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Wallace Roney, Jazz Trumpet Virtuoso, Is Dead at 59
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Quotation of the Day: Cases Spiral Aboard an Aircraft Carrier, and a Commander Pleads for Help
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This Broccoli-Dill Pasta Has a Hippie Twist. Your Kids Will Love It.
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Stephen Colbert And John Oliver, Together (Apart) Again!
Colbert's YouTube channel: "The host of "Last Week Tonight" on HBO checks in with Stephen Colbert to share some tips he's learned after two weeks of working from home, like how it's OK to wear stained sweatpants."
Open thread below...
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Trump Calls New Fuel Economy Rule a Boon. Some Experts See Steep Costs.
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As Furloughs Grow, Kennedy Center Defends Use of $25 Million in Aid
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Las domadoras de leones de Egipto dominan el negocio
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Dr. Fauci Sees ‘Glimmers’ Of Evidence That Social Distancing Is Working
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government’s top infectious disease expert, revealed on Tuesday that there is early evidence that social distancing is helping to curb the spread of COVID-19.
“We’re starting to see glimmers that [social distancing] is actually having some dampening effect,” Fauci said during an appearance on CNN. “That does not take away from the seriousness… we clearly are seeing cases going up.”
“We haven’t seen it yet,” he noted. “We’re just pushing on the mitigation hoping that we do see that turn around.”
According to the doctor, a “decrease in deaths” will not come until the infection rate begins to level off.
“What we’re starting to see right now is just the inklings and I don’t want to put too much stock on it because you don’t want to get overconfident,” he explained. “You just want to keep pushing what you’re doing. You’re starting to see that the daily increases are not in that steep incline, they’re starting to be able to possibly flatten out.”
Fauci also said that there is evidence that younger Americans could be at higher risk than initially thought.
“We are starting to see young individuals in their 30s and their 40s who have no underlying condition that would pre-dispose them to complications who are getting very seriously ill requiring intensive care,” he warned.
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Trump Tries To Blame 'Illegal' Impeachment For His Lame, Ineffective Pandemic Response
During today's presidential dog and pony show Trump said his impeachment was "illegal" but it may have affected the way he responded to the pandemic threat initially.
Responding to a reporter's question about Moscow Mitch's ridiculous excuses for Trump, he agreed with the reporter. "I guess it probably did."
Republicans do love their talking points and they do stick to them as if they're stuck in flypaper.
"I mean, I got impeached. I think I certainly devoted a little time to think about it," Trump said. He also continued to golf and hold many campaign rallies before deciding to take the virus seriously.
After calling impeachment a hoax, he went on a lengthy rant about how illegal it was for him to be impeached.
“They probably illegally impeached me, in the sense that if you look at the FBI today with what happened, the horrible — nobody cares about that anymore because all they’re thinking about is the virus," he ranted.
The only person that acted illegally was Trump and he was impeached for it. His minions like Rudy Giuliani and his shadow government Ukraine team were acting on Donald's orders.
As I've written earlier, his impeachment was over for five weeks and he still was calling COVID-19 a Democratic hoax.
And of course he praised himself.
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$30 Million in Illegal Drugs Seized From Cross-Border Tunnel in San Diego, U.S. Says
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Vericool raises $19.1 million for its plant-based packaging replacement for plastic coolers
Vericool, a Livermore, Calif.-based startup that’s replacing plastic coolers and packaging with plant-based products, has raised $19.1 million in a new round of financing.
The company’s stated goal is to replace traditional packaging materials like polystyrene with plant-based insulating packaging materials.
Its technology uses 100% recycled paper fibers and other plant-based materials, according to the company, and are curbside recyclable and compostable.
Investors in the round include Radicle Impact Partners, The Ecosystem Integrity Fund, ID8 Investments and AiiM Partners, according to a statement.
“We’re pleased to support Vericool because of the company’s track record of innovation, high-performance products, well-established patent portfolio and focus on environmental resilience. We are inspired by the company’s social justice commitment to address recidivism and provide workplace opportunity to formerly incarcerated individuals,” said Dan Skaff, managing partner of Radicle Impact Partners and Vericool’s new lead director.
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‘Never Thought I Would Need It’: Americans Put Pride Aside to Seek Aid
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Human Rights Group Says Two U.S. Strikes Killed Somali Civilians
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Hellmut Stern, 91, Dies; Violinist Returned to Germany After Fleeing
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Coronavirus Spreads in Veterans’ Home, Leaving ‘Shuddering Loss for Us All’
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Before You Adopt: Planning a Lifelong Commitment to Your Pet’s Health
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Coronavirus May Kill 100,000 to 240,000 in U.S. Despite Actions, Officials Say
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¿Quién iba a decir que ir al supermercado sería tan estresante?
