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COVID-19 deniers grow more vocal in Bosnia even as nation counts its dead | Euronews

More people around the country nevertheless are bending or ignoring social distancing rules, gathering in uncomfortably close quarters and ditching face masks. At the same time, public discourse around the coronavirus, like around many other issues in the country, is growing increasingly divisive, Tankosic-Girt said.

Source: COVID-19 deniers grow more vocal in Bosnia even as nation counts its dead | Euronews

Environmental destruction as Fast as the High Speed Train .. English /Spanish — The Free

from todoporhacer.org. translation thefreeonline What do the Isla de Valdecañas, Madrid Central low-emission zone and the high-speed AVE trains have in common? An island in an environmentally protected area in a reservoir in Cáceres converted into a luxury resort. A low emission zone in Madrid denounced by the Partido Popular (PP) and annulled for “defects […]

Environmental destruction as Fast as the High Speed Train .. English /Spanish — The Free

Lanterns of Light — Luna

Hanging and swaying Like lanterns of light They illuminate the night While waiting for day They patiently play Sweet melodies of hope Peacemakers Healers Humanitarians Your love is the heartbeat Breathing life, while silently Remaining out of sight Nisha Devdhat is a South African born writer, using her words to spread love, bring healing and […]

Lanterns of Light — Luna

Mike Lee May Have Infected Senate Judiciary Committee Members With COVID-19 | HuffPost

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and said he first began feeling symptoms Thursday morning ― right around the time he attended a nearly 90-minute Senate Judiciary Committee hearing without a mask on for at least part of the time.

Lee’s positive COVID-19 test raises serious questions not just about which other senators he may have infected, but what it means for the committee’s plan to begin Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 10 days.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), also a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, tested positive for the coronavirus late Friday, his office said.

Most members of the committee attended the Thursday hearing. Those in attendance included Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Lee.

Lee was there for the entire hearing. He spoke for more than 10 minutes straight when it was his turn to talk, at times shouting into the room. He sat feet away from Cruz. He did not have a mask on when talking, and at times did not have it on when not talking.

Source: Mike Lee May Have Infected Senate Judiciary Committee Members With COVID-19 | HuffPost

White House SCOTUS announcement is suspected as Covid super-spreader event as video shows infected senator hugging attendees | The Independent

It is looking increasingly possible that Saturday’s White House ceremony in which president Donald Trump named his nominee for the vacancy on the Supreme Court may have been a coronavirus superspreader event.

Video emerged on Friday of Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah, who has since tested positive for the virus, enthusiastically hugging other attendees. He is also seen holding his mask in his hand.

Almost no one is seen wearing a mask at the Rose Garden announcement that Judge Amy Coney Barrett is nominated to the court.

Judge Barrett’s colleague, the president of Notre Dame Reverend John Jenkins has also tested positive. In an email to students, faculty, and staff, he wrote: “I regret my error of judgment in not wearing a mask during the ceremony and by shaking hands with a number of people in the Rose Garden.”

Source: White House SCOTUS announcement is suspected as Covid super-spreader event as video shows infected senator hugging attendees | The Independent

Facebook Is Still Showing Ads About Election Fraud to Millions of Users

an investigation has found at least 80 ads that do just that, run almost exclusively by right-wing groups or individuals, were active on the site as of Thursday evening. The ads have already garnered more than 2 million impressions, with the potential to reach many more American voters.Source: Facebook Is Still Showing Ads About Election Fraud to Millions of Users