Rudy Giuliani’s Daughter Caroline on Voting for Joe Biden | Vanity Fair

As a child, I saw firsthand the kind of cruel, selfish politics that Donald Trump has now inflicted on our country. It made me want to run as far away from them as possible. But trust me when I tell you: Running away does not solve the problem. We have to stand and fight. The only way to end this nightmare is to vote. There is hope on the horizon, but we’ll only grasp it if we elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

We are hanging by a single, slipping finger on a cliff’s edge, and the fall will be fatal. If we remove ourselves from the fight, our country will be in freefall. Alternatively, we can hang on, elect a compassionate and decent president, and claw our way back onto the ledge. If I, after decades of despair over politics, can engage in our democracy to meet this critical moment, I know you can too.

Source: Rudy Giuliani’s Daughter Caroline on Voting for Joe Biden | Vanity Fair

FCC head says commission can interpret Section 230 regulations, signals plan to do so

Wants to pander to Trump and McConnell – watch out for bashing 1st Amendment too. Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday announced that the agency would move forward with new rules that would “clarify the meaning” of the law that regulates Internet publishers and platforms.

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Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides broad protections for online platforms shielding them from liability for content posted by others on their sites — including illicit material assuming certain actions were taken by the platforms. The protections allowed early platforms to flourish, but has come under scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators.

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IDA Treaties Explorer – treaties between Indigenous peoples and the United States

While treaties between Indigenous peoples and the United States affect virtually every area in the USA, there is as yet no official list of all the treaties. The US National Archives holds 374 of the treaties, where they are known as the Ratified Indian Treaties. Here you can view them for the first time with key historic works that provide context to the agreements made and the histories of our shared lands. Source: IDA Treaties Explorer

Still ill. My battle with Covid 19. Should schools be closed? – The poor side of life

None of what I say is easy but we can’t continue like we have been doing. I’m ill because of a virus brought home from school.. Can you imagine how many people could die as a result of this? Not one decision is going to make everyone happy but we need to control this virus. It’s the government’s lack of taking correct action is why we are in this situation now. Please keep safe, I’ll update my blog and social media as soon as I get my results or if I have to go to hospital. It’s been a struggle for me and thousands of other people but we need to get rid of this virus. Please read, share and tweet my blog.

Source: Still ill. My battle with Covid 19. Should schools be closed? – The poor side of life

Bin Laden Lives!

In Saner Thought

Closing Thought–15Oct20

It seems that QAnon has started a conspiracy that bin Laden is not dead and it was his body double that was killed…..and the president has decided to help spread the manure (as usual)……

The alleged killer of the terrorists has this to say….

A former Navy SEAL famous for his involvement in the operation that killed Osama bin Laden is calling out President Trump for amplifying conspiracy theories that the death was fake.

Robert O’Neill, who has publicly said he killed bin Laden in the 2011 raid ordered by former President Obama, pushed back on Trump in a series of tweets for promoting the conspiracy theory that it was a bin Laden’s body double who was killed and not the terrorist leader.

“Very brave men said goodby to their kids to go kill Osama bin Laden. We were given the order by President Obama. It was not a body…

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A Master List of 1,500 Free Courses From Top Universities: 50,000 Hours of Audio/Video Lectures to Enrich Your Mind | Open Culture

Right now you’ll find 200 free philosophy courses, 105 free history courses, 170 free computer science courses, 85 free physics courses and 55 Free Literature Courses in the collection, and that’s just beginning to scratch the surface. You can peruse sections covering AstronomyBiologyBusinessChemistryEconomicsEngineeringMathPolitical SciencePsychology and Religion. Source: A Master List of 1,500 Free Courses From Top Universities: 50,000 Hours of Audio/Video Lectures to Enrich Your Mind | Open Culture

‘Accessible only to State authorities’ Here’s how the EU explained its decision to sanction high-level Russian officials over Navalny’s poisoning — Meduza

the European Union imposed sanctions against six senior Russian officials and one scientific research institute in response to the use of a Novichok-type nerve agent to poison opposition figure Source: ‘Accessible only to State authorities’ Here’s how the EU explained its decision to sanction high-level Russian officials over Navalny’s poisoning — Meduza