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Sunday, May 3, 2020
Three of the oldest images of Jesus portray him as the “Good Shepherd”
Three of the oldest images of Jesus portray him as the “Good Shepherd”: Three of the oldest images of Jesus
How God was known as a "good shepherd" in the Old Testament
How God was known as a "good shepherd" in the Old Testament: Starting in the book of Genesis, God has always been known as a "good shepherd."
Husband lends support from afar to wife undergoing chemo
Husband lends support from afar to wife undergoing chemo: Husband lends adorable support from afar for wife undergoing chemo
Alarm bells ring over controversial COVID testing | TheHill
Alarm bells ring over controversial COVID testing | TheHill: Lawmakers and public health experts are raising alarms about the widespread embrace of blood tests to gauge whether somebody was previously exposed to the coronavirus.
Why St. Joseph is especially our patron when we’re working from home
Why St. Joseph is especially our patron when we’re working from home: This year, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker resonates anew for the millions of Catholics forced to work not in their usual workplaces, but in their homes. For most of us, this new arrangement has…
Coronavirus claims lives of 13 priests and nuns at Maryknoll religious community in New York
Coronavirus claims lives of 13 priests and nuns at Maryknoll religious community in New York: Coronavirus decimates New York-based religious community.
An Irish blessing in the time of pandemic
An Irish blessing in the time of pandemic: Priest blesses Irish homes during lockdown.
Gospel Reflections Baptism: Gateway to an Abudance of Life Fourth Sunday of Easter
John 10:1-10
“Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.” Although Jesus used this figure of speech, they did not realize what he was trying to tell them. So Jesus said again, “Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came [before me] are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.”
Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, you are my gate. You are my Shepherd. I come before you with humility and gratitude for your care over me. Thank you for the freedom I experience as a child of the heavenly Father.
Encountering Christ:
- Jesus Came so That We Might Have Life: Jesus wants to give us spiritual life through Baptism. “Those who enter through the gate will be saved.” The gateway to eternal life is to allow oneself to be washed clean in the waters of Baptism. We are called to embrace Christ’s way of life as a son or daughter of God. Once we have entered through the gate and become one of the flock, we have the freedom of a member of the household to come and go as we please.
- Have Life More Abundantly: Jesus gives life abundantly. His life is like the vibrant vitality of a waterfall with a never-ending source of water, as opposed to the trickle of a little stream. Jesus wants us to live a life experiencing the all-encompassing providential care of a loving Father, of a Shepherd who provides abundantly for the most basic needs .
- “I Am the Gate”: This passage is allegorical and a bit abstract. The people of Jesus’s time learned through stories, as do the people of our time. Jesus is saying that any stranger who is not part of the family cannot enter the gate unannounced to enjoy the privilege of using the grounds, eating the supplies, or drinking the water. However, a fully committed person who is incorporated into the family of Christ’s church may enter the gate and partake of the abundance of life provided by the Shepherd.
Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will look deeply within my heart and reflect on what it means for me to be part of your flock.
For Further Reflection: Sections 1213-1284 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church explain the riches of the sacrament of Baptism.
Written by Renee Pomarico, CRC
The post Baptism: Gateway to an Abundance of Life appeared first on RC Spirituality.
Catholic Flourishing in the Dark Valley - The Catholic Thing
Catholic Flourishing in the Dark Valley - The Catholic Thing: Bevil Bramwell, OMI: The grace of the sacraments and our prayers free the intellect and the will from the ravages of sin: we know better and choose better.
These scientists saw a pandemic coming. Now they’re trying to stop the next one. | Grist
These scientists saw a pandemic coming. Now they’re trying to stop the next one. | Grist: ‘We hope the world is listening.’ Inside the effort to prevent another COVID-19.
What Covid-19's Second Wave Could Look Like - Bloomberg
What Covid-19's Second Wave Could Look Like - Bloomberg: Crucial unknowns will steer the plague’s progress.
