global firms : worldnews

More than two dozen North Korean bankers charged in $2.5 billion money-laundering scheme : worldnews (hahha in America)

These women say they had miscarriages. Now they're in jail for abortion. "Seven months pregnant, Manuela... said she miscarried ... in rural El Salvador. But the police, and a judge, didn't believe her. They charged and convicted her for aggravated homicide, sentencing her to 30 years in prison." : worldnews (religion and men are the problem)


Family of Harry Dunn to bring private prosecution against Dominic Raab - Foreign secretary did not have the authority to allow driver of the car that killed the 19-year-old to return to US, relatives say : worldnews



This former intelligence official was a hero. He's now the target of a brutal campaign by MBS.

Outflanked XVII: A $2400 Fistful of Outflankening - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Thanks to the $1200 payment Democrats made much broader and the $2400/month unemployment Senate Dems led by Ron Wyden and Michael Bennet pushed through, disposable incomes actually took a historic leap upward during the worst economic depression in nearly a century:
Matthew Yglesias on Twitter: "Weird how Democrats keep helping low income people by accident https://t.co/SxmY8b82qE" / Twitter

Hey, media: Trump's massive pandemic failure is still happening -- it's not in the past (

Donald Trump: The Most Mendacious President in U.S. History | The New Yorker
The Karen in Chief : politics

A Dangerous Turning Point -- Trump's erratic, dangerous response to the coronavirus crisis has sent an unmistakable message: better thousands die than I lose in November.

Tiffany C. Li on Twitter: "If I'm reading this correctly, the EO claims tech platforms are doing something they're not, in violation of an incorrect interpretation of law, and tasks agencies it can't task to look into the things that aren't being done that wouldn't be wrong. Anything I missed?

Trump says right-wing voices are being censored. The data says something else : politics

Twitter hides Trump tweet for 'glorifying violence' : worldnews
Taylor Swift Blasts Trump for "Shooting" Tweet - "We Will Vote You Out in November. After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence?"
'I'm furious and you should be too' Biden condemns Trump tweet 'glorifying violence'
Twitter Places Warning on Trump Minneapolis Tweet, Saying It Glorified Violence - The New York Times
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday condemned the string of police killings of unarmed African Americans and called for U.S. officers who use excessive force to be charged and convicted for their crimes : worldnews
If U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to close Twitter, the site can always relocate to Germany, a senior German official suggests : worldnews
Where does the phrase 'When the looting starts, the shooting starts' come from? Miami police chief Walter Headley in 1967 addressed his departments "crachdown on slum hoodlums"

Minneapolis protests live updates: Derek Chauvin charged with third-degree murder, manslaughter in death of George Floyd - The Washington Post
Arresting officer in George Floyd case taken into custody by BCA : news


'Do You Understand Now?' George Floyd Is Exactly Who Colin Kaepernick's Been Kneeling for All Along

CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis - CNN
The Arrest of a Black CNN Reporter Is a New Flash Point in Minnesota : politics
The arrest of CNN reporters is a sign of American disintegration - The Washington Post
CNN Crew Is Arrested on Live Television While Covering Minneapolis Protests : politics
CNN Arrest Is What Actual Censorship Looks Like : politics
Arresting reporters at a protest is an affront to the First Amendment : politics ... CNN's entire ground team in Minneapolis was just arrested by state police on live TV without explanation ... (Minn. cops corrupt assholes forever)
Black CNN reporter arrested on air at protests over George Floyd killing : politics (haha, reporting while black)
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz apologizes for CNN team's "unacceptable" arrest as journalists released : politics (cops think they're Chinese)
Denver Post photographer struck twice by pepper balls during George Floyd protest Hyoung Chang, a 23-year veteran at The Denver Post, said an officer aimed at him : news (Trumpster cops rotten to the core)

Customs and Border Protection Is Flying a Predator Drone Over Minneapolis - VICE - The surveillance drone is flying in a circle above the city, which has broken out in protests over the police killing of George Floyd.

Trump's tweet that got tagged for 'glorifying violence' used a phrase from a 1960s cop whose policies started a race riot : politics
This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence.
If Cops Shoot Looters | The president's tweet violated his oath to protect and defend the nation's supreme lawa
Donald Trump calls Minneapolis protesters "thugs" and threatens to shoot looters

Clinton blasts Trump for threatening 'shooting' in Minneapolis. 'That is so wrong'
Biden: Trump's 'calling for violence against American citizens'
Trump just threatened to have looters shot. Biden urged calm. That says it all. - The Washington Post
Pelosi says George Floyd was 'murdered on TV'

George Floyd death: Police officers to be investigated for federal crimes : politics
Prosecutor Appears to Reference a Law That Makes the Death Penalty Possible for Cops in George Floyd Case : politics
The Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck had 18 previous complaints against him, police department says : news
Minneapolis Banned Warrior-Style Police Training. Its Police Union Kept Offering It Anyway. | The union's resistance to reform is coming under renewed scrutiny after the killing of George Floyd. (tough-guy macho-man superhero racist fucker cops)
Protesters torch Minneapolis police station in violent night
As Minneapolis Protests Over Killing of George Floyd Intensify, Trump Threatens to Send in Military With Green Light to Open Fire: "The president of the United States is threatening to use live fire on his own citizens." : politics
Chris Hayes on Floyd protests: This is what Trump's America has wrought. There is no plan from the president. Not the pandemic. Not the economic crisis. Not the societal inequities. Not predatory policing. Not the protests in Minnesota. Nothing except to make it all worse : politics
Trump Previously Blamed 'Weak Leadership' in Washington for Ferguson Riots and Looting in 2014 : politics (yeah, Republicans really did elect a confederate asshole racist from Queens)
Minneapolis Mayor Hits Back at Trump's Attacks: Weakness Is Blaming Others in Time of Crisis
Leaked video: GOP Senate candidate told black leaders it's pointless to call out Trump racism : politics

Floyd, Arbery, and Cooper provide lessons in terror - Los Angeles Times

7 shot in downtown Louisville at Breonna Taylor protest. Heres what we know

Protest in downtown Columbus broken up after demonstrators breach Ohio Statehouse

Protests in Minnesota Renew Scrutiny of Klobuchar's Record as Prosecutor - Amy Klobuchar, now being considered as a potential vice-presidential candidate, oversaw several cases involving police shootings in Minneapolis during her years as a prosecutor ("tough on crime" Amy)
Eschaton: Lies - Amy Klobuchar
Eschaton: Wow Cops Lie?!?!? - Hopefully (doubtfully) this leaves a lasting impression on our media outlets.
Abby D. Phillip on Twitter: "You can compare this statement with the live footage of this arrest" / Twitter (like a parallel universe or something)
By an amazing coincidence, George Floyd had a fatal heart attack while Derek Chauvin was "kneeling" on (or very near!) his neck - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Biden isn't an "anyone but Trump" alternative. He is a positive choice to restore integrity and decency to the White House.

Trump violating law by not updating budget, outside experts say : politics (meanwhile, you're not allowed to know how bad he's fucked the economy)

Trump denies criticizing Biden for wearing face mask, asks reporter to take his off : politics


'Rich Mitch' Bashed In New Republican Lincoln Project Ad As Kentucky Suffers | After 35 years, Kentuckians are still waitin' for the kind of opportunities Mitch worked so hard to giv3e himself," chides the spot's folksy narrator.
Trump loyalist Lindsey Graham locked in dead heat with Democratic challenger in red South Carolina : politics (Flimsy-Dimsy and Suzie-Doozy going down)
Lindsey Graham abandons the pretense of an independent judiciary : politics
2020 Swing Seats - Google Sheets (good snapshot of democracy)


Roger Stone ordered to report to prison by June 30 : politics

Mailing of ballots to all voters in Las Vegas area puts sharp focus on election safeguards - The Washington Post

Satirical websites are testing Facebook's policy on not being the 'arbiter of truth' by running false headlines claiming Mark Zuckerberg is dead or abusive : politics ... Ok, let's be really clear here -- most of the stuff on this site is made up. So we're a bit like The Daily Telegraph or The Daily Mail, just with slightly longer words
Zuckerberg called a pedophile after saying social media shouldn't fact check

Missouri governor: 'Don't go out and vote' if you don't feel safe from coronavirus : Coronavirus - At any time during this pandemic, politicians could have implemented and guaranteed policies that ensure fair, transparent, and inclusive elections. -- They did not.

Laura Ingraham Tells Black Americans That Trump Understands Police Violence Because of Russia Probe


Journalists React to Shocking Layoff of CBS News White House Legend Mark Knoller: An Irreplaceable Institution


What Weve Learned From Recent Jeffrey Epstein Allegations


Hertz Is Bankrupt, and the Effects Will Flow Throughout the Car Business





Inside Kylie Jenner's web of lies -- and why she's no longer a billionaire (never was, their brand is lying)
Forbes Says Kylie Jenner Is No Billionaire in New Report


An immunotherapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer has led to an "ongoing, duralb of a potential coronavirus vaccine, saying theree, complete response" in a human patient 6 months after treatment. The therapy, based on a type of white blood cell called natural killer cells, was successful in a phase 1 clinical trial and is entering phase 2 trials. : science




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MA COVID-19 Data 5/28/20 : boston
94,895 Cases Total in MA; 675 New Cases : CoronavirusMa - 10,179 new tests; 6.6% positive (I'd round to 7% but CMON!) -- 93 new deaths; 6,640 total deaths - +6 hospital; -27 ICU - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 8.1% (vs 8.5%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -72% (vs -71%)

Mass. reports 675 new coronavirus cases, 93 new deaths as key metrics trend generally downward - The Boston Globe

For the first time, state divulges death toll by nursing home, and more than 80 have 20 or more COVID-19 deaths - The Boston Globe


Will coronavirus end? Covid-19 may become endemic and last years - The Washington Post - Embracing that reality is crucial to the next phase of Americas pandemic response, experts say.
The Future is COVID-19 - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The (gender) politics of COVID-19 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

u/paracelsusPATBH lays out comprehensive list of US government actions that led to failed response for COVID19 : bestof
When hard data are 'heartbreaking; : Testing blitz in San Francisco shows Covid-19 struck mostly low-wage workers
Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 | Science


In Video Rant, Pa. Democrat Accuses Callous Republicans of Hiding Lawmaker's Coronavvirus Diagnosis. 'You Belong in Jail'
Brian Sims on Twitter: "SHOCKED! I never thought I'd see a day like this
Pa. House Democrats say they were in the dark for a week about Republican's positive coronavirus test (they told him to walk around a cough on dems)
The Republican Party is a remorseless nest of sociopaths - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- Republican legislators in Pennsylvania informed their own conference but not their Democratic colleagues that one of their representatives had tested positive for COVID-19:
Callous liars: Pennsylvania Democrats say GOP put them at risk by hiding members positive covid-19 test
Eschaton: The Best People
Brett Banditelli ???? on Twitter: "PA GOP: *Covers up COVID-19 diagnosis* Media: PA Democrats ACCUSE GOP of covering up COVID-19 diagnosis https://t.co/ju2OtlzM6r" / Twitter

Sorry, no mask allowed: Some businesses pledge to keep out customers who cover their faces -- Kevin Smith, owner of the Liberty Tree Tavern in Elgin, Tex., put up a sign banning customers from wearing face masks inside his bar


'The most heart-wrenching report I have ever read': Nurses neglected soiled residents and reused IV equipment in Canadian nursing homes : worldnews (virus uncovered a lot of bad shit)

New York Gov. Cuomo signs executive order that allows store owners the right to ban any customer that enters without wearing a mask. : news

Masks helped keep Japan's COVID-19 death toll low, says expert panel : worldnews


Riot police deployed across Hong Kong as U.S.-China tensions rise : worldnews

China's parliament has approved a new security la w : politics
for Hong Kong which would make it a crime to undermine Beijing's authority in the territory. : worldnews
China brands Canada 'accomplice' of US, as Huawei's Meng Wanzhou loses bid to have extradition case thrown out
The U.S. has certified that Hong Kong is no longer politically autonomous from China : worldnews
Lawyers for a student activist have lodged a formal complaint demanding the University of Queensland dismiss the Chinese consul-general in Brisbane from an adjunct professor position, over comments "praising violence" against peaceful campus protesters.
India says China has moved 10,000 troops and equipment into Indian territory after border skirmish : worldnews


Anti-porn filters stop Dominic Cummings trending on Twitter : worldnews
Boris Johnson is tumbling in the polls after ignoring voter demands to sack Cummings for breaking lockdown rules : worldnews
Not safe to reopen all schools next week and government ignoring scientific advice, Independent Sage warns : worldnews


Israeli soldiers shoot holes in Palestinians water tanks : worldnews

Outcry in Iran over honour killing of 14 year old girl : worldnews


We Loved Each Other: Fauci Recalls Larry Kramer, Friend and NemesisIn public, the activist berated the infectious disease expert for federal inaction on AIDS. But their affection lasted decades and changed the course of the epidemic.

Eschaton: Gotta Mock Them - Unemployment levels were seen as insanely high at the beginning of the Great Recession. And then they barely dropped. And then they weren't seen as insane at all anymore. And then they weren't seen as a problem at all. 10% unemployment is going to look hilariously minor compared to what we have now.

The Ultrarich Don't Deserve Our Gratitude for Small Acts of Philanthropy

Breaking precedent, White House wont release formal economic projections this summer that would forecast extent of downturn
Breaking precedent, White House won't release formal economic projections this summer that would forecast extent of downturn (gee, a lot of stuff Refucks don't want you to know)
The Finance 202: The Fed has bracing news for anyone expecting a sharp economic rebound - The Washington Post
Americans have filed more than 40 million jobless claims in past 10 weeks, as another 2.1 million filed for benefits last week

Reminder: Trump Signed into Law the Warrantless FISA Surveillance That He's Railing Against

Mike Pompeo Is the Worst Secretary of State Ever : politics (the fatest head in politics)
Matt Ortega on Twitter: ""Chinese Exclusion Act" was already taken." / Twitter

The Psychopath in Chief - Tony Schwartz - Medium
Trump continues to claim broad powers he doesn't have
You cannot keep from getting swept up in Trumps agenda without a firm grasp on your own
u/PoppinKREAM gives several examples of President Trump inciting violence and praising authoritarian rulers : bestof

Trump's 'Horrifying Lies' About Lori Klausutis May Cross a Legal Line -- innuendo about the death of a congressional staffer in 2001 could lead to a costly court judgment against him.
Donald Trump just issued his most serious threat yet to free speech | Salon.com - Twitter is well within their right to call out Trump's fabrication. Does he misunderstand the First Amendment?
Trump has told more than 16,000 lies during his presidency. Now he's trying to silence those who correct him.
Trump expected to sign executive order that could threaten punishment against Facebook, Google and Twitter over allegations of political bias
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Responds to Trump: "We'll Continue to Point Out Incorrect or Disputed Information About Elections"
Donald Trump's move against Twitter factchecking could backfire : technology
It looks like Trump's executive order targeting Facebook and Twitter got leaked online : politics ("leaked" = "test the waters")
Trump Prepares Order to Limit Social Media CompaniesProtectionsThe move is almost certain to face a court challenge and signals the latest salvo by President Trump to crack down on online platforms.
Zuckerberg Says Twitter Is Wrong to Fact-Check Trump
Facebook is awful and Mark Zuckerberg is one of the worst people in the world - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Romney, Cheney call out Trump for repeating baseless conspiracy theory about MSNBC host : politics
It only took two hours for Trump's administration to contradict his threat to shut down Twitter : politics

Jay Inslee Says Trump Should Be Removed From Office for His Disastrous COVID-19 Response | The Washington state governor compares Trump's conronavirus denialism to FDR's "saying that Pearl Harbor was a hoax and that the Japanese were going to surrender miraculously the next Monday"

Presidential Poll: Biden leads Trump 50-39 nationally : politics
GOP operatives worry Trump will lose both the presidency and Senate majority - CNNPolitics
Why Donald Trump is losing it: Because he's on the road to a general election loss ("loss" = jail/escape to Moscow)
Trump's tweets have 'deteriorated' because heknows he faces 'landslide defeat' : Financial Times columnist
The real nightmare scenario for this falls elections
Barr appoints Texas prosecutor to review Obama officials 'unmasking' requests

U.S. taxpayersvirus relief went to firms that avoided U.S. taxes

Trump retweets a video saying the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat

An ABC correspondents Biden mask tweet shows how mainstream media get played by the right-wing (Brit Hume is a rightwing asshole)
Terry Moran on Twitter: "Do you think this is a good look for a President of the United States? Or do you think this is a bad look for a President of the United States? https://t.co/stun8U4QY5" / Twitter
Is Our Media Learning? - Lawyers, Guns & Money (no)
Joe Biden Posts Powerful Message on Shared Grief of 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths
Famed Democratic pollster: Warren as VP would lead to Biden victory - POLITICO - Contrary to conventional wisdom, Stan Greenberg says the Massachusetts senator would bring the biggest political upside

Graham urges senior judges to step aside before November election so Republicans can fill vacancies - The Washington Post (Flimsy Dimsy)

The Federalist Society's network is now pushing the myth of voter fraud.
Trump could have voted in person in Florida this year but chose not to : politics
Trump's claim he couldn't vote in person debunked: He drove by poll site six times but voted by mail | Trump claims he had to vote by mail, because he was busy at the White House. He was actually golfing in Florida
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who has promoted conspiracy theories about mail-in voting fraud, voted by mail 11 times over the last 10 years : politics

Eschaton: The Best People - One maddening thing about Democratic politics is that the worst fucking people in the world won't just go away. -- Rahm Emanuel is having regular conversations with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his top advisers about economic policy, the selection of a running mate and the political machinations of taking on President Donald Trump (next, Mark Penn)

Eschaton: Can't Wait For The Henry Kissinger Obit - How does anybody give this newspaper money.
Roy Edroso on Twitter: "Oh fuck you @nytimes fuuuuck yooooou #ripLarryKramer https://t.co/sdGk9ufzOf" / Twitter

Amy Klobuchar declined to prosecute officer at center of George Floyd's death after previous conduct complaints
AOC and Ilhan Omar call for police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck to be charged with murder
On Rioting - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Once again, yesterday demonstrated that white people are far more concerned with the property of wealthy corporations than they are with the lives of black people
On Rioting and Police Abolition - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Candace Owens says Black people act like a "trained chimpanzee" whenever a Black person is murdered by a white person
SoDakZak comments on Minneapolis Police killed an innocent man yesterday. His name was George Floyd.

Amy Cooper once slammed friend for voting for Obama ("Central Park Karen" : Guardian said she's libtard with no evildence, turns out she's a literally insane Republican)

The Lincoln Project Turns Attention to McConnell in Effort Against GOP Senators : politics

New poll shows Sara Gideon leading Susan Collins by 9 points BDN Maine
GOP operatives worry Trump will lose both the presidency and Senate majority : politics

Dont Bother Learning to Code

Tim Kaine tests positive for coronavirus antibodies - POLITICO

The Mall of America hasn't paid its mortgage in two months : news

Johnstown Flood 2: New Gilded Age Boogaloo - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Oldest 'nearly complete' HIV genome found in forgotten tissue sample from 1966 : worldnews


Researchers at the University of Southampton have shown that an extinction event 360 million years ago, that killed much of the Earth's plant and freshwater aquatic life, was caused by a brief breakdown of the ozone layer that shields the Earth from damaging ultraviolet (UV) radiation. : science

US: Transgender sports inclusion violates others' rights : news


The Dark Core of Personality -- D-Factor : Egoism, Machiavellianism, Moral Disengagement, Narcissism, Psychological Entitlement, Psychopathy, Sadism, Self-Interest, Spitefulness.


What harmful things are being taught to children? : AskReddit




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'Billions of years of evolutionary history' under threat: Scientists say more than 50 billion years of cumulative evolutionary history could be lost as humans push wildlife to the brink. : worldnews
Greta Thunberg Mocks Alberta Minister Who Said COVID-19 Is a 'Great Time' For Pipelines ... energy minister Sonya Savage said bans on public gatherings will allow pipeline construction to occur without protests.
Rio Tinto blasts 46000 year old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine : worldnews


U.S. on cusp of marking at least 100K deaths from virus
Where U.S. coronavirus cases are on the rise - Reuters - Twenty U.S. states reported an increase in new cases of COVID-19 for the week ended May 24, up from 13 states in the prior week, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus approaches 100,000 ... Alabama had the biggest weekly increase at 28%, Missouri's new cases rose 27% and North Carolina's 26% ... New cases in Georgia, one of the first states to reopen, rose 21% after two weeks of declines.
Coronavirus deaths in America has just exceeded the total US deaths in wars since WWII (~102K), and are quickly approaching the total deaths sustained in WWI (116K). : Coronavirus

America's response to coronavirus pandemic is 'incomprehensibily incohereent' says historian who studied the 1918 flu

Dr. Anthony Fauci says a second wave of coronavirus is 'not inevitable' : Coronavirus
Fauci says data is against hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus treatment


MA COVID-19 Data 5/27/20 : boston
94,220 Cases Total in MA; 527 New Cases : CoronavirusMa - 6663 new tests; 8% positive - 74 new deaths; 6547 total - -2 hospital; - 4 ICU - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 8.5% (vs 8.6%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -71% (vs -70%)



New research rewrites history of when Covid-19 took off in the U.S.and points to missed chances to stop it
Antibody tests for Covid-19 wrong half the time, CDC says - CNN
AP-NORC poll: Half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine (and half wouldn't bc hoax virus causes even more stupidity)
Research out of Finland: Dogs Can Smell Covid-19 : Coronavirus
Public Disclosure of COVID-19 Cases Is More Effective than Lockdowns : Coronavirus
Antibody Tests Point To Lower Death Rate For The Coronavirus Than First Thought : Coronavirus
Transmission of the coronavirus is 20x lower in outdoor settings, viral load lower as well : Coronavirus

5G Conspiracy Theorists purchase 128 mb USB sticks for $350 : Coronavirus

D.C. will likely reopen Friday after city changes key thresholds for reopening - The Washington Post

Two weeks after court scraps Safer at Home, Wisconsin sets record for new coronavirus cases and deaths : Coronavirus (so many lessons that won't be learned, comments are scary)
Kenosha, Wisconsin: 7 food, beverage servers test positive for COVID-19 in county : Coronavirus
Michigan's 7-day average for new coronavirus cases is lowest in 2 months
Kentucky has had 913 more pneumonia deaths than usual since Feb 1, suggesting COVID has killed many more than official death toll of 391. Similar unaccounted for spike in pneumonia deaths in surrounding states [local paper, paywall] : Coronavirus
"We're surging:" Alabama reports largest COVID-19 increases to date
Texas bar owner bans customers from wearing masks inside : Coronavirus
Gov. Northam announces statewide mask mandate to begin Friday : Coronavirus
Reopened SC church closes again after members exposed to coronavirus at services : Coronavirus

Opinion | There Are 3 Things We Have to Do to Get People Wearing Masks - The New York Times - Persuasion works better than compulsion.

Just 40% of self-identified GOPers in newly released Gallup data said that the coronavirus' mortality rate was higher than that of seasonal flu : Coronavirus

Taiwan was so ready for the pandemic that it only had 7 deaths compared to America's 100,000+ : Coronavirus

Canada had under 1000 new cases today for the first time since March 29 : Coronavirus

Excess mortality back to normal levels in most european countries : Coronavirus
Civil registry data in spain reveals 43000 more deaths than the statistically expected at this time of the year, making the 27000 official covid-19 deaths probably a very short estimate. (source in spanish) : Coronavirus

Boris Johnson's approval rating drops more than 20 points in four days amidst Dominic Cummings saga : worldnews

Military alleges horrific conditions, abuse in pandemic-hit Ontario (Canada) nursing homes : worldnews

France bans use of hydroxychloroquine to cure coronavirus : worldnews
Active cases in Germany falls to under 10,000. : Coronavirus

New Zealand has no Covid-19 patients in hospital and only 21 active cases remain : worldnews

Japan Ends Coronavirus Emergency With 850 Deaths and No Lockdown : worldnews


Mass Testing in Wuhan Uncovers Over 200 Asymptomatic Covid-19 Cases : worldnews
YouTube Has Been Deleting Comments Critical Of Chinese Communist Party For 6 Months, Calls It An 'Error' After Outrage
Chinese State Media quotes Hong Kong Police condemning demonstration before it occurs : worldnews
China removes phrase 'peaceful reunification' from Taiwan document.
Hundreds of riot police took up posts around Hong Kong's legislature overnight, as protests were expected on Wednesday over a bill criminalizing disrespect of China's national anthem and against plans by Beijing to impose national security laws : worldnews
China Says the UK Will "Pay Price" if Huawei is Booted Out of 5G Builds : worldnews


Khashoggi sons' pardon of his killers is 'final act of the parody of justice,' UN expert says : worldnews (Trump and Netanfuckyu pardoned Bonesaw)



American Politics Is Now Democrats Versus Authoritarians : politics (you mean Dems vs Nazis)

Trump Team Killed Rule Designed To Protect Health Workers From Pandemic Like COVID-19 : NPR

Dont Expect A Quick Recovery. Our Survey Of Economists Says It Will Likely Take Years. (Trumps says booming economy in two months)
Millennials are the unluckiest generation in U.S. history - The Washington Post - Millennials have faced the worst economic odds, and many will never recover (fucked by the boomers)

Donald Trump Will Risk Thousands Getting Sick So He Can Give a Big Convention Speech | So he wants thousands of people, most not wearing masks and scoffing at social distancing, to congregate. This will not end well. : politics

"This is so unfair to me" -- Trump Whines About His COVID-19 Victimhood as Campaign Flails | Raging at campaign
manager Brad Parscale and Joe Scarborough, Trump attempts a campaign reset. But "Trump can't pivot to a different strategy" because he's the problem
With 100,000 dead and 39 million out of work, Trump trolls the libs A staggering number of laid-off workers are receiving more money in unemployment benefits than they did from their jobs : Coronavirus

Trump asks reporter to remove mask, saying he's being 'politically correct'

Your election angst is real: Trump's gonna cheat and it could be total hell : politics
Why does Trump get away with everything? - The Washington Post

A Presidential Smear - WSJ - Trump imitates the Steele dossier in attacks on Joe Scarborough .... (Murdoch/WSJ)
Trump Smears Scarborough Because Republicans Reward Bullying
The Malignant Cruelty of Donald Trump - The Atlantic - The Malignant Cruelty of Donald Trump -- The president is defaming the memory of a woman who died nearly 20 years ago - and inflicting pain upon her family today.
Opinion: Twitter's refusal to delete Trump's tweets about Lori Klausutis is disgraceful : politics
Twitter labels Trump tweets as 'potentially misleading' for the first time
Trump accuses Twitter of 'interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election' after it fact-checked his false tweets about voting by mail : politics
Trump threatens to close down social media platforms which 'silence conservative voices' ... after Twitter posts warning under his tweet. President urges firms to 'Clean up your act, NOW!!!!!!!' without any apparent irony
Trump threatens shut down social media platforms after Twitter put a disinformation warning on his false tweets : politics
People are accusing Jack Dorsey of murder to test if Trump is receiving preferential treatment

The White House is getting *very* worried about the Senate majority : politics
Trump's 2016 campaign brass warns hes in trouble in 2020 -- Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie told the president he's down in swing states, prompting campaign chiefs in Arizona and Florida to travel to D.C.

Revealed: conservative group fighting to restrict voting tied to powerful dark money network : politics

Eli Lake's Omissions and Misleading Facts in Defense of Michael Flynn -- essay in Commentary (so why are Jewcons supporting Putin?)

Texas Supreme Court: Lack of immunity to coronavirus alone isn't enough for mail-in ballot (haha Tejas, vote and die)

DOJ Drops Insider Trading Investigation Into Kelly Loeffler: Report : politics (Barr says corruption is a Republican value)

Trump press secretary criticises Biden for following CDC guidance and wearing mask at Memorial Day service : politics
Why are you not burying him?: Trump allies fret over rising Biden threat

Man who hanged effigy of Kentucky governor fired from job : news

California DA launches investigation into Tara Reade testimony - POLITICO - We are investigating whether Ms. McCabe gave false testimony under oath (bitch going down)

CNBC Segment Explodes as Andrew Ross Sorkin Accuses Joe Kernen of Being in the Tank for Trump During Crisis: 100,000 PEOPLE DIED

Trump Said, 'I Have the Best Words.' Now They're Hers

Book claims Bill Clinton had an affair with Ghislaine Maxwell

There's an African American man threatening my life. -- Amy Cooper knew exactly what she was doing when she criminalized Black skin -- Entitled white women bet on the fear of Black men and Black people so they can use the police as a weapon.
Amy Cooper Is Fired After Calling Police on Black Birder in Central Park - The New York Times - Video of the incident touched off intense discussions about the history of black people being falsely reported to the police.
The police didn't retaliate back at these thugs with tear gas. : pics
New surveillance video shows moments leading up to George Floyd's arrest : news
'A Disgusting Display': Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Stun Grenades, and Tear Gas at Demonstrators Protesting Killing of George Floyd : politics
alwaysbevigilant comments on Minneapolis PD officer Derek Chauvin killed a man in handcuffs yesterday. His name was George Floyd ... Positional Asphyxia is a huge part of our training (killer copster knew exactly what he was doing)
4 Minneapolis Police Officers Fired Over George Floyd Death | HuffPost - The move comes after a video showed an officer kneeling on the neck of Floyd, an unarmed Black man, on Monday.

Louisiana cop fired for saying 'unfortunate' more black people didn't die of coronavirus : Coronavirus


The psychedelic psilocybin acutely induces region-dependent alterations in glutamate that correlate with ego dissolution during the psychedelic state, providing a neurochemical basis for how psychedelics alter sense of self, and may be giving rise to therapeutic effects witnessed in clinical trials. : science


[OC] The richest person in each state as of 2019 : dataisbeautiful (map of sickness)


Whistleblowers say Facebook has not warned investors about illegal activity, in new SEC complaintThe complaint, which was obtained by The Washington Post, includes dozens of pages of screenshots of opioids and other drugs for sale on Facebook and its photo-sharing site Instagram




052620

Experts Warn Climate Change Is Already Killing Way More People Than We Record : worldnews
Governments have spent $8 trillion to help combat COVID-19 in just 10 weeks. $178 trillion will be needed in the coming decade to combat the effects of climate change, in order to aggressively reduce emissions to achieve the 1750C global warming goal. (Lancet) : science
Michael Moore film Planet of the Humans removed from YouTube | Michael Moore | The Guardian - British environmental photographer copyright claim prompts website to remove film that has been condemned by climate scientists


MA COVID-19 Data 5/26/20 : boston
93,693 Cases Total in MA; 422 New Cases : CoronavirusMa - 4,920 new tests; 9% positive - 57 new deaths; 6473 total - -24 hospital; -16 icu - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 8.6% (vs 8.9%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -70% (vs -69%)


Improved personal hygiene prompted by COVID-19 lowers number of common cold patients : worldnews


'I'm looking for the truth': States face criticism for COVID-19 data cover-ups -- The public must be given complete and accurate information about the coronavirus pandemic, experts said. (the assumption is Republicans will lie, kill people, and get away with it)
An international example of bad judgment: Local officials stunned by raucous Memorial Day festivities

Harvard Researchers Find 'Inequality On Top Of Inequality' In COVID-19 Deaths : politics


Trudeau says he'll seek 10 days of paid sick leave for all workers : worldnews


There are no new confirmed deaths from Covid-19 in Ireland today : worldnews


Brazil surpasses U.S. in daily coronavirus death toll : worldnews


Zimbabwe plans to use traditional Chinese medicine to combat COVID-19, thanks visiting team of Chinese health officials : worldnews
China loses bid to run Israel's biggest desalination plant after U.S. pressure : worldnews
Senior Chinese diplomats have called for more "wolf warriors" to defend the country abroad despite warnings that this combative approach was likely to alienate the rest of the world.


Boris Johnson's approval rating drops more than 20 points in four days amidst Dominic Cummings saga : worldnews
Dominic Cummings: Minister Douglas Ross quits over senior aide's lockdown actions : worldnews

Alberta minister says it's a 'great time' to build a pipeline because COVID-19 restrictions limit protests against them

Costa Rica becomes first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriage : worldnews


Pelosi, Schumer, Pallone and Murray Joint Statement on the Trump Administration's Disappointing National Testing Strategy Report
Twitter Users Mock Trump For Claiming He's Getting 'Great' COVID-19 Reviews : politics
Trump Calls Marine Corps Veteran and Congressman an American Fraud on Memorial Day (Conor Lamb)

Trump should pull GOP convention from North Carolina, put in on cruise ships off the coast of Mar-a-Lago : politics

Trump shared a tweet mocking Biden for wearing a face mask in public in line with the CDC advice that the president routinely ignores

Pro-life but only if it doesn't h urt the economy

Worse Than a Pardon -- The decision to drop charges against Michael Flynn implicates the whole justice system.

Opinion | Twitter Must Cleanse the Trump Stain - The New York Times - The president is spreading a vile conspiracy theory on the platform. Maybe Twitter should finally hold him to its rules.

Disapproval of Donald Trump Climbs Higher As Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 100,000 in U.S. : politics
Disapproval of Donald Trump Climbs Higher As Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 100,000 in U.S. - average disapproval rating stood at 53.5 percent on Mondayputting it at its highest level since mid-January ... approval rating slumped to 42.7 percent (42% of Americans are evil zombie alien non-humans)
More than 40% of Republicans think Bill Gates will use COVID-19 vaccine to implant tracking chips, survey says : politics

Whatever the crisis, Republicans want another tax cut for the rich : politics
Corporate Immunity Is Longtime Focus of Conservative Movement : politics (corps are invulerable people)
"How the Trump White House Sees You": President's Economic Adviser Under Fire for Calling Workers "Human Capital Stock" : politics


"The reasons conservatives have raged against the virus lockdowns and hygiene restrictions are simple. They bind them and protect others." -- a summary of why Republicans are oppose the coranavirus pandemic response system, by new_brain_who_dis. : bestof


Lt. Gov. says Trump is preparing to question Michigan's 2020 election results if he loses

The voters Joe Biden needs to win the election, explained -- what a winning coalition looks like for Biden.
The general election scenario that Democrats are dreading - POLITICO - We are about to see the best economic data we've seen in the history of the country (economy will be booming in 3 months)

New Mexico may elect historic all-female U.S. House delegation : politics


4 officers fired after man dies in police custody in Minneapolis - StarTribune.com
'World neeeded to see,' says woman who took video of man dying under officer's knee
Video shows Minneapolis cop with knee on neck of motionless, moaning man who later died : news
4 Minneapolis police officers fired following death of George Floyd : news


Amy Cooper: White woman apologizes after calling police on a black man in Central Park - CNN
Central Park Confrontation Goes Viral, as White Woman Calls Cops on Black Man Over Dog Leash NBC New York

Woman Is Fired After Calling Police on Black Man in Central Park : news
Bite the Big Apple - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jessica Valenti on Twitter: "Bret Stephens and Bari Weiss are def fighting on text right now over who gets to write the Defense of Amy Cooper piece" / Twitter

Ahmaud Arbery killing being investigated as federal hate crime, family attorney says - CNN


"really shady fucking business" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It is really, really long past time to stop giving Shaun King money for anything:


AskScience AMA Series: I'm Brian Greene, theoretical physicist, mathematician, and string theorist, and co-founder of the World Science Festival. AMA! : askscience


Women with Neandertal gene give birth to more children. One in three women in Europe inherited the receptor for progesterone from Neandertals -- a gene variant associated with increased fertility, fewer bleedings during early pregnancy and fewer miscarriages. : science

Where Do Eels Come From? | The New Yorker

Burned house horizon - Wikipedia



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Everything Is Fine! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - COVID-19 crisis is child's play compared to the impending climate change crisis that is coming fast and hard.
'Many will starve': locusts devour crops and livelihoods in Pakistan. Farmers faced with worst plague in recent history say they have been left to fend for themselves : worldnews

Jacinda Ardern rides out 'quite a decent shake' as earthquake hits during live TV interview : worldnews

Bushfire royal commission: 'Black Summer' played out exactly as scientists predicted it would : worldnews


Memorial Day in America: 100,000 COVID-19 deaths surpass combined combat fatalities in Korea and Vietnam : politics


MA COVID-19 Data 5/25/20 : CoronavirusMa
93,271 Cases Total in MA; 596 New Cases : CoronavirusMa - 8188 new tests; 7% positive - 44 new deaths; 6416 total - -37 hospital; +28 icu - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 8.9% (vs 9.1%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -69% (vs -68%) - 3 day average of hospitalizations: 2179 (vs 2243) - 3 day average of hospitalizations change since 4/15: -39% (vs -37%) - 3 day average of deaths: 67 (vs 69) 3 day average of deaths change since 4/15: -56% (vs -55%)
Mass. reports 44 new deaths, 596 new cases of coronavirus on Monday - The Boston Globe
With reopening comes the threat of a second wave of COVID-19, scientists warn - The Boston Globe
Karyn Polito Has Huge Party At Shrewsbury Mansion While Telling The Commoners To Socially Distance And Avoid Groups During Memorial Day Weekend - Turtleboy


United States posts lowest daily death count since March 29th : Coronavirus

Hydroxychloroquine: WHO suspends clinical trial of drug touted by Trump as 'coronavirus cure' over safety fears : politics
Vitamin D determines severity in COVID-19 so government advice needs to change, experts urge: Researchers from Trinity College Dublin point to changes in government advice in Wales, England and Scotland : worldnews
Can Current Recommendations on Sun Exposure Sufficiently Increase Serum Vitamin D Level?: One-Month Randomized Clinical Trial (no)
The true case fatality rate of COVID-19: An analytical solution : COVID19
COVID-19 Confirmed Case Incidence Age Shift to Young Persons Age 0-19 and 20-39 Years Over Time: Washington State March - April 2020 : COVID19
A Study on Infectivity of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Carriers : COVID19
Coronavirus spread would dramatically drop if 80% of a population wore masks, AI researcher says : Coronavirus
Exercise as medicine for COVID-19: An ACE in the hole? : COVID19
Coronavirus antigen tests: quick and cheap, but too often wrong? : COVID19

Humans 'not meant to be alone': Many Americans haven't seen or touched another person in 3 months because of COVID-19 : Coronavirus

New York shoppers hound customer out of grocery store for not wearing mask in viral video : Coronavirus
McAuley on Twitter: "Staten Islanders with masks drive out non-mask wearing person in grocery store. #Coronavirus https://t.co/iPQwk7lD9y" / Twitter

Texas coronavirus cases rise as Houston mayor says "we're not equipped" to handle projected surge : Coronavirus

There's some blood in your grits from your hand which I bit - Lawyers, Guns & Money - cooking the books here: (Florida Repubicans lie cheat and crook you)
Lindsay Beyerstein on Twitter: "It's amazing how many disasters you can avoid by lying about the data. Until you can't." / Twitter


Wuhan Tests Nine Million People for Coronavirus in 10 Days - WSJ

From 500 hospitalisations at peak to only 8 the past 24 hours. Netherlands continues the declining trend even after reopening. : Coronavirus

Furious backlash after Boris Johnson defends aide's lockdown journey -- Tory MPs say they have received a wave of anger from constituents over Dominic Cummings' actions.

Anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists, and activists with very different political views have come together to voice their anger at Germany's pandemic measures. Anger has also been directed at Bill Gates as part of a conspiracy theory which claims he is responsible for the pandemic. : worldnews

Brazilian President called "killer" and "trash" by angry crowd in capital : worldnews
Brazilian mayor launches furious attack on 'stupid' Bolsonaro over coronavirus response : worldnews

164 workers test positive for COVID-19 at world's deepest mine : worldnews

SARS-CoV-2 lethality decreased over time in two Italian Provinces : COVID19

China official in Hong Kong says some protest acts 'terrorist in nature' : worldnews
Taiwan will provide the people of Hong Kong with "necessary assistance" President Tsai Ing-wen said, after a resurgence in protests in the Chinese ruled territory against newly proposed national security legislation from Beijing.


Netanyahu alleges 'coup attempt' as corruption trial opens: The Israeli prime minister's trial has kicked off, but he said he is only there as part of a conspiracy to "depose a strong, right-wing leader." Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of fraud and bribery : worldnews


The Four-Day Workweek - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The four-day workweek makes so much sense that of course we will never adopt it.


Trump Brag-Tweets that COVID-19 "Numbers" Are Declining. The Numbers Don't Say That

Memorial Day - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Donald Trump, the Most Unmanly President
Can we stop pretending Trump is fit to be president? - The Washington Post
L'Etat, C'est Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump Sabotaged America's Recovery Even Before COVID-19 Began

Mike Pompeo is the number one evangelist of Trumpism in the world | When it comes to foreign policy, Pompeo's penchant for undermining America's credibility is top-notch

Trump threatens to pull Republican convention out of North Carolina - POLITICO - He demands a guarantee the convention will be allowed to go on as planned.

On weekend dedicated to war dead, Trump tweets insults, promotes baseless claims and plays golf : politics
Wow, 335 years of presidential salary? so f***ing much. : PoliticalHumor
Trump Flips Out After Biden Ad Rips Him For Golfing Amid Growing Death Toll : politics
Mail-in Voting Triggers an Unhinged Trump Rant : politics
Trump falsely claims 'thousands' of forgeries on mail-in ballots, despite his own commission not finding a single case of fraud : politics
The trouble with Trump registering Mar-a-Lago as his voter address : politics (the only real voter fraudster)

As Trump removes federal watchdogs, some loyalists replacing them have preposterous conflicts
Inside the secret talks to overhaul the Republican Party platform - Axios - For the past six months, top Trump campaign officials, reporting to Jared Kushner, have been working on a radical overhaul of the Republican Party platform. (1. cancel election; 2. Trump dicktataor for life)

The devious COVID-19 liability push: Mitch McConnell's push for coronavirus immunity would shield big businesses that hurt their workers

Wealthiest U.S. Hospitals Got Billions in Bailout for Struggling Health Providers: Twenty large chains received more than $5 billion in federal grants even while sitting on more than $100 billion in cash. : politics

University Leaders Are Failing - The Chronicle of Higher Education - Ronald Daniels (worst uni pres, J Hopkins overseen by capitalist overlords not academics)

Poll results: Trump and the 2020 presidential race - StarTribune.com (Minnesota -- Biden 49%, Trump 44% (so pretty stupid)

Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months

Federal judge guts Florida law requiring felons to pay fines before they can vote : politics

Husband Of Reopen NC Leader Says He's 'Willing To Kill' To Stop 'New World Order' : politics

A Window Onto an American Nightmare | The New Yorker - As the homelessness crisis and the coronavirus crisis converge, what can we learn from one city's struggles

Trump losing to Biden among ket senior voters in Florida. - The Washington Post

Airbnb hosts are planning to sell off their properties because of the pandemic : news


TIL that for 5000 years, Europeans built huge magnificent cities, and lived in them, just to burn them to the ground every 75 years. People in current-day Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine and the area, intentionally set their settlements on fire between 7000-2000 BC, for reasons still being researched. : todayilearned

String theory provides a microscopic description of the entropy of certain theoretical black holes

Physicist Brian Cox gave the most humble opinion on science vs religion : videos


ELI5, what exactly is "postmodernism"? : explainlikeimfive
TIL Despite publishing vast quantities of literature only three Mayan books exist today due to the Spanish ordering all Mayan books and libraries to be destroyed for being, "lies of the devil." : todayilearned

What do we really know about Irish mythology? Why isn't more well known? : AskHistorians




052420

Remembering the Nearly 100,000 Lives Lost to Coronavirus in America - The New York Times
No words needed : PoliticalHumor
200 Epstein Coefficients - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The front page of today's New York Times : pics


MA COVID-19 Data 5/24/20 : boston
Mass. reports 1,013 new coronavirus cases, 68 new fatalities - The Boston Globe
New study says Massachusetts coronavirus rates are much higher than reported and could rise steeply - The Boston Globe
Bostonians Need to Practice Social Distancing For at Least 6 to 8 Months, Walsh Says : boston


Please, stop putting up change.org petitions to reopen. : CoronavirusMa
Anyone have thoughts on daycares opening? : CoronavirusMa
I feel like I'm being punished like a child -- President Donald Trump supporters in Chicopee see the coronavirus restrictions as cruel (Fuckapee)
Retailers get creative as they prepare to reopen for curbside pickups - The Boston Globe


Every map I see of Coronavirus in the U. S. Has a terrible scale, so o spent all of yesterday making my own with an up to date relevant scale. (Map accurate as of 5/22) : MapPorn


Anthony Fauci: 'Now Is The Time ... To Care Selflessly About One Another' : politics


Covid-19 patients are not infectious after 11 days, even if they test positive, new study shows : Coronavirus


Federal appeals court upholds California's ban on in-person church services : politics
Federal court backs California Gov. Gavin Newsom's orders keeping churches closed : news

In a Pandemic, Everyone is a Mark - Lawyers, Guns & Money - MOderna's chief financial officer and chief medical officer executed options and sold nearly $30 million of shares combined on Monday and Tuesday ... The Times has more, including admitting that it was totally taken in too.


New York is Now on track with New Mexico to safely reopen : Coronavirus

Every funeral home in this area has become a sweatshop - the impact of COVID-19 on black funeral homes.

Second hairstylist potentially exposed 56 clients to Covid-19, officials say - CNN
ICE Detainee Who Died of Covid-19 Suffered Horrifying Neglect [May 24, 2020] : Coronavirus

2 dead, 5 wounded at South Carolina block party that drew up to 1,000 people : news

Thousands of Torontonians gather downtown in a park, ignoring social distancing : Coronavirus

Jair Bolsonaro branded a 'killer' during hot dog trip as Brazil Covid-19 death toll soars : worldnews
Brazil's indigenous people are dying at an alarming rate from Covid-19 : worldnews

More than 40 diagnosed with COVID-19 after Frankfurt church service : worldnews (shockingly, the virus went viral)
Not 40 but 107 infected with COVID after Frankfurt Church service : Coronavirus
Second day in a row without corona deaths in Denmark : Coronavirus
Swedish tourists are not wanted - will Sweden remain isolated when the rest of Europe opens up in the wake of the corona? The Foreign Minister was also concerned : Coronavirus
No new COVID-19 cases recorded in Taiwan today, 42 consecutive days without recorded local transmissions : Coronavirus
Montenegro is now officially Europe's first Corona-free country : Coronavirus
Slovenia Hits 4 Days In A Row Of No New Coronavirus Cases, With Only 13 Active, All In Isolation : Coronavirus

Wuhan conducted more than 1.4 million coronavirus tests in a single day on Friday : worldnews

Hong Kongers are back in full force : pics
What is going to happen to Hong Kong? [Serious] : AskReddit
Hong Kong protests: police fire teargas as thousands rally against Beijing's national security law
Police fire tear gas as Hong Kong protesters rally against national security law : worldnews
China has betrayed Hong Kong, former HK governor says : worldnews
Beijing to impose Hong Kong security laws 'without delay' : worldnews
Nearly 200 political figures from around the world on Saturday decried Beijing's proposed national security laws for Hong Kong, including 17 U.S. Congress members, as international tensions grow over the proposal to set up Chinese government intelligence bases in the territory.

Chinese and Indian military face mounting tension's in Hindu Kush region : worldnews

WHO hails 'goodwill ambassador' Peng Liyuan but fails to mention she's wife of China's President | Daily Mail Online


Women crushed to death in Sri Lanka stampede for $8 handout : worldnews


Israel's Netanyahu goes on trial for corruption : news
Benjamin Netanyahu corruption trial to begin in Israel: The Israeli public will see its prime minister in the dock for the first time as Benjamin Netanyahu's long-awaited corruption trial begins Sunday : worldnews ... Imagine being able to get the leader of your country to trial.
For the first time in Israel history, a Prime Minister will enter the courtroom to face charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. : worldnews


Ukrainian lawmaker found shot dead in his office : worldnews

EU calls for returning ISIS fighters to be prosecuted as war criminals : worldnews

Opinion | Why Does the U.S. Military Celebrate White Supremacy? - The New York Times (they named all their bases after confederate traitors, for some reason)


US unemployment to remain in double digits until November election, White House predicts : politics
The GOP threats to end the pandemic boost to unemployment checks would cause a disaster for the US economy : politics
43 states have record unemployment : politics (it's really all 50, but Trump ordered BLS to lie)
Unemployment Benefits to likely end for Millions of Americans during Pandemic on July 31st : Coronavirus
America has opted for a bad recession : Coronavirus

Trump Can't Just Make Country Re-Open. He Has To Actually Stem the Outbreak. | The administration treats the pandemic as a media problem rather than a public health problem.

President Trump seen doing same thing he criticized President Obama for during Ebola outbreak - CNN Video - . In 2014, Trump criticized former President Barack Obama for golfing after a second confirmed case of Ebola was reported in the United States.

Trust Donald Trump to make Henry Ford's virulent anti-Semitism relevant again
The release of the "Access Hollywood" tape where candidate Donald Trump boasts about grabbing women by their genitals led to less support for him in the 2016 election.

Biden slams Trump in new ad: 'The death toll is still rising.' 'The president is playing golf' : politics
Trump Goes to Golf Club, Not Church, After Demanding Houses of Worship Open : politics
Trump rips Columbia as 'disgraceful institution' after study showed lives lost due to delayed shutdown : politics

Joe Biden blasts Don Trump Jr.'s 'sick' pedophile joke: 'He is his father's son' : politics
Trump retweets Hillary Clinton is a 'sk***' message and spreads sexist insults about other prominent female Democrats : politics
Julia Davis on Twitter: "@atrupar He's BeBesting again. Melania must be so proud." / Twitter
Another Saturday Night - Lawyers, Guns & Money - And the president is publicly accusing morning show hosts of murder:

President Donald Trump tweets that Jeff Sessions is 'slime,' after Sessions defends conservative record (very classy Poopus)

We Need to Speak Honestly About the GOP's Evolution Into a Conspiracy Cult (you mean Stupidity Cult) <./a>
The GOP Cult -- Warning: This is not a metaphor:
Scott Lemieux on Twitter: "Whoever had Jacobin in the "what will be the first nominally leftist publication to publish a brain-dead 'actually Obamagate is real' take" sweepstakes wins" / Twitter

White Backlash: A Defining Feature of American History - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Mike Pompeo's gaudy, taxpayer-funded dinners should make him damaged goods in Kansas
Ambassador says US has 'absolute confidence' in Australia after Mike Pompeo warns of 'disconnect' : news (insufficient loyalty to the supreme Trumpster)

Americans want to vote, and they want to be able to do it by mail : politics
Anything less than nationwide vote by mail is electoral sabotage : politics
Trump falsely claims 'thousands' of forgeries on mail-in ballots, despite his own commission not finding a single case of fraud : politics
Florida says no evidence of fraud in 2018 mail vote fraud probe : politics ("yeah, that Governor what's his name ordered us to lie, he might have been a Republican but we don't think so)

Foxs Wallace Shreds Kayleigh McEnany for Questioning Reporters' Faith (+Donna Brazile is a fucking idiot)


Democrats see Warren as rising VP contender as coronavirus reshuffles 2020 race : politics
Elizabeth Warren: Democrats see her as rising VP contender as coronavirus reshuffles 2020 race - CNNPolitics

Why Democrats think they can turn an Iowa Senate seat blue : politics


Key swing state warns of November election nightmare -- The outcome in Pennsylvania could remain up in the air long past Election Day.

Michael Moore says he knows the armed protesters at the Liberate Michigan protests and they're frauds ... "They're living their white life in their white neighborhoods. If they end up being arrested ... for doing what you suggested, they will then be moved to a black and brown neighborhood called the United States prison system" Moore said
At Rally, Bexar County Republican Chair Cynthia Brehm Claims Coronavirus Is a Democratic Hoax : politics

Exclusive: Husband of Reopen NC leader 'willing to kill peoplep in resistance to emergency orders


Incredible breakdown of "The Finances of Harvard University: 2004 vs. 2019/20" : boston


Lavish Parties, Greedy Pols and Panic Rooms: How the 'Apple of Pot' Collapsed -- MedMen was the countr hottest pot startup -- until it flamed out


TIL that 300 years ago, Robert Boyle wrote down a 'wish list' of inventions he hoped science would one day accomplish. We're over half way there. : todayilearned

The collision of two intense light beams may produce detectable signatures of dark matter particles called axions. Axions -- hypothetical particles that are much lighter than electrons -- could hold the key to important physics puzzles, from the matter-antimatter asymmetry to the nature of dark matter

Yale University has made available on YouTube a 22-lesson course on the Early Middle Ages by professor Paul Freedman. Is it a good resource for those interested in learning the current academic consensus on subjects such as the fall of the Roman Empire? : AskHistorians

Given the economic devastation we see in the US right now caused by Covid-19, how did the country experience the "roaring 20's" after the Flu of 1918? : AskHistorians

New Blood Test Detects Multiple Cancer Types with High Accuracy: This test can accurately identify the presence and originating site of 12 high-mortality cancer types, across all stages of progression, with a low false-positive : science


Huge owl hatches chicks outside man's window -- now the brood watches TV with him


antimatter asymmetry to the nature of dark matter. ( What is the most severe case of someone being completely out of touch with reality you've ever seen? : AskReddit

/u/Grammaton485 explains how to spot fake reddit accounts that are bots : bestof

u/parentis_shotgun explains why Elon Musk isn't the hero people think he is : bestof ... "Musk is basically TechnoTrump." (scumbag)




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Coronavirus Live Updates: As Death Toll Nears 100,000, Some in White House Question the Math - The New York Times (Trumpsters are all math geniuses)
Not only has the world just experienced the most new cases in one day but we also just hit five straight days of rising Covid-19 case numbers. This hasn't happened since the initial growth of the virus came to a halt on April 3rd. : Coronavirus
Sunday's front page of The New York Times is dedicated to those who died of COVID-19. "The 1,000 people here reflect just 1 percent of the [U.S.] toll." : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 5/23/20 : boston
91,662 Cases Total in MA; 773 New Cases : CoronavirusMa - 9342 new tests; 8% positive - 76 new deaths; 6304 total - -86 hospital; - 18 ICU - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 9.3% (vs 9.2%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -68% (vs -68%) - 3 day average of hospitalizations: 2319 (vs 2412) - 3 day average of hospitalizations change since 4/15: -35% (vs -33%) - 3 day average of deaths: 75 (vs 76) - 3 day average of deaths change since 4/15: -51% (vs -50%)
Interactive Map: Where in Massachusetts is being hit hardest by unemployment due to COVID-19? : boston
Another 76 people die from COVID-19 in Mass. - The Boston Globe
Widespread Testing, Are We Even Trying? : CoronavirusMa

I just want something localCOVID-19 has been a boon for many New England farms
Kripalu Center to lay off 450 employees in latest blow to Berkshires economy - The Boston Globe


C.D.C. Test Counting Error Leaves Epidemiologist 'sReally Baffled' -- The Centers for Disease Control has been lumping together tests for active coronavirus with tests for recovered patients, boosting testing totals but muddying the pandemic's course (Trumped)

COVID-19 is killing 20 times more people per week than flu does, new paper says : Coronavirus
Hydroxychloroquine in short supply, says FDA. 'Angry, disappointed and scared,' say lupus patients. : politics
Covid-19 patients no longer infectious 11 days after getting sick, research shows : Coronavirus
That Office AC System Is Great at Recirculating Viruses
U of T researcher believes they've found a cure for COVID-19
The first human trial of a COVID-19 vaccine finds that it is safe, well-tolerated, and induces a rapid immune response:
A previously uncharacterized gene in SARS-CoV-2 illuminates the functional dynamics and evolutionary origins of the COVID-19 pandemic : COVID19
New technology can detect anti-virus antibody in 20 minutes : COVID19
Temperature significantly changes COVID-19 transmission in (sub)tropical cities of Brazil : COVID19
What do we know about SARS-CoV-2 transmission? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the secondary attack rate, serial interval, and asymptomatic infection : COVID19
Therapeutic Algorithm for Use of Melatonin in Patients With COVID-19 : COVID19
COVID-19 and the nicotinic cholinergic system : COVID19
Vitamin-D and COVID-19: do deficient risk a poorer outcome? : COVID19
Avoidance of vitamin D deficiency to slow the COVID-19 pandemic | BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health

Trump's Pandemic of Ignorance -- The United States is in the midst of a full-blown health care crisis, headed by a man who is not just monumentally unfit to lead, but actually deranged.
Trump just declared houses of worship essential. Mounting evidence shows they're super-spreader hotspots. : politics
Trumps demand to reopen churches was sparked by slipping poll numbers from evangelicals: report
Firing a Salvo in Culture Wars, Trump Pushes for Churches to Reopen - The New York Times - President Trump threatened to overrule states that refuse to open places of worship. The White House could not explain how he has that power, and legal experts said he did not have such authority.

Some GOP governors accused of manipulating COVID-19 statistics : Coronavirus (lie, cheat, steal, kill, the Republican way)
Fired scientist defends her COVID-19 data role, portrays Florida Dept. of Health as corrupt : Coronavirus
As Ron DeSantis hypes low numbers, Florida may be undercounting coronavirus deaths by up to 58% : politics
As Alabama Reopens, Its Hospitals Are Running Out of ICU Beds : politics
Hairstylist with COVID-19 served 84 clients while symptomatic, Missouri officials say : politics
Michigan stay home order extended to June 12, Gov. Whitmer orders
Ohio records 614 new cases, 58 new hospilizations and 84 new Deaths : Coronavirus

Doctor describes the different stages in severe cases of Covid : bestof


As per Worldometer, Canada now has more confirmed cases than China at 83,590. : Coronavirus

Iran first country to experience significant second wave -- relaxed lockdown few weeks ago : Coronavirus

Brazil now has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world after US : worldnews
Brazil: blow to Bolsonaro as judge orders release of expletive-ridden video : worldnews

Infected 40 year old women at a Buffet Birthday Party leads to South Korea new Cluster Outbreak : Coronavirus

New witnesses cast doubt on Dominic Cummings's lockdown claims -- Exclusive: eyewitness says top No 10 aide left isolation to go 30 miles to popular tourist town

Egypt surpasses 16,000 coronavirus cases, 727 new infections recorded : Coronavirus

Exclusive: U.S. accuses China of blocking U.S. flights, demands action : Coronavirus (China built the wall to keep Trump out)


Russia reports 9,434 new coronavirus infections : Coronavirus
Key Putin ally is sick with coronavirus after calling for COVID-19 patients to be killed: report Raw Story
Putin adds mandatory "Patriotism" course to school curriculum : worldnews

EU calls for returning ISIS fighters to be prosecuted as war criminals : worldnews

US Sanctions 33 Chinese Entities at Lowest Point of US-China Relations : worldnews


One final viral infusion: Trumps move to block travel from Europe triggered chaos and a surge of passengers from the outbreaks center

Trump golfs at his Virginia club amid the coronavirus pandemic - CNNPolitics
The United States Coronavirus Death Toll Is About to Hit 100,000. Donald Trump Went Golfing Today.

Trump administration discussed conducting first U.S. nuclear test in decades - The Washington Post
Donald the Dove, Hillary the Hawk - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump can only win the 2020 election if he cheats says Michael Moore

Trump opts for a 2016 disruption strategy that Democrats say is ill-suited for a pandemic - The Washington Post (good Trump pic)

Unemployment insurance should be permanently changed to add this $600 a week. If employers don't like it, they can actually create jobs people want to work at.

77 Nobel Laureates Denounce Trump Officials For Pulling Coronavirus Research Grant : Coronavirus

The pandemic has already altered how tens of millions of Americans can cast their ballots this year - The Washington Post


Vax22 : PoliticalHumor
Somehow This Wild Hoax Bill Gates Anti-Vaxx Video Doesn't Violate YouTube's Policies: The video is obviously faked, but it's still setting the anti-vaxx internet on fire. : worldnews (Gates has a religion vaccine, which, if, true, would be very helpful)


Betsy DeVos openly admits she's using the pandemic to impose her private school choice agenda


Welcome to a failed state in slow motion: The United States of America
America Is Officially in Fuck It Mode

Georgia is a swing state in 2020 - CNNPolitics

Republican corruption and carelessness led to devastation in Michigan: Does Trump care?

All-night session to strip governor's power was Kansas Legislature's darkest day

North Dakota's Doug Burgum's tearful plea to wear masks during coronavirus - The Washington Post

Study: White Supremacist Groups Are Thriving On Facebook, Despite Extremist Ban

Brutal beating in Iowa should be investigated as hate crime, NAACP says. A black man was leaving his girlfriend's house when he was attacked by white men who accused him of being a burglar, according to the civil rights organization : news


Rachel Maddow Wins Dismissal of OAN Defamation Lawsuit - Variety

Judge Dismisses One America News Network Defamation Suit Against Rachel Maddow, MSNBC : news
Republican Martha McSally slips in polls, faces money problems in tight Arizona Senate race against Democrat Mark Kelly : politics


Tara Reade Loses Her Attorney As New Reporting Dents Her Story About Joe Biden : politics

Matt Lauer Is Not Listening : inthenews


First They Fled the City. Now Theyre Building $75,000 In-Ground Pools


Young Shitlers: How Teen Edgelords Became the New Leaders of the Neo-Nazi Movement

Fauxcest and Incest Porn: Will the Sibling Porn Bubble Ever Burst?
Ron Jeremy Is Under Investigation for Sexual Assault. And People Are Worried About His Tree.
A Feud in Wolf-Kink Erotica Raises a Deep Legal Question - The New York Times


Researchers Say 'Upside-Down Cosmic Ray Shower' May Be Evidence of a Parallel Universe : inthenews

The leading expert on women's brains says they are more likely to get Alzheimer's | TheHill - The leading expert on womens brains says they are more likely to get Alzheimer's ... At the forefront is the reality of menopause on the female brain, whichis more like a trigger in which the superpower of estrogen is revoked, and the brain has to find new ways to stay strong, healthy, and resilient ... path for men is primarily vascular, whereas it is more metabolic and hormonal for women.

How Loners Are an Evolutionary Insurance Policy : science
Strauss Howe generational theory - Wikipedia - The theory states that after every saeculum, a crisis recurs in American history, which is followed by a recovery (high). During this recovery, institutions and communitarian values are strong. Ultimately, succeeding generational archetypes attack and weaken institutions in the name of autonomy and individualism, which ultimately creates a tumultuous political environment that ripens conditions for another crisis.


What golden nugget of information do you have to share? : AskReddit

Reddit Battle Royale 2020 : funny




052220

Loss of Louisiana marshes that protect New Orleans is probably inevitable

Microplastic pollution in oceans vastly underestimated -- Particles may even outnumber the zooplankton that underpin marine life and regulate global climate

The US records over 28,000 cases in 1 day, the most since the beginning of May as all 50 states reopen : Coronavirus



Study estimates 24 states still have uncontrolled coronavirus spread - The Washington Post - particularly in the South and Midwest (the big reckoning)


90,889 Cases Total in MA; 805 New Cases in MA : CoronavirusMa - 10,158 new tests; 8% positive - 80 new deaths; 6228 total - -73 hospitalizations; -19 ICU - Positive cases 7 day average (vs yesterday): 9.2% (vs 9.4%) - Positive case change since 4/15: -68% (vs -67%) - 3 day average of hospitalizations: 2412 (vs 2462) - 3 day average of hospitalizations change since 4/15: -33% (vs -31%) - 3 day average of deaths: 76 (vs 81) - 3 day average of deaths change since 4/15: -50% (vs -47%)
MA COVID-19 data 5/22/20 : CoronavirusMa

Worcester COVID-19 numbers defy clear analysis : CoronavirusMa

Doctors in France say they've detected several Covid-19 cases dating back to 16 November 2019 -- long before the disease is believed to have surfaced there, and before it was even announced in China
CDC says 35% of coronavirus infections are asymptomatic - CNN ... 0.4% of people who show symptoms and have Covid-19 will die, and the agency estimates that 40% of coronavirus transmission is occurring before people feel sick.
Virus does not spread easily from contaminated surfaces or animals, revised CDC website states
Vaccine for COVID-19 safe, effective in first human clinical trial, study says : Coronavirus
Biggest Study to Date Says Virus Deaths Spiked With Use of Malaria Drugs : Coronavirus
Trump's Hydroxychloroquine Cocktail Connected to 45 Percent Increased Risk of Death (voting Republican increases your chance of death by 41%)
Large multi-national analysis (n=96,032) finds decreased in-hospital survival rates and increased ventricular arrhythmias when using hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without macrolide treatment for COVID-19 : science
Scientists Baffled by Decision to Stop a Pioneering Coronavirus Testing Project : Coronavirus (Trump blocks Gates' free at home test so Jared can make more money with one that doesn't work)
The Coronavirus Vaccine Is on Track to Be the Fastest Ever Developed : Coronavirus


Carnegie Mellon University researchers have discovered that much of the discussion doubting the pandemic and anti-stay-at-home orders is being fueled by misinformation campaigns that use convincing bots. Of the top 50 influential retweeters, 82% are bots, of the top 1,000 retweeters, 62% are bots. : Coronavirus

A majority of Americans say they won't to to the gym or restaurants despite states' new efforts to reopen theeconomy, a new national poll shows

long before the disease is believed to have surfaced there, and before it was even announced in China : worldnews
Coronavirus is spiking disproportionately in counties that voted for Trump in 2016 : politics
Ryan Marino on Twitter: "I've been called a lot of names & accused of a lot of things by ER patients but it's surreal to have a patient accuse me of falsifying their COVID result


After blowback, Texas admits 6% of its reported tests were for antibodies, not active infections : Coronavirus
Florida Hits Record High With More Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases In A Day : Coronavirus
How coronavirus candor gets you fired, then smeared by Gov. Ron DeSantis | Editorial
Church That Defied Coronavirus Restrictions Is Burned to Ground - The New York Times - "Bet you stay home now"
Armed 70-year-old tried to steal helicopter to free coronavirus patients from hospital : Coronavirus
Utah lockdown protest concert forced to change venue after city threatens to turn sprinklers on, organizers say : Coronavirus


Coronavirus: More than a fifth of people in England believe Covid-19 is a hoax : worldnews (which is why they Brexited)
One fifth of English people in study blame Jews or Muslims for COVID-19 : worldnews (so 40% are stupid idiots)

Guatemala blasted US President Donald Trump on Thursday over US deportations of migrants infected with coronavirus. President Alejandro Giammattei said the deportations had saturated quarantine centers in Guatemala and heaped pressure on the Central American country's weak health system : worldnews

The death toll in Sweden is catastrophically high : Coronavirus

India sees biggest single day spike with 6K cases : Coronavirus

Brazil registered a record of 1,188 daily coronavirus deaths on Thursday, with more than 20,000 total fatalities from the coronavirus outbreak, the Health Ministry said : worldnews

Finland's state epidemiologist says it would be a risk for his country to accept Swedish tourists

70% of Dubai companies expect to go out of business within six months due to coronavirus pandemic, survey says : worldnews

Yemen's health system 'has in effect collapsed' as COVID spreads: U.N. : worldnews


Wuhan bans eating wild animals as coronavirus drives a crackdown in China : worldnews
China drops word 'peaceful' in latest push for Taiwan 'reunification' : worldnews
Investors flee: Hong Kong stocks battered by Beijing's national security proposal : worldnews
Hong Kong activists call for protest march against new security laws : worldnews
China doesn't seem to understand independence of Canada's judiciary: Trudeau : worldnews


Pakistan plane crash: Airbus jet comes down near Karachi airport : worldnews


North Korean regime finally admits Kim Jong-un cannot magically bend time and space : worldnews


'This is insane': Democrats and national security experts sound the alarm after Trump administration declares it's abandoning a critical treaty : politics ... "abandons a useful tool to hold Russia accountable" (oh, that's why)

President Trump Orders Flags To Fly At Half-Staff As U.S. Mourns Nearly 100,000 Dead : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

Bernie Sanders Says It Is 'Nauseating' to See Corporations Praise Frontline Workers as 'Heroes' While Refusing to Pay Them More : politics
Another Trump con: Now he's cheating frontline workers and National Guard troops : politics
A Former Labor Secretary's Message to Essential Workers: When This Ends, "Threaten to Strike" -- Robert Reich predicts a coming wave of labor activism "such as we haven't seen in this country in decades
Why the Economy Is Headed for a Post-Coronavirus Depression (the Greatest Depression)
KFF Health Tracking Poll - May 2020 | KFF - Most Americans expect the coronavirus to upend summer vacation plans with few saying it is likely they will be staying in a hotel (32%), going on an airplane (23%), or going to a concert or sporting event (19%) in the next 3 months

Shocking new economic data confirms it: The swing states are getting hammered - The Washington Post
Nearly every U.S. state had historic levels of unemployment last month, new data show - The Washington Post

Fox News poll: Biden opens up 8-point lead over Trump : politics
In back-to-back tweets, Trump shares a fake poll number and dismisses a real poll number as fake : politics

Trump's urging stokes furor in debate over in-person worship

6 months on, Trump hasn't completed his physical. The White House won't say why. - his annual 2020 physical (too busy playing golf and tweeting)

Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him

Hydroxychloroquine drug touted by Trump linked to increased risk of death, study says - The Washington Post - An analysis of 96,000 patients shows those treated with hydroxychloroquine were also more likely to suffer irregular heart rhythms

Trump Slammed Online For Praising 'Good Bloodlines' Of Henry Ford - The founder of Ford Motor Co. helped spread deeply anti-Semitic rhetoric and was considered by Hitler to be an inspiration. : politics (dog howl out loud)
'This Is No Joke': Michigan AG Calls Trump 'A Petulant Child' for Refusing to Wear Mask During Ford Visit - "I think the message he sent is the same message since he first took office in 2017, which is, 'I don't care about you.'" : politics

Fearing defeat, Republicans scramble to manufacture a controversy : politics
Behind Trump's demand to reopen churches: Slipping poll numbers and alarm inside his campaign - Trump was counting on widening support from white religious voters this fall. The pandemic is sending his numbers the other way.

45 States Allow the Kind of Voting By Mail Trump Considers Fraudulent : politics

Pompeo Ordered State Dept. Officials To Invent Reason For His Emergency Declaration In Saudi Arms Sale : politics

The Donald Trump Incompetence Dodge | Crooked Media
When the Kids are the Henchmen - The Bulwark - On the weirdness of Trump using his kids to do his political dirty work.

On the Revisionist Histories at the Heart of Fascism and Populism | Literary Hub - From Persn to Trump, the Political Art of Spinning Lies Into Myth

Eric Swalwell: Trumps Top Spies Arent Telling the Truth About Russia

McConnell Under Water on Approval in Kentucky : politics

The coronavirus invades Trump country but Republicans aren't worried
Black Americans and Latinos nearly 3 times as likely to know someone who died of COVID-19: POLL - ABC News - The findings trace local and national data reported by states and cities.

Two Very Different Democrats: What a Biden-Warren Ticket Might Be Like - The New York Times - If Joe Biden selects Elizabeth Warren as his running mate, the ticket would be a marriage of contrasting policy ideas and governing philosophies unlike any in decades.

Plagued by stock trades, Loeffler vows she won't drop out - POLITICO - This is the liberal media attacking someone who supports free enterprise she said (free to cheat!)

Michigan is beset by disease, floods and joblessness, but it's voter fraud conspiracies that really frighten the president's supporters.

In Ohio Election, A Surprising Sign of a Democratic Revival - Suddenly, Republicans are crossing over in unexpected numbers to vote in the Democratic primary in what appears to be the latest sign that suburban women have had enough of Trump.

A Trump election conspiracy theory has fallen apart after Florida's law enforcement agency said it had found no widespread voter fraud in the 2018 races for Senate and governor (yes, Republicans cheated but so what)

A new ad makes the case against Lindsey Graham with Graham doing all the talking - The Washington Post

Election official: Number of Pa. mail-in ballot applications 'off the charts' | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tucker Carlson claims there's 'no evidence' stay-at-home orders saved lives. He's wrong (he's a lying evil asshole fucker you mean)

New Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows coronavirus conspiracy theories spreading on the right may hamper vaccine efforts - 44 percent of Republicans believe that Bill Gates is plotting to use a mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign as a pretext to implant microchips in billions of people and monitor their movements

Tara Reade Is Dropped as Client by a Leading #MeToo Lawyer - The New York Times
Defense lawyers look to reopen cases where Tara Reade testified as an expert - POLITICO
A longtime expert witness in Monterey County domestic violence trials, Tara Reade is now best known for accusing Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her. | Cover | montereycountyweekly.com
Convictions could be challenged as defense attorneys question Tara Reade's credentials.

University of Minnesota law professor falsely accused of rape wins $1.2 million defamation judgment : news


Racism declared a public health crisis in Ohio's most populated county : news


Michigan dam failures force 10,000 to evacuate and could leave one city under 9 feet of water : news


It Was a Mistake: Key Suspect in Fotis Dulos Case Finally Speaks

What to Make of Isaac Asimov, Sci-Fi Giant and Dirty Old Man? | Literary Hub ... "the man of a hundred hands" ... "butt pincher" ... (toxic Jewish dickster)

Kendall Jenner to pay $90,000 settlement for promoting Fyre Festival : news

Commonwealth Attorney drops attempted murder charge against Kenneth Walker : news


Every dollar spent on high-quality, early-childhood programs for disadvantaged children returned $7.3 over the long-term. The programs lead to reductions in taxpayer costs associated with crime, unemployment and healthcare, as well as contribute to a better-prepared workforce. : science


/u/girlwhopanics gives compassionate and constructive advice for helping a hoarder family member : bestof

What's one of the dumbest things you've ever spent money on? : AskReddit

ELI5: Why does it take half a year to decode an airplane's black box? : explainlikeimfive

TiL when Thoreau lived "alone" at Walden Pond the woods around him were actually full of people, mostly former slaves and poor people who had been forced to live in the margins of society.

What do you do when you start to miss somebody who is dead? : AskReddit

Just turning your phone on qualifies as searching it, court rules: Location data requires a warrant since 2018; lock screen may now, too. : technology

Who's Behind the "Reopen" Domain Surge? (Betsy and the Koch-fuckers)




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Unusually active hurricane season could threaten US effort to fight Covid-19 | Hurricanes | The Guardian - Experts say 13 to 24 named storms likely in summer season - Prospect of severe hurricane causing angst in coastal states
"Sixty-six percent of U.S. lobbying on climate policy has been conducted by an extended coalition of firms, associations, and other groups that have publicly opposed reducing carbon emissions." Opposition to climate action is broad-based, highlyo COVID-19 spread in Yemen : Coronavirus
rganized, and matched with extensive lobbying. : science

UK supermarkets have threatened to boycott products from Brazil if the country goes ahead with plans that may accelerate the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. : worldnews
Bolsonaro Uses the Quarantine to Destroy the Environment: Bolsonaros program eases restrictions and dismantles environmental legislation : worldnews

Coronavirus pandemic may reverse human development for first time in 30 years, UN says : Coronavirus
We have surpassed 2 million cases recovered worldwide : Coronavirus
CORONAVIRUS LATEST: With an increase of 106,000 COVID-19 cases worldwide in the last day, the globe is experiencing its highest one-day increase since the outbreak began. : Coronavirus


MA COVID-19 Data 5/21/20 (re-do) : boston
90,084 Cases Total in MA; 1,114 new cases : CoronavirusMa - 11,533 new tests; 9.6% positive - 82 new deaths; 6,148 total deaths - -122 hospital; -28 ICU - Positive cases 7 day average: 9.4% Positive case change since 4/15: -67% - 3 day average of hospitalizations: 2462 3 day average of hospitalizations change since 4/15: -31% - 3 day average of deaths: 81 3 day average of deaths change since 4/15: -47%
Nearly 7% of Brookline residents test positive for COVID-19 antibodies : boston
Rate of COVID-19 Cases in MA by City/Town May 20, 2020 (interactive) : CoronavirusMa
How many of you are going back to the office on June 1st? : boston


Efficacy of Melatonin in the Prophylaxis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Healthcare Workers. - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
Melatonin: Roles in influenza, Covid-19, and other viral infections : COVID19
Did A Melatonin Patent Inspire Current Dose Confusion? | Slate Star Codex
Avoidance of vitamin D deficiency to slow the COVID-19 pandemic : COVID19
Low blood sodium increases risk and severity of COVID-19: a systematic review, meta-analysis and retrospective cohort study : COVID19
Low testosterone levels predict clinical adverse outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia patients : COVID19
COVID-19 and Smoking. Is Nicotine the Hidden Link? : COVID19
Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted To Know : slatestarcodex
Association of country-wide coronavirus mortality with demographics, testing, lockdowns, and public wearing of masks. : COVID19 ... In countries with cultural norms or government policies supporting public mask-wearing, per-capita coronavirus mortality increased on average by just 5.4% each week, as compared with 48% each week in remaining countries.
A third of COVID-19 deaths in England linked to diabetes : Coronavirus
The public do not understand logarithmic graphs used to portray COVID-19 : science


How Could the CDC Make That Mistake? ... government's disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same.
CDC's National Dashboard Includes COVID-19 Data That Expert Says Mixes 'Apples To Oranges' | WLRN
Opinion | To Fight the Coronavirus, Listen to the C.D.C.'s Detectives - The New York Times - Investigations require the careful management of egos, relationships and history.
CDC quietly releases detailed plan for reopening America : news

Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show - The New York Times - Even small differences in timing would have prevented the worst exponential growth, which by April had subsumed New York City, New Orleans and other major cities, researchers found (Trump the mass murderer)
Lockdown Delays Led to at Least 36,000 More Deaths, Models Find - The New York Times - All 50 states have begun to reopen to some degree, but rules vary. Scientists say they see progress on the path to developing a vaccine by next year.

Mayo Clinic doctors find many CVO - now reinstated : boston
ID-19 antibody tests fail their quality standards: ABC News exclusive - ABC News - Doctors ran thousands of tests on more than a dozen brands, to mixed results.
US coronavirus testing is 'a mess,' report says - CNN

White Houses Own Data Crunchers: Southern Counties About to Get Hit Hard
Coronavirus hot spots erupt across the country; experts warn of second wave in South : politics
Florida knew a COVID-19 pandemic was likely. State leaders didn't warn the public (Republicans don't work for the "public" haha)
Reopening guidance for churches delayed after White House and CDC disagree - The Washington Post
Wisconsin Sees Highest Single-Day Rise in Coronavirus Cases Days After Supreme Court Struck Down Lockdown Extension : politics
570 employees at Tyson Plant in Wilkesboro test positive for COVID-19, the company says : politics
Illinois GOP state representative removed from legislative session after refusing to wear a mask : politics
Here's How Most Americans Really Feel About Wearing Face Masks -- If there'a culture war over masks, someone forgot to tell most of the public, a new survey finds ... Americans say, 62% to 29%, that deciding to wear a face mask is more a matter of public health than a matter of personal choice, the survey finds. (crazification factor)

Dire Situation In Alabama Capital: ICUs Full, Coronavirus Cases Double In May (death party killing people)

Reopening reality check: Georgias jobs aren't flooding back


Pastor Who Claimed To Cure Coronavirus With Faith Dies Of Coronavirus | HuffPost - Frankline Ndifor had claimed to cure the COVID-19 infection in Cameroon via the laying of hands.

India doctor who raised alarm sent to mental hospital : worldnews


Top HIV scientist says he wouldn't count on a vaccine for coronavirus soon : worldnews
Canada Will Continue To SupportWHO Despite Trump Pressure, Trudeau Says


US to sell Taiwan US$180 million worth of torpedoes : worldnews
China complains to U.S. about planned Taiwan arms sale : worldnews

Beijing to introduce national security law for Hong Kong : worldnews
China to impose sweeping national security law in Hong Kong, bypassing citys legislature
A boy chosen as the Panchen Lama disappeared in 1995. China says he's now a college grad with a job : worldnews


National (US) Poll - May 20, 2020 | Quinnipiac University Connecticut - May 20, 2020 - Biden Holds 11 Point Lead As Trump Approval On Coronavirus Dips, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Almost Half Say Second Wave Of Coronavirus 'very Likely' in Fall

Fauci conspicuously stops doing TV interviews as White House moves to reopen economy : politics
Dr. Fauci Has 27-Point Lead Over Donald Trump on Coronavirus Handling: Poll : politics
Donald Trumps four-step plan to reopen the US economy -- and why it will be lethal ... Step 2: Hide the facts ...
Protesters Hold 'Trump Lies, People Die' Signs, Mock Body Bags Outside White House : politics
Trump's factory tours could be putting workers, local areas at risk, say experts
'I didn't want the press to see it': Trump takes mask off during Ford plant visit in Michigan : politics

Trump Won't Read Intelligence Reports but He Enjoys the Pictures, Officials Say
Intelligence Officials Reportedly Struggle To Brief Trump Because He's Like a Giant Toddler

Trump's magical thinking on coronavirus is rooted in the teachings of this famous pastor - CNNPolitics

Workers File 2.4 Million Unemployment Claims - WSJ - Pace of weekly claims continues to ease from late March peak; self-employed receiving coronavirus-related benefits aren't counted in wave of filings
As unemployment hits 36 million, congressional GOP rejects a second round of stimulus checks : politics
Sales of existing homes plunge 17.8% in April to 4.33 million rate, slowest since 2011 : news
More than 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed due to coronavirus, study estimates : Coronavirus
Many Jobs May Vanish Forever as Layoffs Mount - The New York Times - With over 38 million U.S. unemployment claims in nine weeks, one economist says the situation isgrimmer than we thought
American billionaires got $434 billion richer during the pandemic : Coronavirus
GOP senator: 'Unfathomable' that Senate will go on break without passing coronavirus bill : politics
Eschaton: Green Shoots - My super fancy economic model is that the powers that be fucked up the recovery from the Great Recession, which was easy to fix (relatively speaking), and this one is not going to be easy to fix. So, uh, no. White House officials are increasingly predicting a swift economic recovery as they break off talks with Congress on additional federal stimulus, expressing optimism that the "reopening" of states will reverse the economic damage caused by the coronavirus. President Trump and his senior advisers ... (Jared the Lizard Boy!)

The Trump effect: Why conservatives are downplaying the coronavirus - Vox - Covid-19 and the complex politics of fear.

Donald Trump should shelve his ego and cancel risky West Point speech (without his rallies, he looks elsewhere for people to kill)

As Trump Says 'Voting Is An Honor' in Rant Against Mail-In Ballots, Progressives Respond: 'Voting Is a Right' - "Voting isn't a gift given by leaders. Citizens have the right to vote." : politics
Trump threatens funding for Michigan, Nevada over absentee, mail-in voting plans - The Washington Post
After false claims about Michigan and voting, Trump repeats false claim he was Michigan's 'Man of the Year' - CNNPolitics
Federal judge rules that all Texas voters can apply to vote by mail amid coronavirus pandemic | Salon.com ... "Grim Reaper's scepter of death far more serious than an unsupported fear of voter fraud"

Trump tests whether incumbent leader can tap outsider anger
/u/WoolDroolPool asserts that the comparison between Trump and Hitler is not actually that radical : bestof

Pelosi quips that Trump has doggy doo on his shoes in ongoing spat
Trump Gets Savage Reminder About 'Lost Month' Of Coronavirus Inaction In New Ad

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Mueller grand jury material from being turned over to House - The House Judiciary Committee said it needed the material for its investigations into President Donald Trump.

For Spy Agencies, Briefing Trump Is a Test of Holding His Attention - The New York Times - intelligence briefings have gotten renewed attention since he blamed them for failing to sound the alarm early on about the coronavirus (and then he lied, natch)

Direct Violation of the Inspector General Act : White House Allegedly Barred IG Linick from Accessing His Office

Trump's 'Obamagate' conspiracy theory just got blown to pieces : politics (Obama ordered everyone to "obey the law" -- that's your big Republifuck 'conspiracy')
Obamagate suffers another significant, predictable blow
Republicans are up in arms about Flynn's 'unmasking.' He was reportedly never masked in the first place.
Michael Flynn's name was never masked in FBI document on his communications with Russian ambassador

Outflanked XVII: The owning the National Guard outflankening - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Donald Trump is truly all asshole all the time. He couldn't stop even if he wanted to:

Why Clean Shirts Become the Stuff of Dirty Laundry - The New York Times - Government watchdogs say skirting the rules against subordinates doing chores hints at a broader disregard for ethics restrictions.

Trump fires four inspectors general in two months : politics

Senior officials advised against Trump emergency arms sales to Saudis - POLITICO - The dispute is now at the center of an inspector general's probe into whether the deal was conducted legally.
The Hypocrisy of Mike Pompeo | WIRED - In the few short years since his time in Congress, the secretary of state has conveniently reversed himself on multiple fronts ... As a Tea Party, Koch-backed member of Congress, he built his political reputation almost solely on two issues: lambasting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the Benghazi attack and her email server, and more broadly, attacking the Obama administrations Iran deal at every turn.
Pompeo Threw Lavish Dinners for Fox Hosts, GOP MegadonorsWith Taxpayer Money
Taxpayers paid for food, a harpist, and goody bags for Pompeo's frequent 500-guest formal dinners : politics
Eschaton: Imagine - Re these sleazy Pompeo State Dept dinners: If sec' y of st Hillary had had such dinners, how many congressional investigations would there have been? ... But imagine the Democrats controlled the House? Imagine if they could have their own fully justified oversight investigations? It's easy if you try!
Pompeos new acting inspector general is already creating a conflict of interest

Trump Is Brazenly Interfering With the 2020 Election | The president appears to be gambling that openly tweeting his threats will let him get away with them. : politics
Trump to lose 2020 election in a landslide defeat, model predicts - Analysis predicts president to win only 35% of popular vote : politics
Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts - CNN
Trump didn't drain the swamp. Now Biden may drown him in it. : politics
Biden Narrowly Leads Trump In Georgia, A Red State That Hasn't Gone For Democratic Candidate Since 1992: Poll : politics
Trump tests whether incumbent leader can tap outsider anger - Can he convincingly run as an insurgent against his own government? I fear the answer is yes, and his people will thrill to it. The question will come down to whether voters choose the evidence of the last four years or Trump's addled version of those four years (Make America Morons Again)

Eschaton: The Country Is Saved - I'm sorry I ever doubted My Democrats. -- Bipartisan group of 4 senators propose $4,000 refundable tax credit for skills training, apprenticeships, 2- and 4-year programs. We like it!

Joan the Baptist - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Scott re-tweeted this really interesting thread from David Neiwert on the key role Sarah Palin played as a precursor to our current set of curses: ... She seems destined to remain a minor but highly symptomatic historical footnote, for future graduate students to puzzle over as they sift through the ashes of early 21st century America.
David Neiwert on Twitter: "1) A thread about Sarah Palin, who in many ways was the key figure in the transformation of the Republican Party into the know-nothing, anti-science, conspiracy-theory-loving, cultishly authoritarian Party of Trump it is today. W/ video. https://t.co/AlKdJ6v4FR" / Twitter

Trump's Attack On Vote-By-Mail Plans In Key 2020 States Is Misinformation, A Top State Official Says
Trump's spokeswoman cannot describe how mail-in ballot applications in Michigan were 'done illegally' : politics
Trump Is Treating Michigan the Way He Treated Ukraine. Well Done, Senate Republicans : politics
Trump threatens to extort Democratic states to suppress voting - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It doesn't get much more Trump administration than this:


Trump tweets garbage, Nevada Republicans won't throw it out

FEMA Tells States to Hand Public Health Data Over to Palantir (the vaampire Thiel)

The corporatization of American higher education and the looming financial crisis - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Criminal justice reform on the ballot - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Daniel Nichanian on an important progressive victory last night in Multnomah county (which is Portland and a few inner suburbs):

Why It Matters That Jane Roe Says She Was Paid By The Religious Right -- The revelation from Norma McCorvey, known as Jane Roe in Roe v. Wade, is a reminder of the most powerful asset of the anti-abortion movement: money.
"Jane Roe" and the Anti-Abortion Movement Built on Lies | GQ - admitted on her death bed that her late-career anti-abortion crusade was all a ruse funded by the Christian right. Laura Bassett takes a hard look at the house of cards the American anti-abortion movement was built upon.

How 60 Minutes urvived CBS upheaval to become the Tony Fauci of newsmagazines

Home-Bound Fox & Friends to New Yorkers: Defy Stay at Home
Trump complains Fox News is 'doing nothing to help' him get reelected : politics

Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots : politics
Fox News Host Asks For 'One Example Of A Lie' From White House About Coronavirus : politics
Ian Sams on Twitter: "Pretty great: Dana Perino thinks she's gonna stump @SymoneDSanders into a viral moment of being unable to name check a Trump lie on coronavirus. Instead, Symone rattles off so many that Perino has to interject to change the subject.

Opinion | The Coronavirus and a World Without Meat - The New York Times

What's behind the rise of 'COVID contrarian' Alex Berenson in right-wing media? (evil and stupidity)

Man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery video charged with murder : news

Louisville police to change policies after Breonna Taylor killed by a cop in her home : news


Libraries Have Never Needed Permission To Lend Books, And The Move To Change That Is A Big Problem : books (big copyright will shut down your libraries)

Who Owns a Home in America, in 12 Charts

Scientists Identify Gene Linked to Thinness

If you melt a magnet, what happens to the magnetism? Does the liquid metal retain the magnetism or does it go away? : askscience

Cannabis hemp oil effectively treats chronic neuropathic pain. Researchers showed that Cannabis hemp oil reduced mechanical pain sensitivity 10-fold for several hours in mice with chronic post-operative neuropathic pain. : science

New research that mapped brain changes after one year of aerobic workouts has uncovered a potentially critical process: Exercise boosts blood flow into two key regions of the brain associated with memory : science


TIL Mormonism founder Joseph Smith translated a few Ancient Egyptian papyri which became the Mormon Book of Abraham. Decades later when Egyptian hieroglyphics were deciphered, Smith's translation did not match what was written in the papyri, which turned out to be part the Egyptian Book of The Dead. (all religtions are cons, but Mormons are exceptional)

ELI5- What are blood groups? Why do they differ from person to person? Why can't a person of one blood group receive blood from a person of a different blood group? : explainlikeimfive


What's a sign that somebody wasn't raised right?

Epic Games Ignored Epic Subdomain Takeover on their Authentication Domain, Promoted $1 Million Bounty to Address User Complaints
A Guide To Subdomain Takeovers | HackerOne

What's the best experience on Reddit you've had so far? : AskReddit




052020

Pandemics: A Fact of Life In Globalization - Lawyers, Guns & Money (the planet has an immune response to humans)
Mount Everest is Visible From Kathmandu, Nepal for First Time in Living Memory - SnowBrains


/u Whiteliesmatter1 Provides Insight As To Why The Rest Of The World Is More "Free" Than The United States of America : bestof


New coronavirus cases across the world jump by the most ever in a single day, WHO says : worldnews -- The majority of new confirmed cases are coming from the Americas, followed by Europe


88,970 Cases Total in MA; 1045 new : CoronavirusMa - 13,013 new tests; 8% positive - 128 new deaths; 6066 total - +46 hospital; +3 ICU - Positive cases 7 day average: 9.4% - Positive case change since 4/15: -67% - 3 day average of hospitalizations: 2508 - 3 day average of hospitalizations change since 4/15: -30% - 3 day average of deaths: 85 - 3 day average of deaths change since 4/15: -44%
MA COVID-19 Data 5/20/20 : boston
Charlie Baker says work will be different
Reopening Massachusetts - mass.gov
Example of COVID Policy at one Emergency Childcare Center in MA : CoronavirusMa



We Live in a Patchwork Pandemic Now - The Atlantic - Americas Patchwork Pandemic Is Fraying Even FurtherThe coronavirus is coursing through different parts of the U.S. in different ways, making the crisis harder to predict, control, or understand.

COVID-19 Perfect Storm (Part II): Role of Vitamins as Therapy or Preventive Strategy in Aged People : COVID19
Efficacy of Melatonin in the Prophylaxis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Healthcare Workers. (MeCOVID) : COVID19
Lungs as Target of COVID-19 Infection: Protective Common Molecular Mechanisms of Vitamin D and Melatonin as a New Potential Synergistic Treatment : COVID19
COVID-19: A Systematic Review of The Mechanisms of Injury to The Central Nervous System This Far : COVID19
Low dose of hydroxychloroquine reduces fatality of critically ill patients with COVID-19 : COVID19
The impact of super-spreaders in COVID-19: mapping genome variation worldwide : COVID19
Why do some COVID-19 patients infect many others, whereas most don't spread the virus at all?
Children are unlikely to be the main drivers of the COVID-19 pandemic - a systematic review : COVID19
Estimating excess 1-year mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic according to underlying conditions and age: a population-based cohort study : COVID19
Estimating UV-C Sterilization Dosage for COVID-19 Pandemic Mitigation Efforts : COVID19


Bolinas, California, the Town That Tested Itself for the Coronavirus | The New Yorker - Bolinas, a tiny hippie enclave north of San Francisco, mounted one of the most advanced coronavirus-testing efforts in America. What did it learn?

Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle in Georgia and Holy Ghost Parish in Texas close again because of coronavirus infections - The Washington Post


The editor of the prestigious Lancet medical journal said a study Trump cited to justify pulling out of the WHO doesn't exist : worldnews


Sweden becomes country with highest coronavirus death rate per capita : worldnews
Antibody results from Sweden: 7.3% in Stockholm, roughly 5% infected in Sweden during week 18 (98.3% sensitivity, 97.7% specificity) : COVID19
New Zealand's COVID-19 elimination strategy

Russia medical workers are dying 16 times more often than in countries with comparable coronavirus outbreaks : worldnews

North Korea calls it irresponsible for countries that ignored coronavirus warnings to blame WHO : worldnews
Taiwan inauguration: President Tsai Ing-wen pledges to expand international presence; rejects One Country, Two Systems offer by Beijing : worldnews

Chinese media estimates 500,000 coronavirus cases in Wuhan, quickly deletes news : worldnews

Ikea workers are threatening to strike after 15,000 people visit store on first it reopens in Italy : worldnews

Top health official in Russian region of Dagestan: "The real death toll is more than 20 times higher than official numbers" : worldnews


Jacinda Ardern says a 4-day workweek could help New Zealand's economy recover from the coronavirus downturn : worldnews


Hungary bans legal recognition of its transgender citizens : worldnews

In a legal first, a Toronto teen has been charged with terrorism for his alleged support of the misogynist "incel ideology" in the daylight stabbing death of a 24-year-old woman at a North York massage parlour earlier this year.



'We've been muzzled': CDC sources say White House putting politics ahead of science : politics
'Badge of honor': Trump links high US coronavirus cases to testing

Nancy Pelosi Surprised Trump Is 'So Sensitive' About Morbidly Obese' Crack - The House speaker noted on MSNBC Tuesday that the president is "always talking about other people's weight"

Trump Violates Federal Court Order by Blocking Parody Trump Twitter Account : politics

Trump Just Removed the IG Investigating Elaine Chao. Chao's Husband, Mitch McConnell, Already Vetted the Replacement.

The Trump administration gave a drug-making contract worth up to $812 million to a small Virginia firm was founded less than 6 months ago : politics (billion here, billion there)

Pyramid scheme fraud suit against Trump and his family to go ahead. The family is accused of fraud and false advertising of a multilevel marketing company : politics


Trump threatens to withhold Michigan funding after state's decision to mail absentee ballot applications : politics (quid pro fuck)


Pompeo reportedly hosted dozens of elaborate dinners paid for by American taxpayers -- and records showed only 14% of guests were diplomats or foreign officials (why his head is so fat)

Blockbuster scandal to bring down Obama and Biden administrations simultaneously - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Matthew Yglesias on Twitter: "My screenplay about scandal and intrigue at the heart of the White House. FBI DIRECTOR: It seems like your political rival may be up to something shady. THE PRESIDENT: Well, make sure you handle it by the book." / Twitter


Glenn Greenwald's Invented Claims in Defense of Bill Barr and Mike Flynn

Paid sick leave could be a deciding issue in November s key House races -- A new poll finds that the policy could sway independents and undecided voters in favor of Democrats.

GOP House candidate demeans Muslims and compares Dreamers to pedophiles - POLITICO - A second set of social media posts casts doubt on Ted Howze's claim that another person gained access to his accounts.

Someone else will play the part of her - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... It's a little better now, but elite punditry in the 90s and early aughts was saturated with arguments that even if one was pro-choice one should concede that American pro-lifers were acting according to Deep Moral Principles that merited not merely respect but accommodation, when in fact the movement was a total legal, moral, and ethical shambles.
Buying Norma McCorvey - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Tara Reade: A complicated life and conflicting accounts muddle efforts to understand allegation against Joe Biden - CNNPolitics

The Times' Smith Versus The New Yorker's Farrow: The Great Powers of Liberal Journalism Go to War

I Spent a Week Down the Right-Wing Media Rabbit Hole and Was Mesmerized by It

This is not the end of the world, say those who study Christian prophecy - The Washington Post (and Trump is not the Antichrist so don't worry and send money)



051920

India is about to get hit by a super cyclone at the same time as its coronavirus outbreak is peaking : worldnews
I'm Concerned the Administration* Is Too Busy Ignoring the Pandemic Science to Ignore the Climate Science -- Hurricanes are getting stronger.
Air pollution in China has already bounced back from astounding lows during the country's coronavirus shutdown to monthly levels exceeding those recorded during the same period last year : worldnews


US. Cases reach 1.5 Million : Coronavirus
Majority of US voters want country to remain closed for now, poll shows : Coronavirus
Leaked Pentagon memo warns of 'real possibility' of COVID-19 resurgence, vaccine not coming until summer 2021


87,925 Cases Total in MA; 873 new - deaths 0 : CoronavirusMa - 7741 test; 11% positive - -61 hospital; -2 icu
MA COVID-19 Data 5/19/20 : boston

Age distribution of Covid-19 related death : CoronavirusMa
Why does 1000 new cases a day = open back up? : CoronavirusMa
Health Experts Are Hopeful But Nervous About Mass. Reopening : boston
Massachusetts vs China: According to the John Hopkins map Massachusetts has overtaken China in both the number of Covid-19 cases (87,052 MA/84,063 China) & deaths (5,862 MA/4,638 China). : CoronavirusMa
North end restaurant owner "I'll take Coronavirus over losing my business" Claims he's never worn a mask and doesn't plan to follow reopening guidelines

Plainville PD is actively implying citizens should lie about having a medical condition to avoid wearing a mask in public. : CoronavirusMa


Study reports staggering death rate in US. The national rate of death among people infected with the novel coronavirus -- that causes COIV Claims heD-19 and who show symptoms is 1.3%. The comparable rate of death for the seasonal flu is 0.1%.
Wearing surgical masks can reduce COVID-19 spread by as much as 75%, study claims: Researchers carried out the study in response to world leaders and the WHO questioning whether masks were effective. : worldnews
Coronavirus Update: 100% Immune Response Found In Recovered Cases : worldnews
Coronavirus: CDC warns of possible measles outbreak as vaccinations for children fall during pandemic
Coronavirus: First human vaccine trials 'couldn't have been better' biotech company says
COVID-19 patients testing positive for second infection not contagious, study shows : Coronavirus


The new geography of America, post-coronavirus | TheHill
Cholera and Our Cities - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The fear of miasma probably made the most significant impact on the built environment in the wake of cholera and yellow fever epidemics (so they built parks in their cities)


Florida's COVID-19 website guru blasts bosses, hints at data suppression (Republican lie, cheat and steal?)
Woman who designed Floridas COVID-19 dashboard has been removed from her position ... she was removed from her position because she was ordered to censor some data, but refused to manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen
Making robberies into larcenies, making rapes disappear - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Florida and Georgia have had only middle-of-the-pack death rates from COVID-19 ... both states are led by sleazy Trumpian liars and hence their data is junk:
Georgia's Covid-19 cases aren't declining as quickly as initial data suggested they were
Georgia apologizes over processing error' after accusations officials were manipulating coronavirus case (yeah, right)
Ga. church closes two weeks after reopening as families come down with coronavirus - The Christian Post

He thought the coronavirus was 'a fake crisis.' Then he contracted it and changed his mind ... "I'm onoring what our government says to do during this epidemic but I do not fear this virus because I know that my God is bigger than this Virus will ever be." (and did he "change his mind" about his fake God?)
Authorities break up block party involving thousands in Volusia County, Sheriff's Office says
Thousands of Floridians held a block party and scuffled with cops without PPE. : Coronavirus
3,000 people gather for Florida block party without masks despite restrictions, get into fight with police : Coronavirus
Texas Gov. Abbott says bars to reopen after state reports highest single-day rise in coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
Texas, North Carolina, Arizona see rising cases as they reopen : Coronavirus
CDC: 38% of the attendees at an Arkansas church over a week contracted coronavirus : Coronavirus
100 people at 3 Louisiana crawfish farms diagnosed with coronavirus in first workplace cluster : Coronavirus
'I've never felt so unsafe' : American Airlies passenger shares video of 'overcrowded' plane
A priest got pneumonia, then died. Now five others have COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Bay Area goes two days without a coronavirus death for first time since start of March : Coronavirus

Coronavirus updates: Oregon Supreme Court temporarily reinstates governor's COVID-19 restrictions : Coronavirus


Taiwan marks 12 consecutive days without new coronavirus case : Coronavirus

Chinese city of 700,000 put under lockdown as new coronavirus cases discovered : Coronavirus

'My angel' : man who became face of India's stranded helped home by stranger

Brazil's Nurses Are Dying as Covid-19 Overwhelms Hospitals - Medical staff lack equipment and are struggling against the coronavirus pandemic, as the government plays down the contagion

70 cases of COVID-19 at French schools days after re-opening : worldnews


South Korea's Virus Spike Was Traced to Gay Bars. Then the Scapegoating Began: When increased infections were tracked back to gay bars in Seoul - the result of a couple of careless individuals - conservatives looked to blame the whole LGBT community.

Israel: 70% of COVID-19 cases came from US : Coronavirus (can't tell you it was the Hasids)

Australian poll finds 1 in 8 blame Bill Gates and 5G for coronavirus : worldnews
Chinese embassy ridicules Australia for claiming vindication for global coronavirus inquiry - ABC News : worldnews
China has set an 80 per cent tariff on imports of Australian-grown barley, effectively ending the trade worth hundreds of millions of dollars : worldnews



Israeli ambassador lobbies for West Bank annexation, fearing Biden victory - Axios (yeah, that Dermer guy)


Swedish teen Wilma Andersson's ex-boyfriend to be tried for her murder (muzfucked)

Highest German court rules that internet surveillance of foreigners in foreign countries is unconstitutional : worldnews


Offenders who commit "alcohol-fuelled" crimes can be required to wear "sobriety tags" and banned and banned from drinking under legislation that comes into force in England and Wales on Tuesday. Courts will have power to order those convicted to wear ankle monitor for up to 120 days.

UK government hasn't banned gay conversion therapy two years after pledge to end practice : worldnews

NDP MPs Question Why Feds Are Working With Amazon: "This is one of the shittiest companies on the planet"


The editor of the prestigious Lancet medical journal said a study Trump cited to justify pulling out of the WHO doesn't exist : worldnews

President Trump's senior advisers now predict swift economic recovery, despite warnings that major problems could persist -- White House officials are optimistic the economy will come roaring back this year, but Fed officials have said the unemployment rate could soon jump beyond 20 percent

Report: 1.6 million Texans lost employer-sponsored health insurance : news

Pelosi says 'morbidly obese' Trump taking hydroxychloroquine 'not a good idea'
The exception to the rule - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Ben Garrison is a cartoon hand of Satan)
49 of 50 governors have better coronavirus poll numbers than Trump : politics (yeah, Kemp)

Trump Will Lie, People Will Die: Republican Lincoln Project Releases Ominous New Video
The White House is presenting the Fyre Festival of pandemic responses : politics
Trump official blames high US coronavirus death toll on the diversity that "unfortunately" exists in the population ("unfortunately" they lost Electric Boogaloo Traitor Civil War I)

Steve Schmidt: The US has a 'shattered economy' because of the fool in the Oval Office
Warren Wants CEOs Held Criminally Liable for Bailout Violations : politics

White House portrait ceremony may be the latest casualty of the political divide - The traditional White House portrait unveiling may be skipped for the first time in decades amid bad blood between Trump and Obama ("bad blood" = unending stream of insults and lies from Drump)

Max Rose slams 'heartless' WH decision to end National Guard deployments one day before they can claim benefits

Trump is refusing to unveil Obama's portrait at the White House, breaking a 40-year tradition : politics
Barack Obama Scares These People to Death : Republicans talk big about taking on the 44th president, but in the end, they're puffed-up lizards. By Charles P. Pierce May 18, 2020
Normalizing Trump, normalizing Republicans - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This Ezra Klein piece on risk management has some good things in it, but it also irritated me quite a bit. Here is the lede:

Pompeo Openly Admits He Asked Trump to Fire Inspector General Because He Wasn't Doing What 'We Had Tried To Get Him To' : politics
Trump almost got away with firing the guy who was investigating Mike Pompeo -- but now it's all falling apart ... Walsh said a future Biden administration could find a useful example in the de-Nazification policy laid out by the Second World War-era Allied Powers during the occupation of Germany.
Secretary of State asks president to fire Inspector General investigating Secretary of State - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump says it's OK for Pompeo to have a paid government employee wash dishes if his wife or son isn't there : politics
Pompeos moves against inspector general leave a trail of questions and a department divided

This Is the Last Hurrah for All the Fake Conspiracies Trump Has Fed the Rubes Since 2015 -- Lindsey Graham embarks on an investigation of something, anything to get everybody riled up in an election year.

Federal Judge Rules Lawsuit Against Trump Corporation Will Go Forward : politics
Judge Deals Setback to Trump Family: Ugly Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit Likely to Unfold in Public : politics

Can Biden Expand the Map? - The New York Times - campaign is exploring more paths to victory in the Electoral College than recent Democratic nominees.


Eric Trump Noses Ahead in Race to Be Most Loathsome Trump of All - First, he said social distancing is just a Dem-media conspiracy to prevent his father from holding rallies. Then, what he (and his brother) said about Joe Biden
The Trumpian Doublethink: The president says America is fighting a plague. His son tells Fox that it's all a media hoax. Which is it? : politics

Secretary of State: All Michigan voters will get absentee ballot applications at home : politics

Karl Rove's Air Siren - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Calling Obamas commencement speeches drive-by shootings is to racist dog whsitles as KISS lyrics are to sexual innuendoes:
Gorilla Warfare on Twitter: "very cool how the elections of 2000 and 2004 were just this guy and James Carville trading racist barbs so overt they aren't even really dogwhistles" / Twitter

Think no one can defeat Lindsey Graham? Watch me! his Democratic opponent says

Georgia GOP cancels Supreme Court election, meaning governor can appoint a Republican - Vox - Republicans will control a seat on the state Supreme Court for an extra two years (more shit from the shitsters)

New Jersey gym owners cited after reopening live on 'Fox & Friends' in defiance of governor's order (Fox, the death channel)

'All an act' : Norma McCorvey, the Jane Roe plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, says she was paid by right-wing groups to publicly turn against abortion


Mom who paid $400,000 to get son into UCLA is sentenced : news

Authorities announce forfeiture of ancient Gilgamesh tablet from Hobby Lobby's Museum of the Bible : news


Outside judge named to preside over cases in Arbery slaying : news
Exclusive: Police tried to tase Ahmaud Arbery in 2017 incident, video shows | US news | The Guardian - Officers questioned why Arbery was sitting alone in his car in a park one morning in November 2017

LMPD policies on 'no-knock' warrants, body cams change amid outcry over Breonna Taylor death : news
Officer Who Cuffed UM Doctor Has History of Complaints : news
Cuffing of Black Miami Doctor Was Justified, Review Finds : news
Missouri officers accused of assaulting black woman, son : news

Utah lawmakers weigh in on alleged sharing of explicit McCluskey photos - Deseret News

A man who wore a watermelon on his head while stealing from a convenience store has been arrested : news

A smoke shop in LA is under criminal investigation for the LA warehouse explosion on Saturday : news

Da 5 Bloods | Official Trailer | Netflix : movies

Gregory Tyree Boyce dead: Twilight star and girlfriend found dead in Las Vegas : news


New study finds authoritarian personality traits are associated with belief in determinism : science (ahem, PREdeterminism)

Do men have hormonal rhythms in the way women do around periods without the coinciding biological event? : askscience

How do you think humans will become extinct? : AskReddit


u/madeofchemicals predicts numerous financial hardships to begin in August. Some similar to the mortgage crash in 2008. : bestof


What was your biggest "shit, no going back now" moment? : AskReddit

Eschaton: The Grift Goes On - Elon's been "pre-selling" vaporware for year (sick rich dude)




051820


New Estimates Show Stay-At-Home Orders Prevented 2.1 Million Hospitalizations and Over 200,000 Deaths in 30 Major U.S. Cities : Coronavirus
Majority of US voters want country to remain closed for now, poll shows : Coronavirus


87,052 Cases Total in MA; 1042 new cases : CoronavirusMa - 8373 new tests; 12% positive - 65 new deaths; 5862 total - -64 hospitalizations; -28 icu
MA COVID-19 Data 5-18-20 : boston
grufity.com/world/covid19-coronavirus/US-United-States/MA-Massachusetts

plan of reopening the state. : CoronavirusMa
Reopening : CoronavirusMa
Baker details plan to reopen Massachusetts - The Boston Globe - Retail outlets, salons and barbershops, life science facilities, and car washes are among the businesses that can reopen as soon as next week.
How is the Mask Wearing going? : CoronavirusMa
Key takeaways from Bakers reopening plan for Massachusetts
Childcare? : CoronavirusMa
Experience working as a server at Legal Sea Foods? : boston

Where New Yorkers Moved to Escape Coronavirus - The New York Times
Boston Ranks 7th in Where New Yorkers Fled After Coronavirus Outbreak : boston
Where Do New Yorkers Move From? A Look at the Number s Are Declining. The Numbers Don| StreetEasy - Manhattan: The Only Borough That Gets More Than it Gives


COVID-19 kills 20 times more people per week on average than flu, scientists estimate : Coronavirus
The flu has killed 2,200 Michiganders since 2000. Coronavirus topped that in a month. : Coronavirus
Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results - The New York Times - The company said its preliminary test in 8 healthy volunteers was safe. It is on an accelerated timetable to begin a larger human trial soon.
The Essential Role of Vitamin D in the Biosynthesis of Endogenous Antimicrobial Peptides May Explain Why Deficiency Increases Mortality Risk in COVID-19 Infections : COVID19
Magnesium supplementation for preventing sudden cardiac death by COVID-19 viroporins in patients with pre-existing hypertension: : worldnews
COVID19
CDC Confirms Link of Inflammatory Syndrome in Children to COVID-19; 145 Potential Cases in NYC : Coronavirus
Washing your hands is better than disposable gloves for preventing COVID-19 spread says Public Health Agency of Canada : Coronavirus

Georgia Governor Apologizes After Misleading Graph Showing Virus Cases Dropping Over Time Sparks Backlash : Coronavirus
READ: Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's Office Apologizes for Misleading Graph: 'Our Mission Failed. We Apologize. It Is Fixed.' - Second Nexus (the fuckers switched the fucking dates around)
Bob Mina on Twitter: "Georgia, Dear Georgia. Calendar dates are not user-configurable options. That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works." / Twitter


New Revelations from World Military Games' Participants Hint at Covid-19 Spread in China in October; Athletes revealing they fell ill at the World Military Games in Wuhan in October is adding to fears that the coronavirus was spreading within China months before the country accepted it to the world : worldnews

A nightmare scenario : Coronavirus has reached the world's biggest refugee settlement ... and it's nearly monsoon season ...

Over 100 Million in China's Northeast Face Renewed Lockdown

70 cases of COVID-19 at French schools days after re-opening : Coronavirus
Italy reports under 100 deaths for the first time since march 9th. : Coronavirus

Deaths in Spain fall to 59, lowest number in months : Coronavirus
Spain is about to bring in a basic income scheme which the government thinks will 'stay forever' : worldnews

Cameroonian pastor dies of COVID-19 after holding 'COVID cure' prayers : Coronavirus ... Hundreds of followers sang Sunday morning at Ndifor's Douala residence that the man popularly referred to as the prophet is not dead, but he is rather on a spiritual retreat with God and will return soon ...

A number of pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong were dragged out of the chamber during a row about a Chinese national anthem bill. : worldnews


Former Australian PM calls out the 'Murdoch mafia' - CNN Video ... Murdoch is "cancer on democracy"

Israeli settler found guilty of murder in arson attack on Palestinian family : worldnews

The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution | The New Yorker - For decades, Ayatollah Khamenei has professed enmity with America. Now his regime is threatened from within the country.

'Removal' of portraits and statue in North Korea square sparks new rumours over health of Kim Jong-un un : worldnews

F.B.I. Finds Links Been Taking Hydroxychloroquine For Weeks Trump has been touting the anti-malaria drug as a coronavirus cure despite no evidence that its Between Pensacola Gunman and Al Qaeda - The New York Times - a Saudi cadet who had trained with the U.S. military, had been in contact with the terrorist group, officials said.


Eschaton: HE'S TAKING THE MAGIC PILLS - Trump says he's been taking hydroxychloroquine for weeks for some reason. He's either lying or they are giving him sugar pills or a homeopathic dose and not telling him.
Trump Claims He's Been Taking Hydroxychloroquine For Weeks -- Trump has been touting the anti-malaria drug as a coronavirus cure despite no evidence that it's effective
A Stunned Neil Cavuto Warns About Hydroxychloroquine After Trump Says He's Taking the Drug: 'What Have You Got to Lose? ... Your Life'
FDA: This Drug Could Kill You. Trump: 'I'm Taking It!'


Trumps purge just got much more corrupt. Here's whats coming next.
Mike Pompeos scandals big and small erode his dwindling credibility
Saudi arms sale was a second area of investigation for fired State Department watchdog - The inspector general was looking into Secretary of State Mike Pompeos decision to greenlight the sale against the will of Congress when he was abruptly removed from his post.
Pompeo says he didnt know fired inspector general was investigating him (very believeable)
Ron Johnson, Mark Meadows, GOP on inspectors general firings: They sounded different under Obama - The Washington Post
Who Checks the Executive? - The Atlantic - Trump Is Attacking the Final Safeguard Against Executive Abuses -- The president has defied Congress, and gummed up cases in court. Now hs firing the inspectors general.

Trump Goes on Bizarre Rant About Dog Walking, Dish Washing, and Selling Arms to Saudi Arabia to Defend Pompeo on IG Firing


Chris Wallace to Ex-CDC Director: 'It Seems Like the CDC Has Been Sidelined' During Pandemic
Senior CDC official rebukes White House trade adviser's criticism as tensions escalate over reopening strategy -- CNN


House Democrats tell Supreme Court they need Mueller grand jury materials - CNNPolitics


Trump 'surprised' by Barr saying he doesn't expect criminal investigation of Obama and Biden -- AG's comment contrasts with views pressed by the president ... (hand-off to ...) /a>
Those who could be targeted include Loretta Lynch, James Clapper and John Brennan, among others. (Queen Lindsey to the rescue! -- the psychotic meltdown in the next five months will be epically proportioned)

The media is helping Trump turn the bogus 'Obamagate' into the 2020 version of Clintons email's

Eschaton: You Can Ignore Them - But for some reason getting a C- from teacher is far more worrisome than the country completely falling apart ... Pelosi's cramped ideological perspective is preventing America from picking it up ... Much better

Ben Sasse Commencement Speech Is Megachurch Meets Open Mic Night - Ben Sasse Parked His Speech Somewhere Between a Megachurch and Open Mic Night at the Chuckle Hut - In which we check on one of the leaders of the Not Publicly Insane faction of the Republican Party.

Swing-state Republicans warn Trump's reelection is on shaky ground - POLITICO - Swing-state Republicans warn Trumps reelection is on shaky groundUltimately, the election will be a referendum on him.
Freed by Court Ruling, Republicans Step Up Effort to Patrol Voting - The New York Times - Officials seek to recruit 50,000 poll watchers and spend millions to fight voter fraud. Democrats say the real goal is to stop them from voting.

Democrats feel tide turning their way in battle to flip US Senate | US elections 2020 | The Guardian - The electoral map does not favor Republicans and the pandemic has helped put them on defense in states they once thought safe

Trump targets battleground states with taxpayer-funded events as campaign rallies remain on hold - ABC News - Trump plans to travel to Michigan this week, his third swing-state trip in May (the virus killed his rallies, another wrinkle)


Oregon governors coronavirus restrictions on religious gatherings, other emergency orders 'null and void,' judge rules ... Circuit Judge Matthew B. Shirtcliff granted a preliminary injunction to 10 churches that had sued the governor, finding they had shown "irreparable harm" from the deprivation of the right to freely exercise their religions (and kill other people)


Elizabeth Warrens Path to Becoming VP Is Easier Than It Looks -- Some Democrats worry that Joe Biden selecting Warren could lose them a Senate seat. But the chances of that are slim
Before the coronavirus, Joe Biden offered stability. Now he's talking bold change
Why the Uncle Joe-Can't-Internet Criticism Is Mostly Malarkey (like Trump is a computer genius)


US lockdown protests may have spread virus widely, cellphone data suggests | US news | The Guardian - Devices associated with protesters travelled up to hundreds of miles after rallies where few precautions were taken (super-duper spreaders of stupidity)

Florida man who called coronavirus 'fake crisis' gets infected (he "knows' God forgives him for being a total idiot)
Eschaton: Comorbidities - I know younger boomers don't like to think of themselves as old, but they gotta know those pill containers are there for something... .

CBS hired conspiracy reporter from Fox News, now she's pushing 'Obamagate' -- She hyped Benghazi for three years

It's Official: Laura Ingraham Wants Your Grandmother to Die
Meghan McCain: Obama Ushered In the Era of Trump and Our Current Culture War (amazing they can skate so close to the truth)

Eschaton: Respectable Elites - One reason reporters spend too much time in Ohio diners is to distract from the fact that it isn't just Bubba with a truck who is a big racist. The racism is coming from inside their houses! -- Former editor of the Wall Street Journal writes column calling for more coverage of "black violence against whites," complains abouot Google results for "whites shot by blacks." ... A standard line for decades, even after Murdoch bought it, was that the opinion side of the WSJ was nuts but the news side was great.

'Believe All Women' Is a Right-Wing Trap -- How feminists got stuck answering for a canard.
Tara Reade lawyer sends cease and desist letter to critic -- Lynn Hummer has portrayed Reade as dishonest in media interviews.

Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True? - The New York Times - He has delivered revelatory reporting on some of the defining stories of our time. But a close examination reveals the weaknesses in what may be called an era of resistance journalism.
'I Stand By My Reporting' : Ronan Farrow Defends Himself After NY Times Deep Dive Audits His Work


Millennials are facing another once-in-a-generation economic disaster : Coronavirus


Da 5 Bloods: Spike Lee's Explosive New Film Reckons with the Vietnam War


Survey of entity encounter experiences occasioned by inhaled N,N-dimethyltryptamine: Phenomenology, interpretation, and enduring effects - Alan K Davis, John M Clifton, Eric G Weaver, Ethan S Hurwitz, Matthew W Johnson, Roland R Griffiths,




051720

Coal industry will never recover after coronavirus pandemic, experts say : worldnews

Wet markets are not the problem focus on the billion-dollar international trade in wild animals, experts say: Global wildlife sales not only carry risk of infectious diseases but threaten nearly 9,000 species with extinction.


Confronting POTUS, Dr. Fauci invokes moral stakes of reopening during pandemic : Coronavirus


86,010 Cases Total in MA; 1077 new : CoronavirusMa - 12737 tests; 8%,positive - 92 new deaths; 5797 total - -95 hospital: - 45 icu
MA COVID-19 Data 5/17/20 : boston


Possible breakthrough in coronavirus-related syndrome in children : science
The CDC Has Quietly Started Releasing Nationwide Testing Data : Coronavirus
Antiviral mask to kill coronavirus on contact in development by researchers : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: hamster research shows effectiveness of masks huge in Covid-19 battle, HOng Kong scientists say
'COVID toes,' other rashes latest possible rare virus signs : Coronavirus
New discovery: Normal talking leaves coronavirus droplets in the air up to 14 minutes : Coronavirus
Children 'seem less capable of spreading virus' : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Cats emerging as potential vectors of virus : Coronavirus
Scientists call for urgent research on potential for mouthwash to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission [Cardiff University] : Coronavirus
The logic of surviving the Coronavirus pandemic -- Gargle with hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of 1 % for 60 seconds (in case this seems long to do in one go, consider that you can do 4 times 15 seconds or 6 times 10 seconds). Do not swallow the solution, but spit it out after gargling.
Plan to study nicotine patches as potential coronavirus treatment : Coronavirus
The FDA authorizes a new at-home coronavirus mail in testing kit : Coronavirus


U.S. adults look to scientific organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rather than their president, to lead the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic

For-profit nursing homes have had far worse COVID-19 outcomes than public facilities -- and three of the largest paid out $1.5 billion to shareholders

Spraying disinfectant on the streets, as practiced in some countries, does not eliminate the new coronavirus and even poses a health risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Saturday : worldnews

COVID-19 cases spike, but Wisconsin crowds 'kind of done with it all' -- No masks. No gloves. No problem. As coronavirus cases soar, carefree day-trippers from Illinois pour in


People flock to NYC-area bars, beaches as 'quarantine fatigue' intensifies
California locked down early and took the coronavirus seriously. Why are its cases still rising? : Coronavirus
N.J. coronavirus deaths climb to 10,356 with 146,334 total cases. Patients hospitalized drops to 6-week low. : Coronavirus
Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 51,142; Death toll now at 4,891 : Coronavirus
Is Texas Inflating Its COVID-19 Testing Numbers by Including Antibody Tests? (are Republians ratfuckers?)
Massive jump in Texas COVID-19 cases : Coronavirus
A person who was Covid-19 positive attended a church service and exposed 180 people, officials say : Coronavirus
Gov. Abbott: Over 700 COVID-19 cases confirmed in one day in Amarillo : Coronavirus
As Wisconsin reopens, resort town fills with people who appear to be 'just kind of done with it all' : Coronavirus

Sick for 50+ days: Houston man tests positive for COVID-19 3 times over 2 months : Coronavirus

European leaders are blunt: A vaccine won't come soon enough
Former CDC head: 'I don't think you can be too alarmist about what this virus can do' : Coronavirus

Resolution by 60 countries wants WHO to investigate origin of Wuhan coronavirus : Coronavirus
India backs 62-nation coalition that wants probe into Covid-19 origin, WHO response : Coronavirus

Experts question Russian data on Covid-19 death toll. Russian officials say only 2,305 people have died so far but Russia's total cases overtook those of Spain, which has reported close to 27,000 deaths. (Pootin's lying?)
After 13 days since the ease of the lockdown, all 20 regions in Italy except Lombardy reported less than 100 cases each. Today's positive rate is 1,1%, lowest ever reported. More than 3M tests have been performed in total : Coronavirus

Covid-19: isolated and alone, Britain has become the sick man of Europe : Coronavirus

Swedens death average is higher than the worst affected countries (Google Translate) : Coronavirus
The Swedish model fails: more deaths than its neighbors and similar economic damage : Coronavirus
Sweden's COVID-19 strategy has caused an 'amplification of the epidemic'

Spain has lowest daily death count in 2 months : Coronavirus
After 13 days since the ease of the lockdown, all 20 regions in Italy except Lombardy reported less than 100 cases each. Today's positive rate is 1,1%, lowest ever reported. More than 3M tests have been performed in total : Coronavirus
Portugal: for the 2nd day in a row, active cases down. Biggest drop so far (-2.54%), also biggest number of recoveries in 24 hours (814, +21.30%) : Coronavirus

Facing Freedom - how will France navigate the conundrum of prevalent mask-wearing for public health while maintaining a ban on face-coverings?
Police in China, Dubai, and Italy are using these surveillance helmets to scan people for COVID-19 fever as they walk past and it may be our future normal : technology
9/11 saw much of our privacy swept aside. Coronavirus could end it altogether : technology


Mosques reopen across West Africa despite virus spread : Coronavirus
Egypt records highest daily rise of coronavirus cases with 510 new infections : Coronavirus


Tibetans demand China disclose fate of boy taken away in '95 : worldnews


Islamic televangelist Zakir Naik's 'Peace TV' fined #300,000 for 'hate speech, highly offensive' content in UK : worldnews

The head of Poland's Roman Catholic Church has said he is asking the Vatican to investigate the cover-up of child sexual abuse by priests. : worldnews

Evidence mounts Canada's worst-ever mass shooter was woman-hater and misogyny fuelled his killing spree that left 22 dead: Former neighbor of gunman said she reported his violence against women and possession of illegal firearms to police years ago but was ignored. : worldnews

Harry Dunn's mother urges UK to stand up to 'bully' US as diplomatic tensions flare


Russia is interfering in our elections again. And Trump supporters are emulating Russian tactics. - The Washington Post

Puerto Rico to Hold U.S. Statehood Referendum After Struggling to Obtain Pandemic and Natural Disaster Relief : politics

Welcome to the Coronavirus Class War | Those who have suffered the least financial harm are the most supportive of reopening businesses. : politics
Feds Suspect Vast Fraud Network Is Targeting U.S. Unemployment Systems - The New York Times - Investigators see evidence of a sophisticated international attack they said could siphon hundreds of millions of dollars that were intended for the unemployed (hello, Jared)

Unsanitized: Does Amazon Rip Off the Postal Service? - The American Prospect - Plus, the Heroes Act becomes ridiculous.

Obama says coronavirus has exposed lack of leadership in US : politics
Obama Torches Trump on COVID-19: A Lot of Them Aren't Even Pretending to Be in Charge'
Trump declares "vaccine or no vaccine, we're back," as coronavirus deaths approach 90,000 : politics ... "THE CORONIVIRUS HAS TWENTY TIMES THE NUMBER OF AMERICAN FATALITIES THAN THE WAR IN IRAQ. The War in Iraq lasted for 8 years. This virus has been present in America for 6 months at most
Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "Doing a GREAT job!" / Twitter
Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "Thank you!" / Twitter

It eats him alive inside: Trump's latest attack shows endless obsession with Obama

American bureaucracy and coronavirus: Crisis exposes weaknesses - Washington Post

Pompeo's firing of State IG Linick is latest removal by Trump admin.
Pompeo urged Trump to fire State Department inspector general
Mitt Romney calls Trump's IG firings 'a threat to accountable democracy' : politics
GOP's Grassley says Trump's reasoning for IG dismissal 'not sufficient' as Democrats conduct investigation.

White House says Trump fired State Dept. watchdog at Pompeo's request : politics (and what kind of deep crookenness this time?)
Trump Ousted State Dept. Watchdog at Pompeo's Urging; Democrats Open Inquiry -- The lawmakers said Steve Linick, the State Department's inspector general, had opened an investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's conduct ... Mr. Linick had been looking into whether Mr. Pompeo improperly used a political appointee at the State Department to perform personal tasks for him and his wife.
Watchdog's dismissal puts Pompeo on the hot seat - Accusations of a coverup threaten to place the secretary in the middle of a political maelstrom.

Barr's Flynn Dismissal Motion Portends Greater Abuses Ahead
William Barr is not done -- experts raise concernss about attorney general's legal reach ("raise concerns")

The only culprit in the Flynn unmasking scandal is the Trump administration

Protesters in downtown Phoenix ask for monthly pay during pandemic : Coronavirus

'A very, very big deal' : FBI Escalates Senator Burr Probe With Cell Phone Seizure (van

Pelosi calls it "typical" of Trump to announce IG removal on a Friday night : politics
Eschaton: Don't Worry About Our Bad Bill, It's Just A Message Bill - Don't Worry About Our Bad Bill, It's Just A Message Bill -- Truly a weird bunch of people (greatgranny Pelosi)

Nothing we can say is gonna change anything now - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States of America, as well as still having the mental state of a 5-year-old daydreaming about being the President of the United States of America:
Maggie Serota on Twitter: "This man's brain is infected by devils"

Trump Salutes Long Island Protest Where "Hang Fauci" Sign Was Displayed : politics (his debased base)

Eschaton: KEYBOARD KOMMANDOS - Finally MY PRESIDENT has recognized our great efforts of the nation's most noble warriors in the fight against islamochinocoronafascism!!! Thank you to all of my great Keyboard Warriors. You are better, and far more brilliant, than anyone on Madison Avenue (Ad Agencies). There is nobody like you! -- Donald J Frump
Keyboard Kommando Komix presents (The Editors)

Donald Trump Jr. Smears Biden With Baseless Instagram Post - The New York Times - Signaling the increasingly dark tactics of the Trump campaign, the presiden oldest son falsely accused Mr. Biden of preying on children (that would be funny if it were so not funny)
Eric Trump predicts COVID-19 is a conspiracy against his dad that will magicallydisappear in November (Fox tells you the virus is a libturd hoax)
Eric Trump accuses Democrats of milking coronavirus lockdowns to win the election
Biden campaign calls Eric Trump's coronavirus comments 'unbelievably reckless' : politics

2020 election state polls suggest Joe Biden has a clear national lead - CNNPolitics

There is a huge difference between Christine Blasey Ford and Tara Reade - The Washington Post

Eschaton: Killing Our Great Veterans - Remember their plan was to flood all the hospitals in New York and New Jersey with this and make them give it to patients because someone told our big wet boy it would solve his problems and people like Elon Musk were pushing it. -- A study of Veterans Affairs patients hospitalized with the coronavirus found no benefit and higher death rates among those taking hydroxychloroquine, researchers said last month.

Justin Amash Abandons Third-Party Presidential Bid - The New York Times
Amash and out - Lawyers, Guns & Money

White Men With Guns - The American Prospect - White supremacists can still get away with almost anything. For now.
Alaska state rep. apologizes for likening health safety measures to Jews being forced to wear Star of David during Holocaust : Coronavirus

Cybergang behind Lady Gaga data dump leaks hacked law firms emails and contracts mentioning President Trump, says it is posting most harmless information first

Billionaire MAGA Fan Peter Thiel Has Had It With Trumps COVID-19 Response (evil helped evil get elected, surprised evil is evil)


Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford admits to affair after podcast exposi - Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.)came forward after Gabriela Linder detailed the affair in a podcast, "Mistree for Congress"


Police: Officers rescue children from locked car, find mom in Maryland nail salon : news

Ahmaud Arbery protesters demand the resignation of 2 local prosecutors : news


Alaska Rep. Ben Carpenter says Hitler not a white supremacist after comparing coronavirus measures to Nazi rule - The Washington Post
u/Reached-Said-Nothing kills the argument that Hitler was left-leaning with just wiki articles and snark. : bestof

Kansas secretly withheld $21 million in payments to foster care providers - News - The Topeka Capital-Journal : news


Project MUSE - Junia: An Apostle before Paul
"Junia: An Apostle before Paul" by Lin, Yii-Jan - Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 139, Issue 1, January 1, 2020 | Online Research Library: Questia (patriarchy at work)


A support community for those affected by C-PTSD


What is your favorite insult of all time? : AskReddit

What's a fact that was hidden from you as a child?

What's the most fitting case of "vigilante justice" you've ever heard of? : AskReddit

What's one question you hate being asked? : AskReddit



051620

Navy Reports Describe Encounters With Unexplained Flying Objects - The New York Times - While some of the encounters have been reported publicly before, the Navy records are an official accounting of the incidents, including descriptions from the pilots of what they saw (definitely not aliens, they said)


84,933 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1512 new cases - 12410 new tests; 12% positive - 113 new deaths; 5705 total - -75 hospital; - 2 icu
MA COVID-19 Data 5/16/20 : CoronavirusMa
"Most of Boston hasn't been exposed" is the angle being pushed in advance of Baker's decision. We have one of the higher infection rates per capita in the country. 1:10/1:15 isn't low; it's insanely high. We've got +1000 positives a day, little drop in positives/tested, and +100 deaths per day. : CoronavirusMa
Tanglewood is Closed For the Summer : CoronavirusMa


Coronavirus Vaccine by September? Oxford Researchers Think So : Coronavirus
Coronavirus UK: Up to 30% of patients who are seriously ill with coronavirus are developing dangerous blood clots, according to medical experts. : worldnews
Report: Antibody tests reveal coronavirus might have arrived in Washington State in December : Coronavirus


Psychiatrists fear 'tsunami' of mental illness after lockdown. : Coronavirus
People mostly staying home are still getting Covid-19here's the problem and what to do about it : CoronavirusMa
'I gave this to my dad': COVID-19 survivors grapple with guilt of infecting family : Coronavirus
At least 12 of the 25 hotspots in the US -- counties with the highest per-capita infection rates -- originated in meat packing plants


Two Coasts. One Virus. How New York Suffered Nearly 10 Times the Number of Deaths as California. ProPublica - California's governor and San Francisco' s mayor worked together to act early in confronting the COVID threat. For Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio, it was a different story, and 27,000 New Yorkers have died so far (dickhead Cuomo was actually worse than "I need to go to the gym" de Blasio, so the two lying their asses off dicks screwed it up and the woman did the right thing)

Newly reopened South Florida seen as an emerging coronavirus hot spot ... rapidly rising number of cases in ... PALM BEACH (hello, rich New Yorkers)
New York tourist is arrested in Hawaii after posting beach pictures on Instagram : Coronavirus
Alaska legislator compares pandemic safety measures at Capitol to Nazi treatment of Jews - Anchorage Daily News (said the Nazi)
The Beaches of COVID - Lawyers, Guns & Money
First Day of Bar Reopening in Ohio leads to Massive Crowds of people at bars, with no social distancing and no masks by patrons : Coronavirus
Texas Coronavirus cases tick higher as state forged ahead with reopening. : Coronavirus
Texas cases of COVID-19 increasing by thousands since reopening : Coronavirus


Taiwan records no new COVID-19 cases for 9th straight day : Coronavirus
Taiwan marks anniversary of Asia's first gay marriage law: The island is at the vanguard of the burgeoning gay rights movement in Asia and the first in the region to legalise same-sex marriage after a bruising political fight. : worldnews (almost like there's a smart way to run things)

Sweden warns US against following its own strategies for Covid 19 : Coronavirus

No Beds, Packed Morgues: Mumbai Hospitals Near Collapse : Coronavirus

Japan joins calls for probe into WHO's coronavirus response: The WHO has been accused by U.S. and allies of turning a blind eye while China withheld information. : worldnews

Australia has now conducted over 1 million tests during the entire pandemic, and with under 750 active cases in the country they are starting to ease restrictions | The Guardian : Coronavirus

Boris declares war on fat: PM ditches his 'nanny state' worries and demands action plan to tackle Britain's obesity crisis after blaming his severe bout of coronavirus on being overweight : worldnews

Lockdown Prohibition? Let's Bring Back That Jake Leg! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Who knew that Mexico deciding to shut breweries down as non-essential could lead to this problem! ... Tainted alcohol has killed dozens of people in Mexico within the past two weeks, prompting concerns that the shutdown of breweries and laws to curb the consumption of alcohol are allowing black-market producers to cash in.

Cambodia says all COVID-19 patients recovered, no new cases for a month : Coronavirus (takes the Trump approach)


Dutch official advice to single people: find a sex buddy for lockdown | Those without sexual partner asked to consider arrangement during coronavirus crisis : worldnews

BRAZIL - After leaving the minister of health, the ministry says it will expand the use of chloroquine. President Jair Bolsonaro had already said that the government would change the protocol to massive prescription of chloroquine for those who contracted covid-19 : worldnews

11 million tests in 10 days: Wuhan lines up after COVID-19 cluster. There was only six cases, but China wants to nix the risk of a second wave. : worldnews
Trump threatens Apple; derails Modi's plan to lure companies away from China to Make in India - In what can be a major setback for India's ambitious plan to woo companies away from China to make in India, US President has threatened companies such as Apple with tax deterrent if they do so. (Trump, China's sub-president)
China trying to divide and rule in Europe, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says : worldnews

Jordan's King Abdullah warns of 'massive conflict' if Israel annexes West Bank. Monarch says his country is considering all options, including cancelling the 1994 Wadi Araba peace treaty : worldnews

Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga arrested in Paris region after 25 years : worldnews

At least two people had seizures after viewing malicious tweets featuring flashing gifs that deliberately targeted Epilepsy Society...police investigating tweets as hate incident, after at least 200 seemingly coordinated messages were sent to charity and its supporters in recent days. : worldnews

Justin Trudeau's Assault-Rifle Ban Could Cost Gun Sellers Hundreds of Millions: Firearms retailers says the ban will decimate their industry and are lobbying gun owners to vote Conservative in the next election. (vote for the murder party!)


Experts warn of 2020 'meltdown' as election funding faces rocky path through Congress : There is a real significant risk to the integrity of the election if we don't invest now in our election infrastructure (when have we heard that before?)
Director of National Intelligence Announces Changes to Election Security Briefings (Trump's flunkies will decide what you can know)
Intelligence Chief Reduces Size of Counterterrorism Office - The New York Times (Russia and Saudi are our friends, white supremecists are good people)

The Postal Service Is the Most American Thing We've Got : Trump calls it "a joke" Washington and Lincoln would disagree. (said the "joke")

We could stop the pandemic by July 4 if the government took these steps - The Washington Post - A $74 billion investment in testing, tracing and isolation could rescue the economy (sorry, too much money)


A Sitting President, Riling the Nation During a Crisis - The New York Times - By smearing his opponents, championing conspiracy theories and pursuing vendettas, President Tru?mp has reverted to his darkest political tactics in spite of a pandemic hurting millions of Americans.
Trump's Cordon Un-sanitaire -- The president has faced greater exposure to the coronavirus than he might let on.

'Slow Moving Coup': Outrage After Trump Quietly Fires State Department Inspector General Friday Night. "What checks and balances do we have left?" : politics
Democrats launch inquiry into Trump firing of watchdog who was investigating Pompeo : politics
Trump Is Destroying Our Democracy Lawyers Outraged After Inspector General Axed Under Dark of Night
Donald Trump fires State Department watchdog said to be investigating one of his top aides : politics
President Trump Fires State Department Inspector General Steve Linick : NPR
Engel Statement on the Firing of Inspector General Linick - Press Releases - House Foreign Affairs Committee
Trumps slow-moving Friday night massacre of inspectors general
Donald Trump fires State Department watchdog said to be investigating one of his top aides : politics
Trump's firing of Steve Linick an "unlawful act of retaliation" for Pompeo inquiry, Democrats say : politics
Trump Fires Inspector General at State Department : politics
Pompeo fires State Department inspector general Steve Linick critical of Trump moves : politics
The Fact That Presidents Are "Undermined" By Scandals Does Not Make Congressional Oversight Unconstitutional - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Has the Roberts Court Finally Met An Attempt to Undermine Democracy It Doesn't Like? - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- Having no idea what Larry Lessig was thinking in pursuing his lawsuit arguing that states are constitutionally forbidden from making electors follow the will of their electorates, it was revealed at oral argument that it is, in fact, a galaxy-brained heighten-the-contradictions scheme ... "rules requiring delegates created by Rube Goldberg electoral system that has been an anachronism for more than 200 years to actually follow the will of a state's voters is Stalinism"

House changes its rules during pandemic, allowing remote voting for the first time in its 231-year history : politics (old Pelosi finally caved)

Jared Kushner Is a National Disaster : politics

"Obamagate" and "Lock her up": Pointing the way toward "Heil Trump" | It's not just a chant at Trump's rallies or lame wordplay in his tweets. It's his call to fascist rule

Longtime Trump insider: COVID 'deaths don't matter to him' : politics
Trump's Vaccine Czar Holds Millions in Stock Options at Company That Got Federal Funding for COVID-19 Work
Drug promoted by Trump as coronavirus game changer increasingly linked to deaths

Outflanked XV: the Hoover Outflankening - Lawyers, Guns & Money - As Jamelle Bouie observes, Trump and McConnell seem determined to go into the general election with a nice dose of Hoovernomics, preferring wishful thinking to providing material aid to people:

Burr's alleged conflicts extend beyond his coronavirus-related stock trades - The North Carolina senator holds numerous investments in firms regulated by the committees on which he sits.

Who goes Nazi? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - this amusing and now once again all-too-relevant 1941 essay by the once-famous journalist Dorothy Thompson, regarding the sort of Americans who would go Nazi if it came to that. Note how "Mr. C" is a dead ringer for Richard Nixon, who at the time was an obscure young lawyer in Whittier, California: (and ... Sinclair Lewis was an asshole)

The new birtherism - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Birtherism and trump - The Atlantic - Birtherism of a Nation - The conspiracy theories surrounding Obama's birthplace and religion were much more than mere lies. They were ideology. (just a little traitor tradition)

Wisconsin again? Swing state a hotbed of virus politics (Wississippi is stupid)
Illinois woman arrested for spitting in nurse's face, claiming to have coronavirus : Coronavirus


Other Side of the Mirror - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Let's imagine that a group of armed Arab-Americans, wearing masks, invaded the Michigan state legislature in the months after 9/11 in protest of threats to their civil liberties. How then would we imagine the response of the state?
Tell Me How This Is Not Terrorism | People with firearms forced the civil government of the state of Michigan to shut itself down. : politics
Hillary Clinton calls armed Michigan lockdown protests 'domestic terrorism' : politics
MAGA supporters broke social distancing to rally for Trump -- Nearly no one was wearing a mask.
Ohio Government Asks Companies To Snitch On Employees, Gets Hit With Auto-Generated Bogus 'Tips' Instead : Coronavirus
This viral video of Trump supporters screaming at a reporter is a Rorschach test of America right now : politics



How the Biden Campaign Aims to Win Battleground States - The New York Times - The campaign pledged to expand its operation, and expects on-the-ground organizing to take place sometime this year. But when the candidate leaves his home will be determined by public health guidance, officials said.

PBS Finds No Support for Tara Reade's Accusations (so, she actually is a lying ratfucker bitch)

Utah CEO gets 210 days in jail for having 13K files of infant & child rape, bestiality : news (slap on the pinky)

Grand jury charges 2 KCPD officers with excessive force : news (she bashed her head on the concrete while officers tried to "restain" her)

Now More Than Ever, Facebook Is a 'Mark Zuckerberg Production' (starring, Mark Zuckerfuckerberg)


u/zeidrich espouses on the possibility of "alien life" being quite different from what we expect. : bestof


What's somehting you're glad your friend introduced you to?




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Pack of dogs trained to protect wildlife have saved 45 rhinos from being poached : worldnews


Tornado watch issued for parts of Massachusetts : boston


83,421 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1239 new cases - 11318 new tests; 11% positive - 110 new deaths; 5592 total - -92 hospital; - 32 icu
MA COVID-19 Data 5/15/20 : boston
State reports 110 new coronavirus deaths, 1,239 new cases; Baker extends non-essential business closure order by 24 hours - The Boston Globe
Governor Extends Essential Services Order by 24h : CoronavirusMa
1 in 10 Boston residents tested have COVID-19 antibodies, according to a study of 750 people : boston
MA Unemployment Insurance Mega-Thread : boston

NH is open for business, but its far from normal


COVID-19 at least 10 times deadlier than typical flu, analysis finds : worldnews

Reviving the US CDC - The Lancet (destroyed by Trump, Lancet can't bring itself to use the word "Republican")

Cities Are Safe Places to Live, Even in a Pandemic - it's a mistake to blame density for the spread of the coronavirus ... New York, with a population of 8.6 million, is the only American megacity. It is also the U.S. center of the pandemic ... Manhattan, the borough with the highest population density, was not the hardest hit. Deaths are concentrated in the less dense, more diverse outer boroughs. Citywide, black and Latino residents are experiencing mortality rates that are twice those of white city dwellers ... actors that do seem to explain clusters of Covid-19 deaths in the United States are household crowding, poverty, racialized economic segregation and participation in the work force ...
The Richest Neighborhoods Emptied Out Most as Coronavirus Hit New York City - The New York Times ... they all went to Palm Beach ...

EUA Authorized Serology Test Performance | FDA
Good news: human body builds "robust" immune response to COVID : Coronavirus
Places without social distancing have 35 times more potential coronavirus spread, study finds : Coronavirus
'No benefit' in hydroxychloroquine virus treatment: two studies : Coronavirus

'Weird as hell' : the Covid-19 patients who have symptoms for months

I Wish I Could Do Something for You, My Doctor Said -- Young, healthy people like me are getting very, very sick from the disease caused by the coronavirus.

He Saw 'No Proof' Closures Would Curb Virus. Now He Has De Blasio'Now the mayor has put him in charge of contact tracing, deepening a rift with the Health Department. Now the mayor has put him in charge of contact tracing, deepening a rift with the Health Department. (blood on their corrupt hands)

Texas sees highest single-day hike in coronavirus deaths, cases - News - Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX
Texas Sets New Highs Yesterday In Daily Cases and Deaths Per Texas Health and Human Services : Coronavirus
Tensions rise as Texas governor readies to lift more rules
Coronavirus is now invading Trump counties in the swing states - The Washington Post -- 1,014 counties carried by Trump have entered the high-covid category. By contrast, a total of 350 Clinton counties have done so. (the anti-stupid virus)
Wisconsin's New Coronavirus Cases Rise as People Flock to Reopened Bars After Court Overturns Stay-at-Home Order

Canada wants to extend U.S. travel ban : worldnews (Canada built the wall)


UK Doctors 'told not to discuss PPE shortages' : worldnews

France Identifies 135 new cases of Coronavirus-Kawasaki Disease in Children, 1 new Child Death : Coronavirus
Lowest ever ratio of positive tests done in Italy (1.15% positive, over 68k tests) : Coronavirus
Sweden had the highest daily death toll in the world per capita : Coronavirus
Sweden Stayed Open. A Deadly Month Shows the Risks. - The New York Times - outbreak has been far deadlier than those of its neighbors, but still better off than many countries that enforced strict lockdowns.
'We Are Not Even Close to Our Peak Yet.' Brazil Risks Being Overwhelmed by Coronavirus Outbreak : Coronavirus
Brazil's health minister resigns after just weeks on the job : Coronavirus ... Bolsonaro does not want a technical minister, he wants someone who agrees with his ideological insanity, like ending social distancing and using chloroquine,
How 'overreaction' made Vietnam a virus success : Coronavirus


Japan suicides decline as Covid-19 lockdown causes shift in stress factors : Coronavirus ... "You know something isnt right when work generates more stress than a global pandemic."


Jason Kenney: China will face 'great reckoning' over handling of COVID-19 crisis. The Alberta premier wants Canada, U.S. to 'onshore' manufacturing in North America.

Taiwan rejects China's main condition for WHO participation : worldnews
China to conduct major military drill simulating seizure of Taiwan-held island : worldnews
China threatens retaliation over new U.S. visa restrictions for Chinese reporters : worldnews
US presses China on Panchen Lama 25 years after disappearance; The United States on Thursday renewed calls on China to free the Tibetan identified 25 years earlier as the Panchen Lama and warned Beijing not to see the episode as a model for handling the Dalai Lama's succession : worldnews

Qatar has made wearing a face mask compulsory for everyone who steps outside their home, with violators facing jail time and fines of up to $55,000 : worldnews

Egyptian Dad dies of COVID-19 after branding the pandemic "fake news" on social media. He admitted his mistakes shortly before his death. : Coronavirus


Man who called Philippine president "crazy" on Facebook arrested for cyberlibel : worldnews

Huge, mysterious list appears online of where people met, personal information and more of tens of millions of people. : worldnews
REvil, law firm hackers, double ransom demand, threaten Donald Trump


Many Americans Are Getting More Money From Unemployment Than They Were From Their Jobs | FiveThirtyEight
The Child Care Industry Is About To Collapse. There's No Bailout Coming. It would cost $9.6 billion a month to keep things going, and Congress is offering a fraction of that.
Retail Sales Plunge A Record 16.4% In April; Clothing Hardest Hit With 79% Drop : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR (haha, no one is wearing clothes)
Employees are the core constituency of the firm, but are mostly excluded from participating in the government of their workplaces -- a right monopolized by capital investors (your overlords)

Space Force flag unveiled in Oval Office, presented to Trump | Fox News
He lied on national television: Trump says truckers protesting industry problems are actually honking to support him

World looks on in horror as Trump flails over pandemic despite claims US leads way | US news | The Guardian
Trump Is Smearing Fauci -The doctor admits inconvenient facts. So the president is trying to discredit him. : politics
Faced with an appalling US coronavirus death toll, the right denies the figures : politics
Opinion | Covid-19 Reality Has a Liberal Bias - The New York Times
The Note: Public not seeing pandemic realities Trump is describing - ABC News - "We have prevailed" he said ("yeah, ABC, "realities")

Secret Service signs $179,000 contract to rent golf carts in Bedminster, N.J., this summer - The Washington Post

Does Donald Trump Want to Be Re-elected? - Bloomberg - inattention to the coronavirus doesnt suggest someone desperate to win in November (jesus, try intattention to everything but himself)

Trump still confident in virus test despite false negatives
F.D.A. Halts Coronavirus Testing Program Backed by Bill Gates - The New York Times - The program allows people in the Seattle area to easily take a coronavirus test at home. Researchers say such testing is essential for future monitoring of the virus (yes, they really did that, so you can't make Trump look bad by being sick)

US Postal Service Reportedly Considering Price Hikes as Trump's Takeover of the Beloved Agency Accelerates - "President Trump's clear intent is to raise prices and force a crisis at the Post Office so that his political benefactors at the corporate shippers can increase their company profits : politics

Trump Demands Lindsey Graham Haul Barack Obama Before Senate Judiciary Committee: 'Just Do It'
WATCH: Trump Comically Attempts to Explain ObamaGate When Asked By Maria Bartiromo
Obamagate Is a Fake Scandal. Rick Bright Described a Real One. : politics
Anticipating Phase Two of the Trumped Up "Obamagate" ... should be best understood as the scandal in which a president manufactured false accusations against former government officials, including his political rival, using the full power of the Justice Department and Kremlin-style information warfare tactics to orchestrate it.
Frank Rich: 'Obamagate' Means Trump Is Desperate
Obamagate Is Niche Programming for Trump Superfans
MSNBCs Ruhle on Obamagate farce: "I didn't want to give one ounce of breath or attention to this"
Dan Abrams: Based on All We Know Right Now, This Obamagate Theory Is 100 Percent Bullsh*t

John Brennan calls Trump targeting Obama era officials an abominable abuse of authority
Obamagate Is About Questioning the Legitimacy of the First Black President
McConnell admits he was wrong to say Obama administration failed to leave pandemic playbook : politics
McConnell admits he was wrong to say Obama didn't leave Trump a pandemic 'game plan' - The Senate majority leader's about-face came in an interview with Fox News (mumble, mumble, cackle, mumble)

Unable to Help Himself, Trump Denies Russia Backed Him in 2016 | Trump Still Denies the Findings From His Own Country, Rejects His Own Administration's Intelligence, and Ignores the Conclusions Drawn by His Own Party. : politics

We need to prepare for the possibility of Trump rejecting election results : politics

The Justice Dept.'s Attempt to Drop the Michael Flynn Case, Explained
Michael Flynn case: Ex-judge who brought down 'Teflon Don' tapped to take on DOJ - CNNPolitics
Michael Flynn isn't a martyr. He's a crook and a crackpot. (and not the only one, by far)

Trump let China run circles around America and now pretends to be tough

How Brad Parscale Conned Donald Trump - The Bulwark - What if the Trump campaign's digital operation is a Potemkin Death Star? (morons at work)

A majority of Americans going to work fear exposing their household to the coronavirus : politics
'They are angry': Pandemic and economic collapse slam Trump across Rust Belt - POLITICO - They are angry : Pandemic and economic collapse slam Trump across Rust Belt -- Coronavirus infections and unemployment filings are spiraling in parts of the Industrial Midwest where Donald Trump cleaned up in 2016.

Top Trump campaign aide pushed anti-gay positions, said legalizing same-sex marriage would lead to bestiality and pedophilia - CNNPolitics

DeVos Funnels Coronavirus Relief Funds to Favored Private and Religious Schools - The New York Times - Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, using discretion written into the coronavirus stabilization law, is using millions of dollars to pursue long-sought policy goals that Congress has blocked.

Rand Paul isn't subliterate like Trump, but he spreads lies - Los Angeles Times

Biden: "There's No Way in Hell I'd Ever Pardon Trump as President"
Biden says he would not pardon Trump : politics
Biden says he would not pardon Trump - Biden committed to ensuring that any prosecutorial decisions would be dictated by the law, in contrast to what he called the "dereliction of duyt by Trump and his attorney general, William Barr. : politics

Mike Bloomberg plots spending blitz to support Joe Bidens run for president

What 74 former Biden staffers think about Tara Reades allegations ... None of the people interviewed said that they had experienced sexual harassment, assault or misconduct by Biden. All said they never heard any rumors or allegations of Biden engaging in sexual misconduct, until the recent assault allegation made by Tara Reade ... revealed previously unreported details about the Biden office when Reade worked there, such as an account that she lost her job because of her poor performance, not as retaliation for lodging complaints about sexual harassment ... Of all the people who held that position, she's he only one during my time there who couldn't ecessarily keep up or who found it frustrating ... (she lies, alot)
Tara Reade's Dubious Claims and Shifting Stories Show the Limits of #BelieveWomen - Quillette (when you've lost Quillette)
STEMthebleeding on Twitter: "So I decided there's enough information to put this into a thread. This pertains to those obscure codes on the disbursing form Tara Reade posted herself in 2019. They didn't get much attention, but I think I'm going to change that. 1/ https://t.co/Zqw3zYHIeB" / Twitter
Manipulative, deceitful, user: Tara Reade left a trail of aggrieved acquaintances (unravelling)
New Reporting Increases Doubts on Tara Reade's Allegation Against Joe Biden


Georgia Senates Perdue Moves to Lean Republican

Poll: US believers see message of change from God in virus

JetBlues Founder Helped Fund A Stanford Study That Said The Coronavirus Wasnt That Deadlythe controversial John Ioannidis study failed to disclose important financial ties and ignored scientist's concerns that their antibody test was inaccurate.

'Traitor!' : Local News Reporter Abused and Stalked By Lockdown Protestors on Long Island (VIDEO) (evil and insane people)


The Journey of Odysseus : MapPorn
Homer in the Baltic




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Earth is healing: Global air quality improved this year due to coronavirus lockdown. 2 new studies, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters,found that NO2 pollution over northern China, Western Europe & US decreased by as much as 60% in early 2020 as compared to the same time last year : worldnews
Microplastics are everywhere, study finds | Microplastics are everywhere -- including in our drinking water, table salt and in the air that we breathe. Researchers conclude, among other things, that of the three sources of microplastic intake, the primary one is air; especially indoor air
2 degrees C: Beyond the limit : Extreme climate change has arrived in America


82,182 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1,685 new cases - 14,329 new tests; 12% positive - 167 new deaths; 5,482 total - -242 hospital; -13 ICU
MA COVID-19 Data 5/14/2020 : boston
3,101 Currently Hospitalized in Massachusetts : CoronavirusMa
Weekly Town by Town MA Update : CoronavirusMa


Coronavirus may never go away: WHO
See how experts use disease modeling to predict coronavirus cases after states reopen - Washington Post
COVID Explained

Kidney injury seen in more than a third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: U.S. study : science

Emily G on Twitter: "America has always been the best metaphor for America" / Twitter (and yes, Amash is a Republican)
Social Survival in the Pandemic - Lawyers, Guns & Money - shaming doesn't dliminate risky behavior -- it just drives it underground.
Moving Beyond the Lockdown - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Police say they are "fighting a losing battle" over enforcing the lockdown after "hundreds" turned out in parks across east London to enjoy picnics in the sunshine : worldnews

For-profit nursing homes have four times as many COVID-19 deaths as city-run homes | Ontario, Canada | Toronto Star : worldnews

Sweden records highest number of coronavirus deaths for three weeks : worldnews

No new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand for third day in row | RNZ News : worldnews

Russia: 60% of Coronavirus Patient Deaths Not Counted Toward Official Total, Moscow Officials Say : worldnews
Russia Sold The US A Bunch Of Ventilators That Never Got Used. The Same Model Just Burst Into Flames And Killed Six People In Russia. : politics

Japan suicides decline as Covid-19 lockdown causes shift in stress factors : worldnews ... "Imagine a global pandemic REDUCING stress in your life."

Instagram Classifies Bolsonaro's Coronavirus Post as Fake News and Removes It : worldnews

China says U.S. leaders have "lost their minds" after FBI accuses Beijing of hacking coronavirus vaccine research : worldnews -- "It's ridiculous to believe that any of our hundreds of salaried government hackers were involved in hacking."
Trudeau says world has questions 'particularly' for China on COVID-19 origin

Taiwan goes full week without new coronavirus case, goes 32 days without local coronavirus infection : worldnews
Taiwan says WHO has 'forgotten' neutrality by barring island
'Wake-up call' : China threatens Australia's iron exports after COVID-19 inquiry
Student backlash prompts Canadian University to remove Hong Kong Police Force job postings : worldnews



Mexico finds 15,000 turtles in crates bound for China : worldnews


Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale sentenced to 10 years' jail for sexual abuse of boys in 1970s : worldnews ... "Three years for 14 offences, that's 0.2 years per offence. A little over two months per kid. I guess he got the bulk discount.


Boeing has been awarded two contracts worth more than $2 billion for the delivery of more than 1,000 air-to-surface and anti-ship missiles to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said : worldnews -- "And none of these weapons will be used in Yemen. "Cough, cough."



Job losses have now hit 40% of low-income homes - POLITICO - Thirteen percent of all U.S. adults, or 20 percent of people who were employed in February, were laid off or furloughed.
White House opens door to more state aid amid coronavirus scramble with Congress - The Washington Post - Surge in unemployment rate and severe pressure on state budgets has White House officials looking for answers.

Monstrous Cruelty: As Hunger Soars, Trump USDA Resumes Effort to Take Nutrition Benefits From More Than a Million People
Postal Service to review package delivery fees as Trump influence grows - The Washington Post - Deputy Postmaster General Ronald A. Stroman will leave before new agency head Louis DeJoy takes the helm.
E.P.A. Opts Against Limits on Water Contaminant Tied to Fetal Damage - The New York Times - A new E.P.A. policy on perchlorate, which is used in rocket fuel, would revoke a 2011 finding that the chemical should be regulated (fuck off and die, say Reublicans)

'Trump death clock' in Hew York's Times Square counts coronavirus fatalities blamed on president's inaction
Trump Death Clock - Estimated U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Due To POTUS Inaction -- 51,196 (today)

The 2016 nightmare is already repeating itself - The Washington Post (your media nightmare)
Trump Begins His Final Authoritarian Push (good pic of the stupid and evil twins)

Trump Feared Testing Too Many People for Virus Would Spook Stock Markets, Says Report : politics -- Jared [Kushner] had been arguing that testing too many people, or ordering too many ventilators, would spook the markets and so we just shouldn't do it... That advice worked far more powerfully on [Trump] than what the scientists were saying. He thinks they always exaggerate (Trump ... says ... scientists ... always ... exaggerate ... Kushfucked)

5 takeaways from coronavirus whistleblower Rick Brights testimony

Trump's rebuke of Fauci encapsulates rejection of science in virus fight : politics
Trump attacks Dr. Fauci for cautioning against the premature opening of the country : politics
Trump flunkies try to scapegoat Anthony Fauci -- but we all know who's really to blame : Trump once declared "I alone can fix it" -- but his followers now claim he's been manipulated by an evil mastermind -- "Dr. Anthony Fauci known for groundbreaking work in HIV-AIDS research, leading efforts to fight outbreaks of the West Nile virus, SARS and Ebola Donald J. Trump known for dodging the draft, being a slum lord, filing for bankruptcy 6 times, quoting Mussolini"

80,000 Americans have died. Trump is still engaged in magical thinking. : politics
Trump Feared Testing Too Many People for Virus Would Spook Stock Markets, Says Report (oh look, Kushfucker)
Trump's marks for handling COVID-19 outbreak decline
23% of Republicans Think GOP Should Nominate Someone Other Than Trump - Rasmussen Reports. (even fucking Rasmussen)

Increasing number give Trump poor marks on handling coronavirus: poll : politics ... Wait a minute, are you saying that golfing, rallying, partying at Maralago, and constantly tweeting insults at 4 am is not a sufficient response to a coming pandemic? /S
Trump's White House is guilty of exactly what it accuses China of doing ... "Meanwhile, denialism has been a centerpiece of Trump's pandemic response since the arrival of coronavirus in the United States ... These are the hallmarks of an administration that would rather not know the facts and would prefer not to share those it cannot help but learn.

How Trump has berated, insulted and demeaned female reporters : politics

Someone at the CDC Leaked Another Pandemic Plan the White House Doesn't Want You to See : politics

A Trump Official Tried to Fast-Track Funding for His Friend's Unproven COVID-19 'treatment' Whistleblower Says (the "treatment" removed parts of babies skulls, sounds about right)

After Being Delayed by White House for Almost a Year, Transcripts from House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Released : politics
Trump Rewriting History To Deny Russia Supported Him in 2016

The great evil Republicans remain silent about E. Jean Carroll's charge that Trump raped her. (and then he raped America)

A sweeping setback for Trumps foreign business dealings ... a federal appeals court has held he cannot derive income from foreign governments that frequent his businesses.
Appeals court greenlights emoluments suit against Trump - POLITICO

Trump Is Losing the Battle to Keep His Finances Secret : politics
'Obamagate' is Trump's Name for the Crimes He's Trying to Commit Himself

Judge Might Hold Michael Flynn in Criminal Contempt : politics
Trump White House Rewrites History, This Time About Flynn - The New York Times - Three years ago, President Trump swiftly fired his first national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, for lying to the F.B.I. Ahead of the November election, Mr. Trump and his allies are now telling a very different story.
Michael Flynn Can't Just Walk Away from His Guilty Pleas
Trump White House Rewrites History, This Time About Flynn : politics

House Judiciary chairman demands Barr testifies by June, warns of potential subpoena : politics

The Senate just voted to let the government keep surveilling your online life without a warrant : politics

Graham shoots down Trumps call for Obama testimony on Russia probe origins ... "be careful what you wish for" he warned Trump
GOP senators release list of Obama officials, including Biden, who 'unmasked' Michael Flynn

Barack Obama Speaks Out After Mitch McConnell Tells Him To Keep His 'Mouth shut" ... "So, according to Mitch current presidents can be petty and blame past presidents but previous presidents are not allowed to say a thing? You all think Donald will refrain from discussing Joe on Twitter next year since he is such a classy guy? "
Opinion: McConnell, old white men don't get to tell black men to shut up anymore : politics
Gerth: McConnell attacking Obama over 'tradition' is a laugh : politics (yeah, the "just a little southern tradition" guy)
Mitch McConnell, leader of the totally not racist Republican party, at a meeting of the Sons of Confederate veterans : pics

The conspiracy cupboard is bare - The Washington Post - You can understand why Republicans are desperate to change the topic. Three million more Americans filed unemployment claims last week, bringing the unemployment numbers to 36.5 million, a stunning figure. Republicans are stuck defending their opposition to more aid, the death toll inches toward 90,000

FBI seizes GOP senator's cellphone in probe over stock sales after coronavirus briefing
FBI serves warrant on senator in stock investigation : politics
FBI serves search warrant on Sen. Richard Burr amid stock trading controversy: report : politics
FBI issued warrant to Apple to obtain Sen. Richard Burr's iCloud account as part of stock sales probe : politics

Were retreating to a new strategy on covid-19. Lets call it what it is. ("suffering and death" bc Republicans)

Wisconsin governor: Republicans, state Supreme Court decided 'facts don't matter' in move to reopen state : politics
Wisconsin bars packed with patrons almost immediately after court strikes down stay-at-home order : news
After Wisconsin court ruling, crowds liberated and thirsty descend on bars. 'We're the Wild West,' Gov. Tony Evers says.
'Reopening' Means Workers Will Die -- The wealthy may be fine with sacrificing the vulnerable, but workers are fighting for the sanctity of human life.
"What are you hiding?" Nebraska stops releasing coronavirus data from meat plants after cases spike -- As cases at plants around the state rose, Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts said data would no longer be made public Texas AG asks Supreme Court to order election officials to reject mail ballots from people scared to catch COVID-19 : politics ... "How many more people can the Republicans kill in their attempt to retain power?"

McConnell pines for Pompeo as Kansas chaos looms - POLITICO - Republicans fear they could lose a critical Senate seat (Dumbpeo would lose also)

GOP senator doesn't want to 'wear a face mask in the shower' 00 If you get an email from a weird uncle who watches Fox all day, claiming that "Pelosi wants to corce everyone to wear masks in the shower," you'll know why

Rep. Joe Kennedy is a co-sponsor of new Congressional bill to bail out lobbyist organizations (501(c)(6) groups) : boston

Churches have been astonishingly hypocritical during the pandemic - They want exemptions from general laws. They also want federal funding. : politics (the church industry is in trouble)

Michigan Cancels Legislative Session to Avoid Armed Protesters - Bloomberg (yeah, it's come to that)

These disinformation researchers saw the coronavirus 'infodemic' coming
The Prophecies of Q

Opinion | The New York Times Surrendered to an Outrage Mob. Journalism Will Suffer For It. - POLITICO - On December 27, 2019, the Times published a column by their opinion journalist Bret Stephens 'The Secrets of Jewish Genius'

Ahmaud Arbery shooting: Gregory McMichael, ex-detective accused in slaying, lost arrest power after skipping use of force training, documents show - The Washington Post - Gregory McMichaels law enforcement certification was suspended in 2019 after repeated failures to complete required training (big mistake, fucker cop)


White supremacists built a website to doxx interracial couples and it's going to be hard to take down: Racists have published a hate-filled database targeting white women dating black and brown men as "traitors" and some are being harassed online. (Trumpists)



Facebook has a huge truth problem. A high-priced 'oversight board' wont fix it (Zuckerfuckerberg)



How Boston Made Itself Bigger : boston


How Much Internet Speed Do I Need?


2020 ain't over yet. What's the next big catastrophe we can expect? : AskReddit
BRAZIL UFO CRASH: Visual consistency of craft from multiple sources. : ufo




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World's largest wealth fund blacklists four Canadian firms for emissions - Norway'S $1 trillion sovereign fund said on Wednesday it had excluded four Canadian oil and gas companies from its portfolio for producing excessive greenhouse gas emissions, its first use of that reason to blacklist firms.
Deforestation of the Amazon has soared under cover of the coronavirus : worldnews


Over 1.5 million people have recovered from coronavirus around the world : Coronavirus


80,497 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1,165 new cases - 8,536 new tests; 14% positive - 174 new deaths; 5,315 total deaths - -26 hospital; -24 ICU
MA COVID-19 Data 5/13/20 : boston
Mass. reports 1,165 new coronavirus cases, 174 new deaths; Baker warns opening entire economy now would be 'incredibly irresponsible ... Cases in Chelsea once again rose, this time adding 168 cases for a total of 2,412. Chelsea's highest-in-the-state rate of 6,404 cases per 100,000 people is nearly four times Boston's ... Lawrence, which added more than 400 cases from last week, saw its rate increase the most among cities with more than 1,000 total cases.
Scientists warn May 18 still feels too early to begin reopening Mass.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says Boston reported no COVID-19 related deaths yesterday : boston
In at least 15 other states governors have taken measures to reduce the number of people behind bars. : CoronavirusMa
CHA Launches COVID-19 Testing in Cambridge - City of Cambridge, MA

Here is what New York is doing... : CoronavirusMa
Regional Monitoring Dashboard | New York Forward



Vitamin D levels appear to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates: Patients with severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications : Coronavirus
COVID-19 and vitamin D -- Is there a link and an opportunity for intervention?
15 US states now hit by rare inflammatory syndrome impacting children : Coronavirus
Medical masks vs N95 respirators for preventing COVID-19 in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials : COVID19
The airborne lifetime of small speech droplets and their potential importance in SARS-CoV-2 transmission : COVID19 ... These observations confirm that there is a substantial probability that normal speaking causes airborne virus transmission in confined environments.

State Data and Policy Actions to Address Coronavirus | The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Rick Bright will warn Congress of 'darkest winter in modern history' without ramped up coronavirus response - CNNPolitics
Whistleblower Rick Bright, a top government virologist, to testify before House subcommittee on Thursday that he was "involuntarily transferred to a more limited and less impactful position at the National Institutes of Health," and that this personnel move was retaliatory. : news

Coronavirus government response updates: Trump rejects Faucis caution on reopening schoolsThe president said his health expert 'wants to play all side of the equation" (yeah, he said that)
Coronavirus: Fauci says US death toll may be even higher than believed, contradicting Trump : politics
Different Coronavirus Models Are Starting To Agree. The Picture's Not Good : Shots - Health News : NPR
Coronavirus likely forced 27 million off their health insurance - Axios (the Republican plan)
As Coronavirus Restrictions Lift, Millions in U.S. Are Leaving Home Again - The New York Times (Michigan is the worst)
New York City breaks record: 58 straight days with no pedestrian deaths : news

Two reasons California coronavirus cases won't decline soon - Los Angeles Times ... a certain percentage of people are still going out, and people are getting fed up with staying at home. (humans have no memory and learn very slowly)


New US coronavirus hotspots appear in Republican heartlands : politics
Coronavirus-Flooded States May Already Be Doomed for a Second Lockdown
Texas sees 1,000 new coronavirus cases 5 days in a row | TheHill
Texas Governor says no one needs to wear a mask, businesses do not have to provide them to employees, all churches open. : Coronavirus (the great Republican Stupidity Experiment)
Coronavirus cases aren't surging in high-risk states - Axios - Change in new COVID-19 cases in the past week
New US coronavirus hotspots appear in Republican heartlands | World news | The Guardian ... county-specific figures show a surge in infection rates in towns and rural communities in red states such as Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and North and South Dakota
'I would not let your child out in public' : Mom warns after 9-year-old gets illness likely linked to COVID-19


Countries see spike in Covid cases after opening up : worldnews
As coronavirus cases resurge, lockdowns reimposed on at least three continents - The Washington Post - Lebanon on Tuesday became the latest country to reimpose restrictions after experiencing a surge of infections, almost exactly two weeks after it appeared to have contained the spread of the virus and began easing up. Authorities ordered a four-day, near-complete lockdown to allow officials time to assess the rise in numbers.

Woman who allegedly coughed, licked and wiped saliva on an ATM in Toronto is arrested : worldnews

Gay men in South Korea are being hunted on dating apps after palpable homophobia grows amid coronavirus resurgence


Get Ready for a Covid-19 Vaccine Information War - The New York Times - Social media is already filling up with misinformation about a Covid-19 vaccine, months or years before one even exists. (vaccine will make you even dumber)
Fox News Airs Fox Nation Show Starring Alex Berenson, Coronavirus Truther, Called COVID Contrarian (after being catastrophically wrong)


Taiwan says it wants to join an important WHO meeting after coronavirus strategy success. China objects to this : worldnews
China ramping up bullying and intimidation of activists in Canada, report says : worldnews

As China hoarded medical supplies, the CIA believes it tried to stop the WHO from sounding alarm on the pandemic : worldnews
China has launched a social media disinformation campaign on coronavirus, researcher says : worldnews

Arrested Hong Kong protesters are tortured regularly, says human rights group : worldnews
Hong Kong teen who was allegedly gang raped by police in station defends claim after police chief says she must be arrested for lying : worldnews

It's time to take off the gloves against Chinese cybercrime
Think we have military primacy over China? Think again. - The Washington Post


South Korea raised age of consent for sex to 16 from 13 as it seeks to strengthen protection for minors following accusations existing law on sex crimes was too weak...adults who have sex with under-16-year-olds will be prosecuted for child sexual abuse or rape regardless of any alleged consent. : worldnews

Evangelicals trying to convert Jews: A fair price for Christian support for Israel? - Israel News - Haaretz.com - A new Israeli TV channel targeting Jews for conversion to Christianity has triggered tumult even among evangelicals' most dedicated Jewish friends. But one 'controversy" won't wreck the Christian-Jewish alliance on Israel (of cource not, follow the dough ... but srsly, Jesus said he'd kill all the Jews before teleporting the satangelicals to heaven and the Jews said sure, only $3 billion a year plus a bunch of killing machines and we definitely don't have any nukes)
Messianic network GOD-TV launches Hebrew channel in Israel, sparking outrage | The Times of Israel - Communications minister calls to investigate 'oversight' that granted channel 7-year license, vows not to allow missionary work on air (a little "undersight" and grease my palm)

Maternity ward massacre shakes Afghanistan and its peace process - Reuters (muzfuckers)

Angela Merkel says hard evidence she was target of Russian hackers


In court filing, FBI accidentally reveals name of Saudi official suspected of directing support for 9/11 hijackers : worldnews (thanks again, Barry, you fucker)
In court filing, FBI accidentally reveals name of Saudi official suspected of directing support for 9/11 hijackers
Trump - Saudi Arabia - orb - trump post - Imgur


Eschaton: The Wall - International travel is going to be a messy issue everywhere for awhile, but "Americans stay home" isn't going to be a hard call. (Europe: "fuck off you diseased cunts")


Powell Warns of Broad Virus Danger, Bats Down Negative Rates - Bloomberg - Fed chair says outlook uncertain, downside risks significant -- Says more fiscal aid may be worth cost to limit long-term harm
Eschaton: So Many Lucky Duckies - Better make sure these moochers aren't double dipping.
Eschaton: Cracking Open The Lock Box - Cracking Open The Lock Box - Social Security. That's where the money is. If you can find a way to get .01 or .1 or 1 or 10% of it siphoned out into your pockets, or the pockets of your rich pals generally, it's a victory. (Larry Fucking Summers telling JoeBi how to fuck things up and lose to Trump, also, some nitwit named Natasha Sarin)
Ironize Codeine on Twitter: "@matthewstoller @NatashaRSarin @JooBilly @sc_cath @mjmill611 I can't put my finger on why, but I think she might be lying.

Trump approval dips amid mounting coronavirus death toll, trails Biden by 8 points: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters

Team Trump Pushes CDC to Dial Down COVID Death Counts - The president and members of his task force are skeptical of the numbers and want the methodology changed.
The Strange Origins Of Trumps Hydroxychloroquine Obsession ... "philosopher" who tweets anti-Semitism, two bitcoin bros and right-wing media helped put an idea in the president's head

We don't have a president, or a plan - 60 days into the coronavirus crisis, the White House does not have a plan, a framework, a philosophy, or a goal ... Trump has substituted showmanship for action, playing the president on TV but refusing to do the actual job. He has both dominated the airwaves and abdicated his duties. As a result, progress against the coronavirus has stalled, even as the lockdown has driven the economy into crisis.
White House Plan For Ending Coronavirus Stay-At-Home Orders -- There Is Still No Plan

Trump and His Cronies Are Going to Try to Screw With the Election : politics (there's your plan)
Kushner, Law Aside, Doesn't Rule Out Delaying 2020 ElectionThe opinion of a White House staff member has no bearing on when the election is held, but his comment played into the concerns of President Trump's detractors. ("detractors" fuck you, NYT)
Jared Kushner clarifies after saying he's' not sure' he can commit to date for presidential election (Kushfuck is in charge of your election)
'Faithless elector': Supreme Court hears cases that could change presidential contests (how many has Jared already bought?)

Vote-by-Mail Under 'Existential Threat' as Top US Postal Service Official Reportedly Forced Out -- Trump is intent on installing his partisan lackeys in control of the Postal Service while congressional Republicans try to force it into insolvency so they can privatize it

Remember When Trump Said He'd Be Happy to Share His Tax Returns?
King Me - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Alito is the worst, Roberts' court is destroying democracy)

Trump has a major vulnerability. Democrats should keep pounding it. - The Washington Post (he's killing everyone by taking away their health insurance, Mitch cackles)

Watergate prosecutors call for judge to ignore DOJ recommendation to drop Flynn case : politics
U.S. judge puts Justice Departments move to drop charges against Michael Flynn on hold

Ex-F.B.I. Official Is Said to Undercut Justice Dept. Effort to Drop Flynn Case - The New York Times
Judge Appoints Outsider to Take On Justice Dept. in Flynn Case - The New York Times - A retired judge will also examine whether the former national security adviser committed perjury ... appointed a hard-charging former prosecutor and judge on Wednesday to argue against the Justice Department in its effort to drop the case and to investigate whether Mr. Flynn committed perjury, an extraordinary move in a case with acute political overtones ... an astonishing move in the latest high-profile criminal case to prompt accusations from current and former law enforcement officials that Attorney General William P. Barr has politicized the Justice Department to protect allies of President Trump ... (deep state pushes back ... the guy who wrote 'The Flynn case isn't over until the judge says it's over' for WaPo vide infra gets to say it isn't over, delicious)
Judge Orders Michael Flynn Perjury Arguments | Law & Crime

Amy Berman Jackson Orders White House to Hand Over Ukraine Emails | Law & Crime

Trump ignores 80,000 coronavirus death count to accuse MSNBC anchor of murder : politics
Trump's coronavirus mask standoff reveals the dangerous ripples of fragile masculinity | Imagine being so scared of appearing vulnerable (to a deadly virus) that you're willing to potentially hurt yourself, or others 00 or even die -- to keep up the masquerade.
Trump despises his own supporters and would be disgusted by them, says ex-friend Howard Stern
Trump Believes Giving Black oV complains about Google results for ters Access to Voting Is Stealing the Election : politics
Trumps Odds of Winning Reelection Are Higher Than You Think ... his approval rating now stands at about 44 percent ... We're more than one month into America's worst economic crisis in 80 years and Trump's approval rating is still considerably higher than it has been for most of his presidency.

The ad that got inside Donald Trump's head is now airing in Columbus

With Obamagate, Trump returns to a favorite distraction tactic - POLITICO - For years, Trump has promoted theories about his predecessor to distract from unwelcome news, elevate himself and excite his base. The details are rarely important.
Eschaton: Give Bill Barr A Chance - I suppose the precedent of "arresting everyone involved with the past administration and throwing them in jail without bail" isn't *entirely* a bad one... (Trump will throw Obama and Clinton an Comey in prison)
As coronavirus roils the nation Trump suggests Joe Scarborough murdered aide - The Washington Post
The Cruelty of Conspiracy: A Personal Story - The Bulwark

Trump supporters never cease to amaze me : PoliticalHumor
Open the door and let that sink in. : PoliticalHumor

Right-Wing Facebook Groups Threaten to Assassinate Michigan Governor Whitmer : politics

A Guide to the Nightmare of Getting Health Insurance in a Pandemic - The American Prospect - really simple, unless you live in the United States of America.
John Cornyn Encourages People To Sign Up For Obamacare After Fighting To Repeal It | HuffPost

Remote Voting in Congress Isnt Just a Matter of Public Health -- It's Necessary for Democrats to Wield Power (Pelosi is a very old idiot)

Mitch McConnell is pushing the Senate to pass a law that would let the FBI collect Americans' web browsing history without a warrant : technology

A new internal GOP poll suggests tight prez, Senate races in Georgia

Ocasio-Cortez among top Dems promoting Biden-Sanders unity : politics

approval rating has fallen among older Americans, many of whom feel especially isolated and at risk. Even a small shift among this bloc of voters could pose a serious threat to the president's reelection ... approval rating among voters over the age of 65 dropped 20 points between March and the end of April (boomers realize finally that Trump is trying to kill them)


How Coronavirus Will Disrupt Future Colleges & Universities ... MIT@Google. iStanford. HarvardxFacebook. (Zuckerfuck will fuck Harvard)
Harvard Medical School announces that the Fall 2020 semester for medicine, dentistry, and graduate studies will be held remotely : boston
Boston College buys Pine Manor


Black woman shot and killed after Kentucky police entered her home as she slept, family says : news
Man repeatedly punched by Los Angeles officer sues city as body-cam footage released : news
/u/NRAsays Explains how police accountability in America is virtually nonexistent for a variety of reasons and provides a nauseating number of examples. And those are just the ones that come to light and are reported on. : bestof (America's big killer-cop problem)
Cop Gets Fired For Posting Video About People's Constitutional Rights & Liberties Being Violated : videos

Naked man found dead after falling through kitchen ceiling then being hit by vehicle : news


Language skills are more important than math skills for learning programming, new neuroscience research shows : science

A secret experiment revealed: In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinsons with a novel brain cell transplant

ELI5: Why does a space elevator have to be tethered at the equator? : explainlikeimfive

Cant_Even18 comments on Take your mask off to make me feel better!
/u/Cant_Even18 recounts their harrowing COVID-19 experience in great detail, in spite of coworkers who think its all owner blown : bestof


ANALYSIS: Netflix Saved Its Average User From 9.1 Days of Commercials in 2019 : television


TIL there's a federal law requiring all vodkas be distilled in such a manner that ensures they pretty much all taste the same (without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color). NPR facilitated a lab study that proved there are no discernible taste differences in cheap vodka vs Grey Goose.

Opinions on MGTOW : MensRights (anti-gynocentrism)


Men of Reddit, how often do you trim your foreskin or do you just let it grow out? : AskReddit

u/alittlebirdy1 explains why having great sex with your husband is not perverted no matter what your friends think : bestof

My mother got embarrassed when she "found my girlfriends panties" on our kitchen table : funny ... Gary Busey: "Fear stands for false evidence appearing real -- it's the darkroom where satan develops his negatives" (hello, Fox News)

u/one-Mikey fabricates a post about how a new solar farm is bad because it was being built by Exon-mobile with taxpayer funds. The post received 1200 upvotes and reddit gold before being taken down. : bestof




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Planet's largest ecosystems collapse faster than previously forecast : worldnews
COVID-19 lockdowns significantly impacting global air quality. Nitrogen dioxide pollution over northern China, Western Europe and the U.S. decreased by as much as 60 percent in early 2020 as compared to the same time last year. : science
America's longest river was recently drier than during the Dust Bowl. And it's bound to happen again. - Rising temperatures due to climate change dramatically reduced the snowpack that feeds the Upper Missouri River Basin


79,332 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 870 new cases - 6,768 new tests; 13% positive - 33 new deaths; 5141 total - +25 hospital; +5 ICU
MA COVID-19 Data 5/12/20 : boston
Gov. Baker announces 4-phase approach to reopen Mass. : boston
Easy to read four phase of reopening graphic : CoronavirusMa
At least 4 children are hospitalized in Boston with illness linked to COVID-19, doctors say : boston


Fauci warns of 'suffering and death' if US reopens too soon
Coronavirus Live Updates: Health Experts Testify U.S. Still Lacks Critical Capabilities to Contain Spikes - The New York Times ... Rand Paul says "people on the other side" don't believe Fauci ...
The lost six weeks when US failed to contain virus : Coronavirus (when Jared took over the testing)


134 pregnant women in L.A. tested positive for coronavirus, but none of their babies : Coronavirus (send the babies back to work)
You can now order your own antibody test through Labcorp : Coronavirus
After choir practice with one symptomatic person, 53 of 61 (87%) members developed COVID-19. (33 confirmed, 20 probable, 2 deaths) : science

Coronavirus Outbreak at Giant New York State Farm Points to Systemic Issues -W line from any element of the United States government.er' line from any element of the United States government.
e Due a Serious Reordering of American Society -- So much of the collateral damage being done by the pandemic is due to flaws and inequities already existing in American life.
America Is Redefining Itself With the Context of the Pandemic -- South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will have to excuse the Sioux if they're not inclined to buy the "we're all in this together" line from any element of the United States government.

L.A. County 'with all certainty' will keep stay-at-home orders in place through July
California Governor Newsom delays reopening county after thousands attend rodeo : Coronavirus
Tesla tells California employees to return to work in defiance of county orders : Coronavirus (Moron Mush)
Leaked White House data shows infections spiking more than 1,000% in rural areas that backed Trump | Trump claims cases are falling everywhere. An unreleased task force report shows massive spikes in the heartland : politics
Gov. Brian Kemp's approval rating drops to 39% weeks after he reopened Georgia : politics

Twitter says it will label misleading coronavirus tweets even if they're from Trump : worldnews
's National Anthem Punishable by Prison
Doctors claiming media is blowing Coronavirus out of proportion have press conference video taken down by YouTube. : Coronavirus
I'm an Investigative Journalist. These Are the Questions I Asked About the Viral "Plandemic" Video.
Aztec Kings Had Rules for Plagues, Including Do Not Be a Fool

Packed London tube trains prompt union anger at Johnson's 'back to work' message
Test data from commercial labs going into 'black hole' - Data on tens of thousands of tests not accessible to local NHS and councils -- "No data is being reported until further notice" Senior NHS source says national reporting has also stopped
Nearly 50,000 excess deaths in England and Wales in first five weeks of coronavirus outbreak : worldnews (Tories killed 50K people, no big deal)
Vaccine may 'never' arrive and restrictions may have to remain for long haul, Boris Johnson admits : worldnews
The pandemic forces us to look at the actual kinds of evidence around us when we have to make important decisions in a hurry. Nobody has got it entirely right, but the UK has come closer than most countries to getting it entirely wrong

Over 100 Coronavirus Cases in South Korea Have Now Been Linked to One Guy's Night Out Clubbing - on May 1, a 29-year-old man visited five bars and clubs in Itaewon, one of Seoul's most popular nightlife districts.

Sweden's coronavirsu if it wants to fend off suspicion over the origin of the novel coronavirus : worldnews
strategy is not what it seems

Russia is now the 2nd most COVID-19 infected country after United States : Coronavirus (in a tie with Brazil for most corrupt)


China's 'suspicious behavior' and lack of transparency is fuelling rumours, says US expert: Renowned epidemiologist

Hong Kong police detention of 12-year-old reporter sparks press freedom debate, as gov't warns youngsters to avoid protests : worldnews
Hong Kong Government Will Prioritize Bill to Make Booing China's National Anthem Punishable by Prison

Angela Merkel Under Pressure to Call Out Chinese Abuses at September Summit: 'Human Rights Are Not Negotiable' : worldnews

New Zealand to stick with Taiwan support despite China rebuke : worldnews


Militants storm a maternity hospital : killing 14 people, including two newborn babies, their mothers and nurses, Afghan officials said. : worldnews (incel muzfucks)

Palestinian teen killed in clashes with Israeli troops - 15-year-old Zaid Qaysia was hit in the head by a live round and four others were also wounded in Al-Fawar refugee camp near Hebron, where Israeli forces conduct a manhunt for a rock thrower who killed IDF soldier Amit Ben Yigal a day earlier : worldnews
Pompeo travels to Israel to give U.S. blessing to annexation of West Bank land : worldnews

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un missing for another 12 days : worldnews


U.S. posts record $738 billion budget deficit in April : news


Hacking the Vaccine - Lawyers, Guns & Money (more Dumbpeo horseshit)


With Coronavirus American Travelers Are About to Be Pariahs in This New World (virus built the wall and Trump paid for it)

What are gonna be the real consequences of Covid (like in 20 years)? : AskReddit
Two months in - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Locking down for two months made sense in the context of a plan to do something else afterwards, but there was and is no plan, because this is a third world country with ten thousand nuclear weapons and a literal madman in charge of them and us.
The Sound of One Shoe Dropping - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The California State system has shifted to mostly online education for fall 2020

Trumps lawyers just made appalling arguments to the Supreme Court
'We're asking for temporary presidential immunity,' Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow says - CNNPolitics (until the end of his life)
Trump to claim "absolute immunity" from all subpoenas in Supreme Court tax return showdown | Supremes to rule on Trump "immunity" after lower court judges rejected argument as "repugnant" and "not fathomable"
Interesting tactic : PoliticalHumor

What Happens If the President Tests Positive for Coronavirus - Bloomberg
COVID-19 test used by Trump White House may miss nearly half of positive cases: NYU study (Jared's test)

Two big warning signs for Trump in the new coronavirus poll -- signs he doesnt seem to want to see

You know what the crime is - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: ".@PhilipRucker: You appeared to accuse Obama of a crime yesterday. What did he do? TRUMP: "Obamagate." RUCKER: What is the crime? TRUMP: "You know what the crime is. The crime is very obvious to everybody." https://t.co/EUueidNwGp" / Twitter

Two Female Reporters Refused to Let Trump Bully Them Into Silence, So He Ran Away : politics
Trump wanted a coronavirus victory event. It ended when he stalked off after clashing with two female reporters. : politics

'Should have kept his mouth shut': McConnell slams Obama for criticizing Trump admin
Fact check: McConnell claims Obama didn't leave Trump a pandemic 'game plan.' Obama left a 69-page playbook : politics
Mitch McConnell Is Lying Shamelessly About Obama, Because What Else Is There to Do? : politics

Trump Has Lost the Plot -- The president is talking about things most Americans can't comprehend, let alone care about.
After Latest Briefing, Maddow Says 'Something Is Wrong' With Trump: 'Not Able to Keep It Together'

This is Trumps greatest failure of the pandemic (no testing bc it makes him look bad)
Trumps Feeling Is, 'Why Are We Losing Everywhere?' With Advisers Feuding and Numbers Plummeting, Trump Eyes Campaign Shake-up (fire more people!)


Senate Republicans break with Trump over 'Obamagate' - Trump accused the former president of committing the 'biggest political crime in American history' (you know what it is!)
Taking #Obamagate Seriously - The Bulwark - bonkers theory, explained.
Frank Figliuzzi : Trump's 'Obamagate' comments and Barr's Flynn meddling suggest troubling new pivot
'Obamagate' Is the Newest, Dumbest Trumpian Distraction Bait -- Let me get this straight: James Comey was so determined to stop Trump winning in 2016 that he...intervened during the homestretch to critically damage Hillary Clinton's campaign!
Intel chief releases info on unmasking of Flynn to Capitol Hill - The list of names includes former Vice President Joe Biden.
'Obamagate' Is Trump's Name for the Crimes He's trying to Commit Himself
Of over 40 Potential Unmaskings of Mike Flynn During the Transition, Just One Led to Criminal Charges | emptywheel

Trump promotes conspiracy theory accusing MSNBCs Joe Scarborough of murder

House Democrats unveil coronavirus rescue bill that would direct more than $3 trillion to states, individuals, health systems - The Washington Post - Republicans rejected the legislation even before seeing it, describing it as a liberal wish list

Unreleased White House report shows coronavirus rates spiking in heartland communities : politics ("heartland" sure)
Trump Made America sicker, pooer, weak, divided
54% of participants in a new poll cited the Trump administration as a source of misinformation on the coronavirus : politics (when your own government is a fountain of lies)
CNN Poll: Negative ratings for government handling of coronavirus persist - CNNPolitics
In alternate reality : PoliticalHumor

The Flynn case isn't over until the judge says it's over
Former Federal Judge Has Never Seen Anything Like the DOJ's Decision to Drop Michael Flynn Charges

Forced to govern, a fierce partisan warrior gets pragmatic - POLITICO (forced to kiss Jared's butt)

How the Right-Wing Disinformation Loop Helped Kill Virus Research Funding: Matt Gaetz floated a conspiracy theory about a public health initiative on Fox News. The White House defunded it. Then, Trump lashed out at 60 Minutes for reporting the story. : politics

Many governors win bipartisan support for handling of pandemic, but some Republicans face blowback over reopening efforts - The Washington Post


Protesters Do Squats And Push-Ups In Protest of Gym Closures - Little did they know, the gym was inside of them all along.
Texas Salon Owner Admits to The View She Received PPP Funds Before Court Date
Salon owner defends decision to reopen: 'I could create a sterile environment' : news

Trump is getting trounced among a crucial constituency: The haters - POLITICO - In 2016, Donald Trump cleaned up among voters who disliked him and Hillary Clinton. This year, Biden is winning big among the comparable group.

'Believe Women' was a slogan. 'Believe All Women' is a strawman.

Trump's jaw-dropping attack on California's voting plan (opinion) - CNN


Number of People Willing to Risk Choking to Death Alone to Eat In at Ruby Tuesday's Surprisingly Limited - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... On the other hand, opening up WILL fulfill the critical Republican goal of making retail workers take a pay cut to put their health at risk, which one suspects is the real point:


Breonna Taylor: Family seeks answers in fatal police shooting of Louisville woman - The Washington Post - Louisville police executed a search warrant at Taylor's home, looking for a man who did not live in Taylor's apartment complex and had already been detained when officers came to Taylor's apartment after midnight


Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in US hit record high in 2019 : news

Bigamy is no longer a felony in Utah : news


How informant sparked arrest in Scott Johnson's gay hate murder cold case - ABC News


Men who express more happiness seem more likely to be gay. For women, emotional expression provides a small contribution to detecting sexual orientation : science

Mapjunction.com: Boston - Historical maps compared with Maps of Today




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Goldman Sachs official says companies switching to Zoom instead of business travel could hit oil demand by up to 3 million barrels per day : worldnews


78,462 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 669 new cases - 6,339 (one of those was me!); 11% positive - 129 new deaths; 5108 total - -26 hospitalization; +3 ICU
MA COVID-19 Data 5/11/20 : boston
Summer Is (Basically) Canceled: Here's A List Of Boston-Area Events Affected By The Coronavirus : boston


Study: Virus death toll in NYC worse than official tally
California's coronavirus outlook worse than researchers expected, as cases and deaths rise


How coronavirus attacks the human body - The Washington Post - Doctors keep discovering new ways the coronavirus attacks the body
Quarantine Fatigue Is Real. Shaming People Won't Help. - The Atlantic
Beyond Smoking Cessation: Investigating Medicinal Nicotine to Prevent and Treat COVID-19 : COVID19 (also helps with Schizo, ALZ and PD)
Selection of homemade mask materials for preventing transmission of COVID-19: a laboratory study : COVID19


Predicted Covid-19 US death toll keeps rising with states reopening and more people moving around : Coronavirus
As States Rush toR of the officers involved in George Floydeopen, Scientists Fear a Coronavirus Comeback - The New York Times
The patchwork of state reopenings is a deadly game of trial and error - The Washington Post
Does Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis know what he's doing? We're about to find out.


Coronavirus has been devastating to the Navajo Nation, and help for complex fight has been slow - The Washington Post


In one of the worlds largest slums, the fight against the coronavirus has turned into a struggle to survive ... Mumbai ... Dharavi's one square mile -- about three-quarters the size of New York's Central Park -- is home to nearly a million people, making social distancing a fantasy ...



New Zealand moves to alert level 2 on Thursday 14th, reopening shops such as retail, cinemas etc : worldnews
Woman who tested positive for coronavirus jailed in New Zealand after refusing examination when arriving from U.S. : Coronavirus


Two ultra-Orthodox bastions account for 37% of Israel's virus deaths : worldnews (17th century Hasids in donut hats, same as NYC)


France mandates masks to control the coronavirus. Burqas remain banned. - The Washington Post

Russia overtakes Italy and Britain after record rise in coronavirus cases : worldnews (rootin' tootin' lootin' Putin)
'He is failing': Putin's approval slides as Covid-19 grips Russia : worldnews
Russia medical students slam 'forced labour' in coronavirus wards: Decision to send students for training in COVID-19 wards decried, as 100 doctors reported to have died on front lines. : worldnews
400 Russian Cadets Infected With Coronavirus After Moscow V-Day Rehearsals Proekt : worldnews

Russia accuses US of downplaying Soviet role in WWII. The Kremlin argues the US doesn't appreciate the 27 million Soviet lives that were lost in defeating Nazi Germany. Last week, the White House only mentioned the United States and Britain as victors. : worldnews

Britain's richest men worth #22 billion use taxpayers's cash to furlough staff at their bus firm
Britons want quality of life indicators to take priority over economy. Polls finds majority would like ministers to prioritise health and wellbeing over GDP during coronavirus crisis. : worldnews ("the economy" = the rich")
India's PPE kit production skyrockets from 47,000 per year to 2 ,00,000 a day. India has gone from PPE importer to 2nd largest manufacturer of PPE since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Japan, pandemic brings outbreaks of bullying, ostracism; The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination against the sick, their families and health workers : worldnews (long, jong hisotry of national bullying)

The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has successfully convinced 22 international airlines to correct their references to Taiwan, despite Beijing's concerted campaign to intimidate air carriers into altering them to erroneously include it as part of China. : worldnews
China tries to calm nationalist fever as calls for invasion of Taiwan grow: Loud calls on social media urge Beijing to strike while world is busy with coronavirus crisis, but observers say the authorities do not want to be rushed (nice propaganda loop you have there)
China berates New Zealand over support for Taiwan at WHO : worldnews

Chinese Scholar arrested by CCP after calling for political reform in China : worldnews
Macau bans annual Tiananmen Massacre photo exhibition : worldnews
Carrie Lam blames Hong Kong education system for fuelling protests : worldnews
Hong Kong leader vows education overhaul after protests - liberal studies at risk : worldnews

U.S. to Accuse China of Trying to Hack Vaccine Data, as Virus Redirects Cyberattacks - The New York Times - Iran and other nations are also looking to steal data and exploit the pandemic with attacks on infrastructure, officials say.
Iranian Navy accidentally bombs own warship in Persian Gulf - 26 deaths and 40 missing : worldnews

Top police officer requests official list of all Jews in Ukrainian city, sparking fury : worldnews

Interpol issues wanted notice for wife of U.S. diplomat sought over fatal UK car crash: ITV : news


Reporter Barton Gellman on how he met NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and broke the explosive news about the American government's surveillance program


Actual unemployment could be at peak Great Depression levels, say White House advisers : Coronavirus


POTUS says coronavirus cases are going down "almost everywhere" - but at least 10 states have rising cases : Coronavirus

Trump walks out of press conference after altercation with female reporters : politics
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: ".@weijia: Why is this a global competition to you when Americans are losing their lives every day? TRUMP: Maybe that's a question you should ask China. WEIJA: Why are you saying that to me, specifically? TRUMP: I'm saying it to anybody who would ask a nasty question like that. https://t.co/hokJOXASh8" / Twitter
There is no greater display of fragile masculinity than our president storming out a press conference because too many women spoke : politics (scroll down for "China" clip)

Trump Spent Mother's Day Rage Tweeting About Obama, Flynn, and the Russia Investigation - There was no mention of the almost 80,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus so far. : politics
Trump Lambasts '60 Minutes' After Episode About His COVID-19 Conspiracy Mongering : politics
Trump and his allies are launching wild conspiracies about Obama after he slammed the DOJ's decision to drop charges against Michael Flynn : politics
Nearly 2K former DOJ officials call for AG Barr to resign over Flynn case - ABC News -- It's not clear how the judge in Flynn's case will react to DOJ's reversal
Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General: Never Seen Anything Like Ex-DOJ Lawyers' Public Backlash Against Barr

Trump administration cuts funding for coronavirus researcher Peter Daszak, jeopardizing possible COVID-19 cure - CBS News - An American scientist who collaborates with the Wuhan Institute of Virology had his grant terminated in the wake of unsubstantiated claims that COVID-19 is either manmade or leaked out of a Chinese government lab.

