pearlite July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 Just to lower the general tone of things around here: 8 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 16 minutes ago, pearlite said: Just to lower the general tone of things around here: You snooze, you lose. 4 Link to comment
pearlite July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 33 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said: You snooze, you lose. And the weary sadness on the face of the lion king there. The poster lion for ED. 5 2 Link to comment
JasonCC July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 Speaking of Fenmore's and department stores and sets....is Michael & Lauren's condo set gone now? The last time I can remember seeing it was a Xmas episode some time ago when Gloria came back to town. Watching the first episode yesterday, the Foster's home looking legitimately working class Midwest I have to say. I would like them to replay whichever episode was the very first we see the Chancellor Estate--I read somewhere at the time that was the most expensive set built for TV. So is the Holt Renfrew in Toronto gone pearlite? I went there years ago and it felt very glamorous. 5 Link to comment
OhioSongbird July 27, 2020 Share July 27, 2020 Yeah....that's how it works at my house. 5 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 27, 2020 Share July 27, 2020 (edited) Sunday Supplement: The body of John Lewis crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday. © Timothy Ivy for The New York Times 6-day celebration of life for Rep. John Lewis continues Monday -- Lewis, 80, died July 17, after a months-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Selma Helped Define John Lewis’s Life. In Death, He Returned One Last Time. Body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses Selma bridge A Black Lives Matter protester uses a shield as federal officers use chemical irritants to disperse demonstrators at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Since federal officers arrived in downtown Portland in early July, violent protests have largely been limited to a two block radius from the courthouse. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Federal agents use tear gas to clear rowdy Portland protest This is what happens when the war on terror is turned inward, on America First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me -- Rev. Martin Niemöller Police declare riots as protests turn violent in cities nationwide; one demonstrator dead in Austin -- Police declared 'riots' in Oregon, Washington, California and Virginia. Portland protesters breach fence around federal courthouse -- Authorities have declared a riot early Sunday in Portland, Oregon, where protesters breached a fence surrounding the city's federal courthouse where U.S. agents have been stationed Demonstrators protest Portland tactics outside home of Department of Homeland Security Theater chief Photos: Civil unrest in Portland after George Floyd's death -- Officials filed lawsuits against the treatment of protesters by federal agents. Seattle police declare riot at renewed Black Lives Matter protests Police officers, deploying flash grenades and pepper spray, confronted protesters in Seattle Saturday evening. © Grant Hindsley for The New York Times Fires and Pepper Spray in Seattle as Police Protests Widen Across U.S. For racial justice protests, US taps tactical border squads Huge Portland protest crowds, standoff with feds go on Portland struggles with liberal identity under nation’s gaze 'We Rise'/Austin, Texas Sen. Tom Cotton bill would prohibit federal funding for teaching The 1619 Project -- The Arkansas Senator says the nation was not built on slavery. -- The mind is a terrible thing. Traveling while Asian during the pandemic Models accuse fashion industry of 'falsely portraying inclusivity' amid BLM -- "Inclusion does not equal tokenism," Wilhelmina’s T-Age Anadi says. Black Catholics’ history: Will US Catholic schools teach it? Fight for police-free schools has been years in the making A man wearing a surgical mask as a G-string walks past a woman on Oxford Street in London, Britain July 24, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson Reuters PICTURES - FRI JUL 24, 2020 - Life in the age of coronavirus A troubling pandemic thought: Are THESE the good old days? Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids Azar blames testing delays on states -- “Our governors have to take that initiative and get their public health labs fully up and running,” Azar said on CBS News’ "Face the Nation." -- Without a federal mandate there will end up to be 50 different mandates, with 50 different outcomes. Thanks for the support Sec. Azar. Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists 12 people infected with the coronavirus were falsely told they'd tested negative — and at least one was hospitalized Sacred Heart of Corona sticker/Burbank, California Corporate Insiders Pocket $1 Billion in Rush for Coronavirus Vaccine Moderna gets further $472 million U.S. award for coronavirus vaccine development The first Phase 3 coronavirus vaccine trial in the US is expected to begin next week. Here's how the vaccine works Coronavirus updates: A double-whammy of hurricane season and surge in COVID-19 cases in Texas, Hawaii Douglas weakens, but Hawaii could still see severe impact South Texas drenched by cyclone amid surge in virus cases White House chief of staff details plan for unemployment benefits; pins recovery on therapeutics and vaccine -- White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows appeared on ABC's "This Week." US agency vows steps to address COVID-19 inequalities Is it safe to go to the doctor? Here's what health experts say The pandemic's unlikely pet: Chickens LeBron James' voting rights group to help Florida's ex-felons who owe fines and fees register to vote Big chains filed for bankruptcy and closed stores every week in July. Here are 9 of them Diverse smallpox strains were widespread in the Viking Age, new study reveals Guide dogs helping blind runners stay fit despite pandemic ‘Unholy alliance’ of power, money fueled corruption scheme Machinists union president rallies striking shipyard workers In a future bomber force, old and ugly beats new and snazzy Here's what we know about eight of the soldiers who have died this year at Fort Hood Vietnam bans wildlife imports, markets amid new health fears People hold various posters supporting Khabarovsk region's governor Sergei Furgal, during an unsanctioned protest in support of Sergei Furgal, who was interrogated and ordered to be held in jail for two months, in Khabarovsk, 6,100 kilometers (3,800 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 25, 2020. Many thousands marched across Khabarovsk to protest the arrest of the region's governor on murder charges, continuing a wave of protests that has lasted for two weeks. (AP Photo/Igor Volkov) Massive protest against governor’s arrest challenges Kremlin Teen sentenced to life in prison for May 2019 school shooting -- "This evil killer destroyed my family," said a victim's mother. A room with a zoo 'Indian Matchmaking' presents painful truths about skin color and love in Indian culture but does nothing to challenge them -- Related: People who are offended by 'Indian Matchmaking' prove its point ‘Whitening’ creams undergo a makeover but colorism persists -- Rebranding bias. Death of young actor fuels debate on nepotism in Bollywood Female priests now outnumber male ones in Church of Sweden Groping, a nude photo, a sex party invite: Former Ailey dancers say director abused power with students Why Britney Spears’s fans are convinced she’s being held captive -- The #FreeBritney movement, explained. 30 Fantastic Tiny Homes Built With Recycled Materials 2020 MotoGP championship points after Andalusia Grand Prix Denny Hamlin downright dominant as NASCAR season pushes on Actor John Saxon dies; ‘Enter the Dragon’ among many roles 'Captain Blood' 1935, with Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104 12 hours ago, pearlite said: And the weary sadness on the face of the lion king there. The poster lion for ED. 3 hours ago, OhioSongbird said: Yeah....that's how it works at my house. If you want to be the King of the Jungle ... Edited July 27, 2020 by Cupid Stunt 1 3 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 27, 2020 Share July 27, 2020 On 7/24/2020 at 10:27 PM, Snaporaz said: And can I say that Dr. Birx is working my last nerve. Will someone please take one of her stupid scarves and shove it in her dissembling mouth? Sorry, It's been a long week. But I bought some cherries and white peaches today that were delicious, and I just treated myself to an ice cream waffle. Let the weekend commence! On 7/25/2020 at 10:08 AM, peacheslatour said: You do it too? Ice cream waffle sandwiches have been a staple treat at our house ever since Monsieur LaTour and I got married. And don't worry, I'm a hermit. I do, however worry about JasonCC. He is up on Capitol Hill. But thanks, you old lovey bug! Mr. Stunt and I picked up some beer and parked our cans at our favorite taco truck for dinner. But you've got to leave room for their churro ice cream sandwiches ... So decadent. Quote And don't worry, I'm a hermit. I do, however worry about JasonCC. He is up on Capitol Hill. But thanks, you old lovey bug! Stay safe and keep us updated Peaches ... You too, JasonCC! 5 Link to comment
