Misinformation Guide
Five steps to avoid election misinformation.
Read in Apple News Spotlight: https://apple.news/AuoouPtAoTRSHOCNPK4LzHg
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4.04.2020
Oh right. This too.
Misinformation Guide
Five steps to avoid election misinformation.
Read in Apple News Spotlight: https://apple.news/AuoouPtAoTRSHOCNPK4LzHg
Shared from Apple News
I find this encouraging
Desperate for insight, Trump's team turns to the past to try and save his presidency
One aide studied the Spanish flu while another reviewed FDR's inaugural address, searching for inspiration to tackle today's crisis.
Read in POLITICO: https://apple.news/AD7KZ9kdXQdmzERisJAzj2Q
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They can read.
4.03.2020
In the end, it's all about the bottom line
Inside America's mask crunch: A slow government reaction and an industry wary of liability - The Washington Post
Chief executive Michael Roman said he was concerned that repurposing the company's industrial masks, which made up the bulk of its production, for use by doctors and nurses could leave the company vulnerable to lawsuits. The lack of a liability waiver from Congress — a protection the industry has sought for years — would hinder full distribution of the gear, he said.
4.02.2020
Good to touch base here
Coronavirus Misinformation Tracking Center – NewsGuard
https://www.newsguardtech.com/coronavirus-misinformation-tracking-center/
Great moments in the history of pandemics
Origin of Quarantine | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
4.01.2020
Not so little known now, I guess (WTF?)
Locomotive Engineer Tried to Derail Train to Wreck Navy Hospital Ship Mercy Over Coronavirus Suspicions, Feds Say – NBC Los Angeles
Eduardo Moreno, 44, of San Pedro was charged with one count under a little known federal statute of train wrecking.
There's a right way, a wrong way, and a government way
April 1, 2020 at 8:17 p.m. EDT
Social Security recipients who don't usually file tax returns will automatically get $1,200 payments, Treasury says - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/01/bailout-checks-social-security/
Just when your think you've heard everything
Pence task force freezes coronavirus aid amid backlash - POLITICO
The administration has also placed a moratorium on overseas shipments of USAID's stockpiles of protective gear and is asking that the equipment be sent to the U.S. instead…
No extra charge though, right?
Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers an...
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You thought you had problems, Bunky?
This Woman Accidentally Turned Herself Into A Potato For A Video Meeting And Couldn't Figure Out How To Fix It
Be careful out there
Scams selling coronavirus cures and tests are multiplying, federal authorities say - The Washington Post
Miracle cures and other preparations for the coronavirus is an industry growing quickly, though not quite as quickly as the virus.
Smelling like a rose there, Johnson (you too, Johnson)
As the United States was succumbing to an epidemic of addiction, the Johnson & Johnson family of companies became the leading maker of narcotics for popular opioid pills, a dominance achieved through decades of innovation, navigation of U.S. drug policy, and the cultivation of poppies in this remote haven on the other side of the world.
Johnson & Johnson Announces a Lead Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19; Landmark New Partnership with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; and Commitment to Supply One Billion Vaccines Worldwide for Emergency Pandemic Use
3.31.2020
Noted on a walk this afternoon
Good idea.
OK, let's all take a deep socially distanced breath here, shall we?
"Other nations recommend wearing masks to avoid coronavirus, but the Trump administration has not seen a benefit," begins this article in Politico. I know we're all supposed to hate the Trump and everything he stands for, but in this case, well, the CDC has so far recommended against everybody wearing masks, and so has the WHO. May keep you from spreading it, but won't keep you from getting it.
And anyway, the healthcare workers are having trouble getting the masks they need already, and just try buying on at your local CVS or Walgreens or, for that matter, anywhere in town.
Anyway, FYI, if DIY face masks become all the rage I'm going to wear a bandana, like a train robber,.
I get eggs, sort of…
People rush to raise backyard chickens amid egg shortages, coronavirus concerns - The Washington Post
…grocery stores nationwide are attempting to remain stocked by imposing limits on commonly hoarded products such as milk and eggs.
…but how do you hoard milk? It spoils, doesn't it? Mine does, at least. You could hoard powdered milk, which you can buy in most grocery stores, around here, at least. Or I suppose you could, if you had to, just learn to use spoiled milk and love it.
But really.
It was so many years ago…
NYPD to enforce social distancing on subways: Mayor de Blasio
Police officers will kick riders off the subways and force them to spread out on cars to stop the transmission of coronavirus, Mayor de Blasio said Monday.
…I can't be sure if it still works the same way but when I lived in New York the subway system employed "pushers"—people who worked the platforms during rush hours and literally pushed the last passengers into subway cars so the door could close. "Social distancing" wasn't measured in feet, but in rather small fractions of a inch.
So it's a little difficult to imagine…
3.30.2020
A virus by any other name…
Corona Queens resident laments Coronavirus name - New York Daily News
"Why couldn't it be called the Canarsie virus?"
Ir's not just the bug that bugs us
Cybersecurity experts slam child protection bill that risks rolling back encryption - The Washington Post
"This bill… is clearly a 'backdoor to a backdoor' to encryption."
What is an essential business in 10 U.S. cities - Washington Post
In Chicago:
OTHER ESSENTIAL RETAIL
Liquor stores, gun stores, dispensaries selling recreational and medical marijuana.
And elsewhere…
3.29.2020
Yep, time to re-think this system
Amid coronavirus, soldier, Army vet fought to mass produce $100 ventilators. They hit roadblocks - Army - Stripes
The firm Kalsi contacted wanted tens of millions of dollars before they'd help him, he said.
Stop! Don't tell us any more!
Uranus has started leaking gas, NASA scientists confirm
NASA have learnt from Voyager 2's gassy expedition that the plasmoid itself was about 127,000 miles long and twice as wide.
[H/T Sam Guy]
Who, me?
NYC marijuana dealer says 'business is up 50 percent' amid coronavirus pandemic
Between March 16 and 22, sales of recreational cannabis rose by 50 percent across states including California, Colorado and Oregon, while medical marijuana sales jumped 41 percent from the same period a year ago.
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