“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” -- John Steinbeck
Deaths
US: 26,047 (+2407)
World: 126,612 (+6920)
What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In Common? Women Leaders. Looking for examples of true leadership in a crisis? From Iceland to Taiwan and from Germany to New Zealand, women are stepping up to show the world how to manage a messy patch for our human family. Add in Finland, Iceland and Denmark, and this pandemic is revealing that women have what it takes when the heat rises in our Houses of State. Many will say these are small countries, or islands, or other exceptions. But Germany is large and leading, and the UK is an island with very different outcomes. These leaders are gifting us an attractive alternative way of wielding power.
US to halt funding to WHO over coronavirus. US President Donald Trump has said he has instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). He said the WHO had "failed in its basic duty" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak. He accused the UN body of mismanaging and covering up the spread of the virus after it emerged in China, and said it must be held accountable. — This fucking waste of flesh has to go.
Senate Republicans investigating WHO and China's coronavirus response. The Senate Homeland Security Committee will conduct a "wide-ranging" oversight investigation into the World Health Organization's dealings with China. — Republicans. Always trying to pass the blame.
An Indiana congressman said that letting more Americans die from the novel coronavirus is the "lesser of two evils" compared with the economy cratering due to social distancing measures. -- Republicans are literally trying to kill you for money.
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.
Bernie Sanders, in an interview with the AP, says it would be “irresponsible” for his loyalists not to support Joe Biden, warning that progressives who “sit on their hands” in the months ahead could enable President Trump's reelection. -- Don’t be stupid people. Vote for Biden.
Trump’s coronavirus rants are increasingly going off the deep end. In a bizarre press conference on Tuesday, President Donald Trump faulted the World Health Organization for an error that he himself has been slammed for making.
US may have to endure social distancing until 2022 if no vaccine is quickly found.
A number of universities are beginning to consider the possibility that in-person classes may not resume until 2021.
The head of the U.N. says that the distortion and willful ignorance of scientific facts about the COVID-19 pandemic is a "poison that is putting even more lives at risk."
Obama endorses Biden for president, says he's the right person to 'guide us through one of our darkest times'.
Cuomo says if Trump ordered New York to reopen, he wouldn’t do it. “If he ordered me to reopen in a way that would endanger the public health of the people of my state, I wouldn’t do it.” — Trump can’t make Cuomo do anything.
Researchers warned the social distancing measures that have been credited with reducing the spread of the virus were also fueling the factors that often drive people to suicide.
The second pandemic that awaits Covid-19 first responders. Samantha K. Smith, writes that we need to have systems in place that secure affordable and ready access to mental health counseling, drug and alcohol treatment, and the proper time to heal for our frontline Covid-19 responders.
South Dakota Refused To Shut Down, Now Faces One Of The Largest Coronavirus Outbreaks In The Country.
Let's look at the credentials for the "Council to Reopen America". “Donald Trump saying he's gonna "open up the country" means nothing. I opened up my bank account to deposits from the lottery. I opened up my phone lines to the Lakers' front office. I opened up my living room for a private Beyonce concert... Guess what happened? The same thing that happened when Jared Kushner was put in charge of "opening up" the Middle East— absolutely nothing.” — This guy is right on. And it’s good for a laugh!
Adam Schiff: House Dems Investigating How Trump Handled Coronavirus Intelligence.
California mayor says he will step down after Facebook post comparing Trump supporters to KKK.
For weeks, the coronavirus pandemic had the makings of a Kremlin propaganda coup; even as Western countries succumbed one by one, Russia appeared invincible, recording fewer than 100 new cases a day through late March despite its tightly packed cities, global travel connections and 2,600-mile land border with China...But it has become clear in recent days that Russia is unlikely to escape a severe hit by the pandemic, presenting an existential test to the country’s teetering health system and a new challenge to the aura of rising confidence and competence projected by Putin’s Kremlin.
Alabama cannot block abortions during coronavirus crisis, judge rules.
DeSantis deems pro wrestling ‘essential business’ amid statewide stay-at-home order. — Because that’s important.
A bishop who told his congregation "I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus," and announced he was not afraid to die and so ignored social distancing guidelines, has died after testing positive for coronavirus. — I see all that praying worked.
A woman who was sexually assaulted as a teenager by Jeffrey Epstein failed in a bid to challenge the deal he made more than a decade ago.
Washington State Sues Facebook for "Repeatedly" Violating Campaign Finance Law.
Student sues over Jerry Falwell, Jr. opening Liberty University during a pandemic and refusing to refund tuition. Falwell responds: "Hey, pool boys ain't gonna pay themselves to keep quiet!"
A public health expert does not believe sports will be played in front of fans until the fall of 2021.
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Until next time, my friends. Good night.
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