Betting markets see Trump winning re-election, despite trailing in polls - Axios
Republicans have already decided Trump is going to lose - The Washington Post

President Trump to claim 'absolute immunity' from subpoenas in Supreme Court appeal : politics (do not distract the supreme leader from his tweeting)
RBG Immediately Went There, Asked Trump Lawyer How Whitewater and Watergate Were Different from Tax Return Case : politics
Trump's Lawyers Just Told the Supreme Court That He's Completely Above Criminal Law
How to Destroy the Balance of Powers: By accepting Trump's argument for keeping his finances secret, the Supreme Court could strip Congress of its ability to hold this, or any, president to account.

Coronavirus live updates: Most White House officials will have to wear masks, but Trump will be exempt - The Washington Post
Trump Says More Testing Makes U.S. 'Look Bad,' But Its Availability Remains A Concern : politics (the truth always makes him look bad)
CEOs, Farm Bureau President Told To Remove Face Masks Before Meeting With Mike Pence | HuffPost - The vice president walked in without a mask shortly after learning his press secretary had tested positive for COVID-19 ("Jesus protects me with his AK-47")
Mike Pence will not self-quarantine and plans to be at the White House Monday - CNNPolitics (soulless pic)

Fox News anchor questions Mnuchin whether Trump administration predictions are "based on economic reality or the November election?" : politics

GOP Senator Who Voted for Trump Tax Cuts and Corporate Slush Fund Says 'Not Enough Money' to Help Everyone Harmed by Covid-19 | "They took care of their billionaire buddies and Wall Street bankers. Now they're trying to say there's 'not enough' left to help you and your family. It's a lie." : politics


If Only the US Had That $6.4 Trillion It Wasted on Iraq and Afghanistan Wars to Fight Covid-19 Pandemic : politics
Trump Admin to Reportedly Claim It Can Handle a Second Wave, as It Fails to Handle the First : politics
Schumer asks VA why it's using hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients : politics

Bill Barr Twisted My Words in Dropping the Flynn Case. Heres the Truth.
By dropping Michael Flynn's case, Barr has stripped centuries of credibility from the department of justice
Jonathan Kravis: I left the Justice Department after its handling of the Roger Stone case. It just happened again with Flynn. - The Washington Post
Former Mueller Prosecutor Who Quit Barr's DOJ Over Roger Stone Case Breaks His Silence

Schiff -- Pence's embrace of Flynn "not surprising, but pathetic"

Trumps latest effort to gaslight America is falling apart

u/ChronoPsyche asserts a source is biased and, upon challenge, dismantles said biased source nearly line by line : bestof (NYPost and "Obamagate")

GOP senators worry Trump, COVID-19 could cost them their majority : politics

Why No One Is Calling on Trump to Resign | Trump's shamelessness, his unwillingness to express contrition, seems to have become a kind of shield.
The Supreme Court Can't Help Trump Now Without Hurting Itself (not really)

As Mitch McConnell Suggests State Bankruptcies Over Bailouts, Kentucky Has Largest Share of Unemployed in U.S : politics

60 Minutes cites Tucker Carlson Tonight for coronavirus misinformation
Big Tech Has Crushed the News Business. That's About to Change. -- News organizations have long hoped that tech platforms would pay them for news. Now regulators abroad are moving to make that happen (Murdoch fine, google helping you find Fox, bad)


Anti-lockdown protesters carry weapons into North Carolina sandwich shop : news
Police: Man assaults HEB cashier over meat limit purchasing : news
Ice cream shop temporarily closes one day after reopening because customers didn't follow social distancing rules - CNN (Mashpee)
Castle Rock restaurant reopens to Mothers Day crowds in defiance of statewide public health order
Colorado suspends license of Castle Rock restaurant that defied coronavirus public health order : Coronavirus

Anti-Lockdown Boogaloo Protesters Now Have a 21-Year-Old Martyr in Duncan Lemp

Joyette M. Holmes named fourth prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery case - The Washington Post (a lynching too far)

South Carolina girl, 13, sexually assaulted on Facebook Live : news


Scientists think "Plantet9" could actually be a primordial black hole. It would be the size of a tennis ball with a gravity 5-15 times greater than Earth

TIL that Ancient Babylonians did math in base 60 instead of base 10. That's why we have 60 seconds in a minute and 360 degrees in a circle. : todayilearned




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Asteroid sneaks past satellites Monday in one of the closest flybys on record. A previously unseen asteroid the size of a truck flew about 4,350 miles (7,000 kilometers) over the Pacific Ocean on Monday, making it one of the closest passes by our planet on record. : worldnews


77,793 positive cases in Massachusetts : CoronavirusMa - Today we have 1,050 positive results on 11,852 tests for 9% positive. - 139 new deaths (youngest in 40s). - net hospitalizations down another 101 people.
MA COVID-19 Data 5/10/20 : boston
Massachusetts approaches 5,000 deaths from coronavirus - The Boston Globe
MGH predicts 40% of MA could become infected if state reopens in May : CoronavirusMa


Vitamin D deficiency increases COVID-19 mortality, research shows : worldnews


People with coronavirus are dying 10 years earlier than they would have naturally: Study The study disproved those who are dying were already close to the end. : Coronavirus
How to compare coronavirus deaths to flu deaths more accurately - The Washington Post
Yale professor blames Trump administration 'monsters' or thousands of COVID-19 deaths: This is 'awfully close to genocide' -- 'What else do you call mass death by public policy? (Trumpism, duh)
60 to 70 % population will get coronavirus, if vaccine not developed in 2 yrs: US prof : Coronavirus
Coronavirus in the U.S.: a high plateau of cases portends more spread
Child abuse likely under-reported since start of pandemic, doctor warns : Coronavirus
Study Finds More COVID-19 Cases Among Viewers Of Fox News Host Who Downplayed Pandemic : politics (Fuckkity killing his stupid viewers)

Birx said 'there is nothing from the CDC that I can trust' in a White House coronavirus task force meeting -- Birx and others reportedly feared that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was using inflated data on coronavirus death and case rates. (Trump dick-sucker)


When Will New York City Reopen? The Path Will Be Difficult - The New York Times
After weeks with coronavirus, a sick woman wonders when it will end - The Washington Post

Eschaton: America's Worst Humans - Mike Turzai.

More people think UK has handled coronavirus worse than Spain and Italy, poll shows: Only US is judged to have dealt with it worse. : worldnews


Sweden admits failure to protect elderly in care homes : worldnews

Taiwan records zero coronavirus cases for third straight day, has gone 28 days without reporting a single local transmission. : worldnews
Seoul officials ordered all bars and nightclubs closed after as many as 40 new COVID-19 cases were linked to them : worldnews
Russian coronavirus cases above 200,000 : worldnews

'You can't recover from death' : Argentina's Covid-19 response has been the opposite of Brazil's -- Argentina closed swiftly, while Brazil downplayed the crisis. The difference is reflected in their pandemic figures (Bolsonfucked)


WHO backs away from ban on live wildlife markets, prompting warnings over emergence of new coronaviruses : worldnews

South Africas alcohol ban during lockdown reveals its deadly drinking habits (virus saved more lives bc SA's drink alot and kill each other)


Chinese government ships enter Japanese waters near Senkakus for second day in a row. : worldnews
Face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers on North Sikkim border : worldnews (Xi doing his bully thing everywhere)


Can a reality-TV president create a new U.S. reality that pretends death, despair don't exist? -- Will Bunch

Trump tweets more than 50 times about Russia probe amid new revelations : politics
William Barr's Perversion of Justice -- The attorney general is turning the Justice Department into a political weapon for the president (NYT late to the game)

Economy: The coronavirus collapse could break Trump - CNNPolitics
Coronavirus: Trump says testing 'isn't necessary' as US falls short of benchmarks
Trump wants America to 'normalize' coronavirus deaths. It's the media's job not to play along (NYT: "hold my beer")
As deaths mount, Trump tries to convince Americans its safe to inch back to normal
Pork Chops vs. People: Battling Coronavirus in an Iowa Meat Plant - The New York Times - After Trump's order, meat plants are reopening. Can they do so without endangering their low-wage workers and their communities?
Stimulus impact on deficit drives fears among White House conservatives - The Washington Post

Republicans grow nervous about losing the Senate amid worries over Trump's handling of the pandemic

Docs Show Top WH Officials Buried CDC Coronavirus Report on Reopening | The trove of emails show the nation's top public health experts at the CDC spending weeks working on guidance to help the country reopen, only to see their work quashed by political appointees (Jared said it would look bad)
Trup claims he is'getting great marks' for coronavirus response as US death toll nears 80,000. Polls show a majority of Americans disapprove of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic

The US was sick long before coronavirus. Trump putting his utterly unqualified son-in-law in charge of US's response to the pandemic should not surprise anyone. : politics

The Four Men Responsible For America's COVID-19 Test Disaster ; The White House's inability to track the disease as it spread across the nation crippled the government's response and led to the worst disaster this country has faced in nearly a century ... Dr. Robert Redfield is a right-wing darling with a checkered scientific past. His 2018 nomination was a triumph for the Christian right, a coup in particular for evangelical activists Shepherd and Anita Smith, who have been instrumental in driving a global AIDS strategy centered on abstinence ... Azar is a creature of the GOP establishment: He cut his teeth as a Supreme Court clerk to Antonin Scalia, worked with Brett Kavanaugh on the Clinton-Whitewater investigation under special counsel Ken Starr ... Stephen Hahn no experience running a government agency ... Trump ...

Meadows learns to navigate Kushners sprawling White House influence (evil lizard boy controlling everything)

Lamar Alexander knocks Trump for pushing ahead with Obamacare lawsuit - Axios


Democrats File Lawsuit to Make Absentee Mail-In Voting Accessible to Everyone During Pandemic : politics (Mass Gov Charlie Baker reluctantly agrees to set up a committee to study the problem)
Democrats'Vote-By-Mail Effort Won in Wisconsin: Will It Work Elsewhere?
California Is Sending Every Voter a Ballot This Fall. The Rest of the Country Is Running Out of Time. : politics


Biden's lead is the steadiest on record - CNNPolitics (Amash steals mostly from Dems)


How Chris Hayes Makes Sense of the World-Historical Cataclysm


Why pay your cable company a regional sports fee when there are no games on?


Facebook and the Folly of Self-Regulation | WIRED - new review board is designed to move slowly and keep things intact. (the Zuckerfuckerberg strategy)




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Study finds Intolerable bouts of extreme humidity and heat which could threaten human survival are on the rise across the world, suggesting that worst-case scenario warnings about the consequences of global heating are already occurring. : science
More than 3bn could live in extreme heat by 2070 | Unless greenhouse gas emissions fall, large numbers of people will experience average temperatures hotter than 29C. This is considered outside the climate "niche" in which humans have thrived for the past 6,000 years. : worldnews (stupid human fucks didn't realize how good they had it)

With world distracted, the Amazon rainforest continues to burn. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit a new high in the first four months of this year, with 1,202 square kilometres of forest wiped out. : worldnews
Fears of Bolsonaros Threat to the Amazon Realized as New Data Shows Rainforest Destruction Up 55%

The United States stunned other members of the UN Security Council by preventing a vote on a resolution for a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world to help troubled nations better fight the coronavirus pandemic, diplomats said. Washington's reversal came a day after it agreed to the text : worldnews (Trumpfuckers love their killing)
US blocks vote on UN's bid for global ceasefire over reference to WHO. Security council had spent weeks seeking resolution but Trump administration opposed mention of organization. : worldnews
US Congress members write letter to 55 countries in support of Taiwan's WHA bid

Experts Knew a Pandemic Was Coming. Heres What They're Worried About Next. Nine disasters we still aren't ready for


76,743 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1,410 new cases - 10,514 new tests; 13% positive - 138 new deaths; 4840 total - -120 hospitalized; -12 ICU - Total: +1410 +1.9%
MA COVID-19 Data 5/9/20 : boston
Another 138 deaths from coronavirus in Mass., though hospitalizations continue to fall - The Boston Globe
Positive Sign: Boston Now Seeing More Recoveries From Coronavirus Than New Cases : boston

Amid coronavirus pandemic, a growing list of colleges in financial peril - The Boston Globe

Scientists have developed antibodies that can kill coronavirus : Coronavirus
Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Rate in Outpatients in Seattle and Washington State, March 1-April 16, 2020 : COVID19 - These results suggest that the early and aggressive physical distancing measures enacted in Washington State have influenced the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether adherence to physical distancing will continue and how that affects acquisition trends remain to be determined.
Coronavirus blood-clot mystery intensifies : COVID19
The disease-induced herd immunity level for Covid-19 is substantially lower than the classical herd immunity level : COVID19
The Possible Role of Vitamin D in Suppressing Cytokine Storm and Associated Mortality in COVID-19 Patients : COVID19
Role of Magnesium in Vitamin D Activation and Function | The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Berries for Inflammation & Osteoarthritis Treatment | NutritionFacts.org


Found Unresponsive at Home : Grim Records Recount Lonely Deaths Records kept by medical examiners in Florida offer a window into how the coronavirus has killed more than 1,600 people there. Many died at home.

States moving forward with reopening are seeing increases in new coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
Florida marks its deadliest week of coronavirus pandemic : Coronavirus
Court halts ban on mass gatherings at Kentucky churches ... U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove
Dr. Amy Acton's handling of coronavirus crisis made her an Ohio 'icon' -- and a target (dumbfucks hate intelligence)
South Dakotas governor resisted ordering people to stay home. Now it has one of the nations largest coronavirus hot spots (dumbfuck assholes will kill you)
State Issues Gag Order Hours Before Rumors Of COVID-19 Prevalence At Nebraska City - Gov. Pete Ricketts announced that state health workers will no longer be able to report COVID-19 data from meat processors (the Republican way)

Ousted POTUS administration scientist teared up while ripping the slow coronavirus response: "We could've done something and we didn't" : Coronavirus

Industrial animal farming has caused most new infectious diseases and risks more pandemics, experts warn : worldnews
Live animal "wet markets" in New York City face protests amid coronavirus pandemic : Coronavirus
A combination of three drugs suppressed the coronavirus within seven days when used on patients in Hong Kong, nearly twice as fast as the single medicine seen as a leading hope in the fight against the pandemic, a study has found. : worldnews -- interferon beta-1b, lopinavir-ritonavir and ribavirin together
Cannabis promising in reducing coronavirus infection: Alberta study | Calgary Herald : worldnews

South Dakota governor tells Sioux tribes they have 48 hours to remove Covid-19 checkpoints : Coronavirus


Hong Kong sees no new virus cases for almost 3 weeks : worldnews

Germany shuns Trump's claims Covid-19 outbreak was caused by Chinese lab leak - Internal report "classifies the American claims as a calculated attempt to distract" from Washington's own failings : worldnews ... Trump tossed Starburst candy at German chancellor Angela Merkel, remarking "Here, Angela. Dion't say I never give you anything" ... Putin talking points ...

Half of all 19-24 year old men in the UK have met friends or family members they do not live with during lockdown, compared to a quarter of women the same age : Coronavirus

Ontario premier 'adamant' he doesn't want Canada-U.S. border to open : worldnews

There's One Big Reason the U.S. Economy Cant Reopen -- The country faces the same problem today that it did two months ago: There are not enough tests to contain the virus (Trump: "testing makes me look bad")

New Zealand eliminates COVID-19 : COVID19 (not quite)

Outbreaks in Germany, S. Korea show the risks in easing up

Iran's coronavirus cases jump 50% three weeks after country reopens with 1,485 new cases over the last 24 hours

Airbnb slump means Europe's cities can return to residents, say officials : technology


Australia begins 3 stage process to end Coronavirus restrictions after many states continue to report 0 new cases with proper testing measures in place. : worldnews
American billionaire hedge-fund manager Julian Robertson took $800,000 in COVID-19 aid from New Zealand's government to pay the staff at his luxury resorts : worldnews

China asked the WHO to cover up the coronavirus outbreak: German intelligence service : worldnews
WHO says delayed epidemic's takes hold in Eastern Europe as coronavirus cases in Russia rise
Russia calls Ukrainians in Crimea foreigners and forces them to sell their land


The Saudi Crown Prince's Latest Crackdown Should Worry His Wealthy Foreign Friends: Saudi forces killed an activist protesting displacement for a futuristic megacity. The project's board features high-profile Americans who remain silent on the shooting.


The Murdoch media's China coronavirus conspiracy has one aim: get Trump re-elected - Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd


Donald Trump says US would send an army, not two mercenaries, to overthrow Venezuela's Maduro : worldnews

Allies despair as Trump abandons America's leadership role at a time of global crisis : worldnews

Eschaton: The Wall - Absent an absurd turn of good luck at the Deus ex Machina level, the US could be a "no go zone" for the rest of the world soon. (the virus built the god-damned wall out of the bodies of people Trump killed)

Soaring joblessness could shake U.S. economy, politics for years - The Washington Post - Eye on lessons from the Great Depression and 2008 crisis
Five new rules for a post-pandemic retirement - The Washington Post
Eschaton: We'll Know Better Next Time - I don't have the entirety of The Discourse jacked into my head, but I see very little acknowledgement from the people in power, or even people with big microphones, that this is an unfolding disaster that can't be remedied with the equivalent of a few band aids. Things are fucked - short term, long term, structurally - and they can't easily be unfucked. Fixing the Great Recession was easy and "they" failed at that. Fixing this one is hard and even with unimaginable unemployment numbers coming in there doesn't seem to be much urgency. (and Pelosi is an idiot)
Unsanitized: Pelosi Dials Up a K Street Bailout
Calculated Risk: April Employment Report: 20,500,000 Jobs Lost, 14.7% Unemployment Rate
Six charts that show the extent of the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic - The Boston Globe
As Job Losses Mount, Lawmakers Face a Make-or-Break Moment - The New York Times - The United States just lost 20 million jobs. The wrong federal response could make those layoffs a permanent fixture of the U.S. economy and sentence thousands of companies to bankruptcy. (will Trump totally fuck this up like everything else he's touched?)

Anxious About the Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump - The New York Times - standing with seniors, the group most vulnerable to the coronavirus, has fallen as he pushes to reopen the country ... approval rating on the handling of the coronavirus was lower with seniors than with any other group other than young voters. (boomer assholes who voted for him having second thoughts)
Fight Over Virus's Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle (it's all fake news)
Eschaton: Some Experts Agree - President stable genius is super smart, because he understands that tests can't tell you that you're sick if you aren't yet sick. -- What a garbage paper. Make sure you get a quote from someone to show that the president is not a dumbass! (NYT, of course)
Amazing! NYT found someone to clean up Trump's "test aren't great because they tell you that you're sick arguement

Anthony Fauci to begin 'modified quarantine' - CNNPolitics
Robert Redfield, CDC director, to self-quarantine after exposure to person at the White House who tested positive for Covid-19 - CNNPolitics

Trump's White House rattled after positive coronavirus tests and officials send mixed message on how to respond - The Washington Post (haha, Katie spread it everywhere)
Acyn Torabi on Twitter: "Trump: Katie, she tested very good for a long period of time and then all of the sudden today she tested positive... This is why the whole concept of tests aren't necessarily great (President Stupid)
Trump sought a reopening but found the virus in the White House instead - CNNPolitics
Two White House Coronavirus Cases Raise Question of if Anyone Is Really Safe - The New York Times - If it is so hard to maintain a healthy environment at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, then how can businesses across the country establish a safe space for their workers?

Obama says in private call that 'rule of law is at risk' in Michael Flynn case : politics
Obama Slams Dropping Of Michael Flynn Case, Calls White House COVID-19 Response 'Absolute Chaotic Disaster' : politics
Obama Warned Trump Against Hiring Mike Flynn, Say Officials - May 8, 2017 (god damn, the pic)
'There is no precedent that anybody can find': Obama reportedly excoriated the DOJ's decision to drop the Michael Flynn case in a private call : politics
Obama says White House response to coronavirus has been 'absolute chaotic disaster' - CNNPolitics


Prestige Ameritech offered to make millions of N95 masks in Texas. The government turned him down.. - The Washington Post

Sanders: US facing 'worst moment in American history maybe since the Civil War' : politics ... "If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other." -- Ulysses S. Grant

Michael Flynn: Filing error adds to twists of criminal case reversal - CNNPolitics
House Judiciary Democrats Call for IG Investigation into AG Barr's Politicization of DOJ : politics
In Michael Flynn Case, William Barr Again Takes Aim at Robert Mueller Inquiry - The New York Times - move was the latest example of the attorney general's effort to chisel away at the special counsel investigation and emphasize an alternate narrative. (NYT: "alternative narrative" when they mean "pack of lies")

Storm builds around Barr over dropping of Flynn case | TheHill (LOCK HIM UP!)

George Conway: No one in this country is above the law. The Supreme Court is about to teach that lesson. - The Washington Post

Federal Watchdog Says Coronavirus Whistle-Blower Should Be Reinstated as It Investigates. The Office of Special Counsel has found "reasonable grounds" to believe Dr. Rick Bright was ousted from a senior science post for questioning Trump administration actions.
Ousted government scientist who pushed back on Trump-touted coronavirus treatment speaks out - 60 Minutes - CBS News - Rick Bright says he was removed from his position after he warned about deficiencies in the country's response to COVID-19.

u/cheeruphumanity gives examples of all the different ways Trump has used logical fallacies to twist the truth : bestof

Trump Met With GOP Lawmakers For An Hour. Nobody Wore A Mask Or Stayed Apart. | HuffPost - Are these guys begging to get the coronavirus? (yes, please)


Trump Livid After California Allows Statewide Mail-In Voting: 'These Votes Must Not Count'

The Southern Democrat with the power to shut down Trumps conventionUp for reelection this fall, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has to decide whether to allow Trump coronation to proceed amid a pandemic

COVID-19 and the Racial Contract - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Adam Serwer is excellent on a critical reason why Republicans have adopted a /\_(?)_// response to the pandemic:
America's Racial Contract Is Showing - The Atlantic - The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others.

GOP lawmakers proposing new bill to limit powers of Ohio health director - Ohio Capital Journal (Refucks: no health for you)

Tara Reade's Lawyer Says Bill Maher Is Recycling Old Rape Myths (by pointing out how many stories she's told)
Tara Reade's big on-camera interview wasnt on Fox News or CNN. It was on Megyn Kellys YouTube channel.

Hydroxychloroquine truther Laura Ingraham, who is not a doctor, begs Trump to overturn FDA's warning The Fox host's plea came hours before the largest study published to date found the drug failed to help patients (haha, she invested in the hoax)

Fact-checking Judy Mikovits, the controversial virologist attacking Anthony Fauci in a viral conspiracy video | Science | AAAS (Science reads reddit, which did it better)

Florida oncology network that bilked cancer patients gets $67 million in COVID-19 aid .. Florida's largest CARES Act recipient violated antitrust law (the best crooks win again)

Jim Bakkers Prepper Village Is Having the Worst Apocalypse Ever

Arrested Dallas Hairdresser's GoFundMe Launched Before She Even Reopened - As far as PR stunts go, this one has been lucrative.
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace, the burning keeps me alive - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I regret to announce you that American liberty is permanently dead: (Todd Starnes is a Republican idiot asshole)

Couple wear masks with SWASTIKAS on them while grocery shopping in California | Daily Mail Online -- Hart and a woman who was accompanying him can be seen with masks on and a Nazi flag that they use Velcro to attach -- The woman with Hart is wearing a shirt with a version of Pepe The Frog as a frog ("Dusty Shekel" hahaha)


For cops who kill, special Supreme Court protection - The U.S. high court's continual refinement of an obscure legal doctrine has made it harder to hold police accountable when accused of using excessive force (unqualified immunity)

The smear campaign against Ahmaud Arbery has already begun -- It's Trayvon Martin all over again ... white people can wear bandanas, carry rifles, and storm a state capitol building. Black person? Can't jog down the street.
The Perversity of Needing to See Ahmaud Arbery Die on Video to Recognize That His Black Life Mattered : politics
Georgia Attorney General to look into how Ahmaud Arbery case was handled "from the outset" : news
Security video | GBI reviewing additional video footage in Ahmaud Arbery case : news
Glynn County commissioner says DA blocked arrests after fatal shooting
Man who recorded the Ahmaud Arbery shooting has been receiving threats, attorney says : news
Attorney who leaked Ahmaud Arbery 'lynching' video thought it would CLEAR his friends | Daily Mail Online
It took 74 days for suspects to be charged in the death of a black jogger. Many people are asking why it took so long. - The Washington Post

Indianapolis Police Face Growing Questions After Killing 3 People in 8 Hours : news

The FBI Agent Who Can't Stop Thinking About Waco -- A quarter century after 82 Branch Davidians and 4 federal officers were killed, Byron Sage is still arguing about what happened.


WATCH NOW: Father Mark White receives no-trespass notice to stay off church property and out of his residences | Local News | martinsvillebulletin.com - Bishop Barry Knestout earlier this week had banned Father Mark White from performing the duties of priest in Martinsville and Rocky Mount, which means he is prohibited from the public celebration of the sacraments and other official functions ... Bishop: "I have a responsibility to ensure all ministries within the diocese work to unify and build the Body of Christ" (who loved sexual abuse -- shitty article beats around the bush)

Pennsylvania just became the third state to ban child marriage : news ... Some 77% of the children wed were minor girls married to adult men, often with significant age differences. Some children were wed at an age, or with a spousal age difference, that constitutes statutory rape under their state's laws


The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months | Books | The Guardian
The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months : books

TIL During the American Revolutionary War, both the British and Americans allowed slaves to enlist, promising freedom once the war was over. After the war, most American troops were forced back into slavery, but the British kept their word and freed most of their troops. : todayilearned

Having your own garden -- and spending time in it -- improves health and well-being. Increased health benefits from spending time gardening are similar to those seen among people who live in wealthy neighborhoods when compared with those who live in poor ones

ELI5: Why won't microwaving spoiled food make it safe to eat?

Is there a fundamental and consistent difference between fields that follow the inverse-square law and fields that follow the inverse-cube law? : askscience

The hidden links between mental disorders - Psychiatrists have a dizzying array of diagnoses and not enough treatments. Hunting for the hidden biology underlying mental disorders could help -- Every single mental disorder predisposed the patient to every other mental disorder -- no matter how distinct the symptoms (just a little biology)


aparker314159 comments on Daily Roundtable May 09 2020 (brilliant)

What positive effects has the quarantine had for you? : AskReddit


Online gamer finds missing US child from their bedroom in England : videos

People who saw "something" next to the road and stopped to take a look, what's your story? : AskReddit
Has anyone died from your school? If so, how did they die, and how did it make you feel? : AskReddit

What was the worst physical pain you have ever experienced? : AskReddit

What have you learned with your time on Reddit? : AskReddit

Eschaton: Oh, Elon - Having another normal weekend (the guy is nuts)




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New Scientist News: Universal basic income seems to improve employment and well-being. : worldnews
Nearly 40 mayors representing more than 700 million people in cities across globe calling for transformative recovery from crisis that fundamentally alters global economic and energy systems, warning mere return to "business as usual" means accepting world barreling toward climate catastrophe. : worldnews
Democratic senators propose $2,000 monthly payments to most AmericanKamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Ed Markey want to dramatically expand support during the coronavirus crisis.
Democratic senators propose $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans - POLITICO


4,000,000 COVID cases World-Wide, 11 days after reaching 3 Millions. Covid Cases grew from 1M to 2M in 12 days, and from 2M to 3M in 13 days. : Coronavirus
US is set to have 200,000 cases today, just 5 days after its 100,000th case and 15 after its 10,000th. : Coronavirus
Current COVID-19 situation - COVID 19 graph & data
1 Million pixels covid cases by country, visualised
US Covid cases grew 98% in 3.2 days and Tripled in 5.1 days, the fastest in any country above 10,000 cases : Coronavirus
Coronavirus Live Updates: F.D.A. Clears First Home Saliva Test; Pence Aide Tests Positive


75,333 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1,612 new cases - 14,391 new tests; 11% positive - 150 new deaths; 4702 total - -87 hospital; -26 ICU ("it's now official: Massachusetts has more deaths than China...)
MA COVID-19 Data 5/8/20 : boston
Church continues to ignore orders/ Worcester estimate for peak pushed to May 14 : CoronavirusMa
Northeastern University intends to reopen for on-campus classes this fall : boston
'Nothing short of disgusting' : Nurses outraged as Cape Cod Hospital reportedly furloughs hundreds of workers
Second Medford nursing home reports spike in coronavirus cases

73 NY Children Sick With Rare COVID-Related Inflammatory Illness, 1 Death Confirmed : Coronavirus (virus time-bombs kids and probably adults)


Coronavirus pandemic may lead to 75,000 "deaths of despair" from suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, study says - CBS News

If 80% of Americans Wore Masks, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet, New Study Says : Coronavirus
France had Covid-19 in November, hospital says after analysis of chest scans : Coronavirus
Hydroxychloroquine Fails to Help Coronavirus Patients in Largest Study of the Drug to Date: Hydroxychloroquine administration was not associated with either a greatly lowered or an increased risk of the patients on ventilators or death; meaning it should not be wasted on COVID-19 patients. : science
Study Finds Nearly Everyone Who Recovers From COVID-19 Makes Coronavirus Antibodies : worldnews
Canadian study finds temperature, latitude not associated with COVID-19 spread : science

1919 vs 2020 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trump tightens grip on coronavirus information as he pushes to restart the economy - The Washington Post
De Blasio Strips Control of Virus Tracing From Health Department - The New York Times - Leading health officials expressed serious concerns over the transfer of contact tracing to the agency that runs public hospitals, a departure from current and past practice. (how Trumpian)
Call it DeBLOVID-19: Mayor Urged NYCers to 'Go On With Your Lives' as City Became Cesspool of Infection
The NYPD Arrested 40 People on Social Distancing Violations. 35 Were Black. - The New York Times - Mayor Bill de Blasio said the police had enforced rules properly, but other officials expressed concern about tactics similar to unfair "stop and frisk" practices.

The Unwitting Herd Immunity Experiments - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Due to the utter indifference to the fate of meatpacking workers and prisoners, we may find out more about herd immunity issues through semi-intentional herd immunity experiments on unwitting and unwilling participants soon
After testing positive for antibodies, Minnesota man thinks he may have had COVID-19 in December : Coronavirus

Gov. Ricketts: Nebraska wont release specific COVID-19 numbers at meatpacking plants
Las Vegas mayor who offered to reopen city as 'control group' faces recall effort ... "She seems like a perfectly reasonable fucking whackjob. ffs. People actually voted for that.... person?
Texas Still Seeing Near 1000 New COVID-19 Cases A Day As More Businesses Reopen Today : Coronavirus
I Hired a Team of Secret Shoppers to Find Out How Businesses Were Opening in Dallas. It's Not Good
Mark Cuban Hired a Team of Secret Shoppers to Find Out How Businesses Were Opening in Dallas. It's Not Good
Coronavirus: California identifies nail salons as source of spread, Gov. Newsom says
Reopening California: Governor Gavin Newsom signs executive order to send every Californian a mail-in ballot in November - ABC7 Los Angeles


Sweden admits a 'big failure' to prevent elderly deaths from coronavirus as toll passes 3,000 with 90% of victims over 70. : worldnews ... In a couple years, we will know if Sweden made a mistake or if the rest of us made the mistake.
Sweden sees higher coronavirus death rate than US after refusing lockdown : worldnews


A Broadband Engineer Was Spat on by a 5G Conspiracy Theorist. Then He Got Coronavirus: In UK the attacks on network workers are getting more frequent, brazen, and violent. : worldnews


Hong Kong police crack protester iPhones, but unable to crack Google Pixels : worldnews
Taiwan to pass law recognising PRC rulership of mainland Chinese, deleting "Reunification of the motherland" claim. : worldnews
Taiwan refuses to deport caregiver who 'insulted' Philippine president on Facebook ... "nsulting the creepy child rapist Duterte?"


Russian billionaire oligarch who frequently played ice hockey with Putin is found shot dead at his Moscow mansion in 'suspected suicide' : worldnews


An Incursion Into Venezuela, Straight Out of Hollywood - The New York Times - The operation to overthrow the president failed miserably, and eight rebels were killed. But a former Green Beret who was not on the mission has emerged as the central character.
American captured over Venezuelan coup plot says Donald Trump ordered plan : worldnews
Venezuela's opposition negotiated a $213 million deal with a US security company to invade the country and overthrow President Nicolas Maduro


Germans in Berlin celebrating public holiday to mark end of Second World War for very first time. Normally 8 May passes without any significant attention, but for 2020 and the 75th anniversary, Berlin decided to declare it new public holiday for not only defeat of Nazism but rebirth of democracy. : worldnews


Pompeo changes tune on Chinese labs role in virus outbreak, as intel officials cast doubt (Dumbpeo lied?)
The real scandal isn't what China did to us. It's what we did to ourselves (if by "we" you mean Republifuckers)

Trump says he's sending ventilators to Russia for Putin's coronavirus response, but previously pushed back on requests from US governors : worldnews (Jared cackles)
Moscow Is Attacking the 2020 Election. But the Trump Administration Won't Say How : Putin is at it again, and no one is sounding the alarm.
RT America recruiting US journalists ahead of 2020 election


Jobs report April 2020: Record 20.5 million jobs lost, unemployment rate jumps to 14.7%
April Jobs Report Shows Record Unemployment Rate: Live News Tracker - The New York Times
Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
Coronavirus: US unemployment rate is highest since Great Depression : politics
Political fantasy battles economic reality after tens of millions of jobs lost - POLITICO - Trump expects a sharp bounce-back in jobs. But as bankruptcies pile up, the labor market will need much of the next decade to replace the jobs gone for good.
The paranoid style goes viral - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Labor Department said Friday that the economy shed more than 20.5 million jobs in April, sending the unemployment rate to 14.7 percent devastation unseen since the Great Depression. (def watch No Depression in Heavan)
States face economic death spiral from coronavirus - Axios
April jobs report: Wages appeared to soar, but the backstory is an awful one. - The Washington Post ... When all the lowest earners get laid off for furloughed, they're dumped from the data that the government uses to calculate earnings (look at our beautiful economy after we killed all the low-wage people)
Coronavirus economy shows how easy it is to fall from the middle class into poverty - The Washington Post

WATCH: Morning Joe Airs Damning Montage of Trumps Rhetoric as Coronavirus Death Toll Rose
This is one of Trumps biggest and most insulting lies yetThe claim is that, having once created the most spectacular economy in the known universe, he will now do so a second time.

Why We Are "Reopening" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A white supremacist nation sees who dies from COVID-19 and goes full white supremacist.
Trump blocks national testing program -- W hy? Because tests make us "look bad." -- Amid Trump's flagrant lies, a truth comes out: He's never wanted "all this testing" because it makes him look bad

AP Exclusive: Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report -- The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House (you don't need no libturd science)

Katie Miller, Pence spokeswoman, tests positive for coronavirus - POLITICO
Document reveals Secret Service has 11 current coronavirus cases, as concerns about Trump's staff grow
Trump continues to flout coronavirus protocols even after Pence aide Katie Miller tests positive for the illness - The Washington Post
'Can I carry the empty one just for the camera?' Mike Pence caught on hot mic suggesting he pretend to deliver protective equipment to nursing home
Vice President Mike Pence staffer tests positive for coronavirus

Kushner Details His Wild Idea to Use Russias Secret CommsKushner admitted to floating a back-channel of sorts, but said the then-Russian ambassador nixed the idea. (dirty little commie lizard boy)

Don't Forget, Michael Flynn Pleaded Guilty. Twice ... "Mr. Barr is now saying he cannot prove charges to which Mr. Flynn has twice pleaded guilty in court -- and for which there is ample evidence.
William Barr and his henchmen must be held accountable : politics
Trump Sets Free Another Russia Probe Criminal, Then Gloats With Putin : politics
Bill Barr Defends Michael Flynn Reversal: 'History Is Written by the Winners'
Opinion | The Appalling Damage of Dropping the Michael Flynn Case - The New York Times - It embeds into official U.S. policy a shockingly extremist view of law enforcement as the enemy of the American people.
William Barr helps President Trump free Michael Flynn without a pardon - The Washington Post - The Trump Justice Department is undermining the rule of law.
'Never Seen Anything Like This' -- Experts Question Dropping of Flynn Prosecution - Abandoning the case is the latest step in a pattern of dismantling the work of the Russia investigators. A former prosecutor likened it to eating the department from the inside out.

'My God,' Says US Senator After William Barr Deploys 'History Is Written by the Winners' Trope | "The head of the American justice system now saying publicly that there is no good or bad except what the strongest want. The definition of autocracy." : politics
Sen. Kamala Harris renews call for Attorney General Barr to resign : politics
Skeptical judge could hold up Trump administration's bid to clear Flynn, legal experts say | Article [AMP] | Reuters
Team Trump Wants Flynn Back for 2020, Sees Him as Its 'Nelson Mandela'
An Ugly Day for the Justice Department - Lawfare
After Flynn reversal, Trump signals his FBI director is on thin ice - The Washington Post

McEnany On Trump Not Wearing Mask Around WWII Vets: 'They Made The Choice To Come Here' (and die for Trumpster)

A Fox News Host Implored the Public to Be Brave and Defy Stay-at-Home Orders. Via Video Chat. From His Home. : politics
Beloved gay weatherman unceremoniously fired after standing up to Trump-supporting, far-right, anti-lockdown protesters : politics

Discredited Doctor and Sham 'Science' Are the Stars of Viral Coronavirus Documentary ''Plandemic' -- Dr. Judy Mikovits is portrayed as a science genius in a conspiracy film about the coronavirusbut her own research history is dubious and the video is full of bizarre claims.
iIenzo comments on Where can I find a good rebuttal to "Plandemic"? (reddit did it better, as usual)
As '#Plandemic' goes viral, those targeted by discredited scientist's crusade warn of 'dangerous' claims - Initially pushed by anti-vaccination disinformation peddlers, the video was then promoted by minor celebrities.
'Plandemic' Is Dangerous, Viral Nonsense (RFKjr lurking in the background)

The Masks of Nyorangelathotep - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Brad Parscale models the tRump/Dense 2020 face masks that the campaign may sell or give away at rallies while he waits for the results of the test he has to take before he can gain audience with The Might Emanation ... In other words, a perfect metaphor for the GOP. (cheap paper fake mask with weird ear-flaps doesn't protect anyone)

Trump campaign to unload on Biden with negative ad onslaught - POLITICO - marks a turning point

New Title IX regulations no longer require coaches to report sexual misconduct : politics (deVosed)

1996 court document confirms Tara Reade told of harassment in Bidens office -- does not say Biden committed the harassment nor does it mention Reade's more recent allegations of sexual assault.
Prominent lawyer, Trump donor representing Biden accuser
Tara Reade calls for Biden to drop out of presidential race | TheHill
The agonizing story of Tara Reade and her sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden - Vox - what I found, and where I'm stuck.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Says Biden Sexual Assault Allegation 'Not Clear-Cut'

Jared Kushner always declares his failures are successes - The Washington Post (Kushfucker)
Project Airbridge: White House pandemic supply effort swathed in secrecy, exaggerations - The Washington Post (Kushfucked)

She Said Anthony Fauci Sexually Assaulted Her. Now She Says Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman Paid Her to Lie. Reason.com

Woman who accused Fauci of sex assault now says Trump supporters paid her to lie - Raw Story - The woman says right-wing provocateur Jacob Wohl and his frequent accomplice Jack Burkman persuaded her to cast Fauci as the assailant using details from an actual sexual assault she survived just after high school, and they paid her to do it



Markey pulls within two points of Kennedy in latest MA Senate Primary poll : boston

Democrats fume over having to clean up Bloomberg's mess -- billionire cut loose scores of staffers who'd been promised paychecks through theelection -- and state parties are getting pressured to hire them (Bloomfucked)

Revealed: major anti-lockdown group's links to America's far right -- American Revolution 2.0, which presents itself as bipartisan, has been assisted by far-right individuals -- some with extremist links (Civil War rebranded)
Armed black citizens escort Michigan lawmaker to capitol after volatile rightwing protest | US news : news
More than 70 test positive for coronavirus after attending "a large gathering" : Coronavirus (the wingnut gunster rally, stupidity is a bitch)


Access journalism is killing us - PRESS RUN - News consumers deserves real answers - Eric Boehlert (ABC's David Muir wants his access)

I Feel Like This Is End Times: Will the Coronavirus Crisis Finally Crush New Yorks Tabloids?The Post and the News, crucial pillars of the city's mindset, are reeling, with little hope in sight. Could Rupert Murdoch sell the Post? By Joe Pompeo May 7, 2020

Lynch Mob Actually Arrested - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Georgia governor calls shooting video 'absolutely horrific' : news
The murderers of Ahmaud Arbery have been arrested, 2 months after Georgia sat on the case. : pics
Georgia shooter's father previously investigated victim Ahmaud Arbery
Glynn County commissioners say DA blocked arrests after fatal shooting : news
Latest on the killing of Ahmaud Arbery: Man who filmed video joined in hot pursuitinternal memo says
Bond denied for father, son charged with murder in Ahmaud Arbery case : news

High school senior, mother say large group of armed people, including off-duty deputy, terrorized them in their home - High school senior, mother say large group of armed people, including off-duty deputy, terrorized them in their home


Cord-Cutting Explodes in Q1 as Pay-TV Sector Delivers Worst-Ever Losses : television


Nearly 1 in 5 US kids are obese, according to latest data


B.C. teacher suspended for showing video about 'incels' to Grade 12 class

What are people slowly starting to forget? : AskReddit


workers who got their bosses fired: how? : AskReddit

What's the creepiest or most unexplainable thing you've ever seen that you haven't shared anywhere?



050720

A Deadly Bacteria Kills Olive Trees Across Southern Europe Scientists in southern Europe are fighting a deadly pathogen that's killed millions of olive trees in Italy. : pathogen that's killed millions of olive trees in Italy.-- worldnews

The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here's the full list (Refuck deathmongers)


Where The Latest COVID-19 Models Think Were Headed -- And Why They Disagree
It Only Took 7 Days For The Coronavirus Deaths To Exceed Projections For August : Coronavirus -- With 1.2 million cases and more than 73,000 deaths, the United States has had the largest outbreak of coronavirus in the world. (the biggest numbers!)
Cuomo: Most new NY coronavirus hospitalizations are from people who stayed home
NY Gov. Cuomo says he won't sacrifice human lives to reopen the economy: The argument is 'absurd' : news


73,721 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1,696 new cases - 11,993 new tests; 14% positive - 132 new deaths; 4552 total - -126 hospital; -70 ICU - Total: +1696 +2.35%
MA COVID-19 Data 5/7/20 : boston
Massachusetts COVID-19 Response
Weekly Town by Town MA Update : CoronavirusMa
Pastor violated mass gathering ban for 3rd time. Says, "I'm not worried about anything; I'm take a stand for the Lord (Worcester -- the "Lord" Satan)

Coronavirus in the U.S.: a high plateau of cases portends more spread

Vietnam: Normal life is 99% back, wearing mask is no longer mandatory in public. : Coronavirus
[Italy] "Coronavirus mutated and lost some strength. Now the infections are less severe" : Coronavirus (probably not)
In Search of Preventative Strategies: Novel Anti- Inflammatory High-CBD Cannabis Sativa Extracts Modulate ACE2 Expression in COVID-19 Gateway Tissues : COVID19
Two drugs show promise against COVID-19 : COVID19
The mystery of the pandemic's happy hypoxia
Evidence of Protective Role of Ultraviolet-B (UVB) Radiation in Reducing COVID-19 deaths : COVID19
NBC News: Fever, fatigue, fear: For some recovering COVID-19 patients, weeks of illness, uncertainty : CoronavirusMa


Coronavirus Task Force GetsI ????? : boston
ts 'Mission Accomplished' Moment -- The White House shifts focus from public health to economics.
Researcher testifies to Congress that not a single state meets Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security criteria to reopen safely : politics
Most States That Are Reopening Fail to Meet White House Guidelines - The New York Times
Trump Administration Shelves CDC Guide To Reopening Country During Pandemic; A detailed document giving advice to local leaders on reopening public places will 'never see the light of day"
White House shelved CDC reopening guidance: report : politics

Mitigation and chaos - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Matt Yglesias lays out nicely in Vox how a mitigation strategy that keeps the pandemic from overwhelming the health care system will save some lives, but still result in probably upwards of one million excess deaths in the US from the direct and indirect results of the disease.
Flattening the curve isn't good enough -- The case for an actual coronavirus suppression strategy.
Germany and U.S. on Divergent Paths to Reopen - The New York Times - Online retailers, backed by Amazon, are beginning a campaign to press for billions of dollars to rescue the Postal Service. Nearly one in five children in the U.S. are not getting enough to eat.
People in the U.S. are slowly going out more since the coronavirus peak. Here's where and why

No, the flu hasn't killed more people than coronavirus : politics
Moronavirus

Cuomo: Most new NY coronavirus hospitalizations are from people who stayed home
Travel From New York City Seeded Wave of U.S. Outbreaks - The New York Times - The coronavirus outbreak in New York City became the primary source of infections around the United States, researchers have found.

Gov. Doug Ducey fires the scientists who warn he's making a mistake by reopening Arizona : politics (Republican Fuckazona)
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp: : Totally Messed Up Reopening the State, Growing Outbreak Is Stressing Resources : politics
Smartphone data shows out-of-state visitors flocked to Georgia as restaurants and other businesses reopened


Revealed: Amazon told workers paid sick leave law doesn't cover warehouses : worldnews (Fuckazon)


COVID-19: Sikh doctors in Canada take extremely difficult decision to shave beards

The head of Sweden's no-lockdown coronavirus plan said the country's heavy death toll 'came as a surprise' : worldnews ("who could have predicted?" he said)

Vietnam: Normal life is 99% back, wearing mask is no longer mandatory in public. : Coronavirus


77 cell phone towers have been set on fire so far due to a weird coronavirus 5G conspiracy theory : worldnews
Nobel Prize winner 'greatly saddened' his name used to spread COVID-19 misinformation : worldnews (Fuckbook is evil)


Russia's Coronavirus Cases Soar Past 177K in New One-Day Record: "Russia now has the world's second-fastest rate of new infections behind the United States. It is the fifth most-affected country in terms of infections, surpassing Germany and France on Thursday." : worldnews (rootin' tootin' Putin)
Putin' Approval Rating Drops to Historic Low: Poll (historic low of 99%) )

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he twice tested negative for the coronavirus but many, including a federal judge, are demanding he share the actual results. Still, the leader has refused. : worldnews
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's spokesman has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the government said Wednesday, the latest case to hit close to the far-right leader, who rejects social distancing measures : worldnews


US demands WHO invite Taiwan to meeting : worldnews
New Zealand jumps on board Taiwan WHO push : worldnews


University of Queensland student facing expulsion for criticising China's regime
China Vows To Brutally Crush Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters : worldnews ("brutally crush")

When Trump covered for China's alleged coronavirus coverup
Pangolins being sold on Facebook despite international ban, potential link to coronavirus : worldnews (China laughs)


Popular Philippines radio show host Rex Cornello shot dead in ambush ... investigative radio journalist with a reputation for covering corruption

Two huge international police operations targeting the trade in stolen artworks and archaeological artefacts have led to the arrest of 101 people and the recovery of more than 19,000 items, including a pre-Columbian gold mask, a carved Roman lion and thousands of ancient coins. : worldnews


A conservative American commentator on Middle Eastern affairs gives six reasons to believe that taking over Palestinian territory would harm both U.S.-Israel relations and Israel's status as the Jewish state.


Trump vetoes Congressional resolution restricting war with Iran. : worldnews (considers bombing House of Reps)
Thursday NatSec Roundup - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Justice Dept dropping Flynn's criminal case : news
Lock Him Up : PoliticalHumor

Supreme Court declines to lift Pennsylvania's stay-at-home order : news

Coronavirus Survivors 'Permanently Disqualified' from Joining U.S. Military, Recruitment Memo Suggests (good)

Responding to Trump's latest Twitirade : PoliticalHumor
The "open it all up" people have no clue as to what they are in for. It is truly amazing to understand his doing nothing for that 1 1/2 month period and then initiating an absolutely useless effort for the medical community. : PoliticalHumor
/u/godbottle accurately summarizes why Republicans in the USA so urgently want to re-open the nation from COVID-19: to prevent any normalization of "socialist" support like expanded medical access, subsidies, or universal basic income... because then people would like those things. : bestof

'Just Straight Cronyism': Top Trump and GOP Donor Picked to Lead US Postal Service in Time of Crisis; "President Trump rewards a partisan donor by installing him at the United States Postal Service. This crony doesn't cut it." : politics ... "So this is how they're going to intentionally botch vote by mail this November. Install a fall guy, nice." (Republicans destroying your country)

Trump won't wear a mask in public because he's afraid he might look ridiculous and it will harm his reelection chances, report says : politics (the goggles were bad enough)
Trump reportedly thinks the US coronavirus death count is being inflated by hospitals who want a COVID-19 bonus from Medicare : politics ... "Some people are saying this theory escaped from a chinese biolab back in January."

Susan Rice: Trump's Attacks On Obama Are Sign Of His 'Extraordinary Insecurity'

The big, ugly paradox hovering over Trump's latest deceptions ... Trump prizes his magical reality-bending powers so highly that he'd rather rely on them to deliver him reelection, because he fears taking the governing steps necessary to get us back to normalcy will render his reelection less likely as wellthe real world consequences be damned.

What If They Reopened the Country, and No One Came? - The Atlantic - Pollsters have finally found an issue that transcends partisan divides, with the overwhelming majority of Americans siding against President Trump ... a small majority of Republican respondents told YouGov last year that Trump was a better president than Abraham Lincoln. That result fit the general pattern, while these results do not (bc Lincoln, you know, freed their slaves)
Overwhelming majority of Americans more concerned about coronavirus spreading further than economic damage, poll shows : Coronavirus
The Public Is Astonishingly United | Pollsters have finally found an issue that transcends partisan divides, with the overwhelming majority of Americans siding against President Trump. : politics

Eschaton: I Got Nothin' - I suppose I really don't. It's a horrible situation and even the supposed "good guys" at the federal level, who don't run things entirely but who aren't entirely powerless, have shown no signs of having any sense of the catastrophe that is unfolding. "No one" panics unless stonks are tanking, and the Fed is making sure that doesn't happen. - As long as "the market" is happy, rich people are happy, "everybody" is happy.

Dems don't need to just win, they must end the scourge of Trumpism : politics

Trump Supporters Can No Longer Claim to Be Pro-Life : politics (they never were, duh)

Supreme Court overturns 'Bridgegate' convictions The unanimous decision clears the convictions of two allies to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (they always pardon Republiassholecrooks)

The President Is Goading Anti-Lockdown Militias to ViolenceWe must not overlook the danger of Trump's signaling
Trump's fake protest movement: Authoritarian stagecraft meets white privilege ; The anti-lockdown protests are staged events, which demonstrate the enduring power of white supremacy in America : politics
We cannot allow the normalization of firearms at protests to continue : politics

Ain't that fresh - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This being 2020, why shouldn't Axl Rose own the Secretary of the Treasury on Twitter? ... Suicide Squad producer Steve Mnuchin has, frankly, had enough of your complaints about the economy and being unemployed and needing more than one stimulus check to survive ...

On the Same Day Sen. Richard Burr Dumped Stock, So Did His Brother-in-Law. Then the Market Crashed. : politics (Martha Stewart enters the chat)

Azar faulted workers' 'home and social' conditions for meatpacking outbreaks (racist asshole Republifucker)
Meatpacking plants are epicenters of coronavirus. The Trump administration is blaming workers

As Hunger Swells, Food Stamps Become a Partisan Flash Point - The New York Times - Democrats are seeking to raise benefits as research shows a rise in food insecurity without modern precedent amid the pandemic. But Republicans have balked at a long-term expansion of the program. (just starve and die, Republican say)

Coons, Kristol: In pandemic, Republicans should reject Trump approach - Too many members of Congress, following the lead of President Donald Trump, continue to engage in coronavirus denialism.

Lincoln Project has biggest day of fundraising after Trump attacks group (hahaha)

Colorado GOP Chair Ken Buck pressured local official to submit incorrect election results : politics

Ector County Sheriff's Office receives hundreds of threats following arrest of protesters : news

Sinclair to Pay $48 Million FCC Fine to Resolve Multiple Investigations, the Largest In History : television (rightwinger criminals)

Opinion | The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery - The New York Times - Another black man falsely assumed to be a criminal is dead.
GBI arrests father, son for murder of Ahmaud Arbery : news
The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery and the Justice of God - Russell Moore
Shocking video shows white cop repeatedly beating a black man 'for not social distancing' | Daily Mail Online - despite the officers not wearing masks themselves
2 teens fast food workers shot because dining room was closed ... And now two 16-year-old fast food workers in Oklahoma City have been shot for having the audacity to tell two female customers that the dining area was closed.



Of Course the U.S. Military Has A White Supremacy Problem. It's baked in (your military is full of confederate traitors and Nazis)

Facebook removes accounts linked to QAnon conspiracy theory : technology

TIL that in 2014, a high school student was suspended for two months for jokingly replying "Actually, yeah" to an internet post that asked if he made out with a teacher. He sued the school board for being unjustly suspended, and won a $425,000 settlement. : todayilearned


TIL the moon is 1/400th the size of the sun but also 1/400th the distance from earth which results in the moon and the sun being the same size in the sky, a coincidence not shared by any other known planet-moon combination : todayilearned

Scientists find that Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can trigger buildup that resembles amyloid plaques, sticky clumps of proteins that tend to accumulate between the neurons of Alzheimer's disease patients. In turn, these clumps pave the way for a slow decline in memory and cognitive skills. : science

Despite making up about 85 % of the total mass of the universe, Dark matter has so far defied every type of detector designed to find it. Now a new study suggests new paths for catching the signals of dark matter particles that have their energy absorbed by atomic nuclei. : science

Why is frame-dragging limited by the speed of light? : askscience


Has anyone experienced a dream where it felt like months and years had been spent in the dream but then just woke up? : AskReddit

What industry is a lot shadier than it seems? : AskReddit

Which country do you think is just doomed? why? : AskReddit


What is the kindest thing you've done or seen?




050620

Black hole found 1,000 light years from Earth: Object found in HR 6819 system is the closest to Earth yet known and is unusually dark. : worldnews (coincidence?)


Brazil sacks officials who curbed deforestation on indigenous lands: the two had a track record of significantly reducing deforestation in the Amazon : worldnews


72,025 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1,754 new cases - 6,290 new tests; 28% positive - 208 new deaths; 4420 total - +22 hospital; +8 ICU
MA COVID-19 Data 5/6/20 : boston
NY Times Analysis of Excess Deaths, MA's is From March 15 to April 11 : CoronavirusMa
Mass. sees high roadway fatality rate even with empty roads during COVID-19 | Boston.com
Rate Of Fatal Crashes In MA Doubles, Despite 50% Cut In Traffic | Medford, MA Patch
27-year-old Somerville bicyclist struck, killed in Arlington Tuesday night : boston
Open/Closed in Cambridge


Study reports mutant coronavirus. It may be more contagious - Los Angeles Times
A new genetic analysis of the virus that causes Covid-19 taken from more than 7,600 patients around the world shows the virus has been circulating in people since late last year, and must have spread extremely quickly after the first infection. : worldnews
Is time flying by oddly quickly during COVID-19? Here's why you may feel that way
Corona test advertised as 90% accurate has less than 50% accuracy : Coronavirus (Netherlands and Chinese tests)

The CDC Has Been on a Steady Decline. We're Just Finally Noticing. The once-world-class agency has been surprisingly absent during this pandemic. It's part of a broader trend for American institutions (destroyed by traitor-republicans)


Eschaton: Excess Deaths - The daily numbers probably give a relatively accurate picture of the trends (taking differences is a useful trick for this stuff), but the overall true numbers are certainly higher and quite like much much higher. -- New data released by the State of New Jersey suggests the true toll of COVID-19 may be much greater than previously thought. -- Vital statistics released by the state show the total number of deaths by any cause between March and April rose from 12,567 last year to 23,070 this year. The 10,503 additional deaths recorded this year represent an 83% increase over 2019 ... 45% more than the official COVID-19 deaths.
Don't Be Fooled by America's Flattening Curve ... Separate the region around New York City and the picture becomes far less rosy (and it's not just the red state cities, either)

The states where the coronavirus is spreading fastest - Axios - Change in new COVID-19 cases in the past week (haha, Arkansas has no virus)

What Is the Real Coronavirus Toll in Each State? - The New York Times (east coast got nuked, Cheneyland not good, CA did not bad, Jesus protected the white christians in the south)
Decreasing New York curve disguises national coronavirus increase : Coronavirus


Coronavirus lessons on density, mass transit, bureaucracy & censorship
We Are Not Essential. We Are Sacrificial -- New York subway workers)
For the first time in its history, New York City deliberately shut down its entire subway system this morning : news
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Illinois Announces It Will Reopen In Phases As It Battles The Coronavirus : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

'It's gone haywire': When COVID-19 arrived in rural America (the libtard hoax arrives in Christofacistland)

As Trump visits, Arizona has highest single-day COVID-19 death toll
Coronavirus Arizona: Officials stop work by ASU COVID-19 modeling team, limits data access (Fuckazona)
Coronavirus infects 1,653 Iowa meatpacking workers at 4 plants
Nearly 150 federal meat inspectors diagnosed with coronavirus, 3 dead: report : Coronavirus
Florida adds 113 coronavirus deaths, a new one-day record - death toll grows to 1,536 as it begins to reopen.
Kemp Warns Of Growing Outbreak Stressing Northeast Georgia | 90.1 FM WABE
2 Utah County businesses told staff to ignore COVID-19 guidelines, resulting in 68 positive cases | Local News | heraldextra.com


Exclusive: Government scientist Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules to meet his married lover - Prof Ferguson allowed the woman to visit him at home during the lockdown while lecturing the public on the need for strict social distancing

'Please stop this nonsense' Japanese decry boomer-era technology as hospitals file Covid-19 cases by fax
Toxicz comments on 'Please stop this nonsense ' -- Japanese decry boomer-era technology as hospitals file Covid-19 cases by fax (Japanese beaurocracy)

The head of Sweden's coronavirus response said the country's high death toll has "come as a surprise" and is "really something we worry a lot about."...no-lockdown strategy was not a conscious decision in favor of more deaths instead Tegnell said that high toll was not part of the plan. : worldnews (predictably completely unpredictable)

Eschaton: You Can't Handle The Truth - Interesting quote in the Economist: Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC, has decided to sacrifice some usual "journalistic values" in the interests of 'the nation' pic.twitter.com/8UpWfZTHvV ... "[T]he bosses are keen that we come out of this with the sense that we looked after the interest of the nation, not just our journalistic values." -- Always glad when some random media executives take it upon themselves to decide what the "interest of the nation" is. A concept that can be extended rather broadly. ("the nation" = "the riches")

Whats Behind South Koreas COVID-19 Exceptionalism? -- Seven weeks ago, South Korea and the U.S. had the same number of virus deaths. Today, South Korea has fewer than 300, and the U.S. has more than 70,000 (Trump wasn't their leader)

NZ foreign minister backs Taiwan's entry into WHO, bucks Beijing's bullying : worldnews
Taiwan says WHO should 'free itself from' China's control : worldnews

China calls Hong Kong protesters 'a virus' says city won't be calm until they're removed
China may cut US debt holdings in response to virus compensation threats : worldnews
Beijing demanded praise in exchange for medical supplies - Axios


Hungary no longer a democracy: report : worldnews
Prague revamp reveals Jewish gravestones used to pave streets: Dozens of paving stones made from Jewish headstones have been found during redevelopment work in Prague's tourist district, confirming speculation that the former communist regime raided synagogues and graveyards for building materials.


States with few virus cases get big share of relief aid - In Wyoming, with less than 600 positive cases, the $1.25 billion it received equates to 80 percent of its annual general state budget ... By comparison, New York and New Jersey received about $24,000 and $27,000, (Cheneys cackle)
A new study shows just how badly black Americans have been hit by Covid-19 - POLITICO - The number of cases and deaths in minority communities compared with white ones is staggering.


US will use 'every tool' to get ex-soldiers back from Venezuela says Pompeo (we love our terrorists he said)


US private payrolls drop by 20.2 million in April, the worst job loss in the history of ADP report : politics
Our Broken Unemployment System Is a National Scandal - Months into economic shutdown, millions of Americans still haven't received unemployment checksa travesty that is the direct result of anti-welfare decisions that make the process as difficult as possible. (Republifuckers)

Trump order to paint border wall black could drive up cost $500 million or more - The Washington Post (surprised he didn't go for gold paint but he's not aware the sun goes down at night, so) )

Pompeo defends Wuhan lab claims in combative press conference | TheHill
Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman says evidence suggests coronavirus was not man-made or released from lab | TheHill (contradicts Dumbpeo)

John Ratcliffe, Trump's DNI nominee, follows QAnon Twitter. That's disqualifying : politics

Supreme Court weighs making Electoral College even less democratic - Vox (says bribing electors to change to Republicans is fine)

The 'wartime president' has gone AWOLMore Americans will die.
Trump Pivots to 'Phase Two,' Risking More Death to Save Economy -- White House may disband virus task force by end of month
The Novel Coronavirus Praises The Plan to Reopen America - The Bulwark - The following is a transcript of a press conference given by the coronavirus earlier this week ... "I have provided a complimentary Clorox smoothie for all of you on your way out."
Trump and some top aides question accuracy of coronavirus death toll - Axios ("Even with the Demotards hoax news, the virus is a huge failure! and very, very few people have died"" he ranted)

Trump Is Unraveling - The Atlantic - The country is witnessing the steady, uninterrupted intellectual and psychological decomposition of Donald Trump.
Trump's America Now Leads the World -- in Suicidal Stupidity
White House to close coronavirus task force : politics
Trump Says U.S. Must Reopen Even If More Americans Get Sick, Die. : politics

George W Bush paved the way for Trump -- to rehabilitate him is appalling (and let's not forget Saint McCain and his Palin bitch)

States of Play: Change Research/CNBC Poll on COVID-19 - 68% of voters in the battleground remain seriously concerned about the coronavirus and 52% disapprove of Trump's handling of the outbreak

Eschaton: Warriors - Trump before boarding Air Force One: "The people of our country should think of themselves as warriors. Our country has to open." -- In a few more days he'll nuke NYC if someone convinces him that it will make this all go away and let him get back to doing fun racism at rallies.
Trump and aides fail to wear face masks on visit to facility that makes them : politics
Trump: I Was Unable to Restock PPE for 3 Years Due to Hoaxes : politics

Coronavirus Live Updates: White House Says Task Force Will Wind Down - The New York Times - An ousted federal scientist said he was pressured to steer contracts to clients of a well-connected consultant. More than 1,000 people have died each day for over a month. Meat is scarcer at groceries and restaurants.
"There'll Be More Death": Trump Says He Is Willing to Sacrifice Lives to Reopen US Businesses -- "He absolutely does not want you to view these deaths for what they are... a result of his abject failure to handle the pandemic in any logical way."
Trumps train wreck ABC interview illustrated why he rarely strays from Fox News -- "I'll be honest, uh, I have a lot of things going on" rump said, trying to explain his lack of coronavirus preparation.
Whistleblower Alleges Trump Administration Ignored Dire Covid Warnings - The complaint filed on Tuesday by Dr. Rick Bright described an administration that sputtered when the virus emerged.
Ousted vaccine director files whistleblower complaint alleging coronavirus warnings were ignored - CNNPolitics
Removed US coronavirus vaccine director files stunning whistleblower complaint claiming warnings were ignored : politics

Kushner coronavirus effort said to be hampered by inexperienced volunteers - The Washington Post (Kushfuck and his team of know-nothing unpaid except for all the grifting interns)
Kushner Botched the COVID Response. Now Trump's Tapped Him to Get a Vaccine by the End of 2020. (by which time Trumpster will be President-King for Life) Kushners Screwed Up His COVID Jobs -- Now Hes Got an Even Bigger One (Lizard-boy is killing you for profit)
Jared Kushner's pandemic effort exposed as 'laughable' : politics
Jared Kushner's shadow coronavirus task force used a spreadsheet called 'VIP Update' to procure PPE from inexperienced high-profile Trump allies over legitimate vendors : politics
How Kushner' Volunteer Force Led a Funbling Hung for Medical Supplies (that they could resell at a profit, hahaha)
Virus Whistle-Blower Says Trump Administration Steered Contracts to Cronies : politics (Kushfucked)
Win Or Lose, Trump's Top Campaign Aides Are Raking In The Cash -- His campaign chief bought a waterfront house with a yearly tax bill higher than the average Floridian's annual income, a $400,000 boat, a Ferrari, condos and more.
Fox News hosts Jeanine Pirro and Brian Kilmeade received priority treatment for PPE requests from Kushner's coronavirus team, according to a new report : politics

Anderson Cooper, Chris Hayes Nail Real Reason For Disbanding Coronavirus Task Force: "The mission is obviously not accomplished, and it's becoming clearer and clearer that Donald Trump never even really tried to accomplish it,

Trump Death Clock seeks to bring accountability for reckless leadership
Trump Death Clock
At least we can dump the pretense that the GOP is the 'pro-life' party
Trump Is a Fuckboi and Fauci Is the Homie Who's About to Expose His Lying Ass

Approval rating for Trump's coronavirus response drops again, poll shows : politics
Approval rating for Trump's coronavirus response drops again, poll shows - 42% good job (46% in April / 50% in March) 51% bad job (49% / 45%)https://t.co/IpNcOzPV39

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Reminds Us That Without Fail, Republicans Gonna Republican - Until now, the American response to the pandemic had been missing just a little dab of East Germany (report your neighbors for not working)

Michigan is considering move to ban guns inside state Capitol Building : politics (what an idea)
Armed citizens escort lawmaker into Michigan State Capitol | City Pulse (meanshile)
Michigan Gov. Whitmer: Protesters 'carried nooses and Confederate flags and swastikas' : politics
Maybe the President* Should Not Encourage This - The Red Dawn cosplay in the Michigan legislature last week is leading to deeper and darker places. : politics
Tracing ISIS' Weapons Supply ChainBack to the US


How Never Trumpers Crashed The Democratic Party ("Never Bernie" either)

The Cenk Cost Fallacy [update] -- It seems that at least once an election cycle The Discourse is enlivened by allegedly left-leaning sadists who think the old Fuck the South essay is a policy blueprint and people who aren't sadists have to stop what they're doing to explain why this is an unusually fuckwitted idea. Last night on Twitter, a fauxgressive, union-busting media mogul and hilariously failed politician regurgitated the idea of Blue on Red Revenge ... He seemed to think CA25 would be impressed by the number of views TYT receives in a month and we all know how that worked out for him. (the Young Turkeys)
Cenk Uygur on Twitter: "Second, I know a lot of you don't know me or watch @TheYoungTurks so you don't know, OF COURSE I'm not actually advocating to hurt people in red states. Progressive policies also get them healthcare & raise their wages. But rhetorically sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. https://t.co/CQ9ROvUnPm" / Twitter (ratioed)

The American Way of Death - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Commenter Phil Koop flagged this really interesting analysis from Natascha Strobl, who has been monitoring the overtly fascist response to COVID-19 on what she characterizes as "extreme right wing sites" round the world, but which here in the US we like to call the Republican party ... (1) The panic over the virus is symptomatic of the soft, effeminate, urbanized, cosmopolitan modern world, that can't face death with the heroic fortitude and even enthusiasm of traditional manly men. ...
Natascha Strobl on Twitter: "Over the past days I've been exploring extreme right-wing sites from all over the world again. There are various approaches to Corona which I will detail another time. What stands out: Uncontrolled infection seems to be the preferred approach - let me explain why:" / Twitter
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Trump on why businesses should reopen: "I'm viewing our great citizens of this country to a certain extent and to a large extent as warriors. They're warriors. We can't keep our country closed. We have to open our country ... Will some people be badly affected? Yes." https://t.co/hNXws4bwtd" / Twitter (Trump is so sure he's president/dictator for life)
President Scumbag Has Thoughts About Women - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Thanks again white men! ... not as if Herr Malignancy has any connection to reality or anything.

Voters Divided on Alleged Biden Assault | Monmouth University Polling Institute - Half the electorate consider voting by mail this year ... Overall, there is not as much of an appetite for a third option as there was four years ago. (but Amash would help Trump) ... Biden - 37% say it is probably true, 32% say it is probably not true, and 31% have no opinion (Republicans totally believe her, of course)

New Colorado poll shows Hickenlooper widening double-digit lead over Gardner | Quick Hits | coloradopolitics.com (one asshole going down, anyway)

Biden demands justice for Georgia killing of black jogger Arbery : politics (white traitor guys doing a "citizen's arrest" on black jogger by killing him for jogging)
Georgia District Attorney vows to bring shooting of unarmed black man to grand jury : news (white murder-fuckers)
New video emerges of fatal shooting of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia - CBS News (and of course they lied but then the video came out and the cops had to do something)

A massive drop in car sales sparks new push in Congress to aid the auto industry - The Washington Post - Since outbreak began, retailers have sold nearly 800,000 fewer vehicles than forecast, spurring some lawmakers to consider new federal incentives for buyers


Republicans Nearly Three Times More Likely Than Democrats To Refuse Coronavirus Vaccine: Poll : politics (yes!)

Betsy DeVos Completes Sexual Assault Rules - The New York Times - DeVos's Rules Bolster Rights of Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct - Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released final regulations for schools dealing with sexual misconduct, giving them the force of law for the first time and bolstering due-process rights (gutting Title IX)


Ann Vandersteel Reported That Comey, Brennan, Clapper, and Their 'Minions' Would All Be Arrested by May 5 (Refucklinuts)


Coronavirus Notebook: Finding Solace, and Connection, in Classic Books - The New York Times


Insomnia: Sleeplessness Traced Back to Five Different Personality Types


The Republic of Facebook - Just Security - With the Naming of Oversight Board Members, What Kind of Institution Will This Become? (you mean Zuckerlandia)




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'Near-unlivable' heat for one-third of humans within 50 years if greenhouse gas emissions are not cut. (captialists: la-di-la)
Billions Could Live in Extreme Heat Zones Within Decades, Study Finds - The New York Times
Transitioning the Australian grid to 100 per cent renewables and swapping all petrol cars for electric ones would drop annual electricity costs by over $1,000 per year for consumers, a new study by researchers at the University of Sydney has found. : science
First wild baby wolves for Belgium in 150 years : worldnews


70,271 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1184 new cases - 9081 new tests; 13% positive - 122 new deaths; 4212 total - +3 hospital; +6 ICU
MA COVID-19 Data 5/5/20 : boston
Mass. reports 1,184 new coronavirus cases, 122 new deaths, as Baker strikes cautiously optimistic tone - The Boston Globe
Some Small Businesses In Mass. Allowed To Reopen With Restrictions (in particular, those with 3-7 employees) : boston
y Massachusetts residents overwhelmingly approve of Gov. Charlie Baker's response to coronavirus, new poll shows
Marty Walsh says he honestly can't understand why states are reopening during the coronavirus
A second Walmart in Massachusetts has closed after cluster of coronavirus cases among employees. : Coronavirus
Quarantine fatigue has set in and some of us seem to be social distancing scofflaws
Coronavirus should put an end to the town meeting - The Boston Globe - consigned forever to the dust heap of history.
Masks are here to stay. And they're quickly becoming a way to express ourselves.


Dr. Fauci says coronavirus has 'phenomenal' ability to spread 'like wildfire' as lockdowns are lifted : Coronavirus
Fauci warns against rush to reopen and asks 'how many deaths are you will to accept?" ( Republicans: "cackle" )
Fauci: No scientific evidence the coronavirus was made in a Chinese lab : Coronavirus
Coronavirus updates: 15 children hospitalized in NYC with mysterious syndrome possibly linked to COVID-19 : Coronavirus
It is time to take seriously the link between Vitamin D deficiency and more serious Covid-19 symptoms : Coronavirus
Vitamin D Level of Mild and Severe Elderly Cases of COVID-19: A Preliminary Report by El James Glicio : COVID19
Vitamin D deficiency as risk factor for severe COVID-19: a convergence of two pandemics : COVID19
Rapid review of the use of community-wide surgical masks and acute respiratory infections. : COVID19
Effects of temperature and humidity on the daily new cases and new deaths of COVID-19 in 166 countries : COVID19
What makes some viruses seasonal? : askscience
A patient diagnosed with pneumonia near Paris on 27 December actually had the coronavirus, his doctor has said. : Coronavirus ... The claim means the virus may have arrived in France almost a month earlier than previously thought.
Scientists Have Discovered An Antibody That Stops Coronavirus From Infecting Cells : Coronavirus


The Effect of Stay-at-Home Orders on COVID-19 Infections in the United States : COVID19 -- a coordinated nationwide stay-at-home order may have reduced by hundreds of thousands the current number of infections and by thousands the total number of deaths from COVID-19. Future efforts in the United States and elsewhere to control pandemics should coordinate stay-at-home orders at the national level, especially for diseases for which local spread has already occurred and testing availability is delayed. Since stay-at-home orders reduce infection growth rates, early implementation when infection counts are still low would be most beneficial.

Missouri marks record number of coronavirus cases in a single day as state reopens : Coronavirus
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Caught on Recording Saying Reopening Will Increase Spread of Coronavirus : Coronavirus
Cops arrest armed men, Texas bar owner who violated order to close - Sheriff said armed men were there to intimidate officers. : news (redneck militia got arrested)

Anti-vaxxers Andrew Wakefield, RFK Jr. resist coronavirus vaccine - The Washington Post (evolution in action as the Wakefield ghoul reappears)


Vaccine expert says he was punished for raising concerns about POTUS coronavirus response, nepotism : Coronavirus
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Models Project Sharp Rise in Deaths as States Reopen - The New York Times - An internal Trump administration report expects about 200,000 daily cases by June. The White House bars coronavirus task force officials from testifying to Congress without approval.
The Calls Are Coming From Inside Camp Runamuck | Somebody let The New York Times know on Monday that the calls for re-opening the country coincide with more dire White House death estimates. : politics

Trump cheers on governors as they ignore coronavirus guidlines from White House in race to reopen - The Washington Post (good shot of his 37" neck)
Americans widely oppose reopening most businesses, despite easing of restrictions in some states, Post-U. Md. poll finds - The Washington Post
Chris Christie pushes to reopen country despite dire Covid-19 projections: 'There are going to be deaths' ("millions of them, hahahha" the evil fatfuck chortled)
The plan is to have no plan - PressThink - There is no genius there, only a damaged human being playing havoc with our lives.
The plan - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Jay Rosen nails it: "The manufacture of confusion is just the ruins of Trump's personality meeting the powers of the presidency. There is no genius there, only a damaged human being playing havoc with our lives."
Dysfunctional Government is Deadly - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Does the almost surreally incompetent American president presiding over a dysfunctional political system really matter to handling of the pandemic? Yes:
US versus Canada on coronavirus: Trump failed, Trudeau succeeded - Vox - Canada beat the US on coronavirus because its political system works (and they aren't run by evil corrupt grifter idiots, eh?)

Coronavirus is causing a historic rise in mental health problems, experts warn - The Washington Post - Anxiety and depression are rising. The U.S. is ill-prepared, with some clinics already on the brink of collapse.

Two-thirds of Americans doubt the coronavirus death toll - Axios - Do you believe the number of Americans dying from COVID-19 is more, less, or about the same as the reported number? (Republians: Jesus will protect us from the libtard hoax)
Virus-afflicted 2020 looks like 1918 despite science's march

World leaders pledge to fight coronavirus, but the U.S. and Russia skips the meeting : worldnews

10% of Stockholmers infected | KTH : COVID19 (six weeks ago)

Austria Has 90% Drop in Coronavirus Cases After Requiring People to Wear Face Masks : Coronavirus ... "I've said it before but the CDC, telling people to not wear masks, is going to go down in history as an absolutely massive fuckup.
Austria says reopening shops has not accelerated coronavirus infections : Coronavirus

Boris Johnson continued to shake hands after his own scientific advisers warned it could spread the coronavirus : worldnews
Britain outpaces Italy with Europe's highest official coronavirus death toll : Coronavirus (Tories/BoJo killed 32,000+ citizens)


Best friend got tested for Covid-19 a few months ago and just got the bill. : pics


More than 370 workers at a pork plant in Missouri tested positive for coronavirus. All were asymptomatic : politics
936 workers at a single meat plant in Alberta, Canada test positive for coronavirus; one dead : worldnews


Italy baffled by unexplained surge in deaths during virus crisis: Country recorded 50 per cent more fatalities than usual in March, suggesting pandemic toll could be double official figure : worldnews


Taiwan rebuffs WHO, says China has no right to represent it : worldnews

Intel shared among US allies indicates virus outbreak more likely came from market, not a Chinese lab : worldnews
WHO says US hasn't shared any evidence linking coronavirus to Chinese lab : worldnews
Harvard Canceled Human Rights Event as Its President Met With Xi Jinping -- Human rights scholar says university trades free inquiry for Chinese dollars (fuck Harvard)
A Lost 'Little Africa' : How China, Too, Blames Foreigners for the Virus (Xi-fucked)

Hong Kong protesters say they were tortured in prison : worldnews
Reuters wins Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography of Hong Kong protests : worldnews

Venezuela arrests two US mercenaries after alleged raid to capture Maduro

Trump Should Not Fall for Erdogan's S-400 Gambit (oh, he will)

TIL : Saudi Arabia only abolished slavery in 1962 under pressure from the USA and GB : todayilearned

The Makhlouf Incident and the Infighting Within the Syrian Regime

Tuesday NatSec Roundup - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- "The great licentiousness, which also in other kinds was used in the city, began at first from this disease ... Neither the fear of the gods nor laws of men awed any man, not the former because they concluded it was alike to worship or not worship from seeing that alike they all perished, nor the latter because no man expected that lives would last till he received punishment of his crimes by judgment. But they thought there was now over their heads some far greater judgment decreed against them before which fell, they thought to enjoy some little part of their lives." -- Thucydides on the Athenian Plague of 430 B.C.

Vector in Chief | by Fintan O'Toole -- On July 4, 1775, just his second day serving as commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces, George Washington issued strict orders to prevent the spread of infection among his soldiers: "No person is to be allowed to go to Fresh-water pond a fishing or any other occasion as there may be a danger of introducing the small pox into the army" -- (no Foxfuckers and Nazi Conderates to fuck things up)


The Harsh Future of American Cities - GEN
How the Black Death Radically Changed the Course of History (broke the pope/nobel/feudal/serf system and raised everyone's pay, hmmmm)


Coronavirus: US to borrow record $3tn as spending soars - BBC News
U.S. Treasury To Borrow $3 Trillion In 3 Months To Pay For Pandemic : Coronavirus


Epstein is not to be seen coz he never heard of him : PoliticalHumor
Joe Biden might not be perfect, but he's far better than Trump
Opinion | Tara Reade, Joe Biden and the #MeToo Trap - The New York Times - Don't compare the case against Joe Biden to the one against Brett Kavanaugh.

Trumps damage is already done. He may not be able to save himself.
Trumps unhinged rant about a new attack ad shows his weakness

At what point do we start calling this Trump's third genocide?
The Party is the Problem - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It's worth noting that the completely unqualified kooks and crackpots driving Trump's pandemic response are kooks and crackpots who are members of the Republican establishment in fine standing, and either they or people like them would be advising Jeb! Bush right now ... Trump is more symptom than cause, and the underlying disease is going to leave a particularly staggering amount of misery in its wake this year.

Trump trots out his latest pandemic fall guy: Anthony Fauci : politics ("Fauci said it was no big deal, would all be gone by March" Trump said)
Smoking gun evidence reveals Trump was warned about pandemic : politics
White House blocking entire coronavirus task force from testifying to Congress : politics (and you're not allowed to tell the truth)
Pelosi slams White House for blocking coronavirus task force members from testifying: 'They might be afraid of the truth' : politics
Trump Fires Inspector General Ahead of Damning Whistleblower Complaint About Bogus Coronavirus Cures : politics
Steven Mnuchin claims it's "a great time for people to explore America" as CDC warns against travel (

Don Lemon Asks Trump Why He Can't Stop Obsessing Over Obama: Is It Because He Didn't Need Daddy's Help?

'Outrageous, Callous, and Cruel': Seniors Rip Trump for Holding Covid-19 Relief Hostage to Push Social Security Cuts : politics (haha, he's taking away your retirement so you can fuck off and die)
Money for Welfare Instead Funded Concerts, Lobbyists and Football Games, Audit Finds : politics ... "the most egregious misspending my staff have seen in their careers" (which, you know, is saying something)

House Says it Wants to Keep Investigating Trump for Possible Impeachable Offenses : politics
Trump campaign has not returned illegal donation from foreign national, FEC records show : politics

Federal judge requests investigation of McConnell for allegedly pressuring judges to retire : politics (appointing the best incompetent assholes)
'Dangerous and Irresponsible': 40 Rights Groups Demand McConnell Stop Ramming Through Lifetime Judges During Covid-19 Crisis - "Trump and McConnell are prioritizing their morally bankrupt agenda instead of addressing the impact of this public health crisis." : politics
Appeals Court Vacancy Is Under Scrutiny Ahead of Contested Confirmation Hearing - The New York Times - The chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit publicly advanced a call by a progressive group for an ethics investigation into the circumstances of a plum vacancy (MoscowMitch cackles)

CNN sends Trump campaign cease-and-desist letter for misleading ad : politics

NYT defeats Ajit Pai as judge orders FCC to provide net neutrality records : politics (Ijit Pie)

With Kayleigh McEnany, the White House Isn't Even Pretending the Truth Matters - Only in the most broken of systems would Kayleigh McEnany get to be White House press secretary, but that's where we are (evil lying hair-dyed botox Ivanka-clone)


"Never has a truer word been spoken" : PoliticalHumor (Morons Are Governing America)
Things that make you go hmm. : PoliticalHumor
Good point : PoliticalHumor
Covid isn't over until the economy SAYS it's over : AdviceAnimals
Open for business : PoliticalHumor
Republican Values : PoliticalHumor

Man arrested after wiping face on Michigan store clerk's shirt when told to wear mask : news
Jim Bakker to Court: Selling a Fake COVID Cure is Part of My "Religious Freedom" ("Selling Satan's lies is my job" he said)
Reopened restaurant workers in Dallas were told: Don't wear face masks --- or don't work


The New York Times, Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica Win Pulitzers - The New York Times
Pulitzer Prizes: Washington Post wins for '2C: Beyond the Limit' climate series - The Washington Post (haha, NYT doesn't mention WaPo, Reuters or L'ville C-J)
Courier Journal - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Pullitzer ... It's worth noting that the 5000 votes that separated Beshear from Bevin will probably save the lives of more than 5000 Kentuckians
Joe Sonka ?? #StayHome on Twitter: "When Bevin called me in December he urged me to dig into the cases of his pardons, saying, "if it's done, right, I'm telling you, you could win a Pulitzer Prize.... I don't know if you write well enough or do research well enough to do it, but if somebody had that ability..."" / Twitter (said the corrupt lying evil idiot)

Ex-NBC Producer Rich McHugh Blasts Outgoing Chairman Andy Lack, Says NY AGs Office Probing the Network (all the Jewish dicksters fall)
NY Attorney General Investigated NBC News Misconduct Claims; Megyn Kelly Among Witnesses Interviewed (oh look, Chris Matthews and Matt Lauer, that Lack dick and Brokaw, of course)

Newspapers Top Editor Is Now a Homeless Blogger - A 54-year-old journalist lost his job running an Indiana newspaper, as well as the apartment that went with it. He moved to a Motel 6.



Harvard's Epstein corruption deserves a full airingeven amid a pandemic (Harvard: "fat chance")


The fallout from this 'Bachelor' season shows how much the franchise has gone off the rails (show premise: one guy has to choose from 30 women in low-cut gowns)


The Past and Future of Land Warfare in the High North


Activating an estrogen receptor can stop pancreatic cancer cells from growing : science


spiderqueendemon comments on Roebling device used to calculate wire resistance per foot based on wire diameter.

Fossil fuel-free jet propulsion with air plasmas. Scientists have developed a prototype design of a plasma jet thruster can generate thrusting pressures on the same magnitude a commercial jet engine can, using only air and electricity : science

New method for recycling nuclear fuel discovered - How does crystallizing spent nuclear fuel change its utility? : askscience

People who avoid meat consumption tend to have worse psychological health than those who eat meat, according to new research published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition : science


What item is very usefull in a zombie apocalypse, but most people dont think about using it? : AskReddit

Step-siblings, how do you feel about the fact that you're heavily fetishised in porn? And in what ways has it affected your life? : AskReddit




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Murder Hornets Are In Canada Because 2020 Just Keeps On Going : worldnews
How little bees take on enormous hornets - The Oatmeal


Government report predicts coronavirus cases will surge to 200,000 a day by June 1 - The Washington Post ... Trump advisor Keven Hassett ... "cubic model" ... shows deaths dropping precipitously in May and essentially going to zero by May 15. (and there you are, opinions differ on 4x US Vietnam deaths after being invaded by a virus army with General Doctor Bonespurs in charge of our defense)
Coronavirus live updates: Deaths will rise to 3,000 daily by June 1, U.S. government report projects - The Washington Post - Fauci shoots down the theory that coronavirus began in Wuhan (the real virus is Trump's lies)
Australian intelligence knocks back US governments Wuhan lab virus claim (Pompeo is very evil and extremely stupid or thinks you are)

Trump administration declines to join global vaccine summit - The Washington Post


Massachusetts economy declined 6.1% in first quarter says economists who warn of more coronavirus pain to come : massachusetts

69,087 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1000 new cases - 9622 new tests; 10% positive - 86 new deaths; 4090 total - -78 hospital; +4 icu
MA COVID-19 Data 5/4/20 : boston
Mass. now has the fourth highest number of coronavirus deaths in the country - The Boston Globe
In Boston, nearly 600 confirmed coronavirus cases among homeless, two deaths - The Boston Globe
State: Traffic numbers collapse, but fatality rate increases, so stop driving like a maniac : boston
Hundreds gather at State House to protest measures to slow spread of coronavirus - The Boston Globe - The rally was promoted by the group behind last year's Straight Pride Parade and a local radio host. (+the local comments)
End the Shutdown | WRKO-AM 680 | Kuhner's Corner (and here's the idiot on RKO)
Tightly-packed protest outside State House pushes for reopening economy - A large crowd of protesters gathered Monday afternoon on Beacon Street outside the gate of the Massachusetts State House to push for a reopening of the economy and an end to the restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Tightly-packed protest outside State House pushes for reopening economy : CoronavirusMa
The thrill of city living is gone - The Boston Globe - Maybe a takeaway from the coronavirus is that the suburbs really are better.
Cambridge PD's little oopsy on Twitter today. Their updated response in the comments
Cambridge police superintendent says he wrote profane tweet about Kennedy - The Boston Globe - Superintendent Jack Albert on Monday apologized (ah ha, why he had access to the city's official twitter)


Coronavirus Live Updates: Daily Death Toll Will Nearly Double by June, Trump Administration Models Predict - The New York Times - government report projects about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of the month.
U.S Government Models Predict Near Doubling of Daily Death Toll by June : Coronavirus
CDC privately projects significant May surge in coronavirus cases and deaths - Axios


Opinion | In the Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, We Must Go Big. Really, Really Big. - The New York Times - We should commit tens of billions toward a program.
New report says coronavirus pandemic could last for two years - and may not subside until 70% of the population has immunity : worldnews
A majority of vaccine skeptics plan to refuse a COVID-19 vaccine, a study suggests, and that could be a big problem : Coronavirus (so it's really the stupid virus)

UV light robot developed in Japan found to have 99.99% disinfectant rate on medical equipment after minutes of exposure : Coronavirus

3 Hospital Workers Gave Out Masks. Weeks Later, They All Were Dead. - The New York Times - The coronavirus has taken a steep toll on the often-invisible army of employees who keep New York hospitals running.

Gavin Newsom announces California will enter Stage 2 of reopening Friday - SFGate
Why your N95 mask could endanger others - SFGate - N95 respirator masks with an external valve are not allowed under San Francisco's new face covering directive, which requires anyone entering a store, waiting in line or riding public transit to wear a mask

Red America: The Next COVID Frontier - Lawyers, Guns & Money
How the coronavirus undid Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Miami Beach recloses park after issuing thousands of face mask violations : Coronavirus
Texas Saw Over 1000 New COVID-19 Cases Per Day Since Beaches & Malls Opened Friday : Coronavirus
Mississippi governor re-opens in house dining for all restaurants. Outside gatherings of up to 20 allowed. Reopens all parks. : Coronavirus (the true big sort)
OC Restaurant Hits Capacity After Opening Doors, Ignoring Stay-at-Home Orders - NBC Los Angeles : news
Southwest CEO: "I don't think the [COVID-19] risk on an airplane is any greater than anywhere else" : Coronavirus

A Maine restaurant owner opened up despite the gover nor's COVID-19 orders. He closed again after losing his health licenses. (got $92K from nutbases on his gofundme)

Wearing face masks prevented spread of coronavirus in Taiwan: CECC : Coronavirus (America is really stupid)

Italian vaccine works - After multiple tests performed in the virology laboratory of the Spallanzani Institute in Rome, the antibodies generated in mice by the Italian vaccine of the Italian company Takis are confirmed to work. : Coronavirus

Revisited test results show Coronavirus has been in France since December 27th, one month before first cases were confirmed : worldnews
Italy begins to emerge from world's longest lockdown; More than four million people -- an estimated 72 percent of them men -- returned to their construction sites and factories as the economically and emotionally shattered country tried to get back to work : worldnews
Coronavirus was present in France in December - a month before the country's first confirmed cases, test indicates. : worldnews

The south Indian state Kerala, with a population of 38 million and a population density of 860 persons per sq. km, has flattened the curve in some damn good way! State went from having most reported cases in India to one of the least with just 34 active cases!! : Coronavirus ... Kerala has 94% literacy rate, highest in India.

72% in Japan believe closure of illegal and unregulated animal markets in China and elsewhere would prevent pandemics like today's from happening in future. WWF survey also shows 91% in Myanmar, 80% in Hong Kong, 79%in Thailand and 73% in Vietnam.

Europe has been 'naive' about China, EU official says
Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus : worldnews

China hid severity of the virus so it could hoard supplies, intelligence documents show : worldnews
Coronavirus test kits used in Tanzania were dismissed as faulty by President John Magufuli on Sunday, because he said they had returned positive results on samples taken from a goat and a pawpaw. : worldnews
China interferes in Nepal to save Communist Party government : worldnews

Russia's coronavirus cases four times higher than figures show, Moscow's mayor says: Mayor has warned the coronavirus crisis could be far worse than the country's official figures show. : worldnews
Third Russian Doctor Falls From Hospital Window After Coronavirus Complaint : worldnews
Putin's popularity collapses in coronavirus-ravaged Russia as country has biggest daily rise in Europe : worldnews ... "and his disapproval rating fell out the window" ...

Brazil president still telling people to 'ignore lockdown' despite 6,000 coronavirus deaths and nearly 100,000 infected. : worldnews

Members of Germany's ruling coalition tell Trump to take U.S. nukes home

Two teenagers arrested after 11-year-old boy shot in London : news

Filipino giving the finger to the Chinese embassy while burning their flag. : pics

Minor rape victim's right to abort outweighs foetus' right to be born : Rajasthan High Court, India

Body found in Swedish river is exiled Pakistani journalist, police say


US Navy in Barents Sea for first time since 1980s, as Russian activities mount in the Arctic : news


Get ready to see the truly ugly face of Covid-19s impact on the economy
54 percent of Americans want to work remote regularly after coronavirus pandemic ends, new poll shows : Coronavirus
Working at home had a positive effect on productivity during the pandemic, survey shows : Coronavirus
You Can't Reopen The Economy Without Child Care : Coronavirus ... Child care is part of the economy so...I guess you can't reopen the economy without reopening the economy (a lot of the old system won't work anymore)
Math and the plutocracy - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- I'm convinced that an important factor in the relative lack of serious social dissent against our plutocracy is that we're just not v ery good at math. (take the test)


White House prohibits coronavirus task force members from testifying before Congress in May | TheHill

We Are Living in a Failed State : politics
Trump Says He is Treated Worse Than President Lincoln, Who Was Assassinated
The Rest of the World Is Laughing at Trump : politics
Trump was the disaster we should have seen coming : politics
Fact check: Trump peppers Fox News town hall with false claims on coronavirus and other topics : politics
Trumps latest coronavirus spin unmasks his extreme narcissism

Trump admits he was briefed on coronavirus before he called it a "hoax" and jetted off on golf trips


Trump Spent the Weekend Tweeting Wild Conspiracy Theories While Nearly 5,000 Americans Died of Coronavirus : politics

Forget Competence, Trump Wants Loyalty -- Fat Donnie's cronies want to hunt out anyone in government who won't kowtow to him
Yet another inspector general quietly ousted after angering Trump : politics

Trump Says He Won't Approve Covid-19 Package Without Tax Cut That Offers Zero Relief for 30 Million Newly Unemployed : politics
Trump Says America's Coronavirus Death Toll Could Hit 100,000. Experts Say It Already Has. : politics
Trump Says 80,000-100,000 Americans Will Die, Calls That a Success
For the 5th time in two weeks, Trump tweaks projected death toll - When a president finds it necessary to revise a projected death toll five times in 13 days, there's a problem.
Trump says intelligence told him coronavirus was 'non-threatening' in January as criticism of his early response persists : politics
Trump Supporter Puts Him On The Spot With Question About His 'Bullying' Language : politics
What Republicans don't get: Donald Trump is our biggest obstacle to coronavirus recovery | Trump puts his own interests above the well-being of the country and limits the coronavirus response by his addictions to adulation and political gain. : politics

The White House is focused on per capita coronavirus death tolls. Here's where we rank.

Pence: I should have worn a mask at the Mayo Clinic

If not for Obamacare, COVID-19 patients with preexisting conditions could've been 'uninsurable'

Vote By Mail - Lawyers, Guns & Money - a whole lot of lessons from this disaster. One of them is that voting in person is dumb and should end. Several western states have already figured that out. But if you can't suppress voters, how can Republicans win? Since this is the literal stated position of the party, it's hard to see it happening nationally. But the momentum is absolutely there and this should expand tremendously.


'Swastikas and nooses' governor slams 'racism' of Michigan lockdown protest
Michigan security guard killed, police investigating if it was over face mask dispute : politics
Michigan has highest coronavirus fatality rate in US as protests continue : politics (the great stupiditing)
Reopening states will cause 233,000 more people to die from coronavirus, according to Wharton model : politics (the great rightwing deathening)
While most of the US is starting to reopen, a new analysis shows that just 10 states have met even pretty basic standards for testing : politics

Trumps Pick for Intelligence Chief Follows a Slew of QAnon Accounts -- John Ratcliffe (is a Pizzagater among other stupid and evil shit like running your Intelligence)

Shock Doctrine: The McConnell Method | The Senate majority leader is hell-bent on sticking it to blue states, no matter what it takes, no matter who gets hurt. : politics
Mitch McConnell could yet pay price for 'tone deaf' coronavirus response : politics
Lawmaking in the time of coronavirus: The Senate returns to work, warily - The Washington Post (McTurtle should always wear a mask)


The coronavirus pandemic has shown that the trickle-down theory of economic growth is a total fabrication : politics

Why Biden's Choice of Running Mate Has Momentous Implications - Joe Biden has hinted that he might serve only one term if he wins. That would set up a woman as the front-runner for 2024 and perhaps define the Democratic agenda for the next decade.


Poll: Ernst lead evaporates in Iowa Senate race | TheHill

A New York Congressman Says Trump Shows No Malice | The New Yorker - By Isaac Chotiner ... Peter King says "Trump has done an excellent job"

Those Rats Won't Fuck Themselves! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I dunno, bringing back the lazily written, one-dimensional "Chrisine O'Donnell" character from 10 seasons ago seems pretty desperate ... The quality of Republican ratfucking really has declined over the years. I'm pretty sure Don Segretti would have invented a story about an event Biden actually attended.
Biden accuser 'not sure' what complaint she claims was filed with Senate : politics ("excuse me, I'm having a little trouble keeping all my lies straight' she said)
Senate secretary declines to release possible Reade report

Iowa Races Closely Matched | Public Policy Polling - both the Senate race and the Presidential race in the state have tightened since the winter.

Devin Nunes' lawyer facing prospect of sanctions after two recent, rare court warnings

"ur submission form is too fucking slow, spent the whole day uploading 1 gb." | emptywheel (meanwhile, Roger Stone and DOJ's attempt to coverup for him)

Video shows NYPD officer punching man after alleged social distancing violation : news
Violent arrest raises concerns about NYPD distancing patrols : news (copfuckers targetting blacks)

900 Missouri residents who snitched on lockdown rule-breakers fear retaliation after details leaked online

Amazon VP Resigns, Calls Company 'Chickenshit' for Firing Protesting WorkersTim Bray says the company has become 'toxic' and the firings are 'designed to create a climate of fear' (money rots your soul and Bezos dooesn't have one)
The Bridge to the Post-pandemic World Is Collapsing - The Atlantic - Many small businesses won't survive, and that will change the landscape of American commerce for years to come

State Supreme Court tosses notary requirement for absentee ballots | Local | tulsaworld.com (almost like the really, really didn't want Oklahoma to vote

3 charged in killing of store security guard over virus mask : Coronavirus

Colorado man planning armed protest against state's coronavirus restrictions arrested for pipe bombs : politics

Man wears KKK hood while grocery shopping; mayor calls it a sad reminder of intolerance
Man with KKK Hood at Santee Vons Sparks Sheriff's Probe
Ohio GOP lawmaker says he won't wear a face mask because God doesn't wear one (He wears a suit with nice shoes and a Republican pin)

Trump Is Really Aiming to Take Down Fox : A Group Associated With Donald Trump Jr. Is Buying a Major Stake in OANN (they really think they're going to around after November)

NBC News chairman Andy Lack out in reorganization : news - the guy who protected Matt Lauer and fired Ronan Farrow for his investigation of Weinstein (Jewish dick dude)
NBC Shakeup May Spell the End for Ronan Farrow Nemesis Noah Oppenheim (all the old Jewish dicksters)


New York landslide leaves homes dangling precariously on edge of crater : news


TIL The left-brain/right-brain theory that each side of the brain controls certain functions and people's abilities are based on their stronger side is actually a myth. Studies have shown that both sides of the brain collaborate to perform tasks, and that they perform equal activity on average.


Chicxulub Impact Event
How did the dinosaur destroying asteroid affect the aquatic life at that time? : askscience



Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - Ohio [Folk] Today marks the 50th anniversary of Kent State Massacre. This is probably the most famous song about the tragedy. : Music


Which are the worst types of reddit users? : AskReddit

Nearly 100,000 Malicious Coronavirus-related Domain Names Have Been Registered Since January 1. : Coronavirus




050320

Satellites Reveal Clearest Picture Of Ice-Melting In Antarctica: Polar Ice Sheets Losing Billions Of Tonnes Of Ice Every Year. : worldnews
Commercial whaling may be over in Iceland: Citing the pandemic, whale watching, and a lack of exports, one of the three largest whaling countries may be calling it quits : worldnews


MA COVID-19 Data 5/3/20 : boston
68,087 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa


Reopening states will cause 233,000 more people to die from coronavirus, according to Wharton model : Coronavirus
US endures worst one-day death toll yet as states reopen : politics (the great dividening)


How to compare coronavirus deaths to flu deaths more accurately - The Washington Post - "it's not anything like the flu: It is much, much worse"
What the Coronavirus Models Can't See
South Korean Scientists conclude people cannot be infected twice : worldnews
Contact-tracing apps are not a solution to the COVID-19 crisis : technology
Coronavirus most likely to be passed on in early stages of illness or before symptoms appear, Taiwan study says : Coronavirus

150,000 seafarers are in need of crew change by May 15 : news

To Safely Reopen, Make the Workweek Shorter. Then Keep It Shorter. : politics
Fears rise that Trump will incite a global vaccine brawl : worldnews (hopefully he'll be in jail or Moscow by then)

Maryland cancels order for masks and ventilators from Blue Flame Medical, LLC, asks AG to investigate shipment that never arrived : politics


New York, New Jersey and Michigan saw 20,000 more deaths than average in March and April. These were on top of the deaths already accounted for by COVID-19 death counts. This leads researchers to believe the COVID-19 death count is actually much higher than is being reported. : Coronavirus

Oklahoma city ends face mask rule for shoppers after store employees are threatened - Store employees have been threatened with physical violence and showered with verbal abuse. There has been one threat of violence using a firearm (the great divide of stupidity and evil)
Oklahoma city ends face mask rule for shoppers after store employees are threatened : news

Michigan has highest coronavirus fatality rate in US as protests continue : politics
Whitmer says Michigan protests 'depicted some of the worst racism and awful parts of our history' : politics (fusion of nazis and confederate traitors)
The Coronavirus Becomes a Battle Cry for U.S. Extremists - The New York Times - White supremacists seek to stoke the fear and disruption caused by the pandemic to push their agenda and to recruit.
Anti-Vaccination Activists Are Growing Force at Virus Protests - The New York Times - Public health experts fear that their messaging could further harm the country's response to the pandemic.

Court weighs in on applying mass gathering ban to churches : news - Save you a click: The federal appeals court upheld the ban in Kentucky.

Illinois governor: White House 'wasn't helpful' for many weeks on coronavirus response : politics


Hong Kong records no new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 14 straight days without any confirmed local transmission : worldnews

Boris Johnson Says His Health Deteriorated So Badly After Contracting Coronavirus That A Strategy Was Drawn Up In Case He Died. : worldnews

Brazil Has the Highest Rate of Coronavirus Contagion in the World, Says Study : worldnews (Balsonafucked)
Brazil's President Is Out With Another Super-Bad Coronavirus Take: Soccer Players Can't Die From It : worldnews
Vincent Bevins on Twitter: "In which Jair Bolsonaro tries to lead the nation in some bizarre neofascist push-up ritual but can't actually do push-ups so shakes his head around a lot in an attempt to fake it. There's a metaphor in there somewhere https://t.co/Ii5JrNVLUL" / Twitter
'We are on the eve of a genocide' : Brazil urged to save Amazon tribes from Covid-19 | World news

City branded 'new Wuhan' after corpses pile up in streets: The city of Guayaquil in Ecuador is believed to have suffered at least 7,000 deaths so far, with overwhelmed authorities having to deal with up to 500 bodies a day : worldnews

3 doctors in Russia fall out of windows in 2 weeks. 2 dead. They warned about lack of means of protection in russian hospitals : Coronavirus (after shooting themselves in the back of the head threee times)
Russia's small business waiting for Putin's rescue plan - The Washington Post
Russia billed US more than $600,000 for medical supplies sent on 'aid' flight Vladimir Putin offered to Donald Trump - and cargo plane brought military gas masks and useless ventilators : worldnews (Fat Orange Donnie Boy got scammed by Putinfucker)


34 days of pandemic: Inside Trumps desperate attempts to reopen America
Trump Received Intelligence Briefings On Coronavirus Twice In January : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR
The U.S. had systems in place to mitigate a pandemic, but they were undercut from the get-go : Coronavirus
Trump Got Dow 36,000 Author to Model the Coronavirus. It Didnt Go Well. Picture of horrible people)
Kudlow defends claiming U.S. had coronavirus "contained" in February

Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak : politics

Sidelined by pandemic, Trump campaign turns to digital shows
How Trump has broken the polls - CNNPolitics - Yet, the evidence suggests that Trumps surprising 2016 victory has warped people into believing that Trump has some magic up his sleeve. They don't believe he will lose. (it's called "Putin" hahahaha)


Trump's lawyers have reportedly demanded that Michael Cohen stop writing a 'tell-all' book about the president : politics -- "Trump's current lawyers demand his previous lawyer stops warning them about what happens to Trump's lawyers"

How to make sure Trump or anyone like him never, ever returns to power : politics ... In 2009, President Obama, hoping to build a consensus, opted to let bygones be bygones and declined to target the excesses and abuses of his predecessor, including the widespread use of torture by the CIA. In retrospect, some say, that was a disastrous strategic misstep; Republicans gave him nothing, and instead became the American equivalent of a far-right European party. It was a huge mistake by the Obama administration not to seek accountability ,I want the next president to hold people accountable (Barry set the stages in a lot of ways)


Honeymooners who broke quarantine restrictions and 'scoffed' at Hawaii hotel manager are arrested : Coronavirus


The 25 Women Who Have Accused Trump of Sexual Misconduct : politics

Biden accuser Tara Reade 'not sure' what complaint she claims was filed with Senate says (bitch had 27 years to get her story straight)
Dinner organizer says Biden was not at 2008 event where he was accused of sexual harassment | Fox News
Nicole Wallace: 'The Right is Operating a Smear Campaign Against Biden' : politics

CBS News poll: Elizabeth Warren tops Democrats' wish list for Biden's vice president : politics


Ellen DeGeneres' Former Bodyguard At The Oscars Said It Was "Demeaning" To Work With Her : television (Ellen DeGenerate is better than you)


Hunter-gatherer societies expressed a deep emotional and psychological connection with the animal species they hunted, especially after their disappearance. The study will help anthropologists and others understand the profound environmental changes taking place in our own lifetimes. : science


People who had considered themselves "incels" (involuntary celibates) but have since had sex, how do you feel looking back at your previous self? : AskReddit


ELI5: Why is it that .com is such a widely used suffix to websites, what does it stand for and why does it matter what the suffixes are when the DNS server converts the websites to their respective IP addresses anyways? : explainlikeimfive




050220

Earth's Insect Population Shrinks 27% in 30 Years : worldnews
Tracking the 'Murder Hornet' : A Deadly Pest Has Reached North AmericaSightings of the Asian giant hornet have prompted fears that the vicious insect could establish itself in the United States and devastate bee populations.

Coronavirus causing collapse in demand for fossil fuels, as renewables make major gains : Coronavirus


66,263 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1952 new cases - 9358 new tests; 21% positive - 130 new deaths; 3846 total - -115 hospitalized; -26 ICU
MA COVID-9 Data 5/2/20 : CoronavirusMa
The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts - The Boston Globe
If L.A. and Somerville can do COVID testing for everyone, why not Boston? - The Boston Globe (Boston firedudes think it's a libtard hoax)
Expect a painfully slow reopening process, Mass. business leaders say - The Boston Globe


Excess U.S. deaths hit estimated 37,100 in pandemics early days, far more than previously known


The US just reported its deadliest day for coronavirus patients as states reopen, according to WHO : Coronavirus

World must prepare for second and third coronavirus wave, WHO warns : worldnews
Apple Data Shows Shelter-In-Place Is Ending, Whether Governments Want It To Or Not

The race for coronavirus vaccines: a graphical guide - Eight ways in which scientists hope to provide immunity to SARS-CoV-2 .
"Aeroseols, the crucial Missing link" : Maurice de Hond. The research concludes that after 60 minutes in an indoor space with an air humidity below 23%, the chance of infection is 5 times higher than above 43%.
This Coronavirus model keeps being wrong. Why are we still listening to it? : Coronavirus


New York coronavirus hospitalizations lowest since March after 19 straight days of decline : Coronavirus
New York, New Jersey and Michigan saw 20,000 more deaths than average in March and April. These were on top of the deaths already accounted for by COVID-19 death counts. This leads researchers to believe the COVID-19 death count is actually much higher than is being reported. : Coronavirus

A Manhattan Nursing Home Reported 13 Coronavirus Death To The State. The Real Number Was Closer To 100 - Gothamist -- Sowing, reaping...
New York nursing home reports 98 coronavirus deaths in

COVID-19 cases on rise in state that starts 1st phase of reopening - ABC News - Restrictions in Texas lower as coronavirus numbers rise. (Republican deathmongers will kill you for profit)
Texas reports highest number of coronavirus deaths in one day, hours before relaxing lockdown : Coronavirus
Florida to reopen state parks amid pandemic as Grim Reaper stalks beach
Eschaton: Nobody Could Have Predicted - Ah, well, nevertheless. -- State health officials have confirmed an additional 1,000 cases of the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing Georgia's total infections above 27,000. -- Sowing, reaping...
Mississippi governor to slow reopening after surge in coronavirus cases, deaths: The state health department says 397 cases and 20 deaths were reported Friday. : Coronavirus

Northern California official ousted after saying elderly, ill, homeless should be left to die in pandemic : Coronavirus


Italy is traumatised and normality is still only a distant dream : Coronavirus
Easing lockdowns has produced no Covid-19 surge, Danes and Czechs say : Coronavirus

Sweden: The spread is no longer increasing (R=0.85) : Coronavirus
Reported Covid-19 deaths in Sweden | Swedish Covid-19 statistics

Iceland's key to success to fighting coronavirus has been keeping politicians off the stage


Coronavirus NSW: Dossier lays out case against China bat virus program | Daily Telegraph
India opts for own COVID-19 tests kits, rejecting those from China: Country to double daily testing capabilities to 100,000 by May end. : worldnews

Putin critic vows to 'tell truth' about COVID-19 crisis in Russia despite threats to life: Leading Russian medical activist and Putin critic has vowed to continue to "tell the truth" about the coronavirus crisis in Russia, despite increasing attempts to silence her by the Kremlin. (expect her to commit suicide soon)
Russia's Coronavirus Cases Jump By Nearly 10K in New One-Day Record - The Moscow Times : Coronavirus
Russia now has second-highest rate of Covid-19 spread as other countries ease restrictions | Coronavirus outbreak | The Guardian - 1 in 50 Moscow residents could have Covid-19, while Somalia and Bali deal with outbreaks and Singapore and Spain lift lockdowns

The Brazilian government is seeking to use coronavirus as cover to usher in laws which could lead to increased occupation of indigenous lands and deforestation in the Amazon, campaigners and experts allege, amid warnings that further environmental disruption may lead to new pandemics. : worldnews

Thailand's king living in luxury quarantine while his country suffers. The king of Thailand is enjoying life at a luxury hotel in Germany, while his subjects back home are suffering under coronavirus. But criticizing the monarchy is outlawed, despite the king's "embarrassing" behavior. : worldnews

Imported by the rich, coronavirus now devastating Brazil's poor : worldnews

Fire attacks on Scottish phone masts soar as bogus 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory spreads : worldnews
Coronavirus: David Icke kicked off Facebook, for publishing claims "such as suggesting 5G mobile phone networks are linked to the spread of the virus" : worldnews


Secret military operation led by an ex-Green Beret and funded by US billionaires to ouster Venezuela's Maduro falls apart : worldnews
Iran Is Hauling Gold Bars Out of Venezuela's Almost-Empty Vaults


Kim reappears in public, ending absence amid health rumors


It's time to reject the gods of commerce: America is a society, not an "economy". America is about people, not profit margins or it must be, if our nation is to redeem itself in this crisis : politics
Opinion | The New Great Depression Is Coming. Will There Be a New New Deal? - The New York Times - After the coronavirus, political transformation may be inevitable (the revolution, she is coming)

George W. Bush: 'We are not partisan combatantsin fight against coronavirus'

No need to prove it President : PoliticalHumor

Trump Moves to Replace Watchdog Who Identified Critical Medical Shortages : politics
Trump Fires Yet Another Inspector General : politics
Trump blocks disclosure on coronavirus supplies - Los Angeles Times
Trump Moves to Replace Watchdog Who Identified Critical Medical Shortages - The New York Times - The president announced the nomination of an inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services, who, if confirmed, would replace an acting official whose report embarrassed Mr. Trump.

One Death Is a Tragedy. 60,000 Deaths Are a Great Success. Most presidents try to console the nation in moments of grief, but Donald Trump is taking a victory lap. : politics
Trump Casually Doubles The Number Of Americans He'd Be Okay Losing To The Coronavirus
Trump is fighting a public health crisis with denial and self-promotion : politics

Coronavirus gets a promising drug. MAGA world isn't buying it. -- On the heels of positive early signs for remdesivir, several prominent Trump boosters are downplaying the results and continuing to promote hydroxychloroquine.
A referendum election in November? Trump allies see risks (Trump wildly popular)

Chuck Schumer wants an investigation into how Trump donor Monty Bennett became the largest recipient of PPP funds : politics

Capitol Lacks Tests for Returning Senators While White House Tests Many in Trump's Circle - the president and many of his aides are tested repeatedly.

Trump's Nationalism Advances on a Predictable Trajectory to Violence. His Supporters Will Kill When they're told to (electric fuckaloo coming in November)
The Right's Gun Routine Falls Flat During the Pandemic -- Michigan's governor has a killer virus to be scared of, not a bunch of clowns terrorizing lawmakers with firearms
Trump's gun-toting supporters are firing blanks (traitors to America)
Dozens arrested after hundreds storm California's Capitol to protest stay-at-home orders : politics
Huntington Beach protesters slam Newsom on beach closures - Los Angeles Times ... While some protesters wore face coverings, most neither wore masks nor followed social distancing guidelines of six feet of separation

DOJ 'Fighting Like Mad' to Withhold Mueller Grand Jury Materials; Court Tees Up Issue for SCOTUS
Trump's Defense of Michael Flynn and Roger Stone Is a Giant Gaslight

Democrats are slight favorites for Senate control - CNNPolitics

Fearing an undercount, advocates say census outreach is getting crushed by coronavirus

No, the media isn't fair. It gives Republicans a pass.
Fearing Political Peril, Republicans Edge Away From Trump on Pandemic Response - The New York Times - Moderate Republicans in competitive districts are navigating a careful balance in addressing the coronavirus crisis, eager to put some distance between themselves and a president whose response has been criticized. (here's an example: "moderate Republicans" hahaha)
Jake Tapper Hits Donald Trump With A Stunning Reminder Of His Hypocrisy : politics
Jake Tapper on Twitter: "The Chinese government has been deceptive from the beginning of the crisis, whitewashing and lying and covering up. Let's take a little trip through what the president has been saying about the Chinese government, shall we? 1/ https://t.co/rcZvIL4j4w" / Twitter
Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "Concast (@NBCNews) and Fake News @CNN are going out of their way to say GREAT things about China. They are Chinese puppets who want to do business there. They use USA airwaves to help China. The Enemy of the People!" / Twitter

I Hate Illinois Nazis - Lawyers, Guns & Money (fake news)
Protester not waving sign with Nazi slogan



Obama team fully vetted Biden in 2008 and found no hint of former aide's allegation : politics
Investigate Tara Reade's Allegations -- Americans deserve to know more about a sexual assault accusation against the likely Democratic Party nominee. (fair and balanced NYT)
Harassment, assault absent in Biden complaint : politics
Reade: 'I didn't use sexual harassment' in Biden complaint
Getting the ratfuckers back together - Lawyers, Guns & Money (jesus the Times is evil)


Sudden vanishing of sports due to coronavirus will cost at least $12 billion, analysis says - and hundreds of thousands of jobs, an economic catastrophe that will more than double if the college football and NFL schedules are wiped out this fall by the coronavirus pandemic, an analysis conducted for ESPN shows (the great re-shuffling)


7 things to know about the report on Jeffrey Epsteins ties to Harvard (#8: Harvard sucks, #9: Corruption as a matter of principle)
How Harvard Laundered A Child Molester's Reputation - Lawyers, Guns & Money


The Eruption Of Instagram Island | GQ


u/digital_end describes how modern day society now amplifies doomsayer voices versus how society previously muted those same voices : bestof


What movie had the best unexpected ending ? : AskReddit


clovisinternational comments on strange volvo with a low roof, saw it near my workplace. debadged so idk (20K subreddit, took an hour for this coincidence)


Eschaton: What a weird creep, why was I friends with him? - In a series of other tweets, Mr Musk, 48, also said he was "selling almost all physical possessions" and "will own no house". - He added his girlfriend was "mad at me". - There will be no Mars if we let them take our freedom away -- We'll go to Mars in 6 months, 12 months tops, depending on regulator approval. DAMN REGULATORS (seriously sick rich guy)




050120

Meet the New Flack for Oil and Gas: Michael Moore | The Nation - Planet of the Humans is wildly unscientific, outdated, full of falsehoods, and benefits fossil fuel industry promoters and climate deniers ... Because the film is so dangerous, so wildly off-track and full of misinformation, fossil fuel industry taking points, and unfounded, wacky statements you could be forgiven for thinking it was created by Breitbart News or Steve Bannon and not the erstwhile bastion of progressive bombast that is Michael Moore ... The film even attacks and tries to demonize Bill McKibben, one of the most selfless and influential fighters for the climate over three decades. (contrarian asshole)
LED lights halve unwanted fish in nets, research finds: Attaching LED lights to larger holes in nets, intended to allow non-target species to escape, dramatically reduced the numbers killed unnecessarily : worldnews
First Canadian federal assessment of Arctic Ocean finds drastic change | It's 33% less salty than in 2003 and about 30% more acidic -- enough to dissolve the shells of some small molluscs. The Beaufort Gyre, a vast circular current that has alternated direction every decade, hasn't switched in 19 yrs


New Study Reveals That 81% of the World Population Is Calling Upon Billionaires to Contribute More to Charity -- Especially During COVID-19 Pandemic

An Appropriations panel sought to hear from Fauci; the White House says it would be 'counterproductive' to take him away from his work

64,311 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 2106 new cases - 13,989 new tests; 15% positive - 154 new deaths; 3716 total - -87 hospitalized; -54 ICU
MA COVID-19 Data 5/1/20 : boston
New Baker order: Everyone must wear a mask (in businesses, on transit, in public) when unable to socially distance : CoronavirusMa
Boston updated its neighborhood based reports for this week : CoronavirusMa
Six weeks after social distancing began, Mass. coronavirus hospitalizations and cases remain high. Why so little improvement? - The Boston Globe
It seems like the rise in deaths reported in the past few days are a backlog from previous days : CoronavirusMa
The Loneliness of a Social-Distancing Skeptic on Cape Cod : CoronavirusMa

How high will it go? No easy answers as U.S. Covid-19 death toll tops 60,000


FDA issues an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for remdesivir the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients : COVID19
COVID-19 Deaths Are Being Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency : Coronavirus
Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emergence of a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2 : COVID19 (*more*)
Editorial: Nicotine and SARS-CoV-2: COVID-19 may be a disease of the nicotinic cholinergic system : COVID19
Excess Deaths Associated with COVID-19 (source: USA's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) : COVID19


What VA isn't saying about hydroxychloroquine -- and everything else related to coronavirus

World Health Organization Coronavirus Stats Bar Chart Race Confirmed Cases : CoronavirusMa (Trump won by a mile)

Fauci warns states rushing to reopen: 'You're making a really significant risk'
Coronavirus pandemic misery expected to last two more years, says expert report - CNN

World must prepare for second and third coronavirus wave, WHO warns : worldnews
Japanese island suffering second wave of coronavirus after lifting lockdown too early : worldnews

California, Los Angeles see huge jump in new cases : Coronavirus
Georgia verifies 1K new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours : Coronavirus

Revealed: NHS procurement official privately selling PPE | Society : worldnews (not a good sign)
Whole Foods offering free masks to all customers nationwide : Coronavirus (Jared says he will steal them and win-win by also screwing Trump enemy Bezos)

Coronavirus homeschooling: 77 percent of parents agree teachers should be paid more after teaching own kids : Coronavirus (the one's who thought teachers should work for free)

Canada's early COVID-19 cases came from the U.S. not China, provincial data shows : worldnews

Dead bodies are lying at home and in the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador, a city so hard-hit by coronavirus that overfilled hospitals are turning away even very ill patients and funeral homes are unavailable for burial. : worldnews

Revealed: NHS procurement official privately selling PPE | Society : worldnews (Tories fucking you again?)
More than 200,000 British citizens report their neighbours to police for breaking virus lockdown rules : Coronavirus


Madrid's field hospital closes today after attending over 4000 coronavirus patients and saving hospitals from being overwhelmed.


Trump Threatens to Sue China for Coronavirus Damages Like It's an Ex-Wife Who Wrote a Tell-All Book About Him
Wuhan lab coronavirus intelligence - The Washington Post

China Blocks the WHO From Participating in Investigations of COVID-19's Origins (now why would they do that?)
EU chief backs investigation into coronavirus origin and says China should be involved : worldnews
China has refused repeated requests by the World Health Organisation to take part in investigations into the origins of COVID-19, a WHO representative in China has told Sky News : worldnews
Australia to back Taiwan's return to the WHO : worldnews
China Warns Australia It Could Face Boycotts Over Call for an Independent Inquiry Into Coronavirus : worldnews (CPP up to 3 raging meltdowns a day, catching up to psycho-Trumpster)
Chinese journalist jailed for criticising Communist Party : worldnews
Holding China accountable is 'moral' and 'strategic' ingterests, says Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power
Xiaomi Devices Found Tracking And Recording Browsing Data Of Millions : worldnews

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro says WHO encourages kids to be gay, masturbate : worldnews


The Inevitable Coronavirus Censorship Crisis is Here - Reporting by Matt Taibbi - As the Covid-19 crisis progresses, censorship programs advance, amid calls for China-style control of the Internet ("Harvard law professors")

New Study Reveals That 81% of the World Population Is Calling Upon Billionaires to Contribute More to Charity - Especially During COVID-19 Pandemic : worldnews (jail them and confiscate their monies)



Sudan's new government has outlawed the practice of female genital mutilation, a move hailed as a major victory by women's rights campaigners in a country where the often dangerous practice is widespread.


Israel' Largest Bank, Bank Hapoalim, Admits to Conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers to Hide Assets and Income in Offshore Accounts

Russian State Television Pushes Conspiracy Theory Bill Gates Is Behind Coronavirus Pandemic : worldnews

N.K. defector claims he is '99 pct' sure that N. Korean leader died last weekend : worldnews
N.K. leader reemerges from 20-day absence amid rumors over his health | Yonhap News Agency (says NK)

Trudeau announces Canada is banning assault-style weapons : news
Canada bans assault weapons, including 1500+ models and variants : worldnews
Four-in-five Canadians support complete ban on civilian possession of assault style weapons : worldnews (they never had confederate traitors)


Friday NatSec Roundup - Lawyers, Guns & Money - More delays on the reinstatement of Captain Crozier. Hard to imagine how the Department of the Navy could have handled this situation worse.

Federal judge orders release of some Florida ICE detainees | Miami Herald : "cruel and unusual punishment" (so, Trump)

How Trump Gutted Obama's Pandemic-Preparedness Systems

PRRI - Generally speaking there is an inverse relationship between the rates of COVID-19 cases and holding favorable views of Trump. Americans who live in counties with higher rates of COVID-19 cases (more than the median number of cases per capita) are less likely than those who live in counties with lower rates (fewer than the median number of cases per capita) to hold a favorable view of Trump (42% vs. 52%) ... Currently, 90% of Republicans hold favorable views of Trump, up from 79% in 2019

As Trump Claims US Has Best Covid-19 Testing in the World, Capitol Physician Says He Lacks Capacity to Test All 100 Senators : politics

T.W.E.E.T.: Trump's Worst Ever Embarrassing Tweet (tourament challenge)

Trump-tied companies receive millions in small business aid : politics

We're all Zelensky now (quid-pro-fuck-you)
Amid a Rising Coronavirus Death Toll, Trump Leaves the Grieving to Others - The New York Times - President Trump has led no national mourning for the more than 63,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus, emphasizing confidence about the future rather than dwelling on the present.
History According to Trump: The President and the 1917 Pandemic That Wasn't - The U.S. leader, famously illiterate about history, eagerly promotes his place in it (oh, he has his place in it, for sure)

No, Michael Flynn wasn't 'set up' (the 'set up' is for Trump to pardon the traitor)

If this is a war, we're losing badly - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jeremy TEST/TRACE/ISOLATE Konyndyk on Twitter: "Welcome to May. As I feared, the federal government wasted April much as it wasted February. That is a harsh assessment given how much the country has been suffering. But without competent federal leadership, the best we are managing is to tread water. Some stats:" / Twitter
It Weighs On You - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It should really be kept in mind how terrible the toll from this pandemic, made far worse than it needed to be by a thoroughly incompetent and corrupt president who is still completely botching the response, has been ... This is the context in which some reporters are desperate to stop reporting news and start writing stories giving the least charitable possible interpretation to obscure memos issued by Joe Biden's office during the Carter administration, which tells you all you need to know about those reporters.

Vladimir 'Zev' Zelenko, Fox News doctor, faces scrutiny over hydroxychloroquine coronavirus treatment - The Washington Post (crooking is what they do and who they are)

Pence threatened to punish the reporter who proved his office knowingly ignored the rule that he needed a mask to visit Mayo Clinic : politics
Reporter Who Tweeted About Face-Mask Fiasco Says He Was Banned From Future Pence Trips: Voice of America's White House bureau chief Steve Herman might be allowed on Air Force Two again if he or VOA apologizes. (insufficient obsequiousness)
Pence staff threatens action against reporter who tweeted about visit to clinic without surgical mask : politics
Karen Pence Claims VP Didn't Know About Mask Policy. Mayo Clinic Says It Told Him. (the Mother caught lying again)
"They let us down": The Mayo Clinic's galling obsequiousness to Mike Pence: Why couldn't the "best hospital in America" stand up to the VP? : politics
Wearing a mask is for smug liberals. Refusing to is for reckless Republicans. - POLITICO

u/somewhat_brave describes in detail how the federal government (namely FEMA) has been confiscating PPE from states and hospitals and been giving it to their private distributors to sell for profit. (Sources provided) : bestof (Jared cackles in a lizard voice)
u/chillinewman explains why Maryland's Governor has to hide PPE from the Federal Government to prevent seizure by FEMA during the Corona Virus Outbreak. (Sources Provided)
Maryland governor says coronavirus tests acquired from South Korea under guard at undisclosed location to protect the tests from seizure by federal government : Coronavirus

Trump Called Out To His Face After Blaming Obama For 'Broken' Coronavirus Tests ... President Bleach ...
Trump is blaming Obama for leaving him with "broken tests" for a virus that didn't exist. Yes, really.

Trump Is Losing His Mind Over Reports He's Losing His Mind
Eschaton: MAGA Rally - Not sure how soon, My Big Wet Boy can't resist his campaign rallies, and he isn't going to want to go to ones that look empty or ones filled with people wearing masks, and, well...

Republican lawmakers vote by mail to restrict ... vote by mail : politics

Trump has left Democrats in charge of the coronavirus stimulus - Vox - "They don't want the federal government to work and we do"
Why don't Democrats share Mitch McConnell's principled commitment to transparency and good government? - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Ageism Is Becoming a Serious Problem for Republicans -- They have demonstrated disdain for both young voters and elderly Americans.
KKKoooooL Aid : PoliticalHumor

Trump and GOP to Nation: Go Bankrupt, Drop Dead : politics

For the First Time in a Year, the White House Press Secretary Is Going to Speak, and It's going to be a disaster
Minutes after pledging to not lie, the new White House press secretary lied a whole bunch -- first press briefing got off to a promising start. It lasted all of 15 minutes.
New White House press secretary McEnany to hold 1st briefing (Ivanka clone)
There was an attempt to praise Trump... and then the truth came in like a wrecking ball : PoliticalHumor (five seconds later)

Top HHS spokesman repeatedly directed sexually crude and sexist tweets at women - CNNPolitics - The top spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services repeatedly directed crude and sexist comments toward women in now-deleted tweets (so, typical Trumpster)

'Survival': Tenants, landlords brace for largest rent strike in decades | "If banks are getting bailed out and corporations are getting bailed out, why aren't poor people getting bailed out?" one activist asked. : politics
Tiny airports rake in big cash after botched stimulus formula - POLITICO
` Tesla's Laid Off Janitors and Bus Drivers Say They Can't Afford Food and Medication (captialist fuckers fucking you)

Federal Inspectors Are Fearful, Angry About Trump's Order to Reopen Outbreak-Stricken Meat Plants | USDA is still not providing masks and is doing 'absolutely nothing' to protect workers, inspectors say.

Statement by Vice President Joe Biden - Joe Biden - Medium
Joe Biden denies he sexually assaulted a former Senate aide, calls on National Archives to release complaint if it exists - The Washington Post
Biden denies sexual assault allegation: 'They aren't true. This never happened.' - CNNPolitics
Eva Murry Says Joe Biden Sexually Harassed Her When She Was 14 | Law & Crime (creepy Joe has a hole in his head)
Biden left no room for the possibility of an official complaint by Tara Reade surfacing - The Washington Post
Elizabeth Warren is the favored VP pick among Democrats, poll shows : politics


Internal GOP poll points to troubling signs for Georgia Republicans : politics

After a day of armed protesters and a GOP lawsuit threat, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends state of emergency : politics (so they can take their AK's into the statehouse and point them at lawmakers who then have to wear bulletproof vests and this is all ok??)
Protestors are somehow allowed to carry guns right up to the Michigan's Governor office door. : pics
Michigan governor extends state emergency order despite Trump tweet backing protesters : news
The Wildness Beneath American Politics Is Close to the Surface Once Again -- The armed figures at the Michigan statehouse remind me we're coming up on the 50th anniversary of the massacre at Kent State.
Michigan Lockdown Protesters Storm Legislature With Guns - Gunmen Are Stalking the Halls of Government. The President* Responds With Trolling. Parading high-powered weapons in a legislative chamber is something one expects to see in slightly less mature democracies than this one is alleged to be.
Gun-toting protesters storm Michigan Capitol, denounce stay-at-home measures : Coronavirus
Michigan rally against shelter-in-place order spills into Capitol building : news
Michigan gunmen stormed the statehouse and proved these protests have never really been about coronavirus : politics -- "Protest a pipeline in the middle of North Dakota on tribal land, get gassed, rubber bullets, water canons, jailed. Storm the State Capital with guns -- no consequences whatsoever."
Trump calls protesters who carried guns into the Michigan state capitol 'very good people' and says the governor should 'make a deal' with them
Armed militia at the Michigan Capitol Building yesterday : PoliticalHumor
Armed protesters demonstrate against Covid-19 lockdown at Michigan capitol | US news | The Guardian (old fat bald Trumpster white guys)

GOP lawmaker who blamed gays & 'drag queen advocates' for mass shooting gets stomped in election (by another Republican)


Jeffrey Epstein's Harvard ties were extensive, new report reveals
Harvard donates Jeffrey Epstein cash to victim groups, says some faculty asked to resume accepting money from sex criminal in 2013 : news


Collections: The Fremen Mirage, Part I: War at the Dawn of Civilization - A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry


ELI5: What's a 'Dopamine Detox' and does it work? : explainlikeimfive


ryans01 comments on I just don't care about myself.

What is the dumbest myth you ever heard? : AskReddit

Divorce lawyers of Reddit, what is the most insane (evil, funny, dumb) way a spouse has tried to screw the other? : AskReddit

What's the tinder scene like these days? : boston


ICANN finally halts $1.1bn sale of .org registry, claims it's 'the right thing to do' after months of controversy : technology




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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated a $100,000 prize she won from a Danish foundation to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for use against the COVID-19 pandemic, the world body said Thursday : worldnews (while Jared-fucker steals all the masks for profit)

Clean air in Europe during lockdown leads to 11,000 fewer deaths ... "his is quite ironic. Covid saving humans from themselves." (well, it IS the anti-stuidity virus)
Global energy demand is set to fall 6% in 2020, seven times greater than the drop in the wake of the financial crisis. [OC] : dataisbeautiful


62,205 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 940 new cases - 157 new deaths; total 3562 - 10029 new tests; 19% positive - -53 hospitalized @ 6%; -10 ICU
MA COVID-19 Data 4/30/20 : CoronavirusMa
Jobless claims in Mass. top 893,000, or 24% of the labor force, amid coronavirus crisis - The Boston Globe - Nationally, more than one in six workers have sought unemployment pay


AstraZeneca and Oxford University announce landmark agreement for COVID-19 vaccine : COVID19
Opinion | How Long Will a Vaccine Really Take? - The New York Times (maybe 2036)
U.S. Buys 100,000 More Body Bags, Preparing for Coronavirus Worst : Coronavirus ... "Bags are definitely cheaper than tests."
Hoping the U.S. coronavirus death toll will stay below six figures is 'optimistic,' warns Nate Silver : Coronavirus
We just hit one million recoveries! : Coronavirus

Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness could be known in less than six weeks, says University of Oxford scientist : Coronavirus
Children as contagious as adults according to German research : Coronavirus ... By closing the schools in a hypothetical town of 10,000 people, only 500 people got sick. If they remained open, half of the population would be infected.
Chinese study confirms 100% of recovered patients develop long-term antibodies, albeit in different quantities : Coronavirus

Dozens of Decomposing Bodies Found in Trucks at Brooklyn Funeral Home - The New York Times - The funeral home director said that he used the trucks for storage after he ran out of space in his chapel. "Bodies are coming out of our ears"

Texas reports most deaths in a day from COVID-19 as Gov. Abbott prepares to drop stay-home order - HoustonChronicle.com
Texas Has Over 1700 New COVID-19 Cases Since Abbott Announced State's Reopening : Coronavirus
Reopening Georgia could lead to a doubling of coronavirus death rates, according to MIT model : Coronavirus

Survey Finds Working From Home Has So Many Benefits, 48% of Workers Would Take Pay Cut to Continue : worldnews


Over 70% of tested inmates in federal prisons have COVID-19
Nearly 900 at Tyson Foods plant test positive for coronavirus - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic


California Governor Expected to Close All Beaches and Parks Statewide : Coronavirus


Taiwan's success against Covid-19 has shown that democracies could fight the virus without resorting to authoritarian measures

Italy reports the highest number of recovered in one day (+4.693), highest number of tests performed (68,456) and highest decrease in active cases (-3.106). New cases are +1.872, deaths are +285 : Coronavirus

Trump Officials Are Said to Press Spies to Link Virus and Wuhan Labs - The New York Times - Some analysts are worried that the pressure from senior officials could distort assessments about the coronavirus and be used as a weapon in an escalating battle with China.

British doctors warn some Chinese ventilators could kill if used in hospitals : worldnews

Sweden plans to ask European Union to investigate origin of coronavirus, further straining relations with China : worldnews
Former Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer says the Chinese ambassador's conduct is almost unprecedented- calls out the coronavirus inquiry warning to Australia as reckless, undiplomatic'. : worldnews
Australia rebuffs China boycott threat to press for international inquiry into pandemic origins : worldnews
Top Chinese leaders fled to a secret resort to avoid coronavirus at the height of the outbreak, report reveals : worldnews

US Navy sends second ship into disputed waters after China claims it scrambled jets to expel U.S. destroyer : worldnews


Teenager 'who spat at London bus driver during Covid-19 lockdown' arrested: He tried to pay his fare with a bank card but it would not process. The bus driver was spat at after telling the teenager he could not travel on the bus unless he paid using an alternative option. : worldnews (oh look, a muzfucker)

Morocco Has Increased Youth Literacy From 60% to close to 100% within a decade : worldnews (meanwhile, in America ...)


Pope Pius XII: Vatican records show he knew Nazis were killing Jews during Holocaust - The Washington Post (jfc, the hat)

Germany bans Hezbollah, raids mosques

Canada set to ban assault-style weapons, including AR-15 and the gun used in Polytechnique massacre : worldnews


Putin has just made two huge mistakes and his timing couldnt be worse ... mismanaged Russia' s responses to two major crises: the collapse of the oil market and the coronavirus pandemic. Now he is facing one of the most acute challenges to his rule right at the moment when he had thought it safe to extend his term through a constitutional referendum.

Special Report: Trump told Saudis: Cut oil supply or lose U.S. military support - sources - Reuters


Redacted FBI document hints at Israeli efforts to help Trump in 2016 campaign | The Times of Israel - Affidavit quotes Trump confidant Roger Stone being told by a Jerusalem contact: "He is going to be defeated unless we intervene. We have critical intell. The key is in your hands"


Trump Coronavirus Vaccine: 'Operation Warp Speed' Project News - Bloomberg -- Project targets enough doses for most Americans by January - Fauci has said vaccine will take 12 to 18 months to develop

Just in case: Trump to prep for transition in case he loses - The relevance of transition planning has intensified since it could be the first election since 1932 where we had more than 20% unemployment, more than twice as high as the unemployment rate in 2008 ... (but considers ignoring the law)

Trump Appointees Manipulated Agencys Payday Lending Research, Ex-Staffer Claims ... to gut a key provision
Tribes Were Supposed To Get $8 Billion In COVID-19 Aid. They've Gotten $0. (haha, Jared took it all)
Judge blocks Trump from giving coronavirus relief for Native American communities to corporations : politics ... "Just in case anyone doubted that coronavirus relief was a money grab for corporations."
Relief Is Funneled to the Wealthy. We Need a Financial Infrastructure Overhaul. : politics
US weekly jobless claims hit 3.84 million, topping 30 million over the last 6 weeks
Lawmakers made hundreds of stock transactions during pandemic, watchdog finds - POLITICO - The nonprofit is calling for laws that would ban lawmakers from making individual stock trades.
Red states are going to need a bailout, too. - The economic crisis is coming for GOP strongholds, too.
The coronavirus pandemic has hurt every part of the labor market, including the hospitality industry and the public workforce - The Washington Post
Republican-led states signal they could strip workersunemployment benefits if they don't return to work, sparking fresh safety fears -- "endanger your life or starve"
30 million people have filed for unemployment in the last 6 weeks, equal to *every single worker* losing their job in these 27 states [OC] : dataisbeautiful
Florida has overtaken California as the US jobless claims capital : news (CA x2 FL)


Coronavirus: A Tweet At Trump Landed Him Money For Ventilators - The Silicon Valley engineer, who had no background in medical supplies but was recommended by the White House, never delivered the ventilators (haha, got techbro'd)
New York reportedly paid $69 million for ventilators to an engineer with no background in medical supplies at the recommendation of the White House coronavirus task force : politics

Pence's Barefaced Mayo Clinic Tour Proves He Still Does Not Take COVID Seriously
'I didn't say.' Trump falsely claims he never said US could test 5m a day for Covid-19 'very soon' (me or the lying videotape?)
"You Can't Bullshit a Virus" What Trump Doesn't Get About His 2020 Election Strategy ("hold my adderall" Trump said)
'Abourt 60%' of West Point cadets forced to return for Trump's commencement speech could have coronavirus, cadets are warned in private call
Give Me Meat and Give Them Death : Trump's executive order requiring industrial meatpackers to keep operating is murder.

Trump administration launches major effort to force China to pay over coronavirus - The Washington Post

Trump erupts at campaign manager Brad Parscale as reelection stress overflows - CNNPolitics ... Shifting the blame away from himself, Trump berated Parscale for a recent spate of damaging poll numbers, even at one point threatening to sue Parscale. (yeah, that'll work)
Trump Erupts at Campaign Team as His Poll Numbers Slide Amid Coronavirus Crisis: "I am not fucking losing to Joe Biden" (Trump raged, furioiusly)
Polls Had Trump Stewing, and Lashing Out at His Own Campaign - The New York Times - president erupted recently at his campaign manager, Brad Parscale, after seeing polling data that showed Mr. Trump trailing Joe Biden in several states ("Nothing is my fault" he raged, furiously)
Trump presented with grim internal polling showing him losing to Biden - The Washington Post
Trump erupts at campaign team as his poll numbers slide (Dumbfuck lying asshole-in-chief)

Pence staff threatens action against reporter who tweeted about visit to clinic without surgical mask - The Washington Post

House says it wants to keep investigating Trump for possible impeachable offenses - CNNPolitics

Jared Kushner "De Facto President of the United States" the Says Former White House Official (we are so Kushfucked )
Jared Kushner Mocked For Calling Coronavirus Response 'A Great Success Story' : politics ... "Prep School Slenderman"
Jared Kushner's "princely arrogance" set back the coronavirus response by weeks: report
Trump and Kushner on the Coronavirus: Wishful Thinking and Revisionist History - The New York Times - "We did all the right moves"
Kushner calls US coronavirus response a 'success story' as cases hit 1 million : Coronavirus ... "A success story for the virus."

GOP senator gives activists grim 2020 assessment amid fears over holding Senate - CNNPolitics ... Heres the reality: The state of Georgia is in play," Perdue said .. "The Democrats have made it that way" (with their lying cheating minorities voting)
Former Lindsey Graham donor flips to back Democratic opponent in Senate race : politics
South Carolina Senate Moves to Likely Republican | The Cook Political Report
The Senate: Looking Beyond the "Core Four"

Republican official worries voters arent giving GOP senators sufficient credit for pandemic aid (Suzie-Floozy worried)

April National Poll: Trump Down But Not Out, as Enthusiasm and Expectation Favor the President

Michigan Governor Whitmer to authorize free tuition degrees for all essential workers as a thank you for their service. : politics
Lawsuit against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer fails as stay-at-home order did not infringe rights, court finds : politics
Hundreds of protesters, some carrying guns in the state Capitol, demonstrate against Michigan's emergency measures
Michigan lawmaker introduces bill to ban Confederate flags at the state Capitol : politics (the traitor flag)

The Morbid Ideology Behind the Drive to Reopen America | The New Republic - The right has mobilized a small army of true believers willing to die in the defense of a less just world.
Admit It: You Are Willing to Let People Die to End the Shutdown - POLITICO - The question is how many and how soon. In the pandemic, everyone is a moral relativist.
Oklahoma encourages businesses to report workers who refuse to return to jobs : Coronavirus



The Transparency Trap - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Matthew Yglesias on Twitter: "This seems like the endgame here, push Biden to open up the papers and then rummage around (a la Hillary's pilfered emails) and then find stuff to hit him with.
Matthew Yglesias on Twitter: "The press unfortunately demonstrated in 2016 that given a gap in transparency they will ruthlessly punish the *more* transparent candidate, and now it makes no sense for anyone in politics to engage in any transparency." / Twitter ...
Biden should address the Tara Reade allegations and release relevant records - The Washington Post
Kirsten Gillibrand on Tara Reade allegation: 'I support Vice President Biden' - CNNPolitics
Sexual assault claim against Biden makes me skeptical: Ex-prosecutor
Alyssa Milano On How She Would Advise Joe Biden About Tara Reade: Guest Column Deadline
Lizburgh on Twitter: "Well, I had planned to spend a good chunk of time reading Tara's old tweets to find ones that seemed to be written in a Russian accent. I only made it 2 weeks back before I ran out of space for more examples. These are the red flags I found JUST from the last 2 weeks. https://t.co/75reNT709P" / Twitter (well, well, Putin owns her)
Justin Mc ? on Twitter: "@lizburgh Really, really, really not a Russian agent. https://t.co/WrC8JeXgy7" / Twitter

Child abuse calls plunge during coronavirus as hospitals see more severe cases than usual - The Washington Post


Dissecting Laura Ingrahams attempt to gin up a mystery around coronavirus in New York .... "We're doing the digging that old-time real journalists used to do. You know, in the olden days before Obama worship and Trump demonization became their 24/7 focus." ("just the flu" -- Ingrafuck, Foxfucker)
Ben Shapiro says we should be fine with old people dying of coronavirus "Some lives are worth more than others"

Police say death of Arizona man is not being investigated as a homicide - A Mesa Police spokesman refuted reports circulating in conservative media outlets, calling them inaccurate ("He didn't die from following Trump's stupid "advice," he was poisoned by Hillary in the basement of a pizza parlor")

Pro-Trump Student Group Turning Point USA Applied for, Then Rejected, Coronavirus Aid

Woman falls to her death while posing for cliffside photo to celebrate end of lockdown : news


Hitler shot himself 75 years ago, ending an era of war, genocide and destructionHe was a vegetarian and a hypochondriac. He had often stayed up until dawn and slept into the afternoon. And he was still subject to screaming rages (remind you of anyone?)


What Do Famous People's Bookshelves Reveal?


Do quasars exist right now (since looking far into deep space means looking back in time)? : askscience


kusuriurikun comments on I think my IQ just dropped reading this


Elon Musk slams "fascist" social distancing measures in rant about Tesla production - CBS News : news




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The largest Arctic ozone hole ever recorded is now closed : worldnews

Court Halts Logging In 26 Unburnt Areas Of Victorian Native Forest After Environmentalists Argued There Was A Risk Of Serious and Irreversible Damage" To Threatened Species After Last Summer's Bushfires.

60,265 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1963 new cases - 252 new deaths; 3405 total - 11,118 new tests; 18% positive
MA COVID-19 Data 4/29/20 : boston
Mass. reports highest single-day death toll since outbreak began - The Boston Globe - had risen by 252 cases to 3,405. It was the largest single-day increase announced so far in the outbreak (reporting issues)
Nearly every Mass. coronavirus death was patient with underlying medical condition, data shows : CoronavirusMa


If US is unprepared for a second wave of coronavirus, Fauci warns country could be in for 'a bad fall and a bad winter' - CNN
Dr. Anthony Fauci says data from remdesivir coronavirus drug trial shows 'quite good news' : Coronavirus
NIAID statement: NIH Clinical Trial Shows Remdisivir Accelerates Recovery from Advanced COVID-19 : COVID19
Jared Kushner Calls Coronavirus Response 'a Great Success Story' as Death Toll Nears 60,000
U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported, C.D.C. Data Suggests - The New York Times

Antibody tests support what's been obvious: Covid-19 is much more lethal than the flu
COVID-19 turning out to be huge hoax perpetrated by media - Washington Times - Media hyped the virus and alarmed Americans to the point of shutting down the economy -- it's not even the flu on a bad year) (in an rightwingnut alternate universe)

New antibody test with 99 per cent accuracy approved for use across Europe : worldnews
"Reinfected" patients were actually false positives due to 'dead' virus fragments, refuting reinfection : worldnews
Scientists uncover evidence coronavirus could trigger diabetes in healthy adults : worldnews
Research finds that men and women are equally likely to contract Corona virus, but men are significantly more likely to suffer severe effects of the disease and die. The results suggest that additional care may be required for older men or those with underlying conditions. : science
Frostbite toes and other peculiar rashes may be signs of hidden coronavirus infection, especially in the young
Editorial: low population mortality from COVID-19 in countries south of latitude 35 degrees North supports vitamin D as a factor determining severity : COVID19


Trump says the federal government will not extend its social distancing guidelines - The Boston Globe

NYPD breaks up massive crowd gathered for rabbi's funeral in Brooklyn : news (17th century Hasids in their umbrella hats don't believe in "germs")
De Blasio is stoking anti-Semitism. Hes not alone. (the Jews strike back)
The Blood on de Blasio's Hands - He bungled his COVID-19 response, plunging the city into a charnel. Now he is blaming the Jews (who kept spreading the virus they don't believe in)


Florida medical examiners were releasing coronavirus death data. The state made them stop (haha, Republicans fucked their state again)
Florida medical examiners were releasing coronavirus death data. The state made them stop. : Coronavirus
DeSantis and Trump tout Florida a coronavirus success as state announces 83 new deaths
Georgia' s Experiment in Human Sacrifice - The state is about to find out how many people need to lose their lives to shore up the economy.
Two men in Georgia drank disinfectants in efforts to prevent COVID-19, officials say | TheHill

A bizarre conspiracy theory puts Bill Gates at the center of the coronavirus crisis -- and major conservative pundits are circulating it ("conservative" = evil lying assholes : he predicted the pandemic, so in their tiny brains, he caused it) )
More than 80 percent of hospitalized covid patients in Georgia were African American, study finds - The Washington Post

'So what?': Bolsonaro shrugs off Brazil's rising coronavirus death toll : worldnews

Germany's coronavirus infection rate edges higher after lockdown measures eased, prompting concerns

No COVID-19 bailouts for firms that use tax havens, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says : worldnews


Taiwan reports zero new coronavirus cases for 4th day in a row, has not seen a locally transmitted case in 17 days : worldnews
Mask diplomacy : Taiwan donates half a million masks to Canada with appeal for closer ties

China's disinformation campaign in Europe creates dilemma for EU leaders : worldnews
China infuriated as Netherlands changes its representative office's name in Taiwan ... "Maybe China should change its name to Whina.'
China's Zijin Mining has warned Papua New Guinea that its failure to renew the lease of a gold mine could damage bilateral relations - PNG said it would not renew a 20-year mining lease, citing environmental damage and social unrest even as gold prices have soared to more than seven-year highs : worldnews
Former president of Czech was black mailed by Chinese government before his death, right before his planned visit to Taiwan. : worldnews
Beijing Slams India's 'Unfair' Decision To Cancel Chinese Antibody Testing Kit Order : worldnews (which didn't work)


Kim Jong Un's sister reportedly has been gaining power in North Korea ... "In that picture she certainly has the Jared Kushner dead eyes vampire skin thing going."


WhatsApp: Israeli firm deeply involved in hacking our users
Finland rejects 104,000 kilos of Israeli oranges with banned pesticide : worldnews (Israel accuses Finland of anti-semitism)

Russians's Trust in Putin Hits 14-Year Low ... In its May 2019 survey, VTsIOM said that trust in Putin had reached a 13-year low of 31.7%. Following criticism from the Kremlin, VTsIOM said it would change its polling methodology, and its revised results showed trust in Putin skyrocket to 72.3%.


The Navy Has Decided To Restore Capt. Brett Crozier : politics


Mueller investigators said Roger Stone orchestrated hundreds of fake Facebook accounts in political influence scheme : politics
FBI Documents Reveal Communication Between Stone, Assange : politics
Roger Stone search warrants reveal new clues and mysteries about 2016

Economists agree: No quick rebound from recession is likely
City and state layoffs threaten education, sanitation, health and safety - The Washington Post - Millions of municipal workers could find themselves out of a job or without pay, according to local leaders, who say programs would fall into disarray unless Washington intervenes
Coronavirus Poll: Half Say They Or Household Member Lost Job Or Wages : NPR
U.S. economy shrank at 4.8% rate last quarter as virus struck - POLITICO
Wealth, shown to scale (your system is broken)
[OC] The effect COVID-19 has had on jobs across the nation : dataisbeautiful (animation worth a thousand words)

Nightmare at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave : PoliticalHumor
First Ladies Throughout History : PoliticalHumor

American voters view Donald Trump has having traits associated with sadistic personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder. The study found that even those who personally voted for Trump perceived him as having a highly disordered personality : science

The American People Should See Trumps Coronavirus Briefings in Their Entirety
u/Christ_was_a_Liberal provides a detailed chronology of Trump's activities during Covid-19 crisis : bestof
Trumps Response to Virus Reflects a Long Disregard for Science -- longstanding practice of undermining scientific expertise for political purposes.
Americans losing faith in what Trump says about the coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters (47& say they'd inject bleach if Trump told them to)

Inside Donald Trump and Jared Kushners Two Months of Magical Thinking (Kushfucked, again)


Eschaton: Now Watch This Drive - One of the forgotten things about the Bush era was just how dumb and incurious he was. Just how similar he actually was to Trump. They are not the same and I am not claiming that, but making fun of Bush for saying *stupid shit* was a constant, even post-9/11. One of those horrible Slate guys even made "Bushisms" a thing and published a couple of books of them.
Mass for Shut-ins (is a podcast) on Twitter: "Very brave of the NYT to ask questions like "Is this man dangerously stupid?" on (checks notes) the 1193rd day of his presidency. https://t.co/3p6DsGGnyu" / Twitter

Its Jared Kushner's World (and it's disgusting)

'Owes an Apology to Every Essential Worker': Pence Under Fire for Refusing to Wear Face Mask at Mayo Clinic : politics
Union for Mayo Clinic workers says Pence's lack of a mask is insulting : politics
Mike Pence Forgoes Mask During Mayo Clinic Tour Because F--k You, That's Why
Leaving Off Mask At Mayo Clinic, Pence Said He Wanted To Look Workers 'In The Eye' : politics
Vice President Mike Pence tours Mayo Clinic without coronavirus mask even though he was told to wear one : politics

'Pathetic': Trump Says No to Additional Covid-19 Stimulus Checks, Backs Cutting Tax That Funds Social Security Instead : politics


Mitch McConnell wants to prevent a 'blue state bailout' of stimulus money. But Kentucky takes more from the federal government than almost any other state. : politics

Kansas Democrats triple primary turnout through mail voting | The Kansas City Star
Breaking: In Major Decision Rejecting Kris Kobach's Claims of Massive Voter Fraud, Tenth Circuit Unanimously Holds Kansas's Documentary Proof of Citizenship Requirement to Register to Vote Violates Constitution and Federal Law (oh, the congential liar lied?)
Texas 26th amendment lawsuit: seven states restrict mail-in voting through unconstitutional age discrimination (only white geezers)

Hacktacular! Sending voters in the path of a deadly virus to rig an election edition - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Why Have Womens Groups Gone Dead Silent on Biden Sex-Assault Accusation?
Democrats Will Have To Answer Questions About Tara Reade. The Biden Campaign Is Advising Them To Say Her Story "Did Not Happen."
Tara Reade revisited - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... (On a related note, Nathan Robinson coached Readbrother to change his story about what Reade told him about Biden's behavior, which tells you all you need to know about Nathan Robinson.)

When words lose their meaning - Lawyers, Guns & Money - That grifting dipshits (tm Scott Lemieux) like Gray had a major role in Bernie Sanderscampaign tells you all you need to know about what his administration would have looked like ... The 2020 presidential election is the The Child in a Cage problem, which tests your moral intuitions about whether sadistic racism is good or not.
Briahna Joy Gray on Twitter: ""But Trump is worse" is not a moral argument." / Twitter

Justin Amash Announces Vanity Campaign - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The detail that the Libertarians are going to go ahead with their convention in person in May is perfect.

How the pro-Trump message machine is seizing on anti-lockdown fever - ABC News
Three re-open America protest ringleaders arrested after clashing with healthcare workers : Coronavirus
Three re-open America protest ringleaders arrested after clashing with healthcare workers - Digital Tariq - Lisa Marks Todd (55), Wendy Kath Macasieb (53) and Ashley Elaina Smith (33) had been charged by cops with violating an govt order and resisting a public officer

Outflanked VIII: The Iowa Outflankening - Lawyers, Guns & Money
b-boy bouiebaisse on Twitter: "it's a worker's party now

Rick Scott; Another self-righteous finger-wagging "Personal Responsibility" hypocrite who takes socialistic tax handouts for his state : PoliticalHumor (face of evil literally)

Elon Musk, a consistent COVID-19 skeptic, tweets FREE AMERICA NOW to his 33 million followers : Coronavirus

Write your own Salena Zito column! - Roy Edroso Breaks It Down :

Why Are Farmers Destroying Food While Grocery Stores Are Empty? Turns out letting "efficient" monopolies control our food supply was a terrible idea


CEO of surveillance firm hired by Utah is former KKK -- Damien Patton helped hate group members shoot up a synagogue in 1990.


What he's having: Lockdown dining options from One Ramen, Formaggio, Abbey, more - Cambridge Day


Teenagers of reddit aged 13-18 what do you think defines your generation right now? : AskReddit

TIL that men are much stronger than women in terms of hand-grip strength (90% of women in the study generated less hand-grip force than 95% of men for men and women aged 20-25) : todayilearned


A new study on the spread of disinformation reveals that pairing headlines with credibility alerts from fact-checkers, the public, news media and even AI, can reduce peoples's intention to share. However, the effectiveness of these alerts varies with political orientation and gender

TIL that Stonehenge ins't the only one of it's kind. They are call Stone Circles and they're all over the Bristish Isles. In fact thousands of them.

ELI5: Can someone help translate what's been called "the most beautiful paragraph in physics"? : explainlikeimfive



What are your wildest (maybe improbable) predictions for May 2020? : AskReddit

A man once said if you want a good story just ask any random person if there was ever an event in their life they can not explain. Someone almost always has one weird thing that has happened to them. So reddit, regardless of whatever you believe about the world, what's your story?

New "Start Chatting" feature on Reddit




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Meteorologists say 2020 on course to be hottest year since records began : worldnews
Temperatures right now. : boston

TIL That an estimated 1.25 BILLION animals were lost in Australia's bush fires. : todayilearned

Pandemics will become worse and more frequent unless we stop exploiting Earth and animals, top scientists warn : Coronavirus
Imagine Hurricane Katrina during a pandemic. The US needs to prepare for that -- now (oh, there wouldn't be two major disasters in one year, right?)

Coronavirus cases in US surpass 1 million - CNN
White House-favored model raises coronavirus death estimate to more than 74,000 - POLITICO
No Testing, No Treatment, No Herd Immunity, No Easy Way Out -- We need to start preparing for a darker reality.


58,302 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1840 new cases - 150 new deaths; total 3153 - 9613 new tests; 19% positive
MA COVID-19 Data 4/28/20 : CoronavirusMa
MA Coronavirus: State Needs To Increase Testing To Safely Reopen : CoronavirusMa
Gov. Baker extends non-essential closure to May 18 : boston
Baker: Massachusetts has flattened the curve, but its descent to the bottom will not be a quick one. : boston
Northeastern model shows Bostons coronavirus outbreak began much earlier than previously thought
We've reached the coronavirus plateau. So when will the numbers begin to decline?
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh: 'Unacceptable' not to wear mask at grocery store : boston
City of Cambridge Issues Emergency Order Requiring Use of Face Coverings - City of Cambridge, MA -- $300 fine
36% of Residents at Large Boston Homeless Shelter Test Positive for Covid-19 -- Only 1% Had a Fever
Nearly 70 dead in 'horrific' outbreak at veterans home - Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a Massachusetts home for aging veterans, as state and federal officials try to figure out what went wrong in the deadliest known outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S.
[Video] 'Death trap:' Workers inside Holyoke Soldiers' Home recount horrors witnessed : CoronavirusMa


Dr. Anthony Fauci warns US could 'be in for a bad fall' if coronavirus treatments don't work
Trump Decides Now Would Be a Great Time to Cut Coronavirus Research Funding | The move comes as scientists have warned the virus is unlikely to be eradicated and instead become seasonal. : politics


World Health Organisation guidelines on social distancing in hospitals and other healthcare facilities are based on poor, outdated evidence, a landmark Australian and US scientific review has found. : worldnews


HK scientists say new antiviral coating can protect surfaces for 90 days. : Coronavirus
Far-UVC light efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses

The role of Vitamin D in the prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 infection and mortality : COVID19
Covid-19 ICU risk -- 20-fold greater in the Vitamin D Deficient. BAME, African Americans, the Older, Institutionalised and Obese, are at greatest risk. Sun and D Game-changers? Research urgently required.
Vitamin D Insufficiency is Prevalent in Severe COVID-19 : COVID19
Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity and Diabetes. : COVID19
Reduced Vitamin K Status as A Potentially Modifiable Prognostic Risk Factor in COVID-19 : COVID19
Analysis of SARS-CoV-2-controlled autophagy reveals spermidine, MK-2206, and niclosamide as putative antiviral therapeutics : COVID19
Testing the association between blood type and COVID-19 infection, intubation, and death : COVID19

Masks for the public: laying straw men to rest : COVID19 - The biggest thing is the emphasis on source control - not protecting the wearer (refutes link below)
Face masks for the public during Covid-19: an appeal for caution in policy : COVID19


COVID-19 Is This Generation's Vietnam - In six weeks the coronavirus has killed more Americans than the Vietnam war.
The Ten Weeks That Lost the War: A Timeline of How Trump Lied, Bungled and Screwed America in the COVID-19 Crisis - The Bulwark

N.Y.C. Deaths Reach 6 Times the Normal Level, Far More Than Coronavirus Count Suggests - The New York Times - More than 27,000 New Yorkers have died since the start of the novel coronavirus outbreak in March20,900 more than would be expected over this period and thousands more than have been captured by official coronavirus death statistics ... more than 4,200 people whose deaths are not captured by the official coronavirus toll.
U.S. coronavirus deaths in early weeks of pandemic exceeded official number - The Washington Post - U.S. deaths soared in early weeks of pandemic, far exceeding number attributed to covid-19

Restaurants Open in Tennessee As State's Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Spike : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR
Georgia's coronavirus test: Would you risk your life to go bowling?
'A phantom plague': America's Bible Belt played down the pandemic and even cashed in. Now dozens of pastors are dead : politics
New Model Shows How Deadly Lifting Georgia's Lockdown May Be ... Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi are veering toward a terrifyingly premature end to their COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a new pandemic analysis. (Kempster/Refucklicans killing everybody)

Officials say 36 people who voted or worked at Wisconsin primary have coronavirus : Coronavirus (the SC justices who voted to kill people)

Kroger shopper with COVID-19 arrested after defying quarantine 3 times, KY cops say : Coronavirus

Quarantine Fatigue Has More People Going Outside - New research shows that people are venturing out more frequently, and traveling farther from home.

Under pressure to reopen this fall, school leaders plot unprecedented changes
Scientists know ways to help stop viruses from spreading on airplanes. Theyre too late for this pandemic (captitalist airlines: "we couldn't be bothered to save your lives")
WFH Video Conferencing Disadvantage: Is it Draining Our Productivity? - Is video conferencing draining our productivity? And if so, do you stand a chance?


Boris Johnson bans The Sunday Times from asking questions at U.K. daily coronavirus briefings in unprecedented move : worldnews
Matt Hancock repeatedly refuses to accept PPE failures after being confronted by dead doctor's son : worldnews

German doctors pose naked in protest at PPE shortages. Group says nudity is a symbol of how vulnerable we are without protection


Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over by 2021 : worldnews

Over 700 Iranians Dead From Methanol Poisoning Over False Belief the Chemical Cures COVID-19 : worldnews
Iran arrests 2 journalists for allegedly sharing cartoon mocking government's COVID-19 response -- The cartoon mocked self-proclaimed Islamic healers who have touted cures for COVID-19. (Allah will cure you!)

Bangladesh cleric tests positive for coronavirus after leading Ramadan prayers : worldnews (Allah fucked him)

China threatens product, export boycotts if Australia launches investigation of Beijing's handling of coronavirus : worldnews
Australia called 'gum stuck to China's shoe' by state media in coronavirus investigation stoush : worldnews ... "that needs to be scraped off with a stone"
Ambassador warns thta John Podesta, co-chair of Obama China will stop students and tourists from visiting Australia over independent inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic : worldnews
These Uighur Journalists Are Investigating the Fate of 1 Million Muslims in China: Some of the most crucial reporting on Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang comes from the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia channel. : worldnews
China says Indian criticism of coronavirus test kits is "irresponsible" : worldnews ("shut up! we will always scam you!")
The Controversial Experiments and Wuhan Lab Suspected of Starting the Coronavirus Pandemic
Works for MAGAs. Always. : PoliticalHumor (Rudy-Doody makes a reappearance, sticks his head up his corrupt ass)
Trump cut funding for a group researching bat-to-human virus transmissions after unfounded conspiracy theories linked it to a Wuhan lab, report says : politics


A 37-year-old man suspected of being a member of jihadist group Islamic State has gone on trial in Frankfurt Germany accused of genocide and murdering a young Yazidi girl. Taha al-J is accused of enslaving the five year old, chaining her up and leaving her to die of thirst : worldnews ... "Funny how all these ISIS followers left to fight for the Kingdom of Heaven or whatever and then run back to their Western countries when shit falls apart."


US to recognise Israel annexation of West Bank, Jordan Valley : worldnews (perfect timing, Jared/satangelicals vry hpy)


A Dozen Park Rangers Killed in Congo's Virunga Gorilla Park

Norwegian billionaire, Tom Hagen arrested for the murder of his wife. : worldnews

Prague mayor in protection after alleged assassin poison plot: The mayor of Prague confirmed he is under police protection a day after a Czech investigative magazine reported a Russian assassin had entered the country allegedly planning to klil him with poison. : worldnews
GRU Unit 29155 proves 'they can get to anyone,' but they're sloppy - Business Insider


US admits killing civilians during air attacks in Somalia : worldnews (remember when Barry did this all the time?)

Kim Jong-un 'not working as normally' says South Korean official ("his corpse is a little slow, but he's working very hard")

Trump Orders Navy to Destroy Iranian Boats That Harass Its Ships (Updated) - The Drive - This all comes as Iran has announced the successful launch of its first-ever military satellite into space.

VP goes maskless at Mayo Clinic despite requirement : Coronavirus (your head of the taskforce is delusional and stupid)

Billionaires Are the Pandemic's Villains, Not Its Heroes -- As tens of millions of Americans lost their jobs in the coronavirus crisis, the richest Americans saw their wealth rise by hundreds of billions of dollars. It's not a coincidence
Trump faces the risk of a coronavirus cliff - POLITICO - Unemployed Americans will lose a federal safety net long before the economy fully recovers potentially creating a messy Election Day for the GOP.
McConnell dangles aid to stateswith a catch ("no democrats allow to vote" he cackled)
The U.S. plans to give $500 billion to large companies. It wont require them to preserve jobs or limit executive pay.
How, exactly, did the L.A. Lakers get a 'small business' loan? - CNNPolitics

Don't let coronavirus failures shake your faith in federalism - The COVID-19 pandemic hasn't seen problems of government spring up anew; they've only caught up with us (50 yrs of Republican evil)
political discussionCOVID-19 is more than a public health crisis -- it's a political crisis fueled by the ruling class

Trump has played the media like a puppet. We're getting better but history will not judge us kindly.

Trump reportedly ignored intel briefings on coronavirus threat : politics
Trump Informed of Coronavirus Threat in January in Briefings He's Known Not to Read
How Trump and His Team Covered Up the Coronavirus in Five Days : politics ... "But the full account looks worse. Over the last five days of February, President Trump and senior officials did something more sinister: They engaged in a cover-up. A look at this window of time gives insight into how several members of the president's team were willing to manipulate Americans even when so many lives were at stake ...

We Elected Another President Who Doesn't Read and Now We're Facing the Consequences --- Like his most recent Republican predecessor, President Trump ignored intelligence reports -- which he never reads anyway -- and it has cost us dearly (we forget how stupid Bush was)
We Elected Another President Who Doesn't Read and Now We're Facing the Consequences

"That Doesn't Do Anything": Experts Warn Trump Plan for States to Test Just 2% of Residents Is Completely Inadequate - "It's totally in our control to fix this. We should be spending $100 billion on the testing. We should just get it going. It's just not that hard." : politics
Relax Everyone: The Trump Administration Has Enough Tests to Screen a Whole 2% of Americans for Coronavirus : politics
In the Midst of a Pandemic, Trump Continues to Cut Funding That May Prevent Pandemics : politics

Trump fails the ultimate test as president: Protecting us from risks as only the federal government can : politics ... "When the economy crashes, when the country goes to total hell, and everything is a disaster, then you'lll have riots to go back to where we used to be, when we were great" -- Trump 2014, Fox & Friends
Trump is unravelling - even his supporters can't ignore it now ... "Hold my bleach" -- Trump supporters"
New ad says Trump did put "America First" -- in COVID deaths ... "I take no responsibility." This should play on a loop as pictures of those that died from coronavirus flash on the screen.
Trump Lavished Himself with Praise for COVID Response 600 Times as 55,000 Died : politics
Trump Lavished Himself With Praise for COVID Response 600 Times as 55,000 Died (linked for the face)

Jeff Flake on Trumpism: 'I don't know anyone who thinks that this is the future of the party'
Republican group releases ad describing Trump as "unfit, unwell, unacceptable" : politics
The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "?? NEW VIDEO Americans need a president upon whom they can rely for factual information regarding the state of the nation. Instead, @realDonaldTrump delivers a daily dose of dangerous and ill-informed nonsense. #CountryOverParty https://t.co/QE9u2T7jiG" / Twitter
Al Gore on Trump coronavirus response: An irresponsible, incompetent, and disgraceful performance

Hope Hicks Is Apparently Behind Trump's Rambling, Egotistical Press Conferences (only the best stupidest people)
Trump Spent Sunday Raging on Twitter Because America's Starting to Realize He's a Clown
Briefings Were 'Not Worth the Time,' Trump Said. But He Couldn't Stay Away. the lure of the cameras in the Rose Garden proved too hard to resist.

Democrats Aren't Convinced Trump Will Leave Office Quietly : "There's nothing to indicate that they would play it straight
Trump Says He 'Never Even Thought Of' Delaying The 2020 Election ("But now that you mention it" he said)

Stop Giving Jared and Ivanka a Free Pass - The Bulwark - Are we tacitly accepting a government of, by, and for the Trumps?

Trump Claims No Responsibility for Spike in Poison Control Calls After Bonkers Bleach Remarks : politics
Kansas official says man drank cleaner after Trump floated dangerous disinfectant remedy : politics
Two men in Georgia drank disinfectants in efforts to prevent COVID-19, officials say : Coronavirus
Howard Stern encourages Trump supporters to get together and drink disinfectants : politics
GA men drink disinfectants in attempts to stop coronavirus : politics
KDHE: Man drinks cleaning product 'because of advice he received' : news
Gaslighting on Lysol-gate: Now Trump is denying he said what we heard him say ... an assault on truth, evidence and our perception of reality

Trump to Order U.S. Meat Plants to Stay Open Amid Pandemic - Bloomberg - At least 6,500 workers sickened or in isolation ("you can die for my hamberders" he said)
Republicans: The Party of Worker Death - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Bribery : PoliticalHumor
I made these propaganda posters to help clear up some of the administration's messaging : PoliticalHumor

Jared Kushner is MIA from White House coronavirus response after stepping into lead role: officials -- "He is solving the coronavirus like he's bringing peace to the Middle East"

House drops plan to return after lawmaker backlash - POLITICO

New chance for House Democrats to force McGahn's testimony

Biden Leads Trump By 10 Points In New 2020 Polling | Morning Joe | MSNBC : politics
Trump allies highlight new claims regarding allegations against Biden - The Washington Post
Washington Post blasted for claiming 'Trump allies' are 'amplifying' Biden accuser Tara Reade | Fox News ("blasted" says Foxfuckers)
The Biden Trap As the candidate faces credible assault allegations, his progressive female colleagues are being offered a poisoned chalice.

Try to lead the coalition you have, not the one you wish you had - Lawyers, Guns & Money - On the one hand, the idea that the white working class can be brought back into the Democratic fold by offering a social democratic policy agenda has been debunked about as thoroughly as can be. On the other hand, the educated suburbanites fleeing Donald Trus Republican Party have much more progressive views on economic policy

Andrew Cuomo Has Some Important Receipts to Show Trump and Mitch McConnell: New York has paid $116 billion more to the feds than it's received in federal spending. : politics

Sanders knocks aid for cruise line while Postal Service flounders : politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Wall Street-backed Democratic challenger lived in Trump Tower for years before moving to Queens in late 2019 : politics

Why are people bringing guns to anti-quarantine protests? To be intimidating. : politics

New York Times Waves Off Hannity Threat: No Retraction Coming | Sean Hannity and his lawyer allege the Times mischaracterized his coverage when it published columns claiming he downplayed the virus early on. : politics

How a Digital Ad Strategy That Helped Trump Is Being Used Against Him - The New York Times (Fuckbook is worse than Foxfuckers)

Fox-Loving Parents Are Driving Coronavirus-Paranoid Kids Insane (fox boomers fucking things up until they all die)

u/duhhhh gives a breakdown of the sad truth about nonconsensual sex, well written, source and data laden breakdown : bestof
duhhhh comments on Lord knows the two aren't the same - Almost 24% of all relationships had some violence, and half (49.7%) of those were reciprocally violent. In nonreciprocally violent relationships, women were the perpetrators in more than 70% of the cases.


texasfunfact comments on A deleted user predicts revitalized talk of Western US secession three years ago, saying it would be precipitated by Trump withholding Federal disaster relief from impacted states that didn't support him. (the moocher states who want the donor states to go bankrupt)

Remembering the Montgomery Ward Seizure: FDR and War Production Powers - Lawfare
Sewell Avery thrown out : Iconic Photos


Through Adversity: Britain and the Commonwealths War in the Air 1939-1945


If a big volcano was about to blow, is there anything we could do to stop it? : askscience

TIL that excessive lurking on Facebook can negatively impact peoemotional well being and their satisfaction with life


What is a sign of maturity? : AskReddit

What is something that you would never confess to your family? : AskReddit




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The top of the world is turning upside down, says the first overall assessment of Canada's Arctic Ocean. The work of dozens of federal scientists and Inuit observers, it describes a vast ecosystem in unprecedented flux: from ocean currents to the habits and types of animals that swim in it.
Silence is golden for whales as lockdown reduces ocean noise : worldnews
Releasing bison, reindeer and horses into the Arctic would slow warming, say scientists. A computerised simulation of conditions at the polar region found that with enough wildlife, 80 per cent of the world's permafrost soils could be saved, preventing a vicious circle of environmental catastrophe.

Pentagon formally releases 3 Navy videos showing "unidentified aerial phenomena" - CBS News (says "we know they look like alien UFOs but they really aren't")
Pentagon formally releases 3 Navy videos showing "unidentified aerial phenomena" : news ... "Who had aliens on their "apocalypse bingo" card?


56,462 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1,524 new cases - 104 new deaths; 3003 total - 8787 new tests; 17% positive
MA COVID-19 Data 4/27/20 : CoronavirusMa
1 in 126 people in Massachusetts has now tested positive for COVID-19 : CoronavirusMa ... tested 1 in 27 people
Sunday's Boston Globe runs 21 pages of death notices as coronavirus continues to claim lives
Boston will NOT reopen on May 4th - Mayor Marty Walsh : CoronavirusMa

U.S. Passes 1 million COVID Cases : Coronavirus
In Just Months, the Coronavirus Kills More Americans Than 20 Years of War in Vietnam : politics ... "Trump's Vietnam" ... And he didn't fight in this one either)
Trump vs. Vietnam : PoliticalHumor

Coronavirus live updates: Cases surpass 3 million worldwide as Ohio, Texas and others set dates for reopening - The Washington Post
Worldwide confirmed cases reach 3,000,000. It increased from 1M to 2M in 12 days, and from 2M to 3M in 13 days. : Coronavirus

Live Coronavirus in the US Updates - The New York Times

Clinical Course, Prognosis, and Epidemiology - COVID-19 Protocols
We Still Don't Know How the Coronavirus Is Killing Us
COVID-19 researchers frustrated as the list of symptoms grows ever longer. A clear picture as to how exactly the virus kills people is elusive, as it acts like no pathogen humanity has ever seen. : Coronavirus
A serious new coronavirus-related condition may be emerging in children : worldnews
Coronavirus Lingers in Air of Crowded Spaces, New Study Finds : Coronavirus
Effect of Latitude on COVID-19 : COVID19
Patterns of Covid-19 Mortality and Vitamin D: An Indonesian Study : COVID19
French study says Nicotine might actually have a positive effect against Covid19, since it blocks the Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that the virus use to enter cells. (Explanation in comments) : Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 On-the-Spot Virus Detection Directly From Patients | medRxiv (humans work on their defense systems)
Long period dynamics of viral load and antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 infection: an observational cohort study : COVID19
Some Neem Leaves extract compounds exhibit very high binding affinity against COVID-19 Main Protease (Mpro): A Molecular Docking Study : COVID19
Aerosol Filtration Efficiency of Common Fabrics Used in Respiratory Cloth Masks : COVID19


Harvard scientists think we'll have to social distance until 2022. : worldnews

U.S. deaths soared in early weeks of pandemic, far exceeding number attributed to covid-19 : Coronavirus ... "floomer" ... he just-the-flu, anti-doomer crowd"

N.Y.C. Deaths Reach 6 Times the Normal Level, Far More Than Coronavirus Count Suggests : Coronavirus
Half of people in New York City know someone who has died from coronavirus, poll finds : Coronavirus


Dixie in the crosshairs - The South is likely to have America's highest death rate from covid-19 - It has unusually unhealthy residents and few ICU beds
The South is likely to have America's highest death rate from covid-19 (led by Republican dumbfuck deathmongers)
The South is likely to have America's highest death rate from covid-19
Governor Ron DeSantis Calls Florida 'God's Waiting Room' For Seniors
As Tennessee And Neighboring Georgia Reopen, Coronavirus Cases In Tennessee Have Biggest One-Day Increase : politics
Tennessee has highest one-day jump in coronavirus cases ahead of restaurant reopening [April 27, 2020] : Coronavirus (stupid killing itself)


Backlash grows as pandemic relief stumbles - POLITICO - And lawmakers are getting anxious as problems crop up in the recovery effort (Trump stole all the money and left stupid in charge)

Janesville man left confused, shocked by $1,789 bill for COVID-19 test : Coronavirus

She's been falsely accused of starting the pandemic. Her life has been turned upside down ... Perhaps the most prominent cheerleader of the idea that Benassi had a role in the imaginary plot to infect the world is George Webb, a prolific 59-year-old American misinformation peddler. Webb has for years regularly streamed hours of diatribe live on YouTube, where he has amassed more than 27 million views and almost 100,000 followers.

"Exporting the virus" : Migrants deported by U.S. make up 20% of Guatemala's coronavirus

Wuhan's L-strain may be behind Gujarat's high death rate: Experts The high Covid-19 mortality rate in Gujarat could be due to the dominance of the L-type strain of coronavirus, found to have been more prevalent in Wuhan, China, where the outbreak started. : worldnews

Sweden Records Highest Weekly Mortality Since the Turn of the Century : Coronavirus

Africa's 43% jump in COVID-19 cases in one week worries experts. WHO report warn tshe virus could kill more than 300,000 people and push 30 million into desperate poverty : worldnews

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says easing lockdown would 'throw away effort and sacrifice of British people'. : worldnews (he means himself)

Belgians urged to eat frites twice a week to deplete coronavirus potato mountain : worldnews

Coronavirus fears prompt new fines - People who deliberately spit, sneeze or cough on frontline workers will be fined up to $13,000 in Queensland Australia : worldnews

Coronavirus 'currently eliminated' in New Zealand : worldnews

Nurses Quit En Masse From Russia's Top Coronavirus Hospital: Reports (before they "fall out of a window")

China Working Overtime to Suppress Research About Coronavirus Origin : worldnews
China envoy threatens Australia boycott over virus inquest demand : worldnews
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has slapped down a threat from Beijing that Australia's call for a global independent review into the coronavirus pandemic would result in a Chinese consumer boycott : worldnews
EU 'watered down' report on Chinese disinformation about Covid-19 | World news
Chinese internet users who uploaded coronavirus memories to GitHub have been arrested : worldnews

Russia's coronavirus cases rise to 87,147, surpass China's : worldnews (competing w/China for best coverup)
Top Russian doctor falls from fifth floor window while on call complaining to bosses about lack of PPE for medics : worldnews ... Police are investigating the circumstances of the fall (after shooting herself 3 times in the back of the head)
Russia Sent Special Agent With Poison to Prague After Demolition of Konev Monument : worldnews

'Corona divorce' trends in Japan as couples grow fed up with each other (salarymen stuck at home bossing their wives around)


Long-Term COVID-19 Isolation Is Really Not OK for Boomers

A report has found right-wing groups have been primarily responsible for spreading online disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic - spread nearly four times as much disinformation online as left-leaning voices. : worldnews

Welcome back, cubicles? Longtime Silicon Valley CEO says coronavirus could kill the open office : Coronavirus



'Nigerian Housekeeper for Sale' Ad in Lebanon Prompts Calls to End Modern-Day Slavery : worldnews

Poland Criminalizes Teaching Gay Propaganda, Sex Education To Children Under Fifteen...Teachers Face 5 Years In Prison - Tsarizm : worldnews

Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for children and public floggings : worldnews (enters 17th century)

U.S. to argue it never left Iran nuke deal, in bid to force arms embargo, report says : worldnews (hahaha Trump's been bragging about this for years ... and .. "they left sarcastically")

US Intelligence does not believe Kim Jong Un is dead. : worldnews


Supreme Court rules government must pay billions to Obamacare insurers - POLITICO - The decision is a big win for health insurers

Public companies took far more small business loans than first thought - here's the latest tally (yes, the fuckers stole all your money)
Large, Troubled Companies Got Bailout Money in Small-Business Loan Program - The New York Times - Companies with accounting problems or in trouble with the government received millions in federal loans.

America Is About to Blow Past the 60,000 Coronavirus Deaths Trump Said Would Be a Win
US was warned of threat from anti-vaxxers in event of pandemic | US news : news

260,000 Words, Full of Self-Praise, From Trump on the Virus - The New York Times

Donald Trump, Un-American | Again and again, the president has rejected America's founding principles. : politics
American vandal: Trump reveals our staggering incompetence before the whole world - Now the country that planned D-Day can't handle delivering medical supplies
Presidents intelligence briefing book repeatedly cited virus threat (you know, the one he's never read bc it has 'INTELLIGENCE' in the title)

White House may scale back coronavirus task force meetings soon, source says - CNNPolitics (the reality show got too real for him)
White House scraps Monday coronavirus briefing - marking the third day without such a briefing. : Coronavirus

Trumps claim the Postal Service loses money on every e-commerce package it delivers (4 pinnochios)

Trump claims the media misrepresented his coronavirus cure comments. Video proves otherwise. The president is now routinely lying about things we saw with our own eyes and that are on tape. : politics
'Hambergers' and 'Noble prizes': Trump attacks press in furious Twitter rant riddled with spelling errors : politics
Trump confuses Pulitzers with 'Noble' prize and brags he's 'hardestworking president' in Twitter rant
Trump Goes on Angry Anti-Media Tweetstorm, Demands Reporters Give Back "Noble Prizes"
Trump calls for journalists who covered the Russia investigation to return their 'Noble Prizes' in Twitter rant before deleting it : politics
Trump blasts Fox News, says he wants an "alternative" network (One Russia News Network ... and when you've lost Drudge ...)
Eric Levitz on Twitter: "we're tucked https://t.co/MdJPOWRnZv" / Twitter -- Tucker Carlson says there is no scientific justification for quarantine, says the curve flattened but quarantine had nothing to do with it, "the virus just isn't nearly as deadly as we thought it was" ... Since since we've now passed 100 Epstein Coefficients ...
Trumps focus on his base complicates path to reelection
Trump looks to Hope Hicks as coronavirus crisis spills over - POLITICO - his favorite bang Ivanka substitute)

Republicans are stuck with Donald Trump : politics
Big-government conservatives mount takeover of GOP - POLITICO - But there are good reasons to believe it will end as soon as the next Democrat wins the presidency.

Where Has Jared Kushner Gone in the Fight Against Coronavirus? - son-in-law promised a shadow task force for the virus. But a month later, some officials are not overly impressed. (Kushfuck sitting on his PPE stockpile)

Trump the quitter - Lawyers, Guns & Money - There's a real possibility that Donald Trump will quit the presidential race at some point before November 3rd.
Sarah Beattie on Twitter: "I like how our country didn't want a female president yet we still ended up with a little bitch
Trump goes into hiding - CNN

It's Not Just Blue States That Will Drop Dead if McConnell Gets His Way - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... McConnell thinking that states running out of money and being denied aid can somehow be targeted to "blue states" is one of the many cases during this pandemic of Republicans harming both themselves and the country by being high on their own supply ... (Trump is killing his base)

The Very Real Threat of Trump's Deepfake -- The president's first use of a manipulated video of his opponent is a test of the boundaries ... Trump got impeached for trying to extort a foreign government to fabricate his anti-Biden dirt for him. As Trumpps situation becomes ever more desperate, Trump may now be driven to do the fabricating in-house.

Schumer to introduce 'no PR Act' to stop Trump from placing name on stimulus checks : politics


'Heads we win, tails you lose': how America's rich have turned pandemic into profit | As 26 million Americans lose their jobs, the billionaire class has added $308bn to its wealth : politics
US billionaires increase wealth by $280 billion since March, as millions unable to get unemployment benefits : politics

Koch-Funded Think Tanks Are Lobbying to Send Workers to Their Deaths : politics

In these states, pandemic crisis response includes attempts to stop abortion - The Washington Post

Coronavirus NC: ReOpen NC leader is COVID-19 positive | Raleigh News & Observer (and is as stupid as ever, hello Audrey S. Whitlock)
Pastor Landon Spradlin died of coronavirus after Facebook post doubting its threat - The Washington Post ... avid Trump supporter ... media creating "mass hysteria" ... Supernatural acts of healing are central to Christianity ... " Jesus was against this. It's the devil ..."

Meet the Jewish fisherman from Alaska who could flip the Senate blue : politics

Checkout Time in Vegas - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Stories about Las Vegas right now are spooky:
After the end of the world: the eerie silence of the Las Vegas Strip | World news | The Guardian (good pics)
How Las Vegas Became Ground Zero for the American Jobs Crisis - The New York Times ... Nylah, now a lively 8-year-old, had been thriving as a special education second-grader. But she is not getting the medicine she needs to help keep her from vomiting, because the Andersons can no longer afford the copay ...

Fox News Cuts Ties With Diamond & Silk, Unofficial Trump Advisers Who Spread Bonkers Coronavirus Claims -- The MAGA superstars lost their Fox gig after pushing absolutely wild conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Americans on Cusp of Meat Shortage With Food Chain Breaking Down - Bloomberg

A high labor union membership rate leads to substantial increases in firm productivity, as well as increases in workers' wages. : science

Farmers were major supporters of socialism and progressive populism in the early 20th century. Why isn't that the case anymore? : AskHistorians ... the population calling farming their principal occupation was under 1 million ... There are more prisoners in the USA than full-time farmers (too stupid to see what's happening to them)


Which explorers could have visited the Library of Alexandria? (A timeline of said library from inception to destruction would be amazing!) : AskHistorians
XenophonTheAthenian comments on Facts about the Library of Alexandria

Aspirin may reduce risk of certain cancers - The Washington Post

Does gravity have a range or speed? : askscience
New findings suggest laws of nature not as constant as previously thought. Not only does a universal constant seem annoyingly inconstant at the outer fringes of the cosmos, it occurs in only one direction, which is downright weird. : science


Majority of authors 'hear' their characters speak, finds study. 56% of the writers surveyed reported visual or other sensory experiences of their characters when they were writing, while a fifth had the sense that their character was occupying the same physical space : books
Majority of authors 'hear' their characters speak, finds study. 56% of the writers surveyed reported visual or other sensory experiences of their characters when they were writing, while a fifth had the sense that their character was occupying the same physical space : science


The Official Way to Deal with Wild Turkeys : boston

I'm avid Bronner, CEO of activist soap company Dr. BronneWe donate more than one-third of our profits to charitable organizations and campaigns each year, and have committed $1 million to the legalization of psilocybin therapy in Oregon. AMA!




042620

First wild stork chicks to hatch in UK in centuries poised to emerge | Conservation | The Guardian
Rare sighting of a juvenile Egyptian Vulture in South Africa - the species is thought to be extinct in the country : worldnews
Giant locust storm likely to attack South Asia farmlands this summer: If media reports are to be believed, a giant locust storm is expected from the Horn of Africa is expected to attack farmlands in South Asia. : worldnews

'We did it to ourselves': leading US biologist says intrusion into nature led to pandemic : news

Astronomers find 'alien' asteroids living in our solar system : news (astronomers say "but definitely not with aliens on it")


MA COVID-19 Data 4/26/20 : CoronavirusMa
54,938 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 1590 new cases - 169 new deaths; 2899 total - 9255 new tests; 17% positive
3,847 Currently Hospitalised : CoronavirusMa
Asymptomatic testing center opens in Medford : CoronavirusMa

This Is The End Of Dual Income Families With Kids : massachusetts


'We will not have a vaccine by next winter.' : Like the 1918 Spanish flu, CDC says second wave of coronavirus could be worse. So what happens next?

Coronavirus 'map' identifies key virus entry points into the body : COVID19 (take your vitamin D!)
SARS-CoV-2 entry factors are highly expressed in nasal epithelial cells together with innate immune genes : COVID19
Covid-19: should the public wear face masks? : COVID19 -- Yes -- population benefits are plausible and harms unlikely

Global coronavirus death toll could be 60% higher than reported | Financial Times - Mortality statistics show 122,000 deaths in excess of normal levels across 14 countries analysed by the FT
Coronavirus Cases Are Still Growing In Many U.S. States | FiveThirtyEight
Hong Kong Coronavirus: 1,038 Cases and 4 Deaths - Worldometer
Don't Wear a Mask for Yourself - The Atlantic - Much of the confusion around masks stems from the conflation of two very different uses.
Why COVID-19 Makes Some People Sicker Than Others - The Atlantic - COVID-19 is proving to be a disease of the immune system. This could, in theory, be controlled.
Altered Sense of Smell or Taste Reported by 60% of Covid-19 Patients: Study : science


Fauci's absence from recent coronavirus briefings draws notice : politics (Trump banned him)


Seattle's Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York's Did Not -- The initial coronavirus outbreaks on the East and West Coasts emerged at roughly the same time. But the danger was communicated very differently (37 paragraphs in, they get to the lede and tell you deBlasio is a total fucking idiot who needed to go to the gym)
'Crushed the Curve' : Researcher says steps taken in California have done more than flatten the curve

Fact check: Wisconsin is not 'clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections' : politics

Michigan (and elsewhere): For anyone using the "It's a Detroit problem!" dog whistle, I have some bad news for you. | ACA Signups (Trump-voting counties in MI getting hit hard)

"Of the eight states with no statewide stay-at-home orders, five are among the 10 states where the virus spread the fastest over the last seven days." : Coronavirus

Utah Was Really Into Trump's Miracle Cure. Now It Wants Its Money Back (Fucklicans got donnie-conned, haha) Texas voters overwhelmingly approve of business closures, stay-at-home orders despite blow to state's economy, says UT/TT poll : Coronavirus

New York City had to shut down its social-distancing 'snitch-line' after it was flooded by trolls brandishing penis pictures and Hitler memes : Coronavirus


Experts worry quarantine fatigues starting

Hospitals Around the World are Being Targeted by Conspiracy Theorists : technology

This Japanese Island Lifted Its Coronavirus Lockdown Too Soon and Became a Warning to the World

Many failures combined to unleash death on Italy's Lombardy
India: Bored Truck Driver plays cards and Tambola with friends, 24 get infected with Covid-19 : Coronavirus

German police arrest over 100 during anti-lockdown protest : worldnews

Chinese Government official slams Australia's push for an investigation into the coronavirus outbreak : worldnews
China Seizes Over 89 Million Shoddy Face Masks As Beijing Faces A Slew Of Complaints About Faulty Protective Gear Exported Worldwide. : worldnews
Hong Kong judge airs sympathy for anti-protest man who stabbed 3 citizens, blames pro-democracy movement : worldnews
Germany says China sought to encourage positive COVID-19 comments : worldnews

In France, Amazon loses court appeal and must stop selling nonessential items to protect workers : worldnews

Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear -- For first time in years, sewing factories in the Gaza Strip, home to 2 million people, are back to working at full capacity

Brazil's Federal Police named Carlos Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro, as an organizer of a criminal scheme that spread fake news. The Supreme Court conducted the investigation : worldnews


Hungary prepares to end legal recognition of trans people : worldnews
Trans children to be banned from surgery to change their gender : worldnews


Richard Branson puts Virgin Atlantic up for sale as an attempt to save the airline from collapsing : worldnews


Islamist group kills 52 in 'cruel and diabolical' Mozambique massacre, after villagers refused to join extremists : worldnews (muzfuckers)

Former Western Australian police officer charged with 18 more counts of rape : news
Former WA cop Adrian Trevor Moore fronts court on 108 offences, including drugging, raping women he met online | PerthNow (right out of central casting)


Russia's New Military Mega-Church to Feature Putin, Stalin, Crimea Mosaics


US Intelligence does not believe Kim Jong Un is dead. : worldnews


Study: 71 percent of jobless Americans did not receive their March unemployment benefits : Coronavirus


It's true : PoliticalHumor
PlacentaOnOnionGravy give a page long list of the most crazy ideas advanced by a single US President, and they are crazy : bestof (Republicans: "shrug")
PlacentaOnOnionGravy comments on It's not just the bleach

Brinkley: Nothing else like Trump's 'cavernous stupidity' in U.S. history
New study finds that both liberals and conservatives, including those who voted for Trump, agree that he displays traits of antisocial, sadistic, and narcissistic personality disorders : politics
It's not just the bleach. Trump is a catalog of bad ideas that tax resources. | Whether it's nuked hurricanes or alligator-stocked moats, the most persistent of the president's whims waste time and court danger
13 hours of Trump: the president fills briefings with attacks and boasts, but little empathy : politics -- Over the past three weeks, the tally comes to more than 13 hours of Trump -- ncluding two hours spent on attacks and 45 minutes praising himself and his administration, but just 4= minutes expressing condolences for coronavirus victims
White House pandemic team: Labradoodle breeder, internet thug, college senior (opinion) - CNN


GOP Maryland governor warns state received "hundreds of calls" asking if it's OK to ingest Clorox after POTUS' disinfectant remarks (if you're that stupid ...)

Baby Trump goes into hiding : politics
Trump tweeted that the coronavirus task force briefings are 'not worth the time and effort' as top aides fear his erratic performances may sabotage his reelection chances : politics
The White House tried to move a reporter to the back of the press room, but she refused. Then Trump walked out. : politics
The White House attempts to humiliate CNNs Kaitlan Collins
Trump Suddenly Loses Interest In Briefings After Disastrous Disinfectant Comments : politics
Donald Trump set to fall back on xenophobia with re-election plan in tatters : politics

Eschaton: What If Obama (all true, remember when "support our troops" was a rightwing meme?)

Trump unfollowed Piers Morgan on Twitter after the TV host called out his 'batsh-- crazy' coronavirus cure theories : politics

The cost of Trump's deadly state of denial

White House weighing plan to replace Azar - POLITICO - Among the candidates to take over as HHS secretary is coronavirus coordinator Deborah Birx, according to people familiar with the talks.

Nostalgia for a time when Democratic leaders could embrace Republican leaders in a moment of crisis and when a bipartisan group would gather for an annual roasting in Washington.

FEMA Reportedly Took The 5 Million Masks Ordered For Veterans To Send To Stockpile : politics (Jared cackles)
San Francisco mayor London Breed suspects Trump Administration of stealing and diverting city's personal protective equipment orders : politics

If we let the US Postal Service die, we'll be killing small businesses with it

It's George Wallace's World Now - Wallace never won the presidency, but the base he mobilized has found a home in today's Republican Party (racist party of oppression and death)

Hey, teachers, cops, etc. Mitch McConnell wants your job, pension. Will he kill the GOP instead?

A flood of business bankruptcies likely in coming months

Donald Trump, Political SUPERGENIUS - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It would be unprecedented for an incumbent party to win an election in the kind of economic conditions the country will be faced with this November (which will almost certainly be worse than 2008.)
2020 Senate Races: Democrats Show Fund-Raising Energy in Key States - The New York Times - In contests in Kentucky, South Carolina, Kansas, Maine, Colorado and Arizona, Democratic candidates raised more money in the first quarter of 2020 than their Republican opponents.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos backs Michigan protests against following government guidelines. : politics
Republican State Senator Dons Confederate Flag Mask, Then Things Get Weirder : politics
State Sen. Dale Zorn 'sorry' for mask that looks like Confederate flag (old white lying fat white republifuck asshole didn't realize the "pattern" was the traitor flag)

Hey Nineteen - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Freedom is the freedom to say that six plus seven plus five equals nineteen. (Trumpsters can't spell or add)
Were basically ill-prepared: Hobbled House majority frets about its effectiveness amid pandemic
This Pandemic Is Over. Let's Stop the Economic Suicide, and Get Back to Work | RealClearMarkets - George Gilder (yeah, that's his name)

Eschaton: Win The Day - Make sure we keep the politics out of politics ... People are dying, the country is collapsing (I know I can be gloomy but I am not usually pessimistic like this), and strangely the way to do politics is by doing politics and the people tasked with doing politics are called politicians. Really weird. (and Nancy does her "non-political" dance)
Big Tent: Madness is the method | Crooked Media (Pelosi and Shalalalala fucking thing up)

Democrats see Senate suddenly within reach, boosted by Biden's ascent
Joe Biden's invisible campaign is winning - CNNPolitics

Why Americans Dont Vote Their Class Anymore (the great education and thinking divide)

Unchallenged - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Bret Stephens is, at least in a strictly formal sense, a professional writer: Bret Bedbug Stephens: "No wonder so much of America has dwindling sympathy with the idea of prolonging lockdown conditions much further." (NYT is very dumb at the core)
Michael Hobbes on Twitter: "Nothing Stephens writes is actually challenging to the NYT's liberal readership. He argues from false information, nonexistent evidence and motivated reasoning. He's intellectually incurious and uninterested in dissecting the dogmas of his own ideological peers." / Twitter
Fiskkit.com Discuss news that matters and find ouWritten by Bret Stephens
t what's true. - America Shouldn't Have to Play by New York Rules - Written by Bret Stephens - fisked by Fisket (hire a WSJ Republifuck dimbulb, what what you get)

Closed Hospitals Leave Rural Patients Strandedas Coronavirus SpreadsA for-profit company bought three struggling hospitals in West Virginia and Ohio. Doctors were fired, supplies ran low and many in need of care had to journey elsewhere. Then the doors shut for good (capitalism killing you)

Louisiana Pastor Tony Spell holds church services today defying house arrest order : news


Unions significantly increase earnings and benefits for workers : science (vote Republican and die)


Eschaton: Keep Fucking That Chicken - The thing is, this isn't the Times being OBJECTIVE and refusing to take a stand, this is the Times granting limitless authority to people in power. If I call up the Times and say, "drinking bleach cures the virus," they don't run a piece saying, "some say bleach drinking cures the virus." If enough people call them up and say that, they assign a reporter to cover "the crazy conspiracy on the internet." But if one powerful person joins up, then they have to Take It Seriously. - It is not a way to inform readers. It is a way to privilege power. And power has enough of that without the Times providing an assist.
Eschaton: Im sorry. Im trying to remove it - Im sorry. Im trying to remove it Garbage paper -- We've deleted an earlier tweet and updated a sentence in our article that implied that only "some experts" view the ingestion of household disinfectants as dangerous. To be clear, there is no debate on the danger. -- The New York Times ... "Implied."


