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LISTEN: The Quarantine Song by Adam Sandler

First there was the Hanukkah song. Now there is the Quarantine song. It’s “about life during
See the military labs working on coronavirus medicine

Military researchers are working on coronavirus solutions in high level bio safety labs at Ft. Detrick
POLL: 59% not concerned that COVID-19 will negatively impact their child’s

The majority of parents (59%) are not concerned about COVID-19 having a negative impact on their child

Remains of 90 million-year-old rainforest discovered under Antarctic ice

About 90 million years ago, West Antarctica was home to a thriving temperate rainforest, according to
US Box Office Sales Collapse To Just $5,179; Was $204 Million During Same

As millions of Americans spend quality time with their families to avoid the global pandemic, box office
COVID-19: Was This New Medical Police State Planned?

The New Inequalities and People-to-People Social Protection

Yves here. On the one hand, this post contains many examples of how people with resources are assisting
Links 4/3/2020
The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Opened the Curtains on the World’s Next

COVID-19 has exposed flaws in the global supply chain economic model; advances in technology have rendered

Yong Zhao: PISA Peculiarities (4): High Test Scores, Low Life Satisfaction

Yong Zhao: PISA Peculiarities (4): High Test Scores, Low Life Satisfaction PISA has many
Curmudgucation: How Do High Expectations Change a Classroom

Curmudgucation: How Do High Expectations Change a Classroom Teachers know that expectations
Radical Eyes for Equity: The Real Reading Debate and How We Fail to Teach

Radical Eyes for Equity: The Real Reading Debate and How We Fail to Teach Reading Sometimes

Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton invited to OPEC's June meeting

Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton, one of three officials elected to regulate the oil and gas industry in
Apache laying off 85 workers in Midland

Apache Corp. is laying off 85 employees in Midland in response to the oil crash.
Tenaris lays off 900 as demand for pipeline projects crumbles

Oilfield pipe manufacturer Tenaris plans to lay off 900 people as record low oil prices and the impacts of

When Can America Reopen From Its Coronavirus Shutdown?

The answer depends how you weigh human health against the economy. We asked experts how to think about the
Trump’s biggest 2020 pitch disintegrates

In just weeks, the president’s challenge has morphed from building on his predecessor’s economic record to
Massive small business rescue gets off to stormy start

Lenders won't be issuing money to small businesses until next week.

Fox News Doctor Hits Brian Kilmeade With Blunt Coronavirus Reality Check

“Everyone thinks that New York City is the hot spot and that’s the only one that’s going to be, but that’s not true," the "Fox & Friends" host was told by a medical contributor.

HuffPost
Trump news – live: President sparks mask feud with Trudeau as White House edits stockpile language after backlash at Jared Kushner claim

Americans are expected to be advised to wear cloth masks in public, after the US reported more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths in the highest single day death toll in the world.The Trump administration is formalising new guidance which will advise citizens to use non-medical masks, T-shirts or scarves over their mouths and noses while outdoors – although the president said it would not be mandatory.

The Independent
The IRS will reportedly begin issuing $1,200 stimulus payments on April 9, but some Americans could wait up to 5 months to receive their check

About 145 million Americans can expect the cash meant to support those most affected by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

Business Insider

Farmington firefighter tests positive; first responders take precautions

Allen said the FFD employee did not contract the virus while performing their duties. No other FFD
Two deaths in Western may have been COVID; virus spread at church rally

Dozens of people from at least six Western Navajo chapters — Cameron, Chilchinbeto, Coppermine, Kaibeto
Navajo police enforcing shelter in place order

Francisco said two of his officers were on a 14-day quarantine in their homes and were being monitored

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

Dutch children’s series wins International Emmy Kids Award

Public broadcaster VPRO’s children’s programme De regels van Floor (Floor Rules) has won the prestigious
Dutch police take 10 corona fraud webshops off line

