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POLL: Half of Americans will spend relief money on bills and essentials

The first direct payments to U.S. adults from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES
Most people say “worst is behind us” with coronavirus

Sixty-percent (60%) of those who answered our latest unscientific poll at Sharyl-Attkisson.com say the
The coronavirus study the world has been waiting for

One forward-thinking scientist and his team have already started testing U.S. populations for Covid-19

California To Give $125 Million in Cash to Illegal Immigrants in New

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a $125-million relief effort for illegal immigrants in response
US Refuses Release Of 9/11 Documents, Claims Reason For Secrecy Is ‘Secret’

In its latest move to protect its relationship with the Saudi Wahhabi monarchy, the US Deep State blocked
The Paper Of Record Says Feel Sorry For Bill Gates, Who's Been Targeted

The Wall Street Journal's Deepa Seetharaman wants us to know that while poor billionaire Bill Gates has

Links 4/18/2020
How COVID-19 Showed America’s Dependence on Blue-Collar Workers

The outbreak of "hero" talk is a long-overdue admission that blue-collar workers are the backbone
#DemExit Now: How the Democratic Party Cheated Bernie Sanders Out of the

How the Dems played dirty with Sanders.

Have You Heard: Pandemic: School Closures Past, Present, Future

Have You Heard: Pandemic: School Closures Past, Present, Future This isn’t the first time
Mike Rose’s Blog: Risk and Everyday Heroes

Mike Rose’s Blog: Risk and Everyday Heroes In the terrible and constant flow of images
Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Schools, the

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Schools, the Coronavirus, and the Near Future (Part 1)

PUC appoints ex-ERCOT director to monitor power market in Texas

The Public Utility Commission announced the former director of wholesale operations for the state grid
Trump convenes fractious U.S. oil rivals in bid to reverse rout

Chief executives of the nation’s biggest refiners and producers are expected to discuss possible relief
U.S. oil and gas rig count posts largest single-week drop since 2015, Texas

The number of operating U.S. oil and gas rigs plummeted by 64 this week

Trump’s plans to reopen the country face major obstacles

The White House sees doors opening wide for the economy — but health experts see them, at best, ajar.
Trump's Wild West approach to virus cure-alls is a gamechanger for

The PR game concerns policy experts who say pressure on FDA could fuel decisions made on thin ground.
Trump team pledges adequate testing to reopen, despite reports of shortages

President Donald Trump told reporters that the U.S. has run 3.78 million tests so far — “more than any

Nancy Pelosi Hits Donald Trump Where It Hurts Over His Coronavirus Briefings

Right in the TV ratings.

HuffPost
Biden Stumbles Through Televised Interview on Coronavirus Response: ‘You Know, There’s — During World War II, You Know, Where Roosevelt Came Up With A Thing’

Joe Biden on Friday stumbled through an interview on his proposed response to the coronavirus pandemic.Following a long and disjointed introduction, Biden appeared to suggest policy proposals similar to those Franklin D. Roosevelt employed to coordinate manufacturing for the war effort in the 1940's. BIDEN: "Um, you know, there's a, uh, during World War II, uh, you know, where Roosevelt came up with a thing, uh, that, uh, you know, was totally different than a- than the- it's called, he called it, the, you know, the World War II, he had the war- the the War Production Board." pic.twitter.com/CwFSW2UITD -- Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) April 17, 2020"You know, there’s a, uh — during World War II, you know, Roosevelt came up with a thing that uh, you know was totally different than a, than the, you know he called it you know the, World War II, he had the war… the war production board," Biden said.Biden has a history of public speaking gaffes, although the recent frequency of his slip-ups have elicited allegations of cognitive decline from President Trump and his allies. The former vice president's campaign was thrown into further uncertainty with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced various states to implement mail-in voting for their primaries, and has limited campaign events to virtual platforms.During the height of the outbreak in New York, some Democrats speculated on whether Governor Andrew Cuomo might make a better presidential candidate. Cuomo's favorability ratings shot up in his home state as he dealt with the pandemic, however he has denied that he has any intention of challenging Biden.Meanwhile, Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) dropped out of the race after weeks of speculation following a string of Biden primary victories and endorsed the former vice president several days later. Barack Obama has also endorsed his former running-mate.

National Review
What's Driving the Right-Wing Protesters Fighting the Quarantine?