peacheslatour July 27, 2020 Share July 27, 2020 Cupid, thank you so much for all you do to keep the flow of information going. It's not easy, I know. Thanks for putting in the work. 5 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 27, 2020 Share July 27, 2020 (edited) Mourners of the late Rep. John Lewis, a pioneer of the civil rights movement and long-time member of the U.S. House of Representatives, hold a vigil in his memory in Atlanta, U.S. July 19, 2020. REUTERS/Lynsey Weatherspoon/File Photo Lawmakers and the public to honor John Lewis as his body lies in state at US Capitol A memorial sign for John Lewis is pictured in Troy, Alabama, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry Reuters PICTURES - MON JUL 27, 2020 - Memorials for civil rights icon John Lewis Demonstrators gather during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Peaceful protests and violent clashes erupted this weekend. Here's what happened in 6 cities -- Related: Cities in Bind as Turmoil Spreads Far Beyond Portland Portland protesters breach fence around federal courthouse Oakland protesters set fire to courthouse, smash windows Police pepper spray protesters Saturday, July 25, 2020, near Seattle Central Community College in Seattle. A large group of protesters were marching Saturday in Seattle in support of Black Lives Matter and against police brutality and racial injustice. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Police declare riot at Seattle protests, make arrests -- Related: Seattle Black Lives Matter clashes spark 45 arrests, 21 police injured One person shot, killed during Black Lives Matter protest in Texas Police and protesters square off outside the Richmond Police Department headquarters on Grace Street in Richmond, Va., Saturday, July 25, 2020. (Joe Mahoney/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) Fires set, windows shattered during raucous Virginia protest 'It’s my constitutional freaking right': Black Americans arm themselves in response to pandemic, protests -- Conservatives are using images of Black protesters with guns to justify their calls for law and order. Members of the Kentucky Three Percenters Militia line up as members and supporters of an all-black militia group called NFAC hold an armed rally in Louisville. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston -- These armed, white, pseudo-fascists are considered patriots, but black people armed to the teeth are a reason to panic. Reuters PICTURES - SUN JUL 26, 2020 - Black armed protesters march in Kentucky demanding justice for Breonna Taylor ProPublica posts NYPD records, bypassing judge’s blockade -- Related: ProPublica: We’re Publishing Thousands of Police Discipline Records That New York Kept Secret for Decades -- ProPublica obtained these police records from New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board. NYPD unions are suing to halt the city from making the data public. The Battle for Local Control Is Now a Matter of Life and Death -- The coronavirus has raised the stakes of a long-simmering conflict between red states and blue cities. A group of about 30 protesters marches to the Alexandria home of acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf Sunday morning. © Justin George On a quiet Northern Virginia street, protesting DHS tactics in Portland, Ore. The Mythology of Racial Progress -- Believing that things are always getting better actually makes them worse. Head Cases: The Psychology Behind the Cancel Culture Debate -- A generation of journalists and intellectuals faces a fight-or-flight moment. -- Related: Everywhere and nowhere: The many layers of ‘cancel culture’ Storefront/Glasgow, Scotland A Vaccine Reality Check -- So much hope is riding on a breakthrough, but a vaccine is only the beginning of the end. Coronavirus Testing Reality Check -- U.S. testing czar: Everyone who 'needs' a Covid-19 test can get one -- Admiral Brett Giroir pushed back at former Trump chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who earlier this month called his family’s difficulties obtaining tests promptly “inexcusable" this many months into the pandemic. Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates Your Coronavirus Antibodies Are Disappearing. Should You Care? Colleges plan for virus testing, but strategies vary widely Luck? Genetics? Italian island spared from COVID outbreak 'Coexistence' mural by Eduardo Kobra/Sao Paulo, Brazil. Virus adds to deep despair felt by war-weary young Arabs Can America Benefit from Covid? Ask 14th-Century Florence -- We may be getting some of the most positive lessons of plagues wrong. -- Keep on the sunny side of life ... averaging a thousand deaths a day The Supreme Court’s surprising decision on churches and the pandemic, explained -- Nevada churches brought an unusually strong challenge to the state’s public health rules, but they lost anyway. Hygiene Theater Is a Huge Waste of Time -- Companies are power scrubbing their way to a false sense of security. Sinclair Broadcasting to delay segment featuring 'Plandemic' conspiracy theory -- The report sparked an immediate outcry on social media, where the video has been largely banned on Facebook and YouTube -- Another county heard from -- Sinclair Broadcasting pulls show where Fauci conspiracy theory is aired 17 Weight Loss “Tricks” That Don’t Actually Work and What to Do Instead Lines of cars wait for food assistance from the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida in Kissimmee, Florida/NUR PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES A Look at Hunger in the U.S. and the People Fighting to End It -- Food insecurity has always been a problem in America, and the pandemic has made it worse. But there are many organizations committed to ending it. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s powerful speech against misogyny in Congress was long overdue -- She responded to sexist insults made by Rep. Ted Yoho this week and called out a broader culture of sexism in Congress. -- Related: Congress is a Hostile Workplace The story of the Americans with Disabilities Act is all about bridges Spy vs Spy: U.S. counterspy gives rare warning on foreign meddling in U.S. election China accuses US of improperly entering Houston consulate Staff leaving U.S. Chengdu consulate under high security as deadline looms -- Related: China seizes U.S. consulate in Chengdu, retaliating for Houston Nuclear Proliferation: Thank goodness we have State Department diplomacy -- Emperor Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons Serbia seeks more warplanes amid Balkan tensions Iran's refurbished mockup aircraft carrier, used previously as a simulated U.S. target during a February, 2015 Iranian naval war games exercise, is seen towed by a tugboat near Bandar Abbas, Iran July 25, 2020. Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies/via REUTERS Iran moves mock-up U.S. carrier to mouth of Gulf: satellite images Sudan to deploy troops to Darfur after killings Israeli drone falls in Lebanese territory: army Trudeau strains to contain political scandal engulfing his family -- Moving forward, Trudeau and Morneau may have to deal with more problems. This country regrew its lost forest. Can the world learn from it? 15 Amazing Vegan Comfort Food Recipes -- Going meat- and dairy-free doesn't have to mean sacrificing taste. David Bowie in Kansai Yamamoto costume for the 1973 Aladdin Sane tour/Photo Masayoshi Sukita Kansai Yamamoto, fashion designer, dies age 76 As bankers return to the office, industry body warns of new risks of bad conduct The Unprecedented Bravery of Olivia de Havilland -- The Gone With the Wind film legend, who died at age 104, went up against a broken Hollywood studio system and helped change the industry forever. 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Cupid Stunt July 27, 2020 Share July 27, 2020 10 hours ago, peacheslatour said: Cupid, thank you so much for all you do to keep the flow of information going. It's not easy, I know. Thanks for putting in the work. Just keepin' it lively. : ) 6 Link to comment
pearlite July 27, 2020 Share July 27, 2020 19 hours ago, JasonCC said: So is the Holt Renfrew in Toronto gone pearlite? I went there years ago and it felt very glamorous. No, not gone as such, JASONCC, but it's changed ownership at least three times, none of those owners Canadian. I'm not sure about the Bloor St main store, but now HR is basically its clear-out stores in large malls. It was really glamorous! And now... 2 3 Link to comment
pearlite July 27, 2020 Share July 27, 2020 File under the heading of Oh What Now? https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/12/25/cnn-its-a-wonderful-life-inherently-sexist-should-be-retired/ 3 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 6 hours ago, pearlite said: File under the heading of Oh What Now? https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/12/25/cnn-its-a-wonderful-life-inherently-sexist-should-be-retired/ Never understood the romanticism of 'It's a Wonderful Life.' To me it's always been a Christmas horror movie. Mary's puppy love wish kills George's father, cursing George with handling business at the Building and Loan; a life he desperately wants to escape, George and Mary's marriage causes the Depression, and their escape honeymoon money is doled out to save the Building and Loan from insolvency; no escape from Bedford Falls. They move into Mary's dream home (the worst house in town), not even a Building and Loan starter house. George is trapped in Bedford Falls to labor under his father's dream at the five-and-dime Building and Loan, no college, married with children so that he can't act on his own dreams as an engineer. The brother he saves from drowning (loses hearing in one ear) goes on to college, earns military glory and marries money that gives him a successful career away from Bedford Falls, and George's belief brother will take over B&L are dashed. George carries crazy uncle at Building and Loan, who loses the bank payment that precipitates George's suicide attempt (George is worth more dead than alive major plot hole). Mr. Potter is a regular thorn in George's side throughout the movie. George is recued by a guardian angel third class, and a wish is granted of a possible future, an alternative reality without George ... The tragedy is George returns because there is no alternative. George can never escape Bedford Falls and fulfill his ambitions, while everyone around him (Mary, brother, uncle, Building and Loan customers, Mr. Potter, etc.) live out their dreams and aspirations. 1 5 Link to comment
boes July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 54 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said: Never understood the romanticism of 'It's a Wonderful Life.' To me it's always been a Christmas horror movie. Mary's puppy love wish kills George's father, cursing George with handling business at the Building and Loan; a life he desperately wants to escape, George and Mary's marriage causes the Depression, and their escape honeymoon money is doled out to save the Building and Loan from insolvency; no escape from Bedford Falls. They move into Mary's dream home (the worst house in town), not even a Building and Loan starter house. George is trapped in Bedford Falls to labor under his father's dream at the five-and-dime Building and Loan, no college, married with children so that he can't act on his own dreams as an engineer. The brother he saves from drowning (loses hearing in one ear) goes on to college, earns military glory and marries money that gives him a successful career away from Bedford Falls, and George's belief brother will take over B&L are dashed. George carries crazy uncle at Building and Loan, who loses the bank payment that precipitates George's suicide attempt (George is worth more dead than alive major plot hole). Mr. Potter is a regular thorn in George's side throughout the movie. George is recued by a guardian angel third class, and a wish is granted of a possible future, an alternative reality without George ... The tragedy is George returns because there is no alternative. George can never escape Bedford Falls and fulfill his ambitions, while everyone around him (Mary, brother, uncle, Building and Loan customers, Mr. Potter, etc.) live out their dreams and aspirations. I LOVE this alternative take on It's a Dreadful Life! 6 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 (edited) People view the flag-draped casket