India News: India has quietly removed colonial statues from public spaces unlike the dramatic pulling down of monuments of slavers that unfolded in the UK and US
— Read on m.timesofindia.com/india/how-colonial-statues-vanished-from-indias-cities/articleshow/76703063.cms
Daily Archives: June 30, 2020
How Mis- And Disinformation Campaigns Online Kneecap Coronavirus Response – Note
NewsGuard, a startup by two former journalists that vets the internet for misinformation, has identified 217 websites in Europe and the United States that publish “materially false” information about COVID-19. The volume is so great that NewsGuard, which was launched to check political fabrications, has pivoted to full-time COVID-19 fact-checking.
Source: How Mis- And Disinformation Campaigns Online Kneecap Coronavirus Response – Note
F.C.C. Designates Huawei and ZTE as National Security Threats
So, who owns stock in alternative firms. I guess the other side should not buy from companies that do business with the NSA, like AT&T did for years? https://ift.tt/2nspN82
American cellular businesses will no longer be able to spend federal money on equipment from the two Chinese companies.
NYC Budget Updates: Council Speaker “Disappointed” In Lack Of Cuts To NYPD – Gothamist – (late night fund shuffle fools, satisfies no one)
“Are there gonna be critics on all sides? Of course. But I’m convinced this is real change.”
Source: NYC Budget Updates: Council Speaker “Disappointed” In Lack Of Cuts To NYPD – Gothamist
US buys up world stock of key Covid-19 drug remdesivir | US news | The Guardian – (3-month supply from sole source Gilead – who recently bought a lot of Gilead stock?)
The Trump administration has now bought more than 500,000 doses, which is all of Gilead’s production for July and 90% of August and September. (Sets stage for only rich getting the medicine and Gilead getting $3,000 per patient)
Source: US buys up world stock of key Covid-19 drug remdesivir | US news | The Guardian
A Love Letter to All in the Time of COVID-19. | Rebelle Society
snippet: This is an opportunity for us too, not just the coronavirus or the media or the governments to capitalize on. It is time to take the time to understand what is really important. Love is at the core. I feel it in my heart. It is time to love one other, love our lives, our families, our communities, our planet and its creatures, and to love this life as it is. Because really, what are we here for?
Source: A Love Letter to All in the Time of COVID-19. | Rebelle Society
Gov. Mike DeWine is extending public health orders that were due to expire. Here is a list. – cleveland.com
1. Reopening bars and restaurants to dine-in service, with exceptions.
2. Also on May 14 was an order that reopens hair and nail salons, day spas, barber shops, tattoo parlors, body piercing businesses and tanning facilities.
3. Camp Safe Ohio.
4. Baseball, softball, batting cages, golf courses, miniature golf, local and public pools and aquatic centers, tennis facilities, skills training for all sports, general noncontact sports — such as bowling alleys.
5. Limited reopening of gyms, dance students and other personal fitness venues.
6. Closure of all K-12 schools in Ohio.
7. Social distancing guidance for businesses.
8. Limited reopening of child care centers.
9. Limited reopening of youth day and residential camps.
Pentagon Bans These 3 States For Travel By U.S. Service Members – Covid-19
California, Florida and Michigan are now the three states that service members are not allowed to travel, whether it’s for leisure, temporary duty or a permanent change of station, the Military Times reported.
Source: Pentagon Bans These 3 States For Travel By U.S. Service Members
Hospitals Experiment with COVID-19 Treatments, Balancing Hope and Evidence – Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
The scans revealed clots that Griffin describes as “dramatic” in seven of the eight patients. Those people were promptly treated with blood thinners, and their symptoms improved. Now all of Griffin’s patients who test positive for COVID-19 and are at risk for clotting are given preventive anticoagulants such as heparin. He has seen fewer embolisms since.
Source: Hospitals Experiment with COVID-19 Treatments, Balancing Hope and Evidence – Scientific American
Monsoon Sky — yaskhan
Monsoon sky- The colors of rain In a Seagull’s cry ..
Monsoon Sky — yaskhan
Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News 
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