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Saturday, September 26, 2020

Farmers Harvest 1,000 Acres for Neighbor Who Suffered Heart Attack

Farmers Harvest 1,000 Acres for Neighbor Who Suffered Heart Attack: Farmers in North Dakota put their harvests on hold last week to help a neighbor who experienced a heart attack after his combine caught fire.

Nurse Gets Pilot to Fly Terminally Ill Father to See His Son Play Football One Last Time

Nurse Gets Pilot to Fly Terminally Ill Father to See His Son Play Football One Last Time: A dying father was able to hug his son before his football game one last time, thanks to a nurse who got a pilot to fly him to the game.

Domino's Pizza Donates $110 Million to St. Jude Children's Hospital

Domino's Pizza Donates $110 Million to St. Jude Children's Hospital: Domino's Pizza donated $110 million to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, making it the largest donation in the hospital's history.

‘I Feel Sorry for Americans’: A Baffled World Watches the U.S. - The New York Times

‘I Feel Sorry for Americans’: A Baffled World Watches the U.S. - The New York Times: From Myanmar to Canada, people are asking: How did a superpower allow itself to be felled by a virus? And why won’t the president commit to a peaceful transition of power?

China Gives Unproven Covid-19 Vaccines to Thousands, With Risks Unknown - The New York Times

China Gives Unproven Covid-19 Vaccines to Thousands, With Risks Unknown - The New York Times: Drug company workers, government officials and others have been injected outside the usual testing process. More will be soon, bewildering experts who worry about potential ill effects.

The Stubborn Persistence of the Russia Bogeyman | The National Interest

The Stubborn Persistence of the Russia Bogeyman | The National Interest: Mueller’s bottom line that investigators “did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities” was widely accepted. Or was it?

A plan for solving California’s energy problem: Dan Brouillette – Daily News

A plan for solving California’s energy problem: Dan Brouillette – Daily News: There are several obvious and practical problems with California’s rush to 100 percent renewable energy.

Myths of the White Working Class - CounterPunch.org

Myths of the White Working Class - CounterPunch.org: On September 22nd, Politico reported on how rank-and-file union members were snubbing Biden for Trump. Perhaps inadvertently, the second sentence reveals what kind of trade unionist this means: “To rank-and-file members in some unions, especially the building trades, it doesn’t matter. They’re still firmly in Donald Trump’s camp.” Historically, construction unions have operated as a white-only More

Some 3,500 companies sue over Trump-imposed Chinese tariffs | China News | Al Jazeera

Some 3,500 companies sue over Trump-imposed Chinese tariffs | China News | Al Jazeera: They are challenging what they call the unlawful escalation of the US trade war with China via imposition of tariffs.

Viral Issue Crucial Update Sept 8th: the Science, Logic and Data Explained! - YouTube

Viral Issue Crucial Update Sept 8th: the Science, Logic and Data Explained! - YouTube: The ultimate update on our viral issue, bar none - Sept 8th 2020 . Get educated guys and gals - or keep your head in the sand while your errant leaders destr...

Are You Feeling Safer? ‘War of the Worlds’ Pits U.S. and Israel Against Everyone Else

 Are You Feeling Safer? ‘War of the Worlds’ Pits U.S. and Israel Against Everyone Else

 https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/09/24/are-you-feeling-safer-war-worlds-pits-us-israel-against-everyone-else/

Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans show signs of past coronavirus infection, large national study finds

 

Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans show signs of past coronavirus infection, large national study finds

This suggests millions may still be vulnerable to infection, authors say

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/09/25/coronavirus-immunity-us/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F2bc5fff%2F5f6f67649d2fda0efb359eab%2F596c0405ade4e24119c0f2a4%2F21%2F60%2F0d4656ed000fda3a72d954764b5ee4e5

The Legal Fight Awaiting Us After the Election | The New Yorker

The Legal Fight Awaiting Us After the Election | The New Yorker: The aftermath of November’s vote has the potential to make 2000 look like a mere skirmish.

Mike Pompeo Brought His Backward View of Human Rights to the UN. Europe Wasn’t Buying It. – Mother Jones

Mike Pompeo Brought His Backward View of Human Rights to the UN. Europe Wasn’t Buying It. – Mother Jones: France, Germany, and Great Britain declined to support the State Department's new vision.

A plan for solving California’s energy problem: Dan Brouillette – Daily News

A plan for solving California’s energy problem: Dan Brouillette – Daily News: There are several obvious and practical problems with California’s rush to 100 percent renewable energy.

Friday, September 25, 2020

Here’s How the Pandemic Finally Ends - POLITICO

Here’s How the Pandemic Finally Ends - POLITICO: A vaccine by early 2021, a steady decline in cases by next fall and back to normal in a few years—11 top experts look into the future.

The knife fight over Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement

 

The knife fight over Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement

 https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/09/26/the-knife-fight-over-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-replacement?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2020-09-25&utm_content=article-link-1&etear=nl_today_1

Will the Justice Department Prosecute John Bolton? - Lawfare

Will the Justice Department Prosecute John Bolton? - Lawfare: Reporting indicates that the Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation, likely concerning possible publication of classified material in Bolton’s book. But bringing charges would be a politically charged endeavor fraught with legal risks.

Inside the Chaos of Immigration Court

Inside the Chaos of Immigration Court: Gabriel Thompson takes us into San Francisco Immigration Court and the labyrinthine system that asylum seekers—and attorneys and judges—are up against.

What If Trump Refuses to Concede? - The Atlantic

What If Trump Refuses to Concede? - The Atlantic: If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him?