Survey: Many parents won’t send kids to school this fall

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Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Aug 14, 2020

Nearly a third of 730 parents said they probably or definitely will choose distance learning.

Trump Uses Birtherism Against Kamala Harris, Resurrecting the Obama Playbook

Trump is a man willing to defy logic and constitutional law in an effort to otherize people who aren’t white, and he has been remarkably successful at it. When Barack Obama was running for president, Trump was busy spearheading a birtherism smear campaign to demand that Obama show the American people his birth certificate to prove he was born in the United States. He even suggested that if Obama was born in the US, the birthplace of his parents and grandparents cast a shadow over his eligibility to be president, twice. The argument is as nonsensical then as it is now but nonsense doesn’t matter because Trump used the publicity to drum up support among those who felt angry at Obama, and ride that tidal-wave of white nationalism to the Oval Office.

Source: Trump Uses Birtherism Against Kamala Harris, Resurrecting the Obama Playbook

Trump Hates Mail-In Voting Except When He Gets to Do It

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We all know Donald Trump believes mail-in voting is dire a threat to democracy, or a threat to his re-election chances, which is somehow the same thing. So it’s fitting that Trump, a man who is himself a threat to democracy, gave himself a special dispensation. According to the Palm Beach Post, Donald Trump asked for…

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Facebook Goes After Apple

Stay in your own lane Z, take care of hates, nazis and traitors first!

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Facebook is seeking to force a face-off with Apple over its 30% in-app purchase commission fee, which Facebook suggests hurts small businesses struggling to get by during the pandemic. From a report: Facebook has never publicly gone after Apple, a key strategic partner, this aggressively. Both companies face antitrust scrutiny, which in Apple’s case has centered on the very fee structure Facebook is now attacking. Facebook is trying to position itself as friendlier to small businesses than Apple, which also faces a lawsuit from Fortnite maker Epic Games over its commission and in-app payment restrictions. Facebook said Friday that it will launch “Paid Online Events” for small businesses in 20 countries around the world to charge Facebook users to attend their classes, instructions and other events.

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New COVID Emergency Order Allows Vermont Towns To Close Bars, Restrict Public Gatherings

Gov. Phil Scott said Friday he’s concerned about a spike in COVID-19 cases when college students return, so he’s given cities and towns strengthened authority to close bars and restrict public gatherings.

The new powers for towns are included in another month-long extension of a coronavirus emergency order the governor first declared five months ago.

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Gov. Phil Scott said Friday he’s concerned about a spike in COVID-19 cases when college students return, so he’s given cities and towns strengthened authority to close bars and restrict public gatherings.

Murió el jefe de Enfermería del Evita: un héroe de la primera línea

Tenía 59 años. Después de cuatro semanas internado en terapia intensiva por COVID-19 murió este miércoles. Quienes lo conocieron lo recuerdan con el ambo de superhéroe, siempre dispuesto a ayudar y atento a que nada falte. Así era Sergio Rey.

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Tenía 59 años. Después de cuatro semanas internado en terapia intensiva por COVID-19 murió este miércoles. Quienes lo conocieron lo recuerdan con el ambo de superhéroe, siempre dispuesto a ayudar y atento a que nada falte. Así era Sergio Rey.

The post Murió el jefe de Enfermería del Evita: un héroe de la primera línea appeared first on Cosecha Roja.

Trump says ‘whatever’ to concerns about WeChat ban hurting Apple | Appleinsider – (if it does not effect him – Covid-19 deaths, economy tanking; “whatever?)

At least 50 Belarus security personnel in riot gear dropped their shields and were embraced by anti-government protesters in Minsk, as demonstrators chanted “brothers” at the police.

The scene unfolded in front of several government buildings in the of the capital. Protesters also shouted, “Sveta — President,” referring to opposition politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya who says she won the majority in Sunday’s highly contested presidential election.

Source: Trump says ‘whatever’ to concerns about WeChat ban hurting Apple | Appleinsider

At least 50 Belarus riot police drop shields and are embraced by anti-government protesters – CNN team in Minsk – CNN

At least 50 Belarus security personnel in riot gear dropped their shields and were embraced by anti-government protesters in Minsk, as demonstrators chanted “brothers” at the police.

The scene unfolded in front of several government buildings in the of the capital. Protesters also shouted, “Sveta — President,” referring to opposition politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya who says she won the majority in Sunday’s highly contested presidential election.

Source: At least 50 Belarus riot police drop shields and are embraced by anti-government protesters – CNN team in Minsk – CNN

Open Letter from Cultural Workers in Belarus — ArtLeaks

//EN We, cultural workers of Belarus, are deeply shocked and outraged by the events of the last days in our country related to the elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, and by the huge and unmotivated level of violence and aggression committed by the official authorities and law enforcement agencies against […]

Open Letter from Cultural Workers in Belarus — ArtLeaks

Belarus: EU to impose additional sanctions — EUROPE DIPLOMATIC

The European Union top diplomat Josep Borrell announced via his Twitter micro blog that the bloc does not accept the announced results of the elections in Belarus as falsified. Concluded good and constructive #FAC. Eastern Med: Full solidarity w/ Greece&Cyprus; calling Turkey for immediate deescalation and reengaging in dialogue. Belarus: EU doesn’t accept election results. […]

Belarus: EU to impose additional sanctions — EUROPE DIPLOMATIC