In an era when hardly anything feels nonpartisan, the coronavirus was starting to look like a consensus issue.Infection rates and death tolls have risen across the country, and all but a few governors have issued statewide stay-at-home orders. Americans across party lines acknowledge that the virus is a real threat, and most have been drastically changing their behaviors.Overall, early stirrings of conservative skepticism about the virus's seriousness and its potential effects on the economy seem to have been replaced by a sense of shared concern.But this week, a rash of well-organized protests against state restrictions broke out -- a jolting reminder that not everyone is on board with the new, government-mandated limits on public assembly and economic activity.From the available polling on these issues and the public statements of many organizers, there is reason to believe that this backlash is more about ideology than about fears of the restrictions' economic impact.With fast-developing stories like this one, survey data always lags behind the present moment. But polling shows that these right-wing activists probably speak for only a small minority of Americans -- or even of all Republicans.In a Pew Research Center poll released Thursday, two-thirds of Americans expressed more concern that the economy would reopen too quickly and allow the coronavirus to keep spreading, rather than that it would open too slowly, causing undue strain.Even among most Republicans, bringing things back online too fast was the greater source of concern.Among very conservative voters, the situation was flipped: 65% said they were more worried about reopening too slowly. But is that because of a concern over the economy, or is it because of a simple frustration with the shutdown itself?In a Fox News poll released last week, strongly conservative voters were in fact less likely than others to say they worried that the response to the virus could cause a recession. Most did not say they were "very worried" about this, whereas among the rest of the electorate, more than 3 in 5 said they were very concerned about the prospect of a recession.So the backlash may be less about fears that the response will cause economic harm, and more about a sense of outrage at an infringement on liberties."If there's a statement that I think I'm hearing the most, it's: 'Tell us what to do and trust us to do it; don't try to make us do it by law,'" Robert Cahaly, a Republican pollster and senior strategist for the Trafalgar Group, said of the protesters. "It's that whole axiom of, If you would trade liberty for security, you deserve neither."With President Donald Trump publicly lamenting the need to keep the economy shuttered, the responsibility to lay out restrictions and articulate the justification for them has fallen largely to governors.Most people express general appreciation: Governors' approval ratings are up virtually across the board. But in states with an already intense partisan divide -- like Michigan, Ohio and North Carolina -- a small, vociferous protest movement is arising.On Fox News, Tucker Carlson has called Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan "authoritarian" for placing strict limits on public activity in response to the virus, which has hit the state hard. When Garrett Soldano, a right-wing activist, spoke recently via livestream to his Facebook group, Michiganders Against Excessive Quarantine, he focused more on principles of liberty than on economics."Keeping healthy people at home is tyranny," he said.On the Facebook page of the conservative group Convention of States, which has close to 2 million "likes," a statement posted Thursday read: "Heavy-handed government orders that interfere with our most basic liberties are CERTAIN to do more harm than good."In 2010, when the Tea Party movement reached its peak, less than one-third of Americans identified as supporters, according to Gallup data. But approval of the movement ran slightly ahead of that, meaning some people who did not exactly align with it at least sympathized with its convictions.The Tea Party -- which, like some of this week's anti-restriction protests, was backed by well-funded interest groups -- became a focal point for rallying opposition to President Barack Obama's health care proposal. Trepidation about a health care overhaul was something that many Americans, including those who did not identify as libertarian, could tap into.Partly for this reason, the Tea Party was able to elevate libertarian and other right-wing candidates in the 2010 midterm elections, when Republicans won a bigger net gain than in any congressional election in the previous 60 years.For the anti-shutdown backlash to accrue a similar degree of clout, something other than libertarian outrage may need to become a central theme. Perhaps fear of undue economic strain could play this role.But so far, concern about the virus remains top of mind. Fully 94% of voters in the Fox poll said they were concerned about the virus's spread, and 7 in 10 expressed grave concern. And even most Republicans told Pew that they thought the worst days of this pandemic were still to come.This article originally appeared in The New York Times.(C) 2020 The New York Times Company

The New York Times

Total coronavirus cases now 241

The number of confirmed positives tests on the Navajo Nation for COVID-19 has climbed to 241, as of
Dennehotso family shares experience with coronavirus

Genevieve H. Tso’s family never left her side when she tested positive for the coronavirus last Thursday.
Letters: A nurse’s perspective of COVID-19

I am writing this letter to give my Navajo people an inside perspective of the current pandemic that our

Archaeologists uncover Celtic smelting furnace in Poland that pre-dates

Archaeologists in Poland made a delightful and exciting find near the city of Warkocz by excavating a
Fox News Host Tucker Carlson doesn’t believe Trump’s answers about UFOs

Controversial Fox News’s Tucker Carlson appeared on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens
World’s oldest chess piece could be a rook dating back to the 7th century

The game of chess has been around for a very long time, both fascinating and frustrating players of every

Half a million people may have developed coronavirus antibodies: RIVM

As many as 3% of people in the Netherlands may have developed antibodies against coronavirus, indicating
Nearly 30,000 have tested positive for coronavirus, health institute says

The official death toll from coronavirus in the Netherlands has risen by a further 181 to 3,315, the public
Cut summer holidays to help pupils catch up, education council says

