The government’s funding runs out on Friday. A bipartisan group of Senators are pursuing a $908 billion virus aid bill focusing on small businesses, unemployed workers and state, local and tribal governments.
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Racism literally ages Black Americans faster, according to our 25-year study | Race | The Guardian
We utilized a technique that examines how old a person is at a cellular level compared with their chronological age. We found that some young people were older at a cellular level than would have been expected based on their chronological age. Racial discrimination accounted for much of this variation, suggesting that such experiences were accelerating ageing. Our study shows how vital it is to think about how mental and physical health difficulties are interconnected. Some of the next steps for our work include focusing more closely on the accelerated ageing process. We also will look at resiliency and early life interventions that could possibly offset and prevent health decline among Black Americans. Due to Covid-19, the next scheduled blood sample collection has been delayed until at least spring 2021. The original children from this study will be in their mid to late 30s and might possibly be experiencing chronic illnesses at this age due, in part, to accelerated ageing. With continued research, my colleagues and I hope to identify ways to interrupt the harmful effects of racism so that Black lives matter and are able to thrive.
Source: Racism literally ages Black Americans faster, according to our 25-year study | Race | The Guardian
Covid blood test can predict patient survival chances | Coronavirus | The Guardian
A blood test has been developed that can predict whether Covid patients will need intensive care – or are even likely to survive – shortly after they develop symptoms.
If validated in real-life hospital settings, the test could enable doctors to direct life-saving treatment to the most needy patients sooner, boosting their chances of survival. It could also bolster doctors’ confidence in the face of difficult decisions, such as whether to offer palliative care or an ICU bed when hospitals are close to capacity.
Source: Covid blood test can predict patient survival chances | Coronavirus | The Guardian
With nearly 20,000 dead, California faces treacherous pandemic phase – Los Angeles Times (with no leadership or aid from Washington – states have few good choices to protect the physical or economic health of their citizens)
She said it will take some time for the effects of the stay-at-home order to become clear, and in the meantime, the numbers will keep going up. The average number of L.A. County residents dying daily of COVID-19 is now about 39, nearly quadruple the number from early November, and is expected to worsen.
“We’re going to see three weeks of devastation before we’ll be able to assess the impact,” she said.
But the grim forecast was little solace to thousands of restaurants, hair salons and other businesses that will have to either close or dramatically curtail operations due to the order. Retailers have already been devastated by earlier lockdowns. And many say they are not sure they can survive another one.
The stay-at-home rules, which are less stringent than those imposed in the spring, have faced strong opposition from restaurant owners and others who say they are being unfairly targeted. L.A. County suspended outdoor dining last month, but the new order extends the suspension to counties that are home to tens of millions of people.
Source: With nearly 20,000 dead, California faces treacherous pandemic phase – Los Angeles Times
The Only Live News Report from the Attack on Pearl Harbor | Smithsonian Magazine
(4) FDR INFAMY SPEECH ASKING CONGRESS TO DECLARE WAR (12/8/41) – Franklin Delano Roosevelt , WWII 24400 – YouTube
Joan Armatrading: ‘I was born to do this’
She was the first British female singer-songwriter to achieve international success. Hits such as “Love and Affection” and “Me Myself I” in the 70s made her a household name, but other songs like “Barefoot and Pregnant” now a feminist anthem, and “Rosie” about a transgender character have become cultural landmarks. As Joan Armatrading turns 70, she speaks to Eve Jackson about getting a CBE from the Queen and the UK’s Women of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award, being asked to write a song for Nelson Mandela and how she sees the future of the music industry after the pandemic.
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La vida me ha enseñado…
Life has taught me …
Me encontré este bello texto, o será que el me encontró a mi, mientras me disponía a escribir, sentada en mi sillón favorito, con unas calcetas de esas que no son nada coquetas, jeans viejos, un suéter largo, con una taza de te chai latte espumoso y con canela extra, escuchando a Michele Morrone -Feel It- al leer esto, me gustó tanto que cambié el tema del que había pensado escribir, así que, sin pensarlo más, mis dedos comenzaron a teclear sin parar.
“La vida me ha enseñado…
Que la gente es amable, si yo soy amable.Que las personas están tristes, si estoy triste.Que todos me quieren, si yo los quiero. Que todos son malos, si yo los odio.Que hay caras sonrientes, si yo les sonrío.Que hay caras amargas, si estoy amargado.Que el mundo está feliz, si yo estoy feliz.Que la gente…
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The Art of Greenwashing by the luxury merchants of the Death of Nature and Indigenous peoples…in their own words… – The People of Gold and Diamond Merchandise – — Barbara Crane Navarro

“Their True Nature #1- Cartier Foundation”photos: Fondation Cartier – Luc Boegly / gold mining site – João Laet photo of Yanomami, Alto Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela and photomontage – Barbara Crane Navarro The Art of Manipulation: The corporate contrivance of art sponsorship was so perfectly described in 1994 by Hans Haacke in “Free Exchange” , the book by […]
The Art of Greenwashing by the luxury merchants of the Death of Nature and Indigenous peoples…in their own words… – The People of Gold and Diamond Merchandise – — Barbara Crane Navarro
Privește înapoi cu mânie
He looks back angrily
From time to time, I extract from the depths of an old file a painting by Fonvizin from an exhibition (Kazimir Malevici, GAMEC, Bergamo, 2015) brought from St. Petersburg.
Din când în când, extrag din străfundurile unui vechi fișier un tablou de Fonvizin dintr-o expoziție (Kazimir Malevici, GAMEC, Bergamo, 2015) adusă de la St.Petersburg.

În tablou, vedem un Christ care se ascunde și pândește de după colțul unei străzi sau clădiri, cu o căutătură bănuitoare și prudentă. La ce se uită cu atâta fereală ? Mai văd și două femei care par urmărite, pe al căror chip nu se citește inocența, deloc urâte, dimpotrivă. Poartă în brațe doi prunci care par să se-agite. Christ aproape că se topește în peisaj, privind așa nehotărât și temător din umbră, nici că ar interveni, nici că s-ar preface că le ignoră.

Eriniile sunt creaturi care n-ar trebui tulburate. Ele trezesc spaime, remușcări, pedepse. Mânia lor, întotdeauna justificată, este greu de potolit. Numele lor înseamnă, în anticul limbaj grecesc al mitologiei, întruchipări obscure, ieșite din abisurile întunericului. Sunt făpturi ale nopții, reprezentate ca…
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