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C.D.C. Didn’t Write Testing Guidance Published on Its Website, Officials Say – The New York Times – (Subverting science and risking lives is President Trump’s way and perhaps tens of thousands more deaths!)

Adm. Brett Giroir, the administration’s testing coordinator and an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, the C.D.C.’s parent organization, said in an interview Thursday that the original draft came from the C.D.C., but he “coordinated editing and input from the scientific and medical members of the task force.” Over a period of a month, he said, the draft went through about 20 versions, with comments from Dr. Redfield; top members of the White House task force, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx; and Dr. Scott Atlas, President Trump’s adviser on the coronavirus. The members also presented the document to Vice President Mike Pence, who heads the task force, Admiral Giroir said. He said he did not know why the recommendation circumvented the usual C.D.C. scientific review. “I think you have to ask Dr. Redfield about that. That certainly was not any direction from me whatsoever,” he said. Dr. Redfield could not be reached for comment.

North Carolina Is Already Rejecting Black Voters’ Mail-In Ballots More Often Than White Voters’ | FiveThirtyEight

Black voters have mailed in 13,747 ballots, with 642 rejected, or 4.7 percent. White voters have cast 60,954 mail-in ballots, with 681 — or 1.1 percent — rejected. In addition, 434 ballots cast by white voters and 127 ballots cast by Black voters were marked “spoiled,” which can mean literally spoiled or something as simple as a voter informing the election office that the address they had requested a ballot to is wrong. (These are a tiny portion of the votes from one state, so obviously we have a long way to go before we know the full landscape of ballot rejection rates.)

The vast majority of these ballots were rejected because voters made a mistake or failed to fill out the witness information,2 according to state records. A rejected ballot does not necessarily mean the voter is denied his or her vote: North Carolina allows for a process called “vote curing,” where voters are notified that there’s a mistake and given a chance to fix their ballot.

Source: North Carolina Is Already Rejecting Black Voters’ Mail-In Ballots More Often Than White Voters’ | FiveThirtyEight

Russia targeting Biden, voter confidence ahead of U.S. election: FBI

Along with help from Trump on bashing election – FBI Director Christopher Wray says a ‘steady drumbeat of misinformation’ from Russia is attempting to undermine confidence in the result of the 2020 election.

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FBI Director Christopher Wray says a ‘steady drumbeat of misinformation’ from Russia is attempting to undermine confidence in the result of the 2020 election.

Afro-Mexican Revolutionary Leader Vicente Ramon Guerrero Saldaña Abolished Slavery in Mexico

Mexico’s independence from Spain is partially a result of the work of Afro-Mexican revolutionary leader Vicente Ramon Guerrero Saldaña. He was born on August 9, 1783 in Tixtla–which is now Guerrero, named after him–to a father, Juan Pedro Guerrero, who was Afro-Mexican, and a mother, Guadalupe Saldaña, who was Indigenous. He spent his youth working […]

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Attorney General Bill Barr Has Lost His Damn Mind

When Trump appointed Bill Barr to be his attorney general, it was clear that Trump wanted a hitman to do his dirty work. He’d already burned through Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, as Trump believed it was Sessions’ job to insulate and protect him from that inquiry. ss5kiyvubrjydq6frw51.jpg

When Trump appointed Bill Barr to be his attorney general, it was clear that Trump wanted a hitman to do his dirty work. He’d already burned through Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, as Trump believed it was Sessions’ job to insulate and protect him from that inquiry.

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Gov. Wolf’s COVID-19 restrictions saved thousands of lives in Pennsylvania, Pitt researchers say

While certain of the restrictions that Gov. Tom Wolf placed on Pennsylvania businesses have been ruled unconstitutional, there is little doubt that the overall effort saved thousands of lives. That’s the conclusion of University of Pittsburgh physician Mark S. Roberts, whose team developed a model to estimate the impacts of closing and reopening schools, offices, restaurants, and stores.

Source: Gov. Wolf’s COVID-19 restrictions saved thousands of lives in Pennsylvania, Pitt researchers say

Clyburn slams Barr for equating ‘human bondage to expert advice to save lives’

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) slammed Attorney General William Barr on Thursday after the Justice Department head the day before compared coronavirus pandemic restrictions “the greatest intrusion on civil liberties” since slavery.

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House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) slammed Attorney General William Barr on Thursday after the Justice Department head the day before compared coronavirus pandemic restrictions “the greatest intrusion on civ…