Monday, July 5, 2021

Monday, July 5, 2021

And another day of experts weighing in, oxygen supplies nearly running out, fake coronavirus vaccines, shootings, searches, new chapters, BookTok, and spiders eating snakes comes to a close:


“In retrospect, Bush v. Gore was when the GOP's authoritarian turn became inevitable. Once you use your control over an unelected body to install your candidate as president, there aren't that many moral hurdles left between you and dictatorship.” -- Ian Millhiser


Deaths

US: 621,335 (+42)

World: 4,000,520 (+7201)


Cases

US: 34,598,361 (+5984)

World: 184,923,557 (+361,506)


Should fully vaccinated people continue to wear masks? Experts weigh in. "Do whatever it takes for Covid to go away," one doctor said. That includes continuing to wear a mask.


More than 60 people died in a hospital in Indonesia this weekend after oxygen supplies nearly ran out, as the country battles a severe wave of Covid-19 that authorities say is driven by the more infectious Delta variant.


Thousands in India given fake coronavirus vaccines at scam drives, officials say.


At least 150 people fatally shot in more than 400 shootings over the Fourth of July weekend. -- It’s the American way.


Ex-Vatican adviser faces trial after claiming he could cure gay men by having sex with them. Tony Anatrella, an 80-year-old French psychotherapist, Catholic priest and former Vatican adviser, who has been plagued by accusations of sexual abuse for the last 20 years.


Japan searches for dozens missing in mudslide; 4 dead. Eighty people were still unaccounted for two days after the landslide.


Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO on Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.


TikTok is taking the book industry by storm, and retailers are taking notice.


Spiders are eating snakes all over the world, and yeah, it's gruesome. "They can outfight snakes 10 to 30 times their size." The data showed that spiders representing 11 different families have been observed eating snakes.


RIP Richard Donner. He was 91


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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