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WATCH: How do we go from oil bust back to boom?

We begin with the Texas oil boom-now-turned-bust thanks to a bad case of coronavirus. The pandemic has
POLL: Many optimistic about future

Many of those polled say they believe their future is bright! That's according to the latest
WATCH: Whistleblower prosecuted, imprisoned, then rewarded $104 million

Now we’re going to catch up with a man who may be one of the world’s most intriguing whistleblowers, he’s

Here’s Why The US Economy Would Continue To Crash Even If All Lockdowns

COVID-19 has created an enormous amount of fear, and that fear is doing far more damage to the economy than
“Big Doctor”: Fever-Reading Drones Just The Beginning

Last month, police departments in Daytona Beach and Connecticut unveiled what was initially touted as a
Kansas City Forces Businesses, Churches to Keep Lists of Visitors for COVID

As part of its partial reopening of “nonessential” institutions, Kansas City, Missouri, is now requiring

Jesse Ventura Could Pose a Greater Threat Than Biden or the Democrats

How Jesse Ventura could upset the already wobbly Biden apple cart.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/4/2020

Today's Water Cooler: #COVID19 stats and international comparison, Biden (Summers, suburban moms
Tale of Two Cities Redux: HK to Ease its COVID-19 Restrictions, While NYC

Hong Kong’s public health authorities protect its population from COVID-19, via use of masks; NYC, by

Education Law Center: New York’s Pandemic Adjustment: Depriving Resources

Education Law Center: New York’s Pandemic Adjustment: Depriving Resources to Students Impacted by COVID-19
Curmudgucation: We’re About to Hear Many Suggestions About How to Reshape

Curmudgucation: We’re About to Hear Many Suggestions About How to Reshape Education. Here’s How to Sort
VAMboozled!: Special Issue: Moving Teacher Evaluation Forward

VAMboozled!: Special Issue: Moving Teacher Evaluation Forward At the beginning of this week,

Diamond Offshore files for bankruptcy amid historic crude crash

Diamond Offshore Drilling, the rig contractor controlled by Loews Corp., filed for bankruptcy amid an
U.S. oil and gas rig count below 500, continues plunge as oilfield activity

The number of operating U.S. oil and gas rigs continued its steep declines this week, plunging by 64.
Oil extends recovery from selloff but concern over glut lingers

Oil extended its recovery from Monday’s plunge below zero, but trading remains volatile with the market

How a 96-hour project helped Trump's team reverse its testing debacle

Public-private partnership sees some results, but can it produce enough Covid-19 tests to reopen the
States were supposed to team up on reopening. It hasn’t gone as planned.
‘Viewers will get tired of another season’: Trump and governors shrug off

After nearly two months of a nationwide shutdown, Trump and other officials are turning their attention to

The White House has banned its entire coronavirus task force from testifying to Congress, as a House panel gears up to investigate the government's pandemic response

A House subcommittee is investigating the US government response to the coronavirus crisis, and is set to meet this Wednesday.

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Chris Christie Says U.S. Needs to Reopen and Accept More Deaths

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on Monday that the American economy needs to reopen quickly and that tens of thousands of more Americans may die from the novel coronavirus, insisting that Americans are “gonna have to” accept that.Speaking to CNN correspondent Dana Bash on her The Daily DC podcast, Christie—who now works as an ABC News contributor—pushed for the reversal of stay-at-home orders in order to open up businesses and ramp up economic activity.Confronted with recent models that now show that as many as 135,000 Americans will die due to decreased social distancing amid the pandemic, Christie essentially threw up his hands and said there really wasn’t a choice.“Of course, everybody wants to save every life they can—but the question is, towards what end, ultimately?” Christie said. “Are there ways that we can thread the middle here to allow that there are going to be deaths, and there are going to be deaths no matter what?”Echoing previous comments he’s made that the country cannot wait to reopen the economy, the former Trump transition team member asserted that “we’re going to destroy the American way of life” if people don’t immediately get back to work.Bash then asked the ex-governor if the public could accept reopening following reports that a White House model is now projecting a daily death toll of 3,000 by June 1. “They’re gonna have to,” Christie bluntly replied. “We’re in the midst of a pandemic that we haven’t seen in over 100 years. And we’re going to have to continue to do things.”Asked how he would tell the American public about the need to reopen if he were the president, Christie responded: “The message is that the American people have gone through significant death before.”“We sent our young men during World War II over to Europe, out to the Pacific, knowing, knowing that many of them would not come home alive,” he said. “And we decided to make that sacrifice because what we were standing up for was the American way of life. In the very same way now, we have to stand up for the American way of life.”About half the states have begun to reopen public spaces and their economies in recent days despite cases growing in many areas and the confirmed U.S. death count from coronavirus approaching 70,000. President Donald Trump, who has called for states to “LIBERATE,” casually conceded during a Sunday Fox News town hall that the final death toll could reach 100,000 after claiming just a few weeks ago that it would be half that number.Chris Christie Clashes With ‘The View’ Hosts on ImpeachmentRead more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

