"Our society and our democracy only work when we think not just about ourselves but about each other." -- Former President, Barack Obama
Deaths
US: 90,113 (+1606)
World: 313,220 (+4575)
Countdown: 171 days.
Where is Mike Pence?
Trump on Friday fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, the latest in a series of dismissals of independent government watchdogs that have come in the wake of the President's acquittal on articles of impeachment earlier this year. Not long after Linick's firing was announced, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Linick had opened an investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. — And I’m sure that was coincidental. There are no accidents in politics.
Swedes say US lockdown protesters don't understand how their country works. — Most Americans don’t know how their own country works, much less other countries.
Italy expects to lift its blanket ban on travel to and from the country on June 3 — marking a major step in its emergence from one of the world's strictest coronavirus lockdowns.
Gatherings of large groups that have been brought to a halt by the coronavirus pandemic are starting to make their way back into life in the United States, but they may not look the way they once did — and experts question if the public is ready.
Barack Obama says leaders 'aren't even pretending to be in charge'.
Trump shares video of protesters confronting reporter: 'Fake news is not essential'. — And neither are you, asshole.
Coronavirus masks a boon for crooks who hide their faces. There's a troubling new reality for law enforcement in the age of the coronavirus. Masks are allowing robbers to blend in like concerned accountants, nurses and store clerks. People in masks and latex gloves are finding their way into more crime reports.
Trump Pushes To Open Paused Sports Leagues. — With no national plan. He’s such an asshole.
Spanish health authorities reported the lowest daily increase in coronavirus deaths since mid-March, as the number of new cases continues to slow down.
Wave of 'vaccine nationalism' hinders global efforts to stop coronavirus. — Humans can be so stupid.
How social media undermined the COVID-19 response.
A tourist from New York was arrested in Hawaii after he posted beach pictures on Instagram when he was supposed to be in quarantine.
For the first time, the U.S. Navy has granted a waiver to allow a transgender sailor to continue her military service despite the president’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the armed forces.
Secret Service signs $179,000 contract for golf carts at Trump course this summer.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed budget cuts include canceling billions of dollars in climate change spending. — One crisis doesn’t end because another begins.
The end of plastic? New plant-based bottles will degrade in a year.
Justin Amash will not launch third-party bid for president.
Bundesliga makes strangely clinical return in eerie stadiums.
MLB plan: No showers, no spitting and social distancing.
RIP Phyllis George. She was 70.
RIP Fred Willard. He was 86. Thank you for the laughs.
“People still quote my lines from ‘Best in Show.’” -- Fred Willard
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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