of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as he lies in state on the East Front Steps of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis lies in state at Capitol “He did not believe in giving up”: Remembering a friendship with John Lewis -- Bernard Lafayette, a fellow Freedom Rider, reflects on Lewis’s legacy of resistance. Honors for John Lewis -- This weekend, Representative John Lewis, who died July 17 at the age of 80, will be taken by a horse-drawn carriage one last time across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, in Selma, Ala., the same bridge where his peaceful protest for voting rights in 1965 was met with a violence that has become seared in our nation’s collective memory. Later, his body will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. The state of our Union On Portland's streets: Anger, fear, and a fence that divides Protesters walk away from crowd control munitions launched by federal officers during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Mayors want US agents blocked from Portland, other cities -- Related: The battle over federal forces on the ground in Portland ‘This Is Torture’: Constitutional Attorney Weighs in on Another Weekend of Police Actions in Oregon (VIDEO) "Our city has been turned into a war zone intentionally" Black Militia and Far-Right Militia Face Off in Louisville ‘Wall of Veterans’ Arrives in Portland to Protect Black Lives Matter Protesters from Trump’s DHS Troops US Attorney: Feds will stay in Portland until attacks end -- Related: Attorney General Barr to defend use of federal agents to quell Portland protests Additional Federal Agents Being Deployed to Portland Appear to Lack Proper Training: Report Officer challenges account of violent clearing of protesters Tom Cotton describes slavery as a 'necessary evil' in bid to keep schools from teaching 1619 Project -- Related: How Tom Cotton accidentally told an appalling truth The Fight Over the 1619 Project Is Not About the Facts -- A dispute between a small group of scholars and the authors of The New York Times Magazine’s issue on slavery represents a fundamental disagreement over the trajectory of American society. 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(Gail Burton/AP) At least 3 MLB games postponed amid Marlins’ virus outbreak National security adviser Robert O’Brien has the coronavirus Coronavirus is making us all socially awkward -- “Insinuation anxiety” — or fear of suggesting that other people are untrustworthy — is making every drinks date or meet-up in the park feel fraught. -- As if modern social behavior wasn't bad enough. Bill Gates says there could be a ‘substantial’ reduction in coronavirus death rate by end of 2020 -- “You can see the therapeutic benefit faster than the protective benefit,” Gates told CNBC on “Squawk Box.” “So I think there’s a good chance we’ll have substantial death rate reduction by the end of the year with the combination of those new tools.” Even though these new therapeutics will significantly help coronavirus patients suffering from severe symptoms, Gates said it will not “drive us back to complete normalcy.” He also emphasized the importance of persuading the public to take the vaccine if and when it becomes available. Mask mandates continue to spark outrage as COVID-19 vaccine trials ramp up -- Related: U.S. agency: Pandemic masks thwarting face recognition tech Virus vanguard: Cape Town learned painful lessons early on -- Related: The Latest: South Africa nearing half-million virus cases A resident of a senior living complex in Peabody, Massachusetts, waves from a window at family members. Nursing homes and assisted living centers in the US have varied widely in Covid-19 precautions/ Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe via Getty Images Nursing home deaths in Texas rose 64 percent in the past 2 weeks -- The virus is reaching some of the state’s older, more vulnerable residents. 3 cities kept schools open during the 1918 pandemic. Experts say 2020 is different. -- There is a difference in the diseases and how schools now operate. For HBCUs, the coronavirus pandemic hits especially close to home -- Historically Black colleges and universities are grappling with how to best serve a population at particular risk to Covid-19. Covid-19 conspiracy theories are being fed by institutions meant to inform the public -- Sinclair Broadcast Group planned to allow a coronavirus conspiracy theory to air. It’s part of a worrying trend. How anti-vaxxers are thinking about a Covid-19 vaccine -- Vaccine refusal was growing before the pandemic. Then came Covid-19. The Pandemic Is Putting Marriage Even Further Out of Reach -- Married life is already the purview of the privileged. The economic crisis will only make things worse. You Can Stop Cleaning Your Mail Now -- People are power scrubbing their way to a false sense of security. The End of Open-Plan Everything -- Personal space is finally back in style, but re-creating it after two decades of its destruction is hardly a straightforward task. County in Arkansas sees 198% uptick in COVID cases, according to FEMA memo -- Many of the infections stemmed from an outbreak at the Ouachita River prison. Pastor: 40 infected with coronavirus after church event -- An Alabama pastor says more than 40 people have been infected with the coronavirus after attending a multi-day revival event at his Baptist church Head of China CDC gets injected with experimental vaccine Agencies fear hidden cholera deaths in Yemen as Covid-19 overwhelms clinics -- Thousands of deaths potentially missed as patients avoid health centers, with both diseases set to peak in coming weeks, warn NGOs Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pull ‘false’ coronavirus video after it goes viral -- Related: Twitter limits Trump Jr.’s access after he shared coronavirus misinformation -- The post in question has since been deleted. -- And there's more: Twitter faces backlash over handling of anti-Semitic posts A man plays the saxophone in an empty Times Square on April 24. The death of the city -- Teleworking, not the coronavirus, is making urban living obsolete. Associated Press PHOTOS: Ancient Greek theaters return to life in pandemic From exhilaration to fatigue, home cooks assess new normal -- Then you're nit trying Tony Hawk breaks down skateboarding’s legendary spots -- Skateboarding stair sets, ledges, gaps, ditches, and pipes, mapped. Illustration by Owen Gent Without water -- Related: Coming to Terms with a Life Without Water Lynas to Advance U.S. Rare Earths Plan on Pentagon Funding Deal NASA’s next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet Invasion! The threat from Asian giant hornets Court Shopping: ‘Campaign of Lies’: Carter Page Sues Yahoo! and Huffpost (Again) — This Time in Delaware State Court Picasso’s The Fishermen Protests as Norway begins tearing down building adorned with Picassos -- Demolition work at building damaged in Anders Breivik attack has divided opinion 100 Days to Save the Earth -- What the US exiting the Paris climate agreement means U.S. gunmaker Remington files for bankruptcy again Target joins Walmart in ending Thanksgiving store shopping Surfers take on large waves generated by Hurricane Douglas at Laie Beach Park, Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Laie, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) Hawaii battles complacency after another hurricane near-miss -- Related: Cleanup from Hanna spurs fear amid COVID-19 surge in Texas ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Workplace Under Investigation by WarnerMedia Oprah Winfrey's Magazine to Cease Regular Print Publication as Brand Becomes "Digitally Centric" <blerg> Bar Exam Takers Prohibited from Smuggling in Tampons and Other Obvious Cheating Aids Every New Car You Can Still Buy with a Manual Transmission -- Hello, Ladies ... The couple pose in clothes that customers have forgotten to collect/wantshowasyoung (Instagram) Elderly laundromat owners go viral modeling customers' forgotten clothes -- Related: wantshowasyoung Instagram From Zeus to Athens, how the modern Olympics came to be Thorpe’s scandal-tainted 1912 golds still resonate, amaze 3 sporting trailblazers light up Stockholm Olympics in 1912 IOC apologizes, deletes tweet about 1936 Berlin Olympics Postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 1-year-to-go mark -- again -- Related: Proctor & Gamble extends Olympic sponsorship, focusing on equality drive NBC resets focus for Tokyo while looking ahead to Beijing -- Related: Costas joins CNN to talk on intersection of news and sports -- Spreading his love of hearing himself talk to another venue. Edited July 28, 2020 by Cupid Stunt 4 Link to comment
MollyB July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 14 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said: Never understood the romanticism of 'It's a Wonderful Life.' To me it's always been a Christmas horror movie. Amen to that. And thanks for the recap-in all my 72 years I have never seen that movie all the way thru. [The most I've seen of it was in The Ref, which is a great Christmas movie.] Now I know my instincts are good. It bored me as a child and seemed ridiculous as I grew older. It's up there on my NoSee list of Christmas movies-like that one with the kid in a bunny suit. Long live Alistair Sim. 3 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 13 hours ago, boes said: I LOVE this alternative take on It's a Dreadful Life! The movie has always confused me with its plot holes and Job-like Purgatory George Bailey is forced to endure due to no fault of his own, other than incredibly bad timing on his escape and the inability to say NO! It's an unpopular opinion during Christmas holiday creep when movie channels broadcast their 'Christmas in July' treacle-fest. 11 minutes ago, MollyB said: Amen to that. And thanks for the recap-in all my 72 years I have never seen that movie all the way thru. [The most I've seen of it was in The Ref, which is a great Christmas movie.] Now I know my instincts are good. It bored me as a child and seemed ridiculous as I grew older. It's up there on my NoSee list of Christmas movies-like that one with the kid in a bunny suit. Long live Alistair Sim. You can sit on the Patrón Margarita Slurpee machine side of the piano bar with me and my coven. We also throw darts at Taylor Swift, suspicious of corporate Not Meat food products and analyze the familiar lie of 'Family Values.' Today's panel discussion is 'Did Ho Chi Minh sell smack to undermine the American presence in the Viet Nam War?' 4 1 Link to comment