What Antibody Studies Can Tell You — and More… — ProPublica
What Antibody Studies Can Tell You — and More… — ProPublica: Coronavirus antibody studies and what they allegedly show have triggered fierce debates, further confusing public understanding. ProPublica’s health…
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Coronavirus Means the Era of Big Government Is…Back - WSJ
Coronavirus Means the Era of Big Government Is…Back - WSJ: History shows that national shocks—such as the Depression, World War II and the financial crisis—have a way of expanding the role of government in lasting ways. This one is looking like no exception.
Rod Dreher and His Endism - Crisis Magazine
Rod Dreher and His Endism - Crisis Magazine: Rod Dreher lives in fear. It comes out in his life and certainly in much if not most of his writing. Just this week he was writing about (what else?) the coronavirus, commenting on his blog at The American Conservative, “This thing is going to be with us a very, very long time. It will …
Opinion | A Young Doctor Fights to Survive the Coronavirus - The New York Times
Opinion | A Young Doctor Fights to Survive the Coronavirus - The New York Times: “I just went down on my knees,” his mother recalled later. “I just implored God for mercy.”
Trump and the coronavirus have exposed America as a declining empire: Time to face the facts | Salon.com
Trump and the coronavirus have exposed America as a declining empire: Time to face the facts | Salon.com: Trump's tragic clowning — and his global surrender to China and Russia — have made certain hard truths unavoidable
The Inevitable Coronavirus Censorship Crisis is Here - Reporting by Matt Taibbi
The Inevitable Coronavirus Censorship Crisis is Here - Reporting by Matt Taibbi: As the Covid-19 crisis progresses, censorship programs advance, amid calls for China-style control of the Internet
The race for coronavirus vaccines: a graphical guide
The race for coronavirus vaccines: a graphical guide: Eight ways in which scientists hope to provide immunity to SARS-CoV-2 .
Your guide for Catholic movies and shows to watch on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime | America Magazine
Your guide for Catholic movies and shows to watch on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime | America Magazine: Here's a list to help you find all the Catholic entertainment you’ve been looking for on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon but didn’t know was there.
Recognizing Our Mute Witnesses - The Catholic Thing
Recognizing Our Mute Witnesses - The Catholic Thing: Elizabeth A. Mitchell: We reject the persecution which gives no name to its action and no face to its decrees, hiding its motives and concealing its effect.
How remdesivir, new hope for COVID-19 patients, was resurrected - The Boston Globe
How remdesivir, new hope for COVID-19 patients, was resurrected - The Boston Globe: Remdesivir, an antiviral drug designed to treat both hepatitis and a common respiratory virus, seemed fated to join thousands of other failed medications after proving useless against those diseases. The drug was consigned to the pharmaceutical scrap heap, all but forgotten by the scientists who once championed it.
Massachusetts is going to see a painfully slow reopening process, business leaders say - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts is going to see a painfully slow reopening process, business leaders say - The Boston Globe: A plan submitted to Governor Baker paints a sobering portrait of a painfully slow reopening of the economy with basic measures such as masks, social distancing, and isolation remaining the most effective tools to contain COVID-19.
Trump Loses Sanctuary City Fight With Chicago
Trump Loses Sanctuary City Fight With Chicago: Trump’s threat to withhold public safety grants from sanctuary cities violates the Constitution, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules.
COVID-19 Makes Case for Support of Continuous Scientific Research
COVID-19 Makes Case for Support of Continuous Scientific Research: There is something fabulously exciting about watching science riding to the rescue. The gloom about the coronavirus pandemic began to lift dramatically in the past several days as good news about v…
32 Days on a Ventilator: One Covid Patient’s Fight to Breathe Again - The New York Times
32 Days on a Ventilator: One Covid Patient’s Fight to Breathe Again - The New York Times: Jim Bello, 49 and healthy, fell gravely ill, highlighting agonizing mysteries of the coronavirus. Doctors’ relentless effort to save him was a roller-coaster of devastating and triumphant twists.