Dutch police have taken 10 web shops off line in a move to prevent internet fraud connected with
More deaths and hospitalisations but there are signs of change: RIVM

A further 447 patients have been hospitalised in the Netherlands due to the coronavirus outbreak, while 134

Israel Govt's New 'Shield' App Tracks Your Coronavirus Exposure

The Israeli Ministry of Health has released a new mobile app called "The Shield" that will alert
How to Make the Windows 10 Taskbar Completely Transparent

Many users enjoy modifying their Windows 10 experience by changing user interface characteristics beyond
Microsoft Pauses New Edge Browser Versions Due to Coronavirus

Microsoft is pausing the releases of new major versions of the Edge browser, including version 81, to

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

Striking graduate workers forced classes to close for a day

Striking graduate student workers forced the University of California-Santa Cruz to close classes for at
Coronavirus could affect college enrollment and college’s bottom line

The ongoing coronavirus will affect U.S. colleges and universities student enrollment and their budgets
Tulane University removes Victory Bell due to past history on a slave

Tulane University removed its Victory Bell after administrators discovered the bell was used on a

UN calls for global ceasefire to fight coronavirus: Live updates

UN chief urges parties to conflict to lay down arms and allow nations to combat coronavirus.
Coronavirus: What sporting events are affected by the pandemic?

As the virus spreads across the globe, sports bodies are cancelling or postponing events.
Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?

Over 1 million infections are confirmed in at least 180 countries and territories, including more than

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

Lebanon: Dbayeh refugee camp faces coronavirus threat amid UNRWA absence

A boy sits near the sacks of flours during a food aid distribution by the United Nations Relief and Works
Bethlehem: 17 recovered from coronavirus, released from quarantine

Palestinian Ministry of Health and Security Services have released 17 Palestinians who have recovered from
Israel closes most gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli forces block the doors of Al-Aqsa mosque complex on 11 August 2019 On Friday Israeli occupation

Coronavirus: New York forced to redistribute ventilators

New York state - the centre of the US outbreak - had its largest single-day jump in virus deaths.
Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

The 1970s soul singer died of heart complications, his family said.
How Trump's attitude toward coronavirus has shifted

Since the start of the year, how has President Trump's attitude towards coronavirus changed?

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

A surge of unemployment claims is coming from the COVID-19 outbreak: A

The COVID-19 outbreak has jarred an 11-year bull market into a sudden downturn and what looks to be a
Rand Paul becomes first senator to contract coronavirus, is in quarantine

Sen. Rand Paul has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in quarantine, he said Sunday.
Will the US government nationalize Boeing?

About 12 years after the US government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler, Washington policymakers are

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

Low-Income People Must Be Eligible for Stimulus Payments — and Actually

Lawmakers must not only make low- and moderate-income people eligible for the full
Interactive Map: Some States Much Better Prepared Than Others for Recession

For more information, see Report: Some States Much Better Prepared Than Others for
In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the economy, the federal budget, federal taxes, state

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
Please Honor Social Distancing Rules, Even if You Are Skeptical of the Risk

I write this because I have been publicly skeptical of some of the COVID-19 responses. But be that as it
COVID-19 And Some Thoughts on Data Analysis

I am not going to take a position on COVID-19 severity now, if for no other reason as I am not an expert

Socialism at Its Finest after Fed’s Bazooka Fails by Ellen Brown

by Ellen Brown Writer, Dandelion Salad The Web of Debt Blog, Mar. 21, 2020 March 22, 2020 In what is being
Chris Hedges: The Criminalization of Rap

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Mar 21, 2020 On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to
Chris Hedges and Lee Camp, et al: Money Alone Cannot Overcome Coronavirus

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges and Lee Camp RT America on Mar 19, 2020 Pulitzer-winning journalist and &

Working from home – the next revolution, now happening

Industrial revolutions are not one big event. They are many incremental changes with giant effects. Wars
Stories from America during COVID-19

America's experience with COVID-19 provides powerful lessons for us about the world and especially
Great news! China restarts after COVID-19. Watch & learn.