The Dutch education council Onderwijsraad says that if the government does not reopen schools after the May

Sodinokibi Ransomware to stop taking Bitcoin to hide money trail

The Sodinokibi Ransomware has started to accept the Monero cryptocurrency to make it harder for law
Windows 10: The new hidden features found in preview builds

With the latest Windows 10 Insider build, new hidden features have been found that add long-awaited media
The Week in Ransomware - April 3rd 2020 - No Sign of Letting Up

Over the past two week, we have seen an increase in warnings from law enforcement agencies stating that

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

New York Times criticizes Liberty University for re-opening campus during

The New York Times singled out and criticized Liberty University for re-opening its campus during the
USC offers course on how to be a social media influencer

The University of Southern California (USC) offers a college course on training to become a social media
Protesting Syracuse students end sit-in after coronavirus pandemic

Syracuse University was one of many higher education institutions which ended on-campus classes during the

Twitter loses 'transparency' legal battle with US government

In 2014, Twitter sued the US Department of Justice to be allowed to reveal surveillance requests it
UK coronavirus death toll exceeds 15,000: Live updates

Health ministry says hospital death toll from COVID-19 rose by 888 to 15,464.
Spain FM on coronavirus: 'We have entered a stabilisation stage'

Arancha Gonzalez Laya discusses Spain's measures to manage pandemic and says the country remains in a &

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

The health of Gaza announces the recovery of 3 persons with corona and the

The Gaza Ministry of Health announced that 3 of the 12 people infected with Coronavirus in the Gaza Strip
Clashes break out in Kafr Quddum with the occupation soldiers

Clashes broke out friday in the village of Kafr Kaddoum, east of Qalqilya, with Israeli soldiers after the
Launching the international humanitarian campaign to lift the siege on Gaza

The international humanitarian campaign to lift the siege on Gaza was launched, with the participation and

Coronavirus: Stars set for One World: Together At Home concert

Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Elton John will also perform from their homes in support of frontline workers.
Coronavirus: Japan doctors warn of health system 'break down' as

It comes as coronavirus cases in the country surge, leaving its doctors and hospitals stretched.
Coronavirus: Double warning over antibody tests

Experts say screening may not prove immunity from coronavirus, and Britons are warned over unproven tests.

Court Finds For Former MP in Counterclaim Against “VIP Sex Abuse” Accuser

From the Daily Mail: A former Liberal Democrat MP is to receive libel damages from an alleged fantasist who
Sandy Hook Conspiracism: A Note on Moon Rock Books

From CBS News, in June: The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a
BBC News Probes “Annie Tacker”

This one is being widely reported – from Phil Kemp at BBC News: There are many unanswered questions

S.A.D? (Seasonal Affective Disorder) or might we be fighting nature?

Originally posted on Everything Matters: Beyond Meds : Healthline, which features my site along with nine
Go all the way. Roll the dice.

Charles bukowski at his finest — and heck, he’s a cat person…after my own heart…
Chronic illness and pharmaceutical injury…what is it?

This is my experience after what, at this point, amounts to thousands of hours of mindful presence with the

Goldman Sachs Buys 2 Luxury Private Jets As Main Street On Verge Of

This is definitely not a good look. At a time when the federal government is struggling to manage its $2
United Nations Wants 10 Percent of World’s Income to Fight COVID-19

Avowed socialist and United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has announced the creation of a
Coronavirus Delaware: Police Authorized To Pull Over Out-Of-State Drivers

Police in Delaware have been given the authority to pull over out-of-state drivers during the coronavirus

Newborn is Here: Things to Have on Your Bed

This is not a list of baby “must-haves.” This is a list for the bedridden mothers. When a
10 Low Time Preference Parenting Tactics

Low time preference is a term generally used in economics or evolutionary psychology to describe an
Slav Mom Cooking

This is NOT medical advice. Please consult your doctor before you eat food. Low fat, high carb, high sugar

In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, state budgets and taxes, the economy,
How Much Will States Receive Through the Education Stabilization Fund in

One important form of the CARES Act’s aid for states is the Education Stabilization Fund
Next Step on Stimulus Rebates: Automatic Delivery for People Receiving SSI

It’s welcome news that Treasury and the IRS will use the authority that Congress gave them

Another Climate-COVID Computer Modelling Similarity

In this post, I wrote about parallels between climate and COVID alarm and related issues of computer
Parallels Between COVID-19 Alarm and Global Warming Alarm

So I finally had a day or two of downtime from trying to keep my business afloat (it's weird reading
For the Left, Excess Hospital Beds Were "Too Many Deoderants" ...

For years, a significant critique (mostly from the Left) of health care costs has been that over-investment

The Stimulator: Keep Your Rent!