What We Don’t Know About the Coronavirus | The New Yorker
What We Don’t Know About the Coronavirus | The New Yorker: Respiratory symptoms may be the hallmark of COVID-19, but the disease is affecting patients in other ways that we still don’t understand.
An Oral History of the Day Everything Changed | WIRED
An Oral History of the Day Everything Changed | WIRED: On March 11, 2020, the coronavirus pandemic seemed to crystallize in the national consciousness. Americans look back on the turning point.
How Covid-19 Has Forced Us to Look at the Unthinkable
Amid Covid-19, Should I Shop for Myself or Opt for Delivery?
Amid Covid-19, Should I Shop for Myself or Opt for Delivery?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/magazine/coronavirus-amid-covid-19-should-i-do-my-own-shopping-or-have-stuff-delivered.html?campaign_id=52&emc=edit_ma_20200502&instance_id=18170&nl=the-new-york-times-magazine®i_id=60745655&segment_id=26452&te=1&user_id=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d
The Ayatollah in the White House - The Globalist
The Ayatollah in the White House - The Globalist: Ironies of the Coronavirus times: For all their mutual enmity, have the United States and Iran ever been closer?
Trump signs order to protect the U.S. electricity system: Energy Department - Reuters
Trump signs order to protect the U.S. electricity system: Energy Department - Reuters: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that seeks to protect the U.S. electricity system from cyber and other attacks in a move that could eventually put barriers on some imports from China and Russia.
Antigen testing could be a faster, cheaper way to diagnose covid-19
Antigen testing could be a faster, cheaper way to diagnose covid-19
Current
coronavirus testing is plagued by a lack of resources. An antigen test
could be a useful alternative that bypasses supply-chain bottlenecks.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/24/1000486/antigen-testing-could-faster-cheaper-diagnose-covid-19-coronavirus/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=weekend_reads&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekend_reads.unpaid.engagement
Covid-19 has blown apart the myth of Silicon Valley innovation
Covid-19 has blown apart the myth of Silicon Valley innovation
The pandemic shows that the US is no longer much good at coming up with technologies relevant to our most basic needs.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/25/1000563/covid-19-has-killed-the-myth-of-silicon-valley-innovation/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=weekend_reads&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekend_reads.unpaid.engagement
The US needs to do 20 million tests a day to reopen safely, according to a new plan
The US needs to do 20 million tests a day to reopen safely, according to a new plan
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/20/1000228/the-us-will-need-to-do-20-million-tests-a-day-to-reopen-safely/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=weekend_reads&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekend_reads.unpaid.engagement
The tech industry turns to mask diplomacy
The tech industry turns to mask diplomacy
Chinese giants Huawei, Alibaba, and Tencent—along with savvy volunteers—are funneling PPE to the West
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/27/1000457/ppe-masks-huawei-alibaba-tencent-china-diplomacy/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=weekend_reads&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekend_reads.unpaid.engagement
Facebook has released a map of coronavirus symptoms crowdsourced from its users
Facebook has released a map of coronavirus symptoms crowdsourced from its users
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/21/1000294/facebook-has-released-a-map-of-coronavirus-symptoms-crowdsourced-from-its-users/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=weekend_reads&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekend_reads.unpaid.engagement
What if immunity to covid-19 doesn’t last? Researchers say people can catch mild, cold-causing coronaviruses twice in the same year.
What if immunity to covid-19 doesn’t last?
Researchers say people can catch mild, cold-causing coronaviruses twice in the same year.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/27/1000569/how-long-are-people-immune-to-covid-19/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=weekend_reads&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekend_reads.unpaid.engagement
Remdesivir seems to shorten covid hospital stays and may save lives A government trial showed patients got better 30% faster.