While COVID-19 spreads across American, many scream for a third month that China lies about its numbers

COVID-19 requires gender-equal responses to save economies

Written by Isabelle Durant , Deputy Secretary-General, and Pamela Coke-Hamilton , Director, Division on
Can We Use Digital Technology to Cushion the Pandemic’s Blow?

Alan Gelb is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD), a Washington, DC-based research
The Gaza Strip and COVID-19: Preparing for the Worst

The coronavirus is now present in Gaza, the populous Palestinian enclave blockaded by air, land and sea

Venezuela: Collective Organization and Solidarity in Response to COVID-19

How Do You Fight COVID-19 in a Municipality on the Venezuelan Border with Colombia? Since March 13
The U.S. Response to Coronavirus Has Been Nothing Short of Criminal.

Dipti S. Barot “With every crucial delay, with every blunder and misstep, the toll is going to be measured
Quarantine (X): The Day After the Pandemic

Reinaldo Iturriza López Photo: Giuliano Salvatore Thinking about the world we live in In our homes, as most

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?

Trump orders sanitary evacuation of Zaandam and Rotterdam passengers

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that US authorities will evacuate
Wild animals are slipping to explore empty streets of lock-downed cities

With humans retreating into their homes as more and more countries go under
One million Brits claimed "universal credit" welfare payments in

Almost one million people have claimed "universal credit" welfare payments

The answer is blowin’ in the wind: turbines blamed for Japan city’s TV

AKITA – Residents of this northeastern Japan prefecture have been struggling with poor television
DTE Energy submits revised energy plan #MI

DTE Energy Co. in Detroit has filed a revised energy plan that has accepted all recommendations issued Feb.
Floating wind farms a hot topic at forum #ME

ROCKPORT – If a changing climate, whale protection regulations and, now, the as yet immeasurable threat

Elected through Facebook: have Europeans lost control of their politics?

Juuso Järviniemi asks what impact social media is having on our democracies. - Digital Affairs
Democracy needs a Copernican revolution to survive climate change

Head of the Communications Unit of the European Green Party Valentin Dupouey explores how our democracies
#DemocracyUnderPressure: what is JEF's campaign all about?

JEF's Executive Board explains what #DemocracyUnderPressure consists of and why it's important. -

Best Coronavirus Memes

Humour is our secret weapon.
From Valentine’s to Friday the 13th

Four weeks ago, we lived in a different world.
Italy’s Hospital Meltdown

Coronavirus has turned hospitals into war zones, say Italian doctors.

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

Facebook removes Project Veritas video for violating policy against

Facebook said Wednesday that it pulled a video by right-wing activist James O'Keefe for violating the
What seems unnatural about COVID-19 (SARS CoV-2)?

An interview transcript with a medical doctor/viral genome scientist. While conducting some online research
US alcohol sales increase 55 percent in one week amid coronavirus pandemic

In the week ending March 21, sales on alcoholic beverages have spiked by 55 percent according to market

Coronavirus: Close schools immediately, Teaching Council pleads

On behalf of 130,000 teachers, the Teaching Council has called for the immediate closure of all schools and
Hospital staff accuse cops of dumping violent patients at hospital

Hospital staff say they are being put at risk as police drop off an increasing number of violent patients.
Coronavirus: Kiwi hospitality industry facing grim reality amid pandemic

Leading hospitality business says redundancies are inevitable, as fallout from coronavirus claims bars and

The Art of Book Design: Tales of Chekhov, The Witch and Other Stories

Sometimes the simplicity of beautiful lettering is all you need. via: The Internet Archive
Bill Withers has died

I really shouldn’t listen to the first song in this set when Mary is gone and we’re not sure
Life in China during the quarantine

Peter Hessler is an American with a wife and two young children who has been living in China for a few