The Best Books on Wittgenstein | Five Books Expert Recommendations


The New England Vampire Panic Was Very Real and Very Deadly | HowStuffWorks ... No one understood how diseases spread back then. All they knew was that as consumption victims perished, their surviving family members would begin to fall ill, one by one. Neighbors would be afflicted, too. (yeah, right; Malta had a quarantine office in 1650)

Psychedelic mushrooms for depression: Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin are back in human trials to treat people with mental health conditions. It's a second revolution for a class of drugs shunned by 1960s society : worldnews

If the axial tilt of Uranus (970) was caused by a giant impact that flipped it on its side, then why do Uranus' moons orbit around its equator at the same tilt (97)? Shouldn't their orbits follow whatever mild axial tilt Uranus had before the hypothetical giant impact? : askscience

About 14,650 years ago, sea level jumped 12 meters in just a few centuries. The melting of the Eurasian Ice Sheet, which has largely been overlooked, might explain why : science


[Serious] What is the scariest thing to happen to you when you've been home alone

[Serious] What are some seemingly normal images with disturbing backstories? : AskReddit




042520

'Hydrologists should be happy.' Big Supreme Court ruling bolsters groundwater science (Alito, Thomas and Gorsuch; Alito's dissent is half the ruling)
We Have The First-Ever Credible Evidence of Someone Killed by a Falling Meteorite : worldnews
Nature crisis: 'Insect apocalyps' emore complicated than thought

More tornadoes expected in South as 1st heat wave of season forecasted for Southwest : news


Data-Driven Prediction of COVID-19 Pandemic End Dates (US: May 9 2020)
Coronavirus has killed nearly 52,000 people in the US, over a quarter of the world's deaths : Coronavirus

An Oral History of the Day Everything Changed | WIRED - On March 11, 2020, the coronavirus pandemic seemed to crystallize in the national consciousness. Americans look back on the turning point.

53,348 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 2379 new cases : 174 new deaths; 2730 total : 11632 new tests; 20% positive
MA COVID-19 Data 4/25/20 : CoronavirusMa
MA COVID-19 Data 4/24/20 (see important note in comments) : CoronavirusMa
Gov. Charlie Baker Says Mass. Is Still In Surge; Boston To Test Homeless Population : boston
Thirteen more deaths, 430 more cases Saturday, as R.I. Governor Raimondo gives update on COVID-19 - The Boston Globe
Questioning discrepancy between Mass. and Italian Covid-19 data : CoronavirusMa ... MA has a higher obesity & diabeties rate than Italy, which represents a large portion of deaths throughout the country. The adult population in Italy for obesity is an estimate of 1/10. Where as MA is staggering in comparison 1/4 adults.


Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak - The New York Times
Five Ways to Follow the Coronavirus Outbreak for Any Metro Area in the U.S. - The New York Times
Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count - The New York Times
Massachusetts Coronavirus Map and Case Count - The New York Times
New York Coronavirus Map and Case Count - The New York Times


Poverty wages in nursing homes have accelerated the coronavirus outbreak - The Boston Globe - Before the current crisis, nursing home work was already harried and backbreaking.
The Nursing Home Disaster - Lawyers, Guns & Money (capitalism at work)
41 Dead After Testing Positive for Coronavirus at Lawrence Nursing Home : CoronavirusMa (16%)
5 People Die From COVID-19 at Dartmouth Nursing Home : CoronavirusMa

Young people with coronavirus are dying from strokes - The Washington Post - Doctors sound alarm about patients in their 30s and 40s left debilitated or dead. Some didn't even know they were infected.
Healthy people in their 30s and 40s, barely sick with COVID-19, are dying from strokes : Coronavirus
Coronavirus: No Evidence That Recovered Patients Are Immune, Says WHO. Health Agency Warns Governments Against Issuing 'Immunity Passports'
Antibodies could prevent COVID-19 reinfection and spread suggesting immunity, S. Korean studies show : Coronavirus
Experts demolish studies suggesting COVID-19 is no worse than flu : worldnews
Covid-19 data - Tracking covid-19 excess deaths across countries | Graphic detail | The Economist - Official covid-19 death tolls still under-count the true number of fatalities
Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Can You Trust the Results? - The New York Times - A team of scientists worked around the clock to evaluate 14 antibody tests. A few worked as advertised. Most did not.
New method using nanoparticles will allow Norway to do 150,000 COVID-19 tests per week : COVID19
Impact of anti-androgenic therapies on COVID-19: an observational study in male population from a COVID-19 regional centre of Lombardy (Italy) : COVID19 (men: cut your balls off)
Vitamin D Supplementation Could Possibly Improve Clinical Outcomes of Patients Infected with Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-2019) : COVID19

San Francisco mayor says city's PPE orders have been diverted, confiscated: It 'blows my mind' : Coronavirus (Kushfuck stealing all your plague preventers)


Closure of Walmart Supercenter in Aurora followed days of complaints about conditions and 3 deaths "There was no way we could be six feed apart"

Cruise ships kept sailing after coronavirus was detected, exposing thousands - Washington Post - decision to keep sailing for weeks after the coronavirus was first detected on a ship helped carry the virus around the globe and contributed to the mounting toll, health experts and passengers say.

40 Coronavirus Cases In Milwaukee County Linked To Wisconsin Election, Health Official Says | WUWM (sue the Supreme Court for murder)

Florida's No-Rules Vibe Gets a Coronavirus Reality Check
Antibody tests: 6% of Miami-Dade residents had coronavirus | Miami Herald - tens of thousands of missed coronavirus infections
Texas mayor apologizes after violating stay-at-home order to go to nail salon : news
UPDATE: Governor's office says 'Phase One' of reopening Virginia 'will not last for two years' | Virginia | richmond.com

Everything is Fine! - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Georgia)

Kansas politician claims state has fewer COVID-19 cases because "people have a better immunity out here" : Coronavirus

Halloween costumes like inflatable T-rex suits are not coronavirus-proof. Sorry. - The Washington Post

Coronavirus - The world needs a Chinese investigation, and it's 'owed it': NZ Deputy PM : worldnews ... "China graciously accepts the responsibility of conducting this investigation, alone."
New study casts more doubt on true scale of China's coronavirus outbreak; Coronavirus cases in China may have been four times higher than officially reported numbers, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal (o rly)
Coronavirus: China has no new deaths for 10th straight day : Coronavirus

Mexican Doctors Attacked With Bleach, Assaulted Over Coronavirus Transmission Fears : worldnews

Professor Neil Ferguson, of Imperial College London, authored a paper that prompted the UK to scrap its coronavirus strategy. His team warned Boris Johnson that "herd immunity" could cost 510,000 lives, prompting an abrupt U-turn. : worldnews

UK Government was warned last year to prepare for devastating pandemic, according to leaked memo : worldnews

'The biggest myth about Sweden is that life is going on as normal' : worldnews

Italy's daily coronavirus recoveries surpass new cases for the first time since the outbreak began : worldnews
Italy reports 2357 new cases, 415 new deaths and 65387 new tests : Coronavirus
Italy, a 23 years old girl has still tested positive for covid19 after 60 days and 6 tests. : Coronavirus
Scientists in Italy find coronavirus on air pollution particles : Coronavirus

Lockdown saved as many as 60,000 lives in France, study shows : Coronavirus

Australian Coronavirsu : worldnews
cases rise again as beach-goers slammed for not keeping social distance : worldnews
Brazil Breaks Record With Over 400 COVID-19 Deaths in One Day : worldnews (Bolsonafucked)

The Federation of German Food and Drink Industries (BVE) said the coronavirus pandemic has exposed poor cooking skills among Germans. Germans reliance on fast food and pre-cooked meals has left them with limited culinary skills when they need them most. : worldnews

COVID-19 growth rate falls from 22% to 8% in India after one month of lockdown : Coronavirus

Kim Jong Un Allegedly in a 'vegetative state' after heart surgery - Japanese Media : news
KJU dead according to Chinese Report : news - "They didn't know obesity was dangerous because there's only one case in the whole country."
/u/grapecolajuice breaks down the scenarios, possibilities and outcomes surrounding North Korea's Kim Jong Un and his reportedly being dead, or in a vegetative state. : bestof
grapecolajuice comments on Japanese media reports N. Korea's Kim Jong Un in vegetative state
Cenodoxus comments on Kim Jong Un Allegedly in a 'vegetative state' after heart surgery - Japanese Media
North Koreans "panic buying" at Pyongyang shops, sources say : worldnews
Exclusive: China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea's Kim
Picture released by NK state media showing dear leader alive and well : pics

Zimbabwe Minister Taunts 'Dog Eating' Chinese, Offers Them Beef Instead

South Australia has zero new coronavirus cases for third day in a row : Coronavirus
Pete Evans fined $25K over claims light machine can treat Covid-19 : Coronavirus (he's a chefbro)

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern rejects plan to offer 2,000 visas to the super rich if individuals invest $50 million into the country : worldnews


Believers tortured to renounce their faith in Xinjiang's camps. Along with Muslims, members of The Church of Almighty God, Jehovah's Witnesses, and other persecuted groups are also sent to internment camps for "transformation" (Xi is your only god)
Chinese writer Fang Fang faces backlash and death threats for 'Wuhan Diary'. Her journal drew tens of millions of readers - but now that it is about to be published abroad in several languages, she is facing a nationalist backlash at home. : worldnews
Tibetans forced to display portraits of Chinese leaders : worldnews
China's assault on Hong Kong heralds death of 'one country, two systems' - The Washington Post ("one country, one system, under the supreme leader Xi-fucker)

Saudi Arabia to end flogging as form of punishment: document : news


Philippines wants Taiwan to deport Filipina who posted comments critical of President Duterte on Facebook : worldnews

The Scottish government has published a bill that would decriminalise blasphemy, more than 175 years after the last case was prosecuted. New law will also offer wider protection against race, sex, age and religious discrimination. : worldnews

Lebanon becomes first Arab country to legalise cannabis farming for medical use in bid to beat economic crisis: Cannabis has long been illegally farmed in the fertile Bekaa Valley and government now hopes to turn it into a legal billion-dollar trade. : worldnews

Putin signs law allowing foreigners to become Russian without giving up existing citizenship : worldnews (guess who was first in line)

u/Arampult summarizes the events that led up to the Armenian Genocide, and why Turkey denies the latter : bestof


Trump expands battle with World Health Organization far beyond aid suspension - The Washington Post


The Trump Depression: 32,000,000 Unemployed Americans! : politics
With millions unable to pay for housing next month, organizers plan the largest rent strike in nearly a century. : Coronavirus
US factory orders plunge 14.4% as economy grinds to halt : news

Newly revealed financial records show Trump owes millions to state-owned bank in China: report : worldnews
Deutsche Bank refuses to give U.S. senators information on recent Trump dealings : politics

'Don't defend Trump -- attack China' coronavirus strategy revealed in Republican memo

Republicans Are Mad Unemployment Benefits Are Actually Benefiting The Unemployed : politics
Poll: 69 percent of voters support Medicare for All : politics
The Right Wing Wants You to Die | Powerful people prefer mass death to adopting the social welfare policies of a civilized nation. : politics

The Tax-Break Bonanza Inside the Economic Rescue Package - The New York Times - As small businesses and individuals struggle to obtain federal aid, the wealthiest are poised to reap tens of billions of dollars in tax savings (biggest money grab in history)

"as catastrophically stupid an idea that anyone could ever imagine" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This applies to pretty much everything about the Trump administration, but certainly this too: "The Postal Service is a joke" Trump said

Coronavirus conspiracy theorists should blame the real culprits -- our shoddy leaders


Trump without his fake tan and hair : pics (looks like a fat Putin)

'Unfit, unwell, unacceptable': Anti-Trump Republicans turn president's disastrous disinfectant cure comments into scathing attack ad : politics

Some lawmakers, White House officials reportedly concerned by new joint Trump-Putin statement - Some lawmakers and White House officials have reportedly privately expressed concern, since they believe it might hinder the U.Ss efforts to send a stern message to Russia. (and China, Saudi, Turkey, Phillipines, Brazi)
Trump and Putin issued a symbolic statement for US and Russia to 'build trust, and cooperate,' raising fresh concerns about their relationship : worldnews

Dr. Birx goes viral for reaction to Trump's 'injection' comments (blinking in morse code)
Donald Trump: Unfit. Unwell. Unacceptable. - YouTube
22 Times Donald Trump Forgot He Was on TV During the Debate - YouTube (but her emailz)

Trump refuses to take questions at White House briefing the day after floating the false idea that disinfectant might be injected to kill coronavirus : politics
White House official tries to move CNN reporter at briefing : politics
Aides and allies making concerted effort to get POTUS to stop doing daily briefings : Coronavirus
Trump plans to cut daily coronavirus briefings - Axios
White House could alter virus briefings to limit Trump role
Trump: My Idea to Inject Disinfectant Was a Prank on Reporters 'Just to See What Would Happen'
How a media-distracted Trump ended up derailing his own briefing - CNNPolitics
The Trump Show - Lawyers, Guns & Money - History is a nightmare from which we are trying to awake: President Trump arrives in the Oval Office these days as late as noon, when he is usually in a sour mood after his morning marathon of television.
Trump floats another bogus coronavirus cure -- and his administration scrambles to stop people from injecting disinfectants
Discussion Thread: White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing 04/24/2020 | Live - 5:00pm EDT : politics
A spike in New Yorkers ingesting household cleaners following Trum controversial coronavirus comments
NYC Poison Control Calls for Bleach, Lysol Double After Trump Disinfectant Comment : politics
Anderson Cooper Dumbfounded by Trump's 'Sarcasm' Excuse: Does He Think We're Morons?' ... "Just 43.4% of us."

Does mainlining Clorox carry significant health benefits? Views differ - Lawyers, Guns & Money (your NYT doing its usual fucked up shit)
Eschaton: Some Experts - Stop giving money to this fucking paper.
Eschaton: The Paper Of Record - Stop giving this fucking money newspaper. It's long loved killing people, but usually mostly foreigners. - Yes I know there are OTHER things in the paper that are good, but all news is subordinate to the political desk these days. I don't know why.
Eschaton: Im sorry. Im trying to remove it - Garbage paper. -- We've deleted an earlier tweet and updated a sentence in our article that implied that only "some experts" view the ingestion of household disinfectants as dangerous. To be clear, there is no debate on the danger. -- The New York Times -- "Implied"
Eschaton: Keep Fucking That Chicken - "There is no evidence that sunlight, bleach or any disinfectant can cure coronavirus in the body" -- The New York Times -- But maybe with some clinical trials we'll find some!It is not a way to inform readers. It is a way to privilege power. And power has enough of that without the Times providing an assist.

The Onion predicted Trump's suggestion that disinfectants might kill coronavirus
Trump's Bleach Bullshit Starts Viral Disinfo Campaign in Africa

Poison Pills - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The major Trump policy initiative on the pandemic that doesn't involve xenophobia wasto pressure medical professionals to flood the zone with a drug that appears to be worse than useless: ... This is what happens when you have a president who has no interest in his actual job but does spend hours a day watching TV to see how he being covered

Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him - The New York Times - The election is still six months away, but a rash of ominous new polls and the presidents erratic briefings have the G.O.P. worried about a Democratic takeover.
Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him : politics
Trump facing 'historic political defeat' amidst virus, says Bush aide : politics ... Dan Quayle misspelled "potato" and effectively tanked his political career. In 2016 Republicans voted a potato into office, and it has a serious fighting chance in 2020. What a time to be alive.

Rep. Schiff on "profound and disturbing echo" of Impeachment in Trump pandemic response : politics

Trump's death march to November: If they're not his voters, let 'em die. Trump can't beat the coronavirfus -- so now he wants to use it as a weapon in the November election
Cuomo orders postage-paid absentee ballot applications to be sent to all New York voters : politics

Trump has proven it. We're on our own, America
Say it loud, say it clear: Donald Trump needs to resign over his handling of the coronavirus : politics

Trump Sued for Denying Checks to Americans Married to Immigrants : politics

Economic Anxiety (TM), Sponsored by Betsy DeVos - Lawyers, Guns & Money - One thing to note about the breathlessly covered DeVos astroturf protests is that they have no mass support at all:
Michael Tae Sweeney on Twitter: "more americans believe that vampires exist than agree with the protests that the media has spent all week giving wall-to-wall attention and validation to https://t.co/xHoz4vkrbw" / Twitter (Republicans are delusional and Jared is a vampire lizard)

Pastor Tony Spell and wife have tested positive for coronavirus after showing symptoms; opt out of medical treatment : Coronavirus ... "Jesus is our healer" ...

A Candidate in Isolation: Inside Joe Biden Cloistered Campaign - Walled off from voters in a distinctive kind of lockdown, Mr. Biden has developed a routine, of sorts, as he seeks the presidency from his basement.
Trump narrowly leads Biden in presidential race in Texas, UT/TT Poll finds | The Texas Tribune - Trump leads Democrat Joe Biden by 5 points in the race for president in Texas, but voters give the president mixed grades on his handling of the pandemic and the economy. They think Gov. Greg Abbott is doing a better job (and there's your problem, right there)


Michigan lawmaker apologizes for wearing questionable mask - "It was not a Confederate flag," he said. ... "And if we want to make sure that the atrocities that happened during that time doesn't happen again, we should be teaching it. Our kids should know what that flag stands for." When asked by a reporter what the flag stands for, Zorn replied, "the Confederacy" State Sen. Dale Zorn, R-Ida (R. Traitor)

I Used to Make Fun of Silicon Valley Preppers. Then I Became One. - The New York Times
The Prepared - Common Sense Prepping Guides by Survival Experts | Free bug out bag list / emergency survival kit list [2020] - The Prepared


Oakland man arrested for carjacking less than an hour after being released from jail due to coronavirus : Coronavirus

A teen was allegedly killed by his stepfather after he refused to stay home and shelter in place, police say : news


Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) | Psychology Today
Parts Work: Your Internal House


Poor Leadership During Times of Disease: Malta and the Plague of 1813 - War on the Rocks

A study has found men view traditional symptoms of depression as more severe than other types of symptoms, and men with traditional depressive symptoms are perceived as more feminine and less masculine. This has major implications for stigma and help-seeking : science ... "The wound is the place where the light enters you." -- Rumi

TIL almost all life on earth was destroyed around 2.4 billion years ago in the Oxygen Catastrophe (aka Great Oxidation Event). Photosynthesizing microorganisms pumped massive amounts of oxygen into the previously oxygen-poor atmosphere, making it oxygen rich. Most species perished, new ones arose. : todayilearned

Alaska school district bans 5 classics from high school curriculum including Gatsby, Invisible Man and Catch-22. Reasons range from "anti-white messageing" to "sexual references" (they never read the books they banned bc they can't read)


Grab the closest book to you, flip to page 112. The first sentence on that page describes your love life: How did it go? : AskReddit

Haters say she's photoshopped : WTF

What totally obvious scam do people still fall for? : AskReddit




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Cost analysis shows it'd take $1.4B to protect one Louisiana coastal town of 4,700 people from climate change-induced flooding : science
The wheel of first-time climate dudes - HEATED - Or, alternatively: Why I don't want to review Michael Moore's climate change documentary.
COVIDeniers: Anti-Science Coronavirus Denial Overlaps with Climate Denial | DeSmog


World leaders launch WHO plan to curb COVID-19, U.S. not involved : Coronavirus
Coronavirus death toll in United States hits 50,000 as states reopen


50,969 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa
Massachusetts Appears To Have Enough Ventilators To Handle Surge According to Governor Baker : CoronavirusMa
'Liberate' Protesters Gather Outside Baker's Swampscott Home : CoronavirusMa (sounds like they need ventilating)

Not sure I agree but this is an interesting thought. What do you think? Should we reconsider the severity of the measures taken, especially regarding younger people, given the accumulated data? : CoronavirusMa
New data highlight deadly COVID-19 impact in NYC : COVID19

Coronavirus: Eyes could be contagious for weeks, study finds : Coronavirus
Ultraviolet blood irradiation: Is it time to remember "the cure that time forgot?"

Nearly 50% of Twitter Accounts Talking about Coronavirus Might Be Bots. Twitter is dealing with a pandemic of bots jamming the platform with misinformation about COVID-19. : technology

Drinking from the Crazy Kool-Aid : PoliticalHumor
Seriously, people. Get a grip! : PoliticalHumor
He has a point : PoliticalHumor (Trump's brand)
"Sarcasm." : PoliticalHumor
Maybe, just maybe. : PoliticalHumor
Preach : PoliticalHumor

Trump claims controversial comment about injecting disinfectants was 'sarcastic' - Amid a flurry of backlash and ridicule, President Trump walked back his suggestion that scientists test whether disinfectants, such as bleach, could be injected inside the human body to fight the coronavirus
Trump's remarks on disinfectants left even close aides shocked - West Wing aides and members of the coronavirus task force were taken aback by the president's "off-the-cuff" remarks ("off the cliff")
Revealed: leader of group peddling bleach as coronavirus 'cure' wrote to Trump this week -- Mark Grenon wrote to Trump saying chlorine dioxide 'can rid the body of Covid-19' days before the president promoted disinfectant as treatment (so it wasn't Fox)
Joe Biden on Twitter: "I can't believe I have to say this, but please don't drink bleach.

The president is unwell

Maryland emergency hotline receives more than 100 calls about disinfectant after POTUS comments : Coronavirus
Medical experts denounce Trump's latest 'dangerous' suggestion to treat Covid-19 : worldnews
Twitter names Trump the 'Tide Pods' president after he suggests disinfectant injections : politics
Under no circumstances administer into human body: Dettol tells people not to follow Trump's "dangerous" recommendation
Trump suggests 'injection' of disinfectant to beat coronavirus and 'clean' the lungs : politics
Australia's Chief Medical Officer advises against injecting disinfectant to treat coronavirus : worldnews
A Man Drank 1 Bottle Rubbing Alcohol For COVID-19. This Is What Happened To His Brain. : videos


Ecuadors Death Toll During Outbreak Is Among the Worst in theWorld
Mystery of India's lower death rates seems to defy coronavirus trend : Coronavirus


Osaka's mayor in Japan under fire for suggesting men should do grocery shopping because women are too indecisive and "take a long time" amid COVID-19 outbreak : worldnews


China is injecting millions into WHO as the US cuts funds. Experts say Beijing is trying to boost its influence over the agency and its 'deeply compromised' chief. : worldnews

One million respirators acquired from China unfit for coronavirus fight; Canada's public health authority says around one million KN95 respirators acquired from China have failed to meet federal Covid-19 standards for use by frontline health professionals : worldnews
Spain sends back faulty coronavirus tests made in China... which had been sent out to replace an earlier batch of faulty tests : worldnews


Only a drunkard would accept these terms: Tanzania President cancels 'killer Chinese loan' worth $10 b : worldnews (declined to be Xi-fucked)

Turmoil in Brazil: Bolsonaro Fires Police Chief and Justice Minister Quits - The New York Times - Sergio Moro, the justice minister who became the face of a powerful anti-corruption crackdown in Brazil, resigned in protest after President Jair Bolsonaro fired the head of the national police.

Virgin Australia owes $6.8bn to more than 12,000 creditors, documents reveal : news (more economic fallout from a diseased economic system)

TIL that the Vatican is accused by Serbs, Jews and Roma of laundering millions of dollars of stolen gold and jewelry, plundered from concentration camp prisoners in Croatia, immediately after WW2. It is also alleged that they helped several notorious Nazi leaders hide and escape : todayilearned

Prince Harry Comes Off Well in Newly Revealed Text Exchanges With Meghans Dad


Inside Trumps obsession with Iranian gunboats ... Trump often looks for shiny distractions during crises and has done so repeatedly in this case.


Navy Leaders Recommend Reinstating Roosevelt Captain Fired Over Virus Warning - The New York Times - Capt. Brett E. Crozier, who was removed from command after sending a letter pleading for help to fight the coronavirus on his aircraft carrier, was largely cleared after Navy review.
U.S. Navy Recommends Reinstating Fired USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain : news
Marine Corps Bans Public Display of Confederate Flag : news (oh, they've displayed the traitor flag for years)


Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for U.S. Postal Service if it doesn't hike prices immediately - The president said the postal agency should quadruple its package delivery prices and said he will stop congressionally approved funding (his war with Bezos)

Fifty Thousand Americans Dead from the Coronavirus, and a President Who Refuses to Mourn Them | The New Yorker
America is failing to handle its worst crisis in 80 years

Really Want to Flood NY and NJInternal Documents Reveal Team Trumps Chloroquine Master PlanForget testing, ventilators, and PPE. Donald Trumpbig plan to beat COVID-19 involved distributing millions of doses of an unproven drug. Behind the scenes, senior administration officials pushed hard to bend the rules and back up his boasts.

Trump reportedly comes into work as late as noon after a morning of 'rage viewing' TV : politics
Trump and the Coronavirus: A Sour President, Home Alone at the White House - The New York Times
'Don't talk to me': Trump claims CNN made up report that Kim Jong-un is ill in angry outburst at female reporter : politics
Trump and the "Nasty," "Horrid" Women Reporters : politics (his tiny child brain is afraid of cooties)

Want a mask contract or some ventilators? A White House connection helps - Trump and his top aides have played favorites in awarding coronavirus contracts and allocating scarce resources. (Jared cackles)
Delaware medical supplier says FEMA seized 400,000 N95 masks; now he's out millions of dollars : Coronavirus

The 25th Amendment Exists for a Reason : politics

Trump Speech to Bring 1,000 West Point Cadets Back to Campus - The New York Times - The president's off-again, on-again speech in June will bring back cadets who had scattered across the country to help counter the coronavirus.

Biden said he thinks Trump will try to postpone the 2020 election : politics
New Polls in 5 Swing States Are Looking Scary for Trump. Voters in state after state say they trust their own governors a lot more than the president to decide how to handle the novel coronavirus. : politics
Americans Are Largely Unimpressed With Trump's Handling Of The Coronavirus Pandemic

Kavanaugh and Roberts Side with Liberals to Hand Environmentalists Huge Win; Alito Is Not Amused : politics

Donald Trump is warning "China will own the United States' if Joe Biden is elected president. But Trump himself is tens of millions of dollars in debt to China. (always projection)
Trump owes tens of millions to the Bank of China and the loan is due soonfinancial dealings with the state-owned bank complicate his attacks on Biden. (good pic of his non-existent brain)


How Republicans Became the Party of Death -- People are disposable. So is income. For the 'pro-life' one is more important.
Opinion | Facing the Coronavirus, Republicans Aren't So Pro-Life After All - The New York Times - People are disposable. So is income
Swing-state Republicans pin virus fallout on Democrats ... overzealous, nanny-state Democrats.
Trump's poor poll numbers trigger GOP alarms over November
Team Trump Fears Suburban Women Will Destroy Him in 2020and That Coronavirus Is Making It Worse
Study: Elderly Trump voters dying of coronavirus could cost him in November - POLITICO - Elderly Trump voters dying of coronavirus could cost him in November - An academic journal projects that deaths of 65-and-older Republican voters in several swing states will far exceed those of Democrats.
Majority of Florida voters think Trump administration responded too slowly to coronavirus: Poll : politics

Trump approved of Georgia's plan to reopen before bashing it (haha sucker crook)

The Wisconsin GOP's treasurer asked people attending an anti-lockdown rally to 'please leave Confederate flags' and guns at home to 'try to control the optics' : politics

Cuomo rips McConnell's 'blue state bailout' by noting 'your state is living on the money that we generate' : politics
Andrew Cuomo Just Called Mitch McConnell 'Dumb' and That's the Nicest Thing He Said
McConnell to Every State: Drop Dead : politics

Whitmer extends stay-home order through May 15, eases rules
Coronavirus in New Mexico: How One of the Poorest States Averted a Steep Death Toll - The New York Times - New Mexico showed how a state can fight the coronavirus with aggressive social distancing, free testing and scientific expertise. But contagion threats are building ... Its residents have the highest rate by far of chronic liver disease (so, the whole state is drunk)

Inside a week that could define Kemps political career (haha, like it's hasn't already)

The anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown movements are converging, refusing to be 'enslaved' (add anti-climate change and anti-science and anti-thinking -- they are slaves to their own stupidity if only there were a vaccine ... )
Many supposedly grass-roots reopen sites are tied to one pro-gun lobbyist : Coronavirus
No one showed up for NYC lockdown protest. : Coronavirus
Amid The Pandemic, U.S. Militia Groups Plot 'The Boogaloo' ,AKA Civil War, On FacebookExtremists are promoting anti-government violence on Facebook during the coronavirus pandemic. The social media giant appears to be doing little about it (Zuckerfuck, enemy of democracy)
The great southern firewall: North Carolina extends stay-at-home orders as neighboring states ease restrictions : Coronavirus

NYTimes: How Would You Like to Live in the Nation of New England? : boston

Miami Has Recorded No Homicides in 6 Weeks Despite Deliberate Decline in Police Enforcement : Coronavirus

Trump team moves to scrap protections for LGBTQ patients - POLITICO

'A Phantom Plague': America's Bible Belt Played Down The Pandemic And Even Cashed In. Now Dozens Of Pastors Are Dead. : Coronavirus (Jesus didn't save them)
Church donations have plunged because of the coronavirus. Some churches won't survive (the magachurches will be fine and the big sort continues)
Louisiana Pastor: 'True Christians Do Not Mind Dying Of Coronavirus If Infected At Church' -- Tony Spell (hand of Satan)

New Evidence Supporting Credibility of Tara Reade's Allegation Against Joe Biden Emerges

Jackpot777 outlines Red State Welfare & how RW economists have suppressed the evidence *they collected*. : bestof ... "Red States Mostly Welfare States Dependent On Blue States But Likely Too Uninformed to Know" ("and we like it that way")

Miami goes seven weeks without a homicide for first time since 1957 : Coronavirus

Kentucky mayor finds woman hiding in his home's cellar : news

Canada shooting suspect's first victim was girlfriend : news


What do you think is scarier, the idea that we are alone in the universe or the idea that we aren't? Why?


An introvert's dream house : pics




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Sweden exits coal two years early - the third European country to have waved goodbye to coal for power generation. Another 11 European states have made plans to follow suit over the next decade. : worldnews
Lockdowns imposed to halt the spread of coronavirus have resulted in unprecedented reductions in deadly air pollution by up to 60% around the world : worldnews
"Worrying" - Insect numbers down 25% since 1990, biggest global study finds : science
Pandemic Shutdown Is Speeding Up The Collapse Of Coal : Coronavirus

Australia calls on G20 nations to end wet wildlife markets over coronavirus concerns : worldnews

U.S. jobless claims reach 26 million since coronavirus hit, wiping out all gains since 2008 recession : Coronavirus

MA COVID-19 Data 4/23/20 : CoronavirusMa
46,023 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa - 3079 new cases on 14614 new tests for a 21% positive rate - 178 new deaths; 2360 total
Here the latest MA updates (04/23/2020) : CoronavirusMa

Under Trump, coronavirus scientists can speak as long as they mostly toe the line (Trump is the chief scientist)

Up to 2.7 Million in New York May Have Been Infected, Antibody Study Finds : Coronavirus
New York antibody study estimates 13.9% of residents have had the coronavirus, Cuomo says : Coronavirus

Dr. Anthony Fauci: We will have coronavirus in the fall
Coronavirus Kills More Americans in One Month Than the Flu Kills in One Year : politics
Researchers have found that the COVID-19 causes more than pneumonia - attacks lining of blood vessels all over the body, reducing blood circulation. : worldnews
Hidden Outbreaks Spread Through U.S. Cities Far Earlier Than Americans Knew, Estimates Say - The New York Times
Vaccine Rates Drop Dangerously as Parents Avoid Doctor's Visits - Afraid of Covid-19, parents are postponing well-child checkups, including shots, putting millions of children at risk of exposure to preventable deadly diseases.


Assessment of Fabric Masks as Alternatives to Standard Surgical Masks in Terms of Particle Filtration Efficiency : COVID19
New data on Gileads remdesivir, released by accident, show no benefit for coronavirus patients. Company still sees reason for hope (last week's miracle drug)

No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in semen of males recovering from COVID-19. COVID-19 is unlikely to be spread through semen. A new study found no evidence of the virus that causes COVID-19 in the semen or testes of the men. : science

Smokers 'four times less likely' to contract Covid-19, prompting nicotine patch trials on patients : Coronavirus
French researchers plan to give nicotine patches to coronavirus patients and frontline workers | Daily Mail Online


Coronavirus is invading Red America, new data show. Thats ominous for Trump ... As of mid-April, the majority of residents of counties that have just become high-coronavirus areas are in the South, Midwest and West. Under half reside in urban cores; more than half live in suburban, outer-suburban, small-metro and rural areas. Nearly half of those countiesvoters picked Trump in 2016.
Do Most Republicans Agree With People Protesting Stay-At-Home Orders? | FiveThirtyEight - Forty-seven percent of Republicans oppose the protesters who are criticizing social distancing, compared with 36 percent who support them, (the 36% teaparty dickheads)
Reopening states quickly could lead to more coronavirus cases and deaths, experts warn - The Washington Post


Italy reports highest ever number of daily recoveries (3033) and for the first time the number of daily recoveries is higher than the number of new cases (2646). Also, highest ever number of tests performed in one day (66658) : Coronavirus

Merkel says we are still at the start of the coronavirus pandemic : worldnews
Britain's Real Coronavirus Death Toll Is Double the Official Number, Says Report

Vietnam ends 3 week long quarentine and relaxes social distancing measures after no new cases in 6 days : Coronavirus


Western Australian Police gave billionaire Kerry Stokes and his wife an exemption from mandatory hotel quarantine after they returned from the US on their private jet. The exemption meant they could return home amidst Government stance on strict quarantine rules for all Australians : worldnews


France will block firms registered in offshore tax havens from claiming aid from government coronavirus bailout, following similar moves by Denmark and Poland...companies either registered, or controlling subsidiaries, in tax havens ineligible for 110 billion euros ($108 billion) rescue package. : worldnews
Trump Organisation 'seeking UK and Irish financial aid' to cope with virus impact : worldnews


China puts a city of 10 million 'on lockdown' after detecting new outbreak : worldnews
China lashes out at Canada for expressing concern over Hong Kong arrests : worldnews
Chinese counterfeits of 'Made in Taiwan' masks sprout up in Japan : worldnews
How coronavirus changes the political outlook in China and the U.S. - The Washington Post - Tough talk on China may have consequences.



A major ISIS figure whom everyone thought was killed in Syria turned out to be living in a seaside town in Spain: Intelligence officials are astonished that he was able to evade international border guards and re-enter the continent unchallenged. : worldnews


Britain agreed to let Anne Sacoolas, the driver charged with killing 19-year-old motorcyclist Harry Dunn, return to the US on the basis of an "apparently illogical" interpretation of the law on diplomatic immunity, according to the most senior civil servant at the Foreign Office.


'Working to Save Democracy': Postal Service Reaffirms Policy of Delivering Mail-In Ballots Even Without Postage : politics
Two-thirds in US back mail-in presidential election for November : politics (Trump will privatise USPO to USTO, charge $10 per stamp, will only serve Republicans)
Coronavirus could cripple voting in November. But it depends where you live. - A comprehensive examination of the potential problems with mail-in voting and the wide disparities between the states.

Trump's War on Accountability Started with His Tax Returns. It's Gotten Worse Ever Since. : politics
No matter what they want to say about trump's opponent in the upcoming election. This is something to keep in mind why he really wants to keep power for another 4 years. Because a bunch of lawsuits are waiting for him come January 20 2021.

AP-NORC poll: Few Americans trust Trump's info on pandemic (Republicans know he's lying but 82% are willing to die for their orange demon)

Trump calls on CDC director to denounce 'fake news' - who admits paper's quotes were accurate : politics ... The crux of the presidential gripe was the word "devastating" in the headline ... In a stunning scene, with the US death toll approaching 46,500, the president of the United States was focused on an adjective in a news article (wanted it changed to "beautiful" death toll)
Top vaccine expert claims he was fired for resisting Trump on hydroxychloroquine : politics

The Times Can't Stop Pretending Trump Is a Normal President - From a crass tweet, a fantasy of ordinary politics emerges. (big pretend game going on in the brain of NYT, another sick institution)
Eschaton: Genius - President Trump is asking whether there can be some sort of disinfectant injection, "almost a cleaning," in people's bodies to fight the coronavirus. ... He added, "The whole concept of the light. That's pretty powerful." ... Can't wait to see how the New York Times writes this one up. "PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS INNOVATIVE NEW TREATMENT."
Trump suggests people inject themselves with bleach, alcohol, and light to destroy the invisible enemy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Media's Coronavirus Coverage Exposes Its Ignorance About the Working Class -- Those whose livelihoods are being ravaged by the pandemic are getting further maligned by an out-of-touch press. (NPR, speaking of sick at the core elite institutions)

Michael Caputo made racist comments about Chinese people in now-deleted tweets - CNNPolitics - Michael Caputo, a longtime New York Republican political operative

Former Labradoodle Breeder Tapped to Lead the U.S Pandemic Task Force. : politics ... Just a reminder that the guy who ran FEMA during Katrina was the former head of the International Arabian Horse association before GW Bush appointed him.

In which u/NotSoAngryAnymore shares a succinct explanation with citations of how the Trump PPE grift is working, right now : bestof

Voter Confidence in Trump is shaken, Turning Supporters to Undecideds : politics

Wisconsin Confirms 19 Cases of COVID-19 Related to April 7 Election -- More reported cases are likely as two-week incubation period ends. (Republican plan succeeds)

Mitch McConnell would rather let states declare bankruptcy than receive more federal aid : politics
McConnell says he favors state bankruptcy over more federal aid : politics
Mitch McConnell to states: Drop dead : politics
Murphy: McConnell's suggestion states declare bankruptcy 'utterly irresponsible'
Andrew Cuomo on Twitter: "Let's talk about fairness, Mitch.
Cuomo Reminds McConnell That KY Takes More Money Than NY: 'Who's Getting Bailed Out Here?'
Pelosi Fires Back At 'Insecure' McConnell after he derieds "Blue State Bailouts' (40% of KY's budget is handouts from blue states)

What is a W-shaped economic recovery? (Hint: It;s scary
Eschaton: V SHAPED RECOVERY - It took 6 years to return to anything close to "normal" from The Great Recession, and that was a simple situation (really, it was, that it was BIG didn't make it complicated) that they (mostly "the good guys") totally fucked up and then patted themselves on the back for a job well done. Tim Geithner, savior of the world! -- The Great Recession was pothole and this is the Grand Canyon. Better get used to your trash trucks not coming. (and Pelosi has been fucking things up for decades)

Major Trump Donor Pocketed Millions While His Firm Received More Stimulus Funds Than Any Public Company: Report : politics
The Evidence This Administration* Is Playing Patronage Games With Medical Supplies Is Growing : politics
Luxury Hotel Company Is Biggest Beneficiary of Small-Business Funds - The New York Times - Ashford Inc. and the real estate investment trusts it oversees have tapped $53 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds via Ritz Carltons and other hotel holdings


Reopening states quickly could lead to more coronavirus cases and deaths, experts warn - The Washington Post - Closing America was hard. Science suggests reopening amid coronavirus will be even harder.


Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee: Lockdown protesters resemble "child soldiers" and "urban gangs". Says Trump is "practicing 'total authority' and putting his armed troops in the streets
Protester pulls knife on journalists covering anti-lockdown rally, California police say : politics
u/HeilThePoptartKitty reveals how a recent arrest at a protest was a planned event to attract media attention : bestof (deep dive into astroturfing, the Bundy fuckers are near the bottom)


Las Vegas Mayor Embarrasses Herself During Absolutely Batshit Coronavirus CNN Interview : politics
Anderson Cooper reacts to Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman's 'China' remark: Wow, that's really ignorant : politics


El Paso mayor says city may sue Trump campaign over failure to pay $500,000 in rally expenses : politics

Michelle Wolf: The Media Is Hopelessly Addicted to Trump : politics

As coronavirus upends 2020, Trump may have a hard time keeping Pennsylvania red. Here's why. (that boat sailed a long time ago)

Exclusive: Poll signals strengthening support for Biden over Trump in three Midwest battleground states - Reuters
The Democrats' House Polling Lead: Remarkably Steady Generic ballot, money edge point to retained blue majority; seven rating changes


Trump coronavirus rift with Kemp puts Georgia Republicans in a tough spot


Cable news stars like Hannity make headlines. But more people are watching David Muirs ABC newscast.

The Federalist Publisher's Tweet Was Illegal: NLRB Judge ... threatened to send them "back to the salt mine" if they tried to unionize ... Ben Domenech


TIL that recently declassified military documents revealed that a solar storm detonated U.S. navy mines during the Vietnam War. Scientists are urging governments to take space weather more seriously as it could have severe consequences on our Earth. : todayilearned


Decline in deodorant, razor sales shows lockdown is lowering people's grooming standards (women give up on bras)

Mass Food Delivery Products




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World risks 'biblical' famines due to pandemic, warns United Nations World Food Program
As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner
Big government is NEVER the answer! : PoliticalHumor

Australian Prime Minister is lobbying world leaders to build an international coalition to give WHO -- or another body -- the powers equivalent to those of a weapons inspector to avoid another catastrophic


MA COVID-19 Data 4/22/20 : CoronavirusMa
42,944 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa : 1745 new cases - 5090 new tests; 34% positive - 221 new deaths; total 2182


Federal documents: more than 300,000 likely to die if restrictions are lifted : Coronavirus

County of Santa Clara Identifies Three Additional Early COVID-19 Deaths - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - County of Santa Clara
Santa Clara County Coronavirus Death Is First Known in U.S. - The New York Times - The earliest U.S. deaths publicly attributed to the virus had been on Feb. 26, when two people died in the Seattle area. Santa Clara County said an autopsy showed a Feb. 6 death was also related.
COVID-19 has been going around in the US for longer than originally believed. The first death was on Feb 6, not 28th : CoronavirusMa

Michael Osterholm: Infectious disease expert says we're only in the second inning of the pandemic - CNN

A coronavirus vaccine probably won't be ready before the end of 2021 : worldnews
How long would it take after a vaccine for COVID-19 is approved for use would it take to make 250 Million doses and give it to Americans? : askscience
Blood-clotting complication is killing coronavirus patients, doctors say - The Washington Post - Once thought a relatively straightforward respiratory virus, covid-19 is proving to be much more frightening
Researchers identify cells likely targeted by Covid-19 virus | MIT News - Study finds specific cells in the lungs, nasal passages, and intestines that are more susceptible to infection.
University of Louisville researchers have developed a technology that is believed to block the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells. : Coronavirus
Doctors puzzled by 'COVID toes' purple blotches that are appearing on children's toes, and occasionally fingers, that seem to be an indicator that a child is an asymptomatic carrier of coronavirus
Saliva is more sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 detection in COVID-19 patients than nasopharyngeal swabs : COVID19
Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area : COVID19
Re-Thinking the Early Intubation Paradigm of COVID-19: Time to Change Gears? #FOAMed#CO | thinking critical care
Male pattern hair loss among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in SpainA potential clue to the role of androgens in COVID-19 severity
Rapid Detection of COVID-19 Causative Virus (SARS-CoV-2) in Human Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens Using Field-Effect Transistor-Based Biosensor : COVID19 (yes, biosensors)
Extraordinary diseases require extraordinary solutions : COVID19

Air-conditioning spread the coronavirus to 9 people sitting near an infected person in a restaurant in China, researchers say. It has huge implications for the service industry. : worldnews

New U.S. Treatment Guidelines for Covid-19 Don't See Much Progress

Coronavirus Live Updates: Doctor Says He Was Removed From Federal Post After Questioning Hydroxychloroquine Treatment - Dr. Rick Bright was abruptly dismissed this week as the director of the Department of Health and Human Services's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, (disloyalty to the delusional orange turd)
Head of vaccine agency says he was ousted for resisting hydroxychloroquine : Coronavirus
OA 'Furious' Trump threatened to fire CDC official in February for warning about the coming pandemic: report

AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections

Sweden resisted a lockdown, and its capital Stockholm is expected to reach 'herd immunity' in weeks : news
Sweden Health Agency Withdraws Controversial Coronavirus Report
Coronavirus deaths per million by country 2020 | Statista (Belgium #1)

Chinese Agents Spread Messages That Sowed Virus Panic in U.S., Officials Say - The New York Times - American officials were alarmed by fake text messages and social media posts that said President Trump was locking down the country. Experts see a convergence with Russian tactics.
Right-Wing Responsible For Pushing Coronavirus Disinformation On Twitter Worldwide, New Report Says : worldnews
Right-Wing Responsible For Pushing Coronavirus Disinformation On Twitter Worldwide, New Report Says : technology
Neo-Nazis Are Spreading a List of Emails and Passwords for Gates Foundation and WHO Employees : worldnews


Ai Weiwei, Chinese dissident, says China will 'never learn' from Coronavirus
China top executioner in the world: Amnesty International. China executed thousands in 2019, but keeps detailed figures a state secret : worldnews



A Deep-Diving Sub. A Deadly Fire. And Russia's Secret Undersea Agenda. -- Few want to talk about how 14 sailors met their deaths on a Russian engineering marvel. Fewer still want to talk about what they were doing off Norway's waters.

Islamist insurgents kill 52 villagers in Mozambique, police say : news


Trump tweets he's ordered Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats - ABC News - "shoot down and destroy" (will order sinking of their airplanes next)
Shoot down all the boats : PoliticalHumor
This man is a clown : PoliticalHumor


That was when Donald Trump was downplaying COVID19 and putting American lives at risk. Today, over 40,000 American citizens are dead, not 0. : PoliticalHumor
/u/osum Compiled a List of Videos and Explanations Showing How The Trump Administration Poorly Handled COVID19. You Can Use This To Compare Our Current Situation To What They Were Telling Us At the Start. : bestof

My invisibility, my choice : PoliticalHumor

Miami Democrat Donna Shalala violated the STOCK Act | Miami Herald (Nancy love her)
Eschaton: Gerontocracy - I don't know (lol I do) why Shalala was chosen for the oversight panel.


'Beyond disturbed' : Parts of US panic as states reopen despite soaring coronavirus death toll
Atlanta mayor urges residents to stay at home as governor reopens state: 'Look at the science' : Coronavirus

Southern governors create a Covid-19 coalition and experts fear a 'perfect storm' (of stupidity and greed)
Southern Culture on the Skids - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump's neoconfederate death cult is forming an alliance to kill the region's residents ... The newly formed coalition includes Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, a part of the country that has underfunded health systems, as well as high rates of obesity, diabetes and other illnesses that amplify the deadliness of the coronavirus.
Analysis: Pandemic fallout tracks nation's political divide (the smart and the stupids)
The Quiet Hand of Conservative Groups in the Anti-Lockdown Protests - The New York Times - Groups in a loose coalition have tapped their networks to drive up turnout at recent rallies in state capitals and financed lawsuits, polling and research to combat the stay-at-home orders.
Inside the conservative network backing the anti-quarantine protests - The Washington Post (demon bitch Betsy)
u/DoomGoober describes how dark money, PR and propaganda led to the present "reopen" protests by working people, and how this serves the wealthy. Gives links to book and interview in downthread comment for further understanding.

Spectrum Employees Are Getting Sick Amid Debate Over Working From Home - The New York Times - More than 230 workers at Charter Communications, the cable and internet giant known as Spectrum, have tested positive for Covid-19, as employees question how many of them must work in the office.

A disturbing new study suggests Sean Hannity helped spread the coronavirus
Bobby Lewis on Twitter: "Brian Kilmeade on the temporary immigration ban: "You mentioned yesterday the au pair, Ainsley, for middle class families, they're going to be allowed to come because they allow people like you to be able to work ... he's showing he's not tone deaf" https://t.co/hbzClSpIBL" / Twitter

Team Trump Turns to Peter Thiels Palantir to Track Virus

Fox News Quietly Backs Away From Hyping Trump's Coronavirus 'Miracle Drug'


AOC gives Tucker Carlson a 3rd degree burn : PoliticalHumor
California man promoting "incel ideology" charged with allegedly threatening teens : news


The Death of the Department Store: Very Few Are Likely to Survive

National Rifle Association Secret Recording Reveals Cost Of NRA Legal Struggles : NPR


A Smarter Left Electoral Politics - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Bernie's an idiot and his bros are too)


The Old Man and the Internet - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Richard Epstein dumbfuck grifter lying asshole chronicles)

Trump Supporters Are Deeply Weird Even By the Standards of Personality Cults - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Wind of God : videos


Is Heidegger Contaminated by Nazism? (was his being a nazi?)

TIL North America's Lake Superior contains 10 percent of the world's surface freshwater and holds the remains of 6,000 shipwrecks : todayilearned

"As inequality increases, belief in the attainability of the American Dream declines." : science (and hate-driven delusion rises)

Early retirement increases mortality among males, but not females : science


Doctors of reddit, what patient made you go "How the fuck are you even alive"? : AskReddit


What is an unbelievable true fact? : AskReddit




042120

A large canine has been captured by an automatic camera in Normandy, northern France. Authorities believe the animal is a European gray wolf. If their suspicions are correct, it would be the first wolf seen in this region of France for more than a century. : worldnews
In recent weeks, rare leatherback turtles have been found nesting in numbers not seen for decades on beaches in Florida and Thailand. And experts say the resurgence of the vulnerable leatherback is likely closely linked to the desertion of beaches across the world due to the coronavirus pandemic. : worldnews
With fishing fleets tied up due to global pandemic, marine life has the biggest chance to recovery since WW2 | The Japan Times : worldnews

A Mysterious Explosion Took Place in Russia. What Really Happened? -- catastrophic test of a nuclear-powered missile proves that a new global arms race will mean new nuclear accidents.

$0 Oil Forces Canada To Shut Down Crude Production : worldnews

U.S. Debt to Surge Past Wartime Record, Deficit to Quadruple
Dow drops 500 points as oil prices fall on energy demand concerns : news
US home sales plunge 8.5% in March, and it may grow worse : news


COVID-19 Response Reporting | Mass.gov
MA COVID-19 Data 4/21/20 : CoronavirusMa
41,199 cases confirmed in Massachusetts : CoronavirusMa
Mass General models show flattening curve; COVID-19 patients not expected to overwhelm the system during this week's surge
My great aunt is the latest victim at Belmont Manor : CoronavirusMa


28,000 Missing Deaths: Tracking the True Toll of the Coronavirus Crisis - The New York Times (France and Turkey don't keep more than a month of records and Sweden just lies)
Los Angeles Antibody Testing Implies Real Coronavirus Fatality Rate as Low as 0.14% : Coronavirus

He ran marathons and was fit. So why did Covid-19 almost kill him? - STAT

The 'Worst' Of The Coronavirus Is Still To Come, Says World Health Organization Chief : politics

Coronavirus is not behaving in the air the way scientists expect : Coronavirus (so ... it actually does aerosolize and stays in the for at least a day and 6 ft ain't enough)
Coronavirus's ability to mutate has been vastly underestimated, and mutations affect deadliness of strains, study The deadliest mutations in Chinese patients had also been found in most patients across Europe, while the milder strains were predominant in parts of the United States

Coronavirus may have infected hundreds of thousands in L.A. County - Los Angeles Times

More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study (Trump's "miracle drug" was a scam and will kill you)
Eschaton: Killing People Because President Deals Has A Hunch And A Dream - And we'll all just move on because LOL nothing matters -- A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported -- Good thing Pelosi's House is hard at work.

'Nothing Hidden from USA': WHO Says Has Been Warning about Dangers of Coronavirus from Day 1 : worldnews

Trump is scapegoating the WHO - but failed to confirm a U.S. representative for 3 years: Experts say that left the U.S. without a senior voice in the global health body, surrendering influence to China as it worked to cover up the extent of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan : worldnews ... (Chao) She was also the registered lobbyist for the city of Wuhan in DC before her current post handing out transportation infrastructure over to China. (corruption is deep: Trump nominated rep twice; Moscow Mitch Evil Bitch refused to confirm so the deaths are all on him)
Free Press In China Could Have Prevented Coronavirus Pandemic, Says Watchdog : worldnews

"I don't think the New York that we left will be back for some years" ... I don't know if we'll ever get it back" -- It took just a matter of days to shut down New York City, once the coronavirus took hold. Restarting it will take much, much longer.

The culture of corona | The New Criterion - On smoke, mirrors & glimpses of truth ... The populace were raised to a pitch of ungovernable fury. . . . An epidemic frenzy was abroad, which seemed to be as contagious as the plague. - Charles Mackay, writing about the 1630 plague in Milan

Help! My Mask Fogs My Glasses - The New York Times - many eyeglasses are now treated with special protective coatings that resist glare and smudges. The problem is that the coatings also may resist anti-fog treatments, including home remedies like soapy water and commercial treatments like FogTech.

Poisonings linked to cleaning supplies spike in US during pandemic : news

Primark goes from #650m sales a month to nothing : news
Coke volume plunges 25% in April; hope for a 2nd half bounce

COVID-19 and smoking: A systematic review of the evidence
Coronavirus and Smoking: FDA Says Cigarettes Increase Risks - Bloomberg
Philip Morris Money Is Funding Pro-Vaping Coronavirus Spin - Bloomberg
Low incidence of daily active tobacco smoking in patients with symptomatic COVID-19 : COVID19
FDA Now Says Smokers May Have Higher Risk of Catching Covid-19 : Coronavirus
Nicotine and the renin-angiotensin system

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro: "I am the Constitution" : worldnews
Brazil's Bolsonaro Coughs into Crowd at Anti-Quarantine Rally
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro denounced for joining pro-dictatorship rally | World news : news

U.S. Views of China Increasingly Negative Amid Coronavirus Outbreak : Coronavirus

South Sudan has only 4 ventilators & 24 ICU beds for 12 million people : news


Denmark and Poland are refusing to bail out companies registered in offshore tax havens : worldnews


Kim Jong Un: US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery - CNNPolitics (fuck off and die, evil asshole)
Worlds second-worst leader may now also be brain dead

Martin Lee arrested: Xi regime uses covid-19 as cover to take aim at democracy in Hong Kong - The Washington Post



Trudeau asks media to avoid naming suspected Nova Scotia shooter


Our Team is Governed by Idiots - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This story about the "decision-making" that went into the MBS-Putin clusterfuck is fascinating: "The conversation was very personal. They shouted at each other. Putin refused the ultimatum and the call ended badly" -- "could Kush find time amid his myriad responsibilities to fuck this one up, too?" -- Before getting aggressive with Putin, bin Salman checked in with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor, who has been described as "the prince's most important defender inside the White House" ...


Senate Intel report confirms Russia aimed to help Trump in 2016 - POLITICO (oh, the fake hoax Russia scam was real after all)
A new Senate report undercuts claims by President Trump and his allies that Obama-era officials sought to undermine his candidacy by investigating Russias 2016 election meddling.
Senate Intel affirms that Russia interfered to help Trump in 2016 - Axios
Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016 : news

Barr Threatens Legal Action Against Governors Over Lockdowns - Bloomberg

Trump's abrupt decision to ban all immigration to the US was being pushed by Tucker Carlson on Fox News for weeks : politics ... The US is being governed by Fox News. (let's call it "de-governed")
Coronavirus crisis: Trump says he will issue order to suspend immigration during, closing off the United States to a new extreme - The Washington Post

Trump Says He's Aiming to Shield Corporations From Legal Liability for Workers Who Contract Covid-19 on the Job - "Businesses are asking for the right to expose their workers to fatal risks with no consequences. It's bad economics and bad policy." : politics
White House readies push to slash regulations as major part of its coronavirus economic recovery plan - The Washington Post - Senior administration officials are planning effort to relax rules on firms by as soon as late April

Publicly traded firms get $300M in small-business loans
These U.S. citizens wont get coronavirus stimulus checks because their spouses are immigrants (and what about Moscow's Mitch's wife?)
Trumps surprise immigration ban expected to include major exemption -- farmworkers
Disney to stop paying 100,000 workers but is still on track to give shareholders $1.5 billion : news

Two-thirds of voters back vote-by-mail in November 2020 - 58 percent want election rules changed permanently.

Trump's Coronavirus Task Force Increasingly Ignores Trump

Another nail in an almost closed coffin: Trump faces his next coronavirus test advisers recognize his bumpy rollout of coronavirus testing represents a major vulnerability in an election year.

Trump denies saying things he previously said about the coronavirus - The Washington Post - Over the past two months, President Trump has denied saying things he previously said about the coronavirus at least six times. (who you gonna believe, me, or your lying videotape?)
Trump denies saying things he previously said about the coronavirus - The Washington Post
Trump Tantrums After Maryland Governor Goes Around Feds, Gets 500K Test Kits From South Korea

Surgeon general gets pushed to sidelines, sparking questions - POLITICO

If You're Watching These Coronavirus Briefings for Free, You're a Sucker

Broad Support for Social Distancing | Monmouth University Polling Institute
Federal documents: more than 300,000 likely to die if restrictions are lifted

The deep-seated fear driving Trump's invented and exaggerated popularity rankings
What's So Hard to Understand About What Trump Has Said? - A clarifying look at the president's response to the coronavirus, in his own words
Where you get your news reveals a divide in attitudes about the coronavirus (zombie foxheads walking dead)

Trump's Excuse For Holding Rallies Amid Growing Pandemic: He Can't Remember Them : politics
Trump Says He Hasn't Left White House 'in Months' During COVID-19 Crisis, Reporter Corrects Him - A reporter pointed out President Trump held a political rally as recently as March (nasty of her to say that)
Trump Claims He Hasn't Left White House 'in Months' During COVID-19 Crisis, Reporter Corrects Him - A reporter pointed out President Trump held a political rally as recently as March
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "TRUMP: I took coronavirus very seriously ALCINDOR: You held rallies in February and March TRUMP: I haven't left the White House in months ALCINDOR: You held a rally in March TRUMP: Did I hold a rally? I'm sorry https://t.co/MPDK8lZAeD" / Twitter
Fact check: Trump falsely claims he hasn't left White House in 'months' at briefing with more inaccuracies : politics
Center for Public Integrity
Fact check: Trump falsely describes his travel history during briefing with more inaccuracies - CNNPolitics

Opinion | The problem isn't lack of information. It's Trump

Trump's New Press Secretary's Attempt At Twitter Sass Backfires Spectacularly : politics

Throw the GOP's Benghazi playbook at Trump's catastrophic coronavirus response : politics

'Trump is lying': New York City mayor says 'you cannot get' coronavirus tests after White House claims states aren't using them : politics
Trump attacks a Republican governor for following his coronavirus testing advice : politics


Florida releases unemployment data: 1.5 million claims filed but just 40,193 paid : politics

GOP Texas Lieutenant Governor Says We Need to Take Risk to Get Back to Work: 'There Are More Important Things Than Living' (giving all your wage-slave money to the rich is more important)

7 Wisconsin virus cases linked to in-person voting, health official says - health commissioner said six of the cases involve voters and one is a city poll worker (death party stikes again)
At least 7 new coronavirus cases appear to be related to Wisconsins election, Milwaukee health commissioner says

Mortified and Appalled Atlanta Rages as Governor Eases Lockdown - "One resident chalkeabsolutely nothing but greed and the desire to kiss the president's ass"

Smithfield Foods Is Blaming "Living Circumstances In Certain Cultures" For One Of Americas Largest COVID-19 Clusters -- New details show how Smithfield Foods failed to take action in the crucial days before the plant turned into one of the nation's largest coronavirus clusters (racist dog whistle)
Donald Trump Becoming the Leader of the Republican Party is a Mystery That Will Never Be Explained - Lawyers, Guns & Money - But internal company communications and interviews with nearly a dozen workers and their relatives point to a series of management missteps and half measures that contributed significantly to the spread of the virus. (work for us and die)

Iowa Sends National Guard Troops to Defend Meat Plants From Virus

Officials let Houston Rodeo proceed despite growing coronavirus risk | The Texas Tribune
Lakewood venue will host small wedding ceremonies, mayor says. AG says that' not ok (clickbaity, but the 17th century Hasids ...) "It is a plague on a biblical scale. There is not a single Hasidic family that has been untouched" ... Hasidic news media report that roughly 700 members of the community in the New York area have died from Covid-19, ... (try making it into the 21st century)
NYC police enforcing coronavirus social distancing restrictions arrest 3 outside synagogue

Matt Drudge draws Trump's ire, setting off a potentially substantial split between the conservative media power player and the president ... The president, who regards any hint of negative news as a personal betrayal (reality "personally" betrayed him)

DeVos Has Deep Ties to Michigan Protest Group, But Is Quiet On Tactics - governor has called for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to denounce the groups. She has yet to respond.
Conservative activist family behind 'grassroots' anti-quarantine Facebook events : politics
COVID-19 'Liberate' Groups Are the Same Ones Pushing Climate Denial : politics
The anti-quarantine protesters aren't Rosa Parks. They're more like Typoid Mary
Idaho state lawmaker faces criticism after comparing stay-at-home order to Nazi Germany | TheHill ... "The way the media has set this up, the mention of white nationalist, which is no more than a Caucasian who for the Constitution and making America great again, and confusing it with term, 'white supremacist" which is extreme racism," (she can't talk, either)

Fox News Is Desperately Trying to Turn Coronavirus Protests Into the Next Tea Party : politics
America doesn't want another Tea Party -- Don't let Fox News fool you. 81% of Americans do not share the views of anti-quarantine protesters.

Georgia to Reopen Movie Theaters Beginning Next Week Georgia has nearly 19,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the eleventh most in the nation : Coronavirus

Montanans rally at the capitol to reopen the state : news

Man dies from coronavirus after calling it a political ploy' : politics -- "Does anybody have the guts to say this COVID-19 is a political ploy? Asking for a friend. Prove me wrong," he wrote on March 13
This is horrible. Ignorance is killing ppl (Trump is killing ppl)
Tom Brady was cited for working out in a closed Tampa park, mayor says : news (very special sportsball dickhead)


Richard Epstein has yet more to say about our little pandemic - Lawyers, Guns & Money (distinguished hack law professor who's never had a real job but now he's an epidemiologist)


The coming GOP plot to sabotage a Biden presidency - The Washington Post ... Republicans will deploy a strategy that includes both sabotaging the economy by demanding brutal austerity policies and a sweeping anti-government PR effort. The latter will feature promoting a tea party II with angry protests that are catnip to the media;


Ohio man arrested, charged with rape in case involving 8-month-old baby : news (incel)

Caught on video: Car goes flying into side of Southern California home : news


The Single Most Important Object in the Global Economy The pallet.

Bostons cultural institutions hit hard times amid coronavirus pandemic


The Best Scholarly Books of the Decade - The Chronicle of Higher Education - you're probably stuck at home.


The human language pathway in the brain has been identified by scientists as being at least 25 million years old -- 20 million years older than previously thought. The study illuminates the remarkable transformation of the human language pathway : science ... One of the most frequent distinctions is the fact that human language is recursive. "The frog on the log in the blue pond near the old barn west of the main town in the valley..." and keep going on like that for basically forever. That's before even adding a verb
Characteristics of Language | 10 Characteristics of a Language
24 Characteristics of Language - Simplicable
The 7 functions of language | Quizlet -- Instrumental. It used to express people's needs or to get things done.Regulatory. This language is used to tell others what to do. Interactional. Language is used to make contact with others and form relationship. Personal. ... Heuristic. ... Imaginative. ... Representational.




042020

North pole 'to be ice free during summers before 2050', scientists say : worldnews
'Human beings have overrun the world' David Attenborough calls for an end to waste in impassioned plea to address climate change. 'The world is not a bowl of fruit from which we can just take what we wish"
With fishing fleets tied up due to global pandemic, marine life has the biggest chance to recovery since WW2 | The Japan Times : worldnews

Oil Plunges by Record to Below $11 With Storage Rapidly Filling - Bloomberg
Coronavirus live updates: Protests to reopen states spread in the U.S., Trump defends protesters, Oil falls below 0 - The Washington Post (that didn't take long)
Oil Prices: Futures contract expiring Tuesday goes negative in bizarre move (gas stations will pay you to fill up)


U.S. coronavirus cases: Tracking deaths, reported cases by state - Washington Post - At least 776,000 cases have been reported.


39,643 confirmed cases in Massachusetts : CoronavirusMa
Mass DPH COVID-19 Dashboard
MA COVID-19 Data 4/19/20 : boston
It's not 'superflu'. MA death rate nearly doubles. : CoronavirusMa
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Has Launched In Mass. Here's How The Effort Is Going So Far : CoronavirusMa
'Things Will Get Ugly' -- New England Braces for Worst-Case Scenario

Boston Globe prints 15 pages of obituaries in its Sunday issue | : news

Notes on prevalence - Lawyers, Guns & Money - One of the most remarkable aspects of this pandemic is that, exactly three months after the first case was detected in the USA, we still have almost no idea what the actual prevalence of the virus is in the general population.
Everything we know about coronavirus immunity and antibodies -- and plenty we still don't
Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms
WHO warning: No evidence that antibody tests can show coronavirus immunity : worldnews
We've never made a successful vaccine for a coronavirus before. This is why it's so difficult - Health - ABC News

Trump lagged on coronavirus pandemic plan, despite warnings - Los Angeles Times

As the coronavirus swept over China, some experts were in denial


Coronavirus in Ohio: More than 1,800 inmates at Marion Correctional test positive
AND THE TEAM PLAYED ON As COVID-19 fears grew, public officials and sports executives weighed health risks and a PR message but let 33,000 fans into a Sounders match on March 7. At what cost?
Florida beach swamped by huge crowds of people as sunshine state hits record number of new cases : Coronavirus

Shock photos inside Wuhan lab which stores 1,500 virus strains | Daily Mail Online = 'I've seen better seals on my fridge!'


Boris Johnson and his ministers accused of bungling coronavirus response, unleashing disaster - The Washington Post - "didn't chair any meetings. He liked his country breaks. He didn't work weekends There was a real sense that he didn't do urgent crisis planning. It was exactly like people feared he would be" (elect an incompetent death-Tory, get a ...)
The editor of the eminent medical journal The Lancet has accused the UK government of "rewriting history" after Downing Street issued a furious and detailed rebuttal of a newspaper article accusing Johnson and his administration of dragging their feet in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. : worldnews


Crops rot as Italian farmers hit by COVID-19, drought: Border blocks, restaurant closures and a lack of seasonal workers hit businesses badly : worldnews

New Zealand moves to Level 3 Lockdown on Monday 27th : worldnews
New Zealands Prime Minister May Be the Most Effective Leader on the Planet
Hong Kong sees no new COVID-19 cases for first time in 6 weeks : worldnews

New report finds over 1,300 private jets have flown in and out of the UK since lockdown : worldnews
Billionairescompound with its own coronavirus testing center stokes anger on the French Riviera
Police fought running battles in at least five suburbs of Paris overnight with residents who accused officers of using heavy-handed tactics to enforce a strict coronavirus lockdown. Residents burnt cars and shot fireworks at police, who responded with rubber bullets and tear gas : worldnews

Poland and Denmark exclude tax haven companies from coronavirus relief schemes : worldnews
Europe, Covid-19 puts idea of universal income back into welfare debate Hit hard by Covid-19 pandemic, Spain is first European country to lay foundation for universal income. The health crisis also reopened debate about a living wage or unconditional living allowance in France and elsewhere.


Canada: At least 10 people killed after mass shooting in Nova Scotia : news - Anniversary of Waco and the Oklahoma city bombing


Thousands rally in Tel Aviv, 2 meters apart, accusing PM of destroying democracy: Addressing protest in Rabin Square and online, Lapid and Ya'alon rail against Netanyahu, and against former partner Gantz


Prosecuter says teen rape victim of Asian grooming gang was grilled by 11 barristers for six days and branded a liar : worldnews

Australian police bust child sex abuse ring across five states, 16 people charged with 728 offences : worldnews

Huawei caught claiming DSLR images were taken with its phones : worldnews


Prosecuter says teen rape victim of Asian grooming gang was grilled by 11 barristers for six days and branded a liar : worldnews

F-16 fighter intercepted even more Russian jets 'overflying' a US warship, NATO says : worldnews

The national security cost of Trumps politicization of U.S. intelligence ("dumbification")

U.S. Supreme Court abolishes split jury verdicts; dozens of convictions voided : news - uries across the nation must be unanimous to convict or acquit a criminal defendant, outlawing the split verdicts that had persisted in Louisiana since openly racist lawmakers enshrined them in the state Constitution during the Jim Crow era ... it allowed them to get a conviction even if the jury wasn't all white (as times changed)

Gallup: Trump's approval rating makes its steepest drop amid coronavirus crisis : politics

As US deaths exceed 40,000, Trump escalates reckless back-to-work campaign : politics
Trump Wants to Open the Country, But the GOP Doesn't Want to Pay for Testing
Maryland's GOP governor isn't sure why Trump is encouraging protesters when his own plan says economy can't reopen yet : politics
Trumps support for right-wing protests just got more ugly and dangerous
Trump, Head of Government, Leans Into Antigovernment Message - The New York Times - With his poll numbers fading after a rally-around-the-leader bump, the president is stoking protests against stay-at-home orders.
Why Trumps efforts to blame Obama for the coronavirus make absolutely no sense -- Trump is attacking Obama for not developing tests for a virus that didn't exist when he was president. Seriously.

Trump Is Scapegoating the WHO But Failed to Confirm a U.S. Representative for 3 Years

Why are Americans so servile to a clown president? : politics
Trump brands FBI top brass 'human scum,' calls CNN reporter 'brainless' and says he's 'nota fan' of Mitt Romney in freewheeling press conference (you mean "insane campaign rally") Trump won't say whether he will pardon Manafort and Stone, calls FBI investigators 'human scum' : politics
Trump berates a female reporter after she pressed him on why he didn't warn Americans about the coronavirus crisis sooner : politics
With no good answer for his lost month of coronavirus preparation, Trump snaps at another female reporter : politics
Stop Airing Trump's Briefings!
The truth is in there somewhere : PoliticalHumor

A watchdog out of Trump's grasp unleashes wave of coronavirus audits : politics

Trump's pick for Pentagon watchdog prompts questions ; Jason Abend has no experience running a large organization, unlike many previous Pentagon IGs, and no military background : politics

The COVID-19 catastrophe has deep roots in American politics -- and was totally preventable. This disaster belongs to Trump, of course == but the Tea Party's nihilistic hatred of government got us here
Trump, Fox News are trying to gin up a new Tea Party to distract you from their deadly failures | Will Bunch : politics
Are we finally seeing science denialism for the death wish it is? : politics

Everyone is in denial about November - The Washington Post - The 2016 hangover
Democrats momentum puts Senate majority in play -- Republicans are still favorites to keep the chamber,

We Are Living in a Failed State -- The coronavirus didnt break America. It revealed what was already broken. (Packer)

It's almost like somone fucked up

States engage in desperate measures to evade Jared Kushner stealing their essential medical supplies - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- It's like a heist movie written by John Milius:


Shake Shack returning $10 million government loan meant for small businesses - With the Paycheck Protection Program already out of money, the burger chain says other restaurateurs need its loan more than it does.
White House, GOP face heat after hotel and restaurant chains helped run small business program dry
Five Million People Need This Lifeline. But Its Gone Broke.

Eschaton: Did You Hear Donald Trump Was Bad? - I don't know why Joe Biden wants to center the discussion in China. Every DC Brain (morning Joseph) went swoony swoony over that racist ad. But racism aside, I mean, oh wow, China's government is corrupt, dishonest, and incompetent! What must it be like, to have such a government! I'm certainly not going to vote for Xi in November now!

Bernie Sanders Says Pandemic Made Clear the 'Irrationality of the Current System' : politics

The Rush to Austerity Begins - Lawyers, Guns & Money (NYT leads the charge!)
Ian Millhiser on Twitter: "The New York Times will cut you if you suggest they should make a moral distinction between a professional con man/serial sexual predator and a woman who used private email to conduct work business. But EVERYONE agrees deficit hawks are right and there is no debate to be had. https://t.co/O2dORaI7xb" / Twitter
Eric Boehlert on Twitter: "Why this garbage gets aired 10 hrs each week remains one of the great embarrassing media mysteries of our time https://t.co/xEWBBB9ZDt" / Twitter (free campaign rallies 2 hr everyday x7)

Across nation, masks are the latest political, cultural divide - Houston Chronicle (God will protect them)

Misinformation During a Pandemic | BFI - First, we document that greater viewership of Hannity relative to Tucker Carlson Tonight is strongly associated with a greater number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the early stages of the pandemic. The relationship is stable across an expansive set of robustness tests.
Cable news outlets fail us in a time of crisis - The Washington Post

White House worried Trump-inspired protests will blow up in his face if attendees are stricken with COVID-19: NYT's Haberman (the Putz is on the fake virus case)
The one poll number that could haunt Trump on coronavirus - The Washington Post (65% : "not serious enough at the beginning" "too slow to take major steps"
Poll: Michiganians favor Whitmer's COVID-19 handling over Trump's -- 57% approved of the Democratic governor's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with 37% of respondents who disapproved
The lying liars vs. competent governors - The Washington Post
Trump Extorting Governors to Kill Their Own Citizens - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- a) shield Trump from responsibility; b) tell his base to "protest" for their "freedom")
Social Distancing Policies Are Widely Supported by the American People - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Petri dishes of democracy - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Monday that gyms, hair salons, nail salons, barbershops, and bowling alleys are among the businesses that will be allowed to reopen in the state on Friday. (no testing necessary if you're white and believe in Jesus)
Dr. Anthony Fauci Condemns Coronavirus Lockdown Protests : Coronavirus
Kentucky reports highest coronavirus infection increase after a week of protests to reopen state : Coronavirus
Opinion | Protesting for the Freedom to Catch the Coronavirus - The New York Times - The reopen America protests are the logical conclusion of a twisted liberty movement.
Residents protest coronavirus stay-at-home orders in 5 states - ABC News
Night of the living brain-dead : pics
A Better Version of this Popular Photo : pics
Denver nurses blocking anti lockdown protestors : pics ... These protesters are the reason labels that read "Do not iron clothes while wearing the exist." (they tried to run them over)
Man Who Called Ohio's Lockdown Order 'Bullshit' Has Succumbed To COVID-19
Pro-gun activists using Facebook groups to push anti-quarantine protests - The Washington Post
'Heroes': Healthcare Workers Stand in Street to Block Right-Wing Protest Against Colorado Stay-at-Home Order : politics
Idaho GOPer says stay-at-home orders 'no different' than sending Jews to extermination camps -- Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott (delusional dumbuck nazi bitch)

Some anti-vaxxers are changing their minds because of the coronavirus pandemic : Coronavirus
TV station's interview with 5G coronavirus conspiracy theorist David Icke 'posed threat to public health' : worldnews


Police chief in Stow gets busted attempting to meet up with underage boy : boston

Adult reportedly slashes 10-year-old's throat during video game argument : news


What do animals think?


New Marijuana Study Confirms Everyone Knows You're High And You Will Be Stoned Forever : videos
The coolest toker I know. My granny with her plants. : pics

WTF.. everyone is skidding : WTF
Multiple car pileup. Longer video, multiple cameras. : IdiotsInCars


Men of reddit, what's the most romantic thing a woman in your life has ever done? : AskReddit (talked to me almost every day during the plague)

Sale of .org registry to private equity vampires stalled after California AG warning : technology




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Amid flurry of national coronavirus data, Massachusetts remains a hot spot of infection - The Boston Globe - Nationally, day after day, Massachusetts has persistently stood out by several alarming metrics, often ranking near or in the top five among states for deaths, per capita infections, and the rate of those who have tested positive for the virus ... State officials Friday reported 159 new deaths, the largest single-day increase of the pandemic. Massachusetts has suffered the sixth highest death rate per capita in the country ...
Massachusetts Now At Center Of National Coronavirus Outbreak | WBUR News
38,077 COVID cases in MA today. Up by 1,705 new cases and 5,345 new tests. : CoronavirusMa
Today's Boston Globe print edition contains 15 pages of obituaries (last year's mid-April paper had 6 pages, for comparison) : boston
Left on a car in Falmouth : boston

Americans at World Health Organization transmitted real-time information about coronavirus to Trump administration - The Washington Post
Trump Hijacsk's Dr. Deborah Birx Coronavirus Presentation "Excuse me, does anybody really believe this number?" he interjected as the White House coronavirus coordinator tried to discuss data. : politics
Coronavirus Has Now Killed More People in US than 2018-2019 Flu Season : Coronavirus
We Are Probably Only a Tenth of the Way Through The Pandemic

Doctors and nurses account for up to 20% of US coronavirus cases, CDC says. : Coronavirus
The Great Healthcare Bloat: 10 Administrators for Every 1 U.S. Doctor - A Harvard Business Review analysis shows the healthcare workforce has grown by 75 percent since 1990, but 95 percent of new hires arent doctors (2013- and then it got even worse)
Why do viruses often come from bats? Here are some possible answers. : Virology

The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead - The New York Times

Antibody study suggests coronavirus is far more widespread than previously thought: Yet to be peer reviewed study from Stanford found rate of virus may be 50 to 85 times higher than official figures : worldnews
Covid-19 Antibody Test, Seen as Key to Reopening Country, Does Not Yet Deliver - The New York Times - The tests, many made in China without F.D.A. approval, are often inaccurate. Some doctors are misusing them. The rollout is nowhere close to the demand.
Coronavirus testing needs to go up by 350,000 per day for the US to reopen, Harvard researchers say : politics
RI is only state doing enough tests to safely reopen, Harvard experts suggest | WPRI.com

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Delivers Briefing On COVID-19 | TIME - YouTube
New York governor: "We are past the high point and all indications at this point is that we are on the descent" : Coronavirus

Hospitals Face a White House Blockade for Coronavirus PPE (Kushfucked)

Coronavirus damages kidneys and hearts as well as lungs, US doctors find - Clinicians around world have seen evidence Covid-19 is also causing heart inflammation, acute kidney disease, neurological malfunction, blood clots, intestinal damage and liver problems : worldnews
Do testicles raise coronavirus risk for men? - Los Angeles Times (virus hiding in balls, men may need testictomys)
Using alternative medicine for coronavirus treatment - Los Angeles Times
Coronavirus: Exterminating bats blamed for spreading Covid-19 would increase risk of further diseases, warn experts


Sudden rise of coronvirus cases hitting rural states : Coronavirus (red=stupid and evil)
Employees Say Smithfield Plant in Wisconsin Concealed Covid-19 Infections, Pressured Them to Work Elbow-to-Elbow Without Protection : Coronavirus

Florida reports 1,400 new coronavirus cases Friday; largest single-day increase yet : Coronavirus
Massive Brooklyn Party Busted Saturday Night Despite Coronavirus Orders : Coronavirus


Dr. Deborah Birx calls China's extraordinarily low coronavirus death rate "unrealistic" : Coronavirus
Australia demands coronavirus enquiry, adding to pressure on China : worldnews
Watch Out For China Buying Spree, NATO Warns : worldnews
China steps up claims over South China Sea : worldnews

People entering Canada could face a $750,000 fine if they don't quarantine for 14 days
Anger in Sweden as elderly pay price for coronavirus strategy : worldnews

Over 100,000 dead in Europe : Coronavirus
Covid-19 clear: Vietnam goes three straight days without new infection : worldnews
Number of cases in Korea drops to single digits for the first time in 2 months : worldnews
More Than 1,000 French Sailors Test Positive For Coronavirus -- on A Single Ship

While Americans hoarded toilet paper, hand sanitiser and masks, Russians withdrew $13.6 billion in cash from ATMs: Around 1 trillion rubles was taken out of ATMs and bank branches in Russia over past seven weeks...amount totaled more than was withdrawn in whole of 2019. : worldnews
Putin orders coronavirus forecasts as cases in Russia jump by 5000 in one day : worldnews

On North Korea's most important holiday, Kim Jong Un was nowhere to be seen : worldnews (Bong Jong)

Bolsonarists (Bolsonaro Supporters) Block Access to Hospitals, Call for End to Quarantine in Sco Paulo, Brazil : worldnews


Russia and China Are Increasingly Able to Attack U.S. Bases and Logistics Networks, Which Will Undermine the U.S. Way of War - New technologies enable Russia and China to destroy U.S. bases and logistics networksincluding those on the homeland. (your extremely expensive and corrupt military, which is why America can't have nice things, is totally obsolete)


Record government and corporate debt risks 'tipping point' after pandemic passes

Trumps approval rally has disappeared - 43%. His disapproval rating is at 54%. (that 40% will nevr change)

Hold these Republicans accountable for deaths caused by recklessness : politics

Trump Boasts He Likely Saved 'Billions' Of Lives In A Nation With 330 Million People
Trump's 'Liberate' Tweet Incites Insurrection And Flouts Federal Law Against Overthrow Of Government: Ex-DOJ Official
The incredible shrinking president -- As the country staggers through the coronavirus pandemic, Trump appears increasingly irrelevant.
Trump Has Begun His Corona Campaign. We Don't Have to Play Along. (it's all about the perfect beautiful job he's done)
The President is going off the rails on a crazy train : PoliticalHumor

Cuomo Nails Trump on Coronavirus Preparation: 'They're Your Projections'

Add Coronavirus Commission to next relief bill, we must prepare better - This is not an exercise in score-settling or finger-pointing. Only an objective, bipartisan examination of this pandemic will prepare us for the next. (Republicans: fuck off and die)


Voter suppression looks likely to be the GOP's fallback strategy for November (fall forward)
Over 70 percent of voters support making 2020 presidential election entirely vote-by-mail, new poll shows : politics
How do you know voting by mail works? The U.S. military's done it since the Civil War. : politics

Democrats, furious with Trump, much more keen to vote now than four years ago : politics

DOJ Sent Bill Barr's Anti-Mueller Talking Points to Fox News Before Barr Was Confirmed as Attorney General

Federal judge blocks Kansas limits on religious gatherings : news (kill for Jesus)

Rep. Ilhan Omar Introduces Bill to Cancel All Rent and Mortgage Payments During the COVID-19 Pandemic : politics

In new poll, 60 percent support keeping stay-at-home restrictions to fight coronavirus - Fifty-eight percent say they are more worried about stopping the virus' spread while 32 percent are more concerned with the economic fallout
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Battleground power plays rage as everyday politics go quiet
Eschaton: I Tweet Myself - For better or worse some dems risked their lives to vote in wisconsin but that is less interesting as an expresion of democracy to your colleagues than some paid psychos trying to kill everyone on behalf of billionaires
Protesters in Texas ignore social distancing, oppose lockdown : news
Dr_Midnight comments on I simply cannot believe that people are protesting in Annapolis today.
The user /u/Dr_Midnight uncovers a massive nationwide astroturfing operation to protest the quarantine : bestof (Republicans want you to die)
Necromonger Attack Vectors - Map
Charlie Kirk calls on Students for Trump members to launch 'peaceful rebellion against governors' over stay-at-home orders - ABC News
Every Covid-19 Commercial is Exactly the Same: We're living in an era in which companies who pretend to care about social issues sell products to people who pretend to hate capitalism. : videos

Trump and Fox went all-in on a coronavirus silver bullet. But maybe the wrong one. - The Washington Post ... probably heard of hydroxychloroquine. Over the past month, Trump has mentioned it at least 45 times (once they taught him how to pr0nounce it)


Unsanitized: Donna Shalala Selection Makes a Mockery of Bailout Oversight Panel (Pelosi appoints someone who knows nothing about the job instead of an expert, dems are broken)
Eschaton: It Is Quite Likely That Some Of Our Faves Are Implicated - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi chose her friend, freshman Congresswoman Donna Shalala (D-FL).


Exclusive: Neiman Marcus to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week - sources : news

Deep Thoughts From the Applebee's Salad Bar - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Scott Lemieux on Twitter: "Like, Larry Kudlow bats .000 but he opines on a fairly narrow range of topics. Brooks is batting like .020 in a career the length of Henry Aaron's" / Twitter (NYT)


TIL Getty Images, a company infamous for sending threatening letters requesting payment when their photos are used without permission, was sued for more than $1 billion in damages when they mistakenly demanded a "settlement payment" from a photographer for her own work. (they were always a criminal operation)



What rights do children have in homeschooling? | Harvard Magazine - Homeschooled kids now account for roughly 3 percent to 4 percent of school-age children in the United States, a number equivalent to those attending charter schools, and larger than the number currently in parochial schools (christofuck foxheads)



ICANN's founding CEO and chair accuse them of abandoning principles in push for billion-dollar .org sale : technology




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Trump is insane: And it's time for leading Democrats to say that out loud. Rational Americans already understand that our president is mentally ill. Will Democrats ever speak truth to power : politics


36,372 total cases in MA - 1,970 new cases today 4/18 : CoronavirusMa
MA COVID-19 Data 4/18/20 : CoronavirusMa
Mass. reports 156 new coronavirus deaths, nearly 2,000 new cases - The Boston Globe


Coronavirus outbreak may have started as early as September, scientists say : worldnews
Breakthrough COVID-19 antibody test with nearly 100% accuracy can help reopen economy : Coronavirus
New MIT machine learning model shows relaxing quarantine rules will spike COVID-19 cases : worldnews

Coronavirus: 'No Evidence' That COVID-19 Survivors Have Immunity, WHO Warns : worldnews
Sunlight destroys coronavirus 'very quickly,' new government tests find, but experts say pandemic could still last through summer
Antibody research indicates coronavirus may be far more widespread than known - ABC News - Of 3,300 people in California county up to 4% found to have been infected.
COVID-19 outbreak at a large homeless shelter in Boston: Implications for universal testing | medRxiv
COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara County, California | medRxiv - COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara County, California

We A: Virus Claims at Least 7,000 Lives in U.S. Nursing Homes - More than six weeks after the first coronavirus deaths in a nursing home, outbreaks unfold across the country. About a fifth of U.S. virus deaths are linked to nursing facilities.

Is the Virus on My Clothes? My Shoes? My Hair? My Newspaper? - The New York Times

Dr. Fauci throws cold water on conspiracy theory that coronavirus escaped a Chinese lab : politics

The Trump administration is muzzling government scientists. Its essential to let them speak candidly to the press again. (Trump appoints himself "chief scientist" with "total authority" and "zero responsibility)
Trump declares US 'king of ventilators' even as coronavirus death toll tops 36,000 : politics
U.S. sent millions of face masks to China early this year, ignoring pandemic warning signs - The Washington Post
Contamination at CDC lab delayed rollout of coronavirus tests - The Washington Post - The CDC facilities that assembled the kits violated sound manufacturing practices, resulting in contamination of one of the three test components used in the highly sensitive detection process, the scientists said.

Coronavirus Testing Needs to Triple Before the U.S. Can Reopen, Experts Say - The New York Times
Democrats confront Pence: 'I have never been so mad about a phone call in my life' - CNNPolitics (Pence: let Jesus do the testing)

'They're Death Pits' : Virus Claims at Least 7,000 Lives in U.S. Nursing Homes -- More than six weeks after the first coronavirus deaths in a nursing home, outbreaks unfold across the country. About a fifth of U.S. virus deaths are linked to nursing facilities.

Nothing About New York's Outbreak Was Inevitable ... Staten Island, the city's least crowded borough, has the highest positive test rate of the five boroughs. Manhattan, the city's densest borough, has its lowest. (so, Republican cops and firefighters and Blasio)
Land Use Decisions Have Life and Death Consequences | Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development (NYC density)

Heartland hotspots: A sudden rise in coronavirus cases is hitting rural states without stay-at-home orders - CNNPolitics ("dumbland")
` Coronavirus at Smithfield pork plant: The untold story of America's biggest outbreak - BBC News

More than 4,500 Florida prisoners quarantined due to COVID-19 | Miami Herald
Coronavirus killed 5 ppl in the same gym in Indiana : Coronavirus

Defying social distancing rules, demonstrators gather in Huntington Beach to protest California's stay-at-home order ... chanting "No foreign vaccinations" ... "we're here in defiance of Gavin Newsom and his socialist agenda to ruin our economy" ... Believe in Jesus -- you won't fear death."
#FloridaMorons trends as people flock to the beach after coronavirus restrictions are lifted in parts of the state : Coronavirus
Rallies against stay-at-home orders grow as Trump sides with protesters - The Washington Post
Coronavirus live updates: Conservatives protest restrictions in Maryland, Texas; Florida beaches reopen to crowds - The Washington Post - As the United States surpassed 700,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, more conservative groups are organizing protests to local restrictions this weekend after President Trump tweeted toliberatetheir states from stay-at-home orders.
Protest planned to reopen Maryland, death toll rises in region amid coronavirus pandemic - The Washington Post ... The organizers are instructing participants to stay in their vehicles, wear masks if they need to get out of their cars. (cognitive implosion)
Coronavirus: San Clemente Fills Skatepark With 37 Tons Of Sand After Skaters Ignore No Trespassing Signs - CBS Los Angeles

A Teenager Posted About Her COVID-19 Infection on Instagram. A Deputy Threatened To Arrest Her If She Didnt Delete It. Now the family is suing


358 cases of COVID-19 now linked to a Cargill slaughterhouse in Canada - Cargill had kept the plant open despite calls from the union to close over worker's safety : worldnews

New wave of infections threatens to collapse Japan hospitals : worldnews
Mumbai's public hospitals 'run out of ICU beds' as coronavirus spreads - Approximately 22 million people live in the megacity but it only has 200 ICU beds for its entire population. : worldnews = 1 ICU bed per 110,000 people.

Brazil expects 110,000 dead due to coronavirus in the state of Sco Paulo alone. : worldnews


Trump Called Ukrainians "Terrible People." They Are Airlifting Tons Of Lifesaving Medical Supplies To The US With The Biggest Cargo Planes In The World.

Netanyahu's son under fire for tweeting that leftists should die of virus : worldnews


Hyundai Steel and several other South Korean majors are all set to shut China factories and move to India : worldnews


14 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested in latest police round up, party says : worldnews



Ex-Navy secretary may have exaggerated his reasoning for firing an aircraft carrier's captain during its coronavirus outbreak : politics ("may have" ... "reasoning")

Smugglers sawed into Trumps border wall 18 times in one month in San Diego area, records show


Noam Chomsky: Trump Blaming WHO for COVID-19 Deaths Is Dictator-Like Behavior : politics
Trump falsely claimed his 'authority is total' as president. An expert on cults says this assertion could be taken right out of the 'cult leader playbook.' : politics
Trump Is Doing to America What He Did to Ukraine | This time, he's threatening the governors of his own country.
If Trump Thinks It's Safe for His Followers to Gather at Protests, Why Won't He Attend One?
This Is How A Group Linked To Betsy DeVos Is Organizing Protests To End Social Distancing, Now With Trump's Support -- Thousands of demonstrators showed up in Michigan to protest the governor's stay-at-home order, and they're helping other groups organize across the country.

Opinion: Forget about the Steele dossier. Trump's conduct in office is the real scandal -- No, Trump's conduct in office is exactly what anyone who read the Steele dossier expected.

'If he's sitting watching TV, he should go to work': Cuomo roasts Trump over coronavirus response in fiery press conference : politics -- "I thought New York State relying on what you said would be safe assumption. I wot make that mistake again."

Trump Calls For Reopening Americas Gyms Day After Call With SoulCycles Owner Stephen Ross, the founder and chairman of the Related Companies, is part of the president's economic revitalization team. He also threw Trump a massive fundraiser. (quid pro quack (+his ear)

Trumps Plan to Contain the Coronavirus by Unleashing Anarchy Seems Risky

Donald Trump Has Done Almost Nothing for the Working and Middle Classes : politics (haha MAGAsuckers)

The user /u/Dr_Midnight uncovers a massive nationwide astroturfing operation to protest the quarantine : bestof (Putin spreads the virus)
Operation reopen America: are we about to witness a second historic failure of leadership from Trump? : politics
Trump's 'Liberate Michigan' tweets incite insurrection. That's illegal. | Federal law bans advocating the overthrow of government.
In Trump's 'LIBERATE' tweets, extremists see a call to arms - tweets pushed many online extremist communities to speculate whether the president was advocating for armed conflict, an event they've termed "the boogaloo"
Jay Inslee accuses Trump of stoking violence and 'fomenting domestic rebellion' | 'The president's statements this morning encourage illegal and dangerous acts. He is putting millions of people in danger of contracting COVID-19'
Washington Governor Says Trump's 'Unhinged' Tweets Aimed to Encourage Illegal and Dangerous Acts
Trump Says Virginia's Democratic Governor "Should be Under Siege"

Social distancing 40% less prevalent in Trump country, Rice University study shows : politics

The White House praised hotels for housing doctors. Cities say Trump's hotels aren't participating
Donald Trump Went on TV and Tried to Blame His Own Failures on Everyone Else. It Didn't Go Well

Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows frequently cries at work: report : politics

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Are Both Full of Shit : politics
Trump Campaign Secretly Paying $180,000 A Year To His Sons's Significant Others | Lara Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle are each receiving $15,000 per month through the campaign manager's private company, GOP sources said, to dodge FEC rules. (so many crooked pockets to fill with your money and but Hunter Biden)
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz may have violated House rules by shelling out $184,000 in taxpayer funds to rent office space from a longtime friend and donor : politics

"It must be investigated" Trump donors get $569 million contract to build 17 miles of border wall - Watchdog group demands probe after no-bid contract pays Republican-connected firm $37 million per mile of wall

'They don't get to summer in the Hamptons? Who cares?': CEO says US should let billionaires and hedge funds get 'wiped out' during the coronavirus crisis : politics


Judge overturns ban on abortions in Tennessee during Covid-19 crisis : politics

South Dakota Gov. Noem, who opposed stay-home order, now faces coronavirus hot spot : politics (dumbfuck Republibitch +"Palin of the plains")


MAGA world finds its coronavirus scapegoats Vocal Trump supporters have chosen who to blame: the World Health Organization, Bill Gates and Dr. Anthony Fauci. : politics
Someone is spreading a sketchy sexual assault claim against Dr. Fauci The people behind it seem to not exist. : politics
Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz aren't coronavirus experts. So why are they talking about it on TV news?


Tara Reade, Joe Biden and the limitations of journalism - The Washington Post


US suicide rate climbs 35% since 1999, new report finds : news

People with a healthy ego are less likely to experience nightmares, according to new research published in the journal Dreaming. The findings suggest that the strength of one's ego could help explain the relationship between psychological distress and frightening dreams.

Facebook users, randomized to deactivate their accounts for 4 weeks in exchange for $102, freed up an average of 60 minutes a day, spent more time socializing offline, became less politically polarized, and reported improved subjective well-being relative to controls. : science (Fuckbook and Fox)

Why People Believe Fake News: The study's finding suggest that people show bias toward personal stories over scientific facts in the face of medical emergencies. People tend to become emotionally charged when they perceive themselves under threat this leads them to dismiss cold, hard facts
Street Epistemology: The Basics | StreetEpistemology.com
Street Epistemology

Melting lizards and crying mailboxes: Children's preferential recall of minimally counterintuitive concepts

TIL the strongest correlation with high IQ and personality traits is openness. It is thought individuals with a high level of openness enjoy the experience of learning and prefer an intellectually stimulating environment. : todayilearned

Exercise during pregnancy reduces obesity among offspring - "Researchers found exercise during pregnancy stimulates the production of brown adipose tissue, commonly known as brown fat, in a developing fetus. Brown fat's primary role in the body is to burn off heat. It is often called good fat." : science

Melting glaciers reveal lost mountain pass and artifacts used by Vikings circa 300-1000CE | Some of the most remarkable items include blue textile rags, a Viking mitten, shoes and a complete Roman Iron Age tunic. : worldnews


Learn to Cut Your Own Hair at Home - (Very useful video, high production quality and no waste of time, from one of the most underrated channels I've seen on YouTube) : videos

What is the best tip you've ever gotten off reddit?




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US coronavirus deaths hits record one-day total of 4,591 : politics ... "This is what voting for anti-science fuckheads gets you, America."

34,402 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa
MA COVID-19 Data 4/17/20 : CoronavirusMa
Mass. reports 159 new coronavirus deaths, 2,221 new cases; Baker says state will reopen when it's safe
CDC reviewing 'stunning' universal testing results from Boston homeless shelter
With 30 residents dead, Belmont Manor emerges as another symbol of misery in coronavirus pandemic - The Boston Globe
Nearly half of developmentally disabled at state home in Massachusetts infected with Coronavirus : CoronavirusMa
As coronavirus continues to spread, mask etiquette is getting intense - The Boston Globe

Covid-19 patients who are getting an experimental drug called remdesivir have been recovering quickly, with most going home in days : worldnews
COVID-19 may leave a patient's lungs, heart, kidneys and brain changed : worldnews
Influential Covid-19 model shouldn't guide U.S. policies, critics say - STAT - IHME
Dynamics of COVID-19 epidemics: SEIR models underestimate peak infection rates and overestimate epidemic duration | medRxiv
Coronavirus clue? Most cases aboard U.S. aircraft carrier are symptom-free - Reuters

COVID In The Counties
Over 2% of population has tested positive in 2 NY Counties and Blaine County, Idaho. 1.4% of New York City is positive. [OC] : dataisbeautiful
Coronavirus testing must double or triple before U.S. can safely reopen, experts say - We are an order of magnitude off right now from where we should be

Experts: 90 percent of US coronavirus deaths could have been avoided if measures taken just two weeks earlier : politics
Obama administration asked for funding to tackle future pandemics but Republicans refused | Tea Party blocked hundreds of millions in funding, investigation finds : politics (evil fucking assholes)

Report: US warned Israel about COVID-19 in November | The information was also handed over to the White House, 'which did not deem it of interest : politics ("boring fake science" Trump said)
COVID-19 US Timeline: Trump's narrative alongside cases and deaths by county [updated][OC] : dataisbeautiful
COVID news update - Lawyers, Guns & Money
US alerted Israel, NATO to disease outbreak in China in November report : worldnews

'Things happened that we don't know about' : Emmanuel Macron becomes latest world leader to question China over coronavirus
Wuhan coronavirus death toll revised to 3,869 - 50% increase on previous figure : worldnews
China says there has never been a cover-up on coronavirus outbreak : worldnews (world laughs)
'No business as usual' with China after pandemic, Britain says (quarantine the country, also Saudi and Israel)
Coronavirus: China's economy shrank for the first time since 1976 in first quarter ... "imagine how bad the real numbers are"


Florida blocks COVID-19 information from public as Gov. Ron DeSantis touts transparency : politics


Spain to pay basic monthly income to help the poor withstand impact of coronavirus : worldnews


New Zealand reports only 8 new COVID 19 cases after 3 weeks of lockdown. : worldnews


Number of coronavirus cases in Brazil is 15 times higher than official data, new national research point out. They estimate over 300,000 people are infected and they fear a catastrophe is coming over the next weeks. : worldnews
Brazilian President Bolsonaro Fires Health Minister Who Refused To Downplay Pandemic | "Brazil is the only country in the world where the Minister of Health will fall for having decided to fight the Coronavirus"
Brazilian mall cuts prices amidst "quarantine" : WTF (sale on your death)
Lula: Bolsonaro leading Brazil 'to slaughterhouse' over Covid-19 - Former president brands current leader a 'troglodyte' who should be removed from office


Israeli police raided a coronavirus testing clinic in the East Jerusalem Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan and arrested its organizers on Tuesday night because the clinic was operated in collaboration with the Palestinian Authority : worldnews (fuck the zionist state of Israel)


British Telecom boss reveals 39 engineers attacked and 33 masts damaged over 5G coronavirus conspiracy theories : worldnews


Trump is lying -- keeping the lockdown won't kill more people than coronavirus, and I have the economic proof ... But 2,763 people a day dying is a huge number. A massive number. Consider these comparisons : At 32,588 US deaths and counting, most of them in the last nine days, we on pace to match the 33,000 US combat casualties in the Korean War today. That war lasted 37 months. The 47,000-plus US combat deaths in Vietnam are the next milestone -- at 2,500 a day, that will take until next week. Vietnam went on from Presidents Eisenhower through Ford. The First World War's death toll would take another three days to match. -- Even the Second World War brought about 240 US combat deaths daily. (too complicated for Foxheads to think about)

My Wild, Totally Surreal Experience Covering a Trump Coronavirus Briefing - POLITICO - Watching President Donald Trump and his task force in person was enormously revealing.

Trumps coronavirus self-protection plan: Spread responsibility to the states ("I have total authority to blame the states for my perfect beautiful fuckups" he said)

Over 43,000 US millionaires will get 'stimulus' averaging $1.6 millioneach ($60 billion to the rich!)
Small-Business Rescue Shows Not All States Are Created Equal (guess who's getting all the money?)
How the Government Pulls Coronavirus Relief Money Out of Thin Air - The New York Times - Once-fringe ideas in economic theory are now nearly official policy as government borrowing surges and the Federal Reserve signals it could buy unlimited debt.

Donald Trump's Greatest Escape : His critics assume this crisis has to take Trump down, whether for the bungled response or the economic collapse. They're missing something important: He's been training for this moment his entire life (a life of failing upward)
Donald Trump is not a supervillain -- he just wants to be | His goals are not mysterious: Donald Trump wants to rule over a corrupt regime forever. What will we do about it?
Coronavirus could complicate Trumps path to reelection ( ... "could" ... "complicate" ... )

Time to fire Jared and Ivanka : politics

Mitch McConnell, The Most Dangerous Politician in America : politics

After Selling Stocks as Coronavirus Pandemic Reached US, GOP Senators Loeffler and Perdue Join Committee to Reopen Economy | "It's time to revive the economy, says woman who did insider trading to avoid taking the loss when it tanked." : politics

Today in Republican Governance - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Finally, the fiscally responsible grownups are in charge: The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $55?million contract for N95s this month to Panthera Worldwide LLC, which is in the business of tactical training. One of its owners said last year that Panthera's s parent company had not had any employees since May 2018, according to sworn testimony. - It also has no history of manufacturing or procuring medical equipment, according to a review of records produced as a result of legal disputes involving the company and its affiliates. - parent company filed for bankruptcy last fall
FEMA paid bankrupt company with no employees $55 million for N95 masks - Business Insider


Michigan manbaby protest: Wait, we thought conservatives were "rugged individuals". Who'd a thunk it? Right-wingers are a bunch of spoiled brats who start whining over the slightest inconvenience : politics
Susan J. Demas: Dont whitewash the GOPs extremism on full display during Whitmer protest (walking deadheads)

What are Vegas betting odds for Biden's running mate?


This is all part of God's increasingly mysterious plan - Lawyers, Guns & Money (+peak Haberputz)
Fox News Defends Its COVID Lies, Saying First Amendment Protects "False Speech" (which kills people)
Dr. Anthony Fauci Shuts Down Laura Ingraham's 'Misleading' Coronavirus Claim (Fuckraham)
Dr. Oz slammed for suggesting it may 'only cost us' 2% to 3% of American lives to reopen schools (says 10 million Americans can fuck off and die, foxers clap)
After Fauci urged caution in reopening the economy, Fox News turned to Dr. Phil for a second opinion (who you gonna believe, Foxheads?)
Rush Limbaugh cheers mass protests against social distancing: "It isn't as bad as they all told us (your party of death and destruction )
Laura Ingraham hosts COVID-19 conspiracy theorist Candace Owens | Media Matters for America - Owens has claimed hospitals are inflating the death toll for financial gain, downplayed the number killed by the pandemic, and lashed out at mitigation efforts
Does the King of the COVID-19 Contrarians Have a Case? - Alex Berenson, thriller writer, former Timesman, and marijuana alarmist, thinks scientists, politicians, and the media are fueling coronavirus hysteria. Some scientists think he's dead wrong (did you need to use that word?)


Florida pays on only 5 percent of jobless claims as DeSantis rejects calls for generosity : politics (Republifuckers say fuck off and die, we're keeping your money)


As Flint Water Crisis Enters Sixth Year, 'Astounding' Report Exposes Lies of Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder and Other Officials - "Coronavirus is the biggest story in the country, and rightfully so. But today, this enormous, exclusive, and damning story should be a very, very close second." : politics

What will happen to big time college sports during the pandemic? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Basically, the revenues for a $210 million annual operation are going to go to something very close to zero a few weeks from now. And something like this is happening at the several dozen college athletic departments that have nine-figure operating budgets. (This is why the ADs of these departments are desperately trying to figure out if they can somehow play games without spectators etc.).


Massachusetts man charged with trying to blow up Jewish nursing home - but he instead left his DNA on the failed explosive, authorities alleged Wednesday.


US Presidents Ranked Across 20 Dimensions [OC] : dataisbeautiful (Trump almost as bad as Andrew Johnson, but has killed more people)

/u/cleanmymuffin explains how the story of "Dr. Seuss cheated on his dying wife who later killed herself over it" is not as clear cut as it seems, with a list of biographies and books referenced in their research on the topic : bestof


Mass. Recreational Marijuana Shops Lose Bid To Reopen During Pandemic : boston


TikTok bans under-16s from private messaging : worldnews -- "Are you over 16? ... clicks yes ... PRO HACKER




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US Judge Cancels Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline : politics

32,181 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa
MA COVID-19 Data 4/16/20 : CoronavirusMa
Massachusetts coronavirus cases: The number in each town, city | Boston.com : boston (Cambridge: 471; Winchester: 37)
Coronavirus: 73 MBTA employees test positive for the virus, including 43 bus drivers : boston
An Army of Virus Tracers Takes Shape in Massachusetts : boston
State, local experts push back on universitys bleaker coronavirus forecast


Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19 | Nature Medicine - We observed the highest viral load in throat swabs at the time of symptom onset, and inferred that infectiousness peaked on or before symptom onset.
A Comic Strip Tour Of The Wild World Of Pandemic Modeling | FiveThirtyEight
90 percent of coronavirus deaths may have been avoided with earlier social distancing: experts : Coronavirus (Trump has killed thousands of people)

World: More than 500,000 Coronavirus Patients have now recovered : Coronavirus

Did Xi Jinping Deliberately Sicken the World? -- PRC moral turpitude forces us to consider the unthinkable.

Obama warned of pandemic threat in 2014, but Republicans blocked funding : politics
Intelligence report warned of coronavirus crisis as early as November: Sources - ABC News - Analysts concluded it could be a cataclysmic event

Most Americans Say Trump Was Too Slow in Initial Response to Coronavirus Threat | Pew Research Center - Wide concern that states will lift COVID-19 restrictions too quickly
Trumps Job Rating Slides; U.S. Satisfaction Tumbles

Trump says US 'passed the peak' as its Covid-19 single-day deaths hit new record of close to 2600 : Coronavirus
Live updates: Trump to issue guidelines on easing U.S. coronavirus restrictions; unemployment claims continue to soar
Daily chart - Americans are not rallying around Donald Trump during the pandemic | Graphic detail | The Economist (dead-heads in US are unmoveable)
Trump fans flames of Chinese lab coronavirus theory during daily briefing | World news | The Guardian - The president attacked those who favored China, including the WHO, for which he previously announced a hold on funding
Trump's 'Opening Our Country Council' Runs Into Its Own Opening Problems (incompetence top to bottom)
Trump' s Brain: A Guided Tour - Why did it take so long to do the right thing?
Trump threatens to adjourn both chambers of Congress | TheHill
What you need to know from Wednesday's White House coronavirus briefing
More than 2,400 U.S. coronavirus deaths reported Wednesday; officials respond after Trump suspends WHO funding - The Washington Post
Ivanka Trump, Disregarding Federal Guidelines, Travels to N.J. for Passover - The New York Times - Ms. Trump herself has not followed the federal guidelines advising against discretionary travel, leaving Washington for another one of her family homes.
The Trump Administration and the Media - Attacks on press credibility endanger US democracy and global press freedom
The coronavirus traffic bump to news sites is pretty much over already - Audience numbers now look more like a standard busy news week than a global pandemic that's captured the worlds attention. Coronavirus news fatigue has set in.

Trump's disastrous response to Covid-19 demands investigation : politics
Trump has blood on his hands says Nobel prize winning economist Trump's Deadly Search for a Scapegoat - If the president had listened to the World Health Organization, American lives would have been saved.

Hyped Malaria Pill Doesnt Help Clear Coronavirus in Study

The Worst Part About Trump's War on the Press? It's Working, Even in a Pandemic, Journalism Watchdog Reports

Nurses Suspended for Refusing to Provide COVID-19 Care Without N95 Masks : Coronavirus
US nurse 'not given mask to treat patients' found dead at home : Coronavirus

An Unprecedented Divide Between Red and Blue America : The pandemic could exacerbate a major Trump-reelection vulnerability: his weakness with urban and suburban voters (the Big Sort: Smart vs Stupid) .
Trumpists Believe Bill Gates Is Using Coronavirus to Implant Brain Chips
A Perfect Storm -- Extremists Look For Ways To Exploit Coronavirus Pandemic
Why Dont COVID-19 Truthers Blame Trump for Anything?
Survey: 80 percent of Americans said they saw fake coronavirus news early in pandemic : Coronavirus

How to reduce the impact of coronavirus on our lives - The Washington Post
Drinking alcohol can make coronavirus worse, WHO says, recommending restricted access

After Anonymous Tip, 17 Bodies Found at Nursing Home Hit by Virus - The New York Times - There have been 68 recent deaths of residents and nurses from the facility in a small New Jersey town.

Hot spots erupt in farm belt states where governors insist lockdowns aren't needed -- Cases in parts of the heartland are starting to spike, raising concern about new hot spots that could quash Trump's push to reopen the economy.
'I lost him because of that horrible place; : Smithfield worker dies from COVID-19

The shutdown backlash is coming soon -- with a vengeance (Rand Paul wants you to die)
I lost him because of that horrible place: Smithfield worker dies from COVID-19
Protests erupt outside Capitol over Beshear's handling of pandemic, disrupting briefing (MAGA-rats)

Michigan governor says protesters against stay-at-home order 'might have just created a need to lengthen it' : politics
Whitmer stay home order protest turns into Trump celebration with Confederate flags and guns - Michigan Advance - Michigan has been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus, with the fourth-most cases in the country (confederate nazi traitors)
Michigan health care worker blasts 'idiots' protesting stay-home order : Coronavirus
Michigan Governor: Go Ahead and Protest the Lockdown, But You Might Get Coronavirus and Die Alone : politics (dying to own the libs)
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Says Protest Against Stay-At-Home Order Was A 'Political Rally' : politics
The Protests in Michigan Have Signaled the Nonsense Is Coming : politics ... "the irony of this protest and them wearing protective masks is unreal" (Refucks immune to irony)
Supreme Court election: Kelly may join WI voter purge case after loss (un-recused himself to ratfuck on the way out)

Rancid Case of Quid Pro Quo: Florida Governor Under Fire for Declaring WWE 'Essential'
Florida Inmate Released Amid Pandemic Killed Someone the Next Day, Officials Say - The New York Times

Carnival Executives Knew They Had a Virus Problem, But Kept the Party Going - More than 1,500 people on the companys cruise ships have been diagnosed with Covid-19, and dozens have died.

Falwell Focuses on Critics as Coronavirus Cases Near Liberty University Grow - The New York Times - Jerry Falwell Jr. has tried to have journalists arrested as he maintains he has been unfairly maligned. But the coronavirus keeps spreading around Liberty University.

Opinion | What Do You Owe Your Neighbor? The Pandemic Might Change Your Answer - The New York Times - the survey showed that the crisis is moving Americans toward solidarity. Respondents who were primed to think about the coronavirus crisis were more likely to focus on society's problems rather than personal problems. (60% could give a fuck about society)

Dr. Oz under fire for suggesting coronavirus deaths associated with reopening schools a 'tradeoff'

Taiwan invents 1-hour coronavirus test kit with 90% accuracy : worldnews
Tens of thousands of Chinese PPE kits fail India safety test : worldnews (long list of China scams)

Germany to relax coronavirus lockdown measures | Financial Times - Many shops and schools will reopen as chancellor warns success in slowing spread is

'I will not do a Trump': Chief Minister of N.T. in Australia cancels Territory Day, defies calls to relax restrictions : worldnews

Japan losing patience with government over COVID-19 response: Prime Minister Abe has been accused by critics of prioritizing the economy and the Olympic Games over the well-being of the Japanese public. As his approval rating falls, the number of COVID-19 cases are increasing : worldnews (Abe pulled a Trump, many people died)


Emmanuel Macron says it is time to think the unthinkable ("socialism" is unthinkable)



Iranian vessels come dangerously close to American military ships: U.S. military - Reuters


U.S. now has 22 million unemployed as economy sinks toward Depression-like scenario - The Washington Post - Last week, 5.2 million people filed unemployment claims, bringing the total to 22 million in the four weeks since President Trump declared a national emergency.
Coronavirus erases almost all the 23 million new jobs created since the Great Recession : Coronavirus

Navy May Reinstate Fired Captain to Command of Roosevelt - The New York Times -- Just five months ago, Mr. Trump fired Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer for opposing the president BDN Maine
How an outbreak on the USS Roosevelt became a defining moment for the U.S. military - The Washington Post (Admiral Bonespurs)

Seek and Speak the Truth - Just Security

Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Families of the Victims : politics

Trump denied he wanted his name on stimulus checks. Heres how it happened. -- "I'm sure people will be very happy to get a big, fat, beautiful check and my name is on it.

Millionaires receive $1.7m in coronavirus relief as most taxpayers get $1,200 checks thanks to hidden Republican loophole : politics
Millionaires to reap 80% of benefit from tax change in US coronavirus stimulus : politics


"Out of a Dictator's Handbook": Trump Threatens to Adjourn Congress to Unilaterally Install Judges, Political Nominees : politics
Trump threatens to adjourn both chambers of congress - something no president has ever done : politics

Trump's Propaganda Video May Have Violated the Law : politics

Trumps Job Rating Slides; U.S. Satisfaction Tumbles

As U.S. discouraged mask use for public, White House team raced to secure face coverings from Taiwan for senior staff : politics ... now we know what Jared meant by "ours"

Senator Burrs Pre-Pandemic Stock Sell-Offs Highly Unusual, Analysis Shows

Michigans Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder Knew About Flint's Toxic Water -- and Lied About It


Biden: People are dying while Trump is 'having temper tantrums' : politics
Assessing Tara Reade's allegations


Texas AG Threatens Voting Rights Groups with Felony Charges for Pushing Vote-By-Mail : politics (Refucks: it's a crime to want to vote, we'll throw you in jail for trying)

Sara Gideon leapfrogs Susan Collins in fundraising ahead of 2020 US Senate race (Suzie-Floozy cackles as her dark money floods in)
Lindsey Graham outraised by Democrat Jaime Harrison in SC's record-setting Senate race (miss Flimsy Dimsy has a tantrum)

Kanye West declares he's officially voting for Trump in November | Daily Mail Online -- because the current administration is 'better' for his real estate portfolio, adding he doesn't want to be 'told by white people which white person I can vote for' (and then there's really stupid)

Real Housewives of New York Breakout Leah McSweeneys Anti-#MeToo and Trump-Defending Past


No Flour, Eggs or Butter? No Problem! 23 Cake Recipes for When You're Missing an Ingredient


The Devastating Decline of a Brilliant Young Coder | WIRED (early FTD)
On Vanishing - Dementia is a kind of erasure, a death before death, where the living discount the infirmed long before they're gone


Big Gods Came After the Rise of Civilizations, Not Before, Finds Study Using Huge Historical Database - God only started watching over us quite recently, according to a study that analyzed 414 societies from 30 world regions.

Why Are so Many Languages Spoken in Some Places and so Few in Others? - Linguists have a lot of largely untested theories. Borrowing from ecology, researchers built a model that didn't look for one worldwide explanation.




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New from MDPH: Hospital Occupancy (link in comments) : CoronavirusMa
Testing Reveals 'Stunning' Asymptomatic Coronavirus Spread Among Boston's Homeless : boston
MA COVID-19 Data 4/15/20 : boston

Coronavirus distancing may need to continue until 2022, say experts : worldnews

Coronavirus timeline: - January 19: 100 cases - January 24: 1,000 cases - February 12: 50,000 cases - March 6: 100,000 cases - March 18: 200,000 cases - March 26: 500,000 cases - April 2: 1,000,000 cases - April 14: 2,000,000 cases : Coronavirus

We Alerted The World' To Coronavirus On Jan. 5, WHO Says In Response To U.S. : worldnews (with the Trump timeline)
COVID-19 timeline, what Trump did, and when : bestof
Jonny_Fairbanks comments on Indictment of Trump and a Warning: 90% of US Coronavirus Deaths Could Have Been Prevented With Swifter Action
WHO turned down more than 70% of Taiwan's requests for technical meetings

Trump to halt WHO funding amid review : worldnews
Germany says WHO is one of best investments after Trump cuts funding : worldnews
Bill Gates condemns Donald Trump for stopping US paymenst so far pointed towards to World Health Organisation : worldnews
Leading health experts have labelled Donald Trump's decision to cut funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) as a "crime against humanity" and a "damnable" act that will cost lives
The US is 'not a global power' thanks to Trump's disastrous coronavirus response as China fills the void, former US officials warn : politics
W.H.O. Are You - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Germany says WHO is one of best investments after Trump cuts funding : worldnews

New York Gov. Cuomo to order all people to wear masks or face coverings in public : news

Projecting the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 through the postpandemic period | Science

How coronavirus attacks organs: Doctors find damage in lungs, kidneys, hearts - The Washington Post

CDC, FEMA have created a plan to reopen America. Here's what it says. - Document is part of White House plan being drafted to allow Trump to reopen parts of the country within weeks

Anti-malarial treatment hailed by Trump has no benefit for coronavirus patients, French researchers find - Study is the most comprehensive done on hydroxychloroquine treatment for Covid-19 patients : worldnews (Ivanka sells her stock)
COVID-19: Brazilian trial for drug touted by Trump halted after 11 patients die on high dose : worldnews

Drinking alcohol doesn't kill COVID-19 but increases risk of lockdown violence, says WHO

There are so many coronavirus myths that even Snopes can't keep up (true: Ivanka has a trademark on coffins in China)

The Pentagon's top general has said that US intelligence has looked into the possibility that the coronavirus outbreak could have started in a Chinese laboratory, but that the "weight of evidence" so far pointed towards "natural" origins (Trump will fire him)
People are burning down 5G cell phone towers over coronavirus conspiracy theories. And in some cases, they're burning down 4G towers by mistake. : worldnews

Hackers Leak Thousands of Coronavirus Research Papers : worldnews


Florida nurse, 33, dies suddenly after showing intensifying symptoms of COVID-19 : Coronavirus

Protesters congregate outside Michigan Capitol building : news - organized by the Michigan Conservative Coalition and the Michigan Freedom Fund, a DeVos family-linked conservative group
Zach Gorchow on Twitter: "There is an ambulance that can't get through on Grand. https://t.co/9l99NIJQfg" / Twitter (in full mAGA gear, they blocked an ambulance, the patient died)
Protestors against the stay-at-home order in Michigan block streets leading to Sparrow Hospital : pics
Crowds Gather Around the Country to Protest Social Distancing : news (the Great Sort of 2020) (started by Russian propaganda op)


Japan Ditches China In Multi-Billion Dollar Coronavirus Shakeout : worldnews
Emergency Declared In Japanese Prefecture Hit By 2nd Wave Of Coronavirus Infections : worldnews

China didn't warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
Second Chinese city bans consumption of dog and cat meat : worldnews (says something about their culture when they eat pets)

Religious body in Pakistan says lockdown not applicable to mosques, congregational prayer begins : worldnews (muzfuckers)
Pakistan Coronavirus: 6,383 Cases and 111 Deaths - Worldometer


Australian sentenced to 6 1/2 months in jail for breaching quarantine restrictions to visit his girlfriend : worldnews
Supermarket boss's blunt reply to toilet paper hoarder wanting refund

Eschaton: Oh, Elon - I made a bet with some random twitter person (loser gives to a food bank) about Elon never delivering. We settled on Elon actually producing (not merely buying) a single solitary working ventilator and delivering it to a medical facility in 3 weeks. Offered to double it for another 3 weeks. I would have given him 6 months on the initial bet but he was quite optimistic, as Elon fans tend to be (cosmic ego)


Chinese troll campaign on Twitter exposes a potentially dangerous disconnect with the wider world : technology

A Saudi citizen who refused government orders to give up his home to make way for a new mega-project was killed by security forces, according to Saudi activists : worldnews
Saudi Arabia Has Carried Out 800 Executions Since 2015, Says Rights Group : worldnews

1000 Boko Haram militants killed in military raid - Chad : worldnews

Germany arrests four Isis suspects planning attack on US bases : worldnews


Dozens of Polish women's rights activists used their cars and bicycles to block central Warsaw on Tuesday to protest draft legislation that would ban the abortion of foetuses with congenital birth defects : worldnews (asshole men)



White House Misses Deadline To explain Firing Intelligence Watchdog : politics

Airlines that donated to Trump's re-election get first dibs on $25 billion corporate bailout : politics
'A Complete Abomination': Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab Covid-19 Small Business Relief Funds : politics

Donald Trump is lashing out because coronavirus crisis may kill off re-election chances : politics
In nod to governors, Trump walks back total authority claim - ABC News
Donald Trump is the virus: His coronavirus response confirms how toxic he is for the country : politics - undefined

Conway MistakesIn COVID-19 For Strain Of Virus While Accusing WHO Of Not Knowing Facts (Kellyanne Fuckway)

Trump Wanted a Radio Show, but He Didn't Want to Compete With Limbaugh -- President Trump said he envisioned a show running two hours a day, according to White House officials, and would do it were it not for the risk of encroaching on Rush Limbaugh, the conservative host. (radio-show pres)

Trump wants to declare country open by May 1 but the reality will be much slower
Indiana congressman says he's willing to let more Americans die to save economy - Republican Rep. Trey Hollingsworth
Should have happened yesterday: Republicans press Trump to restart economy (Freedom for you to Die Caucus)

Eschaton: Rules Are Made To Be Exploited By People Who Have People To Do That - Democrats are not powerless. Supergenius superlegislator extraordinaire YASS KWEEN can do no wrong Nancy Pelosi runs the House of Representatives. And boy did they fuck this one up. And they are dumb and will continue to be dumb and while I don't think yelling at them on the internet is likely to help it's more likely to help than making jokes about my sweet big wet boy Donald Drumpf.

Trump's Entire Coronavirus Response Is Massive Political Corruption

In unprecedented move, Treasury orders Trumps name printed on stimulus checks (they're fucking clapping for him)
'Disgusting': Treasury Slows Delivery of 70 Million Covid-19 Stimulus Checks to Put Trump's Name on Them : politics
Putting Trump's name on stimulus checks is "abuse of government resources," says president of IRS managers association : politics

House Democrats introduce plan to pay Americans $2,000 a month until economy recovers from COVID-19 closure : politics
The $1,200 relief checks have begun arriving in Americans bank accounts. People are mostly spending them on food

Coronavirus Update: Pelosi Calls Out President Trump, Demands Truth In Scathing Open Letter : politics

Trump said hospitals were just fine. Then his own White House guest said family died after being turned away. : politics

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Voted Absentee Before Making Everyone Else Vote in Person : politics
Democratic voter motivation in Wisconsin has Republicans worried - The Washington Post
A Ghost to Most - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I was informed that Ann Althouse was still blogging. And since we need some reassurance that some things never change, here are her thoughts about the election Republicans in Wisconsin and the federal judiciary put people health at risk to try to rig it, in order to preserve legislative elections that are as democratic as the ones that elect Valdimir Putin:

Republicans who don't like Trump have no excuses: Endorse Biden
We've never backed a Democrat for president. But Trump must be defeated.

Barack Obama reminds us how normal presidents sound : politics
'They're interested in power:' Obama tears into Republicans for kicking millions of people off their health insurance and denying the science behind pandemics : politics
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Burr sold townhouse for $900K to lobbyists who had business before his committees: report : politics

Kelly expands lead over McSally in Arizona : politics


Court Strikes Down Trump Rollback of School Nutrition Rules : politics (you don't need no healthy food, eat like trump)


After the end of the world: the eerie silence of the Las Vegas Strip | World news | The Guardian - The empty strip, shut down for the first time since the JFK assassination, shows the striking toll the coronavirus crisis has taken on fun and leisure

Eschaton: Now I Know This Is A Simulated Reality Made Just For Me - Some sort of inception limbo shit. -- New Jersey is opening a virus testing site at the enormous & empty American Dream mega-mall that never opened its stores. It was supposed to unveil hundreds of shops and a water park back in March, but those plans were pushed back. Now it'll be used for something very different.


Concrete room saves Mississippi family of 4 from twister : news -- The cinder-block room is all that survived, and the family emerged uninjured. The family had been living in the house only a few weeks. Phillips says the safe room was one of the reasons they bought it.


SnowJoe: Cleaning + Disinfecting


Harvard freezes pay, hiring, cuts top admin salaries, discretionary spending, capital projects - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Harvard University providing 67 Free Online Courses right now : Coronavirus (they were already online free)


New images of the Sun reveal thin threads of million-degree plasma | Astronomy.com

A new quantum processor unit cell works at temperatures 15 times greater than competing models. It still requires refrigeration, but only a "few thousand dollars' worth, rather than the millions of dollars" currently needed. : science




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Methane levels at all-time high after near-record increase in gas 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide | The Independent - They believe it is likely due to microbial changes in methane-belching tropical wetlands, potentially caused by warmer temperatures in what amounts to a dangerous feedback loop.
Methane levels at all-time high after near-record increase in gsa says climate scientist : worldnews
28 times more potent than carbon dioxide | "It's one of the fastest growth rates we're seen in the last 20 years"
Hospital Visits Declined After Sulfur Dioxide Reductions from Louisville-Area Coal Plants. A new study found a 55 percent reduction in lung-irritating pollutants and 400 fewer hospital admissions after one coal plant closed and others added scrubbers. : science (make coal kill you again!)

Second wave of locusts in east Africa said to be 20 times worse : worldnews (global apocalypse continues)
Deadly Olive Tree Disease in Europe Could cost Billions : worldnews

Apollo 13 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

IMF: Global economy to contract by 3% due to coronavirus

Globe reader points out grim milestone: 11 pages of death notices on Sunday amid coronavirus pandemic - The Boston Globe
MA COVID-19 Data 4/14/20 : CoronavirusMa
28,163 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa
Massachusetts Joins Multistate Pact On Post-Virus Economy : CoronavirusMa
Boston University is preparing for the possibility that in-person classes may not resume until January 2021 : CoronavirusMa

US to halt funding to WHO over coronavirus : Coronavirus (Trumpy has a tantrum, people will die)

So far today, the U.S. has reported nearly 2,100 new coronavirus deaths, a daily record : Coronavirus
N.Y.C. Death Toll Soars Past 10,000 in Revised Virus Count - The New York Times - The city has added more than 3,700 additional people who were presumed to have died of the coronavirus but had never tested positive.
NY Times: N.Y.C. Death Toll Soars Past 10,000 in Revised Virus Count : Coronavirus
Has New York Bent The Curve? | FiveThirtyEight

This article is from March 20th. It predicts that U.S. death toll will exceed 20 000 by April 15th. We are 1 day away from April 15th and the death toll is already 23,644. : Coronavirus

Quick, portable and made-in-Canada: Rapid COVID-19 test kits approved, shipping out | CBC News : worldnews
Scientists Have Reported The First Case Of The Coronavirus Spreading From A Dead Body : worldnews
Japan confirms a woman in her 30's from Fukuoka, who had COVID-19 and was discharged last week from a hospital after testing negative, has been re-infected and is symptomatic. : Coronavirus
Coronavirus can survive long exposure to high temperature, a threat to lab staff around world: paper - French scientists had to bring the temperature to almost boiling point to kill virus : worldnews
Coronavirus: Patients Have Suffered Strokes And Other Neurological Symptoms, Says Study : worldnews
Anti-malarial drug touted by Trump was subject of CIA warning to employees - The Washington Post

What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In Common? Women Leaders
Coronavirus: As world set to reach 2 million cases, leaders come under scrutiny (the men fucked up)

FYI: A NY hospital screened 215 pregnant women on admission. 29/215 (13.5%) were asymptomatic and positive for covid-19. A lot of us are carriers of the virus without knowing. Until we get to 4% positive test rate like Korea, we are not really at peak yet. : CoronavirusMa

Massachusetts Joins New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island's Multi-State Council to Get People Back to Work and Restore the Economy
Connecticut governor: No restrictions lifted before May 20th : Coronavirus

'This is going to kill small-town America' : Bristol, N.H., on Newfound Lake, has lost hundreds of jobs during the coronavirus pandemic

8 in 10 Americans would wait to resume activities after government lifts coronavirus restrictions: poll : Coronavirus
Los Angeles models show 95% of residents will be infected if stay-at-home order is dropped now : Coronavirus

South Dakota's governor resisted ordering people to stay home. Now it has one of the nation's largest coronavirus hot spots (party of death)
The Truth Is, They Aren't Very Bright : "It's an exciting day," she boasted, repeatedly citing her conversations with presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner -- Some people are just wired for hierarchy, I guess. They're rich and powerful so they must be supergeniuses and I must obey them.
DeSantis deems pro wrestling 'essential business' amid statewide stay-at-home order
Florida Surgeon General Removed from Governor DeSantis' Coronavirus Briefing After Saying Social Distancing Necessary Until There's A Vaccine : Coronavirus
Private island bought coronavirus tests for every resident | Miami Herald (and Trump didn't confiscate them)

'We're Not Afraid of Any Virus': Crowds Gathered Outside of Ohio Statehouse Protesting Coronavirus Shutdowns : Coronavirus
Church members in defiance of stay-at-home order swarm Walmart after police dismiss church service to prove a point : videos

The coronavirus was spreading. The parties went on. Now comes the pain. - The Washington Post

Outrage as 'anti-lockdown conspiracy theorists ignore coronavirus fears to stage public protest in Vancouver' : worldnews

Calls to loosen US sanctions as Cuba battles pandemic : worldnews (Trump the killer)

UK coronavirus hospital death toll rises to 11,329 : worldnews
One third of NHS staff and other key workers tested in UK have coronavirus : worldnews
French President Macron extends coronavirus lockdown until May 11 : worldnews

Sweden ignored lockdowns and chose to leave schools, bars, cafes and restaurants open to the public. The result is 1000+ deaths, many times that if other Scandinavian countries : Coronavirus - Sweden at 102/million death rate, Denmark 52/million, Norway at 26/million, and Finland at only 12/million

Taiwan reports no new coronavirus cases for first time in a month : worldnews
Taiwan releases December email to WHO showing unheeded warning about coronavirus : Coronavirus

Putin states that Russia "does not have much to brag about" regarding COVID-19 pandemic, admits to not preparing well enough. : worldnews
Brazill a leftist politician said. : worldnews
ikely has 12 times more coronavirus cases than official count, study shows : worldnews (Fuckanaro)
Chile Counts Those Who Died of Coronavirus as Recovered Because They're 'No Longer Contagious,' Health Minister Says : worldnews

PM Narendra Modi says COVID-19 Lockdown in India extended till May 3 : worldnews

Iraq suspends Reuters for three months over report on coronavirus cases - Reuters (for telling the truth, of course)

Coronavirus: Research, Commentary, and News | Science | AAAS


The coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented global surge in digital surveillance, researchers and privacy advocates around the world have said, with billions of people facing enhanced monitoring that may prove difficult to roll back. : worldnews


The world risks a surge in measles deaths with 100 million children set to miss out on vaccines due to the coronavirus : worldnews

Universities brace for huge losses as foreign students drop out : worldnews (Harvard Sq is bankrupt)

Here is the reality of the economic issue for those having trouble grasping it : boston

Coronavirus Pandemic Disproportionately Affects Poor, Minority Communities - The Pandemic Is Teaching Us Lessons About America Every Day - These are object lessons in all the problems this country has been ignoring, or dealing with fitfully, over the last 100 years.

State Department cables warned of safety issues at Wuhan lab studying bat coronaviruses - The Washington Post
Beijing faces a diplomatic crisis after reports of mistreatment of Africans in China causes outrage : worldnews
How China is losing the world's trust following its cover-up of the coronavirus crisis
Chinese dams held back Mekong waters during drought, study finds : worldnews - Millions of people through Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam are suffering because of this. Entire communities are built around living on the Mekong or having their farms feed from it.

Police investigating George Pell over fresh child sexual abuse allegation report | Australia news : worldnews


Luxembourg blocks US bid for $1.6 billion 9/11 compensation from Iran : news (Bush's distraction from the Saudi terrorists)


The War on the USPS - Lawyers, Guns & Money (war on democracy)

President Trump made 18,000 false or misleading claims in 1,170 days - The Washington Post ... So, with this update through April 3, we've added a new category -- coronavirus -- that already has more than 350 items ...since our last update 75 days ago, he's been averaging just over 23 claims a day ... slightly higher than the 22 a day he recorded in 2019. ("claims" = "blatant lies"

Committee of Public Safety will consider new order to re-open America Inc. - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... "No physicians or epidemiologists. Trump's children, a birther Shithead, the king of the nerds, the worst financial analyst in America, Lighthizer and Betsy Ross' brother. They've got this . (led by Javanka)
The Hoarse Whisperer on Twitter: "I guess Kid Rock was busy. https://t.co/DFFTbGRXuO" / Twitter ... 7 of the least qualified people on the planet right there.

Vast majority of tax provision in coronavirus law goes to millionaires, JCT finds - The Washington Post - The provision, included by Senate Republicans, would cost taxpayers approximately $90 billion in 2020

Trump PR Stunt Falls Flat, as White House Video Exposes His Failure to Prepare for Pandemic : politics
Reporter Grills Trump: What Did You Do for Entire Month? | CBS Reporter Paula Reid Questions President Trump About What His Administration Did the Entire Month of February as the Coronavirus Pandemic Was Spreading. : politics
Trump Responds to Reports About His Incompetence by Flying Into a Self-Pitying Rage at Press : politics
'The biggest meltdown ever' from a US president as Trump accused of trying to 'rewrite history' : politics
Wounded by media scrutiny, Trump turned a briefing into a presidential tantrum | US news | The Guardian - President lashed out at reporters, swiped at Biden and refused to accept that he had put a foot wrong in coronavirus response
Trump falsely claims that 'when somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total' : politics ... "Who told you this?" -- Kaitlan Collins, CNN Reporter
'The Definition of Totalitarian' Lawyers Erupt as American President Asserts That His "Authority Is Total' (but he "takes no responsibility")
Eschaton: GONNA OPEN BIG! THE BIGGEST EVER! - My Big Wet President who never really "closed" anything is now claiming that he has the POWER to open everything, so suck on that governors.
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo responds to Trump's claim of absolute Authority: 'We don't have a king' : politics

Brooke Jarvis on Twitter: "barring a what now" / Twitter - The House isn't coming back until at least May 4, barring some emergency, per ?@LeaderHoyer
It's the Worst Possible Time for Trump to Make False Claims of Authority - He does not have totalauthority over states.

Amazon's lawsuit over a $10 billion Pentagon contract lays out disturbing allegations against Trump Amazon is alleging an impeachable offense.

Eschaton: Referees, I Would Like To Appeal That Ruling - Every day Trump does his show. Every day people complain that the networks are just broadcasting his bullshit live even though it's killing people. Some journalists pretend that every time the president wishes it's the law that they broadcast him (this is not a rule and it certainly was not a rule when Barry Obummer was president), and some journalists understand that this is bad. But, whatever. I agree they shouldn't be broadcasting him but it isn't as if doing so is indefensible. And, frankly, I'd prefer people actually watch the shitshow than have the New York Times explain to them what happened, because that coverage is always much much worse (really, just go read the latest).

Don't Forget to Blame Mitch McConnell for the Coronavirus Crisis

Theocratic political correctness -- Justin Walker is a 30something Federalist Society Nexus 6 model who Donald Trump just nominated for a seat on the country second-most important court. Walker's professional experience consists of speechwriting for Don Rumsfeld, clerking for Brett Kavanaugh and Anthony Kennedy, making 162 media appearances for Kavanaugh ... dabbling for a few months in the practice of law, and teaching legal writing at the University of Louisville Law School. `

Trump's Key 2020 States Reel Under Twin Blows of Virus, Job Loss

Trump's voters will never admit they were wrong -- even in the face of national catastrophe (they ARE the national catastrophe)
Crazification factor - RationalWiki


Republicans Are Trying to Kick Thousands of Voters Off the Rolls During a Pandemic; In November, many swing state voters won't get to cast a ballot. That's by design

Upset Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Gives Democrats a Lift - The New York Times - surprise triumph over a Trump-backed incumbent demonstrated strong turnout and vote-by-mail efforts for the Democrats in a key general election state (haha not supposed to happen)
Liberal challenger defeats conservative incumbent in Wisconsin Supreme Court race - The Washington Post
Republicans tried to suppress the vote in Wisconsin. It backfired | Wisconsin | The Guardian - It was only the second time in over half a century that a challenger defeated an incumbent for a seat on the state supreme court,
Negligent Homicide In Vain - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Liberal Jill Karofsky wins 10-year seat on Wisconsin Supreme Court : news

Hello, Whats This? The Democrats Aren't in Disarray - Many younger voters are not old enough to remember a Democratic presidential primary that ended so quickly and congenially. Could it help Joe Biden in the fall?
Sanders says opposing Biden is 'irresponsible'
How Joe Biden won over Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party -- Joe Biden and the power of transactional politics.
Biden's Biden: How the former VP is approaching his running mate search -- The former vice president has already broken a lot of the guidelines that past nominees have used in conducting their running mate searches.
ohpredictiveinsights.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/i/0639AAE631CB7AE22540EF23F30FEDED/5C93F9ED58F90D146A4D3D471B02C3D7 - As Arizona residents endure a stay-at-home order and thousands of people suffer from coronavirus, President Donald Trump continues to fall in a head-to-head matchup with former Vice President Joe Biden.
What to Do With Tara Reade : s Allegation Against Joe Biden? - A sexual assault accusation against the presumptive Democratic nominee is being used to troll the #MeToo movement (she thinks Putin is "hot")


Independent Rep. Justin Amash says he' s looking 'closely' at White House run (a Muslim Repubican, sure)


After Killing Investigation, Bloomberg News Sought To Silence Reporter's Wife : NPR

How covid-19 has laid bare inequities in public education - The Washington Post
This is the end of the office as we know it - The pandemic already pushed millions to work from home. Many of them will likely go back to a very different office -- 34 percent of Americans who previously commuted to work report that they were working from home by the first week of April due to the coronavirus ... the same percentage of people who CAN work from home,

Doctor at Westside Regional temporarily loses custody of daughter amid pandemic : news
Police chief orders probe in handcuffing of black Miami doctor on front lines of coronavirus fight. The doctor "alleges the sergeant detained him because he is black." : Coronavirus
Illegal nightclub in SF used janitorial company as a front, kept partying during outbreak : Coronavirus

Chris Cuomo trashes CNN gig during COVID-19 meltdown (says Murdoch/NYPost, he actually "trashed" Trump)

Ricky Gervais hits out at celebs complaining about lockdown in their mansions. : worldnews


Where America's poverty is getting more and more concentrated (they can't run their own states, steal hand-outs from the educated states, run on dismantling government by electing morons, and oh look, Wisconsin)
Census Data Shows Poverty Rates by State in 2009 - The New York Times


Is Coronavirus Making You Have Weird Dreams? Actually, Yes. - The New York Times

u/MattsAwesomeStuff provides a clear and detailed explanation of what Prions are and why they are so difficult to detect and destroy. : bestof
MattsAwesomeStuff comments on Coronavirus can survive long exposure to high temperature, a threat to lab staff around world: paper - French scientists had to bring the temperature to almost boiling point to kill virus (the videos will blow your mind: cells "feel" when it's right to divide)

[OC] US Historical Counties : dataisbeautiful (watch)


New research finds that sexual intercourse has greater sedative properties for women than it does for men. Women reported a higher likelihood of falling asleep after heterosexual penile-vaginal intercourse than did men and were also more likely to report falling asleep before their partner : science

Looking for answers. Old vs. new. : pics

People who posted their story on Reddit and the person in said story found it, how did it go? : AskReddit

Identical twins of reddit who own a pet after living seperately; what was your pet's reaction when it saw two owners? : AskReddit

Exclusive new look at Dune : movies

Sign language Users of reddit. What is a common sign you see people do without being aware they are doing it? : AskReddit

[OC] My boyfriend and I have been tracking all our sexual encounters for the past few months : dataisbeautiful

Researchers found and bought more than 500,000 Zoom passwords on the dark web for less than a cent each : technology




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Methane Levels Reach an All-Time High - Methane is roughly 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, and while it stays in the atmosphere for only around a decade, as opposed to centuries, like CO2, its continued rise poses a major challenge to international climate goals. : worldnews
' White-tailed eagles - one of the largest birds of prey with a 2.5-metre wingspan - have been spotted for the first time in 240 years soaring above the North York Moors, England. : worldnews

More than 85,000 without power as high winds rake Mass. and New England - The Boston Globe
A tornado overnight in Thomaston, Georgia, ripped a home off its foundation and put it in the road : WTF


Mass. reports 1,392 new coronavirus cases, 88 new related deaths; Baker defends quality of masks brought in from China on Patriots plane - The Boston Globe
26,867 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa
MA COVID-19 Data 4/13/20 : CoronavirusMa


Coronavirus Transmission Distance Is 13 Feet, Spreads Through Shoes: CDC Report : Coronavirus
ASU study predicts widespread mask use could save 'thousands of lives' : Coronavirus
Coronavirus 10 times more deadly than swine flu, says WHO : Coronavirus
WHO says 70 vaccines in the works, with three leading candidates : worldnews
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker (Live) - 30+ Vaccine Candidates for Covid-19
Loss of Smell and Taste Validated as COVID-19 Symptoms in Patients with High Recovery Rate : science
Opinion | Who Is Immune to the Coronavirus? - The New York Times


Bill Gates warns that the world is entering 'uncharted territory' due to a lack of preparedness for a pandemic like COVID-19 : worldnews
U.S. is 'less safe' from coronavirus when CDC goes quiet, former director says (Trump says he's the new CDC)

Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic and U.S. Response

Hahaha...oh wait. That's not funny!!
Won't someone, please think of the congressman! : PoliticalHumor

Net Approval for Trump's Handling of Coronavirus Dips Underwater - For first time, a plurality of voters disapprove of the president (50% are asleep/morons)

Trump says decision on coronavirus reopening belongs to him, not governors : Coronavirus

Coronavirus Live Updates: Governors Weigh Reopening Plans; Trump Lashes Out Over Criticism - The New York Times
Conservative groups mobilize to push Trump to reopen economy amid pandemic - The Washington Post - New coalition is lobbying Trump administration, GOP lawmakers to ease stay-at-home restrictions as unemployment rate climbs
Trumps latest rage-fest is one of his most absurd and dangerous yet
A new investigation reveals Trump ignored experts on Covid-19 for months : politics (Agolf Twitler, lock him up)
I warned of Trumps attack on science. But I never predicted the horror that lay ahead

Fauci Confirms NY Times Report Trump Rebuffed Social Distancing Advice : politics
Fauci admits earlier Covid-19 mitigation efforts would have saved more American lives : politics
Trump retweeted a threat to fire Fauci after he said the US's slow response to COVID-19 has cost lives : politics
Trump Lashes Out at Fauci Amid Criticism of Slow Virus Response - The New York Times - The president retweeted a post calling for the government's top infectious disease specialist to be fired after the doctor acknowledged that shutting down the country earlier could have saved lives.
#FireTrumpNotFauci Trends After President Goes After Trusted Infectious Disease Official : politics
Can the Fauci Survive? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I wonder how long until the daily dog, pony and propaganda shows are just Trump, Pence, Jared, and Dr. Oz.

How false hope spread about hydroxychloroquine to treat covid-19 -- and the consequences that followd (promoted by conservative assholes and dumbfuck like Elon Mush)
Meet the B.S. Artist Behind Trumps Miracle Drug Didier Raoulta climate denier and was a coronavirus truther. That hasnn't stopped the White House from embracing his sketchy studies into an anti-malaria drug to treat COVID-19.

'Absolute Clusterf**k' Inside the Denial and Dysfunction of Trump's Coronavirus Task Force
Trump reportedly squandered 3 crucial weeks to mitigate the coronavirus outbreak after a CDC official's blunt warnings spooked the stock market : politics
Column: We got unlucky on COVID-19. The wrong man is in charge during a once-in-a-lifetime crisis : politics
Trump's Role in the Death Toll
Trump Didn't like Azar's Warnings. So He Disappeared Him.
Trickle-Down Trumpism Stains the Honorable and Rewards the Wicked

Trump adviser Peter Navarro made a bad bet 60 Minutes didn't cover pandemic preparedness under Obama : politics

Where the Risk of Coronavirus Comes With Unparalleled Access

Jared Kushner's Real Estate Company Filing Eviction Lawsuits

Can we designate the Chamber of Commerce a terrorist organization causing needless deaths by pushing a deadly corporate ideology for private profits? : CoronavirusMa

Small Chloroquine Study Halted Over Risk of Fatal Heart Complications : politics

The first 1,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths: Who they were and what we've learned - The Washington Post - Behind every data point on a curve or chart is a name and story of the earliest victims

California, Oregon & Washington Announce Western States Pact | California Governor (new country: Orewashafornia)
Governors on East and West coasts form pacts to decide when to reopen economies - CNNPolitics

Large-scale COVID-19 antibody testing study launched in California : Coronavirus
New York City is in danger of running out of swabs for COVID-19 tests and is urging medical providers to continue testing only patients who are gravely ill : Coronavirus

Governor DeSantis touted alcohol-free hand sanitizer not recommended by the CDC (another Republifuckerscam)

Millennials Don't Stand a Chance: They're facing a second once-in-a-lifetime downturn at a crucial moment.
COVID-19 Impact on Daily Life Heightens | Monmouth University Polling Institute -- Half report dealing with shortages of supplies and food, 4 in 10 have suffered a loss in income, and 1 in 4 are feeling lonelier. About 1 in 14 Americans say that someone in their family has gotten the coronavirus, with a higher prevalence among racial minority groups. (Republicans la-di-la)


We're looking like 'Flori-duh' again, Gov. DeSantis. ny idea how that happened? (elect stupid, get stupid and die)
Davie police chief says cop died of COVID-19 because he was gay | Miami Herald

What went wrong with the media's coronavirus coverage? And can we do better? (given your track record, probably not)

Iceland finds that half its citizens with coronavirus have shown no symptoms: The island nation has tested more of its population for COVID-19 than any other country : worldnews (at the time of testing but get sick later)

Italy Reports Lowest Number of New COVID Deaths in 3 Weeks : Coronavirus (and then ... today)
Spain begins to ease lockdown, allowing people in manufacturing, construction and some services to return to work : Coronavirus
South Korea, at one point the worst affected country outside China, is no longer in the top 20 by number of confirmed coronavirus cases. Yesterday, there were only 9 new domestic cases : Coronavirus
South Korea reports more recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again - Reuters


Coronavirus: China strips virus research from internet : worldnews
Coronavirus sends China crashing to worst economic slump in 60 years : Coronavirus
UK spy agencies urge China rethink once Covid-19 crisis is over: Britain's intelligence community believes the UK needs to reassess its relationship with China after the coronavirus crisis subsides and consider if tighter controls are needed over high-tech and other strategic industries.
> Beijing tried to make German officials praise China over coronavirus outbreak : worldnews
Even McDonald's is now turning away black customers in Guangzhou, China

Japanese authorities are rushing to house thousands of homeless people following the closure of internet cafes in several major cities. : worldnews


Coronavirus: Nearly 800 bodies collected by police from homes in Ecuador's virus epicenter

Nicaraguan president missing in action for nearly one month and counting : worldnews - Nicaragua is like the only country in the world that is not doing anything about COVID19 at the moment. They still have big public rallys, open schools, mass gatherings, the whole shebang. They also claim to only have 9 cases and one death from COVID19, but there are reports of a huge (thousands of cases) spike in deaths from some mysterious pneumonia outbreak.


Diabetes leading "underlying condition" in COVID-19 related deaths : CoronavirusMa
GIS Exchange|Map Details - Estimates of the Percentage of Adults with Diagnosed Diabetes| DHDSP|CDC (map of the fat and stupid states that need healthcare but voted against it so women can't control their reproduction)


Anti-Corbyn Labour officials worked to lose general election to oust leader, leaked dossier finds : worldnews

Young British men aged 18 to 26 are emerging as a new wave of online paedophiles, says police chief as it's revealed UK is world's third biggest consumer of online child sex abuse : worldnews

Putin's Long War Against American Science - A decade of health disinformation promoted by President Vladimir Putin of Russia has sown wide confusion, hurt major institutions and encouraged the spread of deadly illnesses (sounds like Republicans)


US Navy evacuates over 80% of USS Theodore Roosevelt crew as nearly 600 carrier sailors test positive for coronavirus : politics (traitors to Trump)
Coronavirus: US sailor dies after outbreak on ship whose captain was sacked for raising alarm : politics (extremely treasonous)
'There Will Be Losses' : How a Captain's Plea Exposed a Rift in the Military - The coronavirus crisis aboard the carrier Theodore Roosevelt spurred another chapter in the hollowing out of the Navy's leadership, in particular under the Trump administration.
s :
Recipients of billions of coronavirus aid may not be disclosed - The Washington Post - Who's getting these hundreds of billions in the government aid? For now, the public may be in the dark. - The federal government is doling out more than $2 trillion in coronavirus relief.
Opinion | The Coronavirus Stimulus Money Needs Oversight - The New York Times - Rigorous watchdogs can ensure that vast amounts of taxpayer money aren't lost to fraud or handed out as political favors. (haha, NYT, it already happened)

Donald Trump invited a pastor who said gays "want to recruit your kids" to deliver Easter blessing

Donald Trump Fights Again To Stop Unseen ApprenticeFootage From Being Released; Seeks New Court Appeal

A Shockingly Long List of Corrupt Officials and Political Allies Pardoned by Trump : politics

Postmaster General Warns Committee of Dire Consequences Without Congressional Action : politics
Americans of All Stripes Want a Mail Ballot Option - As the president wages a disinformation campaign against mail voting, nearly 80 percent of Americans want a mail ballot option this November : politics


Why Bidens Polling Lead vs. Trump Isnt as Solid as It Looks
Former Senate staffer accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault. - AP : news
The Times Took 19 Days to Report an Accusation Against Biden. Heres Why.

Virginia governor makes Election Day a holiday and expands early voting : politics (Charlie Baker twiddles his thumbs)

Judge: Alabama can't prohibit abortion during pandemic (Fuckabama)


Smithfield shutting U.S. pork plant indefinitely, warns of meat shortages during pandemic - Reuters

Covid-19 Has Decimated the Fashion Industry: "we expect a large number of global fashion companies to go bankrupt in the next 12 to 18 months"

AMC Theatres Reportedly in Talks with Bankruptcy Lawyers : news
A Third of Cable Subscribers May Cancel if NFL Season is Postponed : technology

Worse than 9/11 and the 2008 crash combined : Global tourism takes a hit from Covid-19


Two men arrested for murder of Miami girl over Adidas Yeezy shoes : news


Grocery Delivery in the Boston Area - FoodForFree.org
Finding Healthy and Local Food to Help Us Thrive in the New Normal | marjorierwilliams.com
Three River Farmers Alliance
How To Buy Groceries Not At The Store - Mutual Aid Arlington, MA


If SARS-Cov-2 is an RNA virus, why does the published genome show thymine, and not uracil? : askscience

What your earwax says about your ancestry | Science News (caucasions stink)

Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours | Environment : worldnews

Interstellar object Oumuamua believed to be 'active asteroid' (definitely not an alien space ship)

Screen time has not hurt social skills of today's children, study finds. Researcher says fear over new tech represents 'moral panic.' : science


in which /u/The_Bill_Brasky_ theorizes that the tiger king is so popular in america because it parallels Hillary vs Trump : bestof
'Tiger King' Star Reveals 'Pure Evil' Joe Exotic Story That Wasn't In The Show : television

This driver flew 7 meters above the ground, cut down a tree (photo in comments) and landed on the roof of the church. He survived. : WTF


What's a scary or disturbing fact that would probably keep most people awake at night? : AskReddit
Murder of Junko Furuta - Wikipedia

Has someone ever challenged you to something that they didn't know who are an expert at? If so how did it turn out for you/them? : AskReddit




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[Weather Advisory] Monday will bring potentially damaging winds. Be aware, charge devices and stay safe! : boston


2615 Cases Today, 70 Deaths : CoronavirusMa
MA COVID-19 Data 4/12/20 : CoronavirusMa


The United States is now reporting more coronavirus deaths than any other country : worldnews
U.S. overtakes Italy as country with most confirmed coronavirus deaths.
Despite encouraging signs, coronavirus is 'advancing' worldwide, WHO envoy warns - We think it's going to be a virus that stalks the human race for a quite a long time to come
Top 15 States in the U.S. by number of Coronavirus Cases - Timeline from 1 March to 11 April : CoronavirusMa

US close to coronavirus peak, but we have to take it 'day by day': FDA commissioner - ABC News


US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response (America is so great again)

Fauci on Trump's delayed response to coronavirus : "It is what it is" (i.e. stupid and evil)
The American Patient: How Trump Is Fueling a Corona Disaster - DER SPIEGEL - Trump's disastrous crisis management has made the United States the new epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic. The country is facing an unprecedented economic crash. Are we witnessing the implosion of a superpower? ... 2017: "America will start winning again, winning like never before" (fake news)
Coronavirus updates: Trump calls COVID-19 'the plague' in Easter video message - ABC News - Trump told people to stay out of church to help in the battle against the virus.
Trump learned of a memo in January warning 'half a million American souls' could die of coronavirus, and he was displeased his adviser put it in writing : politics
Trump Repeatedly Dismissed Coronavirus Warnings as Alarmist for Weeks Before Crisis : politics
The 'Red Dawn' Emails: 8 Key Exchanges on the Faltering Response to the Coronavirus - Experts inside and outside the government identified the threat early on and sought to raise alarms even as President Trump was moving slowly.
Five Takeaways on What Trump Knew as the Virus Spread - The New York Times - An examination by The New York Times reveals that there were warnings from the intelligence community, national security aides and government health officials even as the president played down the crisis.
Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump's pandemic response
The Prekxisting Condition in the Oval Office | The New Yorker - From the start, the Trump Administration has waged war on science and expertise, making a great nation peculiarly vulnerable to the foreseeable public-health calamity of the coronavirus.
Report: Trump Privately Asks Why Government Can't Ust Let COVID 'Wash Over' The Country
Trump is always the last to figure it out - The Washington Post - "Trump seems to be the least-informed adult in America" (elect a corrupt moron and die)
'All Of This Panic Could Have Been Prevented' Author Max Brooks On COVID-19 - World War Z
The second-most-dangerous contagion in America: Conservative irrationality : politics
Covid-19 from the West Wing: 'History's verdict will be unforgiving'
Covid-19 from the West Wing: 'History's verdict will be unforgiving'
Trump administration has many task forces but still no plan for beating covid-19

Turns out President of the United States is an important job - Lawyers, Guns & Money

The worst thing in the world - Lawyers, Guns & Money - What happens to you here is forever. Nineteen Eighty-Four - This great interview with Fran Lebowitz is well worth reading in its entirety ... just one quotge: "Has this crisis shown us anything about Donald Trump that we didn't know before? -- No. Every single thing that could be wrong with a human being is wrong with him. But the single most dangerous thing about Donald Trump is how unbelievably stupid he is. It's not the most dangerous thing in someone who has no responsibilities, but in a President it's the most dangerous thing.

Coronavirus Vaccine Hunt Could Go Horribly Wrong - Anti-vaxxers are ready to pounce if the furious push for a COVID-19 fix runs into trouble (stupid will stupid)

Plagues, pain and politics: Coronavirus grips NYC - New York Daily News (the pic says it all)
The pandemic is killing truth, too - The Washington Post
The second-most-dangerous contagion in America: Conservative irrationality - The Washington Post


'No return to normality' until coronavirus vaccine is available, Trudeau says


South Korea reports 91 'recovered' COVID-19 patients tested positive again : worldnews
New Zealand records another record drop in new Covid-19 cases : worldnews
Spain's overnight coronavirus death toll at 510, lowest in 19 days : worldnews

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanks hospital staff, saying 'I owe them my life' : worldnews .... "I wonder whether they considered rationing his oxygen for austerity measures."

Singapore had the coronavirus under control. Now it's locking down the country; After receiving global praise for its handling of the coronavirus, Singapore is now showing signs that it's struggling to flatten the COVID-19 curve : worldnews
'Didn't follow lockdown, I am sorry': Uttarakhand Police ask 10 foreigners to write 500 times

Malaysian bears in peril as China pushes cure for Covid-19: 'Two environmental groups have warned of a threat to the survival of the already endangered Malaysian sun bear, now that China is promoting bear bile as treatment for Covid-19.' : worldnews (let's eat some more endangered animals, says China morons)

Bolsonaro dragging Brazil towards coronavirus calamity, experts fear : worldnews


Japan sets aside %243.5 billion to help firms shift production out of China : worldnews
Canada Passes Historic Wage Bill to Stem Wave of Job Losses : worldnews


Brand new Chinese aircraft carrier catches fire : worldnews
African ambassadors in China complain to government over 'discrimination' : worldnews

WikiLeaks' boss Julian Assange fathered two children inside the Ecuadorian embassy with lawyer | Daily Mail Online ... Miss Morris had second son, Max, in February 2019, with birth filmed on a GoPro (he was banging away)



It's People, People, People' as Lines Stretch Across America -- Lines for Groceries, food aid and unemployment assistanct stretch for blocks ...


If the Postal Service Dies, So Does Democracy -- Republicans are now trying to kill the post office and mail-in voting.
With Postal Service on 'Verge of Collapse' and 630,000 Jobs at Risk, Trump Slammed for Refusing to Act. "We've pleaded with the White House to help. Donald Trump personally directed his staff not to do so." : politics
Trump threatened to veto stimulus package if it contained bailout money for USPS: report : politics

How Weird Could the 2020 Campaign Get? You Have No Idea. - POLITICO - No conventions. No rallies. No get-out-the-vote. Insiders are starting to rethink how politics is even going to work (you forget no mail-in voting)
Conservative Operatives Float Plan to Place Retired Military, Police Officers as GOP Poll Watchers on Election Day

Critics Say Trump Is Using National Stockpile as 'ventilator Slush Fund' for Republican Lawmakers
Trump Leaves Trail Of Unmet Promises In Coronavirus Response - When it comes to protective equipment, medical supplies and the economy, Trump's any promises have failed to materialize.

Supreme inequality: The high court has been siding with the rich against the poor since Nixon : politics

Kansas court strikes down GOP measure allowing in-person Easter church services, lets coronavirus restrictions stand - The Washington Post
Kansas Supreme Court says executive order banning religious service of more than 10 people stands : politics

The City That Has Flattened the Coronavirus Curve -- Mayor London Breed's early and aggressive moves to contain the outbreak have made San Francisco a national model in fighting the pandemic (contrast with the confederate death-fucks below)

Florida vastly under-reporting COVID-19 testing backlog : politics
Florida's count of coronavirus deaths is missing some cases
DeSantis aide pressures Herald law firm to squelch records suit | Miami Herald

Scant information on Georgia outbreak leaves public on edge - State agencies, hospitals, senior homes hold tight to key details about the coronavirus pandemic (Georgia/Kemp and Trump)

Texas to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Under Executive Order to 'Restore Livelihoods,' Governor Says

Mike Huckabee Just Sued the County Because It Closed His Beach : politics (the worst fucking moronic assholes: Huckabible)

Kentucky church fills Easter service to near capacity, while cops wait in parking lot with 14-day quarantines for all. : Coronavirus (tnx, dem gov)
Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus : Coronavirus

Alaska Democrats say they received almost double the ballots than in 2016 in vote-by-mail primary - CBS News (yeah, 20,000 dems voted in the whole state, what a good sign)
Republicans betting on a political upset in California (says Republicans)

Examining Tara Reade's Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden - Ms. Reade, a former Senate aide, has accused Mr. Biden of assaulting her in 1993 and says she told others about it. A Biden spokeswoman said the allegation is false, and former Senate office staff members do not recall such an incident.

Do not pick a purple or red state senator as a vice presidential nominee - Lawyers, Guns & Money


How Mitch McConnell Became Trump s Enabler-in-Chief -- The Senate Majority Leader' refusal to rein in the President is looking riskier than ever.

Study: Nearly a third of Americans believe a conspiracy theory about the origins of the coronavirus : Coronavirus
Media Watchdog Names Sean Hannity as a Chief Source of Coronavirus Misinformation : politics
Sean H defends against claims of coronavirus misinformation: 'I never called it a hoax'
Sean Hannity denied calling coronavirus a hoax nine days after he called coronavirus a hoax - The Washington Post

Covid-19 pandemic gives anti-vaxxers pause (brains exploded)


Functional Mysterianism: The Mind-Body Problem is Unsolvable : philosophy (consciousness can't "understand" itself)


What is the best age to circumcise: "we conclude that medically unnecessary penile circumcision should not be performed on individuals who are too young to provide meaningful consent to the procedure." : science


TIL that graves became 6 feet deep as a result of the plague in 1665. : todayilearned

Rolls of toilet paper used per person per year [OC] : dataisbeautiful




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Ozone hole three times the size of Greenland opens over the North Pole : worldnews
Jane Goodall calls for global ban on wildlife trade and end to 'destructive and greedy period of human history' : worldnews
India coronavirus: Lockdown brings clean air and blue skies - The Washington Post

Massive eruption at Indonesian volcano Krakatoa - report : worldnews ... "Please stop making that booming noise and go to bed, Anak Krakatau. It's late and we've already got plenty of other things to worry about." (wait, what?)
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is on fire and radiation levels are spiking : worldnews (meanwhile)


Massachusetts Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
COVID-19
The curve peak has moved... from April 16 to April 26 : CoronavirusMa
CovidCurveTracker.org just added Massachusetts with peak at April 20. : CoronavirusMa
22,860 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa
MA COVID-19 Data 4/11/20 : CoronavirusMa
Severe COVID-19 Risk Mapping
My notes from Governor Baker's press conference today (4/10) : CoronavirusMa ... currently 2.7% case fatality rate (27X more deadly than Trump's just a flu)


For the first time in US history, every state is under a disaster declaration simultaneously : Coronavirus (Wyoming was the last one)

Trump's coronavirus briefings are too dangerous for news media to show them live
'Dangerous idiot' : Trump says 'germ is so brilliant antibiotics can't keep up with it' in chaotic White House coronavirus meeting
Trump suggests doctors complain about lack of coronavirus equipment in order to get on TV. US becomes first country to record more than 2,000 people dying from coronavirus in one day : politics (always the projection)
Trump's Ridiculous Behavior at Pandemic Briefings Baffles a Watching World
With Each Briefing, Trump Is Making Us Worse People - The Atlantic - He is draining the last reserves of decency among us at a time when we need it most.
He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump's s Failure on the Virus - An examination reveals the president was warned about the potential for a pandemic but that internal divisions, lack of planning and his faith in his own instincts led to a halting response (the best death instincts)
Inside Americas Two-Decade Failure to Prepare for Coronavirus Top officials from three administrations describe how crucial lessons were learned and lost, programs launched and cancelled, and budgets funded and defunded.
Trump leaves trail of unmet promises in coronavirus response
u/TrumpUberAlles succinctly and Briefly breaks down the Worst Presidential response in History to an Outbreak : bestof
Trump's Socially Distanced Campaign Backed by a new loyalist press secretary, the president's coronavirus briefings have replaced reelection rallies.

WHO warns about dangers of premature lifting of Covid-19 restrictions : worldnews
Model shows spike in coronavirus case in summer if lockdown is lifted | Daily Mail Online
Amid coronavirus, can Trump reopen the economy on May 1? - Los Angeles Times

Coronavirus: US Officials Knew Of Wuhan Health Crisis In November, A Second Report Claims : worldnews (Dumpster and the Death Party killed thousands)
Don't fall for the rhetoric -- Trump's administration knew all about coronavirus. They chose not to act.
The Urgent Necessity of Testing - Lawyers, Guns & Money (and bungled everything)
Experts say there cannot be a reopening of the U.S. economy without mass testing : Coronavirus

Golf, handshakes and a Mar-a-Lago conga line: Squandered week highlights Trumps lack of COVID-19 focus
Opinion | Trump Has Emergency Powers We Aren't Allowed to Know About - Given that they could make their first appearance in the coronavirus crisis, Congress should insist on having full access to them (talk about deep state)

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Doubled in 1 Week, CDC Says | Healthiest Communities | US News - The surge was driven heavily by increasing cases in New York City and states like Louisiana, Michigan, Massachusetts and New Jersey.
Coronavirus live updates: U.S. death toll surpasses Italy's - The Washington Post

Life and Death in theHot Zone -- If people saw this, they would stay home - What the war against the coronavirus looks like inside two Bronx hospitals

Kentucky gov. announces mandatory quarantine for anyone who attends Easter services : politics
'Unimaginable' pain: Coronavirus robs Michigan woman of whole family
Data divide on coronavirus reveals behind-scenes spat between Cuomo, de Blasio (Blas didn't want his gym shut down and didn't want to get up early) Playing games with numbers: Florida COVID-19 test backlog worse than state says (Refucks lied?)
Rural Florida nursing home slammed by 51 COVID-19 cases | Miami Herald
The Costly Toll of Florida Not Shutting Down Spring Break During Coronavirus - The New York Times ... Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has blamed travelers from New York, Europe and other places for seeding the virus in the state. But the reverse was also true: People got sick in Florida and took the infection back home.
New York City Schools Are Closed for Rest of Academic Year - The New York Times - The announcement confirmed that more than 1.1 million students will go without regular schooling for more than three months, as educators struggle to adjust to remote learning.
How many missed? Texas is second-worst in the nation for COVID-19 testing - HoustonChronicle.com ... 332 tests conducted for every 100,000 people. Only Kansas ranks lower, at 327 per 100,000 people.
Texas governor prepares executive order setting guidelines to reopen businesses
Laredo, Texas ER spent $500,000 on coronavirus tests that didn't work | The Texas Tribune - a bitter example of what can go wrong when local governments try to buy supplies on the open market from unknown manufacturers
Why Ron DeSantis - popularity has taken a hit since the pandemic started - The approval ratings of most governors have soared during the crisis. DeSantis has seen his support plummet amid a confusing, conflicting response.
Louisiana church expecting 2,000 at Easter service despite coronavirus: "Satan and a virus will not stop us. God will shield us from all harm and sickness. We are not afraid. We are called by God to stand against the Antichrist creeping into America's borders. We will spread the Gospel."
Whitmer's new stay home order blasted by critics for lack of consistency

Florida's nightmare: a hurricane during the pandemic (2020 keeps uping its game)

Coronavirus scam: 39 million masks exposed as fake - Los Angeles Times (haha, Trump tried to steal California's masks, but they were fake)

Crime falls sharply in even the most violent US cities - Police in Latin America also see drops, as criminals stay home and policing patterns change : news

Coronavirus Answering Machine : Add your story (978) 712-9729 : CoronavirusMa

French officials report heart incidents in experimental coronavirus treatments with hydroxychloroquine : worldnews (listen to Trumpster and die)

South Korea reports recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again : worldnews

Taiwan reveals email to WHO; didn't say human-to-human transmission : worldnews
Taiwan scrambles jets to intercept Chinese warplanes : worldnews
127 European politicians back Taiwan' inclusion in the WHO

China clamping down on coronavirus research, deleted pages suggest : worldnews (controlling the "narrative")
Wuhan rent protest shows unrest brewing in China after lockdown : worldnews

More than 200 doctors and nurses have died combating the coronavirus outbreak across the globe : worldnews

Mexico closes U.S.-owned plant for allegedly refusing to sell ventilators to Mexican hospitals : worldnews
In Mexico, beach towns block themselves off because of virus


Coronavirus: 980 dead in UK hospitals in deadliest day of pandemic yet : worldnews
Death rate of ICU patients hits 51% after record rise in UK fatalities : worldnews
UK Health secretary Matt Hancock is facing a growing backlash over his claim that NHS workers are using too much PPE, with one doctors' leader saying that the failure to provide adequate supplies was a "shocking indictment" of the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak. : worldnews
These Nurses Had to Wear Trash Bags as PPE. Now They Have Coronavirus: The nurses shared a photo of their makeshift personal protective equipment last month. Now, like so many of their colleagues, they're sick. : worldnews (Tories killing everyone)
UK hunger crisis: 1.5m people go whole day without food : worldnews ... "There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy" -- Alfred Henry Lewis. (gotta love that "go it alone because we're better than you" Tory mentaility)

Coronavirus: Spain records lowest number of dead for 19 days | World News | Sky News - Some lockdown restrictions will be lifted on Monday, but there are fears that relaxing it too much could lead to a second wave.
Spain's overnight coronavirus death toll at 510, lowest in 19 days : Coronavirus

Brazil's president reject Covid-19 as a "little flu" and ignore social distances : worldnews

Japan's sudden spike in coronavirus cases after Tokyo Olympics postponement raises eyebrows : worldnews (the virus is attacking Japan's superiority complex)

After Months of Denial, Russia Admits the Virus Is Taking Hold : worldnews

Czech Nudists told to wear face masks by police | CNN Travel


5G protesters sabotage Dutch phone towers : worldnews


Canada calls for global ceasefire, while arming Saudi Arabia in their military campaign against Yemen : worldnews

The water supply for residents living in the Libyan capital city Tripoli, has been intentionally cut off since Monday, amid the proliferation of the coronavirus pandemic

Far-right terrorist ringleader found to be teenager in Estonia: A group known as Feuerkrieg Division (fire war division) was led by a 13-year-old from Estonia. The teenager shared bomb-making instructions and wanted to set up a terrorist training camp : worldnews


Chill on Coronavirus: These 5 Plaques Changed Military History Forever | The National Interest


Trumps China-bashing ad is more ridiculous than you thought
White House attacks Voice of America, claiming it promoted Chinese propaganda - The Washington Post


550 crew members of USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for Covid-19 : Coronavirus (trump will fire them all for disloyalty)


More than 5,600 sexual health clinics have shut due to the new coronavirus, risking more deaths from unsafe abortions and denying women access to HIV tests and drugs, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) warned on Friday. : worldnews (Republifuckers cackle)

'Unforgettable' Footage of Endless Line of Cars at Food Banks a Stark Illustration of Coronavirus Crisis in US -- "It is Outrageous That in the Richest Country in the History of the World, People Are Going Hungry," Said Bernie Sanders, Who Called for More Urgent Relief From Congress.

White House Seeks To Lower Farmworker Pay To Help Agriculture Industry : NPR ... Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to see how to reduce wage rates for foreign guest workers on American farms (oh, now they're "foreign guest workers" instead of "Mexican rapists")


Jared's Coronavirus Task Force -- How did someone with no medical or public health experience get in a position where he is coordinating the White House's response to COVID-19? ... "By banging the president's mistress." ... "By pretending to bang the president's mistress. Their kids look nothing like him.
I'm getting used to it now - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... President Trump is preparing to launch a second coronavirus task force focused on reviving the U.S. economy, which has been battered by the coronavirus, two administration officials tell Axios.Ivanka Trump, who has turned her attention to the administration's small business efforts, will also be part of the group ... Raw nepotism is something that Trump has totally normalized. The same right wingers who had a conniption when Chelsea Clinton wrote a children's book will of course not even give this a second thought. (we're doomed)
Land of the Free, Home of the Brave - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... We can expect a sequel, and not just one sequel, but many, until we reach the finale: climate catastrophe. If our fumbling of the coronavirus is a preview of how the United States will handle that disaster, then we are doomed.
What's next? - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Conservatives Have Been Suppressing the Vote for 150 Years : politics

Eschaton: As Long As Other People Die - really did think the virus breaching the NoVa virus shield (NoVa being a metaphor, of course) would instill more of a sense of "what the hell are we doing with our lives" with some of the lesser lights of "journalism." A dumb saying people were fond of post-9/11 was "the constitution isn't a suicide pact" so, eh, hurr durr, just gotta torture some folks! It was dumb for what it was used to justify, not because the sentiment was entirely wrong. You'd think "THE PSYCHOTIC NORMS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES POLITICAL DESK SHOULD NOT BE PRESERVED AT ALL COSTS" would apply now but I guess no one loves them and they are stupid.
Chase Madar on Twitter: "Love the human interest angle of this Times hed. Hope the guy gets through this OK! https://t.co/WqzBTIF7iW" / Twitter

Nebraska Getting $300G in Federal Money for Each Coronavirus Case While NY Gets $12G : politics

Trump Labor Secretary Condemned for 'Despicable' Efforts to Roll Back Unemployment Benefits, Paid Leave in Coronavirus Stimulus (the Dispicable Party)

The Supreme Court Fails Us - The five conservative justices refused to extend the deadline for absentee ballots in Wisconsin in the middle of the pandemic. : politics (Refucks cackle)
Trump's attack on vote-by-mail is an attack on democracy (democracy is a democratic hoax, Fox says)
The Postal Service, On The Verge Of Collapse, Is Begging For Funding : politics (Dumpster's plan) ... "They don't want government to run like a business -- they want business to run the government."
U.S. Postal Service says it will run out of money by September : news
White House rejects bailout for Postal Service battered by coronavirus - The Washington Post (will bankrupt it and rebrand as Trump Delivery Service run by Ivanka and also, tnx, Obama, for not vetoing this because you were reaching across the aisle, asshole)

Today's Galaxy-Brained "You Don't Have to Care About Supreme Court" Take - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Max Kennerly on Twitter: "@ssamcham I can't believe one of her examples for why SCOTUS doesn't matter was "workplace rights." https://t.co/YfeuOPmtP3" / Twitter

Voter Suppression in Wisconsin Could Go Nationwide in 2020 We need immediate action to protect the vote in November. (p
Trump is lying about voter fraud again. Republicans, don't fall for it (Republiassholes cackle)
Judge Strikes Down Republican-Backed Voter Registration Law a 'Unsconstitutional' and 'Discriminatory'

Seven senators join Iowa Republican Grassley in bipartisan demand for full story of Trump's firing of intelligence-community watchdog
Surprise: William Barr Fully Supports Trump's Totalitarian Oversight Purge
House Bill Would Limit President's Ability to Remove Inspectors General | The legislation comes after President Trump removed two inspectors general and verbally attacked others.

5 Increasingly Hardball Versions of the Next Stimulus - POLITICO - Democrats are starting to ask: What would Phase 4 look like if we played chicken with Trump?
Clash hardens over coronavirus aid as GOP leaders reject Dem demands - POLITICO


Friday NatSec Roundup - Lawyers, Guns & Money - voted against the aid package for South Vietnam, and that was part of the deal when we pulled out of South Vietnam to try and help them survive. He said that when the Shah fell in Iran in 1979 that that was a step forward for progress toward human rights in Iran. He opposed virtually every element of President Reagan's defense build-up. He voted against the B-1, the B-2, the MX and so on. He voted against the first Gulf War. So on a number of these major issues, I just frankly, over a long period of time, felt that he had been wrong. (Biden has always been wrong, about everything)
Gates: Obama Made Solid Decisions, But Was Swayed By Factious Staff : The Two-Way : NPR (Biden and your corrupt lying military)
PolitiFact | Checking Robert Gates' criticism of Vice President Joe Biden's foreign policy record

No one went for a knockout blow: Inside Bernie's campaign nosedive

McConnell falls behind in the money race as small donors flock to McGrath : politics


Trump fact-checked for dangerous coronavirus claims (
Supercut Highlights Sean Hannity's Stunning Hypocrisy On Coronavirus : politics (will America remember?)
Orange Man's Benghazi : PoliticalHumor


News Media Outlets Have Been Ravaged by the Pandemic - The New York Times - Roughly 28,000 workers at news companies nationwide have been laid off, furloughed or had their pay reduced. Some publications that rely on ads have shut down.

New 26:38 Cannonball Record Allegedly Set With America On Pause Over COVID-19 - The Drive - The traffic-free roads apparently proved too tempting for a crew in an Audi A8L this past weekend.

Fighter jet crash averted by defect in civil ejection incident


Historical Photos Of Boston At The Beginning Of 20th Century

Seriously people!!! : CoronavirusMa
MBTA reports 63 Cases of Covid-19 including one death: Infection is over six times higher than the national average and greater than three times the state. : boston


Nasal vaccine for Alzheimer's cuts atrophied brain matter in mice.

Vaccine skeptics actually think differently than other people. Research shows people with vaccine skepticism overestimate the likelihood of all kinds of negative events, especially those that are rare. : science

In Kenya, Zebra Mates With Donkey, Gives Birth To "Highly Unusual" Zonkey : worldnews


Since photons have no charge, what force or mechanism causes them to deflect/scatter when coming into contact with matter? : askscience


A break down of how bad Steven Seagal has become : videos


The home of heartfelt messages from questionable sources

What is a sign that you're unattractive? : AskReddit
Women of reddit, what is something that men say or do that is very hurtful to you without them realizing it is? : AskReddit

Google has banned the Zoom app from all employee computers over security vulnerabilities : worldnews




041020

Los Angeles without smog : pics
Los Angeles Air Quality Index 1995-2020 : dataisbeautiful

New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa : worldnews


Memo: The Staggering Economic Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic
52% of people under 45 have lost their jobs, have their hours reduced or been furloughed due to coronavirus (PDF) : dataisbeautiful
Florida is spending up to $110 million to back up its failed unemployment website ... just 1 percent of 864,313 calls to the unemployment hotline were answered in one week. (they'll blame it on democrats)

18,586 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S. - At least 496,000 cases have been reported.
Coronavirus headlines: From 700 cases to 466,000 in one month in America : Coronavirus
New York sees another 777 deaths from coronavirus, worldwide death toll approaches 100,000 - The Boston Globe
Deaths in New York City Are More Than Double the Usual Total - The New York Times
Covid vs. US Daily Average Cause of Death (updated 4/10) | Flourish
It'ss difficult to grasp the projected deaths from Covid-19. Here's how they compare to other causes of death
Coronavirus Map Real Time - Case Locations
[OC] COVID19 Deaths By Country (log scale) : dataisbeautiful (Trump made America #1!) )
18,941 Cases Total in MA : CoronavirusMa
COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts

A great article on how you can sterilize a N95 mask with a ultraviolet "UV-C" bulb! : Coronavirus (read extensive comments)
Coronavirus face mask cleaning and reuse: What you need to know - CNET

Trump tweets about ratings for his coronavirus press briefings for the third day in a row as death toll approaches 17,000 and unemployment nears 17 million : politics
Trump contradicts experts, says widespread coronavirus testing not needed to reopen the country
Trump administration pushing to reopen much of the U.S. next month - The Washington Post
I've read the plans to reopen the economy. They're scary. -- There is no plan to return to normal (digtial surveillance state)
CDC Director: 'Very Aggressive' Contact Tracing Needed For U.S. To Return To Normal : Coronavirus

Saluting the Heroes of the Coronavirus Pandumbic | The Daily Show - YouTube (Fox=death and their zombies can't remember last week's propaganda)
Trump Pretends He Never Compared Coronavirus to the Flu: A Closer Look - YouTube

A plan to defeat coronavirus finally emerges, but it's not from the White House --In the absence of federal direction, states and America's top experts forge the path ahead -- "It's mind-boggling, actually, the degree of disorganization," said Tom Frieden, former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director (in your swamp-drained small gov run by dumbfucks, suck on it, America)
When you drown the government in the bathtub, people die - The Washington Post
Henry Paulson: 7 things to keep in mind as we rebuild our economy - The Washington Post

Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Calls Relaxing Restrictions 'the Biggest Decision I'll Ever Make'
Trump Keeps Talking. Some Republicans Don't Like What They're Hearing -- daily briefings are hurting him more than helping, and are urging him to let his medical experts take center stage (Trump is always the center of the stage)
Trump Dismisses Calls for Nationwide Covid-19 Testing Before Reopening Economy: "Do You Need It? No." : politics
Not a single shipment of medical-grade N95 masks arrived at U.S. ports during the month of March. : Coronavirus

USS Theodore Roosevelt now has 416 coronavirus cases in wake of captain's firing : Coronavirus (Trump will fire them all for extreme disloyalty)

The Best-Case Scenario for Coronavirus Is That It's Way More Infectious Than We Think (therefore less deadly)
People infected with COVID-19 may spread the disease when they speak and breathe, not only when they let out a hearty cough : worldnews
Sask. researchers say they successfully decontaminated test run of N95 masks for reuse : worldnews
The Viral 'Study' About Runners Spreading Coronavirus Is Not Actually a Study

Florida governor falsely claims the coronavirus hasn't killed anyone under 25 : politics (Republistupids)
Florida Gov. DeSantis mulls reopening schools: Coronavirus 'doesn't seem to threaten' kids : Coronavirus

David Lat: My near-death experience on a ventilator - The Washington Post

More than 2,200 coronavirus deaths in nursing homes, but federal government isn't tracking them

Blood tests show 14% of people are now immune to COVID-19 in one town in a hard-hit part of Germany : worldnews

Once the biggest outbreak outside of China, South Korean city reports zero new coronavirus cases : worldnews

More than 240,000 Chinese companies declare bankruptcy in the first two months of 2020 : worldnews
Wuhan rent protest shows unrest brewing in China after lockdown : worldnews

Japans coronavirus response is too little, too late (Japan's superiority complex at work)

More Than Half of Passengers on Antarctica Cruise Test Positive For Coronavirus : worldnews

[OC] A Sankey chart, showing the rates of positive and negative COVID-19 test outcomes in Australia : dataisbeautiful
South African President extends the nationwide 21 day lockdown by two more weeks and announces his entire Cabinet and all the Premiers will take a one-third pay cut over the next three months as a donation to the Solidarity Fund set up as a response against the COVID-19 pandemic : worldnews

Rare voices from Iran's epic coronavirus outbreak tell of stumbling government, deluged hospitals The scale of suffering in one of the world's largest outbreaks has largely been obscured

French police turn back private jet of holidaymakers from UK : worldnews
Coronavirus: Chile's elite scolded for escaping by helicopter for Easter holiday amid outbreak
Mexican mayor 'shot dead' by drug gang after blocking roads amid coronavirus lockdown : worldnews

Saudi Arabia king quarantined as 150 members of the Royal family test positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus

5G virus conspiracy theory fuelled by coordinated effort involving bot accounts, researchers say : worldnews


A list of layoffs and furloughs in Massachusetts (so far) due to coronavirus - The Boston Globe
Take a Bite Out of COVID-19: Eat Healthy with Deliveries from Your Local Farmers : CoronavirusMa
Shop Now - Lilac Hedge Farm
Sunderland Farm Collective
Farmers To You


Russian Prisons Suspended Yoga Over Fears it Could Make Inmates Gay : worldnews

Thieves flee by air after stealing gold bars from Canadian mine in Mexico : news


A crisis mental-health hotline has seen an 891% spike in calls : news


Everything Is Awful. So Why Is the Stock Market Booming? - The New York Times - Investors are betting that powerful interventions from Washington will protect the long-term profitability of major companies.
Eschaton: Time Keeps On Ticking - To tell a very simple story, in the financial crisis a bunch of money went poof, largely in the banking system, when the housing bubble popped. They fixed that by just replacing all the money the banks lost. That was the easiest thing in the world to do, bailing out rich people, and it's what they all pat themselves on the back for doing. "Rich people lost all the money and we gave it all back to them. Genius! I deserve some kind of award." (tnx, Barry, you really fucked up as you looked forward with your eyes shut)


Pentagon worries Capt. Croziers concern for his sailors may be contagious


You'd Have to Be a Newborn From Mars Not to See Wisconsin Was a Test Run for November : politics (link to CPP)

Golf Kept Trump From Focusing On COVID-19, Not Impeachment, Zings GOP Group In New Ad : politics
Trump might want to get a head start on packing his bags - The Washington Post - He knows he is likely to lose (sorry, election canceled)
Trust in Trump's Virus Response Is Falling. What Does It Mean for November? -- Polls suggest that faith in the president to handle the outbreak has slipped among some crucial voting blocs in the general election.
Views of Trump's handling of coronavirus outbreak slip again - CBS News poll - CBS News - 47% say he's doing a fabulous job
After rising to some of the highest levels of his presidency, Donald Trumps approval ratings have leveled off in recent surveys ("leveled off")

Was Trump Gifting Ventilators to His Allies? One Congresswoman Thinks So and She Has Receipts : politics
Trump, Our Grifter in Chief, Is a Global Menace : politics
But what he really loved to do was steal. I mean, he actually enjoyed it. - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Turns out having the founder of Trump University as the President of the United States isn't great idea:
The Trump Family Is Taking 12x More Protected Trips Than The Obama Family : politics

Psychological Science Says Trump Is a Four-Year-Old | Psychology Today - Looking for the source of Trump's appeal (the 40% of the country with the brains of a four-year-old, duh)

Gavin Newsom Declares California a 'Nation-State' (c'mon, Massachuetts, we could call it Calichusetts, or Massafornia)

Barr says Russia probe was started 'without basis' (face of evil)

House probes role of Jared Kushner as federal government seizes orders of COVID-19 medical supplies : politics
Watchdog Attacks Office of Special Counsel for 'Refusal' to Apply Hatch Act to Jared Kushner : politics
The Coronavirus and How the U.S. Ended Up with Nurses Wearing Garbage Bags | The New Yorker - A Silicon Valley C.E.O., Jared Kushner, and the race to get P.P.E. for America's hospitals

Lack of high-speed internet is an obstacle to fixing the economy : technology (your corporate masters fucked everything up)

Fed should pay every American more, let hedge funds and billionaires get wiped out,


Barack Obama wins the Democratic primary - POLITICO

Iowa Was Meaningless - The New York Times - We spent a lot of time covering the candidatesups and downs in Iowa. Almost none of it mattered (NYT says their 11,000 diner interviews were useless and stupid)


What We Know So Far About Why Milwaukee Only Had 5 Voting Sites For Tuesday's Election While Madison Had 66 : politics

Battleground North Carolina: The Suburban Vote | The Cook Political Report

Eschaton: Here's An Idea - Let's take a not quite sufficient plan, make it worse, and then make it worse again to make Susan Collins happy.

It's The American Dream
Vote shaming. It's what stupid people do. : PoliticalHumor (young people not excited about Biden but see Trump for what he is)

Majority of Americans with "conservative news diet" believe coronavirus no more deadly than seasonal flu, new poll shows : politics
Changed name, alleged fraudster dad: Meet Chanel Rion Donald Trump's favorite White House reporter | Daily Mail Online - Chanel Rion is the pro-Trump journalist for conservative network OAN, which was removed from White House briefings for her refusal to socially distance

Eschaton: America's Worst Humans - Former New York times reporter Alex Berenson.
The Monstrousness of the Covid TruthersPerhaps the most prominent of this breed is Alex Berenson, a former New York Times reporter who recently wrote a widely condemned book about the supposed dangers of marijuana and who is now spending all of his time insisting that there isn't actually a Covid crisis happening and that we have put America on the funeral pyre for nothing (deathmonger party)


Wisconsin dairy farmer dumps 56K pounds of milk : 'no ones buying it' (voted for Trump)

Liberty University presses charges against journalists who covered campus being open during outbreak : news
Jerry Falwell Jr. Apparently Thinks Its Criminal to Report on Liberty University


The Cities Where You're Most Likely to be a Victim of Violent Crime in the United States


Hubble captured this new, infrared view of The Pillars of Creation using infrared light, revealing many stars typically veiled by the pillars' huge columns of gas and dust. : worldnews


CultureHouse has a nice list of Boston area virtual museums that you can wander around online in (plus several other virtual social-edutainment options) : boston


Twitter's most hated countries, according to @fkeverycountry [OC] : dataisbeautiful (#1: China; #2: Israel)


Government policies push schools to prioritize creating better test-takers over better people : science (capitalist drone factories)

TIL a 67-year-old neuro-scientist was "stereoblind" (unable to see depth) his entire life, but it was cured after he saw the movie "Hugo" in 3D at a movie theater. Afterwards he was permanently able to perceive depth.

A condor gauges the wind after being released into the wild : gifs (watch inside its mind)

My daughter had to remake a famous painting. I think she outdid herself : pics (look)

LGBT religious people, how do you reconcile your identity and your religion? : AskReddit

What's the worst thing to wake up to?




040920

Wildlife destruction 'not a slippery slope but a series of cliff edges' - New study finds ocean ecosystems likely to collapse in 2020s and land species in 2040s unless global warming stemmed : worldnews (will stupid and evil Refucks destroy all life on the planet including themselves? stay tuned +good graphic in comments)

US weekly jobless claims report totals 6.6 million
6.6 million Americans filed for unemployed benefits last week, bringing the coronavirus total to over 17 million - The Washington Post - Economists say the U.S. unemployment rate is now 13 percent, the worst since the Great Depression.

Coronavirus could drive half a billion people into poverty worldwide, warns Oxfam : worldnews


United States Coronavirus: 435,780 Cases and 14,865 Deaths - Worldometer
MA COVID-19 Data 4/9/20 : boston
German Study: U.S. Only Detecting 1.6% of COVID-19 Cases : politics

Federal Support Ends For Coronavirus Testing Sites As Pandemic Peak Nears : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR (why do you think Trump did that?)

Most New York Coronavirus Cases Came From Europe, Genomes Show - The New York Times - Travelers seeded multiple cases starting as early as mid-February, genomes show.
Studies Show N.Y. Outbreak Originated in Europe - The New York Times

Coronavirus May 'Reactivate' in Cured Patients, Korean CDC Says (Zombie virus)

C.D.C. Releases Early Demographic Snapshot of Worst Coronavirus Cases - The New York Times - The agency' study of hospitalizations for Covid-19 in March shows heightened numbers for those with underlying conditions, men and African-Americans.

Lockdowns can't end until coronavirus vaccine found, study says based on the Chinese experience : worldnews

Coronavirus Deaths vs Other Epidemics From Day of First Death (Since 2000) [OC] : dataisbeautiful
For everyone asking why i didn't include the Spanish Flu and other plagues in my last post... [OC] : dataisbeautiful

Optimism Is Less Distant as Global Coronavirus Battle Rages On - The New York Times
Fauci Slashes U.S. Death Projection, Raising Hope for Reopening - Bloomberg - saying that about 60,000 people may die -- almost half as many as the White House estimated a week ago.
Death Count Expected To Soar As NYC Says It Will Begin Reporting Probable COVID Deaths In Addition To Confirmed Ones : Coronavirus

Trump's approval rating tanking as criticism mounts over White House response to coronavirus pandemic : politics
How Popular Is Donald Trump? | FiveThirtyEight (extemely stable genius polls, compare to other presidents, the fox zombies love him)
The briefings arent working: Trump's approval rating takes a dip

Anthony Fauci calls out "extraordinary stigma" gays face while standing right in front of Mike Pence
Birx says drop in US death projection is due to Americans changing their behavior through social distancing : Coronavirus

In Trump's s Marathon Briefings, the Answers and the Message Are Often Contradictory -- The president does not need adversaries to dispute his statements. He does that all by himself.
Opinion | Amid Coronavirus, America Needs a More Just Society - The New York Times
Pences office blocks public health officials from appearing on CNN (quid pro quo again)

Trump Admin. Distributed Far Less Than 1% Of N95 Masks It Estimated Was Needed For Pandemic. -- Trump health officials said that 3.5 billion N95 masks were needed to respond to this epidemic but only .33% of that number was distributed to states. : politics ... "Someone should check Kushner's garage" ... they belong to him, not you
Lawmakers Want to Know: WTF Is Jared Kushner Doing? | Democratic lawmakesr are asking FEMA to help them better understand Kushner's role in acquiring and distributing medical equipment, given that the First Son-in-Law is "unclear about basic facts" : politics (dumbfuck lizard boy)
The Trump administration is giving every state the same number of respiratorsregardless of population
Trump's 'corona federalism' pits states against each other. It's a disasgter
Coronavirus: Feds accused of taking PPE, ventilator orders from states - Business Insider

CDC quietly deletes hydroxychloroquine guidance as study hyped by Trump comes into question : politics


COVID-19 and the Prison Crisis - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The United States is the global leader in locking up its own citizens. We are the most systematically punitive nation on earth. This has been an abomination for decades (in service of necro-capitalism and racism and meanwhile shit like this is happening)


War over Easter: Kansas lawmakers revoke Gov. Kelly's order limiting church gatherings (the Jesus virus)
Two black men say they were kicked out of Walmart for wearing protective masks. Others worry it will happen to them. : Coronavirus (cop fuckers)

Interim result of first large scale study in German COVID-19 hotspot Gangelt, including swap- and antibody-tests, concludes that 15% of the population have been infected and that the actual case fatality rate of COVID-19 is approximately 0.37%. (Link in German) : Coronavirus
Preliminary results of first large-scale randomized study in corona-ridden Heinsberg/Germany: up to 15% of people had already been infected (despite an official count of only 1500 cases). Large hidden figure. Official lethality was massively overrated, is only 0,37%. : Coronavirus

Taiwan rejects WHO chiefs claim of racist campaign against him (let's make a corrupt asshole head of WHO)

"So easy I thought it was fake." Canada's CERB system, used to give money to those who have lost their job due to COVID-19, gets stellar reviews in its first days of operations. : worldnews (how Trump will not do it)

Doctor who warned prime minister Boris Johnson about PPE dies with COVID-19 : worldnews
Three NHS nurses who had to wear bin bags for PPE test positive for coronavirus : worldnews
NHS Staff Forbidden From Speaking Out Publicly About Coronavirus. : worldnews (UK going Chinesy)

This italian guy was forced to stay with his dead sister due to quarantine.people please be serious now. : videos

Australia appears to be beating coronavirus - less than 100 new cases as daily rates of infection continue to drop : worldnews
Number of new cases of Covid-19 in NZ plummets to 29 : worldnews

More than six weeks after Saudi Arabia reported its first case, the coronavirus is striking at the heart of the kingdom's sprawling royal family (yeah, all 1.2 million "royals")

Finland discovers masks bought from China not hospital-safe : worldnews

Obesity is major COVID-19 risk factor, says French chief epidemiologist : worldnews

Ontario passes emergency order allowing pot shops to deliver and offer pickup : worldnews (Charlie Baker laughs and shuts down pot shops)

China reclassifies dogs as pets, not livestock, in post-virus regulatory push : Coronavirus (dogffood, literally)
China declares dogs are companions and should not be eaten, signalling possible end to brutal meat trade : worldnews

After coronavirus unemployment, mother and son sell masks - Los Angeles Times
Running out of body bags. People dying in the hallway. Coronavirus has Michigan hospital workers at a breaking point. - mlive.com

100K is an estimate but it's already A LOT more than 4. And no surprise...crickets from the right. : PoliticalHumor

Just Send the Checks: America's obsession with keeping aid from the undeserving is making a bad economic crisis worse.


Why We Should Abolish the Electoral College : politics -- LET THE PEOPLE PICK THE PRESIDENT -- The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College By Jesse Wegman

Ex-acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly's trip to Guam cost $243,000 : news (noted again for the "stupid and naive" projection, reality's a bitch, bitch)

Russian Trolls Hype Coronavirus and Giuliani Conspiracies

Trump's utter lack of grief, empathy is the coronavirus dog that didn bark | Will Bunch
Covid Is Forcing the GOP to Admit Its Ideology Is Delusional

Cost of Navy secretary's trip to Guam? $243,000, his job and isolation after coronavirus exposure : politics

Sitting on a throne of skulls, Mitch McConnell confirms his 8,999th judge - The Washington Post

'One of the greatest travesties in American history' : Barr drops all pretense about ongoing probe of Russia investigation
Attorneys Slam AG Barr as Most Dangerous Trump Cabinet Member After MInd Boggling Fox News Interview


Oversight erased, Supreme Court hijacked: Trump turns the presidency into a dictatorship : politics

Trump Family Loses Huge Court Fight to Force Racketeering Enterprise Lawsuite into Secret Arbitration

Trump: Absentee Voting Is Fraud Unless IsMy Supporters
In-Person Voting Was Likely A 'Disaster' For Wisconsin's Efforts To Flatten Coronavirus Curve, National Experts say : politics (Death Party Repubicans hump the curve)
Yes, Wisconsin Republicans used the pandemic to stop people from voting : politics (informed comments -- Milwaukee voters down 90%, Refucks destroyed democracy)
Wisconsin election: Many absentee ballots missing, never delivered
Three "large tubs" : Reports of missing absentee ballots pile up day after election in Wisconsin (
Wisconsin is proof we need urgent action on voting rights : politics

Trump Is Pushing a False Argument on Vote-by-Mail Fraud. Here Are the Facts. : politics

Colorado Democrat believes Trump awarded ventilators as political favor to vulnerable GOP senator : politics (haha, your life is tradeable)


Hear Eric Trump Call Himself a "Super Genius" or Telling People to Buy Stocks Right Before COVID-19 Tanked the Economy | Thank god this recording was saved for all eternity.