Remdesivir seems to shorten covid hospital stays and may save lives
A government trial showed patients got better 30% faster.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/29/1000855/remdesivir-covid-hospital-save-lives/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=weekend_reads&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekend_reads.unpaid.engagement
Coronavirus robbing grandparents of precious time with families
Coronavirus robbing grandparents of precious time with families: Because seniors are at greater risk of coronavirus, many have been forced to social distance themselves from their own families, but that has come with a cost.
MPs press for sanctions against Israel over West Bank annexations | World news | The Guardian
MPs press for sanctions against Israel over West Bank annexations | World news | The Guardian: PM urged to impose sanctions if Netanyahu carries out threat to annex parts of West Bank
Push to build up US military in Indo-Pacific misreads threat posed by China - Opinion - Stripes
Push to build up US military in Indo-Pacific misreads threat posed by China - Opinion - Stripes: If it would strain China to the breaking point just to invade Taiwan, there is no rational case to be made that China has any significant territorial ambitions beyond its own borders.
Relying on Foreign Drugs Is Dangerous - WSJ
Relying on Foreign Drugs Is Dangerous - WSJ: Generics are often made in India, with ingredients from China. Time to diversify the supply chain.
Friday, May 1, 2020
FDA authorizes emergency-use of Gilead drug remdesivir | The Sacramento Bee
FDA authorizes emergency-use of Gilead drug remdesivir | The Sacramento Bee: Remdesivir is currently the only drug that has proven to be an effective coronavirus treatment in a major clinical trial.
Beachgoers seen carrying virus more than sand or surf
Beachgoers seen carrying virus more than sand or surf: HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Maureen Osborne is torn by the state's decision to close the sweeping, scenic beach just a 10-minute walk from her home. She hasn't gone there much since the...
PG&E To Purge Most Of Board In Fallout From Bankruptcy – CBS San Francisco
PG&E To Purge Most Of Board In Fallout From Bankruptcy – CBS San Francisco: PG&E Corp. will sweep out three quarters of its board of directors to start with a mostly clean slate when it emerges from a bankruptcy case.
Indian Point nuclear-reactor shutdown a huge blow to New York’s environment - Robert Bryce - Author | Journalist | Public Speaker
Indian Point nuclear-reactor shutdown a huge blow to New York’s environment - Robert Bryce - Author | Journalist | Public Speaker: By Tuesday, the pandemic had infected 295,000 New Yorkers and killed more than 17,000. Amid the horrific toll, it’s appropriate to mourn the passing of one notable longtime New Yorker in particular: the Unit 2 reactor at the Indian Point Energy Center.
Michael Moore’s “Planet Of The Humans” Skewers Renewables, Delivers Same Old Anti-Human Malthusianism - Robert Bryce - Author | Journalist | Public Speaker
Michael Moore’s “Planet Of The Humans” Skewers Renewables, Delivers Same Old Anti-Human Malthusianism - Robert Bryce - Author | Journalist | Public Speaker: Humans are like cockroaches. We need fewer of them. That’s the fundamental message of Michael Moore’s new documentary, Planet of the Humans.
U.S. COVID-19 Over 70% of Tested Inmates in Federal Prisons Have COVID-19, Official Figures Show Over 70% of Tested Inmates in Federal Prisons Have COVID-19, Official Figures Show
Over 70% of Tested Inmates in Federal Prisons Have COVID-19, Official Figures Show
https://time.com/5829722/covid19-federal-prisons-testing/
Could the Flu Become History? An Israeli Vaccine May Make It a Reality
Could the Flu Become History? An Israeli Vaccine May Make It a Reality
The results of final clinical
trials are due soon, capping two decades of work by Weizmann Institute
Prof. Ruth Arnon and the startup BiondVax
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-could-the-flu-become-history-an-israeli-vaccine-may-make-it-a-reality-1.8811815?utm_source=smartfocus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=haaretz-most-read&utm_content=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-could-the-flu-become-history-an-israeli-vaccine-may-make-it-a-reality-1.8811815
An Allied Plan to Depend Less on China - WSJ
An Allied Plan to Depend Less on China - WSJ: The U.S., Australia, Japan and India already have a forum for coordination.