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China is reportedly silencing coronavirus survivors who want answers on what went wrong with the country's early coronavirus response

According to The New York Times, Wuhan residents who survived the virus or lost loved ones have been threatened for questioning China's response.

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COVID claims former Miss Western, 28

“Afterward, I don’t know what happened,” Laverne said. “She got sick. She was coughing, but not that bad
High test rates continue to yield high COVID case numbers

Lately the strategy has been to begin mass testing of the general public for a day or two in certain
UCSF team lends hand on Navajo

“We have partners like you all who are friends to Navajo,” said Nez to the HEAL team “that have a heart for

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

‘Sobibor began in the Vondelpark with a sign that said no Jews’: Dutch king

The Netherlands remembered its war dead on Monday in a series of pared down ceremonies nationwide, as
KLM makes face masks a requirement on all flights

Dutch flag carrier KLM is making face masks compulsory of all flights from Monday May 11. The airline said
NS introduces extra measures to keep travellers safe

Extra measures will be introduced at train stations to remind travellers of the 1.5 metre rule and keep the

How to prevent new Windows 10 updates from ruining your day

Microsoft allows Windows 10 Home, Pro and Enterprise customers to control when and how Windows 10 installs
Hackers exploit zero-day in Sophos XG Firewall, fix released

Sophos has fixed a zero-day SQL injection vulnerability in their XG Firewall after receiving reports that
WSLFetch creates colorful Windows 10 WSL Linux information

If you want to show off what Windows Subsystem for Linux distribution you are using in Windows 10, you can

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

Bloomberg-funded study finds illegal immigrant students make up 2% of all

With colleges and universities scrambling to find sources of revenue, administrators have turned to
Former Nevada governor throws hat into the ring to pursue university

Nevada's former governor resigned from MGM to pursue the University of Nevada-Reno's university
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

World coronavirus death toll exceeds 250,000: Live updates

Toll continues to rise as US and China step up war of words over coronavirus origin and countries ease
Researchers double US coronavirus death forecast as curbs eased

University of Washington experts say 'rising mobility' could lead to nearly 135,000 deaths by
Coronavirus eats into Singaporeâ€™s already struggling hawker trade

With dining on site banned, food outlets set up online groups, adopt home-delivery services in bid to

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

Ramadan at the time of Corona … everything has changed

The usual Ramadan atmosphere was absent from Hanadi Tayseer’s house on the first day of the holy
Gaza: End quarantine of 8 recoverers, no new injuries

Ashraf Al-Qudra, a spokesman for health in Gaza, said today, Saturday, that the medical team ended the
Occupation strengthens the distribution of demolition notices in the West

The occupation continued its policies aimed at stabilizing settlement plans in the West Bank, through the

Coronavirus: France's first known case 'was in December'

A Paris doctor says a patient first diagnosed with pneumonia is now known to have had Covid-19.
New Zealand PM: No open borders for 'a long time'

But Jacinda Ardern said "a safe zone of travel" between Australia and her country may be possible
Colson Whitehead: Author wins Pulitzer Prize for a second time

Colson Whitehead wins the fiction prize three years after winning for The Underground Railroad.

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

While one curve bends, the unemployment curve surges: 26.5 million

The economic devastation brought on by the COVID19 outbreak has been dramatic. Healthcare systems across
WATCH: Bill Gates and Ellen Discuss Vaccinating ‘7 Billion Healthy People’

While millions of Americans suddenly find themselves jobless and broke, Bill and Melinda Gates just
Food Rotting in the Fields But Shortages in the Stores

Food banks are running out of food but farmers are letting it rot in the fields. What's going on.