Republican Operatives Were Behind Some of the Most Egregious Ballot Harvesting Frauds in Recent Memory


Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 8 points in new poll; majority believe US is in a recession : politics
Biden credits Sanders for starting a movement : politics
Megathread: Bernie Sanders ends 2020 Democratic presidential bid : politics (75K comments!)
Bernies Gone, and Trump Is Screwed. Heres How Biden Wins.


In Other Horrible News - Lawyers, Guns & Money - would certainly say that the lynchings of people nearly 75 years ago is a pretty important issue. Almost everyone who was interviewed by the grand jury is dead, if not every single person. What possible reason is there to keep this historical information from the public? Other than white people wanting to cover up the horrible actions of other white people of course.


Fran Lebowitz Is Never Leaving New York | The New Yorker

Bob Dylan' new 17-minute long ballad about the JFK assassination is Dylan's first #1 song on any Billboard chart

Fox News duo spreads conspiracy theory that virus was "deliberately spread" by the Deep State : politics ... "Diamond & Silk" (Hillary bio-engineered it in the basement of her child sex slave pizza place)


Jerry Falwell Jr. says warrants are out for 2 journalists after critical stories on coronavirus decision - POLITICO - The president of Liberty University, which he partially reopened to students during the pandemic, accuses a NYT photographer and ProPublica reporter of trespassing. (classic Dumpster move)


Psilocybin from yeast: First complete biosynthesis of potentially therapeutic psychedelic substance achieved : science

Women rate bald men as less attractive both physically and socially than men with hair. However, when character information is available, bald men are only rated as less physically attractive than their counterparts and not socially. : science


Teachers, what's the darkest thing you've seen from a student?




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Nearly half of global coal plants will be unprofitable this year: Carbon Tracker : worldnews
SBS Language | Himalayas visible for first time in 30 years as pollution levels in India drop
TjSingh on Twitter: "Himalaya mountains can be seen from Jalandhar since pollution has reduced in Punjab. Beautiful sight #punjab #COVID19 #pollution
Pope says coronavirus pandemic could be nature's response to climate crisis : Coronavirus (humans triggered planet's immune reaction)

Trump order encourages US to mine the moon | Donald Trump | The Guardian - Executive order says US will oppose any international effort to bar it from removing chunks of moon, Mars or elsewhere in space

Covid-19 to wipe out equivalent of 195M jobs, says UN agency : worldnews
'V-shaped' economic recovery unlikely as recession could span years, economist says
Report: Mass Jobless Rate Could Hit Unparalleled 25% : boston
French economy enters recession with 6% drop in first quarter, its worst since 1945 : worldnews
Japan to Fund Firms to Shift Production Out of China : worldnews

New Data Shows U.S. Companies Are Definitely Leaving China : worldnews
Republicans and Democrats are in wide agreement on China policy - The Washington Post

Warm weather is unlikely to stop coronavirus, National Academies finds - The Washington Post - Much remains to be discovered about the novel virus (haha, immune to your sunshine)

Dr. Fauci says he doesn't think Americans should ever shake hands again to prevent spread of coronavirus : Coronavirus

Coronavirus: US records highest death toll in single day - BBC News - The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with more than 1,800 fatalities reported on Tuesday.
More Americans have died from coronavirus than H1N1 | McClatchy Washington Bureau
Outbreak shows signs of leveling off in New York, New Jersey, but vigilance urged - Reuters
Death Count Expected To Soar As NYC Says It Will Begin Reporting Probable COVID Deaths In Addition To Confirmed Ones - Gothamist
D.C., Virginia and Maryland coronavirus updates for Wednesday - The Washington Post
NYC Is Taking Hundreds of Body Bags Out of Houses -- and Soon They Will Be Counted
41 Transit Workers Dead: Crisis Takes Staggering Toll on Subways - The New York Times - The M.T.A. has been criticized for its response to the outbreak. Now a staffing shortage has made it difficult to keep even a diminished system running.
Retired NYPD sergeant with coronavirus drops dead on Manhattan street hour after leaving hospital : Coronavirus
Eschaton: New York Exceptionalism - This is dumb for a lot of reasons, but the extreme provincialism of lifelong New Yorkers (#notalllifelongnewyorkers) is always stunning. We're NUMBER ONE!!! FOAM FINGER FUCK YEAH!!!! -- "For many days after the first positive test, as the coronavirus silently spread throughout the New York region, Mr. Cuomo, Mr. de Blasio and their top aides projected an unswerving confidence that the outbreak would be readily contained."
How Delays and Unheeded Warnings Hindered New York's Virus Fight (Blas wanted to go to the gym)
This South Florida City Is a Looming Coronavirus Hot Spot You Havent Heard About ... Hialeah, Florida's most Hispanic city and the sixth-most populous municipality in the state ...
Colorado girl who pioneered medical marijuana for seizures dies after battling coronavirus : Coronavirus
The Terrifying Story of an Unwitting Potential 'Super-Spreader' in Chicago

MA COVID-19 Data 4/8/20 : boston
35F: Tested positive for COVID today, here's my story

Even as deaths mount, officials see signs pandemics toll may not match worst fears
Balloon Juice | The IHME Epidemiological Model (top-down vs bottom-up)

Fed Govt Not Helping States Enough; Trump Rating, Public Confidence Down | Monmouth University Polling Institute - A majority of the public (55%) say that the federal government is not doing enough to help states that have been hit hard by the outbreak. Just 37% say that Washington has done enough and 3% say it has done too much to help these states. (love that 3%)
It's Time to Say It: Trump is Handling COVID-19 Like a Dictator
Trump in 2nd Day of Meltdown Over Government Report on Hospital Shortages : politics
Fact check: Trump falsely claims he 'inherited' the faulty coronavirus test. It was developed this year : politics
The White House chooses its own reality with freewheeling Trump briefings
Trump's "Light at the End of the Tunnel" Is a Delusion

Intelligence report warned of coronavirus crisis as early as November: Sources : politics
US intelligence warned in November that coronavirus spreading in China could be 'cataclysmic event' : politics
Trump Broke the Agencies That Were Supposed To Stop the Covid-19 Epidemic - POLITICO - The government agencies designed to protect us are riddled with vacancies and temporary officials. No wonder were facing a catastrophe ... Both Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 attacks occurred, in part, because the U.S. government and intelligence failed to see the attacks looming. We were caught unprepared, and Americans paid for that mistake with their lives. (let's make a moron "head" of intelligence)
Donald Trump's weak spot is the facts -- reporters must keep pressing him -- Trump's bitter sniping at even the mildest factual challenge exposes his leadership act as a sham. Keep pushing!
Trump is battling his critics more fiercely than coronavirus | When the president chastises the press for doing its job, he's not addressing the myriad ways he is failing to do his own.
After COVID-19, We Need to Redefine "National Security" The post-9/11 era is over.
Opinion | Drop the Curtain on the Trump Follies - The New York Times - Why does the nation need to be subjected to the presidendaily carnival of misinformation, preening and political venom?

Why Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Flourish. And Why It Matters. - The New York Times - Unseen villains. Top-secret cures. In their quest for reassurance during the pandemic, many people are worsening more than just their own anxiety ("people" = rightwing nutjubs)
Coronavirus Is the Crisis of Conspiracy Theorists' Wildest Dreams -- Children sex slaves being saved in the tent hospitals set up in Central Park (evacuated from Hillary's pizza store to Pence's tents)
Baby QAnon Was Just Arrested : The feds arrested the self-proclaimed QAnon founder after he posted images of NFL players' brain scans
QAnon Mom Charged With Kidnapping Her Kids

CNN Poll: Majority of Americans now say the federal government has done a poor job of preventing coronavirus spread : politics
By A 10-to-1 Margin, Americans Support Orders To Stay At Home | HuffPost - As public concerns about coronavirus continue to tick upward, the vast majority of the public is making an effort to stay home.
Eschaton: Public Space - Powerful people want to blame the public for their own flaws. Blaming people for being victims of an epidemic is not unfamiliar.

Hospitals say feds are seizing masks and other coronavirus supplies without a word : politics (Trump creating monopoly, hospitals "don't need them" Trump says)

Trump considering suspending funding to WHO : worldnews (Trump virus)
Now is not the time: WHO responds to Trump's threat to cut funding
World health Organisation refuses to name staff who blocked early COVID-19 travel bans : worldnews ... The man in charge, covered up cholera epidemics in Ethiopia (WHO has sucked for a long time)
U.S. to Block Iran's Request to IMF for $5 Billion Loan to Fight Coronavirus : worldnews (killer Trump virus)

CDC removes unusual guidance to doctors about drug favored by Trump - Reuters (removed Trump's "anecdotal" evidence)
Mayo Clinic cardiologist: 'Inexcusable' to ignore hydroxychloroquine side effects : politics
How Hydroxychloroquine Became Conservative Media's Coronavirus Miracle Drug. Weeks after dismissing the virus as a hoax, right-wing media is pushing a cure.

COVID-19: On average only 6% of actual SARS-CoV-2 infections detected worldwide: Actual number of infections may already have reached several tens of millions : worldnews
ICMR study suggests 1 covid patient can infect 406 people in 30 days in absence of self-isolation: Govt. With preventive measures in place, the possibility of the infection can be reduced to an average of just two-and-a-half persons per patient in the same period : worldnews
Coronavirus can live in your body for up to 37 days, according to new study : worldnews
51 recovered coronavirus patients test positive again in South Korea : worldnews
A study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggest that coronavirus can be transmitted through the air from tiny saliva droplets that are expelled when people speak. Speech is also said to produce more droplets than coughing, which may be a more obvious mode of transmission. : worldnews
Taiwanese team finds key antibodies in COVID-19 patients : worldnews

Makeshift face shield. : pics
Xerox is making disposable ventilators that do not require power to work. : worldnews

Coronavirus Was Slow to Spread to Rural America. Not Anymore. - The New York Times ("real" America is sick - voted to eliminate healthcare ... also, MA is the most "urban" state)
Coronavirus Was Slow to Spread to Rural America. Not Anymore. : politics
Stupid Kills: The 5 Worst GOP Governors' Responses to COVID-19
COVID-19 and the Electoral Map - The Bulwark - A close look at how three competitive states -- Nevada, Michigan, and Georgiaare being hit by the pandemic and the economic slowdown.

Iran hides 500,000 virus cases, says member country's anti-virus taskforce
Germany's number of Coronavirus daily recoveries exceeds new cases for the first time
Tokyo governor asks residents to self-isolate until May 6 as virus spreads : worldnews
photo collection of Tokyo's "self-isolation"
Pakistan doctors jailed after demanding protective equipment as coronavirus outbreak spreads to jail : worldnews
Italy performed more than 50k tests in the last 24h, only 7.4% of them were positive. : Coronavirus
Italy's mafia aims to seize power after coronavirus crisis, experts say.


Thank you to Queen Elizabeth II for giving her speech in a green dress. ???? : pics

Boris Johnson's 'temperature has fallen' a day after going into intensive care : worldnews
Eschaton: Not Sure If Flailing Incompetence Is Better Than Competent Evil - I guess we've learned it depends on the situation. In the UK, the Tories are constantly lying about the condition of Boris Johnson, but they're so unorganized that their basic "tell" when they lie is saying "I don't know."

Ontario passes emergency order allowing pot shops to deliver and offer pickup : worldnews

Northern Irish women seeking an abortion have been told they must take an 8-hour ferry to England despite the lockdown, as the regional government resists pressure to offer abortions locally and the coronavirus pandemic stops flights. : worldnews
William Kedjanyi on Twitter: "Just sharing because I absolutely love to see it, thanks #bbcqt https://t.co/9gHFtOVuRd" / Twitter

Chinese diplomat backpedals on blaming US for coronavirus : worldnews
Chinese billionaire who criticized Xi Jinping over coronavirus under investigation : worldnews

'Use prisoners' as medical lab rats, Saudi actress suggests : worldnews

Dont Expect a Quarantine Baby BoomNot only do disasters have little effect, if any, on birthrates, the coronavirus pandemic will probably discourage couples from having children, experts say ... "Oh, let's a baby in the midst of the greatest epidemic that the country has faced in 100 years"

Japan to reverse decision to exclude adult entertainment industry from virus relief package after condemnation by government opposition members. : worldnews

The price of rice -- a staple food in Asia -- has hit 7-year highs due to the coronavirus outbreak as importers rush to stockpile the grain while exporters curb shipments

SF: A massive wave of evictions is coming. Temporary bans wont help.

Boston under curfew: scenes from an empty city - The Boston Globe



BlackBerry Uncovers China Backed Hacking Campaign : worldnews

Firestorm - Lawyers, Guns & Money - the firebombing of Tokyo on March 10, 1945. This raid, which may be the most deadly single attack in the history of human warfare

'Zero accountability' US accused of failure to report civilian deaths in Africa - US military vows to be more open about activities after allegations that teenager and farmer were killed in Somalia airstrikes ("vows" = "lies")

/u/CaptainNoBoat on what it would mean if Trump wins the 2020 elections. : bestof (scroll down for deleted comment)

Mattis rebukes Trump over removal of Pentagon inspector general
Why is Trump's Inspector General Purge Not a National Scandal?
Trump is desperately seeking to avoid blame - CNN
Trumps dismissal of competent officials is an attack on accountability
The most sycophantic administration. Ever. - The Washington Post


Trump's 'I'm not responsible' presidency
The Coronavirus Has Not Halted Trump's Power Grab -- Both the president and his party are committed to a long-term project of impunity from both the law and the electorate.
he president privately muses about the 'miserable people' rooting for his failure on COVID-19. His response increasingly reflects that desire for retribution.
Well Trumpy you've got 420,000 people to visit and "embrace." Better get on it.

Coronavirus Stimulus Will Fund Religious Organizations With Taxpayer Money - This is unconstitutional (taxmoney will bailout small-gov christo-fascist evangelicals)

Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee: Trump's "deadly" briefings display "anti-human" psychology | "Criminality combines with mental pathology" in Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, says Dr. Bandy X. Lee : politics
Ohio state representative wants to prosecute Trump for 'crimes against humanity' : politics

Trump claims that his daughter created 10 percent of all the jobs in the United States : politics

"It's Corrupt .. I'm Allowed To" : After Admitting He Cast Ballot by Mail, Trump Launches Bizarre Attack on Mail-In Voting (
The Trump Court and the 2020 Election - Lawyers, Guns & Money -
The Supreme Court s Wisconsin Decision Is a Terrible Sign for November - The justices are forcing citizens to choose between voting and staying safe from the coronavirus (Roberts will cancel election, appoint Trump emperor-for-life)
Voter suppression? Actually, murder : Fury as Wisconsin voters forced to risk coronavirus at polling stations ... "I love that the Republican Speaker of Wisconsin was in protective gear and telling citizens it was fine to go vote. Fuck that guy."
Other Things Out of Wisconsin - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Wisconsin and the Republican War on Democracy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Watch Wisconsin's Assembly Speaker tell voters it is 'incredibly safe to go out' while dressed in head to toe PPE gear
Republican Wisconsin assembly speaker wears protective gear while telling voters they are 'incredibly safe to go out' : politics
Lt. Governor of Wisconsin, Mandela Barnes" : If] creating a process, a system that would allow for more access to voting, more access to democracy, is something that overwhelms you, then you probably shouldn't be in office or a decision-making capacity"
Backlash After Wisconsin Voters Forced to Line up for Hours in Rain and Risk Catching Coronavirus to Vote in Primary : politics
Voter Suppression and Ratf*cking Are Part of the Republican Party's DNA : politics
The Wisconsin GOP Is a Death Cult -- Wisconsin Republicans show they hate democracy and Wisconsinites (vote for the death party and die)
An Interview With the College Senior Behind the Iconic Photo of Wisconsins Pandemic Election

$200,000,000,000 in coronavirus relief may get lost to fraud : politics (Republifuckers steal all the money, again)
On $2.2 trillion aid package, Trump acts like he has something to hide - Recent history tells us that when Donald Trump acts like he has something to hide, it's probably because he has something to hide. : politics
Big banks took 'free money' in 2008. Theyre turning their backs now on small businesses, SBA official says

Opinion | Trump Anoints a New Class of Media Stars - POLITICO
New White House Press Secretary Said a Month Ago That the Coronavirus Would Never Spread to the U.S. : politics
Yes, Trump Hotels Do Appear to Qualify for Coronavirus Bailout Benefits. : politics

Trump Call for Permanent Payroll Tax Cut Is 'Code for Gutting Social Security's Dedicated Funding,' Say Critics : politics (user the cover of death, killing more people)

Warren Joins Senators Seeking Deutsche Bank Details on Trump : politics

That same group of respondents said they think that Trump is being a better leader during the outbreak than former Vice President Biden, who is the front-runner for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. (did you know Biden is "leading" the country?)
Stop Panicking About Joe Biden | The New Republic - Critics are overestimating the value of attacking Trump right now.
Biden describes his phone call with Trump about coronavirus response - CNNPolitics - I indicated that it is about taking responsibility, and being the commander in chief, taking on the responsibility. He asked whether or not we would not discuss the detail of what we talked about, just saying that we had a good conversation
It is what it is - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This Chris Cuomo interview with Biden last night about his conversation with Trump regarding COVID-19 highlights in some ways why many of us had Biden ranked very low among the 20 or so serious contenders for the Democratic nomination (America's political process is totally broken)

Statement From Vice President Biden - Joe Biden - Medium
Democrats salivate over Obama coming off sidelines | TheHill
Sanders had multiple conversations with Obama ahead of decision to end campaign - CNNPolitics
Joe Biden now has to win over Bernie Sanders supporters - Vox
Opinion | Bernie Sanders Was Right - The New York Times - Goodbye to an honest man's campaign
Bernie Sanders Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Race for President - The New York Times - Mr. Sanders, a democratic socialist making his second run for the White House, withdrew after a series of losses to Joseph R. Biden Jr., who emerges as the presumptive nominee for the general election.
Bernie Sanders drops out of the presidential race : news
Bernie Sanders Dropped Out Because His Campaign Believed Its Own BS - The Bulwark
A campaign's relationship with the press should be instrumental, and other lessons - Lawyers, Guns & Money (there was a lot of incompetence/delusion at the core)

McGrath outpaces McConnell in fundraising for Kentucky race : politics (bury the fucker)


Eschaton: First They Came For Rich Elite Journalists - Oh shut the fuck up. Jon Karl is rich and powerful and Trump being rude to him is not "plumbing new depths." I mean, Trump's been a lot ruder to other less powerful and usually women and minority journalists all along, but even they are generally not the most sympathetic victims of My President's "gauche" behavior. Especially at this precise moment in time, I think one can see some other problems more pressing than "oh no Trump was mean to Jon Karl." Journalists of his stature have ways to "fight back" - both individually and collectively - but lol they don't actually care.

Prize-Winning Reporter Writes Book on Melania Trump | Entertainment News | US News - The Art of Her Deal

How Hollywood Works Now: MSNBCs Chris Hayes Was "Made For This Moment"

Trumps Fox News Cabinet Tells Him the Coronavirus Crisis Is Over -- pushing Trump to ignore those egghead medical experts and view the viral pandemic as over and done with.
5 facts about Fox News | Pew Research Center
Trump, Citing Hannitys Show, Claims Things Are 'Great' With Ventilators
Eschaton: What If They Have No Friends Or Loved Ones - Someone joked that what even conservatives don't get is that when Sean Hannity gets hauled off to the ICU to take his last agonizing breaths due to coronavirus, Laura Ingraham will be on teevee two days later laughing about it and explaining why it is his fault. Probably a bit harsh, and not quite true, but... The point I'm making is... what if a lot of them really are sociopaths?
Tucker Carlson's and Brit Hume's faulty theories about coronavirus deaths being exaggerated (libs are lying about people dying)
Hannitys latest propaganda actually exposes Trumps epic failures
Rush Limbaugh Claims Health Experts Are Hillary Clinton Allies Trying To Hurt Trump : politics

Eschaton: Oh Kimbal - the self-proclaimed philanthropist and restaurateur, known for his signature cowboy hat, is the younger brother of multibillionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk. But workers at Next Door did have something called the Family Fund. A pool of money they contributed to out of their paychecks, the fund was supposed to be there for them in times of crisis. - Then a crisis hit. And the Family Fund wasn't there for them at all (another Muskrat scheme)


Plain Dealer Put Out to Pasture. In Final Death Blow, Remaining Reporters Given Impossible Choice | Scene and Heard: Scene's News Blog (death of local journalism gutted by hedgies, chapter 1000)



New challenges for farmers, farmersmarkets, and delivery services grappling with surge in demand

Linda Tripp, the Clinton sex scandal whisteblower is dies of pancreatic cancer at age 70 | Daily Mail - after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than a week ago


What kind of treatment would someone with schizophrenia have received in the early 70s? : askscience


Redditors, what about the opposite sex are you jealous about? : AskReddit

What message from space would terrify humanity the most ? : AskReddit

What would you consider the greatest opening paragraph? : books




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The Pandemic Will Accelerate History Rather Than Reshape It - Not Every Crisis Is a Turning Point

U.S. reports 1,200 coronavirus deaths in one day as China lifts lockdown
Over the past 24 hours, the U.S. reported 31,067 new cases of coronavirus and 1,319 new deaths, raising total to 366,848 cases and 10,915 dead : Coronavirus
Americas most influential coronavirus model just revised its estimates downward. But not every model agrees.
Adjusted coronavirus model predicts fewer people in US will need hospitals, but 82,000 will still die by August - CNN
Modeling coronavirus:
COVID-19: On average only 6% of actual SARS-CoV-2 infections detected worldwide: Actual number of infections may already have reached several tens of millions : worldnews
Raising the line while flattening the curve
"Go Everywhere" : : How Dr. Anthony Fauci's Media Strategy Is Revolutionizing Coronavirus Messaging

Expert urges making Covid-19 vaccines before we know they work - STAT
/u/Jackpot777 breaks down how comparisons of COVID-19 to the Swine Flu epidemic to downplay the need for extensive response are foolish and ironic : bestof

COVID-19 Cases, Quarantine and Monitoring | Mass.gov
Boston Medical Center ICU Reaches Capacity Sunday, A First During COVID-19 Crisis : boston
My notes from Governor Baker's press conference today (4/7) : boston
Mass. reports 1,365 new coronavirus cases, 96 new related deaths; Baker announces funds for health care providers - The Boston Globe
COVID-19 Updates and Information | Mass.gov
Coronavirus Massachusetts
MA COVID-19 Data 4/7/20 : boston

Disaster in motion: Where flights from coronavirus-ravaged countries landed in US - ABC News - Thousands of flights came into US as coronavirus raged.

New York Reports Largest Single-Day Death Toll From Coronavirus - more than 5,500 people have died and 138,836 more have been infected with the virus in New York State. Over the last 24 hours alone, 731 people died,
Coronavirus in New York: Despite Staggering Death Toll, Outbreak Could Be Slowing - The New York Times - Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned that glimmers of hope could continue only if New Yorkers maintain discipline and suppress an impulse to gather.
Staggering Surge Of NYers Dying In Their Homes Suggests City Is Undercounting Coronavirus Fatalities : Coronavirus
12 NYPD members have died from suspected cases of coronavirus and nearly 20% of its uniformed workforce is out sick : Coronavirus

In addition to lung damage, many COVID-19 patients are also developing heart problems and dying of cardiac arrest. : worldnews
Be Aware: A Mild Case of COVID-19 Can Suddenly Turn Severe : Coronavirus
Face masks should be a national mandate, virologist says

Crewmember on Navy hospital ship Comfort tests positive for coronavirus : worldnews
Ventilators destined for Barbados seized by U.S. : worldnews (Trump stole DONATED vents)
Trump dismissed a government report -- based on surveys from more than 300 hospitals -- detailing 'severe' shortages in COVID-19 tests and protective equipment
COVID-19 has shown us that Americans are sicker than we thought : Coronavirus

"It's like nothing else" : Klobuchar, husband talk about his battle with coronavirus

Flu-likedata might help track coronavirus spread. Why did Florida stop publishing it? (Republicans)
734 Henry Ford workers test positive for COVID-19; Beaumont has 1,500 ill employees

UPDATE: Denmark not only seeing stagnation but fall in hospitalizations : Coronavirus
After signs of slowing, Spain sees rise in coronavirus deaths : worldnews
New Zealand isnt just flattening the curve. Its squashing it.
Germany's Number of Coronavirus Recoveries Exceeds New Cases

An Ontario nursing home besieged by COVID-19 didn't separate healthy from sick residents or staff until after 16 people had died, and two weeks after the home declared a respiratory outbreak, CBC News has learned. : worldnews
Hong Kong shuts airport to foreigners indefinitely as cases rise to 914 : worldnews
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus; Doctors in the capital warned this week that the city was already in critical condition, with hospitals stretched thin : worldnews (Japanese work culture)
Israel health minister, who claims coronavirus is 'divine punishment' for homosexuality, tests positive for COVID-19 (oh look, 17th century polish guy in stupid hat is "health minister" of Israel)
Sex. Drugs. Virus. Venezuela elites still party in pandemic

The U.S. gets a D- in the coronavirus fight. That stands for 'disorganization'
Michael Lewis explains why Trump ignores threats like coronavirus - Vox - botched coronavirus response ist the first time his administration has put Americans at risk. And it wonbe the last.


Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Warned of Coronavirus Pandemic in January - The New York Times
Peter Navarro memos warning of mass coronavirus death circulated West Wing in January : politics
Memos Show the White House Knew in January Just How Bad the Coronavirus Could Get : politics
This Is Trump's Fault : The president is failing, and Americans are paying for his failures.
Trump enables Jared Kushner's coronavirus task force, revealing the dangers of nepotism | The Trump family has repeatedly used the White House to enrich themselves, but this is about way more than profits. : politics

A Nurse Bought Protective Supplies for Her Colleagues Using GoFundMe. The Hospital Suspended Her. : Coronavirus

Berlin lets mask slip on feelings for Trump's America: The crisis has convinced Germans that Trump is not just untrustworthy, but dangerous.
Trump's 'off the rails' coronavirus briefings test America's patience : politics
Trump blew it -- not the WHO, Fauci or the Jews
Trump angrily lashes out when confronted with critiques of coronavirus response : politics
Cult expert Steven Hassan: Trump's "mind control cult" now faces an existential crisis : politics
Anthony Fauci's coronavirus approval rating in Florida is almost double Trump's, according to a new poll : politics

More than 700 employees at one Detroit hospital system test positive for coronavirus : Coronavirus

US President Donald Trump has a 'small financial interest' in hydroxychloroquine firm : worldnews (Trump Miracle Drug will save the world!)
Trump has a 'small personal financial interest' in hydroxycholorquine drugmaker. Allies have bigger stakes.
Trump Has Financial Interest in Hydroxychloroquine Manufacturer: NYT
Trumps Aggressive Advocacy of Malaria Drug for Treating Coronavirus Divides Medical Community ("divides" says Baker/Haberputz)
Swedish hospitals have stopped using chloroquine to Treat COVID-19 after reports of Severe Side Effects. : worldnews (now known as the "Trump Miracle Drug")
Donald Trump talks of 'retaliation' if India turns down Covid drug request (for the "perfect" "Trump Miracle Drug")
Why Does the President Keep Pushing a Malaria Drug? - What is actually known about hydroxychloroquine, the medication that Trump is fixated on recommending for COVID-19

The UK rejects Trump's offer to help with Boris Johnson's coronavirus treatment : worldnews (Trump offered to send the "Trump Miracle Drug" tm to Boris)
UK PM in intensive care : worldnews
No change in British PM Johnson's condition after spending night in intensive care : worldnews

Sweden is facing increasing pressure to impose a coronavirus lockdown after the number of deaths rose by nearly 20 per cent in a day to 477. The government has so far resisted calls to shut down pubs, restaurants, offices and schools, while gatherings of up to 50 people are still permitted. : worldnews (well, that really worked)

Coronavirus: Doctors and nurses will need PTSD treatment after Covid-19 virus peaks in hospitals, warn health leaders : worldnews
NHS Doctors lacking PPE 'bullied' into treating Covid-19 patients : worldnews
Pakistan arrests doctors protesting over lack of virus safety equipment : worldnews
WHO: World short of 5.9-million nurses for battle against coronavirus : worldnews

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam says RTHK breached 'One China' principle by asking WHO's Bruce Aylward about Taiwan in video interview that went viral : worldnews

Spain to launch universal basic income 'soon' | While the immediate goal of the program will be to provide relief to families that have lost income due to virus-related lockdowns, the country is developing it with an eye toward making it a resource "that stays forever" : worldnews (your captialist/wage-slave owner's nightmare)

Turkey's Covid-19 infection rate rising fastest in the world : worldnews

South African Wedding Ends in Arrest of Bride and Groom, Pastor, and All 50 guests for Breaking Nationwide Ban On Public Gatherings : worldnews
Police arrest conspiracy theorist who posted fake 'contaminated test kits' video urging people to avoid Covid-19 testing : worldnews
andlord changes locks on California church after pastor said he'd continue to hold services : Coronavirus
A 'Liberty' Rebellion in Idaho Threatens to Undermine Coronavirus Ordersven some public officials have challenged social-distancing requirements, calling them assaults on the Constitution. One group wants to gather up to 1,000 people for Easter (oh look, the Bundys are back; die, fuckers)


Texts from my Father, in Elmhurst Hospital | The New Yorker



Cardinal George Pell appeal allowedconvictions quashed. He will walk free today.


Trump removes independent watchdog for coronavirus funds, upending oversight panel - POLITICO - The move comes as Trump makes a broad push against inspectors general scrutinizing his actions.

How a Ship's Coronavirus Outbreak Became a Moral Crisis for the Military - In a profanity-laced reprimand, the acting Navy secretary criticized sailors aboard the Theodore Roosevelt for cheering their fired captain, who had requested more assistance to fight the infection.
Acting Navy secretary apologizes for scathing rebuke of ousted captain : news
Acting secretary of the Navy has submitted his resignation after calling ousted aircraft carrier captain 'stupid'
Acting Navy secretary submits letter of resignation, tells staff he is quitting - The Boston Globe (speaking of "stupid")
Acting Navy Secretary Modly resigns : news

Trumps purge is about to get much worse. Schiff just sent up a flare.

Rulings on Wisconsin Election Raise Questions About Judicial Partisanship - The New York Times - Some legal scholars said the decisions by the state and U.S. supreme courts could undermine confidence in the rule of law. Others said they were the product of judicial philosophy, not partisanship (and you know who those "others" are)
'One of the Most Brazen Acts of Voter Suppression in Modern Times' as US Supreme Court Blocks Absentee Ballot Extension in Wisconsin. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warned in a scathing dissent that the right-wing majority's ruling "will result in massive disenfranchisement." : politics (meanwhile)
Ginsburg Blasts Conservative Justices Who Blocked Wisconsin's Absentee Voting Extension
The Supreme Court's disturbing order to effectively disenfranchise thousands of Wisconsin voters - American democracy is in deep trouble.
Why Wisconsin Republicans Insisted on an Election in a Pandemic - The New York Times - Mask-wearing voters in endless lines. Five polling places instead of 180. Voting amid the coronavirus crisis is full of challengesnd connected to G.O.P. efforts to limit who gets a ballot in the state.
Waiting in line for Wisconsin voting : gifs
Banana Republicans: "You may die voting against us, but that's a risk we're willing to take" : PoliticalHumor

Red States Are Exploiting Coronavirus to Ban Abortion -- For autocrats everywhere, the crisis is a chance to restrict rights.

43% of small businesses say they'll be forced to close permanently if they don't get help soon, survey says
U.S. airlines want a $50 billion bailout. They spent $45 billion buying back their stock. - StamfordAdvocate


New White House press secretary downplayed pandemic threat and said Democrats were rooting for coronavirus - CNNPolitics
Grisham out as West Wing press secretary without having held a briefing : politics (and got paid, of course)

Trump Has Never Lied: New Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's Long History of Bullshit and Lies - newest press secretary perfected the art of MAGA nonsense with a veritable greatest hits of bonkers claims.

It's Time To Listen To The Facts : Progressive Group's Ads Call Out Limbaugh On Coronavirus (Dimbaugh)


TIL Dr. Phil lost his license to practise psychology in 2006. Therefore, all guests on his TV show must sign a contract stating they are only there to receive "advice" from an individual, not a psychologist. : todayilearned


New video of Johnny Depp describing how he had his "finger chopped of by this woman who was my wife" - Amber Heard had previously claimed that he himself had injured his finger by punching a wall : videos


A new targeted form of transcranial magnetic stimulation called SAINT relieved depression in 90 percent of participants in a recent study. If future research replicates these astonishing results, SAINT could be a game-changing therapy for treatment-resistant depression. (n=21) : science

Gigantic dinosaur footprints are found on the roof of a cave ... "Titanosaurs" ...

A single high dose of psilocybin (the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms) can have lasting positive effects on emotional functioning, new study shows. The findings support the hypothesis that negative affect may be a therapeutic target for psilocybin. : science

Coming to Grips with the Implications of Quantum Mechanics - The question is no longer whether quantum theory is correct, but what it means ... Taken together, these experiments indicate that the everyday world we perceive does not exist until observed, which in turn suggestsa primary role for mind in nature ... we cannot get behind consciousness ... Lest we continue to live according to a view of reality now known to be false, we must shift the cultural dialogue towards coming to grips with what nature is repeatedly telling us about herself.

Did Emperor Ashoka really exist? : AskHistorians


[OC] The Top 11 English Speaking Countries In The World : dataisbeautiful
TIL 40% of Americans have never been outside of the US, and 11% have never left the state they were born in. : todayilearned


What is the worst pick up line that you have heard/used? : AskReddit

What small little thing can enrage you? : AskReddit

Why_U_haff_to_be_mad clearly outlines several of the various challenges facing black Americans today, including sources and ELI5 summaries. Bonus Redditor appears ignoring all this, blaming genetics. A smack down ensues. : bestof
Why_U_Haff_To_Be_Mad comments on Covid Death Rates by Race

What is the scariest thing you have seen? : AskReddit

What are some things that continue to work even when broken? : AskReddit

What common myth can be disproved in seconds? : AskReddit

Throwing a trash bag in a volcano : WTF (just imagine ...)




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A group of scientists found a probable correlation between air pollution & coronavirus mortality in two of the worst affected regions in northern Italy. The mortality rate is up to 12% in the northern part of Italy & only approx. 4.5% in the rest of the country. : science


All across the United States, the coronavirus is killing more men than women, data show - The Washington Post - U.S. state data, along with figures from New York City, show a picture that matches one of the most mysterious global trends ... As of Friday, men made up 59 percent of overall hospitalizations in New York City and 62 percent of more than 1,800 fatalities.

Newest predictions say it will take the US until May to get back under 1000 deaths a day again. Projected peak April 14 with over 3000 deaths a day. : Coronavirus
884 Hidden Deaths Are Revealed, and More to Come : Coronavirus
CDC report shows the % of deaths due to pneumonia not associated with flu has increased sharply since the end of February : Coronavirus
Newest predictions say it will take the US until May to get back under 1000 deaths a day again. Projected peak April 14 with over 3000 deaths a day. : Coronavirus
You can't use ventilators without sedatives. Now the US is running out of those, too
The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do - YouTube
Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filtered SARS-CoV-2 during coughs by infected patients

Mass. reports 1,337 new coronavirus cases, 29 new related deaths - The Boston Globe
The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts - The Boston Globe
MA COVID-19 Data 4/6/20 : boston

Doctor at Queens Hospital in the UK advises on potential lifesaving corona virus breathing technique : videos

Trial Drug Successfully Blocks COVID-19 from Entering Cells : worldnews

Jesus, the Trump Administration Waited Two Months to Order Masks and Ventilators - Trump's "wait and see" approach to the coronavirus outbreak in action.
After Coronavirus, Let's Never Forget: Republicans Recklessly Put Our Lives In Danger

Trump Should Be Tried for 'Crimes Against Humanity' Over Hydroxychloroquine Remarks, Says Ohio State Rep. : politics
'A Really Chilling Moment': Trump Refuses to Allow Dr. Fauci to Answer Question on Dangers of Hydroxychloroquine -- Dr. Fauci, one of the world's top infectious disease scientists, was just censored live at a White House press conference.
Fauci prevented from speaking candidly about hydroxychloroquine efficacy in Sunday briefings : Coronavirus
Trump blocks Fauci from answering question about drug Trump is touting : politics
AMA President Has A Stark Warning About Trump's Coronavirus Treatment Advice. The president suggested there's nothing to lose by trying an anti-malarial drug for COVID-19. Doctors say you could lose your life. (Dr Trump is the best doctor)
Ignoring Expert Opinion, Trump Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine - The New York Times
Inside the epic White House blowup over hydroxychloroquine - Axios
Peter Navarro on his qualifications to disagree with Dr. Anthony Fauci on coronavirus treatments: 'I'm a social scientist'
Pharma-Funded Group Tied to a Top Trump Donor Is Promoting Malaria Drug to the President - Sludge

Susan Rice on Trump's coronavirus response - 'He has cost tens of thousands of American lives'
Report: The Trump administration didn't order ventilators or masks until mid-March
Trump is using the states as scapegoats for his coronavirus calamity : politics

One upside of the pandemic? Americans are listening to experts again. : politics (and 40% aren't)
It's amazing -- America's deceiver-in-chief still has so many true believers (in Satan)


Brian Goebel: California Substantially Flattened the COVID-19 Curve in March : Coronavirus

More than half of Florida voters disapprove of Trump's coronavirus response: poll : politics (the other half are overjoyed)

The rightwing Christian preachers in deep denial over Covid-19's danger | US news | The Guardian - The rightwing Christian preachers in deep denial over Covid-19s danger claiming the virus can be defeated by faith in God
The rightwing Christian preachers in deep denial over Covid-19's danger : inthenews
Coronavirus: Pastor who decried 'hysteria' dies after attending Mardi Gras - BBC News (died from the "anti-Trump hoax")
Televangelist Kenneth Copeland 'blows wind of God' at coronavirus and claims pandemic is 'destroyed' in sermon : Coronavirus
Orlando lawyer for pastor who held services during coronavirus outbreak says church lost its insurance | Blogs

Coronavirus, 15 days of isolation are really enough to go out? "I still positive after 30 days" : Coronavirus
'Stupid and crazy' : Local officials protest Gov Kemp's decision to reopen beaches in hard-hit Georgia

Coronavirus: Ban wildlife markets to prevent future pandemics, says UN biodiversity chief - The message we are getting is if we don't take care of nature, it will take care of us
Fears grow for Chinese student who's now missing after telling Xi Jinping to step down (China is deeply evil)
New report holds China culpable for COVID19 pandemic: calls for compensation : worldnews
Coronavirus: nearly half a million Chinese companies close in first quarter as pandemic batters economy : worldnews


Covid-19 coronavirus: UK Prime Minister 'on oxygen' after being hospitalised : worldnesw : worldnews

In London, police break up family's 18th Birthday celebration
Scotland's chief medical officer resigns after breaking her own lockdown rules to visit her second home : worldnews


India Bans All Exports of Trump's 'Game Changer' Virus Drug

Domestic abuse cases soar amid coronavirus lockdown, with charities no longer being able to "effectively support" victims : worldnews

Crowd in Ivory Coast destroys coronavirus testing centre : worldnews


Russo's (grocery store in Watertown) is closing down for almost 3 weeks to "reset"


'Bad news': radiation spikes 16 times above normal after forest fire near Chernobyl : worldnews


Rwanda finds genocide grave that could contain 30,000 bodies : worldnews

Chad army destroys Boko Haram bases - Retaliation in response to terror group attack that killed 98 Chadian soldiers


/u/mcoder has been documenting the thousands of fake local news websites being created to sow disinformation in the upcoming election : bestof


Coronavirus outbreak will change America forever - Los Angeles Times


Trump calls MBS his 'friend' -- 18 months to the day after Jamal Khashoggi's murder

Crozier Considerations - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Acting Navy Secretary blasts USS Roosevelt captain as too naive or too stupid in leaked speech to ship's crew
Acting navy secretary trashes coronavirus aircraft carrier's fired captain as 'naive or stupid' | Daily Mail Online -- 'Shut the Fuck up' : What one sailor shouted when Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly flew to Guam
Lawmakers demand Trump's acting Navy secretary resign or be fired after he trashed an aircraft carrier captain to its crew : politics
The Wrong Man Lost His Job Over the Navy's Coronavirus Bungling | The captain who tried to save his crew deserves a medal.


Trump vs. Biden on coronavirus: The timeline is utterly damning - The Washington Post
Alyssa Milano explains silence on Joe Biden allegation - YouTube

Ratings change: Senate races shift toward Democrats - Roll Call - Gardner now an underdog, Shaheen safer, Collins more at risk

Wisconsin governor moves to suspend in-person voting in Tuesdays elections amid coronavirus fears, drawing GOP court challenge
Wisconsin Supreme Court blocks order by governor to stop Tuesday's elections in state's latest whipsaw
Wisconsin Republicans Are Willing to Kill to Suppress the Vote : politics

SCV: Gov. Tate Reeves Proclaimed 'Confederate Heritage Month ' on April 3 ("Confederate Traitor Month")



U.S. Will Give Terrorist Label to White Supremacist Group for First Time : politics
U.S. Will Give Terrorist Label to White Supremacist Group for First Time - The New York Times - The designation of the Russian Imperial Movement reflects growing concerns among U.S. officials about violent white supremacists with transnational links.


Dr Drew Uses Copyright Claim to Takedown Supercut of Him Downplaying COVID-19 : Coronavirus


A Gentlemen's Agreement | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson (final clubs and the destruction of HS)


Early-onset dementia in her middle-aged husband was uncurable ? and almost unbearable. - The Washington Post - FTD


Hundreds of researchers attempted to predict children's and families' outcomes, using 15 years of data. None were able to do so with meaningful accuracy.


More religious individuals are less likely to have petsespecially cats. Scientific evidence has emerged ...


Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset for 30 consecutive days is associated with anticancer proteomic signature and upregulates key regulatory proteins of glucose and lipid metabolism, circadian clock, DNA repair, cytoskeleton remodeling, immune system and cognitive function in healthy subjects : science


How does the threat and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic compare with the H3N2 flu pandemic of 1968 and the H2N2 flu pandemic of 1956? (Death toll of H3N2: 1,000,000 people worldwide. Death toll of H2N2: 2,000,000 people worldwide) : askscience
Do people that have had pneumonia as a kid have a worse prognosis for COVID-19? : askscience


If the bible was a youtube channel, what clickbait title would you give to the most memorable events? : AskReddit

What do you like about your life? : AskReddit




040520


Oil set to crater Monday as OPEC meeting delayed, tensions flare between Saudi Arabia and Russia
The Pandemic Has Led to a Huge, Global Drop in Air Pollution. Reductions in traffic and industry have lowered nitrogen dioxide levels -- offering an accidental glimpse into what a low-carbon future might look like.


1,320 Americans Died Yesterday From Coronavirus, More Than Any Other Country : Coronavirus ... updated to 1914 ... (perfect numbers, Trump wins)
Over the past 24 hours, the U.S. reported 33,557 new cases of coronavirus and 1,410 new deaths, raising total to 311,178 cases and 8,802 dead : Coronavirus ... New York city has more people than 40 states.
New York City reports 349 coronavirus deaths since morning update : Coronavirus
New York Hospital Discharges Outpace New Admissions for 4th Straight Day (Epoch Times calls it the "CCP virus")
Dead on Arrival: A N.Y. Fire Chiefs COVID Journal

Official Counts Understate the U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll - The New York Times
Coronavirus death toll: Americans are almost certainly dying of covid-19 but being left out of the official count - The Washington Post
[OC] Chart showing how the focus of new daily Coronavirus cases has shifted from Asia to Europe and now the US : dataisbeautiful (good job, Republicans)
Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as the pandemic spreads | Free to read | Financial Times
Coronavirus Case Counts Are Meaningless* | FiveThirtyEight - Unless you know something about testing. And even then, it gets complicated.
CDC is ordering cause of death to be listed as COVID-19 even if "probable cause" or "unconfimred Cause" or if test results are inconclusive

Total tests for COVID-19 per million people - Our World in Data
MA is testing more per capita than most other states. (Link to source in comments.) : boston
COVID19 Tracking for Reported Deaths for US States
MA COVID-19 Data 4/5/20 : boston
COVID19 Tracking for Massachusetts
Updated: Age and County Positive Cases per 100K : boston
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - UpToDate

Live coronavirus updates: Surgeon general says coming week will 'be our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment'
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Warns of 'a Lot of Death' While Also Revisiting Easter Sunday Services
Covid-19's death toll appears higher than official figures suggest
US coronavirus fight enters crucial weeks after reaching a grim milestone - CNN
Fauci: It's A 'False Statement' To Say COVID-19 Outbreak Is Under Control

A small trial finds that hydroxychloroquine is not effective for treating coronavirus (Trump's 'miracle' cure)
6 feet of social distancing not nearly enough: CDC's recommednation drive some experts 'nuts'


In Chicago, 70% of COVID-19 Deaths Are Black | WBEZ

Foot-dragging GOP governors are imperiling the whole country : politics
In the American South, a Perfect Storm Is Gathering | In states with many uninsured citizens, few hospitals and leaders who have not required citizens to stay home, a disaster is looming. : politics
Tybee Island will fight Georgia governor's 'reckless mandate' to reopen state's beaches : news
Eschaton: In The Boonies - More rural areas are going to watch their case counts climb everywhere, and while Trump has fantasies about riding in on a white horse to save the MAGA Race from the liberal cooties, it's going to be a bit hard to do given the general lack of medical infrastructure in those places. More masks and ventilators are good, but you still need doctors and hospital beds, and none of those things can actually stop the pandemic.
Eight arrested outside Charlotte abortion clinic for violating stay at home order : news

Medical workers nationally getting laid off by the thousands: 'It' quite surreal for all of us,' one says
Overwhelmed Hospitals Face a New Crisis: Staffing Firms Are Cutting Their Doctors'?? Hours and Pay : Coronavirus


Momentum grows to change medical supply chain from China : Coronavirus
Iran Official Calls China's Coronavirus Numbers A 'Bitter Joke' : Coronavirus

Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with coronavirus | Politics | The Guardian - Move follows rumours that prime minister's condition had been worsening
British Prime Minister, who is suffering from coronavirus, has been admitted to intensive care as his condition has worsened : Coronavirus

For First Time Since Outbreak Began, Use of ICU Beds in Italy has Dropped : worldnews
Italys Virus Shutdown Came Too Late. What Happens Now?
Daily COVID-19 deaths in Spain, France and Italy continue to fall : Coronavirus
France on Saturday reported a drop of 25% in hospital Coronavisus deaths in last 24 hours : worldnews
Spain sees sharp drop in daily coronavirus deaths : worldnews
France seizes millions of masks, gloves intended for Spain and Italy : worldnews

UK NHS coronavirus nurse, 23, dies after 12-hour shift 'without right protective kit' : Coronavirus
'Hard-Working' And 'Hugely Popular' NHS Nurse Aimee O'Rourke Dies After Contracting Coronavirus : Coronavirus
Major London park closed after 3,000 sun worshippers flout lockdown : worldnews
People across the UK are apparently burning cellphone masts and abusing engineers on the street over baseless conspiracy theories linking the coronavirus to 5G networks : worldnews (Tory idiots)

Taiwan offers masks and medical aid to foreign countries, angering Beijing : worldnews

Tokyo governor urges Japanese government to declare state of emergency : worldnews

Russia says its coronavirus outbreak is extremely small. Vladimir Putin's critics say that's a facade : worldnews

In NZ, a man has been arrested after posting a video coughing and sneezing at fellow shoppers at a Christchurch supermarket: "The man has been charged with endangering life by criminal nuisance and obstruction of a medical officer of health." : worldnews

'Complete collapse of economies' ahead as Africa faces virus

In Singapore, a quarantine offers surprising lessons - The Washington Post
They're the Last Couple in Paradise. Eventually, It May Bankrupt Them. - Surrounded by a fleet of staff, who are also stranded, one couple is trapped in an eternal honeymoon in the Maldives.

Mosque religious cluster in Malaysia now up to 40,000 likely infected by Covid-19, says health official : worldnews

Coronavirus: Police investigation into Ruby Princess docking

Bolsonaro's disapproval rating rises amid virus havoc : worldnews
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, agreeing to a request from evangelical Christians, said on Friday that he was calling for a national day of fasting and prayer this Sunday to "free Brazil from this evil" coronavirus epidemic.


Masks do reduce spread of flu and some coronaviruses, study finds : science

Dr Drew Pinksy Apologizes for Comparing Coronavirus to the Flu (Video) : Coronavirus - Here is the compilation video of him that shows he was blatantly giving false information to his listeners and reassuring them that everything was fine ALL THE WAY UP TO MARCH 31. Sorry is not enough
Dr Drew on Twitter: "#DoseOfDrDrew 4/4/2020 https://t.co/KtAozL0HQa" / Twitter
Since someone posted a compilation of Dr. Drew making false statements about the Coronavirus, I think it's only fair to post the apology video he recently made in regards to that, as well. : videos


Romans-sur-Ishre: France launches terror probe after knife attack - BBC News


Microsoft set to divest from Israeli facial recognition firm tracking Palestinians : worldnews

Video Emerges Of Venezuelan Navy Ship Firing On And Colliding With Cruise Ship Before Sinking : worldnews

19 killed in a shootout between rival Mexican drug cartels in Chihuahua : news


Biggest companies pay the least tax. New study shows how the structure of corporate taxation fuels concentration and inequality : science

U.S. Postal Service could shut down by June without more funding, Democratic lawmakers warn - CBS News (Trump's plan)
USPS warns it might have to shutter by June as $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package provides no funding : Coronavirus

So much for Trumps polling bump

Navy Captain Removed From Carrier Tests Positive for Covid-19 - The New York Times - Captain Crozier was fired after a leak of a letter he had emailed to Navy leaders detailing the services failures in dealing with a coronavirus outbreak on the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt.
The only official fired over the virus? A captain who tried to protect his crew. : politics (long list of Bonespurs' anti-military actions)
Coronavirus: Ship whose captain was sacked for raising alarm sees more infections : politics
'It Was Terrible What He Did' : Trump Rips Navy Captain Who Sounded Alarm On His Sick Sailors ("terrible' to try to save lives if it makes Dumpster look bad)
Eschaton: Two Approaches (Haberputz sucking Trump's tiny dick, as usual)
What happened on the USS Theodore Roosevelt? - The Washington Post


Trump Proceeds With Post-Impeachment Purge Amid Pandemic : politics


George W. Bush in 2005: 'If we waitf approach to the coronavirus outbreak in action. : politics
or a pandemic to appear, it will be too late to prepare'

Illinois governor : The president does not understand the word 'federal' (the "federal" belongs to "him")
This Is What Happens When the Federal Government Abandons You -- Local officials and health-care workers are losing faith in the national response, and struggling to improvise their own solutions.
How 'World-Renowned Idiot" Donald Trump Has Changed His Coronavirus Story

The Washington Post Just Laid out the 'Devastating Consequencse of Trump's Inept Pandemic Response
It did not have to happen this way -- The Trump administration received its first formal notification of the outbreak of the coronavirus in China on Jan. 3. Within days, U.S. spy agencies were signaling the seriousness of the threat to Trump by including a warning about the coronavirus the first of many in the President's Daily Brief - And yet, it took 70 days from that initial notification for Trump to treat the coronavirus not as a distant threat or harmless flu strain well under control, but as a lethal force that had outflanked America's defenses and was poised to kill tens of thousands of citizens. That more-than-two-month stretch now stands as critical time that was squandered. ("daily briefing" which Trump never reads because he can't read)
America was unprepared for a major crisis. Again. - The Washington Post
Coronavirus Failures Show Trump Is Clear and Present Danger to the United States : politics
'Trump is killing his own supporters' -- even White House insiders know it
U.S. 'wasted' months before preparing for virus pandemic
33 times Trump downplayed the coronavirus : politics
Trump's Lost Months Are Killing Us. Here's How to Make Them Politically Fatal for Him.
Trump reportedly dismissed January coronavirus warnings from Health Secretary Alex Azar as 'alarmist'
Jared Kushner's COVID-19 Brainstorms Stole Time From Scientists Racing The Clock: Report : politics (Kushfucked)
I knew I recognized him from somewhere : PoliticalHumor
Maybe making a semi-literate reality TV president wasn't that great an idea - Lawyers, Guns & Money

u/Ofortunaa provides a breakdown why Trump fired intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson right now and why it matters : bestof
StonerMeditation comments on Trump has committed crimes against humanity
u/iamlarrypotter Describes (with sources) how Republicans are profiting from American deaths during the Pandemic. : bestof

US far right seeks ways to exploit coronavirus and cause social collapse : politics -"Funny how Americans on the far left want to give everyone healthcare and college, and Americans on the far right want to kill everyone."
The Democratic Party Must Harness the Legitimate Rage of Americans. Otherwise, the Right Will Use It With Horrifying Results. : politics


Charlie Kirk Worries Coronavirus Stimulus Shows That Medicare for All Is 'Perfectly Affordable' (Republican lies are crumbling)
In years before outbreak, investment in public health fell

No sports until 2021? It's possible (cleaning America's mind)

Missouri governor race could be defined by COVID-19 response | The Kansas City Star


Mass Politics! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - One of the thought leaders of the movement that is very seriously concerned about ethics in gaming journalism has some thoughts about the upcoming election:
Scott Lemieux on Twitter: "Today from the Intellectual Dark Web (TM): "Say what you will about Donald Trump, you have to admire his steady administrative competence during a time of crisis." https://t.co/FJHyAHTRvZ" / Twitter (Joe Brogam)


Fox News sued for 'willfully and maliciously deceiving public' about the dangers of the coronavirus | Daily Mail Online


Lori Loughlin and 13 other defendants move to dismiss charges in college admissions scandal : news


Bozeman author David Quammen predicted 'scariest virus on Earth' 8 years ago in 'Spillover: Animal Infections and the NextHuman Pandemic"
If a virus is not alive, where does it come from? Are all viruses ancient? So mutated from their origin point they diverge into different viruses entirely? : askscience

TIL as many as 55% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage -- most often before a woman misses a menstrual period or even knows she is pregnant and that more than 80% of miscarriages occur within the first three months of pregnancy, mostly caused by chromosomal abnormalities. : todayilearned

ELI5: What happens to the body when a person suddenly stops smoking weed (after doing so for years and years of their life) ? : explainlikeimfive

TIL cats have contributed to the extinction of at least 63 global vertebrate species, deemed one of "the most ubiquitous and environmentally damaging invasive predators on Earth" while new studies shows cats are ineffective when it comes ti catching rats

What percentage of Americans believe God exists? [OC] : dataisbeautiful

What is the Suicide Rate in the U.S. by Gender? - Overflow Data (women: 4x men)


[OC] pH Levels of Different Water Brands Chart : dataisbeautiful


What seemingly innocent action gives off a sexual impression? : AskReddit

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040420


A Long Pandemic Could Stretch the International Order to Its Breaking Point - The Atlantic - The greatest error that geopolitical analysts can make may be believing that the crisis will be over in three to four months.
The Geopolitics of the Coronavirus - The Atlantic - Expertise matters. Institutions matter. There is such a thing as the global community. The system must be made to work again ("populism" = "racist stupidism"

The United States recorded 1,169 COVID-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tracker showed Thursday, the highest one-day death toll recorded in any country since the global pandemic began. : Coronavirus

More than 700k people sign petition that call for the resignation of Ghebreyesus, WHO director general : worldnews

United States now has more than 300,000 confirmed cases (just 3 days after reaching 200,000) and more than 8,000 deaths : Coronavirus ... New York alone likely has 350k+ cases. Of the 23,000+ people they tested yesterday 46% were positive, one of the highest rates in the world.
Germany has performed a million tests so far, 93% negative : Coronavirus
COVID-19 - projections assuming full social distancing through May 2020

At least 8 strains of the coronavirus have been identified : worldnews
Nextstrain / ncov
Even if you test negative for COVID-19, assume you have it, experts say: Conventional diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus may give false-negative results about 30% of the time : worldnews

Yale study finds self-isolation would dramatically reduce ICU bed demand | YaleNews
Peter's COVID Consolidated Brief for 2 April - LessWrong 2.0
An antibody recovered from a survivor of the SARS epidemic in the early 2000s has revealed a potential vulnerability of the new coronavirus at the root of COVID-19. : science

A quarter million Americans could die from the coronavirus. Maybe more. How do we absorb that much death? - The Boston Globe - The United States is about to endure a collective trauma unlike anything in recent memory.

Bill Gates funding the construction of factori es for 7 different vaccines to fight coronavirus : worldnews
Anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin kills COVID-19 in lab within 48 hours : worldnews

430,000 People Have Traveled From China to U.S. Since Coronavirus Surfaced - The New York Times

Denial and dysfunction plagued U.S. government as coronavirus raged - The Washington Post - From the Oval Office to the CDC, political and institutional failures cascaded through the system and opportunities to mitigate the pandemic were lost.
Eschaton: Killing Our Base To Own The Libs - Killing Our Base To Own The Libs -- It's a plan ... The poll showed that far more Republicans than Democrats were being influenced by Trump's dismissive depictions of the virus and the comparably scornful coverage on Fox News and other conservative networks. As a result, Republicans were in distressingly large numbers refusing to change travel plans, follow "social distancing" guidelines, stock up on supplies or otherwise take the coronavirus threat seriously -- A very cunning plan

Inside the coronavirus testing failure - The Washington Post

How lucky we are to have Jared Kushner! - The Washington Post

Trump Sent the Guard to the Coronavirus Front Line But Denied Them Military Care - right as mass unemployment wipes away health care for millions.

Duckworth Leads Call For Investigation Into Suspicious Deletion Of Online Information On The Strategic National Stockpile : politics

CANADA WILL NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN: Ford says manufacturing of our own supplies is a must : Coronavirus
After Trump tries to block 3M's N95 orders placed by Canada, Ontario's premier turns the table, plans to mobilize production for "N86" masks, and keep them North of the border. : worldnews
US blocks medical aid to Cuba in show of 'wild west brutality'
Trump gives FEMA power to restrict trade of essential goods into Canada: U.S. President Donald Trump is vowing to stop the export of vital medical supplies despite a warning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep the Canada-U.S. border open to goods needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic. : worldnews

Coronavirus may cause some food shortages, says government document

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says state not ready for "high point," as coronavirus death toll rises - CBS News
Cuomo: 1,000 Ventilators Arriving From China : news

Alabama projected to have highest death rate, fourth most coronavirus deaths in nation : Coronavirus
Alabama Has the Worst Poverty in the Developed World, U.N. Official Says (Republicans killing people)

Georgia beaches reopening Friday night (Kemp opens the state so people can die better)
Georgia beaches reopened Friday night - Gov. Brian Kemp's stay-at-home order trumps previous city-level orders
All Georgia beaches reopening as of Friday night : news
Brian Kemp joins Ron DeSantis in the who can get the most people killed out of fealty to MAGA identity politicscompetition:
Why these 8 Republican governors are holding out on statewide stay-at-home orders - CNNPolitics - The remaining exceptions are eight red states, all of which Trump carried four years ago and is hoping to do so again in the fall. They stretch from the South to the Midwest and the West, spanning the alphabet from Arkansas to Wyoming ... including in Nebraska, where Gov. Pete Ricketts said he was taking cues from his advisers, rather than national health officials (idiot deathmongers)
Coronavirus: Florida prepared for a pandemic. Then the cuts came. (Republicans needed all the money so you could die)
Wait - I thought we were owning the *libs*! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Mass unemployment in Florida means that a lot of people who voted for Rick Scott will be completely screwed by the unemployment insurance system he completely gutted:
These Religious Fanatics Are Going To Get Us All Killed : videos (don't miss: But how else do I feel Jesus inside of me?)

The Covid rackets - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Trump administration is quite literally a criminal organization, run with profit as its only goal.
Walter Shaub on Twitter: "I do not understand the federal government collecting taxes from us, using that money to buy medical supplies from the private sector, then giving the supplies to the private sector so the private sector can rip off states that have to purchase the supplies with more tax dollars." / Twitter


The most Canadian response possible to Trump's redirection if medical supplies bound for Canada


America Is Hostage to the Stories Trump Wants to Tell About Himself | The president doesn't care about reality. He only cares about the stories he wants to tell about himself. : politics


Angela Merkel's approval ratings up amid health crisis, support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party drops | Approval ratings up from ~40% to 72% within a month. : worldnews
A German Exception? Why the Country' s Coronavirus Death Rate Is Low - The pandemic has hit Germany hard, with more than 92,000 people infected. But the percentage of fatal cases has been remarkably low compared to those in many neighboring countries ... the country had more than 92,000 laboratory-confirmed infections as of midday Saturday, more than any other country except the United States, Italy and Spain.But with 1,295 deaths, Germany's fatality rate stood at 1.4 percent, compared with 12 percent in Italy, around 10 percent in Spain, France and Britain, 4 percent in China and 2.5 percent in the United States. Even South Korea, a model of flattening the curve, has a higher fatality rate, 1.7 percent

Sweden Coronavirus News: Coronasmittade Sverige Nyheter - Bloomberg - The number of Swedish deaths rose to 373 on Saturday, up 12% from Friday. That brings the rate per million in Scandinavia's biggest economy to 36, compared with 29 in Denmark and 9 in Norway, where much tougher lockdowns are in place.

Taiwan's aggressive efforts are paying off in fight against COVID-19 : videos

Health secretary Matt Hancock coughs while opening a hospital 7 days after testing covid 19 positive : pics

Spain has seen its smallest increase in COVID-19 cases since the start of the outbreak, health officials say the downward trend 'is continuing' : worldnews
Turkey seizes hundreds of ventilators paid for by Spain in move 'bordering on criminality' : worldnews

In Italy, Going Back to Work May Depend on Having the Right Antibodies - The New York Times - Weighing an idea that might once have been relegated to science fiction, Italy once again finds itself in the unfortunate vanguard of Western democracies grappling with the coronavirus.
More than 100 doctors and nurses have died combating coronavirus across the world - 'nearly half of whom are reported to be in Italy.' : worldnews
Russian mercy mission to Italy is a front for intelligence gathering, British expert warns : worldnews

Boris Johnson's adviser on the coronavirus pandemic has urged the PM to find a way of ending the nationwide lockdown | Expert claims government has 'painted itself into a corner' by imposing widespread restrictions on movement that he claims may cause more damage than the epidemic itself, should allow people to catch the virus 'in the least deadly way possible'
'Sell one of your three yachts!': Outrage as billionaire Sir Philip Green asks for taxpayer help to pay emergency wages to 14,500 workers he has furloughed : worldnews
With no fries sold, Dutch farmers face billion kilo potato pile - Dutch farmers are facing a mountain of a problem, with a million tons of potatoes left over from last season due to the coronavirus outbreak : worldnews


Doctors say India must prepare for an 'onslaught' as one of Asia's biggest slums reports first coronavirus death : worldnews - Home to around 1 million people, Dharavi slum has a population density almost 30 times greater than New York -- about 280,000 people per square kilometer

Oz PM urgse WHO, UN to act against China's wet markets. Australian PM said they pose "great risks" to the health and wellbeing of the rest of the world.

Wives can refuse sexual advances from husbands during coronavirus quarantine, says top Saudi cleric : worldnews ... "Headline: Saudi Clerics issue moratorium on marital rape." (which will be ignored)

Coronavirus "baby boom" very unlikely, experts say : worldnews

Coronavirus Ended Patrick Jones Shot at a Second Chance - the first federal prisoner to die from COVID-19
Married for 51 years, they died of Covid-19 six minutes apart - CNN

MA COVID-19 Data 4/4/20 : boston
Case Count Reporting in Cambridge - City of Cambridge, MA
Cambridge MA Demographics data with population from census
COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports
Google tracking: mobility report for MA
Businesses Open/Closed in Cambridge


Chinese ship hits and sinks Vietnamese fishing boat in South China Sea, detains crew : worldnews


Denial and dysfunction plagued U.S. government as coronavirus raged - The Washington Post - The U.S. was beset by denial and dysfunction as the coronavirus raged -- From the Oval Office to the CDC, political and institutional failures cascaded through the system and opportunities to mitigate the pandemic were lost.


Voters Are Finally Starting to Notice the Trump Administration's Botched Response to the Pandemic

Why did you vote for Trump? : PoliticalHumor
Tramp's golf : PoliticalHumor
Auphor_Phaksache lays out a timeline of trump's ctions leading up to the current crisis
"Donald Trump was the Goddam stupidest student I ever had" : PoliticalHumor
Guess this is what happens when you fire all the experts, then try to run a country in crisis with family members and campaign donors. : PoliticalHumor


Removing the USS Theodore Roosevelt captain was reckless and foolish (opinion) - CNN

Sources - President Donald Trump says NFL season should start on time

Editorial: Its time for the networks to stop live broadcast of Trumps briefings
How Trumps attempts to win the daily news cycle feed a chaotic coronavirus response
America Is Hostage to the Stories Trump Wants to Tell About Himself | The president doesn't care about reality. He only cares about the stories he wants to tell about himself. : politics

Can the president declare martial law in response to coronavirus? | TheHill

How John Roberts' Supreme Court made the coronavirus election crisis worse.
Trump says he opposes mail-in voting for November | TheHill (plans to shut down postal system just in case)
How Republicans are using the coronavirus to suppress votes - Los Angeles Times

Trump has reacted angrily to reports members of Mueller's investigative team are frustrated that damaging evidence about the president that they uncovered has not been revealed : worldnews (great job, Bobby-fuck)
Trump fires intelligence community watchdog who defied him on whistleblower complaint - POLITICO
Trump's new purge: Sources expect him to fire more inspectors general - Axios - Sources close to President Trump expect him to fire more inspectors general across his government, after his Friday night removal of Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community I.G. who alerted Congress to the complaint that triggered impeachment.
Trump announces intent to nominate White House lawyer Brian Miller as inspector general for $2 trillion coronavirus law - The Washington Post
Trump considers billionaire ally Steve Feinberg for senior intelligence role - Axios (rich dumbfucks running your "intel")

Trump is preparing the ground for a totalitarian dictatorship -- but we can stop him. We can beat this lying bastard if we get angry and stay angry -- thousands of bodies should be reason enough

Trump snaps at reporter question about Jared Kushner and federal stockpile : politics
Jared Kusher 'doesn't know what the hell he's talking about' commander of Katrina Task Force

The GOP's Refusal to Oversee Trump's Emergency Power Is an Invitation to Corruption

Ethics group calls for GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler to be investigated after more stock sales revealed | Salon.com - Ethics group calls for GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler to be investigated after more stock sales revealed - Stock sales by Loeffler prompted allegations of insider trading. The Republican from Georgia has denied wrongdoing

Bernie Sanders Warns Total Economic Collapse Will Be More Expensive Than Paying Workers, Reducing Health Care Costs Amid Coronavirus : politics


Without a coronavirus vaccine, America can't even think about bringing sports back (opiate of the masses might be in trouble)


Women's Business Resources - Danny DeMichele


LessWrong 2.0
Has LessWrong been a good early alarm bell for the pandemic? - LessWrong 2.0
Preparing for a Pandemic: Stage 3: Grow Food if You Can [COVID-19, hort, US, Patreon
Taking Initial Viral Load Seriously - LessWrong 2.0
Question regarding using the blood plasma of recovered people to treat sick people: When the plasma is injected, is it just the antibodies in the donated plasma that attacks the virus, or does the body detect the antibodies and create more ? : askscience


ELI5: Why does bleach solution lose effectiveness after 24 hours? : explainlikeimfive
Shelf Life of Bleach/Water Solutions | Clorox.


Engineers crack 58-year-old puzzle on way to quantum breakthrough : technology

What the pyramid looked like. Originally encased in white lime stone with a peak made of solid gold : pics

Secret footage from WWII spy center Bletchley Park discovered : news

Mindfulness training might enhance cognitive control processes and the ability to overcome distractions, according to new research. The findings suggest that meditation practices can improve the ability to focus and detect new changes in the environment. : science

Why do people say that right after the big bang, the Universe was very small? Wasn't the universe just as infinite then as it is now? Isn't it more accurate to say it was very dense? : askscience

TIL In males, 80% to 95% of REM sleep is normally accompanied by partial to full penile erection. : todayilearned


The slow, quiet death of 3D cinema : movies

Creepy Christian kids show. The host was convicted of having child porn and conspiring to kidnap and eat children. Yes, really. : videos

What about the opposite sex confuses you the most? : AskReddit

What is your Tinder horror story? : AskReddit

Skype introduces video meetings with no sign-up needed for those wanting a Zoom alternative : technology

Zoom admits some calls were 'mistakenly' routed through China (said the Chinese spy company)
Zoom banned from New York City schools due to privacy, security flaws. : technology

How to Get Into Any Windows Computer Without The Password : videos




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Coronavirus could trigger biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War Two : worldnews

China's s Coming Upheaval - Competition, the Coronavirus, and the Weakness of Xi Jinping

Coronavirus live updates: U.S. records record number of deaths and Pelosi wants more economic relief - The Washington Post
Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count - The New York Times - At least 6,600 people with the coronavirus have now died in the United States, according to a New York Times database. The death toll has grown six-fold in eight days and now exceeds the number of people known to have died from the virus in mainland China, where the pandemic started in December.

CNN: Fauci advises all states issue stay-at-home orders - Axios
1 in 4 people who get the coronavirus may show no symptoms but still be contagious based on the latest research on asymptomatic carriers. : worldnews
Coronavirus: lockdowns must last six weeks to bring pandemic under control: researchers : worldnews (says the business guys)
Location Data Says It All: Staying at Home During Coronavirus Is a Luxury - The New York Times
Americans are underestimating duration of coronavirus crisis, experts say
World leaders have failed to identify a single coronavirus antibody test which is accurate enough for use : worldnews

MakeMasks.Net
Since the CoronaVirus has a limited lifecycle outside of human body (up to 3 days on different surfaces) can the masks left unattended be reused? : askscience
Federal government spent millions to ramp up mask readiness, but that isnt helping now
White House coronavirus task force and CDC differ on guidance over universal use of cloth masks, face coverings - The Washington Post
Beautiful demonstration of micro-droplet i.e. airborne virus : Coronavirus
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks | Nature Medicine
Fact check: Did Obama administration deplete N95 mask stockpile? (yes and didn't replenish and neither did Trump so tnx Barry)

Restaurant takeout and delivery risks during coronavirus: What to know and how to minimize them - The Washington Post

How did covid-19 begin? Its initial origin story is shaky. - The Washington Post ... Less than 300 yards from the seafood market is the Wuhan branch of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The next threat: Hunger in America - The Washington Post - At one food pantry in Central Texas, the queue of cars waiting to pick up boxes of food stretches a quarter-mile. In Dayton, Ohio, the line extends about a mile. In Pittsburgh, it'S miles, plural, as families wait hours so they woN'T go hungry

Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks. Study: "Surgical face masks significantly reduced detection of influenza virus RNA in respiratory droplets [...] results indicate that surgical face masks could prevent transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses" : worldnews


Trial drug, which can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues, found at University of British Columbia Lab : worldnews

"It's Not Like We Have a Massive Recession or Worse," Says Trump After 10 Million Lost Their Jobs in Two Weeks | Common Dreams News : worldnews
Commander of confusion: Trump sows uncertainty and seeks to cast blame in coronavirus crisis - The Washington Post
Trump administration's lack of a unified coronavirus strategy will cost lives, say a dozen experts - Each day that passes without a national strategy, the experts say, will raise the ultimate U.S. death toll from the coronavirus.
andi zeisler on Twitter: "At what point can we just start calling this a passive genocide? https://t.co/g2B0zRyN7g" / Twitter
240,000 Coronavirus Deaths 'In what circle of hell is that a good outcome?' asks Susan Rice.
The Coronavirus Test Is Too Hard for Trump -- the president joins Herbert Hoover and James Buchanan as a leader who failed when it mattered most.

Voters Sour on Trump's COVID-19 Response as More Blame Him for Its Spread
Voters Sour on Trump's COVID-19 Response as More Blame Him for Its Spread - Net approval of Trump's coronavirus response is down 12 points from mid-March - 49% approve, 47% disapprove. 30% mostly blame Trump for the spread of COVID-19, up 11 percentage points since mid-March.
Poll: Majority of Americans Now Disapprove of Trump's Coronavirus Response -- An ABC News/Ipsos poll released Friday reports that 52 percent of respondents disapprove of his management of the deadly outbreak, while only 47 percent approve. (slowly sinking in)
Trump's biggest 2020 pitch disintegrates
GOP Voter's Rebuke Trump's Coronavirus Response In New Video

Trump has handled the coronavirus the way he handles everything: Like a toddler : politics
Impeach Him Again | The now and future dead deserve some attempt at justice. : politics
More damning revelations about Trump. Yet another bogus defense. - The Washington Post
In the midst of a crisis, Trump issues playground taunts - The Washington Post

Dr. Fauci Shuts Down 'ox & Friends' on Coronavirus Cure: 'We don't operate on how yuu feel' (+anti-vaxxer Dr OZ)
U.S. ended pandemic early-warning program two months before the novel coronavirus began spreading in Wuhan : Coronavirus (good timing, Republifuckers)

Putting Jared Kushner In Charge Is Utter Madness -- Opinion | Jared Kushner Will Not Save Us From the Coronavirus - The New York Times - Trump's son-in-law has no business running the coronavirus response.
Failson of every portfolio - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump's idiot son-in-law -- the very guy who let a ridiculous article written by a crank law professor with zero relevant expertise influence the government's actions ...
Trumps ignorant son-in-law is running the coronavirus response. That's unacceptable. (Jared plays all roles on stage)
Jared Kushner Is a Goddamn Idiot : politics
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Here's Jared Kushner going for the world record of most meaningless corporate buzzwords used in a single one-minute video clip https://t.co/Vy1QJEhLQa" / Twitter
Dilettantism raised to the level of sociopathy ... We are now a banana republic, and nothing illustrates that better than putting the caudillo's worthless son in law in charge of the most important issue facing the nation ... A party committed to the idea that self-serving bullshit should replace knowledge and expertise is in power at the worst possible time. That they're going to try to make penny-ante nepotism involving Hunter Biden a campaign-defining scandal is just the chef's kiss on top. (Kushfuck's favorite epidemiologist, law professor Richard "A for Asshole" Epstein)
Jared Kushner Keeps Proving Nepotism Is A Bad Way to Handle Pandemics. Trump's son-in-law reportedly hindered the U.S. response to the coronavirus threat, as his real estate company may benefit from the $2 trillion rescue package
Jared Kushner doesn't appear to know how the federal stockpile works
Why is Jared Kushner in charge of anything? - son-in-law sparks outcry, confusion after coronavirus briefing debut ... "I'm rying to imagine the collective email chain aneurism of right wingers if Obama had appointed a person who took $1.4 billion from Muslims to bail out his mortgage on a building with 666 in its address to do anything ever."
Jared Kushner's coronavirus team -- deams a "frat party" by one official -- reportedly used personal email accounts and a free conference call website to arrange meetings
Jared Kushner's task force: one official reportedly used personal email accounts and a free conference call website to arrange meetings
An outbreak of incompetence - The Washington Post - "What a lot of the voters are seeing now is that when you elect somebody ... think about who will be a competent manager during the time of crisis" (ME!)
Coronavirus: Trump said he'd force GM to build ventilators. He hasn't - despite saying he was using wartime powers to force production
Trump passes the buck as deadly ventilator shortage looms - CNNPolitics
Trump ended coronavirus detection pandemic program - Los Angeles Times
Riverboat Don - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Sometimes you just gotta roll the bones: Trump "took a gamble" that warmer weather would cause the virus to dissipate
Eschaton: Team Good Guys - Pareene (Biden sucks, we're doomed)

Coronavirus: 74 journalism professors call Fox News coverage a 'danger to public health"

We Cannot Destroy The Country For The Sake Of New York City (noted for Republifucker Feederalist says go back to work and die)

Lack of leadership : Esper's pandemic response draws fire as crisis deepens - Lawmakers, retired officers and experts say the defense secretary was slow to act, far too willing to leave the tough choices to local commanders.
'Captain Crozier! Captain Crozier!': Videos show sailors sending off ousted USS Roosevelt commander with cheers - U.S. - Stripes
Inside the ouster of Capt. Brett Crozier - The Washington Post ... "Trump wanted him fired"
Absolutely Despicable : PoliticalHumor
Now he's an environmentalist : PoliticalHumor

USNS Comfort Hospital Ship Was Supposed to Aid New York. It Has 3 Patients. - The New York Times - "It's a joke," said a top hospital executive, whose facilities are packed with coronavirus patients

So Germany Just Accused Us of Piracy - All those wonderful paeans to the new global economy, and now we have nation-states stealing from each other.
3M refused Trump's demand to divert 10 million N95 masks produced in Singapore to the US. The masks are produced in Singapore and exported to countries in Asia.

'It's a sh-- sandwich' : Republicans rage as Florida becomes a nightmare for Trump ... the blowback is directed straight at Trump's top allies in the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Rick Scott ... "It Wasn't about saving money. It was about making it harder for people to get benefits or keep benefits so that the unemployment numbers were low to give the governor something to brag about" (Republifuckers, everywhere)
Local control! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Ron DeSantis has acted quickly ... to ensure that no locality does too much to protect people living within their jurisdictions:

Southern Exceptionalism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Here are the large counties in which there was relatively frequent travel last Friday despite the escalating pandemic: (all Confederate counties except for Fresno and San Bernadino)

Wall Street Journal publishes op-ed on COVID-19 by climate denialists - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The authors are Benny Peiser and Andrew Montford, of the Global Warming Policy Forum, a subsidiary of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, an England-based climate change denialist think tank ...
Houston hasn't reported a surge of coronavirus cases. But its hospitals tell a different story. : Coronavirus
Texas is going to be the next hot spot ror coronavirus, epidemiologist says
Louisiana coronavirus cases rise record 42 percent in one day : Coronavirus
Florida coronavirus deaths are higher than numbers in official reports : Coronavirus
GOP governor refusing to implement stay-at-home order says Dr. Fauci 'doesn't have all theinformation' (she been

The holiday of a lifetime: An oral history of the infected, rejected Zaandam cruise ship
The Doctor Came to Save Lives. The Co-op Board Told Him to Get Lost. - The New York Times

Diagnosed with the coronavirus, 32-year-old L.A. woman dies next day : Coronavirus
Jason Hargrove, a Detroit bus driver, posted a video about a woman coughing on his bus without covering her mouth. Today he passed away from COVID-19. : videos

Planning for end of coronavirus pandemic: Here's how to reopen America - important that we assess the threat of the virus region by region and consider reopening in phases or by industry

3 million masks ordered by Massachusetts were confiscated in Port of New York : boston
Mass. reports 38 more coronavirus-related deaths; number of confirmed cases rises to 10,402 - The Boston Globe (NY has 3x population, 10x infected, 19x dead)

The Mexican government has officially deemed beach tourism a nonessential activity, ordering state and local governments to close beaches in an attempt to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 : worldnews
Australia will impose huge fines for illegally exporting medical supplies amid coronavirus pandemic : worldnews

Coronavirus: UK death toll rises by 684 in biggest daily increase yet to 3,605 : worldnews
Boris Johnson ignored expert evidence over stopping pandemic, says ex-chief scientific adviser : worldnews (conservatards everywhere)
First coronavirus field hospital opening in London, built in 9 days with capacity for up to 4000 intensive care patients : worldnews

After Ignoring Warnings, Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Hit By Virus : worldnews (see Lakewood, NJ)

France begins including nursing home fatalities in its data which leads to the death toll jumping from 4,032 to 5,387. : worldnews
France converts part of the world's largest wholesale food market into morgue as death toll surpasses 5,300 : worldnews
US buys out France-bound Chinese masks right off tarmac : worldnews
Coronavirus forces cancellation of French 'bac' exam for first time since Napoleon - Reuters

Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne after a NATO meeting on Thursday slammed coronavirus disinformation campaigns spread by state actors, of which Russia has been accused : worldnews
Russian public health authority can't explain why it published the same exact coronavirus daily test count for 3 days straight : worldnews ... "Easy answer... you ask so many questions. It would be unfortunate if something were to happen to such a curious and inquisitive individual."
Putin Extends Nationwide Paid Holiday as Coronavirus Numbers See Sharpest Rise Yet : worldnews

Hungarian journalists fear coronavirus law may be used to jail them | World news | The Guardian - Reporters say measures are being used to deny them access to information on pandemic

Health Minister of NZ drives to local park to ride a mountain bike trail, amid coronavirus lockdown. Goes against what he's told the nation

Bodies left in streets as COVID-19 overwhelms Guayaquil, Ecuador : worldnews
Brazil confirms first indigenous case of coronavirus in Amazon - Positive test for 20-year-old woman from Kokama tribe comes amid fears virus could devastate remote communities : worldnews

Covid-19 in India: Nearly 65% of 544 new all-India cases linked to Tablighi Jamaat's event in city ... "Religion. Mankind's intellectual toilet" (Muzfucks)
Mosques stay open in Pakistan even as virus death toll rises. Gatherings in the country also blamed for several outbreaks elsewhere in the world. "The first confirmed cases that emerged in Gaza were traced to the gathering". : worldnews
Iraq has confirmed thousands more COVID-19 cases than reported, medics say. Claims "security officials had attended health ministry meetings and urged authorities not to reveal the high figures because it could create public disorder", rush on medical supplies & make it harder to control [outbreak]" : worldnews

"Shoot them dead": Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte orders police and military to kill citizens who defy coronavirus lockdown : worldnews
Hungary seeks to end legal recognition of trans people amid Covid-19 crisis : worldnews

Covid-19 is is 'existential threat to our continent' Africa health official says : worldnews
Rwandan soldiers enforcing lockdown arrested for rape : worldnews


"Ain't No Sunshine" singer Bill Withers dies at 81
'Lean On Me,' Lovely Day' singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate - why governments need to start releasing data on the race of COVID-19 patients.

the time to quit smoking: It could increase your odds of beating Covid-19
How to Know If You Have Quitter's or Smoker's Flu


China Built a Twitter Propaganda Machine to Change the Narrative on Coronavirus : worldnews
China reports new swine fever cases in Gansu province : worldnews

China joins U.N. human rights panel, will help pick experts on free speech, health, arbitrary detention - UN Watch : worldnews (Fox in the henhouse)

Muslims are not equal to Hindus, declares Indian's leading party BJP's top leader Subramanian Swamy : worldnews

Iraq On The Brink Of Civil War As Oil Revenues Evaporate : worldnews

Amazon land activist shot dead in Brazil : worldnews

US sends warships to Caribbean to stop drugs, raising concern over whether this is nothing but a dangerous diversionary tactic. : worldnews

Venezuelan warship shoots, rams into German cruise vessel before sinking : worldnews (Madurofuck)
Venezuela BTH on Twitter: "RCGS Resolute is a purpose built polar expedition vessel of the highest ice class, rated 1A Super, designed to operate in difficult ice conditions. https://t.co/AMLsae56Vn" / Twitter


Pakistan re-arrests four men acquitted in Daniel Pearl murder case : worldnews

Catholic bishops forum finds 16 cases of child sexual abuse in Japan : worldnews


Hows that workplace health insurance working out for us now? ,,, It seems like it was years, not mere months ago that former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden dumped on Medicare-for-all (dumbfuck asshole)

The Unemployment Rate Is Probably Around 13 Percent - The New York Times - almost certainly at its highest level since the Great Depression.
Another GOP president, another recession : politics The coronavirus shutdown is revealing America's oubling obsession with work - If the US stayed completely shut down for two months, the typical US worker would work about the same number of hours this year as a pre-pandemic German worker ("America" = your capitalist overlords)
Coronavirus live updates: U.S. records record number of deaths and Pelosi wants more economic relief - The Washington Post

Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately - Ignoring Asylum Law - Citing little-known power given to the CDC to ban entry of people who might spread disease and ignoring the Refugee Act of 1980, an internal memo has ordered Border Patrol agents to push the overwhelming majority of migrants back into Mexico.

A Senate committee is pressing ahead with an investigation into the former vice presidens son even as the coronavirus pandemic rages on (Republifucker priorities)

Trump campaign declares war on Dems over voting rules for November - POLITICO - With coronavirus injecting enormous doubt into voter turnout, Ii's a sleeper issue that both parties say could sway the election.

Eschaton: Crises - he 2008 was, in the beginning, a financial crisis. That's a polite way of referring to the fact that it was a crisis caused by every institution of our financial system levering up bets 1000x by borrowing from each other and then all somehow simultaneously taking the exact same side in a bet. Even I'm not entirely clear on how that can happen, but basically that happened ... Bail out the banks, let several million people lose their homes, give a few bucks to everyone, and wait 7 years for the recovery. Good job, everybody! -- But it didn't break the country. This is going to break the country.
Calculated Risk: Comments on March Employment Report

Eschaton: Phew - I was worried but then I realized the House will return in just 17 days. Surely nothing could get exponentially worse by then (Nancy-Dancy and the dems exited stage left)

The 11 wildest lines from Donald Trump's utterly childish letter to Chuck Schumer - CNNPolitics
A searing time for whistleblowers: Ousted intel watchdog wrote private letter to Schumer

Trump taps former Kavanaugh clerk to fill vacancy on powerful D.C. appeals court - The Washington Post

How the Coronavirus Could Change the 2020 Election | GEN - If the 2020 election is canceled, a Vermont senator (no, not that one) could become president ... the presidency could potentially come down to a January 2021 partisan dogfight in what remains of the Senate between Patrick Leahy (D-VT), who would be 80, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who would be 87.

One America News Network to White House Correspondents' Association: Who needs ya?

Eschaton: "We" - When minority reporters and others from nontraditional-for-elite-newspapers backgrounds (no school near Boston!) argue that their personal experience gives them a necessary and useful perspective on the subjects they are or should be covering, elite editors scream BIAS at them, but when "our" friends and relatives are getting sick and dying ... No self-awareness (NYT, as usual)

MAGA all the way down - Lawyers, Guns & Money - If you take him at face value, Brian Kemp was too busy coming up with ways to stop African-Americans from voting to learn even the most basic facts about the historic pandemic he's responsible for protecting his citizens from:
Matt O'Brien on Twitter: "Imagine a loved one dying because your governor was too lazy to read the news any time in the last month https://t.co/NF9XhZ4RPD" / Twitter
Georgia's GOP House Speaker says vote-by-mail system would be 'eevastating to Republicans (traitors since 1861)


Wisconsin doctor and husband found dead by jogger were "targeted," police say : news
Khari Sanford: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com


Sales of video games soar as the coronavirus leaves millions trapped in their homes : worldnews


New research has found that Americans who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 are particularly prone to anti-vaccination attitudes and that these attitudes can be exacerbated by the president's tweets


Thanks to Bookshop, There Is No Reason to Buy Books on Amazon Anymore (2 April 2020) : books
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.


Women of Reddit, what is something Men do that they think is sexy/attractive but really isn't?

What movie ending ruined the whole movie for you? : AskReddit

Ex-homeless redditors, what was the scariest thing that you ever saw on the streets? [NSFW] : AskReddit


A Must For Millions, Zoom Has A Dark Side And An FBI Warning
Move Fast & Roll Your Own Crypto: A Quick Look at the Confidentiality of Zoom Meetings - The Citizen Lab ... Zoom, a Silicon Valley-based company, appears to own three companies in China through which at least 700 employees are paid to develop Zoom's software.




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4 major hurricanes are predicted as part of an above-normal 2020 Atlantic hurricane season : news
CSU researchers predicting active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season | Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering | SOURCE | Colorado State University
Germany marks first ever quarter with more than 50 percent renewable electricity : worldnews

Past Mistakes: The Spanish Flu that started on March 1918 was almost eradicated by December of the same year thanks to global lockdowns; But impatient countries lifted their lockdowns too soon, which resulted in a 3rd wave of the virus to hit, infected & killed thousands more and lasted until 1920. : Coronavirus

Coronavirus live updates: Covid-19 cases edge toward 1 million worldwide, U.S. jobless claims hit 6.6 million in one week - The Washington Post
Coronavirus cases pass 1 million worldwide. Doubling in less than a week. : worldnews
Coronavirus: World will reach a million infections in days, says WHO : worldnews
Coronavirus Could be Worst Public Health Disaster in US History: Expert : politics
Most recent data | The COVID Tracking Project

Everyone Thinks They're Right About Masks - How the coronavirus travels through the air has become one of the most divisive debates in this pandemic.
Coronavirus can spread through talking or breathing, prestigious panel tells White House - CNN
Covid19 can be transmitted just by breathing and talking, experts warn. : worldnews

Navy relieves captain who raised alarm about coronavirus outbreak on aircraft carrier - The Navy relieved the captain who sounded the alarm about an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. (no bad news for you, let them die) )

Experts and Trumps advisers doubt White Houses 240,000 coronavirus deaths estimate

US Jobless Claims Doubled to 6.65 Million in Coronavirus Outbreak - Bloomberg
Record numbers applied for unemployment benefits in March, an unprecedented spike due to the coronavirus outbreak - The Washington Post
For the first time in my life, I think a depression is conceivable - The Washington Post
Oil prices could soon turn negative as the world runs out of places to store crude : worldnews

Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb: 'parts of our lives' will stay shut down without a coronavirus drug by fall

Two years before coronavirus, CDC warned of a coming pandemic
Army Warned in Early February That Coronavirus Could Kill 150,000 Americans
Where America Didnt Stay Home Even as the Virus Spread (die, red states)

A Ventilator Stockpile, With One Hitch: Thousands Do Not Work - The New York Times - While President Trump has assured states that thousands of ventilators remain at the ready, thousands more are in storage, unmaintained or otherwise unusable.
FDA drops objections but error rates could be substantial - The Washington Post

We need smart solutions to mitigate the coronaviruss impact. Here are 16.
Trump is always the last to figure it out - The Washington Post (fucking idiots)
Trump's Company Seeks to Ease Financial Crunch as Coronavirus Takes Toll -- As companies nationwide look for relief, the Trump Organization has talked with Deutsche Bank and a Florida county about delaying payments on some loans and other obligations.
How "World-Renowned Idiot" Donald Trump Has Changed His Coronavirus Story
Is this a joke? Trump predicts two bad weeks and a "burst of light" Press falls at his feet. Trump gets lavished with praise by media for his "somber" tone. But his predictions are still complete nonsense
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "TRUMP: "Did you know I was number one on Facebook? I just found out I'm number one on Facebook." (Trump has 29 million followers; Obama has 53 million.) https://t.co/CT0uKOpXR8" / Twitter
Trump is blowing the US response to coronavirus because he can't handle bad news (
Yale psychiatrist: Trump endangers lives by waging war on reality, not the coronavirus | Bandy Lee says Trump has a pattern: "It is no accident that everything he says is the exact opposite of reality"
Our Dunning-Kruger president: Trump's arrogance and ignorance are killing people. When stupid people think they're smart, they do maximum damage. that's where we are with Trump and the pandemic

Unite the Country on Twitter: "Mike Pence today said Donald Trump has never belittled the threat of the #coronavirus. Well, we have the receipts. https://t.co/WAnC9ghzJC" / Twitter
Searing Supercut Makes Mincemeat Of Mike Pence'syTrump Coronavirus Defense

Army Warned in Early February That Coronavirus Could Kill 150,000 Americans (Kushfucked)
Trump Replaced Pandemic-Response Team With Jared Kushner ... "working for CNN" .. The charge of committing legitimate journalism is the most serious Trump could think to hurl at a Fox News employee. (and then America died)
Kushner Puts Himself in the Middle of the White Houses Chaotic Coronavirus Response - Trump's son-in-law has become a central player in the White House effort to curb the pandemic. But critics say he is part of the problem. (dumbfuck asshole what could go wrong?)
Source close to coronavirus task force: Despite what White House is saying, tougher measures implemented earlier 'might have made a difference' ... Trump "took a gamble" that warmer weather would cause the virus to dissipate, siding with aides who were pushing back on the dire warnings coming from doctors on the coronavirus task force. ("might" and "aides" = Kushfucker)
Elizabeth Warren: How John Bolton Blew Off Senators Who Asked About Global Pandemics : politics - In May 2018, around the same time Redfield apparently attended a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Spanish flu pandemic, President Donald Trump and then-National Security Adviser John Bolton disbanded the National Security Council's pandemic team ...

Has Trump corrupted the coronavirus supply chain? Schiff wants to know. - The Washington Post
U.S. Rep Schiff heads up 9/11-style commission to evaluate Trump's response to COVID-19
America shuts the barn door too late on the epidemic | Financial Times - The division in tackling coronavirus in the US is not based on politics but on competence (like those aren't the same thing, stupid FT)
America's lack of pandemic preparedness is unforgivable | There's noo way around it. This administration's lack of preparedness and, in some cases, willful denial of facts has cost American lives.
The Far Right Is Looking for Miracles and Scapegoats to Bail Us Out of the Coronavirus Crisis : politics
Trump Attacks Hospitals As Insatiable 'Complainers' Amid Crisis

Cuba outraged as delivery of Covid-19 aid from Alibaba chief aborted at the last minute due to US sanctions (Trumpsters fucking the world)

As Trump Lobs Threats and Deploys Missiles, Iran Demands Halt to 'Warmongering During Coronavirus Outbreak' : worldnews


Opinion | These Coronavirus Exposures Might Be the Most Dangerous - The New York Times - As with any other poison, viruses are usually deadlier in larger amounts.
What We Need to Understand About Asymptomatic Carriers if We're Going to Beat Coronavirus ... (let's coin a helpful word: "presymptomatic")
Some Coronavirus Patients Show Signs of Stroke, Seizures and Confusion - The New York Times - Doctors have observed neurological symptoms, including confusion, stroke and seizures, in a small subset of Covid-19 patients.

Mass. reports 32 new coronavirus-related deaths, 1,228 new cases - The Boston Globe
Three more residents die at Holyoke Soldiers' Home, site of states largest fatal coronavirus outbreak

As of Thursday afternoon, there have been at least 92,381 confirmed cases of the coronavirus discovered in the state, including more than 51,809 in New York City. At least 2,468 people with COVID-19 have died in the state, which has the largest number around 38 percentof confirmed cases in the U.S.

The Coronavirus's Unique Threat to the South -- More young people in the South seem to be dying from COVID-19. Why? ... So far, about one in 10 deaths in the United States from COVID-19 has occurred in the four-state arc of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia ... (decades of shitty Republican healthcare, govs refused Obamacare)

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who resisted strict coronavirus measures, says he just learned it transmits asymptomatically - The Washington Post - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who resisted strict coronavirus measures, says he just learned it transmits asymptomatically - Health officials have been saying that for two months (lying Republimorons)
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he didn't know asymptomatic people could transmit coronavirus

Gov. Newsom: Coronavirus Is 'Opportunity for Reimagining a More Progressive Era' 'We are at a completely different place than the state of New York'
Schwarzenegger: 'Shortsighted' for California to defund pandemic stockpile he built -- With the state facing a $26 billion deficit in 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers withdrew funding to maintain the supplies

Mississippi has nation's highest COVID-19 hospitalization rate ("Mississippi's never going to be China" one week ago)
Louisiana church packed for services again despite charges against pastor amid pandemic : politics
For most Florida hotel guests, it's past checkout time. But not for DeSantis' top donor
Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to downplay the threat of the coronavirus by treating in-person church services as "essential"
Ron DeSantis quietly signed second executive order targeting local coronavirus restrictions -- The order says the statewide stay-at-home order 'shall supersede' any conflicting official action or order issued by local officials
El Paso County GOP pilloried after asking in social media post if COVID-19 is a hoax | Coronavirus | coloradopolitics.com

Touting Virus Cure, 'Simple Country Doctor' Becomes a Right-WingStar ... Last month, residents of Kiryas Joel, a New York village of 35,000 Hasidic Jews roughly an hours drive from Manhattan, began hearing about a promising treatment for the coronavirus that had been rippling through their community. (and then there's the Jews)

Women are using code words at pharmacies to escape domestic violence : worldnews

Spain eclipses 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases today : worldnews

17 out of 96 dead are doctors / nurses in The Philippines. More than 600 medics are in quarantine. : worldnews

Anger as Japanese Prime Minister offers two cloth masks per family while refusing to declare coronavirus emergency : worldnews

Pastor sorry after service caused wave of coronavirus infections in France: Thiebault Geyer wanted to say "sorry to God for my selfishness" after officials confirmed that around 2,500 of his parishioners have contracted coronavirus. At least 17 of those have died.
Italian man kills girlfriend after wrongly accusing her of giving him coronavirus : worldnews


Shenzhen becomes first city in China to ban consumption of cats and dogs : worldnews

Putin seeking to create new world order with 'rogue states' amid coronavirus crisis, report claims
Russia spreading propaganda during COVID-19 pandemic: Canadian study : worldnews

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu shared a fake video from the Hallmark series 'Pandemic' and claimed it as evidence that Iran was covering up its coronavirus deaths : worldnews (Fuckanyahoo)
Israeli forces 'steal coronavirus food aid for needy Palestinians, beat aid workers' : worldnews (of course they did)


Second-Highest Ever: March Gun Sales Spki : books
ed as Virus Fears Grew - The New York Times

Farmworkers, Mostly Undocumented, Become EssentialDuring PandemicImmigrant field workers have been told to keep working despite stay-at-home directives, and given letters attesting to their 'critical' role in feeding the country. (build the wall looks a little outdated)

What Everyone's Getting Wrong About the Toilet Paper Shortage -- It isn't really about hoarding. And there isn easy fix - In short, the toilet paper industry is split into two, largely separate markets: commercial and consumer. The pandemic has shifted the lion's share of demand to the latter.

Whats the Deal With Andrew Cuomo's Nipples? An Investigation

Leaked Amazon Memo Details Plan to Smear Fired Warehouse Organizer: 'He's Not Smart or Articulat' - eWritten notes from the meeting, attended by CEO Jeff Bezos, detail Amazon's strategy to fight union organizing,

Trump Has Broken the Republican Party -- and Conservatism -- for Good -- There is no going back (reaping what you sowed, Kristol-fuck)

The FDA Is Making It Much, Much Harder for Distilleries To Produce Hand SanitizerRules designed to keep alcohol safe for children are slowing down production of a product that in short supply.
Ban alcohol sales during the pandemic - The Boston Globe - Domestic violence appears to be rising and states need to shut down liquor stores until home isolation is no longer needed.


Twitter deletes 20,000 fake accounts linked to Saudi, Serbian and Egyptian governments : worldnews


Banks warn of chaotic launch of small business lending program - POLITICO - They're concerned that the expectations the administration has publicly set are unrealistic.
Some Americans could wait 20 weeks to receive stimulus checks, IRS tells House Democrats - CNNPolitics

Ethics group calls for GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler to be investigated after more stock sales revealed : politics

Rating Changes: Electoral College and Senate - Sabato's Crystal Ball - Democrats edge slightly ahead, but presidential race still a Toss-up; upper chamber battle gets closer; governors face what likely will be the biggest test of their tenures


Secret Service signs contract this week to rent golf carts in town of Trump club - The Washington Post


White House briefing uproar as Chanel Rion makes unauthorized appearances, OANN threatened with removal - The Washington Post
Fox isnt enough: Amid coronavirus crisis, Trump leans on a new media friend
Alarm, Denial, Blame: The Pro-Trump Media's Coronavirus Distortion -- Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and other right-wing commentators turned a pandemic into a battle of us vs. them -- the kind of battle President Trump has waged for much of his life (karma coming for you, assholes)
The Malicious Irresponsibility of Rush Limbaugh - This vile, foolish man has blood on his hands.
Fresh From White House, MyPillow Guy Retweets Post Connecting Company to QAnon : politics
Doctor Drops Some Coronavirus Truth Bombs On Fox News, Lights Up Twitter : politics
Ben Smith on Twitter: "How to ensure you don't get follow-up questions on Fox, apparently. https://t.co/nOUqw4ZVhO" / Twitter
Conservative Voices Are Pumping Out Coronavirus Misinformation on Twitter : politics

The White House Wanted To Give $0 To Tribes in the $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill - Senate Republicans also worked to scale back direct relief for Native Americans : politics

Trump campaign calls Sessions 'delusional,' asks him to stop promoting ties to the president
Democrats Postpone 2020 National Convention Due to Coronavirus - The New York Times - The move is the biggest disruption to the political calendar so far, and comes after Joe Biden, the likely presidential nominee, called for a delay.

Wisconsin Democrats apoplectic over governors handling of Tuesday primaryHaving an election in the middle of a stay-at-home order makes no sense


Book sales surge as readers seek escapism and education: "Sales of fiction rose by a third, while children's education went up 234% to the third highest level on record" : worldnews


700 years before Coronavirus: Jewish life during the black death plague | Beit Hatfutsot ... Halacha ... "When there is an epidemic in the town keep your feet inside your house (Bava Kamma 60b) "One should not bite off a piece [of bread] in front of his fellow and put it into the bowl of food from which he eats" (Masechet Derech Eretz)


The Meaning of Life - Questions about living systems on other planets come with some baggage.
Philosophy's First Steps - Science asks and answers its big questions, so why is philosophy taking its time? Because it's only just getting started ... Reflection on deep time would instead prod us to think more deeply about whether our very early stage of intellectual development might not also exhibit radical developmental immaturity ... (give them another million years)
Why Isn't There More Progress in Philosophy? - David J. Chalmers - Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2014

Remains of 90 million-year-old rainforest discovered under Antarctic ice : worldnews

In Groundbreaking Find, Three Kinds of Early Humans Unearthed Living Together in South Africa : worldnews


The Ultimate Online Privacy Guide - ProPrivacy.com

A Feature on Zoom Secretly Displayed Data From Peoples LinkedIn Profiles - could be used to snoop on participants during meetings without their knowledge.




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In 40 years, less than 10% of plastic has ever been recycled. PBS/NPR report reveals plastic industry lobbyists knew all along, but pushed recycling propaganda campaigns to sell more plastic. : worldnews (the recycle scam)
Oceans can be restored to former glory in one generation, finds major study : worldnews
The world's largest coronavirus lockdown is having a dramatic impact on pollution in India : worldnews


U.S. coronavirus deaths surge past 4,600 as officials start to compare struggle with Italys outbreak
US is set to have 200,000 cases today, just 5 days after its 100,000th case and 15 after its 10,000th. : Coronavirus
US Health Weather Map by Kinsa

Anthony Faucis security is stepped up as doctor and face of U.S. coronavirus response receives threats

Coronavirus the worst global crisis since WW II, says UN chief : worldnews
Trump Confronts a New Reality Before an Expected Wave of Disease and Death - The New York Times - Under the best-case scenario presented on Tuesday, more Americans will die from the coronavirus in the weeks and months to come than died in the Korean and Vietnam Wars combined.
The coronavirus outbreak wont peak in every state at once
Coronavirus is the No. 3 cause of death in the U.S., after heart disease and cancer : Coronavirus

Diarrhea, nausea or vomiting may be first coronavirus symptoms in some patients. Some people may have the "gastrointestinal version" of COVID-19. : worldnews
Infected but Feeling Fine: The Unwitting Coronavirus Spreaders - The New York Times - The C.D.C. director says new data about people who are infected but symptom-free could lead the agency to recommend broadened use of masks.
Iceland lab's testing suggests 50% of coronavirus cases have no symptoms : worldnews - Asymptomatic at the time of the test*.
Three months into the pandemic, heres how likely the coronavirus is to infect people
>br /> Informal discussions begin on 9/11-style commission on coronavirus response
The U.S. needs to know what went wrong - The Washington Post
Death on this scale cannot be spun - The Washington Post
Harvard expert: US would have a 'very different situation' with earlier testing, lockdowns : Coronavirus


Poll: Trump's coronavirus bounce fizzles - Fewer voters are pleased with the way the Trump administration has handled the Covid-19 outbreak.

White House Economists Warned in 2019 a Pandemic Could Devastate America - The New York Times - A study published last fall went unheeded. One of its authors now says economic shutdowns to fight the coronavirus could last up to eight months.

Bill Gates Tells Trump: Stop Stoking Coronavirus Miracle Cure Rumors : politics
Bill Gates: Here's how to make up for lost time on covid-19 (lockdown)
ER doctor on coronavirus: What needs to happen now a 5 week national quarantine
'I Have No Ideology. My Ideology is Health' : Dr. Anthony Fauci on the Tactics of Dealing With the Novel Coronavirus -- And Trump
Coronavirus deaths in US nearing 4,000 as Trump washes his hands of responsibility : politics
White House Promised 27 Million Coronavirus Tests By End of March, But U.S. Just Hit 1 Million : politics
One year of U.S. nuclear weapons spending would provide 300,000 ICU beds, 35,000 ventilators and salaries of 75,000 doctors : politics

National press reports Trump once again about to become president - Lawyers, Guns & Money - They just can't help themselves can they?
Eschaton: Yesterday Was The Day Trump Became President - Even leaving aside the obvious fact that every time Trump doesn't take a dump on stage for 5 minutes they say this about him, who gives a shit about his "tone." His actions are killing people! ... How do people give this newspaper money. (NYT)
Eschaton: It's A Stupid Job - There are a lot of not mutually exclusive explanations for the bizarre culture of elite political reporters in this country. I thought Pareene's addition to the list was good, especially in the context of Donald Trump becoming president anew every damn day.
You Cretins Are Going To Get Thousands Of People Killed ... "Here's s another thing you should understand about these guys: The only thing the elite Washington press corps likes more than a bipartisan commission on debt reduction is a stack of flag-draped coffins.

Pence, in Craziest Lie Yet, Denies Trump Ever Downplayed the Coronavirus : politics

The review came after officials discovered that aid to foreign countries wasn't being coordinated with U.S. requests.

Trump's Breakdown -- bluster, defiance, implacable self-promotion -- that once worked well now threaten to sink a presidency.
A Trump fireside chat in his own (unfortunate) words

Op-Ed: Trump's not the first president to face a deadly epidemic. But he may be the least suited for the task : politics
Trump Said Coronavirus Would 'Miraculously' Be Gone By April. Well, It's April. : politics

McConnell Draws Outrage for 'Ridiculous' Excuse That Trump Impeachment Trial Prevented Action on Coronavirus Crisis : politics
I https://t.co/ZQ0rGheyIv" / Twitter : impeachment didn't distract from coronavirus preparations. Trump did.
Gerth: Mitch McConnell admits that Trump mishandled coronavirus response : politics
'Fanatical Cruelty': As Pandemic Rages, Trump Refuses to Reopen Affordable Care Act Enrollment to Help Uninsured - "This isn't just an outrageous decision, but it's also a deadly one." : politics (Party of Death)
As Coronavirus Surges, Medicare for All Hits 9-Month High - Healthcare has to be public because health is public.
Coronavirus makes it more clear than ever: Health care is a human right : politics
Trump just admitted he downplayed the threat of coronavirus: 'I knew it could be horrible' : politics

Governors plead for medical equipment from federal stockpile plagued by shortages and confusion - The Washington Post

Fox's Fake News Contagion The network spent too long spraying its viewers with false information about the coronavirus pandemic. (tip of the propaganda iceberg, literally)
Fox's Fake News Contagion - The network spent too long spraying its viewers with false information about the coronavirus pandemic. (Swisher's mom is a Foxer)
MassMove Local Journals
/u/mentor20 shares how Fox News and massive disinformation campaigns are intertwined, with resources to get more information. : bestof

You'll Never Believe It but Jared Kushner May Have a Coronavirus Conflict of Interest

Journalists challenge Trump's 'revisionist history' regarding coronavirus response : politics
Now Trump says it's wrong to compare coronavirus to regular flu : politics

Coronavirus live updates: Over 1,000 NYC police contract COVID-19
New York Mayor Bill de Blasios repeated comments downplaying the coronavirus ... "We should not be focusing, in my view, on anything looking back on any level of government right now" (fucking moron)

Florida coronavirus update for Wednesday: DeSantis announces 30-day stay-home order for Florida : Coronavirus - It happened an hour before a lawsuit against him was going to court for his lack of action.
Experts worry Florida moved too slowly on coronavirusand the worst is yet to come
A reason why Florida hasn't shut down? Nobody from White House task force said so, DeSantis says.
Governor still won't issue statewide shutdown as Florida now has 85 coronavirus deaths ... Some of the state's largest business groups, which donate millions to Republican candidates each year, have been lobbying DeSantis and his staff to keep the state open ...
Florida covid-19 cases surge to nearly 7,000 as Ron DeSantis resists statewide restrictions : politics
Ron DeSantis was warned about Florida's broken unemployment website last year, audit shows (no stimulus for you)

Texas pastors demand a 'religious liberty' exemption to coronavirus stay-at-home order -- spray away the pandemic.
Devin Nunes says California school closures are "way overkill" amid coronavirus pandemic : politics

Canada coronavirus deaths jump by 35% in less than a day : worldnews
Be prepared to stay inside for up to three months, Toronto's top doctor warns : worldnews
Coronavirus cases in Spain now exceed 100,000 with more than 9,000 total deaths : worldnews
$500 to $100,000 fines for ignoring social distancing in Brampton, Ontario, Canada : worldnews

More Than 350,000 People Fined For Breaking Lockdown Rules In France. : worldnews
'Shoot them dead': Duterte orders troops to kill quarantine violators : worldnews
Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro is facing a growing backlash over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, with the state governors responsible for more than 200 million of the country's 210 million people refusing to follow his commands over the pandemic.

As Wuhan reopens, China revs engine to move past coronavirus. But its stuck in second gear.
China Concealed Coronavirus Outbreak Extent: U.S. Intelligence - Bloomberg - China has concealed the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in its country, under-reporting both total cases and deaths it's suffered from the disease
China Hints That Its Coronavirus Data Doesn't Paint Full Picture.Maybe our numbers aren't entirely giving the full picture of the coronavirus, China health officials said on Tuesday.
A Wuhan doctor who was among the first to alert other medics to the spread of coronavirus has disappeared sparking concerns that she has been detained : worldnews
A Chinese Millionaire and Prominent Gadfly of the Communist Party Has Vanished After Staging an Art Performance Criticizing Xi Jinping : worldnews
Why Asia's New Wave of Virus Cases Should Worry the World - After a surge in cases tied to international travelers, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and other places that seemed to have the epidemic under control have imposed stricter measures.

MA COVID-19 Data 3/31/20 : boston

Malaysia's government has apologised after its advice for women to wear makeup and not nag their husbands during the coronavirus lockdown
Coronavirus: Israeli settlers exploit lockdown to annex Palestinian land : worldnews (Zionists will be Zionists)

A Major Medical Staffing Company Just Slashed Benefits for Doctors and Nurses Fighting Coronavirus - Alteon Health,


The Trump administration is ramping up airstrikes in Somalia, where a human rights group says they are increasingly killing civilians : worldnews (meanwhile, while you're distracted by staying alive)

I'm smart and I want respect! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Failson-in-law Jared Kushner is de facto head of the coronavirus response in between other responsibilities bringing peace to the middle ease and getting tenants evicted, which evidently explains a lot: (Richard A Epstein in the shadows)
Epstein and Sunstein - Lawyers, Guns & Money - we've been pointing out how Famous and Respected Law Professor Richard Epstein continues to vomit all over himself in public with his ignorant, arrogant, constantly revised, and yet somehow still radically wrong predictions about the course of COVID-19 in the United States and the world. (and on to Cass and the soulless corruption at the heart of the legal profession, and what's with all the *steins?)
Stasi's back in town. (My last post on Cass Sunstein and Richard Epstein.)
West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Tuesday Tweets -- Epitaph for a hack.
hilzoy on Twitter: "Richard Epstein, with the same genius for self-preservation that led him to publish his views on how we should respond to a pandemic despite his lack of expertise, has agreed to be interviewed by Isaac Chotiner. The results are what you'd expect. https://t.co/uE005TLsk3" / Twitter - undefined
hilzoy on Twitter: "14/ Really. Biologists somehow overlooked the evolutionary component? Sort of the way economic modelers so often overlook supply and demand? And geologists forget to take account of tectonic drift? Seriously?" / Twitter
Josh Marshall on Twitter: "By any rational standard this should be the epitaph or perhaps the death warrant for a generation of law and economics types. (And yes, I know there are more subtle, intelligent version of it. But a lot of it is this.) https://t.co/Bq28VNa5fR" / Twitter
Josh Marshall on Twitter: "Reading this is both painful & exhilarating. Chotiner quickly drills down to the essence of Epstein's argument which amounts to crude law and economics style bullshit applied to a subject he knows little about, but flatters himself he knows a lot about. https://t.co/bBqV40ZUBt" / Twitter
Jay Rosen on Twitter: "One consequence of a fact-free presidency is that the entire evidence-based world lines up against it. That tempts learned people of a contrarian bent to conclude "must be wrong." The more resistance they get, the more certain they feel. Watch it play out. https://t.co/CjKtOG0geW" / Twitter
John Harwood on Twitter: "I'm happy to say"


Democrats say Google's COVID-19 ad ban is a gift to Donald Trump (not allowed to say Trump fucked the country with the virus thing)

A president should want all Americans to vote. Why doesn't Trump?

Federal Court Tosses Florida's Poll Tax; Formerly Incarcerated People Can Vote in 2020

Coronavirus May Add Billions to U.S. Health Care Bill: Insurance premiums could spike as much as 40 percent next year, a new analysis warns : Coronavirus

Kelly Loeffler stock sales: Georgia senator sold at least $18 million more than previously reported - Vox - Loeffler is one of many lawmakers under fire for suspicious stock-trading activity following a coronavirus intel briefing.
New Loeffler disclosures reveal more about senator's stock trades (crooks will crook)
"Thirty seconds after the Challenger blew up, he's on the phone selling NASA stock short" - Lawyers, Guns & Money


With 2020 race all but halted over coronavirus, Biden quietly widens lead over Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters


Wisconsin, facing heavy criticism, plans Tuesday primary despite coronavirus


What's that story you've never been able to tell?


Interacial couples, what shocked you the most about your SO's culture? : AskReddit




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First Antarctic heatwave recorded at Casey research station. Temperature records were also broken at research bases on the Antarctic Peninsula in February, with the average daily temperatures for the month exceeding the long-term means by between 20C and 2.40C. : science


COVID-19
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

'Dictatorships often start in the face of a threat': UN privacy chief warns against long-lasting theft of freedoms amid coronavirus surveillance : worldnews

The U.S. now has over 20 percent of the world's total confirmed coronavirus cases : Coronavirus
More than 150,000 people have recovered from coronavirus around the world : worldnews
Restrictions Are Slowing Coronavirus Infections, New Data Suggest - The New York Times - A database of daily fever readings shows that the numbers declined as people disappeared indoors.
CDC considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public - The Washington Post
Cuomo: Coronavirus 'more dangerous' than expected; NY cases jump 14% overnight to 75,795
Social distancing helps slow California coronavirus spread - Los Angeles Times
S. Korea's diagnostic kits to become international standard

Voting Republican Will Get You Killed - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The interaction between Donald Trump's non-existent competence and attention span and the pathologies of contemporary conservative ideology is having deadly results in state after state:
Adam Serwer?? on Twitter: "If only there was some kind of role in society, some sort of profession, whose role it was to determine the facts of a political dispute. https://t.co/HpT4YA0wCk" / Twitter (NYT bothsides)
Does the Atlantic Ocean Have Water In It? Views Differ - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Red Governors Take the Blue Pill - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trumps mixed messages confuse coronavirus response
Trump says 'nobody' could've predicted a pandemic like coronavirus. Here are all the times he was warned about it and refused to take action. : politics
Kellyanne Conway's ugly deceptions preview the Big Lie to come
Trump insists on congratulations while America braces for the worst - CNNPolitics
Yamiche Alcindor wants an answer, thank you very much - The Washington Post
Corporate executives play an outsize role at Trumps coronavirus briefings
Opinion | The U.S. Is Not Winning the Coronavirus Fight - The New York Times
CDC Director On Models For The Months To Come: This Virus Is Going To Be With Us
Everyone and everything Trump has blamed for his coronavirus response - The Washington Post
Everyone and everything Trump has blamed for his coronavirus response : politics
Donald Trump's murder math: Any death toll under 2 million is a "very good job" : politics
A president unfit for a pandemic - The Boston Globe - Much of the suffering and death coming was preventable. The president has blood on his hands.
Boston Globe Editorial Board: Donald Trump Has 'Blood On His Hands' Over Coronavirus

Behind Trumps Reversal on Reopening the Country: 2 Sets of Numbers

Trump's latest doozy: 'I haven't heard about testing being a problem' : politics
Trump tried to flex by asking a reporter about the population of Seoul. Then he got it wrong by 28 million. : politics
Uhhhh, credit for trying I guess? : PoliticalHumor

Kushner Firm Built Coronavirus Website Trump Promised - The Atlantic - The extent of Oscar Health's work on coronavirus testing hasnt been previously reported.
Kushner Squeezes Tenants While Lining Up for Bailout Money : politics
Chris Cuomo diagnosed with coronavirus, he will continue working from home - CNN

Coronavirus lingers in air after patients leave room, study finds : worldnews
MIT researcher says droplets carrying coronavirus can travel up to 27 feet. : worldnews

Coronavirus should not have caught leaders and markets off-guard: Contrary to what Donald Trump would like to believe, such a pandemic was predicted last year : politics
The Medical News Site That Saw the Coronavirus Coming Months Ago - The New York Times - Stat, started in 2015 by the Red Sox owner John Henry, is drawing four to five times its normal audience. 'We were built for this'

Exclusive: Captain of aircraft carrier with growing coronavirus outbreak pleads for help from Navy - SFChronicle.com (the new cruise ships)

Trump Hands Coronavirus Briefing To MyPillow Exec Who Tells Americans To Read Bible : politics
Jared Kushner's Coronavirus Task Force Is Using Private Email Accounts To Conduct Official Business : politics
Coronavirus tragedy should lead to "rethinking" American society, Bernie Sanders says : politics
Opinion: If you're 'essential' enough to work through a pandemic, youe essential enough to be paid a living wage
Nearly 100,000 Sign Petition Calling For End To Live Coverage Of Trump's Coronavirus Briefings : politics
Al Gore Hammers Trump's Coronavirus Lies: 'You Can't Gaslight A Virus"' (meanwhile, Barry is bi-partisaning)
Warren Criticizes McConnell For Forcing Senate To Vote In Person During Pandemic : politics
Florida Is Facing a Coronavirus Catastrophe | Following Trump's lead, Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to shut down the state. Now he's scapegoating New Yorkers for surging infections.

Group Behind Central Park Coronavirus Tent Hospital Asks Volunteers To Support Anti-Gay Agenda - The mayor did not mention that the group is led by Franklin Graham, a notorious anti-LGBTQ and Islamophobic preacher with a track record of using humanitarian missions to proselytize an evangelical agenda.
Jerry Falwell Jr.s coronavirus response shows his staggering level of ignorance

A plague of libertarians - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Richard Epstein ...
All the President's Crackpots - Richard A. Epstein's crank theories a\bout the coronavirus are influential thanks to a powerful network of right-wing legal activists.
Jeet Heer on Twitter: "1. So I have a few thoughts on Richard A. Epstein, shoddy contrarian arguments about coronavirus pandemic, the anti-empiricism of Austrian economics, the popularity of dubious neo-Larmarckian biology among conservatives, John Lukacs, & the science fiction of Gene Wolfe." / Twitter
How to be Curious Instead of Contrarian About COVID-19: Eight Data Science Lessons From Coronavirus Perspective (Epstein 2020) Scientists identify first object to exceed the speed of light - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Richard Epstein epidemiological goal posts:
A Climate Change Emergency? | Hoover Institution by Richard A. Epstein - Monday, October 7, 2019 (deep stupid)

Group Behind Central Park Coronavirus Tent Hospital Asks Volunteers To Support Anti-Gay Agenda - Gothamist

There are a lot of similarities between climate change deniers and coronavirus skeptics : politics
Right-wing media figures spread "empty hospitals" theory to downplay the threat of coronavirus
Naturally, We Now Have a Cottage Industry of Coronavirus Truther Assholes - he #FilmYourHospital hashtag has taken off on the right.
Coronavirus deniers take aim at hospitals as pandemic grows - Two videos illustrate the stark disparity in how the coronavirus outbreak is being portrayed on different parts of the internet.
Fox News reportedly fears early downplaying covid19 leaves open lawsuits : politics
Put that drinking jacket on and enjoy a little fog - Lawyers, Guns & Money ("judge" jeanine is a drunk)
Fox News' Diamond & Silk claim the number of coronavirus deaths are increasing to make Donald Trump look bad (libtards dying to make cons look bad)
Seize It: Progressives Urge Philadelphia City Govt. to Take Hahnemann Hospital After Owner Demands $1 Million a Month in Rent : demanding the city of Philadelphia seize the shuttered 500-bed Hahnemann hospital from its owner, investment banker Joel Freedman
'Seize It': Progressives Urge Philadelphia City Govt. to Take Hahnemann Hospital After Owner Demands $1 Million a Month in Rent : politics

Suspected Mask Profiteer Arrested for Coughing on FBI Agents - Bloomberg - Baruch Feldheim (Jews profiting from the virus they don't believe in)

NJ Couple Faces Child Endangerment Charges for Coronavirus-Defying Party The Lakewood couple had 40 to 50 people in their yard and now face charges for each of their kids -- That repeated defiance has lead to multiple anti-Semitic threats against Lakewood's large Orthodox Jewish community,
New Jersey parents charged with child endangerment for hosting party : Coronavirus

Dozens of Austin young adults test positive for COVID-19 after Spring Break trip to Mexico : Coronavirus

Italy flattens curve as daily rise in coronavirus cases hits lowest rate : worldnews
61 Italian Doctors Have Died During Coronavirus Crisis. : worldnews

Coronavirus: Trudeau says he's 'proud' Canada's COVID-19 response as U.S. cases soar
Two men killed on rural Alberta road were hunting to feed their families after COVID-19 layoffs : worldnews

Researchers in the Netherlands said on Monday that the pathogen that causes COVID-19 was present in the sewage system of a Dutch city weeks before the first cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the same city through testing : worldnews
Coronavirus in sewage foreshadowed outbreak in Dutch city | News | DW | 31.03.2020 - They hope that sewage surveillance may be an early indicator

Spain registers overnight death toll of 849, highest so far : worldnews
Germany will test 200,000 people a day for coronavirus in bid to replicate South Korea's success in slowing the outbreak : worldnews
Coronavirus: 12 year old Belgian girl becomes youngest to die in Europe : worldnews
Europe sells medicine to Tehran in first bypass of US sanctions, as Iran grapples with coronavirus outbreak : worldnews

Brazil, Sco Paulo Has 6 Times More Deaths from Coronavirus than China in The First 13 Days. Death toll likely to surpass Italy. : worldnews
Brazilian President Bolsonaro rejects calls for coronavirus lockdown, says "we're all going to die one day" : worldnews
Brazil, Sco Paulo Has 6 Times More Deaths from Coronavirus than China in The First 13 Days. Death toll likely to surpass Italy. : worldnews
Twitter blocks Bolsonaro's tweets as he visits market to campaign against isolation : worldnews

Turkmenistan bans the word "coronavirus"
Coronavirus kills its first democracy - You could say that Hungary was already immunocompromised ... Viktor Orban (takes over)


John Oliver and Stephen Colbert Reunite: "What the F--k Is Happening?"


% of the population without health insurance under age 65 [OC] : dataisbeautiful (oh look, Republicans killed their voters)


The coronavirus has now killed more people in the US than the 9/11 terror attacks: Does this mean the US national security community should prioritize global health now? : politics

Tinker, Tailor, Mobster, Trump - PREVAIL by Greg Olear - What happens when a Confidential Informant becomes President?

Problems in F.B.I. Wiretap Applications Go Beyond Trump Aide Surveillance, Review Finds - The New York Times - The bureau has routinely botched work on surveillance applications for its national security investigations, an inspector general said ... Justice Department inspector general, Michael E. Horowitz

Trump says 'nobody' could've predicted a pandemic like coronavirus. Here are all the times he was warned about it and refused to take action. : politics

A Darwinian approach to federalism: States confront new reality under Trump

Federal Judge Who Slammed AG Barr Obtains Unredacted Version of Mueller Report : politics

USPS warns it might have to shutter by June as $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package provides no funding : politics - Hard for you folks to vote by mail if there's no mail
Pandemic threatens monster turnout in November - POLITICO - little time to change November voting procedures to account for coronavirus.
Virtual Conventions: Health Crisis Forces Both Parties, Particularly The Democrats, to Envision the Possibility - Sabato's Crystal Ball - Virtual Conventions: Health Crisis Forces Both Parties, Particularly The Democrats, to Envision the Possibility

Reality Has Endorsed Bernie Sanders : politics - "The crisis is laying bare the brutality of an economy organized around production for the sake of profit and not human need"

American Airlines to seek $12bn US government aid : news


The History of Loneliness | The New Yorker - Until a century or so ago, almost no one lived alone; now many endure shutdowns and lockdowns on their own. How did modern life get so lonely?

The Frontier Couple Who Chose Death Over Life Apart | Outside Online


TIL that cellulite is more of a secondary sexual characteristic than a condition, almost all adult women have it, and there's no healthy or reasonable way to get rid of it : todayilearned

New blood test can detect 50 types of cancer : worldnews

/u/yodatsracist talks about the special grammar of newspaper article titles : bestof

Are there viruses that infect, reproduce, and spread without causing any ill effects in their hosts? : askscience


u/what_Would_I_Do shares a download link to his 501 GB "How to Start Civilization From the Beginning" folder. Topics include: Natural Science, Humanities, Linguistics, Computers, Languages, History, etc.

What is the most unusual bible verse? : AskReddit

What's a thing you strongly dislike about Reddit? : AskReddit




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Indonesia volcano erupts with a massive 16,000-foot plume of ash : worldnews

Oil drops below $20 barrel mark in 18-year low for US producers : worldnews

World Economy Has Entered Recession Due To Coronavirus, Says IMF : worldnews

Dr. Deborah Birx predicts up to 200,000 deaths if we do things 'almost perfectly' (changed her tune)
Video of bodies being loaded into an 18-wheeler outside a Brooklyn hospital : videos
CIDRAP
Nurses Die, Doctors Fall Sick and Panic Rises on Virus Front Lines - The New York Times
Taiwan says WHO not sharing coronavirus information it provides, pressing complaints : worldnews

Trump says 'nobody' could've predicted a pandemic like coronavirus. Here are all the times he was warned about it and refused to take action. : politics
President Trump's Prime-Time Pandemic : The coronavirus briefings have given Donald Trump a regularly scheduled reality show again -- or, rather, a create-your-own-reality show.
After Repeatedly Downplaying Threat, Trump Now Says Keeping US Coronavirus Deaths to 100,000 Would Be a 'Good Job' - "There really are no words for this level of insensitivity and inhumanity. A serial killer would be jealous." : politics
Trump beats a retreat on opening country as coronavirus data, images show dark reality - The Washington Post
Trump's 'Don't Blame Me' Message Is Going to Wear Terribly
No, Mr. President, healthcare workers aren't stealing masks. You failed them.

Trump's narcissism has never been more dangerous
Nothing That Happens Is the President's Fault. It's Hoarding Hospitals, or Ungrateful Governors, or Obama. : politics
Trump: I'm Doing a Great Job Fighting the Coronavirus, and 100,000 of You Will Die
President Trump falsely denies saying two things he said last week - CNNPolitics
Why That 'Woman In Michigan' Keeps Drawing Donald Trumps Wrath
President Trump now admits deaths won't slow until June as he rants on Fox call about coronavirus, calling Pelosi a 'sick puppy' for attacking him
Nancy Pelosi condemns Trump's 'deadly delay in response to Covid-19 pandemic

No, Mr. President, healthcare workers aren't stealing masks. You failed them.
Trump berated a Black journalist, telling her to 'be nice' and not 'threatening' at a coronavirus briefing, but she refused to take the bait : politics
Trump bizarrely blames hospitals for mask and ventilator shortages : politics
Fox News reportedly fears its early downplaying of COVID-19 leaves it open to lawsuits : politics
Pompeo's pandemic performance ensures his place among the worst secretaries of state ever
A GOP senator calls on Trump to reopen parts of the coronavirus-stricken economy because 'death is an unavoidable part of life' : politics
The cult of Trump is a threat to untold numbers of American lives : politics

TIL Chlorox wipes are largely ineffective and need the surface to be wet for 4 minutes to disinfect. : todayilearned

The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Administration | The New Yorker - By Isaac Chotiner (Richard Epstein is an idiot)
Sometimes Even the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution Must Have to Stand Naked - Lawyers, Guns & Money - allow me to present perhaps the greatest Chotiner interview ever ... galaxies beyond Dunning-Kruger at this point.
Didier Raoult: The Trumpian French doctor behind the chloroquine hype.
FDA authorizes emergency use of unapproved drugs to treat coronavirus - The Washington Post

Cuomo's position on health care spending looked starkly different a couple of months ago.

Illinois Taking Charge Of COVID-19 Testing After Trump Administration's 'Profound Failing' : politics
'It's like a sick experiment' : Arizona lags behind as states order residents to stay home (Dumbazona)

Pastor of Tampa church that held two large Sunday services arrested, jailed - He posted bail 30 minutes later.
Rodney Howard-Browne, Megachurch Pastor Who Flouted Virus Rules, Arrested
Arrest warrant issued for Tampa megachurch pastor who led packed services despite safer-at-home orders : news

Choir practice turns fatal. Coronavirus is to blame - Los Angeles Times - Skagit Valley Chorale debated whether to go ahead with weekly rehearsal ... Nearly three weeks later, 45 have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or ill with the symptoms, at least three have been hospitalized, and two are dead.
Choir practice turns fatal. Airborne coronavirus strongly suspected : worldnews

Coronavirus: Singapore PM calls for end to US-China blame game, wants to see leadership from Trump administration : worldnews
Coronavirus could take years to run its course, world must brace itself: Singapore's Prime Minister : worldnews
Japan to ban arrivals from U.S., China, S Korea, most of Europe : worldnews
Moscow initiates coronavirus lockdown, requires 'special pass' to leave homes : worldnews
Netanyahu quarantined after close aide tests positive for coronavirus : worldnews

Three Muslim doctors become first physicians in UK to die of coronavirus : worldnews

Nearly 12,300 Spanish health workers have coronavirus : worldnews
Intensive Care For Coronavirus Patients Now Limited To Those 'Reasonably Certain' To Survive, NHS London Trust Concedes : worldnews
Experts believe the explosion of coronavirus cases in Italy and Spain can be traced to a champions league between Atalanta and Valencia. When fans returned home, both regions became the epicenters of the virus in their respective nations. : worldnews
Chinese wet markets still operating despite COVID-19 : worldnews
Video shows Chinese worker rubbing shoes on masks for export - Chinese factory worker filmed mocking foreign customers by rubbing face masks on shoes
Coronavirus cluster emerges at another South Korean church, as others press ahead with Sunday services : worldnews
At least 40,000 quarantined in India after single priest spread coronavirus : worldnews

India to Pay $22 Billion to Feed Poor Affected by Coronavirus : worldnews
McDonald's chose not to tell all staff at Sydney store about employee's positive coronavirus test : worldnews
Australian Government Announces 6 Month ban on Evictions due to COVID-19 : worldnews
Hungary's Orban Takes Sole Command With Pandemic Emergency Law - Bloomberg
Brazil's Bolsonaro calls coronavirus 'a little flu' claims strong measures unnecessary Bolsonaro threatens to sack health minister over coronavirus criticism | World news : worldnews
Belarus president refuses to cancel anything - and says vodka and saunas will ward off coronavirus : worldnews
Locals in Wuhan believe 42,000 people may have died from coronavirus : worldnews (Daily Mail)
Toilet paper shortage causes 'poonami' as rags, old clothes, and paper towel are flushed
Chinese students fleeing virus-hit U.S. pay $20,000 for seats on private jets : worldnews


China essentially treats Australia like a shopping mall


Singapore court upholds law criminalizing sex between men : worldnews

Crime in Germany at its lowest point since 1992 : worldnews

French Navy intercepts Turkish ship carrying weapons to Libya : worldnews


Trump just comes out and says it: The GOP is hurt when it's easier to vote

Jobs Arent Being Destroyed This Fast Elsewhere. Why Is That? (no socialism for you )
Coronavirus update: Job losses could total 47 million, unemployment rate of 32%, Fed says


The Justice Department is reportedly investigating actions by US lawmakers who dumped stocks before the market plunged over coronavirus fears : politics
Trump takes immediate step to try to curb new inspector general's autonomy, as battle over stimulus oversight begins
It Should Terrify You That Senators Are Dumb Enough To Think No One Would Notice Them Dumping Their Stocks : politics



Hannity must go - The Washington Post


Jeffrey Epstein's Hollywood Pipeline Ran Straight to Harvey Weinstein


"thirty-six hours past Judgment Day : Reckoning with Bob Dylan's Murder Most Foul


out of every state in the U.S. that has legalized marijuana, Massachusetts is the only one that doesn't classify recreational marijuana "essential" during the coronavirus pandemic : boston

% Change in population by county between 2010 and 2019 [OC] : dataisbeautiful ("real" America)


[X-Post from AskHistorians] "My Name is Kevin M. Levin and I am the Author of 'Searching For Black Confederates: The Civil War's Most Persistent Myth.' Have a Question About this Subject? I'll Do My Best to Answer It." : IAmA

TIL during the Kent State shootings, where the National Guard shot at and killed students protesting the Vietnam War, 58% of Americans believe it was the students' fault for the shootings : todayilearned


What is something about yourself that sounds totally made up but is 100% real? : AskReddit




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UN Environment Chief Warns "Nature is Sending Us a Message" Through The Coronavirus Pandemic : worldnews


Coronavirus In New York: A Nurse's Harrowing Photo Of Reality For COVID-19 Victims

Confirmed coronavirus deaths in US hit 2,000, doubling in two days : politics - It took a month to go from 1 death to 1000 deaths. It took 2 days to go from 1000 to 2000.
The Latest: Connecticut and Oregon get disaster declaration - Fauci warns U.S. will have "millions of cases" of COVID-19 and more than 100,000 deaths
Visualization of coronavirus growth through March, with the U.S. jumping ahead at the end : gifs
Mass. coronavirus cases up nearly 700, with four new fatalities - The Boston Globe

How they flattened the curve during the 1918 Spanish Flu
April 14 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

How many? : PoliticalHumor

Trump Asks Pastors to Pray for Reelection, Calls Nov. 3 'One of the Biggest Dates in the History of Religion'
Could American Evangelicals Spot the Antichrist? Here Are the Biblical Predictions: - Benjamin L. Corey (it's sinking in)
'He's Going to Do Whatever He Wants' Jerry Falwell Jr.'s decision to reopen Liberty University's campus amid the coronavirus pandemic has sparked anger and confusioneven among those usually sympathetic to him.

Coronavirus is worst intelligence blunder in U.S. history : politics
Senator says White House turned down emergency coronavirus funding in early February : politics
Column: If Trump alone can fix our coronavirus crisis, then why the hell hasn't he?
Opinion | Of Course Trump Deserves Blame for the Coronavirus Crisis : politics ("socialist propaganda")
Inside the White House during 15 Days to Slow the Spread
Fauci says Trump agreed not to invoke quarantine after intensive White House discussions - CNNPolitics (baby Trump had multiple tantrums)
The U.S. Tried to Build a New Fleet of Ventilators. The Mission Failed. - The New York Times - As the coronavirus spreads, the collapse of the project helps explain America's acute shortage (Republicans botched it)
Trump Lavishes Resources on his Adopted Home State While Starving Others - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Trump openly says he's going to administer disaster relief like an extorion racket ... Ratfucking is the core operating principle of the Republican Party now.

Trump's Coronavirus Disinformation Campaign Isn't Working: Poll (sorry, grandma just died of the Democrat hoax)
Fox News viewers take coronavirus less seriously than other Republicans, poll finds : politics
Fauci Becomes Target of Pro-Trump Disinformation Op : politics
Roswell Park VP fired over anti-Trump Facebook posts The Buffalo News (for telling the truth)

Ethics Watchdog: Jared Kushner's 'Shadow" COVID-19 Task Force Appears to Violate at Least Two Laws (very shadowy)
Pelosi on Trumps coronavirus response: 'As the President fiddles, people are dying'
Dr Deborah Birx making 'fundamental scientific errors' in rush to reopen US, warns expert
Wake up America, your country doesn't value your life : politics (if that wasn't clear before)
The GOP Is Exploiting Fears of Rising Suicides to Protect Wall Street Profits | If Republicans really cared about stopping deaths of despair, they'd advocate for a robust social safety net.
"Stay Home and Have the Baby" -- Texas and Ohio have ordered a stop to abortions, saying they're not essential medical services.

What Does 'Small Government' Buy Us? There's nothing like a rapidly spreading pandemic to bring home the fact that all of us need a generously funded, fully functioning government.

Denialism as an ethos - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Krugman is worth reading on why COVID-19 denial has dominated the Republican Party - "First, when you have a political movement almost entirely built around assertions than any expert can tell you are false, you have to cultivate an attitude of disdain toward expertise, one that spills over into everything ... This also helps explain the centrality of science-hating religious conservatives to modern conservatism, which has played an important role in Trump's failure to respond ... As a result, the right often opposes government interventions even when they clearly serve the public good and have nothing to do with redistributing income, simply because they don't want voters to see government doing anything well." (Trump is the expert on everything)
b-boy bouiebaisse on Twitter: "MAGA government means there's always a scapegoat, always someone else to blame. the buck always stops the enemy of the day, whoever it is.
Eschaton: Yass Kween - No one has infinite power, of course, but there was a moment when Pelosi had the maximum power she was ever going to have and she threw it in the garbage.

Trump asks CDC to issue 'strong travel advisory' for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut - CNNPolitics
N.Y.C.s 911 System Is Overwhelmed. 'I'm Terrified,' a Paramedic Says.
La. governor warns states health care system could be overwhelmed by early April
Florida coronavirus cases are growing fast. Here's what that means -- Experts say the epidemic in Florida is already past the point of easy containment - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Florida is doubling every three days, putting the state on a trajectory to see tens of thousands of infections in the coming weeks
Florida man - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Florida will be the epicenter of the epidemic in the US in a couple of weeks. Nobody could have seen that coming, though, especially the state's Trump-worshiping governor.
Travis Akers on Twitter: "This picture is from 3pm today. You can see exactly where Duval County ends and St. John's begins.
Coronavirus outbreak infects 66 at Carroll County nursing home - Baltimore Sun

Coronavirus patients in California's ICU beds double overnight
California governor: 170 ventilators sent from Trump administration were 'not working' : politics
Off the charts: Virus hot spots grow in middle America (Trumpistan hit hard by Dem hoax)
Florida Gov. DeSantis Accused of Illegally Excluding Reporters from Coronavirus Presser : politics ... Following Trump's playbook. And now, Florida's cases are over 4,000 with 56 deaths ... "who's on Team Human?"
More than 700 New Jersey police officers test positive for the coronavirus
Infant dies after testing positive for coronavirus in Chicago - Axios

Martha's Vineyard And Nantucket To Summer Residents: Please Stay Home

US pressures countries to reject Cuban aid during coronavirus pandemic : worldnews (fucking evil Trumpsters)

Japan set to ban entry from the U.S. as early as next week : worldnews

Coronavirus: Italy death toll passes 10,000 : worldnews
Italian officials say 889 people died of coronavirus overnight, bringing the death toll in the country to 10,023 : worldnews ... Daily deaths from covid is higher than average daily toll from ww2 on Italy. World daily deaths are 30% of average ww2 daily combat deaths for all countries.

'Stranded at sea': cruise ships around the world are adrift as ports turn them away - At least 10 ships remain at sea & 4 passengers have died while stranded : worldnews

Some thoughts on China's initial handling of COVID19 : geopolitics
British Scientific Advisers Claim China's Outbreak Could Be '15 to 40 Times' Worse Than Reported

Testing positive, Boris Johnson ducks into the isolation he has brought to Britain -- The country has drifted toward going it alone, and the coronavirus shows just what that means ... Thatcher: "There is no such thing as society"
Boris Johnson's government is reportedly furious with China and believes it could have 40 times more coronavirus cases than it claims
dr_hcid comments on I'm a critical care doctor working in a UK high consequence infectious diseases centre. Many units are totally full, and we are scrambling to create more capacity. The initial UK government approach has been a total failure. Ask me anything. (how the Torys fucked everybody, again)
Fruit and veg 'will run out' unless Britain charters planes to fly in farm workers from eastern Europe (good job, Brexit morons)


China and Vietnam are banning the wild animal trade after the coronavirus spread across the world killing thousands of people. China has now imposed a ban on farming and consumption of terrestrial wildlife of important ecological, scientific and social value

Irish Minister for Health: 'There's a special place in hell for those that try to make a quick buck in a global pandemic' : worldnews

Brazil court orders government to stop advising against virus isolation : worldnews
Ramzan Kadyrov, the man behind Chechnya's brutal gay purges, says peple with cofronavirus should be 'killed'

Episode 373 - Medical Martial Law 2020 : The Corbett Report (paranoid much? +comments)


Sophie Grigoire Trudeau says she has recovered from COVID-19 after two weeks : worldnews
99-year-old West Vancouver man recovers from COVID-19 in retirement home : worldnews
Covid 19 coronavirus: Princess Maria Teresa of Spain is the first royal to die from the virus : worldnews
German state finance minister Thomas Schdfer found dead | News | DW | 29.03.2020 - Police suspect Thomas Schdfer died by suicide after his body was found on train tracks near Wiesbaden (lay down on the train tracks)
An Indiana man's account of losing his partner to coronavirus - 'Anything good I could say about this would be a lie.'

Escaping the coronavirus: The Great American Migration of 2020 - The Washington Post
The Coming Age of Dispersion | Newgeography.com
Covid-19 Social Distancing Scoreboard Unacast
Church goers around the world ignore social distance advice : worldnews


u/drvondoctor describes just how much the "pro-life" party values suicide when it isn't politically expedient : bestof

The coronavirus crisis is exposing how the economy was not strong as it seemed - The Washington Post - A record-long expansion and years of ultra-low interest rates could make it harder to recover from a recession, economists said.

We Need Universal Mail-In Ballots for the 2020 Election : politics
Coronavirus cripples voter registration efforts. Millions could be denied. - Presidential elections are usually when advocates want to bring new people into the political process.
The Virus Has Transformed the 2020 Elections. Here's How. - Party conventions are in jeopardy, campaigning is on hold and local candidates are playing the role of good Samaritan instead of traditional politician.

The stimulus bill includes a tax break for the 1% : politics
Sacrificing American lives on the altar of the Dow Jones : politics
If capitalism is so great... : PoliticalHumor


Biden leads Trump in new polls despite coronavirus approval bounce - POLITICO


AMI Tabloids, Including National Enquirer, 'on a Ventilator' After Pecker Enforces Brutal Staff Pay Cut


The First 9 Minutes of 1917 (in One Unbroken Shot) | Own now on Digital, 3/24 on Blu-ray & DVD - YouTube


TIL Dormant viruses can reactivate during spaceflight. Herpes viruses reactivate in more than half of the crew aboard Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions. : todayilearned

Newly developed enzymes allow the CRISPRCas9 genome-editing system to target a huge range of mutations in human cells an advance that could lead to the development of CRISPR-based treatments for human disease.

Scientists have found a new model of how competing pieces of information spread in online social networks and the Internet of Things . The findings could be used to disseminate accurate information more quickly, displacing false information about anything from computer security to public health. : science

mandelbomber comments on Your brain is trying to identify an object but it cant

What is the advantage of Iris vs Slit eyes? : askscience


Little girl handled herself well : aww (wow)


What is one thing you will never, ever do? : AskReddit
What is your "I wish I had started doing that earlier in my life"? : AskReddit

Sailors, what's the creepiest, scariest, or most unnerving thing you've seen/witnessed while at sea? : AskReddit

Giza Pyramid from exactly above. : pics

Sal Khan of non-profit Khan Academy makes request for donations as their servers are at 250% normal load : videos




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70 million people in the US are under a severe weather threat that includes tornadoes and hail : news
Coal mines emit more methane than oil-and-gas sector, study finds, with emissions set to grow considerably in the coming years. : science
Barrel of Monkeys now worth more than a barrel of Alberta oil | CBC News - Price of Canadian oilsands crude plunges to lowest level on record and could be headed to $0 (build the pipeline!)
Barrel of Monkeys now worth more than a barrel of Alberta oil : worldnews


[OC] US Covid-19 Death Count Will Reach 100,000 In 15 Days : dataisbeautiful (500,000 in 3 weeks)
Coronavirus Fatalities Tracker [OC] : dataisbeautiful

Coronavirus Live Updates: Over 600,000 Cases Worldwide as Hospital Ship Prepares to Head to New York
The Lost Month: How a Failure to Test Blinded the U.S. to Covid-19 - The New York Times (for the hoax libtard Chinese Trump virus)
Timeline: How the new coronavirus spread | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera
From Bats to Human Lungs, the Evolution of a Coronavirus | The New Yorker

WHO accused of 'carrying China's water' after official refuses to acknowledge Taiwan during bizarre interview : worldnews
Coronavirus: Italy death toll passes 10,000 : worldnews

Good analogy : PoliticalHumor
Winnie The Flu : pics

Trump says hes considering New York, New Jersey quarantine; coronavirus infections top 600,000 worldwide ... +New England

The US is losing its world superpower status due to its failure to lead on the Covid-19 crisis - and this time, it might not recover. : politics
Eschaton: Failed State - Not making any point that a million other people aren't making, but we spend absurd amounts of money on things which are supposedly there To Protect Us And Keep Us Safe. Military, cops, militarized cops, prisons, etc. And, welp...
As Virus Spreads, China and Russia See Openings for Disinformation - The New York Times - The two powers amplify discredited conspiracy theories and sow division as they look to undermine the United States.

WHO says we are 'moving towards an uncertain future' as half a million people have coronavirus : worldnews

Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a big mistake, top Chinese scientest says
More Americans Should Probably Wear Masks for Protection - The New York Times - Experts have started to question whether masks may offer at least some protection to healthy individuals and essential workers.

The missni MSNBCg six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life | US news | The Guardian - The president was aware of the danger from the coronavirus but a lack of leadership has created an emergency of epic proportions
The missing six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life : politics (Jared had to study the situation)
Three months into the pandemic, here is what we know about the coronavirus - The Washington Post

Poll: Trumps approval on coronavirus drops after calls to 'reopen' economy -- 50 percent of registered voters said they approved of the president's handling of COVID-19, compared to 56 percent saying the same in a Mar. 22-23 survey ... a 10 percentage point drop among Republicans, from 86 percent support in the Mar. 22-23 survey, to 76 percent (half the country are morons)
Poll: Trump's approval on coronavirus drops after calls to 'reopen' economy : politics
"I'm not sure anybody even knows what it is"
Saw this on r/coronavirus : PoliticalHumor
/u/wuwufluyou suggests why Trump claims U.S. states don't need the number of ventilators they're asking for : bestof
Is Trump Using Critical Medical Supplies to Blackmail Blue State Governors? : politics
The Trump Administration Just Canceled an Order for 80,000 Ventilators to Haggle Over the Price : politics
Trump Says He Told Pence to Ignore Governors in Hard-Hit Areas If They Are Not Appreciative
The coronavirus can damage the heart, even in people with no history of heart disease, new research suggests - showing it doesn't only affect the lungs : worldnews

More than 800K physicians beg Trump to let experts, not holidays, determine when public gatherings are safe again : politics

Trump promised scores of big-box retailers would offer parking lots for covid-19 testing. There are only five of them. - The Washington Post

Ventilators Are Expensive Until You Remember the F-35 : politics
Trump is trying to stop people from seeing this ad on his response to coronavirus : politics

Virus News: Abbott Launches 5-Minute Covid-19 Test - Bloomberg
A Heart Attack? No, It Was the Coronavirus - The New York Times - Cardiologists are seeing infected patients whose worst symptoms are not respiratory, but cardiac.

Some U.S. Cities Could Have Coronavirus Outbreaks Worse Than Wuhan's -- If the rate of growth in coronavirus cases in the New York metro area continues, it will suffer a more severe outbreak than those experienced in Wuhan, China, or the Lombardy region of Italy.
Coronavirus pushes hospitals. The next wave could break them - Los Angeles Times


Covid-19 and the American prison system - The US incarcerates more people than any other nation. With its prison population now at risk, criminal justice reformers see the pandemic as both a catastrophe and an opportunity

Coronavirus is leading states to close their borders - Vox - The coronavirus pandemic is testing the very notion that the United States are united
Rhode Island Police to Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge - Bloomberg - Cars stopped, homes to be checked to enforce quarantines - Officers halt cars on the interstate to start the crackdown
Escape from New York 2020? Could the city be increasingly shut off from the rest of the country? - New York Daily News
Hamptons seek travel ban on corona-fleeing New Yorkers from Cuomo
Bill de Blasio Had His Worst Week As New York City Mayor (dimbulb political narso-idiot)
Eschaton: Governing Is Hard Work - Mayors who aren't very interested in their jobs make me angry, especially mayors of big cities. Especially mayors of New York City! I've heard all of the arguments, which basically boil down to them not having as much authority as they would like due to various constraints (city council, budgetary authority, state meddling, etc.) but boohoo you aren't a dictator of your city and mayoring is hard work. Maybe you can't control everything, but you can get up every day and go to work to do the things you are capable of doing.

ER doctor who criticized Bellingham hospitals coronavirus protections has been fired
A 25-year-old California man dies of coronavirus. Its a warning for others
Mayor: New Haven asks for coronavirus housing help; Yale says 'no'
Tennessee doctors, isolated from their families, urge governor for shut down
34 tied to Arkansas church test positive for coronavirus, deacon says. 34 people who were in attendance during a March 5-8 children's event at the church had tested positive for the virus, and that more were awaiting test results. (it's coming for the MAGAs)

DeSantis bars Miami Herald reporter from COVID-19 briefing | Miami Herald

Eschaton: It's A Really Funny Movie - Now that the residents of the horniest place on Earth, The Villages, are getting sick, the Florida governor is trying to blame NEW YORK, and not the fact that he refused to close the beaches to OWN THE LIBS, and so Trump is now talking about a QUARANTINE for NY, CT, and NJ, and though nobody has any idea what exactly that means, anyone who was thinking about leaving those places is going to soon!

The UK govt claims it failed to take part in an EU scheme for coronavirus ventilators because it didn't see the email asking it to take part: The confusion means that the UK will not benefit from the buying power of a 28-country bloc, which could have the effect of reducing prices significantly. : worldnews
Coronavirus: UK Government rejected advice on National Health Service protective equipment three years before epidemic - A recommendation for all frontline NHS staff to be given protective equipment during a flu epidemic was rejected as too costly, an explosive memo reveals. : worldnews
Eschaton: Herd - The UK press has done their best to memory hole it - THAT DID NOT HAPPEN SHUTUPSHUTSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP - but it wasn't that long ago that the UK virus plan was to let everybody get it as quickly as possible. The product was being rolled out. The prime minister claiming to shake hands of coronavirus patients in hospitals. Journalists being told that their "herd immunity" plan was JUST SCIENCE, BRO and Proper British Science, unlike those dumb euro-weenies. Critics - including the opposition party - being given the LOL DUMMIE IT'S JUST SCIENCE WHY DO YOU HATE SCIENCE treatment by asskissing journalists ... Until suddenly they realized that letting a million of their core voters die was not necessarily the best plan ...
Ayesha Hazarika on Twitter: "@JenWilliamsMEN Yep. I really need some hipster analysis to reassure me" / Twitter


Canadians have more faith in government to handle coronavirus than Americans and Brits -- and less fear for their lives

The number of recoveries now exceeds the number of active cases in South Korea for the first time in 68 days since the first COVID-19 case was identified : worldnews ... Korea, for the first time in 68 days after its first patient has more than 50% recovered. The recovery rate is now at 50.7%. The total mortality rate is at 1.52%. - The age groups showing the greatest mortality rate: 80s < is 16.2% and 70s is 6.49%

The Nordic Way to Economic Rescue - The New York Times - In the face of the pandemic, Denmark is effectively nationalizing private payrolls, in contrast to the patchwork American system (meanwhile, in Sweden)

Bergamo, Italy : This is the bleak heart of the world's deadliest coronavirus outbreak -- "We take the dead from morning 'til night" -- There have been 9,134 deaths in Italy, more than China and Spain combined, many times more than the United States -- And in Italy the most deaths are in the Bergamo area. Officially 1,328 people have died there. The actual toll may be four times higher, so many that the local paper is given over to death notices.
Coronavirus: Spain says rapid tests from China work 30% of the time : worldnews
Italy records the highest death toll till date with 919 news fatalities in a day : worldnews
Italy has yet to hit coronavirus peak, lockdown set to be extended : worldnews

Nurses in Spain Are 'Suffering' and Worried They're Infecting Patients: 'Spain's health ministry says health workers currently make up about 14 percent of country's positive COVID-19 cases.' : worldnews
Covid-19: Germany sees low fatalities despite high infection rate | Germany has some of the world's highest infection numbers but its mortality rate is much lower than that of its neighbours
Sweden refuses to lockdown the country in 'huge experiment' on coronavirus: Unlike Denmark, which both shut schools and kindergartens, and where any gathering of more than 10 people is banned, much of life in Sweden remains unchanged : worldnews (Sweden of the cliff of their special stupid)
Tokyo Streets Remain Crowded as Japanese PM Resists Calls for Lockdown - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe refused calls to lock down cities, citing the severe economic consequences of a stay-at-home order : worldnews

Kremlin insists there is "no epidemic here" as Russia begins shutdown
Moscow disinforms about coronavirus, says press freedom organization : worldnews
Bolsonaro urges Brazilians to get back to work, says concern over coronavirus overblown : worldnews
Brazil's air Bolsonaro on Friday cast doubt on Sao Paulo's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak and accused the state governor of manipulating the numbers for political ends, without giving evidence for his claims

Thai king self-isolates in Alpine hotel with harem of 20 women amid pandemic : worldnews

Violence erupts in China as people try to leave coronavirus-stricken Hubei province : worldnews
Wuhan, endless queues for ashes of coronavirus dead cast doubts on numbers : worldnews
A Wuhan seafood vendor believed to be one of the first coronavirus patients says 'a lot fewer people would have died' if the Chinese government acted sooner : worldnews
A coronavirus 'super-spreader' in India who refused to self-isolate sparked an outbreak that left 40,000 people in quarantine, officials say : worldnews
Indian Police Beat Curfew Violators on First Day of Lockdown for 1.3 Billion People : worldnews

Coronavirus: Fears for indigenous tribes after doctor in Amazon tests positive. Many members of indigenous tribes have weaker immune systems and so are more vulnerable to diseases such as COVID-19. : worldnews

Coronavirus under occupation: Israeli forces demolish emergency health clinic for Palestinians : worldnews (Jews doing their Hitler thing)

Kennels go empty after every animal gets adopted at Colorado shelter amid outbreak : news

What Happens If Workers Cutting Up the Nation's Meat Get Sick? -- As meatpackers rush to meet demand, their employees are starting to get COVID-19. But some workers say they're going to work ill because they don't have paid sick days and can be penalized for staying home.

91-DIVOC : Flip the script on COVID-19 - An interactive visualization of the exponential spread of COVID-19
Normalized timelapse of NYTimes Coronavirus U.S.A. map : dataisbeautiful
Coronavirus Fatalities by U.S. State [OC] : dataisbeautiful
[OC] COVID-19 cases per capita by county : dataisbeautiful

The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts - The Boston Globe
MA COVID-19 Data 3/27/20 : boston
MA COVID-19 Data 3/28/20 : boston
MA COVID-19 Data - oldgrimalkin | Tableau Public
How do you guys feel about getting takeout for meals now? : boston
Which supermarkets are doing deliveries? : boston
Case Count Reporting in Cambridge - City of Cambridge, MA - 46 (now 60)
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information for Cambridge - City of Cambridge, MA (makes Wincheter look pathetic)


As world struggles to stop deaths, far right celebrates COVID-19 | Coronavirus pandemic | Al Jazeera - Some hardliners want to use the virus as a weapon to kill minorities, as others spread further hate and conspiracy.


The woman who knew too much - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Stanford law school professor Pamela Karlan's testimony to the House Judiciary Committee regarding the impeachment of Donald Trump: "What would you think if, when your governor asked the federal government for the disaster assistance that Congress has provided, the President responded: -- "would like you to do us a favor" ...

A nasty president endangers the nation's health: Donald Trump perverts his platform to spread harmful information and disparage any speaking truth to power
Opinion | Trump Chooses Disaster as His Re-Election Strategy - The New York Times - a massive bet that political polarization is a more powerful force than the virus's body count (the libtard hoax Hillary virus is killing you)
New study identifies a psychological factor linked to Trump supporters' vindictiveness

A video compilation of Dr. Deborah Birx press conferences | Outrageously effusive Trump praise raises questions about her credibility | : inthenews
For Dr. Deborah Birx, Urging Calm Has Come With Heavy Criticism - The New York Times

Public health experts say Trump is bungling the coronavirus response. "Trump's reaction was ... if not the worst in the world ... among the worst in the world. It was dangerous." : politics

'Unacceptable': Dems Fume After Trump Announces Plan to Refuse Congressional Oversight of Corporate Bailout Funds - "This is a frightening amount of public money to have given a corrupt admininistration with zero accountability." : politics
Trump says he won't comply with key transparency measures in the coronavirus stimulus bill
Trump Axed Congressionally-Mandated Pandemic Recovery Oversight with Stimulus Bill Signing Statement : politics (no one can oversight the Godster, your money now belongs to Trump, aka "the trash goblin")
Trump Suggests He Can Gag Inspector General for Stimulus Bailout Program : politics
Trump Suggests He Can Gag Inspector General for Stimulus Bailout Program - The New York Times - In a signing statement, the president undermined a key safeguard Democrats had insisted upon as a condition of approving $500 billion in corporate relief in the $2 trillion law.
Trump takes immediate step to try and limit coronavirus inspector general's autonomy, as battle over stimulus oversight begins

Analyzing the Patterns in Trump's Falsehoods About Coronavirus -- For months, the president has downplayed the severity of the pandemic, overstated the impact of his policies and potential treatments, blamed others and tried to rewrite the history of his response.

A wannabe dictator never cries: Except maybe for himself. For Trump, there's only one victim: himself. He fears political defeat more than the deaths of millions : politics
Trump ties grievances with GM, governors to coronavirus decisions - The Washington Post
Delusional MAGA governors will get a lot of people killed - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Just because COVID-19 initially hit Washington and New York is currently the epicenter, the idea that decadent coastal urban enclaves are uniquely vulnerable to the pandemic doesn't mean that interior red states aren't similarly vulnerable to the pandemic, and the lack of urgency of Trumpian governors will just make things worse: (Trump virus coming for you, fucking Kay Ivey)
Nate Silver on Twitter: "9 of the 10 states to report the biggest % increases over the past three days were states Trump won. https://t.co/MJHdafBoqA https://t.co/s8DXfuJLWG" / Twitter

Finally, Trump Consults the Experts - Lawyers, Guns & Money - President Donald Trump called up former Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez -- and his fiancie, Jennifer Lopez -- to get their thoughts on a national response to the coronavirus pandemic,
Scott Lemieux on Twitter: "Could have been worse, Trump could have phoned Derek Jeter, who would have counseled him to trade 10,000 respirators for the 12th-best minor league relief prospect in South Korea" / Twitter

The coronavirus will end conservative dogma about big government forever | There are no libertarians in foxholes, it turns out. And Republicans won't be able to unwind their endorsements of deficit spending. (they won't need to ... "The WaPo seems to forget how many conservatives blame Obama for Katrina.")

In the Coronavirus Bill, Most of the Money for Ordinary People Is Thanks to Democrats : politics - "Duh! If Dems hadn't won the house in 2018, we'd be bailing out Donny's hotels, and that's pretty much it")

Everything Has Changed Overnight | The Democratic primary is no longer over. This is a historic crisis requiring nothing less than FDR-style ambition and leadership. We're got just the guy ... Not only is America faced with a choice between three white seventy-something males to take its people through one of the most challenging and potentially transformational epochs in its history, but the only one of them without obvious signs of dementia is coming third...

Cuomo's proposed budget includes $38M in cuts to Brooklyn hospitals ... these hospitals mainly serve low-income communities of color ...

Austin company looking to dock paychecks for those receiving stimulus checks : news

Eschaton: Pop Goes The Aughts - Right wingers and "centrists" spent the decade after the beginning of the Great Recession demonizing the unemployed and finding any excuse for it other than the obvious ones ... Mass unemployment had an obvious cause and just as obvious solutions, but the people who rule us and the lickspittles-to-billionaires in the press spent years blaming the victims of their views and policies. Gonna be the same thing but even more insane.

Eschaton: Death Cult - When people in the future try to explain what happened, one crazy person is going to try to explain that it was all because of the president's favorite television stories, and he will be correct but laughed out of the academy.
John Whitehouse on Twitter: "ah https://t.co/xbLohtKryZ" / Twitter
One thing too few remember about Katrina was it wasn't just incompetence, but extreme racism. I don't mean extreme racism of Fox News, or the Bush administration. I mean of basically the entire media. New Orleans was treated as *too dangerous for the national guard to enter safely* because there were black people there, and when they weren't looting big screen TVs (a sensible thing to do in several feet of water), they were killing whitey. News coverage was dominated by accounts of crime in the Superdome. It was just *too dangerous to help people.* ... But a hurricane hits a location. The virus is going to go everywhere. So, good luck places the president likes! He doesn't like any place, actually, and he isn't going to like you, either, when you make his numbers look bad.

Eschaton: This Sucky Blog Is My External Memory - And people who were horrified by Katrina (and other things), rightfully, now get nostalgic for George Bush. And while I am no longer strongly on the side of "actually, George Bush was worse than Trump" as Trump finally has his moment to shine, I am still mad that...everyone forgot. Even people who pay attention to politics barely remember things that happened 4 years ago. It should not be very surprising that people who are blessed with more entertaining hobbies don't remember things that happened a month ago.

Twitter DELETES Rudy Giuliani Tweet Featuring Coronavirus Misinformation and False Attack on Gov. Whitmer

Kennedy Center Tells Musicians It Will Stop Paying Them Hours After $25 Million Bailout Is Signed - National Symphony Orchestra will stop receiving paychecks on April 3


Asexual assault allegation against Joe Biden has ignited a firestorm of controversy : politics
Joe Biden's Sexual Assault Accuser Wants To Be Able To Speak Out Without Fear Of 'Powerful Men' (old gropey Joe)
Fox News Poll Shows Joe Biden CRUSHING Trump By 25 Points in Swing Counties



6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America : videos

Fox Business Ditches Trish Regan After Coronavirus 'Impeachment Scam' Rant (evil lying bitch too much even for Foxfuckers)


TIL A married Secret Service agent had trouble extraditing a hacker from Romania, so he pretended he was a woman, flirted for 7 months online, and nabbed the criminal when he flew to Boston with 3 boxes of grape-flavored condoms. : todayilearned

TIL of Brian Shaffer, a man who disappeared after entering a bar in Columbus, OH in April, 2006. He was recorded on security cameras entering the bar, but never leaving the bar. He is still missing today. : todayilearned


The Bureau of Indian Affairs today told the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe that the Secretary of the Interior has ordered that their reservation be disestablished and their land be taken out of trust. : news (they got Trumped)


TIL Canadian researchers developed an implant which restores the movement of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who have trouble walking, freezing on the spot and falling. By electrical stimulation to the spine via the implant, the signal reawakens the feedback from legs to brain. : todayilearned - undefined

360 scientists from 184 different institutions have contributed to a global effort to find more than 200 regions of the genome and more than 300 specific genetic variations that affect the structure of the cerebral cortex and likely play important roles in psychiatric and neurological conditions. : science

What are some downsides to Cannabis that people don't talk about?


What has the COVID-19 virus made you realize? : AskReddit

What's something that you once believed to be essential in your life, but after going without, decided it really wasn't? : AskReddit
A Cluttered Life: Middle-Class Abundance - YouTube ... "clutter is deferred decisions" ...

Marco Pierre White ensures us that making Gordon cry was Ramsey's decision : Chefit

Only in florida : WTF

Bob Dylan has released a song about the Kennedy assassination -- and it's 17 minutes long : news

Steven Seagal movies are shit : videos

If you could go back in time 10,000 years ago and make a cave painting to confuse everyone in the future; what would you draw? : AskReddit
If you were a villain and could choose any animal to fight by your side, what animal would you choose and why? : AskReddit

Zoom Removes Code That Sends Data to Facebook : technology (yeah, they really zuckerfucked you)

Internet Archive makes 1.4 million books available for free online amid the coronavirus crisis : worldnews
Electronic library. Download books free. Finding books
u/dokumentamarble asks why someone should support bookshop.org over Amazon. u/LukariBRo explains Amazon's monopoly. : bestof




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The ozone layer is healing, new study finds - It heralds a rare success in the reversal of environmental damage and shows that global action can make a difference : worldnews


Coronavirus live updates: U.S. is first country to report 100,000 cases; Trump invokes Defense Production Act - The Washington Post
United States Surpasses China in Coronavirus Cases; Now Leads the World : worldnews
'We Are At War,' WHO Head Says, Warning Millions Could Die From COVID-19 : worldnews
We're Sharing Coronavirus Case Data for Every U.S. County -- With no detailed government database on where the thousands of coronavirus cases have been reported, a team of New York Times journalists is attempting to track every case.
New Yorks staggering coronavirus outbreak, in five charts
Coronavirus in Germany: The country has the fifth-most Covid-19 cases worldwide, but only a fraction of the deaths - Vox (they tested)
Some Recovered Coronavirus Patients In Wuhan Are Testing Positive Again : Goats and Soda : NPR

At G20 summit, India calls for reform of WHO, which was based on 'last century's models' and lacks mandate to fight global pandemics like coronavirus

Do people become immune to CoVid-19 after recovering from it? : askscience
Coronavirus Could Be a 'Chimera' of Two Different Viruses, Genome Analysis Suggests
Origin and evolution of the adaptive immune system: genetic events and selective pressures

Trump's death cult finally says it: Time to kill the "useless eaters" for capitalism. Republicans say the quiet part out loud: Americans must die of the coronavirus in order to save capitalism : politics
'Holy Crap This Is Insane': Citing Coronavirus Pandemic, EPA Indefinitely Suspends Environmental Rules : politics
Trump wants U.S. resurrected in time for hotels pricey Easter brunch
Trump claims U.S. States don't need the amount of ventilators they're asking for: 'I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000' : politics
Trump: I Don't Think Governors 'Need' the Medical Equipment They're Begging For
Trump just raged at Michigans governor. Here's whats really behind it.
Trump says he's directed Pence not to call governors who aren't 'grateful' for federal aid : politics
A deal with General Motors and Ventec Life Systems to produce tens of thousands of the critical lifesaving devices seemed imminent. Then the announcement was pulled back.
Fact check: Ignoring years of warnings, Trump falsely claims 'nobody in their wildest dreams' predicted a ventilator shortage : politics
Kushners Shadow Task Force Appears to Violate Multiple Laws

Coronavirus Is A Defining Test And American Government Is Failing It | HuffPost - not just Trump. Our politics are unfit for this calamity.
The Trump OClock Folliesmendacious nightly press briefings on the coronavirus will go down in history for their monumental flimflammery.

As coronavirus deaths mount, Trump's handling of intelligence warnings looks worse and worse : politics
Trump blocking emergency medical supplies from being sent to Michigan because he doesn't like the nasty woman governor who said mean things about him - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Dr. Fauci Answers Trevor's Questions about Coronavirus

Disease modelers face politicization of coronavirus epidemiology - The Washington Post (Dumpster)

Charles Koch Network Pushed $1 Billion Cut to CDC, Now Attacks Shelter-in-Place Policies for Harming Business : politics

A leading South Korean doctor warns that Trump's 'pride' and 'ego' is putting the world's health at risk : worldnews
Bill Gates on coronavirus: We need an 'extreme shutdown' of 6 to 10 weeks : worldnews

The Road to Coronavirus Hell Was Paved by Evangelicals : politics (christo-fucks)
A Coronavirus Great Awakening? - WSJ - Sometimes the most important ingredient for spiritual renewal is a cataclysmic event (Jesus will kill all the demo-tards)

New Orleans the new coronavirus epicenter? Mardi Gras fueled outbreak - Death rate soars in New Orleans coronavirus 'disaster' that could define city for generations

Mississippi Churches, Stores Reopen As Governor Overrides Mayor's COVID-19 Orders
After once downplaying 'beer virus' to crowd of seniors, Don Young now says threat is urgent and real

Bill de Blasio Had His Worst Week As New York City Mayor (yeah, fucking idiot)
Coronavirus New York City: Bill de Blasio's Preparation | National Review
NYC nurse: Andrew Cuomo is no hero. He spent years slashing hospital capacity : videos

Alabama governor wont issue stay-at-home order because 'we are not California.' By population, it's worse. (Kay Ivey in case you forgot, and yes, they're fucked)
The Coronavirus Isn't Just A Blue State Problem - Detected cases are higher in blue states, but growing faster in red states.

Men are getting sicker, dying more often of covid-19, Spain data shows : worldnews

WHO Now Doesn't Recommend Avoiding Ibuprofen For COVID-19 Symptoms : worldnews

Boris Johnson Has Tested Positive For Coronavirus : worldnews
Deliberately coughing on emergency workers to be punishable by two years in jail: 'We will not hesitate to prosecute anybody who threatens them as they go about their vital duties,' says Director of Public Prosecutions (UK) : worldnews

16-year-old girl becomes France's youngest coronavirus victim

China Shuts Down All Cinemas, Again | Hollywood Reporter
China prepares to close borders to foreigners, fearing 2nd wave of COVID-19 : worldnews
Chinese media caught erasing history and 'Wuhan virus' from reports : worldnews

Paris hospitals will be swamped within 48 hours after coronavirus spike: official : worldnews
Italy records the highest death toll till date with 919 news fatalities in a day : worldnews
45 doctors with coronavirus are dead in Italy : worldnews
The real death toll for Covid-19 is at least 4 times the official numbers (Italy) : worldnews
A British company behind a 10-minute coronavirus antibody test, which will cost about a $1, has begun sending prototypes to laboratories for validation : worldnews

Brazil's State Governors Ignore Bolsonaro's Request to Relax Quarantine : worldnews
North Korea asking for aid, while denying any coronavirus cases: report : worldnews
Iranian media reports nearly 300 people have been killed and more than 1,000 sickened by ingesting toxic methanol across the Islamic Republic out of the false belief it kills the new coronavirus. : worldnews
Cuba hit out at the United States on Thursday over a "campaign of discredit and lies" against the doctors it has sent around the world to help fight the coronavirus pandemic : worldnews
Chinese Lawyers Sue U.S. Over 'Coronavirus Cover-up' : worldnews

David Chang Isn't sure the restaurant industry will survive Covid-19.

Coronavirus spreading in The Villages (old white rich Republicans)

Jair Bolsonaro claims Brazilians 'never catch anything' as Covid-19 cases rise : worldnews (talk about delusional rightwing bubbles)


'We Need Medicare for All': Massive Coronavirus Job Losses Expose Obvious Failure of Employer-Based Insurance : politics
Teen Who Died of Covid-19 Was Denied Treatment Because He Didnt Have Health Insurance

Opinion | Why Is America Choosing Mass Unemployment? - The New York Times - European countries are paying to preserve jobs during the coronavirus crisis. Sadly for American workers, the United States is charting its own path.
The U.S. is still exceptional but now for its incompetence
Trump touts great success as US becomes world's worst virus epicenter : politics
Beyond Narcissism, Trump's Other Personality Flaws Are Putting Americans at Risk | His obsession with revenge and his fatalism are endangering the nation.

Americans Can Thank Democrats For a Strong Stimulus PackageSchumer and Pelosi effectively negotiated provisions that put American workers first.
Democrats Took a Terrible Coronavirus Bill and Made It Pretty Damn Good : politics
The big cruise ship lines were shut out of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue : politics

Why Is America Choosing Mass Unemployment? European countries are paying to preserve jobs during the coronavirus crisis. Sadly for American workers, the United States is charting its own path. : politics

Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Mitch the Ditch can't do anything but resist)

Inside Joe Biden's bizarre coronavirus bunker -- Nearly everything in his campaign has been turned upside down, from fundraising to how (or even whether) to attack Trump.

The sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden, explained - Vox - A woman says Biden assaulted her in 1993. Now #TimesUpBiden is trending.
Biden Allegations - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Times Up Said It Could Not Fund a #MeToo Allegation Against Joe Biden, Citing Its Nonprofit Status and His Presidential Run
Katie Halper on Twitter: "This is a story that @ReadeAlexandra has been trying to tell since it happened in 1993. It's a story about sexual assault, retaliation and silencing. #meToo https://t.co/yHz3iFi9a5" / Twitter


Thomas Massie is a monster Republicans created - The Washington Post



It's time to retroactively shut down the University of Chicago Law School in 1990 until we can figure out what the hell is going on - Lawyers, Guns & Money (for the Cass Sunstein is an idiot link, why would anyone listen to a self-important lawyer about epidemiology?)


NASA data shows something leaking out of Uranus : worldnews (read that again)


VeryVeryTexan comments on AITA for punishing my daughter for not coming to my wedding?
u/VeryVeryTexan calls out OP's bullshit - he left his cancer-stricken-wife for a 21 year-old and is punishing his daughter for disapproving of it. : bestof




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With coronavirus and locust plague, nature is sending us a message,

US now leads world in number of confirmed coronavirus cases, according to Johns Hopkins University tally - The Boston Globe
10 new coronavirus-related deaths, 579 new cases reported in Mass. - The Boston Globe
Top CDC official warns New Yorks coronavirus outbreak is just a preview
Michigan coronavirus cases explode but states outside of the hotspots can't get supplies - CNNPolitics

Stocks surge on stimulus plan; Dow closes up 1,300, marking a three-day rally - The Boston Globe

Worries About Coronavirus Surge, as Most Americans Expect a Recessionor Worse = Trump's job approval at highest point in three years (Daddy will fix it)

Mike Pompeo insists G7 use 'Wuhan Virus' - but world officials refuse : worldnews
U.S. blames China for endangering world with coronavirus : worldnews
China refuses to allow discussion on Coronavirus in UNSC, blocks draft that called for "full transparency" over the outbreak; The draft proposal prepared by Estonia highlights growing concern about the unprecedented extent of the COVID-19 outbreak in the world


u/hereforthefeast explains exactly who Republicans are continuing to support during this time of crisis across the United States and the globe, with sources to back up every claim. : bestof


Americans who get news mostly through social media are least likely to follow coronavirus coverage | Pew Research Center

Job Vacancies and Inexperience Mar Federal Response to Coronavirus - The New York Times - Unfilled jobs and high turnover mean the government is ill equipped for a public health crisis, said many former and current federal officials and disaster experts.
Trump team failed to follow NSCs pandemic playbookThe 69-page document, finished in 2016, provided a step by step list of priorities which were then ignored by the administration (Trump: "I have the best virus brain")

What Trumps coronavirus briefings are really about
America's Coronavirus Response Is a Man-Made Disaster, and That Man Is Donald Trump - We have literally gone from the most-prepared country in the world last fall to the country with the highest rate of spread of the virus in the world today


WHO official: 'The time to act was actually a month ago' : worldnews
Beware second waves of COVID-19 if lockdowns eased early: study : politics
Trump Wants to Reopen America -- Here's What Happens if We Do.

Trump looking to put troops near Canadian border amid coronavirus fears - National | Globalnews.ca

Fauci's coronavirus reality check:You don't make the timeline. The virus makes the timeline
U.S. deaths from coronavirus top 1,000, amid incomplete reporting from authorities and anguish from those left behind - The Washington Post

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warns of mass death, condemnsfalse hope,and tells us his city will be on lockdown for another 2 months and tobe prepared for longer

Coronavirus: Iceland's mass testing finds half of carriers show no symptoms
At least 59% of cases in Wuhan, China went unreported, study says : worldnews
Up to 10 per cent of recovered coronavirus patients in Wuhan study tested positive later : worldnews
The novel coronavirus has been detected in wastewater in the Netherlands, according to RIVM research. A small percentage of patients with COVID-19 have the novel coronavirus in their gastrointestinal tract, and thus excrete it in their faeces : worldnews

Nurse dies in New York hospital where workers are reduced to using trash bags as protective medical gear : politics
Entire senior home in New Jersey, 94 people, presumed to have coronavirus

Coronavirus: U.S. government has 1.5 million expired N95 masks sitting in an Indiana warehouse - The Washington Post

Italy's death toll rises above 7,000 -- but the number of new cases declines for the 4th day in a row: Death toll from the virus passed the 7,500 mark on Wednesday, the country's Civil Protection Agency said, however it noted that the rate of contagion fell for the fourth day running.
50% of COVID victims had 3 or more simultaneous diseases in Italy : worldnews
'Game Zero?' Soccer Game Attended by 40,000 Fans Likely Made This Italian City a Coronavirus Epicenter : worldnews
80% of Russia's Coronavirus Aid to Italy 'Useless' : worldnews

London woman, 36, dies of suspected Covid-19 after being told she is 'not priority' : worldnews
Woman, 21, with 'no underlying health issues' dies after contracting Covid-19. Youngest 'healthy' UK victim. : worldnews

Canadians can expect to get $2,000 per month within 10 days from new emergency COVID-19 benefits, PM says : worldnews

China allocates 3% to WHO fundraising for Coronaviruses: China donated less than 3% to the World Health Organization - angering U.S. officials who say the country is responsible for it epidemic and should do more. : worldnews
China promotes bear bile as coronavirus treatment, alarming wildlife advocates : worldnews
Coronavirus response inadvertently cut two-thirds of flu deaths in Hong Kong : worldnesw Brazil

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said some governors and mayors were guilty of crimes for organizing coronavirus shutdowns that threaten to "destroy" Brazil's economy, and urged businesses to re-open to survive the crisis.
Egyptian authorities have forced a Guardian journalist to leave the country after she reported on a scientific study that said Egypt was likely to have many more coronavirus cases than have been officially confirmed. : worldnews
Dozens of elephants in Thailand permanently freed from carrying tourists in the wake of COVID-19 downturn. : worldnews
Coronavirus-infected tourist, 37, is thrown in detention after 'continuing her holiday in Australia instead of self- isolating' : worldnews
Covid-19 patient arrested and charged with attempted murder for not self-quarantining after testing positive : worldnews

Christian pastor who thought COVID-19 is just 'mass hysteria' is among the first in Virginia to die from virus


Trump Fansite The Federalist Hits New Low: Telling People to Get Infected With Coronavirus
Doctor Who Wrote Op-Ed on Coronavirus Infection Parties Says Federalist Made Unwanted Edits to Piece


Russian warships being shadowed by royal navy due to high levels of activity in the channel and north sea : worldnews

South Korean man behind Telegram sex crime ring paraded in public in rare move amid outcry. Over 260,000 people were discovered to participate in a app that shared rape videos of woman and children. : worldnews

UK police record 51% rise in modern slavery offences in a year : worldnews

Man who killed armed robber in his Glasgow home is jailed : news

Feds charge Venezuelan President Maduro, others with narco-terrorism | Miami Herald


Trump Campaigns Threat on TV Licenses May Be Mostly Bluster (not allowed to run anti-Trump ads)

Senate Decides Now Would Be a Good Time for a Monthlong Vacation

Jobless claims soar past 3 million as coronavirus sends Americans to unemployment lines -- The number shatters the Great Recession peak of 665,000 in March 2009 and the all-time mark of 695,000 in October 1982.
A record 3.3 million Americans filed for jobless claims as coronavirus puts economy into recession - The Washington Post - The U.S. unemployment rate has likely risen to 5.5 percent already

Totally unprecedented in living memory: Congresss bipartisanship on coronavirus underscores what a crisis this is

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie plans to votenothreatens to hold up coronavirus stimulus bill - A Congressman from Kentucky plans (Kenfucky Republican worried about national debt all of a sudden)

We're Going to Need a Truth Commission Examining Trump's Coronavirus Response : politics

Trump Is An Authoritarian Weakman : politics

Trump's campaign is trying to remove a video of him appearing to call the coronavirus a "hoax'
The White House ignored a literal 'pandemic playbook' as it struggled to mount its coronavirus fight : politics

Sen. John Thune falls ill, flown home to South Dakota : politics

Opinion | A Cruel Motive for a Costly Delay - The New York Times - Republican senators threatened to block trillions of dollars in aid amid the coronavirus pandemic to deprive low-wage workers of needed help (Flimsey-Dimsey)


Watch: In Fiery Floor Speech, Sanders Rips GOP for Relentless Efforts to 'Punish' Poor People

He urged saving the economy over protecting those who arenot productivefrom the coronavirus. Then he faced Americas wrath.

Abortion Providers Sue Texas Over Coronavirus Order -- governor considers abortion a nonessential procedure. Reproductive rights groups say he's exploiting a crisis to advance an extreme agenda.

Mississippi's GOP governor overrode local coronavirus measures, reopening some restaurants and classifying businesses like gun stores as 'essential' : politics


Man Who Planned to Bomb Hospital Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Dies in Incident With FBI - VICE

Rick Wiles Says God Is Spreading the Coronavirus in Synagogues as Punishment for Opposing Jesus | Right Wing Watch (Trump gives him "press credentials")
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Alex Jones Loses Sandy Hook Court Appeal, Must Now Pay Nearly $150,000 In Legal Fees | HuffPost

Supreme Judicial Court reinstates rape charges against former Milton Academy drama teacher dating to the 1980s - The Boston Globe


Fleeing Nazis shaped Austrian politics for generations after World War II. Regions that witnessed an influx of Nazis fleeing the Soviets after WWII are significantly more right-leaning than other parts of the country. There were no such regional differences in far-right values before World War Two. : science (that explains a lot)


The world wasn't ready to fight the Corona virus. What else is completely possible, but the world is not ready for? : AskReddit


Tried that Social Distancing thing : Colorado


TIL that despite apparent aloofness, cats are social creatures capable of relationships with people. In an experiment commonly used to measure bonds that dogs and primates form with caretakers, about two-thirds of cats displayed secure attachments which equal those found for infants and dogs. : todayilearned

What are you exceptionally good at, but hate doing? : AskReddit

What was the best orgasm you've ever had? : AskReddit




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7.5 magnitude earthquake rocks Russia 0 USGS : worldnews
Antarctic glacier retreated 3 miles in 22 years, threatening global sea-level rise : worldnews
Europe's air pollution plummets up to 50% as virus curbs traffic, new data reveals : worldnews


How Will the Coronavirus End? - The Atlantic

13 Deaths in a Day: An 'Apocalyptic' - Coronavirus Surge at an N.Y.C. Hospital - Hospitals in the city are facing the kind of harrowing increases in cases that overwhelmed health care systems in China and Italy.
NYC morgues near capacity, DHS briefing warns - POLITICO - Officials were told that morgues in the city are expected to reach capacity next week, per the briefing.
New York state has 10 times the COVID-19 cases California has. Why? - SFChronicle.com
Doctors consider universal do-not-resuscitate orders for coronavirus patients - The Washington Post
The peak will be bad: Garcetti warns L.A. coronavirus crisis will get worse

How the World's s Richest Country Ran Out of a 75-Cent Face Mask - A very American story about capitalism consuming our national preparedness and resiliency.

Pretty dumb, 61% approve of his handling of the Covid-19, that tells you how stupid the average American is : PoliticalHumor

'We win': Trump appears to claim victory over coronavirus as US death toll jumps 129 in one day : politics
Fed Up With Social Distancing, Trump Goes Back to Likening Coronavirus to the Flu : politics
Trump Wants U.S. 'Opened Up' by Easter, Despite Health Officials' Warnings -- insisting again that he did not view the coronavirus as any more dangerous than the flu.
Trump wants the country opened, but easing coronavirus restrictions now would be disastrous, experts say -- A growing debate pits the health of the U.S. economy against the health of its people (haha, the "economy" was never about "the health of the people")
G-7 failed to agree on statement after U.S. insisted on calling coronavirus outbreak 'Wuhan virus' (Pompeo)
More thoughts from the sociopath-in-Chief - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is genuinely terrifying: ... "Wouldn't it be great to have all the churches full?" Trump asked. "You'll have packed churches all over our country ... I think it'll be a beautiful time."
Trump barrels toward calamity - The Washington Post
CNN and MSNBC Staff Push Back on Airing Trumps Coronavirus Lies

/u/beanzamillion21 helps connect the dots on why President Trump is suddenly talking about lifting Coronavirus restrictions : bestof
David Fahrenthold on Twitter: "I didn't realize until today how corona closures have hit @realdonaldtrump's biggest revenue generators. Six out of the top seven. (And the one that's open is doing pretty bad, too).
Trump cabinet Bible study leader blames coronavirus on gay people and environmentalists

The New Trump Show: 'I've Gotten to Like This Room -- he president has turned the abandoned briefing room into a new stage and he's making it must-see TV.
Trump Doesn't Have the Attention Span to Fight Coronavirus | He already seems to be losing interest. Look elsewhere for hope.

Opinion | Coronavirus Is Advancing. All Americans Need to Shelter in Place. - The New York Times - The worst of the pandemic is yet to come. Listen to the medical experts. It's time for a national lockdown.
PoppinKREAM comments on Clinton: 'Please do not take medical advice from a man who looked directly at a solar eclipse'

Coronavirus update - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The coronavirus isn't alive. That's why it's so hard to kill.

How America built the best pandemic response system in history -- and threw it away : politics ... Democrats built it. Republicans threw it away.
Slow Response to the Coronavirus Measured in Lost Opportunity - The New York Times - If the administration had reacted to the ventilator shortage in February, a private sector effort starting now might have made lifesaving equipment in mid- to late April. Now it is unlikely to be before June.
/u/PoppinKREAM explains why taking health advice from President Trump is utterly stupid. : bestof

Sherrod Brown Has a Message for America: Listen to Scientists, Not Donald Trump : politics
Most Americans say efforts to combat coronavirus going badly: poll : politics (but 49% think Trump is doing a fantastic job)
Anthony Fauci becomes a fringe MAGA target : politics ... on Sputnik Radio, a Russian government-backed media outlet ...
Pelosi praises Fauci as a 'truth-teller,' says he's crucial to coronavirus fight : politics
Even After Trump Declared a National Emergency, Some Talk Radio Hosts Werent Convinced
Trumpworld Embraces the Death Wish Economy - Dying for the Dow Jones Industrial Average is now an essential part of MAGA dogma. : politics
It's not the 'Chinese virus,' it's the 'Trump virus' (the Republican cancer)

COVID-19 cases doubling every 3 days in N.Y.; Cuomo pleads for ventilators : politics
How New Yorks spiraling coronavirus outbreak could affect Mass.
Coronavirus in Massachusetts: 20 Boston College students test positive for COVID-19 : boston
FYI Cambridge is not allowing reusable bags at grocery stores for awhile. : boston

Pleas stay in Mass. The entire state of Maine has less than 300 ICU beds and only 200 ventilators. We already have the oldest population in the US. Listen to the experts and stay at home. People here will not be happy to see you and won't pretend otherwise.

New Orleans is a center of coronavirus. Mardi Gras could be to blame, doctors say. - As of Tuesday afternoon, New Orleans had 567 of Louisiana's 1,388 cases of the coronavirus and 20 of the state's 46 deaths.

With masks, ventilators in short supply, governors and hospitals call for federal intervention - The Washington Post - With prices rising and supplies uncertain, governors and health-care officials are urging the Trump administration to use the Defense Production Act to bring order

'This Is a Massive Scandal': Trump FDA Grants Drug Company Exclusive Claim on Promising Coronavirus Drug : politics
Clinical trials for coronavirus treatments begin in New York - ABC News - Almost half of the U.S. novel coronavirus cases are in New York.

Prince Charles resulted positive to Covid-19 : worldnews
Prince Charles, 71, tests positive for coronavirus. - BBC News : news
Hospital that tested Bolsonaro for coronavirus hide the name of two infected with coronavirus - president refuses to show exam. : worldnews

A COVID-19 patient is billed roughly $35 in Korea after being hospitalized for 18 days : pics

Cuba has mobilized its medical corps around the world to distribute a new "wonder drug" that officials there say is capable of treating the new coronavirus despite U.S. sanctions: The drug, called Interferon Alpha-2B Recombinant (IFNrec), is jointly developed by scientists from Cuba and China : worldnews
Lost Smell and Taste Hint COVID-19 Can Target the Nervous System: The symptoms suggest SARS-CoV-2 might infect neurons, raising questions about whether there could be effects on the brain that play a role in patients deaths, but the data are preliminary.
Sudden loss of smell or taste is emerging as a symptom of covid-19 : worldnews
A reminder that we still don't know what the hell is going on - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The most important gap in the medical and scientific community's knowledge regarding COVID-19 remains this: The prevalence of the virus in various national populations at any moment remains almost wholly speculative
New Oxford study suggests millions of people may have already built up coronavirus immunity -- The Oxford research suggests the pandemic is in a later stage than previously thought and estimates the virus has already infected at least millions of people worldwide.

Mayor Garcetti announces water and power will be shut off for nonessential L.A. businesses that dont close

Bill Gates says we need a shutdown: Can't reopen business and 'ignore that pile of bodies in the corner' : politics

'Knucklehead' who coughed on Wegmans worker charged with terroristic threats, N.J. Gov. says
Amazon workers test positive for covid-19 at six U.S. warehouses : technology

Spain reported nearly 7,000 new cases of coronavirus and 680 new deaths in one day : worldnews
Spanish authorities: 102.000 fines and 926 arrests for breaking rules of lockdown : worldnews
Death of Store Clerk in Italy Highlights Contagions New Front Line - The pandemic has turned people who fill often overlooked, low-paid jobs into unlikely heroes. They are also getting sick or dying
Coronavirus: Nurse 'kills herself in UK hospital' where eight have died from bug : worldnews

AMLO's Incredible Irresponsibility - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The response of Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to COVID-19 is astonishing, making Trump look rational by comparison ... a reporter asked Lspez Obrador how he would protect Mexico, and he responded by pulling religious amulets from his wallet and saying those were his protective shields.

Supermarket in Switzerland remains fully stocked as residents stay calm during coronavirus pandemic : worldnews
Despite official figures, Wuhan continues to find new asymptomatic coronavirus cases daily : worldnews
Priests give communion with shared spoon as Romania COVID-19 cases grow : worldnews
'They dumped him like trash': Palestinian with suspected coronavirus symptoms thrown out of Israel : worldnews (or maybe not)
Coronavirus: Russia aggressively pushing disinformation, EU warns : worldnews
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Says Many Doctors Forcibly Evicted by Landlords Fearing Coronavirus, Stranded on Roads : worldnews

New Zealand enters full lockdown because of COVID-19 : worldnews
A country with no coronavirus cases has declared a national disaster and shut schools, large gatherings : worldnews (Malawi)
Coronavirus prompts new restrictions on alcohol sales in Western Australia: customers limited to 3 bottles of wine a day. : worldnews
Australian PM fails to shutdown schools in the midst of crisis, but allows only 5 people at a wedding, and 10 people at a funeral. : worldnews
Coronavirus: 20 Dublin teens block nurse in & cough on her as part of sick joke : worldnews

Cleveland judge calls lawyer who asks to reschedule hearings amid coronavirus surge a 'little idiot' : videos

Twitter Deletes Post From The Federalist Proposing Chickenpox Partiesto Deliberately Spread Coronavirus

Plz Cancel Our Cleaning : : Virus Leads Many to Cast Aside Household Help : One family laid off its nanny but wondered if she would video chat with the children for free. Across the country, undocumented household workers are being cast out with little help.

Nurses Share Coronavirus Stories Anonymously in an Online Document - The New York Times - A health care worker in New Jersey created a digital venue for people in the field to chronicle poor working conditions that may put patients at risk


International Criminal Court says Pompeo is threatening its staff : worldnews (which makes him a ... and "protecting America" is "protecting Trump")


'The whole city laid off': US jobless claims climb sky high
Congress and White House Strike Deal for $2 Trillion Stimulus Package | The plan would provide direct payments to taxpayers, jobless benefits and a $500 billion fund to assist distressed businesses, with oversight requirements demanded by Democrats. : politics
Congress and White House Strike Deal for $2 Trillion Stimulus Package - The New York Times - The plan would provide direct payments to taxpayers, jobless benefits and a $500 billion fund to assist distressed businesses, with oversight requirements demanded by Democrats.

A Deadly Conflict of Interest - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This probably isn't the only reason that Trump is considering killing untold numbers of people by encouraging his lickspittles in red-state statehouses to end social distance policies prematurely, but I'm sure it's one of them:
Per 538's poll curation, Trump's approval is now higher than at any point in his presidency - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Per 538s poll curation, Trump's approval is now higher than at any point in his presidency

Trump says governors 'have to treat us well' if they want assistance during coronavirus pandemic : politics (Pres Quid-pro-Quo)
Trump Suggests States Need to Bribe Him With Praise to Get Federal Assistance for COVID-19 : politics

Sanders Demands Trump Rescind 'truely outrageous' Decision to Hand Gilead Exclusive Rights Over Possible Coronavirus Treatment - Joseph Grogan is the director of the United States Domestic Policy Council and assistant to Donald Trump, joining in early 2017. In January 2020 he was appointed to the Coronavirus Task Force. - Joseph Grogan was a major lobbyist ("Head of Federal Affairs" ) for Gilead Sciences, Inc. from 2011-2017.

Trump Can't Even Imitate a Normal President

Chuck Schumer made sure businesses controlled by Trump, his family, and top US officials couldn't get money from the government's $2 trillion coronavirus bailout fund : politics
Republicans are angry that Democrats want to do too much for the economy : politics
Daniel Dale on Twitter: "Asked how much reservation he has spending $2 trillion on the relief package, Trump says, "It's not really spending because a lot of it is helping companies."" / Twitter
Embattled GOP Sen. Richard Burr accused of securities fraud in lawsuit filed by hotel shareholder : politics

Ohio stops daily reporting of new unemployment claims at request of Trump administration - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH (makes Dumpster look bad, so ...)
Eschaton: That's Just PA - I guess we're going to have the triumphant return of Eschaton's popular feature, Thursday Is New Jobless Day.