Judge Orders PG&E to Improve Line Inspections | RTO Insider
Judge Orders PG&E to Improve Line Inspections | RTO Insider: The judge in charge of PG&E’s criminal probation imposed new conditions requiring the utility to do better to avoid starting wildfires.
Robots are taking over during COVID-19 (and there's no going back) | ZDNet
Robots are taking over during COVID-19 (and there's no going back) | ZDNet: With workers sidelined, automation firms are aggressively touting their technology.
Zoom virtual babysitters do what they can over a computer screen - The Washington Post
Zoom virtual babysitters do what they can over a computer screen - The Washington Post: Parents desperate to catch up on emails, get dinner ready or just take a shower are turning to professional virtual babysitters and paying them to video chat with their kids.
It will probably take longer than 12 to 18 months to get a vaccine.
It will probably take longer than 12 to 18 months to get a vaccine.: We have never done this before. A lot could go wrong.
Bill Gates: What you need to know about a coronavirus vaccine
Bill Gates: What you need to know about a coronavirus vaccine: Bill Gates said he's optimistic a safe and effective vaccine could emerge in 18 months, though it could be as short as 9 months or up to two years.
Scores of coronavirus vaccines are in competition — how will scientists choose the best?
Scores of coronavirus vaccines are in competition — how will scientists choose the best?: Developers and funders are laying the groundwork for efficacy trials, but only a handful of vaccines are likely to make the cut.
Subscribe to read | Financial Times
Subscribe to read | Financial Times: News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
L.A. Offers Free Coronavirus Tests to Everyone, Even People Without Symptoms
L.A. Offers Free Coronavirus Tests to Everyone, Even People Without Symptoms: Los Angeles has become the first major city in the U.S. to offer free coronavirus testing to anyone who wants it, even if they don’t have symptoms of the disease. The announcement came on Wednesday from Mayor Eric Garcetti, who has so far adequately managed the covid-19 crisis, a rare thing to see in a country currently being run by the dumbest people alive.
The coronavirus issue | MIT Technology Review
The coronavirus issue | MIT Technology Review: Navigating a world reshaped by covid-19
The coming second peak of coronavirus - The Boston Globe
The coming second peak of coronavirus - The Boston Globe: We have come far on the COVID-19 journey, but we must plan now for a second peak.
Trump officials are said to press spies to link Virus and Wuhan labs - The Boston Globe
Trump officials are said to press spies to link Virus and Wuhan labs - The Boston Globe: The efforts are to support an unsubstantiated theory that a government laboratory in Wuhan, China, was the origin of the coronavirus outbreak
Senior citizens may be souring on Trump as coronavirus crisis continues - The Boston Globe
Senior citizens may be souring on Trump as coronavirus crisis continues - The Boston Globe: Older voters were key to Trump winning the presidency, but recent polls show his approval slipping with a group that is more vulnerable to the virus.
Jobless claims in Mass. top 893,000, or 24% of the labor force, amid coronavirus crisis - The Boston Globe
Jobless claims in Mass. top 893,000, or 24% of the labor force, amid coronavirus crisis - The Boston Globe: More than 242,000 people in Massachusetts filed for unemployment pay last week, a record number swelled by newly eligible gig workers and independent contractors, the Baker administration said Thursday.
The state has changed how it classifies coronavirus cases. It could lead to a spike in numbers - The Boston Globe
The state has changed how it classifies coronavirus cases. It could lead to a spike in numbers - The Boston Globe: Officials are now classifying as infected those who were likely stricken by the virus, but did not have the diagnosis confirmed through a laboratory test.