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Monday, 30 March 2020
‘Emergency’ Online Library Draws Ire of Some Authors
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Met Museum Tells Staff It Is Extending Pay Until May 2
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N.C.A.A. Allows Extra Year of Eligibility for Athletes in Curtailed Spring Sports
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Televangelist Declares Coronavirus 'Finished', Commands God To Eradicate It
Apparently the Coronavirus was wiped off the face of the earth Sunday by televangelist Kenneth Copeland, somewhere around 12 eastern.
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Televangelist Kenneth Copeland, who said last week that God told him the coronavirus would “be over much sooner than you think” (but still wants you to tithe even if you’ve lost your job), offered up what I can only assume is a magic spell this morning in order to destroy COVID-19.
And that’s why the pandemic is now over.
(It’s not over.)
Copeland screamed out at Satan to “get off this nation” and “crawl on your belly,” before declaring the crisis to be “over.”
That will no doubt scare the virus into submission.
Copeland's full remarks below:
In the name of Jesus, standing in the office of the prophet of God, I execute judgment on you, COVID-19! I execute judgment on you, Satan! You destroyer! You killer! You get out! You would break your power! You get off this nation! I demand judgment on you! I demand — I demand — I demand a vaccination to come immediately!
I call you dark! I call you doggone! You come down… from your place of authority! Destroyer! You come down and you crawl on your belly, like God commanded you when He put His foot on your head in the Garden of Eden. You will destroy through COVID-19 no more!
It! Is! Finished! It! Is! Over!
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Facebook deletes Brazil President’s coronavirus misinfo post
Facebook has diverted from its policy of not fact-checking politicians in order to prevent the spread of potentially harmful coronavirus misinformation from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Facebook made the decisive choice to remove a video shared by Bolsonaro on Sunday where he claimed that “hydroxychloroquine is working in all places.” That’s despite the drug still undergoing testing to determine its effectiveness for treating COVID-19, which researchers and health authorities have not confirmed.
“We remove content on Facebook and Instagram that violates our Community Standards, which do not allow misinformation that could lead to physical harm” a Facebook spokesperson told TechCrunch. Facebook specifically prohibits false claims regarding cure, treatments, the availability of essential services, and the location or intensity of contagion outbreaks.
BBC News Brazil first reported the takedown today in Portuguese. In the removed video, Bolsonaro had been speaking to a street vendor, and the President claimed “They want to work”, in contrast to the World Health Organization’s recommendation that people practice social distancing. He followed up that “That medicine there, hydroxychloroquine, is working in all places.”
If people wrongly believe there’s an widely-effective treatment for COVID-19, they may be more reckless about going out in public, attending work, or refusing to stay in isolation. That could cause the virus to spread more quickly, defeat efforts to flatten the curve, and overrun health care systems.
This why Twitter removed two of Bolsonaro’s tweets on Sunday, as well as one from Rudy Giuliani, in order to stop the distribution of misinformation. But to date, Facebook has generally avoided acting as an arbiter of truth regarding the veracity of claims by politicians. It notoriously refuses to send blatant misinformation in political ads, including those from Donald Trump, to fact-checkers.
Last week, though, Facebook laid out that COVID-19 misinformation “that could contribute to imminent physical harm” would be directly and immediately removed as it’s done about other outbreaks since 2018, while less urgent conspiracy theories that don’t lead straight to physical harm are sent to fact-checkers that can then have the Facebook reach of those posts demoted.
Now the question is whether Facebook would be willing to apply this enforcement to Trump, who’s been criticized for spreading misinformation about the severity of the outbreak, potential treatments, and the risk of sending people back to work. Facebook is known to fear backlash from conservative politicians and citizens who’ve developed a false narrative that it discriminates against or censors their posts.
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Behind Trump’s Reversal on Reopening the Country: 2 Sets of Numbers
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A Bitter Herb From the Lower East Side
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Tempting Pastas and Sauces From Sicily
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Virus Prompts Workplace Protests Over Health Concerns
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Trump to Governors: I’d Like You to Do Us a Favor, Though
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OAN 'Reporter' Compares Abortion To Pandemic
Just look at the dreck that gets poured on the body politic during these ridiculous "press briefings." Here is Chanel Rion, she who is not a "manophobic she-devil" or a "career-obsessed banshee" but is still invited to White House briefings to ask stupid questions of the so-called "President" in order to feed some red meat to the fundie right clamoring for the blood of liberals.
