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April 24th, 2020 - 11:35 am § in America

The America we love

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April 24th, 2020 - 10:07 am § in Donald Trump

Watch comedian’s hilarious takedown of Trump’s lethal medical advice

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April 18th, 2020 - 2:42 pm § in Politics

Humans will never overpopulate Planet Earth …

… because nature will thin the herd.  [...]

April 17th, 2020 - 1:58 pm § in America

Coronavirus Hot Spots

To a casual observer — and that’s all I am, a casual observer — it looks like the “hot spots” are most highly concentrated in the densely-populated urban Northeast and the southern states where social distancing mandates are weakest. There isn’t any question that [...]

April 8th, 2020 - 5:23 pm § in America, Religion

‘True Christians do not mind dying,’ defiant pastor says

A Louisiana preacher cited by police 6 times for ignoring a state ban on large gatherings is shrugging off criticism that he’s endangering his flock. “True Christians do not mind dying,” he said in an interview. He’s called stay-at-home orders “tyranny,” and sends[...]

April 8th, 2020 - 12:15 pm § in America

An American Hero

“As the coronavirus pandemic intensified, Leilani Jordan insisted on going to her job as a clerk at a Maryland grocery so she could help seniors …. She had challenges … as a worker with cerebral palsy. But as shoppers around the country raided shelves for necessities in early to mi[...]

April 6th, 2020 - 1:49 pm § in Misc.

British Prime Minister out of ICU

Update: Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, has improved enough to be moved out of intensive care, and is said to be in good spirits. He was moved to an intensive care unit on Monday, April 6, 2020, after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, after being admitted to hospital the previous day[...]

April 6th, 2020 - 9:23 am § in Donald Trump, Politics

Navy boss quits after Trump appears to support Navy captain who stuck up for his crew

Top administration officials including the acting Navy secretary, the secretary of defense, and Trump himself escalated their attacks over the weekend on a Navy aircraft carrier captain who expressed concern about protecting his crew from the coronavirus; but by Tuesday, the administration appeared [...]

April 5th, 2020 - 3:50 pm § in Misc.

Zoo tiger gets covid-19 from keeper

Four tigers and three lions at the Bronx zoo are suffering from dry coughs, and one of the tigers has tested positive for coronavirus, NBC News reported Sunday (April 5, 2020). The cats apparently were exposed to the virus by a zookeeper who later developed symptoms. They are expected to recover. Re[...]

April 2nd, 2020 - 10:57 am § in Donald Trump

Trump calls overwhelmed hospitals “complainers”

“The complainers should have been stocked up and ready long before this crisis hit,” tweeted the president … President Trump unleashed his vitriol today on states and hospitals who have requested medical supplies to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, calling them “complainers” who should[...]