Six weeks after social distancing began, Mass. coronavirus hospitalizations and cases remain high. Why so little improvement? - The Boston Globe
Six weeks after social distancing began, Mass. coronavirus hospitalizations and cases remain high. Why so little improvement? - The Boston Globe: Epidemiologists say significant drops in metrics may take time, but people’s behavior makes a difference, too.
Striking the Balance - The Catholic Thing
Striking the Balance - The Catholic Thing: David Carlin: When operating as it should, the Catholic priesthood strikes the right balance between the masculine and feminine elements of human nature.
‘A Terrible Price’: The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America - The New York Times
‘A Terrible Price’: The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America - The New York Times: For the Zulu club, a black social organization in New Orleans, Mardi Gras was a joy. The coronavirus made it a tragedy.
‘A Terrible Price’: The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America - The New York Times
‘A Terrible Price’: The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America - The New York Times: For the Zulu club, a black social organization in New Orleans, Mardi Gras was a joy. The coronavirus made it a tragedy.
Was That Military Flyover Really Worth The Cost to Taxpayers? | The American Conservative
Was That Military Flyover Really Worth The Cost to Taxpayers? | The American Conservative: Looking at what we spend on unwanted, overpriced tanks and planes against the shortfalls in protective gear.
Coronavirus: Trump Hails Kushner PPE Airlift, But Details Secret - Bloomberg
Coronavirus: Trump Hails Kushner PPE Airlift, But Details Secret - Bloomberg: A program created by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has airlifted millions of gloves, masks and other coveted coronavirus supplies into the U.S. from overseas -- but it isn’t clear who’s getting them and at what price, or how much private-sector partners are earning through the arrangement.
Google’s medical AI was super accurate in a lab. Real life was a different story.
Google’s medical AI was super accurate in a lab. Real life was a different story.
If
AI is really going to make a difference to patients we need to know how
it works when real humans get their hands on it, in real situations.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/27/1000658/google-medical-ai-accurate-lab-real-life-clinic-covid-diabetes-retina-disease/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=the_algorithm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_algorithm.unpaid.engagement&utm_content=05-01-2020
Watchdog group says US not releasing data on Taliban attacks
Watchdog group says US not releasing data on Taliban attacks: The decision not to release the data comes as the Trump administration is eager for the U.S.-Taliban agreement to be seen as successful so that President Donald Trump can meet his commitments on pulling troops out of Afghanistan.
Palestinian refugees are Israel’s Achilles heel - Sam Bahour - Medium
Palestinian refugees are Israel’s Achilles heel - Sam Bahour - Medium: What do you get when a disillusioned Israeli politician from the political “Left” links up with a veteran Israeli journalist, also from the political “Left,” to take on the issue of Palestinian…
Inside the Early Days of China’s Coronavirus Coverup | WIRED
Inside the Early Days of China’s Coronavirus Coverup | WIRED: The dawn of a pandemic—as seen through the news and social media posts that vanished from China’s internet.
Danes and Czechs say easing lockdowns has produced no Covid-19 surge | World news | The Guardian
Danes and Czechs say easing lockdowns has produced no Covid-19 surge | World news | The Guardian: Encouraging signs from EU states who acted early, as South Korea reports no new cases
Another Worrying Side Effect of Covid-19: More Guns
Another Worrying Side Effect of Covid-19: More Guns: Researchers warn that the risks of gun ownership are now heightened by factors associated with the pandemic.
Children of the pandemic: How will kids be shaped by the coronavirus crisis? | Science | AAAS
Children of the pandemic: How will kids be shaped by the coronavirus crisis? | Science | AAAS: Drawing on past crises, psychologists launch studies—and offer solutions
As Georgia Reopens, Virus Study Shows Black Residents May Bear Brunt - The New York Times
As Georgia Reopens, Virus Study Shows Black Residents May Bear Brunt - The New York Times: A C.D.C. report released Wednesday suggests that the African-American community in the state is especially vulnerable to infection.