pearlite July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said: The movie has always confused me with its plot holes and Job-like Purgatory George Bailey is forced to endure due to no fault of his own, other than incredibly bad timing on his escape and the inability to say NO! It's an unpopular opinion during Christmas holiday creep when movie channels broadcast their 'Christmas in July' treacle-fest. You can sit on the Patrón Margarita Slurpee machine side of the piano bar with me and my coven. We also throw darts at Taylor Swift, suspicious of corporate Not Meat food products and analyze the familiar lie of 'Family Values.' Today's panel discussion is 'Did Ho Chi Minh sell smack to undermine the American presence in the Viet Nam War?' Oh dearie me, I guess I'll have to stay on the chilled Veuve Cliquot side of the bar then. PearliteLite would be of your camp where Wonderful Life is concerned, but then again she finds Lionel Barrymore hot, so that may sway your view of her companionship. I just see it as a characteristic period studio piece and somehow the martyrdom of Jimmy Stewart isn't all that bothersome. [Not saying I'm exactly a model of female-appropriate attitudes here] I mean, c'mon, it's Capra pre-sweetened verismo. And sure, we can get together on Ms Swift, but I'm definitely far too dumb for politics. Just going to stick to Cole Porter. Oops, the ice bucket seems to be leaking. 5 Link to comment
bannana July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 17 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said: Never understood the romanticism of 'It's a Wonderful Life.' To me it's always been a Christmas horror movie. I took a cinema course in Uni and was introduced to this kind of film analysis. Another good example is Meet Me in St. Louis, which my prof Robin Wood contended was really a horror movie about the breakdown of the American nuclear family, nicely symbolized by Tootie (a young Margaret o'Brien)l lopping the heads off of the snow family. I don't really recall all of it, but it really made me look at film differently. Robin Wood 2 5 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, pearlite said: Oh dearie me, I guess I'll have to stay on the chilled Veuve Cliquot side of the bar then. When did a difference of opinion stop you and I from hoisting a few? Quote PearliteLite would be of your camp where Wonderful Life is concerned, but then again she finds Lionel Barrymore hot, so that may sway your view of her companionship. I just see it as a characteristic period studio piece and somehow the martyrdom of Jimmy Stewart isn't all that bothersome. [Not saying I'm exactly a model of female-appropriate attitudes here] I mean, c'mon, it's Capra pre-sweetened verismo. Certainly not. The Barrymore's were an excellent theatrical lineage, excluding Drew. Look at those noble profiles ... John Barrymore Ethel Barrymore II Quote And sure, we can get together on Ms Swift, but I'm definitely far too dumb for politics. Just going to stick to Cole Porter. Quote Oops, the ice bucket seems to be leaking. I'll call the waiter. 1 5 Link to comment
peacheslatour July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 Quote PearliteLite would be of your camp where Wonderful Life is concerned, but then again she finds Lionel Barrymore hot, so that may sway your view of her companionship. Lionel? Really? John I could definitely see, he was sexy as hell. I've watched Key Largo so many times, he'll always be an old man to me. 2 3 Link to comment
pearlite July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 20 minutes ago, bannana said: I took a cinema course in Uni and was introduced to this kind of film analysis. Another good example is Meet Me in St. Louis, which my prof Robin Wood contended was really a horror movie about the breakdown of the American nuclear family, nicely symbolized by Tootie (a young Margaret o'Brien)l lopping the heads off of the snow family. I don't really recall all of it, but it really made me look at film differently. Robin Wood Did you go to York? 1 Link to comment
boes July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, peacheslatour said: Lionel? Really? John I could definitely see, he was sexy as hell. I've watched Key Largo so many times, he'll always be an old man to me. My Barrymore paramour was Ethel. She didn't make nearly enough movies, but if you all ever get the chance to see "Kind Lady", don't pass up the chance. It's a horror story of a sort, of an old woman imprisoned in her home by a gang of thieves intent on selling of the contents of her art-filled home while cutting her off from her loved ones and the outside world. It was, I think, Angela Lansbury's first big film role, also. It was a 1950's remake of the same story first filmed in the 1930's starring the sublime Aline McMahon. Ethel, All the way!!! 2 6 Link to comment
OhioSongbird July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 Ok......put me in a corner all by myself.....I can make a mean Margarita. I love It's a Wonderful Life! For me it's not Christmas without it. Over-analyzing takes all the enjoyment out of it, people. One of our all time favorite movies. 1 5 Link to comment
peacheslatour July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, boes said: My Barrymore paramour was Ethel. She didn't make nearly enough movies, but if you all ever get the chance to see "Kind Lady", don't pass up the chance. It's a horror story of a sort, of an old woman imprisoned in her home by a gang of thieves intent on selling of the contents of her art-filled home while cutting her off from her loved ones and the outside world. It was, I think, Angela Lansbury's first big film role, also. It was a 1950's remake of the same story first filmed in the 1930's starring the sublime Aline McMahon. Ethel, All the way!!! I thought Gaslight was Angela's first movie. I read she lied about her age and she was really like fourteen years old. 1 4 Link to comment
boes July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, peacheslatour said: I thought Gaslight was Angela's first movie. I read she lied about her age and she was really like fourteen years old. You could very well be right. And after checking IMDB, right you are! Edited July 28, 2020 by boes 4 Link to comment
pearlite July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 12 minutes ago, peacheslatour said: Lionel? Really? John I could definitely see, he was sexy as hell. I've watched Key Largo so many times, he'll always be an old man to me. That's precisely the point. I think she just says stuff like this to torment me. And I do, believe me, regale her with the physiological, uh, elements of the older gentleman... She's odd that way--I mean her boyfriend is great-looking, so it's got to be a stance. And I'll see you that Ella, cupid, and raise you one Frank. In this case, one of my absolute favourite songs--I'll be performing it a bit later, perhaps. 1 4 Link to comment
bannana July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 25 minutes ago, pearlite said: Did you go to York? I did! I also did a year at U of T. 5 Link to comment
OhioSongbird July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 I'll raise you both one Ella & Louis Jazz Collectors Edition duet album. Don't get better'n that.... 5 Link to comment
pearlite July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, bannana said: I did! I also did a year at U of T. Ah, York was ahead on film studies in the 70s and 80s. I did my first two degrees at U of T, where the policy was "never mix, never worry" where getting near film was concerned if you came out of English Lang and Lit, which I did. PLL is now back at U of T for her doctorate, and I teach at York--funny coincidences. 2 3 Link to comment
bannana July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, pearlite said: Ah, York was ahead on film studies in the 70s and 80s. I did my first two degrees at U of T, where the policy was "never mix, never worry" where getting near film was concerned if you came out of English Lang and Lit, which I did. PLL is now back at U of T for her doctorate, and I teach at York--funny coincidences. Yes, York was a great school. I transferred to U of T and hated it and returned to York to graduate (the opposite of what most people would have done!). I haven't been back since graduating. My niece also studied at York but I never got the chance to visit her there (moved to Calgary after graduation). 1 4 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 29, 2020 Share July 29, 2020 (edited) Police clash with protesters Saturday, July 25, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest near the Seattle Police East Precinct headquarters in Seattle. A large group of protesters were marching Saturday in Seattle in support of Black Lives Matter and against police brutality and racial injustice. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) -- Embrace this. US attorney urges city to embrace surge in federal agents Support dips for protests, but many Americans reject Federal response: Reuters/Ipsos poll Minneapolis police identify 'Umbrella Man' who helped incite George Floyd riots, warrant says -- According to a search warrant filed earlier this week, which was obtained by CNN affiliate WCCO, the man is associated with the "Aryan Cowboys," which the Anti-Defamation League lists as a White supremacist prison and street gang. The warrant does not label them as a White supremacist group, but describes them as a "known prison gang out of Minnesota and Kentucky." On its Facebook page, the group says it does not care, "about a person's color." Faith in protest as young people find fervor on the street Federal agents pull out of Seattle, mayor says Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests -- Related: National Guard officer challenges account of protest crackdown 5 takeaways from a combative Barr hearing Wisconsin Democrats question federal agents’ Milwaukee role Confederate monument removed from Georgia square -- Related: In former Confederate capital, a push to honor the enslaved Sheriff threatens library that drafted diversity statement It denied membership to 2 Black doctors for years. Now the American Academy of Pediatrics is apologizing Norwegian flag mistaken for Confederate flag removed Cosmetology students, hairstylists describe a race divide Ufa, Russia/CondeNast photo ALEX ERDEKIAN Tracking the novel coronavirus in the U.S. -- At least 4,311,420 cases of the highly contagious novel coronavirus have been reported in the United States and its territories, according to a Reuters tally of state and local government sources. The U.S. diagnosed its first COVID-19 case in Washington state on Jan. 20. At least 148,450 have died of the illness across the United States, with the largest numbers so far in New York state. COVID-19 CASES AS OF JULY 28, 2020, 9:15 A.M. (ET) Coronavirus updates: FEMA says the COVID-19 death toll is surging -- New cases dropped 0.6% from last week but there was a 30.1% surge in deaths. U.S. records 10,000 coronavirus deaths in 11 days as fatalities approach 150,000 As coronavirus threatened invasion, a new 'Red Dawn' team tried to save America -- Pandemic experts on early email chain with gov. officials break their silence. -- Related: Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans Masks can fool facial recognition systems, but the algorithms are learning fast -- A new government report reviewed how nearly 100 facial recognition systems are faring in the Covid-19 pandemic. The Navajo Nation president on how his tribe slowed one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks -- “If the Navajo Nation is to be a case study, we had a fast increase in cases ... but wearing masks has flattened our numbers.” Reopening of schools will provide insight into coronavirus' spread as optimism grows for a vaccine by the end of the year -- Your child as an unwilling public health test subject. -- Related: Pandemic learning “pods” don’t have to be just for the rich -- How to make education more equitable during Covid-19. National teacher union supports strikes over reopening plans Roche’s Actemra Fails Test for Covid-Related Pneumonia The Latest: UK lawmakers criticize ‘reckless’ policy error to discharge thousands of patients into care homes without knowing if they had the coronavirus Seattle Mariners worker Lindsay Garza carries cutouts of fans to place in seats at the team's ballpark as part of the "Mariners Seat Fleet", Monday, July 27, 2020, in Seattle. The Mariners open play at home against the Oakland Athletics on Friday. For $30, fans can buy a version of themselves that will sit in at all home games. A portion of every purchase will be donated to non-profit organizations supporting COVID-19-related relief efforts. If a cutout "catches" a foul ball during a game, the team will mail the fan the baseball. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Stray souvenirs: Without fans, MLB foul balls left lonely States resist mask rules as Midwest virus uptick stirs alarm Florida sets death toll record, while trailer truck outside funeral home raises COVID-19 fears -- "This is a side effect of the times we are living in," Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernández said. Struggling merchants, insurers battle over pandemic coverage US officials: Russia behind spread of virus disinformation Dark money and PAC's coordinated 'reopen' push are behind doctors' viral hydroxychloroquine video -- The virality of the video underscores the difficulty in moderating coronavirus misinformation. Fed wrestles with its next moves as virus stalls US economy -- Related: Fed faces viral wave, mounting risks to recovery How the coronavirus is crushing credit ratings Depok, Indonesia/Artists Yaya and Tio/CondeNast photo ALEX ERDEKIAN The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is without enough voting members, and its investigations are stuck in limbo. Congress looks to prove it can keep Big Tech in check -- Lawmakers want to show they can pin the tech chiefs for answers — but could be bogged down by mixed priorities, technical hurdles and lack of know-how. -- Related: 4 Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competition Read: Tech CEOs' opening statements for Wednesday's tech antitrust hearing -- The CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet and Apple will testify at a House hearing on Wednesday. Hew the siren song of the billionaires -- Zuckerberg: Facebook has ‘more to do’ on fighting disinformation -- But the CEO's prepared statement for a major House hearing also asserts that "companies aren’t bad just because they are big." -- 'Don't hate us because we built a business model that makes money on both sides of the information/disinformation highway. And don't stop the gravy train by threatening federal regulations like the EU.' -- Related: Amazon's Bezos: The world needs giant companies too -- "There are things small companies simply can’t do," the CEO says in prepared testimony for his first-ever appearance before Congress. The moment of reckoning for the Facebook advertiser boycott -- More than 1,000 organizations stopped ads for the month of July, without getting concessions. Can they keep it going and build global pressure? California Indian tribe gets back Big Sur ancestral lands In this photo released Tuesday, July 28, 2020, by Sepahnews, Revolutionary Guard's speed boats circle around a replica aircraft carrier during a military exercise. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has fired a missile from a helicopter targeting the mock-up aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. That's according to footage aired on state television on Tuesday. Iranian commandos also fast-roped down from a helicopter onto the replica in the footage from the exercise called “Great Prophet 14.” The drill appears aimed at threatening the U.S. amid tensions between Tehran and Washington. (Sepahnews via AP) Iran missiles target fake carrier as US bases go on alert Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise British-Australian academic moved to notorious Iran prison Lebanon accuses Israel of provoking border escalation -- Related: Israeli drone crashes in Lebanon amid tensions with Syria Yemen’s separatists to give up self-rule, push peace deal Team members of Israeli artist Itay Zalait, work on an installation depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a mock "Last Supper" at Rabin square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The installation, placed in a central Tel Aviv square on Wednesday, in the latest twist in a summer of protests against Netanyahu and his lengthy rule. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Israeli artist takes aim at Netanyahu with life-size statue Concentration camps and forced labor: China’s repression of the Uighurs, explained -- Related: 5 real steps the US could take to help Uighurs in China China is systematically detaining Uighurs and the world isn’t doing enough about it -- What's another Rwandan or Bosnian genocide? Samoan chief in New Zealand sentenced to 11 years in jail for slavery but experts say he is just the tip of the iceberg Don't settle: Woman in arranged marriage reflects on colorism, misogyny in 'Indian Matchmaking' -- An Indian woman who had an arranged marriage in her early 20s says the new Netflix series reveals some hard truths about the way women are objectified. A Test With No Answer -- No procedure exists that can prove virginity, yet dangerously unscientific virginity tests occur regularly, even in the United States. Marie Claire, in partnership with the Fuller Project, investigates the controversial exams and the gray area surrounding them that endangers both patients and medical professionals. Hundreds of Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, as they keep social destination to protect themselves against the coronavirus ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. During the first rites of hajj, Muslims circle the Kaaba counter-clockwise seven times while reciting supplications to God, then walk between two hills where Ibrahim's wife, Hagar, is believed to have run as she searched for water for her dying son before God brought forth a well that runs to this day. (AP Photo) Technology infuses ancient hajj rites tailored for pandemic -- Related: Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus A transgender female inmate received her gender confirmation surgery after a three-year court battle 'Palm oil is God's gift': Malaysia fights international criticism with new slogan Paradise lost: Eviction looms for hermit living alone on Italian island The newly named Stan Lee's fly (Daptolestes leei) is seen in this handout image supplied by the CSIRO. CSIRO/Handout via REUTERS Lowly flies get super names as scientists find inspiration in Marvel Is Bryson DeChambeau irreversibly changing golf? Sara Nelson Won't Stop Fighting for Flight Attendants: Women Who Travel Podcast Emmys 2020: The nominees for the best TV of the year -- Despite the pandemic, the Television Academy will host the annual awards show. -- Related: 6 winners and 3 losers from the 2020 Emmy nominations Facts and Figures about the 72nd Emmy Awards nominations Edited July 29, 2020 by Cupid Stunt 5 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 29, 2020 Share July 29, 2020 The Three Kings: Freddie King Albert King B.B. King 5 Link to comment
peacheslatour July 29, 2020 Share July 29, 2020 Oh dear. We found a dead bunny in our yard this morning. No one in this neighborhood lets their dog or cats run loose and we figured if a hawk or an owl got it, it would be gone. We can't figure it out. Heart attack maybe? Link to comment
OhioSongbird July 29, 2020 Share July 29, 2020 (edited) My guess is a feral/stray cat...they're everywhere. Edited July 29, 2020 by OhioSongbird 1 2 Link to comment
peacheslatour July 29, 2020 Share July 29, 2020 23 minutes ago, OhioSongbird said: My guess is a feral/stray cat...they're everywhere. I don't know. I've never seen any around here. We used to but It's been years. 3 Link to comment
OhioSongbird July 29, 2020 Share July 29, 2020 Ahhhh....yes. That's how they plan it, ya know. Very sneaky they are..... 1 2 Link to comment
peacheslatour July 30, 2020 Share July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, OhioSongbird said: Ahhhh....yes. That's how they plan it, ya know. Very sneaky they are..... Nature's smart asses. 😎 4 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 30, 2020 Share July 30, 2020 (edited) A mourner pauses by the casket of Rep. John Lewis lying in repose at the state capital, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Atlanta. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) What John Lewis Taught Me -- Spending time with him was akin to walking through history. It was also a powerful reminder to keep up the fight. 'Giant of a man': Three former presidents to attend John Lewis' funeral in Atlanta Civil rights icon Lewis lauded as hero at Georgia Capitol From Dr. Martin Luther King to John Lewis, Ebenezer Baptist Church has been a haven for civil rights -- The church was a home base to Martin Luther King Jr., and has since hosted several important events in the movement for racial justice. -- Related: John Lewis’ funeral set for Atlanta church that MLK once led The casket John Lewis is placed by a U.S. military honor guard at the center of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda to lie in state in Washington, July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool Reuters PICTURES - WED JUL 29, 2020 - Memorials for civil rights icon John Lewis Federal officers are surrounded by smoke as they push back demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) US agents to pull back in Portland but will stay on standby US agents in Portland to pull back, but tensions remain Federal court to review ‘protest bans’ in Portland arrests From 'de-arrests' to leaf blowers, Portland protesters find new ways to stand up to federal agents -- A Wall of Moms, 'de-arresting' friends and packing masks: Portland protesters are finding new ways to stand up to federal agents. Lured to America, then trapped -- Visas for farmworkers have surged, but the program has subjected some workers to horrific abuse. Snap’s First Diversity Report Shows Black and Latinx People Are Significantly ‘Underrepresented’ California's tough-on-crime movement runs into coronavirus, Floyd activism A Minneapolis Police Officer Opens Up About the Toxic Culture Inside the Department -- “The mentality that we’re in a war, and the culture of ‘us versus them,’ starts in the academy” The Black Designers Who Shaped Fashion History A Most Deadly Year: Black Transgender Americans Are Being Killed at an Alarming Rate -- Data from the FBI and UCLA’s Williams Institute shows that LGBTQ Americans are more than twice as likely to be killed in the United States The environmental movement is very white. These leaders want to change that. Students are campaigning for more diverse texts, ethnic studies programs, and curriculums that highlight underrepresented groups. San Fernando Valley "Black Lives Matter" mural The scale of coronavirus deaths -- U.S. fatalities from COVID-19 surpassed 150,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, another grim milestone for the global pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 650,000 people globally. The odd, growing list of Covid-19 symptoms, explained -- Fever, Covid toes, and a loss of taste: Why are Covid-19 symptoms so weird and varied? 