Dandelion Salad sub.Media on Mar 28, 2020 This April 1st, millions of people won’t be able to afford their
Sick and Sadistic: World Fights COVID-19 Amid U.S. Sanctions, by Finian

by Finian Cunningham Writer, Dandelion Salad East Africa Crossposted from Strategic Culture Foundation, Apr
Michael Parenti: Welfare for the Wealthy

with Michael Parenti Writer, Dandelion Salad Originally posted Nov. 27, 2011 “And they launch

COVID-19 is a harsh teacher. Let’s learn from it.

Two more lessons from America's experience with COVID-19. The cost in lives and money might be
We can’t defeat our foes because we cannot see them

The media obsess over the "who caused coronavirus" mystery, while a far more important question
A new phase of the epidemic begins with propaganda

We know we are in the last phase of the epidemic because the propaganda barrage begins as powerful forces

Global Leaders Must Prioritise Children’s Wellbeing amid Coronavirus

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday pleaded with global leaders and families to
UN Faces Financial & Liquidity Crisis as Global Pandemic Rages

Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury is a former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the UN (2002
Multilateralism Through Public-Private Partnerships Are Key to Flattening

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that now is “a defining moment for modern society

Quarantine (XI): The Fragile Truce

Reinaldo Iturriza López Man with a mask. Cappuccinos, Caracas. Photo: Dikó. Cacri Photos Collective A Slap
Joint Call for International Cooperation in the Battle Against COVID-19

The Cuban Communist Party joined the international call for cooperation in the battle against the epidemic,
A New Humanity, A New World

Owei Lakemfa Cuban doctors arriving in Milan, Italy. Owei Lakemfa is the former secretary general of the

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Argentina sets out its debt restructuring proposal to private creditors

Argentina sketched out its debt restructuring proposal to international creditors on
The Falklands' tourist season that fell off the cliff

The 2019/20 tourist season is likely to be remembered as, “the one that fell off the
Taiwan reveals emails warning WHO of disease in December; Dr. Tedros

The coronavirus pandemic has infected over two million people and has caused the

Officials outraged over proposed solar siting changes #NY

A proposed budget amendment that would cut local voices out of the solar permitting process is moving
Santa Barbara County supervisors deny appeal of Lompoc-area wind project

An appeal of the design for a wind energy project in the hills south of Lompoc was denied Tuesday by the
German government defeats plan to abolish fines for wind power projects

The German government has rejected parliament proposals to ease restrictions on the construction of new

Covid-19: The Cost of a 'Non-Europe'

Despite the European Union's efforts to put health and economic measures in place and the increasing
Hungary and the Union's Achilles' heel

For years, the Polish and Hungarian – and, to a lesser extent, Romanian – governments have fought a crusade
Brexit and its limited impact on European security

This year's 56th Munich Security Conference attempted to shed some light on the decline of both Europe

Why Homemade Masks Make Sense

Coronavirus deaths follow choir practice. A grassroots, homemade-masks-for-all movement gathers steam.
Losing Doctors on the Battlefield

61 physicians have died in Italy. They're also dying in France, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
The Virus and the Fires

When things are dire, humans accomplish amazing feats.

The Survival Rate of Each Lung Cancer Stage

We all know that there are many stages of lung cancer and you might be wondering how each stage is like and
Chocolates Help Fight Cancer- Myth or Truth?

How amazing (and difficult) is it to love something that is also supposed to do you a world of good
Top 6 Symptoms That Indicate Breast Cancer

Cancer is one of the fastest growing cause of deaths in the world. The most common type of cancer include &

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recent
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?

It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October without
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare

More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by

East Java's Mount Semeru spews 2,000-meter-high column of ash

Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, has reportedly shown elevated volcanic activity that was marked with a
Timing of Earth's biggest earthquakes follows a 'devil's

The timing of large, shallow earthquakes across the globe follows a mathematical pattern known as the devil
6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Ogasawara island: USGS

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's Ogasawara on Saturday with a depth of 458 km, the U.S

Coronavirus: Police lack power to truly enforce lockdown rules

Police must believe someone with coronavirus is breaching isolation rules to enter properties or pull over
Wellington man forced to leave family in China, now stuck in hotel

Jeremy List is stuck in an Auckland hotel, his daughter and wife left half a world away in a Chinese
Coronavirus: Thank you to our essential workers

Prominent Kiwis thank those keeping the country going during the coronavirus lockdown.

The Art of Book Design: The Living Mummy

via: The Library of Congress
David Brooks is still writing columns?

Why? What the fuck is wrong with the NY Times? (I know, I seem to have spent the last couple of decades
False negatives in coronavirus testing

When I last checked the Covid-19 trend line, it showed an encouraging flattening in the rate of growth of