Science behind sanitizing airplane cabin air has advanced but was too late for coronavirus - The Washington Post
Science behind sanitizing airplane cabin air has advanced but was too late for coronavirus - The Washington Post: Industry assurances have blurred the science of cabin air. Biology, physics and pure proximity are all at play.
How NASA engineers developed a ventilator for COVID-19 patients in just a month - The Verge
How NASA engineers developed a ventilator for COVID-19 patients in just a month - The Verge: In 37 days, a team of engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory created a prototype ventilator called VITAL, which is tailored specifically to help patients with COVID-19. Here’s how the project got started and what it took to switch from making Mars probes to medical devices.
What four coronaviruses from history can tell us about covid-19 | New Scientist
What four coronaviruses from history can tell us about covid-19 | New Scientist: Four coronaviruses cause around a quarter of all common colds, but each was probably deadly when it first made the leap to humans. We can learn a lot from what happened next
How accurate is the US coronavirus death count? Some experts say it's off by 'tens of thousands' - ABC News
How accurate is the US coronavirus death count? Some experts say it's off by 'tens of thousands' - ABC News: Experts say the official death toll for the coronavirus is far lower than the true number that could be revealed as deaths are investigated.
Over 3.8 Million Americans Filed for Jobless Benefits Last Week as States Struggle With Coronavirus Claims Surge - WSJ
Over 3.8 Million Americans Filed for Jobless Benefits Last Week as States Struggle With Coronavirus Claims Surge - WSJ: The pandemic has overwhelmed states whose systems for processing benefits are hamstrung by archaic technology, as hundreds of thousands of Americans are still waiting to receive payments. More than 3.8 million Americans filed for jobless benefits last week.
Congress' doctor says he can't test every senator for coronavirus - Axios
Congress' doctor says he can't test every senator for coronavirus - Axios: The Senate is a high-risk group and returns to session on Monday.
Why The Meat Shortages Are Going To Be Much Worse Than Most Americans Are Anticipating – End Of The American Dream
Why The Meat Shortages Are Going To Be Much Worse Than Most Americans Are Anticipating – End Of The American Dream: Many Americans have been absolutely shocked by the meat shortages that have started to happen around the nation, but what most of them don't realize is that the
The Blob Attacks: Gaslighting or Just Gasbagging? | The American Conservative
The Blob Attacks: Gaslighting or Just Gasbagging? | The American Conservative: After a 75-year-run of failure, the foreign policy elite is on the wane, with some clearly taking it harder than others.
Most of U.S. House urges more diplomacy at U.N. to renew Iran arms embargo: sources
Most of U.S. House urges more diplomacy at U.N. to renew Iran arms embargo: sources: Nearly 90% of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to increase its diplomatic action at the United Nations to renew an arms embargo on Iran, congressional sources said on Thursday. In a rare show of bipartisanship, at least 382 of the 429 members
Israeli official offered Trump campaign ‘critical intell’ to avoid defeat in 2016 — FBI doc – Mondoweiss
Israeli official offered Trump campaign ‘critical intell’ to avoid defeat in 2016 — FBI doc – Mondoweiss: US media critical of Russian interference in the 2016 election should be reporting an FBI affidavit suggesting Israeli effort to interfere at the highest level.
Responsible Statecraft
Responsible Statecraft: In order to pile more sanctions on Iran, the U.S. has to be part of the Iran nuclear deal. So now the Trump administration is pretending it never left.
Half of U.S. states easing coronavirus restrictions as jobless numbers grow - Reuters
Half of U.S. states easing coronavirus restrictions as jobless numbers grow - Reuters: The White House let its 2-week-old economic reopening guidelines expire on Thursday as half of all U.S. states forged ahead with their own strategies for easing restrictions on restaurants, retail and other businesses shuttered by the coronavirus crisis.
On Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, Pope Appreciates ‘Good Businessmen Who Protect Workers Like Children’ (FULL TEXT)
On Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, Pope Appreciates ‘Good Businessmen Who Protect Workers Like Children’ (FULL TEXT)
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