'I cannot save everybody' -- Houston doctor fights the Covid-19 surge Closing schools in March may have saved the lives of 40,000 Americans, a new analysis found America’s failures to test, trace, and isolate, explained -- Why is the US so bad at tracing Covid-19 contacts? The ultimate geopolitical game; distributing a coronavirus vaccine -- Decisions on allocating scarce coronavirus vaccines may be made by the wealthiest countries. -- Related: U.S. government is sending Texas 500 cases of antiviral drug remdesivir -- The cases of the drug, produced by Gilead Sciences, will be enough to treat 3,200 patients, On Tuesday, Texas reported 200 new deaths, hitting a record-high average. 'Vaccine nationalism': Is it every country for itself? Misinformation on coronavirus is proving highly contagious WHO warns that waiting to achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus will kill a lot of people -- Herd immunity is necessary to really contain a virus, according to epidemiologists. That is generally achieved once enough people either get vaccinated or survive the virus so they have the antibodies to fight off new infections and the virus doesn’t have enough new hosts to spread. Most scientists think 60% to 80% of the population needs to be immune to achieve herd immunity, the WHO said. Gaps in federal oversight add to virus woes at vets homes COVID-19 'long-haulers' report nearly 100 symptoms for more than 100 days -- "How long does it take you to get back to normal? That's an open question," Dr. Anthony Fauci told NBC News. -- Related: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said Wednesday that trials have shown "consistently" that hydroxychloroquine is "not effective" in treating the disease caused by the coronavirus. Dr. Fauci says there are early signs coronavirus outbreaks are brewing in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee -- White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday there are early signs that a coronavirus outbreak could be brewing in Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky. The so-called positivity rate, or the percentage of tests run that are positive, appears to be rising in those states — an early indication that the outbreak is worsening, Fauci said. Please believe these days will pass/#YourSpaceOrMine/by Mark Titchner in collaboration with Jack Arts Mask-skeptic Rep. Louis Gohmert gets COVID-19; U.S. congressional colleagues to self-quarantine <clears throat> How Rep. Louie Gohmert proved exactly the opposite of his point -- And all I got was this lousy face mask -- House orders broad mask mandates after Rep. Lois Gohmert gets virus U.S. renters owe $21.5 billion in back rent These countries are banning alcohol or closing bars in response to coronavirus surges No sex and no fans, but the beer is flowing fast in the NBA 'bubble' Asia Today: 723 cases in Australia, closures in Vietnam Jobless aid set to lapse amid impasse in coronavirus package talks Lieutenant General Jody Daniels becomes the Army Reserve's first female chief U.S. to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany but nearly half to stay in Europe U.S. judge opens probe into false statements in New York 'Trusted Traveler' suit New Push to Get Rid of Pennies in Pandemic Coin Shortage Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies via video conference during the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing in Washington, D.C. | Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images Lawmakers batter Big Tech CEOs, but don’t land many blows The Latest: Zuckerberg questioned on viral misinformation Jeff Bezos’s antitrust grilling was a reminder of Amazon’s power over its sellers Theft, censorship and the ‘emperors of the online economy’: Tech CEOs go on defense The biggest takeaways from the big tech antitrust hearing At a historic antitrust hearing, many conservatives focused on political drama instead of asking big tech CEOs questions about their market power. Why the tech giants may suffer lasting pain from their Hill lashing -- Lawmakers investigating Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple made it clear that their allegations of antitrust abuses come with a lengthy paper trail. Big Tech testifies: Bezos promises action if investigation reveals misuse of seller data, Zuckerberg defends Instagram acquisition U.S. lawmakers accuse Big Tech of crushing rivals to boost profits -- I thought you guys liked that sort of behavior to increase market share and happy shareholders, while you hand over tax breaks. Bezos' snack, room ratings and 'the net': Key online moments from tech hearing Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts German lawmakers grill Scholz, Altmaier over Wirecard scandal US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge -- Related: Fed sees dim economic outlook as virus squeezes economy Kodak executive chairman addresses jump in trading activity before government deal was announced -- Trading activity picked up in shares of Eastman Kodak before the company announced that it had been tapped by the Trump administration to manufacture drug ingredients, data from FactSet shows. On Monday, prior to the announcement, 1,645,719 shares traded hands in the stock, far surpassing Friday’s 74,893 trades, and Thursday’s 80,840 trades. Exclusive: Arizona leads multi-state probe into older iPhones slowing, shutting down Senator, union leader: Postal Service considers downsizing Exclusive: As Japan weighs missile-defense options, Raytheon lobbies for Lockheed’s $300 million radar deal Finance firm founder gets 6 months in college bribery scam Ghislaine Maxwell loses late bid to block deposition's release, quickly appeals A landmark study shows what makes a successful relationship 'Fight for freedom' by Winston Smith All 50 states have issued warnings about those mysterious packages of seeds -- Related: Mystery seeds from China are landing in Americans' mailboxes A baseless US conspiracy theory found a foothold in Europe. New research shows how Signature Cheap Eats From Every State Record-breaking Tropical Storm Isaias is heading toward the US Surface meltwater (blue) on part of the Svalbard Ice Sheet, as seen via the Sentinel-2 satellite on July 27, 2020. © European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery processed by Annamaria Luongo/European Union, Wildfires, record warmth and rapidly melting ice: Arctic climate goes further off the rails this summer Malik B, founding member of The Roots, has died at 47 Edited July 30, 2020 by Cupid Stunt 4 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt July 31, 2020 Share July 31, 2020 (edited) WASHINGTON D.C. - MARCH 17: Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) is photographed in his offices in the Canon House office building on March 17, 2009 in Washington, D.C. The former Big Six leader of the civil rights movement was the architect and keynote speaker at the historic March on Washington in 1963. (Photo by Jeff Hutchens/Getty Images)Getty Images Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis' funeral AP PHOTOS: Nation honors John Lewis with final farewell ‘Now it is your turn’: John Lewis issues call to action in posthumous op-ed -- The late congressman also reflected upon his own calling to join the civil rights movement following the lynching of Emmett Till. In Lewis eulogy, Obama issues forceful call to action on voting rights, racial equality -- Related: READ: President Barack Obama's eulogy for Rep. John Lewis -- "I, like so many Americans, owe a great debt to John Lewis," said Obama. John Lewis’s Final Fights -- Whether the opponent was cancer, the Supreme Court, or far-right hatred, in his last months and years the civil rights icon never gave up. Meet the 12-year-old boy who recited John Lewis' favorite poem at his funeral -- Tybre Faw met the late congressman at a Selma march in 2018. From Bloody Sunday to Black Lives Matter, the role of the Black church is shifting -- Civil rights icons Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian were part of a tradition that often found its home in Black religion. A new generation of activists and organizers is doing things differently. 6 historically Black colleges receive millions in record donations from Mackenzie Scott, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' ex-wife Trinetta Brown, center left, 19, and Triniya Brown become emotional during a memorial service for their brother, Michael Brown, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in the Canfield Green apartment complex in Ferguson, Mo. St. Louis County's top prosecutor announced Thursday, July 30, 2020, that he will not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Brown. But, he said, "our investigation does not exonerate Darren Wilson." (Cristina M. Fletes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File) Prosecutor: No charges for officer in Michael Brown’s death California mural honoring George Floyd and others reminds viewers to vote in November -- A University of Southern California art lecturer, graphic designer and mural artist is behind the "RESIST HATE!" posters at Black Lives Matter protests. Now, he's teamed up with a young aspiring artist to create a mural that honors George Floyd and others killed by police, with the message to vote in November. Jamie Yuccas reports. Oregon police try to tamp down nightly Portland protests How Portland became nation's hotbed for clashes between protesters and federal agents People shine cellphone flashlights during a demonstration against racial inequality and police violence in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday. Photograph: Caitlin Ochs/Reuters Federal agents show stronger force at Portland protests despite order to withdraw Police chief in California launches inquiry into alleged badge bending rite to indicate fatal shootings From the renegade to Black Lives Matter: How Black creators are changing TikTok culture -- "It's a difficult issue, because it's so much deeper than an algorithm," TikToker Bria Jones said. "It's a society thing. It's going to take a lot of work." Here are some commonly used terms that actually have racist origins Brands Have Nothing Real to Say About Racism -- Corporate America is ready to take action ... or something. 