“Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.” -- Steven Wright
Deaths
US: 320,845 (+2917)
World: 1,681,079 (+12,723)
Cases
US: 17,888,353 (+261,583)
World: 76,007,025 (+725,856)
Countdown 1: 18 days.
Countdown 2: 33 days.
Pandemic backlash drives exodus of public health leaders. Amid a fractured federal response, the usually invisible army of workers charged with preventing the spread of infectious diseases has become a public punching bag. Their expertise on how to fight the coronavirus is often disregarded. Some have become the target of far-right activists, conservative groups and anti-vaccination extremists, who have coalesced around common goals — fighting mask orders, quarantines and contact tracing with protests, threats and personal attacks. The backlash has moved beyond the angry fringe. In the courts, public health powers are being undermined. Lawmakers in at least 24 states have crafted legislation to weaken public health powers, which could make it more difficult for communities to respond to other health emergencies in the future.
FDA authorizes Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.
COVID-19's impact on young people "worse than the very worst of the AIDS epidemic," doctor says.
Hacked networks will need to be burned ‘down to the ground’. It’s going to take months to kick elite hackers widely believed to be Russian out of the U.S. government networks they have been quietly rifling through since as far back as March in Washington’s worst cyberespionage failure on record.
Agency overseeing U.S. nuclear weapons targeted in suspected Russian cyberattack.
Trump remains silent on massive Russian cyberattack — and almost everything else except his own election.
US says it is shuttering last 2 consulates in Russia. The notice was sent to Congress on Dec. 10 but received little attention at the time. That timing predates by three days the public emergence of news about a major suspected Russian computer intrusion into U.S. government and private computer systems that has raised grave cybersecurity fears.
Confederate flag banned from being sold or displayed on state property in New York.
Immigration Qs were keeping students from applying to college. So Common App is changing.
Sesame Street debuts Rohingya muppets for refugee children. "These are two very special Sesame Muppets—for most Rohingya children, Noor and Aziz will be the very first characters in media who look and sound like them.”
2020 May Be The Hottest Year On Record. Here's The Damage It Did.
Environmental defenders in Colombia are being killed in alarming numbers. Protecting natural resources makes leaders a target for organized crime.
The Japanese operator of a bulk carrier that struck a coral reef and caused an extensive oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has said the accident occurred after the ship shifted its course closer to shore than planned so its crewmembers could get mobile phone signals.
Florida's welfare system holds battered mothers accountable for domestic violence rather than the men who inflict it. Children are taken from their mothers and placed in foster care. Her husband battered her, belittled her and expressed contempt for her children. After she reported two brutal attacks to police, requested restraining orders, moved out and filed for divorce, child welfare workers still blamed her for the abuse. The Florida Department of Children and Families considers exposing children to domestic violence a form of child abuse. Even if a mother is the victim, DCF holds her responsible for not protecting her kids from witnessing the violence. It’s the reason DCF took custody of Lena’s kids in January 2019. — WTF?
How teachers are sacrificing student privacy to stop cheating. Surveillance software for remote learning is drawing criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers.
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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