Like President Jair Bolsonaro, preachers in Brazil are competing to define the coronavirus. But empty church pews around the country suggest the faithful aren’t buying their stories.
— Read on m.dw.com/en/how-brazils-evangelicals-are-spinning-covid-19/a-53024007
Daily Archives: April 5, 2020
Apple sources 20M face masks, designs and ships face shields for medical workers
Apple has sourced over 20 million face masks it aims to donate to governments to fight the spread of COVID-19, with the iPhone maker also working on designing and producing face shields for use by front-line medical workers.
— Read on iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/20/04/05/apple-sources-20m-face-masks-designs-and-ships-face-shields-for-medical-workers
Democrats urge justices to stay out of Wisconsin primary dispute – SCOTUSblog
One day after Wisconsin Republicans asked the Supreme Court to block a lower-court ruling that extended the deadline for voters to submit absentee ballots in the state’s primary election, Wisconsin Democrats urged the justices to stay out of the dispute and allow that ruling to stay in place for now
Source: Democrats urge justices to stay out of Wisconsin primary dispute – SCOTUSblog
Trump administration determined to exit treaty reducing risk of war
Idiots in charge of safety from war.
Mike Pompeo and Mark Esper agreed to proceed with US withdrawal of Open Skies Treaty despite pandemic, sources say
The Trump administration is determined to withdraw from a 28-year-old treaty intended to reduce the risk of an accidental war between the west and Russia by allowing reconnaissance flights over each other’s territory.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, which has put off a full national security council (NSC) meeting on the Open Skies Treaty (OST), the secretary of defence, Mark Esper, and secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, have agreed to proceed with a US exit, according to two sources familiar with administration planning.
Will Those That Pray Together Die Together?
In this time of need and this time of separation there are a few states that are letting their residents meet and pass their germs from one to another.
I know what the Hell am I going on about, right?
I am talking about the irresponsibility of religious leaders…..like these…..
Then there is Franklin Graham….a slug from the get-go…..
Franklin Graham blamed sinners for the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic during a Saturday night appearance on Fox News.
Host Jeanine Pirro noted the growing death toll and wondered how God could let that happen.
“Well, I don’t think it’s God’s plan for this to happen,” Graham said.
“It’s because of the sin that’s in the world, judge,” he argued.
I have NO use for parasites such as these…
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Joe Biden Now Advocating for ‘Virtual’ 2020 DNC
Joe Biden, whose campaign previously encouraged Americans to go out and vote in droves in the middle of a pandemic, is now advocating for a “virtual” 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Cuba’s Coronavirus Response Is Putting Other Countries to Shame

Ben Burgis (Jacobin Magazine) says, “Cuba is caricatured by the Right as a totalitarian hellhole. But its response to the coronavirus pandemic — from…
Cuba’s Coronavirus Response Is Putting Other Countries to Shame
Puerto Rico discovers protective supply cache amid COVID-19

A report from the Associated Press. The suspected mismanagement of essential supplies during Hurricane Maria turned out to be a boon for Puerto Rico …
Puerto Rico discovers protective supply cache amid COVID-19
25 Latin American and Caribbean countries coordinate to support the regular functioning of the food system during the COVID-19 crisis

A report from Dominican Today. Ministers and secretaries of agriculture, livestock, fishing, food and rural development from 25 countries signed a …
25 Latin American and Caribbean countries coordinate to support the regular functioning of the food system during the COVID-19 crisis