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COVID-19 takes tragic toll on husband-and-wife nurses – Los Angeles Times

A group of people wearing masks pose for a photo

Both husband and wife were hospitalized, and the two texted each other from separate rooms in St. Mary. Ben ultimately returned home after five days, but Sally was transferred to the intensive care unit when she began having difficulty breathing. The texting stopped when she was put on a ventilator.

“With COVID, you’re drowning. You’re drowning; you cannot breathe,” Ben said. “It’s awful, the severity of the effects of the COVID virus in your lungs.”

Source: COVID-19 takes tragic toll on husband-and-wife nurses – Los Angeles Times

Open Thread | That’s A Lot of Dough, Joe😊 — 3CHICSPOLITICO

I remember when Joe Biden didn’t have $100 before the South Carolina Primary…. My, how things change🤗 To every person who chipped in a few dollars last month — thank you. Because of your support, we raised an astounding $383 million. I’m incredibly humbled. There’s still more work to be done, but I wanted to […]

Open Thread | That’s A Lot of Dough, Joe😊 — 3CHICSPOLITICO

South Dakota reports record 876 new COVID-19 cases, three new deaths

Clayton said that the state is seeing an increase in cases, but also an increase in testing targeted at higher-risk individuals and an increase in case identification. He noted that statewide, the majority of counties are reporting substantial community spread.  Source: South Dakota reports record 876 new COVID-19 cases, three new deaths

La Fondazione Cartier incarna la pratica insidiosa di utilizzare una fondazione “artistica” per indurre il pubblico a credere che la sua merce e il suo modello di business siano in realtà l’opposto del suo vero rapporto con la natura e gli interessi dei popoli indigeni…

The Cartier Foundation embodies the insidious practice of using an “artistic” foundation to induce the public to believe that its merchandise and business model are in fact the opposite of its true relationship with nature and the interests of indigenous peoples … Posted on October 15, 2020 by Barbara Crane Navarro – Rainforest Art Project Companies that claim to be “selfless generosity” while “sponsoring” indigenous peoples and the biosphere that their business model destroys are dubious… as are NGOs and others who sanction them.

Barbara Crane Navarro

“Il vero rapporto della Fondazione Cartier con la natura” – Fotomontaggio -Barbara Crane Navarro
foto: mostra della Fondazione Cartier “Noi alberi” – Luc Boegly / miniera d’oro – João Laet

Le aziende che affermano di essere “generosità disinteressata” mentre “sponsorizzano” le popolazioni indigene e la biosfera che il loro modello di business distrugge sono dubbie … così come le ONG e altri che le sanzionano.

Claudia Andujar, La Lutte Yanomami, 2020, Fondation Cartier, Paris. LUC BOEGLY 2020 (dettaglio)

Cartier è l’unica azienda di beni di lusso che utilizza gli Yanomami come portavoce (venditori?) per la sua attività di gioielli in oro e diamanti.

Ma tu … Se acquisti gioielli in oro e diamanti, orologi e accessori da Cartier e altri operatori del settore del lusso, o articoli in oro e diamanti presso outlet o discount, sei anche complice della distruzione delle foreste pluviali e il degrado delle vite delle popolazioni…

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Ginni Thomas: George Soros’ family ‘is really running the Democrat Party’ – The Jerusalem Post (wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas)

The latest prominent American to advance conspiracy theories about Jewish philanthropist George Soros: Ginni Thomas, a conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

The idea that rich Jews are conspiring to secretly control world leaders is an age-old antisemitic stereotype.
Thomas has a history of sharing falsehoods from The Great American Movement Facebook page. In the past, she has shared false posts from the page accusing Democrats of committing voter fraud, calling California a “war zone” and claiming that Barack Obama wiretapped the Trump campaign.

Source: Ginni Thomas: George Soros’ family ‘is really running the Democrat Party’ – The Jerusalem Post

Fact check: Trump is still falsely claiming that Mexico is paying for his border wall – CNNPolitics

“And by the way, Mexico is paying,” Trump said at a rally in Sanford, Florida, on Monday. “They hate to say it: Mexico is paying for it.”
“And Mexico is paying for the wall, by the way. You know that. I’ve been saying it. They hate to hear that. But they’re paying,” Trump said at a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.
“And as I said, Mexico is paying for the wall,” he added at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday.
Facts FirstThis is a lie. Mexico hasn’t contributed any money toward the construction of the border wall. The wall is being funded by the US government. 

Source: Fact check: Trump is still falsely claiming that Mexico is paying for his border wall – CNNPolitics

Trump Ad Running in Swing States Uses Footage From Russia for the Fourth Time in Three Months

As the ad approaches the 14-second mark, a short clip of a couple holding up a baby is shown, with the words “High taxes on every income group.” Politico reported that this clip is titled “Man and Woman Playing With Baby Near the Window” and can be purchased on the stock footage website Pond5. The clip is being sold by a user who goes by the username Kmikhidov, and the person’s location on the site is listed as Russia.

The same user is also selling the clip on Shutterstock, and his Facebook page is linked to his account, which shows his full name as Konstantin Mikhidov. His Facebook page location is listed as Novosibirsk, Russia.

Source: Trump Ad Running in Swing States Uses Footage From Russia for the Fourth Time in Three Months