Socialism for Corporations. Brutal Capitalism for Everyone Else. : politics
Thanks, Mr President, but I asked my grandparents and they don't want to die for your economy : politics
Coronavirus: Republicans Move Towards Sacrificing Old People for the Economy - No Thanks, I Will Not Immolate Myself on the Altar of Your Stock Portfolio -- Republican maniacs coalesce around around the idea that grandparents must be sacrificed to COVID-19.
Life begins at conception and ends at birth - Lawyers, Guns & Money
No Thanks, I Will Not Immolate Myself on the Altar of Your Stock Portfolio : politics
Fox's Brit Hume says its an 'entirely reasonable viewpoint' to expect that grandparents would be willing to die to protect the economy
Glenn Beck says older Americans should return to work: 'Even if we all get sick, I would rather die than kill the country' (die for Trump)

Donald Trump Must Face First Amendment Suit for Revoking Press Badges : politics
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San Francisco mayor slams Trump on coronavirus comment: Why are we still listening to the president?
Kentucky mayor: Listen up dipshits, 'coronovirus is a 'big fucking deal'
Kentucky coronavirus party with group of young adults has left at least one person infected - CNN
Boulder city government strongly urges homeless people to stop being homeless as soon as possible - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Waffle House closes 365 locations across the U.S.

richest university cuts costs as pandemic sweeps country (Harvard will Harvard)

Walmart Was Almost Charged Criminally Over Opioids. Trump Appointees Killed the Indictment. : politics


Is there any defense for Bernie Sanders's decision to continue to campaign? - Lawyers, Guns & Money


/u/inconvenientnews details the inconsistencies in the beliefs of Republicans since the start of the Trump administration. : bestof


Documents: Lori Daybell said missing children had become zombies, possessed : news


Have there been any pandemics that affected non-humans? : askscience


This video is 9 months old, and it's a little unreal to watch. PBS segment on potential flu pandemic threats, featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci : videos

Early puberty among boys is associated with shorter lifespans, according to a new genetic study by scientists at the University of Cambridge. : science

Researchers demonstrate that mother-infant touch and contact are essential for optimal neurodevelopmental regulation in early infancy. Kangaroo Care, a skin-to-skin, chest-to-chest method of caring for a baby has been associated with promoting neurophysiological development. : science


A friend's parents made this. I died. : funny (<--**)


/u/trademesocks details the amount of viral advertising McDonalds has done recently on reddit, including capitalizing on the COVID-19 pandemic. : bestof


An incredible video by Ann Reardon explaining how the 5-minute crafts YouTube channel is involved in one of the largest media propaganda machines in recent history. : videos


The Office Crew Blames NBC for Forcing Steve Carrell's Exist: 'It Was Absolutely Asinine


What are the spookiest audio or video clips on the internet? : AskReddit

What is the most fucked up thing that happened in a children's TV shsow




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Greta Thunberg says she may have had covid-19 and has self-isolated : worldnews


Stanford researchers confirm N95 masks can be sterilized and reused with virtually no loss of filtration efficiency by leaving in oven for 30 mins at 70C / 158F : worldnews
Patient Simultaneously Infected With Two Strains of COVID-19 In Iceland : worldnews
The coronavirus isnt mutating quickly, suggesting a vaccine would offer lasting protection

'Cacophony of coughing': Inside NYC's virus-besieged ERs

Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance : What the Next 18 Months Can Look Like, if Leaders Buy Us Time   (<-- **)

Coronavirus economic impact will be severe, at least as bad as Great Recession, says IMF

Coronavirus: US Could Become New Epicentre of Outbreak Amid Very Large Acceleration n Cases, WHO Warns | Over 46,000 Infections and 530 Deaths Recorded, Putting America on Course to Overtake Italy in Number of Cases
U.S. has potential of becoming coronavirus epicenter, says WHO : politics

See Which States and Cities Have Told Residents to Stay at Home - The New York Times

Coronavirus in N.Y.: 'Astronomical' Surge Leads to Quarantine Warning -- The White House advised people who have passed through or left New York City that they should place themselves in a 14-day quarantine.
Opinion | Trump to New York: Drop Dead - The New York Times - Untold thousands will likely die, absent federal intervention. And it needs to happen this instant. Why won't the president help?
Trump to New York: You've Been Mean to Me, Drop Dead
Trump finds someone to blame on coronavirus: Andrew Cuomo - The Washington Post
Trump versus the scientists: The president's tug-of-war with experts over coronavirus policy

Coronavirus: Trump asked South Korea for equipment in return for business deals, Seoul says : worldnews

President Trump's Job Approval Rating Up to 49%

Hours after Trump discusses walking back coronavirus prevention measures, Johns Hopkins official's tweets go viral
Trump Has Given Unusual Leeway to Fauci, but Aides Say Hes Losing His PatienceThe president has become increasingly concerned as Dr. Anthony S. Fauci has grown bolder in correcting his falsehoods about the spread of the coronavirus.
'Where's Fauci?' America panics as doctor absent again from White House briefing | Infectious disease expert, who has politely sparred with Trump, has become a calming presence in a time of deep uncertainty : politics
Where's Fauci? Doctor's absence is noticed at White House coronavirus briefing : politics

Mass. issues stay-at-home advisory, closes nonessential businesses, as coronavirus death toll rises to nine - The Boston Globe
The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts - The Boston Globe
MBTA ridership is down 73% (data from Transit App) : boston
Coronavirus in Massachusetts: 20 Boston College students test positive for COVID-19 : boston
Joe Biden calls Charlie Baker Charlie Parker

'Repulsive': Outrage as Texas Lieutenant Gov. Says Seniors Willing to Risk Coronavirus Infection to Protect Economy - "This crisis is really laying bare the extent to which we are ruled by completely craven psychopaths." : politics
Thousands of Liberty students expected to return to campus amid coronavirus outbreak | Virginia | richmond.com

CDC: coronavirus survived in Princess Cruise cabins up to 17 days after passengers left

New Orleans has some of the highest coronavirus infection rates in the U.S. -- yet it's overlooked | Coronavirus | nola.com (but look at NY)

Italy reports 602 new coronavirus deaths, the number dropping for a second day in a row : worldnews
Coronavirus figures offer signs of hope for Italy that lockdown is working: number of registered Covid-19 cases grows by 8.1%. First time it is down to single digit. : worldnews
Italian coronavirus cases likely '10 times higher than reported' : worldnews
'We will send police. With flame-throwers' Italian mayors lose it at people refusing to self isolate
At least 23 Italian doctors have died in coronavirus epidemic : worldnews

UN: 85% of new infections, deaths coming from Europe and US : worldnews
China 'didn't report 43,000 silent carriers' : worldnews

One dead, 133 positive for COVID-19 following the disembarking of the Ruby Princess cruise ship in central Sydney - a shocking blunder : worldnews

India on National Lockdown for 21 Days, From 12 AM tonight there will be a complete lockdown across the country: PM Narendra Modi : worldnews
Ireland: Private hospitals will be made public for duration of pandemic - The State will take control of all private hospital facilities - Health Minister: "Patients with this virus will be treated for free, and they'll be treated as part of a single, national hospital service
Mexico's President Has No Interest in Bailing Out Big Companies and Banks, Says the Poor Must Be Rescued : worldnews
Putin dons hazmat suit as Moscow says coronavirus outbreak is worse than it looks : worldnews
If the govt doesn't fix it, we will : Brazil' ganges impose night-time curfews in Rio's slums
Spain reports 514 deaths and 6,584 new cases in the last 24 hours : worldnews
Spanish army finds care home residents 'dead and abandoned' : worldnews
Large hospital in NE Romania closes after 52 doctors and nurses tested positive for the new coronavirus : worldnews
Mexican president vows to bail out the poor, not big companies, in coronavirus response : worldnews
6 million face masks ordered by Germany lost in Kenya : worldnews

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro says coronavirus crisis is a media trick - Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has accused his political foes and the press of purposefully "tricking" citizens about the dangers of coronavirus, as Latin America braced for a spike in the number of deaths.
'Outrageous': Indonesian politicians first in line for coronavirus testing : worldnews
Malaysia reports another COVID-19 fatality linked to religious gathering; death toll rises to 15 : worldnews
Taliban pledges not to kill healthcare workers as fear of a coronavirus spreads in Afghanistan : worldnews

Snopes forced to scale back fact-checking in face of overwhelming COVID-19 misinformation : technology



US Navy launches live-fire missiles in warning to China (meanwhile)


Trump, whose hotel business is losing millions, says 'I'll be the oversight' of $500 billion coronavirus 'slush fund' : politics
Before Trump called for reevaluating lockdowns, they shuttered six of his top-earning clubs and resorts - The Washington Post
Sending People Back to Work Now Will Not Save the Economy. It Will Doom It. : politics


Pelosi unveils $2.5 trillion counterproposal to GOP coronavirus stimulus : politics
Senate aims for vote on $2 trillion stimulus plan to blunt coronavirus impacts - The Washington Post - McConnell, Schumer, Pelosi, Mnuchin voice optimism that deal is at hand, but hurdles remain


Honest Graft: Four Reasons to Be Cautious About Trump's Approval Ratings (wildly popular for his perfect handling of the virus crisis)


Eschaton: Shots Fired - .@KatieHill4CA gets run out of Congress for screwing a campaign staffer absent any complaint.@SenatorBurr stays as Intelligence Chairman after screwing all Americans by falsely reassuring us w opeds on #COVID while he dumped his stock portfolio early.


Eschaton: The Office Of The Preznit - The name "chloroquine" resonated with the man's wife, who asked that her name not be used to protect the family's privacy. She'd used it previously to treat her koi fish "I saw it sitting on the back shelf and thought, 'Hey, isn't that the stuff they're talking about on TV?'"


Barack Obama's election to the nation's highest office in 2008 improved the mental health of black men. The data came from 400,000 U.S. adults evaluating different health aspects. The researchers found the election resulted in a statistically significant mental health benefit for black men


Would animals with non-round pupils (such as cats and goats) see a different shaped image to us, additional to that which is granted by the different eye position? : askscience


Introducing Reddit Polls, An All-New Post Type : announcements


UPS partners with Wingcopter to develop new multipurpose drone delivery fleet : technology




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Coronavirus live updates: United States surpasses 100 deaths in a day, and 500 total - The Washington Post
Coronavirus confirmed cases are a fraction of the real total - The Washington Post - The real count could be 10 times higher.

Italys coronavirus deaths are staggering. They may be more a preview than anomaly.
Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak - Reuters - the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China (Jared needed the money)
Coronavirus Can Be Stopped Only by Harsh Steps, Experts Say - The New York Times

Trump says China "should have told us" about coronavirus. He removed the official meant to do that.
How can Trump fight the pandemic when he's chasing experts out of government? -- The quest for loyalty outweighs the quest for public health and safety
x "He Can't Make Any Big Decisions" : As the Crisis Escalates, Trump Experiments With a PivoTheyt -- Trump toys with reopening the economy early.
Trump Won't Order Vital Coronavirus Supplies Because Corporate CEOs Asked Him Not To -- They're worried it could be bad for business.
Analysis: Trump struggles to adjust to crisis presidency
Trump Says Coronavirus Cure Cannot Be Worse Than the Problem ItselfThe president, who has watched the economy plunge amid social distancing measures, says restrictions will be reassessed.
President Big Baby is getting very cranky - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Aylways the dollars:

White House reporter suspected to have coronavirus, WHCA says - POLITICO

Trump Repeats Latest Bonkers Fox News Coronavirus Claims In Midnight Rant : politics
Dr. Anthony Fauci suggests growing coronavirus rift with Trump as White House signals discomfort with his independence : politics
Anthony Fauci tries to make the White House listen to facts of the pandemic
"I know, but what do you want me to do?: Fauci's strikingly honest review of Trump's coronavirus response
Trump suggests 15 days will be enough to stop coronavirus spread in ALL CAPS tweet -- touts 100% cure!
"Gee, that's too bad" is a neat encapsulation of Trump's approach to the pandemic -- and politics
Dr. Bandy Lee: Trump is spreading a "mental health pandemic" that's making coronavirus worse | Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee: Coronavirus pandemic and Donald Trump's irrational cult is a deadly combination : politics

If you want to understand the Trump administrations priorities during the pandemic, look at its 2021 budget - it values corporations and the wealthy at every turn
Democrats Block Mitch McConnell's Coronavirus Bill, Calling It A 'Corporate Bailout' : politics
We can't let the coronavirus lead to a 9/11-style erosion of civil liberties : politics
Demands for Workers-First Stimulus Grow as Senate GOP Fails to Ram Through $500 Billion Corporate 'Slush Fund' : politics
Senator Accused of Stock Trading After Coronavirus Briefing Says Democrats Are Putting Their Agenda Ahead of National Health : politics - Senator Kelly Loefller
On a call with Trump officials, police chief pleads: 'Stop testing NBA players, start testing first responders' : politics


New York state has more coronavirus cases than France or South Korea as infections soar to 15,168 : worldnews
Coronavirus: Chinese test kits approved for use across Europe, US : worldnews (Jared's co taking too long)
A third of coronavirus cases may be silent carriers classified Chinese data suggests

Anonymous UK critical care doctor u/dr_hcid outlines the errors made by UK government when responding to COVID-19 : bestof

Twitter Says Beijings Coronavirus Lies Are Just FineChinese officials have spread disinformation about the origin of the coronavirus, including blaming its creation on the United States.

Spain's coronavirus death toll adds 462 overnight and has reached 2,182- health ministry : worldnews
COVID-19 death rate in Indonesia is the highest in the world. Experts say it's because reported case numbers are too low : worldnews
NHS tells 1,500,000 Britons 'don't leave house for 12 weeks' : worldnews

Coronavirus: US officials overruled expert advice on listing places visited by Patient 1. Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore have been credited with slowing the outbreak by disclosing details about the movements of infected patients : worldnews
Italy bans internal travel as death toll rises a further 651 : worldnews
Canada will not send athletes to Olympic and Paralympic Games in summer 2020 due to COVID-19 risks : worldnews
New Zealand to shut all Non Esential Businesses and Schools : worldnews
Roughly 30 nurses in Edmonton have refused to swab patienst citizens about the dangers of coronavirus, as Latin America braced for a spike in the number of deaths. : worldnews
for the coronavirus because Alberta Health Services (AHS) won't provide N95 masks, their union says. "They believe that when they request one, they should be provided one from the employer without question." : worldnews
Coronavirus: Russia's low infection numbers viewed skeptically : worldnews

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro says coronavirus crisis coronavirus crisis is a media trick (watching too much Trump)


Rupert Murdoch Put His Son in Charge of Fox. It Was a Dangerous Mistake. - The New York Times - The 48-year-old Lachlan Murdoch stood by as Fox News hosts played down the danger of the deadly coronavirus to their viewers.


Brits called upon to pick fruit this summer as overseas labour dries up : worldnews (haha, dumbfucks)


Sen. Rand Paul Remained at Work on U.S. Capitol For Six Days After Coronavirus Test : politics

Trump cannot block critics on Twitter, federal court affirms - The Washington Post (baby puts fingers in ears and screams)


As the economy falters, Trump loses patience with doctors' orders on coronavirus - Axios
Trump appears to waffle on shutdown as Congress pursues aid
The GOP just smuggled another awful provision into the stimulus - The Washington Post - The Republican Senate bill would prevent many small Medicaid-funded providers from accessing small business loans (ratfuckers)

Hacky Screenwriters Deliver Another Obvious Plot Twist - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Sen. Rand Paul Remained at Work on U.S. Capitol For Six Days After Coronavirus Test : politics
Jacob Payne on Twitter: "@HJBenjamin The worst part is that Rand *KNEW* he'd been directly exposed weeks ago at a Speed Museum event where multiple prominent people tested positive. It's been all over KY media for weeks. He refused to self-quarantine. cc @atrupar" / Twitter
Doctor criticizes Sen. Paul for not self-quarantining - Doctor Ezekiel Emanuel criticizes Sen. Paul, who is a physician, for not going into self-quarantine.
Eschaton: Senator Paul Tests Positive - But that's not the important story. The important story is that he went to the Senate gym and pool this morning. That he went is not really the important story, either. The important story is that the most noble of Americans, the US Senators, kept their goddamn pool and gym open.

We're in this terrible situation because the government is in the hands of terrible people (Republicans) - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Rupert Murdoch Put His Son in Charge of Fox. It Was a Dangerous Mistake. - The New York Times
Fox News and the Wages of Epistemic Closure - Lawyers, Guns & Money


At New York prison, Harvey Weinstein put in isolation after contracting virus | Covid-19 | niagara-gazette.com - Officials familiar with his situation said it is believed Weinstein was positive for the virus when he entered the state prison system last Wednesday from Rikers Island, a New York City jail.


The Spanish Flu of 1918 was a strain of H1N1, but how do we know that? : askscience


Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison & Harvard Medical School has found evidence that suggests meditating daily may slow brain aging. In their paper published in the journal Neurocase, they describe their study of a Buddhist monk who meditates daily & what they learn from him. : science

TIL the Pyramids are so well built that when a Sultan's workers tried to destroy a small Pyramid 3000 years after its construction, they could only move 1-2 stones a day and gave up after creating only a gash after eight months : todayilearned

Scientists have discovered that squid massively edit their own genetic instructions not only within the nucleus of their neurons, but also within the axon the long, slender neural projections that transmit electrical impulses to other neurons. : science

The interpreter for the Georgia Coronavirus task force is the same interpreter who absolutely crushed it at ATL Pride this past October. : gifs (ASL VIRTUOUSO)


A Mysterious Database Exposed 200 Million Americans' Personal Info | Tom's Hardware




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NASA data reveals Greenland lost 600B tons of ice last summer : worldnews
Coronavirus and mild winter helps Germany to reach 2020 climate target : worldnews
Croatian capital hit by its biggest quake in 140 years causing hospital evacuations


The coronavirus has upended the world. But what exactly is it? - The Washington Post

How the Virus Got Out - The New York Times - The most extensive travel restrictions to stop an outbreak in human history havent been enough. We analyzed the movements of hundreds of millions of people to show why.

Donald Trump Called To Resign After Sleeping During Coronavirus Meeting: COVID19 Response A Failure : politics
Trump Touts 'Game-Changing' Drug Cocktail For Coronavirus Linked To Fatal Arrhythmia -- The president, who is not a doctor, recommends a potentially dangerous drug combo to his 74 million Twitter followers. 'What do we have to lose? he asked (gotta love that "not a doctor")
Dr. Anthony Fauci: I Don't Want to 'Embarrass' Trump
Dr. Fauci Refutes Trump's Denial Of Medical Supply Shortage. 'It Is Happening'
Trump has completely mishandled the coronavirus response and should resign : politics
Coronavirus: Trump says he wishes China 'would have told us earlier' despite claims he ignored warnings
White House Pushes U.S. Officials to Criticize China For Coronavirus 'Cover-Up' (always projection)

but he knew it was a pandemic before it became one : PoliticalHumor
Who would have guessed? : PoliticalHumor
Trump surprised by the coronavirus pandemic while everyone else saw it coming : PoliticalHumor

The Crisis Could Last 18 Months. Be Prepared. - The Atlantic - The Crisis Could Last 18 Months. Be Prepared. -- The shutdowns happened remarkably quickly, but the process of resuming our lives will be far more muddled.

Bluff, bombast and blame is all that Donald Trump can offer in this crisis | Nick Cohen | Opinion | The Guardian - The right's position on the virus shows how a failed administration fights when cornered -- If it achieves nothing else, the health crisis has revealed the emptiness of leaders who manufacture nationalist fears to maintain their power. Boris Johnson now looks as out of place as a clown in a morgue. Donald Trump looks as out of luck as a cornered conman.
Short-term thinking plagues Trump's coronavirus response - Officials have yet to grapple with the long-term supply demands needed to fight month's long pandemic ("thinking" hahaha)
U.S. federal response to coronavirus a 'fiasco' says global health expert
Trump Blames Lack of Hospital Masks on Obama : politics
Governments and Companies Race to Make Masks Vital to Virus Fight - The New York Times - President Trump resists using emergency powers to compel production, saying companies will voluntarily provide much-needed protective gear.

Sen. Rand Paul tests positive for coronavirus - Axios

This wouldn't have happened if Hillary Clinton had won

New York state has more coronavirus cases than France or South Korea as infections soar to 15,168 : worldnews

#PresidentCuomo trends as governor's star status rises over coronavirus response
Trump is furiouswith New York Gov. Cuomo because his pandemic press conferences are overshadowing him (demands Cuomo's resignation)


The Coronavirus's Rampage Through a Suburban Nuring Home : two-thirds of Lfe Care Center's residents and 47 of its workers fell ill. Thiry-five people died

38 positive for coronavirus in NYC jails, including Rikers : politics
A Storm Is Coming : : Fears of an Inmate Epidemic as the Virus Spreads in the Jails -- A growing chorus of officials and public defenders in New York City are calling for the release of people who are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus. The alternative, they say, may be a public health catastrophe.

"This is a banana republic": local commissioner unloads on Florida mayor, accuses her of bungling COVID-19 response : politics
Florida leader takes timid steps in face of scourge | Miami Herald -- Coronavirus is killing us in Florida, Gov. DeSantis. Act like you give a damn ("act")
Will spring breakers become super-spreaders? - POLITICO - As Florida finally cracks down, young revelers return to hometowns where people may have been social-distancing for days.
College students in Florida test positive for coronavirus after spring break trip | WKBN.com (so, yes)
Coronavirus shut down Sin City, creating a potentially devastating situation for Las Vegas - The Washington Post
NYC Health Department gets graphic in coronavirus sex memo -- no "group sex")

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issues stay-at-home order for nearly all of state's 9M residents : news

Wuhan's virus patient numbers manipulated for Xi visit: local doctor : worldnews
China reports first local infection in 4 days and another jump in imported cases : worldnews (sure)

COVID-19 is Coming on Fast, Lock the F*ck Down or End Up Like Italy - Italy is showing the world what happens when people think they can outsmart a lockdown. The results are ugly and fatal.

If you have lost your sense of smell or taste you could be a 'hidden carrier' of the coronavirus : worldnews

Lupus Patients Can't Get Crucial Medication After President Trump Pushes Unproven Coronavirus Treatment -- Trump's dubious claim that hydroxychloroquine could be used to treat COVID-19 has led to hoarding, putting Lupus patients and others at even greater risk.
Moronavirus
Communion at Romanian Orthodox Church service, same spoon for everybody : Moronavirus
Come back to Sicily from Milan and instead of stay at home he goes to the grandparent's retirement home. 16 old people infected. : Moronavirus
Hobby Lobby owner David Green is telling store managers to stay open despite the pandemic because his wife had a vision from god.

" WHO ignored December warning on Coronavirus's person-to-person transmission " says Taiwan

Fort Worth Hospital Sees Spike in Severe Child Abuse Cases Over Last Week : news

A small West Virginia hospital tries to get Trump supporters to see the coronavirus threat - The Washington Post - A hospital struggles to prepare a community for a virus many still dot see as a serious threat ... in a county where President Trump won nearly 90 percent of the 2016 vote


Chancellor Angela Merkel in quarantine after contact with doctor who tested positive for coronavirus

Israeli doctor in Italy: We no longer help those over 60 - The Jerusalem Post
Australia closing from 12pm tomorrow - clubs, licensed areas of hotels & pubs, entertainment venues inc cinemas, casinos. : worldnews
'Coughing, sneezing all around:' Cruise ship passengers told to carry on, then disembarked in the middle of Sydney's CBD
Spain warns the 'worst is yet to come' as coronavirus deaths surpass 1,300 : worldnews

Eighteen-year-old dies of coronavirus in UK: Youngest victim is one of 47 new victims as death toll hits 281 and 665 new cases are recorded - with Boris Johnson threatening to shut parks if people don't keep their distance : worldnews
The UK is just a couple of weeks behind Italy and country's NHS risks becoming "overwhelmed", Boris Johnson warns : worldnews (the same BoJo who last week said nothing to worry about, or die all you fucking plebes)
Boris Johnson's father to apply for French citizenship : worldnews - Like his son Boris, the senior Johnson is often outspoken and recently challenged government orders to stay at home as much as possible to avoid spreading the new coronavirus (runs in the shithead family)
Coronavirus: UK could enforce Italy-style lockdown if people fail to stay at home, minister suggests - 'This isn't a game, it is very serious,' warns Robert Jenrick : worldnews
'Fit and healthy' nurse, 36, fighting for life after coronavirus diagnosis : worldnews
[UK] NHS Paramedic is 'evicted over text' by his landlady and told to get an 'Airbnb' because she 'fears she could catch coronavirus from him' : worldnews

Iran's supreme leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory : worldnews
El Salvador suspends electricity, water, mortgage, personal loan, credit card, telephone, cable, internet payments for 3 months : worldnews
Denmark 'freezes economy' to defeat the unprecedented challenge of the coronavirus. : worldnews
Bolsonaro Claims He May Have Coronavirus, Considers Having Third Test | The Rio Times : worldnews (the guy who said it was all "hysteria")

Coronavirus raises concerns for WeWork members as cases grow - The Washington Post - WeWork is refusing refunds for a space they can no longer use

Rich Russians Are Hoarding Ventilators to Protect Themselves Against the Coronavirus : worldnews


Huge sex trafficking ring dismantled in S.Korea. Over 260000 people involved. Stories involving human trafficking, minor abuse, rape videos, blackmail, etc. The biggest Korean scandal since the sinking of the Sewol in 2014. : worldnews


US Secretary of State Pompeo threatened the families of International Criminal Court staff with consequences in response to a probe on US war crimes in Afghanistan : worldnews ("evil piece of shit")

Construction of US-Mexico border wall proceeds despite coronavirus pandemic | US news | The Guardian - The Trump administration announced plans to erect 150 miles of barrier on the border, involving large numbers of contractors

It's Time to Protect the 2020 Election, Too -- Voting by mail is key to ensuring the integrity and accessibility of November's vote.

Viru
U.S. Jobless Rate May Soar to 30%, Feds Bullard Says
No deal on vast coronavirus stimulus bill as negotiations sputter on Capitol Hill - The Washington Post - McConnell delays an initial vote on 1.8 trillion package to allow more time for talks, as Pelosi indicates she'll move forward with her own legislation
Treasury's power over $500 billion loan program becomes key sticking point in coronavirus aid bill -- Trump has said he wants money to go to hotels and cruise lines,
Senate's coronavirus rescue package faces major test on Sunday - Lawmakers will hold a key procedural vote in an effort to meet a Monday deadline for passing the massive aid package.
kejigoto comments on In America, we got celebrities singing Imagine (explains Republican virus fake bill)

DOJ Wants to Suspend Constitutional Rights for Coronavirus Emergency - Rolling Stone - The Department of Justice has secretly asked Congress for the ability to detain arrested people 'indefinitely' in addition to other powers that one expert called 'terrifying'
Bill Barr's DOJ using pandemic crisis to ask for permission to hold prisoners indefinitely without trial: report
/u/theoryofdoom discusses the roundabout way the Trump administration is attempting to use the coronavirus to subvert the constitutional right of habeas corpus : bestof
The Justice Department reportedly wants new emergency powers amid the coronavirus crisis to detain people indefinitely without trial : politics (Barr just suspended your Constitution, run up to no elections)
DOJ Wants to Suspend Constitutional Rights During Coronavirus Emergency : politics

Barr Is Dismantling Charges Filed by Mueller : politics (meanwhile)

Time to Protect the 2020 Election, Too | Voting by mail is key to ensuring the integrity and accessibility of November's vote

The coronavirus relief bill could turn into a corporate coup if we aren't careful : politics
Yes, Wisconsin is the only state where all Republicans opposed coronavirus bill : politics (good job, Wississippi)


Trump officials weigh reopening Obamacare enrollment over coronavirus : politics

NYSE boss sold his own stock ahead of coronavirus market meltdown : politics
A revolution by pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic raises questions as to whether capitalism has failed : politics (define "fail")
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is a Reminder the Rich and Powerful Won't Save Us -- a slew of news reports about how the rich and powerful are behaving amid the coronavirus pandemic -- a lesson on the nature of class war.


Joe Biden slams Trump for bungling coronavirus response in 'He Knew' ad

Elizabeth Warren Calls Out Walmart, Amazon And McDonald's Over Sick Leave


Ohio abortion clinics ordered to stop procedures due to coronavirus - CBS News (never waste a crisis to be an evil asshole : "non-essential")



Teacher gets arrested at Vermilion Parish school board meeting : videos - I n the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards. -- Mark Twain


TIL Research shows that starting school at 10am instead of 8:30am halves student illness and improves academic performance. : todayilearned

How would you feel about a law that requires people to take courses on parenting and education before getting children? : AskReddit

New study finds receptivity to bullshit, meaning people's willingness to endorse meaningless statements as meaningful, predicts the use of essential oils

How do dolphins sleep. If dolphins need air to breathe then how do they sleep underwater? : askscience (one half of the brain at a time)


Astronaut Chris Hadfield provides useful steps to productive self-isolation : videos

SoulofWakanda comments on Kevin Durant in a Tweet from 2011: "Scarlett johanneson I will drink ur bath water...#random"

Midwesttransplant20 comments on Is it normal to have very bad anxiety right now with everything going on?

Doctor in charge of developing milestone Coronavirus test shows up in comments, does impromptu AMA : bestof

Gamestop Business License Suspended by Pennsylvania Governor Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic : technology

[Serious] What is your "I was THAT close to dying" moment

Window washers of reddit: what is the most memorable thing you have seen while on the job? : AskReddit




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Another tragic milestone : Reported cases of COVID-19 pass 200,000, says UN health chief | It took three months to reach the first 100,000 cases of COVID-19 but only 12 days to double that, says WHO

China Is Maneuvering for Global Leadership During the Coronavirus Crisis as the United States Falters - China Is Maneuvering for International Leadership as the United States Falters

Intelligence officials Were warning Trump about a pandemic as early as January, but they 'couldn't get him to do anything about it' : politics
This Isn't Trump's Katrina. It's Stupid, Slow-Motion 9/11. | We could have averted the worst. Our pathological president ensured that we did not.
Used to Meeting Challenges With Bluster and Force, Trump Confronts a Crisis Unlike Any Before - The New York Times - The ways he dealt with crises in his business, real estate and even his personal life prove jarring as he leads the government's response to a pandemic.
The Latest: Vice President Mike Pence, wife test negative
Incompetence is a Republican problem, not just a Trump problem - Lawyers, Guns & Money - In at least one instance this week, Vice President Mike Pence, who heads the Trump administrations coronavirus task force, blindsided private industry by requesting that construction companies donate face masks to hospitals. The White House then failed to provide guidance when directly asked.
How to make Dubya look like Winston Churchill - Lawyers, Guns & Money - All Donald Trump would have to do to guarantee his re-election would be to be a semi-normal, minimally functional human being over the next seven months ... Even the fact that he massively botched the initial response would be forgiven in a New York minute if he would just stop being a complete and total fuckup for once in his miserable life
Trump Argues With Dr Fauci, NBC News' Peter Alexander at Daily Coronavirus Briefing - It's Time For Networks to Stop Televising Trump's Daily Briefings -- They are only vehicles for dangerous disinformation and for the president*'s re-election campaign
Former intelligence chiefs: Trumps removal of experts is deeply destructive to our nations safety
With Two Words, Andrew Cuomo Established Himself as the Leader This Country Needs Now -- The New York governor's Friday morning press conference was a master class in leveling with the public.- "Blame me"
Trump will be judged on one thing now -and it wont be impeachment
Under Fire For Coronavirus Response, Trump Officials Defend Disbanding Pandemic Team : politics
Trump Downplayed the Coronavirus for Weeks as US Intelligence Warned of Growing Danger : politics

The media must stop live-broadcasting Trumps dangerous, destructive coronavirus briefings
Call Trump's News Conferences What They Are: Propaganda -- Then contrast them with the leadership shown by Andrew Cuomo, Justin Trudeau and Angela Merkel.

Trump Uses Coronavirus Press Conference to Confirm He's an Actual Sociopath
Trump is 'nasty' in a crisis and 'terrible' in his response to it
Trump can't hold his massive rallies because of coronavirus, so he's moved his act to the briefing room : politics
Pence staffer tests positive for coronavirus : politics
1 in 8 Trump voters lives in a county with no ICU beds : politics

Eschaton: The Celestial Hall Monitors - Some things voters pick up on their own, but they also need some guidance. The hall monitors and their demerit cards don't exist. -- JUST IN: 55% of Americans approve of Pres. Trump's management of the coronavirus crisis, compared to 43% who disapprove

Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Are Growing Faster In The United States Than Any Other Country In The World : worldnews
Death toll tops 11,000 globally : worldnews
Why we're not overreacting to the coronavirus, in one chart : Italy tried to stem its outbreak, belatedly. We're on the same course
An American Catastrophe. The scale of death and economic damage that the coronavirus is bringing to the U.S. could have been avoidedif only we had started testing for the virus sooner.

Coronavirus patients are contagious 2 days before symptoms show, study suggests : worldnews
Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 main protease provides a basis for design of improved a-ketoamide inhibitors - Given these favorable pharmacokinetic results, our study provides a useful framework for development of the pyridone-containing inhibitors toward anticoronaviral drugs. : science

u/Semli1 provides personal experience on the difficulty that rural US hospitals have getting doctors, from the doctors' POV. With a thoughtful note about immigrant doctors faced with racism from their own patients. : bestof

Another update on the coronavirus map, today, March 21, 2020. Main reason are a few typos, and the graph pies. Also, Timor-Leste joined the list of countries infected. That was a new one for my daughter! Worldwide cases now at 283k. This still counts as the day Madagascar got infected. : MapPorn

COVID-19 Confirmed Cases by County, MA | filled made by Franchoiss | plotly
Gov. Baker: Massachusetts Not Planning Shelter-In-Place Order Over Coronavirus : boston
Two residents of North Attleboro assisted living facility test positive for coronavirus - The Boston Globe - Nine other residents being quarantined at The Branches of North Attleboro

Some of Mexico's wealthiest residents went to Colorado to ski. They brought home coronavirus : worldnews
3 people tested positive from a 3800 person ship that just disembarked in Sydney. 13 people were tested. : worldnews

Despite orders to avoid social gatherings, people are still crowding onto beaches in Hawaii : news

German coronavirus cases rise by 2,705 to 16,662 : worldnews
Italy calls in military to enforce lockdown as 627 people die in 24 hours : worldnews
Five more Italian doctors die battling coronavirus: Thirteen medics have now lost their lives, with 2,629 health workers infected - 8.3% of country's total : worldnews
Doctors in Russia are accusing the government of covering up its coronavirus outbreak, and denying them protective equipment : worldnews
Russia deploying coronavirus disinformation to sow panic in West, EU document says : worldnews
25,000 people gather for Covid-19 prayer session in Bangladesh sparking outcry : worldnews
As coronavirus fears soar, Europe moves to ban wasteful "ghost flights" : worldnews

Brazil's Bolsonaro calls preventive coronavirus measures 'hysteria' : worldnews

10 Days That Changed Britain: "Heated" Debate Between Scientists Forced Boris Johnson To Act On Coronavirus (BoJo the Tory dumbfuck)


Evidence over hysteria -- COVID-19


Trump officials admit the strike on Iranian military leader was a strategic failure: report : worldnews

Hackers breach FSB contractor and leak details about IoT hacking project : news


upL8N8 comments on Trump Urged to Embargo Saudi and Russian Oil

The GOP once again succumbs to Tea Party brain : politics
They Really Believe This Shit - Lawyers, Guns & Money - the dreadful response of Senate Republicans to the historical economic meltdown currently happening. The most important is how bad the bill is substantively. And given that there will be massive job loss caused by public policy, the denial of aid to the poor is even more nakedly punitive than usual:

Eschaton: OH FRABDABABAJABULOUS JOY!!!! (Atrios has recommended this for a long time)

U.S. economy deteriorating faster than anticipated as 80 million Americans are forced to stay at home - The Washington Post - Already, it is clear that the initial economic decline will be sharper and more painful than during the 2008 financial crisis
Opinion | Bailouts Can Save the Economy from Coronavirus - The New York Times - To limit mass unemployment, the government needs to provide companies with the money they are temporarily unable to earn.
The pure evil of the Republican caucus - Lawyers, Guns & Money - some economic populism for you: (give the money to the riches, as usual)

How Did Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden Screw This Up? | HuffPost

Tillis: Burr owes North Carolinians an explanation
Opinion: Sens. Burr and Loeffler cashing in on coronavirus? Why are politicians even allowed to own stock? : politics
House members, Senate aides traded stocks in early days of coronavirus - POLITICO - Rep. Susan Davis, a California Democrat, sold shares in Alaska Air and Royal Caribbean cruise lines on Feb. 11.

American Capitalism Is Brutal. You Can Trace That to the Plantation. - The New York Times ... Slavery was undeniably a font of phenomenal wealth. By the eve of the Civil War, the Mississippi Valley was home to more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the United States. (white southerners are the problem)


GOP Senator Investigating Hunter Biden Sold Stake in Co. Before Market Crash, Says Sale Unrelated to COVID-19 : politics ... Ron Johnson was one of the eight GOP lawmakers who spent July 4, 2018 in Moscow, meeting with the Russians.


How It All Came Apart for Bernie Sanders - The New York Times - The Sanders campaign appeared on the brink of a commanding lead in the Democratic race. But a series of fateful decisions and internal divisions have left him all but vanquished.
Oh. Bernie, I Apologize; I forgot you were there. - Lawyers, Guns & Money



Texas upholds sentence for woman who didn't know she was ineligible to vote | US news


As offerings dwindle, some churches fear for their future : news (their stocks are crashing)


TIL evidence showed that during the seven and a half months preceding Elvis's death -- from January 1, 1977, to August 16, 1977 -- Doctor Nichopoulos wrote prescriptions for Elvis for at least 8,805 pills, tablets, vials, and injectables. Going back to January 1975, the count was 19,012. : todayilearned


Substance Abuse


Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings (Updated) : Amazing Educational Resources

Experiment video showing how far your breath disperses when you cough, whilst using various types of protection. : videos


Camus on the Coronavirus : philosophy

u/DayDayLarge gives an Excellent Brief on how Nazis stole and manipulated the word "Aryan" and how it has Nothing to do with Race : bestof

u/mcjunker provides a xenosociologist's answer to a Covent warrior's question about a human battle ritual : bestof

Depending on your location in Panama, you can watch the sun rise over the Pacific and set over the Atlantic : MapPorn

What is your "hahaha... oh wait you're serious" moment? : AskReddit




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Locust crisis poses a danger to millions, forecasters warn | Experts fear swarms like those seen in Africa will become more common as tropical storms create favourable breeding conditions - locust crisis that has now reached 10 countries could carry on to endanger millions more people, say experts : worldnews
Stanford researcher reveals influence of global warming on extreme weather events has been frequently underestimated. Analysis shows global warming is intensifying the occurrence of unprecedented hot spells and downpours faster than predicted by historical trends : science

The coronavirus global death toll has surpassed 10,000, according to Johns Hopkins University : worldnews
Coronavirus Could Overwhelm U.S. Without Urgent Action, Estimates Say - The New York Times

Dow tumbles 900 to end Wall Street's worst week since 2008 : news
#TrumpSlump Watch
Stocks fall sharply again as New York tightens restrictions, oil falls - The Boston Globe
US unemployment claims in April are projected to set the record for the most monthly unemployment claims in the history of US unemployment insurance. : worldnews
TheBirminghamBear gives a good overview of why the markets crashed so hard, so fast from the COVID 19 outbreak : bestof (Dumpster)

U.S. intelligence reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic - The Washington Post - U.S. intelligence agencies were issuing ominous, classified warnings in January and February about the global danger posed by the coronavirus while President Trump and lawmakers played down the threat and failed to take action that might have slowed the spread of the pathogen,

Trumps eruption at an NBC reporter says it all about his alternate reality on coronavirus - "I say that you're a terrible reporter, that's what I say. I think it's a very nasty questions. And I think it a very bad signal that youre putting out to the American people." ("I tell the most perfect lies" ... stock market promptly crashed some more)
Asked What He Says to Frightened Americans, Trump Responds 'You Are a Terrible Reporter' : politics - That was such a softball, right down the pipe.. and trump somehow ended up with the batt up his ass. He cant even see when people are trying to help him.
Trump peddles unsubstantiated hope in dark times - CNNPolitics
Dr. Anthony Fauci did a facepalm after Trump mentioned the 'Deep State Department' in a wild coronavirus briefing

Donald Trump Is a Menace to Public Health - The Atlantic - Donald Trump s Cult of Personality Did This -- The autocratic political culture that has propped up the Trump administration has left the nation entirely unprepared for an economic and public-health calamity.
Opinion | 3 Rules for the Trump Pandemic - The New York Times - One: Don't trust the president
Opinion | Of Course Trump Deserves Blame for the Coronavirus Crisis - The New York Times - no moving forward without understanding what's going wrong (that's not how Americans do things, Michelle)
Today we are switching our coverage of Donald Trump to an emergency setting - PressThink - This means our journalism will work in a different way, as we try to prevent the President from misinforming you through us.

Trump cancels G7 at Camp David over coronavirus, to hold video-conference instead : worldnews
How Republicans and Democrats Think About Coronavirus - The Atlantic - The disconnect is already shaping, even distorting, the nation's response
This Is How Donald Trump Will Be Remembered -- Zero-sum politics doesn't work in a pandemic
Under the Virus's Cloak, Trump Pursues Long-Sought Policies - From border controls to anti-union efforts, the Trump administration is using the coronavirus to seek policies that the president wanted before the pandemic.

Fauci predicts Americans will likely need to stay home for at least several more weeks

California Governor Orders All Residents to Stay Home - The New York Times
Newsom orders all 40M Californians to stay home in nation's strictest state lockdown
Gov. J.B. Pritzker to issue order requiring residentsshelter in placestarting Saturday

West Virginia being surrounded by the Coronavirus : funny

COVID-19: NYC should brace for impact and shut down now.

Opinion | The Epic Failure of Coronavirus Testing in America - The New York Times - China and South Korea offer lessons in how to curb this pandemic (Jared Kushfuck) )
'It is unclear why quality control did not detect this issue': Early CDC coronavirus tests couldn't distinguish between coronavirus and water : worldnews (same reason Trump got elected)

NBC News employee dies after testing positive for coronavirus : worldnews
Entire Georgia Senate told to self-quarantine after Republican shows up despite coronavirus test -- "He irresponsibly stayed all day at the Capitol and exposed all of us" - Sen. Brandon Beach, a Republican who represents Alpharetta

Kansas official: Pandemic isnt a problem here because there are few Chinese people

Coronavirus: Over 170 UK MPs and Lords call for universal basic income during pandemic - Cross-party group of parliamentarians say emergency policy needed to give financial security : worldnews
Come back to fight coronavirus, UK begs 65,000 former nurses and doctors : worldnews (hahaha stupid greedy Tory fucks)
NHS crisis: 200,000 nurses have quit since Tories entered government | The Independent (3/2019: Tories fucked everything)
Scottish highland hotel throws out all staff with immediate effect, local competitor hotel provides accommodation to all : worldnews

Exclusive: Amazon Confirms First Known Coronavirus Case in an American Warehouse Workers at the Queens, New York, facility say employees were expected to come in for their night shift after the case was identified. Amazon denies this. : technology

Portarossa comments on What's the deal with Wikipedia users trying to rename the Spanish flu article to another name?

China has exonerated doctor Li Wenliang who was officially reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease : worldnews (PR cleanup)
Coronavirus: China apologises to family of doctor who died after warning about COVID-19 : worldnews

Sharp increase in Moscow "pneumonia" cases fuels fears over government-reported coronavirus statistics : worldnews
Doctors in Russia are accusing the government of covering up its coronavirus outbreak, and denying them protective equipment : worldnews

COVID-19 kills 1 Iranian every 10 minutes, About 50 Iranians are contracting Coronavirus every hour, says Health Ministry spokesperson : worldnews
Coronavirus: Iran told to take threat seriously as death toll passes 1,000 - BBC News ... Another 1,192 cases have also been confirmed, bringing the total to 17,361 - the third highest in the world. (la-di-la muzfucks)
Iranians ignore requests to stay home for new year celebrations. Holiday destinations report thousands of cars despite advice to self-isolate as Covid-19 spreads : worldnews

Five more Italian doctors die battling coronavirus: Thirteen medics have now lost their lives, with 2,629 health workers infected - 8.3% of country's total : worldnews

'We've got a moat': Tasmania cuts itself off from Australia -- after Saturday anyone who enters, even from elsewhere in the country, will have to spend 14 days in isolation. : worldnews
Coronavirus: Most Australian cases coming from USA: Scott Morrison : worldnews (shitholw country spreading the "American virus")
Coronavirus: Hokkaido ends state of emergency; Japan schools to reopen : worldnews
Singapore has contained its Covid-19 outbreak to 345 cases and no deaths thanks to lessons learned from the 2003 SARS crisis, says Ambassador Lui Tuck Yew. : worldnews

A half of Uruguay's coronavirus cases traced to a single guest at a society party : worldnews

Grand Celebration of Ram Navami by 1 million people in Ayodhya, India cancelled due to Covid-19 : worldnews

First arrest on UK soil for 'failing to self-isolate due to coronavirus': 26-year-old male faces #10,000 fine and three months in jail after arriving on Isle of Man then 'refusing to go into 14-day quarantine' : worldnews
Fox Glacier pilot flies self-isolation rule-breaking tourists straight to police : worldnews
Chinese woman on spitting spree in public transport arrested : worldnews

Cannabis sales soar as Canadians stock up for coronavirus lockdown : worldnews


10 Chinese speedboats attack Taiwan coast guard cutters : worldnews - So China starting a war during a pandemic they caused the world is always a sad place.

Four men executed for Delhi bus rape and murder : news (sub-human)

Indonesia will ban S&M sex and homosexuality under 'Family Resilience' law : worldnews


America has one of the world's worst coronavirus responses : politics
Coronavirus upends nation, as three in four Americans' lives changed by pandemic: POLL - ABC News

Exclusive: McConnell defends crafting $1 trillion stimulus plan without Democrats - CNNPolitics
Who wins in the Senate GOPs big bailout ... Airlines, financial markets, small businesses and hospitals (and certain rich republifucksers)
Coronavirus Stimulus Package Spurs a Lobbying Gold Rush - The New York Times
4 U.S. senators sold stock after getting coronavirus threat briefings in January : politics
4 U.S. senators sold stock after coronavirus briefings | Fortune - Two other members of the Intelligence Committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California, and Senator James Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, also sold stock after the briefings, (DiFi, locked in a blind trust, sold at a loss, so not the same, Forture assholes)
Republican senators quietly dumped stocks after classified coronavirus briefings, even as Trump officials were urging Americans to buy into the market : politics
They. Sold. Their. Stock. They could have made a difference, but they made a profit. : politics ... But Burr and Loeffler did virtually nothing to protect the health and safety of their constituents or of Americans in other states.
Demands for Resignations as More GOP Senators Accused of 'Smash and Grab' Stock Dumps Ahead of Coronavirus Crash : politics
Sen. Richard Burr, who sold stock before recent market decline, voted in 2012 against banning insider trading for Congress : politics
Insider Trading Scandal Is Just Latest Reason Burr Should Be Removed As Intel Chair : politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for Sen. Richard Burr's resignation after he reportedly sold off $1.7 million in stocks after reassuring the public of US preparedness during the coronavirus outbreak : politics
Coronavirus: A story of blatant Republican irresponsibility and corruption - Do Senate Republicans care about literally anyone except themselves? Coronavirus epidemic offers a clear answer : politics
Perdue, Loeffler stock trades during coronavirus talks raise concern
Three big takeaways from the stunning GOP stock-selling revelations - The Washington Post

'An Utter Disgrace': GOP Stimulus Plan Would Cut Taxes for Corporations While Denying Benefits to Poorest - "Senate Republicans are using the COVID-19 pandemic to cut corporate taxes again and stop you from getting paid sick leave." : politics


Mike Bloomberg transfers his campaign assets to Democratic Party to fight President Trump in swing states - The Washington Post


The Nazareth Inscription's origins may refute ties to Jesus' resurrection. The tablet, thought by some to be the oldest object linked to Christianity, appears to have originated in a Greek island, not the Middle East.


Study links Adderall use to a higher risk of psychosis than Ritalin use. One in every 486 patients on amphetamine-based drugs developed psychosis, whereas only one in 1,146 on methylphenidate-based drugs had the same outcome. (n=221,846) : science

ELI5 why is washing your hands with soap so much more effective than hand sanitizer? : explainlikeimfive


What's your Favorite Cryptid or Urban Legends? : AskReddit
What Is a Tulpa? Tulpa.info
U-28 Creature | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom
Cryptid Wiki | Fandom

TIL that double spacing after a period is no longer the standard, according to most style guides. : todayilearned


People who lost their job due to this crisis what is your story? : AskReddit
Stanford researcher reveals influence of global warming on extreme weather events has been frequently underestimated. Analysis shows global warming is intensifying the occurrence of unprecedented hot spells and downpours faster than predicted by historical trends : science


u/rncookiemaker comes through with directions for a homemade version of baby wipes for those who can't find any in stores. : bestof

Apple finally admits Microsoft was right about tablets : Surface




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Coronavirus: Air pollution and CO2 fall rapidly as virus spreads : worldnews


Bank of America's top economist told clients that the United States is now in a recession (but it's the most beautiful, perfect recession)
$1 trillion deficits and near-zero rates. The worst way to enter a recession : politics
Wall Street is updating its recession predictions. They're extremely bleak : politics
The Dow just lost all of its gains since President Trump took office : politics
Trumps corporatist response to coronavirus shows no concern for national debt
As layoffs skyrocket, the holes in America s safety net are becoming apparent - Laid off workers are struggling to apply for unemployment aid as government websites crash and phone lines have hours-long waits. Then some are finding they don't even qualify for help.
Three pillars of Trumps case for reelection are collapsing all at once -- economy, socialism, drain the swamp

The Coronavirus Crisis Is Political - In 2008, they told us not to "politicize' he crash. We ended up with a decade of austerity. The coronavirus crisis will reshape the economy in profound ways -- now is the time to make socialist arguments about how to respond.
Oregon jobless rates surge 3,200% amid Coronavirus outbreak : politics
Paid Sick Leave Gutted From Coronavirus Bill : politics
How long will Americans be fighting the coronavirus?

United States Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tracker
Why the Covid-19 coronavirus is worse than the flu, in one chart - Vox - It's more contagious, more deadly (particularly for older people), and it has a greater potential to overwhelm our health care system.

State Department preparing to tell Americans not to travel overseas - The Boston Globe

Trump melts down and the media fails the public. Again. - The Washington Post
Trump Tried To 'Gaslight' About Coronavirus Again. Twitter Users Werent Having It.snuck up on us -- just one day after saying he'd always known it was a pandemic (Republicans' heads are so full of lies they can't keep track of Trump's)
Trump Tried To 'Gaslight' About Coronavirus Again. Twitter Users Weren't Having It. : politics
Is Donald Trump delusional or a gaslighter? Media should say clearly: It's both : politics
Trump Is Lying. He Did Not Take Coronavirus Seriously for Weeks. : politics
The President vs. the Experts: How Trump Downplayed the Coronavirus - The New York Times
Despite Trumps lies for weeks, Americans have figured out the coronavirus is a big deal

CDC is sidelined by White House during coronavirus pandemic - The Washington Post (Kushfuck is your new doctor)
Donald Trump falsely says WHO coronavirus test 'was a bad test' : politics
Special Report: How Korea trounced U.S. in race to test people for coronavirus - Reuters
Test Failure - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Alas, that ship has already crossed the ocean, but hey at least James Comey got to avoid some hypthetical future criticism from Jason Chaffetz.

Coronavirus Outbreak: A Cascade of Warnings, Heard but Unheeded - The New York Times - Government exercises, including one last year, made clear that the U.S. was not ready for a pandemic like the coronavirus. But little was done.
You Cheered as He Fucked Up Our Coronavirus Response. No Take Backs, Trumpists. - virus doesn't follow him on Twitter. It does what it does, and exploits time and complacency in its human hosts. Trump gave it a six-week pass.

The era of small government is over, for now (it was only ever small for non-rich)

White House aides reportedly learned of the coronavirus test shortages from the media : politics ... "Republicans wanted a hollowed-out federal government? Well here it is you fuckfaces."
Burr Recording Sparks Questions About Private Comments On COVID-19 : politics
Senator Richard Burr Warned Of Coronavirus Effects In Private Meeting : NPR
Jared Kushner is reportedly leading a chaotic coronavirus 'shadow' task force after telling Trump in the outbreak's early days the crisis was overblown : politics
Coronavirus projections: What will America look like in coming months? - The Washington Post - what may lie ahead based on math models, hospital projections and past pandemics
Trump ban on fetal tissue research blocks coronavirus treatment effort : politics

'Every American Should Be Outraged' Says Pandemic Expert About Government Response : politics
Governors are angry at Trump over Coronavirus. That's ominous. : politics
The coronavirus shows how backward the United States has become : politics
'That's been the story of life' : Trump on Why Rich People Are Getting Tests First
Kevin Durant, celebrities get coronavirus tests while other Americans wait - The Washington Post - Dozens of NBA players have gotten tests while many other Americans wait for diagnoses.

A staggering number of Republicans think the media is exaggerating the coronavirus : politics (die, fuckers)
Lou Dobbs Reaches 'North Korea Levels' Of Trump Adoration With Bizarre Poll : politics ... "How would you grade President Trump's leadership in the nation's fight against the Wuhan Virus... superb, great or very good?" (Fox/Lou Flobbs)
Sean Hannity denied calling coronavirus a hoax nine days after he called coronavirus a hoax - The Washington Post
GOP Senator Upbeat Coronavirus May Kill No More Than 3.4 Percent of Our Population
Sen. Ron Johnson: We Shouldn't Shut Down Economy Just Cause Up to 3.4% of Population Could Die

John Cornyn Blaming Coronavirus on Chinese 'Culture' Is Only the 3rd Most Racist Thing a Republican Said Today : politics

Thousands of Doctors Demand ICE Release Detainees to Stop a COVID-19 Disaster. ICE won't close its overcrowded detention centers to stop the coronavirus. Doctors say people are going to die.
Georgia driver's license office is sharing information with ICE, records show : news

Pandemic will last 18 months or longer, leaked US government report warns. : worldnews

Some people in their 30s with coronavirus being placed on ventilators: Ontario health minister : worldnews
South Korea teen dies after testing negative for COVID-19 Teenager in Daegu, South Korea, tested negative for the new strain of coronavirus but later tested positive in DNA tests. The high school student died due to "sudden pneumonia" after testing negative for coronavirus, local authorities said
Young people are getting extremely sick from coronavirus, according to new evidence : worldnews
Younger Adults Make Up Big Portion of Coronavirus Hospitalizations in U.S. - The New York Times - New C.D.C. data shows that nearly 40 percent of patients sick enough to be hospitalized were age 20 to 54. But the risk of dying was significantly higher in older people.
Young adults under age 44 make up a big part of coronavirus hospitalizations in the US : worldnews

The United States might have a secret weapon against coronavirus - The Washington Post - pop. density: China 397, Italy 532, SK 1366, US 94.

Coronavirus: some recovered patients may have 30% reduced lung function and are left gasping for air while walking briskly, Hong Kong doctors find : worldnews

Coronavirus Ravages 7 Members of a Single Family, Killing 3 - The New York Times - The matriarch of the large New Jersey family died Wednesday night without ever knowing that her two oldest children had died before her (11 kids)

Coronavirus: 5 photos show changing life in America - Vox - No one is visiting the Statue of Liberty anymore.
Gov. Ron DeSantis Says Florida is Shutting Down For Spring Breakers: 'The Party is Over'
Florida reports 112 new coronavirus cases as governor laments lack of testing

Pro-Trump OAN pushes wild conspiracy theory that novel coronavirus was created in a North Carolina lab | Media Matters for America

King Solomon he never lived 'round here - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This seems.extremely bad:\ The novel coronavirus is suspected or confirmed in 19 long-term care facilities in Florida, potentially exposing hundreds of the stats most vulnerable people to the virus, state officials said Wednesday.
A Deadly Coronavirus Mix in Florida: An Aging Population and Lots of Young Visitors - The New York Times - In Florida, where a quarter of the population is older than 60, Gov. Ron DeSantis has started to control public gatherings. But testing has been slow.


The central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the country's oronavirus outbreak, reported no new infections for the first time, A British cruise ship rejected by Caribbean port officials for weeks docked in Cuba on Wednesday to unload more than 1,000 people on board, including five confirmed COVID-19 patients. Cuba said it is allowing the passengers to transit as an act of humanitarian solidarity. : worldnews
Nearly 15,000 People Who Attended a Dental Conference in Vancouver Have Been Told to Self-Isolate Immediately : worldnews

WHO walks back advice on ibuprofen, having told people with coronavirus symptoms to avoid it and take paracetamol instead : worldnews

COVID-19: Bill Gates says countries that test for coronavirus will bounce back in weeks : worldnews

What Does Shelter in PlaceMean? California's Coronavirus Order, Explained - Bay Area order is similar to lockdown measures taken in places like Italy, Spain and China, but is the first of its kind in the US.

Coronavirus live updates: Harris County has first COVID-19-related death - HoustonChronicle.com (TX, deep in the heart of denial)

Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, says China. ... "It should be noted that the Japanese data shows that it is largely ineffective in treating the most severe cases. Treating mild cases can still be potentially useful though"

"The situation is serious. Take it seriously." says German Chancellor Angela Merkel in an extraordinarily rare nationwide TV address ... "Meanwhile in Mexico our president says on conference that a religious symbol will protect him from the virus." - worldnews
Canada-U.S. border closing, $82B in direct aid and stimulus coming: Trudeau : worldnews
Those Countries Trump Called 'Shitholes' Are Now Turning Away Americans Because of Coronavirus
New Zealand closes all borders : worldnews
'Bolsonaro Out!' From Balconies and Windows, Millions Demand Ouster of Brazilian President Over Handling of Coronavirus : worldnews

Spanish coronavirus death toll jumps 30 per cent - rising by 209 to 767 - in a day as number of cases rockets 25 per cent to 17,147 : worldnews

Coronavirus: Italian army called in to carry away corpses as city's crematorium is overwhelmed : worldnews
Italian doctor dies of coronavirus after working without gloves due to shortage : worldnews

India: 1 million people expected to attend a religions festival starting March 25th, ignoring Covid-19 concerns : worldnews
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims ignore virus risk to gather in Indonesia : worldnews
Massive Bangladesh coronavirus prayer gathering of 25,000 people sparks outcry : worldnews
Rock festival with Guns N Roses goes ahead in Mexico City despite coronavirus pandemic (rock-heads)

French police fine over 4000 people for violating coronavirus home confinement order : worldnews

State Department preparing to tell Americans not to travel overseas - The Boston Globe
Italy charges more than 40,000 people with violating lockdown : worldnews
Woman who flew from U.S. to China for Coronavirus test faces criminal charges: A woman who flew from Massachusetts to Los Angeless --- then to Beijing, where she tested positive -- under investigation on allegations of concealing her symptoms and putting fellow travelers at risk of infection ... a man who took a train with his son from Wuhan to Xining but claimed they'd been home for the last 40 days -- tested positive for coronavirus. Nine hundred others had to be quarantined as a result. He was sentenced to one year in prison ...

"Hello, you were near a Corona patient: Israel's ministry of health has begun sending text messages to people whose phone's GPS placed them near a confirmed Coronavirus patient, ordering them into quarantine : worldnews

Coronavirus: Water firms issue blockage warning as people use toilet paper 'alternatives' : worldnews

How Coronavirus Is Affecting Victims of Domestic Violence | Time

Her Facebook Friends Asked If Anyone Was Actually Sick. She Had an Answer. - The New York Times (thinking is hard for Trumpsters)

Timeline: The early days of Chinas coronavirus outbreak and cover-up
China Is Trolling the World and Avoiding Blame - The Atlantic - Beijing is successfully dodging culpability for its role in spreading the coronavirus.

China stages nighttime air exercises near Taiwan in unprecedented drill: The exercise marked the latest rise in military tensions between Beijing and Taipei during the Coronavirus crisis. : worldnews (under cover of the plague, Winnie the Flu fucks Taiwan)

Acting counterterrorism center head fired, according to former U.S. officials - The Washington Post -- Wednesday night in what insiders fear is a purge by the Trump administration of career professionals at an organization set up after 9/11 to protect the nation from attacks, (almost like he's working for Russia/Saudi/XI)


Elections May Have to Change During the Coronavirus Outbreak. Here s How. -- States may shift primary dates, but only Congress can change the federal elections. We spoke to an elections expert to learn what you need to know about how coronavirus could affect the way voters cast their ballots in November.

A Coronavirus Recession Could Doom Trumps Reelection Chances

Trumps China Hawk Is Trying to Commandeer the Coronavirus Stimulus and Others in the White House Are Alarmedt Navarro has his sights on a massive disruption of the medical-supply chain to make it more America-centric. (look at his face)

More than 80 national security professionals break with tradition and endorse a presidential candidate -- Biden

Trump wanted to bury Biden after the primary. Now he can't - The former vice president gets a reprieve from the Mitt Romney treatment.

'After Truth' Exposes Trump's Parade of Charlatans, From Jacob Wohl to Alex Jones

Americans are going to demand to know why US wasn't prepared for this pandemic : politics

Disinformation and blame: how Americas far right is capitalizing on coronavirus

Susan Collins' Obama-Era Vote Against Pandemic Funding Comes Back to Haunt Her (here's one answer)
Alaska congressman who called coronavirus the "beer virus" attended NRA fundraiser after skipping COVID-19 relief fund vote : politics
Rep. Don Young tells Alaska seniorsbeer virusears are overblown, skips vote on COVID-19 relief


Minnesota and Vermont Just Classified Grocery Clerks as Emergency Workers : politics

Trump's Spiritual Adviser Paula White Is Using the Coronavirus Crisis to Bankroll Her Church (as if he had a "spirit")
Tulsi Gabbard ends 2020 campaign and endorses Joe Biden - CNNPolitics

The most anti-LGBTQ Democrat in the House lost his primary last night : politics (barely)
Neo-Nazi gets 10% in Republican primary - even after state party warned voters : politics

Twitter Suspends Conservative Huckster Jack Burkman Over Coronavirus Disinfo

Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing - The Georgia Republican is the second senator who has gotten rid of their holdings right as the stock market went bad.


From Ketchup to Pineapples: The Food That Should Never Be Kept in a Fridge - Refrigerating food helps it last longer and reduces waste. But there are always exceptions to the rule


Is Dreaming Real? - When you're lucid, it can feel so real the distinction ceases to matter.

Open-Access JSTOR Database Accessible to the Public -- The online academic resource has over 6,000 ebooks and over 150 journals accessible without the need for an online login.


Government investments in low-income childrens health and education lead to a five-fold return in net revenue for the government, as the children grow up to pay more in taxes and require less government transfers. (Repubican death-ideology in a nutshell)


A recent study found that practicing mindfulness, even over a short period, reduces feelings of paranoia. The study, which was published in Mindfulness, also showed which particular aspect of mindfulness is the one linked to predicting levels of paranoia. : science




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5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes near Salt Lake City, state's largest quake since 1992 : news

Coronavirus: NYSE to temporarily close floor, move to electronic trading
Stock market today: Dow tumbles 2,000 points as fears about economic damage from coronavirus grow
Dow erases all gains made since Trump took office | TheHill
Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for Mar. 18, 2020 - Bloomberg

Coronavirus poses dreadful choice for global leaders: Wreck your economy or lose millions of lives - Los Angeles Times

Trump invokes wartime authority of Defense Production Act to address coronavirus crisis
Trump calls himself a 'wartime president' over coronavirus as he invokes Defense Production Act (Fox)
Trump invokes emergency authority; Big 3 automakers closing

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is first congressman to announce testing positive for coronavirus | Fox News - R-Fla.,

Here Are the 8 Senators Who Voted Against the Coronavirus Relief Package on Wednesday - To which party do you think they belong? Marsha Blackburn (R-TN); Jim Inhofe (R-OK); James Lankford (R-OK); Mike Lee (R-UT); Rand Paul (R-KY); Ben Sasse (R-NE); Tim Scott (R-SC), and Ron Johnson (R-WI). - Also presented without comment: Sasse and Inhofe will run for re-election this fall.
White House coronavirus plan aims to send $2,000 to many Americans, includes $300 billion for small businesses - The Washington Post - Talks remain fluid, but discussions with Congress are intensifying as virus fallout worsens
This Is the Only Way to End the Coronavirus Financial Panic - The New York Times - Bailouts of companies or industries just cause division. The answer: a government 'bridge loan' to everyone.
Republicans suddenly find a bailout they can back - POLITICO - The GOP once shunned industry rescues. The coronavirus threat is changing all that.
Republicans suddenly find a bailout they can back - POLITICO - The GOP once shunned industry rescues. The coronavirus threat is changing all that - Sen. Chuck Schumer called the Paul amendment 'ridiculous' and 'a colossal waste of time' ... would "require a social security number for purposes of the child tax credit, and to provide the President the authority to transfer funds as necessary, and to terminate United States military operations and reconstruction activities in Afghanistan" (collosal fucking idiot assholes)
Rand Paul: 'Non-People' Shouldn't Get Federal Tax Credit (said the evil lizard)

The 'Chinese Virus' is a test. Don't fail the test
China's coronavirus propaganda campaign is putting lives at risk

Ex-Obama official fires back: Trump was left with 'global health infrastructure' : politics
This is the biggest blunder in presidential history - The Washington Post - President Trump, as he often does when he has made a mistake or revealed his ignorance, changed course to claim that he knew all along that we were facing a pandemic.
Trump is frantically rewriting his epic failures. Dont let him

These Places Could Run Out of Hospital Beds as Coronavirus Spreads - The New York Times

U.S. Public Sees Multiple Threats From the Coronavirus and Concerns Are Growing -- Majorities express confidence in CDC and state and local officials

Many People Are Saying They Don't Think Trump Was Actually Tested for Coronavirus
Conservative Site Posts Damning Supercut of Trump's Lies about Coronavirus : politics
Anatomy of a Viral Lie - YouTube
A timeline of of the president's response to Covid-19, from January to today in his own words. (Trump "doesn't know" the guy who said those lies)
'Gross misjudgment': Experts say Trump's decision to disband pandemic team hindered coronavirus response : politics
Trump Proposes 16% Cut To CDC As Global Number Of Coronavirus Infections And Deaths Rise
Trump only started taking the coronavirus seriously when he saw Tucker Carlson in a monologue on Fox News saying 'This is real', report says : politics
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Too Big for Trumpworld to Spin - Last Friday, we got a sign that Fox News changed the party line on the coronavirus. Then suddenly, Trump changed his tune, too. Hmmm...

Kushner coronavirus team sparks confusion inside White House response efforts - The Washington Post ... "entreprenurial approach" ...

Trumps late conversion to reality leaves out his supporters ... Only 30 percent of Republicans plan to avoid large gatherings (vs. 61 percent of Democrats)
Tucker Carlson, America's new 'moral' leader

Try to parody this - Lawyers, Guns & Money - "Trump's Admin continues to step up and lead in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak"
Yesterday's Savvy Lefty Hero Strikes Again - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Tom Cotton of 2012 thinks more people should get sick and die for no reason whatsoever
Charles P. Pierce on Twitter: "Liberal hero strikes again. https://t.co/emBtMG8cnp" / Twitter

U.S. Virus Plan Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic and Widespread Shortages - The New York Times - The 100-page federal plan laid out a grim prognosis and outlined a response that would activate agencies across the government.
Coronavirus lockdowns: How long do we have to live like this? - Vox - Researchers say we face a horrible choice: practice social distancing for months or a year, or let hundreds of thousands die.

Analysis: American attitudes make virus response a hard sell ... "Your grandparents were called to war. Youre being called to sit on your couch. You can do this" (virus too "abstract" for "rugged individualists" focused on "outcomes")



/u/kofficakes debunks the widespread comparisons made between the flu and COVID-19 and the erroneous conclusion that the former is more dangerous. : bestof ... "This easily makes the COVID-19 pandemic the deadliest natural disaster in human history and begins to challenge the World Wars" ... "So if only half of the US gets infected, that's 167 million X 1% = 1.67 million deaths... which is higher than the American military deaths from every war that America has ever fought in put together."



First NYC Homeless Shelter Resident Tests for Coronavirus (down from 49% in stupid America)

Dale Cabaniss, federal personnel chief, quits abruptly in midst of coronavirus planning - The Washington Post ... resigned in frustration following months of tension with the White House budget office and more recently with its newly configured staffing office and a political appointee the office installed at OPM in the last month,

There's a New Potential Risk Group for Spreading the Coronavirus. It's Republicans (carriers of the stupidity plague)

Guess Who Previously Owned Health Insurance Co. Operating Coronavirus Testing Website : politics (oh look, Kushfuck, but no major media will cover this)
My Coronavirus Test: 5 Days, a Dozen Calls, Hours of Confusion - The New York Times - The symptoms have been easy to deal with. The health care system has not.
Coronavirus: German company developed 1.4m tests in six weeks while US production stalled : worldnews (Kushner cackles in the background)
15 Minute Coronavirus Test Kits Now Being Sold In Japan : worldnews (Make America Suck Again)

Fact check: Coronavirus originated in China, not elsewhere, researchers and studies say : worldnews (so, the Xivrus)

WHO Now Officially Recommends Avoiding Ibuprofen For COVD-19 Symptoms : worldnews
Coronavirus and ibuprofen: Separating fact from fiction - BBC News
Coronavirus: People with Type A blood face heightened risk - China report of infection - NZ Herald

Hospitality Workers Union Estimates 80% To 90% Of Members Will Lose Jobs During Coronavirus | HuffPost - The pain is being felt by hotel and airport workers across the country.

First NYC Homeless Shelter Resident Tests for Coronavirus

Eschaton: Herd Immunity - The UK situation is quite amazing and despite everyone backtracking and denying very fast (including the roughly 80% of the news media - yes including the BBC - that exist only to put out Tory press releases). this is what happened ... The "smart" rich people in the UK are just as dumb as all the "dumb" rich people in the US, except they were forced to read a few more books and memorize a few more Latin passages when they were young.

More young people are being admitted to hospital in Italy with coronavirus, as the outbreak continues : worldnews
Lessons From Italys Hospital Meltdown. Every Day You Lose, the Contagion Gets Worse
West Virginia becomes the 50th state to report a coronavirus case. - CNN (stupidest red state)

Theres a massive audience for coronavirus news right now. That might not help the news business.

Australian PM: "Stop hoarding. I can't be more blunt about it. Stop it. It is not sensible, it s not helpful and it has been one of the most disappointing things I have seen in Australian behaviour in response to this crisis."
Coronavirus: EU's borders will close for 30 days from noon today : worldnews

Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympic Games plans 'irresponsible', says IOC member. International Olympic Committee member Hayley Wickenheiser says that plans for the Tokyo Games to go ahead are "insensitive and irresponsible". : worldnews

Boris Johnson's father says he will ignore government public health advice and still go to pub : worldnews
France to ban Brits over coronavirus unless Boris Johnson enforces lockdown : worldnews

Dying alone: Italy virus doc describes dying patients begging to speak to loved ones : worldnews

Boris Johnson Shuts Down All UK Schools Starting Friday : news

Italian man with coronavirus who hid symptoms to get rhinoplasty facing 12 years in prison : worldnews
Man infected with coronavirus who visited bars to 'spread it' dies in hospital : worldnews
Bringing Christ and coronavirus: Evangelicals buy helicopter to contact remote Amazon indigenous peoples, violating Brazilian policy : worldnews
Norway Hands Out $2,000 Fines Or Jail For Ignoring Coronavirus Quarantine : worldnews
Coronavirus: Harley Street clinic has sold 2,000 home test kits to celebs and wealthy : worldnews

Brazil Ministry of Health angered after President Bolsonaro authorized a rally, participated it and took photos with hundreds of supporters while suspected to carry coronavirus. Senate calls it 'Crime against public health"
Brazil President Bolsonaro's impeachment request was presented by the congress after poor coronavirus response : worldnews

Saudi Arabia suspends prayers at mosques over coronavirus : worldnews

Russia feeding coronavirus disinformation to sow panic in West, EU document says : worldnews
Russian Military: Virus Affects Only the 'Mongol Race' -- one of a number of outlandish coronavirus conspiracy theories being spread by Moscow and Beijing.

Escaping coronavirus, the well-heeled flee to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard -- Islanders fear supplies will be depleted and that the influx will bring infection.
Nantucket Sound Psychiatry P.C. - Treating ALL ages via telepsychiatry
Mass. residents filed 20,000 unemployment claims Monday. That's more than all of February


Beijing Fears COVID-19 Is Turning Point for China, Globalization | RealClearPolitics

This is not the end of the world, say those who study Christian prophecy - The Washington Post (and they're been so right before)


Abortion legalised in New Zealand with Parliament passing new law in 68-51 vote : worldnews

Trump loyalists take command of the intelligence community - The Washington Post (rebranded as the "stupidity community")

Russian oligarch gloats after US Justice Department drops election-meddling charges : politics


Mnuchin warns senators lack of action could result in 20% unemployment rate, source says - CNNPolitics

18% of U.S. workers have lost jobs or hours since coronavirus hit, poll finds : politics
Elizabeth Warren just laid out 8 conditions that companies should accept for government bailout money during the coronavirus crisis : politics
It's Time to Nationalize the Airlines - America's most consumer-abusing and environment-degrading industry wants us to bail it out. Instead, we should take it over.

Eschaton: We Can Hear You - We heard your complaints about your bill, and decided to make it worse. This is not getting enough attention. -- The House scaled back its paid sick & family leave bill last night. 2 key changes: -- The snark is going to run out soon because everything is going to get so much worse.
Heather Long on Twitter: "This is not getting enough attention. The House scaled back its paid sick & family leave bill last night. 2 key changes: 1) paid family leave of up to 12 weeks now only applies to people taking care of kids who aren't in school - 2) a lot fewer people will get 2 week sick pay (just a little "technical correction: dems suck)
Eschaton: The Good Guys - Too often Democrats hide behind Republicans. "Best we could get from them." And while it's true that negotiations are complicated...
Heather Caygle on Twitter: "Mnuchin says admin "looking at sending Americans checks immediately" & working w/ Senate to do so. But House Dems are saying wait, we want some say here too, esp after they gave major concession to WH on paid leave in "technical" bill last night. https://t.co/mdLPsQBm7L" / Twitter


Sherrod Brown worries Trump could use Ohio primary as precedent to delay general election - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH (Republican DeWine)

Biden Sweeps Three States and Takes Commanding Lead, as Virus Reshapes American Politics - The New York Times - With a broad coalition, Joseph R. Biden Jr. defeated Bernie Sanders in Florida, Illinois and Arizona, in a rout that could add to pressure on Mr. Sanders to end his campaign.
US election 2020: Rampant Biden crushes Sanders in hat-trick - BBC News
Sanders faces growing pressure to withdraw from presidential race - The Washington Post
Today is the day Ted Bundy became a good Uber driver - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The level of magical thinking among people like Bash (and I'm not bashing her in particular: shetotally representative of her demographic) is higher than that found in a typical tent revival in rural Georgia.
They're so close to getting it

More Democrats voted in Florida's 2020 primary than in 2016

Anti-Gay Lawmaker Voted Against Coronavirus Bill Because It "Redifined Family" by Providing Sick Leave to Domestic Partners (christofascist ratfuckers)
A Progressive Challenger Has Beaten One Of The Last Anti-Abortion Democrats In Congress : politics (Lipinski asshole)
Bye-bye, fucko - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The worst member of the Dem House caucus -- who remained so despite his seat district turning pretty safely blue -- was turfed out last night by an excellent replacement:


NOT TRUE: Oprah Winfrey debunks bizarre QAnon conspiracy theory spreading across the Internet -- Followers, most of them enthusiastic supporters of President Trump, believe many elite politicians and celebrities belong to an international cabal of pedophiles and will soon be arrested.


Major Book Publisher (Macmillan) Abandons Terrible Plan to Keep New Ebooks Out of Libraries : books
NYPL opens their e-Library to the public, free of charge! : books

Experimental blood test accurately spots fibromyalgia. In a study that appears in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, researchers from The Ohio State University report success in identifying biomarkers of fibromyalgia and differentiating it from a handful of related diseases. : science

Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments - The valve typically costs about $11,000 -- the volunteers made them for about $1

A study found that treating the parents of anxious kids can be just as beneficial as treating the kids themselves. Parents can inadvertently perpetuate their kid's anxiety by accommodating anxious behaviors. : science




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What winter? Earth just had its second-warmest December-February on record : worldnews ... "One at a time please. This is not fair" ... "2020 is on a mission to fuck all of us without our consent" ... "Without our consent?? This is like losing a cucumber up your ass and then telling the doctor you were gardening naked"
'The rich are to blame for climate change' international study finds : worldnews ... the richest tenth of consumers use more than half the energy ... (and destroying the planet)
What's the definition of Insanity? : PoliticalHumor


Wall Street Wobbles After Mondays Slump: Live Updates
America Is Likely Already In A Recession -- Even If Trump Wont Admit It
How ugly could it get? Trump faces echoes of 1929 in coronavirus crisis. - POLITICO - Forecasters see historic job losses and deep economic pain on the horizon -- but with a sharp rebound, if Congress steps up (yeah, sure)
One Simple Idea That Explains Why the Economy Is in Great Danger - The New York Times - What happens when a major section of machinery that is supposed to run perpetually suddenly grinds to a halt? We are about to find out ... One person's spending is another person's income ... What is so deeply worrying about the potential economic ripple effects of the virus is that it requires this perpetual motion machine to come to a near-complete stop across large chunks of the economy, for an indeterminate period of time ... No modern economy has experienced anything quite like this.
Emergency stimulus to soar above $1 trillion - POLITICO

Eschaton: In Your Town - Taking a broad view, the consequences of 9/11 were immense, but this is, at the moment, a much bigger deal.

Trump Now Claims He Always Knew the Coronavirus Would Be a Pandemic - The New York Times - The president tried to rewrite his history with advising Americans about the coronavirus. His own words prove him wrong (those lies were so yesterday)
Before Trump's inauguration, a warning: 'The worst influenza pandemic since 1918' -- In a tabletop exercise days before an untested new president took power, officials briefed the incoming administration on a scenario remarkably like the one he faces now.
In 2017, Obama officials briefed Trump's team on dealing with a pandemic like the coronavirus. One Cabinet member reportedly fell asleep, and others didn't want to be there. : politics (boooorrrrrinnngg)

A new poll shows Trumps magical lying powers are failing him

Of Course Jared Kushner Told Trump the Coronavirus Was Fake News : politics
First, as tragedy and farce, then as tragedy and farce - Lawyers, Guns & Money - They were extensively warned, but the chaos and ineptitude of the Trump administration meant that it didn't matter :

Eschaton: I Suspected He Wouldn't Take It - Not precisely sure why. -- Asked what it was like to take the test, Trump says, "Not, not uh - something I want to do everyday...you know, it's a little bit of a -- it's a little bit of -- good doctors in the White House, but it's a test. It's a test. It's a medical test. Nothing pleasant about it." ... it's a deep swab ... (he lied, duh)
Daniel Dale on Twitter: "Asked what it was like to take the test, Trump says, "Not, not uh - something I want to do everyday...you know, it's a little bit of a -- it's a little bit of -- good doctors in the White House, but it's a test. It's a test. It's a medical test. Nothing pleasant about it."" / Twitter

The U.S. government is failing catastrophically at its most basic function : politics
Trump's failed presidency

u/karabeckian lists Trump's responses since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak : bestof
Ivanka Trump to self isolate and work from home! : PoliticalHumor


Coronavirus live updates: Trump says outbreak could last months, recommends closure of schools, restaurants, bars - The Washington Post
Trump administration seeks roughly $850 billion stimulus package for coronavirus economic fallout - The Washington Post
Poll: Americans Dont Trust What They're Hearing From Trump On Coronavirus
'Hoax' Is So Last Week. Now Fox Praises Trump for Virus Emergency.
Some Republicans remain skeptical of the severity of the coronavirus pandemic - The Washington Post ... Trump has suddenly and markedly recalibrated his own approach, after weeks of blasi comments about the virus that spurred some of his allies to dismiss the danger of the pandemic
Right-wing pundits' shameless pivot: It was a "hoax," but now it's an "emergency". After weeks of minimizing coronavirus, now conservatives are trying to blame Democrats for the pandemic : politics
On the Right, Anger and Suspicion Over Coronavirus Precautions - The New York Times ... 81 percent of Republican voters said Mr. Trump has done well in handling the coronavirus crisis, and 84 percent of Democrats said the opposite
The conservatives who would sacrifice the elderly to save the economy
Trumps damage is already done delay in preparing for the coronavirus might be the costliest presidential bungle in history, one that will likely increase the number of deaths and damage the long-term well-being of Americans ... Imagine if in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 60 percent of the population didn't trust President George W. Bush. (well, they would have been right, for one thing)
White House Takes New Line After Dire Report on Death Toll - The New York Times - Federal guidelines warned against gatherings of more than 10 people as a London report predicted high fatalities in the U.S. without drastic action.
Inside the Coronavirus Response: A Case Study in the White House Under Trump - The New York Times - Infighting, turf wars and a president more concerned with the stock market and media coverage than policy have defined the Trump White House. They have also defined how it has handled a pandemic.

While CDC coronavirus tests stalled for six weeks, a German lab made 1.4 million tests - The Washington Post -- How U.S. coronavirus testing stalled: Flawed tests, red tape and resistance to using the millions of tests produced by the WHO (Marty Bason covers Kushfuck's evil ass)
WHO has shipped almost 1.5 million tests to 120 countries. "The most effective way to prevent infections and save lives is breaking the chains of transmission, and to do that, you must test and isolate," Dr Tedros said. : worldnews (you've been Kushfucked)
Eschaton: Silly Charlie - Look forwards, not backwards. - The most consequential -- and logically inexplicable -- decision taken by this administration* in response to the current pandemic occurred in January, when German scientists developed the first test for COVID-19 and the World Health Organization offered the test to countries around the world and 60 countries accepted. We were not one of them.
Coronavirus Vaccine Skips Important Animal Testing Phase, Goes Straight To Human Trials : worldnews


Coronavirus can survive both hot, humid climates: WHO : worldnews

Video emerges showing Trump talking about cutting pandemic team in 2018, despite saying last week 'I didn't know about it' : politics ... "patient Nero" ... (fountain of shit and lies)
New Trump Coronaviru Lie: 'A Month Ago, Nobody Thought AboutIt' (said empty-head)

South Koreas coronavirus success story underscores how the U.S. initially failed ... South Korea, thanks to its swift implementation of a mass-scale testing regime as well as its consistent, transparent messaging to the public throughout the arc of the crisis.

Coronavirus and the 2020 election: A collapsing economy is a disaster for the incumbent

u/UIQueen has made countless hundreds of comments which have helped people get the benefits they deserve. Now, with businesses across the nation closing their doors due to Covid-19, it is more important than ever to highlight the actions of selfless, helpful Redditors such as this one. : bestof

How the coronavirus could impact women in health care - Right now, women in the U.S. hold 76% of health-care jobs, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In nursing, where workers are on the front lines of patient interactions, women make up more than 85% of the workforce.

Mass. official coronavirus count is 197, but experts say true number could now be as high as 6,000 - The Boston Globe - Vast under-reporting obscures risks, leads to people unknowingly spreading virus

Cambridge COVID-19 cases rise to 7 : boston
Economic Downturn Catches State Unemployment Programs Unprepared (MA rated 5th least prepared) : boston (Chaw-lie Bawker)

N.Y.C. May 'Shelter in Place' as Virus Spreads, Mayor Warns: Live Updates

San Francisco Bay Area counties issue shelter-in-place order
Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Protect Renters and Homeowners During COVID-19 Pandemic | California Governor
California preparing for worst case scenarios | FOX 5 New York
Coronavirus Latest | Baltimore Mayor Begs Residents To Stop Shooting Each Other So Hospital Beds Can Be Use For COVID-19 Patients - CBS Baltimore

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWines coronavirus response has become a national guide to the crisis

Wolf orders shutdown of all non-essential businesses in Pennsylvania : news
Eschaton: Owning The Libs - OK governor bragging about going to restaurants to Own The Libs to shutting down all restaurants in about 24 hours is the defining moment of this horrible stupid time.

Clearwater Beach packed with thousands amid 'social distancing' for coronavirus : videos

Judge denies request to delay Ohio primary election until June over coronavirus - cleveland.com
Ohio polls remain closed following overnight ruling from Ohio Supreme Court - cleveland.com
Coronavirus: Ohio Supreme Court allows delay to primary election - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH
How to Protect the 2020 Vote from the Coronavirus | Brennan Center for Justice
All elections should be by mail - Lawyers, Guns & Money (with Putin's return address) Voting in person makes no more sense than filing your taxes in person. Mail-in systems, such as that used in Colorado, work perfectly well. The coronavirus epidemic merely puts an exclamation mark on how important it is to reform our voting practices immediately.
Maryland postpones primary, shifts special election to mail voting over coronavirus - POLITICO - The pandemic, which has forced five states to move primaries, is fueling a push for more voting by mail across the country.

Casino operators ask Congress for emergency aid during coronavirus downturn - The Washington Post
Coronavirus will bankrupt nearly all the world's airlines in a matter of weeks, aviation experts say. : worldnews
US airlines used up spare cash buying back shares : news

VA's mission to see civilian patients in times of crisis vanished from its website (sorry, fuck off and die, troops)
Doctor At CORD Emergency Medicine Conference Tests Positive For The Coronavirus COVID-19 - A physician from San Francisco, Rosny Daniel, attended a conference for ER doctors in New York City. Two days later, he tested positive for the coronavirus, suggesting that dozens of frontline health care workers could have been exposed.
Health care workers getting sicker from coronavirus than other patients, expert says : worldnews

Amazon is hiring 100,000 new workers in the US to deal with the coronavirus boom - MIT Technology Review - The hiring spree is to cope with an unprecedented surge in demand for online deliveries during the outbreak.

Some Ask a Taboo Question: Is America Overreacting to Coronavirus? - The New York Times - a small group of contrarians urge a more careful weighing of the harm as well as the benefits of such policies (your evil-as-shit NYT)
The Sacrifice - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I'm not going to quote any of this because it is pretty sociopathic, but this article is about people arguing that it's just not worth the economic and social sacrifice to save a couple of million Americans from dying. At the same time I think it taps straight into a very American way of thinking. This is nation built upon people not sacrificing for anyone ... Americans will just say that grandma isn't worth it ...

Distilleries using high-proof alcohol to make hand sanitizer : news

An Oregon police department is asking residents to stop calling 911 because they've run out of toilet paper : news
Be Wary of Those Texts From a Friend of a Friend's Aunt - Text messages claiming to have inside knowledge were the latest example of misinformation spreading amid anxiety about the coronavirus.


Divorce rate spikes across China after 'couples spend too much time together during coronavirus home quarantine', officials claim : worldnews ... "Quaranteens" ... "Coronnials" ... "Baby Doomers" ... "Epidemicals" ..."Gen C" ...

Coronavirus: EU's borders will close for 30 days from noon today : worldnews
New vaccines must not be monopolised, G7 tells Donald Trump - World leaders at a G7 video summit told Donald Trump that medical firms must share and coordinate research on coronavirus vaccines rather than provide products exclusively to one country. : worldnews (Kushfuck's plan)
Italy will rush 10,000 student doctors into service, scrapping their final exams, in an effort to help the struggling health service cope with the coronavirus onslaught. Some 2,158 people have died of the disease in Italy since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21 : worldnews
Spain: Workers Shut Down Mercedes Factory That Called Its 5000 Employees In During Coronavirus : worldnews
Indonesian president admits he suppressed data on coronavirus spread : worldnews (Indosneezia)
Catastrophic coronavirus outbreak in Syria



China Announces That It Will Expel American Journalists - The New York Times - The announcement comes weeks after President Trump limited the number of Chinese citizens who could work in the United States for five state-controlled Chinese news organizations ... It also demanded that those outlets, as well as the Voice of America and Time magazine, provide the Chinese government with detailed information about their operations

Justice Dept. Moves to Drop Charges Against Russian Firms Filed by Mueller - The New York Times
Justice Dept. abandons prosecution of Russian firm indicted in Mueller election interference probe - The Washington Post


Historian David Perry: After Trump, we'll need a truth and reconciliation commission | We don't yet know the truth about the damage done, says David Perry. Undoing it will be a long-term process : politics

Outflanked - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I see we're doing another day of "Republicans are totally pivoting to economic populism" now

Negotiating with sociopaths - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Even now that Mitch McConnell has deigned to return from his leisurely 3-day vacation he was fine taking because it's not there's a massive public health crisis about to melt down the economy or anything, Republicans continue to move with all deliberate deliberation: (Louie Gumball and his Trump mouth)
Does Pelosi Remember that this is not a normal presidency? - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Mitch McConnell Is Running Scared. The majority leader has sent some signals that the GOP -- and his own position -- might be in jeopardy this year.

Sanders Not Planning to Quit Race After Tuesday's Votes
Stop Blaming Young Voters for Not Turning Out for Sanders. Sanders is losing to Biden because America is excluding young voters, persistently and systemically. : politics

Democrats vote in Florida and more: What polls show for Biden, Sanders - Amid the coronavirus pandemic, three states are casting ballots in what could be the Vermont senators last chance to stop the former VP.

Labor organizer Jane McAlevey on The Ezra Klein Show - Vox -- how the left builds power all wrong


Former Rep. Duncan Hunter sentenced to 11 months in prison for misusing campaign funds - CNNPolitics


Reporters Without Borders Uncensored Minecraft Library is Going to Fundamentally Undermine Government Censorship of the Press.


ELI5: How does UV light sanitize surfaces? : explainlikeimfive

People living in what's now Russia between 25,063 - 24,490 years ago built structures supported by a circle of bones: 51 lower jaws and 64 individual mammoth skulls. It was occupied during the Last Glacial Maximum, and archeologists aren't sure if it was a dwelling or a monument.


u/valicat uses a solid example to explain the meaning of gaslighting : bestof


People who've actually slept with their step-sibling or sibling, how did it happen and how was your relationship affected? : AskReddit

People who lost their virginity after age 35 (or never did), what's your story? : AskReddit

What facts about history will never be taught in school? : AskReddit



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Dow plunges 9% even after emergency Fed rate cut
Stock plunge triggers new market-wide trading pause - POLITICO
A matter of weeks and months : Larry Kudlow predicts short-lived coronavirus slowdown -- But a former White House economic adviser says chances of a global recession are 'close to 100 percent'
Trump applauds Feds move to slash interest rates and says investors 'should be very thrilled'

Cyberattack Hits HHS During Coronavirus Response - Bloomberg - NSC tweet on disinformation Sunday was connected to attack

COVID-19 is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns. Four babies born in a hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, did not show signs of infection and remain healthy today. : science

Coronavirus live updates: Trump says outbreak could last months, recommends closure of schools, restaurants, bars - The Washington Post

US Coronavirus Death Toll At 65; 3,349 Confirmed Cases : worldnews
Trump calls for National Day of Prayer amid coronavirus pandemic -- 'How about a national day of f*cking testing people for coronavirus'
Bernie Sanders Says Trump 'Blabbering With Unfactual' Coronavirus Information Is 'Unacceptable': 'Shut This President Up' : politics
Chris Evans Rips Trump For Fleeing Press On Coronavirus: 'America Wants Answers' -- The Captain America actor calls out the president for leaving a press conference without taking questions from the media.
Trump finds his MAGA movement fracturing over coronavirus - POLITICO - red-capped followers were united against a socialist candidate. And they had economic winds at their backs to propel Trump toward reelection. Now everything is suddenly scrambled.
t took a stock market crash -- and a Fox News star's interventiion -- to finally snap President Trumps delusional and possibly disastrous fixation with treating the coronavirus like just another winter flu.
Trump's Mar-a-Lago to undergo a deep clean - CNNPolitics ("deep-clean" Trump's rotten brain)
Pence coronavirus memo gives questionable handshaking advice to White House staffers (you can "shake hands" with the virus and be fine)
Trump, Truth, and the Mishandling of the Coronavirus Crisis | The New Yorker
A Complete List of Trump's Attempts to Play Down Coronavirus -- He could have taken action. He didn't ... (reddit did it much better than Leonhardt/NYT)
The buck never, ever stops with Trump - The Washington Post
"There No Boogeyman He Can Attack" : Angry at Kushner, Trump Awakens to the COVID-19 Danger

Heres how the Kushner family is cashing in on the coronavirus -- Oscar Health, the health insurance company co-founded by Jared Kushner's younger brother
Lessons Ignored: John Boltons Bogus Defense of "Streamlining" Away Our Bio-Readiness

What if being governed by incompetent racist authoritarians is bad? - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Miller is Goebbels)
Chris Hayes on Twitter: "Stephen Miller, Jared Kushner and Donald Trump created *precisely* the infectious disease Petri dish they claimed to be avoiding. Unreal. https://t.co/fIfnYPRoCr" / Twitter
What Does the Republican Death Cult Learn from Mass Death? How to Cause More Mass Death! - Lawyers, Guns & Money (it's their brand)

McConnell pushing coronavirus vote to later in week over GOP opposition to House bill: report
Will Congress Pass Coronavirus Relief? GOP Senators Stand in Way - Bloomberg - Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin ... Forty Republicans voted against the bill, with many complaining it was being rushed through without a cost estimate.

Supreme Court delays oral arguments, Trump tax case was set for this month - The justices will not be in the courtroom when they were to resume hearing cases next week and no date has been set for their return..
McConnell Has a Request for Veteran Federal Judges: Please Quit - The New York Times - The Senate majority leader has encouraged judges thinking about stepping down to do so soon to ensure that Republicans confirm their replacements this year.

Coronavirus: Globalists May Soon Become an Extinct Species - Bloomberg - The disruptions caused by the spread of the coronavirus mean supply chains will be moved closer to home rather than in foreign lands.

Millions holed up at home as virus profoundly shifts US life
Coronavirus: Gun sales are surging across U.S. - Los Angeles Times (the new toilet paper in red states)

EvergreenHealth doctor tests positive for coronavirus, in critical condition | The Seattle Times
Two Emergency Room Doctors Are in Critical Condition With Coronavirus - The New York Times - front-line medical workers could be uniquely vulnerable, a health care organization said.

Coronavirus in India: Rajasthan turns into a learning ground as 7 Covid-19 patients declared cured. : worldnews
'Cure' for COVID-19 found in Australia.

Bird flu confirmed at three places : worldnews - 2020 the reckoning ... I think I'll just follow that social distancing thing until 2021


A breakdown of all the coronavirus cases in New England - The Boston Globe - By the end of the weekend, there were 243 cases of coronavirus in New England. Massachusetts alone makes up 164 of them, and 108 of those were tied to the Biogen meeting at the Marriott Long Wharf hotel.
'They're taking it too lightly' : Young people, spurred by apathy or confusion, have failed to heed official warnings to self-isolate

California, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington close bars and restaurants in effort to slow coronavirus
Canada restricting borders; Eight states to close bars, restaurants - The Boston Globe
Coronavirus live updates: Major cities shutdown, Trump asks Americans to avoid groups over 10 people - ABC News
Bay Area 'shelter in place' expected: Only essential businesses open in 6 counties with 6.7 million people until April 7

Andrew Cuomo Is the Control Freak We Need Right Now - The New York Times - In ordinary times, Mr. Cuomo's relentlessness and bullying drive New Yorkers crazy. In the age of the coronavirus, they soothe our battered nerves. (contrast with out-to-lunch Blas)

Mayor Resisted Harsh Steps on Virus. Then Aides Said They'd Quit. -- Mayor Bill de Blasio hesitated to close schools and restaurants, but pushback from advisers changed his mind. He still went to the gym Monday.There had been arguments and shouting matches between the mayor and some of his advisers; some top health officials had even threatened to resign if he refused to accept the need to close schools and businesses, according to several people familiar with the internal discussions. (DiFuckio)

Only 30 percent of Republicans are likely to avoid gatherings during coronavirus pandemic : politics
Me, worry? For coronavirus, it depends on your politics (Republistupids will die)
'Demonic spirit' : Miami pastor rejects coronavirus warning "Do you believe God would bring his people to his house to be contagious with the virus? Of course not" said pastor Guillermo Maldonado ... ("die for Jesus")
Epistemic closure will get people killed - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Oklahoma's anti-vaxx crackpot governor is boldly willing to tell the truth: that everything is just fine! ... The effective replacement of local newspapers and newscasts with Fox and Sinclair is a multi-layered disaster for the United States. ... (Ok-la-homa)
On Fox News, suddenly a very different tune about the coronavirus - The Washington Post

Norway College Urges Students To Return From 'Poorly Developed' U.S. Amid COVID-19

Idris Elba confirms he tested positive for COVID-19 : television

The UK Only Realised "In The Last Few Days" That Its Coronavirus Strategy Would "Likely Result In Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths" (inside the Tory bubble)
E.U. Chief Seeks to Close Borders: Live Coronavirus Updates - The New York Times - Italy pledged more than $28 billion to bolster its health system and cushion the impact on workers. European nations sealed their borders.
UK coronavirus crisis 'to last until spring 2021 and could see 7.9m hospitalised'
'Not for sale': anger in Germany at report Trump seeking exclusive coronavirus vaccine deal | World news : worldnews
France reports biggest daily increase in coronavirus deaths as Parisians ignore warnings : worldnews
Spain Reports 2,000 New Coronavirus Cases, Over 100 Deaths In 24 Hours : worldnews
S. Korea reports 74 new virus cases, no deaths; total now at 8,236 : worldnews
Ireland Orders All Pubs Closed : worldnews
Death rates in Iran drastically rise as president rules out quarantine. : worldnews
Chaos as 30,000 British tourists told to leave French ski resorts : worldnews (Skixit)
NHS missing 10,000 nurses since Brexit as Europeans avoid moving to the UK : worldnews (collision of stupidities)
Cleaners at London hospital walk out after contractor fails to pay wages : worldnews

Coronavirus: Austria bans all gatherings of more than five people : worldnews
Germany to close borders with France, Austria and Switzerland to contain spread of Covid-19 and panic-buying : worldnews

South Korean church sprayed salt water inside followers' mouths, believing it would prevent coronavirus. 46 people got infected because they used the same nozzle : worldnews
Greek Orthodox churches across the country will allow congregations of hundreds of people to sip wine from the same spoon during mass because "the holy cup cannot carry disease," the Archdiocese said. : worldnews

The canals of Venice have become as clear as streams thanks to the absence of tourists and much-reduced traffic due to Italy's quarantine measures to tackle the Coronavirus outbreak : worldnews
Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients lives by 3D printing valves for reanimation devices : worldnews
Australian supermarket Woolworths will open its doors exclusively to the elderly and people with disabilities for a dedicated shopping hour, after panic buying due to the coronavirus : worldnews

Twitter removes David Clarke's tweets as he and other Trump allies sow coronavirus conspiracy theories and doubts (they didn't cancel Nunes-fucker)
It's Hard to Believe David A. Clarke Was Recommended for a Real Job in Homeland Security ... "several decades of libereral wussification" ...
Ex-Wisconsin sheriff goes off in expletive-laden rant about coronavirus as anorchestrated attempt to destroy capitalism

Invisible Censorship : The makers of TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing app with hundreds of millions of users around the world, instructed moderators to suppress posts created by users deemed too ugly, poor, or disabled for the platform


US-led coalition closing some bases in Iraq following rocket attacks - CNNPolitics

Video shows Australian SAS soldier shooting and killing unarmed man at close range in Afghanistan : worldnews

Two suspected rhino poachers shot dead in KwaZulu-Natal game park in South Africa : worldnews

France hits Apple with record 1.1 BILLION fine for monopoly practices : technology


Saudi Prince's $79million superyacht capsizes and partially sinks in Greece : news (now who did that?)


Did Joe Biden Just Lie About Cutting Social Security?| One of the more intense exchanges on Sunday night's debate surrounded what the former VP wanted to actually do with the entitlement program.
During Democratic debate Joe Biden denies advocating for social security cut -- here's video showing he did
Sanders supporters embrace calling YouTube 'The YouTube' after debate clash with Biden : politics
What Kind of Endgame Does the Sanders Campaign Want? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Sanders is Waving Goodbye - Lawyers, Guns & Money
From all this you'd imagine that there must be something learned - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Bernie wouldn't talk to Liz until it dawned on him he's a fucking loser)
NBC News/Marist polls: Biden holds big leads over Sanders in Arizona and Ohio - The former vice president is narrowly ahead of President Donald Trump in general election matchups in both states, according to a pair of new polls.
State Takes on a Purple Hue; Partisans Divided Over Coronavirus | Monmouth University Polling Institute


How does a cyst resolve itself? : askscience

Why do viruses mostly affect only one species? : askscience




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With unprecedented force and speed, a global recession is likely taking hold - The Washington Post
Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700 billion quantitative easing program

Opinion | Andrew Cuomo to President Trump: Mobilize the Military to Help Fight Coronavirus - The New York Times - The time is growing short and fewer options are available. Using federal troops to help create hospital beds is one we should try.
New York and Coronavirus: Live Updates - The New York Times - The move is the most far-reaching and disruptive the city has taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Baker closes schools, restricts restaurants, bans gatherings over 25 as community spread of coronavirus seen in 7 Mass. counties - The Boston Globe

White House Says Donald Trump Tests Negative For Coronavirus : worldnews
Brazilian Ambassador Who Dined With Trump Is Third Mar-a-Lago Guest With Coronavirus : worldnews
Trump to add UK and Ireland to US travel ban : worldnews
Illinois Gov. Tells Trump Admin to Get Its S@#t Together After Airport Chaos
Dulles Airport chaos: A case study in how not to handle a pandemic - The Washington Post
'Apocalyptic': Trump's Racist Travel Ban Causes Chaos at U.S. Airports. "This is the result of having Jared Kushner and Steven Miller direct actions and responses in a national crisis" : politics
Coronavirus screening causes massive bottlenecks at OHare and other U.S. airports (bungle-fucks)

The press crucified Obama for Ebola, gives Trump a pass for coronavirus - PRESS RUN - Different media rules for Democrats
Trump is increasingly irrelevant : politics
Trump administration isn't backing off proposed cuts to CDC budget
The Senate won't consider urgent coronavirus legislation until next week | Lawmakers, including Mitch McConnell, have already left the Capitol for the weekend.

Schiff on Trump's response to coronavirus: 'Incompetence kills' : politics (the best beautiful perfect timeline of Trump's idiocy)
Nancy Pelosi Once Again Bails Out a GOP President Facing a National Crisis - Twelve years after she put together the TARP, the Speaker negotiated a major legislative response to the coronavirus. : politics
Rep. Louie Gohmert delays House coronavirus relief bill from moving to Senate - The House was expected to make technical corrections to the bipartisan measure, passed by the House early Saturday, on Monday, but Gohmert is insisting on reading them (Gumball fucks the country)

'We're basing this on science' Ohio emerges as leader in U.S. coronavirus response

Opinion | The Companies Putting Profits Ahead of Public Health - The New York Times - As the coronavirus spreads, the public interest requires employers to abandon their longstanding resistance to paid sick leave.

MSC passengers disembark in Miami without medical screenings | Miami Herald --- U.S. health authorities cleared it to dock Sunday and disembark passengers as normal. -- no one on board was tested for COVID-19 and 3,877 passengers disembarked freely at PortMiami Sunday.

Confusion Over Coronavirus Quarantines Feeds Anxiety - The New York Times
Older Americans are more worried about coronavirus -- unless they're Republican

GOP, Fox News have waged war on science. With coronavirus, will their aging fans pay the price? | Will Bunch - Democrats are twice more likely (61 percent) than Republicans (30 percent) to say they plan to stop attending large gatherings like the crowded food hall visited by Oklahoma's Governor Stitt and his kids ... that denial of science which has become central to what it means to be a Republican in the 21st century -- will ultimately have dire consequences. (read this, pls +the really big sort)

Andrew Lawrence on Twitter: "You gotta watch this, I mean........you just gotta watch https://t.co/x2ZsayVrmv" / Twitter (really)
Schooley on Twitter: "So I know nothing about Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt, but I feel like I know all I need to know now. https://t.co/fJ7M9ggtEy" / Twitter (yeah, he looks the part of the real moron)
Fox anchor who dismissed coronavirus fears as plot to impeach Trump is removed from her prime-time slot : politics
Coronavirus Exposes the Religious Right's Racism
CORONAVIRUS patient in Kentucky has been placed under 24/7 armed guard after refusing to self-isolate. -- Gov. Andy Beshear said the state had to make the unusual move to protect others nearby (Foxer)

Trump Is Running a Pandemic Response Like a Business, With Disastrous Results : politics
Late-stage capitalism primed us for this pandemic; A decimated welfare state and a government that serves only the rich created the perfect conditions for coronavirus : politics - Witness: While people who have the symptoms and exposure can't get tested, the head of the RNC and the Utah Jazz get tested immediately. (CDC 77 tests; Utah Jazz 58.) Socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest of us.)
The conservative movement is a public health hazard : politics

Coronavirus is exposing the arbitrary, cruel realities of America's rules. - Policy changes in reaction to the coronavirus reveal how absurd so many of our rules are to begin with.
America Is a Sham : politics - All over America, the coronavirus is revealing, or at least reminding us, just how much of contemporary American life is bullshit, with power structures built on punishment and fear as opposed to our best interest. Whenever the government or a corporation benevolently withdraws some punitive threat because of the coronavirus, it's a signal that there was never any good reason for that threat to exist in the first place.

Restaurateurs stunned by states request to close; medical marijuana dispensaries to remain open (PA)

41% of Public More Likely to Support Universal Health Care Amid Pandemic : politics
Drive-thru coronavirus testing site in Denver closes early as Colorado tops 100 cases : politics
Coronavirus in China kept me under quarantine. I felt safer there than back in the U.S. | Our laissez-faire attitude, prioritization of personal freedom and utter lack of government leadership have left Americans confused and exposed. : politics

First human trials of Coronavirus vaccine to begin within days : worldnews
U.S. government allegedly attempts to secure COVID-19 vaccine exclusively and "only for the U.S." by offering large sums of money to a company in Germany that develops it : worldnews
Wuhan doctors celebrate closure of last temporary hospital after dramatic fall in cases in China : worldnews
South Korea reports less than 100 new cases for the first time in days : worldnews

MrTemple estimates actual US COVID-19 infections from confirmed cases. : bestof

Researchers discover that coronavirus can live up to 72 hours on certain materials such as stainless steel and up to 3 hours on air : worldnews
New study suggests coronavirus can live in patients for five weeks after contagion : worldnews
Japanese man tests positive for coronavirus again : worldnews
Coronavirus in Australia suggests warm summer weather won't stop it : worldnews
More young coronavirus patients being admitted to hospital, doctor warns : worldnews

Wuhan soccer team leaving Spain to escape virus : worldnews

Two Goldman Sachs employees tests positive for coronavirus - Bloomberg News : worldnews

Singapore Minister Lawrence Wong, after introducing tighter border control measures: "It's not just about the numbers but the fact that these countries have abandoned any attempt at containing the spread of the virus...especially the UK and Switzerland"
On the UK government's "herd immunity" plan for dealing with the coronavirus. : bestof (off the cliff with the Tories, again)

'Don't do what we did - people are needlessly dying': Italian journalist urges UK and US to lockdown now amid coronavirus pandemic : worldnews
Coronavirus: Uncertainty for 600 Britons stranded on board COVID-19 infected cruise ship : worldnews
Boris Johnson confirms schools will stay open despite UK coronavirus outbreak : worldnews (BoJo: ladiladila)
WHO calls out the UK for scaling back coronavirus testing and issues stark warning to governments : worldnews

Italians over 80 'will be left to die' as country overwhelmed by coronavirus : worldnews
Italian officials say new virus cases jump 20% to more than 21,000 : worldnews

Spain on complete lockdown - can only leave home to buy food or drugs : worldnews
Wife of Spain's prime minister tests positive for virus
Spanish coronavirus cases up by 1,500 in a day : worldnews

Iran pleads for medicine as it fights epidemic under sanctions : worldnews
France says 'no employee will lose a cent' over coronavirus restrictions. : worldnews

UK Health secretary Matt Hancock publishes new coronavirus advice - but people have to pay to read it. : worldnews
Coronavirus: Chaos at US airports as UK plans self-isolation for over-70s : worldnews

Kuwait mosques tell believers to pray at home amid coronavirus pandemic : worldnews
Coronavirus positive Delhi man, came in contact with 813 people | The man's 68-year-old mother, who was also infected with the novel coronavirus, died at a hospital on Friday night, the second death caused by the disease in the country.
Mexico holds big music festival despite coronavirus concerns : worldnews
Coronavirus: Austria bans all gatherings of more than five people : worldnews
Norway, closing access at airports and harbours. Over 300 in quarantine at Oslo airport hotels. : worldnews

Chinese Tycoon Who Criticized Xi's Response to Coronavirus Has Vanished

London shopper is mugged for his toilet paper in broad daylight : worldnews
B.C. couple confronted at Costco for buying bulk Lysol wipes to re-sell for profit : worldnews


Pakistani Women's Day marchers hit with stones, sticks; Protesters marking International Women's Day in ultra-conservative Pakistan on Sunday came under attack with stones and sticks, reflecting the movement's challenge in a society where females are still put to death under ancient "honour" codes : worldnews ... Much of Pakistani society operates under a strict code of "Honour", systemising the oppression of women in matters such as the right to choose whom to marry, reproductive rights and even the right to an education ("honor" your femicidal patriarchy"

353% rise in pending rape trials in Delhi : worldnews

Israel election: Gantz to receive mandate for forming government - Axios - The big picture: The coronavirus crisis has further destabilized the Israeli political system.

Russia: Putin takes next step to staying in power till 2036 : worldnews

Saudi Aramco profits slide 20.6% in 2019 : worldnews


New Zealand mosque shootings: A year after Christchurch massacre, secrecy shrouds search for answers - The Washington Post


How national security surveillance nabs more than spies


Trump considering 'full pardon' of Michael Flynn (all the crooks will walk)


Arizona Boom Draws Californians and Changes Political Hue - The New York Times


Carlo Rovelli : All Reality Is Interaction


Women's sexual fluidity is reflected in preferences for male facial masculinity. A new study has found that more than half of heterosexual women report at least some attraction to women, which in turn is related to their assessments of male attractiveness. : science


The Devil Went Down to Walmart : videos

We keep talking about The Stand but Poe's Masque of Red Death feels more prescient right now. : books




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Coronavirus: Trump declares national emergency in US over COVID-19 : worldnews
Coronavirus live updates: U.S. will suspend all travel from U.K and Ireland; Trump says he took coronavirus test - The Washington Post
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Tests Negative; Drastic Changes to Daily Life in Spain and France
'Don't believe the numbers you see': Johns Hopkins professor says up to 500,000 Americans have coronavirus : politics
Social Distancing: This is Not a Snow Day - Ariadne Labs - Medium
This Coronavirus Is Unlike Anything in Our Lifetime, and We Have to Stop Comparing It to the Flu

Does Donald Trump have the new coronavirus? - The well-being of our hardworking president is too important to take for granted.
Republican chairwoman is ill and being tested for coronavirus after visiting Mar-a-Lago: report - Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, is being tested for coronavirus after reporting she is feeling unwell (sweet karma)
Eschaton: Apocalypse Fiction - The writers of this dumb show making Mar-A-Lago the primary disease source is a bit too obvious.
Trump is breaking every rule in the CDCs 450-page playbook for health crisis The communication chaos on coronavirus is eroding the most powerful weapon we have: Public trust
hnglmkrnglbrry comments on It's like magic! (Trump vs Obama)
Trump 4 days ago vs Obama 9 days ago : bestof

At 'Shock Doctrine Press Conference,' Trump Bails Out Oil Industry, Not US Families, as Coronavirus Crisis Intensifies. "Trump has once again put the interests of oil and gas executives ahead of the interests of people and communities." : politics
Donald Trump is not an anomaly : bestof
Remember-The-Future comments on Bernie Sanders names Jesse Jackson special advisor
BaaBaaSpaceSheep comments on 'I didn't do it': Trump shuns responsibility for cutting pandemic team before White House cuts mic of reporter asking 'nasty question'
u/baabaaspacesheep succinctly states why Trump owns US unpreparedness for the Covid-19 pandemic (with sources) : bestof
Infighting, missteps and a son-in-law hungry for results: Inside the Trump administrations troubled coronavirus response (Lizard Boy is "researching" the problem)
Trump disbanded NSC pandemic unit that experts had praised

Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized - CNN

Be careful. Trump may exploit the coronavirus crisis for authoritarian ends: When he no can longer lie or deny, he'll blame immigrants, journalists, people of color, liberals and other enemies
No, Trump Can't Legally Use Coronavirus to Move the 2020 Election and Stay in Office Longer (keyword: "legally") Could the 2020 Election Be Postponed? Only With Great Difficulty. Heres Why.
Tuesday's Primary Elections Risk Coronavirus Chaos - The Atlantic - election systems are not well equipped for this.
Mitch McConnell is aiding and abetting the spread of coronavirus : politics
We need to quarantine Donald Trump: He's confused, ignorant and afraid. It's obvious Trump is utterly unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic. People are already dying, and it's on him
Trump tells a nation terrified of coronavirus that none of this is his fault : politics
Trump Dropped the Ball on Coronavirus Testing Because He Only Wanted Good News : politics
'He's an idiot': critics say Trump has failed the US in this test of reassurance : politics
'I don't take responsibility': Trump shakes hands and spreads blame over coronavirus : worldnews
'I didn't do it': Trump shuns responsibility for cutting pandemic team before White House cuts mic of reporter asking 'nasty question' : politics
Trump's False Claims About His Response to the Coronavirus - The president inaccurately described travel restrictions he had announced, falsely blamed his predecessor for testing shortages and misstated the role Google was playing in mitigating the outbreak.
An American Meltdown - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump has always admired authoritarian governments for a reason.
Facing a Pandemic With a Xenophobic, Narcissistic Fool at the Wheel -- America is sick and adrift, with a "leader" who cannot fathom how to lead.
The Other Problematic Outbreak - As the coronavirus spreads across the globe, so too does racism (Dumpster)

Coronavirus Dashboard
Meet the 17-year-old behind a website tracking coronavirus cases that is now a vital global resource
Three Cambridge residents test postive for COVID-19 - News - Cambridge Chronicle & Tab - Cambridge, MA
Biogen conference attendee, female MA resident who was denied COVID-19 testing three times, tested positive upon returning to Beijing. - People's Daily : boston
Rhode Island child tests positive for COVID-19 after Rudy Gobert autograph : boston (dumbfuck asshole sport dude)

Fox Business Benches Trish Regan After Outcry Over Coronavirus Comments - The New York Times - "yet another attempt to impeach the president" ... came as right-wing media stars have faced growing scrutiny for commentary that played down fears about the coronavirus and suggested that the illness had been overhyped by President Trumps critics.
Fox Business Host Trish Regan on Hiatus After Virus Comments - Bloomberg (Fox loves its blond dimbulb dishes)

Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Pressure to Close School System, NationLargest
Schools scramble to feed students after coronavirus closures

Paid sick leave is a universal right: The time has come : politics
Judge Blocks Rule That Would Have Kicked 700,000 People Off SNAP : politics

9 coronavirus pandemic charts everyone should see - Vox - What symptoms are most common, which groups are most at risk, and more.
'I Had All Symptoms of Coronavirus. I Could Have Spread it to Anyone but Couldn't Get Tested': Americans Panic as US Suffers Kit Shortage | US Tested 1,707 People in Week After Declaring its First Case, While South Korea, Which Announced on the Same Day, Managed to Test 189,000 : worldnews
Coronavirus has nearly shut down American life as states try to battle outbreak - The Washington Post

You Might Be Buying a Hand Sanitizer That Wont Work for Coronavirus --- don't contain CDC's recommended minimum of 60% alcohol are flying off store shelves and listed by sellers on Amazon for outrageous prices. Here is what you need to know.
He Has 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere to Sell Them - The New York Times

Coronavirus live updates: Another Mar-a-Lago guest tests positive after interacting with Trump; Spain reporting second most cases in Europe - The Washington Post
Spanish coronavirus cases up by 1,500 in a day : worldnews
Spain to follow Italy into lockdown as virus cases soar
France gets ready to close all cafis, restaurants, clubs and cinemas
China reports just 11 new cases while South Korea sees more recoveries than infections : worldnews
As Europe Shuts Down, Britain Takes a Different, and Contentious, Approach - The New York Times - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has largely kept Britain open, opting for more targeted measures, a strategy that has startled some epidemiologists.

Coronavirus outbreak on a Nile cruise helped spawn a global epidemic - The Washington Post
Dutch researchers find Corona virus antibody : worldnews
WHO calls out the UK for scaling back coronavirus testing and issues stark warning to governments : worldnews
Jacinda Ardern announces everyone entering New Zealand will be required to isolate, cruise ships banned : worldnews
Google techie's wife, who defied quarantine, flew to Delhi & took train to reach Agra, tests positive for coronavirus : worldnews
Coronavirus in Kerala: Manhunt launched for US couple who fled from hospital : worldnews
Authorities in Iran 'hiding' COVID-19 deaths by listing other causes on death reports : worldnews
Top Iranian general Shabani dies of Covid-19 : worldnews
In Iran, two vice-presidents, ministers and almost 10% of the parliament have contracted covid-19 : worldnews
Coronavirus: Italian doctor describes patient's last moments 'They know they're dying'

Trump, Tom Hanks and the NBA: Coronavirus rings in the wildest hour of 2020 - The Washington Post
What Sarah Palin's 'Masked Singe' rcameo says about the virus in our politics

How Long Does the Coronavirus Last on Surfaces? | WIRED - Potentially several hours, or even days,

Patagonia is closing all of its stores because of the coronavirus

Israel announces emergency in courts over virus, Netanyahu trial could be postponed - Israel News - Haaretz.com

El Salvador El Mozote trial: Judge asks Trump administration for U.S. documents - The Washington Post - It was the worst massacre in the modern history of Latin America: As many as a thousand Salvadoran civilians, many of them younger than 6, killed by a right-wing military dictatorship backed by the United States (Saint Ray-Gun)


Teen models, powerful men and private dinners: when Trump hosted Look of the Year | US news | The Guardian


Louisiana Cancels Election Citing Coronavirus - Georgia Cancels Judge Election - Louisiana and Georgia Have Cancelled Elections. I Don't Like Where This Is Heading. - A couple of contests down South have already been called off, citing coronavirus.

Two senators take extreme measures to show allegiance to Trump - POLITICO - Tom Cotton is up for reelection in Arkansas. So why is he advertising in Ohio? (he will be the next pres, after Rick Scott and IVanka)


Raise your hand if you have not been sued by Devin Nunes - The Washington Post


How about a hiatus for Sean Hannity? - The Washington Post


ELI5: Why did historical diseases like the black death stop? : explainlikeimfive

Certain personality traits protect brain structures against neuro-degeneration. Among them, people who are less agreeable but with a natural curiosity and little conformism show better preservation of the brain regions that tend to lose volume, both in normal aging and in Alzheimer's disease. : science

People having psychotic episodes often say that someone put computer chips in them - What kinds of claims were made before the invention of the microchip? : askscience

Sassyass92 comments on My best friend has DID (dissociative identity disorder formerly known as multiple personality disorder) and her different alters have different writing styles. (got her approval to post this to spread awareness)


ThatsWhatSheErised comments on [McMenamin] Jeremy Lin, who already pledged $150,000 to fight the coronavirus in China, will donate an additional $150,000 to the United States Fund for UNICEF. He quoted Tupac in his announcement: "You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do what we gotta do, to survive"


What innocent item gets suspicious if you own too much of it? : AskReddit

What happened at a wedding that made it obvious that the bride and groom shouldn't be getting married? Are they still together?




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The Worst-Case Estimate for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths - The New York Times - Officials at the C.D.C. and epidemic experts conferred last month about what could happen in the U.S. -- Between 160 million and 214 million people in the U.S. could be infected over the course of the epidemic ... As many as 200,000 to 1.7 million people could die.
Italy reports 250 new deaths, the highest one-day death toll yet, and 2,547 new cases, raising total to 1,266 dead and 17,660 cases : worldnews
Mexico is considering closing its border to stop Americans bringing coronavirus into its country as US case count passes 2,000 : worldnews (will build a wall and send Trump the bill)
Cruise ship outbreak helps pin down how deadly the new coronavirus is : science
Cruise ship outbreak helps pin down how deadly the new coronavirus is | Science News - Outcomes suggest that, in the real world, about 0.5 percent of COVID-19 infections in China end in death

A corona patient being moved in Seoul. Picture of an era : pics

BPS finally deciding to close : boston
Harvard Individual Tests Positive for COVID-19 : boston

Trump to Declare National Emergency on Coronavirus to Speed Aid - Bloomberg
Yamiche Alcindor on Twitter: "Video of my question to @realDonaldTrump today on his administration's disbanding of the White House team responsible for coordinating responses to pandemics. He called my question nasty & said he knew nothing about it. I call it a relevant, fair, and truth-seeking question. https://t.co/ncYwqZ0Xtp" / Twitter
A Map Of The Coronavirus Exposures In Trump's Orbit In Just Two Weeks - Some of President Donald Trump's closest aides and family members have interacted with people who have confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Trump shakes hands at Coronavirus press conference - The Washington Post
The Grift Never Stops - Lawyers, Guns & Money - President Donald Trumps new European travel restrictions have a convenient side effect: They exempt nations where three Trump-owned golf resorts are located.

A Medical Katrina - Lawyers, Guns & Money - If there's one voice we need to hear from on COVID-19, it is that of Mike Davis, the great writer about disasters and inequality. His take is bracing.
U.S. may run out of hospital beds and ventilators to save those severely infected - The Washington Post

Sick People Across the U.S. Say They Are Being Denied the Coronavirus Test - The New York Times - In a health care system that is already difficult to navigate, some patients describe Kafkaesque quests for tests.
California Governor Calls Out What A Mess Coronavirus Testing Is Right Now | HuffPost - The Golden State received test kits for COVID-19 from the federal government that did not include all the components needed to actually run a test.
outbreak Anger grows at Trump administration's coronavirus testing failures ... Donald Trump claimed "We have tested heaviliy" but in fact just eight tests were carried out on Tuesday (nationwide, he's keeping his numbers down and you can just die)
The FDA Is Forcing the CDC to Waste Time Double Testing Some Coronavirus Cases
Where to Get a Coronavirus Test: Roche Speeds Delivery 10-Fold - Bloomberg
How canceled events and self-quarantines save lives, in one chart

Eschaton: OK Boomers - "Call" "your" "doctor."A quarter of the population is living on Earth-2. (planet NPR)
A Coronavirus story - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump Caught Google Off Guard With a Bogus Coronavirus Site Announcement | WIRED - not making a nationwide coronavirus testing website. And the company had no idea the president would say it was.

Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis - Los Angeles Times
Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis : politics (Seema Vrma, face of evil)
Ten minutes at the teleprompter: Inside Trump's failed attempt to calm coronavirus fears
Trump's Coronavirus Speech Sparks 'Total Chaos' in His Own Administration
The President as Bystander: Trump Struggles to Unify a Nation on Edge - The New York Times
Behind Trump's coronavirus shift
Majority of Americans Don't Trust Donald Trump to Tell Truth About Coronavirus Threat: Poll : politics
'Unconscionable': Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Trump Moves to Take Food Stamps From Over a Million People : politics
Trump struggles to explain why he disbanded his global health team : politics
Trump's budget director stands by plan to cut CDC budget by 15 percent : politics
Trump condemns CDC for lack of coronavirus testing, blames Obama : politics
The Dismantled State Takes on a Pandemic. Conservatives won their war on Big Government. Their prize is a pandemic. : politics
Denying Reality Is Finally Biting Republicans in the Ass : politics
Trump Voters Wanted to Blow up the System. Well, Here We Go.
Trump Voters Wanted to Blow up the System. Well, Here We Go. : politics
Presidential scholar demands Trump's resignation: 'No normal person' would react to coronavirus like this
alicublog: WHAT WAS HE ON? - Horse tranks? The Formula? Coke heavily cut with Tuinal? Coronavirus?

Watch Katie Porter Relentlessly Grill CDC Chief Into Saying 'Yes' to Free COVID-19 Tests

Karlie Klosss dad helps Jared with coronavirus research
Inside Jared Kushners coronavirus research: a wide net on a giant Facebook group

Ohio health official estimates 100,000 people in state have coronavirus | TheHill

Coronavirus in Florida: Hundreds to attend Mar-a-Lago fundraiser despite crowd warnings - News - The Palm Beach Post - West Palm Beach, FL

'This feels much worse than 2008' -- Obama's chief economist on coronavirus's economic threat
The US stock market has now wiped out the entire $11.5 trillion of value it gained since Trump's 2016 election victory : politics
'We need to care for working people as much as we care for the stock market': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders blasted the Fed's $1.5 trillion injection : politics
Canadian stock market bloodbath: Worst one-day fall in 80 years : worldnews
Merkel says coronavirus situation more extraordinary than banking crisis : worldnews
Coronavirus updates: COVID-19 pandemic takes a fast-mounting toll on lives and the economy
Norwegian Air Cancels 4,000 Flights and Lays Off 50% of Staff. The Airline Crisis Is Going To Deepen. : worldnews

Coronavirus Vaccine Made In Saskatchewan Canada Is Now In The Testing Stages : worldnews

Coronavirus Outbreak Tops Over 135,000 infected and Over 4,900 deaths have resulted from the disease. : worldnews
South Korea reports more recoveries than coronavirus cases for the first time : worldnews
U.K. authorities have abandoned efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and will focus on delaying the worst of the outbreak, as officials said as many as 10,000 Britons may be infected : worldnews ... "We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas" ...
Death toll in Italy passes 1,000 : worldnews
Italy's Health Care System Groans Under Coronavirus -- a Warning to the World

Two Women Fell Sick From the Coronavirus. One Survived. - The New York Times

China's first confirmed Covid-19 case has been traced back to November 17, a 55-year-old from Hubei province
Some recovered coronavirus patients may have reduced lung function and are left gasping for air while walking briskly, Hong Kong doctors find : worldnews
Japanese woman tests positive for coronavirus after coming into contact with an infected man who was intentionally spreading the virus : worldnews
A Belgium man arrested after licking his fingers and wiping them on pole in train: Subway train was withdrawn from service to be disinfected, transport authority says : worldnews
Coke Canada worker tests positive for covid-19 and Coke Canada halts production as a result. : worldnews
Belgium announces Italy-type lockdown : worldnews
Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has been diagnosed with coronavirus : worldnews ... "Now he's the Stay At Home Affairs Minister" ...
Australian minister who met with Ivanka Trump says he has virus : politics

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tested for coronavirus after calling crisis "fantasy" (Bullshitnaro)
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez tests positive for coronavirus | Miami Herald
Jair Bolsonaro Denies Positive Coronavirus Test Result Days After Trump Meeting (shaking Trumps hand)

The world's super-rich jet off to private and secret disaster bunkers amid coronavirus outbreak : worldnews
Inside the New York coronavirus containment zone, some residents act like little is amiss ... one-mile containment zone around Young Israel of New Rochelle (NYT elides the Jewish issue, again and again)

Sean Hannity instructs listeners to ignore coronavirus warnings coming from Democrats | Media Matters for America - Everything that you hear and see on television, on the radio, from any Democrat, you gotta -- everything now has to be viewed through the prism of, oh, this is about the election
Conservatives Obsessed With Revenge on China for Coronavirus

lizzitron comments on Should I cancel my son's birthday party due to Coronavirus in Dane County?
u/Pollok2 explains why you can't compare the Covid-19 case numbers between Italy and the USA : bestof (Italy has much better healthcare -- #2 in world, while US is low #30's -- and policies ... America has been permanently fucked by Republican boomers and dems like Obama and Biden)


Locusts plague in saudi arabia- 24000 km2 : gifs


Saudi Arabia floods markets with $25 oil as fight with Russia escalates : worldnews


Accused of abusing 349 children, French surgeon faces trial : news

A hard drive containing indecent images of children was not used as evidence against a former lord mayor of Leeds as it was kept in a UK police commissioner's safe for 14 years. A police whistleblower flagged the hard drive's existence in September 2017 (just a little Brit culture)
Up to 450 paedophiles arrested a month in UK as internet drives 'explosion' of child sex abuse -- Police 'struggling to keep up' with scale of online abuse and new methods used by paedophiles



Congress Nears Stimulus Deal With White House as Wall Street Suffers Rout - The New York Times - House Democrats closed in on a compromise with the Trump administration that would provide paid sick leave and free testing as coronavirus fears fueled a steep sell-off in stocks.
Something Weird Is Happening on Wall Street, and Not Just the Stock Sell-Off - The New York Times - A sinking feeling reminiscent of the global financial crisis, when all kinds of obscure markets went haywire.
Blood on the highway - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Six days ago, Larry Kudlow, Donald's pusher of financial advice to the masses, advised everyone to buy buy buy stocks ...

It's teh: Reckoning with Bob Dylan spirit of the age: Jared Kushner edition - Lawyers, Guns & Money


There are no good Republicans in Congress - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I had forgotten my own reporting that @SenatorCollins stripped $870M for pandemic preparations out of the 2009 stimulus (Refucks are like totally happy with the Fucksters virus response)
GOP Lawmaker Who Voted Against Paid Sick Leave in Florida Takes Paid Leave From Congress : politics (yes, Gaetz)


A Sitting Federal Judge Says the Courts Have Been Hijacked By Conservative Activists : politics


Bogus Automated Copyright Claims By CBS Blocked Super Tuesday Speeches By Bernie Sanders, Mike Bloomberg, And Joe Biden | Techdirt - This is especially ironic for Joe Biden, considering that he's long been one of Hollywood's biggest supporters when it comes to pushing ever more draconian copyright law. So, perhaps, he got what he deserved. (corporate Joe)


Louisiana postpones 2020 Democratic primary over coronavirus outbreak (until 2040)

Georgia's governor cancels Supreme Court election - The Fulcrum - : Republican Gov. Brian Kemp,



Andrew Gillum in Alleged Meth Incident in Miami Beach, Police Say | Miami New Times
Travis Dyson: Andrew Gillum Found in Hotel Room With Male Escort & Crystal Meth, Cops Say (just killed his career and maybe his marriage)


How a Trash-Talking Upstart Infuriated QAnon Boomers - Baby Q


'Dead Sea Scrolls' at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeriesMonths of testing confirm earlier suspicions that the fragments were made in modern times. What happens next? (Hobby Lobby scammers got scammed)
'Dead Sea Scrolls' at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries : worldnews


A neurotoxin produced by harmful blue-green algae has been found to target a gene linked to Parkinson's disease, according to new research


The Purim Spiel : AccidentalRenaissance


People who had no sex education at all and had never ever seen the opposite sex's special parts, how'd you know how sex worked (if you did at all) and which parts were supposed to go where? How did your first time go? : AskReddit

I'm Danielle Citron, privacy law & civil rights expert focusing on deep fakes, disinformation, cyber stalking, sexual privacy, free speech, and automated systems. AMA about cyberspace abuses including hate crimes, revenge porn & more. : IAmA (reality will need to be digitally signed by God)




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What are we all missing right now, because it gets overshadowed by Corona Virus news? : AskReddit

Six-fold increase in polar ice losses since the 1990s. Greenland and Antarctica lost 6.4 trillion tonnes of ice between 1992 and 2017. A team of 89 polar scientists from 50 international organisations have produced the most complete picture of polar ice sheet loss to date. : science

Food emergency in three continents - Locust swarms the size of cities threaten starvation of 20 million people : worldnews

Dow futures drop 800 points as Trump speech disappoints investors : politics
Dow futures drop 1,100 points as Trump speech fails to calm investors rattled by coronavirus fears : politics
Live Coronavirus Updates and Coverage - The New York Times - S&P 500 index tumbling 9.5 percent

CDC tested only 77 people this week; coronavirus testing slow around the nation
Heres the Biggest Thing to Worry About With Coronavirus -- we don't have enough ventilators and I.C.U. beds ...

A President Unequal to the Coronavirus Moment | The New Yorker
Trump's Speech Shows He Has No Idea What to Do About the Coronavirus
Trump Drops F-Bomb And A Long, Weird 'OKAYYY' In Coronavirus Hot Mic Moment : politics
Burt Macklin on Twitter: "That moment C-SPAN didn't realize they were broadcasting still ...
Trump's coronavirus speech was laced with xenophobia
'He's gonna get us all killed' sense of unease after Trump coronavirus speech (don't panic or anything)
Trump's Top Coronavirus Expert: The President Is Full of Shit
Report: Jared Kushner Is "Researching" The Coronavirus, Will Tell The Government What To Do Soon
Most Americans Will Likely Be Exposed to Coronavirus, Republicans Told

Trump Supporters Fuel Dangerous Election Year Coronavirus Claim (Hillary cooks up a plague every election year in the pizza parlor basement)
Coronavirus outbreak?? on Twitter: "Every election year has a disease! #CoronavirusUSA https://t.co/p9WFX7eutx" / Twitter
How Right-Wing Pundits Are Covering Coronavirus - The New York Times - many commentators have played down fears.

The Worst Outcome | If somebody other than Donald Trump were in the White House, the coronavirus crisis would not be unfolding this way. : politics
Opinion: A commander-in-chief who cannot do the job 'must resign -- immediately'
Trump: If You Notice My Incompetence, You're Rooting for the Corona virus
Pence says there's been 'irresponsible rhetoric' from people downplaying coronavirus ... Trump said "fake news media and their partner, the Democrat Party, is doing everything to inflame the coronavirus situation"

Senate staffer tests positive for coronavirus : politics
Trumps travel ban sidesteps his own European resorts

Trump suspends travel from Europe for 30 days as part of response to 'foreign' coronavirus : worldnews
European officials were blindsided by Trump's announcement of a travel ban amid the coronavirus pandemic : worldnews
EU disapproves of U.S. travel ban, taken unilaterally and without consultation : worldnews

Trumps Authoritarian Blindness Comes Home to Roost

Insurance Industry Corrects Trump: Actually, We're Only Waiving Copays for Coronavirus Testing, Not Treatment; "Heaven forbid they miss a chance to bankrupt sick people." : politics
Senate Republicans block emergency sick leave bill as outbreak spreads across US : politics
'Unconscionable': Senate Republicans Block Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill as Experts Declare Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic | "Every last one of them should lose their jobs." : politics

Satellite images show Iran building vast burial trenches for coronavirus victims - Washington Post - Coronavirus burial pits so vast they're visible from space - Iranian authorities began digging a pair of trenches for victims just days after the government disclosed the initial outbreak. Together, their lengths are that of a football field.

Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now - Tomas Pueyo - Medium
Mark Handley on Twitter: "Here's the coronavirus data, overlayed with the dates offset by the amounts shown. One of these countries is not like the rest. Everyone else will be Italy in 9-14 days time. https://t.co/VESY54X1gP" / Twitter
Behrooz Hassani-M on Twitter: "#Coronavirus #COVID2019 reported cases per capita (10M) across selected countries. pls notice the definition on x-axis and the scale on y-axis. drop of last day number can be due to partial day rep. trends are driven by testing & reporting practices. appreciate feedback. #COVID19 https://t.co/QzoDkhhxsX" / Twitter

COVID-19: Study says placing Wuhan under lockdown delayed spread by nearly 80% : worldnews
Wuhan doctors say colleagues died in vain amid official cover-up : worldnews
India quarantines itself from the world for a month to fight Coronavirus : worldnews
Coronavirus patients who refuse to self-isolate face murder charges in Italy : worldnews
The NBA lost billions of dollars in 8 short seconds. This is how. : videos
Hundreds of ravenous wild monkeys terrorise Thai city in search of food after coronavirus drives tourists away. : worldnews


Treasury figures from Budget confirm there was no #350m a week Brexit dividend; Brexit has in fact cost every person in the UK #1,200 so far, spending watchdog says - as economy flat-lines : worldnews (Tories lied, suckers, you're fucked)

Judge orders Chelsea Manning's release from jail in Virginia : news

White Evangelicals See Trump as Fighting for Their Beliefs, Though Many Have Mixed Feelings About His Personal Conduct - To the public overall, morality is more important in a president than strong religious beliefs (did you just contradict yourself?)


Prison whistleblower who exposed unsafe conditions in Arizona facility found dead : news


TIL there was a pandemic in the early 20th century that caused life-long stupor and Parkinsonism in survivors, with many sleeping during the day and waking at night. It resulted in the deaths of millions of people worldwide. Called "Sleeping Sickness", the causative agent has never been found. : todayilearned

Why is Neptune warmer than Uranus? : askscience


TIL a metastudy in 2017 with over 10k participants found that daily vitamin D doses reduced the chance of contracting respiratory infections by 19% : todayilearned


Males of reddit, what is the "girliest" song you cant resist singing along? : AskReddit


I am Max Brooks, author of World War Z, and I am here to discuss the coronavirus. Let's talk about why my fictional zombie book was banned by the very real government of China. AMA.




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Once the Amazon rainforest passes the point of no return it could be gone in decades -- The Amazon rainforest could turn into a grassy savannah within 49 years of reaching an ecological tipping point, scientists have warned.

Dow plunges 950 points as Wall Streets wild trading streak continues

Congressional doctor expects 70-150 million U.S. coronavirus cases - Axios
Coronavirus forecasts are grim: 'It's going to get worse'
Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources - Reuters (doctors have to get top secret clearances which will take 6-36 months)
Coronavirus live updates: Trump announces travel ban from Europe; WHO declares pandemic - The Washington Post
World Health Organization declares the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic : worldnews
BBC: Italian medical chief dies after contracting virus : worldnews
Trump urged Mnuchin to pressure Feds Powell on economic stimulus in explosive tirade about coronavirus (baby has more tantrums as people die)
Senate GOP Blocks Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill From Moving Forward | HuffPost - The legislation put forth by Democrats would guarantee 14 days of paid leave for workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
Rupert Murdoch could save lives by forcing Fox News to tell the truth about coronavirus -- right now (Margaret calls out the evil fucker)
Italy confirms nearly 200 people died from coronavirus in 24 hours: report | TheHill
The first wave of coronavirus-related layoffs has started - The Washington Post - Job losses have begun in ports, bakeries and travel agencies. Economists worry more layoffs are coming as businesses see plummeting sales.
Trump, Pence posed with Brazilian official now suspected of having coronavirus - 1100 Pennsylvania

Aboard Air Force One, Trump Was Shaken Into Action on Virus - Bloomberg
Gaetz slept in Walmart lot after potentially exposing Trump to coronavirus - Business Insider
Most Americans Will Likely Be Exposed to Coronavirus, Republicans Told (exposed to the fake virus demorat witchhunt)
True number of U.S. coronavirus cases is far above official tally, scientists say - Los Angeles Times
Exclusive: Email crash impeded HHS response to coronavirus - POLITICO
Trump budget chief holds firm on CDC cuts amid virus outbreak | TheHill (haha suckers, fucked again)
Doctors Keep Dying in Wuhan and Beijing Is Still Trying to Silence Them: A fourth doctor at Wuhan Central Hospital has died, and two others are in critical condition. : worldnews
Holy Synod: blasphemy to think holy communion could spread viruses - Cyprus Mail : worldnews

Trump Administration Pulls House Oversight Coronavirus Witnesses for 'Emergency' Meeting - The Administration* Screwed Up the Coronavirus Response From the Jump and Is Now Covering Its Ass -- The White House pulled key witnesses from a House Oversight hearing for an "emergency" meeting.

The Republican Death Cult Literally Goes Viral - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... In the battle between stopping mass death and defending capitalists, Republicans will choose the latter every single time. And we are going to pay big time.
Jared Kushner is apparently a central player in crafting the administration's response to the COVID-19 epidemic - Lawyers, Guns & Money (why everything just got classified top secret)

Coronavirus, Covid-19 News: CFR Cancels NY Conference on Virus - Bloomberg
Gov. Inslee to restrict gatherings of more than 250 people, a move aimed at sports and concerts | The Seattle Times (Trump's "snake")
Three TSA employees in California test positive for coronavirus | TheHill

How the Biogen leadership conference in Boston spread the coronavirus - The Boston Globe
Schools in Hopkinton, Wayland closed; Tufts, Emerson join other Mass. colleges in canceling in-person classes - The Boston Globe
Coronavirus impacts will ripple across many Mass. sectors - The Boston Globe - Some retailers could benefit, while travel and tourism companies are getting hammered
Coronavirus Patient Recounts Coming "One Inch From Death" Rhode Island vice principal in intensive care unit after chaperoning school trip to Italy (paywalled, so just first para)

'It's Just Everywhere Already' : : How Delays in Testing Set Back the U.S. Coronavirus Response -- A series of missed chances by the federal government to ensure more widespread testing came during the early days of the outbreak, when containment would have been easier (America got Dumpstered)
Coronavirus: US passes 1,000 cases - two weeks after Trump said number would soon be 'close to zero' : politics
A Seattle lab uncovered Washington's coronavirus outbreak only after defying federal regulators : politics (Trump ordered them to stop testing THREE TIMES - sounds like you know where)
Conservatives Keeping Calling COVID-19 the "China Virus" The World Health Organization's guidelines explicitly say not to do this. ("Wuhan virus" "Xivirus" "Orange plague")
Trump allies got coronavirus tests despite lack of symptoms and shortage : politics
Trump fans believe him over the media on coronavirus. This is dangerous. : politics
Americans arriving at JFK from Milan say they were shocked there was no screening for coronavirus : worldnews
The Cost of Not Getting Tested for Coronavirus: a $10K Bill
Newsmax is telling its older-leaning audience to avoid a future coronavirus vaccine and instead give it money for something "far more effective" ... becaause vaccines are a "acam"
Fox's Tomi Lahren: "I am far more concerned with stepping on a used heroin needle than I am getting the coronavirus"
Two People Who Attended Cyber Event Contract Coronavirus - Bloomberg - RSA gathering is annual cybersecurity event in San Francisco
Meet the Insane People Still Planning Cruise Ship Vacations Despite Coronavirus
Why Is Alleged Quack Dr. Oz the Face of NBC's 'Coronavirus Crisis Team'?
Coachella 2020 Postponed Due to Coronavirus Concerns : Music

U.S. Treasury Likely to Push Back April 15 Tax Filing Deadline, Sources Say - WSJ - Tax filing extension would be part of broader fiscal stimulus effort

Coronavirus: Up to 70% of Germany could become infected - Merkel - BBC News - Coronavirus: Up to 70% of Germany could become infected Merkel
Why have so few people died of COVID-19 in Germany (so far)? : askscience
But the media are the problem? : PoliticalHumor

A Wuhan doctor who posted information about the new coronavirus on social media that was shared by the late whistle-blower Li Wenliang has broken her silence, saying she was muzzled by Chinese authorities for raising the alarm without their permission at the start of the outbreak. : worldnews
Doctors in northern Italy struggling with the explosion of COVID-19 cases are warning their hospitals are on the brink of collapse and telling other countries to prepare for a fierce battle. : worldnews
Health minister tests positive for coronavirus : worldnews - The minister, British Tory MP Nadine Dorries, recently had attended a reception at No 10 with PM Boris Johnson
Coronavirus: Risk of death rises with age, diabetes and heart disease : worldnews
Turkey confirms first coronavirus case in the country : worldnews (Erdogan lies, and Egypt will explode)
Latest positive coronavirus patient attended large Toronto mining conference, prompting warning to 25,000 attendees : worldnews
Report: Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah Infected with Coronavirus : worldnews


The Russian lower house of parliament on Wednesday gave its definitive and overwhelming approval to constitutional changes that allow Vladimir Putin to run for president again in 2024, something the current constitution forbids. : worldnews (rootin' tootin' Putin for life)


Timeline on Jared Kushner, Qatar, 666 Fifth Avenue, and White House Policy


Russia trying to "incite violence by white supremacist grousp in US ahead of 2020 election: report. Russian operatives use 4chan to urgewhite nationalists to more aggressively spread hate messages"

Chelsea Manning Attempted Suicide in Jail on Wednesday, Lawyers Say : worldnews

But the media are the problem? : PoliticalHumor


For Trump, a Lifetime of Evading Responsibility Comes to an End -- The fraud may finally get caught, but it's us who will pay the price.

The Danger of the Trump Campaign's Defamation Lawsuits - The Atlantic - The True Danger of the Trump Campaign's Defamation Lawsuits - The president will likely lose his cases against The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN. But he may inflict extraordinary damage nevertheless.


Trump reportedly won't meet with Pelosi on a coronavirus bill, or for any reason, because he's mad at her : politics (insufficient loyalty to the supreme orange leader)


A Federal Judge Condemned the "Roberts Court's Assault on Democracy" -- It's.About Time.

Sen. Murphy seeks to probe agencies of political bias in Hunter Biden requests - POLITICO - "It just looks to me like there's a really concerning double standard" (Trump crook kids are the best crooks)

Live Primary Election Results: Michigan, Washington and More - The New York Times (Bernie wins state with four people)
Megathread: Joe Biden wins MS, MO, MI Democratic Presidential Primary : politics
Megathread: Joe Biden wins MS, MO, MI, ID Democratic Presidential Primaries - Part II : politics
Who won the Super Tuesday 2 Democratic primaries? 2 winners and 3 losers. - Vox - Joe Biden won big. Bernie Sanderss black outreach campaign had a rough night.

Joe Biden Is Winning the Primary But Losing His Partys Future (Dems rebrand as Republifucks-lite)
Bernies Whole Campaign Was Based On a Misreading of the 2016 Election
Joe Biden Is Poised to Deliver the Biggest Surprise of 2020: A Short, Orderly Primary - The New York Times - He has such a thorough hold on the party now that any collapse would probably require a political U-turn as sharp as the one that precipitated his rise.
Opinion | This Is Not the Moment for Progressives to Despair - The New York Times - Disappointed supporters of Bernie Sanders can actually get a lot of what they want through the medium of Joe Biden.
Michigan Romp Shows Biden Could Rebuild Democrats' 'Blue Wall' vs. TrumpA broad, convincing win should make Republicans nervous about November.

Democrat Flips State House In New Hampshire Town That Trump Won By 10 Points : politics


Kelly leads McSally by 7 points in Arizona Senate poll : politics


Harvey Weinstein Gets 23 Years in Prison After Whining 'This Is Wrong'
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape, sexual assault - The Boston Globe
Jennifer Aniston 'should be killed': Weinstein's rage laid bare in unsealed court documents : television

Neil deGrasse Tyson's Accuser Disgusted by 'Cosmos' Return: 'I Was aSexual Object' to Him (nerd creepster)


Whatever Happened to Channel One? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - Whatever Happened to Channel One? (Chris Whittle, replace teachers with tv ads)


TIL that crows can learn to make and use tools by observing other crows, or even just by seeing a tool. : todayilearned


People who've seen nice people finally snap, what happened?

(NSFW) Heterosexual men who don't eat pussy, why not?

TIL when the Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov visited the US in 1962, the American press initially portrayed him as affable and polite. But when he said, "I saw neither angels nor God up there. I believe in man," the press quickly turned on him and accused him of spreading "anti-religious propaganda." : todayilearned (Religiious States of America)

Microsoft takes down global zombie bot network | The network call Necurs infected over nine million computers and one of the world's largest botnets. Necurs was responsible for multiple criminal scams including stealing personal information and sending fake pharmaceutical emails. : worldnews




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Dow closes with decline of 2,000 points, almost ending 11-year bull market : politics
As coronavirus recession threatens, economists recommend cash for people - CBS News
Economy Faces Tornado-Like Headwind as Financial Markets Spiral - Crashing financial markets are increasing the risk of a vicious cycle that could usher in a recession.

It takes five days on average for people to start showing the symptoms of coronavirus, scientists have confirmed. : worldnews
COVID-19: median incubation period is 5.1 days - similar to SARS, 97.5% develop symptoms within 11.5 days. Current 14 day quarantine recommendation is 'reasonable' - 1% will develop symptoms after release from 14 day quarantine. N = 181 from China. : science
Coronaviruses can persist on inanimate surfaces like metal, glass or plastic for up to 9 days. : science
Coronavirus is mysteriously sparing kids and killing the elderly. Understanding why may help defeat the virus.
Flu vs. coronavirus mortality rate - The Washington Post
Cases of coronavirus by country
Coronavirus worldwide cases has topped over 111,000 : worldnews
One chart shows how many coronavirus tests per capita have been completed in 8 countries. The US is woefully behind.
Coronavirus: South Korea's infection rate falls without citywide lockdowns like China, Italy. Officials attribute the decrease to mass testing, improved public communication and the use of advanced technology
More than 70% of coronavirus cases in China have recovered, WHO says : worldnews
Turkey says it's free of coronavirus after allegations of 'outbreak cover-up' : worldnews

Its now or never for the U.S. if it hopes to keep coronavirus from burning out of control

The UK Government Has Reacted With "Increduality" and "Genuine Disbelief" at Trmp's handling of Coronavirus. "Our Covid-19 counter-disinformation unit would need twice the manpower if we included him in our monitoring"
Beijing objects to term 'Wuhan coronavirus,' and says it may not have originated in China - "a certain American politician, disrespecting science and the WHO decision, jumped at the first chance to stigmatize China and Wuhan with it. We condemn this despicable practiec : worldnews
Coronavirus: 600 passengers disembarked from Costa Fortuna cruise ship as of noon, all found to be well : worldnews ... researchers found that a bus passenger infected fellow travellers sitting 4.5 metres away and stay in air for 30 minutes (so, like 15")
Coronavirus can travel twice as far as official 'safe distance' study finds (15')
CDC tells people over 60 or who have chronic illnesses to stock up on goods and buckle down for a lengthy stay at home
March 10, 8 am Eastern: Trump tweets we need the wall to prevent the spread of Coronavirus : PoliticalHumor
Lou Dobbs reports 113,000 people in 111 countries and territories have been infected by coronavirus, then blames the media for overhyping | Media Matters for America

How to investigate health misinformation (and anything else) using Twitters API
Containment Area Planned for New York Suburb to Stem Coronavirus Spread - WSJ - About 1,000 people in Westchester County have been quarantined in recent days after many attended religious services, a bat mitzvah and funeral in late February at Young Israel of New Rochelle, a synagogue at the heart of a modern Orthodox community. Officials say a 50-year-old attorney dubbed "patient zero" attended those events ... Several religious schools in the area have already closed.

Dublin cancels St Patrick's Day parade : worldnews
Coronavirus death toll in Italy rises to 631 in biggest single day jump : worldnews
Italy extends coronavirus measures nationwide : worldnews
Italy suspends mortgage payments amid lockdown : worldnews
Six dead as prison riots sweep Italy sparked by coronavirus emergency laws : worldnews
Spain Says Coronavirus Cases Almost Doubled Overnight to 999 : worldnews
Romania closes all schools to fight coronavirus outbreak : worldnews

Chinese electronics company Xiaomi donates tens of thousands of face masks to Italy. Shipment crates feature quotes from Roman philosopher Seneca "We are waves of the same sea". : worldnews

Iranian Officials Keep Dying From the Coronavirus: Five former or current political figures have died, and the man leading the government's response to the outbreak has contracted COVID-19.
27 killed by alcohol poisoning in Iran trying to protect themselves from coronavirus : worldnews
Almost 200 North Korean soldiers have reportedly died from coronavirus cases while thousands more are in quarantine. The government won't acknowledge they even exist. : worldnews
Pho noodles and pandas: How China's social media users created a new language to beat government censorship on COVID-19


Trump Chatted With Taliban Leaders on Secret U.S. Kill-or-Capture List - The commander in chief got on the phone with people his government officially wants jailed or dead, Defense Department sources told The Daily Beast.


Benjamin Netanyahu Is Not Houdini. His Political Magic Tricks Are Finished. - his stubbornness is stopping the Israeli right from winning convincingly and governing the country.

Kenya's only white female giraffe, calf killed by poachers


Prince Andrew won't voluntarily cooperate with investigators over his links to an American financier and convicted sex offender who committed suicide in jail last year : worldnews


Harry Dunn family disgusted that the American woman accused of killing Harry Dunn has reportedly been promoted by the CIA since the tragedy in Northamptonshire : worldnews (Dumpster promotes another criminal)

Russian intelligence services are trying to incite violence by white supremacist groups to sow chaos in the United States, American intelligence officials said.

Did Trump Fire the US Pandemic Response Team? (yes, he needed the money for his golfing)
Trump Has Sabotaged America's Coronavirus Response - As it improvises its way through a public health crisis, the United States has never been less prepared for a pandemic.

Trump leaves White House briefing without answering questions about health : politics
Mike Pence Won't say if Trump's Been Tested for Coronavirus
Rep. Matt Gaetz Flew on Air Force One With Trump Hours Before Self-Quarantine : politics
My phones been blowing up: CPAC attendees rip the group's virus messaging ("gold-level status")
Trump reportedly told aides he fears journalists will purposefully try to infect him with coronavirus on Air Force One : politics
The Coronavirus Has Dangerously Inverted the Long-Standing White House Theme - Incompetence Exacerbated by Malevolence - The Atlantic - Trump's incompetence used to prevent worst-case scenarios. Now its ensuring them.

The Trump Administration Is Stalling an Intel Report That Warns the U.S. Isnt Ready for a Global Pandemic

Trump Melts Down as the Coronavirus Sends the Stock Market Plunging -- The president is furious the global outbreak is hobbling the stock market, but not angry enough to cancel his weekend golf trips.
Trump Melts Down as the Coronavirus Sends the Stock Market Plunging | GQ - The president is furious the global outbreak is hobbling the stock market, but not angry enough to cancel his weekend golf trips.
President Trump Is Unfit for This Crisis. Period. : politics
Opinion | President Trump Is Unfit for This Crisis. Period. - The New York Times - His narcissism is a grave danger to our health.
While the world deals with the coronavirus, Trump glorifies himself on Twitter - The Washington Post
Now is when we pay the price for Trump;s deceptions


Approval of U.S. Congressional Republicans Tops Democrats


Sanders responds to Clinton criticism: 'Unlike Secretary Clinton, I don't want to relive 2016' : politics
There is hard data that shows "Bernie Bros" are a myth | Salon.com - There is hard data that showsBernie Brosare a myth -- Bernie's Twitter followers act pretty much the same as everyone else


Website hosting Corey Feldman's Hollywood 'pedophile ring' documentary goes down before bombshell : movies - From what the audience said at the screening in the theatre Feldman hosted, it was Charlie Sheen that was focused on in the documentary as being the one who allegedly raped Corey haim in the 80's on set of a film when both Coreys were 13 and Charlie Sheen being 20.

Minnesota Deputy on trial after shooting suicidal EMT with gun to his head. : news
Man dies after Canadian police pepper spray, shock and beat him with batons : news
Ohio plastic surgeon accused of drugging, raping, filming women for years : news


Scientists have created the world's most sophisticated lab model of the human body, developing a full system of miniaturized organs known as "organoids." It has the potential to reduce or eradicate animal testing altogether. The results were published in the scientific journal "Biofabrication". : science

Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors : worldnews

An Ancient Black Hole as Heavy as a Billion Suns Is Pointed Right At Us: The 13 billion years old blazar is the most ancient ever discovered, sending radio signals from the early universe : worldnews

Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70 million years ago | Earth turned faster at the end of the time of the dinosaurs than it does today, rotating 372 times a year, compared to the current 365, according to a new study of fossil mollusk shells from the late Cretaceous : worldnews

Medical breakthrough in Israel: a lung was removed from the body of a cancer patient, cleaned and returned : worldnews

Up to 80% of people who start using ayahuasca have systematic improvements in depression and general psychopathology scales that persisted at 6 months, according to a groundbreaking study that combined longitudinal and cross-sectional designs to evaluate first-time ayahuasca users. : science

Physicists, Biologists, or any other scientific profession, what is your view on religion after everything you have learned? : AskReddit

What blows your mind? : AskReddit


What's your favorite subreddit to binge read? : AskReddit

REPORT: The Average Cable Bill Now Exceeds All Other Household Utility Bills Combined : television




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If Jeff Bezos really wants to fight the climate crisis, he should just pay his taxes : politics

Dow slumps 2,000 points after oil shock : news
Oil plummets 31% in biggest drop since Gulf War as Saudi cuts spark all-out price war. Oil markets tumbled the most in decades overnight on Sunday. The sell-off was fueled by sinking demand due to coronavirus concerns. : worldnews
Saudi Arabia Stuns World With Massive Discount In Oil Sold To Asia, Europe And U.S. : worldnews
Russian Ruble Plummets Amid Oil Market Chaos : worldnews
'There Is Genuine Panic': Fears of Global Financial Meltdown as Human Toll of Coronavirus Grows; President Donald Trump was described as "the worst person to be in charge in this moment" as coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped 500 over the weekend. : politics
Dow futures plunge 1,200 points, crude prices tumble as fears of oil price war add to virus angst : politics
Jordan Weissmann on Twitter: "What's most worrying here is that many US energy companies are levered up up to their necks in debt that's been securitized -- The possibility that a COVID19-induced recession would cause those companies to default was a major danger. Now the Saudis are pushing them to the brink.
Over $26 billion wiped off cryptocurrency market in 24 hours after massive oil price plunge : news

Donald Trumps new chief of staff Mark Meadows goes into quarantine as Donald Trump REFUSES to say if he has been tested for coronavirus after Air Force One passenger Matt Gaetz revealed president asked to see him DESPITE fears he has virus (yes, this is really happening)

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | CDC

Seattles Patient Zero Spread Coronavirus Despite Ebola-Style LockdownFirst known U.S. case offers lessons in how and how not to fight the outbreak.

As of ystdy, the US had tested fewer than 6,000 potential #coronavirus cases. -- UK has tested 23,513 people. - By comparison, #SouthKorea tested 66,652 people in the first week after #COVID2019 was first diagnosed, & has now tested 170,000+ ppl. - Italy has tested tens of thousands.
Eschaton: "Move Through The Population" - The rich and not so old are not the most vulnerable populations, but they aren't exactly living in quarantine either.
Trump May Use a Reagan-Era Legal Opinion To Censor Coronavirus Information | The Reagan administration invented a precedent to censor AIDS information in the 1980s. : politics
Coronavirus in N.Y.: Thousands of Students Face Shuttered Schools - The New York Times
Anxiety in an aging Congress as coronavirus marches across U.S. - a lot of concern that members could bring it home
Coronavirus live updates: N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority head tests positive; Israel requires two week quarantine for international arrivals - The Washington Post
With coronavirus, the Fox News-Trump feedback loop will get people killed (wait 'til Hannity gets it)

As coronavirus spreads, Detroit to restore water to thousands of households, offer moratorium on shutoffs | News Hits

Russia has been accused by the US of spreading conspiracy theories that coronavirus is a biological weapon created by the CIA and now the UK has set up a unit to fight them : worldnews

Coronavirus highly sensitive to high temperatures, but don't bank on summer killing it off, studies say
Iran's Coronavirus Problem Is a Lot Worse Than It Seems - The Atlantic - The surprising number of Iranian government officials succumbing to COVID-19 offers a hint that the disease is far more widespread than the official statistics indicate.
The Most Drastic Anti-Coronavirus Travel Ban in the World: 'Micronesia has banned entry to anyone who has been in any country with a confirmed case of coronavirus in the past fortnight' : worldnews
Six dead as prison riots sweep Italy sparked by coronavirus emergency laws : worldnews
Xiamen University has developed rapid testing kit for the COVID-19 antibody with results available in 29 minutes. The testing kit has been approved by the EU and exported to countries including Italy, Austria and the Netherlands. : worldnews
' It is unacceptable' : Man with coronavirus skips self-isolation to go to work at major hotel and visit nightclub. Tasmanian government considering tougher rules for self-isolation after 'irresponsible' actions
India Now Has 39 Coronavirus Cases, As Family Of 3 Hides Travel History & Infects 2 More People : worldnews
/u/kidfromkor describes life in Korea amidst the covid19 outbreak : bestof


Sudan's PM survives assassination attempt in capital : worldnews

Hundreds of thousands of women across Latin America's biggest cities flocked to the streets for International Women's Day on Sunday, spurred by a growing outcry over inequality, femicide and strict abortion controls.
"I sprout on the wounds of my body only for my crime of being, that I'm a woman, a woman, a woman. Hapy womdens's day!" Yasaman Aryani, 1 year ago today, hijab-less in public in Iran. She is now in prison, sentenced to 16 years. (the myth of the patriarchy in action)


Trial to start for murder of 298 on flight MH17 : worldnews


Prince Andrew won't voluntarily cooperate in Epstein inquiry, prosecutor says : news

UK: Free school dinners led to fall in childhood obesity rates - Study shows school meals better for pupils than packed lunches


Trump avoids insulting Vladimir Putin for fear of some degree of revenge, Fiona Hill says

Trump says he'll cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. You should believe him : politics

The unique incompetence of Donald Trump in a crisis - The Washington Post - When bureaucratic mistakes are compounded by political incompetence

The coronavirus is Trump's Chernobyl
We Are Watching the Probable Demise of Trump' s Reelection in Real Time - By Jonathan Chait
Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "Who knows what this means, but it sounds good to me! https://t.co/rQVA4ER0PV" / Twitter

Trump is compared to Nero in a meme of him fiddling, while using QAnon slogan - The Washington Post
Trump tweets a meme of himself fiddling, drawing a comparison to Roman emperor Nero : politics

Who the Hell Wants Another Four Years of This? : politics

Fissures widen between White House and health agencies over coronavirus : politics
Trump's denialist tweets are the coronavirus reaction we feared. The president tweeted misinformation about coronavirus and the stock market on Monday --- showing just how in denial he is about the threat from the disease.
Trump likes to dismiss critics as crying wolf. The wolf may have arrived. : politics
"He's Definitely Melting Down Over This" : Trump, Germaphobe in Chief, Struggles to Control the Covid-19 Story

Is the Christian right now in charge of public health inside the Trump administration? CDC director Robert Redfield and other important public health officials are Pence-approved evangelical Christians : politics
CDC gets list of forbidden words: Fetus, transgender, diversity, vulnerable, entitlement, evidence-based, science-based - The Washington Post

Republicans Self-Quarantine After Mocking Coronavirus Fears - Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona
CNBCs Rick Santelli on coronavirus: "Maybe we'd d be just better off if we gave it to everybody, and then in a month it would be over"

Eschaton: Does This Reassure You - I still can't figure out how a bunch of 70-year-olds (our government) going on teevee and telling a bunch of other 70-year-olds (Fox News viewers) that the virus is no big deal because it only kills old people is a winning message. I, too, am conveniently readjusting my view of what is "old" as I age, but...
Elon Musk on Twitter: "@FxzzOnTheBeat Virality of C19 is overstated due to conflating diagnosis date with contraction date & over-extrapolating exponential growth, which is never what happens in reality. Keep extrapolating & virus will exceed mass of known universe!" / Twitter (elongated muskrat)

The GOP's 'Hunterghazi' probe is about to get much worse


Progressive group that endorsed Warren switches to Sanders : politics

The Democrats' Cult of Pragmatism -- oe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and other moderates claim they Get Things Done --- but not because they actually do get things done.
Michigan primary poll: Joe Biden has 24-point lead vs. Bernie Sanders


Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to run for Senate, boosting Democrats' fortunes in their bid to claim Senate majority


Wells Fargo chairwoman resigns ahead of scheduled testimony : news


Is Zero Hedge a Russian Trojan Horse? | The New Republic - The father of the founder of the conspiratorial site filed a criminal complaint against me in Bulgaria. Then things got weird.

Michelle Malkin: Mother of Groypers - The Bulwark - How did the darling of Conservatism Inc. get caught up with Nick Fuentes, America First, and the groypers? (go back to your country, Michelle)


At the end of her life, my mother started seeing ghosts, and it freaked me out - The Washington Post


Boston traffic congestion worst in the United States, study says : boston


How is the universe (at least) 46 billion light years across, when it has only existed for 13.8 billion years? : askscience
First Light & Reionization - Webb/NASA


Guy who bullied me in high school came to open mat : bjj

Tailtappin comments on China hotel collapse: 70 people trapped in building used for coronavirus quarantine ... "chabuduo" means "meh close enough"

u/buck_thorn recounts his brief time with the cult Children of God and how he almost got roped into it. : bestof

u/alfatems meticulously explains how conservative/edgy subreddits are radicalized to the far-right : bestof
PM_ME_GLUTE_SPREAD comments on What's up with r/gamersriseup being banned?
ThatGuyWhoDoesStuf comments on We need a mandatory news show that debunks all the lies of the day more than we need actual news


What do women really think about penis size? : AskReddit

Redditors of Reddit, how did you discover Reddit? : AskReddit




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Coronavirus outbreak causes decline in China greenhouse gas emissions. Experts say greenhouse gas emissions in China, the world's largest current contributor to climate change, are down 25 per cent

Oil Drops 31% in Worst Loss Since Gulf War as Price Fight Erupts - Bloomberg

At Harvard forum, three who know warn of 'most daunting virus' in half a century
The COVID-19 outbreak has made universal healthcare into a national security issue. In the age of pandemics, universal health care is not a mere talking point -- it is a national security imperative
Coronavirus - Cambridge Public Health
Information on the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | Mass.gov
What coronavirus can tell us about Health Emergencies past, and its future
Why it's so hard to pin down the risk of dying from coronavirus

White House falsely claims the coronavirus has been 'contained' in the US : worldnews
Fox News Is Spreading Trump's Coronavirus Lies Faster Than the Disease Itself
Official: White House didn't want to tell seniors not to fly
More sacrifices to the Electoral College - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump's evil incompetence can be seen on a frightening number of levels:
Trumps mismanagement helped fuel coronavirus crisisadministration officials blame the president for creating a no-bad-news atmosphere that stifled attempts to combat the outbreak.
CPAC attendee tested positive for coronavirus - CNNPolitics
Coronavirus: Ted Cruz to self-quarantine after contact with patient - Axios
Israel mulls quarantine for travelers from NY, California and Washington - The Jerusalem Post
A total of 13 deaths at a Seattle-area long-term care facility have been connected to coronavirus, and more could be confirmed in the coming days, a spokesman said Saturday. : worldnews
Nursing Home Hit by Coronavirus Says 70 Workers Are Sick - The New York Times - As a federal team arrived to help, a spokesman for the Kirkland, Wash., center said 70 staff members were out with symptoms that resembled coronavirus.
The U.S. Isn't Ready for What's About to Happen -- Even with a robust government response to the novel coronavirus, many people will be in peril. And the United States is anything but prepared.
Failures on the Diamond Princess Shadow Another Cruise Ship Outbreak - The New York Times - An alert about a coronavirus infection sat in an unmonitored inbox. A cruise doctor saw "no point" in disinfecting the ship. And Japan disregarded medical guidelines to contain an outbreak.
'We still have darkness' the town where an HIV outbreak occurred under Mike Pence

Italy coronavirus lockdown: Conte government restricts 16 million - The Washington Post
Italy set to quarantine whole of Lombardy due to coronavirus | World news | The Guardian
Coronavirus: Northern Italy quarantines 16 million people - BBC News
'Get ready' : Italian doctors warn Europe impact on hospitals - Warns 1 in 10 patients will need intensive care Coronavirus patient in Oman skips quarantine, attends prayers in mosque : worldnews
China activist who called Xi clueless on coronavirus faces years in jail for 'subversion' : worldnews (the truth is always subversive)
Iran: Coronavirus Kills 'the Butcher of Tehran'
Coronavirus: Hospitals at 'breaking point' amid outbreak, union warns : worldnews - NZ
Australian police charge two Sydney women, 23 and 60, over toilet paper feud amid panic buying : worldnews
'Flabbergasted': Melbourne doctor with coronavirus symptoms continued seeing patients - Victorian health minister says doctor likely caught Covid-19 while in US but had seen 70 patients since returning : worldnews
India Now Has 39 Coronavirus Cases, As Family Of 3 Hides Travel History & Infects 2 More People : worldnews
Coronavirus cases in UK jump to 273 in largest single-day increase to date : worldnews

Why you shouldn't make your own hand sanitizer - It's easy to mess up making DIY hand sanitizer, so do this instead.
DIY Hand Sanitizer : PandemicPreps


Grindr sold by Chinese owner after US raised national security concerns : worldnews


Islamists hurl stones and shoes at Women's Day marchers in Pakistan : news

'42 knees in one day': Israeli snipers brag about deliberately crippling Gaza protesters : worldnews (Jews doing their Hitler thing)


Women attacked by men then detained by police at International Women's Day rally in Kyrgyzstan (half of all women are kidnapped by muzfucks and raped into marriage)



Prince Andrew hires General Pinochets former lawyer as he fights FBI Epstein probe
Prince Andrew hires Britain's top extradition lawyer as FBI probes links to an American financier and convicted sex offender who committed suicide in jail last year : worldnews

Revealed: Blow for Trump Organisation in obscure legal fight as member numbers fall at Turnberry | The Scotsman


Christopher Steele breaks silence over Trump-Russia dossier and says Mueller report was 'too narrow': The former MI6 officer who compiled the Trump-Russia dossier dismissed allegations that he was politically biased : worldnews

The Prince and the President - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Nothing to see here, just a right-wing paramilitary recruiting members of the intelligence community to infiltrate Democratic-related groups.


'Zero-empathy' Trump shows lack of emotion when told about 8-year-old boy's family being killed in tornado : politics

Do Trump kids financially benefit from Trump in White House? (hahaha)

Betsy Devos introduces rule making it harder for child abuse victims come forward at school : politics
.anything at all. And it shows
/u/newredditispureaids lists prominent Republican child molesters in response to Betsy Davos' new rule making it harder for child abuse victims to come forward in school : bestof

Creepy : PoliticalHumor


Twitter flags video retweeted by President Trump asmanipulated media


The media is blowing its chance to head off an Election Day debacle - The Washington Post

Jesse Jackson to endorse Bernie Sanders at Michigan rally : politics
Warren weighs her options. Endorsing Sanders is probably No. 1. : politics

Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden for president - CNNPolitics
Hillary Clinton: Sanders wouldnt be our strongest candidate

Russian Media Freak Over Joe Bidens Election Resurrection
What Does Joe Biden Stand For? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Nonetheless, Biden doesnl't seem to stand for.anything at all. And it shows

Ranked-choice voting gains favor in Colorado after primary candidates dropped out late : politics


Assholes Have to Stick Together - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Apparently below-replacement-level misogynist celebrities with inexplicably long-tenured sinecures are getting worried:


Most parents do not successfully transmit their political values to their children, according to new research which found education appears to make children more likely to reject whatever that they believe their parents to be : science




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How the Trump administration squandered time and lost control of the coronavirus crisis - The Washington Post
One slide in a leaked presentation for US hospitals reveals that they're preparing for millions of hospitalizations as the outbreak unfolds -- 4.8 million hospitalizations associated with the novel coronavirus - 96 million cases overall in the US - 480,000 deaths
Trump's Coronavirus Press Event Was Even Worse Than It Looked - His remarks at the CDC on Friday were misguided, misleading, and show how misinformation could hamper Covid-19 containment efforts.
Coronavirus continues its rapid spread, confounding efforts by global leaders - The Washington Post
Inside Trump Administration, Debate Raged Over What to Tell Public - The New York Times - response to the coronavirus has repeatedly matched public health experts against a hesitant White House, where worry of panic dominates.
What went wrong with the coronavirus tests in the U.S. - The Washington Post (Dumpster)
Trump 'didn't know people died from the flu.' It killed his grandfather.
Live updates: U.S. death toll rises to 19 as top officials unable to say how many tested; Italys numbers spike
Matt Gaetz made light of coronavirus by wearing a gas mask. Now one of his constituents has died.
Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Declares State of Emergency - The New York Times - The announcement came as the number of patients in New York rose to 76, including a man who is apparently an Uber driver in Queens.
Coronavirus: Concern over New Rochelle case stretches to Washington D.C.
Amtrak cancels nonstop Acela service between DC, NYC due to coronavirus

What stoppped the spanish flu? : askscience (death)

Americans divided on party lines over risk from coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters ... More than half of Republicans, about 54%, said they had not altered their daily routines because of the virus, compared to about 40% of Democrats.

Testing failures and refusal to use World Health Organization tests allowed coronavirus to sweep the U.S., experts say : worldnews
Seattle health care providers scramble to ration medical supplies as coronavirus cases climb | The Seattle Times
The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing: "I don't know what went wrong" :said a former CDC chief ... "It's going to disappear. One day it's like a miracle, it will disappear," Trump said
Trump Says Coronavirus Will Help Economy by Stopping Travel
Trump on Containing Coronavirus: Mission Accomplished!
The markets don't just fear coronavirus --- they fear Trump's response to it: Believing that the administration will ship 1 million coronavirus tests in the next couple of weeks requires believing a president on course to making 20,000 false statements in his four-year term
The Most Visible Uncontrolled Coronavirus Risk Is the President : politics
'Absolutely Chilling': Reports From Frontlines of Coronavirus Outbreak Reveal Roadblocks to Testing, Lack of Safety Protocols. "Recall that this refusal to test fits a pattern: This is the same president who railed against attempts to count the dead in Puerto Rico post-Maria... " : politics
Coronavirus: Five more states report cases, as Trump claims virus has been 'stopped' and will 'go away'
'Maybe I have a natural ability' : Trump plays medical expert on coronavirus by second-guessing the professionals
With Test Kits in Short Supply, Health Officials Sound Alarms - The New York Times
How testing failures allowed coronavirus to sweep the U.S. - POLITICO - Trump decision to forgo a World Health Organization test and create its own had fateful consequences, experts say ,,, By the end of February, the World Health Organization had shipped tests to nearly 60 countries. The United States was not among them.
Columbia U doctor on federal response to coronavirus: 'gross amateur hour incompetence'
Coronavirus in N.Y.: City Pleads for More Tests as Cases Rise - The New York Times
Trump calls Inslee a 'snake' -- over criticism of coronavirus rhetoric -- The president went off on Inslee for saying that he wanted Trump to stick to the science when discussing the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus: study shows half of patients in mainland China had no fever during hospital admission, as Hong Kong confirms 95th case | South China Morning Post
Live coronavirus updates: Grand Princess cruise ship moving 20 miles off coast of California due to sick passenger | abc7news.com
21 people test positive for coronavirus on California cruise ship, out of 46 tested so far - The Washington Post
Trump said he wants to keep Grand Princess cruise passengers on the ship so that US coronavirus numbers don't 'double.' : worldnews
Cancer patient aboard coronavirus-stalled cruise faces possible chemotherapy delay : worldnews

Beijing hospital confirms nervous system infections by novel coronavirus : worldnews
South Korea's coronavirus cases rise to 6,767 with most cases traced to church : worldnews
Two baggage handlers at Heathrow airport test positive for coronavirus : worldnews
Japan: Man infected with coronavirus goes to bars 'to spread it'
Italy's leader of co-ruling Democratic party tests positive to coronavirus : worldnews
Indonesia to deploy people infected with COVID-19 to uninhabited island. : worldnews
Canceling Tokyo Olympics would lower Japan GDP growth by 1.4% (74 Billion US Dollars) : worldnews
Satellite images show empty airports, tourist attractions due to coronavirus - CNN
they fear Trump's response to it: Believing that the administration will ship 1 million coronavirus tests in the next couple of weeks requires believing a president on course to making 20,000 false statements in his four-year term : politics
Wuhan people need 'gratitude education': official : worldnews
Coronavirus: Premier League to consider empty stadiums and over-70s ban : worldnews
Philippines declares Code Red on Covid19 : worldnews


Gunmen killed at least 32 people and injured almost 60 others at a remembrance ceremony attended by several high-profile politicians in Kabul on Friday. | The attack came a week after the Taliban signed a peace deal with the US that laid out the path for a US military withdrawal from Afghanistan. : worldnews
U.S. has persuasive intel Taliban do not intend to abide by terms of peace deal : worldnews

Husband has no right over wife's property sans consent, rules Pakistan's Supreme Court : worldnews


Report: Russia Tried to Hinder and Influence MH17 Investigation on Multiple Fronts : worldnews
Boeing set to get blame in Ethiopian report on crash of 737 Max : worldnews


Turkey provokes: Turkish CG tries to ram Greek vessel, mass tear gas use in Evros against Greek police (videos-photos) : worldnews


Saudi Arabia detains three senior royals, including king's brother because of coup : worldnews
Dubai Ruler Imprisoned His Daughters and Threatened One of His Wives, U.K. Court Rules - The New York Times - Accusations against Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum of Dubai were validated in a child custody case. (muzfucker)


The U.S. May Already Be in a Recession : politics

US to deport former Nazi camp guard to Germany : worldnews

An Asylum-Seeker Who Was Kidnapped And Tortured With Acid Begged US Border Officers Not To Send Her Back. They Did Anyway. : politics
Confidential therapy notes being used against immigrant children - Washington Post

Trump's Crazy Fantasy World -- In what The Spectator calls 'the Year of the Drunken Uncle' three old guys vie for the presidency amid coronavirus fears and a careering stock market

'No credibility' Trump losing 2020 battle to hide secret parts of Mueller report
Barr Increasingly Appears Focused on Undermining Mueller Inquiry : politics
Christopher Steele Whacks Mueller Report and 'Bad Fait' hTeam Trump
Fiona Hill says Vladimir Putin has U.S. "exactly where he wants us" - In her first interview since the impeachment inquiry,

Arrest McGahn? House hints of possibility in court filing on subpoenas - The move would be an effort to force federal courts to decide whether congressional subpoenas can be enforced


Megathread: President Donald Trump Trump replaces Mick Mulvaney with Congressman Mark Meadows as Chief of Staff : politics
Trump picks Mark Meadows to be new White House chief of staff - The Washington Post
The president sends his envoy packing - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Apparently Mick Mulvaney has lost the 27 jobs he currently occupies in the Trump administration:
What Mark Meadows means for Donald Trump


GOP Group Hits Trump With Supercut Of His Offensive, Ridiculous Statements : politics
White House hires another college senior for sensitive administration post - POLITICO (passed Trump's loyalty test, competence not necessary)

Trump Org charged taxpayers eight times more for Secret Service stays than it claimed: documents : politics
Trump Reportedly Weighs Tax Breaks For Travel Industry, Social Security Cuts For Us : politics

Strike 7 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Dahlia Lithwick on John Roberts sending a stern rebuke to Chuck Schumer forquoting the previous remarks of current Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanuagh nearly verbatim:

Fox News Catches Kellyanne Conway Lying for Trump : politics

Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups - The New York Times - Mr. Prince, a contractor close to the Trump administration, contacted veteran spies for operations by Project Veritas, the conservative group known for conducting stings on news organizations and other groups.


Now 6 Wrestlers Say Jim Jordan Knew Of Doctor's Sex Abuse When He Was Coach: Report


Muslim Americans overwhelmingly voted for Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday : politics
Dr. Cornel West's powerful case for Bernie Sanders : Full Remarks : politics
'Plainly Ridiculous': Sanders Supporters Decry MSNBC for Not Covering Nazi Protester at Bernie Rally. "MSNBC pundits likened the Bernie campaign to Nazi Germany on air weeks ago. Yesterday, someone brought a Nazi flag to a Bernie rally." : politics


The academic precariat's precarious future - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is what happens when you turn universities into quasi-businesses


Bill Maher Goes Full Sexist, Defends Chris Matthews and Mocks His Sexual Harassment Accuser - a truly ugly, outrageously sexist display (cancel the asshole +Caitlyn Flanadoodle)

Sen. Lucido ordered to take sexual harassment sensitivity training after allegedly sexually harassing woman during sensitivity training : news

Church pastor who repeatedly raped children after "holy baths" has been jailed for 34 years : news

Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect : news


Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 642 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is the grave of Elihu Root (more roots of predatory capitalism)


New research suggests that women are overwhelmingly not into guys who look "easy" The findings indicate that women, like men, are sensitive to visual indicators of sexual exploitability but, unlike men, they don't find these indicators to be attractive.

Research has found that when fertile, women found all men slightly more attractive and, irrespective of their hormone cycle, flirtier men were evaluated as being more attractive for sexual rle : books
ationships but less attractive for long-term relationships : science

80 | Jenann Ismael on Connecting Physics to the World of Experience - Sean Carroll


Perennial philosophy: Huxley argued that all religions in the world were underpinned by universal beliefs and experiences, and he was right : philosophy


What is the closest you have come to dying? : AskReddit

Woman brings out the actual full potential of the theramin : videos

u/Dioroxic explains how to salvage a house that has years of cigarette smoke damage : bestof
Research suggests that smokers contaminate nonsmoking areas with hazardous chemicals emanating from their bodies and clothes, presenting a potentially significant source of exposure to third-hand smoke : science

What is a paranormal experience you've had?

Google keeps a frightening amount of data on you. Here's how to find and delete it : technology




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'A wasted decade': Time left for climate action has shrunk two-thirds in 10 years | Based on a synthesis of all ten editions of the Emissions Gap Report, nations must now do four times the workto comply with the climate pact they made in Paris. : worldnews
This winter in Europe was hottest on record by far, say scientists.
The U.S. has the world's highest coronavirus death rate at more than 5% - a number that reflects the country's lack of testing : worldnews
Oil prices crash as OPEC fails to tackle coronavirus crisis - CNN - Oil prices crashed more than 9% to their lowest level in nearly three years on Friday as major producing nations failed to agree on supply cuts aimed at addressing the collapse in global demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Cryptic transmission of novel coronavirus revealed by genomic epidemiology
Nextstrain / ncov - Genomic epidemiology of novel coronavirus (HCoV-19)

Americans divided on party lines over risk from coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters (Republicans: "fake Democrat plot agains the Trump-god)
Fox News is spreading Trump's coronavirus lies faster than the disease itself. Steer clear of MAGA hats: They're being told the whole thing is a hoax, and their leader's got it under control

The White House has admitted it will fail to meet its goal of providing enough coronavirus test kits for 1 million people by the end of the week : politics
Trump muddles coronavirus message as response team struggles to matchwishful thinking
How Many Americans Have Been Tested for Coronavirus? - The Atlantic -- The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing
Chaos at hospitals due to shortage of coronavirus tests - Los Angeles Times
Californians say Grand Princess ship fumbled coronavirus - Los Angeles Times
Trump Aides Respond to Rising Infections: Virus Is 'Contained' (in Trump's lying brain)
What Went Wrong? | Talking Points Memo
Congressional Democrats Exhibit Symptoms Of A Spinelessness Pandemic | Talking Points Memo
'This Is Your Brain on Capitalism': CNBC Market Analyst Rick Santelli Calls for Infecting Global Population With Coronavirus to Help Wall Street | "The projected death of 11 million Americans would be a fair price to pay for better long term stock growth, says a capitalist extremist." : politics

A senior Chinese official was heckled while visiting Wuhan, showing how much the coronavirus has weakened the Communist Party's grip on power
China's unprecedented drastic response to the coronavirus saved hundreds of thousands of people from catching it, according to a WHO official who went there : worldnews
China has made eating wild animals illegal after the coronavirus outbreak. But ending the trade won't be easy : worldnews
Man with coronavirus went to packed rock concert at New Zealand arena : worldnews
Italy says it's had 41 new COVID-19 deaths in just 24 hours : worldnews
Vatican reports first case of coronavirus in Vatican City : worldnews
COVID-19 In Iceland: 37 Confirmed Cases, About 400 In Home Quarantine : worldnews
Another senior politician has died of coronavirus in Iran, where 8% of the entire parliament is infected : worldnews
Coronavirus: Iranians lose trust in government as virus spreads : worldnews
Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of jet fuel flying empty 'ghost' planes so they can keep their flight slots during the coronavirus outbreak : worldnews
Dogs and cats cannot pass coronavirus to humans : worldnews



18-year-old Necrophiliac arrested for killing, then raping girls in Rawalpindi, Pakistan: police | SAMAA : worldnews


12,000 Nazis lived in Argentina in 1930s with Swiss bank accounts, newly discovered documents show : worldnews

'Neo-Nazi' Metropolitan Police officer arrested on suspicion of terror offences : worldnews

India among least free democracies, Modi govt threatens democratic future: Report : worldnews


What would a world without women look like? On March 9, Mexico may find out Women across the country are being urged to skip work next Monday, stay off the streets and purchase nothing for 24 hours after a recent rash in femicides.

Dubai Ruler Allegedly Tried To Wed Daughter, 11, To Saudi Crown Prince : worldnews (yes, it's Bonesaw)

Hollywood Shuns Jamal Khashoggi Doc 'The Dissident' Over Fear of Saudi Backlash, Insiders Say (Bonesaw is your master)

Saudi Arabia: Three Members of Royal Family Are Arrested - The New York Times
Three Senior Members of Saudi Royal Family Are Arrested : worldnews



Trump says he'll cut entitlements like Social Security and Medicare if reelected to shrink trillions in national debt : politics
Trump: "We'll be cutting entitlement programs. White House: He didn't really mean that


Judiciary Committee says McGahn ruling leaves only extreme options to get White House info -- House lawyers say the alternatives to judicial review of congressional subpoenas would be a menu of unpalatable options.

The Institutionalists! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A federal judge rebukes Trumps consigliere for running intereference for him on the Mueller Report:

Your daily reminder that the Trump administration is more than anything else a scam to enrich himself and his family - Lawyers, Guns & Money - "Opportunity Zones" (for the evil rich, oh look Ja=red Kushfucker) )

Romney to vote for subpoena seeking records on Hunter Bidens Ukraine work

Under a Democratic President, McConnell Vows a Return to Total Obstruction - Nothing will happen on any of the issues that Americans care about as long as he is the senate Republican leader. : politics

'It's disturbing' -- U.S. Justice Department prosecutions of white-collar crime fall to their lowest level on record


Patriarchy is a hell of a drug - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... contemplating how a diverse field of talented, forward-thinking candidates produced
Joe Biden as the most likely nominee: Warren ends presidential campaign - Lawyers, Guns & Money - By far the most impressive candidate in the final field never got any serious traction in the race. Ain't that America
Elizabeth Warren Should Send Bernie Sanders Packing, and It Sounds Like She Might - The Warren-Sanders interplay says a lot about why a primary that started out with six women is now playing out between two men, both white, both flawed, and both over 70.
Elizabeth Warren's exit interview is a warning for the dirtbag left - Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders supporters, and how online meanness backfires.
Warren calls out Sanders for 'organized nastiness' and 'bullying' by his supporters
Nazi flag at Bernie Sanders's Arizona rally sparks outcry, concerns about safety - The Washington Post
Troll who brought swastika flag to Bernie rally is a Nazi YouTuber | Robert Sterkeson's hate-filled account remains live. : politics
Nick Martin on Twitter: "The man who unfurled a Nazi flag at the Bernie Sanders rally in Arizona yesterday is Robert Sterkeson, a neo-Nazi who lives in the Phoenix area. Here are a few things you should know about him. (CW: racist, anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic slurs/hate.) A thread. ?? https://t.co/tlJkadG1Pn" / Twitter (karma is coming for the dude)

The New York Times Was Determined to Put 'Bernie Sanders' and 'Soviet Union' in the Same Story : politics
The New York Times Was Determined to Put 'Bernie Sanders' and 'Soviet Union' in the Same Story - That's why we got this ridiculous bit of ooga-booga about Ronald Reagan's Sister Cities program. (history is a bitch and your NYT sucks at it, see 1619 Project below)

Republicans Susan Collins And Martha McSally Are In Serious Danger Of Losing Their Senate Seats To Democratic Challengers
Susan Collins doesn't "understand" why voters turned on her. Did she forget her impeachment vote? 75% of Democrats and 51% of independents think Collins voted to acquit Trump in order to protect him politically : politics

Florida woman charged with changing party affiliations of voters - Cheryl A. Hall, 63, who worked for an organization that helps register voters,

Louie Gohmert And Steve King Take To House Floor to Suggest The Deep State Killed a Man


Six former wrestlers say Rep. Jim Jordan knew about abusive OSU doctor - CNNPolitics

A Right-Wing Billionaire Was Just Convicted of Bribery, and He's Dragging Republicans Down With Him
A Right-Wing Billionaire Was Just Convicted of Bribery, and He's Dragging Republicans Down With Him -- The GOP candidate for governor in North Carolina is already being plagued by his connection to Greg Lindberg.


Opinion | I Helped Fact-Check the 1619 Project. The Times Ignored Me. - series on slavery made avoidable mistakes. But the attacks from its critics are much more dangerous.


UAW President Indicted - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Doomsday Mom Lori Vallow Wins Bail Fight in First Idaho Court Appearance - Lori Vallow was seen smirking throughout her first court hearing in Idaho, months after her two children disappeared.


'Unfixable' boot ROM security flaw in millions of Intel chips could spell 'utter chaos' for DRM, file encryption, etc : worldnews



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Probe of alleged war crimes by US and others in Afghan conflict can go ahead, International Criminal Court rules : worldnews



'Doomed from the Start.' Why Trump's Coronavirus Response Was Never Going to Work | Time
White House sidelines Azar from coronavirus response - POLITICO
Coronavirus live updates: Maryland confirms first cases as U.S. deaths rise; Pence promises expanded testing - The Washington Post
Coronavirus in N.Y.: 2,733 People Are Under Quarantines in City - The New York Times - The mayor revealed that figure as officials said 11 new cases had been identified in the state, bringing the total to 22.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul votes against coronavirus emergency aid bill

Trump denies official coronavirus death rate based on his 'hunch' and suggests people with deadly virus can go to work; President suggests hundreds of thousands could recover from potentially fatal virus 'just by sitting around' : politics
Donald Trump Triggers Furious Backlash Over "Go To Work" With Coronavirus Claim
Trump Just Made Up His Own Coronavirus Death Rate on Hannity -- He also made up a death in New York, and told people it's fine to go to work sick. : politics
Trump is now trying to blame Obama for his coronavirus response : politics
Trump has a 'hunch' WHO report of 3.4% coronavirus death rate is false : politics
'Reckless and dangerous' Trump contradicts global health experts on coronavirus, amid ridicule after he claims not to have touched his face in weeks
Scientists were close to a coronavirus vaccine years ago. Then the money dried up. : politics
Rep. Matt Gaetz Confuses Everyone byW entitlement programs. White House: He didnearing Gas Mask for Coronavirus Vote : politics

New York coronavirus case: From one family, virus impacts a broad Jewish community - The Washington Post
Told to Stay Home, Suspected Coronavirus Patient Attended Event With Dartmouth Students - The New York Times - The worker at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire was confirmed with the disease only after attending the mixer. Now a second man has tested positive.

As the coronavirus spreads, one study predicts that even the best-case scenario is 15 million dead and a $2.4 trillion hit to global GDP : worldnews
Already 8 cases of the Coronavirus found in Florida. : worldnews
Grand Princess: 2,500 on board, some sick, exposed to coronavirus, test kits being air lifted to ship : worldnews

Coronavirus conspiracy theorists blame U.S. for outbreak. China is encouraging them. - The Washington Post ... A review of Chinese social media and state media over recent days shows how the anti-American theories gained steam through a mix of unexplained official statements magnified by social media, censorship and doubts stoked by state media and government officials.
Chinese doctors say coronavirus like a combination of SARS and AIDS, can cause irreversible lung damage
Coronavirus: Recovered patient dies as China reports 139 new cases. A 36-year-old man has died in Wuhan from respiratory failure days after being discharged from hospital
Canadian military now ordered to begin pandemic planning : worldnews
Contaminated cash may spread coronavirus, World Health Organization warns : worldnews

The Coronavirus Is Forcing Techies To Work From Home. Some May Never Go Back To The Office. : technology

Swiss army under effective quarantine after soldier catches COVID-19 : worldnews
Coronavirus death toll jumps to 107 in Italy, all schools shut : worldnews
India identifies 29 coronavirus cases as global infections top 94,000 : worldnews
Coronavirus spreads to Hungary, two cases found : worldnews
Iran's Answer to the Coronavirus Outbreak: Cut the Internet (

A Chinese Doctor Injected Herself With an Untested Coronavirus Vaccine. She proved her loyalty to the Communist Party by injecting herself (and six members of her team) with a vaccine that hasn't even been tested on animals
Qantas inadequate cleaning may have exposed flyers to coronavirus : worldnews
Pet dog infected with COVID-19, Hong Kong authorities confirm : worldnews


Trump Just Gave Israel the Ability to Attack Iran's Nuclear Sites with F-35s : worldnews
Netanyahu bloc fails to secure majority in Israel : worldnews

Polish MP says pogroms were good for Jews, assisted natural selection : worldnews


Scam call centre owner in custody after BBC exposi : worldnews
Man 'hacks airline computer system to book free business class flights' : worldnews

French court rules against Uber to class drivers as employees, not independent contractors : worldnews


U.S. prosecutors say they have a witness who will directly implicate a Russian businessman known as "Putin's chef" in schemes to carry out election interference overseas

'Flood the Streets' : ICE Targets Sanctuary Cities With Increased Surveillance -- ICE is boosting its operations in sanctuary cities to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants, conducting round-the-clock surveillance in addition to deploying elite tactical agents.
ICE Health Care For Transgender Immigrants Exposed In Secret Homeland Security Memo
'This Is a Nightmare': Trump Accused of Weaponizing DOJ With New Task Force Focused on Stripping US Citizenship : politics


The Surreal Year Where Only The Last 72 Hours Seem To Matter In Politics : politics


Dems Pounce After President Trump Says in Fox News Town Hall That He Intends to Cut Entitlements - Any cuts would represent a change of direction, as Trump has generally maintained that he wont trim programs like Social Security and Medicare (haha, suckers)

Trump campaign sues CNN for 'false' statements about Russia and 2020 election

Judge Calls Barr's Handling of Mueller Report 'Distorted' and 'Misleading' -- The judge said the attorney general lacked credibility on the matter and said he would review the report to decide whether to make its redacted portions public.
Judge cites Barr's 'misleading' statements in ordering review of Mueller report redactions
Judge demands unredacted Mueller report, questions Barr's 'credibility'


Democracy is in decline around the world -- and Trump is part of the problem

The Media Still Won't Address Trump's Unfitness for Office

New White House questionnaire serves as litmus test for potential appointees - CBS News ("do you bow down before the Trump god?")

Partisan Republican Ripped for "Fake" and "Selective Outrage" After Criticizing Schumer
Roberts Denounces Schumer for Talking About Kavanaugh the Way Kavanaugh Talked About the Senate : politics ... "And the way trump talked about Sotamayor and Ginsburg."
Chuck Schumer Being Reprimanded By Chief Justice Roberts 'Hurts The Notion Of Judicial Independence,' Say Legal Experts : politics (you mean, the "illusion" of Judicial Independence" - they are immune to hypocricy)


Democrats lead by at least 4 in 4 GOP held Senate seats | Public Policy Polling

Texas Officials Have Already Rigged The 2020 Election. Super Tuesday Is Proof. : politics
The Amount of Voter Suppression in Texas Would Keep U.N. Election Monitors Busy : politics
Massive Voter Suppression in Texas Primary Likened to Poll Tax
Super Tuesday's super long lines show how broken our voting process is : politics (almost like your democracy doesn't want you to have a democracy)


Sanders: We're trying to transform this country, not just beat Trump : politics
Sanders condemns his supporters' 'ugly, personal attacks' against Warren : politics
Bernie Sanders says he looks forward to debating Joe Biden after Super Tuesday : politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Bernie Sanders Should 'Double Down' On 'Coalition Building' After Super Tuesday : politics

Sanders says attacks urging Warren to drop out are 'disgusting' : politics
'We fell well short': Warren team considers ending campaign : politics
Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Fell Apart in the Fall, and It Never Recovered
Van Jones: Warren should get credit for having 'destroyed' Bloomberg : politics
Elizabeth Warren will drop out of the 2020 presidential race after disappointing Super Tuesday showing : news

The numbers are clear: Bernie Sanders' best chance at topping Joe Biden may hinge on Elizabeth Warren dropping out now : politics

The Bernie Sanders Youth Revolution Was Nowhere to Be Found on Super Tuesday : politics
Joe Biden's older voters are showing up. Bernie Sanders' young voters aren't. : politics
Voter Turnout Higher Than 2016 In All Super Tuesday States But One, Despite Young Voters Sitting Out : politics
Bloomberg attracted few votes -- but his ads still grabbed the attention of many kids

Mike Bloomberg plans new group to support Democratic nominee - The Washington Post
Bloomberg Spent $233,333 an Hour to Lose the Presidency and Wage a Class War : politics
Mike Bloomberg's Belly Flop Was a Great Moment for Democracy

Joe Biden admits he wasn't actually arrested in apartheid South Africa, contradicting a story he's told for weeks : politics


Universal health care : PoliticalHumor
She is pretty good at this sort of thing : PoliticalHumor
Highlight of every debate so far : PoliticalHumor
Another historical achievement for the Trump Administration! TOP TEN, BABY!! : PoliticalHumor
Biden's pandering is getting ridiculous. : PoliticalHumor


Virginia bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ children : news


4 husbands in court for allegedly conspiring to rape one another's wives


Weinstein to move from hospital to Rikers Island jail : news
Rikers Island Correctional Facility - 39 Reviews - Police Departments - 60 Hazen St, East Elmhurst, NY - Phone Number - Yelp


Ronan Farrow dumps publisher for publishing Woody Allen autobiography : books

George Orwell's first wife "married an unknown writer and then worked herself to death to ensure his fame." It's time to give Eileen O'Shaughnessy her due. : books
The sacrifices of George Orwell's first wife -- Discovering the life of Eileen Blair, the "black hole at the centre of Orwell studies"
Sofia Tolstoy's diaries paint bleak portrait of marriage to Leo | Books | The Guardian - journals record miserable life with the Russian master
Why Leo Tolstoy was a terrible husband - Russia Beyond -- Leo Tolstoy propagated marital fidelity and family values in his novels, but behind the scenes he was a nightmare of a husband for his wife Sophia.
Sofiya Tolstoy's Defense
Sophia Tolstaya - Wikipedia


First known extraterrestrial protein possibly spotted in meteorite : worldnews


British Museum acquires 3,000-year-old Shropshire sun pendant | Culture | The Guardian - Gold bulla is described as one of the most important bronze age finds of the last century

Doctors use CRISPR gene editing inside a person's body for first time in an attempt to cure blindness : worldnews

NASA Curiosity rover delivers insanely high-res Mars panorama
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Snaps Its Highest-Resolution Panorama Yet

A single psilocybin dose is associated with long-term increased mindfulness, preceded by a proportional change in neocortical 5-HT2A receptor binding : science
What Is Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD)? HPPD: Symptoms, Treatment, and More

Are lost memories gone forever? Or are they somehow stored somewhere in the brain?
Are memories reliable? Expert explains how they change more than we realise
ELI5: How does Hypnosis work? What is it capable of? : explainlikeimfive

Scientists have discovered a "peanut allergy factory" in the human gut, which produces a reservoir of IgE antibodies. The research, on 19 people with peanut allergies, could eventually lead to new treatments that stop allergic reactions in their tracks. : science


u/becausefrog explains how a tabletop game shattered a player's view of their loved ones : bestof
becausefrog comments on Weird things non-gamers do when gaming...




