Saturday, May 9, 2020

And another day where we all should remember that “warriors” is just another word for “expendable ones” comes to a close:

“But men are so full of greed today, they’ll sell anything for a little piece of money.” -- Little Richard

Deaths
US: 80,037 (+1422)
World: 280,432 (+4216)

Countdown: 178 days.

Trump Declares War on Statistics as He Pivots to Human Sacrifice. And yet at this moment of national trauma, our president can’t seem to muster even a poor imitation of compassion for the victims. What is more, rather than waging a war against the disease that is causing such pain, he is waging one against the statistics, fearing—and quite rightly—that the data will tell for all time the story of his utter failure as a leader.

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.

Allies despair as Trump abandons Americas leadership role at a time of global crisis.

Amid Pandemic, China Is Working to Lead the World Trump Abandoned.

Fauci joins CDC chief on growing White House quarantine list.

Obama: The 'rule of law is at risk' in the Michael Flynn case. “And the fact that there is no precedent that anybody can find for someone who has been charged with perjury just getting off scot-free. That’s the kind of stuff where you begin to get worried that basic — not just institutional norms — but our basic understanding of rule of law is at risk. And when you start moving in those directions, it can accelerate pretty quickly as we’ve seen in other places.”

In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. government turned down an offer to manufacture millions of N95 masks in America. In the end, the government did not take Bowen up on his offer. Even today, production lines that could be making more than 7 million masks a month sit dormant. -- Trump’s incompetence has now shown to be deadly.

The governor of South Dakota has given an ultimatum to two Sioux tribes: Remove coronavirus checkpoints on state and US highways within 48 hours or risk legal action.

Ousted vaccine official, in first interview, says the U.S. is wasting time in COVID-19 fight.

Democrats rally behind monthly $2,000 relief checks.

Union opposes reopening U.S. meat plants as more workers die.

Flight attendants see a very different future for airplane travel in the age of coronavirus.

Are All White Americans Police Officers? Like all Black Americans, Ahmad Arbery was born a trespasser.

Highway traffic starting to increase again in western Washington.

College sports won't begin until schools reopen, NCAA president says.

U.S. women's soccer team file to appeal equal pay ruling.

Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla operations out of California.

Ominous trend in American West could signal a looming "megadrought".

Hurricane season is expected to be worse than normal, meteorologists say.

On May 9, 1960, the pill was approved by the FDA — giving women more control over their fertility than ever before. "To know that I had control, that I had choice, that I controlled my body," one woman says, "it gave me a whole new lease on life."

RIP Little Richard. He was 87.

“I think a man should be caring.” -- Little Richard

Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.

Until next time, my friends. Good night.