Today's softball was still a real challenge for Trump, who apparently didn't want to get into the politics of abortion whilst discussing the miracle of only 100,000 dead -- the magic number that let's him pretend he's some kind of hero.
Here's Rion's question:
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Matt Gaetz Blasts Mitch McConnell For Leaving Richard Burr As Intelligence Chaiir
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to revoke Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) chairmanship of the Intelligence Committee.
CNN reported on Monday that the Justice Department is investigating the possibility that Burr profited off stock trades by using insider knowledge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“How can [McConnell] justify leaving someone as the Chairman of the Intelligence Committee who is being investigated by the FBI for criminally abusing their position for personal, financial gain?!?!” Gaetz exclaimed on Twitter.
“Republicans need to do a better job cleaning our own house,” he said, adding the hashtag “#wheresmitch.”
How can @senatemajldr justify leaving someone as the Chairman of the Intelligence Committee.....
who is being investigated by the FBI for criminally abusing their position for personal, financial gain?!?!#wheresmitch
Republicans need to do a better job cleaning our own house https://t.co/NMU8agPYtg— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) March 30, 2020
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MyPillow CEO Gives Impromptu Sermon At White House Briefing: 'God Gave Us Grace On 11/9/2016'
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell led today's Parade of Sycophants in a little devotional to call the nation to prayer and worship of the Almighty Dollar during the White House "briefing" this afternoon.
Lindell was there with a parade of Fortune 500 CEOs to crow about how they're making things needed to combat the pandemic, from masks to gowns to test kits. The Sycophant Parade read like a list from the Dow or S&P average.
After crowing about his contribution to the effort (Masks), Lindell burst out with a chorus of "Amazing Trump grace."
"God gave us grace on November 8, 2016, to change the course we were on," Lindell said. "God had been taken out of our schools and lives, a nation had turned its back on God. I encourage you to use this time at home to get back in the word. Read our Bible and spend time with our families."
CNN cut away at that point. They should have stopped sooner, but at least they did. MSNBC, on the other hand, stayed with it, just like Fox News.
And yes, Twitter erupted, though I had some handy retorts.
To this one, a question: WHY ARE YOU RUNNING THIS LIVE?
Trump just called the “My Pillow” guy up to the podium in the Rose Garden. You cannot make this stuff up.
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) March 30, 2020
He isn't always wrong:
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Johnson & Johnson partners with BARDA to fund $1 billion in COVID-19 vaccine research
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is partnering with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund over $1 billion in COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral treatment research and development, the company said on Monday.
The partnership is an expansion of an existing agreement between BARDA and J&J’s Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies division.
With the agreement, the company is setting a goal of providing a global supply of more than one billion doses of the vaccine, which J&J expects to have in clinical trials by September 2020 at the latest. The first batches of the vaccine may be available for emergency use by early 2021, the company said.
BARDA’s partnership with J&J encompasses research and development of potential antiviral treatments in addition to the work that’s being done to develop a vaccine for the disease. Those efforts include development work J&J and BARDA are conducting with the Rega Institute for Medical Research in Belgium.
J&J said it had also committed to expanding its global manufacturing capacity, both in the U.S. and overseas. That additional production ability will help the company bring an affordable vaccine to the public on a not-for-profit basis for emergency pandemic use, the company said.
Working with teams at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a part of the Harvard Medical School, Janssen Pharmaceuticals began its research into potential vaccine candidates back in January. Those candidates were tested at several academic institutions, the company said, which led to the identification of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate — and two potential back-ups.
Last week, Moderna Health, another pharmaceutical company working on a vaccine, said that it could have an experimental treatment available to healthcare workers as soon as the fall.
The Moderna vaccine uses messenger RNA, rather than doses of the COVID-19 virus itself, to inoculate against the disease. The use of mRNA means that the inoculation doesn’t expose recipients to the disease itself, so they’re not at risk of contracting the disease.
Last Monday, Moderna made the vaccine available to volunteer participants as part of the company’s Phase 1 clinical trials conducted in Washington state.
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Trump’s Virus Defense Is Often an Attack, and the Target Is Often a Woman
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Listen to the Call: Bullock and Trump Discuss Testing
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