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We, the peoples of the Amazon, are full of fear. Soon you will be too | Raoni Metuktire | Opinion | The Guardian

The last patient being treated for Ebola in Congo was discharged on Tuesday, the World Health Organization said, bringing the 19-month outbreak to an end. In that period, the virus killed 2,264 people and infected 1,200 more, making it the second-worst Ebola outbreak in history. : worldnews

Coronavirus Live Updates: W.H.O. Says Covid-19 Has Higher Fatality Rate Than the Flu - The New York Times - With nine deaths in the U.S. linked to the virus, the C.D.C. will lift restrictions on testing and will fast-track people who fear they have the virus.
WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought (still underestimating to please Trumpster)
Washington State could see explosion in coronavirus cases, study says - Washington State risks seeing explosion in coronavirus cases without dramatic action, new analysis says ... there are likely already at least 500 to 600 cases of Covid-19 in the greater Seattle area.
Medical screener at LAX airport tests positive for coronavirus - support jetway screening on direct flights from China
California reports first coronavirus death as L.A. County declares emergency - Los Angeles Times
The health system is showing why it's not ready for a coronavirus pandemic (Republicans dismantling healthcare forever)

Purell prices are spiking on Amazon, as sanitizer speculation becomes a cottage industry - The Washington Post - In the new coronavirus economy, these pump bottles are a rare appreciating asset

Chinese scientists identify two types of the coronavirus -- with faster spread of the more aggressive kind
Coronavirus - 14 Out Of 21 Italian Tourist Test Positive For Coronavirus In India : worldnews
Italy closes all schools and universities as coronavirus death toll rises
Kids Had Class With Teacher Now Showing Coronavirus Signs

Iran's coronavirus epidemic surges with outbreak striking senior leaders - The Washington Post
Coronavirus live updates: U.S. death toll rises, Grand Princess cruise ship held off Calif. coast after passengers show symptoms - The Washington Post

China censors report of how authorities hid COVID-19 genome sequence test result for 14 days : worldnews
Researchers identify two coronavirus types as China cases dwindle : worldnews
Coronavirus: Chinese app WeChat censored virus content since 1 Jan : worldnews
Boris Johnson: I wasa moment? : AskReddit
t a hospital the other night where I think there were coronavirus patients and I was shaking hands with everybody, you will be pleased to know, and I continue to shake hands." : worldnews
British people could be told to work from home for at least 3 months to stop the spread of coronavirus : worldnews
India : Coronavirus cases jump to 28, health minister says screen passengers from all nations' : worldnews
8% of Iran parliament members test positive for coronavirus : worldnews

South Korea unveils $9.8 billion stimulus to fight coronavirus : worldnews
Poland reports first coronavirus case - health minister : worldnews ... "He came from Germany" ... "Really puts the Germ into Germany"
B.C. identifies 3 more cases of COVID-19, bringing total to 12 : worldnews
France closes 120 schools as Morbihan becomes third Covid-19 hotspot : worldnews
The novel coronavirus outbreak has exposed a lack of global research on ways to combat the spread of infectious diseases, with health authorities failing to learn lessons from previous flare-ups, experts said Tuesday. : worldnews
The novel coronavirus outbreak has exposed a lack of global research on ways to combat the spread of infectious diseases, with health authorities failing to learn lessons from previous flare-ups, experts said Tuesday. : worldnews
Evangelical service in eastern France is center of new virus outbreak : worldnews ... This Evangelical church organised a "scientific" conference in late 2019 to discuss how the theory of evolution was refuted by a select panel of scientists. It is vaguely ironic that they would be hit by a newly evolved virus.
Trio arrested for selling 200,000 used face masks in Thailand : worldnews

Time_Magician comments on Ich bin seit heute unter Quarantdne mit meinem positiv auf COVID 19 getesteten Mitbewohner. (translated, really worth the read)

Hand sanitizer - Wikipedia

Refusal to give married gay Hong Kong couple public housing unconstitutional rules High Court: Decision comes after legally married pair were refused public housing despite meeting all eligibility criteria



Trump says he spoke to a Taliban leader, had good talk -- Trump confirmed he spoke on phone to a Taliban leader, making him first U.S. president believed to have ever spoken directly with group responsible for deaths of thousands of U.S. troops. The Taliban harbored al-Qaida before 9/11 attacks.
The US launched a new airstrike against the Taliban one day after Trump held a 'very good talk' with the terrorist group : worldnews




Russia pulls 90000 troops and 1100 tanks along with hundreds of planes to border with Ukraine : worldnews ... "annual annexcises" (wants his invasion before Trump loses)
Russia's main opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that authorities had frozen all of his bank accounts and those of his family, including his elderly parents. The 43-year-old anti-corruption blogger, has emerged as President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic : worldnews

Spain plans 'only yes means yes' rape law. : worldnews


Woman 'bites' Swiss Air pilot. Mother joins brutal cockpit battle : worldnews ... "UK, the Florida of Europe"

'False fears' about vaping stopping smokers using e-cigs: UK report : worldnews (hello, Charlie Vaporhead Baker)

One orb, slightly used: MBS book reveals fate of Trumps mysterious Saudi sphere

Iran has stockpiled enough uranium to produce a nuclear weapon in the latest sign Trump's strategy has 'failed miserably'

The Trump Administration Calls Iraq Dangerous for Christians -- Until It Wants to Deport Them

White House Bans Filming At Coronavirus Briefing, Triggering Backlash; Critics suggested the Trump administration is more concerned with managing the optics of the outbreak, rather than the outbreak itself. : politics
Coronavirus: Republican senator tells Trump to let the professionals do the talking after he repeatedly contradicts expert health advice - President spreads inaccurate information about outbreak as he attempts to calm public
The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo Refused to Test Exposed Staff for Coronavirus - Symptoms of bureaucratic blindness: Tokyo embassy employees who visited infected America patients from the cruise ship Diamond Princess were told they didn't need test
New York City Lawyer, Family, Neighbors Infected with Coronavirus - The batch of cases surrounding one attorney raised the prospect of a wider outbreak in America's largest city.

Judge: Trump Said He'd Declassify Russia Probe Docs But Never Actually Did

The Gravity of Michael Ellis' Promotion to Senior Director for Intelligence at the White House -- Michael Ellis, a White House lawyer accused of serious ethical misconduct in the Ukraine scandal, has been picked by President Donald Trump to be senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council (NSC) (the best lying traitor crooks)

In rare rebuke, Chief Justice Roberts slams Schumer for 'threatening' comments - "You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price"
Chief Justice John Roberts heading down collision course with himself | TheHill (you shall not criticize my outrageous decisions!)


Trumps ugly new strategy against surging Biden undercuts itself


Jeff Sessions Fails To Win GOP Nomination For His Old Senate Seat Outright : politics (Fuckabama)

Maine Republican Susan Collins struggles to keep Senate seat after votes on Kavanaugh and impeachment : politics

Eschaton: Brought To You By The People Who Brought You 2016 - And they did such a good job. Huzzah. -- 8 months of Joe talking about his "good friends, the Republicans" as they're trying to put his son in jail and The Resistance wondering why their favorite newspaper, The New York Times, is running with bullshit on the front page every single day because nobody remembers that "but her emails" is a criticism of that newspaper.
This seems relevant - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Now maybe Clyburn is just twisting the knife, or maybe Sanders remains profoundly tone deaf on matters of race and politics. I know which way I'd bet
MTB is now a voting access stan account ?? ??? on Twitter: "Okay, since I've already voted and I don't care about this anymore, and some of Sanders' fans are freaking out about the fact that black people in South Carolina are sticking with Biden, I'll actually tell this story in public. I saw Sanders in person in SC on MLK day. 1/" / Twitter (is Bernie a racist asshole?)

Super Tuesday fury as thousands of voters in black and Latino neighbourhoods forced to queue for hours in Texas; Voting rights expert says long queues are part of Republican "voter suppression" tactic for 2020
Texas Closed 750 Polling Places Under the Gutted Voting Rights Act : politics
Report: Texas Rapidly Reduced Number Of Polling Sites In Black and Latino Communities : politics
Many young voters sat out Super Tuesday, contributing to Bernie Sanders' losses : politics
Biden's coalition showed up on Super Tuesday. Bernie's did not. : politics
Joe Biden defeats Bernie Sanders in tightly contested Texas Democratic primary : politics
Bernie Sanders declared winner in California, the most delegate-rich state in the nation : politics
Bernie Sanders wins Democratic presidential primary in California, claiming biggest prize on Super Tuesday : politics
Bernie Sanders wins Colorado presidential primary, AP projects : politics
Bernie Sanders wins Utah Democratic primary : politics
Bernie Sanders wins Vermont primary : politics (barely)
O'Rourke's former bandmate denounces him after Biden endorsement: 'Team Bernie all the f---ing way' : politics

Elizabeth Warren blamed for Bernie Sanders disappointment after 'splitting vote': Progressive senator failed to win a single Super Tuesday state - including her own : politics

Hillary Clinton says Bernie Sanders didn't get a real job until he was 41 -- here's a copy of his actual resume from the '80's

Secret Service changing Joe Biden protection plans after rally scare - CNNPolitics

13% 18-29 voter turnout in California. Vote for your future. BTW not American. (OC) : PoliticalHumor ... So they are performing slightly below the other age groups but not nearly as bad as this title implies. Thanks for the info!!
Young americans who don't vote, why don't you?

Bloomberg drops out of presidential race, endorses Biden
Bloomberg drops out of 2020 presidential race after poor Super Tuesday showing : news
Bloomberg humiliated after winning zero US states on Super Tuesday despite spending $559m on ads : politics
Bloomberg to Reassess Campaign After Spending Half a Billion Dollars to Win American Samoa : politics

It Will Be Hard to Get Over What Happened to Elizabeth Warren
Maybe Next Time, Ladies - So much for the most diverse presidential field in history.

Pierce Bush is first Bush to lose Texas race in over 40 years - CBS News
South Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar defeats Jessica Cisneros, progressive challenger backed by Warren and AOC - Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth also emerged victorious in a GOP primary against a former Colleyville council member, and the Bush family dynasty couldnt win outside of Houston.

Trump coffee boy George Papadopoulos goes down in flames in his first congressional race

Man who threatened Ocasio-Cortez sentenced on weapons charge : news

Noose found on gunmans locker at Milwaukee Coors facility years before deadly shooting (pervasive racist atmosphere)

Inside the Chris Matthews Exit: MSNBC Boss Went to D.C. to Plead With Him to Quit

It Looks Like a News App in the Apple Store. Its Really Russian Propaganda.


FDA bans shock device used on mentally disabled patients : news (tasering, not ect)


Skull carved into three stacks of dollar bills : pics (capitalism)


Alex Trebek gives a one year update on his fight with pancreatic cancer : videos

New drug prevents bacteria from acquiring antibiotic resistance genes : worldnews

When I breathe in dust, how does it eventually leave my body? : askscience

TIL that the the concept of "zero" was invented by a 6th century Indian mathematician named Aryabhata. He also theorized on the relativity of motion, worked on the approximation of p, and correctly advocated an astronomical model in which the Earth turns on its own axis : todayilearned
Maya numerals - Wikipedia



[serious] What was the closest you've ever been to killing someone? : AskReddit




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NASA Warns Of 144-Foot Asteroid Approaching Earth This Week : worldnews
Tornadoes devastate Tennessee, killing at least 22 people
Tornado hits Nashville, causes severe damage : news
Scientists recently discovered that there has been about 25 to 40% under-estimation of human contribution to methane in our atmosphere. : science
Indonesia shuts airport after Java volcano erupts : worldnews


Climate change and sea level rise are currently on track to wipe out half the world's sandy beaches by 2100, researchers warned in a new study : worldnews
Alberta Oilfield Firm Apologizes For Graphic Greta Thunberg Sticker
Record-Breaking Warm Weather Expected Around Globe As Human-Caused Climate Crisis Now As Powerful As El Niqo's Effects, Says WMO : worldnews
More than 80% of Indian Ocean Dolphins May Have Been Killed by Commercial Fishing. : worldnews
For the first time since July 2019 there are no active fires in NSW Australia : worldnews

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned an Australian anti-vaccine group to stop using its name and logo without permission, after the group released a misleading press statement that has been shared more than 8,000 times on Facebook. : worldnews


Coronavirus live updates: Washington state reports 9th death - ABC News - The state is responsible for all U.S. deaths related to the virus.
Coronavirus Confusion: Miami Woman Allegedly Denied Proper Testing
Trumps baffling coronavirus vaccine event
Trump suggests using flu vaccine on coronavirus and is instantly corrected by health experts: 'No' : President appears to not understand basic information about vaccine testing
Task Force Expert Instantly Contradicts Trump CBS Miami
On 'Quick' Coronavirus Vaccine -- Again -- "Like I've been telling you, Mr President," it's going to take a year and a half, corrected Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Respectable - Lawyers, Guns & Money - what's also notable here is the sheer ignorance on display, and his complete lack of self-consciousness about his ignorance. These things are of course closely related to his narcissism, but they're not identical with it (some narcissists are extremely intelligent and knowledgeable). In my view, the single most under-appreciated fact about Trump is that he's a genuinely stupid person (as are his magatts) Defense Secretary Warns Commanders Not to Surprise Trump on Coronavirus - The New York Times - Mark T. Esper directed overseas officers not to run afoul of the White Houses messaging and asked them to clear decisions on protecting their troops (supreme moron commander)
Coronavirus Cases Tested in U.S. Removed From CDC Website, According to Congressman: 'American People Deserve Answers' : politics

jUsT dOnT gEt SiCk : PoliticalHumor
Coronavirus is the Earth saying, "Ok Boomer." : PoliticalHumor

How Conservatism Could Kill Us All; Republicans and Their Beloved Private Sector Can't Cope with a Problem Like the Developing Coronavirus Pandemic
An American who was quarantined to check for signs of coronavirus says he's facing more than $2,600 in bills from his government-mandated hospital stay : politics
Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Confirms Second Case in the State - The New York Times - A man from Westchester County was hospitalized, and a school attended by one of his children was closed on Tuesday.
As Coronavirus Numbers Rise, C.D.C. Testing Comes Under Fire - The New York Times - Federal health officials botched an initial diagnostic test and restricted widespread screening. Missteps may have raised the risks to Americans, critics say.
CDC abruptly postpones coronavirus press briefing - POLITICO - The postponement comes after a number of states reported new cases over the weekend.
More testing sheds light on how virus is spreading in US -- New diagnoses in several states pushed the tally of COVID-19 cases past 100, and New Hampshire reported its first case, raising the total of affected states to 11.
Major airlines, U.S. officials face impasse over coronavirus-related data - The Washington Post - The impasse has dragged on despite the growing number of cases in the United States
'You don't want to go to war with a president' -- How Dr. Anthony Fauci is navigating the coronavirus outbreak in the Trump era.
Coronavirus in Georgia: Officials confirm first 2 cases

More than 50 people dead from coronavirus in Italy : worldnews
WHO says new coronavirus cases outside China are 9 times higher than inside over last 24 hours : worldnews
World's first double-lung transplant for COVID-19 infection succeeds in China : worldnews
Coronavirus: Tokyo 2020 could be postponed to end of year - Japan's Olympic minister. : worldnews
The UK prepares to create no-go zones and ban mass public gatherings as it gets ready for a major coronavirus outbreak within weeks : worldnews
According to 99% of british doctors the NHS is not prepared for a Coronavirus outbreak. : worldnews
Fears mount as Iranian 'lick the shrine' videos go viral amid coronavirus outbreak : worldnews
3 positive cases of coronavirus confirmed in India and Vienna-Delhi flight aircrew quarantined : worldnews
Singaporean student in London seeks eyewitnesses after coronavirus-related taunt and assault : worldnews

China enacted a sweeping new law that bars people from posting negative content online, and it could be used to suppress coronavirus news: "Illegal" online posts now include "dissemination of rumors," "disrupting economic or social order," and anything "destroying national unity." : worldnews (no opinions for you, you've been Xi-fucked)

Apple benefits from forced Uighur labor at its iPhone supplier factories in China, according to a new report. : worldnews

Taliban ends peace deal, will resume operations : worldnews

14 British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan kill themselves within two months : worldnews


Benjamin Netanyahu won Elections in Israel and will likely be the next Prime Minister, despite indictments in three serious corruption charges, according to exit polls : worldnews (the best of hateful crooks)



Russia committed war crimes in Syria, finds UN report | The country was also blamed for indiscriminate attacks in civilian areas without a specific military objective
Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to parliament a number of new constitutional changes, including amendments that mention God and stipulate that marriage is a union of a man and woman : worldnews

Erdogan warns Europe to expect millions of migrants after Turkey opens borders
Since we have opened the borders, the number of refugees heading toward Europe has reached hundreds of thousands. This number will soon be in the millions" : Erdogan
Greek islanders violently beat German journalist covering migrants : worldnews


'I'm not a terrorist': Iranian Canadian who lost wife in Iran plane crash denied entry to U.S. : worldnews


Trump is postponing the second part of his mysterious annual physical, claiming he's too busy : politics

Kushner sells stake in firm criticized for possible conflict

Trump's Mental Health - Now the Worst Case Scenario. This is what it means to lack the mental capacity for a job. It's Not Just the Coronavirus, Trumps Mental Impairment Is the Real Public Health Problem
Opinion | With Coronavirus, Paranoid Politics Goes Viral - The New York Times

Trump loyalist installed in top intelligence post on National Security Council - POLITICO - Michael Ellis, a deputy to White House lawyer John Eisenberg, started in the role on Monday.


U.S. Supreme Court lets states prosecute immigrants for identity theft : news


Trump administration quietly cuts funding to the nation's poorest schools

Donna Brazile Tells RNC Chairwoman toGo to Hellon Fox News

Wake up Conservatives : PoliticalHumor
MAGA morons are funny believers : PoliticalHumor
It always seems to be that those pesky followers of Abrahamic religions tend to get the world into a serious pickle at least once per century. This time by propping up far right loons who hate science like Americans hate the slightest inconvenience. : PoliticalHumor

The Stop Sanders movement has gone public : politics
Super Tuesday heralds an epic Democratic Party clash - POLITICO
Sanders responds to Warren claim he fails to get things done with two-minute list of things he got done : politics
'The Door Is Open, Come On In,' Sanders Says to Buttigieg and Klobuchar Supporters as Centrists Line Up Behind Biden; Sanders said the former candidates' supporters "understand that we have got to move toward a government which believes in justice, not greed." : politics
The list of celebrities who support Bernie Sanders is really, really long : politics
The Billionaire Class is Counting on Super Tuesday to Stop Sanders : politics
Party elites don't want you to vote for Bernie Sanders. They made the same mistake in 2016 : politics (hello Bill-Fuck Clinton)
Tech Workers Like Sanders and Warren, But Their Bosses Really Like Biden. Campaign donations expose the Silicon Valley class divide. : politics
Operation Bernie Block Is in Full Effect : politics

Bernie Sanders called AIPAC a 'platform for bigotry.' The group is proving his point. (they've always proved his point)


Devin Nunes sues Washington Post over Russia intel report | The Fresno Bee - Devin Nunes sues Washington Post. Its his 7th lawsuit in 12 months (Putin funded)


Farmers Convicted Of Fraud Still Got Trump Bailout Funds : politics

Georgia investigators find no evidence to Kemp's hacking claim (you know who rigged his election?)


"Voter suppression, plain and simple." Texas closed hundreds of polling sites in black, Latino areas Counties with largest minority population growth saw 2.5M new residents and 542 closures. Whiter areas had just 34

The real reason Chris Matthews had to go - The Washington Post - With his reported $5 million annual salary, he wielded enormous influence. For many years, he had the power to sway public opinion on the crucial topics of the day. Not infrequently, he failed the main test of someone in that role. He was ready to offer his own views, but not prepared to hear those of his guests or to bring deep knowledge to the conversation.
Chris Matthews announces his retirement live on air. : videos


8 deputies accused of sharing photos of Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash are facing administrative action : news

Semen-filled syringes recovered after grocery store stabbing attack
Bail denied for dad charged with sex trafficking : news (Sarah Lawrence)
Larry Ray and the Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence - What happened to the group of bright college students who fell under the sway of a classmates father?


TIL The last mammoths died around 3,600 years ago, when the great pyramids of Giza were already 1,000 years old : todayilearned

Scientists have identified a sub-atomic particle that could have formed the "dark matter" in the Universe during the Big Bang. Nuclear physicists at the University of York are putting forward a new candidate for the mysterious mattera particle they recently discovered called the d-star hexaquark. : science



Apple agrees to $500 million settlement for throttling older iPhones. : technology




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Moscow winter 'warmest since records began': state weather service | Moscow, which for the past months has largely been deprived of its traditional seasonal covering of snow, has seen its warmest winter since records began 140 years ago : worldnews
Trump bemoans 'losing' to Greta Thunberg as Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' : politics
The abuse and threats made to Greta Thunberg by people from Bristol - Bristol Live - By grown men, many who appear to have children of their own (dumbfuck beer-drinking asshole men, pics on the internets forever)
Coke and Pepsi Are Getting Sued for Lying About Recycling : At this rate, plastic is set to outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050" :

Scientists have reported the discovery of "the first protein from an extraterrestrial source," marking the only time that this important component of life has ever been found in a meteorite.

Children as young as eight used to pick coffee beans for Starbucks : worldnews


Trump is pushing a dangerous, false spin on coronavirus and the media is helping him spread it
Trump misidentifies first US coronavirus fatality, calling man a 'wonderful woman'
Coronavirus tsar Mike Pence wipes nose before shaking hands with top doctors at virus press conference : politics
Trump kisses a flagpole, tells odd jokes and mocks Greta Thunberg at CPAC while Coronavirus fears grip nation - The President also signed off saying 'I love you baby' to the American flag : politics
Coronavirus May Have Spread in U.S. for Weeks, Gene Sequencing Suggests - The New York Times - Two cases detected weeks apart in Washington State had genetic links, suggesting that many more people in the area may be infected.
Coronavirus live updates: First deaths confirmed in U.S., Australia and Thailand; health officials probe possible outbreak at Washington nursing home - The Washington Post
Coronavirus: Pence defends Trump Jr claim Democrats want 'millions' to die : politics
Obama Ebola Czar Delivers Scathing Assessment Of Donald Trump's Coronavirus Response -- "crisis of both confidence and competence"
Lack of Paid Sick Days and Large Numbers of Uninsured in US Increase Risks of Spreading the Coronavirus : politics
Jon Walker on Twitter: "America criminal health care system will be in full evidence when a lot of low level medical staffers get infected and put in ICU at their nearby hospitals and are then hit with massive bills for treating from their hospitals for an illness they got from the hospital." / Twitter

Coronavirus Live Updates: Airlines Suspend Travel to Milan - The New York Times
Wuhan virus in Iran: Angry Iranians torch 'Corona Hospital' in Bandar Abbas after report claimed 200 coronavirus deaths in Qom : worldnews
It's the last nail in tghe coffin' Venice empties as coronavirus spreads | World news
Nearly 7,000 being monitored in N. Korea for apparent coronavirus symptoms : worldnews
South Korea closes churches as coronavirus tally passes 3,700 : worldnews
Members of church at center of South Korea's coronavirus outbreak visited Wuhan: KCDC : worldnews
Coronavirus: South Korea sect leaders to face homicide charges over deaths. They are accused of hiding the names of some members as officials tried to track patients before the virus spread. : worldnews
British Columbia has tested more people for COVID-19 than the entire United States : worldnews
Australian in Perth dies after contracting coronavirus COVID-19 on Diamond Princess cruise ship : worldnews
Twelve more patients in England test positive for coronavirus, taking total number of UK cases to 35 : worldnews
Coronavirus: 'Panic buying' hits supermarkets around the globe : worldnews
Amazon bans more than 1 million fake coronavirus products : worldnews


Nike, Apple among dozens of major brands implicated in report on forced labor of Uighur workers sent directly from re-education camps. : worldnews

Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey : worldnews

Netanyahu aide in leaked recording: 'Hate is what unites our camp' : worldnews ... "You go into politics in order to steal and you need to be a man" (Republicans everywhere)
"Only Jewish Drivers" - Israeli Taxi App "Gett" Sued For Discrimination Against Arabs : worldnews
Israel's UN ambassador tells AIPAC Bernie Sanders is an 'ignorant fool' : worldnews

Lithuanian Foreign Minister asks for Canada's help in combatting Russian disinformation

Luxembourg is first country in world to make public transport free

Dry ice thrown in swimming pool kills three and puts seven in intensive care at popular Russian Instagrammer's 29th birthday party : worldnews

Anti-corruption opposition wins Slovakia election

Greece blocks 10,000 migrants at Turkish border : worldnews

Afghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases


The "excessive use" of solitary confinement by the prison service in the US prompted an independent UN human rights expert to voice alarm on Friday: "This deliberate infliction of severe mental pain or suffering may well amount to psychological torture" (Republicans love torturing people)

Mulvaney Praises Trump's Tireless Work, Apparently Unaware We Can See Twitter


Mitch McConnell's blockade on gun background checks is a year old. Let the Senate vote. : politics


SC court records involving Trump staffer Mick Mulvaney are being shielded from the public : politics

The Party of Idolaters | The Republican Party, which some of us still hope to reform and which others have left, no longer deals in principle, morality, or the pursuit of the common welfare. : politics


Half of Americans Don't Vote. What Are They Thinking?

CPAC straw poll rates Sanders as biggest threat to Trump in 2020 : politics
Bernie Sanders Raised $46 Million in February, a Record for 2020 : politics
Bernie Sanders raises mammoth $46.5 million in February, announces TV ad buys in nine states : politics
Buzz of expectation as Bernie Sanders looks to blow away rivals on Super Tuesday : politics
Bernie Sanders, aided by Hispanics, bursts into lead in Texas primary, Dallas News-UT Tyler poll shows : politics
Sanders finishes 2nd in South Carolina primary : politics

Don't Tell Cable Pundits That Bernie Sanders Is Leading Nationally Among Black Voters
CNN Criticized For Comparing Bernie Sanders' Campaign to Coronavirus, Not Fact-Checking 'Communist' Accusation Made By Guest : politics
The Media Doesn't Know How to Process the Fact That Bernie Sanders Is Winning -- Corporate media has moved from denial to anger.

Billionaire Tom Steyer quits Democratic primary race - The announcement came after an underwhelming finish in the South Carolina primary and spending nearly $160M on his campaign.

It's been almost 18 19 years since 9/11, almost 40 years since Reagan was elected, almost 48 years since Nixon beat McGovern, and almost 75 years since the end of WWII (meaning the youngest surviving veteran of that war is around 91 years old).


Embattled Chris Matthews Left Out of MSNBCs S.C. Primary Coverage - The MSNBC host was nowhere to be found on air a day after he was accused of sexual harassment. (fucking asshole)


Scientists successfully cure diabetes in mice for the first time, giving hope to millions worldwide : worldnews

Argentinian Farmer Finds Family Of 20,000-Year-Old Car-Sized Armadillos Huddled In His Yard. : worldnews

Childhood maltreatment initiates a developmental cascade that leads to relationship dysfunction in emerging adulthood. New findings, published in Development and Psychopathology, indicate there are two pathways by which maltreatment leads to interpersonal challenges. : science


What conspiracy theories do you think are too logical to ignore? : AskReddit




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Coronavirus: Nasa images show China pollution clear amid slowdown - BBC News


Wash. state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency
Coronavirus live updates: First U.S. death confirmed in Washington state, new travel restrictions for Iran, Italy and South Korea - The Washington Post
First U.S. coronavirus death reported in Washington state; California braces for virus spread

WHO raises risk assessment of coronavirus to very high at global level
Coronavirus crash wipes $5 trillion off world stocks : worldnews
Bill Gates: Coronavirus may be "once in a century pathogen we've been worried about"

Inside Trump's frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis - The Washington Post
Trump says the coronavirus is the Democrats' 'new hoax'
Trump calls coronavirus outbreak a 'hoax' and links it to immigration at rally : politics
Fox News is downplaying the coronavirus even though its older audience is more vulnerable to the virus : politics (haha dumbfuck suckers)

Elizabeth Warren on Mike Pence leading the coronavirus response: 'I cannot think of a worse person'
State Department examination of Twitter found millions of coronavirus tweets pushed false information - The Washington Post
Inside Trump's frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis - The Washington Post (pathetic)

Numerically there have been more deaths from the common flu than from the new Corona virus, but that is because it is still contained at the moment. Just how deadly is it compared to the established influenza strains? And SARS? And the swine flu? : askscience
I have the coronavirus. So far, it isnt that bad.
As markets drop due to coronavirus, Trump meets with fans - The Washington Post - As markets continued their dizzying downward spiral and other countries took heroic measures to fight coronavirus, President Trump sat down at the White House Thursday evening with two leading public-health authorities: Diamond and Silk.
11 cases of coronavirus confirmed in San Antonio - hose infected with the coronavirus include nine from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, one from the Wuhan group of quarantined passengers and one that was transferred from the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Calif.

If the coronavirus keeps spreading in Iran, the U.S. could face some tough choices after years of trying to isolate the country.
Italy now has 888 coronavirus cases, of which 46 have recovered and 21 have died : worldnews
Israeli who recovered in Japan develops coronavirus again in Israel : worldnews
The Japanese island of Hokkaido is declaring a state of emergency over the rapid spread of the new corona virus there. : worldnews
The first coronavirus case in Australia with no links to China has been confirmed, with as many as 40 people now at risk of exposure to the virus after the infected woman worked at a Gold Coast shopping centre : worldnews
Autopsy report reveals COVID-19 mainly attacks lungs : worldnews
Coronavirus: China's factories activity plunges to all-time low, worse than global financial crisis, February data show
Kim warns of 'serious consequences' if virus reaches North Korea : worldnews
Coronavirus may have been in Italy for weeks before it was detected : worldnews
A Chinese Citizen Journalist Covering Coronavirus Just Live-Streamed His Own Arrest : worldnews
Coronavirus: At least 210 have died in Iran, say hospital sources : worldnews
Chinese laboratory that first shared coronavirus genome with world ordered to close for "rectification" without explanation, hindering its Covid-19 research
Woman tested positive for Covid-19 in Gold Coast, Australia.

Hong Kong Protests Regain Traction Amidst COVID-19 : worldnews


'Nobody cares' Children freeze to death as Syrians flee onslaught in Idlib


Thousands rallied in central Moscow on Saturday to call on President Vladimir Putin not to stay in power indefinitely, in the first major protest by the Russian opposition since the Kremlin chief announced controversial plans to change the constitution : worldnews

Germany's high court endorses right to assisted suicide

Walkout as convicted rapist Polanksi wins 'best director' at Cisars : worldnews


Indian Official Threatens to Interfere in US Election to Stop Sanders. The statement came in a response to a tweet from Sanders who condemned President Donald Trump for failing to speak out against anti-Muslim mob violence that rocked India's capital earlier this earlier this week (Modi-fucks)


No-deal Brexit is back -- and it looks more likely than ever : worldnews
Home Office permanent secretary quits, announcing he will sue government amid row over Priti Patel bullying claims : worldnews

Previously Unreleased Defense Dept. Email Confirms Trump Made Final Decision on Withholding Ukraine Aid


22 Studies Agree Medicare For All Saves Money : politics


A Disgraceful Milestone: Trump's 3,000 Conflicts of Interest - CREW

Trump lashes out at Fox News for new poll showing him losing to all the Democratic candidates : politics ("lashes out at reality")

"Grim Reaper" Mitch McConnell admits there are 395 House bills sitting in the Senate: "We're not going to pass those" : politics


GOP chairwoman suggests RNC plans to get 'litigious' over push for national popular vote | TheHill - "I think what Democrats have done systematically to take away our rights to rig the election system, and this, to take away our votes, our Electoral College votes, and have California and New York dictate who the next president of the United States is."

Mitt Romney receives standing ovation in Denver for impeachment vote : politics

Lindsey Graham backlash powers Democratic Senate challenge in red South Carolina : politics


AOC takes down Ted Cruz over coronavirus comment: 'I'm surprised you're asking about chromosomes given you don't believe in evolution'


Superdelegate pushing convention effort to stop Sanders is health care lobbyist who backed McConnell : politics ... A Republican ratfucker is a democratic super delegate (very classy reach-across-the-aisle Dems)
Column: Bernie Sanders isn't going to destroy the Democratic Party. He just might save it


The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders - The New York Times - Many listeners would never repeat what these podcast hosts say. So why do they desperately want to hear from them?


Oregon Republicans are subverting democracy by running away. Again. : politics (really nuts but with more gunz)

Confederate Flags, Symbols Officially Banned From All Marine Corps Installations : politics

A paranoid militia infiltrating Texas police is bent on rebellion,ready to rise up (Texas cops = Confederate traitors" - "Oath Keepers" haha)


Cancel Chris Matthews - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Maybe then he can go on a book tour with Mark Halperin to whine about how nobody will hire them any more, when they committed no crime other than breaking the law repeatedly for decades by sexually harassing hundreds (conservative estimate) of women who were forced to work with them:


The Y chromosome is disappearing -- so what will happen to men?

Why Are so Many Languages Spoken in Some Places and so Few in Others? - undefined

How Knowledge About Different Cultures Is Shaking the Foundations of Psychology - Much of an observation is determined by the observer, not the observed. (white western men)

Why Doesn't t Ancient Fiction Talk About Feelings? - Literature's s evolution has reflected and spurred the growing complexity of society.


Molecular evidence supports Darwin's adaptationist view, rather than Kimura's neutral theory, informing the debate over what drives evolution


What was sexy 10 years ago but isn't now? : AskReddit




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Latest UK study shows new cars actually produce more CO2 emissions than older models. Suggesting a backwards trend in tackling the climate crisis : worldnews

New methane data shows gas industry can no longer "hide behind burping cows" (Trumpster just deregulated planetary death by methane)
Disturbing 'Greta' Thunberg decal bearing Alberta, Canada oilfield company logo drawing criticism. : worldnews

Dow falls 350 points to cap the worst week for Wall Street since the financial crisis
Coronavirus crash wipes $5 trillion off world stocks : worldnews (not on Fox)
The global economy is heading for its worst year since the financial crisis, Bank of America says : worldnews

A second case of coronavirus found through spread in California - The Washington Post

The Trump administration has barred the top US disease expert from speaking freely to the public after he warned the coronavirus may be impossible to contain : worldnews
Stephen Miller's new wife is in charge of approving all coronavirus communications (we're doomed)
Rep. Garamendi: NIH official canceled on five Sunday talk shows after Pence's office 'took over' (haha no life-saving informatiion for you, suckers)
Mulvaney and Trump's coronavius talk is a dangerous bet - The Washington Post
Whistleblower Accuses Trump of 'Corrupt' Effort to 'Cover Up' Possible Exposure of Federal Workers to Coronavirus; "The utter ineptitude of this administration is infuriating. They are going to get people killed." : politics
Trump Didn't Just Botch the Coronavirus Response. He Enabled Its Spread.
Trump White House considers tax cuts, other emergency measures to address coronavirus fallout - The Washington Post - The proposals would do little to stop the viruss spread, but would aim to arrest economic fears (of the rich fuckers he just game a trillion dollars to)
Millions of uninsured Americans like me are a coronavirus timebomb | Carl Gibson | Opinion | The Guardian - 27.5 million

Trump Criticizes Media for Coverage of Coronavirus - The New York Times - The president seeks to reassure the public while blaming the media and Democrats for trying to score points by exaggerating the threat of the outbreak.

A Corrupt Response and Cover-up : Trump Admin Appears to Have Sparked Coronavirus Outbreak in U.S.
Chris Hayes on Twitter: "So here's what appears to be chain of events: The Trump administration repatriated infected Americans over the objections of the CDC. HHS then sent federal workers to interact with the infected population without adequate training or protection" / Twitter
Trump's Coronavirus Press Conference Was the Apotheosis of 40 Years of Republican Philosophy | The neglect of science, the rejection of empiricism, the deliberately cultivated incompetence within the institutions of government. : politics
New Yorker cover shows Trump with a mask over his eyes, to critique his coronavirus response : politics
New Yorker coronavirus cover shows Trump with a mask over his eyes - The Washington Post

Big media is covering up Trumps terrifying incoherence in a time of emergency
When a Pandemic Meets a Personality Cult - The Trump team confirms all of our worst fears. : politics
We face an emergency -- and mainstream media is covering up Trump's alarming incoherence
Cool: Health Officials, Scientists Banned From Speaking About Coronavirus Without Mike Pence's Approval
What's on Mike Pence's schedule as coronavirus point man? A fundraiser in Florida -- The $25,000-per-plate GOP event featuring the vice president is in Longboat Key.
Coronavirus in the US: Lack of paid sick leave could spread disease : politics

Opinion | When a Pandemic Meets a Personality Cult - The New York Times - The Trump team confirms all of our worst fears.
Conservative pundits seek villains to blame amid coronavirus outbreak - The Washington Post

The Head Of Trumps CDC Believes AIDS Was God Judgement Against Homosexuals (more dumbfuck christo-fuckers running your government)
Bernie Sanders to Mike Pence: Is the Coronavirus Going to Catch Your Prayer Hands Like the Last Epidemic You Faced? : politics
Pence's decades-old 'smoking doesn't kill' statement resurfaces after coronavirus appointment : politics
Rush Limbaugh and Fox News' Laura Ingraham are denying the coronavirus risk in an attempt to protect Trump : politics
Coronavirus: How Fox News and other right-wing media endanger our health : politics
FDA reports 1st drug shortage due to novel coronavirus outbreak - ABC News

Key Missteps at the CDC Have Set Back Its Ability to Detect the Potential Spread of Coronavirus ProPublica - The CDC designed a flawed test for COVID-19, then took weeks to figure out a fix so state and local labs could use it

5WPR Survey Reveals 38% of Beer-Drinking Americans Wouldnt Buy Corona Now buzz score has fallen from 75 to 51 in 2020 (joey six-pack)


US to sign historic deal with Taliban, Trump announces, beginning end of US war in Afghanistan and withdrawal of American troops - ABC News - The deal is also supposed to lead to Afghan negotiations with the Taliban.


How the Indian Government Watched Delhi Burn | The New Yorker

Devastating Court Ruling Allows White House To Block Testimony From Former Counsel Don McGahn | HuffPost - "all but assures future Presidential stonewalling of Congress"


Trump campaigns biggest legal costs are to firm that sues and threatens media


The feeble rise of the elderly candidate - If the 22nd Amendment didn't exist and 73-year-old Bill Clinton had improbably joined the Democratic primaries before the Nevada caucuses, he would have been the second youngest man on the Feb. 19 debate stage after 38-year-old Pete Buttigieg,

Independents outnumber registered Republicans for the first time - The Washington Post
Connor Ewing on Twitter: "Mind-blowing fact of the day: If Bill Clinton (73) announced that he was running for president and jumped on the @NBCNews debate stage in Las Vegas tonight, he'd be the second youngest guy on stage and smack dab in the middle of the whole group. https://t.co/1xLOSb78co" / Twitter


Sanders would easily beat Trump among Jewish voters, poll shows (AIPAC is having a heart attack but 30% of Jews will vote for Hitler)
"Good" news, "Bad" Jews, And Bernie Sanders -- For the first time, two Jewish politicians are serious contenders for the presidency ... deep anxiety among American Jews over what that will mean


Wisconsin voter purge: Appeals court keeps targeted voters on rolls


Heres the File Clearview AI Has Been Keeping on Me, and Probably on You Too



Like Warren, I Had My Own Sexist Run-In with Chris Matthews by Laura Bassett (another highly-paid asshole man)



School policy forbids kids from saying "no" when asked to dance One mom is fighting back on behalf of her 11-year-old daughter.



Psychedelic Salon
Winona Ryder and her godfather Timothy Leary, 1989, photo by Herb Ritts : OldSchoolCool (creepy)




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Broadcast news networks coverage of climate change went up 68% in 2019 : television
Parents warned ahead of Greta Thunberg protest | Police are warning parents a Bristol protest Greta Thunberg is due to join has "grown so large" it is unlikely usual safety measures will be adequate. Avon and Somerset Police say they expect thousands of people at the Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate : worldnews

New data shows the U.S. military is severely undercounting civilian casualties in Somalia - New data released by a U.K.-based airstrike monitoring group contends that the number of civilian deaths may be as much as 6,800 percent greater than the number the U.S. admits : worldnews


Dow falls 1,191 points -- the most in history : news
Dow plunges 650 points as stock market enters correction territory, down 10% from record high

Clown time is over - Lawyers, Guns & Money - In a muddled, dishonest, rambling news conference from the White House press briefing room President Donald Trump for over an hour talked to reporters Wednesday evening about coronavirus, in an attempt to stave off three days of market near-collapse. He lied. He twisted the truth. He displayed little grasp of basic facts. He didn't let the experts run the show. . .
Trump Spends 45 Minutes With 'Deep State' Play Actors Amid Coronavirus Mayhem -- Meanwhile, the man he tapped to run point on the virus, VP Pence, took to a conservative activists conference and had meetings with pro-Trump media luminaries
Trump just pushed one of his worst conspiracy theories yet - The Washington Post - President Trump is now fully embracing the conspiracy theory that his assorted enemies are deliberately hyping the coronavirus threat, all to damage him politically
Trump's news conference will likely intensify panic over coronavirus

Trump official refuses to say a coronavirus vaccine would be affordable to all : worldnews
Trump disagrees with his own health experts on whether US faces severe illnesses from coronavirus : worldnews
Did Trump Fire the US Pandemic Response Team? (yes)
Silencing Fauci? (he has to clear everything with Pencester)
Pence Will Control All Coronavirus Messaging From Health Officials - The New York Times - Government health officials and scientists will have to coordinate statements with the vice presidents office, one of three people designated as the administrations primary coronavirus official (stupid in charge of everything)
Let's Call It Trumpvirus - If you're feeling awful, you know who to blame ... Meanwhile, he's come up with a totally new explanation for the stock market skid. It turns out investors were not frightened so much by the pandemic as the Democratic debate ... "caronavirus" ...
Trump freaks out about all the wrong things
The Fox-Trump feedback loop is channeling Trumps coronavirus attacks on journalists, Democrats
Trump Has a Problem as the Coronavirus Threatens the U.S.: His Credibility - The New York Times - Even his allies worry that President Trump has undermined his ability to appear presidential in a moment of national emergency.
Ocasio-Cortez Says Putting Pence in Charge of Coronavirus Effort Is 'Irresponsible' Because He 'Literally Does Not Believe in Science' -- "This decision could cost people their lives. Pence's past decisions already have." ... "Trump is War, Pence is Pestilence, McConnell is Famine, Putin is Death. Together they are the four assholes of the apocalypse" ...
Mike Pence, who enabled an HIV outbreak in Indiana, will lead US coronavirus response - The Verge - Pence has a track record of ignoring public health evidence
California grapples with growing coronavirus threat as businesses pull out of state events
Mike Pence's 'Pray On It' Plan To Combat Indiana HIV Outbreak Resurfaces After Trump Taps VP to Lead Coronavirus Response : politics
Eschaton: No Worries - Mike Pence is going to pray the virus away. - I'd feel slightly better if I believed any of these assholes actually prayed (oh, but they do, to Satan)
WHO official calls Trump comments on coronavirus response 'incoherent' : worldnews
Coronavirus in California: '
New York Is Making Its Own Coronavirus Test After The CDC's Test Has Repeatedly Failed -- Hong Kong is testing over a thousand people a day for coronavirus, while the US has only tested a total of 445 -- partially because the CDC's test didn't work

Whistle-Blower Reports on U.S. Health Workers Response to Outbreak - The New York Times - Team members were not properly trained, lacked necessary gear and moved freely around and off military bases where Americans were quarantined, a complaint says.
Experts say officials need a 'plan B' for the 2020 elections in case the coronavirus continues to spread in the US (hahaha, the virus IS Trump's 'Plan B')
/u/Disgraceful_Carrot explains how and why the new Coronavirus outbreak isn't "the same as flu" (with sources) : bestof

Eschaton: They Died On Teevee - One consequence of a world run largely by PR spinners, to which we've added a president who can't really see existence outside the little tv box, is a weird belief that you can hide all reality from people. To be fair, the Right has had great success with this. See, for example, bullying all news outlets not to show THE BAD NEWS IN IRAQ but SHOW ALL THE SCHOOL PAINTINGS INSTEAD. WHAT ABOUT ALL THE SCHOOLS WE PAINTED!!!! -- But it's a bit harder to hide dead people at home and its consequences. If the coronavirus ends up being a major thing, it's going to be a major thing whether or not CNN acknowledges it.

CDC detects first possible community spread of coronavirus in U.S. - Axios : worldnews
Coronavirus in California: C.D.C. Confirms Possible Community Transmission Case - The New York Times - A case in California may be the first infection without a known link to travel abroad.
Coronavirus Patient in California Was Not Tested for Days - The New York Times - Doctors suspected infection with the virus, but the patient did not fit the federal criteria for testing (wasn't a Republican donor)
Health officials: Over 100 people on Long Island monitored for coronavirus risk | Newsday
'An Outrage': HHS Chief Azar Refuses to Vow Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Affordable for All, Not Just the Rich : worldnews (says only Republicans will get the vaccine for disease "sent by God to kill evil Democrats")
Coronavirus far more likely than Sars to bond to human cells due to HIV-like mutation, scientists say : worldnews

Coronavirus Spreads Faster Outside China, Stoking Global Fears The new disease - COVID-19 - was also detected for the first time in Pakistan, Sweden, Norway, Greece, Romania and Algeria. : worldnews
Macron warns France that coronavirus epidemic is coming : worldnews
Japan PM Abe says to ask all schools to close for most of March : worldnews
Japanese woman confirmed as coronavirus case for second time, weeks after initial recovery : worldnews
Chinese city of Shenzhen to ban eating cats and dogs as part of moves to stop spread of coronavirus : worldnews (fucking assholes)
Weakest patients could be denied lifesaving coronavirus care due to lack of NHS funding, doctors admit : worldnews

Uighur persecution: German politicians condemn China's 'modern slave exploitation machine' : worldnews
Many possible COVID-19 cases turned away by hospitals With the new coronavirus continuing to spread in Japan, many patients are being passed around from hospital to hospital as some medical institutions refuse to see patients suspected of having the virus.
Italy sealed off entire towns and canceled major events after 400 coronavirus cases and 12 deaths made it the most infected country outside of Asia : worldnews
Australia to declare coronavirus pandemic : worldnews
Australian universities are offering cash grants to Chinese students to help them get around the coronavirus travel ban


Did Evo Morales win? - The Washington Post (yes, military coup vetod election)


'Red Alert': Anti-Muslim Violence in India Reaching Critical Levels as Homes and Businesses Burn and at Least 24 Dead : worldnews ... This is how state sponsored terrorism looks like.... unfortunately, on its own people


A well-known Chechen blogger has survived an apparent assassination attempt in Poland, in the latest of a series of attacks on dissidents exiled in Europe. A video first posted by Tumso Abdurakhmanov showed him disheveled and breathing hard, standing over the bloodied body of another man. : worldnews




The wife of a former Putin ally has paid #90,000 for a game of tennis with Boris Johnson as he continues to sit on a report detailing his party's links to Russia : worldnews
UK expels two Saudi diplomats for drink-driving : worldnews
DWP bosses pocket over #1 million in 'performance bonuses' after slashing benefits for Britain's poorest : worldnews


AdorableLime comments on Turkey is the country with the most requests to remove content on Reddit - (Reddit Transparency Report 2019) (Islamofacist genocide-denying Furkey)


House Dems Want to Know Why Trump-Appointed World Bank President Was in Ukraine at 'Apex' of Pressure Campaign


Netanyahu, Trump, and Kushner Named in 'War Crimes' Lawsuit Filed by Palestinians in US Court : worldnews


Why President Trump Can't Pardon Roger Stone - The Constitution and the Framers sought to protect the republic from a scenario like this ... Many scholars agree that once a president has been impeached, he or she loses the power to pardon anyone for criminal offenses connected to the articles of impeachment. Less noticed is that even after the Senate's failure to convict the president, he or she does not regain this power.


Pentagon policy chief's firing was part of White House purge - John Rood will officially step down at the end of this week.


AP-NORC poll: Election security, integrity worry Americans

Top House Intelligence investigator Dan Goldman departing Capitol Hill - CNNPolitics - Dan Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who played a major role in the impeachment proceedings, is leaving his perch on the House Intelligence Committee, a move that underscores how House Democrats are shifting away from high-profile investigations into President Donald Trump in the run-up to the November elections (Dems fold)

To Beat Trump, Democrats May Need to Break Out of the 'Whole FoodsBubble' Election results in places near Whole Foods, Lululemon, Urban Outfitters and Apple (you know, where all the people live; NYT does another appeal-to-tractor-queens hit piece)

Eschaton: All Dozen Of Them - The most over-represented people in our discourse are the "NeverTrumpers." Most of them aren't even by any measure "moderate Republicans," unless you think of Bloody Bill Kristol as one. They're very right wing conservatives who just want Trump to tweet less and bomb more. "NeverTrump" as a brand should require a bit more of a commitment than "oh boy siree I really don't like this Trump guy much" and not "unless the Democrats vote for Biden Bloomberg John Kasich I regret that Trump is, once again, all their fault." But that was, of course, their inevitable path that dumb hippie bloggers like me told you would be the case years ago ... Nevertheless...

Eschaton: My Friends In Bethesda All Agree - There are a lot of reasons for this, but whatever weird fantasies the Tom Friedman-types have about Michael Bloomberg being the savior of the Democratic party, or some Unity Ticket of Amy Klobuchar and Zombie John McCain, or whatever, come in part from the fact that too many people in politics truly believe the Morning Joseph green room has most of the electoral votes. It's one thing to believe it should, but they truly forget that it doesn't

Black Americans really, really don't like Donald Trump : politics

Poll: Biden retakes lead in Florida | TheHill
Biden Maintains Lead | Monmouth University Polling Institute - Sanders and Steyer jockey for second
What The Race Looks Like If Biden Wins -- Or Wins Big, -- Or LosesIn South Carolina
Biden surging, Bloomberg fading in Florida primary poll - Florida Politics - Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg trail badly

Majority of Democrats say billionaire candidates Mike Bloomberg and Tom Steyer are "hurting" the 2020 primary race : politics
Colorado primary poll: Bernie Sanders leads Democrats; Elizabeth Warren is No. 2 : politics
Cops repeatedly called on Bernie backers (out of control not-Russian Bernie Bros)
Poll: Two-thirds of voters say billionaires should pay a wealth tax : politics
Nominating Bloomberg Would Destroy the Democratic Party : politics

Opinion | The Case for Elizabeth Warren - The New York Times - She wants to purify capitalism so it works as it should.

Democratic Leaders Willing to Risk Party Damage to Stop Bernie Sanders - The New York Times - Interviews with dozens of Democratic Party officials, including 93 superdelegates, found overwhelming opposition to handing Mr. Sanders the nomination if he fell short of a majority of delegates.
Megadonor urges Pelosi, Schumer to pick candidate to stop Bernie Sanders

MSNBC Host Chris Matthews Under Fire For Sexist Grilling Of Elizabeth Warren : politics (time to fire the rich Republican news-fucker)

Bloomberg tumbles heading into Super Tuesday - POLITICO - campaign acknowledge his polls are not looking good (bye-bye Shorty)

Buttigieg plots risky delegate strategy to survive Super Tuesday - POLITICO - The former mayor is unlikely to win any states on March 3 but hopes to rack up delegates in select places to keep his campaign going.

A catastrophe in the making - Lawyers, Guns & Money - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, hear constant warnings from allies about congressional losses in November if the party nominates Bernie Sanders for president. Democratic House members share their Sanders fears on text-messaging chains. Bill Clinton, in calls with old friends, vents about the party getting wiped out in the general election (Blowjob Bill, just the old guy you need to listen to, and fucked by the "superdelegates" again and again)

Alabama blocked a man from voting because he owed $4 | US news | The Guardian (Republican confederate traitor racist fuckers)

Louisiana GOP Rep. Abraham won't seek reelection | TheHill - Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.) announced Wednesday he will not run for a fourth term in Congress, opening a safe Republican seat in the northeast corner of Louisiana.

The Congressional Lynching Caucus - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Today, the House passed the Emmitt Till Federal Anti-Lynching Act, by a 410-4 vote. Wait, what? Four people against a federal anti-lynching law? Who is this part of the Congressional Lynching Caucus?
Craig Caplan on Twitter: "4 House members voting No on Emmett Till Antilynching Act: Amash (I-MI) Gohmert (R-TX) Massie (R-KY) Yoho (R-FL)" / Twitter

A Long Overdue Banning of Racist Symbols - Lawyers, Guns & Money - There are a scary number of white supremacists in the military. These are people who love the Confederate flag and everything the Confederacy stood for. Treason in defense of slavery might be old hat, but treason in defense of being able to lynch black men with impunity, well, that's just freedom of speech! So I am very happy to see the Marines crack down on this (so the Marines have been a traitor racist org until yesterday)

Trump campaign lawsuit against New York Times exposes honesty of New York Times - The Washington Post

Hillary Clinton took more cash from Harvey Weinstein than any other Democrat

The Bible That Oozed Oil - A small Georgia town, a prophecy about Donald Trump, and the story of how a miracle fell apart (christo-dumbfucks conned by christo-dumbfucks)

Mark Halperin Says Murderers Are Treated More Fairly Than Canceled People - Mother Jones - The disgraced pundit is now portraying himself as a victim. Of cancel culture ... Rob Porter's wife ... said Porter was "not a monster. He is an intelligent, kind, chivalrous, caring, professional man. And he's deeply troubled and angry and violent. I don't think those things are mutually exclusive. (there's your problem, right there)



Steven Seagal Punished for Pumping Comically Shady Bitcoin Rip-Off



My Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend Is Lady Gaga -- How do you compare yourself with one of the most famous women in the world?

The Church of Scientology released hundreds of balloons at the opening of a California church. Local officials want to make sure it never happens again : news

/u/AssGrabbedatPwCNewYork puts her boss on blast for not resolving her sexual harassment claim : bestof

















If E = MC^2 then why does a photon contain energy? : askscience

About 40% of US adults are obese, government survey finds : science

Map of Europe during the Ice Age : MapPorn
When Britain Split From Europe, in a Big Way - The New York Times






[Serious] Have you ever accidentally come across a reddit post that was about you or someone you know? if so, how did that go? : AskReddit

Since 1983, I have lived, worked and raised a family in a progressive, egalitarian, income-sharing intentional community (or commune) of 100 people in rural Virginia. AMA. : IAmA

Men of Reddit, what's the hardest thing to explain to women?

TMWines comments on ELI5: What does 'dry' mean in alcohol

Reddit CEO: TikTok is fundamentally parasitic




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Costa Rican indigenous land activist killed by armed mob : worldnews

Understanding Society: Responsible innovation and the philosophy of technology

Donald Trump Takes Coronavirus So Seriously He Just Put Mike Pence in Charge of Fighting It
Coronavirus live updates: Trump says Vice President Pence will be in charge of coronavirus response - The Washington Post
White House coronavirus response: The US government had a model for handling Ebola. Trump has ditched it - CNNPolitics
Trump has no clue what to do in a disaster - The Washington Post

Shortages, confusion and poor communication complicate coronavirus preparations - The Washington Post
White House struggles to contain public alarm over coronavirus - The Washington Post
Trump claims vaccine is 'very close' amid coronavirus outbreak -- but White House says he was talking about Ebola (stupid is normal now)
Larry Kudlow says US has contained the coronavirus and the economy is holding up nicely (says the Fox guy)
Trumps DHS head has a brutal exchange on coronavirus courtesy of a GOP senator
Rush Limbaugh: 'The coronavirus is an effort to get Trump' -- "It came from a country that Bernie Sanders wants to turn the United States into a mirror image of: Communist China" (said the guy he says lung cancer is a hoax)
Eschaton: And Then Everyone Got Rich - Lots of money sloshes around even during a badly handled crisis. The question is just who pays, who gets, and who benefits. -- The Betsy DeVos chain of hospitals just appeared out of nowhere!
Eschaton: Nothing To Do - " I don't know how you mobilize the necessary resources for the public good unless you overturn 40 years of dogma. I don't know how you begin to have a for profit medical system, as we have constructed it, serve the public need. Half of Missouri could be dead and they'd be debating President Obama's ATTEMPTED SOCIALIST TAKEOVER OF THE MEDICAL SYSTEM on Hardball, and the Supreme Court would rule it unconstitutional, 5-4, with RBG casting vote 5 against.
What Would It Cost to Cancel the Tokyo Olympics? Cancelling the Summer Games over coronavirus fears would not be a fatal economic blow for Japan ... More than 840 people have tested positive for the virus in Japan, the most outside China, although the bulk of such infections originated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked off Yokohama ... The Games are estimated to have cost Japan more than 1 trillion yen (around $9 billion), more than seven times original estimates ... (as usual)
Coronavirus makes the case for Medicare-for-all (or, you can just die)

Coronavirus Weakens China's Powerful Propaganda Machine -- Beijing is pushing tales of perseverance, but many young people are openly questioning the Communist Party's message
IOC's Dick Pound: Tokyo Olympics could be canceled amid coronavirus spread - The Washington Post
Coronavirus in every continent except Antarctica after a man in Brazil tested positive : worldnews
Facebook is banning ads that promise to cure the coronavirus : worldnews (with crystals and goop)
14% of recovered coronavirus patients in China's Guangdong tested positive again : worldnews
France reports first French death from COVID-19 : worldnews
Italy sees virus cases rise 45% in a day; deaths up to 11 : worldnews
Korean Air flight attendant who flew to LA diagnosed with coronavirus : worldnews
Greece confirms first coronavirus case : worldnews
University of Toronto scientists estimate the number of COVID-19 cases in Iran to be around 18,300, far higher than currently being reported by Iranian authorities : worldnews ... On Monday, the head of the Iranian government task force on the coronavirus appeared on television to insist the situation in the country was stable, while he repeatedly coughed and wiped his brow. On Tuesday, the official announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus himself


Hindu Nationalist Mobs in India Are Hunting and Beating Muslims. : worldnews (Modi-fucks "excellent" relgious tolerance)
Disney India Blocks John Oliver Show Critical of Narendra Modi

Carnival float in Spain features Nazi uniforms and trains with crematoria | The Times of Israel - 'making fun of the murder of millions of Jews by the Nazis'

Russian women pleading for legislation to halt 'epidemic' of domestic assault. The bill is opposed by Russia's Orthodox church movements. : worldnews (christofucks love beating women)


A Third of Poland Declared LGBT-Free Zone

Germany's top court backs legalizing assisted suicide : worldnews
Germans demand Trump ambassador, a 'biased propaganda machine,' be replaced : worldnews

Scotland to make sanitary products such as tampons and pads free for all women : worldnews


DWP destroyed reports into people who killed themselves after benefits were stopped : worldnews (Tories love killing people)
Homelessness five times worse in UK than government admits as figures reveal 28,000 now sleeping rough : worldnews
British farmers fear Boris Johnson has 'terrifying' plans to abandon UK food standards in order to win a Brexit trade deal with Trump : worldnews (the tractor-queens voted for Brexit)
UK politicians 'turned a blind eye' to child sexual abuse for decades - A report into sexual abuse against children by British politicians says that Westminster "actively shielded" suspects from investigation. One of the alleged perpetrators was the private secretary to Margaret Thatcher. : worldnews (in other unsurprising news)



Julian Assange tried to phone the White House to warn them unredacted files were about to be published online, a court has heard. : worldnews

Report: Saudis, UAE illegally funnelled millions to Trump 2016 campaign : worldnews ... Nader told Khawaja that the Emiratis had a deal with Trump campaign officials in which, if elected, the president would withdraw from a nuclear agreement with Iran and impose further sanctions on the country that would cripple its oil industry and benefit those of Saudi Arabia and the UAE ... Lotta quid pro quo's with this guy ...

Steve Bannon's Use of Private Jet Linked to Chinese Businessman Could Violate Campaign Finance Law - The former Trump adviser used a plane apparently owned by businessman Guo Wengui. Americans are barred from receiving services for campaigns donated by foreign nationals.

Wednesday NatSec Roundup - Lawyers, Guns & Money

mcoder comments on Trump is pissed at new intelligence reports showing the Kremlin has picked its preferred 2020 candidate: him. Trump railed Friday about new analysis by U.S. intelligence officials indicating Russia is already working to get him reelected. To him, it's just another partisan plot to discredit him.

u/mcoder provides updated evidence on the domestic disinformation networks discovered by a group of hackers from reddit, over 700(SEVEN HUNDRED) domains and Facebook pages with thousands of accounts dedicated to circulating fake news & right wing propaganda, primarily in swing states : bestof

The Department of Justice Creates Section Dedicated to Denaturalization Cases | OPA | Department of Justice - The Department of Justice Creates Section Dedicated to Denaturalization Cases (they just put out bids for 10,000 boxcars)

Trump tightens his grip on intelligence - POLITICO - the president is on his way to getting the docile intelligence community hes always wanted.

Trump Campaign Sues New York Times for Libel - The New York Times - The lawsuit concerns an essay published a year ago and headlined "The Real Trump-Russia Quid Pro Quo"
Trump campaign sues New York Times for libel over Russia article

I was a juror in the Roger Stone trial. Attacking our foreperson undermines our service. - The Washington Post
Trump calls Stone juror 'totally biased' while prosecutors, defense attorneys are debating new trial

N.S.A. Phone Program Cost $100 Million, but Produced Only Two Unique Leads - The New York Times - A disputed program that allowed the National Security Agency to gain access to logs of Americansdomestic calls and texts yielded only one significant investigation, according to a newly declassified study.

A new senior leader at the White House personnel office: A college senior - POLITICO - The director of the personnel office, John McEntee, has installed a young, loyal aide as he evaluates the loyalty of officials across the administration.

Rudy Giuliani complains he only has 'five friends left' after forgetting to hang up on Daily News reporter (he did it again)


Ugly pro-Trump ad weaponizes audio of Obama, showing what's coming
Barack Obama says ad uses his words out of context to attack Joe Biden - The Washington Post


Eschaton: Incivilitude - Incivility, the online equivalent of screaming, was the only way to hope to be heard at a time when, for example, we were about to go kill a million people and the only guy on TV who thought that was a bad idea got fired. Gotta scream when you aren't handed a microphone. I "scream" a bit less now that, for whatever the media's current flaws, there are actually more people to the left of Evan Bayh on the television and in the funny papers. "Trump is bad" is not framed as a hugely controversial borderline treasonous opinion in a way that "George Bush is bad" actually was. The Kids Today won't remember everyone (politicians, media figures) leaping to salute (literally or metaphorically) MY PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH every chance they got.

'What a Fiasco' : CBS News and Moderators Panned For 'Disaster' Debate
Coronavirus? Yes, but First: Soda Ban. CBS Criticized After a Chaotic Debate. - The New York Times - Coronavirus? Yes, but First: Soda Ban. CBS Criticized After a Chaotic Debate. Over two hours, the CBS moderating team struggled to keep control, calling for order as candidates talked over their questioners and each other.
Moderators come under criticism online over contentious debate : politics

Takeaways from the South Carolina Democratic debate - The Washington Post
At the debate, Bernie Sanders stirs up deja vu - The Washington Post
Democrats try to stop Sanders' momentum in fiery debate ("Democrats" = CBS News and Gayle King and Moron O'Donnell)
Jackson on Sanders - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Whether it is politically expedient for a man who is nothing more than a New Deal liberal to call himself a socialist is another question. But redbaiting him is stupid and when Democrats do it, it is even more stupid. And as Jesse Jackson writes, the important word in "democratic socialist" is "democratic"
MSNBC Benches Contributor Who Smeared Bernie Sanders Staffers

The absurdity of Joe Biden - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I wouldn't be surprised if Biden wins South Carolina by a solid margin, which, if it happens, could suddenly consolidate the Anybody But Bernie movement behind him ... All this is yet another sign of how Donald Trump's presidency has lowered various standards to the point of burying them fifty feet underground. Biden's 1988 presidential campaign was sunk by far fewer incidents of mendacity/confusion than his current campaign has already generated ...

'In Chile, In Guatemala, In Iran': Sanders Applauded for Highlighting US Record of Overthrowing Governments Around the World; "Nobody on the debate stage except Bernie has the guts to say the truth about the legacy of U.S. foreign policy." : politics
Red assed - Roy Edroso Breaks It Down - What could be dumber than a red-baiting revival? (when Trump is the real commie)
Calm down, establishment Democrats. Bernie Sanders might be the safest choice. : politics
The 11% Majority -- Most Jews -- and many Democrats -- believe Bernie Sanders is a dangerousr adical -- By James Kirchick (conservative "reporter" with a weird-shaped head voted for Trump)
Sanders most searched, most tweeted about candidate during Democratic debate : politics
With Tickets $1,750, Debate Audiences Are Elite of the Elite. But That's Not New (fuck you, demo-rats)
Tonight's Debate Audience Sure Did Seem to Like Bloomberg for Some Reason
Bloomberg once said Social Security was the biggest Ponzi scheme and argued for cuts to entitlements
u/Thinkards provides a top-shelf explanation (with sources) on all the bad aspects of Mike Bloomberg, with handy sharing links : bestof
Bloombergs attack on Sanders for praising dictators bounces back on him
Democrats needed a good debate, but got a bad one - POLITICO

Joe Biden campaign admits he did not get arrested for trying to visit Nelson Mandela in prison during apartheid : politics
Biden finally shows up to the debate stage -- just in time
Biden delivered the strong debate showing he needed. Sanders gave his worst. - The Washington Post (Jennifer hates Bernie)

Dead Heat: Sanders And Biden Tied In New Texas Primary Poll
Sanders surpasses Biden among African American voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters
How Biden's Campaign Explains His 'Arrest' in South Africa

The Globe endorses Elizabeth Warren - The Boston Globe - The Senator is the best choice for Democrats.

A line-by-line response to Fred Hiatts pro-oil, anti-Sanders climate op-ed -- Post's editorial board editor strikes again with another anti-Sanders climate piece ... For over 10 years, Hiatt has been criticized by progressives for publishing columns that contain verifiably false information about climate science (Fred Asshole Hiatt)

How America's First Jewish President Could Be Tougher on Israel Than His Predecessors -- Bernie Sanders, if he wins the White House, could be the first U.S. leader in more than 40 years to declare Jewish settlements illegal (tnx, reach-across-the-aisle-to-racists Barry)

Who Does Amy Kloubchar Think Goes to College? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - There really isnt any good reason for Democratic candidates to oppose the idea of free college tuition. But if they are going to do so, cant they at least not be this clueless? ... "I don't agree with putting hard-earned taxpayer money into rich kids going to college." (Amy is an out-of-touch idiot)

Who Moved Tom Friedman's Cheese? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I regret to inform you that Tom Friedman has written about electoral politics again. Does he try to filter the Democratic primary through a mediocre 15-year-old bestseller that for some reason middlebrow pundits instantly determined had a lesson that was applicable to obviously inapplicable situations? You know the answer! ... Will Tom Friedman's next totally proactive new paradigm involve Lean In? Dow 36,000? 7 Habits of Highly Compensated Hacks? Stay tuned!

ABC News suspends correspondent David Wright after comments about Trump coverage, socialism, in Project Veritas sting - The Washington Post

QAnon May Be Resting, But It Will Never Die -- How a bizarre conspiracy became the ultimate Trumper pledge of allegiance (they pledge allegiance to the crazy)

FBI arrests neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen's leader on swatting charges -- He was allegedly part of a major swatting ring
White Supremacists Targeted Journalists and a Trump Official, F.B.I. Says - The New York Times
FBI arrests violent extremists after threatening posters sent to minorities, journalists in Seattle area : news

Marine commandant banishes Confederate symbols from all Corps installations : news (this was fine until yesterday)

Susan Collins Gives Tax Breaks to Companies Linked to Maine Opioid Crisis -- Senator Collins Voted To Give Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors Billions In Tax Breaks While Taking Over $100,000 From Companies and Executives

How is Devin Nunes paying for lawsuits, ethics complaint asks | The Fresno Bee (Vlad cackles)

OH NO NOT THE POOR BILLIONAIRES! : PoliticalHumor
The Sensitivity of Conservative Men on the Internet : PoliticalHumor


Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie opposes Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act (lynching is just a good southern tradition" he smiled ... and fuck you Amash)


PragerU Loses Appeal in Lawsuit Against Google, YouTube | Right Wing Watch -- "We decline to subscribe to PragerU's novel opt-in theory of the First Amendment," the court wrote.
First Amendment doesn't apply on YouTube; judges reject PragerU lawsuit | YouTube can restrict PragerU videos because it is a private forum, court rules (they tried to socialize YouTube)

Clearview AI, Facial Recognition Company That Works With Law Enforcement, Says Entire Client List Was Stolen - Clearview AI, which contracts with law enforcement after reportedly scraping 3 billion images from the web,

Grandfather of toddler who died falling from cruise ship to plead guilty in her death : news

'Epstein Didn't Kill Himself' Mardi Gras float causes a stir

Lesbian teacher suspended for showing photo of 'future wife' gets $100,000 settlement : news

Murder of South Mississippi teen revealed by doorbell camera, says family. : news

Milwaukee Miller shooting: Six killed in Molson Coors brewery rampage

A wrongfully convicted man who spent 23 years in prison will receive $1.5 million from the state of Kansas : news

Bodycam footage shows 6-year-old girl arrested at Orlando school : videos


Tibetan Buddhism Enters the 21st Century: Trouble in Shangri-la - Stuart Lachs
Tibetan Buddhism Enters the 21st Century: Trouble in Shangri-la by?? Stuart Lachs : Buddhism
Abuse in Buddhism Articles - Beyond the Temple



Planned Parenthood clinic closures increased maternal mortality rates. : science (Republican necromongers love killing people, esp women)




Individuals who hold anti-intellectual views become more likely to oppose scientific consensus views (on issues such as climate change, nuclear power, GMOs, and water fluoridation) if they are informed about what the scientific consensus is on those subjects. : science

Archaeologists Have Discovered a Lost Ancient Kingdom in Turkey: A farmer led archaeologists to an ancient stone, which told the tale of a great king defeating King Midas : worldnews

Astronomers have announced that Earth has a new mini-moon, a small asteroid apparently captured into Earth orbit 3 years ago : news

Are Tardigrades susceptible to viral and/or bacterial infection? Can they get sick?

ELI5: if the colon has no pain receptors, why does trapped gas hurt so much? : explainlikeimfive

Why are Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) a separate species from modern day humans (Homo Sapiens)? : askscience

Scientists discovered the first animal that doesn't need oxygen to live. It's changing the definition of what an animal can be : news

[Serious] Students of Reddit who had a sexual relationship with a teacher, how did it start and how did it turn out? : AskReddit

"History repeats itself" is a commonly used phrase, what are some good examples of this happening?

What'a profound quote you heard but didn't really understand til years later?

Guys of Reddit, what makes a girl a good friend? : AskReddit

What's something that gets an unnecessary amount of hate?

What are some ridiculous history facts? : AskReddit

/u/GreenJew outlines how marketing agencies use high karma accounts for stealth advertisements : bestof

Stuart Lachs
Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs : technology
Quad9 DNS: Internet Security and Privacy in a Few Easy Steps




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A heat wave in Antarctica melted 20% of an island's snow in 9 days | Antarctica experienced its hottest day on record earlier this month, peaking at 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit. : worldnews
Humanity poised to set record for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- again "We've done in a little more than 50 years what the Earth naturally took 10,000 years to do:, one scientist said
Far-right groups trying to turn girl into climate-change denying version of Greta Thunberg : worldnews ... Greta Thunder ... The go-getting youngster, who wears the motto "Fuck the Planet" as a tattoo on her shoulder, is sponsored by a coalition of companies including BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, Ford, GM, Total, Daimler, VW, Axel Springer, Chevron, Gazprom, Saudi Aramco and Disney.

Foreign interference in Australia is higher than it has ever been, and "sleeper agents" for foreign powers have lain undetected for years in Australia before being uncovered, the head of Australia's domestic spy agency has warned.
Australian Home Sec Dutton says 'leftwing lunatics' must be dealt with as intelligence agency warns of far-right threat : worldnews ... "their political system is full of fucking Goofys disguised as real people."
Understanding Serial Liars, Fascists and the never ending Outrage Porn from the Far Right Political machines - let me highlight Trump : brexit


Coronavirus live updates: Spread of coronavirus in U.S. appears inevitable, health officials warn - The Washington Post
Virus 'literally knocking at the door', WHO warns countries : worldnews
Xi Warns China Can't Stay On Pause For Much Longer (Xi will release the Xivrus on the world)
Coronavirus closures reveal vast scale of China's secretive wildlife farm industry: Peacocks, porcupines and pangolins among species bred on 20,000 farms closed in wake of virus
Infected South Korean coronavirus health official is member of secretive religious group linked to hundreds of cases: 'The unnamed South Korean health official is said to be the head of the Infection Preventive Medicine Department in Daegu' : worldnews
South Korea now biggest virus cluster outside China as cases top 893 : worldnews
Iran deputy health minister Harirchi tests positive for coronavirus : worldnews (another authoritarian culture fucking themselves)
Recipe for a Massive Viral Outbreak -- Iran Emerges as a Worldwide Threat -- Long a regional crossroads, Iran is spreading the new coronavirus to a host of neighboring countries. Many are ill equipped to cope.
Korean Air crew member tests positive for Coronavirus : worldnews
CDC: There are now 53 COVID-19 cases in U.S. as more Diamond Princess passengers test positive : worldnews
Coronavirus news: Austria and Croatia report first cases : worldnews
Japanese ad giant Dentsu orders 5,000 employees to telecommute after employee found to have coronavirus : worldnews
Indonesia's health minister says his country will fight coronavirus with prayer : worldnews (worked so well with the gays, you idiots)
Italy put 12 towns on coronavirus lockdown after 215 cases and 5 deaths made it the most-infected country outside of Asia : worldnews
Italys coronavirus lockdown shows how the outbreak is testing democracies
Coronavirus Could Cause Sudden Collapse of Global Supply Chains - Bloomberg - Just-in-time networks are very efficient but extremely fragile.

Removal of Hong Kong protest images from Sony World Photography Awards website raises censorship concerns : worldnews
'I want to leave and be with my husband': Uyghur woman stuck in Xinjiang posts photo refuting Chinese diplomats claims they want to stay : worldnews
Chinese diplomat to Australia grilled over Uighurs and coronavirus response - Wang Xining stuck to party lines even as ABC panel audience laughed at his claims that Uighurs are voluntarily in 'training centres'


Israel slammed for 'necroviolence' on bodies of Palestinians. Israeli practice of humiliating, withholding bodies of Palestinians is extension of control and war crime, analysts say. : worldnews (Jewsters doing their Hitler thing)


At Brazils Carnival, Rio declares war on a daunting foe: Public urination (by men, duh)


Police and politicians turned blind eye to Westminster child abuse claims | UK news (and a walking human piece of shit)

No Surrender - After Police Defend a Gas Pipeline Over Indigenous Land Rights, Protesters Shut Down Railways Across Canada : worldnews


Businessman tells conservative publication he helped Saudis make millions in illegal donations to Trump campaign : worldnews

US 'plotted to kill Julian Assange and make it look like an accident' : worldnews
Julian Assange lawyer tells court: After pardon fell through, Trump administration resorted to extortion

Internal Docs Show Why the U.S. Military Publishes North Korean and Russian Malware - VICE

Russia wants to watch us tear ourselves apart, FBI official says ahead of elections


Eschaton: Because America - If a pandemic hits, instead of actually trying to provide health care for people we'll pay Erik Prince to "house" the ill for like $10000 per day per fast dying resident.
Eschaton: I Don't Think We Have A Plan For that - If we do get hit by a genuine pandemic, lol our health care system. People with insurance spending 3 hours on hold trying to get pre-approval for a blood test. People without it or with not good insurance.... Azcue felt it was his responsibility to his family and his community to get tested for novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19. ... But two weeks later, Azcue got unwelcome news in the form of a notice from his insurance company about a claim for $3,270.

Trump Says Markets Are Down Over Bernie Sanders Worries - Bloomberg (and he's in total control of this virus thing)
Trump facesblack swanthreat to the economy and reelection -- the deadly coronavirus could present an existential political threat for the president in an election year. (oh pls, he'll just cancel the election)

Trump slams Sotomayor and Ginsburg, says they should recuse themselves from 'Trump-related' cases

Trump's Most Dangerous Destruction Yet - What the president is doing to America's intelligence community could have enormous repercussions for the 2020 election and the countrys preparedness for threats from around the world.

The latest missive from the Trump Court - Lawyers, Guns & Money (it's fine to kill brown people)


Rebekah Mercer, Billionaire Donor to Anti-Climate Science Causes, Is Off the American Museum of Natural HistoryB is a commonly used phrase, what are some good examples of this happening? : AskReddit
oard (fake human)

Opinion | Republican Cynicism May Win Trump Re-election - The New York Times - Fiscal hypocrisy is his biggest advantage (you mean "lying")


Eschaton: But What About My Part In The Story - It's depressing realizing that so much opposition to an actual change of personnel in DC (it happened bigly with Clinton in '93, can explain elite opposition to people like Howard Dean, and happened to a lesser extent but still did with Obama) isn't even about people seeing their great future income streams dry up, because they probably won't. It's just about a minor reshuffling of the pecking order of the permanent floating class of DC. - Few elite pundits spend 4 seconds thinking about policy, except against some 20 year old mental model of what Reagan Democrats want. But some candidates for president threaten the most important thing, their own importance.

Eschaton: Everybody I Talk To. You Know, Everybody Who Matters - Pretty much every person I cover and talk to and email and text with day to day think it's s impossible Bernie can win. Maybe they are just massively wrong. I honestly don't know.Ben White (@morningmoneyben) February 23, 2020 ... Maybe the bubble is YOU! ("morningMONEYben" hahaha)
What is it like to be a pol? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Joe Biden claim that he got arrested in South Africa when trying to see an imprisoned Nelson Mandela: (the loop-di-loops in his crazybrain are getting worse)

How the hypocritical Elizabeth Warren hypocritically flip-flopped by not flip-flopping, my serious analysis - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Chris Matthews widely condemned after likening Bernie Sanders' rise to the Nazis conquering France

Bernie Sanders Once Defended Daniel Ortega's Crackdown on Nicaraguan Citizens - You have to read the letter to believe it.
Bernie Sanders's socialism problem is real (said Lord Saletan)
The Revolution will not be twitterized - Lawyers, Guns & Money - a little subthread below about whether Bernie Sanders was a hippie in the 1960s, or some other species of leftist. Bloix suggests that he was a characteristic New Left type, which seems fair ... Sanders is pretty much the same age as: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Jimmy Page, among many, many others
Remember Bernie's extremely weird essays? | Lipstick Alley (interesting, and he's always liked to talk/lecture)
"She fantasizes being raped by 3 men" : Bernie Sanders' bizarre 1972 essay on gender
How Bernie Sanders Learned to Be a Real Politician Mother Jones - A portrait of the candidate as a young radical.

The "Democrat" No One Needs - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Christ, what an asshole ... Bloomberg is Trump without the tweets. Any Democrat who supports him is not worthy of the name and that very much includes my awful governor, Gina Raimondo. (Bloomfucker)


Harvey Weinsteins conviction allowed victims to have messy stories. That's revolutionary.

Trumps Doctor Thought He Had a Ticket to Congress. It Hasn'Been So Easy . The findings indicate that women, like men, are sensitive to visual indicators of sexual exploitability but, unlike men, they don-- Ronny Jackson is one of 15 candidates in a crowded Republican primary. And the White House hasn't gone out of its way to help.

Arizona congressional candidate suspends campaign after overdose - Chris Taylor, a Safford city councilman who is running for Congress, overdosed on heroin last week and since has suspended his campaign (build that wall! Republican)


A Murder Trial in Reverse | The New Yorker - Two men were sent to prison for killing a French tourist in Manhattan in 1987. Can they overturn their convictions?


Using weather to disprove the flat Earth hypothesis - The Washington Post (stupid will kill themselves, hopefully)


Simone Weil: Marxism is a badly constructed religion. 7 Caldron Pool

Simone Weil: Marxism is a badly constructed religion. 7 Caldron Pool


ABC: "Women aren't the only ones who menstruate" 7 Caldron Pool




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Scientists Warn Paris Accord Is 'Impossible To Implement' If We Don't Stop Tropical Forest Loss
Hugely significant 2 million rainforest tree "library"/nursery being bulldozed for development in Malaysia : worldnews
Colombia was the deadliest place on Earth for environmental activists. It's gotten worse: More than 40 human rights defenders and community leaders have been killed in Colombia since January : worldnews
Two of Finland's biggest pension funds, with combined assets of $108 billion, are determined to make their portfolios carbon neutral over the next decade and a half, in a race to dodge the fallout of global warming before it's too late


We are at a turning point: The coronavirus outbreak is looking more like a pandemic
You're Likely to Get the Coronavirus - Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain.
Coronavirus is going global and containment is no longer an option : worldnews - undefined
Italy says number of coronavirus cases spiked from three to 132 in matter of days, making it the largest outbreak outside of Asia : worldnews
Coronavirus: Austria stops all trains to and from Italy amid Europe's biggest coronavirus outbreak | World News : worldnews
Japan Shows Coronavirus May Be a Gift -- for Would-Be Dictators
Tyranny is fueling the coronavirus pandemic
Dow plunges 800 points, gives up gain for the year - The second-largest economy in the world is completely shut down
China bans human consumption and trade of wild animals : news


Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad resigns : news


Russia has looted more than a million artifacts from Crimea : worldnews


UN study: 1 of every 3 Venezuelans is facing hunger


Saudi Arabian rapper facing prison time after making a song praising women as "powerful and beautiful"


Brexit: France says it will not sign up to bad trade deal with UK just to meet Johnson's deadline : worldnews

The Sun records #68m loss amid falling sales and hacking damages - Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers, which publishes the Sun and retains liability for the activities of the News of the World, spent an enormous #54m on legal fees and damages related to the illegal interception of voicemails.

The family of a British teenager killed in a road accident involving the wife of a American diplomat in August 2019 has called for the UK government to block the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, unless Washington agrees to send Anne Sacoolas in the opposite direction. : worldnews


u/mcoder provides evidence of extensive domestic disinformation network. Over 700 domains dedicated to circulating fake news & right wing propaganda on FB, primarily in swing states, discovered by a group of hackers after launch of "Attack Vectors 2: Facebook Boogaloo" campaign : bestof

Trumps new acting Director of National Intelligence conducted undisclosed work for Hungarys far-right government , Richard Grenell, knowingly provided public relations services directed at U.S. media

'I have never seen him eat a vegetable:' Trump braces for a beef-free menu in India : politics
As India's Economy Sags, Even the Trump Brand Is Struggling - India has the largest number of Trump Towers outside North America, but sales are cool in an ailing market for luxury real estate.

Trump is pissed at new intelligence reports showing the Kremlin has picked its preferred 2020 candidate: him. Trump railed Friday about new analysis by U.S. intelligence officials indicating Russia is already working to get him reelected. To him, it's just another partisan plot to discredit him. : worldnews
Russian meddling is real -- but Republicans have broader plans to ruin our elections -- GOP doesn't want to hear about Russian interference, and is busy wrecking American elections at ground level -- "I'd challenge anyone to give me a real-world argument where [Vladimir] Putin would rather have President Trump and not Bernie Sanders" Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, told The New York Times (he knows he's a lying ratfucker)
Russia doesn't have a preference in 2020; Putin just thinks Trump is a terrific dealmaker - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Exclusive: Trump's 'Deep State' hit list (basically, everyone who knows anything)

Ginni Thomas: Supreme Court justice's wife leading right-wing effort to purge officials 'disloyal' to Trump; Network of conservative activists alleged to have prepared memos for president : politics (deep shit state)

HR McMaster to publish book that may pose headaches for Trump | US news | The Guardian - Ex-national security adviser to release Battlegrounds on 28 April

I spoke to Attorney General William Barr's old classmates. They told me he's using Trump to get the power he always wanted : politics

just the necessities : PoliticalHumor

Panic in New York - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The only survivor of the Intellectual Dark Web gang: (Bari Weiss, haha)

Harry Reid calls for end to all caucuses : politics

Democratic Party Dinosaurs Have Seen the Meteor, and It's coming from Vermont
No, You Drop Out: Why Bernies Rivals Are All Stubbornly Staying in the Race
Sanders sends Democratic establishment into panic mode - POLITICO - 'In 30-plus years of politics, Ive never seen this level of doom,' said one prominent centrist Democrat (third way idiot hahaha)

There is no sugarcoating the Nevada results. It was a Sanders blowout. : politics
Sanders to boycott pro-Israel lobby AIPAC conference : worldnews (Jews for Hitler)
Sanders won't attend AIPAC conference, accuses it of providing platform for 'bigotry' : politics
Jewish group demands MSNBC'S Chris Matthews apologize for comparing Bernie Sander's victory to Nazi invasion
A Bernie Sanders presidency could be a nightmare for Saudi Arabia. Mohammed bin Salman has put all his eggs in Trump's basket, but what happens if the US leadership changes? : politics
12,000 people flood Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders' Austin rally : politics
How Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders both reject the reality of climate change - The Washington Post (Sanders rejects the nonon-reality of Fred Hiatt's brain)

Mike Bloomberg prepares media blitz against Bernie Sanders
In 2019 speech, Bloomberg mocked Brooklyn father and son who died from heroin as not a good family

Elizabeth Warren piles on Bloomberg at Denver rally, but avoids criticism of Sanders : politics
Bloomberg Killed the Best Chance at Justice for the 9/11 Attacks - Obama was set to try the Sept. 11 co-conspirators in Manhattan. Bloomberg backed ituntil cops and real-estate developers turned closure for an atrocity into a NIMBY concern. (more shadow kabuki, Barry wasn't about to do shit)


The Lie of Healthcare 'Choice' - In our corporate-run health system, consumer "choices" are shaped entirely by profit-seeking monopolists. : politics
Eschaton: Everybody Gets Sick

The Young Turks Progressive Founder Urged His Staff Not To Unionize -- In a tense meeting with employees, Cenk Uygur argued that a union doesn't belong at a small news network struggling to make profits (turkeys)


Live Harvey Weinstein Guilty Verdict: Updates and Reaction - The New York Times - Harvey Weinstein Is Found Guilty of Rape - A jury convicted Mr. Weinstein of felony sex crime and rape, but acquitted him of the most serious charges against him, predatory sexual assault.
Harvey Weinstein Guilty of Rape, Criminal Sex Act at Watershed Trial - A jury found him guilty of first-degree criminal sex act and third-degree rape, bringing his watershed trial in New York City to an end.
Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment
Weinstein verdict - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Ohio graduates won't have to be "proficienti" n math or English, under state superintendent's plan ("can they use a hammer?")


Police officer in Arkansas placed on leave after putting student in chokehold : news

Judge's scathing words for Allentown police over violent arrest caught on video: 'You prejured yourself,' 'disgusting blue line.'


I am Brian Greene, Theoretical Physicist & author of "Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe" AMA! : IAmA (he's a "physicalist")

How do we know the magnitude of TREE(3)? : askscience


[OC] I have made a 60 fps 4k version of New York City trip video from 1911 with several neural networks support : videos


[Serious] Therapists of Reddit, what are some red flags we should look out for in a therapist? : AskReddit

[SERIOUS] [NSFW] Men of Reddit who have been raped by women, what happened, did you tell anyone, and did they take you seriously? : AskReddit


What was the most successful prank you've ever pulled?




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150K Nature Illustrations Spanning Hundreds of Years Are Now Free Online: Thanks to the Biodiversity Heritage Library, you can easily peruse rad nature drawings, Charles Darwin's personal library, and many other works in the public domain. : worldnews
Romania facing legal action over destruction of Europe's last natural forests (elect a corrupt rightwing asshole ...)
Colombia was the deadliest place on Earth for environmental activists. It's gotten worse: More than 40 human rights defenders and community leaders have been killed in Colombia since January : worldnews

'Strong association' found between whale strandings and use of naval sonar : worldnews


Coronavirus: Wuhan to quarantine all cured patients for 14 days after some test positive again. Decision follows several instances in which recovered patients were found to be still carrying the virus and able to infect others : worldnews
Coronavirus: South Korea reports 123 new cases and two more deaths. Authorities place more than 9,000 Shincheonji church members in self-quarantine : worldnews
Iran shuts schools, cultural centres as coronavirus kills six : worldnews


Witnesses say Israeli policeman shot sponge-tipped bullet at 9-year-old Palestinian : worldnews
Gruesome video shows Israeli forces drag, extract dead Palestinian with bulldozer : worldnews ... "And people still claim Israel isn't some sort of fascist ethno-state. Absolutely disgusting and reprehensible. Thank god support for this awful country is collapsing."


Brazil distributes 128 million condoms ahead of Carnival festivities : worldnews


Study identifies 16 child sex abuse rings in Victorian Catholic Church, (between 1917 and 2001). : worldnews

Spiritual leader and L'Arche founder Jean Vanier sexually abused women - internal report : news

BBC hit with 115 complaints after Father Ted creator compares transgender children to Nazi experiments (sounds like Mike Bloomberg)


US breached due process in spying operation against Julian Assange's lawyer
Julian Assange and his Australian lawyers were secretly recorded in Ecuador's London embassy : worldnews
Harry Dunn's family want Julian Assange's extradition blocked : worldnews


National security adviser says "no intelligence" showing Russia helping Trump reelection (after he fired all the intelligent people)
Trump Is Lobotomizing Our Government - national security adviser has made clear that he sees his job as serving as a kind of human cocktail of drugs for the erratic president -- part palliative, part sedative.

FBI counterintelligence agents are probing whether the spate of incidents at Trumps Mar-a-Lago club and a military site might be part of a coordinated espionage effort.

We have entered the Trump Unbound era -- and journalists need to step it up.

Trumpists can't take the truth! : PoliticalHumor

There's a Pattern to Who Trump is Pardoning | CNN's John Avlon Takes a Look at the Eleven People President Trump Pardoned This Week - They All Have a Fox News Connection, According to the New York Times. : politics


Bernie Sanders Wins the Nevada Caucuses : politics
Bernie Sanders fires at Trump for 'greed, corruption and lies' in Nevada victory speech : politics
Bernie Sanders predicts he will win Texas and Democrats will transform this country
Sanders eviscerates the conventional wisdom about why he can't win -- In Nevada, he exposed his main rivals as weak, divided, and grasping at increasingly tenuous arguments about their viability. : politics
Bernie Sanders' Nevada win is a breakout moment. The others are toast. The Vermont Senator will soon be going toe to toe with Donald Trump : politics

MSNBC in 'Full-Blown Freakout' Mode as Bernie Sanders Cements Status as Democratic Frontrunner : politics
MSNBC is out of its mind over Sanders leading Nevada : politics
Chris Matthews faces calls for resignation after comparing Sanders victory to Nazi invasion : politics
What a shame it is to lose one's mind - Lawyers, Guns & Money - in the very likely event that Bernie is the Dem nominee Chris Matthews is going to be even nuttier than he was in 2000:
(1) Adam Serwer?? on Twitter: "An invasion by a genocidal fascist army of conquest, and a jewish lefty winning a caucus. These are the same, to me, a professional political analyst. https://t.co/0EHtn2Ao6M" / Twitter (#OldChris)

. Anand Giridharadas on Sanders' Victory in Nevada: 'A Wake Up Moment for the American Power Establishment' : politics
This is a wake-up moment for the American power establishment. Many in this elite are behaving like aristocrats in a dying regime -- including in media.
Bernie Sanders Isn't the Left's Trump

New survey reveals Bernie Sanders leads in Wisconsin, battleground states : politics

Members Of Nevada's Largest Union Defied Their Leadership To Support Bernie Sanders : politics
Sanders eviscerates the conventional wisdom about why he can't win - POLITICO - In Nevada, he exposed his main rivals as weak, divided, and grasping at increasingly tenuous arguments about their viability.
Bloomberg needs to take down Sanders -- immediately (opinion) - CNN - Opinion by Joe Lockhart (hahaha)
As Bernie Sanderss momentum builds, down-ballot Democrats move to distance themselves

De Blasio to Buttigieg: 'Try to not be so smug when you just got your ass kicked' : politics

Yang: 'Someone needs to pull an Andrew Yang' and drop out of Democratic primary : politics (lookin' at you, Buttaboop)

America's Most Noted Anti-Apartheid Fighter - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is pathetic ... Joe Biden is incredibly bad at running for president. That the media was determined he was the invincible frontrunner for nearly all of 2018 and 2019 suggests a lot about why they are freaking out about Bernie Sanders in 2020. (#OldJoe and his strategic lies)

CBS News poll: In South Carolina, Biden's lead narrows, with Sanders and Steyer on his heels

Susan Collins complains about misleading campaign advertising | Lewiston Sun Journal - By Steve Collins


Florida Legislature passes abortion parental consent bill : news ... "They're not responsible enough to decide if an abortion is right for them, but responsible enough to raise a child??? The fuck.."

White Supremacist Guilty of Killing 2 Who Came to Aid of Black Teens - The New York Times


How a Neighbors'Feud in Paradise Launched an International Rape Case : The fashion executive Peter Nygard has clashed for years with his neighbor in the Bahamas, the billionaire Louis Bacon. The latest development is a lawsuit saying Mr. Nygard sexually exploited teenage girls.


'They lied to us': Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murder : news

Man accidentally kills roommate, shoots her while negligently handling gun : news

Flat Earth conspiracy theorist and daredevil Mike Hughes dies in an attempt to get to space in a home built rocket : videos

Tonight, a 42 year-old zamboni driver was called in as an emergency goaltender when the two starters were injured, and he just defeated one of the most expensive forward groups in the NHL : videos


Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 636 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Winslow Homer is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.


Antidepressants could lead to lifelong dependence, doctors warn, since going off them can trigger agitation, headaches, and flu-like symptoms : science


ManBearScientist comments on What are the benefits of the USA staying a united country when it seems to be deeply divided on many issues and gridlocked when it comes to making meaningful change either way?



People who have done 'no sex until marriage', what was it like to finally do the sex and are there any regrets? : AskReddit

Why do you like to be alive? : AskReddit

why are you single? : AskReddit




022220


Radical hydrogen-boron reactor leapfrogs current nuclear fusion tech : worldnews

How the Coronavirus Revealed Authoritarianism's Fatal Flaw -- use of surveillance and censorship makes it harder for Xi Jinping to know whas going on in his own country.
Wuhan woman with no symptoms infects five relatives with coronavirus: study : worldnews
A woman in Canada tested positive for Coronavirus after traveling to Iran. That has got health officials concerned : worldnews
Russia-linked disinformation campaign fueling coronavirus alarm, US says : worldnews (Hillary invented the virus in the basement of the pizza store)


India finds gold deposit 5 times larger than its government gold reserves. : worldnews


Poland: Married couple sentenced for a year in prison for bringing explosives to Equality March : worldnews

The Great Buenos Aires Bank Heist | GQ


Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said he supports the profiling of "single Muslim males" at airports, because "that is where the threat is coming from." He said he believes terrorists are "generally Muslims." : worldnews

UK universities have paid more than $1.6 million in hush money in the past few years to silence sexual assault accusers, according to a bombshell report : worldnews


The Neo-Patrimonial National Security State, Part II - Lawyers, Guns & Money (we're so fucked)

Trump Is Descending Into Full-Scale Paranoia - Mother Jones
Trump Is Descending Into Full-Scale Paranoia : politics

Sotomayor on the Trump Court - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Bin Laden Raid Admiral Says Trump's 'Presidential Ego' Jeopardizes National Security : politics

inconvenientnews deeply outlines American racism & hypocrisy today and how its been expressed & embraced by the Right for decades, complete with stats & sources. A devastating, disturbing post. : bestof
inconvenientnews comments on Treason Season

'A Travesty and a Disgrace': Trump Quietly Issues Memo That Could Abolish Union Rights for 750,000 Federal Workers - "This administration will not stop until it takes away all workers' rights to form and join a union." : politics

Court dumps Nunes' suit against Trump dossier firm - politico (little commie ratfucker loses his fake case)
Report: Ex-Nunes Aide Who Helped Smear Russia Probe Now Adviser To New Acting DNI : politics

Courts are seeing through Republicans' voter suppression trickery


MSNBC's Chris Matthews Suggests Four More Years of Trump Might Be Better for Democratic Party Than Sanders Winning White House : politics (true colors dept)


(1) John Delaney on Twitter: "1/2 .@johnlegend, it's not about "loving" your health insurance, it's about the anxiety of being forced to switch from something that works for your family to something unknown. Imagine proposing eliminating 401(k)s to allow for a new, expanded social security plan. https://t.co/UyjTYlaXaM" / Twitter


Better Help Shares Online Therapy Data With Facebook - The Spooky, Loosely Regulated World of Online Therapy

A new longitudinal study, which tracked 5,114 people for 29 years, shows education level -- not race as had been thought -- best predicts who will live the longest. Each educational step people obtained led to 1.37 fewer years of lost life expectancy, the study showed.


What are red flags in a friendship most people brush away? : AskReddit

All rise in the house of Squirrel Jesus. : WTF





022120

JP Morgan economists warn of climate 'catastrophe' | Human life "as we know it" could be threatened by climate change, economists at JP Morgan have warned. In a hard-hitting report to clients, the economists said that without action being taken there could be "catastrophic outcomes" : worldnews
JP Morgan economists warn of 'catastrophic' climate change
Revealed: quarter of all tweets about climate crisis produced by bots : worldnews ... "bots are not just prevalent, but disproportionately so in topics that were supportive of Trumps announcement or skeptical of climate science and action" (so, Putin and the necro-bots)
Climate change could kill all of Earth's coral reefs by 2100, scientists warn : worldnews


At least 5 people in China have disappeared, gotten arrested, or been silenced after speaking out about the coronavirus : worldnews
China is offering families of doctors who died fighting Coronavirus a sympathy payment of $716 : worldnews
Coronavirus has temporarily reduced China's CO2 emissions by a quarter
Coronavirus: 59 Hong Kong cops in quarantine after one officer becomes infected : worldnews
Coronavirus kills young Wuhan doctor, as hundreds infected in China's prisons : worldnews
Coronavirus: Pregnant nurse 'propaganda' sparks backlash | A video featuring a pregnant nurse treating patients in a hospital in the virus epicentre of Wuhan has sparked a backlash across China. : worldnews
Tokyo to cancel or postpone major indoor events for next three weeks as Japan tries to halt the spread of the coronavirus : worldnews ... "Looking forward to zombilympics 2020"
South Korea confirms 52 more coronavirus cases, total hits 156 : worldnews
Coronavirus super spreader at South Korean church cult sparks infection fears in Daegu city: Almost half the country's 104 cases have been linked to a follower of the controversial Shincheonji Church of Jesus
First case of coronavirus reported in Lebanon : worldnews
3 new cases of Corona Virus in Italy, a 38 yo man is in critical condition : worldnews

Uighur persecution: German politicians condemn China's 'modern slave exploitation machine'. Human rights defenders and politicians are now calling for Germany and Europe to take a harder line toward China. : worldnews


India Doesn't Want Monkeys Attacking Trump During Taj Mahal Visit | Police plan to use slingshots during the president's upcoming visit to ward off hundreds of aggressive monkeys living near the centuries-old mausoleum.


Iranian supreme leader: Trump controlled by wealthy Zionists, corporate owners : worldnews (true +Putin)


Portuguese parliament approves law allowing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill people : worldnews

Sheffield man jailed over transphobic arson attack : news
Airbnb has become so prevalent in Great Britain that some parts of the country now have one listing for every four properties, prompting concern that the rapid expansion in short-term lets is "out of control" and depriving communities of much-needed homes.


President Trump is apparently not a fan of Best Picture Oscar winner "Parasite" mainly complaining that the movie was made in South Korea. "Parasite's" U.S. distributor shot back on Twitter, suggesting Trump would have trouble reading the subtitles.


Trump administration 'pushing Saudi nuclear deal' which could benefit company linked to Jared Kushner - Senior Trump administration officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia over the objections of ethics officials, according to a congressional report : worldnews


Russia is working to get Trump reelected, intelligence officials tell House lawmakers in briefing that angers the president : worldnews (yes, America is ruled by Putin)
Russia 'meddling to help Trump win re-election' : worldnews
Dont mince words. Trump is abetting an attack on our country
Former CIA Director John Brennan says 'we are now in a full-blown national security crisis' : politics ... Let this sink in for a minute.... Grenell, the guy who Trump appointed, has no experience or background in intelligence, but is now charged with overseeing the 17 agencies that make up the US intelligence community.
Pelosi Says Putin Shouldn't Decide U.S. Election After Reports Of Russian Efforts To Get Trump Re-Elected : politics
Trump's Fury at Intel Briefing Shows Putin Bet on Him Keeps Paying Off ... Russia state media is calling Trump an agent of the Kremlin and Trump supporters just keep cheering him on (treasonous traitors)
NSC aide who worked to discredit Russia probe moves to senior ODNI post - POLITICO - Kash Patel, a former acolyte of Rep. Devin Nunes, is now a top adviser in the Office of National Intelligence.
Russia Is Helping Elect Trump Again, Intel Official Says - 'Republicans went nuts' when an intelligence official told Congress that Russia was siding with Trump in the election
Trump considering Doug Collins as nominee for director of national intelligence | TheHill (dumb gets deeper)
Collins wont accept Trump's intel post, vows to stay in Georgia Senate race

In one incident, a series of realities about Trumps presidency seem to be confirmed

Trump's New Spy Chief Used to Work for a Foreign Politician the U.S. Accused of Corruption -- Richard Grenell did not disclose payments for advocacy work on behalf of a Moldovan politician whom the U.S. later accused of corruption. His own office's policy says that could leave him vulnerable to blackmail (like all the rest of them)
Richard Grenell Begins Overhauling Intelligence Office, Prompting Fears of Partisanship - The New York Times - The new acting director of national intelligence also asked to see the facts underlying the finding that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election and favors President Trumps re-election.

Yes, Dana Rohrabacher Dangled a Pardon in Front of Julian Assange. Just Ask Dana.: There goes the White House's claim it was "a total lie." : politics

Roger Stone Judge Amy Berman Jackson, Look Out, America, ABJ Is the New RBG
Tucker Carlson Calls For Roger Stone Judge's Impeachment : "Democratic Activist Wearing Robes" (oh, the irony)

Eschaton: Crime Spree - Lucky for Trump that the House of Representatives is under quaranatine for the coronavirus, otherwise they'd be conducting some Serious Oversight right about now.

How Stephen Miller Manipulates Donald Trump to Further His Immigration Obsession (creepy little Jewish Nazi)

Trump argues Obama should be impeached - Lawyers, Guns & Money - And that was not the most deranged thing he said at tonighs rally in Colorado Springs, home of the Rev. Dr. James Dobson's Joy Divisions:
(1) gabifresh on Twitter: "Wtf. I will literally never feel like this is real life. https://t.co/xTPOiugEGU" / Twitter
(1) Hayes Brown on Twitter: "This is like a shitty editing job where whole minutes of footage are missing between stwo be frames https://t.co/lfHJf8z3lO" / Twitter
(1) Aaron Rupar on Twitter: ""When we leave office in 26 years or so, they're going to miss us" -- Trump jokes about shredding the Constitution and serving more than 2 terms https://t.co/APckvRSXBz" / Twitter
(1) Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Trump is so shook by that Fox News segment criticizing his debate performance that he's devoted about 15 minutes of his rally in Colorado Springs to whining about it. https://t.co/GVgqR3Xb4R" / Twitter
(1) Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Trump takes credit for Veterans Choice legislation that President Obama signed into law in 2014. (This might be the Trump lie that is most impervious to correction -- and that's saying something.) https://t.co/ue6JRX2fjx" / Twitter

How to protect democracy from lawless presidents like Trump - Los Angeles Times - By Adam Schiff - Feb. 21, 2020

Report: 300 Oracle employees walk out over CEO's Trump fundraiser (Ellison has always been evil)

Eschaton: Stephen Miller Is A Serial Killer - We know that many refugees aren't just, like, making it up, but do in fact go back and are subsequently murdered. It isn't merely racism. He gets off on death.


Elizabeth Warren Wanted to Be the Unity Candidate. Now, Shes Playing for Keeps

Warren creates document to release people from NDAs with Bloomberg : politics
Bloomberg says he will release women from three nondisclosure agreements - The Washington Post (that worked)

Bloomberg Loses Ground Following Debate Debut in Las Vegas - Former New York City mayor loses first-choice support, and popularity wanes
Wounded but defiant, Bloomberg promises to keep fighting
udge Who Ended Stop-and-Frisk Slams Bloomberg on Past Attempt to 'Scare Me' ... "Some woman" who knew "absolutely nothing" about policing (gee, sounds like you know who)

Russia trying to help Bernie Sanders's campaign, according to briefing from U.S. officials - The Washington Post ... After Sanders' remarks at the debate, some social media analysts were skeptical of the notion that Russians already were masquerading as the candidats supporters (the "analysts" were wrong)
Bernie Sanders has been briefed by IC on Russian attempts to advance his candidacy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News/WSJ poll: Sanders gains ground on Biden with black voters nationally : politics
The plurality vote leader should win a contested convention, unless - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Ocasio-Cortez Builds Progressive Campaign Arm to Challenge Democrats - Ms. Ocasio-Cortez plans to endorse a slate of progressive challengers to Democratic candidates and incumbents, working to create a liberal counterweight to the party's official campaign arm. (which is owned by billionaires)

Nevada Democratic Party asks caucus volunteers to sign confidentiality agreements - CNNPolitics - that would prevent them from speaking to the media (fuckocrats)
'Taking no chances' : : Nevada Dems hire massive call center to avoid caucus meltdown -- The state party, and the DNC, are taking steps to avoid an Iowa-style voting fiasco on Saturday.

The Republican Party is sending 'deceptive' census forms nationwide, including in Florida: Report - We obtained one. Take a look.

China could purchase much less U.S. farm product than thought, new USDA estimate suggests - The Washington Post (tractor-queens fucked themselves)
President Trump vows more farm bailouts amid criticism over China trade deal - The Washington Post


Top GOP super PAC spent money on NC Democrat | TheHill - But she is not the favorite of national Democrats, who back former state Sen. Cal Cunningham (D) as their strongest potential nominee against Tillis.

Joe Kennedy-Ed Markey Massachusetts Senate Debate Was Desultory - The Joe Kennedy-Ed Markey Senate Debate Was Among the Most Desultory Political Events in Memory -- If you can figure out why we should turf out a progressive of Markey's caliber based on Kennedy's fog of words Tuesday night, you're a helluva lot smarter than I am.

FBI Arrests Hacker Linked to Former Rep. Katie Hills Campaign

Here's one story you won't see on TYT's Workers/Union Rights page (Update - Cenk responds.) - Lawyers, Guns & Money (the young turkeys)

Opinion | The Authoritarian Stamp of Jim Crow - The New York Times - We dont have to look overseas to find models that help explain where Trumpism may be taking us.
Harriet Tubman Highway will replace Dixie Highway in Miami-Dade - never too late to do the right thing,
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Will Officially Become a Part of Oklahoma School Curriculum Beginning in the Fall : politics


Mississippi's controversial six-week abortion ban struck down by federal judge panel : news


Why Harvey Weinstein Might Walk | The Nation - a view from the public line at the Weinstein trial.
Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts (Fuckstein still going down)


'I brainwashed myself with the internet' -- Nearly 45 weeks pregnant, she wanted a 'freebirth' with no doctors. Online groups convinced her it would be OK (she killed her kid)


Research has documented the earliest known interbreeding event between ancient human populations -- a group known as "super-archaics" in Eurasia interbred with a Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestor about 700,000 years ago.
Neanderthal DNA affects ethnic differences in immune response : Nature News & Comment - Two gene-expression studies could explain why people of African descent respond more strongly to infection, and are more prone to autoimmune diseases ... Overactive immune systems could help to explain why African American women, for instance, are up to three times more prone to the autoimmune disease lupus than white Americans
Autoimmune diseases may stem from Neanderthal genes - BioNews


u/Cloberella, in defense of euthanasia and doctor assisted suicide, in response to someone calling life a gift from god, recounts in excruciating details the last tortures hours of her husbands life as he was dying of cancer, and the deep emotional scars it left her with. : bestof


65+ year old users of reddit, how did you start using this website? : AskReddit




022020

Global warming causing 'irreversible' mass melting in Antarctica: scientist ... the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, that this starting of the melt, once we reach a certain threshold, will continue despite our efforts to stop it -- This will gradually displace people as it goes
Fates of humans and insects intertwined, warn scientists. Experts call for solutions to be enforced immediately to halt global population collapses. : worldnews
Fossils discovered in the Sahara reveal catfish and tilapia swam in rivers 12,000 years ago but died off from over fishing and climate changes : worldnews

A new study of World Bank data finds that aid disbursement to highly aid-dependent countries coincides with sharp increases in bank deposits in offshore financial centers. According to The Economist, the World Bank refused to release the study. Afterward, its chief economist resigned. : worldnews

Coronavirus outbreak slashes China carbon emissions: study | China's carbon emissions have dropped by least 100 million metric tonnes over the past two weeks, according to a study - That is nearly six percent of global emissions during the same period last year : worldnews
Polluted aircould be an important cause of Wuhan pneumonia ("Wuhan pneunomia" = "Xi Virus")
Coronavirus 'spike' protein just mapped, leading way to vaccine : worldnews ... "18 to 24 months away"
Three-month-old coronavirus patient recovers, discharged
Coronavirus Would Be 'Disasterous' for china's Muslim Concentration Camp Prisoners And The World Might Never Find Out, Uighur Activist Warns (Xi's plan B)
2 passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship have died of coronavirus - NHK : worldnews ... and 600 infected ...
39 S Korean members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus test positive for Coronavirus : worldnews
Coronavirus-infected Americans flown home against CDCs advice


The locust outbreak has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already faces hunger after years of civil war : worldnews (world getting pretty biblical)

Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing a Russian-backed Syrian offensive are being squeezed into ever smaller areas near Turkey's border "under horrendous conditions" ... killing babies and young children ...


Gut-wrenching footage shows a Syrian girl,3, burst into giggles as bombs fall around her house after her dad taught her to adapt to the sounds of war. The region is under attack by the Syrian army, with the help of Russian and Iranian bombers, leaving hundreds dead and 900,000 leaving the area. : worldnews

Fury as textbook asks how Israel could be seen as 'long term cause of 9/11' (Jews: "thinking is anti-semitic")

Germany shooting: Far-right extremist carried out shisha bars attacks
Germany mass shooting: Man who shot nine dead at Hanau shisha bars was far-right, confession letter reveals : worldnews


Netherlands returns stolen 18th century ceremonial crown to Ethiopia : worldnews

The EU will tell Britain to give back the ancient Parthenon marbles, taken from Greece over 200 years ago, if it wants a post-Brexit trade deal : worldnews

Therapists Are Fighting for Psilocybin Mushroom Legalization in Canada : worldnews


Pigeon protest group P.U.T.I.N releases birds wearing MAGA hats, Trump wigs - ABC News - This is not the first time pigeons wearing a variety of headgear have appeared.

Trump soured on Joseph Maguire, acting DNI, over perceived disloyalty - The Washington Post ("I could commit treason in plain sight and no one would do anything" Trump said)
Trump anger cost Joseph Maguire the job of director of national intelligence -- briefing to Congress about election security ("Russia is my friend" Trump raged)
Russia Backs Trumps Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support (bc it never occured to them before)

/u/Internetweakguy provides a list of all the authoritarian things Trump has done now that he feels himself above the law. "It's two weeks since he was acquitted by the senate and since then he's been on an absolute fucking rampage." : bestof

'All traitors must die' : Feds charge man for threatening whistleblower attorney (traitor to the Trump god, more Trump-encouraged violence)
Man arrested for threatening to kill Schiff, Schumer over impeachment : news

Trump has ousted Pentagon's top policy official who certified last year that Ukraine had made enough anti-corruption progress to justify release of congressionally authorized aid to Kyiv in its conflict against Russian-backed separatists. John Rood resigned Wednesday.

Trump Says He Barely Knows Dana Rohrabacher After Julian Assange Makes Pardon Claim ... "That motherfucker barely knows anybody."
Rohrabacher confirms he offered Trump pardon to Assange for proof Russia didnt hack DNC email


Trump says Roger Stone has 'very good chance of exoneration' hours after sentencing - also attacked the jury forewoman in Stone's criminal case, calling her "totally tainted" (said the shit-stain)
Roger Stone sentenced to three years and four months in prison, as Trump predicts exonerationfor his friend
Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison as judge slams him for 'covering up for' Trump
Judge Hands Stone Light Sentence but Scorches Meddling at Justice

Bill Barr Is Not Quitting -- He's Doing Some Weapons-Grade Gaslighting of America


The Columnist Who Kickstarted the Biden-Ukraine Conspiracy Did Some Really Shady Things??: He shared a draft with a Trump associate, coordinated with Rudy Giuliani, and used his personal attorneys with relationships to Ukrainian oligarchs as sources. : worldnews (John Solomon traitorous piece of shit)

Trump to tap Florida official as homeland security adviser - politico (the less you know about your job the better)


Will Warren's Dominant Debate Performance Boost Her Chances in Nevada and Beyond? - Her strong performance has helped her raise $5 million since the start of the debate. But the question was whether it was too late
Warren Makes Her Electability Argument by Skewering Bloomberg at the Democratic Debate | The New Yorker
Opinion | Winners and Losers of the Democratic Debate - The New York Times

NBC NEWS And MSNBC Break Ratings Record Again With The Most-Watched Democratic Debate Ever ... 20 Million Television Viewers Across the Two Networks, Plus 13.5 Million Live Streams

Elizabeth Warren Just Went Beast Mode on the Debate Stage : politics
Elizabeth Warren Buys Ad In Sheldon Adelsons Paper Telling Sheldon Adelson How Much He'll Pay Under Her Wealth Tax
(1) Jon Ralston on Twitter: "The day after the debate, Elizabeth Warren bought a full page ad in Sheldon Adelson's newspaper saying Sheldon Adelson will pay $2.3 billion the first year of her wealth tax. I think thats called chutzpah.


Bloombergs rough debut - Mike Bloomberg was booed during his debut debate as a Democratic presidential candidate -- indicative of a rusty outing where the former New York mayor looked unprepared to respond to obvious lines of attack.
Opinion | Despite His Billions, Bloomberg Busts - The New York Times - His rivals were ready. He was not.
Sexist against sexist: Joy Behar predicts Bloomberg would bebetter in a debatewith Trump (tnx, The View)
Bloomberg seeks to regain footing after uneven debate debut - ABC News - He was under fire from nearly all his primary challengers during the debate.

Loathing in Las Vegas: Amy and Pete's resentment boils over -- Klobuchar and Buttigieg have clashed in several debates running, but things got truly personal in Nevada.

Sanders Leads with One-Quarter of Vote | Monmouth University Polling Institute - Projected high Latino turnout boosts poll front-runner
Sanders implies Russia, not his supporters, may be to blame for online vitriol. Experts arent so sure.


Twitter is testing new ways to fight misinformation including a community-based points syste
Fake News Study Finds Truth Has Very Little Influence On What We Believe ("we" = people who only read headlines)


The Revolving Window Illusion keeps getting stranger : videos




021920

Climate activists accuse Jeff Bezos of hypocrisy over his $10 billion environment pledge because Amazon works with oil and gas firms : worldnews
Iran Court Upholds 58 Years Prison Term For Eight Environmentalists : worldnews
Boston prepares for rising seas from climate change - The Washington Post - Facing climate change, Boston must gird itself for an era of rising water -- or be inundated ... The sea that surrounds Boston crept up nine inches in the 20th century and is advancing ever faster toward the heart of the city ... A surging sea could wreak havoc in a place where half the city is built on low-lying landfill ... (la-di-la short-term profit developers went with "inundated" Seaport will glug-glug)
The oil and gas industry has had a far worse impact on the climate than previously believed, according to a study indicating that human emissions of fossil methane have been underestimated by up to 40%. : science


Coronavirus live updates: China optimistic on controlling outbreak as Hong Kong reports second death - The Washington Post
Symptom-based screening process was ineffective in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection during evacuation of 126 people from Wuhan, China. : science
Drugmakers are developing a coronavirus vaccine. Thats a sign the disease will be around a long time.
Chinese authorities have been tying up citizens who go out in public without a mask, parading them through the streets and forcing them to hold up signs apologizing for their mistakes. : worldnews
Man snuck out of Westerdam quarantine in Cambodia...flew to Bangkok, Dubai, and Seattle in order to return home to Oregon. : worldnews

Japanese decision to give Indonesia a ship to help them protect against illegal fishing angers Chinese officials. : worldnews

Australian Defense Force: Soldiers warned they have 'no place in our Army' if displaying white supremacy hand gestures : worldnews

Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial to start on March 17 : worldnews

China expels three Wall Street Journal reporters over opinion article written by academic - The Washington Post (you shall not criticize the Xi-god, we're the boss of the whole world)

How Jewish American pedophiles hide from justice in Israel - CBS News

India accused of 'hiding' poor people ahead of Trump visit as a wall goes up alongside a slum area containing 2,000 people where Trump is scheduled to be driven past, one resident asks: "Why are they hiding us poor people?" : worldnews

Italian dock workers refuse to resupply Saudi weapons ship
How Saudi Arabia Infiltrated Twitter - Proactive and reactively we will delete evil my brother

Spain risks US ire after approving digital services tax - The levy will place a 3% tax on earnings from online ads, deals brokered on digital platforms and sales of user data by tech companies with at least 750m (#623m) in global revenue such as Facebook and Google. : worldnews

US military did not properly store or account for nearly $715 million in weapons for Syrian partners fighting ISIS : worldnews ... "The USA has directly armed branches of Al Qaeda in Syria. Consider that for a moment" ... (sound famiiar?)


Archaeologists claim to have discovered a sarcophagus under the Roman Forum dedicated to Romulus, the founder of Rome. : worldnews

MBS has learned he can persecute Americans with no pushback from Trump or Pompeo - The Washington Post


Immigration: No visas for low-skilled workers, British government says : worldnews (does that mean they will deport BoJo?)


The US was left alone and humiliated on the world stage as European allies collectively dunked on Trump's 'America First' policy at a major security conference

Europeans fear relationship with America will only get worse under a Trump second term. "Eght years in political terms is an era, not an error. And it would undermine the reality of American democracy,"


We Calculated How Much We Pay Trump to Play Golf. It Turns Out, He's America's 10th Highest Paid Athlete : politics


Federal agents arrest man accused of acting as Russian spy in South Florida : worldnews ... "I thought you couldn't arrest a president" ...

Trump ramps up border-wall : construction ahead of 2020 vote barrier is one of the largest federal infrastructure projects in the nations history (gut America's infrastructure, win-win)

Pentagon Official Involved in Certifying Ukraine Aid Leaves - Bloomberg - Rood is latest in a wave of Trump administration departures

Trump Offered Assange Pardon if He Covered Up Russian Hack, WikiLeaks Founders Lawyer ClaimsDana Rohrabacher, a former Republican congressman, had brought the message to London from Trump. (remember when that happened?)
Donald Trump 'offered' Julian Assange a pardon if he denied Russia link to hack
The White House denies Julian Assanges pardon claim. Here's what we know about it.

Trump Names Richard Grenell as Acting Head of Intelligence - The New York Times - The move places a loyalist atop the intelligence agencies that the president has long battled ("I don't need your stupid intelligence" he said)

Trump on Tuesday called for all cases stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller and suggested he could bring a lawsuit over the matter. : worldnews

Post-impeachment, Trump declares himself the 'chief law enforcement officerof America'

Trump pardoned a construction company owner whose family donated over $200,000 to his campaign : politics
The family of 1 new Trump pardon recipient donated $200,000 to Trump's re-election effort last fall : politics ... "Quid pro quo. Money for pardon."
Trump keeps pardoning himself - The Washington Post - In many cases, there are very notable similarities between the president and his pardon recipients (crook and his crook buddies)
Trumps corruption will get worse. His own advisers just showed how.

Trump's pardon of Bernie Kerik also apparently wiped out Kerik's $103,300 debt to taxpayers : politics



Trump rape accuser says he's trying to delay her defamation suit and stall on giving DNA : politics

Trump campaign hires alum of controversial data company - POLITICO - Cambridge Analytica was called out by Facebook for misuse of user data and shuttered in 2018.


Sanders surges into national lead in new Post-ABC poll - The Washington Post
Bernie Sanders takes wide lead in California primary, new poll finds : politics
How Popular Is Donald Trump? | FiveThirtyEight (Trump wildly popular, trending up as America says they love corrupt crooks)
Bernie Sanders solidifies front-runner position as Joe Biden loses African-American support: Poll : politics

Bernie Sanders says he wont release full medical records
Ugh - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The obvious assumption to make here is that Sanderss medical records are disturbing enough that engaging in this sort of nonsense is at least arguably less costly than actually releasing them ... In any event, if wee going to go down the road of nominating almost-80 year olds who've had heart attacks (Bloomberg is also in this category) then the choice of a VP becomes actually as important as the press normally treats it as being.

Joe Biden loses fundraisers to Mike Bloomberg as he plummets in polls

Sanders says Trump pardons are part of a "broken and racist criminal justice system" that benefits "cheats" and "crooks" : politics
Sanders slams Trump pardons as part of 'broken and racist criminal justice system' : politics
Sanders: 'I do not believe in online bullying. End of discussion' : politics

Mike Bloomberg is the Donald Trump of democrats. If we vote him in, we sacrifice everything we stand for. : politics
Warren says 'egomaniac billionaire' Bloomberg will make a good Trump stand-in during Democratic debate : politics
Democrats backing Bloomberg: Did you learn nothing from Hillary Clinton? : politics
Leaked Bloomberg Campaign NDA Protects Abusive Bosses

Mike Bloomberg Referred To Transgender People As "It" and "some guy wearing a dress" as recently as last year (well, he's lost the trannie vote but the TERFs love him)
When Bloomberg Newss Reporting on China Was Challenged, Bloomberg Tried to Ruin Me for Speaking Out
Bloomberg camp's "dire" warning: Sanders soon unstoppable


Democrat Pete Buttigieg overstated pledges of support from black leaders, public figures - ABC News

Klobuchar gets second chance to name Mexico's president

Ban Open Primaries - Lawyers, Guns & Money
It's time to switch to preference primaries


Florida Cant Bar People From Voting Because of Inability to Pay, Appeals Court SaysThe court found that a law that critics described as a poll tax violates the Constitution.


IRS sues Facebook for $9B, says company offshored profits to Ireland : news (almost like FB is a criminal org)

John Solomon columns on Ukraine ripped in newspapers internal investigation for conflicts and distortions ... the Hill said Solomon amplified an inaccurate and one-sided narrative about the Bidens and Ukraine that was fed to him by Giuliani ... Solomon's attorneys Victoria Toensing and Joseph DiGenova ... (the shit is deep)
The Hill's review of John Solomon's columns on Ukraine

This Obscure Foundation Helped Fund The Alt-Right - At first glance, Robert Rotella appears to be a typical libertarian donor (but he's really a Nazi)

What is the 'boogaloo?' How online calls for a violent uprising are hitting the mainstream - The movement says it wants a second Civil War targeting liberal political opponents and law enforcement. ("Electric Boogaloo 2" bc the first one worked out so well)

Oregon Republicans petition counties to join Idaho - The Washington Post (Nazi-do : "Oregon" will be "Portland" after they steal the rest of the state for their white-supremacist christo-facist gun-toting theocracy)

The messy, secretive reality behind OpenAI's bid to save the world - The AI moonshot was founded in the spirit of transparency. This is the inside story of how competitive pressure eroded that idealism ... artificial general intelligence, or AGI (your robot overlords will appear in 15 yrs and they will be as corrupt as the techbros)


See the oldest company in each country around the world ... America: Slavery Inc.

The Amish use tech differently than you think. We should emulate them. - The Washington Post


Daughter of Bush-era Cabinet official held on no bond in Maryland murder case - The Washington Post

Opinion | Twitter Is Real Life - The New York Times - Elites just pretend is not.

E. Jean Carroll fired from ELLE magazine following Trump rape allegation ... fired from her editorial position at the end of 2019 after nearly 30 years because of Trumps public debasement of her character. (nice brand you used to have there, girls)
(1) Hannah Orenstein on Twitter: "Elle's decision to fire E. Jean Carroll makes me question its commitment to supporting and believing women.
(1) Denise Martin??Liar Liar Trump's Pants on Fire! on Twitter: "@denisecrobertss @ejeancarroll @realDonaldTrump We need to boycott @ELLEmagazine. That's messed up." / Twitter

The Great Google Revolt - The New York Times - Some of its employees tried to stop their company from doing work they saw as unethical. It blew up in their faces.

'Hi Haters' : Why New Jersey's Twitter Account Is Like No Other - With brassy quips and state-centric memes, @NJGov is trying to burnish New Jersey'a much-maligned reputation


Scientists showed that water has not one, but two different molecular structures when in its liquid state - one tetrahedral & one non-tetrahedral which "unambiguously proves the coexistence of two types of local structures in liquid water". : science

Consuming a western diet for as little as 1 week can subtly impair brain function & encourage slim & otherwise healthy young people to overeat, & makes it harder for people to regulate their appetite. After a week on a high fat, high added sugar diet, volunteers scored worse on memory tests. : science

The US ranks 39 out of 180 countries in children's well-being, finds a new report; The "child flourishing index" measured various factors including child survival rates, years of school, teen birth rates, maternal mortality, prevalence of violence, growth and nutrition.


Men of Reddit, what are some subtle signs girls give that tell you that you're unattractive?

What's something that you've never learned to do? : AskReddit




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Antarctica's ice will be lost before 20C temperature rise, new study finds : worldnews (the planet has been Republifucked)
Britain's power system is decarbonising faster than anywhere in the world, report finds - Carbon emissions from the power sector have fallen by around two thirds over the last ten years, from 161 million tonnes in 2010 to 54 million metric tonnes in 2019. : worldnews
Is there really only 50-60 years of oil remaining? : askscience


Missing Chinese citizen journalists highlight risks of telling Wuhan's story during coronavirus outbreak

China detains Uighurs for growing beards or visiting foreign websites, leak reveals; Database known as the 'Karakax list' shows people sent to internment camps for reasons such as 'minor religious infection,' 'disturbs other persons by visiting them without reasons' (Xi-fucked)
Videos of Hong Kong police officers dining with Jackie Chan and other pro-establishment, anti-protest entertainers goes viral : worldnews - "Man Jackie was my hero as a kid and now I know how shitty a husband, father, and man he is it's heartbreaking."

Israel fears EU member states set to recognize Palestine : worldnews (will scream anti-semitism)
The Rise and Fall of The Israel Project - THE ISRAEL LOBBY is in trouble. Until recently, support for Israel from both political parties was considered ironclad. But the Democratic Party is beginning to change, and its presidential frontrunner, Bernie Sanders, wants to condition US military aid on Israel respecting Palestinian human rights (fuck the AIPAC racist apartheid fuckers)


Russia to consider making ex-presidents immune from prosecution: RIA : worldnews (including Trumpster)


"Nazis Out! Nazis Out!" Was the call of German soccer fans, after one of their own was making racial gestures at one of the players. Players of both teams came to the player's support. : worldnews


More than 100 doctors on Monday called on Britain to end Julian Assanges 'torture' in prison pending his extradition on espionage charges to the United States


DARPA Wants Millions To Design An UnmannedFlying GunUnder Its New Gunslinger Program (more death machines)

White House effectively admits Iran did not pose an 'imminent threat' : worldnews - "See the pattern: lie, deny, admit, shrug it off." (and laugh)

Trump Is Unleashing Militarized Goon Squads Against Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities | First, they came for the immigrants : politics (and then the Demtards)
Newark mayor fires back at Barr over ICE plan that incites hatred (that IS the plan)

Trump, Kushner, Russia Deals at Deutsche Bank Raised Red Flags : politics
Expected Case Against Deutsche Bank Disappeared in Trump Transition : politics

We must not stand for Trumps attack on Judge Amy Berman Jackson

John Bolton, Human Subtweet - The Atlantic - John Bolton Hints at How Much More He Still Has to Tell (if Trump gives him "permission")

Top NSC official may be moved after "Anonymous" rumor fallout

The revolt of the elites - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Is it possible that Bill Barr has overplayed his hand?

Trump threatens lawsuits over Mueller probe - POLITICO -s posts represent the latest development in his renewed assault against the former special counses work.

Trumps expansive view of executive power gets a post-impeachment surge

Judge refuses to delay Stone sentencing | TheHill - amid the fallout over the Trump administrations decision to intervene in the case against he president's longtime ally.

President Trump goes on clemency spree, and the list is long
Trump commutes sentence of former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, pardons ex-NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik - Blagojevich was sentenced in 2011 to 14 years in federal prison on corruption charges related to his solicitation of bribes in an attempt to "sell" Barack Obamas open Senate seat.
President Trump commutes sentence of former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, who served time in Colorado : news
Trump Grants Clemency to Rod Blagojevich, Bernard Kerik and Michael Milken - The New York Times - The president also pardoned or commuted the sentences of eight others on Tuesday, including Edward DeBartolo, a former owner of the San Francisco 49ers.
Trump pardons Michael Milken, grants clemency to Kerik, Blagojevich ... the pardon, which was supported by Rudy Giuliani, Rupert Murdoch, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Sheldon Adelson, Elaine Chao and others ...
Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr. - ABC News - President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal
Trump Grants Clemency to Blagojevich, Kerik, Milken and Other People He Saw on Fox News - "I watched his wife on television," Trump said of his decision to pardon Blago after seeing his spouse on Fox. The network seems to have influenced several of Tuesdays pardons.

It feels a lot swampier now : PoliticalHumor
I want to fight (for) corruption! : PoliticalHumor

Trump's Going to Cheat-How should Democrats fight against a president who has no moral or legal compass?

Not even the dignity of a subtweet - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Perhaps because Caldwell is not a full-time columnist, Krugman is able to dismantle his stupid argument about the Great Recession with a direct link and everything: (the guy that thought civil rights were a big mistake, hired by the NYT to spout evil lies bc you've been Sulzfucked)

The Immoderate Susan Collins After a long career voting across the aisle, why did the Maine senator gamble her legacy on Trump? ... she is now the most unpopular American senator, beating out even her caucus leader, Mitch McConnell
Susan Collins Faces Tough Re-Election Race in Maine, Poll Suggests - WSJ - Survey shows her slightly behind expected Democratic rival in November race (WSJ paywall, but the headline)

Hillary's Anti-Trump Ads Were Effective - Lawyers, Guns & Money (she just didn't run enough of them so she didn't look too angry +CW is stupid)

Poll: Mike Bloomberg Qualifies For Debate, Bernie Sanders Leads Democratic Race : NPR
Only 1 In 4 Voters Firm About Choice | Monmouth University Polling Institute - Mike Bloomberg, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden top the field in Virginia (stupid is cheap)
Here's what Michael Bloomberg joining the debate stage means for Wednesday night
Does Sanders Have A Ceiling? Maybe. Can He Win Anyway? Yes. | FiveThirtyEight
Fox Has Been "More Fair" : Why Bernies Team Has Had It With MSNBC (your corporate overlords)

Sanders opens 12-point lead nationally: poll : politics
Poll: Sanders holds 19-point lead in Nevada : politics
Bernie Sanders holds campaign rally with woman who co-wrote Medicare for All bill: 'Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege'. Vermont senator appears in Washington state as Nevada poll gives him 20 point lead : politics
The Cosmic Irony of Bernie Sanders' Rise -- What makes Bernie Sanders so threatening to the Democratic establishment is that he stands for what millions of Democrats thought their party stood for all along.
Frontrunner: Bernie Sanders now leads the Democratic primary, thanks to a campaign that became its own message. : politics
Sanders responds to Bloomberg criticism with photo of former mayor golfing with Trump : politics (and Bloomfuck with Ghislaine looking about 4'10" tnx reddit)
Major Latino group backs Sanders on eve of Nevada caucus : politics
'You Are Not Going to Buy This Election,' Sanders Tells Bloomberg at Rally of 17,000 in Washington : politics
Who's Afraid Of A Bernie Sanders Presidency? Wall Street

Biden Surrogate Forced to Resign from Democratic Group Over Doctored Bernie Sanders Video

Mike Bloomberg is not the lesser of two evils : politics ... "Am I the only one that thinks Mike Bloomberg has the charisma of a potato?"



DeVos Allowed Group to Accredit College with No Students, No Faculty, and No Classrooms (and some extremely hightly-paid "administrators")


Utah Senate votes to unanimously decriminalize polygamy among consenting adults : news


Right-Wing Activists Discussed Wiretapping Seth Richs Family, Three People in the Room Say


George Soros: Remove Zuckerberg and Sandberg from their posts | Financial Times - Letter to FT calls for Facebook to stop accepting political advertising (you've been Sandfuckerbergberged)


Weinsteins Lawyer Wrote an Article Addressing Jurors. The Judge Is Unhappy ... prompting the prosecution to complain of jury tampering.

Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy due to sex-abuse lawsuits - The Boston Globe
Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amid hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits : news
Boy Scouts seek bankruptcy, urge victims to step forward ... 110-year-old organization filed for bankruptcy protection in the first step toward creating a huge compensation fund for potentially thousands of men who were molested as youngsters decades ago by scoutmasters or other leaders. (largest organized pedophile ring in America after the Catholic Church)


Woman brings mini-service horse onto plane, into first class


Michael Haag: Remembering Alexandria ... Sylvia Mikkelsen


The scent of a romantic partner can improve sleep, suggests new psychology research from the University of British Columbia. The researchers found that study participants who were exposed to their partner's scent overnight experienced better sleep quality, even though their partner was not present.




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More than 1,200 coastal landfill sites are in danger of spilling their contents into the sea - leading to a pollution time bomb around the UK coastline. : worldnews (never thought thta The skill 4information technology is completely different you need more grey matter #farmers https://t.co/HM13tA6goz" / Twitter - Bloomberg on why farmers can would happen, did you?)

Volunteer firefighter Paul Parker, who swore at Scott Morrison, says he has been sacked : worldnews (ScuzMo)
Police raid on Australian public broadcaster ABC was valid, court rules: A 2019 police search of ABC was in connection to stories it produced about alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. The broadcaster says the ruling "a blow to democracy" and "should send a chill down our spines." : worldnews - IE, Australia unironically declared in court that committing war crimes in secret is an active national interest.

Coronavirus: Xiaogan, China's second worst-hit city, bans people from leaving their homes
A cruise ship passenger tested positive for coronavirus after hundreds of other passengers disembarked and dispersed all over the world : worldnews
Coronavirus: 40 Americans on Diamond Princess cruise ship infected, will not be evacuated : worldnews
Chinese activist arrested after calling Xi Jinping 'clueless' on coronavirus crisis : worldnews
China will start destroying cash collected in areas with high exposure to the coronavirus : worldnews
Armed gang steals toilet rolls in panic-buying hit Hong Kong : worldnews

Senator Tom Cotton Repeats Fringe Theory of Coronavirus Origins - The New York Times - Scientists have dismissed suggestions that the Chinese government was behind the outbreak, but its the kind of tale that gains traction among those who see China as a threat (and are stupid idiot Republicans)
The descent of the GOP into authoritarian know-nothingism - The Washington Post - It is not as if anti-intellectualism suddenly appeared with the election of President Trump. The habitual rejection of expertise on everything from climate change to the economic impact of immigration has been rampant in the Republican Party for some time. It is part and parcel of the invented victimization of mostly white, non-college-educated men


Samoan teens allegedly kept as slaves by Hastings chief | RNZ News - The man, who came to New Zealand in 2003 after being recruited by Matamata, said he and other workers got the $20 as pocket money, but never received any other wages.

Israel's Gantz vows to form government without Netanyahu : worldnews

Turkey hiding Ottoman-era evidence of Armenian Genocide: Historian : news

"V" for "Vympel" : FSB's Secrective Department "V" Behind Assassination Of Georgian Asylum Seeker in Germany
The man suspected of killing an anti-Putin blogger in France fled to Moscow afterwards, and is linked to one of Putin's closest allies, police say : worldnews

German far-right group 'planned mosque attacks' : worldnews


Eschaton: Eugenics Is Good Now - I don't want to overly downplay a real issue, but "Labour is filled with anti-Semites" has been a dominant UK narrative for years now even though anyone who cares about even being a little bit honest knows that whatever real problems exist on The Left and in institutional Labour, it's hilariously trivial compared to a political moment that has at its core racism, with a prime minister with a rather long record of being, well, REALLY FUCKING RACIST.
First 'misfit' to join UK government resigns over alleged racism ... Andrew Sabisky (codeword for racist asshole, apparently)
A 95-year-old Italian man who has been in the UK for 68 years has been asked to prove he is resident in the country by the Home Office in order to remain after Brexit | Antonio Finelli came to the country in 1952 when he answered an appeal for immigrant labour : worldnews

Trump's US Delegation 'Dumbfounded' by hostile reception at Munich conference: report (let's just go with "dumb")


"Don't point your gun at me" - Video captures Wet'suwe'ten supporter pleading with RCMP | The RCMP stated that the rifle was never pointed at anyone at the checkpoint that day. It said the tactical member of the force, seen in the video, was "using the rifle scope as a magnified observation device" : worldnews


Compromised encryption machines gave CIA window into major human rights abuses in South America - The Washington Post (you know, they ones they committed)

The consensus view of the CIA, NSA, FBI and a Senate investigation is that Russians interfered in the 2016 election. But those findings don't line up with the ever-evolving story Trump has been telling about Ukraine. : worldnews

The 5 biggest bombshells from The New York Times' report on Trump's money and Deutsche Bank : worldnews

John Bolton to break his silence as White House wrangles over content of his book - CNNPolitics

Why President Trump asked Ukraine to look into a DNC "server" and CrowdStrike - 60 Minutes - CBS News - The consensus view of the CIA, NSA, FBI and a Senate investigation is that Russians interfered in the 2016 election. But those findings dont line up with the ever-evolving story President Trump has been telling about Ukraine.


Trump campaign manager deletes dramatic Air Force One photo after people point out its from 2004

More than 2,000 former DOJ officials call on Attorney General William Barr to resign - ABC News
Should Attorney General Barr Resign? - The Dispatch - He has helped create the perception that the Justice Department is politicized.
Donald Ayer: Bill Barr Must Resign - The Atlantic - The attorney general is working to destroy the integrity and independence of the Justice Department, in order to make Donald Trump a president who can operate above the law (looking even more non-human)
Roger Stone sentence: Judges worried about political interference

Federal prosecutors weigh new charges that bring Lev Parnas investigation closer to Giuliani - CNNPolitics


November and everything after - Lawyers, Guns & Money - New York Magazine has published nineteen pieces about what a second Trump term would mean ... on the edge of herrenvolk ethno-nationalist fascism, and the end of liberal democracy in America. Every time I read some idiot in the comments talking about how he wont vote for X for president because X is so terrible, it's driven home to me yet again that people are still walking around in a dream.


Should Democrats just give up on investigating Trump? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - throwing in the towel on trying to even hold hearings on his constant lawlessness and corruption indicates the extent to which Trump and Trumpism have already won, no matter what happens in the fall.
Democrats, dont let Trump off the hook (look forward, move on, don't look back, do it again)

Lie loudly : PoliticalHumor
Is This 'God Bows Down to Trump' Sign Real?

Ill-Conceived and poorly executed: an American political story - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Demfucks and their tech)

Topless protesters storm stage as Bernie Sanders campaigns in Nevada - New York Daily News (sry no pix)


Eschaton: They're Bad People, Brent -- We have a figure without connections or the same value system as the party he seeks to represent, with racial and sexist skeletons in his closet, and a penchant for subverting democracy and showing contempt toward the rule of law. Democrats who are acting as pundits and thinking that Bloomberg offers the most certain close to the Trump era are playing with a stick of dynamite -- We're finding out who's naughty or nice...
Michael Bloomberg and the Dangers ofAny Blue Will Do -- The presidential candidate is a mirror image of Trump.
(1) Pete on Twitter: "Bloomberg on why farmers can't work in information technology (the problem with dumbfucks who think they know things)
New York Times Finds Most Logical Defender of Michael Bloomberg - Lawyers, Guns & Money - comments about redlining were fine, says a column in the NYT: ... So who is the New York Times publishing as an authority to defend Bloombergs pro-redlining comments? Yup, that Christopher Caldwell: the guy who has literally just written a book arguing that the passage of the Civil Rights Act was a catastrophe ... (NYT is beyond redemption)
Opinion | The Notorious Michael R. Bloomberg - The New York Times - His racist stop-and-frisk policy as New York mayor cant be forgotten.


Democrats fear Republican sabotage in key Senate race - POLITICO - A mysterious super PAC with GOP ties is attempting to boost little-known Erica Smith over DSCC-endorsed Cal Cunningham in the North Carolina primary.


Muskegon (Michigan USA) Family Care is closing (without advance warning), leaving 20,000 patients scrambling to find health and dental care and 200-plus employees without jobs : inthenews


This Twitter feed is on point : PoliticalHumor

Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie : inthenews


She Didn't Want a Pelvic Exam. She Received One Anyway. - Medical schools and students are grappling with an unsettling practice: Performing pelvic exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients.

Susan Fowler on the Aftermath of Speaking Out Against Uber | Time - More Terrifying Than Anything I Faced Before


A mysterious extinct "ghost" human lineage that was an even more distant relation than Neanderthals may have interbred with the ancestors of modern West Africans, significantly contributing to their gene pool, a new study finds : science

Time spent watching television does not replace physical activity for men - unlike for women. A large proportion of highly active men watch more television than their low-active peers do. In contrast, highly active women watch less television than low-active women do.

TIL that the popular sleep-aid Ambien has been shown to make paralyzed and brain-damaged people, who have been well past the point of recovery, spontaneously move and talk again because it can reconstruct neurons and make new connections in the brain. : todayilearned


[ LockPickingLawyer] [1046] Lock Designer Malpractice: Brinks Laminated Padlocks : videos (recommendations in comments)


The Disturbing Truth About Drag Kid "Desmond Is Amazing" : videos
u/Gosset provides a vivid description of how gender dysphoria feels like : bestof

Straight men of Reddit: what's the strangest thing you've been told not to do because "that's gay"? : AskReddit

When you're lying in bed at night, do you ever randomly remember some relatively minor social missteps or poorly chosen words you did/said years earlier? And then beat yourself up over it even though it really wasn't a big deal? If so, what happened? : AskReddit

ELI5: Do hand sanitizers really kill 99.99% of germs? How can they prove that's true? : explainlikeimfive ... prions ...

[SERIOUS] People of Reddit, what was the creepiest thing you experienced that you thought was paranormal, but was actually much scarier when you found out what really caused it? : AskReddit

Tesla teardown finds electronics 6 years ahead of Toyota and VW : technology




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'The only uncertainty is how long we'll last' : a worst case scenario for the climate in 2050 (Republican cancer will kill the world)
French riot police 'spray tear gas' in faces of seated Extinction Rebellion activists : worldnews

60% Zimbabwe Water Sources Unsafe UNICEF : worldnews



Xi had early knowledge of coronavirus severity, speech shows : worldnews
Chinese doctors say Wuhan coronavirus reinfection even deadlier : worldnews
Coronavirus: Japan says confirmed cases on Diamond Princess cruise ship rise to 355 : worldnews
'This may be the last piece I write' prominent Xi critic has internet cut after house arrest. Professor who published stinging criticism of Chinese president was confined to home by guards and barred from social media
China's Hubei Bans Vehicle Traffic to Curb Spread of Coronavirus : worldnews
Japanese wife contracts COVID19 after husband's Hawaii trip
Coronavirus: Singapore total rises to 75 with three new cases : worldnews


Brazil court accepts homicide charges over dam disaster: An estimated 270 people were killed when Brazil's Brumadinho dam burst in January 2019. The court's decision means the ex-CEO of mining giant Vale and employees of a German auditor will have to stand trial for homicide : worldnews

'Million woman' march hits streets of Iraq demanding end to violence : worldnews

Woman Threw Apple at Netanyahu During Election Conference : worldnews

Nine homeless drug users shot dead in Afghan capital: police : worldnews

Airstrikes kill more than 30 civilians in Yemen, U.N. official says : worldnews ... "This single airstrike will kill more civilians in Yemen than the Coronavirus will kill Americans globally. However, let's see how much news coverage each event receives...

Sports grants scandal: rural areas received less than $10m of $150m funds allocated - Labor is accusing the Australian government of shortchanging rural areas through a $150m sports fund that was overwhelmingly spent in marginal seats during the election campaign. : worldnews (Tories so corrupt)

Russia to lose 2014 Sochi Olympic gold medal as leading athlete faces doping ban : worldnews
Former Russian official shoots himself dead in courtroom after corruption sentence : worldnews

British tourist dragged from Maldives beach by local police for wearing a bikini

UK: New Downing Street adviser called for legally enforcing 'universal contraception' to stop 'permanent underclass' : worldnews (take away all their money and sterilize them is the Tory way)
UK post-Brexit rules to 'turn off tap' of low-skilled foreign labor : worldnews
UK appeal court rules Islamic marriages 'invalid' in Britain : worldnews

'Furious' female protesters storm Mexico City following young woman's grisly murder : worldnews

France's Emmanuel Macron publicly contradicted Mike Pompeo at Munich Security Conference (swaggering fathead Christocrat liar)
Pompeo Had Undisclosed Meeting With Russian Diplomat At Munich Conference : worldnews (corruption is deep)

[Saudi Arabia] is More Afraid of Jamal Khashoggi than Iran : worldnews


Report: Barr Protected Turkish Bank From Prosecution to Appease Erdogan : worldnews (who had the dirt on dirty Trumpster)

Trump pushed CIA to find, kill Osama bin Laden's son over higher priority targets. When the CIA gave Trump a list of major terror leaders to kill, he said he'd never heard of them. Instead he focused on a target with a famous name. : worldnews

Former Justice Dept. Lawyers Press for Barr to Step Down - The New York Times - More than 1,100 former prosecutors and officials who served in Republican and Democratic administrations signed an open letter condemning the president and the attorney general over the Stone case.
Attorney General William Barr's actions are "remarkably not normal," says legal historian : politics
DOJ Alumni Statement on the Events Surrounding the Sentencing of Roger Stone

George Conway: There is no one to stop Trump now - The Washington Post
Barrs internal reviews and re-investigations feed resentment, suspicion inside Justice Dept.

'Something has to be done' : Trump' s quest to rewrite history of the Russia probe

Trump Is Already Making Stuff Up About Voter Fraud : politics

Trump's Secret Service hotel racket is hiding in plain sight. And he's getting away with it.

Confidential therapy notes being used against immigrant children - Washington Post
They Call It Karma - It's hard to feel bad for a Mexican-American CBP agent who has now been found to be undocumented himself and is facing deportation

Trump drives massive turnout in primaries despite token opposition - POLITICO (wildly, massively popular with dead-heads)


How Joe Bidens free fall puts Bernie in command
Sanders says presidential rival Bloomberg will not excite voters - Reuters
Why does Bernie Sanders call himself a socialist? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Paul Krugman asked this question a couple of days ago, and it's a good one.

Why there aren't more polls about the Nevada caucuses - Nevada is hard to poll, and new caucus rules are only making it harder.
'A complete disaster' : Fears grow over potential Nevada caucus malfunction -- Volunteers complain of poor training for a vote-reporting system that was adopted on the fly (demtards fucking things up again)

A new report raises more questions about Bloombergs alleged sexism and sexual harassment (well, if Trump proved anything, it's that Americans love pussy-grabbers)
Bloomberg in 2013: Civil libertarians and teachers union are like NRA 'extremists' ("teachers murder children every day with their so-called "education" Bloomfuck said)
Mike Bloomberg in 2010 called Obamacare legislation 'a disgrace' and 'another program that's going to cost a lot of money' : politics ("I'd rather you just die" he said)

Buttigieg hits back: I won't 'take lectures on family values' from Rush Limbaugh


#FloridaMan - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A Florida man undergoing kidney dialysis three times a week is upset that he can't bring a life-sized cardboard cutout of President Donald Trump for emotional support.


Mark Zuckerberg admits Facebook was 'slow to understand' election interference (could be several reasons for that)
Facebook was repeatedly warned of security flaw that led to biggest data breach in its history - Exclusive: Employees described feeling remorse and 'guilt' that they 'could have prevented' the cyber attack that affected 29 million people : technology (you've been fuckbooked)



Judge strikes down key parts of Michigan's sex offender law as unconstitutional : news

u/Portarossa gives a detailed account of what we know about the missing Idaho children case : bestof


A taxi driver saved an elderly woman from being scammed out of $25,000 : news


Farmer discovers new Tyrannosaur species, one of the oldest of its kind ever found : worldnews
Stunning fossils: Dinosaur death match | New Scientist

Women evaluate their relationships more negatively and their partners as less physically attractive on days in which they have higher levels of estradiol, a hormone that peaks just prior to ovulation, new study shows. Men also perceived their partners to be less satisfied when estradiol was high. : science

TIL there's a debate about whether math was invented or discovered. Even though math is used to measure and predict and model, it's debated whether math is inherent to the universe or if math is just something we came up with to describe/measure/predict natural phenomenon. : todayilearned


People who have gone on the Deep/Dark Web, what is it really like? What was something unexpected you uncovered there? : AskReddit

What is the stupidest way you've injured yourself? : AskReddit

Women of Reddit: What's something that guys do on a first date that tick all the boxes?




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NASA flights detect millions of Arctic methane hotspots | "We consider hotspots to be areas showing an excess of 3,000 parts per million of methane between the airborne sensor and the ground," said lead author. "And we detected 2 million of these hotspots over the land that we covered." : worldnews
Study reveals YouTube promotes climate misinformation and major companies are funding it : worldnews
By changing the flying altitude by just couple of thousand feet on fewer than 2% of all scheduled flights, a study by a team of scientists at Imperial College London concludes that aviation's damage to the climate could be reduced by as much as 59%. : worldnews
Top Environmental Concerns - Erizon

A new study in The Lancet by a team of Yale epidemiologists finds that Medicare for All would save more than 68,000 lives annually as well as $450 billion in cost : science (oh no, socialism!)
Improving the prognosis of health care in the USA - ScienceDirect
American health care system costs four times more than Canada's single-payer system | Salon.com - Average Americans pay $2,497 a year for insurance overhead and admin costs, while Canadians pay just $551 (but can you keep your doctor?)
Highest number of mumps cases in a decade blamed on 'anti-vax information' : worldnews ... "Thank Jenny McCarthy for not just admitting her and her spouses DNA are responsible for her kids autism, not vaccines."

The shocking list of powerful countries around the world recently tending toward authoritarianism : bestof

Farmers outraged water from drought-stricken regions sold to China : worldnews (AU)
All these celebrity restaurant wage-theft scandals point to an industry norm: Blumenthal joins a line of celebrity chefs linked to cases of million-dollar wage theft. : worldnews
Australian language groups marked on a map. Indigenous Australians are some of the most culturally diverse and interesting aboriginal groups in the world, having been left undisturbed by Western civilization for over 50,000 years. : MapPorn

Nature lifts the paywall from all articles regarding the coronavirus CoV-2 : science
COVID-19 Resource Centre

Xi Jing Ping demands more internet controls and policing : worldnews
Chinese journalist missing after live streaming in Wuhan : worldnews

Coronavirus: cases pass 66,000 as Beijing orders 14-day quarantine for returnees : worldnews
Coronavirus: Massive medical response as China death toll reaches 1,523 : worldnews
Coronavirus COVID-19 sees 500 million people in China under lockdown, about 6.5 per cent of the world's population : worldnews
China Admits 1,716 Health Workers Contracted Coronavirus, Six Are Already Dead : worldnews
Ontario couple have recovered but are still testing positive for coronavirus : worldnews
Chinese banks disinfect banknotes to stop spread of coronavirus : worldnews ... "literal money laundering?"
Russian woman escapes coronavirus quarantine by short-circuiting the lock : worldnews
First coronavirus death confirmed in Europe : worldnews
Dispatch from coronavirus quarantine: How my vacation cruise turned into a nightmare at Yokohama - The Washington Post
U.S. passengers on Diamond Princess outraged over order for 14 days more quarantine at home - The Washington Post ... That brings to 285 the numbers of passengers and crew who have been found to be infected out of 930 tested, more than 30 percent.


An airstrike in Afghanistan has killed at least eight people hours after the US announced a breakthrough in peace talks with the Taliban. : worldnews - all believed to be civilians, residents said

Britain, US and Turkey asked to investigate UAE 'war crimes' in Yemen : worldnews ... "3 actors completely uninterested in helping Yemen are asked to investigate the UAE bombing the fuck out of Yemen, LMAO"



12 Germans detained for far-right terrorism, planning attacks on minorities : worldnews


14 children died burned alive in the fire of the orphanage of the Church "Comprehension of the Bible" in Fermathe 55 Haiti.


U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed outrage for the release of a UN list that names and shames more than 100 companies that operate in the occupied West Bank. : worldnews (anti-semitic facts)



This isn't America say French politicians, after candidate quits in sex scandal : worldnews

Brexiteer complains he has to wait in queue at EU airport: "This isn't the Brexit I voted for"
Good and Hard - Lawyers, Guns & Money
(1) Josh Chafetz on Twitter: "@ColinBrowning14 I voted for only the benefits of this policy shift; it is massively unfair to saddle me with the concomitant costs, as well! https://t.co/5fjt8oS5Zb https://t.co/lzg9gei8P8" / Twitter ... Colin Browning (the face of Brexit stupidity)

Prince Andrew alleged to have stayed with tycoon Peter Nygard who has been accused of rapes : worldnews (he was very busy fucking children for years)


A former senior manager at Boeing, who urged the company to shut down the 737 MAX factory, has revealed the fleet experienced at least 13 other safety incidents in the aircraft's short lifespan : worldnews (they knew, they lied, they didn't give a shit)


Smugglers in Mexico use camouflage ladder to cross border wall
'It's gonna ruin my lifesyle' - Trump supporter upset border wall being built on his property
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's wall claim is beyond 'redemption'


The West Is Winning - United States Department of State - Speech - Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State - Munich, Germany - Munich Security Conference ("the west" = "white men")
State Department keeps quiet as Pompeo meets Lavrov in Munich POLITICO
Pompeo Aims to End Funding for Diplomacy Program Named After Benghazi Victim (remember when Republicans had a meltdown after they defunded security and the inevitable happened and they blamed Hillary for something?)


White House Memo Justifying Suleimani Strike Cites No Imminent Threat - The New York Times - contradicted the original justification the administration provided.
new report to Congress by the Trump administration justifying the killing last month of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani "directly contradicts" Donald Trump's first claim of why he ordered the attack (Rumpster and Dumpeo lied, apparently)

Trump's 29th Trip To Mar-a-Lago Brings Golf Tab To 334 Years Of Presidential Salary - The president often brags about not taking a paycheck, but his golf hobby has now cost taxpayers $133.8 million.

White House had "to calm" Trump after he learned Justice Department won't charge McCabe: report : politics (the baby had a tantrum)

Federal prosecutors took new steps in Giuliani-related probe as impeachment ended, according to people familiar with case - The Washington Post

Roger Stone asks for new trial in sealed motion, one day after Trump accused jury forewoman of bias - The Washington Post

hammurabi1337 comments on Megathread: Senate votes not to call witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial (what we lost when we lost RFK)

Barr interfering in some cases that are not yet public: NYT : politics
9 Democratic senators, including Warren and Sanders, formally call for Barr's resignation : politics
Sally Yates: Trump thinks the Justice Department is his personal grudge squad - The Washington Post
Bill Barr Is Wrecking the Justice Department, And It May Never Recover - The attorney general is interfering with career prosecutors in ways that are unprecedented.
The Soul of the Justice Department: Who Must Stand Up For It Now
Ethics Complaint Filed Against William Barr | Law & Crime

A Presidency Increasingly Guided by Suspicion and Distrust - The New York Times

Trump's Secret Service hotel racket is hiding in plain sight. And he's getting away with it. : politics

The Senates self-degradation is even more depressing than Trumps misbehavior
Can we stop tiptoeing around the fact that Trump is behaving like a dictator? We're slipping further into fascism as Trump indulges all his worst instincts, with the help of his toadies : politics
This is how democracy dies in full view of a public that couldn't care less

A brief explanation of the fears that drive Trump supporters to defend him. : DepthHub

Trump unleashed does the press know how to handle his authoritarian ways? Theres a rule-of-law crisis in this country
Thanks Peter Baker! - Lawyers, Guns & Money (answer: no +totally corrupt NYT)


Fake Everything : PoliticalHumor
The only consideration in a nation of 300,000,000 : PoliticalHumor
He gave Melania an STD for Valentine's Day
Insane clown pussy!! : PoliticalHumor
To The Orange God They Prayed. : PoliticalHumor

Eschaton: Donald Trump Is The Manliest Of Men - It certainly isn't the case that Republicans are like that (except possibly the rich part), but even the biggest goobers in their party tend to be portrayed like that because that's what the script is and people internalize this stuff.
Eschaton: She's Right - Ingraham and Trump are smarter than the journalists who are playing dumb about this.

Trump mocks the faith of others. His own religious practices remain opaque. (he worships himself, duh)

White House considering tax incentive for more Americans to buy stocks

Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison is holding a fundraiser for Donald Trump, where supporters can pay $100,000 for a golf outing and photo op with the president and some Oracle employees are livid (the deep state of evil billionaires)
Furious Oracle employees are demanding that Larry Ellison cancel his Trump fundraiser : politics (fuckers will fuck you)

Bernie Sanders tops other Democrats, Trump on likability - Ipsos poll
MSNBC Is the Most Influential Network Among Liberals -- And It's Ignoring Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders pranked by Russians posing as Greta Thunberg
AIPAC Is Helping Fund Anti-Sanders Super PAC Ads in Nevada (Jews for Hitler)


Well, well, well. That will leave a mark. "Behind your back they laugh at you"
Mike Bloomberg for years has battled womens' allegations of profane, sexist comments (little Jewish guy hated his mother)
We Don't Need A Democratic Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The idea of Mike Bloomberg being the Democratic nominee is just ridiculous:
(1) David M. Perry on Twitter: "Bloomberg, wrong on accessibility,* wrong for America. *also race, housing, voting, gender, public schools, classroom size, public transit, income inequality, politics, and pretty much everything but guns and maybe climate. https://t.co/a7XWRRRdBP" / Twitter
Girls Line Up to Give Him [Oral Sex] as a Present == Bloomberg Lawsuits Unearthed
Bloombergs misleading comments on stop-and-frisk
Bloomberg's meme spree prompts changes in Facebook, Instagram rules -- Facebook won't treat the sponsored content in exactly the same way it treats political ads (hahaha for the worse)
Eschaton: He's Better Than Trump!@!!@&^*$^# - Bloomberg is bad for lots of reasons, and one of them is PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE SO WILLING TO EMBRACE A BILLIONAIRE WHO IS BUYING (not just ads, but people) THE ELECTION WITH HIS ABSURD FORTUNE. I mean, ok, sure, if it's BLOOMBERG OR TRUMP I'll choose Bloomberg, but why are people establishing this as the choice? It's absurd. The only person who can beat an asshole (fake, I know) billionaire is another asshole billionaire? Broken brains everywhere.

The coming Democratic train wreck - The Washington Post - Democrats, I bring you good news. By Election Day, hardly anyone will remember the goat rope known as the Iowa caucuses. Downside: That memory will be obliterated by the infinitely larger train wreck that appears to be looming in July.

Accreditation: This SD college apparently has no students or faculty ... Reagan National University was supposed to be a place of higher learning in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. But it was unclear how it awarded degrees. By all appearances, at present it has no students, no faculty and no classrooms. (crooks)

Texas' 2nd Congressional District : MapPorn

Former Ohio State University wrestler calls out GOP Rep. Jim Jordan: just going to get worseJordan has been accused of ignoring the sexual assault of athletes by former university Dr. Richard Strauss

Ilhan Omar's ex discovered she was cheating when he walked in on the lovers in pajamas in D.C. | Daily Mail Online - and now the congresswoman is paying ex $250,000 for his silence

McClatchy newspaper publisher files for bankruptcy - The Washington Post - The Chapter 11 plan would not have an immediate impact on the publisher's 30 newspapers

I Want to Be Really F--king Clear : The Epic, Inconceivable, Totally Predictable Fall of Michael Avenatti -- From hyperaggressive Trump antagonist, cable-news superstar, and possible presidential candidate to convicted felon (in the current case, he could be sentenced to 40 years in prison) in two years
Is Michael Avenatti Guilty of More Than Extortion? - Lawyers, Guns & Money (he got Kavanaugh confirmed)


The future of local newspapers just got bleaker. Heres why we cant let them die.

What happened to Discovery, History, TCL and other educational channels? It's 99% reality tv : television

Dozens of accusers emerge after Andrew Yangs wife reveals sexual assault ... Dr. Robert Hadden ... the OB-GYN at Columbia University's prestigious hospital system ... plea deal sparked fresh outrage: Hadden had surrendered his medical license, but received no prison time, probation or community service ... Cyrus Vance ... coverup

14-year-old boy arrested in stabbing of Bernard College student Tessa Majors : news
Tessa Majors: Authorities charge 14-year-old in stabbing death of Barnard College student - The Washington Post

Lawsuit: California Woman Claims Church Leaders Used Her as 'Sex Servant' for Its 'Royal Family' ... by the men and women who run the Light of the World church, a Pentecostal sect which claims more than five million members in the U.S. and around the world, run by self-proclaimed "Apostle" Naason Joaquin Garcia

A 12-year-old Montana boy was found dead in a living room, police say grandparents and uncle 'tortured' him : news

Woman posing as baby photographer drugged victims, planned to steal newborn : news

A doctor said she had extensive training in diagnosing child abuse. Her risumi shows otherwise. : news


New York Bike Accident Lawyers | Helmet Protection & Brain Injuries


The Cancer Industry: Hype vs. Reality - Scientific American Blog Network - Cancer medicine generates enormous revenues but marginal benefits for patients

Why Is the Human Brain so Efficient? - How massive parallelism lifts the brains performance above that of AI.

What's Wrong with Physics - A physicist slams hype about multiverses, string theory, and quantum computers and calls for more diversity in his field

Astronomers will sweep the entire sky for signs of extraterrestrial life for the first time, using 28 giant radio telescopes in an unprecedented hunt for alien civilisations. : worldnews

u/IncompotentCyborg explains the existence of male DNA in a female and how it's used for slut-shaming (by MAGA Incels)

Of the top 20 tallest statues in the world, 15 depict a Buddha or are Buddhist in nature. How did a religion typically associated with aeseticism and impermanence come to produce such ostentatious art? : AskHistorians

dachaf17 comments on Why were women banned from speaking in church at 1 Corinthians 14:34-35? Why does Paul think it's "shameful for a woman to speak in church"?


Lesbians of Reddit, what would you do if you went out with a cute girl, started making out, and she told you she has a penis? [nsfw] : AskReddit

Lonely people of Reddit, what do you do when you have huge urges to want to cuddle with someone, to feel human touch, to have real physical interaction, but no one is there, only you? : AskReddit
Couples living apart together and why it works - Curbed - For some couples, sharing their hearts doesnt mean sharing a home

Folks whose long term relationships/marriages ended, what surprised you the most about suddenly navigating life as a single person again? : AskReddit


Target's Delivery App Workers Describe a Culture of Retaliation and Fear The Target-owned grocery delivery company Shipt is rolling out a new algorithmic pay model that is already draining paychecks. And workers are terrified to speak out. : worldnews

Did the early internet activists blow it? - I've fought for a free internet for 30 years. Here's where I think we went wrong, and right -- Mike Godwin




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NASA Spots 'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid Rapidly Approaching Earth : worldnews
Earth just had hottest January since records began, data shows. : worldnews
Mandy Gunasekara, who pushed for the U.S. to drop out of Paris climate accord, to become chief of staff at EPA - The Washington Post - She pushed Trump to exit the Paris climate agreement and roll back environmental rules. And shes returning to EPA as chief of staff.first Trump appointees, Mandy Gunasekara, has run a 'pro-Trump nonprofit' since leaving the agency a year ago


China Admits 1,716 Health Workers Contracted Coronavirus, Six Are Already Dead : worldnews
China Expands Chaotic Dragnet in Coronavirus Crackdown - The New York Times - campaign to round up all who might be sick was extended to cities beyond the epicenter, even as it was marred by confusion that has isolated vulnerable patients and left some to die.
An expert from Wuhan has called upon cured patients who were infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to donate plasma at hospitals as antibodies have been identified in the plasma of some patients. : worldnews

Sheffield Student Union officer 'urged students to be campus spies for Chinese government' in UK : worldnews
COVID-19 UK news: coronavirus victim attended conference in London with 250 people. : worldnews
London coronavirus patient turned up at hospital in Uber taxi : worldnews
CDC director: Novel coronavirus 'is probably with us beyond this season, beyond this year' : worldnews

South Sudan government buried reports which suggest oil pollution is causing miscarriages and 'alarming' birth defects in children - Locals have reported babies being born with missing body parts and fewer women being able to conceive : worldnews

Hundreds of Iraqi women of all ages flooded central Baghdad alongside male anti-government protesters, defying an order by powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr to separate the genders in the rallies. Some were veiled, others not, still more wrapped their faces in black-and-white checkered scarves : worldnews (muzfucks in shitholw countries)

Putin: "As long as I'm president, this (gay marriage legalization) will not happen. There will be dad and mum" : worldnews
U.S. Readied Sanctions on Russian Oligarch's Associates -- Then Mysteriously Backed Off (wonder why?)

Under fire over Polanski, the board of the Cesar Academy, which awards France's equivalent of the Oscars, resigned en masse on Thursday evening, a fortnight before its gala ceremony. It comes after more than 200 actors, producers, directors and movie personalities demanded "profound reform". : worldnews

French President: Blasphemy is no crime & religion can be mocked : worldnews (go back to your religious shithole states, muzfucks)


tHiS iSn't ThE bReXiT i v0tEd fOr : PoliticalHumor (chickens come home)

Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned trip to the White House after Trump slammed the phone down on him in a moment of 'apoplectic' fury : worldnews
Boris Johnson cabinet now two-thirds privately educated after reshuffle, compared to 7% of UK population: The figure is also higher than David Cameron's cabinet in 2015, where 50% had attended fee-paying schools, but significantly lower than the 91% in Thatcher's first administration in 1979. (your betters will take over screwing you better)


Justice Dept. Is Investigating C.I.A. Resistance to Sharing Russia Secrets - The New York Times - The prosecutor was assigned by the attorney general to scrutinize the agents and analysts who sought to understand Russia's covert operation to help Donald J. Trump win the 2016 election.

Army won't t investigate Vindman over impeachment testimony, top leader says - Vindman was ousted from his position on the NSC last week after the Senate acquitte

Trump now openly admits to sending Giuliani to Ukraine to find damaging information about his political opponents, even though he strongly denied it during the impeachment inquiry. : worldnews
Trump now says he did send Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine. CNN analysts think Trump forgot his earlier lie. : politics

Trump Unrestrained May Trap Himself - Bloomberg - The Senate pushes back on war powers and a Fed nominee, while a White House purge might undercut the presidents clout

Trump-Barr divide worsens as the president bucks a request to stop tweeting, and the Justice Dept. declines to charge his political foe - The Washington Post

Barr attack on Trump is a carefully staged ruse, former Republican leader says
People Arent Buying William Barrs Rebuke Of Donald Trump
Mitch McConnell Tells Trump To Stop Tweeting In The Lamest Possible Way | HuffPost - I think that if the attorney general said that it's getting in the way of doing his job, maybe the president should listen to the attorney genera
A President So Unhinged That Even Bill Barr Says He's Out of Control -- Welcome to the post-acquittal Trump Presidency. By Susan B. Glasser
William Barr and Trump have officially massacred the independence of the Justice Department : politics

The Right's Big Lie About Roger Stone -- Trump allies are saying Stone didn't really threaten a witness. Theyre wrong.

Andrew McCabe, who authorized the FBI's Trump investigation, will not face criminal charges, people familiar with the matter say - The Washington Post - Justice Dept. wont charge Andrew McCabe, the former FBI official who authorized the investigation of President Trump
Andrew McCabe, Ex-F.B.I. Official, Will Not Be Charged in Lying Case - The New York Times
The Soul of the Justice Department: Who Must Stand Up For It Now
'Disturbing' : Federal Judge Blasted DOJ for Leaving McCabe in 'Limbo' - "I think as a government and as a society were going to pay a price at some point for this" ... "Banana republic" (ans) ... "a disgusting level of disrespect for the people who serve this country every day" ... Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired McCabe in March 2018 just hours before his scheduled retirement date.
Ethics Complaint Filed Against William Barr | Law & Crime

Barr Installs Outside Prosecutor to Review Case Against Michael Flynn, Ex-Trump Adviser - The New York Times - the attorney general has also sent outside prosecutors to review other politically sensitive cases.

Border Patrol Will Deploy Elite Tactical Agents to Sanctuary Cities - The New York Times - Agents from a special tactical team that normally confronts smugglers on the border are being sent to sanctuary cities across the country (will invade NYC, LA and Boston with tanks)
Border Patrol Will Deploy Elite Tactical Agents to Sanctuary Cities : news (Trump will stage raids to boost his popularity)

Trump just got bad news from Neil Gorsuch's mentor in a big Medicaid case -- When youve lost David Sentelle ...
Federal court strikes down Trump administrations Medicaid work requirements ... "arbitrary and capricious"

Top Texas Republican criticizes Trumps plans to divert $3.8B from military to border wall

We Checked the Iowa Caucus Math. Heres Where It Didnt Add Up (Demtards fucking everything up)

Elizabeth Warren calls Donald Trump Vladimir Putin's "elf on the shelf" at Virginia rally : politics

Seth Meyers Baits Donald Trump Over His 'Dumbest' Obsession Yet | HuffPost - Seth Meyers Baits Donald Trump Over His DumbestObsession Yethis reported obsession with badgers.
Chris Cuomo Rips Top Donald Trump Allies For Going Full 'MAGA Merch' With Their Clothes -- Republican lawmakers are wearing their loyalties on their sleeves, said the CNN host.

Trump BLM Serves Mining Industry - Keystone Pipeline Returns as Zombie Project - I don't want conciliation if this president* loses in the fall. I don't want to look forward and not backwards (hello Barry and Biden)

The Modern GOP Is Built on Lies : politics (Party of Satan's Lies)

Ex-wrestler testifies Jim Jordan asked him not to back brother's accounts of sexual abuse by OSU doctor : politics

Susan Collins flees from reporter when asked if she still believes Trump learned "a very big lessno | When asked in the Oval Office what "lesson" he had learned from impeachment, Trump said: "Democrats are crooked" : politics
I'M CRIMING! : PoliticalHumor (Suzie Floozy)
Not so much ... : PoliticalHumor
(Agent) Orange is the new Black : PoliticalHumor


Somethings Are Just Better Said With An Eyeroll ?? : PoliticalHumor


Bernie Sanders leading in Texas ahead of Super Tuesday, UT/TT Poll says | The Texas Tribune - Sanders now leads the Democratic presidential candidates among Texas voters, but Donald Trump maintains a slight lead over each of the top Democrats in the race,
Nevada caucuses | Sanders holds lead in RJ poll | VIDEO | Las Vegas Review-Journal
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows Sanders's strength going head-to-head with rivals
Bill de Blasio Plans to Endorse Bernie Sanders - The New York Times - The New York City mayor, who was briefly a presidential candidate himself, is expected to travel with Mr. Sanders in Nevada, according to people familiar with the plans.

There is another service to the country Biden may need to perform - The Washington Post - He cannot allow the media and a tiny segment of nearly all-white voters to pick the nominee of the Democratic Party. He and every other candidate should pledge to change the primary process going forward, but in the meantime, he can make clear that nonwhite voters are not obliged to follow the lead of New Hampshire and Iowa voters.
The Benefits of Being Joe Biden's Brother (let alone his kid)

Documents reveal DNC was 'intimately involved' in development of troubled Iowa caucus app (the crooked incompetence is deep)
'There Needs to Be Accountability,' Says Ocasio-Cortez as Documents Show DNC Involvement in Iowa Caucus App : politics

Culinary Union officials face profanity-laced attacks after scorecard says Sanders would 'end' their health care (they got bernie-bro'd)

New front-runner? Mike Bloomberg edges out Joe Biden in new Florida survey - Biden dropped 15% from the last poll.
Why Is Bloomberg's Long History of Egregious Sexism Getting a Pass? - The surging Democratic presidential candidate and Bloomberg LP have fielded nearly 40 sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits over decades.

Queer activists disrupt Pete Buttigieg event in San Francisc "oWe deserve better" ... highlights division as growing number of LGBTQ+ voters say his views don't represent them
Rushing out as he lived" ... I find the idea of Pete Buttigieg being the Democratic nominee to beessentially silly. But the fact that an openly gay man has a delegate lead coming out of New Hampshire (however evanescent it will be) really is historic news, and in some sense the fact that inot being widely treated as a big deal is a big deal (remember when centrist Barry hated gays? +Limbaugh, guy who never listened to anyone goes deaf) )

Socially liberal, economically conservative - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The preferred centrist ideology of 4 out of 5 mainstream media pundits is to be pretty much OK with shredding the social safety, as long as a candidate has liberal positions on culture war issues. This ideology remains fantastically unpopular among the electorate as a whole:
(1) Matthew Yglesias on Twitter: "What about this chart would make you think Michael Bloomberg is the answer? https://t.co/1rl3bGQep6" / Twitter

"Local Control" of Housing Policy is Inherently Reactionary - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is an excellent piece about the housing crisis, and a crucial takeaway is that local controlhas roughly the same function and effect in housing policy as it did under Jim Crow (and still does in keeping schools segregated):

Michael Avenatti guilty on all counts in Nike extortion case
Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti found guilty in Nike extortion trial : news


This latest trick from the Trump administration is one of the most despicable yet - The Washington Post - Then, unexpectedly, the feds rejected her application. Why? Because her youngest son doesnt have a middle name

Wisconsin Faces Education Funding Gap Following Scott Walker Era - Lessons From Wisconsin's Scott Walker Era: If You Don't Fund Education, Schools Have No Money -- And then it goes to hell. Who knew? ... a decade's worth of budget decisions enacted by the GOP-controlled Legislature that resulted in record cuts to public education. In short, the report found many state lawmakers have deemed tax cuts more important than supporting Wisconsin's 400-plus public school districts.


u/thinkingdoing links Epstein to Trump multiple times : bestof

Sex, Lies and Prenups: Donald Trump's Timeless Wisdom on Love


NYPD tried to subpoena NY Post reporter's Twitter account

Man Accused Of Slapping Teen Trump Supporter In New Hampshire CBS Boston


Florida's 'red flag' gun law used 3,500 times since Parkland


Peter Nygard accused as vile sexual predator, sexually abused women, girls at 'pamper parties' to rape and abuse aspiring models and underage girls : suit - New York Daily News


The Dangerous Denial of Sex - WSJ - Transgender ideology harms women, gays -- and especially feminine boys and masculine girls. (sez WSJ)
Alabama lawmakers bill would force men to get vasectomies at 50 -- Hollis said the bill is a response to last years abortion bill that passed the legislature and included a near-total ban on abortion (make it age 15)

Traveling teen mistakenly taken down by local police. ACLU has filed a lawsuit : news

Teacher at Buffalo seminary charged with threatening reporter who investigated church : news


TIL Mark Twain wrote an essay entitled Concerning the Jews. He claimed Jews didn't do their part of fighting in America's military. In response, the War Department revealed that Jewish Americans were represented in the military in a larger percentage than their share of the population. : todayilearned ... He was a world traveler that humored the elite, had a personal friendship and working relationship with Tesla ...

The Emergence of Horatio Nelson: Lessons for Leaders - Over 200 Valentines Days ago in 1797, a British fleet of 15 ships of the line under the command of Admiral Sir John Jervis met a Spanish force of nearly twice its size off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal.

TIL it is estimated that it will take another 300-700 years for the land in northern France to fully recover from the impact of WWI due to the vast amount of unexploded ordnance and poisoned soil. : todayilearned

'Ghost' ancestors: African DNA study detects mysterious human species : worldnews

Asteroid 2020 BX12: Astronomers spy near-Earth asteroid - The Washington Post

Giant turtle fossil: Car-sized Stupendemys geographicus once roamed the earth - The Washington Post

Scientists have demonstrated quantum entanglement in a fiber optic cable over a distance of 50 kms, in a step towards a quantum internet : worldnews

NASA Found Exotic Organic Molecules on Ancient Space Object 'Arrokoth'. The latest data from ancient "Arrokoth," the most distant object ever visited by spacecraft, supports the idea that it's covered in organic molecules called "tholins" and gives us a window into deep cosmic time. : worldnews

Is it possible to be colorblind in only one eye? : askscience

People Born Blind Are Mysteriously Protected From Schizophrenia - VICE


u/DJayBirdSong explains the difficulty of ethical consumption under capitalism and emphasizes what's more important in class struggle : bestof

What technology are you shocked has not advanced yet? : AskReddit

Love matters: How parents' love shapes children's lives. New study shows that when spouses love each other, children stay in school longer and marry later in life.

Today is the 30th anniversary of the 'Pale Blue Dot' photo
Pale Blue Dot 30th Anniversary | National Geographic
We Are Here: The Pale Blue Dot HD - YouTube
A Universe Not Made For Us (Carl Sagan on religion) - YouTube


Those who were diagnosed with autism, Aspergers, or ADD/ADHD as adults - what were your signs or clues that led to you being tested? : AskReddit

Women of reddit, what are your honest opinions on giving BJs? How much do you actually enjoy giving them? : AskReddit

What's the most wholesome thing a stranger has done for you? : AskReddit

Apple store workers should be paid for time waiting to be searched, court rules : technology

Signal Is Finally Bringing Its Secure Messaging to the Masses : technology




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New climate change plans from conservatives are neither conservative nor climate plans : politics - The strategy now, in the run-up to the 2020 election, is to appear to be doing something on climate.
Scientists say cascading environmental crises are the biggest threat to the well-being of future generations | In other words, each of these global risks worsens one another in ways that may cascade to create a worldwide systemic crisis. : worldnews
'The Saddest Thing Is That It Won't Be Breaking News': Concentration of CO2 Hits Record High of 416 ppm : worldnews
'Mass Murder': New Report Says Air Pollution From Fossil Fuel Combustion Causing 4.5 Million Deaths Each Year : worldnews
French ski resort closes mid-season as it sees no snow or second year -- Mildest winter in a century continues a worrying trend
'Surprised, No. Disgusted, Yes': Study Shows Deepwater Horizon Oil Spread Much Further Than Previously Known - "Time to get off fossil fuel and on to renewables." : worldnews

Japan earthquake - Massive 7.0 magnitude tremor rocks Asia's eastern coast : worldnews

Australia NSW fires: For the first time this season, all bush and grass fires contained by RFS : worldnews

Coronavirus live updates: China's Hubei reports 14,840 new cases, 242 additional deaths
North Korea 'executes official who broke coronavirus quarantine' after he's 'seen at public baths' : worldnews
Coronavirus: Taxi Driver Tests Positive in Tokyo : worldnews


Harvard and Yale investigated over foreign funding : worldnews

BBC has uncovered shocking video evidence that torture is rampant among Nigerian security forces. Torture is illegal in Nigeria. But images show that a particular form of torture - a technique known as tabay' - is widely used in the interrogation and punishment of detainees, including children. : worldnews


Israeli PM Netanyahu: "It was also not for nothing that the American administration has taken this step together with us. In recent years, we have promoted laws in most US states, which determine that strong action is to be taken against whoever tries to boycott Israel" ("we have this dual loyalty organization called AIPAC")


In wake of Brexit, EU to put Cayman Islands on tax haven blacklist : worldnews
Boris Johnson won't say who really paid for his free holiday to a private Caribbean island after his millionaire friend denied footing the bill : worldnews
In bombshell, UK megabank Barclays reveals its CEO is being probed over links to an American financier and convicted sex offender who committed suicide in jail last year : worldnews (but didn't hang himself)


CIA has been covertly selling backdoor infested hardware and spying on (allied) countries for decades : worldnews (has total meltdown when China tries the same thing)

The Senate Passed A War Powers Resolution To Block Trump From Attacking Iran : politics (Trummp will veto hahaha)

Schiff says Trump is making a 'direct attack' on rule of law: 'It's all out in the open' : politics
Trump engaged in witness retaliation. That's a crime.
Roger Stone case reveals Barr and Trump's gross politicization of American criminal justice | Barr's gross distortion of the Mueller report led to calls for him to step down. He did not, and now we are facing the same situation all over again.
Would you please stop tweeting about the coverup I'm carrying out in broad daylight? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump interference in Roger Stone case is 'abuse of power', Pelosi says. 'This is not what America is about. It is so wrong' : politics

Trump takes on Judge Amy Berman Jackson ahead of Roger Stones sentencing ("some bad things might happen to her" he said)
After Stone Case, Prosecutors Say They Fear Pressure From Trump - The New York Times

Trump seeks to bend the executive branch as part of impeachment vendetta - The Washington Post
Chuck Rosenberg: The Roger Stone situation is a revolting assault on the fragile rule of law - The Washington Post
Opinion | On Roger Stone, Trump and Barr Are Out of Control - The New York Times - The prosecutor who quit over the Roger Stone sentencing is sending a powerful message about political weaponization.
Judge denies Stone's request for a new trial : politics

John Kelly on Alexander Vindman, North Korea, and Trump - The Atlantic - The former chief of staff explained, in the clearest terms yet, his misgivings about Trumps behavior regarding North Korea, immigration, and Ukraine.
John Kelly: Vindman Was Right to Report Trump's "illegal order" on Ukraine
John Kelly's deepest shiv: People who rely on Fox News - "are not informed citizens"

Prosecutors Scared of Taking Cases Which Could Anger Trump After Stone Intervention, Says Report : politics

Another brow-furrower - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This looks like one of those deals where the president says I'll stop illegally withholding those federal services I'm withholding from your constituents if you stop investigating those financial crimes I committed.

Trump just put a 29-year-old fired for his alleged financial crimes in charge of all personnel decisions : politics

Eschaton: Who's Next - Go House members go. I think you have a majority?
(1) Elizabeth Warren on Twitter: "Congress must act immediately to rein in our lawless Attorney General. Barr should resign or face impeachment. And Congress should use spending power to defund the AG's authority to interfere with anything that affects Trump, his friends, or his elections.
Warren: We are watching a descent into authoritarianism : politics

Mnuchin Defends Refusal to Hand Over Trump's ax Returns After Releasing Hunter Biden Financial Info

Rush Limbaugh: "Mr. Man" Trump Will "Have Fun" With "Gay Guy" Buttigieg Kissing His Husband - Ladies and gentlemen, the latest winner of the Medal of Freedom, as bestowed by President Trump.

Jim Jordan: Key Trump ally was 'crying and begging' student wrestler to deny abuse cover-up, hearing told : politics
Jim Jordan Leaves Hearing on Sexual Harassment by Federal Judges : politics (wow)
Jim Jordan Leaves Hearing on Sexual Harassment | Law & Crime (source)


Trump vs. Sanders is the main event. Everything else is an undercard. : politics

The End of an Error - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It's looking like this year's particularly ridiculous clusterfuck in Iowa is likely to end the privileged status of the two mostly white rural states that have declared themselves the gatekeepers of party nominations and had that accepted for no good reason whatsoever: (well, one good thing came out of it)

Eschaton: I'm A Bernie Bro Now - Definitely gonna win with this. -- Brian Kilmeade on Bernie Sanders: "His slogan is 'Stay home, get high, I'll pay off your loan.' That's a pretty catch slogan. I mean, that's pretty good. Marijuana. (Foxfuckers)
Sanders Argues Medicare for All Is Vital for Union Workers: 'They're Losing Wage Increases Because Cost of Healthcare Is Soaring'; "If you talk to union negotiators, they will tell you they spend half of their time arguing against cutbacks for the healthcare that they have." : politics
Bernie Sanders Fires Back at James Carville: He's a 'Political Hack' (a very old, failed, hack)
Bernie Sanders may be just what U.S. capitalism needs, says top economist: Don Pittis : politics
'Never Trump' Republican Operative Known for Anti-Semitic Attacks on George Soros Now Working to Defeat Sanders in Democratic Primary : politics

MIT researchers find vulnerabilities in voting app used in multiple states : politics

Eschaton: Journalists Against Journalism - journalist: here's a tape of bloomberg being racist. cnn anchor: this is sick. why did you bring this? this is a newsroom, what the fuck is wrong with you
(1) Jon Schwarz on Twitter: "I join @CristinaAlesci of CNN in condemning @BenjaminPDixon for releasing accurate, important information about an extremely powerful person running for President of the United States https://t.co/5vwzyhigMQ" / Twitter
(1) Andrew Gillum on Twitter: "This is a dangerously disturbing world view. Dangerous for me, my two sons and millions more just like us. Most troubling is that this sounds like a philosophy, not a singular policy. We need more than an apology. We need answers... https://t.co/CPo8g1h9Eb" / Twitter
Eschaton: Billionaire Truffle Pigs - Everyone who supports Bloomberg explicitly or subtly is showing the ass they tried to hide for years.
Bloomberg is terrible - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Bloomberg once blamed end of 'redlining' for 2008 collapse ("it had nothing to do with rich fuckers like me fucking the economy," he said)
The Bloomberg Campaign Is a Waterfall of Cash - The New York Times - The billionaire has deployed his corporation in service of his presidential bid, producing slick events and recruiting staff members with unusually high pay and other perks.
Michael Bloomberg -- s Campaign Suddenly Drops Memes Everywhere -- A campaign of sponsored content for the candidate flourished suddenly on Instagram. A new outfit, called Meme 2020, is behind it (memers is a thing)
u/Portarossa gives a detailed explanation on how the Bloomberg campaign is paying social media influencers and effecting memes : bestof

Eschaton: Our Brand Is Incompetence - I don't know the players, but the point I keep trying to make is that there's a big problem with a system that involves putting people who have no experience actually running things in charge of running things.
Eschaton: And Then Disappears - The joke is that everyone is fighting the last war, but this is especially true when you won the last one. Or maybe 3 wars ago. You are a brilliant general, even if you haven't commanded any troops lately or done much else other than show up on cable news on a regular basis and collect rents from various projects you have lent your name to.

End the GOP | The New Republic - In order to save our democracy, we must not merely defeat the Republican Party.
When Balance Comes at the Expense of the Truth Journalists need to stop acting like Democrats and Republicans are the same.


Radio Sputnik, a propaganda arm of the Russian government, has began broadcasting on three Kansas City-area radio stations during prime drive time. : worldnews

Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly is No. 1 in US in Senate fundraising : politics

Eschaton: Real Genius - Actually funny. -- U.S. District Judge William Alsup plainly suspected that DoorDash wielded the arbitration agreements signed by its workers as weapons to discourage the workers from filing claims.



McClatchy, second largest local news co., files bankruptcy | McClatchy Washington Bureau - to shed costs of print legacy and speed shift to digital

The Chaos at Condi Nast - The New York Times - The memoirs of Dan Peres and other ex-employees of the magazine company reveal mess behind the gloss of the aughts ... Mr. Peres reveals an opioid addiction that he tried for years to hide, and which, until he got clean in 2007, had him taking as many as 60 Vicodin pills a day.


Suicide note confession: Doctor says he didn't vaccinate children despite parents' wishes : worldnews


Boston Globe: "Layoffs underway at Wayfair: After several years of breakneck growth, Wayfair may be hitting the brakes" : boston

Crime in Cambridge Drops to Record Lows in 2019 : boston


Billionaire Peter Thiel Sells A Majority Of His Remaining Facebook Stake : technology


Redditors of over five years, what are the major changes you've seen Reddit go through in terms of the community?





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Mass melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, leading to a multi-metre rise in global mean sea levels during a period known as the Last Interglacial (129,000-116,000 years ago), took less than 20C of ocean warming, finds new paleoclimate study : science (too bad Republicans don't believe in science)

Fossil-fuel industry doubles donations to major parties in four years, report shows. Coal, oil and gas companies trying to buy political power says Australian Conservation Foundation
Harvard Dept of Chemistry and Biology Chair Dr. Charles Lieber and Two Students identified as Chinese Nationals (one an Lt in the Chinese Army) arrested by FBI agents for setting up secret bio research lab in Wuhan, China and attempting to smuggle 21 vials of "sensitive biological samples" out of US : worldnews

Only 1 in 19 people who might have the coronavirus are being diagnosed in Wuhan, new research suggests : worldnews
Taiwan sticks with 'Wuhan' for name of COVID-19 coronavirus despite WHO change : worldnews (calls it the "Wuhan Kungflu Xivrus")
Coronavirus: hundreds in China sign petition calling for free speech : worldnews
Malaysian student evicted from her Perth home due to her landlord's fears about the coronavirus outbreak, despite the fact she had not travelled to China. : worldnews
Bats for sale at Indonesia's wildlife market despite virus warning : worldnews
Coronavirus is a bigger threat than terrorism: World Health Organization

Modi's Party Faces Stunning Defeat in New Delhi Elections Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party suffered a major defeat (tired of his shit)

Four people including girl, 12, survive 32 days adrift in the Pacific by eating coconuts found floating in the sea in hellish ordeal that claimed the lives of their eight companions : worldnews

Prague to risk Russian wrath by naming square after Boris Nemtsov - Rebranding area in front of Russian embassy after Putin critic has huge symbolic value

'Jewish extremists' vandalise mosque, cars in Palse photo, I always go back to Carl Sagantinian village as hate crime in Israel soars : worldnews
UN publishes first ever list of 112 companies active in Israeli settlements : worldnews
UN releases list of companies with ties to illegal Israeli settlements | Middle East Eye

The United States' European allies are no longer taking Trump's 'apoplectic' threats seriously : worldnews

More than half Malta's traffic police arrested for fraud : worldnews

Italy strips immunity from far-right Salvini - Matteo Salvini could now face trial over accusations of illegally detaining migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. : worldnews

The Diplomat - Modis Party Faces Stunning Defeat in New Delhi Elections Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party suffered a major defeat.
Blasphemy 'is no crime', says Macron amid French girl's anti-Islam row - The French president defended the teenager, named only as Mila, who received death threats and was forced out of her school after filming an anti-religious diatribe on social media. : worldnews (muzfucks immigrate, get angry everyone isn't crazy like them)

Italy strips immunity from far-right Salvini - Matteo Salvini could now face trial over accusations of illegally detaining migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. : worldnews

'It'sa pain you will never overcome': crisis in Venezuela as babies die of malnutrition

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to overtake Heathrow as Europe's top, just as UK leaves EU : worldnews

Boris Johnson threatens to rip up 'unbalanced' extradition treaty with the US after Trump refuses to extradite a diplomat's wife accused of killing a British teenager : worldnews
Scotland is already taking steps to hold a referendum on independence and believes it is a matter of when rather than if the country separates from the rest of Britain, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday. : worldnews
Sexual assault claims 'gagged' by UK universities (forced to sign NDAs when they enroll, not allowed to talk about getting raped)
Former monk who sexually abused boys as young as nine jailed for more than 20 years - A former monk at a Catholic boarding school who sexually abused boys as young as nine has been jailed for more than 20 years ... Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire in 1987 after he told the headteacher about having sexual contact with a pupil.

Northern Ireland police arrest 4 over murdered journalist Lyra McKee: The journalist was shot dead during rioting in Northern Ireland last year. She had written about her struggles growing up gay in the country : worldnews

US says Huawei has been spying through 'backdoors' designed for law enforcement -- which is what the US has been pressuring tech companies to do for years

What the United States Did in Indonesia - The Atlantic - In Indonesia in October 1965, Suharto, a powerful Indonesian military leader, accused the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) of organizing a brutal coup attempt, following the kidnapping and murder of six high-ranking army officers. Over the months that followed, he oversaw the systematic extermination of up to a million Indonesians for affiliation with the party, or simply for being accused of harboring leftist sympathies. He then took power and ruled as dictator, with U.S. support, until 1998 (Kissinger killed a million people, more in other countries)


Russia will try to meddle in 2020 U.S. election, intelligence report says | Russia wants to help pro-Russia candidates, the report says, but it also meddles because it wants to show that Western nations can't hold fair elections : worldnews

U.S. admits border officers wrongly detained Iranian-born travellers at Canada-U.S. border | CBC News : worldnews


Why Bill Barr's DOJ replaced Catholic Charities with Hookers for Jesus - Well, it turns out the head of the Catholic Charities affiliate had been active with Democrats and the Phoenix group had opposed President Trumps immigration policies. By contrast, Hookers for Jesus is run by a Christian conservative and the Lincoln Tubman group was launched by a relative of a Trump delegate to the 2016 convention.


Fact check: Trump falsely claims 'redemption money' from immigrants is paying for border wall, baffling experts - CNNPolitics


Accused Yovanovitch 'Stalker' Robert Hyde Now Supplying Documents to Congress

Trump implicates Barr directly in Roger Stone intervention - The Washington Post - Trump just made the DOJ's Roger Stone intervention look even worse -- Trump directly implicated Attorney General William P. Barr, which will only increase questions about Barr doing his political bidding.
Trump Congratulates Barr for Eliminating DOJ Independence


(1) Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "Is this the Judge that put Paul Manafort in SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, something that not even mobster Al Capone had to endure? How did she treat Crooked Hillary Clinton? Just asking! https://t.co/Fe7XkepJNN" / Twitter
..And a swamp creature withpullwas just sentenced to two months in jail for a similar thing that they want Stone to serve 9 years for. A phony Mueller Witch Hunt disgrace. Caught!

This is the essence of authoritarianism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The law for your enemies; impunity for your allies:
Susan Collins' defense of her Trump vote just keeps looking worse and worse - CNNPolitics

Neo-Nazi group membership may not get you booted from the military, officials say - Task & Purpose

House to vote on resolution that would dissolve Equal Rights Amendment deadline - ABC News - The 10-year deadline issued in 1973 created legal controversy over ERA adoption (they knew it would die, and Republican senators cackle)

Harry Reid Says Its Time to Kill Off the Iowa Caucus (old white people who can't use an app)

oe Bidens Campaign Was a Disaster for Liberalism and the Democratic Party
Quick New Hampshire thoughts - Lawyers, Guns & Money - (1) This is a really absurd way to pick a president. (2) Biden is done.
Blood in the water: Biden campaign reels after New Hampshire trouncing

In new flyer, Culinary Union warns members Sanders would 'end" their health care if elected president

oe Bidens Campaign Was a Disaster for Liberalism and the Democratic Party ... Biden's candidacy almost single-handedly stunted the growth of every other center-left alternative

Deval Patrick ends 2020 presidential campaign - CNNPolitics (the one he never started)

Cable News Just Can't Bring Itself To Admit That Bernie Sanders Won -- It was the moderates who really won! (Buttaboop and Klobberer!)



Jim Jordan's name comes up during Statehouse testimony on OSU abuse victims bill -- told members of the House Civil Justice Committee that Jordan and other team officials knew about open-shower team facilities that facilitated sexual harassment and abuse of team wrestlers?, an allegation Jordan has denied.
Rep. Jim Jordan accused of participating in OSU sexual abuse cover-up


A Thorn in YouTube's Side Digs In Even Deeper - Carlos Maza, a socialist who calls YouTube "deeply unethical and reckless," is s trying to bolster the video site's left wing.

Grayzone, Grifters and the Cult of Tank - Muros Invisibles - Medium - Grayzone, Grifters and the Cult of TankThe sordid origin story of Max Blumenthal's huckster cadre

Utah law would decriminalize polygamy among consenting adults : news

Sarah Lawrence College dad pleads not guilty in sex trafficking, extortion case


Video Shows Minutes Before 6-Year-Old Faye Swetlik Vanished From Her Yard in South Carolina


Canadian telescope hears mystery radio signal repeating every 16 days. : worldnews ("we're pretty sure it's not time-travelling aliens tryin to warn us of impending doom" scientiists said)

If a fever helps the body fight off infection, would artificially raising your body temperature (within reason), say with a hot bath or shower, help this process and speed your recovery? : askscience

The use of jargon kills people's interest in science, politics. People exposed to jargon when reading about subjects like surgical robots later said they were less interested in science and were less likely to think they were good at science

Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes : news
u/mikeman7918 successfully changes OP's mind about gender dysphoria and transitioning : bestof


Waiters what Valentine day disasters have you witnessed? : AskReddit

I am a Mattress Expert with over 25+ years of experience -- AMA



021120

Permafrost Is Thawing So Fast, It's Gouging Holes in the Arctic - As the ice that holds the soil together disappears, hillsides collapse and massive sinkholes open up. Researchers argue that without taking abrupt thaws into account, we're underestimating the impact of permafrost thaw by 50%

AMA : IAmA
Bumblebees are going extinct in a time of climate chaos | New research using a massive dataset found that the insects are far less common than they used to be; in North America, you are nearly 50% less likely to see a bumblebee in any given area than you were prior to 1974. : worldnews
Sydney's heaviest rain in 30 years put out bush fires that have been burning for months : worldnews

China death toll tops 1000 with 108 dead yesterday : worldnews
Trump proposes cuts to global health programs during coronavirus : worldnews
A US patient infected with coronavirus was accidentally released from hospital after initial tests failed to pick up symptoms : worldnews
Virus storytellers challenge Chinas official narrative (until they get locked up)
Some Experts Worry as a Germ-Phobic Trump Confronts a Growing Epidemic - The New York Times - When President Barack Obama contended with an Ebola outbreak, Mr. Trump demanded measures like canceling flights, forcing quarantines and even denying the return of American medical workers.