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 COVID-19, the economy, health, the federal budget, and
Medicaid Protections in Families First Act Critical to Protecting Health

The Families First Act includes stronger MOE protections than FMAP increases enacted in
Fiscal Stimulus Needed to Fight Recessions

The last recession left key lessons for policymakers, who should now use a wide array of

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

Michael Hudson: US Coronavirus Bailout Scam is $6 Trillion Giveaway to Wall

by Michael Hudson Writer, Dandelion Salad April 26, 2020 Moderate Rebels on Apr 20, 2020 Facing the Covid
Chris Hedges: The History of Populism in America

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Apr 25, 2020 On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to D
Joe or No? by Jim Kavanagh

by Jim Kavanagh Writer, Dandelion Salad The Polemicist, Apr. 22, 2020 April 24, 2020 Here we go again. Now

What comes after COVID-19 might be worse

Every week more nations get COVID-19 under control, slowing its growth rate. After COVID-19 comes the hit
Let’s learn from COVID-19. Start with the big lesson.

COVID-19 is a test for America's ability to cope with the severe crises that lie ahead in the 21st
After many wins, the Left prepares for the final battle

The Left has been winning since the 1970s. Now their war on us enters the pursuit phase of battle, the last

Has COVID-19 Reversed Progress for India’s Small Tea Growers?

As the sun sets over the hills, Prafulla Debbarma, a small tea grower in Dhanbilash village in north
The Unseen Link Between Clean Cooking and the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and revealed to what extent current economic models are
May Day: Large number of children work in tea estates

After her mother passed away, her father remarried and moved elsewhere, and so attending school became a

#CubaSalva: Battle for Life in Turin

Enrique Ubieta April 25 is Liberation Day from Nazi-Fascism in Italy. Mussolini, supported by the German
Rescuing Humanity

Jorge Arreaza Montserrat Ernesto “Che” Guevara, in his meridian clarity and precision in
Resistance in Times of Coronavirus in Honduras

Ricardo Arturo Salgado Bonilla The consequences of the planetary contagion with COVID 19 are, at this point

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 arrested on Sunday a Portuguese trawler poaching in its EEZ

The Argentine Coast Guard arrested on Sunday a Portuguese trawler poaching in the
Argentina cannot afford to pay creditors more

By Martin Guzman (*) – The following piece was published in the Sunday editions of
Bolsonaro's anti confinement rally in Brasilia attracts thousands

Brazil's President Jail Bolsonaro railed against the country's lockdown on

Fremont Co. Supervisors set wind turbine ordinance public hearing #IA

(Sidney) – Fremont County officials have set a public hearing for a proposed wind turbine ordinance
Energy siting plans are dangerous recipe #NY (letter)

Many folks may not be aware that the pared down catastrophic budget for New York state includes new
Major Granite Belt wind farm project stalls #AUS

The silence is deafening from a Chinese-owned wind farm developer who had touted plans to build on a

Disproving the "Europe has been invaded by migrants” myth

The European Magnifying Glass: Migration in Focus feature continues! - Migration
Covid-19: What about the refugees at Europe's borders?

While European countries take historic measures to protect themselves from COVID-19, the situation for
COVID-19: the spirit of Ventotene to the rescue of the EU?

During the plenary session of the European Parliament, organised on Thursday 16th April in Brussels

This Blog Will Return May 20th

In the interim, I recommend this brilliant essay on what the coronavirus has taught us.
Civil Liberties, the Economy & Typhoid Mary

Let us not be cavalier about the coronavirus. Let us pay proper respect to the dead.
Belgium: Coronavirus Hotspot

The death toll you've heard almost nothing about.

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

Lockdowns ending but their politics still rule

While it looks like the worm is turning against the draconian economic shutdowns decreed by governments, so
Believe all women? Beating Trump is more important to deranged Dems than

With Joe Biden accused of sexual assault, Democrats and the mainstream media are being exposed as
US billionaires funded failed 'armed invasion' of Venezuela using

As we've recently observed, Washington's push to oust Maduro is by no means over, even if seemingly

Coronavirus: Prime Minister 'optimistic' we can continue on path of

The death of a woman in her 90s has died is the third linked to a rest home cluster in West Auckland.
Nursing students use online avatar to help practical learning during

The programme simulates real life nursing situations for the students.
Animals at Staglands wait impatiently for visitors to return

A cockatoo whittles a log, a goose anxiously wanders the carpark. The animals at Staglands are missing

Animal crossing, and confronting mental health in the face of DOOM

There’s a lot to be said about dealing with mental health as a leftist sort of person in the 20th
The coronavirus testing fiasco

John Oliver walks us through the massive failure in the US to develop both diagnostic and antibody tests
Another professor embarrasses the professoriate

A university professor filed suit against his institution because it chastised him for inappropriate sexual