'L.A. Liberty,' 1992/Pacita Abad/Photo: Max McClure. Courtesy Pacita Abad Estate More than 150,000 Americans have died from Covid-19. Here is that tragic story in figures Dr. Fauci to tell House panel ‘unclear’ how long pandemic lasts -- Related: Dr. Fauci: Wear goggles or eye shields to prevent spread of COVID-19; flu vaccine a must -- The nation's top infectious disease expert spoke to ABC News live on Instagram. Top White House coronavirus task force officials to be deployed to COVID hot spots Children May Carry Coronavirus at High Levels, Study Finds ‘It’s too late’: Stimulus can’t save schools from a chaotic start -- Lawmakers are still haggling over the details of the package that would deliver a historic sum for education, as districts throughout the country prepare to kick off the school year in less than two weeks.-- Related: These kids are getting left behind when schools go online How the Child Care Crisis Will Distort the Economy for a Generation -- The economic toll of the collapse of the child system will be felt for 20-30 years, says Betsey Stevenson. Herman Cain, Former Presidential Candidate, Dies at 74 -- He had been hospitalized this month in the Atlanta area with the novel coronavirus after testing positive for it on June 29. -- Related: Will Herman Cain’s Death Change Republican Views on the Virus and Masks? -- Please. Virus testing turnaround times reveal wide disparity What if MIS-C is just COVID-19 for children? -- Doctors have opposing theories about what causes the syndrome. Surgical gowns cost my hospital 40 cents before the pandemic. Now they’re $9. -- Hospitals have had to turn to domestic suppliers for masks and other equipment, putting them in greater financial jeopardy. New York authorities break up alleged sex party in crackdown on large gatherings amid coronavirus -- Promoters have used social media to promote last-second pop-up parties. -- Go home and be your own best-friend. San Diego gym that defied a shutdown order linked to a coronavirus outbreak As COVID-19 hammers Texas, Hispanic residents are dying at the highest rate -- In Texas' largest county, a disproportionate share of new COVID-19 hospital patients — as high as 65 percent some weeks — have been Hispanic. Little Miss Sunshine/Vancouver, BC/Murals of Gratitude Initiative/ artist Angela Joelle Gooliaff/photo Andrew Chin Few medical reasons for not wearing a face mask -- One father said overcoming kids' fears of face masks took creativity, practice. Florida to temporarily close state-run testing sites due to potential tropical storm Buddy, first U.S. dog diagnosed with Covid-19, dies -- It’s unknown if the coronavirus played a role in his death. Public health experts issue urgent call for change of course as U.S. economy tanks New York family creates mutual aid network to help hundreds of neighbors through COVID-19 crisis -- In what was at one point the center of the COVID-19 pandemic, one New York family decided to help their neighbors in need. A few posters around the neighborhood turned into an almost 1,000-person volunteer group called the Astoria Mutual Aid Network. Errol Barnett reports. A waitress serves a glass of champagne at La Grande Georgette restaurant in front of the cathedral in Reims, the Champagne region, east of Paris, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Producers in France’s eastern Champagne region, headquarters of the global industry, say they’ve lost about 1.7 billion euros ($2 billion) in sales this year, as turnover fell by a third — a hammering unmatched in living memory, and worse than the Great Depression. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) Champagne losing its fizz as global pandemic clobbers sales Merck ups outlook, turns profit during global vaccine hunt Millions to lose $600 weekly jobless aid amid Senate stalemate -- A late night meeting with negotiators yielded little progress. -- Related: Go Big On COVID-19 Relief -- A crisis with 30 million unemployed is no time for free-market purism, which is a sure path to defeat Rome Opera has COVID-19 friendly opening night at ancient chariot racing site -- As early as 2,800 years ago, Romans would flock to the Circus Maximus to be entertained with chariot races. Now, the ancient site has been transformed into an outdoor venue for the Rome Opera House's summer season. Chris Livesay talks to soprano Rosa Feola about how Circus Maximus is the savior of Italian Opera. This is the only city in America where unemployment is actually down U.S. suffered worst quarterly contraction on record as virus ravages economy -- When the economy was tumbling in the second quarter, Trump pumped up the third quarter. Now the high hopes are slowly deflating. Well, there's yer problem. NASA launches $2.4 billion mission to search for signs of ancient life on Mars Indian schoolgirls discover asteroid moving toward Earth Bahamas. Florida brace as new Hurricane Isaias bears down -- Related: Hurricane Isaias causes floods, slides, then grows into hurricane Newly unsealed documents describe Ghislaine Maxwell's abuse of one of Epstein's alleged victims -- Related: Court says Judd can sue Weinstein for sexual harassment -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived Ashley Judd’s sexual harassment lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein Child rape charges refiled against Mexican megachurch leader US, China consulate closures deal losses to both nations Full appeals court agrees to wade into Michael Flynn case When the Culture Wars Hit Fort Wayne -- A quiet Indiana city declared a holiday to celebrate its founder. Philadelphia trash piles up as pandemic stymies its removal A tomb from the early 20th Century stands partially demolished amid construction of a new highway through the Northern Cemetery in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, July 26, 2020. Dozens of graves have been partially or fully destroyed as the government builds two large expressways through the City of the Dead, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Authorities say no registered monuments have been harmed, but preservationists have raised alarm that graves of historical value are being lost and that the multilane highways tear apart the fabric of a historic necropolis that has remained intact for centuries.(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Highways raise alarm in Cairo’s historic City of the Dead ‘Into the Wild’ bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum US national shot dead in Pakistan courtroom during blasphemy trial Muslim pilgrims pray on top of the rocky hill known as Mountain of Mercy on the Plain of Arafat during the annual hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, July 30, 2020. Only about 1,000 pilgrims will be allowed to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage this year due to the virus pandemic. (Saudi Ministry of Media via AP) Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirus Big Tech's 'staggering' earnings live up to market hype -- Related: Twitter says hackers used phone to fool staff, gain access What Facebook Did to American Democracy -- And why it was so hard to see it coming -- Related: The Silence of the Never Facebookers -- Even fed-up tech workers are paralyzed by Silicon Valley’s culture. Why it matters that TikTok wants to reveal its algorithms -- TikTok challenged its competitors on transparency. But what does that actually mean? Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content The Panopticon Is Already Here -- Xi Jinping is using artificial intelligence to enhance his government’s totalitarian control—and he’s exporting this technology to regimes around the globe. Cows on pasture at the University of Vermont dairy farm eat hay Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Burlington, Vt. When the coronavirus pandemic forced the University of Vermont to close and send its students home, the school worried about who would take care of the cows, normally tended to by students. In no time, dozens of alumni and students of a particular agriculture program clamored to spend their spring and summer caring for the Holsteins. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke) Moo. -- Students, alumni clamor to take care of university’s cows Empty streets in Zimbabwe as security forces thwart protest A woman take a photo on her smart phone of the new work of art entitled 'The End' by artist Heather Phillipson which was unveiled on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square in London, Thursday, July 30, 2020. Described as representing "exuberance and unease" and a "monument to hubris and impending collapse", The End, by British artist Heather Phillipson, will stay in place until spring 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Ominous whipped cream art comes to London’s Trafalgar Square Edited July 31, 2020 by Cupid Stunt 6 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt August 1, 2020 Share August 1, 2020 (edited) My neighbor Mrs. Qiu dropped off some vegetables from her garden for the food shelf. The Chinese people are very attached to their ancient Zodiac, and she is a well-known Chinese fortune teller, Mrs. Qiu and her tea leaves play a profound part in hundreds of lives, rich and poor, powerful and plebe. And the Zodiac plays a significant part in the lives of billions of Chinese. To some degree in their hearts they really believe in it, despite the decades Chairman Mao or Western culture spent trying to crush its influence. Most Americans are aware that this is The Year of the Rat, and determined by a rotating 12 year cycle of animals. What most Americans do not know is that there are two other cycles happening at the same time in the Chinese Zodiac; one of earth elements (5 in total) -- fire, gold, water, etc -- and one called the Celestial Tree. I have no idea how to explain it other than there are 10 of them. As Mrs. Qiu explained it to me, this is the Year of the Golden Rat and then some extra words related to the Celestial Tree which I couldn't translate to English, but the tone of her voice wasn't reassuring. Why is this important? She told me, starting on January 25, the year of suffering began. It is not uncommon for the New Year not to be celebrated, but to hunker down and hang on until it's over. She stated this as a matter of fact. Multiple times for thousands of years of Chinese history, this particular Zodiac year has been a turning point and not for the good. Apparently the combination of these three Zodiac cycles is snake-eyes; it is the most ominous and foreboding of any year. She said she's worried how this year has rapidly spiraled into a self-fulfilling prophecy. "Many strange and unexpected things have been happening in times of mass delusion," Mrs. Qiu said. Edited August 1, 2020 by Cupid Stunt Stupid spell check 1 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt August 1, 2020 Share August 1, 2020 (edited) A speaker addresses the crowd during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Portland, Ore. After days of clashes with federal police, the crowd outside of the federal courthouse remained peaceful Thursday night. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Portland protest strives for peace as U.S. forces drawn down Portland protesters put out fires as feds withdraw -- U.S. official orders end to information gathering on journalists In Portland, some Black activists frustrated with white protesters A Department of Homeland Security intelligence report showed the department had collected and analyzed messages between Portland protesters, a new report says Photo CNN ‘Is There Going to Be Another Portland?’ -- Legal expert Stephen Vladeck calls the federal crackdown “lawful, but awful.” Here’s what he’s worried about next. LA police video shows protester with hands up shot in head Connecticut governor signs police reform bill into law Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks bluntly on gun violence DC releases police footage from 2018 deaths of 3 Black men Change laws that shield police, Missouri prosecutor says Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds listens to a question during a news conference on the state's guidance for returning to school in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Iowa governor insists on state control of in-school learning From outdoor proceedings to plexiglass shields, courts dramatically rethink the jury trial in the era of the coronavirus Inquiry finds racial bias, bullying in Iowa football program -- Related: Players describe abusive environment on Oregon State team Rep. Greg Pence criticized for racist items sold at his mall James Baldwin’s faith in America -- Why Baldwin thought the idea of white America was irredeemable, but the country wasn’t. Hank Willis Thomas: 'The work will not be complete in our lifetime' Food Justice Impacts Who Eats and Who Thrives -- Racism and food injustice are deeply interwoven within the fabric of the U.S. Here's a look at the inequities, and what we can do to end them. Pokemon Hamtaro Hamster hero? 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On the hunt for its own supply of Covid-19 vaccines, Canada champions access for poorer countries -- "Just vaccinating one country is not an effective solution and, in fact, it could prolong the duration of the pandemic." How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air” -- This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control. So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic 50-state response? U.S. makes deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, deaths expected to rise Ruby Princess passengers let off ship after border force officer confused flu and coronavirus test results Russia preparing mass vaccination against coronavirus for October -- Related: A former KGB spy talks disinformation tactics 30 million unemployed to lose extra jobless benefits, as talks between Congress and the White House are at an impasse Amazon just posted record sales and profit in the middle of a pandemic -- The record sales that prompted Amazon to pay workers more during the pandemic aren’t abating, so will it reinstate those bonuses? Photographer's 11,000-mile journey across the country to document Americans during the pandemic -- Like so many artists and entrepreneurs, photographer Brian Bowen Smith's business dried up when coronavirus hit. That's when he decided to hit the road in his vintage truck to document a country under quarantine. Along the way, he photographed famous faces like Common, Reese Witherspoon and the blended family of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, but also captured the spirit and soul of everyday Americans. Meg Oliver reports for the "CBS This Morning" series A More Perfect Union. As coronavirus surges, Houston confronts its hidden toll: People dying at home -- Houston is seeing a spike in residents dying at home, before paramedics can reach them. A growing number are testing positive for COVID-19. San Francisco’s lonely war against Covid-19 Coronavirus’ lost generation -- For young people who grew up amid financial crisis, the pandemic is dashing hopes of job security and a comfortable future. It's time for America to reassert climate leadership. -- Individual efforts are important, but we need collective action and systemic change. Tanking economies, tanking reputations Residents fill and collect sand bags before the expected arrival of Hurricane Isaias in Doral, Florida, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Liza Feria Hurricane warnings issued for Florida as Isaias targets entire U.S. East Coast Shark that killed New York woman off Maine was great white -- Related: More seals means learning to live with sharks in New England 260 Chinese boats fish near Galapagos; Ecuador on alert The complicated origin of Instagram’s #ChallengeAccepted -- The global hashtag is now being used to bring attention to a women’s rights campaign in Turkey. 'Payment sent' - travel giant CWT pays $4.5 million ransom to cyber criminals 17-year-old accused of masterminding Twitter Bitcoin scam -- A 17-year-old in Tampa, Florida, is accused of taking over the Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama and numerous other celebrities to scam people into sending the teen bitcoin. The teen, whose name and photo CNBC is not publishing because the teen is a minor, was arrested and charged, the office of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren announced Friday. Warren’s office has filed 30 felony charges against the 17-year-old. Morning glories and mustard: U.S. investigates unsolicited seed mystery Detail from Paolo Uccello’s Battle on the Banks of a River, which will be auctioned at Sotheby’s this week. Photograph: Sotheby's A Renaissance masterpiece, Nazi looters, a double murder … and a happy ending -- His grandparents had to sell their paintings for a pittance – and then were killed. Simon Goodman on why the recovery of one means so much How an Old Postcard Led Art Historians to the Spot Where a Distraught Van Gogh Made His Final Painting -- The Van Gogh Museum unveiled the site in a ceremony on the anniversary of the artist's death. Antonio Brown Suspended 8 Games, Could Face More N.F.L. Penalties Breonna Taylor featured on Oprah Magazine's September cover -- It's all about Meeee! Taylor Swift Appears to Alter folklore Album Merch After The Folklore Calls Her Out -- The Folklore, an independent retailer of apparel and accessories from African brands, noticed eerily similar branding on Swift's merch, which has since been altered. Ellen DeGeneres Sends Emotional Apology to Staff; Executive Producer Ed Glavin Expected to Depart The Galapagos, Ecuador: Cownose rays swim under a pier in the Galapagos Islands/photo Eric Mohl Epic 14-year road trip stalled in South America Hubert and Kalisa, longtime African lion partners at the L.A. Zoo, are euthanized Edited August 1, 2020 by Cupid Stunt 3 Link to comment
geauxaway August 1, 2020 Share August 1, 2020 8 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said: She told me, starting on January 25, the year of suffering began. Does this mean things will get better? How long does the year of suffering last? 1 year I am assuming? Hoping? 🙏🏼 Fascinating info, nonetheless! Thank you! 5 Link to comment
peacheslatour August 1, 2020 Share August 1, 2020 I saw Television at the Paramount in Seattle. They opened for the Talking Heads. I know this will be an UO but they were way better than the Talking Heads that night. 6 Link to comment
boes August 1, 2020 Share August 1, 2020 Has anyone heard from lovemesomejoolery? I've pm'd her about 2 weeks ago and heard nothing back. I think I remember her saying in one of her posts that her husband was in one of the particularly Covid vulnerable groupings. I hope she and he are both okay. 2 5 Link to comment
peacheslatour August 1, 2020 Share August 1, 2020 1 hour ago, boes said: Has anyone heard from lovemesomejoolery? I've pm'd her about 2 weeks ago and heard nothing back. I think I remember her saying in one of her posts that her husband was in one of the particularly Covid vulnerable groupings. I hope she and he are both okay. Also Jewel and Petunia. 1 5 Link to comment
boes August 1, 2020 Share August 1, 2020 1 hour ago, peacheslatour said: Also Jewel and Petunia. Petunia13 did post the other day in the DOOL forum. 1 4 Link to comment
peacheslatour August 1, 2020 Share August 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, boes said: Petunia13 did post the other day in the DOOL forum. I think this is so much harder for young people. I don't know about you but I'm retired and also a hermit. I don't have a job to worry about or taking public transport. My poor son is so freaked out right now. His company shuttered their Seattle offices and offered him jobs in either Florida or Alaska. He didn't want to leave his fiance so he moved out of his lovely view apartment and in with her. They are barely getting by. I know other young people are in the same boat, watching their futures go down the drain as they live on their savings and UE, which is going away. 2 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt August 1, 2020 Share August 1, 2020 Quote She told me, starting on January 25, the year of suffering began. 7 hours ago, geauxaway said: Does this mean things will get better? How long does the year of suffering last? 1 year I am assuming? Hoping? 🙏🏼 Fascinating info, nonetheless! Thank you! Not by her tone or what she described to me. She did say the Zodiac was indicating continued hardship into the next year; approximately 18 months from January 25. If you check out this link and scroll down to the chart titled 'Total Confirmed Covid-19 Cases by Source, World.' you will see where the data starts to climb (shortly after January 22, 2020) and it then precipitously -- Mrs. Qiu isn't far off on her prognostication. 2 Link to comment
Cupid Stunt August 1, 2020 Share August 1, 2020 6 hours ago, peacheslatour said: I saw Television at the Paramount in Seattle. They opened for the Talking Heads. I know this will be an UO but they were way better than the Talking Heads that night. Everyone was better than the Talking Heads live with their first national tour to support their album 'Talking Heads: 77.' 4 Link to comment
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