Today the High Court of Australia found Aboriginal Australians were not subject to the alien powers in the constitution and could therefore not be deported under immigration law. : worldnews (deported the the Moon, apparently)


'Thousands' of men jump college gates and assault female students at women's college in Delhi : worldnews

EU president tells Boris Johnson his latest Brexit plan is just no-deal: 'We are fine with that' . Prime minister had claimed 'Australia-style' Brexit could be an option : worldnews

EU lawmakers slam abortion 'misinformation' network: Several European politicians and MEPs have called for action against abortion "misinformation" clinics. Many of the Christian conservative facilities have been accused of spreading fear among vulnerable women : worldnews

Philippines Rejects Trump, Dumps Decades-Old Military Pact With the United States : worldnews

A Pedophile Writer Is on Trial. So Are the French Elites. - The New York Times - For decades, Gabriel Matzneff wrote openly of his pedophilia, protected by powerful people in publishing, journalism, politics and business. Now cast out, he attacks their "cowardice" in a rare interview (they should have stopped me from molesting those kids)

Canadian military reportedly wants Huawei banned from country's 5G


'The intelligence coup of the century' -- For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries ... But what none of its customers ever knew was that Crypto AG was secretly owned by the CIA in a highly classified partnership with West German intelligence


DOJ Gave $500K Grant to 'Hookers for Jesus' Instead of Established Anti-Trafficking Groups: Report
The FBI Makes a Bizarre Claim About Pro-Choice Terrorism - The bureau revamped its homegrown-terror efforts to include 'people on either side' of the abortion debate. But theres almost no evidence of pro-choice violence

Trump Seeks Steep Cut to Fund Designed to Deter Russia From Threats to Europe | World Report | US News - skepticism of the European Deterrence Initiative has prompted widespread criticism in the past and formed part of the argument for his impeachment (Vlad is my friend, Trump said)


New Ukraine Emails Prove White House Lied to Congressional Investigators : politics - Specifically, the emails show that OMB was kept abreast of concerns about the hold leveled by the Department of Defense (DOD) and that OMB officials successfully kept those concerns from coming to light long enough for President Trump to be acquitted without his apparatchiks or defenders being pressed on the matter (descent into crookocracy)
New Unredacted Emails Show How Deeply OMB Misled Congress on Ukraine : politics

Republicans Think It Was Fine For Trump To Fire Government Officials Who TestifIed Against Him : politics (disloyalty to the god-king)

Trump Fires Defense Official for Refusing to Break the Law

Reports: DOJ To Make Extraordinary Reversal On Tough Sentence For Roger Stone : politics -- "This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!"
Trump Floats Pardon of Russia-Scandal Accomplice Roger Stone : politics - decision to back off the sentencing recommendation raised questions about political interference and whether Trumps views hold unusual sway over the Justice Department, which is meant to operate independently of the White House in criminal investigations and prosecutions.
All four prosecutors quit Roger Stone case after government backs away from sentencing proposal - The Boston Globe - "very horrible and unfair" Trump ranted, "they used evidence and witnesses!")
Stone prosecutor resigns amid reports of DOJ overruling sentencing memo : politics
Chairman Schiff Statement on Roger Stone Sentencing : politics

Barr takes control of legal matters of interest to Trump, including Stone sentencing
Time for Democrats to get much tougher with William Barr : politics


Trumpism and the Corruption of Christian Morals : politics (Christian morals have been corrupt for 2000 years but the Antichrist is taking it to a new level)

President Trump's budget is a reflection of his State of the Union: A dangerous litany of falsehoods : politics
Trump's Budget: Making America God-Awful Again
In Any Sane Country, Trump's New Budget Would Be Political Suicide | Cutting the CDC in the middle of a pandemic is not viable in a functioning republic. We do not currently have one. : politics

Trump tweets Curb Your Enthusiasm MAGA clip mocking his own supporters - President appears oblivious to joke at his expense : politics

How should Democrats fight back against Trumps billion-dollarDeath Star? -- Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale has built a $1 billion disinformation machine (let's just call it the Lie Machine)


#FireChuckTodd Trends After MSNBC Anchor Quotes Article Comparing Bernie Sanders Supporters to Brownshirts : politics (Joins Chris Matthews in the idiot club)

First results of 2020 New Hampshire Primary are in. Amy Klobuchar, Donald Trump lead (in Dixville Notch, pop. 8)
Whats at Stake in the New Hampshire Primary
There is no defense for letting Iowa and New Hampshire lead the primary process - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Take it from New Hampshirite Dylan Matthews: But the system needs to end. There is no good reason why Iowa and New Hampshire should go first. That matters regardless of your broader views on the primary system (Dems are idiots)

Sanders Takes the Lead, but Bloomberg and Buttigieg Reap Spoils of Bidens Decline
Bloombergs monopoly, Bidens market crash
Bloomberg heard in 2015 audio clip defending stop and frisk, 'throwing minority kids against wall'
Michael Bloomberg Audio Emerges of His Stop and Frisk Defense - Bloomberg (haha Bloomberg reporting on Bloomfucker)
#BloombergIsRacist Trends As Second Resurfaced Clip Shows Dem Candidate Saying 'We Disproportionately Stop Whites Too Much And Minorities Too Little' : politics

Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race : news

A US House candidate say's she was hacked (Brianna Wu by the Russians)


NYCs Police-Union Leaders Are Unhinged (and racist assholes)

Mom slain with 2 kids wanted apartment locks changed after getting restraining order, boss says

The assassination of Malcolm X is being reinvestigated after questions raised in a Netflix series : news

Jussie Smollett indicted by special prosecutor in Chicago, source says : news

Young Men Embrace Gender Equality, but They Still Don't Vacuum -- New studies show traditional views persist about who does what at home, and it's holding women back.


14 of the Boston area's most romantic restaurants


Judith Butler Wants Us to Reshape Our Rage | The New Yorker


Bats' fierce immune systems drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humans, new study shows. The researchers note that disrupting bat habitat appears to stress the animals and makes them shed even more virus in their saliva, urine and feces that can infect other animals. : science

Religious people only live longer in religious cultural contexts, a new analysis of gravestones finds. Results suggest longer life is not an inherent feature of religiosity. Instead, religious people only live longer in religious cultural contexts where religiosity is valued. : science

u/VolcanicToast23 Explains hw statistics are intentionally skewed by the Crime Prevention Research Center in order to mislead Americans into believing mass shootings are less of a problem in the USA vs countries like Norway. A gd lesson on critical reading, specially when it comes to slippery stats : bestof


What is the creepiest thing that society accepts as a cultural norm? : AskReddit

People who grew up in third-world countries, what was the biggest shock for you when moving into a developed country? : AskReddit

What is a quote or saying that just pisses you the fuck off? : AskReddit



021020


Coronavirus live updates: China says death toll tops 900 as confirmed cases cross 40,000 : worldnews
Hong Kong police on the hunt after duo escape coronavirus quarantine : worldnews
60 more people found to have coronavirus on Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan : worldnews
Lawyer Journalist Who Risked Life to Reveal Conditions in Wuhan Now Reported Missing by Mother : worldnews

Four Chinese military hackers have been charged with breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of Americans : worldnews

France is expected to be Brazil's biggest military threat over the next 20 years and could invade the Amazon in 2035, according to a secret report published by Brazilian media : worldnews (deep in the Indian patriarchy)

Likud accidentally leaks the personal information of Israel's entire voting-eligible population : worldnews (Likudnudniks)
Palestinian teen shot in head by Israeli forces delayed en route to hospital : worldnews


France is expected to be Brazil's biggest military threat over the next 20 years and could invade the Amazon in 2035, according to a secret report published by Brazilian media : worldnews (Bolsonaro claims he's not an idiot)



Anti-Putin blogger has his throat slit in a hotel room after vocally opposing the Russian President : worldnews

Boris Johnson is deadly serious about building a #20 billion bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland, which one engineer described as being 'as feasible as building a bridge to the moon : worldnews
Post-Brexit free ports -- A chain of 10 freeports planned by the government will be used by the super-rich to hoard assets and avoid taxes, Labour has warned.


Rejecting 'Profoundly Disturbing' Logic That Criminalizes Empathy, Judge Reverses Convictions of Border Humanitarians : politics


Trump post-impeachment proves House Democrats must keep investigating his White House | Trump and his accomplices are betting that Democrats don't have the stomach to keep fighting. Lawmakers in charge of oversight must prove they're wrong. : politics

Schumer asks inspectors general to investigate whistleblower retaliation after Vindman firing : politics (Trump fies the IG)

House Democrats need to unleash a tsunami of oversight on the Trump administration : politics
King Donald: After acquittal, Trump moves to seize power -- and alter reality

Lindsey Graham Implicates William Barr in Massive Scandal, on Live Television : politics
Giuliani Giving Ukraine Data to Justice Department, Barr Says : politics
Lindsey Graham's tarring of Alexander Vindman

Trump Budget to Propose 'Savage' Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security While Hiking Pentagon and Wall Funds; "This budget is Trump's pledge that as long as he stays in office, slashing Social Security, Medicaid, and whatever's left of SNAP will remain a White House priority." : politics ... "This could literally kill my Trump-supporting grandparents, who had no retirement to speak of and have to plan paying monthly bills around medical costs. Yet I can't imagine them changing their minds." (the great divide)
Trump to seek nearly 8 percent cut in education spending : politics (too much eduction, the rich needs the money)
American Mothers Are Dying Because of the U.S. Health Care System | The U.S. has an inexcusably high maternal mortality rate. : politics
Trump's $4.8 Trillion Budget Likely to Get Thumbs-Down From Congress (it's a political ad to his demented deBase who love evil)

CPAC Chair: Mitt Romney's 'physical safety' Would Be At Risk At Conference ("and that not a threat" he added)
As Trump retaliates against perceived foes, GOP remains silent : politics (they fear for their lives)
Good thing Studio 54 had a very strict no-cocaine policy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
(1) NoelCaslerComedy on Twitter: "First of all, Trump still hangs out with drug dealers, I have pics to prove it. Second of all, Trump tower was full of coke dealers. Third, Trump himself is a drug addict. @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/lkPekV8Ztf" / Twitter

Trump's First 3 Years Created 1.5 Million Fewer Jobs Than Obama's last 3

Erasing History: The National Archives Is Destroying Records About Victims of Trump's ICE Policies (that's the third Refuck purge of reality)


Sanders pulls away from Buttigieg in New Hampshire poll : politics
Pete Buttigieg is uniquely disliked by Democrats across the spectrum even as he surges in early states : politics
Pete Buttigieg Lets Slip His Austerity Agenda : politics
Bernie Sanders' Secret Weapon - The Senator's strength among non-Democrats could seal his victory in New Hampshire and in many other states that hold open primaries.
MSNBC Host Skewered for Ludicrous Remarks on Sanders' Democratic Socialism

MSNBC Host Skewered for Ludicrous Remarks on Sanderss Democratic Socialism -- The MSNBC host suggested that a Bernie Sanders victory would lead to public executions of establishment politicians. (hard to wrap your head around the usual stupid evil shit from respected TV guy Chris Matthews, thinks Fidel Castro almost won the "cold war")

(1) Kombiz Lavasany on Twitter: "Here's the video of the moment... It really is something https://t.co/uKS3vxuyX1" / Twitter

Biden plummets in new national poll, ceding top spot to Bernie : politics
Joe Biden: I'll 'work like hell' for Bernie Sanders if he wins nomination, Buttigieg can't win black vote : politics
Eschaton: You Deserve Better and Once I Was It
(1) Jon Levine on Twitter: "NEW: Joe Biden calls a New Hampshire voter a "lying dog-faced pony soldier" https://t.co/AbAYLDjUie" / Twitter

A Republican Plutocrat Tries To Buy The Democratic Nomination : politics ... "It sure did. Bloomberg donated $11.7 million to Republican Pat Toomey's campaign Which pretty much guaranteed Kavanaugh's confirmation to SCOTUS. Bloomberg is a duplicitous and irredeemable reprobate as Susan Collins"

Eschaton: Manager - It's also a grim illustration of what fundraising culture is doing to basic competence within the Democratic Party. Running the DNC and a state party are huge jobs. But the people who take them don't know how to do anything other than raise money, cash paychecks and go on TV.
Eschaton: TECHNOLOGY - Just to state what should be obvious: tech solutions are often trying to solve nonexistent problems in a much more expensive way which is more likely to fail catastrophically with no means of recovery.
Eschaton: Our Brand Is Competence - Technocratic competence. Put the Lanyards in charge of our brilliant Rube Goldberg wonky plan and everything will work out great. Then the website doesn't work and they broke the Iowa caucus. Apparently too many of the Lanyards are failsons and failcousins, and apparently a humanities degree from a school near Boston isn't actually the same as a STEM degree (I think humanities degrees even from schools near Boston are great, I'm not just not sure why all the people telling people to get STEM degrees have them).

Tom Perez Should Resign, Preferably Today : politics (Barry's boy, Keith Ellison was too smart)


This Seems Bad - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Thanks to commenter Ellie1789 for pointing me to this article in The Atlantic about the enormous disinformation war Trump has waged and will continue to wage this election year.

KGO-AM Host Threatens Nunes for Calling Media Hostile: 'You Ain't een Hostile Yet, You Emasculated Pissant'


QAnon Believers Are Now Running for Congress : politics


Apple fined $41 million for secretly slowing old iPhones : worldnews




020920

A few climate models are now predicting an unprecedented and alarming spike in temperatures perhaps as much as 5 degrees Celsius (nothing to worry about, watch more sportsball)

The world spends nearly $3 trillion a year on military expenditures, and the United States drives the bulk of the globe's weapons trade about 79%, according to figures compiled by the U.S. State Department. : worldnews (the whole problem in a nutshell)

'Ignored and trivialized': Experts warned Australia government before catastrophic blazes : worldnews (fuck off, ya greenie cunts, ScoMo said)
Sydney Set to Receive Rainfall at Levels Not Seen in Two Decades. Evacuation orders Issued for Northern and Western suburbs. More than 100,000 homes and businesses without power. : worldnews


First American and Japanese deaths reported in coronavirus epidemic - The Washington Post
Doctor who exposed Sars cover-up under house arrest in China, family confirms : worldnews
Video appears to show people in China forcibly taken for quarantine over coronavirus : worldnews
Coronavirus: whistle-blower's mother demands answers from police
10 Wuhan professors signed an open letter demanding freedom of speech protections after a doctor who was punished for warning others about coronavirus died from it : worldnews
In the weeks after reports of a mystery new virus an estimated 5 million people left the city of Wuhan many already infected . Where did they all go? : worldnews
Pakistan refuses to evacuate citizens stuck in coronavirus crackdown in Wuhan, China - The Washington Post ("zero" cases in Fuckistan)
Cave full of bats in China identified as source of virus almost identical to the one killing hundreds today Researchers discovered the cave 15 years ago but did not have the funding for further research : worldnews
Could Boston's tourism industry become a victim of coronavirus? -- The Chinese market makes up Boston's largest group of overseas travelers. And theyre the biggest spenders, dropping $616 million into the local economy in 2018 (Harvard's tour buses are taking a hit)

A global conservation disaster: Fury as Boswana sells 60 elephant shoot permits to tropy hunters. The species will be more prone to disease and the risk of extinction is greater (how many did Don Jr. buy?)

Nearly 600,000 Syrians flee government offensive, risking humanitarian catastrophe

Israel 'drawing up map' for West Bank annexation plan despite global uproar : worldnews (Jared says it will be finished soon)
A senior Palestinian official stated Saturday that the U.S. peace plan, also known as the "Deal of the Century," includes 300 violations of international law : worldnews
Israel blocks Palestinian agricultural produce at West Bank's only direct export route : worldnews


'A historic day': Switzerland votes to back new anti-homophobia law : worldnews

Nicaragua lifts newsprint ban on embattled La Prensa newspaper - The Washington Post - newsprint and other imported supplies had been held up in customs in retaliation for its coverage of anti-government demonstrations in 2018. More than 326 people were killed in those protests, most at the hands of police, according to human rights organizations. After the protests, President Daniel Ortega's government led one of the most severe crackdowns on independent media in the hemisphere, raiding news organizations and imprisoning reporters. Scores of journalists have gone into exile. (this evil piece of shit is stil around, tnx CIA)

The UK Department of Health and Social Care has been selling the medical data of millions of National Health Service patients to American and other international drugs companies having misled the public into believing the information would be "anonymous" according to leading experts (gov inc. lied?)

Fugitive American wife Anne Sacoolas who is wanted over the death of Harry Dunn was a CIA spy : worldnews (oh really)




Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument blasts: Arizona national monument being blown up for border wall - CBS News


Experts say Trump firing of 3 officials including Sondland and Vindman is a criminal offense
A group of Republican senators including Susan Collins tried and failed to stop Trump from firing Gordon Sondland : worldnews ... "A group of Republican senators including Susan Collins tried and succeeded to tell Trump that he will never be punished for anything he does while they're all in office."
Republican Senators Tried to Stop Trump From Firing Impeachment Witness - The New York Times
Not just chilling but frightening: Inside Vindman's ouster amid fears of further retaliation by Trump

Major cuts to National Security Council staff expected as soon as next week, sources say - CNNPolitics ("I am your national security" Trump ranted, as he fired everyone who knows anything)

Trumps new budget proposal expected to show how far he has moved away from some 2016 campaign promises (haha suckers)

Ben Carson points to Mar-a-Lago to show that Trump is 'not a racist' -- The housing secretary says the workers who wash dishes and park cars at Trump's luxury Florida resort 'love him' (you know, those undocumented brown refugees)

OOF : PoliticalHumor (it's slowly sinking in)

In addition to the government's emulation of Mussolini's rascist architectural ideas, it is also staffing agencies to promote officially approved fascist histories (BLM says kill all the native Americans)

Denny Heck on state of politics: 'There's way more hate in this business than there ever used to be' - CNNPolitics


Man arrested after allegedly driving van into GOP registration tent - ABC News - Be careful tough guys who you play with!," President Donald Trump tweeted.

Joe Biden Is Collapsing | The New Republic - Who' going to pick up his mantle as the establishment favorite? (Buttaboop? Bloomfuck?)
Joe Biden Is Running Out Of Gas - The former VP has lost the plot, voters say. And they're wondering if he will ever get it back (they don't notice he never had it)
Joe Biden Frustrates Supporters With Debate Comment Writing Off New Hampshire | HuffPost - fully competing for the state, but his comments at the presidential debate seemed to signal defeat.
No, Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden are not 'centrists'
Exclusive NH Tracking Poll: Sanders And Buttigieg Lead Amid Signs Of Momentum For Klobuchar

Iowa caucus 2020: Inside the Democrats' call center as chaos grew
Nevada Democrats debut to volunteers new iPad-based 'tool' to calculate math on Caucus Day in the wake of Iowa fiasco ... Details about the tool come two days after Nevada Democrats said that they would not use any apps ...

Joe Biden hiolds a wide-ranging,unfiltered press conference in New Hampshire - Los Angeles Times - For 20 minutes it was Joe Biden, live and unplugged.

With an avalanche of cash, Steyer surges in South Carolina - POLITICO - The billionaire is beginning to reshape the primary in the state viewed as Joe Bidens firewall



Eschaton: Dance, Monkey, Dance - It's a bit hard to explain and it's Saturday so I'm not even going to try to hard, but once upon a time running for president as a Democrat involved doing this elaborate dance through a rhetorical minefield, carefully avoiding subjects or commitments, speaking phrases of pre-approved bullshit that the talking heads had agreed were acceptable. Walk outside the lines a bit and YEAARGH BOOM. - That's the game Mayo Pete is playing, and I think it's a game we have, somewhat, moved past. (Mayo refused to answer any questions about his policies, if he has any)


What Happens When QAnon Seeps From the Web to the Offline World - The New York Times (the batshit crazy has always been deep in the Republican so-called mind)


The Mormon Church Amassed $100 Billion. It Was the Best-Kept Secret in the Investment World. - WSJ - A look inside the vast but little-known fund of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: tried to be somewhat anonymous.


AIPAC apologizes for ads that called some Democrats 'radicals' pushing 'anti-Semitic' policies (Jews for Trumpster!)


The Castro's shame: Addiction and mental illness devastate iconic SF neighborhood


Texas Ex-mayor accused of stealing half a million dollars from taxpayers : news
Texas high school student is growing out his hair for his sick sister. When administrators asked him to cut it, he withdrew from school : news (Texas Republicans enforcing masculinity rules)
To the "back in my day, people weren't so easily offended" crowd : PoliticalHumor


Johnny Depp & Amber Heard: NEW Unsensored Audio - Amber tells Depp nobody will believe him, and also admit to drawing wounds on erself with makeup and taking pictures of them for proof. : videos (very toxic feminitity)


Jordan Peterson's year of 'absolute hell' : Professor forced to retreat from public life because of addiction -- The controversial author and professor is recovering from addiction to tranquilizers and near-death in Russia, his family says ... to benzodiazepine tranquilizers and was recently near death in an induced coma, his daughter Mikhaila said ... He is being treated at a clinic in Russia after being repeatedly misdiagnosed at several hospitals in North America, she said ... He has previously discussed his long history of depression ... She said Russian doctors are not influenced by pharmaceutical companies to treat the side-effects of one drug with more drugs, and that they 'have the guts' to medically detox someone from benzodiazepines ("one of the most famous authors in the world")
Author Jordan Peterson is recovering from severe tranquiliser addiction in Russia : news ... "13th rule of life: don't fuck with benzos" (mostly about Benzos, not JorPe, but it turns out he doesn't believe in doctors, being an influencial thought-leader, so he got comatosed in Russia so he could avoid the pain of withdrawal, tough guy)
jordan.b.peterson (his daughter, remind you of anyone?
"He nearly died several times": Controversial academic Jordan Peterson seeks to recover from physical dependence to prescription drug, daughter says
Jordan Peterson - Lawyers, Guns & Money


TIL In 1965, a Ukrainian farmer dug up the lower jawbone of a mammoth. Further excavations revealed the presence of 4 huts, made up of a total of 149 mammoth bones. These dwellings, dating back some 15,000 years, were determined to have been some of the oldest shelters ever built : todayilearned

Does penis size come from your mother's side? (only if she's making a lot of testosterone in a very narrow window)


/u/reasonandmadness explains to a boomer what "ok boomer" means by those using it and why it means what it means to them.
u/AndrewJamesDrake explains the generational stratification of America : bestof

[Serious] What is stopping you from killing yourself? : AskReddit

Men who were sexually harassed, assaulted, raped or forced to have sex by females. What happened? : AskReddit

What's a fact you KNOW that almost everyone is wrong about?




020820

Trump Named Worst President for Our Environment in History' by Nine Green Groups : worldnews
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil more than doubled in January compared with the previous year, according to official data : worldnews

Pope Francis calls tax cuts for the wealthy a 'structure of sin' as he tells a Vatican conference the 'rich world can and must end poverty'. : worldnews

Coronavirus Live Updates: An American in Wuhan Dies of the Virus - The New York Times
US citizen dies of coronavirus in Wuhan : worldnews
Coronavirus Live Updates: An American in Wuhan Dies of the Virus - The New York Times
Coronavirus: Five Brits in French ski chalet catch virus : worldnews
Royal Caribbean cruise line bans all Chinese citzens from ships amid coronavirus fears : worldnews
Coronavirus brings Chinas surveillance state out of the shadows

China arrests Hui Muslim poet for speaking out against the Uyghur concentration camps : worldnews


Russia: Investigative reporter who uncovered gay purge attacked in Chechnya - A human rights lawyer and award-winning investigative reporter have been severely beaten in the Chechen capital of Grozny. : worldnews

Thai soldier kills 'many' in shooting rampage : worldnews


Rouhani faces winter of Irans


Trump is losing the support of the United States' closest ally after the president slammed down the phone on them during an 'apoplectic' call. Johnson has accused Trump of "failing to lead" and "letting the air out of the tires of the world economy." : worldnews


Edward Snowden, NSA whistleblower, seeking extension of Russian residence permit : worldnews

Former US drone operator recalls dropping a missile on Afghanistan children and says military is 'worse than the Nazis' - Mr Bryant estimates he contributed directly to killing 13 people himself and says his squadron fired on 1,626 targets including women and children.
160 Nations Ban These Weapons. The U.S. Now Embraces Them. - The New York Times - Cold War weapons like cluster munitions and antipersonnel mines again are approved for use, but the Pentagon seems to lack a coherent strategy for them.


Trump publicly admits he fired White House official as retaliation for impeachment testimony: 'He was very insubordinate' : worldnews (to the perfect beautiful god-king)
Trump Fires Impeachment Witnesses Gordon Sondland and Alexander Vindman in Post-Acquittal Purge - The New York Times - Emboldened by his victory and determined to strike back,
Friday Night Massacre of Alexander Vivdman, Yevgeny Vindman & Gordon Sondland is Just the Beginning for Trump - Friday Night Massacres Just the Beginning for Acquitted TrumpNine months before election day, our most corrupt, unfit, demented and malevolent president has been given more power than any other human being in our history
Collins says it would not be appropriate for Trump to retaliate against impeachment witnesses | TheHill (later, she said it just an "aspirational" thoght)

It's not OK to be a Republican - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump is considering firing the Inspector General, because the IG reported -- as he was legally required to do -- the whistleblower's complaint to Congress:

Thousands of Hmong and Lao Americans face deportation under Trump proposal | MPR News

Nancy Pelosi op-ed - McConnell and the GOP Senate are accomplices to Trump?s wrongdoing - The Washington Post

Heres a new abuse of power by Trump that should alarm you abuse of the classification process (all his crimes are top secret)



Trump used a Philly student's story to push school choice. She already attends one of the best charters.

Justice Department Drops Antitrust Probe Against Automakers That Sided With California on Emissions - The New York Times


The Superposition Candidacy of Donald Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The structural factors look very favorable for Trump.


Ed McGinty stages a viral, one-man anti-Trump protest in the GOP-heavy Florida town The Villages - The Washington Post


New Hampshire Primary Poll: Buttigieg Takes Lead Over Sanders CBS Boston - Pete Buttigieg continued his rise taking a narrow lead that falls within the survey (NH dems would rather have a gay Mckinsey twerp than a socialist or a woman)
Buttigieg Supported by GOP Oligarch Len Blavatnik | Law & Crime ... Russian-Linked Oligarch Who Supports Trump and McConnell (GOP=Russian)
Klobuchar takes aim at Buttigieg in ABC News debate in New Hampshire - ABC News
Former mayor did not answer a single question on China, U.S. cyber policy, NATO, or Afghanistan
I do love some West Wing gibberish ... Pete Buttigieg ...
Takeaways from the New Hampshire Democratic debate - The Washington Post
7 Takeaways From the Democratic Debate in New Hampshire - The New York Times
Bernie Sanders showed us hes a very skilled politician a much savvier operator than the establishment gives him credit for.
Team Clinton Hits Sanders Ahead of New Hampshire Primary - Bloomberg - Before the Iowa caucuses, an ally of Bernie Sanders led a crowd in booing Hillary Clinton. This week, members of Team Clinton returned the favor.
Bloombergs big bet on the power of money
Warren, Sanders and Foreign Policy - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Docs: Shadow Inc. Directly Tied to Left-Wing Media Operation - VICE - The fact that we are getting framed as nefarious for doing what the right has been doing is bullshit said Acronym CEO Tara McGowan (shut up and find a new job, Tara)
Eschaton: But The Point Is... It Is Nefarious ... Acronym CEO Tara McGowan ... Also if you're going to play dirty be minimally competent at it. Jeebus.


Who Stand Your Ground is not intended to protect - Lawyers, Guns & Money (women, of course)


A mysterious radio source located in a galaxy 500 million light years from Earth is pulsing on a 16-day cycle, like clockwork, according to a new study. This marks the first time that scientists have ever detected periodicity in these signals, which are known as fast radio bursts (FRBs) : worldnews




020720

Antarctica logs hottest temperature on record with a reading of 18.3C | A new record set so soon after the previous record of 17.5C in March 2015 is a sign warming in Antartica is happening much faster than global average : worldnews
The Arctic is releasing a shocking amount of greenhouse gases in "abrupt thaw" of permafrost regions
Permafrost in Canada, Alaska and Siberia is abruptly crumbling in ways that could release large stores of greenhouse gases more quickly than anticipated, researchers have warned. : worldnews
Bumblebees' decline points to mass extinction Populations disappearing in areas where temperatures are getting hotter, scientists say : worldnews

Downpour in Australia knocks back a third of New South Wales' fires in one day : worldnews

Confirmed coronavirus cases top 30,000 in China : worldnews
Chinese Authorities Say Someone Caught Coronavirus After Being Exposed for Just 15 Seconds: Several cases of rapid infection have been reported as China scrambles to contain the epidemic. : worldnews
Chinese social media censors hashtag 'I want freedom of speech' after coronavirus whistleblower doctor dies : worldnews
Chinese public mourns, rages over death of doctor who raised early alarm on coronavirus : worldnews
China's top court says it was a mistake to quell early "rumors" about the Wuhan virus
Widespread Outcry in China Over Death of Coronavirus Doctor - The New York Times - The doctor, Li Wenliang, had been silenced by the police after warning about the new coronavirus that has killed hundreds in China and sickened thousands.
61 coronavirus cases confirmed on cruise ship off Japan, Israelis on boar - The Jerusalem Post
Coronavirus updates: 8 more Americans diagnosed on cruise ship as death toll hits 638
61 coronavirus cases confirmed on cruise ship off Japan, Israelis on board : worldnews
Coronavirus: Anyone near germaphobic Putin has temperature checked as 144 quarantined in Siberian sanatorium
Concerns coronavirus is going undetected in Indonesia -- World's ourth most populous country says it has no confirmed cases despite close links to China


TikTok reportedly waited nearly 3 hours to call police in Brazil after a teen's death was livestreamed on the platform, but the company notified its own PR team almost immediately : worldnews


Pharma giant, Novartis, makes the world'S Most expensive drug -- A a $2.1 million gene therapy for an otherwise fatal neurodegenerative disorder. Few can afford it. Now Novartis has outraged many by holding a lottery to give out 100 treatments for free while 10,000 more remain without access.

After Disasters, Puerto Ricans Are Left With $1.6 Billion in Unpaid Insurance Claims: Homeowners and cities say they're getting pennies on the dollar. Some insurers have gone out of business. Lawsuits and claims of fraud -- on both sides -- are flying

'Bombshell' Iraqi Officials Say ISIS -- Not Iran -- Likely Behind Rocket Attack Trump Used to Justify Soleimani Assassination (so Trump releases all the ISIS terrorists, who stage an "attack" that Trump uses kill Solemani to boost his ratings)


New York to Sue Trump Administration Over Global Entry Freeze - The New York Times - The lawsuit will challenge the federal governments decision to bar New Yorkers from enrolling in programs that allow travelers to skip lines at airports.

Secret Service has paid rates as high as $650 a night for rooms at Trumps properties

Key impeachment witness Vindman fired from White House job - CNNPolitics
Alexander Vindman Fired and Escorted From the White House - The New York Times - "I'm not happy with him" Trump said
With Vindman's dismissal, Trump gets especially vindictive -- The tendency has worked to stifle or sideline his critics. But it's getting even uglier now.
Bill Taylor: Attacks on Yovanovitch were ''unconscionable' - CNNPolitics

Trump s quest for revenge could mean the end of whistleblowing -- He and his allies are killing a crucial tool of democracy (which is, you know, the whole point)

Mick Mulvaney's job in doubt now that impeachment dust has settled - CNNPolitics (he didn't suck Trump's dick hard enough)

Exclusive photos of Giuliani in Spain show Lev Parnas has lots more to share - CNNPolitics
Lev Parnas says he's got plenty of dirt that goes "well beyond" Trump's impeachment

Pence defends deficit expansion under Trump as necessary for growth ("The Demorats will pay for it" he cackled)

Trumps State of the Union speech was a white supremacist vision of America ... 78-minute oration

Sen. Collins says retribution after impeachment acquittal would not be appropriate - Portland Press Herald - said she'll continue to challenge him when appropriate.

Four more years of Donald Trump and William Barr "will give us a dictator" says ex-Nixon White House counsel
With this absurd acquittal, Mitch McConnell has emerged as the greatest enemy to Constitutional democracy since the Civil War : politics


So, Now What? | The Cook Political Report - Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg were the winners. Joe Biden was the big loser. And for now, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar have been relegated to the back burner.
The Erasure of Elizabeth Warren Continues | The Nation - The media is ignoring that Warren beat Joe Biden, the Democratic front-runner, and outperformed her final polling.
His campaign on the line, Joe Biden goes missing in New Hampshire - The Washington Post
Sanders goes after Buttigieg for billionaire backers as the two vie for early-state dominance - The Washington Post

Iowa blowback scorches Tom Perez - POLITICO - It was very frustrating to not hear from the DNC for 48 hours, except for them throwing Troy under the bus
Eschaton: Did Somebody Call The Manager (Perez, useless Dem fuckup and Obama boy)
Eschaton: What's It All About Then - Obama, now a movie studio boss and occasional public speaker, had no personal reason to force Perez on the party. The most logical reading of his rationale would be that he did it for the blob, the network of consultants, strategists, pollsters, lobbyists, policy mandarins, and media figures for whom politics is their business ... At the time all the Serious Politics Knowers were like "oh, well, Perez and Ellison are exactly the same so the Bernie Bros are totally stupid for bothering with this unimportant thing which no one should care about oh why is this the one thing Obama himself is getting involved in hahaha SQUIRREL."


Eschaton: Don't Put Me In Charge Of Anything - All this "oh no ACRONYM had nothing to do with Shadow which we launched I mean invested in I mean heard about oh no that person in the next desk doesn't work for Shadow hahaaha how did that our address get on that form" shows a group of people more concerned with ass covering than getting things done. -- You done fucked up. Resign from this career and move on.

Eschaton: Grifters Gonna Grift - Depressing -- Reading those stories now brought me to a depressing realization: The people who said they were going to beat Donald Trump in 2020 by emulating his supposedly highly sophisticated digital targeting operation have instead emulated Trump by turning their campaigns into a lucrative grift for a small group of well connected party insiders. And, because this is the Democrats we are talking about, they did so by burning enormous sums of money that could have done untold good, politically and strategically, had they been used for just about anything else.

"We're losing our damn minds" : James Carville unloads on the Democratic Party ... "Eighteen percent of the population controls 52 Senate seats" Carville said ... "Look, the turnout in the Iowa caucus was below what we expected, what we wanted ... "
The Real Truth the Iowa Caucuses Don't Want You to Know!
Key House Democrat says Perez must go: 'He doesn't lead on anything' (the Obama "legacy")
Iowa Democratic chair calls for independent investigation into what happened (Dems are incompetent grifters)
Shadows Cancelled Nevada Caucus App Had Errors, Too (Tara McGowan, the Elizabeth Holmes of the Dems grifters)

Mike Bloomberg Is Paying 'Influencers' to Make Him Seem Cool
Mike Bloomberg said trans rights are about "some man wearing a dreess" using a locker room with girls (asshole Bloomfucker)

What It Was Like to Work for Andrew Yang - The New York Times - But what got lost in the novelty of his bid, former employees say, was scrutiny of his life before this particular journey ... Members of the mostly female team recalled exchanging glances. To some, it felt as if Mr. Yang were discovering sexism for the first time and explaining it to them ,,, (Yang Bangers)

How Trump Blew Up the 2020 Swing-State Map - POLITICO - This presidential race will be fought on electoral terrain that would have been unthinkable four years ago, before everything blew up ... The pre-Trump electoral map was fairly static. For five consecutive elections, from 1996 to 2012, the nation had been locked into World War I-style presidential trench warfare, with 37 of the 50 states voting for the same party at the presidential level.
The New Rules of Campaigning in 2020 - Whatever else comes of the 2020 campaign, it will always have a place in history as The One After Donald Trump Blew It All Up

Virginia will eliminate a state holiday honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Itll make Election Day a day off instead ... The holiday, observed on the Friday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January (you can see what they did, so this progress)

'The Party Has Cecome a Cult' : Joe Walsh Suspends Republican Presidential Campaign
'I would rather have a socialist in the White House than Donald Trump' says Republican Joe Walsh


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says some members of Congress are 'not smarter than a bartender' : politics


The Woman Defending Harvey Weinstein - The New York Times - Donna Rotunno, the lawyer behind Mr. Weinstein'e s legal strategy.


The Post's masthead will have to accept that it is not God (and Marty Baron is not Jesus)
Staffers Say Sexism Runs Deep At The Washington Post | HuffPost ... "The place is run by men and it creates a particular atmosphere and assigns a higher value to certain male characteristics" ... The salaried men in the newsroom earn a median of $116,065 a year. The median for women is $95,595. The gap is widest for staffers under 40: Young men earn $95,890 compared to $84,030 for women (the asshole maie-archy is deep and Marty is at the heart of it)

Fox News rips Fox News host Sean Hannity in own document - The Washington Post


Gayle Kings response to Kobe Bryant backlash captures the unique pressures she faces as one of the most visible black women in media (black sports dudes are angry their past rapes are mentioned)




020620

A hole opens up under Antarctic glacier -- big enough to fit two-thirds of Manhattan: "Scientists say if Thwaites collapses, it could trigger a catastrophic rise in global sea levels, flooding coastal cities around the world (meanwhile, la-di-la blug-blug)

'Heaviest rain in years' hitting Australia's east coast (your choice: burn or drown)

SpaceX's Satellites Are Lighting Up the Night Sky - The Atlantic - If Elon Musk has his way, thousands of bright artificial lights will streak through the dark.

Hong Kong pro-democracy movement nominated for Nobel Peace Prize : worldnews (Xi threatens Sweden)

On Facebook, anti-vaxxers urged a mom not to give her son Tamiflu. He later died. - Online groups that routinely traffic in anti-vaccination propaganda have become a resource for people seeking out a wide variety of medical information.

Chinese Doctor Who Issued Early Warning on Virus Dies - WSJ - Li Wenliang, a 33-year-old ophthalmologist based in Wuhan, had captivated the country and triggered an extraordinary outpouring of emotion as he ailed
Twenty virus infections on cruise ship in Japan; passengers confined to cabins : worldnews ... "Coronaval Cruises"
Coronavirus Australia: Chinese student snuck in by lying on his passenger card -- "I crossed off China and changed it to Hong Kong" Chinese student brags after sneaking into Australia
Communist officials fired after disabled Chinese boy died when relatives were put in coronavirus quarantine - Party secretary and township mayor sacked; other officials found responsible in death of Yan Cheng can expect to be disciplined, say investigators in Hubei : worldnews
Frustration grows in China as face masks compromise facial recognition



Merkel condemns her conservatives for siding with far right in state election : worldnews (rise of the Nazis)

Trump 'apoplectic' in call with Johnson over Huawei ("I'm the boss of you," he screamed)

Every single UK venue has now dropped hate preacher Franklin Graham : worldnews
Bomb found attached to UK-bound lorry in Northern Ireland, police say : news


An anti-Putin blogger was murdered in a French hotel, and the killing has the hallmarks of the Russian hit squad causing chaos in Europe : worldnews


Hundreds deported from U.S. to El Salvador have been killed or abused, new report says - At least 138 people were killed after being deported from 2013 to 2019. Over 70 have been severely abused, Human Rights Watch found.
DHS suspends Global Entry, Trusted Traveler Programs for New York residents in response to sanctuary law | Fox News
US citizen arrested by Border Patrol dies in custody : politics

The FBI Just Put White Nationalists and Neo-Nazis on the Same Threat Level as ISIS : politics (but let's kill some more Salvadorians)


Deutsche Bank connected Trump with Russian oligarchs looking to scoop up Western real estate: report : worldnews

Air Force Colonel Set To Take Command Of Air Force One Base Jailed For Five Years On Child Pornography Charges

Marie Yovanovitch: These are turbulent times. But we will persist and prevail.
Trump Ambassadors at Embassies Abroad Forcing Out Career Diplomats - zero support or pushback from the department for the career people

Giuliani brags of renewed hunt for Biden dirt amid Republican claims that Trump learned his lesson: Giuliani claimed to NPR that he's still searching for dirt in Ukraine, because Trump "hasn't told me not to do it" : worldnews

Republicans privately say Trump is unfit for office but are too scared of the president's reaction, Democratic senator says in scathing op-ed : worldnews

Hey handsome : PoliticalHumor

The President is calling for Senator Mitt Romney to be expelled from the GOP after becoming the first senator in US history to vote to convict a President from their own party. : worldnews ... "From the Republican nominee in 2012 to having the president say you should be expelled from the party in 2020"

'Dishonest and corrupt': Trump unloads at National Prayer Breakfast after acquittal - The Senate found the president not guilty on abuse of power and obstruction of justice on Wednesday ("Demotards totally corrupt to impeach me for my perfect and beautiful corruption" Trump ranted)

After acquittal, Trump unleashes fury at impeachment in White House speech - The Boston Globe
Tribune Editorial: Mitt Romney's profile in courage (SLT)
Don Jr. Calls Sen. Mitt Romney a 'Pussy' for Announcing Vote to Convict Trump ("Imma gonna grab him" Junior said)

Susan Collins Admits Trump May Not Have Learned His 'Lesson' One day after her decision to vote against removing Trump by saying that he has learned his 'lesson' ... she admitted on Fox News that her assumption was based on nothing. (Suzie Nothing Floozy)

Investigations Into 2020 Candidates Must Be Cleared by Top Justice Dept. Officials - The New York Times - The move is intended to help avoid upending the election as the F.B.I. inadvertently did in 2016 when its campaign inquiries shaped the outcome of the race (Barr now in total charge of leaks)

The 2020 Election Will Be a War of Disinformation - The Atlantic - The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President -- How new technologies and techniques pioneered by dictators will shape the 2020 election

Justice Department release "almost entirely redacted" sFBI memo on Kushner. Is it hiding something? (Barr has Kushfuck's ass covered)

Treasury Department sent information on Hunter Biden to expanding GOP Senate inquiry


Impeachment Hurt Somebody. It Wasn't Trump -- In the end, the president succeeded in doing precisely what he wanted in the first place: tarring a leading Democratic rival (lock up Joe and his corrupt kid Americans say)

New Poll Shows Every Democratic Frontrunner Beating Donald Trump in 2020 Election ... Mike Bloomberg, an entrepreneur and the former mayor of New York City, had the greatest lead over Trump.


Buttigieg, Sanders nearly tied as Iowa caucus results narrow
Biden campaign agonizes over Iowa shellacking - POLITICO - Just days prior to the caucuses, supporters received a private presentation that was considerably rosier than the actual outcome (OldJoe looking even older)
Sanders declares very strong victory in Iowa caucuses, pointing to popular count

Iowa Caucus Results Riddled With Errors and Inconsistencies - The New York Times - The mistakes do not appear intentional, but they raise questions about whether there will ever be a completely precise accounting.
Snail Mail and Nuisance Calls: New Details on the Iowa Caucus Problems - The New York Times - On a private conference call, Iowa Democratic leaders revealed more about how the reporting process on Monday night went calamitously awry (usual Dem incompetence)
Iowa Caucus Results Riddled With Errors and Inconsistencies - The New York Times - The mistakes do not appear intentional, but they raise questions about whether there will ever be a completely precise accounting.

Trump Fans Flooded Iowa Caucus Hotline, Democrats Say - Bloomberg - Supporters of President Donald Trump flooded a hotline used by Iowa precinct chairs to report Democratic caucus results after the telephone number was posted online, worsening delays in the statewide tally, a top state Democrat told party leaders on a conference call Wednesday night.
'Clog the lines': Internet trolls deliberately disrupted the Iowa caucuses hotline for reporting results
The Iowa Caucuses App Had Another Problem: It Could Have Been Hacked -- While there is no evidence hackers intercepted or tampered with the results, a security firm consulted by ProPublica found that the app lacks key safeguards.
An 'Off-the-Shelf, Skeleton Project' : Experts Analyze the App That Broke Iowa -- Multiple experts analyzed Shadow Inc.'s Iowa caucus app. They found all kinds of problems. (Dems got Theranosed)

If You Think Its Bad for Mainstream Democrats Now, Just Wait (why does fucking Old Joe have to put his creepy hands on everyone?)
Joe Bidens campaign has a problem, and it begins with the candidate
How Joe Biden Blew It - The Atlantic - The former vice president's Iowa dud was a long time coming (and John Kerry is an idiot)

Sanders Takes Lead, Buttigieg and Biden Vie For Second | Monmouth University Polling Institute - Beating Trump is most important factor; uncertain impact from Iowa results ... in New Hampshire ...

Women of color bolt Warrens Nevada campaign in frustration

An Unsettling New Theory: There Is No Swing Voter - POLITICO - Rachel Bitecofer's radical new theory predicted the midterms spot-on. So whos going to win 2020? ... If she's right, we are now in a post-economy, post-incumbency, post record-while-in-office era of politics ... modern American elections are rarely shaped by voters changing their minds, but rather by shifts in who decides to vote in the first place ,,, The classic view is that the pool of American voters is basically fixed: About 55 percent of eligible voters are likely to go to the polls, and the winner is determined by the 15 percent or so of "swing voters." ... She calls it, with distain, the " Chuck Todd theory of American politics" ... Tea Party ... How could the Democrats lose 63 seats in a brutal shellacking two years after totally routing the Republicans? (Barry telling all his voters to go home and let the experts handle things +Hillary ran a shitty campaign, of course)


New High of 90% of Americans Satisfied With Personal Life - The latest figure bests the previous high of 88% recorded in 2003 ... Roughly 95% of Americans who live in high-income households, who identify as Republicans and who are married say they are satisfied with their personal lifeand about three in four among each of these groups are very satisfied. (looks like Galllup polled a lot of white Republicans)


Draft Executive Order Would Give Trump a New Target: Modern Design -- "Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again," favors classical design for buildings in Washington. It has drawn opposition from architects. (back to the 18th century with Republicans)



Fox News Internal Document Bashes Pro-Trump Fox Regulars for Spreading 'Disinformation' from several Trump-boosting on-air regulars, including Giuliani.

These Fake Local News Sites Have Confused People For Years. We Found Out Who Created Them. - These Fake Local News Sites Have Confused People For Years. We Found Out Who Created Them. -- As they stole stories from real newspapers, these sites baffled scientists, activists, and journalists. Until now.



Tennessee county destroys records sought by reporter : news

Arizona CEO seen on video hurling racist slur at Uber driver 'relieved of his duties' : news ... Hans Berglund, CEO of Agroplasma, a fertilizer company based in Tempe, Arizona (shit-stained on the internets forever)

Officer unable to handle a citizen using commonagainst him

Mississippi Department of Human Services Officials Arrested in Massive Embezzlement Scheme : news (they stole the money meant to help poor people not starve)


Surprise for New York Renters: No More Broker Fees - The New York Times - Regulators unexpectedly banned broker fees for renters, which in the city have long amounted to as much as 15 percent of the annual lease ... New York is one of the few cities in the country with a broker industry that has such financial leverage over how people rent apartments ("brokers" are crying)
Should Boston follow New York Citys lead and kill broker fees?


Beyond True and False : Buddhist philosophy is full of contradictions. Now modern logic is learning why that might be a good thing.


Redditors with religious parents, what nonsensical rules did you have about what video games/books/movies/etc. were okay while growing up? : AskReddit ("preachers" hate the word "evolve" because they can't)

What was the worst thing that you did/said while being angry? : AskReddit




020520

Permafrost collapse is speeding climate change: study | Permafrost in Canada, Alaska and Siberia is abruptly crumbling in ways that could release large stores of greenhouse gases more quickly than anticipated, researchers have warned - "Forests can become lakes in the course of a month" : worldnews
Recycling: A Broken System - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump Withholding $823 Million for Clean Energy, Democrats Say - Bloomberg - Unspent funds earmarked for electric cars, energy efficiency


'Wind Of Madness' Is Sweeping Earth, U.N. Secretary-General Says : worldnews


Rumors rife as China's Xi disappears from public view amid virus outbreak : worldnews
490 dead, 24,324 cases of coronavirus confirmed on Chinese mainland : worldnews
Tencent may have accidentally leaked real data on Wuhan virus deaths as they briefly lists 154,023 infections and 24,589 deaths from Wuhan coronavirus before correcting it to reflect official data. : worldnews
Coronavirus: 'Significant breakthrough' in race for vaccine made by UK scientists : worldnews
Drone footage shows the 11-million-person city of Wuhan, China, empty during the largest quarantine in human history. Drone footage from ABC News shows eerie stillness in the 11-million-person city's downtown. : worldnews
(1) ABC News on Twitter: "Drone footage shows almost empty streets in typically bustling Wuhan, China, amid a citywide lockdown over the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The viral outbreak has infected more than 20,600 people globally. https://t.co/K9g7lCir38 https://t.co/ZctumKNM1Q" / Twitter
Hong Kong to require all travellers entering from mainland China to go into quarantine for 14 days as city's leader invokes special powers
Have you seen or experienced any racism, xenophobia or other forms of discrimination connected to the coronavirus epidemic? - The Washington Post


Satellite Imagery Service Used by Human Rights Investigators Abruptly Shuts Down : worldnews


David Cameron's bodyguard suspended after leaving loaded glock and passports in airplane toilet for passenger to find : worldnews

Dad who refuses to send son to school over LGBT lessons is facing jail in the UK : worldnews


Trump acquitted by Senate on articles of impeachment for abuse of power : news


DOJ reviews allegation that Erik Prince misled Congress in Russia probe - POLITICO

Beyond the Partisan Fight, a Wealth of Evidence About Trump and Ukraine - The New York Times - own words and other revelations yield a narrative establishing his involvement in the pressure campaign.

Fact-checking President Trump's 2020 State of the Union address
President Trump's 2020 State of the Union address, annotated

Parkland dad Fred Guttenberg tossed from State of the Union | Miami Herald
With chants, walkouts and a ripped-up speech, bitter partisanship dominates Trump State of the Union
In photos: Trump delivers State of the Union address - Axios
Pelosi trashes Trump address: 'He shredded the truth so I shredded his speech' : politics
Tearing Up His 'Manifesto Of Mistruths,' Pelosi Stole Trump's Spotlight From His 'Right-Wing Reality Show' : politics
Democrats tear into Trump's speech: It was a 'MAGA rally' : politics
Trumps Speech Was a Bataan Death March of Bullsh*t
Jonathan Turley: Fascism and refusing to be nice to fascists are both bad - Lawyers, Guns & Money (this lying Republican Turkey seized his moment ... "dime story Dershowitz")

Rush Limbaugh receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump outrages liberals and critics - The Washington Post (deBased)
What's next giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to David Duke?
Rush Limbaughs bigotry set the stage for Trump's takeover of the Republican Party
The surprises at Trumps State of the Union were carefully planned (he has the best screen-writers)

The only proper thing to do : PoliticalHumor
I love when they get all hypocritical pretending they care about respect. : PoliticalHumor
Remember.. : PoliticalHumor
The only proper thing to do : PoliticalHumor
A+ Trolling at the SOTU : PoliticalHumor

Sen.Doug Jones says he will vote to convict Trump : politics

Gone baby gone - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Over the last 48 hours I've gotten a strong sense that the odds of Trump refusing to leave office after losing the election are actually quite significant

Romney to vote to convict Trump on impeachment charge of abuse of power, becoming the first Republican to break ranks - The Washington Post
Romney - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Mitt Romney became the first senator in US history to vote to convict a president of his own party in an impeachment trial (This is somewhat misleading, as at least a dozen GOP senators were willing to pull the plug on Nixon, which is why he quit) ... Trump demands total loyalty, which is a product of his bottomless self-loathing, which can only be salved by unambiguous displays of groveling worship by his followers. Romney has robbed him of that, thus destroying his moment of triumph in his own mind, which, since hes a hopeless narcissist, is indistinguishable for him from reality itself.
Credit Where Credit is Due - Lawyers, Guns & Money - didn't think he had this in him:


Lisa Murkowski: Donald Trump's behavior "is shameful and wrong;" however she vows to back Trump despite his wrongdoing
No, Susan Collins, Trump is never going to learn - The Washington Post (and neither are you)
Trump Torpedoes Collins' Claim He 'Learned' from From Impeachment, Still Insists Call Was 'Perfect'
(1) Gregg Lagerquist on Twitter: "Just spoke with Sen. Collins She now says she probably shouldn't have said that she "believes" Pres. Trump has learned his lessons from the fallout from his dealings with Ukraine and #Impeachment She now says a better word would have been "hopes" #mepolitics https://t.co/k5pC3nrVsc" / Twitter
Why Susan Collins Is More Dangerous Than Mitch McConnell | GQ

Trump and Kushner Saw Super Bowl Ad as Way of Making Inroads With Black Voters - The New York Times - Privately, some aides were skeptical that broad numbers of black voters, whose views of the president are overwhelmingly negative, would be persuadable this fall.
Anti-Trump Ad Showing President Shaking Hands With Nixon, Partying With Epstein Targeting Senators Planning To Vote For Impeachment Acquittal : politics

The Neoconfederate Judiciary - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Ian Millhiser has a good, comprehensive study about the remarkable impact that Trump has had on the federal courts not only has he named almost as many circuit court nominees as Obama did in two terms, his are somewhat more ideologically reliable and a lot younger. The impact of this is going to be far-reaching indeed:

How much of Trumps rising approval numbers can be attributed to differential nonresponse?


When it comes to Iowa, Trump throws stones from a glass house

The Post-Iowa State of the Race - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Kill the tradition: N.H. and Iowa should not vote first - The Boston Globe - Some customs must die. Like the first-in-the-nation primary and caucuses.

Biden hits Sanders, Buttigieg as he seeks rebound from Iowa
Upstate GOP leaders plotting to impact SC Democratic primary by boosting Bernie Sanders | Palmetto Politics | postandcourier.com
Bernie Sanders widens lead in latest N.H. poll - The Boston Globe
Iowa Democratic Party releases additional caucus results - ABC News - With 71% of precincts reporting, Pete Buttigieg had 27% of the vote.
First head rolls after Bidens weak Iowa finish - With 71 percent of caucus precincts reporting, Biden appears on track to finish in fourth place, behind Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren ... "The Biden campaign is desperate to blame everyone for his problems in Iowa he state party, Donald Trump, Adrienne and that's bullshit." (everyone's fault but his own)
Biden concedes Iowa was 'a gut punch'

'Far and away the most disorganized place I've ever been a part of' : Inside Acronym's Shadow, a branch of the glossy digital strategy startup, was a mess from the start.
Faulty Iowa App Was Part of Push to Restore Democrats' Digital Edge
Shadow Inc. CEO Iowa Interview: 'We Feel Really Terrible' (but give all your money)
He complained about Democrats 'tech morass' then built the Iowa app -- Shadow CEO Gerard Niemira had high hopes for improving Democrats' tech tools (yeah, sure)

Bernie Sanderss strong showing in Iowa is a turning point in the battle between the partys establishment and left wing (you mean their rightwing and their "center")


Bloomberg Used Box to Boost Height as NYC Mayor, Documents Show - Washington Free Beacon ("little shorty" they called him)
Rhode Island governor backs Michael Bloomberg for president (Gina Fuckmondo)


To Limit Abortions, Kansas Lawmakers Target State Constitution - WSJ - After the state Supreme Court ruled that the state constitution protected abortion, Republican lawmakers decided it was time for a change


What happened to The Forward? - Columbia Journalism Review - How Americs's Jewish newspaper lost the left (Adelsonbought all the others and the Forward went all pop-culture both-sides clickbaity) "We Need to Start Befriending Neo-Nazis"


Should a Prosecutors Immunity Cover Faking Documents to Lock Up Witnesses? (cops are immune and above your laws)


"What's in that bag marked Bag Full of Drugs, sir?" - The answer may not surprise you


Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot: Irishman Was Boring, Tarantino Amazing,




020420

Australian Senator Jim Molan say's he is open minded as to whether climate change is man made or not live on ABC's QandA. Senator Molan claimed he "gets alot of information on his desk" that raises scepticism. After being asked to name his sources, Senator Molan said "I don't rely on evidence" : worldnews

Coronavirus: China death toll hits 425 as cases rise to 20,438 : worldnews
WHO to public: Hand hygiene better than face masks in guard vs new coronavirus : worldnews
The genetic code of the Wuhan coronavirus shows it's 80% similar to SARS. New research suggests a potential way to neutralize the virus. : worldnews
How Genetically Related Are We to Bananas? | Breakthroughs
A Chinese doctor was one of the first to warn about coronavirus. He got detained -- and infected ... "This is exactly the sort of media control Traitor Trump and his Christo-Fascists want to implement in New Trumpistan."

Japan quarantines 3,700 on a cruise ship over new coronavirus. : worldnews
Disabled Teen, Home Alone After Father Quarantined Over Coronavirus, Dies : worldnews
Chinese Citizens can face 7 yrs imprisonment for illegally sharing "unofficial" news/details about Corona virus : worldnews
Hong Kong confirms first novel coronavirus death, a 39-year-old patient : worldnews
Taiwan calls China 'vile' for restricting island's access to WHO on coronavirus : worldnews
Face masks with Taiwan flag become hot item to fend off Chinese buyers : worldnews


Jared Kushner put a knifein Netanyahu' back over backover annexation delay, says Israeli settler leader ... "What can be taken must be taken," Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said in a meeting... (Jews stealing Palistine)

The new Sri Lankan president has finally admitted the 20,000 missing Tamils who vanished during the nation's civil war are dead. : worldnews


South African court issues arrest warrant for former president Zuma : worldnews (Zuma Duma, ex-looter-in-chief)


Outspoken Chechen blogger found murdered in Lille | World news : worldnews ...

Czech programmers created a website for free in 3 days which the government would pay 16 million USD for : worldnews

'An Appalling Act of Industrial Vandalism': Japanese Officials Do PR for Plan to Dump Fukushima Water Into Ocean : worldnews


The European Union rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for securing peace in the Middle East and expressed concern about Israel's plans to annex more Palestinian land.


UK schoolboy on climate hunger strike 'won't eat until new coal mine is scrapped' -- Elijah McKenzie-Jackson, 16, who started his hunger strike outside the Houses of Parliament on Monday... wants to stop coal production at the Woodhouse Colliery in Whitehaven, Cumbria.


Khashoggi fiancee: 'Saudi Arabia can get away with whatever it wants' (Trump's murder-buddies)

Top Navy SEAL commander resigns after apparent disagreements with Trump (Trump di Flump fired him for not being a war criminal)



Trump is about to get a lot more dangerous. Here's whats coming.
Steve Bannon" Fox News Sunday edited embarrassing Trump moment from interview

'I WANT THAT GODDAMN FUCKING STATEMENT' : Behind the Scenes of Trumps Secret Birther Implosion

Susan Collins will vote to acquit Trump, saying he's "learned" from impeachment - CBS News (Suzie Floozie nothing if not predictable)
Susan Collins Busted as Illegal Dark Money Pours Into Her Campaign - The Campaign Legal Center has filed a complaint based on a belief that an LLC that was formed weeks before pouring $150,000 into a Super PAC to help embattled Republican Senator Susan Collins win re-election in the Maine senate race has violated the Federal Election Campaign Act.

Trump Reportedly Compiling Nixonian 'Enemies List' as He Seeks Revenge for Impeachment. "McConnell hasn't even held the final vote to launch the post-checks and balances era, and already the would-be authoritarian is escalating his abuses of power." : politics
GOP Strategist Says Trump Will 'Likely' Try to Imprison John Bolton After Impeachment Vote : politics
Giuliani: Trump Should Investigate Biden After Expected Senate Acquittal : NPR

Republican Party official quits in disgust over Trump's impeachment trial, says local GOP Is "propaganda shill" for president : politics

Trump's jokes About Defying Election Results Could Create Chaos; There's a real possibility he could declare victory before all the ballots are counted.

CREW Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Jared Kushner - CREW

Adam Schiff: Convict Trump Or 100% hC : politics
ance He Will Cheat In 2020 Election : politics
Threat against Adam Schiff - The Informant - An Arizona man is accused of leaving a voicemail threatening to kill the lead prosecutor in President Trump's impeachment trial.

Mueller Memos Part 5: Hundreds of Pages of FBI Witness Interviews Declassified : worldnews (Republicans don't read "pages" and all their crimes are "redacted" anyway)

The Money Behind Trump's Money - The inside story of the president and Deutsche Bank, his lender of last resort.

Republicans Like Lindsey Graham Will Never Scrub Off Trump's Stain -- Enablers of a dumb, dangerous, cruel president will be tainted for eternity (or at least until next week)

Trump Job Approval at Personal Best 49% (wildly popular)

Why Gretchen Whitmer was the Democrats' pick to respond to Trumps State of the Union

Lindsey Grahams Iowa deception shows Trumps corruption of GOP

The most important Iowa result is in. Democrats should worry. - The Washington Post - Even as the Iowa Democratic Party was trying to sort out the chaos in its reporting system, a party official announced that turnout was "on pace" -- with what they had seen in 2016. -- In other words, it was mediocre. About 170,000 people participated in the 2016 Iowa Democratic caucuses, far short of the unprecedented 240,000 voters who turned out in 2008 and launched Barack Obama on his way to the White House.


Iowa Caucuses 2020: Live Updates And Analysis | FiveThirtyEight
Live Iowa Caucus Results 2020 - The New York Times - The chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party said he expects to report caucus results "later today"

Here's the Shadow Inc. App That Failed in Iowa Last Night
The Democrats Screwed America With an App No One Asked For - The Iowa caucus showed a Democratic establishment in thrall to the worst kind of techno-optimism, fixated on fancy technological solutions to problems that don't exist .. A combination of Iowa's 'byzantine caucus system, a failed app, and the catastrophically inept Democratic establishment ...

Investors Rush to Downplay Ties to Shadow, the Firm Behind Iowa Caucus Clusterf*ck - The frantic cleanup put a microscope on one of Democratic Partys fastest-rising digital stars ... youngest and fastest-rising digital stars, Tara McGowan, prompting serious questionsabout the constellation of advocacy, technology, and quasi-news organizations she's built ... why was a company that received money from two of Iowas top contenders tabulating votes for all of them? ("digital stars" - we're so fucked - the Theranos of the Democratic party)
(1) Megan Messerly on Twitter: "BREAKING: The Nevada State Democratic Party says that it can "confidently say" what happened in Iowa will not happen in Nevada. They say that they will not be employing the same app or vendor used in the Iowa caucus and have backups/redundancies built in. https://t.co/2En16VlCAH" / Twitter
'It kind of failed us' : With eyes of the world on Iowa, another hiccup in American democracy (the app)
The 1,600 Volunteers Who Were Supposed to Make the Iowa Caucuses Run Smoothly - The New York Times - State Democrats introduced an app to record results in 2020. What followed was an epic collapse of the rickety system they have relied on for decades (yes, let's make an "app" so we won't have to actually count the votes!)
This Is The Buzzy Democratic Firm That Botched The Iowa Caucuses | HuffPost
App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequately Tested - The New York Times - The app was quickly put together in the past two months and was not properly tested at a statewide scale, according to people briefed on the matter.
The app that broke the Iowa Caucuses was sent out through a beta testing platform - The Verge - It was not properly distributed through app stores

Watch Iowa Caucus Voter Find Out Pete Buttigieg is Gay

Iowa Might Have Screwed Up The Whole Nomination Process | FiveThirtyEight
'It' s a total meltdown' : Confusion seizes Iowa with no official results in sight
'A Systemwide Disaster' : How the Iowa Caucuses Melted Down
The death of Iowa - POLITICO - There have been close calls before, but nothing approaching the catastrophe of Feb. 3, a date that will live in electoral infamy. (less than half the population of MA, couldn't count the fucking votes)

Democrats Did the Russians' Work for Them : Iowa Democrats brought this conspiracy theory on themselves.
The Democratic Partys Crisis of Legitimacy May Be Just Beginning
My chaotic, infuriating night running an Iowa caucus - The Washington Post - People were excited to participate. Now the story will be about this mess, not their votes.

Buttigieg races to push narrative that he won Iowa despite no official results - POLITICO - The Sanders camp is also pushing unverified internal results that show the Vermont senator with a delegate lead (Buttaboop wins!)

Iowa caucus mess nothing compared to intra-Democratic Party chaos on the horizon (Fox probably right)

Joe Biden flopped in Iowa. And so did the Democratic party's reputation : politics

#Tomperezresign Trends As 2020 Democrats Accuse DNC Chair Of Changing Rules For Mike Bloomberg's Benefit : politics

Bice: An unacceptable and upsetting environment: 2020 Democratic Host Committee under investigation ... Milwaukee ... sidelined Monday amid allegations of a toxic work culture (more demofuck meltdowns and corruption)

Iowa Caucuses - Trump Campaign Ejects Bloomberg News Reporter From Iowa News Conference
White House excludes CNN from annual pre-SOTU lunch with news anchors - CNN


Joe Biden kisses granddaughter on lips during Iowa rally - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden gave his 19-year-old granddaughter a kiss on the lips during a campaign rally in Iowa on Sunday, prompting some grossed-out responses on social media. (never listens to anyone, incapable of learning anything)


Bernie Sanders leads in WCVB/UMass Amherst New Hampshire Primary poll : politics


Tool to Help Journalists Spot Doctored Images Is Unveiled by Jigsaw - The New York Times - The company, owned by Googles parent, introduced a free tool it calls Assembler to sort out real images from fake ones.


Why liberal white women pay a lot of money to learn over dinner how theyre racist

Instagram Brings In More Than a Quarter of Facebook Sales - Bloomberg - Unit generated about $20 billion in 2019, people familiar say (Instafuckerberged)

Rush Limbaugh denied smoking health risks before lung cancer - New York Daily News (literally toxic masculinity +he lied to himself and everybody else about everything)



Brittany Smith Loses Her Stand Your Ground Hearing (bc she's a woman)


Ocean Spray CEO fired for violating companys harassment policy ... Bobby J. Chacko was terminated Monday, according to a company spokesman (they don't have to say what he did)




020320

Climate Models Are Running Red Hot, and Scientists Don't Know Why -- The simulators used to forecast warming have suddenly started giving us less time.

A group of more than 200 scientists will on Monday urge returning parliamentarians to urgently reduce Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions, and work diplomatically to achieve coordinated global climate action, after a catastrophic summer of fires. (Tories: "fuck off, ya cunts")
Australian Health Minister urges electoral commission to reject 'anti-vaxxer' party's new name : worldnews

Coronavirus China: Virus claims 57 lives in one day : worldnews
Coronavirus: Military takes over supplies as mainland China death toll surpasses Sars : worldnews
Doctor who predicted coronavirus days before epidemic hit arrested in raid on home : worldnews (so they are basing their whole system on ignorance)
China accuses US of spreading coronavirus 'panic' : worldnews
China accused the US of spreading global 'fear' over the Wuhan coronavirus, which has now killed 362 people. Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry, told reporters Monday the US was "consistently creating and spreading fear, which is a bad example." : worldnews ("nothing we do is ever our fault")
Corona virus outbreak in China much worse than officially reported, claim Wuhan residents (Xi will lock them all up)
China Arrested Doctors Who Warned About Coronavirus Outbreak. Now Death Toll's Rising, Stocks Are Plunging (Xi will declare dying "unpatrotic")
Chinese stocks plunged 8% as coronavirus fears took hold. It's the worst day in years : worldnews
20 China evacuees in France showing coronavirus symptoms : worldnews
China oil demand has plunged 20% on Wuhan virus lockdown; biggest shock since global financial crisis : worldnews
Thailand 'cures' coronavirus with anti-HIV drug cocktail in 48 hours...The doctors combined the anti-flu drug oseltamivir with lopinavir and ritonavir, anti-virals used to treat HIV : worldnews
China just completed work on the emergency hospital it set up to tackle the Wuhan coronavirus, and it took just 8 days to do it : worldnews


Survey finds only 6% of Japanese workers motivated, 7th lowest in the world. : worldnews (drone-force)


Somalia declares locust outbreak a 'national emergency' : worldnews

A Tanzanian preacher pours holy oil on the floor and says those who step in it will be cured of diseases. 20 people die in a stampede : worldnews

Dozens of journalists named as terrorists and spies in criminal probe in Turkey : worldnews (Erdofucked)


Man shot dead by UK police wanted girlfriend to behead her parents : worldnews


6 indigenous people "massacred" by armed men in Nicaragua, kidnapped 10


Man Who Bankrolled Brexit Boasted of WikiLeaks Backchannel - Hacked Twitter messages raise legal questions over Cambridge Analytica, undeclared foreign lobbying, and links between Julian Assange and the Brexit and Trump campaign teams.


PS752 downing: Ukraine releases intercepted tower communications proving Iran was aware of missile launch all along : worldnews
Iran plane downing: Iran ends co-operation with Ukraine : worldnews (muzfuck ayatollahs not cooperating with the truth)
Qassem Suleimani and How Nations Decide to Kill | The New Yorker - A new frontier in the use of assassination.


Despite being banned by more than 160 countries, President Trump loosens restrictions on use of landmines. : worldnews

Jeff Bezos Is Sued by His Girlfriend's Brother - Michael Sanchez says he was trying to protect his sister in a lawsuit complaint.


Senator Who Cast Key No Vote On Witnesses Laughs While Excusing Trump While Excusing Trump's Behavior -- "Maybe he didn't know" Lamar Alexander said when asked why the president went to Ukraine instead of the attorney general about the Bidens : worldnews (or his corrupt kids)

Opinion | The Simple Reason Trump Does What He Does - The New York Times - Because he can.
An emboldened Trump is growing more confident and less deterrable - Axios

Truly bizarre circumstances: Anonymous book agents refute whisper campaign against Trump official

The 2020 Election Could Be Decided by the Supreme Court - The Atlantic - If the countrys nine justices wind up deciding the presidential race, things could get very ugly very quickly (you mean five conservafucks)


Biden: Impeachment hasn't 'shaken my faith' in working with Republicans (he has always been one of them)

Iowa Caucus: Are 2020 Democrats Being Too Cautious? - The Atlantic - 2020 Democrats Are Bringing Butter Knives to a Gunfight -- The stakes of tonightsIowa caucus are much higher than the candidates seem to think (you mean Buttaboop?)

Rush Limbaugh Announces He Has Lung Cancer : news (killeed by his dick-substitute huge cigars)
u/wurpyvert Points out how horrible of a person Rush Limbaugh is, using only his own quotes : bestof


Stephen King quits Facebook over concerns of 'false information : news

Washington Post Threatened Another Star Reporter, Wesley Lowery, Over His Tweets - Multiple sources familiar with the events told The Daily Beast that last year, Post Executive Editor Marty Baron privately clashed with Lowery (Marty Baron not looking so good, had temper tantrum over reporter pointing out NYT's racism in a fucking tweet that said the Tea Party was racist reaction to Obama which the Times didn't want you to know)

White nationalist has long worked at conservative outlets under real name | World news | The Guardian - 'Paul Kersey' a prominent author and activist, is actually Michael J Thompson


Set free to rape: Suspect busted in train station sex assault was freed through states new bail reform laws


A Collection of 40 Bad Christian Album Covers With Unfortunate Titles ~ vintage everyday (primative thinking)


Mathematical imagery by Jos Leys.
Gallery : Hybrid 3D fractals
Galleries : Topology movies
Gallery : Dodecahedral tesselation of the hypersphere


Low dose lithium may treat Alzheimer's disease


Did you know you can download thousands of free audiobooks from Librivox? Here is a list of 50 popular free classic audiobooks. Librivox is a site where you can download recordings of books that are in the public domain read by volunteers. : books


What is the scandal in your family? : AskReddit




020220

Why 02/02/20 is the most palindromic date ever! / Boing Boing

Wuhan coronavirus: Death toll in China rises to 304 with 45 new fatalities : worldnews
Coronavirus latest: Death in the Philippines, more countries restrict China travel - The Washington Post ... A new study says that as many as 75,815 people in Wuhan may have been infected.
U.S. confirms its eighth case of coronavirus, quarantine in effect : worldnews (in Boston)
As New Virus Spread, China's Old Habits Delayed Fight - At critical turning points, Chinese authorities put secrecy and order ahead of openly confronting the growing crisis and risking public alarm or political embarrassment.
As coronavirus spread in critical early weeks, Chinese officials failed to raise the alarm - The Washington Post
Philippines reports first death outside of China in coronavirus outbreak : worldnews
Egypt sends 10 tons of medical equipment to China : worldnews
Footage emerges from inside a hospital in Wuhan where staff are treating the coronavirus : worldnews
Raytheon engineer arrested for taking US missile defense secrets to China : worldnews
Japan succeeds in isolating Wuhan coronavirus in step toward vaccine and test kit : worldnews
'Dangerous:' social media accounts claim drinking bleach will fight coronavirus : worldnews
Canada won't follow U.S. and declare national emergency over coronavirus: health minister - She said the current evidence doesn't justify such a declaration
China says Wuhan coronavirus victims who die should be quickly cremated without funerals as death toll rises : worldnews
Finance blog Zero Hedge was banned from Twitter after it doxxed a Chinese scientist and claimed they created the Wuhan coronavirus : worldnews (Tyler Burden)

China reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Hunan province : news
TIL that two years ago, nearly 50 million people caught the Flu virus, and 79,400 died : todayilearned


Raytheon engineer arrested for taking US missile defense secrets to China : worldnews

Boeing abuses loophole to prevent workers from using WA States new Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) as a bargaining chip against its unions : news
'The only ones not paying for Boeing's mistakes is Boeing' : laid-off supply workers voice their anger (your corporate murder masters)

Koalas massacred in logging opperation in South West Victoria : worldnews (Tories in Oz are hopelessly corrupt and are destroying the planet)

Documentary about North Korea -- Russian guy risks his life several times for some unbelieveable content in NK : videos


A U.S. Plane Crashed in Afghanistan. Why So Many Believed a CIA Chief Was On It. | Time (they lied, of course)


The Arab League has rejected a Middle East peace plan put forward by US President Donald Trump. It said the plan would not lead to a just deal for both sides and amounts to apartheid. (Kushfuck for the win)


Man shot dead by police in London after 'terrorist-related' stabbing incident

John le Carri on Brexit: 'It' breaking my heart' - this week the novelist received the Olof Palme prize for achievement in the spirit of the assassinated Swedish statesman. He reflects on how a lack of leadership today has allowed us to 'sleepwalk' into Brexit (old racist zombies in glorious old England)


Denial is a hell of a drug - Lawyers, Guns & Money - highly recommend this compelling and depressing piece about the effects that Trumps latest, John Roberts-pre-approved racist travel ban will have on the people of Nigeria. (Kathleen Parker is an elite journo idiot)
The travel bans were never about national security - Lawyers, Guns & Money (malice-signaling)


NBC/WSJ poll: Country remains divided over Trump's impeachment trial - Majorities of Americans believe the president abused his power and obstructed Congress but split over whether it was enough to remove him (yes, he's a crook, but he's a Republican crook, so shrug)

The Worst Day for Democracy Since the Civil War - The Republican party is escalating its war on democracy as it aims to rule America, or ruin it (same thing)
Senate Republicans defend vote to bar new evidence as Trump acquittal vote nears - The Washington Post
The truth that mattered at Trump's impeachment trial? America is a monarchy now | Will Bunch

Trump's Ugly Media Obsessions: 'Fat' Meghan McCain, 'Bitch' Katy Tur & More

It seems that no matter how much evidence to the contrary emerges the idea that Trump happened because, say, Obama didnt frog-march Timothy Geitner to Gitmo seems to flourish ... racial resentment activated economic anxiety, rather than the other way around (well, jailing a few crooks would have helped, but it's definitely time for white people to go extinct)

Nepotism at its finest : PoliticalHumor (Rethugs are immune to hypocrisy and also, thinking)
It's so sad, it's funny. : PoliticalHumor
Trump is such a tool : PoliticalHumor
Darn these gun toting hip gangster babies on the corner selling drugs at night : PoliticalHumor

Critics Lash Jared Kushner For Saying Bolton, Kelly, Mattis Didn't 'Have What It Took' - Like a wife who's the president's daughter. : politics


GOP adviser says Sen. Susan Collins is "dead woman walking" after vote for new testimony in impeachment trial : politics


Just the DNC doing DNC things : PoliticalHumor

Donald Trump ahead in Texas, though Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg close behind, Dallas Morning News-UT Tyler poll shows

Joe Biden Could Be Impeached Over Ukraine If He Wins: GOP Senator - Bloomberg (Jono Fucking Ernst, why they all most die)

Michael Moore: Clinton comments about Sanders 'divisive,' 'cruel' and 'a lie' : politics ... "He did 39 rallies on his own for Hillary.When Hillary lost to Barack Obama in the primaries of [2008], she did 12" Moore said ... (what a lying float-above-it-all bitch)

John Kerry overheard discussing possible 2020 bid amid concern of 'Sanders taking down the Democratic Party' (fuck off, loser)



Billings legislator insists Constitution says its OK to shoot socialists
Article XII is very clear on this point - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Area man passionate defender of what he imagines the Consttution to be ... (assholes can't even read)

Michigan lawmaker recorded telling cop after arrest 'this is going to be the most famous arrest you've ever made' : news

Fresno Police handcuffed, arrested 16-year-old boy with autism after he had seizure, mom says : news



American Dirt controversy: How it happened and what publishers have learned. - Editors inside the biggest houses discuss what went wrong and whether theyve learned lessons from the controversy.
Pendeja, You Ain't Steinbeck: My Bronca with Fake-Ass Social Justice Literature ... obra de caca


The Woman Shaking Up the Diamond Industry | The New Yorker - Eira Thomass company has used radical new methods to find some of the biggest uncut gems in history.


Book Breaking and Book Mending

ELI5: A small-case 4-letter password has 456,976 possible combinations. Why is there a need for even stronger passwords? : explainlikeimfive


Materialism alone cannot explain the riddle of consciousness | Aeon Essays - The closer you look, the more the materialist position in physics appears to rest on shaky metaphysical ground ... What does the wave function describe? What really happens when a measurement occurs? Above all, what is matter? (materialists don't even know what matter is)
The Mathematics of Mind-Time - The special trick of consciousness is being able to project action and time into a range of possible futures ... Lyapunov function ... consciousness must also be a process of inference ... counterfactual depth ...

Supervisors with 'bottom-line mentality' driven by profits to the exclusion of caring about other outcomes, like employee well-being, environment or ethics, could be hurting their bottom lines by losing the respect of their employees, who counter by withholding performance, according to a new study. (science at work on the obvious)

Scientists have found a new way to estimate the intelligence of our ancestors. By studying fossil skulls, they determined that the rate of blood flow to the brain may be a better indication of cognitive ability than brain size alone. : science

TIL Juno has captured the first images we've ever seen of Jupiter's poles, which are surprisingly bluish in colour. : todayilearned

Sociable people have a higher abundance of certain types of gut bacteria and also more diverse bacteria. Research found that both gut microbiome composition and diversity were related to differences in personality, including sociability and neuroticism. : science

ReshKayden comments on A white dwarf dragging space-time around it has proven Einstein right yet again.


[NSFW] What happens in real life sex that you never see in porn ? : AskReddit

Someone's out there photoshopping teeth onto babies and it's my new reason to live

The movie "Cube" : movies

Whats the most mysterious or creepy youtube video you've seen?
What are some cool websites to go on when bored? : AskReddit

u/WorldlyBrother reminds us just how bad the first month of 2020 has been : bestof

You have been offered the chance to restart your life from the beginning of high school, but as the opposite sex. Why do you accept or reject the offer? : AskReddit
What's one gender stereotype that you absolutely despise?
Your gender is reversed, what's the first thing you do? : AskReddit
A man beat a transgender woman for using the correct bathroom -- the women's. Now he's guilty of a hate crime : news

What's your first memory of the internet? : AskReddit




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China reports 259 people have died of new virus with 11,791 confirmed cases of the outbreak. : worldnews
US imposing total ban on inbound foreign nationals who have been to China in past 14 days, starting Sunday 5PM est : worldnews
Australia to deny entry to travellers from mainland China unless they're Australian citizens
Trump Has Sabotaged America's Coronavirus Response -- As it improvises its way through a public health crisis, the United States has never been less prepared for a pandemic (fired all the scientists, defunded public health and pandemic response)

Harvard professor among three charged with lying about Chinese government ties : worldnews
Twitter Banned Zero Hedge For Doxing A Chinese Scientist It Falsely Accused Of Creating Coronavirus - name, photo, email, and a telephone number are being spread across American social media.


North Korean government officials escape across the border 'with key documents' in group defection : worldnews


Jimmy Carter slams Trump's 'Deal of the Century' as violation of international law : worldnews


Brexit, the most pointless, masochistic ambition in our country's history, is done - Ian McEwan - The magic dust of populism has blinded reason, and damage and diminishment lie ahead ... Hedge fund owners, plutocrat donors to the cause, Etonians and newspaper proprietors cast themselves as enemies of the elite. More magic dust ... We were, in truth, the left-behinds. By the grace of Corbyn and his grim lieutenants, we had no effective voice in parliament ... the mind-clouding magic dust which has blinded reason and diminished our children's prospects.

Eschaton: Proper - Britain is free at last, free at last ... I know this is a bit hard for Americans to understand, instinctively seduced by slightly posh accents, but the Tories are dumber than Republicans, the "objective media" (basically the BBC) is even more in the tank for Tories, and the Sensible Centrists are more actively destructive than Jon Chait and Claire McCaskill ever were ... The age group that voted in the greatest numbers for Brexit were those between 65 and 75, so now the greatest generation this country ever produced can get on with the job of insisting they didn't fight in the war to be told what to do by Europe, even though they were born 10 years after the war ended. - And this goes to show how patriotic they are; they were willing to fight Hitler even after he was already dead

The EUnew center point after Brexit: A field in Bavaria
New Poll Shows Majority of Scots Support Independence : worldnews

Franklin Graham's UK tour left in tatters as nearly every venue drops anti-LGBT hate preacher (good headline)


Nigerians are one of America's best educated immigrant groups. Trump just banned them. : worldnews (to appeal to his racist deBase)
Border Patrol Detains Iranian-Born American Soldier at the Border, Seizes Their Phone - VICE - The American citizen was on official military business and told Motherboard they believe they were questioned because of their Iranian heritage.

FBI investigating border wall gun battle that left two wounded at California job site - The Washington Post - The incident, which has not been publicly disclosed, happened on the night of July 1 east of the San Ysidro border crossing, when Mexican security guards came under fire while protecting materials and equipment for Texas-based Ultimate Concrete, according to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report.


Trump administration reveals its blocking dozens of emails about Ukraine aid freeze, including President's role (haha, a day later, you've been Barred again)
Justice Department acknowledges 24 emails reveal Trump's thinking on Ukraine ... "presidential privilege" ... (to hide the president's crimes) ... "The facts will come out in all of their horror," Schiff said in closing remarks. "The documents the president is hiding will come out. The witnesses the president is concealing will tell their stories." ("Trump is their god and Fox is his prophet")

Senate vote 51-49 against witnesses : worldnews
Opinion | A Dishonorable Senate - The New York Times - Republican legislators abdicated their duty by refusing to seek the truth.
Lamar Alexander says Senate should not 'substitute its judgment' for that of the voters ("you voted for a crooks, you're stuck with a crook" he said)
Senate Fails Its Duty To Nation : politics
Republicans Bless Trumps Crimes: He Did It, Get Over It
Schumer on impeachment trial: Senate 'turned away from truth'
Pelosi calls senators who voted against trial witnesses 'accomplices to the President's cover-up' : politics
Imgur: The List of Republican Traitors to America

White House officials not thrilled but resigned to new vote timeline in impeachment trial - CNNPolitics

Dare we overturn the will of the voters by holding another election? - The Washington Post (Alexandra gets the point all the elite journos are missing on purpose)

Why four key Republicans split -- and the witness vote tanked (jfc, your elite journos keep calling them "moderate")
By denying witnesses, Republicans made clear even a smoking gun would not be enough - It was evident from the start of the day that evidence was unlikely to play a major part in the Republicans deliberations
Senate Republicans Are Betting That Voters' Anger Will Fade by November (bc Republican memory lasts two days)
A Trial Without Witnesses Is No Trial at All : politics
No witnesses, no documents, no justice in the Senate : politics
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Trump can't be considered acquitted if Senate doesn't call witnesses in impeachment trial : politics
Our president is unchecked, and our system is unbalanced : politics (the Constitution system is flawed bc money)
Democrats Vow Trump Probes to Go On After Impeachment Trial Ends : politics

Eschaton: They're All Bad - I know the Senate is the greatest deliberative body in the world where all of the greatest people of America get along famously and frankly I go to bed every night just pleased as punch that The Chucks Grassley and Schumer have a grand old time in the Senate gym locker room. Get a tear in my eye as Snuffy Walden plays in my mind imagining their witty banter. -- But, also too, their wonderful colleagues on the other side of the aisle are all corrupt assholes and they have been blowing up The Norms for years and I think it's past time for the Dems to tell THE AMERICAN PEOPLE just who those Republicans are.

Eschaton: Both Sides - There's no doubt that President Obummer would have been driven out of office by Democrats by now if he'd been the Full Trump, and deservedly so. Political journalists who can't internalize that basic fact should be brushing up their fry skills instead of earning the big bucks.
Eschaton: Our Failed Media Experiment - the president's lawyer said that anything the president does is legal, and playbook wonders how it will affect that lawyer's social life in martha's vineyard?
(1) John Whitehouse on Twitter: "the president's lawyer said that anything the president does is legal, and playbook wonders how it will affect that lawyer's social life in martha's vineyard? https://t.co/n31bVRvdy5" / Twitter (Douchofuck and journalistic priorities)

U.S. Officials Warn of 'Real Security Consequences' if Trumps Acquitted (open back door to Putin and Bonesaw)

New NOAA emails reveal how Trump rattled NOAA during Hurricane Dorian - The Washington Post
HELP!!!Internal #SharpieGate Emails Show Government Officials Freaked Out Over Trump's 'Doctored' Hurricane Map (not the sharpest sharpie in the drawer)

Trump Hotel Patrons Relish Impeachment Finale - The New York Times - supporters remain unwavering and business remains brisk (the "business" of profiting from the presidency)

Corruption with No Consequences, from Bridgegate to Impeachment | by Andrea Bernstein | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books - a warning Republicans can't be convicted)

The GOP doesn't deserve to survive this debacle
Donald Trump's Campaign Against Reality in Iowa (fuck your so-called "reality" he said)
Kansas Republicans fight over who will 'stand with President Trump' in U.S. Senate


2020 Democrats Went on a Spending Spree in the Final Months of 2019 - The New York Times - Here's a look at how much the candidates raised and spent in each quarter of 2019.

An oligarch has bought his way into the 2020 race. Why is no one talking about this? : politics
Bloomberg Proposes $5 Trillion in Taxes on the Rich and Corporations - The New York Times - including more new taxes in his plan than his moderate rival Joe Biden but less than Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren.
Eschaton: Rules For Billionaires - The DNC debate rules might be good or bad, but changing them so Michael Bloomberg can get into the debates is, well, unsurprising... So of course they're doing it.
Mike Bloomberg Gave the DNC $300K Two Days Before He Entered the 2020 Race - And now the DNC is changing its rules in a way very favorable to ... Mike Bloomberg. : politics

Bad News, Delaney-Heads - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Eschaton: What A Great Story - We know Haberman was supposed to write a book with Thrush before Thrush had some, um, issues. The publisher booted Thrush off and he got to keep his advance. Then Haberman backed out and had to pay hers back. Seems a bit unjust, in a way, but still curious why Haberman backed out instead of going solo.


Two major banks pull support from Florida school voucher programs because of anti-LGBTQ policies - The Washington Post - last year, 156 private Christian schools with anti-gay views received state money toward the tuition of more than 20,800 students, at a cost of more than $129 million.That means at least 14 percent of Florida's nearly 147,000 scholarship students last year attended private schools where homosexuality was condemned or, at a minimum, unwelcome ("private Christian schools" eating your taxpayer money)

The 5 most serious charter school scandals in 2019 -- and why they matter ... #1: California Superior Court for the County of San Diego indicted 11 people on charges that they helped defraud California taxpayers out of $50 million via an elaborate scheme to create phony attendance records to increase revenue to an online charter chain known as A3. ("Christian private schools" and "virtual" charters)

Should taxpayers fund religious education? Betsy DeVos says yes. Now the Supreme Court will decide. - The Washington Post - The high court on Wednesday is scheduled to hear arguments in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a case that has the potential to give Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and like-minded activists a long-sought victory in their decades-long fight for what they call school choice (will the theorcrats vote to steal your public money to fund their theocracy?)


'Angels' in Hell: The Culture of Misogyny Inside Victorias Secret ... But inside the company, two powerful men presided over an entrenched culture of misogyny, bullying and harassment ... Ed Razek ... Leslie Wexner (both Jews, Razek had "close ties" to Epstein)


'Beloved' HBS Professor Clayton Christensen Dies at 67 ... world's formost authority on "disruptive innovation" died Jan. 23 surrounded by his family after a year-long battle with leukemia. He was 67 years old.

Central Kitchen to Close, Lighting the Way for Weed Shop to Open in Its Place | News | The Harvard Crimson - Central Kitchen, a staple in Central Square for the past two decades, is closing its doors to make way for a recreational marijuana dispensary.

Five Takeaways From The Crimsons Investigation Into the Harvard University Police Department -- surfacing allegations of racism and sexism within the police force ... Current and former officers identified HUPD Chief Francis D. "Bud" Riley, a former Massachusetts State Police lieutenant colonel who has headed HUPD for nearly a quarter-century, as the source of what they called a toxic culture in the department (MSP, all you need to know)
The Old Boy's Network: Racism, Sexism, and Alleged Favoritism In Harvards Police Department ... HUPD is divided over incidents involving female officers and officers of color, and allegations of favoritism and retaliation. (most cops are corrupt)


Transvaginal mesh: Johnson & Johnson fined $344m for deceptive marketing to women : worldnews


Eschaton: ROBOTAXIS - Elon time is become ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE more ridiculous than Friedman Units (the guys lies almost as much as Trump)



Greta Thunberg nominated for 2020 Nobel Peace Prize : worldnews
Record Warm Water Measured Beneath Antarctica's "Doomsday" Thwaites Glacier | Researchers drilled a bore hole through the ice, then measured the waters beneath for the first time on Jan. 10 and 11. They recorded temperatures more than two degrees Celsius above freezing
For the first time on record, Australian capital cities - Melbourne, Hobart and Canberra have all reached 40C degrees (104F) on the same day : worldnews

Canberra becomes the first city in Australia to legalise cannabis for personal use : worldnews


Coronavirus 2019-nCoV
Coronavirus mortality rate is that less than five percent, but far more contagious than SARS. British scientist estimates that each Coronavirus patient infects on avarage 2.6 others - making It roughly as infectious as annual influenza outbreaks. : science
The coronavirus could cost China's economy $60 billion this quarter. Beijing will have to act fast to avert a bigger hit : worldnews
A man lies dead in the street: the image that captures the Wuhan coronavirus crisis : worldnews (Xi is a big fat liar)
EU backs Taiwan's inclusion in WHO : worldnews
China refuses Taiwan's requests to evacuate Taiwanese citizens from Wuhan
Wuhan is running low on food, hospitals are overflowing, and foreigners are being evacuated as panic sets in after a week under coronavirsu repeated attacks on the country lockdown : worldnews
French company Novacyte has released a diagnostic test for the Wuhan virus that generates a result in less than two hours, enabling more effective screening processes. : worldnews
World is suffering because Xi govt delayed announcing Wuhan virus outbreak : worldnews (Winnie the flu)
You Can Now Go to Jail in China for Criticizing Beijing's Coronavirus Response: The Chinese government is ramping up its propaganda, and cracking down on criticism, as the virus spreads.
Russia reports first two coronavirus infections : worldnews
Staff at airports across Australia are threatening to walk off the job unless they are allowed to do more to protect themselves from the deadly coronavirus : worldnews
Indian government slammed for recommending homeopathy for coronavirus prevention : worldnews
Trump: 'Coronavirus will havea very good ending for us'

Spread of African swine fever confirmed in nine EU countries : worldnews

Swedish media calls for action against attacks from Chinese officials: Sweden's leading newspapers and broadcasters have together called on their government to take stronger action against China for its "unacceptable" repeated attacks on the countrmedia, which have included visa bans and threats (the bully country)


German far-right AfD party leader loses political immunity in tax evasion case: German lawmakers have stripped AfD party leader Alexander Gauland of parliamentary immunity, allowing tax evasion investigations against him to proceed. Prosecutors raided the politician's addresses : worldnews


Brexit: UK no longer a member of EU - BBC News
LIVE: Celebrations and regret as Britain quits EU after 47 years | Politics News | Sky News - As the country breaks ties with the EU bloc, Boris Johnson says he wants to "unleash the potential of the whole UK" (bc the racist snowflakes have been held back by all that free trade)
Brexit day: The UK will officially leave the EU at 11pm tonight : worldnews (bye-bye, dumbfucks)
Trump will insist NHS pays more for drugs in trade deal, says ambassador | Politics | The Guardian
Nicola Sturgeon: We Scots will be sad and angry on this Brexit day. But we'll be independent soon and re-join EU


Six indigenous people have been killed and other 10 kidnapped after scores of armed men raided an isolated Nicaraguan nature reserve in an attack linked to raging land disputes. About 80 attackers stormed a Mayangna commune about 310 miles north of capital Managua : worldnews


'Absolutely horrific' Trump preparing to roll back restrictions on US military use of landmines -=-The U.S. dropped more than two million tons of ordnance on Laos during 580,000 bombing missions, that's equivalent to a full planeload of bombs every 8 minutes, 24-hours a day, for 9 straight years. -- 270 million cluster bombs were dropped, many of which did not explode. Dozens of children die every year from stumbling over unexploded ordnance there. The US has spent more on bombs in ten days of bombing Laos than it has spent in clean up since then. And the US was never even officially at war with Laos.


U.S. Strikes at Leader of Qaeda in Yemen - The New York Times - American officials believe they may have killed the terrorist leader, Qassim al-Rimi, but have not confirmed his death.

64 US troops suffered traumatic brain injuries from Iranian missile attack, as casualty total continues to balloon - U.S. - Stripes

Women to One Side, Men to the Other: How the Border Patrols New Powers and Old Carelessness Separated a Family (fuckers)
Trump curbs immigrants from 6 nations in election-year push (beinga sadistic racist asshole make him very popular with his deBase)
Trump Administration Adds Six Countries to Travel Ban - The New York Times - President Trump added Africas biggest country, Nigeria, as well as Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania, to his restricted travel list.


Trump Told Bolton to Help His Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Book Says - The New York Times - The president asked his national security adviser last spring in front of other senior advisers to pave the way for a meeting between Rudolph Giuliani and Ukraines new leader.
Trump told Bolton, in August 2019, that the hold placed on the military aid to Ukraine should continue until Ukraine officials announced investigations into Trump's political opponents Joe Biden and his son.
In Kyiv, Pompeo does not dispute allegations in Bolton's book - ABC News - "We didn't get involved in the noise in Washington"

John Bolton Book Alleges Trump's Ukraine Pressure Campaign Began in May 2019 - Rudy Giuliani Isn't the 'Hand Grenade' That Blows Everything Up. John Bolton Is. -- I hold no brief for John Bolton, but he is continually exposing the weak case Senate Republicans are pushing to cover for Donald Trump.

Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Has Retired From Foreign Service : NPR

McConnell, Schumer discussed deal to wrap up trial on Wednesday, sources say - The defeat of the vote on witnesses Friday moves the trial into the final phase, setting up an acquittal vote next week.
Trump impeachment trial live updates: Senate votes no to witnesses, acquittal vote Wednesday - ABC News
Republicans defeat Democratic bids to hear witnesses in Trump trial - POLITICO - The votes represented a major victory for McConnell and Trump.
Trumps former chief of staff says Senate impeachment trial without witnesses is a job only half done
Trump Impeachment Trial: The Senate Can Stop Pretending Now | The New Yorker - Lamar Alexander and the end of Donald Trumps impeachment trial
Republicans Now Say Trump Did What He Was Accused Of --They Just Don't Care -- "Just because actions meet a standard of impeachment does not mean it is in the best interest of the country to remove a President from office." (if he's a Republican)
The cringing abdication of Senate Republicans - The Washington Post ... have calculated that the wrath of a vindictive president is more dangerous than the sensible judgment of the American people, who, polls showed, overwhelmingly favored the summoning of witnesses.
Alexander Says Convicting Trump Would 'Pour Gasoline on Cultural Fires' ("which is why we've decided to cancel the election" he said)

State of the Union - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Mitch McConnell has agreed to let the climax of his sham trial wait until after Tuesday's State of the Union address ... this particularly surreal and sordid moment in our political history (watch the drama play out)

Three ways the end of the impeachment trial could play out | TheHill
The Cover-up Will Backfire. The House Can Keep Investigating

Alexander narrows the path to witnesses (Lame-ar)
Sen. Alexander calls Trumps actions 'inappropriate' but rejects witnesses in impeachment trial ("we've all grabbed a little pussy I mean committed a little treason" he said)
Biden argued against witnesses in 1999 impeachment trial memo - POLITICO - The comments from the then-senator are at odds with current Democratic arguments.

The Impeachment/Ratfucking Paradox - Lawyers, Guns & Money - the argument that impeachment should be effectively be read out of the Constitution because it would 'overturn an election' and that the ballot box is the only legitimate remedy for a president who has abused his office collapses on itself:
(1) Seth Masket on Twitter: "The President clearly did it, it is undermining the election, but we should decide this in the election. Which is being undermined. https://t.co/6ou5vJKRKr" / Twitter

Dems Fed Up With GOs Refusal to Budge on Impeachment: Its More Than Frustrating It's Pathetic
Impeachment is a tool of accountability, but Trumps defenders are using it to give him the powers of a dictator
George Conway: Dont let the defense fool you. This impeachment is all about corruption.

Todays Senators Could Be Remembered for a Single Vote
The center of the orbit: Endangered Republicans go all-in on Trump

Book review of Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office by Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes - The Washington Post

Our Fragile Past - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The fight to protect our past, in terms of having archives and preserving places, is a tenuous and hard one. It doesnt get better when the Trump administration decides to close the National Archives office in Seattle and sell the property so that Mick Mulvaney and Grover Norquist can get a high.

George Soros: Mark Zuckerberg Should Not Be in Control of Facebook -- The social media company is going to get Trump re-elected -- because it's good for business.

DNC members discuss rules change to stop Sanders at convention - POLITICO - The talks reveal rising anxiety over the Vermont senator's momentum on the eve of voting (your corporate Dem masters don't care who you want)
DNC overhauls debate requirements, opening door for Bloomberg - POLITICO (ding-ding, the other Dems they kicked out were much worse than Bloomfuck) )

Bloomberg surges past Warren into third place in new national poll | TheHill
Sanders, Biden are neck-and-neck in new NBC/WSJ national poll - The two Democratic presidential contenders are statistically tied but Sanders has an edge in loyalty of his supporters.
Centrist Third Way, Funded by Corporate Interests, Attacks Sanders in Iowa

Amy Klobuchar endorsed for Iowa Caucus by Press-Citizen Editorial Board


Taylor Swift calls GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn 'Trump in a wig' in new documentary

It wasnt just the National Archives. The Library of Congress also balked at a Womens March photo (history is too liberal, must be censored)


White Parents: Segregation Now, Segregation Tomorrow, Segregation Forever! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I mean, sure, white parents talk about how they think integration is a good thing. But they sure dont act on it, as this new report out of Harvards Making Caring Common project demonstrates (say one thing, do another)


The extreme measure one House Republican is taking to win over Donald Trump - POLITICO - Facing a primary, Kentucky Thomas Massie is targeting the president with TV ads at Mar-a-Lago.


The Dispatch Tries to Sell Real News to the Right - The Atlantic - The Dispatch wants to sell serious, fact-based stories to the right. But do readers want them? (haha, reality is way too liberal why do you think they binge Fox? +Jonah Goldberg got gonged)

What Good Things Did George Wallace Do? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Elizabeth Bruenig was hired by the New York Times to provideleftisthot takes such as this: (NYT is very sick, on all levels and oh! an anti-abortion "liberal!")


Weinstein Accuser Jessica Mann Testifies at Rape Trial (like, literally) ... "thought he was intersex" "Do you like my big, fat, Jewish dick?" he asked ... As Mann claimed that he had deformed genitals, Weinstein dropped his head ... "It was very bad, he smelled like shit excuse me, sorry, like poop. He just was dirty ... As the sloppily besuited Weinstein left court for the day, Vulture asked whether Mann's description of his body was accurate, "Yeah, perfect," he groused. (click for the gory details)



Tennessee Lawmaker Responds to 'Washington Post' Trump-Cult Article With 'Fake News' Bill - Seriously, Tennessee. Stop Electing These People. -- A Republican state legislator responded to the suggestion Trumpism is a cult by...well, you know what's coming. By Charles P. Pierce Jan 31, 2020 (read down for excellent description of the evil behind the Jesus PAC)


TIL that despite having no voting power, Puerto Rico has a higher population than 20 of the 50 states and Washington DC has more people than Vermont or Wyoming. The remaining US territories including Guam, American Samoa etc. add up to nearly 400,000 unrepresented voters. : todayilearned (fucking Republicans)


All modern humans have Neanderthal DNA, new research finds : worldnews


Quitting smoking does not just slow the accumulation of further damage, but can also reawaken cells that have not been damaged. Quitting promotes replenishment of the bronchial lining with cells that avoided tobacco-related damage. : science


/u/Nocturnal_animal808 interesting reflection "men's rights," equality and the patriarchy, and how we all -women, and men- are victims of inequality




013020

Greta Thunberg seeks to trademark her name to stem misuse - Reuters

A deadly virus is spreading from state to state and has infected 15 million Americans so far and killed 8200. It's influenza : news

Coronavirus Live Updates: W.H.O. Declares a Global Health Emergency - The New York Times
CDC confirms first human-to-human transmission of coronavirus in US : news
WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak a Global Public Health Emergency - WSJ - The designation comes as the first person-to-person transmission of the virus is reported in the U.S.
Coronavirus China: Death toll rises to 170 with 7711 cases : worldnews
Wuhan coronavirus found in Xinjiang, squalid Uighur camps vulnerable - Business Insider (Xi will just burn it all down)
Russia closes 2,700-mile border with China to stop coronavirus : worldnews
Masks may offer 'false sense of security' against Wuhan virus, say medical experts : worldnews
China accused of cremating bodies in secret as coronavirus patient numbers spike.
You Can Now Go to Jail in China for Criticizing Beijing's Coronavirus Response: The Chinese government is ramping up its propaganda, and cracking down on criticism, as the virus spreads.
Make ban on Chinese wildlife markets permanent, says environment expert : worldnews
6,000 trapped on cruise ship off of Italy as two people on board are tested for coronavirus | Daily Mail Online : worldnews
Trade unions in Hong Kong, including hospital and rail workers, are threatening to go on strike unless the government closes the border with mainland China : worldnews
China coronavirus: Hong Kong nurses call in sick in protest at government refusal to close borders : worldnews
First case of corona virus in India reported; Student was studying in Wuhan university : worldnews
Hong Kong researchers have developed coronavirus vaccine, expert reveals : worldnews (will be available in a year or so)
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says Chinas coronavirus 'will help' bring jobs back to U.S. ("after all the Chinese people die," he cackled, ignorantly, as usual)
Coronavirus misinformation surges, fueled by clout chasers - Misleading, unverified and clearly false information about the coronavirus has spread across social media platforms with a mix of fearmongering and racial stereotyping.
Bat Soup Didn't Cause the Wuham Virus - Racist memes target Chinese eating habits, but the real causes of the coronavirus are more mundane ... To be sure, the treatment of wildlife may be at the root of the virus. Wet markets where live animals are sold, mostly for food or medicine, still exist in most Chinese cities, and the Huanan Seafood Market was originally believed to be the source of this outbreak. The Chinese government has banned the wildlife trade until the epidemic is over (or maybe not) ... food safety standards are notoriously bad ...


'Welcome to Chechnya' : Sundance's Horrific 'Gay Purge' Documentary Every Human Must See

Moscow furious after Ukraine leader points out Soviet collusion with Nazis - As Zelensky mentions pact that carved up Poland and started World War II

Netanyahu broke with decades of Israeli foreign policy -- The Forward -- traded Israel's independence for the 'deal of the century'
Jared Kushner has read 25 books and is here to perform your open-heart surgery - The Washington Post (Jar Head is better than your stupid history)


France to send warships to support Greece in Turkish standoff | World news : worldnews (meanwhile)

Most of 11m trees planted in Turkish project 'may be dead' : worldnews (Erdofuck forgot to water them)


Scottish parliament votes to hold new independence referendum : worldnews

Victims allege Ghislaine Maxwell is purposefully evading justice system : news

Number of slavery victims in London up tenfold in five years : worldnews -- In London in 2018, the Metropolitan police recognised 2,346 people as victims of modern slavery, compared with 187 in 2013,
Katie Hopkins's Twitter account suspended - Move comes after Countdown host Rachel Riley and campaigners demand action from social network (a hate girl)

Environmental activist Homero Gomez, who fought to protect the famed monarch butterfly, has been found dead in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, a local authority said, two weeks after he disappeared : worldnews


Do We Even Need A FISA Court?



Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side - CNNPolitics (experts debate whether it's a metaphor)


Trump impeachment trial live updates: Questions resume, GOP moves to block witnesses - ABC News - The Senate trial could be over by the weekend if Republicans have the votes.

Trumps effort to block Bolton's testimony makes little sense -- unless he's guilty (duh)

GOP senators know Trumps defense is based on lies. Here's proof.

Justice Department lawyer says House can impeach over defied subpoenas - CNNPolitics

John Roberts blocks mentions of alleged whistleblowers name -- Rand Paul has composed questions with the alleged whistleblowers name. (Roberts agrees to obey the law on this one point)

To Senate Republicans, a Vote for Witnesses Is a Vote for Trouble - The New York Times - Lawmakers fear allowing new testimony would tie up the Senate indefinitely and open the door to a cascade of new accusations. (NYT goes with Fox talking point: like MitchBitch hasn't already "tied up the Senate indefinitely"

Alan Dershowitz for the Defense: L'etat, C'est Trump -- lawyer said that the President can do just about anything he wants. (Apres Trumpster, tu es fuckezed)
Trump Defense Can't Offer Evidence He Cared About Corruption Before Biden 2020 Run -- The key admission responded to a query from GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who are crucial votes on the witness issue.

How Trump's impeachment created two Democratic superstars -- Adam Schiff and Hakeem Jeffries are seeing their profiles rise during the Senate trial. How high can they go?

Trump is being impeached over a Ukraine shakedown scheme, not 'a policy dispute'

Parnas-Trump tape: Recording shows Parnas, Fruman with Trump at Mar-A-Lago event - The Washington Post
Paul Manafort and Rudy's Indicted Associate Igor Fruman Go Way, Way Back

'Election Meltdown Is A Real Possibility' In 2020 Presidential Race, Author Warns (Putin will turn off the power in NYC bc Trump hates your so-called fake "election security")

Sinking in the Swamp: How Trump's Minions and Misfits Poisoned Washington. (Infesting the Swamp)

Conservative group will launch ad broadside against Collins in Georgia - POLITICO - The Club for Growth will attack the four-term congressman, who announced Wednesday he's challenging appointed Sen. Kelly Loeffler in a special election this year ("Club for Growth" hahaha)
The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor at Martin Luther King Jr's historic church, entered the race for the U.S. Senate on Thursday with hopes of unifying Georgia Democrats in one of the nations premier 2020 contests ... He's expected to be endorsed by Stacey Abrams and other prominent state and national Democrats in the race against Loeffler,

AP-NORC poll: GOP more fired up for 2020, Democrats anxious

The Iowa Caucuses Are In 4 Days. Almost Anything Could Still Happen. | FiveThirtyEight

Eschaton: Vote For Someone Else Then - Joe Biden's stock response to mild questioning from voters is odd.
Why does Joe Biden keep losing his cool with voters? | US news | The Guardian - The Democrat had the latest in a series of bizarre encounters with voters on Tuesday, telling a man who asked about the climate crisis to 'go vote for someone else' ("Vote for anone but me" -- Biden 2020 +the asshole has always been an entitled asshole)
Biden sees Bloomberg as threat -- and boon to Sanders

Eschaton: America's Worst Democratic Presidential Candidates - Mayo Pete -- In the face of unprecedented challenges, we need a president whose vision was shaped by the American Heartland rather than the ineffective Washington politics we've come to know and expect -- Pete Buttigieg (you know who else wasn't shaped by "ineffective Washington politics?")
Eschaton: Heartland - Most of my life the archetype of The Politician was a southerner or maybe a Texan. The Voters Who Mattered were all white Southerners. "White" being a key term. Sure the realignment was happening, as the weird Democratic coalition which included white Southerners and white southern politicians was dissolving. That was worth talking about in a limited context. But the South was always portrayed as a white place, including the rural South ... And now it's the heartland. A place which also isn't as white as is portrayed. African-American and Hispanic residents everywhere, even in places like Mayo Pete's South Bend. But the Heartland, of course, means Real American so it means White. (Buttaboop is a racist dog-whistler)

Lyceum poll: Bernie is Trump's toughest rival in Texas

Bloomberg's $11 Million Super Bowl Ad: Gun Violence and a Grieving Mother -- a 60-second ad during the game that will promote his record on gun control to a huge national audience. (all of America will be glued to their sportsball spectacle)


Hillary Clinton refuses to be served Tulsi Gabbard's defamation lawsuit ($50 million for using the words "Russian proxy" while never mentioning her name, but the Murdoch rag leaves that part out, of course)

Klobuchar Called On To Suspend Campaign As Questions Swirl Around Myon Burrell CaseSenator and presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar is facing new scrutiny over an old case ... police relied on jailhouse informants who have since recanted their stories, adding that one man who is in prison confessed to the murder. Also noted was the lack of gun, fingerprint or DNA evidence. (the Klobberer's big win)

Herring, other state AGs file lawsuit demanding addition of ERA to Constitution - The Washington Post - The attorneys general for the last three states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday arguing that the amendment must be added to the U.S. Constitution.

E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of rape, seeks his DNA - The Washington Post

Judge in Virginia Giuffre's suit against Ghislaine Maxwell asked to reconsider decision | Daily Mail Online

Why NY Mags Style Site The Cut Deleted a Kobe Bryant Tribute

The Atlantic made Rahm Emanuel a contributing editor. Then, suddenly, he wasn't. ... A group of black staffers at the Atlantic sent objections to Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg and other Atlantic leaders (system is based on white privilidge, Rhambo hid the tape of the Laquan McDonald murder, then got job at Jeffrey Goldberg's Atlantic)


High Maintenanceand the New TV Fantasy of New York



Electronic patient records systems used by thousands of doctors were programmed to automatically suggest opioids at treatment, thanks to a secret deal between the software maker and a drug company : technology (the Fuckler corruption was deep)


Santa Cruz decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms : news

Low dose lithium may stop Alzheimer's disease in its tracks. A study shows that, when given in a way that facilitates passage to the brain, lithium in doses up to 400 times lower than prescribed for mood disorders can halt signs of advanced Alzheimer's pathology and recover lost cognitive abilities.

Scientists share the highest-resolution images of the sun's surface yet to be captured. Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured the images. The broke appearance of roiling plasma on the surface of the sun resemble a collection of cell-like panels. Each of the panels is roughly the size of Texas. : worldnews


[Serious] Redditors that have had a threesome and regretted it, what was the unexpected fallout? : AskReddit

Casually Explained makes a video about reddit and then trolls the comment section of a Reddit post of that video : bestof

What's a little-known but obvious fact that will immediately make all of us feel stupid?


/u/agentredsquirrel reflects on how mommy bloggers have violated their children's privacy over the past twenty years -- foreshadowing the future dissent of those children now that they are finally growing up -- and encourages the teen OP to protect her privacy with a clear conscience : bestof (toxic femininity)

What are signs that someone is secretly unhappy? : AskReddit




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Joe Biden Said No Scientist Supports Bernie Sanders' Climate Plan. Dozens Just Did. Sanders' 'Green New Deal' is not only possible, but it must be done if we want to save the planet," a letter signed by 57 scientists said. : politics (dumb and demented Biden, basically he's always been stupid)
Earth's Most Biodiverse Regions Are Collapsing : worldnews
British carbon tax leads to 93% drop in coal-fired electricity : worldnews
Hunting of polar bears must be banned if species has any chance of survival, expert warns : worldnews

You Should Be Absolutely Furious Over Donald Trump's $1 Trillion Deficit -- They will be when a Democratic President is in office, and characteristically ignore the reason why. (wash, rinse, repeat in the stupid brains)

Wuhan coronavirus cases inside China have already overtaken 2003 SARS outbreak inside of mainland China, as the virus was confirmed to have spread to every province in the country. : worldnews
British Airways suspends flights to and from mainland China after UK Foreign Office travel advice over coronavirus outbreak : worldnews
Japan and Germany confirm patients who caught coronavirus did not visit China : worldnews
Japan and Germany confirm patients who caught coronavirus did not visit China : worldnews
Plane carrying Japanese evacuees from Wuhan lands in Tokyo, 5 reported ill : worldnews
Coronavirus: Starbucks closes 2,000 Chinese branches. The coffee shop chain warned that the rapidly expanding infection is likely to affect its financial performance. : worldnews
First suspected case of coronavirus in Brazil confirmed : worldnews

The New Humanitarian | EXCLUSIVE: The cyber attack the UN tried to keep under wraps - If there are no consequences for the [UN] agencies for failures like these there will be more breaches


Russia blocks encrypted email service ProtonMail : worldnews Kremlin confirms new title of SUPREME RULER for Vladimir Putin is being considered | Daily Mail Online


'This Is Not a Peace Plan, It Is a War Plan': Trump-Netanyahu Deal Decried as Shameful Attack on Palestinian Rights - "Any attempt to address the Israeli-Palestinian issue that does not begin and end with the full acknowledgment of the Palestinian right to self-determination, freedom, justice, : worldnews
Israel forces Palestinians out of their home, turns it over to Jewish settlers : worldnews
Israel postpones move to annex large parts of West Bank (realized it looks really bad, decided to wait a day or two)

Hijab Limits Women, Says Iranian Chess Master Sacked From National Team : worldnews

Singapore-based Australian paedophile who sexually abused dozens of children gets 35 years' jail : worldnews


Fact check: Trump did not actually offer the Palestinians a state - U.S. News - Haaretz.com - Details of Trumps plan make it clear it will lead not to a Palestinian state, but to Israel taking full control of the entire West Bank (nice "peace" plan you got there)

The far-right Bolsonaro movement wants us dead. But we will not give up | Glenn Greenwald and David Miranda | Opinion | The Guardian - Glenn Greenwald and David Miranda

Scotland is on track to hit 100% renewable energy this year : worldnews

French firefighters set themselves alight and fight with police | Metro News : worldnews
France moves to ban mass live-shredding of male chicks - France has said it will ban the controversial but widespread practices of live-shredding male chicks and castrating piglets without anaesthesia, in a move cautiously welcomed by animal welfare activists. : worldnews

Filming partner without their consent during sex ruled a criminal offence in the UK : worldnews

Two Turkish Frigates Appear Off Libya Amid Reports Of Troops And Armor Landing Ashore - The Drive - These developments point to a major escalation in Turkeys involvement in the conflict following abortive attempts to broker a ceasefire (Ottoman empire rises again)

Wednesday NatSec Roundup - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Record 7,423 US bombs dropped in Afghanistan in 2019: Report : worldnews

Pentagon now says 50 service members suffered brain injuries from Iran attack : worldnews (Trump says "crybabbies have minor headaches")

An incredibly well written explanation of how the Trump administration is holding children hostage as a bargaining chip and also lost 2,000 of those children : bestof


Pompeo Called Me a 'Liar' Thats Not What Bothers Me (Republicans hate journalism)


Rudy Giuliani says he "never ever" discussed Ukraine military aid with President Trump - CBS News ("and I never lied about it either")
Parnas Lawyer: Giuliani Delivered Graham Letter Calling for Sanctions on Ukrainian Officials - The mysterious letter-writer listed several Ukrainian officials
Lev Parnas, barred from testifying, marches on Capitol Hill - The Washington Post (this guy is really playing his part well)
Opinion: Rob Portman knee-deep in Ukraine incident

GOP senators believe they have the votes to block witnesses | TheHill - the Senate will vote Friday to wrap up the impeachment trial of President Trump.
Trump impeachment trial live updates: Senators question House managers, Trump lawyers - ABC News - Senators have up to 16 hours for questions in this phase of Trumps trial.
Dershowitz says a quid pro quo in Trumps political interest is fine and not impeachable (sez Trump IS America, so no conflict of interest)

White House has issued formal threat to Bolton to keep him from publishing book - CNNPolitics
Boltons lawyer contends his book does not contain classified material and asks White House for expedited review so he can testify if called
Engel Statement on September 23, 2019 Call with John Bolton -- President Trump is wrong that John Bolton didn't say anything about the Trump-Ukraine Scandal at the time the President fired him. He said something to me.
What the New Bolton-Engel Breaking News Really Means, And Why It Matters
Trump Calls Bolton a Loser Who Nearly Destroyed the Planet
Senate and John Roberts face possibility of epic tie on witnesses - POLITICO - The spotlight will fall on the chief justice if the Senate deadlocks on a critical trial vote.

All the presidents disloyal men: Trump demands fealty but inspires very little
The 4 most interesting Q&As from the Senate impeachment trial, so far - The Washington Post (#1 Is Mitt Romney an android?)
Trump impeachment trial live updates - The Washington Post
Trump's impeachment trial defense hinges on six arguments. They can all be rebutted. - Trumps impeachment trial defense hinges on six arguments. They can all be rebutted.
Trump rages at Bolton, says former adviser would have caused 'World War Six' (true)
For John Bolton, an Upside-Down World After Trump Revelation

Hannitys ugly meltdown at Romney: Wanting the truth isTrump hatred (actually pretty logical)

Trio of Dem senators considering vote to acquit Trump - POLITICO - A handful of moderate Democrats could deliver Trump a bipartisan impeachment vote ... Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Doug Jones of Alabama


Lessons for Life: The Obituaries of Republicans Who Opposed Nixon's Impeachment

Anti-human-trafficking groups refuse to attend Ivanka Trumps White House summit

IMPEACHMENT: Gardner says he doesn't want to hear from more witnesses
GOP Sen. Cory Gardner Just Lost His Seat By Saying No To Witnesses - undefined


Democrats are already bracing for a hostile Trump transition (haha they still think there will be an election)

Eschaton: But They've Been Talking About This For Years - I don't know the truth of this or what it really means, but if a relatively small amount of money spent on Facebook (for example) is the key to winning an election, perhaps best to spend some money on facebook instead of complaining to the Facebook Hall Monitors (facebook is bad, delete it, but you go to the elections with the evil ad surveillance systems you have...) -- Democrats and Republicans agree that the Trump campaign is far ahead of the Democratic Party in the use of this technology, capitalizing on its substantial investment during the 2016 election and benefiting from an uninterrupted high-tech drive since then.
One year inside Trumps monumental Facebook campaign
Trumps Digital Advantage Is Freaking Out Democratic Strategists

FBI raids Los Angeles church to make immigration fraud bust

Pro-Israel Democratic Super PAC to Air Attack Ads Against Bernie Sanders - The New York Times
Biden wont say whether Sanders could unify Dems as nominee (says he'd probably vote for Trump if Sanders is the nominee)

How Joe Biden could beat Donald Trump - Vox - He is the favorite among Democrats who know how to win in Trump country.

Democracy 2020 Digest: Tulsi shreds on New Hampshire slopes -- WATCH | Fox News (Fox pushes Russian proxy)


Caucuses are terrible - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Exhibit Z: (designed for old retired white people wiith no handicaps and no babies to take care of)


Doug Collins announces US Senate bid, setting up GOP divide in Georgia - The decision by the four-term congressman sets up a battle with U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a wealthy Republican executive tapped by Gov. Brian Kemp in December (Loeffler owns the "most expensive house ever sold in Georgia")


Michigan inmate serving 60-year sentence for selling weed requests clemency - ABC News - Michael Thompson has been in prison since 1996 for selling weed to an informant


Ben Smith on Leaving BuzzFeed News | The New Yorker

Opinion | What Will You Do When the Culture War Comes for You? - The New York Times
ABC News suspends correspondent over report on Kobe Bryant crash - Los Angeles Times

The Intellectual and Moral Decline in Academic Research ("science" is grant-writing)


A Mysterious Heatwave Blast From a Massive Star Was Detected on Earth -- Baby star needed to burp


I'm Dorothy Hatsukami, Ph.D., a professor of psychiatry and a cancer researcher. I've conducted studies on tobacco addiction and its treatment for over 30 years. -- AMA

Puberty blockers linked to lower suicide risk for transgender people. The finding suggests that a major-- and politically controversial -- aspect of trans health care for minors could help reduce the community's disproportionate suicide risk (HELLO, mOR-mONS)

People who don't cuddle after sex, why? : AskReddit

Casually Explained: Reddit : videos

What are some stupid mentalities and mindsets that need to end? : AskReddit

Avast's Free Antivirus Harvests All Your Clicks, Sells Them to Third-Parties




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Climate change, inequality 'deliberately perpetuated' to benefit the rich: NZ Green Party co-leader | "We, politicians, have supported the wealthiest few to get wealthier at everyone else's expense, to build walls of poverty and disenfranchisement and call them opportunities." : worldnews
Climate not considered a top 10 risk by CEOs, survey finds : worldnews (not for them, hahaha)

Tsunami threat message issued after magnitude 7.7 earthquake off the coast of Jamaica : news

Military judge tells 9/11 defense attorney that he can call CIA interrogation tactics torture : news ("enhanced" torture)


Wuhan Coronavirus Infections Could Be 30 Times Higher, Researcher Says : news
Wuhan virus death toll jumps to 106, nearly 1,300 new cases in China : worldnews
China complains after Danish newspaper publishes image of Chinese flag with coronavirus : worldnews
'We have free speech': Danish prime minister commented, avoiding direct response to China over flag controversy. : worldnews (w/virus flag pic)
QAnon-ers' Magic Cure for Coronavirus: Just Drink Bleach (good idea) !


Female flogging force unveiled in Indonesia to publicly punish women who violate Sharia law : news


Netanyahu officially indicted in court after withdrawing immunity bid - Israel Election 2020 - Haaretz.com - Netanyahu is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three corruption cases
Israel's PM Netanyahu was officially indicted on charges of Bribery, Fraud, Breach of Trust, after failing to pass an immunity bill in the Knesset : worldnews
Trump Outlines Mideast Peace Plan That Strongly Favors Israel - The New York Times - the plan, which would discard the longtime goal of granting the Palestinians a full-fledged state,
Israeli Cabinet Will Vote to Apply Sovereignty to Part of West Bank - The New York Times - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government would vote Sunday on the move, which could apply to nearly a third of the West Bank.


Boris Johnson allows Huawei into UK's 5G network despite US security warnings : worldnews
Disabled man in UK starves to death after benefits stopped - Body discovered by bailiffs kicking in his door. : news


Stopping the Press: New York Times Journalist Targeted by Saudi-linked Pegasus Spyware Operator - The Citizen Lab


CBO: U.S. budget deficit to eclipse $1 trillion in 2020 as fiscal imbalance continues to widen - The Washington Post (yes, they time-bombed the economy once again, the dumbfuck suckers believed them, again)

Pompeo heads to Kiev, days after saying 'Americans couldn't f*****g care about Ukraine' : worldnews
Oleksandr Danylyuk, Former Top Ukraine Official, Says He Trusted John Bolton More Than Anyone - Oleksandr Danylyuk says the requests to investigate the BidensrattledZelenskys team and the one person in the administration he trusted was Bolton.

Today in Donald Trump's Non-Interventionist Mindset - Lawyers, Guns & Money - check in on the war criminal Donald Trump exempted from punishment for his crime of senselessly murdering random civilians:

Trump impeachment trial live updates - The Washington Post
Feinstein leans toward acquitting Trump as his defense team ends impeachment arguments
Dianne Feinstein suggests she may vote to acquit Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Feinstein is richer than Croesus and 117 years old, plus Trump has an approval rating in California of -28


Why the White House May Not Dare Fight on Executive Privilege - because it could cause a federal court (or the Chief Justice) in short order to make the determination that the President committed a crime

What John Bolton Knows - The New York Times
Republicans brace for domino effect on witnesses - Axios
Mitt makes his move - POLITICO - The occasional Trump critic is in the middle of an internal GOP fight over the impeachment trial.
Toomey discusses a 'one-for-one' witness deal in Trump impeachment amid Bolton revelations, officials say
The latest laughable Senate GOP spin further incriminates Trump - The Washington Post

Bolton Was Concerned That Trump Did Favors for Autocratic Leaders, Book Says - The New York Times
Bolton book roils Washington as onetime allies turn on Trump's former national security adviser
Trump waived executive privilege when he called Bolton a liar - The Washington Post - If the Senate decides to summon the former national security adviser, the president wont have much recourse left.
No witness trades: Senate Republicans have lost their leverage

Trump impeachment: McConnell angry with White House over Bolton book - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell did not know that President Donald Trump's administration had a copy of an explosive manuscript by ex-national security adviser John Bolton ("totasl coordination!") u
Our expectations for Republican senators are so low its astonishing (slimy toads)


Eschaton: Radical Dims - Regular reminder that former CNN people regularly find comfortable homes at Fox. And while Lou's show did have an "opinion" slant to it, it was never billed as a conservative opinion. Just Lou being Lou. And it isn't just Lou. John Roberts (not the SCOTUS guy), Bill Hemmer, Ed Henry...
Lou Dobbs: John Bolton has been reduced to a tool for the 'radical Dims and the Deep State' (rotten brain asshole Lou Blobbs, enemy of the truth)
Conservative media attack John Bolton and downplay his book's revelations
Anatomy of asmear: How John Bolton became a target of the pro-Trump Internet (deep state dimocrat running underground iranian cartels!)

Mitch McConnell's Complicity Has Deep Roots - antifederalists were right to question the Senates purpose.
The Bolton Bombshell, Impeachment, and the Unwaveringly Pro-Trump G.O.P. | The New Yorker
John Bolton was 'regularly appalled' by Trump and didn't know if he was acting in America's interests (hahaha)
NYT: Bolton Told Barr He Was Worried Trump Was Doing Favors For Xi, Erdogan : politics (all his fav dicktator buddies)
Republicans Find Themselves Between a Rock and a Hard Place -- This is the road they chose when they decided to defend a president who is obviously guilty.

National (US) Poll - January 28, 2020 - 75% Of Voters Say Allow Witnes | Quinnipiac University Connecticut - registered voters say 75 - 20 percent that witnesses should be allowed to testify in the impeachment trial -- Support for witness testimony includes 49 percent of Republicans, 95 percent of Democrats, and 75 percent of independents.... More than half of voters, 53 - 40 percent, say President Trump is not telling the truth about his actions involving Ukraine - 89 percent of Republicans saying the president is telling the truth and 92 percent of Democrats saying he is not telling the truth. More independents, 56 percent, believe President Trump is not telling the truth, compared to the 33 percent who say he is telling the truth. (92% Fox bubble Rethugs)

Why is Ivanka in the White House at all other than to suck daddy's dick? : PoliticalHumor (#1: they know Fox won't say anything; #2: the base can't think/do math)
Indeed : PoliticalHumor


'The American Dream isn't a private club with a cover charge': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez trashes Trump's wealth test for immigrants : politics


Worried Democratic Operatives Scramble to Fund a Network to Take Down Bernie Sanders
Running Sanders Against Trump Would Be an Act of Insanity (Chaitster to the rescue!)

Donald Trump's Never-Ending War on the Neoliberal Establishment - Lawyers, Guns & Money


SF Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru charged with fraud by feds - SFChronicle.com - San Francisco Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru was charged with fraud Tuesday following his arrest by the FBI in connection with multiple alleged kickback schemes.

The Mom Of "Success Kid" Sent Rep. Steve King A Cease-And-Desist Letter For Using The Meme In An Ad "I have/would never give permission for use of my son's photo to promote any agenda of this vile man or that disgusting party."


link.nbcnews.com/view/5bce14339c625f4457579519bh9vq.95l/698190a4 - Bad Calls : Marty Baron vs. the media
The facts in the Kobe Bryant sex assault case - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The incredibly disgraceful behavior of the Washington Posts management toward Felicia Sonmez simply puts an exclamation point on all this. Everyone responsible for suspending Sonmez should be fired. (inc Marty Baron, obvslty)
Washington Post clears reporter who tweeted link to Kobe Bryant rape allegations - The Washington Post

Lack of black box could hinder Kobe Bryant crash investigation - The Washington Post - key safety technology the National Transportation Safety Board has been urging federal aviation authorities to require for more than a decade (vetoed by Republicans, no safety equipment for you)


Ben Smith leaving BuzzFeed to become New York Times media columnist - The Washington Post


Harvard Chemistry Chair Lieber Placed on Leave After Being Charged With Not Disclosing Chinese Research Funding | News | The Harvard Crimson


Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks youeven when you're not using Facebook


Handcuffed man shot and killed inside Maryland police cruiser : news



How a Crusade to Save Children Landed a Hacker in Prison - Rolling Stone (Justina Pelletier)

Iconic Central Square Middle East Nightclub Listed For Sale | News | The Harvard Crimson


Drug improves symptoms of autism by targeting brain's chemical messengers. Bumetanide is safe to use and effective at reducing symptoms in children as young as three years old. ASD can be reliably diagnosed at age 24 months or even as early as 18 months of age

A single dose of psilocybin improved anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and existential dread in patients with life-threatening cancer diagnoses for nearly 5 years. A third of cancer patients experience emotional distress and psilocybin may provide lasting relief for their mental health. : science

TIL Canadian researchers discovered how to convert blood types A, B and AB to universal donor O-negative. They found that human gut bacteria makes a class of enzymes which react with the non-O type red blood cells, essentially transforming them into O-negative. : todayilearned

Contrary to the conventional wisdom that people become more conservative as they age, "political attitudes are remarkably stable over the long term." : science

Historian describes how slavery was never going to gradually go away in America : bestof

Atheists, why do you not believe in God/ a god? : AskReddit

TIL Astronomers discovered a bizarre rogue planet wandering the Milky Way in 2018. The free-range planet, which is nearly 13 times the mass of Jupiter and does not orbit a star, also displays stunningly bright auroras that are generated by a magnetic field 4 million times stronger than Earth's. : todayilearned (def not alien planet, scientists say)

Research shows that targeting one particular symptom of schizophrenia (avolition - reduced motivation) has a positive effect on other symptoms, offering significant promise for treating an aspect of schizophrenia that currently has no pharmaceutical options. : science


Men of reddit when was the last time you've cried and why? : AskReddit

The rise and fall of Android's biggest competitors over the last decade
Wawa Breach May Have Compromised More Than 30 Million Payment Cards




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A combination of climate change, extreme weather and pressure from local human activity is causing a collapse in global biodiversity and ecosystems across the tropics. Scientists mapped over 100 locations where tropical forests and coral reefs have been affected by climate extremes : science

Auschwitz survivors sound alarm 75 years after liberation : worldnews
Seventy-five years after Auschwitz was liberated, historians have identified two-thirds of the camp's Jewish victims : MapPorn

The State of Democracy : MapPorn

J&J scientific officer 'pretty confident' they can create coronavirus vaccine as outbreak widens : worldnews
WHO says global risk of Wuhan virus is 'high' : worldnews
CDC official: No clear evidence Wuhan coronavirus can spread before people show symptoms : worldnews
Beijing City Reports First Coronavirus Death: State TV : worldnews
Canada's first two cases of coronavirus are husband and wife : worldnews
China Blocks All Countries From Airlifting Citizens Trapped in Coronavirus -Plagued Wuhan : worldnews
45 Million Chinese Now Under Quarantine As Officials Try To Halt Coronavirus Spread : worldnews

US dropped bombs in Afghanistan at record level in 2019 : worldnews

Snowden Warns Targeting of Greenwald and Assange Shows Governments 'Ready to Stop the Presses -- If Tehy Can'


China's 'One Country, Two Systems' Strategy Has Been Proven 'A Flat-Out Lie,' Taiwanese Diplomat Says : worldnews


'I did it' : Portugal : hacker says he exposed African tycoon

Couple jailed for genital mutilation of daughter : worldnews -- Dublin -- The couple, of African origin, were also found guilty on one count of child cruelty on the same date.



F.B.I. Wants to Interview Prince Andrew About Jeffrey Epstein : news

Domestic assaults against men triple in the UK in the last decade. : worldnews
Ten years after vaccination was introduced, no HPV16/18 infections were found in sexually active 16-18 year old females in England according to public health data. The prevalence was over 15% prior to the vaccination program that began in 2008. : science



Trump impeachment trial live updates - The Washington Post - Impeachment trial live updates: Trump team resumes defense amid fallout from new report on Boltons claim on withholding military aid from Ukraine

Republicans fear 'floodgates' if Bolton testifies
ohn Roberts Can Call Witnesses to Trumps Trial. Will He? (bhahahahah)
John Bolton's bombshell gives the GOP a glimpse of its nightmare scenario
Bolton?s book bolsters case for witnesses, key GOP senators say - The Washington Post
Democrats call for Bolton to testify in Trump impeachment trial after new report on aid to Ukraine - The Washington Post
Trump plots a flashy series finale for impeachment - POLITICO - The president is itching to close out a bruising chapter of his presidencywith a victory lap to maximize the political value of his expected acquittal.
AP source: Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to probe
John Bolton went to Bill Barr with concerns about Giuliani's 'shadow foreign policy' in Ukraine: report
Trumps defense is irrelevant. Only Bolton matters now.

The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir - Kindle edition by John Bolton. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Senators overseeing impeachment trial got campaign cash from Trump legal team members : politics
Whistleblower's Lawyer: Bolton Revelation Potentially Subjects Trump's Legal Team to Criminal Liability
Boltons testimony would be devastating. Not even Republicans could look away - George Conway
Eight ways Bolton has changed the trial and boxed in Republicans - The Washington Post
Republican senators privately complain they were blindsided by Bolton.
John Boltons impeachment bombshell, explained
John Boltons Account Upends Trumps Denials, but Will It Upend Trump?
Lindsey Graham abruptly cancels planned press conference in wake of John Bolton bombshell Raw Story (Flimsy-Dimsey runs away)
GOP senators angry new leaked details support case against Trump - Maggie Haberman of the New York Times reported Monday morning ("we only watch Fox, we had no idea this was happening!" they screamed while Suzie-Loozy clutched her perals and fainted)
Bolton's Account - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... both pathetic and a bit terrifying that the right-wing media echo-chamber has convinced 20-40% of the population that Trump was fighting corruption. (Ghouliani and his crook partner)
'Blow Up the Phones': Demands That #BoltonMustTestify Surge After New Revelations About Ukrainian Aid Freeze. "We are citizens of the United States of America, and we must indeed unite together to stop this GOP cover-up." : politics
GOP Senators Cancel Scheduled Presser, Seemingly Due to John Bolton News : politics

Taint_my_problem comments on #ILeftTheGOP Trends as Former Republicans Share Why They 'Cut the Cord' With the Party (read comment)

Parnas tape is a real problem for Trump (opinion) - CNN


Salvadoran General Vindicates 'New York Times' on El Mozote Massacre - It's a Bull Market for Bashing the Press. Under Conservative Governments, It Often Has Been. -- New information on a Reagan-era episode tells us a lot about the present. (remember Elliot Abrams?)

Eschaton: Critics Say Trump's Nuking Of New York City Is "Mass Murder" Which They Argue Is "Bad"

Eschaton: The Great White Hope - Any non-hack journalists knows Trump is horrible and guilty and should not be president and should be removed from office. They can't say that, of course, but they can wish for BIPARTISAN AGREEEMENT and UNITY. If there is only one side, then there aren't both sides...


The State of the Republican Party - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I t is truly a wonder that Donald Trump is president of the United States.


How record-high turnout in Iowa could shuffle the 2020 race - POLITICO

Media_criticism user explains why elite media is in a panic that Bernie Sanders might win the Democratic nomination : bestof
Poll: Sanders up 13 points in Utah : politics

Caucuses are terrible - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This process is just not remotely defensible (shitty handicapped access, Iowas dems had 4 yrs to fix this and did nothing)

Virginia's Democratic takeover: This is what a blue state looks like - The Washington Post


The Failed State of Massachusetts - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The brilliant scholar-activists Steve Striffler and Aviva Chomsky, both of whom teach in Massachusetts and both of whom specialize in Latin American politics and social movements, make the argument that the Bay State is actually a failed state by many measures.


Weinstein trial: Mimi Haleyi testifies about alleged 2006 assault - The Washington Post


Eschaton: Great Men Of Letters - Packer is such a weirdo.
The Enemies of Truth | The New Republic - What is George Packer so afraid of?


Washington Post journalist is suspended after tweeting a link to a 2016 story about Kobe Bryant - s rape case just hours after he died in helicopter crash - Felicia Sonmez is a national political reporter for The Washington Post
The death of famous people should be handled in public fora with honesty, not uncritical reverence [UPDATED] - Lawyers, Guns & Money (and Marty Baron outs himsself as a cluelesss misogynistic asshole)
The worst way to handle the Kobe Bryant rape case - The Washington Post - Is it time for hagiography, or is it time for a reckoning? (now what, Marty? y9u going to tell all the girls to shut up?)
Eschaton: Elite Journalism Brain - The treatment of Sonmez specifically is bad, but also what is wrong with them? As in, how do management brains work such that this happened?
The Posts misguided suspension of Felicia Sonmez over Kobe Bryant tweets
Kobe Bryants Disturbing Rape Case: The DNA Evidence, the Accusers Story, and the Half-Confession
Kobe Bryant helicopter crash witness gives an intelligent and detailed account of what he saw : videos
Helicopter pilot describes in detail how reckless the pilot of Kobe's helicopter was : bestof
Kobe Bryant Dead at 41 - Charles P. Pierce Obituary for NBA, Lakers Legend - It Is a Terrible Irony That Kobe Bryant Should Fall From the Sky -- In the end, we'll all have to judge whether one of the world's great athletes corrected his mistakes immediately and beautifully.


Mormon couple on the run found in Hawaii, must produce missing kids within 5 days : news

(Serious) Forensic investigators of Reddit: What are some of the most disturbing and horrific cases you've worked on? : AskReddit

She fractured her spine after the car ran a red light. Uber said she signed away her rights to a jury trial. : news


Prostate overtakes breast as 'most common cancer' : news


Sex and Gender Differences in Central Nervous System-Related Disorders


New mother shares hilarious selfie that shows her husband PASSED OUT on the delivery room floor after she gave birth via C-section : pics

The SCP foundation, a massive creative writing project, is getting illegally trademarked : videos

Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data: An Avast antivirus subsidiary sells 'Every search. Every click. Every buy. On every site.' : worldnews




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Coronavirus 2020-nCoV live up dates
Maps show where the coronavirus has spread - The Washington Post
Coronavirus latest: Infections in China surge as authorities mobilize response - The Washington Post - fifth case is confirmed in U.S.
China reports 1,975 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, 56 deaths - Xinhua : worldnews
China's National Health Commission Minister: Incubation period for the coronavirus can range from one to 14 days, and the virus is infectious during incubation, which was not the case with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) : worldnews
5 million left Wuhan before lockdown, mayor reveals, as 1,000 new cases expected : worldnews
Coronavirus spurs a run on face masks. But do they work? - The Washington Post
Hong Kong cancels all Lunar New Year festivities, closes all schools due to Wuhan Virus crisis. : worldnews
How does coronavirus spread? What we know so far - The Washington Post
5 million left Wuhan before lockdown, mayor reveals, as 1,000 new cases expected : worldnews
Coronavirus virus reaches Europe as UK hunts for 2,000 passengers who recently arrived from Wuhan
Taiwan fines coronavirus patient $10000 for 'hiding' illness : worldnews
A city 1000km from Wuhan just declared a full lockdown : worldnews
Man who flew to Toronto from China is Canada's first coronavirus case : worldnews
China virus 'spreads before symptoms show' - the incubation period of the virus can last up to 14 days, where an infected person will not show any symptoms but is still able to spread the virus to others in close proximity : worldnews
Scientist who simulated the global impact of a coronavirus outbreak says the ' cat's already out of the bag' and calls China's efforts to contain the disease 'unlikely to be effective'
Parents took their suspected toddler have been infected with the Wuhan virus, out of a public hospital in Johor to avoid quarantine, were detained at Senai International Airport : worldnews


Skies go black in Africa's worst locust plague in decades (another sign of the times)

Germany warns that Jews could leave the country on a 'massive' scale if urgent action was not taken to stem rising anti-Semitism

Germany: Over 500 right-wing extremists suspected in Bundeswehr. The head of Germany's military intelligence service has confirmed hundreds of new investigations into soldiers with extremist right-wing leanings. Germany's elite special forces unit appears to be a particular hotbed. : worldnews
Netherlands apologizes for WWII persecution of Jews for first time -- Premier said too many Dutch civil servants "carried out the orders of the occupiers." : worldnews
How a Department of Justice team uncovered the details behind a Nazi training camp in occupied Poland - The Washington Post - How a team of prosecutors and historians uncovered the details behind an SS training camp in occupied Poland and exposed Nazi collaborators hiding in plain sight in America.

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has accused the media of racism after she was cropped out of a photograph taken with her white peers in Davos.

Poorer UK areas that backed Tories face fresh funding cuts as cash switched to wealthy southern regions - Poorer areas that delivered Boris Johnson's election triumph are facing fresh cuts to local services as funds are switched to wealthy Southern shires instead. : worldnews (gee, sounds familiar)

Ghislaine Maxwell visited Prince Andrew up to four times a day at Buckingham Palace and enjoyed picnics with him in the grounds : worldnews ... Prince Andrape ... Instead of the papacy it's the rapacy


Anatomy of a Lie: How Iran Covered Up the Downing of an Airliner - The New York Times - For three days, Iranian military officials knew they had shot down a Ukrainian jetliner while the government issued false statements, denying any responsibility (the muzfucks were sure their lies would work)
Man whose wife was killed when Iran shot down plane flees Iran after threats : worldnews
Canadian truck driver who shares last name with Iranian general says he can't cross U.S. border : worldnews

Pompeo Says NPR's Kelly Lied To Him Twice But Doesn't Deny Lashing Out : NPR
Pompeo and NPR: Emails show Sec. of State's press officer was aware of potential questioning - The Washington Post (fat bullyfuck failure)
Trump Threatens to Cut NPR's Funding After Pompeo Meltdown

Are Trump and his circle manipulating the markets for personal gain? Here's the evidence | Investigative reporter William Cohan: Trump may have killed Gen. Soleimani to make millions in the markets : politics



Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Inquiries He Sought, Bolton Book Says - The New York Times - Drafts of the book outline the potential testimony of the former national security adviser if he were called as a witness in the president's impeachment trial.

Four significant questions raised by the newly released recording of Trump and Lev Parnas - The Washington Post

Trump suggests Schiff will 'pay a price' for pushing impeachmentTrump also called impeachmenta massive election interference the likes of which has never been seen before (sounds like another death threat, doesn't it?)
Schiff 'has not paid the price' for impeachment, Trump says in what appears to be veiled threat (or, not so "veiled")
Adam Schiff: Trump Saying I Should Pay a Price Is 'Intended to Be' a Threat : politics

Senate Republicans eye quick Trump acquittal after witness vote - POLITICO - Mitch McConnell is facing critical decisions on how to end the trial.

Sen. Hawley readies subpoena votes for Bidens, Schiff - politico - His strategy harmonizes with plans from other GOP senators.

Fox News Poll: Record economy ratings, as half say Senate should remove Trump
Senate should remove Trump, majority of independent voters say in Fox News poll : politics

Trump Has Still Partially Won on the Census - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Republican Party's openly racist attack on the Census is going to have real effects, even as it was too blatant for John Roberts to go all the way on. After all, there are many ways to impose a racist regime and if you don't t want to count immigrants, making them too scared to show their faces is one good way to reduce counting them.

Top 10 Obama Scandals | The Daily Show - YouTube (Fox shit -- compare and contrast with the corrupt Orange Devil)
Eschaton: Have You Heard Of Rupert Murdoch - I don't reject concerns about the facebook and newfangled technology generally as platforms for right wing influence and bullshit spreading, but, you know, O'Reilly didn't need facebook.

Eschaton: Theranos - Just a reminder who was on the board of directors -- In July 2011, Holmes was introduced to former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who joined the Theranos board of directors that month.[114] Over the next three years, Shultz helped to introduce almost all the outside directors on the "all-star board," which included William Perry (former U.S. Secretary of Defense), Henry Kissinger ... in 2016 they were: ... James Mattis, later U.S. Secretary of Defense ... (here's your corrupt deep corporate state, suck on it, conservatards)


Eschaton: PUMA 2 Electric Boogaloo - I have enough DC brain to know that if Bernie wins things are going to get... interesting.

CBS News Battleground Tracker: In Iowa, it's Sanders, Biden and a wild finish ahead - CBS News
BREAKING! Politician who caucused with Democrats supported bill supported by virtually all Democrats - Lawyers, Guns & Money (another media hit-job)

Great Moments in Subtweeting - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I like the shade the Des Moines Register editorial board throws on the Times here:


Jeff Bezos throws lavish party at his new $23million, 11-bedroom Washington DC mansion attended by Ivanka Trump, Bill Gates and Ben Stiller ... White House adviser Kellyanne Conway and Sentor Mitt Romney were also in attendance


How impeachment could wreck the booming U.S. economy - The Washington Post

Trump's spiritual adviser commands 'all satanic pregnancies' to miscarry' in prayer against impeachment (Paula White, straight from one of Satan's mouths)


Hillary Clinton: Mark Zuckerberg Has 'Authoritarian' Views on Misinformation (to state the obvious)


A 4-year-old who was accidentally shot while play-wrestling with his father has died, police say : news


Kobe Bryant - Lawyers, Guns & Money (accused of rape)
Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California : news


In 2019, more Americans went to the library than to the movies : books

What shapes a kids opportunities? Researchers say look to the neighborhood.stark divides along racial and ethnic lines, and glaring opportunity gaps

Hair dye raises questions about chemicals' effect, changing trends - The Washington Post

Chronic inflammation is long lasting, insidious, dangerous. And you may not even know you have it. - The Washington Post

Oxytocin, often dubbed the 'love hormone' is known to promote social bonding. Researchers have now discovered that administering oxytocin to adult men with autism makes them more open to close emotional bonds with others. The hormone has positive long-term effects as well.

Psychedelic drugs (e.g. psilocybin, LSD, DMT) may reduce depression and anxiety by increasing psychological flexibility, which describes the ability to connect with the present moment and manage one's feelings, according to a new survey of 2,120 individuals.

Is not wanting to have kids becoming more common? : askscience


Fantastic Fungi: A film by Louie Schwartzberg on Mycelial Connection
Fantastic Fungi, Official Film Trailer | Moving Art by Louie Schwartzberg - YouTube
Fantastic Fungi presented by Regent Theatre Arlington | ArtsBoston Calendar
A place to discuss anything related to shrooms


What does it look like to "observe" a thought? : Meditation
Meditation - 437,395 subscribers




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Climate change-driven sea-level rise could trigger mass migration of Americans to inland cities. A new study uses machine learning to project migration patterns resulting from sea-level rise. : science (bye-bye Seaport)
Modeling migration patterns in the USA under sea level rise
Sea Level Rise Dooms Obama's New Martha's s Vineyard Mansion (on the one hand, he won't be there in 10 years; on the other it sends the wrong message, as usual)


China reports 1,287 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, including 237 in critical conditions : worldnews
Doctor dies in Wuhan as coronavirus death toll rises to 41 : worldnews
Coronavirus Possible Chinese Cover Up: Videos of sick patients on IVs sitting amongst dead bodies lying in hospital hallways, makeshift tents in hospital parking lots : worldnews
MallNinjaHK comments on China spent the crucial first days of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak arresting people who posted about it online and threatening journalists - The situation is actually much worse than what media had reported
Calls for global ban on wild animal markets amid coronavirus outbreak - Experts say wildlife sold for human consumption raises risk of new epidemics : worldnews
South Korea designates entire China as 'coronavirus watch zone' : worldnews
With Wuhan virus genetic code in hand, scientists begin work on a vaccine : worldnews
Hospital staff in Wuhan are wearing adult diapers because they don't have time to pee while caring for an overwhelming number of coronavirus patients : worldnews
China coronavirus: Hong Kong leader declares highest level of emergency : worldnews
Two confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in France : worldnews
A man diagnosed with Wuhan coronavirus near Seattle is being treated largely by a robot : news


Historians slam 'completely false' claim made by Putin that 40 percent of the Jews who died in the Holocaust were citizens of the Soviet Union : worldnews

Panama Papers and Swiss Leaks tax investigations yield 10.6 million in fines : worldnews (a slap on the little finger)


European police bust human trafficking ring worth $77M, accused of smuggling 10,000 migrants : worldnews


Prepping for a race war: documents reveal inner workings of neo-Nazi group | World news | The Guardian - Chats, audio and video obtained by the Guardian give a rare insight into the workings of a disturbing white supremacist group


A Senator Wants To 'Unilaterally' Release Information On Jamal Khashoggi's Killing if the Trump Administration won't

Demeaned and Humiliated : What Happened to These Iranians at U.S. Airports -- Since August, at least 16 Iranian students have been turned away at airports, losing their chances to study at prestigious universities, amid new tensions between the U.S. and Iran (Trump's fucker ICE)

VFW demands apology after Trump claims traumatic brain injuries are 'not very serious'
George Takei on Twitter: "Ahem. We are expecting some royalties from this... https://t.co/msYcJMlqjh" / Twitter
/u/myusernameiscool1234 lists in excruciating detail Pres. Trump abysmal record regarding military and veterans. : bestof


Eschaton: Security - Forget the details of the recording, are the "but her emails" reporters ever going to actually acknowledge the fact that there is literally no security around Trump's communications?But as for what was said... "Get rid of her!" is what the voice that appears to be President Trump's is heard saying, "Get her out tomorrow. I don't care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. Okay? Do it." -- Not sure who here could fire her? So, um, ...
"I genuinely don't think there's anything to gain by keeping her around" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Just the president talking like a mob capo about inconvenient individuals, as one does:
Lev Parnas Says He Has Recording of Trump Calling for Ambassador's Firing -- The former associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani said through his lawyer that he had given the recording to the House Intelligence Committee for use in the impeachment inquiry.
Meet the Cannabis Lawyer Beating Trump at His Own Game - POLITICO - Joseph Bondy is an unusual attorney for an unusual client, Lev Parnas. His legal strategy is even more outlandish.

Who is Dmytro Firtash? The man linked to $1 million loan to Giuliani ally has a shadowy past: Oligarch is "at he dead center of the greatest corruption operation in Ukraine's history" "

In recording Trump asks how long Ukraine can resist Russians (asking for a friend)
WATCH: Full video of Trump appearing to say Ukraine ambassador should be removed | PBS NewsHour

NPR: Mike Pompeo dropped F-bomb after being questioned about Ukraine ... Pompeo cursed at reporter, yelled: "Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?"
NPR host says Pompeo had a meltdown when she asked him about Ukraine | Secretary of state used the F-word and demanded host Mary Louise Kelly find Ukraine on a map, journalist says : politics
Mike Pompeo Dares Veteran Foreign Correspondent to Find Ukraine on Map (She Does) : politics ... "One unanswered question is, Why does Pompeos staff have unlabeled maps lying around?"
Mike Pompeo's blatant gaslighting attempt (fucking fathead liar)
Forget impeachment. Republicans fear Ukraine revelations could spill into election. - POLITICO - the months of steady revelations about the Ukraine saga that could follow (well, mabye they do, Dumbeo)
The impeachment evidence will catch up to Republicans and Trump -- whether they ignore it or not

Theres a critical witness impeachment is missing -- Trump
Fact, along with Trump, is on trial in the Senate (Refucks decide to impeach "the facts")

Without getting into who wins the Presidential Crime Olympics, I think it's fair to say that Trump crimes like I color. You do your crimes inside the "okay to do crimes" zone that has been set up for presidents, or shift the boundaries about a bit. You do not start stabbing outside the lines with a big crayon.

Emotional Schiff Speech Goes Viral, Delighting the Left and Enraging the Right - The New York Times - "you know you cant trust this president to do what's right for this country." (Rethugs heads explode!)
Eschaton: Fake Outrage - Every single time the Republicans manufacture a fake outrage to distract from the malfeasance and while I'd like to say that reporters just pretend to believe them I honestly think some of these brain worms reporters actually do believe them. ADAM SCHIFF WORE A BLUE TIE INTO THE SENATE! THIS OUTRAGE WILL NOT STAND.
SotaSkoldier comments on #RightMatters trends after Adam Schiff impeachment trial speech goes viral
Eschaton: Kayfabe - The dumbest fucking people in the universe work for the New York Times. -- Republicans are VERY angrey about Schiff's decision to reference that CBS "head on a pike" report. Murkowski says "that's where he lost me." Barrasso says "whatever gains he may have made, he lost all of it -- plus some - tonight" -- Imagine taking seriously the argument that they thought about stopping the president from doing crimes but the democrats wwere mean so theh have no choice but to let the president keep doing crimes. Imagine being paid lots of money to be a Serious Politics Knower for the New York Times and not getting that the Hissy Fit is the go to Republican play. (mean to them by repeating their own words!)
Jury tampering: Internet explodes after WH threatenst Barrasso says hat senators' heads 'will be on a pike' if they vote to convict
Schiff refers to CBS 'head on pike' story, infuriating GOP: 'Every one of us knows it is not true' (sure, Foxfuckers) >
Great Moments in bad faith - Lawyers, Guns & Money - "I used to think it would be bad if a mountain of evidence that the president had illegally witheld funds to extort a foreign government to ratfuck a presidential election, but when the impeachment manager cited a news report suggesting that we would be Donald Trumps uncritical doormats I had no choice but to be Donald Trump's uncritical doormat"

A GOP senator trafficked in flimsy allegations to impugn Alexander Vindman. And then Trump retweeted it. -- Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.),

Trumps defense team to target Bidens in counterpunch to impeachment charges
Lindsey Graham will oppose subpoena of Hunter Biden | TheHill (let's see what Flimsey says tomorrow)
Eschaton: The Art of the Hissy Fit - It's nothing new and yet Serious Politics Knowers at our elite publications pretend (or don't pretend, I have no idea) not to be aware. -- Not as if Lindsey or Susan are going to be winning any Oscars anytime soon. These reporters must get tricked by their own 5-year-olds constantly.
Supercut Shows Why Lindsey Graham Is 'Most Shameless Man In American Politics' : politics


Kellyanne Conway storms out of briefing room after reporters call on her to answer Jim Acosta's question

Lindsey Graham screeches at reporters over impeachment: Trump 'did nothing wrong in his mind'
The honest Trump defense that is too embarrassing for Republicans to advance - The Washington Post - The president has never understood that there is a difference between his political/personal interests and national security. Trump has a narcissistic personality so he cannot intentionally betray the country for his own benefit because he thinks they are one and the same. He is also highly ignorant and malleable, so he will believe any illogical conspiracy theory that Russian President Vladimir Putin advances and/or that serves his interests.

Mitt Romney whines he's bored and doesn't care about impeachment becauseno one is watching (as he played with his fidget spinner)

Eschaton: Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury - Sure my client killed someone, but that was in the papers LAST YEAR. I move to dismiss! ... Reporters who exist to do nothing but transmit transparent bullshit from Republicans and embrace every second of it...

Smear merchant John Solomon accidentally reveals role of his lawyers diGenova and Toensing | Media Matters for America - Perhaps his attorneys should have advised him to not say this

Trump campaign warns debate commission the president may not participate if process is not 'fair' (to the orange snowflake)

The well-reasoned moral philosophy of Donald J. Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Donald Trump became the first president to appear in person at the March for Life [sic] Friday. Here, he explains why he became a believer in coercing (some classes of women) to carry pregnancy to term:
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Trump's explanation for shifting from pro-choice to anti-abortion is deeply odd and raises many questions

The Intellectual Bankruptcy of Modern Conservatism, Part the Million - Lawyers, Guns & Money ("we're better than you, give us all your money")

Des Moines Register Endorsement: Elizabeth Warren will redirect an unequal America

Sanders Seizes Lead in Volatile Iowa Race, Times Poll Finds - The New York Times - With solid support from liberals, Mr. Sanders appears to be peaking just as the caucuses approach. But many Iowa voters said they could still change their mind. (Buttaboop surges into second place)
Would Biden return to the politics of the Grand Bargain? - Lawyers, Guns & Money (thanks again, Barry and all you centrist fcuker dems)
Joe Biden's Confounding Candidacy -- The former vice president is drawing tiny, unenthused crowds in Iowa. So why is he still one of the frontrunners? (bc your capitalist media masters are scared of Bernie and Lizzie, also, hence Buttaboop)
Joe Rogan's Endorsement Is One of the Most Influential in America -- Bernie Sanders won the Joe Rogan primary. Is that good for Bernie? (who the fuck is Joe Rogan?)

Joe Kennedy III Is an Insider, Not an Insurgent: Kennedy's ampaign to oust a progressive senator is an establishment takeover

u/riptydeco explains how right-wing propaganda twists the thinking of its followers to believe that rights given to others must be taken from them in order to do so, making progressive ideas seem like an "assault" on their culture. : bestof


85,000 Pieces From Beloved Chinatown Museum Likely Destroyed in Fire - The New York Times - the collection was one of a kind (maybe you should have ihnstalled some sprinklers?)


Gilded Age, Meet New Gilded Age - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Sometimes even I am not cynical enough for these times. Such as the estate of Gilded Age scumbag Henry Clay Frick seeking to buy up the estate of New Gilded Age scumbag Jeffrey Epstein.

3 year old and 16 year old shot by police during search. : news - undefined


'Crying Nazi' involved in 'Unti Release Information On Jamal Khashoggie the Right' rally arrested by the FBI - Christopher Cantwell became one of the most familiar faces of the rally after he was featured in a documentary that showed him chanting 'Jews will not replace us.' - A New Hampshire man ... "So if you don't want me to come and f--- your wife in front of your kids, then you should make yourself scarce,"


California Slaves - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Remember, when we talk about slavery in this nation, we need to center California as a major slave state -- San Bernardinos early success rested on a pair of seemingly incongruous forces: Mormonism and slavery (yeah, the Mor-mons were big slaveholders)


City of Olds: Even as Boston's population increases, number of kids shrinks | Universal Hub - City of Olds: Even as Bostons population increases, number of kids shrinks

[META] The State of the Sub : boston


Posting selfies online is associated with grandiose narcissism, which describes an overinflated ego and sense of importance, according to a survey of 730 individuals. The researchers also found that the norms of a cultural or geographic community can impact selfie-posting behavior on social media. : science


78% of suicide rates world wide are men, what can we do to help them? : AskReddit


Hello! We are therapists Johanne Schwensen (Clinical psychologist) and Jakob Lusensky (Jungian psychoanalyst) from It's Complicated. Ask us anything about therapy! : IAmA


Mozilla has banned nearly 200 malicious Firefox add-ons over the last two weeks : technology




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Australia bushfires send CO2 levels soaring The fires in Australia are a major factor in one of the biggest rises in atmospheric CO2 in 60 years, experts have said. Meanwhile, a team is trying to recover the bodies of three US firefighters killed in a plane crash. : worldnews
Prince Charles: We need a new economic model or the planet will burn : worldnews
'We're the most privileged humans on earth' : Millionaires and billionaires demand to pay higher taxes More than 120 UK billionaires and millionaires have demanded to be allowed to pay higher taxes.

Doomsday clock lurches to 100 seconds to midnight -- closest to catastrophe yet: Nuclear and climate threats create 'profoundly unstable' world


Coronavirus death toll rises to 25 with 830 infected : worldnews
China Shutters All 70,000 Movie Theaters in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak : worldnews
China spent the crucial first days of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak arresting people who posted about it online and threatening journalists : worldnews
'This time I'm scared' SARS virologist warns Wuhan virus far worse, as China locks down second city
China shuts transport, temples, part of Great Wall as virus toll hits 26 : worldnews
Chinese expert who came down with Wuhan coronavirus after saying it was controllable thinks he was infected through his eyes : worldnews
First virus death reported outside Hubei; eight cities now on lockdown : worldnews (Xi lies, all the time)
China coronavirus: Wuhan medical staff being infected at much faster pace than reported, sources say : worldnews ... "The way China is handling this is so Chernobyl."
Turkey sends passenger appearing to show symptoms of coronavirus back to China : worldnews
Coronavirus: Chinese embassy in Paris finds woman who 'cheated' checks : worldnews
Medical staff in Hong Kong can't get hold of masks : worldnews

Protesters who demanded Huawei CFO's release revealed to be paid actors : worldnews


Hundreds of thousands protest US troop presence in Iraq : worldnews


Neo-Nazi Rinaldo Nazzaro running US militant group The Base from Russia : worldnews ... "Soviet Union: Defeats 75% of Nazi forces. - Neo-Nazi: Let me move to Russia and suck off Putin. - Genius


Eschaton: The Anglosphere - One thing people in the UK and the US share is a weird belief that people in other countries give a shit what we think about them. Obviously the US matters in the sense that it is powerful and we like to blow people up but otherwise...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rejects extradition request for Anne Sacoolas who was charged with causing death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn in Northamptonshire in August in collision with car owned by Anne Sacoolas. She left UK and returned to her native US, claiming diplomatic immunity. : worldnews

Mike Pence Caught on Hot Mic Telling Israeli Prime Minister Trump is 'Unstoppable, Like Somebody Else I Know' at Holocaust Forum : worldnews


Eschaton: Shining City On A Hill - The Kids Today won't remember of course, but too many people who should know better have just chosen to not remember. Once upon a time the Bush administration decided Torture Was Good. The very silly opinion from the types of people who opposed the Iraq War thought Torture Was Bad, but they thought lots of silly things. The Very Serious Moderate Position was that Torture Was Bad, but if you don't call it torture and did it for a good reason, then whatever it is we're not calling torture is, well, regrettable, but they made us do it, you see. Weirdly that was pretty much the position of Don Rumsfeld! ... "Couldn't be clearer. If your intention is to extract information, you cannot be accused of torture" (torture is a core Republican value)
Psychologist who waterboarded 9/11 masterminds says he was called a 'pussy' when he told the CIA to stop the brutal practice, Guantanamo trial hears : worldnews ... " gotta be well over 4000 days since Sean Hannity offered to be waterboarded to show it's harmless ... he's a pussy"


Scientists leave federal jobs under President Trump - The Washington Post (moron Trump doesn't need your fake-fact based libtard so-called science)
closest to catastrophe yet: Nuclear and climate threats create profoundly unstable

Trump, Democrats keep their distance as GOP moderates face crucial impeachment votes - The Washington Post
Eschaton: Karen Called The Manager - Her act is so hilarious. -- Just spoke to Sen. Collins, who confirmed that she wrote a note to Roberts wee-hours Wednesday. -- "I did write a note raising the issue of whether there'd been a violation of the rules" of impugning another senator"



Eschaton: Speaking Of - And Sekulow isn't even the youngest generation. I'm not one to knock The Kids Today, generally, but the GOP Kids Today... Related from Pareene. Maybe not more evil, but certainly more openly racist.
Dumber than Dersh - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The impeachment of Donald Trump has thrust Jay Sekulow, the dimwitted Zelig of the Neoconfederate legal movement, into the public spotlight. The results have been even more hilarious than you'd expect ... (jfc)
Charlottesville Was a Preview of the Future of the Republican Party ... Meanwhile, the only people entering the Republican Party candidate pipeline in the Trump era almost have to be allied with the alt-right, because the alt-right absolutely comprises the only effective and successful youth outreach strategy the GOP currently employs.
Eschaton: The Downward Spiral - The GOP's only going to get worse. We saw signs of this when they sent the Heritage Kids to run Iraq, and now those Heritage Kids are running this country. A generation of Great Leaders who really do live inside the "Fox bubble" and genuinely believe CNN is the Communist News Network. - Maybe not more evil, but a bit more stupid. Failsons of failsons. -- But, sure, Joe Biden, tell us about your good friends in the Senate who will work with you.

Eschaton: America's Worst Network News Organization - CBS
CBS hires Reince Priebus, whose firms work for the GOP, the Trump Organization, and lobbying clients | Media Matters for America



Bloomberg gets under Trumps skin as he ramps up spending on 2020 ads



About thoseWomen for TrumpWomen who support Trump value his policies over anything else, and they see him as a refreshing change from those they perceive to be elitist candidates. (old white women)

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How the Gun Show Became the Trump Show - POLITICO - The first in a series of regular election-year dispatches from anywhere but Washington, to Washington (Tim Alberta ex WSJ)
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That text you got about a package isnt from FedEx. Its a scam.starts by asking users to set up delivery preferences and ends with a request for credit card information


The 34 best political movies ever made


The number of million-dollar earners in Mass. is soaring heres where they live -- Winchester - 351 - 15.55/1000




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Mnuchin says Greta Thunberg can tell us what to do 'after she goes and studies economics in college' (hahaha asshole)

Facebook Won't Act On Viral Climate Denial Posts Linked To The Bushfires - Facebook's bushfire fact-checking efforts have mostly focused on misleading photos and videos. What about rampant climate denialism? ... Counter-theories gained traction online that blamed the fires on arsonists, failed hazard reduction policies and even lasers designed to clear a path for a high-speed railway. (Fuckbooked)

The United States currently averages 20 mass shootings per year. Researchers measured the extent to which mass shootings are committed by domestic violence perpetrators, suggesting how firearm restrictions may prevent these tragedies. : science ... 38% of mass shooters they identified had been involved in some kind of domestic violence

CDC raises the alert level to 3 and recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Wuhan, China. : news
Chinese doctor in the city of Wuhan in tears announcing that there are too many cases of sick people : videos
Snakes could be the original source of the new coronavirus outbreak in China - CNN ... the Chinese krait and the Chinese cobra may be the original source of the newly discovered coronavirus that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly infectious respiratory illness in China this winter ... Both SARS and MERS are classified as zoonotic viral diseases, meaning the first patients who were infected acquired these viruses directly from animals ... the bat might also be the origin of 2019-nCoV ... transmitted to snakes
Can wearing masks stop the spread of viruses? - BBC News -- Virologists are sceptical about their effectiveness against airborne viruses. But there is some evidence to suggest the masks can help prevent hand-to-mouth transmissions. (bc it's harder to put your hand in your mouth, duh)


The Failure of Iran's Shia Crescent -- Economic problems brought about by mismanagement and corruption and increased by U.S. sanctions have made funding its network of proxy forces difficult. This has led to increasingly disruptive protests in Lebanon as well (Islamofuckers want to rule over all the Shiites - " I am your Lord, so worship Me" but their proxy empire is expensive and they are corrupt)


Is The Mafia More Powerful Than It's Ever Been? - If you think of violent, influential organized crime in Italy as a thing of the past, think again (misogynistic deep crook state does at least $100,000,000,000 of crookedness a year)


Sex is for married heterosexual couples only, says Church of England | World news | The Guardian - Pastoral guidance also calls for Christians in gay or straight civil unions to be abstinent (hahah no banging for you, sez the usual shitheads, Jesus owns your vag)


A small team of agents spent years investigating whether one of Washington's closest allies was involved in the worst terror attack in U.S. history. This is their story (the th0ught you're not allowed to have, supported by the facts you're not allowed to have, and once again, fuck you, Barry)


Ghislaine Maxwell's personal emails were HACKED and could be leaked | Daily Mail Online (haha, Bonesaw has all the dirt)

Jeff Bezos Cryptically Responds to Reports of Saudi Hacking With Image from Jamal Khashoggi Memorial
A Law Required The USs Top Intelligence Official To Turn Over A Report On Jamal Khashoggi's Killing. He Blew The Deadline. - [I]f the [Intelligence Community] isn't going to comply with the law, Congress needs an explanation (your checks are unbalanced)
MBS alleged Bezos phone hack touches the highest levels of American power ... Michael Flynn, former U.S. national security adviser, was once a paid advisor to Israel-based NSO Group. (hello, Kushfucker +dumbfuck Bezos)
Saudi Arabia murdered a journalist and blackmailed Jeff Bezos. Trump sent them U.S. troops | Will Bunch
Regime Critic Says Saudis Tried to Kidnap Him on U.S. Soil (and chop him into little pieces)


Trump Dismisses Troops' Possible Brain Injuries as 'Headaches'

Trump Removes Pollution Controls on Streams and Wetlands - The New York Times (so mucyh winning)

Dems unload 'overwhelming' impeachment case on the Senate -- even as they press for more
Adam Schiff's Moment
Adam Schiff's brilliant presentation is knocking down excuses to acquit (except all the Republicans were asleep)
Schiff asked GOP senators a tough question. The answer is awful. - The Washington Post ... because a vote for acquittal (which, again, is inevitable) before more damning revelations are unearthed is politically less costly than a vote for acquittal after any such revelations (feature, not a bug) ... but more is coming

Republicans, think about this carefully - The Washington Post
How one top Democrat's impeachment fears came true
Matt Gaetz sees 'brush back' in being kept off Trumps impeachment team - for voting to rein in the president's war powers. (you will follow my orders!)
'S.O.S.! PLEASE HELP ME!' The world' greatest deliberative body falls to pettifoggery.

Susan Collins sent note to dais before John Roberts admonished legal teams, source says - CNNPolitics ("Imma clutchin' mah pearls" it said)

Lindsey Graham goes berserk at impeachment presser: 'I'm not covering up anything!'

Trump impeachment defense lawyers Ken Starr and Alan Dershowitz share disturbing problem - While the president still stands accused of sexual misconduct by more than 20 women, two of his lawyers are embroiled in their own sexual misconduct and assault scandals

Republican Voters Increasingly Back The GOP's Move To Block Impeachment Witnesses ... the share of Democrats who want new witnesses has risen to 74 percent, while the share of Republicans who say the same has fallen to 41 percent. (60% of Rethugs immune to evidence/facts)

Mick Mulvaney becomes top Democratic impeachment target - POLITICO - Senate Democrats say the acting White House chief of staff is the most important potential witness in Trump's trial.

Senator Confirms Republicans Are Leaving And Not Listening To Evidence Against Trump
Bette Midler's slam dunk

Fox impeachment trial coverage features video without audio - Vox - Viewers were shown video without the audio, allowing hosts to spin the proceedings in real time.
Impeachment proceedings have something in common with Fox News - The Washington Post ... Doocy, not noted for self-awareness ... We asked Fox News if Doocy saw any irony in repeating over and over the same argument about the Democrats repeating the same arguments over and over. We will update this post if we receive a response.
Trumpworld has converted the nations regional talk radio hosts into a loyal army (fat old white racist talk-fuckers)
Trump Campaign Trolls Adam Schiff With Road Runner Cartoon Showing Schiff As Wile E. Coyote (for the cartoon minds of their base)


Is There a Targeted Troll Campaign Against Lisa Page? A Bot Sentinel Investigation - Lawfare


Sanders Widens Lead In N.H. In New WBUR Poll | WBUR News
S. Carolina elected official now backing Sanders over Biden

Buttigieg Skipped Police Oversight Meetings for Fundraisers (he's moved on)

An Ex-Spy Who Wants to Represent New Mexico Can't Hide From Criticism - Valerie Plame

Fox & Friends Airs Brutal Bloomberg Ad Highlighting Trump's 'Erratic and Out of Control' Attackson the Military


Evangelicals Love Donald Trump for Many Reasons, But One of Them Is Especially Terrifying -- End Times ... John Hagee said that Hitler was part of Gods plan to get the Jews back to Israel ... (one reason Satangelicals aren't worried about climate change and they know Trump is the Antichrist)

Hamilton County Judge Robert Ruehlman: 'I call ICE' (Republican asshole judge)

Marianne Williamson throws support behind Yang in Iowa caucuses - CNNPolitics (the YangBangers)


Eschaton: Where's Rusty - I know he's still around but it's a bit odd living in a world where he seems like the least important wingnut media figure.
At Davos, Trump complains that Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh havent won any Pulitzer Prizes (said the guy who reads at a 3rd grade level)

What the Biggest Swing County in Iowa Says About 2020 (tractor queens sticking with the Antichrist even after he fucked them)


Detroit man settles race discrimination lawsuit, then bank won't cash his check (racist TCF bank in Detroit refuses to deposit black account holder's Federal Court racial discrimination settlement check)

Court: Kansas "Ag-Gag" unconstitutionally bans free speech : news (fuck you, Kansas)

A Matter of Facts -- The New York Times' 1619 Project launched with the best of intentions, but has been undermined by some of its claims - Sean Wilentz


From Judy Woodruff: Longtime PBS NewsHour Anchor and Co-Founder Jim Lehrer Has Passed Away at 85 | PBS NewsHour

'Not correct' : NYTs Michael Barbaro bashes his own understanding of 2016 campaign

Revealed: the true identity of the leader of an American neo-Nazi terror group | World news | The Guardian - The white supremacist group the Base has been a target of FBI raids and its members accused of planning a race war. The Guardian can now reveal the identity of its secretive leader

Annabella Sciorra stares Harvey Weinstein down in court, details rape accusation against the disgraced movie mogul - "He kept coming at me" ... a devastatingly detailed account Thursday of her alleged rape by hulking producer Harvey Weinstein inside her Manhattan apartment. ("hulking" ugly rapist fucker)

Mich. woman says she was sexually assaulted on Spirit Airlines flight - The FBI is investigating a Michigan woman's claim that she was sexually assaulted aboard a Spirit Airlines flight by a man sitting next to her. The woman said the flight attendants took the alleged assault lightly asking her to move her seat, but not making that same request of him.

Michigan provost placed on leave after sexual misconduct allegations ... Philbert has spent his entire career in academia. He makes $570,000 a year (nice racket you got there)


The Enemies of Writing : A writer who's afraid to tell people what they don't want to hear has chosen the wrong trade -- George Packer's Hitchen's Prize Speech (Hitchfuck was a big Iraq war supporter, natch, and also, fuck PEN)


1 dead and 7 injured, including 9-year-old boy, in mass shooting on downtown Seattle sidewalk | The Seattle Times

/u/srsly_its_so_ez explains how police officers get away with atrocious murders, abuses, and other crimes, and how the law enforcement system is corrupt to the core : bestof (America has a bad cop problem)


Why 40% of Vietnamese People Have the Same Last Name - Everyone knows a Nguyen, but how did that come to be?

New York City Stores Must Accept Cash, Council Says - The New York Times - New York lawmakers passed a bill that puts New York at the forefront of a national movement to ban cashless businesses.
Cashless stores and restaurants banned in New York City : news

Too Many Americans Will Never Be Able to Retire - Without more babies and immigrants, the country wont be able to support its aging population ... Much of this is due to a fall in fertility among Hispanics, whose birth rates are converging with those of other groups. The Great Recession was undoubtedly a trigger as well (fuck off and die, old white racist Republicans)

In a study of more than 660 women who had an abortion, 97.5% said it was the right decision one week later. After 5 years, 99% said it was the right choice. Relief was the most commonly reported emotion. : science

People tend to become more trusting of news stories after being exposed to Trump's tweets attacking "fake news," according to new research. This means that when Trump tweets about 'fake news,' people are more likely to agree with a news article' presentation of facts than had Trump stayed silent


Aw : aww

What is a One in a million thing that happend to you that will NEVER happen again? : AskReddit




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u/Surtir explains how the Earth is in "advanced global warming" already : bestof (more "prophets of doom" foolishness)

Full influenza vaccination among children cuts hospitalization in half, new study shows. The findings support health organizations' recommendations to vaccinate children against influenza every year, since vaccination is the most effective way to prevent both the flu and hospitalization. : science

Melting ice from climate change could release the pathogens into the environment (another side effect of GW -- frozen virus-bombs)

Coronavirus latest: 17 dead as virus spreads across China - The Washington Post
Wuhan coronavirus case confirmed in Washington state - CNN ... Shutting down outbound transportation of a provincial capital city is unprecedented in China since 1949
Coronavirus: Is China's count too low? - The Washington Post (China is lying again?)
China CDC Update: New coronavirus has three distinct strains, 87.99%-related to SARS, most likely results from illegal wild animals sold in Wuhan Huanan Market, official working name NCIP (novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia) : science
Trump says he trusts China's Xi on coronavirus and the US has it 'totally under control'


Why Glenn Greenwalds Prosecution Is An Outrage
Glenn Greenwald on Brazils Charges Against Him
#FreeGreenwald - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is really bad: ... Journalists shouldn't be jailed for doing journalism (Brazil off the facist cllff with Ballsonaro)


Boris Johnson communicated with Saudi crown prince on WhatsApp, ex-UK officials say (haha, he hacked BoJo too)
Saudi Crown Prince Seemed to Taunt Jeff Bezos Over Secret Affair Before National Enquirer Expose - just a month after his Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi had been murdered, according to the UN.

The brazen Shabab assault at Manda Bay, Kenya, a sleepy seaside base near the Somali border, on Jan. 5 left three Americans dead, raising complex questions about the militarys mission in Africa.

Tuesday NatSec Roundup - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Trumps eruption of lies in Davos bolsters the case against him
Ivanka Trumps car rentals help push the administrations Davos travel costs past $4 million
Trump again blasts impeachment 'hoax' before leaving Davos


Eschaton: MBS's Good Pals - Jared and the gang are all totally hacked.The encrypted message from the number used by Mohammed bin Salman is believed to have included a malicious file that infiltrated the phone of the world's richest man, according to the results of a digital forensic analysis.
Saudi crown prince implicated in hack of Jeff Bezoss phone, U.N. report will say (notice it isn't Trump's gov that will admit that, bc Ja-Red)
Our man in Riyadh - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This sounds . . . ominous:

Judge Burroughs has made her decision, now let her enforce it - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Customs and Border Protection is just outright ignoring court orders now:


White House budget officials laid groundwork to freeze Ukraine aid before July 25 call, heavily redacted emails show - CNNPolitics

Eschaton: Pettifogging - Because words speak louder than actions.


Republicans livid over Nadler's 'cover-upaccusation' - (#MidnightMitch rides to the rescue) (Robert shows his cards)
Senate adopts ground rules for impeachment trial, delaying a decision on witnesses until after much of the proceedings - The Washington Post
Trump impeachment trial live updates - The Washington Post
After Republican senators block new impeachment evidence, Trump boasts about what he's withholding (haha suckers)

Constitutional Nonsense: Trump's Impeachment Defense Defies Legal Consensus
An embarrassing moment for Trump's legal team
Trump's defense looks shaky on first day of impeachment trial : Using the president's convoluted logic with none of his outsized passion, his defense team wasnt ery persuasive.
Trump impeachment team undercuts DOJ position in McGahn case - POLITICO - The issue could affect ongoing court cases revolving around impeachment.

"Ass-Backwards" and (So Far) Witness-Free, Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial Begins
Trumps impeachment defense is designed to destroy guardrails on presidential power
Trump impeachment defense is dangerous. Abuses of power could crack America's foundation. -- Trump thinks his oath was a vague, unenforceable promise, that he can't be held accountable as long as he doesn't commit a crime
Scenes From one of the World's Deliberative Bodies - Lawyers, Guns & Money - It's not a lie if you believe it:
Trump disrupts Republican trial strategy - POLITICO

Senate Impeachment Trial: Republicans Pledge Fealty to Donald Trump - The Republican Party, represented by its majority caucus, formalized its fealty to the renegade administration* of Donald Trump ... And it was a deadening, sad thing to watch. The only real reaction was another cup of soggy oatmeal from the increasingly useless Susan Collins.
Trump's Defenders Could at Least Pretend to Care About the Charges Against Him -- White House Counsel Pat Cipollone told multiple demonstrable falsehoods with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court sitting behind him.
The Senate Impeachment Trial Will Test the Dueling Theories of James Madison and Patrick Henry -- So far, every inherent danger that Henry saw in the proposed national executive has come to vivid life, and every safeguard upon which Madison assured the people of the country they could rely has utterly collapsed.

Trumps defenders make it up as they go
Reagan's Solicitor General Says 'All Honorable People' Have Left Trump's Cabinet: 'He is Capable of Doing Serious Damage'
Senate adopts ground rules for impeachment trial, delaying a decision on witnesses until after much of the proceedings - The Washington Post

71% of Republicans Want Mitch McConnell to Call Witnesses at Trump Impeachment Trial, New Poll Shows
By a Narrow Margin, Americans Say Senate Trial Should Result in Trump's Removal - Majority says Trump has definitely or probably done things that are illegal ... (51%) say the outcome of the Senate trial should be Trump's removal from office, while 46% say the result should lead to Trump remaining in office. An overwhelming share of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (86%) say the trial should result in Trump remaining in office, (12% say crimes were committed by that's ok with them)

Senate Democrats privately mull witness trade in impeachment trial: A Biden for Bolton - The Washington Post
Appear in Arkansas court, explain, judge orders Hunter Biden


Trump Opens Door to Cuts to Medicare and Other Entitlement Programs - The New York Times - The president signaled a willingness to scale back Medicare, a shift from his 2016 platform of protecting entitlement programs (haha, you believed him)


Bernie Sanders surges to join Biden atop Democratic presidential pack in new poll - CNNPolitics
Biden and Sanders Trade Attacks Over Honesty and Social Security - The New York Times


'New York Times' Endorses Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar for President - The New York Times Endorsement Shows a Major Institution Wrong-Footed by Events - The most obvious conclusion to draw is that there was irresolvable conflict within the board.

Eschaton: THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION IN OUR LIFETIMES - Candidates (parties, politicians, pundits, etc.) can't keep seamlessly switch between "OMG THIS IS AN EMERGENCY" and "oh, well, lovely to be on stage with the former President, Mr. Trump, and his wonderful children" regularly. -- They're bad people. Treat them like that, and don't stop.


Andrew Yang and the New American Tories | The Outline - What links celebrity Yang supporters like Dave Chappelle, Rivers Cuomo, and Norm MacDonald? (stupidity, maybe?)

Fox News substantially influenced Republican candidatesperceptions regarding the partisan leanings of districts, leading them to challenge Democrats in situations that they likely would not have without Fox News present,


Immigrant Kids Were Restrained to Chairs With Bags Over Their Heads at a Juvenile Hall in Virginia


Utah bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ children - The conservative state becomes the 19th to ban the discredited practice.


Quibi's CEO Meg Whitman Compared Reporters to Sexual Predators who prey on underage victims (paywalled, but noted for the headline, remember her?)


Weinstein's defense cites accusers email saying 'I love you' 4 years after alleged rape


Cleveland cop who urinated on girl as she waited for bus gets 4 1/2 years in prison : news


Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 618 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is the grave of Gerrit Smith.


How Bennet Omalu, doctor oConcussionfame, built a career on distorted science


9-gigapixel zoomable image of the Milky Way, which includes 88 million stars. Have a gander yourself : science

What makes a person boring? : AskReddit


Eschaton: ROBOTAXIS - With Rahm out of office, I think Elon's days of annoying me for "taking lots of public money" reasons might be fading, but I'm still a bit obsessed with the bullshit. Oh and the beta test 2 ton deathmobiles. They are still with us.
Bose is closing all of its retail stores in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia -- the framingham based company will close 119 stores, while 130 stores remain open in china, india, south korea, and uae : boston




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Climate experts demand world leaders stop walking away from the science
Trump Bashes Climate Activists in Address to World Economic Forum in Davos. The president implied climate activists are "prophets of doms" and the heirs of yesterday's foolish forture tellers" (and there you are)
Pyrenees glaciers 'doomed', experts warn | Glaciers nestled in the lofty crags of the Pyrenees mountains separating France and Spain will disappear within 30 years as temperatures rise, upending ecosystems while putting local economies at risk, scientists say. : worldnews (more foolish prophets of doom)

UN Report: half a billion people struggle to find adequate paid work : worldnews
u/srsly_its_so_ez Explains how wealth inequality is so much worse than most people realize : bestof

An ancient aquatic system older than the pyramids has been revealed by the Australian bushfires : worldnews

China tries to close off Wuhan, city hit by coronavirus - The Washington Post
4 people dead as China confirms Wuhan coronavirus can be spread by humans : worldnews (yesterday they said it couldn't)


Israel rejects over 98 percent of Palestinian building permit requests in West Bank's Area C : worldnews


Russian opposition wants big protest over Putin's plan to 'rule for ever' : worldnews


Glenn Greenwald Charged With Cybercrimes in Brazil - The New York Times - accused of being part of a 'criminal investigation' that hacked into the cellphones of prosecutors and public officials ... charged the American journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes for his role in bringing to light cellphone messages that have embarrassed prosecutors and tarnished the image of an anti-corruption task force.

Migrant Caravan Crosses River into Mexico In Standoff With Security Forces : NPR

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince' Washington Post - owner was targeted five months before murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Iran confirms two Russian-made missiles hit Ukrainian airliner - The Washington Post -- "the impact of these missiles on the accident and the analysis of this action are under investigation" (just a litle impact)
How Trump Twisted Iran Intel to Manufacture the 'Four Embassies' Threat -- There were definitely questions [at the time, internally] about whether he had just made it up on the spot


Swiss police suspect Davos plumbers of being Russian spies | Financial Times - Authorities suggest agents posed as tradesmen in order to bug world leaders
Trump takes a victory lap at Davos, crowing about the U.S. economy and ignoring impeachment - The Washington Post
Trumps Davos remarks rife with distortion

Iranian MP announces $3 million bounty on Trump, local media reports : worldnews (shoulda crowed-funded it)

In 9/11 proceedings, once-forbidden topic is front and center: Torture - Los Angeles Times
Trump promotes bizarre claim that 9/11 attackers were treated better than him: All 19 terrorists died during attack, with several plotters serving life sentences and subjected to torture : worldnews

'You're a bunch of dopes and babies': Inside Trump's stunning tirade against generals (I know more about the military than you dopes" said 4x draft dodger)

Trump weighs travel ban expansion in coming days - POLITICO - The Trump administration is eyeing seven countries for new immigration restrictions three years after its original order, which created an uproar for targeting Muslim-majority nations.
Northeastern student from Iran removed from US before court hearing, wont be returnedDespite a judges order that he remain in custody
Iranian Student Deported From Boston Despite Federal Court Order : boston


Trump pushes his party to normalize corruption - The Washington Post

Trump Trial Day 1: Roped-Off Reporters and TV Cameras Run by the Senate - The New York Times
McConnell makes last-minute handwritten changes to Trump impeachment trial rules - ensures that House Democrats' evidence will be admitted. (#MidnightMitch)
Democrats already have these four victories in the impeachment trial - The Washington Post
Schiff says intelligence agencies are withholding evidence on Ukraine "on the instruction of others" (wonder who they could be?)
A big tell in Trump's own legal brief exposes McConnell's coverup
Why aren't Democrats making life miserable for vulnerable Republicans on impeachment?


Impeachment trial live updates: Senators gird for spirited debate over rules governing Trump's historic trial
Where the Trump defense goes too far - The Washington Post (even Trump defender Turley: "It will not work. Turley is covered for life in the stench of Donald Trump.")

Trump's lawyers, Senate GOP allies work privately to ensure Bolton does not testify publicly
McConnell Pushes to Speed Impeachment Trial as Trump Requests Swift Acquittal - The New York Times
Senate Republicans plan speedy Trump trial - POLITICO
White House appoints GOP House members to advise Trump's impeachment team (haha Gym Jordon and the best clowns)
GAO report poses evidence test in Trump Senate trial - Axios (we don't need no steenking evidence")
Trump impeachment: Former GOP Senator Jeff Flake says Republicans and their "cult of personality" are on trial with the president - CBS News

Justice Department backed Trump strongarm of House impeachment probe - POLITICO

Dershowitz on impeachment reversal: 'I am much more correct right now' (Dershofucker)

Trump and his Republican cronies have made three big mistakes - The Washington Post

Cipollone falsely claims Republicans were barred from impeachment depositions - Axios (any old lie will do)
Obstruction still isn't exoneration, no matter what Trump may argue

Eschaton: MR. MCCONNELL SIRRAH HASTETH THOUEST NOEST HONOUR SIRRAH - Another moment when the Dems just can't appeal to the referees for help.
Eschaton: The Will Of The People - Perhaps find the diners where some of the 51% hang out. -- (CNN)About half of Americans say the Senate should vote to convict President Donald Trump and remove him from office in the upcoming impeachment trial (51%), according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, while 45% say the Senate should vote against conviction and removal.

Eschaton: Look Up To The Skies And See - Everybody knows if the Dem wins in November, takes office, and settles down to a low 40s approval steady state, that there will not be a constant drumbeat of "these Philadelphia voters still support their candidate!" stories. Instead we will be going back to the Ohio diners for more years of coverage of Trump voters.

Trump Third Year Sets New Standard for Party Polarization - 82-point party gap: 89% of Republicans, 7% of Democrats approve (Rethugs are the walking dead zombies)
How Voters Grade Trump, Three Years Into His Presidency - Overall, 38% of voters gave Trump an F, while 21% gave him an A.43% say his performance will get worse, 21% said it will stay about the same, while 30% predict it will get better.

Don Jr. Admits Meeting Lev Parnas 'I Thought He Was Israeli'

Devin Nunes' Ukraine lies are a betrayal. Voters in his district deserve better (lying little commie ratfucker)
Parnas Lawyer Shares Pence Video After Vice President Denies Knowing Him

The Loser President | The Nation - Trump could lose by many millions of votes and still secure an Electoral College win

Eschaton: My Opponents Are All Very Good, I Am Just Slightly Better - I always remember Dem primary campaigns being a bit nasty, and while one can argue about whether being a bit nasty is helpful (it might work, it might not), the "oh no don't say anything mean because then it will come back in the general election" seems to involve a big misunderstanding of how these things work. Don't think Republicans need Dem primary competitions to discover their oppo research.

Sanders apologizes to Biden for surrogate's op-ed alleging he has a "big corruption problem"
Biden, Sanders, Social Security and Smears - Lying about a rival is bad, even if you don't like his past positions.
Hillary Clinton in Full: A Fiery New Documentary, Trump Regrets and Harsh Words for Bernie: "Nobody Likes Him"
Hillary Clinton savages Bernie Sanders: 'Nobody likes him; -- Clinton also pointed to sexism in Sanders's campaign and suggests he's complicit.
Maybe Hillary Clinton shouldn't sound like a character from a Maureen Dowd column - Lawyers, Guns & Money (said she might have to vote for Trump)

Sanders, Biden lead tight pack of front-runners in Suffolk/Globe New Hampshire poll - The Boston Globe
Majority Support Allowing New Impeachment Evidence | Monmouth University Polling Institute - But overall opinion of Trump and impeachment is virtually unchanged


Planned Parenthood endorses challenger to Sen. Susan Collins - Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, welcomed the endorsement from the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. (fuck off, Suzie-Floozy)

Religious-schools case heads to a Supreme Court skeptical of stark lines between church and state - The Boston Globe (five Catholics on SC want their theocracy)

Editorial: Profiles in cowardice | Editorials | eacourier.com - We didn't expect her to be revealed as a political opportunist, willing to debase herself and dismiss her constituency in the dying hopes of holding on to a seat she couldt win on her own. (haha, you "didn't expect" she'd act like a Republican)


UPDATE: Richmond woman charged with wearing mask in public following gun-rights rally | Local News | richmond.com ... Hundreds of people attending the event covered their faces
Call Richmonds MLK Day gun rally what it was: An outbreak of terrorism on American soil | Will Bunch
Virginia Senate votes to eliminate Lee-Jackson Day, make Election Day state holiday | WTVR.com


Peter Thiels Latest Venture Is the American Government (his fangs are buried in the neck of America)

Patriots' Benjamin Watson Producing Abortion Documentary | Hollywood Reporter - Watson, a pro-life Christian,


Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained

New video evidence in case of child cruise ship death; Royal Caribbean says step-grandfather knew window was open before dropping infant out of it - CBSN Live Video - CBS News
Royal Caribbean Says Video Shows Proof Grandfather Knew Window Was Open In Death Of Toddler - YouTube



A Tale Of Two Markets: How Illinois Succeeded In Rollout Of Adult-Use Cannabis And Why Massachusetts Failed : boston (Charlie Vaporhead's Fuckachusetts)

Is there any companies or farms here that sell produce boxes that aren't expensive?


A Sneaky Theory of Where Language Came From - It might have hijacked our early ancestors brains.

Immune cell which kills most cancers discovered by accident by British scientists in major breakthrough : worldnews


Probiotics for Autism - Autism Parenting Magazine



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Can any law enacted under such circumstances be considered democratically structured? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - On MLK Day, let us consider one of the most critical passages in Letter From A Birmingham Jail: ... The contemporary Republican Party is, quite simply, a party devoted to ensuring that more unjust laws in one or both of these senses are passed and/or selectively enforced. This is true from the typical backbencher of a state legislature to the Chief Justice of the United States.

17 More People Diagnosed With Deadly Viral Pneumonia in China : worldnews
China confirms 139 new cases of pneumonia over weekend, virus spreads to new cities : worldnews


TIL that just 10 percent of world military spending would probably be sufficient to end poverty and hunger : todayilearned (priotrities, priorities)

China's government poses a 'global threat to human rights,' report finds : worldnews
Outrage after Chinese theme park forces pig to bungee jump : news ... If you live in a country that ignores human rights, that probably could make you think torturing animals is ok ... >Animal cruelty is not punishable in China by law (that would set bad example)
South Korea reports its first cast of Wuhan Coronavirus, bringing total exposed countries to 4 : news

How Boeing's Responsibility in a Deadly Crash Got Buried

Targeted killings via drone becoming 'normalised' report: Drone Wars says UK and US has developed easy narrative (and you know who started this shit? thanks again, Barry)


Capitalism seen doing 'more harm than good' in global survey : worldnews
Just 162 Billionaires Have The Same Wealth As Half Of Humanity : worldnews

Africa's richest woman 'ripped off her country' : worldnews (with the aid of the banksters)

Pakistani authorities refused to let a top human rights lawyer Jalila Haider leave the country, citing her "anti-state activities", she told AFP on Monday, in what appeared to be the latest example of an ongoing rights crackdown. : worldnews

French trial exposes how church covered for predator priest who assaulted 75 boys : worldnews (France has a big pro-pedo problem)
Chaos as 'yellow vest' protesters return to Paris streets


Boris Johnson urged to publish report on Russian meddling : worldnews (that got him elected)

The United States has received intelligence regarding a potentially imminent attack being planned against its military personnel stationed in Germany, according to an official memo : worldnews (bomb threat phone call)

Family of Canadian crash victim claims Iran is intimidating them, won't release remains
u/babybopp shares the media's bias against Meghan Markle, compared to Kate Middleton : bestof
babybopp comments on Media has their faces eaten by (soon to be ex)-royal leopards

Puerto Rico fires two more officials after Hurricane Maria aid found unused amid current earthquake aftermath : news


Architects of Cia Torture Program to Testify at Guantanamo for First TimeThe contract psychologists, James E. Mitchell and John "Bruce" Jessen, are responsible for developing interrogation techniques, including waterboarding, confinement in small boxes, beatings, and sleep deprivation ... Remember when the CIA hacked into the United States Senate to destroy documents related to the Senate's investigation into the torture program?Anything ever happen? Remember when all of the tapes of the interrogations were destroyed? (Barry buried this one also)


President Trump made 16,241 false or misleading claims in his first three years - The Washington Post


White House Calls Impeachment Charges 'Frivolous' and 'Dangerous' in Legal Brief
George Conway: The worst thing about Trumps answer to the impeachment articles
Trump Legal Team Asks Senate for Speedy Acquittal in Impeachment Trial - The New York Times

Trump legal team to argue calling new witnesses could compromise national security - Axios - Inside Trump's impeachment strategy: The national security card (the fake pres who colludes with Putin, yeah)

Trump-McConnell relationship comes into focus amid Senate impeachment trial - The Washington Post
Trump: No President Can Be Impeached for Any Abuse of Power
In Trumps Impeachment, Republicans Don't Even Know What They're Covering Up (and they're pround of it)

Pomp and censorship: Trump impeachment trial already reveals a broken America | Will Bunch

As Senate Trial Begins, 44% Approve of Trump (his face is melting)

Ex-White House aide describes Trump's abusive tantrums when he doesn't get his way: 'Not normal at all' (Rethugs have always been the party of bullies)

'Birth tourism' is Trumps next immigration target

How Trump fused his business empire to the presidency - POLITICO - As Trump kicks off his fourth year as president with an impeachment trial tied to his actions involving Ukraine, critics say the president has yet to face accountability for blatant conflicts of interest tied to his private businesses (The Republican Way)

Ted Lieu 1 : Devin Nunes - 1,000,000 and counting... : PoliticalHumor (Nunes "lawyer" gets owned)

A Few Words in Defense of Bill Barr - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The only good thing I will say about Bill Barr is that hs one of the key figures in GHWB's DOJ who gave us Souter because Ken Starr wasn't wingnutty enough

Eschaton: Any Gal Will Do - I don't care who the New York Times editorial board endorses. It just tells us about them. Endorsing TWO women was something they thought was a power move, but, you know, that's not how this works.
In a break with convention, the editorial board has chosen to endorse two separate - Democratic candidates for president.
New York Times Editorial Board Endorses Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren - The New York Times
The New York Times's Endorsement Charade - A weeklong song-and-dance routine ends in farce.
NYT ed board was extremely torn over endorsement
Will this matter? I dunno. For Klobuchar in particular it might move the needle a little. I agree that Warren is the top Democratic choice and that Klobuchar would be strongly preferable to Biden, at least.
Kate Manne on Twitter: "Bucking the trend of backing no specific woman, the NYT goes out on a limb and backs any old specific woman. An historic day in the long fight against sexism. https://t.co/BiVEMnDjbb" / Twitter

Warren joins Bernie in jabbing Biden on Social SecurityWarren linking arms with Sanders on the issue also comes after long-simmering tensions between the two exploded into the open this week.

Eschaton: Poop Dogg And The Enema Man - "Greedy Geezers" was a favorite of Alan Simpson, of "Simpson-Bowles." You might remember their comedy stylings from when Obama-Biden tried to cut Social Security. But the phrase was, in this context, a favorite of the neoliberal shills of the Washington Monthly and the New Republic of the 70s and 80s. That poor old people had it too good was an article of faith among a generation of young wonks, though I suspect now that they're old their enthusiasm for taking a hatchet to Social Security has waned, if only slightly. They only want to cut it for people who haven't started to receive it yet, now (don't forget what an idiot Barry was)
Eschaton: Greedy Geezers - The campaign to kill Social Security has been a long one, and Joe Biden has always been a part of it.
Biden's Advocacy for Social Security Cuts Has Had Real Consequences -- The proposal for 'chained CPI,' a cut to future benefits, during the Obama administration led to its widespread use in other areas of the government (forgot about Barry's big reach-across-the-aisle plan to fuck everyone but the rich, didn't you?)
Joe Biden calls game developers "little creeps" who make titles that "teach you how to kill" : technology (Malarky Joe stuck in 1957, here's a younger person's comment:) "biden is so insanely out of touch. fucking hell, i swear if the choice comes down to biden and trump." (and) "Joe Biden continues to stick foot in mouth, has now started eating his shoe."
'Middle Class' Joe Biden has a corruption problem -- it makes him a weak candidate - Zephyr Teachout

The newspaper that ignored the fall of the Berlin Wall | News1 English

Oscars, White Guys. Democratic Candidates, White Guys. And These Are the Liberal Organizations. - The Motion Picture Academy and the Democratic Party are supposed to be our diverse institutions. What's going on here?

Trump's MAGA supporters and Twitter Bernie Bros have this ugly tactic in common: Bernie Twitter operates under the self-righteous guise of being the true progressives of the internet. But their harassing tactics are anything but progressive


Thousands arrive at Richmond rally to protest gun-control legislation : news
'Emasculated' Virginia gun nuts mocked for 'purchasing toys, dressing up in costumes, and playing fantasy games'


Conservative States Seek Billions to Brace for Disaster. (Just Don't Call It Climate Change.) (fiscally resposbile welfare Republicans want more dough from the libtard shithole states)

Virginia gun rally: anti-fascist activists will not mount counter-protest | US news | The Guardian - Local leftist groups cite serious safety concerns : Far-right groups expected to attend Richmond event


Tucker Carlson: 2020 is about what kind of country we should have. Dems want it to be more like California | Fox News (Fucker Carlson wants it to be like Alabama)



Opinion | Will The Chicago Tribune Be the Next Newspaper Picked to the Bone? - The New York Times - Journalists worry that a New York hedge fund with a big stake in the paper will impose draconian cuts, as it has elsewhere. (of course they will)


Tennessee sheriff's deputy indicted on 44 charges including rape, sexual battery amid ongoing lawsuits : news

Two dead, 15 wounded after gunman opens fire on people in line outside K.C. bar : news

Woman injures 2 after allegedly driving into traffic as a test of faith : news ... "Looks like god wants her to do some jail time"


Nancy Steinbeck
John Steinbeck IV - Wikipedia
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The Coconut Monk - Tricycle: The Buddhist Review - A former soldier documents wartime Vietnam on an eccentric yogis Buddhist island.


Buying in Bulk: When Is It a Mistake?

Elon Musk says the issue in the future isn't overpopulation, but a declining and aging population. What is your opinion on this statement? : AskReddit

Hacker leaks passwords for more than 500,000 servers, routers, and IoT devices : news (telnet!)

BPL site lets you see how Boston streets have changed since the Civil War | Universal Hub

TIL that 70,000 years ago, a Red Dwarf star passed very close (In astronomy terms) to our Solar System. So close in fact, that it passed through the Solar System's outer shell known as the Oort Cloud and nudged some Comets out of their orbits. It may've been visible to early Humans and Neanderthals. : todayilearned

MDMA for PTSD granted Expanded Access by FDA, patient treatments begin : news

Belief in astrology and the paranormal is linked to threats to certainty, lack of perceived certainty, refining self-concept, schizotypy, and a need for conflict-reducing explanations for negative events in life. : science
Astrological Predictions Checked by Machine Learning - DZone AI

Adults with food insecurity are 10% to 37% more likely to die prematurely from any cause other than cancer compared to food-secure people. Premature death by infectious-parasitic diseases, and suicides was more than twice as likely for those experiencing severe versus no food insecurity. : science

Getting enough Vitamin D in wintertime is important to your health - The Washington Post

TIL that the retirement age for men in the USA was set at 65 in 1935. The average life expectancy at the time was 61.7 years old. : todayilearned

ELI5: How is that Alcohol 70% is better than Alcohol 90% as disinfectant ? : explainlikeimfive

New T-cell technique kills lung, colon cancer cells and may be able to 'treat all cancers' : science [*]

MercurianAspirations comments on CMV: Neo gender identities such as non-binary and genderfluid are contrived and do not hold any coherent meaning.

I was born with two Y chromosomes, AMA : IAmA

Anti-vaxxers exposed: Hidden camera investigation : videos

How do you tell a depressed friend or partner that you don't have the mental resources to listen to them be depressed anymore, without coming across as a massive asshole?

Redditors who have followed through in finding Hot MILFS in your area, what happened? : AskReddit
Hol up

Have you ever woke up in the middle of a dream and the dream was so interresting that you wanted to to back to sleep to see the end of it? If so, what was the dream? : AskReddit

Cosmic_blonde comments on Has anyone else realized that the religious nut inside of the Walmart is the same lady from an older video when she goes off on a garbage man and starts bocking like a chicken? Or am I crazy?




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Trump tells Americans threatened by rising oceans to use 'mops and buckets' instead of building barriers (very stable genius solution) ... WE WILL BUILD A WALL AND WE WILL MAKE THE OCEAN PAY FOR IT

1 billion Australian animals now dead or dying due to fires and this is a conservative estimate : worldnews (bio-cide by conservative necromongers)
Extra sections of an ancient aquaculture system built by Indigenous Australians 6,600 years ago (which is older than Egyptian pyramids), have been discovered after bushfires swept through the UNESCO world heritage area. : worldnews


At least 75 soldiers killed in drone attack on mosque in Yemen : worldnews

Sweden summons Chinese ambassador over threats to media : worldnews (Xi ordered Sweden to censor their journalists)
Peace Corps to withdraw volunteers from China : worldnews
Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leaders' name Xi Jinping appearing as "Mr Shitholw" : worldnews


Car filmed on wrong side of road near RAF base near where Harry Dunn died : news (more drunk Americans)
Muswell Hill teenager set Jewish man's hair on fire in antisemitic attack : news ... "You can't be Jewish because you don't have horns" (UK)

People in a southern Puerto Rico city discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies, then set off a social media uproar Saturday when they broke in to retrieve goods as the area struggles to recover from a strong earthquake : worldnews
Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced fires emergency director after aid is found sitting in warehouse - CBS News ... Some of the aid has allegedly been sitting in the warehouse since Hurricane Maria struck in 2017.
Hello guys, Puerto Rican here. So this shitshow has spread like wildfire all over Twitter and Facebook. A warehouse in Ponce filled with abandoned supplies for those affected by Hurricane Maria has been discovered. Intentionally hidden from the public since 2017. : videos


Trump Loses Another Russia Adviser, Adding to NSC Turnover - Bloomberg ("I don't need no steenking advisors" Trump said)

Trump Says Soleimani Strike Followed General Saying 'Bad Things' (imminently)
The President, His Relationship with Intelligence, and the Soleimani Strike - Just Security - When it comes to intelligence, like with so much else, President Donald Trump likes big names. It's this focus on celebrity, headlines, and immediate gratification -- versus substance, impact, and consequences -- that so often motivates him.

Andrew Peek: Top National Security Council official placed on leave pending security investigation - The Washington Post (very fishy, is Kushfuck Putin's C&C back-channel to Trumpster?)
White House s top Russia official put on leave pending investigation -- It's another jolt of uncertainty to an office in the White House that has experienced significant turnover during the past year.

House Democrats say Senate 'must eliminate the threat' that the president poses to national security
House managers citeoverwhelmingevidence against Trump in their brief to Senate
House managers cite 'overwhelming' evidence against Trump in their brief to Senate - The White House called the impeachment a "dangerous attack on the right of the American people to freely choose their President" (traitorous crook, you mean)
'Brazen and unlawful: Trump team attacks House impeachment effort in first formal response ("I'm not the crook! You're the crook!)
Trump, who wanted a TV legal team, is 'distracted' by impeachment trial, source says (haha, watching Fox even more)
Trump reportedly picked his impeachment defense team based on how well he thinks they can perform on TV : politics

Now, I don't claim to be an A student - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Nor am I trying to be. -- Vice President Mike Pence published a powerful, but deceptive article

Schiff: Argument president cannot be impeached for abusing power 'absurdist' (Foxers won't understand that word)

Who is Devin Nunes' aide caught up in Ukraine texts, and will they hurt his boss? ("I never heard of him" commie traitor Nunes said)
New Records Bare Extensive Links Between Devin Nunes Aide And Lev Parnas | HuffPost - Texts link the Ukraine pressure scheme to the office of the top GOP congressman on the House Intelligence Committee before the impeachment hearings.
Latest Parnas Docs Made Clear That Investigations of Rep. Nunes Are Necessary: Legal Experts : politics (Nunesfucker)

Murkowski on impeachment: "It is important that we have a process that is viewed as fair"
Impeachment Trial Puts Susan Collins, Stung by Kavanaugh Backlash, Under Scrutiny (spin-around Suzie Floozy)
GOP Sen. Shelby on Trump soliciting foreign interference: "Things happen"

STUDY: Trump sent 657 live tweets of Fox programming in 2019 | Media Matters for America - Insipid morning show Fox & Friends accounted for nearly a third of them

A Very Stable Genius review: dysfunction and disaster at the court of King Donald | US news | The Guardian

Trump Defense Team's Ken Starr Was Ousted From Baylor University In 2016 : NPR (the best lying crooks)

Even C-SPAN Is Piqued: Senate Puts Limits on Trial Coverage - The New York Times - The Senate will control the cameras during the impeachment trial, limiting what viewers see, and reporters will be confined to roped-off areas. (why would they do that if he's totally innocent?)

Federal appeals court rules that both parents in same-sex relationship can be listed on their child's birth certificates : news


Biden charges Sanders camp 'doctored video' to attack him Sanders has been sharply critical of the former vice president's long-standing record of considering cuts to Social Security ("doctored" by showing his acgtual demented words showing he's an asshole for the rich, and tnx again, Barry)
Sanders Team Hits Back After Biden Claims Social Security Video Was 'Doctored': "The facts are very clear: Biden not only pushed to cut Social Security -- he is on tape proudly bragging about it on multiple occasions" (OldDementedJoe has a lying problem)
Biden and Sanders Clash Over Social Security - The New York Times - Joseph R. Biden Jr. and advisers to the Sanders campaign exchanged sharp accusations over his record as the two presidential candidates chased an overlapping slice of blue-collar voters.
Joe Biden again says no to marijuana legalization without more studies : politics ("War on Drugz" racist JoeBi stuck in the 20th century)
How five members of Joe Biden's family got rich through his connections
I can't believe we're losing to this guy - Lawyers, Guns & Money - While this was happening, alas this was also happening: ... "Biden's own performance at the debate was among his worst yet. There seemed to be a vacuum behind his mouth that sucked the energy out of the hall every time it opened. Each sentence was a journey, and most did not end at their intended destination. ... " (but your media make it all about Lizzie/Bernie +Barry goes along with Biden's "doctored" video ad)

Would a 37-Year-Old Woman Be Where Pete Buttigieg Is? - The New York Times - Conversations with 37-year-old women in politics might offer some answers. (corporate Mayo Pete is your best hope)


Richmond Gun Rally: Is A Virginia Cop Giving 4Chans /pol Board Inside Info? ... "Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo"

Why Do Trump Supporters Support Trump? - The New York Times (dumb question, because they are dumb, dumbsters)

Okla. senators want MAGA license plateswhich might violate federal campaign finance rules (who cares about your stupid "rules")

Trumps EPA is said to cut scientists out of new water policy that threatens New England wetlands

Womens March Draws A Smaller, But Passionate Crowd
National Archives Apologizes for Altering Image of 2017 Women's March -- A photo from the march displayed at the National Archives was altered to blur signs that were critical of President Trump or might be offensive, officials said. ("fuck your history" they said)
Erasing History - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The National Archives' dangerous corruption of history (opinion) - CNN

Former Florida mayor gets prison after buying BMW, beach condo with $650G in United Way funds : news ... 51 months for stealing 650k. Not bad considering an inmate got 12 years for having a cellphone in jail.


Eschaton: The Important Things - I don't know if people are dumb or just see opportunity for infinite graft or both. -- Missouri lawmakers waded into a potentially expensive competition Monday to become the international crossroads of a mostly untested, futuristic, high-speed transportation system ... Although the long-term goal is to connect St. Louis and Kansas City with a pneumatic tube people mover that could transport passengers across the state in 30 minutes -- How about a train that uses existing technology and can go about as fast as your fantasy technology? Haha, oh no. That's 19th century technology and I saw this on the Jetsons.

Eschaton: TEN MILLION DOLLARS - With so many billionaires about, why not a private prize of $10 million for the scientist who genetically creates an O2 producing organism that will thrive in the frigid, methane lakes of Titan? -- Senator Rand Paul ... Well, you know, we can't possibly increase average gas mileage by 3MPG but bet for TEN MILLION DOLLARS we can all go to another planet's moon or some shit. (libertarian capitalism for the win!)


Eschaton: Innovating Pizza - Nobody is going to get rich by DISRUPTING PIZZA. Sure you can get rich setting up a new pizza chain. Appealing (whether good nor not) product, good branding, the usual thing ... SoftBank-backed Zume is laying off 360 employees, accounting for about 50 percent of its workforce, and shuttering its robotic pizza business to focus on food packaging ... We want to make pizza! Um, with a robot! OK here's eleventy zillion! Oops weirdly we can't make money that way, so we're going to pivot to being the "Amazon of food" which means, "we are going to be worth eleventy zillion dollars for reasons and get gullible journalists to write it up." ... (Vox:) That pivot is not widely understood by the jokesters, who wonder how Zume can compete with the Pizza Huts and Domino's of the world ... That last bit was written... a whole month ago. There's always a "the critics just don't understand the brilliance" stuff coming from these guys, when, no, usually they do. I think we're finally getting to the end of the era of "Campbell's soup, but with an app." Not sure what the next era will be!


William Gibson: I was losing a sense of how weird the real world was' : books
An 'appwhisperer' teams up with time travelers in William Gibson's 'Agency'


TIL after returning from WWII, over 1 million black americans were denied the benefits of the GI bill for free education and low rate home loans. : todayilearned

TIL Millennials are saving more than Gen X or Boomers at the same age : todayilearned (because they have less money, duh!)

New hospital-based data show that homelessness is increasing, despite official estimates from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that state a substantial decrease in homelessness. HUD's numbers, which are the primary driver of public policy, may be seriously flawed. (Trump has solved the homeless problem!)

Five Years After Abortion, Nearly All Women Say It Was the Right Decision. Research found no evidence that women began to regret their decisions as years passed. On the contrary, the women reported that both their positive and negative feelings about the abortion diminished over time. : science (that's not what the Republican Satangelics have been telling us)

Meta-analysis of 83 studies produces 'very strong' evidence for a negative relationship between intelligence and religiosity (dumbfuck Satangelical Jesus-freaks)
Meta-analysis of 83 studies produces 'very strong' evidence for a negative relationship between intelligence and religiosity
Study shows a negative correlation between intelligence and religiosity. : science

Women tend to have better sexual outcomes in committed relationships but theres an important caveat -- Women who are more open to short-term, casual sexual relationships tend to experience similar levels of orgasmic function and sexual satisfaction in both committed and casual sexual contexts.
Family versus intimate partners: Estimating who matters more for health in a 20-year longitudinal study ... Results are novel and may be the first to indicate the quality of family relationships are a more powerful predictor of aging health than the quality of intimate partnerships. Findings implicate the health of adults should be considered in the systemic context of families.

Population distribution in the U.S. in units of Canadas : MapPorn
Population Density Map of China : MapPorn
Life Expectancy by county : MapPorn
List of Mass Murderer in each state of USA (only on shooting by state) : MapPorn


Jesus first follower were Jewish, they believed he was the Jewish Messiah -- why is their faith considered a new religion?
When do the Jews become Monotheistic, and when do they see themselves as separate from other Semitic tribes and cultures? : AskHistorians


Why did the Beatles break up? : AskHistorians

I (18/f) have an embarrassing 'condition' Should I tell the guy (18/m) I like or would it creep him out? (nsfw)

Adult Site Leaks 20GB of Porn Cam Models Data, Including Names, Passport Scans : technology


[Meta] Can we talk about what happened over the past 48 hours and decide where we want to go moving forward? : boston
Three Demands for r/boston : boston
I haven't been on here in a couple days, I'm wondering what the hell happened?

Oregon woman fired from bank job after giving struggling man $20 to get home : news

u/Bitemebitch00 gives examples of how abusers are well aware of the nature and extent of their abuse and how they are not just ignorant of the things they do. : bestof

Can't i just get my groceries without needing to repent? : WTF

Older people of Reddit, what was the equivalent of teaching your grandparents to use the internet, when you were growing up? : AskReddit

What's something you swore you'd never be into that you are now mildly obsessed with? : AskReddit

People who grew up with "Doomsday Prepper" parents, what was it like? : AskReddit

What do you say to someone after catching him while watching porn to make it any less awkward? : AskReddit




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'Scale of This Failure Has No Precedent': Scientists Say Hot Ocean 'Blob' Killed One Million Seabirds: The lead author called the mass die-off "a red-flag warning about the tremendous impact sustained ocean warming can have on the marine ecosystem." : worldnews

The number of people already infected by the mystery virus emerging in China is far greater than official figures suggest, scientists have told the BBC. : news
Australia's Leader Called For A Crackdown On Environmentalists Before Fires Broke Out : worldnews

Brazil's answer to Greta Thunberg wants help protecting Amazon rainforest and its tribes


The Effectiveness of the Confucius Institute as Soft Power - Lawyers, Guns & Money


FBI: Saudi government almost certainly helps its citizens escape prosecution in US for serious crimes

Indian General Talks of 'Deradicalization Camps' for Kashmiris -- rights activists fear that something like what China has introduced for Uighurs could be coming.

Around 75% of Japanese see need to make nation more hospitable to foreign residents, government survey shows. : worldnews

Ten indigenous musicians have been shot dead and burned in an ambush in western Mexico believed to have been carried out by a drug cartel, officials say. : worldnews

Catholic priest 'confessed 1,500 times to abusing children', victim says mandatory reporting could have saved him : news (Australia)

Opinion | Why Did I Let a Convicted War Criminal Practice Energy Healing on Me? - The New York Times - My 48 hours alone with Radovan Karadzic ... bioenergetic healing ... by war criminal


A British mercenary company established by former SAS veterans conducted clandestine and highly controversial operations around the world, with successive British governments either unwilling or unable to rein it in, a new book reveals : worldnews
Brutal prison death of 'Britain's worst paedophile' Richard Huckle : news


The Middle East Isn't Worth It Anymore -- With few vital American interests still at stake there, the U.S. should finally set aside its grandiose ambitions for the chaotic region (WSJ has always supported endless wars)

Trump recounts minute-by-minute details of Soleimani strike to donors at Mar-a-Lago - CNNPolitics - during remarks to high-dollar Republican donors at his South Florida estate
Trump warns Iranian supreme leader who called him a 'clown' to be 'very careful with his words' : worldnews ("you shall not insult the supreme Trumpster!" Trump raged)


House Democrats release second batch of Parnas materials | TheHill
New Parnas documents reveal more on possible Yovanovitch surveillance, communication with Nunes aide - CNNPolitics
Barr dropped into Giuliani meeting at Justice Department in previously undisclosed encounter - CNNPolitics
Why was Lev Parnas wearing a Presidential Service Badgeawarded to troops who serve in the White House? (asking the obvious questions)
Lev Parnas Dishes On Kushner, Maduro, and Soros

House releases new impeachment evidence linking Nunes aide to Parnas - POLITICO (little commie Nunesfuck)
Nunes aide communicated with Parnas about Ukraine campaign, messages show - The Washington Post (sucking Putin's dick)

After more than 48 hours of silence, Pompeo says State will investigate possible surveillance of ex-US ambassador : worldnews (Dumpeo at the center of the crimes)

Trump's impeachment, starring Bill Clinton - Trump is the one fighting to keep his job, but it can feel like the entire country is reliving the last presidential impeachment. (yeah, right, just the same)


Seems legit : PoliticalHumor
Flush The Turd On November Third ?????? : PoliticalHumor

Eschaton: To The Jake Tapper Signal - He Disrespected THE TROOPS -- "You're a bunch of dopes and babies" .... Dems are just bad at playing a game and are incapable of seizing on one thing and hammering (no this should not be a game but it is). But some things are objectitudinal and nonpartisany and SUPPORTING THE TROOPS is one of them (whether or not it should be). If Obummer had said something like this ... everyone's gonna put on their shocked faces for a day and then coverage will return to normal. And that's not normal.

'Relentlessly obsessed' Trump blasted for 'craven' decision to gut Michelle Obama's healthy school lunch rules on her birthday (mean son of a bitch and pround of it)
Say what you will about "suck it libs," it's an ethos - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Making kids less healthy to CHECKMATE Michelle Obama: (Refucks rejoice)

Kavanaugh Kourt Koming for Kontraceptives - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether the Trump administration may allow employers to limit womens access to free birth control under the Affordable Care Act.

The president interrupted a meeting with campaign advisers to scold his health and human services secretary about the administrations ban on most flavored e-cigarettes.

Rod Rosenstein says he made call to release Strzok-Page texts - POLITICO - Rosenstein also said in the court filing submitted shortly before midnight Friday that he made the decision to share the messages with the press in part to protect FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page from the drip effect of incremental releases of the texts by lawmakers or other (sounds totally believeable)

Trump judges are playing keep-away with his tax returns, financial records. (three years to wreck the entire judicial system)

The Grisham Watch: Whats the White House press secretary up to? (getting paid by taxpayer to go on Fox)


Transcript of Trump announcement on school prayer: There is a growing totalitarian impulse on the far left that seeks to prohibit religious expression (rise of your totalitarian theocracy where Trump is the supreme God, project much?)

Eschaton: Probably Good Enough For The New York Times - Bidens, Trumps, pretty much the same.
Eric Trump tells Laura Ingraham his family got "out of business" after Donald Trump became president -- Fox News chyron identified Eric Trump as "Executive Vice President, Trump Org" during segment

Eschaton: Infrastructure Week - One thing about the Bush era was that there were still policies... being... debated? Sort of. This is somewhat LOL TRUMP NOTHING MATTERS, of course, but it's also the general increasing abdication of Congress. I am too dumb to write the full version of this story but Obummer pushed this trend along, too. That isn't to say Congress doesn't matter at all, it's just that it's increasingly not the place where important legislative debates happen, and certainly not in public.


Eschaton: Crack Master Dan - That's Biden chatting with the NYT editorial board (and nevr asking why he's lying, they are so fucked up)
guy fieri 2020 campaign manager on Twitter: "kjsgsjgks https://t.co/p2GDHYTBzp" / Twitter (his brain is almost as dead as Trumps)

"Why Are We Not Winning Them?: Pete Buttigieg's White Supporters Are Baffled By His Lack Of Black Support (total mystery)

The Gaping Hole in Senator Amy Klobuchars Electability Argument (the Kloberer)

u/Educational_Celery explains how the media was behind the feud between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders all along : bestof (click through)
Could Warren Be Both VP and Treasury Secretary, Sanders Campaign Asked
The Sanders-Warren 'feud' and Ukraine revelations are nowhere near equal in importance. Try telling the (and Clinton's BJ is exactly the same as Trump selling out the country to Putin)

US families are paying over $4,500 in medical bills to have a baby. The average out-of-pocket costs for childbirth increased by 50% in 7 years. Despite an Affordable Care Act mandate that employer-based health plans cover maternity care, some are shouldering more of the expenses tied to childbirth. : science (it's what Republicans/centrist Dems do)

Former N.Y. Rep. Christopher Collins sentenced to federal prison for insider trading - He pleaded guilty to the charges of conspiracy to commit insider trading and lying to the FBI in October.

Neo-Nazis Allegedly Discussed Opening Fire at Virginia's Pro-Gun Rally Slated for Monday (to start the race war so they could have a "white ethno-state")


Regarding Christopher Caldwell, you do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to him" - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... How could the Times possibly think that a book arguing that is regrettable that Jim Crow can't be restored deserves a review taking the argument seriously? The answer will surely depress you. (NYT/Sulzfucks/Baquet hopeless)

Missouri bill: New parent board could toss any public library book it deems sexually inappropriateand librarians could be jailed (defund teachers, put librarians in jail, good job Missouri)


Kidnapped 14-year-old girl rescued after friends use Snapchat to find her : news

Woman says school district required her to pay $600 to see video of daughter being bullied on bus : news

Woman, 25, upset by emergency room wait heads to urgent care but dies : news


Baker 'dethroned' as most popular governor in the nation, according to a new poll ... aker slipped to No. 3 ... 69 percent of Massachusetts voters said they approve of the job the second-term governor is doing.

After 17 lawsuits, 27 years in court, a judge rules in Beverly neighbors' feud ... It has pitted a luxury home developer by the name of Evan Wile against his far wealthier next-door neighbor, the investor and art collector Jeffrey Horvitz ... The trial portion in that case concluded in April 2015, and the closing arguments were finished four months later ... how an American court can decide not to decide for years and years with no consequences (lotta money undere the table)

A Deep Dive Into Cambridge Water | Scout Cambridge - the worst water in the country for filtration purposes ... water contains 236 parts per million (ppm) of chloride, just below the highest level allowed -- 250 ppm ... Somerville, Boston, and Arlington, reports 32.5 ppm of chloride in its tap water ... Cambridge at a pH of nine ... staggering total dissolved solids count of 472just below the 500 ppm limit -

Update: Virtual Gateway to MassCIP Transition Moved to Monday, January 27 : bostontrees

The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It - A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images - might lead to a dystopian future or something


A new study has definitively shown that regular exposure to THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, during pregnancy has significant impact on placental and fetal development -- led to a reduction in birth weight of 8 per cent and decreased brain and liver growth by more than 20 per cent. : science

Soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes but also causes neurological changes, a new study in mice shows. Given it is the most widely consumed oil in the US (fast food, packaged foods, fed to livestock), its adverse effects on brain genes could have important public health ramifications. : science

Evidence Shows Whooping Cough Is Evolving Into a 'Superbug', Scientists Warn : science

How people become cynical: Six studies find that being the target of disrespect gives rise to cynical views, which predisposes people to further disrespect. The end result is a vicious cycle: cynicism and disrespect fuel one another. : science

Blind people of reddit who have done acid, what did you see? : AskReddit


A home surveillance camera captured 5 mountain lions, typically solitary animals, hanging out together | Us World News | fox5vegas.com
Police fear missing farmer was eaten by his own pigs : news

North Dakota Diamond Sun by Sally Ann : atoptics


AcrobaticDiscount2 explains how incels think of women as property, and compares it to paternalistic slave owners in the American south. : bestof

Guys who watched a thousand movies, who got so used on all the plots and twist, and seen almost all movie tropes, what recent movies made an impression on you? : AskReddit

[serious] What's a dark family secret you uncovered? : AskReddit

What's your creepiest "glitch in the matrix" or unexplainable thing that's ever happened to you? : AskReddit

What is the most underrated website that everyone should know about? : AskReddit [*]
What is the most underrated website on the internet? : AskReddit




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Sir David Attenborough warns of climate 'crisis moment'
Climate Crisis Threatens Maritime Research Facilities That Study Climate Change - The Chinese Climate Hoaxsters Are Even Putting Crabs in the Elevators


Chinese birth rate slows to the lowest in the history of the People's Republic of China : worldnews


Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need : worldnews


Peru bans 5 tourists, bars 1 from leaving for allegedly defecating, dislodging rock in Machu Picchu temple site : worldnews ... two Brazilians, an Argentine, a Chilean and a French woman (Americans are better toursist)

Brazil's culture minister fired after echoing Goebbels


Yandex, Russia's biggest search engine, is an on-ramp for child sexual imagery, experts say (Putin responsible)


ISIS leader dubbed 'Jabba the Jihadi' captured in Iraq -- The 560-pound mufti Abu Abdul Bari, also known as Shifa al-Nima, was nabbed Thursday by an elite SWAT team of the Nineveh regiment in the city of Mosul ... He put the fat in fatwa ... he also ordered the destruction of a mosque built at the site believed to be the burial place of the biblical prophet Jonah, who once had a famous encounter with a whale.

Rude questions: money laundering for slavery probably trumps lurid sex tales | The Panama News ... Trump Ocean Club in Panama City ... (shit is even deeper than you thought)


How to Think About the Soleimani Strike in Four Questions - Just Security

'You're a bunch of dopes and babies: Inside Trump's stunning tirade against generals ("Putin told me so")
Stability And Genius - Lawyers, Guns & Money - "Did we quit after the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor" ... The fact that Javanka were widely regarded in the White House as useless dipshits makes the credulous treatment they received from the political press all the more ridiculous ... Trump considered awarding himself the Medal of Freedom ... "Maybe, Trump said, Holderness purposefully ran into a refrigerator to give herself bruises and try to get money out of Porter?" ... This book seems a lot more interesting than the typical Woodward-style Inside Baseball job

Lev Parnas Reveals Why He Turned on Trumpworld
Parnas Said He is Speaking Out Because He is Afraid of William Barr : politics (assasinator-general)
It Is Beginning to Look Like the U.S. Has a Corruption Problem, Not Ukraine : politics
Lev Parnas and Powerful Republican Friends: A Photo Album

Trump's Evil Is Contagious: The president has shown us exactly what happens when good people do nothing - Under Trump, the United States is a confederacy of corruption, driven by a thousand points of evil. And that evil is contagious.

Republicans Melt Down as Evidence of Trumps Guilt Piles UpMartha McSally calls a respected reporter "a liberal hack" Susan Collins blames the House for something Lev Parnas did. Sad and sickening to watch.
Mark Kelly heads into election year with big cash lead over Sen. McSally
Maine's Susan Collins has highest disapproval rating of any senator in national survey (Suzie-Doozy is toast and she's getting ready for her Fox job)
Sen. Susan Collins has a 52 percent disapproval rating ... down 10& since September ...

'It was like a breeding ground' : Trump hotels mix of GOP insiders and hangers-on helped give rise to impeachment episodes

An Impeachment Trial That Could Unfold Out of Public View - The New York Times - trial will feature bitter debates and intense legal wrangling. Much of it is likely to unfold behind closed doors (Mitch the Bitch turns off the lights)
Reporters getting 1st taste of impeachment restrictions

William Barr Is Going After Trumps Enemies One by One ... the Department of Justice is exploring yet another probe of James Comey, the former FBI director turned Trump antagonist, would seem to confirm those fears have been borne out.

Of Course Trump's Impeachment Defense Features Alan Dershowitz and...Ken Starr -- This team is something to behold (Dershofuck)

Angry Trump Says Focus Should Be on a Trade Deal, Not a HoaxBut the few times the president did anything in public on Thursday, it was clear he was unnerved by the prospect of a Senate trial.
Trump gives furious defence against impeachment as historic trial begins : worldnews
Upset by Impeachment, Trump Hauls Out Emotional Support Map (the land and the cows love him)


Barr's Encryption Push Is Decades in the Making, but Troubles Some at FBI ... some bureau officials were stunned by his rebuke of Apple over Pensacola shooters iPhones (getting ready for his dicktator theocracy)

Trump Supreme Court short-lister William Pryor says God can instruct juries. ("God" = Satan)


Sanders-Warren: An Alliance, if Not a Close Friendship, Suddenly Fractures - The New York Times - The dispute has led to negative attacks and doubts about party unity, exactly what Democratic leaders do not want to happen, for fear of handing an advantage to President Trump
Sanders climbs, now tied with Biden among registered voters: Reuters poll - Reuters



Eschaton: "Donald Trump" - I get - and sort of agree with - "covering Donald Trump as you would cover any other president." But if President Obummer (or even President Bush) behaved this way, "normal coverage" would not be like this. Manufacturing a "president" by just writing him as fiction is not (entirely, anyway) normal coverage. Sure there are always elements of this. Covering the pageant as it is meant to be seen, as scripted, not as it actually was. But that's always bad! And it isn't always "normal." (NPR has always sucked Republican dicks but this is even worse)
Donald Trump Presidency in Tweets From Inauguration to Impeachment (Updated until 1/1/2020) - YouTube

Trump May Be Even More Unpopular Than His Approval Rating Shows | FiveThirtyEight

Where Are the (Reform) Candidates in Ohio? - The Appeal - Few of Ohio's local elections feature candidates focused on criminal justice reform, with notable exceptions such as in Cincinnati. Some activists are pressing ahead through other organizing.
Checking in on Wisconsin | The Cook Political Report

Black Americans deeply pessimistic about country under Trump, whom more than 8 in 10 describe as a racist, Post-Ipsos poll finds

Central California DA quits state association over its opposition to criminal justice reforms - SFChronicle.com -- A Republican Central California district attorney made a surprising decision last week to quit the California District Attorneys Association


Trump voters motivated by racism may be violating the Constitution. Can they be stopped? - Republicans and Democrats alike have been unwilling to reprimand voters or to hold them accountable. But racist voting isn't an accident (so, NBC, both sides)

FBI arrests three more members of right wing extremist group The Base (Y'all Queda)

Facing Intimidation, Black Women Prosecutors Say: Enough -- the virulent opposition progressive black women in the role say they have encountered.

Kanye Wests Dark Turn to the Anti-Gay Christian RightThe celebrated rapper and Trump supporter has decided to take his Sunday Service choir to a Christian event featuring many anti-LGBTQ crusaders. (Kantye)


The way MIT's chairman tells it, saying no to Epstein's tainted money wasn't his job
Dirty Money and Bad Scienceat MIT's Media Lab -- The school's investigation shows that two separate scandals -- over Jeffrey Epstein and OpenAg -- were closely linked.


Wave of laptop thefts in Bay Area feeding massive black market - SFChronicle.com

Does your company nurture neurodiverse talent? - BBC News - It refers to the community of people who have dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, are on the autism spectrum, or have other neurological functions.




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'Unquestionably Alarming Signs': New Data Confirms Earth Just Had Hottest Decade on Record : worldnews
ouTube ads of 100 top brands fund climate misinformation -- study | Some of the biggest companies in the world are funding climate misinformation by advertising on YouTube, according to a study -- firms are unaware commercials being played alongside misleading videos

Australian government used $100m community sports grant as slush fund for re-election campaign : worldnews (Murdoch/crooks destroying the planet)
Company approved to take 96 million litres of water from drought-ravaged Queensland town : news (Australia testing the limits of fucking up)

Almost 40% of the world's countries will witness civil unrest in 2020, research claims

'Alarming' one in five deaths due to sepsis - BBC News - One in five deaths around the world is caused by sepsis, also known as blood poisoning, shows the most comprehensive analysis of the condition. -- The report estimates 11 million people a year are dying from sepsis - more than are killed by cancer ... Bacteria and viruses that cause diarrhoeal infections or lung diseases are the leading triggers of sepsis.
China's Mysterious Pneumonia-Like Virus Is Now Spreading to Other Countries : worldnews


Police brutality doesn't exist in HK: Carrie Lam : worldnews

Lebanon police forced to apologise after brutalising activists in most violent night since protests began : worldnews

Turkey ends Wikipedia ban after nearly 1,000 days : worldnews (Furkey)


Prg1 ince Andrew accuser Virginia Roberts shares photos next to Naomi Campbell and Ghislaine Maxwell : worldnews (Naomi is very bad)
Jeffrey Epsteins 'sex slave' seen at Naomi Campbell's birthday party in 2001

A London mosque will host an exhibition on the Holocaust that another Muslim house of worship declined to hold amid protests by worshipers : worldnews

HIV infections among gay and bi men fall 73% in UK : worldnews

Boris Johnson's pick to help lead Grenfell inquiry linked to cladding firm. Exclusive: Survivors and bereaved call Benita Mehra appointment 'a slap in the face'


Canadian conservatives, who plan to eliminate 10,000 teaching jobs over 3 years, say they want Canadian education to follow Alabama's example : worldnews (the smartest and richest state in the U.S.)

Swiss Stock Exchange reveals 80% of traders influenced by Trump tweets : worldnews

Donald Trump didn't know India-China share border, PM Narendra Modi was shocked: New book : worldnews


If there was no 'imminent' attack from Iran, killing Soleimani was illegal (and now Trumpster can kill anyone he wants to)
Why Soleimani's death is personal for Pompeo - BBC News (ordered his death)
'It's not safe at all' : Iran harassing families of plane crash victims, sources say
The Trump administration threatened to impose a 25% tariff on European automobile imports if Britain, France and Germany do not formally accuse Iran of breaking the 2015 nuclear deal : worldnews (sounds like a a this-for-that blackmail scheme)

Russia's election interference has already won the war on trust - Axios (Putin-owned Reubllicans destroy democracy in America)
Georgia election server showed signs of tampering: Expert : technology

Intel agencies push to close threats hearing after Trump outburst - POLITICO (Fox will tell Trump to throw a fit again)


Lev Parnas tells Maddow 'Trump knew exactly what was going on' (RACHEL SCORES)
"The Rachel Maddow Show" scores Historic Rating Of 4.5m Total Viewers In Explosive Interview With Lev Parnas
Lev Parnas, Key Player in Ukraine Affair, Completes Break With Trump and Giuliani - The New York Times - In an interview, he said the president knew everything about the effort to push Ukraine to investigate the Bidens and the 2016 election.
Five takeaways from Parnass Maddow interview< ... (#2: Barr is on the crook team) /a>
Democrats release more Parnas evidence, including voicemails with Trump associates - POLITICO
Ukraine Investigates Reports of Illegal Surveillance of U.S. Ambassador - The New York Times - A text message exchange including a businessman involved in the effort to pressure Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden suggested that Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was being watched in Kyiv.
'He's lying' : Lev Parnas Says He'll Post a Photo With Trump Every Time President Claims Not to Know Him
What can you say? Lev makes some great coffee. : PoliticalHumor (haha Kellyann Fuckway)
/u/poppinKREAM explains who Lev Parnas is and why what he's saying matters

Trump impeachment: Ukraine launches investigation into 'spying' on former ambassador by US president's associates : worldnews
Trump's White House Broke the Law Withholding Ukraine Aid, the GAO Finds : worldnews

Lev Parnas says Mike Pence was tasked with getting Ukraine president to announce investigation into Bidens: "Everybody was in the loop" : worldnews ... According to Parnas, Attorney General William Barr was fully aware of everything that was going on, including the pressure campaign on Ukraine to announce an investigation into Biden and Burisma ... and ... On Oct 9th of last year Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arrested attempting to leave the country. That same night William Barr met with Murdoch in Murdoch's New York home
They Took Notes On A Criminal Fuckin' Conspiracy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
This Lev Parnas interview with @maddow is kinda like if one of the Watergate burglars had gone on the MacNeil Lehrer Report in '74 and directly implicated Nixon and his staff, at least if you imagine that interview would be ignored and change no ons mind.
Remember when William Barr couldn't answer this question?
WOW: Attorney General Barr was basically on the team, Parnas tells @maddow of the Toensing-diGenova-Giuliani Ukraine scheme.
It's Celebration Day for Roy Cohn in Hell - Lawyers, Guns & Money - s officially no longer the sleaziest lawyer in the history of the American legal profession:

Devin Nunes Now Remembers Call With Lev Parnas - Moments after Parnas told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow that the president "knew exactly what was going on" with Ukraine, Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum asked Nunes about phone records that show he spoke to Parnas, noting he previously said he couldnn't "recall" having a phone conversation with the Giuliani henchman (dirty little commie traitor got caught lying through his fangs)

Trump Supporter Who Discussed Surveillance of Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Has History of Stalking, Mental Health Issues
FBI visits Robert Hyde's home and office after he's swept into Ukraine scheme - Impeachment investigators released texts earlier this week suggesting Hyde was tracking the movements of the then-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.

Lev Parnas Is Making Impeachment Harder for Republican Senators - Bloomberg - Ignoring the accusation that Trump knew all about the Ukraine plot that got him impeached carries heavy political risks.


Collins rejects new evidence in Trump trial after saying shed welcome it (DO-SI-DO, spin-around Suzie Floozy lied again)
Fact-checking Republican Sen. Susan Collins' confusing comments about the new documents from Lev Parnas
Susan Collinss willful blindness already looks awful ... Senator Collins is either ignorant and uninformed because she doesn't understand or know that a federal court only just released the Parnas docs or she is just making up excuses because the documents are so damning. Either one is unacceptabl e repeated attacks on the countryand the real question she should be asking is why Trump was trying to hide them

Mitch McConnell Is Trying To Blackout Trump's Impeachment Trial ... Reporters will be limited to pen and paper only, which would make real-time reporting of what is going on inside the chamber away from the camera impossible ... a media blackout that would limit the coverage to one Senate approved feed of the impeachment trial (haha Fox for the win)

Steve Doocy complains that Speaker Nancy Pelosi wore pink while signing articles of impeachment | Media Matters for America - Douchey: "She was wearing pink. And there was giggling, and there was some laughter as well"

'Huge mistake' : Senators in both parties rip impeachment press access (talk to Mitch the Comnmie Bitch, dudes)
How will the Senate get away with its shame trial now? - As more evidence pours out, Mitch McConnells position becomes increasingly untenable.
Rand Paul threatens fellow Republicans with explosive witness votes - politico (hahaha no witnesses to Trump's crimes allowed)
Eyeing swift impeachment trial, Trump's legal team aims to block witnesses and cast doubt on charges -
Trump On (Show) Trial - Lawyers, Guns & Money : Trump: I just got impeached for making perfect phone call!)


The Latest: Inhofe off on family matter for Trump trial open
Gop senator's Martha McSally's s vicious outburst shows the corruption of Trump's defenders ... CNN's Manu Raju, a hard-working reporter, dared to ask McSally whether new information surfacing about the conduct for which Trump has been impeached should lead GOP senators to admit new evidence at his impeachment trial ... called Raju a 'liberal hack' ... McSally then proudly tweeted out a video of the episode ... Note that it is now seen as 'liberal' to merely ask a Republican senator whether she feels any obligation to consider the full set of facts before exercising her constitutional duty to vote on whether articles of impeachmepassed by the elected representatives in the other chamber of Congress merit removal (the truth is 'liberal' +another lying face of evil)


A Meticulous Account of Trumps Tenure Reads Like a Comic Horror Story (Very Stable Crook)

Chris Cuomo, Kellyanne Conway Renew Rivalry in Epic Fight Over Impeachment : 'You Want That Moment to Go Viral'

Inside Jared Kushners Unusual White House Role ... Kushner's White House office is a shrine to his own influence. Gold-framed accolades from his father-in-law hang on the walls, written in thick black Sharpie


Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney will not run for Senate | 307 Politics | trib.com ... initiating a reelection campaign some predict could one day lead to her becoming speaker of the house (after Putin's landslide win in the 2020 election)
Are cows better represented in the Senate than people? - The Washington Post (see Wyoming and boy is the system fucked)


Warren accused Sanders in tense post-debate exchange of calling her a 'liar' on national TV - CNNPolitics
WATCH: Warren Refuses to Shake Bernies Hand After Debate, Bernie Throws Up Hands After They Speak
Bernie will play dirty: Ex-Vermont governor slams Sanders ... trying to Hilliarize Warren
Doomsday scenario on the left: Warren, Sanders destroy each other while Biden skates in - We cannot allow what was a nonaggression pact to transform into a suicide pact


The caucus change that has Iowa bracing for a hot mess - POLITICO - The release of raw vote totals for the first time could give multiple candidates grist to claim victory.

14 states, D.C. and New York City sue to stop Trump plan to slash food stamps for 700,000 unemployed people - The Washington Post

Trump Tax Cut Hands $32 Billion Windfall to Americas Top Banks (Iowa farmers and Wisconsin tractor-queens are ecstatic)

Senate's most principled civil libertarian and most reasonable moderate share Donald Trump's entire boot for dinner - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Collins lies about Sackler contribution, wont return Eli Lilly money
Bill could give wealthy interests upper hand in Maines referendum process

Eschaton: So Much Crimeing - A bit busy to get to all the details at the moment (sometimes I am a lazy blogger, but sometimes I really am busy with other things), but after quickly skimming all of the latest revelations, the only important question is: are Democrats scaring swing voters? -- Now I have Chris Cillizza's job. Goodbye.
Eschaton: Two Sides - We can debate/discuss precisely why it is, but nobody can doubt that if President Obummer were doing so much crimeing that a) the Dems would want to remove him from office and b) the coverage from the "objective" press, the lefty press, and (haha obviously) the conservative press would be completely different ... I'm not sure why press coverage requires the approval of Susan Collins (and that wouldn't be enough either) to just cover things as they are, but that seems to be the case.

FBI will now notify state election officials when any part of their election systems is hacked - Sen. Bill Nelson said in 2018 hed learned Russians hacked some Florida voting systems, but was accused of making it up. In fact, one system was breached (Russia, if you're listening, hack the election)

Koch network plans its biggest election-year effort in 2020 - CNNPolitics

Matt Gaetz Clashes With Florida Republican Chris Latvala Over Al Sharpton, 'Game' (the face, the face)

Eschaton: Huzza! - Virginia has just become the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Ladies, welcome to the club!
ERA NOW | hecatedemeter
move is symbolic, and crosses the threshold of three-quarters of states needed for ratification. Yet the fate of the E.R.A. is far from decided.

Where Christian evangelicals worship Trump more than Jesuskey voters stay loyal to president (Wisconsin Satangelicals)

On 'bad Jews' The most brazen example of this sentiment came last month when Rudy Giuliani told New York Magazine that he, a Catholic, is "more of a Jew" than George Soros, a Holocaust survivor. (+baby Ben Shapiro)
Opinion | The Anti-Israel Craze Hits High School - The New York Times (Netanyahu ... Likud .. AIPac ...)

Virginia Declares State of Emergency After Armed Militias Threaten to Storm the Capitol - VICE
F.B.I. Arrests Suspected Members of Neo-Nazi Group Before Virginia Gun Rally - The New York Times - The three men had obtained guns and discussed traveling to Virginia for protests against new gun control measures, officials said.

D.C. Fire Department recruits might be making white powerhand gesture in photo

'The View' Has a Meghan McCain Problem (a lying narcissistic evil bitch problem) ... For some viewers, Ms. McCain is the privileged product of conservative nepotism, capitalism and the American military-industrial complex.

Exclusive: Evelyn Yang reveals she was sexually assaulted by her OB-GYN while pregnant - CNNPolitics

Virgin Islands say Epstein was still trafficking girls in 2018 | Miami Herald Jeffrey Epstein had burst capillaries in his eyeballs after he died which pathologist tells Dr. Oz suggests he was STRANGLED and did not hang himself - Dr. Baden shared never-before-seen photos of Epstein eyeballs and the burst capillaries in his eye sockets

I'm a Florida journalist who found out sheriff's deputies have been inappropriately clearing some rape cases

Citizens chasing kidnapper in Massachusetts yesterday after successful Amber Alert. : videos


Missouri could jail librarians for lending 'age-inappropriate' books : books


The Silicon Valley Economy Is Here. And It's a Nightmare. Low pay, soaring rents, and cities littered with e-scooters. Welcome to the future.


My life came crashing down overnight: How one Boston-area woman nearly died from vaping (Charlie Vaporhead's work)
"One in six vaping lung illnesses linked to legally purchased THC, according to federal data" : bostontrees ... actually ... Four in five vaping lung illnesses linked to illicitly purchased THC (and the other 20% lied)



Students call for open access to publicly funded research : news


Ancient fossil 'may prove scorpion was first land-dwelling animal' - Fossil is earliest evidence of breathing structure compatible with life on land, scientists say : worldnews

Psychedelic Ayahuasca improved mindfulness and cognitive flexibility significantly in the 24 hours after use. : science
'I was sexually abused by a shaman at an ayahuasca retreat' - BBC News

Jewish population share (%) : MapPorn
Genealogy Of Religions: Abrahamic Versus Dharmic : MapPorn


What is the most corrupt thing you've ever experienced?




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Climate change deniers robbing Australia of time to respond to impacts, Australian Science Minister warns | "Every second that we spend talking about whether or not the climate is changing is a second that we are not spending on looking at adaptation [and] mitigation strategies." : worldnews (AU Rethugs privitized everything, people are screwed)

Boeing Called Indonesian Pilots 'Idiots' For Wanting More Training On The 737 Max Prior To Crash : worldnews

More than 50 injured after Delta jet dumps fuel on L.A. schools during midair emergency - At least 20 children and dozens of other people at seven schools were treated for minor injuries after exposure to the jet fuel.

Being wealthy adds nine years to life expectancy, says study : worldnews


Tsai Ing-wen says Beijing must face reality that Taiwan is an 'independent country already'
China is using its economic and diplomatic might to carry out the "most intense attack" ever on the global system for protecting human rights, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. : worldnews


Russian government resigns, announces PM Medvedev, following President Putin's State-of-the-Nation Address : worldnews


IRGC arrest person who uploaded video of missile striking Ukrainian plane : worldnews


The Roman Catholic Church in Mexico called on the country's government Tuesday to modify the legal code and do away with statutes of limitations for sexual abuse of minors


Afghan war plagued by mendacityand lies, inspector general tells Congress (Barry was at the heart of this)


Trump to lift hold on $8.2B in Puerto Rico disaster aid - POLITICO (Trump hates those shit-hole countries, oh wait)


Nancy Pelosi Tags Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans Amid Articles of Impeachment Debate - Nancy Pelosi Savaged House Republicans While Sending Off the Articles of Impeachment -- The Speaker just happened to mention Lev Parnas, who "was recently photographed with the Republican leader."
Ukraine prosecutor offered information related to Biden in exchange for ambassador's ouster, newly released materials show
Lev Parnas and Rudy Giuliani have demolished Trump's claims of innocence -- New documents show why the president has been trying to hide evidence from Congress
A newly revealed letter from Rudy Giuliani -- Trump's own lawyer -- destroys the president's last defense in Ukraine scandal
Rudy Giuliani says hello - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Susan Simpson on Twitter: "Rudy Giuliani's associates are deeply creepy dudes. https://t.co/4CVIS1UYKe" / Twitter
Susan Simpson on Twitter: "This is some tell-tale heart shit. https://t.co/9XjW2lGYhr" / Twitter

I Don't Think the Lev Parnas Texts Are the Last Hound to Be Unleashed -- The House dumps a whole lot of damning evidence that Trump associates Parnas, Rudy Giuliani, and a guy named Robert Hyde had an ominous plan for Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.

New Figure in Ukraine Scandal Was Taken Into Police Custody at Trump Resort Last Year - Mother Jones - This landscaper-turned-lobbyist claimed the Secret Service and a hit man were after him.
Indicted Giuliani Ally Has Money-Tied Republicans Seeking Cover
Meet the Trump Donor Who Allegedly Stalked Americas Ambassador in Ukraine

Forget Bill Clinton. The Analogue for Trump's Impeachment Is Andrew Johnson. -- Both cases involve a full-speed collision between Article I and Article II of the Constitution.

Michael Flynn Moves to Withdraw Guilty Plea in About-Face After Extensive Cooperation - The New York Times - Once cited by the special counsel team as an exemplary cooperating witness, Mr. Flynn had grown increasingly combative in recent months.


Why Mitch McConnell must allow Senate to call witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial

Eschaton: There's Always Money In The Banana Stand - Lol. -- Federal Reserve officials are considering lending cash directly to hedge funds through clearinghouses to ease stress in the repo market. But that could be a tough sell for policy makers. -- Markets are always so "stressed" (that means their bets are losing and they're having a hard time borrowing money to cover their losses. Close enough, anyway.) -- Critics of the new plan say if the Fed lends cash directly through the clearinghouse, it could end up contributing to a hedge-fund bailout. -- "Critics." (one side wants to destroy the planet, the other doesn't think it's a good idea, but they are just "critics")

Eschaton: America's Worst Humans - Tim Geithner.
Another Timothy Geithner Scandal | Beat the Press | CEPR - Tim Geithner might have left his job as Treasury Secretary seven years ago, but his legacy lives on. The Wall Street Journal reported that the financial firm Morningstar had reached a settlement with the SEC over marketing it had done for firms whose bonds it had rated (so we had a big crook crashing the economy and then running the post-crash austerity program and then got Obama to kill the fix, tnx Barry, again)

Forget it, he's rolling - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I almost never listen to NPR, because I find its constant mealy-mouthed equivocation harder to bear than an Ann Coulter rant: (so Trump scheduled a psycho-rally during the Dem debates so his zombies would have something to do and NPR loved it because they are part of the evil)
When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and ranting about lightbulbs, dishwashers, fridges, toilets and showers. : PoliticalHumor (and NPR will say everything is fine)
Trump reportedly doesnt know what happened at Pearl Harbor
New book portrays Trump as erratic, at times dangerously uninformed

Eschaton: Disloyal Democrats - I'm not one to complain about primary challenges on principle. Go for it! But is a bit at odds with usual practice for people to line up against Markey like this.Self-preservation is usually a strong enough reason for this not to happen. It is... strange.

Read the full transcript of Tuesday nights CNN/Des Moines Register debate

Once Again, Joe Biden Was Punished With Soft Cushions and a Comfy Chair -- Thanks to the trumped-up feud between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, we heard little about the Iraq War and zero about Social Security or his bankruptcy bill (almost like your corporate masters did that on purpose)
When Will Elizabeth Warren Get Sick of Bernie Sanders' Mansplaining?
Warren came to 'raise a concern' with Sanders after debate, his campaign manager says
The Elizabeth Warren-Bernie Sanders feud just got way uglier - CNNPolitics - Someone is lying. Or, at the very least, badly misremembering.
Sanders clashes with Warren and the moderators on sexism charge at feisty Iowa debate

Takeaways from the January Democratic debate - The Washington Post
A smaller, whiter debate stage; a focus on impeachment and Donald Trump; and simmering tension between Bernie Sanders an Elizabeth Warren.
January Democratic debate live updates: Six candidates face off in Des Moines

At the Iowa Debate, Bernie Sanders's Most Vociferous Opponent Was CNN
Viewers trash CNN following debate for biased questions against Bernie Sanders : politics
#CNNisTrash trending after Dem. debate for biased questions against Bernie Sanders : politics ... Fox News Town hall was more fair to Bernie ffs. Last night was insane.
Viewers trash CNN following debate for biased questions against Bernie Sanders : politics
CNN moderator criticized for question to Sanders : politics (Amber Phillip)
'CNN Is Truly a Terrible Influence on This Country': Democratic Debate Moderators Pilloried for Centrist Talking Points and Anti-Sanders Bias : politics

Trump and His Aides Focused for Now on 2 Rivals (Neither Is the Front -Runner) - The New York Times - President Trump is worried about Mike Bloomberg while his campaign sees an opportunity in Bernie Sanders.

Amy Klobuchar's moderate case against Medicare-for-all - Two words: The Senate. (in other words, forget health care refore)

Opinion | Elizabeth Warren Is Ready for a Fight - The New York Times


Epstein Case: New Lawsuit Claims He Trafficked Girls Until 2018 - The attorney general of the Virgin Islands says Mr. Epstein and co-conspirators used a database to track victims as young as 11 years old. : news


Michigan senator to female reporter: High school boys could 'have a lot of fun' with you : news


Neo-Nazi Swatting Rings Alleged 'Cybersecurit' yGuru Arrested Thanks to... Terrible Cybersecurity


Florida 14-year-old girl set up camera to prove physical abuse : news


ABC Execs Try to Get Abby Huntsman to Cover for Toxic Culture at 'The View' Network brass wanted Huntsman to publicly deny reporting of internal strife at the talk show. The outgoing co-host refused to do so, sources said.


Boston Airbnb listings drop by a third after agreement kicks in : boston



Transphobia labeling has gone too far : videos


America's Favorite Poison - Whatever happened to the anti-alcohol movement? (drunken cowboys hate pot)
A Landmark Study on the Origins of Alcoholism - The Atlantic - By studying rats in a smarter way, scientists are finally learning something useful about why some drinkers become addicted and others don't
The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous - The Atlantic - Its faith-based 12-step program dominates treatment in the United States. But researchers have debunked central tenets of AA doctrine and found dozens of other treatments more effective.
Michigan pot shops sold $10 million worth of marijuana in first 6 weeks of legal weed : news

People who read books are nicer than those who don't study finds : books


New data suggests that our evolutionary cousins the Neanderthals were diving under the ocean for clams. It adds to mounting evidence that the old picture of these ancient people as brutish and unimaginative is wrong. : science
Ancient sex between different human species influences modern-day health.It's just as well we Homo sapiens got some Neanderthal & Denisovan genes into our DNA. These ancient humans genetic exchange could be one of the major causes of adaptive evolution in humans,

Having less sex linked to earlier menopause. Women, who reported engaging in sexual activity weekly, were 28% less likely to have experienced menopause at any given age than women who engaged in sexual activity less than monthly. Sexual activity includes sexual intercourse, oral sex, sexual touching : science


The true size of Morocco : MapPorn (bigger than you thought, a lot)
Selfie-related deaths by country : MapPorn (India wins)
Empire of the Great Qing (1820) : MapPorn
[OC] Population of U.S. states in millions : MapPorn


TIL That an Australian man set up a ghost catching camera but instead caught his wife having sex with his son. : todayilearned

Who is the female equivalent of Hitler? : AskReddit




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UN sets 2030 biodiversity targets as we face a mass extinction - CNN

James Murdoch Slams Fox News and News Corp Over Climate Change Denial - younger son and his wife issued a rare public rebuke of the family's media empire and its promotion of climate-change skeptics during Australia's bushfire crisis

Why is the depressurization of Taal Volcano a bad thing? : askscience

Top-secret UFO files could 'gravely damage' US national security, Navy says (so, aliens?)
Top-secret UFO files could cause "grave damage" to U.S. national security if released, Navy says : news

Wuhan virus appears outside China, first human-to-human infection reported : news
46% of Americans Are 'Unsure' if Vaccines Cause Autism. They Dont ... pariculary among Republicans



Fed up Venezuelans find solace on the beach


American Held in Egypt Prison Dies After a Hunger Strike - The New York Times - Moustafa Kassem, detained in Cairo in 2013 and suffering from serious medical problems, had protested his innocence. (Trump shrus bc guy had muslim name)

Saudi Arabia executed record number of prisoners in 2019: Report - ABC News - Mohammed bin Salman had promised to curb the use of the death penalty (hahaha)
Trump: Saudi Arabia paid us $1 billion for troops. Pentagon: Not quite. - Vox - Trump seemingly announced a major deal during his latest Fox News interview, but officials are walking it back.

Corbynism: A Post Mortem - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The God That Failed: Notes On The Death Of The Left -- Six Studies in Communism (Corbynated failure)


Russians Hacked Ukrainian Gas Company at Center of Impeachment - The New York Times (it's almost like Russia is committing crimes to help Trump commit crimes)

New Video Shows Two Iranian Missiles Hit Ukrainian Plane : news
Boris Johnson calls for 'Trump deal' to replace Iran nuclear pact
Iran state TV sees at least 2 news anchors quit: 'Forgive me for the 13 years I told you lies'
Warren Calls for SEC Probe Into Whether Trump Tipped Off Mar-a-Lago Pals to Soleimani Attack (who profited, of course)

Russian Hackers Targeting Burisma Are Once Again Doing Trump's Dirty Work For Him -- The New York Times tracks an alarming development in West Asia.
Why Didn't Trump Tell Congress There Was Evidence Russia Hacked Burisma? (haha why do you think?)


Trump's border wall: President planning to divert additional $7.2 billion in Pentagon funds for barrier construction - The Washington Post - five times what Congress authorized him to spend on the project in the 2020 budget,



Up to 10 GOP senators consider bucking Trump on war powers | TheHill
The Diamond Mine
Voters Divided On Killing Of A Top Iranian General, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 66% Want To See Bolton Testify In Senate Impeachment Trial (Americans "divided" on committing war crimes)
Senate vote to limit Trumps military actions against Iran in limbotwo GOP senators agreed to support it.

U.S. Embassies Were Never Told of Supposed Soleimani Threat Because It Didnt Exist: Officials
'Four embassies' : The anatomy of Trump's unfounded claim about Iran

Trump Administration Walks Back Anti-MEK Memo - The State Department ordered employees days ago not to meet with an Iranian dissident outfit close to Rudy Giuliani and other Trumpworld figures. Now, the memo is being overridden.


Trump retweeted Pelosi in Muslim garb. The White House made it worse. - The Washington Post

Russia on Twitter: Putin and Assad laugh at Trumpster

Be prepared to fight a dangerous new wave of disinformation during the Senate trial - The Washington Post (check Pence's adoring look)

White House expects GOP defections on calling witnesses in Senate impeachment trial - CBS News
Nancy Pelosi may yet have the last laugh - The Washington Post
Nancy Pelosi gamed the impeachment trial brilliantly - The Washington Post (to get Buttaboop elected, the Republican spins)
GOP leadership: There aren't 51 votes to dismiss: Why Trump Has a Huge Advantage Over Dems With Low-Information Voters
Trump articles of impeachment (Republicans slightly aware of their historical moment)
Republicans face reckoning on impeachment witnesses - POLITICO
McConnell Doesn't Have the Votes to Dismiss Impeachment Articles or Block Witnesses: Reports
Sen. Mitt Romney says he'll vote to hear Bolton testimony
Pelosi restricts McConnell to a narrow impeachment path - The Boston Globe - Democrats are advancing the quaint notion that the purpose of a job in public service is not simply staying in the job.

Impeachment trial security crackdown will limit Capitol press access - no walking and talking

Apple refuses Barr's request to unlock Pensacola shooting suspects iPhones
Apple has reignited a privacy battle with the Trump administration by declining to unlock a mass shooter's iPhone : technology

House Democrats Just Dropped a Boatload of Impeachment Documents That Look Really Bad for Trump : politics
Nancy Pelosi: What Kind of Sick S--t Do the Russians Have on Mitch McConnell? : politics
The Strange and Possibly Sordid Story of Mitch McConnell's Military Service (he's gay, fucked someone in the ass, marriage to Chao is cover)

Lev Parnas Shown in Photo With Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
Schiff sends House Judiciary Committee records from Lev Parnas - Axios
House Dems release new impeachment evidence related to indicted Giuliani associate - POLITICO - It also includes a previously undisclosed May 2019 letter from Giuliani to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Yovanovitch calls for investigation following evidence released by lawmakers : politics (Trump was planning on assassinating her: "She is going to go through some things.")
Toensing Law Firm Distances Itself From Giuliani Letter to Zelensky (haha she got caught)
Parnas Associate Tracked Ousted Ambassadors Movements in Kyiv: Docs

Trump Claims He Invented Obamacare, and Democrats Want to Repeal It : politics ... He'll soon start claiming to be the greatest Black president in American history.
Trump says it does not matter whether he lies to us - The Washington Post
???? ???? on Twitter: "The corrupted Dems trying their best to come to the Ayatollah's rescue. #NancyPelosiFakeNews https://t.co/a0ksPHeXCy" / Twitter
Trump says it does not matter whether he lies to us : politics

Trump Campaign Adviser Pleads Guilty to Child Porn, Sex Trafficking - George Nader, 60, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia

The Untold Story of How Trumps Fixers Silenced Stormy Daniels Just Days Before the 2016 Election

"Like, Ill Tune In When There's Two Weeks Left : Why Trump Has a Huge Advantage Over Dems With Low-Information Voters (you mean "stupid racist assholes")

GOP lawmaker accuses Rep. Matt Gaetz of creating 'a game' where politicians get 'points' for sleeping with interns and married colleagues
Republican candidate who made sexist comment about Kamala Harris owed thousands in child support while making big donations to Trump, GOP causes - Hartford Courant - Robert F. Hyde, the Republican candidate for Congress whose sexist and offensive tweet about Kamala Harris drew widespread condemnation from leaders of both political parties, owed the mother of his 13-year-old son more than $2,000 in child support even as he continued to donate thousands to President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee.
Who is the Robert F. Hyde who surfaced in House Intelligence Committee documents? - Hartford Courant (another commie extreme fathead)

GhostPepperEater posts a long list of Republican officeholders convicted of child sex abuse : bestof
It all makes perfect sense. : PoliticalHumor


MSNBCs Lawrence O'Donnell Accuses CNN of Helping Trump Spread Lies -- why Trump kind of wants you to watch CNN instead of MSNBC
h (Al Cranken lies)

Democratic debate live updates - The Washington Post
Discussion Thread: Seventh Democratic Presidential Debate | 1/14/20 | 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST | Part 2 : politics

CNN's Sanders Hit Piece Doesn't Pass the Smell Test
CNN's Sanders Hit Piece Is a Journalistic Outrage
Sanders camp admits anti-Warren script was deployed in multiple early states - POLITICO - Sanders initially attributed the talking points to rogue staffers, and supporters launched an online campaign to convince people the document was fake (Bernie lied)

Elizabeth Warren says student loan debt plan doesn't require Congress
Not funny like a clown - Lawyers, Guns & Money - something about the concept of electability that makes otherwise smart people say the dumbest things. Does being a woman help or hurt Elizabeth Warren, in regard to her chances of getting elected president? This question, and related questions, have been studied extensively, and the answer is we don't know whether it does or not.

Iowa Debate Open Thread - Lawyers, Guns & Money - If Bernie was so committed to his movement, he would have dropped out of the race after his heart attack and passionately endorsed Warren. In that scenario, I don't see how Warren does win the nomination ...


Eschaton: Elites, Man - Any view of "real schools" that doesn't include LSU... for whatever reason... doesn't include many schools.
Binyamin Appelbaum on Twitter: "Do the Warren/Sanders "free public college" proposals include LSU, or would it only apply to actual schools?" / Twitter ... "Perhaps, you are part of the reason that some feel the NYT is no longer a real newspaper." (another dumbfucker Republican NYT FTW)

Scott Walker Foxconn Deal in Wisconsin Has Not Produced Jobs Promised - El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago is headed for Wisconsin on Tuesday for another one of his regularly scheduled wankfests, this one in Milwaukee.

Eschaton: The Hall Monitors - That Dems are bad at playing "the game" is true, but that it shouldn't always be goddamn game is a also true. Still it is the case that they too much expect The Hall Monitors to inject truth, which while not an unreasonable desire, it just isn't how things work ... Fears of upsetting the guy who just won the +12 Trump district? Sometimes, probably, ixnay on the orruption-cay, because we'd best not go there -- I dunno. I don't how to fix it.

Wisconsin appeals court puts voter rolls purge on hold ... It also put on hold a ruling from Monday in which a judge found the commission and its three Democratic members in contempt for not proceeding with removing the voters. (little commie county judge)


John Lewis, Joaquin Castro, and 16 Other Dems Just Endorsed Joe Kennedy - The representative is ramping up his Senate campaign against Ed Markey.

This Day in Labor History: January 14, 1895 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - On January 14, 1895, trolley workers in Brooklyn walk off the job. The largest and most violent strike in Brooklyn's history to that point, it was in many ways a typical story of the Gilded Age where employers and the state combined to crush the reasonable demands of oppressed workers, often over public sympathy to the workers ... A common day was a mere 17 hours long, all for less than a dollar. (they used to just shoot the workers; now they have Facebook)


Jitters at MSNBC as Brass Eyes Moving Chuck Todd and Talks to Shep Smith

Lawrence Lessig sues New York Times over story related to Epstein - The Boston Globe (check pic)

Eschaton: Getting Married To A Woman Is So Gay (Michelle Malkin is still alive)


Virginia teen charged in 'swatting' ring linked to neo-Nazis : news

off-duty Secret Service agent kills leashed dog in Brooklyn - New York Daily News - The dog started barking, and the startled agent pulled out his gun and shot her, police sources said (no other option like walking away and of course they lied)
US Secret Service agent shoots pet dog dead on Brooklyn street | US news : news

'They shot my baby' Teen among dead as 7 killed, 12 shot in violent weekend in Philadelphia

US speakeasies back in vogue -- in echo of Prohibition era

Wendy Williams continues her stellar reputation by being a bully & making fun of cleft lip & palate now! : videos
Stephen Colbert continues to call out Goop : television

Deaths from Alcohol, Drugs, and Suicide have more than doubled in the past decade. In 2019, they killed more Americans than anything else except Heart Disease. : news

Heavy marijuana users who started young drive differently -- even while not stoned, study says
Marijuana use among college students has been trending upward for years, but in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, use has jumped even higher. After legalization, however, students showed a greater drop in binge drinking than their peers in states where marijuana is not legal. : science (hello Charlie Baker's Drunkachusetts kid)

TIL in 1818, German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer described the post-orgasm moment of clarity as "devil's laughter", explaining: "They have fulfilled their need to reproduce and are momentarily caught in the abyss of meaninglessness." : todayilearned


Scientists use stem cells from frogs to build first living robots | Science | The Guardian - Researchers foresee myriad benefits for humanity, but also acknowledge ethical issues

Hi, I'm David Sinclair -- Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School & Author of Lifespan: Why We Age- and Why We Don't Have To -- AMA : IAmA (old age is "medical condition" and can be cure with drugs)

Astronomer /u/Andromeda321 chimes in to provide context on what an unknown burst of gravitational waves observed yesterday might be : bestof


[Serious] Is a person with a micropenis morally obligated to tell their potential sex partners beforehand that they have a micropenis? Why? : AskReddit




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Malta gets new PM after Muscat departs over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder | World news | The Guardian - Robert Abela elected as Labour leader after PM Joseph Muscat resigned amid controversy surrounding investigation of journalist's death


Canadian billionaire Frank Giustra providing luxe hideout for Harry and Meghan
Meghan Markle And Prince Harry UK Royal Reporters Coverage Compared To Kate Middleton And Prince William - Over the years, Meghan has been shamed for the same things for which her sister-in-law, Kate, has been praised.


Will alleged CIA misbehavior set Julian Assange free? | TheHill -- A few days before Christmas, Julian Assange testified to a Spanish court that a Spanish security company, UC Global S.L., acting in coordination with the CIA, illegally recorded all his actions and conversations, including with his lawyers, and streamed them back in real time to the CIA.

/u/victorvictor1 provides a detailed list of all anti-military remarks and actions Donald Trump has made : bestof

Never Mind About All That 'Imminent Attack' Stuff, Says the President* -- The new line is simply that Qasem Soleimani was a bad guy. (lies, lies, lies)
Trump authorized Soleimani's killing 7 months ago, with conditions
Trump's four embassies claim utterly falls apart
Video: Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown

Mark Esper, Former Raytheon Weapons Lobbyist, is in Charge of the Pentagon - CREW (the best corrupt crooks)
This might be Trump's s worst lie ever (four embassies)

In McGahn Case, an Epic Constitutional Showdown

Prepare to be shocked! Trumps one weird trick to avoid a campaign investigation ... The president is helping sideline the FEC in 2020

James Fallows' thought experiment about Trump - CNN Video
Flushing '10 times!' What's really behind Trump's tirades about toilets


Lev Parnas, Giuliani associate, turns over thousands of pages of documents to impeachment investigators - CNNPolitics (Trump's turds are enormous)

Two Things We've Learned
Monday morning mini-stroke : PoliticalHumor

For many Americans, talking about the news has become synonymous with talking about President Trump, according to new research. The participants tended to express a high level of emotionality when recalling their experiences with the news. Many also reported feeling overwhelmed, anxious or angry. : science


I don't know precisely why so many prominent Democrats supported the war. I mean I get all the possible reasons, I just don't know precisely which ones apply to which people. But really "I fucked up" is the only proper response, not some argument about why precisely he had understandable bad judgment and attempting to rewrite his role. Biden was a big hawk. He just was. (#OldLyingJoe)
Joe Biden's Vote for War -- In October 2002, he was one of 77 senators who gave President George W. Bush the authority to use force in Iraq. He is still trying to explain that choice. (the pic: old white guys fucking the world)
Joe Biden Has Advocated Cutting Social Security for 40 Years ... Biden's support for cutting Social Security, and his general advocacy for budget austerity, made him a leading combatant in the centrist-wing battle against the party's retreating liberals in the 1980s and '90s ... (Barry's "Grand Bargain" and the "New Democrats" who were really Republicans "who understood the necessity of fiscal restraint")


McConnell walks impeachment tightrope - SFGate
How Schumer might get the last laugh on impeachment trial - POLITICO - Democrats plan to squeeze vulnerable Republicans with a series of tough votes that could hurt them in November (eye-roll)
Obama-Trump Pennsylvania swing voters unhappy with McConnells impeachment comments (double eye-roll)

Dem 2020 Race Continues to Shift | Monmouth University Polling Institute - Support is firming up, but many still open to changing their support - Biden (24%), Sanders (18%), Buttigieg (17%), and Warren (15%)

Sanders surges as progressives flock to him over Warren - POLITICO - The consolidation of left-wing support is a remarkable turnaround for Sanders.
Bernie Sanders told Elizabeth Warren in private 2018 meeting that a woman cant win
His Turn? - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Bernie and women)

Bloomberg blasts role of early states in Democratic nominating process in CNN op-ed - CNNPolitics
Michael Bloomberg: Starting with Iowa and New Hampshire hurts Democrats and helps Trump (opinion) - CNN
'I'm spending all my money to get rid of Trump': Michael Bloomberg - Reuters ("well 1/58th of it, anyway")

Protesters interrupt Buttigieg at Iowa rally | TheHill

Cory Booker drops out of the presidential race

Texas presidential primary looms due to state's 228 delegates | The Texas Tribune

Van Drews choice to run his campaign is now leading the charge to beat him (what a little asshole)

Behind the Collins scandal: How one phone call devastated two families
Judge finds Wisconsin election officials in contempt over voter rolls - An Ozaukee County judge found the state Elections Commission and three of its members in contempt of court Monday, saying they had flouted his December order to remove thousands of people from Wisconsins voter rolls. (little Republican county judge fucking the state)


Hired by Weinstein to spy on celebrities - BBC News
Weinstein Trial: Gigi Hadid Called to Potentially Serve as Juror | Hollywood Reporter

The Buffalo News - Chris Collins didn't just destroy his congressional career and put himself at risk of imprisonment when he called his son Cameron to share an inside stock tip in June 2017 - He destroyed his dream that his son would be his political heir.
Prosecutors recommend almost 5 years in prison for former GOP Rep. Chris Collins - Axios


Mass Panic: It's Not Clear That Colorado's Mystery Drones Even Exist -- Drone hobbyists say the media and the FAA regularly uses drone panic to enact strict regulations.


For First Time, A Colorado Judge Denies Confiscation Request Under Red Flag Law - CBS Denver


Middle Age Misery Peaks at Age of 47.2, Economist Says - Bloomberg ... "happiness curve" exists around the world)


Bomb in Van of NJ Shooting Attack Suspects Couldve Killed People 5 Football Fields Away: Officials


Justina Pelletier's Family And Boston Children's Hospital Are Heading To Court : boston


Student who feared for life in speeding Uber furious company first offered her $5 voucher : news


New York Public Librarys most checked-out books say a lot about what we read and why

itsallfolklore comments on So, it's 10,495 BCE and I'm on my way to Gvbekli Tepe... wait, why am I on my way to Gvbekli Tepe?


A new study, conducted in mice, suggests anxious people who turn to marijuana to cope with stress may be 2-AG deficient, and could lead to novel therapies for anxiety. The 2-AG molecule dampens communication between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, reducing anxiety. : science

Can pyschopaths have traumatic disorders like PTSD? : askscience

u/nubivagance describes the intense mental effort required to focus and complete tasks as an adult diagnosed with ADHD by explaining their process for making a sandwich. Other users reply with similar stories and examples of the frustration of managing ADHD in daily life. : bestof

ER Resident shares story of "Katie," a patient struggling with addiction : bestof


Is a transgendered person morally obligated to tell their potential sex partners beforehand that they are transgender? Why? : AskReddit


What questions will always remain unanswered? : AskReddit

What's the best way you've seen someone rebel against school rules? : AskReddit




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Ontario Provincial government sends mass alert for 'incident' at nuclear facility - Important update: the alert regarding #Pickering Nuclear was sent in error. There is no danger to the public or environment.

Magnitude 5.9 shock again rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico


Volcano erupts near Manila; airport shut, villagers flee - ABC News - A small volcano near the Philippine capital that draws many tourists for its picturesque setting in a lake has erupted with a massive plume of ash and steam, prompting thousands of people to flee


China will not change its position that Taiwan belongs to it and the world will only ever recognize that there is "One China" Beijing said on Sunday after President Tsai Ing-wen won re-election and said she would not submit to China's threats

An Israeli tech company accused of helping Saudi Arabia spy on murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has hired its first US lobbying firm in an attempt to fend off allegations that it illegally spied on hundreds of people through WhatsApp. : worldnews

Hundreds of Polish judges dressed in formal black robes marched in Warsaw on Saturday to protest a draft law aimed at punishing justices who question the government's controversial court reforms. Senior judges from nearly all European Union member states joined the protest : worldnews


France's #MeToo: Book on child-sex writer prompts outcry ... They have been unsuccessful so far in getting a statutory rape law that would remove rapist ability to argue that children consented to sex. Some French courts have refused to prosecute men for rape because authorities couldn't prove that children were coerced, cases that have exposed legal loopholes that are still open to abusers. (May '68 law supported by all your famous French postmodern intellectual including Simone De Beauvoir: famous French women love their child rapists)
Macron Scraps Proposal to Raise Retirement Age in France - The New York Times - Faced with an unrelenting protest over proposed changes in Frances generous pension system, officials withdraw a move to raise the full-benefit retirement age to 64 from the present 62 ... Unlike in the United States, the French government plays a huge role in the retirement plans of individuals in France
Eschaton: Old People Vote - Democrats (thanks, Obama) fucking up brand Social Security (remember Barry's "grand bargain" to gut social security so Republicans would get more money?)

Drone flies over pedophile cardinals Australian prisondisgraced Cardinal George Pell has been transferred from a Melbourne prison after a drone illegally flew overhead in a suspected attempt to photograph the famous inmate

An Airline Required a Woman to Take a Pregnancy Test to Fly to This U.S. Island - WSJ - Immigration concerns in Saipan put pressure on airlines to screen their passengers


BBC News - Iran plane downing: Pressure mounts on officials amid protests : news
Esper says he 'didn't see' specific evidence showing Iranian threat to 4 U.S. embassies (but Trumpie might not havw shown it to his Sec Def)
Pentagon chief says he 'didn't see' intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack four US embassies : politics
Trump and Pompeo offer conflicting statements on Iranian threat that led to Soleimani killing : worldnews
Skeptics Blast Trump's New Claim That Soleimani Targeted 4 US Embassies: "Either Fox News gets higher level briefings than Congress ... or there was no such imminent threat," charged Sen. Chris Murphy. : worldnews
Skeptics Blast Trump's New Claim That Soleimani Targeted 4 US Embassies: "Either Fox News gets higher level briefings than Congress ... or there was no such imminent threat," charged Sen. Chris Murphy. : worldnews

Trump says US stands with brave, long-suffering Iranians days after threatening to bomb their cultural sites | President criticised for gross hypocrisy after claiming to be friend of Iranian people on same day as reimposition of harsh sanctions announced

Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran, feel less safe after strike


Trump Brags About Serving Up American Troops to Saudi Arabia for Nothing More Than Cash: Justin Amash responded to Trump's remarks, saying, "He sells troops"
Saudi Military Trainees to Be Expelled From U.S. After Florida Shooting: CNN : news ... "over a dozen" of 859 terrorist muslims getting trained to fly airplanes into American buildings
Saudi servicemen to be expelled from US after review of December shooting at Air Force base - CNNPolitics

Mother Of Marine Claimed Son Told Her Fox News Plays On Every TV On Base, Not Allowed To Change The Channel ... brainwashed by Fox ... The military has a big problem. Besides the political brainwashing, there's a lot of pressure to become evangelical Christian. A dangerous path that weakens the military and reduces the number of qualified people who are willing to serve. This must change.

Eschaton: Empire - Always love to tell people that The Quiet American, a novel about our war in Vietnam, was published in... 1955.

Showdown over Trump impeachment trial underscores power of Pelosi and McConnell - The Washington Post

Iran standoff shines spotlight on new Trump security adviser - In a defining week for President Donald Trump on the world stage ... And while Bolton's trademark mustache was a target of Trump's mockery, the president is drawn to O'Brien's low-key California vibe and style. "Right out of central casting" Trump says of O'Brien (your country is a grade-B movie)

Schooling Luz Cheney : PoliticalHumor


Eschaton: It's Pronounced With A Hard 'G' - Dumbass (very stable Jenius)


Pelosi does not rule out possibility of subpoenaing testimony if Senate skips witnesses - ABC News
Pelosi says Trump impeached for lifed espite McConnell's gamesmanship, coverup
Giuliani Crony Lev Parnas Has More Records 'Essential' To Impeachment Inquiry: Attorney - pushes to release more records that could be damaging to Trump. (Barr says he's not interested)


Black voters have an ally in Sanders, not Biden | The State (your media tells us that OldRasictJoe is wildly popular amoung AAs)
While Bernie Sanders has always stood up for African Americans, Joe Biden has repeatedly let us down : politics
Biden Hints He Opposed Obamas Controversial Deportation Policy (Joe always lies)
Sanders campaign: 'Appalling' that Biden 'refuses to admit he was dead wrong on the Iraq War' : politics



Pack the Union: A Proposal to Admit New States for the Purpose of Amending the Constitution to Ensure Equal Representation - Harvard Law Review (HLS) - The 600,000 residents of Wyoming and the 40,000,000 residents of California should not be represented by the same number of Senators


Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories. - The New York Times (Jesus had an an assault rife and voted Republican)
Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories. : books (comments on Evansville)

City of Las Vegas said it successfully avoided devastating cyber-attack : technology

Alan Dershowitz files complaint against Yale psychiatrist who accused Trump supporters of 'shared psychosis' (snowflake drama queen Jewish Rudy Giulianai)

Drone Mystery Spreads: More Sightings, Close Calls, No Answers | Colorado Public Radio

Satan, the FBI, the Moband the Forgotten Plot to Kill Ted Kennedy (Anton Lavey)



North Texas militia vigilante who rounded up migrants at border found dead after months on the run - Kevin Massey, considered a patriot by his supporters, was called a domestic terrorist by the federal government agencies he loathed

Bail reform causes a big drop - 100 inmates - in Syracuse jail. Reason might surprise you - syracuse.com ... Fears of a mass exodus of potentially dangerous criminals from the jail have proven mainly unfounded, for a couple of reasons ... scores of arrested people are not being booked in the jail to begin with, (meanwhile in your sadistic prison-industrial complex)



For transgender men, pain of menstruation is more than just physical - Safety concerns and a lack of access to menstruation products are among the issues trans and gender-nonconforming people face

Romance is publishing's most lucrative genre. Its biggest community of writers is imploding

Elizabeth Wurtzel and the Illusion of Gen-X Success - The New York Times - "Prozac Nation "seemed to herald a boundless future for young creatives. It was actually the beginning of the end ... It was 2017 and the violence that had defined the city during her childhood on the Upper West Side ... (yeah, right, and the moral of the story, girls, is marry rich)

American men let it all out at new support groups - In a chalet in the Massachusetts countryside, tears run down Lucas Krump's cheeks ...a retreat run by Evryman, a group that helps men shrug off the armor of masculinity to get in touch with their true feelings

Gwyneth Paltrow's new Goop Lab is an infomercial for her pseudoscience business : television


Long-term follow-up of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for psychiatric and existential distress in patients with life-threatening cancer suggest that psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy holds promise in promoting long-term relief from cancer-related psychiatric distress : science

A new meta-analysis confirms that getting the flu vaccine during pregnancy is an important way to protect young infants from the dangerous virus. Infants under six months have limited immunity to influenza, and there is no vaccine for that age group. : science

The FDA Announces Two More Antacid Recalls Due to Cancer Risk : news

Scientists find a molecular switch (and an FDA approved drug) that could reverse myelin sheath damage that occurs in neurogenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and in spinal cord injury - blocking the PAR 1 receptor improves nerve healing in mouse models : science


What is rare, but not valuable? : AskReddit

Every word spoken in this video is perfect : videos

What "pro tip" would you like to give to the opposite sex? : AskReddit




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The world must eradicate pesticide use, prioritise nature-based farming methods and urgently reduce water, light and noise pollution to save plummeting insect populations, according to a new "readmap to insect recovery" (save the bugs!_
Australia bushfires spark 'unprecedented' climate disinformation | Conservative-leaning newspapers, websites and politicians across the globe have promoted the theory arson is largely to blame. "This is a global campaign with the purpose to discredit scientific evidence of climate change." : worldnews
Australian Government buried climate risk action plan : worldnews (la-di-la off the Murdoch cliff)

Australian PM Abruptly Ends Press Conference After Sustained Q's On Climate Change : worldnews


Taiwan election -- Tsai Ing-wen wins second presidential term, beating Beijing-friendly rival (

Scottish independence: Thousands of independence supporters to join march in Glasgow : worldnews

Royal Concerns Over Harry's Mental Health Bring a 'Megxit' Deal Closer

Fan of Trump and Farage raises far-right 'Q' flag at his Cornish castle 00 Hotelier uses Tintagel pile to back American QAnon deep state conspiracy theory ... John Mappin is a central figure behind Turning Point UK, the British arm of the pro-Trump American student organisation which has been endorsed by a number of Conservative politicians, including the home secretary, Priti Patel, and Jacob Rees-Mogg, as well as Farage, the leader of the Brexit party.


Washington, Beijing Agree to New Dialogue to Pursue Reforms, Address Disputes - WSJ - Semiannual talks, to be announced next week with phase-one deal, would be separate from second-phase trade negotiations
Donald Trump 'making the world a more dangerous place', says Chinese diplomat : worldnews (from the experts in danger)

Furor in Iran and Abroad After Tehran Admits Downing Ukrainian Jetliner - The New York Times - Ukrainian officials suggest Iran would not have admitted responsibility if investigators from Ukraine had not found missile debris in the crash wreckage.
Protests erupt in Iran over plane's downing that killed 176
Arrest of Ambassador to Iran: Foreign Secretary statement - GOV.UK - The British Ambassador to Iran was briefly detained by Iranian authorities on 11 January.

Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake
Iran Says It Unintentionally Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner - The New York Times
Iran says its military shot down Ukrainian plane in "disastrous mistake"
/u/AtomicBitchwax explains the Iranian military perspective over the civilian passenger jet shoot down : bestof
Nathan Ruser on Twitter: ".... right (to scale) https://t.co/StLhSNPGzV https://t.co/ujgCxRkBsw" / Twitter
Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukrainian jetliner : worldnews
'I wish I was dead' : Senior IRGC commander accepts full responsibility for downing Ukrainian plane, apologizes to nation
Angry Iranians question authorities for concealing truth on plane incident : worldnews
Iranian bulldozers clear plane crash site before Ukrainian investigators arrive : worldnews (fake news, really)

The State Department on Friday made clear that the American military will not abide by the requests of the Iraqi government to leave the country and instead will stay indefinitely. : news

'No to America, no to Iran': Thousands protest against foreign influence across Iraq : worldnews


ISIS praises US assassination of Qassem Soleimani as 'act of God' : worldnews (Trump making terrorist great again)

Trump told Fox News that Iranian militants had planned attacks on four U.S. embassies hours after Secretary Pompeo said the U.S. didnt know when or where there would be attacks (which were like totally "imminnet")
Trump reportedly admitted impeachment played a big role in his Soleimani decision : worldnews
Trump now claims four embassies were under threat from Iran, raising fresh questions about intelligence reports - The Washington Post
Trump's Rationale for Killing Soleimani Is Falling Apart
Report: Trump Cited Impeachment Pressure to Kill Soleimani

Trump doubles down on threat to take oil from Syria, a move which experts say would amount to a war crime : worldnews (the most beautiful war criminal)
New Iran revelations suggest Trump's deceptions were deeper than we thought (Trump taking orders from Bonesaw)

And that's a fact : PoliticalHumor
How the GOP Made America Safe Again : PoliticalHumor (can't remember yesterday, so this is hopeless)

White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban (no neck block head)
Blindsiding Trump, most Republican governors have agreed to accept refugees
Canadian child's passport rendered invalid after TSA agent forces mother to sign it before allowing them to board their flight : worldnews

Susan Collins working with "small group" of GOP senators to allow impeachment witnesses
Pelosi: House will be prepared to move impeachment case to Senate next week - Los Angeles Times (Zuzie-Floozy doing her spin-around game)
Congress doesn't seem to have the courage that our Founding Fathers expected

You Won't Believe What Trump Said About His Middle Name ... mental decay ... ""J" stands for "Genius" ... (Don Jr 2024!)
The Most Popular Facebook Content About Iran Right Now Isn't Just Pro-Trump -- It Was Posted By Him - Wrapping your head around the engagement Trump's Iran-related Facebook posts are getting is almost impossible ... The days of the fireside chat are long gone. Instead, the president is sending fire straight to our News Feeds (Fuckbook is fucking America)


Nothingburgers all the way down - Lawyers, Guns & Money - worse, this shadows-were-cast-questions-were-raised stuff kept happening -- the Times would keep getting tips from various shady right-wing operatives about the Clinton Foundation, find absolutely nothing, but then write up a story strongly implying misconduct by Clinton rather than admit they had been fooled yet again. Of course, it's hard to expect the country's leading newspaper to have the integrity of, uh, Donald Trump and Bill Barr ...
Trump Justice Department's Clinton Foundation Inquiry Ends With No Wrongdoing Found - The Great Clinton Ratf*cking Comes to a Predictable Conclusion -- There was nothing there. There never was anything there. And now we have a handpicked prosecutor from the garden of evil that is this president*'s Department of Justice concluding that there never was anything there. A full election cycle of weaponized bullshit was based on air, on nothing. (evil Haberputz shilling for evil Trumpster in the NYT garden of evil)


Eschaton: Primary Hell - The editorial position of this fine blog matters about as much as a fart in the wind (sorry, I really don't control the world anymore), but for the record I can't stand Biden or Mayo Pete (for mostly different reasons) and otherwise don't care much. OK I don't like the billionaires either but that's rather obvious.


Vulnerable House members are rallying behind Joe Biden, looking to head off a liberal nominee they fear would cost them reelection (fuck off, centrist Republicans)

Bernie Sanders Surges as Pete Buttigieg Falls in Recent Iowa Poll : politics (haha Buttaboop nine points down)
Bernie Sanders rides enthusiasm to top showing in latest Iowa Poll : politics
Biden Is The Front-Runner, But There s No Clear Favorite -- Sanders has the next-best shot (538 changes tune from yesterday)

Elizabeth Warren: The 'Survival of Our Planet' Depends on the 2020 Election ... Sanders 20% - Warren 17% - Buttigieg 16% - Biden 15% ... Bloomberg 1% ....
Bloomberg Spent $200 Million and Isn't on Track to Score a Single Delegate
Michael Bloomberg Is Open to Spending $1 Billion to Defeat Trump - The New York Times - The Democratic presidential candidate said he would spend big even if the nominee was someone he had sharp differences with, like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren.


Spiritualist Williamson ends improbable White House run
Taking the Grift Home - Lawyers, Guns & Money


Wisconsin dairy farmers suffer massive blow thanks to Trumps trade war (racist tractor-queens are unhappy they got conned, want more money from blue states)

The blue-state exodus gains momentum | TheHill ... In addition, many California families have decided to migrate to Texas simply to find more affordable housing, lower taxes and streets that arent rife with homeless people, feces and used drug paraphernalia (says Republican)

Trump Allies Explore Buyout of Conservative Channel Seeking to Compete With Fox News - WSJ


White Nationalist Rep. Steve King Really Wants You To Stop Calling Him A White Nationalist : politics

The Most Popular Crook in America | The New Republic - The ominous approval ratings of Larry Hogan, the corrupt Republican governor of Maryland -- Hogan, on the other hand, is exactly the "normal" to which politicians like Joe Biden promise to return us when they try to speak into existence a Republican Party that they can "work with" (they like him more than even corrupt Vaporhead Baker)

'Significant error ... sserious damage' : : New report details MIT relationship with Jeffrey Epstein -- Three top administrators knew of the disgraced financier's donations as early as 2013, and knowingly accepting the donations.


DOJ says neo-Nazi group used "swatting" to target officials, journalists, church ... Altogether, 134 law enforcement agencies got calls from the group, according to the affidavit, including some in Canada and Britain.


Teenagers seen assaulting deer on video charged with animal cruelty: Officials : news


No One Wants Your Used Clothes Anymore - A once-virtuous cycle is breaking down. What now?
This Is What Life Without Retirement Savings Looks Like (fucked by Republicans, culminating in the Orange Dumpster)


I am a citizen from Nepal, a country with a great history, impressive geographical topographies but in a relatively bad present. A country which I believe most people don't know a lot about. AMA. : IAmA

Christopher Columbus's cannibal claims recognised. Caribs, marauders from South America and rumored cannibals, invaded Jamaica, Hispaniola and the Bahamas, overturning half a century of assumptions that they never made it farther north than Guadeloupe. : science

u/Erusian explains how the Indian caste system emerged. : DepthHub

Trump voters become more skeptical about vaccines after they are exposed to anti-vaxxer tweets by Trump. Liberals do not alter their views on vaccines after they are exposed to Trump's anti-vaxxer tweets. : science

A gripping retelling of the Battle of Stalingrad : bestof
PeasantSoup comments on End me, please.

Eternal Recurrence And The Dilemma of Temporal Darkness In Dark TV Series


Kmlevitt comments on If truly innocent, Ghosn should "prove" innocence in Japanese court, Japanese Justice minister says, confirming Ghosn's assertion that he is presumed guilty until proven otherwise (article in Japanese)

DdCno1 comments on My Grandfather, a Wing Commander in the RAF, in front of the Treptower War Memorial as part of a NATO delegation to East Berlin - March 1974 [3210 x 4759]
Mammals Made By Viruses | Discover Magazine


Pigliucci on panpsychism : How to make up philosophical problems and then "solve" them
Bernardo Kastrup on Consciousness - Panpsychism's efforts to explain consciousness are undermined by its reliance on a materialist assumption of discrete boundaries. Given quantum theory's proof that no such boundaries exist, an idealist concept of universal consciousness is a better solution.
Depressive realism : philosophy


/u/dontcallmeatallpls discusses the absence of critical thought & "why people are happy to blow stuff up rather than fix problems" : bestof
dontcallmeatallpls comments on US strike targeting Taliban commander causes 60 civilian casualties

TIL the average human body temperature has been dropping by 1/20 of a degree Fahrenheit per decade, since being established as 98.6 in 1851. The reason is improved health and thus reduced population-level inflammation; heat is a symptom of inflammation. : todayilearned

Mom fixes daughters cold fast using this secret method! : WTF

Why Are there no movies that tell the crazy stories of the Olympics Gods : movies - Rape, murder, arson, and rape.


What common phrase is complete bullshit? : AskReddit




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Scientists have found the Vikings erected a runestone out of fear of a climate catastrophe. The study is based on new archaeological research describing how badly Scandinavia suffered from a previous climate catastrophe with lower average temperatures, crop failures, hunger and mass extinctions. : science

N.J. bill to remove religion as reason not to vaccinate kids has enough support to pass : politics

Ex Navy boss stumped by UFOs : news (but he's sure it's not aliens)

At gun safety events, 40% of gun owners reported not locking all household guns -- even around kids

Australian Bushfire Crisis : AskReddit (conservative burned the whole coninent down)
Tens of thousands attend Sydneys CBD to fight the Australian governments denial on climate change. : worldnews
People that live in Australia how much are the fires affecting you? : AskReddit
Strong winds create Australian 'megablaze'
News Corp employee lashes cli 'matemisinformation' in bushfire coverage with blistering email

Boeing Employees Mocked F.A.A. and 'Clowns' Who Designed 737 Max "this airplane is designed by clowns, who are in turn supervised by monkeys" (very highly-paid monkeys)
Why haven't black boxes in airplanes been engineered to have real-time streaming to a remote location yet?

A disease, dubbed most virulent coral sickness the world has ever seen, threatens Turks and Caicos corals, one of largest barrier reef systems on Earth, attracting more than a million tourists a year. "This is not like bleaching, which coral can recover from. It's final; once it's gone, it's gone." : worldnews


Senegal is constructing West Africa's largest wind farm that will supply 158MW of electricity to 2 million people

Brazilian supreme court rules Netflix allowed to show gay Jesus film, reaffirming Brazilians's right to free speech after judge in Rio de Janeiro ordered the film's withdrawal

India's top court says indefinite Kashmir internet shutdown is illegal : news


Trump Sent Kim Jong Un a Birthday Greeting, South Korea Says - Bloomberg ("I can't wait to suck your dick in the New Year" the card said)


Opinion | Black Britons Know Why Meghan Markle Wants Out - The New York Times - It's the racism.

Samira Ahmed wins sex discrimination equal pay claim against BBC : news


'Online and vulnerable': Experts find nearly three dozen U.S. voting systems connected to internet : technology (Putin is already in control of 36 states using Ivanka(tm) Voting machines with Chinese software)
Did China Grant a Trademark to Ivanka Trump for Voting Machines? (yes)

U.S. to deploy forces to the Pacific capable of conducting information, electronic, cyber and missile operations against China : news

Iraq asks United States to set up mechanism for troop withdrawal - The Washington Post
As Iran and US take step back from the brink, Canada grieves
Donald Trump gets impeached -- 63 Canadians die (two dots too hard to connect)

On the day U.S. forces killed Soleimani, they launched another secret operation targeting a senior Iranian official in Yemen - The Washington Post
USA TODAY: Misinformation alert: False images surface after Iran attacks : technology
The Islamic State (IS) group has welcomed the death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani : news
The Real Backstory of Why Trump Ordered the Killing of Suleimani Is Becoming More Clear | The New Yorker

u/fredagsfisk sums up many of Trump's potential war crimes and similar in response to a news article about Trump whining about not receiving a Nobel Peace Prize at one of his demented rallies : bestof

Eschaton: East, West, South and North Somewhat. - At least Rumsfeld had a bit of a poet's soul.
Pompeo tonight on Fox on the "imminent" nature of the threat posed by Soleimani: "There is no doubt there were a series of imminent attacks being plotted. We don't know when and where. But it was real." ("our lying words mean whatever we say they mean")

Europe Is a Hard Nope on Helping Trump With Iran: Trump has spent years trashing the U.S.' European allies. Now he wants their help with Iran. : worldnews
When did it become acceptable to kill a top leader of a country we aren't even at war with?

Confusion Swirls Over Leaked Notice Of American Withdrawal Of Forces From Iraq (Updated) - The Drive - Confusion Swirls Over Leaked Notice Of American Withdrawal Of Forces From Iraq (Updated)
Will Soleimanis death change Irans relationship with the Revolutionary Guard? ... heavy-handed approach of using armed militias and proxies turned local opinion against Iran.

During Iran Speech, Trump Demonstrated That He Is Not Well -- The American public has a right to know about the physical health of the commander-in-chief.
Trump slurs in rally speech after boasting about assassination of Iran commander then complaining about not winning Nobel Peace Prize : politics
Trump Complains About Not Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Days After Threatening to Commit War Crimes : politics
stories long dismissed as myths. But a new study suggests Columbus may have been telling the truth. : science
Donald Trump is behaving like the guiltiest man alive : politics
Trump tried to take credit for a fall in US cancer death rates, but the American Cancer Society said it's nothing to do with him : politics

Eschaton: They Know - Every piece about Trump is written by someone who knows they are being completely full of shit about how they portray him. We saw this a bit with Bush, but now it's totally nuts. I don't know how adhering to norms of false balance became more important than informing readers...
Trump does not have a foreign policy. He has a series of impulses. - The Washington Post (the best impulses)

Trump Will Invoke Executive Privilege to Block Bolton Testimony - Bloomberg
Trump's model for America is corrupt, autocratic crony capitalism. Like in Russia. : politics

Hannity Appears to Threaten to Give Out GOP Senator's Phone Numbers if They Allow Impeachment Witnesses
Stephanie Grisham: Trumps Press Secretary Who Doesnt Meet the Press

Army general declines to reinstate Special Forces tab to officer pardoned by Trump - The Washington Post - An Army general has denied a request by an officer pardoned in an open murder case by President Trump to have his Special Forces tab reinstated, setting up a potential flash point with the commander in chief (Trump loves his murderers)

Thursday NatSec Roundup - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Tensions with Trump over Iran expose concerns about the role of Congress in making war - The Washington Post
Why It Matters to Say Qassim Suleimani Was Assassinated = Republicans Attack Democrats for Saying Qassim Suleimani Was Assassinated, and Reporters Play Along

About that... : PoliticalHumor
It's too expensive, impossible, there's absolutely no way to make it work... : PoliticalHumor
The donkey brained President of the United States everybody. : PoliticalHumor

John Huber's Hillary Clinton Justice Department investigation, once championed by President Trump, quietly ended months ago - The Washington Post (lock hr up!)
Surprise, Surprise: The DOJ's Hillary Clinton investigation has been a bust

We Found Major Trump Tax Inconsistencies. New York' s Mayor Wants a Criminal Investigation.

The great dismantling of America's national parks is under way | In this waking nightmare, the Trump administration has filled the parks department with anti-public land sycophants : politics

Call Trumpism what it is: a cult : politics

Kushner's Global Role Shrinks as He Tackles Another: The 2020 Election (now that there's peace in the Middle East)


The final, inevitable collapse of the right-wing medias Uranium One conspiracy theory ... Report that probe will result in no charges shows the danger of trusting Peter Schweizer's reporting


Opinion | What if Democrats Tried Real Outreach? - The New York Times - What if Democrats Tried Real Outreach? -- We focused on nonvoters and infrequent ones before the 2018 midterm elections and saw astonishing results.


A brokered convention is more likely than Elizabeth Warren winning the nomination, FiveThirtyEight forecasts
Iowa Poll has new leader: Bernie Sanders takes the top spot
Iowa Poll: Elizabeth Warren holds on to 2nd place, trails Bernie Sanders (but OldJoe is the fav says other media)
How a High Schooler Scooped Everyone on the Iowa Poll - The New York Times - Three times now, Arjav Rawal has tweeted the results before their official release, beating even CNN, a poll sponsor.

Majority of Americans favor wealth tax on very rich: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters

The Trailer: Their candidates lost. Heres what they say about the race now.

Democrat Amy McGrath Enters 2020 With $9 Million War Chest in Senate Race Against Mitch McConnell

Elizabeth Warren's surprising closing argument -- A candidate known for battling Bernie Sanders for the hearts of progressives is pitching her electability in the weeks leading up to Iowa.
Fox News Poll: Biden and Sanders vie for lead in Nevada, Biden tops Trump | Fox News - Fox News Poll: Biden and Sanders vie for lead in Nevada, Biden tops Trump
How Serious Is Tom Steyer's Polling Surge? In a new survey, he's second in South Carolina and tied for third in Nevada. (billionaire fucks take the lead!)
By a 7-point margin, more Wisconsin voters disapprov e innocence in Japanese court, Japanese Justice minister says, confirming Ghosnthan approve of Trump's performance (46 percent approve vs. 53 percent disapprove). That's an improvement since early October, when he was underwater by 10 points (44-54 percent).
Bloomberg to fund sizable campaign effort through November even if he loses Democratic nomination
A Return to the Old School #Slatepitch - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... But the larger problem is that Democrats won't want a serial sexual harasser who is proud of his support for the Iraq War, is cool on most of the Democratic agenda, and presided over a massively racist stop-and-frisk program as mayor. Luckily, this is a problem that will take care of itself.

Texas governor to reject new refugees, first under Trump

Amy Klobuchar Keeps Voting for Trump's 'Horrific Judges (good facist/centrist Amy)

Focus group: Pennsylvania swing voters stand with Trump on Iran - Axios (it's working)

College Professor Out After Joke Suggesting Iran List U.S. Cultural TargetsAsheen Phansey is no longer employed by Babson College after joking that Iran should target Minnesota's Mall of America and a home of the Kardashian family.

Fieldston, Elite Private School, Faces Backlash From Jewish Parents - The New York Times - The New York City school is once again embroiled in a debate over its handling of race, religion and ethnicity ... A teacher who had been critical of Israel in school and on Twitter was fired by the Ethical Culture Fieldston School.

Jeffrey Epstein Gave $850,000 to M.I.T., and Administrators Knew : news

Hillbilly Elegy Author Starts VC Fund Backed by Peter Thiel

VA, Medicare dispute leaves Bronze Star vet without prosthetic legs -- A man walked into a nursing home for military veterans two days before Christmas, picked up Jerry Holliman's legs and left.

Colorado to deploy more teams to investigate mystery drones after close call with medical helicopter


Facebook Is Forcing Its Moderators to Log Every Second of Their Days -- Even in the Bathroom (Fuckerberged)


Bill would ban cellphone use for those under 21 | Local News | timesargus.com - The bill, S.212, would make such possession or use a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of a year behind bars and a $1,000 fine.

Police call for ban on anonymous pay-as-you-go phones : news


Vegas 'black widow' murderer free on parole after 20 years
Woman posed as boy to sexually assault up to 50 girls, say police : news

Sexual assault photos shared on Tinder, Snapchat: NC lawsuit | Raleigh News & Observer


Seattle police officer contributed to man's death with ruse that 'shocked the consciencce' investigation finds


TIL a study by the University of Oxford shows there's no link between violent video games and aggression in teens. Compared to previous research which relied on self-reported data from teens, this study used info from parents to judge the level of aggressive behavior in their children. : todayilearned

Excess tongue fat could be causing many cases of sleep apnea. In a study, losing tongue fat was correlated with an improvement in symptoms among those with the condition. : science


Christopher Columbus' accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men -- stories long dismissed as myths. But a new study suggests Columbus may have been telling the truth.


A billion medical images are exposed online, as doctors ignore warnings : technology (too complicated for their doctor brains

One of the biggest meteorite crashes in Earth's history flung debris across 3 continents 800,000 years ago. Scientists finally found the crater. : science

BPA's replacement BPS can hinder heart function within minutes of a single exposure, according to a new study in mice. BPA, a chemical used in plastic products, can cause hormone-related side effects. Manufacturers are now using BPS as a replacement in their products and labelling them as BPA-free (your corporate necromongers rep[laced a deadly chemical with an even more deadly chemical)


Scientists discover long-term "allergy memories" are stored in the bone marrow. The discovery could lead to novel treatments that wipe human's immmune memory making people "forget" their allergies

TIL of Manichaeism, a religion which thrived between the third and seventh centuries, and at its height was one of the most widespread religions in the world. Briefly the main rival to Christianity before the spread of Islam in the competition to replace classical paganism. : todayilearned

Why is it that the use of exogenous androgens, as in steroid use, will result in growth of the clitoris in females, but not growth of the penis in men? : askscience


u/npsager explains why a young child may commit suicide without warning. : bestof

What brand has lost your loyalty and will never reclaim it? : AskReddit
u/efreck calls out Colin O'Brady on his BS'ing of the dangers he faced crossing Antarctica : bestof

Alexa - Top sites




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u/CitJournalist gives a detailed run-down on the Cambridge Analytica-inspired psychological warfare being waged against the Australian public by their own elected representatives on social media. : bestof


Mohammed bin Zayed's Dark Vision of the Middle East-- The enigmatic leader of the U.A.E. may soon emerge as the region's most powerful figure. What does he really want?

Statue mocking Donald Trump torched in Slovenia (Melania's home)


Thai journalist sentenced over tweet warns of threat to media freedom - sentenced to two years in prison for defaming the owner of a poultry farm

Brazil judge orders Netflix to remove film with gay Jesus : news
ClergyGoneWild



House passes resolution to limit Trump's war powers against Iran : worldnews

Ukraine wants to search Iran plane crash site for possible Russia missile debris : worldnews
Ukraine Flight 752 crash video: New CCTV footage shows final moments of passenger plane : worldnews

Video Shows Ukrainian Plane Being Hit Over Iran - The New York Times - The New York Times has obtained video that shows the moment a Ukrainian airliner was hit minutes after takeoff from Tehran.
Iranian Missile System Shot Down Ukraine Flight, Probably by Mistake, Sources Say

Iranian Missile Accidentally Brought Down Ukrainian Jet, Officials Say, Citing Early Evidence

The unclassified copy of Trump's memo to the Senate informing it of the Soleimani strike shows a huge loophole in his justification -- 'does not indicate that the Iranian general posed an imminent threat to US regional interests' : worldnews

3 Hours From Alert to Attacks: Inside the Race to Protect U.S. Forces From Iran Strikes - The New York Times - Intelligence that foreshadowed the Iranian attack set off a tense, often confusing afternoon in the White House Situation Room.
Fox News Hosts Were Against A Ground War With Iran. Trump Listened. - Trump, a source said, has been watching the networks analysis with interest.

Trumps unhinged rally rant underscores case for reining him in

Pence says sharing intel with Congress could 'compromise' sources (like Putin's dick)

Killing Soleimani made US less safe, Trump reckless on Iran: poll
Opinion | Trump Has a Bizarre Idea of Winning - The New York Times - Let's t ally up the results of his efforts with Iran.
War With Iran Is Nothing To Worry About, Men Who Launched Iraq War Promise | HuffPost - 2020 is the new 2003.
GOP Strategist Rick Wilson Torches Republicans With Scathing Trump Loyalty Rules | HuffPost - Saddamification

The suggestion enraged GOP Sen. Mike Lee who called it "insane"
Mike Lee, GOP senator who erupted over Iran briefing, shares awful new details - The Washington Post


Why Nancy Pelosi Is Going All in Against President Trump | Time
Rep. Stefanik tweets altered photo of Pelosi in GOP fundraising appeal - The Washington Post

McConnell backs measure to change Senate rules, dismiss impeachment without articles | TheHill (MoscowMitch Cancels Democrats

NYC Bar Association Asks Congress to Investigate AG Barr for Bias - Bloomberg - A rare rebuke of a U.S. attorney general by a bar association

Mnuchin seeks delay of proposed disclosure of Secret Service spending on presidential travel until after election - The Washington Post (doesn't want you to know about all the golfing)

A Great Year for U.S. Jobs Is Also Likely to Be Worst Since 2011 - The broader picture of a slowdown is in line with what many economists expected in the 11th year of the record-long U.S. expansion, with fading stimulus from tax cuts and headwinds from tariff uncertainty also weighing on hiring.

Trump Jr and Ivanka Trumpknew they were lyingover ploy to sell condos, book claims

Facebook Says It Won't Back Down From Allowing Lies in Political Ads - The company was under intense pressure to adjust its policies. But in this presidential election year, no big changes are planned (from Putin's dick to Trump's ass to Zuckerfuck's mouth)
Facebook has decided not to limit how political ads are targeted to specific groups of people, as Google has done. Nor will it ban political ads, as Twitter has done. And it still won't fact check them, as it's faced pressure to do. : news
Facebook wont limit political ad targeting or stop false claims under new ad rules

Eschaton: Fact Chuck - They made journalism worse.
How Political Fact-Checkers Distort the Truth | The New Republic - Glenn Kessler and his ilk aren't sticking to the facts. They're promoting a moderate dogma ... Kessler, a former business section editor who happens to be a descendant of Royal Dutch Shell and Procter & Gamble executives -- an actual member of the American elite and a likely member of the one percent ... (lies)

The U.S. Remained Center-Right, Ideologically, in 2019 - Slight plurality of Americans in 2019 identified as conservative (37%) - Moderates nearly as high, at 35%, while 24% were liberal

Eschaton: Purity test - I think at the Centrist Bureau of Standards, 1 foot = 9 inches, maybe less if Joe Biden was the negotiator. I like to regularly remind people that the term "Centrist" is cooked-up DC jargon about how members of Congress vote and has nothing to do with the American political mainstream. If a member votes more often with the other party, they're "Centrist". This means that if a Democrat votes with the Republicans a lot, we can call that Democrat a "Centrist" rather than what you really are when you vote with crazy right-wing loonies, which is "a crazy right-wing loony". Anyroad, R.J. Eskow has a useful dictionary for you if you're trying to parse the bizarre language you see on page and screen from the punditocracy, "The Progressive's Guide to Corporate Democrat Speak."
The Progressive's Guide to Corporate Democrat Speak (for instance, Buttaboop = corporate centrist)

It's 1856 All Over Again -- Immigration. Race. Demographic change. Political demagogy.


6 million Democratic donors gave $1 billion in 2019 through ActBlue, officials say - The Washington Post
Democrats' contempt for Trump fuels an online cash surge

Who Will Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination? | FiveThirtyEight
Bernie emerges as growing threat to Biden - POLITICO - The former veep is more concerned about Sanders than he lets on.
Biden, Bloomberg have largest leads against Trump in Michigan poll (give Bloomfuck another week and he'll be #1)
Bloomberg won't release women who sued him from secrecy agreements - Bloomberg was sued several times over the years. Three cases remain open. (and he's a fucking Republican)
Bernie Sanders's Latest Endorsement: The Sunrise Movement - The move by the group of young climate activists was another sign that left-wing advocacy organizations have increasingly coalesced around the Vermont senator

Sheila Bair: I am a Republican, and I hope the Democrats pick a candidate I can vote for - The Washington Post (stfu, Sheila)

Booker: Impeachment trial could be 'big blow' to my campaign ... by keeping him away from Iowa in the final weeks before the Feb. 3 caucuses.


Poll: Peters holds small lead over GOP's James in Michigan Senate race - Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters holds a small lead over Republican challenger John James in the Michigan race (swing state loves Trumpsters)


First look: Anti-Trump Republican video mocks "MAGA Church"

People who voted for Clinton in 2016 but are intending to vote for Trump in 2020 what made you change your mind? : AskReddit - Tip: Sort by Controversial for serious answers.

Current President Donald Trump and first lady with human trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell and convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. : pics
Surveillance video from Jeffrey Epstein's first apparent suicide attempt 'no longer exists' : news (they "found" it and then they "lost" it)
President Donald Trump and sex trafficker Ghislaine maxwell in New York in 1997 : pics

#MeToo is necessary. It's also freaking men out -- To keep the positive change coming, companies need to build trust between men and women at work.
NY Times columnist Paul Krugman says hacker 'compromised' his IP address to 'download child pornography' : news


Man posing as ride-share driver charged with kidnapping, raping woman after she left Boston nightclub - The Boston Globe

A CIA chemist, mind control -- and the return of psychedelic drugs ... a CIA scientist bent on destroying the human mind.
Tea drinkers live longer and have less heart problems. : science

Showing people scientific evidence that contradicts their beliefs leads them to reject both the evidence and the scientific community as a whole. : science



Back in the day, what website did you spend way too many hours of your life on? : AskReddit




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Desert Locust situation update 6 January 2020

How Rupert Murdoch Is Influencing Australia's Bushfire Debate - Critics see a concerted effort to shift blame, protect conservative leaders and divert attention from climate change (who you gonna believe, cunts?)

Iran plane crash: Ukraine Airlines jet slams into ground near Tehran, with no survivors - The Washington Post - suddenly plummeted into a field early Wednesday without a mayday from the cockpit, killing all aboard

Vaccine misinformation in Danish media from 2013-2016 led to vaccinations dropping by 50.4%. An information campaign helped increase vaccine uptake again, but uptake is still below the level before misinformation began, showing how difficult it is to undo the damages misinformation causes. : science


Russian journals retract more than 800 papers after bombshellinvestigation ... suggesting the vast Russian scientific literature is riddled with plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and so-called gift authorship (Putin corrupted everything)


250 Million Workers Take Part in All-India Strike Against Government Policies - The Largest Strike in the History of India : worldnews
Tweet calling for killing of Muslims in India doesn't violate rules, says Twitter : worldnews


Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to step back as senior members of royal family, split time between U.K. and North America
Megxit: Harry and Meghan are doomed | Spectator USA - The only quick way out of a royal family is via the guillotine

PRESIDENT AND THE PIMP : Bill Clinton poses with Epstein's pimp Ghislaine Maxwell and a sex slave on board private jet the Lolita Express (it's all true, and worse)
Former president Bill Clinton with human trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell at the door of Jeffrey Epstein's private jet. : pics


Saudi Prince Tweet About Monday Meeting With Trump That White House Never Disclosed: reporters note that the meeting was not on the president's public schedule and some speculated as to whether the public would have known about the meeting if the Saudi prince had not tweeted about it.


More women in Iran protesting against forced hijab! : pics
Iran plane crash most likely a shootdown event aviation experts say
Justin Trudeau vows to get answers over Iran plane crash which killed 63 Canadians : worldnews
Last night, at Ben-Gurion airport, the engine of Air Rwanda Boeing 737-800 caught fire before takeoff. The same model as the one that crashed in Iran today. : worldnews

Trump Iran Speech Avoids War Escalation - Sniffing, Slander, Stump Speech - We Took a Step Back From the Brink, But Not Because the President* Knows Where He Took Us -- Donald Trump's Iran speech was equal parts sniffing, slander, and stump speech (elect stupid and evil, get stupid and evil)
Iraqi prime minister: Trump used diplomatic cover to lure Soleimani to his death : worldnews
Secretary Pompeo Again Fails to Explain 'Imminent Threat' Used to Justify Soleimani Airstrike
Mike Pompeo Is Lying About Iran : politics
Team of Rookies | The Iran clash finds a president who has never dealt with a national security crisis before, surrounded by officials who also have little crisis experience. : politics
Trumps deepening Iran morass all started with one big lie

Crucial context that ought to be in every single article about Trump and Iran | Press Watch (Dan Froomkin has a blog)

Insulting and demeaning: Two GOP lawmakers rip Trump administration after Iran briefing 'It was probably the worst briefing I've seen at least on a military issue in the nine years I've served' in the Senate
GOP Sen. Mike Lee RAGES at 'Insulting' Military Briefing on Iran Crisis: 'Probably the Worst I've ever Seen'
Sen. Chris Murphy says Trump's moves in Iran will cause 'catastrophic' damage to US (two dots are awfully hard to connect, say Republicans)
Opinion | The Trump We Did Not Want to See - The New York Times (Trump is a stable genius 9-star general)

Iran Missile Attack: Satellite Images Show Damage From Apparent Precision Strike : NPR
U.S. officials knew Iranian missiles were coming hours in advance - The Washington Post
Some administration officials believe Iran intentionally missed areas with Americans - CNNPolitics - Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (your corrupt lying military)

There's A Madman In The White House; Trump's 'Narcissistic Rage' Led Him to Assassinate Suleimani
Americans Aren't Rallying to Trump: A president who writes off half the country can't expect to garner support from a crisis of his own making. : politics

'As long as I'm president of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon,' Trump says : worldnews

After days of dire threats, Trump's tone shifts in the wake of Iran's retaliation ...Trump warned, sometimes in all-caps, that he would retaliate against any Iranian attack on U.S. forces. He pledged to deploy the most "brand new beautiful"
Iran live updates: Dozens of Iranian missiles hit U.S. bases in Iraq - The Washington Post
Iran believed to have deliberately missed U.S. forces in Iraq strikes says sources. : worldnews

New York Post Reporters Identity Hijacked to Spread Pro-Iran Propaganda one of a number of bogus accounts that spread fake news about enemies of the Iranian regime.

A Strategy for the Mideast That Has Even Trumps Allies Scratching Their HeadsConflicting statements, crossed signals and mixed messages have left the president and his top officials scrambling to explain his mission and goals after the death of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani.
Amid confusion and contradictions, Trump White House stumbles in initial public response to Soleimani's killing

Republicans preach fiscal conservatism, yet they always find money for war : politics (and tax cuts for the rich)

Can You Locate Iran? Few Voters Can. - A 47% plurality support the airstrike that killed Soleimani (82& of Fox viewers knew all about Suleimani)

Trump is a war president now

Eschaton: When Ari Fleischer Thought He Would Be Executed For Treason - I don't know where I heard that or if it's true, but I do have a memory of someone saying he was scared of it. Our system of international law and the various taboos and legalities that flow from that aren't real barriers. No President of the United States is actually going to be tried for war crimes and Ari Fleischer wasn't going to be tried for treason (I realize these are different things). But perhaps those various constraints have had some impact on behavior. Some...

Eschaton: Blogger PTSD - I remember how the conservative movement seamlessly switched from some combination of "KILL ALL MUSLIMS" and "SADDAM IS GOING TO NUKE US ALL IF WE DON'T KILL HIM" to "this is about spreading peeance and freeance and democracy, and you are a big racist for thinking Iraqis don't deserve that." From WOLVERINES to PURPLE FINGERS, I suppose. -- Like it switched overnight. And "everyone" just went along with it.


What Will Happen to The Trump Toadies? Look to Nixon' s defenders, and the Vichy collaborators, for clues.
As potential conflict looms, some pundits suggest reporting skeptical of the administration is unpatriotic. It's not the first time.
The media should spotlight a different kind of war expert: Those who voted 'no' on Iraq

Army warns of 'fake' texts informing US citizens they have been selected for draft : news (send $5,000 to the Chinese embassey or get drafted)


McConnell's win on impeachment trial procedure was months in the making - How the Senate majority leader kept his caucus in line at a crucial moment. (Suzie Floozy sucked his dick)
Pelosi sasy their allergies. : science
impeachment articles wont go to Senate until she learns more about how trial would be conducted
Trump's House warriors likely sidelined in Senate trial -- Some Republicans and allies of the president are afraid the House lawmakers could turn the trial into a circus. (the clowns could turn the trial into a circus?)


The Right's Bullsh*t Problem
Conservatism Is White Identity Politics : politics

'Extreme privilege': Ivanka Trump faces backlash over keynote speech at CES | Technology : technology (ICranka)


Eschaton: Why Was Obama Different - Savvy people are supposed to say things like, "Joe just says these things because they're what people want to hear" as if telegraphing that Biden is a big liar is better than telegraphing that he's an idiot. Might be true! But it's weird.

Minnesota's Beltrami County votes against allowing refugee resettlement - County is first in state to reject refugees in largely symbolic vote ... The vote was largely symbolic no refugees have been resettled in this county for at least five years ...


'Their undoing will inevitably come' : Rev. William Barber explains why Trump-loving evangelicals are doomed (the Paraclete is coming for the Satangelicals)


Kentucky judge accused of courthouse threesome is suspended - Judge Dawn Gentry, who is facing nine counts of misconduct, denies engaging in sexual activity at the courthouse with two employees ... The judge, who was elected in November 2018, allegedly hired her lover, a former pastor, and then allowed him to play guitar and sing in the office (yeah, she's a good Christian Republican)


Judge denies release of Jeffrey Epsteins grand jury records Disappearing Facebook Article The online magazine deleted a glowing story about Facebook after questions were raised about whether it was an ad.
s (coverup continues)


The Mystery of Teen Vogue's Disappearing Facebook Article - The online magazine deleted a glowing story about Facebook after questions were raised about whether it was an ad (yeah, Sheryl Sandfuck is fucking journalism, surprise)

Almost Everyone at CollegeHumor Lost Their Jobs Today : news (digital publishing has been Fuckbooked by Fuckerberg and Sandfuck)


Brooklyn's Great American Diner - Tom's Restaurant, a beloved breakfast spot in Prospect Heights, is one of those places that feel welcoming to all who enter.


Elizabeth Wurtzel, 'Prozac Nation' Author, Is Dead at 52 - Her startlin Raw Story
g 1994 memoir won praise for opening a dialogue about clinical depression and helped introduce an unsparing style of confessional writing that remains influential.


What was the weirdest question you got asked on a first date? : AskReddit

What horrible, ridiculous names have you heard parents choose to call their children? : AskReddit

Adult children of helicopter parents, how do you deal with them now? : AskReddit
What was the dumbest thing you thought as a child? : AskReddit




010720

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2019 Fell As Coal Plans Close - Bloomberg - Greenhouse gas emissions have dipped two of past three years
Judge dismisses felony charge related to pipeline protest : news

Amid raging bushfire, Rupert Murdoch's Australian media empire turns a blind eye to climate crisis - News Corp.-owned outlets deny climate change link to bushfires as Australians suffer ("there ain't no fire, ya cunts, mine some more coal" Murdoch cackles)
Number Of Animals Feared Dead In Australia's Wildfires Soars To Over 1 Billion (ScuMo and his animalcidal conservatives)


A Victim's Account Fuels a Reckoning Over Abuse of Children in France: A French author wrote for years about his predilection for children and continued to win acclaim. Now one of them has spoken out.
A Victim s Account Fuels a Reckoning Over Abuse of Children in France - A French author wrote for years about his predilection for children and continued to win acclaim. Now one of them has spoken out.


More than 60,000 Mexicans 'disappeared' in drug war : news


6.4-magnitude quake strikes Puerto Rico, killing at least 1 amid heavy seismic activity - "we've never been exposed to this kind of emergency in 102 years"


Iran launches missiles at US military facilities in Iraq, Pentagon confirms - ABC News
Iran missile attack: Iran attacks two Iraqi bases housing US forces in 'revenge' for Soleimani's death - CNNPolitics
Megathread: Iran launches missiles at US airbase in Iraq : politics
Multiple rockets hit Iraqi base hosting US soldiers : news
Trump unfurls a new attack for 2020: Dems as Iran sympathizers - POLITICO

Stampede kills 40 at funeral for Iranian general slain by US
Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump - The New York Times
Russian president Vladimir Putin lands in Damascus on unannounced visit | The Independent

/u/Pearberr describes in detail how badly American leadership has blundered by assassinating Iranian Major General Suleimani. "It was worse than a crime. It was a mistake." : bestof

Calling US out : PoliticalHumor

Sure it was maybe the 7th reason, but we didn't paint all those schools for no reason, right? Sure Trump is Trump but lots of conservatives are going to be real mad about this ... The Treasury Department and White House would likely play a lead role if the sanctions are implemented, the officials said. Such a step would represent a highly unusual move against a foreign ally that the United States has spent almost two decades and hundreds of billions of dollars supporting ... Purple fingers, baby. Purple fingers. The Democracy. The Whisky. The Sexy. - I know, I know, the real reason for the invasion was to tell them to Suck On This.

The Nightmare Stage of Trump's Rule Is Here - Unstable and impeached, the president pushes the U.S. toward war with Iran.
Opinion | No One Believes Trump - The New York Times - Which isn't good in an international crisis.

Iranian-Americans Questioned at the Border: 'My Kids Shouldn't t Experience Such Things' Up to 200 people were held by border agents, with some of them reportedly asked to share their opinions about the situation in Iran and Iraq.

Russia offers Iraq S-400 air defense system to protect airspace (from Trump)

It Was 'Safer Before Soleimani Was Killed,' Retired Admiral Tells Jake Tapper -- There's no room for well-planned strategy in the "turmoil" of personnel changes in Donald Trump's administration
Ex-RNC Chair Warns Republican Party Is Going To Own Trump's Actions On Iran

Ball of Confusion | Talking Points Memo (your military is corrupt and awlays has been)

GOP Congressman Freaks After People Call Out His Fake Obama Photo | HuffPost - Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a doctored image of Barack Obama with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and got testy when people pointed out it was fake.
andrew kaczynski?? on Twitter: "U.S. congressman sharing a fake photo. This photoshopped from Obama meeting India's prime minister. https://t.co/7UMjyPwFDQ https://t.co/ckRZx3ktok" / Twitter (and he confuses Rouhani with Solemani, jfc these assholes are stupid)
Sean Casten on Twitter: "The world would be a better place if elected officials didn't share photoshopped images and take pride in being ignorant. This is irresponsible. https://t.co/fT5uwf5FNb" / Twitter
Sean Morrow on Twitter: "@KFILE "no one said this isn't photoshopped" is the Gettysburg address of modern politics" / Twitter
Tiny Dancer on Twitter: "@DrPaulGosar @dmedin11 You are just an idiot for tweeting it out in the first place. I hope AZ kicks you to the curbside in November. You are despicable, & a complete #TrumpChump. Here is a picture of your master shaking hands w/his hero, a tyrant & a man who kills his own people. You must be in love! https://t.co/SKHlmhzm1W" / Twitter (#TrumpChump)
Paul Gosar on Twitter: "The world is a better place without these guys in power. https://t.co/gDoXQu9vO5" / Twitter - You should use your photoshop skills to place you in a picture with your family since they don't want anything to do with you

How Lindsey Graham Lost His Way - Rolling Stone - The senator once enjoyed respect on both sides of the aisle. Why has he become a blind loyalist to Trump? (haha nice pic but what about Putin owning the gay tape, and don't forget what an asshole St McCain was)

Amid rising spy concerns, 2 more Chinese students held after shooting photos at base (looking to score Xi reputational points)
New incident at Mar-a-Lago under 'criminal investigation' by Secret Service

McConnell has the votes to block Democrats witness demands in Trump' impeachment trial
McConnell has votes to hold Potemkin Trial - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Suzie-Loozy cackles)
Susan Collins Has Once Again Decided She Is a Republican and, Therefore, Crazy -- The "moderate" senator once again serves as a reliable ally to Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump.
McConnell prepares to move forward on impeachment trial rules without Democrats - POLITICO - GOP leaders have enough votes to ignore Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's demands for witnesses and new evidence.
Schumer vows to force votes on impeachment witnesses | TheHill
Opinion | Why Is Mitch McConnell So Afraid of John Bolton? - The New York Times - The Senate must hear his testimony in an impeachment trial.
McConnell says Senate impeachment trial will go forward without decision on witnesses - ABC News - Democrats had demanded that four witnesses be decided beforehand.

Biden: Mitch McConnell Will Become 'Mildly Cooperative' With Democrats Post-Trump (fuck off OldJoe)

Ivanka Trump speaks at CES 2020 - The Washington Post - Ivanka Trump's CES keynote address sparks backlash - Some critics say there are women with more technical experience who are better qualified to speak at the annual technology conference
The head of CES defended inviting Ivanka Trump as a keynote speaker by saying she's done 'great work' : technology

Trump says Zuckerberg told him he's Facebook's 'number one' (in that secret private dinner Zuckerfuckster had w/Trump in the WH)
Don't Tilt Scales Against Trump, Facebook Executive Warns (Zuckerfucker already tilted)

America' s Anchorman Interviews President Trump (Fuckbaugh is "America's Anchoman' who knew +Trump had time for this in the middle of his golfing and assassiations)

Come clean, CNN - The Washington Post (Steele Dossier and Wemple's obsession) )

/ Donald Trump Jr.s rifle shows how obsessed the right still is with the Crusades ... inscribed with medieval Christian iconography, a molded knights helmet and a magazine picturing Hillary Clinton behind bars, and went shooting

Trump Is The Most Unpopular President Since Ford To Run For Reelection | FiveThirtyEight

Jim Bakker To Christians: You Must Love Trump To Prove You're 'Saved' (by Satan)


Russian trolls are targeting American veterans, and Trumps government isn't helping, group says (of course they aren't)

Michael Flynn deserves up to six months in prison, U.S. Justice Department says in reversal for former Trump national security adviser - The Washington Post


Why Trump should fear Sanders much more than Warren in 2020 | TheHill
Against all odds, it looks like Bernie Sanders might be the Democratic nominee after all : politics

Bloomberg and Trump Buy Super Bowl Ads at $10 Million Each - The New York Times

Every American family basically pays an $8,000 'poll tax' under the U.S. health system, top economists say

CNN settles lawsuit with Nick Sandmann - The amount of the settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington, Kentucky.
CNN settles lawsuit with Covington Catholic student involved in protest : news


The 57-Page PowerPoint Harvey Weinsteins Team Is Sending Reporters (what a lump of shit)
Harvey Weinstein rebuked by judge for using phone in court : news


Eschaton: Just Asking Questions - Andrew Sullivan, ladies and gentlemen, Andrew Sullivan.
Jeet Heer on Twitter: "Andrew Sullivan, ladies and gentlemen, Andrew Sullivan. https://t.co/cvs4x6q1S0" / Twitter (you mean, Anedrew Fucking Still A Racist After All These Years Sulllvan)
Burn of the Decade - Lawyers, Guns & Money - it's a short decade, but gonna be a struggle to top this.
Adam Serwer?? on Twitter: "@sullydish @nhannahjones @conor64 I realize that your brain has been broken ever since TNC surpassed you in acclaim as an essayist and wrote books people actually bought and read, but re-embracing race pseudoscience invented by slavemasters is not the way to validate yourself." / Twitter
Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about? - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Sully!


There are just 700 Seke speakers left in the world, and 100 live in New York half of them in one building


How could my wife have Alzheimer's? She was only 56.


New demand for very old farm tractors specifically because they're low tech : technology


Fotis Dulos arrested for murder of estranged wife Jennifer Dulos - ABC News ... Kent Mahwinney, an attorney and a friend of Fotis Dulos, was charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

Eighth Paterson NJ cop charged in FBI corruption probe : news

Delaware man faces federal charges after throwing an incendiary device at a Planned Parenthood facility : news

Muslim leader Mohamed Omar Ali charged with sex crimes against kids in Texas

Ex-Cambridge Police Officer Accused Of Robbing Elderly Man In Southboro : boston
25 Investigates: More than 2 dozen Medford officers blacklisted by DA for overtime scandal (Dirtiest Department around) : boston

Elizabeth Wurtzel, 'Prozac Nation' author who spurred a memoir boom, dies at 52

Teenage bloodbath: the 2010s in review | Idiot Joy Showland


Scientists discover two new cannabinoids: Tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THCP), is allegedly 30 times more potent than THC. In mice, THCP was more active than THC at lower dose. Cannabidiphorol (CBDP) is a cousin to CBD. Both demonstrate how much more we can learn from studying marijuana. : science

Mysterious repeating fast radio burst traced to nearby galaxy - CNN (scientists agree, it's not an alien mix-tape)

U/contrasuggestible presents a synopsis of multiple of studies linking prejudice and low cognitive ability. : bestof (hello, hillfuckers)

Finnish study (n=3,781) finds evidence that having a dog or cat in the house during the first year of life may protect against childhood asthma (HR 0.60; 0.38-0.96); allerig are stored in the bone marrow. The discovery could lead to novel treatments that wipe humanc rhinitis (OR 0.72; 0.53-0.97), atopic eczema (OR 0.68; 0.51-0.92) and other allergies. : science


What annoys you the most on Reddit? : AskReddit



010620

Climate expert warns worst is yet to come with cyclones and floods predicted - As Australia continues to burn, a climate scientist has warned more extreme weather is on the way, bringing cyclones, floods and heatwaves. : worldnews

In fire-ravaged Australia, climate denial goes up in smoke - The Washington Post (Murdoch cackles in the background)
Entire species may have been wiped out by Australia wildfires- We are seeing kangaroos and koalas with their hands burned off ... It's been quite emotional says wildlife park owner (Scumbag Morrison)
Just to give you some idea what Australian fire fighters are up against in terms of distances. : MapPorn
Cops and arson unit round up two dozen alleged firestarters in NSW, Australia : worldnews
Model raises more than $750,000 for Aussie bushfire relief by sending nudes to donors : news

3 Americans Dead, 6 Aircraft Destroyed Or Damaged, Including A Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack : worldnews


Croatia elects leftist challenger as president : worldnews



Israeli PM Netanyahu resigns from all ministerial posts : worldnews - Israeli law does not allow an individual indicted for crimes to hold ministerial office, although it does not prevent them from serving as prime minister.


Thousands march in France over decision to not prosecute Jewish woman's killer


Venezuela's Maduro Claims Control of National Assembly, Tightening Grip on Power -- It was the last political institution in opposition hands. Now President Nicolas Maduro's has moved closer to total control of the state.


The surprising news from Ukraine: Zelensky is succeeding despite Trumps'a abuse (or maybe because of it)


Reynhard Sinaga: Britain's 'most prolific rapist' jailed for life : news


Trump Administration Blocks Iran's Top Diplomat From Addressing the U.N. Security Council
The Breathtaking Unravelling of the Middle East After Qassem Suleimanis Death
Trumps Iran mess is getting worse. Heres Adam Schiff's idea on what to do about it ... That Trump is threatening to deploy our military to commit war crimes in a manner entirely severed from real-world military planning is deeply abnormal and must not be allowed to slide by as just Trump being Trump.

Iran live updates: Massive funeral in Tehran for Soleimani as U.S. ramps up threats - The Washington Post
Top general says letter suggesting US would withdraw troops from Iraq was a 'mistake' - CNNPolitics

Don't believe Iranian propaganda about the mourning for Soleimani

Iraqi Prime Minister says he was schedule to meet with Soleimani the morning he was killed : "I was supposed to meet Soleimani at the morning the day he was killed, he came to deliver me a message from Iran responding to the message we delivered from Saudi to Iran"
Iraqi prime minister says Qassem Soleimani was in Iraq to 'discuss de-escalating tensions between Iran and Saudis' when he was killed - and claims Trump had asked for help mediating talks after embassy attack : worldnews (looks like Pompeo doing evil behind the scenes, this is way too complitcated for Trump's tiny rotten brain)
Erdogan: "I had called on (U.S. President Donald) Trump to exercise restraint toward Iran in a phone call four or five hours before the strike. We were also shocked upon receiving the news.Killing a high-ranking commander of a country, a state, would not be left unrequitde : worldnews ... Trump really talked to Erdogan, Russia and Israel about this, but didn't tell Canada, UK, Australia and France. Next we will find out North Korea was briefed

Trump tells Congress to follow him on Twitter for updates on war with Iran : worldnews
Without Evidence of 'Imminent' Attack on Americans, the White House's Justification for Killing Iranian General Seems Hollow: Reports now suggest that Trump took the unprecedented step of killing a foreign leader based on thin evidence of a threat and with an eye towards domestic politics. : worldnews

Ivanka and Trump Organization linked to Suleimani's front company: New Yorker writer
U/slakmehl breaks down the money laundering scheme by Trump Org for Solemeini's nuclear ICBM program. : bestof - Is this not some form of treason? A presidential candidate laundering money for an organization set on building nuclear weapons to use against the US?

Trump threatens 'sanctions like they've never seen' if Iraq evicts U.S. forces. Can Iraq do it? - It's likely that Iraq will expel U.S. forces.

Iranian presidential adviser posts list of properties owned by Donald Trump in chilling hint of an attack on his real estate empire : worldnews

Eschaton: Are War Crimes OK? - We'll hear from both sides. - They wouldn't call torture torture, so we know how this goes. - Words, what do they mean?
Some senior US officials say they are deeply opposed to the idea of targeting cultural sites in Iran - CNNPolitics (you mean committing war crimes, fuckers)

For Trump, the Burden May Be Proving This Is Not the Moment His Critics Predicted - The New York Times - The president and his allies dismiss the criticism about his Iran actions as partisan blowback from political adversaries too timid to take strong action against foreign enemies. (big dick Refucks vs limp dick Demwimps)
Trump's One Foreign-Policy Idea Is to Make America More Like Its Enemies - By Jonathan Chait
Defenders of History Take Aim at Trump's Threat to Strike Iran's Cultural Sites - Military attacks against cultural sites are against international law, and the United States has condemned the Islamic State and Taliban for similar destruction
Trumps order to kill Soleimani is already starting to backfire

Trump's German envoy blasts Europe over Iran

We just don't "understand"
Congratulations Trump on uniting a divided country. To bad it wasn't ours

Welcome to Trump's war (he's the best general)

Iranian cyber-attacks are unlikely to damage the U.S. - The Washington Post

Border stops for people of Iranian descent spark outrage - POLITICO - The reaction to the detentions at a Canadian crossing and a New York airport came after the U.S. killing of an Iranian military commander.
US Citizens From Iran Were Stopped And Questioned By Customs And Border Patrol After A Concert In Canada (next, a few concentration camps)
US Customs and Border Protection denies detaining Iranians, Iranian Americans : news

Senate Republicans close their eyes to presidential abuse - The Washington Post (that happened 50 years ago)

Pelosi announces war powers resolution as tensions with Iran escalate - Pelosi said "the Trump administration conducted a provocative and disproportionate military airstrike targeting high-level Iranian military officials" - Democrats to Trump: "You're not a dictators" (Trump to Dems: hahaha)

Trump Is 'More Unhinged by the Hour,' U.S. Senator Warns Amid Escalating Iraq, Iran Tensions: 'A Very Dangerous Time' : politics

U.S. Media Outlets Fail to Disclose U.S. Government Ties of 'Iranian Journalist' Echoing Trump Talking Points - The Washington Post published an op-ed on Monday by Alinejad, and while it originally did not disclose her VOA affiliation, it later amended the article to reflect her employment there.

Bolton Is Willing to Testify in Trump's Impeachment Trial
Pelosi's strategy pays off: Now bring in Bolton ... Why Bolton would now decide to make himself available will be a matter of speculation ... "There is no legal difference between a subpoena issued by the House and one issued by the Senate, and if Bolton is willing to comply with one, the same should be true for the other."
Laurence Tribe on Twitter: "This means that only McConnell and his GOP caucus stand between what Bolton says he's ready to testify under oath in a Senate trial and the American people. Your move, Mitch.
John Bolton throws an impeachment curveball
Mitt Romney wants John Bolton to testify at impeachment trial - POLITICO - "I'd like to hear what he has to say" (Suzie Doozey says la-di-la and sticks her fingers in her ears)
Romney wants 'to hear from John Bolton' in impeachment trial
John Bolton is the Rudy Giuliani of Dick Cheneys. : PoliticalHumor

GOP senators introduce resolution to change rules, dismiss impeachment without articles | TheHill (and letting Trump rewrite the Constitution with a Sharpie)

It Would Take Just 20 Republican Senators With a Conscience to End This : politics

Trump wags the hippopotamus - The Washington Post - But now, Trump, on the eve of his impeachment trial in the Senate, has assassinated one of Iran's top generals, the first action of its kind by the United States since World War II. And the president is using the self-created crisis as justification to shut down impeachment.

Jonathan Turley: Chuck Schumer wants witnesses. Hunter Biden could be a disaster. - The Washington Post - By Jonathan Turley (Turley does his stupid literally Trump act, gets incinerating in hundreds of commments)

Top Republican suggests changing Senate rules to begin Trump impeachment trial within days - The Washington Post (Flimsy Lindsey says he'll fire Pelosi)

Mike Pompeo Is Said to Decide Against Running for Senate in Kansas - The New York Times - likely ends Republicanshopes of securing a potentially dominant candidate for the open seat in Kansas, his home state. (will run for pres in 2014 instead, haha)

Paul Manafort Said Sean Hannity Served as His Trump Backchannel: Docs : politics

Reality check. : PoliticalHumor
American evangelicals are so different..... : PoliticalHumor (says it all)


/u/JustaRandomguy9999 randomly make's a big list(with multiple sources)that you may copy and paste anywhere to show any Trump supporter to open their eyes and maybe change their minds.

u/treefiddy350 demolishes the "both parties are the same" argument with records. Lots of records. : bestof

Sleepwalking into 2020: are the media who missed Trumps 2016 rise ready now? (dumb question)
We will be greeted as liberators! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I wouldn't want James Benne's hiring misfires to lead us to forget the insanely bad bloodthorsty takes of bad punditry legend Tom Friedman: (fucking idiot has learned absulutely nothing from being always tragically wrong, tnx, NYT)
Your Daily Cillizza - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The man absolutely defies parody: also a good illustration of what the Dem nominee will be up against as the media desperately searches for pretexts to Both Sides Do It Trump.

Eschaton: A Billion Years Ago - know Trump is unique in ways, but both the ridiculousness and evil of the two administrations really aren't so different. The Bush administration, also, too, was headed by a really dumb guy and was filled with right wing nutcases who were also quite dumb who then went on to hire a bunch of failsons and faildaughters. They started two major wars. Aside from crazy tweets, the big difference between now and then is that few questioned the brilliance and nobility of Ari Fleischer at the time, while some do point out that Kellyanne is full of shit. -- In other words, that era was, in a lot of ways, worse. More crazymaking, anyway (hello, Dana Perino)

The Hofeller Files - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Granted, there's nothing in them about risotto preparation or Neera Tanden's feelings towards David Brock, but these files are still pretty important:

The very real scenario of a protracted, 'bizarro world' Democratic primary -- The dynamics have changed so much that states voting after Super Tuesday are suddenly taking on new prominence.
Bloombergs campaign hires 500 staffers in over 30 states
2020 candidate Michael Bloomberg says he doesn' t regret backing Iraq war (of course he doesn't regret supporting the greatest disaster in hitory)
Why Judge Judy Is Endorsing Mike Bloomberg for President Against Donald Trump
Opinion | A Democrat Who Can Beat Trump - The New York Times - Why Amy Klobuchar still has a chance. (your media is terrified of Bernie and Lizzie)


Kennedy outpaced Markey in Senate fund-raising race in final months of 2019 - The Boston Globe - Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III raised more than $2.4 million over the last three months of 2019, outpacing incumbent Senator Edward J. Markey by about $1 million (anti-climate moron with good hair)

One Year in Washington Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reshaped her party's agenda, resuscitated Bernie Sanders's campaign, and hardly has a friend in town
AOC: 'In any other country, Joe Biden and I would not be in the same party' : politics

Julian Castro Endorses Elizabeth Warren for President - The New York Times - The move came soon after Mr. Castro ended his own bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, and gives a lift to Ms. Warrens campaign as it tries to reignite excitement.

Democrat Harrison touts another fundraising record in bid to unseat Lindsey Graham : politics

Chafee files to run for president again | WPRI.com (more vanity geezers)
The game has changed - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The race hasn't been SHAKEN UP like this since Deval Patrick took a brief leave of absence from Gekko & Co.: ... Chafee ... Forget who wins the Democratic nomination, this election is over! He already has the votes of half the white guys who filed a column for Salon in 2016 in his back pocket.


Thousands march in New York City against anti-Semitism in wake of attacks : news

State Tax burden for Richest and Poorest in 2018 : MapPorn
Percentage of US land devoted to particular crops, by county. : MapPorn

Shutdown of Coal-Fired Plants in U.S. Saves Lives and Improves Crop Yields. Research found that between 2005 and 2016, the shutdown of coal-fired units saved an estimated 26,610 lives and 570 million bushels of corn, soybeans and wheat in their immediate vicinities : science (Make Death Great Again)

How would the far right react to a Trump loss? Here's a glimpse. (good, let's fight the real war on terror/stupidity)

Did Jeffrey Epstein kill himself? "60 Minutes" investigates - CBS News - Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender and a wealthy financier with powerful friends. 60 Minutes examines the circumstances surrounding his death in a Manhattan federal jail cell. Warning: This report contains graphic images (no, he didn't hang himself)
Epstein's autopsy found his neck had been broken in several places, incl. the hyoid bone (pic): Breakages to that bone are commonly seen in victims who got strangled. Going over a thousand hangings, suicides in the NYC state prisons over the past 40 50 years, NONE had three fractures. : pics (yes, he was strangled)
Jeffrey Epstein's Autopsy: A Closer Look

Harvey Weinstein Indicted in Los Angeles on Sex Crimes Charges : news
Harvey Weinstein Charged With Rape in Los Angeles as N.Y. Trial Starts - The New York Times - The new case in California against the Hollywood producer was disclosed just after he hobbled into a courtroom in Manhattan.

Feds, Colorado seek answers in mysterious drone sightings

ICE Detention Center Captain Was on a Neo-Nazi Website and Wanted to Start a White Nationalist Group - VICE


Dallas shooting kills 1-year-old boy, wounds college student; police chief says 'this s--- has to stop' : news ... Are we really at the point where we can talk about killing a 1 year old but not be able to write the word Shit?

Officer kills 1 man, injures 1 after botched traffic stop : news


Ricky Gervais Golden Globes jokes, ranked in order of dickishness. - From the righteously provocative to the just plain mean.

the greatest movie review of all time -- cats on mushrooms : movies



Illinois generates more than $11M in Marijuana sales in first week of 2020 : news
What About The Children? As Legal Cannabis Has Rolled Out, We Hear The Battle Cry Again And Again (they certainly don't know more money for better schools said Charlie Vaporhead)

Boston: It Sucks Less Than Detroit


In Letter to Harvard President, Assoc. Dental School Professor Criticized for Involvement in Teledentistry | News | The Harvard Crimson - Marc B. Ackerman, an assistant professor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the director of orthodontics at Boston Childrens Hospital, is at the center of a growing controversy surrounding SmileDirectClub, a teledentistry company that is a part of an emerging industry of lower-cost, mail-order teeth aligners.


Astronomers detect gravitational waves created by massive neutron star collision | For only the second time, astronomers have detected gravitational waves that were created by the violent merger of two neutron stars, according to a new study : science
Mysterious repeating fast radio burst traced to nearby galaxy : news

Can we ever know the exact area of a circle if the decimal part of pi is infinite? : askscience

We are leading hair-loss experts Dr. Steven Shapiro MD and Dr. Michael Borenstein MD Ph.D., with a combined 60 years in virtually all areas of hair-loss treatment and research. Ask Us Anything! : IAmA

MIT scientists made a shape-shifting material that morphs into a human face using 4D printing, as reported in PNAS. "4D materials" are designed to deform over time in response to changes in the environment, like humidity and temperature, also known as active origami or shape-morphing systems. : science

_ethylphenidate comments on The Rat Approaches
TIL the human brain is estimated to compute at roughly 1 exaFLOP (10^18 operations) per second. The world's currently largest supercomputer operates at 0.2 exaFLOP/s and consumes 13 Megawatts. Our brain uses 20 watts. : todayilearned

Women dress modestly to defend themselves against aggression from other women, suggests new study (n=726), which provides evidence that women strategically dampen signals of sexual permissiveness and desirability to avoid provoking intrasexual aggression. : science




010520

'It's an Atomic Bomb' : : Australia Deploys Military as Fires Spread - With more than a month still to go in the fire season, the government announced a large-scale use of military assets, a deployment not seen since World War II.
Australia wildfires: Disaster escalates to entirely new level as angry firefighter vents rage at PM. 'Go tell the prime minister to get fucked,' says firefighter
3-D visualisation of the fires in Australia, made from NASA satellite data. These are all the areas which have been affected, but not all the areas are still burning
Eschaton: Not My Problem - Looking at what's going on in Australia and the reactions of the Prime Minister (I know little about Australia or Australian politics) I'm struck by people who want to be in charge of everything but don't actually want responsibility for anything ... I get the people who go into politics for the grift. It's a potentially lucrative career. But most jobs in politics don't actually involve that kind of responsibility. Some do, and people who seem to have no interest in that pursue them anyway. It's bizarre. (ScoMo: "my job is not my job")
/u/ennuinerdog details how the Australian PM has screwed up, regarding the bushfires, since before they even started. : bestof ... Murdoch owns Morrison, Johnson and Trump)
Shocking photos and videos from NZ show iconic glaciers turning brown from Aussie bushfires. Brown slush now tops New Zealand's usually prisine glaciers after "extensive" bushfire smoke travelled across the Tasman Sea. : worldnews
Elderly woman dies after stepping off a plane in Australia's capital due to smoke from wildfires : worldnews
Police have arrested an elderly South Australian man and charged him over four bushfires in the state's South East in the past week.


Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel 'nuclear power' : news (oopsie)

Finnish PM calls for a 4-day-week and 6-hour-day : worldnews


Yale study urges life-saving drug treatment to combat Ukraine's HIV epidemic


Extremists attack Kenya military base, 3 Americans killed


Boris Johnson fails to return to work from luxury Caribbean holiday despite looming threat of Iran war, leaving civil servant to chair emergency meetings - Prime minister accused of 'sunning himself, drinking vodka martinis and not paying attention' : worldnews


Hate to suggest the president would lie... : PoliticalHumor

Trump Reiterates Threat to Target Iranian Cultural Sites - The New York Times - Such a move could be a war crime ("I'm the best war criminal" Trump boasted hours after Pompeo said he wouldn't do that)
Trump threatens to slap sanctions on Iraq 'like they've never seen before' ("I'm the boss of their shithole country" Trump said)
Scoop: Trump officials tried to stop Iraqi expulsion vote - Axios - The Trump administration tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade top Iraqi officials to kill a parliamentary effort to force the U.S. military out of Iraq, according to two U.S. officials and an Iraqi government official familiar with the situation. (it's almost like Trump just attached Iraq)

As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure - The New York Times - While senior officials argue the drone strike was warranted to prevent future attacks, some in the administration remain skeptical about the rationale for the attack.
The Dire Consequences of Trumps Suleimani Decision -- Americans are not safer.
Killing of Soleimani follows long push from Pompeo for aggressive action against Iran, but airstrike brings serious risks - The Washington Post (so it was the fathead)
Iran Ends Nuclear Limits as Killing of Iranian General Upends Mideast - The New York Times - The consequences of the American assassination of a senior Iranian commander are mounting.
Iranian state TV reports Iran will no longer abide by any limits of its 2015 nuclear deal. : news
Iraq's PM Adel Abdul Mahdi says 'urgent measures' should be taken to remove foreign forces - The Washington Post
Why lying about animminentattack would matter (lying Fuckpeo, imminent threat to Trump's fragile ego)
Trump faces Iran crisis with fewer experienced advisers and strained relations with traditional allies - The Washington Post (and a shrinking brain)
Alex Taylor on Twitter: "Evangelical Christians celebrating the US Middle East strike with Trump yesterday "and the TV pundits and anchors will be amazed at how great America is because God is great in America again"... ???? We are big time fucked. https://t.co/HMOxeuyAOQ" / Twitter (Trump is God)
Conflict With Iran Threatens Fight Against ISIS - The New York Times - The American assassination of a top Iranian commander may make it impossible for American forces to stay in Iraq. That could ease an ISIS comeback (so Trump is a terrorist)
Iran 'offers $80million bounty for Donald Trump's head' after death of general - World News - Mirror Online (crowd fund it, dudes)

The folks who lied about Iraq and Afghanistan are lying about Iran. We must stop a new war
Pentagon officials reportedly presented Trump with the option of killing a top Iranian commander, not thinking he'd actually do it. : worldnews (your corrupt military fucking the world)
Iran condemns Trump as 'terrorist in a suit' after attack threat - Trump said the United States has "targeted 52 Iranian sites" and that some were "at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian cultuer : worldnews
Inside the plot by Irans Soleimani to attack U.S. forces in Iraq ... came as mass protests against Iran's growing influence in Iraq were gaining momentum, putting the Islamic Republic in an unwelcome spotlight. Soleimani's plans to attack U.S. forces aimed to provoke a military response that would redirect that rising anger toward the United States (well, that worked, with the cooperation of Dumbster)

Skepticism mounts over evidence of 'imminent' threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing - CNNPolitics
Trump says 52 targets already lined up if Iran retaliates

Trump Decided to Kill Iran General Soleimani in Part to Appear Stronger Than Obama Was on Benghazi: Report

Random Mar-a-Lago Guests Were Told More About Plan to Kill Soleimani Than Congress: Report : worldnews

Undermining White House's Public Line, US Officials Say Justification for Soleimani Assassination< 'Razor Thin' : "They're lying to distract from impeachment. They're lying to get us to war. They're lying to shore up reelection. Don't buy any of it" (Common Dreams lies about lying)

Russian and Chinese foreign ministers in a phone call on Saturday described assassination of Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani as outright violation of the United Nations Charter : worldnews

Thousands Take to Streets in More Than 70 Cities Across US to Protest Trump's | "Reckless Acts of War" Against Iran "The American people have had enough with U.S. wars and are rising up to demand peace with Iran." : worldnews

Eschaton: The Neverending Friedman - For no particular reason I was reading through some of the archives of this Very Fine Blog from the Peak Iraq War era and it is unbelievable how stupid those times were. Tragic, of course, but people were so dumb, and those people and their even dumber replacements still basically run everything.
Eschaton: And Let God Sort Them Out - When war fever hits I realize about 20% of the population are wannabe serial killers. (remember Saint John McCain: "bomb bomb Iran!")
Sean Hannity calls for Trump to discard rules of engagement with Iran and "bomb the living hell out of them"

Pence says Iran's Qasem Soleimani aided 9/11 hijackers. Experts say that's not true : politics ("experts" = "9/11 offical report")
Evangelical U.S. Air Force General Has Secretly Been Running a Christian Online Ministry in Possible Violation of Rules: Exclusive (theocratic loon-ball in charge of your nuclear weapons)

General Mad Dog, You're Our Only Hope Wow all this guy needs to do is write a sternly worded op-ed and then... ... Neera Tanden (is an idiot)

Opinion | The Evidence on Ukraine Is Only Getting Worse for Donald Trump - The New York Times - The Senate impeachment trial will be a sham unless top administration officials testify. (meanwhile, in the memory hole)

Enter here to explore the alternate universe of right-wing media - The Washington Post


Happy Birthday, Eric Trump! - a true American Patriot
And he said, "Sir, I want to wish your son a Happy Birthday," because I admire you so much" - Lawyers, Guns & Money - North Carolina senator Thom Tillis is sending Eric Trump a birthday card, and he wants you to sign it:

Trump Tweets Threat to Commit War Crimes in Iran : worldnews
Twitter slammed for letting Trump threaten to commit war crimes: 'He's using your network to start a war' (Dorsey has techbro brain)


Fact check: Biden's account of his advice on the bin Laden raid has changed over time - CNNPolitics ("advice" = "lies" and the dumbfuck thinks Saudis are Iranians)
Sanders starts 2020 in strong position in Iowa and New Hampshire


CES chief defends invite for Ivanka Trump - The man in charge of next week's giant CES tech expo has said that Ivanka Trump has done "great work" and will help it focus attendees' minds on job-related issues for the future. : technology

Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time - Dennis Prager believes teenagers are more open to conservative ideas than millennials. With PragerU, he's making a play to get around their professors (sure, that'll work)


Deceased GOP Strategists Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed

Five myths about rural America that muddle the political realities - The Washington Post - #1 Rural is Midwestern : #2 Rural is white : #3 Rural is conservative : #4 Rural Americans don't care about the news #5: Rural is real America


Weinstein Heads to Trial in a Case Seen as Larger Than One Man - The New York Times
Weinstein Attorney Says Accuser Annabella Sciorra "Has Spent an Entire Life Acting for a Living" (And Weinfuckster has spend an entire life directing himself raping women)
FYI: 60 Minutes is doing a Jeffrey Epstein analysis Sunday Night : television - It appears they are highlighting the fact that it was impossible for him to hang himself the way the coroner's report stated. May be an interesting watch.


Woman who allegedly ripped hijab off student's head charged with hate crimes : news

Autopsy: Man fatally shot by Texas troopers struck 16 times : news

I've spent my career arresting doctors and nursers when murder their patients. Former Special Agent Bruce Sackman, AMA : IAmA


Controversial fence revives battle over marijuana dispensaries near churches - The San Diego Union-Tribune (1000 ft rule : can't be near "chuches" which shouldn't be near anything and meanwhile, as many tobacco and boozes stores as you want)



This is the grave of John Fitzgerald, better known as Honey Fitz to the people of Boston ... But Curley found out that Fitzgerald had been sleeping with a cigarette girl at a gambling club and threatened to expose it. Fitzgerald stepped away and Curley took over the office ... In 1914, Fitzgeralds daughter Rose married Joseph Kennedy, the son of another leading Boston Irish politician, P.J. Kennedy ... that led to a president, an attorney general, one of the greatest senators in American history, and now an anti-vaxxer douche and a blowhard egocentric jerkoff who has decided he should run against the greatest environmentalist in the Senate because of his last name and good hair.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 609 - Lawyers, Guns & Money - This is the grave of Henry Cabot Lodge ... Lodge is best known for torpedoing the League of Nations as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In this, he was a real jerk (racist anti-immigration Republican (of course) asshole)

outlawsoul comments on TIL: Harper interrupted fire fighting efforts in BC for a photo op - Harper was this nation's worst leader. (Canada, politicians the same everywhere but Harper was esp bad)
Why a Kelowna murderer isn't on the sex offender registry - InfoNews (and the cops suck there also)

u/LSA2SB posts what they learned about Henry Ford, realizes how much they have NOT learned about Henry Ford, and proceeds to make an extensive and thoroughly-sourced list of facts about "POS x 10,000" Henry Ford. : bestof


Five myths about diabetes - The Washington Post



Why I don't shop at Market Basket


New Evidence Reveals that Venus has Active Volcanoes : worldnews


Engaging in physical activity is a preventive strategy decreasing the risk for depression in both men and women, and exercise could reduce risk for depression in a dose-dependent matter, in particular in males, suggests a large new Swedish study with long distance skiers (n = 197,685). : science


TIL: More than 70% of researchers have tried and failed to reproduce another's scientist's experiments : todayilearned (so science is less than 50% correct)


We hear about boomer logic all the time, but what is some "millenial" logic that could be called into question?


What is the greatest Reddit post of all time? : AskReddit

Girl voice actor pranks Indian scammers : funny



010420

Climate change now detectable from any single day of weather at global scale : science
The Amazon Rainforest Is About To Cross An Irreversible Threshold That Will Turn It Into A Savanna, Top Scientists Say : worldnews
Meat Loaf says Greta Thunberg has been brainwashed into thinking climate change is real | The Independent ... Meat Loaf, who campaigned with Mitt Romney in 2012 and worked with Donald Trump on The Apprentice ... (noted climate scientist "Meat Head")

The Australian: Murdoch-owned newspaper accused of downplaying bushfires in favour of picnic races : worldnews
Heartbreaking: 480,000,000 Animals Feared Dead in Aussie Fires
'All hell is breaking loose': Massive fire threatens all of Kangaroo Island : worldnews
Scott Morrison railed against environmental protesters on Friday, warning of a "new breed of radical activism" that was "apocalyptic in tone" and pledging to outlaw boycott campaigns that he argued could hurt the country's mining industry
'He turned his back on me' Cobargo woman forced to shake PM's hand lost everything in fires | Prime minister Scott Morrison says he talked to the woman about funds for fire service but video shows him ignoring her and walking away after she starts asking questions
Protesters break into PM Scott Morrison's home and vow to 's*** in his pool'


Bill Gates, the world's second-richest person behind Jeff Bezos, wants rich people to pay higher taxes:


Syria death toll tops 380,000 in almost nine-year war: monitor : news


Jeffrey Epstein madam allegedly hiding in Israel : news


Russian Underwriter VTB May Have Been Behind Mysterious Donald Trump Deutsche Bank Loans, Per Forensic News

Egypt will not stand idle while Turkey intervenes in Libya, take all necessary measures necessary to confront these unacceptable threats and behaviors, parliament says : worldnews - Libya is becoming K-Mart to Iraq's Target (meanwhile, in Muzfuck land, Erdofuck revives the Ottoman Empire)


Entering Pandemonium
Assuming a Spherical Cow - Lawyers, Guns & Money


How Trump decided to kill a top Iranian general - The Washington Post
Trump plunges toward the kind of Middle Eastern conflict he pledged to avoid - The Washington Post
Was the drone attack on Iranian general an assassination? (yes, of course, but don't call it that)
With a War Against Iran Brewing, Don't Listen to the Hawks Who Lied Us Into Iraq
Planned attacks against U.S. targets in Syria, Lebanon were reason for Soleimani strike, say officials - Targets in Syria under threat included military outposts, officials said. In Lebanon, Soleimani was allegedly planning attacks on diplomatic targets.
Trump endorses tweet comparing top Senate Democrat to Iranians - The Washington Post (by criminal Dinesh D'Fuckhead)
Yes, Soleimani was an enemy. That doesn't mean Trump made the right call.

Pence falsely links Iranian general to 9/11 attacks - Los Angeles Times (had nothing to do with Saudi Arabia, he said)

Hundreds of Thousands of Iranians Flood Streets to Condemn US Assassination of Qassem Soleimani | The massive rallies discredited U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claim that the people of Iran would "view the American action last night as giving them freedom." : worldnews

Trump administration briefed Israel on the Suleimani attack before it briefed Congress: report : worldnews
In the Loop - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Trump may not have informed the congressional leadership about his plans to kill a top Iranian general, but at least some random people at his famously insecure resort were apprised:
Iran's president accuses Trump of being 'mentally retarded' : worldnews

Iraq's Parliament vows to eliminate the US presence in Iraq. Iraq's deputy parliament speaker says they'll hold an emergency meeting & make ""decisive decisions that put an end to US presence inside Iraq"

Weapons Makers See Stocks Surge as Trump Moves Closer to War With Iran (dumbfuck gun-nuts get ready to defend their Iowa farms from Muslim invaders)
Trump Decided To Kill Iran General Soleimani In Part To Appear Stronger Than Obama Was On Benghazi: Report : politics
MSNBC's Chris Hayes Wants Trump to Release Proof That Iran Was Planning Imminent Attack : politics
Donald Trump's order to assassinate Soleimani was more about grabbing headlines than foreign policy : politics


Support for Trump's Removal Grows - 57% think he's committed an impeachable offense,


Trump Says Alleged Rape Victim Can't Sue Him in New York (let that sink in)

Trump tells evangelical voters they have God on their side ("And by God, I mean me," he said)


White House Withholds 20 Emails Between Two Trump Aides on Ukraine Aid - The New York Times - the release of the documents sought by TheTimes,would 'inhibit the frank and candid exchange of views' in government decision-making. (crookedizing)

McConnell, Pelosi dig in heels on standoff over impeachment trial - New York Daily News


2024 poll: Don Jr. and Ivanka are 2 of the top 4 choices for Republicans - Axios - Republican voters chose children of President Trump Don Jr. and Ivanka as two of the top four picks for president in four years.

u/MightyMorph explains how Republicans don't argue in good faith. : bestof

Bloomberg rises to third place alongside Warren in national poll | TheHill



No, We're Not Living in a Post-Fact World - When presented with facts, Americans generally become more accurate. The question is: Are they consuming enough of the right information? (you just answered your question)

Cynthia Abcug, QAnon Conspiracy Theorist, Charged in Kidnapping Plot (off the crazy cliff)


Terry Gilliam faces backlash after labeling #MeToo a 'witch-hunt' ... "a black lesbian in transition" (and an idiot)


TIL that millennial dads are spending 3 times as much times with their kids than their fathers spent with them. Back in 1982, 43% of fathers admitted they'd never changed a diaper. Today, that number is down to about 3%. : todayilearned

IT exec sets up fake biz, uses it to bill his bosses $6m for phantom gear, gets caught by Microsoft Word metadata : technology

Sales of Manhattan's priciest apartments plunge almost 40% in fourth quarter : news


Statistical curiosities of extreme aging - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Prior to 1983, there was no recorded instance of someone having reached the age of 114. (Indeed, the oldest known people in the world for the entire decade of the 1960s never reached 112). One person reached the age of 115 in the 1980s.

The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot with Annotations


Meth use up sixfold, fentanyl use quadrupled in U.S. in last 6 years. A study of over 1 million urine drug tests from across the United States shows soaring rates of use of methamphetamines and fentanyl, often used together in potentially lethal ways : science


What is considered socially unacceptable for no reason? : AskReddit

Daily Wire host reviewing 'The Witcher' was "put off" by woman fighting like a man: "Zero women can fight with a sword" : television

Females of Reddit with male friends how does the friendship differ from a female-female friendship? : AskReddit
Women on Reddit, what is something that men shouldn't be worried about but they are all the time? : AskReddit




010320

Norway records warmest ever January day at 19C | The highest temperature of 19C was more than 25C above the monthly average. It also breaks the record for any winter month (December to February) in Scandinavia : worldnews

Australia's Bushfires Have Burned an Area the Size of Vermont and New Hampshire Combined
Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation has come under fire from angry listeners after broadcasting interview with former Australian PM Abbott. During interview, recorded while his home state New South Wales was fighting terrifying bushfires, Abbott denied carbon dioxide was driving global warming. : worldnews
Opinion | Australia Is Committing Climate Suicide - The New York Times - As record fires rage, the country's leaders seem intent on sending it to its doom.
Firefighter refuses to shake Prime Minister Scott Morrison's hand in Copbargo

As a Norwegian, I find this absolutely fabulous! (Nordic Prime Ministers) : funny (the future)

Police Tracked a Terror Suspect -- Until His Phone Went Dark After a Facebook Warning

Survey reveals record 61% of Japanese believe women should be able to continue working even after giving birth : worldnews

Now Russia Accuses China of Technology Theft : worldnews

China 'faked spectacular New Year's Eve drone show' as Reddit users slam video : technology

'They are so sorry': An 'ordinary middle-class' mother, 60, and her two grown-up daughters are facing up to five years in prison after admitting they illegally set off the Chinese lanterns that destroyed a German zoo's monkey enclosure - killing 30 animals : worldnews

Israel Police disguised as Palestinians attacked by Jewish settlers : news

At SoftBank's Jewel in India: 'Toxic' Culture and Troubling Incidents - Oyo aims to be the world's biggest hotel chain. But its growth was fueled by questionable practices, employees said.

British teenager found guilty of lying about being gang-raped by up to 12 Israeli tourists in Cyprus has pleaded with Prime Minister Boris Johnson to "please bring me home." She has said Cypriot police forced her to sign retraction statement which led to her being convicted of public mischief.

Prince Andrew 'begged Ghislaine Maxwell to clear his name' but she refused, report claims : worldnews


Topographic Map of Iran : MapPorn

The United States' main allies are abandoning Trump over his 'dangerous escalation' with Iran : politics
Trump Told Mar-a-Lago Pals to Expect Big Iran Action Soon
Iraqi Militia Leader May be Among Six Killed in Another U.S. Drone Strike in Baghdad
Bernie Sanders: War in Iran Would Be Bigger Disaster Than Iraq : politics
/u/Elboboson discusses how a war with Iran would be dramatically different than a war with Iraq. : bestof

Suleimani was planning attacks on Americans across the region, leading to an airstrike in Baghdad, the Pentagon statement said. Irans supreme leader called for vengeance.
Iran Loses Qassem Soleimani, Its Indispensable Man - The Atlantic - The killing of Qassem Soleimani robs the regime of the central figure for its ambitions in the Middle East.
Iran's Deadly Puppet Master - Gen. Stanley McChrystal explains exactly why Qassem Suleimani is so dangerous.
Donald Trumps assassination of Qassem Suleimani will come back to haunt him
U.S. Strike Kills Irans Most Important Military Commander
Killing Iran's Qassem Suleimani changes the game in the Middle East But has Trump really thought out what comes next? (Supreme General Bonespurs grand strategy)
Opinion | Trump's Ground Game Against Iran - The assassination of Qassim Suleimani is a seismic event in the Middle East. Top Senate Democrat Received No Advance Notice Of U.S. Strike On Iran General | HuffPost
The Killing of Qasem Suleimani: What Comes Next
The US Didn't Warn Britain Or Its Other European Allies Ahead Of The Planned Airstrike To Kill Iran's Top Military Commander : worldnews

The UK government warns Trump that war with Iran is 'in none of our interests' : worldnews
Qasem Soleimani among those killed in Baghdad Airport attack
Iran says US crossed 'red lines' by assassinating Qassem Soleimani : worldnews
Iraqi PM condemns US assassination ... The strike also violated the conditions of US military presence in Iraq and should be met with legislation that safeguards Iraq'S security and sovereignty, he added. He called on parliament to convene in an extraordinary session.

Iraqi TV: Iran's Gen. Soleimani killed in Baghdad strike
US implicated in the airstrike killing of the 2nd most powerful leader of Iran, Qassem Suleimani of the Quds Force : news
U.S. embassy urges citizens to depart Iraq immediately: statement : news
[SERIOUS] - Iranians of Reddit, how do you feel about the attack that killed Qasem Soleimani? : AskReddit
Eschaton: War Is Good As Long As It Is According To The Rules - This is not that.
Ed Markey on Twitter: "Trump's apparent assassination of Soleimani is a massive, deliberate, and dangerous escalation of conflict with Iran. The President just put the lives of every person in the region - U.S. service members and civilians - at immediate risk. We need de-escalation now

Foreign policy mastermind : PoliticalHumor
Eschaton: Brain Worms - I know that with Trump it's a neverending stream of crazy shit, but really we don't talk enough about the time he drew an extra oval on an NOAA map with a black sharpie (ridiculously in a way which showed he had no comprehension of how those maps are even constructed - the path projections get wider because they get more uncertain) and presented it to the public on the teevee to "prove" that a hurricane was forecast to hit Alabama as he said.And everyone who works with him and all the journalists and Fox News "journalists" who regularly communicate with him know it and in a few years will tell us what they "couldn't" tell us "then."
Eschaton: No, Seriously, What Are We Doing - After the last couple of decades I have no choice but to conclude that anyone who thinks we should be engaging in continuing glorious military adventures of any kind is either a grifter, genocidal, or an idiot.
Trump accused of hypocrisy for ordering the potentially inflammatory killing of a top Iranian general, after a series of tweets emerged from 2011 of him saying former president Obama would start a war with Iran in order to get re-elected : worldnews
U.S. says it disrupted 'imminent attack' with killing of Iran commander : news
The Killing of Qassem Suleimani is Tantamount to an Act of War : politics

Killing Qasem Soleimani was not like killing Osama bin Laden - The Washington Post - Qasem Soleimani was no stateless outlaw like Osama bin Laden. This U.S. action sets us on a dangerous path of escalation.
Soleimani posted memes antagonizing Trump on social media - The Washington Post
Pelosi Statement on Airstrike in Iraq Against High-Level Iranian Military Officials | Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Trump Thinks War With Iran Will Help Reelection. He's Wrong

Trump Considers Pardoning Blackwater Mercenary Convicted of Murder (weird head)

Our Poll Finds A Majority Of Americans Think The Evidence Supports Trump's removal - a majority (57 percent) of Americans said they think Trump committed an impeachable offense. Fifty-two percent said they think Trumps actions regarding Ukraine or his refusal to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry constitute enough evidence to remove him from office.

Donald Trump is campaigning at a Florida church today. Is that allowed? : politics

Ex-Fox Newser says Trump, pre-presidency, invited her to 'kiss' - New York Daily News

Eschaton: The First Gay President - Shot -- An April 22, 2016, article in The New York Times headlined "Donald Trump's More Accepting Views on Gay Issues Set Him Apart in G.O.P ... Chaser. -- The Trump administration has quietly but systematically removed mentions of "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" from executive branch guidelines on discrimination. -- Two sources close to Jared and Ivanka say they are very upset. (and as usual, your NYIdiots)

Trump and the RNC raised almost half a billion dollars last year -- and still had nearly $200 million heading into 2020

Pelosi is right: The GOP is out of excuses : politics
Judge: Indicted Giuliani associate may give records to House : politics (Parnas)

Meet Andrew Giuliani - Donald Trump's golf pro in residence. Son of president's personal lawyer earns over $90,000 a year in the White House.

Elizabeth Warrens Fourth-Quarter Total Is $21.2 Million, Her Campaign Says fund-raising haul for the last three months of the year represented a slight dip and placed her behind three top rivals.
Klobuchar posts personal-best $11.4 million fundraising quarter - POLITICO - The Minnesota Democrat posted strong debate performances throughout the fall, which helped boost her fundraising.

K Street lobbyist Michael Esposito's home and office raided by FBI - The Washington Post - FBI agents investigating a lobbyist who has claimed close ties to President Trump and his family
Delaware GOP leaders under fire for 'homophobic,' 'anti-Semitic' words

Florida Poised to Surpass New York in Congressional Seats

New York anti-Semitic attacks: the conspiracy theories behind the anti-Semitic violence in New York - Vox

The Hill's owner seeks potential buyers, investors - Under fire for its role in promoting alleged Ukraine conspiracy theories, the D.C.-based publication faces new questions about its future (hahaha)


The surprising source of key data in a report critical of the federal Charter School Program - The Washington Post (history of the Charter scam, and it is a scam, tnx once again, Barry)

United Methodist Church is expected to split over gay marriage, fracturing the nations third-largest denomination ... sping off a "traditionalist Methodist" denomination ... evangelical churches, which almost unanimously oppose same-sex marriage and view gay conduct as sinful based on their reading of the Bible; historically African American denominations, which are more divided on the issue; and mainline Protestant churches, which tend to be both theologically and politically more liberal ... 15 percent of Americans now identify with mainline churches, while 25 percent are evangelical and 20 percent are Catholic.
United Methodist Church proposes historic split over gay marriage and LGBT clergy : news

Christianity Today Editor Donald Trump Laments 'ethical naivete' of Trump Backers (try "complete moral corruption')
Christianity Today editor says many evangelicals ignorant of 'the gravity of Trump's moral failings' : politics

Maternity & Paternity Leave By Country. : MapPorn (how fucked up is America? this fucked up)

Dr. Phils House Is For Sale, And The Pics Look Like NRA Lobbyists Dropped Acid
Daniel Miller on Twitter: "Look at Dr. Phil's house. (It's for sale for $5.75 million.) https://t.co/aFhR1VwqPj" / Twitter



Man missing at Grand Canyon for 11 days has been found alive : news

Alabama police find body in search for missing woman who sent worried text after leaving bar with 2 men : news (for the comments of the fox news comments)


George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You [Rock/Pop] : Music


Illinois' legal weed tally: $3.2 million on day one : news (fuck you, Charlie Vaporhead and Mawty the Walshup)



Quebec author who wrote novel with descriptions of child sexual abuse ends up with a charge of production of child pornography and his publisher with charge of dissemination of child porn : books


Keep exercising as it's good for your brain's grey matter, uggests new study (n=2,013). Cardiorespiratory fitness is linked to increases in gray matter and total brain volume, associated with cognition, suggesting that exercise contributes to improved brain health and slows decline in gray matter.

Adolescents who smoke marijuana as early as 14 do worse by 20 on some cognitive tests and drop out of school at a higher rate than non-smokers. But if they hold off until age 17, they're less at risk, and performed equally well as adolescents who did not use cannabis. : worldnews

A new gene therapy appears to serve as a functional cure for the most common type of hemophilia, with patients who received the one-time IV therapy with more than 90% decrease in bleeding events 2 to 3 years after treatment : worldnews

Scientists developed a new lithium-sulphur battery with a capacity five times higher than that of lithium-ion batteries, which maintains an efficiency of 99% for more than 200 cycles, and may keep a smartphone charged for five days. It could lead to cheaper electric cars and grid energy storage. : science

Body Map : MapPorn
Etymologies of North American States/Provinces : MapPorn

TIL about manual babbling. Deaf children or children born to deaf parents babble with their hands instead of vocalized babbling. Thus indicating that babbling is not nonsense, but instead an important part of language acquisition. : todayilearned

Why some knots hold much tighter was poorly understood until new math model and color-changing fibers experiments : science


I used to have a picture with Mitch Hedberg. I still do, but I used to, too. : pics (thoughtful)
Mitch Hedberg on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (10/12/2004) : television

What are the unwritten rules of Reddit? : AskReddit

What's the fastest you've ever gone from caring about someone to straight up loathing them? : AskReddit




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Daily weather now bears the fingerprints of global warming - The Washington Post
Zero-carbon sources delivered 48.5% of Britain's electricity in 2019, outstripping fossil fuels for the first time ever

Darkrell comments on Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison heckled and told he's 'Not Welcome' by residents of region devastated by unprecedented fires.
UnionBalloonCorps comments on Welcome to the real world Scomo
An Australian zookeeper took home monkeys, pandas, and a tiger in order to keep them safe from bushfires : worldnews
Thousands of people have fled apocalyptic scenes, abandoning their homes and huddling on beaches to escape raging columns of flame and smoke that have plunged whole towns into darkness and destroyed more than 4m hectares of land. : worldnews
ExxonMobil Wishes Australia a 'Fun' New Year as Country Burns in Climate Crisis : worldnews
Australia fires create plume of smoke wider than Europe as humanitarian crisis looms. People queue for hours for food with temperatures forecast to rise to danger levels again, in scenes likened to a war zone. : worldnews
Thousands of tourists have been given less than 48 hours to evacuate fire-ravaged coastal communities as Australia braces for a heatwave Saturday expected to fan deadly bushfires : worldnews
Angry Cobargo residents explode at Scott Morrison as PM tours fire-ravaged towns : worldnews
PM Scott Morrison defends climate policies and asks Australians to be 'patient' over fires : worldnews
Australian PM Scott Morrison told to p*** off by angry residents in New South Wales : news ... The cunt spent $190000 of tax payers money hiring an empathy consultant. Obviously didn't work..
A Car in Australia Whose Aluminum Rims Have Melted : pics (worth a look)
No better representation of Australia right now : pics


This is Finland's new government. From left to right: Sec. Education, Sec. Treasury, Prime Minister, Sec. Interior. The oldest is 34. : pics (the future)


More than 1 million in Hong Kong New Year's Day march, organisers say as protest is cut short amid violence : worldnews

Taiwan passes bill against China influence ahead of elections : worldnews
Taiwan's top military leader killed in Black Hawk chopper crash (just a conincidence)


Mexico president says "El Chapo" had same power as president

Austria's conservatives, Greens agree to form government

The real reason Carlos Ghosns great escape is a big embarrassment for Japan - great escape has left the Japanese authorities befuddled. They have been forced to admit that they have no record of his departure from a country that's as obsessed with rules and borders as you' ll find.

Brazils Jair Bolsonaro Is The Far-Right Authoritarian He Promised He'd Be -- Bolsonaro used the first year of his presidency to undermine Brazil's democracy. But he was only getting started.

Ghislaine Maxwells powerful contacts protecting her in safe houses

Grooming epidemic as almost 19,000 children identified as sexual exploitation victims in England ("grooming gangs" = "Pakistani Muslims")

Turkey detains seven people over escaped Nissan executive Ghosns 'illegal' transit through Istanbul

The 2010s Were a Foreign-Policy Disaster - The Atlantic - In the 2010s, global affairs turned out far worse than the most pessimistic scenario foretold by U.S. intelligence experts.

French citizen dies in US immigration custody - A statement from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)


Eschaton: Inscrutable - I'm reminded of Peak Iraq War when our great journals of thought and current events would run articles about how it was a violation of some weird foreign culture's code of honor when soldiers burst into your homes and pointed guns at you. Oddly people get very upset! Hard to fathom! Other people are truly mysterious. (a mystery)

Iran's military leader Qassem Soleimani killed in airstrike at Baghdad airport, Iraqi state TV reports - The Washington Post (Trump just escalated)
At the direction of the President, the US military has taken decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization
Jimmy Carter Let the Shah of Iran in After Chase Bank Intervention - This Is What the Deep State Actually Looks Like - The story of Jimmy Carter's administration and the shah of Iran tells us a whole lot about American meddling overseas and overseas meddling in America. So does Ronald Reagan's role.
Iraq embassy attack failure:D
onald Trump walked into Iran's trap - policies have been devastating to US interests. He should have stayed in the Iran nuclear deal and made full use of sanctions and diplomacy.

Iraqi Protestors Occupy U.S. Embassy in Baghdad - Trump Response to Iraqi Protests - As 2019 Ends, I Have to Wonder Whether Everything I've Learned Is Wrong - Optimism is something we have to work for again.


A message from experience. : PoliticalHumor
Unstable moron ... : PoliticalHumor

Eddie Gallagher isn't a "lifestyle brand" story: It's a story about the rise of American fascism. The right's worship of an accused war criminal is a fascist fable about the redemptive power of violence. : politics


Robert Mueller's Secret Memos, Part 3: The Documents The Justice Department Didnt Want Congress To See

Paul Manafort Said Sean Hannity Served as His Trump-Backchannel: Docs (lock him up)

Bill Taylor departs post as top US diplomat in Ukraine - CNNPolitics - In his six months as charge d'affaires in Kiev, Taylor twice testified as part of the House probe into President Donald Trump, providing damning testimony about an alleged quid pro quo with Ukraine. He also remained a vocal advocate of maintaining US support for the country, especially amid ongoing Russian aggression

Exclusive: Unredacted Ukraine Documents Reveal Extent of Pentagon's Legal Concerns
Donald Trump ordered hold of Ukraine aid according to White House budget official - CNNPolitics (drip, drip)
Explosive New Emails Add To Pile Of Evidence That Trump Personally Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze : politics
Schumer: Emails a 'devastating blow' to McConnell's impeachment trial plans : politics
'Somebody Should Go to the Slammer for This' : Legal Experts Shocked and Appalled by DOJ's Ukraine Redactions
/u/slakmehl explains the significance of the leaked DOD/OMB emails showing Trump alone was behind hold on Ukraine aid. "Barr's DOJ heavily redacted the emails. There is no justification for hiding this from the American public other than to engage in a deliberate cover-up for the Trump regime." : bestof (yeah, Barr's/Refucklican lying is straining the fabric of the universe)


How Long Can Nancy Pelosi Can Hold Back These Articles of Impeachment? Longer Than You Think
Pelosi has McConnell over a a barrel as she delays impeachment trial:This is working beautifully for her
The Senate and the public need to hear from Mulvaney and Bolton - The Washington Post

Susan Collins sounds like shes covering for Trump
Susan Collins has failed the people of Maine and this country. She has voted to confirm Trump's judicial nominees, approve tax cuts for the rich, and has repeatedly chosen to put party before people. I am running to send herpacking. I'm tBetsy Sweet, and I am running for U.S. Senate in Maine. AMA.
A sham trial for Trump carries risks for Republicans, too - The Washington Post

'Trump Money' Is Buying Silence as Unprecedented Payments Go to Farmers - The amount sent to farmers tops the auto-industry bailout by billions, and was delivered without congressional approval (dumbfuck traitor racist tractor-queens)

Trump Covering Up Scheme to Use Justice Dept. to Punish CNN

How the Two-Party System Broke the Constitution | John Adams worried that "a division of the republic into two great parties is to be dreaded as the great political evil" America has now become that dreaded divided republic. (good vs evil, smart vs dumb)
Conservatives seek immediate purge of voters in Wisconsin (more confederate Rethuglishit)
Every Pa. county will have new voting machines -- with paper trails -- in 2020


Bernie Sanders Raised Over $34.5 Million In Final Quarter Of 2019 | HuffPost - The average donation to the senator's 2020 presidential campaign was $18.53.
Bernie Sanders Says He Raised $34.5 Million in the Fourth Quarter - The New York Times - total is the largest three-month haul disclosed by any Democratic candidate so far but he trailed President Trump, whose campaign reported raising $46 million in the quarter.
Yes, Bernie Sanders Could Be the Nominee -- and It Would Be an Epic Nightmare for Democrats

Andrew Yang Raised $16.5 Million in the Last 3 Months, His Campaign Says - The New York Times - his highest in any such period and put him among the top fund-raisers in the Democratic presidential field.

A deceptively edited video of Joe Biden signals whats coming

Julian Castro Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race, Democratic Primary - Julian Castro's Story Should Cause the Democratic Party to Reflect on How It Chooses Candidates -- In general, it should make the country melancholy about how we do politics in the age of big money.
Megathread: Democrat Julian Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race : politics

Poll: White evangelicals distinct on abortion, LGBT policy - White evangelical Protestants stand noticeably apart from other religious people on abortion restrictions and LGBT discrimination protections, two of the most politically divisive issues at play in the 2020 presidential election (dedicated Satangelicals)

GOP Lawmaker Warns Against Drunk Driving, Then Gets Arrested For Alleged DWI | HuffPost - New York Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb.


Why Doing Good Makes It Easier to Be Bad
Why Women (Sometimes) Don't Help Other Women
What Mothers Should Teach Their Daughters About Beauty - The Atlantic

What Is the Perfect Temperature for Sleep - The Atlantic - Your Bedroom Is Too Hot


Victim faces grim prognosis after Chanukah machete attack - New York Daily News
Anti-Semitism Grows in Jewish Communities in NYC Suburbs -- The expansion of Hasidic communities in New Yor's Hudson Valley, the Catskills and northern New Jersey has led to some anti-semitic rhetoric


Matt Shea Plotted Insurrection to Form Christian State (yeah, that guy)
Liz Crokin Predicts That Tom Hanks Will Soon Be Arrested for Involvement in Occult Pedophilia | Right Wing Watch (she said he was, you know, running the satanic pizza pedophile ring with Hillary)

Eschaton: Mummers Blackface - An important thing about the Mummers groups, aside from the history, is that they're generally filled with two generations removed guys from South Jersey. The annual racism isn't, as it once was, an intra-city thing (also bad), but people from outside the city coming to visit shitting in our living room. Don't like all the black people in the city? No need to visit! Your parents moved away 35 years ago.

Augustus Sol Invictus, White Nationalist Who Ran For U.S. Senate, Arrested In Florida | HuffPost - Monday on several charges including kidnapping and domestic violence.

Man on meth steals car from XXX video store with goat, man inside - New York Daily News
Michigan man charged in murder, mutilation of Grindr date - New York Daily News (face should have been a big no)
2 babies dead in apparent murder-suicide attempt in Chicago - New York Daily News - his daughter stabbed him in the face .. the woman survived the fall and was in critical condition Thursday
Subway snatcher says he's a good Samaritan - New York Daily News

'Affluenza teen' Ethan Couch arrested for probation violation : news

Sheriff: Man severely beaten in Virginia after he was found half naked in kids' room


New California privacy law lets people find out exactly what companies know about them - The California Consumer Privacy Act comes into effect on Jan. 1 : technology


"'it's Creepy' : Unexplained Drones Are Swarming by Night Over Colorado


Is urine really sterile? : askscience (not really but may not make a difference in most cases)

Earliest roasted root vegetables found in 170,000-year-old cave dirt, reports new study in journal Science, which suggests the real "paleo diet" included lots of roasted vegetables rich in carbohydrates, similar to modern potatoes.


u/TheExWifeCheated thoroughly explains how foreign governments can use social platforms and social media to spread propaganda : bestof


The False Memory Syndrome Foundation is officially dissolved tomorrow. It was launched 27 years ago, claiming that adults disclosing child sexual abuse were suffering from a "sysdrome" of vivid false memories of abuse.
A Bad Trip Down Memory Lane - The New York Times


What fact sounds legit but is actually fake? : AskReddit

what glamorized career path is actually a complete nightmare? : AskReddit

How has online dating worked for you? : AskReddit

/u/Vortael expands on how memes parallel art history at an exponential pace : bestof




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Global Apathy Toward the Fires in Australia Is a Scary Portent for the Future (almost like Australia is another planet)
Why Conservatives Who Know Climate Science Is Real Won't Speak Up
As the Himalayas melt, thousands of dangerous floods may sweep through the mountain range. Climate change is releasing more glacial water to collect in mountain crevasses, creating new ob that was dies of water, and a new study predicts that 5,000 of these lakes across could one day burst into valleys below. : science
Gulf Coast corals face catastrophe. Scientists found the majority of shallow reefs along the coast from Texas to Florida are in poor-to-fair condition, and the predicted rise in surface temperatures and ocean acidity will severely degrade what's left by the end of the century.

Australian PM says there's no better place to raise kids' as deadly wildfires burn (meanwhile, in the Murdoch bubble)
Australia's bushfire smoke spreads to NZ as Canberra's air quality is more than 21 times the hazardous rating : worldnews
As the death toll in the Australian bushfire crisis rises and exhausted crews prepare for worse conditions this weekend, the Prime Minister hosts the cricket team at his house for lunch. : worldnews


China cuts banks' reserve ratios again, frees up $115 billion to spur economy : worldnews (Xi getting worried)

Hong Kong protests: lawmakers and leaders from 18 countries urge Carrie Lam to set up independent panel to probe police conduct : worldnews
Taiwan Leader Rejects China's Offer to Unify Under Hong Kong Model | Reuters : worldnews
More than 1 million in Hong Kong New Year's Day march, organisers say as protest is cut short amid violence : worldnews

75% of young want to escape South Korean Hell

North Korea Is No Longer Bound by Nuclear Test Moratorium, Kim Says - The New York Times (fat little turd)

Vladimir Putin tries to rewrite history in speech pretending that the Soviets didn't help the Nazis start WWII. Polish PM furious. : worldnews
Logiman43 comments on Vladimir Putin tries to rewrite history in speech pretending that the Soviets didn't help the Nazis start WWII. Polish PM furious.

Thousands of Indians ushered in the New Year by demonstrating against a citizenship law despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attempts to dampen protests. Protesters planned a demonstration in the New Delhi neighborhood of Shaheen Bagh, where residents have blocked a major highway for 18 days.

Former Nigerian governor on trial for fraud, allowed to take trip to seek medical treatment abroad. Instead, caught on video salsa dancing on cruise ship : worldnews

Turkey shocked, as unclaimed $11.7 million jackpot of New Year's lottery is transferred to Turkey's treasure (Erdofucks's pocket)

Hamilton woman arrested after racist rant in Niagara mall parking lot caught on video : news


Kurdish-led counter-terrorism units prevent ISIS New Year's attack in Syria (thos Kurdish "terrorists" are at it again)

Without Evidence, Trump Accuses Iran of 'Orchestrating an Attack' on US Embassy in Iraq as Fears of War Grow : worldnews
Supporters of Iranian-backed militia end siege of U.S. Embassy in Baghdad - The Washington Post
Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei Taunts Donald Trump Over Iraq Embassy Violence: 'You Can't Do Anything'
Pentagon expects to deploy troops to Mideast after Iraqi protesters assault US embassy, torch guardhouse to protest airstrikes - ABC News
The Embassy Attack Revealed Trump's Weakness
US Embassy in Baghdad Invaded after SecState Pompeo Slashed Security Funding, Took no Preventive Steps in wake of US Airstrikes


A United Nations official says the U.S. is torturing Chelsea Manning with detention. Nils Melzer, the U.N. special rapporteur on torture, accused the U.S. of torture by holding Manning in "civil contrmpt" of court for refusing to testify in front of a grand jury


From the Brig to Mar-a-Lago, Former Navy SEAL Capitalizes on Newfound Fame - The New York Times - After receiving presidential clemency, Edward Gallagher has left the SEALs to become a pitchman and conservative activist. (the best war criminals)
Trump cuts loose with unpredictable characters at Mar-a-Lago - POLITICO

Farmers Got Billions From Taxpayers In 2019, And Hardly Anyone Objected : The Salt : NPR (tractor queens get subsidy for being racist and stupid)

Andrew McCabe Apologized for Changing His Story on Wall Street Journal Leak, FBI Agents Say - McCabe flip-flopped on the origins of a Wall Street Journal story during the 2016 campaignhen apologized for his changing account.

GOP Sen. Susan Collins Sides With Mitch McConnell On Impeachment Trial | HuffPost (shocking)
Susan Collins becomes second Senate Republican to question impartiality of impeachment trial - The Boston Globe (for 12 seconds of the Suzie-Doozy dance) )

Kichigai comments on Giuliani says he would be willing to testify in impeachment trial
/u/Kichigai describes Rudy Giuliani's actual legacy after 9/11 : bestof

What if the president of the United States was mentally ill -- and no one really cared? As we turn the page on 2019, our president is mentally unwell -- but that's only one symptom of deeper illness
Trump Slurred His Way Through a Praise-Rant About Rush Limbaugh and a Diatribe About Windmills : politics
Trump Slurred His Way Through a Praise-Rant About Rush Limbaugh and a Diatribe About Windmills -- Another very normal speech from our fearless leader, this time to a group of conservative youths.
Opinion: 2020 will be the worst year of Trump's life

The judge in Hunter Biden's Arkansas paternity case recused without explanation Tuesday, after men in Florida and Israel tried to intervene in the case in apparent attempts to get financial information on the former vice presidents son.

Happy New Year! Or Decade! Whatever! I Guess - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Can't See the Decade for All the Years... - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Donald Trump's top 12 lies of 2019 - CNNPolitics
Watch: Fox News unhinged rhetoric in 2019 ("we're not the traitors, they're the traitors!")
Five of the most outrageous guests Fox News let lie about abortion in 2019 | Media Matters for America

Atheist Group Asks IRS to Probe Megachurch Over Pro-Trump Rally, Says Event Violates Rule Banning Political Participation : politics

White Nationalism, the Working Class, and Organized Labor - Lawyers, Guns & Money - the dubious media-driven proposition that Trumpism is a specifically working class phenomena instead of a white issue that crosses classes.

This F#$%ing Decade | The Nation - For years, media and political elites refused to acknowledge the growing racism and radicalism of the Republican party. Their 'both-sidesism' led to Trumps GOP takeover.

Democrats sharpen their differences as they head toward Iowa caucuses - The Washington Post

And I'll Show Them By Destroying It! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The problem with American democracy isn't reactionary judges actively undermining American democracy, it's the public not giving uncritical deference to reactionary judges! (CJ Roberts has no self-awareness, like all Republicans)


Beauty On The Ballot: CandidatesAttractiveness Plays Role In VotersDecisions, Especially In U.S. (Instafuck culture where brains don't matter)


"White women are the only group of female voters who support Republican Party candidates for president. They have done so by a majority in all but 2 of the last 18 elections." : science

Today in the Permanently Broken Death Penalty - Lawyers, Guns & Money

She Reported Her Sexual Harasser To Instagram. It Banned Her Instead. | HuffPost (Instafucked, Zuckerfuck hates women)

Cleveland kidnapping survivors Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus on journey from captivity to helping others - ABC News
Cleveland Kidnapper Ariel Castro: 'I Am Not A Monster' - ABC News

DNA Sleuths Reveal Body Found in Idaho Cave 40 Years Ago Is Outlaw Joseph Henry Loveless, Killed in 1916 - Joseph Henry Loveless was a bootlegger who murdered his wife, then escaped from jail and was slain and dismembered (he was a Mormon)

You're ALL GOING TO HELL KIDS (of course there's subreddit for nextdoor)


An uncommon form of dementia hits at a younger age. Drug makers are searching for a treatment - The Boston Globe - Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, is an umbrella term for group of rare degenerative brain disorders that attack people in their fifth or sixth decade


A new derivation of Quantum Mechanics from clear principles, not postulates : science

Amyloid plaques may not cause Alzheimer's disease, suggests new study (n=747), which found that early declines in memory and thinking in Alzheimer's patients tend to occur before amyloid plaques begin to appear, not after. This is "pretty strong evidence that amyloid-lowering is the wrong target." : science

TIL that Aldous Huxley's descriptions of the effects of alcohol on fetuses in Brave New World predate the scientific recognition of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome by more than four decades. : todayilearned

Beauty determines whether men romantically desire or dismiss high status women, suggests new study (n=727), which found that higher status decreased men's attraction to moderately-attractive women, but increased men's attraction to highly-attractive women. Women did not exhibit this pattern to men. : science


"White women are the only group of female voters who support Republican Party candidates for president. They have done so by a majority in all but 2 of the last 18 elections." : science


Researchers found that sadness, specifically, rather than negative mood, generally, increased addictive substance use. : science


What's the best comeback to a "Wow, you talk? You're always so quiet" response? : AskReddit

What is the guy equivalent of a girl wearing a sexy/ revealing dress/ outfit? : AskReddit


Eschaton: What Does It Really Mean To Be On Autopilot - If the driver is supposedly "required" to be attentive at all times, does autopilot even exist? If it "disengages" right before the accident isn't the driver really responsible? ... The black Tesla had left a freeway and was moving at a high rate of speed when it ran a red light and slammed into a Honda Civic at an intersection, police said. A man and woman in the Civic died at the scene. A man and woman in the Tesla were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. No arrests were immediately made (Elon "Pedoguy" Musk just killed some more people)